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6-8 May 2013, Busan
Draft program
All sessions will be open to press and guests except Wednesday afternoon
The Chatham House Rule can be invoked at a speaker's request
More information on:
Monday, 6 May 2013
General Assembly - Board of Directors meeting
Reserved for the IOMA Board of Directors
IOMA / IOCA Annual Conference opening
Bongsoo Kim, Chairman & CEO of Korea Exchange
Jorge Alegria, CEO, Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer), and IOMA Chairman
Andreas Preuss, Eurex CEO and Deutsche Börse Deputy CEO, WFE Chairman, and IOMA Vice Chairman
Keynote address speaker
Scott O'Malia, Commissioner, CFTC, tbc
Panel 1
Standardization: the way forward?
As the transition for OTC derivatives to the new trading and clearing paradigm is still under way, significant volumes of energy swaps have been transformed into futures contracts in late 2012. The panel will discuss the practical modalities of the transformation, the pros and cons and whether the same mechanisms could be applied to other asset classes.
Andreas Preuss, Eurex CEO and Deutsche Boerse Deputy CEO
Magnus Böcker, CEO, SGX
Steve C. Wang, President, TAIFEX
Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ICE, tbc
Toby Lawson, Head of Futures & Options & Cash Equities execution, Asia Pacific, Newedge, tbc
Panel 2
Extraterritoriality and regulatory arbitrage: real threat or illusion ?
One of the reasons for the transformation of energy swaps into futures contracts was the reluctance of certain customers to register as swap dealers under Dodd-Frank. This point relates to the broader issue of extraterritoriality and its corollary: regulatory arbitrage. The panel will discuss the convergence of global standards and the risk of regulatory arbitrage.
Moderator: Nick Ronalds, Managing Director – Head of Equities, Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
Paget Dare Bryan, Foreign Legal Consultant, Clifford Chance Hong Kong
Philip Tye, Chairman, Hong Kong National Group of The Alternative Investment Management Association Limited (AIMA)
Masamichi Kono, Chairman of the IOSCO Board, Japan Financial Services Agency, tbc
Jeff Chen, attorney, Caladwater, tbc
Panel 3
The Current Status, Vision, and Development Strategy of Asian Derivatives Market
As on-exchange volumes were down in 2012, is the outlook for growth better in Asia? As the US and the EU have started to adjust their regulatory framework to the new environment, what is the status in Asia? Can national initiatives address the needs of a globalized market?
Moderator: Professor Chang-Hyun Yun, President of Korea Institute of Finance
Won Dae Kim, Executive Director of Derivatives Market Division, KRX
Kotaro Yamazawa, Senior Executive Officer, Japan Exchange Group
Additional speakers to be announced
Panel 4
Real-time clearing
What is the rationale for real-time clearing (reduce counterparty risk, better collateral management)? Will real-time clearing enhance risk-management and capital efficiency? What are the investments needed to implement it?
Moderator: Michael Walinskas, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, The Options Clearing Corporation
Erica Brown, Head of Clearing Solutions, NASDAQ OMX, tbc
Dale Michaels, Managing Director, Credit & Risk Management, CME Group
LCH.Clearnet, tbc
2012 IOMA survey presentation
Trends in the exchange-traded futures and options markets.
Romain Devai, Research & Projects Manager, WFE
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Panel 5
Commodities derivatives
This panel will address the misperceptions (including "speculation") often associated with commodities derivatives and demonstrate why those markets have been so important over recent history.
Bill Herder, Executive Director, FIA Asia
Chong Kim Seng, CEO, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives
Shreekant Javalgekar, MD & CEO of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India MCX
Tim Bennett, CEO, NZX, tbc
LME, tbc
Panel 6
New products
Designing new products has always been a very challenging task as few ones prove to be successful in the long run; it took time for instance for volatility indices to become popular. OTC markets, sometimes viewed as more innovative, are now shifting to a more transparent environment. Will this shift result in new products or transformation of existing ones like CDS? As Asian markets are growing very fast, will specific products be designed for the region?
This panel will take a look at the most promising products today and how the changes in OTC markets and Asia might favor the arrival of new products.
Moderator: André Cappon, President, CBM Group
Richard G. DuFour, CBOE, Executive Vice President
Ian Cohen, Managing Director, COO Equities Asia, Chief Strategy Officer Global Equities, HSBC, tbc
Damien Jenkins, Vice President, Asia Listed Derivatives & OTC Clearing Sales, Credit-Suisse, tbc
ICE, tbc
Panel 7
Will the new legal framework lead to the emergence of new players?
Will the dealer model be replaced by an agency brokerage model for swaps? What new platforms will emerge (SEFs, OTFs, RFQ platforms)? What are the business opportunities for new entrants?
Moderator: Jorge Alegria, Chief Executive Officer, Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer)
David Sagnier, CEO, RFQ-Hub
Clifford M. Lewis, Executive Vice President, State Street Global Markets, tbc
Paul Davies, Head of ETD Clearing, Goldman Sachs, tbc
Neal Brady, CEO, Eris exchange, tbc
Panel 8
Why derivatives exchanges generate more value ?
The LME acquisition by HKEx for a £1.38 billion and the ICE bid to acquire NYSE Euronext for USD 8.2 billion has shown how valuable derivatives exchanges have become. In the first case, the transaction price has set a new record for the industry in terms of valuation. In the second case, the symbol of a 12 years old company taking over a group including the historical NYSE was striking.
The participants will discuss the valuation of these recent deals, the expected synergies, future consolidation, and the advantage of the derivatives exchanges business model.
Moderator: Nandini Sukumar, Bloomberg News
Richard H. Repetto, Principal, Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P.
Gary Katz, President and Chief Executive Officer , ISE
Joe Osnoss, Managing Director, SilverLake, tbc
HKEx, tbc
Panel 9
Collateral scarcity
In 2012, TABB Group estimated that clearing OTC trades implied a margin shortfall of USD 1.6-2.7 trillion. Will there be enough eligible instruments to be used as collateral? What innovative solutions are clearing houses developing to cope with this challenge? What are the business opportunities?
Moderator: Jeremy Grant, Financial Times
Marcus Zickwolff, EACH Chairman and Executive Director, Eurex Group, Head of Trading and Clearing System Design Department
Luis Jorge Pelayo, Vice President Risk Management Bolsa Mexicana de Valores Group and Chairman CCP12
Lucy Pamboukdjian, International Business Officer, BM&BOVESPA
Kim Taylor, President, CME clearing, tbc
Panel 10
The growth currency derivatives
Currency derivatives volumes have been growing up significantly. What are the drivers of that growth? How those derivatives can compete with OTC derivatives? What are the next currency pairs that will dominate volumes?
Ravi Narain, Managing Director & CEO, NSE
Stanislav Govorov, Head of International Development, MICEX-RTS, tbc
CME, tbc
HKEx, tbc
End of WFE/IOMA Conference 2013
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
CCP12 continues at the Paradise Hotel, and the morning session will be open to IOMA delegates. They will address the following questions:
Welcome and opening remarks
Opening remarks by KRX and CCP12 Chair
Impact of international regulations (FMI Principles, Dodd-Frank, EMIR, etc.)
