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In our great profession we specialise in the delivery of portfolios of change. However, if we look in the mirror every now and again, we'll see we often fall into the trap of evangelising project/PMO methodologies and practices that we learn about in training courses, read in text books and hear at industry conferences and exhibitions. In our experience this can create a significant misalignment between us and our biggest customers – the Executive team.
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The latest debate over healthy food labeling is nuts – literally. The FDA allows highly sugared breakfast cereals to describe and label themselves as healthy. Yet avocados and Kind Bars are not (too much natural fat and the addition of nuts, respectively). It's time for a total rethink of what is healthy and what is not. Kind Bars got 16 nutritionists into the act to challenge the ruling and won. What do you do to challenge the status quo when it just doesn't make any sense?
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Whole Foods will soon be opening a new grocery concept. First up, California. We're excited to see the innovation that has been going on in the grocery business. With A&P dead and gone, Whole Foods struggling and Fairway now operating in Chapter 11, other traditional supermarkets are experimenting with new offerings and dramatically improved shopping experiences. Once again competition makes businesses better. But today, customer experience demands disruption. What are you doing to reinvent your business or the way you do business?
One of us is an email guy. That's going to have to change. Email has become what faxes used to be…easy to ignore or toss (and don't get us started on voicemail). In fact, some colleges and universities are no longer handing out email addresses to incoming students. Text crazed America means that every text needs to be answered. You may not get the action you want, but you do get a response and most often immediately. What do you do to ensure responsive communication AND turn it into useful action?
The other day one of us stated he was feeling "a little bit completely overwhelmed." We all experience stressful situations: Too much work and not enough time to do it. Work life balance issues. So "a little bit completely overwhelmed" sounds about right. It's a lot better than burned out or melting down–and sets the situation as temporary. We both had a good laugh about it. What do you do to manage stress?
The Pope is now on Instagram–pray for us all! The Pope has gotten a lot of credit for being modern, humanistic and up-to-date with his flock. If a 2,000-year-old brand can go digital, what are you waiting for? How do you push your brand to be surprisingly relevant to your customers?
With the huge success of the Transformers movies, Hasbro is looking to unlock its entire toy vault the way Marvel Comics has done. What struck us most happily about the announcement was that they're starting with (their words) a "writers room." We are sick and tired of blockbuster movie attempts that spend huge amounts of money on special effects and big name celebrities without a story or script that makes any sense. What do you do to ensure that great stories lead the way in your creative endeavors?
Warm memories of Bill Backer, one of the great creative talents in the ad biz who passed away this week. Steve remembers the time he went to present some new creative to Bill. He came into Backer's office, sat down and started his pre-sell pitch: "I've got some great stuff here, Bill," he said. "I think it's terrific." At which point Backer drolly replied in his most Southern drawl, "Well of course you do. That's like a cow grading its own milk." How do you pre-sell your work?
The other week we asked whether you were disrupting your industry, reinventing your industry or were just a dead man walking. But let's shake up your thinking a little more. We recently found out about a futurist who's really out there. His name's Udo Gollub and he's got a visionary view of the future. Take a quick read. It's pretty amazing and amazingly encouraging–if you're not afraid of change. What's your view of the future…and have you started to plan for it?
Millennial absurdism is starting to appear in commercials. Most of the spots fail because we remember the absurdity but not the advertiser. A spot for Grandma's Cookies by Goodby Silverstein Partners finds the perfect blend of absurdity vs memorable product messaging. It's silly. It's stupid. It works. How are you finding ways to talk to Millennials?
We once observed that if you're going to hire, say, a head of comedy development, the simplest test would be to ask applicants for the list of their ten funniest films of all time. Seems Kurashiki Central Hospital in Japan was reading our blog. They've created a new test for surgical applicants. It's not a book exam, it's three hands-on puzzles applicants must assemble (using surgical tools) in 15 minutes. As the voiceover explains, surgeons don't operate on books, they operate on people. How are you testing for ideal job applicant skills?

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By the time he reaches marriageable age, every guy knows the engagement-ring drill: Head to a jeweler. Pick out the stone. Swoon over a setting. Wrap the dazzler in a tiny box. Then pop The Question in a ridiculously romantic, utterly memorable display.
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Clearly, it's a far cry from 1910, when Gross launched in a sparsely filled space in downtown Brooklyn that family lore remembers mostly for its sales counter -- two sugar barrels and a plank set up on the sidewalk. And because the brothers -- Harry, 19, and Abraham, 15 -- were too young to get credit, whenever a customer asked to see a high-end bauble, one of the boys would have to run the eight blocks to their uncle's jewelry shop to fetch a respectable specimen.
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How did the soldier business take off?
BG:It started slow, but word spread, and we had lots of customers calling and emailing, saying that so-and-so from my platoon recommended you. So we reached out to [them] and started offering a discount -- it's 5 percent, the only regular discount we ever offered. There wasn't a glut of people doing this, but by word-of-mouth more than anything, it's gotten bigger. One of the reasons we're popular with soldiers is they're only home on leave for a short time, and they want to have it all ready. For some, we ship the ring to their house. Others, we ship directly to the base. And others won't be coming home at all, so we ship the ring directly to their girlfriend and include a note from him.
How big has the military business gotten?
BG:We had maybe one or two a month at the start. Now? Let's just say it's a few dozen per month. It's a decent amount of our engagement ring business.
Why doesn't a soldier just wait until he gets home to buy?
CD:They realize that you don't just walk into a jewelry store and walk out with an engagement ring. They have a lot of down time [on the base], so they have the opportunity to look online. And since they're already away from their girlfriends, they don't have to sneak off on the weekend to go looking for a ring.
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What's the size and price range soldiers are buying? And is that different from your brick-and-mortar customer?
BG: Some soldiers have made purchases of over $20,000 or $30,000 -- for the diamond and setting. But the average stone is between 1 and 11/4 carats for the center stone. It's not much different than on Long Island, though the average stone here , but that's because of this specific area.
Where are the troops stationed?
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I can see these rings landing in the desert sand . . .
