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Hamid Adib
Executive Vice President
Samsung C&T
Seoul, Korea
Dr. Hamid Adib, P.E., is Executive Vice President for Samsung C&T in Seoul, Korea. Samsung C&T is one of the world's preeminent constructors, having built the world's tallest building and some of the longest, most spectacular bridges to some of the world's largest most advanced power plants and civil engineering projects.
He is based in Seoul Korea and manages the firm's global pre-construction practice in the areas of complex structures, healthcare and aviation. Prior to Joining Samsung in 2013, he held positions of Sr. Vice President with global companies such as AECOM, WSP (now WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff) and Principal at Weidlinger Associates in New York and The S/L/A/M Collaborative in Connecticut.
Dr. Adib has a broad background in the field of design and construction. He has managed structural design as well as protective design upgrades to structures of major significance in the United States and abroad. A licensed professional engineer in many states, he is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and has served on the Board of Governors of the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute and a board member of the University of Connecticut New York City Alumni Chapter.
Scott Beecher
Engineering Fellow for Software Certification
Pratt & Whitney
Scott Beecher is an Engineering Fellow at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT and a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) for the Federal Aviation Administration. He has worked over 35 years in the aerospace software development domain primarily between UTAS and Pratt & Whitney. He has been primarily involved in software development and the certification process for Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADECs). He has most recently been working on the Next Generation Product Family (NGPF).
Mr. Beecher received a B.S. degree in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1980. He has been inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineers at UConn. He received his M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Business Management from RPI, Hartford. He is currently president and a founding member of the UCONN Computer Science Engineering Advisory Board. For the past 8 years, he has been instructor for the software engineering course for the Federal Aviation Administration Academy, Oklahoma City, OK.
President and CEO
Nerac, Inc.
Kevin Bouley is President and CEO of Nerac, Inc. (Tolland, CT), a global technology and IP advisory research firm. A recognized leader in the information industry and Connecticut native, Mr. Bouley has been with Nerac for over 25 years, beginning his career in sales immediately after graduation. He holds a B.S. in Finance ('80) from the University of Connecticut. Mr. Bouley acquired the company through a management buyout in January 1999. Since then, he has been credited with doubling the revenues of the company and Nerac has been recognized by Deloitte & Touche in five of the past 10 years as among the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut. Mr. Bouley has served on the boards of ASIDIC, the Connecticut Technology Council, CBIA, ICSTI, and NFAIS, and is an active member of the Tolland Economic Development Commission as well as the President of the Tolland Community Economic Development Corporation.
As a thought-leader for the Tolland Technology Corridor, he has taken the lead in supporting and encouraging entrepreneurial studies in the UConn School of Business and School of Engineering. In addition to providing ideas for new curriculum to challenge the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, he has provided a stream of seed money for a select number of students' ventures/products whose development was encouraged through programs that function as entrepreneurial incubators for students. Mr. Bouley has also focused his attention on hiring interns and graduates from UConn, encouraging them to pursue opportunities in Connecticut.
Kenneth B. Bowes
Vice President – Energy Delivery Systems
Eversource Energy
Kenneth B. Bowes is Vice President – Transmission Performance responsible for the leadership of Transmission performance as it relates to customer impacts and benefits, development of key siting witnesses, transmission performance indicators, FERC and state regulatory plans, and operational compliance. He serves as a technical consultant and expert witness for various regulatory proceedings and large transmission projects.
He has held several senior management positions at Eversource including: Director – Transmission Projects, Vice President – Customer Operations, Vice President of Energy Delivery, and Vice President of Engineering. Bowes earned a BSEE degree from the University of New Hampshire and a MSEE degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the University of Connecticut, School of Engineering Advisory Board and the Executive Committee of the Eversource Energy Center at UConn.
Michael Cantor
Co-Managing Partner
Cantor Colburn LLP
Michael Cantor leads one of the country's largest and most productive intellectual property law firms. After graduating from UConn with a B.S. in with honors in Chemical Engineering / Materials Engineering and a J.D., Michael became a partner at Fishman, Dionne & Cantor. Thirty years later, the firm has grown exponentially to more than 115 attorneys and patent agents, with offices in Hartford, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Houston, and Detroit. Cantor Colburn's clients include Fortune 100 companies, select high tech start-ups, universities, and numerous mid-size companies in the U.S., Japan, Korea, Europe, Israel and the Americas. Michael has represented businesses from a broad range of industries, including high-technology, entertainment, and consumer products.
Michael is a frequent speaker and author on intellectual property issues, and is active in industry associations such as International Trademark Association (INTA), American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), the Connecticut IP Inn of Court, and the Connecticut Bar Association, where he is a James W. Cooper Fellow. Michael is also active in supporting economic development and innovation. In 2012, Governor Dannel Malloy appointed Michael to chair Connecticut Innovations, the quasi-public agency charged with growing Connecticut's economy by making strategic capital and other investments that encourage the development of high-tech industries within the state, such as energy, biotechnology, information technology, and photonics.
UConn has remained important in Michael's life since graduating. He teaches patent law as an Adjunct Professor at UConn's School of Law. He is a former member of the UConn Foundation. Michael's wife Shari is a UConn trustee, and two of their four sons are currently enrolled in UConn graduate schools. He serves on many other boards, including the Connecticut Technology Council, the Greater Hartford Arts Council, and the Connecticut Historical Society.
Joel Douglas
Shelby Cullom Davis Visiting Lecturer
Trinity College
Joel S. Douglas is a visiting lecturer at Trinity College. Earlier in his career, Mr. Douglas founded two medical device companies: Amira Medical, developer of the first alternate site glucose meter, and Sterling Medivations, developer of a series of insulin delivery devices. He currently holds 97 issued U.S. patents, 29 FDA product clearances and numerous foreign patents.
Mr. Douglas earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an M.S. in Computer and Information Science from the University of New Haven. He was honored by the UConn School of Engineering in 2005, when Mr. Douglas was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineers. Early in his career, he held various positions at LifeScan, Komag, General Dynamics and United Nuclear.
Anne Evans
District Director of the US Department of Commerce
District Office
Middletown, Connecticut
Connecticut native Anne Evans was appointed in January 2008 as the District Director of the US Department of Commerce District Office in Middletown, Connecticut. She is a successful business leader and entrepreneur with 30 years experience in international trade. Prior to her appointment she grew a family tire business in to an international tire recycling company developing recycling facilities and renewal energy facilities in Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East. As director of the Department of Commerce Connecticut office she leads a team of business and trade professionals in assisting over 2,500 Connecticut companies grow their businesses and attract overseas customers. Since her appointment as Director she has led numerous statewide training projects, business development initiatives and trade missions to Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America.
John Forster II
Vice President, Corporate Development
FLEXcon Company
Fuselier Associates
Christopher S. Fuselier is a graduate of Michigan State University and Renssalear Polytechnic Institute with Masters Degrees in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering. Mr. Fuselier retired from General Electric in 2007, where he held a variety of engineering, marketing and sourcing positions in GE's aerospace, corporate, factory automation and industrial systems operations. He was Engineering Leader of the GE Industrial division and the GE Executive for the University of Connecticut. Mr. Fuselier is the Principal of Fuselier Associates, an engineering consulting business. He is on the Board of Ensign-Bickford, an international aerospace, pet food and biotech company. In addition to the University of Connecticut Engineering Advisory Board, Mr. Fuselier is on the Chairman Emeritus Board of Junior Achievement of Southwest New England.
Bryan Garcia
President and CEO
Connecticut Green Bank
Bryan Garcia was named president and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank in 2011. He oversees the nation's first state-level green bank. In that role, he is responsible for using limited public funds to attract and deploy private investment in clean energy in Connecticut. The "green bank model" is demonstrating that more clean energy can be deployed at a faster rate while using public funds more responsibly.
Prior to joining the Green Bank, Garcia was program director for the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. At Yale, Garcia led efforts to develop a leading global program responsible for preparing environmental leaders for business and society. He was co-editor of Carbon Finance: Environmental Market Solutions to Climate Change and Carbon Finance II: Investing in Forests for Climate Protection, publications that present the opinions and experiences of leading practitioners in finance, global carbon markets, and the business of climate change.
Garcia co-founded Earth Markets, a Connecticut-based company that helped accelerate the deployment of clean energy in homes through the U.S. Department of Energy backed Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge. He was director of energy market initiatives at the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, where he created the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program and served as the climate change coordinator for the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change, which he won a leadership award from Governor M. Jodi Rell and Chair of the Committee, Commissioner Gina McCarthy.
He served as co-founder and chairman of the Connecticut Green Building Council, a founding board member of SmartPower and the Clean Energy Finance Center, and has served on advisory committees including the Clean Energy States Alliance, The Climate Group, Connecticut Hedge Fund Association, and University of Connecticut School of Engineering.
Early in his career, Garcia was a Peace Corps Volunteer specializing in non-governmental organization capacity building and environmental education in the Republic of Kazakhstan. He holds a bachelor's degree in the political economy of natural resources from U.C. Berkeley, master's degrees in public administration and business administration from New York University, and a master of environmental management degree from Yale University.
Kurt A. Hesch
Chief Operating Officer
Electric Boat
Kurt A. Hesch became Chief Operating Officer in August 2016. This follows his role as Vice President – Engineering and his prior assignment as Vice President and Virginia Class Program Manager. As Chief Operating Officer, Hesch is responsible for key functions including the Quonset Point, Rhode Island Manufacturing and Module Production Facility, and the Groton, Connecticut facility final assembly and test functions focused primarily on Virginia Class submarines. His deep knowledge of U.S. Navy requirements helps ensure the company's continued success. Hesch received his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 1980 and his Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1992. He is married with three children, all Universityof Connecticut graduates (along with two of their spouses).
Carol Juel
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Synchrony Financial
As the Chief Information Officer of Synchrony Financial, Carol drives our overall Information Technology strategy and vision, with a continuous focus on payments innovation. As CIO, Carol leads growth for our company, our clients and customers by delivering innovative solutions, driving the company's digital transformation, and developing strong technology partnerships.
Prior to Synchrony Financial, Carol served as CIO of GE Capital Retail Finance. In her ten year tenure with GE, she held a variety of senior leadership roles, focused on IT Governance, Security, Business Development, Digital and Marketing. Before joining GE, Carol spent nearly a decade in technology consulting at Accenture. She focused on the financial services sector, delivering strategic and complex technology initiatives to drive growth and operational excellence for clients.
Carol is committed to diversity in the workplace and mentoring women in technology, serving as the executive sponsor of Synchrony Financial's Women's Network and our Summer Immersion Program with Girls Who Code. She chairs the Technology Working Group and co-chairs the Innovation Steering Committee at Synchrony Financial. Named one of the Most Influential Women in Payments for 2016, Carol is passionate about driving a culture of innovation at Synchrony Financial.
Throughout her more than 20 years in Information Technology, Carol has leveraged her deep technology and financial services background to develop creative technology solutions to meet the needs of customers and clients.
Robert Klee
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
Rob Klee is the Commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Commissioner Klee was appointed by Governor Dannel P. Malloy in January 2014.
DEEP is the state agency charged with conserving, improving and protecting the state's natural resources and environment, providing first-rate outdoor recreation opportunities, and bringing cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy to Connecticut's residents and businesses. DEEP is focused on integrating energy and environmental policies and helping Connecticut to build a sustainable and prosperous 21st-century economy.
Commissioner Klee joined DEEP in April 2011 as Chief of Staff. In that role he oversaw the work of the agency, supported the efforts of the Commissioner, and advised the Commissioner and senior staff on a wide range of environmental and energy policy issues.
Prior to joining state service, Commissioner Klee was an attorney with Wiggin and Dana LLP, in New Haven, where he specialized in appellate work and energy and environmental law.
From 2004 to 2005 Commissioner Klee worked as a Law Clerk for the U.S. District Court in Connecticut and from 2005 to 2006 as a Law Clerk for the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He served as a Research Affiliate in the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies from 2006 to 2008.
Commissioner Klee holds a Ph.D. from Yale's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies in industrial ecology, a law degree from Yale, and an undergraduate degree from Princeton in geology and environmental science.
President and CEO
The Jackson Laboratory
Dr. Liu obtained his B.S. in chemistry and psychology and his M.D. at Stanford University.
Robert Madonna
Savant Systems LLC
Co-Founder, President & Chairman of the Board
Phonon Corporation
Tom A. Martin was born in Great Bend, KS. He received his B.S. (Engineering Science '63) from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; M.S. (Math '69) from Trinity College, Hartford, CT; and M.S. (EE '71), Ph.D. (EE '74) and MBA ('81) degrees from the University of Connecticut, Storrs. His Ph.D. dissertation was on the application of microwave network theory to the analysis of acoustic devices.
From '64 to '65, he was a systems analyst with IBM's Advanced Systems Development Division, Yorktown Heights, NY. He then joined Andersen Laboratories, Bloomfield, CT ('65-'80), where he was Vice President and Technical Director.
In 1982, Dr. Martin co-founded Phonon Corporation, where he is President and Chairman of the Board. Phonon is a leading manufacturer of custom high performance SAW microelectronic devices and subsystems for the military and space electronics markets. His primary responsibilities are strategic direction and business development, and he remains deeply involved in R&D, engineering and marketing work.
Dr. Martin is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and the IEEE.
Rick Mastracchio, NASA Astronaut
Mission Specialist
Flight Engineer & EVA Spacewalk Lead
Rick Mastracchio is a NASA Astronaut, Mission Specialist, Flight Engineer and EVA Spacewalk Lead. He has nearly 20 years of experience as an Astronaut and extensive experience in project management, systems design, engineering and technical operations. He has served as a crew member on the Space Shuttles Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavor, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and the International Space Station.
A native of Connecticut, Rick earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from the University of Connecticut, and master's degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Houston.
Rick is an experienced public speaker who uses his space mission experiences to develop topics for industry and uses NASA's missions to excite and educate students of all ages.
Matthew McCooe
Chief Executive Officer
Connecticut Innovations
Matt manages CI's full array of business startup and growth initiatives, which include venture and equity investment funds, loans and loan guarantees, and programs to support innovation, entrepreneurship, collaboration and commercialization. A veteran business executive, Matt has more than 20 years of experience in venture capital, sales, marketing and product management.
Matt comes to CI from Chart Venture Partners (CVP), a New York City-based technology venture capital firm. While at CVP, Matt led investments and played an operating role in turnarounds for several successful portfolio companies. Prior to CVP, Matt was a director at Columbia University Science and Technology Ventures (STV), where he helped launch and manage a portfolio of spinout companies, as well as the deployment of STV's profitable seed fund. During his tenure, 11 portfolio companies went public or were acquired by publicly traded companies.
Prior to Columbia, Matt co-founded Eureka Networks, a communications and application software organization. Eureka was eventually sold for more than $100 million. Prior to that, Matt managed product development, new product roll-outs, and sales and marketing for two Fortune 500 companies, Becton Dickinson and MCI.
Matt has also served as a business and technology reviewer for the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Navy, the Department of Energy and various other agencies in the U.S. government. Matt received his B.A. from Boston College and his M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
Frank McDermott
Vice President Engineering Solution and Product Development
Pitney Bowes Inc.
