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Job stress and mental health problems contribute to higher rates of physician suicide
Doctors who commit suicide appear to be under-treated for mental health problems, despite their seemingly good access to health care, a new University of Michigan study shows.
Although more physicians than non-physicians in the study had known mental health problems prior to suicide, this didn't translate into a higher rate of antidepressant use, according to the study, which appears in General Hospital Psychiatry and provides a deeper look at why physicians may have a higher-than-average suicide rate.
Major depression is a known risk factor for suicide, particularly for female physicians.
Stigma, lack of confidentiality, and desire to self-treat may explain why physicians don't seek formal treatment for mental health problems, says lead author Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S., assistant professor of family medicine and of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
The study found that physicians who committed suicide were much more likely to have potentially lethal prescription medications in their system – but not medication prescribed for depression.
"Even though this population presumably has very good access to health care, it doesn't appear that they're getting adequate treatment," Gold says. "I think stigma about mental health is a huge part of the story. There is a belief that physicians should be able to avoid depression or just 'get over it' by themselves."
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- There was a difference in methods for suicide. Firearms were the No. 1 method for both groups. The No. 2 method for physicians was an overdose, likely related to the physicians' knowledge of lethal drug dosing and prescribing ability.
- On-the-job stress could also be a bigger suicide risk factor for physicians, according to the study. A physician who commits suicide is far less likely to have had a recent death of a friend or family member or a crisis contribute to the suicide but much more likely to have a job problem contribute. Gold says this finding suggests that a physician's identity is strongly linked to the job role and physicians may be particularly vulnerable to problems at work.
"This paints a more detailed picture of external events and risk factors in a physician's life before a suicide, rather than just looking at a death certificate," Gold says.
"We've seen a number of studies now that show a high rate of anxiety, depression and burnout among both medical students and physicians but we haven't done very much to develop programs to reduce or treat these risk factors and to increase mental health-seeking among physicians," Gold adds.
"There needs to be greater effort to address the stigma, under-diagnosis and treatment of depression among physicians and understand how we can reduce the stress related to work. We need to make mental health treatment more available, safe and confidential."
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The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 1,660,290 new cases of cancer in the United States this year, and that 580,350 people will die from the disease.
The news on that front is always sobering. Here�s more.
More than three-fourths of those cases will be diagnosed in people age 55 and older, and it�s feared that number and the number of overall cases and deaths will continue to increase as the population ages, by as much as 45 percent by 2030.
It�s why a panel of medical experts commissioned by the Institute of Medicine to study the quality of cancer care in the U.S. spoke of �a system in crisis� when it delivered its report.
Changing that, according to the report, will require a buy-in not just from patients and their families and medical professionals, but from researchers and scientists, insurers and even government agencies. The problem is, the �prescriptions� involved aren�t going to be easily dispensed, and might not go down easily when they are.
For example, the panel said cancer patients need to be better educated about the realities of their conditions and their treatment options, which isn�t a bad idea. It said steps should be taken to ensure such information is clearly and understandably disseminated.
At the same time, however, it spoke of the constant innovations and advances being made in cancer research and treatment, to the point where some oncologists are having trouble digesting it all. The panel said there should be efforts to help doctors keep up, while conceding they probably would be futile.
So you have a situation where patients, already in an emotional uproar after hearing the word �cancer,� are expected to ask detailed, valid questions about their illnesses and treatment plans of a �health team� who likely will never have all the answers, and to change providers if they don�t get the right answers on things like life expectancies, the likelihood of cures, which medications work best against certain tumors, side effects and the price tag for everything. We think that might be too much to expect.
The report also spoke of how most cancer patients who are incurably ill still think the treatments they are receiving will cure them. We know people often hear what they want to hear, and the inference seems to be that doctors should deliver a dose of reality and change patients� expectations when needed, to keep them from going through costly and ultimately futile treatments.
However, we also know how powerful and valuable hope can be, and wince a bit at the idea of it being dashed as a matter of policy, even with good intentions and to fix a legitimate crisis.
We�re not criticizing the panel�s report or its suggestions. We�re just reinforcing its basic conclusion: There�s no easy solution here.
Getting the buy-in from everyone is a good starting point.
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There's a whole lot of shaking going on in battered emerging markets. But … it's a cycle, folks!
So says gutsy, unconventional stock picker and value investor Sarah H. Ketterer.
In an interview with ThinkAdvisor, the co-founder and CEO of Causeway Capital Management, specializing in international, global and emerging markets equities, declares unequivocally that, like all cycles, this one will turn.
For Causeway, with $26 billion under management from institutional and retail investors, the emerging markets upset is a buying opportunity.
Ketterer, with firm co-founder and president Harry W. Hartford and team, was nominated for Morningstar International Stock-Fund Manager of 2013. Causeway's 4-star flagship $4.8 billion International Value Fund (CIVVX) delivered a 23.9% return. With five mutual funds, Causeway invests in major equity markets around the world.
Emphasizing a long-term view, Ketterer's contrarian approach proved successful even in the dark days of the financial crisis, when she invested in stocks that others fearfully dismissed.
The Pasadena, Calif.-born Dartmouth MBA, 53, started out at Bankers Trust in New York in leveraged lending and mergers and acquisitions, then opened her own database company before founding the international equity strategy at Hotchkis and Wiley in 1990. Hartford joined her four year later. In 2001, they launched Causeway.
ThinkAdvisor talked with the high-energy Los Angeles-based Ketterer about her secrets to successful investing and how experience can often be the best teacher — and disciplined investors, the best learners.
ThinkAdvisor: Is it exciting to invest in what others are fleeing from or snubbing?
Sarah Ketterer: That defines investing. If you don't have your own well-grounded opinion, you won't make any money. The key is that you've got to see something other people don't — in the company, in its industry, its financial statements — and then take advantage of that. But contrarianism is a byproduct: I'm not going out to be a contrarian.
Emerging markets are troubling. What's going on?
This is a tough period. Some emerging markets have been so dependent on foreign capital inflows and have incurred so much domestic debt that they're in a somewhat precarious position. As foreign funds flow out and investors get nervous, an imbalance is created, and the countries that are suffering have to attract capital back.
How do they do that?
