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The first session I attended at Microsoft's 2011 MVP Global Summit last week was a town hall–style meeting with a collection of Microsoft VPs lined up in the front of the room and multiple rows of supporting product managers in the back of the room. I can't discuss the session details because of the nondisclosure agreement every MVP must sign, but one thing really struck me. Even in an audience full of elite technologists, the questions that were asked made it obvious there's still a lot of confusion about what cloud computing is...and what it isn't.
One question that generated a lot of discussion, both from the panel and the audience, was "What's the difference between a private cloud computing solution and a private LAN? Aren't they the same thing?" This kind of question comes from all roles in the organization, from the IT pro in the trenches who thinks this cloud stuff is all hype, to the CIO who's been hearing about the financial benefits but is afraid of the unknown. One audience member asked, "If we're confused about cloud computing, how are we supposed to explain it to managers and executives who can barely use their computers?"
Cloud computing is more than just having computers on your private LAN. It's the result of the synergy between a number of different technologies and service models, some of which have been around for a long time. One of the challenges in explaining cloud computing is that there are three sets of definitions to digest: the characteristics of the cloud model, the deployment models, and the service models. To understand how cloud computing differs from previous IT technologies, let's review the definitions.
Essential Characteristics of the Cloud Computing Model
The five characteristics of the cloud computing model were originally defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) and have since been refined by a number of experts. The model been published many times before, but if you're like me you need to see something several times before you really internalize it. Frankly, I recommend that you memorize this list; you'll have the vague term "cloud" thrown at you many times in the future, and understanding these five characteristics will help you judge whether the latest offering you're being shown is really cloud computing. And as an added plus, you'll be able to finally explain cloud computing to your friends and relatives.
- On-demand self-service. You can quickly and easily configure the computing resources you need all by yourself, without filling out forms or emailing the service provider. An important point is that what you're using is service-based ("I need 15 computing units"), not resource-based ("I need an HP ProLiant DL380 G6 with 32GB of RAM"). Your computing needs are abstracted from what you're really being allocated. You don't know, and in most cases you shouldn't care. This is one of the biggest hurdles for IT departments that want to create their own internal cloud computing environment.
- Broad network access. You can access these resources from anywhere you can access the Internet, and you can access them from a browser, from a desktop with applications designed to work with them, or from a mobile device. One of the most popular application models (such as iPhone apps) is a mobile application that communicates with a cloud-based back end.
- Resource pooling. The cloud service provider, whether it's Amazon or your own IT department, manages all of its cloud's physical resources; creates a pool of virtual processor, storage, and network resources; and securely allocates them between all of its customers. This means your data might physically reside anywhere at any moment, although you can generally make certain broad choices for regulatory reasons (e.g., what country your data resides in). But you won't know whether it's in the San Antonio or Chicago data center, and certainly not what physical servers you're using.
- Rapid elasticity. You can grow and shrink your capacity (processing power, storage, network) very quickly, in minutes or hours. Self-service and resource pooling are what make rapid elasticity possible. Triggered by a customer request, the service provider can automatically allocate more or less resources from the available pool.
- Measured service. Also described as subscription-based, measured service means that the resources you're using are metered and reported back to you. You pay for only the resources you need, so you don't waste processing power like you do when you have to buy it on a server-by-server basis.
Cloud Computing Service Models
A service model describes how the capability is provided to the customer. I find the easiest way to understand cloud service models is with a layered approach, very similar to the OSI networking model, with the infrastructure at the bottom and the upper layers the user sees at the top.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). The lowest level of the service model stack, an IaaS provider delivers fundamental computing power in the form of virtual machines (VMs) for the user to install and run OSs and applications as though they were in the user's own data center. The user maintains everything but the VM itself.
Platform as a Service (PaaS). The next layer up the service model stack, PaaS takes care of both the computing and the application infrastructure (such as the programming language and its associated tools) for the customer to develop cloud-based software applications (SaaS). In addition to serving external customers, Microsoft is using its Azure PaaS offering as a platform to transform its own enterprise applications into SaaS applications.
Software as a Service (SaaS). The topmost layer of the service model, SaaS applications hide the entire IT infrastructure running in the cloud and present only the application to the user. Typically, these applications can be accessed only through a web browser, although some SaaS applications require installing components on a user's desktop or in the user's IT infrastructure for full functionality. This is by far the most popular and best-known service model, with thousands of examples, from Gmail to hosted Exchange Server to Salesforce to Facebook to Twitter.
Other "as a Service" models. Cloud service models don't have to necessarily follow the layered approach; practically any aspect of software can be abstracted into the cloud and provided to the customer as a service. For example, Federation as a Service (FaaS) takes the work of establishing federated trusts between an enterprise and various cloud service providers away from the enterprise. The FaaS provider establishes trusts with hundreds of cloud providers (usually SaaS), and the enterprise simply connects to a portal with all the providers represented in a menu.
Cloud Computing Deployment Models
The other set of definitions for cloud computing relates to how these services are physically deployed for the customer to use.
Public cloud. This is the best-known cloud computing deployment model, and it's what's usually being referred to when "cloud" is used with no qualifiers. A public cloud is hosted by a service provider, and its resources are pooled across many customers (although the resources appear to be dedicated to the customer). Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Windows Azure, and Salesforce.com are all public cloud providers. Note that although they share the same deployment model, they have different service models. Amazon is best known for its IaaS services, Microsoft provides PaaS, and Salesforce uses a SaaS deployment model. Public cloud service providers represent the most mature technology and practices at this point.
Private cloud. NIST defines a private cloud simply as a cloud infrastructure that's operated solely for an organization—in other words, it's not shared with anyone. The major driving factors for private cloud are security and regulatory/compliance requirements; if you want to take advantage of cloud computing's flexibility and cost savings, but you have strict requirement for where your data resides, then you must keep it private. Many of the big security concerns being voiced about cloud computing can be remedied with a private cloud.
Learn more: Microsoft and the Private Cloud
Note that this definition makes no distinction for whether the private cloud is hosted on-premise by your company's IT organization, or off-premise by a service provider; the erroneous assumption is often made that if it's private, it must be in-house. Most companies are just beginning to explore what it takes to build your own private cloud, and technology companies are marketing hardware and software (such as the Windows Azure Platform Appliance) to make this enormous task easier.
Hybrid cloud. The hybrid cloud is pretty self-explanatory. It's a combination of both public and private clouds, maintained separately but that have, for example, the same application running in both. The best known use case for this deployment model is an application that runs in a private cloud but can tap into its public cloud component to provide burst capacity (such as an online toy retailer during the holiday season).
This model is still in its infancy, but the hybrid cloud is the future of cloud computing for enterprises. It will eventually become the most widely used model because it provides the best of both public and private cloud benefits.
Community cloud. A relatively unknown variation of the public cloud, a community cloud is shared across several organizations, but these organizations have shared concerns or goals.
