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An Epic Documentary Film: South Africa’s Journey From Apartheid to DemocracyReported By J. Michael Gordon and Gary Ginzberg

A Complicated LifeFrank Wisner, Sr.The Ian Fleming of The Cold Warby Gary Ginzberg

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South Africa Today - behind The RainbowA Bitter Political Struggle Between Brothers-in-armsby Mitch Ligon

Michael & Carole Wilson with Clint Eastwood

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THE CHALLENGE OF RECONCILIATION[Clint Eastwood encounters Nelson Mandela’s South Africa]

Directed by Michael Henry WILSON

CLINT

NELSONMANDELA

EASTWOOD

Michael Henry Wilson is a bi-cultural filmaker working both in the USA and France. His two passions, film and history, are evident in his projects. After A PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE, the celebration of 100 years of American movies that he co-wrote and co-directed with Scorsese, his most recent opus was the acclaimed full-length documentary CLINT EASTWOOD: A LIFE IN FILM, an intimate portrait of the great filmmaker. Wilson pursues his collaboration with Eastwood with this exciting new project :

In 1993, Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the contribution to the peaceful end of the apartheid regime in South Africa.

He saved his country from a bloody civil war by allowing the spirit of reconciliation to prevail. It is time to evaluate the political, moral and spiritual legacy of this extraordinary man.

At the core of this exploration is an in depth behind-the-scenes look at Clint Eastwood’s current production, THE UNTITLED MANDELA PROJECT.

The encounter of the Mandela story by Clint Eastwood is itself an un-usual event. It marks the convergence of two men who have reached a pinnacle in their respective realms. After forty years of struggle against oppression, Mandela has come to embody the values of dialogue and reconciliation. As for Eastwood, the last of the Hollywood mavericks, he hasn’t ceased, film after classical film, to study the effects of violence and injustice on both its victims and its perpetrators.

The documentary will weave together these threads into a unique tapestry that unites the diverse personalities who have forged South Africa’s reconciliation against all odds.

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The time has come to evaluate the political, moral and spiritual legacy of a 20th century hero, Nel-son Mandela, a leader who saved his country from a bloody civil war by allowing the spirit of reconcili-ation to prevail. This will be our documentary’s fo-cus as it explores the real life stories of people who brought about the creation of the Rainbow Nation.

At the core of our exploration is an in depth behind-the-scenes look at Clint Eastwood’s current produc-tion, “The Untitled Mandela” project. Inspired by John Carlin’s book, Playing the Enemy, Eastwood’s film centers around the year 1995, when president Mandela (interpreted by Morgan Freeman) must pre-pare South Africa to welcome the Rugby World Cup. The encounter of the Mandela story by Clint Eastwood is itself an unusual event. It marks the convergence of two men who have reached a pinnacle in their re-spective realms. After forty years of struggle against oppression, Mandela has come to embody the values of dialogue and reconciliation. As for Eastwood, the last of the Hollywood mavericks, he hasn’t ceased, film after classical film, to study the effects of violence and injustice on both its victims and its perpetrators.Our documentary will weave together these threads into a unique tapestry that unites the diverse personalities who have forged against all odds South Africa’s reconciliation.One key lesson that Mandela’s journey illuminates is that brute force cannot be effective in the long term.

No matter how unjust a government may be, sooner or later the human spirit rebels. And when it prevails, it astounds the world with its magnanimity. Over-coming the hatred he may have felt for implacable en-emies, Mandela made them his partners in the peace process. He understood that the oppressor must be liberated, just as much as the oppressed, as both have been robbed of their humanity. At the time Mandela was able, miraculously, to defuse the threat of a civil war fomented by hard-core cham-pions of apartheid. The Rugby World Cup, in the fi-

nal match when the Springboks beat New Zealand’s All-blacks, played a major part in his strategy. That triumph marked a stunning moment of national fu-sion as it brought together South Africans of all rac-es and creeds. To place these defining events of the new South Africa in their proper context, we will call upon witnesses - from all communities - to provide insights, anecdotes, memories, and possibly dissent-ing viewpoints. (See Appendix A for list of confirmed interviewees.) The inequities of apartheid will necessarily be dwelt upon, but our images and sounds also celebrate the extraordinary beauty of the land and its multiple African cultures…as well as the country’s hopes for the future. If filmmaker Michael Wilson’s previous film portrait of Mr. Eastwood entitled Clint East-wood: a Life in Film was a solo one-man-show, The Challenge of Reconciliation is a choral, plural, poly-phonic piece that gives a voice not only to a great Hollywood filmmaker, but also to a wide spectrum of historical witnesses in the South African story.

Our ambition is to capture the creative rhythms of Eastwood as he tackles a new, important experience far from his familiar turf, while retracing the epic’s colorful background and the inspired lives of freedom fighters such as Mandela, Desmond Tutu and their compan-ions. Structurally, this calls for an organic counter-point between the present of the film being made and the momentous historical events it is recreating. Also part of our story, archival footage will allow us to illustrate the apartheid system, the Rivonia trial, the massacres of Sharpeville and Soweto, Mandela’s liberation, the first free election (1994) and the presi-dential inauguration, which saw Mandela utter these now historical words:

“Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will experience the oppression of one by the other and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world.”

The Challenge of ReconciliationA feature-length documentary

by Michael Henri Wilson

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We are talking about apartheid in South Africa. People were be-ing oppressed, living under the heels of a racist society, but the story goes much deeper than what appears on the surface. In this issue, readers can find out why: the tension within the ANC, the lively character of Presi-dent Zuma and his struggles.

In addition, director Clint East-wood discovered one of his big-gest stories and found his cause - the Nelson Mandela epic. If he pulls it off, Clint would be in league with Richard At-tenborough’s Gandhi Epic.

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An Epic Documentary Film:THE CHALLENGE OF RECONCiLiATiON

South Africa’s Journey From Apartheid to DemocracyReported By J. Michael Gordon and Gary Ginzberg

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South AfricA’S Journey from ApArtheid to democrAcy

Copyright Carol J. Wilson

An epic documentAry film:bY J. MICHAEL GORDON and GARY GINZbERG

THE SUIT STAFF WRITERS

THE CHALLENGE OF RECONCiLiATiON

veteran film producers Carole Wilson and her husband Michael Henri have embarked on a controversial film assignment – one daring venture that drives at the heart of South Africa – to document the corrupt and racist system of Apartheid. It’s a pierc-ing tale, one that cuts deep into the so-cial fabric of South Africa’s troubled past.

Wilson’s voice is calm yet intense: “We have interviewed people like Archbishop Desmond Tutu, F. W. de Klerk, some of the chief engi-neers who virtually ended apartheid,” she ex-

plained during a phone interview from her California home in early May.

One of the most productive minds in the in-dustry, Wilson graduated from Colombia Uni-versity, earning a bachelor’s in Anthropology with a minor in Fine Arts. but then she turned to the exciting world of filmmaking. Wilson and her husband Michael have chronicled the life of Nelson Mandela in their documentary, “TheChallenge of Reconciliation,” starting her plot with the African National Congress movement. Before filming the documentary, the Wilson’s hired a South African film crew



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to shoot and document the production of “The Challenge of Reconciliation,” she said.

“We started with the apartheid era,” Wil-son said, “He (Mandela) was in prison in theearly 1960s, and we cover that period, up through his release from prison twenty-sev-en years later.” The film creator agrees that Nelson Mandela has served as a powerful example in world history. She noted that the freedom fighter “orchestrated the transition from apartheid to democracy in South Af-rica.” She has hit on one of Mandela’s great-est strengths, the ability to understand and embrace the “oppressor” in order to move forward to achieve dialogue and consensus.

There is a pause between sentences, Wilson measuring her words with good reason andbalance. “Mandela is a great inspiration for all humankind.” She catches her breath and then begins speaking with passion about the Mandela project. Her respect for Man-dela was apparent as she told us, “He exer-cised forgiveness as opposed to revenge.”

She explained further that the documenta-ry also includes a behind-the-scenes look atClint Eastwood’s movie, “Invictus,” which focuses on how Mandela’s involvement with the 1995 Rugby Cup lends a hand in healing a post-apartheid South Africa. Eastwood’s long-time friend, Morgan Freeman, will be portraying Mandela in the movie. Wilson noted that the title for Eastwood’s film is in-spired by Mandela’s favorite poem, writ-ten by poet William Ernest Henley, whichhigh-lights the will to endure while confront-ing life’s hardship:

“Nelson Mandela supported the Springboks, the South African rug-by team, during the World Cup in 1995. He walked on the field with a

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OUT of the night that covers me,Black as the Pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried aloud.Under the bludgeonings of chanceMy head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tearsLooms but the Horror of the shade,And yet the menace of the yearsFinds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,How charged with punishments the scroll,I am the master of my fate:I am the captain of my soul.

Springbok jersey and the whole nation went wild,” Wilson recalls, capturing that mo-ment in the reel of her mind. “People, white and black, were all together,” she pauses.“Mandela used it as a nation-building mo-ment, which was very successful. We Ameri-cans know almost nothing about the signifi-cance the World Cup victory played in bringing about greater racial harmony in South Africa.”

“The South African Rugby Team had been a pre-eminent symbol white apartheid,”Wilson comments, yet, she adds, Nelson Mandela behaved with total compassion for the team, uniting the people with the power of kindness. “When he became President of South Africa, a lot of his supporters felt that Springboks should be abolished.” Mandela, instead, used a gentle form of persuasion.For this project, Wilson has studied the Man-

dela story at length, enough to give a briefthumbnail sketch of his history: The Union of South Africa was formed on May 31, 1910. Black South Africans had limited vot-ing rights and were subject to growing dis-crimination. In 1948, the National Party won the all-white general election on a cam-paign promise to introduce a system of “apartheid” in order to totally separate the races. Opposition to the apartheid system

by the black majority was ruthlessly oppressed, and the National Party remained in power until 1994. All South Africans were legally assigned to one of several racial groups – White, African, Colored or Asian. All races had separate liv-ing areas and separate public amenities, such as toilets, parks and beaches. blacks had no parliamentary representation. Police powers were expanded, and those charged with dis-sent often held without trial, tortured, and re-ceived lengthy sentences when trials were held.

Entered Nelson Mandela, fully embedded within the ANC [African National Congress]movement. In 1950, Mandela was elected to the ANC National Executive Committee at itsnational conference. Two years later, the ANC ordered the government to repeal all unjust laws or face a “Campaign for the defi-ance of Unjust Laws.” Mandela was placed in charge of volunteers for the campaign, travel-ing throughout the countryside and organiz-ing small pockets of resistance operations to do battle against discriminatory legislation in South Africa. That year, countless rallies and strikes were staged, drawing huge crowds.Quickly the government clamped down on the ANC movement, introducing harsherpenalties for protesting against Apartheid. Campaign leaders and supportive newspa-pers were banned; more than 8,000 people were placed under arrest, including Mandela.

His disciplined and non-violent movement baffled police. In several of these incidents, Mandela received suspended sentences. He would eventually be banned fromattending such gatherings, but he always managed to find a way around those restrictions while attend-ing and finishing law school, earning a Bach-elor of Law degree at the University ofLondon External Programme along the way. Soon thereafter, Nelson Mandela opted to take the



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admission examination and was admitted into the bar. That legal expertise aided Mandela in the non-violent struggle against Apartheid.

Initially committed to nonviolent resistance, Mandela and 150 others were arrested in

1956 and charged with treason; the trial lasted until 1961, when, finally, all defendants were acquitted. The following year, Mandela was re-arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. In 1964, he was con-victed and sentenced on other charges, which sentencing eventually culminated in a total of 27 years imprisonment. “The Challenge of Reconciliation” captures that legacy, as well as the horrific brutality of the apartheid era.

While doggedly working to get the story on this important project down, Wilsoncontinued to manage her family life as a wife and mother. The husband-and-wife duo has a long history of producing documentaries. In fact, in 1998, Carole and Michael Henri Wil-son worked on the documentary “In Search of Kundun,” a companion piece to Martin Scors-eses “Kundun,” which portrays the life of the

Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan bud-dhism and the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile. The documentary focused on the Da-lai Lama’s spirit of kindness and nonviolencewhile confronting his exile and the continu-ing destruction of Tibetan culture by China’s

absorption of Tibet, a spirit not unlike that of Nelson Mandela.As a practicing Tibetan buddhist, Wilson herself lived among bud-dhists in India, far away from the United States, devotedly studying Eastern philosophy. by the time she took on the Scorsese project, she was well versed in Tibetan buddhism. “The Dalai Lama is one of my spiritual teachers,” Wil-son comments, reflecting back onher bohemian life, trekking through India in search of spiritu-al enlightenment. “I lived in India, in an Ashram in the 1970s!” she reflects. “I spent five years out of

my life studying meditation and Eastern Phi-losophy. I’ve been practising meditation for long time. I’ve been on a spiritual quest sincethe age of 19.”

Wilson said buddhism has always been part of her life. “I work with awareness to maintain an inner peace,” she said. “Our documentary “In Search of Kundun” shows that the Dalai Lama as a spiritual leader,” Wilson added. “He’s a moral figure who embodies passion and forgiveness as opposed to revenge and ha-tred. ‘In Search of kundun’ came out in 1999.”

After a lengthy conversation on bud-dhism, she returned to the business at hand. Access to Nelson Mandela is rare, Wilson posited. “He’s not giving interviews any-more,” she said. However, Wilson did land an interview with Nelson Mandela’s daugh-

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ter, Zindzi Mandela. “She has accompa-nied her father during diplomatic mis-sions; she’s an important figure in his life.” bringing the project this far, Wilson proudly told us, has been a labor of love.

She argues that the issue of human rights has virtually become the language of our times, a framework that can provide an underpinning to principles of coopera-tion which are necessary in order to face the coming challenges to a global com-munity. She feels that the principle of hu-man rights is an important issue for the oppressed to insist upon, and must not be marginalized as a means to motivate their fight against domination by exter-nal economic and political institutions.

In South Africa specifically, “the struggle against Apartheid was more than simply a struggle to replace a dictatorial minor-ity government with one that was elect-ed. It was significantly a human rightsstruggle.” Carole Wilson noted that the shooting of the documentary about Nelson Mandela was an ex-perience of pure octane energy.

At the end of the interview, Carole speaks peacefully, almost Zen-like into her mobile phone, breathing a bud-dhist sigh. “The documentary is my baby,” she said. “I feel it is a gift.”