By raising interest rates. But this has a dampening effect on their economic activity. So in some cases, growth is slowing to a crawl – certainly in Turkey and Hungary, and maybe Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia and India as well. Because interest rates had to rise to crimp this excess in credit and support the domestic currency, the economy stagnates, and growth slows; yet they still have inflation problems.
What does all that mean to the emerging markets investor?
This is a cycle. That's what people forget. We've seen it over and over again, perhaps most vividly in the late 1990s in Asia. There will be some adjustment. The countries that come out of it OK are the ones that have natural resources — assets — like South Africa and Brazil. Turkey, on the other hand, doesn't have much, though in contrast to China, they do have a very young working population, a huge asset.
Is now a good time to buy emerging markets?
It might be a little bit early to be buying more emerging — but not too early. The problem with buying something cyclical is that you never know where the bottom is. Emerging markets look very cheap on almost every measure whether it's dividend yields, price-earnings ratios, return on capital. So if you're an investor who understands how to buy cyclical stocks or markets, this may be a good time to start accumulating because the cycle does turn. That way, you've bought at a low entry point as opposed to waiting till there's good news, in which case, it's too late because the valuations will have re-rated upward again.
So the current situation is a buying opportunity for you?
We think so. Emerging markets are generally growth markets, and investors are typically willing to take on more macroeconomic and political risk to get access to that growth than they would in the developed world. You have to dollar-cost-average your way in. Every couple of weeks we allocate a little bit more to emerging markets because we know the valuations are attractive — but we don't know where the bottom is.
Is that strategy in sync with your being a contrarian?
It's in sync with experience. We've seen this before.
Some financial advisors tell clients that emerging markets are very risky, so they should buy them via ETFs.
(Laughs) That's ridiculous! An [exchange-traded fund] is simply a passive allocation to an emerging market. Whether it be active or an ETF, the key is not to take on too much risk in any one market. In our Emerging Markets fund, we have a very broad allocation across a variety of markets and constraints relative to market weights in the benchmark of the Emerging Market Index.
Where does the real riskiness come in?
We take our bets in stock selection, where we're experts. But one needs to be somewhat careful about loading up on Russia or India, for example, because it's very difficult to determine the next political change; and that could have an overwhelming impact on the stock. Even if the valuations are attractive, the stocks may go down much further if the political environment becomes less sanguine.
What's your outlook for emerging markets?
We're more optimistic on some than on others. China is the one fly in the ointment. We're somewhat neutral on our expectations for the Chinese economy if it's going to be a slow, gradual shift from one that's been very export-oriented to an economy with more domestic consumption. This shift has already started, and it means that we're in a slower growth environment.
Why are China's problems so significant in the grand scheme?
It's such a large component of emerging markets and has demand for commodities and energy. Three-plus years ago China's growth was in the double digits; now we're looking at real GDP growth at somewhere around 7% to 7 1/2% at best, with an aging population — byproduct of the one-child policy — and a tremendous amount of private-sector debt.
Sounds ominous.
It all can't come crashing down because China runs a closed capital account — so the country can hide a lot of this excess credit. But as interest rates need to be higher to squeeze out some of the excess lending, that will slow growth even further. And the slower China grows, the more problematic it becomes for the global economy, as well as for the domestic political situation, which we think depends very heavily on job creation and an ebullient economic environment.
What's the worst-case scenario for emerging markets?
We're not looking for a blowup in any place expect for those that are already disasters, like Argentina and Venezuela.
What's a bright spot?
Turkey has doubled its short-term interest rate. That may lead to companies who borrowed having more trouble repaying their loans. But this will quickly resolve the credit-excess problem and should put the country back on a much healthier plane within the next 12 months.
What's the secret to your funds' outstanding performance?
There are multiple secrets — one of them is having an investment horizon longer than the average investor. This gets back to investing in emerging markets. Investors tend to be very short-term, and the enormous growth of hedge funds has exacerbated the situation. A six-month time horizon is all anyone has anymore. They expect the stocks to deliver right away. They have no tolerance for volatility or disappointment. But you're investing — you're not trading. It's buying a business, and you've made an assessment of its valuation. And then you wait. Ideally, while you wait, you get paid a dividend, so there's some compensation for being patient.
How long does it usually take for a turnaround?
Two to three years from when we buy our companies to rectify the problem that made them value stocks to begin with. So we have to wait a long time. That's why we want some income through dividends, share buybacks — any way of lowering the duration of the investment. We want to make sure we don't have to rely entirely on capital gains. But at the same time, a really well diversified portfolio will have some stocks that are near their price targets — and then there's everything in the middle.
What's another of your secrets of success? We encourage clients to give us as much leeway as possible — the more markets the better. Since we're all about delivering performance, we don't have a single investment strategy that involves one market.
Your expectations for the equities that you own now?
We're holding a very concentrated number of stocks, and they should deliver. They don't always do it with low volatility, though, and that's always the rub. I'm very pleased with the performance, but I would be even happier if we could do it with very little volatility.
Do you hopscotch the globe to visit companies in which you're interested?
These days, I'm very selective. My last trip was in December to China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia especially to see property companies because of the concern that's been swirling around the markets about a bubble emanating from China, and whether commercial and residential properties are too high-priced. Sometimes, especially with property, you need to see this stuff. You need to walk through the buildings and see the lots and meet with management and look them in the eye.
Why did you visit companies in Australia?
As the demand for commodities slows and one would think that would slow the Australian economy, we believe there might be some opportunities to buy investment property stocks there. And the other really interesting angle is companies that are buying into storage facilities because there's been so much economic growth in Asia. Companies that have warehouses are finding ways of taking advantage of the advent of Internet shopping. There's a need for more and more warehouse space.
You're known for unconventional approaches to investing. What's your main concern when implementing that?
The key to unconventional is that we have to take as little risk as we can. We engage in unconventional at the very bottom of equity markets.
What's a recent example?
Lately, both internationally and globally, we've decided to buy airlines. We normally don't because we think they're awful — a high fixed-cost business in over-capacity markets. But what we saw for IAG — parent company of the merged British Airways and Iberia — was tremendous wage concession in Spanish airlines for the first time ever, and that the trans-Atlantic route is hugely profitable for British Airways, as many competitors have dropped away. Also, we anticipate consolidation in Continental Europe, just as we're seeing in the U.S.
