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T Magazine|Small Wonder
By SUSAN MORGAN MAY 1, 2012
When Anne Griswold Tyng entered Radcliffe College in 1938, she had already found her calling: her faith was in architecture. "I was intensely drawn to the combination of science and art, of the pragmatic and aesthetic, of rigorous facts and intuitive leaps," she wrote, looking back nearly 60 years later. The child of Episcopal missionaries with deep roots in colonial Massachusetts, Tyng was born in China and educated in Jiangxi Province and New York State. One winter while she was a student at the Kuling American School, she packed snow into wooden boxes to make ice blocks and built a high-domed igloo; the following spring, she constructed a circular bamboo hut as a secret hideout. In 1942, she enrolled in the first class to admit women at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she studied with Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer and readily embraced what she described as the "missionary zeal" of the Bauhaus-influenced faculty.
Tyng, who died last year at the age of 91, had a long career as a pioneering architect and design theorist. She investigated some of the most esoteric corners of her field, delving into universal geometries and mathematical sequences like nature's dynamic symmetries, the irrefutable strength of the Platonic solids and Carl Jung's cyclical interpretation of human existence. The designs generated from these studies are simultaneously radical and traditional, unforeseen structures informed by ancient principles and the natural world. In the 1950s, she was most closely associated with Louis I. Kahn: while employed in his Philadelphia office, she collaborated on the Yale University Art Gallery (1953) and the Trenton Bath House (1955). Appearing in the 2003 documentary "My Architect," Tyng talked about her affair with Kahn; their daughter, Alexandra, was born in Rome in 1954. Working independently, Tyng developed her ideas about space-frame architecture, modeling interlocking geometric patterns to create light-filled, inhabitable spaces.
"Anne was a cosmic thinker," observes Ingrid Schaffner, the senior curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2005, Schaffner has lived in Tyng's former house, which had been substantially transformed by the architect, a distinctive rarity considering her poignant legacy of unbuilt projects.
The Tyng house sits along a narrow street in the city's Fitler Square neighborhood, on the banks of the Schuylkill River. The snug mid-19th-century single-family houses were built in the classic Philadelphia row-house style — two or three rooms stacked one atop another — and were home to Irish immigrant families employed as stevedores and textile workers. Although from the outside the Tyng house appears quite ordinary, its plain facade graced with a bright pair of tall parlor-floor windows, the slate-tiled mansard roof flanked by two glass doors with chamfered corners immediately sets it apart from its neighbors.
When Schaffner, a prolific independent curator and art writer, joined the ICA in 2001, she initially held on to her Manhattan apartment. But several years into her intercity train commute, she decided to look for a house in Fitler Square, a 15-minute walk from the University of Pennsylvania campus. She came across Tyng's house in an online listing. "It is a very small house, around 1,000 square feet," says Schaffner, suggesting a possible reason as to why the house hadn't sold immediately upon Tyng's retirement to Marin County, Calif. "But it is a compact machine for living with everything shipshape."
Working within the limitation of a 13-by-26-foot floor plan, tightly bounded by a miniature backyard and contiguous next-door neighbors, Tyng expanded the original house by opening up the interior spaces and building skyward: dropped ceilings were removed, rustic support beams were exposed, and the major heating duct was enclosed inside a wooden and wire mesh staircase, its strong sculptural presence reminiscent of a stepped Japanese tansu chest. The mansard roof, containing a new third floor topped by a sleeping aerie, was built in 1967. Tyng's addition was completed by a finish carpenter, a cabinetmaker well suited to the scale and intricacies of the project: slanting wooden walls, built-in shelves and banquettes that hover slightly above the floor, a free-standing storage unit that doubles as a room divider, a guest room with a Murphy bed and the triangular windows of the sleeping loft that are rigged with canvas shades.
Tyng's architectural transformation beautifully displays her expansive ideas writ small. In the third-floor sitting room, a pyramidal timber-framed ceiling and slotted windows recall the poetic geometry of the Trenton Bath House. The open staircase landings feature custom-made guardrails, openwork metal screens constructed from looping wire mesh, an industrial material manufactured for conveyor belts and originally chosen by Tyng for the Yale Art Gallery. At the very top of the stairs, a small rectangle of glass has been set into the landing, a horizontal windowpane funneling daylight into the center of the house. For the kitchen, Tyng devised a circular stainless steel sink, an enormous shallow basin inset with a mixing bowl and bucket.
Today, the kitchen is the only room that Schaffner, a gifted and enthusiastic cook, changed from Tyng's original plan. Tyng's own interest in food might best be described as distinctly minimal: "She only ate nuts," says William Whitaker, the curator of the Architectural Archives at the University of Pennsylvania and a longtime friend of Tyng's. The newly hospitable kitchen, with its Viking range, backsplash of bright yellow Heath Ceramics tiles, workable counter space, open shelves and a portable butcher block island, was designed and constructed by Schaffner's partner, the architect Chris Taylor, who is based in Lubbock, Tex. "He did such a sensitive job at making an integrated design," Schaffner says appreciatively. Taylor, the director of the interdisciplinary program Land Arts of the American West at Texas Tech, met Tyng in 2010 when Tyng was commissioned by the ICA and the Graham Foundation in Chicago to create "Anne Tyng: Inhabiting Geometry," a gallery-scale installation and publication. "I think the fact that Anne met and liked Chris is a nice detail," says Schaffner, who served as one of the exhibition's curators. And no doubt Tyng would have approved. As she observed at the opening night of her show: "When galaxies collide, they create new life."
A version of this article appears in print on May 6, 2012, on Page M256 of T Magazine with the headline: Small Wonder. Today's Paper|Subscribe
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This is the continuation of Part 1 of a three-part series.With the basic materials ready, it's time to start on the work.
Since we only need 4 inches of space on where the vines will rest, we need to cut the long metal brackets to just 4 inches. This will make them uniform in length. Use a hacksaw for this task.
After cutting to the correct length, drill a single hole near the newly cut end. This is where you'll be attaching one of the 2 wires that will be resting on the bracket. Next is determine the manner to attach these brackets onto the wall.
Originally I thought of using screws but decided it was too much work: drilling with a masonry bit; putting masonry expander sleeves or "tox" as we call them; and then securing them with appropriate screws.
So what I did is to use different nails. I noticed that a 2-inch common nail can be hammered into the concrete block masonry, so I used those. I also used several 1-inch concrete nails on brackets that I assumed would carry a heavier load (end brackets). Here's one of the cut metal brackets with a newly drilled hole at the cut end.
Here's one of the regular 4" x 5" brackets that do not require sawing. No additional drilling for hole is required for this either. This bracket is secured to the wall with three 2-inch common nails.
A challenge in fastening all these brackets up the wall is that they're all aligned horizontally. You could use a carpenters level or a clear plastic hose (for leveling water).
Here's the view from the other side. They're not all accurately aligned, but hey, this is gardening, not rocket science. Notice also the unsightly guy wires at the right side of the picture below. I'm hoping when the vine is bushy enough, this part won't be too unsightly.
