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WASHINGTON, D.C. " Recent studies by Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories show that the aging of plutonium in U.S. nuclear weapons will not affect reliability over the next several decades. The classified studies were done for the Department of Energy`s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and have taken five years to complete.
Plutonium, which is used in pits for all U.S. nuclear weapons, is highly radioactive and degrades over time. The material was first produced in significant quantities in the 1940s, and the effects of plutonium aging on nuclear weapon reliability is a question relevant for a stockpile with warheads reaching ages beyond historical experience.
NNSA`s weapons laboratories have been assessing whether the degradation of plutonium will affect the ability of the weapon to perform as designed. NNSA Administrator Linton F. Brooks said the recent aging studies showed that there appear to be no serious or sudden changes occurring, or expected to occur, in plutonium that would affect performance of pits beyond the well-understood, gradual degradation of plutonium materials.
These studies show that the degradation of plutonium in our nuclear weapons will not affect warhead reliability for decades, " Brooks said. It is now clear that although plutonium aging contributes, other factors control the overall life expectancy of nuclear weapons systems. "
The classified studies looked at pits in each nuclear weapon type and gave specific information on plutonium properties, aging and other information. Overall, the weapons laboratories studies assessed that the majority of plutonium pits for most nuclear weapons have minimum lifetimes of at least 85 years.
Today`s nuclear weapons have highly-sophisticated designs and rely on thousands of parts and components that act within microseconds to perform complicated and precise functions. Plutonium aging is but one variable that can affect overall system reliability. Other factors include aging of high explosives and other organic components in the design, corrosion of uranium or plutonium components, or discovery of defects uncovered in surveillance programs. Warhead refurbishments, known as life extension programs, are key to replacing aging or otherwise faulty components.
The scientific process used in the assessment of plutonium aging on pit lifetimes was peer reviewed by the JASON panel, an independent scientific panel of academics with experience in nuclear physics and the nuclear weapons program. The JASON study concludes that most plutonium pit types have credible lifetimes of at least 100 years, while other pit types with less than 100 years of projected stability have mitigations either proposed or being implemented. The JASON review was congressionally mandated by the Defense Authorization Bill for fiscal year 2005, and was submitted to Congress today.
NNSA plans to continue plutonium aging assessments through vigilant surveillance and scientific evaluation, and the weapons laboratories will annually re-assess plutonium in nuclear weapons, incorporating new data and observations.
Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, reliability and performance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing; works to reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad. Visit www.nnsa.doe.gov for more information.
Contact: NNSA Public Affairs (202) 586-7371

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Old & in the Way was a one-shot bluegrass band whose legacy lasted far longer than the band. Led by Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia (banjo, vocals), the band also featured David Nelson (guitar, vocals), David Grisman (mandolin, vocals), Vassar Clements (fiddle), Peter Rowan (guitar, vocals), and John Kahn (bass). Garcia formed the band in 1973 as a way to revisit his bluegrass roots and demonstrate his affection for the music. To round out the lineup, he recruited Clements and Kahn as well as Grisman and Rowan, who were both West Coast session musicians who had previously played together in the band Muleskinner. Taking their name from a Grisman composition, Old & in the Way played a handful of gigs, most of them at the Boarding House in San Francisco in October. An album, also called Old & in the Way, was culled from these shows but not released until 1975 on the Grateful Dead's own record label, Round. The record combined standards and Rowan originals, which later became standards. Although the album was the only one the lineup released during the 1970s, the members continued to play together in various permutations over the next two decades, and the record continued to sell steadily. The group reunited after Garcia's death in 1995, releasing a second album (actually composed of 1973 recordings), That High Lonesome Sound, in early 1996. A third album of 1973 vintage appeared at the end of 1997. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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When should the United States go to war?</big>
It is arguably the most important foreign policy question facing any president, and Richard Haass -- a member of the National Security Council staff for the first President Bush and the director of policy planning in the State Department for Bush II -- is in a unique position to address it. Haass is one of just a handful of individuals -- along with Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, and Bob Gates -- involved at a senior level of U.S. government decision making during both Iraq conflicts. He is the first to take us behind closed doors and the first to provide a personal account. The result is a book that is authoritative, revealing, and surprising. Haass explains not only what happened but why.
At first blush, the two Iraq wars appear similar. Both involved a President George Bush and the United States in conflicts with Saddam Hussein and Iraq. There, however, the resemblance ends. Haass contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of the two wars and makes a crucial distinction between the 1991 and 2003 conflicts. The first Iraq war, following Saddam Hussein's invasion of neighboring Kuwait, was a war of necessity. It was limited in ambition, well executed, and carried out with unprecedented international support.
By contrast, the second Iraq war was one of choice, the most significant discretionary war undertaken by the United States since Vietnam. Haass argues that it was unwarranted, as the United States had other viable policy options. Making matters worse was the fact that this ambitious undertaking was poorly implemented and fought with considerably more international opposition than backing.
