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Captain's ReportMalibu Response LXiTest by Capt. Vince DanielloWhile preparing to test Malibu's Response LXi, I was studying sales literature, press releases, and even quotes from other articles which left me with one important question: "Was this a competition ski boat with family comforts, or a family boat that skis well?" While testing the boat I discovered the reason for my confusion; it's both a cutting edge, no compromise tow boat, and a comfortable family cruiser. State-of-the-art design and manufacturing technology has enabled Malibu to purposefully tweak their S23 hull into what some might consider the perfect tow boat.My initial confusion about the boat grew as I discussed its details with company representatives. This new boat evolved from the company's twenty-foot Response hull, but when I mistakenly referred to it as a twenty–footer, I was promptly corrected. It is not a twenty-one-footer either. It is, I was sternly told, a twenty-and-one-half-foot boat. The point was well taken. By increasing the length by just six inches and expanding the beam by three-and-one-half inches, Malibu was able to squeeze in the desired interior elements while retaining the responsiveness of a small boat. This was made possible in part by the new design and construction techniques employed on this hull.Malibu is currently building this SV23 Diamond hull design in four sizes from twenty-feet to twenty-one-feet-eight-inches. All thirteen 2003 models are built upon some variation of this design, which the company originated in 1993. With that much experience with one hull design, subtle modifications can be made to produce very specific, predictable results; at least on paper. Historically, getting a new boat from the drawing board to finished hull was a painstaking, three-month process. The design would be drawn to full scale on plywood sheets (called lofting), then each part would be individually cut and fitted to create a prototype. Further massaging of the prototype was required until the exact hull form was reached, from which a mold would be made to produce actual boat hulls. An error in this laborious process of even a quarter of an inch could conceivably mean the difference between a gem of a boat or a disappointment.Malibu CAD/CAM Through the latest CAD/CAM technology, Malibu avoided this whole process, having the "plug" machined by a giant computer-controlled router system directly from their precise three-dimensional computer design. The whole process from computer to plug took about three hours, with reported tolerances of five thousandths of an inch. (To put this into perspective, manufacturing tolerances for internal engine components are typically two or three thousandths.) While this technology seems complex, its effect for the consumer is simple. The design team could piece together the entire boat, including every subtle detail, and then quickly and accurately produce their exact vision. Every minor design alteration, whether for performance or passenger comfort, could be incorporated into this new hull.On DeckOn the comfort side, the most notable difference on this new boat is at the bow. On the previous design, the bow seating area was simply an upholstered pad sunken into the deck, with no foot well at all. The windshield hinged open for access but it was a climb over affair. On the new LXi, the bow seating area is accessed via a proper deck level walk through with room to sit or stand in the bow. A filler cushion is included to cover the foot well to create a comfortable lounge area. Beneath the hinged windshield section, a Plexiglas panel can be inserted to block the opening on chilly days. The boat's added width also provides more room to walk around the engine box, and a slight increase in storage space. Behind the windshield on the port side, a rear facing seat accommodates two observers and lifts to reveal a huge storage compartment for skis and wakeboards. The automobile style helm chair slides forward and aft and includes an adjustable lumbar support. At the stern, a full-width bench seat lifts for storage. The locking aft ski compartment lid makes a comfortable sunpad, and has been redesigned to allow access from either the cockpit or stern platform. One easily overlooked but important refinement, the wrap-around windshield is fabricated in just three sections, one hinged center panel with a curved glass sections on either side, eliminating the typical corner post that can obstruct the helmsman's view.As for the new design's skiability, this boat has not been available long enough to gain any independent citations or industry awards; however, the Malibu ski team considers this "family" boat to be every bit as good a towboat as her sibling, the Response LX, which has won numerous awards and towed many world records.In keeping with her tow-boat design, Malibu outfits the boat accordingly. A large, convex rear view mirror ensures that the driver is well informed. The aluminum ski tow pylon includes a stainless steel shaft that swivels on three needle bearings, and a transom mounted grab-rail forms an additional attachment for a tow-rope. For wakeboarders, Malibu's patented Wedge and MLS systems are available to allow this smooth-waked slalom boat to be almost instantly reconfigured into a wake churning air rider's dream. (Details about both of these systems can be found in the write-up on Malibu's Wakesetter 21 XTi.) The manufacturer also offers a choice of wakeboard towers for the boat.As with the other Malibus I've tested, performance and handling of this new design were outstanding. Our test boat's custom-marinized, 375-horsepower Corvette engine brought her up on plane in just 2.4 seconds with her bow barely rising while planing. The whole boat seemed to lift out of the water, reaching 30 miles-per-hour in 4.6 seconds. Our test boat topped out at 49.0 miles per hour at 5100 RPM, although the engine is rated to turn 5500 RPM and had been doing so earlier in the day with the same prop. The rack-and-pinion steering system was quite responsive, and the boat tracked well while running through other boats' wakes. While our test day was relatively calm, I suspect that the modified-V hull, with a twenty-three degree entry forward and a ten degree deadrise at the stern will handle choppy water comfortably.By applying cutting edge manufacturing techniques to modify a well-proven hull, Malibu seems to have blurred the lines between family fun and hard-core competition. While the jury is still out among ski industry experts, I thoroughly enjoyed testing this new Response LXi.Malibu has a fine reputation on the competition ski circuit, and I don't think you'll go wrong with this new boat.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Malibu Response LXi is 49.0 mph (78.9 kph), burning 23.4 gallons per hour (gph) or 88.57 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Malibu Response LXi is 37.9 mph (61 kph), and the boat gets 3.82 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.62 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 141 miles (226.92 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 375-hp Corvette LSI EFI.
