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The Wistar Institute and University of the Sciences Announce McNeil Professorship to Lead Collaborative Center
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Newswise — The Wistar Institute and University of the Sciences in Philadelphia today named Wistar Institute principal investigator Paul M. Lieberman, Ph.D., an expert in gene expression and regulation, as the McNeil Professor of Molecular Medicine and Translational Research. In this role, Lieberman will provide leadership of the Center for Chemical Biology and Translational Medicine (CCBTM) at The Wistar Institute and University of the Sciences.
The CCBTM combines Wistar's strengths in basic biomedical research with University of the Sciences' expertise in medicinal chemistry and pharmacology. The partnership will enable more rapid translation of basic science discoveries into compounds with potential for refinement into new medicines and therapies for patients.
"In generously assigning the McNeil Professorship to our partnership, University of the Sciences ensures the resources needed to undertake innovative, early pilot projects and to bridge the stages of drug discovery and development," said Wistar President and CEO Russel E. Kaufman, M.D. "Dr. Lieberman is an outstanding scientist and strong leader who will forge collaborations that will advance our understanding of human biology for the benefit of humankind."
The primary goals of the Center are to develop and use small molecules to study and probe the biology of living systems. This approach is expected to identify new chemical agents that can be developed to work against biological targets – such as genes and proteins -- known to be involved in human disease. Using advanced screening technologies in the Molecular Screening Facility at The Wistar Institute, molecular biologists will be able to identify and characterize new molecules and compounds that hold the most promise for developing into therapeutic drugs for cancer and other diseases. Such compounds will then be "handed off" to computational and medicinal chemists at University of the Sciences for further refinement into potential new drugs.
The development of a useful new drug from a chemical agent identified in an academic setting, such as Wistar, is a challenging process. The pharmaceutical industry may have an interest in such lead compounds, but the "early phase" nature of the academic observation and translation to a commercial drug product presents risks that many companies are reluctant to assume. Lack of funding limits the development of new drugs against cancer and other diseases. The CCBTM will help bridge that gap.
"This is a great opportunity to continue the momentum that began with the creation of the CCBTM's Molecular Screening Facility," said Russell J. DiGate, Ph.D., University of the Sciences provost. "Our commitment of the McNeil Professorship to this endeavor is the perfect link to the important research being conducted to ultimately combat cancer and other diseases. With his background and expertise, we are confident that Dr. Lieberman will provide the necessary leadership to make advances in the search for new agents." Lieberman's research focuses on understanding how cancer-associated viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV) persist in the body in a latent state, and the biochemical pathways that spark the viruses to awaken, leading to cancer. The Lieberman team has defined several of the pathways that control the stability, replication and gene expression patterns of the latent viruses. Lieberman has identified small molecule candidates that inhibit EBV pathways, and is currently characterizing them through chemical biology.
Lieberman is a professor within the Gene Expression and Regulation Program at The Wistar Institute. He joined the Institute in 1995 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in 2000 and to professor in 2005. Lieberman earned a B.A. in chemistry from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in pharmacology/virology from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed post-doctoral training at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The McNeil Professor of Molecular Medicine and Translational Research is named after Robert L. McNeil, Jr. In 2006, University of the Sciences also dedicated the McNeil Science and Technology Center in his honor.
University of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaAt University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, students embark on a challenging learning experience in a proving ground for successful professionals in the healthcare-related fields. A private, coeducational institution dedicated to education, research, and service, and distinguished as the nation's first college of pharmacy, the University has produced leaders in the healthcare marketplace since its founding in 1821, including founders of six of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. With undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs in such disciplines as pharmacy, bioinformatics, physical therapy, healthcare business, and health policy, the 3,000 students in the University of the Sciences' five colleges learn to excel in scientific analysis and to apply their skills to improving healthcare in their communities and in the lives of people worldwide. Learn more online at www.usp.edu.
The Wistar InstituteThe Wistar Institute is an international leader in biomedical research with special expertise in cancer research and vaccine development. Founded in 1892 as the first independent nonprofit biomedical research institute in the country, Wistar has long held the prestigious Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer Institute. The Wistar Institute works actively to ensure that research advances move from the laboratory to the clinic as quickly as possible. The Wistar Institute: Today's Discoveries – Tomorrow's Cures. On the Web at www.wistar.org.


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2005 Kia Spectra ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
A nice little car that's easy to live with.
If you're looking for strong value in a compact package, you've come to the right place. The Kia Spectra is a nice little car. It represents one of the best values among compacts, with an impressive list of safety equipment for its modest price.
Styling is sharp and distinctive. Its cabin is roomy and pleasant with a modern design and nice-quality materials and good fit and finish. Everything is easy to operate. It gets an EPA-estimated 25/34 mpg City/Highway yet produces peppy performance.
Kia Spectra is an all-new car, totally re-designed and re-engineered late in 2004. New models have been added to the 2005 Kia Spectra line that add fun and versatility, including a sporty SX sedan and a new five-door hatchback called the Spectra5.
Safety features are impressive: The Spectra comes with a full complement of airbag supplemental restraints. In addition to the mandatory dual frontal airbags, the Spectra's front-seat occupants are protected by seat-mounted side-impact airbags; while full-coverage side curtain airbags protect both front- and rear-seat occupants.
The 2005 Kia Spectra line has doubled in size, with the addition of the new Spectra SX sedan and Spectra5 hatchback. Four models are now available.
All models are powered by a 138-horsepower four-cylinder engine. The standard transmission is a five-speed manual; a four-speed automatic is optional ($975-$1,000). LX, EX, and SX are four-door sedans. Spectra5 is a five-door hatchback. All are front-wheel-drive compacts that can seat up to five passengers.
LX ($12,700) is the base model and comes with a short, but interesting list of comfort and convenience features. Among them: auto-off headlights, four-wheel disc brakes, tilt steering wheel, AM/FM/CD six-speaker stereo, and a six-way adjustable driver's seat. Outside mirrors are manually adjustable and windows have hand cranks. Air conditioning is optional ($960).
EX ($13,850) adds air conditioning, power windows, heated power mirrors, power central locking, remote keyless entry, and fog lights. Fifteen-inch aluminum wheels (replacing 15-inch steel wheels) are optional ($360).
SX ($14,995) features a sport-tuned suspension with a strut-tower bar, 16-inch aluminum wheels, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, and unique interior and exterior trim.
Spectra5 ($14,995) is equipped identically to SX, but is a five-door hatchback instead of a four-door sedan.
Optional on the EX, SX, and Spectra5 are anti-lock brakes ($400), cruise control ($250) and a power tilt moonroof ($700).
Bland is out. The 2005 Kia Spectra makes a styling statement; not a busy, fussy one, but one that's clean, with sculpted character lines and interesting surface planes that set the car apart from the look-alike, safely conservative econo-box class.
Compared to the pre-2004 model, the new Spectra's face is more open, with a larger grille and lower air intake, the latter split by one vertical divider, instead of the busier two of the previous generation. The EX model's fog lights are round, adding perceived height to the front end. Headlight housings taper upward at the outer edges, drawing the eye more naturally into the hood's increased slope. The sporty EX and Spectra5 are distinguished by a more assertive front end highlighted by a black mesh grille, blacked-out headlight surrounds and a deeper front spoiler.
A sharp groove etched into the Spectra's side and running from directly over the front wheel well all the way to the hindmost portions of the rear quarter panel accentuates its wedge shape. Embedding the door handles in the groove reduces clutter. The added two inches of wheelbase appear to have been dedicated to widening the rear door opening. Clearly defined fender blisters add sportiness to the wheel openings. The beltline beneath the nicely arched side windows grows out of the front fender blister and runs past the rear side window where it draws a distinct line between the car's lower and upper body. An understated rocker panel flares outward beneath the doors, visually pulling the car's body closer to the ground. One stylistic hiccup is the rear fender blister, which isn't as well proportioned to the surrounding body panel as is the front blister and leaves the rear wheel looking undersized. Badging is minimal, confined to a Kia logo centered in the grille and above the rear license plate.
On the sedan, the arched roof flows gently into the deck via a soft, flowing sail panel. Then the back end draws all the various geometrics into a pleasing departure. The backlight (rear windscreen) is more steeply sloped, flowing more smoothly into a shorter deck. The deck lid ends in a sharp crease filling the arc between the large, angular taillights, from which it drops almost vertically from a slight indentation to the fully integrated rear bumper fascia. A large depression scooped out of the vertical trunk panel houses the rear license plate.
