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This from Adam Bulger.
Yasha Levine did the right thing, in terms of tactics and truth-seeking. Gladwell was trying to prompt him into a Socratic interchange where Gladwell would make some brilliant counter-intuitive argument to exonerate himself. Levine was correct to not engage. Gladwell was fixated on one small piece of a large argument. Also, Gladwell would have an advantage by focusing on slippery abstractions. Levine responded with a list of hard-nosed, reportorial questions that Gladwell ignored.
Levine was right to dismiss this as "playing verbal footsie." I'm fairly certain Gladwell was never going to talk openly about his cigarette company ties anyway, and the end result is that he looks like a patrician dickhead. But Levine could have argued with Gladwell about that article and won. What he did was better, but he could have won that argument.
What do you think?
Related articles
- The SHAME-ing of Malcolm Gladwell (misterbulger.com)
- Yasha Levine and Malcolm Gladwell Are Kind of Throwing Down (chriscocca.com)
- Talk To Me, Malcolm Gladwell! (chriscocca.com)
- MALCOLM GLADWELL: Kids Today Don't Understand The Need For Hierarchy (businessinsider.com)

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The Ph.D. degree program is intended to provide the student with a broad knowledge of the geological or geophysical sciences and the necessary research and analytical skills to pursue successful careers in academia, research, and industry. By providing the necessary research tools, it is the intent of the program to facilitate the student's transition from that of student to that of a scientist capable of developing high quality, independent research and investigatory skills required to make original discoveries and contributions to the geological sciences.
Overview of Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree
The Ph.D. degree in Geological Sciences requires 72 credits overall; a minimum of 33 course credits and a minimum of 36 research credits are required - remaining 3 credits can be either course or research credits. In addition to course work, to successfully advance to Ph.D. candidacy, the student must: 1) pass an oral/written qualifying exam(s); and 2) prepare, orally present, and defend, a written Dissertation Proposal. For completion of the Ph.D., the candidate must complete a comprehensive written dissertation, and successfully present and defend an open presentation of the dissertation.
In most cases, the student who had been admitted with a B.A. or a B.S. degree in geological sciences or related fields, with no major deficiencies, will complete his/her Ph.D. within 5 academic years. The normal maximum time allowed by the Graduate School is 7 years after the first registration (4 years beyond completion of M.S.). The student must file an application for a diploma (obtained from the Registrar) before April 1 preceding the May commencement of the proposed year of graduation.
Dissertation Advisor
If the student has not already done so prior to acceptance into the program, during the first year, preferably the first semester, the graduate student must select a Dissertation Advisor and define an area of research. During the first year, the Dissertation Advisor and Graduate Director will help the student design his/her curriculum in order to meet program requirements and to address any perceived deficiencies in the student's scholastic background.
Dissertation Committee
A Dissertation Committee should also be formed by the end of the first year. In consultation with the Dissertation Advisor, four members must be selected who can serve to help advise the student on their intended area of research, oversee the student's progress, and objectively critique the student's dissertation research. The Dissertation Committee must be chaired by a full member of the Rutgers Graduate Faculty and is normally the student's Dissertation Advisor. One of the committee members must be from outside the Department, chosen in consultation with the student's Dissertation Advisor and approved by the Graduate Director. If the outside member is not a member of the Rutgers Graduate Faculty, the Graduate Director must provide the Dean's Office with the name, address, and resume of the person appointed. Substitutions in the committee once formed, are the responsibility of the Graduate Director and will occur only if a member is unable to serve or if the Dissertation topic has changed requiring modification of the Dissertation Committee. Approval for a change in the Dissertation Committee membership rests with the Dean of the Graduate School-NB. If a member leaves the university, he or she may continue to serve on the committee with the approval of the Graduate Director.
The Dissertation Advisor and Dissertation Committee will serve to advise the student on selection of course work and Dissertation research. The Dissertation Committee is formed by the student: 1) discussing potential committee members with the advisor and/or Graduate Director 2) asking potential members to serve on the committee; and 3) submitting the Dissertation Committee Form to the Department's Graduate Director. It is the responsibility of the student to arrange to meet regularly with their Dissertation Advisor and members of their Dissertation Committee.
Course work
In consultation with the Dissertation Advisor and Graduate Director, an outline of course work is to be selected, individually designed toward the student's interest and area of study and to augment the student's prior undergraduate and graduate study. The Ph.D. degree requires a minimum of 33 credits of course work, the remainder research credits totaling at least 72 credits overall. At least 3 course credits must be taken from each of the three major categories of study listed below:
Mineral/Petrology/MeteoriticsSedimentary GeologyGeophys/Structure
PetrologyMarine Geology GeodynamicsIsotope GeochemistryDepositional EnvironmentsGeophysics I,II
VolcanologyPaleontologyAdvanced Structure Metamorphic Petrology PaleoceanographyAdvanced Tectonics Meteoritics Numerical Methods / PaleoHydrogeology
Mineral Phase Relations Evolutionary Paleoecology Grndwater Modeling
The normal course load per semester for full-time students is 15 credits, consisting of 9 to 10 credits of coursework, plus 3 to 6 credits among dissertation research, teaching assistantship, or research assistantship, as appropriate. No more than 12 credits of undergraduate courses at the 300/400 levels can be counted toward the degree and must be approved by the Graduate Advisor. A minimum grade average of 3.0 is required. There is no foreign language requirement.
Ideally, all course work should be completed in the first two years of study, the remainder focused on dissertation research. Up to 24 credits of graduate course work taken at other institutions can be transferred with the approval of the Graduate Director and Graduate School using the forms obtained from the Graduate School. Approval will be granted only for courses related to the student's proposed direction of study for the Ph.D. and only for courses equivalent to 500 or higher-level courses.
Advancement to Ph.D. Candidacy
Qualifying Exams
In addition to coursework, each student must pass a Qualifying Examination and successfully defend a Dissertation Proposal as requirements for advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. The Qualifying Examination and Dissertation Proposal Defense are to be administered by a Qualifying Exam Committee, normally the Dissertation Committee, which must consist of at least three internal members of the Graduate Faculty in Geological Sciences and one outside member, either from another Rutgers department or other outside institution. The outside committee member does not need to be present during the Qualifying Exam and Dissertation Proposal Defense, the member may submit questions either in writing or orally by conference call to the Committee Chair or Graduate Advisor. Typically, the student's Dissertation Advisor serves as Chair for both Qualifying Examination and Dissertation Proposal Defense.
The Qualifying Exam and Dissertation Proposal Defense are to be scheduled at or near the completion of the student's course work, normally during the 4th Semester, at the end of the second year of study, but no later than the beginning of the 5th Semester / 3rd year of study. Those students entering the Ph.D. program with an M.S. degree, depending on prior course study and in consultation with the Dissertation Advisor and Graduate Program Director may be advised to schedule exams at the end of the 2nd or 3rd Semester of Ph.D. study. Scheduling of the Qualifying Exam is the responsibility of the student in consultation with the Dissertation Advisor. The Qualifying Exam must be scheduled preferably with at least one month advance notice, at a time agreeable to the student, Dissertation Committee, and department scheduling. Due to various faculty and department schedules, it is recommended that the student begin arranging possible Exam dates a semester in advance. All members of the Dissertation Committee must be present except for the outside member as noted above. Requests for substitution of a committee member because of absence or scheduling difficulties may be considered by the Dissertation Committee and Graduate Director.
