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US20040198446A1 - Mass storage for wireless communication - Google Patents
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A mass storage for wireless communication uses a simulation memory card inserted in a digital device and a storage capable of receiving wireless communication signals to conduct information transmission; wherein the simulation memory card has a memory card connector, a memory card controller and a wireless communication interface module to receive the digital device for transmitting and storing commands through the wireless communication interface. The memory card controller simulates the standard memory card input and output as well as the communication protocol to receive commands of the digital device and data transmission; it also controls the storage via the wireless communication interface module to access the stored data.
The present invention relates to a mass storage, more particularly to a mass storage for a wireless communication. [0002]
With the miniaturization of the information product, the prices of the small-sized flash memory storage cards (to be referred as mini-memory cards hereon) have been raised high due to the rapidly increasing market demand; among them, the compact flash card (CF), PCMCIA card (PC), memory stick card (MS) and secure digital card (SD)/multimedia card (MMC) have the most potential prospect. All of them use the silicon chip for storage and that has been used in various infor-products or digital electronic device via a specific electric interface. The advantages of the mini-memory card are that it has smaller volume, light weight and large capacity; it is also electricity-saving, vibration resistant and reliable. The mini-memory card has been extensively applied to different kinds of digital information devices, more especially, the portable digital electronic device, such as the digital still camera (DSC), digital music player, digital camcorder and MP3. [0004]
However, the application of the mini-memory card is limited by the silicon chip manufacture, its volume and electricity consumption. The highest capacity thereof still fails to surpass that of some of the high-capacity conventional storage media, such as the hard disc drive and compact disc drive. For example, the highest capacity of SD is about 256 MB and that of MS only reaches 128 MB. For a digital camera with 6 megapixels, each of the photo occupied at least about 3 MB. In other words, each SD only store about 40 to 70 photos and that fails to meet the user's need. [0005]
In order to solve the abovementioned problem of not having enough capacity, the user might purchase more mini-memory cards for alternatively conducting the storage operation. However, the average capacity cost of the mini-memory card is far higher than that of a traditional storage media. Purchasing more cards definitely burdens the user. Therefore, some of the industrials use the hard disc drive to combine a control circuit board disposed with a slot as the storage copy device for the mini-memory card. That means, when the mini-storage card almost runs out, it is taken out from the digital electronic device and the mini storage copy device (or hard disc drive) is used for conducting simple information transmission, storage or copy. Then the mini-storage card is reformatted or the original information is deleted for repetitive usage. [0006]
The conventional mini-memory card copy device solves the problems of not having enough capacity, purchasing more storage cards and increasing the user's cost. However, the constant extracting and inserting the mini-memory card into the copy device complicates the operation or confuses the user by recognizing the result of transmission or copy. Once any mal-function occurs, the information originally stored on the mini-memory card disappears right away and that might trouble the user. [0007]
In viewing the abovementioned shortcomings of the mini-memory card and in order to achieve the other effects and objectives, the inventor of the present invention researched, tested and finally developed a mass storage for wireless communication. The concept of the main design is to provide a simulation memory card to be inserted into a memory inserting slot of a digital device; the function of its operation interface directly stores, browses or deletes the digital data captured by the device to the present invention of the mass storage via the method of wireless communication; or it directly and wirelessly provides and transmits the data stored on the mass storage to the bilateral transmission function used by the digital device via the simulation memory card. [0008]
The present invention requires no additional and independent operation interface for achieving the objectives of expanding the storage capacity and tremendous lowering the cost; no purchasing of additional mini-memory card is required. In addition, the present invention is convenient to operate. More especially, the simulation memory card includes compact flash card type I/II, PCMCIA card type I/II/III, memory stick card, smart media/XD card and secure digital card/multimedia card. [0009]
Wherein the memory card connector simulates the electric interface and mechanical dimension of the available and standardized mini-memory card; it also combines with a wireless communication interface module to conduct wireless information communication and transmission with the mass storage device. Therefore, the user directly inserts the present invention into the inserting slot for the mini-memory card of the digital device for expanding the storage capacity of the digital device. Furthermore, the operation is the most convenient one and capable of solving the problems of constantly extracting and inserting the memory card as well as being unable to know the copy result of the mini-memory copy device. [0010]
Another objective of the present invention is to dispose a wireless communication interface module in the storage for receiving the communication commands transmitted by the simulation memory card and converting them into the interface suitable for the mass storage device. Wherein, the mass storage is either built-in or connected externally to engage with the storage. [0011]
FIG. 1 is a diagram of the preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0013]
FIG. 2 is a diagram of a hardware function of a storage of the present invention. [0014]
FIG. 3 is a drawing of a hardware circuit of a simulation compact flash card of the present invention. [0015]
FIG. 4 is a drawing of a hardware circuit of FIG. 3 and a storage wireless communication. [0016]
FIG. 5 is a circuit drawing of the present invention simulating a secure digital card. [0017]
FIG. 6 is a circuit drawing of the present invention simulating a memory stick card. [0018]
FIG. 7 is a circuit drawing of the present invention simulating a PCMCIA card. [0019]
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The present invention of a mass storage for wireless communication uses a simulation memory card ([0020] 100) inserted in a digital device, such as a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a digital camera, a digital camcorder, MP3 or other digital communication device, to conduct information transmission with a storage (110) capable of receiving wireless communication signals. The simulation memory card (100) has a memory card connector (10), a memory card controller (20) and a wireless communication interface module (30). The memory card controller (20) simulates an input/output interface and communication protocol of a standard memory card and receives the commands of the digital device via the wireless communication interface module (30) to convert said commands into wireless communication and commands for transmitting gathered data to the storage (110); the storage (110) receives the commands and data transmitted by the memory card controller (20) via the wireless communication interface and store them to a mass storage device (120); furthermore, it transmits the storage result back to the memory card controller (20) via the wireless communication interface.
Said wireless communication interface module ([0021] 30) has a wireless communication interface controller (32), a radio frequency (RF) module (34) and a RF antenna (36). In other words, after converting the commands into a communication protocol and commands suitable for the wireless communication interface module (30), the memory card controller (20) transmits them to the RF antenna (36) via the wireless communication controller (32) and the RF module (34). FIG. 2 shows the diagram of the hardware function of the storage (110) of the present invention. The storage (110) further has a corresponding wireless communication module including also a wireless communication controller (132), a RF module (134), a RF antenna (136), an IDE interface converting controller (140) and a mass storage device (120). In addition, the storage (110) also has a built-in power and pressure converting circuit (112) for providing suitable power and pressure required by the corresponding wireless communication interface module (30), the IDE interface converting controller (140) and the mass storage device (120).
