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For the past 10 years or so, customer relationship management (CRM) and content management (CM) have traveled along parallel paths inside the enterprise.
Yet it seems counterproductive for CRM and CM to remain database islands when they have so much information to share with one another to help users make meaningful connections among different content types. If they could get together, sales and marketing personnel, for instance, would not have to check one system for customer data and another for other customer documents to put together a sales presentation. It only makes sense to combine the two applications to enable employees to access all of the structured and unstructured data about a customer or project from a single interface. At the very least, it's time to get CRM and CM systems communicating. That's just what many vendors are beginning to do. The only question is: What took them so long? What Took So Long?
While it sounds logical to get CRM and CM together—and there's been a need for quite some time—the reason it hasn't happened sooner, says Tony White, a Gilbane and Company analyst who covers content management issues, is because it remains extremely difficult to combine structured and unstructured data. "Historically, there has been a big disconnect between the two types of applications and vendors," he says. If you look at the content management, especially enterprise content management vendors, such as EMC Documentum, for example, these applications are still very much information silos that don't communicate very well with applications like CRM," he explains. Integration, White says, when it does exist, is more a point-to-point solution to move a specific type of information from one system to another, rather than a comprehensive way of sharing information across the two systems.
The problems associated with getting CRM and CM systems communicating, White explains, are the same types of issues companies face when trying to bring any two disparate systems together. Vendors, for the most part, have built proprietary systems and are lacking pre-packaged integration options. What's more, the APIs haven't been open or published, which makes it difficult for third parties to build connectors between systems. More recently, White says, vendors are starting to see the value of combining the two technologies as shown by Oracle's purchase of Stellent and Salesforce.com's purchase last spring of online CM vendor Koral. What's more, some vendors, such as SpringCM, are setting up platforms and APIs to make it easier to move data between a CRM and CM system, he says.
The Time Is Right If it has been difficult to cross-pollinate these disparate systems before, what has changed? Ben Kiker, CMO at Interwoven, thinks that as companies extend their online presence, it makes sense for the applications to join forces now. Kiker has worked in several CRM companies over the years, including Siebel Systems (now part of Oracle). He explains that part of the reason he moved to Interwoven was because he saw a convergence coming between CRM and CM and he thought he could bring his experience to bear on helping to make this happen. "I saw the traditional web content management arena, where Interwoven has played in, really starting to converge with the CRM world that I came out of, as more and more businesses quite frankly tried to transform their online presence and really move to a more web-centric model."
One big signal of this trend was when Salesforce.com purchased Koral last spring. Mark Suster, VP of Salesforce content and founder of Koral, believes there was a profound business need to bring these two technologies together. "The overwhelming majority of content is unstructured and, in fact, that's the type of content that is growing the fastest. And the so-called knowledge workers that we have all been trying to serve for the last 10 or 15 years by and large are still using uncontrolled management of their day-to-day documents and content," Suster says. He adds that the explosion of non-document content like wikis, podcasts, and video is only exacerbating the problem. Salesforce's goal, he says, is to manage all content regardless of where it lives, and purchasing Koral has given Salesforce entry into how to manage the unstructured data, while providing access to the structured data in the CRM database.
In fact, the content management component will appear as a tab in the Salesforce interface, making it possible for a user to look up information on a given client and find all of the information they would expect to find in a CRM system, and find all documents related to that client fulfilling the vision of integrating structured and unstructured data.


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Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, Jill Scott, ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross, Trey Songz and Jennifer Hudson will anchor the 2014 BET Experience.
The Black Entertainment Television (BET) network announced the first crop of performers tapped for the second year of its destination festival that transforms its own annual award spectacle into a three-day offering of urban music concerts, wellness seminars, celebrity panels, exhibits and a fan expo that will unfold over multiple venues at L.A. Live from June 27-29.
Staples Center will once again host three nights of headliners.
R&B crooner Maxwell and songstresses Jill Scott and Marsha Ambrosius will kick off the festival.
ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross, K. Michele, Ty Dolla Sign and August Alsina will share the bill on night two, alongside a yet-to-be-announced hip-hop reunion, according to the network. (Could this be a reunited OutKast, who have announced they will play more than 40 festivals this summer?)
Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz, Jennifer Hudson and Tamar Braxton will close the festival.
Last year, BET launched its inaugural festival. More than two years in the making, the BET Experience was a way for the network to expand its highly rated awards show and make L.A. a destination for urban music fans in search of a big-ticket event.
For nearly two decades, the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans had been the premiere destination for black music fans from around the country, but in Southern California, multi-day offerings for those listeners had long been slim.
The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival crosses multiple genre lines, while both Rock the Bells and Paid Dues cater to hip-hop fans.
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Amid all the action, the network taped both its annual awards show telecast and its video countdown show, 106 & Park.
More than 100,000 flocked to L.A. Live last June to see concerts that featured Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, J. Cole and Miguel as well as R. Kelly, New Edition and the Jacksons. Comedy shows included Mike Epps and Cedric the Entertainer, Kirk Franklin led a gospel showcase and Erykah Badu and the Roots topped late-night jam sessions.
In 2012, the network signed a deal with Anschutz Entertainment Group to launch the event and move its award show to the Nokia Theatre. BET teamed with promoter Goldenvoice, a division of AEG Live, to curate the talent for the festival.
Unlike a lot of one-size-fits-all festival tickets, AEG and BET wanted fans to be able to customise packages.
Keeping with the exclusivity of the award show experience, those wanting to rub shoulders with the stars at the show can buy one of the two VIP packages the network created — if they're willing to shell out between $1,095 and $4,395. Each package offers a different access level but guaranteed entry to the awards and plum seats to the Staples Center series.
BET also offers single-day tickets to the concerts for $59.50 to $149.50, or buyers can bundle the Staples Center series of shows for $199 to $399. Access to the fan fest and seminars are free with registration.
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In 1986 for the Bears first Super Bowl appearance and again in 2005 for the White Sox World Series victory, the lions have been adorned with team garb. Today, it was great to see the lions wearing their Chicago Bears helmets.