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CLINT EASTWOODAn American Hero Legend

By GARy GINZBeRG and J. MICHAeL GoRDoNBy THe SuIT STAFF WRITeRS

From gunslinging spaghetti westerner to pale rider, he's considered the ultimate American hero. Clint Eastwood, the iconic film director, will soon release the cinematic epic film depicting the life and times of Nelson Mandela, "Invictus."

It's a natural fit for him to make such a controversial film, bringing his camera lens up close to view the ugly and vile movement of Apartheid, confronted by the non-violent power and compassion of Mandela, a real hero in a world which Eastwood brings to life with his exceptional eye for detail. Early in his career, there were signs of Eastwood's incredible attention to film detail. during the shooting of his several spaghetti westerns, Eastwood played a pivotal role in the introduction of black jeans into his character's wardrobe.

He’d purchased them on Hollywood boulevard. And he snatched his now-legendary felt hat from a Santa Monica wardrobe company. In fact, the short, black cigars he used in those movies were purchased by him at a beverly Hills shop, even though Eastwood was a non-smoker.It was during the 1960s that Eastwood became a folk hero in the Spaghetti Western genre. In 1964, he landed the lead role in “A Fistful Dollars.” That happened in a twist of blind fate. At the time, he was starring in the Rawhide television series, when suddenly he was discovered by famed film director Sergio Leone.

He eventually was invited to audition for the part. The competition, however, was tough. Up for the same lead role were

such prominent actors as Charles bronson, Henry Fonda, Richard Harrison, James Coburn, among others, jockeying for the role. Finally, Eastwood landed the part."Maybe my greatest contribution to cinema was not doing Fistful of Dollars, and recommending Clint for the part," Richard Harrison said, after he suggested Eastwood for the role.

He became the perennial tough guy, and he capitalized on his success. In 1968, Eastwood was paid $800,000 for his role in the war classic, "Where Eagles Dare," playing opposite Richard burton. Certainly, 1968 was a good year. Eastwood starred in "Hang ‘Em High" and in "Coogan's bluff," where he played

a deputy sheriff from Arizona who landed in New York to extradite a prisoner (played by Don Stroud). In 1971, he formed his own

production company, Malpaso, giving Eastwood the artistic control he had long desired. His directorial debut, “Play Misty For Me,” was a thriller in which he played a disc jockey who is haunted by a crazed female admirer.

His entrenched commercial success continued to skyrocket via his outrageously violent character, Detective Harry Callahan, in the dirty Harry film series. Eastwood played that character as angry and edgy, and intolerant of bureaucratic politics, which he obviously enjoyed exposing and mocking in his own way. Citified politicians became adequate replacements

for the bad and the ugly characters vilified in his westerns.Eastwood's portrayal of Harry Callahan created a new image of cop for the film industry, getting things done his way, without pretentious civility, unconcerned about justifying his use of violence.

Later on, as a director, he put a new wrinkle into the American western film genre with the self-directed 1992 film, unforgiven. His character, an aging ex-gunfighter way past his prime, presented a different facet of the hero, a self-doubting and self-questioning man without the romanticized halo. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including best Actor for Eastwood.


It won four, including best Picture and best Director. In addition to his acting and directing action-filled movies, Eastwood has also dabbled into the musical elements of the film business, most notably with his controversial homage to Jazz icon Charlie Parker in the film, “Bird.” He then went on to score the music for his 2005 film, “Million Dollar baby,” which he also produced and directed, in addition to taking on the starring role.

The movie won awards for best Picture and best Director, with a nomination for best Actor. The subject of human beings caught up in war was tackled by Eastwood in two films that he directed in 2006. Both told the story of the World War II battle of Iwo Jima. The first one, “flags of Our Fathers,” focused on the men who’d raised the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi.

The second one, “Letters From Iwo Jima,” explored the tactics of the Japanese soldiers on the island and the letters they wrote to family members. Both films were highly praised by critics and garnered several Oscar nominations, including best Director and best Picture for “Letters…”In 2008, Eastwood directed and starred in “Gran Turino,” for which he co-wrote the film’s theme song.

The movie grossed close to $30 million during its wide-release opening weekend in January 2009, making Eastwood, at age 78, the oldest leading man to reach #1 at the box office. To date, this film has grossed

over $268 million worldwide in theaters, making it the highest-grossing film of Eastwood's career.

Throughout his career, Eastwood always made an indelible impression on movie-goers everywhere. He

gets us to experience the steely edge of the moment, even while his characters retain their dignity, often bemused by the irrational behavior of their superiors and their foils while continuously pointing a finger at the folly of the system. As well, he has stretched the limits of his canvas with films that take off-beat looks at American culture through humor.

In the 1980 release of “Bronco billy,” Eastwood's lead character symbolizes both the good and bad of hero-worship, as the main attraction in a traveling wild-west show. In “Any Which Way You Can,” sequel to “Any Which Way but Loose,” he again pokes fun at our world, and the movie became another box-office success – among the top five highest-grossing films of the year, despite being panned by critics. Yet, both the critics and his star status don't seem to affect Eastwood, someone who has played larger-than-life roles yet seems unfazed by the glitzy lure of being a celebrity as he seeks to ferret out some

irrevocable truth with his camera.

Politics is also a game in which Eastwood has participated, though no longer as he is too much the independent thinker. His political career began with his one-term

election as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, a small town in Monterey County, California.In 2001, he was appointed to the California State Park and Recreation Commission by Governor gray davis. In 2005, as vice chairman of the California State Park and Recreation Commission, Eastwood, a long-time

Republican, took a position counter to conservative thought – he opposed the construction of a six-lane, 16-mile toll road that would have cut through a state beach and ruined one of Southern California's most cherished surfing beaches. He cared more about the surfers than he did about party politics and corporate profits. In March 2008, Eastwood's term on the commission expired and he was not reappointed.

In May of this year, Eastwood was awarded the "brass balls Award," for being a daring and pioneering filmmaker, our Richard Attenborough. He has always been a risk-taker, even performing his own rock-climbing stunts during the filming of “The Eiger Sanction,” a 1975 film in which Eastwood also directed and starred. And he is taking his camera out to the edge once again, with an eagerly-awaited look at one of the great atrocities of our time, Apartheid, and the man who brought that racist system down, Nelson Mandela, a real-life hero for any age.

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The 2009 New york film festival slipped out of town in May and left an indelible impression, a journey through Africa, from the past to the future, through the lenses of filmmakers to make the present tangible.

one film in particular, "Behind the Rain-bow," was centerpiece to the festival. The documentary, by award-winning writer/director and producer Jihan El-Tahri, probes into high and low points of South Africa's Anti-Apartheid African National Congress Party (ANC) and the bitter, yet deadly duel between former President Thabo Mbeki and current President Jacob Zuma, among other is-sues and events.

This investigative documentary pulls no punches; interviewed were former and present members of the ANC, as "be-hind the Rainbow" explores the tran-sitional journey that the party crossed from a liberation organization into South Africa's ruling party – and the evolution and history of two of its most prominent members, former President Mbeki and current President Zuma.both brothers-in-arms during the anti-Apartheid struggle, Mbeki and Zuma were antagonistic and combative in their quest for power. El-Tahri bril-liantly depicts the internal struggles and challenges of the ANC and the relationship of these two life-long friends and comrades-in-arms.A former news correspondent for Reuters, U.S. News and World Report, the filmmaker utilizes her keen skills to shape and form this convoluted saga into a clear and concise tale. What makes this film work – even for Western-minded thinkers who do not have an inkling of South Africa's politics – is the salacious-ness of the events covered."There is no cloud above my head – there is not even a mist," President Zuma said regarding the corrup-tion charges waged against him just before the April

2009 election, which he ironically won.

After nearly 60 years of an officially sanctioned Apartheid system, and 15 years since the release of Nelson Mandela, South Africa had its first demo-cratic elections. A generation of leaders has taken

over the helm to steer the state towards adopting a series of socio-economic programs that would decrease unem-ployment and poverty. While holding to the principles of the ANC, this gen-eration seeks to find a system by which the wealth of the country can be more equitably shared. What drives this documentary are the different person-alities and leaders, and what they mean to the people of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela, the head of one of the most inspiring and liberating move-ments in history, retired in 1998, and Thabo Mbeki succeeded him. Mbeki's parents were among South Africa’s teachers and activists. Mbeki, how-ever, left the country under orders by the ANC and moved to britain where

he earned a Master's degree in economics at Sussex University. The recipient of a number of honorary degrees, former President Mbeki has a long track re-cord of achievements during his tenure. However, his opposition to power came from an unlikely source and in the person of Jacob Zuma.

Zuma was born into poverty in Inklanda, South Africa. His father worked as a police officer and died when he was three years old. His mother worked as a domestic to support the family, but that was not enough. Zuma had to work and do whatever he could to bring money into the household. At the age of 17, with no formal education, he joined the ANC.

Soon after South Africa cracked down on the anti-apartheid movement, Zuma was arrested and sen-

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Frank G. Wisner, Sr. did not dabble in insignificant matters. He built and was the original orchestrator of “The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ,” a nickname for the first state-sponsored propaganda network in the United States. Wisner ran a federal agency which piped in-formation through a vast array of contacts in order to sway people’s emotions. Later, that agency morphed into The Central Intelligence Agency. A founding fa-ther in the covert world of espionage, Wisner paid the ultimate price for his role, eventually succumbing to the weight of the decisions he had made and the re-percussions felt by those drawn into his secret web.

Wisner had a remarkable history. After en-listing in the Navy shortly before Pearl Harbor, he gravitated towards the world of counter-intelligence, with the final portion of his tour of duty being spent as a spy on the Soviet Union. He tried to raise the alarm regarding Russia’s intention to annex East-ern Europe, but in vain. His voice, however, was heard and respected in the American defense fam-ily. In 1947, none other than Dean Acheson invited Wisner to join the State Department’s Office of Spe-cial Services (OSS), mainly a paramilitary operation that was mostly ineffectual. Wisner accepted, even while he lobbied for a brand new intelligence agency.

In 1948, the Office of Special Services became the Of-fice of Protective Services, with Wisner appointed to organize and run what was called the Office of Policy Coordination. It was his dream come true – to be the one totally responsible for the espionage and counter-intelligence activities of our country. And it presented an opportunity for Wisner to shift the emphasis of U.S. anti-communist strategies from paramilitary action towards more intelligence operations, eventually mak-ing Wisner’s agency the forerunner of the modern CIA.

He sat at the helm of the fledgling agency, recruit-ed a cadre of old colleagues, including many from Carter Ledyard, and steered the operation’s rudder-towards propaganda and espionage. According to the organization’s secret charter, the responsibilities of Wisner’s baby included “propaganda, economic

warfare, preventive direct action as well as sabo-tage, anti-sabotage, demolition and evacuation pro-ceedings, subversion against hostile states, includ-ing assistance to underground resistance groups, and support of indigenous anti-communist ele-ments in the threatened countries of the free world.”

The new covert network was built by an elite cabal of men led by Wisner. They tickled the ivories of “The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ” in order to play upon people’s emotions and paint a picture – the beauty

of capitalism versus the ugliness of communism. One of his most effective assaults on American pub-lic opinion was “Operation Mockingbird.” The mis-sion – to infiltrate and manipulate America’s media institutions. The operation was so successful that by

1950 Wisner “owned” numerous respected journalists, including Joseph Alsop, James Reston, Walter Pin-cus and Ben Bradley. He developed a vast network of contacts within front organizations located in Europe, the United States and parts of the developing world.

Wisner’s layered network of contacts was modeled on the Communist Front, and, in America, it was powered by the natural energy of American “Associationalism” – the tendency of Americans to form groups, espe-cially citizen associations, an American institution.

Why not infiltrate key American groups and use that tendency to influence the mind of the average Ameri-can – a question which Wisner answered by forming an incredibly pervasive network of propaganda channels that made full use of the iconic organizations of the day.

In America, Wisner’s network entwined such di-verse elements as labor unions, intellectual groups, feminist groups and others, many of which were considered to be bastions of liberal idealism. And most of the leaders of those groups knew the CIA was involved. Even Gloria Steinhem said, “I was happy to find some liberals in government in those

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days who were farsighted and cared enough to get Americans of all political views to the festival.”

So it seemed that Frank G. Wisner, Sr. was a man with flair, someone who could hobnob with the free thinkers even while he was attempting to implement the dog-ma of anti-communist, radical conservatism. He could come across as liberal as Gloria Steinhem, be a common fixture on the Georgetown dinner party circuit, a mem-ber of the set, and, in the same stroke, be the other – a covert CIA senior operative. A dichotomy? A dilemma?

The agency men, including Wisner, were old school. They apparently disliked the idea of a corpu-lent government feeding the masses, and they reviled what they labeled “official secrecy.” But isn’t that a paradox, considering the business in which these men worked, engaging covert activity as a government agency, one that was directly in financial and strategic collusion with liberal front groups? They were smart men. They knew what they were doing. But they were more motivated by their desire to fight socialism/communism than they were motivated by the rebukes of their conscience. Was Wisner acting out Ian Flem-ing’s James Bond fantasy, yet feeling guilty over the hypocritical and sometimes dirty nature of its game?

In his “The Mighty Wulitzer,” author Hugh Wilford noted that, “the CIA was never able to resolve the fundamental contradiction between cold-war anti-communism and (inclusive) domestic reform at the heart of its front program. In addition, the group never succeeded in resolving their claims to repre-sentativeness-at-home/internationalism-abroad with their covert purpose as state-funded weapons of political warfare.” George Kennan, U.S. Ambas-

sador to the Soviet Union during the Cold War, de-scribed that dilemma very personally when he said, “Operations of that nature are not in the character of our country.” In response to that statement, Wisner may have nodded in agreement or may have taken on a puzzled look on his face. We know that Wisner’s agency used tactics that were arguably unethical.

So it is likely that Wisner wrestled with the issue of his agency’s tactics being morally questionable, a wrestling event that would have taken place at some level of his consciousness, although maybe not in his awareness.

We’ll never know for sure what was going inside of Wisner’s mind, but he initially directed the energy of his Office of Protective Services into Eastern Europe, attempting to foment resistance to existing govern-ments, hopefully leading to regime change. That

was a fiasco, with nothing accomplished. Wisner then turned the attention of his Office of Protective Services to Western Europe and such regions of the developing world as Southeast Asia, Africa and South America. The emphasis was to prevent “communization” which did enjoy some success. At home, the strings on the “Mighty Wurlitzer Organ” were beginning to unravel. The notes were losing their resonance due to domes-tic developments which were tearing the American people apart along philosophical and racial lines.

