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Molecular Recognition
In the development of a drug treatment (chemotherapy) for a disease, any undesirable side effects are of utmost concern. Often, compounds that function extremely well in benchtop assays, cell culture drug screens, and even in animal testing are found to be severely limited in their use in humans due to their toxic side effects. In fact, toxicity is generally the dose-limiting factor in designing a particular drug regimen for patients.
One of the main reasons behind the toxic side effects of a chemotherapeutic agent is nonspecificity. This means that besides the drug's target, the drug also acts on a cell type or enzyme for which it was not intended. For example, many cancer therapies target and destroy rapidly dividing cells (one of the hallmarks of cancer). However, since many healthy cells in the body are also going through cell division, albeit to a smaller degree, the drug effects them as well, causing the side effects of cancer chemotherapy we are familiar with. Another example are the nucleoside analogs (such as AZT) used to treat HIV, all of which target the viral polymerase. Unfortunately, a limiting side effect of these compounds is that they also seem to inhibit the polymerase residing in our mitochondria, inhibiting the mitochondria's ability to replicate in response to an increase of energy requirements of the cell or for cell division.
There are two ways to overcome the problem of side effects. The first is to improve the therapeutic compound so that it binds its intended target more tightly or with higher specificity, so that much lower doses of the drug can be used effectively, well under the levels causing toxicity. The second is to target the drug so that it specifically selects only its intended target. For example, if a chemotherapeutic agent could be delivered only to the location of cancer cells, then its effects on normal cells would be greatly reduced. This necessary selectivity of binding, or molecular recognition, has been achieved using the inherent specificity of proteins and (more recently) nucleic acids.
By tethering therapeutic agents to proteins that provide molecular recognition, very selective treatments can be devised. One such example is immunotoxins. Immunotoxins are hybrid molecules combining the targeting selectivity of antibodies with the cell killing abilities of a protein toxin. Linking toxins to antibodies is a promising approach for the treatment of cancer and AIDS.
AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a devastating disease in which the immune system of an individual infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is severely compromised due to the destruction of a population of white blood cells termed T-helper lymphocytes. As of December, 1999, approximately 400,000 Americans were either infected with HIV or had the overt symptoms of AIDS. The incidence of AIDS is on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia where approximately 14 million individuals are infected. Much effort has been expended to develop a vaccine for AIDS and to develop suitable drug treatments to cure the disease or at least keep in check. Both of these approaches must contend with the inherently high mutation rate of HIV, which contributes to the development of drug resistance and can render vaccines useless. AIDS investigators and others want to use immunotoxins to destroy HIV-infected cells. Such an approach might avoid the problems of drug resistance by targeting proteins that are conserved among different strains of HIV.
Bacterial and plant toxins are some of the most toxic substances known. On the one hand they can be assassins and on the other hand they can be saviors. Ingestion of ricin, an exotoxin found in seeds of the castor bean plant (Ricin communis), is often lethal. One milligram of ricin is sufficient to kill an adult human. In contrast, ricin and other toxins are being studied intensively for their ability to combat diseases. Ricin, Pseudomonas exotoxin and diphtheria toxin all disrupt cellular protein synthesis and are being actively investigated as therapeutic agents for AIDS and cancer.
In order for the immunotoxin approach to be effective, the toxin of choice must be extremely cytotoxic. Pseudomonas and diphtheria toxins are enzymes and attach an ADP-ribose group to the elongation factor 2 (EF2), thereby halting protein synthesis. Because inactivation is a catalytic process, only minute amounts of toxin are necessary.
Ricin is synthesized in the endosperm of maturing Ricin communis seeds; once the seed germinates, ricin is destroyed. This is clearly of advantage to the plant as it limits seed consumption by birds and other small animals. All parts of the plant are toxic, however. Castor oil, a purgative and the scourge of young children years ago, is made from the seed oil; heat treatment and further purification eliminate toxicity.
Functional ricin has two chains, A and B, linked by a single disulfide bond. The B chain binds to galactose residues of cell membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids. Subsequent endocytosis acts to internalize the entire ricin molecule. The A chain is enzymatically active and depurinates an adenine in the 28s subunit of ribosomal RNA. This irreversibly disrupts protein synthesis.
Why doesnt ricin disrupt protein synthesis in the maturing seed? Ricin is synthesized as a single large preproprotein, that is, it has a signal sequence targeting it to the endoplasmic reticulum in addition to both A and B chain amino acid sequences. After the signal sequence is cleaved off, a disulfide bridge between the A and B chains is catalyzed and the proricin protein is transported from the Golgi apparatus to vacuoles within the seed. Until the A and B chains are enzymatically separated in the vacuole, ricin is inactive. In this way the seed avoids disrupting its own protein synthesis.
Because the B chain binds to cell surface glycoproteins and glycolipids in a non-specific fashion, how can ricin be used to disrupt protein synthesis in only certain cells? To accomplish this, the A chain alone is linked to antibodies that recognize only certain cell types.
Antibodies are "Y"-shaped proteins produced by white blood cells known as B-lymphocytes. A specific B-lymphocyte produces only one kind of antibody and that antibody can recognize only one particular part (an epitope or antigenic determinant) on an antigen. The two "arms" of the Y are the antigen-binding sites.
Originally, antibodies were produced by injecting an animal with a particular antigen of interest. Since antigens commonly have many epitopes that are recognized by lymphocytes, a very heterogeneous mixture of antibodies was the result. If one ran out of antibody, one had to repeat the procedure. There existed a real need for producing, in vitro, significant quantities of antibodies that recognized only a single epitope. Kohler and Milstein developed a procedure for producing monoclonal antibodies for which they received the Nobel Prize in 1984. The production of monoclonal antibodies involves injecting mice with antigen, removing the spleen and isolating B-lymphocytes. The B-lymphocytes (which cannot be propagated in vitro) are fused with myeloma cells (immortal cells) to produce hybridomas. With the use of appropriate techniques, the hybridoma cells can be cloned so that one has a population of cells producing only one particular antibody. The clones are screened for those that produce antibody of the desired specificity. In this way essentially unlimited quantities of antibody recognizing only one epitope can be produced.
Using what are termed heterobifunctional reagents, the A chain of ricin can be linked to a monoclonal antibody.
There are two difficult questions that need to be addressed when designing an immunotoxin. First, against what epitope should the antibody be directed? The answer derives from the observation that cells routinely display on their surface fragments of normal cell proteins processed within the cell. The protein fragments are bound to class I MHC (Major Histocompatibility Complex) proteins. Similarly, fragments of viral (and bacterial) proteins are displayed bound to class I MHC proteins. There are several proteins associated with HIV that are suitable antigens against which monoclonal antibodies can be prepared: gp120 and gp41, two envelope glycoproteins. Human T-helper lymphocytes infected with HIV display these proteins on their cell membranes. (Gp120 binds to CD4, one of the cell membrane proteins on T-helper cells that affords HIV entry into the cell; gp41 mediates the necessary fusion of the HIV envelope and the cell membrane.)
Second, how can the antibody-ricin conjugate be transferred from the extracellular environment to the interior of the cell one wishes to eliminate? Endocytosis is a common method by which a variety of cell membrane proteins and associated macromolecules can be internalized. In this case, a monoclonal antibody to which the ricin A chain is bound recognizes gp120 or gp41 on the surface of an HIV-infected T-helper lymphocyte. The antibody-ricin complex is brought into the interior of the cell in a membrane-bound vesicle. At some point the complex is released into the cytoplasm of the cell and the A chain then acts to disrupt protein synthesis.
