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Six Predictions for Cloud Collaboration in 2013
As we move into 2013 and attempt a glance further into the future, we see shifts in the conversation around cloud collaboration. I've outlined a few thoughts on what we can expect soon, over the course of the next few years, and in the future.
In 2013, we'll see the cloud conversation shift to flexibility and agility as primary drivers of adoption.
"Businesses will have to provide an environment in which their employees are connected in ways they have never been connected before."
As more companies understand the problems that arise in the collection of big data and the number of employees who work outside the office increases, cloud adoption will grow exponentially. Gartner data shows 71 percent of businesses adopted Software as a Service (SaaS) within the past three years, with three quarters of businesses planning on increasing SaaS spending. However, the reason companies increasingly invest in SaaS will shift. As a recent Forrester survey shows, a decreasing number of businesses are prioritizing lower costs as a reason to adopt SaaS, while an increasing number of businesses are focusing on "business agility" as a reason to deploy a SaaS solution.
In order to compete effectively in the future, businesses will have to provide an environment in which their employees are connected in ways they have never been connected before – connecting employees to customers, partners, and suppliers real time, anytime, anywhere, and providing context to these collaborative sessions. This can only be accomplished through leveraging an increasing set of collaborative technology, and exposing the most relevant data across the traditional mediums of voice, video, and chat. Cloud accelerates the roll-out of this technology consistently across entire companies and their business partners, so they can improve the efficiency of their decision-making and the quality of their customers' experience. As the cloud and macroeconomic factors increase the speed of business and collaboration, businesses will look to the cloud to as a means to deploy the growing set of integrated collaborative tools and gain a competitive edge.
As cloud collaboration moves beyond early adopters in 2013, hybrid models will proliferate and customers will increasingly demand a seamless, uncompromising user experience between the cloud and the customer premises.
"More than 50 percent of enterprises began cloud migrations in 2011."
Increasingly, businesses will look to a world of many clouds where some services are hosted on private clouds for policy/regulatory compliance or balance sheet reasons while others are hosted by public-cloud providers. Businesses will move to find a right balance between the two with hybrid cloud models. More than 50 percent of enterprises began cloud migrations in 2011 and at least 12 percent of all enterprise workloads will run on clouds (public, private, hybrid, community) globally by 2013.
In 2013, cloud delivery of video will enable a cost paradigm shift leading to acceleration of adoption of pervasive, any-to-any video conferencing.
"Deploying these advancements in the cloud will allow us to make any-to-any video connections between mobile, personal and room-based systems."
Historically three key factors prevented widespread adoption of video: high infrastructure and endpoint costs, consistent quality of experience and lack of interoperability between systems. In 2013 we will see advances across all three of these challenges, particularly in software capabilities that will dramatically lower infrastructure and endpoint costs. Deploying these advancements in the cloud will allow us to make any-to-any video connections between mobile, personal and room-based systems while optimally allocating resources depending on the endpoint, resulting in significantly lower costs and higher quality. This will enable businesses of all sizes to take advantage of the power of video collaboration.
Over the next few years, mobile phones will connect to 4G LTE networks and be fully –featured devices for business collaboration, leveraging network intelligence to deliver unparalleled quality of experience for voice, messaging and video.
"LTE provides sufficient bandwidth to carry voice, video and data on a single radio network."
LTE provides sufficient bandwidth to carry voice, video and data on a single radio network. With deployments already accelerating around the world, mobile operators are transitioning from circuit switch voice (GSM/CDMA) toward an all IP SIP-based architecture (IMS) over LTE, supporting high-bandwidth multimedia and real-time applications. This year, Metro-PCS and South Korea Telcos launched voice over LTE based on IMS (VoLTE), and major operators expect to launch similar offerings in late 2013 or 2014. Because the VoLTE architecture is based on SIP, integrating a mobile device as a business extension will become possible without the installation of a soft client. Providers will enable a foundational set of enterprise-class voice, video, or messaging features via the network while enriching and unifying those experiences with a soft client or mobile browser. As businesses demand more collaboration over video and social enterprise applications, the support provided by these new 4G LTE networks will increase the quality of communications and collaboration.
In the coming years, the Internet of Everything will connect people and 'things,' allowing for contextual collaboration, enabling new work styles, and empowering people to accomplish the extraordinary.
"These experiences will be enabled by the Internet of Everything, resulting in a massive amount of data that provides us context and information in everything we do."
Knowledge workers using enterprise software to instant message, meet via voice and video, and share content with coworkers and clients may also be using social tools, such as Facebook and Twitter, that are not fully integrated into the enterprise. Currently, a knowledge worker may enter an online and video meeting and not recognize another attendee's name. Today, with some plug-in applications as early examples of a growing trend, scrolling over that person's name may bring up recent email exchanges, providing a small amount of context going into the meeting. Now imagine a meeting solution that provides even more contextual cues. As you hover over another attendee's name, a LinkedIn profile pops up with a picture, job title and description, and a list of shared professional contacts. A profile from enterprise and/or consumer social software instantly enlightens you to the personal and professional interests you share with this attendee. These experiences will be enabled by the Internet of Everything, resulting in a massive amount of data that provides us context and information in everything we do, even in the workplace.
2013 will "mark the beginning of a new era in IT; the emergence of the Celebrity CIO".
"2013 will be the year of the CIO."
During 2012 we saw the role and demands on IT grow exponentially, and as we enter 2013 we will see this accelerate. The rise of the Cloud and the migration from the desktop (PC) to the workspace (multiple devices and platforms) will start to become central to business strategy and operational success. Successful CIOs will react to this challenge as they are less measured by network uptime, and increasingly concerned with service availability, the impact they make on the business and how they can drive efficient business processes, innovation and business transformation. 2013 will be the year of the CIO. The CIO's influence and image will transform through the year and we will start to see 'celebrity' CIOs emerge. They will rise like the stars of Silicon Valley have in recent times. Their broadening skills will become highly prized by any business looking to drive innovation, market appeal and share value. In turn they will become more influential, command greater recognition and wielding greater power.
As we continue seeing growth in these areas, the importance of collaboration and social interactions in the workplace continue to be prioritized as necessary components of a successful business. Feel free to share your thoughts on how you think cloud collaboration will change in the comments section below.
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The following listing represents the Fall Budget Sheet for IFSA-Butler: University of Melbourne.
Fall Budget Sheet for IFSA-Butler: University of Melbourne
|Budget Item
|Emory student
|Emory Tuition (billed through Emory OPUS system) *
|Billable subtotal:
|Non-Refundable Application Fee (to be paid directly by student)
|Non-Academic Program Costs (to be paid directly by student to IFSA-Butler)
|Airfare (to be paid directly by student)
|Visa (to be paid directly by student)
|Books (to be paid directly by student)
|Personal Expenses (to be paid directly by student)
|Local Transportation (to be paid directly by student)
|Meals (to be paid directly by student)
|Non-billable subtotal:
|Since the students who are participating in the program will be fully enrolled at Emory and receive Emory credit, they will be charged regular Emory tuition for participation in the program. The tuition bill will come from Emory's Office of Student Financial Services during the normal billing cycle for the semester. The non-refundable $300 application deposit will be applied towards tuition. Existing federal and Emory-based financial aid will be applied towards the total program costs. Please review the Emory Credit and Cost Policy.
The "billable subtotal" above lists the charges that will appear on the Emory OPUS bill. The "non-billable subtotal" above lists the additional estimated expenses. All costs are subject to change.
Students will receive a separate bill from IFSA-Butler covering non-academic program costs and will pay IFSA-Butler directly. Estimated costs include housing. Students housed in certain University residential halls or electing to sign up for a meal plan will also be billed for a mandatory meal plan.