What needs to be emphasized is that the present invention only adapts the regular and popular IDE interface as the transmission interface for connecting the mass storage device ([0022] 120). Therefore, the present invention needs to have the controller (140) for converting the wireless communication to IDE interface storage device. However, the other interface controllers, such as IDE/ATA, IDE/ATAPI, USB or IEEEE1394 are adaptable also.
FIGS. 3 and 4 show hardware circuits of a simulation compact flash (CF) card and its storage wireless communication of the present invention. The simulation memory card ([0023] 100) includes a built-in power converting circuit (12), the memory card connector (10), the memory card controller (20), the wireless communication interface controller (32), the RF module (34) and the RF antenna (36). Wherein the power converting circuit (12) converts the provided power to a power or pressure suitable for the internal parts to used; it also has the function of protecting the power and stabilizing the pressure. When the simulation CF memory card connector (10) inserts into the digital device, the interface of the digital device transmits information to the storage (110) through the wireless communication interface controller (32), the RF module (34) and the RF antenna (36) of the simulation CF memory card (10).
As indicated in FIG. 4, first, the built-in power and pressure converting circuit ([0024] 112) provides the power needed for the controller (140) to convert the wireless communication interface to the IDE interface storage device and the mass storage device (120) of the IDE interface. In addition to a regular IED interface hard disc drive (HDD), the mass storage device (120) includes burnable compact disc drive (CD-RW), burnable high capacity compact disc drive (DVD-RW, DVD-RAM), magnetic compact disc drive (MO), Zip magnetic disc drive or built-in, and rewritable memory (Flash Memory). When the wireless communication interface controller (132) and the RF module (134) connect with the signals of the wireless communication interface, that means, the corresponding RF antenna (136) receives the wireless communication commands transmitted by the simulation memory card (100), the controller (140) converting the wireless communication to IDE interface storage device converts the commands of the wireless communication interface connecting the mass storage device (120) and the communication protocol to the standard supported by the storage device of the IDE interface for conducting storing operation. Only an IDE interface connector (142) is displayed in FIG. 4. in addition, via the wireless communication interface including the wireless communication interface controller (132), the RF module (134) and the RF antenna (136), information of the storage result exchanges with the simulation memory card (100) to achieve the objective of simulating the standard CF memory card on the digital device.
The built-in power and pressure converting circuit ([0025] 112) converts the power from a battery or an internal connection to a +5V and +12V power suitable for the wireless communication interface module (30), the controller (140) converting the wireless communication interface to IDE interface and the inner portion of the mass storage device (120) to use. If the battery power is not enough, a user either replaces the battery or directly connects it with an external and regular direct current power. Furthermore, the power and pressure converting circuit (112) has the function of protecting the power and stabilizing the pressure so as to prevent the mass storage device (120) of the present invention from the damage caused by unsteady or not enough power and pressure.
FIGS. [0026] 5 to 7 shows the present invention simulating the circuits of a secure digital (SD) card, a memory stick (MS) and a PCMCIA card (PC). However, the principles and applications of the simulation cards of SD/MMC (Multimedia Card), MS and PC are the same as the abovementioned. They will not be described again.
More especially, in addition to the abovementioned IDE interface hard disc drives, the mass storage device ([0027] 120) of the present invention can also be a movable compact disc drive (122) or other movable storage device.
It is of course to be understood that the embodiment described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims. [0028]
1. A mass storage for wireless communication uses a simulation memory card inserted in a digital device and a storage capable of receiving wireless communication signals to conduct information transmission; wherein the simulation memory card comprises a memory card connector, a memory card controller and a wireless communication interface module; the memory card controller simulates the standard memory card input and output as well as the communication protocol to receive commands of the digital device for transmission and storage.
2. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface module comprises a wireless communication interface controller, a radio frequency (RF) module and a RF antenna; in other words, the memory card controller converts the commands into a communication protocol and commands suitable for the wireless communication interface module to use and transmits them to the RF antenna via the wireless communication controller and the RF module.
3. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the storage further comprises a corresponding wireless communication interface module, an IDE interface converting controller and a mass storage device.
4. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 3, wherein the corresponding wireless communication interface module also comprises a wireless communication interface controller, a RF module and a RF antenna.
5. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 3, wherein the IDE interface converting controller comprises IDE/ATA, IDE/ATAPI, USB or IEEEE1394 interface controllers.
6. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 3, wherein the storage further comprises a built-in power and pressure converting circuit for providing the suitable power for the corresponding wireless communication interface module, the IDE interface converting controller and the mass storage device to use.
7. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 3, wherein the mass storage device comprises a hard disc drive (HDD), a compact disk drive (CD, DVD, MO), a magnetic disc drive (Zip) or a built-in, and rewriteable memory (Flash Memory).
8. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the memory card connector comprises a power converting circuit for converting the power and pressure to be suitable for the internal members inside the memory card connector.
9. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the memory card connector comprises a compact flash (CF) card.
10. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the memory card connector comprises a memory stick (MS) card.
11. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the memory card connector comprises a secure digital (SD) card/multimedia card (MMC).
12. The mass storage for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the memory card connector comprises a PCMCIA card (PC).
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Nokia Mobile Prices in Pakistan August 2011
Nokia mobile phones are getting a poor demand world wide these days. This is probably because of Nokia's policies. Nokia is unable to provide an advanced mobile operatings system like iOS or Android operating systems. That's why Nokia mobile prices are getting down with the time in Pakistan. Last time I have posted nokia mobile prices in pakistan for july 2011. If we compare those prices with current prices we can surely see that except a few models all prices are less than July prices. However some models still got their market and they are holding their prices to a level. So here are the mobile prices for August 2011 in Pakistan. If you like to nokia pakistan mobile rates for past months just visit this category and you will find other posts on mobile prices.
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Prices Mobile Picture Model No. Price in Pak Ruppee Nokia X1-01 (Dual Sim) Rs 3250 Nokia X2 Rs 8000 Nokia X2-01 Rs 6400 Nokia X3 Rs 10150 Nokia X3-02 Rs 12500 Nokia X6 (8GB) Rs 22700 Nokia X6 (16GB) Rs 27500 Nokia E-Series and N-Series Mobile Phone Prices in Pakistan August 2011
Prices Mobile Picture Model No. Price in Pak Ruppee Nokia E5 Rs 16300 Nokia E7 Rs 43500 Nokia E52 Rs 18800 Nokia E6 Rs 32600 Nokia E63 Rs 14500 Nokia E66 Rs 20100 Nokia E71 Rs 20500 Nokia E72 bt Rs 25800 Nokia N8 Rs 36200 Nokia N86 Rs 32200 Nokia N97 Rs 39000 Nokia N97 mini Rs 29000 Nokia N900 Rs 36500 This nokia mobile price list has been send by my friend Faheem who is located in central punjab, Pakistan. I am thankful for his effort.