In humans, using mouse monoclonal antibodies ultimately results in the rapid clearance of the antibodies (and attached ricin A chains) from the body. One solution has been to genetically engineer chimeric antibodies in which the antigen-binding site is of mouse origin and the part of the antibody that identifies it as being "human" as opposed to "mouse" is identical to that of human antibodies; such antibodies are referred to as humanized. AIDS patients and cancer patients being given chemotherapeutic drugs are often immunocompromised, that is, their immune systems are not functioning properly; these individuals will clear foreign antibodies from their bodies more slowly.
There is great interest in using antibodies coupled to ricin as a tool to attack HIV-infected cells. Antibody-ricin A chain complexes have been utilized in the treatment of some leukemias in which T-lymphocytes are overproduced. In these cases, a sample of the bone marrow from the leukemia patient is removed from the body. This sample will, of course, contain both normal and cancerous T-lymphocytes. The antibody-ricin complex is used to destroy any T-lymphocytes. After destroying the remaining bone marrow in the patient, the bone marrow sample minus any cancerous cells is reinfused into the patient. Antibody-ricin technology works well against targets such as blood cells because they are readily accessible. Unfortunately, solid tumors have been fairly refractile to this technology.
One particularly interesting approach to drug design is to combine the concept of an immunotoxin with the enzymatic activities of an abzyme, or catalytic antibody (see the catalytic antibodies cutting edge article). This hybrid antibody, half targeting moiety, half enzymatic moiety, has been developed for the treatment of cancer.
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The newspaper identified Prince Charles as the figure alleged in a letter from Diana to be planning a car crash.
Mr Burrell said: "It was always my intention never to publish that name."
Mirror editor Piers Morgan said he had known Mr Burrell would not be happy about the revelations which Mr Morgan admitted were probably "preposterous".
There is no evidence to support the allegation about Charles in the letter, which was written by Diana 10 months before her death.
But on Tuesday, the Mirror revealed the blanked-out passage read: "This
particular phase in my life is the most dangerous - my husband is planning 'an
accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the
path clear for him to marry."
There have been a number of conspiracy theories surrounding Diana's death, but the French investigation blamed the crash on driver Henri Paul, who was speeding and had been drinking, while others have pointed to the fact the only person wearing a seatbelt in the car, Trevor Rees Jones, survived.
No consent
A statement released through Mr Burrell's agent Ali Gunn read: "As the editor of the
Daily Mirror will confirm, Mr Burrell never wanted any new information to be
published following the serialisation of his book.
"Today's publication was solely a decision taken by the newspaper without Mr
Burrell's knowledge or consent.
"He was only informed late on Monday evening and he does not support or endorse its publication.
"The Daily Mirror only became aware during the photographing of the letter for its book serialisation last October of certain sensitive information.
"Mr Burrell could not have made it clearer that he did not want any new
information to be published then or in the future."
Editor bullish
Speaking to Sky News outside his home in Farndon, Cheshire, Mr Burrell said:
"I'm not happy about it. I only learned about it late last night and it was
always my intention never to publish that name. I never ever wanted it to be
Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan was bullish about the publication of Prince
Charles's name, saying the coroner's request for the letter meant it was likely to be revealed anyway at the inquest.
"Paul Burrell was not aware of what we were doing. I knew he would not be very happy about it."
On the letter, he said: "Is it preposterous? Probably. I just don't know."
Prince Charles's former press secretary Colleen Harris said the allegation was "preposterous" and "absolute nonsense".
"Anyone that works for the Prince or knows him will think this is complete
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In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Great Russian Nutcracker, five hand-selected "Musical Wunderkind" in cities across the country open performances accompanying a Moscow Ballet ballerina with St Saens The Dying Swan.
The six, each in their respective cities, perform "Dying Swan" from Carnival of the Animals, prior to the curtain rising. Moscow Ballet created the cross discipline program, "Musical Wunderkind," as a salute to talented young Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition winners across the country. Unique to Moscow Ballet, the program is an unprecedented cooperation between the internationally renowned ballet company and up and coming musicians.
Los Angeles Philharmonic winner Edvard Pogossian's reaction to performing with Moscow Ballet is, "Of course I would love to do it…I am very much looking forward to…this incredible opportunity!" The experience develops young musician's interpretation skills in a way practice cannot.
From Washington D.C. to Los Angeles: see Dallas' Xavier Wilson, Cleveland's Fedor Amosov, Chicago's Ben Solomonow, Minneapolis' Rachelle Smith, Los Angeles Edvard Pogossian, and in Betheda and Fairfax' Fedor Ouspensky. Go to www.nutcracker.com/education/musical-wunderkind to read more about the new program.
"The Dying Swan," originally choreographed at the turn of the last century by legend Mikhail Fokine for Russia's prima ballerina assoluta Anna Pavlova, is also known to dance audiences as the iconic dance from Swan Lake.
Dallas - Xavier Wilson and Moscow Ballet soloist present a special collaboration at the November 16 performance of the Great Russian Nutcracker at SMU's McFarlin Auditorium... Child prodigy cellist, Xavier Wilson will open the performance playing Saint Saens' "Dying Swan," accompanied by a Moscow Ballet ballerina dancing the time-honored choreography. Moscow Ballet celebrates Xavier Wilson and his many achievements! Xavier Wilson has placed in several cello competitions including the Friedlander Concerto Competition for which he received 3rd place the first year and 2nd the following. He sat as Co-Principal with the Dallas Symphony and performed with Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artist Orchestra summer 2012. His teachers include Mildred McShane, recently retired from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra after 52 years, and Andres Diaz. Read more about Xavier.
Cleveland - Fedor Amosov and Moscow Ballet soloist present a special collaboration at the December 1 performance of the Great Russian Nutcracker at Cleveland's Music Hall... Fedor Amosov, an exceptionally talented young Russian cellist, was born in 1988 into a musical family in Moscow. He started playing the cello at the age of six and was soon accepted as a student at Moscow Conservatory's Central Music College. His first public performance took place when he was seven years old and now he performs regularly as soloist and recitalist in Russia, Europe, Japan, USA and elsewhere. Fedor was awarded First Prize in Concertino Prague 38th International Competition, with a special prize for the best performance of Sonata No.3 by Martin?. In 2010 Fedor received a Performance Diploma from Michigan State University. Fedor has studied with renown cellists including Stephen Geber, Suren Bagratuni, Lev Evgrafov, and Natalia Gutman and released his first CD in 2010 with the program of Six Sonatas of Luigi Boccherini. Read more about Fedor A.
Chicago/Rosemont - Ben Solomonow and Moscow Ballet soloist present a special collaboration at the December 2 performance of the Great Russian Nutcracker at the Akoo Theatre... Ben Solomonow is a student of Hans Jensen and is currently playing on a cello made by William Whedbee in 1998. Ben, in 2009 and 2010, was a scholarship student at the Meadowmount School of Music. Ben performed a recital for the Steinway concert series and was invited to play in the Schubertiade concert series in January of 2010. Also in 2010 he won the top prize of the senior division in the Walgreen National Concerto Competition, and played the Piatigorsky "Variations on a Paganini Theme" with the MYA Symphony Orchestra. He repeated the same work with the Knox-Galesburg Symphony Orchestra in October. Other than the time Piatigorsky played this piece himself, Ben's performance was the first played with an orchestra in the United States." He is currently a sophomore in high school in Evanston, IL. Read more about Ben.