Participants housed in residential colleges will receive a separate bill for the additional cost of the housing services and meals. The additional costs of the Residential Colleges are: Newman College $5,650 University College $5,325 Whitley College $5,450 Students enrolling in Victoria College of the Arts will be required to provide their own materials, which may cost A$300-A$1,000 per semester.
Additional expenses (to be paid directly by student) include airfare, books, additional meals, visa/residence permits, personal expenses, local transportation, and optional field trips.
Students with a high level of financial need may qualify for a waiver of the $75 application fee and a deferment of the $300 deposit; students should contact their OISP advisor for details/eligibility. Students who receive the deposit deferment are held accountable to the same refund policy as those students who submit the deposit; you will be billed $300 if you withdraw from the program, in addition to any applicable withdrawal fees.
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Ever wonder what Lady Gaga would be doing if she was just a quirky fashionista and not a wealthy celebrity? Designer Denise Kuan did and thus Everyday Gaga was born. Now for the first time ever you can see Denise channel the spirit of Lady Gaga so we can see the new queen of pop shave her pits, bake cookies, clean a toilet, and blow up air mattresses.
"When I meet celebrities and they're in casual clothes, I'm always like: 'Whaaat?' I don't mean to be judgmental, but it would do them better to be who they really are, all the time. This is really who I am all the time. When I get out of a car and there are 30 fans waiting for me, I know I'm dressed the way I should be. There's a reason they have that emotional reaction." – Lady GaGa, 3/31/2010


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Provided by the Lenoir County Health Department
The following restaurant inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department:
Falling Creek Service Center
5744 U.S. 70 W., Kinston
Inspection date: 8-1
Score: 90
Food employees did not understand what their employee health policy is; need better training
Two hot dogs were heated to be put in hot holding but ended up being used immediately
Several hot holding temperature violations
Reminded cooks that they cannot leave out the breading device once they have exposed it to meat such as chicken, pork, etc
Date marking was discussed last visit and handout given. Still not doing this properly
Container of car wash solution and fly spray were stored on top of cabinet beside bag of onions/potatoes
Digital thermometer still not working
Buckets of dry goods still need to be labeled
Wiping cloths are not to be left out on counters/tables after dampened
You may not re-use single use articles - buckets, food containers
Only have a 2-compartment sink for utensil washing; N.C. Food Code requres 3-compartment sink
Men's toilet needs a little cleaning; women's toilet seat is in bad repair
Dumpster needs a drain plug
Need trash can at hand sinks where paper towels are used for hand drying
Floors, walls, ceilinigs - cleaning needed. Storage and side room in back of kitchen continues to need attention; dirty and messy
110 W. Vernon Ave., Kinston
Inspection date: 8-6
Score: 99.5
Hot water at hand wash lavatories must reach 100F quickly; all sinks are 88F
Milk was 46F in refrigerator/grab and go cooler at drive thru
Need to clean outer edge of dish machine
Ladies room needs trash can with lid
Need trash can at each hand sink
King Tiger
1503 Rouse Road, Kinston
Inspection date: 8-7
Score: 95.5
Raw shell eggs stored above cooked and ready-to-eat foods
Two sets of tongs have not been cleaned thoroughly
One of two stem-type thermometers is not accurate
Several flies present
Food handlers shall wear effective hair restraints
Aluminum pan and lids reused - not for food contact, but for storing smaller containers of food during transport
Boys restroom door is not self-closing
Dumpster is not closed
Dumpster has not drain plug
Wallboard pulling away from wall near prep sink
Lily's Pizza and Subs
2423-A N. Herritage St., Kinston
Inspection date: 8-8
Score: 95.5
Employee seasons wet, raw chicken wings on table beside partially open box of raw mushrooms
Three utensils have not been cleaned thoroughly
Egg roll mixture in reach-in (draining) is 47F. This was cooked last night and put in refrigerator hot and tightly packed; discarded
Lettuce in prep fridge is 50F; should be kept at 45F or below
Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous foods have not been date-marked
Egg roll mixture was not cooled properly last night
One stem-type thermometer is not accurate
Food employee wears ring that is not plain
Plastic forks, etc stored in soiled container
Nonfood contact surfaces such as gaskets, lower shelving, hard-to-reach areas on equipment are soiled and have dust accumulation
Can wash/service area has no back flow prevention
No waste receptacle provided for hand wash sinks
Dumpster is open
Floors and walls are soiled
Baron & The Beef
1631 U.S. 70 E., Kinston
Inspection date: 8-15
Score: 97
Bottle of Mt. Dew on prep surface. Not being consumed or opened
Noticed food handlers adjusting caps (hair restraint); need to remember to properly wash hands/change gloves after touching personal items
Dish machine not sanitizing during inspection
Buckets/bottles of sanitizer must be properly labeled
One cook wearing rubber wrist bands
Using dish machine but only have two-compartment sink
Need to clean outer surfaces of knife holder, walk-in cooler floor, ice machine surfaces
Some floor/wall cleaning needed
Baseboard under dish machine is coming away from wall...mildew beneath it...clean and replace
Sneeze shield above chowder and meatballs is not extending far enough to really protect when lids are off
Kinstonian Family Buffet
3700 W. Vernon Ave., Kinston
Inspection date: 8-13
Score: 95
Person in charge is not ensuring foods are cooled properly
Two food employees are chewing in kitchen during morning prep
Few stainless steel pans, a plastic bowl, two black pans and tea urn spouts have not been cleaned thoroughly
Sweet potatoes left out over night to cool are 85F; discarded
Date marking attempted, but need to remember to remove old date stickers
Cooked sweet potatoes left at room temperature to cool overnight. This is not an approved method of cooling
Two stem type thermometers are not accurate
Several containers of dry ingredients are not labelled
Food employees may not wear any jewelry on arms and hands other than a plain ring such as a wedding band
Wet wiping cloths are kept in bucket of detergent, bleach and water
Shelving for air-drying has dust accumulation
Get a back flow preventer for the can wash/outside service area
Several leaking pipes
Get covered waste receptacles
Get a drain plug for the dumpster
Repair damaged areas of floors, walls and ceilings as needed
Tropical Flava's
834 Hardee Road, Kinston
Inspection date: 8-13
Score: 94.5
Open can of Sprite on prep board
Proper procedure must be followed: Roll out toilet paper towels, wet hands and lather with soap, scrub for approximately 20 seconds, rins (using 100F water), dry hands and arms, turn off using paper towel, discard paper towel
Hand washing needs to happen more often; owner moved package of raw chicken to freezer but then went to flip a burger
Dipping hands in bleach water is not approved hand washing
Soap was available but was watered down
One package of raw chicken wings was stored on shelf in walk-in cooler. Below this (but to the side) were a couple of large bottles of juice
Gloves shall be used for only one task
Top of prep fridge is holding lettuce/tomato a little above 45F. Try to keep top pulled down and monitor these temps
No working thermometer available
No jewelry allowed on hands or wrists for food employees
Beard restraint needs to be worn
Wiping cloths need to be moved to dirty laundry when soiled
Utensils for dipping ice cream should be stored in a properly operating dipper well (with water running over utensils)
Some floor, wall cleaning needed


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DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Sophomore J.P. Davis (Albany, Ga.) responded well to his first start in a Georgia College men's basketball (16-9, 10-7 PBC) uniform, netting the game-winning shot in Saturday's 68-67 victory at North Georgia (10-16, 7-10 PBC).
Davis finished with 12 points, six rebounds and five assists, all single-game highs for the sophomore. Junior Jared Holmes (Indianapolis) paced the Bobcats with 15 points, adding nine rebounds.
Senior forward Reece Wiedeman (Suwanee, Ga.) had 12 points and nine boards, while junior Ryan Aquino (Roswell, Ga.) added 10 points and seven rebounds to the cause.