These are the principal conclusions of this compelling, honest, and challenging book by one of this country's most respected voices on foreign policy. Haass's assessments are critical yet fair -- and carry tremendous weight. He offers a thoughtful examination of the means and ends of U.S. foreign policy: how it should be made, what it should seek to accomplish, and how it should be pursued.
War of Necessity, War of Choice -- part history, part memoir -- provides invaluable insight into some of the most important recent events in the world. It also provides a much-needed compass for how the United States can apply the lessons learned from the two Iraq wars so that it is better positioned to put into practice what worked and to avoid repeating what so clearly did not.


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I hear the train a comin'; it's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when. Folsom Prison Blues, by the Immortal Johnny Cash.
No, I didn'to go to jail, I was just at work, from open to close, and it felt like jail at times. I am now off for two whole days, and man am I tired. These extended periods of time where there isn't any time to be off, the time that you do have off, you tend to sleep. The creative juices just don't flow. My single day off in the past two weeks had been requested off weeks ago, to use it watching the Patriots defense get spanked last Monday. I guess that I fared it pretty well, though. The good things about working this hard is that there is always a pocket bulging with cash every night, so the rewards are immediate. We have been a bad combination for most restaurants, and that is busy and short-staffed. We are so short-staffed that I have become a trainer already! I have been working there less than two months and am already training new employees. That doesn't really bode very well for the place. I am good at this sort of thing, but still find myself asking questions and being corrected by the cooks about my ordering procedures. I guess that since much of the staff is either burnt out or otherwise scatter-brained, I was a logical choice. So, I am not dead or in jail, just busy as hell and tired.
Since a lot of my business these days has been retirees, I will dedicate this post to them. I will tell you about a few of our elderly people that were regulars. All of these people are absolutely real people that I knew tons about, but I am just telling you the basics. I am sure that a few must be dead right now, and others may still very well be doing what they have been doing for years...
I guess that I will start with Ken. Ken had a "condition." He was very well kept and groomed, even though he was likely 80 years old. He always dined alone, ate the same thing and drank the same thing every time. Noah and I loved the guy dearly, and he loved us. He had the fried oysters with a Grey Goose martini with olives. Noah and I poured that thing to absolutely near overflowing, and charged him for the "Skol" house vodka martini. His hands trembled and shook as he tried to drink or eat anything. He always seemed to be wearing medical bracelets and often had fresh IV type scars/cuts on his arms and hands. He LOVED it when we were dead and we had time to chat, but he also loved the "scene" when we were busy. We would absolutely fall over each other to find him a seat at the bar if he came out on a Friday or Saturday, pushing aside people to find him three feet of open space and a stool. He loved to chat with us and loved to sit near the "well." When the oysters came, he would drink a small lite beer (which we never charged him for,) and then pay his check and tip us $10. This went on for nearly two years, and we watched him waste away to almost nothing. We figured him for gay and dying of AIDS, but any inquiries were shot down immediately by him and considered rude, not that it mattered to us the way that he tipped. One day the place had a female bartender fill in for one of us and poor Ken nearly flipped out! The next time we saw him he was pretty upset. He felt that bartenders should be men, and the waitresses should be women. He was very adamant about this, going so far as to say that only the DAY bartender should be a woman, and that the night barstaff should all be men, with attractive females waiting tables in the lounge, and that was the successful formula. We saw him two to three times a week for nearly two years, and then one day he stopped coming in. We were sad, and figured that he was likely not going to come in ever again. He was the best type of regular to have.
Jean was another type. Another "regular" who always had the same drink. Jean was a retired Air Force officer, and was a ladies man. He was likely 70, drove a massive Caddilac Escalade, and was usually loaded 24/7. He always had a massive grin, like this was his preferred life that he expressly wanted to live. His white hair was so white that it was silver and was always well groomed. His clothes were purchased at Brooks Brothers in the casual section, his watch was Tag/Heuer, and his shoes were Ferragamo. The women who would accompany him were usually dripping with jewelry and in their 40's or 50's. In his bizarro alcoholic retiree world, here is how Jean spent his day. He had a condo there in Alexandria, VA next to the Shirley Highway. He would drive down Duke street, into Old Town and start his day. Southside 815, Bombay Bicycle club, even Bennigans. He stopped at them all. Anyplace along Duke Street. Every Day. ONE drink at each place, always charged for his drink, always left $2 as a tip, and then on to the next place. He was known at each place by all of the regualrs, used first names only, remembering everyone after the first introduction. He always had a giant grin, always made people laugh, and left after one drink in his Caddy. Eventually he would be back to his "home base" (his condo) and his "sortie" was over.
