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Kobe & Gianna Bryant: Reflections from a Dad and HR Professional
By Alan Collins
So sad.
My heart hurts.
Life's so short.
Those were my feelings and emotions after hearing about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his 13 year old daughter Gianna and the seven others (pictured below) in a helicopter crash.
Like everyone else in the world, my heart and prayers go out to ALL these victims — Kobe, Gianna, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, Christina Mauser and Kobe's private pilot, Ara Zobayan — who were all killed in Sunday's helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
My first reaction when hearing the news was shock.
I'm a HUGE basketball fan.
But more than that I'm a father.
So when I learned about BOTH Kobe and Gianna, this incident immediately took me back to the unexpected death of my son, Bryan, in an auto accident thirteen years ago.
At the time, it was painful and devastating.
At the time, it was life changing.
At the time, I cried uncontrollably.
At the time, it was something I was not prepared for or thought would ever, ever happen.
Truthfully, even today, I've never recovered. The pain is deep and it still exists. I've just become much better at dealing with it and managing my emotions.
But when Kobe & Gianna's deaths hit the news, all those emotions returned.
The other thing that returned is the ONE BIG LESSON I always try to remember when hearing about these kinds of unexpected tragedies.
It's a lesson, which I hope you too as an HR professional find helpful. And it is this…
You Must Make Time For
What's Really Important.
This is not profound.
I'm sure you've heard this all before.
Many times.
However, it's times like these that underscore it.
We all lead overwhelmingly hectic, busy lives.
As HR pros, we balance dealing with our clients, making sure we add value to our organizations and managing our personal lives…along with thousands of other commitments.
And because of this, one of the greatest mistakes we can make — and I know I make it often — is to believe that we always have a tomorrow.
A tomorrow to say to our loved ones: "I'm sorry" "I love you," or "Thank you."
A tomorrow to say to our friends, colleagues and mentors: "Thank you for being there for me," or "I appreciate how you've helped me in my HR career" or "I really cherish our relationship."
A tomorrow to begin going after that dream project, that HR position you want, that exciting new initiative that you've been putting off — believing that "someday" you will pursue it.
Please know that no one's "tomorrow" is guaranteed. "Someday" might never come.
Don't assume you have years or decades to do what's really important.
You don't.
Life is short.
Your career in HR is even shorter.
It can end in an instant.
Just like it did for those nine people in that helicopter.
So don't delay…
Take steps NOW to live your life fully,
pursue your career dreams aggressively
and hug the people you love.
Every single day.
Nothing is promised to any of us.
These kinds of tragedies remind us of this.
Take care and be well.
I would welcome hearing your own reflections. Feel free to provide them in the comments below by CLICKING HERE.
About the author: Alan Collins is a father and Founder of Success in HR, Inc. and the author of a variety of best selling books for HR professionals. He was formerly Vice President – Human Resources at PepsiCo where he led HR initiatives for their Quaker Oats, Gatorade and Tropicana businesses.
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20 Responses to "Kobe & Gianna Bryant: Reflections from a Dad and HR Professional "
carla waddell Says:
I have been receiving your email for many years now, and has great tips for my HR career. You are correct on today's article. In HR we take care the employees but no one ask about us and our life. They assume we are always happy and nothing is wrong. I found out I have high blood pressure ( never had it in my life) and everyone at work knew I went to the doctor, but when I came back NOT ONE person ask me how it went. So, it sads me, in our field we do not have the same compassion as we give to other back. You are right tomorrow is not promise. I will stop returning emails on weekends and vacation with phone calls. It my time and my space and my family. Thank you Alan for the article today. I only have 1 life.
Alan Says:
Thank you Carla for your thoughts. I'm so sorry to hear about your blood pressure and sincerely hope with your doctor's help you're able to get it under control and feel better. You're so right, we only have 1 life. We owe it to ourselves to take care of ourselves, our loved ones, fill it with meaning and live it to the max. Take care.
Diana Dema Says:
Thank you Alan. Such a sad loss! People live with such losses, at first by not believing what has happened. And, then, by living what's really important in life, it heals the wound of pain little by little, but missing your lost beloved, remains a lifelong pain. There is so mucch empathy, understanding, share of human support, as similiar losses, have broken hearts of people around the world. The learning should generate optimism for living life with sincere positivism and appreciation and gratitude. May the families of Kobe and others lost in the crash, be blessed with the courage they need to be enabled to make whats really important in their lives. You Alan, serve as a real model, of finding strength over pain of your belived son's loss, to making time serving and empowering HR people, globaly. Thank you, again.
