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Northeast Thailand
Famous hospitality and ancient Khmer monuments
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Sample classic I-san cuisine in Ubon Ratchathani, enjoy the Mekong scenery in Mukdahan and the whacky sculpture gardens in Nong Khai. Experience the outrageous Rocket Festival in Yasothon and of course, the Elephant Round-up in Surin.
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The northeast region of Thailand, also known as I-san, is often ignored by backpackers and travellers to Thailand -- many of whom seem to write it off as dusty, flat and boring -- they couldn't be more off-the-mark. I-san is a traditional yet wildly colourful and interesting region of Thailand which is well worth allowing some time to explore.
While it lacks the top-shelf attractions of pristine beaches (though you can swim in the Mekong!) and hill-tribe trekking, the appeal of the northeast is far more subtle. As with the entire country, the people are very friendly and the food in particular is terrific, but there is something more elusive to I-san that drags visitors back over and over again.
Perhaps it's something to do with the Mekong River -- the riverside provincial towns of Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom and Mukdahan all have scenic river frontage, good eating and a relaxed feel to them, as do the outlying towns that dot the river's length.
Many a hidden-away spot dots the river's bank, some of them -- That Phanom and Sangkhom, to name but two -- are outstanding destinations in their own right. Journey out this way to savour a slower (though hotter) lifestyle, where you can really get to know the guesthouse owners and actually learn something about the country you're travelling in.
Away from the river there are ancient Khmer ruins dotted throughout the south of the region -- Phimai and Phanom Rung are the best known, but ruins dot the entire region -- and not just from the Khmer period as the ruins at Ban Chiang attest.
If ruins are your thing, then look to base yourself in Buriram, Si Saket or Nakhon Ratchasima. These sites are a perfect primer before a trip to Cambodia to see the crown jewels of Angkor Wat.
If you prefer to get into the wild, then Khao Yai National Park is the regions best. That said there are plenty of other parks on offer, including Pha Taem National Park which, overlooking the Mekong River and Laos, features ancient graffiti and Roadrunner styled stone outcrops.
Or maybe its the unusual hodge-podge of festivals, from the totally mental Rocket Festival in Yasothon, the slightly mental Phi Ta Khon in Loei and the pachyderm parades at the Elephant Round-up in Surin.
Lastly, the region boasts two major transportation hubs -- Udon Thani to the north and Ubon Ratchathani in the east. Both have airports and road and rail connections to Bangkok. The latter also has some exquisite northeastern food -- be sure to try the duck larb.
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Location: 3503 N Mississippi
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Phone: 5034773164
Location: 3503 N Mississippi
Hours: weekdays: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Cheesesteaks, Pulled pork sandwiches, breakfast items. More information coming soon.
Phone: 5034773164
Originally posted October, 2007. Updated June, 2013
Locations: A lot on North Lombard and N. Brandon & another location on the corner of N. Mississippi and N. Fremont
Description: Flavourspot was one of the early Food Cart Portland posts way back in '07. Much has changed in Portland's and the U.S. street food landscape since then. The New York Times came a knockin' on our door followed by a constant stream of local, national and international media. Food Trucks became the "hot trend" in dining and doesn't seem to be slowing down. Gourmet carts begin to emerge en masse, and cities all over have gone cart crazy. Portland's food cart scene in particular exploded, from about 300 carts to over 700 these days and have become a well loved local and visitor destination.
Flavourspot, was a game changer cart in Portland and remains a strong and steady presence in Portland's ever evolving food cart scene. With a spot on popular N. Mississippi St. and another in the heart of N. Portland on Lombard, these two little carts continue to charm with fun, price friendly menus, and satisfying offerings.
As far as we know, this is Portland's home of the "Dutch Taco – America's Waffle Sandwich" (Flavourspot's genius description, not ours). Imagine large, round, "old school" waffles made fresh to order (the thin kind with the small indents, not Belgian waffles), stuffed, spread and folded into a type of giant burrito-sandwich hybrid with all kinds of inspired fillings both sweet or savory. Or both.
Over the years Flavourspot has managed to create some well craved classics such as a sausage with maple spread, or my perennial favorite – the ham with smoked Gouda cheese – a smokey, oozey, mess of goodness with just a hint of sweetness. Newer additions include a soul food boneless fried chicken and waffles (with or without syrup as you like). Sweet waffle choices include the basic Butter and Powder Sugar or the Peanut Butter & Jelly. Or try one of the more complex and decadent things like the sugar coma inducing Black Forest with Nutella and Blackberry Jam, or the S'More that comes with sweet as sin Mallow Fluff and more of that excellent Nutella.
In the past couple of years, Flavourspot has evolved from just waffles. Menus vary slightly between locations, but the N. Mississippi one has also added soft serve ice creams, deep fried hot dogs, and chili dogs.
Beverages include coffee made by local roaster Spella Caffe, Italian sodas, good old fashioned egg creams, and a limeade drink. They even serve my childhood favorite Ovaltine, either solo in milk or mixed in their signature Maltball Mocha.
The carts are nicely decorated, but simple. While the N. Mississippi has plenty of covered seating on a private, fenced-in lot perfect for eating in place, the Lombard location is much more pared down, so plan on curb or car dining, or take your waffle home to eat it (if you can wait that long – I can't).
In a world of constant flux, Flavourspot continues to be one of those special carts in Portland, just doing their thing, and doing it well, since 2006. Keep on cartin', Flavourspot.
