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The Charles F. Dolan School of Business Advisory Council Members
Mary Campbell MA'72
Managing Director
EDF Ventures
Mary Campbell is a Managing Director and Founder of EDF Ventures. EDF Ventures, an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based venture capital firm, invests in early stage market driven opportunities in health care. Mary is a Managing Director and Founder of EDF Ventures. She has been an active investor both in healthcare and information technology companies for over 20 years.
Mary led several of the firm's most successful transactions including:
- Pixelworks, a leader of system-on-a-chip integrated circuits for the advanced display market which became a public company
- HandyLab, a developer of molecular diagnostic assays and automation platforms, sold to Becton Dickinson & Company
- Sircon, a provider of automation solutions for the insurance industry, sold to Vertafore the nation's number one insurance software provider
Kevin Cannon '80
Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC
Kevin is Chief Executive Officer of Zweig-DiMenna Associates, a New York based hedge fund adviser, a position he has held since 2000. He started with the firm as COO in 1998, after he was asked by his classmate and friend, Joe DiMenna '80, former University Trustee, to take on this new role. Kevin began his career at Deloitte after graduating from Fairfield in 1980 with a B.S. in Accounting. He was Partner in charge of the Connecticut tax practice prior to joining Zweig-DiMenna.
Kevin and his wife, Elaine live in Easton, CT with their 15-year old son Nicholas.
Kevin has been a member of the Fairfield Awards Dinner committee and a Director for the Connecticut Grand Opera. He has also been the director of the DiMenna Foundation since 2003 which supports organizations in the arts, education and those for the development of children.
Christopher S. Cardell '81
Former President and COO
Jupiter MediaCh
Christopher S. Cardell has been a director, President, and Chief Operating Officer of Jupitermedia since its inception. Previously, Mr. Cardell was President and Chief Operating Officer of Mecklermedia from November 1997, and a director from February 1997 until it was acquired by Penton Media in November 1998. Prior to November 1997, Mr. Cardell held the office of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Mecklermedia. He joined Mecklermedia as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Cardell was a Senior Manager with Arthur Andersen LLP.
Hugh Davis '95
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Critical Mix, Inc.
Hugh Davis [http://www.linkedin.com/in/hughdavis] is a Managing Partner and Co-founder at Critical Mix, Inc, [http://criticalmix.com] – a global market research company headquartered in Westport, CT.
Prior to Critical Mix, Davis was a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Greenfield Online/Ciao Surveys and held several roles within the company. Davis was part of Greenfield Online as a two-person start-up while in college and for the following 15 years was part of the leadership team that grew the business to a 600+ employee publicly traded company (Nasdaq: SRVY), and ultimately the sale of the business to the Microsoft Corporation.
Davis's career highlights as part of the executive leadership team at Greenfield include: the 1999 MBO led by Insight Venture Partners; the sale of Greenfield Online custom-consulting business to Taylor Nelson Sofres in 2002; serving as company CTO from 2001 to 2005, and as such taking responsibility for all technology and product development; opening a wholly-owned 200+ employee offshore division in Gurgaon, India in 2004; completing a successful IPO and a secondary offering (Nasdaq: SRVY) in 2004; the acquisition and integration of three companies - CIAO, Gozing and Rapidata in 2005-2006; the sale of the business to the Microsoft Corporation in the fall of 2008 and the divesture of the ISS Division which was acquired by Toluna plc in July of 2009.
Hugh is an avid endurance athlete (Ironman 2x, Marathon 6x), pilot and entrepreneur.
Christopher C. Desmarais '93
Managing Director
GAMCO Asset Management
Chris is a Managing Director of GAMCO Asset Management Inc. as well as the Director of Socially Responsive Investments. In addition to being the co-portfolio manager of The Gabelli SRI Green Fund - an open-end mutual fund adhering to social and environmental guidelines, Chris' responsibilities involve marketing and client service of GAMCO's Value, Growth, and International capabilities for institutional, endowment, and family office clients as well as direct oversight of all of the firm's SRI equity products. Since joining GAMCO in 1993, Chris has been actively involved in expanding the firm's capabilities and involvement in the field of Socially Responsive Investing. Chris serves as the Chairman of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business Advisory Council at Fairfield University and has been a frequent speaker at various national and regional SRI conferences. Chris is a graduate of Fairfield University with a B.A. in economics.
Thomas J. Fanning, Sr. '78 P'10, P'06
Co-Managing Partner
Heritage Strategies, LLC
Mr. Fanning, founder and Co-Managing Member of Heritage Strategies LLC, is widely recognized as a leading expert in the field of estate and business continuity planning bringing over 30 years experience to the position. Mr. Fanning is also Co-Managing Member of Heritage Solutions LLC and Sterling Heritage Partners LLC. Mr. Fanning, a 1978 Fairfield University graduate and certified estate planner, began his career within the I.F.D. division of CIGNA, a $60 billion financial services leader.
Recognizing that his high net worth clientele desired more sophisticated and focused estate planning, Mr. Fanning partnered with two former CIGNA colleagues in 1990 and established one of the top national life insurance brokerage firms in the country representing some of America's most prominent families. In 2002, Mr. Fanning's former partnership was acquired by National Financial Partners, a NYSE listed company, where he remained as President until reacquiring his practice and establishing Heritage Strategies in 2009.
Mr. Fanning lectures extensively for major corporations, insurance companies, and prominent accounting and law firms on such topics as the implementation of sophisticated estate planning structures and strategic business planning techniques. Mr. Fanning also serves as Founder and Board Member for Gold Coast Bank and Member of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business Advisory Council at Fairfield University. In addition, he has long been devoted to philanthropic endeavors, currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors for The Thomas Hartman Foundation for Parkinson's Research, member of the Foundation Board at St. Francis Hospital (SFH), and member of the Chairman's Committee for SCO Family of Services (SCO) and The Viscardi Center Sports Night Dinner Committee.
Mr. Fanning resides in Glen Cove, New York, with his wife, and has two grown children.
Michael Ferrante '90
Executive Vice President and Chief of Operations
MultiPlan, Inc.
Michael Ferrante is the Executive Vice President, Chief of Operations at MultiPlan Inc, the nation's oldest and largest supplier of independent, provider network based cost management solutions in the healthcare industry. In his current role, Mr. Ferrante oversees all aspects of traditional operations departments, all Business Process Outsourcing, and all aspects of developing and maintaining MultiPlan's national network of healthcare providers.
Prior to his position at MultiPlan, Mr. Ferrante worked at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield. His career at Empire began in a Management Training Program. Throughout his career at Empire, Mr. Ferrante served in various roles, the last of which was as Director of Managed Care Product Development and Management.