As VP Engineering, Solution & Product Development for Pitney Bowes' Worldwide Engineering Organization, Frank McDermott oversees a global set of Engineering & New Product Development teams supporting a broad range of PB's Hardware & Software based products & solutions across the Mailing & Business Communications industries.
Frank's organization is accountable for engineering & product design, development, qualification, global release and maintenance. Frank manages an annual Engineering budget of approximately $70M and oversees 400 employees worldwide.
Frank has been with Pitney Bowes for 30 years and holds several patents in the areas of Motion Control & Paper Handling. Frank holds a Computer Science degree from UConn's School of Engineering, class of 1983.
Senior Vice President, Science and Technology
United Technologies Corporation
J. Michael McQuade is Senior Vice President for Science & Technology at United Technologies Corporation. His responsibilities include providing strategic oversight and guidance for research, engineering and development activities throughout the business units of the corporation and at the United Technologies Research Center, focused on a broad range of high-technology products and services to the global aerospace and building systems industries.
Dr. McQuade held senior positions with technology development and business oversight at 3M, Imation and Eastman Kodak. Prior to joining UTC in 2006, he served as Vice President of 3M's Medical Division. Previously, he was President of Eastman Kodak's Health Imaging Business. His early career at 3M was focused on research and development of high-end acquisition, processing and display systems for health care, industrial imaging and remote sensing. He has broad experience managing basic technology development and the conversion of early stage research into business growth.
Dr. McQuade holds Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. degrees in physics from Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Ph.D. in experimental high-energy physics for research on charm quark production performed at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Dr. McQuade currently serves as a member of the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, and previously served on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Dr. McQuade is a member of the Board of Trustees for Carnegie Mellon University and for Miss Porter's School.
Kristin (Kris) Morico. P.E., BCEE, CSP, D. WRE, ENV SP, F.ASCE
Global Leader- Environmental Programs
GE Corporate
Kris is the leader of environmental programs for GE. In this role, she is responsible for the development and implementation of associated programs globally. Previously, Kris was the global leader of water programs in the GE corporate EHS group for nearly 8 years.
Kris began her career working in the municipal water sector as a process engineer for the Regional Water Authority in New Haven, CT and over the past 33 years, 14 in an executive capacity, she has assumed leadership positions of increasing responsibility. Kris has assumed a variety of positions across several Fortune 500 companies including Clairol, Inc., Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. environmental consultants, Environmental Compliance Officer for ABB/Combustion Engineering, Director of Global Environmental Programs and EHS Governance at Pratt and Whitney (Division of UTC), and most recently (prior to her present role with GE), she was the Director of Environmental Programs at Tyco International located in Princeton, NJ.
Kris possesses a BS in Biology from Fairfield University, MS Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut, MEM Environmental Management from Yale University, and an EMBA from the University of Connecticut. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in 9 states, Board Certified Environmental Engineer in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, Certified Safety Professional, Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer, and an ENVISIONTM Sustainability Professional . She also possesses a Class IV Water Treatment Plant Operators License issued by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health and is an Environmental Laboratory Director through the same agency. Kris is an active member in several professional EHS organizations and was elected to the status of Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers and serves on the advisory board for the University of Connecticut School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, President of the National Association of Environmental Managers, NAEM, as well as Vice President/President-elect of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. For the past 6 years, Kris was a visiting lecturer at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineers at the University of Connecticut School of Engineering in 2011.
IBM (retired)
Dr. Sharon Nunes recently retired from IBM, where she spent 28 years in several areas of IBM's businesses: Research, Development, Manufacturing, CHQ, Business Development and Sales. During her career, Sharon helped to launch two global businesses for IBM: Life Sciences (2001), and Big Green Innovations (2006) which became one of the cornerstones of IBM's Smarter Planet program. Sharon merged her background in Materials Science and Engineering, with her knowledge of Information Technology to anticipate new business needs and convince her superiors to invest in new growth areas for the business. Together with clients and partners, Sharon's mission at IBM was to demonstrate how information technology played a critical role in helping to solve the world's problems.
Dr. Nunes held numerous executive positions at IBM, but is most proud of the recognition she received for mentoring women and early-career employees. In 2004, she was awarded IBM's Fran Allen Mentoring Award and in 2006 was named a National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) "Women of Excellence" national award winner for her impact in mentoring technical women. In 2009, Sharon was recognized as a Women's History Month Honoree as one of the "Women Taking the Lead to Save our Planet" and was inducted into the WITI (Women in Technology International) Hall of Fame. While at IBM, Sharon was a leader in the IBM Global Women's Council and co-chair of the global "Women in Technology" committee at IBM.
Dr. Nunes received her Ph.D. in Materials Science in 1983 from the University of Connecticut. She has held numerous board positions over the past fifteen years. She is currently an emeritus member of the Board of Directors for the University of Connecticut Foundation, a member of the Engineering Advisory Board at the University of Connecticut and a member of the Project Advisory Board for Idaho's "Managing Idaho's Landscapes for Ecosystem Services" NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement award. Dr. Nunes was a National Academy of Engineering "Frontiers of Engineering" fellow and was a member of the National Academy of Engineering "Engineer of 2020″ advisory board. In 2006, she was inducted into the University of Connecticut Academy of Engineering for Distinguished Engineers.
Thomas Prete
VP, Engineering – Military Engines
Pratt & Whitney
Tom Prete is vice president of Engineering, Military Engines at Pratt & Whitney. Tom provides overall strategic leadership for technical activities related to all military engine programs, ensuring Engineering's timely delivery to critical internal and external customer requirements, including product cost, reliability, production and flight test support. Tom brings nearly 28 years of technical experience to this role.
Since joining Pratt & Whitney in 1988, Tom has held positions of increasing responsibility in Engineering and Customer Service, serving most recently as vice president, Engineering. Among his many contributions, Tom successfully led the development, testing and certification of the PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ family of engines – the largest commercial engine development program in recent history.
Tom's additional leadership roles include chief engineer for Operational Military Engines, director for Global Services Engineering and chief engineer of Hot Section Engineering. While supporting the Military Engines business unit, Tom lead the technical effort to achieve F119 Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on the F-22. In addition, he received the William G. Chamberlain Award for outstanding military customer service in leading the F100 and J52 engineering organizations.
Tom was inducted into the University of Connecticut School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Engineers in 2008, a distinction reserved for alumni who have consistently demonstrated professional achievements and advanced the quality and reputation of the School of Engineering. He also serves on UConn's School of Engineering Senior Advisory Board and Georgia Tech's Aerospace Engineering School Advisory Council and is an inducted member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.
Mark D. Raymond
Chief Information Officer
State of Connecticut
Mark Raymond began serving as the Chief Information Officer for the State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services, Bureau of Enterprise Systems and Technology on June 2, 2011.
He has over two decades of technology and business experience consulting in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts that includes working in the areas of finance, payroll, human resources, budgeting, procurement, human services, revenue and transportation. As a consultant, he has worked with Federal agencies including the U.S. Treasury, Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Mr. Raymond earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science in Engineering from the University of Connecticut and lives in Glastonbury with his wife and children.
James P. Redeker
Connecticut Department of Transportation
James Redeker was named Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation by Governor Dannel P. Malloy on August 25, 2011. He is responsible for overseeing the statewide system of highway operations and maintenance, capital project design and construction and public transportation.
Mr. Redeker serves on the board of the Connecticut Airport Authority, which is responsible for Bradley International Airport and the five general aviation airports. He also serves on the boards of the Connecticut Port Authority and the Capital Region Development Authority. Mr. Redeker represents Connecticut and chairs the Northeast Corridor Commission that has responsibility for the creation and implementation of a short-term and long-term, regional investment strategy for the Northeast Corridor. Mr. Redeker is also a member of the Transportation Research Board Executive Committee.
Mr. Redeker joined CTDOT in 2009 after a 30-year career with NJ TRANSIT.
Mr. Redeker received a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Science in 1977 and a Master's in Civil Engineering in 1980 from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Jean Scire
SVP & Chief Information Officer
Philips Healthcare
Jean Scire (B.S. Chemical Engineering, '84 UConn) is a SVP and Head of IT, Business Groups and North Ameriac, at Philips, leading the IT organizations supporting Philips' global Health Tech-focused businesses. A member of the Philips information leadership team, Jean contributes strategic direction and is accountable for a critical order-to-cash processes. Her 30-year career has spanned leading business & company culture transformations, implementing lean practices, deploying complex global programs and championing inclusion & diversity focusing on gender parity.
She is a member of the UConn Academy of Distinguished Engineers.
Ramesh Sepehrrad
VP of National Governance, Risk and Compliance
Ramesh Sepehrrad is the VP of National Governance, Risk and Compliance at Comcast. Dr. Sepehrrad is responsible for overall governance, technology risk and compliance as it relates to information and infrastructure strategy. Dr. Sepehrrad oversees the several security teams focusing on the protection of customer data, the security of Comcast's Enterprise and Delivery infrastructure as well as all technology compliance related activities. Focus areas for her and her team include: data security, network security, application security, technology risk management, policy compliance, regulatory compliance, as well as customer privacy. Dr. Sepehrrad joined Comcast in April of 2007 and brings over 20 years of focused information technology, engineering, and security experience from a variety of industries. These industries include telecommunication, ISP's, and manufacturing sectors.
Prior to joining Comcast, Dr. Sepehrrad served as Director of Technology for Sprint Nextel. She was responsible for technology delivery for order management systems, quality governance and assurance and life cycle management for other areas. She has previously held senior leadership positions with Xerox Corporation with international assignments in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Dr. Sepehrrad holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNYAB) as well as Master of Science in Political Science and Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University. Dr. Sepehrrad is an active member of the Iranian-American community and has been outspoken on the issue of democracy and women's rights in her native country.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (retired)
Douglas Shidler was named Vice President Army Programs for Sikorsky Aircraft in 2008. He joined Sikorsky Aircraft as an engineer in 1984. He supported the development of the MH-60K Special Operations aircraft program in several capacities and then assumed the engineering manager role. He became the UH-60Q chief engineer for the development of the MEDEVAC BLACK HAWK derivative aircraft, and then moved on to become the Chief Engineer for the BLACK HAWK Product Line. Mr. Shidler became Director, Air Vehicle Design in 2000. He was promoted to the position of BLACK HAWK Program Manager, responsible for all BLACK HAWK core programs in 2002. In 2006, Mr. Shidler was assigned Vice President Marine Corps Programs, which included the VH Fleet, support of the CH-53D/E aircraft and the new CH-53K Development Programs. In February 2008, Mr. Shidler was assigned Vice President Army Programs, which included U.S. Army Programs and International BLACK HAWK Programs.
Mr. Shidler received a B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1984. He was recently inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineers at UConn. He received his M.B.A. from the University of Bridgeport in 1989. He is the Connecticut Chapter President for Army Aviation Association of America and is a member of the American Helicopter Society and the Association of the United States Army. In addition, he co-founded and mentors a local high school FIRST Robotics program for students.
General Manager, Engineering
General Electric Company
Paul Singer is currently the Technology General Manager for GE Industrial Systems, where he leads the global engineering teams for GE's electrical distribution businesses. GE Industrial Systems is a world-leading provider of power distribution, monitoring, and control equipment with $2 billion in revenues and operations in over 50 countries. GE Industrial's products distribute and control electrical power for cities, factories, commercial facilities, and homes.
Mr. Singer started his career as an aerospace design engineer at Chandler Evans Control Systems Co., developing fuel control and flight avionics systems. In 1993, he joined GE's Electrical Distribution & Control division as a New Product Introduction Program Manager where he went on to develop a series of products for the electrical industry. Over the next 10 years, he progressed through several technology leadership roles, including assignments in Product Quality, NPI leadership, and Six Sigma. In 2003, he was named the Technology Manager for GE Power Delivery & Control in Chicago, IL. There, he managed the engineering teams for GE Zenith Controls, Transmission & Distribution, and Electrical Equipment. In 2005, he was promoted to Technology Manager, Industrial Electronics & Systems based in Louisville, KY, where he led the engineering teams for GE Multilin, Electrical Equipment, & GE Digital Energy. In this role, he was instrumental in creating global design Centers of Excellence for GE's critical power business and driving a four-fold increase in new product introductions for this high growth segment.
In 2007, he was promoted to his current position as General Manager and returned to Connecticut, where he leads GE Industrial's engineers in developing and supporting electrical infrastructure products and projects around the world.
Mr. Singer earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves as the GE Executive for the University of Connecticut and is active in several electrical industry associations.
Catherine Smith
CT Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD)
Catherine Smith, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), was appointed in April 2011 to lead the state agency responsible for attracting and retaining businesses and jobs, revitalizing neighborhoods and communities, and fostering appropriate development in Connecticut's towns and cities.
Commissioner Smith's top economic development priorities are to strengthen the state's efforts to nurture and drive innovation; effectively promote and market the state's many business advantages within Connecticut and beyond its borders; and place a renewed emphasis on all aspects of customer service in order to make the state more business-friendly and attractive for investment.
Joseph Triompo
Joe Triompo, Vice President & General Manager UTC Power is responsible for company operations and development and innovation of new fuel cell technology.
Prior to this position, Mr. Triompo was President of Aerospace Power Systems at Hamilton Sundstrand, responsible for the Electric Systems business, headquartered in Rockford, IL, which included the Elektronik Systeme GmbH business in Nordlingen, Germany. Mr. Triompo also held responsibility for the Air Management Systems business based in Windsor Locks, CT, including the HS-Nauka division in Moscow, Russia. In addition, he oversaw the Nord-Micro business located in Frankfurt, Germany and Page Aerospace Limited with sites in Sunbury, UK and Bremen, Germany.
In addition to serving on the Board of the University of Connecticut School of Engineering, he is a member of the University of Hartford Board of Visitors for the College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture.
Mr. Triompo holds a B. S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Connecticut. He completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan Fellows Program, receiving a master's degree in business management.
Mark Vergnano
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Chemours Company
Mark draws on over three decades of chemical industry experience, having joined DuPont in 1980 as a process engineer in the former Fibers Department in Richmond, Virginia.
He held a variety of manufacturing, technical and business assignments throughout his career and has lived in a variety of cities around the world. He was named vice president and general manager for DuPont Nonwovens in February 2003 and vice president and general manager for DuPont Surfaces and Building Innovations in October 2005. In June 2006 he was named group vice president of DuPont Safety & Protection. He was named executive vice president in October 2009.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Vergnano received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Connecticut and master's degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. Mark is a member of the University of Connecticut School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Engineers and Hall of Fame and is on the board of directors for the US National Safety Council and the American Chemistry Council. He is also on the Executive Committee of the Society of Chemical Industry, the Advisory Board for the University of Connecticut School of Engineering, and is a member of the board of directors for Johnson Controls International plc.