Up three at 66-63 with 27 seconds remaining on a Wiedeman lay-in, the Saints cut the lead to one when Clarence Tillman hit from close range. After a turnover by the Bobcats, Tillman hit two free throws with just 10 seconds left to give North Georgia a 67-66 advantage. Davis knocked down a lay-up with three ticks left for the win.
Tillman had 24 points off the bench to lead all scorers. He was helped by 13 from Carl Taylor and 12 from Bobby Goldsmith.
GC dominated the glass 58-34 and 18-8 on the offensive rebounds. They needed those extra chances to combat the 11-2 advantage the Saints had in three-point field goals.
The Bobcats finish the regular season as the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) West Division No. 3 seed. They now travel to No. 2-seed University of Montevallo (17-9, 10-7 PBC) for a Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Tournament opening round game Tuesday, March 1 at 8 p.m. eastern.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Spring Into Running
Although there are many ways to stay in shape during winter, many of you are probably getting a little sick of the indoors and are craving some fresh spring air.
Running is a great way to stay in shape. The beauty of running is having the capability of going wherever the path takes you. Just be careful. Although running in the spring is fun, it can get messy and even dangerous with the melting snow, rain puddles and mud.
Sports injuries related to running commonly develop in the spring from running too many miles too quickly, not having the proper footwear or not stretching effectively and appropriately.
There are steps you can take to protect yourself from a running-related sports injury before starting a running regimen this spring.
- It is very important to have the proper footwear for running. Check out a specialty running shoe store where they have professionals who assess your foot type – neutral, pronation or supination – and fit you for the right running shoe.
- Before hitting the road, do a 5-to 10-minute warm-up followed by some stretching.
- Although the spring air and warmer weather might be tempting you to run for a long time, start out slow and gradually increase the length of your runs.
Looking to kick start your spring running regimen? Try these techniques:
- Sign up for a race, particularly something small like a 5k (3.1 miles). This is a good way to get motivated and gradually increase your mileage each week. A rule of thumb is to increase your mileage by about 10 percent each week. Plus, many 5k races raise money for good causes, so you can give back to your community while you get the positive benefits of running.
- Try cross-training. This keeps your conditioning up, helps prevent injuries and keeps your workouts fresh. Some examples of cross training are cycling, swimming or circuit training.
As with any physical activity, if you start to feel pain that does not go away, either decrease your mileage or take a few days off to rest. If that doesn't help the pain, make an appointment with your doctor to make sure you don't have a serious running-related sports injury.
So dust off those running shoes and get started. Spring is here. Why don't you run out and greet it?


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DOHA, Qatar - Monday, December 3rd 2012 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The World Energy Council's (WEC) annual Energy Sustainability Index reveals that most of the over 90 countries assessed are still far from achieving fully sustainable energy systems.
Released at COP-18 in Doha, the Index is part of WEC's 2012 World Energy Trilemma report, "Time to get real – the case for sustainable energy policy", which ranks countries on their climate and energy performance. It finds that most countries still have not managed to balance the conflicting pressures of what WEC calls the 'energy trilemma'.
The study has also interviewed WEC's global industry leader community on what they need from policymakers in order to bring sustainable energy to the world's 7 billion people.
Joan MacNaughton, Executive Chair of the study:
"Ultimately it is the business community who best understands what works in practice and who will make the crucial investment decisions. We are now asking governments to study this report and engage with the business community in order to craft clear, transparent and coherent policies that will deliver their intended results."
The industry leader's recommendations will now be shared with WEC's ministerial and policymaker community with joint recommendations for a more sustainable energy system to be presented at the 2013 World Energy Congress in South Korea.
Mark Robson, Partner at Oliver Wyman and project partner of the study:
"There is a huge shortfall of private investment into low-carbon and energy infrastructure projects. This shortfall can be filled, but right now it is a missed opportunity. Our report makes it clear that industry looks to policymakers for the assurance that their investments won't become uneconomic due to policy changes. Therefore policymakers must create policies that remain stable over time and are joined up with other policies."
Analysing 22 different indicators, WEC's Energy Sustainability Index finds that the top 10 performers in 2012 are Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Denmark, Japan, France and Austria, respectively. However, even top performers face challenges, and as countries pass through the stages of development they can struggle in specific areas.
Pierre Gadonneix, WEC Chairman:
"All countries face challenges in their transition towards more secure, environmentally friendly, and equitable energy systems. If we are to have any chance of delivering sustainable energy for all, we need to get real."
The report and video can be downloaded from www.worldenergy.org
Stuart Neil
Director of Communications
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03 December 2012 at 14:15 - Posted by AfricaFinance
Energy systems are still far from being sustainable, warns World Energy Council report
DOHA, Qatar - Monday, December 3rd 2012 [ME NewsWire]


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Cohabiting might seem the modern way, but behind closed doors an old-fashioned division of labour holds firm.
It seems women who live with their partners but do not marry still end up doing most of the housework. Research found they even end up doing the lion's share if they're the sole breadwinner.
Women are still most likely to do the washing and cleaning whether or not she works and whether or not he works too.
Even where they share duties, she does not get off lightly because she still tends to supervise him as he gets on with his chores, said the journal Qualitative Sociology. Researchers from Cornell University in New York state analysed the lives of 30 cohabiting couples aged 35 or younger.
Professor Sharon Sassler said: "When men aren't working, they don't see domestic labour as a means of contributing. In fact, they double down and do less of it, since it challenges their masculinity." She said not one of the couples equally shared both household and financial responsibilities.
Many married couples live together before tying the knot so the situation is likely to exist among them too.


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Volume Three contains John Owen's exposition of Hebrews 1–3:6.
John Owen (1616–1683) is considered one of the most influential and inspiring theologians of the seventeenth century. He entered Queen's College, Oxford, at the age of twelve and completed his M.A. in classics and theology at the age of nineteen.
His first parish was at Fordham in Essex where he became convinced that the Congregational polity was the scriptural form of church government. In the 1640s he became chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, the new "Protector of England," and traveled with him on his expeditions to Ireland and Scotland.
In 1651 he was appointed dean of Christ Church and in 1652 made Vice-Chancellor of Oxford—positions which allowed him to train ministers for the Cromwellian state church. Owen later moved to London and led the Puritans through the bitter years of religious and political persecution—experiences which shaped his theological inquiry, pastoral reflection, and preaching. Owen authored one of the richest commentaries on the book of Hebrews, An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews which are also included in The Works of John Owen along with sermons and essays.


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You've been hearing alot about Oracle's big data platform. Today, we're pleased to announce Oracle Big Data Lite Virtual Machine - an environment to help you get started with the platform. And, we have a great OTN Virtual Developer Day event scheduled where you can start using our big data products as part of a series of workshops.
Oracle Big Data Lite Virtual Machine is an Oracle VM VirtualBox that contains many key components of Oracle's big data platform, including: Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition, Oracle Advanced Analytics, Oracle NoSQL Database, Cloudera Distribution including Apache Hadoop, Oracle Data Integrator 12c, Oracle Big Data Connectors, and more. It's been configured to run on a "developer class" computer; all Big Data Lite needs is a couple of cores and about 5GB memory to run (this means that your computer should have at least 8GB total memory). With Big Data Lite, you can develop your big data applications and then deploy them to the Oracle Big Data Appliance. Or, you can use Big Data Lite as a client to the BDA during application development.
How do you get started? Why not start by registering for the Virtual Developer Day scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 9am to 1pm PT / 12pm to 4pm ET / 3pm to 7pm BRT:
There will be 45 minute sessions delivered by product experts (from both Oracle and Oracle Aces) - highlighted by Tom Kyte and Jonathan Lewis' keynote "Landscape of Oracle Database Technology Evolution". Some of the big data technical sessions include:
Keep an eye on this space - we'll be publishing how-to's that leverage the new Oracle Big Data Lite VM. And, of course, we'd love to hear about the clever applications you build as well!