Standard and Optional Features
Marine Electronics
|CD Stereo
Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Ice Chest
|Swim Platform
|Tower: Watersports
|Transom Shower
|Bimini Top
|Full Canvas
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John Skelley rocked back and forth in his wooden rocking chair at Pinal Energy LLC's administrative office in Maricopa, Ariz., amid the whirring sounds outside of the company's newly-opened $74 million corn-to-ethanol production plant.
"Overall it's been a pretty good startup," said Skelley, Pinal Energy general manager. "I'm relieved we're in the production mode rather than construction mode. In construction, you don't have much cash flow."
The Pinal Energy facility is the first ethanol production plant in Arizona and located about 40 miles south of Phoenix. The plant operated at 85 percent to 90 percent of capacity in early August — gaining steam towards full-scale production of 55 million gallons of ethanol annually.
"We're using 50,000 bushels a day — that's 50 truckloads of corn to produce 120,000 gallons of ethanol daily," Skelley said. "That amounts to 18 million bushels of corn annually."
Engineers designed the plant to brew ethanol from corn or grain sorghum (milo). For now, the plant is utilizing corn railed in from the Midwest.
Skelley's vision is clear — he wants Arizona farmers to grow grain for the plant. Speaking to farmers at the Arizona Farm Bureau annual meeting in fall 2006, he expressed his goal of Arizona farmers growing more feed grains than cotton within the next five years.
"Ideally I'd like all grain for the ethanol plant produced in Arizona. Realistically, producing half of the grain needs, nine million bushels, would be a lofty goal but perhaps not unrealistic. A lot will be determined by price."
Growers are signing one-year contracts to grow grain for the plant.
"The plant is a market to grow for. We're seeing signs that (Arizona) farmers want to grow for this plant. There are a lot more milo acres this year. We'll aggressively buy corn out of the Willcox (Ariz.) area."
"With cotton facing an uncertain future with subsidies, milo and corn will be more in the forefront of what farmers will consider growing," Skelley said. "The dynamics of price will determine what's grown."
Skelley believes higher-priced feed grains are a good alternative if cotton prices remain low.
"Corn is the largest cost for the ethanol plant. In a perfect world, corn prices would be cheap, ethanol prices would be high, and we would sell distiller's grain at a high price. That would make for a profitable bottom line."
Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade have retreated from early summer record prices of $4 plus per bushel. The move lower was tied to higher than expected U.S. corn plantings and reports of an overall good quality crop nationwide."
The ethanol price has also headed south due to the increasing number of ethanol plants in the U.S., he said.
According to the Renewable Fuels Association, 115 ethanol biorefineries are in production nationwide, with 79 plants under construction.
For now Skelley is shipping most of his plant's 200 proof, denatured ethanol output to the West Coast but hopes to sell it all in Arizona by October 2007.
Pinal Energy engineered the plant to potentially expand capacity to 110 million gallons down the road.
A coproduct of Pinal Energy's ethanol output is about 1,000 tons of distiller's grain daily, sold wet or dry to livestock operations including dairies within a 30-mile radius.
Ground was broken for the Maricopa plant in January 2006 with an anticipated 14-month build-out. During the permit process, the City of Maricopa annexed the property from Pinal County, which delayed the plant's progress.
"We were annexed, didn't ask to be, and never saw it coming. We were handed off from the county to the city and started anew (with the permits). It blindsided us," Skelley said.
Skelley stepped down as Arizona Grain Inc.'s president of 22 years to take the ethanol company's helm. Arizona Grain owns Pinal Energy.
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Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana Results: Winner, Scorecard and AnalysisDecember 15, 2013
Problem solved.