CD: I had a guy in his camp in Afghanistan, and we were on the phone discussing diamonds -- it was probably one of my early large purchases from the military -- and I was like, "Oh my God, there's a big boom!" And he was like, "Oh, it's probably just another suicide bomber." Throughout our time planning the ring, I probably heard explosions two or three times. Every time, I was just in shock. I couldn't even think about this diamond ring, and he didn't even skip a breath.
How does the process work?
CD: Sometimes, they know what they're looking for and will just need help choosing the right diamond. Others know she wants a halo setting or a three-stone ring, or she's in love with a cushion cut, or she wants an antique vintage-looking ring, and we're there to help guide them.
BG: They can play around on our website, then click on our military page to contact us. We ask what they're looking for, and sometimes they have a picture they can upload, and we'll send them a link to the setting. Everything is build-your-own, so when we pick the setting, we discuss center diamonds, and we can narrow it down to three or four. If necessary, we'll take high-resolution pictures and videos so they can see what it looks like under a microscope. Sometimes, we'll also show them what a ring looks like on a woman's hand.
Any favorite proposal stories?
BG: For one soldier, we shipped the ring to his home in Minnesota. His first kiss with his girlfriend was at their prom, and he was able to coordinate with his high school to let him use the gymnasium for the proposal. He had the florist make a big heart, and in the center was the ring. He had music playing and a videographer recording everything. It was pretty romantic. And then he goes back two weeks later. That's the sad part.
How do you deliver the ring into a war?
BG: Military mail. And though you ship it through the Post Office, it's fully insured and it goes to the APO [Army Post Office], which is extremely secure. The average transit time is just four or five business days.
Now, why would a civilian want to buy a ring online?
BG: Most people would prefer to buy in a store. But our average online nonmilitary customer lives in a small town that has maybe one or two stores they can shop at. And many of these small-town jewelry stores have much higher margins than we do -- we're 45 minutes from Manhattan, the majority of our customers work in Manhattan; the diamond district is there, so we have to be more competitive.
Where do civilian customers come from?
BG: The furthest we've had was a guy about a year ago who lived two hours north of Whistler, British Columbia. He ordered the ring online and drove across North America and picked it up.
And he wanted a traditional diamond?
CD: Yeah. He bought a $25,000 or $30,000 ring.
Do you think your great-great-grandfather could have ever imagined this?
BG: No, but the majority of our customers are in their 20s, and they do everything online. Many of them take their classes online . . . they buy all their gifts online, so why not an engagement ring?
So what will happen when the war ends?
CD: There will always be soldiers. There will always be people serving our country.


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Our Grand Finale share is a send-off to the 2015 season and a celebration not to be missed!
Come out to the farm, meet the farmers who grow your food, visit with the animals, check out the crafts and goods booths from local vendors, and share in the bounty!
This "Thanksgiving share" weighs in at well over 100 pounds with all kinds of delicious Fall produce: kale, cabbage, squash, beets, carrots, leeks, garlic, and more! These storage veggies will last even the most dedicated locavore well into the Winter.
The Grand Finale Share is part of the regular farm share. If you are a current member and would like to purchase an extra Grand Finale Share, or are new to the farm and want to get in on the bounty, the cost for one full Grand Finale share is $200.
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* Current members are encouraged to bring a friend along on this celebratory harvest gathering. Your friend will receive a take-home gift from the farm AND be entered in a drawing to win a Grand Finale Share!


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Petrified Forest park expansion stalled
"It's so important, but the Park Service can't figure a way to pay for it or trade for it."
By Dennis Wagner
Larry Baldwin, a Holbrook private investigator stands at the site of petrified wood theft on state land near the Petrified Forest National Park in 2002. Beneath him is the site of an unearthed 70-foot petrified tree.
Mark Shaffer, The Arizona Republic
PHOENIX — Government plans to more than double the size of Petrified Forest National Park appear to be in jeopardy because Congress has failed to come up with the cash to buy surrounding properties it approved for expansion in 2004.
Without government funding, an irreplaceable treasure of dinosaur bones and Indian ruins may be lost as ranchers sell off their spreads for subdivision and development, according to David Gillette, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Petrified Forest is just one of 56 federal historic and recreation sites that "could lose land inside their borders to developers this year," according to a study to be released April 8, by the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association.
The report, "America's Heritage: For Sale," identifies Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania, Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland as other examples.
Glenna Vijil, a realty officer with the National Park Service, said only one small tract of land has been acquired since expansion was approved. She acknowledged that prices have risen dramatically in three years, and subdivision could drive them higher.
Calculating the total price of expansion lands is guesswork, she said, because there is no current appraisal. Vijil estimates the figure for the Petrified Forest acquisition at about $20 million based on land prices of about $150 per acre.
Vijil said the problem is chronic at national parks nationwide. Because Petrified Forest is now in the top five on a priority list, she added, "I'm optimistic that we will get funding … even if it's just a start."
Andrea Keller Helsel of the National Parks Conservation Association said there was no projected cost for the expansion when it was authorized.
According to Helsel, Congress has appropriated $44.4 million for National Parks expansion purchases in 2008. The National Parks Service has a wish list of 1.8 million acres it would like to acquire, she said, at a projected cost of $2 billion.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., who chairs the Committee on House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, has proposed a mandatory spending program of $100 million annually over the next decade. Petrified Forest sprawls over nearly 100,000 acres of unique geological turf between Heber and Holbrook, Ariz. Scientists say surrounding ranchlands are peppered with relics that could serve as windows into prehistoric eras.
After hearing testimony from paleontologists and archaeologists in 2004, Congress agreed to more than double the park's size, authorizing a 125,000-acre expansion. The Park Service put dotted lines on maps to show the new boundaries.
The government has offered no money to ranchers since then. Federal land-exchange proposals flopped. And, now, one of the most critical parcels — Twin Buttes Ranch — is up for sale.
Twin Buttes Ranch, which covers 60 square miles, including some lease lands, is a veritable museum of dinosaur skeletons and Pueblo ruins preserved by a convergence of geography and natural history, Gillette said.
Gillette testified during a 2004 congressional hearing that the Triassic Period, 220 million years past, is frozen in time here along with centuries-old Indian ruins. He told lawmakers that the land holds "a bonanza of secrets" that may help in dealing with present-day environmental problems.
