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Over the years, major celebrities have taken some major style chances at the Golden Globe Awards. In preparation for Sunday's big event, we are taking a look back at some of the riskiest looks to ever grace the Globes red carpet. From sheer creations to conservative suits, these ladies have tried it all. Case-in-point: Lara Flynn Boyle's ballerina tutu dress by David Cardona which she donned in 2003, Dianna Agron's Giles Deacon gown featuring laser-cut swans from 2012, Katharine McPhee's thigh-high split by Theyskens' Theory in 2013, and January Jones' plunging Versace fringe dress from 2011.
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Gasoline fuel depletion is one of the major world issues therefore nowadays we see lot of changes in conventional fuel operated vehicles like introduction of EVs, Solar Vehicles or Fossil Fuel Cells Vehicles etc. Secondly economizing the use of Gasoline has been a major focus for which researchers at MIT have come up with a nice idea to avoid red traffic light by adjusting the speed of vehicle. As research proves almost 20% of the fuel is burnt on the red traffic lights.
Researchers at MIT has devised a way to visually monitor the traffic signals and based on current speed of the vehicle the smartphone mounted on the car dashboard gives you the optimum speed to avoid red lights. This system dubbed as SignalGuru is a smartphone software which currently gives visual display of speed to be attained by the driver however Emmanouil Koukoumidis, a visiting researcher at MIT who led the project says that Audio prompts will be made available in commercial version.
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Cars are responsible for 28 percent of the energy consumption and 32 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. and that, "if you can save even a small percentage of that, then you can have a large effect on the energy that the U.S. consumes."
There researchers at MIT and Princeton got best project award and they intent to commercially launch Signal Guru soon.
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What is it about the European Union that encourages newspapers to write such nonsense about it? Is it because it seems so far away that no one is expected to check? Is it that the European commission fails to respond effectively to false stories?
I don't know, but the stories told about it rank among the most outlandish and entertaining of all urban myths. Among my favourites are the Sun's claim that the European commission had ruled that Bombay Mix must be renamed Mumbai Mix; the same paper's insistence that "red-faced women … must take back old vibrators for recycling before they can buy a new one"; and the reliably barmy Christopher Booker's assertion in the Sunday Telegraph that under EU rules you'll be able to bury dead pets only after "pressure cooking them at 130 degrees centigrade for half an hour".
It's all gibberish, but where Europe is concerned, anything goes. Of all the myths published about the EU, I wish the one on the front page of today's Times were true.
It reports – "exclusively" – that the European commission will raise its target for greenhouse gas cuts today, from 20% by 2020, to 30%:
"The European commission is determined to press ahead with the cuts despite the financial turmoil gripping the bloc, even though it would require Britain and other EU member states to impose far tougher financial penalties on their industries than are being considered by other large economies."
The "surprise new plan", it says, commits "Britain and the rest of the EU to the most ambitious targets in the world."
I phoned the commission this morning. I was told that the story is "totally wrong. The position is exactly the same as it was." This means that the EU will stick to its 20% target until there's a legally binding global agreement to replace the Kyoto protocol. At this point the target will be raised to 30%. This was all reported in a Guardian story two weeks ago and the FT has covered it before too.
It was the plan long before the Copenhagen summit in December. But as no legally binding agreement was struck then, and as it's unlikely to happen in Mexico at the end of this year either, there's no immediate prospect of the EU's target being raised.
All the EC has done is to write an analysis paper looking at what the consequences - for European industry, trade policy and other matters - would be if such a target were to be adopted. This is the routine business of any civil service: produce analyses and impact statements for possible policies, before they are adopted. The only surprise is that it hasn't been done before.
But as the Times story shows, there are good reasons why the tougher target should be adopted, regardless of whether a global deal is struck. The recession, or stagnation, or whatever it is now, has already slashed emissions in Europe. A tougher target would bank those accidental cuts and prevent them from making a mockery of the Emissions Trading Scheme, as they do today. The decline in greenhouse gas production ensures that the carbon price remains so low that it won't stimulate investment in energy saving and alternative technologies. Unless the targets are tightened, the EU emissions cap will remain so loose as to be all but useless.
And while the tougher target waits on a binding global treaty, to some extent a binding global treaty waits on a tougher EU target. When the world's biggest economic block shows that it means business, poorer nations will be more inclined to follow.
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"Never get between fashionistas and their liquor. A mini-riot almost broke out at Indochine Tuesday night during the party French Vogue editrix Carine Roitfeld threw to celebrate her son Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's graduation from UCLA film school. A spy said, "Although the party started at 10 p.m., there were 40 people outside by 9:45. The only [...]
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Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani is not the only one retiring from the fashion industry. From today's Page Six: "Russian model Natalia Vodianova, 25, retired from the catwalk last week after walking in Valentino Garavani's final show in Paris. To celebrate, the mother of three is taking Valentino to Moscow for a week and then [...]
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Italian fashion designer Valentino staged his last ever ready-to-wear catwalk show, winning a standing ovation Wednesday from his supporters and a reprimand from fellow designer Karl Lagerfeld, who said it was too early for the fashion designer to retire. Wednesday's show is not quite Valentino's last hurrah — a final haute couture display is scheduled [...]
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Millions of people worldwide watched the televised event as about 184 cyclists competed in a time trial around the streets of Jerusalem, starting on May 4. Their second stage took the riders from Haifa to the north and then down to Tel Aviv, and the final stage took them from Be'ersheba to Eilat.
Through most of the stages, the streets were lined with fans, many dressed in pink as they mimicked the Maglia Rosa, the jersey worn by the tour leader.
Every time the cyclists approached a village, kibbutz, factory or noteworthy place, an explanation about the place would appear on the TV screen.
No doubt, brand Israel benefited greatly from the tour. This will delight Sylvan Adams, the top cyclist from Canada who's been instrumental in bringing the Giro to Israel.
However, it is the cyclists' performances that will ultimately decide on its success or failure.
Anybody who has been to the Maccabiah Games will know that in Israel, things tend to be done differently from anywhere else.
Many of the issues that cropped up during the first three days of the Giro d'Italia were not the fault of Israeli organisation, but rather, due to logistics.
