 | | February 16, 2010
The May Report: 2/16/2010: It looks like the 24th is the day for multiple tech events; Chicago's own Janet Tavakoli featured on 60 Minutes this last Sunday night; TiE-Midwest launches Inventive Entrepreneurship Series; Reck and Tarkus pontificate and an important lesson for any patient
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MIT Enterprise Forum Chicago Feb. 16 Event: Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology
Technology often leads the way out of economic downturns.
One likely candidate this time around is the market-disrupting
power of nanoscale science and technologies. Join MIT EF Chicago
for an entertaining preview from one of the country's leading experts:
Dr. Tijana Rajh
Group Leader, NanoBio Interface Group
Argonne National Laboratory
You'll learn how there is almost nothing that nanoscale technology
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to medicine, beauty products, sports equipment, information technology,
transportation, energy, and more. It's nanoscale, but maxiscope!
When
Tuesday February 16
5:00-6:15 pm Networking
6:30-8:00 pm Program
Where
At our new host sponsor
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70 W. Madison St.
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Cost
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NOTE A NEW NETWORKING AND MEETING LOCATION!
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It may be the same address and the same time, but
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Scoop section:
-- Dennis Mills of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society
-- Bill Scheurer: Invitation to DEMO Spring 2010
-- Michael Quintos: Has an agency client looking to hire a sales person in Chicago
-- What Don Samuelson is up to
-- David Orr touching base
-- Yes, that was our own Janet Tavakoli on 60 Minutes Sunday night, the 14th
-- Tarkus Murphy: Information Superglacier(TM) - Ontario County, N.Y eyes Google RFI
-- Dick Reck on skiing, the luge and snow boarding
1. Events
1a. Wednesday, February 24: TiE Midwest Alternative Financing Panel Discussion on with Linda Darragh, Chris Gladwin, Ted Feierstein and Peter Donnelly
1b. Wednesday, Feb. 24: Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable - SPECIAL "Show-and-Tell" Networking Meeting
1c. Wednesday, Feb. 24: EDC luncheon: "What is Bad Air Costing Us?", LaTrice Porter-Thomas, Environmental Quality Manager Cook County
Department of Public Health
1d. Wednesday, Feb. 24: ACG Chicago Feb. 24th - Honoring Distinguished Leaders
1e. Saturday, Feb. 27: Youth Communication Chicago Orientation Day Program
1f. Tuesday, March 16: ASP Chicago March 16 Meeting to Feature Award Winning Case Study
1g. Tuesday, Feb. 23: MEF, Wheaton: The Attraction Principle: How to Shift from Working to Get Clients to Attracting Them Effortlessly with Professional Certified Coach Tom Kelly
[Editor's note: Note to all people who have interaction with the healthcare system. I had my bone marrow biopsy and it came up clean -- no infection in the marrow. That was pretty much what the hematologist, Dr. Brandon McMahon, could bring to the table. It is not a blood production problem.
That left the ball in the court of the Infectious Disease doc, Michael P. Angarone, who struck me as thorough and sharp at our first meeting but since then he has disappeared. Meanwhile the low grade fevers continue indicating some kind of infection. I was and am getting very frustrated. Angarone sent me an email responding to my email stating that:
"Mr. May
If the fevers and sweats continue we may have to perform a CT of the chest and abdomen to make sure there are no hidden sources of infection.
I apologize for not responding sooner, I am seeing patients in the hospital and it has been a busy week. I will write again later today to see how you are doing."
I did not hear back from him and today, Dr. Eduardo Cremer (my kidney doc) and I discussed the situation in the clinic. Cremer asked me what Angarone is waiting for.
Precisely, what is he waiting for? I have been on oxygen for 35 days now. My hemoglobin is still very low and I am quite anemic. If I walk from my computer to my kitchen, I am out of breath and worn out.
The persistence of the low grade fevers is not in and of itself a terrible thing, but the infection it indicates may be the source of the problem with the hemoglobin. I am what they call "epo resistant," that is resistant to the drug that made Amgen rich, the miracle drug Epogen (sometimes called Procrit). That condition can go away, but when? Dr. Mark Leischner, Dr. Cremer's colleague, told me today that he had an epo resistant patient and poof, it went away after five months. That is great to hear, but at about 58 days now, I don't think I can endure for three more months.
Yesterday, I actively started making plans to go to Rochester, MN to the Mayo Clinic on the 27th if things don't start to change. But after talking to Dr. Cremer and getting encouragement from him, I called Dr. John Flaherty who heads up the Infectious Disease department at NMH.
He called me back about 12:45pm today. I explained the situation calmly and intelligently to Dr. Flaherty who did call me a few hours after I called to ask for him. We talked for twenty minutes. He acted very quickly. First, I am already scheduled for the CT scan this Friday at 2pm, the purpose of which is to check the abdomen and pelvis with intravenous and oral contrast (I have to do a steroid prep starting 13 hours earlier) to find out if there is a hidden infection such as an abscess. Man that was fast! And Dr. Flaherty did not defend Dr. Angarone in this instance.
Right now, I am pumped. They were letting me die here and I said, no way, I am not going to let this thing drift into the abyss. I have too many people to destroy in the report. :-) Where's your sense of humor, bub?
On top of that, Dr. Flaherty has set me up with another Infectious Disease doc at NMH named Dr. Noskin and that appointment is for 3pm on the 24th, a day with many tech events.