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We've already highlighted the horrors of Marlins Park's Bobblehead Museum, featuring a moving glass case that keeps the heads bobbling...ever bobbling. But there, in some severed ceramic, may lie the answer to Tim Lincecum's struggles.
Lincecum is still mired in a season-long slump, despite seeking advice from Bruce Bochy, Dave Righetti, Ryan Vogelsong, Barry Zito, Javier Lopez, and even Hector Sanchez, the Giants' rookie backup catcher. Lots of questions with no easy answer, it's even got the 28-year-old "kind of coming to terms with my mortality."
Perhaps there's a little NL gamesmanship going on at the Marlins' ballpark in Little Havana, no stranger to some mysterious esoteric rites. The Giants don't make another trip to Miami this year, but perhaps they can hire a local Santera, or just a guy with a tube of super glue.
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Home is a quiet street near a coffee factory in north Oxfordshire.
I write for the BBC and other media outlets around the world.
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Some of "Wizards of Waverly Place's" magic is about to vanish.
While the choice to leave her series was a difficult one, Selena Gomez is excited about her upcoming projects, including a new album, a tour and two movies.
"Unfortunately, I'm doing my last season of my show, which I'm really heartbroken about," the 17-year-old actress told MTV while promoting her latest flick, "Ramona and Beezus."
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Added Gomez, "That's gonna be a terrible time for me. I'm gonna do a movie for my show, which I'll be excited to end it with, and then a tour."
The Disney Channel show, which debuted in October, 2007, features Gomez as wizard in training Alex Russo. David Henrie and Jake T. Austin also star on the sitcom as Gomez's brothers, Justin and Max. The magically gifted siblings get into all kinds of misadventures as they try to hide their powers from the mortal world. Shooting for the show's fourth season is set to begin in August.
Aside from "Ramona and Beezus" and the "Wizards" movie sequel, which will mark her conclusion on the show, Gomez's other projects include the recently wrapped up "Monte Carlo," which also stars "Gossip Girl's" Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy of "Melrose Place" and "Glee's" Cory Monteith. The film is set for release in early 2011.
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Wisconsin Stiff‐Arms ObamaCare
For the better part of a year, I have been urging states to refuse to implement ObamaCare, and to send any ObamaCare grants back to Washington, D.C.. In October, I was pleased to see the Heritage Foundation's Ed Haislmaier call on states to do the same.
Late yesterday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) became the latest governor to heed that advice. Walker announced Wisconsin will return the $37 million "Early Innovator Grant" it received from the Obama administration under the health care law.
Wisconsin never should have accepted that money. Its purpose was to rope state officials into implementing a law that Walker himself described as "unprecedented," "unconstitutional," and jeopardizing "the foundational principle, enshrined in our Constitution, that the federal government is one of limited and enumerated powers." Yet Walker accepted the Early Innovator Grant after Wisconsin joined the Florida v. HHS lawsuit, and after a federal district court declared the entire law unconstitutional and void.
Nevertheless, Walker did the right thing by joining the other two GOP governors who received Early Innovator Grants—Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin—in sending the money back. Walker's move probably took no small amount of political courage, given how hard the health insurance industry and other ObamaCare profiteers—including prominent Republicans—have been lobbying states like Wisconsin to create an Exchange.


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I have an 05 x5 with 4.4L and have recently noticed that the engine pulses when cruising at very low throttle openings (35 - 40 mph). By pulses, what I am actually observing is that the engine seems to cut out for about half a second at odd intervals ranging from once every 10 seconds to once every 20 seconds. If I depress the throttle further, everything seems normal. Acceleration etc. all seem normal. I suspected it might be dirt on the MAF so I cleaned it per instructions with MAF cleaner. No change. The feeling is almost like I lose ignition momentarily but I am assuming that if that were the case and I had unburned fuel in the exhaust I'd be getting CEL codes and I'm not. I have noticed my fuel economy average has dropped to about 18.5 from 19.1 but that could just be seasonal. I'm guessing it might be a problem related to malfunction in the throttle position sensor but I don't know anything about that part on this motor and am hoping someone more familiar can weigh in with some diagnostic thoughts or some repair pointers.
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Hi. Thank you for the ideas. The fuel filter might be ready for a replacement. I'll check into that. 52K on plugs is pretty low mileage for a modern engine. I hate just replacing stuff without some indication it might be the cause of the problem. The dealer replaced a coil 10K ago that had a crack in it but the engine management computer flagged it due to misfiring - the engine never actually felt like it was 'missing'. Usually the computer 'sees' misfiring long before I could find something like a crack so I'm not inclined to think that might be the issue. Usually mixture issues get flagged by the O2 sensors before they are detectable as a surging engine - at least in my experience. Anyone know if there is a way to monitor the signal the computer is sending to the throttle plate while underway? I'd like to see whether it's fluctuating in correlation to the engine surging.
It's not the engine...
OK. I did a little more investigation. Turns out it's not the engine at all. It's the transmission. By putting the tranning in manual mode I have discovered that the problem occurs when the RPMs are between 1500 - 2000 and the transmission is in 5th gear. What happens is that it feels like the transmission disengages (loss of power to the wheels) for about half a second at intervals of about 20 seconds. The tach does not go up so the engine must still be loaded but there is clearly a feeling that power is lost to the wheels and then just as suddenly restored. Anyone have any ideas?
"Anyone know if there is a way to monitor the signal the computer is sending to the throttle plate while underway? I'd like to see whether it's fluctuating in correlation to the engine surging."
Do these engines even have throttles? I thought the dual VANOS controlled the air intake, hence the fly-by-wire gas pedal.
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I have an 02 x5 4.4 with the same transmission hesitation. It started like you have described... where at 1500-2000 rpm the gauge will bob up and down and there will be little power. The problem will go away in full manual mode. The issue is that the bands that hold individual gears are going bad and the pressures that hold the gears in place are not holding. I am afraid my problem just gets worse and worse with time. I am going to change the transmission fluid, filter, gasket and try to nurse the transmission along for a little further... but will eventually need to be rebuilt/replaced. I will let you know if this helps with the problem. I have already replaced fuel filter, spark plugs, boots, oil, oil filter, valve cover gaskets, etc.
