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Federal Workers Lead Telecommuting Upsurge
May 7, 2013 5:00 AM PT
U.S. government employees led a big jump in the use of technology to work from home or other locations, instead of their normal offices, during an annual telecommuting exercise in March.
For employers and vendors, the message seems clear that the market for telework and mobile workplace equipment and software has only one way to go -- up.
Participants in this year's Telework Week exercise hit 136,093, a 90 percent increase from last year. From March 4-8, each participant averaged spending at least two days during the week working away from their normal office site. More than 80 percent of participants in the event were U.S. government workers.
The event was sponsored by the Mobile Work Exchange, Cisco, and Citrix.
"The surge of Telework Week 2013 participants proves the need for technology services that can enable today's mobile workforce," said Tom Simmons, area vice president of public sector at Citrix. Local factors such as normal traffic congestion in the Washington D.C. area, compounded by a snowstorm, may have bumped up employee interest.
However, the near-doubling of participation also indicated a long-term upward trend in the popularity of telework, and the increasing acceptance of mobile work by employers.
Variety of Mobile Tools
For vendors, the mix of devices used in this year's event may provide clues as to the future market for telework and mobile technology.
The Mobile Work Exchange, in a survey of 2013 participants, found that 91 percent mentioned they used laptops vs. 89 percent in 2012. Other technologies cited by participants were virtual private networks at 60 percent vs. 52 percent for 2012; smartphones at 27 percent (20 percent last year); virtual desktops at 10 percent (12 percent in 2012); collaboration tools at 12 percent (10 percent); video conferencing at seven percent (five percent); desktops at four percent (five percent) and tablets at four percent (three percent).
"There is definitely a huge potential for mobile devices for telework. The trends for increased mobility, and the proliferation of innovative devices such as smartphones and smart tablets -- along with secure mobile collaboration tools that support rich communications with data, voice, and video -- is shifting work from a 'place where you go' to a 'what you do anytime and anywhere' situation," Kacey Carpenter, senior manager, global government and public sector marketing at Cisco told the E-Commerce Times.
Cisco estimates that mobile utilization will grow substantially between 2012 and 2017, with smartphone mobile traffic growing 10 times during the period at a compound annual growth rate of 59 percent. The CAGR is expected to be 109 percent for tablets and 25 percent for laptops during the same period.
"The explosive increase of devices is driving the growth of mobility at a faster rate than the Internet itself grew at its start," Carpenter said. "Mobility will change the way every government conducts business. Mobility is also critical to how successful governments are today in empowering workers and serving citizens."
Virtual Office Emerges
The high rate of VPN utilization during the recent telecommuting exercise was also significant.
"The role for VPN and security is critically important for mobile government and telework," Carpenter said. Cisco has recognized the trend by developing its virtual office offering over an encrypted VPN. In addition, the company's "unified workspace" service is designed to create a secure, flexible, and mobile work environment.
"These transformative mobile solutions can help government organizations reduce operational costs, provide shared services, and promote collaboration by connecting agencies, employees, and citizens from any device, on any network without compromising security," he said. A VPN helps to create a transparent experience that "makes you feel like you're in the office instead of a remote location."
Cindy Auten, general manager of the Mobile Work Exchange, also noted the role of VPNs in the March event.
"The typical Telework Week participant used a laptop and connected through a VPN. Some participants noted using smartphones and tablets as well," she told the E-Commerce Times.
The increased use of laptops indicated that most participants worked from their home offices. "Laptops are ideal in these types of telework situations when employees work on a part-time arrangement where some days they work from home, and some from the office," she said. "By offering a laptop, you essentially operate under a one-computer model."
The role of handheld devices may be determined more by the function of the employee, such as a single-site clerical worker vs. a health inspector who is required to visit many facilities as part of the job.
"Organizations have to measure their mobile IT strategy based on the user," Auten said. "In some cases, smartphones and tablets are more ideal in the work situation. In this situation, the employee would be considered more of a 'mobile employee' rather than a teleworker."
Another positive development, she noted, was that 66 percent of participating organizations reported that management is "more open to and encouraging of telework" than a year ago. In addition, all organizations noted equal or greater productivity during Telework Week, and no organizations found employees were less productive.
"We are optimistic about the future use of collaboration tools in a more mobile environment," Auten said. "We believe this is a key technology that can help ensure that employees and managers can stay connected, regardless of where they are located."
The Federal Buzz
Electronic Government: The Obama administration has proposed a boost in funding for the White House E-Government Office in its 2014 budget.
The program, directed through the White House with operational support from the General Services Administration, will be funded at US$20 million, nearly $7 million more than the 2013 actual level.
"Much of the increase will be managed through GSA for areas like cloud computing and our mobile and digital technology initiatives, as well as cyber security," Lisa Schlosser, deputy administrator of the federal Office of E-Government and Information Technology, told the E-Commerce Times.
Part of the additional funding will be used to bolster implementation of the FedRAMP program to accelerate the safe and secure adoption of cloud technology. More funding will be allocated to open government and transparency functions as well as to the performance.gov program to cut waste, streamline delivery and measure IT performance.
Cyber Standards: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the fourth revision of the government's foundational computer security guide, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations (SP-800-53).
Designed for federal agencies and private sector contractors involved in government IT operations, the guidance addresses state-of-the-practice security controls and control enhancements. Topics include mobile and cloud computing, insider threats, applications security, supply chain risks and advanced persistent threats.
"This update was motivated by the expanding threats we all face," said NIST project leader Ron Ross, "including the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks and the fact that we are being challenged more frequently and more persistently."


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U.K. court: Mulcaire must give names
LONDON (AP) - A private investigator convicted of hacking phones for a Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid must reveal who at the newspaper ordered him to do it, Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Glenn Mulcaire was jailed briefly in 2007 for eavesdropping on the voicemail messages of royal aides on behalf of the now-defunct News of the World.
Hacking victims suing Rupert Murdoch's News International want Mulcaire to provide evidence for their cases. The case before the court relates to a lawsuit by Nicola Phillips, an assistant to PR guru Max Clifford, who claims her phone was hacked.