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I installed wnmp on windows 7 professional to test Windows, nginx, mariadb, php7
The home page on local host works great. PHP 7 and mariaDB worked great and showed data nd images on the home page localhost ( http://localhost )
I tried many things also stackoverflow's example Apache rewrite rule to NGINX for HHVM
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conference - controller
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Please help me with this one; I am new to nginx.

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root ...; should point to public directory that contain index.php

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Agro exports to EU soared 40% in nine months – deputy minister
Ukraine holding the lead as the world's biggest grain and oil exporter.
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Ukraine's agro exports to the European Union soared almost by 40% over the same period last year. Meanwhile, EU exports of agricultural products to Ukraine grew 10 to 11%, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Olha Trofimtseva, told a roundtable conference at Gorshenin Institute on Thursday, 2 November.
"Ukrainian agribusiness today is an export-oriented industry. Someone sees it as a failure. I think it is a victory. A few years ago we could not even imagine that we would export so much cereals or oils and take leading positions in the export of certain agrarian products," Trofimtseva said.
The official dismissed allegations that the agricultural sector is only a source of raw materials exports and stressed that the domestic agribusiness serves a driver for the development of agricultural technologies, recycling, "green" tourism, organic agriculture and production of organic final product.
"Agriculture is closely connected with other sectors of economy. If you look at the world's leading countries that export agricultural products – the US, Germany, Netherlands – we see that there is a tendency for the interconnectedness of sectors. From agricultural production to processing to healthcare to tourism, agro-technology... It turns into what is called "life sciences". I think we should move in this direction as well," the deputy minister said.
Trofimtseva believes it may take at least five years for Ukrainian agro-industrial complex to reorient the export of high-tech finished products with high added value.
"Nevertheless, I do not see anything wrong with the fact that we use our natural competitive advantages and are major exporters of grains and oilseeds. I think we should feed the world. The population is growing, everyone wants to eat. And Ukraine is one of the few countries that has the potential to grow such products. Let's feed the world," Trofimtseva concluded.
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Child Stealing at Wrexham 1893
by Annette Edwards
In February 1893 Wrexham Magistrates Court was packed by a varied audience anxious to hear the case of alleged child stealing. The accused was Alice Bellis, the young wife of Thomas Edward Bellis who lived at Borras, and she was charged with stealing the child of William Thomas. Mrs. Ellen Thomas appeared and confirmed she was the wife of William Thomas of 1 Kenyon Street, who was a carter at the Victoria Flour Mills. On the 9. February, in the afternoon the prisoner came to her house and asked if her name was Mrs. Thomas and did her husband work at the Victoria Mills, Ellen confirmed this was so, the prisoner then said she had come from Dr. Williams about a child. Ellen replied that Dr. Williams did not know her, Alice then enquired if she knew Dr. Davies and Ellen confirmed that she did. Ellen described Alice as a respectably dressed, lady like woman Alice asked if she could come in the house and explain, she told Ellen that a lady had given birth to a still born child at a house in Grosvenor Road and the woman was so ill that they dared not tell her that her child was dead, Dr. Davies had said that nothing would do but to find a child to pacify her.
Ellen told the court that she didn't want her child to go, but Alice replied that Dr. Davies promised to bring the child back himself that night in his carriage and that there was a certified nurse in attendance. Ellen insisted she must have the child back that night to be fed, and Alice then told her that the lady's husband would give £5 for a child to calm his wife, also that she was the sister of the lady who was only 22 and that it was all very sad. Alice then took the little girl, went down Holt Street and turned towards town. Soon after Ellen felt something was wrong, she went to see both Doctors who told her they knew nothing about the case and it was reported to the police. William accompanied the police in the search and they later went to Gresford, where PC Lea took them to the Bellis's house at Borras, a man came to the door and when asked about the child he told them that it was his and tried to stop them going upstairs by saying his wife was ill and in bed. When they did go up, they found Alice in bed, and another woman who said she was a midwife.
The child was found to be safe and well and returned to her parents. Alice Bellis was then charged with stealing the child. Sarah Ann Williams, a witness said that Edward Bellis came for her that evening and asked her to go to his house where she found his wife with a child, but no sign of a birth having taken place, she thought that the child was a 'very sharp child' for a newly born. When the police arrived, Alice asked Sarah to tell them she was present when the child was born but Sarah declined to lie and told the police that about a month before, Alice had asked her to attend to her after her confinement, and that she appeared pregnant. It was decided that Alice should be committed for trial at Ruthin Assizes to be held on March 7., bail was allowed, Alice herself in £50 and two sureties of £25, she was confined in custody until the amount was found, and a large crowd watched as she was taken away to the County Buildings.
When Alice appeared before the court in March, she was found guilty, but it was decided she would have to be brought for judgement at the next court in July; again, she was bound over in the sum of £50. This time she was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour. The judge took into consideration that as she had been convicted at the last court she had already suffered three months anxiety and mental suffering, on hearing the verdict Alice fainted, while her husband sobbed bitterly. In March 1894 there was a sequel to the case, Thomas Edward Bellis, was charged with deserting his wife, Mr. W Wynn Evans who prosecuted stated that it was an unusual case and referred to the incidents the previous year. Alice was the complainant this time, and she told the court that after she came out of gaol on January 18′ she found that her husband had left the home and gone to live with his mother. When she went to see him, Alice said his mother forced her out and told her she couldn't live there as her son was only a lodger and she wasn't going to keep her as well as him. Alice told the court that she was ' thrown on her own resources, "to make her living as best she could or starve".
In cross examination she stated that she had £200 in a bank which her grandmother had left her. Mr. Li. Roe Browne, for the defence, said Thomas Edward was only 19 when he married Alice who was 27 and had made herself out to be a rich heiress. After she went to gaol he found out that the furniture in the house was hired, that she had been running up debts and borrowing money without his knowledge, and he had found himself in financial difficulty. He was now living with his mother, working as a bricklayer's labourer, and didn't want to live with his wife again. It was decided that Alice was entitled to maintenance from her husband and he was ordered to pay her 2s 6d per week. In May, Thomas Edward applied for the maintenance order to be discharged. Since March he had found out that Alice had been 'leading a dissolute and abandoned life' and evidence was given by various people to prove that she had committed adultery with a soldier at Gresford. Alice didn't appear in court but sent a telegram from Clayton-le-Moors to say she couldn't come, and that the charge was untrue. The court rescinded the maintenance order.
So what about Alice, who was she? I decided to try and find more about her and found a descendant of the same family. He knew nothing of this incident in Alice's life and gave me the following information about Alice and her respectable background. The Fraser family included Generals and members of parliament.
Alice Mary Sutherland Fraser was born on 4. August 1863 in Rhosddu, Wrexham; she was the daughter of William Marrow Sunderland Fraser and Mary Candeland.
William M S Fraser was born in 1841 at Crowton and spent most of his working life as an engineer and surveyor at various mines around the Wrexham area he died at Sycamore Cottage Gresford and was buried in the Parish Church on 17th November 1891 the family lived at Plas Gwyn, Minera for some time where his father John Gun Munro Fraser was involved with the development of the new Minera Mining Company.