Mr. Ferrante's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Fairfield University and an MBA with a double major in Finance and Marketing from New York University's Stern School of Business.
William F. Greenwood '81, P'11
Managing Director
Meridian Asset Management
William F. Greenwood is an accomplished and well respected financial industry executive with 23 years experience and a successful record of business development, portfolio management, and trading. Mr. Greenwood has extensive experience in fixed income markets, global treasury management, asset/liability management, private equity, business start-ups, and system implementation. He is involved in launching a managed futures fund with several partners and currently raising capital.
In 2006, Mr. Greenwood was recruited by The Carlyle Group as part of a management team to provide leadership in the development and implementation of a permanent capital vehicle where he served as a Managing Director. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Greenwood served as First Vice President in the Global Treasury Department of Merrill Lynch where he managed the firm's liquidity and collateral portfolios. He also worked closely with the global funding team in managing the risk of Merrill's debt portfolio. Mr. Greenwood served on Merrill's Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO).
Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1999, Mr. Greenwood served as a Vice President and U.S. Government bond trader at NationsBank, predecessor to Bank of America. Mr. Greenwood started his career at Chemical Bank, predecessor to JPM Chase in the U.S. Government and Agency bond department as a trader. He is a graduate of Fairfield University with a BA in Economics and received an MBA from Northeastern University.
Neal D. E. Griffin '91
Senior Managing Director
Head of Institutional Equity Trading
Institutional Strategy and Investment Group, Inc.
Neal has been with ISI for 16 years and has been instrumental in expanding the company from 19 to 120 employees. ISI is a macro-economic based research firm and also has a separate money management group that manages over $1.5 billion for individual investors and endowments.
Douglas W. Hammond '86
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
National Financial Partners
Mr. Hammond joined NFP in November 1999 and has served as Chief Operating Officer since April 2008. Mr. Hammond served as NFP's Executive Vice President and General Counsel from January 2004 to June 2008 and as NFP's Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from December 2002 to January 2004. Prior to joining NFP, Mr. Hammond was an attorney with the law firm currently known as Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, where he represented NFP's capital sponsor prior to NFP's formation. From 1995 to March 1998, Mr. Hammond held various legal and business positions in the financial institutions division of Gulf Insurance Group, Inc., a specialty lines insurance company. Mr. Hammond serves on the Board of Directors of Institutional Life Services, LLC and on the Trustees Advisory Council to the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University. Mr. Hammond received his B.A. from Fairfield University and J.D. from St. John's University School of Law.
Elaine Hughes
E.A. Hughes & Co.
Elaine Hughes, after graduating from Hunter College, was hired in 1976 by Springs Industries in an industry-setting precedent as the first female account executive in the Company's apparel fabrics division. Springs also sponsored Elaine toward her MBA degree which she received in 1980 from Sacred Heart University. Elaine went on to marketing positions in the textile industry with Malden Mills and Blue Ridge Winkler textiles. In 1991, after a term as Partner in the executive search firm of Bader Hartley, Elaine founded E.A. Hughes & Company.
Elaine was named Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year in 1996 by the Fairfield County Girl Scout Council. She is a three-term board member of Women in Management, where she initiated two programs: The WIM Scholarship Fund, which offers financial assistance to women who are attending college, working and raising families, and the WIM Mentorship Program, which assists high school teenagers with positive role models from business.
Elaine is a founding member of the New York Textile Group, formerly known as the New York Textile Board of Trade. She is on the board of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) and is a former board member of the Baseball Express Catalog Company in San Antonio, Texas.
Elaine Hughes is also the search partner in the retail consulting business, The Grayson Company, founded by Bob Grayson, former CEO, Limited Stores.
Elaine is regularly quoted in a number of publications, including Women's Wear Daily, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Crain's New York Business. She has been a featured speaker at numerous industry related events over the past 25 years.
Adrienne A. Johnson '91
Senior Vice President
Corporate Strategy and Business Development
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
Adrienne Johnson is the Senior Vice President responsible for Corporate Strategy and Business Development at AXA Equitable, which oversees corporate strategic planning, new business development, business area support, and operational excellence.
Adrienne has held several leadership positions since joining AXA Equitable in 1999, including Vice President and Chief of Staff in the Office of the CEO, and Vice President in the Marketing and Product Development. Prior to AXA, Adrienne was with Enterprise IG, AIG Trading Group, Inc., Morgan Stanley, and Shearson Lehman Brothers.
Adrienne received her B.S. from Fairfield University and her M.B.A. from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Since 2009, Adrienne has been an active member on the Fairfield Awards Dinner Committee, helping to raise funds for the University's Multicultural Scholarship Fund. She also currently serves on the Fairfield University Dolan School of Business Advisory Council.
Adrienne resides in Manhattan with her two sons.
Paul LaViolette '79
Venture Partner
SV Life Sciences
Paul LaViolette joined SVLS in January 2009. Paul was most recently Chief Operating Officer at Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC), an $8 billion medical device leader. During his 15 years at BSC, he served as COO, Group President, President-Cardiology and President-International as the company grew revenues over 20 times. Paul integrated two dozen acquisitions and led extensive product development, operations and worldwide commercial organizations. Paul previously held marketing and general management positions at CR Bard, and various marketing roles at Kendall (Tyco). He served on the boards of Urologix, Percutaneous Valve Technologies and Advamed, and currently serves on the boards of TranS1, Direct Flow Medical, Conceptus and DJO Surgical.
Paul received his BA in Psychology from Fairfield University and his MBA from Boston College.
Joan Bender Makara '74
Vice President Global Risk Operations, Consumer Finance
General Electric
Joan Makara has spent her entire career at GE. She entered the company on their Financial Management Program and has held numerous finance roles in GE and GE Capital. In 2001 she assumed her first role in GE Capital's Global Risk Management corporate function. Her roles there have given her extensive experience in commercial and consumer loan portfolio monitoring, economic capital analysis, policies, governance, and consumer products underwriting. Today her role supports a $110B global operation providing credit cards, consumer loans, and mortgage lending activities across Europe, parts of Asia and in the U.S.
Joan previously served on Fairfield University's Trustees Advisory Council.
Christopher McCormick '77
President & Chief Executive Officer
Chris McCormick became President and CEO of LLBean, Inc. in May 2001. In 1977, after graduating from Fairfield University, he began his career in marketing and accepted a position as Media Buyer with Garden Way, Inc. He became Marketing Manager and remained with the company until 1983.
Chris was particularly drawn to LLBean because it was a family-owned company bound by the principles of honesty, integrity, respect for people and a love of the outdoors. In 1983, he accepted the position of assistant advertising manager for the company. In the years that followed, he earned a succession of promotions. In May 2001, upon Leon Gorman's move to Chairman of the Board, he became the first non-family member to assume the title, of President and CEO of LLBean, Inc.