Moral of story. You have to take matters into your own hands as a patient. You, the patient, have to be driving that bus or it will drive you right over a cliff.]
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YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:
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• Understand Revenue recognition issues and their background
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Speakers:
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Lunch will be provided
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The Scoop section:
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Dennis Mills of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society
From: Brock Cooper bcooper@anl.gov
To: ron@themayreport.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:11:27 -0500
Subject: Argonne scientists named APS fellow
Hello Ronald
Dennis Mills of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. The honor recognizes his development of synchrotron X-ray optics and related techniques, the build-out of beamlines at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne and the development of X-ray monochromators, phase plates, and timing techniques. For more information, feel free to contact me. A high resolution photo can be downloaded at http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2010/news100210.html via Flickr.
Brock Cooper
Media Relations Specialist
Argonne National Laboratory
(630) 252-5565
bcooper@anl.gov
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Bill Scheurer: Invitation to DEMO Spring 2010
From: Bill Scheurer wcscheurer@comcast.net
To: ron@themayreport.com
Subject: FW: Invitation to DEMO Spring 2010
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:14:35 -0600
Ron,
VentureBeat has selected KarmaKorn to debut our product at the DEMOspring 2010 Alpha Pitch on March 21-23 in Palm Desert, sponsored by IDG: http://demo.com/pitch/alphapitch.html
Past DEMO success stories include such companies as Salesforce.com, Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, U.S. Robotics, Adobe Systems, Google, and VMWare.
Whether or not we decide to participate in the DEMO event, we plan to make our formal launch at the 2010 Social Enterprise Summit / World Forum on April 28-30 in San Francisco, where I also will be moderating a blue-chip industry panel on "Disruptive Philanthropy" as the KarmaKorn CEO.
Also, I just returned from a very encouraging trip to the Bay Area, where I had great meetings with 5 venture capital firms and 4 industry advisers.
This is all happening 2 - 3 months sooner than we had planned to begin meeting with prospective investors, because we wanted to wait until after launch and early success in member acquisition and revenues. However, if the train is leaving the station - maybe it is time to get on?
In order to maximize these opportunities, we would need to put together a modest round of angel funding. To avoid any sticky questions of valuation at this early stage, we simply will issue convertible notes with rights to convert them into participation in the Series A round.
We will keep you posted on our progress. It feels good to be back in the saddle again!
"We're putting the band back together." - Jake & Elwood Blues
Bill Scheurer
Chief Karma Officer
847-245-1421 home
847-370-3411 mobile
KarmaKorn.com
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From: Matt Marshall [mailto:Matt.Marshall@venturebeat.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 03:06 AM
To: wcscheurer@comcast.net
Cc: neal@demo.com; jdiperna@nww.com
Subject: Invitation to DEMO Spring 2010
Congratulations Bill,
Your company has been selected to participate in the Alpha Pitch program at DEMO Spring 2010.
DEMO continues to make its exceptional promotional and networking platform available for early stage entrepreneurs who wish to promote their early stage concepts to DEMOs audience of media, investors, and corporate executives. Alpha Pitch companies are pre-revenue and have received no more than seed funding.
As an Alpha Pitch company, you will receive:
* ninety second pitch to the entire DEMO audience in the general session ballroom,
* kiosk space with signage in the DEMO pavilion,
* two passes to attend DEMO, and
* extensive promotional support on site and after the event on demo.com
Jackie DiPerna, our Demonstrator Manager, will introduce you to the DEMO team and begin the process of getting your company ready for DEMO. She is your primary contact and is happy to address any questions you may have at jdiperna@nww.com
Finally, I want to remind you that your product must make its debut at DEMO Spring 2010, March 21 - 23 in Palm Desert, CA. While we understand and expect that your product may require a limited/non-promoted public betas prior to the event, we expect that all media coverage, public announcements, and product demonstrations will be kept under embargo until the opening of the conference.
I look forward to working with you and your team to make DEMO Spring 2010 an extraordinary experience for your company.
Best regards,
Matt Marshall
Executive Producer, DEMO
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Michael Quintos: Has an agency client looking to hire a sales person in Chicago
From: Michael Quintos michael@media-fuse.com
To: The May Report ron@themayreport.com
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:00:59 -0800
Subject: Re: The May Report: 2/12/2010: The FTC ruling on so-called
"blogola" is not constitutional, says Loyola PR professor David Kamerer;
Seeking information on Advanced Equities lawsuits; Slow but steady growth at
Ifbyphone
Ron,
How are things, hope all is well. I have an agency client looking to hire a sales person in Chicago. If you can post this in your next report perhaps we help out the unemployed one person at a time...
Please have them email Jim Checchi jchecchi@harvest-communications.com
National Account Executive
An interactive direct marketing company is looking for an ambitious professional to sell interactive marketing solutions including MobileMarketing, Interactive Online DisplayAds, Personalized URLs, Email Marketing widgets services and more. This candidate will be responsible for business development and working with clients to develop strategiesusing these techniques. Candidate must have a strong marketing background, high sales acumen and enjoy building relationships and closing a sale. This position will begin reporting directly to the Director of Marketing.
Ideal candidate will have existing account relationships, be familiar with an agency environment and be comfortable presenting to C-level executives.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum 5 years business development experience, knowledge of both B2B and B2C strategies, experience presenting to clients. Agency experience helpful
but not required. Minimal travel is required, car allowance and business
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What Don Samuelson is up to
Subject: Re: Don, what are you up to these days and what is up with the FCC and broadb
Date: 2/15/2010 1:12:06 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: DSSA310@aol.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
Ron:
I'm putting together a Round 2 NTIA BTOP application to promote the use of broadband/Internet by seniors living in senior housing.