By the late 1960’s, America was being split between those who refused to let go of their blind faith in the system and those who were questioning the system. And for those who were questioning the system, there was disagreement over tactics. Many of Wisner’s front groups were also questioning. In the past, Wisner had been friends with them; now those friendships dis-solved, as the underlying conservative motives of the CIA gang were made more apparent by the chang-ing times. The tensions must have been humming at

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Indeed, one of Wisner’s most ques-tionably dark moments came when, after World War II, he used ex-Nazi war criminals as part of Operation

Bloodstone.

Lin Lee’s10 Rules of Renovation

1) This is the time do it right. Make the changes that will allow you and your family to live in the house in this new world.

2) Create a wish list. Communicate your vision with pictures from quality shelter magazines of what you like and do not like. This is a visual business. A picture really is worth a thousand words.

3) If you can, live in the space first. Before the con-struction starts, decide if you can live with the dust and upheaval. You may want to move out.

4) find a renovation team that you genuinely like. Renovation is a hard process, in some ways like a mar-riage. Start out with a partner that you respect. Check portfolios for the quality of the work, as well as the diver-sity of styles.

5) The internet makes us feel like we are instant ex-perts. Trust your design team first or you may regret your independent path.

6) Look at the sustainable options. Weigh the up front cost with the long-term savings. Work with a team that has current knowledge.

7) you pay one way or another. Never go with the low-est priced contractor/design team or make your builder/design team choose the lowest priced subcontractor. That creates a very weak pyramid, with your contractor/design team on top, precariously holding your job in their hands.

8) Spend ample time on the plans before demolition. Let all the voices be heard-architect, designer, builder, landscape designer. Your project will be much stronger for it and run more smoothly.

9) When you start your renovation, make sure to finish it. If you don’t get to something when the walls are open and the dust flying, you never will.

10) Always remember, this is your house. It should al-ways be about how you live.

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a high level in Wisner’s working world of American intelligence. A large number of operatives and managers of “The Mighty Wurlitzer” underwent personal crises. And the environment which fostered those individual crises soon exploded onto the national scene, the result of investigative reporting by The New York Times, and Wisner was thrown into even more turmoil.

In 1967, The New york Times broke a story on the CIA’s involvement in some of our favorite American in-stitutions. Wisner was now trying to control liberal front groups that were in an uproar. Up until then, Wisner had played the game well with liberal front groups. The expo-sure of agency involvement in bas-tions of liberalism, however, had a devastating effect on all involved.

And the exposure of agency in-volvement must have had an inter-esting impact on all of those work-ing for the agency, bringing to the fore all of the ambivalent feelings attached to their experience. Even Wisner’s good friend, the liberal-thinking Arthur Schlesinger, a buddy from their days together at the OSS, who had frequently dis-cussed matters with Wisner on the Georgetown party circuit, now felt that he had to break off their friendship because he was con-cerned about Wisner’s obsession with the threat independent and creative thinker, a bold tool of the system, someone who took action.

And he was one of those individu-als who served as a working mem-ber of a cultural institution. He was a part of the American system, in-deed, a cog in the machine which he had actually helped to build and shape, the modern CIA. He was an individual and the System, both at the same time – a tough juggling act during a crucial pressure-filled era, which eventually became un-manageable. Yet the fruits of Wis-ner’s labor may have helped to prevent more countries from fall-ing under communist influence back in the late fifties and sixties. That may be a relative good, with a little less suffering by the masses. In the end, who are we to judge?

by any standards, Wisner did achieve a great deal and had much success. He professed a love for this country, dedicated his life to the pursuit of his version of pa-triotism, and became a founding father in an American institution.

In his personal life, Wisner raised a well-adjusted and productive fam-ily. His son carried on the family tradition of civic involvement by at-taining the post of U.S. Ambassador to several countries, even playing a role in the Camp David accords.

Frank G. Wisner, Sr. lived an excit-ing and fruitful life, as he chose and experienced moments of joy and re-gret. He was a complicated man at a complicated time in a complicated situation. He led a complicated life.

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prison in South Africa that had contained Mandela, where it was reported that Zuma kept his cell-mates’ spirits high with songs and animated stories.

His personality and talent de-picted in the documentary super-sede any notion of an uneducated freedom fighter that made it out of poverty. It clearly shows his con-nection with the people of South Africa, whether singing the Zulu anthem, "bring Me My Machine Gun," at political rallies or walking with ordinary South Africans on the streets – one doesn't have to wonder why is he so popular.

besieged by charges of corrup-tion and rape, along with other gaffes that portrayed him as both homophobic and misogynistic, Zuma, a Zulu traditionalist and a polygamist, nevertheless became President of South Africa.

Obviously, there was much po-litical intrigue behind the accu-sations. "The rape trial was the second or third major incident, where people thought that he was being victimized," said El-Tahri, during a recent interview. "Rightly or wrongly, whether he did it or not, that wasn't the issue. The is-sue is the perception of the people of South Africa – that Mbeki want-ed to run him out of the political race” so that he wouldn’t win the Presidency.

ScientiSt BattleS Stan lee’S Marvel eMpireCan one businessman take on Spiderman, Iron Man, The Hulk, and X-men? Obviously, Nelson Thall, Chair-man of the board and former director of Torstar, a me-dia conglomerate which owns The Toronto Star, the largest newspaper in Canada, has the money and clout to wage a prolonged litigious copyright infringement battle. Thall's legal wrangling in court with Stan Lee Media has been an endless war in court proceedings.

In fact, when Thall talks about Stan Lee Me-dia and the legendary comic book heroes, the hairs on the back of his neck rise. Why?"They cut me out of the fi-nancial deal," Thall said, during a telephone interview from his Canadian office. "I was a minor shareholder in Stan Lee Media, and when the owners found out that Stan put the company into bankruptcy, unofficially, they took him to court."but Thall doesn't seem too worried. He has famed tri-al lawyer Martin Garbus, whose clients have included Lenny bruce and Don Imus.

Now Garbus is doing bat-tle with Superhero leg-end Stan Lee Media.In the suit, Garbus maintains that the respondents had violated his clients' copy-rights, ignored their rights as shareholders in Stan Lee Media, Inc., and improperly purloined $750 million in profits from Marvel-owned franchises like Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men. The $750 million dollar lawsuit represents a 50% ownership stake in Marvel and Lee-held properties.

"We are owed about a billion dollars," he said. "I sued for $750 million. A percentage of Marvel's gross income is paid to Stan Lee. He's the creator," Thall explained, then added, "Stan Lee Media owes us for X-men, Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk."

Stan Lee, who once worked for Marvel Comics, cre-ated all of the cartoon icons upon which Marvel Comics has thrived. Nelson Thall joined Stan Lee Media and applied his expertise as a media scien-tist to help generate money through his characters. Then Lee took his beloved characters, his intellectual property, and created a company of his own. Marvel Comics came after him as soon as they got wind of his success, but they ended up offering Lee a deal, which he took. So Thall, as a minority shareholder in and the marketing mind for Stan Lee Media, felt entitled to some of the lion's share of the profits.

In his complaint, Thall’s law-yer, Garbus, accuses Mar-vel, Lee's business partner, Arthur Lieberman, current Marvel CEO Isaac Perlmut-ter, and Avi Arad, a major Marvel shareholder, of col-luding "to hide and misap-propriate financial interests in Lee's creations assigned to Stan Lee Media in 1998 and reaffirmed in 1999." Accordingly, profits from Lee's comic creations be-long to the company, which had emerged from bankruptcy in 2006.

The suit also claims that Mar-vel, et al, had violated Stan Lee Media's copyright inter-ests and that the firm is due profits from all properties, including blockbuster films that were made after 1998 and based on Lee's creations.

The lawsuit's allega-tions were immediately rebuffed, with Marvel is-suing a statement asserting that it was filled with "ridiculous claims," and Lee's attorney, Mark W. Williams, asserting that, "We look forward to a positive resolution for Stan Lee and his family."Marvel also argues that the lawsuit features claims that have been pursued in previous cases.

Garbus countered Marvel’s claims by pointing out


that the suit differs in that, in addition to Lee, it names others, including current Marvel CEO Isaac Perlmut-ter and Avi Arad, who produced several of the block-buster films featuring Marvel characters. "It's a very different lawsuit," he said. "It's different money."

In addition, he explained, he suspected that Lee, who once sued Marvel over profits from his creations, had entered into a bad agreement which deprived Stan Lee Media of the windfall from blockbuster movies such as the."Spider-Man" and "X-Men" trilogies.Recognized as a leading authority on the science of communication media and process analysis, Thall’s extensive background and expertise has al-ready contributed scientific proficiency essential to Stan Lee Media's strategic planning and success.

In 1998, Thall was elected to the Board of direc-tors at Torstar Corporation, the largest newspa-per publishing group in Canada and owner of the Harlequin Romance publishing franchise.

In addition to serving as Director of Research for the Centre for Media Sciences, Thall consults with gov-ernment officials, federal tribunals, commissions and business organizations in Canada and abroad, as well as lecture. His books have been published in the United States, Canada, britain and Russia.

His expertise on "virtual reality technology" and "multimedia" has allowed him to define legal terms for the Federal Court of Canada and to develop a television series with Dr. Timothy Leary. Thall has been quoted and interviewed in over 100 ma-jor magazines and newspapers around the world.

bill Gates and Peter Lloyd invited him to contrib-ute an essay to the book, “Web Weaving,” in 1998. While studying at the University of Toronto with Professor Marshall McLuhan, Thall became a McLuhan protege and served as President of the Marshall McLuhan Center on Global Commu-nications from 1990 to 1995. He currently holds both jet aircraft and helicopter commercial pi-lot licenses. He is married with two children.

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Pacifica Radio’s local station, WBAI, located in the center of the f.m. dial in the New York re-gion, potentially reaches 20 million listeners. Recent changes instituted by current manage-ment, however, has its listener-public up in arms.

Much of the battle now brewing has its roots in the 2001 so-called Christmas Coup, when a markedly conservative element within the Pacifica founda-tion had attempted to take over the station, firing people at will and arranging to sell the signal for personal profit. Since both its charter and federal Communications Commission license established the non-profit five-station network as listener-sponsored community radio, a relentless group of loyalists took the foundation to court and even-tually won, regaining both the physical plants (in Washington, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San francisco) and the Pacifica mission from what they viewed as a cabal of opportunists. Having in-curred a debt of no less than five million dollars in court related costs (from both sides of the aisle), Pacifica has since been struggling to maintain its stations with direct support from its listeners.

Through the ensuing years, another group of con-servatives looking to cash in on the fat cow has attempted to wedge its way into controlling both the Local Station boards and their parent Pacifica Board, until, finally, last year, the group, rumored to be led and underwritten by multi-millionaire Steve brown, has allegedly bought its way into a control-ling majority. Thus, the current battle between the progressive voices of WbAI (known as Take back WbAI) and the new board majority has grown into a war between progressive and opportunistic ele-ments and marked by a series of vindictive actions.

Once in place, the new majority wasted no time in firing long-time WBAI Program director Ber-nard White, and in reassigning then-station manager Anthony Riddle, who had refused to fire Mr. White on the grounds that there were no grounds to do so – not legally, anyway. New man-agers were immediately imported into New York

with the intent of firing Mr. White and banning from the station key personnel whose politics at the sta-tion were, at the least, independent and vociferous.Last April, more than 100 WBAI Radio supporters and listeners gathered outside the Wall Street office, pro-testing the firing of general Manager Riddle and Pd bernard White.

Sources close to the station have explained that, prior to this recent turnover, the five stations belonging to the network focused most of their programming on local community issues and concerns and, for the most part were in the hands of strong multi-ethnic coalitions. “The key here is that the local station board, which also sends delegates to the national board, is elected by both general listeners and by the largely unpaid staff. When loyal lis-teners don’t participate in those elections or stay in tune with the politics at the station, then ‘buying’ an election depends largely on how much who is willing to spend. That’s basically what happened here,” one source stated.

An unpaid producer of a weekly program, the source noted that the station has a "prime radio signal – dead center in the middle of the radio band. Back in 2001, the signal was valued at no less than $300 million. So, you know that whoever brokers the deal to corporate interests and from the inside is going to get phat rich."So far, the new group, largely white, was able to take over the station, replace the Program Director, reas-


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sign the General Manager away from the station, and ban whomever it felt threatened by – every one of these moves was done clearly against due process and in vio-lation of current by-laws. but who’s going to argue with those in charge? You’d have to take them to court, which itself is an expensive process. When you’re the one in charge of a network that already has lawyers on staff, you simply charge the cost to operating expenses, but an in-dividual or unfunded group of individuals can’t do that.

“Meanwhile,” he adds, “this is not just affecting WbAI. It’s happened in San francisco and in d.C. – and guest what? Most of the people fired were Black and Latino, along with Whites who believe in commu-nity radio and radical politics. It’s across the board.”

He went on to explain that there are two major camps. "The progressive coalition includes a group of white, black and hispanic progressives," he said.

“What the new heat has done is first, get rid of key per-sonnel, then move in on local and independently pro-duced programs, followed by replacement programs that are aired only from one source (like San Francisco) – what we call ‘syndicated’ programs. In the process, they’re changing the face of stations like WbAI and helping to eliminate from the airwaves programs that focus on radical issues affecting local communities.”In fact, WbAI is the only broadcast medium in the New

York City area that gives voice to alternative and revolutionary movements.

When she first came into office, another source close to the station said, Pacifica's interim execu-tive director, Grace Aaron, had attempted to take over WbAI air signals by sending her own people to the Empire State building, where the trans-mitter is housed, and alter the station’s ability to send signals or air its programs without inter-ference. This was done without the station man-ager’s knowledge or consent. The attempt failed because, since 9/11, security over such things has intensified. Since she didn’t have local clear-ance, she couldn’t change the signal source.”

Having failed at that attempt, he explained, she proceeded to carry out her plan to rid the station of both White and Riddle. Upon doing so, Aaron brings in her cohorts to take over the reins – all of which happens in clear violations of by-laws and due pro-cess. “She follows this up,” he says, “by issuing a gag order throughout the network, clearly stating that anyone speaking on the airwaves against the cur-rent politics of the station will be taken off the air.

“That’s what they mean by ‘Free Speech Radio’,” another producer sardonically added.