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My 2001 4.4 X5 is doing the same.
Odd question - does anyone know how to accelerate the degrading process so the transmission will have to be rebuilt/replaced sooner ?
The method to my madness is that I've got 1 month left on my 3 month engine and gearbox warranty. Why not let the dealer take the hit if I can ?!
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Same problem w/ my 4.4 x5
My 05 X5 4.4 is having the exact same problem at 80k. I narrowed the issue down to 5th gear only by driving in manual mode or shifting to manual from auto or sport mode to see what gear it was in when cutting out; it also seems to go to 5th and run at low rpms even when going 35mph or so when in auto or sport mode. There were no fault codes showing when diagnosed, to trans failure indicator lights on dash and problems such as electric, tire pressure, fuel pump, trans fluid in need of flushing were all eliminated as causes. Software updates and computer resets all failed to resolve.
Sorry for the bad news...but the problem has now been narrowed down to the transmision by the last 2 authorized BMW mechanics & 2 dealerships I've taken it to. I also spoke w/ ZD, the manufacture of this transmission and apparently the bushings in the trans. have been made, for the last 7 or so years, out of newer European regulated, environmentally compliant materials that have been seen to fail at as low as 50k.
BMW speculated that a valve body replacement may solve the problem, however that was not guarenteed to resolve it, so a full trans replacement was recommended. ZD mentioned that even if the valve body only was bad, that I shouldn't expect to get many more miles out of the bushings, so a whole new trans was recommended by them as well.
I called BMW usa to see if any recalls were in the works and they said no and provided no assistance. Very intermittent trans problems started within the warrenty period however were not accurately diagnosed till now.... so good luck as BMW doesn't seem willing to stand behind their product.
ZD has authorized service centers in the US that do rebuilds for $3500-$3700 (not including, installation or shipping), so if you have a good transmission shop you'd probably be looking at a $5500(ish) repair. The BMW dealers have quoted me in the $8000-$9000 range for a remanufactured trans installed.
Pretty shocking for a $70k car to have such issues at such low milage!! Pl
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amtash, that's a bummer about your BMW. Like seriously, for such an expensive car and at such low mileage. At this point I'd go searching for an auto repair shop that specializes in transmissions. Do lots and lots of shopping around with lots of research. A transmission overhaul is not something you want to do twice. At the same time, you already paid an arm and a leg and another leg for your BMW, so you don't want to pay the other arm for another transmission. Best of luck to you.Reply With Quote 220.127.116.11
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LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Day one of the combine has come and gone, and for the aspiring professional players, that can only be a good thing.
Performances on Saturday won't make or break the future MLS talent, but the nerves and excitement of finally competing on this stage certainly adds a tough wrinkle for the players involved.
The amount of experience and skill on display at this year's Combine is certainly impressive. However, by nature, it can also be a difficult environment to succeed in, as evidenced by the day's opening play.
"It was a little bit hectic," said midfielder Michael Farfan, who was part of the AdiZero team that lost 2-1 to the Jabulani squad on Saturday. "Everyone's running 100 miles per hour, as everyone's kind of excited to be out here playing finally."
Not only did the frenetic pace make the game hard to keep up with, the fact that most of the players hadn't spent time any significant time on the field together added an extra ounce of difficulty.
[inline_node:326151]"This was the first time we've ever played together," Farfan said. "It would have been nice to have a practice before to just kind of learn people's tendencies a little bit, but today we got to know each other a little bit and I think it'll help us to the next game."
Despite the uncertainly existing between the new teams, that didn't detract from the excitement. One of Farfan's opponents on Saturday, C.J. Sapong, was just happy to be playing with his new teammates.
"It was great to get out there," he said. "Everyone's been kind of jittery with the start up to the weekend. Everybody got to know each other. It's really exciting being out there with all this talent."
One of those new teammates was Justin Meram, a forward from Michigan. The two paired up nicely on Saturday, forming an impressive attacking duo considering they just met this week.
Before the game, the two discussed playing styles and tactics to try and figure out how to best play together. It almost led to a goal for Jabulani. In one particular play, Meram led a counterattack and set up Sapong, who had his shot saved by AdiZero 'keeper Josh Ford.
Missing the chance was a disappointment for Sapong, though he wasn't dwelling on it.
"I could have finished the chance, but you don't want to focus on the negatives," Sapong said. "It's only one game. There are two more to go and I have to keep trying to play to the best of my ability."
Meram was happy to get that first day out of the way.
"I thought I did pretty good, was a bit of a threat, got some shots off," he said. "First day, you get the nerves out."
With one combine game in the books for every player – and a day off on Sunday – the next round of action should produce a more cohesive and crisp product as the former college stars gear up for Monday's action.
AdiPure will play Jabulani at 11:15 a.m. ET. The match will be immediately followed by AdiPower vs. AdiZero at 1 p.m. ET. Both games will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com.


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The short Via Mercanti with the attached "Piazza dei Mercanti", Merchants Square, is one of the most important areas in Milan, connecting Piazza del Duomo with Piazza Cordusio. It contains many well preserved monuments of the medieval center of the city. The 360 photo opens to the "Palazzo dei Giureconsulti", Palace of Lawyers, built in 16-17th centuries with a clock tower, today housing offices of the Chamber of Commerce. On the opposite side is the "Palazzo della Ragione, Broletto Nuovo", the medieval Old City Hall, whose construction dates back to 13th century: it is considered the most important civil building of the middle age in Milan. Other antique constructions complete this fascinating area.
Italy's and perhaps the world's capital of fashion and design, Milano is home to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, which is possibly the world's oldest shopping mall. The city is currently undergoing an architectural renaissance, which will culminate in a new skyline for the Expo 2015, which will be hosted in Milano. Visitors can take advantage of an extensive public transportation system, which includes metro, buses, trolleys and trams.


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CARSON, Calif. – The mood surrounding American soccer circles in the wake of Mexico's 2-1 Olympic gold medal winning victory over Brazil on Saturday ranged from anguish to jubilation, frustration to anger, but for two members of the LA Galaxy, the match provided only motivation.