With the major part of the tour continuing in Sicily, some 2 700km away, most of the teams had to bring the minimum of equipment to Israel. The South African-based Dimension Data team explained some of their difficulties. Said sports director Alex Sans Vega. "Logistically speaking, it's the most complicated start we've ever done."
This was because Israel is outside of Europe – further away than any grand tour has ventured before. Some non-European riders required visas."We are using the same support staff for the entire Giro," Sans Vega said. "But we do have staffers waiting for us in Sicily with our buses, team cars and other equipment that we didn't bring to Israel. It was a big operation to organise everything."
The Dimension Data team comprises Louis Meintjes (SA), Ben O'Connor (Aus), Ryan Gibbons (SA), Jacques Janse van Rensburg (SA), Natnael Berhane (Eritrea), Igor Anton (Spain), Ben King (USA) and Jaco Venter (SA).
No team brought their team buses from Europe, though the Israel Cycling Academy had a local team bus at their beck and call. Israelis provided passenger vans, team cars and small cargo vans to move around the entourage.
Most of the technical equipment was flown to Israel last week from Milan in a 747-cargo flight. Half of the plane was for the teams, while RCS Sport (the company which organised the cycle race) filled the other half with all their start and finish-line materials, including podiums, banners, VIP tents and other equipment.
Each team was allowed one big container box on the cargo plane. Dimension Data stuffed theirs full of three bikes per rider — one time-trial frame and two road frames — as well as wheels, tyres, helmets, clothes and everything else needed to race. Every item had to be registered, valued and catalogued with Israeli customs offices.
On Monday, everything was packed back into the plane for the flight from Eilat to Catania, in Sicily.
"We brought the minimum," Sans Vega said. "The Israelis set up all of the vehicles and equipment we needed. Everything was very well organised."
But Dutch rider and defending champion Tom Dumoulin criticised Sunday's wind-blasted finale of the Israel leg of the race at the end of the 229km stage, which was buffeted by strong desert winds and sand. Other riders also complained.
Dumoulin remains second overall, one second behind Australia's Rohan Dennis. After finishing safely in the main peloton (group or pack of riders), the Dutch cyclist added:
"The first day was okay in Jerusalem, and it's nice because I won the time trial. But the past two days haven't been so nice. It was too dangerous."
The best performer in the Dimension Data team so far has been Louis Meintjes, who left Israel lying in 31st spot.
Ironically, the Palestinian authorities were furious about the teams from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain taking part in the opening legs as they broke the boycott of Israel which has been in place since 1948.
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Sidcup's David Gilbert travelled with the Kent Under-140s to Coulsdon on Saturday to take on their Surrey rivals. David, playing on Board five, made a winning contribution (game beneath) in a thrilling 8-8 draw. Kent secured their equalizing point when Mark Stone from Petts Wood won the last game to finish, winning on time in a Queen and pawn ending with just one second – yes one second – remaining on his clock! Phew!
Meanwhile the Kent Under-100 team set off for Wanstead to play Essex. Sidcup's Lee Brockwell and Chris Cheeseman were due to play on boards three and four. While Chris had a fine win, unfortunately Lee's opponent defaulted. As it was, Kent still went down narrowly 6½ -5½. It is the second time this season Kent have gone down by the smallest possible margin.
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Educator and college administrator Charles Moody, Sr. was born August 30, 1932 in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. His mother, Rosetta, came from Woodeville, Mississippi and his father, James N. Moody, came from Belize. Moody attended Scott Street and Perkins Elementary Schools; finished the 8th grade at McKinley High School and graduated from Southern University Lab High School in 1950. Earning his B.S. degree in chemistry from Central State University in 1954, Moody received a commission in the United States Army. After basic training, he married Christella Parks, also an educator and Central State graduate. In 1961, Moody received his master's of science education degree from Chicago Teachers College. He received his Ph.D. in educational administration from Northwestern University in 1971.
After starting his career as teacher, in 1968 Moody became superintendent of the Harvey, Illinois Public Schools. Joining the education faculty of the University of Michigan in 1970, Moody worked as chairman of the School of Education Specialists, School of Education, director of the Program for Educational Opportunity in 1970, director of the Project for Fair Administration of School Discipline in 1975, director of the Center for Sex Equity in Schools in 1981, vice provost for Minority Affairs in 1987, executive director of the South African Initiative Office and in 1997, he became vice provost emeritus and professor emeritus. Moody worked as superintendent of searches for Hazard Young and Attea from 1987 to 2002.
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After sleeping only 3 hours this morning after 3am, I'm substantially wrecked today, and so is Australian cricket. Some of you might think I'm being overly negative in response to the loss at Durham overnight, but we've a right to be armageddonist.
Remember how we felt in 2010-11 after England skittled us for 98 on Boxing Day at the MCG and replied with 0/150+ at stumps? Remember the 3-1 defeat, albeit three absolute thrashings, in that series over two years ago?
What about 4-0 down in India earlier this year?
How about being 3-0 down in England?
There shouldn't be any bush beating here, Australia is at its lowest point for decades and it's arguably a lower tide than the 1980s.
After an improved showing at Old Trafford last week I was amazed at how quickly the feeling of "we're back" lurked behind media reactions. The phrase, while not quite spoken aloud, also seemed on the tip of tongues in conversations I'd had with fellow Australians. Sure, we've been in the odd decent position and our bowlers have often created that, but in a two-horse race run across five days there will almost always be a point where you can draw that bow.
The fact is, our batting collective is not Test standard, we lack resolve and fortitude and the evidence of this is plain and readily available. You won't need Assange, Manning or Snowden to show it to you.
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Without going on like a two-bob watch I must say that the odd positive on-field display should not distract us from the cancerous issues stymieing Australian cricket. The systematic destruction of our cricketing stocks is unintentionally orchestrated by dark, incompetent administrative forces and is first evident in the emaciation of talent available to Australia. Our stocks are thin. The numbers returned in the Sheffield Shield have been screaming it for years.
"Oh relax, we've had our time in the sun, it's someone else's turn"
This is the kind of statement made by those who concede defeat and disappointment with ease, and who lack the creativity and progressive attitude to launch remedial action. It's the kind of statement that first permits, and then breeds mediocrity and it is spreading throughout Australian cricket – and many other sports – with devastating effect.
I've previously listed some of the issues I have with Australian cricket as early as 2011 and published more recent analysis of Australia's Batting Demise, so I'll now turn my attention to last night's on-field events.