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The Global Syndicate’s Haiti

Projectby Mitch Ligon

A non-profit organization that rais-es funds for education, economic development and health care dis-parities on a global scale, hosted a fundraising and awareness initia-tive to support critical humanitar-ian efforts in Haiti. The event was at M2 Ultra Lounge in Manhattan.Among the many notables in at-tendance were: Cliff Louis, of the New York Giants; Kevin Lyttle, musical sensation; Unik Ernest, a Haitian born entrepreneur; J. Alexander Martin, Fubu Owner; Assemblyman Karim Camara; As-semblyman Hakeem Jeffries; Ja-mie Hector, from The Wire; and Jimmy Jean - Louis, of Heroes.Many Americans see Haiti only through the prism of crises: po-litical turmoil and refugee stag-nation. Yet the country has a glo-rious and even illustrious history.

on January 1, 1804, Haiti was the second independent state in the Western Hemisphere—it won a long national war of liberation from France, which was led by rebellious slaves. Yet, Haiti was perennially destabilized by foreign interven-tion, including the United States which occupied Haiti. The country also struggled to lay a foundation of political stability, suffering military takeovers and then the long dictator-ship of Papa Doc Duvalier followed by the short-lived regime of his son.

The populist president Jean-ber-trand Aristide was twice deposed;

once by the army in 1991 and then through a U.S.-inspired uprising in 2004. The instability has prevented sustained economic development. Two -- thirds of the labor force is reported to be unemployed. It’s es-timated that 80% of the population live in dire poverty----Haiti’s rate of hunger is ranked third highest in the world, only better than Somali and Afghanistan. Local demand for char-coal and farming led to deforesta-tion; 90% of the trees were uprooted.These are the challenges that the numerous organizations engaged in working with Haiti, including

The Global Syndicate, face. The Global Syndicate wants to col-laborate with and unite the ef-forts of other organizations to support education, healthcare, and economic development there.They’re conscious enough to un-derstand that Haiti needs help and they have the power to bring people together,” said Jimmy Jean-Louis, of Heroes, who was raised in Haiti.

He is founder of a non-profit orga-nization called Hollywood Unites For Haiti, which promotes sports and cultural activities for the under-privileged youth. “Haiti has suffered

many setbacks in its rich history and

yet the Haitian people have never lost the character to face adversity with creativity, resilience and community.” Global Syndicate plans similar fund-raising events in six major U.S. cities. During the capstone Private Equity In-evstor and Global Syndicate FounderJacques-Philippe Pivergerunveiled “The Cinq (Five) Program,” which in-vites the public to join the movement by making a minimum $5 donation and recruiting five others to do the same at www.theglobalsyndicate.org

The entrepreneur and Edeyo Found-er, Unik Ernest, has subtantial ex-

perience with Haitian projects. He united a group of dedicat-ed professionals from different backgrounds to rebuild a school which supplies students with learning materials and provides one hot meal a day to all the 172 students; 84 boys and 88 girls. The large Haitian community in New York has also attracted the support of local politicians here. “Many of us, who knew the fact that Haiti was bold enough to

break away from the colonialist and France, knew there was a reason, why they have been punished by western Europe and the Western world up until this day,” said Jeffries, a New York Assembly member represent-ing Brooklyn 57th Assembly district. As an African American and as an American, I think there’s been a deliberate attempt, often with-in the educational system, within the broader socio-economical sys-tem here, in America’s history, to keep our history away from us.

And we see it both locally and see it on a national level. And we see it in the contexts of our place in the world.”

Image (Jacques-Philippe.j at the event with his proud mother)


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Harold H. Houck , President of Houck & Associates, Inc. provides corporate troubleshooting services and asset assessment on a global basis. His firm counters or resolves issues concerning embezzlement, fraud and corporate espionage. The firm’s success in in-ternational financial research and creative problem solving has earned Mr. Houck his unique reputation.

Mr. Houck related that the recent high profile Ponzi schemes have crystallized the truth of his fundamental beliefs: “every matter requires fore-knowledge” and “knowledge is never too dear”.

The tentacles of fraud have indiscriminately tar-geted individuals, businesses, banks and even state governments. This has changed the trusting envi-ronment wherein only corporations conduct due dil-igence. Clients are now more prudent, wanting their own due diligence – a second opinion, if you will.

Mr. Houck relates the most frequent regret expressed by his clients is, “I wish I knew about your services earlier.” Often, the client’s dilemma was entirely

preventable through competent research prior to investment.

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rate office, the phones could be heard in the background. "In this economy it's difficult drum-ming up new business," Little explained with a slight chuckle before hanging up the phone.

"I could not have done it with-out key people in my life; such as R.E. Pratt and Martin Cutter."

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Meeting The Challenge -- ERIC DANIELS

Owner of O'brien Editorial Services Tampa, Florida, he has been cutting his teeth in the editorial business. O'brien is a man with passion who has channeled his energy into the world of publishing, but with the re-scission he has taken a toll. He said, "I have been in the business for over 8 years and it has dried up." In fact O'brien is well known for his website business on amazon, Mostly Mysteries & 1st Editions as well as partnership at HPS Permissions. An internet and online services company based out of Tampa, Florida.

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He said, "I have been operating my online bookstore, selling first edition mystery books and other collect-ible literature since 1997." o'Brien is a man of many hats, covering the gamut of industries." He chuck-les, "I have provided copyright and royalty services for the music industry." "I have experience in ac-counting, grant preparation, music and publishing."He served in the 101st Airborne, u.S. veter-an Brigade Soldier, 3rd Brigade 1977 and 1978.

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It is Adrian Sawyer's firm belief that in the evolution of today's global economy there is a need for a global tax policy. Revolutionary thinking? Heresy? Perhaps, but Sawyer is ultimately a realist and a pragmatist. As a chartered accountant and acting head of the accounting department at the University of Canterbury, Sawyer is a full-time professor who has pub-lished more than one hundred articles, chapters and books over the past thirty years.

With an undergraduate LLb degree under his belt, he earned a post-graduate degree in commerce. His book, "Developing a World Tax Organization: The

Way Forward," is must-reading for anyone involved with economic policy formation and administration.

The book lays out the debate over global eco-nomic coordination and shows how coordinating an across-the-board tax policy fits into that pic-ture. He argues that "facilitating greater global co-ordination of tax polic(ies)" is important for the overall global economy and lays out a detailed policy plan with a blueprint for "a stand-alone orga-nization with a specific international jurisdiction."

Sawyer is a fighter, bucking traditionalists in the field of economics and emerging in 1998 from a personal fight with a terrible illness, ne-crosis of the pancreas. He is "just catching up now," he says, which is good for the rest of us.

We need visionary thinkers to chart our paths in the emerging world economy, and we’re lucky to have people such as Adrian Sawyer weighing potential so-lutions to our current economic crises. At no time have those services been more needed, as we face the larg-est economic challenge since the Great Depression. In every discussion on trade policies, Adrian Saw-yer’s sagacious advise must, at least, be considered.

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A trAilblAzer within corporAte AmericA

Michael De Kretser is known as the “Tiger Woods of Public Relations” in the com-munications sector. Working with his son, Peter, Michael founded GO Communi-cations in 2006. The elder de kretser has been dubbed an “out of the box thinker.” He is an ex-CEO and founder of MDK Consultants, one of the region’s leading public relations consultant firms, and is highly regarded in the communications industry.

GO Communications

“We think locally, act globally anf GO all the way for you”

“With a career that began as a journalist in Austra-lia with a leading daily newspaper,” De Kretser said,

“I soon realized that communications was a powerful ‘weapon’ that could influence people.”

Sitting in his office one Tuesday morning, he talked about his career. “This gave me an opportunity to

work in politics in Australia (for the Liberal Party) as a Public Relations Manager set me on the way.

With GO Communications headquartered in Kua-la Lumpur, Malaysia, he explained, his plans are

underway to open go Comm offices in vietnam, Thai-land, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

“GO Communication’s campaigns have become clas-sic case studies,” De Kretser asserted. “We placed

the Singapore Girl (SIA stewardess) in Madam Tus-saud’s, London, and she became the first commercial figure in 200 years to be placed in the famous wax-works museum.

“Major publicity in the world’s media of GO Com-munication’s many campaigns,” he added, “brings

new business.”

The father-and-son firm deals with well known brand companies, such as Clarisound (Malaysia’s

leading hearing aid company), Extol (Malaysia’s pub-licly listed online security solutions provider), and Western Digital (the world’s leading hard disk manu-facturer), among others.

Specializing in communications and public relations work, Go Comm has worked all over Asia, with the

elder De Kretser garnering thirty years of industry ex-perience. He single handedly built MDK Consultants and has now built GO Comm.

Having taken his business to new heights by com-bining innovation and a touch of wisdom, the De

kretser firm provides overall strategic counseling and assists in the development of key messages and posi-tioning statements for its clients’ markets.”


Q U E S T I O N S F O R m I C h A E L D E k R E T S E R

Q1 : What are some of the chal-lenges you have been faced with in 2009? Client and consumer con-fidence. Constant negative public-ity in all forms of the media makes the client and consumer pessimistic. This is despite the fact that Malaysia has not been ‘hit’ hard by the eco-nomic problems affecting most of the world. Convincing clients that a fun-damental ‘change’ in direction, strat-egy and attitude is needed in today’s communication. Making companies realize and understand that today the consumer is ‘king’ or ‘Queen’. There needs to be honesty and transparen-cy in the communications approach.

Q2 : What is the company’s specialty? Total communica-tions. Integrated communica-tions encompassing public rela-tions, advertising, events and digital.

Q3 : What drew you to this in-dustry? A career that began as a journalist in Australia with a lead-ing daily newspaper (The Age). I soon realized that communications was a powerful ‘weapon’ that could influence people. An opportunity to work in politics in Australia (for the Liberal Party) as a Public Rela-tions Manager set me on the way.

Q4 : how do you generate your business? The company, go Communications, is Head Quar-tered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Within the next one year plans are underway to open go Comm’s offices in vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Asia is GO Comm’s world. Many of GO Comm’s campaigns have become classic case studies. For

example, placing the Singapore Girl (SIA stewardess) in Madam Tus-saud’s, London. The first commer-cial figure in 200 years to be placed in the famous waxworks museum. Major publicity in the world’s me-dia of GO Comm’s many cam-paigns brings new business.

Q5 : What kind of book are you writing? Currently writing a book titled “Long Legs & Lemonade” on my experiences and case stud-ies in the communications industry. Regular articles and col-umns are written for newspa-pers and business magazines.

Q6 : has there been some-one influential in your life who has impacted your career? At a young age, Aristotle Onassis (the Greek shipping tycoon). A true en-trepreneur who did it with style and

flair. And later Lee kuan yew (the former Singapore Prime Minister). He demonstrated anything’s possible.

Q7 : Are you optimistic about the economy Truly optimis-tic. Simply because the economic downturn was caused by people’s greed. Today the consumer is King or Queen. No longer does Asia catch the flu if America catches a cold.

Q8 : What are you doing to stay ahead of the game? be-ing a ‘die hard’ optimist. If Amer-

ica can elect a ‘black’ President, any dream can come true. More people I believe want to do ‘good’

things rather than ‘bad’ things.

Q9 : What strategy have you implemented to stay current with new business and mar-ket trends? As an entrepreneur, take calculated risks to grow and be-come profitable. Employ young, dy-namic people with energy and pas-sion. Communicate the truth with transparency and creativity. Ensure the client gets ‘bottom’ line results.

Q10 : Any major goals or proj-ects set for next year? To ex-pand GO Comm geographically in the Asian region. To become one of the most respected communications com-panies with memorable campaigns.

michael de kretserChief Executive Officer

gO Communications Sdn Bhd


Michael De Kretser

Predicting energy price and usage in this tumultuous era is dicey. Could even a mystical guru have foretold a 1-year oil price cycle -- $50►140►35►70?

An impetuous call could leave a legacy akin to that of Lord kelvin, who in 1899 declared, “Ra-dio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying ma-chines are impossible. X-rays will prove to be a hoax.” So, we look back. If, indeed, histowry re-peats itself, the past will throw light on the future.

As detailed in my papers1,2,3, 31 years ago I became manager of a USC project funded by OPEC to de-velop a world energy model, which we appropriate-ly named OWEM (OPEC World Energy Model). For four years, I commuted quarterly to drei und neunzig, Uber Donau Strasse, Wien. During this pe-riod the farsighted

Dr Yamani moderated OPEC’s aggressiveness by discounting Saudi crude by $2 (~26/B). Several times OPEC meeting rooms echoed with Arabs berating the Saudi representa-tive for not support-ing his brothers. but, time would tell. Early ’81 -- when oPEC rate had fallen from 33 to 18 MMBd -- a shake-down test of OWEM predicted that if OPEC rate went from 18 to 20 MMBd, price would fall precipitously below $20/B. Installed in vienna in ’82, oPEC used it to make its annual forecast of oil markets at least through the late 90s. At that time, an email from an Iranian OPEC representative called my attention to an O&GJ article he had published with the lat-est forecast. (Unfortunately, his name is recorded in the PC a cunning pair lifted from behind my leg on the train station in Utrecht, The Netherlands.)

oWEM confirmed the premise demonstrated by the Texas Railroad Commission over 70 years ago. With military guards standing by, cutting East Tex-as Field’s rate in half raised price of its produced oil from 10¢ to 68¢/B. oil price is estab-lished by con-trolling rate in the region with significant excess ca-pacity. Texas, supported by its neighboring states, acted as the moderator of oil price into the late 60s. In March, 1971 the TRC set proration to 100% of capac-ity. The produc-ing countries having assumed control of their producing operations, the oil price scepter passed into the hands of OPEC (read Saudi Arabia).

Let us recall that the price peak at the end of the ‘70s resulted from two plunges in oPEC exports. fall ’73 the reduction of 5 MMBd during oPEC’s yom kippur War embargo jumped price from $3 ►12/B. Then, in

’78 – ‘80 the Ira-nian revolu-tion followed by Iraq’s attack on Iran took 2 – 6 MMBd of oil out of the market-place. This time price jumped up into the $30 – 40/B range. Most of OPEC reveled from this plateau of prosperity. The oil minister, Gharazi, of the price hawk Iran was quoted, “Iran will never agree to reduce its oil

price from $34/B.” In contradiction, Saudi Arabia es-tablished its lower tier oil price, as observed above.fast forward now to 1985. oPEC’s rate has fallen below 15 MMBd for a 2nd time, bringing oPEC’s declining share of world oil market down to 42%. A news item in a June issue of O&GJ reported that Saudi Aramco’s oil export rate was a bit less than 2 MMbD, the result of ratcheting down volume to maintain OPEC’s target oil price – $34 ► 26 – 28/B. The two major determining factors of this squeeze – captured very nicely by oWEM

Does oil Price Have Wings? © coPyrigHt Maraco august 2009


-- were (1) moderate suppression of demand in North America, Europe and Japan as measured by price and income elasticities, and (2) increase in oil production rate in non-OPEC regions spawned by the oil price. (Outside the industrialized regions demand contin-ued to grow – oWEM correctly predicted that the bulk of demand growth would occur in these coun-tries.)