At what juncture did you buy?
We bought this stock early enough, when investors were concerned about the slow European economy and not seeing underlying trends in capacity in commercial aviation. We did the same thing with American Airlines — we bought it before the US Airways merger. The stocks have really delivered in a market that's just been trading sideways this year.
I trust you made some unconventional investments during the financial crisis! In 2009, when [it was announced] that the financial markets were on the brink of collapse and it was a very scary time to be investing, we decided that, rather than hide out in cash or buy a bunch of pharmaceutical stocks, we'd buy companies that were highly cyclical but leaders in their field — the absolute best in class.
Such as?
Fanuc, a robotics and industrial automation company in Japan. Our clients were terrified of massive global recession, but we said, "This company will last longer than all its peers." We knew that ultimately there would be [an increasing] move of capital away from labor, and they are well positioned for that. There's so much excess cash sitting there.
What else did you invest in during the meltdown?
We bought luxuries for the first time — we waited 10 years to do that. Nobody wanted Richemont, based in Switzerland, which owns Cartier. They didn't want to touch [luxury] stocks because they thought there would be no discretionary spending. But, again, if they just looked a little further than the end of their nose — more than six months — to two to three years out in anticipating a recovery of some type, these were tremendous bargains. Those companies have absolutely unassailable balance sheets — the Bomb could go off, and they would still be there.
Didn't you feel any uncertainty when you were buying them at that terrible time?
No. we knew we did the right thing. But our clients were hyperventilating because they wanted us to be in something safe. We said, "This is as good as it's going to get." We didn't buy the biggest-return stocks in 2009; that is, the ones that had financial leverage — banks, in particular. We didn't need to take that type of risk, having no idea when there would be a recovery both in the U.S. and globally. So I slept very well at night. But it took quite a bit of time and effort to convince clients that this was a unique opportunity to own some of the world's best companies.
Your firm fuses fundamental and quantitative research. What's the advantage?
We know we've got great stocks to start with — but now the question is, how can we narrow the field even further? For our international and global funds, there's no other way to go through 3,000 stocks than quantitative screening. The quant effort measures the incremental amount of volatility, or risk, that every stock will add to our portfolio. Every stock has risk baggage — a handicap that it has to overcome. The risk scores are the major insight we have into diversification.
For example?
We're now looking at another transportation stock in Europe, and the risk score is beginning to balloon. So we know that if we buy this stock, we have to buy it at a very low price in order to overcome this risk. Having the fundamental and quant fused allows us to build a really diversified portfolio with the highest amount of return for every unit of risk. Why did you decide to focus on international in the first place?
We came from a firm in Los Angeles that in 1990 needed international equities, and we started international there. After Merrill Lynch bought the firm and then wanted to sell it, we decided we needed to leave because we just couldn't work for another large employer who didn't understand our business. So we kept the team together and in 2001 formed Causeway. We brought over the one skill we had, which was international equity, and our clients followed. Then we built out our research so that it was truly global-industry oriented. In 2006 we added emerging markets.
That L.A. firm was institutional money manager Hotchkis and Wiley. Your father is founder John Hotchkis, who hired you as a consultant when he was considering getting into international equity.
Right. Then I got a full-time offer to be a part of starting that effort; and I thought, "You know what? I'll take it!" In order to avoid any perception of nepotism, I was put across the hall in this whole other area behind a vault door. There was a gentleman working with me, who didn't really do anything but read the paper, and an assistant. We were the international equity group, but nobody spoke to us. We had no interaction with domestic equity. It was bizarre.
What's the secret of your own professional success?
Patience and lack of emotion. One of the biggest foibles that plagues investors is that they get emotional about stocks. They get very excited and hold their winners too long because it's a boost to their ego. They tend to dump their losers at just the wrong time because they're terrified. I tell our junior people that when there's a crisis and the whole world falls apart and the floor falls out from under your investment and you think, "What have I got wrong here?" to go back in a very unemotional way and evaluate their assumptions, validate them and stick with them. Almost always that pays off.
What's your top strength as a fund manager?
There's a certain amount of psychological backbone you need to be a really good investor — and it doesn't just come from experience. You cannot put your own ego on the line.
Read When Financial Advice Gets Religion, Jane Wollman Rusoff's feature from the February issue of Research magazine.
Check out Top 22 Fund Managers for 2013: Morningstar on ThinkAdvisor.


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Larry Pimentel - Cruise Chief Extraordinaireby CruiseMates' Editor | May 17, 2010
The new president of Azamara Club Cruises, Larry Pimentel, shares his philosophy and stories.
One of the highlight cruise industry events every year is the "State of the Industry" conference at the annual Seatrade cruise shipping convention in Miami. It's a chance for cruise line executives to show us why they deserve to head up these mega-billion dollar corporations. Over my years as a cruise reporter I have discovered a wide cross section of cruise line executive personalities, but a rare few stand out as vastly original thinkers - people who not only see beyond the surface to distill reality, but they aren't afraid to speak their minds about what they see.
One of these rare people is Larry Pimentel, currently the president of Azamara Club Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean International. Larry has already had a distinguished career in the cruise industry, even if it is not as long as many other cruise executives, most likely because he is not afraid to speak up when he sees something that isn't right. And so I was delighted to have the chance to interview him last week.
Larry is a "stream of consciousness" thinker and talker, and so the rest of this article is in Larry's own words, as I heard him say them to me:
Larry Pimentel:
I was drawn into the cruise business by Bob Dickinson (prior president of Carnival Cruise Lines for over 20 years, retired in 2007). Bob sat on some of the same travel industry panels as I did, such as ICTA and AFTA; basically venues for suppliers to educate travel agents on their products.
Year after year Bob would say to me, "Larry, you have one of the most fertile minds in the travel industry, but you're in the wrong business." Now, I didn't take him seriously because I was already deeply involved as a partner in a large luxury travel specialist, Classic Custom Vacations, eventually acquired by Expedia.
But Bob was indefatigable; it was obvious he wanted to recruit me. One day (1992) Bob called and said "I have the perfect position for you." I really was not interested in making the kind of major lifestyle changes I expected his offer to entail, but he wanted me to meet with Micky Arison and a Norwegian named Atle Byrnestad.
