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Our Leadership
Teresa Weatherall Neal,
Superintendent of Schools
Teresa Weatherall Neal has worked for GRPS for 40 years. She started out as a student worker as a teenager. She has worked in numerous capacities throughout the district including as an Administrative Assistant, Coordinator of Compliance, and Co-Director of Community and Student Service. Just prior to her appointment to Superintendent, she worked as the Assistant Superintendent of Community and Student Affairs for seven years.
She has a love for both the students of Grand Rapids and the city itself. She, herself, is a product of Grand Rapids. She comes from a large family with deep roots in the City. She is proud of her education in GRPS and will brag to anyone that she attended South Middle School and graduated from Creston High School.
After starting a family, she continued her education and earned an Associate's in Arts degree from Grand Rapids Community College, a Bachelor's of Science degree in Public Administration from Grand Valley State University and a Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University. She is also a graduate of the Michigan Leadership Institute's Superintendent Leadership Academy. Superintendent Neal continuously grows her knowledge by seeking out, and encouraging her staff to seek out, the latest research in education and education reform. She truly believes that education is the greatest key to any success.
In her non-stop quest to help children and remove barriers to learning, she has been instrumental in developing and implementing some of the programs and support services we still utilize. For example, she created The Wheel of Support, the Youth Advocate Program, the Family Support Specialist Program, and many other programs and initiatives that wrap support around students in need.
In her State of the Schools Address, Superintendent Neal made a statement that seemed to resonate with many people in the District and in the community. She stated, "These are our students, our schools, and this is our City." She truly believes this and is working, and has charged her staff to work, with that statement in mind.
Larry Johnson, Assistant Superintendent Chief of Staff and Executive Director of Public Safety and School Security
Larry received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI and his Masters Degree in Police Administration, from Ferris State University. Currently, he is pursing a doctorial degree in Educational Leadership.
Larry is a former Benton Harbor MI., Lansing MI, and Retired Grand Rapids MI., Police Officer. He was also a police Sergeant with the Grand Rapids Police Department. While working for the Grand Rapids Police Department, Larry worked in the Departments Vice Unit, Recruiting and Training Unit, and was the supervisor of the Gang Intelligence and Special Response Team (SWAT). Throughout his professional career, Larry has received many awards for his actions, including the Grand Rapids Police most prestigious award, the Meritorious Service Award, for his actions in December of 1995, while involved in an undercover drug operation.
Larry Johnson was appointed Executive Director of Public Safety & School Security of the Grand Rapids Public Schools on August 15, 1997. Larry is responsible for a department that consists of 15 special (sworn) police officers and 25 security officers. Larry attended the United States Secret Services, National Threat Assessment Program. Larry was one of twenty-four individuals in the nation to attend the program, which is aimed at reducing the amount of targeted school violence in our nation schools. He is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, National Academy 218th Session in Quantico, VA.
Larry has written several articles that have been published nationally, on the issue of school safety and security and spends hundreds of hours studying and researching the causes of violence in schools. He is a sought after expert in the area of school safety and security. He has traveled throughout the nation to participate in national training conferences as well as speak on school safety issues. He has also served as a consultant to a number of school districts on school safety issues. He is very highly knowledgeable as it relates to school culture, climate and creating and maintaining a safe school environment.
In support of Superintendent Neal's academic plan he is currently overseeing school safety and security issues, including emergency response and crisis management, bomb threats and safety and security training for teachers, administrators and support staff. Recently, he was given additional responsibilities in managing the districts Management Information systems (MIS), Risk management, EEOC, FERPA, Freedom of Information, and Internal investigations divisions. Mr. Johnson is working with his teams to provide excellent customer service, provide updated and quality technology for all students and to be responsive to the needs of the community and district by being transparent in all of the departments in which he manages by eliminating barriers that impact learning.
Larry is Married and is the father of three children.
Carolyn J. Evans,
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum
Carolyn J. Evans is the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum. She has served in Grand Rapids Public Schools as a teacher, reading teacher, principal of a highly successful central city school, Director of Elementary Literacy, Director of the Reading First Grant, Executive Director of the School Leadership in the Elementary Division, Chief Academic Officer including Curriculum.
Currently, Mrs. Evans is responsible for K-12 curriculum as well as school and district common assessments, foreign language and fine arts, libraries, GRASP, and is the district Education Committee representative.
Mrs. Evans has studied with the Harvard Change Group, holds an Associate's Degree from Grand Rapids Community College, Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University, and a Masters of Arts Degree from Grand Valley State University.
She supports the superintendents' Academic Plan by developing long term strategies addressing transition to Common Core Standards, the inclusion of technology, effective use of libraries, and the reinstatement of fine arts.
Mel Atkins II,
Executive Director of Community & Student Affairs
Mel Atkins II is the Executive Director of Community & Student Affairs. He has served the Grand Rapids Public Schools as a teacher, principal, School Reform Facilitator, and Executive Director of Secondary Schools for the previous twelve years.
Currently, Mr. Atkins oversees the state and federal programs including Title I & 31a, Extending Learning (LOOP/LOFT), Counseling, Community and Student Affairs, Homeless Services, Assessment & Evaluation (A & E), and Student Information Systems (SIS).
Mr. Atkins holds of Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University with an early childhood endorsement (ZA) and a Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University.
In support of Superintendent Neal's Academic Plan, Mr. Atkins and his support team are working to develop both a short and long term plan that will focus on Community & Student affairs to directly support the Academic Plan.
Ronald Gorman,
Assistant Superintendent of Pre-K-12 Instructional Support
Ronald Gorman is the Assistant Superintendent of Pre-K-12 Instructional Support. For almost two decades, he has served the Grand Rapids Public Schools as an elementary teacher, a secondary teacher, a high school assistant principal, a high school athletic director, a K-8 principal, a high school principal, and the Executive Director of Secondary Schools.
Dr. Gorman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Aquinas College, a Master of Educational Leadership degree from Michigan State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership degree from Western Michigan University. Dr. Gorman holds Michigan Educator Certifications in English, Reading, Elementary Education, and Pre-K-12 Administration. In addition to his educational accomplishments, Dr. Gorman proudly served eight years in the United States Army Reserves.
In support of Superintendent Weatherall Neal's Transformation Plan, Dr. Gorman collaborates with principals, teachers, parents, and students to plan and facilitate research-based professional development opportunities that support quality instruction, school climate and culture, instructional leadership, assessment literacy, and high levels of student-achievement.
Ken Klomparens,
Executive Director of Facilities & Operations
Ken Klomparens, P.E., is the Executive Director of Facilities & Operations, and has served in this position since 2008. Prior to his role with GRPS, Mr. Klomparens served for nearly 18 years as the Facilities Engineer for the Gerald R. Ford International Airport and for 14 years with a major engineering consultant
Mr. Klomparens holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University in Civil Engineering, and has been licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan since 1981.
In support of Superintendent Neal's Academic Plan, Mr. Klomparens is working with facilities team members to develop both a short term and long range Facilities Plans that will focus facilities and facility management to directly support the Academic Plan.
John Helmholdt,
Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs
John Helmholdt serves as the Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs for the Grand Rapids Public Schools, the fifth largest public school district in Michigan serving nearly 19,000 students with 3,300+ employees. He is responsible for the district's internal and external communications, media relations, marketing and advertising, legislative affairs, community relations, and special projects. Prior to his service with GRPS, Helmholdt was partner and co-owner of Strategic Communications Group LLC, a Grand Rapids-based public relations firm and one of the leading political consulting firms in Michigan. His major clients included the Van Andel Institute, John McCain 2008, The Rapid-ITP, Saginaw Transit Authority, Woodrow Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institute, State Senator Bill Hardiman, State Senator Michelle McManus, Judge Bill Schuette, Attorney General Mike Cox, and many others.