In a surprisingly lopsided performance, Marcos Rene Maidana (35-3, 31 KO) dominated Adrien "The Problem" Broner (27-1, 22 KO) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, winning by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 115-110, 116-109 and 117-109—all in Maidana's favor—to crown the Argentine as the new WBA welterweight champion.
USA Today's Bob Velin provides insight into how Maidana got it done:
In some past fights, Maidana punched himself out in the later rounds. But this time he never seemed to tire and kept up the punishment, throwing combinations, hard jabs and powerful body shots throughout the fight. He threw nearly a thousand punches overall (964 to be exact) and landed 231 power shots to 122 for Broner.
Velin also provided this quote from Maidana:
"The truth is, I've never fought anyone like (Broner), and it was a great fight," said Maidana, 30, wearing a crown on his head and holding his new title belt. This was the second weight class in which Maidana has held a title. He was a junior welterweight (140 pounds) titlist as well.
"The plan was to fight any way I could do it, and I won because of that," Maidana said.
From the outset, Maidana showed poise while applying constant pressure. A big right hand dropped Broner in the second round and a huge left hook put him down in the eighth. He was wobbled multiple times in other rounds.
Perhaps Paulie Malignaggi—who called the fight ringside for Showtime—deserves an assist of sorts for Maidana's win. The former champion's ability to land against Broner in their June bout exposed some of The Problem's weaknesses.
Malignaggi didn't have the power to complete the job and lost by a controversial split-decision. Maidana, however, had the pop to dethrone the formerly unbeaten 24-year-old.
Early in the fight, Broner seemed to be taking his opponent too lightly, at one point taunting Maidana with a sexual gyration. The 30-year-old Maidana kept his composure, though, and continued to push forward. In the 11th, feeling confident and in control, Maidana returned the favor with a similar taunt to the delight of the fans in attendance.
In the eighth round, Broner over-dramatized the effect of a Maidana headbutt, falling to the mat and rolling over in agony following the illegal blow. Though referee Laurence Cole took a point from Maidana, the fact that he had dropped Broner earlier in the round made it 9-8 instead of 10-8.
Cole warned Broner several times for pushing, but never took a point away after threatening to early in the fight.
Support for Broner is already coming in from some of boxing's major players. Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted this after the decision was read:
In any case, the right man won the fight and now Broner has to pick up the pieces after suffering the first defeat of his career. Maidana has put himself in position to earn a huge payday in his next fight, and on a short list of fighters who could challenge Mayweather sometime in the future.
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Royal Apartments, Stirling Castle, 2011: Research, design and making of 54 new 16th century medallions and quarry windows
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Linda Cannon Associate
Since studying stained glass at Glasgow School of Art (1979-83), I have been working full time in the design, restoration, conservation, and research of stained glass. I work mostly in Scotland with my work partner, Rab MacInnes ACR as 'Cannon-MacInnes'. I have worked and studied stained glass in America, and often return to visit colleagues and friends. I keep up to date by attending BSMGP and CVMA conferences throughout Europe. For 8 years I worked as the stained glass conservator in the Burrell Collection, where I wrote a book about the medieval stained glass.
Since 1989 I have served on various stained glass conservation committees connected with BSMGP, ICON and the CVMA. I am an accredited conservator with ICON.
I am now focusing, once again, on new work, particularly new ways of drawing, etching and painting on glass. I like a challenge. I like problem solving. I like technical difficulty.
561 Crow Road – Jordanhill – Glasgow – G13 1NY
Tel: 0795 007 0299
email: Linda@ cannon-macinnes.co.uk web:www.cannon-macinnes.co.uk
- 2010-11: Refurbishment of the Royal Apartments, Stirling Castle, Historic Scotland (collaboration with R. MacInnes)
- 2009-10: Restoration of St Magnus Episcopal Church, Lerwick (collaboration with R. MacInnes)
- 2009: New window for private client, Glasgow
- 2008: Restoration of, Iona Abbey, Doune Castle and Cambuskenneth Tower, Historic Scotland
- 2008: New window for New Kilpatrick Church, Beardsen, Glasgow
- 2007-8: Conservation of Zodiac Dome, Edinburgh City Chambers (collaboration with R. MacInnes)
- 2006: New window for Bridge of Allan Parish Church, Stirlingshire
- 2005-6: Restoration of Cottier Theatre / Dowanhill Church, Glasgow (collaboration with R. MacInnes)


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1. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...Flying_Kiwi Jan 3, 2012 5:47 PM (in response to RJOET)
If its never been good from day one have you checked all the bits in the system are compatible and 'to spec'? What PSU is installed in this PC and was it a new PSU? I recall reading that some fans with LEDs built in can pose problems if powered through motherboard headers - have you some regular fans you can try instead?
2. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...RJOET Jan 4, 2012 8:28 AM (in response to Flying_Kiwi)
Thanks for the reply. There are only the leds on the Zalman heat sink fan. The rest (no leds) are powered though a fan control which is directly connected to the power supply. As for the suppy, it is a new 750 Watt Corsair that excedes all of the Intel listed requirements for this board. After work I will disconnect everything but the boot drive and see what happens from there. Will even temporarily disconnect the Zalman fan to see what happens.
Thanks again!
3. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...tekstr1der Jan 4, 2012 9:21 AM (in response to RJOET)1 of 1 people found this helpful
I've been experiencing the exact same issue. I am also using a Corsair AX750 PSU.
Before realizing the PSU was at fault, I'd RMA'd the DZ68BC board twice and the CPU was replaced as well. Was still seeing the same issue with my 3rd consecutive board.
After testing with other power supplies, including a Corsair TX650, I've not been able to reproduce the problem. I've RMA's the 750W Corsair PSU now, but am unsettled after seeing your post.
I will update once I receive the replacement PSU.
4. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...RJOET Jan 4, 2012 10:47 AM (in response to tekstr1der)
I am using the HX750 but I bet the 750's are built on the same foundation but the AX750 with a few more efficient components. I am concerned that possibly the in-rush is more than the supply can handle. I have 3 drives (one of which is Sata 3), an ATI pci-e 2.0 video card, Corsair memory, 4x4g 1600's. A fan controller is the only other thing connected to the power supply. Oh, it is a i7 2600k cpu. Hoping it is the supply since I do not want to do without the motherboard for whatever time it takes for a replacement.
Thanks for your reply!
5. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...wasabipeas Jan 4, 2012 11:21 AM (in response to RJOET)
I just upgraded to the DZ68BC (previously had a DP67BG) and I am using it with a Corsair AX850 and I have no problems at all.
6. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...Flying_Kiwi Jan 4, 2012 3:51 PM (in response to wasabipeas)
wasabipeas wrote:
I just upgraded to the DZ68BC (previously had a DP67BG) and I am using it with a Corsair AX850 and I have no problems at all.
But do you have a case (or CPU) fan which incorporates LEDs and is connected to the motherboard headers? This is specifically a problem caused by this configuration and I recall the same problem being posted about here previously - the solution was to replace the fan with LEDs for one without LEDs and all was fine again! Can't be bothered searching for previous cases but it's definitely there!
7. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...RJOET Jan 7, 2012 1:07 PM (in response to Flying_Kiwi)
I disconnected the Zalman fan (with led's) from the Motherboard and connected it to the fan speed controller which connects directly to the power supply. This did NOT help. The lights still flash 2 or three times. It seems that the led's are really not the problem.
Any other suggestions? Perhaps the power supply itself, while exceeding the recommended requirements does not handle the initial surge? Not likely but one never knows.
8. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...wasabipeas Jan 7, 2012 3:25 PM (in response to Flying_Kiwi)
I don't have any LED fans connected to the CPU or motherboard headers but I do have my CoolIt Vantage water cooler connected to the CPU fan header and it's working fabulously! The one thing I dislike about the board (and I love everything else about it) is the red power button. They should have kept it a blue color just like on the DP67BG.
9. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...tekstr1der Jan 9, 2012 6:32 AM (in response to RJOET)
@RJOET: Did you try booting with a different PSU? As I said previously, I'd experienced the exact same issue you described originally. Swapping out the PSU solved the problem and the board boots without issue. I'm still awaiting my RMA replactment for the AX750, but I'm fairly confident it was just a defective unit and not some general incompatibility between the PSU and the mobo. Will update once verified.
10. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...RJOET Jan 9, 2012 4:11 PM (in response to tekstr1der)
@tekstr1der I will try the ps from my old system though it is only 500watt if the specs show that it will handle it. Now to try to locate specs for a 6 year old supply.
Found the specs for the 500w supply and will try it this week to see if it clears up the problem. Will be back!
11. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...tekstr1der Jan 23, 2012 10:56 AM (in response to RJOET)
@RJOET: Did you have any luck booting your board with a different power supply?
I've received a replacement Corsair AX750 (new/retail box) and it exhibits the exact same behavior. This particular PSU model is unable to boot the Intel DZ68BC motherboard. As I'd said previously, various other PSUs are powering-on the board without issue.
I'll be returning the AX750 to Corsair for a refund. I've ordered a Seasonic X750 Gold PSU.
Good luck.
12. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...bobnI Jan 23, 2012 5:00 PM (in response to tekstr1der)
I have a DZ68BC with a Corsair AX750 PSU, I7 2600k , 16 GB ram, ssd and two harddrives. No problems with the power supply, never had a problem with any incompatibility. The AX750 is made by Seasonic for Corsair and supposedly is similar to the X750 Gold .
13. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...tekstr1der Jan 24, 2012 3:29 PM (in response to bobnI)
@bobnI: Thanks for your input on this matter. After several long discussions with both Intel and Corsair regarding this issue, your experience is not surprising.
Intel tech support rep indicated that they are investigating incompatibility issues between various Intel mobos and some Corsair PSUs. All three of my DZ68BC mobos have operated properly with other PSUs, but exhibit the same problem with both of the two AX750's. Corsair is also going to be looking into this further. I've requested a refund for the AX750.
In short: The motherboard works with other PSUs. The PSU works with other motherboards. Neither are technically faulty, but there exists some amount of incompatibility which many users have reported and Intel is now investigating.
Yes, I was previously aware that Seasonic makes the AX750 for Corsair and the fact that it may be a very similar design to the X750 Gold. I was hoping there would exist enough subtle differences to solve this issue for me. However, I've gone ahead and changed my order. I have now purchased a Seasonic Platinum-860 instead. This is an entirely different unit/series design and should be more than adequate as a solution.
Hope Intel and Corsair get this ironed out for other users, including the OP.
14. Re: DZ68BC fails to post when...bobnI Jan 24, 2012 7:59 PM (in response to tekstr1der)
It seems you have had a terribly frustrating experience with these two components, compatibility problems are difficult to diagnose. I imagine you purchased the Corsair AX750 and DZ68BC for the same reasons I did, reliability and stability. From your discussions with Intel and Corsair is this a problem that develops immediatelly or not at all or can it develop at a future date in a system with these components? Is it possible a third component is a catalyst in the incompatibility between the mobo and psu?


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Jerry Glick reporting: Bob Arum rolled into the Theater at Madison Square Garden for the final press conference for his ocean deep Top Rank show featuring three championship fights. The best thing about the show is that the three main events are all competitive.
Undefeated WBA/IBF World Middleweight Champion, Gennady ""GGG" Golovkin, 24-0 (21 KOs), from Kazakhstan, defends his belts against streaking Philly fighter, "King" Gabriel Rosado, 21-5 (13 KOs), who after a spotty record has run off seven wins in a row.
Roman "Rocky" Martinez, 26-1-1 (16 KOs), faces Juan Carlos Burgos, 26-1-1 (16 KOs), in the first defense of his WBO Super-Featherweight title, and in the main event, veteran WBO Featherweight Champion, Orlando Salido, 39-11-2 (27 KOs), defends against Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia, 30-0 (26 KOs), plus seven undercard fights including unbeaten local stars, Glen Tapia, Seanie Monaghan, and a few more undefeated youngsters, Isa Akberbayev, Mikael Zewski, Tony Harrison, Felix Verdejo, and Ronald Ellis, to round out a ten bout card.
The Martinez-Burgos fight is very evenly matched, and the Garcia-Salido encounter could go either way; it would be quite an upset if Rosado beats Golovkin. All are confident of victory.
Fighting at the Garden still impresses those who have not done it before. Even the somewhat stoic eastern European Golovkin knows that the Garden is the pinnacle for any boxer.
"I am happy," said Golovkin. "It is my dream to fight at Madison Square Garden, the best arena in the world. Good atmosphere, good people." That says it all for everyone fighting Saturday night.
Salido, a former IBF Featherweight titlist, has faced some of the best at his weight, but this will be his debut at the big venue after a 53 fight career.
Has his 17 year pro career that began with a loss by TKO in 1996, slowed him down at all?
"I think I feel better now," said Salido. "I can do a lot of things now that I couldn't do when I first started out."
In Mikey Garcia he has in front of him a hungry, tough kid, that Salido intends to overwhelm and use pressure to keep him from having time to think, "I don't want him to feel comfortable in the ring. I want him to know that he's in a fight."
That is probably the best thing for the older (32 to 25) man to do. He needs to nullify Garcia's speed. "All of his opponents have let him think in the ring," said the Champion. "I won't let him do that."
"Although he's a technician," said Salido of Garcia. "He doesn't move much in the ring. I once I get on top of him I think I'll be able to make him fight."
He has fought Juan Manuel Lopez, Yuriorkis Gamboa, and Robert Guerrero among others. "I have fought some of the best fighters in the world and that makes me more confident. I know I have the qualities to beat him. I know how hard I worked to prepare myself, and I know I have the experience."