Galaxy midfielder Michael Stephens was on the U.S. Under-23 squad that defeated the Mexican U-23s in March -- a team that contained many of the same players that went on to win the gold medal for Mexico -- as well as the roster for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying for the 2012 London Olympic Games. After a fast start to Olympic qualifying, a pair of disappointing results ultimately led to the Americans ouster from Olympic contention.
While the sting of missing out on the Olympics has long since passed for Stephens, the 23-year-old midfielder admits that watching Mexico win gold has provided motivation for himself and the rest of U.S. Soccer.
"Absolutely, if you watch those teams, those are really good teams. It's true that the U.S. is always competing with and those [Olympic players] are the guys that are going to coming onto the full team so it's a wake-up call to the U.S. for sure," said Stephens after Galaxy training on Saturday. "I think that anyone that and see players that are in the same age bracket as that and see players that are the same age as them, they're always going to want to get better and get to that level. I'm no different."
Stephens' dream of the Olympics may never come true, but for his teammate forward Jack McBean, the dream is just beginning.
Having spent considerable time in the U.S. youth set up at the Under-17 and Under-20 levels, the 17-year-old may play a role for the Americans as they look to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Qualification for that tournament is not for another four years—when McBean will be 21— but the young forward is already thinking about helping the U.S. qualify for the Olympics.
"I know that [players born in 1994; like McBean] are the next oldest cycle for the Olympics and to be on that team would be a big honor," McBean said Saturday. "It is motivation to feel that atmosphere and see the stadium filled with fans. It'd be really cool to play in."
Although Mexico is providing a stiff test for the Americans and the rest of CONCACAF, the young McBean is optimistic that the U.S. can catch up to their archrivals.
"[Mexico] is just getting better and better. They're doing all the things right. And obviously, they won the U-17s and finished third in the U-20s so they've been at the top of all the recent youth tournaments," admitted McBean. "But we're not far off so we just have to keep working hard and we'll be up there…It is slowly getting better, but it's definitely coming up."


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E-N Editorial: Just how 'hallowed' is the Alamo?
SAN ANTONIO — It was July. A news conference for the Showtime Pay-Per-View boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez had been scheduled at the Alamo Plaza.
Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, whose agency has custody of Alamo grounds, complained in high-profile fashion. The city administers the plaza.
"This would not happen at Gettysburg. No one would even imagine holding such an event at the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor," Patterson said. "Alamo Plaza is where Bowie and Travis fell. It should be treated as the hallowed ground that it is."
Three months later, Patterson's agency, the General Land Office, is allowing a gun-rights rally Saturday on the state-owned Alamo grounds. Patterson, a candidate for lieutenant governor, is reportedly headlining the event. Organizers of the event are protesting San Antonio police ticketing of some gun-toting folks at a coffee shop.
So, let's see: A news conference for a boxing match near the Alamo grounds is an insult to the hallowed site where Bowie and Travis fell. A gun-rights rally that helps further Patterson's own political career? Allowed.
Standing up for gun rights is not the same as an event to promote commercial interests? It stands to reason then that a rally to call attention to the needless and irrational loss of life because of guns is also a worthy use for the grounds.
How about a rally against gay rights? A rally for gay rights? For or against abortion? A rally to make any social or political point?
Patterson was right in July. He was essentially remarking on the carnival atmosphere that has been allowed to pervade the plaza. To imagine the precedent Patterson's agency sets here, just imagine floodgates opening.
We recognize the free speech issues at work here. But we note also that demonstrations were not allowed by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas when that group was custodian of the Alamo. It now runs the grounds under General Land Office administration.
This is hallowed ground, unsuited for narrow political use. Groups wanting to stage these events should realize this. But if such use is allowed, then it follows that any such political rally, no matter the cause, should be allowed.
Whether he realizes it or not, Patterson has just told us he's OK with that. At the very least, to remove any hint of conflict of interest in approving this event, he should not appear.


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Andy Freire of Endeavor Argentina Talks Local Entrepreneurship
Andy Freire of Endeavor Argentina Talks Local Entrepreneurship
Having founded successful ventures such as Officenet, Axialent, Restorando, and currently president of Endeavor Argentina, Andy Freire is known as a serial entrepreneur in his native Argentina. Magdalena Day spoke to Freire about Argentine entrepreneurs' versatility and endurance, as well as Endeavor's role in promoting a productive relationship between the public sector and SMEs.
Based to your experience as president of Endeavor Argentina and as a serial entrepeneur and investor, what would you say are the main characteristics of Argentine entrepreneurs?
These would be undoubtedly their extraordinary capacity to adapt to different changing scenarios derived from the political and economic reality of the country, and being able to find opportunities in them.
The difficulties that arises through external factors—such as economic crises or commercial lockouts—seems to have trained Argentine entrepreneurs to find creative answers to enhance their business strategies and ideas.
This ability to face instability also generates additional virtues in our entrepreneurs. One of them is being persistent in finding better paths to develop their projects. Argentine entrepreneurs are stubborn almost like no other and simply move, try, and knock doors until they find a "Yes." The other virtue is their passionate profile. They usually have an uncontrollable impulse, which could also explain their resilience and perseverance.
Could you discuss recent initiatives and institutional efforts aimed at giving entrepreneurs the right environment to aid their development.
We usually think about how institutions or the government can generate proper conditions to promote an entrepreneur friendly environment, but the main effort should be aimed at starting to change that perspective to one in which the main question should be how entrepreneurs can create a favorable environment for the development of their country.
This is not a "chicken or the egg" dilemma. I believe that without the first the second is impossible, but thinking about it in this way may allow us to be more strategic when deciding the best initiatives to promote a better entrepreneurial environment. It aims not only at the development of entrepreneurship unto itself, but also to the development of entrepreneurship in a context and with a specific responsibility.
Entrepreneurship can be and should be one of the most important engines of national development and we must create environments suitable for enhancing and multiplying entrepreneurship capacity, always focusing on the diffusion of an ethical corporate culture that generates employment, wealth, and innovation for the country.