Helmholdt also served as a lobbyist and political affairs manager for the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, legislative aide for State Representatives Scott Shackleton and Michelle McManus, and finance director for the McManus for Congress Committee. While in college, he worked as an administrative assistant for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan and interned for Senate Majority Leader Dick Posthumus. He attended James Madison College at Michigan State University, majoring in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy with a minor in Political Science/Public Administration. In addition to his work with GRPS, Helmholdt is vice president and co-owner of The Political Winery LLC, a Michigan-based wine business.
In November 2007 and again in November 2009 and November 2010, Helmholdt was named among the "Top 40 Under Forty Business Leaders" by the Grand Rapids Business Journal. In November 2008, the Grand Rapids Magazine listed him among the 20 young leaders of "The Creative Class" who are "shaping the future of Grand Rapids – and beyond."
He is a member of the Grand Valley Metropolitan Council, the Friends of West Michigan Business Political Action Committee, and the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce's Policy and Education/Workforce Development Committees and was recently appointed to the Kent County Zoo Transition Committee.
Mayda Bahamonde-Gunnell,
Executive Director for Leadership Middle School, Equity & Inclusion, and English Language Learners Program
Mayda Bahamonde-Gunnell is the Executive Director for Leadership Middle School, Equity & Inclusion, and English Language Learners Program. During the past 26 years, she has served the Grand Rapids Public Schools as an elementary teacher, elementary principal, and the Executive Director of Elementary Schools.
Dr. Gunnell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Peter's College, a Master of Education degree from Kean University, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University.
In support of Superintendent Neal's academic plan, Dr. Gunnell is working with middle school principals, teachers, coaches and curriculum coordinators to create a Vision of Quality Teaching and Learning for GRPS Middle Schools, English Language Learners Program, and the development of the Equity and Inclusion Department. This plan will provide a targeted instructional focus to all Grand Rapids Public Schools' stakeholders and prepare students for college and career readiness.
Mary Jo Kuhlman,
Assistant Superintendent of Organizational Learning
Mary Jo Kuhlman is currently an administrator with Grand Rapids Public Schools as an Assistant Superintendent, Organizational Learning. She has worked with the school district for the past ten years. GRPS is the 5th largest urban district in Michigan.
Mary Jo Kuhlman holds a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Michigan State University. In addition, she has furthered her studies with organizational development at Aquinas College and professional organizations of Dialogos, Prescening Institute, Fifth Discipline – Learning Organization, Harvard's Change Leadership Group and Cambridge Leadership Associates on adaptive leadership.
Mary Jo Kuhlman's career experiences with organizational development include foundations, non-profit, business community, higher education and PreK-12 public schools. Mary Jo has been an administrator and teacher in K-12 education for over 30 years.
Kurt D. Johnson,
Executive Director of K-12 Athletics, K-12 Physical Education Supervisor, K-12 Student Activities and Dual Enrollment
Kurt D. Johnson has served the district for 18 years. In his time here, he has spent multiple years in each division as an administrator (6 years as assistant administrator elementary, 3 years as assistant principal middle school, 4 years as high school principal and 5 years in central office administration). He is a product of the Grand Rapids Public Schools attending all GRPS schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade. He graduated from Ottawa Hills High School where he was an All-State athlete in Track and Field and participated in a record-breaking performance in that sport.
Kurt attended Los Angeles Southwest College (Los Angeles, CA), Howard University (Washington, DC) and Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI). He holds an Associates of Arts Degree, Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Arts Degree. Kurt completed training for school reform under the Comer Model at Yale University (New Haven, CT). He plans to continue his studies and attain a terminal degree, Doctorate of Education Leadership.
Kurt currently serves as Executive Director of K-12 Athletics, K-12 Physical Education Supervisor, K-12 Student Activities and Dual Enrollment.
In support of Superintendent Teresa Weatherall-Neal's Academic Plan, Kurt is placing a focus on ensuring that extra-curricular staff has more than a working knowledge of academic achievement thereby supporting the whole student. He will also continue to work to expand and bring new opportunities and activities for students in physical education and dual enrollment/early college.
Born a musician, Kurt enjoys performing, spending time with family and publically speaking about contemporary educational issues.
Sharron M. Pitts,
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources & General Counsel
Sharron leads the GRPS Human Resources & Legal Services Department. Sharron has over 17 years of experience working in a K-12 environment, having served as the General Counsel and Chief of Staff in a large urban school system prior to joining the GRPS team. Sharron has been a lawyer for 35 years specializing in the areas of employment law and litigation. Sharron also has extensive experience in strategic planning, organizational development and process improvement. Sharron has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor degree from Wayne State University School of Law. Sharron is an active member of the Michigan, Georgia, and Florida Bar Associations, a member of the Floyd Skinner Bar Association, the Michigan Bar Association, the National and Michigan Council of School Attorneys and a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Matthew Beresford,
Executive Director of Early Childhood and select PK-5 / PK-8 Schools
Matthew Beresford is the Executive Director of Early Childhood and select PK-5 / PK-8 schools. For over 10 years, Mr. Beresford has proudly served the Grand Rapids Public Schools as a teacher, Early Childhood Director, and Executive Director.
Mr. Beresford brings a world-view to GRPS from his first career in telecommunications serving in the U.S. Navy and various commercial companies. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Ferris State University and holds a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University.
In support of Superintendent Neal's academic plan, Mr. Beresford is working with elementary school principals, teachers, coaches and curriculum coordinators to create a Vision of Quality Teaching and Learning for GRPS Elementary Schools. This plan will provide a targeted instructional focus to all Grand Rapids Public Schools' stakeholders and prepare students for college and career readiness.
Laura LaMore is Executive Director for Special Education and Early Intervention Services, and Section 504 for the Grand Rapids Public Schools. She has over 30 years' experience in teaching, learning and administration. Laura graduated from University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown (B.S., 1983); University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (MEd, 1984); Grand Valley State University (Supervisor and Director Approval, 2010); Grand Valley State University (Central Office Administration Certificate, 2014); and completed coursework for Doctoral Studies (Wayne State University, 2009). Laura is a former Teacher, Teacher Consultant, Principal, Planner Monitor, Consultant for the Policy Unit of the Michigan Department of Education, ISD Director, and is an SCAO Trained Mediator for the State of Michigan. Laura is a member of the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education (MAASE), Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE), Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), National Civility Center, and League of Women's Voters.


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"Odair" Surname
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Frequency of "Odair" Surname in the US
2000 US Census
The surname "Odair" is not included in the US Census Bureau's ranking of surnames with 100 or more people. Since fewer than 100 people with this surname were included in the 2000 Census, it is relatively uncommon.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
1990 US Census
Accoring to the US Census Bureau, "Odair" ranked #69,533 in frequency out of 88,799 surnames for which statistics were released from the 1990 Census.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 1990 Census", US Census Bureau.
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WALTHAM, Mass.- The Brandeis women's basketball team fell tonight against 16th-ranked Emory University in University Athletic Association (UAA) play at Red Auerbach Arena, 66-52. The Judges struggled to find their shooting stroke in the first half and the Eagles took advantage by taking an early lead. Brandeis was not able to recover and moved to 7-12 (1-7 UAA) on the year while Emory improved to 17-2 (7-1 UAA).
