wing remarked about her friend Pat Cornish.
More than 50 people sharing this sentiment let it be known at a party honoring Cornish, past president of National Business and Professional Women.
Hosted by six close friends including former Montgomery County Councilwoman Ewing; Doris Eckelbarger, who came from her Pennsylvania home; Susan Horst, the creator of the menu’s sumptuous devils food and German chocolate cakes; Ruby Aridi, Flo Finlayson and Susan Christen, the Dec. 2 tribute came as a complete surprise to Cornish. “Everyone came early and parked their cars way up the street,” said Ewing, at whose Potomac home the event was held.
A 40-year Potomac resident, Pat Cornish is past president of the Bethesda and the Montgomery County Business and Professional Women organizations. Many who joined the tribute know her through these groups, including Dawn Stiles, now a Michigan resident; Susan Christen who came from Florida, and Lorraine Gicas, whose husband Nick accompanied her, driving down from their New Jersey home.
Proclamations from Maryland Sen. Sharon Grosfeld and County Executive Doug Duncan were presented, the latter by Judy Vaughn-Prather, Montgomery County executive director of Commission For Women.
Others on hand to partake of a feast of roast beef, turkey and seemingly zillions of veggie casseroles concocted by Ewing, included Discovery Vice President Evelyne Steward and Bernice Grossman, former executive director of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce who is now associated with Montgomery College.
Cornish’s two daughters. Christine Simon and Wendy Rader were able to make it, but her son Scott, now living with his family in Kalispell, Mont. was there only in spirit. “He sent a video that included all of the grandchildren lined up on the couch telling all the good things they know about Grandma,” Cornish said.
“I’m still smiling,” she remarked.
ON THE LIST
The Washington Business Journal stated, “It is a remarkable list of women.” The story was referring to 25 Washington area women, chosen from “hundreds of nominations” who were named 2006 Women Who Mean Business.
Allison Cryor DiNardo was among the 25 recipients of this honor presented at a recent reception and dinner at Four Seasons Hotel, Washington. Cryor is president of two companies, Carroll Wireless and Barat Wireless. Both companies buy and develop wireless spectrum for later use by wireless customers.
The women honored represent every industry and profession and are considered the area’s most influential women executives by the Washington Business Journal and their sponsors, Arent Fox, Deloitte and Sun Trust.
DiNardo is the daughter of Maryland Delegate Jean Cryor of Potomac.Nanodrug Formed by Coassembly of Dual Anticancer Drugs to Inhibit Cancer Cell Drug Resistance.

Carrier-free pure nanodrugs (PNDs) that are composed entirely of pharmaceutically active molecules are regarded as promising candidates to be the next generation of drug formulations and are mainly formulated from supramolecular self-assembly of drug molecules. It benefits from the efficient use of drug compounds with poor aqueous solubility and takes advantage of nanoscale drug delivery systems. Here, a type of all-in-one nanoparticle consisting of multiple drugs with enhanced synergistic antiproliferation efficiency against drug-resistant cancer cells has been created. To nanoparticulate the anticancer drugs, 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) and doxorubicin (DOX) were chosen as a typical model. The resulting HD nanoparticles (HD NPs) were formulated by a "green" and convenient self-assembling method, and the water-solubility of 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) was improved 50-fold after nanosizing by coassembly with DOX. The formation process was studied by observing the morphological changes at various reaction times and molar ratios of DOX to HCPT. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations showed that DOX molecules tend to assemble around HCPT molecules through intermolecular forces. With the advantage of nanosizing, HD NPs could improve the intracellular drug retention of DOX to as much as 2-fold in drug-resistant cancer cells (MCF-7R). As a dual-drug-loaded nanoformulation, HD NPs effectively enhanced drug cytotoxicity to drug-resistant cancer cells. The combination of HCPT and DOX exhibited a synergistic effect as the nanosized HD NPs improved drug retention in drug-resistant cancer cells against P-gp efflux in MCF-7R cells. Furthermore, colony forming assays were applied to evaluate long-term inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, and these assays confirmed the greatly improved cytotoxicity of HD NPs in drug-resistant cells compared to free drugs.The only way a theater company can stage a radio play, of course, is by staging the very act of putting the play on radio. There is nothing else for the audience to see. But a radio play such as "All That Fall" by Samuel Beckett is special, not only because there is little real action but also because the protagonist is a blind man. Moreover, what "happens" in the play may or may not have happened after all.