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Different standards?!?! | Surviving Grad School
akajb / March 20, 2013	Okay, I’m officially annoyed. Well, I think I was officially annoyed over this last week, but I was hoping it was going to improve/change this week. And it hasn’t. And so I’m still annoyed.
It appears that my supervisor has different standards for his graduate students. Standards that feel/appear to be arbitrary. The main thing I’ve noticed, is that for some reason, my standards being pushed a lot higher. And when I use the same reasoning that was given to me, for why I need to do more work on something, to suggest that someone else should do some extra work, it’s dismissed as unnecessary.
In the same breath as agreeing with me that a few more people (especially when you have a small sample size to start with) may cause some of the data to become significant (as in the sample size is probably not large enough to accurately determine if the results should or should not be significant, he dismisses the need for said student to collect more data. The reason? From what I can tell, it’s either “I don’t think this student should do more work” or “I’m so smart I just know that more data won’t make a difference.” And both of those “reasons” are crappy. (Actually, I’m annoyed over this to the point I almost swore in the last sentence, but edited it out. And if you knew me, you’d know just how rare that is! :evil:)
At the same time this debate has been going on (more than a few weeks), I’ve been required to increase my data and to recruit more participants. I have more participants in one of my sample groups than the other student has in total! Even before increasing my sample size, I still had about 50% more participants. 😯 Explain to me, why my data wasn’t valid, but this other student’s is? ARG!!!!!!
On top of all this, this same student continues to duck away from any responsibility. Never volunteers to do anything (or does anything) unless told/ordered to do it. I wish I knew what my supervisor sees in this student. As it seriously concerns me as to how my supervisor sees me!
But, for now, all I can appear to do is bite my tongue and try to ignore what’s going on. I’ve raised my point enough times, and been pushed back, that it’s just not worth pushing anymore. Instead, I need to just focus more on ignoring this student, and limiting contact as much as possible (which, unfortunately, can’t be completely eliminated when you work in a group).
Anyone else noticed behaviour like this? Any suggestions on how to deal with it?
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3 thoughts on “Different standards?!?!”	Dmelnet says:	March 20, 2013 at 1:15 pm	Hi akajb!
I found your blog some months ago when I was looking for some tips on writing papers. Since then I have read every post but today it is the first day I find the courage to reply (I don’t feel very confident writing in English…).
I don’t know much about the situation in your lab but I think that usually comparing ourselves to others is not helpful. You should concentrate on your work and be sure your work satisfies your own standards… On the other hand, it would be grat if you could see the situation as an oportuinity to improve. If your supervisor is more tough with you than with the other student you will probably do a better work than he/she. May be your reasearch is more interesting and worths setting higher standards. I hope you feel better soon!
Reply	akajb says:	March 20, 2013 at 5:45 pm	Thanks for your comment. Please don’t hesitate to comment. Remember, the best way to get better in another language, is to use it (and I think you did an excellent job). Also, I can barely write a sentence in another language (so I’m envious of everyone who is quite fluent in more than one). I think this post was really just blowing off a lot of steam when I wrote it. I’m trying to focus on the fact that at least my standards seem to be higher, which should translate (like you said) to better work. And that I shouldn’t care about what this other student does, because I’ll be evaluated on mywork. However, it’s still mainly annoying because it’s often translated into more work. 😛
Reply	Dmelnet says:	March 21, 2013 at 4:47 am	Well… it seems it worked and now you seem more calm and rational 😉 It is good to have people out there who can read you when you need to blow off more steam!


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Posted in Cat Achievement, Extraneous Matter, Fife, tagged animals, Fife, grey cats, joy, Pittenweem, sunshine, travel on March 29, 2012| 32 Comments »
It takes all sorts of cats to make a world. Take my mate Marmers – oh go on, purrleeeease.
No, I mean metaphorically speaking, take my mate Marmers, he’s a laid back kinda guy, likes his R&R (pretty much to the exclusion of all else), does a bit of eatin’ a bit of sleepin’ and a lot more diggin’ than is stric’ly necessary, but you won’t see him strollin’ along the High Street acting Mr Kool, like some cats I am too modest to name.
This is more his bag. Or basket. Fpu was not thrilled to see His Lardship snuggling into the clean laundry…and after all that folding too…
Other more energetic, puss-about-town types purrefer to stroll along the West Shore, taking in the evening sun and generally socialising, posing, perambulating, that sort of thing…
See? I’ve tried explaining to him, I’ve tried showing him How It’s Done, but to no avole; he’s just that sort of cat, the kind that won’t budge, won’t try something a bit adventurous, a stick-in-the-mud.
I’ve got a thing about grey cats…
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Elder Lucas K. Rodgers' Mission: May 3, 2010
Well we had a great week. We were helping people a lot. This coming week we are sure is the last week we will have together so we plan on working hard to find the people in our area that are really praying, looking, searching for the help. We had a great fast. It was just a great week.
Well I understand that, mom, you don’t ever want to see a tarantula in real life, so I will make sure to send just pictures. As of right now is their season to come out because it is cooler out now. I have been seeing a lot of parrots. I saw a pet monkey a while ago haha and the last week we found two leeches in our bathroom. It’s interesting, every time we return to our house we have to check our bathroom for creatures: cockroaches, leeches (well now we are), frogs. My camera dropped and the lens cover broke a little bit so I got a new camera today. (I got my pin and activated my Visa.) I took out 900 Mil which is about $189 American - a new Samsung. It works with my old camera card but has a different battery. But it is rechargeable. The old rechargeable batteries that I have are slowly and slowly losing overall life so I was thinking of replacing them anyways. I can buy the same kind here, but I will when I need them, for now I will be okay.
Thanks for all the information on how the family is doing. That's awesome to hear. and I will try what you suggested about my ipod and tell you in my quick email tomorrow.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about the Savior and his life. I really want to read "Jesus the Christ". One of my favorite scriptures is in D&C 76:22 - "that He Lives!" When the Savior suffered for us he suffered for each of us, for our names, for our disabilities, for our short-comings, for everything in our lives. (Alma 7:11-12). He was pre-destined to do this. But the only thing he asks of us is that we keep his commandments to receive his blessings. I know the Savior lives. He has a glorified body and he has conquered death. I am grateful each and every day for what he has done for me. I love you guys.