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Tracey T. Travis, a member of Accenture's board of directors since July 2017, is executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Estée Lauder Companies.
As chief financial officer of The Estée Lauder Companies, Ms. Travis is responsible for global finance, accounting, investor relations, information technology, and strategy and new business development. Before joining The Estée Lauder Companies in 2012, she was senior vice president and chief financial officer at Ralph Lauren for seven years. Previously, she served in senior financial, information technology and operations management roles at L Brands, American National Can and PepsiCo/Pepsi Bottling Group. She began her career at General Motors as an engineer and senior financial analyst.
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I'd been going a mile a minute, exploring everything I could the moment I got here, but this weekend my body told me it's time to slow down. I've been combating a combo of laryngitis, possibly bronchitis for almost two weeks now. If you're going overseas, don't ever just take it for granted that you can just pop into any drugstore and easily pick up any medication you got at home. I've had to go to a Korean friend, explain my symptoms, have them write it out in Korean, and hand a pharmacist the paper like a child with a permission slip. The chance of me ever needing medication for an embarrassing ailment is reason alone to encourage me to master Korean sooner rather than later.
Illness aside, I've done my fair share of shopping, seeking out any and all things cute, and I've been trying my hardest to resist post-White Day chocolate sales (In Korea, Valentine's Day is for the men, White Day is for the women). Subway stations and sidewalk sales are quickly becoming my go-to for good discount purchases, but one unique place my friend and I treated ourselves was at Pinkage in Hongdae–a wig and hair extension boutique with an in-house salon. My friend opted for a full head of hair, while I just went with a small set of fake bangs. Wigs range from about $80-140 and fake bangs start in the $20 range for simple front clip ins, while $40 will get you a set of bangs and fringe to cover the entire top of your hair, for a much more natural, seamlessly blended look.


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Image positioning model
The panorama tools model to position images in a panorama assumes that all images are shot from a common viewpoint. A common viewpoint is the only way to avoid Parallax between adjacent images, which might cause unrecoverable stitching errors. This point is determined by lens geometry and commonly called no-parallax point.
To shoot a panorama the camera can be rotated in three angles around this point: From side to side, up and down and around the optical axis (like a steering wheel). The names used in all panotools products for this three angles are Yaw, Pitch and Roll, a special case of wikipedia: Euler angles, the so called wikipedia: Tait–Bryan angles. With same name and meaning they are also used for the wikipedia: Aircraft principal axes.
To take a (little) movement of the camera into account, this model has been extended with the translation parameters TrX, TrY and TrZ, which describe the movement of the camera in 3D (see Stitching a photo-mosaic for a more detailed description).
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Images are positioned inside a virtual sphere no matter what output projection is used. The center of the result canvas is always Yaw=0 and Pitch=0. Positive Yaw values mean image is positioned right, negative values left. Positive Pitch is up, negative down. Positive Roll values mean the image is rotated clockwise, negative counterclockwise. Yaw and Roll range is from -180° to +180° with both 180° and -180° meaning the same position, Pitch range is from -90° (Nadir) to +90° (Zenith). Yaw=0 is a vertical line through the canvas center, Pitch=0 is the equator of the virtual output sphere, a horizontal line through the canvas center. Roll=0 means the camera was exactly horizontal (for landscape oriented images) or exactly vertical (for portrait oriented images).
Source images
Yaw, Pitch and Roll values of a source image always refer to the optical axis. An image positioned in Yaw=0 and Pitch=0 means the source image optical axis is in the canvas center. Please note that the actual source image center does not need to match the optical axis due to Lens shift correction. Hence the image boundaries of an image with Yaw=0 and Pitch=0 need not to be centered on the result canvas. Other lens correction parameters don't affect image positioning since they are performed symmetrically around the optical axis.
Relative image positions are usually obtained by control points in the optimization step of image alignment. Same as you need at least two needles to pin a printed image to the wall such that it can't move you need at least two control point pairs per image pair to fix their relative position. However, the distance between the control points might be different in both images. It is the duty of the optimizer to find the best approximation. See this post by Helmut Dersch: "Number of Control Points". More control points might be needed to optimize for lens distortion.


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Many screen printers assume that proper off-contact distance alone is the key to successful printing.
Many screen printers assume that proper off-contact distance alone is the key to successful printing. It's true that off-contact permits the mesh and stencil to release from the ink printed onto the substrate, but it is just one component of a larger influence on print quality: screen lift-off. Read on to find out more about this important facet of print quality.
Lift-off force and behavior
Unlike off-contact distance, lift-off force can't be measured accurately or set on a screen-printing press. You must rely on experimentation and experience to help you balance off-contact and a number of other variables to achieve the ideal lift-off force. A screen's lift-off behavior is determined by the lift-off force of the screen and a counterforce. These forces, however, are influenced by particular variable in the printing process, including off-contact distance, screen size, mesh elasticity and tension, and size of the image area relative to the screen size (inside dimensions).
The counterforce to lift-off force is determined by the following variables: ink viscosity, amount of ink deposited on the substrate, size of mesh openings, adhesive attraction of ink to the screen mesh, adhesive attraction of the ink to the substrate, absorption capacity of the substrate, and squeegee speed.
Lift-off speed and angle
Under ideal lift-off conditions, the screen releases the ink immediately behind the squeegee during the print stroke (Figure 1). In other words, the lift-off velocity of the screen (Va) is identical to the velocity of the squeegee (Vs). By adding the off-contact height (h) and length of the print stroke (L), we can describe the printing process according to the following equation: Va/Vs = h/L. However, this equation alone is still an incomplete representation of the influences on lift-off, including screen elasticity (E) and the lift-off angle (θ) formed by the off-contact height and length of the print stroke.
When you use a relatively steep lift-off angle and high squeegee speed, the ink tears off because it has insufficient time to transfer onto the substrate. The result can be incomplete image transfer or, in extreme cases, no image transfer at all. In general, excessively steep lift-off angle and/or relatively high squeegee speed lead to poor printing results. Be aware that the cohesive nature of an ink—the tendency of the ink to stick together—and its adhesive affinity for the mesh and substrate also affect ink release.
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By Bekah Wright
This summer, before he'd even arrived, buzz was circulating about where Prince George would spend vacations. If he follows in the footsteps of his father and uncle – Princes William and Harry – he'll be spending time at Scotland's Balmoral Castle. Though the royal nursery isn't taking reservations for other toddlers, there are equally regal accommodations that are, and with a similar moniker to boot -- The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh.
The luxury, five-star Rocco Forte Hotel is located beside Waverly Station on Princes Street in the heart of Edinburgh. One hundred and eleven year's old, the hotel is a striking fixture on the city's skyline, its iconic clock tower always set three minutes fast so travelers don't miss their trains.
Bellmen at the entrance are dressed in traditional garb, a nod to The Balmoral's history. Cross the threshold and transport to another time comes via traditional endeavors like afternoon tea being served in Palm Court and guests warming chilled hands around a fire in the drawing room.
As for accommodations, The Balmoral's 188 rooms/suites were updated in 2012 with modern and opulent trappings befitting the bevy of notable guests who've slumbered there, ranging from the Queen Mother and Paul McCartney to The Rolling Stones and Oprah Winfrey.
Suite windows inspire venturing into town with views encompassing everything from Edinburgh Castle to the National Gallery. Indeed, it should come as no surprise that J.K. Rowling found plenty of creative fodder when penning the Harry Potter novels under The Balmoral's roof.