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WARSAW, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Poland's inflation will remain close to the central bank's 2.5 percent inflation target in the coming years, the bank said on Tuesday, explaining its decision to keep interest rates at an all-time low.
The bank's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) also said in a statement that a rise in food and energy prices has increased the current level of inflation, with underlying - or core - inflation still remaining at a "low" level. (Reporting by Pawel Sobczak and Bartosz Chmielewski; Writing by Marcin Goettig; Editing by Lidia Kelly)

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Here in the south, we have a saying: "If it can't be fixed with duct tape, it ain't worth fixin' at all!" Duct tape has been around for over 70 years and has become a staple in the handyman's bag of tricks. It has been used for things that even … [Read more...]
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Kim Prince is an entrepreneur as well as a farmer. She and her sister Konnie Miller own a small organic transition farm "At the Pond Farm LLC" where she grows shitake mushrooms, okra and sunflower seeds. She has also recently opened her own local market "Happy Heart Market" in Hartselle.
Under the Natural Resource Conservation Service's Environmental Quality Incentives Program, she and her sister have done an Organic Transition Conservation Activity Plan and put in a high tunnel house. She is currently installing a micro-irrigation system in her tunnel house and heavy-use areas outside her tunnel house.
The Happy Heart Market was inspired about 15 years ago when Kim visited Gatlinburg, Tenn., and saw a "Fresh and Local" market. She decided then she would like to offer "Fresh and Local" produce in Morgan County. Her market currently sells locally grown produce from other producers in Morgan County who have also participated in the EQIP program.
Some of the merchandise in her store includes fresh strawberries from Reeves Peach Farm, milk from the only organic dairy farm in Alabama – Working Cow Dairy, Lindsay Farms jams and jellies, and Golden Eagle syrup. She also has art available from local artists.
Check out her website (http://happyheartmarket.com/) for more information or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HappyHeartMarket.