Mary and Barry, in their late 60's and still spry were another story. How we hated these people. They would arrive around 3 every Sunday, rain or shine. Mary would order a diet coke and then not drink a drop. The ice in that thing wouldn't even melt she was so cold. Barry would drink Mirassou Chardonnay, and lots of it. We never knew how much that he would drink, and for some reason or another we would just pour it and pour it and when it was all over would charge for either one bottle or two. They NEVER tipped very well, and Barry would get more and more belligerent as he read the Sunday NY Times, The Nation, or The New Republic. This was all during the Clinton years, and even then he would harrumph about the sad state of our Nation, and otherwise gripe about how high the literacy rate in North Korea was, or about the "free" medical care in Cuba. Then Barry would go to sleep, (literally pass out and sleep on the bar) and Mary would not shut the fuck up. Everything was all about web design, and about how hard her job was keeping up with a nutrtional information website, and how good she was at her job, how many pages there were, what info the Gobm't keeps from us peons, etc. Now when Noah and I started this gig, we inherited these regulars. We hated them. If they ever ate something (never happened,) we would have spit in it. If I was married to a shrew like that, I would be a drunk too. There were many other regulars there too, and they all tolerated her for some reason. Around 7pm, the football games would be over (Barry was a Bronco's fanatic, and I will NEVER forget how drunk he got when Elway lost to the Jaguars in the second round of the playoffs in 1997!) and they would walk to their million dollar condo around the corner. This happened every Sunday that I ever worked there. After I left, like two years later I heard through the grapevine that Barry went to rehab and Mary came in many times by herself and then when he got out they stopped coming in altogether.
One of my favorite regulars that wasn't mine was this tiny little old lady. She would come in every weekday (where she was on the weekends I have no idea) and request the same waitress. This waitress was a TOTAL grouch/biatch named Susan, ready to quit the business altogether after having been working in it for almost 15 years. The hours were too much, she didn't want to work at night anymore, she hated waiting on people, blah, blah, blah. She sucked, and she had pissed off management horribly with all of her complaining, etc. and then she and the little old lady "clicked" together like a frickin' lego. Who was this lady? I have no idea, but she had MONEY. She looked oh so sophisticated, and would show up with a different lady EVERY weekday at lunch, request Susan to wait on her and would order the same thing every time. She would usually have another little old lady with her that would sit and order the tea service (there was an extensive fine dining tea service there, complete with a dozen choices of fresh ground tea and a heated iron kettle to pour your own) and something meager off of the menu. Every once in a while, the lady accompanying the regular would have a lobster, but never more than the 1 1/2 lb one. Susan's regular on the other hand would always order a bottle of Dom Pergignon, and then the Arctic Char, lightly cajuned with the light lemon butter sauce (a staff favorite, and Susan's connection. She told the little old lady that the staff loved their Char, and how we ate it. The lady tried it and freaked, and ate it every weekday after. In her defense, have you ever eaten Artic Char with a light cajun seasoning and a lemon butter sauce? It is incredible. To eat it every day I imagine that she is dead of a heart attack by now, but still. For a treat, I rate it up there with a Ruth's Chris N.Y. Strip served mid-rare"Pittsburgh" Style with a Caesar Salad and some mashed potatoes. [Here is a Homer Simpson "Doughnuts!" drooooollll...]) and then she ate the profiteroles for dessert. She would tip Susan $50. Every weekday. We had a VERY brisk lunch business anyways, with most servers making between $50 and $80 for working from 10:30 to 2:30 and then working again at 5 for the dinner shift. Susan would stay on as the "mid" with another server that changed every day, but since the little old lady Dom gravy train wouldn't be waited on by anyone else except Susan, she was one of the "automatic" mid servers of the weekdays. Mid servers would make between $125 and $150. Susan made that plus the $50 from her little old lady. $800-1000 bucks a week on 10:30 to 5pm schedule, totally chilled out times. All of a sudden, Susan loved her job again, started to have other regualrs, and would actually smile....Funny how it works...


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Former state Chief Justice Roy Moore prays with ministers and fellow bigots from around the state on the steps of the Alabama State House before a news conference yesterday. (AP)
Have to keep wifey Katie informed about the juicy goings-on in her home state…
Of course we all know it is a foregone conclusion that Alabama is going to vote to amendment its constitution this year, telling its gay citizens that they are not entitled to civil equality by banning gay marriage. This is as safe a Red State as one can imagine (even with the Bright Blue Dots isolated in there).
So why does Roy Moore, Rethug candidate for governor, feel the need to bible-beat on this topic? My only guess is that his campaign is flagging, coffers must be emptying out, and his wife has not been successful in her transparently desperate holiday fundraising appeal to refill them (Kayla Moore: "I can think of no better time than this Holy Season to begin our campaign to return morality to our country and God to our public square.").
That means now it's time to bring out the homo boogeyman before the June GOP primary. (Montgomery Advertiser):
"Christians across the state have an obligation to turn out on something as important as this," Moore said.
The outcome of the statewide referendum on same-sex mairriages is hardly in doubt — voters in Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky and Arkansas approved similar bans in 2004, and this Bible Belt state is overwhelmingly expected to do the same. But a political scientist said that even though Riley also supports the ban, a big turnout might help Moore a little in their primary battle.
"The most fervent anti-gay marriage voters are his voters," said David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department at the University of Alabama. The 16 ministers at the news conference are helping organize the Alabama Coalition Against Same Sex Marriage, and Moore agreed to serve as their honorary chairman.
…Equality Alabama, the state's largest gay rights organization, said it will encourage Alabamians to vote no on the constitutional amendment, arguing it would enshrine hatred in the state's constitution much like the unenforceable segregationist language that remains in Alabama's organic law.