"Gut-wrenching stories of predator-prey interactions, floods that carried trees as large as giant redwoods into log jams, and the humble beginnings of our modern world can be pried from the rocks. … We cannot afford to lose these stories, or the ability to share them," Gillette testified.
Owner Mike Fitzgerald, 57, said he supported government plans to acquire his land. Cattle prices had fallen, and drought wiped out his herd. So he sat back and waited for an offer that might fund his retirement.
"I have a lot more petroglyphs (ancient rock art) on my place than the park has," Fitzgerald noted. "We had a ranger come through here and he says, 'Gosh, you've got enough for two national parks.' "
Fitzgerald said he thought his lands would be purchased within a few years, but nothing happened. Last month, he quit waiting and put up a "For Sale" sign, with an asking price of $10.5 million.
Even his Scottsdale real estate agent, Brett Rubin, frets that the public is about to lose a priceless resource. "It's so important, but the Park Service can't figure a way to pay for it or trade for it," Rubin said. Fitzgerald said he'd like to be a good steward. But if a developer comes along with cash, "I'd take it. I feel like the government had their chance."
Fitzgerald got the Twin Buttes, oddly enough, as part of a federal land exchange in 1986. At that time, his family owned a ranch near the Painted Desert.
He said the government was trying to resolve a turf dispute between the Hopi and Navajo tribes and needed land to make the deal work. So the Fitzgeralds swapped for this giant tract between Holbrook and Heber, Ariz., only to have the government want it back two decades later.
Wagner reports for the The Arizona Republic


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|Buying a Globe Isn't as Easy as Going to the Supermarket
One of the biggest challenges to buying a globe is choosing one from the vast selections on the market. With the advances in technologies and globe making techniques, never has there been more variety in globes. Today, we enjoy an incredible range of globe colors, themes, styles, and materials, all of which can easily overwhelm an interested buyer.
And if that's not enough, you have to think of a globe's features too, such as sizes, stands, and quirks like illumination and more.
This guide should help you make sense of all that. In Part I of this guide, we talked about how you want to use your globe and features. We proceed to theme and size.
Desired Theme or Style
|A Blue Ocean Globe, an Example of a Modern Globe
There's a wide range of globe themes out there, ranging from historical (e.g. old world style globes), modern, children's, novelty, and more. The most common type of globe out there would have to be the blue ocean globe (a modern globe), which is characterized by how it depicts the ocean if a sky blue color. Countries on these types of globes are featured in different, bright colors, the better to highlight country and state boundaries. Another feature of these globes is that names of countries, states, capitals, and major cities are easy to identify.
On the other hand, you can go "old school" with an old world style globe, which focuses on an historical theme. These globes, though old looking, are merely reproductions of authentic old world globes, most of which are found in museums. Old world style globes have a distinctive brown paper finish, and contain information about known countries in the Old World, as well as historical ocean crossings, voyages, and discoveries.
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Your choice of globe should also depend on what kind of space you have available for it. Do you want a globe on your desk? Then perhaps a desk or table globe will work for you. If you want something to fill up a bare corner in your room, you're better off with a large floor globe, which can be a focal point in a room.
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So there you have it. We hope you enjoyed this 2-part guide on buying a world globe. Once you've taken down your notes, go ahead and shop away on our site.


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You get to go to Roundtop? How fun! Usually I go to a flea market with no particular thing in mind to search for. I let the item find me. I have been making some jewelry lately and I would probably be happy finding some bits and bobs that could be made into jewelry. Congrats on your anniversary! I love the coasters. I have done the same thing at my home.
I am a follower.
Hi, I'm a new follower. Thanks for directing me to your giveaway.ReplyDelete
Oh no! Don't remind me of Round Top, I didn't go last year. There is just too much out there to figure out what to buy. Times we've gone just to roam we come back with a car full of stuff, the other times when we have something in mind to buy we come back empty handed.ReplyDelete
I would love to go to Round Top. I never go anywhere like that with an agenda b/c I'm usually surprised at what's there.
Sweet giveaway!
And I love Picmonkey. So easy to use. Plus my photography could use all the help it can get!
Have a great day!
Here's my shout out!!! I follow you and love it!! t.xoxoReplyDelete
Sooooo, you are now proudly residing on my sidebar :)
now... what would I have you shopping for? I would be thrilled with anything that catches your eye! rusty, chippy, or blingy, these are a few of my favorite things! t.xooxoxReplyDelete
p.s. in all my excitement about entering I rudely forgot to say THANK YOU for the chances and Congratulations on your blogiversary! t.xoxoxoReplyDelete
Follower, follower, follower! Oh, did I mention that I am a follower? lolReplyDelete
Round Top is on my bucket list and I really thought I would get to go this year but, alas, it is not to be. Why does it always fall on Easter week? Anyhoo, wherever I go, I always search for white ironstone. Especially the platters. Why? Just like them I guess. Have a good ole time while you are there you lucky duck!ReplyDelete
There it is! Your cute little button. Right there on my sidebar! Yup, there it is!ReplyDelete
Wonderful giveaway Susanne, count me in. I'm already a happy follower.ReplyDelete
Happy 2nd Blogiversary! Hope you have fun celebrating and find lots of treasures at Round Top. I would never be able to focus on one thing, but would be looking for the usual...keys, jewelry,silver,typewriters, the list is too long.ReplyDelete
I have your giveaway on my sidebar.ReplyDelete
Woot. Been a follower for ages..lolReplyDelete
At Roundtop the treasures I would look for would be other bloggers :D
In my sidebar :D
A girl after my own heart. I'll be at Round Top looking for treasures too. ;-) I'll be looking for most anything that makes my heart sing. I'm pretty much all over the map when it comes to vintage.
Happy Anniversary. I'm happy to find you! ~ Sarah
I've just added myself as a new follower. Look forward to visiting often.
~ Sarah
Back to say your button is now on my sidebar. Have fun in Round Top.
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First I am shouting it out with a link blog pin as you suggest. Second I think you should look for more skeleton keys at Round Top but I know you will look for those likely anyways. Look for some old gumball machine to keep your vintage buttons in! I just got one and love it.
Happy Easter my friend! Have fun at Round Top.
I didn't know you were having a give away when I came by, but I am a follower ... I love that you put them together as coaster sets...what a neat little hostess gift idea...I sure hated like everything to miss Round Top, Have fun...and bring back a little something for the one's that couldn't.