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David Carbonara recalls discovering the wonders of composing for film.
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David Carbonara describes how he started writing scores for short films.
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David Carbonara describes the sounds he created for the popular TV show.
David Carbonara says this film called for a livelier score than he'd write for TV.
David Carbonara is an accomplished film and television composer who can be best described as a musical short story writer. A trombonist who grew up in the 1960s, he writes with a subtlety for creating moods and a flair for enlarging his characters, and his music often features creative interplay between strings, woodwinds and horns. Most recently, Carbonara created the score for the hit television series Mad Men and the documentary film Glickman, among many others. Hear Carbonara discuss the creative process in this ASCAP audio profile.


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Fashionable Feminine Backpack
Wearing a backpack is not only practical, it is also a key accessory to express yourself. One of New York's most influential brands, Proenza Schouler, has brought a new way of wearing a backpack to the Spring/Summer 2017 fashion shows. They have shortened the length of the strap so that the backpack sits under your arm not on your back. You might think that this is a style that is not going to catch on, but you would be wrong. This is not only a modern new way to spice up your outfit, but it is also comfortable. In Autumn/Winter 2011, the hottest accessory trend was to carry your pet pooch in your handbag, everyone thought that this was also a faze but it has become a statement look for celebs that is here to stay. Express yourself and your unique style with a backpack this season. Check out the hottest ways to wear your backpack this season below:


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Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos and share them with other users. Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010 as a free mobile app. The service was bought by Facebook in April 2012 for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock.
Videos on Instagram are limited to being 15 seconds maximum, and generally are limited to a square format. I will need to take this into consideration when designing my own video for the competition.