Sifting Through the Hype
No wonder cloud computing is a confusing topic! Five characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models equals a lot of things to take into consideration. My recommendation is to first understand and internalize the essential characteristics, then learn the basics of the service and deployment models.
With all these definitions in mind, let's revisit some common remarks and questions about cloud computing:
- "What's the difference between a private cloud and a private LAN? Aren't they the same thing?" A private LAN describes only the network layer, the very bottom of the IT infrastructure, and doesn't address any of the many layers of software above it that must be in place to qualify as a private cloud.
- "We've been doing this for years by another name—it's called hosting services." Hosting services might be cloud service providers, but by no means are they cloud service providers by default. Traditional hosted services require you to purchase all or part of a physical server (i.e., the computing presented to the user isn't abstracted from the infrastructure in the physical data center), changing configuration is managed by the hosting company rather than the customer (i.e., it's not self-service), and you typically can't dynamically change capacity. The lesson from this common objection is to hold the objection up to the five essential characteristics of cloud computing, and see if it fits.
- In InfoWorld's interview with Intel CIO Diane Bryant, Diane said, "As a large enterprise I have a very large infrastructure—I have 100,000 servers in production—and so I am a cloud. I have the economies of scale, I have the virtualization, I have the agility." I spent 10 years in Intel's IT division on the corporate Active Directory team, and although Intel has virtualization, without massive pooling of compute and storage resources and subscription-based, full user self-service, it's not a (private) cloud.
- Finally, there's a very pragmatic way to answer the assertion that "This cloud computing thing is mostly hype." Microsoft has invested $2.3 billion into cloud computing and has 30,000 engineers working on it. In addition, the company intends to create SaaS versions of its entire software portfolio. Say what you will about Microsoft, but no company invests that much of its money into a computing model without being completely convinced that it's worth it. It wasn't that long ago that Microsoft abruptly shifted to face the web, and many people were also skeptical of that shift at the time—but look at the world we're in today.
Cloud computing isn't just hype. No, it won't solve world hunger, and it's not for everyone. But it's here to stay, and it will—in fact, it is—transforming the IT world. You'd best start working to understand it, because it will be a part of your future.
Sean writes about cloud identity, Microsoft hybrid identity, and whatever else he finds interesting at his blog on Enterprise Identity and on Twitter at @shorinsean.


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A French Barn Turned Quirky Family Home
Remember Joséphine Gintzburger, the German-French designer behind this gorgeous Paris apartment? She's applied her mix of new-school minimalism and old-school glamor to this old barn in Bourgogne, France, that was converted into a family home.
Here we have rough-hewn beams and concrete countertops, lovely old chandeliers and single bulbs dangling from fluorescent cords, all peacefully coexisting — all of it very lovely, and none of it quite what you would expect. The long counter that stretches through the main space is perfect for a family preparing meals together, and the little monster critter I spy in photo #2 is perfect for adding a little bit of whimsy. (For some reason I love him.) I'm already planning my visit.
You can see many more photos of this home over at Trendland. To see more of Joséphine's work, visit her website.
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Minivan Deals: October 2012
With so many models available on the market today, picking the right minivan is a challenge. And while we can't choose the right minivan for you, we can help by listing today's top minivan deals. Shown below are several such incentives, which should help buyers make a good decision as they sift through the myriad of available engines, configurations and models offered by today's automakers.
Dodge Grand Caravan
is advertising two special offers on its 2013 Grand Caravan minivan throughout October. According to the automaker, shoppers interested in financing the van can get interest rates as low as zero percent for up to 36 months, while buyers paying in full can get up to $1,000 cash back. Dodge is offering even better deals on leftover 2012 models, touting zero percent interest rates for up to 60 months, up to $1,750 cash back or 36-month lease rates starting at $279 after $2,999 down.
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Honda Odyssey
Several deals are available on the popular 2012 Honda Odyssey throughout October. According to the automaker, buyers interested in financing an Odyssey can get interest rates as low as 0.9 percent for up to 60 months, or 1.9 percent for up to 72 months. For shoppers who would rather lease a 2012 Odyssey, Honda is touting two separate deals: zero down and $310 per month for up to 36 months, or payments as low as $259 per month with $1,999 due at signing. Unfortunately for shoppers interested in a 2013 Odyssey, Honda has yet to announce any incentives for the latest model year.
Due to its compact size, many minivan buyers overlook the Mazda5 in pursuit of a full-size van to haul kids, sports equipment, musical instruments and other items. But for families who can fit, we think the Mazda5 offers a strong value thanks to its good fuel economy and low sticker price of around $20,000. In October, the Mazda5 is an even better deal due to a new offer from Mazda: According to the automaker, shoppers interested in financing the van can get zero percent interest for up to 60 months. And even though the automaker is no longer running its promotion touting no payments for 90 days, the latest deal allows buyers to buy a Mazda5 interest free with a longer term than the earlier 36-month incentive.
Nissan Quest
Shoppers interested in a futuristically styled Nissan Quest can take advantage of several incentives in October. According to the automaker, buyers interested in financing the truck can get interest rates as low as zero percent for up to 36 months plus $500 back, or 0.9 percent for up to 60 months with the same cash back deal. For shoppers who would prefer to lease, Nissan is offering interest rates as low as $299 per month for 39 months after $2,999 at lease signing. And for buyers looking to pay cash for a new Quest, Nissan is advertising up to $2,750 cash back--one of the top offers among today's crop of minivans.
Toyota Sienna
The popular Toyota Sienna is available with several incentives in October, whether shoppers are looking for a leftover 2012 model or a brand new 2013. Buyers interested in the former will find the best deals, as Toyota is offering zero percent interest on 2012 Sienna models for up to 60 months--a good offer on a popular van. For shoppers paying with cash, Toyota is offering up to $1,000 back, while lease customers will find 36-month deals starting at $279 per month with $2,999 down. For buyers eager to get their hands on the latest and greatest, Toyota has one incentive available on its 2013 Sienna: 1.9 percent interest for up to 60 months, or zero percent for 48 months.
What it means to you: Several great minivan deals make buying a new van an attractive proposition in October.


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Skyforce Left It All on the Floor But Drop Finale of Wild Four City Tour
On Saturday night the Sioux Falls Skyforce put together a valiant effort, but came up short against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants 103-96 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum as 4,012 witnessed.
"No excuses." That's the most common phrase uttered in the Skyforce camp this season. After all the miles this week and extra court time in one of those games, the goal is to win every time on the court. From Tulsa on Tuesday to Austin Wednesday then Sioux Falls Friday finally Fort Wayne Saturday was the most challenging stretch of games on the 2013-14 Skyforce schedule. The first two were blow outs and the second two were nail biters.