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Fall Fundraiser featuring the music of Coldwater Roots at the BLCF Cafe, 1307 Bloor Street West, one block west of Lansdowne Avenue. By TTC – take Bloor line west to Lansdowne Station, go one block west on south side of Bloor Street West, Wednesday, December 6, at 6:30 PM, 416-535-9578.
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Protecting Window Washers–Part III |
Protecting Window Washers–Part III
Sadly, there has been another death of a window washer on August 26th. See The New York Times article here. There had been a death of a brother window washing team earlier in the month. See our article here.
The window washer, Robert Domaszowec, 49 years of age, fell to his death from a 17 floor building on lower Fifth Avenue. He had worked at the building for 20 years. It appears that new windows had been installed in the apartment, and the window washer bolts had been weakened. These bolts were on the opposite sides of the widow frame, and the window washer would attach his belt harness onto those bolts. It appears that bolts failed causing Domaszowec to plunge to his death. The Department of Buildings is investigating the responsibility of the building owner and others for compromising the bolts.
There is no question that window washing is a dangerous occupation. The local window washer’s union, Local 32BJ, has a good safety record in that the two deaths earlier in the month were the first in 25 years involving union washers. In comparison, non-unionized workers have a bad safety record.
Fortunately, once an injury or death occurs, the window washer and his family are afforded extra protections in a lawsuit under Labor Law 202. Here our prior article.
Nonetheless, in view of the recent spate of deaths, the Department of Buildings should re-visit window washer safety.
Mark E. Seitelman, 8/31/08, www.seitelman.com.
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text: joeneJuly 1, 2013 at 1:33 PMI compost most everything too and also find plants growing here and there unexpectedly. And, like you, I love most of these surprizes. This spring I transplanted volunteer pumpkins from my compost to a raised bed and they are growing amazingly fast and well.Voles like my compost bins - made of welded wire fencing. Small snakes like them as well. Must be lots of food for both.How wonderful to find the blue/purple blooms of what I believe are campanula growing ... a much better surprise than the speared vole.Thanks for playing in the GOOPs garden bed! Happy weeding.ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:45 PMI've found snakes too! but they tend to stay in the open pile and slither away when I disturb them. The voles just crawled back under... :(DeleteReplyLaurrieJuly 1, 2013 at 3:28 PMHow nice to see pictures of you in your garden! I agree with your approach to vole encounters in the compost -- walk away quickly and never go back.But you will have to return, since compost does take some work to get hot enough and finished enough to avoid the sprouting problems you are having. You could try setting traps to lure the voles out. In September when they build nests, set out mousetraps under overturned flowerpots nearby (tilt the pots up on low bricks). Bait with peanut butter and maybe they will like that lure better than your yummy cozy compost. Maybe.ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:47 PMLOL, never ever ever go back again! thanks for the ideas. I think I'm bringing feline reinforcements with me the next time I try to go in there.DeleteReplyLisa at GreenbowJuly 1, 2013 at 5:50 PMHeck, all you can hope for is if the neighbors cat comes over to "take care" of your vole problem. They tunnel under so you can never get rid of them. They squeak at me even when I just sit on the patio. They think they own my garden. One skewered vole is not a bad thing.ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:49 PMI think the solution is a new cat. Our best mouser disappeared last year and I now have two fat lazy beasts who never leave the porch.DeleteReplyLisa at GreenbowJuly 1, 2013 at 5:51 PMP.S. I would like to have any or all of your oops in my garden. What beautiful blooms.ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:49 PMthanks Lisa! I didn't mention the abundance of weeds though...DeleteReplyJane ScunthorpeJuly 1, 2013 at 6:56 PMHi, enjoyed your post ! I think your Little Imposter may be a Campanula. I have them all over the garden where they self seeded, but never bought one until last year, when I bought a white one. ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:51 PMthanks Jane! I have a type of campanula in the garden but this is very different looking. I guess there's a number of types though. Now where in the world did it come from...DeleteReplyThe Sage ButterflyJuly 1, 2013 at 7:59 PMI wish I had volunteer dill. I never seem to have enough. I have had friends who have discovered all kinds of nests in the compost, but I am glad I have not. You could try sprinkling cayenne or black pepper throughout the pile or spread castor oil pellets around. That should send them scattering and keep them out of the pile. Good luck!ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:52 PMMichelle, I wish I could gift you some dill. I have pulled literally hundreds of seedlings. it's a bit ridiculous. Cayenne is kind of brilliant. I keep some around to keep the cats out of things, perhaps it would work in the compost too.DeleteReplyGardeningbrenJuly 1, 2013 at 10:22 PMLove the photo of you weeding)). As for the vole impaling..don't say another word. I have lived in dread of doing exactly the same thing. Once, I lifted a pile of fluff in the veg garden and in my hand this dreadful squeeek came out. 'put it down Brenda'...walk away from the squeek. ))You have an old garden and this may just be the year of ancient seed germination. You are doing so much to bring it back to life. It is showing it's appreciation, clearly. Oh..I have that blue bellflower..it comes in white also. lovely. (think that is what it is). Great progress on the house you guys.ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:54 PMthanks Brenda, I generally avoid the camera but he caught me this time :) I know exactly the pile of fluff you're talking about, I've seen them and walked away. Good point about this being an old garden. I've found all sorts of things in the dirt - horseshoes, broken pottery, belt buckles - finding new plants shouldn't be a surprise.DeleteReplygardeninacityJuly 2, 2013 at 12:28 PMWhen I hear "skewered vole", I think maybe add chunks of tomato, pepper, and onion - then another couple voles, and throw on the grill! As for the seeds in the compost, I've given up even trying to get my compost hot enough to kill all the seeds. Actually, I think I would exchange my weeds for yours - your dill, lupine and campanula look pretty good.ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:56 PMLOL!! feeling slightly sick at the thought but they are good kebab size :) I must admit I didn't tell you about all the weeds I spread around too. I've got thistles up the ying yang as well as dill.DeleteReplyjeansgardenJuly 2, 2013 at 10:33 PMI'm glad I'm not the only one who walks away and pretends I didn't see something that I'm just not ready to deal with (although Jason's image of vole kebab made me smile). I wonder if your very pretty volunteer is Campanula latifolia (great bellflower). It's 2-5 feet tall with flowers about 2-3 inches long. -JeanReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 3, 2013 at 9:58 PMUsually I'm pretty good at dealing with tedious tasks but the sight of dead vole hanging off my pitchfork was simply too much. Now the longer I've left it the less I want to deal with it. Thanks for the plant ID, that sounds like the right one.DeleteReplyOptimistic ExistentialistJuly 4, 2013 at 9:50 AMI saw a vole for the first time a few months ago. I had never even heard of them before! Your garden is beautiful :)ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 4, 2013 at 9:10 PMThanks Keith :) lucky you never having to deal with voles. We have them everywhere here and they do quite the number on trees and shrubs in the winter. Normally I don't mind them too much but in my compost bin is pushing it. DeleteReplyHELENEJuly 4, 2013 at 8:52 PMWow, a scewered vole...I have dealt with lots of things in my garden, and killed a mouse that strayed into my sons house last week from their garden, but never even seen a vole. We do have them here in Britain but I have yet to see any here in London.Love your ‘campanula-weed’, have you looked around in your neighbour’s gardens to see if it came from any of them? I frequently get self seeded plants in my garden and some of them I have kept and treasure just as much as those I have bought.ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 4, 2013 at 9:11 PMbe thankful you haven't had that experience yet! can say it was not pleasant. Good idea to check the neighbour's yards, makes perfect sense that the seed would blow over.DeleteReplyCasa MariposaJuly 5, 2013 at 6:58 PMCampanula! And what a beauty she is! I need some of that compost. :o) Skewered vole? Gag! But at least that's one less vole to damage your trees. You're in my Blogger Spotlight! Love this post. :o)ReplyDeleteRepliesMargueriteJuly 5, 2013 at 9:14 PMThanks Tammy. what's not to love about skewered vole!! :)DeleteReplyRoseJuly 6, 2013 at 10:48 AMI'm still trying to get over Jason's suggestion for vole kebab; not an appetizing image this early in the morning:) What wonderful surprises you've had in your garden! I agree with Casa--I'd like some of your compost! I've been dealing with some self-seeders, like nicotania, which apparently loves my garden. But some of your volunteers may have had help from the birds or the wind. I'm still trying to figure out how a phlox got into my shade garden last year.ReplyDeleteMelanie J WattsJuly 7, 2013 at 11:49 AMYour plant is Campanula, they self seed readily even up here in zone 3. Your garden looks and sounds lovely. It's great when unexpected plants pop up although weeding out the extras does take too much time, some days :) I try to remember to pull off seed heads/flowers before tossing plants on the compost. ReplyDeleteJanet/PlantalisciousJuly 23, 2013 at 9:34 AMEek! Voles in the compost heap is not a problem I have ever faced, thankfully, though I suppose if the pile got hot enough it would put them off. Mine never does either, but I figure the occasional delightful surprise and general goodness is wortht the (seemingly endless) weeding.ReplyDeleteAdd commentLoad more...


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Blog | Priority Coatings: June 2015
Choosing the right color to paint the interior or exterior of your house can often seem impossible, with so many colors, shades and brands on offer, picking the best fit for your home will be very important in both the long and short-term. There are several factors to take into account before making your final selection which is important to think about before moving forward with your color.
The main fear that people have is picking the wrong color and having to repaint everything all over again. As residential and commercial painters Sydney, we have worked with many clients who have faced this problem and have found that by outlining some of the elements that will affect the way your paint looks can easily solve this problem. To help you avoid some of the biggest pitfalls of repainting, below is a list of key points to keep in mind :
Everyone knows that white walls will create a feeling of more space and darker colours will give you the feeling of being in a smaller, enclosed space, but it’s also important to think about how the various other colours will make your room feel. Reds and pinks will lend warmth to the room while blues will give a calm, cool feeling. Greens are said to give a feeling of tranquillity and health while purples are relaxing and yellows are energising.
Regardless of the colour and shade, you end up settling on for your walls if you keep these factors in mind you are much more likely to end up with something that you love. It’s always a great idea to swatch a little bit of the colour on your wall and live with it for a time before you finally go ahead and paint the whole room, and when in doubt, you can, of course, hire a professional who will be glad to guide you through the color selection process.
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The Ralph Account: The Art of The Wolf
I am not sure that I mentioned that I sold The Wolf Public House, not on this Blog anyway. I haven't written much at all lately because I am getting ready to "come out" again, like, big time. And I mean watch out folks! A brand new canvass awaits my indulgence. I beg you to take me seriously. The world needs pontification dispensed accordingly. Thing are shaping up.
Sursly, I take breaks to build up content and, in order to get inspired, I have changed things up a bit, decided to take a couple trips. Another one on Saturday to see my Mom in LA, just after a high profile LC and the High Road private gig for Stray Dog Rescue. Trips like this provide good fodder. So how about a personal hobby of traveling to a city with a backpack to experience the culture on a thin dime, and, whenever I get around to it, write about it. Brilliant! We are not too old to do this.
So yes, there are reasons for not writing much, but it is not because I sold a business and am depressed. I have been laying low due to getting my house in order, settling up on things with folks, keeping the vampires and zombies confused. I have been busy.
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"The two best days in a restaurateurs life is when he opens and when he sells". --My Dad
And it is funny, because I keep getting asked "how am I doing?" and "do I miss it?" like I just sent a child bundled adrift in a wooden boat, down a river, turning my back in despair, weeping. Now that couldn't be further from the truth. Interesting though, when I was tapering off, prior to the sale, I got lots of emails from some blues fans and musicians, inquiries that they heard the place was closing. This was mildly disappointing because most of these folks sat for hours while sipping on refillable Pepsi products, or were musicians getting paid a premium. That is just about all I will say about the blues culture, even though I love playing blues. The reason that I quit hiring blues bands is because I was sick of it and it wasn't pulling. We embarked on singer/songwriter showcases and sales went up. Bang. I did spend a lot of time at The Wolf, nights and weekends along with my real job. It was just too much to keep doing. Being in the music venue business also requires you to re-invent from time to time and promote non-stop. Once you settle in on one demographic, you get pigeon holed. You need multiple groups, always reaching out finding new "tribes". I never found anyone able to run with my ability to fill the house and it was getting old being there, always. I loaded the walls and ceilings with artifacts and images depicting a lifestyle of active living and cool vibe with music and artist inspiration. We brought in cool coffee, better beer and great music. It was an art piece and I was inspired by the people that I have gotten to know through the years. But to be honest, it is not at all that sentimental. Not really at all. It was just a project with a beginning, a middle and an end. It was an art piece gifted to the community as far as I am concerned. And it did make sense in relationship to the bigger picture. Behind the scenes we used the kitchen to tee up another business relating to private high school meal preparation. We grew out of that last July, and moved that operation to another location. That business is thriving and that is where I am centered. Bang.
Like it or not, the place changed the world and, when it became apparent that my work was done there, I wanted the employees to have it. Perhaps a little unorthodox, but that is part of the artistic nature of the project. It is how it ended up.
