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The Axiom Business Book Awards celebrate their second year with this list of the past year's best business books and their creators. The goal of the awards is to celebrate the innovative, intelligent, and creative aspects of the books that make us think, see, and work differently every day. Click here to receive 2010 Axiom Awards (for 2009 releases) email updates.
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Axiom Award winning books are listed by their Gold, Silver or Bronze medal designations within each category.
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1. General Business/Economics
Gold: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely (HarperCollins Publishers)
Silver: Right Before You Write, by Jonathan O'Brien, Th.D. (Sandy Point Ink)
Bronze: Billion Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years, by Paul B. Carroll & Chunka Mui (Portfolio/Sentinel)
2. Career (job search, career advancement)
Gold (tie): From Higher Aims to Hired Hands, by Rakesh Khurana (Princeton University Press) and How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What's Left of Your Career, by Jason Seiden (Trestle Publishing)
Silver (tie): When Reality Hits: What Employers Want Recent College Graduates to Know, by Nancy Barry (Brown Books) and Seeing Yourself as Others Do, by Carol Keers and Thomas Mungavan (Significant Pursuit)
Bronze: The Busy Adult's Guide to Making College Happen!, by Geoffrey Schmidt (Break Free Publishing)
3. Sales (sales skills, negotiating, closing)
Gold: Customer Loyalty Concepts: The First Interactive Thought Book, by Jeffrey Gitomer (Lito Press)
Silver: Maximum Horsepower: How to Strengthen Your Sales Force Quickly, by Ocean Palmer (Airplane Reader Publishing)
Bronze: Stop Selling and Do Something Valuable, by Steve Walmsley (Mastery Press)
4. Leadership
Gold: The People Pill: The Cure for Every Manager's Number One Problem, by Ken Wright (Amanda Gore International)
Silver: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us, by Seth Godin (Portfolio/Penguin)
Bronze: The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization, by Peter F. Drucker (Jossey-Bass)
5. Communication Skills/Networking
Gold: The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures, by Dan Roam
Silver: Loud & Clear: 5 Steps to Say What You Mean and Get What You Want, by Karen Berg (Career Press)
Bronze (tie): Managing Thought: How Do Your Thoughts Rule Your World?, by Mary J. Lore (Ferne Press) and Battles between Somebodies and Nobodies: Combat Abuse of Rank at Work and at Home, by Julie Ann Wambach, Ph.D. (Brookside Press)
6. Business Ethics
Gold: How: Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life), by Dov Seidman (John Wiley & Sons)
Silver: Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, by Margaret Atwood (House of Anansi Press)
Bronze: Integrity in the Workplace, by Steve Marr (Business Proverbs)
7. Operations Management/Productivity/TQM
Gold: Choosing Project Success: A Guide for Building Professionals, by J.F. McCarthy (Pareto)
Silver: On Selling Management: The Path to a Better Top Line, by Spider Lockhart & Ulrich Herter (Arbor Eight)
Bronze: Physical Asset Management for the Executive, by Howard W. Penrose, PhD, CMRP (Success by Design)
8. Human Resources/Employee Training
Gold: Home Staging & Re-Design Course, by Judy Mandel & Kirsten Levinson (Haverhill Institute of Staging & Design)
Silver: No More Rotten Eggs: 13 Steps to Hiring Grade AA Talent, by Debra Thompson & Bill Greif (TG & Associates)
Bronze: 101 Movie Clips that Teach and Train, by Becky Pike Pluth, M.Ed. (Pluth & Pluth)
9. Entrepreneurship
Gold (tie): ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet before Profits, by John Ivanko & Lisa Kivirist (New Society Publishers) and The Knack: How Street Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up, by Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham (Portfolio/Penguin Group)
Silver: 1,000 Dollars & an Idea: Entrepreneur to
Billionaire, by Sam Wyly (Newmarket Press)
Bronze: Six Disciplines Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems Easier, by Gary Harpst (Six Disciplines Publishing)
10. Philanthropy/Charity/Nonprofit
Gold: Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership, by Frances Kunreuther, Helen Kim & Robby Rodriguez (Jossey-Bass)
Silver: Doing Good Well: What does (and does not) make sense in the nonprofit world, by Willie Cheng (Jossey-Bass)
Bronze: Field Guide to Developing, Operating and Restoring Your Nonprofit Board, by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD (Authenticity Consulting LLC)
11. International Business/Globalization
Gold: The World is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy, by David M. Smick (Portfolio/Penguin Group)
Silver: The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World, by Amar Bhidé (Princeton University Press)
Bronze: The Collaborator: Discover Soccer as a Metaphor for Global Business Leadership, by Winsor Jenkins (DW Publishing)
12. Personal Finance (estate planning, debt management)
Gold: Grow Your Money: 101 Easy Tips to Plan, Save, and Invest, by Jonathan D. Pond (Collins)
Silver (tie): The Frugal Millionaires: 70 millionaires anonymously share their ideas about money to help each other and you, by Jeff Lehman (Mentor Press) and The Emotion Behind Money: Building Wealth from the Inside Out, by Julie Murphy Casserly, CFP (Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, LLC)
Bronze: Debt is Slavery and 9 Other Things I Wish My Dad Had Taught Me About Money, by Michael Mihalik (October Mist Publishing)
13. Investing (stocks, bonds, hedge funds, options, futures)
Gold (tie): Fibonacci Analysis, by Constance Brown (Bloomberg Press) and Trading ETFs: Gaining an Edge with Technical Analysis, by Deron Wagner (Bloomberg Press)
Silver: DeMark Indicators, by Jason Perl (Bloomberg Press)
Bronze: That's What It Means! A Practical Guide to Everyday Finance Terms, by Peter Woan (Practical Guide Publishing)
14. Retirement Planning
Gold: Beyond Work: How Accomplished People Retire Successfully, by Bill Roiter (J. Wiley & Sons)
Silver: You Can Do It! The Boomer's Guide to a Great Retirement, by Jonathan D. Pond (Collins)
Bronze: The Stories: Tomorrow – Your Business Without You, by Dick Yemm, CFP (Riley's Press)
15. Coaching/Mentoring
Gold: Loud & Clear: 5 Steps to Say What You Mean and Get What You Want, by Karen Berg (Career Press)
Silver: Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions, by Keith Rosen (John Wiley & Sons)
Bronze: In the Spirit of Leadership: A Vision Into A Different Future, by Cheryl Esposito (Plumb Road Publishing)
16. Success/Motivation