"We are buying Seabourn Cruises," Dickinson continued, "and we want you as our president ."[In fact, Carnival was only buying a 25% stake, but they would eventually buy the entire company.]
"But I don't know anything about cruising," I told Bob, even though I was living in San Francisco at the time and my first wife worked for Royal Viking, the original luxury cruise line.
"I can teach you cruising," Bob replied, "what we need is a luxury expert, Carnival is a mainstream cruise line and we have never been in this area before."
So I agreed to meet with Bob, Micky Arison and Atle Byrnestad on a Seabourn cruise and I saw things I never realized a cruise could offer, like inclusiveness and very individualized service. I realized that the challenge was in making travel agents understand how Seabourn was unique. They had to be educated in how to differentiate it from other cruise experiences.
As I met the guests onboard I realized it was more like a family. When I asked where they had heard about Seabourn the common answer was almost "word of mouth." Many of them mentioned clubs they belonged to - country clubs, yachting clubs, etc. I felt like I knew exactly how to sell this idea, and so I took the job - which involved a move to Miami, by the way.
Six years later, 1998, Carnival decided to acquire Cunard Line. By now I was ensconced in the world of cruising and I loved everything about it, so to be involved with Cunard - with one of the most significant histories in the world of passenger ships - was a real joy for me.
I found the tradition of ocean liners to be a real inspiration - I loved everything about the history of these vessels. I was made president of the line and I was in awe just thinking that my parents were humble immigrants who had come to America on a Cunard vessel. Now here was I, president of the same company.
A number of unusual ships came with the Cunard purchase including the Vistafjord and the old Royal Viking Sun. These were classic ships when they were built, but they were getting older. In addition, they were crewed by their original Norwegian officers. So, at the time we had Greek ships, Norwegian ships and British ships. We also had global offices.
Much of my job had to do with consolidating the cruise line and putting all the operations under the Carnival Corp. umbrella. But the most striking thing about Cunard was my first exposure to the "class system" they had onboard the Queen Elizabeth 2.
Observing the class system taught me how the perception of a single vessel can be completely different for guests experiencing a different set of circumstances. This is where I really started to understand the nuance of cruise ship service.
The greatest honor, though, was to play a part in designing the Queen Mary 2, the biggest ocean liner ever and one of the most significant passenger vessels in world history.
Unfortunately, certain life events unfolded right at this time and in 2000 I found myself needing to take personal time so I left the Cunard position in February 2001 - before the QM2 was launched.
Soon I was contacted by Arthur Taulk, of Taulk Tours, who was thinking about buying the famous yacht once owned by Aristotle Onassis, the Christina O, named after Ari's daughter. Onassis had purchased it for $34,000 but put $4,000,000 into refurbishing it. We spent quite awhile looking her over and thinking about it, but it only held 20 guests, so it did not seem practical as a business.[Note: the refurbishments Onassis added include a swimming pool with a mosaic floor that rises to become a dance floor, a helipad and barstools in Ari's Bar upholstered with the very soft, fine leather foreskin of a minke whale.]
But I was once again intrigued by the yacht concept and right then I was contacted by Atle Byrnestad once again. His new idea was to purchase two of the smaller 100-passenger yachts of Seabourn, the Sea Goddess I and Sea Goddess II, and start a new company. I joined him as a co-owner in SeaDream Yacht Club and stayed until January 2009.
It was just three months later that I got a phone call from Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the parent company of Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara and some European cruise lines. He asked me to come aboard as the president of Azamara Cruises which was just a piece of Celebrity Cruises at the time. I told Richard I wanted to take a look at the ships before I decided. "Fine, I'll get you aboard one of them right away," Richard offered.
"No, I am going to book the cruise and pay for it myself. I am going to see how the agents present it to me, and I am going to sail anonymously to really experience it. Then I will let you know what I think."
When I boarded for my Venice to Rome cruise I found that things had not changed much since it was a Renaissance R-ship. I noticed some things that just didn't add up; for example, nearly half the clientele was European but the gym lockers required quarters. No one carries quarters on a cruise ship, especially not Europeans. To summarize, I would just say there seemed to be a lack of awareness on the ship, no real focus or identity on what they were trying to offer.
So I took the job, and I decided my goal was to create an Azamara identity, where people would leave with a distinct and cohesive impression of the cruise, enough to generate a word of mouth reputation - very similar to what I saw with my first Seabourn experience.
To create that inclusive feeling I decided we needed a new level of service - to really make people feel special.
I decided to add the gratuities into the tariff. I don't want people to worry about tipping their servers. I also wanted the servers to know they will be paid for every cruiser and step up their service efforts.
We have added shuttle busses. I had noticed that almost every passenger wanted to go to the same place at most ports of call, so I thought, "We should make this a seamless part of the experience."
We added drinks to the cruise package; bottled water, soda and wine with dinner. For the wine we decided to seek out unusual "boutique" wines that you can't buy at your local store. We now feature them with a different wine experience every night - pairing with the dinner entrees, of course.
And I realized most of the people onboard were there for the destinations, so I decided to give them more in terms of port experiences. Differentiating ports is tricky because they are similar no matter what vessel you arrive upon, but we decided to give our passengers longer stays so they can experience the nightlife.
[A look at the June 2011 Black Sea cruise shows departures in Odessa, Ukraine at midnight; Sevastopol at 10:00 pm and Mykonos at 9:00 pm. The Baltic cruise shows three full days in St Petersburg, Russia, arriving at 8:00 am Friday morning and sailing Sunday night at 5:00 pm. The Warnemunde stop for Berlin includes an overnight stay arriving Sunday at 7:00 am and leaving Monday at 8:00 pm. This will allow you to go the Berlin and spend the night for two full days of touring. This is the stay in Berlin I have ever seen a cruise offer. - ed.]
And, as you know, we changed the name to Azamara "Club" Cruises. This is to reinforce the idea of belonging to the experience of sailing on our cruise line. Richard Fain was a little puzzled by the idea at first, but he went along and said "If that is what you think we need to do, then we will do it."
What is the result? Fantastic. Of course word of mouth takes time, but because the changes are all in place we can already gauge the results and our guests are giving us far higher ratings than we ever had before. In a recent survey Azamara registered the biggest increase in satisfaction ratings of any cruise line, and we rated nearly at the top of all cruise lines for satisfaction; where 300 is perfect we hit 288 to 291.