- Transition Measures in Basel III Capital Requirements
- The effect of increased capital requirements and margin period of risk (MPOR)
- The future of clearing and settlement according to the regulatory tightening after the financial crisis
Internationalization of clearing and settlement system
- Interoperability and links between CCPs
- Strategic partnership between FMIs in the world
- Single vs. multiple CCPs within a Nation
OTC clearing and risk management
- Margin Requirements for non-Centrally Cleared derivatives
- Liquidity Risk Management
- Other Clearing and Settlement related issues (eg. settlement cycle reduction)
The afternoon sessions are closed to CCP12 members.


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Balfour Aralia -- an old favorite -- score!!!
This is a very old favorite of mine. Seems to cycle in & out of favour for home decor. Was a time I coudn't find one for 10 yrs, lately I found 4 of them. Anyway, from the family of Aralias (or Polyscias).
Hey, Karen! :-)
You're not the only one!
I had to double-check my plant to make sure that I actually have a Balfour (Dinner Plate) Aralia. My brother bought one of these for me a little over a year ago. At first I didn't like it much - primarily because it's a big plant and my brother always buys the largest, most unaccomodating plants for me. However, I've come to appreciate its presence in my house. I turn it often, and I have plans to prune the branches in closer to the central "trunk." The more of a "column" I can create, the more easily the plant can be moved around/managed.
Would you mind if I shared some pics?
I almost got one of these once! Personally, I only have a ming aralia (Polyscias fruticosa?) which was, recently, dropping branches, and then it decided to stop. I have no idea why it was doing that, because branch drop's usually associated with excessive dryness or overwatering, which I definitely wasn't doing. I hear Balfour Aralia's are less likely to do weird things like that, though.
They have a really large on in the student union, here. They're impressive looking plants when they get that big. They seem to send up more trunks than ming aralias do, as well.
Karen, I wish your pic expanded..I tried, but it gave me an error..darn.
Of what I can see, your Balfour is nice-looking..especially the variegation..how old it is?
Josh!!! your trunk is gigantic..I am jealous..lol..Did you say your Ballfour is a Dinner Plate or Fabien?
Amccour. Mings are like cats: Finicky..I've killed several over the years, but in the last five found a way to keep one alive..Neglect..Soil has to dry..Completely..And underpotted. My 5-yr-old is in a 4" plastic pot, near a south window. Cool room..The difficult part is figuring out when soil is dry enough, but not so dry fronds yellow..lol..
They're slow-growing..therefore, mine gets rare feedings w/Fish Emulsion.
Karen and Josh..IMO, Balfours are one of the most difficult plants keeping alive...but lovely..especially when mature...
Karen, can you post a larger pic? Thanks, Toni
"Amccour. Mings are like cats: Finicky..I've killed several over the years, but in the last five found a way to keep one alive..Neglect..Soil has to dry..Completely..And underpotted. "
Yeah, I know. Mine IS underpotted and I definitely let it dry between waterings. I got it four years ago when I was new to plants and it was in a pot with four others that I rotted out from overwatering, so... I don't make the same mistake again.
I thought that the soil it was in was bad (it was. Miracle Grow potting mix. Very... caked. What it's in now isn't great. It's like, half vermiculite and and half orchid mix, which does manage to be fairly fast draining but is also completely useless at keeping the plant anchored in place) so I changed it out, but it still dropped a branch or two after that.
And then it stopped. I think it might've just been age-related branch shedding. I'm not sure if aralias actually do that or not, but I was taking care of it appropriately, as far as I could tell. It looks fine now.
It's actually grown reasonably quickly, despite never, ever going outside in the summer. It's probably also the reason I have a really bad tendency to keep my plants on the dry side.
I've got quite a few Aralias at home, several of which are the variegated balfour, my favorite as well. They are all relatively small, the largest being my parsley aralia which is about 4 ft tall and very full and beautiful. I have 2 mings, one is about 2.5ft tall. It is also very full. Recently, I found 3 small ''snowflake'' aralias, which are basically variegated parsleys. They are very nice as well. I actually found those at Ingles, a local grocery store in North and South Carolina. That is also where I found 2 of my small balfours. They surprisingly have a nice selection of small exotic tropicals. I keep all of my Aralias in the brightest spots in my house (a large west-facing window and a large south facing window. I keep them indoors year round and water them only when the soil is almost completely dry. I mist them, as well as all of my other tropicals about once a day to keep the humidity up in the house, mainly during the winter when the house is dry. I also have most of them on a tray of moist pebbles. Other than that, I have never had any major complaints out of my Aralias, and they are some of the easiest of my plants, imo. They prefer more neglect than too much attention. I've never overwatered them, as I knew about these plants before I ever bought one. So, luckily (*knock on wood*) I wont ever have to watch my Aralias suffer the devastating consequences of too much water. They really CAN put up with some pretty severe drought. I've waited until the soil is cracking and pulling away from the sides once or twice (even though I know not to) and they didnt flinch a leaf. So, that being said, these plants are pretty tough, except when it comes to keeping them too wet. How do you all care for your aralias? What about pruning? I pruned my large parsley about mid-fall and it is sprouting new shoots all over the place now, even in winter! I know they go semi-dormant, but I dont think it really matters when or where you prune them. They grow back quickly and more beautiful than before! I hope all of you Aralia owners are having fun with these awesome plants. They are really nice to have. Peace and happy indoor gardening!
South Carolina
Hello again,
Could you perhaps share any pix? I too find these really like a fair amount of neglect & letting them dry seems key. I haven't grown any Ming in several years, I just focus on my favorite, the Balfour.
It's been a while to get back here Toni, don't think these are bigger, maybe a bit better to show the leaves. These were bought recently (last Spring) so I don't know how old they are. This one is actually from 2 separate 3" pots, 2 small plants potted together in there.
Other shots:
They seem to want drying out, underpotting & even to be potted shallow in the mix, tho' the pot I'm showing here now I potted deeper, just how it worked out & since it seems very happy, I'm leaving it alone.
These are too young to prune yet; I grow them all on pebble trays & don't mist at all. I currently have 5 of them going (including one growing Hydro) in case they suddenly become hard to find again.
I just find these so pretty!
Those leaves are very pretty, indeed.
The pics are slightly larger, too. Thanks.
I can't wait for the weather to warm so that the Dinner Plate will kick into high gear again.
I pruned mine down and re-potted this Autumn, and the trunks are so bare now.
The good news is that the cuttings - even 1.5 inch thick stumps - rooted easily.
Hi Stinkybuds (you sure that's the name you want to use?)
In order to post pix here, you need to use a photo-hosting site first, then once the pix are uploaded there, then they can then be cut & pasted into here (using the 3rd line of code, or HTML).
I suggest Photobucket as it's free & it's what I use so I'm familiar w/ it. There's also a 'test forum' somewhere around here for just such purposes.
Thanks for the help. I dont have an account with a photo-host, so I might get one set up soon. As for the name, people can think what they want, but its actually a nickname for me and my fiance that a friend came up with years back. It doesnt have anything to do with marijuana, im sorry to say :)
Hey Chris (Stinkyb),
For those on the inside, am guessing it'd be more like the name 'fragrantbuds' or 'deliciouslyspicybuds' ;>) can you tell I'm biased?
Were you going to post about these plants? If you've got questions, come on back & we'll see what we can do.
Oops, I just re-read the thread & see you have already posted, interesting comments. Wow, you've got lots of Aralias, maybe we should be asking YOU the questions.
I'm in NYC, maybe we can try making some tip cuttings to swap in Spring, sounds like you've got some varieties I've never even seen -- like the variegated Parsley, bet that's VERY pretty.