Deadline for preliminary application to State for funding is 2/18. Submission deadline to BTOP is 3/15.
Actually, quite interesting. Will be using senior public housing buildings as the "hubs" for the development of Internet-supported senior support networks.
Happy to share more if you're interested.
Don
In a message dated 2/15/2010 10:09:35 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, RONALDMAY@aol.com writes:
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David Orr touching base
Subject: Touching Base
Date: 2/15/2010 8:19:24 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: dorr20@gmail.com
To: ronaldmay@aol.com
LinkedIn
David Orr has sent you a message.
Date: 2/15/2010
Subject: Touching Base
Ron,
I met you and came to your meetings several times in Chicago. I was a friend of Bob Ingersoll and had work for Ron Birchell at Network Archivist. I owned Orr & Associates, a technical writing and training company in Chicago. In 2005 we moved near Ashville, where I serve mostly Chicago clients (Cricket, Allstae, Motorola, GMAC Real Estate) as an instructional designer.
I'm writing because there is an interesting portal called Meet the Geeks here in Asheville (www.meetthegeeks.com). They have become the center of networking for techies, a source of technical courses, and a job network. They have been instrumental in bring new tech business to Asheville, which is a center for Open Source programming and development.
Hope you are well,
David Orr
828-628-9945
View/reply to this message
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Yes, that was our own Janet Tavakoli on 60 Minutes Sunday night, the 14th
Subject: Ron - Yes
Date: 2/15/2010 3:42:42 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: jt@tavakolistructuredfinance.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
Ron,
It was I. I believe they found me through my book, Dear Mr. Buffett in which I talk about the global meltdown and the mechanics of the Ponzi scheme.
Best Regards,
Janet
VIDEO: Pigeon Fever: Ponzi Schemes Still Thriving
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6207614n&tag=contentMain;contentBody
60 Minutes (CBS with Morley Safer) - February 14, 2010
Click here for full text
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/11/60minutes/main6198863.shtml?tag=currentVideoInfo;segmentUtilities
At 9:26 minutes Janet Tavakoli discusses Wall Street's pre-meltdown actions:
Poking through the wreckage, many experts believe the root cause was a perfect storm: a monsoon of gullibility colliding with a tidal wave of greed.
"This was a massive Ponzi scheme. And it's the biggest crime against the American economy in our lifetimes, in fact, ever," analyst Janet Tavakoli explained.
Tavakoli is an analyst specializing in derivatives, the exotic financial instruments at the heart of the meltdown. She argues that the bad mortgage loans that fueled the crisis were repackaged by investment banks, sliced into increasingly complex derivatives and resold to other investors, even though the underlying mortgages were often virtually worthless.
"You had various traders buying each others' products to artificially keep the prices up so that the bubble didn't collapse," she told Safer.
Not only that. But the mortgage derivatives being traded were so mind-numbingly complicated, nobody understood them fully. Certainly not the pigeons: the buyers at banks, mutual funds, pension funds and insurance companies who wound up holding a bag full of worthless paper.
"But these guys are smart guys. They're all graduates of the finest business school, correct?" Safer asked.
"Yes. If they were gullible, they're sophisticated investors. So they can't really go back to the investment banks that sold them this product and say, 'We've been had.' Because they held themselves out to be experts in these kinds of securities," Tavakoli replied.
All of which proves that whether you're on Wall Street or Main Street, brain power is no defense against con men. In fact, smart guys may be the biggest suckers of all.
JT Note:
Also from the interview: "'We wouldn't want to live in a world where we couldn't be conned because in effect we would then be living in a world where we mistrusted or refused to trust anyone. So this is the price we pay,' [Ricky] Jay said."
I agree with Mr. Jay. Who would want to live in a world like that? But equally, who would want to live in a world where trusting hardworking taxpayers are unprotected by government so they become the easy prey of exploiters? That's why we have laws. That way, we can remedy wrongs and make criminals pay the price. It's time to put that theory into practice.
Janet Tavakoli is the president of Tavakoli Structured Finance, a Chicago-based firm that provides consulting to financial institutions and institutional investors. Ms. Tavakoli has more than 20 years of experience in senior investment banking positions, trading, structuring and marketing structured financial products. She is a former adjunct associate professor of derivatives at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. Author of: Credit Derivatives & Synthetic Structures (1998, 2001), Collateralized Debt Obligations & Structured Finance (2003), Structured Finance & Collateralized Debt Obligations (John Wiley & Sons, September 2008). Tavakoli's book on the causes of the global financial meltdown and how to fix it is: Dear Mr. Buffett: What an Investor Learns 1,269 Miles from Wall Street (Wiley, 2009).
Janet Tavakoli
President
Tavakoli Structured Finance, Inc.
360 E. Randolph St., Suite 3007
Chicago, Illinois 60601 USA
(312) 540-0243
e-mail: jt@tavakolistructuredfinance.com
web site: www.tavakolistructuredfinance.com
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Tarkus Murphy: Information Superglacier(TM) - Ontario County, N.Y eyes Google RFI
Subject: Information Superglacier(TM) - Ontario County, N.Y eyes Google RFI
Date: 2/15/2010 4:13:54 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: tarkus@ripco.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com, ron@themayreport.com
CC: tarkus@ripco.com
Ron,
I still owe you a few Information Superglacier(TM) stories, but the Google story broke out of the gate on its own.