Our demographic has gotten younger as we added more trips. We discovered that while younger people have the desire to travel they often don't have the time, so we have more seven day cruises, but we don't repeat itineraries back to back so you can stay on longer if you want.
While you would think our competition is the other former R-ships, in fact we are seeing people coming from the luxury lines like Regent, Crystal and yes, Seabourn. Right now our passenger mix is largely European and we expect that will continue although this economy is a bit unpredictable in Europe right now.
By the way - the happiest people are the travel agents. Because we have included so much in the cruise tariffs they now get a commission on everything we include; gratuities, wine, shuttle busses, etc. We can also offer great air service through the Royal Caribbean Choice Air program.
Here are the offers from Azamara, good through June 30th, 2010:
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It means that, as time has gone on, the game's developers have had not only a staple of regular items Link employs in his travels - like a boomerang and shield - but an ever-expanding arsenal of junk like heavy boots and musical instruments.
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"One of the first lessons any student of the Art must learn is how to separate illusion from reality," Chant said, as he stood at the center of a semi-circle of twenty students, mostly prospective initiates of the Corona Cor Igne, and therefore Tiefling, but with a few beings of other races. The Bright Kingdom maintained several Arcanae, but several wizards piled their trade as independent agents. and the Flamehearts had the benefit of notoriety, not to mention exclusivity. Tieflings were
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Why else would hundreds of us plain old citizens gather each year as we gathered in my town last night, to watch this year's crop of high schoolers promenade past us two by two toward the buses waiting to carry them to the rented hall where the dance will take place?
"The prom," Ira Glass intones solemnly as the host of "This American Life" out of Chicago Public Radio:
"We don't make kids go into the Army in this country.
"We don't make them go to college.
"We don't make them get married.
"But if they're still in school when they're 18, they collide with the impenetrable fact that is … the prom. And then they have to take a stand: Go, not go, use it to try to climb to a new group of friends, use it to try and get the girl, just try to get through it. …"
"The older we get the more we tend to roll our eyes at the idea of prom," he goes on, and yet he says what we forget is how thrilling the whole thing seemed at the time.
How thrilling it still seems, is what I say.
Why else would hundreds of us plain old citizens gather each year as we gathered in my town last night, to watch this year's crop of high schoolers promenade past us two by two toward the buses waiting to carry them to the rented hall where the dance will take place?
Again this year the boys came buttoned into their tuxes, cinched tight at neck and waist with bow tie and cummerbund.
Again this year the girls came dressed in dazzling versions of off-the-shoulder chic, with how many innocent flowers pinched at the stem and stabbed through the heart to serve as corsages!
It's how a lot of us felt on prom night:
Pinched at the stem if not stabbed through the heart. So much rides on that one frail evening.
In the months leading up to my own prom all I could do on my way to sleep was nurse this vision of the perfected self I would be that night. Maybe I saw it as a kind of reward for all the 20-hour days I had put in over four years' time, on homework and play practice, on chorus rehearsal and all that prepping for the SATs.
Perhaps not much has changed since then.
In any case the day arrives at last with its attendant drama.
I had become single in the course of my senior year and so had shopped for someone I could go with and feel relaxed around.
I found that someone in a genial easy-going boy from the town's Catholic school which had the bad manners to schedule its own graduation on that very same night.
We got to the prom at 9:30 and left at 10:30 because that's what kids did then: we left early and went and sat in some ordinary restaurant for two hours, and only then drove to someone's house to change clothes and stay up all night talking.
But oh, that genial and easy-going boy. He produced a half-bottle of champagne for us to toast with when we first got to the parking lot where the prom was being held.
I made him pour it all out because I was not a genial and easy-going girl and how part of me regrets that now, you boy, who I can see as if you stand before me with your wide grin and your thick blond hair. Halfway through college you died in a plane crash and changed forever the way I look at life.
"It's all so fragile" is what I now think, watching the young people march past.
And also, "Let them grow old, God."
Just let them grow old and have the joy of watching the waves of other young ones coming and coming and coming up behind them.
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La La Vazquez, the shrinking violet who whipped Mavericks fans into a racist frenzy, is making an honest man of Carmelo Anthony.
Deadspin's adorable "save the date" card must have been lost in the mail, unlike People Magazine, or Vibe, which slapped an ugly watermark on it. (Thankfully we're in the same boat as Media Takeout, which slapped their own watermark on top of Vibe's.)
Vazquez's and Anthony's New York wedding is set for July, to mercifully end an engagement of five years. So tonight might be the last chance for the NBA's superstars to say goodbye to a single Melo.
It's as good a storyline as any for the All-Star game, which had a washout of a dunk contest, and has been totally eclipsed by the Winter Olympics. The game itself is rarely memorable, but rather a glorified playground game without defense. And that's fine.
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For the second time in 3 seasons, the Ravens travel out to sunny whale's vagina San Diego (is that joke old yet? It was probably old 2 years ago, huh? Ok, I'll stop) to take on the pewter blue Chargers. The two teams, who each saw their 2008 seasons end in Pittsburgh in the playoffs, also both struggled a bit against "lesser" squads in their respective openers. We all remember sweating a bit in the second half of the Ravens-Chiefs game, and San Diego needed a last-drive touchdown to put away the Oakland Raiders on the road. Ravens fans may be making a bit too much out of that Monday Night game, though, in thinking that somehow it exposed the Chargers as being "not that good." We're gonna go ahead and disagree with that assertion – remember, it was a divisional game, on the road, AND they put together a game-winning TD drive. Sounds like a good team to me.
What does make our ears perk up a bit going into this one though is a glance at the Chargers' injury report.
LaDainian Tomlinson: DID NOT PRACTICE
Nick Hardwick: DID NOT PRACTICE
Louis Vasquez: DID NOT PRACTICE
Tomlinson will probably be able to go Sunday, albeit in a reduced role. However, the two starting offensive linemen, Hardwick (2006 Pro Bowl) and Vasquez (2009 3rd Round Draft Pick), are less likely to suit up for the game. Missing your starting Pro Bowl center is no small loss (see: Kevin Mawae, Tennessee Titans, 2008 AFC Divisional Playoff). San Diego signed former Jacksonville Jaguar Dennis Norman this week, who will likely start in place of Hardwick. The Ravens, with arguably the deepest defensive line in the NFL, should be able to exploit the offensive line issues and play defense in the backfield.