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For most of the year the weather in Disney World can get extremely hot. After walking for hours a great way to take a break from the heat and give your feet a rest is stopping for one of my favorite treats, ice cream! Thankfully there are numerous places throughout the parks that serve a variety of different ice cream.
Ice Cream Carts – Ice cream carts can be found in all of the parks. They typically serve the famous Mickey Mouse shaped ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches. The carts also serve other ice cream options such as fruit popsicles.
Magic Kingdom
1) Plaza Ice Cream Parlor – This old fashioned ice cream parlor located on Mainstreet USA is a great choice for the whole family. The parlor is famous for its delicious hand-dipped cones and waffle cone sundaes. Be aware that the parlor can get crowded as the day goes on as many people like to stop here on their way out of the Magic Kingdom.
2) Storybook Treats – Storybook Treats in Fantasyland is famous for its ice cream sundaes. Sundaes served here include hot fudge cookie sundaes and the popular strawberry shortcake sundae. If you're not craving a sundae the shop also serves milkshakes, ice cream floats, and soft serve ice cream.
3) Cheshire Café – The Cheshire Café is a great stop if you're looking for a cool slushie. Be sure to try the raspberry lemonade slushie if you pass by the Cheshire while you're in Fantasyland.
4) Aloha Island – Located in Adventureland, Aloha Isle is famous for the Dole Whip, a pineapple soft serve-like ice cream. The stand also serves vanilla, chocolate, and orange soft serve ice cream as well as pineapple and root beer floats. The line for this stand tends to be long as it is the only place in the park where you can purchase a Dole Whip.
5) Sunshine Tree Terrace – This quick service restaurant is famous for its citrous specialties such as the Citrus Swirl and Orange Slush. Found in Adventureland the Tree Terrace also serves classic vanilla and chocolate soft serve.
6) Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies – Located in Tomorrowland this shop offers soft serve ice cream and smoothies as well ice cream floats and sundaes.
1) Fountain View Ice Cream – This indoor ice cream shop located in Future World is a great place to sit and cool off. The shop serves Edy's Ice Cream as well as other tasty snacks.
2) Africa Coolpost – Found in between the Germany and China Pavilions the Africa Coolpost offers soft serve ice cream as well as other refreshing beverages like lemonade slushies.
Hollywood Studios
1) Hollywood Scoops – Hollywood Scoops can be found on Sunset Boulevard near the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. The restaurant serves ice cream sandwiches and sundaes. Different flavors of ice cream are also served in your choice of a hand-dipped cone or cup.
2) Dinosaur Gertie's Ice Cream – This kiosk shaped like a Dinosaur serves soft serve ice cream as well as Mickey shaped ice cream bars. You can find Gertie's on Echo Lake.
Animal Kingdom
1) Tamu Tamu Refreshments – Treat yourself to a milkshake and burger at this stand, located in Africa. Ice cream, floats, sundaes, and fruit smoothies are also served here.
Stopping for ice cream is a great way to give yourself a break while you're at the parks. Ice cream can get messy especially if you have young children so make sure you have napkins (you might also want to get your camera ready for a memorable ice cream photo op)! What's you favorite ice cream to cool off with on a hot day at the parks?
Have a magical day!
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UK oil and gas production forecast raised
Forecasts of how much oil and gas could be produced by the UK offshore industry have been revised upwards.
The industry regulator now believes 11.9 billion barrels will be extracted by 2050, up from an estimate of eight billion four years ago.
So far, 43 billion barrels of oil or its gas equivalent have been extracted from UK waters.
The new prediction is driven by lower production costs, technical advances and 30 new fields coming on stream.
- Gas find hailed as biggest in decade
- Call for deal to protect oil and gas sector
- UK reserves to last 'at least 20 years'
Estimates of oil and gas potential have been part of the debate about the financial situation facing Scotland should it become independent.
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) forecast in 2015 that a further eight billion barrels could be pumped by 2050, but that has now been raised by 3.9 billion barrels.
Head of performance, planning and reporting at the OGA, Loraine Pace, said: "The 3.9 billion barrels identified is great news with 2018 being a productive year.
"New discoveries such as Glendronach and Glengorm highlight the future potential of the basin which could be boosted further with new investment, exploration successes and resource progression."
The regulator, reporting to the Treasury ahead of the chancellor's spring statement, said oil output last year was up 8.9 % last year, the highest UK oil production rate since 2011.
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Applications are invited for two graduate research assistantships at the Ph.D. level (Fall 2018) and a postdoctoral fellowship (Jan., 2018) as a part of the National Science Foundation funded "PREEVENTS- Integrated modeling of hydro-geomorphic hazards: Floods, landslides and sediment"project, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington.
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Selected candidates will work in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Washington, Seattle, with a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in fluvial geomorphology and hillslope geology, hydrological, geomorphological and hydrodynamic modeling, hydrometeorological and climate science, and data and remote sensing analysis. This project also involves collaboration with federal and state agency partners from the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service (NPS). Press release about the project and collaborators is posted on the UW Civil Engineering News <
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A Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) postdoc will be responsible for developing Delft3D hydrodynamic models of the Skagit River and Delta as well as select reaches in the White and Carbon Rivers. Demonstrated expertise in DELFT3D or 3D gridded hydrodynamic model application development and skills in MATLAB and PYTHON are desired. Candidates with PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth Sciences and related fields are encouraged.
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We've got a big update on Deadrock Divide! Have some fun and get right in on the space blastin' – Deadrock Demo! And don't forget to let us know what you think!
Bootsnake Games is proud to bring you a demo with WAAAAAAY less stuff in it than our last version. We did it! It took months of work, but we finally released less content. Yay! Our latest demo has one map. It's tiny. You'll get bored and probably give it poor Metacritic reviews for only having one map and a handful of enemies.
PAX 10 Humble Flash Bundle for you and your friends and their friends too.
It is PAX time again in Seattle!
We do not have a booth of any kind this year which feels weird after 5 straight PAX showings in Seattle and Boston. However, PAX is still being kind to us. We are thrilled to announce Containment is in a Humble Flash Bundle this weekend full of PAX 10 games!