Below is the text off of a PR Newswire release for Ontario County telegraphing its punch to Google before Ontario County gets lost in the mad rush.
The fiber system is past shovel ready and I hope to have a few smaller, less well known companies to talk about in the promised articles in a few weeks.
It looks like we will have one or more 4G systems using the fiber. The Google opportunity is the second FTTH project discussed in as many months. It turns out building a vendor neutral backbone with open access which many lampooned at each step of the way might be a solid economic development engine.
One irony, our are connectivity was considered to good to qualify for the stimulus funds, even if the non discrimination and neutrality were the core principles of the network all the way back to the grass roots discussions back in 2003. Cable companies and LECs have joined in the project to extend faster service into new territories. The NY Rural digital divide is only a few miles south of where I am.
Tarkus
Ontario County, N.Y., Applying for Google Test Site
With 180-mile fiber ring, County has what it takes to be one of Google's
ultra high-speed network trial locations
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A day after Google's blog
that rocked the blogosphere, Axcess Ontario is announcing it wants Ontario
County, N.Y., to serve as a Google test site.
Axcess Ontario, the public-benefit corporation overseeing the
development of the County's 180-mile, open-access fiber ring, started the
official application process on behalf of the county government yesterday
and hopes to complete it early next week.
In a blogpost yesterday morning, Google announced it was seeking trial
locations for ultra-fast broadband networks. The company issued a Request
for Information (RFI) to communities nationwide seeking test sites for an
experiment to make Internet access better, faster and less expensive for
everyone. Its networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times
faster than what most Americans have access to today over 1 gigabit per
second, fiber-to-the-home connections.
What Google seeks to accomplish is exactly what the Ontario County
fiber optic ring was built for, said Axcess Ontario President and CEO Ed
Hemminger.
"Ontario County should be at the top of Google's list of potential test
sites -- we've been working on this project for seven years," Hemminger
said. "And with the 180 miles of fiber scheduled for completion by the end
of the year, Ontario County is perfectly positioned for Google's
experiment."
A rural/suburban community outside Rochester, N.Y., Ontario County has
committed $12 million to its fiber ring project. Approximately 60 miles of
the fiber ring are complete and currently being used by service providers
such as Verizon Wireless, tw telecom and Finger Lakes Technology Group to
provide cost-effective telecommunications to businesses along the 60 miles.
The remainder of the ring will be completed this year. This means Ontario
County actually has the infrastructure to do what Google wants to do -- and
quickly.
"Our community had the vision, knowledge and the foresight to invest in
a fiber infrastructure that is critical to American innovation and economic
growth," Hemminger said. "The fiber ring ensures our community will never
be left behind in the global economy, and this week we can see with the
Google experiment that Ontario County, N.Y., may, in fact, have an
opportunity to lead the way."
About Axcess Ontario.
Imagine where fiber technology can take us. Axcess Ontario has. With an
open-access, dark-fiber infrastructure and a non-profit approach -- serving
as an example for a national model -- the 180-mile fiber ring has Ontario
County on the fast track to greater economic development, better quality of
life, and global competitiveness. By providing this critical source for
advanced connectivity and increased flexibility through quicker, more
affordable broadband, businesses and organizations, as well as residents,
will have improved capabilities like never before. To date, 60 miles of the
fiber ring are complete; completion of the entire ring is on schedule to be
completed by the end of 2010.
Note for telecom carriers and other service providers:
By tapping into the fiber ring's advanced fiber technology, service
providers can provide faster service with greater capabilities and more
cost savings for customers, all while expanding your company's footprint
and subscriber base. Get up to speed and on board with fiber technology for
your company's future growth. For more information, please call Axcess
Ontario Chief Executive Officer Ed Hemminger at 585-396-4502.
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Dick Reck on skiing, the luge and snow boarding
Subject: RE: Dick, why is the luge so dangerous? Aren't skiing & snowboarding also dan
Date: 2/12/2010 10:45:33 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: dick@rreck.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
Ron - Yes, skiing and snowboarding can be dangerous.
Every year in North America a couple dozen skiers and snowboarders die from accidents, avalanches, and smothering. Sonny Bono died two days before I was skiing in Heavenly by hitting a tree in 1998. So did one of Bobby Kennedy's sons, Michael, in 1997 in Aspen. And, John McWethy, the ABC news correspondent who attended DePauw University with me died in an accident at Keystone in 2008 when I was on the same run (see http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-02-07-mcwethy-obit_N.htm). He apparently caught an edge on his ski, lost control, and hit a tree.
A human will lose in a collision with a tree every time.
Many skiers ski out of bounds where avalanche control by the ski areas and officials are not reducing the risk of avalanches by setting off explosions to shake unstable snow layers loose. If they are skiing and are caught by an avalanche, the result is frequently death by either suffocation as you cannot dig out of the snow as it freezes almost instantly to a consistency that is like hardened concrete or due to the injuries incurred when you are run over by the moving mountain of snow. (In an avalanche, the snow moves at speeds up to and sometimes exceeding 200 miles per hour, which is why it freezes up - the friction of the fast movement melts the snow crystals and the cold then freezes it when it stops moving.)