On the other hand, neither Hardwick nor Vasquez was on the field for San Diego on their game-winning drive in Oakland…and it didn't seem to matter much. So there's that.
If Tomlinson can't go, 9th-year vet Michael Bennett will be splitting carries with Darren Sproles. Itty-bitty Sproles has the Ravens losing some sleep this week, with Trevor Pryce saying that watching Sproles run, "is like watching a Madden game." Sproles was huge for the Chargers in their post-season win over the Colts last year, when he gained 105 yards and 2 TDs on 22 carries, and added 5 receptions for 45 yards. Pittsburgh was able to render him ineffective running the ball (11 carries, 15 yards), but he still managed 91 yards and a score on 5 catches, including a 62-yard score. Against Oakland last week, Sproles had just 66 yards on 14 touches from scrimmage – however, the Raiders felt the wrath of Tiny Darren in the return game, as he averaged 34 yards on 5 kickoff returns, including 66 and 59-yarders.
Basically….Sproles is good. He's gonna get the ball, and he's gonna make a play. The key will be limiting the number of plays he makes.
How about the Ravens on offense? Will we see another 500-yard day? More of Joe Flacco throwing caution to the wind and footballs all over the field?
Not likely, although San Diego was even worse in pass defense than Kansas City in 2008, finishing 31st in the league. Shawne Merriman is back this year, and how Ravens' tackles Jared Gaither and Michael Oher (Merriman will switch sides during the game) are able to neutralize him will be a big factor. The Raiders were able to hold him without a sack (they allowed only 1 to San Diego all game), and they actually finished with 366 total yards of offense to San Deigo's 317. Of that total, 148 came on the ground, as Oakland gained 4.6 yards per rushing play. Expect the Ravens to come out more like they did in the second half against Kansas City, using the memory of Joe Flacco's 300-yard game to keep the Chargers honest, by pounding Rice, McGahee, and McClain right at the Chargers from the start.
Ravens' tight ends could also play a big part in the outcome of this game, as Todd Heap looks rejuvinated after one week, and L.J. Smith has been back at practice and is eyeing Sunday for his purple debut. Tight end Zach Miller led all Raiders' recievers last week, hauling in 6 passes for 96 yards.
Of course, the Chargers have a stud tight end of their own, Antonio Gates. Gates, who is fully healthy for the first time in quite a while, torched the Ravens for 105 yards and 2 scores the last time these teams met.
Yes, Greg Mattison and the Ravens' D will have their hands full. Even with no Tomlinson, the Chargers still have Sproles and Gates – and we haven't even mentioned wide receievers Vincent Jackson and Chris Chambers. Big, physical guys on the outside who could give the Ravens' corners, who are heavy on speed but light in stature, some issues.
And so, it all comes back to the Chargers' O-line. We saw last year here in Baltimore what can happen when your offensive line can't get the job done by themselves, and you have to keep tight ends and backs in to block. If Sproles and Gates are stuck blocking, they can't be out catching passes. Kelly Gregg, Haloti Ngata, Trevor Pryce, and Terrell Suggs need to get in QB Phillip Rivers' face early and often. When he sits in the pocket, Rivers can be one of the most accurate passers in the league, but he is far from mobile, and will heave up some disgusting floaters when flushed (if you're reading this while eating lunch, I apologize for all the toilet imagery).
Earlier in the week, I was ready to predict 50+ points to be scored between the two teams in this one. However, I'm a firm believer that football games are won in the trenches, and the Ravens should be able to take advantage of San Diego's line injuries and render all their fancy offensive toys pretty much useless. If they can do that, they won't need another video game-like stat sheet to come home with a win.
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[T]he news about Mark Foley has a kind of grim inevitability to it. I don't know Foley, although, like any other gay man in D.C., I was told he was gay, closeted, afraid and therefore also screwed up. What the closet does to people - the hypocrisies it fosters, the pathologies it breeds - is brutal. There are many still-closeted gay men in D.C., many of them working for a Republican party that has sadly deeply hostile to gay dignity. How they live with themselves I do not fully understand. But I have learned you cannot judge someone's soul from outside. That I leave to them and their God, and some I count as good friends and good people.I know this is a religious scruple -- "Judge not, that you be not judged" -- but I hear very harsh judgment in what Sullivan writes about those who choose to keep their sexual orientation private. Sullivan's prose is flowery, but it's not much different from the familiar -- and comical -- way some folks spout criticisms and then tag on the phrase "I'm not judging." And "I leave to them and their God" -- how far is that from saying "Go to hell"?
What I do know is that the closet corrupts. The lies it requires and the compartmentalization it demands can lead people to places they never truly wanted to go, and for which they have to take ultimate responsibility. From what I've read, Foley is another example of this destructive and self-destructive pattern for which the only cure is courage and honesty. While gays were fighting for thir basic equality, Foley voted for the "Defense of Marriage Act". If his resignation means the end of the closet for him, and if there is no more to this than we now know, then it may even be for the good. Better to find integrity and lose a Congressional seat than never live with integrity at all.But I'm not judging! That's God's job.
Sullivan's hypothesis is: Keeping information about your sexual orientation private will corrupt you. His proof -- can you challenge it? -- is that he knows so many people and has seen so much. He's making a strong political argument: If you are gay, you must be open about it, and once you are open about it, you will be forced to support gay marriage. To make this argument, he's willing to imply that Foley's behavior toward a young subordinate is a manifestation of homosexuality. But many heterosexuals also pursue young subordinates. They are fully open about their sexual orientation, but somehow they do bad things too.


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Last week I had a terrible thing happen. After riding for years with my K100LT the worst thing happened. I was making a right turn, stopped at the light, put down my feet and there was no ground there. Yep, as you'd expect, I couldn't keep my balance up and the bike laid down on the right side. It wasn't too bad. Some road scratches on the faring, case and a broken windshield where it hit the curb edge. No injuries other than my dignity. When I got up I had the, " what the $(&#$* just happened" thought. When I looked at the road surface I saw I had been the victim of a bad asphalt overlay. The bike tires were stopped on the high part and my right foot was trying to balance on the lower, un-overlayed section. When I put my right foot down I was balanced off center to the right and fell over. NO, I was not drinking. I don't do that!