Under Chris McCormick's leadership, LLBean has emerged as an industry leader in brand management, customer loyalty and marketing database systems.
Robert M. McMahon '87
Senior Managing Director
GE Capital Americas
Rob is a Senior Managing Director in charge of Product Management for GE Capital America's. In this role, which he began in late 2010, he is responsible for all products across this finance company's 10 business units, which generate about $2 billion in net income annually.
Rob has 20 years of experience in bankruptcy related financing, and before taking his current role, he led GE Capital's Restructuring Finance Group - a recognized leader in bankruptcy lending. As a subject matter expert, he was frequently interviewed and quoted by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Reuters and Bloomberg.
Rob also held the position of Chief Operating Officer at GE's Commercial & Industrial Finance group, where he led two business integrations in addition to overseeing the unit's IT, Operations, and Six Sigma teams.
Before joining GE, Rob worked for 13 years at Dutch bank ABN AMRO and two of its U.S. subsidiaries, European American Bank (NY) and LaSalle National Bank (Chicago).
Rob played soccer for four years at Fairfield University and graduated in 1987 with a B.A. in Economics. He later obtained an M.B.A. in Finance and Management Strategy from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
John R. O'Neill '71, P'08
Managing Director & Practice Leader
Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services, LLC
John O'Neill is a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal and is the leader of the firm's valuation services practice. Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global multi-disciplinary consulting firm with over 2100 professionals located in 25 countries. Building on its roots in restructuring and turnaround consultancy, it has evolved to provide a full range of consulting services across the life-cycle of an organization, all of which draw on its operational heritage and are free of audit conflicts.
Prior to joining A&M, John and his family were franchisees and the area developer for Connecticut for Roni Deutch Tax Centers. John has spent the majority of his career in the accounting and tax world, having been a partner at Ernst & Young and the firm's U.S. Leader of Private Equity, as well as a tax partner in the firm's Transaction Advisory Services practice. Prior to Ernst & Young, John spent 25 years with Arthur Andersen where he was managing partner of the firm's Global Private Equity practice and the U.S. Transaction Advisory Services practice.
John is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and the New York Society of Public Accountants.
John has a B.S. in Accounting from Fairfield University and an M.B.A. in Taxation from Iona College Graduate School of Business.
James J. O'Shaughnessy '79
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Jim is an Audit Partner in the New York Metro practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). He has over 30 years experience with PwC working on a broad range of large multinational companies in the media, services and technology sectors, in addition to maintaining a variety of leadership roles with the firm. Jim has had significant experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, initial public offerings and equity and debt offerings in both public and private environments.
In addition to Jim's client responsibilities he has held various leadership positions including the Managing Partner of PwC's Global Entertainment & Media practice. Jim has been a frequent speaker on the trends and evolution of product delivery in the media industry and has been a contributor to the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook.
Jim is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is licensed to practice in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and California.
Kevin C. Piccoli, CPA '79
Deputy Director
Commodities Futures Trading Commission
Kevin is Deputy Director of the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight at the CFTC where his responsibilities includes implementing the Dodd-Frank legislation and oversight of all commodity and swap dealers and major swap participants. Prior to joining the CFTC, Kevin was Managing Director and CFO of Tradeweb, a leading global electronic trading exchange which focuses on creating markets in fixed income and derivative securities around the world. Kevin came to Tradeweb from The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation as an Executive Vice President responsible for managing the Corporate Consulting Group which assist businesses enhance revenue, assess strategy and reengineer process flows. The group consists of former, senior level consultants and business people who understand the Company's business and that of its' competitors. From May 2001 through November 2006, Kevin was the Chief Auditor of the Company responsible for the global audit function.
Prior to the Bank, Kevin was the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, responsible for the Firm's Global Accounting, Regulatory, Management Reporting and Treasury functions. Kevin was also the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of eSpeed, Inc. (a majority owned NASDAQ listed subsidiary of Cantor), where, along with the above responsibilities, he was also responsible for Investor Relations. Prior to joining both Cantor and eSpeed in the fall of 1999, Kevin was a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at Greenwich Capital Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Kevin's responsibilities included the global accounting, tax, and regulatory reporting areas of the Firm. Prior to joining Greenwich in April 1992, Kevin was an audit partner at Coopers & Lybrand and co-head of the Firm's Derivative Products Practice.
He received a BS degree in Accounting from Fairfield University in 1979. Kevin has written numerous books and periodicals on the financial service industry covering topics including risk, accounting issues, and AICPA Accounting and Audit Guides. Kevin is a NASD Series 24 FinOp, was a member of the AICPA Accounting Standards Executive Committee Financial Instruments Task Force, AICPA Stock Brokerage Committee, and the SIA Risk Assessment Committee.
Maive F. Scully '76
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (Retired)
GE Money
Maive Scully served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GE Money in Stamford. Beginning in 1976, Ms. Scully held various financial management positions with GE and GE Capital. She was named Vice President, Finance for GE Consulting Services in 1988; Portfolio Manager for GE Capital Services in 1990; and Chief Financial Officer for GE Capital's Structured Finance Group in 1992.
Ms. Scully's time at GE has been characterized by "learning and change." Within the company, she held 15 different positions spanning five major businesses. "I've worked with bankrupt airlines, telecom startups, and Fortune 100 companies," Ms. Scully says. "I've traveled around the world and worked with people from all around the globe."
Lisa Cowell Shams '87
Executive Vice President, Government Affairs
Westfield Group LLC
Lisa Cowell Shams serves as Executive Vice President, Government Affairs for the Westfield Group LLC., one of the world's largest publicly listed real estate companies with world headquarters in Sydney, Australia and its United States headquarters in Los Angeles, CA.
At Westfield, Lisa serves as the senior executive responsible for government affairs in the United States. Prior to joining Westfield, her professional background has spanned senior roles with a number of political campaigns, service as a United States Senate staffer as well as with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and as founder of a strategic consulting firm.
Her political experience includes service as Deputy Finance Director of the DSCC under the leadership of the Chairman, Senator Bob Kerrey (NE), Vice Chairman Senator Bob Torricelli (D-NJ) and then-Democratic Leader Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD). Lisa's campaign background includes the re-election campaigns of Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ) and Senator Chris Dodd (CT), as well as a US Senate race in Missouri and a number of other statewide and local races in Connecticut. She worked in the U.S. Senate on the staffs of Senators Lautenberg (NJ) and Max Baucus (MT).
Lisa serves on the Advisory Board of the California Business Properties Association and the Board of The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation as well as serving as Board Chair for The Affinity Advisory Group. She has also served on the Board of the National Retail Federation Foundation. Through her work at Westfield, she was a Board Member of the American Australian Association and she has been an active advisor with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on their annual Thanks & Giving campaign. In 2012, she received recognition as a "Woman of Achievement" by the Century City Chamber of Commerce.