Anyway, nice to speak w/ you & Happy Gardening.
Just saw these old posts and don't know if anyone is still following. I've had a balfour aralia as a house plant for about 30 years. It is about five feet tall. Mine is not variagated but has solid colored leaves. It is a slow grower which is a good thing in this case. From time to time it seems to go through a period where it drops quite a few leaves and my cure for that is to water it less and let it dry out a bit. Just guesswork on my part but it seems to work.
I had this one for a little over a year. It was given to me. Would not have bought one as I was under the impression that they were hard indoors in the North (or anywhere else having a heating season). Well, it did just fine and is now 2.5 plus feet. I think it just likes its locationâ¦ordinarily in the kitchen window, over the sink, western exposure with a lot of hot afternoon sun, plus overhead florescent from ceiling fixture. Pot is smallish as there is not much horizontal space on the window sill, but there is vertical space. This did so well, I added the Ming Aralia and it do seems to love the location. Both had a lot of leaf drop initially but this stopped and then they started to grow and recuperate. I do let them dry out some between waterings and extra humidity from sink probably helps.
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Vehicle Dynamics Estimation using Kalman Filtering: Experimental ValidationISBN: 978-1-84821-366-1
304 pages
December 2012, Wiley-ISTE
Vehicle dynamics and stability have been of considerable
interest for a number of years. The obvious dilemma is that people
naturally desire to drive faster and faster yet expect their
vehicles to be "infinitely" stable and safe during all
normal and emergency maneuvers. For the most part, people pay
little attention to the limited handling potential of their
vehicles until some unusual behavior is observed that often results
in accidents and even fatalities.
This book presents several model-based estimation methods which
involve information from current potential-integrable sensors.
Improving vehicle control and stabilization is possible when
vehicle dynamic variables are known. The fundamental problem is
that some essential variables related to tire/road friction are
difficult to measure because of technical and economical reasons.
Therefore, these data must be estimated.
It is against this background, that this book's objective is
to develop estimators in order to estimate the vehicle's load
transfer, the sideslip angle, and the vertical and lateral
tire/road forces using a roll model. The proposed estimation
processes are based on the state observer (Kalman filtering) theory
and the dynamic response of a vehicle instrumented with standard
sensors. These estimators are able to work in real time in normal
and critical driving situations. Performances are tested using an
experimental car in real driving situations. This is exactly the
focus of this book, providing students, technicians and engineers
from the automobile field with a theoretical basis and some
practical algorithms useful for estimating vehicle dynamics in
real-time during vehicle motion.
I.1. Needs of ADAS systems
I.2. Limitation of available ADAS systems
I.3. This book versus existing studies
I.4. Laboratory vehicle
I.5. Outline
Chapter 1. Modeling of Tire and Vehicle Dynamics
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Tire dynamics
1.2.1. Tire forces and moments
126.96.36.199. Vertical/normal forces
22.214.171.124. Longitudinal forces and longitudinal slip ratio
188.8.131.52. Lateral forces and sideslip angle
126.96.36.199. Aligning moment
188.8.131.52. Coupling effects between longitudinal and lateral tire forces
1.2.2. Tire–road friction coefficient
22.214.171.124. Normalized longitudinal traction force
220.127.116.11. Normalized lateral traction force
1.2.3. Quasi-static tire model
126.96.36.199. Pacejka's magic tire model
22.214.171.124. Dugoff's tire model
18.104.22.168. Linear model
1.2.4. Transient tire model
1.3. Wheel rotational dynamics
viii Vehicle Dynamics Estimation using Kalman Filtering
1.3.1. Static tire radius
1.3.2. Effective tire radius
1.4. Vehicle body dynamics
1.4.1. Vehicle's vertical dynamics
126.96.36.199. Suspension functions
188.8.131.52. Quarter-car vehicle model
1.4.2. Vehicle planar dynamics
18.104.22.168. Four-wheel vehicle model
184.108.40.206. Wheel-ground vertical forces calculation
126.96.36.199. Bicycle model
1.4.3. Roll dynamics and lateral load transfer evaluation
1.5. Summary
Chapter 2. Estimation Methods Based on Kalman Filtering
2.1. Introduction
2.2. State-space representation and system observability
2.2.1. Linear system
2.2.2. Nonlinear system
2.3. Estimation method: why stochastic models?
2.3.1. Closed-loop observer
2.3.2. Choice of the observer type
2.4. The linear Kalman filter
2.5. Extension to the nonlinear case
2.6. The unscented Kalman filter
2.6.1. Unscented transformation
2.6.2. UKF algorithm
2.7. Illustration of a linear Kalman filter application: road profile estimation
2.7.1. Motivation
2.7.2. Observer design
2.7.3. Experimental results: observer evaluation
188.8.131.52. Comparison with LPA signal
220.127.116.11. Comparison with GMP signal
2.8. Summary
Chapter 3. Estimation of the Vertical Tire Forces
3.1. Introduction
3.1.1. Related works
3.2. Algorithm description
3.3. Techniques for lateral load transfer calculation in an open-loop scheme
3.3.1. Lateral acceleration calculation
3.3.2. Roll angle calculation
3.3.3. Limitation of the open-loop model
3.4. Observer design for vertical forces estimation
3.5. Vertical forces estimation
3.5.1. Observer OFzE design
3.5.2. Observer OFzL formulation
3.6. Analysis concerning the two-part estimation strategy
3.7. Models observability analysis
3.8. Determining the vehicle's mass
3.8.1. Experimental validation of the vehicle's weight identification method
3.9. Detection of rollover avoidance: LTR evaluation
3.10. Experimental validation
3.10.1. Observers regulation
3.10.2. Observers evaluation
3.10.3. Road experimental results
126.96.36.199. Starting-slalom-braking test
188.8.131.52. Circle-braking test
184.108.40.206. Turn test
184.108.40.206. Concluding remarks
3.10.4. Comparison between linear and nonlinear observers: OFz L versus OFzE
3.10.5. Observability results
3.10.6. LTR evaluation .
3.10.7. Road geometry effects
3.11. Summary
Chapter 4. Estimation of the Lateral Tire Forces
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Background on lateral force parameters calculation
4.2.1. Lateral force parameters evaluation
18.104.22.168. Sideslip angle estimation
188.8.131.52. Tire–road friction estimation
220.127.116.11. Cornering stiffness estimation
188.8.131.52. Effect of camber angle
4.3. Lateral force reconstruction in an open-loop scheme
4.3.1. Test at low lateral acceleration level
4.3.2. Test at high lateral acceleration level
4.4. Techniques for lateral tire force evaluation
4.5. Estimation process for sideslip angle and individual lateral tire force estimation
x Vehicle Dynamics Estimation using Kalman Filtering
4.5.1. Estimation algorithm
4.5.2. Vehicle model
4.5.3. Dynamic tire model representation
4.5.4. Reference lateral tire force model
4.5.5. Further consideration for the cornering stiffness Cα
4.5.6. Lateral force observers: state-space representation
4.5.7. Observability analysis
4.5.8. Estimation methodologies
4.5.9. Sensitivity analysis of the sideslip angle estimation
4.6. Experimental validation
4.7. Pavement experimental results
4.7.1. Left–right bend combination test
4.7.2. Single left bend test
4.7.3. Slalom test
4.7.4. Circle test
4.7.5. Longitudinal forces estimation
4.7.6. Concluding remarks on experimental results
4.7.7. OFyE versus OFy U
4.7.8. Observers tuning
4.8. Analysis and observations
4.8.1. Robustness with respect to road friction variation
4.9. Summary
Chapter 5. Embedded Real-Time System for Vehicle State Estimation: Experimental Results
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Laboratory vehicle
5.2.1. Embedded sensors
5.2.2. Software modules
5.2.3. DLL configuration
5.3. Estimation process: VSO system
5.4. Test tracks
5.5. Test results
5.5.1. Bourbriac test
5.5.2. Callac test
5.5.3. Rostrenen test
5.5.4. Concluding remarks
5.6. Summary


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Scunthorpe central defender David Mirfin faces up to two months on the sidelines with a knee injury.