Minneapolis - Rachelle Smith and Moscow Ballet soloist present a special collaboration at the December 7 performance of the Great Russian Nutcracker at the Orpheum... Rachelle has received several honors including winning the National Fine Arts Festival in the String Division in 2009 and being a finalist in the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies Concerto Competition (GTCYS) in 2010 and 2011, winning first place in 2011 and the honor of performing the Elgar Cello Concerto with the GTCYS. She also won First Place in the Thursday Musical Competition in the High School Division in 2012, and was a finalist in the Schubert Club Scholarship Competition in 2012. Rachelle is a freshman at the University of Minnesota and is studying Cello Performance with Tanya Remenikova. Read more about Rachel.


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Second Quarter.
Seattle's Williams has been playing with fire all afternoon and he finally got burned. Perhaps a spark for the offense?
Great call on the sneak for the first down with the quick snap. As I said earlier, you don't want to have the line set for too long, especially on a play when the crowd noise is going to be building.
FG Hall 16 Redskins 3, Seahawks 0
I hate first and goal at the 10. It's a long way to go with the defense bunched up back there. Still, a 3-0 lead is good at this point in the game as long as they keep Seattle frustrated on offense. There were Cooley and Moss sightings on the drive, so that's a good sign as well.
Wow, I think that Gibbs should have challenged the spot on that third down completion to Jackson. He dove back to the 35 and got a spot at the 36.
Hasselbeck can have all of those little sidearm tosses that he can throw. The Redskins will knock most of them down and pick off a few more.
Hasselbeck 30 pass to Jackson (Brown kick) Seahawks 7, Redskins 3
Excellent drive by Seattle to take the lead. That was a "game of inches" drive, with Rogers just missing the INT on the first play and the couple of inches (on a pretty favorable spot) that they got their initial first down by.
Even though it didn't quite turn out right, it was good for Gibbs to be aggressive on that third and long call. I was sensing a draw and a punt, but he went for it. Now, it's up to the defense again.
They're getting it done except for a couple of drives. The Redskins are in it at the half, but they're going to have to hit a play at some point if they're going to win.
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1Division of Microbiology, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, U.S.A. 2Northeast Regional Laboratory, Food and Drug Administration, 158-15 Liberty Ave., Jamaica, NY 11433, U.S.A.
Various herbal teas including German chamomile, Chrysanthemum Vascuflow herb tea, hop, jasmine and orange flowers, sweet marjoram, spearmint and thyme leaves, and papaya-mint tea as well as coffee substitutes (Bambu instant Swiss, Teeccino chocolate-mint, and Teeccino Mediterranean Espresso) were analyzed for fungal contamination and the presence of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (APC). The results of this investigation showed that fungal counts reached levels as high as 5.8 × 105 colony forming units (cfu) per gram. German chamomile harbored the highest fungal contamination. The most common fungi found in herbal teas were Aspergillus niger, Penicillium spp., Eurotium rubrum, E. chevalieri, A. flavus, Fusarium spp., Alternaria alternata, and yeasts. Among the coffee substitutes, only the chocolate-mint coffee was contaminated with low numbers (<1.0 × 103 cfu g−1) of E. rubrum, Ulocladium spp. and Phoma spp., and with yeasts (<100–6.8 × 103 cfu g−1). Aerobic mesophilic bacteria were recovered from 100% of the herbal tea, chocolate-mint and Mediterranean Espresso, and from 50% of the Bambu instant Swiss coffee samples. The highest APC counts of 1.2 × 107 cfu g−1 were observed in spearmint leaves.
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Virginia structural engineer Christopher M. Stone, P.E., F.NSPE, was installed as NSPE's 2011–12 president during the Society's annual meeting in Las Vegas.
He is president of Clark Nexsen PC, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, one of the commonwealth's largest full service, international architecture, engineering, and interior design firms with a staff of more than 500.
Stone takes over the helm from Michael Hardy, P.E., F.NSPE, of Salem, Oregon. Stone will travel the U.S. advocating for professional engineers with President-Elect Dan Witliff, P.E., F.NSPE, of Austin, Texas.
Active in NSPE since 1989, Stone is a member of the Society's Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Finance & Audit Committee, and House of Delegates. He previously served as president of the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers and was named Virginia Engineer of the Year in 1997.
Fostering the next generation of innovators is one of Stone's top priorities. He has volunteered at the state level of MATHCOUNTS and volunteered as an engineering advisor to local high schools for programs such as the National Engineering Design Challenge. During his tenure as VSPE President, he visited all the engineering colleges and universities in Virginia to speak with students about the importance of professional licensure. Other outreach activities have involved serving with the Leadership Hampton Roads organization and on the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce and volunteering with FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue.
Stone, who has over 30 years experience in the design and management of public, private, and commercial projects, is licensed in 25 states and has earned LEED® AP certification. He received his bachelor's of science degree in civil engineering from the Virginia Military Institute and a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia. [ return to top ]
When professional engineers provide outstanding service to the engineering profession and the public, NSPE believes that these contributions deserve praise. The Society recently honored several members during the NSPE 2011 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.
NSPE Award
Teresa Helmlinger Ratcliff, P.E., Ph.D., F.NSPE
NSPE's highest award was presented to Ratcliff, the executive director for the Industrial Extension Service at North Carolina State University. The Past NSPE President also serves on the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Land Surveyors.
President's Award
Craig N. Musselman, P.E., F.NSPE
Founder and president of CMA Engineers, Musselman has over 35 years of civil engineering experience. The New Hampshire resident has volunteered his services to numerous licensing committees, including NCEES and NSPE's Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee.
Distinguished Service Award
George R. Knecht, P.E., F.NSPE
A former member of the U.S. Navy Seabees and officer of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Knecht has served as president of the Florida Engineering Society and as a national director for NSPE.
Young Engineer of the Year
Leslie A. Turner, P.E., BCEE
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Mentor of the Year
Jeffrey S. Russell, P.E., Ph.D.
Russell is chair of the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is cofounder of the Construction Engineering and Management Program.
Sandra N. Knight, P.E., F.NSPE
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The owner of Vermont's only nuclear plant is suing the state over the ability to get relicensed to operate past its current license which expires next year. How will this case play out in the courts?
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The FE and PE exams provide a higher bar than many people may fully realize. This blog takes a look at recent FE and PE exam pass rates.
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Craig Musselman, P.E., F.NSPE, calls for increased advocacy for U.S. public policy on engineering matters to enhance public health, safety, and welfare.
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In fall 2010, college and university engineer programs experienced a 5.4% increase in undergraduate enrollments, slightly higher than the 3.9% average annual growth from 2005 to 2009, according to a recent report by the American Society for Engineering Education. The number of bachelor's degrees awarded in engineering also increased by 4,000 to a total of 78,347 in 2009–10 after five flat years.
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Question: My former company recently had a series of layoffs that included me and other engineers of varying ages and lengths of service. Several months after the layoffs, I noticed an advertisement that the same company would be hiring a number of engineers. The advertisement stated that the firm was interested in hiring entry-level engineers in several different departments with less than three years of post-graduate experience preferred. Am I a victim of age discrimination? (Florida)
Answer: Based upon what you have indicated, I do not see a basis to argue that the proposed requirement is illegal. While it may be true that this could have an adverse effect on older workers, that alone does not constitute age discrimination. Many companies have similar postings because they want to indicate that these entry-level positions will be paid entry-level salaries and not salaries typically paid to more experienced individuals, regardless of age. Also, the level of work may be more basic and not of interest to more experienced individuals.