The Qualifying Examination typically consists of a written and an oral component, the type and make-up to be determined by the Advisor and Qualifying Exam Committee in consultation with the Graduate Program Director and on the nature of the area of proposed research. The written exam shall consist either of either 1) a written exam with submitted questions from the Qualifying Committee, to be completed within a maximum duration of 6 hours; or 2) a research paper consisting of original research and data that is suitable for publication, generally in the same discipline as the proposed dissertation study. In an ideal case, this paper could be part of a Dissertation Proposal. The details and requirements of a research paper must be discussed in detail with the student's Dissertation Advisor and approved by the Qualifying Exam Committee prior to scheduling the oral Qualifying Exam and Dissertation Proposal Defense.
The oral component of the exam should not exceed 3 hours, and like the written component, is designed to test the student's basic knowledge of geology and other fields that are pertinent to student's area of specialization and proposed dissertation topic, with the focus on the area of proposed research, and to determine if the student posses the necessary training and tools to carry out proposed research.In addition, the oral exam may expand upon on issues arising from the written exam or research paper. Qualifying exams are typically open only to the Qualifying Exam Committee and to members of the Graduate Faculty.
The student successfully passes the Qualifying Examination upon approval of members of the Qualifying Exam Committee with a maximum of one dissenting vote. Under special circumstances and under recommendation of the Committee, a student may be required to retake all or part of the Qualifying Examination or defend the Dissertation Proposal again before they may advance to candidacy. In certain cases, the student may be required to take additional courses to fill any determined areas of weaknesses. In the event of a failed Qualifying Examination, members of the Qualifying Exam Committee will discuss specific reasons for failure with the student and determine a course of action. The Committee may allow a student failing the Qualifying Examination or Dissertation Proposal only one opportunity to retake one or both components. Two failures will terminate the student's application for candidacy for the Ph.D. If agreed upon by the student's Advisor, Qualifying Exam Committee and Graduate Program Director, students failing the exam my be able to complete either a M.S. in Geology (if not having done so already) or fulfill the requirements for the M.S. in Environmental Geology.
The Dissertation Proposal
Congruent with preparation for the Qualifying Exam, the student will work with their Dissertation Advisor to prepare a Dissertation Proposal. The Dissertation Proposal is intended to lay the foundation for the proposed dissertation research and to serve as guide to the Dissertation Committee as to the student's intended dissertation research goals.The Dissertation Proposal must be approved by the student's Dissertation Advisor prior to distribution to the Qualifying Exam Committee before scheduling of the Qualifying Exams and Proposal Defense. A relatively complete Dissertation Proposal must be approved by the student's Advisor and Dissertation Committee at least 1 month prior to the scheduled date of the Dissertation Proposal Defense.
The Dissertation Proposal shall be a comprehensive document that clearly outlines the area of intended research, prior or background studies, problem(s) to be addressed and methodology to be adopted to address the problem(s).The Dissertation Proposal must clearly state all aspects of the proposed research the student will be engaged in, the student's role or contribution to any joint or collaborative aspects of the research, which data are to be collected by the student and those to be collected by advisors, collaborators or outside contracts. The Dissertation Proposal must be fully referenced and any collaborators and outside contractors should be clearly identified. A time table or estimate outlining the timing and completion of the proposed research must be included in the Dissertation Proposal. Necessary funding, collaborative agreements, or timing restrictions (field access, permits, etc) should also be included.
In the Dissertation Proposal Defense, the student will describe and discuss her/his dissertation topic in an approximately 20- to 30- minute presentation, and then answer questions primarily related to the dissertation research. The student's oral presentation of the Dissertation Proposal will be open to all faculty, staff, and students. The remainder of the oral session that follows the presentation and questions will be open only to members of the Qualifying Committee and Graduate Faculty members. The proposal may be accepted, accepted with modification, or returned for revision.
After successful defense of the Dissertation Proposal, a final version of the Dissertation Proposal incorporating any recommended changes must be submitted to the Graduate Director, no later than one month following the Qualifying Examination. A copy of the approved proposal is part of the student's permanent record and will be filed by the Graduate Program Director.
Advancement to Candidacy
The student advances to Ph.D. candidacy following completion of the required course work, passing of the Qualifying Examination, the Dissertation Proposal Defense, and filing of the Dissertation Proposal. Applications for admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. are obtained on our website or from the Graduate School
The Dissertation
The Ph.D. dissertation is to be an independent, original research contribution in the geological sciences. The dissertation will be prepared in accordance with the regulations and guidelines outlined by the Graduate School (see GSNB Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Style Guide) and will ordinarily be in the style of manuscripts submitted for journal publication preceded by a general introduction, which describes the rationale of the overall work and how it extends from background material in the field. All aspects of the Dissertation are to be advised by and overseen by the Dissertation Advisor and Dissertation Committee. Contributions of colleagues in multi-authored publications/chapters and/or the student's contribution to collaborative studies must be clearly identified, normally in an introductory chapter of the dissertation. All work must be properly cited and referenced. Multiple publication based dissertations must consist of a minimum of three chapters / publications and an introductory chapter discussing the students contributions to the study (if jointly authored) and discussion as to how the chapter / publications interrelate. A final version of the Dissertation to be defended, must be distributed to Advisor and members of the Dissertation Committee at least one month prior to the final Oral Presentation and Defense of the Dissertation.
Oral Presentation and Defense of the Dissertation
Once the Dissertation is approved by the Dissertation Advisor and Dissertation Committee, and in agreement with the Dissertation Advisor, a date is scheduled for an oral presentation / defense of the dissertation. The presentation is open to all, and is followed by an open dissertation defense administered by the student's Dissertation Committee. A minimum of four Dissertation Committee members must be present at the defense; the outside member may provide written questions and need not be present. At the conclusion of the Dissertation Defense, the Dissertation must be approved by all members of the candidate's Dissertation Committee, or by all but one member.
Completion and Filing of the Dissertation
Assuming acceptance and minimal modifications are required to the dissertation, the Advisor and Dissertation Committee members should sign the title page of the original copy of the dissertation and a copy of the Graduate School Dissertation approval form. If substantial changes are required, the advisor and members of the Dissertation Committee may choose to wait until recommended changes are completed. Any revisions or edits of the dissertation as recommended by the Dissertation Advisor and Committee must be completed within 30 days. Substantial changes requiring longer periods may be considered which may require approval of the Graduate Director and scheduling of a second oral defense by the Dissertation Committee.
The final, signed, Dissertation must be approved by and filed electronically with the Gradate School. Bound paper and electronic (PDF) copies of the dissertation must also be filed with the Department, Dissertation Advisor and Dissertation Committee members. Committee members may choose to receive electronic copies only.
Overview of Ph.D. Program Requirements and General Program Timeline
For those students entering with a B.S. in Geological Sciences or related fields, with no advanced graduate study.
- The Ph.D. requires a total of 72 credits, consisting of at least 33 course credits (at least 3 credits taken in each of the three major areas) and the remainder of credits to be research credits. Most course credits should be taken by end of the 3rd (or 4th) Semester.
- By the end of the first semester, a Dissertation Advisor should be chosen.
- Before the end of the 2nd semester, in consultation with the student's Dissertation Advisor, a Dissertation topic should be identified and discussed
- By the 2nd or 3rd Semester, in consultation with the Dissertation Advisor, a Dissertation / Qualifying Exam Committee should be formed.
- By the end of the 3rd Semester, the student should have formed and met with the members of the Qualifying Exam Committee.
- During the 3rd Semester, the student should be preparing a Dissertation Proposal meeting with Dissertation Advisor and Qualifying Committee to discuss Qualifying Exams.
- At the beginning of the 4th Semester, the student, in consultation with their Advisor and Qualifying Exam Committee, should be discussing scheduling of Qualifying Exams. Dissertation proposal due 1 month prior to scheduled Proposal Defense Date.