Ask Lewis Greenberg: What is it like to create a masterpiece? After all, it was he who motivated me to let it rip creatively, and while I leaned a little more to the right than he did (on his masterpiece), the place evolved over time to what people talk about today. "It was needed to fight cultural depravity" Lewis says. Even though I had to toss him out of the place for getting a little...motivated, (with the unconditional understanding that we would remain friends always) he taught me a thing or two about being authentic. The Wolf allowed me to workshop my own authenticity, while convincing others that they should get on board, get inspired.
So I take with me the highlights of my journey as it relates to The Wolf Public House, packaged and boxed up, labeled: Wolf Stuff, escorted out with the swagger of a fat security guard, finger pointed to the road. I take with me the experience of creating something from nothing, a blank space, a white canvass dotted in with things that made me happy at the time, surrounding myself with stuff that attracted people whom I would later enjoy hanging with; my employees, my customers and my vendors. I am taking my arrowheads, a couple of my bikes and a few other artifacts that are too meaningful to leave, but the rest is yours to enjoy. This art was so about me. Posted by
Ralph - the Wolf has indeed been an awesome gift to the community. Before that, it was an empty space. THANKS!
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Lax attention to money continues to haunt city hall. - Chicago Tribune
Caviar? When it comes to sending the wrong message, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra will have to go some to top a lavish New Year's Eve meal at Max Downtown that was partially charged to a city credit card. Mr. Segarra and seven guests, including chief operating officer Saundra Kee Borges, dined on caviar, oysters and rack of lamb, among other succulents, and put the $700-plus food tab on mayoral chief of staff Jared Kupiec's city credit card.It didn't occur to anyone — in a city where hundreds of people eat in soup kitchens — that caviar should have been a personal expense? That otherwise it might look bad? Or was everyone confident the charge would go unnoticed in the city's loosely monitored review system?
The system is being seriously tightened up, thanks in large measure to an audit by the city's internal audit commission and city auditor Patrick Campbell. The auditors looked at more than 450 purchases made with city-issued credit cards, called procurement cards, or p-cards, in the nine months ending on March 31 and found "policies, procedures and controls need strengthening and better enforcement."How It Began
The p-card program was started in 2004 to reduce processing costs and make routine small purchases easier and more efficient. It works, properly monitored, and the auditors did not recommend that it be done away with. A bank does the processing, saving the city about $50,000 a year. But the key is the monitoring, which in many instances the auditors found lacking.At the end of the 2011-12 fiscal year, for example, auditors found $30,391 worth of charges not supported by backup documentation. In another instance, about $450 in sales-related taxes were incorrectly paid to the Hartford Club, even though municipalities are exempt from sales taxes. The finance department was not enforcing a requirement to fill out travel expense reports.Finally, initial approvers of p-card transactions in various departments were "subordinate to the p-card holder." What could possibly go wrong there? The auditors recommend that the "first-level approver be a supervisor or manager of the p-card holder."In sum, the city's finance department "was not always exercising control over p-card activity."
It's The AttitudeTo close the book on the Dec. 31 feast at Max's, the mayor's spouse picked up the $205 liquor charge that night. Mr. Segarra told auditors that he instructed the waiter to put part of the charge on his personal credit card, but by error it wasn't — but later it was. That left $457 on the city's tab. On Monday, Mr. Kupiec said he would reimburse the city for that amount. He apologized for causing a distraction.It's good there was a distraction. The caviar isn't the point — it's the cavalier attitude toward the city's money, on display here yet again. This page has complained about the city's seeming inability to collect fines and other monies it is owed, about the lack of urgency in removing a needless third registrar of voters that has cost the city over $1 million, about luxuries like take-home cars that the city can't afford.There was, in living memory, a culture of Yankee thrift in city hall, of good fiscal oversight and control. That needs to be regained, quickly.We may be seeing progress. City Council President Shawn Wooden should be credited with seeking the p-card audit. A few accused him of political grandstanding; if he's trying to make the city run more efficiently and economically, we don't care if he did it to get on "Dancing with the Stars."Also, Mr. Segarra and city finance director Julio Molleda have embraced the recommendations of the audit commission. Mr. Segarra, who tightened use of p-cards in April, announced Monday that he would ban the use of all city-issued credit cards for business-related entertainment. That's a start.

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54 2016 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
55 2011 Chief Executive Officer of Howden
48 2013 Executive Vice President - Strategy and Business Development
59 2013 Senior Vice President - Global Human Resources
46 2016 Senior Vice President, President and CEO of ESAB
52 2014 Senior Vice President, President and CEO - Colfax Fluid Handling
54 2011 Senior Vice President - Colfax Business System and Supply Chain Strategy
70 2008 Presiding Independent Director
Mr. Mitchell P. Rales is Chairman of the Board of the Company. He is a co-founder of Colfax and has served as a director of the Company since its founding in 1995. He is the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Rales is a co-founder and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Danaher Corporation since 1983 and as Chairman of Danaher’s Executive Committee since 1984, and is also a member of the Fortive Corporation Board of Directors, which was spun-off from Danaher in 2016. He has been a principal in a number of private business entities with interests in manufacturing companies and publicly traded securities for over 25 years. Mr. Rales was instrumental in the founding of our Company and has played a key leadership role on our Board since that time. He helped create the Danaher Business System, on which the Colfax Business System is modeled, and has provided critical strategic guidance to the Company during its development and growth. In addition, as a result of Mr. Rales’ substantial ownership stake in our Company, he is well-positioned to understand, articulate and advocate for the rights and interests of the Company’s stockholders.
Mr. Matthew L. Trerotola is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. Mr. Trerotola was an Executive Vice President and a member of DuPont’s Office of the Chief Executive, responsible for DuPont’s Electronics & Communications and Safety & Protection segments. Mr. Trerotola also had corporate responsibility for DuPont’s Asia-Pacific business. Many of Mr. Trerotola’s roles at DuPont involved applying innovation to improve margins and accelerate organic growth in global businesses. Prior to rejoining DuPont in 2013, Mr. Trerotola had served in leadership roles at Danaher since 2007, and was most recently Vice President and Group Executive for Life Sciences. Previously, Mr. Trerotola was Group Executive for Product Identification from 2009 to 2012, and President of the Videojet business from 2007 to 2009. While at McKinsey & Company from 1995 to 1999, Mr. Trerotola focused primarily on helping industrial companies accelerate growth. Mr. Trerotola earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia.