The mining firm of John Taylor & Sons formed the Minera Mining Company with 300 shares of £100 each. The company started work in December 1849, repairing old shafts, sinking new ones and installing an 80″ Cornish pumping engine. From the beginning, the Company Secretary was John Fraser. One can only speculate as to how he came to this position, but the following is worthy of consideration: One of the founders of the new company was Robert Roy, and the first of the new shafts that were sunk, Roy's Shaft, was named after him. [Note: Robert Roy was brother to Annabella Campbell Roy, who was married to John Munro Fraser's uncle, Major Andrew Fraser, Governor at Fort George, Inverness.] The mining company provided John with a substantial home in Minera known as "Plas Gwyn", which housed the vaults for the company funds. John retired in December 1878. He was given £100 to cover the cost of moving to a new house, and an annuity of £160; he died at Dornoch House, Overton, Nr Frodsham on 21 June 1879 and was buried at Crowton.
Thomas Edward Bellis was born at Marford in August 1872; he was the son of Edward Bellis, a butcher and Martha, previously Randles. Edward died in 1885. Thomas Edward married Alice Fraser on 30. October 1891 at the Register Office, Wrexham; Alice gave her age as 23, when in fact she was 28. Thomas gave his age as 21, when actually he was only 19. After the marriage broke down there is no sign of Thomas, in 1901 his younger brother John is still living with their mother in Gresford. Martha Bellis died in 1912 at the age of 74.
By 1894 Alice had moved to Blackburn, where her brother William lived, and on 29 May 1897 she married John Arthur Hone.
The marriage certificate contains many discrepancies: It states that her name was Ella Alicia Mary Sutherland Fraser, a spinster, aged 24. Her father is correctly stated as William Marrow Sutherland Fraser, deceased. His occupation is given as a Captain in the Welsh Fusiliers, 23rd Regiment but her father spent his career as a mining engineer and there is no evidence that he ever served in the 23rd Regiment. John Arthur Hone was 23 and a Corporal in the 17'h Lancers. Clearly, Alice was not a spinster, having married Thomas Edward Bellis in 1891. Alice was born 4 August 1863, making her age 33 in 1897, not 24. On her marriage to Thomas she also understated her age – she was 28, not the recorded 23. Alice and John's marriage took place in St Paul's Church, Darwen, Blackburn, just a short distance from the home of Alice's brother, William John Fraser, and his wife, Sarah Edith Wray, in Clayton le Moors. At Alice's first marriage to Thomas, the witnesses were W J Fraser and E Wray. Were they aware of the deceit? Were she and Thomas were ever divorced; there is no divorce record extant under that name. Why did Alice feel it necessary to change her identity? One possible explanation is that her marriage to John Hone may have been bigamous. This was not uncommon in Victorian times. The cost of divorce was beyond the means of all but the wealthy, and if the misdeed was discovered, the penalties were generally quite light. More likely, though, was that she was simple trying to put her past behind her.
On 11 June 1896 the will of his aunt, Mary Laughlin McDonell, otherwise Fraser, of the Island of Grenada, left a legacy of £100 to "the two sons and four younger daughters" of William Fraser, to be divided equally among them. The will was probated on 01 May 1899 in Domoch. William had six daughters. One had already died by the time the will was drawn up, which begs the question of why Alice, the eldest daughter, was left out of the will. Clearly her behaviour was sufficient for Maly Laughlin Fraser to have left her out of the will.
In the 1901 census Alice is living at The White Hart, Adderbury, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, with her father-in-law, Charles Hone, who is the pub landlord. In that record she says that she is 28 (not 38) and that she was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. In the same census, we find her husband working as a groom in Alcester, Warwickshire, having apparently left the 17th Lancers Regiment.
In 1911 Alice and John have a 7-year-old daughter, Kathleen May, there is no birth registration to be found, but she was born on 17. February 1904 and baptised on 4. April at Adderbury. However, Alice's hopes of having a family of her own were not to be. There was an announcement in the Alcester Chronicle on 28. February 1928 that Mr. and Mrs. John Hone wished to thank all friends and neighbours during the long and painful illness of their daughter. The death certificate gave the cause as 'Lymphadenoma '
John Hone died in Alcester in 1934; Alice lived in the same house until her death in 1940. On her death certificate her age was given as 71, when in fact she was 76. Thomas Edward Bellis has still not been traced.
Many thanks must go to Dennis Vaughan, a member of the Fraser family for his contributions to the story.
Source: Written and researched by Annette Edwards. Feb 2016; updated April 2018
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Horde Prime Revealed!
Longtime readers know that I'm a huge fan of the He-Man & She-Ra Christmas Special, from 1985. (Officially titled He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special, but that shit's clunky.)
I watched it on that long ago December night with my older brother, and to this day, we still quote it. I've seen it dozens of times since. I'm surely in the minority, but to me, that bizarre Christmas special is just as classic/important/awesome as any other.
Without getting too deep into its story, the special featured every key character from both Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power. (Something that, to the best of my recollection, only otherwise happened when She-Ra was first introduced. Even some of the most rarely seen villains had cameos. +1 for Spikor!)
But the biggest thing fans remember about this special is Skeletor. Drunk with Christmas spirit, the villain "goes good" for a night, almost against his will. It wouldn't be until the Undertaker stopped Jake Roberts from attacking Macho Man that the world saw a bigger face turn.
If you aren't a Masters of the Universe fan already, it's a tough sell. The original series is dated and goofy, and if there's no nostalgia at play, I guess it isn't the easiest thing to sit through. Still, you gotta see the Christmas special, at least once. Even if you don't know who the characters are, so what? Hey, I only wish I was in your shoes. Something tells me that the He-Man & She-Ra Christmas Special would be ten times better if you had no freakin' idea what was going on.
Of course, aside from Skeletor's momentary heroism, my other big memory is of Horde Prime.
I know he was mentioned (and maybe even showed up a few times) on Princess of Power, but I didn't watch that show regularly. In accordance with its color palette, I "wasn't supposed to." All I knew of Horde Prime came from this one cartoon.
And what a twist he was! Apparently, Skeletor and Hordak both answered to him. He was the true master of evil!
Like a strange mix of Dr. Claw and Emperor Palpatine, the giant demon could only be partially seen. Shrouded in green mist with only a faint outline to betray his form, Horde Prime was a truly frightening sight for a six-year-old who previously never knew a horror greater than Skeletor.
I think Horde Prime needs to be seen to be understood, so, a video:
Oh, come on. That's insanely cool. It's like the great and powerful Oz had a baby with Red Ronin.
Horde Prime only hung around the special for a minute — just long enough to pit Skeletor and Hordak against one another in a sick competition to ruin Christmas. He was in and out of my life quickly, but Horde Prime made such an impression.
Research tells me that the character was fleshed out a little more on Princess of Power. Like, enough to where we can argue a blood relation to Hordak. But if my memories are the true story, Horde Prime was a beautiful, bewildering demon seen once during a random Christmas special, and never again after that. A monstrous mystery that tantalized and tormented me for years and years. If only the animators had given us one good look at the guy!