So, here is my question. How do the "experts" land at a stop. Do you stop with your right or left foot first or both or what? Here is how I do it. I slow by applying the rear brake first, then the front and then downshift until I'm in first. Right before I come to a complete stop I put both feet out and "land" right at the point the bike stops. Since my little mishap I've been watching to see how others stop. Some stop with the left foot down and keep the right on the brake. Others stop similar to how I do. Still others stop with the right foot down and then downshift with their left.
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A South African beauty earns the honor -- and dishes on her amazing job
Courtesy Victoria's Secret
While most of the country is hiding from cold temps, the Victoria's Secret Angels are heating things up! The ladies star in the 2013 swim catalogue — in mailboxes nationwide today — and South African beauty Candice Swanepoel has the privilege (again) of covering the coveted issue.
"It was such an honor to be picked for the cover," the model tells PEOPLE. "It is such an iconic catalogue. Before I was a model, I used to see Gisele Bündchen, Tyra Banks and all of those iconic women on it. It is amazing that a little South African girl can get on the cover."
In her big shot, Swanepoel wears a Very Sexy bandeau top — one Victoria's Secret's newest offerings for 2013 (in stores and online today). "I love it — it's so sexy and gives me amazing cleavage," the model shares.
For this catalogue, Swanepoel and her Angel pals hit the beaches of Miami and Turks and Caicos, and were shot by famed photographer Russell James. And though there is always pressure to look perfect in pictures, Swanepoel says she was never nervous during her shoot.
"Victoria's Secret is like a big family," she explains. "The swim shoots are always really fun, and I love being on the beach. I can't really complain [about my job] — I feel very lucky!"
This year, the company is offering a little something extra for swim fans in the form of the new Angels & Artists video series, which basically pairs hot songs with hot models in bikinis. The first clip in the series, "Bikinis & Bruno Mars" (below), features Swanepoel and Doutzen Kroes making waves to the tune of Mars's "Locked Out of Heaven." Additional videos featuring music and models will be released throughout swimsuit season.
If this catalogue leaves you wanting more, you're in luck: three more catalogues, shot in Tulum and St. Barts, will hit mailboxes throughout the season.
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By Manny Ares and Tracy Johnson
Right in the middle of the central dogma sits the RNA world, through which the information in DNA passes to create the functional state of the cell. This world is rife with nonprotein enzymes, mystery machines and unfathomed regulatory sophistication. Among its wonders are the ribosome, the spliceosome, catalytic RNAs, small transregulatory RNAs such as microRNAs and CRISPRs, large noncoding RNAs, riboswitches and RNA helicases. In the annual meeting thematic group "RNA: from Catalysis to Regulation," we will explore the surface of this world in four parts.
Eukaryotic genes are split such that the interpretation of what information should go into the mRNA is left to the spliceosome, a bevy of complexes that bind, arrange and splice exons together. The coordinated transitions from one complex to the next are so dynamic that structural analysis requires tricks to freeze the spliceosome in its tracks.
The first session, "The Spliceosome: Fitting the Pieces Together," will focus on this mystery. First up will be Soo-Chen Cheng (Academia Sinica in Taipei), who will relate spliceosome dynamics to function in either of the two reversible catalytic steps carried out by the yeast spliceosome.
How spliceosome function is influenced by the ongoing transcription that creates its substrate will be addressed by Tracy L. Johnson (University of California, San Diego), who will describe studies of co-transcriptional splicing and spliceosome dynamics.
Finally, Melissa S. Jurica (University of California, Santa Cruz) will describe key changes in protein composition and complex structure that accompany human spliceosome transitions in vitro.
Some rules for RNA folding are simple: G pairs with C or U, and A pairs with U. These rules (plus stacking) generate an RNA-folding landscape that can include many stable solutions. The next layer is more obscure, with tertiary interactions and helical packing interactions that create the functional shape.
The second session, "RNA Dynamics: Function Follows Folding," will explore how these interactions affect the function of RNA elements.
Manny Ares (University of California, Santa Cruz) will describe a riboswitchlike pre-mRNA structure that folds differently under the influence of polyamines to regulate alternative splicing.
Most dynamic RNAs are aided by proteins that remodel RNA structure. This topic will be presented by Eckhard Jankowsky (Case Western Reserve University), who will describe in molecular terms how the RNA helicase family of enzymes works and how this explains their physiological roles.
Finally, the complex shape and function of a folded catalytic RNA will be dissected by Anna M. Pyle (Yale University), who will discuss group II intron architecture and its implications for the development of eukaryotic splicing systems.
Accurate molecular recognition is fundamental to correct regulation, and evolution has partly solved this problem by targeting RNA with RNA.
In the third session, "RNA-based Regulation: A Diversity of Mechanisms," we will hear about how RNAs that mediate regulation are made and how they function. Among the speakers will be Richard Gregory (Harvard University), who has focused on the biogenesis of microRNAs that control stem-cell function and are affected in cancer cells.
In a still-breaking story, bacteria appear to have immunity systems that utilize RNA recognition. Rebecca M. Terns (University of Georgia) will explain how small RNAs from CRISPR loci guide silencing of invaders in prokaryotes.
Lynne Maquat (University of Rochester) will describe how RNA decay plays a central role in the ability of RNAs to keep their regulatory targets in check.
Qualitative and quantitative protein output is the ultimate hallmark of cell function. Key mechanisms to control this are focused at two points: initiation of translation when the mRNA encounters the ribosome and a still-enigmatic step controlled by microRNAs. In the final session, "Ribosomes: Regulation of Access to mRNA," we will explore these key steps.
First, Tatyana Pestova (State University of New York Downstate Medical Center) will present her work on the mechanisms of initiation of prokaryotic protein synthesis.
Although prokaryotic ribosomes have informed our understanding of eukaryotic translation, there remain important differences. Jon Lorsch (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) will explain how the mechanics of mRNA recruitment to the eukaryotic ribosome leads to control of initiation.