In Lehigh University's production of "All That Fall," director Pam Pepper does a brilliant job of helping an audience envision a live broadcast from radio's "golden age" of the 1930s and 1940s, complete with the old-fashioned sound effects, the announcer's stylized cupping his hand over his ear (the better to hear himself) and the heightened rhetorical delivery intended to create mental pictures.Bhatner Fort is located in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan. Bhatner fort was built by Bhati Raja Bhupat Singh of Jaisalmer. This fort was built in a deserted land and dense forest on the banks of river Ghaggar, which is known today as the crown of Hanumangarh.
Bhatner Fort History
In 1805, Raja Surat Singh of Bikaner defeated the Bhati rulers of Jaisalmer and took it under his control. It is said that in this Bhatner fort, great importance has been given to Hanuman Ji. The day Surat Singh defeated the Bhatis was Tuesday. For this reason, this city was also named Hanumangarh.
All the external attacks on India passed through the route of Bhatner, which is why Timur, Prithviraj Chauhan, Akbar, Qutubuddin Aibak and Rathore, etc. ruled it. Timur in his biography 'Tujuk-e-Taimuri' described Bhatner as India's strongest fort. Sher Shah Suri is buried in this fort.
Bhatner's fort located in Hanumangarh, on the banks of the Ghaggar river, has been placed in the category of Dhawan fort due to being surrounded by desert. Being located on the Delhi-Multan route, it also had strategic importance. According to Jan Shruti, this fort was built by Bhati King Bhupat in the last phase of the third century.
This fort is spread over 52 bighas of land. There are 52 huge bastions in it, the fort is built of ripe bricks and lime. Because of Maharaja Surat Singh of Bikaner taking possession of this fort on Tuesday, in 1805 AD, Bhatner was renamed Hanumangarh and a temple of Hanumanji was also built in the fort.
Bhatner Fort Hanumangarh
Mahmud Ghaznavi captured Bhatner in 1001 AD. Sherkhan was the ruler of this place during the reign of Balban. Which retaliated the Mongol invaders from here. Sher Khan's graves still exist inside the fort. In 1398 AD, Timur attacked Bhatner and looted it.
For the first time in 1527, Rao Jaitasi established the Rathore suzerainty over the fort. At the time of Humayun's brother Kamaraj's attack, Rao Khetasi showed immense valor for the fort's defense and Virgati was received. In 1549, Rathore Thakursi took over Bhatner.
Thakursi was the ruler of Bhatner for nearly 20 years. Once during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar, the royal treasury was being moved from Kashmir and Lahore to Delhi, then plundered in the Machli village of the Bhatner pargana. When information about this reached Akbar, he ordered the Nizamulmulk, the Subedar of Hisar to attack Bhatner with an army. Thakursi attained heroism while fighting the imperial army with a thousand warriors.
In 1570, Akbar took over Bhatner, but pleased with the service of Thakursi's son Bagha, Bhatner handed over to him. Subsequently, this fort remained under the authority of the rulers of Bikaner.
Bhatner Fort Hanumangarh Rajasthan
Bagha built a temple of Gorakhnath thereafter meeting Bhatner. In Tawarikh "Dayaldas Khyat" related to the history of Bikaner, an incident occurred in the fort of Bhatner in 1597 AD. Once upon a time, Nasir Khan, an inmate of Akbar, came to Bhatner. He molested a female servant there. Due to which at the behest of Raisingh, his servant Teja beaten Nasir Khan. Nasir Khan complained to Akbar, which angered Akbar Ra