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Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, born 19 April 1957, is an Indian business magnate who is the chairman, managing director and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited, a Fortune Global 500 company and India's most valuable company by market value. He holds a 44.7% stake in the company. Reliance Industries Limited deals mainly in refining, petrochemicals, and in the oil and gas sectors. Reliance Retail Ltd., another subsidiary, is the largest retailer in India.[8]
As of January 2018, Mukesh Ambani was ranked by Forbes as the 18th-wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of $43.2 billion.
During the fiscal year ending 31 March 2012, Mukesh reportedly, decided to forgo nearly $240 million from his annual pay as chief of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). He elected to do this even as RIL's total remuneration packages to its top management personnel increased during that fiscal year. This move kept his salary capped at $150 million for the fourth year in a row.
Mukesh is married to Nita Ambani and has two sons, Anant and Akash, and a daughter, Isha. They live in a private 27-story building in Mumbai named Antilia.
Antilia is located on Altamount Road, Cumballa Hill in South Mumbai, India. It has a staff of 600 to maintain the residence 24 hours a day. Although the home has 27 floors, with its extra-high ceilings, it is of equivalent height as other buildings that have as many as 60 floors. The home was also designed to survive an earthquake rated 8 on the Richter scale. It is considered by some to be the tallest single-family house in the world. It is also listed as the 47th tallest building in Mumbai, at a height of approximately 568 ft.
As of November 2014, it was deemed to be the world's most expensive residential property, after Buckingham Palace, which is designated as a crown property. It is thus the world's most expensive private residential property, valued over $1 billion. Its controversial design and ostentatious use by a single family has made it famous across the world, with severe criticism in the architectural press and mockery in popular media.
In 2005, this property was purchased by Mukesh Ambani-controlled entity, Muffin-Antilia Commercial Private Limited from the Currimbhoy Ebrahim Khoja Trust, in direct contravention of § 51 of the Wakf Act.
The 4,532 sqm plot of land had been previously owned by the Currimbhoy Ebrahim Khoja Yateemkhana (an orphanage). This charitable institution had sold the land allocated for the purpose of education of underprivileged Khoja children to Antilia Commercial Private Limited in July 2002 for $3.1 million. The prevailing market value of the land at the time was at least US$22 million.
The Waqf minister Nawab Malik opposed this land sale, as did the revenue department of the Government of Maharashtra. Thus a stay order was issued on the sale of the land. The Waqf board also initially opposed the deal and filed a PIL in the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the trust. The Supreme Court, while dismissing the petition, asked the Waqf board to approach the Bombay High Court. However, the stay on the deal was subsequently vacated after the Waqf board withdrew its objection on receiving an amount of $24,000 from Antilia Commercial Pvt Ltd, and it issued a No Objection Certificate.
In 2007 the Allahabad government said the structure is illegal because the land's owner, the Waqf Board, had no right to sell it, as Waqf property can neither be sold nor transferred. The Union government asked the Maharashtra government to consider referring the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
In regards to the three helipads, the Indian Navy said it will not allow the construction of helipads on Mumbai buildings, while the Environment Ministry, following a representation from Awaaz Foundation, said the helipads violate local noise laws. Issues have also been raised with regards to the construction of an illegal car park.
Some Indians are proud of the "ostentatious house", while others see it as "shameful in a nation where many children go hungry". Tata Group former chairman Ratan Tata said Antilia is an example of rich Indians' lack of empathy for the poor.
Photos courtesy of Jhariani, Krupasindhu Muduli, & World Economic Forum.


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The Mindful Therapist
"Dr. Dan Siegel absolutely gets It—the synthesis of psychotherapy and neuroscience—and translates It into engaging prose, pithy acronyms, and compelling practices. The Mindful Therapist is an irresistible, inspiring guide to cultivating our healing presence."
—John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, President, APA Society of Clinical Psychology and Professor of Psychology, University of Scranton
"A brilliant look at what it means to do psychotherapy 'with the brain in mind.' Daniel Siegel's bold vision of integration—mind, brain, and relationships—has the power to heal. Take it in slowly and therapy will never seem the same again."
—Christopher K. Germer, PhD, Clinical Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School and Faculty, Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy Private Practice, Arlington, MA
"The internationally renowned Dan Siegel has written a truly wonderful book on the essence and process of psychotherapy. Developing his unique neurophysiological approach to empathy, mindfulness and change, and illuminating the importance of therapist presence, openness, attunement and resonance, Siegel writes with deep compassion, scholarly wisdom, transparent clarity and healing gentleness. This book is a source of deep reflection and learning, and a great gift to new and old therapists alike. Our understanding of the micro-skills of the therapeutic endeavor have been significantly advanced."
—Paul Gilbert, PhD, professor of Clinical Psychology, Derby University, and author of The Compassionate Mind
"In my 40 years of practice, I can count on one hand the number of books I would call seminal. After reading The Mindful Therapist, that number just increased by one. Scientifically grounded, evidence-based, compassionate, and exquisitely human, this approach will fundamentally change the way we do psychotherapy. I hope everyone who practices our craft reads this book, and I hope they read it often."
— Daniel Gottlieb, PhD, Host, "Voices in the Family," WHYY FM Radio
"[A]n in-depth resource, encapsulating both the essence and the process of a unique, neurophysiological approach to psychotherapy."
— USABP Newsletter
"[T]hose of us interested in mindfulness, both for ourselves and for our clients, will find this book a vault of new discoveries...an excellent resource and training manual....Siegel has set up the exercises to benefit both therapists and their clients; this approach gives even more value to the book....[C]ould be used by couples working through problems, professors attempting to better connect with their students, employees wishing to relate to their bosses, or even just everyday people seeking to improve their relationships with those around them."
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It was probably 20 years ago that I traveled to Salt Lake City for an interview with one of the people in the plastics industry I most admired: Jon Huntsman Sr. I was really excited to sit down with him in his office at the headquarters of Huntsman Chemical Corp.,
then the largest privately held chemical company in the world, and get to know him one-on-one. It was an amazing interview, and one I'll never forget in my plastics journalism career.
Huntsman told me about the ups and downs of creating a company and products, his successes and periodic failures. One of the first products he developed was the expanded polystyrene (EPS) egg carton, which evolved into the EPS clamshell container for fast-food hamburgers. At the time of our interview, McDonald's had just decided to eliminate the EPS hamburger container in favor of a paperboard carton.
Obviously, the paperboard container wasn't as good as its EPS counterpart at keeping the hamburger warm. And we all know the benefits of manufacturing plastic versus paper: Lower energy consumption, less pollution and no massive amounts of water (which is needed in the production of paper). All of that makes plastic the optimum choice for environmental friendliness.
I guess somewhere along the line McDonald's must have started using EPS for drink cups and containers because of their environmental friendliness and because EPS is now recyclable. EPS is, after all, a good choice for packaging, drink cups and other uses.