In this sense, at Endeavor we work on generating activities to disseminate successful models that follow these principles, while generating supportive ecosystems throughout different programs within both the public and private sectors.
What are the most attractive reasons to invest in Argentine entrepreneurs?
There are two main reasons to invest in Argentine entrepreneurs.
Argentines are historically considered versatile when it comes to developing projects with a capacity to expand regionally. Patagon, Officenet, Restorando, and MercadoLibre are only some examples of that potential.
Second, because the region itself is undergoing a period of growth and development, there are many opportunities that have not yet been exploited, and local entrepreneurs are in the process of identifying those with higher growing margins that in the rest of the world.


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Freienhuben (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Freienhuben (also known as Freuenhuben, Freyenhuben, and Freienhuben bei Steegen; now known as Izbiska; coordinates: 54.3049, 19.003 [54° 18′ 17″ N, 19° 0′ 10″ E]; population in 1905, 323; in 2012, 133) is located approximately 12 kilometres (7 miles) north-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański (Tiegenhof) and 26 km. (16 mi.) east of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig).
Freienhuben was granted privileges in the 14th century. The village was destroyed during the siege of the fortress Gdańska Głowa (Danziger Haupt) by Swedish forces but was re-established in 1641 by Dutch settlers. Until 1793 Freienhuben was part of Danzig in the Kingdom of Poland. The Second Partition of Poland in 1793 added Danzig and its surrounding territory to the province of West Prussia. Freienhuben was situated in the district (Kreis) of Danzig from 1818 until 1887, when it became part of the district of Danziger Niederung. Freienhuben became part of the Free City of Danzig from 1920 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, when it came under the control of Nazi Germany. In February 1945 it was occupied by Soviet forces and eventually returned to Poland. Today it is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The sources from 1734/37 mentioned the following names, of which many were Mennonite: Aspen, Beigen, Boschke, Brun, Daden, Dawidt, Foht, Fretz, Harder, Hobge, Hildebrand, Hinrich, Kestner, Knak, Kohn, van Riesen, Tewes, Tiessen, and Wőlke. In 1793 there were five Mennonite families in Freienhuben with the following surnames: Anders, Conradt, Froese, Janzen, and Schroeder. In 1820, the village had 277 Catholics and Lutherans and 31 Mennonites.
Mennonites who were residents of Freienhuben were members of the Bärwalde Mennonite Church.
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Izbiska." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 30 November 2012. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=331&lang=en.
Wikipedia. "Izbiska, Pomeranian Voivodeship." Web. 30 November 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izbiska,_Pomeranian_Voivodeship.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. Web. 23 June 2020. http://www.westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/ortsverzeichnis/details.php.
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Reaching for the Stars: John G. Puente, M.S. '60, Telecommunications Satellite Pioneer
As John G. Puente, M.S. '60, and his team prepared to launch the Orion I satellite from Cape Canaveral in 1994, Puente took a moment. Looking into the November sky, he saw it: the Orion Constellation, burning brightly.
"I said: Wow! What a coincidence!" Puente recalls almost 20 years later. "That was amazing." So was knowing that for the next 15 years, Orion I, a telecommunications satellite he helped to build, was orbiting 22,500 miles above the earth.
The Orion 1 project – the first international private telecommunications satellite to file with the FCC to launch into space —is just one of many achievements for a man who has enjoyed a long career as an engineer, entrepreneur, executive and philanthropist.
It wasn't always an easy path. The New York City native joined the Air Force after high school because he needed money for college. Even with the GI Bill, "I had all kinds of jobs," he says with a laugh, from Bell Labs technician to manual laborer in New York's Garment District, to help pay for college.
Puente knows what it's like to work hard to get a good education. Now, he wants to help those who desire a Stevens education just like he experienced. So Puente and his wife, Beverly, have established the John G. and Beverly A. Puente Endowed Scholarship for Stevens students.
Puente juggled jobs while attending the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, where he earned his bachelor of engineering degree in 1957. He later chose Stevens for graduate school because he was living and working in New Jersey, and it was convenient, he acknowledges.
He was married and attending night classes – which he paid for himself—and had little time for anything else. But Puente soon discovered that Stevens had some terrific professors and a top-notch engineering program, from which he earned his master's in electrical engineering.
"I have fond memories of Stevens," he says. "I learned a lot there."
Puente would use what he learned to become chairman and CEO of Orion Network Systems, the company that launched Orion 1. He was also a founder of several telecommunications companies, including Digital Communications Corporation (now Hughes Network Systems), which focused on satellite telecommunications, and SouthernNet, a fiber optic company. Puente also served as chairman of Telogy Networks, Inc., which provided embedded communications software products for wireless and IP networks and was founded by Stevens Board Member Thomas Scholl.
Now retired and living in Potomac, Md., Puente, 81, serves as a director with Micros Systems, Inc., a provider for enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries. For his many achievements as an entrepreneur, Puente received the 2011 Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. Entrepreneur Award from Stevens last fall.
In conversation, Puente is down-to-earth and self-effacing, despite his accomplishments. He generously shares memories—with wonderful detail—and seems quietly proud of his journey.
Raised in New York City and, later, Union City, N.J., Puente is the younger step-brother of the late legendary musician Tito Puente, who tried in vain to get him interested in music. ("I had no talent," John Puente says with a hearty laugh.) Instead, his passion was for math and technology. As a child, he built model airplanes and dreamed of being a fighter pilot.
His poor eyesight prevented that but, after graduation from Union Hill High School in Union City, Puente did join the Air Force, where he was trained as a radar technician, and served in Japan during the Korean War.
A mentor suggested that he enter Polytechnic and he enrolled after the war, becoming the first in his immediate family to graduate from college.
Work with ITT Labs and IBM followed and then came the job offer from COMSAT, a pioneer in satellite communications.
"I was saying to myself: what do I know about satellites?" Puente says.
Puente learned quickly, specializing in international satellite communications, and finally running three laboratories at COMSAT, focusing on satellite communications, spacecraft and antennas. Puente was an engineer in the control room when COMSAT launched the first commercial communications satellite, the Early Bird, in 1965.