This is a crazy awesome bundle full of previous and current PAX 10 selections. Head over and grab our game with other greats: Jamestown, Badland, Solar 2, Fez, Life goes on, and THREE games from the year Containment was in the PAX 10.
The 2012 PAX 10 is represented by Containment, The Swapper, and Cannon Brawl. All of the games in the bundle are great as are the developers. They are certainly some of our favorite people so go get this bundle!!
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Since we haven't had to plan a booth and do all that this year, we have been plugging away on Deadrock Divide. I want to keep this blog about Containment so I'll just direct you to this forum post if you want to read more about Deadrock. Click HERE!
Have a great PAX if you are going. If you see us walking around, stop and say 'Hi'. If you are not in Seattle this weekend, have a great one wherever you are.
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Deadrock Divide Kickstarter Has Launched
Today is a very exciting day in the history of Bootsnake Games, Deadrock Divide, and all of mankind! The Kickstarter campaign for Deadrock Divide is a go.
Head over and back our latest creation. Deadrock Divide is a great game and you can help us make it better. Check out the page, enjoy some coffee, and when you are done, head over to our new forums and discuss the Kickstarter or whatever else you want to talk about.
With your support, we can make this awesome game.
Thank you,
Mat and the rest of the Bootsnake Games team.
Deadrock Divide Press Roundup
There's been some talk about Deadrock in the press lately after our showing in PAX 2014. I thought we'd put them all in one place for you all to find them!
If I have missed any, please let me know in the comments.
Containment Indie Gala Bundle
Great news everyone!
Containment is in this week's indie gala bundle.
Head over to the website here and get our first game along with a bunch of other great indie games.
Mining in the Divide
In Deadrock Divide, there are corporations, factions, and small timers all trying to make money by mining asteroids.
Asteroids are full of resources like ores and crystals. These are vital for space stations to continue making products as well as for exporting out of the Divide. There is a lot of money in the asteroids for all parties.
We want you to get some of that money. There are a number of ways to get money from the floating rocks in the region. Piracy is always an option. It has a lot of risks from taking money from the wrong people and getting bounties. Trade is a good safer option. Though you are paying for other people's hard work in mining.
There are a few ways to mine yourself and skip paying for someone else's work.
Deadrock Divide is heading to Boston!
We are excited to announce that Bootsnake Games will be returning to Boston to exhibit at PAX East. We are doing it in style, as well, as we are in the Indie MEGABOOTH again!
This will be our third PAX East and after the last two, we can't wait to go. The east coast PAX is always so much fun for us. It's fun to exhibit to a whole new crowd, it's fun to see our friends we don't see often, and it's fun just to be in Boston. We look forward to seeing you all again! You may not know this but last year's PAX East was the first time we showed Deadrock Divide to anyone outside of this office. It didn't even have a name a year ago. We just called it Bootsnake Tactics! Things have changed a lot since then with the game and now is your chance to see it all first hand. Come by our booth 683 and play the game, talk to us, and enjoy the show.
For funzies, here is a screenshot from last year and a screenshot from the current game.
Deadrock Divide
We have named our game. The name is "Deadrock Divide."
We love it. You know you love it. You're all like, "Bam! Best name for this game ever!"
It's summer sale time again!
I know there are an amazing amount of indie games out there for you to buy. But it helps that many of them are on sale for a bit!
The Steam Summer Sale is here!
Now is your chance to grab Containment: The Zombie Puzzler for only a couple bucks. (Or gift it to a friend.)
Let your friends know that now is their chance to get a great game at a great price!
Why Bootsnake Tactics?
We've been fans of turn based tactical games for as long as we remember. Not just a couple of them. Pretty much all of em. Final Fantasy Tactics, Silent Storm, Fallout (1, 2, and Tactics), Heroes of Might and Magic, Jagged Alliance, XCOM, and many more.
I know what you're thinking. "Really bold stand. Loving some of the industries most beloved titles. Really going out on a limb, Bootsnake." So true, random non-crazy Internet person. But there's a reason so many love these games. They're so damn fun and tickle your brain all the right ways.


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I knew it could happen. I've always known it was coming for me. As such, the fear lay latently curled, like a hibernating animal, in the dark recesses of my mind. And then, on a sunny day in mid-August, the nagging beast was awakened.
I had received a summons to jury duty.
"Don't worry," my sister told me later that day over the phone, "you won't get picked."
"Just act crazy in the interview and you'll get dismissed," my friend offered. That seemed feasible. According to the National Center for State Courts only 15 percent of Americans get summoned to serve on a jury in any given year—fewer than five percent ever end up on a jury—the odds were in my favor.
While I am one of the 67 percent that believe serving is part of being a good citizen, I simply did not have time with so much on my plate: work, a toddler to feed and tame, raucous raccoons nesting under my house... As Sweet Brown once wisely stated, "ain't nobody got time for that."
And so, with conflicted thoughts and an optimistic exit plan, I entered the four stages of my American civic responsibility.
Stage 1: The stress of the summons
Receiving a summons didn't automatically mean I was expected at the courthouse. I was only required to check in online daily to see if I needed to make my patriotic sojourn.
I developed a good luck routine: each day before I keyed in my assigned ID number I pulled on my lucky hoodie, a green, fleece-lined H&M find. Laugh all you want but I won $76 dollars while wearing it and playing slot machines in Vegas.
By Wednesday night of that week, I felt certain that my life was safe from being interrupted by legal proceedings. But my luck ran out—maybe I shouldn't have washed the hoodie without fabric softener—I would be spending my Thursday at the county courthouse.
But my luck ran out. Maybe I shouldn't have washed the hoodie without fabric softener; I would be spending my Thursday at the county courthouse.
Stage 2: The chosen one
I arrived promptly at 8:00 am the next day, sans hoodie, with laptop and latte in tow. As Social Media Manager for Zendesk I'm online most of my waking hours monitoring our social channels like a hawk. I planned to work while I waited to (not, fingers crossed) be called for an interview.
Then I saw the sign: no electronic devices allowed. A wave of panic came over me, my stomach dropped, and my throat tightened. What did they expect us to do all day? I glanced around the room at my fellow captives, many of whom were engaged in small talk or reading a book. Books? Small talk? Why was the universe punishing me?