"I hope our people will say we've had hate in the past, and let's not do this anymore," chairman Howard Bayless said. Despite the opposition from Equality Alabama, supporters say the only unknown about the June 6 referendum is the size of the margin of victory.
I'm sure Kathy at Birmingham Blues will have something to say about this gay-baiting BS from Roy. Right now she's blogging about the low-life exploits of former HealthSouth CEO (and sleazebag supreme) Richard Scrushy. This guy is incredible.
It turns out that during Scrushy's trial for fraud (he was acquitted), he promised to pay a local black pastor $5000 a month to drum up support (there were seven blacks and five whites on the jury). Herman Henderson, pastor of Believers Temple Church, had an associate named Audrey Lewis, write sympathetic articles printed in the local black paper, the Birmingham Times. The PR pieces were reviewed for approval by Scrushy.
Scrushy, Henderson and Lewis.
The Richard M. Scrushy Charitable Foundation (this story gives new meaning to that word "charitable") was already paying off the pastor to the tune of $25K, which the Believers Temple received as a "donation" during Scrushy's trial.
Scrushy's mistake, if you want to call it that, was not paying up on the $5K "fee" — now Henderson is squealing to the media, and Scrushy denies hiring Henderson.
Boohoo. Another corrupt corporate captain, another morals-free pastor on the take. Kathy's right — these clowns deserve each other.
One more Scrushy story for the road…Kathy notes that at Richard Scrushy threatened to can HealthSouth's investment bankers if they didn't make a substantial donation to then-Gov. Don Siegelman's lottery campaign. In this case, former gov Siegelman and his former Chief of Staff Paul Hamrick are being tried on racketeering charges; Scrushy is up on bribery charges. Jeebus. This guy really is one of those fabled captains of industry!
[Former HealthSouth Chief Financial Officer Mike] Martin testified that, at Scrushy's instruction, he contacted one of HealthSouth's investment bankers, William McGahan of UBS, to inquire about a sizable donation to the 1999 lottery campaign. McGahan initially refused, Martin testified.
"Well you need to tell them they're going to be fired if they don't raise that money," Martin testified that Scrushy replied.
Martin testified that he subsequently had a harsher conversation with the banker using a curse word. "I told him he would be… and he would be fired – … if they didn't raise the money," Martin testified.
McGahan testified to the grand jury that he took that to mean he would no longer be HealthSouth's banker unless he found a way to come up with the donation. Martin told FBI agents that Scrushy indicated the donation couldn't have his or HealthSouth's fingerprints on it, according to an interview summary that also was released.
For all the twists and turns, visit ScrushyWorld and Report from Birmingham.


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I've searched the threads and found several similar problems:
My Wesco 960K Electric Central Heating Furnace, intermittently keeps running when the thermosat setting has been satisfied. I replaced the thermostat, no change. I've gone so far as to disconnect the thermostat when the furnace is in this condition and it still keeps running. From what I can gather this narrows it down to the sequencer. The problem is of course Wesco is no longer in business. Is there a replacement sequencer available? The sequencer is on a metal plate with two "relays" attached, The numbers at the top of the plate are: 15SH24---7918---309536, and below that 7225136-04.
Then, on the top "relay": TOD, and below that: 14SH22---24V---309121
On the bottom "relay": TOD, 12SH22---24V---308718
There appear to be three elements, the bottom one measures 5 ohms, the other two 11 ohms each.
Fan switch works.
One wire from the 24 volt xfmr was laying across a terminal of the sequencer and was melted at that spot, I fixed that and it did not resolve the problem.
Is there a sequencer available that will replace mine?
Thanks for this great forum and..oh yea...
I am HUMBLY GRATEFUL!
Wesco furnace won't shut off...sometimes
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Don Giovanni is the seducer of women whose sexual endeavours show no sign of ending. But things come to a head when he murders a man and his statue invites itself for dinner. It was composed by Wolfgang Mozart, features a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte and first appeared in front of audiences in 1787 before going on to become one of the best known operas around, appearing on stages regularly all over the world.
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What Would Mahatama Gandhi Say?
By Jeet Bindra
The image a successful person projects is unmistakable.
The clothes we wear, the cars we drive, the places we live. All these things communicate success, especially as it's defined in the United States of America. But I would like to question that premise somewhat by looking at "success" in a more holistic way.
Many of us Indian-Americans have attained a very comfortable standard of living it's true. But, how successful are we as parents, or spouses, or caregivers, or mentors to the young? If Mahatama Gandhi were here this evening would he think that we had achieved the pinnacle of success? Or would he perhaps suggest that we still had a way to go before we could rightfully call ourselves "successful."
He might suggest that we're not doing enough to contribute to the "success" of our Motherland, for instance. Or that we're not doing enough to help the downtrodden in India break the cycle of poverty. Or that we're not doing enough for future generations here in our new adopted home, the good old U.S. of A.
Are we doing enough he might ask to ensure fair and equal treatment for all Americans?