- By the end of the 4th Semester, Qualifying Exams should be successfully completed.
- By the end of the 4th Semester but no later than the beginning of the 5th Semester, the oral presentation of the Dissertation Proposal should be scheduled and successfully defended.
- Successful advancement to candidacy by end of 5th Semester.
- 5th Semester plus…continued work on dissertation research, writeup, etc.
- By end of the 5th year, completion of the dissertation, and satisfactory oral presentation and defense of the dissertation
- Final corrections, edits and final submission of the dissertation due within 30 days of defense.
- Submission of an electronic (PDF) copy of the completed dissertation, signed cover page and signed candidacy form filed with the Graduate School Office.
- Electronic and paper copies of the dissertation filed with the Department office and copies of the dissertation presented to Dissertation Advisor and members of the Dissertation Committee.
- All variances from the above must be approved in writing by the student's Dissertation Advisor and Department's Graduate Director.
An Ideal Schedule and Timeline for the Ph.D. Degree
Year 1
Fall (1st) Semester
Courses: 2 to 3, 3-credit courses, 1-credit Graduate Seminar
Research: Select dissertation advisor, develop research topic,
Form Dissertation / Qualifying Exam Committe
Spring (2nd) Semester
Courses: 2 to 3, 3-credit courses
Research: Work on dissertation topic / proposal
Courses: 1 to 6 research credit courses
Research: Work on dissertation topic / proposal / research
Year 2
Fall (3rd) Semester
Courses: 2, 3-credit courses, 3 to 6 research credit courses
Research: Work on dissertation topic / work on dissertation proposa
Meetings with Dissertation Advisor / Qualifying Exam Committe
Spring (4th) Semester
Courses: 3 to 6 research credit courses
Research:Scheduling of Qualifying Exams, Dissertation Proposal Defense
Submission of Dissertation Proposal to Advisor and Committee 1 month prior
to scheduled Dissertation Proposal Defense date
Completion of Qualifying Exams / Dissertation Proposal and Defense
Courses: 1 to 6 research credit courses
Research: Work on dissertation research
Year 3
Fall (5th) Semester
Courses: 3 to 6 research credit courses
Research: if not done so, Dissertation Proposal Defense
Advance to Candidacy Work on dissertation research
Spring (6th) Semester
Courses: 3 to 6 research credit courses
Research: Work on dissertation research
Courses: 1 to 6 research credit courses
Research: Work on dissertation research
Year 4 plus years
Fall Semester
Courses: 3 to 6 research credit courses
Research: Work on dissertation research
Spring Semester
Courses: 3 to 6 research credit courses
Research: Work on dissertation research
Final Semester
Research: submit final version of dissertation to be filed
Present and Defend Dissertation
Complete all corrections, submit copies of signed dissertation to Dissertation Advisor and Committee members, and Department, file electronic copy and all signed forms with the Graduate School.</p


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A few days ago my parents' (yes, they share,) email account sent me a reply to an email I sent out almost five years ago.
Here was the message I received:
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I assume that neither of my parents typed up this heartfelt message last week. It seems unlikely that they were finally catching up on their inbox from five years ago.
I did receive this message at 8:15 PM though, so perhaps the Chardonnay and light beer were flowing during dinner and they decided to work on their correspondence. Emails can get overwhelming to keep up with over time.
Intoxicated emailing parents or messed up email system, either way it was fun to read what I had emailed about Aiden and Cole's first day of "school" from 2008 and thought I would share.
Hi everyone. I thought I would send a quick synopsis of Aiden and Cole's first day at Mother's Day Out and save a few phone calls.
I am WAY too busy to call you all individually, obviously.
We all started the day around 4:30 am with Cole's screams, so it was a little rough at the beginning of the day.
I dropped Aiden off without any problems and he was excited to see that the cars he had played with during Meet The Teacher Night were still there for him. He was also very excited to see Jackson and Henry from his class last year, but they were definitely second place to the cars.
His teachers were pretty busy when I picked him up but his account of the day revolves primarily around his teachers saying it was time to stop playing with the toys, he put a toy in the basket and then he cried and cried and cried and the tears came down....I couldn't get any other details. I'm assuming he LOVED it because that feels best.
I also dropped Cole off without any problems, primarily because I don't think he really knew what was going on and was distracted by a cooler, fresher version of one of his favorite toys at home.
Apparently Cole is the youngest child in his class and the only one that isn't walking and eating solely finger food. Oh, and he is the only boy with seven girls. They sleep on nap mats and sit in chairs for meals....this is not Cole's current level of living.
So when I picked him up his paper said that he had a "sad day and cried off and on all day." He did sleep on a mat but oddly enough wouldn't eat much of anything. He did take two more steps when we got home so maybe all the girls are teaching him to walk? He was VERY excited to see me when I picked him up so we'll see what happens when I drop him off on Friday now that he's on to the fact that he stays and I do not.
Oh, both teachers separately mentioned that Cole has the loudest scream they have ever heard in a child his age....quite a compliment coming from a 60 year old lady that has worked in childcare her whole life. I'm so proud...and validated in my complaints.
I'm not sure Cole will be learning much grammar while attending Hyde Park this year though. The comments on his report sheet were, "cry but done real good after music," and "I rock him sleep."
We'll just have to work on grammar and sentence structure at home.
Hope everyone is doing well.
love, Leslie
So basically nothing has changed.
Hope everyone had an awesome weekend!


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Okay, this is a departure from what you usually see on my Native Gardener blog. But this is important stuff. Learning about what goes on in your own body, paying attention to your nutrition and health ---- got to be healthy before you can create a healthy garden!
A Book Review: Wheat Belly, by William Davis, M.D.
A look at the book's cover, and you might think this is just a book about losing weight. This book is about so much more! Wheat Belly takes us on a journey toward understanding: what wheat is, how it interacts with our bodies, and just why wheat is such a pervasive problem in today's diets.
Since the 1970's, the "healthy grain" has gone viral. Cereal replaced eggs & bacon as a "healthy" breakfast, and boxed/frozen "convenience" foods became the normal staple of the kitchen pantry. Wheat can be found in all processed "convenience" foods; you do not have to buy wheat bread to get wheat in your diet. And today's waistlines are a telling sign. Wheat is a complex carbohydrate that breaks down into sugar in our bodies. Did you know, for example that two slices of wheat bread have more sugar than two tablespoons of white table sugar?
Wheat Belly is also a book for people with gluten sensitivities and those with Celiac disease. In that regard, I was gratified to see the book started out right up front with the answer to the questions: "What is gluten? And why isn't wheat the healthy grain my grandma told me to eat?"
Wheat, as modified in the past 50 years, takes a destructive toll on our bodies in so many ways --- as Dr. Davis explains. Some people have detrimental health effects from consuming wheat even without being gluten sensitive, including diabetics. Wheat affects the way our skin ages, our mental clarity, and so much more. Having done considerable research on the gluten issue myself, I was happy with the sound and sane foundation this author puts out there. The information is clear and easy to understand even if you have never researched wheat before.
In Wheat Belly, Dr. Davis suggests a wheat free diet would make Americans healthier and almost disease free. He backs up his ideas with years of research and includes a formidable list of resources for further investigation by those who want to continue studying food and health.
Dr. Davis suggests an optimal diet plan and includes recipes that make it easy to get started living wheat-free. Obviously, individuals will have to make adjustments to the plan --- vegetarians will want to avoid recipes containing meat; diabetics will want to carefully monitor their sugar, etc. I would tweak some of the dietary suggestions, including the subject of raw nuts (they need to be soaked to avoid belly aches), high sugar content in fruit (taking into account glycemic load rather than glycemic index), making a distinction between simple (good) carbs and complex (bad) carbs, and encouraging portion control when it comes to meat, rather than "all you can eat."