Paying homage to another project inspired by the Scottish landscape is The Balmoral's "Mythical Family Affair" package, based on the Disney Pixar animated film Brave. When checking in, young guests receive teddy bears and a copy of the book The Art of Brave featuring Merida's, the heroine of the film, life in 10th-century Scotland.
Discovering Merida's Scotland is easy to do with the "Mythical Family Affair Package." Day trips and itineraries to the Highlands can be tailored for families seeking out a Brave experience. There's plenty of exploring to be done in town, as well. Visiting Edinburgh Castle is a snap with the package's fast-track access. Here, young guests can be spotted, plastic swords in hand, defending the medieval fortress from within its walls. Glimpses at history come by way of exhibits that include the Crown Jewels and The Stone of Destiny.
Afterwards, time can be spent roaming the cobblestone streets of the Royal Mile and Edinburgh's Old Town. Along the route, street performers delight with live music and tartan shops invite shoppers to search out their familial roots. Inside the nearby National Museum of Scotland are ancient artifacts, among them, 12th century chess pieces like those that "come to life" in Brave.
Also in the area is The Real Mary King's Close, a hidden, underground city, unchanged since its 17th century inception. (*Note: Not advised for children under age five, afraid of the dark, who might want to use the restroom or leave the hour-long tour early.)
Not to miss on the walk back to The Balmoral is Edinburgh's Museum of Childhood. The museum not only offers insight into growing up in Scotland over the ages, but interactive areas including a puppet theatre, games and dress-up area.
Back at the hotel, there are myriad activities awaiting young and old. The Balmoral Spa, an ESPA facility, has treatments just right for feet aching after days of sightseeing. More relaxing can be found in the sauna and steam rooms. The indoor, 15-metre swimming pool is just right for workouts, as are the gymnasium and exercise studio.
After working up a hunger, families can head to Hadrian's for a bite to eat. Peeking into the Balmoral Bar and Michelin-starred number one fine dining restaurant will inspire parents to make reservations for a romantic night for two (the concierge can arrange for a babysitter). Then, of course, there's room service. Just right for kids is a menu geared specifically for them.
Post dinner is the perfect time for children to check out amenities The Balmoral has set out for them. Mini-bathrobes, slippers and bath accessories lure for bubble baths. More relaxing comes with family time over board or Wii games supplied by the hotel. Then, there are books and DVDs that are ideal lead-ups to slumber.
When bedtime calls, kids can stay in the room/suite with their parents or an interconnecting room, depending on the package purchased. Cribs and extra beds are available upon request. What kids will dream about at night? Perhaps a fiery-haired lass from the 10th century, valiantly trekking across the Highlands with her bow and arrow.
The Balmoral's A Mythical Family Affair package starts from £480 for two adults and two children. The hotel's standard Family Affair package starts from £364, based on two adults and two children in two Executive rooms, including continental breakfast. Children under three eat free, children aged four to 12 get a 50% discount on food and beverage. Prices are subject to change. For more information visit www.thebalmoralhotel.com, call +011 44 131 556 2414 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Roger Weiss is a Swiss-born photographer educated at the Accademia di Brera, in Milan. His fashion and fine art photography displays an obsession with the human form. Weiss teases sensuality and subversive themes from his subjects, flaunting them in evocative ways to touch on issues of the objectification of women.
Human Dilations is a study in the feminine form and foray into the subject of beauty and it's stereotypes. A woman is often boiled down info a series of visual queues that objectify and define her. This project studies whether each form—in it's distortion and elation—is a physical whole, or simply an object.
"Human Dilatations does not fear the marks of frailness of the body and its imperfections," said Weiss. "But rather, encourages the female image to appear as a whole: a shape by itself, in a game of distortions that allows one to differently relate to the image, entirely detached from the stereotypical and hypocritical notion of beauty." (via savage)
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J. Harold Grady
Term: 1959 to 1962 J. Harold Grady, who had spent three years as Baltimore's 40th mayor from 1959 to 1962, "felt very comfortable with the law and very uncomfortable as mayor," former Mayor Thomas J. D'Alesandro III told The Sun at his death in 2002. Grady, who has been a highly visible prosecutor and later city state's attorney during the 1950s, was drafted to run for mayor in 1959. In the general election, Grady defeated Republican challenger McKeldin, the former governor and mayor, by more than 81,000 votes. Financial problems plagued Grady's tenure. To cut costs, he eliminated free public baths and merged the Park Police into the Baltimore Police Department. He pushed for land acquisition and construction of the Jones Falls Expressway, and also for the Civic Center, which is today's 1st Mariner Arena. After leaving City Hall in 1962, he made his mark as a judge when he was first appointed to the old Supreme Bench of Baltimore, and rose to become chief judge of the Circuit Court, which replaced the Supreme Bench. After stepping down in 1984, he became a partner in the Baltimore law firm of Siskind, Grady, Rosen & Hoover, where he worked until retiring in 2001. The Homeland resident was 84 at his death, and is buried in New Cathedral Cemetery.
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Liam Gallagher is not mincing words with his brother.
After famous musicians took the stage in England Sunday for Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester benefit concert, the former Oasis frontman called out his older sibling Noel Gallagher for not showing up.
"Manchester id like to apologise for my brothers absence last night very disappointed stay beautiful stay safe LG x," he began on Twitter early Monday.
However, his remarks quickly became heated. "Noels out of the f------ country weren't we all love get on a f------ plane and play your tunes for the kids you sad f---."
When one fan made a quip about the band's possible reunion, Liam retorted. "F--- the reunion mate it ain't about oasis it's about people helping other people and he's once again shown his true f------ colours," he wrote.
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While Noel has not publicly addressed his brother's comments, the show went on without him Sunday with a star-studded concert featuring performances by Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Coldplay, Stevie Wonder, Justin Bieber, Grande and several more.
Gallagher performed three songs during his time at the mic: "Rock 'n' Roll Star," "Wall of Glass" and "Live Forever" with Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland.
As of Sunday night, the British Red Cross announced it had raised nearly $3 million during the concert. "Thank you so much for your donations," the organization tweeted. Per the British Red Cross' We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, the funds will "support people who have been injured or bereaved by the attack. The donations will help alleviate suffering and ensure that victims and their families do not face short-term financial difficulties."
Uber also revealed it would make a donation equal to all Uber fares taken to and from the One Love Manchester concert to the British Red Cross' fund.
Meanwhile, the stars who collaborated to put on the memorable show were grateful to be included.
"#Manchester you are the BEST!" Cyrus wrote on social media after the concert. "Always been a home away from home! I love you! Sending you so much peace! Honored to have performed for you!"


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January 2014 Plant Profile: Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'
A striking addition to any landscape, this golden Monterey Cypress is quite popular and widely available in nurseries and garden centers. 'Goldcrest' is noted for its narrow, upright habit and exquisitely bright color; it fits into many different planting situations especially in smaller spaces.
The caveat to this beauty is its semi-hardiness in the Pacific Northwest. It requires a warm spot in the garden or it is best confined to a container planting that could be moved during a hard, cold winter. Most plants sold in garden centers are small, immature trees with very tender, needle-like foliage, and have a wonderful citrus scent when rubbed. They're wonderful as a vertical accent in a container and are frequently sold decorated with ornaments during the holiday season.
They should be grown in full sun and have well draining soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant and often they turn slightly orange or light brown during the winter time, resuming chartreuse coloration once the weather warms in spring.
Common Name: Goldcrest Monterey Cypress
Location: Containers in Fragrance Garden
Origin: Garden Origin. Original species is native to the central California coast, USA.
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'Just Plain Sexy'
Chasing the enemy in fiberglass boats powered by Jacuzzi pumps. Deploying dolphins on anti-mine patrols. Dusting off combat tactics rarely used since the Civil War.
This is what the U.S. Navy means when it says it adapted to Vietnam.