Alan Says:
Thank you, Diana for your insightful words of wisdom. Taking time to grieve and then as you said, taking more time to "find the strength over pain" and "find others to serve and empower" are important longer-term factors in dealing with these devastating situations. Wise words. Thanks for sharing them. Be well.
Christy S Says:
Alan, what a powerful story you shared. It must have been very hard to write and that makes it all the more meaningful. Your point is well taken regarding not waiting to do things until tomorrow. I have also been using another piece of your advice this year and my word for this year is Simplify. I believe the two go hand-in-hand. Thank you for this blog and all that you do.
Alan Says:
Thank you, Christy S. Simplification and prioritizing what's really important do definitely go hand-in-hand. What a great connection and deep insight! And you're right, this was one of the toughest articles I've ever had to write primarily because of the memories and emotions that resurfaced in the process. I almost didn't write it. I'm now so glad I did, because hopefully others in our profession can draw strength and insights from it. Be well. Thanks again.
Priya Says:
Thank you for writing this. I'm a huge Lakers fan and this loss hit me pretty hard. It's amazing how many things in life we take for granted. Going to and from work is a major one. Something so routine can turn into tragedy. We really don't know what will happen tomorrow or even the next moment. Pursue your dreams and don't hold back. Say what you need to say and do what you need to do. Love fully and live happily.
Thank you!
Alan Says:
Priya, great point – merely going to and from work is a little thing we take for granted, that has huge life changing implications. Love your point — "Love fully and live happily"…great message for us all. Thank you.
Gail Sanderson Says:
Your column today took my breath away and brought tears to my eyes. It is the HUMAN side of life that we ALL share – no matter your job, income, age, etc. Thank you for sharing your deep feelings and you are SO right about the decision of what REALLY is important. When I started working, I was a kid recruiter in a large Bank. I was told "Don't bring your personal life to work." I am glad that the world of work has changed, somewhat, and companies and people are seeking work/life balance. It's impossible NOT to bring your life to work. And, thank heavens we now can talk about it!
Alan Says:
Thank you Gail, I'm so honored and thrilled that this article touched you positively. What an awesome point you make about bringing your REAL self to work. I would go so far as to say that you or any of us will never achieve our career dreams at a workplace where you CANNOT be yourself and bring your REAL self to work. Many organizations now recognize this and that's great for us all. Thank you again for your heartfelt comments. Be well.
Madonna Bentz Says:
Alan – If we can't or won't care about others we work with and in our personal lives – that doesn't say much about us as a person. Thank you for sharing your sadness with us all and the reminder to treasure each and every day.
Alan Says:
Well said, Madonna. Thanks for the share.
Pamela Says:
Thanks Alan for sharing. My heart goes out to you. You press on and find ways to continuously motivate and help others. God Bless.
Alan Says:
Thank you, Pamela. Your kind words are much appreciated.
Valerie B. Says:
Thank you Alan for sharing your inner-most thoughts and wisdom as they relate to Kobe's death and how we can use this time to do some self-reflection. My heartfelt thoughts to you as you re-live the loss of your son. This is the first article of its kind that I've seen written by an HR professional since Kobe's death. As heart-breaking as the news was, I couldn't help but feel a sense of peace knowing that Kobe and Gianna are together in eternity playing basketball together everyday. I took stock of my career and priorities in 2015 after more than 25 years in corporate HR and haven't looked back since. I witnessed the birth of my first and only grandchild in 2016 and she is the only person I plan to supervise (or it may be the other way around ?). Now, I spend my afternoons taking long walks and photographs of nature when most people are sitting traffic going to a job they despise.
Alan Says:
Valerie B, thanks for sharing your wisdom. Taking stock of one's career is one of the most important endeavors we all can take…and I feel your joy when I read your story. I wish your much continued fulfillment in the future with your grandchild. Be well.
Mark A. Griffin Says:
Alan, When the news broke it brought back the memories of losing my Mother. It's been 13 years but is still very real and painful to me. I often times think about you and the pain you must endure. I can see how this shocking tragedy could evoke such strong emotions in your memory of Bryan. Prayers for you and your family at this time.
Alan Says:
Mark, it is so great hearing from you. It's times like these that make me cherish our relationship. Even though it's been years since we've seen each other in person, I'm thrilled we've kept in contact and I really appreciate how you've supported me virtually all these years. I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom and sadness and pain I know you must continue to feel. Please accept my prayers and continued support for you and your family as well.