Most Americans cannot imagine living without the "healthy grain" known as wheat. "If I can't have bread or pasta, what will I do?" Wheat Belly does an excellent job of clearing up the confusion of how it can be possible to eat healthy and without our "daily bread." Wheat Belly is easy to understand, very readable, with a nice dose of humor added in.
What is wheat? Where is it found in my food? What does it do to my body? How is it able to change me, what is the science behind it? Why isn't it the same good grain my grandmother ate? How can I "get off" this addictive grain and still eat delicious meals? Will I suffer nutritional deficits? All of these questions and more are answered, as Dr. Davis guides us away from the colorful-boxed aisles that make up the center of our supermarkets and introduces us the healthful world of real food.
An excellent read I think everyone should pick up, Wheat Belly is guaranteed to change the way you look at your "daily bread."


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Corporate governance has always been an important part of value investing. Obviously, most of us hate waste when precious company resources are squandered to build executive dreams rather than shareholder capital. Misallocation of capital and failure to optimize returns on capital have led me at times to conduct activist campaigns with some managements. This can lead to stormy verbal exchanges, but occasionally, has led to real change in management strategy, abandonment of some projects, and greater focus.
Though managements can ignore shareholders for a period of time, the annual meeting of shareholders allows investors an opportunity to vent, to express opinions, and to make suggestions.
Today, I attended the Citigroup (NYSE:C) annual meeting, as you can imagine, a very raucous affair.
I thought readers may find it helpful to see a question that I posed to Richard (Dick) Parsons, the chairman of Citi. Much of the board of Citigroup has been in place for many years, and though management has started to slowly bring in some new board members (with actual banking experience) some of the "deadwood" remains.
Mr Chairman, my question relates to the effectiveness and qualifications of our Audit and Risk Management Committee.
On page 35 of our proxy, we have the Report of our Audit Committee which indicates that the Committees meetings facilitate communication among members of the Committee, management, independent risk managers, internal auditors, and Citi's independent auditors.
On page B-3, Annex B of the proxy, the Committee is charged to review and discuss with management, at least annually:
"Developments and issues with respect to reserves" and "Off balance sheet structures and their effect on Citigroups consolidated financial statements." as well as
"Effectiveness of the bank's advanced systems for the calculation of risk-based capital requirements"
Under the section regarding the "Oversight of Risk Management", the audit committee is charged with responsibility to review with management the categories of risk the company faces including financial, operational, reputational risk AND
Review the risk policies and procedures adopted by management.
No one can deny that risk management at Citi has been an abysmal failure. It seems that the mission of this company was a Star Trek mission..."To boldly go where no man has gone before."
This company lived under an illusion of prosperity...an illusion that has been endorsed by the lack of oversight and ability of the Audit Committee to fulfill its responsibilities.
Over the last five years, the Chairman of our Audit Committee was Mike Armstrong, who at the same time served on the Executive Committee. That same committee was chaired by none other than Bob Rubin whose hypocrisy and denial of the risks that have taken this company down, all shareholders are suffering for.
I am at a loss to understand how someone who was on an Executive Committee, supposedly steering this lumbering ship, could maintain independent judgment by chairing the Audit Committee. Obviously, someone here, most likely the Nominating Committee agrees since:
Mr. Armstrong, who has been a director since 1989 is no longer part of the Audit Committee, as of this year, continues his "service" to our Company on the Nomination as well as the Compensation Committee. Much as this company has suffered under an illusion of prosperity, it appears to continue to suffer under an illusion of competence.
During Mr. Armstrong's tenure as the Audit Committee chairman, the incalculable loss in shareholder value due to his failure, and the Committee's failure to properly manage risk has led to some of the spirited discussion that you are experiencing today. I applaud Mr. Armstrong's removal but wonder about how much more damage is feasible after his 20 years on this board.
I see we have now appointed John Deutch to chair the Audit and Risk Committee.
John has been part of the board for two tenures, initially between 1987 and 1993 and currently since 1996. John is a brilliant scientist who has served this nation with distinction as an Undersecretary in the Department of Energy as well as the Director of Central Intelligence. It seems that one of the things most lacking at Citi is central intelligence.
John apparently did a BA in History and Economics back in 1961, presumably he may have studied some accounting back then, perhaps Accounting 100, though unlikely to have studied anything about risk management or auditing.
John has served on the Audit Committee of our Company since 1997 and hence, likely drank the Kool-Aid as to the Illusion of Prosperity.
John has served on other boards, mostly as a member of the nominating committee or technology committee but I see that he has served on the Finance Committee of Cummins Engine.
The last time that Citi had a Finance Committee, it was chaired by Jamie Dimon in the mid-90's...I hear he's done pretty well since.
John's only other service on an audit committee was at CMS Energy where while under his tenure, where:
-the Company had to restate its financials for its energy trading business a la Enron
-it had inflated its revenues by $5.3 Billion
-had to engage in major asset sales in order to survive, selling off most of its foreign operations in India, Brazil, Australia...unusual for a funny little utility in Midland Michigan
-and presided over the CMS stock falling to an 18 year low and down some 90% peak to trough.
I suppose that in some ways, John may be imminently qualified to add value given his experience, nevertheless, it does seem odd to offer an audit committee post to someone who presided over disaster in his only prior "at bat."
It is surprising to look at the current board, outside the new additions, and see so many characters,who though they may have a lot of management experience and executive expereince, seem to lack accounting or audit or even finance credentials. As Buffett has said, there are many banks but few bankers. It appears that none of our existing audit committee members have any prior financial services experience!
I note that the audit and risk management committee has many members who, like Mr Deutch and MrArmstrong presided over this seemingly out of control disaster.
Andrew Liveris since 2005 on Audit
Ann Mulcahy since 2007 on Audit
Dr Judith Rodin since 2004 on both Executive and Audit Committees
Shareholders can no longer countenance the shameful incompetence of our Audit and risk committees financial expertise where it is clear that there is none.
Rather than your vote, they deserve a dressing down that would knock years off their lives. We have been victims of their steely eyed stare into nothingness.
Mr Chairman, is it not time that the same standard applies to our board as has been applied to some former members of management...the standard that sent our Chief Risk Officer in 2007 to the dugout to contemplate the meaning of "sub-prime"...the same standard that sent Chuck Prince into a glorious retirement at huge expense to shareholders...out presumably for dance lessons.
Mr. Chairman, I respectfully submit that it IS time for meaningful change in our Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Most of us investors tend to vote with our feet and simply sell the stock. I urge you to read the proxy statements and if there is something egregious that you see, to let the board know and to let it be known in a public forum. Stupidity needs to be aired out and benign neglect needs to be addressed.
Change, though glacial and slow can be achieved.
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- WWE Superstar William Regal had his Twitter account hacked this weekend.
- Injured WWE Superstar Ezekiel Jackson has returned to the United States after a trip to his home country of Guyana. Zeke says he had an awesome revelation after returning home but did not specify, just told fans to stay tuned. Zeke also says he's back to working out:
"First workout in 2 months, I feel great.... Patience Zeke be patient. This is just the beginning, cause "you ain't seen nothing yet""
- Chris Jericho did a Q&A with fans on Twitter this weekend and revealed that he is currently working on his third book while touring with Fozzy and taking time away from WWE. Jericho says he has a title for the book in mind but did not reveal it.