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Congratulations England, you deserve the victory and the glory.
The poor application of some of Australia's talented players can be blamed in part-only for last night's collapse. Mostly it comes down to inferior ability and a higher quality of cricket played by England.
The morning began well for Australia, with the bowlers again doing their bit.
I was amazed at Aleem Dar's decision to not give Tim Bresnan out when he didn't bother to play a shot to Jackson Bird, who struck him on the pad, dead in front of the stumps. Height the only partial issue of pedantic concern. A review followed, but according to hawkeye, with half the ball smashing the stumps, Dar's decision couldn't be overturned. The bloke didn't play a shot. May as well have tossed the bat away and was racked right in front. In my book that is out, all day, every day and it is only in this DRS/hawkeye world where this mantra has been eroded.
I ask then, how long will it be before the pitching outside leg criteria for LBW is questioned?
If the ball pitches outside leg you can't be given out LBW. This rule hails from a pre-hawkeye world where umpires had to be sceptical of the angle, assuming the ball would need to do far too much to hit the stumps. Hawkeye's exponents will argue that if it can be shown the ball will rattle the castle, then perhaps the old interpretation should be referred for review…
Ryan Harris is a superstar and his 7 wickets in England's second innings included some absolute rippers to top order batsmen. At 33, Harris must be gutted at the realisation he may never win an Ashes Series. He will certainly never win one in England.
Crashing from 2/167 to all out for 224 in the final session last night was a bitter blow, but as I've written here it should remind us of the bigger issues in Australian cricket. Stuart Broad's evening spell was a catalogue of high class bowling, deft captaincy and good fielding. How this Australian camp can regroup and perform well at The Oval in a week is beyond me. That dressing room must be an horrific place today…
Just think, we've got 6 more Tests against England and then we're away for 3 against the world's best Test side and bowling attack, South Africa. Look out.
Related articles
- The Bell tolls for thee – Australia wrung out in Durham (cricketfroth.wordpress.com)
- Broadsword slays Australia (smh.com.au)


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When making a campus visit, there are many things that high school students can learn about their potential future college or university. A prospective weekend or day-trip is one way to answer many questions about the school, campus, curriculum, student life and school programs. Parents should attend at least a portion of the visit with the high school student to get an idea of what life will be like, as well as the financial and distance aspects of the college experience. Parents may notice some things that students will not that may have a significant bearing on whether or not the student might attend.
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The amount of time spent on a campus will have a direct bearing on how much the student can learn about the university. Since schools often charge a fee for prospective weekends, overnight visits and sometimes for day visits, students may want to narrow down which ones they attend, and carefully choose between overnight and non-overnight visits. Sometimes the distance travelled to the college campus may make that choice an easy one. The schools with the most interest or potential should earn the most time spent on campus. Those offering athletic or academic scholarships or financial assistance should also merit a longer visit.
Observe Student Life
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Often overlooked is the campus dining hall and its fare. Eat a meal there and experience the food, drink and dietary offerings first-hand. Ask students what they think of the food and whether there are other realistic dining options available.
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The Last Knight of Glin, copyright Victoria Mary Clarke, 2002
As you can see, I wrote this piece in 2002, after a visit to Glin Castle. It makes me very sad to read it now, as the lovely Knight has just passed on to what will hopefully be a fabulous castle in another dimension. He was a charming man and will be very much missed.
One Summer evening, six hundred years ago, on the banks of the broad, majestic Shannon something happened which was so horrible that had it happened to Posh and Becks today, entire newspapers and not just front pages would have been devoted to it. For on that fateful day, a six year old child wasn't merely kidnapped. He was snatched from his family and strapped, unceremoniously to the mouth of a cannon. The man responsible for this atrocity was Sir George Carew, the Lord President of Munster, who was acting on behalf of Queen Elizabeth the first, and laying siege to the castle of a rebellious Irishman, the 'Sugan"Earl of Desmond. In the modern world, no sensitive parent could stand to see their child endangered in this way and would assuredly surrender. But the Earl of Desmond, who was a FitzGerald, was made of sterner stuff. When Carew announced that the child would be blown to bits in front of him, FitzGerald,- a native Irish speaker-replied, as Gaeilge 'My prick is hard and there are plenty more where he came from. Fire away!" And the child was duly assassinated.
Ever since their arrival in Ireland, as mercenary soldiers in the twelfth century, the FitzGeralds have been a tenacious bunch. Absolutely not to be messed with. From that time until the present day, a FitzGerald Knight has held court at Glin, in the Co Limerick, on the banks of the Shannon. Although their territory has diminished considerably since the first Knights arrived, the family has survived every conceivable attempt to unseat them and to despatch them from their home. And tragically, today, the end of the struggle is in sight. For Desmond FitzGerald, the 29th Knight of Glin has no sons. And because there is no prospect of his having any, the title which has been so valiantly upheld, will disappear, upon his death. The Knights of Glin, like the White Knights before them, will be extinct.
He may not have any sons, but the Knight has three daughters. Catherine, Nesta and Honor, all blonde, and all beautiful, like their mother Madam Olda. They have, they say, accepted the fact that they cannot be Knightesses, however sexist and unliberated that may be. They may not be boys, but the passionate, proud blood of the FitzGeralds flows in their veins, just the same. The castle, Honor swears, is the most important thing in her life, the most important thing in the entire world. That's quite a strong statement, I say. "It is, indeed", she says, but she means it. And her sisters, she assures me, feel the same way. 'Glin is my blood,' she says. 'I wouldn't be able to live without Glin."
Knights of the round table, knights in shining armour, knights on white horses. Rescuing maidens and doing battle with baddies. Sir Elton, Sir Bob, Sir Paul. And Desmond Fitzgerald, the Knight of Glin. What's it like, I ask Honor,- who is the only daughter still resident in Ireland- to be the child of a Knight and to grow up in a castle? Is it as good as a fairy-tale? Or is it more like being Princess Diana? A fairytale on the surface and tragic underneath? There is no evidence of tragedy in Honor's answer. Unswervingly, she fixes me with her sparkling, sapphire-coloured eyes, takes a drag on her fag and answers. 'I adored it. I totally adored it. You'll see for yourself, when you go there."