But not according to our friends at As You Sow (Oakland, CA), an environmental activist group that spends its time and considerable financial resources persuading shareholders of large corporations that plastic packaging should be eliminated, and holding their feet to the fire with threats of bad publicity if they do not cooperate.
McDonald's has caved to the group, promising to phase out "harmful [EPS] foam packaging globally," according to vote results announced at its annual meeting on May 24. The vote (31% of shareholders were in favor) "far exceeds the average voting result of 20% for social and environmental issue proposals."
Obviously that's not a majority, which means that most shareholders can see the writing on the wall regarding the hype in which these activist groups engage. While McDonald's has phased out EPS foam beverage cups in the United States, "it continues to use them in foreign markets identified as having high levels of plastics deposition onto land and waterways, including Hong Kong and parts of the Philippines." Obviously those two areas have a lot of litterbugs in the populace who don't care enough about the environment to recycle or put trash where it belongs. That's the real "social and environmental issue."
As You Sow noted in its press release that McDonald's phased out its EPS foam clamshell containers 27 years ago, which it said saved the company an estimated $6 million per year and helped it reduce restaurant waste by 30%, according to the Environmental Defense Fund. The shareholder activist groupalso takes credit for the decision by McDonald's to phase out EPS drink cups.
Of course it's not just the environment that draws As You Sow's concern. It also notes in its press release that the "International Agency for Research on Cancer has determined that styrene, used in the production of polystyrene, is a possible human carcinogen." (Italics are mine.)
After nearly two decades of study by various health organizations, there is still no proof that polystyrene causes cancer in humans. There was one study that said hamburgers cause cancer, but I think McDonald's was smart enough to recognize junk science for what it was.
The release also brought up how dangerous EPS is to marine animals that mistake the foam pellets in the water for food, "resulting in death to birds, fish and other marine animals." Of course that is never the fault of litterbugs and the carelessness of people who really don't care about the environment and throw foam containers and cups into the waterways. Litter in the environment is a people problem, not a plastics problem, and it is people who need to take responsibility for their actions.


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An interesting article in the Journal about how individual star brokers are gaining in importance.
In pursuit of more deals and commissions, real-estate agents—most of whom are independent contractors—are increasingly switching brokerage firms. And just like in the big leagues, when these players move, egos can clash.
"There's not a lot of brand loyalty," said Billy Rose, an agent and co-founder of the Agency in Beverly Hills, Calif. "A lot of times they become mercenaries," he said about agents, because they're getting recruitment offers all the time.


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Sacco reportedly wrote, "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!" before boarding a plane to Cape Town.
She posted the comment from London before boarding a nearly 11-hour flight to Africa. While she was in the air the tweet was shared thousands of times, and the hashtag #HasJustineLandedYet began trending on Twitter. Sacco's account has since been deleted.
Since then, IAC, whose brands include Match.com, Vimeo and UrbanSpoon, "parted ways" with Sacco.
In a statement to USA Today, the media conglomerate said, "The offensive comment does not reflect the views and values of IAC. We take this issue very seriously, and we have parted ways with the employee in question."
The statement continued, "There is no excuse for the hateful statements that have been made and we condemn them unequivocally. We hope, however, that time and action, and the forgiving human spirit, will not result in the wholesale condemnation of an individual who we have otherwise known to be a decent person at core."


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Democratic House Hopeful Quits Amid Voter Fraud Allegation
A Democratic House candidate from Maryland ended her campaign after the state Democratic Party told officials that she allegedly committed voter fraud by voting in two states.
In 2006 and 2008, Wendy Rosen, the Democratic candidate set to face GOP Rep. Andy Harris (R., Md.) in November, allegedly voted in both Maryland and Florida, the Washington Post reported. The district, which includes Maryland's Eastern Shore, is heavily Republican and Mr. Harris is widely expected to win re-election.
"Any effort to corrupt or misuse the electoral process is reprehensible, wrong and must not be tolerated," sate Democratic Chairman Yvette Lewis said. "The Maryland Democratic Party took immediate and decisive action and demanded the withdrawal of Wendy Rosen as nominee… after allegations of electoral law violations were brought to our attention."…


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2009 Station Fire, Dunsmore Canyon, Glendale, California
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Instruments are used to monitor and detect changes in local conditions, including:
Most of the measurements are taken at 1-minute intervals and data are transmitted hourly and displayed on graphs.
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Rainfall on steep burned basins can transform into potentially dangerous flash floods and debris flows. In 2009, the Station Fire burned 160,000 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains. Vegetation has started to return, but it can take many years for a basin to fully recover from the effects of fire.
The USGS has installed instruments in Dunsmore Canyon located in Deukmejian Wilderness Park, Glendale, CA. Data collection at this site supports research on the hydrologic factors that control debris-flow initiation in burned areas. The USGS conducted debris-flow monitoring at this site after the fire from 2009 to 2011. The USGS reestablished the monitoring site in the fall of 2015 to understand the effects of vegetation recovery on debris-flow susceptibility.


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155 New York Ave Jersey City, NJ 07307, USAAt 2:10pm there was yet again another car accident at the corner of Franklin St and New York Ave. This time a truck traveling west on Franklin sheared off the front bumper of a car on NY ave inching out from the stop sign to view if traffic was clear to cross Franklin.
The fact that there is no shoulder on Franklin and narrow sidewalks males it difficult for drivers on NY to see on coming traffic.
This is the second accident in as many days on a intersection that has many children walking through it due to school nearby. There are also many children that live and play on NY Ave on a regular basis and it is a posted DEAF CHILD AREA at that intersection. I saw an old woman hit and knocked to the pavement while crossing NY at Franklin ave last year. Over the last several years I am aware of at least a dozen accidents that have occurred on this corner.
A traffic light on this corner would greatly reduce the current risks to drivers and pedestrians alike.· Reported by Eric Gunther · Flag Flagged
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Joel_Torres (Registered User)There was an accident there two weeks ago as well, correct?
Eric Gunther (Guest)I would not be surprised Joel. The accidents I mentioned are simply the Ones I have been around for.
Joel_Torres (Registered User)I just requested that a Traffic Study be performed by the City's Traffic Division. This is the first step to getting a traffic signal or multi-way stop sign placed on that intersection. I will update once they respond. Thanks for posting!
Eric Gunther (Guest)Thank you, Joel!
55 Franklin St Jersey City, NJ 07307, USAI know they're doing a review of recorded accidents on this corner but there are many that go unreported and come on!.... 2 in one day?!?! What more evidence do you need? At a minimum, this corner needs a 4 way STOP. I understand a traffic light Seems ludicrous because there is one on Webster and one on Palisade at Franklin, but that is what it really needs. Seeing as that won't happen, how about speed bumps?· Reported by Eric Gunther · Flag Flagged
Bob (Guest)I've been told they're supposed to put a 4 way stop here but I heard that months ago and still no added stop signs
Cosmo (Registered User)hi. our block assoc complains about speeders on new york ave all the time to no avail. If there were trees on New York Ave people would tend to slow down. There are studies all over the world that say this and towns put them in for that reason sometimes. The cops just dont ticket. our district sends them up to Kennedy to ticket speeders, although I dont know why since the county is supposed to handle county roads, especially Kennedy, the worst.