Finally, Nahum Sonenberg (McGill University) will treat us to his lab's latest findings on the mechanism of action of miRNAs in controlling mRNA translation.
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The lifestyle of a sports star may seem glamorous, with money, cars, homes and parties in droves, but it has its downside. Athletes are in the limelight, and their millions are on display for the entire world to see. Sports stars can be easy targets for financial scams — as these cases prove.
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Case No. IPC-E-10-19, Order No. 32535
Case No. IPC-E-12-10, Order No. 32531
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PUC taking comments on one solar proposal; dismisses solar complaint
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will take comment through May 31 on an amended power purchase agreement that gives a developer more time to complete a solar project west of Mountain Home. Idaho Power claims the scheduled online date was Jan. 30, 2011, though Grand View Solar One claimed it had a "rolling" scheduled operation date for which a deadline had not expired.
An amended sales agreement proposed by Idaho Power and the developer sets an operating date of Jan. 12, 2013. The project, 16 miles west of Mountain Home, will generate up to 10 average megawatts.
Under terms of the new agreement, Grand View Solar One posted an $810,000 security for Idaho Power in case the project is not operating by Jan. 12, 2013. The project also paid $475,000 in a construction deposit. The agreement also states that if Idaho Power is the cause of any delays, then the operation date can be extended to accommodate those delays without penalty to the developer. The manager of the Grand View Solar PV One project is Robert Paul of Deseret Hot Springs, Calif.
The commission is taking comment on the amended application through May 31. Comments can be made at the commission Web site, www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on "Comments and Questions About a Case," and enter Case No. IPC-E-10-19. Comments can also be mailed to P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID, 83720-0074.
Complaint by Interconnect Solar dismissed
The developer of a project near Murphy filed a complaint against Idaho Power, alleging the utility improperly cancelled its sales agreement with the project and mishandled a study that was to determine where the project would interconnect with Idaho Power's transmission system.
Boise-based Interconnect Solar had a sales agreement with Idaho Power for the 20-megawatt project that was supposed to be online by July 1 of this year. In order to qualify for federal tax incentives, the developer chose an operation date that would come before Idaho Power believed the required interconnection study and transmission construction could be completed. Interconnect Solar agreed to accept the risk and proceed with the project.
An original path proposed for the line met with objections from the Bureau of Land Management because it crossed along the Oregon Trail with protected raptor nesting areas. Setbacks regarding interconnection and transmission caused Interconnect Solar to miss a payment deadline. Interconnect Solar's agreement was terminated by Idaho Power because the project failed to post a required delay security. Interconnect Solar maintained it could not get a loan to post the delay security because BLM objected to the original path, which left the project without a valid interconnection agreement.
At the time the sales agreement was approved, the commission expressed concern regarding the project's choice for a commercial operation date. The September 2011 order approving the agreement stated, "We share the concerns of the commission staff and Idaho Power regarding Interconnect Solar's choice of a scheduled operation dates that precedes Idaho Power's estimated date for completion of the projects' interconnection. The project's optimism may be foolhardy. Interconnect Solar maintains its position that interconnection will occur ahead of Idaho Power's estimated schedule at its own peril."
A full text of the commission's order, along with other documents related to this case, is available on the commission's Web site at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on "File Room" and then on "Electric Cases" and scroll down to Case No. IPC-E-12-10.
Interested parties may petition the commission for reconsideration by no later than May 15. Petitions for reconsideration must set forth specifically why the petitioner contends that the order is unreasonable, unlawful or erroneous. Petitions should include a statement of the nature and quantity of evidence the petitioner will offer if reconsideration is granted. Petitions can be delivered to the commission at 472 W. Washington St. in Boise, mailed to P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID, 83720-0074, or faxed to 208-334-3762.


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City Produce weighs in at Downtown Market
If you were worried about how you'll get fresh produce during the winter months, City Produce will open its doors at the Downtown Market on Monday.
City Produce will offer a supply of fresh produce throughout the year at the indoor Market Hall.
Co-owners Alison Maat and Chris VandeGuchte grew up in the West Michigan produce business and this is their first foray into retail.
"Both of our families are involved in the wholesale produce business, and we are eager to take that experience to create a fun and unique shopping experience at the Downtown Market," Maat said. "We have access to a diverse group of local and Michigan regional growers, from whom we will source organic and seasonal vegetables."
Market Hall is becoming the closest thing to a grocery store in downtown yet. In addition to fresh vegetables, shoppers can also stock up on beef, pork, lamb and fish, find spices, peruse a selection of dessert options and even pick out flowers for their centerpiece.
"The Downtown Market is bringing together artisans, building community and incubating new ideas for Grand Rapids' new food economy," said Mimi Fritz, president and CEO of the market. "There is a growing variety of people in West Michigan with new and interesting ideas for food, and we are excited to bring them together at the Downtown Market."


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Art Collectors' New York Pied-à-Terre: $3.85 Million
WSJ's New York House of the Day is an Upper West Side pied-a-terre owned by avid art collectors with an impressive collection to showcase. Jackie Bischof has a look inside, and explains how to stage a home with an extensive art collection. Photo: Claudio Papapietro for The Wall Street Journal.
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Independence Day marks our nation's launching point, but it's also the birthday of former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who passed away on October 8, 2011.
His friends and family gathered Wednesday to remember Davis in a memorial service in Las Vegas. He would have turned 83 this Fourth of July.
The ceremony -- put on by the Davis family, per The Sports Xchange -- included our very own Michael Lombardi, who worked closely with Davis as a member of the Raiders' front office from 1999 to 2007.
Rich Gannon, who revived his career in Oakland and helped guide the Raiders to Super Bowl XXXVII, also tweeted about the gathering:
In Vegas celebrating the 4th with the Raiders & remembering the great Al Davis.What a pleasure to catch up with so many teammates & coaches
- Rich Gannon (@RichGannon12) July 4, 2012
The timing is appropriate. Davis, in many way, reflects some of the qualities of our nation's Founding Fathers. He was a visionary and more than willing to ruffle feathers to bring his ideas to life. Davis was never boring. Sometimes outrageous. Flawed but unforgettable. Davis had enemies and loyal friends, but those close to him recognized his legacy to be a lasting one. He was an original.
Our best wishes to the Davis family.