"My whole career at COMSAT was very exciting for me," he says.
After nine years there, he wanted to strike out on his own and in 1972 was a founder of DCC; Puente became chairman, helping to build it into a multi-million company.
His years as CEO of Orion Network Systems were also a career highlight—with a few hair-raising moments.
While Orion Network was responsible for the telecommunications components on the Orion I satellite, the satellite itself—the size of a small truck—was built by British Aerospace. So when the first launch was scheduled for that November 1994 day, partners from all over the world gathered at Cape Canaveral. The rocket was on the launch pad; the countdown reached 0 – but nothing happened.
"I ran down to the operations room: What's going on!" he recalls. The computer system had shut off the launch due to a cable on the launch vehicle not releasing. The satellite's maiden journey into space finally came a week later.
In recent years, Puente has spent more time on volunteer and philanthropic causes. For 30 years, up until 2010, he chaired the board of trustees of Capitol College, a college dedicated to engineering, computer science, information technology and business in Laurel, Md.
This father of three sons and grandfather of three has played many roles, but engineering occupies a special place.
"Engineers are trained to solve problems," he says. "You want to go to the moon? You have to solve a lot of problems to get there.
"Engineering is always exciting because it's always a new challenge."


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6 things every sailor should know how to do
Don't head out to sea without knowing what to do when emergencies—both small and large—arise
5 What to do if you fall overboard
In this most serious of personal safety situations, it goes without saying that you must do everything possible to avoid falling overboard. Nothing good happens when you're no longer on the boat, so be safe and hang on with every fiber of your being if you find yourself headed for the wrong side of the lifelines.
If do you fall overboard, there are several steps that need to be taken in short order to maximize your chances of being picked up. First, take an immediate accounting of the situation. If you fall overboard while attached by a long tether, you will need to quickly make a decision about whether the crew can retrieve you in seconds, otherwise you will need to consider cutting the tether to avoid being dragged underwater.
If you are free from the boat, make sure your life jacket has inflated or manually inflate it if necessary. Any amount of gear will weigh you down in the water, so if you aren't wearing a life jacket or it is not providing proper buoyancy, consider kicking off sea boots if you can do it without expending too much energy. If you are carrying a personal locator beacon, activate it as soon as you are able. Make sure you've registered it properly before use.
If more than one person has fallen overboard, do what you can to find each other. You'll become a bigger target for searchers and it will allow for a single rescue operation. Link arms with each other, creating a human raft that can increase buoyancy. This method likely contributed to the successful recovery of the Rambler 100 crewmembers who were left floating when the boat lost its keel and capsized in the 2011 Rolex Fastnet Race.
Once the immediate danger is over, your next job is to make yourself as visible as possible. Help the people on the boat find you any way you can using a strobe light, flashlight, whistle or waving your arms. If you carry personal handheld flares, wait until you know someone is looking your direction before setting them off.
If immediate rescue is uncertain, you will have to think about conserving your energy and float face up.
Many of the factors that contribute to a successful man overboard recovery depend on having and using the right safety equipment, but there is one aspect that cannot be purchased or even practiced beforehand: remaining calm. More than anything, it is what Mark Wheeler, who fell overboard during a heavy-air squall in the 2017 Chicago-Mackinac Race, said contributed to his successful recovery. The boat he was racing on, the Farr 400 Meridian X, was sailing at 18 knots in a 50-knot gust when Wheeler slipped through the lifelines during an all-hands call. The boat was nearly two miles away by the time the crew were able to douse the spinnaker and turn around.
Wheeler was in the water for more than 30 minutes and credits a whistle for helping the boat find him in the pitch-black night. "I just wailed on that whistle," he said.
The whistle may have been what resulted in Wheeler's rescue, but his ability to remain calm and collected is likely what allowed him to survive until the boat found him.


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This year I took the ultimate risk; I asked my students what they wanted to learn about. The first time I did this, I was met with averted eyes and mumblings. One student even asked me if this was a trick question? After much reassurance, after all, these kids know that adults usually use their words against them, a few dared to raise their hands. "Well, we like what learn about, Mrs. Ripp, perhaps we could just learn about in a different way?" "Yeah," piped in another, "Maybe we could have some choice? You know, instead of doing a presentation, I could write a paper. " And with that, my blinders fell away and I started to realize that teaching is not a solitary job but one you share with every single one of your students.
So I set forth to provide my students with choice, some set perimeters, but always the option to add their own voice somehow. Some students craved the choice, others hated it, after all, why couldn't the teacher just decide everything, wasn't that what I got paid to do? After a while though, my students demanded a choice if I had not provided one. Sometime large ones as to what the topic would be and others as simple as who they would work with. The engagement in my students multiplied and the work they did was enthusiastic, creative, and sometimes just downright inspiring. So I continued to ask my students questions; what did they love about school, what did they want to change? How would they run a classroom? What makes a great teacher? What do they wish they had learned about in school but never covered? Many of their answers can be found on our kidblog, our little portal to the world. And I devoured their answers, pushing myself to make our classroom better, more engaging, and more inspiring for these eager learners.
Now looking back after almost a year, I wonder why I never asked the kids before? Why did I spend two years of my teaching career assuming that I knew best? Why did I not reach out and get their opinion? I was afraid of their answers, that is for sure, but truthfully I didn't see the value in it either. I was the hired expert, the person brought in to fill their minds with knowledge. They were there to be managed, rewarded, punished when needed, and then passed on through the system. After all, these are children we are talking about, not fellow teachers, principals or other people who have teaching careers and experiences telling me how to get better. These are children that should just take whatever we present to them and be happy that they are part of our learning journey. These are children that do not know as much as adults. They are not supposed to have an opinion, let alone share it, because that is not what learning is all about. Or so I thought.
So today I stand by my flaws and mistakes. Without them I would not be on the journey I am on now, one that has led me to reflect deeply on all the things I should change, on all the things I have done right, and how fundamentally being a teacher is not about teaching but about learning alongside with your students. That is what I hope to inspire in others; to ask their students what they want to learn, to ask them their opinion on the school, on the classroom, on what makes a teacher great. And then to act on it, flaws and all, to make a classroom where the students are stakeholders and the teacher is a partner, not the ultimate authority, not the person to be feared, not the only one with knowledge.