Sample Menu: Please refer to the Flavour Spot Website for all their menus.
Hours: Generally early morning – mid afternoon Mon-Sun. Check website for details.
Phone: 503-289-YUMM
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Last week I went on my own to a week-long outdoor program called MovNat … moving naturally. It was an experience I have to tell you about because we all need to get out of our comfort zones once in a while. It is tricky to explain MovNat because it is much more than what it may seem on the surface.
Twelve participants, who I would describe as a very cool and diverse group of fitness enthusiasts, from all over the world, ages 20s – 60s, tent camped in West Viriginia as part of a week-long instructional movement workshop. Each day we learned, and in some cases re-learned, skills that we as humans are perfectly designed to do — and can and should enjoy doing in our everyday lives.
I was thrown head-first out of my comfort zone as a 49-year-old wife, mother and small business owner who sits most days and claims to be fit with maybe 5 hours of exercise a week. This was moving for more than 5 hours each day and practicing movements that are much like how children move and play outdoors.
We were taught to jump, throw, catch, balance, run, hike, climb, lift, carry, crawl, swim, defend and generally move outdoors in a beautiful place, all day, for nearly 5 days. Then they fed us like kings with outdoor-prepared Paleo meals with deliciously unprocessed food from the earth: meat, fish, vegetables and fruit.
The week reminded me that anything difficult in life leaves you stronger in unexpected ways. And the feeling of giving your all and improving (notice I didn't say succeeding) is one of the best feelings on earth and one that I need to seek more often.
That is because an experience like MovNat, while intensely physical, is surprisingly, even more a week of mental and character growth.
I was faced with the core of who I am and how I handle things bigger than me, respond to the unknown, deal with fear and weakness, grow when things come easy, stifle competitiveness, work cooperatively with others to solve a problem, figure out my best learning style, and then deal with the repercussions of my decisions.
And I don't remember when I ever had so much fun.
At the very first physical challenge – I think it was to lift and carry a 12-foot log on my shoulder, my mind went something like this …
"No Way. Never Gonna Do That. I Can't Do That. Don't Wanna Do That. Why am I even Here? This is Crazy. I am Crazy. I Wanna Go Home."
Then we were taught, instructed, encouraged, coached and cared for. Nothing competitive. Nothing unsafe. Well of course there is some risk in everything we do. What would life be like without some risk? And this was no different. There was no pressure. Do it your way, on your time. Choose to try it. Or choose not. Or, we'll modify it slightly for your physical capabilities. We are here to help you, but you have to do it.
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I realized that it was entirely possible, and very probable, I could do most everything they were teaching. By learning and using good technique and paying attention to the components of the movement, people of all strength levels could learn and master the movement so we could carry things much heavier than ourselves or get into very high places with ease.
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There were times during the week when movements came easily to me and I could master them well. Those were fun, but surprisingly, not nearly as fun as improving at those moves that were hardest for me. Those movements that required serious mental focus, repeated practice, technique refinement, and did not come naturally, required a mindfulness that I hope I brought home with me. That thing that made me dig deep and let all pride go is the thing I want to carry around with me and share with others.
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I was now free from fear. It was a life-changing moment … freedom trounced fear … and that is an excellent way to describe MovNat … a program that is hard to describe because it is so much more than it appears on the surface.
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Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is performed in patients with peritoneal tumors. Classically, this procedure is prolonged in duration and involves significant fluid shifts. Patients receive a large amount of volume replacement during this procedure (between 10 and 20 liters). The traditional methods to monitor adequacy of volume replacement are measurement of urine output and central venous pressure. There are drawbacks of any method of intravascular volume status measurement which may lead to over or under replacement of fluids. If fluid replacement is underestimated, the patient may suffer from adverse effects such as hypotension and renal dysfunction. However, the excessive administration of fluids may lead to other adverse events, including cardiac dysrhythmias and heart failure. The hypothesis of this study is that patients in whom volume status is maintained by utilizing a transesophageal echocardiogram will have better maintenance of fluid status while avoiding intravascular volume overload.
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|Comparison of Traditional (Central Venous Pressure (CVP) and Urine Output Guided) Versus Echocardiography Guided Fluid Management in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery With Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Fluid administration decrease [ Time Frame: One day (intraoperative period) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The amount of fluid administered during the intraoperative period will be monitored and recorded. The outcome measure of interest is the difference between fluid given in the standard group vs the echo guided fluid management group.
- Time to extubation [ Time Frame: An average of up to two weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Intensive care unit and hospital length of stay [ Time Frame: An average of up to two weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Post operative oxygen requirements [ Time Frame: An average of up to two weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Cardiac complications [ Time Frame: An average of up to two weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|November 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Echocardiography
These patients will have echocardiography guided fluid management
Device: Echocardiogram
Echocardiography will be utilized during the procedure to guide fluid management.
Other Name: Phillips Echocardiography machines
Active Comparator: Traditional fluid management
Fluid management will be guided by monitoring of central venous pressure and urine output.
Device: Echocardiogram
Echocardiography will be utilized during the procedure to guide fluid management.
Other Name: Phillips Echocardiography machines
Detailed Description:
Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a procedure in which peritoneal surface tumors are removed followed by infusion of a heated chemotherapeutic solution into the abdominal cavity. This procedure is typically 6-10 hours in duration and is accompanied by significant fluid shifts and hemodynamic changes. Patients frequently receive between 10 and 20 liters of fluid during the procedure. Patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC also experience vasodilatation and a hyperdynamic cardiac state during the hyperthermic period. Classically, the need for volume replacement has been guided by following a patient's urine output (UOP) and the use of central venous pressure (CVP). However, several studies have shown that CVP is not a reliable measure of intravascular fluid status.