The Spectra5 makes an even bolder statement. It's nearly six inches shorter than the sedan, and exactly the same height; but its roof extends almost to its rear bumper, falling gently in height as it does, and visually separating from the more rapidly declining tops of the windows. The roof finally terminates in a bulky spoiler that looks as if it could actually enhance fuel economy while keeping the rear window clean. As with the popular Volkswagen Golf, there are no quarter windows behind the rear door glass, although on the Spectra5 a black plastic panel visually extends the door windows into the sail panel. The result, in our eyes, is less than aesthetically pleasing, with neither the distinctive identity of the Golf, the breezy style of the Mazda3, nor the sexy sass of the Elantra hatchback offered by Hyundai a few years ago. But Kia says the shape maximizes interior volume.
The Kia Spectra proves that interiors can be stylish and user friendly without being expensive. Its cabin features an organic design that's pleasant to look at. It feels like a compact, but doesn't feel cheap. Everything is easy to operate with no awkward or annoying traits.
Large expanses of textured materials give the Spectra's dash a quality look. The same large expanses make for fewer seams and joints that inevitably will come to squeak as they work against each other, and this, plus good sound deadening, promises quiet times for people riding in the Spectra, a promise the car delivers. Even over rough pavement, only the sounds of tires against road penetrate the cabin. The look is quality, too, with a dark color over a lighter shade, giving the cabin an open feeling while minimizing reflected dash-top glare in the windshield. Door panels are finished with textured plastic panels and soft fabric insets that add to the openness. Splashes of metal-finish trim, including aluminum-trimmed pedals, brighten the interiors of the SX sedan and Spectra5.
The instruments, large, round speedometer and tachometer and smaller fuel and water temperature gauges, fill a deep-set pod easily viewed through the four-spoke steering wheel. The rim of the steering wheel is thick and easy to grip. The optional cruise control is managed by a multi-function stalk fixed to the wheel between the left spokes.
The radio sits high in the center stack, below two large adjustable vents separated by an intuitively positioned hazard warning button, above which are positioned two smallish screens with digital clock and seatbelt warning displays. Stereo controls are easy to read and use, save for the tuning function, a large rocker switch that scrolls at a fixed, agonizingly slow rate up or down through the frequencies.
In the LX, two storage bins sit beneath the stereo; in the EX, SX, and Spectra5, the smaller of the two bins is replaced by a row of sizable buttons, only one of which does anything, namely, turning the rear window defogger on or off. Across the lower area of the center stack are the climate control knobs: large, round and basic, with tactile feel surprisingly consistent for an economy car. At the left end of the lower dash panel are readily accessible switches for opening the trunk and adjusting the dash lights above yet another storage bin.
The center console houses two cupholders and a bin forward of the shift lever fitted with a grippy pad. Two more cupholders fold out of the rear of the center console for use by rear-seat occupants. Molded map pockets run the length of the front door bottoms; in all but the LX, these have cup-sized rounds molded into the front portion. The EX, SX, and Spectra5 also get magazine nets on the back of the front seats.
Seats are generally comfortable and covered in a quality fabric; they have adjustable head restraints, save for the rear center position. Front seat bottoms could be deeper, however, with more thigh support. The center console armrest is high enough for elbows but too far rearward. The Spectra is roomier than most cars in the class. Headroom and hip room are better than the primary competition: the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Ford Focus. (Other than in rear-seat headroom, passenger dimensions in the Spectra sedan and Spectra5 are the same.)
Visibility out front is good, thanks in part to the height-adjustable driver's seat; from the front passenger seat, the hood slopes down steeply enough to disappear from sight. To the sides and rear, the sedan's tall glass house and slim sails ease parking and quick maneuvers in traffic. We haven't tried the Spectra5, but we have to suspect that it has a blind spot in its rear quarters.
Rear seats aren't as contoured as the front, but occupants enjoy good legroom and headroom. Rear headroom is above most of the class, there's a lot more hip room, and legroom is on par, though a couple of inches short.
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The Kia Spectra is not a hot rod, but its performance is respectable. Power output is generally well above the competition's. Acceleration is good, better with the manual than with the automatic, of course, but the automatic offers more than adequate power even for high-speed, long-distance cruising. (Models with automatic transmissions sold in California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont offers slightly less power due to those states' stricter emission standards; on the other hand, they qualify as Super Low Emissions Vehicles.)
Downshifts with the automatic transmission could be smoother, however. Also, we found it too easy to select 3rd gear instead of Drive when shifting out of Park or Reverse.
The Spectra is an economy car with a four-cylinder engine, so occupants are going to hear engine buzz under hard acceleration in the lower gears (with both the manual and automatic transmissions). Only while cruising in the top gears do things truly quiet down. Which they do, and quite well, as road noise and other mechanical sounds are remarkably mute, in the base LX as well as in the up-level models. For the most part, wind noise is minimal, too, except for an occasional low moan from the front passenger's side window in strong, left-to-right crosswinds.
Ride quality is solid, not too firm. We found a daylong 400-mile drive wasn't unusually tiring.
Handling and steering are good in the LX and EX, considering the car's height and its tallish tires. Put another way, the alloy wheels deliver more in looks than performance. When pushed, the car eases into understeer (plowing), which is common for front-wheel-drive economy cars.
We haven't tried the Spectra5 or the sporty SX sedan. Both come with a strut-tower brace to stiffen the unit-body, and heavier-duty springs and shocks biased more for handling and less for ride comfort. If nothing else, these sporty models' P205/50R16 tires (compared P195/60R15 for the LX and EX) should sharpen steering response and pump up cornering power.
The brake pedal in the test car was a bit mushy, but not enough to cause concern.
The 2005 Kia Spectra is a good representation of just how far South Korea's car makers have come in terms of design, quality and technology since the days of the infamous Hyundai Excel. Fit and finish in this economy car is on a par with the best in the class. Styling is sharp and distinctive. Power and economy mesh well. Comfort and convenience are fully featured. We could drive one of these every day and be happy. The new Spectra SX promises a sportier driving experience, while the Spectra5 delivers the added utility of a hatchback.
New Car Test Drive correspondent Tom Lankard reports from Northern California; with nctd.com editor Mitch McCullough in Southern California.
Model Lineup
Kia Spectra LX ($12,700); EX ($13,850); SX ($14,995); Spectra5 ($14,995).
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Hwasung, South Korea.
Options As Tested
automatic transmission ($1,000); alloy wheels ($360); cruise control ($250); carpeted floor mats ($80).
Model Tested
Kia Spectra EX ($13,850).
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Bitten by the travel bug
Industry innovator created one of nation's largest woman-owned businesses
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A honeymoon cruise launched Gloria Bohan's career in the travel industry.
She spent the first year after her wedding saving money from her teaching job in Northern Virginia so that she and her husband could go on another cruise.
But the second trip was no honeymoon with the cruise line. Unlike their first cruise, the ship officials didn't upgrade Gloria and her husband, Dan, from an interior cabin to a suite. "But there are a whole bunch of travel agents on board, and they were upgraded to the suites … So I was saying to my husband, 'I can't believe I worked all year as a teacher,'" but they get the upgrades, Bohan recalls.
Her husband's response was, "Well, if you can't beat them, you join them," Bohan says.
Less than a year later, in September 1972, Bohan opened a travel office in Fredericksburg with one other employee.
From deregulation of the airline industry to the expansion of leisure travel and the advent of the Internet, the travel industry has gone through major changes during the past 40 years. Through all of the twists and turns, Omega World Travel has been at the forefront of the industry.
Within a few years of the opening of the company's first office, the travel industry saw sweeping changes, such as the deregulation of the airlines and the boom in leisure travel. "With all of the glamour, the changes, it was an industry that kind of sucked you in," says Bohan. "It was exciting; the idea of going places and seeing places that I never thought I'd ever see. It was just the energy that I got from being in the travel industry that kept me motivated. When you really like something, you work hard at trying to be the best."
Today, Omega World Travel is the country's third-largest global travel management company with $1.1 billion in revenue last year. It has more than 800 employees at 100 locations worldwide. The company is one of the largest privately owned companies in Virginia and is one of the largest woman-owned, private companies in the country.