In the first period, the Judges took the lead on the first bucket of the game as sophomore guard Hannah Cain (Gloucester, Mass./ Gloucester) drove through the lane and finished with a layup. Brandeis hung tough for the next seven minutes after two free throws from junior guard Kasey Dean (Southbury, Conn./ Pomperaug) made it a one point game at 11-10 with 13:12 remaining. From there the Eagles took over, reeling off nine straight points to break the game open. Emory would build a lead as big as 15 on a layup by senior forward Misha Jackson (Atlanta, Ga./ St. Pius X) with 1:18 on the clock. Still, the Judges went into the break down 31-18 after two more from Dean at the charity stripe.
In the second half, Emory did not let up. After Cain drained a shot from downtown to bring Brandeis within 14 at 41-27, the Eagles went on a 13-2 run to seal the game. A jumper by Jackson with 10:55 to go gave Emory its largest lead of the game, 54-29. The Judges did have a run of their own, scoring the last eight points of the game with rookie guard Samantha Mancinelli (Durham, Conn./ Coginchaug Regional) scoring six in that stretch to make the final score 66-52.
Cain and Dean led the Judges with nine points each while senior forward Samantha Anderson (Johnsonville, N.Y./ Hoosic Valley) chipped in eight and senior forward Erika Higginbottom (Millbury, Mass./ Worcester Acad.) and Mancinelli added seven apiece. Cain earned team-high honors with seven rebounds and Mancinelli pulled down another five. Dean led the squad with two assists while Mancinelli had a team-high two steals. Brandeis had a strong game on the glass, outrebounding Emory 49-24.
For the Eagles, junior guard Savannah Morgan (San Jose, Calif./ Presentation) had a game-high 15 points as Jackson joined her in double-digits with 11. Jackson also led Emory with seven rebounds while junior guard Selena Castillo (Tampa, Fla./ Academy of the Holy Names) and classmate guard Hannah Lilly (Mercer Island, Wash./ Mercer Island) tied for team-high honors with four assists. Jackson had a game-high three blocks and rookie guard Khadijah Sayyid (Longmont, Colo./ Peak to Peak) led the squad with five steals. The Eagles had a smothering defensive performance, forcing 24 turnovers and turning them into 29 points while only giving up the ball nine times themselves.
Brandeis continues their UAA slate against the University of Rochester at Red Auerbach Arena on Sunday February 3rd with a 2:00 p.m. tip off. Emory faces off against NYU on the road on Sunday February 3rd with a 2:00 p.m. tip off in UAA action.


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We love trees—they provide food and shelter for wildlife, filter pollution, provide cleaner air and cooler summer temperatures, increase property values, and reduce polluted runoff. But developers in Maryland are clearing forests at an unsustainable rate.
Join us for our FCA Rally Your Reps Day, where we'll advocate for a stronger Forest Conservation Act (FCA) in Maryland!
Maryland's Forest Conservation Act, a 24-year-old Maryland law, is supposed to protect forests from over-development by requiring builders to preserve the best forests on development sites. The law has slowed forest clearance during some development, but in areas where development pressure is intense and forests are considerable, builders have cut down more than 40 percent of the forests, on average. Few, if any, acres are replanted.
There are many ways we could improve the FCA and save more forests from bulldozers. Join us in Annapolis to urge our elected officials to update the Forest Conservation Act to protect Maryland's most ecologically vulnerable forests!
Event details: We're kicking the day off at 8:30 a.m. (doors open at 8:15) with breakfast and a legislative update from CBF staff. From there, we'll meet with our legislators and ask them to support HB 766/Senate bill 610, for a stronger and more effective FCA.


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Ones To Watch in Seoul
By ITU Admin on 03/05/10 at 4:01 pm
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A preview of the second round of the series and the main contenders
The world's top triathletes head to Seoul, Korea this weekend for the second round of the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series, marking only the second time an ITU event has been staged in Korea's capital. Home to over ten million people, Seoul will be the largest city to host an ITU event in 2010.
The Han River Park in the heart of the Yeoido Financial Centre will act as race headquarters, providing athletes with sweeping views of Seoul's world-renowned architecture throughout the race. Seoul was recently named the 2010 World Design Capital in recognition of the city's stunning modern architecture.
Fifty-six women are on the start list for Saturday's race and none are generating more pre-race buzz than 22-year-old Chilean Barbara Riveros Diaz, who pulled off the surprise win at the Series opener in Sydney. In Seoul, Riveros Diaz will have the opportunity to prove that her upset win Down Under was no fluke. One thing is for certain—if the fast-running Chilean can hang with the front pack off the bike, she'll be a threat to take the race on the run once again.
As strong as Riveros Diaz was in Sydney, when it comes time to pick a race favourite in the women's contest, it's hard to pick anyone but defending ITU World Champion Emma Moffatt of Australia. Moffatt finished third in the Sydney, an impressive accomplishment given that her early season training was slowed by a broken shoulder in February.
But Moffatt won't be the only Emma from Australia in Seoul, as 2008 Beijing Olympic champion Emma Snowsill looks to make her comeback this weekend. Snowsill has been sidelined with a virus and was forced to sit out the Mooloolaba World Cup and the Series opener in Sydney.
Another to keep an eye on is perennial podium contender Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand, who found herself in the middle of the three-woman sprint to the line in Sydney. Hewitt appears in top form entering this season, after starting off the season with a win at the Oceania Championships in Wellington and a runner-up finish in Sydney.
Others to watch for on Sunday include Sweden's Lisa Norden, who finished as the runner-up to Moffatt in last year's world rankings and Switzerland's Daniela Ryf, who finished ninth in Sydney.
Sixty-five men are set to start in the men's contest and all eyes are on Kiwi Bevan Docherty, who ran away from the field to win the Series opener four weeks ago. After a disappointing end to the season last year, Docherty will be anxious to score another Series win, which will put the veteran well on the way to bettering his 13th-place world ranking from 2009.
Making things tough for Docherty will be Spaniard Javier Gomez, who finished second in the world rankings last year but was forced to sit out the 2010 Series opener in Sydney due to a hip injury. The hip has since healed and that means Gomez will be looking to make up for lost points in Seoul.
Currently sitting in second in the world rankings is Russian youngster Alexander Brukhankov, who finished just six seconds behind Docherty in Sydney and posted the day's fastest run split. While the Russian has yet to win a major event, a sub 31-minute 10K on a tough course in Sydney proves he can run with the best of them. Brukhankov's countryman, Dmitry Polyansky is also looking strong after finishing fourth in Sydney, and he'll no doubt look to push the pace in the swim and lead out of the water.
As was the case in Sydney, two Olympic champions are on the start list in Seoul in the form of Canadian Simon Whitfield and Germany's Jan Frodeno. Whitfield had a solid 2010 debut, finishing fifth in Sydney, while Frodeno was relegated to a disappointing 32nd-place showing after a bike crash entering the second transition.
Competitors will also have their eyes on Americans Hunter Kemper and Matt Chrabot, both of whom managed brief breakaways in Sydney. Chrabot and Kemper went on to finish 9th and 10th, respectively. Reigning duathlon world champion Jarrod Shoemaker rounds out the strong American contingent in Seoul.
While the Russians and Americans have fielded strong teams for Seoul, perhaps the toughest competition in the men's race will come from the French squad, headlined by third-place Sydney finisher David Hauss. Countryman Tony Moulai was at the front for the majority of the run en route to finishing sixth, while France's top performer from the 2009 season, Laurent Vidal, finished eighth Down Under.