Rickelmont (Guest)My understanding is that a 4way stop was promised over a year ago, however, nothing has changed. The Accidents continue
Kevin (Registered User)Cars speed on New York Ave because they are trying to go faster than in Palisades. This area could make use of some "superblock" arrangement, where cars can not go throu the whole length of the street.
Port Imperial Blvd And Ferry Blvd Weehawken, NJ 07086, USAPothole before intersection of Port Imperial Blvd and Ferry Blvd on south bound lane before traffic light.· Reported by CJ · Flag Flagged
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Port Imperial Blvd Weehawken, NJ 07086, USAPothole on south bound lane right before traffic light.· Reported by CJ · Flag Flagged
CJ (Guest)Pothole on south bound lane right before traffic light at intersection with Regency Pl.
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Bentley Ave And Westside Ave Jersey City, NJThe traffic light at Bentley and Westside has a vehicle sensor on Bentley Ave which often fails to sense cars waiting on Bentley, which leads to very long red light times (unless a pedestrian pushes the "cross" button) with long traffic backups on Bentley and frustrated drivers blowing their horns. The controller also seems to lose track of the process for cross-Bentley pedestrian traffic, going from "walk" to flashing "don't walk" and then back to "walk", when it should continue from flashing "don't walk" on to continuous "don't walk". This has been going on for some time and is getting worse.· Reported by bentley-user-01 · Flag Flagged
Закрыта bentley-user-01 (Registered User)This problem has not occurred for some time and has apparently been resolved.
Congress And Palisade Jersey City, NJThis intersection is HORRIBLE. Nobody pays attention to the traffic lights.· Reported by Heights Commuter · Flag Flagged
Holly (Guest)The "no right on red" sign is way up the hill and covered by trees. Terrible dangerous intersection.
bill (Guest)don't say i didn't warn you. bus hit somebody this morning at this intersection.
Cosmo (Registered User)Its a left turn for the bus onto Palisade. Very bad dangerous turn.
Cosmo (Registered User)reported problem to NJTransit.
South And Webster Jersey City, NJThe traffic light at South and Webster is not timed right. The red light that South gets is extremely long. Timed it at close to 4 minutes!· Reported by Janine Reed · Flag Flagged


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Anne Ashworth: Adjust to the new normal or regret it
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Lots of people assume that they are property experts. Often this is based on little more than past increases in the value of their homes, which they regard as proof of their taste and foresight, rather than the result of economic factors such as low-cost finance.
In 2018 mortgages will remain cheap, but anyone who wishes to relocate needs to become an expert on a market that, for the moment, bears little resemblance to past periods of slowdown. A willingness to adapt to the new normal must be combined with a full reality check, based on a study of the prices at which homes are changing hands, rather than on starry-eyed asking prices.
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Rights groups slam planned changes, saying move is illegal and violates the rights of refugees.
The United States will soon send non-Mexican asylum seekers who cross the US southern border back to wait in Mexico while their requests are processed, the Trump administration announced on Thursday.
Immigrant advocates and human rights groups quickly denounced the policy change as illegal and violating the rights of refugees.
Mexico's government said that it would accept some of those who are waiting for humanitarian reasons, in what many will see as an early concession to US President Donald Trump's administration by Mexico's new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who took office on December 1.
"We want to discourage those who are claiming asylum fraudulently," US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told a congressional committee on Thursday, describing the plan.
In response to the plan, Mexico's foreign ministry underscored that it still has the right to admit or reject the entry of foreigners into its territory.
"Mexico's government has decided to take the following actions to benefit migrants, in particular, unaccompanied and accompanied minors, and to protect the rights of those who want to start an asylum process in the United States," the foreign ministry said.
The ministry said the actions taken by the Mexican and US governments do not constitute a "safe third country" scheme, where migrants would have to request US asylum while in Mexico.
Department of Homeland Security officials told reporters on condition of anonymity that the Mexican government has said asylum seekers would have access to attorneys in Mexico and that migrants would be able to enter the US for their court hearings, without giving more details about how the process would work.
"Operationally this will look a little bit different at different ports of entry simply based on what the infrastructure is like in the area," said one official. "We are not implementing this on the entire US border all at once."
In response to questioning from Democratic US Representative Zoe Lofgren during her congressional testimony, Nielsen said the new policy will not apply to Central American unaccompanied children, who have some special protections under US law.
Serious doubts remain over whether Mexico can keep vulnerable asylum seekers safe. Authorities are investigating the deaths of two Honduran teenagers kidnapped and killed in the border city of Tijuana last weekend.
Immigrant and human rights advocates swiftly denounced the new policy, saying it violated international law and would put migrants at further risk.
"Make no mistake – Mexico is not a safe country for all people seeking protection," said Amnesty International Executive Director Margaret Huang. "Many people seeking asylum in the United States face discrimination, exploitation, sexual assault, murder, or the possibility of being disappeared while travelling through Mexico or while forced to wait for extraordinarily long times in Mexican border towns."
Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte, the outgoing chair of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, praised the Trump administration for having reached the deal with Mexico.
"This agreement made under statutory authority will enable true asylum seekers to seek that status in a safe and orderly manner," Goodlatte said in a statement.
Trump tweeted on November 24 that migrants at the US-Mexico border would stay in Mexico until their asylum claims were individually approved in US courts.
But Kennji Kizuka of the nonprofit group Human Rights First said serious questions remain about the implementation of the plan.
"The administration seems to have no plan," Kizuka said in a statement. "Will lawyers be able to visit their clients before hearings? Where will those hearings take place? We know that access to counsel is one of the most important factors in whether or not an asylum seeker is able to live in safety in the United States."
The new policy comes as Trump continues his efforts to sow fear over the thousands of refugees and migrants who have made their way from Central America to the US-Mexico border since mid-October. Many are fleeing violence, political persecution or extreme poverty.
Since arriving at the border last month, those part of the collective exodus who wish to apply for asylum have been told that they may have to wait up to two months before being able to claim asylum in the US. At the port of entry in Tijuana, among other locations, migrants and refugees are managing an informal list of those wishing to cross into the US to apply.
The delay and dire conditions at the border have prompted many to cross into the US between officials ports, where most are held. Others have made the journey back to their homes in Central America.
Rights groups have accused the US government of intentionally stalling processing at the border to deter migrants and refugees from making the journey north. US officials have denied the accusations.
Meanwhile, Trump has sent mixed signals this week on whether he will allow a government shutdown if Congress does not give him the $5bn he has requested for his proposed border wall.