At the same time, if you are interested in applying for the positions, there does not appear to be any reason not to apply. The term "preferred" does not indicate that having more than three years of post-graduate experience will keep you from consideration.
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Boulder, CO (SPX) Oct 13, 2011
A geologist's sharp eyes and upset stomach has led to the discovery, and almost too-close encounter, with an otherworldly geological process operating in a remote corner of northern Chile's Atacama Desert.
The sour stomach belonged to University of Arizona geologist Jay Quade. It forced him and his colleagues Peter Reiners and Kendra Murray to stop their truck at a lifeless expanse of boulders which they had passed before without noticing anything unusual.
"I had just crawled underneath the truck to get out of the sun," Quade said.
The others had hiked off to look around, as geologists tend to do. That's when Quade noticed something very unusual about the half-ton to 8-ton boulders near the truck: they appeared to be rubbed very smooth about their midsections. What could cause this in a place where Earth's most common agent of erosion - water - is as almost nonexistent?
About the only thing that came to mind was earthquakes, said Quade. Over the approximately two million years that these rocks have been sitting on their sandy plain perhaps they were jostled by seismic waves. They caused them gradually grind against each other and smooth their sides. It made sense, but Quade never thought he'd be able to prove it.
Then, on another trip to the Atacama, Quade was standing on one of these boulders, pondering their histories when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck. The whole landscape started moving and the sound of the grinding of rocks was loud and clear.
"It was this tremendous sound, like the chattering of thousands of little hammers," Quade said. He'd probably have made a lot more observations about the minute-long event, except he was a bit preoccupied by the boulder he was standing on, which he had to ride like a surfboard."The one I was on rolled like a top and bounced off another boulder. I was afraid I would fall off and get crushed."
He managed to stay atop his boulder, of course, and became thoroughly convinced that the earlier hypothesis about the boulders was correct.
"I was just astonished when this earthquake came along and showed us how it worked," Quade said. Quade will explain the phenomenon on Tuesday, 11 Oct. at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Minneapolis.
The whole story appears to be that the boulders tumbled down from the hills above - probably dislodged by earthquakes. They accumulated on the sand flat, with no place else to go.
Quade compares the situation to a train station where people are crowded together closely, rubbing shoulders as they waiting for a train. In this case the boulders have been stuck at the station for hundreds of millennia and the train never comes. So they just get more crowded and rub shoulders more over time.
Analyses of the boulder top surfaces suggest that they have been there one to two million years. That age, combined with the fact that seismic activity in the area generates a quake like that Quade witnessed on the average of once every four months, suggests that the average boulder has experienced 50,000 to 100,000 hours of bumping and grinding while waiting for that nonexistent train.
"It also answers a mystery that had been eating at me for years: How do the boulders get transported off the hills when there is so little rain," Quade said. "How do you erode a landscape that is rainless?" Again the answer is seismic activity.
"It raises the question in my mind of other planets like Mars." If there is seismic activity, even from meteor impacts, might it also be creating similar landscapes? "I would predict that these kinds of crowds of boulders might be found on Mars as well, if people look for them."
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Floyd McNeill was born in 1874 in Tupelo, Miss. At age 13, and just finishing the 6th grade, his father was hit by lightening and killed. He quit school and for the next 10 years he was breadwinner for his mother and three younger siblings.
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Description: This five-day creative camp fosters children's critical-thinking skills and imagination while exploring the museum's Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and spring exhibitions. Led by museum educators, each session includes guided gallery explorations followed by hands-on workshops where participants create their own works of art. Various mediums and methods, including painting, sculpture, collage, and digital media in individual and collaborative projects, are carefully designed to provide age-appropriate projects. The camp concludes with a mini exhibition for family and friends. Includes art materials, snacks, a family pass, and photos documenting the program. Registration required online at guggenheim.org/kids. Also offered: March 25-29.


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The word around Chicago whispers about those young cats in LA, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, and it supposes that OFWGKTA probably bumped some Chicago tracks on their iPods. Crowd hoppers of the last decade, from Wicker Park to Lakeview, can immediately see the similarities between OFWGKTA and the "Windy City's" own Tomorrow Kings. Unfortunately, I don't have the proper info to confirm influence by older Tomorrow Kings on Odd Future, but I do have enough to attribute Chi-pride to this collective of emcees that pioneered a new culture of Hip Hop. After the "video hoe" and "ice" age of Hip Hop, emcees started emerging out of a love for literature; even Jay Electronica drops lyrics like, "Spit that Kurt Vonnegut/That blow yo brain/Kurt Cobain, that Nirvana sh#t." Sure, cats have been experimenting with rhyme scheme and making allusions to high school classics since the days of Tupac, however the 90's did not facilitate the complete revolution that we have seen with Tomorrow Kings and OFWGKTA.
Last Night KTD Saved My Life
Somewhere in Chicago the most promising band has its members contorting their bodies a few more times before it pries open the mouths of audiences across the world. Whether the gesture be frantic fingertips of an emcee, a rattling head of a saxophone player, or a subtle hand-to-thigh clap of a singer, the soul of their music contains a contagious rapture that even the creators cannot even subdue. They call themselves Kids These Days, a befitting name since most of their members are still high school. Everything's included: Greg Landfair Jr. (Drums), Lane Beckstrom (Bass) JP Floyd (Trombone), Nico Segal (Trumpet), Rajiv Halim (Saxophones), Liam Cunningham (Guitar/Vocals), Vic Mensa (Emcee), Macie Stewart (Vocals). Whipping all their ingredients for delivery, KTD stuffs HipHopSoulJazz down the throats of a progressively irrelevant youth culture.


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The controversial rapper continues his quest on the country music realm by recording a cover of the legendary country singer's track that will be featured on the legend's tribute LP.
Controversial rapper Snoop Dogg proves that he really is keen on country music. After releasing a country vibe single titled "My Medicine", the rapper gets involved in another country project by lining up as one of the musicians that will appear on Johnny Cash's tribute album titled "Johnny Cash Remixed".
On the upcoming record Snoop will perform his own version of the country legend's track "I Walk the Line". Revealing about his reason to be involved on the upcoming LP's project, the controversial rapper stated, "Johnny Cash is the one who stood out to me. I love his style, his swag, the songs he made." Speaking about what he thinks of country music, he said, "If you take your time to listen to it, country music is very similar to rap."
Meanwhile, commenting about the new project which is set to be outed on October 14, Johnny's son John Carter Cash said that his father would enjoy the tribute album. "He set the standard at the same time.He would have loved this remix record. would have loved this remix record", John explained. "While it stays true to the original recordings, this CD touches on undiscovered ground. This is what my father was about: staying true to tradition while creating groundbreaking new music."
On the remix song, Snoop is not working alone as he has also being supported with his production team QDT. The team itself was recently formed by the rapper and it consists of Teddy Riley and DJ Quik.