The 27-year-old suffered the problem in last weekend's FA Cup defeat at Gillingham and has missed the Iron's last two games, which has seen Brian Laws' men collect six points.
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Ridley Hall is an 18th-century country house, now a residential and conference centre, at Bardon Mill, Northumberland. It is a Grade II listed building[1]
A 16th-century house on the site was owned by the Ridley family of Willimoteswick.[2] It was acquired by the Lowes family in the late 17th century[2] and was replaced in 1743 with a new Georgian style mansion.[1]
The death in 1795 of John Lowes (High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1790) was followed by that of his son William Cornforth Lowes in 1810 and of his brother in 1812 and in 1818 the house was sold to Thomas Bates of Halton Castle, Northumberland.[3]
In 1830 John Davidson (High Sheriff in 1839) a cousin and beneficiary of the will of William Cornforth Lowes repurchased the house[2] and made substantial improvements to the property. He married Susan Jessup a daughter of the 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who on her death bequeathed the estate to John Bowes an illegitimate son of John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.[3]
The house was rebuilt with a new main block in a neo Tudor style in 1891 by architect Horatio Adamson for Frances Bowes-Lyon.[4] The 18th century west wing became the domestic service wing.
The Bowes-Lyon family were not often resident and in the 20th century the house was sold to the Rev E A Evans and was converted to a preparatory school.[3] In the mid 1960s it joined forces with Featherstone Preparatory School from nearby Haltwhistle. In 1967 lack of numbers forced the closure of the school and the Rev E A Evans retired in 1967. The building was then purchased by Northern Counties College of Long Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne and converted into a teacher training college for first year students. The house is now the boarding wing of Haydon Bridge High School for students who live beyond Otterburn and is directed by Mr S Sand who is part of the school staff. During weekends and school holidays, when boarders have gone home, the hall is open for weddings and conferences, but it is not open to the general public.[5]


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Nancy: Volume One by John Stanley is a compendium of the old school Nancy comics of the 1950s (though very new to some!). Nancy of the Brillo hair and her pal Sluggo have little kid adventures than involve ice-cream sodas, corner stores and loose teeth. There is a full colour feel of the past to this volume, designed by Seth, meant to evoke the funnies of old.
Hardcover, 152 pages. Drawn & Quarterly, 2009. $16.47 at Amazon.


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The Long-Term Ecology of Agricultural Terraces and Enclosed Fields from Antikythera, Greece
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- C. Frederick,
- C. Palmer,
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Terraces are ubiquitous, in some ways defining, features of Mediterranean environments, yet their longer-term history and relationship to human populations and food economies are not well understood. This paper discusses a complete system of terraces across the small island of Antikythera, Greece. We bring together the evidence from archaeology, ethnography, archival history, botany and geoarchaeology, supported by direct dating of buried terrace soils, and consider terrace investment in relation to major episodes in the island's punctuated history of human activity. This broad-spectrum approach leads to a range of interesting insights on the spatial structure of terraces, on the degree of correlation between terrace construction and changing human population, and on the implications of terrace abandonment for vegetation and soils.
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- Bevan, A., Conolly, J., and Tsaravopoulos, A. (2008). The Fragile Communities of Antikythera. Archaeology International 10: 32–36.
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- Title
- The Long-Term Ecology of Agricultural Terraces and Enclosed Fields from Antikythera, Greece
- Journal
Human Ecology
Volume 41, Issue 2 , pp 255-272
- Cover Date
- 2013-04-01
- 10.1007/s10745-012-9552-x
- Print ISSN
- 0300-7839
- Online ISSN
- 1572-9915
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Landesque capital
- Agricultural terracing
- Mediterranean soils and vegetation
- Field abandonment
- Colonisation
- Southwest Aegean
- Authors
- A. Bevan (1)
- J. Conolly (2)
- S. Colledge (1)
- C. Frederick (3)
- C. Palmer (1)
- R. Siddall (1)
- A. Stellatou (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. University College London, London, UK
- 2. Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
- 3. Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA


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10 Movies I've Seen This Month
Over the last few weeks I've been watching a lot of movies. I guess you can blame it on the 100+ degree weather. Or perhaps due to the fact my girlfriend and I both work from home.
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500 Days of Summer
The main reason we went to see this move is because it was playing at the Alamo Drafthouse. If you've never heard of it, it is a movie theater that serves food and alcohol. I figured it was better to watch a random movie with beer than to go see a different one at a normal movie theater.
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Tilth Producers promotes ecologically sound, economically viable and socially equitable farming practices that improve the health of our communities and natural environment. In fulfilling its educational mission, Tilth Producers:
- Publishes the Tilth Producers Quarterly, a journal of organic and sustainable agriculture,
- Publishes the Tilth Producers Directory, a guide to organic and sustainable growers, markets, food and farm suppliers and resources in Washington,
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- Sponsors the Tilth Intern Placement Service which matches interns with growers for on-farm learning,
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Oh Joy! Migraine level up! Not only that, but pain in places I haven't had pain in a long time.
Behind my eyes, oh, sometimes so bad, brings back unpleasant memories! My jaw, even needles and pins, roots of my hair hurt. Throbbing pain in various parts of my head.
I believe part is from stress, for sure! The weather is playing a part. I am taking steps to try to deal with stress better, but I am finding it is overwhelming.
Since we haven't been getting snow, even though it's cold, I get out every day for ten or fifteen minutes at a time ( it's cold) I walk our long driveway. We still have a ton of leaves, since we have a forest behind us..so a little at a time, I rake.
I am really watching what I eat. Not a diet, but I know gluten in food hurts me,so I watch that, I am eating healthy. I am making sure I drink enough of water.
So, a little at at time, I am improving on myself and what I do...
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Humans and other mammals are unable to regenerate significant portions of muscles of the body or heart lost to trauma or ischemic injury, for example from motor vehicle accidents, surgery or heart attacks. Despite the fact that we know there are stem cells in our muscles, these do not suffice to replace the large amounts of tissue that can be lost in many types of injuries. Even more dramatically, in the heart, there is no significant ability to regenerate damaged tissue. Whereas humans may be said to have poor regenerative capacity, some animals have an extraordinary ability to replace damaged or lost body parts such as a limb, a jaw or a large part of the heart. Such regenerative vertebrates include urodele amphibians (salamanders and newts) or fish such as zebrafish. These animals excel at regeneration by utilizing mechanism that is distinct from classical stem cell based regeneration as we currently understand it in mammals. Regeneration in newts and zebrafish is based at least in part on dedifferentiation and proliferation of lineage-committed cells to regenerate skeletal muscle and the heart. Dedifferentiation is thought to provide large numbers of progenitor cells that proliferate at the site of an injury or an amputation and contribute to the regenerating structure. By contrast, resident stem cells that exist in humans and other mammals represent a small proportion of the total cells in a given tissue and it is easy to imagine how much proliferation would be required for these scarce cells to rebuild a complete organ such as the heart or a structure such as a limb. But what if we could recruit all of the cells at the site of an injury as our regenerative counterparts do? The overall goal of this proposal is to mimic the "regeneration by dedifferentiation" paradigm in human muscle cells and to enhance regeneration in vivo. While the basal growth control mechanisms in mammals such as ourselves are similar to those in regenerative organisms, we have added levels of complexity that, it is our hypothesis, contribute to suppressing regeneration. The goal of this proposal is to transiently target growth regulators that are present in mammals but conspicuously absent in regenerative organisms to induce differentiated cells such as cardiomyocytes to become progenitors that can expand at the site of an injury and then replace damaged tissue. This approach, if successful has the distinct advantage of mimicking a process that already exists in nature and as such may be readily transitioned to medical approaches in humans.