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Nice name for a restaurant and I have to say we were all pretty happy when we left, so apt too. We took the kids to this fairly ordinary-looking joint in the Northcote enclave on a Friday night and were more than satisfied with our visit. Lot of things the children enjoyed, and plenty for us too.
It certainly wasn't flash, but some attempt had been made with modern decor and actually, if it wasn't for the harsh lighting and big glass front, it could have been kind of funky. We ordered the Pan fried Tofu with soy sauce ($15) Stir fried round beans and eggplant ($15) Pork Belly with chilli black bean sauce ($16.50), Spring Onion Pancake ($3) and the Deep Fried Squid with Pepper Salt ($16.80). A veritable feast for four for $16/head. Brilliant.
My favourite would have to have been the Pork Belly. Finer-than-finely sliced pork belly pan fried with black bean sauce, bamboo shoots, spring onions, celery and accented with dried red chillies. Great mix of freshness from the veggies; richness from the pork and sauce; and spice from the chillies. Not one element too overwhelming and all in good balance.
The beans and eggplant were a delight to the eyes and the tastebuds with beautiful bursts of vibrant violet coloured Asian eggplant punctuating the bright green beans. Another tasty dish with a garlicky savoury glaze. The tofu was okay but I probably wouldn't order it again. The tofu itself was a bit watery and the skin not flavoured enough; we all know tofu on its own is pretty bland and this wasn't getting enough of a boost from its fellow plate-mates (some delicious fine slices of pork and bamboo shoots).
The squid and pancake were devoured by our kids although I found the squid slightly salty – and that's saying something as I'm a salt fiend – the pancakes were predictably reliable, just soft and just chewy enough all at the same time.
I would be keen to come back and try some more of the spicier Sichuan dishes. Happy House, Happy Family and Happy Friday night.
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Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to the Central Government Employees for the year 2015-16
Ministry of Defence
Subject: Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to the Central Government Employees for the year 2015-16.
A copy of Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) O.M. No. 7/24/2007/E IIl(A) dated 3rd October, 2016 on the above subject is forwarded herewith for information and necessary action in so far as Armed Forces personnel are concerned.
2. It is hereby clarified that Personnel Below Officer Ranks (PBORs) ofthe Armed Forces including JCOs in the Army and Officers ofthe equivalent rank in the Navy and Air Force will be eligible for the ad-hoc bonus for the year 2015-16 in terms of the Ministry of Finance OM referred to in para 1 above subject to the availability of requisite funds in the sanctioned budget provisions of Defence Services for the current financial year 2016-17.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division ofthis Ministry vide their Dy. No. 354/AG/PD dated 10.10.2016.
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Under Secretary to the Govt. of IndiaSource:-Non-Productivity Linked Bonus Order 2016 to Armed Forces Personnel


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Needing to win their remaining six league matches when they came to the Eden Gardens yesterday, Kolkata Knight Riders kept themselves in business by pocketing the one against Rajasthan Royals in style.
Restricting their high-flying opponents to 132 for 6, the Knights raced to their target with eight wickets and 16 balls to spare.
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Africa is famous for loonies - Robert Mugabe is but one example. Jean-Bédel Bokassa, however, is the King of African fruitcakes. In fact, Bokassa became Emperor Bokassa I (of African Fruitcakes) of the Central African Republic (during which time it was known as the Grand Empire of Central Africa). He also played electric guitar in the band Screwdriver from 1982-1986.
In the Central African Republic everyone is nuts, this is because the main lanuage is French, learning those verb tables at school must have really pissed of the poor Bokassa and sent him on the road to ruin ("Les ruin").
A young orphan from a suicidal mother and a murdered father, Bokassa lived in a happy life in a highly civilised treehouse in the very unsavage French Equatorial Africa. At this point he named himslef Tiny Orphan Bokassa. With 12 siblings for a family and zombies for parents, Bokassa had little to worry about. Then the Catholic missionaries got their hands on him.
However, getting bored of the hot jungle (la Chau jungle) highlife Bokassa headed for World War II (France doesn't have a word for WW2, they were too busy surendering) where - no bullshit - he got some medals for bravery. However he was actually fighting for the French army, and because the words French and bravery are like matter and antimatter this seems suspect. At this point he renamed himself Monsieur Sargent Hero Bokassa.
Entry into African Politics[edit]
Basically no one wins elections in Africa; if the Africans could use a toilet, the ballot would be what they use to wipe their ass. The way to achieve high office in Africa is because your dad or uncle were the former president. If someone disagrees you give them surprise sex!
Sadly both Bokassa`s parents where long dead, so he could never become president. Ah how sad! Luckily he had become an officer in the Central African Republic Army, and had befriended the President Dacko. Wikipedia describes Dacko as an "Autocrat" which im guessing is somesort of Transformer/Deceptacon robot, or an erotic love machine. During the 1960s the predominant opinion was neither Transformers nor Erotic Love Machines should not be running Africa, it should be run by black people.
Anyway Dacko was ousted in '66, (boy that was a crazy year). Then Bokassa cleverly made himself "President for Life", a clever way to avoid a pension fund and get hot chicks forever.
Then wanting to be more evil he converted to Islam to gain support from Libya. During his faith holiday he changed his name to Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa. I hope he was not dyslexic! He then abandoned his faith as Libya didn't show up with the goods.
December 1977[edit]
While converting back to Catholism a missionary called Edwardo played some music of the rock band Queen to the President.
"Edwardo was playing this music on his ghetto blaster and reading the NME. So before I executed him I asked him what was the name of that band? So when I investigated the London rock scene, I was like fuck me, Freddy Mercury`s stage outfits are da` bomb!"
The year punk rock was rioting in the clubs of New York and London, and in Bangui the capital of the CAR shit was really going down, considering Bokassa was attempting to get on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The crack pot President spent $20 million on his coronation. This was despite the fact that the whole of Africa could only manage to grow six beans a year, they hadn't really got the cash to spend, instead Bokassa borrowed the money from some "nice men" from the World Bank. Although no foreign leaders attended the coronation because it was "barmy", the famous electronic punk band Sigue Sigue Sputnik were paid $12 million to play at the coronation. They jumped at the chance to cause more controversey.
A True Emperor?[edit]
"Bokassa I was about as close to Royalty as Captain Planet was to Greenpeace!"
Actually, by 1978 Bokassa I had declared himself Grand Captain Planet Vice Corpral of Antartica Emperor Penguin Bokassa I. The real Captain Planet threatened to sue. However Bokassa I was later employed in the kids show cartoon as Captain Planet when the real Captain Planet was sick. The episodes Bokassa appeared in include the one in which Ma-tee gets ass raped for treason.