Germaine to the game in Fort Wayne was the fact that neither team got much separation. Both teams had their time in front, but the quarter of truth tipped the balance to the Mad Ants (21-13). Sioux Falls (20-15) took a slight edge in overall shooting from the field, 42 to 40 percent for Fort Wayne, but the Mad Ants did slightly better from long range. Seven more connections from downtown proved the statistical edge as rebounds and turnovers were a virtual wash.
Fort Wayne's Sadiel Rojas and Tony Mitchell both posted double-doubles in points and rebounds each scoring 23 with Rojas grabbing 14 boards to Mitchell's 12. Meanwhile a big fourth quarter from Justin Hamilton kept the Skyforce in the hunt. As 11 of his 20 points came in the final stanza along with 4 of his 9 rebounds. Henry Walker and Anthony Mason, Jr. each put up 18 points. Watch below for some tough work done inside by the 'Force and Alex Oriakhi going strong to the goal.
Possible playoff implications loom as a result of this game. The Mad Ants take the season series 3 games to 2 and earn a head-to head tiebreaker should the need arise. A brief respite arrives for Sioux Falls with games on the road next Friday and Saturday in Delaware and Erie respectively. The turnaround for Fort Wayne is significantly quicker as they play on the road at the Iowa Energy on Sunday.


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[Dominic Carlone has kindly shared Snatched Away in Beauty's Bloom, his elegantly designed Hallam site at the University of Windsor (from which this document comes), with readers of the the Victorian Web.]
Brown, Dr. John. "Arthur Henry Hallam." Tennyson and his Friends. Ed. Hallam Tennyson. London: Macmillan, 1911. 441-471.
The essay contains a biographical sketch of Hallam by Brown. The majority of Henry Hallam's Memoir of Arthur is reproduced as well.
Clark, Peter. Henry Hallam. Boston: Twayne, 1982.
This biography of Arthur's father contains a fair amount of information about Arthur. Though Henry's Memoir is the most frequently referenced source for details about Arthur's life, there are gaps. Clark fills some of the gaps and offers explanations for Henry's motives.
Gallienne, Richard le. "Introduction." The Poems of Arthur Henry Hallam. Ed. Richard le Gallienne. New York: AMS: 1973. xiii-xxxix.
Gallienne offers a brief biography and a short critique of Hallam's poetry.
Hallam, Arthur Henry. The Poems of Arthur Henry Hallam. Ed. Richard le Gallienne. New York: AMS, 1973.
All poems on Snatched Away in Beauty's Bloom are reproduced from this edition. Gallienne includes these and other poems as well as an essay, all taken from the 1834 and 1862 editions of Remains in Verse and Prose of Arthur Henry Hallam.
Houghton, Walter E. and G. Robert Stange. Victorian Poetry and Poetics. 2nd Edition. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. 849, footnote 1.
An anthology of Victorian verse and criticism including a generously annotated reproduction of "On Some of the Characteristics of Modern Poetry".
Tennyson, Hallam. Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1898.
Tennyson's son devotes a large part of his father's biography to the relationship with Hallam.
Wordsworth, William, "Preface to Lyrical Ballads." The Prelude: Selected Poems and Sonnets. ed. Carlos Baker. New York: Rinehart, 1954.
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Cuba is a photographer's dream come true. The monuments, landscapes, and people of this largest Caribbean island offer picture-perfect images. Our gallery of travel pictures of Cuba introduces the city of Havana and 14 provinces shown on the map of Cuba. From Guantanamo Bay and Santiago de Cuba in the east to Havana and Varadero in the west, these travel pictures are intended to give you a taste of travel to Cuba, pearl of the Antilles.
Colonial Camaguey contrasts with Playa Santa Lucia.
Isla de la Juventud
Place of exile for Fidel Castro and Jose Marti.
Ciego de Avila
Ciego de Avila is a local scene, Cayo Coco is for visitors.
Las Tunas
Cattle country where Cuban cowboys fought for freedom.
Stately neoclassical buildings mixed with music in the streets.
Resorts at Varadero Beach, quiet sands on the Bay of Pigs.
More than Granma International, the newspaper.
Pinar del Rio
Scenery at Vinales, diving at Maria La Gorda, and tobacco.
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and beautiful Baracoa.
Sancti Spiritus
Colonial Trinidad, santeria temples, lush sugarfields.
Havana City
From Havana cigars to night club dancing Havana has it all.
Santiago de Cuba
History, monuments, museums, culture, scenery, and more.
Havana Province
The other Havana, with a rum factory and small towns.
Villa Clara
Memories of Che Guevara in Santa Clara, ecotourism.
From Guardalavaca and Holguin to the nickel mining at Moa.
Cuba offers a wide choice of things to see. Beyond the museums, monuments, and colonial buildings, everyday life goes on.
Colonial architecture, neoclassical buildings, and a modern school.
From baroque colonial cathedrals to shrines and country churches.
Revolutionary art on city streets and country roads.
From classicism to freedom fighters and revolutionary icons.
Classical cars from the 1950s still rule the roads.
Artists, intellectuals, poets, priests, and workers in the field.
Fortresses and towers build by Spain to defend their colony.
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Glimpses of daily life as the Cubans go about their affairs.


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Data center consolidation, enterprise e-mail among Gates' plans for reducing spending
Defense Secretary Robert Gates' updated proposal to shift $100 billion in the Defense Department budget to help fund the dual-front war, has identified an additional $78 billion in cuts that will be put toward the federal deficit, including some from IT.
Gates' plan is the first stage of a three-year effort to carve away 10 percent of the staff-support contractors that DOD employs, slash $10 billion from IT expenditures and cancel some expensive weapons systems. The moves come as the Pentagon faces $13 billion less than initially planned for in the fiscal 2012 budget.
Related coverage:
Gates prepares more details on cuts to the defense budget
Panel urges cutting federal employment as part of major spending cuts
Gates hopes to compensate for some of the cuts with organizational changes so that services can be delivered for lower costs. For example, Gates, who detailed the plan in a briefing Jan. 6, said the Army expects to achieve $500 million in savings by consolidating data centers and moving to an enterprise e-mail system. Gates also said that IT costs DOD about $37 billion with all bases and headquarters having their own IT infrastructures, which will be consolidated to enterprise systems to save more than $1 billion per year.
Still, Gates will have to swing an axe to achieve some of his goals. He said 270 contractor positions will be eliminated from the Office of Secretary of Defense's policy arm and the acquisition, technology and logistics office; 780 contractor positions from the Army TRICARE military health program; and 360 contractor positions from the Missile Defense Agency.
Those cuts will be part of a 10 percent annual reduction in the use of contractors in staff support positions over the next three years and will save more than $6 billion, he said.