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Rensselaerville is a tiny village with a big heart. Three weeks ago, an 1814 historic home was fully involved in one of the worst fires the village has experienced.
A big, big thank-you to all the volunteers who planned and pulled off a wonderful fundraising event at Conkling Hall on Saturday, Jan. 31. To all our friends and neighbors from near and far, who turned out and gave so generously: Thank you.
Timothy Albright wrote a letter that beautifully expressed the sentiments of many in the town of New Scotland regarding the Hilton/LeVie barn, and, in this past edition, two more letters echoed the need for that barn to not only be saved but also to be kept where it belongs — at its historic site.


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Free Photoshop Alternatives For Editing Photos
- By Kevin Muldoon
- Posted in Design, Photoshop
- 39 comments
Photoshop has been the darling of the design industry for decades. It's a fantastic program that has led the way since the release of Photoshop 1 on the Mac way back in 1990.
However, not everyone can, or wants to, pay the $699 that Photoshop costs. Thankfully there are a lot of free Photoshop alternatives available for photo editing. Some of these are very basic and are suitable more for only basic photo editing, whilst others are feature rich applications that give Photoshop a run for its money.
Today we would like to show you some of the best free photo applications that are available online.
The Free Alternatives
Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, AmigaOS
The GNU Image Manipulation Program is a great application that was created for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Written on Unix, GIMP is arguably the most popular alternative for Photoshop available today.
2. Gimphoto
Windows, Linux
Gimphoto is a modification of the GIMP graphics program that aims to present a more user friendly interface. The layouts are more similar to Photoshop, making Gimphoto a popular choice for those who are switching from it. It's currently only available for Linux and Windows though a Mac version is available.
Another GIMP modification that aims to make things easier for former Photoshop users is GIMPshop. Unfortunately, someone hijacked the GIMPshop domain, resulting in a dispute between the original developer and the hacker who was profiting from hijacking the domain. This is one of the main reasons the application is no longer developed.
3. PhotoPos Pro
PhotoPos Pro is a rich photo editor that has support for most picture file types and support for digital scanners. It also features image enhancement, text tools, layers, masks and special effects.
The pro version of the script used to retail for $59.90 (with a lite version available for free) but it has since been released as Freeware (apparently due to thousands of requests).
4. Photoshop Express
Online Service
Can't afford the high price of Photoshop? You may be pleased to know that Adobe offers a free basic version of the script online. The editor allows you to edit your photos online with ease. You can resize, crop and rotate, reduce red-eye and saturation, adjust white balance, fill light and much more. You can also apply effects to photos such as pixelate, tint and crystalize.
Photoshop Express is a great choice for basic photo editing and quick touch ups.
5. Artweaver Free
Artweaver Free is a limited version of the artistic application Artweaver Plus (€29). The free version has common editing tools such as gradient and crop, support for PSD files, arrangeable palettes plus image and effect filters.
6. Splashup
Online Service
Formally known as Fauxto, Splashup is a free online photo editing tool and manager that has support for layers, filters, brushes, text editing, blend modes and much more. You can import photos from your desktop and from a range of services such as Facebook, Flickr and Picasa.
Multiple photos can be edited at the same time and there is a lite version for mobile PCs available too.
7. Aviary
Online Service
A cool online photo editor that lets you edit photos easily. You can crop and rotate images and apply lots of cool effects such as sharpen, blemish, red eye, contrast, blue and much more.
There are advanced tools available too (also free) for dedicated editing such as an image editor, vector editor, effects editor, image markup, music creator, audio editor and screen capture.
8. Inkscape
Windows, Mac, Linux
A vector graphics editor which boasts that it has similar capabilities to Illustrator, CorelDraw and Xara X. It saves files in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format. It should be considered as a compliment rather than an alternative to raster graphic editors such as Photoshop or Gimp for most tasks, though it has adopted some common photo editing tools such as blurring etc.
9. Photoscape
A basic photo editor that lets you fix and enhance photos. It has a lot of interesting features such as support for animated gifs, a splitter which divides a photo up into several pieces and attaching multiple photos vertically or horizontally to create one final photo.
10. PhotoPlus Starter Edition
PhotoPlus Starter Edition is a limited version of PhotoPlus X5 ($89.99). It comes with a lot of great tools that help you adjust photos and give them a complete makeover. Through PhotoPlus you can repair old and damaged photos, remove objects from a photo, smooth skin, whiten teeth and much more.
11. Seashore
A beautiful image editor that supports gradients, textures and alpha channel editing. You can compare the current image to the last version of it saved, and can save in SVG, PSD and PDF file formats.
12. Paint.NET
A great program that evolved from Microsofts famous Paint application, Paint.NET supports layers, special effects, unlimited history and more. It uses an intuitive tabbed interface that shows live thumbnails of the opened image rather than text. It also has a very active support community.
13. Darktable
Mac, Ubunut, Fedora, Opensuse, Arch, Gentoo
One of the only applications that isn't available for Windows, Darktable is a feature rich photo editing program that supports lots of special effects and correction tools. It has support for 15 languages and the export system works with Picasa, Flickr, email attachments and more.
14. Photofiltre
An image retouching program that allows basic or advanced image editing. It supports over 100 filters and lets you use useful preset selection tools such as ellipses, triangles, rounded rectangles and more.
15. VCW VicMan's Photo Editor
A basic image editor that supports over 30 types of file formats and 100 transformations, filters and effects. Photoshop compatible filters are supported too.
16. PaintStar
An image processing application for editing and retouching photographs. Image morphing, multiple layers and screen capture are supported and it supports more than 30 file formats, 100 effects and filters.
17. Picnik
Online Service
A simplistic online photo editing service that lets you modify images with one click. Basic edits like rotation, resizing and cropping as well as changing exposure and colors and sharpening the image, are all free. More advanced effects and edits are only available to premium users ($24.95 a year).
18. Cinepaint
Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD
An offshoot of GIMP, CinePaint has been used on many Hollywood films such as Spiderman and The Last Samurai to touch up frames.
19. Pixlr
Online Service, Windows, Mac, Mobile Devices
A cool free online photo editing service that works on browsers and a variety of operating systems and devices. Available in 23 languages, Pixlr has the most usable Photoshop features such as color adjustment, special effects, layer support and much more.
20. Picasa
Windows, Mac, Linux
Originally created and sold by Idealab, Google aquired Picasa in 2004 and released it to the world for free. The current version supports easy geo tagging and heavy integration with Google+ that lets you easily tag Google+ friends and share photos through your circles.