Well, I'm happy to report that "seeing Horde Prime" can finally exit my bucket list. Thank you, Mattel.
Okay, I don't know the whole deal with the Masters of the Universe Classics line. All I can tell you is that the figures are gorgeous and hideously expensive. I'm pretty sure they're sold strictly by mail. The important thing is that the line includes a HORDE PRIME figure.
(And also a Photog figure. But man, that is another post entirely.)
The toy succeeds on every level except scale, though I suppose I can't blame Mattel for not making a 4000' Horde Prime action figure. He kind of looks like an uber Hordak, clad in what can safely be called the "ultimate villain costume." Black with blood red trim, and sort of spiky. It gets no better than that.
When you remove the ceremonial mask, Horde Prime's true face is revealed. Yep, he's totally Hordak-like. Then you can get rid of the cool red head and pop a different one on. This other one makes Horde Prime look like a deranged grandpa bugman, so for the most part, yes, I will stick with the red devil head.
A biography on the back of the package sheds even more light on the character. His real name is Anillis Kur, and he's really, really old.
I don't know what Mattel charges directly, but at least on the secondary market, these MOTU Classics figures cost a small fortune. Around $40 a pop, with shipping. Those prices shut out all but the most devoted collectors, and though I'd normally balk at an action figure that costs as much as a night out, I couldn't let this one slip by. I had to see what was under that mask.
So, now I know. Horde Prime has two heads, or something. Or maybe the human head is supposed to represent a "young" Horde Prime? I'm not clear on it. Look, I have a new thing to throw on one of my shelves and forget about ten minutes later. I needed this.
I sure am gonna miss the mystery, though.
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You can feel satisfied and fulfilled in your dating life, too. You can set dating goals and work toward achieving them.
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Solihin and Veliadis Elevated to IEEE Fellows
Two NC State ECE professors were honored with elevation to IEEE Fellow in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the field of electrical and computer engineering.
January 26, 2018 By Charles Hall
Two NC State ECE professors were honored with elevation to IEEE Fellow in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the field of electrical and computer engineering. Dr. Yan Solihin was nominated for his contributions to shared cache hierarchies and secure processors, and Dr. Victor Veliadis for his contributions to the development of SiC power devices.
The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon persons with an outstanding record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The total number selected in any one year cannot exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total voting membership. IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership and is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement.
"Becoming an IEEE Fellow is a particular honor since it is the result of peers recognizing the significance and impact of one's contributions," said Dr. Dan Stancil, the Department Head, "It also reflects well on the Department and University by demonstrating once again that our faculty and students are involved in innovative and cutting-edge research."
The IEEE is the world's leading professional association for advancing technology for humanity. Through its more than 400,000 members in 160 countries, the association is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power, and consumer electronics.
Dedicated to the advancement of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields and has developed more than 900 active industry standards. The association also sponsors or co-sponsors nearly 400 international technical conferences each year. If you would like to learn more about IEEE or the IEEE Fellow Program, please visit www.ieee.org.
Victor Veliadis
Executive Director and CTO, PowerAmerica
Venture Place 200
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Pearlfisher New York has re-branded Morris, the brand behind The Morris Truck.
After cooking in restaurants in both Paris and New York, Mike Jacober opened The Morris Truck in 2011, a food truck serving grilled cheese.
Drawing on the familial heart of the brand – Morris is the name of Jacober's great grandfather – Pearlfisher says it has leveraged the brand's Russian heritage to create the new identity.
"To maximise the brand's uncapped potential for growth, Pearlfisher established Morris as the company's master brand and created an accompanying system for the brand; all ventures are rooted in an enthusiasm for good food, culinary expertise, and a love for sharing the two through transformational but accessible food experiences," explain the designers.
Said to have been inspired by Russian constructivism, the design includes custom letterforms and a secondary language dubbed "eatmor".
With a revised strategy, identity and design system, Morris's brand offerings now span The Morris Truck, Morris Test Kitchen, Morris Sandwich Shop, Morris Catering and several Morris installations and pop-ups around New York State.


Melendy Lovett, President of Education Technologies at Texas Instruments, works in what many would refer to as a man's world. Because TI's business focuses on technology, many of its employees are engineers, lending to an unbalanced gender distribution among professionals at TI: 75 percent men and only 25 percent women.
Lovett says among engineering professionals at TI the number of women drops even further, to around 15 percent. When her daughter reached middle school and started worrying more about boys than math and science, Lovett saw the same thing happen to her daughter as what had happened to her 30 years ago.
Lovett realized the reasons behind why the numbers of women working as engineers at TI and other companies in the industry were so low, and sought to change it. In 2001 she founded High Tech High Heels, an organization designed to increase the number of girls in advanced science and math classes in high school, and the number of girls headed into a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) major in college.
The organization focuses on counselors, teachers, and students. Guidance counselors at the middle and high school levels are prepared to be better equipped to help students understand what a STEM career is and what classes they need to take to prepare for college. A training program for teachers helps them to teach science and math classes in a way that is more inclusive of both genders and more hands-on.
"We've actually seen from our results that once teachers implement these teaching methods, both boys and girls do better," says Lovett.
Lovett's passion for a well-rounded education was a large part of her discussion with current Mays students. A management major in college, she realized once she got into the workforce how important it was to also understand the numbers side of business, so she got her master's in accounting while working full-time.
"It's really important for you to be able to handle the analytical side of the job," Lovett emphasized.
Carl Allegretti, chairman and CEO of Deloitte Tax, may not be an Aggie, but when he spoke to a group of Mays' Professional Program students, he demonstrated leadership and passion that any Aggie would be proud to emulate.
Allegretti grew up on the south side of Chicago, where his father was a business owner. After graduating from high school, he had plans to work in the mills in Gary, Indiana along with the majority of graduates from his high school. However, he had a scholarship offer to play college football, and after a long, hot summer of working in the mills, he decided that college would be a good option, after all. Allegretti started that fall at Butler University. He demonstrated his strong work ethic by working to pay his way through school while also playing on the football team.
After graduating, Allegretti went to work for Arthur Andersen and stayed for the next 20 years before transitioning to Deloitte.
During his address, Allegretti encouraged students to be prepared for continuous change, because he said change is guaranteed to happen in any career. The keys to thriving in the midst of change are to be willing to change, be aware of and understand what's happening, and then prepare to stay in front of the change and capitalize on the opportunities it creates.
Another message Allegretti shared was the importance of continuous learning. He told students, "You're going to have a long career. Where you are right now is just the start, so never stop learning." His own experience demonstrates the value of learning from mentors. When Allegretti started in accounting, he had no plans of becoming a partner. In fact, he actually tried to quit at three different points in his career. Each time, his mentor encouraged him to persevere and he chose to stay. As a leader now, he encourages people beginning their careers to not give up too quickly or assume early on that you know what your career path is going to be. Clearly, his personal success speaks to the power of perseverance and learning.