Salido looked at his own record and decided that he has faced the better foes than his young opponent. Fact is Garcia, who is trained by his Trainer of the Year older brother and former world champion, Robert Garcia, has fought a few pretty good names too including ex-champ Mauricio Pastrana.
"I think he's in for a whole new challenge and we'll see if he's ready or not," added Salido.
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PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi Envisions the CEO of Tomorrow
Global leader shares five imperatives for CEOs at sold-out 1st Tuesday Speaker Series.
PepsiCo chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi shared her expertise in managing a worldwide brand portfolio and envisioned the CEO of tomorrow at the sold-out Carlson School of Management's "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" on May 7.
While companies have long been measured by their ability to return shareholder value in the short term, Nooyi positions PepsiCo to thrive long into the future, guided by a commitment to "performance with purpose."
"I believe that we need to think about the legacy we leave," she says. "The CEO we have tended to admire has been the one who could take the cost out; the one who could get the biggest return in the shortest possible time. But that kind of hard-edged leader, delivering return on capital for the short term, no matter what the social or environmental cost, is yesterday's leader."
Nooyi posits there are five imperatives of the CEO of tomorrow:
Balance short-term and long-term thinking and management: Manage not just for the level of returns, but also for duration. Earn the trust of constituents who may lose sight of the long term.
Understand the way the public and private sectors are coming together: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) contribute to important public policy. Companies and NGOs must view the world from one another's perspective and find ways to work together if they're to thrive.
Make the phrase "think global and act local" more than a cliché: With more than 40 percent of the world's population concentrated in six countries in Asia, global companies must hone intimate knowledge of new cultures. Tomorrow's CEO should spend substantial time in Asia, getting to know the region's unique challenges.
Keep an open mind to adapt to a rapidly changing world: Ask probing questions, and listen to the answers. Encourage debate, foster a culture of dissent, and welcome uncomfortable input. Sensitivity to diversity is more important than ever, both for employees and customers.
Bring a large dose of emotional intelligence to the job: Think with the heart, as well as the head. A difficult skill to teach, empathy manifests as motivating, inspiring and retaining talent.
"The world of business is changing so fast; we need to act as if we are constantly pursuing an education, just to keep up," she says.
The Carlson School of Management's "1st Tuesday Speaker Series," a tradition since 1992, is one of the largest regularly-scheduled gatherings of corporate and community leaders in the area. The series brings together leaders from throughout the region to discuss the most important business, management, and leadership topics of the day. Past speakers have included John Stumpf, president and CEO of Wells Fargo; Bill George, former president of Medtronic; and Stephen J. Hemsley, president of UnitedHealth Group. The school will host Jennifer Ford Reedy, president of the Bush Foundation, this June. Register now


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Corey McCarthy, 24, of Davie, was killed while driving in the wrong direction on Interstate 95, Flroida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes said Monday.
A man was killed when he swerved his car into the path of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said.
Investigators say Corey McCarthy, 24, of Davie was driving in the wrong direction on I-95 Sunday night. The crash occurred just before 9 p.m. between State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach and Dunlawton Avenue in Port Orange.
McCarthy was driving a 2013 Ford Fusion northbound in the outside southbound lane of the interstate, Montes said. Jeffrey Wilson, from Baldwin, Md., was driving a 2006 tractor-trailer and was heading south in the same outside lane, Montes said.
Before the two collided, another semi that was in front of Wilson in the same lane, swerved to avoid slamming into the Ford Fusion, Montes said.
Wilson also slid into the inside lane, but McCarthy also did the same, going toward Wilson's rig, Montes said.
When Wilson moved over to the outside lane again, McCarthy went back at him a second time and crashed head on into the semi, Montes said.
The Ford Fusion then burst into flames, Montes said. The crash remains under investigation.


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Slobodan Milošević (sometimes transliterated as Miloshevich; Serbian pronunciation: ( listen); Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990. His presidency was marked by the breakup of Yugoslavia and the subsequent Yugoslav wars. In the midst of the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, Milošević was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the wars in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Milošević resigned the Yugoslav presidency amid demonstrations, following the disputed presidential election of 24 September 2000. He was arrested by Yugoslav federal authorities on Saturday, 31 March 2001, on suspicion of corruption, abuse of power, and embezzlement. The initial investigation into Milošević faltered for lack of evidence, prompting the Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić to send him to The Hague to stand trial for charges of war crimes instead. Milošević conducted his own defense in the five-year long trial, which ended without a verdict when he died on 11 March 2006 in his prison cell in The Hague. Milošević, who suffered from heart ailments and high blood pressure, died of a heart attack. The Tribunal denies any responsibility for Milošević's death. They claim that he refused to take prescribed medicines and medicated himself instead.