I sat silently with my anxiety, only springing into action during breaks to rush outside and check my phone, always careful to avoid eye contact with the others. I was an island and planned to stay that way.
Until 4:00 pm that is, when I was the last person called for an interview. Let me lay out the cards: I was the last person and there was one alternate juror spot to be filled. There was no chance to act insane or make excuses—I was chosen.
Stage 3: A lesson in listening
As the reality of being separated from my phone and laptop set in, I couldn't help but wonder if the judge had meant what he said—punishment with jail time for any juror caught texting.
"What are you in for?" my fellow inmates would ask. I would lean back against the cinder block wall in my orange jumper, give a Presidential pause, slowly remove the toothpick from my lips, "doing a dime for texting." Could I even have toothpicks in jail?
Just as I had during the previous day's proceedings, I kept to myself during breaks from the courtroom. I was amazed at how many of the jurors would casually chat and laugh on the breaks, while I feverishly fumbled with my phone. Didn't these people have a life that needed their attention? How could they all just stand around like we were at a picnic?
Didn't these people have a life that needed their attention? How could they all just stand around like we were at a picnic?
Then it happened. A female juror directly asked me how I was doing. A few other jurors smiled and gave me expectant looks. I politely replied that I was "well" as I slipped my phone back into my purse and introduced myself to a few people.
Damn it, there's a lesson here. Is this what it takes for us to unhand our phones and listen to what's going on in our present surroundings? Is this what it takes for us to connect with actual people?
And that's when they sucked me in.
Stage 4: Acceptance
If you've ever seen a shy, sulking kid dragged to a birthday party by her parents, then has such a blast that by the end she doesn't want to leave her new friends, you'll understand my turnabout during jury duty.
As the trial progressed I came more and more out of my shell, checking my phone less and less. On the last day, I went to lunch with seven of the other jurors. We had a wonderful time discussing our jobs, kids, travel, and retirement plans.
As we wrapped up the trial that final afternoon I came to the rueful realization that I would likely never see these people again. I couldn't go back and spend less time on my phone, but I vowed to seize opportunities in the future to connect with people in person, in the present, to just be where I am.
I couldn't go back and spend less time on my phone, but I vowed to seize opportunities in the future to connect with people in person, in the present, to just be where I am.
My first opportunity came the following week as I was waiting with my toddler in a long line to order food at a restaurant. An elderly man entertained my son with funny faces and gestures. The old me would have smiled and then slipped us into a far-away booth to be by ourselves. The new me invited the man to dine with us. The three of us had a grand time as we talked, laughed, and ate together. The man eats there every Wednesday night so we will likely see him again soon.
There's a warm feeling that comes from real connection. My jury duty experience will be memorable, not because of the trial—the legal proceedings were long and dry—but because it's when I learned how to disconnect to connect. There's something special about this civic responsibility, after all.


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CHESTERTON. March 14.—Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mae Chester, 38, of Tremont, who died Friday at midnight in Clinic hospital, were held Monday afternoon. ... Surviving is her husband. John Chester, and five step-children, the youngest daughter, 13, being at home.
The Chesters have been proprietors for the past four years of the Chester Camp east of Tremont on U. S. 12. They formerly operated a camp on the old Lincoln highway, about four miles west of Valparaiso. [Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), Mar. 14, 1939.]
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John Chester, age 54, operator of Chester's camp, tourist station on U. S. 12, one-half mile east of Tremont, attempted suicide this morning by shooting himself in the head with an automatic pistol.
The shooting occurred at 9:10 o'clock, and resulted from despondency resulting from the death of his second wife, Goldie, two months ago. Friends said he had threatened to kill himself on several occasions.
A daughter, Betty Lou, age 13, only one of five children who lives at home, had just left for school and a tourist in one of the cabins discovered Chester after the shooting.
Chester was rushed to Clinic hospital. Michigan City, by State Policemen Walter LaHayne and Arthur Keller, who were called. Hospital attaches report his condition as critical with small chances for recovery. The bullet entered the head behind the right ear.
Chester is well known by many Valparaiso people, having operated a camp on Lincoln Highway, eight miles west of Valparaiso, for a number of years before locating on the Dunes four years ago. [Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), Apr. 12, 1939.]
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MICHIGAN CITY, April 14. — (Special) — John Chester, 50, Chesterton tourist camp operator found shot through the head Wednesday, remained unconscious at Clinic hospital here today. Little hope is held for his recovery. Chester was found in his home. A .22 calibre bullet had passed through his head above the temples. He has operated a tourist camp near Tremont for several years. He formerly operated Chester's Camp at Ainsworth. [Hammond Times (Hammond, Ind.), Apr. 14, 1939.]
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Memorial services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Pflughoeft's chapel in Hobart for John J. Chester, age 52, who died Sunday in Clinic hospital, Michigan City, from a bullet wound in the head, self-inflicted, last Wednesday at his home at Tremont, on Dunes highway. Chester was said by relatives to have been depressed since the death of his wife, Goldie.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Mamie Feightner, and Mrs. Daisy Bullock, both of Gary; Miss Marie Chester, of Hobart, and Miss Betty Louis Chester, of Tremont; a son, William, of Hobart; three brothers, Charles and James of Hobart, and Jerome, of LaMoille, Ill., and three sisters, Mrs. Ella Olson, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Lovisa Nelson and Mrs. Carrie Raschka, both of Hobart. Burial was in Crown Hill cemetery. [Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), Apr. 18, 1939.]
The First Mrs. Chester
Mrs. Emma Chester, age 47, died Thursday at her home on Lincoln Highway, near Ainsworth, following an extended illness. She is survived by her husband, John; a son William; four daughters, Mrs. Mamie Fleighner, of Gary; Mrs. Daisy Bullock, of Ainsworth, and Mary and Betty Lou Chester; a sister, Mrs. Louis Weiler, and three brothers, Emil, Albert and Otto Klemm.
Memorial services will be held in Pflughoeft's funeral home in Hobart Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, following brief rites at the residence at 1 o'clock. Rev. G. H. Hentschel, of Hobart, will officiates. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), Apr. 12, 1935.
John and Emma are buried together in the Crown Hill Cemetery.
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The second Mrs. Chester lies in Chesterton Cemetery.


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I am cliterate! Are you?