We hypothesize that patients undergoing echocardiography guided anesthesia management (EGAM) will receive significantly less fluid during the operative period when compared to more traditional fluid therapy guided by monitoring of urine output and central venous pressure. In addition to the primary endpoint of a decrease in fluid administration, we would predict a decrease in time to extubation, intensive care unit length of stay, hospital length of stay, post operative oxygen requirements, post operative complications including tachyarrhythmias, heart failure and pulmonary edema, and length of time to recovery of bowel function.
Patients presenting for cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC will be randomized into one of two groups, the echocardiography guided fluid management group or the traditional CVP/UOP fluid guided group. For patients in the echocardiography arm, this monitor will be used to optimize preload, contractility, heart rate and cardiac output. Patients in the CVP/UOP arm will receive the current standard of fluid administration to maintain adequate urine output. All patients presenting for the procedure will be offered an opportunity for admission into the study. Exclusion criteria include any absolute contraindications to transesophageal echocardiography, including cervical spine instability, esophageal strictures, webs or rings, patient refusal, esophageal perforation, obstructive esophageal neoplasms (Savage 2004).
A follow-up evaluation will be completed during the remainder of the patient's hospitalization to evaluate the previously discussed endpoints. The goal is to determine the optimal fluid management strategy to decrease morbidity in the post-operative period in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|19 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy who are 19 years of age and older will be eligible for inclusion in this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to give informed consent
- Absolute contraindications to transesophageal echocardiography, including cervical spine instability, esophageal strictures, webs or rings, patient refusal, esophageal perforation, obstructive esophageal neoplasms.
- Relative contraindications to transesophageal echocardiography esophageal diverticulum, large hiatal hernias, recent esophageal or gastric surgery, esophageal varices, history of dysphagia or odynophagia, cervical arthritis, history of radiation to the mediastinum, deformities of the oral pharynx and severe coagulopathy.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01225757
|United States, Nebraska
|The Nebraska Medical Center
|Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
|Principal Investigator:
|Amy L Duhachek-Stapelman, MD
|University of Nebraska
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD, Principal Investigator, University of Nebraska
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01225757 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 14, 2010
|Last Updated:
|May 21, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Nebraska:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Peritoneal Neoplasms
Abdominal Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Peritoneal Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 09, 2015


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A GOVERNOR RESIGNS: THE SUCCESSOR; For New Jersey Republicans, an Inviting Target Vanishes
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Published: August 13, 2004
For months New Jersey Republicans had smelled blood in the water and were lining up to take on Gov. James E. McGreevey. A state assemblyman, a state senator, a businessman, a small town mayor and perhaps a federal prosecutor were all considering the prospect of challenging the Democratic incumbent.
Mr. McGreevey had been viewed as vulnerable because of a series of investigations involving top aides, a major fund-raiser and his leading campaign contributor. And it seemed that a state that had turned to the Democratic column -- with two Democratic United States senators, and both houses of the State Legislature as well as the governorship controlled by Democrats -- might be ripe for a Republican governor.
But yesterday Mr. McGreevey took himself out of the water.
With his decision to resign effective Nov. 15 , Democrats and Republicans alike agreed that Mr. McGreevey bettered his party's chances of holding onto what is widely considered one of the nation's most powerful governorships.
In fact, Bret D. Schundler, the Republican opponent whom Mr. McGreevey trounced in 2001, and who has already announced his plans to run again, went on the radio yesterday and offered a conspiracy theory -- suggesting that New Jersey Democrats were behind the pressure that forced Mr. McGreevey to resign.
In his speech yesterday, the governor said he was resigning because his disclosure that he had had an affair with a man would compromise his ability to govern. But aides to Mr. McGreevey, who identified the man as Golan Cipel, also said the governor had put him on the state payroll as a special adviser earning $110,000 a year, and that Mr. Cipel, who has since resigned, has threatened to file a lawsuit accusing Mr. McGreevey of sexual harassment.
''The Democratic bosses saw McGreevey as a sure loser and saw a way to get him out,'' Mr. Schundler said in an interview on the Sean Hannity radio program on WABC.
If potential Republican challengers have the most to lose by Mr. McGreevey's departure, then the State Senate president, Richard J. Codey, 57, a lawmaker for 30 years, has the most to gain. A career politician who was never widely discussed as a strong candidate to be the state's chief executive, Mr. Codey by law will take over as acting governor when Mr. McGreevey steps down.
Mr. McGreevey, though, is doing more than just handing off his office to Mr. Codey in November. He has crafted an exit strategy that will allow his successor to serve as governor for a year before he has to run, should he choose to seek a full term. Had Mr. McGreevey stepped down immediately, Mr. Codey would have served only until a special election could be held this November.
Yet even with the power of incumbency, there are far too many other variables in the New Jersey political field -- the most significant of which is the state's senior United States senator, Jon S. Corzine, the former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs who bankrolled his own come-from-nowhere victory in 2000.
Mr. Corzine has said that he missed being an executive and that he was interested in running for governor. Democratic consultants who know Mr. Corzine well said last night that they did not expect him to decide whether to seek the governorship until after the November presidential election. If Senator John Kerry wins, he might consider Mr. Corzine for a cabinet position. But if Mr. Kerry loses, Mr. Corzine will almost certainly run for governor, the Democrats said. If he does, Mr. Codey will likely have been no more than a placeholder, with Democrats encouraging him not to run in the face of Mr. Corzine's nearly unlimited financial resources.