Be sure to tune into triathlonlive.tv on May 8 to catch all the racing action from Seoul as it happens. The women's event kicks off at 10am local time with the men to follow at 1pm.
Find more details about this event - 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series Seoul


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Giving to Bucknell
Learn more about giving to Bucknell.
The Bucknell Investment Office serves an important role within the University by executing multiple responsibilities:
Learn more about giving to Bucknell.
Have some questions about the Endowment Management Model? See our FAQ page.FAQ: The Endowment Management Model
Meet Our StaffInvestment Office Staff
The Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) is a two-semester experiential course in which a select group of Bucknell seniors and 2nd semester juniors manages approximately $1.7 million of Bucknell's endowment in two funds.Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF)
The Bucknell Investment Committee is a key component of the multi-level fiduciary approach employed to steward the endowment and operating investments of the University. The Investment Committee is a subset of the University's Board of Trustees, and meets regularly with the Investment Office and external advisors to confer on the state of the financial markets and strategic positioning of the University's investments. The Investment Committee is typically comprised of six to eight voting members with strong backgrounds in various areas of investment management including real estate, global asset allocation, individual security analysis, equity portfolio management and private equity. The Committee's 100+ years of aggregate investment experience offer an invaluable contribution to the management of Bucknell's endowed assets.
Spring 2019 Endowment Report
"In the midst of the broad equity market declines through December, the pooled endowment returned -4.4 percent with the total market value of the endowment declining to $805 million as of Dec. 31, 2018. We have subsequently participated in the market rally thus far in 2019 and as of this writing have recovered all of the losses from the first half of the fiscal year. But we recognize the resilience of our portfolio is not measured in months, and we remain steadfastly focused on meeting our long-term objectives of providing a steady and growing stream of resources to support the educational mission of the University."
- John R. Luthi '04, Director of InvestmentsBucknell University Endowment Report: Spring 2019 (pdf)
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Those words certainly apply to the Bucknell legacy created by Benard (Ben) Sampson '69, P'96, whose commitment to the student experience has helped shape the lives of Bucknellians both in and out of the classroom.Fall 2015 Endowment Report (pdf)
Laureen Leptinsky Costa '90 and Michael Costa '91 are not unlike many other Bucknell alumni. As students, they were involved in University life and, after graduation, continued to engage with Bucknell, supporting the school with their gifts of time and treasure. What sets them apart from the typical donor, however, is a very intentional approach to giving.Fall 2014 Endowment Report (pdf)
The John Miller MG 101 Program Endowment provides funds for Management 101 (MGMT101), Bucknell's collaborative, experiential organization and management project course. The course offers students organizational and managerial experience as a basis for critical thinking about how the key institutions of society are organized and governed.Fall 2013 Endowment Report (pdf)
The William C. and Gertrude B. Emmitt Memorial Chair in Biomedical Engineering, created in 2002, allowed Bucknell to establish biomedical engineering as a major in the College of Engineering.Fall 2012 Endowment Report (pdf)
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- Horace Slughorn: "I was just telling young Marcus here that I had the pleasure of teaching his Uncle Damocles. Outstanding wizard, outstanding, and his Order of Merlin most well-deserved. Do you see much of your uncle, Marcus?"
- Marcus Belby: "Not… not much of him, no."
- Horace Slughorn: "Well, of course, I daresay he's busy. I doubt he invented the Wolfsbane Potion without considerable hard work!"
- Marcus Belby: "I suppose… Er… he and my dad don't get on very well, you see, so I don't really know much about…"
- — Horace Slughorn and Belby's quick exchange aboard the Hogwarts Express[src]
Marcus Belby (born c. 1979) was a wizard, and a Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1990 to 1997, a year above the famous Harry Potter.
Marcus was the nephew of Damocles Belby, the noted potioneer who developed the Wolfsbane Potion in the late 20th century. For this reason, Horace Slughorn considered inviting Belby to his Slug Club supper parties in the 1996-1997 school year, but given that he did not see much of his uncle, Slughorn was never seen giving him much attention.
Early life
Marcus Belby was born in around 1979,[1] somewhere in the British Isles, to the wizarding Belby family.
He was the son of Mr Belby, and the nephew of Damocles Belby: a celebrated, Order of Merlin-awarded potioneer who, in the last quarter of the 20th century, developed the Wolfsbane Potion,[1] a potion that was able to relieve (but not cure) the effects of lycanthropy.[2][3] Marcus did not, however, have much contact with his famous uncle, because his father was not on good terms with him.[1]
Belby received his Hogwarts acceptance letter at the age of eleven, and enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1990, the day in which he was sorted into Ravenclaw.[1]
Seventh year
- Ginny Weasley: "I'm sorry, I'm not usually late"
- Horace Slughorn: "No matter, just in time for dessert — that is, if Belby's left you any!"
- — Horace Slughorn chuckling about Belby as Ginny arrives late at a Slug Club supper party.[src]
Marcus Belby came aboard the Hogwarts Express on the morning of 1 September, 1996 to travel to Hogwarts Castle, where he would attend his seventh and N.E.W.T.-level year. Once at the train, he received an invitation for "a bite of lunch" in Compartment C from the new Potions Master, Horace E. F. Slughorn. He got there, and gave a nervous, strained smile to Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom upon their arrival.[1]
Slughorn, who had packed his own lunch (as the Honeydukes Express, the food trolley, was heavy on liquorice wands, and "a poor old man's digestive system isn't quite up to such things") offered Belby half a cold pheasant first, and they started talking about his uncle, Damocles, and his outstanding achievement. When the professor asked him if he saw his uncle often, Belby tried to answer in haste, and choke on a mouthful of pheasant. Slughorn cleared his airways with a spell, only to hear that Belby's father did not get on very well with his uncle and, as such, he did not know much about him. Slughorn became uninterested in him and turned to Cormac McLaggen instead, missing out on Belby when he was offering around a small tray of pies.[1]
Belby would still be invited to one of the Slug Club's supper parties. Over ice cream, a matter in which Belby seemed to be more interested than the conversation, the subject turned to his uncle once again, and when Belby said his father claimed "the only potion worth having is a stiff one at the end of the day", Slughorn changed the subject abruptly and questioned Hermione Granger about her parents' professions (Dentistry) in the Muggle world. When Ginny Weasley arrived later during dessert, Slughorn cracked a joke about Belby leaving no ice cream for her.[4]
Later in the year, on 20 December, 1996, Slughorn had Belby handing out towels in the loo while he hosted a Christmas party for the Slug Club in his office.[5]
At the end of his seventh year, Albus Dumbledore was killed by Severus Snape, it was unknown if Marcus attended the Funeral of Albus Dumbledore just as most of his other housemates did.
Later life
It is unknown if he returned to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts or if he survived the Second Wizarding War.
Behind the scenes
- Marcus Belby was played by Robert Knox in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- On 24 May 2008, the actor playing Belby, Robert Knox, was stabbed to death by Karl Bishop outside the Metro bar next to the suburban rail station in Sidcup, London, while defending his younger brother. At the world première of the film he played in, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, all of his former fellow cast members wore white ribbons in his memory.[6][7][8] On 4 March, 2009, BBC reported that Karl Bishop had been convicted or found guilty of Knox's murder.[9] The next day, Bishop was given a life sentence for that conviction.[10] Video of Robert's parents speaking after the conviction can be seen via this link.