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I didn't know Starbuck's had a stalker
Fortune.com – This Just In – Seeing the World on Ten Coffees a Day: "A normal trip works like this: Winter maps out a route and loads his Honda Civic?bought for $4,000 on eBay?with a pile of Starbucks T-shirts, CDs (though the car lacks a CD player or even a tape deck), books, a computer, an egg-crate mattress, and, for protection, a baseball bat. He blazes through the stores (hitting a record 28 in one day on a swing through Portland, Ore., in 1999). At night he tries to find a Wal-Mart parking lot, where he can sleep in the Civic undisturbed. The car has no air conditioning and smells of stale coffee. "


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Some stars from the cast of "Wentworth" include Danielle Cormack, Nicole da Silva, Kate Atkinson, Shareena Clanton and Robbie Magasiva. Other prominent cast members include Ktarina Milosevic and Aaron Jeffery.
Danielle Cormack was born in New Zealand in 1970, where she began her career in acting. After having success in New Zealand, she gathered further fame in Australia through television roles in "Rake," "Underbelly: Razor," "Xena: Warrior Princess," "East West 100" and "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries."
Cormack received the best actress award at the NZ Film Awards for her role in the film "Topless Women Talk About Their Lives." She began work on "Wentworth" in 2013 and has since appeared in more than 30 episodes.
Nicole da Silva was born in 1981 in Sydney, Australia. Her acting career kicked off in 2005 with a recurring role in the medical drama "All Saints." She has since starred in multiple dramatic series including "Dangerous," "Carla Cametti PHD" and "Rush." She joined the cast of "Wentworth" in 2013 and won the award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female) at the ASTRA awards that same year. In the series, she plays the role of Franky Doyle, a lesbian inmate of the Wentworth Correctional Facility.


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However, for all their positive contributions, mergers also create potential problemsfor competition byincreasing the level of concentration of a given industry. Depending on whether the merger is horizontal, vertical or conglomerate, it could raise a number of competition concerns. A horizontal merger could eliminate a present competitive force from the market. Generally, a market in which there are 2 competitors from a competitive perspective is worse than one in which there are 3 competitors. To the extent that a merger creates that effect because it leads to a reduction in number of competitors, it is suspect. Vertical mergers may result in a predatory foreclosure effect or profit squeeze which ultimately may lead to the elimination of a competitor, and in the process may lead to the extension of market power from one level of the market to another. Conglomerate mergers though generally very benign may hurt competition, where for example, the introduction of a big company into a market in which it did not operate,through another company which it has acquired operating in that market, may adversely affect the competitive conditions in the market. This could be by raising the psychological barriers to entry in the market, subsidization of predation in the new market with profits from other markets in which the conglomerate is dominant, and creation of potential reciprocity situations where in imperfect markets, the merged entity's buying power can be used to induce others to buy its products or services in other markets, when ordinarily they wouldnot, thus foreclosing the market from competitors.
It is precisely for the above reasons that in recognizing that mergers could be beneficial and at the same time potentially harmful, competition laws provide, as the ISA 2007 has done, for a mandatory pre-notification of all M&A transactions to the competition bodies, the role which the SEC plays in Nigeria in the absence of a competition authority.
Can there be sanctions for non-notified M&A transactions and if so, what?
In relation to this question, it is important to recognise at the outset that the ISA 2007 has under section 13(p) invested the SEC with the foundational power "to review, regulate and approve mergers, acquisitions, takeovers and all forms of business combinations and affected transactions of all companies in Nigeria." This foundational power is reinforced by the specific provisions in Part XII, ss. 118 – 128 of the ISA, the most fundamental, as mentioned above,being the obligation for a mandatory pre-notification of qualifying M&A transactions under section 118(1) of the ISA. As mentioned earlier, a noticeable feature of the regime under Part XII is what appears to be a lacuna or gap in the law, in the sense that while the law clearly prescribes an obligation to pre-notify mergers for approval, it does notprescribe the penalty or consequence should parties choose not to heed this obligation. This lacuna therefore creates some confusion as to whether non-compliance is punishable or whether what we have is really a legal exhortation rather than an obligation.
The author is of the view, for reasons proffered hereunder, that the absence of a specific penalty clause backing up the merger notification obligation does not support the conclusion that failure to notify is not punishable or attracts no consequence. First, one must recognise that Nigerian merger control regime, unlike the regime in other jurisdictions,does not exist within an autonomous competition law system, but exists as part of our wider securities regulation system in which the SEC is the apex or super-regulator. In the context of effective regulation, the ISA has invested the SEC with a swathe of sanction powers, from the criminal to the civil and administrative, coupled with the power to impose other remedies such as behavioural and reputational sanctions (see e.g. section 305(3(c) ISA 2007). It is to be stated therefore as a first proposition that where a violation occurs in the context of a merger transaction, there is no reason of principle or law why the SEC cannot impose or activate any of the sanction powers and provisions that exist within the ISA which the SEC enforces. Further, although Part XII of the ISA is silent on the consequence of non-notification of M&A transactions, for the reason stated above, to wit, the fact that Nigerian merger control regime at the moment is part of its wider securities regulation system, it appears that the gap in failing to provide for sanction for not notifying qualifying M&A transactions is filled by a provision such as section 303 of the ISA which provides a default sanction power for violation of any provision of the ISA or any rule or regulation made thereunder.Section 303(1) of the ISA provides: "Except as otherwise specifically provided under the provisions of this Act, any person who violates or contributes in the violation of the provisions of this Act or of any rule and regulations made thereunder is liable to a penalty of not less than N100,000 (about $600) and a further sum of N5000 ($30) per day for every day that the violation continues."
It is our view that parties who have not notified their merger transactions as the ISA stipulates under section 118 of the ISA are potentially liable to the general penalty regime under section 303 of the ISA. Interesting questions thereby raised, are: whether the section 303 default sanction provisions are sufficient and effective to induce compliance with the mandatory obligation to pre-notify as prescribed under section 118? In practice, are merging parties motivated to do a cost-benefit analysis and assess if the gains from non-compliance, such as the fact that transactions can proceed speedily and not suffer a delay from awaiting a decision by the SEC, outweigh the possible pains of non-compliance. Given the paltry sum provided for under section 303 of the ISA, the attraction not to comply is real and parties may conceive that itmakescommercial sense to proceed with the transaction and damn the financial sanctions.
It appears that the default financial sanction provisions under section 303 of the ISA may not have had the potential pernicious consequences created by bad mergers in mind, but as said, applies only because it is just a default provision. One can contrast this with provisions such as Article 14 of Council Regulation 139/2004 of 20th of January 2004 (the European Merger Regulation) that imposes fines on M&A parties of up to 10% of the annual turnover of the enterprises for failure to notify and get pre-approved their M&A transactions to the European Commission, and fines of up to 1 per cent of the annual turnover for supply of incorrect information or generally for failure of merger parties to cooperate with the European Commission in investigating a merger. A similar financial penalty provision exists in almost all merger control regimes in the world, including of recent the supra-national merger control regime of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) which came into force on 14 January 2013. The COMESA supra-national merger control regime provides for a fine up to 10% of the combined annual turnover in the COMESA Common Market of parties who failed to notify their merger transactions.
The problem with the Nigerian system remains the fact that merger control is not really viewed, as it should, from the prism of antitrust or competition protection, but more from the prism of securities regulation. SEC is not an antitrust body but a securities regulator. This then raises the ideological dilemma of antitrust enforcement, as we have it in Nigeria under the ISA, subsumed within securities regulation. Thus, can SEC at the same time be effectively both a securities regulator and a guardian of competition (the role played by a competition authority)? This is also the dilemma of the hermaphrodite. Can the hermaphrodite effectively be both male and female; that is, effectively use its two sexes, or must one sex bow in deference to the other?
Against the above discussions, on the question of whether SEC can impose fines for failure to notify an M&A transaction, in the absence of specific sanctions to back up the obligation of mandatory pre-notification under section 118, the submission is that indeed the SEC can impose fines; and this is as prescribed under section 303 of the ISA. Beyond fines on the legal entities involved in the transaction, there is no reason why the SEC cannot impose administrative sanctions even on officials and advisers of the parties involved in the non-notified M&A transaction. The basis for the later is section 151(6) of the ISA which gives to SEC the power to "impose administrative sanctions on any person or persons contravening any of the provisions of this part of the Act"; and section 118 imposing mandatory pre-notification obligation is in the same part of the Act as section 151 of the ISA.
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be dismantled?
A different question relates to whether monetary sanctions under section 303 is exhaustive or if in addition to it, the SEC is empowered to impose a dissolution or reversal of the non-notified M&A transaction. Although the answer to this question is not explicitly provided for, it is submitted that the power of the SEC to require parties to reverse or dismantle a non-notified M&A transaction is implied within the provisions of sections 13(p) of the ISA 2007 already cited, section 118 itself which is the obligation prescribing provision, and section 127 of the ISA by which the SEC can revoke a merger approval on a number of reasons, such as where procured by deceit or incorrect information. Noteworthy is subsection 2 of section 127 which provides that the Commission may prohibit the merger over which it has revoked its approving decision, even if a time limit prescribed in the Act for the Commission to take a decision may have elapsed. Noteworthy also is section 128 of the ISA which empowers the Commission to order the break-up of a company whose business practices undermine competition. On section 128 ISA, it may be argued that it amounts to stretching the language of section 128 too much to apply it to M&A transactions, given that the language of section 128 of the ISA seems geared towards an abuse of dominance scenario and not directed at a merger scenario. However, the counter-argument should be that if the Act recognizes that in deserving circumstances that the SEC can impose radical structural remedies in a market by requiring the dissolution of companies whose commercial practices undermine competition, there is no reason why the Commission cannot also inversely require parties to an M&A to dismantle the transaction where such was implemented without securing the prior approval of the SEC as the ISA mandates, particularly where such an M&A would have serious negative consequences on the competitive structure of the market and on consumers.
Granted, as has been argued, that the SEC has the powers to require the reversal or dismantling of a non-notified M&A transaction, a relevant question is whether the SEC should always at every occasion in which an M&A transaction is not notified to it, upon discovery require dissolution of that transaction? It is submitted that the answer to this question is that, "it depends". Since the SEC already has fining powers which it may have imposed, proceeding to require the parties to unravel the transaction without more may amount to an over-kill. Whether the SEC should require the reversal of the transaction, in our view, should depend on if the particular transaction in question, upon examination, is one which undermines competition and does not enjoy any of the redeeming features under section 121(1)(b) of the ISA. In other words, to decide if the non-notified M&A transaction should be reversed, the Commission should undertake a consideration of the transaction against the factors listed in section 121 of the ISA as if it were one notified to it. If such a review reveals that the transaction is one that would not have been approved had it been notified to the SEC, then the Commission would be right to require a dissolution or reversal of the transaction, in addition to financial penalties imposed. If on the other hand the review reveals that the transaction is one which would have been approved by the Commission had it been notified to it, the Commission should limit its intervention to financial penalties and allow the M&A transaction to stand. The approach suggested here is consistent with best practice as encapsulated under Article 8(4)(a) of the European Merger Regulation, where the remedy of dissolution is not automatically imposed, but only imposed if the non-notified M&A is assessed to be anti-competitive. By the referenced provision, "Where the [European] Commission finds that a concentration…has already been implemented and that concentration has been declared incompatible with the common market…require the undertakings concerned to dissolve the concentration, in particular through the dissolution of the merger or the disposal of all the shares or assets acquired, so as to restore the situation prevailing prior to the implementation of the concentration.."
Miscellaneous matters
Power to impose remedies
On miscellany, it is worth stating that the SEC as part of its merger control powers, can impose various remedies in order to resolve whatever competition concerns that an M&A may have. These remedies could be either behavioural such as price freeze to address consumers concerns, requirement to grant competitors access to infrastructure, Intellectual Property assets, research and Development (R&D) facilities, production facilities, and key technology. The basis for this is section 122(5)(b)(ii) of the ISA by which the SEC can approve a merger "subject to any conditions" and also section 123(3) of the ISA which contemplates that a merger may be approved by the SEC "with or without conditions". The remedy could also be structural by way of requiring a divestiture by the enterprise of a part of the enterprise to enable new entry or to strengthen some other competitors.
Third Party Intervention in the merger process
Another interesting question is the extent to which third parties may intervene in or influence an M&A transaction in Nigeria and get remedies. Precisely, is there any room for third parties to obtain prerogative writs against a merger? Starting from employees, a legal basis for their intervention is situated under section 123(2) of the ISA which imposes on the M&A parties an obligation to serve a copy of their merger notice to their registered employee unions or their employees generally. Although the provision in question does not specify what the employees are to do with this notification, it is argued that this provision supplies a basis for intervention in a merger process by employees, otherwise the right to be notified becomes a hollow one. Intervention by other third parties other than employees (such as consumer groups and competitors) will find basis under section 124(3) of the ISA which provides that "any person may voluntarily file any document, affidavit, statement or other relevant information in respect of a merger." The referenced provisions should be taken together with section 303(4) of the ISA which provides that "notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the complainant of a contravention may seek by action, consequential or punitive damages or any other remedy that may be available under the law."
Can the Corporate Affairs Commission come to the rescue?
M&A transaction parties would be reluctant to disregard the obligation to notify where they assess that chances of detection by the SECis high. This does not appear to be the case since parties are able to assume control of the companies that they have acquired by effecting the necessary share transfer and change of directorship filings with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Nigeria's companies registry. In practice, the CAC does usually accept filings without any reference to SEC. Therefore, in considering ways of making M&A parties to comply with the obligation to pre-notify, it may be necessary to think outside the box, and perhaps work out an inter-agency arrangement between the SEC and the CAC, whereby to accept filings of any significant change in shareholdings of companies and their directorships, the CAC could insist on the evidence of SEC approval of those transaction. This suggestion obviously may have its own problems, but it is believed that is one option that could be considered and fine-tuned by the SEC in order to induce compliance with the obligation on M&A parties to notify their transactions as the ISA stipulates, given that at present, the SEC's powers to impose sanctions and remedies, as discussed above, have not been altogether successful in inducing compliance.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge largely sided with Apple on Wednesday over how several technical terms will be defined in its patent fight against Samsung over smartphones and tablets.
Deciding on the meaning of certain terms, known as claim construction orders, helps to define the scope of a party's patent rights and can often shape the course of litigation.
Apple sued Samsung in the United States last year, saying the South Korean company's Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets "slavishly" copies the iPhone and iPad. Samsung then countersued Apple.
The claim construction order released on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, defines eight terms relating to seven different patents in the case. Koh opted for Apple's preferred interpretation on five of the terms, and Samsung's for two of them, according to the ruling.
Koh blended language that had been suggested by both companies for another of the terms, interpretation of the word "applet."
Representatives for the companies could not immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday.
The case is scheduled for trial in July. However, the Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Friday in Apple's attempt to stop the sale of some Galaxy products before trial. Koh had rejected Apple's request.
The case in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California is Apple Inc v. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd et al, 11-1846.
Source : http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCABRE8331F620120404