But when I do go there, all is not what it seems. This castle isn't really a castle. It's a big Georgian house, a beautiful house with castellations added on, to make it look like a proper castle. The real Glin castle is a ruined Norman tower, in the village. Worse still, Desmond's not even a Sir. But if he's not a Sir, what do I call him? I am welcomed into the hall, as my carriage arrives. A grand hall, with a fine fireplace, family portaraits and an admirable ceiling. And an awfully cute butler.
"The Knight wants to know if you'll be joining him for dinner?'
I'd be delighted, I say. And ask him how I ought to address my host.
'Do you know,' he replies, 'I was a bit tired the other night and I said 'Night Knight." I was soooo embarrassed. But he doesn't mind."
I am nervous about this encounter. I've been warned that the Knight is prone to the glooms and doesn't suffer fools gladly. One lady who's known him for forty years said she's still terrified of him. His lovely wife Olda is in hospital recovering from an operation. Honor is in Dublin, looking after her mother, Nesta and Catherine are in London, where they live, and so I will be alone with the Knight. I am shown to my room, a big blue room with a four-poster bed, overlooking the garden. It has a bathroom the size of my flat, the entire set-up is opulence incarnate. Giant fluffy bathrobes, expensive bubbly bathstuffs, nice notepaper. Expensive antiques everywhere to make you feel at home. A truly gorgeous place to lay my head. I take a bath and wonder what would happen if I just fell asleep now. The answer comes when a nice young lady interrupts my bath to ask me what time I'll be coming downstairs.
Once or twice in my life I have met people and disliked them immediately. The truth is that I was once introduced to the Knight, by a mutual friend at a party. 'This is Victoria,' she had said. 'Oh really?"he had responded and that had been the extent of it. I didn't warm to the man. Honor has assured me that her father is adorable, but I'm not so sure. The gentleman who is shaking my hand now is surely not that same chap? A delightful, warm, friendly smile. A fetching black polo-neck, blazer and slacks and enormously tasteful slip-on shoes. We could be in Bond St circa 1966. I am, at any moment expecting to hear strains of John Coltrane and to be offered a dry martini. His Aston Martin must be parked in the drive. This is the Knight of Glin, in person. I remember that of course he's got to be a groovy guy,- he had the Rolling Stones playing at his first wedding, to Lulu de la Falaise, the Yves Saint Laurent model and absolute It girl of her day.
Having prepared myself by brushing up on Irish art and antiquities about which he is notoriously knowledgeable, I comment on the ceiling.
"Yes,"he says. 'It's Georgian, but first things first. Far more important than the ceiling is what shall we have to drink. Pink Champagne?'
Pink Champagne is duly served by the butler in the drawing room, by the fire. Nibbles are also served, tiny round bits of toast with cheese on top. We are given menus.
'There's far too much cheese on the menu,' says the Knight. 'Don't you think? I don't like cheese."
I absolutely agree, there is too much cheese. He recommends the seabass, which he had last night. He, himself plumps for the chicken. I ask him about the awkward matter of whether to Sir or not to Sir. Hoping not to appear ill-informed. He answers quite amicably and undefensively.
"I'm not a Sir,' he says.
"Because I'm not a legitimate English knight. It's an anomaly because Irish chieftains and Geraldine Knights are the only titles that are recognised by the Irish State.' He switches to a mischievous brogue and twinkles at me, merrily, over his Champagne glass.
"We are in bizarre lands here, you know."
In 1922, the IRA came to Glin, to burn the house down, because that was what they were doing at the time. And they brought the petrol into the hall and told the then Knight- who was crippled and in a wheelchair -that he would have to evacuate the building.
" 'You'll have to burn me in it, boys!' he replied. And they went off and had a few jars in the village and the villagers got them so drunk, they never came back again. So my grandfather used the petrol on the farm".
Bravery would appear to run in the family.
'That's right, yes."
In 1567, Thomas FitzGerald was hung, drawn and quartered by the English forces, in Limerick. His mother, who was an O' Connor seized his dismembered head, drank the blood from it and carried it and his body to Lislaughtin Abbey, to be buried. Desmond has no idea why she drank the blood, but suggests that it might have been a religious thing. The FitzGeralds were Catholics who became protestants, in order to keep their lands, but were never comfortable on the side of the Crown. Colonel John FitzGerald, who inherited the title in 1781 was advised by the local parish priest not to be ridiculous when he temporarily aligned himself with his cousin Lord Edward FitzGerald, a United Irishman who, it is said, stayed at Glin during the 1798 rebellion. The decision to remain on the side of the King which undoubtedly would have saved the estate, divided the family, as John's brother Gerald was also a United Irishman. Being in the depths of Limerick and on the side of the invaders would have meant a certain degree of isolation for the Colonel and his English wife, Margaretta, who's portrait, while pretty, is one of the saddest I have ever seen. Margaretta stayed at Glin only long enough to produce a son and heir and then, as Desmond says 'Pissed off back to her father."
Does being the Knight isolate you, as a human being? I ask, over dinner. I've asked Honor if being his daughter makes people treat her differently. 'Of course you feel different,'she said. 'But I've never had a problem with anyone, because of it. Even though I have an English accent, I feel far more Irish than English and I have absolutely no belief in any kind of hierarchy or class system, I'm totally approachable and I get on with everyone." Even at school, where you can get bullied just for wearing the wrong jumper, Honor says there was never an issue. The Knight pauses and beckons, politely to a waitress.
"Do you have any mustard, my dear? Oh yes, of course it sets you apart. And I'm not a particularly hail –fellow- well- met kind of person."
Not approachable?
"I'm perfectly approachable if people approach me, but I'm shy. I don't really thrive under hearty conditions. I don't go to pubs."
I thought you were a bit stuck-up, I confess. Do most people think that?
'I'm sure they do.'
Does it bother you?
'No. In my life, I've always known exactly which people I've wanted to be involved with and they are mostly academics. So I really couldn't care less if people want to think I'm stuck-up. I get a constant stream of people asking for my help and I'm very happy to be of help, if I can. I believe firmly in education and I do a lot of lecturing. That, I believe is one of the most inspiring elements of life, communication with people who are interested. That's really stimulating. But I'm just not into the pub thing."
So you don't work at being more approachable?