Lisa Cowell holds a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in Survey Research from the University of Connecticut. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Politics with a minor in Religious Studies, from Fairfield University.
A native of Connecticut, Lisa Cowell currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, Ray Shams.
Kevin C. Shea '87
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
Kevin is a salesperson in the Interest Rate Products Group. He worked for 12 years as a trader on the US Government Trading desk. In 1999, he moved to London Fixed Income Sales, focusing on the Central Bank franchise. Kevin returned to New York in 2003 to join the Interest Rate Product Sales team, covering official institutions and macro hedge funds. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1987 and was named managing director in 2010.
Kevin served for three years as a member of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus Zoning Board of Adjustment and is serving a three-year elected term as a member of the Town Council. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University.
Kevin earned a BA in Economics and English from Fairfield University in 1987. He lives in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, with his wife and three daughters.
Steven Siwinski '92
High Road Capital Partners
Steven Siwinski is a Partner at High Road Capital Partners, a $470 million private equity firm focused on buying and building leading middle market companies. Steve is responsible for working with portfolio company management teams to formulate and implement financial best practices, value creation initiatives, and add-on acquisition integration plans across High Road's portfolio companies with the goal of achieving excellence in financial operations. Steve brings to High Road a unique combination of private equity, corporate finance, public accounting and advisory experience. Prior to joining High Road, he was a Finance Operating Partner at Marlin Equity Partners where he led due diligence and transition activities on new investments, provided interim financial leadership to portfolio companies, and advised portfolio company CEOs, CFOs and boards on strategic initiatives. Prior to Marlin, Steve was the Vice President of Finance and Strategy at The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) where he was a member of the senior management team, advised the chairman and CEO on corporate-wide strategic initiatives, and served as CFO for one of Hain's newly acquired high growth divisions. Steve was also a Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) where he worked on the GM bankruptcy and led various advisory projects for private equity firms. Steve began his career at Ernst & Young, where he rose to the level of Partner in the transaction advisory services practice and worked with private equity firms and their portfolio companies. While at Ernst & Young, he was also a member of the risk management committee responsible for new firm guidelines and co-leader of the middle market private equity initiative in New York.
Steve received a B.S. in accounting and finance from Fairfield University and an M.B.A. in finance and management strategy from the Stern School of Business at New York University where he was a stern scholar and graduated with honors. He is a CPA in New York and Pennsylvania. He has previously served on the board of the Montclair United Soccer Club and on the sponsorship board of the New York Private Equity Network. Steve has spoken on private equity, corporate finance and M&A related topics for a variety of industry and educational organizations.
Christopher J. Stephens, Jr., CPA
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Barnes Group Inc.
Chris Stephens is Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Barnes Group Inc. Mr. Stephens has more than 20 years of experience with Fortune 500 companies, including Honeywell, The Boeing Company, Allied Signal and Ingersoll-Rand. Most recently, he served as President, Honeywell Consumer Products Group (CPG), an automotive products business with leading brands such as Prestone, FRAM, and Autolite. Prior to CPG, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Honeywell's Transportation Systems business. He also held senior leadership roles at Boeing Company and Allied Signal. He started his career at Ingersoll-Rand as a member of the Financial Management Training Program and held finance positions with increasing responsibility over the next 10 years.
Mr. Stephens received a bachelor's degree in accounting from King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. in corporate finance from Virginia Tech's Pamplin School of Business. He is a certified public accountant.
Mr. Stephens previously served on the Business Advisory Council at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
Kevin Walsh '82
Managing Director and Group Head Power & Renewable Energy
GE Energy Financial Services
Kevin Walsh leads GE Energy Financial Services' Power and Renewable Energy group, which invests in thermal and renewable energy projects and also engages in venture investing in energy. Renewable energy has been a strategic growth initiative at the GE unit since 2006. Under Kevin's leadership, GE has invested more than $7 billion globally in projects generating power from wind, sun, biomass, water, geothermal and other renewable energy sources.
Kevin's group also makes investments in thermal electricity-generating, transmission and distribution assets. The GE business unit holds investments in power projects with a capacity to produce nearly 30 gigawatts, equivalent to the installed generating capacity of Norway.
Kevin serves on the board of directors of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), is a member of the Leadership Council of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), is a member of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and is a frequent speaker at universities and energy conferences on energy project and venture investing. He is also a member of GE Chairman Jeff Immelt's ecomagination Advisory Board.
Previously, Kevin was responsible for the management of GE Energy Financial Services' $20 billion global portfolio of energy investments. Since joining GE Capital in 1990, Kevin has held leadership positions in International, Capital Markets, Industrial and Asset Management. Prior to 1990, he held positions with GE Trading, GE Aviation and GE Corporate. He is a graduate of General Electric's Financial Management Program (FMP) and, following graduation, became the Global Program Manager for FMP.
Kevin graduated cum laude in 1982 from Fairfield University, where he received a B.S. in Business Management and was the recipient of the Richard B. Curtis Award for outstanding achievement in Management. He is a member of the President's Circle at Fairfield University and has served on the fundraising committee for the Annual Awards Dinner.
Kevin is co-founder and past president of the Fairfield Wildcats Youth Football League and an active supporter of the Kennedy Center (Trumbull, CT) and the Pan-Mass Challenge cycling fundraiser for cancer research. Kevin lives in Fairfield, CT with his wife Sandy and their two boys, Kyle and Cory.


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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15 (UPI) — Traditional advertising for products — magazine ads and 30-second television commercials — may go the way of the rotary phone, a U.S. researcher predicts.
Seethu Seetharaman of Washington University in St. Louis said so-called crowdsourcing, viral Internet campaigns, product placements and guerrilla promotions will dominate the marketing and advertising landscape going forward.
"Traditional expensive advertising is no longer effective given all the clutter, as well as the emergence of technologies, like digital video recorders, that block the ads from even being viewed, much less absorbed, by consumers," Seetharaman said in a statement.
Product placements — branded goods or services placed in a context usually devoid of ads, such as movies, music videos, TV or news programs — will continue to gain popularity, Seetharaman said.
"I think crowdsourcing is only going to increase," Seetharaman said.
Crowdsourcing refers to the open innovation model, pioneered by sites such as Threadless.com, where customers design and vote on new product designs.
This allows them to take active charge of the product development process, rather than reacting to concepts developed by firms, Seetharaman said.
Given the popularity of campaigns such as the T-Mobile Flash Mob, one is more likely to see non-traditional "grassroots" campaigns get more noticed than traditional billboard advertising.