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Museum of Bath at Work
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The Museum of Bath at Work is at Camden Works, Julian Road, in Bath, Somerset, England.
This museum was established in 1978 to present the commercial development of Bath over the last 2000 years and includes displays on four floors. The main exhibit is the reconstruction of an engineering and mineral water making business set up by Victorian entrepreneur Jonathan Bowler in 1864. When the firm closed in 1969 the original premises of the firm were cleared of all the movable objects - almost one million of them - and the interiors of this firm reconstructed in the museum. One thousand photographs taken of the original business were used in the reconstruction of shop, workshops, offices, bottling plant, etc. Over 10,000 bottles were saved and a collection of half a million documents were also saved.[1]
Other reconstructions at the museum include a cabinet maker's workshop and a Bath Stone quarry face complete with crane, tools, etc. In 1999 a rare Horstmann car, built in 1914 was acquired,[2] and, in 2003, a comprehensive exhibition on Bath's development, 'Bath at Work : 2000 Years of Earning a Living' opened. A local history display in the Hudson Gallery opened in 2007 and features an ever changing display of photographs. In 2008 the only known example of a horizontal Griffin cycle gas engine was acquired.
Audio guides are available and interactive exhibits allow access to the exhibitions.
- ^ "Museum of Bath at Work". 24-hour museum. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Horstman History". Horstmann Company. Retrieved 2007-10-28.