Gold (tie): Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before You Begin!, by Ronald M. Shapiro with Gregory Jordan (Crown Business) and Ready Thinking, Primed for Change: 5 Principles for Action in Times of Uncertainty, by John Baker (Wonsockon Publishers)
Silver: Hitting Your Stride: Your Work, Your Way, by Nan S. Russell (Capitol Publishing)
Bronze: A Passion for the Edge: Living Your Dreams Now, by Tim Tyler (Edenscape Publishing)
17. Advertising/Marketing/PR/Event Planning
Gold: The Age of Engage: Reinventing Marketing for Today's Connected, Collaborative, and Hyperinteractive Culture, by Denise Shiffman (Hunt Street)
Silver (tie): Step Into the Spotlight! A Guide to Getting Noticed, by Tsufit (Beach View Books) and Powerlines: Words That Sell Brands, Grip Fans & Sometimes Change History, by Steve Cone (Bloomberg Press)
Bronze (tie): Emotionomics: Winning Hearts and Minds, by Dan Hill (Beaver's Pond Press) and How Come No One Knows About Us? The Ultimate Public Relations Guide, by Robert Deigh (W Business Books)
18. Corporate History/Milestone
Gold: Shine On: 100 Years of Shiner Beer, by Mike Renfro (Bright Sky Press)
Silver: Ideas + Buildings: Collective Process, by Perkins+Will (Perkins+Will)
Bronze (tie): The Policyowner's Company: A History of Northwestern Mutual, 1857-2007, by John Gurda (Northwestern Mutual Life) and Pride in Our Past, Promise for the Future: A Monumental Story, Rosemary Riesett Limmen (Monumental Life Insurance Company)
19. Real Estate (buying, investing, management)
Gold: Confessions of a Real Estate Mini-Mogul, by James S. Pockross (Samson Publishing)
Silver: The Foreclosure Revolution: What you need to know to make a fortune in today's challenging real estate market, by Joe Sesso (Bonacci & Sesso Publishing)
Bronze: The Nuts and Bolts of Commercial Real Estate, by Mary A. Collins (Help You Books)
20. Business Reference (legal, how-to, technology)
Gold: Handbook of Industry Profiles 2008: Analysis and Trends for 300 Industries (Hoover's Business Press)
Silver: CARLAW F&I Legal Desk Book, by Thomas B. Hudson and the Attorneys of Hudson Cook, LLP (CounselorLibrary.com)
Bronze: Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms: Third Edition, by Damien Abbott (Delta Alpha Publishing)
21. Memoir/Biography
Gold (tie): 1,000 Dollars & an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire, by Sam Wyly (Newmarket Press) and Le Deal: How a Young American, in Business, in Love, and in Over His Head, Kick-Started a Multibillion-Dollar Industry in Europe, by J. Byrne Murphy (St. Martin's Press)
Silver: Everything New is Free: Thoughts of a Globetrotting Hotelier, by Peter Alatsas (Asia Media)
Bronze: No More Mr. Nice Guy: The Undoing of an African American Executive Company Man, by James Alston (BookSurge)
22. Business Fable
Gold: The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea, by Bob Burg and John David Mann (Portfolio/Penguin Group)
Silver: Awake at the Wheel: Getting Your Great Ideas Rolling (in an Uphill World), by Mitchell Lewis Ditkoff (Morgan James Publishing)
Bronze: The Dream Manager, by Matthew Kelly (Hyperion)
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ViiV HEALTHCARE EXPANDS COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING GAPS IN PAEDIATRIC HIV RESEARCH, CARE AND TREATMENT
- ViiV Healthcare Collaborates with Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) & Mylan Pharmaceuticals on First-of-its-Kind Agreement to Provide a Paediatric Dispersible Fixed Dose Combination for Treatment of HIV
- Establishes Five New Partnerships to Promote Paediatric HIV Research, Treatment and Care Initiatives
London, United Kingdom, 18 July, 2012: ViiV Healthcare today announced a broad range of groundbreaking initiatives as part of its ongoing commitment to address the gaps in care and treatment of paediatric HIV. These efforts are part of the company's Paediatric Innovation Seed Fund. They include a public-private partnership with CHAI and Mylan Laboratories Limited, a subsidiary of US-based Mylan Inc., to submit a registration file for a new dispersible formulation of a fixed dose combination for paediatric patients in resource-limited settings. ViiV Healthcare is also providing grants of nearly £3 million to five organisations to improve paediatric HIV research, care and treatment access in resource-limited settings. Taken together, these new initiatives bring ViiV Healthcare's level of support to approximately £5.3 million of the total £10 million committed since the introduction of the Paediatric Innovation Seed Fund in 2009.
There has been significant progress over the past decade in increasing access to high quality treatment for children living with HIV. However, too many HIV-positive children still do not have adequate access to HIV treatment and care. An estimated 3.4 million children under the age of 15 are living with HIV, with approximately 90 per cent of them living in Africa[1]. Among those, an estimated 2.1 million children require immediate treatment, while only 23 per cent are receiving it, compared to nearly 51% of adults. Improvements in access to treatment and quality of care are urgently needed in this population with a particular focus on resources targeted towards identification, initiation and retention on antiretroviral treatment. Access to appropriate therapeutic options for infants and children which simplify treatment initiation and promote adherence and retention remains a major unmet need in global HIV care. Among several barriers preventing further scale-up of the numbers of children on treatment are a lack of a clear evidence base for the best approaches to care and a lack of low-cost formulations that are palatable and acceptable for use by children - which also ease administration challenges and improve compliance.
In addition to the CHAI and Mylan partnership, ViiV Healthcare has identified five organisations to receive unrestricted educational grants to support programmes which will help improve paediatric HIV treatment and care through the collection of data, information and research. These organisations include The International AIDS Society (IAS), JUSTRI – the Training Resource Initiative, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, amfAR's Treat Asia Programme, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF).
"Although children and infants are one of the most underserved and vulnerable populations in the HIV epidemic there are few commercial incentives to develop appropriate HIV drugs. ViiV Healthcare's innovative product development partnership with Mylan seeks to address this challenge and is designed to facilitate the introduction and cost effective supply of a formulation to help meet the needs of infants and children." said Alan Staple, Strategic Relationships Manager, the Clinton Health Access Initiative.