"With the explosion of smartphones, these grassroots campaigns are swiftly recorded by people and then posted on YouTube in short order, which then makes these guerrilla campaigns go viral in a big way," Seetharaman said. "This 'guerrilla promotion' style of advertising will blossom in 2012 and beyond."

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FUN FACTS that didn't fit in the Yams story:
-Rocky says the song above influenced the "Long.Live.ASAP" title track.
-Yams wanted to get Playa Fly to appear on "Live.Love.ASAP."
-An early suggestion by the label was to have '1 Train" be with Nas and Raekwon, to appease traditionalists.
-"Fuckin' Problems" came from Drake's camp more or less complete.
-Rocky styled Yams for the "Goldie" video, and Yams was wearing Rocky's pants, which didn't fit, and had to be covered by a long t-shirt: "I looked like a fucking Peruvian drug dealer!"
-Yams's pre-RNT blog: choppasondeck.wordpress.com.
-Bari had a beard at 14.
-On RNT: "I'ma bite Up North Trips, I'ma take the Dirty Glove content and I'ma mix it with Noz's whole writing style."
-He met Branson and left with free champagne.
-I didn't even know about this record with Turf Talk.
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I love these old buttons!!! 1920's-60's.
Working on some lovely statement making bracelets today. Vintage bakelite and resin buttons. These might just be my favorite creations of the summer!
I've made it home safe and sound from Vancouver. Stay tuned for a frenzy of new blingy delights!!!
Lovely, large, bright and bold bold bold.
Glimmer, sparkle, and shine in the studio.
It's a mixed metal sort of day. Loving tarnished brass combined with really bright silver. So lovely together.
Creating some shorter style charm necklaces with surprising treasures the whole length of the piece…
In case you're ever tempted to chuck out your grannies clips ons or brooches I would love to liberate them from their tragic fate of ending up in the trash bin. What do these pieces end up looking like when I get through with them you ask?…
This!…Old broken clip on earrings, brooches, and buttons top vintage brass lockets from the 50's.
The perfect massive necklace to go with a black strapless dress.


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BTS Photos: DJ Khaled's "I Wanna Be With You" Video With Nicki Minaj, Future & Rick Ross
Aug 10, 2013 at 02:30 PM
DJ Khaled has been suffering for some time now, and with another potential smash on his plate, he will have no lack of suffering in his immediate future either.
Pharrell and Future Spotted In The Studio
Aug 10, 2013 at 12:26 AM
There's definitely no doubting Pharrell's work ethic. After working with everyone from Nicki Minaj, Schoolboy Q, Mike Will Made It, Miley Cyrus, and just about anyone else you can think of, Pharrell's most recent artist he's been spotted in the studio with is Future.
Future Changes Sophomore Album Title, Announces Release Date
Aug 7, 2013 at 01:56 PM
Future has been running with the Future Hendrix title for some time now, but has now announced that his follow up to 2012's Pluto will now bear a new name. Future's sophomore effort will now be titled Honest, and will be officially released through Epic on November 26th.
Tyler, The Creator Explains Why He Turned Down A Kanye West Feature For "IFHY"
Jul 29, 2013 at 07:30 PM
Tyler, The Creator is known for his shock tactics, but perhaps the most shocking thing he did this year was reveal that he had denied Kanye West a feature on "IFHY" after Yeezy asked to hop on the track.
Frank Ocean Tears Vocal Cord, Cancels Australian Tour
Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Guess we won't be hearing the audio version of Frank Ocean's "Versace" freestyle anytime soon. Frank's mini-tour in Australia got off to a rough start, with the singer experiencing throat problems while performing on opening night.
Future Sued Over Another Child Support Claim [Update: Future Takes Full Responsibility, But The Mother Wants More]
Jul 21, 2013 at 03:44 PM
A few weeks ago, Future was hit with a lawsuit for unpaid child support by a woman who claimed he was the father of her child born in 2001. After a DNA test that proved Future was in fact the father of the child, he settled the lawsuit and agreed to make monthly support payments.
Earl Sweatshirt Reveals "Doris" Tracklist & Release Date
Jul 12, 2013 at 01:19 PM
We weren't sure if we were ever going to hear more material from Earl Sweatshirt. After his mysterious disappearance, rumors spread that even upon his return, he may never rap again. Luckily, Earl is still making music, and he has just announced the tracklist and release date for his first proper studio album.
Tracklist, Cover Art & Release Date Revealed For John Legend's "Love In The Future"
Jul 12, 2013 at 12:59 PM
John Legend has released a few tracks off his album Love In The Future, but we've yet to get a release date for the G.O.O.D. Music album. Today, the singer reveals the details of his album, with the cover art, tracklist and release date.
Photos: Nicki Minaj Parties With Strippers, Meek Mill, Future & Fabolous For Scaff Beezy's Birthday
Jul 8, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Nicki Minaj just got herself an Instagram account a few days ago, and she was busy posting photos on it over the 4th of July weekend. The YMCMB rapper capped off the weekend by celebrating the birthday of her good friend Scaff Beezy.
Mother Of Future's Child Claims He Owes More Support [Update: Future Doesn't Budge, Requests Joint-Custody]
Jul 5, 2013 at 07:42 PM
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Future Talks Future Hendrix, Missing Summer Jam & Touring With Miguel & Drake
Jul 1, 2013 at 07:04 PM
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Jun 30, 2013 at 07:46 PM
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Future Announces New Single & Talks "Future Hendrix" & Ciara Collaboration
Jun 23, 2013 at 01:42 PM
ATLien emcee Future announced a new single called "Honest" during a backstage interview with Rap-Up TV at Power 106's annual Powerhouse concert last night. The track will be included on his upcoming Future Hendrix album, and is slated to drop in 2-3 weeks' time.
Future Explains How Rihanna & Ciara Feud May Have Cost Him A Music Video
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:16 PM
Future's presence in hip hop, as well as other genres continues to grow. The recent announcement that he will be on the cover of the newest issue of The Source is evidence of such.
Future Covers The Source
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Odd Future's Hodgy Beats Reveals Artwork & Release Date For "Untitled 2" EP
May 25, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Odd Future continues to flood the internet with free material. Last night, the clan's production duo The Jet Age Of Tomorrow released their third full length project, The Jellyfish Mentality, sporting plenty of features from the likes of Mac Miller, Casey Veggies, Earl Sweatshirt, and Domo Genesis.
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May 14, 2013 at 11:53 AM
The Emmett Till controversy surrounding Lil Wayne's lyric in "Karate Chop (Remix)" has almost come to a close. Mountain Dew and Till's family sat down for a pro-active conversation on the incident last week, after Mountain Dew announced that Lil Wayne had been dropped. Future has also decided to speak once mo
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Yesterday reports swirled that the Royals had agreed to terms with Christian Colon, the fourth overall pick in the 2010 draft. Today, those reports are confirmed by the official announcement that Colon has signed with the Royals. The signing bonus amount hasn't been announced yet, but was expected to be around $2.8 million – consistent with past bonus amounts for that position in the draft.