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|In November 2001 the Project A.W.A.R.E. Foundation was able to cross the boarder to Italy for the year's last project. The construction site was the small village of Lovere at the Lake of Iseo. Some years ago the DC involved "Adrenalin Water Sport Center" set the goal to persuade the public that not only the Mediterranean, but also the Italian lakes in general are very attractive diving resorts. In order to make the small Lake of Iseo more competitive against the famous lakes like Lake Maggiore or Lake Como, he was very interested in the concept of Reef Balls. After being given a diversified and substantial presentation by the shop owner Massimo Catarsi, the authorities of the province of Bergamo were not only willing to grant the permission, but also to support the project financially and scientifically. Subsequently the local experts agreed on constructing one reef of 30 balls with the original Reef Ball moulds in Lovere and additionally two with a completely round shape in Tavernola and Predore. The different shape of latter reefs was chosen on purpose to see if it had consequences for the quality, quantity and kind of development. As this was the first project ever to be realised in Italy, a careful monitoring of the habitat for the minimum of three years was granted easily. In addition they consented on making observations once a month in the first year and to use the results to trigger more sensitivity for environmental issues especially among the young. For that purpose they focus on arrangements with schools and the media.
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I checked into the La Quinta in Coral Springs Fl with my wife and children on 11/01/2011 for a months stay. My wife is an interior designer and had clients in this area. On 11/20/2011 my wife wanted to go on the balcony that is part of our room. The balcony overlooks the pool and she wanted to get some fresh air. While on her way a out the balcony door her foot caught on hanging piece of weather stripping causing her to trip and smash herself into the balcony's metal fence. The result of this is a sprained elbow, knee and dislocated and broken toe. This happened on Sunday afternoon and I let the front desk no of her problem.
I was told that I should come back in the morning and speak to a **. In the morning I was told ** wasn't going to be in until Tuesday. I saw ** on Tuesday and he said he took an incident report and in 24 hours I would be contacted. On Wednesday the 11/23/2011 I didn't hear anything so I found a contact number only to learn they had been closed for the entire week for Thanksgiving. I confronted ** at the front desk. I was upset and asked how he could have sent a report when they are closed. I explained the clients we lost as well as the money for medical bills, lost income and staying in a hotel to rest from an injury they caused.
** became angry and even accused my wife of lying. I said that "you are being rude and nasty and should understand our point." ** said if I point at him again he would break my finger off. My son was with me and was quite upset. ** said to get out at once and leave the property. We went to our room and packed as fast as we could but ** along with a very large worker came to our room and said we had to leave. My wife could barely walk and we took what we could. When I reached the lobby the police met me and said that ** wanted us barred from the property. He even wanted me to pay for the day I had to leave. I refused to and left.
We had no family or real friends here and had to have a former client pick up our bags and keep them for us. We checked the hotels and couldn't find any rooms. This is the day before Thanksgiving and airlines had no seats. We had no place to go and spent the next 2 days in a parking lot in the elements. This was a nightmare that haunts us. We will never forget this holiday. My wife who had to walk suffered extreme pain and swelling. We are still waiting to hear back. I also want ** fired. Please don't ever stay at this hotel. I will fight to have him fired.
We arrived late. My client speaks and travels to almost 175 cities a year staying at a lot of properties. I travel frequently as well. The Property build itself as a wifi ready and operable with phones working as well. I am Sr. Management - with a booking and events services agency in Chattanooga, TN.
The WI-FI was down. The land line phone in the room did not work. We were later moved to another hotel room. The WI-FI still did not work. The room was under construction and not finished and the management were non-existent. The bread was molded and the coffee cold at 8 am. I called the 800 number. Opened a file of complaint about the room let the bread coffee thing slide - they never followed up. It ranks as one of the worst stays ever. I will sign an affidavit and I have another witness as to the pathetic conditions. Had it not been so late we would have gone to another hotel.
Our complaint number that was never responded to was **. It is in my name ** You may find me via Google/MSN search engines. NEVER STAY AT A LE QUAGMIRED INTA CRAPOLA. This is for any La Quinta as it was a corporate Property. I followed the companies own policies regarding their failings. I was told I would be contacted by a management person. This never did come to fruition: I called the main number again several days after the time line the company set. (That someone would respond to my horrid treatment) No one ever called.
I was treated rudely and as if my business did not mater by a low class woman who Identified herself only as **. A Ms. ** is listed as a VP for Guest relations. I did attempt to reach her and never was able to speak to a "PERSON." I left a message. She will know it is me. ** was the last final straw I attempted to work within the system and they do not give a rats ass. (I may have insulted rats by making the association. Forgive me rodents everywhere.) I wish I had had a camera and a recorder.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA -- I've read many complaints about parking and shuttle service to cruise ports from hotels and airports. Initially, I planned to park at the port for our cruise leaving 4/12/09 out of Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale). This would be $15 per day, for a 7 day cruise. Previously, we had cruised out of Port Canaveral, and there are plenty of hotels that offer not only shuttle service to the port, but also free parking for the week, then shuttle service back to the hotel.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any hotels in Fort Lauderdale that offered the same deal.
After some searching, I discovered that La Quinta Ft. Lauderdale airport offered shuttle service to the port, with multiple days of free parking during your cruise. For under $150, we got a very nice hotel stay before the cruise, breakfast the next morning, shuttle service to the cruise terminal, and 7 days of free parking at their facility. We were very lucky (IMO), as we managed to park directly in front of the hotel lobby. After our cruise, we chose to take a taxi back to the hotel, and with tip cost us around $30. There was no wait for the taxi. Our car was untouched. If I cruised from that port again, I would certainly book this wonderful hotel, again.
FT LAUDERDALE 95 & CYPRESS, FLORIDA -- I am (WAS) a regular customer of this La Quinta on W Cypress and I-95 and have stayed there with my wife and 2 small children 4 time a year for the past 5 years. I also resided in Ft Lauderdale for 22 years up till 2007 so I know the area very well. On my last visit on August 22nd - 27th 2012 there were serious issues with drug usage that appeared to be the staff using one of the rooms on the first floor for smoking marijuana. It appeared that one of the staff, ** was involved as he was high as a kite with bloodshot eyes. The manager ** was notified and I asked her to contact the police 3 times. She never made the call.
I called about 1 hour later and was informed by the police that they were aware of drug problems at this hotel but the problems were normally on the 4th floor! A claim that the manager ** said she was not aware of. I would strongly advised families, single women or retirees to avoid this hotel or anyone like myself as I was 90 days out of open heart surgery and I doubt that heart medication and second hand marijuana fumes permeating my room #132 are what the doctor ordered.
The bigger issue is that the manager ** and other staff were indifferent and annoyed that I would have an issue with the hotel being used as their drug house. When management of a hotel don't care about issues of their guests safety than the public should avoid that location. Me, I will never stay in another La Quinta hotel again or even buy stock in such a company.
WAYNE, NEW JERSEY -- My family and stayed at La Quinta Inn on April 15 - April 17, 2012. When we called to make the reservation, we told them it was for three people and asked if did they have Queen beds. They said they did. When we go to the room, we found that we had two full beds. When we asked about it, they said they don't have queen size beds for three people. Then when we asked if we can have a cot, they said it would cost extra. I had to literally argue with them that they did not advise us of the full beds and extra charge for a cot. They finally caved in.
Also, when we went out the next day we came back around 5:00 PM and our room had not be cleaned or the beds made. I called and asked why? They said they have so many rooms that is why it takes so long. Also there was mold in the faucet of the shower and days later it was never cleaned. I even tried to get in touch with the Manager named ** and surprise, surprise he never called. We would never recommended this La Quinta Inn in Wayne, NJ to anyone!!!
HUTCHINS, TEXAS -- My son and I checked in at this hotel on February 24, 2012, for one night. The room appeared to be clean and well furnished and we had no issues. The following morning, I awoke to feeling "tingling" on my scalp. Thinking it was dry scalp, I showered and washed my hair. Not long afterwards, we checked out. A while later, I again felt tingling and itching, and it felt like little bugs crawling over my scalp. To my horror, I had head lice!