The company has led the travel industry in many ways throughout its history, including introduction of on-site travel offices, business travel management, electronic centralization of accounting and travel booking, the launch of Internet site Cruise.com and government travel.
Leisure travel makes up about 50 percent of the company's business, while government and business travel represent the other half. Despite her success in the industry, Bohan hasn't had much time lately for leisure travel herself. In 2004, Dan Bohan was undergoing heart surgery when he slipped into a coma and suffered brain damage. He had been an active business partner through much of the company's history and was instrumental in the creation of Cruise.com and Omega's government travel business.
Until his death in August 2010, Bohan juggled taking care of her husband at out-of-town rehab centers and managing her massive company. In his memory, she started the Dan and Gloria Bohan Foundation, which is dedicated to encouraging entrepreneurship and helping people who have suffered traumatic brain injury. "People who are in the business of helping those with brain damage are also entrepreneurial thinkers," she says.
Virginia Business interviewed Gloria Bohan in March at Omega World Travel's headquarters in Fairfax County.
VB: Can you tell me a little bit about the evolution of the business? When you started, did you envision it becoming a major travel management company?
Bohan: No. And travel management wasn't even a word, a phrase. You were a travel agency that maybe sold tours or little trips to Europe or local stuff. The airline business had not even matured yet ... It wasn't like it was a booming industry where tons of people were traveling. This was all being developed.
It was a business that seemed to be moving constantly, changing because air travel was becoming more exciting. Cruises were starting to pick up … it was a time when you started to read about national travel.
With the dawn of deregulation, you find that several things were happening. One, airline travel was becoming more competitive. People competed on the size of the steak they could serve or the types of meals they had. When you went on a plane, you got dressed up. I can remember my first trip to the West Coast. I got dressed up. I was in a hat. I had gloves with me.
With all of the glamour, the changes, it was an industry that kind of sucked you in. It was very exciting. And the idea of going places and seeing places I never thought I'd ever see ever, it was just the energy that I got from being in the travel industry that kept me motivated. When you really like something, you work hard at trying to be the best.
VB: When did you move to Fairfax?
Bohan: It didn't happen until 1983 into '84. Up until that time, I was in Fredericksburg. Within about two years, I opened a second office in Woodbridge, largely because there wasn't a viable travel company there. My history will show that a lot of times I went places because my customers wanted me to be there … Woodbridge was actually building up much faster than Fredericksburg because it was becoming a real bedroom community.
… At the same time, too, because of deregulation, the airlines, which owned computer reservation systems, also saw that they could now put these systems in travel agencies, because we were writing tickets up until that time.
We became automated in '78. These systems made a big difference because suddenly we could really be viable in getting information quickly. We didn't have to just use tariffs and big, heavy books and call carriers to find out itineraries of where their planes were going, etc. That kind of launched us into becoming an even bigger company. Again, technology started to drive our success.
[Around the same time] my husband, who had a great eye for real estate, started to get interested in the business … I can remember going home one night after being in both of the offices all day, and he was waiting for me at 9 o'clock at night, and said, "Is that you?" I said, "Yes." He said to me, "Well, I haven't had my dinner yet." And I said, "We need to talk because I haven't had my lunch."
With that, he got more interested in my business. I said, "Well, people want me to open in Washington. I think I could get quite a bit of business." So we started to look for locations that would be a good draw for business.
VB: How did you expand into business travel?
Bohan: We combined our computer reservation system with a back office accounting and reporting system, which I can tell you were extremely important because it was then that business travelers started to think: "Well, these folks can help us track our expenses. And we can look and see if we're getting the best airfares, and we can manage our expenses better." We could book hotels and cars, and we could negotiate rates …
Business travel started to really become a norm, and because of deregulation, companies were a little bit more lenient in letting us put agents inside their offices … We were one of the first to pioneer that on-site program.
VB: How about government travel? How did Omega become involved in that?
Bohan: My husband was very interested in government travel. In '81-'82, the [Government Accountability Office] had a test program to see how well private entities could handle official government travel, because up until that time, the airlines had control of doing ticketing for the government.
We were one of the first agencies to bid on this $26 million business … Only one agency won and [the problem] with them is that they did not have a good interface accounting system … so they had a problem in getting paid [by the government].
[The government later rebid its travel business because of problems the company encountered by booking government travel using Air Florida, which had a poor reputation after a plane crashed into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C.]
I get this call, and they said to me, "Can you come up with a best and final offer for helping us with our travel business, because we've had problems with the existing contract?" I went back to the office. I went over to my Selectric typewriter and started to type an offer…
We get in our car, go up [to Washington] and lo and behold, they say, "Yes, we want you to go into these government agencies, bring computers." At that time it was for two government locations. One was the U.S. Information Agency. And another was the GSA, the Government Services Agency.
That was the start of my inroads into government travel. And government travel was very interested in all the things that were happening in business travel. So we brought to the table a lot of those advantages — boarding passes, quality control systems, being able to design preferences for the government agencies that had special needs for travelers.
VB: Now today how does the business break down? How much of it is business versus government versus individual leisure?
Bohan: Well it's about 50/50 [between leisure and business travel] now. Business travel [includes] government. On the business side, it's very diversified. We have anything from law firms to retailers like Harley Davidson to CarMax and accounting firms. We cover a lot of industries.
VB: Some of those are located actually on-site? Is some of that travel handled in another office?
Bohan: Or through one of our offices or in call centers. Part of our marketing strategy had been to be close to customers where we could get to know them. In '94-'95, the airlines started to experience a lot of financial downturn, and they started to peel away at our commissions … Therefore, all these high-rent offices became an albatross. I had to switch gears, and I had to then pare down many of them and look for more reasonably priced rents. I had to find cheaper labor markets … [for instance, the company has a call center in Jacksonville, N.C.].
While this is happening, the Internet is suddenly on our radar … my husband was kind of in and out of the business but really was a force in the travel industry. He was a good risk taker and could learn so fast. Well, he also had some experience as a programmer in the Air Force …
We knew a lot about cruises, and that's what we liked. That got us into the [travel] business. You talk about going full circle and beyond. Nobody really had a really good cruise booking engine and search engine. Everything was still manual in the cruise industry. Meanwhile, the cruise industry is starting to become really popular … .
We brought in some programmers and established a separate company called TravTech. They started to program this product [Cruise.com] into a booking engine. Then we attached a reporting and accounting system to it.
That was really a big shot in the arm for us. Getting into the Internet, and being an online player, understanding SEO, search engine optimization, how to advertise, how to market … I can tell you, up until that time I did about $10 million as a company in cruises. After about four or five days on the Internet, I was getting 260 emails a day.
VB: How is business now for cruises?
Bohan: We do over $200 million in cruises a year. Then you get all the residual sales that come from booking a cruise because people need air [transportation], and they need to book insurance and ground transportation.
Then we saw the ability to also market our technology to others in the industry, other companies who needed booking engines.
VB: That's TravTech?
Bohan: Yes. Let's say they're a Costco, and they've got their own travel program, but they want to use our engine, and they don't want to have a staff that has to talk to the customers. So we're like a fulfillment center. We [also] do fulfillment services for meetings.
Also, we've designed a luxury travel team, and we sell villas. We really have varied our product. I think a varied product for me has been one of the secrets to success.
VB: You've been doing a lot more internationally, right?
Bohan: Yes, we have partnered with offices that use our name [but are not corporate owned], so they're like partner offices. I see that as a really great leadership opportunity for us to do more partnering on a global basis. South American [offices are] really going to be a huge concentration for us this year because there are just some really brilliant, creative people coming out of South America, coming up with software and technology.
VB: What trends right now are most important to Omega's future?
Bohan: We have built a virtual call center, so we have very talented people working out of their homes using telephones. That's going to continue as more and more people want to be more independent, have a different lifestyle, and work from their homes…
Then we've got an affiliate market. These are people who have their own businesses, but they need to have a bigger company with a large infrastructure that they can work under.
We like to use the state-of-the-art software which we also customize [for travel companies]. That's a big plus for us today, and I see that increasing.
Online, real-time, mobile apps — they're very key to our business. Being able to take the traveler from the moment they think of a trip, to [advice on what to do and where to eat]. You want to change your flight? OK, here's a better deal for you. And take care of them. Something goes wrong with their schedules, they have to call us, we're there 24/7 all the time.
… The exciting part of the business today is that we're able to sell more than ever before because you've got all the access you've never had before. The agent who works in the office also has quicker access to information.