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Principle of Measurement of Zirconia Oxygen Analyzers
Principle of Measurement
Toray zirconia oxygen analyzers determine oxygen concentration using the conductivity of a zirconia ceramic cell. Zirconia ceramic cells only allow oxygen ions to pass through at high temperatures. With reference gas on one side and sample gas on the other, oxygen ions move from the side with the highest concentration of oxygen to that with the lowest concentration. The movement of ions generates an EMF (Electro Motive Force) which can be measured to determine the oxygen content.
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In Fig. 1, a gas with fixed oxygen concentration (normally air) is placed on the A side as the reference gas (PR), while the gas whose oxygen concentration is to be measured (PM) is placed on the B side. When this is done, ion conduction occurs from the side with higher oxygen concentration to the side with lower oxygen concentration.
The electrochemical reaction on both sides follows Formula 1, and the EMF accompanying ion conduction is given by the Nernst equation (Formula 2).
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Since the EMF varies depending on the temperature of the zirconia sensor and the oxygen concentration of the reference gas (PR), in the actual device, the zirconia sensor is placed in a constant temperature oven, and air is generally used as the reference gas.
With Toray's zirconia sensor, a stable EMF conforming to the Nernst equation is obtained from about 500°C, as shown in the Table.
General Precautions for Use
Zirconia oxygen analyzers ordinarily operate at a high temperature close to 800°C (700°C, in the case of Toray). Therefore, please be aware that measurement may be impossible, or there may be adverse effects on sensor service life, in the following situations.
- Oxygen analyzers cannot be used if the set-up atmosphere is an explosion-proof zone.
- If the measured gas contains flammable gas (i.e. methane, alcohol, carbon monoxide), it will cause a combustion reaction, and result in measurement error.
- Organic silica (used in sealing compounds etc.) will cause sensor degradation. (Our company's findings indicate that this is the leading cause of degradation.)
- The sensor may degrade if the measured gas contains corrosive gas (i.e. fluorine-based gases, chlorine-based gases, sulfate-based gases) or poisonous substances (i.e. Si, Pb, P, Zn, Sn).
- If the measured gas intermittently contains a substance such as carbon monoxide with a high calorific value, the sensor will accumulate a heat history, and this will cause sensor malfunction due to problems such as platinum electrode peeling.
- If the measured gas contains large amounts of NOX, SOX or other corrosive gas, this will cause sensor malfunction due to problems such as platinum electrode peeling.
- At high temperatures, freon gas will cause an unpredictable reaction with oxygen, and this may result in measurement error.
- Water droplets, dust and mist will damage the sensor, shorten its service life, and cause errors.
- In general, these analyzers cannot be used with closed loops (circulating systems) unless they are specially designed for that purpose. The sensor may be damaged by excess pressure.
When measuring gases containing these substances, please remove those substances before supplying gas to the analyzer. For information on removal methods, please consult with the sales supervisor prior to purchase.


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"Dancing is like dreaming with your feet". These words by Constanze Mozart – wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, best describes the accomplishments and successes celebrated by the Dance Sport Academy of the Vaal Triangle Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) during the past few months on both regional and national levels.
On Tuesday, 6 September 2016 the community on the Vaal Triangle Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) inaugurated its newly elected student leadership for the term 2016/2017.
The annual ensemble concert at the NWU School of Music has been a regular fixture on the concert calendar for five years. This year´s performances have been divided between two concerts — the Autumn Ensemble Concert took place in May, and the Spring Ensemble Concert will now be presented on Tuesday 20 September 2016 at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall.
The English Department at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has once again chosen the life and works of Herman Charles Bosman, the eminent South African author, as the focus of its biennial lecture series.
Olivier Tshimbidi, alumnus of the Vaal Triangle Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), wants alumni to stand tall and stand together – and he is leading by example.
The Vice-Chancellor of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), Prof Dan Kgwadi shares the following message with the university's alumni fraternity.
The Department of Student Counselling and Development (SCD) on the Vaal Triangle Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) has a clear mission statement: To provide high quality service and consultancy that empowers students to be psycho-socially well-balanced, career wise and well integrated citizens.
"The individual who made an exceptional contribution to planning education and training" – this is the achievement for which an academic of the North-West University (NWU) was honoured by SAPI (South African Planning Institute).
The history of the ANC, specifically in the North West Province, was documented in a new book launched on 25 August on the Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU). The book, entitled Khongolose was authored by Prof Bernard Mbenga and Prof Andrew Manson from the campus as well as Dr Arianna Lissoni from Wits, and captures the history of the ANC in the province since 1909.
Don't let the name of the game fool you. Mini Cricket is serious business – just ask any one of the more than 500 youngsters (and 85 coaches) who will be participating in the annual NWU Vaal Mini Cricket Festival on 17 September 2016.
Prof Elda de Waal, expert in Education Law on the Vaal Triangle Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), recently took part in a panel discussion on the radio program "Praat saam", hosted by Lynette Francis on the radio station RSG.
A collaboration agreement was concluded between the North-West University (NWU) and a distance-teaching organisation to help alleviate the socio-economic circumstances and level of teaching in disadvantaged areas.


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How to test Cookies with Selenium WebDriver
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Cookies are usually small text files, given ID tags that are stored on your computer's browser directory or program data subfolders. Cookies are created when you use your browser to visit a website that uses cookies to keep track of your movements within the site, help you resume where you left off, remember your registered login, theme selection, preferences, and other customization functions.The website stores a corresponding file(with same ID tag)to the one they set in your browser and in this file they can track and keep information on your movements within the site and any information you may have voluntarily given while visiting the website, such as email address. [Original source]
Here is a screenshot how you can inspect cookies in Chrome developer tool
How to delete cookie on with webdriver?
// delete all cookie
Cookie cookie = driver.manage().getCookieNamed("SomeCookieName");
// delete cookie named
How to get cookie so you can assert it later on
// Get cookie named
Cookie cookie = driver.manage().getCookieNamed("SomeCookieName");
// Get all cookies
How to send cookies with selenium webdriver?
Cookie cookie = new Cookie("name", "value");
For more information An interface for managing stuff you would do in a browser menu


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The Staff Development & Care (SDC) Leader serving as the Leader Development Manager shall serve The Navigators and fulfill the responsibilities listed below in the spirit of The Navigators vision, Core values and calling: "To advance the Gospel of Jesus and His kingdom into the nations through spiritual generations of laborers living and discipling among the lost."
This position will contribute to the success and effectiveness of the SDC department by collaborating with the SDC Leadership Team (LT) in leading the whole of staff training, development and care together as a primary responsibility, with oversight of leader development as a secondary responsibility. Together, the SDC LT will ensure the effective orientation, growth, development, and care of Navigator staff by partnering with Missions, ministries, networks, and departments for job-specific training. The Leader Development Manager will also bring management, collaboration and coordination to leader development throughout the Navigator organization.
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In 1998, the American Film Institute, or AFI, created a list of the 100 most influential and best-made films from the first 100 years of cinema. The list was updated one in 2008 as part of the 10th anniversary of the initial list's creation.
AFI's "100 Years...100 Movies" list began as a project to create a comprehensive overview of the vast achievements of American film making. The institution first conducted exhaustive internal research and documentation to compile a pool of over 400 films that best represented the power and expertise of America's film history. After compiling this body, AFI collaborated with more than 1,500 individuals involved in the film industry, including directors, screen writers, producers, actors and critics.
AFI reached a consensus on the top 100 by aggregating and analyzing the feedback and choices from all participants. The final list was presented as 145-minute special broadcast on CBS television on June 16, 1998. The special was later adapted into a 460-minute 10-part series for the TNT network, hosted by actors Sally Field, Richard Gere and Jodie Foster, with narration by actor James Woods. The 10th anniversary special aired on CBS on June 20, 2007 and was hosted by actor Morgan Freeman.


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About the Journal
"International Соmmercial Arbitration Review" is the only Russian specialized journal dedicated to the problems of international commercial and investment arbitration in Russia and abroad.
Being in print since 2010, this journal is a successor of "International Commercial Arbitration" journal which was issued in Moscow in 2004–2008 and was highly estimated by the specialists both in Russia and abroad.
The leading Russian and foreign specialists in the sphere of international commercial and investment arbitration form the journal Editorial Council: A. Komarov (Chairman), A. Asoskov, M. Boguslavsky, V. Veeder, N. Vilkova, J. Hertzfeld, A. Zhiltsov, I. Zykin, B. Karabelnikov, G. Crespi Reghizzi, A. Kostin, A. Makovsky, A. Muranov, K. Hober, R. Khodykin, V. Chubarov, V. Yarkov.
Since 2016 full versions of all issues of "International Commercial Arbitration Review" are published at its website in open access. All previous issues (starting from 2004), which have become a bibliographic rarity, are also available. Over 30 issues of the journal and almost 500 articles in Russian and English languages scanned and converted into PDF format provide readers with a full text search options and may be found at: http://arbitrationreview.ru/soderzhanie-nomerov.
"ICA Review" also initiated the placement on the websites of the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Maritime Arbitration Commission (MAC) at the same Chamber of many books about the ICAC and the MAC: on their history, bibliography, statistics, as well on their practice. The MAC practice is available starting from 1932 while the ICAC practice is presented starting from 1995 (all books of professor М. Rozenberg on such practice are available). Similarly, each book is in the PDF format with the full text search options. See: http://mkas.tpprf.ru/ru/materials/ and http://mac.tpprf.ru/ru/materials/ (to see the complete list of all materials click "Open More" ("Открыть еще")). See also: http://arbitrationreview.ru/praktika-mkas-i-mak.
Mission of the "ICA Review": be a reliable source of interesting and helpful information about international commercial and investment arbitration; contribute to development of international arbitration as an alternative form of resolution of international commercial disputes.
Read in each issue:
- Articles of leading Russian experts on international commercial and investment arbitration and private international law;
- Overviews and comments on the most recent and most significant amendments to the Russian and foreign legislation regarding regulation of international commercial and investment arbitration as well as challenging and enforcement of international arbitration awards;
- Arbitral awards rendered both in the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad. You will have an opportunity to take a look at the most interesting cases which have been recently heard by the ICAC and MAC at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and leading foreign arbitration centers;
- Translations of the most interesting foreign publications on resolution of disputes arising in the foreign trade sphere;
- Other useful materials.
The journal is issued by Association of Researchers in Private International and Comparative Law with support of Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners and with participation of:
- International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation;
- Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation;
- Department of Private International Law of the Research Centre of Private Law named after Alekseev S.S.;
- Department of Private International and Civil Law of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;
- E-library Nauka Prava.