The other main cause of death is when you ski or snowboard into a tree well (a hole surrounding trees, especially pine trees, as the snow that falls lands on the branches). That snow is loose and soft and if you fall into such a hole, you can find yourself buried in the snow and smother. If you are on a snowboard, you will generally fall into a deep tree well upside down and since your board is attached to your feet, you will hang with your head buried in the snow and smothering may occur.) One should never snowboard alone as you may need help to get out of a tree well.
There are also folks who have died jumping off of cliffs or other things and break their necks or have head trauma. Obviously, this is why many wear helmets (I always do when I ski and board out west.
As to the luge, check out the Chicago Tribune's sport section today (I think it was) and they have a graphic of the luge course on which there are sharp turns and speed can go up to 90 miles per hour. While they wear helmets, a crash at that speed can be fatal.
By contrast, the fastest skiers in Olympic events only approach these speeds, usually topping off at 70 to 85 miles per hour, but there was a demonstration sport in the Olympics a few years back called speed skiing where the speeds exceeding the terminal velocity of a falling human, around 128 miles per hour. The record is 156 miles per hour. As a contrast, I have skied with Howie Blietz' son, Kyle, who is a fabulous skier and former member of the University of Colorado freestyle ski team and he has a program on his phone that keeps track of one's skiing statistics. I think he said that one set of runs we averaged around 45 miles per hour, which included stops and stuff, so our top speed was probably 50 to 60 most of the time. It feels pretty fast when you go like that.
Here is an article about skiing and snowboarding fatalities in the recent past: http://www.nsaa.org/nsaa/press/facts-ski-snbd-safety.asp.
Dick Reck
BSA Heartsfield
BSA Management
Business Strategy Advisors LLC
128 Hillcrest Avenue
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
312-307-8030
dick@rreck.com
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From: RONALDMAY@aol.com [mailto:RONALDMAY@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 9:08 PM
To: dick@rreck.com
Subject: Dick, why is the luge so dangerous? Aren't skiing & snowboarding also dangerous?
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1. Events
1a. Wednesday, February 24: TiE Midwest Alternative Financing Panel Discussion on with Linda Darragh, Chris Gladwin, Ted Feierstein and Peter Donnelly
Subject: Register Today for the TiE Midwest Alternative Financing Panel Discussion on
Date: 2/15/2010 4:27:00 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: info@midwest.tie.org
Reply To: maria.katris@midwest.tie.org
To: ronaldmay@aol.com
Ron May
541 W. Briar Place
Chicago IL 60657
Dear Ron,
We are pleased to announce the Inventive Entrepreneurship Series,
"Alternative Financing" Panel Discussion on Feb 24 2010. Because there
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Organization: TiE Midwest
Event Name: Inventive Entrepreneurship Series,
"Alternative Financing" Panel Discussion
Date(s): Feb 24 2010, 05:30 PM to 07:00 PM
Location: Gibson's Steakhouse
Panelists: Linda Darragh, Chris Gladwin, Ted Feierstein
and Peter Donnelly
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1b. Wednesday, Feb. 24: Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable - SPECIAL "Show-and-Tell" Networking Meeting
Subject: Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable - SPECIAL "Show-and-Tell" Networking Meeti
Date: 2/13/2010 12:20:43 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: smcg@chicagobooth.edu
To: marketing-roundtable@lists.chicagobooth.edu
Topic: SPECIAL "Show-and-Tell" Networking Meeting
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 6:00 Registration
6:30 - 8:00 Program
8:00 - Networking and Cash Bar
Location: Gleacher Center - Room 100
To RSVP: Register on-line at:
http://cbac.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=87&club_id=507662&item_id=118327
Questions? Please contact Vivek Prabhu at vivek.r.prabhu@gmail.com.
Session Overview
This is a special evening! In our "show-and-tell" networking meeting, you're invited to bring an item of interest to share with fellow participants. You may want to -
Show a sample of your work.
Come with a BRIEF marketing case to share, from your company or perhaps from a client with whom you have worked.
Discuss a resource that you believe others will find helpful, such as your favorite book, journal, website, chat-room or blog.
And, feel free to use some or all of your time to ask the group for help in whatever form would be most valuable to you right now. Think of what would help your business or career: Business leads? Job leads? Specific marketing resources that others have found useful? People you'd like to meet? Tell us -- the chances are that someone who can be helpful to you will be in the room!
A Note About Participation
Participation at any time in this meeting is strictly optional, and WHAT you choose to share is up to you. The purpose is to get to know each other better so we can offer mutual support, both now and in the future. No Powerpoint is expected ... we're informal tonight! (Although we WILL have an LCD projector available if you wish to use it.)
After our show-and-tell, we'll break for some networking. You'll have a chance to personally meet anyone who has said they have a resource or idea to share, and get acquainted. We'll also conclude with our usual cocktail hour in the nearby Cityfront Lounge! (Cash bar.)
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Special Note
Once again, we'll set up a Literature Table in the front registration area before the meeting. You may use the table to distribute copies of anything (within reason) that communicates your business, your capabilities, and/or career interests. This would include a brochure, a fact sheet, a resume, or other items of interest. This will give us all an opportunity to share our interests and find ways to help each other achieve goals.
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Discounted Parking
Chicago Booth has arranged with the AMC Theater-River East Self parking Garage to provide discounted parking:
300 East Illinois Street (AMC Theater-River East Self Park Garage)
$6.00 after 3:00pm
Garage: Self Park Facility
Payment: Automated; at pay-stations by cash or credit card or upon exit pay by credit card only.