It's user-friendly interface makes it easy to apply basic edits to your photos and touch them up. 12 effects are available and there are additional affects via Picnik too.
Do you use any of these free photo editing programs? If so, please let us know in the comments area and let us know the advantages to using the application over others.
Kevin Muldoon is a professional blogger with a love of travel. He writes regularly about topics such as WordPress, Blogging, Productivity and Social Media on his personal blog. He can also be found on Twitter: @KevinMuldoon.
- jess, 20 February 2012
my all time favorite is rollip.com gives it that instagram effect in a second
- Steph, 20 February 2012
Note that Picnik is closing on April 19, 2012. Premium is available for free until the closing day.
- Ricardo Francés, 20 February 2012
Isn't picnik going "bye bye"?
Free premium tools until April and then it goes into Google+ - Bas, 20 February 2012
You might add Stylepix (Pro) from Hornil, en the more simple XNview. to your great list
- Maria Wendt, 20 February 2012
GIMP is the best, with an awesome community and loads of tutorials. I do want to try Inkscape, though, because GIMP does not have a great way to deal with vectors, unfortunately.
- Mister Norris, 21 February 2012
Wow, what a massive list! Thanks for doing the research and sharing.
- Gaurav Chandra, 21 February 2012
Is there any Adobe PhotoShop alternative that can open .psd files with layers?
- Jim, 21 February 2012
Gimp and Gimp for Windows can both open .psd files and can be configured to use a lot of the Photoshop plugins as well as all those made just for Gimp.
It's the only program I use and probably the only one I'll ever need.
- Jaagare, 25 February 2012
If you not looking at a 100% free alternative then you could look at Microsoft Expression which is reasonably priced and does a good job opening PSD files. I have been following since Expression was launched and would say that it has evolved a lot from where it was a couple of years back and if it progresses at this rate in the coming years Adobe would seriously need to reposition its products and make them cost effective. Long back I had also written an open letter to most of these "software product" giants that if they need to have good user acceptance and reduce piracy they need to make these tools affordable. As it is costly I choose freewares and cut corners. Design studios get jobs in plenty so they could afford high license costs. For freelancers / smaller studios when we consider the overall cost it would take around 2 odd years to recover the price of Adobe Creative Suite or close to an year to recover the other versions of Adobe Suites. By that time Adobe launches a new version and hence you either need to upgrade or leave the upgrade. Microsoft Expression to some extent has bridged this gap by making their products cost effective. If it manages to sell the Studio version for close to $250 it should really pick off like anything. Similarly if Adobe tomorrow decides to make its Creative Suite for freelancers at say $499 or so and upgrade costs of $199 or so… then it could completely change the market dynamics. I have still not understood as to why corporates try to target the top of the pyramid when they could easily target the lower end of the pyramid and get a lot higher sales. Give it a thought
- Rob, 08 March 2012
Another low cost option that is out there is Photoshop Elements from Adobe. I know it doesn't have all of the features of th Adobe Suites, but it can do a lot for the $99 price tag it has. You can bundle it with Premeire Elements and get both for $149 if you would like to work with videos or slide shows as well.
- Bojan Živkovi?, 21 February 2012
I am using Picasa for fast previewing photos and because it is closely connected with Picasa photo albums where are stored screenshots from my blogs.
- Sumit Chauhan, 21 February 2012
Thanks for sharing great resources on Photoshop Alternatives.
- Sü Smith, 21 February 2012
Very nice list! There are a few I had not yet heard of listed here. One of the most intriguing is DarkTable as it may be useful for me while running Linux. I used to use "Gwenview" in "Dolphin" for batch editing (cropping & sizing).
Thanks for the wonderful resource roundup!
- Wubbleyou, 22 February 2012
Splashup is an amazing tool, used that a few times but didn't really know about the others besides PS and GIMP. Great compilation, thanks!
- Ben Jamieson, 23 February 2012
Wow, really? No mention of the quite amazingly good Acorn or Pixelmator?
Both these give Photoshop a serious run for their money, and do it *without* a hideous UI (yes, I'm looking at you, GIMP)
Can't believe there's not even a nod in their direction!
- Lane Lester, 26 February 2012
I use Gimp in Linux, but I really wish it had more convenient ways to add borders and shadows to text. I make a lot of .jpg "slides" with an imported background and text overlays, so this feature would be a big help.
Is there a solution in Gimp or a Linux program that will provide this?
- fwolf, 27 February 2012
@ Ben: So what .. all exclusive proprietary tools, aka "only for Mac". Those who have the money to waste money on buying a Mac should easily be able to buy a current version of PS as well :P
cu, w0lf.
- Dave, 28 February 2012
GIMP is what I use. It's the strongest free one I've found. I have used and enjoyed some of the others, such as VicMan and Photofiltre. At the time I used them, they didn't support layers, though.
I agree that GIMP's interface is not so good, though. Its tabbing behavior is really lame, not to mention its proliferation of open windows. But the modded GIMPs don't support the latest release usually, so regular GIMP is the thing. I can pretty much easily do any editing I need.
The only nitpicky things are things like it won't support Photoshop's text, nor will it handle their proprietary layer translucency, so I might end up making my own gradients, for instance.
In the end I'm very happy with it despite its faults, and delighted not to spend an absurd amount of money for PS.
- Rob RS, 28 February 2012
Personally I don't think you can go past GIMP- its a great open-source program.
- Rana mukherjee, 29 February 2012
Great collection
- John, 01 March 2012
I think. There is not as such program which is really replacement of photoshop. There are other program too but photoshop is simply not replaceable.
- Jonas, 06 March 2012
ImageBot is another free online photo with a lot of filter effect. It is also a vector editor.
- stefan, 12 March 2012
what about Pixelmator?
- kansapa, 14 March 2012
StylePix Pro is the one of the best alternatives.
- Caixa Magica, 15 April 2012
PhotoFiltre is the best.
Gimp is too slow on Windows. - OSA, 10 May 2012
wow what a collection you have ok tell me that how much time you consume to make such a quality post
- OSA, 10 May 2012
my netbook runs inkscape slow
- Faith Hope-Holly Ava Tori Adams, 22 May 2012
Do they have one you do NOT have to download?
- Robin Janssen, 23 July 2012
Have been using irfranview for quite some time now. It's a nice photo editor and free photo. Recently i've started using Kestrel GX : http://www.kestrelfly.com
This is a 2-in-1 software; it's a photo manager and photo editor too so i use only one software like this :) - Altedo, 02 September 2012
The best progrram for me in the world is Ashampoo!!!
- eric n, 11 November 2012
im just getting into really serious photo editing.. from what ive read splashup looks like itd do the job.. i wanted to try gimp but what this about it being slow on windows.. bb
- Janice, 17 November 2012
does anybody want to Photoshop my pictures??
- Hush, 05 December 2012
Does any of these programs support CMYK ?
- Lukas, 15 December 2012
We just launched inspir.ly. We took a different approach to the online image editors available and made imaging social. Maybe you want to give it a try.
- kingmalik, 06 February 2013
cool side
- Shruti, 01 March 2013
I adore GIMP and love to use it. It offers almost everything that can impress anyone whether you are a hobbyist (like me!) or a professional. Even without expecting a single penny from you. Thanks Kevin for your other suggestions, they really look awesome. Will definitely try 'em out.
- Duh, 08 September 2013
There is Krita for both Linux and Windows.