Happy Colisile Mavimbela Says:
A touching reminder Alan, more heavier since its within this tragedy.
Alan Says:
Thank you, Happy!


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Technology has made it easier than ever for people to start their own small businesses.Thanks to the Internet, it's often possible to run a company from a small home office.
The rise of fintech has also helped would-be entrepreneurs realize their dreams.After all, running a business involves using numerous financial services every single day. Fintech products serve as convenient alternatives to those provided by traditional financial institutions.
To better understand why fintech is ideal for small business and micro-business owners, consider these essential points.
Entrepreneurs must often take out loans to grow their small businesses. Prior to the fintech revolution,this wasn't always easy. Getting approved for a loan is not guaranteed, and the process of actually getting the money can be very lengthy.
That's no longer the case. Fintech-based lending companies utilize technology that allows them to gather more information about a potential lendee than a traditional bank has access to. Armed with more information, fintech companies are better able to determine whether a potential lendee is a safe bet. As such, they're more likely to approve loans for small business owners.
Additionally, fintech-based lenders often use technology to work much more efficiently than other institutions. This decreases barriers to proper funding that most small business owners experience.
Payment Options
Many fintech products allow users to send and receive money from anywhere in the world, giving business owners more options for invoicing clients and paying for needed supplies. Because there are so many products offering these features, owners can conduct some basic research and find out which ones best suit their needs.
Some small business owners rely on freelancers instead of full-time employees to finish key projects or tasks. This means they can find the ideal person for the job from anywhere in the globe. Maybe the perfect graphic designer is based in another country. Thanks to digital technology, it's now possible to find and hire that person.
Fintech is helping by making it easier not only to send money to freelancers but to send it in the currency of their choice. An international freelancer is more likely to work for a business owner if they know they can choose their payment's currency.
On top of all that, fintech products often allow users to accept payment from clients or customers in several different ways. Customers can transfer money via apps, over the phone, and even in-person with certain devices.
Tracking Expenses
You have to spend money to make money. The problem is, if you don't track your expenses, you could spend more money than you earn. That's why it's crucial for small business owners to maintain a budget.
This used to be a tedious process. While budgeting is necessary, it can also take up a lot of time. That means a business owner has less time to spend on tasks that actually bring in revenue.
Fortunately, many fintech products let users collect vast amounts of complicated financial data in centralized, easy-to-use hubs. This significantly reduces the amount of time and effort involved in tracking expenses and earnings. As a result, entrepreneurs can devote more attention to their work while managing to avoid overspending.
Some fintech products don't even require manual data input. Business owners can simply scan receipts whenever they make a purchase for their business.
Renting Property
When a small business grows, the owner may need to rent office space to accommodate new employees. This is another part of running a business that becomes much easier with fintech.
Although many fintech services allow users to make general payments, some are designed specifically for renting property. As one would expect, these services give tenants multiple options for conveniently paying rent. Some fintech products also provide installment loans that help cover the cost of renting and moving into a new office. This is ideal for business owners who need more space but may not be able to justify the cost of renting it immediately. It's just another way fintech is removing the barriers to small business success.
Managing money is a daily task for small business owners. They need to make payments,send invoices, track expenses, seek loans, and much more. Fintech makes these tasks easy. As new products emerge, it's likely even more aspiring entrepreneurs will use them to achieve their goals.

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Design and operational challenges of wearable drug delivery systems.
Figure 1 summarizes the various engineering problems that are going to be addressed. At a high level, we need to make sure that the drug delivery to the patient is accurate and reliable. To do that, we have to worry about six themes:
1. Drug delivery: Catheter design, drug flow, kinking potential (establish and maintain the flow path), drug infusion.
2. Pump durability: Drop testing.
3. Antenna design and placement: Wireless communications and interference.
4. Power management: Low-power system.
5. Embedded software development: For the controller and the display.
6. Virtual systems prototyping: While we can look at each of the above in isolation, it is the multi-physics, multi-scale, systems level understanding of this device that will ensure reliability and performance.
The system's "V" development model
Figure 2 shows the typical "V" process for developing a medical device (or any product for that matter). The process begins with the marketing requirements on the upper left. We then start designing the system and its components. At the bottom of the V is where bench testing and simulation is being performed on each of the individual components (e.g., catheter extrusion, kinking prediction, insulin flow and diffusion). Then we start accounting for interaction of the various components as we go up the right hand side. Component integration (one level up from the bottom) is more or less enabled by the multi-physics modeling capabilities, allowing users to easily pass results between computational fluid dynamics (CFD), structural analysis (FEA) and electromagnetics (emag) analyses. But then, as we go further up the chart, we need to start including the device in its intended environment, and that is where we see the requirements for systems simulation (for medical devices and all other products that are out there).