Driving home the 5 hours, I was extremely itchy and continued to feel something crawling. My son had slept on the other bed and was not affected, thankfully! I left feedback about the hotel on the travel site where I had booked the room. I had one message appear, asking for my contact number, since "the one I gave was not working." I responded back the same day with my phone number, which IS working. I also have an answering machine, but have not received a call nor a message from management at this establishment.
Four weeks later, I am still fighting the infestation!!! I have had to wash bedding every night and have spent money buying OTC products to treat this without success. I am furious that I have not been able to get rid of them. My next step is a visit to the physician to get a prescription. BEWARE OF THIS LOCATION!!!
EL PASO, TEXAS -- We were not notified what was happening in the parking lot while we couldn't go out for 4-5 hours as the police, ambulance, fire department and ultimately a body was brought out. We asked the very inexperienced and less than knowledgeable staff (or so they said) of what had happened. The clean up company came on the 4th day after this occurrence. (They continued to rent out the rooms on each side of the affected room, which included inquisitive children) greedy, incompetent and obviously uncaring staff and management.
In addition, the room had microwaves, new TVs that were advertised that didn't work as well as toilets that did not flush. We complained through their supposed corporate complaint process (e-mail) after the Manager indicated she was inexperienced and asked to be contacted via phone and all we got was a statement that said it had been addressed. Do not stay at these hotels.
I only stayed for 1 night at the La Quinta, near the airport. While the major advantage of the hotel was its proximity to the airport, there were some issues I did not really like with the hotel. Firstly, you can't really get a good night's sleep since the bed is rock hard and there's a lot of light coming in from the street. Some black-out curtains would have been nice. The breakfast could have used more variety and the rooms could have been a bit more clean. The rug on the floor can really hold in dust and, me being asthmatic, I really felt that. Overall an OK experience, but I wouldn't visit again.
A few weeks ago my 13,000+ points from La Quinta's loyalty program inexplicably disappeared, just shortly after receiving my most recent statement. I emailed their customer service department and was told my points had expired, and that they would reinstate them only if I logged another stay at a La Quinta hotel. Say what? No warnings of expiring points, etc. I emailed them back requesting that my points be reinstated. They claim my points were forfeited because I hadn't stayed there recently enough.
I checked in this hotel late on 11:00 PM the usual check-in time is 3:00 PM. When I checked in I have told the front desk that I will be checking out late which they made a note. I was told specifically that they charge for a night. Now when I see my credit card bills it seems they have charged for 2 nights. Now they are giving excuses that the late check-out cannot be so late (10:00 PM) at night. My question is they could have informed me earlier that I need to pay for an additional night. In fact I could have stayed an additional night.
This is a trick to eat money as they have the credit card number to do anything. Never ever stay here. Be very cautious to stay in these type of hotels. It's better to give a penny to a beggar rather that to the money making attitude these hotels have. I have read different reviews that La Quinta is famous to snatch money from the common people this way.


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I'm currently in my second full term teaching UGA's Hist3150 course, a drive-by survey of American religious history. When crafting the course the first time around, I was high on the idea of "covering" as much as I could in a term – a common rookie mistake. Although my students reported last term that they "enjoyed the course" and "appreciated my lecture style," they were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of material we blew through. They felt that they had a broad, but not very deep, understanding of America's religious past. In short, they had signed up for a survey, had gotten a survey, and were telling me that, well, they didn't want a survey.
This is a common problem for the U.S. history survey, and re-thinkers like Lendol Calder have advocated an "uncoverage" approach as the solution. Concerning the American religious history survey – or, heck, any religious history class – his ideas might work even better. Teaching American religious history at least adds another adjective in the course's title, which cuts down on questions and concerns. But which books or documents will best relate to students a sense of the questions and concerns that we, as the "senior students" in the class, are interested in? What techniques or assignments?
An even more challenging prospect might be teaching them to think historically about religion. A friend of mine – a historian of sexuality – once expressed that his field and the field of religious history have a lot in common. We both see our subjects – sexuality and religion – as historically contingent, and we both often teach students who do not necessarily share that view. How do we sensitively teach about religion's socio-economic, racial, and gendered context and the impact of that context on religious beliefs and practices, without leading our students into either reactive resistance to that notion or a sort of resigned relativism? What sort of pedagogy best encourages critical, yet measured, thinking about religion in American history? How do we teach them to create their own perspective on that history, to craft their own "histories of the unseen"?
For most of our students, our classes are the only examination of "religion in American history" they'll ever encounter. Might as well put our heads together to make sure that encounter is as good as it should be.
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- Tim Lacy at: September 26, 2007 at 1:49 PM said...
Before reading this post I never thought about the similarity religious history to the history of sexuality. Our commitments color these subjects more blatantly than they do other subfields. - TL
- Tim Lacy at: September 26, 2007 at 1:54 PM said...
My first sentence should've said: "Before reading this post I never thought about the similarities ~between~ religious history ~and~ the history of sexuality." ... Troubles with Blogger today have made me bit impatient! - TL
- Phil at: September 27, 2007 at 10:47 PM said...
I'm not sure I have a long, sufficient answer to your questions at this point, Darren, but you ask key questions and offer helpful ideas to think about. I will continue to mull over this--and perhaps future posts or forums will provide readers with a way to chime in. Keep the keen reflections coming.
- deg at: September 28, 2007 at 5:47 AM said...
Thanks, Phil!
And by the way, just in case this is holding anyone back, don't y'all worry too much about being thorough or detailed. I just wanted to open the floor for any ideas - whether brief or more in-depth - that y'all have seen forward actual learning in the classroom. And, if that spills over into further posts, all the better.


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By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY
You see a need and want to do something about it. You want to start a charity.
Thousands of people, passionate to help the less fortunate or to do something for the planet, launch charities every year, but many stumble or fail.
SUCCESS STORY: Former foster child starts mentor program
"You need absolute, passionate commitment to whatever the issue is," says Melissa Brown at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Also vital, she says, are research and planning.
What's the first step?
"Make sure someone's not doing (your idea) next door," says Tom Pollak, program director of the Urban Institute's National Center for Charitable Statistics. If they are, he says, it may be more effective to help them by volunteering than to set up a rival charity.
An easy resource to find out whether a particular type of charity exists in an area is GuideStar.org, a non-profit group that offers free basic searches of its database.
If the charity doesn't already exist, what's next?
Make sure your idea is clear and focused. You should be able to describe the charity's purpose and mission in a single sentence, says Gary Grobman, author of The Nonprofit Handbook.
Should you incorporate?
"Definitely," Grobman says, especially if you envision a large organization.
By creating a separate legal entity, those who run a charity are not — in most cases — personally liable for its debts or lawsuit judgments, he says.
File forms with the state office that handles incorporation, usually the secretary of state's office. Your charity will need a name that is unique in the state. You'll have to write bylaws, or rules for how the charity should be run, such as the number of board members, their term, their duties and the election process.
Grobman recommends a board of directors with a mix of financial, fundraising and legal expertise.
What else is there to do?
•Prepare a business plan — a statement of your group's goals and how you intend to achieve them — if substantial start-up funds are needed. A federal government website, business.gov/start/non-profits, has information on business plans and possible funding sources.
•Pick an Internet domain name (the part of a Web address after the www.) and register it with Network Solutions (networksolutions.com) or another company that serves as a domain registrar.
•Develop a Web page.