Mulcaire attempted to refuse to name names under laws that prevent self-incrimination, but five judges from the country's highest court unanimously rejected that argument.
The judges ruled that the defense against self-incrimination does not apply to "proceedings for infringement of rights pertaining to any intellectual property," and that Phillips' business voicemails fell into that category.
In a statement issued through his lawyer, Mulcaire said he would comply with the order, and would "consider with my lawyers what the wider implications of this judgment are, if and when I am asked to answer questions in other cases."
The judges did not set a deadline for Mulcaire to comply, but Phillips' lawyer Mark Lewis, said he expected him to reveal the name within the next three weeks.
Mulcaire and former royal reporter Clive Goodman are so far the only people convicted of illegal eavesdropping in a scandal that continues to shake Britain's media, police and political establishments.
The revelation that staff at the News of the World had routinely eavesdropped on the phones of people in the public eye in search of scoops led Murdoch to close down the 168-year-old newspaper, scuppered his bid for broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting and spawned a judge-led inquiry into media ethics and three major police investigations into media misbehavior.
More than 40 people have been arrested and several have been charged, including Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Murdoch's British newspaper division.
Police arrested three more people in early-morning raids Wednesday in connection with alleged bribery of police and other officials by journalists.
The Metropolitan Police did not name the suspects but said they were a 50-year-old woman, a 37-year-old man and a 46-year-old man who is a prison officer.

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Lt.Mike wrote:This should also be a positive ground being six volt right?
It was hooked up as negative ground and cranked the motor right over.
I'm worried that if I have it negative and it should be positive ground will the generator be damaged?
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Missouri's Frank Haith Joins Effort to Dismiss NCAA Case
COLUMBIA (AP) - Missouri men's basketball coach Frank Haith is joining the Miami-driven effort to throw out a pending infractions case that largely relies on testimony by a convicted felon and has been ridiculed for the mistakes of NCAA investigators.
Attorney Wally Bley said Monday that Haith filed his own legal motion asking the NCAA to dismiss its case against the Tigers coach, joining the University of Miami and three former assistant coaches who have made similar requests.
The NCAA says that Haith, who coached in Coral Gables from 2004 to 2011, gave his assistant coach Jake Morton money to buy booster Nevin Shapiro's silence over alleged recruiting violations, rather than report Shapiro's shakedown attempt to university leaders. Haith is accused of failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance.
Miami, former Hurricanes football assistant Aubrey Hill and former Haith assistants Jorge Fernandez and Jake Morton all cite the NCAA's admitted investigative missteps when its employees improperly sought to pay Shapiro's lawyer for help. Shapiro's attorney subsequently used her subpoena power - a legal tool the NCAA lacks - to depose witnesses at its request.
Miami faces a charge of lack of institutional control, while Hill and Fernandez are charged with ethical conduct violations. Morton, now at Western Kentucky, also reportedly accepted at least $6,000 in "supplemental income from Shapiro.
Bley declined to provide a copy of Haith's motion, and said the coach would not make public his formal response to a notice of allegations received from the NCAA in late February. Haith has 90 days to respond to the Committee on Infractions, which expects to hold a hearing on the Miami allegations in June.
A Missouri team spokesman referred questions about the response to Bley.
Shapiro has said he provided dozens of Miami athletes, coaches and recruits with improper benefits from 2002 through 2010. The NCAA pegs the total value of Shapiro's impermissible benefits at $170,000. The gifts reportedly ranged from free meals and tennis shoes to used appliances and jewelry.
Shapiro is serving a 20-year prison term for masterminding a $930 million Ponzi scheme.


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AddTo neatly improves integration between your BlackBerry's built-in apps by allowing you to take info from email and text messages and add it to other apps in order to quickly create appointments, tasks and memos. Its simple pop-up menu system is easy to use, and speeds things up by eliminating the need to constantly switch between apps in order to copy and paste your information.
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One of our favourite apps on any platform, Dropbox gives you 2GB of online storage that you can use free of charge, with extra storage available for a monthly subscription. The app creates a special "dropbox" folder where you can place the files that you want to store online, and the contents of that folder are automatically synced across to the dropbox folder on all your other devices too.
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Another time-saving tool for improving the integration between apps, Copy2Contact allows you to copy contact information from emails and text messages, and instantly create new contacts in your BlackBerry's address book without the usual tedious copy-and-paste process. It's quick and easy to use - but it's a shame that the purchase price is for a one-year license only.
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There are a number of options for transferring files between your BlackBerry and either a Mac or PC, but Wifi File Transfer is one of the quickest and easiest. It allows you to use a web browser on your computer to view the files stored on your BlackBerry, giving you simple drag-and-drop file transfer over your wireless network.
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This beach hotel, with a quiet and familiar atmosphere, has recently been refurbished and comprises a total of 220 double rooms and a suite on 6 floors. In the lobby there is 24-hour reception, currency exchange service, safe box and 4 lifts. The establishment has a bar-café called Barlovento with service to the pool, as well as an air-conditioned buffet-style restaurant, 2 conference and events rooms, games room with Internet access and ADSL wifi access in the public areas. The hotel offers a car park and garage for guests (local charge and subject to availability. Laundry service is provided (local charge). A mini club is offered in summer for children.
The rooms, all with a terrace, have a complete bathroom with hairdryer, as well as a safe box (local charge), telephone, satellite TV, mini fridge (local charge), air conditioning and central heating. On each floor family rooms are available which consist of 2 connecting rooms with one entry door to both (on request and availability).