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"Gentelia" Surname
Frequency of "Gentelia" Surname in the US
2000 US Census
The surname "Gentelia" is not included in the US Census Bureau's ranking of surnames with 100 or more people. Since fewer than 100 people with this surname were included in the 2000 Census, it is relatively uncommon.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
1990 US Census
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Alex Noren tees off in Malmo en route to victory
Sweden's Alex Noren cruised to his second Nordea Masters title and a first European Tour victory for four years at a windswept PGA Sweden National in Malmo.
Noren carded a closing 71 to finish 12 under par, four shots ahead of Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen, who ended a winless drought of six years with victory in the Irish Open last week.
The 32-year-old took a two-shot lead into the final round and after a bogey on the second saw his advantage cut in half, never looked like being caught in the tough conditions.
Playing partner Max Kieffer had matched Noren's birdie on the first but then ran up a double bogey on the fourth, where his tee shot hit a male spectator on the head, and also double-bogeyed the next after his second shot caught the lip of a fairway bunker.
That left Noren four shots clear of the chasing pack and although Sebastian Soderberg and then Kjeldsen got within three, Noren reeled off 15 straight pars before a birdie on the last sealed a fourth European Tour title in the same event which provided his third in 2011.
Soderberg dropped shots on the 15th and 18th to finish in a tie for third with Kieffer, Alexander Levy and Jens Dantorp, with world number four Henrik Stenson another two shots back after a disappointing 74.


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Penn Jillette
American illusionist and comedian
We all want happiness for our children, but they don`t have to be happy about everything all the time. Life must include sadness, and there`s peace and truth to be found in sadness. The best times are not always the happiest times, but the times spent in the flow, the times spent getting things done, the times spent living.
You have no chance of scaring me with death, because all the fear possible is contained in life.
Death is nothing. I`m not afraid of nothing. But time passing is something different. I`m terrified of time passing. I tremble at the thought of my little girl growing up. I can`t face my son growing stronger than me and helping me up the stairs. I quake at the prospect of looking at my adult children`s faces with eyesight worse than I have now.
My desire for something impossible does not make it less impossible.
Wanting to believe something is not any reason at all to believe it. If anything, it`s a reason to question it.
We must always remember that we can never know what`s in someone else`s heart, but in order to function, we must guess.
I hope no one reading this book thinks that "The exception proves the rule" means that if you have an exception, it means the rule is true. That`s just bugnutty. I had it explained to me as "The exception tests the rule." Also not true. The exception does not test the rule - it disproves the rule.
Blackmail is just stock options; they are worth nothing unless I happen to believe they`re worth something.
The closer you come to death, the better the story.
No one in showbiz works as hard as anyone with a real job.
Life speeds by and no matter how much joy there is, there is sadness.
Only atheists can be moral. If you`re doing it for reward or to avoid punishment, it`s not morality.
Nothing but the feeling of mattering matters. That feeling is life.
One of the big reliefs for the atheist is not having to worry about what to hope, wish, and pray for. Did I want to pray for my mother`s suffering to end? Did I want to hope for her death? I didn`t have to worry about that. I could hope one day that she`d live longer so I could talk to her, and wish the next day that she would die and not have to suffer her paralysis and physical loss any longer. My wishing and hoping were inert; I could let them run wild. I could use them as pure solace.
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There were times when I felt that I would never finish V.S. Naipaul's A House for Mr. Biswas. It wouldn't be the worst novel I could imagine getting stuck in. In fact, I kind of liked Mr. Biswas.
The fact that I actually did enjoy it came as a surprise. Three summers ago I read A Bend in the River - also about Indian emigrants – and did not particularly care for it. There wasn't anything specific that I didn't like – it just did not resonate at all for me, and there wasn't anything in particular that stood out. Biswas, however, was a delight - the complete opposite of A Bend in the River. The voice of the novel – distant yet engaged – was unique, the characters unforgettable, the entire 500+ pages – charming.
Poor Mr. Biswas could have been the mantra of this tragicomic clunker. After a sad beginning (his father drowns in a lake while trying to save Biswas – even though Biswas wasn't in the lake – Biswas gets sucked into marriage to one of the Tulsi clan. And the Tulsi's are a clan if I ever saw one. All Biswas wants is to get out from under the economic dependence on his in-laws and have a house of his own. And through many trials and tribulations, he finally does. It ends sadly for Mr. Biswas – we know within the first few pages that he does get his house, but dies shortly after – the story is essentially humorous, and only tragic when you are able to sit back and look at the bigger picture. Sort of like a Michael Moore documentary.
Mr. Biswas is sometimes belligerent, sometimes abusive, sometimes silly, a lot ridiculous. The guy writes a column for a newspaper called Deserving Destitutes, for goodness sakes. The give and take between him and his long-suffering wife is hilarious, sad, but they are clearly meant for each other. You are rooting for him against her family, but you have to love Shama despite the fact that she is a Tulsi. Except when she throws out the doll house. That's when I didn't love her. But oh well. They got over it, and so did i. There is also genuine affection between Mr. Biswas and his son, though the relationship becomes distant when Anand moves to England. Thinking about this group of characters, I feel genuine affection for them. And it's rare that I come out of a novel feeling like that. The only other example that pops into my mind is the Finch family, though I'm sure there are others. The Joads as well.
In the end, A House for Mr. Biswas has left me confused about Naipaul. A number of his other novels, including The Enigma of Arrival show up on other lists, and even outside of my OCD-list obsession, I am sure to encounter him again in the coming decades. On one end of the Naipaul spectrum we have one novel considered to be his best, which I enjoyed and wouldn't mind reading more like it. On the other end, the other contender for Naipaul's best – a novel that left me lukewarm at best, just one of the crowd of many, many novels I feel indifferent about. So, I don't know what to think, or what to expect. I suppose we'll see – and maybe I'll be surprised again.
Friday, September 3, 2010
A House for Mr. Biswas
Labels: Modern Library Top 100, V.S. Naipaul
3 comments:
- SocrMom78 said...
I also really loved this book. It was one of my faves on the ML list so far. The Tulsis were hilarious.
- September 03, 2010
- geets said...
As a Trinidadian schoolchild Naipaul's books were a major part of our Literature class,if you have not read his earlier book "Miguel street" I recommend that you do, it is by far his best book in my humble opinion.
- July 20, 2011
- Kristin said...
Thanks for that recommendation...I had not heard of Miguel Street. I'll keep that in mind.
- July 22, 2011
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The stronger your passwords, the more secure your system is. In the SQL Server space, many exploits take advantage of weak or nonexistent sa passwords—which is why Microsoft made the default installation of SQL Server 2005 supply an sa password by default. However, for end users, strong passwords are a two-edged sword. Although strong passwords make for better security, the stronger the password, the more difficult it is to remember. In user workspaces, you inevitably see sticky notes full of impressive-looking, difficult-to-remember passwords—attached to the edges of monitors.
A study conducted by researchers at the Cambridge University computer lab both confirmed and debunked several common beliefs regarding user password selection. This study compared the value of strong random passwords with mnemonic-style passwords. A mnemonic password is a word you construct by using the first letters from a sentence. For example, "My 1st mnemonic password is cool" would be "M1mpic." The first finding confirmed what we all know: Users have trouble remembering random passwords. Sixty-six percent wrote down the random password to help them remember it. Next—no surprise here either—the study confirmed that passwords based on mnemonic phrases are harder to guess than passwords that users select from common words or names. The researchers cracked 32 percent of such user-selected passwords by using simple dictionary and brute-force attacks.