Then there is also Sumopaint ( Browser based ) - Tony, 19 January 2014
Gimp and Paint.net seem to be the best in the list – though I would personally give the crown to Paint.net. Gimp's interface can appear a little messy and confusing, especially to the newbie, while Paint.net looks like a polished commercial product, not to forget the many useful plugins/filters created by the Paint.net community members.
Nice post, thanks.


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Shivraj Singh of Jodhpur
Shivraj Singh (born 30 September 1975), is the son of former Maharaja Gaj Singh and former Maharani Hemlata Rajye, daughter of the late Raja Shivratan Deo Singh of Poonch and Princess Nalini Rajye Lakshmi of Nepal in Dehra Dun. He has a sister who was born on 22 August 1974, Shivranjani Rajye.[1]
Shivraj was educated at Mayo College in Ajmer, then moving on to Eton College,[2] where he played polo for Eton. After leaving Eton, Shivraj studied at Oxford Brookes University, where he received a degree in Business Administration. After graduating from university, Shivraj worked with the Schroder's Bank of Geneva and London and Jardine in Hong Kong before returning home. He is now involved in the business of managing the palace hotel group which includes Umaid Bhawan, Bal Samand, Sardar Samand, and various festivities and functions involving the Jodhpur Royal Family[citation needed].
Polo career[edit]
Shivraj is an avid polo player and a known face in Delhi high society, where he stands out for both his royal lineage and striking good looks. He is primarily responsible for training the Jodhpur polo team, whose fortunes revived under his patronage.[3]
Rambagh accident[edit]
He suffered a serious head injury during a Birla Cup match at the Rambagh Polo Ground in February 2005. Shivraj slipped into coma and was rushed to the SMS Hospital after he lost consciousness. Shivraj's horse ran into another player's horse when they were both chasing the ball. Fellow player Vishal Singh recalled that, "Shivraj and I were chasing the ball when I asked him to turn and clear the way for my shot. But as soon as he turned, his horse ran into rival player Sameer Chaudhary." At this, the polo pony stumbled and fell to the ground, crushing Shivraj beneath it. Doctors attending on Shivraj at the hospital said there was a clot in his brain and he may require surgery. On February 21 Shivraj was taken to Mumbai for treatment at Tata Hospital. He remained in a coma for over two months,[4] although the doctors successfully performed surgery on him. Shivraj survived a similar accident three years prior to this.[citation needed]
Eleven months later, he had recovered enough to speak in short sentences and move about in a wheelchair. His first public appearance since the accident was at his father's 58th birthday party held on the Baradari Lawns on January 13, 2006; however, he watched from his balcony. Shivranjani Raje told reporters he is active and rehabilitating with the help of an American occupational physiotherapist. He can reportedly walk with some assistance.
He got engaged [5] to Gayatri Kumari Pal from the former royal family of Askot in Uttaranchal on March 10, 2010. The engagement ceremony took place at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, in the presence of Shivraj's father, Gaj Singh II, mother Hemlata Rajye and elder sister Shivranjini Rajye. Gayatri is studying computer graphics and animation. The wedding took place on November 18, 2010 at the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur. The wedding was a grand affair, with lots of media attention.[6] The couple have one daughter, born 10 December 2011.
- ^ Rani, Kayita (2007). Royal Rajasthan. New Holland Publishers. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-84773-091-6.
- ^ Singh, Dhananajaya (1994). The house of Marwar. Roli Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-81-7436-002-1.
- ^ Singh, Jaisal (2007). Polo in India. New Holland Publishers. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-84537-913-1.
- ^ "Polo player Shivraj out of coma". rediff. 3 May 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Wedding bells for Jodhpur prince". Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Duchess of York, Bollywood stars and Indian royals at wedding in desert kingdom". The Daily Telegraph. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.


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Toro Rossos Sebastian Vettel dominated the timesheets in Jerez on Tuesday, as this week's test got underway at the Spanish circuit. Vettel clocked a quickest lap of 1m 19.844s to finish over two tenths of a second ahead of McLaren tester Gary Paffett.
After enduring wet conditions at the previous multi-team test at Hockenheim, the days runners enjoyed bright sunshine and track temperatures of over 50 degrees Celsius, as they began preparations for the forthcoming Hungarian Grand Prix.
Vettel covered 94 laps and focused his attentions on aero testing and mechanical work in the STR3. Paffett, meanwhile, completed 80 laps in the MP4-23. Third fastest was Luca Badoer for Ferrari. Badoer spent the morning comparing different aerodynamic solutions in the F2008, before running slick Bridgestone tyres in the afternoon, in preparation for the 2009 season. He covered 69 laps.
We completed our planned programme, explained the Ferrari test driver. "This morning it was important to go deeply into some technical elements to understand what happened last Sunday in Hockenheim. We picked up a lot of data, and that will continue over the next few days when we also test some solutions for the forthcoming races."
Williams tester Nico Hulkenberg finished fourth after covering 58 laps in the FW30. Hulkenberg was charged with evaluating set-ups before a technical problem in the afternoon cut short his running. He will hand over the car to Nico Rosberg on Wednesday.
Just over four hundredths of a second down on Hulkenberg was Red Bull test driver Sebastien Buemi, who covered 110 laps in the RB4, as he carried out suspension and aero development work. Mark Webber will take over testing duties for the team on Wednesday.
Renault also fielded their test driver, Romain Grosjean, who covered 71 laps. Grosjean will hand over the R28 to Nelson Piquet for the French teams second day of running at the Spanish track.
A hot day's work!, said Christian Silk, Renaults chief test engineer. It was the second day of running we have done with Romain and he did a good job on a circuit that was new to him. We concentrated on getting him comfortable with the car and he coped well with the difficult track conditions caused by the heat, which made the balance of the car quite tricky. Running in the heat may have been difficult, but some of the races coming up, such as Hungary are traditionally very hot and some of the things we have learned today will be relevant for those races."
Seventh fastest was Jarno Trulli for Toyota. Trulli spent the day on Bridgestones slick tyres as part of the team's early preparations for 2009. The Italian covered 96 laps and will continue in the TF108 on Wednesday.
"After a string of races and tests with mixed weather, it feels really hot here at Jerez, he explained. Today we have been concentrating on the new Bridgestone slick tyres for 2009. For that reason we have run with lower downforce to simulate the aerodynamics package that we will have next season. We have made a good start and collected some interesting data for the development of next year's car. Tomorrow I will begin work to prepare for Hungary."
Alexander Wurz finished eighth quickest for Honda. Wurz was charged with evaluating the RA108's new rear suspension as well as testing an aero upgrade for the Hungarian race. The Japanese teams reserve driver will continue his running on Wednesday when he is expected to shift his attention to evaluating the squads 2009 tyres.
Tuesdays final runner was Christian Klien for BMW Sauber. Klien had been charged with evaluating the teams new KERS system in a modified F1.07C. But when he returned to the pits, following an initial run, a mechanic was injured and the German-Swiss squad abandoned their programme for the day.
Testing continues at the Spanish track on Wednesday.