While it definitely had carrier, battleship and logistics operations in hand, "the Navy wasn't prepared for the coastal and inland waterway operations in Vietnam," says Ed Marolda, the author of five books and other publications about the Navy's role in Vietnam during his career with the Naval History and Heritage Command. "All the focus at that time was 'How do we defeat the Soviet Navy?'"
Building a fleet to fit the fighting conditions would have taken years. So the Navy relied on converted pleasure boats and old World War II landing craft for combat that more often took place on rivers and narrow inland canals than at sea. And when the United States departed in 1973, it left South Vietnam with one of the world's largest navies.
The Vietnam era was also marked by the creation of the Navy SEALs and the long-running battle to keep the 45-mile-long "Forest of Assassins" shipping channel from Saigon to the sea open. U.S. ships provided gunfire support to ground troops. And Gen. William Westmoreland credited the brown-water navy forces with playing a key role in saving the Mekong Delta during the Tet Offensive. All the while, thousands of Seabees built airfields and fortifications throughout Vietnam, and approximately 50 were killed in action, Marolda says.
For all of this, the Navy's role – especially that of the brown-water navy – went largely unnoticed. "Vietnam was unpopular, so people didn't want to know much about it," says retired Lt. Cmdr. Thomas J. Cutler, author of "Brown Water, Black Berets," who served in Vietnam in 1972. "And it hasn't gotten much attention in Hollywood. Until America sees it on the screen, it doesn't exist."
Beginning to End The Navy first sent advisers to Southeast Asia to help the French in 1950 and stayed to assist the South Vietnamese after the French left.
A dozen years later, the blue-water navy began gathering intelligence off the coast of Vietnam. Soon, newly formed Navy SEAL teams were deployed to Vietnam to train South Vietnamese naval commandos and conduct raids.
Meanwhile, the Department of Defense helped send South Vietnamese saboteurs to North Vietnam in Norwegian-made Nasty boats that were valued for their speed, Marolda says. The Navy trained the crews and repaired the boats at Da Nang. Unable to catch the Nasty boats after an August 1964 operation, North Vietnamese boats instead fired on the larger, slower USS Maddox. That skirmish, inflamed by intelligence that suggested another attack on U.S. forces two days later, became known as the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the spark for the official shooting war, Marolda says. Soon Navy ships and airplanes joined the U.S. Air Force in pounding North Vietnam at President Lyndon Johnson's orders.
Turn by turn, the Navy was drawn further into combat and deeper inside Vietnam. In February 1965, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot discovered a well-camouflaged North Vietnamese trawler unloading arms and ammunition in a South Vietnamese bay. The South's lackluster response to the Vung Ro Bay incident helped prompt the Navy to launch a major arms interdiction effort called Operation Market Time. The Navy purchased boats designed to ferry workers to drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, added weapons and radar, and used these new swift boats to stop and search junks and fishing boats along the South Vietnamese coast. The Navy also brought in the Coast Guard and its coastal patrol ships and smaller boats to stop the arms smugglers.
The combination worked. "North Vietnamese trawlers usually came down at night, staying in international waters, and then made a dash in when they thought the coast was clear," Cutler says. Navy destroyers tracked them on radar from afar and alerted the swift boats and Coast Guard cutters, which intercepted the North Vietnamese boats.
Operation Market Time was so effective that the North Vietnamese were forced to find other ways to arm their insurgency, Marolda says. Arms and ammunition were shipped to Cambodia and trucked to the South Vietnamese border, where they were handed off to Viet Cong forces. They were also hauled south along a network of roads, trails and paths collectively known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Brown Water Revival Meanwhile, the U.S. military turned its attention to the Viet Cong-controlled Mekong Delta, which accounted for a quarter of South Vietnam's geography, half its population and a significant part of its rice production. But the Viet Cong were seizing so much of the crops that South Vietnam was having to import rice, Cutler says.
The Navy had to revive its brown-water forces, used only sporadically since the Civil War, to retake the delta. "To be honest, the Navy got into this reluctantly," Cutler says. "The brown-water navy is the redheaded stepchild."
Reviving the brown-water navy also came with a boat problem. The Navy didn't have a vessel for charging up the rivers and canals that fed the Mekong Delta. So it again turned to the consumer market, this time buying shallow-draft leisure boats powered by Jacuzzi pumps. Called PBRs, these were fast and highly maneuverable but lacked armor because it slowed the boats too much. "These things were fairly vulnerable," Cutler says. "They made up for it with firepower – machine guns, mortars and grenade launchers."
The return of the brown-water force was a success, Cutler says. The Navy retook the delta's major rivers.
The brown-water navy was joined by a newly created Mobile Riverine Force that used World War II landing craft to take soldiers from the 9th Infantry Division to the fight.
The slow, loud boats made for mixed success, historians say.
Some landing craft were outfitted with rounded bows, cannons, machine guns and mortars, and deployed as "monitors" that covered troop landings up and down the delta. Others were outfitted with tiny flight decks for helicopters, which made them the world's smallest aircraft carriers, Cutler says.
Landing craft equipped with cannons that fired napalm 200 yards into the jungle were nicknamed Zippo boats, Marolda says. Those outfitted with water cannons for washing away enemy fortifications were nicknamed Douche boats.
The only boat built from the keel up for the brown-water navy was the assault support patrol boat (ASPB), a scout boat and minesweeper that supported the main force. "They didn't have enough time to test them," Marolda says, "and if they turned too quickly, the wake could swamp and sink the boat."
SEALORDS By the time Adm. Elmo Zumwalt took charge of the Navy in Vietnam in 1968, the brown-water navy had done such a good job of retaking the southern part of the Mekong Delta that brown-water duty was downright boring, Cutler says. But the Viet Cong had simply moved their arms smuggling and insurgent operations into smaller waterways. Zumwalt's answer: Operation SEALORDS (Southeast Asia Lake, Ocean, River and Delta Strategy).
This all-inclusive approach meant that swift boats were moved from the coast and joined both the River Patrol Force and the Mobile Riverine Force to go after the Viet Cong in the remote reaches of the Mekong Delta and other waterways. "Casualties went way up, but morale also went way up," Cutler says.
SEALORDS resulted in more injuries and deaths than any other Navy duty in Vietnam. Still, cooks, yeomen and all other manner of naval personnel vied for brown-water duty even though it wasn't always good for career advancement.
"It was just plain sexy," Cutler says. "It doesn't get much more adventuresome than going up a river firing weapons."
Dolphins and whalers In major harbors such as Da Nang and Cam Ranh Bay, meanwhile, the Navy and the Coast Guard worked to keep enemy swimmers from planting mines on the ships that supplied U.S. forces. Cutler spent part of his tour with a team that ran Boston Whalers around the harbors at night, dropping grenades in random patterns. Dead enemy swimmers periodically washed up on shore the next morning, confirming the need for the patrols.
The Navy also used dolphins for this anti-mine duty, Marolda says. Outfitted with special canvas nose covers, the dolphins were trained to hit suspicious swimmers with their snouts.
Finally, the Navy was tasked to patrol the 45-mile stretch of river and swamp between the South China Sea and Saigon. Officially called the Rung Sat Special Zone and unofficially known as the Forest of Assassins, it was a narrow, meandering channel infested with Viet Cong who mined the waterway and fired on passing ships. "We would have had a hell of a time keeping South Vietnam supplied if they had closed that," Marolda says.
Late in the war, the Navy mined Hanoi and other major enemy harbors as part of the U.S. effort to get the North Vietnamese back to the bargaining table with Operation Linebacker. "No ships entered or left those ports from May 1972 until after the Paris Peace Treaty was signed in 1973," Marolda says. The following spring and summer, the Navy went back and cleared the mines as part of the final peace deal.