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text: Michael S. Roth '78 became the 16th president of Wesleyan University on July 1, 2007. Formerly president of California College of the Arts (CCA), Roth is known as a historian, curator, author and public advocate for liberal education. A professor in history and the humanities since 1983, Roth was the founding director of the Scripps College Humanities Institute in Claremont, Calif., a center for intellectual exchange across disciplines. He developed a reputation as a leader in the arts community through his accomplishments as associate director of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles and his success as president of the California College of the Arts in enhancing that institution's academic quality, national reputation and financial strength. Roth describes his scholarly interests as centered on "how people make sense of the past." He has authored six books: Psycho-Analysis as History: Negation and Freedom in Freud (Cornell University Press, 1987, 1995); Knowing and History: Appropriations of Hegel in Twentieth Century France (Cornell, 1988); The Ironist's Cage: Trauma, Memory and the Construction of History (Columbia University Press, 1995); Irresistible Decay: Ruins Reclaimed, with Clare Lyons and Charles Merewether (Getty Research Institute, 1997); Memory, Trauma and History: Essays on Living with the Past (Columbia University Press, 2012); and Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters (Yale University Press, 2014). Irresistible Decay stemmed from the exhibition of the same name that he co-curated for the opening of the Getty Museum. He also curated the major exhibition Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture, which opened at the Library of Congress in 1998, and garnered praise for its balanced and wide-ranging view of Freud's intellectual and cultural heritage. The exhibition traveled internationally in subsequent years. Roth has edited and co-edited numerous journal issues and books, including Looking for Los Angeles: Architecture, Film, Photography and Urban Landscape and Disturbing Remains: Memory, History, and Crisis in the Twentieth Century (both Getty Research Institute, 2001), and he regularly publishes essays, book reviews, and commentaries in national newspapers, scholarly journals, and The Huffington Post. He continues to teach undergraduate courses, and through Coursera has offered MOOCs, the most recent being "How to Change the World." Roth's Beyond the University has been a powerful tool for students, their families, faculty and policymakers who are wrestling with the future of higher education in America. The book has been assigned to pre-frosh and to boards of trustees, and Roth has continued to amplify its message in public speaking engagements across the country and in major media outlets. In January 2016 the book won the Association of American Colleges & Universities' Frederic W. Ness award for a book that best illuminates the goals and practices of a contemporary liberal education. Roth's call for a "pragmatic liberal education" is the cornerstone of both his scholarship and his administrative work at Wesleyan. A native of Brooklyn and in the first generation of his family to attend college, Roth entered Wesleyan in the fall of 1975. He designed a university major in "history of psychological theory" and wrote a thesis titled Freud and Revolution, which began the exploration that would become his first book and the basis of the Library of Congress exhibition. He completed his undergraduate studies in three years, graduating with University Honors, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and went on to earn his doctorate in history at Princeton University in 1984. Roth began his teaching career in 1983 at Scripps College, becoming Hartley Burr Alexander Professor of the Humanities there in 1989. He was also the director of European Studies at the Claremont Graduate University, where he helped to found the Ph.D. program in Cultural Studies. In 1994 Roth was invited to participate as a visiting scholar in the Getty Research Institute's year on memory. Two years later, he was asked to lead the scholars and seminars program at the Getty. Roth focused research there around such topics as the history, architecture and arts of Los Angeles, the representation of traumatic events, the problem of giving "the passions" artistic expression, and the role of the humanities in public culture. He also built partnerships with cultural organizations in the East and South Central sections of the city, as well as with international centers of research. In 2000, Roth became president of the California College of the Arts and led an effort to revise the school's curriculum to emphasize interdisciplinary work and liberal learning. The school added new academic programs, including undergraduate degrees in community arts, creative writing, visual studies and animation, as well as master's programs in curatorial practice, visual criticism, design, writing and architecture. His legacy there includes the development of the Center for Art and Public Life, which fosters community partnerships in the San Francisco Bay area and models ways art can benefit underserved urban neighborhoods and their schools, and the strengthening of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, which has developed an international reputation for its exhibitions and public programs. In 2006, the San Francisco Chronicle noted that CCA had evolved into "one of the most progressive arts education institutions in the country." Since becoming president of Wesleyan, Roth has undertaken a number of initiatives that have energized the curriculum and helped to make a Wesleyan education more affordable. These include much lower tuition increases than those of peer institutions and a three-year degree program that can save families as much as $50,000. He has eliminated loans for the neediest students, replacing them with grants, and ensured that other students receiving financial aid are able to graduate without a heavy burden of debt. Under Roth, the University has opened the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, and a new home for the College of Letters, Art History and the Career Center. He has overseen the launch of four new interdisciplinary colleges emphasizing advanced research and cohort building: the College of the Environment, the College of Film and the Moving Image, the College of East Asian Studies and the College of Integrative Sciences. Another new initiative, The Shapiro Creative Writing Center, brings together students and faculty seriously engaged in writing, while the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship builds capacity for developing organizations that address major social issues. Roth oversaw the most ambitious fundraising campaign in Wesleyan's history. The campaign, which concluded in June 2016, raised more than $482 million, far surpassing its original goal of $400 million, with the majority going to financial aid. Another step in 2016 solidifying Wesleyan's financial future was the successful issuance of $250M of 100-year, fixed rate taxable bonds, refinancing the majority of the University's existing debt. Since then, Roth has outlined a number of new investments Wesleyan can make to ensure that it remains at the forefront of pragmatic and liberal education. These include hiring more faculty so as to create more opportunities for mentorship; sustainability initiatives; an institution-wide effort to build greater equity and inclusion; creating more internships that allow students to connect their campus learning to their aspirations to the wider world; continuing to increase financial aid; and launching facilities projects that leverage technological changes in teaching and learning.


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"Canadian writer Ricci's fifth novel, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, is a masterly coming-of-age story… Highly recommended, especially for fans of fellow Canadian writer Alice Munro, with whom Ricci shares a knack for irony and a talent for characterization."—Library Journal
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November is Assistive Technology Awareness Month in Pennsylvania
November 2011
Read the full text of the proclamation.