As for the glooms, he freely admits to suffering from depression. Which has now been treated by Lithium, which he regards as a miracle. He would like to go on record about this, because of the stigma that is attached to depression in this country and because he would like people to know that it can be successfully treated. There is certainly no evidence of gloom at Glin this evening.
Whether or not he is approachable, the Knight has always been surrounded by beautiful women. His current wife, Madam Olda was one of the most desirable women in London, when they met and hundreds of men were in love with her. His previous wife, Lulu, was a famous model as were several girlfriends. His daughters are all beautiful. Is he not in the least intimidated by all these lovely ladies?
'Not at all," he assures me. 'I made up my mind at an early age never to be intimidated by beautiful women!" Everyone that I have spoken to has commented on how much in love the Knight and his wife are. Sex, he tells me is absolutely necessary for the human spirit. He mentions a friend of his, who has been looking a little grey. 'I feel terribly sorry for people who don't have sex," he says. 'You can tell, can't you? They look half dead."
I agree. Another friend suggested that I ask him to show me his photo-albums. 'They're outrageous," she said. 'Full of naked pictures of himself!' When he first moved back to Ireland, as a young man, from London, the Knight lived in Leixlip Castle with Desmond and Mariga Guinness. In his room, according to Marina, their daughter, was a highly erotic painting of a lady exposing her bottom. 'Ask him about that,' she told me. I do.
'Oh yes,' he says. 'That's in my new book of Irish Paintings. We should have put it on the cover, don't you think?'
Clearly this man is not a Catholic.
'No,' he is adamant about this one. 'I don't believe in religion. When I die, I'll be content with having achieved something in this life, I don't need to make plans for another one!'
But he doesn't like to talk about religion. He's aware of the divisions that it creates, particularly in Irish Society and he's not interested in creating divisions. His mother, Veronica, who was English, was very much in favour of divisions, particularly the class divide. Her biographer, Margaret Cadwaladr writes: 'The root of the word 'aristocracy" is from the Greek aristos and literally means rule by the best citizens, a concept (Veronica) held dear throughout her life." She was descendant from a long line of aristocrats and was related to the late Princess Diana. To her, Cadwaldr says, the British Empire was a symbol of England's superiority. Descendant, himself, from a long line of Norman-Irish rebels, Desmond FitzGerald, the present Knight's father, was miserable in his marriage to Veronica.
Veronica, Desmond, says, was known as 'The Knightmare' and was notoriously arrogant and unpopular. She came to live at Glin, upon her marriage, with her new husband and his aged father, with whom she never got on. Very soon, she was back in London, openly having affairs and her husband was distraught. He began to keep a diary of his life, which uninhibitedly describes the torture that he endured. The year before he died, his January 1 entry reads; 'The start of another year, probably my last. I wonder if the day after day hell of last year is to continue through this?" Later in the year he writes: "Veronica is nagging and cursing me, day and night. Oh God, I do hope I die soon." Within the year, he was dead. The Knight has very few memories of his father.
"I only knew him when I got bad reports from school! But he had a very difficult marriage with my mother." Who was, he says, a very brave woman as well as a very difficult one. It surprises me, I say, that the Knight allowed his father's intimate diaries to be made public-they were donated to Limerick University. He believes that if a story is going to be told, it should not skirt around difficult bits, even if those difficult bits are the tragic marriage of his parents. I search for a trace of bitterness in his voice, when he describes his mother, but there isn't one.
Your mother was a firm believer in the superiority of the aristocracy, I suggest.
"Oh yes, she was very right-wing. I've always been intensely interested in family history and genealogy, but I don't think anyone is superior to anyone else. I don't share her sentiments and I don't believe in snobbery, I think people are what they are. I am interested, though, in the history of the place, and the history of the way life was run in Ireland. Irish people have always been interested in where they come from, even if they move away, as so many did. Did you know that genealogy is the most favoured pastime of today? It far exceeds pornography, so I'm told, on the internet!"
As a child, the Knight was obsessed with the house. Which had been built by Colonel John and Margaretta. A grand big house, which must have cost a fortune. His son, John Fraunceis was known as the 'Knight of the Women" because of his dalliances with the ladies. He added the castellations and changed the name from Glin House to Glin Castle. Was he trying to be flash?
"Most definitely."
Where did he get the money?
"He was a successful gambler. He wanted to cock a snook at all the other people in Co Limerick, so he had much the biggest house in the county, or even in Kerry or Cork. If the house had been some boring box, I probably wouldn't give a damn about it. As a child, I was fascinated by the stories I was told by the estate carpenter. My mother saved the house, she was always interested in it, too. Eventually, I shall have to do a book about it all."
If he hadn't been born the Knight of Glin, what would Desmond have become?
'God knows!'
He has, he says, plowed a furrow which is related to the house, since he was a child.
"Did you see the headless statue in the walled garden? I found that when I was twelve, in a field and I bought it for a pound. I was very lucky because my step-father encouraged me and supported me financially. I've never been a great money maker!"
At present, apart from writing books about Irish paintings and furniture, he is Christies Irish representative. And he is president of the Georgian Society. I suggest that there might be a conflict of interest, between the two.
"Oh yes, I've been a conflict of interests all my life. But I know where my motivation lies, which is to get as much stuff as possible brought back here."
The preservation of the house and its contents is his passion. Not as a museum, neither as a hotel, but as a genuine example of what a big house of its period was like. Built for hospitality. He would hate to sit here alone, he says. He loves to see people here, because that is what his ancestors intended it for. It is the ultimate in luxury, as a guest-house, because it feels exactly as though you are a in a family home. A most exquisite home, with warmth and glamour combined. The very finest furniture and paintings , but centrally heated and clean. Not dusty or damp or smelly, as it would be if it was a real country house, I point out.
'Exactly,' he says.
There are perhaps five other guests, during my stay, but I see them only at mealtimes. There are endless places to sit and be comfortable, without bumping into anyone. And there are twice as many staff as residents. It would be the perfect place to get away from the world and live entirely luxuriously. This makes the Knight happy and he hopes that it will continue, but he doesn't hold his breath. Anything can happen, he remonds me. But on the other hand, the FitzGeralds are nothing if not tenacious, I say.
'That's true, ' he says. 'There haven't been any very important people in my family, but they've stuck here for an extraordinary length of time! That's the most remarkable thing about them."