ViiV Healthcare's Collaboration with Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
In 2010, CHAI and ViiV Healthcare established a non-monetary Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on meeting the needs of children living with HIV, with a particular emphasis on addressing challenges in the developing world. The first outcome of this agreement is a novel public-private partnership, in which ViiV Healthcare oversees and funds the clinical development and regulatory filing process for a dispersible formulation of abacavir/lamivudine which in a fixed-dose combination form is not generally recommended for children because of the inability to dose-adjust. Under the terms of the MOU, ViiV Healthcare commit to transfer the necessary technology and resources to Mylan Laboratories to facilitate regulatory authority submission and, if approved, support production and distribution of the new formulation at low cost for a total of 115 resource limited countries including all low income, least developed countries and sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first time a pharmaceutical company has fully funded the entire development process in order for a generic company to manufacture and distribute an HIV medication in the developing world.
One of the major challenges in treating children living with HIV is finding formulations that are easy for children to take and easy for non-specialist providers to prescribe to children of different weights and ages. Infants who are too young to swallow tablets need antiretrovirals that are more child friendly such as syrups, powders, dispersibles, sprinkles or 'melts' but these formulations are not widely available. In addition, some of these formulations have an unpleasant taste, making them difficult for children to take daily. This new dispersible paediatric formulation will taste of strawberries, and will be developed and submitted for approval for children as young as twelve weeks for use as part of their overall treatment regimen.
"Barriers to treatment and services for HIV are a significant challenge for adults around the world and are even more difficult for children with HIV," said Dr Dominique Limet, CEO, ViiV Healthcare. "These agreements are a significant step forward in breaking down some of these barriers, expediting the delivery of medicines and supporting local programmes to help infants and children affected by HIV."
Five Additional Partner Grants
The grants provided by ViiV Healthcare will cover a two year period and each of the following five organisations will focus on a unique activity or geographic region:
- amfAR's Treat Asia Programme will identify gaps in paediatric HIV research and training, and highlight issues and direct interventions in order to impact broader paediatric and adolescent HIV communities in Asia;
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) will continue current efforts to improve access in three existing pilot sites in Malawi. The projects will focus on better understanding of key gaps in care and testing potential solutions, with the aim of increasing access to early infant diagnosis and treatment services through pilot programmes in new districts;
- JUSTRI – the Training Resource Initiative will partner with experts in Romania, UK and Eastern Europe to develop and lead a consortium to coordinate an observational, cross-sectional and longitudinal follow up children living with HIV;
- International AIDS Society (IAS) will promote paediatric HIV research with the aim to optimise the quality of treatment and care services for children affected by HIV in resource-limited settings;
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital will develop a consortium of stakeholders to lead an observational cross-sectional two year follow up of 2,000 HIV infected children, 1,500 of whom are currently treated at outpatient clinics in the city of East London, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
These efforts are directed at eliminating barriers that impede access for children including health worker discomfort with testing and treating young children, logistical challenges with testing, limited community awareness and inconsistent national policies. These initiatives will contribute to an increased understanding of the best approaches to improve HIV treatment and care for infants and children.
About ViiV Healthcare's Paediatric Innovation Seed Fund
Established in 2009, the Paediatric Innovation Seed Fund is part of ViiV Healthcare's ongoing commitment to deliver innovation in the areas of highest unmet need in HIV. The £10 million seed fund specifically supports partnerships with organisations that focus on improving and accelerating the evidence base for paediatric care and treatment, the research and development of paediatric fixed-dose combination (FDC) products, and formulations for the treatment of infants and children living with HIV.
About ViiV Healthcare
ViiV Healthcare is a global specialist HIV company established by GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK.L) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) to deliver advances in treatment and care for people living with HIV. Our aim is to take a deeper and broader interest in HIV/AIDS than any company has done before, and take a new approach to deliver effective and new HIV medicines as well as support communities affected by HIV. For more information on the company, its management, portfolio, pipeline and commitment, please visit www.viivhealthcare.com
About Mylan
Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company committed to setting new standards in health care. Working together around the world to provide 7 billion people access to high quality medicine, we innovate to satisfy unmet needs; make reliability and service a habit, do what's right, not what's easy and impact the future through passionate global leadership. We offer a growing portfolio of more than 1,100 generic pharmaceuticals and several brand medications. In addition, we offer a wide range of antiretroviral therapies, upon which approximately one-third of HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries depend. We also operate one of the largest active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers and currently market products in approximately 150 countries and territories. Our workforce of more than 18,000 people is dedicated to improving the customer experience and increasing pharmaceutical access to consumers around the world. But don't take our word for it. See for yourself. See inside. mylan.com
Note to editors
Dr Dominique Limet, CEO ViiV Healthcare will chair a press briefing 'Paediatric HIV: Turning the Tide Together', 25th July, 4pm EST, Press Room 1, International AIDS Conference, Conference Centre, Washington DC.
Senior Executive Panellists from leading HIV research and service delivery organisations including CHAI, Mylan, International AIDS Society, amfAR's Treat Asia Programme and Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) will discuss their respective ViiV Healthcare grant awards and will address the challenges and unmet needs of paediatric care and treatment.