The Official Proclamation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Governor's Office
Assistive Technology Awareness Month
November 2011
WHEREAS, Pennsylvanians of all ages with disabilities may need assistive technology devices and services to live independently and productively, as well as to participate fully in the affairs of their communities; and,
WHEREAS, assistive technology devices and services allow people to work, attend school, play, and live in the community of their choice; and,
WHEREAS, an assistive technology device is any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities or older citizens; and,
WHEREAS, assistive technology services are defined as any service that directly assists an individual in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device; and,
WHEREAS, assistive technology devices and services are not luxury items, but necessities for people with disabilities and older citizens. These tools empower people to control their lives and their futures; and,
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is a leader in the development and implementation of assistive technology programs for its citizens with disabilities and older residents.
THEREFORE, in special recognition of the importance of assistive technology, I, Tom Corbett, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby proclaim November 2011 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH in Pennsylvania. I encourage all citizens to become aware of the many ways in which assistive technologies contribute to the health, happiness, and independence of our family, friends, and neighbors.
GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the Governor, at the City of Harrisburg, on this twenty-sixth day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and eleven, and of the Commonwealth the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
Tom Corbett


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DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars forward Rich Peverley is undergoing tests to determine what triggered his collapse during a game.
General manager Jim Nill said Tuesday that Peverley is in stable condition and has been communicating with teammates and friends since he was hospitalized Monday night. The Stars' game against Columbus was postponed in the first period after Peverley went down on the bench, stunning the crowd and players.
The 31-year-old Peverley was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat in training camp and underwent a procedure that sidelined him through the first regular season game. He played in 60 straight games before sitting out at Columbus last week because of effects of the condition.
Peverley played in two more games before Monday night.
"The focus of all the testing and monitoring is being dedicated to finding the cause of the event and a long-term solution to rectify the problem," Nill said in the statement.
After the game stopped, the Stars players stood in silence, clearly in distress, wary of what happened to one of their own. Some players from both teams dropped to one knee on the ice.
"I was scared," coach Lindy Ruff said.
Forward Erik Cole tried to rush into the tunnel just after Peverley was carried through, only to be turned away. He gnawed at the thumb of a glove while he waited for word on what would come next. Sergei Gonchar stared blankly near fellow defenseman Trevor Daley, who was hunched over on the bench, wiping his face with a towel.
Dr. Gil Salazar of UT Southwestern Hospitals said doctors succeeded in shocking Peverley's heart back into rhythm at American Airlines Center.
"As soon as we treated him, he regained consciousness," Salazar said. "He was able to tell me where he was."
Play was halted at 6:23, and the postponement was announced about 30 minutes later.
"The first thing (Peverley) asked me was how much time was left in the first period," Ruff said.
Many in the hushed crowd lingered long after the postponement. The announcement cited the "emotional state of the players on both teams caused by the medical emergency." The NHL didn't say when the game would be rescheduled.
Peverley's wife, Nathalie, accompanied him to the hospital, and the Stars told the Blue Jackets they weren't up for finishing the game.
"They're shaken and they want to reschedule. We understand that," John Davidson, the Blue Jackets' president of hockey operations, told Fox Sports Ohio. "They were shaken to the core."
Peverley missed the preseason and the season opener after the procedure during training camp. He made his Stars debut Oct. 5 against Washington.
"We monitor him closely for a different type of arrhythmia he has," Salazar said. "He does have a pre-existing condition, and the condition — a normal quivering of the heart that does not allow him to send blood to places where he needs to, in his brain and heart."
Peverley sat out last week's game at Columbus and couldn't fly because he felt strange, though he played in the Stars' next two games.
"There wasn't any concern," Ruff said. "Our doctors have done a fabulous job monitoring the situation."
In 62 games this season before Monday, Peverley had seven goals and 23 assists. He was acquired last July from Boston with forward Tyler Seguin and defenseman Ryan Button for forwards Loui Eriksson, Reilly Smith and Matt Fraser, and defenseman Joe Morrow.
The Stars went to the airport after the postponement and were in St. Louis for Tuesday night's game against the Blues.
"He's going to be OK," Ruff said. "The care he's getting and the care going forward is the most important thing."
Peverley's heart undergoing tests after collapse
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars forward Rich Peverley is undergoing tests to determine what triggered his collapse during a game.


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Abstract: The focus of this paper is on the strategies applied by Singapore-Chinese businesses upon failing in their China business ventures. It has been argued that both the increase of Singapore ventures into China and the failures are due to either cultural issues (misinterpretation of 'shared ethnicity') or economic factors (differences in economic practices). Singapore businessmen apply inclusive strategies combining Western management styles with Chinese ways of doing business in order to reduce the risk involved with investments across national borders into China. Though largely successful, this strategy entails its own risks. Based on 10 case studies, this paper discusses the ways in which Singapore Chinese entrepreneurs respond upon failing in China and the strategies they develop to re-find their comfort zone for transnational business ventures. Keywords: Chineseness, Ethinicity, Entrepreneurship, Singapore, China, Business Strategies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7401
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The ownership of fine art is one of life's great pleasures. A magnificent painting, sculpture or more rarefied forms of artistic expression bring delight to the viewer, make us ponder the work's meaning and imagine the artist's own musings.
Then there's the other pleasurable part of art ownership—the possibility of significant appreciation in financial value. Among those who can afford to collect pricy artworks, fine art has always been part passion and part investment. When the recession railed, many wealthy people were buffered by rising values in their art portfolios. Stocks, bonds, Treasuries and other investments may have faltered, but their paintings, sculpture, rare jewelry, vintage automobiles and other valuable collections rallied.
Not all fine art followed this trend, however, according to my colleague, Mary Sheridan, who is assistant fine arts manager at Chubb and a former risk manager at auction house Christie's. She explained that the high end of the art market—Picasso, Warhol and Lichtenstein, to cite a few artists—reap record prices these days. Artwork worth 'only' tens of thousands of dollars, on the other hand, fare less favorably. As Mary put it, "Fine art is a tale of two markets."
While Edvard Munch's The Scream fetched a record $119.9 million at auction and Andy Warhol's Double Elvis brought in $37 million, many other excellent works of art tend to be worth what they cost at purchase, essentially holding their value for the time being. Not that the owners are bothered by the difference. "People buy art because it appeals to their aesthetic tastes, investment potential or simply keeping up with the Joneses," Mary said.