The three daughters are all following in their family's tradition, each in their own way. All three of them have degrees in History of Art. Catherine, the eldest is now an interior designer, Nesta is a passionate gardener, like her mother and her grandmother before her. Honor handles the publicity for the castle, as well as modelling and deejaying in Dublin. Their parents were glamorous party people, in their twenties, hanging out with the Rolling Stones in Swinging London. Their daughters have done their fair share of that, too. Honor is the Irish Posh Spice, I tell her. 'Oh God,' she says. 'I'm not glamorous! I'm an old bag." Modest and self-deprecating, just like her Dad. Clearly the FitzGeralds will still be spirited even if there are no more Knights.
It must be sad to be the last Knight of Glin, I say. He doesn't hesitate.
"No, because it's time there was an end to it. It's just a romantic charade.'
After dinner, we adjourn to a sitting-room, which boasts a Bossi fireplace and very comfy chairs. The Knight is required to pose for photographs, which he absolutely hates. He looks awfully stiff. This too, runs in the family. Honor hates having her photo taken, however svelte and supermodelly she looks.
Think of the punters, I say. You don't want them to see you looking like that.
'You're right,' he says. 'I'd better smile.'
The photographer wants us to hold Champagne glasses.
'Won't we look cheesy?" the Knight wants to know.
'Very cheesy,' I tell him.
'Oh well, I suppose that's what we want,' he says and smiles warmly. "Cheese!"


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(This post was originally posted by Clinkers (David) on the Coronation Street Blog in November 2014.)
For a few of the Corrie women, the last week or so has not exactly been vintage. Viewers have had a good old grumble about moaning Michelle and Weatherfield's most unsympathetic mother, Liz. Well, enough of them. The real slice of joy being served up on t'cobbles this week was Miss Julie Carp. She's Doris Day with a buttered barm.
Teaming Julie up with Comedy Dev seems to be an inspirational choice. Jules had been floundering a little since she ditched Brian. Despite living on the Street, we've never seen the inside of her flat. You just know it's going to be a sea of gingham throws and Cath Kidston cake stands but we, the viewer, need to be invited in. Julie is obviously in the throws of some sort of community service as she has been charged with the task of rescuing Dev. As well as having to cope with his own loud outburst at INAPPROPRIATE moments, the Dev-ster was also falling under the spell of Weatherfield's own dark lady, the loveably loopy Mary. She used to be Scary Mary of course and had this been a few years ago, she would have had Julie burning to death in a wicker man by now.
Instead we get a touching story of unrequited love and Julie helping Dev to do the right thing by Mary. The latter is now an integral part of the Alahan family, It's been one of those surprising relationships that Corrie often hurls at us. Becky and Clare, Ken and Carla and more recently, Norris and Craig show us that friendships can be formed by the most opposite of people.
Is Julie now entering her Corrie prime? Well, she managed to ditch the doctor from Holby City mid-date and is now cosying up with Dev. We can but hope that she becomes a permanent fixture. Her 'to do' list should include cleansing number 7 of that slightly 'butch' make-under that has festered since Sunita's Baps were in charge. Gingham and polka dots to the fore! Julie also needs to take her rightful position behind the counter at the Corner Shop. She is shopkeeper gold and would offer a warmer welcome than her bellowing beau or the mumbling So-feh. Julie might be more Maureen Holdsworth than Maggie Clegg but to paraphrase Rihanna, she will shine bright like a diamond. Or maybe something diamonique from Barlow's Buys.
Katy Cavanagh is one of the Street's most expressive actors and has the ability to make the viewer care what happens to Julie. Devulie - Corrie's new golden couple. Yay or nay?
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Villa San Piero
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Halfway between Florence and Siena.
35 mi from Florence airport, easily accessible by car.
The villa is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico Region between Panzano (3,2 mi), Radda (4,2 mi) and Castellina (7mi)
Perfect starting point to visit Florence (25 mi), Siena (19 mi), San Gimigniano (26 mi), Montalcino (47 mi) and Pienza (47 mi)
Pisa and Cortona are 1,5 hours away and Rome 3 hours by car or 1,5 hours by train from Florence.
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Getting your business model right.
We often hear of people in 9 - 5 jobs talking about how they would love to be in a position to give that life up to pursue entrepreneurship and start their own business. The most common reason appears to be this desire for freedom. Freedom from answering to someone else, namely a boss, freedom from the daily commutes, freedom from working 9-5 each day with only weekends off and 4 weeks annual leave each year.
I find this perspective quite interesting because from a business owners perspective this is not always the case, in fact it can be far from reality for many small business owners. But why is this the case?
I feel it's because many inexperienced entrepreneurs either start-up or purchase businesses without exploring the different models of businesses available in the market and the pros and cons of each.
When purchasing a business we really need to look at the growth potential of the business. Much like purchasing an investment property. If there is little chance of that investment property either growing in capital value or cash flow, then why purchase it? The same applies when purchasing a business. This is where potential purchasers of businesses and property make the mistake of getting emotionally involved in their purchase.
When purchasing or starting a business, it's important to look at your business model as this will ultimately determine where you can take the business and whether the business may one day offer you the freedom that you dreamt of.
In recent years business models have changed dramatically, due mainly to the internet and constant changes in technology. These changes are hugely impacting older business models that have been slow to adjust. Examples include brick and mortar retail businesses. Online sales are growing exponentially from one year to the next having a huge impact on their brick and mortar counterparts. Think of brands such as Whitcoulls, Borders and Paper Plus. Some of these brands have disappeared completely from the retail scene over the last 5-7 years. With the global expansion of mega online businesses like Amazon, we are going to witness many more retail brands disappear from the landscape unless they quickly adjust their business models.
Businesses need to constantly re-assess their model, their customer base and what competitors are doing. One example of a well known brand who does this well is fashion store Country Road who built it's brand on classic styles and quality goods aimed for a customer base of middle aged men and women, however, as their customer base aged, they didn't want to lose these customers so set up a separate brand called Trenery which is aimed at the 50-70 year old market. By doing this they retained many of their older customers and were able to focus on attracting a younger age group of customers to their Country Road brand.
Another example includes the hospitality sector which has been shaken up considerably since the inception of Airbnb as has the taxi industry since Uber and Lyft found a customer base who were quick to see the benefits of share riding.