VB: Do you get to travel much?
Bohan: I get to travel to meetings, but I haven't done too much leisure travel lately.
My great husband went in for an operation in 2004 for heart surgery, and everything went wrong … He suffered cardiac arrest. He went into a coma. They revived him, but he suffered brain damage also. As a result of that, until he passed away in August of 2010, I spent all that time in hospitals with him trying to get him better because there was hope …
But I went through a reawakening during that time. It was a very spiritual thing. We got close in other ways that I never thought I could get close to anybody. And I learned a lot about the brain. So I'm devoted to helping people who have brain damage. I have my own foundation…
That's dedicated first off to the advancement of entrepreneurship throughout the country and also to helping those folks who have experienced traumatic brain injury. We have a two-fold approach.
[Entrepreneurs] are what I consider to be part of this whole thrust that I think is so important to life and to our economy, is generating that feeling of entrepreneurial spirit. You can do it even inside companies, too.
And I have to say that I am very enthused about still being part of an industry that is at the forefront of change, using the latest technology. I mean more people are traveling than ever before. You've got the senior citizens, people retiring at 60 years old, 61, 62, some even earlier. They have a little bit of money to do things with. So it has become a good market.


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requested for 5x: Custom id3-tags to display
Can we have an option to place TAGs freely to the playqueue or playbar?
We're using a lot of DISCOGS-tags and also the COMMENT tag for handling/displaying Remix or Version information in my loved player foobar2000.
So this:
would look a little bit more informative, like this:
I seems to be a very special usecase, as we could add all information from the COMMAND tag to the TITLE tag, but keeping the title tag free of information, like "featureing...", or "remixed by..." or "accapella version" is essential for finding the proper song via searching tools and tidy up messed-up and overcrowded title tags.
Problem would be to sort the userdefined tags properly, so their order make sense for the user.


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I like Rachael Ray. There, I said it. It's not her cooking, or her bubbly on-air personality, or her ubiquitous EVOO, or her 30-minutes meals (wow, she made a tuna melt in 30 minutes!). It's simply the fact that every other "real" Chef in the country hates her. They talk about her like she is somehow ruining the entire culinary landscape like some kind of inedible weed. She doesn't claim to be a Chef; she's just a cute, perky home-cook that has fun in the kitchen, cooking simple, easy to make food. So, to these high and mighty, foam-making, agar agar-loving, sous vide-obsessed, micro-green sprinkling "real" Chefs, I say lighten up! Come on, she just made little meatloaves in cup cake tins! Yummmoo!
Now, I have to admit, I don't watch her 30-minute meals show, or her talk show (is it still on?), but I do watch her "$40 a day" show. Why? For one reason, and one reason only… the sound/noise she makes after taking that first bite of every meal on the show. It goes a little something like this, "mmm…mmmm." Whether you're a fan of the show or not, I hope you enjoy this clip I found on Youtube. Mmmmmm, enjoy!


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The men's swimming and diving team had a rough start to 2010 Sunday, dropping a 169-131 decision to Cornell's Big Red (4-2) at the Robert J.H. Kiphuth Pool. The dual meet marks the first for the Elis in 2010, and drops Yale's record in the Ivy League to 0-2, after a loss to Columbia in the season's opener.
"When you get to this point in the season, you start to see the holes you need to fill." Robert J.H. Kiphuth director of swimming and diving Frank Keefe said. "You can't bring in new people to fill those holes, so people have to step up. Hopefully we'll learn from today as we head towards championship season."
The Bulldogs got off to a strong start, as their combination of freshman Mike Dominski and juniors Zak Murez, Alex Benz, and Kyle Veatch took the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:33.15. The Elis followed that race up with a win thanks to junior Matt Lee's 9:58.91 time in the 1000 yard freestyle. Fellow Bulldog and junior Jerrold Lee took third in that event.
Lugar Choi was Yale's top finisher in the 200 yard freestyle, taking third while Veatch grabbed the fourth spot. Dominski then took second in the 100 yard backstroke.
Sophomore Goksu Bicer's time of 1:51.54 was good for the top spot in the 200 butterfly, while teammate Scott Shinton took third. Bicer won his second race of the day in the 100 yard freestyle, while junior Lugar Choi took third.
Freshman Jared Lovett then led the way for the Elis in the 200 yard backstroke, finishing third with his time of 1:56.84. Senior Craig Steen, battling a knee injury, did the same in the 200 yard breaststroke, swimming a 2:08.36. Matt Lee's 4:39.62 was good for second overall in the 500 yard freestyle, making him Yale's top swimmer in that event.
Goksu Bicer topped off a big day with his third victory, a win in the 100 yard butterfly thanks to a time of 49.43 seconds.
Yet his three first place efforts were not enough to propel the Bulldogs to victory, as Cornell simply took too many spots in the top three -and therefore earned too many points - for the Elis to come away with the win.
Yale's divers also had a tremendous day in the loss, as seniors Drew Teer and Eric Olson, and sophomore Colton Staab took first, second, and third, respectively in the 1 meter diving event. Staab also took first in the 3 meter diving, while Cornell's Michael Sheppard and Jonathan Zollo rounded out the top three.
The meet was the Bulldogs' first since Dec. 5th, a win over the University of Massachusetts.
"We had a great few weeks of training over the holiday break." Coach Frank Keefe said. "The kids are tired, but that's what we had to do. Some of the guys aren't happy they didn't swim as fast as they have -I'm not happy either - but it's a question of what they learned. You're not going to swim rested all the time."
The Bulldogs will need to learn from their mistakes quickly, as a crucial Ivy League meet against Penn and Dartmouth looms on Jan. 16th. The Elis' next home meet comes Jan. 23rd against Navy's Midshipmen.
• More photos courtesy of Yale Swimming Association
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Manhasset, NY – The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research announced today it will receive a $250,000 grant aimed at gaining a better understanding of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other blood cancers.
The two-year grant from the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF), the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to funding innovative lymphoma research, was awarded to Nicholas Chiorazzi, MD, head of the Karches Center for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research at the Feinstein Institute. Dr. Chiorazzi's lab and that of his collaborator, Dr. Matthew D. Scharff at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, will utilize the funds to research gene expression and DNA methylation signatures linked to in vivo CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma B-cell kinetics and outcome.
"I am grateful to the Lymphoma Research Foundation for supporting this research so that Dr. Scharff and I can work to better understand CLL and ultimately find a new, improved treatment for the devastating disease," said Dr. Chiorazzi.
The grant received from LRF is a portion of a $2.15 million grant divided among seven scientists investigating the biology of or new therapies for lymphoma.
"As evident in our recent funding of more than $2 million in research, the Lymphoma Research Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for lymphoma through an aggressively funded research program," said Diane Blum, LRF chief executive officer. "We remain grateful to our supporters whose generosity enables the Foundation to work toward its mission of eradicating lymphoma through innovative research."
Recommendations for research funding were made by the LRF Scientific Advisory Board, which is comprised of the world's leading lymphoma researchers and oncologists. The award recommendations were then approved by the LRF Board of Directors.
About the Lymphoma Research Foundation
The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to funding innovative research and serving the lymphoma community through a comprehensive series of education programs, outreach initiatives and patient services. To date, LRF has awarded more than $54 million in lymphoma-specific research.
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Dedicated shuttle service starts at 6:15 p.m. from the Laguna Art Museum at North Coast Highway and Cliff Drive, and Bluebird Center, 1590 S. Coast Hwy. Shuttles run until 8:45 p.m.
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PARIS, France (CNN) -- Pirates have released a French merchant ship and its nine crew members seized off the Nigerian coast over the weekend, the ship's owners said Wednesday.
China has reportedly been working to rapidly modernize its fleet.
The announcement came as two Chinese destroyers and a supply ship joined the growing international naval coalition patrolling the waters in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia.
The crew members of the Bourbon Leda are all in good health, Paris-based Bourbon said in a news release. They will be "rapidly reunited" with their family and friends, the company said.
Pirates captured the Bourbon Leda, a supply vessel, on Sunday. A Bourbon spokesman refused to comment when asked by CNN whether the company had paid a ransom for the ship's release.
Pirates in neighboring Cameroon seized another Bourbon ship, the Bourbon Sagitta, and 10 of its crew members in October. They released the vessel and its crew 11 days later.