Human Rights (Naughty Naughty!)[edit]
The one thing that really gets Bokassa a gold medal for fruitcakeness was the accusations of cannibalism, however considering he had already fucked his countries budget he couldnt actually award him self the medal. The hilarous film Cannonball Run doesn't mention Bokassa I once, so the canibalism claim is proberly false. How do you scream "Please dont eat me in French?" Due to the cannibal accusations by the media he had papratzzi outside his house day and night,he could not go shopping or to even to the libary. It really started to affect his tennis career, and he slowly started to slip into depression.
He was known for torturing his prisoners himself. However he wasn't crazy, no! He was clever and just trying to save money in the judicial system. And much to his credit he once knocked Bob Geldof unconscious at a Screwdriver gig in Bangui.
In 1979 the year punk went bad Bokassa attempted to put the first African on the moon by massacring 100 schoolkids. (Hey each to their own! Or as they say in Central Africa "Ca la vie!")
So then everything went downhill, even the Heinz food corporation stopped supporting the hated regime.
Anyway the cullinary food experts the French did not like this, so they sent their soldiers into Bangui to do another coup. (Here we go again!) Then Autocratic robot Dacko sneaks back into power, (however he was booted out in 1981 by the French again! What the fuck? This is coup number 3 by the way!). Yo what about Bokassa?
An Army Marches with Good Style[edit]
Emperor Bokassa asked Pierre Cardin (a famous designer) to design a uniform. He wanted purple trousers, a red shirt, plush yellow jacket and a hat with ostrich feathers. "Is it for you, your Majesty?" the French designer asked. "No" said the Emperor, "it's for my secret service."
Bad German Relations[edit]
In 1965 the West German ambassador to the Central African Republic happened to go on a safari trip unescorted into the jungle, where he was captured and eaten up by the local tribesmen. After he'd been missing for several days, the German government got alarmed and asked the Central African Republic's government what had happened to their ambassador.
A week later a message was sent from Bokassa to the German authorities in Bonn saying that they had made inquiries and regretted to inform the German government that the ambassador had been eaten by cannibals. "It was his own fault!" the Bokassa said. The German government, took an extremely dim view of the situation and demanded to know what the Central African Republic government intended to do about it. "Well, there's nothing we can do about it now," Bokassa told them "He's been eaten up and that's that. However, we have an ambassador in Bonn, and you are welcome to eat him up if you like..."
Things go bad[edit]
In the mid 1980s Freddie Mercury had been diagnosed with AIDS. This was really embarrassing for Bokassa who had been close to him. While on tour with nazi skinhead band Screwdriver, Bokassa I earned a reputation for his divine political skills and his six-hour guitar solos. However after the coup, (I`ve lost count of the coups too, so don't panic) he was tried in absense, and told he would be killed if he returned home. Being a genius smooth nutball he RETURNED HOME. And was chucked in jail. "Just dont drop that royal sceptre in the shower, your highness!" Would of been some useful advice. However luckily after 13 years rotting in jail the President of the third coup André Kolingba declared amnesty for all his prisoners in 1993. So unlike the west where most cunts stay in prison, that style king himself Bokassa walked out of jail with all of his 17 wives and 50 kids waiting for him. 50 Kids? 17 Wives? I bet the poor soul was nagged night and day!
Later Life[edit]
You would think he would slow down, but before he died in Paris, he claimed he was the 13th Apostle. Obviously a quiet man. He died trying to robs a bank in Paris November 1996. At this point he had started calling himself "Grand 13th Apostle Emperor Penguin" with which he signed off all his correspondence which was mostly to the President of the Central African Republic (demanding he "do obedience to [him]") and the President of France (demanding fresh toilet paper).
Bokassa set the bar high for all dyslexics, and people with ADD, communication disorders, hypomania but I feel Afica will never party like it did in those days. All hail Grand Dyslexic Emperor Haile Bokassa Rocky II! RIP.
- Bokassa I played himself in the episode "The Mystery of the Insane Despot" of the long-running television mystery series Merde, She Wrote.
- In Mortal Kombat Bokassa I`s character is fast on defence but slow on attack.


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A Nice Side Effect of Cold Weather: Icewine!
Southern Ontario is nearing the end of a week-long cold stretch that has been feeling all the more frigid, as it snapped the province out of a prolonged January thaw with at least one day with record-breaking warmth. It's good news for Icewine makers, who have enough time to get in their entire crop before the weather warms up again on Monday.


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Developing a national marine electronics agenda : proceedings of the Marine Instrumentation Panel meeting, September 12-14, 1989
Gaines, Arthur G.
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Citable URIhttps://hdl.handle.net/1912/1029
KeywordMarine electronics; Marine instruments; Competitiveness; Commercialization; Marine economics; State economic initiatives; Technology transfer; R&D; Japan; Europe; United States; Massachusetts; Hawaii; Aquaculture; Tanker safety
Thirteen short papers address aspects of competitiveness in the marine electronics instrumentation industry. Topics include activity and status of government initiatives in Japan and Europe to promote this industry; and the possible role of federal-state collaboration in the U.S. Papers address technology transfer between research institutions and the commercial sector; the role of "strategic alliances" in this process; and the "dual-use" concept in effective technology development and commercialization. Other papers address electronic technology applications in speific marine areas, such as the use and implications of the COMSAT mobile satellite communication infrastructure; electronic charts and safety of tanker operations; and instrumentation applications in aquaculture and environmental monitoring.
Suggested CitationTechnical Report: Gaines, Arthur G., Lindborg, Kristina L. C., "Developing a national marine electronics agenda : proceedings of the Marine Instrumentation Panel meeting, September 12-14, 1989", 1990-12, DOI:10.1575/1912/1029, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1029
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The Art gallery of the Carrara Academy, with its prestigious collection of paintings, is Bergamo's most famous museum.
Count Giacomo Carrara was the founder of the painting school and owner of the collection of masterpieces that have made Bergamo famous throughout the world. Count Carrara dedicated all of his assets to build the neoclassical-style home of the gallery, which was inaugurated in 1810 in the old village of San Tommaso.
Thanks to various acquisitions and generous donations from the city's important private collectors, the museum has continued to expand its collection that currently includes eighteen hundred paintings, dating back between the 15th and 19thcentury by artists such as Pisanello, Botticelli, Giovanni Bellini, Mantegna, Raphael, Moroni, Baschenis Among Galgario, Tiepolo, Canaletto and Piccio.
The works customarily displayed to the public can also be seen in the catalogue of paintings visible online. In addition to this main collection, the museum also houses a significant collection of drawings and prints, select groups of bronzes, sculptures and ceramics as well as furniture and home furnishings, and a collection of medals.
Thanks to the quality and cultural articulation, the Art gallery of the Carrara Academy is currently ranked among Italy's most important museums of ancient art.
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|Letter, 1969 July 1, (Trinidad), Frederick Lewis, to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., (St. Albans, N.Y.)
|1969 July 1
Letter from Reverend Frederick Lewis of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Trinidad to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr. of St. Albans, New York, requesting that DeLaine find new lodging for Lewis' son, Wilfred. Lewis's address is on the reverse.