Unofficial Tuesday times from Jerez:
1. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, 1:19.844
2. Gary Paffett, McLaren, 1:20.179
3. Luca Badoer, Ferrari, 1:20.697
4. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, 1:20.953
5. Sebastien Buemi, Red Bull, 1:20.997
6. Romain Grosjean, Renault, 1:21.223
7. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:21.459
8. Alexander Wurz, Honda, 1:21.596
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Carraway Methodist Medical Center was a medical facility in Birmingham, Alabama founded as Carraway Infirmary in 1908 by Dr. Charles N. Carraway. It was moved in 1917 to Birmingham's Norwood neighborhood. Its facilities were segregated according to skin color for much of its history and, in one instance, excluded James Peck, an injured white civil rights activist. This hospital was three miles from St. Vincent's. It expanded in the 1950s and 1960s and ran into financial trouble in the 2000s, declaring bankruptcy and closing in 2008. In 2011, The Lovelady Center, a non-profit women's rehab center, purchased the hospital property and will be renaming it to "Metro Plaza."[1]
Throughout its history Carraway Methodist Medical Center was a pace-setter. In the 1980s, the facility added the area's only Level 1 Trauma Center, 3 LifeSaver Helicopters, a hyperbaric oxygen therapy department, a wound care center, the laser center, the area's first Sleep Center, among many other groundbreaking additions. Lifesaver, the first medical helicopter service in Alabama, came about because Carraway found a lot of patients in 1978 couldn't make it to Birmingham's higher-level hospitals. So by 1981, he had Lifesaver in place along with the trauma center. The helicopter program carried 30,000 patients as part of Carraway hospital, and was one of only 5 percent of emergency flight programs in the nation that placed physicians on every flight.
The values set by CN Carraway of putting people first continued until the original organization was sold in bankruptcy. "When you're sick, you want the administration to be as compassionate as the nurses, the caregivers, and the doctors. So administration is not just about the bottom line dollar," Robert Carraway, grandson to CN Carraway, said.[2]
Dr. Charles N. Carraway founded the hospital in 1908, in a house in Pratt City, now a neighborhood in Birmingham, with the capacity to treat 16 patients.[3] Carraway was an innovator in many ways: "Carraway financed the new facility by getting Birmingham businesses to agree to pay $1 a month per employee, or $1.25 per family, for treatment. It was managed care before managed care even had a name."[4] In 1917,[4] Carraway bought a lot on the corner of Sixteenth Avenue and Twenty-fifth Street,[5] in the Norwood neighborhood, and moved the hospital, which came to be called the Norwood Hospital.[6] In 1949, the hospital received $200,000 in federal money to add a nursing wing.[7]
Carraway's son, Dr. Ben Carraway, took over in 1957, when it was called Carraway Methodist. He increased the hospital from 256 beds to 617.[4] A Christmas star placed on the roof in 1958 became a noted Birmingham landmark.[4][8]
The hospital got in financial difficulties in the beginning of the 2000s. At the time, it was run by the founder's grandson, Dr. Robert Carraway. According to The Birmingham News, two factors were responsible for the institution's financial demise: the decay of the Norwood neighborhood and "decades of decisions favoring patient care over profits."[4] It shut down on October 31, 2008. In 2009, the facility was being considered as the new home for the 340 patients at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa.[9][10]
Verifications have become available through the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS)[11] Closed Residency program records.[12]
Much of Carraway's history took place during segregation, which "dictat[ed] virtually every element of Birmingham race relations."[13] A noteworthy incident involving the then-segregated[14] hospital happened in May 1961, when the staff refused admittance to James Peck, a Freedom Rider who had been severely beaten by Klansmen after descending the Trailways bus, the second bus with Freedom Riders to leave Atlanta, Georgia; he was later treated at Jefferson Hillman Hospital.[15][16] The segregational policy of the hospital is rendered in prose fiction also, in Anthony Grooms's 2001 novel Bombingham.[17] By 1968, the hospital was racially integrated; a notable patient in 1968 was Robert Edward Chambliss, convicted in 1977 for the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.[18] In the 1970s still, accusations of racial preference, in for instance hiring practices, were made against the hospital.[19]
In April 1998, some of the Jefferson County F5 tornado victims were sent to Carraway and remained there until recovery.
Carraway has collaborated with Talladega Speedway for decades, providing medical care during auto racing events such as the Alabama 500 and Talladega 500.[20]
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STEUBENVILLE, OH—In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Catholic higher education and the Church, a special event is planned in honor of Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, on the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville where he has served for the last 35 years, first as president and now as chancellor.
On Saturday, October 17, 2009, the University will hold a celebration marking Father Scanlan's 50th anniversary as a professed Franciscan. Events will include an afternoon conference, a Mass of Thanksgiving, and a gala reception and dinner, all hosted by University President Father Terence Henry, TOR.
After studying at Harvard Law School and serving in the U.S. Air Force as a Judge Advocate General, he answered God's call to join the Franciscan Third Order Regular in 1957. He made his first profession of vows in 1959, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1964.
In 1974, Father Scanlan assumed the presidency at Franciscan University in the midst of turbulent times, transforming it over the next 26 years from a small Catholic regional college struggling to keep its doors open into a world-renowned leader in Catholic higher education.
Under Father Scanlan's leadership, the University's theology professors became the first at any Catholic college or university in the nation to publicly pledge an Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium.
Father Scanlan has affected vocations on campus by encouraging the Pre-Theologate Program, which enables young men to discern a call to religious life while attending Franciscan University. About 250 men who were in the Pre-Theologate Program at some point have gone on to become priests or members of religious communities.
Father Scanlan also founded the household system at Franciscan University, which anchors students in Christian fellowship and fraternal charity. His work in defense of human life continues to inspire students to pray outside abortion clinics and to March for Life every January in Washington, D.C."Above all," Father Henry said in a letter to alumni, "Father Mike's legacy is the over 12,000 Franciscan alumni living in the world, passing on the faith by the witness of their words and lives. These alumni are one of the reasons Pope John Paul II could speak about a new springtime of the faith in America. They are renewing the Church and transforming the culture, just as St. Francis, the University's namesake, did so many centuries ago."A man filled with joy and the Holy Spirit, Father Scanlan greets every student with a genuine smile. His priesthood is rooted in a love for the Eucharist that he often preaches at campus Masses and Franciscan University conferences.
"I'm excited to honor Father Mike and raise money for the cause dearest to his heart: helping bright, faithful, and deserving young people attend Franciscan University," said Father Henry.
Proceeds from the 50th anniversary celebration will benefit the Father Michael Scanlan Scholarship Fund, which provides tuition assistance to students. These "Scanlan Scholars" are often offered full-ride scholarships to Ivy League schools, but choose to come to Franciscan because of their love for Christ and his Church.
Father Henry said, "This scholarship fund is one of the most important ways the University can ensure that Father Mike's legacy lives on for generations to come, both at Franciscan and in the life of the Church."
At the mini-conference, Ralph Martin, director of graduate programs in the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, and Kimberly Hahn, author of many books including Chosen and Cherished: Biblical Wisdom for Your Marriage, will speak on the new evangelization and dynamic orthodoxy taught by Father Scanlan's example.
Father Scanlan's 50th anniversary celebration will begin at 2:00 p.m. with the conference speakers. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be offered at 4:00 p.m. in Christ the King Chapel, celebrated by Father Henry, followed by a reception and gala dinner at 6:00 p.m. in Finnegan Fieldhouse.Tickets for the entire event cost $75 per person. To register only for the dinner and reception, the cost is $50 per person, and for the conference only, tickets are $35 per person.
To send a message to Father Michael, make a donation to honor his legacy, or register for the event, visit www.franciscanconferences.com or call 800-437-8368.
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