Bourbon specializes in offshore oil and gas shipping and dry bulk transport.
Meanwhile, the Chinese convoy -- which left some two weeks ago on a mission to protect Chinese merchant ships from an increasing number of pirate attacks occurring in the gulf -- has received requests for help from at least 15 vessels, according to news reports.
It marks the first time Chinese naval vessels have left Chinese waters in centuries. They will will join a multinational naval force already patrolling the area, including vessels from the United States, NATO member states, Russia and India.
Rear-Admiral Du Jingchen, the fleet's commander, told Xinhua news agency the escort mission has started.
The fleet began escorting four ships -- one from Hong Kong and three from mainland China -- through the gulf on Tuesday afternoon, the China Shipowners' Association told the South China Morning Post.
Fifteen ships have applied for protection including some from Hong Kong, said a director of the Ministry of Transport, He Jianzhong, according to the Hong Kong-based newspaper.
Figures from the International Maritime Bureau for the year-to-date show pirates have attacked almost 100 vessels and hijacked nearly 40 off the coast of Somalia.
The all-important Gulf of Aden links the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Around 20,000 oil tankers, freighters and merchant vessels pass along the crucial shipping route each year.
China's navy is considered a "brown-water fleet" -- designed to operate almost exclusively along its coast. But the country has reportedly been working to rapidly modernize its navy for the past several years.
Chinese officials have said their mission would last as long as is necessary and in accordance with U.N. Security Council regulations.
The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution in December aimed at combating piracy along the Horn of Africa by allowing military forces to chase pirates onto land in cases of "hot pursuit."
Among the victims of pirate attacks have been cargo ships, oil tankers and luxury yachts.
At least one major company pulled its ships from the Gulf of Aden region this year, meaning cargo bound for Europe had to round the African continent rather than use the Suez Canal.
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Well, I tried to post this earlier, but blogger was not happy with me...hopefully it will actually appear this time!
Alan Dowd's article Polls and Presidents was an interesting comparison of Presidents George W. Bush and Harry Truman. Both presidents chose (is choosing) to fight unpopular wars – Bush in Iraq and Truman in Korea. Neither one had (has) a strong popular support. Whatever your opinion of the war in Iraq is, I think this is an interesting article to read to consider current opinion and long term presidential decisions. Unpopular decisions are not necessarily bad decisions – that's one of the reasons why being President is definitely not an easy job. I think that is one of the reasons why many past presidents can be reevaluated more fairly 50 years after leaving office – we've had time to see what their actions actually did as well as to overcome the basic "gut" reaction. An interesting assignment for students could be to compare the popular opinion of various presidents as well as the long-term evaluation of their careers. President Lincoln certainly got his share of bad press!
Dowd closes this thought:
This is not to say that Bush is destined for a Trumanesque legacy, of course; but neither is he doomed to failure. Tomorrow's historians — not today's polls or pundits — will render the final verdict.
Definitely makes you wonder what the history books will say about this war and president in 50 years.


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Carlos Beltran will make $18.5 million next season, a contract, that couple with back-to-back injury seasons, will make him impossible to deal. The Mets could try packaging him, but would undoubtedly be stuck with paying a high percentage of the remaining contract.
In addition, considering Beltran's injury history it is unlikely he'll command in return the talent that would equal his history when healthy.
The Mets will have a lot of money in contracts earmarked for 2011, but Beltran's has the greatest chance of bringing a positive return.
He's not moving well, and right field does remain a topic to be discussed, but the Mets' real hope in getting something from Beltran is for him continue rehabbing his knees and coming back strong next season. The motivation of Beltran in his walk year could be the best thing for the Mets.


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Join Jeff Belanger for a free multi-media lecture on the history of Halloween and some world famous ghosts at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library! Q&A and book signing too!
Venue: Mattapoisett Free Public Library
Time: 6:00 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Homepage: http://www.mattapois...g/mattapoisett/
Address: 7 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, 02739, USA
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Who owns the land? Only the land knows. We mortals are passersby, and our lives are but a brief moment in the great span of time and space. We are born, we live out our lives, and most of us do the best we can with it, but the wind is forever, and the rivers flow forever to the sea, and all the seasons of the weathers will come and go after we are gone. But the Earth endures, the Earth is eternal" - Earl Hamner
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Ok you Thee More Shallows fans who are bummed that T.M.S. have disappeared. You'll be happy to know that Dee Kesler (Thee More Shallows) and Chadwick Bidwell (Ral Partha) have teamed up to create the band FOPS and that their album "Yeth Yeth Yeth" is soon be to released on Monotreme Records like right now.
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Michael Roth necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 100 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
We're looking for a sleek and modern logo to accompany our service. We will be using this logo for our offices, letterheads, and advertising.
I imagine this should be relatively simple. There aren't too many constraints and from what I've seen on this site so far, I've been fond of most everything. It'll be hard to pick a winner - but I'll make it guaranteed.
Greek House
We provide specialty services for fraternity and sorority houses. Keeping our costs as low as possible is what we do best and going without a logo for seven years attests to that.
I have played with the prospect of integrating a G and an H together in some kind of format, with them intertwining, with the H becoming the interior section of the G - and nothing has really worked. If you think you can come up with something that looks good then have at it.
Beyond that, we have also toyed with the 'house' idea but haven't really gotten anywhere.
I will note that I would like something original. I am not creative and thus I haven't been able to think of anything particularly interesting, but I would prefer to stray from 'Greek House' text inside an oval with an outline of a house above. Originality gets points for sure.
I tried to make it 'guaranteed' as I saw people mention this but couldn't figure it out. We are late to the printers and we need a logo ASAP so someone is definitely going to win.
- Something small or compact. Not a necessity, but if I can put it on a business card then that'd be a plus.
- Unique. Clever.
- Color scheme isn't too important. If it looks good we can change our colors. Preferably not anything audacious like pink or lime green.
- Preferably a more modern style.
- Antique or classic looking
- General Hospital logo
- Something that looks bad
- Crest
- Anything stencil-y
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I have an Asus UX21A, and I'm pleased to discover that almost all the hardware functions and features work perfectly with Ubuntu 12.10.
The only thing that is not working straight "out of the box" are the brightness keys. In theory, the screen brightness can be adjusted downward by pressing fn+f5, and adjusted upward by pressing fn+f6.
Is there a way I can connect the monitor brightness settings to these function keys?


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Trading remained cautious on Tuesday morning as investors had one eye on the start of the earnings season in the U.S., but strategists told CNBC that Europe's own fourth-quarter earnings season could throw up a few surprises.
Falling growth in the core European economies and continuing austerity in the peripheral countries is likely to have put pressure on European companies this season, and on the whole traders remain downbeat.
"Underwhelming," was Ishaq Sidiqqi, a market strategist at ETX Capital's prediction. Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said it'll be "less positive than other global earnings".
However, since poor third-quarter earnings last year, the markets have witnessed a pickup in U.S. economic data, a surge in European indexes and China regaining pace. Fourth-quarter earnings could reflect this, according to Sidiqqi.
(Read More: Oops! This Earnings Season Comes With Plenty of Excuses)
"The likely winners and losers will be those corporates exposed to the recovery stories in the U.S. and China," he said.
"The buoyant recovery in the U.S. housing market should help our construction companies such as Wolseley, Lafarge and even some of the house builders."
A Reuters poll on Monday predicted that China's gross domestic product may show an expansion of 7.8 percent in the fourth quarter, stopping seven straight quarters of more modest growth. For this reason Sidiqqi says that miners are set to benefit from recovering metal prices.
(Read More: China Fourth-Quarter GDP Growth Seen Rebounding to 7.8%)
German car makers VW and BMW aren't likely to disappoint, according to Sidiqqi. Chinese growth and the boycott of Japanese goods should boost figures.
"Likely losers will undoubtedly be retailers, as tough austerity across Europe keeps a cap on spending for consumers," he said.
"Food producers will win over clothing retailers but retailers with a strong online unit such as Next should continue to benefit."
Expectations are low for the retail sector, O'Keefe told CNBC.com. U.K. supermarket Tesco was one interesting stock that could surprise, she said.
European banks rallied once more on Monday as global regulators agreed to give banks four more years to build up cash reserves and widen the range of assets banks can put into this buffer. O'Keefe sees this as a warning sign that having rallied so much, the sector is "susceptible to disappoint".