One can almost hear the echo of Yamani’s contem-plating. ‘This situation is into-lerable. Saudi income has fallen to a starvation level. The country’s position of eminence in controlling oil price has withered and its long run oil markets are drying up. An adjustment in price must occur to reestablish a stable level of de-mand for Saudi -- and OPEC oil.” Googling up the news releases of that summer and fall, one can follow this astute man’s carefully orchestrated, insightful strat-egy. He berated other OPEC members for cheating on their quotas. He met with CEOs of Aramco’s ‘par-ent’ companies assuring there would be no price war – but emphasizing the need for market stability. He lambasted the North Sea producers for swamping the market with oil, their production rate being up nearly 10 percent. He deplored two major non-oPEC export-ers, USSR and Mexico, for not reducing export rate.

Then he acted! In early August Saudi Arabia an-nounced its intention to increase oil rate. At an OPEC ministerial meeting, it was agreed that OPEC poli-cy would be to protect market share. This declara-tion opened the door for the Saudi knockout punch – netback oil export contracts to increase liftings. With a netback contract the price paid by the buyer for a barrel of crude is not set in advance. Rather, the price is determined after the refined products from the barrel are sold. The buyer’s ‘cost’ of trans-porting and refining the barrel is subtracted from the gross income from the products and this is the price paid. In this case, the ‘cost’ included a process-ing fee whose value guaranteed a margin of profit for the buyer. (oxfordenergy.org/pdfs/WPM10.pdf ). An armada of tanker’s sailed into Ras Tanura. In two – three months at 1985’s end, Saudi exports increased from less than 2 to 3.5/4 MMBd. other oPECers of-fered deals to pad their liftings. Non-OPEC producers offered price cuts to hold their volume. Amidst this tur-moil oil price collapsed, bottoming at less than $10/B in february 1986. This tumultuous state of affairs contin-ued until year end, at which time OPEC returned to its normal modus operandi – quotas targeting an oil price.

As the graph above shows, except for a bounce during Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait, oil price approximated the target price of $18/B until 2003. from thence to 2007 oil price rose. What was the cause? Increased Russian production offset decline in other non-OPEC countries. In spite of fall-off in venezuela (internal tur-moil) and Iraq (invasion), OPEC total rate held steady. So, probably. the most important factor on the supply side was the psychology of future shortage – decreas-ing OPEC spare capacity riding a wave of queries of validity of oPEC reserves amplified by Peak oil dec-lamations. The burst of demand in Asia, particularly China, caused oil price to ride upward on this wave of concern. These pressures carried price to $70/B in ‘06-‘07, but at yearend ’07 price fell back to $50/B.

Our tour through history brings us now to the ques-tion raised at the beginning. Why did oil price rocket upward to $140/B by June 2008? Where was the sup-ply disruption that triggered all previous upsurges? The answer; there was none!! Propagandized by sup-posedly reputable financial giants (with billion$ bo-nuses) - who told of visions of $200/B oil not in the future, but now – the price levitated. After midyear the price collapsed, as the whole Alice-In-Wonder-land house of cards fudged together by the world’s financial moguls came tumbling down. Ex-perts in tulip sales, chain letters, Ponzi investment schemes and African & Asian windfalls that need a correspon-dent to be collected are well prepared to churn but-ter from skim milk. Our guru wizard can stand aside.

My Papers:1. SPE 10241 “An Integrated, Computerized World Energy Planning Syatem – oPEC” with J. Johns-ton, J. Nugent & b. Zagalai.2. SPE 16290 “free World Total Primary Energy de-mand: An Econometric Approach” with M.S. Al-blehed.3. SPE 16850 “oil Prices: Can We Predict Where They are Going”.Dr E. L. DoughertyPres, Maraco, Inc.


She may not have entered the fi-nancial services industry the way many advisors did, but that’s exact-ly how Rosemary Caligiuri’s clients would distinguish her from other advisors they’ve worked with – “Rosemary’s completely different.”

After graduating with honors from Adelphi College, Rosemary spent the next 10 years living out a child-hood dream in the medical field as a nurse, caring for the physical needs of her patients. When her en-trepreneurial spirit prompted her to move on, she set out to care for people in another way – by helping them meet their financial health needs. Rosemary subsequently formed Harvest Group Finan-cial Services – an award-winning, comprehensive financial services based in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

Rosemary has earned a reputation for excellence in her industry. For the past 12 years, in addition to ad-vising thousands of valued clients,

she has been a national speaker conducting various educational programs for other financial pro-fessionals. With a genuine inter-est in spreading financial literacy to consumers, she regularly hosts educational seminars for pre-re-tirees and retirees at local librar-ies, churches, and senior citizen clubs in and around the bucks County area, and she is sought after by local media as a leading expert in the financial industry.Amidst her busy work schedule, you can find Rosemary on the airwaves hosting her weekly radio show – “financial Issues & Answers” – which focuses on consumer educa-tion and pertinent financial issues in today’s economy. Her show is broadcast every Tuesday morn-ing at 9:30 a.m. on WBCB 1490 AM, and listeners can also access the show live through the Har-vest Group website at www.har-vestgroupfinancialservcies.com.

Rosemary has earned the Chartered Advisor for Senior Living (CASL™) designation through the American College of Financial Planning. The esteemed CASL™ designation, which takes roughly 18 months to complete, has enabled Rosemary to provide even more client-centric services to her mature clientele. These services include age-based

investment strategies, untangling the complexities of long-term and health care insurance, understand-ing and streamlining the full range of older client needs, and navigating the intricacies of estate planning.

“One of the biggest reasons for our success is that we take the time to make our clients ‘educated con-sumers,” says Caligiuri. “I teach our clients instead of talking at them, and when you educate a cus-tomer first, they feel comfortable with their understanding of their options, and in my opinion, there’s no better way to do business.”Rosemary has earned the Elite IRA Advisor designation from Ed Slott & Company – one of the nation’s foremost IRA experts. Slott is host of the Public Television Spe-cial “Stay Rich For & Ever with Ed Slott” viewed by millions of Ameri-cans, and his Elite Advisors are kept abreast of the very latest tax law changes concerning IRAs, 401(k)s, and other retirement accounts.

In addition to her affiliation with Slott & Company, Rosemary also belongs to the Million Dollar Round Table (MdRT) – an inter-national, independent associa-tion of the top one percent of the world's most successful life insur-ance and financial services profes-

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sionals. She is a proud member of the National Ethics bureau, the better business bureau the Fi-nancial Planning Association, the Financial Services Institute, and the National Association of In-surance and Financial Advisors.

In a predominately male industry, Rosemary has forged an undeniable presence, garnering a number of individual awards and accolades in recent years. She earned the 2008 “Neighbors Choice Award best in bucks County” (winning in the cat-egories of best Financial Planner and best Investment broker) as voted by the readers of the Phila-delphia Inquirer. She has been awarded the “2009 five Star: Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Man-ager” by an independent survey of 100,000 high net-worth consum-ers in the Philadelphia area. She was also recently named the “Se-nior Market Advisor of the Year” by Senior Market Advisor Maga-zine – hand-selected from a field of thousands of advisors around the country based upon her unri-valed commitment to her clients.

The keys to her success? “It’s not a

‘secret.’ I’m a very transparent per-son – what you see is what you get – and I think clients appreciate that. Ever since I got into this indus-try, everything I’ve done has been straight-forward, client-focused and authentic,” says Caligiuri. “Our economy has been incredibly rocky over the past few years, but by doing pure needs-based plan-ning, we have done really well for our clients. by using income-pro-ducing assets and establishing safe havens of investments that literally ‘buy time’ for the risk-based in-vestments to grow, the client is to-tally prepared for the income they need for the next 20 years, while the growth positions go through their gyrations. Our clients’ nest eggs, as a whole, are safeguarded.”As a practitioner, Caligiuri credits her family for her confident busi-ness savvy and relentless work ethic. Raised in New York’s Long Island, Rosemary was one of four girls born to Italian-American par-ents. She remembers, “I grew up with incredible role models. As young girls, we lived in Jamaica, Queens, and my grandmother opened a grocery store, selling dry goods and meat to the people in

our neighborhood. Those were not easy times, but she was tireless – raising capital, paying for her busi-ness and earning a living as an in-dependent entrepreneur. She was an amazing woman and mentor.”

Rosemary is also quick to point out that the booming success of Harvest Group Financial Ser-vices is not hers alone. She has assembled an entire team of pro-fessionals to assist her provid-ing an unrivaled client experience and full complement of services.

Bea Tiberge brings over 12 years’ ex-perience working with seniors and has taught many classes in wealth transfer, retirement income plan-ning, avoiding investment scams and retirement planning for women. She is a featured speaker for many senior and business professional groups and is a frequent guest host on the Harvest Group radio show. Loretta Hutchinson is a fee-based Advisory Associate and licensed insurance agent with Harvest Group. She has worked for sev-eral national banking firms con-ducting internal audits and pre-paring financial statements for

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President www.harvestgroupfinancialservices.comRosemary G. Caligiuri (dba Harvest Group) is a registered representative offeringsecurities through Centaurus Financial Inc. Member FINRA and SIPC, Supervisory Branch:3902 State Street, Suite 101, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, 1-888-569-1982.


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institutional investors. Loretta helps clients find tax-favorable asset allocation models, and she also con-ducts various financial workshops at local colleges.

Robert Grupp joined Harvest Group Financial Ser-vices in June of 2008. After spending 3 years as a professional football player with the Kansas City Chiefs, bob became a Registered Representative in 1986. He holds the Series 63, 65, and 7 securities registrations as well as the Chartered Financial Con-sultant (ChfC), the Certified fund Specialist (CfS) and the Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) designations.

Thomas Ahern joined the Harvest Group team in January of 2009 as an Advisory Associate with over a decade of experience in the financial services in-dustry. He holds the AAMS (Accredited Asset Man-agement Specialist) and RFC (Registered Financial Consultant) certifications and specializes in working with clients nearing retirement, transitioning from accumulation strategies to an emphasis on asset pro-tection, income generation and asset distribution.

On the heels of one of the most volatile economic pe-riods our country has ever faced, Caligiuri has seen an influx in new Boomer clientele – ten to twelve years out from retiring – looking for sound financial advice. Although her advice to each client is individualized, Rosemary does see some commonalities within this age group. “They are in the ‘red zone’ – the crucial 10 years before retirement – and many of them simply cannot afford to make mistakes. We visit the allocations of their 401(k)s, look at the opportunity to roll out, tax-free, a portion of their 401(k) to safer future income invest-ments that are not typically offered inside their plans.”

Rosemary says many new boomer-age clients have simply never been made aware of their options. “Many people never even imagined this type of tax-free roll-over was even possible. They certainly won’t hear about it from their employer. We are constantly looking for ways to mitigate the risk, establish future cash flow &

income vehicles and offer a more diverse offering of in-vestments that is available outside the 401(k) arena.”Rosemary remains heavily focused on helping ma-ture clients meet their financial needs. Her general counsel to these individuals who are already retired? “Take a good gut check of your needs. Make sure your financial professional has taken a full history of your needs including income, pension provisions, spending needs, and even a tax return analysis for possible tax traps. Then, and only then, can a good planner build a portfolio suitable for your individual situation.”

Caligiuri also feels it’s important to be considering future generations. “Your professional should also be looking at the legacy of your estate. They should be considering things like, ‘What taxes will be lev-ied on this while you are alive, and what taxes will be owed when it passes to the next owner?’ Inheri-tance taxes, income taxes and death taxes can erode an estate by 40-70%. This is a terrible loss that can be easily be mitigated, if not eliminated altogether.”

At Harvest Group Financial Services, relationships are rooted in trust. “Trust is earned and not bestowed,” says Caligiuri. “I have to give my clients something before they give me their trust. I don’t charge a fee for my services. Instead, I ask several questions and listen intently before educating my clients on their options, and they get an enormous amount of valuable informa-tion at our very first appointment. I tell people all the time – ‘your future is too important to leave to chance – you worked for it – now let’s help you enjoy it!’”

Many people want to know how to contact Rose-mary and her team of professionals at Harvest Group Financial Services. They can be reached by calling (215) 860-6056, or you may also visit them online at www.harvestgroupfinancialservices.com.


Rosemary G. Caligiuiri (dba Harvest Group) is a registered representative offering securities through Centau-rus financial Inc. Member fINRA and SIPC, Supervisory Branch: 3902 State Street, Suite 101, Santa Barbara,

CA 93105, 1-888-569-1982.

valerie MacLeod, a Global Partner with the Haines Centre for Stra-tegic Management, had ambitions of creating a business of her own.

“That had always been my dream,” MacLeod explained from her Ca-nadian office. “I thought about consulting for over five years so when the opportunity presented itself I was ready and jumped right on it!” she revealed. Her company was founded in 1996 and soon after she became a Global Partner in the Haines Centre, which is a global alliance of diverse master consultants, in-volved in business strat-egy, change, leadership, and people management.

MacLeod says she works with organizations that aren’t achieving the results

they want, even though leaders and employees are working hard. She ex-plains that she helps or-ganizations hit their tar-gets by “getting everyone pulling in the same di-rection.” That way there are no wasted efforts.

“Especially in difficult times, organizations need clarity in direction and employees need to know what they should be do-ing to move the organi-zation in that direction,” MacLeod shared. She also added “I believe that employees want to do a good job, they just need clear goals and feedback.” MacLeod helps align employees with the shared goals through fa-cilitation, training and executive coaching.She enjoys being a part of a global alliance because she works and travels

with other talented strat-egists. Having worked throughout North Amer-ica and in South Africa, she has her sights set on Singapore, Austra-lia and New Zealand.

“I learn as much from working with clients in diverse countries and industries as they learn from me, maybe I even learn more” she jokes.