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At Office Depot and Office Max, every leader is responsible for growing total sales and services within the location. The Services Sales Supervisor will partner with the General Manager to drive the overall services culture within the location. He/she will contribute to the success of achieving the services sales plan for all services including technology, subscriptions, and other business services and partners with the Print Services team to promote consistent focus on services sales Through the guidance and direction of the General Manager, he/she will assist in the day to day operations, and the execution of the overall store strategies and tactics and is expected to know how the store is performing relative to the services target/plan while keeping the General Manager apprised of results. Will articulate areas of opportunity to the General Manager and collaborate to devise and execute an action plan to resolve. The person in this role also is responsible for driving the stores overall sales training to ensure appropriate Office Depot and Office Max's selling techniques are executed. This position coaches talent and provides positive and constructive feedback to associates. The person in this role will lead, motivate and inspire associates and foster a customer/client first environment resulting in a memorable and positive client experience; building customer retention, strong relationships, and brand awareness and loyalty. The individual in this position is also a "Key Carrier" and will be considered the Leader on Duty in the absence of other supervisors or management.The Services Sales Supervisor assists with the merchandising, operations and execution of store and company standards in addition to resolving both associate and customer relations' concerns. He/she will proactively engage with customers to exceed their needs and work to generate revenue by driving a sales culture. Quickly builds ongoing customer/client relationships and becomes a trusted adviser. Through the direction of the General Manager, he/she will execute on new business-related services and product launches and develop strategies to improve conversion and Average Order Value (AOV). Is a Change Champion, supporting and initiating change. The essential functions of this position may require you to consent to periodic comprehensive background checks conducted by a third-party. Leads, coaches and inspires associates, while fostering a culture that builds trust, brand loyalty and exceptional customer/client service delivery. Creates and supervises a sales focused environment through the training and development of associates. Provides input to the General Manager on the assessment and development of store associates, ensuring that all have completed and maintain their certification, as applicable (print, tech, etc.). Deliver exceptional customer/client service by observing, listening, interacting and following up with customers to ensure satisfaction and issue resolution. Helps foster a culture which drive sales through teaching associates to be product experts and customer focused. Is a business services sales leader and a role model for superior customer service by demonstrating an understanding and high degree of proficiency using the Office Depot and Office Max sales principles. Proactively observes, coaches, and provides feedback to associates to enhance their proficiency in this area. Contributes to increasing sales and profitability through conversion, AOV (Average Order Value), and customer satisfaction improvement across all categories. Collaborates with General Manager on velocity services and executes on new services product launches, including services and product protection plans. Is responsible for driving merchandising sales contests. Assists General Manager with managing inventory/inventory levels, assets and expenses within the store by applying financial controls and routinely reviewing all operational processes including receiving, data entry, cash handling, and payroll control. Will also assist with handling merchandise flow-through and replenishment processes. Consistently maintains store appearance to company guidelines and keep in a neat, clean, well-stocked environment. Adhere to all standards related to signage labeling, planogram integrity, and merchandise presentation. Supports an environment that embraces diversity and encourages creative, innovative thinking and responsible risk taking. With the guidance of the General Manager, provides guidance and constructive coaching to associates and reports any performance concerns for the General Manager to address. Manages conflict effectively. Assists with the recruitment, retention and development of a diverse range of talented people by participating in the interviewing and selection process at General Manager's discretion. Assists with and participates in daily, weekly, and monthly store meetings to reinforce communication of company initiatives, policies and procedures, as well as updates to the daily operations of the store. Helps General Manager in promoting associate awareness of company benefits, directives, and other programs. Obtains and maintains Sales Leader certification and other position specific certifications as required. Completes all management training; including (but not limited to) Anti-Harassment, Code of Ethics, etc. Adheres to OSHA, Worker's Compensation, wage and hour, I-9 compliance and other legal requirements. Performs other duties as assigned.
•High School diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred and Minimum 2 years experience in related field
•Minimum two years of experience in retail, including management and/or supervisory in a sales driven, customer-oriented company. Sales experience in a services industry a plus.
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•Drives for Results, Directing Others, Decision Quality, Business Acumen, Collaboration / Team Spirit, Accountable, Time Management
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• Knowledge of POS, HR Systems and Work Force Management Systems
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At Office Depot, we offer our benefits around the 5 facets of Total Well-Being: Physical, Emotional, Work-Life, Financial, and Community. Here's a look into what we offer:
At Office Depot, we offer our benefits around the 5 facets of Total Well-Being: Physical, Emotional, Work-Life, Financial, and Community. Here's a look into what we offer:
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The barely-sweet casing for these cookies came together in a snap by mixing together a half block of softened cream cheese, a few tablespoons of butter, a single tablespoon of sugar, a splash of vanilla, salt and enough flour to transform those ingredients into a soft, cohesive dough. Because it is fairly soft after being beaten up in the mixer, you'll want to let the dough chill in the refrigerator for about an hour or so, giving it time to firm up enough to work with. You can even do this a day ahead of time, but just know the dough will probably need to spend ten or fifteen minutes at room temperature to make rolling the dough out a bit easier.
As the dough was resting, unsweetened chocolate and butter were melted together in a small saucepan to begin the brownie filling. Use low heat here as you don't want to risk scorching the chocolate. As soon as those two were combined, the pan was taken off the heat, with granulated sugar whisked in, along with a few drops of vanilla and a pinch salt to keep the sweetness in check. Left to cool slightly, an egg yolk, flour and chopped dried cherries joined the party, forming the slick brownie batter. I made this right after putting the dough in the fridge as it has to be completely cool before adding it to the cream cheese cookie dough or a mess would ensue.
We're up to the assembly point now, where these cookies unfortunately becomes a bit tedious. Both sections of dough need to be rolled out into a large square, then pared down into smaller squares with a pastry wheel. If your kitchen runs on the warm side, like ours does, the dough may become a bit difficult to work with during assembly - if this happens, stop, take a deep breath and just slide it back into the refrigerator (or freezer) for a few minutes to firm it back up. You could also chill down your work surface by adding a few ice packs or a bag of ice before rolling it out - I did this when we were in Phoenix and it was too warm all the time!
On each two by two inch square, a scant half teaspoon (did I mention tedious - this is done 50 times...) of the brownie filling is added in the center, with two opposing corners folded over the mixture to form the "bowtie" shape. The measurement may seem small, but you also don't want to add too much - I ended up using every drop of the brownie mixture to fill all of the squares. Before being baked, the cookies are brushed with a light egg wash and sprinkled with extra sugar for good measure.
I suggest using coarse sugar for sparkle, but I had to use regular granulated... when I went to grab the small bucket I thought we had of it in the cabinet, I found the container void of all but a few crystals. Darn it! I should of known better the last time I used the sugar than to put the container away empty - that will teach me (probably not, but it sounds good)!
With less than a fourth cup of sugar stretched between fifty of these two-bite cookies, I wondered if they would have enough oomph or come across dull and bland, but surprisingly these little bundles were quite the opposite! I do think the rich brownie filling had a lot to do with that, especially those little nibbles of cherry that hit the spot. That's not to discount the cream cheese wrapper though as it was tender and buttery, with a pleasing crispness to the edges. I do have to say that I was a little disappointed that the sculpted sides from the fluted pastry wheel seemed to melt away in the oven. Not a big deal in the end (our pastry wheel may have not had a deep enough "flute" to it), but I think they would have looked better with those jagged edges.