For the moment though, the New Jersey political landscape has been so drastically altered that no one would predict who will run or what voters will want in a candidate. Should Mr. Corzine not run, it is possible that Representative Robert E. Andrews, who represents Burlington, Gloucester and Camden counties in Congress, could challenge Mr. Codey, especially if he receives union backing, political consultants said.
Other dynamics are at work as well. While some Republicans began to call for Mr. McGreevey to step down immediately, sensing that would give their party the best chance to win, other Republicans said that to attack Mr. McGreevey now would be to run the risk of appearing mean-spirited.
Instead, these Republicans said, it would be wiser to wait a few days and do everything possible to focus the issue away from Mr. McGreevey's personal life and onto the allegations of a cover-up. ''I think the problem that Republicans have is they got drawn into his personal behavior and stopped focusing on his policies,'' said Rick Shaftan, a Republican political consultant. ''They can't resist attacking these targets.''
Political experts said it was likely that several Republicans would enter the race, especially if Mr. Corzine did not. Though he has not said he would run, the United States attorney for New Jersey, Christopher J. Christi, is considered a strong contender for the Republican nomination.
Other likely candidates include Assemblyman Paul DiGaetano, the former Republican leader in the lower house, and Mayor Steve Lonergan of Bogota.
The Republicans know that it will be an uphill battle to beat Mr. Codey after he has a year in office. Generally speaking, incumbency is a significant advantage, both in primary and general elections, and that is especially true in New Jersey. Political consultants in both parties said that it was nearly impossible for a candidate to develop a statewide profile without holding a statewide office or having a very large bankroll.
''No one ever thought of Codey as a governor,'' said Jason Ercole, a Republican political consultant who often works in New Jersey. ''It's a point on the political path I don't think anybody expected him to take or to be, but that doesn't mean after serving for a number of months he may not be looked at that way by the general public.''
Photo: State Senator Richard J. Codey of West Orange is expected to become interim governor when James E. McGreevey steps down in November. Mr. Codey, a legislator for 30 years, is now president of the Senate. (Photo by Marko Georgiev for The New York Times)


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(1) This section applies to offenders who have never been previously convicted of a felony in this state, federal court, or another state, and who have never participated in a program of deferred prosecution for a felony, and who are convicted of a felony that is not: (a) Classified as a violent offense or a sex offense under this chapter; (b) Manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug or flunitrazepam classified in Schedule IV; (c) Manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver a methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers as defined in RCW 69.50.206(d)(2); (d) The selling for profit of any controlled substance or counterfeit substance classified in Schedule I, RCW 69.50.204, except leaves and flowering tops of marihuana; or (e) Felony driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or felony physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug. (2) In sentencing a first-time offender the court may waive the imposition of a sentence within the standard sentence range and impose a sentence which may include up to ninety days of confinement in a facility operated or utilized under contract by the county and a requirement that the offender refrain from committing new offenses. (3) The court may impose up to six months of community custody unless treatment is ordered, in which case the period of community custody may include up to the period of treatment, but shall not exceed one year. (4) As a condition of community custody, in addition to any conditions authorized in RCW 9.94A.703, the court may order the offender to pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations and/or perform community restitution work.
[2011 1st sp.s. c 40 § 9; 2008 c 231 § 29; 2006 c 73 § 9; 2002 c 175 § 9; 2000 c 28 § 18.]
Effective date -- 2011 1st sp.s. c 40 §§ 1-9, 42: See note following RCW 9.94A.501.
Intent -- Application -- Application of repealers -- Effective date -- 2008 c 231: See notes following RCW 9.94A.701.
Severability -- 2008 c 231: See note following RCW 9.94A.500.
Effective date -- 2006 c 73: See note following RCW 46.61.502.
Effective date -- 2002 c 175: See note following RCW 7.80.130.
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Total Recall
By Martha Hunter Shepard '66
"I think it's remarkable that anyone could remember something someone else said 40 years earlier," says Bo Scarborough '67, speaking of his long-ago mentors at Rhodes.
Yet he does. We all do. We can't help it.
We can quote verbatim what our Rhodes mentors said 10, 25, 50 years ago. Just read the Class Notes from 1949, 1958 and 1959—who knew back then that total recall would be part of the curriculum?
Yet it's our fate, and a kind one, too, that those Rhodes mentors—professors, coaches, siblings, friends—knew and cared as much as they did to open up for their students new universes of thought, word and deed that would last a lifetime.
Sid Strickland '68
Vice President for Educational Affairs and Dean of Graduate and Postgraduate Students at New York City's Rockefeller University; Research professor; Director of Rockefeller University's Laboratory of Neurobiology and Genetics
New York City
Carol Colclough Strickland '68
New York City
Like many alums, Sid Strickland had several mentors. His sister, Priscilla '63, was his first.
"When she was studying Biology at Rhodes, it was in the absolute midst of the molecular biology revolution," says Sid, referring to the explosion of research surrounding the DNA genetic code. "She would come home and tell me about the experiments they were doing and it was very exciting."
But like DNA's double helix, Sid's path to a Rhodes Chemistry major and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Michigan had some twists. Namely, he set out to be a Math major.