Designing the system
The real challenge is to develop a systemlevel understanding of the system (insulin pump in this case) behavior, which helps engineers understand how components and controls behave when assembled into a fully integrated system. In this case, the entire system behavior is modeled using the ANSYS Simplorer tool. ANSYS Simplorer allows multi-domain models composed of electrical, hydraulic, mechanical and other physics to be assembled into a unified system that can be used to verify that the optimum components also make for an optimum system. The multi-domain models might be reduced-order models (ROMs), like what is represented in figure 3. Figure 3 shows an illustration of the system model of the insulin pump, which is comprised of embedded software for the display and motor controller, power electronics to drive the motor, and the hydraulics for modeling insulin delivery. As an example, let us focus on the hydraulics system.
Hydraulics system
To be able to size the pump correctly, one needs to know the pressure loss that it needs to overcome to deliver the required volume of insulin. Knowing the tubing length, diameter, and insulin viscosity and density, the pressure loss can indeed be predicted through back of the envelope computation. However, one common scenario that complicates this analysis is the kinking phenomenon (figure 4). If kinking is to occur, it will dramatically reduce the area available for the insulin to flow through, and hence pose a substantially higher flow resistance to the pump. Additional action will be needed to ensure that enough insulin is still delivered, or the user needs to be notified to correct for the kinking.
ANSYS Mechanical is used to simulate the kinking process (figure 4), taking the catheter dimensions and material into account. The geometry of the kinked tube is exported, and the insulin flow through the deformed geometry is simulated. A design of experiments (DOE) is run to obtain flow characteristics (pressure drop versus volume flow rate) at various kink angles (figures 5 and 6).
The ROM for the pressure drop versus flow rate is then used to develop the hydraulics system model shown in figure 3.
Embedded software system
For the embedded software piece, designers want to understand the behavior of the embedded software in the intended use environment. For this insulin pump, the displays and control systems developed in ANSYS Scade can be integrated into the Simplorer model (hydraulics system) so that users are able to test the code in a "software in the loop" type of configuration. This can help engineers determine if the logic, controllers and displays will work, even before any hardware is built.
Catheter manufacturing
Typically, the geometry is simple (single lumen cylindrical catheter). However, the small size and the strict dimensional requirements do pose a manufacturing challenge. Also, this challenge is magnified by the fact that typical materials used (e.g., HDPE) exhibit a non-linear behavior (viscoelasticity) that is responsible for the die swell phenomenon (this is when the material expands as it leaves the die). From a manufacturing perspective, the question is what should the size of the die be that will result in the required final shape and dimension. In addition, typically draw down is applied during the extrusion process as another means of controlling the dimension, as well as making the die cavity easier to manufacture (due to draw down, the size of the die can actually be much bigger than the final size). In this case study, ANSYS Polyflow was used to predict what is the die opening size needed to reach the final catheter diameter. This simulation is called "inverse extrusion," where the simulation outcome is the die opening size for a prescribed tube size (figure 7).
The design, operation and manufacturing of a typical insulin pump has been considered. Different system level models were discussed with emphasis on the hydraulics system for the insulin delivery, considering the possible kinking of the catheter. A reduced order model (ROM) was created for the pressure drop versus flow rate that was then placed into a zero order hydraulic model. In addition, an embedded software system is also developed to drive the hydraulics system to allow for real time model simulation.
This article is based on a paper originally presented at SPE's Thermoplastic Elastomers 12th Topical Conference, September 2016.
by Hossam Metwally, Ashutosh Srivastava, Marc Horner, Aleksandra Egelja-Maruszewski, Fadi Sawaged and Mark Solvenson, ANSYSInc.
Caption: Figure 1--engineering problems involved in a typical insulin pump design and operation
Caption: Figure 2--"V" systems development model
Caption: Figure 3--insulin pump system illustration; embedded software (display of motor and controller), power electronics (electric motor drive) and hydraulics (insulin delivery)
Caption: Figure 4--kinking phenomenon, sudden reduction of flow cross-sectional area
Caption: Figure 5--pressure drop through the catheter at different kink angles
Caption: Figure 6--reduced order model (ROM) for pressure drop vs. flow rate at different kink angles
Caption: Figure 7--inverse extrusion simulation
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SAN FRANCISCO May 7, 2008 According to a press release on CodeGear's official web site, Embarcadero Technologies, a privately-held company, today announced that they signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ: BORL) to purchase its CodeGear division.