- Despite being described in the book as thin and nervous-looking, he is portrayed in the film as gluttonous and impolite, speaking with his mouth full of profiteroles as he shovels it into his mouth at the meeting of the Slug Club; he also has a rather round face, possibly hinting that he may be fat.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, unlike the book and film, Belby makes it to the Slug Club.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 8 (Flight of the Fat Lady)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 18 (Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - Chapter 12
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - Chapter 16
- ↑ Robert Knox on imDB
- ↑ Family of murdered Robert Knox speak out
- ↑ Potter film actor killed during fight.
- ↑ Bishop found guilty of murdering Knox
- ↑ SnitchSeeker.com: Rob Knox murderer jailed for life


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The Frog Princess has been
keeping a weather calendar
on our fridge this month.
She is supposed to add up
the rainy days for April.
It has been fun
listening her little
weather reports each day.
The calendar has also been
a handy reminder for my
own garden watering needs.
It's quite handy for senile moms!
If I can't remember how many days
it has been since our last rain,
I just check her calendar.
We may continue this
little lesson for the summer.
It would be
fun to do for a year
and then continue
the following year like a
home-made Farmer's Almanac!


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A final environmental impact statement on the Navy�s plans to increase at-sea training off the East Coast is available for the public�s review.
A final environmental impact statement on the Navy�s plans to increase at-sea training off the East Coast is available for the public�s review.
The Navy released the EIS report for the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing area, which includes waters off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 30 following a process that began three years ago and included public comment periods and informational meetings that included local sessions.
The plan would roughly double training capacity in the ATFF region, but that doesn�t mean twice the amount of training activities will take place.
Mary Gardner of Swansboro attended a public hearing the Navy held in Swansboro last year to provide information about the plans and with the release of the final report, she�s not pleased to hear such training will be taking place.
She�s concerns about the impact depth charges and sonar will have on whales, dolphins and other marine animals as well as damage to the ocean floor.
Gardner believes training can be accomplished through simulation.
�I don�t think we need any more destruction of the ocean floor,� she said.
But there are plans for new and increased levels of training. Under the preferred alternative, the planned training activities include:
n Conducting additional surface-to-surface, surface-to-air and anti-submarine warfare activities during post-delivery test and trial and during training;
n An increase in air combat maneuver events in the Key West Range Complex
n Introduction of surface ships outfitted with kinetic energy weapon capability, and training for this new weapon system;
n Performance of additional training with unmanned vehicles in support of mine warfare and of civilian port defense missions in commercial and civilian ports. Events would occur at various East Coast and Gulf of Mexico locations.
These and other activities involve the use of explosives and active sonar. Potential impacts of these on marine mammal populations have been a primary concern expressed in public meetings.
The report summary notes that there will be an increase in cumulative impacts from past, present and future training but says they remain low compared to other human causes, such as commercial vessel ship strikes, entanglement, ocean pollution and bycatch.
Navy officials have said the impacts will most likely be temporary behavioral changes.
�The Navy�s analysis indicates that while large numbers of marine mammals may be affected by sonar and explosives activities, over 99.9 percent of the animals affected will experience only temporary behavioral effects that do not result in injury,� said Navy Rear Adm. Kevin Slates, director of the Chief of Naval Operation Energy and Environmental Readiness Division, in a news release announcing the release of the EIS documents.
The EIS comes in advance of the Navy applying for Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act permits from regulatory agencies to authorize it to continue training in the area from 2014 to 2019.
The full report can be viewed online at aftteis.com.
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Fix Your Chevy's Ill-Handing Steering With A Brand-New Bolt-In Steering Box From Classic Performance Products.
Whether you dig the Pro-Touring movement, and its attendant propensity for big g-force turns or not, you will at some point need to turn the corner. Even drag racers need to turn, and if your tires don't mimic the directional input of the steering wheel, you, my friend, are in serious trouble. Virtually all muscle cars were equipped with recirculating ball and nut steering (sometimes called worm and sector). This type of steering box was almost universal in domestic cars through the 1980s; they're simple, they work, and their universal nature means they're compatible in cars of widely varying vintage (read: easy bolt-on).
The original steering box in our '75 Laguna project car is a recirculating ball-type box-no surprise there. It's also no surprise that after 34 years, it's a bit tired. A worn steering box can be dangerous-even fatal-if not rebuilt or replaced. Fortunately, worn steering boxes of this design have some pretty specific symptoms that you can be on the lookout for. Let's take a peek at how the recirculating ball steering mechanism works, and see where problems can arise.
The box's input shaft is mechanically linked to a worm gear inside a block. The block and the gear both have a spiral, cylindrical channel milled in their mating surfaces that ball bearings ride in. When the worm gear is turned by the steering wheel, the block moves in relation to the rest of the chassis; a sector gear on its side acts on the gear teeth of a shaft that splines to the pitman arm. In a traditional worm gear, the mating faces between the worm gear and the nut (i.e. block) are in direct contact, but in a recirculating ball worm gear, the ball bearings take the brunt of the contact force in order to reduce friction, and to reduce slop in the gear assembly. This is a very tight tolerance setup, but over time, the channel and the ball bearings themselves, become worn. As the balls make contact, they ride up on each other, accelerating the wear on the balls and their worm channel. This can be felt in the steering wheel as a brief resistance to being turned, sometimes when you need it most. The resistance stutters on and off as you turn, and becomes worse with increased input effort. Another negative effect of ball and channel wear is that the slop increases as the clearance loosens up. At best, it causes a numb on-center feel with a continual need for correction to drive straight, and at worst, it can cause a loss of control.
So here we were with a 34-year-old gearbox sporting a bad attitude. It bore all the symptoms of a dying box: a jerky resistance to being turned, lots of on-center slop, and the occasional loss of hydraulic boost when turned in one direction. This last trait was symptomatic of a worn-out rotary valve, which is responsible for directing hydraulic pressure to either side of the worm block. Simultaneous to this, we received news that Classic Performance Products (CPP) had just released a new 500 Series gearbox. The timing seemed too perfect to be a coincidence.
CPP's Series 500 steering box is an all-new (not remanufactured) unit that is a direct bolt-in for most Chevrolets. Currently, CPP has Series 500 gearboxes to fit '55-57 Chevy, '58-64 Chevy, Nova, Camaro, Chevelle, and full-size Chevy through 1970. They also have one to fit our '75 Chevy Laguna, which fits all '73-77 GM A-bodies. CPP's Series 500 box has an updated spool valve, which endows the box with a sharper, more rack-and-pinion-type feel. While the folks at CPP could've chosen to produce their Series 500 box with a more aggressive 12:1 ratio or a stock 18:1 ratio, they wisely gave it a 14:1 ratio, which is a great compromise between laid-back cruising, and hard-core autocrossing. The 14:1 steering ratio of the Series 500 keeps it comfortable to drive, while providing much better steering feel and road feedback than stock.
Those of you who have been around the block with steering box replacements before will be pleased to know that the Series 500 is a true bolt-on-and we mean that in the sense that you won't need to chase special hardware, fittings, or couplings. The Series 500 is a three-bolt box that attaches in the stock location with the stock fasteners. No biggie there, as most aftermarket boxes claim that as well. The box employs a 3/4-inch, 30-spline input shaft, which is the most common. CPP offers the proper rag joint (PN RJC-730R) for $49 extra, which is highly recommended. Put one more check in the column for CPP. Best of all, Series 500 boxes come with the appropriate adapters to work with your existing hydraulic feed and return lines. This means older compression-style, flared-end fluid lines can easily mate to the late-model O-ring-type ports in the Series 500 box. No need to build or buy new hoses or track down adapters of dubious quality. Awesome!