Approach your job with passion. Do something that you love and that inspires you.
If you start somewhere and don't enjoy it, move into something different. Focus on what you enjoy doing and find creative ways to do it. It's important to remember that there are multiple places to be successful in a large organization, so look for opportunities where you are.
Know what your priorities are and figure out how to make them work. Remember, you define what's important to you. Allegretti has two sons and doesn't miss a single one of their wrestling matches, despite travelling about 45 weeks out of each year. When his oldest son was diagnosed with cancer, he was able to be with him for every treatment he had. There is always time to do what matters most to you; it's about prioritizing. Most careers can be very demanding, so if you're struggling, talk to someone about it. It's likely they've experienced many similar challenges.
Relationships are critical, so it's worth the time it takes to stay in touch with people. Don't underestimate the significance of face-to-face communication. It's easy to get caught up in social media, but don't rely on that. While it may get the job done, it does little to actually enhance a relationship. The best place to start establishing lasting connections is here at Texas A&M, because these relationships may be priceless to you in the future.
Find what's significant to you and invest there. Allegretti has used his passion for football to begin a program for more than 800 students from kindergarten through eighth grade to play football; some of those children have even gone on to play college and professional football. As you experience success, it's important to use your resources to do good in your community. Start today by finding somewhere to invest yourself.
The Internet is full of articles meant to advise people on how to be successful. It can be hard to sift through it all and decide what is accurate, but Mays' business honors students recently got the opportunity to hear it straight from the source: Monty Davis '77, COO of Core Laboratories, an oil service company that advises oil exploration and production companies on the best way to get the most oil or gas out of reservoirs.
Davis, who received an accounting degree from Mays, already knows what it takes to be successful and how to give back. He and his wife contributed to the new Becky '76 and Monty '77 Davis Player Development Center near Kyle Field.
"I want you to be successful, and I want you to help others after you've been successful," Davis said to students, referring to giving back to the university.
Davis offered advice not only from the employee's perspective, but also from the employer's perspective.
Davis also touched on success in life, saying it starts with determining what is important to him. For him, family is number one. He showed students a small journal he keeps in his briefcase, in the back of which he keeps two lists of goals, one for his personal life for the year and one for business. He said he picked up the idea from a management class, and he encouraged students to do the same, and to track their performance against their goals.
Ask any business student, and many will confess: owning their own business is the ultimate dream job. Entrepreneurs Jay Graham '92 and Anthony Bahr '91, co-founders of WildHorse Resources, spoke with students about what it takes to start a business.
The duo started the oil and gas production company – named WildHorse after a creek running through Graham's family's ranch in Oklahoma – in April 2007 after securing funding from one of their former petroleum engineering professors and a big name in the oil and gas industry, Pete Huddleston. Shortly after founding, WildHorse partnered with one of the premier energy private equity firms to increase their capital and support the company's aggressive growth plans.
"A lot of it was being associated with the right people," describes Graham, President and Managing Partner.
Long before Graham and Bahr were looking for funding, they were preparing for futures as entrepreneurs. They knew they wanted to own a business one day, no matter the industry, so they prepared by taking different jobs in the oil and gas industry to learn the variety of skills necessary to run a business.
Bahr agrees, saying he sees a lot of short-term thinking from college graduates and interns. Bahr experienced the consequences of short-term thinking first-hand when the company first started to take off and the number of employees jumped from four to almost 30 in a few short weeks.
They urged students wanting to start a business to choose a partner wisely. The two say part of what makes their partnership great is how well they compliment each other, both in personality and skills, and credit a lot of their success to the dynamics of their partnership. "Together, we can get a lot more done than we do apart," says Bahr.
Almost six years after starting their business, Graham and Bahr are hugely successful for a private, independent company in the oil and gas industry, closing 12 acquisitions since 2007 totaling $900 million and now operating with an annual capital budget in excess of $200 million. They are anticipating almost $1 billion worth of acquisitions in 2013.
An Aggie turned Houston businessman wanted to help students pursue their own entrepreneurial endeavors, so he and his wife created the Jennifer and Brian Lamb '91 Entrepreneurship Excellence Fund.
Distributions from the $100,000 endowment, funded through the Texas A&M Foundation, will be used to support the activities of the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship (CNVE) at Mays Business School. The center's vision is to produce and encourage entrepreneurs. Its activities are supported by corporate and individual partners.
Brian Lamb received his bachelor's degree in management from Mays and has served on the CNVE's advisory council since 2010. Both Brian and Jennifer have supported the CNVE financially since 2008.
Brian serves as president and Jennifer as Vice President of Administration at AXYS Industrial Solutions, Inc., a Houston-based company that re-purposes secondary products from industry and helps companies find new revenue streams while reducing disposal costs. Brian Lamb says the entrepreneurial approach aligns with the Companies philosophy and business ethic. "It's just the way we do business and the way we think," he says.
The Lambs say they wanted to honor Texas A&M while encouraging young people to pursue their dreams. "I tell young people to focus on the things they are good at and find solutions to problems in areas they can do something about. Find your passion, and your niche will show itself," Brian Lamb explains.
The Lambs' company was recognized as an honoree in the CNVE's "Aggie 100" program that recognizes the fastest-growing Aggie-owned companies in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Willingness to do any job that comes along and to relocate readily can lead to great opportunities, Kevin McEvoy, CEO and President of Oceaneering International, recently told Mays Full-Time MBA and undergraduate students.
He described his workload of 30 to 40 hours a week while working on his MBA as necessary but enlightening. He kept that work ethic throughout his career.
McEvoy obtained bachelor's degrees in biology and geology from Brown University and upon graduation joined the Navy as a diving and salvage officer, where he gained experience in diving, ship salvage and submarine rescue. After he left the Navy, McEvoy received an MBA from Texas A&M and joined a commercial diving company in the offshore oil industry. He stayed with his company after it was absorbed by Oceaneering, and he worked his way up to the top position.
The choices you make and the events that occur shape your life and your future, but you often don't know how they will until later.
Attitudes filter down, not up, in an organization. Everyone has the opportunity to impact morale in any organization.
A little humility with a little respect for the other person goes a long way.
Degrees don't make you smart or better equipped, especially in operating or manufacturing companies, experience does.
Your personal success hinges on your ability to communicate well in person — not in emails, not in texts. Communication needs to be at least 50 percent listening. And everyone needs to be able to communicate three levels down and two levels up.
Volunteer for everything. It will mean more work, but it will benefit you in many ways: Your supervisor will notice your willingness, and it could open opportunities you might not otherwise be considered for.
Recognize the many people along the way that help you on your path to success.
Don't be impatient. Things change in ways and for reasons you cannot envision.
Straighten out any discord in your personal life. It is very difficult to succeed in business if your personal life is in chaos.
Accept that you will have a boss sometime in your career who favors others or doesn't give you the recognition you think you deserve. This is a reality of the world and something you have to just get used to or work around.
Never, never, ever compromise your ethics. Being close to the line only makes you comfortable being there, and it is just a few small steps to cross it.