"A very important person in my career was Math Professor John Christy," he recalls. "At the beginning of my sophomore year he called me in and said, 'You're a very good applied mathematician.' Implicit in that comment was that I was not a very good theoretical mathematician. He said there were a lot of sciences that use math that I might enjoy. So I switched my major to Chemistry and studied under Professor Richard Gilliom '56. There was a huge math component in his classes, which I loved. But there was no formal biochemistry course, so I went to Dr. Harold Lyons, who gave me a tutorial in biochemistry. We read the book, Molecular Biology of the Gene, co-authored by James D. Watson, who was a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. That was my real introduction to the field."
By his senior year, Sid wanted more. So he went knocking on doors at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, asking anyone who would listen if he could work there. Dr. Martin Morrison, chairman of biochemistry at St. Jude, let him in, helping him "get my feet wet in experimental biochemistry."
Today in his lab, Sid heads a 15-member team of international researchers whose cutting-edge studies include causes of Alzheimer's disease and stroke, and the use of stem cells to treat nerve defects.
At Rhodes, though, it wasn't all microbiology, all the time.
"The Man (Search) course was a very big influence on me," Sid says. "I still think about it. I read things that I would never have read otherwise. And the humanities professor who infl uenced me the most—I know this is a common answer—was Jack Farris in English. I can still quote things he said in class."
His wife, English major Carol Strickland, agrees.
"If I could tell a story like Jack Farris, I'd feel I could really enrapture my audience, because that's what he did."
Carol is a best-selling author of books that demystify art, architecture and art history—The Annotated Arch, The Illustrated Timeline of Western Literature and The Annotated Mona Lisa. She has written documentaries and prize-winning screenplays. A regular writer on the arts for the Christian Science Monitor, she is currently writing a historical novel about sixth-century Byzantine Empress Theodora.
"The most influential professor to me in terms of content and my future direction was Danforth Ross, who taught American Studies," says Carol, who went on to get a Ph.D. in American Culture from the University of Michigan and taught American Studies, creative writing and literature at several New York-area colleges and universities.
In addition to Dr. Ross, she offers a litany of Rhodes English Department mentors.
"For instilling discipline and scholarship I had great professors—Robert Cooper, Yerger Clifton, John Quincy Wolf, James McQuiston. I had my fi rst basic literature class from Professor McQuiston, and when I wrote The Illustrated Timeline of Western Literature, I wished I still had my notebook from that course."
As teachers, Sid and Carol also draw from their Rhodes experiences.
"I think we both have a Socratic method of teaching that we learned at Rhodes," says Carol, "where you don't preach at students—teaching not as a didactic exercise—but you try to bring it out of the students to make them come up with the insights themselves so they have a sense of discovery and master critical thinking."
John Churchill '71
Secretary and CEO, The Phi Beta Kappa Society
Washington, DC
The motto of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society, is "love of learning is the guide of life." A fitting credo for any scholar, especially John Churchill, who heads the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.
Churchill once said, "When I came to Rhodes as a student, I fell absolutely and deeply in love with the whole liberal arts idea and wanted nothing more than to spend my life on a college campus." The philosophy major, Lynx linebacker, track star, Phi Beta Kappa, Yale Ph.D., Rhodes Scholar and Lynx Athletics Hall of Famer got his wish at Hendrix College, where he held teaching and top administrative posts for 24 years before being tapped to head the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 2001.
Since then, Churchill has overseen various PBK initiatives—two quarterly publications, lectureships, scholarships, fellowships and several awards and programs. He still is able to spend part of his life on college campuses, traveling extensively to visit PBK chapters and working with other institutions with similar goals to advance the liberal arts and sciences.
From his first day as a Rhodes freshman, the liberal arts-loving Churchill found mentors all over campus. In Philosophy, they were Professors Larry Lacy '59, Jim Jobes and Bob Llewellyn, with whom he has maintained "lifelong professional and personal friendships." Under their tutelage, Churchill chose as his area of expertise the thought of 20th-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
"Of course, I took a lot of German in addition to other courses," he says. "I studied under Gernot Dworschak and Horst Dinkelacker. In my senior year there were many independent study options, so I was able to design a lot of my own curriculum. In one of those courses, I translated Nietzsche's Also sprach Zarathustra from German to English under Professor Alvin Overbeck."
Another class he enjoyed was a reading course of Dostoyevsky and Kafka. In Religious Studies, he greatly admired Michael McLain, and during Churchill's sophomore year, English professor Jack Farris' Modern Novel class was a particular favorite, along with the get-togethers for the football team Farris and his wife, Anna, hosted.
Open to mentors one and all, Churchill found them on the athletic field as well.
"In football, Jesse Johnson coached my first two years, then Don Lear. Bill Mayo was the line coach, and in track, it was Freeman Marr '48," says Churchill.
Coach Lear once said, "John Churchill was the smartest football player I ever coached. He would know the scouting report inside out. He was like having a coach on the field."
In addition to his affinity for the game, Churchill found the chance to "get to know—and respect" his teammates, and he's still in contact with many Rhodes classmates.
"As a student," he says, "it felt like doors were swung open. Professors were always there, offering guidance, suggestions, orientation. That is characteristic of the very best colleges. It takes a certain culture and tradition for that to happen, like that of Rhodes.
"Last year I led a weeklong seminar for college and university presidents for the American Academic Leadership Institute of Washington, DC. As I prepared for it, I found it was very much like the Man/Search course in nature, and my Rhodes experience was very much in mind."