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We have been hearing a lot about an upcoming Windows Phone device from LG and according to a previous account, it should go on sale at Verizon on May 21.
This timeframe could turn out to be pretty accurate, as today the said device was listed for preorder on Verizon's website. The handset is named LG Lancet and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. Specswise, the phone is pretty low-end. It is powered by the Snapdragon 410 SoC, featuring a 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU, and sports a 4.5-inch 480x854 LCD touchscreen. It also comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable internal memory (of which half should be user-accessible), and packs in a 2,100 mAh battery.
The camera packs an 8MP sensor. Other features include support for microSDXC cards, for up to 128GB additional storage, as well as XLTE, advertised as:
Doubling our 4G LTE bandwidth in cities coast to coast.
We also know the smartphones dimensions and expected battery life. It is 64.8mm wide and 129.8mm high, but Verizon has skipped on the thickness. It weighs in at 143g. For battery life expectancy, LG lists 420 hours of standby and 18.5 hours of "usage time", whatever that refers to, but we will see for ourselves, once we get our hands on a unit.
On the software side, the LG Lancet runs Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2, and comes with features such as KnockOn (double tap to wake or sleep), as well as Soft Light and Gesture Shot for camera. Pricing is set at $19.99 on a two-year contract or the tempting $120 off contract.
Lol lol, you're funny. How come I have a better chance of seeing a flying unicorn than Windows Phone. :D In any case, I'm 100% certain you'll have better chance seeing a Santa than a Unicorn. :P
No physical buttons. No camera button. Sigh.
Ever since WP8.1 update last year, that background task limitation is brought down to 1 minute.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
|MoSys (NASDAQ:MOSY), a leader in semiconductor solutions that enable fast, intelligent data access for network and communications systems, is presenting at The Linley Group's Linley Tech Data Center Conference 2016. The transition from 10G/40G to 25G/100G has driven new optical and electrical standards that will permeate data center and Cloud networks. Flexible PHY technologies are needed to support and bridge between the different rates, distances, and standards, maximizing bandwidth utilization in the network while minimizing system cost. In his presentation, "Gearbox and Retimer PHYs with RS-FEC for Flexibility and Performance," MoSys VP of marketing, John Monson, will present how the next generation of gearbox and retimer PHY technology supporting multi-link capability and RS-FEC enable compatibility, density, transmission distance and signal integrity.
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|DesignCon 2016 takes place February 9-10.
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Well, this is a nice way to end the week and kick off the weekend: BBC America has released a first look photo of Idris Elba returning as DCI John Luther in the crime drama Luther.
In the photo Luther has his hands full, helping someone off with his jacket. Actually, at second glance, he might not so much be assisting the unseen gentleman as using what appears to be a headlock as a police tactic.
We're not clear on who is underneath that jacket, but we are curious.
We do know the two-part Luther special will also star Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones), Laura Haddock (Guardians of the Galaxy), Darren Boyd (Fortitude), John Heffernan (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) and Patrick Malahide (Indian Summers).
Michael Smiley and Dermot Crowley will be returning to reprise their roles as Benny Silver and DSU Martin Schenk, respectively.
The air date has not been confirmed, but is "coming soon."
The special has been written by Luther creator Neil Cross (MI-5) and directed by Sam Miller (No Good Deed).
Are you ready for some Luther?
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Indigo Books and Music has reported that sales have increased by 5.4% for its second quarter ended October 1, 2016. The bookseller proclaimed that revenue growth was driven by their general merchandise business, and growth in the core book business enhanced by the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Revenue for the quarter was $216.9 million, up $11.2 million from last year, despite operating three fewer stores.
Commenting on the results, CEO Heather Reisman said, "We are pleased to continue our strong track record of revenue growth, with three years of quarterly revenue increases. The momentum and energy in the business is palpable and we feel confident as we approach our critical Holiday season.
Indigo has also announced that they are going to sell American Girl dolls and all of their accessories online.
Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times.


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Never before has it been so easy to build a Web site. From Adobe PageMill to Macromedia Dreamweaver, WYSIWYG ("what you see is what you get") software packages let you create pages by just dragging and dropping text and graphics into place instead of learning to write HTML code by hand. Heck, you don't even need to buy softwaremany Web-site services such as Tripod
( http://www.tripod.com ) have page-generating templates that create your code for you.
But is your site easy for its visitors, too? Although WYSIWYG editors can help you build a site quickly and painlessly, they don't guarantee the same ease of use for the folks on the other side of the browserthe people actually trying to use your site. Just like tourists at an amusement park or customers in a grocery store, your readers need some basic things to help them avoid getting lost or frustrated: orientation, guidance, reference, and motivation. When you really think about it, why build all those pages if they're so frustrating to use that no one comes back?
Make sure that all the work you put into your Web site is time well spent by taking a few simple strategies to heart. They will make your Web site less frustrating to use and will help you build the kind of site that you'd like to visit yourself.
The best work you can do to make your site easier to understand doesn't even require touching your Mac's power button. First, ask yourself some basic questions: What's the purpose of my site? What will people be looking for? What cues might help visitors remember where they are and why they're here? How can I get readers to stay and compel them to return?Get to the Point
Sit down with pen and paper and write down your site's purpose in one sentence. Then sketch out what you think the basic building blocks will be. The example we'll use is a personal site, the purpose of which is to promote your hobby of Apple Computer worship. You might start out initially with a long list of topics you love and think will be fun additions, including a shrine to the System 7 team, your collection of haiku about the Mac Classic, and the scrapbooks of cross-country trips you took with your Apple IIe one summer.
Here's the list we made for this site: (1) the home page; (2) news; (3) contact information, including an e-mail address; (4) links; (5) Mac news; (6) Mac shareware; (7) a scrapbook; (8) a personal PowerBook collection; and (9) the Apple IIe.Stick to It
After you've made your list, look at it with a critical eye. Because you've seen numerous other Mac sites that feature links to news and software resources, you might automatically think this kind of links page would be a good idea for your site too. There's no doubt that many people appreciate useful links, but that alone isn't enough reason to throw them in the mix. Remember, the goal is to show how crazy you are about your computerand what do news and software sites have to do with that? If you stick to your theme, your readers will be able to understand immediately what your site is about, and each section will make sense to them.
With this in mind, we decided to scratch links off our list altogether and focus on the hobby sections: the scrapbook, haiku, and System 7 shrine. (You might decide instead to have a links page but include only links to other fan sites like yours.) As you make these decisions, be vigilant. Extra stuff simply for the sake of extra stuff could make your site charmingly eccentric, but more likely it will make it confusing.Map Your Site on Paper
After you get a good idea what your site's purpose is and what types of content it will contain, you need to figure out how everything will connect. One of the best ways to do this is to actually map out your site.