Mr. Christopher M. Hix is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer of the Company. Effective July 1, 2016. Mr. Hix was the Chief Financial Officer of OM Group, Inc., a global, publicly-listed diversified industrial company. Mr. Hix served within OM Group from 2012 until the company’s acquisition in late 2015. Previously, Mr. Hix was the Chief Financial Officer of Robbins & Myers, a diversified industrial company from 2006 to 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Hix spent 13 years in a variety of positions with increasing responsibility in operating, financial and strategic roles within Roper Industries, a global, diversified industrial and technology company that underwent rapid growth and transition from private to public ownership during his tenure. Mr. Hix earned his M.B.A. from St. Mary’s College of California and his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Mr. Ian Brander is Chief Executive Officer of Howden of the Company. He served as Operations Director beginning in 2008. His experience includes over 20 years at Howden in various roles in technical, project, commercial and general management positions associated with a wide range of products. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Strathclyde.
Ms. A. Lynne Puckett is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company. She was a Partner with the law firm of Hogan Lovells US LLP from 1999 to 2010. Her experience includes a broad range of corporate and transactional matters‚ including mergers and acquisitions‚ venture capital financings‚ debt and equity offerings and general corporate and securities law matters. Before entering the practice of law‚ Ms. Puckett worked for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and a major U.S. defense contractor. Ms. Puckett holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and a B.S. degree from James Madison University.
Ms. Lynn H. Clark is Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources of the Company. She served as senior vice president, global human resources for Mead Johnson Nutrition. Ms. Clark held roles of increasing responsibility in human resources at Bristol-Myers Squibb from 2001 to 2009, and prior to this, with Lucent Technologies and Allied Signal Corporation. Prior to her experience in human resources, she worked for 15 years in sales and marketing. Ms. Clark has a B.S in Education and a Masters of Science in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green University in Ohio.
Mr. Shyam Kambeyanda is Senior Vice President, President and CEO of ESAB of the Company. Mr. Kambeyanda most recently served as the President Americas for Eaton Corporation's Hydraulics Group. Mr. Kambeyanda joined Eaton in 1995 and has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in engineering, quality, ecommerce, product strategy, and operations management in the U.S., Mexico, Europe and Asia. Mr. Kambeyanda maintains a keen international perspective on driving growth and business development in emerging markets. Mr. Kambeyanda holds bachelor's degrees in Physics and General Science from Coe College in Iowa and in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University. Mr. Kambeyanda also earned his M.B.A from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and is a Six Sigma Green Belt.
Mr. Darryl Mayhorn is Senior Vice President, President and CEO - Colfax Fluid Handling of the Company. Mr. Mayhorn was President of the Rexnord Aerospace Group from 2008 to 2014 and was previously the Chief Human Resources Officer of Rexnord Corporation. His professional career includes leadership roles at various global industrial companies, including Danaher Corporation and Eaton Corporation. Mr. Mayhorn is an alumnus of the University of Missouri, where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration. He has an M.B.A. from St. Louis University.
Mr. Stephen J. Wittig is Senior Vice President - Colfax Business System and Supply Chain Strategy of the Company. He was the Vice President of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma for the Masco Cabinet Group of Masco Corporation. His experience includes over 20 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain management and held a number of operations positions with Lear Corporation, Preferred Technical Group, Sumitomo Electric and United Technologies. He has also been a member of the adjunct faculty in the School of Management with the University of Michigan where he taught a number of operations management courses. Mr. Wittig is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a certification from the Juran Institute. He holds his M.S. in Engineering from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute).
Mr. San W. Orr, III is director of the Company. He is Partner & Chief Operating Officer of the investment firm BDT Capital Partners, LLC, a position he has held since 2011. Prior to joining BDT Capital in 2009, Mr. Orr spent over ten years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in several positions, including Managing Director, GS Direct, Investment Banking Division, where he advised clients and led transaction teams on mergers and acquisitions, equity, convertible and debt financings
Mr. Thomas S. Gayner is Independent Director of Company, since May 13, 2008. He is Co-Chief Executive Officer, of Markel Corporation, a financial holding company whose principal business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products. Since 1990, Mr. Gayner has served as President of Markel Gayner Asset Management, Inc. Mr. Gayner has served as a director of Markel Corporation since August 2016 and previously served on the Markel Corporation Board from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Gayner also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Graham Holdings Company and Cable One, Inc, as well as a director of The Davis Series Funds. Through his experience and investment knowledge with the Markel Corporation as well as his service on the boards and committees of other publicly traded companies.
Ms. Rhonda L. Jordan is Independent Director of the Company. She served as President, Global Health & Wellness, and Sustainability for Kraft Foods Inc. until 2012 and in that role led the development of Kraft’s health & wellness and sustainability strategies and plans for the company, including marketing, product development, technology, alliances and acquisitions. Prior to being named President, Health & Wellness in 2010, she was the President of the Cheese and Dairy business unit of Kraft. From 2006 to 2008 she served as the President of the Grocery business unit of Kraft and from 2004 to 2005 she was the Senior Vice President, Global Marketing of Kraft Cheese and Dairy. Ms. Jordan is a director of Ingredion Incorporated, where she is a member of the compensation committee, and of Bush Brothers & Company. Ms. Jordan’s management and operations experience within a large, global corporation gives her an important strategic voice in Board deliberations, and her knowledge and decision making with respect to business unit development and sustainable top-line performance makes her a valued member of our Board.
Mr. Didier P. Teirlinck is Independent Director of the company. He announced his future retirement from Ingersoll Rand on September 5, 2017, at which time he was appointed as a strategic advisor to the CEO of Ingersoll Rand until his retirement in 2018. Prior to this announcement, he served since November 2013 as executive vice president for Ingersoll Rand’s Climate segment, overseeing climate businesses around the world and enhancing competitive position and market share. After joining Ingersoll Rand in 2005, Mr. Teirlinck served as president of Climate Control in Europe before becoming President of the global Climate Solutions sector in 2009. Before joining Ingersoll Rand, he was President of Volvo Construction Equipment’s Compact Business Line worldwide and was previously general manager of DANISCO Flexible Group for southern Europe. Mr. Teirlinck holds a Diploma of “Ingénieur Civil des Mines” from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy, France. He also received a Diploma of “Docteur-Ingénieur” in Physics & Chemistry of Materials from Universite de Nancy II, and Ph.D. in Metallurgy & Materials Science from McMaster University.