"They'll overpay for a Picasso and not care—they just want it on the wall," she explained. "Others buy art purely for investment reasons, and stick it in storage until the market for that particular type of art rises. Ownership of art has always been driven by different factors."
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Money is one of these factors. Extremely wealthy individuals can buy fine art, fine wine and other fine items at the highest prices, while those who are well off but not billionaires are limited to less expensive works that still pack investment potential.
Apparently, this distinction also sometimes extends to how fine art is protected from damage and loss, as well as insured to full value, according to Nikki Brown, global fine art practice leader at insurance broker Aon. "People who generally are new to collecting art and other valuables often don't have the same level of risk mitigation or appropriate insurance coverage that more seasoned art collectors have," Nikki said. "They just haven't been educated about how to properly care for and protect valuable works."
She blames this lack of knowledge on the collectors' insurance agents or brokers. "I've met collectors with paintings worth tens of thousands of dollars insured under 'home contents' in their homeowners insurance policy," Nikki said. "The policy, meanwhile, is underwritten by a standard insurance company, and not a specialized insurer. The coverages and financial limits are inferior. It's a problem."
Mary Sheridan also noted that when she was at Christie's, she'd occasionally come across a collector who was blithely unaware of the risks confronting their valuables. "Art in transit is where the highest percentage of insurance claims come in, yet I've met collectors who relocate from one city to another and they use the cheapest moving company to transport a painting worth a couple hundred thousand dollars," she said. "Veteran collectors with art portfolios worth $100 million would never do such a thing."
She recommends that artworks only be transported by professional fine art shippers in air-cushioned, temperature-controlled, fully-secured and alarmed trucks. When art is crated for shipment, secure the services of specialized art handlers to pack up the works. When art is stored, ensure it is placed above the first floor of a temperature-controlled warehouse.
An insurance agent or broker should be able to advise customers how to protect their fine art, but here are a few simple tips: Never hang paintings above a fireplace, below a bathroom or on walls subject to the sun's ultraviolet rays; install waterless fire protection systems; and with regard to sculpture gardens, have landscapers contain works in a perimeter of mulch to keep the sculptures clear of lawnmowers.
It is also crucial from an insured value standpoint to appraise art every three to five years, given fluctuating values. Recruit the services of an art conservation consultancy to periodically examine the work for damage, like chips or fading, which can often be corrected. Always photograph each piece and preserve all related documentation, including provenance and title, in a secure place, preferably a safe deposit box. You'll need this information for insurance purposes if the art is lost, stolen or damaged.
When it comes to insurance, art collectors should only deal with specialized brokers and insurers. Just like you wouldn't hire a generic moving company to transport a valuable sculpture, you shouldn't hire a generic insurance company to insure it. And any work of art worth a few thousand dollars or more should not be listed under 'home contents,' Nikki advises. "Schedule each piece in the homeowners insurance policy, or insure them in a separate 'blanket' insurance policy," she said.
It also makes sense to purchase insurance on an agreed-value basis, in which the owner and insurer consent to the value of a work of art or other collectible in the event of loss, theft or damage. Nikki adds: "The most important consideration is to discuss the insurance treatment with a broker that specializes in art risks and insure the collection with a specialized insurer."
She's right on both counts. Not only can collectors rest easy that their passionate investments are financially protected, they will often be given access to an insurer's value-added risk management services, such as infrared home scans to determine potential hot spots or cold spots, which could indicate potential electrical problems that could cause a fire or water leaks.
One final piece of advice: "Even if a painting is worth $20,000, act like it's worth $20 million," says Mary. "The savvy collectors I encountered at Christie's always do the right things. Newer collectors can learn from their example."


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See you in court : Arby's owner has beef with county
It wasn't the typical Arby's ad pushing roast beef sandwiches. Instead, the quarter-page advertisement in the December 29 Daily Progress was a call to arms.
Tom Slonaker, who owns an Arby's at Forest Lakes and another in Ruckersville, received a warrant of debt from the county, which means the county is taking him to court for not correcting zoning violations. His ad accuses Albemarle County of engaging in "frivolous" suits. In it he vows he'll go to jail before giving in to the county's "extortion."
His offenses? Flying an Arby's flag underneath the American flag in front of the restaurant, parking an Arby's van in the front rather than the rear of the building, and putting signs in the windows without permits.
County spokesman Lee Catlin says the trouble started in August when Forest Lakes residents began complaining. Slonaker was asked to remove the offending flag, van and signs and flatly refused.
"I said, 'That's it,' and started being obstinate, and they're taking me to court," says Slonaker.
"We have no problem with the American flag," says Catlin, but the county considers the Arby's flag a sign, and that's not allowed. "He's flying something to promote his business, not his patriotism," she adds.
To Slonaker, it comes down to a matter of property rights. "It's my property, and I'll fly that flag," he says, insisting also that he should be able to park his van wherever he wants on his property and put signs in the windows of his store. He calls the county's enforcement "arbitrary," "capricious," and downright "anti-business."
What's the problem with parking a van in front of one's business? "The way he's altered it falls under the definition of a sign," says Catlin. "The purpose of it is to advertise his business."
Slonaker doesn't necessarily see that as a bad thing. He claims that in the three years he's been at the Forest Lakes location he's lost money by adhering to the county's demands.
When he opened the restaurant, he wasn't allowed to use the basic, easily recognized Arby's designs "because it wasn't Jeffersonian." That design, says Slonaker, is a proven winner that usually generates over $1 million in revenues. His store's take is significantly under that.
"We're seeing our business struggle," he says, blaming county requirements for a small sign instead of the traditional giant Arby's 10-gallon-hat sign. He believes low lights and a building that doesn't stand out also prevent customers from knowing he's there.
Catlin says Albemarle County doesn't want to be in an adversarial position with a business, but she cites safety and aesthetic issues, as well as community values. The posters in the window affect safety, she says, because they prevent police officers from being able to see the cash register when they drive by.