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Cytonet's Liver Cell Therapy Awarded Orphan Drug Designation for the Treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders
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WEINHEIM, Germany, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International biotechnology firm Cytonet, which is investigating a liver cell infusion of donated human liver cells for the treatment of urea cycle disorders (UCD) in young children, announced it has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"This designation recognizes our work to advance the landscape of UCD treatment for young children and offer a much-needed new option for a very serious condition where the only current cure is liver transplantation," says Dr. Wolfgang Rudinger, CEO and CSO of Cytonet Germany. "Orphan drug designation enhances our ability to execute the SELICA III trials on this novel treatment."
The Orphan Drug Act was enacted to allow the FDA to grant special orphan status to treatments for rare diseases or conditions – those that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. It is intended to facilitate drug development and provides potential benefits including funding for certain clinical studies, study design assistance, tax incentives and seven years of market exclusivity for the product upon regulatory approval.
The SELICA III multicenter clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of liver cell therapy in infants to children up to age 5 with UCD.
For more information, please visit Cytonet's website at http://www.cytonetllc.com/
About the SELICA (Safety and Efficacy of Liver Cell Application) Study
For the past several years Cytonet has worked with internationally-leading metabolism and neonatal centers to study its liver cell treatment. This therapy uses healthy and metabolically functional human hepatocytes for infusion to treat the metabolism disorder. Healthy cells from donated livers not suitable for transplantation (obtained from U.S. organ procurement organizations) are isolated and undergo complex processing. These cells are infused into the hepatic portal vein over six days.
In July 2010, the FDA permitted clinical testing to proceed in the SELICA III trial. The FDA was provided with an analysis of interim results of an ongoing trial (SELICA V) in Germany among newborns with UCDs. Cytonet would like to acknowledge the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation for its assistance during the development of the program. For more information about urea cycle disorders, visit the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation at www.nucdf.org
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According to the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (NUCDF), a urea cycle disorder is a genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of one of the six enzymes in the urea cycle which is responsible for removing ammonia from the blood stream. These include carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I (CPS I) deficiency, N-acetylglutamate synthetase (NAGS) deficiency, ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) deficiency (which is also known as citrullinemia), argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) deficiency and arginase 1 deficiency (hyperargininemia). The urea cycle involves a series of biochemical steps in which nitrogen, a waste product of protein metabolism, is removed from the blood and converted to urea. Normally, the urea is transferred into the urine and removed from the body. In urea cycle disorders, the nitrogen accumulates in the form of ammonia, a highly toxic substance, and is not removed from the body resulting in hyperammonemia (elevated blood ammonia). Ammonia then reaches the brain through the blood, where it causes irreversible brain damage, coma and/or death.
Urea cycle disorders are included in the category of inborn errors of metabolism. Inborn errors of metabolism represent a substantial cause of brain damage and death among newborns and infants. Because many cases of urea cycle disorders remain undiagnosed and/or infants born with the disorders die without a definitive diagnosis, the exact incidence of these cases is unknown and underestimated. It is believed that up to 20 percent of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome cases may be attributed to an undiagnosed inborn error of metabolism such a urea cycle disorder. Experts estimate the incidence of the disorders at 1 in 10,000 births. This represents a significant increase in case identification and diagnosis in the last few years. Research studies have now been initiated to more accurately determine the incidence and prevalence of UCDs. For more information, please visit NUCDF at www.nucdf.org
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The Cytonet Group is an internationally active biotechnology company which is located in Weinheim and Heidelberg in Germany and in Durham, North Carolina in the U.S. The company develops, produces and markets cell therapeutic products. By using specially prepared human cells, it is possible to provide alternatives to existing therapies for many diseases. In addition, Cytonet provides blood stem cells and bone marrow preparations for the treatment of leukemia and other tumor diseases. The managing directors are Dr. Wolfgang Rudinger and Michael J. Deissner. Cytonet was founded as a result of the demerger of the cell therapy division from the firm of Roche in April 2000. The controlling interest is held by the family of Dietmar Hopp. The project is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the Leading Edge Cluster Competition (Spitzencluster Wettbewerb). Cytonet is an active partner in the Biotech-Cluster-Rhein-Neckar (BioRN) - the Rhine Neckar biotechnology cluster, which was designated in 2008 as the leading edge cluster in "cell-based and molecular medicine."
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Niklas Lindstrom had his third top five finish of the year with a third-place showing at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational.
Liberty was one of nine teams on Tuesday to improve on its second round score, allowing the Flames to move up the leaderboard one spot and finish the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational in eighth place.
No. 36/36 Liberty (Golfstat/Golfweek) had an 11-shot improvement over its second round, carding an eight-over par 288 during the final round of the USC Aiken hosted event. Overall, Liberty finished the two-day tournament in eighth place with a 37-over par 877 (290-299-288).
No. 31/27 Clemson was able to fend off No. 7/11 Virginia to claim the team title by two strokes. The Tigers finished atop the 18-team leaderboard with a 14-over par 854 (281-290-283), followed closely behind by the Cavaliers' 16-over par 856 (290-287-279). No. 25/25 South Carolina took third place with a 27-over par 867 (289-290-288).
Fourth through eighth place was a tight battle with five teams finishing within three strokes of each other. Georgia State started the bunched-up group, finishing three strokes ahead of Liberty to take fourth place with a 34-over par 874 (294-291-289).
Clemson's Austin Langdale closed with a two-over par 72 on the par-70, 6,617-yard Cleveland Golf Course and was able to finish atop the 90-man leaderboard. He claimed individual medalist honors with an even-par 210 (69-69-72), finishing one stroke ahead of Virginia's Derek Bard (72-69-70-211).
Liberty's Niklas Lindstrom tied for the low round of the day on Tuesday, closing the 54-hole event with a three-under par 67. The senior's second sub-par round of the tournament allowed him to finish in third place overall with a two-over par 212 (68-77-67), giving him his third top five finish of the season.