All of her work in differ-ent countries and organi-zations has inspired Ma-cLeod to write her third book, “When in Rome…Getting Different Peo-ple on the Same Page.” The book is about help-ing people be successful working in other cultures – different countries, or-ganizations and teams. MacLeod enjoys her role on the Haines Centre’s Executive Committee and

jokingly describes it as “herding cats.” This stra-tegic visionary received a bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Wa-terloo and her MbA from the University of Calgary. She revealed that “most people are surprised when they discover I am a mathematician with an MbA in Human Resourc-es, but they soon value my unique blend of business, people and technology.

I am energized when help-ing organizations hit their financial and operational targets – it’s always chal-lenging and never boring!”

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Valerie MacLeod, MBA


Distinguished University Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Pittsburgh

for the past 36 years, dr. Jean-Francois Richard has been teach-ing his students statistics and eco-nomics and their importance in society. He is also pursuing an ac-tive research career. He obtained a b.A in physics and a PhD in economics at the Catholic Univer-sity of Louvain after spending one year at the University of Chicago.

He has held academic positions at the London School of Economics, the Catholic University of Louvain, duke university and since 1991 at the University of Pittsburgh. He has been research director of the

world renowned research institu-tion C.O.R.E. (Louvain) and head of the Department of Economics (Pittsburgh). He has published two books and more than 70 ref-ereed articles in leading econom-ics journals. He is an elected fel-low of the Econometric Society, a fellow of the Econometric Journal and Chevalier de l’Ordre de Leo-pold (belgium). He has obtained 14 major research grants (10 from the National Science Foundation).

Richard’s main area of research is econometrics (blending statistics and economics) with specializa-tion in decision sciences (bayesian methods), Monte Carlo simula-tion techniques, time series mod-eling and forecasting, empirical game theoretic models (auctions, procurements, bidding, collu-sion) and dynamic state-space models (stochastic volatility, asset returns). Emphasis is set on op-erational solutions to analytically intractable real-life applications.He is one of the authors of the Uni-

versity of Pittsburgh US GDP fore-cast model (http://www.dhariha-ran.info/dhlr/index.php). This model has been exceptionally accu-rate in identifying economic cycles and NbER recessions in the post-war period. It predicts a likely end to the current recession before the end of 2009. The model is currently being revised to incorporate leading indicators which have contributed in triggering the current recession.

Richard teaches introductory and advanced econometrics to gradu-ates students and introduction to mathematical modeling in social sciences to undergraduates. He has served on more than 50 dis-sertation committees (13 as main supervisor). Most of his past PhD students currently hold academic positions in universities worldwide



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Fernando M. Lopez-Santos has earned his wings as an airline pilot for Portela Airport, an interna-tional Portuguese airline market leader, part of the Star Alliance, one of the largest airlines in the world.

The company currently flies to 58 destinations throughout 27 countries in Africa, North and South America. "My experience in this industry is sec-ond to none," he said. "I have 18 years in Aeronau-tics and consulting experience in this industry."

Lopez-Santos flies both passengers and cargo planes on an international basis. He's also in charge of overseeing the study of flight planes and air-craft control operations. In fact, Lopez-Santos has the aeronautical skills to fly a Boeing 737, 200, 300, the fokker 100, and countless other airplanes.

He provides consulting and real estate work in such countries as the United States, Canada, brazil venezuela and Africa. He is the founder of BC Investments (2007), and is recognized as a major entrepreneur in his field.

Named as Man of year in 2009, he's registered in the International Who's Who Historic Society and

has been permanently placement in the Hall of Fame. Lopez-Santos is also an Honorable Consultant to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa and to the Chamber of Commerce President in Portu-gal of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. Fernando M. Lopez-Santos has earned his wings as an airline pilot for Portela Airport, an international Portuguese airline market leader, part of the Star Alliance, one of the largest airlines in the world.

The company currently flies to 58 destinations throughout 27 countries in Africa, North and South America. “My experience in this industry is sec-ond to none,” he said. “I have 18 years in Aeronau-tics and consulting experience in this industry.”

Lopez-Santos flies both passengers and cargo planes on an international basis. He’s also in charge of overseeing the study of flight planes and air-craft control operations. In fact, Lopez-Santos has the aeronautical skills to fly a Boeing 737, 200, 300, the fokker 100, and countless other airplanes.

He provides consulting and real estate work in such countries as the United States, Canada, brazil venezuela and Africa. He is the founder of BC Investments (2007), and is recognized as a major entrepreneur in his field.

Named as Man of year in 2009, he’s registered in the International Who’s Who Historic Society and has been permanently placement in the Hall of Fame. Lopez-Santos is also an Honorable Consultant to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa and to

the Chamber of Commerce President in Portu-gal of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa.

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Holocaust survivor Anna Lincoln was born in War-saw, Poland during World War II. Her parents had made an important decision to escape to China, where she spent most of her childhood years growing up and learning the language.

Ms. Lincoln was exceptionally smart. In China, she studied at an English-speaking school. After a long battle with Berkley university, she was finally accept-ed at 15, and was the youngest in history to attend that school.

After finishing her Bachelor's at Berkeley, Anna left to New York where she studied French and Russian at New york university. In 1965, she graduated at the top of her class with honors. In 1967, Anna at-tended Columbia University and graduated with a Master's degree.

In fact, Ms. Lincoln later became a public speaker on such topics as peace, friendship and human rela-tions. She has also worked as a teacher at the Wald-wick High School in New Jersey, from 1966 to 1969. With a passion for composition and films, she wrote a book, "Escape to China 1940-1948," in 1985.

Since then, Anna traveled back to China to receive an Honorary Doctorate degree from the Fudan university in Shanghai, in 1994. during her stay in Shanghai, she wrote several more books, including "The Art of Peace" (1995), and, "The Nature of Love" (1997). She then co-directed a television documen-tary drama, "Escape to China 1941-1948," in 1998. A third and fourth book soon followed – "Anna Lincoln views China" and "China beyond the Year 2000," both in the same year.

After marriage, she tried to raise money while also attempting to convince the Chinese government to donate money to her film production company in order to make a movie about how she and her family experienced a failed attempt to escape China during World War II. Currently, her name and story can be found at the Holocaust Museum in California.

Always with several hats to wear, she has served as Chairperson, American Red Cross, Tuxedo Park (1969-1971); President, veterans Hospital division, American Red Cross; and, Honorary United States Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Friendship at China (1984-1988).

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Saad Allawi I.wears two hats. The first hat is as chair-man of the board and co-founder of Performance Logic. The company provides web-based software for performance improvement in health care, work-ing with local government and with its project management and portfolio management sections.

"We design software tools with built-in performance dash boards and have designed them specifi-cally for the health care indus-try," Allawi explains, then adds, "All of us have done much work about health care cost reduction and performance improvement."

The second hat he wears is as President of the performance transformation division that builds cost-reduction systems. For the last three months, Al-lawi has been building the 3rd gen-eration with a focus on healthcare cost reduction.

He says, "I built generation one for APM in the late 1980's, and generation two for William Mer-cer in the 1990s, as well as generation three for NAvIS & Company," a healthcare consulting firm.

"I am the senior advisor for health care technology com-panies,” he said from his home. “One Hundred top hos-pitals study my work,” he adds, which he co-authored when he was with Mercer. “Sixteen years of publishing and I am still senior advisor of the board," he added.

"If the government can provide much less cost-ly health care, then that's not a bad idea," he notes. "If they can't do it, then it's a lousy idea."

Allawi explained that 80% of failures occur at execution, not planning. He says, "So we are talking about a design, and it doesn't matter when it hits the ground – any plan you have will go out the window," he adds, then muses, "How you execute on it is of most importance." He has planned and executed over forty cost reductions plans for hospitals over the last 22 years. "People can figure

out a smarter way to do it at a lesser cost," he notes. "The track record says that you can pick up the cost to up to 9-10% in hospitals without having any impact."

Generally, he doesn't have much faith in government – too many mixed records. There are a few exceptions, he adds, where government excels. One such area is the veterans Administration, which happens to be the largest system in the country with over 76 billion in spending. Government administra-tion happens to manage that better than anything else in the country. The vA bears a lower cost than the norm and its outcomes are better, putting more doctors and nurses to work. The other sectors in govern-ment are doing terrible, he adds.

Allawi elaborates on this point by stating that, "In real-

ity, it's based on design, and who provides the lowest cost in health care."

Among his new projects, creating cost reduction plans for the 3rd generation; the 1st one was all about the ap-proach, the 2nd is about the solution. We take what in-dustry has done 15 years ago and apply it now,” he says.

“I used to work for McKenzie. before that I was an engineer, and one day a small consulting firm called APM contacted me to head up cost reduc-tion in health care. I came in that way and got hooked into it. I’ve been doing that 22 years now.

“When the u.S. invaded Iraq back in 2003, the co-alition provisional authority was running the coun-try. I was an advisor to one individual senior on the authority in the private sector development area in Iraq. I think the only way to get the economy back on track is to let the private sector thrive,” he asserts.

“Ayad Allawi was the first prime minister of Iraq after the invasion,” he continues. “And Ali Alaawi has written a couple books on Iraq, and he was the minister of de-fense and trade and finance. The family is well known.”

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The Suit: how did it all start?

Vera N. held: Writing drove me to become a Media Scientist. I started when I was three, and I never looked back. And when you can combine communication and education – for me the two are inextricably inter-twined – then the opportunity for real growth and real change is pres-ent. My writing and media relations work in conjunction with the coach-ing, facilitation and speaking that I do to really help people. I am successful when my audience of clients learns, grows and successfully gets their messages across. In 2007, I spoke to 200 at the bi-annual conference for Toys R us, and I spoke to over 600 at the Industrial Accident Preven-tion Association (IAPA) conference. One of the highlights of my media career was running the national me-dia conference when Terry Fox died. I was 23, and a young pup of a me-dia relations specialist working for the Public Relations arm of vickers & benson Advertising in Toronto. In 2006, I ran the HRPA (Hu-man Resource Professionals As-

sociation) annual conference. It's the second largest conference of its kind in the world. For three solid days, our media room was filled with volunteers on shifts. What fun. A subsequent and international ca-reer highlight was working with the Chiyoda Chemical Company and the Nippon Electric Compa-ny, and others when I worked in Tokyo, in 1983, ‘84. I was 26 and what a power-packed year that was! My background is eclectic (two de-grees in communication and two in education, and I come from a multi-cultural and multi-lingual home). And as I feel comfortable with all language and cultural groups, I can successfully impact corpora-tions to meet their communica-tion goals at the corporate level and through their management teams.When I worked with the internation-al sales team, for example, at aircraft giant bombardier, it was evident how easily cross-cultural miscommuni-cations can happen. These profes-sionals were from around the world and sold around the world – but not in English. I loved it. And I adore

writings of all kinds. I recently wrote the website for business consultant Larry Tomlin (www.tomlin.ca.). I enjoyed developing his unique style and tone. I just completed a brand-ing statement for Isomers Laborato-ries Inc., a fabulous family-run cos-metic company with global outreach.

TS: What have been some of your obstacles this year?

VNh: We all have to keep going in spite of and despite the economic challenges. The thing about chal-lenges is that they create great oppor-tunities for growth – personal and business. Awareness is key. People are tightening the reins on spending; so I and others – in fact, everyone in business – are cognizant of this, and we're rolling with the punches and carrying on, and in meaningful ways. My motto is to continue to do good work. People want to work with good people who do good work. We all have to keep going in spite of and despite the economic challenges.

TS: how has the econo-

AUTHOR vERA N. HELD, M.ED., is a coach, facilitator, speaker, writer and Public Relations consultant. She runs vNH Communications in Toronto, and, in addition to Canada, works in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Writing for national websites and publications, she has a monthly column, "Make it Work," which appears in the To-ronto Sun's “Job Boom,” as well as in “24 Hours Toronto.” Her monthly column, "Act with Courage," appears on Good New Toronto, an online blog accessible through www.good-newstoronto.ca.

The following are excerpts from an interview The Suit recently conducted with Ms. Held:

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my affected your work?

VNh: Everyone's been affected. The questions are always: (a) what can we learn; (b) is there any-thing we need to do differently?In 1991, I took an amazing one-month trip to South America. The finale was the widest waterfall in the world – Iguazu falls, in Argen-tina. Up close, you're caught in the minutia. You're right there with the fall roaring in front of you and water gushing all over you. Then, I got in a cab and traveled to brazil. There, I went up in a helicopter over the fall. Now, the vista was quite differ-ent and all the humans looked like ants. Up in the clouds, although still majestic, the fall also looked small-er and calmer. That story became a part of my heart and of my work and is the basis of Chapter Ten of my book. I tell all my clients, "When you're losing your perspective, it's time to get up in that helicopter."It works. We truly can't see or think straight when we're so close to an issue. A little space goes a long way to effective problem solving. And that's what we need most in this new economy – perspective.

TS: have you authored any pub-lications?

VNh: My best-seller, which is called, "How Not to Take It Personally," has sold over 20,000 copies in English, French, German and Turkish. I'm grateful that I've been able to help so many, and I look forward to writing my next book on courage. I've writ-ten a gazillion features in a number of genres – human resources, business, travel, training and development, careers, money, etc. There have also been columns. My two current col-umns are "Make it Work," in The To-ronto Sun and 24 Hours Toronto, and "Act with Courage" in Good News To-

ronto. I got my first poem published this year and look forward to more fiction in my life, as well. I'd also like to get a children's book out there.

TS: What is your economic outlook over the midterm?

VNh: Good. Now is not the time to kvetch but rather to trim trees, plant seeds and carry on. Recovery

has started and, no matter what, the glass must always be half full. optimism is one terrific way to en-sure health and well being, and I instill "health" as the Number One priority in all my clients. There are many things we can live without.

but strong emotional, physical, spiri-tual and intellectual health are the cornerstones of personal and pro-fessional success. To that end, I eat well, laugh a lot, cuddle with my kitty, enjoy my buddies, don't take things personally (even if they were intended that way), and I'm at the gym daily. I'm an avid walker and

squash player. I'm from the school of strong body, strong mind, and I practice what I preach to my clients.

TS: What goals have you set for 2010?

VNh: I've been sitting on a second best-seller for a bit now and truly need to get off my keester. Seriously, I have another book I want to get out there to help people get in touch with the important human elements they need to bring to every humane workplace.

I want people to truly like themselves at work and use their time wisely and well, both on and off the job. On the coaching, facilitation and speaking side, I'm doing some terrific work with clients to help them further develop self-awareness of their own triggers and communication styles and how they interact with others at work.