CPP's Series 500 steering box costs $379, which includes the adapter fittings and an attractive (and protective) aluminum sector gear cover. With those features at that price, we knew the Series 500 was the right choice for our aging Laguna. We needed a box that would thrive on the highway, not needing excessive directional correction to stay on course. We also wanted something a bit more aggressive than stock, so we could hit the road course or autocross without too much sawing at the wheel. The Series 500 sounded perfect, and fit the bill for an easy installation too. Having used CPP products in the past with our Street Sweeper '68 Chevelle, we knew the quality would be outstanding, and we wouldn't be disappointed this time either.
We set up an appointment with CPP, and brought our Laguna to their facility for a quick morning installation. It took about two hours for CPP technician Craig Chaffers to make the swap, and there were zero surprises. Back on the road in time for lunch, the Laguna was the poster boy for directional control, as the Series 500 box worked in perfect concert with the new Global West suspension. Gone was the slop of our original "widow maker" box, and in its place was a razor-sharp feel with confidence-inspiring cornering. As with the Global West suspension, the Series 500 box had the effect of making the car feel lighter and more "tossable," which was an unexpected surprise. Before hitting the highway, we were concerned that such a sharp-feeling box might dart around too much at high speed. Once we hit the freeway, we discovered that the Series 500 aimed straight as an arrow, needing little to no correction to stay on track.
If you are contemplating a steering upgrade for your aging stock steering box, and you don't want to pay a lot of money for a rack-and-pinion conversion (or you don't need anything that hard core), the CPP Series 500 should be perfect for you. It's got a tight, sporting feel without the "dartiness" of some fast-ratio boxes. It's simple and easy to install, and it won't break your bank. Plus, the all-new construction and high quality will keep it rolling down the road for decades to come.
|PHR Issue:
|'75 Chevy Laguna
|Oct. 2008
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|Feb. 2009
|Sherwin Williams paint, materials, and labor
|March 2009
|Makeover (tires, wheels, graphics, seats, etc.)
|April 2009
|408ci solid-roller small-block
|May 2009
|Global West rear suspension
|June 2009
|Global West front suspension
|July 2009
|Global West front brake upgrade
|Sept. 2009
|Engine and trans installation
|Oct. 2009
|Dr. Gas side-exit NASCAR exhaust
|Nov. 2009
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Burn:Cycle - Would-be interactive movie is CD-i's high-water mark
>> Sunday, August 5, 2007
Sol Cutter's latest data theft has gone straight to his head, along with the deadly vius BURN:CYCLE. Even now, the virus is eating his brain from the inside out. As Sol Cutter you have two hours to deactivate the virus by using your brain - while you still have one. BURN:CYCLE features state of the art fully digitised live action sequences, magically surreal 3D environments, and interactive gameplay of mind-blowing speed and sphistication. It's the most beautiful CD-i game which doesn't require the Digital Video Cartridge. It's the mark of the "Interactive Movie". Read on for the full review!
Burn:Cycle is a revolutionary game for the simple reason that it is less of a game and more of that holy-grail of new-media synthesis: the interactive movie.
On the surface, it looks like a cyberpunk extension of The 7th Guest. The clean interface consists of a first-person perspective with an on-screen cursor that changes into an arrow (indicating possible movement), cross- hairs (for shooting or selecting objects), a hand (for picking up objects), and other abilities or tools, depending on the context.
But the key difference is that whereas 7th Guest had classic puzzles with just enough story to hold it together, Burn:Cycle takes the opposite tack. The story comes first in this title, with such adventure-game staples as puzzles, searching, bartering, shooting, etc., serving only to advance the story.
That's a pretty risky approach when you consider how absolutely wretched most adventure-game story lines are. Generally, they consist of:
1. You are pretty-boy prince who must rescue the beautiful kidnapped princess.
2. You are the noble young knight/elf/hobbit/fuzzy-bunny who must go on a quest to recover a powerful object.
3. Whatever happened in the movie that the game is based on.
Burn:Cycle's basic hook is a high-concept premise: you're Sol Cutter, a data thief who's just downloaded a computer virus that has spread to your brain, and it will kill you in exactly two hours. Oh, and the people you just stole that data from are swarming towards you with guns. Who got the virus in your head, how'd they do it, how do you get it out, and what does it all mean? It's a great idea, combining classic paranoia (from Kafka's The Trial to TV's The Prisoner) with the aesthetics and nihilistic world-view of the cyberpunk genre.
Ordinarily, of course, you don't talk about aesthetics and story-lines in a game. But here, the whole really is more than the sum of its parts. The acting and writing create a believable and interesting world, while the pasting of the low-resolution actors onto computer-rendered backgrounds makes for a unique look -- one that's appropriately hi-tech and inhuman.
Furthermore, the plot developments are well-conceived so that you keep with the game and have a sense you're getting somewhere. You learn more about other characters and your world, through conversations and video ''cut scenes'' that advance the plot. The game has an interesting design in that you have an ability to determine what parts of the world you want to visit and interact with (non-linear media), but still has a traditional plot development as you accomplish important tasks and make discoveries (linear media).
At first, it may seem like the average wandering-around adventure game when you get to the city, but things start happening after you meet Gala, and really pick up steam once you get into the ''televerse''.
Technically, Burn:Cycle pushes the CD-i's capabilities and is a powerful statement of what the base-case machine can do. It rarely takes more than a second for the disc to bring up video scenes, jump from place to place, etc. The video is also surprisingly good for base case -- the hard- edged compression is evident, but visually appropriate against computer- rendered backgrounds.
Lots of nice touches throughout: initial pressings include an audio-CD soundtrack by British TV and film composer Simon Boswell. The disc comes in a fold-out box that also includes a packet of e-mail messages to Cutter that may help explain characters' motives and reveal the Big Picture.
Games can be saved any time your cursor is active and take about 9% of your player's memory each. You can also re-view the last video sequence to listen for clues, hints, definitions, and revelations you missed the first time.
So who wouldn't like Burn:Cycle? For one thing, people who've played lots of adventure games. I don't think they'll get it. They'll get to the puzzles, which are generally quite simple, and wonder what the big deal is. Of course, I think ''the deal'' is as much the story as it is the game elements. Burn:Cycle is a pretty easy game to finish, and if you get into the story, that's a good thing. Who'd watch a movie that took 20 hours of frustration to get to the end of?
To its credit, Burn:Cycle is unapologetically violent, scary, profane, and cynical. Those stylistic elements fit the plot-theme of the work, but there are certainly people who don't care for such R-rated fare, and they'd be best to avoid the title entirely.
I'll admit to one gripe about the game elements -- too many of the action sequences and even some of the puzzles have lethal consequences for failure. I'd thought we'd gotten away from the ''Zork'' tradition of killing the player every time he or she does something wrong, which in turn places an inordinate importance on saving the game every time you do something right. For example, a guard paces outside the hotel. How are you to know he'll kill you if you approach him? And what happens if you haven't saved your game? Frustration! Furthermore, this doesn't have to be a lethal threat -- he could just shoot at you and you'd watch Cutter dodge and maybe do a voice-over hint about needing some help to get past the guard.
Still, Burn:Cycle is a revolutionary title, one that goes ''outside the box'' by moving from adventure game to interactive story. At its best, it's art.
Credits: Chris Adamson, Daan, CD-i Collective, The World of CD-i


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From growth media to news media
What happens when a microbiologist ventures out of the lab to work as a science journalist? The British Science Association Media Fellowship scheme gives scientists the opportunity to discover what it is like to work in the media and find out how reporters go about translating scientific research into something the public can digest. Kathryn Lougheed visited Nature News.