And 29 north is an entrance corridor that the county doesn't want to look cluttered. "The community has high expectations of visual quality," she notes.
Forest Lakes resident John MacDonald concurs. "I don't think anyone in Forest Lakes wants the entrance corridor in front of us to end up like the urban sprawl around Fashion Square Mall."
Slonaker, who describes his business as "an upscale restaurant for fast food," sees nothing wrong with the standard Arby's "pinnacle" design, which he says is similar to the revamped KFC on Emmet Street.
Currently Slonaker is facing a $100 fine for each of his three violations, and penalties could be assessed as high as $2,400 when he goes to court January 27, according to Catlin.
Slonaker is prepared to fight. "I do not want to come across as mad or vindictive," he says. "I want to be treated fairly, and I'm willing to commit personal resources."
Apparently Slonaker's ad has touched a nerve among county business owners. Since he appeared on a WINA talk show on December 30, "I can't keep up with the calls," he says, and he estimates he's gotten 35 supportive emails.
Allen Powell, who owns Pyramid Construction, is one of those who contacted Slonaker. Powell is moving his business to Louisa County, taking with him the $200,000 in equipment taxes he pays every year. The reason? "The County of Albemarle," replies Powell. "It's like you don't even own your own property. It's like socialism."
Powell thinks Albemarle's building and zoning requirements are so complicated and bureaucratic that it "takes a Philadelphia lawyer to figure out what to do."
However, Catlin contends that if the community doesn't like the zoning standards, the correct course is to change the ordinances.
Forest Laker MacDonald commends the zoning department for citing Arby's, an action that he believes most of his neighbors support. "We want the county to strictly enforce the zoning ordinances," he says.
Slonaker has an agreement with Arby's to build five stores, but he's decided against building the next one on Pantops because of what he calls Albemarle County's micromanagement of issues he considers ridiculous such as taking him to court over the Arby's flag.
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Ten former NFL players, including five Hall of Famers, want the league to pay if NFL Films uses images of them without their consent. They filed a lawsuit in New Jersey to reclaim payment for the use of their names, images and likenesses from film footage they say was used on NFL Network and to promote the league without the ex-players' consent.
Jon King, an attorney for the players, compared the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, to the one from former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon against the NCAA because they deal with "individuals' rights to control the use of their image."
The NCAA, and video game company Electronic Arts, are facing similar suits in California. This case cites a recent ruling in California that determined EA Sports could not use First Amendment protections to defend its actions.
"In the EA case, it had to do with computer graphics depictions of players," King said Wednesday. "As technology increases, it becomes more lifelike and realistic. In the NFL Films case, it's the players' images, but committed to film for DVD and really, more these days, for distribution on the NFL Network."
Hall of Famers including Riggins, Dave Casper, Tom Mack, Curley Culp and Ron Yary are part of the lawsuit.
"NFL Films has never obtained authorization from retired players to use their images to be, as NFL Films puts it, the 'backbone' of the NFL Network," according to the 81-page filing obtained by The Associated Press. "NFL Films' conduct goes far beyond simply use of images without consent. It continues to this day to strike licensing business deals, in New Jersey, affirmatively, and falsely, misrepresenting that it has obtained all former players' consent to appear in its promotional materials. The NFL does likewise."
There was a $50 million settlement in April between the NFL and a group of retired players seeking publicity rights. The NFL said Wednesday that settlement was "fair and reasonable" and should be enough to placate this group of players.
"We agree with the judge that the settlement will benefit the large class of retired players particularly those in need of medical and financial assistance," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday.
The complaint against the NFL and NFL Productions notes that in 1993, all players' contracts began to include clauses that granted the NFL authority to use the names, images and likenesses of players to publicize and promote the league. They claim it was never included with the players in the suit.
The filing also contends that the league and NFL Productions violated state laws regarding unfair competition and rights of publicity, as well as a federal statute claiming the league and its production arm were unjustly enriched by improperly using the former players.
The others listed on the suit are Mike Bass, Willie Buchanon, Roman Gabriel, Joe Kapp and Phil Villapiano. It also asks that former players who have opted out of the Dryer v. NFL lawsuit, their heirs and assigns be included in this case.
Though there is no stated sum in the complaint, it notes that according to published reports in 2002, NFL Films was making $50 million per year in licensing revenue, which applied only to third parties such as television networks.
King said this group of players are interested in learning what "NFL Films is really worth as a marketing tool."
"That's the interesting thing that takes this case into the future," he said. "This type of thing was never envisioned 10 years ago, 20 years ago. It has to do with the technology, when things change from a quaint, small entity like NFL Films to providing what the NFL calls the backbone of the NFL Network."


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Re: laptop recommendation to run mathematica fast?
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- Subject: [mg101070] Re: [mg101020] laptop recommendation to run mathematica fast?