To receive discounted rate: There is a card validator at the first floor security desk of the Gleacher Center. The new system for the AMC Theater- River East Self Park Garage is automated. You will only need to insert your parking card in the validator and the new price will be automatically applied. You can validate your parking ticket at any time between your arrival at and departure from the Gleacher Center. When you leave the lot you will be charged for the lower $6.00 fee.
Detailed Directions :
Garage is located next to PJ Clarks and below the AMC Theater.
a) When traveling east on Illinois cross over Columbus and enter the Garage on the left (north) side of the street.
b) If driving west on Grand (north of Theater), you can enter the garage ½ block before Columbus on the left (south) side of the street.
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CHECK YOUR CHICAGO WEEKLY FOR OTHER CHICAGO BOOTH ALUMNI EVENTS OF INTEREST:
For information on other coming Chicago Booth Roundtable meetings, Chicago Booth Alumni Club events, and other alumni events of interest, visit http://www.chicagogsb.edu/chicagoweekly/. The Chicago Weekly is updated every Thursday.
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ABOUT THE MARKETING ROUNDTABLE
Our mission: The mission of the Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable is to help Chicago alumni and a broader community of marketing professionals learn more, meet other colleagues, and solve marketing issues. Our vision is to be the first choice for learning and sharing new marketing ideas.
About our meetings: Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable meetings are typically scheduled at the downtown campus (Gleacher Center), on the last Wednesday of each month (with some variation), from 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. They are free of charge, and no food is served. (Food is available, if you wish, in the cafeteria.) Room location is posted each month at the front desk. Please note date is subject to change - check calendar listing for details.
Guests: Your guests who have an active interest in marketing are always welcome via your personal invitation. Please RSVP and let us know how many to expect! (But please don't post this or any Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable announcement in any public forum).
Got a topic idea? If you have a topic idea, a presenter to recommend, or any questions or suggestions, please contact any Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable Steering Team member:
Bijoy Chacko, 847 598 7016, chackobe@yahoo.com
Peg Conway, 312.347.3918, margaret.conway@cmegroup.com
Manmohan Gupta, manmohan1@gmail.com
Jordan Katz, 312-288-2422, Jordan_Katz@gallup.com
Scott McGarvey, 312.648.6275, smcg@chicagobooth.edu
Vivek Prabhu, (312) 493 4987, vivek.r.prabhu@gmail.com
Les Stern, 847.205.1936, les@lsternmktg.com
Jim Steuer, 773-935-7208, JSEChicago@aol.com
Galen Williams, 312.810.1300, gwmw@sbcglobal.net
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1c. Wednesday, Feb. 24: EDC luncheon: "What is Bad Air Costing Us?", LaTrice Porter-Thomas, Environmental Quality Manager Cook County Department of Public Health
From: EDC Chicago edcchicago@ameritech.net
To: EDC Chicago edcchicago@ameritech.net
Subject: EDC February 24 Luncheon
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:07:16 -0600
2010 Luncheon Series - February 24th Luncheon
"What is Bad Air Costing Us?"
LaTrice Porter-Thomas
Environmental Quality Manager
Cook County Department of Public Health
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Noon
The Tower Club, 20 North Wacker Drive, 39th Floor
Chicago, Illinois
Join the Economic Development Council on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 as we continue our monthly luncheon series with a noon time presentation by LaTrice Porter-Thomas, Environmental Quality Manager, Cook County Department of Public Health. Ms. Porter-Thomas will present, "What is Bad Air Costing Us?"
Latrice Porter-Thomas graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Health, majoring in Industrial Hygiene and began working at the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH). She left CCDPH after 3 years for the private sector and she returned to CCDPH three years later to manage the newly created Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)/Toxicology Program. Over the years, this program has been instrumental in educating the residents of Cook County and municipal staff on such IAQ issues as, environmental tobacco smoke, asthma, radon and mold, to name a few.
In 2002, West Nile Virus (WNV) surfaced and proved to be a significant public health threat in Cook County. LaTrice was assigned the lead in monitoring avian and mosquito activity throughout the County in order to gauge human risk. She was promoted to her current position as Environmental Quality Manager. In addition to her above duties, this position also included supervision of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
The luncheon is at noon at the Tower Club, 39th floor, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago. The cost of the lunch and program is $40 for EDC members and $65 for non-members. There is no charge for EDC Corporate and Sustaining Members.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Noon
Tower Club, 20 N. Wacker Drive, 39th Floor, Chicago
Fee: M $40, NM $65
Reservations are mandatory and are made by replying to this email (edcchicago@ameritech.net), by calling our office at 773-279-8787 or prepaying online. To prepay online visit our website www.edcchicago.org or click one of the links below.
EDC MEMBERS click here to buy a ticket
NON-MEMBERS click here to buy a ticket
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1d. Wednesday, Feb. 24: ACG Chicago Feb. 24th - Honoring Distinguished Leaders
From: Networking@acgchicago.com
Subject: ACG Chicago Feb. 24th - Honoring Distinguished Leaders
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:20:34 -0600
Early Registration Fees End Feb. 15th. Over 250 registered to date, join us for an evening of networking and honoring our Award Winners!
Still time to purchase a table, place a tribute ad or register as an individual - Firms purchasing a table receive a full page ad in the program booklet but note ad deadline is Feb. 10th, so secure your spot today.