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Are you cliterate?
"Being cliterate is understanding female sexuality, privileging female sexuality, respecting female sexuality" – Ian Kerner, Sex Therapist and NYT Bestselling Author of She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman
Female sexual anatomy and information about pleasureable sex have been primarily neglected in the education system. Many thanks to the team at Huffington Post and Cliteracy for spreading scientifically proven information on the female pleasure center. Watch the video below by Huffington Post's Cliterate re-educator Jenny Block and let us know what you think.
Women are having a lot more sex, but is it pleasurable? Is it satisfying? Orgasm is not the sole proof of her satisfaction. There are various connected elements of erotic bliss that lead to a crescendo of pleasure — body awareness, relaxation, presence, and fantasy to name a few. Understanding the female anatomy is a building block to enjoying one's own body, and pleasing someone else is one important way we can begin to….
"As many as three quarters of women can't orgasm from vaginal penetration alone. In fact, just eight percent of women can reliably orgasm this way, studies estimate. An ill-cliterate individual might write off such information as proof that women just aren't as sexual as men or that their bodies aren't hardwired for pleasure. But women who are in same-sex relationships have similar orgasm counts to men and achieve climax in the same amount of time as their hetero male counterparts. The same is true when women pleasure themselves. Women's bodies are not the problem. The problem is that most of us don't have a full understanding of how they work." – Huffington Post, Cliteracy Project by Sophia Wallace.
Clitorial Anatomy Fast Facts:
- The clitoris is not located inside the vagina. In fact, the "vagina" only refers to the genital opening and passage
- The clitoris has executive tissue that swells when aroused
- The clitoral structure in entirely is actually fairly equal in side to the penis
- The clitoris has twice as many nerve endings as a penis
Sex Education: The Missing Chapter from The Huffington Post on Vimeo.
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As we and our loved ones get older, it becomes more challenging to maintain balance while performing everyday tasks, and the risk of falling tends to increase. But many falls can be prevented with small, yet effective actions. Here are several ways to support your loved one's safety by reducing the risk of falls.
Stay Current with Health and Wellness Checkups
Many factors contribute to the risk of falling including your loved one's general health, medications, and activity level. That's why it's important they have regular check-ups, where your loved one can talk to their doctor about the risks of falling. That way, their doctor can help assess the risk and provide steps to reduce it. The visit should include some or all of the following:
Check eyesight and hearing
It's no surprise that good eyesight helps prevent falls. Make sure your loved one has an annual eye exam and updates eyewear if needed.
Hearing also plays an important part in balance, so it's best to have that tested, too. Their doctor can easily deal with small problems before they become a risk factor for a fall.
Review medications
Make a list of all the medications your loved one is taking including over-the-counter medications and supplements. Review the list with their doctor. Together, you can determine if there are any interactions that could affect their balance, if there are any medications they can reduce or replace, or if they can add a medication that would be beneficial.
Discuss previous falls
If your loved one fell before, it's important for their doctor to know — even if they weren't injured. Before the appointment, help your loved one jot down all the details they can recall about their past fall(s). Include where they fell, the time of day, what they were doing, if they took medication shortly before the fall, their mood at the time, and anything else that comes to mind.
Mention any "near falls" they've experienced, when they were able to catch themselves or were caught by someone else. This will help the doctor determine if they need further testing or if he can recommend exercises or medication to help.
Review activities and health conditions
Even something as simple as a mild cold can affect balance, and consequently, the risk of falling. So, it's important to review your loved one's general health and physical activities. Be sure to mention any dizziness, joint pain, numbness, or shortness of breath while active.
The doctor can also do some simple tests to assess your loved one's overall strength and balance. If these need improvement, a physical therapist or fitness program such as FIT Functional Fitness® can help.
Keep Moving
Staying active is a great way to help prevent falls or other injuries. Remember, being active doesn't mean running a marathon! It can be as simple as walking 10 minutes a day. With a doctor's approval, other options for exercise include a favorite sport such as golf, tennis, swimming, bicycling, yoga or tai chi, and resistance training.
Besides preventing falls, being physically active helps maintain fitness and strength to keep doing the things your loved one enjoys. Plus, moderate exercise can improve cardiovascular health, bone density, immune function, and contribute to a longer life.
Eliminate Risk Factors in Your Loved One's Home
Many falls occur in the home. So, take a look at your loved one's home and rearrange or remove potential hazards such as coffee tables, plant stands, magazine racks, or other small furniture. Have a dedicated place to keep magazines, newspapers, and mail, so they don't end up on the floor. Be sure phone, computer, or other electrical cords are safely tucked away from walking paths.
Other common places to check:
- Floors. Make sure all floors are clear, all carpeting is securely tacked down, and all rugs have slip-free backings. Replace any worn rugs that are curled at the edges. Be sure all bathrooms have non-slip rugs, bath and shower mats. The kitchen should also have non-slip mats or rugs to avoid slipping on water or spilled food.
- Stairs and walkways. Ensure that all stairways have solid handrails. You might even want to use bright colored tape to identify the edge of each step.
- Lighting. Be sure to have good lighting throughout the home. Add or upgrade lighting as needed, especially in hallways, bedrooms, and bathrooms. Place flashlights within reach of beds and in other areas of the home in case of power outages. Use wireless, stick-on lights in hard-to-light areas such as closets, under sinks, or along stairwells.
Fall Risks that Often Get Overlooked
It's simple to ensure your loved one's home is well lit, that all rugs are non-slip, and there are handrails where needed to prevent falls. But there are several risks you might not think about.
- Pets. Pets may be a great companion for your loved one, but he could also be a tripping hazard. It's important that your loved one be careful when navigating their house with an excited animal. This is especially true during their pet's breakfast and dinner times.
- Location of frequently used items. Anything your loved one uses on a regular basis should be stored in an easily accessible location. Bending over can cause aging adults to lose balance and feel dizzy. Avoid placing frequently used items in low drawers or cabinets.
- Changing positions. The simple act of changing positions too quickly can cause a sudden change in blood pressure, which may result in your loved one losing consciousness and falling. To avoid such situations, remind your loved one to sit and stand slowly.
Now that you're aware of the risks and know some ways to prevent your loved one from falling, create a checklist and walk through their home to identify and fix problem areas. Then, you can rest assured your loved one is living in a safe environment that supports an active, healthy lifestyle.