This marks yet another twist in Borland's shifting strategies, and it's far too early to tell whether it bodes ill or well for fans of CodeGear's development tools.Quoting from the press release:
"The acquisition of the CodeGear business is expected to make Embarcadero the worlds largest, independent software provider offering an integrated portfolio to design, develop, manage and optimize heterogeneous applications and their databases. Customers and partners will benefit from Embarcaderos ability to help fully integrate their application development lifecycle, automate error-prone tasks and dramatically increase their productivity.
"In addition, Embarcadero gains a significantly larger sales footprint to serve millions of software developers, architects, independent software vendors (ISVs) and database professionals worldwide. The combined market opportunity for Embarcadero and CodeGear products will represent more than 15 million users worldwide and is expected to grow by up to 10 percent annually, according to industry reports. "
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The 40-year itch: Divorce is falling in every age group except the over-60s - so why ARE so many couples splitting after a lifetime together?
The catalyst is not infidelity, just a slow retreat into crushing, rancorous silence. Divorce in Britain is dropping sharply in every age group - except among the over-60s.
And women, the prime instigators of this rise in late-life separations, are citing the deathly hush that descends on their homes when their children leave as one of the prime causes of marital breakdown.
Our biggest problem was the lack of communication,' laments Sarah Partington, 61, an accounts clerk. She was married to businessman Thomas, who owns a chemical cleaning company, for three-and-a-half decades. They divorced five years ago.
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'I used to scream at him: "Talk to me!" But he'd just walk away. 'We'd had such a great relationship when the children were at home, with lots of chatter and activity. But then there was just the two of us - and the talking stopped.'
Did the same frozen silence precipitate the end of former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore's marriage?
While the Clintons were knocked by a series of marital problems (the most notorious involving Monica Lewinsky), the Gores were seen as the dream American family: handsome, square-jawed Al, his vivacious blonde wife Tipper, their four grown-up kids and a cluster of sweet-faced grandchildren.
But last week, announcing in a statement their separation after 40 years of marriage, they merely said: 'This is a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration.'
Friends, who say no third party is involved, have speculated that Tipper was irked by her husband's constant travelling; he is frequently away and ever more consumed by his environmental work.
In a similar way the Partingtons, who spent their married life in a five-bedroom house in Cheshire, found themselves ever more estranged once they had fulfilled the all-consuming roles of raising a family.
Their separation was a profound shock to friends, who had assumed the marriage was a happy one. For Sarah, there was no single climactic moment of crisis.
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'For the past ten years of our marriage, our relationship had been breaking down,' she says. 'There was no one reason, just a long, slow drift apart during which we no longer had anything to say to each other.'
Like the Gores, they married young, which appears to be a significant risk factor: Sarah was 21 and Thomas 24.
'He was the love of my life. I adored him, and never thought at our big white wedding that we would ever split,' she reflects. 'But he changed, as people do.
'He had no interest in our doing anything together, even having a meal out or planning a weekend away. I had to instigate everything in our social diary, and then he would grumble. He took no interest in me or in what I had to say,' says Sarah who now lives alone in the three-bedroom house she bought with the proceeds of her divorce.
Many couples of a similar age share Sarah's sentiments. In 2007, the latest figures available in the UK, 50 per cent more over-60s got divorced than ten years previously.
Part of the reason is increased life expectancy. Couples who are unhappy when their children fly the nest now potentially have several decades of productive and active life stretching ahead of them.
'I was brought up to believe marriage was for ever, but I was never told it could be so boring'
And many women of Sarah's age are staying fit and attractive for longer and are loath to settle for the quiet retirement their husbands - who, like Thomas, have often been their family's main breadwinner - crave after they quit their demanding jobs.
Sarah sums up a prevalent feeling that marriages often seem to lose their purpose once the children are independent: 'I began to feel: "Is this all there is? Is this all my life is ever going to amount to?" '
Relationship coach Francine Kaye says Sarah's experience is common: 'Once the children are grown-up, more and more people are thinking: "Our marriage has done everything it was set up to do - it's given us both stability and security, and we've successfully raised our family. Now it is time for me." '
The majority of women who divorce in later life, she says, are trying to retrieve their identity.
'So many women say to me: "I wanted to find out if I still exist." They felt consumed by both their marriage and by bringing up children. They often feel resentful that their husbands have invested so much effort in their work and so little time in them.