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Here is a recipe I made up all by myself last night. It came out really well, which surprised me since I've never come up with a recipe completely from scratch before. I even took a picture and put it in the files section.
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups of cremini mushrooms, sliced
2 small carrots, sliced
½ a red bell pepper, diced
1 Serrano pepper, finely diced
4 cups of water
1 piece of dried wakame, soaked in the water for 5-10 minutes
1 tablespoon dried dulse flakes
1 cup of dried mung beans, cooked
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon coriander
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
½ teaspoon dried marjoram
1 cup green peas, fresh or frozen
juice of a lemon
Sauté the onion and garlic in a little water until the onion is translucent. Add the next 4 ingredients and continue to cook until tender. Add the water, wakame, dulse, mung beans and spices, bring to a boil, and simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Add the peas and let it
come back to boil, then turn off heat and pour in the lemon juice.
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Designing PCBs is made easier with the help of today's sophisticated CAD tools, but many companies' requirements do not justify the acquisition cost and learning curve associated with specialized PCB design software. Printed Circuit Board Design Using AutoCAD helps design engineers and students get the most out of their AutoCAD workstation, showing tips and techniques to improve your design process. The book is organized as a series of exercises that show the reader how to draft electronic schematics and to design single-sided, double-sided, and surface-mount PCBs.
Coverage includes drafting schematics, designing PCB artwork, and preparation of detailed fabrication and assembly drawings for PCBs designed on other EDA systems. Appendices on the Gerber and Excellon formats are vital information for anyone involved in professional PCB design. An introductory chapter gives an overview of PCB manufacturing technology and design techniques
In addition to the tips and techniques, the author has provided a copy of AutoPADS, a proprietary toolkit for PCB designers using AutoCAD. The disk includes the AutoPADS conversion utilities, sample files for the book exercises, and AutoCAD libraries for schematic drafting and PCB design. The AutoPADS utilities allow bidirectional transfer of Gerber format photophlotter data and Excellon format numerical control (NC) drill data from AutoCAD. The AutoPADS utilities also allow input of Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) data from other computer-aided design systems into AutoCAD.
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A strategic technology may be an existing technology that has matured and/or become suitable for a wider range of uses. It may also be an emerging technology that offers an opportunity for strategic business advantage for early adopters or with potential for significant market disruption in the next five years. These technologies impact the organization's long-term plans, programs and initiatives.
"These top 10 technologies will be strategic for most organizations, and IT leaders should use this list in their strategic planning process by reviewing the technologies and how they fit into their expected needs," said David Cearley, vice president and Gartner fellow.
"Organizations should start exploratory projects to look at promised candidate technology and kick off a search for combinations of information sources, including social sites and unstructured data that may be mined for insights," said Carl Claunch, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner.
1. Media Tablets and Beyond
Users can choose between various form factors when it comes to mobile computing. No single platform, form factor or technology will dominate and companies should expect to manage a diverse environment with two to four intelligent clients through 2015. IT leaders need a managed diversity program to address multiple form factors, as well as employees bringing their own smartphones and tablet devices into the workplace.
Enterprises will have to come up with two mobile strategies – one to address the business to employee (B2E) scenario and one to address the business to consumer (B2C) scenario. On the B2E front, IT must consider social goals, business goals, financial goals and risk management goals. On the B2C front, which includes business to business (B2B) activities to support consumers, IT needs to address a number of additional issues such as surfacing and managing APIs to access enterprise information and systems, integration with third-party applications, integration with various partners for capabilities such as search and social networking, and delivery through app stores.
2. Mobile centric applications and interfaces
The user interface (IU) paradigm in place for more than 20 years is changing. UIs with windows, icons, menus and pointers will be replaced by mobile-centric interfaces emphasizing touch, gesture, search, voice and video. Applications themselves are likely to shift to more focused and simple apps that can be assembled into more complex solutions. These changes will drive the need for new user interface design skills.
Building application user interfaces that span a variety of device types, potentially from many vendors, requires an understanding of fragmented building blocks and an adaptable programming structure that assembles them into optimized content for each device. Mobile consumer application platform tools and mobile enterprise platform tools are emerging to make it easier to develop in this cross-platform environment. HTML5 will also provide a long-term model to address some of the cross-platform issues. By 2015, mobile Web technologies will have advanced sufficiently, so that half the applications that would be written as native apps in 2011 will instead be delivered as Web apps.
3. Contextual and social user experiences
Context-aware computing uses information about an end-user or objects environment, activities, connections and preferences to improve the quality of interaction with that end user or object. A contextually aware system anticipates the user's needs and proactively serves up the most appropriate and customized content, product or service. Context can be used to link mobile, social, location, payment and commerce. It can help build skills in augmented reality, model-driven security and ensemble applications. Through 2013, context-aware applications will appear in targeted areas such as location-based services, augmented reality on mobile devices, and mobile commerce.
On the social front, the interfaces for applications are taking on the characteristics of social networks. Social information is also becoming a key source of contextual information to enhance delivery of search results or the operation of applications.
4. Internet of things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept that describes how the Internet will expand as sensors and intelligence are added to physical items such as consumer devices or physical assets and these objects are connected to the Internet. The vision and concept have existed for years; however, there has been an acceleration in the number and types of things that are being connected and in the technologies for identifying, sensing and communicating. These technologies are reaching critical mass and an economic tipping point over the next few years. Key elements of the IoT include:
- Embedded sensors: Sensors that detect and communicate changes are being embedded, not just in mobile devices, but in an increasing number of places and objects.
- Image recognition: Image recognition technologies strive to identify objects, people, buildings, places logos, and anything else that has value to consumers and enterprises. Smartphones and tablets equipped with cameras have pushed this technology from mainly industrial applications to broad consumer and enterprise applications.
- Near Field Communication (NFC) payment: NFC allows users to make payments by waving their mobile phone in front of a compatible reader. Once NFC is embedded in a critical mass of phones for payment, industries such as public transportation, airlines, retail and health care can explore other areas in which NFC technology can improve efficiency and customer service.
Application stores by Apple and Android provide marketplaces where hundreds of thousands of applications are available to mobile users. Gartner forecasts that by 2014, there will be more than 70 billion mobile application downloads from app stores every year. This will grow from a consumer-only phenomena to an enterprise focus. With enterprise app stores, the role of IT shifts from that of a centralized planner to a market manager providing governance and brokerage services to users and potentially an ecosystem to support entrepreneurs. Enterprises should use a managed diversity approach to focus on app store efforts and segment apps by risk and value.