The British media doesn't always get painted in the most positive of lights. With certain publications preferring to focus on gossip rather than actual facts, it can be difficult to know whether we can believe anything we read. When it comes to science journalism, it is occasionally frustrating for a working scientist to see research reported in a way that leans far more towards sensationalism than actual science.
So when I read about a British Science Association scheme to spend a few weeks working in a media organisation, I figured it would be a good opportunity to learn a bit more about how scientific research gets mangled into news, in addition to being a fun mini-holiday from the lab. I had definitely underestimated how hard it would be to hang up my pipettes and pretend to be a journalist for a month.
My media host was Nature News. When it comes to news outlets, I like to think of the tabloids as late night kebabs — they likely contain things that a human being shouldn't be ingesting but can be kind of tasty if you block out just how bad they are for you. Nature News, however, is the equivalent of those vegetable juices containing wheatgrass and ginseng—a little bit serious and I'm never sure whether I'm actually meant to enjoy them or just become a better person by consuming them.
The first thing I got to write about was how dogs shake themselves dry, which came as a bit of a surprise to me. I had thought that one of the requirements for working at Nature was a lack of humour when it comes to science news. Turns out I was completely wrong. They just have these things known as Standards, in which they put a huge amount of effort into only reporting things that are not rubbish and getting all their facts correct. Nature News: 1, Kat: 0.
One of the most interesting parts of the placement was learning what actually constitutes news. Of all the scientific articles coming out every day, few tell a complete enough story to be interesting to readers. On top of that, the research reported has to be of the highest quality—much of the job was phoning up experts in the field to get their opinion on whether the conclusions of the paper are justified. It's funny how low down on the scale of importantness the actual writing part seemed to figure in being a journalist.
A big difference I noticed between publications such as the Guardian or the BBC and Nature News was the kind of research deemed newsworthy. The final week of the placement was spent at the British Science Festival in the greyest city in the world, Aberdeen, along with all the other lovely media fellows and most of their media hosts. While everyone else was typing away to get their stories from the festival back to their offices, I was left feeling slightly abandoned. Nature didn't want to cover anything from the festival and, to be honest, I could see their point. It was kind of surprising seeing newspapers I read myself reporting research that either wasn't that new or unique, or which (I probably shouldn't say this) wasn't very good. Clearly, Nature had succeeded in turning me into more of a news snob than I already was.
Yet despite all my efforts at adhering to Nature's high standards, I still managed to publish one article during the first week of my placement that several readers quickly leapt upon for being just a teeny bit factually incorrect. I won't lie—I found this kind of traumatic and briefly harboured fantasies of hunting down the commenters so that I could shake them by the shoulders and yell, "Give me a break, I'm trying really hard here!" But time has just about healed the guilt and indignant rage, and it's left me with a newfound respect for journalists—do you have any idea how hard it is to write about something that you know very little about?
That's the thing—I don't think the vast majority of journalists go out to deliberately get things wrong or over-sell the conclusions of scientific research. They have to rely on the scientists explaining the relevance of their work without spinning it into something that it's not. Press releases aren't always entirely accurate and, for the media outlets with an incredibly fast turnaround on stories, it is very difficult for the non-expert reporters to work out what parts are really news.
My placement is now over and I am back in the lab growing bacteria and wondering if I will ever do any science worthy of publication in Nature. But I've taken away a few lessons that I hope will improve my own ability to interact with the media and explain my work to non-experts. Scientists have a huge role to play in making our work accessible to the public instead of relying on the media to portray us accurately and getting annoyed when they don't.
I am incredibly grateful to the journalists at Nature for unleashing my questionable reporting skills on their readership and putting up with all my stupid questions, and to the British Science Association for running this scheme. I'd recommend applying to any other scientists who are curious about how the media works – other than a few brief moments of terror, the placement was a great experience and I wish I could have stayed longer.
Kathryn Lougheed
Dr Kathryn Lougheed is a research associate at Imperial College London. She works on a Wellcome Trust-funded research project studying latent tuberculosis.
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Interesting post. I once had dreams of being a science journo but decided against when I realized that it was a matter of "writing about something that you know very little about"… so I became a science blogger instead :D


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David Oliver Relin, co-author of the 2006 best-selling inspirational memoir Three Cups of Tea, died on Nov. 14 in Oregon at age 49. Relin had been suffering from depression and committed suicide, according to a family spokesperson.
The book, co-authored with Greg Mortenson, came under fire in 2011 when 60 Minutes and author Jon Krakauer alleged that it misrepresented or fabricated basic facts, particularly passages about Mortenson's rescue by the citizens of Korphe, Pakistan, and the number of schools built by Mortenson's charity, the Central Asia Institute.
Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon threw out a lawsuit by four people who had purchased Three Cups of Tea who claimed the publisher, authors, and charity had fabricated parts of the book in order to boost sales and donations.
According to the New York Times, Relin had suffered "emotionally and financially" after the controversy surrounding the book.
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TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich Monday released a contract he had with U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
The release came following pressure from various sources, including GOP rival Mitt Romney, who has also called on the former U.S. House speaker to release documents detailing a House ethics investigation against him.
The Freddie Mac contract was released by The Center for Health Transformation, an operation of the Gingrich Group LLC. NBC News reported the release did not include any written or produced reports resulting from Gingrich's work for Freddie Mac under the 2006 contract released Monday.
NBC said Gingrich's 1999 contract with Freddie Mac, and its 2002 renewal, were not released.
The 2006 contract did not specify the work Gingrich performed but indicated he reported to Freddie Mac's top lobbyist, Craig Thomas. The contract called for Gingrich to be paid $25,000 per month, with a cap of $300,000, The Washington Post reported.
Romney, speaking in Tampa, Fla., said the ethics investigation into Gingrich when he was House speaker could show "potentially wrongful activity of some kind," the Post reported.
"We could see an October surprise a day from Newt Gingrich," Romney said. "And so let's see the records from the ethics investigation, let's see what they show. Let's see who his clients were at the time he was lobbying Republican congressmen for Medicare Part D. Was he working or were his entities working with any healthcare companies that could've benefited from that? That could represent not just evidence of lobbying but potentially wrongful activity of some kind."
Neither Romney nor his advisers offered evidence that they knew of "wrongful activity" by Gingrich. Romney has been trying to blunt Gingrich's recent surge in the polls and his win Saturday in the South Carolina primary.
In 1997 a House ethics panel's investigated allegations Gingrich improperly used a college course, funded by political donors, to promote political causes, potentially violating federal tax laws and House ethics rules. The House voted 395 to 28 to adopt the committee's report that recommended reprimanding Gingrich and imposing a $300,000 penalty.
Florida's presidential primary is Jan. 31.
Romney, who has taken heat from fellow GOP candidates and Democrats for not releasing his tax returns during his time as chief executive officer for investment firm Bain Capital, urged Gingrich to return the money he was paid by Freddie Mac.
"He said in a debate, actually, that people who profited from the failed model of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae ought to give back their money," Romney said. "Well, the speaker made $1.7 million in his enterprises from providing services to Freddie Mac. He ought to give it back."
Gingrich has said repeatedly he never lobbied on behalf of Freddie Mac and healthcare entities, describing his work as being a consultant and historian.


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I've said it here before – I'm not above mixing beers, whether that's to blend away flaws in a batch of homebrew that I'm not too keen on drinking by itself, or to allow two or more beers' strengths to complement each other, or just for the hell of it.