That Rhodes experience, he says, "was a rich one that has served me well."
Johnny Moore '88
President and CEO, SunTrust Bank
Like John Churchill, Rhodes Trustee Johnny Moore found his Rhodes mentors in coaches and faculty alike. Then-football coach Mike Clary '77, now athletic director, recruited Moore.
"Mike Clary is the reason I came to Rhodes," he says. "I was looking to play at UT, Memphis State or Ole Miss. But I'd hurt my knee, and if Mike hadn't come to visit me while I was at Melrose High School, I probably wouldn't have set foot on the Rhodes campus."
It didn't stop there. Once Clary got the future Rhodes Athletics Hall of Famer and Business Administration major to campus, Moore found an academic mentor who took that role very seriously. It was legendary Professor Sue Legge, who prided herself on placing her students with the then-Big Eight accounting firms, not to mention the high ratio of her students who were successful in passing all four parts of the CPA exam in the first sitting. Johnny Moore was one of her many students who fit that scenario.
"As a student, my intent was to major in Business Administration," says Moore. "I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do in the business arena, but I thought it would afford me the best opportunity for developing a successful career. Then I met Sue Legge.
"I took my first accounting class and did pretty well in it," says Moore. "Sue encouraged me to stay in accounting. I agreed, as long as I continued to make good grades. She became my adviser, counseling me to take all the accounting courses I could, even during third term, when students took 'lighter' courses. I really must have loved accounting to give up that third term!
"At the time, though, there weren't a lot of African Americans in the Big Eight accounting firms. So I said to Sue, 'Let's be realistic. There aren't a lot of guys like me there. How open are they going to be for me to join one of those firms? I don't want to make such a large commitment and expend all this energy on accounting if I'm not going to have a shot.'
"To her credit, she reached out to them, asking something like, 'I have this student here who's pretty good, and if he makes his grades, will he have an opportunity?'"
The next thing Moore knew, he was working at Ernst & Young. Shortly after joining the firm, he successfully completed the CPA exam.
"When I passed all four parts of the CPA exam on the first try, it was one of the happiest days of my life to go back to Sue Legge and show her my grades. This was my present to her for the interest she took in me as person. She went out of her way to help me, and that's something I will never forget."
Later, as a senior accountant at Ernst & Young, he ran some of National Bank of Commerce's (now SunTrust Bank) audits.
"I was on track to be a manager, but the bank convinced me to leave," he says.
He stayed with the bank for 17 years, mostly heading the Memphis region's commercial line of business before being tapped as president in 2009.
Moore is quick to cite Economics Professors Wasfy Iskander and Chuck Orvis as having been "very instrumental in my studies and career." Yet Sue Legge, he says, "was more than an adviser. We became really close. We made a commitment to each other, and I worked like crazy to make my grades."
The two still talk regularly, and Moore keeps up with Mike Clary.
"That's the beauty of Rhodes," says Moore. "Because it's a small college you can really connect with professors who can have an impact on your life both academically and professionally. And that connection is something you can't put a price tag on."
Charles M. Agee III '99
Founder & COO, Augusta Capital
Nashville, TN
Madison Moore Agee '99
Marketing Communications Manager, Kroll
Nashville, TN
"I was one of those Economics students who was a Ben Bolch disciple. There was a group of us who hung on every word he said," Charles Agee says.
However, he was to fi nd that mentors come in many forms, including Rhodes Board of Trustees chairman Bill Michaelcheck '69.
As a student, Charles came up with the idea of forming Augusta Capital, a fi nancial fi rm that is a capital provider to accomplished law fi rms that have signifi cant contingency fee litigation practices. Unlike a bank, Augusta only recoups its investment if and when the law fi rms actually win their cases. Thus, Augusta's clients enjoy relief from the fi nancial burdens that accompany contingency fee litigation without the pressures associated with traditional debt financing.
"In a nutshell, that's what Augusta does," he says. "We realized that it's hard for litigators to focus 100 percent on client advocacy when they also have looming loan obligations—it's a win-win situation for everyone. Augusta's business model has evolved quite a bit from its inception, but it's actually a concept that had its origin at Rhodes."
After Charles's junior year, Finance Professor Debbie Pittman '71 arranged a summer internship for him at Bear Stearns in New York City, "down the street" from Michaelcheck's Mariner Investment Group office.
"Bill and I knew each other—we grew up in the same part of West Tennessee—and we kept in touch throughout college," Charles says. "That summer in New York, I was thinking about the viability of this business model, and after hours I would just kind of run up and down Park Avenue from my internship at Bear Stearns to Bill's offi ce and pick his brain. I guess it was something he thought enough of that he gave me a lot of good advice and even helped me get started."
Charles founded Augusta Capital his senior year, keeping it in Memphis for a few years before moving it to Nashville. Part of the idea for the company came from his father's experiences.
"My dad is a lawyer in a small-town practice where he does a little bit of everything, but what he really likes to do is litigate," Charles explains. "He's a born courtroom lawyer, which is where he spends most of his time. So, while I was growing up I gained an understanding of the pressures and issues someone in his profession deals with. Also, some of the Economics and Business courses I took at Rhodes, plus my general interest in the financial industry—all those factors fed into the development of Augusta's business model."
Augusta Capital is "pretty unique," according to Charles. "There is a small industry we've helped to create that offers a variety of fi nancial products to the legal industry, but there's just a handful of fi rms like ours with a national footprint."
Charles's wife, Latin American Studies major Madison Moore Agee, likewise found mentors in her area of study.