Of course, I don't have the wisdom of Mahatama Gandhi but I'm sure if he were here today he would certainly say that I have a way to go in some of these areas before I could consider myself a complete "success."
I don't know whether it's the specter of old age, or Gandhi himself, but recently I've begun to think more about issues beyond my own professional success.
Like many of you, I would guess, I was too busy climbing the corporate ladder and fighting my way through the glass ceiling to attain a good position with a reputable company to spend much time thinking about what my social responsibilities might be.
At the same time I can't be too hard on myself because it's extremely important for all of us Americans of Indian origin to be successful professionally for it increases our "visibility" and provides us with an stronger platform from which we can influence and contribute to social causes that have special meaning for us.
Let's talk for a moment about the standard, economic measurement of success. How have we done in that area?
Well, as usual there's good news and bad news.
We should be very proud, for instance, that a very large number of companies in Silicon Valley were started by one or more Indian-American professionals. There are many Indian-Americans in this country who are successful entrepreneurs today. Yet until the explosion of Information Technology during the 1990s, Indian-Americans were not even acknowledged as a significant minority group in this country.
We obviously owe a debt of gratitude to all the hard working Indian-Americans in Silicon Valley and other places who, through their efforts, have helped put us "on the map."
That's some of the good news.
On the bad news side, when you look outside the dot-com world at traditional corporate America you will find only a handful of Indian-Americans occupying senior executive positions.
Why are there not more names such as Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo?
The straight and simple answer is prejudice. And it's a prejudice that's based on unfair, preconceived notions of Indian-Americans, notions that all of us have experienced and so must do our utmost to counteract.
When positions of significant leadership responsibility open up top executives don't usually consider their Indian-American professionals as viable candidates. Why? Because of the preconceived notions I just mentioned.
Notions such as:
Indian-Americans can only excel as "techies."
Indian-Americans do best in laboratory settings, or as individual contributors on complex technical issues.
Indian-Americans can't possibly lead a group of white men and women.
Indian-Americans are lazy, unassertive, dishonest, we lack communication skills and, perhaps worst of all, we're always late.
We need to demonstrate to this society clearly and decisively that we are none of these things. We must always conduct ourselves in the highest professional and ethical manner.
Unfortunately, many present-day corporate executives stereotype Indians and other South Asians as coming from corrupt societies. All it takes is a few "bad apples" to confirm their worst opinions. Until we gain a higher visibility, and achieve a stronger and more widespread reputation for excellence, we must work harder than our white male and female counterparts. Yes, that's unfair but that's the way it is. It's a sacrifice we have to make today so that future generations of Indian-Americans will not have to combat the stereotypes I just mentioned.
Now, let's talk about that broader definition of "success" that I spoke of at the beginning. The one that goes beyond material success to those things that take on greater significance and meaning as we look back on our lives.
Let's talk first about our obligations to India. The need to give back to our Motherland in recognition of the material success we've achieved in this country.
I'm a firm believer in the value and the "rightness" of transferring technology between the United States and India but I also believe that we need to move beyond that worthy goal and place more emphasis on "transferring" something else of value to India as well – that is our time, our efforts, and our money in support of worthy social projects in our Motherland.
There are projects designed to improve some of the conditions I've described and they are projects in which we can all participate. But these sorts of charitable efforts, however laudable, will not by themselves put India on the road to prosperity.
That will take a significant infusion of foreign capital and collaboration.
Of course, that won't happen until the government removes its regulatory roadblocks and improves its policies toward business operations in general.
Until these things happen few investors will be willing to risk large investments in India in spite of the pool of talented workers that our Motherland has to offer.
For the government to make these sorts of changes may seem like a monumental task but if we don't start working toward that goal India's future prosperity will be forever held captive in a frustrating tangle of government red tape.
Each of us can do our part to keep that from happening by working with India's leaders to entice foreign investors, by reducing the impediments to business and by emphasizing the merits of entrepreneurship and free enterprise.
It goes without saying that I'm proud to be an American and especially proud to be an American of Indian descent. And even though I support all reasonable efforts to help our Motherland I must never forget that my true allegiance lies with my adopted homeland the United States of America.
That is a sentiment that I share with countless other new immigrants who have landed on these shores. Irish-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Filipino-Americans, and all kinds of other hyphenated Americans, naturally retain a fondness for the land of their birth. But for many that fondness becomes tempered with time by an emotional bond that becomes just as strong.
The bond we share as citizens of the United States of America.
They have found, as I have, that no matter what name appears before the hyphen the common name that appears after it is the one that binds us all together – Americans. And as Americans of Indian descent we have certain obligations to this country just as every other American has.
We need to ask ourselves:
Am I doing enough to make this country a better place to live?
Am I doing enough to hasten the day when this nation will judge all of its citizens "not," as Martin Luther King said, "by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Unfortunately, I find that many Indian-Americans have moved up from "Jackson Heights" to "Beverly Hills" but their hearts and minds are still in Chandni Chowk.
We need to convince these people that where they really live is Main Street U.S.A.
We need to convince these people that the legacy we leave for future generations of Indian-Americans is every bit as important as their concerns for the Matra Bhumi. After all, our community in this country is not insignificant anymore.