Mathieu Fenasse continued his solid play this spring, closing with a one-over par 71 to finish tied for fifth place overall with a four-over par 214 (72-71-71).
Rounding out Liberty's starting five in the field were Chase Marinell, who finished tied for 38th place with a 13-over par 223 (76-73-74), Ian McConnell, who finished tied for 60th place with a 19-over par 229 (74-78-77), and Jacob Mast, who finished tied for 73rd place with a 23-over par 233 (79-78-76).
The Flames will close out play in the month of March in two weeks when they travel to Greensboro, Ga., to participate in the Linger Longer Invitational. The Mercer and Kennesaw State co-hosted event will be contested at the Great Waters at Reynolds Plantation course on March 22 and 23.


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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Four Green Bay nonprofits have finally received more than $1.7 million in donations from a couple who died 25 years ago.
The funds came from Angus and Norma Beaton, who lived in the Green Bay area for many years. The couple left their savings to charity, but the donation was not to occur for 25 years in case Norma Beaton lived longer and needed the money.
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T.I. and his wife apparently forgot that conjugal visists that occur in prison are usually supervised by guards.
The "Bring Em Out" rapper found himself in hot water with prison officials after he and his wife, Tameka "Tiny" Harris, were caught "getting frisky" during a visit, reports MTV.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ All-Star Tamika Catchings led Indiana with 21 points and Briann January added 13 to lift the Fever past the Connecticut Sun 72-68 on Thursday.
In just her third game this season after being sidelined with a bad back, Catchings helped even the four-game series by going 8 for 15 from the field.
"Having her in crunch time, with the ball in her hands, just gives us so much confidence," Fever coach Lin Dunn said of Catchings. "She is a go-to player when we need something to happen."
Tied at 61, Indiana's Layshia Clarendon gathered the rebound after Chiney Ogwunmike's block of Shavonte Zellous and made the put-back jumper for the lead with just over three minutes left. Clarendon finished with a career-high 12 points, helping spur Indiana's 33-point fourth quarter, along with 11 from Catchings and eight from January.
"Once we got the energy and the momentum going our way, I think you could just see how good we can be and we were rolling," said Clarendon, who made 5 of 10 shots.
Indiana native Katie Douglas scored 17 points to lead the Sun (9-12). She hit a 3-pointer with 13.5 seconds to play to pull the Sun within two points. Ogwunmike and Renee Montgomery each scored 11 points for the Sun.
Connecticut didn't go away quietly. The Sun shot an impressive 70 percent from the field in the fourth quarter, but turned the ball over five times, which led to 11 Fever points. Indiana also outscored the Sun 11-0 in second-chance points during the period.
"I thought we did a great job throughout the first three quarters, but somehow we let them catch fire," Douglas said. "Obviously, Catchings was a huge part of that."
The Fever trailed 45-31 with 3:55 to play in the third quarter. Indiana followed with an 11-2 run that spanned the third and fourth quarter to cut the lead to single digits. January' 3-pointer to open the fourth capped the run.
Indiana scored just nine points in the first quarter, the lowest quarter total by a Sun opponent this season.
The Fever have won four of their last five games, and Connecticut has dropped six of its last seven.
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Two words: The Letters.
Two people: the Director, and his subordinate, Anna.
Two pictures on the wall: Lenin and Stalin. Lest they--and we--forget it's Russia in the 1930s.
Anna has been summoned to the Director's office but when she arrives, he's not there. From the minute she enters, she radiates tension, concern. Why has she been asked to come? Why isn't he here? What's this about? In these times, even if you have nothing to hide, there can be false accusations, intrigue, and lies. She's obviously ill at ease. Should she stand or sit? Her stiff posture and her tight lips say it all.
Once the tension has us completely on edge, the dread takes over. The officious Director enters and attempts to make Anna feel at ease (or let her guard down!). She's no fool. She knows anything she says can be twisted and used against her or anyone she discusses.
There are the inevitable questions, questionable answers, the possible lies. Where are the incriminating letters? Who has the letters? Why does he want the letters? What's at stake if the letters are recovered? What if they're not recovered? What or who do they expose?
The interrogation becomes an ominous tango. At one point, the Director stood so close to Anna, he could have kissed her. But he was so menacing, he looked like he could just as easily have bitten her. What was it? Sexual tension or contempt? This play, this situation, all under the watchful eyes of Lenin and Stalin, is guaranteed to keep you spellbound.
Kimberly Senior (Director) makes her Writers' Theatre debut.
Upcoming: The Whipping Man (Northlight Theatre), Homecoming 1972 (Chicago Dramatists). She has been nominated for several Joseph Jefferson awards and citations and is the recipient of the 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award from Columbia College. Watch an interview about The Letters with director Kimberly Senior at www.writerstheatre.org/letters.
John W. Lowell (Playwright) has written a taut, tight, tough-minded play that resonates beyond the confines of its historical context. Other works include: The Standby Lear, Sheridan Square, Autumn Canticle, Leo Tolstoy Is In the Next Room Dying, Two Women in a Garden, The Genius of The System, and many more.
Kate Fry and Mark L. Montgomery are reunited onstage again in The Letters. Last season they played husband and wife in In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play at Victory Gardens Theater.
The deceptively simple set designed by Jack Magaw grimly reminds the audience of thus repressive era. Those dominant pictures of Lenin and Stalin pretty much say it all in their sinister way. Christine Binder's lighting design compliments the gray, intimidating look as Rachel Anne Healy's hyper-conservative suits underscore the up-tight attitude of the day. Christopher Kriz's sound effects and Nick Heggestad's props completed the organic look and feel of the production stage managed by Rebecca Pechter.
Title: The Letters
By: John W. Lowell
Directed by: Kimberly Senior
Cast: Kate Fry (Anna) and Mark L. Montgomery (The Director)
Designers: Jack Magaw (scenic); Rachel Anne Healy (costumes); Christine Binder (lights); Christopher Kriz (sound); Nick Heggestad (props)
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