The Cambridge study also debunked several myths about users and passwords. First, it showed that randomly generated passwords aren't stronger than mnemonic passwords. The successful cracking rate for 6-character passwords of each type was roughly equal. Another myth that the study disproved was that mnemonic passwords are harder to remember than passwords that users select based on common words. As measured by administrative password-reset requests, mnemonic and user-selected passwords had about the same reset rate. However, randomly generated passwords needed resetting 8 times as often. You can find the Cambridge study at http://www.ftp.cl.cam.ac.uk/ftp/users/rja14/tr500.pdf.
However, several pieces of compelling evidence suggest that pass phrases give better security than even strong passwords. Pass phrases differ from mnemonic passwords in that they're full words and contain spaces. The pass phrase "My 1st mnemonic password is cool" is 27 characters, versus the 7-character derivative. Windows and SQL Server both support pass phrases. Windows allows 127-character passwords, and SQL Server's mixed-authentication mode supports passwords of 128 characters. Passwords, though shorter, can be cryptic—especially strong passwords that combine upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters. Pass phrases are longer but easier to remember. As a rule, longer is stronger, so the length of pass phrases makes them more difficult to crack than passwords. And because the phrase means something to the user, it's less likely that the user will write it down.
Strong passwords are certainly better than weak ones, but it's time to consider pass phrases as an alternative to passwords. In the technology game, people and processes almost always trump technology. Pass phrases strike a good balance between usability and security. They're long enough to provide good security, yet friendly enough that users will remember them more easily than stronger but complex and meaningless passwords.


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February 27, 2008
Parole Enhancement Program Expanded to Female Offenders
(Concord, NH) New Hampshire Department of Corrections Commissioner William L. Wrenn announced that the 28 day Parole Enhancement Program is now available to female offenders at the Shea Farm Transitional Housing Unit in Concord. The program began January 2, 2008.
Women at risk of returning to prison for violating the terms of their parole are temporarily brought back to participate in daily class work using a gender-specific curriculum. A New Hampshire Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor teaches the class Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and requires the participants to complete homework and specially assigned projects each night and on the weekend. Upon completion, the women are returned to parole.
In the first month, eight females successfully completed the program and in February, six females were participating in it.
"Programs such as this that focus on successful offender re-entry into the community must be further developed and implemented in the Department. The early numbers are encouraging and we hope to build upon that," Commissioner Wrenn said.
The original program was initiated at the Lakes Region Facility in Laconia in 2004 and it averages eight-to-ten male offenders per month. Nearly three hundred inmates have completed it.


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There is nothing to beat the mackerel, cod, turbot, hake and whiting caught here and skilfully prepared by some of the best fish restaurants in Sweden. Shrimp from Smögen is a true delicacy (especially in winter) as is the langoustine and the world-renowned oysters from Grebbestad. And when the autumn's lobster premiere comes around, enthusiasts crowd the fishing boats on lobster 'safaris' around the islands and islets.
Going inland, the food-inspired West Sweden region has fine examples of small-scale food producers such as Påverås' award-winning cheeses, or Sivans, who sell their cheeses on the square in Vara, Mowitz chicken from Hjärtum, or Bitterna Lamb.
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The Bib award is for establishments noted for excellent, affordable dining. Gothenburg's best is the funky Familjen famous for inventive cooking and its open plan kitchen.
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Magnus & Magnus M2 is a glamour puss hangout with eclectic cooking and a rocking summer courtyard. Don't miss. Avalon Bar is the place for a bit of feng shui subtlety, seafood and swishness. And Puta Madre at Magasinsgatan 3 does quality Mexican and margaritas.
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Heaven 23 sums up 'location, location, location'; sky bar setting, with clean, balanced and seasonal Nordic flavours. Swedish Taste, set in an old harbourside building, succeeds with its creative tasting menu. And visit Feskekörka, (the Fish Church) housed in the famous indoor fish market to eat at Gunnar Malm's restaurant, Gabriel. For romantic dining, make for Pensionat Styrsö Skäret.
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Kolkata: Throwing a challenge to BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, two senior leaders of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Tuesday said they would put in their papers if he could prove his allegation that a painting by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was sold for Rs.1.80 crore.
While Trinamool national spokesperson Derek O'Brien said he would quit his Rajya Sabha seat, Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim said he would step down as minister.
"Mr Modi, you should prove what you have said. If you can, I will resign from the Rajya Sabha. If you can't, you should apologise to the nation, Bengal and everybody," he said.
Repeating his earlier attack on Modi, O'Brien called him "the butcher of Gujarat".
The Trinamool spokesperson said the paintings were sold against cheques prepared in the name of party mouthpiece "Jago Bangla". "Nothing is for Mamatadi, all is for Jago Bangla."
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Jim Foster holds what possibly is a common view among coaches when the topic is a senior-laden basketball team.
The Ohio State coach's eyes mirror his smile when he says, "The good news is that everybody is back. And the bad new is that everybody is back."
Foster means that veterans sometimes feel their starting jobs are safe and don't react well when younger players demonstrate that a position or two might not be. A couple of senior noses out of joint can lead to a long, nasty season.
The Indiana team coming to Value City Arena at 4 p.m. Sunday starts three seniors, a junior and a sophomore. Ego problems don't appear to exist in Bloomington. The Hoosiers (15-4, 8-2) are close-knit and playing as well as any team in the Big Ten. The 8-2 start in the conference is their best since 1982-83..
Senior forward Whitney Thomas and junior point guard Jamie Braun both should receive first-team all-conference consideration at the end of the season. Seniors Amber Jackson and Kim Roberson are equally solid performers.
"That group has been together for a long time," Foster said. "So long ago, that three coaches ago they got recruited. They just play well together, and they should. When you play that many basketball games together, you should be a good basketball team and they are."
The coaching reference represents what must have felt like a whirlwind to the senior class. They were recruited by Kathi Bennett, who now is an assistant at Wisconsin. Sharon Versyp replaced Bennett. She recruited Braun. She left after one season to take the Purdue job.
Felicia Leggette-Jack is in her third season at Indiana. Sophomore starting guard Jori Davis was in her first recruiting class. But Leggette-Jack obviously has bonded with all the players and has them focused on a Big Ten title and an NCAA Tournament berth.
Braun is the key. She is a solid, old-school point guard.
"She doesn't waste her dribbles and she doesn't pull her dribble up unless there is a reason to get rid of it, either by a shot, a drive or a pass," Foster said. "She does a very good job of keeping her dribble alive. Therefore she is always a threat.
"She has the whole package. She can go right and she can go left. A lot of players play one side of the floor. She can shoot a three. She's just a good offensive basketball player with good instincts."
The Buckeyes (17-3, 8-1) have had success within the conference by disrupting the opposition point guards. Junior Shavelle Little and freshman Samantha Prahalis apply the pressure at the top.
"We're just a much better defensive basketball team," Foster said.
Ohio State didn't necessarily show that in the first half against Michigan on Thursday night. Even though the Wolverines only scored 23 points in the first 20 minutes and 44 for the game, the Buckeyes committed 11 fouls before the break. Little had two in the first 3 minutes.Prahalis also picked up her second 13 minutes in and watched the final 7 minutes of the half from the bench.
"We weren't as energetic defensively as we needed to be in the first half," Foster said. "In the second half, because our energy level went up (defensively), our offense went up. We were just aggressive in the second half and it was noticeable. And the aggression got us to the foul line."
The Buckeyes took one free throw in the first half and 20 in the second half. They made 17, which is why they won. For the season, Ohio State is 298 for 389 at the line. Opponents are 192 for 257.
Senior guard Ashlee Trebilcock started the Michigan game, but came out early because of soreness in her right knee. She tried to re-enter the game in the first half but left immediately. Foster still has not ruled her out for the Indiana game.
"I fully expect her to be (in the lineup)," he said. "She just gave it a try (at Michigan). She was puffy. When your knee is puffy, it's harder to do things."