As expected, Gates said he is canceling the Marine Corp's Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program and the Army's non-line-of-sight surface-launched missile system, which was part of the previously closed Future Combat Systems program. The Marines' variant of the F-35 joint strike fighter program, which Gates said has had trouble in testing, will be put on a two-year probation period after which it could face cancellation if it doesn't prove to be efficient and cost-effective. The Air Force F-35 variant will not face cancellation.
Gates also said the Navy 2nd Fleet headquarters, located in Norfolk, Va., will have its primary training and preparation responsibilities transferred to Fleet Forces Command. Joint Forces Command, also headquartered in Norfolk, will face closing despite significant pushback from Capitol Hill since the move was initially announced.
Gates said that in identifying areas that could yield savings, special attention was paid to support elements outside the four services. He announced a DOD-wide freeze on civilian positions, and projected roughly $54 billion would be saved in personnel cuts when combined with the recent federal pay freeze.
Within OSD, Gates said 80 billets would be eliminated or downgraded, and roughly 200 civilian executive positions face similar fate. "The savings here will be relatively modest, but will create fewer, flatter and more efficient organizations," he said.
Additionally, force structure will shrink under the budgetary measures, with up to 47,000 troops potentially being cut beginning in 2015.
U.S. intelligence operations won't escape the cuts, either.
"Since [the terrorist attacks of] Sept. 11, we have seen a proliferation of intelligence operations," Gates said, noting that new intelligence offices centered around combatant commands would be downsized, and in place of a large, organic intelligence apparatus would come smaller-level capabilities to surge intelligence operations on an ad-hoc basis.
The Defense Intelligence Agency will see consolidation of two redundant task forces as well, Gates added.
However, increased investment will go toward certain capabilities, according to the secretary. Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs will be moved from the temporary war budget to the permanent DOD budget, and some investments will include modified radar capabilities for the Air Force's F-15 tactical fighter aircraft and more simulators for the F-35 joint strike fighter.
A new long-range, nuclear-capable, remotely piloted bomber will also be developed, Gates added.
Gates rejected previous reports that said $100 billion would be removed from the DOD budget over the next five years. "We're not cutting the defense budget, we're moving [wasteful] spending. The budget will be bigger in dollars than it was in years before," he said.
Today's announcements, like those related and similar that have preceded them, will likely continue to face controversy throughout Washington.
"There are two ends to this – one end says that we've gone too far, the other says we haven't gone nearly far enough. My view is we got it about right," Gates said.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, also speaking at briefing, backed Gates' proposed budget measures.
"The chiefs and I are in great support of these decisions," he said.
The decisions were announced following a day of meetings at the Capitol with prominent members of the House and Senate armed forces committees. When asked to characterize the Capitol Hill meeting, Gates said, "There were a number of questions, but very little editorial comment."
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Cut, cut, cut, why does Gate not cut his pay along with a bunck of Management people who are making 100's of thousand of dollars. Federal courts have top heavy management. Too many Chiefs and adcuspo's, suspo running out of our ass. Need to balance those numbers for a while. If a manager can not manage 10 to 15 people then what do we call them managers. We need to get realalistic with what we do. What are we baby sitting criminals when they get out of jail. Maybe the high profile criminals but not joe blow on the street. That would cut down on so many probation officers needed. Do we baby sit our kids.
Notice SecDef is closing USJFCOM to save money on all those contractors currently working at JFCOM. What isn't said is all those contractors didn't appear at JFCOM because JFCOM's Commander thought it a good idea to have them. They're there due to the Joint Staff funding projects at a cheaper cost to the taxpayer at JFCOM in Hampton Roads, VA. vice working directly for the Joint Staff in DC. A dirty little secret is many of the contractor jobs lost at JFCOM are going to reappear within the Joint Staff or other commands in/around the DC Beltway at substantially higher costs to the taxpayer. My own position for example is being moved from Norfolk to DC at an increased cost on the contract - an to the American taxpayer - of $50K for me to perform the same functions. Many JFCOM contractors are already doing the DC commute with more of us on the way. This is disrupting families and costly the taxpayer millions more in the name of DoD consolidation. I'll go out on a limb and predict not much if any monies will be saved by these changes. Plus most of us will return to Hampton Roads once other positions of equal pay eventually open up in the area - losing our expertise to the Joint Staff that hired us in the first place.
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The Houston Dynamo will host a quarterfinal match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday, July 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Robertson Stadium, it was announced today. The Dynamo will face MLS rival Chivas USA.
Tickets for Tuesday's match are available at HoustonDynamo.com or by calling (713) 276-7500. Dynamo season ticket holders can purchase tickets for a reduced price of $8, and all other tickets will cost $12. There will be no charge for parking at Tuesday's game, and fans will enter on the Scott St. side of Robertson Stadium.
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The Dynamo advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Miami FC last night at Robertson Stadium on a Lovel Palmer goal. Chivas USA advanced with a 1-0 home win over the Austin Aztex. A Houston win would send the Dynamo to the semifinals for the third time in five years. The tournament champion earns a spot in the qualifying round of the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League.
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an annual single-elimination competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The tournament has crowned a champion for 95 consecutive years dating back to 1914. It is the oldest annual team tournament in U.S. sports history and among the oldest soccer tournaments of its type in the world.
The Dynamo return to Major League Soccer action tonight, facing Toronto FC at BMO Field at 6 p.m. CT.


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Young Celeb GrandparentsBy Rebecca Silverstein with Jessica Wedemeyer
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The second comeback of the electric vehicle (EV) in little more than a decade has a much greater likelihood of success and will have a transformative effect on driving habits as well as the automotive and electric power industries, Boulder, Colo.-based Pike Research. Automakers are planning to produce hundreds of thousands of vehicles per year that plug in starting in 2012. By 2015, Pike Research forecasts that more than one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and EVs will be sold annually around the world, and during that year, more than three million EVs sold to date will be plugging in to recharge their batteries.
The majority of electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) will be networked and managed via information technology (IT) and communications systems that aggregate power demand and enable a coordinated response to changing grid conditions, according to a new report from Pike Research, IT systems are necessary because, while during the early part of the decade, EVs will not immediately impact utilities' ability to keep up with aggregated demand, the impact on distribution assets that deliver power to customers could be immediate in some areas. A variety of companies will be active in the EV IT sector including automakers, EVSE vendors, smart grid integration providers, energy services companies, systems integrators, and utilities themselves.
The report, "Electric Vehicle Information Technology Systems," provides a comprehensive examination of the information and communications systems for EV enablement within the utility grid infrastructure. It includes forecasts through 2015 for investment in EV information and communication technology in world regions, along with profiles of key industry players.