UPDATE: Bob Dutton reports a few details: The deal contains a $2.75 million signing bonus, and is not a Major League contract, so he will not be on the 40 man roster.
Colon will be assigned to Wilmington within the next week and a half to play most of the second half of the minor league season. Ideally, jumping right into action should help him adjust to the professional game quicker and set him on a fast track to the majors. All the buzz coming out of the Royals front office points to their confidence that Colon will be able to remain at shortstop as he advances.
The general scouting report on Colon tells us that he doesn't have any one elite skill, but he's solid and balanced and also has a reputation of strong leadership. Many say he gets the most out of his abilities and works hard. Some comparables already at the major league level are Placido Polanco and Ronnie Belliard. He's drawn some comparisons to Derek Jeter for his leadership ability and hustle, though that's obviously a best-case scenario, and he doesn't have the speed or range of Jeter (or at least what Jeter USED to have).
The ease of the signing does benefit the Royals as they work to sign the rest of their draft class. In years past, most of their first-round picks would wait until the signing deadline, requiring a lot of time and energy that could have been dedicated to other signings and scouting. The Royals also signed third-round pick Michael Antonio out of high school yesterday, so they can now direct their attention to second rounder outfielder Brett Eibner and pitchers Kevin Chapman and Jason Adam, selected in the fourth and fifth rounds, respectively.
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It's the win that keeps on winning. The Miracle at the New Meadowlands won the ESPY Award for Best Game tonight, the latest in a string of honors bestowed upon the greatest fourth-quarter comeback of all time.
Desean Jackson, Shady McCoy and Jason Avant were on stage to accept the trophy, and DJax briefly spoke about the team believing in itself when no one else did. Avant thanked God. Shady, unfortunately, didn't take the opportunity to remind Osi that he was was not receiving an award.
The Best Play category is still on the way, so DJax still has a chance to get loud on the mic. We'll keep you posted.
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Interesting fact… Ardbeg 21 Year Old 1992 (cask 10065) - Old Particular (Douglas Laing) whisky spells its name whisky as it originates in Scotland. Had it been produced in America its name would be Ardbeg 21 Year Old 1992 (cask 10065) - Old Particular (Douglas Laing) whiskey, instead of whisky.
Has anybody actually tasted this whisky rather than being idiots and giving it a mark without sampling?
8th August 2014
I'll tell you what I think of the price...utterly diabolical! I really fancy an independently bottled Ardbeg, and I'd even consider paying up to £100 pounds for this. But nearly half a grand is taking the mickey...especially for what I presume is a refill (2nd fill) cask bottling, not even a first fill judging by the lack of colour.
13th March 2014
Another bottler..and are perfect candidate for my shit list!
19th December 2013
Fly off the shelves? At 68 maybe...
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Shitty Hetalia OC and Fanfiction: JRock North Korea and Teacher Russia
So, long after I entered the critique of this North Korea into the queue, italys-ovaries sent it in, as well, but this time, there is a fanfiction to go with it. So, let's review that.
Here's what italys-ovaries had to say about this OC:
Found this North Korea on deviantart.
I'm actually going to use a different picture than the one that italys-ovaries sent us, since the original picture that she included was in the previous post about this OC.
But here's her North Korea design with the genderbent version of it.
HetaliaxNyotalia North Korea. I kinda made them look like twins, huh…? I'm not good at genderbends.T^T
Korean names~ Nyotalia NK: Im Taek
Hetalia NK: Im Hee
So NK, Art (c) Me Hetalia, Nyotalia (c) Hidekazu Himaruya
I don't think North Korea could even AFFORD to wear that kind of stuff, the majority of the people are completely isolated from the rest of the world and there is a famine.
Let's not forget that there is a push to be more traditional in North Korea, and as such, there is a from of dress code in the nation. And that shit up there doesn't look traditional at all, nor does it follow the dress code.
Or, you know, logical wear for ANYONE outside of maybe teenagers dressing up for shits and giggles.
But, leaving the clothing, for it is a very small worry of ours. Grab your favorite painkiller and let's move into the official profile and, the thing we've all been waiting for, the fanfiction itself.
Anyway, here's what they said on their profile.Yo, guys! I'm actually _____________'s account, this account will be purely for Hetalia art since my main friend on my other account hates the guts out of Hetalia, I don't want to spam her Anyway.
Well, that's nice and polite and everything, but you shouldn't let what your friends like or dislike dictate what you do.
My username explains it all, I guess. North Korea isn't an official character; he/she is fan made and I don't even know if North Korea is a boy or girl, but I guess fans could portray North Korea as either gender as they wish. I've always viewed North Korea as a girl, so that's exactly how I'll draw her. Yes, guys. I have done my research.
You've done your research? If so, then why do you misrepresent North Korea so much? I have many, many suspicions about how true that last statement is.
I did everything I could before making this character. Although I'm still trying to alter her appearance cause it's a slight self-insert; I'm just uncreative like that.
And they ADMIT that it's a self insert.
Well, at least she knows when to admit it. Instead of claiming, "MAH OC IZ NAWT MEH" despite the evidence. But I very much doubt that she "did all she could" before making her self-insert.
They don't have a real bio anywhere that actually says anything about the character, but they do have a few fanfics, one of which is about the Korean war, and which I'm copy/pasting here for convenience. Which is very short and isn't actually history dense at all.
Okay, I'm glad that the OC creator is admitting that this OC is extremely flawed and is working towards getting this OC to be better. That is the first step towards making a good Hetalia OC, and I genuinely respect that.
However, if you were to do your research, OC creator, you should have not made it a self-insert in the first place.
But let's move on to the actual fanfiction now.
"I can't believe he did that." North Korea slammed her fist onto the table, hitting it so hard the table shook.
"Watch it, you made me spill my tea aru!" China complained, hurriedly jumping up and wiping the tea off his dark green military outfit.
"Don't you know what he did?" North Korea glared at her the guy she called her older brother. "Do you have any idea what just happened?" China facepalmed.
"Yes, I do aru. America took up arms with South Korea against you aru."
That verbal tic is getting really annoying really fast.
"Exactly!" she cried, crossing her arms and gritted her teeth. She continued glaring at China.
"Well, what do you expect me to do about it aru?"
"Oh, I don't know…. HELP ME FIGHT THE WAR!!" North Korea could not help shouting that last part. Anyone could easily see that she was infuriated.
"Look, I wish I could, but America is a part of the Allied Forces aru." China tried to explain.