Always be the one who volunteers for new assignments, even if there are uncertainties involved.
Have fun doing your job. You should be happy to go to work every morning.
Learn the nuts and bolts of your company's operations. Detailed knowledge of how things work is critical.
In his role as a partner at BP Capital in Dallas, Cole Robertson '03 often finds himself working on multiple projects, deals and transactions simultaneously. Robertson credits his ability to manage these varied demands to the Professional Program at Mays Business School.
The PPA program started just over 20 years ago after Texas lawmakers mandated that accounting students have 150 hours of accounting education instead of 120. Accounting faculty at Mays responded with a combination of courses that prepare students not only for careers as accountants, but also for possible careers in other business fields.
In August 1992, 30 students entered the PPA program in August 1992 — a small number compared to the current roster accepted year of almost 250 students. PPA students receive their bachelor's in accounting and then choose a master's degree from one of five programs: marketing, finance, accounting, management information systems or entrepreneurial leadership. Offering a variety of master's degrees makes the PPA program at Mays unique, Benjamin says. It has propelled the program to one of the world's top-ranked.
"We are consistently one of the top suppliers of new hires for the Big Four accounting firms," Benjamin says of the program's success.
Also, more students in the Mays program pass the CPA exam than in any other school in Texas.
Matthew Josefy '04 finished the PPA program with his master's in finance, and worked for companies like PricewaterhouseCoopers and Bank of America before returning to Mays to work on his PhD in management.
Kaitlyn Lentz, who will graduate from the program in May, says it appealed to her because of the opportunity to develop both her talent for accounting and her passion for marketing. She has a job lined up at Marathon Oil after graduation, and says she feels prepared for a dynamic career in any industry.
"From my experience in the PPA program, I have learned to individually approach problems and challenges," she asserts.
Taseer Badar '95 honored his mother and his university when he created an endowment — the Kausar Badar Family Business Honors Scholarship. Distributions from the $100,000 endowment, funded through the Texas A&M Foundation, will be used to provide scholarships to full-time students enrolled in the Business Honors Program pursuing an undergraduate degree from Mays Business School.
Badar moved to the U.S. from Lahore, Pakistan, at 11 months old, and says he has been "living the American dream" since. He got his first work experience mowing lawns in his hometown of Humble, Texas, and received a bachelor's degree in management from Texas A&M. He now has 800 employees as president and CEO of ZT Wealth, which provides equity offerings in the health care, global commercial and residential real estate markets, and co-founder of Altus Healthcare Management Services. He has also developed several medical centers.
As a leader of numerous companies, Badar has received 18 Aggie 100 awards, which are given to the fastest-growing Aggie-owned companies.
Mike Yantis Jr. '02, CEO of Yantis Company, has quickly moved up the corporate ladder. Starting out as a project manager at Yantis in late 2002 after finishing his bachelor's in management, Yantis was promoted to president by 2007, and then CEO in late 2012.
His hard work and dedication helped make his family's company more successful than ever between 2002 and 2007, helping the company to grow by almost 200 percent and 400 employees, making Yantis one of the largest private companies in the greater San Antonio area. Yantis said that for a long time he said yes to whatever work came his way, part of how he helped get so much done, but learned that sometimes no is the better answer.
Yantis warned students against other mistakes like over-diversifying a company, rushing into deals that seem too good to be true without doing research, and letting things get personal between you and other employees and with competitors.
His advice stems partly from his experience of having old e-mails he had sent used during litigation in a lawsuit Yantis Company brought against a competitor several years back. Yantis says sometimes when you receive a negative e-mail, it is easy to get caught up in an online battle, but you have to hold yourself back.
Most importantly, Yantis says, he wanted students to realize part of being successful means making mistakes along the way. He wanted to share some of his mistakes and how he dealt with them so the students could learn how to deal with certain situations.


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It seems Chelsea Handler has found a new flame in her life, and it apparently happens to be her longtime pal Jo Koy.
The Chelsea Handler Show-turned-Chelsea Lately star reportedly attended the Wednesday, September 1, L.A. Dodgers game with fellow comedian Koy (born Joseph Glenn Herbert Sr). The rumored couple was seen sitting close to one another as they donned matching Dodgers gear, and according to a witness, the duo even shared a kiss or two!
"Jo Koy at Dodger game in LA!" the witness told Instagram celeb gossip account Deuxmoi. "Saw Chelsea Handler on the big screen and obvi googled the two of them. Then saw him kiss a blonde next to him (she is masked so it's hard to tell)."
Source: MEGA
Apart from enjoying his time with the woman on his arm, Koy also threw the first pitch at the start of the game, Radar reported.
The comedians have yet to confirm their alleged romance, but Koy shared a photo to his Instagram Story of the two cuddled up together at the game. The 50-year-old didn't write anything alongside the picture of them smiling, but he did tag the blonde babe.
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Adding fuel to the fire, Koy — who shares 18-year-old son named Joseph J. Herbert Jr. with ex-wife Angie King — has been featured in several of Handler's TikTok videos lately.
Koy recently touched on his working relationship with his alleged new lady, revealing in April that he turned down her offer to join Chelsea Lately because he "didn't want to be known as the sidekick. I knew if I took that on, I would be known as Chelsea Handler's guy on the side," Koy explained.
The father-of-one admitted the 46-year-old didn't handle his rejection well. "She cursed me out so hard on the phone," Koy recalled, adding: "Every curse word you could possibly think of, telling me it's the stupidest decision. And I get it. She was offended."
"She knew that this thing was going to be a hit and here I am pulling away as if I don't believe it or something," he continued. Handler refused to give up, he explained, as she called him up and "put me on the show and next thing you know everyone thought I was one of the cast members because I was on it so much."
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In addition to being an actor, director and now blogger, I've had the wonderful opportunity to work in college admissions for two elite performing arts colleges. I've not only been apart of the admissions process, but I've also spent almost a decade sitting behind the table at various auditions for their BFA Acting and Musical Theatre programs.
Given that this is the time of year when students begin to think about their auditions, I thought I might share some helpful tips that I've learned, seen or heard from various faculty members on what they typically like and don't like seeing during an audition.
If a dramatic monologue is requested, many students feel the need pick one where they are shouting through most of it. While that certainly might demonstrate power, don't expect that to impress those auditioning you.
According to the faculty I've worked with, more than often they don't like seeing someone simply shout through their monologue. They would rather see a monologue where you display a range of emotions. It shows them that you put a lot more thought and research into what you're saying .
The same could be said for someone who chooses to belt their entire song during a musical theatre audition. Faculty want to see all sides of your voice, so give them as much as possible and stop concerning yourself with the decibel level.
Nothing will dismiss you from an audition faster or set you in a deeper hole before you begin, than dressing inappropriately for an audition. Your attire should be the last thing the faculty think about when you walk through the door, so don't give them a reason to. I'm not saying you have to wear black ties and evening gowns, but if you dress like this audition is the most important part of your day, it will go a long way with the faculty viewing you.