Sophomore Brittany Johnson scored 13 points in a relief role. Her three-pointer with 2:34 to play finished the Wolverines. Her presence makes it easier for Foster to deal with Trebilcock's injury. Johnson nailed three tryes and also scored on two drives to the basket.
"The baskets I liked were Brittany's take to the hole and her pull-up jumper," Foster said. "I know that she'll get some threes. But adding variety to her game (is good). She's thrown some very good practice passes that are going to start showing up in games."
The Buckeyes also are becoming accustomed to the ferocity conference teams are showing against them. They had to stay composed while winning the past two close road games at Purdue and Michigan.
"I just think it's us being a team," senior forward Star Allen said. "When we do our little huddles and get together as a team, we keep our composure. We stay on each other about certain little things. It has come to the point in time where we have to motivate ourselves instead of having coach motivate us."
Items of note
Jantel Lavender needs 26 points to reach 1,000 in the 52nd game of her career. That would tie her with Katie Smith as the fastest in program history. It won't be easy Conference teams are doubling up on Lavender. She is averaging just over 20 points in Big Ten play.
Eight and four were numbers that I missed after the Michigan game. Eight was in the rebound column for Prahalis and matched the career high she set at Auburn. Four was in the steals column for Allen. That was a career high.
For Indiana, Whitney Thomas is 23 rebounds away from 1,000 for her career. She and Braun are both over 1,000 points in their careers. Jackson transferred to Indiana after two seasons at San Jose State. She has scored 1,603 point in her career.


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Outsiders (Volume 3) #44
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Ron Randall and Art Thibert
While it really doesn't seem like a lot happens this issue, it is basically just an introduction to this flashback story arc, it was still a lot of fun. My favorite line from this issue must have been,
Boomerang: I am so drunk
Katana: Me too
Boomerang: And...Kind of Horny
Katana: I will kill you before you could move
Boomerang: Gotcha
That was hilarious. Winick knows how to write some funny stuff. There were some continuity issues though. Why does he say Starfire quit the team? I thought Starfire hadn't returned from space at this time (As it is shown in 52) Maybe I am wrong and they are referring to her quitting at another time. I don't know. But it is great to see Shift again, even if it is just temporary. (If only we could get Indigo back!) Anyways, this was a pretty good issue and I look forward to how this story goes.
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First Posted : January 18, 2008
Results First Posted : August 16, 2012
Last Update Posted : December 27, 2012
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The purpose of this study is to find the safest and most effective dose of the drugs bevacizumab and everolimus given in combination for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Bevacizumab (also called Avastin™) is a drug that is given intravenously (through a vein). Everolimus (also called RAD001) is a tablet that is taken by mouth.
Bevacizumab is a protein that is thought to prevent the formation of blood vessels tumors need to grow. RAD001 has multiple capabilities, like bevacizumab it may prevent the formation of blood vessels needed by tumors and it also may stop tumor growth.
This study will try to find the safest dose of these drugs that can be tolerated when taken in combination. The study will look at how the drugs work in the body, and will see if there is any effect on metastatic colorectal cancer.
|Condition or disease
|Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
|Drug: Bevacizumab Drug: Everolimus
|Phase 2
This open-label, non-randomized expanded cohort trial of bevacizumab and RAD001 for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer is designed to assess preliminary efficacy as well as the safety and tolerability of this combination. Patients will be accrued to this study at Duke University Medical Center and The Duke Oncology Outreach Network (DON)
After satisfying eligibility and screening criteria, patients will be treated on 28 day cycles.
The treatment regimen is as follows:
10 mg/kg Bevacizumab intravenous on days 1 and 15 and 10mg everolimus (RAD001) daily by mouth
- Toxicity will be assessed every visit, and as clinically indicated.
- Efficacy will be assessed every 2 cycles, and as clinically indicated.
- Patients may remain on treatment as long as they are deemed to be clinically benefiting from treatment, do not have progressive disease on restaging imaging (Section 6.0), or do not have any other reason for discontinuation of treatment as outlined in Section 3.4.
- Patients will undergo correlative studies as outlined in the study protocol
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|50 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Expanded Cohort of Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (MCRC) Treated With Bevacizumab and Everolimus
|Study Start Date :
|October 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2010
Experimental: Bevacizumab and Everolimus
10 mg Everolimus(RAD001) daily by mouth, days 1-28 10 mg/kg intravenous bevacizumab given days 1 and 15 of each cycle
Drug: Bevacizumab
10 mg/kg intravenous bevacizumab given days 1 and 15 of each cycle
Other Name: Avastin
Drug: Everolimus
10 mg Everolimus(RAD001) daily by mouth, days 1-28
Other Name: RAD001
- Overall Response [ Time Frame: Measured 1 month after the last treated subject came off treatment ]Overall response is composed of complete responses and partial responses. Complete response (CR): disappearance of all target lesions; Partial response: at least a 30 percent decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of the target lesions taking as reference the baseline sum longest diameter. Response is assessed at each subject's restaging, approximately ever 2 months.
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: interval between start of treatment and 8-week ]8 week PFS
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must have histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum that has progressed on, or patient could not tolerate, fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, and cetuximab and/or panitumumab chemotherapy. Disease must be measurable or evaluable by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria
- Patients must not have had radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biologic therapy or chemotherapy for cancer within the 28 days prior to study day 1. Patients must not have had major surgery within the 28 days prior to study day 1 or minor surgical procedures within the 7 days prior to study day 1.
- Age >18 years.
- Karnofsky performance status > 70 percent
- Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
- Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined in the protocol
- The effect of the investigational drugs on the developing human fetus is not known, but these drugs are likely to be embryo- and feto- toxic. Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner are participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician and study PI immediately. Oral, implantable, or injectable contraceptives may be affected by cytochrome P450 interactions, and are therefore not considered effective for this study. Patients who are pregnant and/or lactating are excluded from this study.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have had radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biologic therapy, or chemotherapy for cancer within the 28 days prior to day 1 of the study.
- Patients who have received any other investigational agents within the 28 days prior to day 1 of the study.
- Patients with known central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
- Inadequately controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure >150 and/or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg). Initiation of antihypertensive is permitted provided adequate control is documented over at least 1 week before starting treatment.
- Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection)
- Symptomatic peripheral vascular disease
- Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy. Patients on therapeutic anticoagulation may be enrolled provided that they have been clinically stable on anti-coagulation for at least 2 weeks.
- Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to study enrollment (56 days for hepatectomy, open thoracotomy, major neurosurgery) or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
- Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure excluding study-related procedures or placement of a vascular access device, within 7 days prior to expected start of treatment.
- History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to study enrollment
- Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
- Proteinuria at screening as demonstrated by either Urine protein:creatinine (UPC) ratio greater than or equal to 1.0 at screening
- Any prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater congestive heart failure (see Appendix G)
- History of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cardiac or other vascular stenting, angioplasty, or surgery within 6 months prior to study enrollment
- History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to study enrollment
- History of intolerance or hypersensitivity to prior treatment with bevacizumab or RAD001.
- Chronic treatment with systemic steroids or another immunosuppressive agent, though steroids may be used on an as-needed basis - ie - for treatment of nausea. Treatment with megace or low dose glucocorticoids is permitted for treatment of anorexia.
- Other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical disease which could compromise safety of treatment as so judged by treating physician
- A known history of HIV seropositivity, hepatitis C virus, acute or chronic active hepatitis B infection, or other serious chronic infection requiring ongoing treatment.
- Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter drug absorption (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome or significant small bowel resection)
- Patients with an active, bleeding diathesis or on oral anti-vitamin K medication (except coumadin). No history of active GI bleeding or other major bleeding within previous 6 months.