When the Navy departed in 1973, it left South Vietnam with more than 1,100 vessels, making it one of the largest navies in the world, Marolda says. Thirty of those ships helped thousands of South Vietnamese naval personnel escape to the Philippines after their country fell in 1975. And the Navy's last act in Vietnam was evacuating U.S. diplomats, South Vietnamese and Cambodians who served with U.S. forces, Marolda says.
The Navy's Vietnam experiences informed future conflicts. Many of the Navy officers who led U.S. naval forces in Operation Desert Storm had Vietnam combat experience. And when the Navy decided to reactivate brown-water squadrons in Iraq, it went to the Naval History and Heritage Command to find out what the United States had done in Vietnam, Marolda says. "We still had the operational plans."
Ken Olsen is a frequent contributor to The American Legion Magazine.


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McMahon, husband earned $24.1M in 2011
NORTH HAVEN (AP) -- Former wrestling executive and Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon and her husband, Vince, have released their latest tax returns, which show the couple earned $24.1 million in 2011, a $6 million drop compared to their 2010 earnings.
Tim Murtaugh, McMahon's campaign spokesman, said the Greenwich couple filed their 2011 taxes on Thursday. Copies of the returns were provided to The Associated Press.
The campaign had delayed releasing the 2011 returns because McMahon said the couple was awaiting two missing documents regarding investment income. Murtaugh said that information is still not ready, but McMahon recently learned the taxes could be filed without it.
"In the interest of just moving forward, Linda acted on that advice," he said, adding how McMahon wanted to release the returns before Tuesday's primary.
Murtaugh said McMahon and her husband, the CEO of the WWE, formerly known as World Wrestling Entertainment, plan to file an amended return once the documents become available.
Both Connecticut Democrats and McMahon's Republican primary foe, former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, had made an issue about McMahon's willingness to release her taxes. McMahon had said last month following a debate with Shays that "when it's done, we'll release them." Her campaign then released the couple's 2010 returns shortly afterward.
"This is far more information than any other candidate in the race has released and very likely more than most Senate candidates nationally," Murtaugh said.
The 2011 returns show the McMahons paid about $3.6 million in federal taxes and $1.72 million in state taxes. As in 2010, much of the federal taxes were paid on dividend income, which is taxed at a 15.05 percent rate.
The latest returns also show that the couple made nearly $2.3 million in charitable contributions, with $2 million of that going to the Vince and Linda McMahon Family Foundation.
The foundation, meanwhile, doled out nearly $2.4 million in donations to various groups, including $150,000 to Achievement First, a network of charter schools; $68,335 to the Archdiocese of Hartford for a neighborhood youth center; $330,000 to McMahon's alma mater, East Carolina University; $1 million to Sacred Heart University, where McMahon sits on the board of trustees, and $100,000 to the Connecticut Basketball Club Inc. in Hartford.


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The Roundhouse in Brithir Mawr, Wales, is made with wood frame, cobwood, recycled window walls and a straw-insulated turf roof. Electricity is provided by three photovoltaic panels on the roof and a small (200w) wind turbine situated about 70 yards away in a field. For most of the year these provide enough electricity to power two or three 12-volt lights simultaneously, plus a radio for an hour or two per day, or a laptop computer for an hour or two. Only in the high summer do they produce a surplus of electricity; often in the deep winter of December or January the home is plunged into darkness if the laptop is used too much, so the residents often eat and read by candle-light. The home employs a compost toilet and reed beds for treating graywater, a woodstove for heat and a well for water. The owners, Tony Wrench and Jane Faith, live simply, without a car and earning income from making music and selling homemade crafts. The design is based on the Celtic Roundhouse, of which there are reconstructions and traces on the mountain nearby. It also owes some design aspects to the roundhouses of the Miwok, Pomo and Mandan native peoples of North America - particularly the turf-covered roof, using 150 straw bales as insulation rather than 18" or so of pine needles. The idea for cordwood and cob walls came from the early Swedish settlers to North America. (Scroll to bottom for additional resources)
How long did it take to build?
The wood for walls and roof totaled approximately 200 thinned Douglas Fir trees from a piece of forestry the owners bought adjacent to our smallholding in Cwm Cych. One winter - was spent cutting these trees to size and stacking them; the next winter was spent building over four months.
How much did it cost?
The most expensive item was the single sheet of rubber pond liner that forms the waterproof roof membrane, which cost £650. Next was the woodstove with back boiler at £420. Then electrics, wood transport, windows, nails etc. The grand total was £3,000.
Life in the Roundhouse
Life in the roundhouse includes hot water, electricity, a bath, a kitchen, a bed on a raised platform, and space for tools, musical instruments, word processor, recording gear, and lots of wood. The layout is a central circular space formed by the inner circle of supports approximately 20ft/6.5 meters across, with a wooden floor. Other functions are in the outer circle of the home which retains its original packed earth floor, including the compost toilet that is located about 20 meters from the back door. The uses a twin chamber aerobic system that turns waste with sawdust and paper into good quality fertilizer after about two years.
Interiors and shelving were improvised from sawmill slabs that are typically sold by the ton for firewood. There are two salvaged sinks - one for washing dishes and the other for washing ourselves, vegetables and clothes. The plastic waste pipes go out through the cobwood wall and into a reed bed which takes all the grey water from the house. For human waste there is an outdoor composting toilet that decomposes over two years to produce compost for the fruit trees and bushes. There is no dishwasher or washing machine, so high-quality, deep stainless steel sinks were installed. Domestic water comes from a Victorian-era well spring half way up the small mountain near the home, feeding a hot water tank that is heated from a back boiler in a wood stove. The hot water tank is an old oak brandy barrel that holds more than 100 gallons, and acts as a sort of slow radiator releasing heat into the living space. It also receives warm water from a home-made solar water heater, so the sun's warmth is transferred to the house slowly at night via this tank. The heating and hot water systems use about four tons of wood per year, which are cut by hand using a two-handled saw. The ash is applied to the garden to renew the mineral content of the soil.
Tony Wrench wrote a book about building and living in the Roundhouse: Building a Low Impact Roundhouse.
The following article is from The Guardian:
by Patrick Barkham, 25 September 2008
Round the Houses
After a 10-year battle, a low-impact housing scheme in Wales finally won retrospective approval in September 2008
A special bottle of sweet raspberry wine was cracked open in celebration and then it was back to work for Tony Wrench: the creator of the unique roundhouse finally granted planning permission in Wales had some blackberries to pick. Last week saw a flurry of headlines about the surprising reprieve for Wrench's "hobbit home". Now, those who argue that similar low-impact developments may be the only sustainable eco-towns of the future hope that the decision could change our archaic planning rules for ever.
Enjoying the late summer sunshine in the long meadow surrounding the satisfyingly squat, wooden and grass-roofed home he built himself - and spent a decade defending from demolition - Wrench is more circumspect. Britain has the lowest proportion of self-built homes in the EU - less than 10 percent compared with upwards of 40 percent on the continent. Its planning system makes virtually no provision for cheap, low-carbon homes like Wrench's, which almost completely blend into the countryside. Low-impact developments are treated like "a disease" by planners, he says.
After a long struggle with the authorities, Wrench got retrospective approval for his home, tucked away in a valley in south-west Wales, via an unusual planning policy experiment in Pembrokeshire. County council and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park planners agreed to allow for low-impact developments on rural land where normal houses would not be considered, as long as they met stringent environmental, economic and social criteria.
Without this planning guidance, known as Policy 52, Wrench would never have been allowed to keep his roundhouse. He hopes his victory will inspire the burgeoning Transition Town movement - where communities from Totnes to Tring are seeking to drastically reduce carbon emissions and find alternatives to oil consumption - to petition their councils for a similar policy. But even if campaigners got their own versions of Policy 52, they may still find it almost impossible to build a low-impact home.