"And?" North Korea sounded bitter.
"And I'm a part of the Allies too aru!"
Whoa, whoa, hey.
The Allies were disbanded after WWII and the beginning of the Cold War, which had its beginnings at the Yalta conference.
China wouldn't have been so concerned about being part of the Allied forces if they no longer existed, and they wouldn't have existed by the time the US became involved in Korea.
"What difference does that make? Your allies and friends are more important than your sister?" She unfolded her arms and clenched her fists. "I see what you're saying. You're too busy with your own problems to put aside time to help me in the war."
"You're wrong-"
"…because the People's Republic of China DID support and help you, North Korea, you big dumb."
"No wonder the world looked down on you when your military crushed those peaceful college students asking for a democracy."
Is she…referring to the incidents at Tienanmen Square? Those happened in the 1980s, author! Not in the late 1940s and 1950s! Are you living in the universe where all time smears together? Am I going to vote for the next Holy Roman Emperor as I fly my TARDIS to Pompeii to see it erupt because FUCK ALL?
"Hey, I said not to bring that up-"
North Korea had run out of the room, slamming the door shut as she went.
"I'll ask teacher Russia," she thought to herself.
"You want me to what da?" Russia looked confused. He scratched the side of his head with his hand while twirling his overly long scarf with his other.
"Take my side in the war."
"Doing that would make the rest of the allies turn on me. I'm sorry, but you'll have to ask someone else da."
Well, initially, the USSR actually supported South Korea, but not because of the Allies. So, I guess I can give you a partial pass.
"That's exactly what big brother said." at that North Korea started tearing up. Her biggest allies were refusing to help her. First her brother, and how her teacher. Oh, the world couldn't have gotten more worse.
Why is she going to cry? She's about to go to war…she shouldn't be showing weakness. Or acting like a child.
Especially it was a war against her own twin brother.
Russia frowned at his student starting to cry. He pitied her. Russia bent down until he was eye level with the girl.
"I'll figure something out da. We'll see."
Okay, why is he her teacher, again? I don't understand, is it because both the USSR and North Korea were communist nations? That seems like a stretch to me.
"Now you're starting to sound like Japan," North Korea scowled, crossing her arms.
"Exactly." Russia joked.
What does that even MEAN?
Russia ended up taking North Korea's side in the Korean war. The fighting went on for years before North and South agreed to stop fighting, but an armistice was never signed. The two are still considered to be at war.
I am going to say, this is a little more researched than.. pretty much everything else on here, but still. And "I'll ask teacher Russia" is completely… guh.
I'd like to disagree. There are references to historical events, but they are all jumbled up and outright WRONG.
Yes, the last portion was correct, partially. She is missing a lot of information, and she seems to be bullshitting her way through this whole "I did research" excuse. Really…she seems like she wants to look like her OC isn't a self-insert by disguising herself as knowledgeable and fooling people into thinking she did research.
Because there is no way you can say you did research on an OC when you say the student protests in Tienanmen Square occurred during the Korean War.
There is just no way.


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We've covered many semiconductor startups over the years, many of which are nothing more than mere memories of ambitious undertakings. Fortunately, Quantance is not one of these companies, but rather one which has managed to flourish and acquire additional funding over time. We originally covered Quantance back in 2008 when the company raised $12 million in Series B funding, and followed up with more coverage in 2010 when the company raised an additional $11M in Series C funding. Earlier this month Quantance once again went back to the well and secured an additional $12M in Series D funding from existing investors TD Fund, DOCOMO Capital, Granite Ventures, and InterWest Partners.Lacking pingback with the games you playif you want to increase your perceptions of winning while on your ice part, be also you know how to play the hours you are gambling on. http://kamagrapriceonline.name/kamagra-price/ The offensive same-day weblog i thought of was current; dad sling-shot;. Add a comment
Nitero, 60GHz WiGig coming soon to devices near you
Just when it seemed that a simultaneous dual band 2.4/5 GHz router was a pretty good thing, there are a couple new standards just around the corner, namely 802.11ac and 802.11ad. The former operates in the 5GHz band and is in many ways considered the successor to the 802.11n standard. It implements a wider RF bandwidth of 80MHz (160MHz is optional) as compared to the 40MHz limit for 802.11n, multi-user MIMO, and high-density modulation which when all combined lead to a link rate of about 433 Mbits/s for a single antenna solution. Companies, such as Quantenna which we covered previously, have already released reference designs for 802.11ac.Add a comment
semiconductor infographic: consolidating powers
Most of the time we either write about semiconductor startups or emerging technologies. But on occasion it can be interesting to take a look at what the big and established guys are doing, particularly when it is presented in a visually pleasing infographic courtesy of Farnell Semiconductors. As the infographic below shows, when it comes to the semiconductor industry, the sales leaders, which include Intel, Samsung, and TSMC, are growing significantly faster than the industry overall. Whereas these top three companies grew their revenue by a very healthy 12%, the overall industry managed a rather lackluster 2%. When it comes to countries, the USA and Taiwan did very well, while South Korea, Europe, and Japan lost market share over the last year - unfortunately the infographic does not contain information on China as it would be interesting to see if the growing fabless industry there has began to take market share from established players. There are several other statistics illustrated in the infographic which might be of interest as well including market share by company and capital expenditures - enjoy!Add a comment
kalray, multi-purpose processor arrays
The race for ever higher clock frequencies in processor design ended many years ago, but engineers never fail envisioning new challenges and pushing design envelopes in new directions. The name of the game today seems to be the amount of cores that can be squeezed onto a single piece of silicon, while keeping the overall power manageable, and making the architecture somewhat programmable in order for the final product to be useful. We recently covered Adapteva and beforehand Tilera, both of which are located in the United States. The former of the two is working on designs which are projected to scale to 4096 cores and beyond. Today we cover Europe's answer to the manycore challenge, namely Kalray, a startup headquartered in Paris, France which is working on designs consisting of up to 1024 processors.Add a comment
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Power Measure is an advanced power manager for Windows 2000/XP. Saving you from several clicks when you are finishing work with computer. This Program was designed as an alternative to the native Microsoft Windows services of power control. It is very useful for Laptops/Notebooks as it displays the charge of batteries in a separate window that can. Free download of Power Measure 2.2, size 1.28 Mb.
Laptop Battery Power Monitor allows you to track the battery power of your laptop. This cool little widget can be dragged across your desktop and placed over any window. To eliminate intrusiveness on your other programs, users can adjust the transparency of the battery. In addition, the battery can be resized to 33%, 50%, or 75% of its original. Freeware download of Laptop Battery Power Monitor 1.0, size 1.93 Mb.
Small application used to monitor your battery power. When your battery is low or full, this program will make a sound. Then you can plug or unplug power cable.