Mr. Rajiv Vinnakota is Independent Director of the Company. He is Executive Vice-President at the Aspen Institute, leading a new division focused on youth & engagement. Prior to this new role, Mr. Vinnakota was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The SEED Foundation, a non-profit educational organization, at which he served from 1997-2015. Mr. Vinnakota was the chairman of The SEED Foundation board from 1997 until 2006. Prior to co-founding SEED, Mr. Vinnakota was an associate at Mercer Management Consulting. He was also a trustee of Princeton University from 2004 until 2007 and a member of the Executive Committee of the Princeton University Board of Directors from 2006 to 2007, and he served as the national chairman of Annual Giving at Princeton from 2007 until 2009. Mr. Vinnakota’s management experience, combined with his experience in the non-profit sector, brings a valuable perspective to our Board.
Ms. Sharon L. Wienbar is Independent Director of the Company. 2016. She has been with Scale Venture Partners since 2001, where she led investments in technology companies and has served on the board of numerous portfolio businesses. She is also strategy consultant to Hackbright Academy, a leading software engineering training company for women, where she was previously the CEO. She serves on the boards of Applause Software Quality, Inc. and Actiance, Inc., privately-held companies in which Scale Venture Partners have invested, and previously served on the board of Everyday Health, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed public company, until its acquisition in December 2016. Ms. Wienbar’s leadership of technology investments, deep understanding of innovation drivers, and business acumen bring an important perspective to our Board.
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MEAC/SWAC SPORTS MAIN STREET™: National Champion Grambling State Installing New Turf In Historic Robinson Memorial Stadium
GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Hellas Construction is installing new turf for Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium at Grambling State University. Excitement is growing about the new possibilities that artificial turf brings.
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- Colts searching for a third receiver
Colts searching for a third receiver
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano was laughing when asked who he thought the team’s third receiver would be for Sunday’s game at Houston Texans.
Griff Whalen: 2 catches, 28 yards, 0 TD
LaVon Brazill: 11 catches, 186 yards, 1 TD
David Reed: 5 catches, 66 yards, 0 TD
You’re forgiven if you have to do some research to find out who the other receivers are on the roster not named Wayne, T.Y. Hilton or Darrius Heyward-Bey. That’s because Griff Whalen, David Reed and LaVon Brazill don’t have much of a r�sum� when it comes to receptions in the NFL. The three have combined for 18 catches in their career.

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PHOTOS: 13th Annual Tewksbury Community Food Pantry Golf Tournament - Tewksbury, MA Patch
PHOTOS: 13th Annual Tewksbury Community Food Pantry Golf Tournament
More than $10,000 was raised at the annual event, hosted by the Tewksbury Country Club.
The winning team of Paul Kelly, Seth Starr, Janet Bronstein, and Mark Kelly. Mark has been playing golf for 44-years, and Paul has been playing for 50-years. The Kelly’s are both from Braintree. Starr is from Andover, and has been playing golf for 15-years. Bronstein has been playing the game for 10-years, and is from Weston.
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For 13 straight years, the Tewksbury Community Food Pantry has held a benefit golf tournament at the Tewksbury Country Club.
Much has changed over the years. Participation has grown, the TCC Clubhouse was constructed.
But one thing has reamined the same -- the tournament has never been rained out.
This year's tournament featured 71 golfers teeing it up under sunny skies on Aug. 10. The winning team, with a score of 7-under par was Paul Kelley, Mark Kelley, Seth Starr and Janet Bronstein.
Closest to the pin winners were Dot Hardock and Carl Svenson, both of Tewksbury. The long drive winners were Michele Boutin of Tewksbury and DJ Peterson.
According to Tournament Director Todd Johnson, the even raised about $10,000 for the pantry to purchase food for the 250 households it presently serves.
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Nonsense – Charlie Zero The Poet
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Slow Lollipops Misbehaving No
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Woody Allen coquettes the network –
abuse the energy.
A slow Lollipop
a misbehaving no,
resurrected the jaw.
Few have asked if –
David Lynch got ostracize by digital amnesia.
Most poems make sense to no sense.
That’s the beauty of writing,
I want bacteria fruit
to become my next fortune teller.
I want the sand tribe
to chop the wings off gravity.
A schizo-photographer unzips
my equality that disturbs him.
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Dec 6, 2008 7:30 AM
AWP new dividend 36 cents
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Dec 22, 2008 11:30 AM
At least we get some dividend. Hang strong!!! Success or thought I was... LOL
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richheimerl richheimerl
Dec 22, 2008 4:14 PM
i have been through this cef "cycle" of cutting divys b4. This is the WORST TIME TO SELL! we have a case where the income investors are selling in a panic to put their $ elsewhere and the value/ cap appreciation people are stepping in and buying and also capturing a decent yield while they wait the storm out!
Dec 22, 2008 10:40 AM
Now that couldn't be a coincidence could it? I was waiting for the official news as I know there will be a wacking of the share price with the dividend falling about 75%. Now the question is when to buy in relation to NAV discount. Right now it is about 33%. Under $3 should give a 40% discount. Will that be a good tradeoff for the lower dividend?
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cefprometheous cefprometheous
Dec 22, 2008 11:02 AM
Here's the method that I use to value the stock of a yield CEF.Annual Div / Share Price = ROIFor AWP it's now 0.03x12 / 3.35 = 10.75%That's a great return in today's 12mo CD @ 3.00%. (principle insured to $250K)Now you, the investor, has to decide if that's a good return based on the risk involved in the strategy of the Fund, it's future performance, management performance,(the past has been really bad, but so has almost everything else), stability, growth potential, etc. (your principle is NOT insured, hence, more risk). The real estate market and thus the underlying stocks in the fund are in a steep down market and the 12-18 month outlook is not good at this point. It is wise to be defensive and perserve captial at this point and hope to be in right stocks once the market turns. This is where AWP management earns their money.Even though you never like to see an income fund reduce it's dividend distribution, I think it's the right move at this time, and with more information provided on the up coming conference call, it may be the right time to add to your position.I'll hold until I get a better read from the call.
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Dec 22, 2008 10:01 AM
Dec 6, 2008 12:13 PM
Way to low. It will be cut but the companies that are paying dividends in this type of asset class are paying unbelievable yields. Of course the dividends could be cut or eliminated buts that why we have professional stock managers at Alpine. AWP has an NAV of 4.10. With a little rally we could see that go to 4.25. I believe a 15% dividend can be earned on this NAV before employing the capture strategy. ( Good reit preferreds are paying 15%.) A little leverage,some call selling some preferred buying and 15% on NAV is a given. That would put us at .6375 on a 4.25 NAV put everything else into play and take it up to .72 for a 17% div on NAV and I think you have the right number. Of course I could be off as management can pay whatever they wish but I believe a 52.5% cut to .72 is sustainable with stable r rising NAV.
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