Numerous DealMaker Tables already secured - Join the following firms today!
Register Now
February 24, 2010
5:30-9:00pm
Preston Bradley Hall of The Chicago Cultural Center
Join us in honoring
The 2010 ACG Chicago Distinguished Leaders
People and Companies who have changed the world through leadership and example
Jay Jordan
profile
Lifetime Achievement Award
Managing Partner of The Jordan Company
Redbox
profile
Corporate Growth Award
Accepting is Mitch Lowe, President
Invenergy
profile
Emerging Growth Award
Accepting is Michael P. Polsky, Founder, President and CEO
Register Now
Members Early Registration $125
Non-Members Early Registration $150
The DealMaker's Deal $2,000
10 person table with premium benefits
more information
Tribute Program Advertisements
$500 full page and $250 half page
more information
www.ACGChicago.com
Gold Sponsors
BDO Seidman, LLP
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Corinthian Capital Group, LLC
Crowe Horwath LLP
Getzler Henrich and Associates LLC
Golub Capital
Gould & Ratner LLP
Kensington International, Inc.
Mesirow Financial
Plante & Moran, PLLP
Vedder, Price P.C.
Wells Fargo Business Credit
West Monroe Partners
Winston & Strawn LLP
Silver Sponsors
AccuVal Associates, Incorporated
Amherst Partners, LLC
Austin McGregor
Burke Warren
Huron Consulting Group
The Jordan Company
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Moglia Advisors
Tatum LLC
UHY LLP
Warady & Davis LLP
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1e. Saturday, Feb. 27: Youth Communication Chicago Orientation Day Program
From: Layton E. Olson leo@howehutton.com
To: Layton E. Olson leo@howehutton.com
CC: computoon1@aol.com computoon1@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:37:18 -0600
Subject: Youth Communication Chicago Orientation Day Program - Feb 27 10am
-2pm
Colleagues.
Do you know middle or high school students, or parents of same, who are interested in journalism or media?
There's a wonderful opportunity on Saturday Feb. 27 for students and family members to receive an orientation
on writing, graphics, editing and publishing opportunities at Youth Communication Chicago at Columbia College.
Attached is a flyer. Please circulate to parties who may be interested. YCC Board member Charles Boyce has
worked with Student Editorial Team which produces the youth voice publication New Expression in electronic and print form.
Students with interests may want to become part of the regular after-school writing/editorial team for citywide and
journalism education programs. Or, simply submit articles, personal expressions, poetry or graphics electronically
from time to time.
I have been a board member for over 2 decades, and would be glad to provide info on this "learning by doing"
journalism writing and publishing opportunity. It has been an important, and often life changing, part of preparing for
college and, for some, in first professional steps toward journalism or media editorial or business careers.
Layton Olson
312-263-3001
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1f. Tuesday, March 16: ASP Chicago March 16 Meeting to Feature Award Winning Case Study
From: Chris Glatz cglatz@managementservices.org
To: "'Chris Glatz'" cglatz@managementservices.org
Subject: ASP Chicago March 16 Meeting to Feature Award Winning Case Study - RSVP Today!
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:47:52 -0600
To Register Online, Click Here
Questions?
Call the ASP-Chicago Office
815-806-4908
ASP - Chicago Presents
The TimeLine Theatre Company
An Award Winning Strategic Planning Case Study
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The Metropolitan Club
233 S. Wacker
Chicago, IL
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
TimeLine Theatre is the 2009 winner of the Association for Strategic Planning's (ASP) prestigious Richard Goodman Award for Excellence in Strategic Planning (not-for-profit category). ASP Chicago Board member John Sterling will present a case study exploring how this small, non-profit theatre used strategic planning to guide its development throughout the 2000's and achieve dramatic growth.
In its 2002/03 season, TimeLine Theatre had 107 subscribers and a budget of $125,000. In the current season (2009/10) TimeLine has 2,009 subscribers (at which point the theatre cut off sales) and it is on track to achieve over $1 million in earned and donated income. Thus, in seven years, TimeLine has expanded its subscriber base 20-fold and its income has grown at an average rate of 35% annually. During that same period TimeLine:
· Has won over 25 Joseph Jefferson Awards (Chicago's version of the Tony Award)
· Has transitioned to equity theatre status (i.e., operating in accord with Actors' Equity contracts and pay scales)
· Has hired a professional staff of five full time (and several part time) people - from a starting point of no paid employees
TimeLine Theatre operates with a one page strategic plan. Mr. Sterling will talk about both the planning process TimeLine employs and the core intellectual framework that drives its strategy.
Special Program Bonus: Introduced at our January programming meeting, the ASP Chicago will kick off our March program with a segment entitled, "1-1-15". The purpose of the presentation is to introduce and inform attendees about the ASP/SMA Certificate in Strategic Management (CSM) program.
1 Strategic management topic will be taken from the Certificate in Strategic
Management Program which relates to the monthly presentation
1 Value added tool ASP will be given to all attendees that they can use to add
value to their own organization.
15 All discussed and covered in 15 minutes.
Randy Rollinson of LBL Strategies will lead the discussion. For more information about the Certificate in Strategic Management, visit www.csmlearning.com
AGENDA
5:15 PM Registration and Networking Reception
6:00 PM 1-1-15 Presentation
6:15 PM Presentation & Q&A
Registration
Members $40 in advance; $50 onsite
Non-Members $60 in advance; $70 onsite
Students $30 in advance; $40 onsite
NOTE: Advanced registration expires on March 15th!