My services are all geared towards productivity. I'm also working on a main feature on mental health disor-ders at work which will be out, Spring 2010, in HR Professional Magazine. With people being laid off or feel-ing anxious about the possibility of it happening to them or members of their family, disability claims in Can-ada have soared. I've had reports to the effect that over 80% of claims are now related to mental health issues.

I'd like to help people gain the confidence and communications skills to come forward at work with their legitimate issues to get the right help at the right time so that they're back on track as soon as possible. As with most things in business and in life, early interven-tion is critical to long-term success.


Charles A. Moore is a law part-ner at Dewey & Leboeuf, LLP. As a corporate barrister, he has applied "facts to the law," working on such controversial headliner cases as the Enron scandal, in addition to count-less other cases involving high-profile energy-policy issues. Certainly, Moore, a former General Counsel for the Fed-eral Energy Regulatory Com-mission. is determined to make a difference in the le-gal field. for the past twelve years, he has served as Chair-man of Health Care Choice, a non-profit organization.His primary focus, he says, is

on energy law. "Dewey & Leb-oeuf, LLP is a full service firm with over 1,500 lawyers around the world," Moore states. His own specializations include business solutions, gover-nance, compensation benefits, energy, and environmental law.

"My affiliations involve the U.S. Federal Energy Regula-tory Commission as well as the American bar Association, the Energy bar Association, the Texas bar Association." He graduated with a b.A. from the University of Hous-ton and went on to earn his J.D. from the same university.


Judith Mudd, CEO, of the british Sociologi-cal Association has broken the glass ceiling in the corporate world. After graduating from De Montfort University with a bachelor’s degree in History, she cut her teeth in business at bSA.

Mudd said, “The organization promotes soci-ology, and empowers sociology in britain.” She said the association was founded in 1951, and they have well over 2,500 members. The organization

has sociologists from varied backgrounds, includ-ing research, teaching, students and practitioners.

“We are a well-respected organization,” Mudd said, “We’ve been quietly progressing and reach-ing our goals within this institution.” Mudd said bSA “provides a network of communi-ties to all who are concerned with the promotion and use of sociology and sociological research.”

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Dr. Rachel Lillian burgess is a well round psychologist, teacher, consul-tant who works with handicapped chil-dren. The passion that drives her began "after my son was diagnosed. I worked closely with him," Burgess affirmed.

Under her guidance, her son adjusted well and eventually attended a Uni-versity. "I discovered my passion to work with the handicapped. So I went on to get my Ph.D. in psychology."All her life, Dr. burgess has been a nurturing human being. She was successful enough to open her own clinic, the burgess Center for the Handicapped, and authored an educa-tional program to assist handicapped people learn to make their adjustments.

Listed in Community Leaders of the World, she is lauded as one of this century’s outstanding intel-lectuals and was recognized as a Woman of Achievement for 2006.

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Over much of the last ten years, Dennis E. Wood, Re-gional business Manager at Weatherford, a drilling and Mitigation Company, has

been making his mark in the drilling industry. So far, the company has been drilling in Yemen, Syria and the United Kingdom and in parts of Latin America. "We have built a strong niche in the drilling indus-try," Wood said recently from his office. "I'm opti-mistic about the future," he added, "and I hope in the

coming years to work globally." Wood said Weather-ford is one of the largest global providers of advanced products and services that span the drilling evalua-tion, completion and production process, as well as in intervention cycles of oil and natural gas wells.

Weatherford employs roughly 43,000 workers worldwide and operates in more than one hun-dred countries, supporting eight hundred ser-vice bases and training facilities in the field.


Dr. Ahmad TabassiSeasoned Petroleum Executive

dr. Ahmad Tabassi, Chief Executive offi-cer and Chairman of Persia Petroleum Ser-vices, has cornered the international mar-ket, particularly, in the oil and gas industries.

Persia Petroleum Services provides a range of “upstream services to international oil and gas companies”, Tabassi said. The company’s pri-mary goal has been to invest and support “Ira-nian companies which provide equipment and services to the Petroleum industry in Iran”, he said recently from his office in Australia.

PPS has five subsidiaries in Iran. The company focuses on seismic acquisition, drilling, geological and geophysical project management, procurement and supplies. Tabassi provides strategic leadership and guidance while at the same time, setting the tone on the day-to-day operations of the business.

PPS works closely with the National Irani-an Oil Company (NIOC). Tabassi has been in the oil industry for over twenty years. He was the co-founder of RbT Petroleum Associ-ates in 1995, a project management company, which he later sold to a united kingdom firm.

In 1976, Tabassi left Iran before the 1979 revolution, after graduating from Isfah-an University, and later moved to Austra-lia in 1981. In 1996, he returned to Iran.Tabassi has a Ph.D in Exploration Geology from Leeds University. He’s also a former Federal President of the Petroleum Exploration Soci-ety of Australia. “I am an entrepreneurial ge-ologist”, he said. “I travel to many countries; it is demanding work – but very rewarding”.

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Marius Rensburg is chairman of Jassie Investments, a South African based company established in 2007. The company's primary functions are to serve as the intermediate, for com-panies such as brokerage houses, middle man for real estate agents, companies dealing with metals, business financing, and project developments. Rensburg serves as an important middle man, introducing the buyers and sellers, helping solid-ify business deals or contracts between two parties or more.

Rensburg says, "My primary focus is real estate and se-curity," he added, "But I serve as a consultant for tele-communication companies on the IT side as well." Rens-

burg covers the gamut of businesses in areas such as; North and South America, West and eastern europe, all of Asia, Africa and the Middle-east, just to name a few.

"My role in the company is to make sure business is run-ning smoothly," Rensburg said, "I oversee the policies, meet with the committees and monitor the performance of the company." Rensburg also makes sure that the board mem-bers are satisfied with the performance of the company.

Rensburg said Jassie Investments is known to be the largest and most comprehensive por-tal for buying and selling property in South Africa.

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Fritz Ypenburg sits at the helm. He is the Owner of Safdy Systems Company, based out of South Africa. The company manufactures ventilation sensors for the mining industry. Ypenburg found the company in 1990, after relocating originally from New zealand. Al-though the economy is harsh, the company managed to do well. "In fact companies have been putting in lager orders and now we are expanding to Canada," he said.

ypenburg said airflow meters are used underground during mining excavations and mining gold projects. Originally these sensors were designed for the South African diamond and coal industries. These vortex sen-sors are there to determine airflow ventilation under-ground, providing a safe environment for the industry. Ypenburg has built a remote system using SCADA, software, made for buyers to view displayed graph-

ic trends. "My work has also been used and tested by the Country's foremost scientific institution." He added "They tested the airflow using propellers." With a background in electrical engineering and a BA from the university of Amsterdam in 1963, ypen-burg spent 7 years in defense research and was in-volved in the flight test of guided missiles. He stud-ied air pollution for 11 years, which included studies on the environment and the impact it had on large cooling towers used in electrical power stations.

The company advertises primarily in South Africa to mining companies, Ypenburg said extremely interest-ed in his vortex Airflow Meters. Tests were completed in the CSIR wind tunnels and that vortex Airflow Me-ters will now be sold to mining companies in CANADA.

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george Pfaffmann, Vice President of Technology of Ajax Tocco

Magnethermic is an interesting man with a career that is just as intriguing.

Pfaffmann’s expertise is thermal magnetic processing. It’s an inter-disciplinary field involving the prop-erties of matter and its relations to science and engineering by using machines to dynamically control temperature of materials, which permits high heating and cooling rates that cannot be reached with conventional furnace treatments.

To get a better picture of Mr.Pfaffmann’s job - think back to the Stone Age, bronze Age and Steel Age and the evolu-tion of these materials and their use to modern science and their benefits to the space race today.

“The challenge is the economy in it-self because it has become difficult to get funding for innovation and stimulating more industrial devel-opment,” he said. “A lot of technol-ogy is risk versus gain. It’s always a trade-off. So there’s less money for research and development, which very conservative and short-sighted. but a lot of this (his job) is presently to reduce the countries needs to get way from petroleum sources and to save energy and to become more efficient as a whole.”

Pfaffmann conducts seminars and presentation around the globe and has over 40 years of experience in heating and induction development with 25 united States and foreign patents. He has a degree in metal-lurgy, a bachelor of science from the University of Michigan of Ann Arbor in electrical engineering and a Masters of business Administra-tion from baldwin-Wallace Col-lege. He is the author of numerous papers and currently holds 29 pat-ents in the field of Heat Treating.

And he’s an active member in ASM, SME and SAE, and the ASM Inter-national on the Technology and Programming Committee, the ASM Foundation, as well as, the Heat Treat Society board of Trustees.

“When the needs are greatest that’s when the opportunity presents it-self,” he said, in referring to the eco-nomic tsunami today. “Right now, things are pretty bad, but I lived through the depression. And you see back then, what it took to bring us back to stability. but things are different. World War II took less than five years; Afghanistan and Iraq are eating up resources and we’re having endless skirmishes.”

Pfaffmann has been with his present company since 1952 and has seen a lot in his time, but he still has hope for this generation and the next.

“I’m always been optimistic and I feel that adversity today, in truth, gets people to look outside the box for answers.” Pfaffmann can give seminars across the world about controlling distortion during heat treatment in some type of alloy or and he can be just as charm-ing talking about America---and its chance of a better tomorrow.

for the past 25 years, Paul J. fiorini runs a fleet of limos. He had good business sense. Then one day he literally got caught in a sleeper hold. Put-ting a sleeper in a business feud over patent lawsuits, vir-tually snubbed on the deal. But forini has a knack fighting for his copyrights infringement case.

Fiorini is an educated barrister. for the past 25 years indeed, he runs a lucrative business----earning a living shuttling li-mos, here and there, operating a limo service. An Owner and President of the New Jersey Security Limo Services for 25 years, maverick Fiorini cut his teeth in the luxury business.

Plaintiff Fiorini vs. P. Mitchell Novick Esq., is fighting in pat-ent lawsuit. The Sleeper Seat was Fiorini invention Novick, didn’t notice any of the loop holes and fell asleep on the mat-ter, most notably in the 1982 patient infringement law suit. New Jersey Security Limo Ser-vices provides transportation services to the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania areas.

The company services all ma-jor airports including JFK, LaGuardia (LGA), Newark (EWR), Philadelphia (PHL)

and Allentown (AbE). Fiori-ni Limo business includes a fleet of professional chaffeurs on stand-by 24 hours a day.

For Fiorini experience and lux-ury service are second to noneAs an innovator and entrepre-neur, Paul is prone to great ideas. He is the inventor of the removable seats in vans. Cur-rently at battle with a lawyer who misrepresented his pat-ent, by leaving loop holes and allowing Paul J. Fiorini vulner-able for the patent to be copied. Detective by night and presi-dent by day but mostly, its Paul’s irrepressible enthu-siasm for his hard work and drive to succeed that have made him someone to watch.Paul is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigations often work for attorneys in civil cases, insurance com-panies among others. Lices-enced as a private detective in the state of New Jersey, Paul’s track record speaks for its self.

but in the meantime, Paul J. Fiorini remains positive with his case, he is a man who has risen to the top of his pro-fession while maintaining a balance between business goals, ethics and client needs.

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Michael burke, President of ThinKom Solutions Inc., says, “We have created an innovative and unique design with capabilities in superior performance.” Established in 2000 and head quartered in Torrance, California, the company offers state-of-the-art communication solu-tions. Thinkom provides the world’s smallest antennas in the marketplace.

Thinkom has been featured in business Week and Entrepreneur magazine. The company has been rated #253 of the fastest 500 growing companies in the United Sates. burke develops and manufactures antennas that offer airborne and mobile communication solutions for both commercial and military use.

The antenna is capable of receiving internet connectivity throughout the con-tinental United States and Southern Canada. This technology can be used in the air, land and sea, with unlimited connectivity options. The company em-ployees a professional staff of 35 and averaging annual revenues exceeding six million dollars. He adds, “The demand is there and we got the product.”

These antennas are sleek, small and dynamic making it cost-effective, af-fordable for the professionals on the move in the corporate world.


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Lin Lee has a solid rep-utation as an interior designer. She works closely with several of the top architectural firms in the country. "I work mostly with residential proper-ties," she said. "As an interior designer, the work that I do includes construction and re-modeling homes."

However, Ms. Lee ex-plained that she also specializes in all fac-ets of Interior Design. This includes color consultation, furniture selection, space plan-ning, custom furniture, cabinetry, and lighting design, as well as in the selection of fabrics and in wall and window specifications, selec-tions, fabrications and installations, as well as in project management.

Having received her bachelors in Secondary Education and Interior Design from UCLA, she went on to garner yet another degree from the University of Wis-consin, at Madison.

The Metamorphous of Oleh Kutowy & His Mempore Corp.

You listen to him there’s a savvy intelligence there. He waited his time. He paid his dues. He went the distance. And then, Oleh Ku-towy, senior research officer, knew it was time to pull the corporate strap on his golden parachute.

Right after he turned in his pa-pers for his retirement package, he quickly rebounded back tak-ing a key position with Mem-pore. business is doing well, sure there are economic chal-lenges, but he continues to push on in the business world.

As research officer, kutowy has developed a system that serves as an oil refinery. And this oil includes, crude oil, food oils – which cleans and purifies these varied oils into virgin oil. be-fore Mempore, Kutowy served as a senior research officer for the Institute for chemical pro-cess and environmental technol-ogy, National Research Council. bared in Ottowa, Kutowy’s re-sponsibilities included, oversee-ing research and development projects, he said he has more than 50 patents under his belt.

He attended Carlton Univer-sity where he received his masters in Science in 1978.


http://www.linleeasid.com/

Is a retail products and services pharmaceutical company. Head-quartered in London, the com-pany has strong ties in the Middle East and is currently in the midst of expanding its repertoire to in-clude not only pharmaceuticals, but also finance, legal and invest-ment holdings. With a strong fo-cus on property investment and development particularly in the Middle East, 4PAL is poised for greater future growth and expan-sion on an international level.

Mr Naseer Ahmed is the Managing Director for the company, a posi-tion which he has held since 2003. As such, he oversees the business plan development for the long term future of the Organisation. Playing a key role within the Com-pany, he fulfils a motivational role for his key workers in addition to his more office based work. Moti-vating and mentoring members of the management team and chair-ing meetings, Mr Ahmed leads the Company and develops a positive and flourishing corporate culture.

Managing everything from the staff and the customers, to the budget and the company’s assets, he over-sees all other company resources to make the best use of them and increase the Company’s profitabil-ity. He also oversees all responsi-bilities for the Company’s affairs.