Milošević had roots in the Vasojevići Serb clan. He was born and raised in Požarevac, Yugoslavia during the Axis occupation of World War II. His parents separated in the aftermath of the war. His father, the Serb Orthodox deacon Svetozar Milošević, shot himself in 1962, and his mother, Stanislava Resanović, a school teacher and also an active member of the Communist Party, committed suicide in 1972. Milošević went on to study law at the University of Belgrade's Law School, where he became the head of the ideology committee of the Yugoslav Communist League's (SKJ) student branch (SSOJ). While at the university, he befriended Ivan Stambolić, whose uncle Petar Stambolić had been a president of Serbian Executive Council (the Communist equivalent of a prime minister). This was to prove a crucial connection for Milošević's career prospects, as Stambolić sponsored his rise through the SKJ hierarchy.


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According to the USDA Plantings Intentions Report released on March 30, U.S. farmers will plant 90.5 million acres of corn this year — the largest amount of planted acres since 1944.
Although it's hard to believe, in 1944, American farmers planted 95 million acres of corn using only two-row planters. Most analysts would have never predicted the United States would be capable of planting this many acres of corn even with the well-advanced equipment we have today, but it looks like the American farmer might have just accomplished the unimaginable.
The two days following the March Plantings Intentions Report, the September 2007 corn market dropped 35 cents per bushel. Most analysts had predicted an increase of 10 million acres of corn planted, compared to the previous year (average market guess was 88.1 million). However, the report indicated a 12-million acre increase.
The corn market absorbed this acreage shock fairly quickly and began trading in a range of $3.60 to $3.90 versus September 2007 futures.
However, the beginning of the planting season in the Midwest was a wet one while the Southeast was faced with very dry conditions causing the market to trend upwards again.
Three weeks into the season, farmers across the country were running an average of 28 percent behind the planting pace of the year before. True to American producer form, these corn farmers were able to make up that deficit and actually surpass last year's pace.
In just two weeks, farmers planted 55 percent of the corn crop and pushed September corn futures back down to test the $3.60 level again.
The results of the good weather in the Midwest proved to be incredible. The market remained range-bound until June 11 when the weather market really emerged. The forecast on June 11 pushed drier and warmer conditions into the eastern Corn Belt sending September corn futures back into the $4.25 range.
During the week of June 18-22 a favorable six-day forecast ran the market back down to a close of $3.7675. This dramatic change demonstrates the fact that volatility will be the name of the game throughout the year and conditions can change fast. The one thing that is certain is the unpredictable weather market will be a huge factor the remainder of the summer for the corn market.
The two big uncertainties left for the U.S. corn crop for the rest of the growing season revolve around the June 29 Acreage Update Report and yield potential. Early estimates for the June 29 report were indicating an increase in the 100,000-acre range. However, when the USDA report was released, planted acres of corn came in at a staggering 92.88 million acres.
This was up 2.438 million acres from the March 30 Planting Intentions Report, which was the largest March to June acre increase ever.
The USDA's early yield estimate has the crop pegged at 150.3 bushels per acre. Current crop conditions would suggest a crop better than 150.3 bushels per acre, but the weather will impact these results in the next 45 days.
Using the USDA yield number of 150.3 bushels per acre, 2007-2008 ending stocks will be at 1.1 billion bushels of corn. Several years ago, ending stocks of more than 1 billion bushels would have meant the price for corn would be at $2.50 or below. With the current usage explosion related to ethanol, 1 billion bushels does not go quite as far as they used to.
A yield below 150 bushels per acre will not be acceptable to the market. A yield of 145.3 bushels per acre (which would have been a record three years ago) leaves the United States with only 713 million bushels of corn and potentially $5 per bushel.
A yield of 155.3 bushels per acre leaves the United States with 1.55 billion bushels of corn and potentially harvest lows in the $3 range.
The large increase in the amount of acres on the June 29 report is bearish to the market, but three weeks of hot and dry weather in July could change everything overnight. In the end, yield will be king this summer as it always has been.
The story of the 2007 corn crop is not even halfway though, but it has been a roller coaster nonetheless. Every weekly crop progress report will be looked at with more and more scrutiny as the U.S. corn crop moves toward pollination.
This market is a global market now and any problems the corn, soybean or wheat crops around the world have will have an effect on the U.S. corn market. The key factor in whether September corn is at $3 or $5 at harvest will be determined solely on the weather.
The question the American farmer must ask him/herself is — Have I done enough with my corn marketing to protect these prices? With input costs rising, protecting these higher-level prices is paramount for a successful year.