"My No. 1 mentor was Mike LaRosa," a History professor who co-founded the Latin American Studies program. "I feel like we navigated Rhodes together. He started at the college my fi rst year. Mike's wheels were always turning. He was always thinking of ways to get his students out of our comfort zone. I took a class from him almost every semester, and he ended up being my adviser. We stay in touch and try to talk as much as possible.
"I also enjoyed taking Spanish classes from Eric Henager '89. He opened the whole world of Spanish American literature to me. He was very demanding, but at the time I appreciated having so much asked of me because it made me step up my game."
Along the way, Madison also developed her writing skills that she would later parlay into positions in the communications field. In her current position she creates and edits the vast majority of company literature for the Nashville-based Background Screening division of Kroll, the global risk consulting company headquartered in New York.
"My major was certainly different from what I do now, but Rhodes truly helped prepare me to write and communicate well," she says. "It's amazing how marketable that one skill is in the business world—most people can't write as well as a Rhodes graduate. My college experiences also encouraged me to be curious, be brave and ask questions. At Rhodes, I never felt uncomfortable challenging a professor, and I'm still peppering senior leadership with questions today."
After graduation, and with the best intentions of going to graduate school, Madison moved to Austin, where she began working in what she thought was a temporary assignment for American Campus Communities, a real estate company that specializes in building housing for colleges and universities.
"I started off answering phones and doing some secretarial and assistant work," she says. "It was a small company then—fewer than 15 people—and they needed some help with their proposals and business development activity. I said, 'You know, let me have a shot at this.' They gave me one project, and I guess I did a pretty good job because I very rapidly went from being a receptionist to manager of on-campus business development. It's a testament to being in the right place at the right time with the right skill sets."
Still, grad school beckoned. She moved to Nashville to pursue her longed-for master's in Latin American Studies as a fellowship student at Vanderbilt. The move also allowed Madison and Charles, who was already ensconced in the state capital, to fi nally be together after a three-year, long-distance relationship.
"Madison and I knew each other at Rhodes, but started our courtship about a year after we graduated," says Charles. "Just to make it extra diffi cult, we lived in different cities. We burned up our Southwest frequent flyer miles."
The couple has a two-year-old son named Charlie, who they're "already subliminally pushing toward a Rhodes education by often dressing him in a college- branded sweatshirt," says Madison.
Like John Churchill, both Charles and Madison say they can't think of a course at Rhodes they didn't enjoy. Charles recalls a Political Science class with Professor Steve Wirls where "everyone in the class was super interested in the material because he had a way of piquing people's intellectual curiosity." Madison particularly liked fi lm classes. "I took one my sophomore year, then tried to take one every semester," she says. "I had always loved movies, but had never before thought of them as an academic endeavor."
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Construction and staffing are under way at the soon-to-open Tim Hortons restaurant in Ogdensburg.
The Canadian-based company will open Dec. 17 in the Parkway Express building, 1111 Champlain St. The building also includes a convenience store with gasoline sales and Subway, A&W and Long John Silvers restaurants.
Michael T. Webster, Parkways director of operations, said that the hiring process is moving along. Interviews be conducted Saturday at the companys offices, 1100 Champlain St.
Management and supervisory staff have been hired, and about half of the team members have been hired, he said Thursday. There are 30 full- and part-time jobs for this opening.
Tim Hortons will occupy 1,600 square feet of space that was once occupied by Wimpys Restaurant. There will be a drive-thru window in the rear of the building.
The Ogdensburg restaurant will be something of a first for Tim Hortons in that its 700-plus U.S. eateries are located in western New York, Ohio and Michigan.
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A Look at the Supervisor-Employee Relationship
Many factors impact how well an employee performs on the job. However, many professionals believe that the most decisive factor in employee performance is the supervisory relationship.
Researchers in the field of organizational dynamics have discerned that many (if not most) problems with employees stem from the relationship between employee and supervisor. The most distressing aspect of this finding is that many supervisors have little awareness of the effects of the relationship on the success of a subordinate and consequently the camp in its entirety.
Understanding Supervisor-Employee Interactions
If the employee-supervisor relationship is so important to a camp's success, why do supervisors routinely unconsciously and unintentionally erode these most important involvements? A review of the research in psychology, biology, and organizational dynamics sheds insight into how the brain interprets certain staff traits and behaviors.
Supervisors see mainly what they expect to see
People are constantly bombarded with stimuli from the environment: auditory, tactile, visual, and the reactions and sensations emanating from their own bodies. There are literally hundreds of events occurring at every single moment. Yet the brain is only capable of giving its attention to approximately seven distinct stimuli. Out of the hundreds of stimuli occurring, humans are only consciously able to deal with seven. This conversely means that hundreds of events never even register in awareness.
A supervisor who doubts the performance of an employee quickly utilizes this selective attention to focus only on the poor indicators of ability. The supervisor remains unaware of better performance capabilities. If, for example, a head counselor witnesses a subordinate involved in a harsh disciplinary action with a camper, his or her brain is instantly and without conscious intent primed to focus upon other possible weak spots. Any error — no matter how trivial — is from this point on easily observed by the supervisor. This same selective attention prevents the supervisor from witnessing positive acts by the staff member. The reverse holds true for "good" staff members; supervisors are adept at seeing only the positive aspects of their performance.
The important point here is that the mind censors information perceived by the senses; attention is selective and an individual experiences only the stimuli that the brain believes is pertinent.