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FatBatt helps users be informed about how much time they can truly work while their laptop runs on battery power. This way, they will no longer be interrupted mid-project because they need to find a power source and charge the battery.
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Mz Shutdown Scheduler is a Windows schedule application that can be used to restart, hibernate (hibernate settings can help you manage your battery power, giving you maximum mobility when you are away from your desk for an extended period of time), log off, shutdown and force shutdown your workstation whenever you like it, depending on the time of. Freeware download of Mz Shutdown Scheduler 2 1, size 1.25 Mb.
The PowerRouter is more than just an inverter, it's a fully integrated power management system. The PowerRouter allows you to simply connect solar, wind and battery power to one product, without technical and installation hassle. Apply the PowerRouter to feed-in, maximize the use of self-generated energy (self-use), supply backup power or. Freeware download of PowerRouter InstallTool 2 2, size 22.02 Mb.
Notebook battery Drain Meter is a lightweight application that displays the power drain when your notebook is running on battery.
Notebook battery Drain Meter displays the current power consumption in Watts and can be set to change the system tray icon (to green, yellow or red) when the power drain overpasses a user-defined limit.
Battery Guard for Notebooks is a program to display the notebook battery charge as colored bar.
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The cyber Power PowerPanel Personal Edition is an exclusive software that allows the user to control and monitor his UPS so as to ensure protection of the computer system, all its components and peripherals, and the data. If there is a power loss, the software automatically saves all the user files and safely turns off the computer in an orderly. Freeware download of PowerPanel Personal Edition 1. 3. 2002, size 0 b.
Power Plan Assistant for Windows 7 is a multiple award-winning software, created to redefine the Windows 7 laptop experience. Power Plan Assistant has been designed to work with any Windows 7-compatible hardware (32-bit and 64-bit). In addition, it can install the truly unique features, specific for Boot Camp-enabled Apple Macbook Pro / Air. Freeware download of Power Plan Assistant for Windows 7 2.2a, size 1.56 Mb.
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The specs are the specs, RapidVPS does not offer anything remarkably different. The main dif with HG and LW is bandwidth and disk space. My main question is being unclear on the managed aspect of each service. HG has peer support forums, LQ does not offer peer support, but does offer fully managed (partially hampered) service. HG offers a choice of Cpanel with Plesk optional and free for one year for server management. I don't know crap about Plesk, but am familiar with Cpanel.
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I have been using a storm server (see www.stormondemand.com) part of liquidweb with slightly different setup and their support is bar none the best i have ever had far superior to hostgator.
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Evan Payne scored 27 points and Anthony Ireland scored 14 points and dished out 9 assists (with only 1 turnover) as Loyola Marymount pulled off an upset of BYU on Saturday afternoon at Gersten Pavilion. BYU was led by Kyle Collinsworth with 18 points and 8 rebounds and Eric Mika with 17 points and 7 rebounds. LMU jumped out to a 10 point lead six minutes into the first half and never looked back. The deficit for BYU was never less than 12 points at all during the second half.
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X – Carlino's turnovers and shot selection: While Matt Carlino did not have a single turnover, he only had one assist and shot 4/13 from the field. Not good enough to get the win for BYU.
X – Mika and Austin's foul trouble: Both players picked up two fouls early on in the first half, and Austin eventually fouled out in the second half. BYU has little to no interior presence when these two players are not both on the floor.
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✓ - Get Ireland going early: While Ireland did not do much offensively early in the game, he did not need to do so as the other four starters carried the load early. However, back-to-back buckets from Ireland did give LMU a 14 point lead 7 minutes into the game. He did what he needed to.
✓ – Scoring outside of Ireland, Dickinson, Levin and Payne: C.J. Blackwell had 11 points and Alex Osborne had 8 points and 8 rebounds for LMU. They were collectively able to make up for the fact that Ben Dickinson only had 4 points coming off the bench.
Evan Payne shot 12 free throws tonight. Despite only shooting 6/18 from the free throw line, Payne's aggressiveness allowed him to record his best performance of the season by putting pressure on the BYU guards defensively.
For Loyola Marymount, this game was a huge confidence booster against the most talented offensive team in the league. The Lions held the Cougars 13 points under their scoring average and got excellent offensive performances from six different players, illustrating the depth they have even without Ayodeji Egbeyemi and Godwin Okonji.
For BYU, their nemesis was defense as it has been all season long. It's fine that they want to play an up-tempo style but they have to make sure they get back on defense all of the time. This game may have burst their NCAA Tournament bubble and it is still the month of December.
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Hi, I recently had the experience of assisting with a migration of a customer MySQL installation to Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service). Amazon RDS is a great platform for hosting your MySQL installation and offers the following list of pros and cons: You can scale your CPU, IOPS, and storage space separately by using Amazon […]
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How MySQL 'queries' and 'questions' are measured
MySQL has status variables "questions" and "queries" which are rather close but also a bit different, making it confusing for many people. The manual describing it might not be very easy to understand:
The number of statements executed by the server. This variable includes statements executed within stored programs, unlike the Questions variable. It does not count COM_PING or COM_STATISTICS commands.
The number of statements executed by the server. This includes only statements sent to the server by clients and not statements executed within stored programs, unlike the Queries variable. This variable does not count COM_PING, COM_STATISTICS, COM_STMT_PREPARE, COM_STMT_CLOSE, or COM_STMT_RESET commands.
In a nutshell if you're not using prepared statements the big difference between those is what "Questions" would count stored procedure calls as […]
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MySQL has a nice feature, slow query log, which allows you to log all queries that exceed a predefined about of time to execute. Peter Zaitsev first wrote about this back in 2006 – there have been a few other posts here on the MySQL Performance Blog since then (check this and this, too) but […]
8 common (but deadly) MySQL operations mistakes and how to avoid them
January 22 I gave a presentation on "How to Avoid Common (but Deadly) MySQL Operations Mistakes" for Percona MySQL Webinars. If you missed it, you can still register to view the recording and my slides. Thanks to everyone who attended, and especially to folks who asked the great questions. I answered as many as we […]
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There are many blog posts already written on topics related to "MySQL server memory usage," but nevertheless there are some who still get confused when troubleshooting issues associated with memory usage for MySQL. As a Percona support engineer, I'm seeing many issues regularly related to heavy server loads – OR OOM killer got invoked and […]
Choosing a MySQL HA Solution – Post-Webinar Q&A
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Rotating MySQL slow logs safely
This blog post is part two of two. Like part one, published Wednesday, this is a cross-post from Groupon's engineering blog. Thanks again to Kyle Oppenheim at Groupon. And one more reminder that I'll be at the Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo next week in Santa Clara, California so look for me there. You […]
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