The report also addresses key questions:
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FX Racing aims to take multi-player driving action to new extremes with up to 4 players competing against each other and AI controlled opponents head-to-head in split screen mode or online. To add an extra dimension to the super-charged, race action players are also able to perform stunts like jumps, spins, power slides and two-wheeling, which will earn them a variety of weapons (Stunt FX) for use against their opponents. With 18 challenging tracks based across three visually stunning worlds – Egypt, Transylvania and Tokyo – there are great opportunities for spectacular stunts. The better the stunt the better the rewards – with weapons like Earthquake, Fireball, Timeshot, Thief and Cyclone available to players. Each of the 30 types of vehicles features variable levels of damage and 6 custom paintwork styles. For each of the physics-based manoeuvres performed vehicles display realistic effects including smoking tyres and sparks flying from the scrape of metal on asphalt.
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When no certificates of votes from any State shall have been received at the seat of government on the fourth Wednesday in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held, the President of the Senate or, if he be absent from the seat of government, the Archivist of the United States shall send a special messenger to the district judge in whose custody one certificate of votes from that State has been lodged, and such judge shall forthwith transmit that list by the hand of such messenger to the seat of government.
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted "Archivist of the United States" for "Administrator of General Services".
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted "Administrator of General Services" for "Secretary of State".
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Hi, I was just wondering about the a- in the English lanuage, which seems to be used like the Greek alpha privativum. Of course theism and atheism are just the Greek words, but 'atypical', as the opposite of typical, for example seems to be a newer 'invention'. Did this a- come from the Greek alpha privativum?
I'm just a bit confused because 'a-' has 13 meanings in my English etymological dictionary, but the meaning the alpha privativum has isn't there .
Maybe I'm just a bit confused about a- in general. I think you can only use it for certain words, but I'm not sure...
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BOSTON – Forty-seven former or present judges, including the chief justice of the state's highest court; 38 present or former legislators; a candidate for governor; a former congressman who's now a prospective medical marijuana entrepreneur.
That's just a partial list of people who may be called as defense witnesses or are otherwise associated with the trial of a former state probation commissioner from Quincy.
Judge William Young and attorneys on both sides winnowed a jury pool of more than 150 to about 90 Tuesday morning. They agreed that while opening statements in the corruption trial could start today, prosecutors will not begin presenting evidence until Thursday at the earliest.
Former probation commissioner John O'Brien and his former deputies, Elizabeth Tavares and William Burke III, are facing charges of fraud, bribery and racketeering stemming from an alleged scheme to rig the probation department's hiring process, benefiting candidates with the backing of state lawmakers and thereby raising the probation officials' status.
The three have pleaded not guilty.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Wyshak will present the prosecution's case, having been granted 45 minutes to do so. The three defense teams will split a 45-minute time period, with O'Brien's lawyers taking 25 minutes.
While both sides were advised to be ready to present their openings today, Young said he expected openings to begin Thursday morning.
Part of the jury selection process is weeding out individuals who know the lawyers, the witnesses or others associated with the case. On Friday, defense attorneys submitted a 13-page list of potential witnesses and others associated with the case. It includes current and former elected officials, judges and people who allegedly benefited from the hiring system.
House Speaker Robert DeLeo and his two immediate predecessors, Salvatore DiMasi and Thomas Finneran, are on the list, as is Senate President Therese Murray and both of her predecessors.
The list also includes Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick Ireland of Milton; former Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall; Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley; and former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt of Quincy, who is seeking approval for three medical-marijuana dispensaries.
Also on the list are U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-South Boston, whose district includes a large portion of the South Shore, and U.S. Sen Edward Markey.
Prosecutors previously submitted a less expansive list of witnesses who could be called.
The court was to begin impaneling the jury today, and if time remained, opening arguments could be made. Young said he wants both openings to occur on the same day.
Young said that he would instruct the jury that political patronage is not illegal and neither is violating the probation department's policy manual. The judge said he would attempt to focus the jury's attention on the mail fraud aspect of the case and in "extreme circumstances" the bribery allegations.


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The next Carlson School of Management "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" welcomes Buffalo Wild Wings President and CEO Sally J. Smith on June 3, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at McNamara Alumni Center. Smith will share her experience leading one of the nation's fastest-growing national restaurant chains.
Minneapolis-based Buffalo Wild Wings is comprised of more than 1,000 restaurants in 49 states, Canada, and Mexico, with system-wide revenue of more than $ 2.8 billion. In 2003, Smith led the company in its initial public offering, raising more than $50 million to help fund the company's exceptional growth. Buffalo Wild Wings has achieved compounded annual revenue growth of 27 percent and compounded annual net income growth of more than 34 percent in the past ten years.
Smith has served as president and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings since 1996, and as CFO from 1994-1996. Prior to joining the company, she was CFO of Dahlberg, Inc., manufacturer and franchisor of Miracle-Ear hearing aids. Smith began her career with KPMG LLP, an international accounting and auditing firm. She holds an inactive CPA license and serves on the board of the National Restaurant Association and Alerus Financial Corporation. Smith holds a BS in business administration and accounting from the University of North Dakota.
Tickets for the June 3 event are available online for $32.
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The Carlson School of Management's "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" began in 1992 to provide an opportunity for alumni and friends of the Carlson School to continue their management education. The series features top-notch executives addressing hot topics in business and leadership. Held on the first Tuesday of every month, the program attracts alumni and business leaders from throughout the corporate community, and has become an attractive spot for professionals in the metropolitan area to network.


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Oil Contractor Fired Woman for Complaining About Sexual Harassment and Unequal Treatment, Federal Agency Charged
NEW ORLEANS – Basic Energy Services, L.P. has agreed to pay $250,000 and consented to substantial injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its suit that the Midland, Texas-based company, a major oil well servicing contractor, had discriminated against a former field attendant because of her sex and then fired her because she complained about a discriminatory promotion denial and sexual harassment.
According to the EEOC's suit (No.5:08-CV-1361 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division), Basic Energy Services denied Tawnya Smith, who worked for the company as a field disposal attendant, a promotion to field supervisor in 2006 because of her gender. Further, the EEOC asserted, Smith also was subjected to months of sexual harassment by her immediate supervisor, Roger Caldwell. After Smith filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC and made an internal complaint about the sexual harassment, the suit said, the company terminated her in March 2007 in retaliation.
The EEOC's suit was resolved by a consent decree, which was signed by Judge Tom Stagg on March 6, 2009 and entered into the record of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on March 6, 2009.
Sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, and retaliation for complaining about it violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Although the company denied wrongdoing, it agreed to pay Tawnya Smith $250,000 in damages. Basic Energy also agreed to post and disseminate new or revised anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation policies and have many of its corporate officers and managers undergo annual training on sex discrimination and the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII. The company will also develop and implement a recruiting and/or job training program designed to increase a pool of female candidates for promotion in all the company's Ark-La-Tex Division field positions, excluding those positions typically held by females, for the decree's three-year term. The company also agreed to report its compliance with the decree terms to the EEOC.