Subtle messages influence staff
A consistent finding in research is that subordinates are very skilled at "reading" the cues of their bosses. They quickly learn what the boss likes and dislikes, as well as how their supervisor's emotional state fluctuates.
Camp supervisors constantly exude subtle messages that are perceived by and influence camp staff. Even supervisors who do their best to refrain from making any verbal statement regarding a weak employee unintentionally exhibit subtle indicators, such as an altered tone of voice, physical gesticulations, and poor eye contact, which staff members quickly become aware of and act upon.
A supervisor's negative opinion of certain camp staff — and of pleasure with the chosen "good staff" — quickly becomes well known. This not only breeds resentment between the staff but also allows license for harassment of the supposed weaker staff members. The supervisor throughout the process remains completely unaware of his own unintentional culpability in the creation of such warring factions.
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The mind is a master organizer. Due to the massive amount of information it must constantly process (from both external and internal sources), it has created a system of organization that is both quick and efficient — information is placed into categories that share some similarity. If you are leading a nature hike, for example, and suddenly see a small animal with wings fly out of the brush and into the air, you know that it is a bird even if you have never seen that exact type of bird before. Unfortunately, the trade-off for this efficient categorization is a loss of accuracy; by the process of categorization many of the fine details that stand out to individuate a person, place, or thing are lost so that the mind can quickly and effortlessly fit it into an already existing category. The mind is resistant to altering categories once they have been created.
Research demonstrates that supervisors categorize employees as either strong or weak in just three weeks. Once an employee has been placed in a category, it is likely that he will remain in that category no matter what he does. The brain will resist changes in the category by two methods. The first, as described earlier, is to direct attention to only those characteristics that continue to fit that category (selective attention). The second is to literally fabricate excuses for any perceived discrepancies.
If a supposed weak employee is actually demonstrating excellent performance qualities, the supervisor will explain it away as "that person is having a lucky day." Instead of considering the possibility that there may be some true potential in the seemingly weak employee, the mind dismisses the contradictions. The brain actively challenges any discrepancy in perceptions.
The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome
Manzoni and Barsoux have described the set-up-to-fail syndrome that is an end result of the supervisor-subordinate relationship. Initially, there is a good working relationship between these two individuals. A minor failure or accident alerts the supervisor to the possibility of the need for increased supervision and at the same time activates the brain mechanisms described earlier. The supervisor then has heightened awareness of every mistake the employee makes even though most have no real significance and are also seen in other employees. The subordinate becomes aware of the lack of full trust and resents the increased supervision. The once pleasant working relationship becomes strained with the end result being an overly harsh or distant supervisor and an employee who is frustrated, dismayed, and considering quitting.
In camp settings, the relationship between supervisor and subordinate is especially challenging due to the often young age of the staff members. Most are barely into young adulthood and have had little experience with conflict management.
When the supervisor-subordinate relationship fails, the effects can be felt throughout camp.
- It saps energy and time.
- It overloads good employees with work because the supposed weaker ones cannot be trusted to perform.
- The supposed weak employees do not accept this treatment silently but do much talking about the supervisor behind his back thus affecting team spirit and morale.
- An employee who feels mistreated by his supervisor may take it out on those he has power over — often campers.
Steps to Success
There are two major interventions necessary in creating a more productive working relationship. The first is to increase supervisory self-
awareness. Supervisory staff will benefit by questioning their own perceptions and reminding themselves of the quiet but powerful influence of the brain. A question to consider in dealings with a perceived weak employee is, "How am I in part responsible for this situation?"
The second is to establish a better relationship with a weak employee. Discussing openly with an employee the possible unintentional ways that the supervisor may undermine performance is critical. Does the employee believe that he is being treated with respect? Does the employee believe that different standards are accorded to his performance in comparison to the rest of the staff? This dialogue means acceptance on the part of the supervisor of possibly critical — but true — employee feedback.
Ninety percent of supervisors have a chosen group of employees that they are closest to — most often the strongest performers in the staff. How do the employees who are not in this select group feel? Even if it is never spoken aloud, an employee knows his assigned place in the hierarchy of supervisorary considerations. A lack of recognition is particularly discouraging when one knows that he is performing at the best of his ability — sometimes even better than the most-favored staff members. An employee begins to believe that no matter how well he performs, his supervisor just isn't aware of the effort. And, as mentioned earlier, the supervisor truly often isn't aware. The result is frustration on the part of both supervisor and subordinate.
There are, of course, employees who really do lack the prerequisite skills and even interest in a camp position. Research clearly demonstrates, however, that the potential of most employees remains untapped often as the result of poor supervision. The supervisor can initiate a process of exploration that may transform a lackluster employee into a true camp star. The first step, though, is the most difficult — to begin to doubt what one sees with one's own eyes.
Originally published in the 2000 January/February issue of Camping Magazine.
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Given the timing of her comments, I couldn't help but think that her thoughts were directed at me. As much as I get that yoga is about being present, I can't focus on my practice when I feel dehydrated or have sweat dripping in my eyes. I have to admit that her comments were hard to shake during the remainder of class. They didn't stop me from drinking water when I needed it, but I did feel a little guilty whenever I reached for my bottle.
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Linda Davis and George Hamilton IV will host this year's Sunday Mornin' Country. The annual country and gospel music show is set for June 9 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Named a Top 20 Tourism Social Event, the show is now in its 34th year and has been a favorite outlet for many country music fans in town for CMA Music Festival.
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