I believe that smaller businesses hold one major advantage over their larger counterparts as they are generally not bound by having to consult boards of directors and key stakeholders such as shareholders and investors before making decisions which could change a businesses direction and ultimately avoid unsustainable losses. When I think of a large corporation such as Kodak which for many years held the major market share for film processing, but were too comfortable in their position as market leaders to even acknowledge the technological advances that were being made in the area of digital cameras and the impact this would have on their profitability as a company. Their demise is probably one of the most enlightening examples of a large company which was too slow to adjust to a changing market.
If there is one piece of advice I can share with business owners today, it would be that you avoid complacency at all costs and carry out an audit of your business plan on a six monthly basis. Check that your business model is still the best for your business. What are your customers doing? What are your competitors doing? What other key partnerships or alliances can you form to further strengthen your business and what changes have occurred in your cost structure since you last checked your plan?
3/24/2017 04:57:12 am
Great post Barry! Your blog has such great content! I just read the interview with ChristineZ fashion line. Something I'm working on now. It's not easy but your blog is very helpful :) Thank you
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Figure 1: Treatment of HeLa cells with the hydroxylase inhibitor dimethyloxaloylglycine (DMOG) results in decreased hydroxylation of HIF-1α, as detected by the PathScan® Hydroxy-HIF-1α (Pro564) Sandwich ELISA Kit #13201, but does not affect the level of total HIF-1α detected by PathScan® Total HIF-1α Sandwich ELISA Kit #13127. Absorbance at 450 nm is shown in the top figures while corresponding western blots using a total HIF-1α antibody (left) and Hydroxy-HIF-1α (Pro564) (D43B5) XP® Rabbit mAb #3434 (right) are shown in the bottom figures. Treatment of HeLa cells with the proteasome inhibitor MG-132 #2194 stabilizes HIF-1α protein.
Figure 2: The relationship between protein concentration of lysates from Jurkat cells, untreated or CoCl2-treated, and the absorbance 450 nm as detected by the PathScan® Total HIF-1α Sandwich ELISA Kit is shown.
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The PathScan® Total HIF-1α Sandwich ELISA Kit is a solid phase sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects endogenous levels of total HIF-1α protein. A HIF-1α antibody has been coated onto the microwells. After incubation with cell lysates, HIF-1α protein is captured by the coated antibody. Following extensive washing, an HIF-1α Detection Antibody is added to detect the captured HIF-1α protein. Anti-Rabbit IgG, HRP-linked Antibody is then used to recognize the bound detection antibody. HRP substrate, TMB, is added to develop color. The magnitude of optical density for this developed color is proportional to the quantity of HIF-1α protein.
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PathScan® HIF-1α Sandwich ELISA Kit recognizes endogenous levels of HIF-1α protein in human cells, as shown in Figure 1. The kit sensitivity is shown in Figure 2. This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1) is a heterodimeric transcription factor that plays a critical role in the cellular response to hypoxia (1). The HIF1 complex consists of two subunits, HIF-1α and HIF-1β, which are basic helix-loop-helix proteins of the PAS (Per, ARNT, Sim) family (2). HIF1 regulates the transcription of a broad range of genes that facilitate responses to the hypoxic environment, including genes regulating angiogenesis, erythropoiesis, cell cycle, metabolism, and apoptosis. The widely expressed HIF-1α is typically degraded rapidly in normoxic cells by the ubiquitin/proteasomal pathway. Under normoxic conditions, HIF-1α is proline hydroxylated leading to a conformational change that promotes binding to the von Hippel Lindau protein (VHL) E3 ligase complex; ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation follows (3,4). Both hypoxic conditions and chemical hydroxylase inhibitors (such as desferrioxamine and cobalt) inhibit HIF-1α degradation and lead to its stabilization. In addition, HIF-1α can be induced in an oxygen-independent manner by various cytokines through the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway (5-7).
HIF-1β is also known as AhR nuclear translocator (ARNT) due to its ability to partner with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) to form a heterodimeric transcription factor complex (8). Together with AhR, HIF-1β plays an important role in xenobiotics metabolism (8). In addition, a chromosomal translocation leading to a TEL-ARNT fusion protein is associated with acute myeloblastic leukemia (9). Studies also found that ARNT/HIF-1β expression levels decrease significantly in pancreatic islets from patients with type 2 diabetes, suggesting that HIF-1β plays an important role in pancreatic β-cell function (10).
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Use and value of ICTS for separated families
Hughes, Katie and Funston, Andrew (2006) Use and value of ICTS for separated families. Telecommunications Journal of Australia, 56 (2). pp. 76-85. ISSN 0040-2486
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This paper considers the ways in which ICT usage impacts upon the communication patterns of young people from separated and intact families. Based on two research projects – one quantitative and one qualitative – it explores the ways in which young people both use and value mobile phones and internet access as means of intervening in family communication patterns.
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Harrisburg, PA: Toland to Pine Grove Furnace via Appalachian Trail
-Mapped by Jeff Chow
Trail Facts
- Distance: 12.1
Location: 40.0718688964844, -77.2043151855469
From Pine Grove Rd., head S on the Appalachian Trail
Location: 40.0694007873535, -77.2055816650391
Bear L @ Y
Location: 40.0663681030273, -77.2068176269531
Cross Tagg Run. In 100 ft., stay straight @ T; blue-blazed trail on L leads to James Fry Shelter, shaded by trees
Location: 40.0555839538574, -77.2225799560547
Keep straight @ T; blue-blazed trail on R leads to Mtn. Creek Campground
Location: 40.0541152954102, -77.2267303466797
Cross Lime Kiln Rd., then continue SW
Location: 40.0532684326172, -77.2288818359375
Continue straight; trail enters from W; gentle ascent ahead
Location: 40.0467185974121, -77.2342300415039
Pass a small, unofficial campsite on L; continue SW
Location: 40.0338897705078, -77.2481918334961
Small boulder field, then moderate SW descent, skirting wooded gully
Location: 40.0287017822266, -77.2664184570312
Straight @ T. Optional: R @ T; follow Pole Steeple Trail for .5-mi ascent to views of wooded countryside from outcrop
Location: 40.0304832458496, -77.2871017456055
Photo op: Wood sign marks Mile 1,069, honorary midpoint of the AT (actual midpoint changes every year as trail gets rerouted). In .2 mi., trail enters Pine Grove Furnace SP
Location: 40.0287666320801, -77.2933654785156
Straight @ T, staying on park road. Swamp Trail enters on L
Location: 40.0303840637207, -77.2974472045898
Cross 2 streams on footbridges; pass Fuller Lake's NE shore on L
Location: 40.0317001342773, -77.3068466186524
Check out old Underground RR station; join thru-hikers @ general store as they scarf ice cream to join the famous AT half-gallon club. Retrace steps or shuttle back
AT midpoint plaque
Location: 40.030216217041, -77.2871627807617
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AT midpoint sign
Location: 40.0304908752441, -77.2870254516602
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Hiker rests next to AT midpoint sign
Location: 40.030216217041, -77.286750793457
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Mossy woods
Location: 40.0276184082031, -77.2803268432617
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The Course Team
First, let me present the team of collaborators that has worked on this course and that will accompany you throughout this four week adventure.