(Read More: Regulators Ease Key Bank Rule to Spur Credit)
Sidiqqi expects investors to start to look beyond the headline numbers and focus on a company's outlook. U.K. retailer Debenhams announced record-breaking Christmas sales figures on Tuesday with sales up 5 percent in the five weeks to January 5. But a downgrade to its forecast for its gross margin in 2012 was enough to instigate a sell-off and shares fell around 6 percent in Tuesday trading.
"Outlook statements will be the key this season as they will set the tone for 2013," Sidiqqi said.
"Investors are more likely to focus on the outlook over the actual headline numbers with lifts to earnings guidance propping up share prices for the companies that can demonstrate strong visibility, healthy balance sheets and sound fundamentals."
Ishaq Sidiqqi at ETX Capital has no personal holdings in the above stocks, but ETX Capital's clients may have some holdings.


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Search Company API - SDKs
The Search Company API allows developers to access a business directory of U.S. companies. Users can either search for a company using a query string or retrieve a company's information using its ID. A company's entry contains its address, contact numbers, email address, website, number of employees, and more. On the Search Company website, users can look up companies by state or service provided.


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Marcia Batzlaff, age 87, of St. James died on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James.
Marcia Batzlaff, age 87, of St. James died on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Funeral services will be 10:30AM, Friday, June 15, 2012 at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Martin Lopahs officiating. Burial will be at 2:00PM at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Sanborn. Visitation will be 4pm to 8pm on Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and one hour before services at the church. You may send the family condolences online at www.sturmfh.com Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in St. James.
Marcia Nanette Goehring Batzlaff was born March 5, 1925 to Clarence and Suzanna (Illchen) Goehring at Hazelton, N.D. Marcia grew up on the farm with four siblings and was an active 4-H member. Marcia graduated from Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm with a teaching degree in 1946. She taught in Wisconsin before accepting a call to Zion Lutheran school in Sanborn. She married Gilbert Batzlaff on February 4, 1949 in Marshall. They farmed near Sanborn and later near Comfrey before moving to St. James in 1980. They were blessed with 10 children during their 44 years of marriage; Gilbert passed away in 1993. Marcia was active in her church; Ladies Aid, Sunday school teacher, Quilting, Banner making, and Altar guild. Her hobbies included gardening, sewing and handiwork, and jigsaw puzzles. She loved to have her grandchildren visit and hear details of their adventures. She loved to laugh.
Marcia is survived by her children: Richard (Elaine) Batzlaff, Plymouth, Virginia (Jeff) Peterson, Indianapolis Ind., Warren Batzlaff, Crystal, Gordon Batzlaff, New Ulm, Rodney (Renee) Batzlaff, Brooklyn Park, Janet (John) Friedrichsen, Rock Rapids Iowa, Emily (Brett) Overson, St James, Brad (Amy) Batzlaff, Fairmont; siblings: Artcy Fuhrmann, Fond du Lac Wisc., Anita Scholz, Wimbledon N.D., Gerald Goehring, Pettibone N.D., Robert Goehring, Carrington N.D., 22 grandchildren, 10 great-grand children.
She was proceeded in death by her husband, Gilbert, infant daughter Susan, son Curtis, and great grandson Broden Peterson


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Ten monks are visiting Austin creating the sand mandala and will dismantle in this weekend and disperse it into a nearby body of water.
Brightly colored sands and simply tools are used to gentle flow the sand onto the board by tapping this cone-shaped device.
Donations are accepted as well as being able to purchase products created by the monks themselves.
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Days after being officially renamed to the USA national team, soccer goddesses Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux celebrated by hitting the beaches in Hawaii this weekend ... in very tiny bikinis.
The Women's World Cup tournament is still 2 years away, but qualifiers begin in Fall 2014 ... and the team is scheduled to take on Australia and New Zealand in some friendly matches later this month.
Enjoy the free time while ya got it.


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My first column in the series : Once Upon a Time with Shobhaa De - Doobara.
M'am , Maybe if u did meet. You could have said-This town ain't big enough for the two of us!' If he is D-Man, than you are D-Gal! Mrs. De we could have a superhero type movie on this? I mean both of you are still surviving in a very cut throat industry ya?
Like The Idea Isn't "Doobara"
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I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at such a meeting. Never mind that I would probably have been a fly, squashed by a henchman with the butt of a revolver... on the wall.
Why, oh why, didn't you stick to your guns and make the meeting happen Never mind the Doobara publicity tie in... this story of an almost meeting is exciting and the possibilities were endless. In my eyes you are a journalist who stands by her opinions and her view of the truth so I wish you had. If we do not know what and how he thinks and justifies his actions, how are we to counter him. I think he would have welcomed a meeting with you too for his own strange reasons.
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This is not an easy update to write.
The short version: The project is over, the game is canceled.
After much deliberation I've had to make this decision. I've informed Keith and Lee and neither at all happy with this situation. Every possible mistake was made, some due to my inexperience in board game publishing, others due to ego conflicts, legal issues and technical complications. No matter the cause though these could all have been avoided by someone more experienced and I apparently was not that person.
From the beginning the intention was to launch a new board game company with the Kickstarted funds, with The Doom that Came to Atlantic City as only our first of hopefully many projects. Everyone involved agreed on this. Since then rifts have formed and every error compounded the growing frustration, causing only more issues. After paying to form the company, for the miniature statues, moving back to Portland, getting software licenses and hiring artists to do things like rule book design and art conforming the money was approaching a point of no return. We had to print at that point or never. Unfortunately that wasn't in the cards for a variety of reasons.
I'm going to write a full post-mortem to explain every issue in greater detail but suffice to say that I never gave up and always intended to get this project printed. My intentions have always been good and I've struggled with this greatly. I've spent a large amount of time pitching investors, begging banks for loans and seeking other sources of funding to fix this. Sadly I found no takers.
As stated above Lee and Keith were not directly involved in this decision. I informed them earlier this month about the situation. Keith went out of his way to speak with his contacts at other companies to see if any could help salvage the game. We spent quite a bit of time working on possible deals and arrangements but in the end they just weren't interested in taking the risk. Keith has only ever done amazing work in getting this made and can't be blamed in any way for its downfall.
My hope now is to eventually refund everyone fully. This puts all of the financial burden directly on my shoulders. Starting with those who've pre-ordered after the Kickstarter campaign through our webstore, then I'll begin working my way through the backer list, starting with those who funded at the highest levels. Unfortunately I can't give any type of schedule for the repayment as I left my job to do this project and must find work again. I'll create a separate bank account to place anything beyond my basic costs of living. Every time that account has a decent amount saved into it I'll issue a payout to a portion of the backer list. I'll post updates with each payout to keep you all informed on the progress.
Again, I never set out to con anyone or to perpetrate a fraud but I did walk into a situation that was beyond my abilities and for that I'm deeply sorry. This has been a rough year, I never wanted to make it harder for anyone. There will be no more monthly updates, not that there have really been in some time, but I will post with each payout, as well as the post-mortem when it is eventually complete.
Sincerest apologies,
Erik Chevalier
Mike on
I'm glad to see something posted about the game and I'm disappointed to hear it's cancelled.
I agree with spacetoast, I'd like to see a detailed accounting of where the funds went.
He's said he plans to reimburse everyone but I'll believe it when I see it. Considering the time that's lapsed since the funds were drawn, I don't know what action can be taken through my credit card company but I plan to contact them about it.
spacetoast on
What I would like to see is an accounting of where the funds went. A business license is $100 in Oregon. He apparently intermingled all these funds with his own. The artists got nothing. Comments are Keith Bakers blog at http://keith-baker.com/the-doom-kickstarter-my-response/#comments seem to indicate that the big legal kerfluffle was really more like a minor inconvienince, So where did it all go? Part of it probably went here: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3524-SE-Madison-St-Portland-OR-97214/53964139_zpid/. Evidently the address listed on his business license rents for $2395/mo.
RevBob on
@ozy: The problem is that we *weren't* kept in the loop. We've been given false information for several months, when the game was supposedly at the printer and production was ready to start Any Day Now. According to the update above, none of that was ever true; the game never even got to layout/prototype.