- From: John Fultz <jfultz at wolfram.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:05:54 -0400 (EDT)
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Most people wouldn't consider the Eee PC a laptop. Wikipedia lists it as a "subnotebook/netbook". If you were looking for speed first and portability second, you're at the wrong end of the hardware scale. The design of netbooks factors portability and battery life as strong primary and secondary goals, withperformance as a distant tertiary goal. I have an Eee PC, too, which serves me very well. I have Mathematica and a couple of other CPU-sucking applications on it. But I understand that, if I expect to use them, I'm going to be engaged in some thumb-twiddling. That's the price I pay for a six hour battery life in a two pound package. On the other hand, there's a lot more variety in laptops. Some laptops favor portability strongly, some favor performance strongly, and some attempt to balance the two (this is a gross simplification...there are other factors, too, but you get the idea). I don't follow laptops on a regular basis, so I couldn't give you any helpful suggestions for what's on the market now. But I replace my own laptop about every three years, and I never have trouble finding something in the $2500-$3300 range with a nice large screen, decent sized hard drive, and reasonably fast CPU. Such laptops are available from all of the major vendors (e.g., Dell, Lenovo, Apple). And in the modern day and age, dual core is standard even in many of the cheaper laptops. Good luck in your shopping. Sincerely, John Fultz jfultz at wolfram.com User Interface Group Wolfram Research, Inc. On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:04:58 -0400 (EDT), underante wrote: > hello, > > perhaps someone can recommend me a laptop to run Mathematica fast? > > i bought a asus eee pc 901 recently, which tho very cute pink and quiet, > (when the fan is off anyway!) it does return a rather disappointing > internal benchmark of around 0.32 for both Mathematica v7 and v5.2 with > windows XP. > > what with Moore's law and all that i had vaguely reckoned that in 2009 a > new machine should be running a lot faster than that since i have a circa > 2001, 8 years old 1 GHz pentium dell inspiron laptop with 128Mbyte of RAM > that benchmarks Mathematica 5.2 at 0.27 under windows ME, so that the > small increase in speed that i do see could be wholly put down to the > intel atom N270 in the asus running that little bit faster at 1.6 GHz. > > anyway, i am looking to buy a somewhat bigger screened laptop in the next > few weeks, so if you have, or know, of something that will run the > internal Mathematica v7.0 benchmark at, well, lets say, 3.0 or more?, > i.e. about ten times faster than what i have now, i would be very > interested to know what make and model it is, as i have had little luck > so far trawling the web for such info, and tho the wolfram benchmark > report mentions various intel xeons running at speeds of 3.75 or more i > cant say ive ever seen a laptop with one of these chipsets inside it, and > no mention whatever is made of these ubiquitous intel core 2 duo things, > quadcore or not, or what i could expect from them. > > > thankyou > > f.c > > (oh, i would just add that since i will be using the machine for other > things besides mathematica it would be best for me to continue with > windows a while longer, but if you get a nice turn of speed under > linux or mac OS please feel free to say so!)


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Death Valley National Park — Barker Ranch, a California desert cabin that was Charles Manson's last hideout, has been gutted by fire.
Death Valley National Park spokesman Terry Baldino said Thursday that the isolated cabin was discovered burned on Tuesday.
He says it's not known if it was an accident or a deliberate act.
The cabin was last seen intact last Friday and may have burned over the weekend.
Manson and his followers hid at the cabin after killing actress Sharon Tate and seven others in the summer of 1969. He was arrested there that fall and is serving a life sentence.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Brandon Knight and Charlie Villanueva scored 19 points apiece, and the Detroit Pistons routed the Phoenix Suns 117-77 on Wednesday night.
Detroit has won back-to-back games for the first time this season and is 5-3 since opening 0-8. The Pistons led 55-44 at halftime and then broke the game open when the Suns came unglued in the third quarter. Phoenix picked up four technical fouls in the third and trailed by as many as 44 in the fourth.
Rodney Stuckey added 18 points for Detroit. Kyle Singler and Tayshaun Prince contributed 12 each, and Greg Monroe had nine points and eight rebounds.
Luis Scola scored 11 points for the Suns.
The Pistons avenged a 92-89 loss at Phoenix in early November.
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"So you want to start a company. You've finished your undergraduate degree and you're peering into the haze of your future. Would it be better to continue on to an MBA or do an advanced degree in a nerdy pursuit like engineering or mathematics? Sure, tech skills are hugely in demand and there are a few high-profile nerd success stories, but how often do pencil-necked geeks really succeed in business? Aren't polished, suited and suave MBA-types more common at the top? Not according to a recent white paper from Identified, tellingly entitled "Revenge of the Nerds."
Interested? Yes, it does sound intriguing, doesn't it? It is the start of an article, written by a journalist, based on a report by a company called "Identified". In the report, you can find that "Identified is the largest database of professional information on Facebook. Our database includes over 50 million Facebook users and over 1.2 billion data points on professionals' work history, education and demographic data".
In the report, based on the analysis of data obtained from Facebook, under the header "the best degree for start-up success", Identified presents some "definitive conclusions" about "whether an MBA is worth the investment and if it really gets you to the top of the corporate food chain". Let me no longer hold you in suspense (although I think by now you do see this one coming from a mile or two, like a Harry and Sally romance), the definitive conclusion is: "that if you want to build a company, an advanced degree in a subject like engineering beats an MBA any day".
So I have read the report…
[insert deep sigh]
and – how shall I put it – I have a few doubts… ( = polite English euphemism)
Although Identified has "assembled a world class team of 15 engineers and data scientists to analyse this vast database and identify interesting trends, patterns and correlations" I am not entirely sure that they are not jumping to a few unwarranted conclusions. ( = polite English euphemism)
So, when they dig up from Facebook all the profiles of anyone listed as "CEO" or "founder", they find that about ¾ are engineers and a mere ¼ are MBAs. (Actually, they don't even find that, but let me not get distracted here). I have no quibbles with that; I am sure they do find what they find; after all, they do have "a world class team of 15 engineers and data scientists", and a fact is a fact. What I have more quibbles with is how you get from that to the conclusion that if you want to build a company, an advanced degree in a subject like engineering beats an MBA any day.
Perhaps it may seem obvious and a legitimate conclusion to you: more CEOs have an engineering degree than an MBA, so surely getting an engineering degree is more likely to enable you to become a CEO? But, no, that is where it goes wrong; you cannot draw this conclusion from those data. Perhaps "a world class team of 15 engineers and data scientists [able] to analyse this vast database and identify interesting trends, patterns and correlations" are superbly able at digging up the data for you but, apparently, they are less skilled in drawing justifiable conclusions. (I am tempted to suggest that, for this, they would have been better off hiring an MBA, but will fiercely resist that temptation!)
The problem is, what we call, "unobserved heterogeneity", coupled with some "selection bias", finished with some "bollocks" (one of which is not a generally accepted statistical term) – and in this case there is lots of it. For example – to start with a simple one – perhaps there are simply a lot more engineers trying to start a company than MBAs. If there are 20 engineers trying to start a company and 9 of them succeed, while there are 5 MBAs trying it and 3 of them succeed, can you really conclude that an engineering degree is better for start-up success than an MBA?