Note that a lot of the arrows in our example seem to crosslink, leading to a tangled mess. This is not a bad thingin fact, it's one of the main points of the exercise. Try to keep your tangled, linky messes on paper. You can erase illogical connections, rearrange everything, or toss out a failed paper diagram much more quickly and easily than you can redo a Web site full of HTML files.
With everything in front of you, you'll be able to think realistically about whether the way you've connected your pages makes sense. For example, our diagram shows that the "What's New" page links only to the top level of each different section. Wouldn't it make more sense to link directly to whatever's new within those specific sections? We reorganized the site to add those links.
As you untangle your pages, you'll discover key entry points to the site, how to direct readers to informative pages, and how to group the pages of your site together logically. For example, the pride and joy of your site might be the scrapbook pages of your Apple IIe sitting in front of assorted national monuments. Do you give those pages their own section"Road Trip"or do you put them with other scrapbook pages such as your PowerBook bungee-jumping trip? In this case, we decided to create a single page called "Scrapbooks" that lists the different scrapbooks and links to a separate page for each one.
Once you've got a solid site outline in place, you're ready to generate the signposts and breadcrumbs that help your users find their way aroundthe site navigation.
Your users are entirely dependent on you to tell them how to find what they're looking for. Navigationconsisting of the hyperlinks, graphics bars, or buttons that allow people to move from page to page within the siteprovides the guidance they need. This means it deserves some careful contemplation.The Two-Tier Technique
Good navigation typically includes two parts: the primary level (usually the home page) that leads users to the entry points of separate sections (in our example, the scrapbook page, the news page, and the PowerBook collection page) and a secondary level (the main pages for each section) that steers users through the unique contents of your sections. If your site includes a lot of lengthy documents, you may also want to include a third type of navigationlinks that move users to the beginning or end of a particular story, or allow them to move back and forth one page at a time.Nix on the Name Game
You should strive to give your sections and navigation elements clear, unambiguous names. Some readers might appreciate whimsy or metaphor, but others certainly won't. For example, some of your readers will know right away what a section called "The Dirt" is about, but you can bet that everyone will understand what they'll find in the "News" section. The entire purpose of navigation is to help people get around and feel at ease in your sitethe last thing you want is to have the basic tools for getting around your site mystify your readers.
Unlike most software programs, the Web doesn't really offer a predictable user interface , or way to get around sites. When you open an application on your Mac, you can be reasonably sure that you'll find pull-down menus at the very top of the screen, and that the leftmost one (which will almost always be called File) will allow you to open and save new files. The rules for navigating the Web, however, change from site to site.
As a result, it's your job as a Web-site builder to provide an easy-to-grasp interface for your user. Start by assuming that all visitors to your site are first-timers and have less than a minute to figure out where they are and how to get where they want to be. Make the job easier for them by providing clear cues.A Place for Everything
These cues don't have to be complicated. In fact, it's better if they're not. Why set up an elaborate metaphor that you'd have to explain later? The best way to help people get around is to set up a predictable place for everything on your home page or in the section. Save the exceptions for items that you want to stand out.
For example, if the primary navigation on your site is always via a vertical list of links in the left-hand margin of the page, then readers will assume that they can always move around the site by clicking in that area. This is how you'll provide references to readers, by giving them a set of constant cues that tell them what to expect from every page.Color Cues
Layout is only one area where you'll want to be consistent; color is another. Readers rely on the colors of links to tell them when they've visited a link or not. You can carry this relationship between color and function further and associate specific colors with different sections of a page or site. (For example, if the section's peach, you must be in today's headlines.) Color is a quick way for your brain to figure out where you are and what you're looking at. One example of this is the Washington Post's Web site ( http://www.washingtonpost.com ), where each section has a unique color scheme.The Little Touches
Finally, always include page titles (they're in the head tag at the beginning of the HTML document) so readers can quickly see where they are. You should also include your e-mail address or a link to a contact form on every page; readers like to be able to give feedback quickly.
Thanks to search engines, you'll always face the possibility that new readers will land in the middle of your site instead of on the front page. Your job is to provide those readers with a well-lit Exit sign to help them get to your site's front page. Doing this lets your readers reorient themselves so they see your site in a way that makes sense to them, and it allows people to bail out of pages quickly if they aren't where they want to be. If they've dropped in on page five of your epic poem to the System 7 team, for example, they may want to get back to page one quickly so they won't miss a single verse.
Entrances and exits are especially important if you're building a site that includes sequences stretching over several pages. For example, if you're going to ask users to register online, you want to let them know where they enter the registration process, where they are relative to the beginning and ending of the registration, and how to get to the last page. Few people like filling out forms online, but mild dislike can turn to loathing if your reader is filling out page after page with no clear idea of when the task will be done. Make entrances and exits a part of your site navigation.
Readers subconsciously regard your site as a series of tasks. They're looking for a starting point, a specific action to be performed with specific results, and an exit that lets them know they've completed the task. When a reader gets dropped into the middle of a taskbe it reading an article or browsing a directory of linksthe first response is usually to get out and then reapproach the pages after figuring out the context.
You may think your site makes perfect sense, but you'll find out if that's true only after someone else has tried to use it. Before you post your new and improved site, ask some friends to click through a version of it and give you their honest feedback.
Another person can catch flaws in site navigation or inconsistencies in visual cues that you've tuned out. For example, your fearless lab-rat friend may think that your "Scrapbook" section is a personal scrapbook, not an homage to the road trip you took with your Apple IIe"I want to see pictures of you in front of the Statue of Liberty, not your computer!" After mulling this input over, you might decide to change the title of the section to "Computer Scrapbook."
Getting another point of view is crucial: it will either confirm that you were on the right track with your site's organization and look, or will let you know what areas you need to refine before releasing your site on an unsuspecting Web audience.
Building an easy-to-use site takes time, experience, and many forehead-slapping lessons you wish you didn't have to learn. Fortunately, if you learn from the past mistakes of Web pioneers, you'll have a strong beginning for making your site a more reader-friendly place to visit.
|Also see the sidebar "Four mistakes that will sabotage your site"
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The best-laid plans of mouse-clicking and man can go awry if your site's technical performance undermines the overall organization. Here are four of the biggestand easiest-to-makemistakes.1) Bad Colors
In real life, there may be no bad colors, only bad color combinations. On the Web, however, there are bad colors: colors that do not display consistently from browser to browser or across different computer operating systems and monitors.
As a Web-site guru, you need to be concerned about this because you're going to be using color as part of your site navigation. If colors vary wildly depending on whether your users view the site using an old 256-color monitor or a newer one with thousands of colors, users will lose the ability to distinguish between different colors and their corresponding functions.