The last census shows that Indian-Americans constituted the largest growth segment among Asian-Americans in the United States over the last decade. Today there are about 1.7 million Indian-Americans in this country nearly equal to the entire population of the state of Nebraska.
In recognition of our growing numbers, some of us decided to create a new non-profit organization a few years ago called the Indian American Leadership Center.
After a while, we decided it would be a good idea to include all Americans of South Asian descent, including those from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka. We did this because we felt that South Asians as a whole share many of the same challenges in this country.
While some of us may make great distinctions between the different ethnic groups that come from South Asia, most Americans do not and that includes our children.
For these reasons, we decided to rename our organization the South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow or SAALT.
Strength lies in numbers and if you pull together those Americans who hail from the countries I just mentioned, plus those who come from India, you're talking real numbers.
The vision of our organization is to promote a diverse, multicultural America strengthened by great leaders and citizens from a vibrant and supportive South Asian-American community.
Our mission is to foster civic engagement and leadership by members of our community in all sectors of American society.
Our objectives include building the leaders of tomorrow, reaffirming our American commitment by participating in the political process, and creating a unified voice in policy making.
Our main goal is to help future generations of South Asian-Americans to assimilate themselves more successfully by sharing with them the lessons that we have learned, by providing them with leadership training, and by mentoring our youth, and acknowledging and reinforcing their dreams.
In a recent survey we conducted we found that seven-out-of-ten Indian-American youth say they have no mentor. Six-out-of-ten felt that they lacked the personal networks and contacts that they needed to reach their full potential.
If you expand that to include all South Asian-American youth, the message is clear. There's a critical need to create a nationwide network of mentors in the business community to help these young people.
We need to connect successful business executives with South Asian-American students from across the nation by email, by Internet, and by telephone, and by inviting students to meet and talk with successful leaders in informal settings across the nation.
Through our work at SAALT we also seek to encourage all South Asian-Americans to actively participate in the democratic process – at the local, state, and national levels – and work to improve grass-roots participation in American civic life.
We need to unite ourselves in a common cause to engage in the political process and the social fabric of this great nation.
If we want to be respected as people who are just as American as anybody else, and we want our voices to be heard, this has to change.
Of course, as we seek to increase our role in the civic life of this nation we must not turn a blind eye to the hate crimes that diminish the American Dream for everyone.
Just remember, as we fight for our own rights in reality we are fighting for everyone's rights. It's a pity that we can't rally the entire South-Asian community against hate crimes simply because the victim happens to be a Pakistani or Bangladeshi.
We need to shed the prejudices we have against one another that we grew up with and build bridges across the entire South Asian community, and the entire minority population of this country as well.
Can you imagine the impact we could have if we could speak with a unified voice in policy-making, on issues such as hate crimes and immigration?
We need to make our voices heard at the polling booths.
We must also stop contributing to the campaigns of politicians in return for a photograph that we can hang in our dens.
There's a real need to understand the voting records of our elected officials and publicize them so that the South Asian community can make informed decisions about candidates running for office.
We must learn to support those causes that we cherish and those that support our values.
Perhaps by nature, and most certainly by tradition, we have grown up to only consider contributing financially to our temples, gurudwaras, churches, and mosques.
We need to develop a sense of philanthropy that goes beyond our religious establishments. We need to use our wealth to funnel some of our charitable contributions to organizations that support our ideals.
We also need to volunteer our services and challenge our young people to demonstrate their commitment to this society.
Many of us have already achieved success here as business entrepreneurs, now we must achieve a similar level of success as social entrepreneurs.
With this objective in mind each year on the anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi's birth SAALT sponsors a national day of service. Not only to help the disadvantaged but also to demonstrate to the American public at large that our community is willing to do its part and give back to those in need in our adopted country.
Thousands of people throughout the country share Gandhi's humanitarian message every year in October by volunteering their time and energy in soup kitchens and homeless shelters, by cleaning up playgrounds and parks, and by performing other activities to enrich their neighborhoods.
I challenge each of you to not only participate in these activities but also inspire your family members and colleagues to do the same.
Think of it as a down payment on the debt we owe this great land of opportunity, a land that has enabled us to achieve the level of success that we all enjoy today. By doing so you will be focusing on all the elements that I believe make up a complete human being, a truly successful person.
We can make a difference in each of these areas by standing up for our rights, our values, and our beliefs.
We can achieve a future for our children and grandchildren that recognizes all Americans for their innate abilities and contributions regardless of the color of their skin.
I hope some day soon this nation will look like a beautiful landscape of differently colored flowers, each one complimenting the other, creating a Monet-like image that is everlasting.
It all comes down to a choice, really.
We can continue to focus purely on material success, or we can expand our definition of success and fulfill the dreams shared by great visionaries like Mahatama Gandhi and the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
Just ask yourself, which of your accomplishments would your grandchildren and great-grandchildren be most proud of? Would they be most proud of the fact that you helped start the Information Technology revolution, or that you helped make this country a better place to live.
The choice is yours.