In collaboration with the ULB Podcast team, Anousheh Alamir coordinated the writing and visualizing of course material. Adrien Lafosse assisted with his keen insights on innovation. And I, Manuel Hensmans, am a professor in innovation strategy at Université Libre de Bruxelles who has the pleasure of fronting this project.
These few lines below will tell you a bit more about us.
Before joining Solvay, I set up a company, worked as a consultant and was a research fellow at Rotterdam School of Management, Manchester School of Management, London Business School, Strathclyde Business School and Lancaster School of Management. I also worked as an Associate Professor of Strategy & Innovation at Toulouse Business School. I have published my work on strategy and innovation in journals such as MIT Sloan Management Review, Organization Studies, Management International Review, Long Range Planning and Journal of Organizational Change Management, as well as in a number of books. My most recent book, 'Strategic Transformation' (Palgrave 2013) was described by the Financial Times as the "Chief Executive's in-depth guide to how to sustain and refresh strategy over time". The book is available in a Chinese language edition (战略转型: 赢时思变: CEIBS, 2015).
Anousheh Alamir is a French PhD candidate in Economics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She did her undergraduate degree at the University of Bordeaux, with a visiting year at the Université Laval in Quebec, before doing her master's at the University of Birmingham. Anousheh moved to Brussels in 2010 to work in EU Regulation. She later decided to move to research, starting with a doctoral training at the European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES).
Adrien Lafosse is a student entrepreneur at Start Lab/Solvay Entrepreneurs. More particularly, he is setting up the service platform firm Pick'n'Task with the help of Solvay Entrepreneur's business incubator. He did his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Business Engineering at the Solvay Brussels School, with an exchange year at Carleton University in Ottawa.
The Guest Speakers
In this course, we will deepen your learning through thought-provoking debates with world-leading experts. Let me now present the high-profile guest-speakers we will have the pleasure of welcoming in this course.
John Van der Linden, global open innovation manager at Procter & Gamble, will help us provide deep insights on P&G's innovation journey from the early 2000s up to 2017. John Metselaar, Director of the Innovation Council at The Conference Board, will share the insights on management innovation he developed during the last thirty years with us. George Yip, Professor of Strategy and Marketing at Imperial Business School and world-leading expert on Asian innovation, will answer our questions on how Asian and Western innovation dynamics meet. Anabelle Gawer, Professor of Digital Economy at the University of Surrey, will tell us more about platform innovation and platform strategy.
These few lines below will tell you a bit more about them.
John Van der Linden is a Global Open Innovation Manager at Procter & Gamble. John worked 12.5 years at P&G China as a Technology General Manager and an Associate Director. He has led large innovation groups (135 people) as well as small highly strategic groups. John is a recognized inspirational speaker in the areas of Innovation, Succeeding in China (cultural understanding) and Work/Life Coaching. He won several awards at P&G, amongst which as Trainer of the year (2008 through to 2013). He also won the Managerial/Technologists Partnership For Success award (2013).
John Metselaar is the Director of the Innovation Council at The Conference Board, which brings together top innovation leaders of large corporations to jointly establish cutting-edge innovation competence while creating productive networks. John also acts as a Professor of Management Practice in "Leading Innovation", and Academic Director of the Executive MBA Program at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management. Finally, he is the founder and General Manager of J-Met CONNECT, which brings Innovation Leadership Expertise, Consultancy, and Coaching to its clients. Prior to this, he worked as Site Leader in the Brussels Innovation Center, and as Director of Global Innovation at Procter & Gamble.
George Yip is a Professor of Strategy and Marketing as well as the Associate Dean for Executive Programmes at Imperial College Business School. George grew up in Hong Kong, Burma, and England. He previously held academic positions at a series of prestigious institutions: he was Professor of Strategy and Co-Director of the Centre on China Innovation at China Europe International Business School, Dean of Rotterdam School of Management - Erasmus University, Professor of Strategy at Harvard Business School, Beckwith Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Cambridge Judge Business School, and Professor of Strategy and Associate Dean of the MBA at London Business School. Professor Yip has written several best-selling books on the topic of global management, and Asian business & innovation in particular.
Annabelle Gawer is a Professor of Digital Economy at the University of Surrey, and arguably a world-leading pioneer in the field of platform innovation and strategy. She previously was an Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Imperial College Business School. An award-winning researcher and educator, Annabelle Gawer is an expert on digital platforms and innovative business ecosystems. Annabelle's research on platforms has been featured in The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. A pioneer of international stature in the field of platforms, Annabelle is a leading voice in advancing research as well as managerial practice and European policy.
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During surgical procedures that use a laser or electrosurgical unit, the thermal destruction of tissue creates a smoke byproduct. Each year, many workers, including surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and surgical technologists, are exposed to laser or electrosurgical smoke. Surgical plumes have contents similar to other smoke plumes, including carbon monoxide, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and a variety of trace toxic gases. As such, they can produce upper respiratory irritation, and have in-vitro mutagenic potential. Although there has been no documented transmission of infectious disease through surgical smoke, the potential for generating infectious viral fragments, particularly following treatment of venereal warts, may exist. Local smoke evacuation systems have been recommended by consensus organizations, and may improve the quality of the operating field. Employers should be aware of this emerging problem and advise employees of the hazards of laser smoke.
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