Corn put options are a wonderful tool to use in years of extreme volatility because they protect your downside while leaving your upside completely open. These options give a producer the ability to pencil in a worst-case scenario while at the same time allowing the producer to capture any possible market gains.
With the release of the June 29 Acreage Update Report, now is a great time to review the marketing plan of your operation and make the proper adjustments, if necessary.
The market will give producers many chances during the year to market their grain. Your success depends upon your knowledge of your marketing plan and your willingness to trade it whether that involves cash trades, options strategies, or pure hedges in the futures markets.


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Encinitas, California, Dec 21: Hundreds of friends and family have paid tribute to sitar virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar at a public memorial service near his southern California home.
The musician was remembered Thursday as an unfailingly generous teacher with a gentle spirit and sense of humor whose music fostered understanding between East and West.
Conductor Zubin Mehta said he felt like a "little crumb" listening to Shankar play. Olivia Harrison said Shankar helped a young George Harrison achieve a more meaningful life.
Shankar's daughters, singer Norah Jones and Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka Shankar, were in the audience at the Self-Realization Fellowship center in Encinitas, the oceanfront suburb where the musician lived for the last two decades.
Shankar died last week at age 92.


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Wellin Museum Celebrated in Museum Magazine
"A CLEAR VIEW - The Wellin Museum of Art creates a new model for the university museum,"an eight-page article* published in the September/October issue of Museum Magazine, offers a glowing review of the museum, its staff and its programming. The publication is produced by the American Alliance of Museums, the largest museum service organization in the country to which 21,000 museums belong.
In her opening paragraphs, writer Stefanie S. Jandl described experiencing the museum as a "hive of activity, inquiry and discovery" with "take-your-breath-away open-storage glass cabinets that rise two stories high" and a transparent design that "invites the acts of looking and discovery, which have critical resonance on a college campus." In reviewing the building's design, she wrote that it "reflects and enhances the core function of the building: a teaching museum…."
Reviewing the museum's schedule, Jandl observed that, "Under Adler's dynamic leadership, the museum has initiated an ambitious exhibition program that concentrates on contemporary artists—established and emerging—and contributes to scholarship through catalogues that extend learning beyond the gallery…. Exhibitions are developed for their ability to enrich the curriculum and advance experiential learning." She noted that the museum also works with faculty guest-curators on exhibitions that complement their teaching.
In concluding her complimentary article, Jendl wrote, "In the years ahead the museum will be able to build on this success and on its considerable assets—the building, the campus culture, its staff and programs—to become a core partner in fulfilling the educational mission of Hamilton College and as a vibrant member of the academic art museum community."
An article that appeared in the August issue of Interior Design magazine, "Edifying Edifices - College museums can teach much more than art history,"* also celebrated the Wellin Museum. The publication defines itself as the" essential resource for design professionals through the entire design process providing boundless inspiration and vital information through compelling coverage of the most ground-breaking projects."
The article included praise for the building's architect. "Architect Rodolfo Machado effectively extrapolated Hamilton College's "open" curriculum with the open displays of sculpture, open racks of paintings, and open prep rooms." Writer Joseph Giovannini observed in his piece, "This literal and metaphorical transparency is what gives a sense of ownership to both students and faculty—encouraged to meet at the museum for artifact-based classes, even if those classes are about biology or psychology."
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SAN DIEGO -- One-on-one personal training is still the most frequently offered type of training, but group training is growing, according to the IDEA Personal Training Programs & Equipment Survey of 926 personal trainers conducted by the IDEA Health & Fitness Association. Ninety-nine percent of respondents offer one-on-one personal training, and 84 percent of respondents offer group training.
The average cost of a personal training session is $58. The survey's respondents report that 85 percent of their clients stay with the business for one year or longer.
This year's survey reveals that a variety of training formats and methodologies are being introduced to meet diverse client needs, says Kathie Davis, co-founder and executive director of the IDEA Health & Fitness Association, a membership organization of health, wellness and fitness professionals.
Less than 50 percent of the respondents said that growth in personal training for youths is strong. However,65 percent of the respondents offer classes for youth 18 years old or younger, and 36 percent provide personal training for youths in small groups.
During typical sessions, 54 percent of the time is spent on resistance training; 22 percent is spent on cardio respiratory exercise; and the rest of the time is split between flexibility and other training methods. Strength training (97 percent) and functional resistance training (96 percent) top the list as the most common resistance training methods trainers use. Body-weight-only training (76 percent) and plyometrics (67 percent) also were popular.
The data came from IDEA personal trainer members who train in their clients' homes, their own homes or at multipurpose health clubs and personal training gyms. For more survey details, go to http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/2008-idea-personal-training-programs-equipment-survey-0.