But mostly this type of diversion takes place beneath the faucets of my kegerator. Something I have never been too heavily involved in is blending beers with non-beer liquids and substances. Yet such so-called "beer cocktails" are assuredly out there, if usually a little obscure and out of the mainstream, and mixologists have over the years crafted more than a few time-honored cocktail recipes showcasing the ordinarily solitary suds.
Maybe it's something about the time of year, or maybe it's just coincidence, but inside of the past month, at least two major publications – Esquire and The Washington Post – have picked up on the topic and turned out some great reads for the beer-cocktail-curious.
Or perhaps the timing is neither seasonal nor coincidental, but rather indicative of something more profound afoot – what else would compel the Post to pronounce, "We can declare that the beer cocktail is having its moment"?
Maybe it is, maybe not. I'm sure that I'm too far away from influential places like New York, Philadelphia and even Washington, D.C., to know just how much steam the beer-cocktail movement has built up. Nevertheless, reading about these clever and oftentimes mouth-watering concoctions – some of which I'd heard of, some I hadn't – is both fun and inspiring.
Of the cocktails Esquire and the Post highlight, I'm particularly interested in the Shandy Gaff, a blend of American Pale Ale and ginger beer; The Saint, which combines Schwarzbier with gin, elderflower liquor and Earl Gray-infused vermouth; and of course the Black Velvet, for which I conveniently happen to have both of the ingredients (champagne and Stout), the pale bubbly stuff being something I do not otherwise find myself normally drawn to.
For the time being, my forays into beer-based drinks have been limited. I've had really-delicious and not-so-good Micheladas before; I once toyed around with a holiday drink featuring rich ale, bourbon (or rum) and egg nog; and I've sampled Berliner Weisse mit schuss (with flavored syrup) – a blend familiar to many beer lovers that was mentioned in the Esquire piece.
But for us beer fanatics, it may seem a little counter-intuitive to take our favorite beers and add things like ice, mixers, liquor and other flavorings – after all, if you're like me, we drink mostly beer because we prefer it to other beverages like cocktails. So why make a cocktail out of beer? Isn't that going backwards?
Perhaps, but then again I think I like the perspective of D.C.-area bartender Rachel Sergi, who offered this sublimely self-evident nugget: "Some might say that beer on its own is better, but I say everything is better with beer."
And when you put it that way...
Beer Cocktail Recipes:
- Esquire
- Washington Post
- That's the Spirit!
- Drunk Drinks
Beer Nog Recipe
(So this isn't the most seasonally appropriate recipe, but hey – I have only so much to offer. Keep this one in mind for the winter holidays. All measurements are rough and from memory. Play around and find proportions that you like.)
10 oz. rich, malty ale*
1.5 oz. bourbon or spiced rum
4 oz. egg nog
grated nutmeg and cinnamon to taste
Serve in an earthenware mug or something similarly rustic-looking
* I used Saint Arnold Christmas Ale, which can only be found in Texas. Something rich, malty and not too hoppy should fit the bill. Dark Belgian ales could be great.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Beer Cocktail Bandwagon?
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Even before it landed at Kevlavik (location of the the airport of the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik) at 20:30 CEST on 29 April 2010, the German Aerospace Center's (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Falcon research aircraft had observed the volcanic ash cloud and carried out preliminary measurements. On Saturday, 1 May, the crew took off on another measurement flight over Iceland.
On 29th April, coming in from the Faroe Islands, the Falcon flew its 'Volcanic ash investigation' mission East to West along the southern coast of Iceland, at an altitude of about 8000 metres. Iceland was covered by continuous cloud, above which the volcanic plume of Eyjafjallajökull rose clearly. The Falcon also flew in the vicinity of Keflavik, some 70 kilometres South of the capital, this time at lower altitudes of 5500 metres, 4200 metres and 2000 metres, to determine the vertical profile of ash concentration in the atmosphere.
First measurements…
In so doing, the lidar (Light Detection And Ranging: a remote sensing instrument on the Falcon that can measure the concentration of dust particles in the ash cloud using laser beams) detected layers of volcanic ash at altitudes of between 2000 to more than 5000 metres. High concentrations of small liquid droplets were found at an altitude of 5500 metres. "As always, flying directly into the vicinity of the concentrated ash plume is far too dangerous," said Prof. Ulrich Schumann, Director of the DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics, about the situation. The particle-measuring devices attached to the wings of the Falcon were used at an altitude of 4200 metres, to one side of the axis of volcanic ash cloud. The measuring device, from the DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics and the Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique at Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand (France), detected tiny concentrations of large particles (3-800 micrometres). The measurement data obtained during the first flight were sent to those responsible in Iceland, to the German Weather Service (DWD) and to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) in England.
These first measurements gave the Icelandic air traffic control authority data to review flight-ban areas. Although it is clearly weaker than it was shortly after the start of the eruption, the volcano is still active and the volcanic ash is reaching altitudes of 5000 metres. Iceland's restricted airspace is currently at altitudes below Flight Level, 200 – about 6000 metres, and confined to a narrow area in the volcanic ash cloud.
On Friday, 30th April, no measurements could be carried out with the optical systems on the Falcon due to the presence of dense rain clouds.
The story continues…
After the rain clouds cleared, the Falcon took off again at about 13:00 CEST on Saturday, 1 May, for a measurement flight over Iceland and to study the volcanic plume. Measurement conditions were almost ideal despite light cloud cover. The flight route led the Falcon directly past the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. At about 200 kilometres from the volcano, the aircraft flew over the volcanic ash cloud several times at roughly 6000 metres altitude. On the return flight, visual observations by the crew and measurements showed that Kevlavik and Reykjavik were free from volcanic ash because of wind from the North-West. At 16:30 CEST, the Falcon landed at Keflavik again. Like every measurement flight in the past few days, a thorough examination of the engines followed. No damage was found; the Falcon is ready to take off for further measurements.
The DLR research aircraft is scheduled to return to Oberpfaffenhofen on Monday, 3 May 2010.


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The following is the latest installment of an occasional series about the progress of standout local student-athletes who have gone on succeed at the next level in their college careers.
BERLIN- Nearing the end of her college career as a guard for the Shippensburg University women's basketball team, former Stephen Decatur standout Elise Mercer, who set the all-time scoring record for the Seahawks, is a steady contributor for the NCAA Division II school.
Mercer, who finished her career at Decatur with 1,494 points to set the all-time scoring mark has steadily evolved into a complete player at Shippensburg. Elise enjoyed a breakout year last season as a junior, appearing in all 28 games including 25 starts and averaged nearly 32 minutes a game. She was the Raiders' leading scorer in four games last year and scored in double digits in 15 of her games.
Thus far this season, she has picked up where she left off last year, starting all 17 of the Raiders' games going into this week. She has averaged just under nine points per game this year and has shot about 42-percent from the floor. She is also among the school's leaders in rebounds and assists. Perhaps her best effort this year came against East Stroudsburg in a nationally televised game on January 17 during which she scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out six assists and went 8-10 from the free throw line.
He career numbers to date at Shippensburg include 522 career points, 245 rebounds and 103 assists in 63 games, for an average of just over eight points a game.
Mercer went to Shippensburg after an outstanding high school career at Decatur, during which she toppled a decades-old school scoring record with 1.494 career points. She was the Bayside Conference Player of the Year as a senior and team MVP two times. Mercer was also an outstanding student including a four-year run on the honor roll and a two-year member of the National Honor Society.