•Obtain business insurance and open a bank account.
Should a charity seek 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS?
Yes. "The advantages outweigh the disadvantages," Brown says, noting that the status allows donors to deduct contributions. Charities are eligible if they are incorporated and do not substantially engage in lobbying or partisan political activities.
Tax-exempt status requires record keeping and annual reports. If yearly gross receipts exceed $25,000, a charity must file an annual information return form. One with smaller receipts must file an annual electronic notice.
How does fundraising start?
Probably close to home.
"The initial gifts are always the hardest," because a start-up has no track record, says Michelle Nunn, co-founder of HandsOn Network, which helps people find volunteer projects.
Nunn says a group's core members often use their own money or ask friends and relatives for donations.
Before charities can begin fundraising, most states require them to file registration forms. Many accept the Unified Registration Statement, available online (multistatefiling.org).
How many charities fail?
"The odds are less than 50-50 that a non-profit will make it," Pollak says. He says 23% of public charities registered in 1995 failed by 2005, and 24% more were shrinking or stagnant.
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Avy Stein delivered the convocation speech (excerpts below) at the College of Business MBA and Executive MBA convocation on May 17. Stein is a 1977 graduate of the College with a degree in accountancy. He received his JD from Harvard in 1980. He is currently managing partner with Willis Stein & Partners, LP, in Chicago.
Good morning.
I am honored to be talking to some of the brightest new business people in America today. Congratulations.
Things have changed since you decided to enter business school around Spring 2001. The Dow was 20% higher, the NASDAQ was 30% higher, WorldCom and Enron were two of the Fortune 50 and, for graduating MBAs the all important unemployment rate was barely over 4% instead of the nearly 6% current rate.
Even cocktail party conversation has changed. Nobody answers, "I am the CEO, CFO, Auditor." Now I might rather, even given the jokes, answer, "I used to be and am still trained to be a lawyer."
As if we all needed to be reminded things are tough, on May 6th -- just 10 days ago -- the Wall Street Journal got into the act with an article entitled "New MBA'S Find Closed Doors." The Journal points out that 5 years ago, 86% of MBAs graduating had jobs vs. 60% this year. And the article goes on to argue that students everywhere are doubting the value of the MBA.
You should not. The value of your education and your MBA is enormous.
So how bad is it really?
Short term we have some issues but you are well situated for the long term.
With respect to the current situation, substantial overhang and excess capacity from the excess of the last decade still exist. The effects of recent geopolitical events and SARS remain unknown variables. We are still at the point in the cycle where we need to stimulate capital spending.
But I definitely see things stabilizing. Our businesses that are leading indicators of economic health -- those in ad-based media and marketing services -- are stable and showing some initial signs of life. Our company that manufactures components that go into computers, routers servers and appliances is beginning to recover -- comparisons to prior periods finally are favorable.
Significant growth opportunities have developed from similar points in previous cycles.
Since the 1974/1975 recession, which I suspect is around when many of you were born, our economy has grown from $1.5 trillion to $11 trillion. During that same time our economy has created 58 million new jobs, 60% filled by women.
Since the 74/75 recession entire industries have been created in areas of:
MICROSOFT AND ORACLE both were launched out of the early 80s recession and in that same timeframe.
You are in a great position. You are graduating from a top business school with a focus in the accounting and technology areas and a reputation for turning out great managers especially in technology driven businesses.
Excellent, honest management talent is the scarce resource.
All you need to do is get in the game on one of the healthy, growing teams in a good league.
The likelihood you will end your career at the same company in which you begin is less than 1%. Why not learn how to make something. Learn how to sell something. Learn how to manage something. As my father used to say, "learn on someone else's nickel". It surprises me when I think about how much demand there is for solid managers and how little I hear about young MBA's starting their careers as salespeople, manufacturing people or middle managers.
In hiring people for my own firm as well as for our portfolio companies I am always impressed by in-depth domain knowledge and management experience. ...
How do you choose the right league or industry?
Prior to leaving IBM, former CEO Louis Gerstner observed:
You need to do the dreaming to find the growth opportunities.
After all, it is always easier to succeed with the wind at your back. To have that advantage, I believe that you have to look to business, demographic and societal trends as growth predictors.
[L]ooking at trends can help us to make better career and investment decisions. For example, the business trend toward businesses focusing solely on their core competencies and outsourcing other functions is continuing if not accelerating. Technology gains and globalization will continue to drive this trend. Growth will come in businesses providing payroll and attendant services, running information technology for other businesses, providing outsourced accounting and bookkeeping, human resource functions, procurement of goods and services, marketing, customer services, and outsourced manufacturing. Why? Because it simply makes sense that through focus we can achieve more efficiency and technology can support these efforts.
Success is a wonderful thing. It should give us the confidence to expand our horizons-but it will never teach us as much as failure. We all will be far better at what we do having gone through the past 2-3 years.
If you read my bio, you know that I did many things from lawyer to CEO to entrepreneur before entering into the private equity business. I can assure you that I learned far more from the failures of the security alarm business I founded and ran than from all of my successes combined.
You will not be alone if you try and fail. Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Larry Ellison (Oracle) all had great failures. Harry Truman even became the President of the United States after his haberdashery business went bankrupt before the Great Depression.
Honest failure will serve you far better than dishonest success.
In 1981 Sam Nunn made the following observation:
Warren Buffet was once asked, "Isn't it the worst combination to have as a CEO of one of your companies someone who is dishonest and incompetent with no initiative?" He replied, "NO." That person won't hurt you too much. Watch out for the one who is extremely competent, dishonest and loaded with initiative. Unfortunately, that describes some of these people.
That many of our CEOs claim ignorance of any of the wrongdoings is laughable. I am sure that many of you watched a lot of the recent war coverage. It is like watching the Iraqi information minister, Bagdad Bob. Total denial. You know - the statues of Saddam Hussein are being torn down behind him, the U.S. marines clearly are wandering at will through Bagdad and he proclaims:
What is in many ways more troubling to me is the actions of the young finance staffers who became caught up in what might have began in their minds as overly aggressive financial engineering they could later make right. In no way am I condoning their actions. They too should be punished severely. Their breaches of trust have harmed not only themselves but the suppliers, co-workers, investors, and pensioners of their companies. This conduct cannot continue.
But typically this happens because a culture of cheating starts at the top and pervades the organization. Initial indiscretions occur perhaps spawned by the pressures of making quarterly earnings estimates, the impact of missing those estimates on employee bonuses and the value of executive and employee stock options. Then, the problem gets out of hand. The whole reason the manipulation occurred was poor performance. Should we be surprised when it continues or gets worse?
The obvious answer here is don't - under any circumstances start down that road. There is no such thing as a temporary breach of integrity -You cannot fix it later. You need to be ethics leaders. Choose to work for and with people whose integrity is unquestionable and who set a standard and create a culture of honesty and fairness. Management with integrity is the key. It will help you to enjoy your journey.
I have what I would describe as an interest in golf. My wife would probably call it an obsession. I play a lot of "business golf." I watch golf - not every night. I read about golf - not every day, and in particular I read about the lives of golfers.
Davis Love, who is a successful tour pro, grew up under the watchful eye of his father, a successful player and teacher. Unfortunately, the elder Love was killed in a plane crash. Just before his death, in the book of ongoing tips from himself to Davis he wrote the words, "Enjoy the Journey"
I am sure this sounds both obvious and trite, but it doesn't happen by itself. I cannot tell you how many people I know in many careers who wish they were somewhere else, or who wish they had more balance in their lives. You have to be willing to engage in critical self-assessment and take some career risks early on. Don't be afraid to give back in the form of CIVIC commitments. It's the right thing to do. It also creates good balance and is good business. Whatever you do you have to believe in yourself and find your passion. Believe me it is worth it. It leads to success.