"This resolution not only benefits Ms. Smith, but also serves the interests of all working women, particularly in industries and jobs that remain dominated by men," said Jim Sacher, the EEOC's regional attorney in Houston. "This suit reminds employers yet again that, regardless of the industry or job in question, qualified female workers must be granted the same opportunities as qualified males and be free to work without bias, harassment or fear of retaliation. Employers who refuse to grant female workers equal opportunities in the workplace and retaliate against them for lodging discrimination complaints clearly do so at their peril."
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Regular readers of SF know that every once in awhile we go through a dry spell where you don't hear from us much. I've taken on new duties here at ACLU-PA, and we're all busy with a variety of projects. But stay tuned. SF is still here and active. On Monday, I'd like to dig into a death row case where a man who is probably innocent was nearly executed and some of the voting issues we're working on.
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News Breaks in MI Pro about the Dolphin Music - The Guitar Shop
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Leading online MI retailer Dolphin Music has made the transition into shop-based sales with an all new guitar shop in the heart of Liverpool's city centre.
In a reversal of current industry trends, the online music technology specialist will be opening Dolphin Music – The Guitar Shop in early May.
Concentrating on rare guitars and harder to find amplifiers and ranges, the store will also cater to customers looking for the latest guitar-oriented recording technology.
With seven highly trained members of staff in-store, and located close to two other large music stores in Liverpool's shopping quarter, Liverpool looks set to become a prized asset for the MI community in North West England.
"Each offers the customer something different," said Tavaria. "We can offer customers a total musical shopping experience when they come to Liverpool - something that has been missing from such a prestigious city."


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And everyone struggles with life... Nobody here better give up :/
My father did, and let me tell you, if you care about the people around you, you won't... It's so hard to deal with suicides for those you leave behind.
Thanks man. I'm really sorry to hear about your father. I've been pretty bad sometimes but I've always thought of my family's feeling when my mind has started to drift in that direction, and you never know the future could hold good things.
For me life's not really a struggle, it's just tedious. When people ask me what I do I usually respond by saying "I eat, sleep and work." When people ask me if I do anything else besides that my usual response is "I wait for death."
Oh right, taxes, I also pay taxes. They say the only two certainties of life are death and taxes.
mid life crisis?
I'm not really fed up with this life yet, but my time is coming. The only thing that bothers me in my life is humanity other than that I'm just gonna keep walking till I reach the end.
My soul flows to the movement of the pen.
yes life is very stressful and requires alot of work, unfortunately i have no advice for you, besides not thinking about all the stressful things
Just living life
I tend to stress about life a lot.
Mainly work. It's that constant question of what I'm supposed to do with the rest of my life? Also not feeling adequate enough.
I think I just need direction. I got to this point in my life where I thought I would finally have some resolution and I think I'm just more confused than before.
Trust me, I'm a nurse. ;)
Coming from a different perspective I understand how being in a group of people becomes hard to relate with. Im a very social person in the aspect that I have many friends but my relationships with these friends are so dull and weak that they will forget the times that we chill together. My point is that working on memorable moments in your life will help you succeed and find happiness instead of having negative doubts about how you are living your life. You can always be a people pleaser but pleasing yourself is the hardest thing to do. This is just my 2 cents~ I hope everyone finds their way!
I'm not yet at that point where I'm fed up with life yet, and I hope I won't ever reach that sort of point. There's still so many things I want to do, so many new things I want to try and experience.
However, I can relate about not being able to fit in with people around you. I've been there, and I have tried forcing myself to fit in, even losing my own identity for a while in the process. It hurts. It hurts like Hell. I've made my way through that though, and I hope you lot here will find your way too. To those with suicidal tendencies, DON'T give in. Fighto!
One thing will hold true in ALL situations though, do not ever do things that will cost you your happiness. Don't worry if you're moving through life differently, everybody have their own life to live. Also, life is 90% of how you see it, and the other 10% are just a load of crap like Fate and stuff. Until you're dead, it's never too late to do something about your life.
experimenting things~
I am fed up with life, and I absolutely want to commit suicide because I am a college student majoring in accounting with no friends. There is a zero percent chance that I will end up with a job that I like, so there really is no point in living my life anymore (aside from slaving away as an employee and paying taxes >__>). I will never experience happiness, whether it is a relationship with a girl or a hobby that I enjoy, because work really does suck and ruins everything. I work then I die, and unfortunately death cannot come soon enough, so I am stuck in this torture chamber that is life.
Unconditional love is what makes life worth living.
Life is just a movie ive seen too many times.
Girl slow down.. You're heaven sent.
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Life is just a movie ive seen too many times.
Speaking of movies have you seen the movie Lincoln with Danial Day-Lewis?
I heard it was pretty awesome
Life is full of shit but it's the delicious part that makes it worth it.
Well yes life sucks for me but I guess that is mostly my fault. I am lazy and continue to make the same mistakes over and over again, you would think I would learn the first time but I guess not I keep placing unimportant things above the important things and I know when I am doing it yet I do it anyway. I've tried multiple times to change my habbits yet I always end up back at square one which pisses me off, sometimes I wish I could live in my own imaginary world instead of life I have thought of suicide ones or twice but I would never do it because I think of it as the cowards way out and really it's just a stupid thought. Though despite my defects I am proud to be me that's atleast more than most people could say about themselves.
PS Just to get things straight and not to confuse people I don't do drugs and I don't drink alcohol I just have a huge problem with my priorities. Also if anyone has any advice to help solve my problem I will gladly take it
I will look for you, I will find you, and I will raid your fridge.
You think life is hard?? meh compared to what?
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Hello All! I can't quite remember how I found this forum but I am new here and wanted to say hello! I am a philosophy graduate from UofI and hail from San Diego, CA (currently). I am an ex-born again Christian Apologist (20+ years) and love "the debate". Feel free to ask away if you have any other questions! median
So, are you an ex born-again-Christian-Apologist or just ex-born-again but still a Christian Apologist?And, if the former, were you a Christian Apologist for 20 years, or have been an ex for 20 years?
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
I am a philosophy graduate from UofI...
Hello and welcome Median.Quote from: median on December 19, 2012, 04:34:34 AMI am a philosophy graduate from UofI...I have two questions:1.) Did/do you have a specialty in philosophy? Maybe a specific area you studied.2.) I'm assuming University of Illinois; is that correct?
I am now an agnostic atheist (if I may use those terms) ...
In short (and in Dan Barker/John Loftus type fashion), I experienced a "gradual migration" out of religion and "faith" - via the avenue of, and toward, REASON! Basically, in challenging the views of others (as a Christian Apologist) I began to challenge my own views. And when I did, those views/beliefs began to fall apart. It was like watching a house of cards fall in slow motion (a very-slow 5 year long movie).