As many others have commented, I didn't back this under the impression that the project was to form a company and then publish a game. I was led to believe that the company already existed, the game was ready, and they just needed to raise funds to print the initial run. I certainly didn't expect to be paying someone's moving expenses!
ozymandias (ZionEyez,CGC Scam victim)Superbackeron
I for one, don't mind this failing -- with or without a refund. As long as the creator is open about it, and willing to discuss the issues, it is no big deal if it fails -- that is what kickstarter is all about.
At least this project has kept us in the loop, and updated us -- unlike Zion Eyez, where the creators ignore the backers, and ran off with the money.
Projects fail -- that's part of the gamble of being a backer. You don't want that risk? Wait until the project succeeds, and buy your copy from amazon.
Jason LaGarde on
No idea if this is correct, but if people are looking for the companies address for the Oregon Consumer complaint form or otherwise, I found one.
The Forking Path
3524 SE Madison St.
Portland, OR 97214
David McCloskey on
Since I live in Puerto Rico, I made a complaint through IC3. Works just fine.
Studio Libella on
For both INTERNATIONAL and US bakers, it may be useful to file a complaint here:
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).
Mitchell Olson on
I filed for fraud in the amount of 100.00.
@ Kevin - thanks for the links! https://justice.oregon.gov/forms/consumer_complaint.asp
spacetoast on
If you wish to contact the media in Oregon I have the following list. I also include the email address for the Consumerist website.
Northwest Cable News
Portland area TV stations
Fox 12
KGW NewsChannel 8 (NBC)
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contacts for the Oregonian – the state's major newspaper
Tiffany Franzoni on
After learning more about the situation and reading the comments/posts, I will stand in line to get my retailer level refund from Erik with everyone else. I hope Erik learns from all this. I am sure he is having a few very sleepless nights like everyone else directly involved. Meanwhile, the creators still have my 100% support in anything that they want to do in this situation. Just let me know how I can help.
-feeling helpless
Jason C Marshall on
As a Canadian backer I too can't file for fraud. I feel cheated out of my money. 100 hard earn dollars down the drain. Will be very very very surprised if I ever see it again.
Kevin Blacksheep Thompson on
@Bill Richman - you need to do some more research. Keith is the designer, and had nothing to do with Erik's scam. See Keith's comments in the thread below. Keith didn't get a cent for his work, and was in the dark as much as the other backers. The scammer is Erik at The Forking Path. While your pledge may only be a "meal or two", it was an annual salary for Erik. What he did was illegal and he needs to be held accountable for these actions.
Bill Richman on
I funded at the $75 level because I thought the game sounded like it would be a lot of fun. Having played innumerable games of "M-------" as a child, I was really looking forward to trashing the place as an adult; it would have been very cathartic. It seems to me as though things may have been going along well until the owners of "M-------" decided that all of the various over-priced, movie-themed versions of the original game hadn't made them quite rich enough yet, and that they'd just kick over this particular apple cart lest it *cough* put them out of business. From that point on, it seems like it was death by 1,000 cuts for this project. Yes, it sounds like mistakes were made, and to his credit, Keith was honest enough to own up to them. I'm disappointed that the game, with those sexy miniatures, won't be coming out. However, looking at it reasonably, $75 is barely the cost of 2 or 3 good meals out with friends. I'm far from wealthy, but I don't feel that it's worth hounding Keith about it. If I ever get any of the money back, that's a bonus, but I knew Kickstarter was no guarantee of receiving a product. If you want a sure thing, go buy a game on Amazon. Otherwise, look at how so many people in the world live, chalk up your loss to experience, or maybe "1st-world problems", and forget about it. The only people lawsuits are typically good for is lawyers.
Kevin Blacksheep Thompson on
@godzillafan - see my previous instructions for filing with the Oregon State Attorney's office (Customer Fraud Division). Hopefully that is helpful. (I completely agree with all of your sentiments).
GodzillaFan on
Our money was not to fund your Board game Company but to develop "The Doom That Came to Atlantic City" I would like to see an itemized break down on what our one hundred thousand dollars bought. It sounds to me that almost no money went into development but rather your pocket. You quit your job then moved to Portland then lived off our investor money. It sounds like the game was an afterthought because according to all your past updates the game was done and just needed to be printed. According to this update it was all lies. You misappropriated our funds for your own goal i.e. your move and trying to start a game company. I will be sending a complaint for the Oregon better business agency. I also ask if anyone would like to join me in contacting the FBI fraud division. As a 50 dollar investor my complaint will not be taken with much merit but if a number of us come together to file a complaint it would be taken serious.
Erik Chevalier do not think you can just post Sorry and I'll pay you back when I can. You cheated all of us and you will in some form be held accountable.
To Lee Moyer and Keith Baker I do not hold any animosity or blame towards you. You like so many of us trusted a crook. If anything I feel worse for you. I lost 50 dollars, nothing major. You had your dream destroyed by a dishonest crook. I thank you for addressing us today it could not have been easy. That took real character much more than Erik will ever have in his life.
David McCloskey on
This saddens me and frustrates me.
@Keith, thank you for clearing things up, and I will be happy at least to get the print and play version from you.
Something is something in that regard.
Kevin Blacksheep Thompson on
Again, for those of you that want to file a fraud complaint, go to https://justice.oregon.gov/forms/consumer_complaint.asp and click the "file a complaint online" button (orange bar on right side of screen). Additionally you can call them directly, if you need. The toll-free number to their Consumer Fraud Hotline is 877-877-9392. Based on how many of us report this issue will determine the extent of how they respond. Also, thanks to @Christopher Bates for providing the necessary company/contact information you will need to complete the complaint form - http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl…
Please share this information with other backers who may wish to formally file a complaint. (The online form only takes a few minutes).
Chris Nenzel on
I have also filed a fraud complaint at https://justice.oregon.gov/forms/consumer_complaint.asp and encourage others to do the same.
Corby Young on
To those who are being magnanimous about the funds, we the backers are all due a full refund, according to the KS Terms Of Service:
* Kickstarter does not offer refunds. A Project Creator is not required to grant a Backer's request for a refund unless the Project Creator is unable or unwilling to fulfill the reward.
* Project Creators are required to fulfill all rewards of their successful fundraising campaigns or refund any Backer whose reward they do not or cannot fulfill.
M.E.Wohlfahrt on
I filed a complaint against The Forking Path, Co. (Erik Chevalier) on https://justice.oregon.gov/forms/consumer_complaint.asp and I encourage other backers to do the same.
Sam PostenSuperbackeron
+1 fist bump in solidarity for Keith and Lee. You guys rock and you are the reason why I supported this project from the start, besides being compelled to do so by deep old ones and Cthulhu himself I mean. GOOD LUCK, thanks and please keep us posted!!!!
Jeff Feeley on
Fraud has been reported.
Christopher Bates on
You will need this information to file a complaint:
See prior comment from @Kevin Thompson on steps to take.
Jeff Feeley on
Can you show me anywhere that states I was backing a "new company"? I was supporting The Doom That Came To Atlantic City and I expected that product. Perhaps you should have been more honest with yourself and backers. This is ridiculous. How someone pisses away this kind of funding and has the balls to put out such a lack of information BS apology is beyond me. The pewter figures weren't made upfront? Next time you choose fraud as a profession make sure it's for more than 100k. Hardly retirement money. I expect my money returned. But based on how paper thin your words are I am strongly doubting you intentions.
Twogether Studios, LLC on
I wanted to let everyone know that The Forking Path has provided Lee and I with the list of backers, and we will contact you when there is news about the print-and-play version.
Miguel DuranSuperbackeron
I filed a fraud complaint in Oregon as well, unfortunately. I don't know Erik and hope that he comes out of this a better person in all respects that matter, but the lack of information coupled with the disingenuousness of what was provided earlier led me to feel that this is the sort of behavior that needs correction, especially since it appears this isn't the first time Erik has done this to individuals who trusted his judgment. If a post-mortem that credibly explains what happened ever materializes, I'll withdraw my complaint and apologize, but nothing I've seen so far leads me to believe that's going to happen.
I feel badly for Keith, Lee, and Paul who I know have to be broken-hearted at seeing their work dead-end this way and hope that, despite the bad taste in their mouths, they somehow find a way to bring this to market in the fashion that they'd originally envisioned.