'There is less compulsion to stick things out today. In the post-war generation, marriage was much more about economic survival and divorce was still stigmatised. Now, material wealth has freed us to make more self-interested decisions.'
It's a view that's all too familiar to Margaret White, who has put her £420,000 five-bedroom marital home on the market after calling time on her 52-year marriage to Peter.
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'He never talks to me, and if he's in a mood, he'll go for weeks without saying a word. Everything about him irritates me. I just want to get as far away from him as possible.
'There's no one else involved. I just want to live on my own to be able to do exactly what I want to do, go where I want to go, have a holiday. I want to decide when I want to eat and what I want to eat - not worry about someone else.
'I was brought up to believe marriage was for ever, but I was never told it could be so boring, particularly once he retires and is suddenly under your feet every minute of every day.'
Margaret and Peter have two grownup children - Dan, 50, and Becky, 43 - and five grandchildren.
Two years ago she and Peter, 71, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a trip to the Grand Canyon and a party for their close friends and family. Peter retired as a City of London stonemason seven years ago and expected to live out his final years with his wife in their dream home, which nestles alongside their stables in ten acres of remote Welsh countryside.
'Women of my age are no longer prepared to endure immature men who erode our self-esteem'
He says: 'I'm happy to carry on as we are, just chugging along. I thought when I retired that's what we'd do. We've got what we have today through hard work and partnership: she's done all the brain work and I've done the muscle. I thought we'd grow old in this place with the family around us.'
But Margaret has other ideas: 'I managed to put up with it until he retired, but it's been worse since he's been here all the time. He's happy to lie on the floor watching the TV. He doesn't want to go and do things.
'I've um-ed and ah-ed about this for years, but I'm done with the dutiful wife bit. I've done it for too long.'
They met when they were both living in London and Margaret was still at school. They married when they were 19, shortly after Peter was called up for National Service.
'Those first few years were like one long honeymoon because he was in the Army,' she says. 'He only had a week's leave and then he went away for six months.
'It was all new. Neither of us had ever had sex with anybody else so we learnt about it together, which wasn't very much; sex was never brilliant. But the children came along, and you wouldn't dream of leaving when you had young children.'
Now, though, as with so many other couples, the children are long gone and Margaret finds she has nothing in common with the man who has shared her life for so long.
For Trisha Watson, 57, from Barrowford, Lancashire, the decision to split from John, her husband of 34 years, has been liberating. 'I'm thoroughly enjoying my freedom. I have time and money to do exactly what I want, instead of having to worry about a man all the time. It's a relief,' she confesses.
Fell out of love: Sarah Partington, now 61, divorced her husband Thomas after their children moved out and they found they had nothing to talk about
She has a part-time job in retail, has returned to college to take a qualification in beauty therapy and sloughed off her old identity.
'I've changed everything about myself, from my hair to the way I dress,' she says. But she concedes it takes courage and a degree of dynamism to leave a marriage.
'It has taken quite a while to find my feet. No one comes out of a long marriage without a lot of emotional wear and tear. My husband was a very forceful person, and I had quite low self-esteem. It's taken me a while to blossom,' she says.
Trisha and John lived and worked together, running a business, but eventually 'grew apart'.
'John felt that I no longer understood him or his needs and I thought he was acting like a big baby. I just got fed up,' is how Trisha puts it.
'People said: "But you've been together so long," as if that were justification for staying together'
'I think women of my age are no longer prepared to endure immature men who erode our self-esteem. People change, and in the latter years of my marriage I felt I was looking at a man I no longer knew.'
And what of the families of this new breed of mature divorcees? Although there are no bemused young children to feel bereft by their parents' separation or truculent teenagers to be appeased and accommodated, adult sons and daughters are not immune.
Trisha and John have three children and their allegiances are divided. John was not invited to his daughter Kathryn's wedding; it was Trisha who took the role traditionally assumed by a father and gave their daughter away.
Neither was Sarah prepared for the difficulty of negotiating the social minefield that family events involving her ex would become. 'It's been really difficult,' she says sadly.
'The children have found it hard, although Thomas and I do our best to be civil and have sat at the same table at family parties.'
Are Sarah and Trisha convinced that it was worth sacrificing family unity, companionship, material comforts and the multitude of shared experiences a long marriage brings for their independence? Apparently so.
'I'm sure I made the right decision - I shudder at the thought of still being in that house getting the silent treatment - but divorce is never easy,' confesses Sarah. 'I miss being part of a big family. I miss all the memories associated with our marital home. I keep very busy, but coming back to an empty house is lonely.'