Jeet S. Bindra is president, Global Refining, for ChevronTexaco. In this role, he responsible for leading the corporation's worldwide refining operations. Global Refining is comprised of 19 refineries worldwide of which 7 are wholly owned and 12 joint venture refineries with a total equity capacity of over 2 million barrels per day. Jeet is a member of GS Caltex Board of Directors.A native of India, Bindra received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur in 1969 and a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Washington at Seattle in 1970. He earned a master's degree in business administration with honors from St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., in 1979.Bindra joined Chevron Research Co. in 1977 as a research engineer and, in 1980, moved to the corporation's engineering department, eventually becoming chief engineer and superintendent of operations at the El Segundo, Calif., refinery.In 1990, he joined Chevron Research and Technology Co., based in Richmond, Calif., as a unit manager, and in 1992, after a company reorganization, was named group manager, projects and engineering technology, responsible for all large capital projects affecting Chevron's U.S. refineries and chemical businesses. In 1994, he was named manager, strategic planning, for the corporation.In 1995, Bindra successfully led an effort to negotiate the financing, design and construction of a pipeline from the Tengiz Field in Western Kazakhstan to the Black Sea.In 1997, Bindra was named president of Chevron Pipe Line Co., a position he maintained upon the formation of ChevronTexaco Corp. in October 2001. In this capacity, he was responsible for the transportation of oil and gas, petroleum products and chemicals in the United States. He was also responsible for ChevronTexaco's worldwide pipeline projects.Bindra was named managing director and CEO of Caltex Australia Ltd., effective May 2002. A publicly traded company in which ChevronTexaco holds a 50 percent interest, Caltex Australia is Australia's leading oil refining and marketing company, involved in the refining, distribution and marketing of fuels and lubricants in all states and territories.In July 2003, Bindra assumed the responsibility of co-leading Chevron Products Co. and was appointed to his current position effective Jan. 1, 2004.Bindra was honored as a "Distinguished Alumnus" by the University of Washington's department of chemical engineering in 1997 and by the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur in 2000. He is a member of the American Petroleum Institute's downstream committee. He has served as the chairman of the board of the South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT), vice chairman of the Association of Oil Pipe Lines and currently Chairman of Business Leadership Council of SAALT. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Management Association and the University of Washington's College of Engineering Visiting Committee.Mr. Bindra was born in September 1947.
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August 2006 - The Middle East Crisis and Indo-Pak Relations - by Dr. Jagdish Sheth, Stirring the Funding Pot: A Recipe for Those Who Make the Cut! - by Babs Sachdeva
July 2006 - "CHHINDIA: The Way the Cookie Crumbles" by Jagdish Sheth, "Are you there yet?" by Babs Sachdeva
June 2006 - Profile of Chevron's Jeet Bindra and Jagdish Sheth's "Tectonic Shift Evokes Interest in Turkey"
May 2006 - Profile of Vibha Rustagi, Jagdish Sheth on "Agro Fuel: The Energy of the Future"
April 2006 - Jagdish Sheth on "Trilateral Ties: The Way to Go"
March 2006 - Jagdish Sheth on "Making India Globally Competitive"
February 2006 - Ashok Khosla's "Sufficiency and efficiency: putting need above greed
January 2006 - Rajesh Setty's "The Power of Questions" and an interview with Sumant Mandal
December 2005 - Narender Reddy's "AN INTRODUCTION TO INVESTING IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE"
November 2005 - Deepak Sethi's "Shine A Light"
October 2005 - Jeet Bindra on Climbing the Corporate Ladder
September 2005 - Rajen Sheth on Value Investing
August 2005 - Dr. Jag Sheth on Indo-Pak Business Relations.


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There is but one church of this denomination in Indianapolis. The house of worship is located on the corner of Delaware and St. Clair streets.
The church was organized in the year 1854. For two years the small congregation held their religious services in the old Lutheran church building, on North Pennsylvania street, near St. Clair. The officiating minister during this period was Mr.s Hannah Pierson, from Lockport, New York. In 1866 the society built their present house of worship, located as stated above. The next ministers of the church were David Tatum and Hanna B. Tatum.
In 1865 the society organized a "monthly meeting," and has had the following resident ministers: Jane Trueblood, W. G. Johnson, Barnabas C. Hobbs, and Enos G. Pray.
The present number of members is about two hundred and forty-six. The Sabbath-School has about eighty members. The value of the property is about $12,000.
Holloway, W. R., Indianapolis, a Historical and Statistical Sketch of the Railroad City, a Chronicle of Its Social, Municipal, Commercial and Manufacturing Progress, with Full Statistical Tables, © 1870, p. 225.


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Leading Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends that Saratoga Investment Corp. Stockholders Vote 'FOR' Share Proposal at Upcoming Annual Meeting
Saratoga urges stockholders to vote before the September 26th Annual Meeting
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NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Saratoga Investment Corp., (NYSE: SAR), a business development company, is pleased to announce that Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. ("ISS"), the nation's leading proxy advisory firm, recently issued a report recommending that stockholders of Saratoga Investment Corp. vote "FOR" all of the proposals included in the proxy statement for the Company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including one which would allow the Company to issue and sell shares of its common stock below its then current net asset value per share, subject to certain limitations outlined in the proxy statement.