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Nathan Myhrvold is a physicist who made his name as a software guy at Microsoft. So it's natural to think that if his Bellevue, WA-based invention firm, Intellectual Ventures, creates anything of lasting value, it will probably come from physics or software. Maybe it will be something really offbeat (fighting infectious disease with mosquito-zapping lasers), or really big and audacious (cheap, clean nuclear power at TerraPower).
But a couple of new dealmakers that Intellectual Ventures has hired in the past six months say some of the company's biggest inventions could come from a surprising sector—medical devices. These could be things as simple as efficient new bone screws, safer and more vivid medical imaging devices, new drug discovery technologies, diagnostics, or touchscreen interfaces embedded with technology to automatically kill viruses and bacteria circulating in the environment.
"We have thousands of inventions in the medical technology space that were conceived of by our team of inventors. Literally, thousands," says Daniel Hawkins, the new vice president of business development at IV, responsible for medical technologies. "The medical device universe is just starting to hear from us."
Intellectual Ventures has its share of critics, who see it as little more than a patent troll that goes around scooping up intellectual property and then forcing innovators to cough up cash or else get sued for infringement. The firm naturally bristles at this criticism, and counters by arguing that it actually creates a lot of inventions in-house (and that it hasn't ever sued anyone). Part of this comes through brainstorming "invention sessions" where it brings in superstar scientists like MIT's Robert Langer and Leroy Hood of the Insitute for Systems Biology to invent stuff. The value of all this inventing is hard to pin down on a spreadsheet, because no one knows what will pay off in the marketplace and what won't in the future. But IV has grown to the point—with more than $5 billion under management and more than 700 employees worldwide—that it's time to start showing its investors it can apply inventions to real-world problems and generate returns.
That's where Hawkins and his colleague Paul Duesterhoft enter the picture. Hawkins, a seasoned medical device entrepreneur, previously worked in a couple of venture-backed startups incubators—one that's now become Calibra Medical, the maker of a miniature insulin delivery pump, and another called Aspen Medtech, which closed down a year ago. Duesterhoft was formerly a vice president of marketing at Seattle-based ZymoGenetics (NASDAQ: ZGEN). They have both been hired in the past six months at IV, as the first businesspeople charged with sorting through the company's medical tech portfolio of patent applications and potential patent applications, to see which ones may become real products. That means figuring out what's valuable to the Johnson & Johnsons, Boston Scientifics, and Medtronics of the world, and striking some deals to license technology to them. Maybe, once in a while, this might even lead to the creation of a new company.
Intellectual Ventures hasn't talked publicly about what it has in its medical device portfolio, and when I spoke with Hawkins and Duesterhoft a couple weeks ago, they emphasized that they are still digging through this mountain of patents themselves to try to figure out what can be spun out as license deals. But they did say they are starting to make the rounds at industry meetings this month, like IN3 and AdvaMed2010.
These guys didn't want to show me all the cards they are prepared to play when they meet with device companies, but they did talk about a few examples of technologies that they think could make a big splash in the U.S. healthcare market.
One of the big ideas is a more efficient form of medical imaging. This comes from a concept in physics known as Compton backscattering. Essentially, the inventors at Intellectual Ventures know that different tissues with different compositions will give off different fluorescent signatures. The technique could be useful for telling the difference between cancerous and healthy tissue, Hawkins says.
This kind of technology, Hawkins says, is a big reason why he was attracted to join Intellectual Ventures. No venture capitalist would start a company based on this technology, partly because there are already a bunch of CT imaging players, and it probably doesn't offer the kind of traditional return potential VCs want to see. Back before the downturn struck in 2008, companies would get started in medical devices, figuring they might take $40 million to $70 million of invested capital, and grow into $350 million to $400 million opportunities. Even when more startups were getting started with those kind of prospects, only one out of 100 medical tech ideas Hawkins saw had that kind of financial potential. That's why he is eager to test the out-licensing model of IV, to see if he can generate returns another way, by licensing a technology like this to a big imaging company that would pay some upfront cash, milestone payments, and royalties.
"It was challenging for me to see so many things in medical technology that could be changed for the better, but they weren't funded because they weren't venture-funded-startup kind of opportunities," Hawkins says. "So what do you do with them? We couldn't do anything before. But at IV, we can."
Naturally, I had to press these guys for more specifics. One of the inventions Duesterhoft said he's pursuing relates to "self-sanitizing touch screens." Basically, this involves embedding light-emitting diodes into glass surfaces, where they can automatically kill viruses and bacteria. This could be used in things that people and their bacteria-laden fingers touch every day, like a screen on a smartphone, an iPad, an automated teller machine, or a ticket kiosk at an airport.
That's a technology that could go across industries. Inventors, of course, don't often know where the best applications are for ideas like that. When Duesterhoft looked at it, he thought of one of the dirtiest things found in the average hospital—an infusion pump. If you could put a self-sanitizing technology into an infusion pump, suddenly there's a new line of defense against all kinds of invading pathogens that can be really dangerous to patients, and cause hospitals a lot of potential legal liability. The IV execs didn't get into a lot of detail about what evidence exists to support this idea, although Hawkins says the anti-microbial data he's seen so far is "compelling, to say the least."
Another idea, which Hawkins didn't want to talk about in detail, has the potential "to shake up the wound care world."
Sure, these guys are new to the job, and at times they sounded a little like kids in a candy store. They essentially have got a lot of technology that gives them some bargaining chips to work with when they sit across the table from big healthcare companies that need new innovations to replace old products with expiring patents.
So far, Intellectual Ventures hasn't yet struck any commercial licensing deals for these medical technologies, and it will take time to see what kind of results Hawkins and Duesterhoft can get. But they are clearly having some fun thinking through what ideas can be turned into real-world applications.
"If you were to walk in our office, you'd see stacks and stacks of patent applications that we're going through," Hawkins says. "Our job is to say, out of this big grass field, what 10-square-yard piece of grass do we want to focus on, and reduce to practice, if necessary, in IV's labs, because I think Siemens might be interested, or Boston Scientific might, or J&J is right in this space, and three years from now, they'll really need this. That's where we want to be."