Trisha, meanwhile, has forfeited the lavish holidays that commemorated landmark wedding anniversaries - a trip to Mauritius for their silver; the Orient Express on their 30th - and begun dating again.
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The oldest couple to divorce are Bertie and Jessie Wood, from Cornwall, who split in 2009 aged 98 and after 36 years of marriage
In three years she has been out with several men, but she thinks it 'unlikely' she'll marry again or sacrifice her financial independence to a new partner. And what of the men who find themselves freshly liberated from the need to provide for growing families and approaching retirement as bachelors again?
Fifty-seven-year-old Tony Davey from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, readily admits that his consuming commitment to his career was a prime reason for the failure of his 31-year marriage.
'I was working 60 or 70-hour weeks in charge of commercial sales for a large firm,' he says. 'I simply wasn't there while our three children were growing up, and my wife was resentful. She said it takes two to make a marriage and that I was not pulling my weight. I felt that I was doing my bit by supporting the family financially.
'People said: "But you've been together so long," as if that were justification for staying together. And I think I probably would have kept at the marriage for longer if my wife hadn't been so insistent about splitting up.'
So Tony finds himself a bachelor again as he approaches 60. 'It's tough,' he says. 'I've moved home and changed my job. I miss the big Victorian home where we raised our family, but I live by the sea now and have opted out of the rat race. I now describe myself as an ageing hippy.'
Tony has shrugged off his corporate identity to pursue a passion (he now services and customises electric guitars), traded the comfort of a large family home for the relative austerity of a two-bed rented flat and the familiarity of a marriage for life on his own.
Is it a fair exchange? 'I miss my children very much. I miss being part of a family,' he admits. 'I find myself sitting and crying at romantic old films on the television. When an elderly couple walks hand-in-hand into the sunset, I think: "That's not going to happen to me," and, if I'm honest, it's a profound regret.'
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Both UPS and FedEx instituted what's called dimensional weight rates at the beginning of the year. The rates impact large but light-weight merchandise.
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UPS increased total shipments 2.8% to 1.1 billion packages in the first quarter, led by European export growth of 9.4%.
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Petra Schwille on compartmentalizing membrane proteins
At ASCB 2019, BioTechniques caught up with Petra Schwille of the Max Planck Institute (Munich, Germany) to discuss her work in compartmentalizing membrane proteins.
Can you tell us about the presentations that you gave at ASCB?
I have given two presentations; one was a more general presentation about my motivations in trying to reconstitute key cellular functionality from the bottom up, and the second one, which I gave today, was about pattern formation of proteins of bacterial cells. I have been working with these proteins for a long time now. They are a fantastic model system to study how patterns and gradients come about from first principles on a molecular basis.
Can you tell us about some of the techniques that you use in your research?
Essentially, we look at proteins that are known to have specific functions that we are interested in. Generally, we are interested in very basic functionalities in the living system and the key functionality we would like to reconstitute from scratch is the division of a compartment.
By compartment I mean a membrane compartment. However, whether the membrane compartment should be considered the very first representation of biological cells is now under debate. Instead, it has been suggested that it may be membrane-less condensates, which are being described more frequently as the very first cells, would have looked like that.
That being said, I am a membrane physicist, who has been working with membranes for a long time. Therefore, I'm really concerned with the protein machineries that transform membranes and, in particular, ones that would be able to transform membranes to the point of dividing a vesicle.
In order to divide a compartment, the contractile element has to be placed somewhere in the center of the machinery. That's how we think the general operational principle of cell division in bacteria like E. coli works, there is a protein system that positions a contractile ring, consisting of many different proteins, in the center and then this ring contracts by many intertwined functionalities. This is something we would like to reconstitute.
- Unraveling the tangled web of spider silk protein dynamics
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What techniques are you using in these investigations into the compartmentalization of membrane proteins?
In terms of observing our system, we have been working with single molecule biophysics techniques. This includes single molecule imaging and fluorescence spectroscopy. We have also been working with atomic force microscopy.
The key bottleneck is to get hold of the functional proteins and that's what we've been concerned with for the last 10 years, We've focused on what proteins we want to reconstitute, how we get them functional and how we produce them and bring them into an environment that mimics their cellular environment, despite being much simpler, where they can function. This is what we are aiming for – we want to have a very simple model of a cell, which only has the machinery that you have put in yourself and nothing else.
Have you encountered any pitfalls when conducting these experiments?
The pitfalls are in getting the proteins to be functional out of the cell. This is a problem that anybody who does biochemistry is familiar with. A lot of proteins need the cell to function and they may need conditions that we are not even aware of.