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On the afternoon of 15 January 2008, Dharma Drum Mountain hosted a press conference at The Grand Hotel in Taipei to announce the initiation of its new campaign – "Good Vows Light Up the World". DDM is working with the media to encourage people to take good vows and elevate levels of virtue in society, ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year.
Representatives of Taiwan's major broadcasters, including China Times, United Daily News, Liberty Times, TVBS, Taiwan Television, China Television, ETTODAY Television, ERA Television, and Unique Television, were present at the conference.
Emphasizing the importance of making good vows, Venerable Master Sheng Yen stated his belief that the vows taken will certainly be fulfilled if they are practiced consistently. Representatives at the conference also promised to promote and practice the principles of the campaign through the media, thereby further encouraging the pursuit of virtue and happiness in society.
DDM believes that if all broadcasters commit themselves to reporting more news with a positive focus, the level of virtue in society would increase, consistent with DDM's vision of "uplifting the character of humanity to build a pure land on earth", and ultimately a harmonious society can be achieved.
In conclusion to the conference, Venerable Master Sheng Yen asserted his hope that the press conference would act as a catalyst, and that the inspirational stories of people taking good vows and doing good deeds would be broadcasted more often. After all, it is only through actively promoting the good and the virtuous that society can be filled with harmony, peace, happiness, hope and health.
May all people make good vows.
May all people do good deeds.
May everyone's fortune take a turn for the better.
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While living in Armenia and raising kids here can be very empowering and enriching, it also comes with its part of challenges; the main one for me being the lack of equality and diversity that they witness or encounter in their everyday life and more specifically in dealing with different institutions and services available to the public; transport, schools, hospital, public spaces, entertainment centers… This lack of equality is demonstrated in many forms; comments, attitudes, stereotypes, annoying constant staring from others, unsolicited derogatory comments, peer-pressure, lack of accessibility/opportunities for some. So while you try to teach your kids, as part of your family values, to be who they want to be and respect and treat equally everyone else regardless the way they look, what they wear, the way they walk or talk, who they love or attracted to, if they have disabilities or not, it seems that once outside of the home they are constantly bombarded by opposite messages from school teachers, taxi drivers, grocery store workers, doctors(sometimes), TV, pop singers, art school teachers and many people they encounter outside their home.
Of course during the years, you find ways to deal with all these challenges like talking more with your kids, raising the issue with their teachers, encouraging self-expression no matter what others say, support them unconditionally and try to find safe nurturing spaces/institutions/initiatives for them to be able to grow and mature. And sometimes you just sit and cry and get angry together with them for things that seems almost impossible to change and giving them hope that some day it will and try to find solutions in the meantime for them to feel better in this society. Overall all these challenges make your family grow stronger together and teach your kids to be able to lead their own battles, develop self-confidence and learn how to deal with different mentalities wherever they find themselves in the future.
So our trip to Vienna was somehow refreshing and gave the kids the opportunity to live for a short period in a city where diversity is celebrated and equality is part of the city's policies. So they got to experience how all public transportation was accessible to everyone, as well as museums, buildings, and all spaces. They saw first hand how different people were celebrating together the New Year without any fight or violence, everyone minding their own business. People were dressed differently in the metro, some had blue, green hair, one even had a butterfly on his beard and funny eyeglasses… My 16 year-old who often gets asked in the street of Yerevan "Aghchik es te tgha? (are you a girl or a boy?") because she has very short hair and dresses in a gender neutral way, spent a whole week not being bothered with these kind of comments.
The last day, we had booked rooms in a very gay-friendly guesthouse, Pension Wild. My 14 year-old who is an advocate of equal rights and gets many problems from her classmates for raising the issue of homophobia and sexism in school was super excited to see the rainbow flag on the entrance of the pension. We had to share toilets and my 11 year-old had many questions after reading the queerbook, which was left in the common toilets and was going through it and engaging us in the discussion. The owner of the hostel (Pension Wild) was also very friendly with everyone and the kids liked him and felt the warm welcome. While walking down the streets, my kids noticed also the streetlights showing green light same-sex couples and pointed out on how people are respectful of others' choices and identities.
We arrived back to Yerevan in the early morning, tired but content. My 16 year-old was passing though the passport control in front of us when the other officer beside her booth turned to the officer looking through her passport asking in Armenian (thinking that my daughter is a tourist or didn't understand the language) "huh, inch e aghchik er te tgha?" (is she a girl or a boy?)- My daughter turned to him very quickly and with a frown and loud voice said "Iyaaa, ch-haskatsa?" (Hey, what do you mean? In a local slang) – So the officer turned away, surprised.
Vienna was a good place to show kids that equality is possible and people lived much better and peacefully when everyone is included and valued.


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Oh yeah, you heard right.
Jets QB Geno Smith was reportedly socked in the jaw by linebacker IK Enemkpali (above), a 2014 6th round draft pick. Smith broke his jaw and will need surgery.
I swear to you, this kind of stuff only happens to the Jets.
That leaves the Jets with veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick and the raw rookie Bryce Petty as the only QBs on the roster. What does that mean?


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It has been very quiet for a few months but here is our quarterly update again. Not much changed compared to last quarter. One disappointing observation however: telecom providers are pushing Android 2.3 prepaid models again, will it ever stop? Windows phone remains stable with only low cost prepaid models. Windows tablet remains stable but only because of aggressive price cuts on the Microsoft Surface 1 models.
Based on the offerings from Dutch telecom providers and (online) shops the following market share prediction can be made for smartphones:
And for tablets:
And of course the fourth edition of the list with recommend test devices you should use a minimum to test their mobile apps on the different platforms. This list will be enhanced each quarter. This quarter there quit a few additions: new high-end Samsung devices.


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I installed Freshbooks connector plugin. (1.0.4)
Went to Connector configuration and entered in the url and api key. (Double checked that it was correct)
I then click Synchronize or Quick Sync and just shows Syncronizing forever and doesn't finish.
In Freshbooks, I have one client with 3 projects and nothing has been entered so there is very little to sync with.
I did try click on debug mode to see if I could provide more info but since it doesn't ever return from sync'ing I can't view the log.
I did see the log in the Appdata/Roaming/Klok2... folder but its empty.
What can I do to fix so this works?


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Debora Lee Borger and Bruce Allen Schnabel were married yesterday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Allentown.
Mrs. Cynthia Kalman, the bride's sister, was matron of honor and Gregory Schnabel was his brother's best man.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood S. Borger of Bethlehem and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schnabel of Telford are the couple's parents.
The bride and bridegroom are employees of Lambert-Snyder Agency. Mrs. Schnabel graduated from Liberty High School and her husband is a graduate of Dieruff High School and the Culinary Institute of America.
They will reside in Trexlertown.


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I had to do a post on the Ankara Sandal from JustFab, and once I logged onto Shoe Dazzle, I spotted another similar style to the Zara Python sandals released last year!
Both are similar with the same python pattern heel, but different heights and straps. I went towards the Ankara sandal and not just because I snagged them for 19.99 ;) but because of the height and the yellow strap was screaming SPRING!
I can NOT wait until my mail man drops these bad boys off at my door step!
Side Note: Snow.. please go away!
Below is the Zara Python Sandal.
&& this is the JustFab Shoe
What are your thoughts on the Zara Dupe? Yay or Nay?


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Burns Looking for info about Thomas James BURNS
Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any advice for me I have hit a brick wall with my family history research I tried posting some photo's too help but even this has not led me too any new leads. I have looked back through all the old family photo's hoping I just missed a clue but I wasn't able to find anything new or that could help. I am stuck big time I have no one else left in the Burns side of my family too ask as even they dont know anything or have they ever been told any details, I showed them the first Pictures.So you can see how I am stuck if anyone can give me some advise when you have a spare min I would be very greatful for your help what ever you can.
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Hooch , from Australia, has been a Family Tree Circles member since Apr 2012.