So, if one of you is debating with a theist on here and begins to lose hope, thinking, "You're so far gone. It's pointless." Think again! I WAS that guy you are debating with. I was just as irrational, just as much of an ass, just as hard headed, and just as "too far gone" (in most cases).
It took 5+ years for me but things can change. Keep the logic hammer around, and keep pounding!
Apologists are often secretly questioning/doubting but would never let you know the truth because it's too painful. They have made an emotional/lifestyle investment, and it is painful to give that up.
You can use any terms you like, but never underestimate the ability of a believer to redefine your terms.
Dan Barker is an excellent resource as a believer-turned-rational. It must gall believers that an atheist makes money off of them. I'm sure they prefer to avoid that subject.
Isn't it mentally exhausting to keep up that kind of activity? Did you feed yourself some kind of elixir that all of it would make sense some day?
Given the 20+ centuries that this kind of crap has been happening, you can appreciate a reluctance to invest too much time. Perhaps you have leverage that we don't.
Religion is the same as any social club -- it requires dues and a mental/social investment. People don't like to throw away their time and money, so they will find any way they can to justify their habits.
Quote from: Chronos on December 19, 2012, 10:51:20 PMDan Barker is an excellent resource as a believer-turned-rational. It must gall believers that an atheist makes money off of them. I'm sure they prefer to avoid that subject.So true. For me (back then), I absolutely avoided such authors. In fact, I once went to a public library (looking for something else) and found myself being "tempting by Satan" to checkout the "atheist" books. Well, I found my way to that bookshelf and starred at two books, but could not pick them up. They were Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist, and The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You To Read. HA!
Quote from: Chronos on December 19, 2012, 10:51:20 PMIsn't it mentally exhausting to keep up that kind of activity? Did you feed yourself some kind of elixir that all of it would make sense some day?I'm not sure if you mean now, or back then, but I will speak to both. Back then (in the fundie days) my "elixir" was JESUS! I wanted to save you "lost" folk and prove to you that you are wrong! LOL.
Quote from: Chronos on December 19, 2012, 10:51:20 PMGiven the 20+ centuries that this kind of crap has been happening, you can appreciate a reluctance to invest too much time. Perhaps you have leverage that we don't.I may have a slight edge in that I understand the psychology of being a Christian Apologist (from the inside). I often want to get to the "heart" of the matter (i.e. - why they REALLY came to believe this nonsense - b/c it's not due to evidence or argument). It's due to emotion (particularly fear and in-group thinking, etc).
... I can't quite say exactly when I decided to get honest with myself and accept the fact that I "just didn't know". It just happened. I found myself being very curious about other ways of thinking, how outsiders (ex-Christians) thought of my beliefs, and whether or not my beliefs could really stand up to scrutiny. I thought, "Hey, if this is the absolute truth it will stand up to anything you can throw at it." And of course, it didn't.
Welcome to the forum, median. I'm a CA. central coaster; San Luis Obispo, to be specific.Thanks for the background; always interesting to hear of an ex-fundie making it to atheism. Look forward to seeing you around.


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Trade shows are a great way to network and are especially critical during a job search. If you plan in advance, trade shows can be well worth the investment. Find shows that work for you and attend them.
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commences its 2013 schedule of events with the launch of its first venture into London. The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair, in association with Mayfair property specialists Wetherell, opens over four days at The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London W1K 6JP from Thursday 10 until Sunday 13 January 2013. This boutique event boasts over 40 specialist dealers, all members of the UKs two main professional trade associations the British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers.
Visitors to this exciting new fair can find antiques dating as far back as the 12th century to modern contemporary art. They can peruse town, country and Art Deco furniture; antique, designer and vintage jewellery; antique maps; decorative and woodblock prints; oriental carpets and rugs; antique and contemporary sculpture; silver; textiles, tapestries and embroideries; glass; clocks and watches; porcelain; oil and watercolour paintings, drawings and illustrations; calling card cases; antique boxes; art pottery; books; objets dart and objects of vertu.
The clue to a royal secret is revealed in a rare and fascinating watercolour drawing for the ground-floor and garden layout of Brighton Pavilion. It is by the royal architect, Henry Holland (1745-1806). Few of Holland's drawings survive, and even fewer outside public collections. It is available for £12,500 from Charles Plante. The client was the Prince of Wales, the future George IV, who made frequent changes to his 'Marine Pavilion'. It is labelled Brighthelmston, general plan of the house and stables and grounds next the Stein, and can be dated c1801. Intriguingly, boscage and trees in the garden are shown, indicating the route to the house next door, inhabited by Maria Fitzherbert, a rich Catholic widow whom 'Prinny' clandestinely married, but could not acknowledge in public.
Galerie Arabesque from Stuttgart is bringing Asian artefacts and works of art, including a rare 12th century sandstone lion head sculpture from Kashmir, India, £15,000, a large Chinese Imari vase, Kangxi dynasty, £7,500 and a 17th century tapestry fragment from Brussels, priced at £4,000. Further textiles come from Mary Deeming, who specialises in handwoven Japanese textiles and Japanese woodblock prints. Marilyn Garrow Fine Textile Art comes with antique cloths and embroideries and M&N Oriental Rugs is bringing an antique Russian Kuba rug, c1920, hand knotted wool on cotton base, 2.10m x 1.35m, selling for £7,950.
Superb oil paintings come from Haynes Fine Art of Broadway, including Idle Sails, Loch Etive in Calm by Montague Dawson (1895-1973), priced at £115,000; from Willow Gallery The Storm by Pieter Cornelis Dommerson (1834-1908), dated 1877, priced around £80,000 and Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti, Venice by Peruvian artist Federico del Campo (1837-1927), oil on canvas, 18 x 28, priced in the region of £400,000. Cambridge Fine Art is bringing The Bibliophiles by Manuel Jiminez Prieto (1848-1904), oil on panel, signed and dated Paris 1883, 13 x 10, £9,500. From Piergabriele Vangelli Gallery comes an ink on paper trompe loeil drawing with dedication in cartouche: Settimia Strozzi vedova Ferroni, Montughi by Anna Settimia Strozzi (1745-1811), wife of Giuseppe Ferroni, Marquis of Bellavista, Florence c1795, £6,000 and two pen, ink and watercolours on paper by Henry Burges, View of the South-Western side of Chunar Fortress, upon the River Ganges and The Rock of the Fakir (view of an isolated rock on the Ganges, to Jangira) both 1793, and selling for £7,000 each.