Membrane proteins are horrible things in principle, because in order to purify them you have to bring them out of the membrane, but for then to be functional you have to put them back in the membrane, and that's not easy.
Managing to purify them in high enough concentrations so that you can actually do something with them but then still keep them happy, is a notorious problem for everybody who doing in vitro work with proteins. That's also our greatest obstacle.
Where do you see the field of compartmentalization of membrane proteins in the next five years?
There are increasingly more groups forming that do believe that it makes sense to do this in vitro bottom-up technique, because it better demonstrates what is at stake. In cells, there are so many parameters that it's hard to tell which one is the most important one and there might always be one parameter that you haven't thought of, which will kill your theory entirely. That's the beauty of doing physical biology – you can really see what you have and know your system really well.


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You can't tell, but I'm having an amazing and new blogging experience. I'm sitting in my local Healdsburg Starbucks, and feeling smug because I've just installed a wireless network card into the laptop, connected to T-Mobile, and set up an account so that I have wireless internet connectivity.
All this, with a Frappuccino, too.
I'd love to sit here, sipping my refreshing coffee beverage and reading blogs. But I have to go home and pack for vacation activities, finish doing laundry, etc.
But I'll be online on the road! How cool is that?!
Friday, July 15, 2005
Away from Home
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Our Starbucks has the same deal, however our Panera has their own wireless setup and it is free. Guess which place I sip coffee and blog more often?ReplyDelete
Have fun blogging on the road. I enjoyed sitting in the motel lobbies or the patios and blogging... and with the T-mobil thing you will have more places to use.ReplyDelete
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For the second time in 2 weeks, supporters of law enforcement are rallying for the truth.
A major healthcare executive kept her job after she made a racially charged comment on Facebook suggesting that cops are racist killers. The RWJBarnabas Health Network has still refused to issue a statement condemning the incident.
Now, on Monday, November 5th, law enforcement group Brothers Before Others is joining forces with other supporters to lead another rally outside of the healthcare network's headquarters in New Jersey.
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Bring awareness to the real statistics about police and the use of deadly force.
The groups involved are not calling for Davis to be fired. They are not asking for an apology. They got one, but it never acknowledged the errors in her statement.
All they are asking for is that the record be set straight. How simple would it be to acknowledge the erroneous information and issue a statement about the true facts behind police deadly use of force? Especially coming from a corporation that swears by its close relationship with law enforcement…
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The 2017 FBI report concludes that:
- Deadly use of force by police is down 70% – a 40-year low.
- Of the 987 cases of deadly force recorded in 2017, 99.5% of subjects were armed
It appears as though RWJBarnabas is so unwilling to acknowledge the real statistics of the matter that when they were extended the invitation to host a "Coffee with a Cop" event in their lobby in exchange for their condemnation of Michellene Davis's comment, the offer was not just rejected but completely ignored.
Now, let's take a closer look at State Senator Bob Menendez. Menendez is a career politician, serving as a New Jersey Senator for the last 12 years. As we near the midterm elections, Menendez has reportedly been more actively engaged in lobbying for endorsements from law enforcement agencies, yet he continues to stay silent on the Davis controversy. How is it that a politician who tells the public about what a great relationship he has with law enforcement continues to ignore the blatant spread of false information?
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Another connection that we see linking these groups together is Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura. Keep in mind that Sheriff is an elected position, who has also kept suspiciously quiet on the matter.
When asked about the controversial comment, Fontoura said, "What she said was a mistake, which she recognized," Fountoura said. "No individual human being is perfect all the time. Let us move forward from this out-of-character incident."
Digging deeper, we can see that Sheriff Fontoura is seemingly Menendez's go to guy for photo ops with law enforcement.
Is it just a coincidence that Fontoura' department benefited from a $4.7 million grant from Menendez 2016? You be the judge.
We need to combat the false narratives used to demonize our Nations Law Enforcement pic.twitter.com/hdjFIHaH5F
— BrothersBeforeOthers (@bboinc14) November 2, 2018
Brothers Before Others commented on the situation, "At this rally, we will once again be calling on RWJ/BH CEO Barry Ostrowsky to recognize Ms. Davis' statement as baseless and without merit, and to highlight the true statistics in regards to police use of deadly force."
Those looking to support the march can head to New Jersey on Monday, November 5th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
RWJ/Barnabas Health
95 Old Short Hills Rd
West Orange, NJ 07052
More information can be found at the Brothers Before Others website.