"We are extremely pleased that ISS recognizes that the share proposal is in the best interests of the Company's stockholders," said Christian L. Oberbeck, Chief Executive Officer and President of Saratoga. "We believe this share proposal enhances our ability to access the financing needed to pursue promising investment opportunities. It also gives us the flexibility to capitalize further our SBIC subsidiary, which, given its relatively low, long-term fixed interest rates, assists us in driving stockholder value."
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Contact: Richard Petrocelli Saratoga Investment Corp. 212-906-7800
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How high must your IQ be if you want to work in banking? If you're an M&A junior assembling pitch books, an IQ above 110 should stand you in very good stead. If you're a quant working on complex trading algorithms or answering impossible hedge fund interview questions, it's going need to be several notches higher.
What do the brightest minds do when they're not working in finance? Nowadays, they're probably at the NIPS machine learning conference in Barcelona. Previously, however, they would likely have been found playing blackjack or poker at the tables in Las Vegas. As Scott Paterson details in his book Quants, top quantitative fund managers love poker so much that they run their own Wall Street Poker tournaments.
In an interview with the BBC, the top female poker player, Cat Hulbert, says she saw plenty of her contemporaries quit for finance. "The smartest people I have known in my life were blackjack players," says Hulbert. "IQs over 150. Some of them quit the game after a while because they were able to make a lot more money on Wall Street." Who were they? Hulbert doesn't say, but serious poker players include the likes of Steve Cohen, who quit a summer job to focus on the cards.
There are indications that finance careers are more likely to attract sociable jocks than gifted loners with the highest IQs. Nonetheless, finance careers might've been the saving of some of those in the latter group. Several of them went to waste, says Hulbert: "They died from drugs or depression or not taking care of themselves."
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Updated 4:35 pm, Monday, February 20, 2012
Every weekend, 15 to 20 couples book rooms at the Omni La Mansión del Rio hotel downtown to celebrate anniversaries, said Rusty Wallace, general manager of the hotel. Over the years, he has seen several men drop to their knees in the hotel's restaurant to propose to potential brides.
The hotel even helped one guest a couple of years ago arrange for mariachi musicians to serenade his girlfriend on a hotel balcony as he motored by on a river barge carrying a sign reading, "Will you marry me?" Wallace said.
All over the world, romance will fill the air today as people celebrate Valentine's Day.
But in San Antonio, romance appears to be embedded in the landscape. Hospitality officials say lovers flock to the city to show their devotion not just on Valentine's Day, but the rest of the year, too.
"When it comes to romance, and you need a special occasion, this is the place to be," Wallace said.
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Kathy Glascock, public relations director for Ruth's Chris Steak House restaurants in San Antonio, said few days go by without several anniversaries being celebrated at the company's two San Antonio locations. Wedding proposals are made at one of the locations close to every other month, she said.
One recent customer arranged for a violin to play in a private room for his proposal. Another had the restaurant hide the engagement ring in a drink, Glascock said.
"They go to great lengths to make it special," she said.
And the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau goes to great lengths to promote and capitalize on San Antonio's romantic vibe.
Last year, the Daily Beast, a news and opinion website, listed San Antonio as the nation's top city for love. In 2010, Travel + Leisure magazine named San Antonio the nation's seventh-most romantic city, falling just behind San Diego, Calif., and just ahead of Las Vegas.
"We knew it was a factor we could play off of," said Casandra Matej, executive director of the CVB. "We want to put San Antonio at top of mind for all potential travelers."
The CVB's website has a section devoted to romance and relaxation in San Antonio, where it lists the city's 10 most romantic places and recommends an itinerary for a four-day stay that highlights such features as the Hill Country, La Villita and the Southwest School of Art as getaways for lovers.
Throughout the year, the bureau takes out ads in Bridal Guide and Travel + Leisure magazines, and it buys radio ads in key Texas markets promoting the city's romantic charms. There's even a YouTube video called "San Antonio Romance and Relaxation" that tantalizes with images of couples strolling downtown and getting massages at Hill Country spas.
"Part of what makes us unique is we have all these aspects," she said. "Not a lot of destinations can say they can provide a lot of romance."
The CVB is spending about $300,000 on an advertising and promotional campaign through the end of this week to make more people aware of the city's romantic charms.
The current campaign seeks to transform San Antonio into the "City of Yellow Roses," with yellow roses adorning the river's tourist barges and being handed out to hotel guests. Guitarists and mariachi musicians will serenade visitors along the River Walk today and Friday through Sunday.
The city also has an animated ecard called "Full of Love" at www.americangreetings.com. That card launched this month but will be available all year.
In addition, more than 40 hotels, restaurants and businesses are offering discounts and special Valentine's week packages to visitors and local residents alike.
The city's romantic aspects have won over at least one travel writer.
"I've recommended it highly," said Susan Breslow, who writes about romantic travel for honeymoons.about.com. "Of all the places in Texas, it's probably the most romantic one to visit."