You might give a great audition but if you show up in ripped jeans, yoga pants and sweat shirts, the faculty might suspect how serious you are treating this audition and how much respect you're paying the school.
Depending on the school, they might tell you that your audition is at a certain time. In most cases, this is a general time, no specific to you, so don't expect to go on right at that moment. They could be running behind, so show up when you're supposed to and ask if they're running on time. This way it could buy you some time to relax, run lines, or even get something to eat. But always be prepared that it could be an hour wait to audition in some cases.
This has been a debatable point in the past, but despite what any school says, your grades do matter. This is mostly the case if you're applying to a conservatory that's ran by a larger institution. Poor grades and test scores can trump audition results in these cases. So while the theatre department might love you, if you're barely passing your classes, you still won't get into the program.
This probably isn't the case for conservatories that aren't linked to colleges and universities, but it is for most programs. If they're telling you different, then you need to ask further. My best advice? Contact the admissions department, ask them how much do grades factor into BFA auditions and if bad grades trump an audition result and take down the name of the person you talked to. Of course the best advice is to keep your grades as high as possible. This way, not only will you likely qualify for a talent scholarship, but an academic one as well.
One "tip" I hear over and over again is that picking an obscure monologue or song is always a good thing. This isn't always a case. While picking less notable material is attractive, if it's too obscure, it could negatively effect your audition. If you want to pick something obscure, my advice is to pick less notable material from a known composer or writer. One student was admitted to the program with a selection from Stephen Schwartz's "Working" and another was admitted by using a monologue from Arthur Miller's "A Memory of Two Mondays".
On the flip side, it's not totally a terrible idea to use known material either. One student was admitted by using Romeo & Juliet's "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks" monologue. My general advice is to pick something that best displays your talent. If that happens to be an iconic monologue or song, then you better nail it!
If the faculty member offers to answer any questions, ask them! Simply auditioning for a school doesn't demonstrate your interest in the school. Asking questions about the program, what they look for, performance opportunities, etc, is a good thing.
Also, ask questions about what you read on their website, for instance, "I noticed on your website that you study these acting techniques" or "I noticed that last season you performed these shows." This will tell the faculty member that you spent time really looking at their program and what they have to offer. Many a faculty member I've worked with have been impressed when asked questions like these. Just don't ask about how much scholarship money their give...do not ask this!
Most faculty will tell you that the "room is yours" which means feel free to move about during your audition. So move, don't stand still. But don't move for movement's sake, rehearse where you're going to go and why. And for God's sake, stay away from the audition table. Resist the urge to bang on it or get in the faculty's faces during your audition...you would think this would be obvious but it happens in every session I've been on.
As sad and mean as it sounds, if you're denied from a program, most of the time that decision is made before your done with your monologue or song. I've seen it happen hundreds of times where mid way a monologue or song, the dreaded "DENY" space is circled or checked off moments into the audition. Why? It could be a variety of reasons, but it happens a lot.
It doesn't happen often, but I've saw several students last year admitted the day of their audition. There isn't a sure fire blue print or secret formula to have this happen. But it does happen.
So when it comes your BFA auditions; prepare, rehearse and ask questions. Treat it like the important performance of your life and you will certainly give off a positive impression on faculty viewing you.


Dr. Maria Montessori developed a method of education in the early 1900s which was based on her scientific observations of how children learn. She designed a materials-rich environment and allowed children to follow their own interests as they explored it. Teachers well-trained in observation and child development guide the children through the curriculum, sparking interest and providing help when needed. The goal is for children to become independent learners, accepting responsibility and earning respect.
The ideal Montessori school experience includes three years with the same teacher in the same classroom; this allows the child to complete the developmental learning cycle: exploration, experimentation, and mastery.
Creative Montessori school is a full member of the American Montessori Society, and all teachers at the school have AMS certification and/or training.


The ease and reliability of Prism Sound's Titan Audio Interface have earned it a place at the heart of composer Sacha Puttnam's recording set up where it is in use every day on a wide variety of projects.
Brought up in the film world – he is the son of film producer David Puttnam - Sacha's earliest musical experience was watching Paul Williams playing the original score for Bugsy Malone on the piano while he was taking his own first piano lessons. Later, he was in the studio as Vangelis created the theme music for the film Chariots of Fire, and Mark Knopfler was working on Local Hero and Cal.
A musician first, Sacha studied classical music and jazz at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire and Berklee College of Music before touring the world with bands such as Bush, Muse and Moby. As a composer, he has scored over 25 films for directors such as John Pilger, Robert le Page, Andrea Arnold and John Dryden and numerous radio dramas and podcasts. He also re-works classic film scores, writes and arranges music for rock and pop artists and composes original music for his own projects.
Based in Brentford, Sacha's studio is equipped with a Titan, a computer and a Neumann U87 microphone running through an Avalon valve compressor and a stereo pair of Neumann K175s.
"I also have a few old friends from over the years, including a Nord lead, Oberheim, Roland JP8000 and Roland JV1080 with patches, a Sheltone portable 49, an Eventide Space, an MPC2000XL and a Yamaha pf85," he says, adding that the studio also contains a Roland V-Drum Kit, piccolo, flute, clarinet, violin and a wide set of percussion instruments, harmonicas and guitars.
He decided to buy a Prism Sound interface on the advice of Matt Howe, who Sasha described as 'a brilliant engineer with golden ears'.
He adds that he's more than happy with the results and receives unanimously positive comments from his clients, which keeps the phone ringing and keep him happy.
Sacha has recently completed the score for F.U.B.A.R, the movie, which will be released soon and a set of 12 Nocturnes, which will be out in the Autumn. He has also completed a set of 1980's piano pieces as an homage to the artists and music he grew up with.
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Greater Nepal is a concept of Nepal extending beyond its present boundaries to include present-day Indian territories controlled briefly by the Gurkha army after defeating some South Asian kingdoms in wars fought from 1791 to 1804 but ceded to the East India Company under the Sugauli Treaty (treaty for Partition of Nepal) after the Gurkha king was defeated in 1814–16 Anglo-Nepalese War. In 1813, the historical Greater Nepal extended from the Sutlej to the Tista, spanning 1500 kilometers. Rule over this expanse was brief, however, and in the aftermath of the 1814-1815 war with the East India Company, the Gorkhali realm was whittled down considerably. The real-time Gorkhali presence in Garhwal was for over a decade; Kumaon for 25 years; and Sikkim for 33 years. The Treaty of Sugauli, between the Gorkhali king and the Company, was ratified in 1816. It caused Nepal to lose about 105,000 km2 of territory and left Nepal as she is today, with 147,181 km2 of the present total area.
Ruler of a small Gorkha region of Nepal King Prithivi Narayan Shah decided to extend their territory. He defeated major principalities in wars and unified them under his rule starting from the 1740s ending with shifting of his Gorkha Kingdom's capital from the Gorkha region to Kathmandu in 1769. He then attacked and absorbed dozens of other small principalities of Nepal area to his Gorkha kingdom followed by his sons Pratap Singh Shah and Bahadur Shah until 1794.