While Wrench celebrates, another low-impact proposal was refused planning permission earlier this month under exactly the same rules in Pembrokeshire. Lammas, an eco-village of nine carbon neutral homes and smallholdings on 76 acres of mixed pasture and woodland was hailed as "inspiring" by a member of the Design Commission for Wales. The brainchild of carpenter Paul Wimbush, the proposals were meticulously costed and showed how residents would not need electricity or water from the grid, but would pay their taxes, run educational courses and make a positive contribution to mainstream society.
Despite this, Lammas was rejected on technical grounds that included a conventional agricultural assessment suggesting the community could not meet 75% of its basic needs from the land, as Policy 52 demands. Wimbush believes the decision was "sloppy" and will appeal to the Welsh Assembly with an appeal decision due next spring. "Lammas is being watched by a lot of people," he says. "If Lammas can't get through, many think it's not worth trying."
The problem, say advocates of low-impact living, is that planning rules do not allow ordinary people with conventional jobs to choose a low-impact home with land that enables them to produce more of their own food. So far, almost all low-impact housing has gained planning permission retrospectively, and on appeal, after long confrontations. In other words, low-impact housing has been all about hippies and direct action. "Until a project can be recognised under normal planning avenues, low-impact homes will remain the preserve of activists," says Wimbush. "Doing it our way round it would enable people to raise mortgages. By thinking long-term and investing savings in a project, you are going to get very different standards of housing, businesses and farms than you get when people are effectively taking direct action to create their low-impact homes."
Simon Fairlie, the editor of the Land magazine, who has inspired much of the low-impact movement in Britain, agrees that the planning system does not allow ordinary people to take up low-impact homes. "There is a huge desire from people who want to downsize, who want a connection with the land, who also need affordable housing and are capable of building their own home at no cost to the taxpayer," he says. "It's daft that the planning system isn't beginning to think about providing for these people."
Wrench believes that Policy 52's criteria - that low-impact proposals must prove a positive social, economic and environmental benefit and get 75% of their basic needs from the land - are far too tough. "Are people in the government's eco-towns going to be required to grow their own crops?" he says. The policy, argues Wrench, is a straitjacket, which ensures that low-impact homes are confined to an eccentric minority willing to drop out of wage-earning jobs. The "75 percent of basic needs" demand means that applicants will have to work their smallholding all the time and won't have time for a conventional job. "When you try to get 75 percent of your basic needs from the land, you can't do anything else," says Wrench.
A couple of other councils in Britain have a version of Policy 52, but the criteria tends to be too tough to permit any low-impact developments. Apart from the ray of sunshine provided by Wrench's victory, those who believe low-impact housing could be a solution to the lack of affordable homes as well as the crisis of the carbon economy see more hope in Wales. The Welsh Assembly currently has a consultation open on planning guidance for low-impact homes. Campaigners hope the outcome could be a demand for all Welsh councils to offer provisions similar to Policy 52.
Wrench is confident that, slowly but surely, other towns across Britain will successfully lobby for their own versions of the policy. But it seems too much to hope for encouragement from central government. "Labour has a fixation with 'delivery'. To say the government can 'deliver' sustainability for people is absolute nonsense. All the government has to do is not get in the way of people who want to live sustainably," says Wrench. "The planning system is still terribly slow. Suppose there are a million of us living like this when the oil runs out. There will still be 59 million wanting our vegetables and there won't be enough smallholdings to feed our nation".
The following article is from The Sunday Times:
by Marcus Leroux, July 30, 2007
Eco-house Faces Demolition for 'Negative Impact on Environment'
In an age obsessed with environmental sustainability, Tony Wrench and his partner Jane Faith would appear to be beyond reproach.
Their eco-home was made with local materials, its electricity supplied by solar and wind power and its heat kept in by a turf roof and straw insulation. They compost their sewage using a reed bed and make do without a fridge or washing machine.
But the couple have been told to demolish their beloved home - because it isn't green enough.
The single-room roundhouse, based on a Celtic layout, is set in a protected part of the Pembrokeshire coast and has been refused planning permission because it "failed to make a positive environmental impact". The couple, who grow their own food and make a modest living from music and woodcraft, feel they are being victimised despite doing more than most to reduce their carbon footprint.
The Hobbit House, as locals in Brithdir Mawr, near Newport, have dubbed it, is destined for demolition unless given a last-minute reprieve by the Welsh Assembly.
"You get the feeling that it does not matter what you do, they will always say 'no'," Mr Wrench said.
"We are doing everything we possibly can to reduce our carbon footprint. It is about as low as we can get and it demonstrates that an environmentally sustainable lifestyle is possible."
He added: "This house is so beautiful to be in, and the garden so fruitful and bursting with life of all kinds, that I still cannot believe that in a world of such environmental spoilation and with spreading patches of such ugliness, there are still people paid to work on having this home demolished. What low impact proposal will ever withstand this level of nit-picking?" said Mr Wrench, a wood turner.
The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority ruled that the dwelling would have a negative impact on dormice, bats and invertebrates. An ecologist's report concluded that if permission were granted, the home would cause, "severe degradation of the National Park landscape".
Mr Wrench, 61, plans to appeal against the decision, the latest step in a ten-year legal battle.
He spent £3,000 building the home a decade ago using local materials and insulating it with straw. A study confirmed that their carbon footprint was just a fraction of the national average, but the park authority says that is still not good enough.
Ifor Jones, the authority's head of conservation, admitted that the rules were strict, but said that they applied to everyone. He said: "Yes, we do have high hurdles, but it is important that any development enhances the environment, rather than detracts from it. In this instance the location of the roundhouse and vegetable garden within an area of semi-natural vegetation, comprising woodland edge and unimproved wet grassland, is considered to have had negative impacts."
Building a Low Impact Roundhouse (Google Online Book)


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Re: Show the Indian speacialities to world
ok so i am translating a Kannada book on chaturanga
Chess was invented in India around 1400 yeas ago and was played by kings and ministers (mostly the learned bramanas) of our country.The ancient chess boards were made out of teak,sandal or Rose wood and the pieces were made out of Ivory with gems embedded on them.
Historians and archaeologists have also found Chess boards made out of tiger skin
The Chess army had the same formation as the ones which was used during Indian warfare, The names of the pieces were King ,queen,Minister,camel (also called chariot in some places),Elephant,horse and the soldiers(also called boat).The Kings and queens do not face each other but are oppositely placed.
From wiki
n early chess the moves of the pieces were:
King: as now.
Queen: one square diagonally, only.
In the version that went into Persia: two squares diagonally (no more or less), but could jump over a piece between
In a version sometimes found in India in former times: two squares sideways or front-and-back (no more or less), but could jump over a piece between.
In versions found in Southeast Asia: one square diagonally, or one square forwards.
Knight: as now.
Rook: as now.
Pawn: one square forwards (not two), capturing one square diagonally forward; promoted to queen only.
Two Arab travelers each recorded a severe Indian chess rule against stalemate[24]:
A stalemated player thereby at once wins.
A stalemated king can take one of the enemy pieces that would check the king if the king moves.
continuing the translation
Chaturanga slowly spread to Persia and then to china>korea and finally japan who renamed chaturanga as shogi and modified the rules.Chess reached the west in the 13th century who drastically modified the rules and as the West had the most influence of the world,Western chess is the most popular form of chess played today.This shows the world about knowledge and the richness our country had long ago in a forgotten time period.When people in other countries had not yet learned to wear clothes our country not only invented a fine game which has stood the test of time,The finely carved ivory chess pieces also shows us how advanced our technology was.Ancient chaturanga sets and rule books can still be found in palaces,museums and ruins.