6. Next generation analytics
Analytics is growing along three key dimensions:
- From traditional offline analytics to in-line embedded analytics. This has been the focus for many efforts in the past and will continue to be an important focus for analytics.
- From analyzing historical data to explain what happened to analyzing historical and real-time data from multiple systems to simulate and predict the future.
- Over the next three years, analytics will mature along a third dimension, from structured and simple data analyzed by individuals to analysis of complex information of many types (text, video, etc.) from many systems supporting a collaborative decision process that brings multiple people together to analyze, brainstorm and make decisions.
In 2011 and 2012, analytics will increasingly focus on decisions and collaboration. The new step is to provide simulation, prediction, optimization and other analytics, not simply information, to empower even more decision flexibility at the time and place of every business process action.
7. Big Data
The size, complexity of formats and speed of delivery exceeds the capabilities of traditional data management technologies; it requires the use of new or exotic technologies simply to manage the volume alone. Many new technologies are emerging, with the potential to be disruptive (e.g., in-memory DBMS). Analytics has become a major driving application for data warehousing, with the use of MapReduce outside and inside the DBMS, and the use of self-service data marts. One major implication of Big Data is that in the future users will not be able to put all useful information into a single data warehouse. Logical data warehouses bringing together information from multiple sources, as needed, will replace the single data warehouse model.
8. In memory computing
Gartner sees huge use of flash memory in consumer devices, entertainment equipment and other embedded IT systems. In addition, it offers a new layer of the memory hierarchy in servers that has key advantages — space, heat, performance and ruggedness among them. Besides delivering a new storage tier, the availability of large amounts of memory is driving new application models. In-memory applications platforms include in-memory analytics, event processing platforms, in-memory application servers, in-memory data management and in-memory messaging.
Running existing applications in-memory or refactoring these applications to exploit in-memory approaches can result in improved transactional application performance and scalability, lower latency (less than one microsecond) application messaging, dramatically faster batch execution and faster response time in analytical applications. As cost and availability of memory intensive hardware platforms reach tipping points in 2012 and 2013, the in-memory approach will enter the mainstream.
9. Extreme low energy servers
The adoption of low-energy servers — the radical new systems being proposed, announced and marketed by mostly new entrants to the server business — will take the buyer on a trip backward in time. These systems are built on low-power processors typically used in mobile devices. The potential advantage is delivering 30 times or more processors in a particular server unit with lower power consumption vs. current server approaches. The new approach is well suited for certain non-compute intensive tasks such as map/reduce workloads or delivery of static objects to a website. However, most applications will require more processing power, and the low-energy server model potentially increases management costs, undercutting broader use of the approach.
10. Cloud computing
Cloud is a disruptive force and has the potential for broad long-term impact in most industries. While the market remains in its early stages in 2011 and 2012, it will see the full range of large enterprise providers fully engaged in delivering a range of offerings to build cloud environments and deliver cloud services. Oracle, IBM and SAP all have major initiatives to deliver a broader range of cloud services over the next two years. As Microsoft continues to expand its cloud offering, and these traditional enterprise players expand offerings, users will see competition heat up and enterprise-level cloud services increase.
Enterprises are moving from trying to understand the cloud to making decisions on selected workloads to implement on cloud services and where they need to build out private clouds. Hybrid cloud computing, which brings together external public cloud services and internal private cloud services, as well as the capabilities to secure, manage and govern the entire cloud spectrum, will be a major focus for 2012. From a security perspective, new certification programs including FedRAMP and CAMM will be ready for initial trial, setting the stage for more secure cloud computing. On the private cloud front, IT will be challenged to bring operations and development groups closer together using "DevOps" concepts in order to approach the speed and efficiencies of public cloud service providers.


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Rule 5703-9-14 | Sales and use tax; construction contracts; exemption certificates.
(A) A "construction contract" is any agreement, written or oral, pursuant to which tangible personal property is or is to be transferred and incorporated into real property, as defined in section 5701.02 of the Revised Code, so as to become a part thereof without regard to whether it is new construction or an addition to or alteration of an existing building or structure. A "construction contractor" is any person who performs such an agreement, whether as prime contractor or subcontractor.
(B) Tangible personal property that is permanently affixed to real property, but that primarily benefits the business conducted on the premises by the occupant, is a "business fixture," as defined in section 5701.03 of the Revised Code, and retains its status as personal property after such affixation is made. An agreement to transfer and install a business fixture is a sale and not a construction contract.
The transfer and affixation of personal property where title to the personal property does not transfer to the owner or lessee of the premises is a sale and not a construction contract. The item affixed remains personal property since the failure to transfer title displays an intention not to make the affixation permanent.
Tangible personal property that is temporarily affixed during construction, such as temporary electricity or water service hook-ups, fencing, construction elevators, shoring lumber, and concrete forms, is not incorporated into real property for sales and use tax purposes. This applies even if these items remain affixed after construction is completed due to inadvertence, convenience, or economic necessity.
(C) The sale and installation of the following items is never a construction contract and such transactions are to be treated as the sale and installation of tangible personal property for sales tax purposes:
(1) Carpeting, including carpet padding, tack strips, adhesive, and similar materials that are integral and necessary components of a carpet installation transaction;
(2) Agricultural land tile as defined in division (B)(5)(a) of section 5739.01 of the Revised Code;
(3) Portable grain bins as defined in division (B)(5)(b) of section 5739.01 of the Revised Code; and
(4) Trees, shrubs, sod, seed, fertilizer, mulch, and other tangible personal property transferred as part of a landscaping and lawn care service as defined in division (DD) of section 5739.01 of the Revised Code.
This provision shall not be construed to alter or affect the classification of such items after installation is completed.