It's in your best interests to design your site around any combination of the 216 colors in the Web-safe palette. A good online reference for this is Lynda Weinman's site at http://www.lynda.com.2) Bad Graphics
Artistic merit has nothing to do with this: a graphic isbad if it's too big for a browser to display quickly, or if it's not saved in a Web-friendly way. If you're using graphics to connote headlines, navigation, or a site's look and feel, try to keep the sizes of the individual files small, and save the graphics in the Web-safe palette in your graphics program.3) Bad HTML
Writing code that works across different browsers isn't enough to guarantee speedy site performance. Once you feel confident enough to muck about in HTML code, you should also work on streamlining your code so that it loads as quickly as possible. What's the biggest offender? The nested tablein other words, a table within a table within a table.
A browser will not display a table until it has figured out how to draw the whole thing. That means when one, two, or three tables are nested inside a table, the browser has to chug through the contents of those tables before displaying row one of the outside table holding them all. All the while, your viewers will be twiddling their thumbs. Instead of relying on carefully nested tables to simulate a paper-based layout, stack your tables in a series of structured horizontal-only elements. The tables will load one at a time, allowing your viewer to look at the topmost tables while waiting for the rest to appear.
The other culprit is wordy code: although adding attributes like size, align, and color to a tag may add visual precision, the words weigh down the file and provide a browser with more HTML to chew on before rendering a page. Consider streamlining your use of attributes. For example, instead of assigning the vertical alignment valign=top to each  in a table row, write the attribute once in the table row:
.4) Bad Layout
Finally, remember that your audience will be looking at your site on monitors of all sizes, from laptop computer displays to 27-inch behemoths. Setting the layout of your page to a specific width may knock key features off the screen or force users to scroll from side to side simply to read a page. You can avoid annoying your users by adopting one of two layout strategies: find out what the average monitor resolution for your users is and design to that, or adopt a "liquid HTML" building style that lets the layout expand and contract according to the browser window's size.
"Liquid HTML" means that you're taking absolute numeric values (such as
 ) out of your tables and putting in percentages instead (such as
 ). The idea behind liquid HTML is to allow the layout to preserve a sense of scale relative to the size of the browser window; as the user expands or contracts the browser window, the layout expands or contracts relative to the window's width.


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Case Studies
Canon Australia is part of the International Canon Corporation. Canon is best known for its market leading Camera's but is also a market leader in audio visual technologies, medical, document management & print. Canon employs more than 1000 people in Australia.
Harbour IT Solutions Utilised
– Consulting and Professional Services
– Application hosting & Management
Benefits to Canon of the Investment in the Pure Storage Flash SAN
– Faster month end processing
– Faster user experience
– Capacity for growth
"We now have significant performance gains over our old system. The disk to disk backup improved from 6 hours to about 3 hours and we are getting compression of about 8 to 1."
IT Manager, Luke Clark
Snack Brands Australia
Snack Brands Australia is a young, 100% Australian owned and operated company that in mid 2008 acquired some of Australia's iconic snackfood brands such as Thins, Samboy, CC's, French Fries, Cheezels and more.
Harbour IT Solutions Utilised
– Cloud Computing and Cloud DR
– Infrastructure Design and Management
Benefits to Snack Brands
– Greater capacity in terms of the level of disk space.
– Increased speed of applications
– Greater reliability
– Increased back up and DR facilities
"In a world of Cloud suppliers, there are many who will happily rent you space at cheap prices. Where Harbour is different is that they are a full service value add supplier."
CIO, Paul Knox
Maritime, Mining, & Power Credit Union (MMPCU)
Maritime, Mining, & Power Credit Union (MMPCU) is a fast growing member-owned financial cooperative that has been operating since the 1970's. Today MMPCU look after more than 34,000 members, 150 employees, and over $700 million in assets.
Harbour IT Solutions Utilised
– Infrastructure Management and Monitoring
– IT Support and Service Desk
– Cloud Computing
Benefits to MMPCU
– Better network and application performance
– Notable improvement in user experience
– Reduction in support calls and faster response times
– Automation of previously manual tasks
"We are very happy. Our relationship with Harbour IT has been very successful and rewarding."
CIO, David Wilcox
Industry Fund Services
Industry Fund Services (IFS) is Australia's leading provider of financial planning services, products and advice to 30+ Australian super industry funds and their members.
Harbour IT Solutions Utilised
– Cloud Computing and Cloud DR
– Infrastructure Management and Monitoring
– IT Support and Service Desk
Benefits to IFS
– A new, scalable, reliable and secure 21st century IT infrastructure
– Enhanced user productivity through mobility and remote access
– IT and business managers see service improvements
– IT infrastructure costs have been significantly reduced.
"The cloud has enabled us to deliver head office type speed to our mobile staff and those requiring home access to the network. We could never go back!"
CFO, Ned Meehan
Sky News
Sky News delivers video news 24 hours a day to more than 2.5 million homes and locations. They operate via Foxtel, Optus and Neighbourhood Cable pay TV networks in Australia and the Sky Pay TV network in New Zealand.
Sky News was using a virtual private network over standard public Internet services to enable the bureaus to connect to head office. This system did not provide sufficient bandwidth to enable video content to be uploaded from the bureaus, additionally and there was no redundancy in the access network.
Harbour IT Solutions Utilised
– Infrastructure Design
– Infrastructure Management
Benefits to Sky News
– Skynews now has the bandwidth nationwide to work with Video
– MPLS solution enables increased redundancy and centralised security
– State of the art network delivers high performance and high availability
"We selected Harbour IT because we have a good relationship with them. They look after our VM (virtual machine) environment along with our general IT infrastructure for email and administration."
IT Manager, Rick Zecevic
Plenary Group
Plenary Group is a independent long-term investor, developer and operator of public infrastructure. They are one of the world's leading international infrastructure companies with a large, experienced management teams located in the Americas and the Asia Pacific region.
Harbour IT Solutions Utilised
– Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Management
– Cloud Desktop as a Service
– Cloud Backup and DR as a Service
– IT Support / Service Desk
Benefits to the Plenary Group
– Access to the highest levels of Security, Redundancy and DR
– Significantly reduced calls to Service Desk
– No licensing issues
– Scalability of system to mirror the business needs
– A significantly better remote user experience
– Overall reliability
"As a CFO, I don't want IT to be an issue. Since our move to the Cloud, IT has gone off my radar."
CFO, Morné Swanepoel
Yamaha Motor Australia (YMA)
Yamaha Motor Australia (YMA) is a wholly owned recreational vehicle and industrial product subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation – a large Japanese conglomerate with more than $40 billion in annual sales, and over 20,000 global employees.
Harbour IT Solutions Utilised
– IT services team implements a Cisco UCS solution
Benefits to Yamaha Motor Australia
– Increased network capacity by 10x
– Reduced rack and server footprint
– Significantly increased speed and scalability
– Infrastructure that will meet growth needs
"Everything just ran smoothly. It was far smoother than I anticipated. We are very happy with the result."
Integrations Manager, Daniel Camilleri