Kevin Blacksheep Thompson on
I just spoke with the Oregon State Attorney's Office, specifically the Consumer Fraud Division, and they said that we can (individually) report this situation for further investigation and potentially prosecution. You need to go to https://justice.oregon.gov/forms/consumer_complaint.asp and click the "file a complaint online" button (orange bar on right side of screen). Additionally you can call them directly, if you need. The toll-free number to their Consumer Fraud Hotline is 877-877-9392. Based on how many of us report this issue will determine the extent of how they respond. Given there are over 1,200 backers who were victims of fraud, and the majority (?) feel it's worthwhile that this situation be handled by (or at last reported to) the State Attorney's office, then there is a potential of hundreds of claims going to their office. At a minimum, that should assure that Erik Chevalier (and his "company" The Forking Path) are on record as taking over $122k, providing false information about what was happening with those funds, and then simply "cancelling" the project with no guarantee of refunds. (That's Fraud, black and white). Please share this information with other backers as you see fit.
M.E.Wohlfahrt on
Thank you for your update and offer, Mr. Baker. I am sorry to hear that you have apparently been as blindsided as we backers were.
Nick on
Thank you Keith. Nobody has blamed the creative forces behind this project. I know that yourself, Lee and Paul are as shocked at this turn of events as we all are. We all also know exactly where the blame should lie. In the absence of any shred of decency from Erik Chevalier, you have shown some genuine heart by posting here. The offer of a PnP version of the game is both generous and appreciated. I'm perhaps most upset that Paul's miniatures won't be produced. I, along with many others, pledged at a certain level on the promise of a beautiful set of pewter Old Ones. Hopefully they may eventually see the light of day in some form or another. I can't speak for anyone else, but if I am ever in receipt of a full refund (I'm not holding my breath) then I would be more than willing to back another KS for those amazing sculpts alone.
M.E.Wohlfahrt on
@Echo Chernik "There is nothing criminal in a project failing and no lawsuit will benefit anyone because the terms of Kickstarter upon joining remind you of that."
I disagree. To me this sounds as if we have been intentionally mislead about the status of the project. There is reason to believe that Erik Chevalier did not use the funds he gathered through Kickstarter for the project that was presented to us. Come to think of it: Now I'd like to learn more about the "legal issues" that were given as the reason for the ongoing delay. Has anybody contacted Hasbro to see if we might not have been told the entire truth there either?
Keith, I'm sorry to hear that you were as left in the dark about this as we were, but I'm glad to hear that your contract gave the game back to you and Lee.
Here's hoping Eric pulled the plug as soon as he realized the remaining funds wouldn't cover the game, instead of trying to keep things afloat way beyond that point.
Skeeter Green on
Keith, you are now, and have always been a class act. Good on you and Lee. I would back projects from you guys in a minute.
Twogether Studios, LLC on
Yesterday, Erik Chevalier of the Forking Path announced that he has cancelled the Kickstarter to produce The Doom That Came To Atlantic City, a board game designed by Lee Moyer and Keith Baker, which is to say, me. When Lee and I first heard this news from Erik, it came as a shock. We've been working on this game for over a decade. In 2011 we had it ready to go to the printer with Z-Man Games, until a change in ownership dropped it from production. Based on the information we'd been receiving from the Forking Path we believed that the game was in production. It's a personal and financial blow to both of us, but what concerns Lee and I is that people who believed in our work and put their faith in this Kickstarter have been let down.
First of all, I would like to make one thing crystal clear. Lee Moyer and Keith Baker are not part of the Forking Path. Neither one of us received any of the funds raised by the Kickstarter or presales. I haven't received any form of payment for this game. Lee and I were not involved in the decisions that brought about the end of this project, and we were misinformed about its progress and the state of the game.
As a designer, I want the ideas I come up with to bring people joy—not frustration, disappointment and anger. Once I sign a contract granting a company the rights to produce one of my games, I am putting my faith in that company and trusting that it will carry out production and delivery in a professional and ethical manner. I've worked with Atlas Games, Wizards of the Coast, Steve Jackson Games, Goodman Games, Green Ronin, Pelgrane Press, and many more, and I've never been let down until now. Lee and I don't know exactly how the money was spent, why the backers were misled, what challenges were faced or what drove the decisions that led to the cancellation of the game. Not only did we not make any money from the game, we have actually lost money; as soon as we learned the true state of affairs, we engaged a lawyer to compel The Forking Path to come forward to the backers and to honor its pledge to issue refunds.
With that said, all that really matters to Lee and I is that our idea has led to frustration and anger instead of bringing happiness. We can't change the past. We can't produce the game as presented in the Kickstarter on our own. But under the terms of the contract the rights to the art and design are back in our hands, and we can at least share those. Lee and I will be producing a print-and-play version of the game as quickly as possible, and getting that to backers at no cost. You'll have to use your own cardstock and paper, and we can't produce the amazing miniatures sculpted by Paul Komoda. But we can share our ideas and our work, and we hope that you will enjoy it.
There is one snag: neither Lee or I have access to the list of backers and their email addresses. We don't even know who you are, and we have no way to thank you directly. If you backed Doom, please contact me through my website Keith-Baker.com. If you know anyone who backed it, please direct them here.
This is not the end of the road we thought we were on. Neither Lee nor I know how things reached this point, and when I look at the images from the manufacturer that show so clearly that the game could have been made, it breaks my heart. Lee and I will do our best to get you the game in print-and-play form as soon as possible. It's not what we expected or planned on, but we at least hope that you will finally be able to get some enjoyment from the game we've worked on for all these years.
Keith Baker
longbeach on
One other note is that refunds don't have to be all or none. If someone showed a lot if good intentions people just ask for a portion back (say the shipping, etc) but with this nonsense everyone should be demanding full refunds because of fraud.
We probably have to contact his prior state as well to fill a complaint
Studio Libella on
This all smells so very funny. This is a lot of money to take and we need answers and accountability. Let law enforcement do their job and look into Mr. Chevalier's books.
If you are upset with this, take action: Start by filing consumer fraud complaints with the Oregon Attorney General to determine if a crime was committed. (or whatever state The forking path co. is registered in. Let's use crowdsourcing productively to find out where to file our complaints.) Enough complaints will certainly receive some attention.
If you are not upset by this, honestly I do not understand. A lot of money was collected; nothing physical was produced; and all the money, including shipping funds are gone. There is a problem with this that goes beyond "better luck next time, mate." Please consider filing a complaint.
If the company is in Oregon, this looks like a good place to start:
Joshua ReubensSuperbackeron
@Echo Chernik We are not investors. Stop spreading that lie. It is damaging to KIckstarter as a whole.
Joshua ReubensSuperbackeron
I guess it is nice that so many of you are so well off that you can throw money away and not care but frankly when I pay for something I'm still poor enough to expect to get it...
Really the thing that hurts so badly is that I have seen so many do this idea right. They continued working while working on developing the game busting their buts to make certain it was done correctly but also not LIVING OFF OF THE KICKSTARTER FUNDS and then hope that some day in the future when they start making money from selling the games that did not go to the KS backers they will maybe JUST MAYBE be able to move away from their day job and start making games for a living.
It's sad and upsetting as many have said. But it is also a bit pathetic. I hate being lied to. If Erik had been honest it probably would hurt a lot less (though if the KS page had said "I'm going to quit my job and live off the money you pay for the game!" I personally doubt I would have backed the project so maybe honest would not have worked out so well for him either.)
Anyway, just venting like a lot of us are.
Echo Chernik on
There is no such thing as "Pre-Ordering" on Kickstarter. This is NOT a retail website. Rewards are just that - rewards for backing a project to become funded. There is nothing criminal in a project failing and no lawsuit will benefit anyone because the terms of Kickstarter upon joining remind you of that. Yes, the vast majority of Kickstarter projects are completed successfully and all rewards are managed properly, but this as a crow-dfunding investor platform, every backer assumes a risk. If you can't afford the risk, then don't invest in the project. I am very sorry to see this project fail.
spacetoast on
Don't kid yourselves. We are not going to get refunded before anyone he sold non-existant games to on his website. The worst we can probably do is sue. They can probably press criminal charges.
spacetoast on
@Mighty Rabbit Studios Thank you for sharing - that casts this in whole new light. I appreciate your coming forward.
Greg Cason on
I just read through the original Kickstarter for this. Nowhere does it say that any of the money would be used to start a company. I'm sure we can't get blood from a stone, but Erik certainly committed fraud and treated himself to a year of living at our expense. Don't hold your breath for any refunds, folks. He's done this type of thing before (See the "Mighty Rabbit Studios" comment) and will no doubt try to do it again.


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