(1) A construction contractor who purchases materials or taxable services for incorporation into real property is the consumer of those materials or services and shall pay sales or use tax on their purchase price, except as provided by paragraph (F) of this rule. The construction contractor is the consumer, even if a subcontractor provides the actual labor to incorporate those materials into the real property. Nevertheless, a construction contractor may purchase exempt from tax those materials or services that will be incorporated:
(a) Into a building used exclusively for charitable purposes by a nonprofit organization operated exclusively for charitable purposes as defined in division (B)(12) of section 5739.02 of the Revised Code;
(b) Into real property that is owned, or will be accepted for ownership at the time of completion, by the United States government or its agencies, the state of Ohio, or an Ohio political subdivision;
(c) Into real property under a construction contract with the United States government or its agencies, the state of Ohio, or an Ohio political subdivision;
(d) A computer data center entitled to the exemption under section 122.175 of the Revised Code;
(e) Into a horticulture structure or livestock structure as defined in section 5739.01 of the Revised Code for a person engaged in the business of horticulture or producing livestock;
(f) A building under a construction contract with an organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1989 when the building is to be used exclusively for the organizations exempt purposes;
(g) Into a house of public worship or religious education;
(h) Into the original construction of a sports facility under section 307.696 of the Revised Code;
(i) Into a hospital facility entitled to exemption under section 140.08 of the Revised Code;
(j) Into real property in another state, if the materials or services, when sold to a construction contractor in that state for incorporation into real property in that state, would be exempt from a tax on sales levied in that state;
(k) Building and construction materials and services sold for incorporation into real property comprising a convention center that qualifies for property tax exemptions under section 5709.084 of the Revised Code (until one calendar year after the construction is completed).
(2) When claiming exemption under paragraph (D)(1) of this rule, the contractee and contractor must issue exemption certificates in accordance with paragraphs (I) and (J) of this rule. The contractee shall be deemed to be the consumer of all materials and services purchased under the claim of exemption and liable for the tax on the incorporated materials or services in the event the tax commissioner ascertains that the contractee was not entitled to exemption.
(E) A construction contractor who also makes substantial sales of the same types of tangible personal property that the contractor incorporates into real property in performing construction contracts may purchase those types of tangible personal property excepted from sales and use tax on the basis of resale under division (E) of section 5739.01 of the Revised Code. The contractor, unless granted direct payment authority, must have a consumer's use tax account with the department of taxation and accrue and pay use tax on the price of all materials consumed in performing construction contracts, in accordance with rule 5703-9-04 of the Administrative Code.
Similarly, a construction contractor who purchases materials without payment of the tax because the contractee has claimed an exemption under paragraph (D) of this rule must pay use tax on any materials not used on the exempt job and consumed by the contractor in a taxable manner.
(1) A person who manufactures or fabricates items of tangible personal property, and then sells some of the items and incorporates some into real property, must elect whether to be treated as a manufacturer or as a construction contractor on the purchase of raw materials incorporated into the manufactured items. The manufacturer/construction contractor need not notify the tax commissioner of such election and may elect to treat purchases of raw materials for distinct manufactured items differently. However, complete records must be maintained to show how the person elected to treat each purchase of raw materials.
(a) If the person elects to be treated as a manufacturer, the purchase of all raw materials may be exempted from the tax on the basis that they will be incorporated as a material or part into an item manufactured for sale under division (B)(42)(a) of section 5739.02 of the Revised Code. The manufacturer must accrue and pay use tax on the price of any self-manufactured item subsequently consumed in performing a taxable construction contract, or in any other taxable manner, in accordance with paragraph (A) of rule 5703-9-21 of the Administrative Code.
(b) If the person elects to be treated as a construction contractor, the person must pay sales or use tax on the acquisition cost of all raw materials, unless such materials are ultimately consumed in performing a nontaxable construction contract under paragraph (D) of this rule. The construction contractor must pay sales or use tax on all raw materials, and no refund of such tax will be allowed, even though the raw materials are incorporated into an item manufactured for sale. If such sale is a retail sale, the construction contractor is acting as vendor and must appropriately collect sales tax on such transaction.
(2) The election required by paragraph (F)(1) of this rule applies only to the purchase of raw materials that will become parts or components of manufactured items. Machinery and equipment used by the person in manufacturing shall be taxed based upon its quantified primary use without regard to how the manufacturer/construction contractor elects to treat the raw materials for sales and use tax purposes.
(G) The contractee may, or upon request of the contractor pursuant to the procedure specified in division (C) of section 5739.03 of the Revised Code shall, certify to the contractor what portions of a contract will be, at the completion of the contract, classified as personal property and what portions will be classified as real property. The fact that a certification has been made by the contractee must be noted in every written construction contract, and the contractor, subcontractors, and contractee shall each maintain a copy of the certification with the job documentation. If the tax commissioner subsequently determines that property certified by the contractee as personal property is, in fact, real property, the contractee shall be deemed the consumer of all materials incorporated into such real property and may be assessed sales or use tax thereon along with applicable interest and penalty.
The certification of the contractee has application only to the tangible personal property installed or incorporated pursuant to the contract. Equipment, tools, and supplies used by the contractor in performing the contract shall be taxed based upon their primary use without regard to the contractee's certification.
(H) Machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, and other tangible personal property purchased or leased by a construction contractor and used or consumed in performing a construction contract, including a contract specified in paragraph (D) of this rule, are taxable. The repair or installation of these items also is taxable.
(1) A contractee claiming an exemption specified in paragraph (D) of this rule must complete and deliver to the contractor a construction contract exemption certificate. If the contractee is a governmental entity, a government official must sign under the "political subdivision" section of the certificate. All other contractees claiming exemption must sign under the "owner/contractee" section. If there is one prime contractor on the job, the contractee need only supply one exemption certificate to the prime contractor.
The contractor should make copies of the construction contract exemption certificate signed by the contractee and use those copies when making purchases of materials that will be incorporated into real property pursuant to the construction contract. A prime contractor must provide copies to all subcontractors for their use in purchasing materials for the job. The contractor or subcontractor must sign each certificate copy used when purchasing materials.
The original exemption certificate must be retained in the records of the contractor. A copy of the certificate also must be retained in the records of each subcontractor.
(2) Rather than using copies of the construction contract exemption certificate when making purchases of materials, the contractor or subcontractor may use a contractor's exemption certificate when purchasing materials for incorporation into real property pursuant to a contract where the contractee claims exemption under paragraph (D) of this rule.
(J) Forms required to be prescribed by rule are hereby prescribed for use as a construction contract exemption certificate and as a contractor's exemption certificate. The forms may be obtained from the department of taxation and are available on the department's web site. They may be reproduced as needed. To be valid, a construction contract exemption certificate must be signed by the contractee claiming exemption. Each certificate, or copy of a certificate, submitted to a vendor must be signed by the contractor or subcontractor making the purchase. A certificate covers all sales of materials made by the vendor to a contractor or subcontractor for incorporation into real property under that construction contract. The vendor must maintain the certificate to document the reason tax was not charged.