To register online, click here. Questions or problems with the website, contact Chris Glatz, ASP Chicago Office at 815/806-4908 or via email at cglatz@managementservices.org
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
John Sterling is a founding Partner with Smockā™¦Sterling Strategic Management Consultants with over 25 years experience in strategic management and market research. Mr. Sterling has worked extensively with law and other professional service firms, as well as with industrial and consumer product companies, and not-for-profit organizations. His work with TimeLine Theatre Company in Chicago led to their winning the Richard Goodman Award for excellence in strategic planning from the Association for Strategic Planning in February of this year. Mr. Sterling is President of the Strategic Management Association in Chicago and is a contributing editor to Strategy & Leadership. Prior to co-founding Smockā™¦Sterling, in 1989, John was a Senior Consultant with Ernst & Young and a Senior Policy Analyst at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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1g. Tuesday, Feb. 23: MEF, Wheaton: The Attraction Principle: How to Shift from Working to Get Clients to Attracting Them Effortlessly with Professional Certified Coach Tom Kelly
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:47:17 -0600
Subject: The Midwest Entrepreneurs Forum Reminder
From: MEF@mail-list.com
To: ron@themayreport.com
MIDWEST ENTREPRENEURS' FORUM, INC., Volume 15, Issue 2B , Tuesday February
23, 2010
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Date: Tuesday February 23,2010
In an ongoing effort to provide our members with the tools they need to
successfully develop their businesses, we are presenting another educational
presentation, entitled:The Attraction Principle: How to Shift from Working
to Get Clients to Attracting Them Effortlessly
In this workshop, Professional Certified Coach Tom Kelly
www.businesscoachchicago.com/ will teach you the
five key shifts that you need to make in how you approach your business so
that you can attract clients instead of working so hard to get them. As an
attendee, you will learn key distinctions in the following areas that will
transform your ability to significantly grow your business:
. The difference between selling and attracting clients
. How properly defining your target market, centers of influence, and
power partners will allow you to attract more clients effortlessly
. How you are the one thing that is preventing yourself from reaching
the full potential of your business
. Understand how to build an effective "attraction system" that will
allow you to generate the results you want in an easy and predictable
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. How to effectively leverage yourself and your staff so that you can
generate better results more quickly and with less effort
. The one key thing that will allow you to build consistent, long-term
results in your day-to-day business
In addition, if you attend this workshop, you will receive the following:
The Professional Practice Checklist - an assessment that will help you
determine where you are at with respect to 100 key factors to building and
maintaining a full and rewarding business.
An opportunity to win a month of complimentary one-on-one coaching
sessions with Business Coach Tom Kelly
Bio
Tom Kelly is the founder and owner of Potential In Motion, Inc. As a coach,
Tom is dedicated to working with salespeople, entrepreneurs and small
business owners that want to reach their full potential in both their
business and their life. Tom is focused on "coaching to the edge of what is
possible" by providing you with the tools, support, and structure necessary
to set better goals, increase your focus, and maximize your results.
Professional Experience
Tom is a full time professional coach, and is a member of the International
Coaching Federation. Tom holds the prestigious Professional Certified Coach
(PCC) designation through the International Coaching Federation, the
worldwide standards body for coaching. He is a member of the USA Today
Entrepreneurs' Panel, is an Executive Coach for the Ken Blanchard Company,
coaching Fortune 500 executives internationally, and also works for
Nightingale Conant as a coach for Brian Tracy Platinum Mentoring Series
Program.
In addition to his coaching expertise, Tom is also an experienced keynote
and motivational speaker. His style is interactive and engaging, and works
well in small group seminars, as well as large group settings.
He speaks to groups on a regular basis, and has an extensive list of "off
the shelf" programs, and can also customize a topic specific to your needs.
Prior to founding Potential In Motion, Tom worked for 3Com Corporation as
Director of Business Development for 3Com's Service Provider Sales Team. He
has coached hundreds of business owners, salespeople, and entrepreneurs, and
has over seven years of professional coaching experience. Additionally, Tom
has over ten years of sales and marketing experience, including positions as
a National Account Manager, Marketing Manager, Product Manager, and Sales
Engineer. Tom has a Civil Engineering degree from the University of
Illinois, and resides in the city of Chicago.
About The Midwest Entrepreneurs Forum
The Midwest Entrepreneurs' Forum (MEF) promotes and strengthens the process
of starting and growing companies by providing services, which educate and
inform entrepreneurs. MEF meets the second Monday of March, April,October
and November at the Downtown Campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology,
565 W. Adams Street, Chicago, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A suburban meeting is
held the last Tuesday of each month (except July and August) from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m. at the Daniel L. and Ada F. Rice Campus of the Illinois Institute
of Technology, 201 East Loop Road, Wheaton, IL (directions listed). Each MEF
meeting normally features a case presentation/panel discussion that
spotlights a single company in a critical stage of development. We also
feature speakers that bring timely knowledge of current solutions that may
make a difference in how you run your business.
MEF membership is $60 per year or $20.00 to attend a single meeting to see
if membership is something you think would benefit you. If you decide you
want to become a member bring your receipt for $20.00 within 30 days to the
next meeting and you will only be required to pay an additional $40.00 to
become a member for the year. Year is from your payment to the next year.
Students with a valid ID pay $5.00. IIT students with a valid id get in
free.
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