Amongst the furniture from Wakelin & Linfield is an exquisite English walnut and marquetry writing table, selling for £22,500. This fine piece was probably created a few hundred yards from the fair, as it is attributed to George Blake of Mount Street and was almost certainly commissioned by Edward Holmes Baldock. Walton House Antiques is bringing an elegant Regency black japanned and caned sofa, c1825, priced at £3,200. Country oak and antique portrait dealer, Peter Bunting Antiques is bringing an Elizabethan period marquetry oak coffer, c1580, price around £8,000 and a late 17th century carved oak corner settle, English, in the region of £5,000. Other furniture dealers include WR Harvey & Co (Antiques) Ltd, S&S Timms Antiques, David Foord-Brown Antiques and dealers in Art Deco furniture and objects, Jeroen Markies and Gazelles of Lyndhurst. Stylish music lovers cannot fail to be drawn to the 1930s tubular chrome and ivory lacquered Carl Ebel baby grand piano with matching piano stool, priced at £25,000 from Gazelles of Lyndhurst.
Clock specialist Richard Price is bringing a selection of fine and unusual antiquarian clocks. On a smaller scale is a Viennese silver and enamel miniature clock, c 1870, which is highly decorated with cherubs, angels and heavenly scenes and topped off with a gold and enamel eagle, priced in the region of £6,000 from T Robert. Other unusual objects from jewellery specialist T Robert include a rare Norfolk silver counter/snuff box by Thomas Havers with engraving on the lid, c 1703 and an 18ct gold, erotically enamelled, vesta case, c1890. Unusual antique jewellery comes from Sue Brown, who has a superb Chinese carved cinnabar bangle from the 1920s, priced at £590. Anthea AG Antiques is bringing a fine 1830's amethyst necklet in 18ct gold with its original foiling, £ 5,500.
Anthony Green Antiques has a waterproof Rolex Oyster pocket watch, c1926, selling for £125,000. Even though the gentlemens wristwatch had become popular in civilian life after WWI, the pocket watch was still the timepiece of choice for most gentlemen in the late twenties. In addition, there is an extremely rare vintage Rolex Hermetique waterproof wristwatch, c1923, which was produced before patenting in 1925 and introduction in 1927, priced at £15,000. The development of the Oyster case with the screw-down crown to fully waterproof the watch, and its adoption by Hans Wilsdorf in 1925 were probably the most important events in the history of the Rolex company.
Specialist map dealer Angelika CJ Friebe Ltd also sells decorative prints. Angelika has a spectacular copper engraved map 'Carte Tres Curieuse De La Mer Du Sud' from Atlas Historique by Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743), Amsterdam, 1720, priced at £19,500. It focuses on the American continent, depicting California as an island, with beautiful illustrations of animals, peoples and customs as well as portraits of explorers.
Marios Antiques specialises in 18th and 19th century Meissen, Vienna and Sèvres porcelain and is bringing a Meissen Artisan Sword Maker, modelled by JJ Kaendler, c1755, £21,500. Mark J West has 18th to 20th century glass including a Stuart bowl made for Liberty, c1905, £240 and a pair of French amethyst glass scent bottles, c1830, £1,100 the pair. Art pottery from AD Antiques includes work by William Moorcroft, William De Morgan, Pilkington, Doulton, Wedgewood and Martin Brothers.
European bronze sculpture and art glass are on Hickmet Fine Arts stand, including a 42cm high bronze and ivory Butterfly Dancers on a Brazilian green onyx plinth signed by Professor Otto Poertzel, one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco period, priced at £39,500. ArtCast 21 is marking its London debut at The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair. An offshoot of the family owned Garret & Hurst Sculpture, which specialises in bronzes and sculptures by the master sculptors of the 19th century, ArtCast 21 focuses on contemporary works by three female sculptors Annie Tempest, Domenica de Ferranti and Margot Homan, who recently had a bronze of Dutch politician and first female secretary of the Netherlands, Marga Klompé, unveiled by Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.
Hampton Antiques, known for its antique boxes serving many purposes, has an elegant Victorian decanter box, brass-bound with a beautifully curved lid. Veneered in exotic Coromandel, the front of the box swings open to reveal four superb crystal cut hobnail decanters. Two spirit glasses are also stored in the underside of the lid. Unusually, the hinges are engraved and gilded with a pretty floral design, 1870, priced at £2,475. From Stephen Kalms Antiques comes a rare pair of very contemporary looking silver enamelled bowls by Gerald Benny, actually dating from the 1870s and selling for £4,200. Other silver specialists exhibiting include Mary Cooke Antiques, JH Bourdon-Smith and Vine Antiques with British and Irish silver dating from the 17th century and silk Stevengraphs.
One of Londons most stylish hotels, The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square is situated in the heart of Mayfair, just minutes from the bustle of Oxford Street and Park Lane. Originally built as a large majestic townhouse, it still combines classic qualities, while blending luxury and exclusivity with modern style, flair and sophistication. With 237 striking contemporary bedrooms, The London Marriott is the perfect place to relax when not visiting the fair or exploring all that this sought after part of London has to offer. This 5 star hotel is conveniently located adjacent to the US Embassy and boasts two restaurants headed by internationally renowned chef Gordon Ramsay: maze offers fine dining, specialising in French cuisine with Asian influences, unusually served as tasting size dishes. maze Grill is influenced by New York grill restaurants with chef Ramsays inspired touch.
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Field Museum cutting staff, overhauling operations and limiting the scope of its research
Christie's announces auction marking the first half century of the popular and luxurious interiors shop Guinevere
'Breakfast at Tiffany's' among 25 selections added to United States film registry
Rembrandt masterpiece "Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet" back on display at National Museum Cardiff
Tower Hamlets Council's ownership of Henry Moore's 'Old Flo' challenged by Bromley
Important Judaica and Israeli & international art bring a combined $7.9 million at Sotheby's New York
Andy Warhol's Mao portraits excluded from the Beijing and Shanghai shows next year
Colby College Museum of Art's 26,000-square-foot Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion to open in July
Sotheby's New York 20th Century Design & Tiffany Studios Sales total $12,877,127
BJ and Richeille Formento present photographs as part of a group exhibition at Edelman Arts
The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited ventures into London for the first time in January 2013
Bonhams to present art of the South Seas Sale in San Francisco in February 2013
Atlanta's High Museum of Art to host Collectors Evening to build permanent collection
China criticises French Qing dynasty seal auction
Tunisia to auction ousted despot's treasures
First exhibition in the UK of Croatian artist Sanja Iveković opens at The South London Gallery
Nine new exhibits debut at San Diego International Airport
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Bartolomé Bermejo's visual universe shown in all its splendor for the very first time
Thomas P. Campbell to lead the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Canadian doctors to start prescribing museum visits
Exhibition in Leuven brings to life the grandiose world of the noble Arenberg family
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This Halloween will creep and crawl unlike any other in Missoula's past with the transformation of Dragon Hollow to Haunted Hollow. For eight eerie nights, Missoula's favorite playground will be the epicenter of The Haunted Hollow, a fundraiser for A Carousel for Missoula. Volunteers, including a bunch of the Townsquare Media gang, will lead children through a course of thrills, including a mad science lab, haunted obstacle course and the haunted dragon's lair.
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