To be valid, all necessary signatures must be dated and all certificates must specify the reason for exemption and must clearly identify the contract and specify the job site.
(K) The forms "STEC CC, Construction Contract Exemption Certificate," revised November 2014, and "STEC CO, Contractor's Exemption Certificate," revised November 2014, located on the department's website, are incorporated in this rule by reference.
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PRAGUE – Czech President Milos Zeman was readmitted to hospital late Thursday after he tested positive for COVID-19, just hours after he had been discharged following more than a month's treatment for an unspecified illness.
The presidential office said Zeman was tested after he arrived at his official residence in Lany, west of Prague, in the afternoon. His official program was postponed, and it was unclear whether Zeman would be able to swear in the country's new prime minister as scheduled Friday — a process already long delayed due to his previous hospitalization.
He had been discharged from the Prague military hospital earlier in the day.
Zeman, 77, was rushed to the hospital on Oct. 10, a day after the election for the lower house of parliament, to be treated in an intensive care unit. His condition was attributed to an unspecified chronic disease.
The hospital said Thursday it would have preferred Zeman to remain hospitalized, but accepted his decision to leave due to a "significant improvement" in his condition.
The president had planned to recuperate at Lany.
Zeman is a heavy smoker and drinker who has suffered from diabetes. He has trouble walking and has been using a wheelchair.
As president, Zeman has a key role in establishing a new government following the election. On Friday, he had been scheduled to swear in Petr Fiala, the leader of a coalition that won the election, as the country's new prime minister.
A three-party, liberal-conservative coalition known as Together, composed of the Civic Democratic Party, Christian Democrats and the TOP 09 party, led in the election with a 27.8% share of the vote.
Together teamed up with a liberal coalition made up of the Pirate Party and STAN — a group of mayors and independent candidates — which came in third place with 15.6%.
The new partnership will hold 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament, relegating populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his centrist ANO (YES) movement to the opposition.
The five parties have signed a deal to rule together. It wasn't immediately clear when Zeman might appoint Fiala and his entire government.
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It was one of those moments that, in a mere second or two, changed American history: on Jan. 20, 1953, at the inauguration of President Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman greeted Herbert Hoover on the platform. "I think we ought to organize a former Presidents club," Hoover suggested.
"Fine," Truman replied. "You be the president of the club. And I will be the secretary."
Up to that moment, the Presidents club was more an idea than an institution. Some sitting Presidents consulted with their predecessors, but beyond sharing war stories, there were limits to what a former President could do unless he applied for a new job, like Congressman (John Quincy Adams) or Supreme Court Justice (William Howard Taft).
But with the coming of the modern, postwar age, the Presidents club became an actual fraternity, an abiding alliance between sitting and former Presidents born of the experiences they had shared, the mistakes they avoided and the opportunities they seized. Presidents can do more together than apart, and they all know it, and so they join forces as needed, to consult, complain, console, pressure, protect, redeem.
In the case of Hoover and Truman, they did much more.
The club came about because the two men had already become among the most unlikely allies in American history. Truman had been in office for a matter of weeks in the spring of 1945 when newspapers began warning of the next disaster: "the most stupendous feeding problem in history," as the New York Times described the hideous famine facing 100 million European civilians who'd suffered through years of living in a war zone. Aware of the objections of many in the White House, Truman secretly mailed a letter to the still despised Hoover, inviting him back to the White House for the first time since Franklin Roosevelt's inauguration 12 years before. The two men met on May 28, 1945; Hoover, an engineer by training who had been revered for his relief work following World War I, laid out for Truman what it would take to get the food from countries that had it to those that needed it, a massive logistical challenge on which millions of lives depended.
The austere Republican Hoover left the meeting skeptical that the novice Democrat Truman would do anything so radical as enlist a political enemy in a joint mission. "Nothing more would come of it," Hoover concluded in his memo of the encounter.
But he was wrong. In the year that followed, Truman enacted one Hoover recommendation after another, and sent the 71-year-old former President on a 50,000-mile mission around the world: with Truman's encouragement, Hoover, the man many Democrats revile to this day, met with seven kings, 36 Prime Ministers and the Pope. He gave 42 press conferences. When he was in Cairo in April of 1946, he and Truman did a joint radio broadcast exhorting Americans to conserve food: "The saving of these human lives is far more than an economic necessity to the recovery of the world," Hoover said. It was "a part of the moral and spiritual reconstruction of the world."
And it worked; by the end of that summer, Truman could announce that America had shipped five and a half million tons of grain to the ravaged regions of Europe, thereby keeping the nation's promise and forestalling a humanitarian catastrophe. "Every molecule in my body yells at me that it is tired," Hoover told a friend. "I am going away for a rest."
"Yours was a real service for humanity," Truman wrote privately to Hoover. By that time the two had battled enough common enemies to have seeded something like a friendship. "I know that I can count upon your cooperation if developments at any time in the future make it necessary for me to call upon you again."
And he did. Truman had discovered in Hoover a most surprising ally, whose commitment to serving the country and strengthening the presidency was undiminished by the fact that at that point the White House was occupied by a Democrat. Hoover helped Truman sell the idea of European relief to a skeptical Republican Congress. Even more important, he oversaw that radical overhaul of the Executive Branch: as a result of their partnership, the Hoover Commission, which Congress created, Truman sanctioned and Hoover chaired, produced the greatest transformation of the presidency in history, a concentration of power that ultimately yielded the CIA, the National Security Council, the Council of Economic Advisers, the General Services Administration, a unified Defense Department and much more.
And so it went: an unexpected partnership had produced a new kind of power certainly a new kind of peerage. It was an arrangement that favored them both; by 1951, Truman and Hoover ranked three and five on Gallup's list of Most Admired Men. So as they watched Eisenhower on the Capitol steps preparing to take over the chair both had occupied, it was natural that they would recognize the particular value of a working alliance between sitting and former Presidents.
Not every President who followed would share their willingness to collaborate; but it was already clear that used wisely, the Presidents club could function as an instrument of presidential power. For all of the club's self-serving habits and instincts, when it is functioning at its best, it can serve the President, help solve his problems and the nation's, even save lives.
Adapted from The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity, by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, published by Simon & Schuster.


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