Victory over Kumaon, Garhwal, and Kangra
Victory over Sikkim and Darjeeling
After the victory over Kumaon, Garhwal, Kangra, Sikkim, and Darjeeling by the Gorkha Army, the war between Nepal and British East India Company ended with the defeat of Gurkhas. The dispute was because of no fixed boundary which leads Nepal forced to sign the Treaty of Sugauli on 2 December 1815 after the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16.
Sugauli Treaty
The East India Company had come to rule much of north India by the time the Gurkhas attacked kingdoms in South Asia. The Company became the de facto ruler of South Asia east of Satluj river in place of the Moghuls, Marathas and other kings, especially after defeating the Marathas in 1803 in Second Anglo-Maratha War. After firmly establishing its rule over Delhi in 1803, the Company attacked the Gorkhas and repulsed them from the Kumaon Kingdom and the Garhwal Kingdom in the area west of the Kali river and in Sikkim and North Bengal east of Teesta river by 1815. The Gorkhas were forced to accept a peace treaty with the British (the Sugauli Treaty) in 1816.
Present-day View
The people territories that were a part of the Gorkha Empire before the Sugauli Treaty consider themselves as Nepali and wish to be a part of Nepal. There have been critiques that the independent kingdoms which were occupied by Gorkhalis for less than 20 years and lost to the British, cannot be reclaimed.
There is not any official claim by the Government of Nepal or any political party of Nepal to take back the ceded territory to British East India Company by Nepal which is now the territory of the Republic of India.
SIX REASONS WHY GREATER NEPAL IS POSSIBLE.
1) According to international laws, if a treaty is signed under threat, it's is void. So, sugauli treaty is void.
2)International laws say that if there is the absence of any of the signatories, the treaty is void.
3) There is no British east India company now (after 1947). So the land is, legally, of Nepal.
4) Even if the Sugauli treaty exists, the land is still Nepal's, legally. Becozz the term "in perpetuity" means something is taken for a lease/rent and the same term is used for the territories of Nepal in the sugauli treaty.
5) The main aim of the treaty of 1950 signed between the U.K. and Nepal was to return back the land of Nepal which the Ranas didn't bother to listen to the British.
And the last one
6) The next treaty signed in 1950 between Nepal and India states that all the treaties signed between Nepal and East India before that day were nullified. So, sugauli treaty is also nullified.
Hence, places like Nainital, Kumaon, Garhwal, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Teria parts up to Allahbad in the south must be returned to Nepal.
PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE THIS POST AMONG YOUR FRIENDS TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT GREATER NEPAL CAMPAIGN.
The time is waiting and so are we.
JAY NEPAL!!
Present-day Actions to end the Sugauli Treaty or Implement Greater Nepal to reality
1. Greater Nepal activists stage protest against the Treaty of Sugauli on March 4th, Friday, 2016
Activists nabbed for protesting Sugauli Treaty
Police detained a dozen youths while they were heading towards the Indian Embassy at Lainchaur, Kathmandu, on Friday to torch the copies of the Treaty of Sugauli. The youths from the Greater Nepal Nationalist Front are now in the custody of Maharajgunj police circle.
On March 4, 1816, then king of Nepal and the East India Company had ratified the treaty, which caused Nepal to lose huge swathes of across the Tista in the east and across the Sutlej in the west. Police intercepted the youths sporting a banner of the front, while they were heading towards the embassy to set the copies afire in front of the embassy. After police intervention in their rally, the youths shouted slogans in protest.
Fanindra Nepal, chair of the front, said the front has been spearheading a movement demanding the return of the Nepali territories. He condemned the police for intervening in a peaceful protest.
RASHTRIYA SAMACHAR SAMITI
Cadres of the Greater Nepal Rastrabadi Morcha stage a demonstration against the Sugauli Treaty, in Kathmandu, on Friday, March 4, 2016. Photo: Greater Nepal Rastrabadi Morcha
KATHMANDU: Police have arrested 11 cadres of Greater Nepal Rastrabadi Morcha from the premises of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Friday.
They were arrested while demonstrating in front of the Indian Embassy against the Sugauli Treaty which was inked between Nepal and India 200 years ago.
The arrested are Morcha's Chairperson Phadindra Nepal, Vice-Chair BN Sharma, member Chhabi Panthi, among others.
They chanted various slogans as '" We don't abide by the Sugauli Treaty", "Return the encroached land" among others.
"We want this issue to be resolved through political means. Hence, the British government should mediate with India for the resolution," said Morcha's Chairperson Nepal.
He added that they would continue their demonstration until the issue was resolved.
The Sugauli treaty was signed between the then East India Company of the British government and Nepal on March 4, 1816. Nepal lost one-third of its territory due to the treaty.
2. Map of Greater Nepal gifted to Prince Harry along with the 10-point memorandum on March 23rd, Wednesday, 2016
Greater Nepal Nationalist Campaign on March 23th 2016 Wednesday gifted to Prince Harry, on a visit to Nepal, a map of Greater Nepal, which predates the Treaty of Sugauli that England forced Nepal to sign. The campaign activists handed over the map to the fifth in line to the British throne at the British Embassy in Lainchaur, Kathmandu.
They handed over the map along with a 10-point memorandum to Alison MC Avon, deputy head of mission at the embassy. When the British official inquired about the map, front President Fanindra Nepal said England left India without returning 60,000 sq km of Nepali territory in India. So, it is the responsibility of England to return the land to Nepal, front President Nepal explained.
Only high-level British government authorities can make a decision on the issues mentioned in the memorandum, Alison said, pledging to make the gift available to Prince Harry today itself.
3. One lakh signatures to be submitted to UN demanding the return of Nepali territory lost through 'Sugauli Treaty' on January 12, 2019
The Greater Nepal Nationalist Front has begun a signature collection campaign demanding the return of the territory that Nepal lost through the 'Treaty of Sugauli'.
The 'Treaty of Sugauli' was signed on December 2, 1815, and ratified by March 4, 1816, between the East India Company and King of Nepal following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16, during the reign of King Girwan Juddha Bikram Shah.
The campaign was initiated on January 12, 2019, Friday, marking the Prithvi Jayanti, and from the premises in front of the western gate of Singha Durbar, where the statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah is erected. Signatures will be collected from within and outside the country, and the campaign will continue until coming mid-April, said the Front Chair Phanindra Nepal.
The signatures collected as such will be handed over to the President of Nepal, the UN Secretary-General, the five members of the UN Security Council — China, USA, Russia, the UK and France, and to the SAARC Secretary-General.
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It has 465 scheduled arrival routes within United States and 195 international scheduled routes. Chicago O'Hare International Airport tipically handles 70,028,298 passengers per year, ranking as the 3rd busiest airport in United States.
It has 8 runways that allow night landings, and can handle virtually any type of aircraft such as oversized jumbo jets commercial jumbo jets and long haul transport aircraft. It regularly services large turboprop commuters, short and medium haul transport aircraft. It can support single engine aircraft, light twins, most business jets and commuter aircraft.


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