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|[M204] ASEE Main Plenary
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Breakfast sponsored by: IET/Inspec (Booth #614) & IOPP (Kevin Batt)
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10:30 am-
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|[T304] ASEE Main Plenary II, Best Paper Recognition
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12:30-2:00 pm
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Shaking Up Engineering Graduate Student Orientations at UCLA, Tony Aponte, UCLA Library;
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Kevin Drees,Oklahoma State University;
Video in the Engineering Literature
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LEGOS and Librarians - Explore the Future of Learning, Jody Hoesly, Wendt Commons, University of Wisconsin – Madison;
Flipped Classroom Data Management Series and Open Curriculum, Jon Jeffryes, University of Minnesota;
ResearcherID faculty workshop: generating citation metrics from Web of Science, Paula C Johnson, New Mexico State University;
First-Year Engineering Librarian: Making connections with faculty, Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University;
Needs assessment: Identify what your students need to learn before the library workshop
Tara Mawhinney and Jennifer Zhao,McGill University;
Anatomy of an "Instruction Plan": Information Literacy, ABET Lifelong Learning, and the Engineering Curriculum
Debbie Morrow, Grand Valley State University;
Digitizing Senior Design Project reports, Florence Mugambi, Indiana University-Purdue University, FortWayne;
NASA Library and Researchers at Goddard: A Visitor's Perspective,
Jill Powell, Cornell University;
STEM Faculty Perceptions of Open Access Author Fees, Anne Rauh, Syracuse University;
Data Management Plan Workshops,
Sara Samuel, University of Michigan;
Revs Digital Library,
Robert Schwarzwalder, Stanford University;
Science and Engineering Info Fair – New outreach program at Kelvin Smith Library,
Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University;
Laptop Checkout: Efficient Management, Alice Trussell, Kansas State University;
How I Was Replaced by a Potted Plant (and learned to love it),
James Van Fleet, Bucknell University;
Flipping the Classroom: Using Blackboard and Faculty collaboration to create Research Rescue–an imbedded instructional approach to teaching in Humanities courses in a technological/STEM university, Patricia Watkins, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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Speed Training: Library Instruction in 30 Minutes or Less, Kari Kozak (University of Iowa), Darlene Kaskie (The University of Iowa Lichtenberger Engineering Library);
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Location: ICC room 122
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First Year and Junior Engineering Students' Self-Assessment of Information Literacy Skills, Dr.Kerrie Anna Douglas (Purdue University, W.Lafayette), Ruth E.H.Wertz (Purdue University, W.Lafayette), Michael Fosmire (Purdue University, W.Lafayette), Dr. Senay Purzer (Purdue University, W.Lafayette),Prof. Amy S. Van Epps (Purdue University, W.Lafayette);
Identifying Challenges Faced by Chinese Undergraduate Engineering Students in Acquiring Information LIteracy Skills-A Report on Survey Findings, Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao (McGill University), Tara Mawhinney (McGill University);
The 360 Degrees of Information Literacy Fluency Delivery to Freshman Engineering Students, Marian G. Armour-Gemmen (West Virginia University), Dr. Robin A.M. Hensel (West Virginia University), Mary L. Strife (West Virginia University)
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Panelists: "Data Driven Collection Development at Mathematical Sciences Library of Purdue University", Natasha E. Johnson; "Benchmarking Mechanical
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Bluff and double bluff. I went to a meeting of our Leverhulme project (yes at 6.00 pm on a Sunday) -- and there was a good bit of ribaldry. Oh yes, they said (when I confessed that I didn't remember a thing I'd said), we loved it when you said what a silly c*** the Vice Chancellor said... brave to do it on the radio (isn't there a Dorothy Parker poem on these lines?) .
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Montreal vs Buffalo Wrap - Montreal Wins 4-3
It came down to a shootout and Carey Price foiled the opposition in a 4-3 victory for Montreal over Buffalo Friday.
Montreal won as a -108 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5 were rewarded at the payout window.
David Desharnais potted the shootout winner for Montreal. Montreal got goals from Tomas Kaberle, Scott Gomez, and Chris Campoli in the victory. Kaberle opened the scoring at 11:26 of the first period.
Carey Price stopped 27 of 30 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Robyn Regehr, Tyler Myers, and Tyler Ennis scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Carey Price.
Ryan Miller stopped 16 of 19 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
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Going above and beyond for her new project, Rihanna braved some chilly conditions on the set of the "Diamonds" music video in Lancaster, California early this morning (October 24).
The "Umbrella" babe donned a sexy black teddy nightgown as she shot scenes in the desert, seemingly oblivious of the 36-degree temperature.
Ri-Ri also took to her Twitter account to post a picture of herself with smoke billowing out of her mouth and an attitude-filled expression on her face.
Meanwhile, Rihanna has hinted at a reconciliation with Chris Brown with a tweet that reads, "Forgiveness wins," along with a Bible verse- "For if you forgive men when they sin against you [their reckless and wilful sins, leaving them, letting them go and giving up resentment], your heavenly Father will also forgive you."
"If someone hurts you, pray quickly 'God, I forgive them in Jesus' name'... Do whatever God leads you to do for them, and let God's love work through you to heal the rift between you."


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The White House is staging a full-court press this week in search of Republican senators who can help confirm President Obama's embattled nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created by his financial regulation overhaul.
Obama himself will join in the lobbying of up to 11 GOP senators from seven states: Alaska, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Nevada, Tennessee and Utah.
The Senate is poised to vote Thursday on the nomination of Richard Cordray, a former Ohio attorney general who Obama picked after he couldn't get Massachusetts' Elizabeth Warren confirmed.
The White House released a report Sunday showing how the lack of a director for the bureau creates an unlevel playing field in which banks are supervised but other financial institutions, such as debt collectors and mortgage lenders, are not.
"It cannot supervise and execute its full authorities over these non-bank financial institutions," said Brian Deese, deputy director of the White House National Economic Council. "Our economy and our financial system can't afford a situation in which consumers are left in the dark about the risks they take."
Republicans contend the White House has stonewalled its request, first made in May and signed by 45 GOP senators, for structural changes to make the new bureau more accountable and transparent. Those include having a board rather than a director run the bureau and giving Congress direct control of its funding.
With Democrats still short of the 60 votes needed to overcome Republicans' opposition, the White House plans a major public relations effort all week, culminating in Obama giving interviews to television news anchors from those states on Thursday before the vote.
"That will put some pressure on these senators to make a clear decision," said Josh Earnest, the principal deputy press secretary at the White House. "It will be difficult for members of the Senate to articulate exactly why they are opposed to Mr. Cordray's nomination."
Among those on the target list: Alaska's Lisa Murkowski, Indiana's Dan Coats and Richard Lugar, Iowa's Charles Grassley, Maine's Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, Nevada's Dean Heller, Tennessee's Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, and Utah's Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee.
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Kate Neumann describes this cool, delicate dessert as "just fruit and cream, barely sweetened. It has the qualities of custard without the egginess. Greek yogurt makes it wonderfully tangy." She tops the panna cotta with dried apricots that she's plumped in wine and honey, often adding a scattering of crunchy, salty toasted almonds or pistachios.