But, you may object, why would there be more engineers who are trying to start a business? Alright then, since you insist, suppose out of the 10 engineers 9 succeed and out of the 10 MBAs only 3 do, but the 9 head $100,000 businesses and the three $100 million ones? Still so sure that an engineering degree is more useful to "get you to the top of the corporate food chain"? What about if the MBA companies have all been in existence for 15 years while all the engineering start-ups never make it past year 2?
And these are of course only very crude examples. There are likely more subtle processes going on as well. For instance, the same type of qualities that might make someone choose to do an engineering degree could prompt him or her to start a company, however, this same person might have been better off (in terms of being able to make the start-up a success) if s/he had done an MBA. And if you buy none of the above (because you are an engineer or about to be engaged to one) what about the following: people who chose to do an engineering degree are inherently smarter and more able people than MBAs, hence they start more and more successful companies. However, that still leaves wide open the possibility that such a very smart and able person would have been even more successful had s/he chosen to do an MBA before venturing.
I could go on for a while (and frankly I will) but I realise that none of my aforementioned scenarios will be the right one, yet the point is that there might very well be a bit going on of several of them. You cannot compare the ventures started by engineers with the ventures headed by MBAs, you can't compare the two sets of people, you can't conclude that engineers are more successful founding companies, and you certainly cannot conclude that getting an engineering degree makes you more likely to succeed in starting a business. So, what can you conclude from the finding that more CEOs/founders have a degree in engineering than an MBA? Well… precisely that; that more CEOs/founders have a degree in engineering than an MBA. And, I am sorry, not much else.
Real research (into such complex questions such as "what degree is most likely to lead to start-up success?) is more complex. And so will likely have to be the answer. For some type of businesses an MBA might be better, and for others an engineering degree. And some type of people might be more helped with an MBA, where other types are better off with an engineering degree. There is nothing wrong with deriving some interesting statistics from a database, but you have to be modest and honest about the conclusions you can link to them. It may sound more interesting if you claim that you find a definitive conclusion about what degree leads to start-up success – and it certainly will be more eagerly repeated by journalist and in subsequent tweets (as happened in this case) – but I am afraid that does not make it so.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
"The Best Degree for Start-up Success"
"So you want to start a company. You've finished your undergraduate degree and you're peering into the haze of your future. Would it be better to continue on to an MBA or do an advanced degree in a nerdy pursuit like engineering or mathematics? Sure, tech skills are hugely in demand and there are a few high-profile nerd success stories, but how often do pencil-necked geeks really succeed in business? Aren't polished, suited and suave MBA-types more common at the top? Not according to a recent white paper from Identified, tellingly entitled "Revenge of the Nerds."
17 comments:
- David Foster said...
I am reminded that Jim Collins and his team of 21 researchers worked for five years to crunch sufficient date to come up with just two main conclusions for Good to Great... one of which they were hoping they wouldn't find!
- 2/22/2012
- vivek raina said...
Fools with tools (statistical) can get to any conclusion. Had it been 17th century i would have called it poetic license.
I am an engineer and an MBA what does that make me? ....:D
- 2/24/2012
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- 7/26/2012
- R.Lin said...
Firstly, I propose that logical reasoning be included into elementary mandatory education. Something similar to the LSAT. There are so many groups of scientists making claims when the sets of data they use do NOT so readily point to their conclusion. There seems to be some logical reasoning blind-spot among the populace, even highly educated ones. Especially highly educated ones. This is dangerous, as so many false assumptions are treated as "proven knowledge" and erroneous analysis prevail in our present day world.
About the MBA vs. Advanced degree in ENG:
I feel that an ENG degree provides a more solid foundation for technology (which is what many successful businesses are required to deliver to the market) while an MBA provides a set of soft skills that many engineers lack.
And also, the quality of MBA program is so important that if you get an MBA from the "wrong place" it doesn't really do much for you. Meanwhile, most Engineering programs do not vary AS widely in terms of quality and even one from a local technical institute could still being highly valued in the local engineering circle.
To grossly generalize further, there may be less "idle" pursuers of an engineering degree but there may be a higher percentage of MBA students who are just taking the MBA to have some sort of degree. These people may not have control over key technology or other important competitive factors that they need to launch a successful company.
Undoubtedly, talented people with a stellar MBA education are VERY useful for founders who are Engineers themselves... so perhaps most MBAs will act as highly paid finance managers/operations consultants/sales/marketing/relationship gurus rather than the founder/owner of a company, who control the fundamental technology of the company (engineer). This is just for startups and small to medium sized companies. For large corporations, it's another landscape.
Just preposterous summary of my guesses and impressions.
- 7/26/2012
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Cardin will hold a news conference Wednesday to discuss cyberbullying and the impact that digital harassment can have on Maryland children and families.
The Baltimore County Democrat has already introduced legislation to outlaw the practice of cyberbullying. The bill prohibits individuals from using a computer to publicly threaten a child, post sexually explicit or private information about a child, or intentionally inflict emotional harm on a child.
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"This is the prime minister of Georgia, Vladimir Gurgenidze, speaking. You brought me a letter from a man name Steiman. Is he still alive? I've heard that he is a holy man. I want him to pray for us and our state."
This was what Rabbi Shimon Bruk, chairman of the Israel branch of Hava'ad L'hatzalat Nidchei Yisrael, heard on the phone on the morning of August 12th when war between Russia and Georgia was reaching a climax. Bruk had met with the prime minister in March to thank him for his support of the Jewish educational institutions that his organization had established in Georgia. He also presented him with a letter from the revered rosh yeshiva in which he referred to the Georgian government as a "regime of lovingkindness". The letter is reportedly hanging on the wall of the prime minister's office.
Rabbi Bruk met with Rav Steiman around noon and presented Gurgenidze's request. Shortly after the rosh yeshiva gave the requested blessing came the announcement of the cease-fire.