- Patients unwilling to or unable to comply with the protocol
- Medical need for the continuous administration of any drugs which affect Cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A (CYP3A), though the use of low dose glucocorticoids for anorexia and /or nausea is permitted.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit safety or compliance with study requirements or may interfere with the interpretation of the results.
- History of interstitial lung disease e.g. pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis or any evidence of interstitial lung disease on baseline chest CT scan.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00597506
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|Principal Investigator:
|Herbert I Hurwitz, MD
|Duke University
|Responsible Party:
|Herbert Hurwitz, Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00597506 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 18, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|August 16, 2012
|Last Update Posted:
|December 27, 2012
|Last Verified:
|December 2012
Keywords provided by Herbert Hurwitz, Duke University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Growth Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antifungal Agents


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Can you believe they've come this far by now? Once known as OpenBeOS, Haiku today announced the release of the fourth alpha for Haiku R1. It seems like only yesterday when BeOS died and OpenBeOS rose form its ashes, generating a new hope among the legions of avid BeOS fans. Now, almost twelve years later, we've hit the fourth alpha.
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RE[4]: Aaaagh!!!
by henderson101 on Tue 13th Nov 2012 16:22 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Aaaagh!!!"
Mine is booting from an SD card using the Anyboot image. Might just be the SD card's fault. I'll probably try another at some point.. or try writing the image on the same device (used another laptop and the suggested windows based DD alternative.) The Wind is reasonably old now (2008?) and my kids tend to use and abuse it, so it might just be a hardware issue. I think the AHCPI is on too in the BIOS, so I might try turning that off...


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There's one thing that everyone wants when they make a purchase and your brand needs to communicate this idea visually and through its actions. That one thing is quality.
It doesn't matter if your brand is a cheap brand or an expensive brand, a popular brand or new brand. Whatever type of brand it is, people expect a certain level of quality from it.


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Post-Release Monitoring
"Marino" California Sea Lion #13-091
Prior to release, each patient receives a small orange roto tag in the front flipper possessing a unique number. These tags may remain with the animal for years; reports of tagged animals provide information about survival and location. However, reading the tag number requires close proximity to the animal. To obtain more detailed post release information, satellite tracking is used.
California Sea Lion "Marino"(Zalophus californianus) #13-091, was admitted as a pup, during the 2013 California Sea Lion Unusual Mortality Event (UME). She was released on August 16, 2013, with flipper tag #27873, as well as a satellite tag. While under sedation, the satellite tag was adhered to the fur. The tag transmits details about the animal, her travels and post release survival. It will fall off when she goes though her annual molt. Battery life and position of the orbiting satellite determine the length of time and amount of data that can be collected.
Dr. Lauren Palmer, Marine Mammal Care Center LA, and Keith Matassa, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, secure the satellite tag while Marino is monitored under sedation. (see photo left)
Satellite tags are too cost prohibitive to be used on a large scale, but we are hoping to tag additional animals in the future. This effort was made possible through a collaborative effort between: the Marine Mammal Care Center LA in San Pedro, CA; the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Riverhead, NY; the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, CA; and, our generous donor, Patricia Cornwell.
Check out her travels since being released at White Point beach in San Pedro, CA. Initially, Marino headed north, then west out to the Channel Islands, spending a few weeks around Anacapa Island. After a few months of going between the Channel Islands and the Los Angeles/Ventura County line, she headed south to LA's South Bay Area. As of the last transmission, Marino continues her journey southward into San Diego County. During this time, she has traveled over 1,200 miles along more than 48 miles of Southern California coastline.
Map generated by Robert A. DiGiovanni Jr., Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation. http://www.riverheadfoundation.org/


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Winter arrived today. And she intends to stay for a while.
The garden was ready; the garlic had been planted, the leaves were all collected, and the young trees were heavily mulched.
The house was ready too; radiators in good working order, the whole house cleaned and tidied, and my desk moved to a new location in front of the big window to take full advantage of the scarce light.
I feel prepared, mostly, and so am able to enjoy the beauty of it all. To enjoy the magic of the first snow; the gentle layer of sparkling white that covers the ground and hangs in the trees. To enjoy the comforting company of the low-hanging sky, feeling like in the coming months I could really get to know the sky. To marvel at the hush in the air, this feeling that everyone and everything are settling in for this long season of rest.


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Midwest thrashers Lazarus A.D. are pleased to announce Black Rivers Flow as the title to their second full-length album due out February 1st via Metal Blade Records. The highly anticipated release was recorded in July and August 2010 at Belle City Sound with Chris Wisco and was mixed & mastered by James Murphy at Safehouse Production. The first single off the upcoming album Black Rivers Flow, "The Ultimate Sacrifice," will premier exclusively on Sirius Satellite's Liquid Metal toay at 10am PST/1pm EST.
Bassist and lead vocalist Jeff Paulick had this to say about the upcoming release: "First off, I have to say we are incredibly proud of Black Rivers Flow. It's been three and a half years since we recorded our last album and we've grown a lot since then. During the writing process for Black Rivers Flow we were dealing with great personal tragedies. We found a way to draw strength from those tragedies and use it as inspiration to write what we feel is an incredibly more sound record than the last. On Black Rivers Flow, everyone stepped up their game; the riffs are heavier, the choruses catchier, and the vocals have improved and been diversified tenfold. We are on a mission to show the world that we are a force to be reckoned with and aren't thinking about a trend, we're thinking long term. I think our fans will hear these songs and be blown away. The energy and power this time around is undeniable, and we hope the reaction amongst the community reflects just that."
You can catch Lazarus A.D. in action as they tour the states at the end of January as a part of the North American Retribution Tour alongside thrash metal legends Death Angel and will be joined by Early Man, Bonded by Blood, and Hexen.
Click here for an album track listing and upcoming tour dates.
Track listing for Black Rivers Flow is:
1-American Dreams
2-The Ultimate Sacrifice
3-The Strong Prevail
4-Black Rivers Flow
5-Casting Forward
6-Light A City (Up In Smoke)
7-Through Your Eyes
8-Beneath the Waves of Hatred
9-Eternal Vengeance
Upcoming Tour Dates
Jan. 28 – Broadway Joe's – Buffalo, NY
Jan. 29 – Championship Bar and Grill – Trenton, NJ
North American Retribution Tour 2011 – Death Angel headlines with Lazarus A.D., Early Man, Bonded By Blood and Hexen
Jan. 30 – Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
Jan. 31 – The Casbah – Charlotte, NC
Feb. 01 – Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
Feb. 02 – Crazy Donkey – Farmingdale, NY
Feb. 03 – Rocko's – Manchester, NH
Feb. 04 – Club Hell – Providence, RI
Feb. 05 – Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
Feb. 06 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON – CANADA
Feb. 07 – Peabody's – Cleveland, OH
Feb. 08 – Blondie's – Detroit, MI
Feb. 09 – Reggie's Rock Club – Chicago, IL
Feb. 10 – Phoenix Hill Tavern – Louisville, KY
Feb. 11 – Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
Feb. 12 – Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK
Feb. 13 – Numbers – Houston, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 14 – Emo's – Austin, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 15 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 16 – Rail Club – Ft. Worth, TX
Feb. 18 – Club DV8 – Tucson, AZ
Feb. 19 – Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
Feb. 20 – Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA
Feb. 21 – Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
Feb. 22 – The Key Club – Hollywood, CA
Feb. 23 – Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
Feb. 24 – The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
Feb. 25 – Lost on Main – Chico, CA
Feb. 26 – Slim's – San Francisco, CA