These include following the proper audit procedure and not allowing the Company to break any trade embargoes or deal in any illegal goods. With a close eye on the per-formance of the sales staff, he also provides responsibility for finalising orders, especially overseas orders. overseeing a team of 10 dedicated and highly skilled professionals, he also seeks to source out new acquisitions as he seeks to expand the Company on a global basis.

4PAL while still at university, and is proud of the fact that he has been able to successfully fill his position even while simultane-ously serving as an Investment Advisor with Kingdom Hold-ings, a position which he began in 2008 and still currently holds.

kingdom Holdings – A prestigious multi faceted investment company with substantial holdings in all sec-tors, ranging from finance to me-dia. As an investment Advisor he focuses on a strategy through core growth and research in investing in high performance companies, whilst extracting value from un-dervalued and underperforming Assets. Whilst performing on the above he also takes time to work as a consultant for Chiltern, which specialises in accounting services to a broad range of companies. Leveraging the years of experi-

ence he has gained at 4PAL; he is excited for the additional experi-ence he is gaining with Kingdom Holdings and Chiltern group, and looks for new ways to merge his various skills and visions togeth-er into one dynamic company.

His current goals include taking his career to a new level of inter-national impact, and to spend far more time travelling and connect-ing with other key companies with which he can establish mutually beneficial partnerships. Highly satisfied with his position, he is in-vigorated by the challenges that lie ahead of 4PAL, and looks ahead to the future with great anticipation.

Mr Ahmed’s future plans include searching for other companies which will share synergy and wish to develop a collaboration which will be beneficial in extending the reach and reputation of 4PAL LTD both nationally and interna-tionally. His next imminent steps are to pursue dynamic avenues of growth and development in the area of banking and Finance, mak-ing links to an individual far more experienced and distinguished in leading and managing a larger entity on a global turf. He cred-its his success thus far to his abil-ity to network and connect well with others, as well as his hard work and dedication to his sector.

4PAL LTD


-- DAVID STEIN

karelia Tobacco Company S.A., founded in 1888, is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco related products. Headquartered in Kalamata, Greece, the Com-pany’s products are sold in Greece and exported to 65 countries around the world. Currently oper-ated by 4th generation management, the Company employs a workforce between 490-550 people who oversee, manage and facilitate daily operations. dr. Ardounis serves as Chief Information officer of Karelia Tobacco Company. She has been the Com-pany’s CIo for the past 16 years. Responsible for all activities and resources of karelia Tobacco’s IT/IS department. She is committed to taking a proac-tive approach, which continues to be productive and transparent management concept. Playing a pivotal role within the Company, Dr. Ardounis is responsible for overseeing the IT and telecommunication sector.Her wide-ranging responsibilities include repair-

ing and purchasing state-of-the-art software/hardware technology. She holds a doctorate in Computer Science Information Systems from the University of belford, and MSc in Informa-tion Technology as well as an MbA degree from Almeda University and a bSc degree in Computer Science from Roosevelt University.

Her broad experience and expertise; has proven a successful track record in her profession. Dr. Ar-dounis is responsible for the overall technological direction for the entire Company. One of her pri-mary challenges is getting the board and CEO’s of the company to understand the value of new technology, integrating systems, maximizing cost and providing additional training.

Effectively performing her duties under pressure, she has successfully embraced and withstood the many challenges that she has faced. Dr. Ardou-nis is also involved in devising and defining the Company’s medium and long-range strategy, us-ing her resources to adopt this new technological strategy.

they call her “hard core it guru”…

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Karelia has been a committed patron and sponsor of art and culture for generations.

Her teams individually and collectively sit together in open spaces so they can easily exchange ideas As part of business-technical leadership teams, Dr. Ardounis is responsible for IT & professional development pro-grams, quality of work, and supplying the functional ex-pertise needed within the discipline to ensure relevant, efficient, and operable projects...She brings a unique understanding of governance, design and development from the CIO side of the business...Her leadership helps refine how businesses work and how they deliver services to reinforce their strategic edge with clients…

Plus 28 years of experience directing the design of new concepts, managing global prototype standards, and providing expertise to field organizations around the world, Ardounis’s energy and enthusiasm also fu-els the entrepreneurial atmosphere...Responsible for corporate vision and strategy, Alvina believes in see-ing “the big picture”…That means understanding the full range of expertise necessary to take an IT distri-bution concept to market, and shaping the business around client-focused solutions, not piecemeal ser-vices. Her unique strength is in making the seemingly impossible a reality and finding creative solutions for developing cost-effective, performance-based IT, she directs all commercial, structural and technical activi-ties and sets the standards for design and implemen-tation of all projects to ensure the highest quality…

Dr. Ardounis is also a retailer, and she looks at IT re-tail from the store level...That makes her particularly in tune with consumer trends and buying behaviour...She brings an unusually well-rounded, informed ap-proach to strategic brand development and design-ing corporate-customer focused prototypes...Yet she strongly believes, firms must perform for clients and customers as hard, and as well as for themselves...

Ardounis also leads IT services teams, manag-ing a national network of outsourced account and technical managers...In addition to manag-ing and advising her teams, she also is directly in-volved in several strategic projects...In a very short time, she grew one of these from a small project-by-project job into one of the Industry’s top five..

on given projects, she just might be one of your first IT contacts...With more than twenty eight years of experience in developing strategic relationships, she leads a team of business IT Development Executives...Instead of a hard sell, her groups take a consultative approach -understanding her firm’s needs and figur-ing out how bODs can help them improve their busi-ness...Since joining the company in 1993, Ardounis has helped them more than double its IT annual turnover…

This reflects her status as one of the most highly re-spected thought-leaders in IT consultation, man-agement and service...Ardounis knows what really works for the bottom line…She directs IT projects with her insights, using in-depth consumer research, and, her extensive knowledge of industry lead-ers and trends to provide research, growth strate-gies, and concept positioning -Always on target...

Dr. Ardounis continually strives to making IT the heart, soul, and driving force of the business...Her in-fectious sense of humour and personal touch are what set her and her projects apart from others in the in-dustry…Consortium Teams working with Alvina often say that she truly is an extension of them; that she re-ally “gets” them...Under her guidance, Dr. Ardounis was one of the first to dedicate staff and resources to becoming expert in IT governance, ERP design, and implementation for sustainable IT environments…


mAverick womAn lUcindA wArd

Some would call her a maverick. Others view her as a formidable entrepreneur who happens to be a woman. Today, she’s the C.E.O. of Architectural Custom Cabinetry LLC, based in Smithville, Tennessee. Responsible for strategic client management relations with a focus on commercial and residential services, Lucinda Ward keeps an ever watchful eye on both day-to-day operations and strategic direction.

founded in 1997, her firm has emerged as one of the most highly regarded architectural enterpris-es in the Southeast, offering expert services in planning, manufacturing kitchen cabinets, counter tops, ceiling materials, flooring and decorative interior laminates, as well as wall finishing materi-als, molding and mill work.

Working within a most competitive business environment, Ms. Ward offers nothing but the best in Architectural Custom Cabinetry consulting. A licensed general contractor registered with the better business bureau, her trademark is to carefully plan each project, giving equal emphasis to such factors as size and calculation of mass, space, form, volume, texture and lighting. With such a track record, you can only get better.

GIANT WOODWORKS

TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES

Kaleh Mana enterpriSeS

Entrepreneurs tend to spot op-portunity where others see dead ends. One such person is Moham-med Dantata Ndus. Upon com-pleting his studies (he holds a post-graduate degree in Financial Management from the University of Abubakar Tafawa balewa and an M.b.A. from the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria), Mohammed found opportunity in the area of government policy, de-veloping experience in that field over the course of thirteen years. In March 2006, he established kaleh Mana Enterprises in 2006, and has been serving as Director ever since. Today, the company is a spe-cialized consultancy firm for governmental policies and pro-grams with an estimated $10 billion in annual revenues. Located in gomba Nigeria, the firm also offers local and national govern-ment ministries financial manage-ment advice in such areas as com-munications, agriculture, banking and finance, as well as expertise in government relations, policy, opin-ion research, strategic corporate communications, organizational development and procurement to Nigeria with international clients.

Nord Cap Steel Docks, Inc.

BRIGHTEST STAR philipp Spoerndl considers himself

a bright star in the boathouse and steel docks industry. He currently works for Nord Cap Steel Docks, Inc., a Canadian based company which has been in business since 1992. “I am a general contractor dealing with boat houses and steel docks,” he says, and quickly adds, “I have earned my keep.” building a strong networking system has been the key to his success.

“It’s all about my designs that at-tract people,” he explains. With an entrepreneurial spirit, he handles the company’s operations which include building solid boat houses and steel docks in the Muskoka, North Toronto and Huntsville ar-eas.

“There are innovative ways in building and repairing,” he says. “We use steel arches in the lake bottoms; first, we probe the bed-rock with a piece of rebar, and then quarter inch piles are filled with concrete.” He adds, “This helps to prevent rust from forming inside. by using steel, we are saving many trees, and this is environmentally safe.”

House boats range in price from $25,000 to $500,000. “I enjoy building with my hands. Over the years, I have gained a great deal of experience,” he says. While he does consider himself a perfectionist, he will quickly acknowledge that, “I’ve made mistakes.”


Department of Defense Logistics Agency

based in Alexandria, virginia, Carole Christensen is a Na-tional Account Manager on for-eign military sales. "I started at the age of 18,” she begins, “as a clerical typist working up through the ranks," she adds. "I’ve built a 48-year career with-in the military armed forces."

Working in foreign mili-tary sales includes balancing the books and selling to fed-eral agencies as well as to for-eign military armed forces.

For Christensen, prod-ucts and services have in-cluded military gear, includ-ing suits and uniforms, and in delivering fuel to FEMA.

She’s traveled all over the world, she says. "In my ear-lier days, I had to travel to Ja-pan, China and Iraq, where I assisted in the development of a deployment team concept." Today, she provides support ser-

vices to the military in Afghani-stan, Kuwait, and Iraq with her offices also located in germany.

"My former husband served in the Air Forces," she offers. Since 9/11, she adds, “many projects have included our first responders to make sure they get the very best from the department of defense.

b y M a r c e l e n e H . A n d e r s o n

“People don’t fail in planning, they fail in execution.” Don McKnight

The research of the Centre for Strategic Managementstates that: ► developing a strategic and operation plan contributes 20% to the achievement of results; ► Implementing the plan over time contributes another 40%; and ► Building and sustaining high performance to achieve results over time contributes an additional 40%.

When I first heard these percentages I wasskeptical but have come to recognize from myconsulting experience how true they are. Like manyof you, I have worked with clients to develop goodstrategic and operational plans that have been left togather dust on shelves.

Drive the Implementation Over Time

According to Rose Patten, Senior Executive vicePresident Human Resources and Head of office ofStrategic Management, how effective anorganization is at strategic execution is a keycompetitive advantage. Moreover, the ability toexecute well is far better than the best strategyunexecuted.

To ensure that plans realize desired results andchanges, a systematic Execution Process that drivesthe implementation of plans over time is essential.One of the clients whom I have been assisting withan Execution Process over the past two years isTewatohnhi’saktha - the Economic DevelopmentCommission of kahnawake, Quebec. It is anorganization with an extraordinarily challengingmission: to help the community ofKahnawake create jobs and prosperity, andachieve economic independence that ensuresa quality of life for community members,consistent with their culture and values, andthat creates prosperity for future generations.

When I began working with themanagement team of Tewatohnhi’saktha,they had recently developed a strategic planthat was waiting to get implemented. Webegan the Execution Process with a Plan-to-Implement launch event. All managers madea presentation of the objectives they wereaccountable for achieving for the next threeyears and their year one objectives, and eachpresented their action plans for the firstquarter.

We chose Mt. Everest as themetaphor that would symbolize the challengefacing the organization. This metaphor wouldbecome very strategic as we proceeded withthe implementation of the plan.Near the end of the first year of theExecution Process, I learned the Centre forStrategic Management System’s ThinkingApproach™. We realized that one of themissing elements in our Execution Processwas precise measurable outcomes, whichmade the reporting process difficult.

At the end of the first year, we reviewedand updated the strategic plan, using theCentre for Strategic Management’s YearlyStrategic Management process, to ensure thatthe plan was current going into the second


year of the implementation. We gaveparticular attention to establishing aquadruple quantifiable outcome that includesmeasures for employee satisfaction, customersatisfaction, financial measures, andstakeholder/community satisfaction.

In the second quarter of year one the organizationexperienced a significant disappointment with the loss of a major opportunity that would have resulted in accelerating its rev-enue targets. The Mt. Everest metaphor proved to be a helpful and sober reminder that it took 32 years of human struggle before the first climbers successfully reached the peak and the first suc-cessful route was found.

In the second year we have used a map of Mt. Everest and placed small flags on it to symbolize progress from quarter to quarter, serving as powerful symbol of the progress towards the organization’s ultimate goal.

Although setting quantifiable outcome measures ofsuccess was challenging in the short term, the man-agement team has found reporting against these targets has simplified and greatly increased the value of the quarterly reporting process and keeping the strategic plan on track.

We have continued holding quarterly meetings in year two. In addition, the management team meets monthly and the CEO meets individually with each of his direct reports regularly on an informal basis, and quarterly on a formal basis. To keep employees aligned with the strategic direction and priorities, an all-staff meeting is held quarterly. The boardof Directors has recently begun to participate in the quarterly meetings to ensure that they fully under-stand the organization’s key success measures and are up to date about progress towards them.

Without the passion and commitment of the CEO to the organization’s mission and the strategic man-agement process, none of this would work. The role of leadership is absolutely vital. The CEO has been unwavering in committing time and resources to the execution process and building a high performance organization. Tewatohnhi’saktha regularlyinvests in development of employees at all levels andincorporates best practices to sustain a high perfor-mance organization. balance Strategic Focus and

Action Focus We learned that focusing strategic re-sults one quarter at a time is best, within the context of the one year and three year targets.

This balances an ac-tion focus and a strate-gic focus.

Additionally, quarterly meetings at which each manager reports actual results against his/her quarterly target, provide a mechanism for account-ability and recognition of achievement. The one-day Quarterly Milestone Meet-

ing process also helps to maintain the alignment of the senior management team, reinforces ongoing communication, and provides anopportunity for a mini learning component relevant to the team. This implementation process supports two of the eight action steps that John P. Kotter, author of Leading Change, says are crucial: Short Term Wins, and broadening the Transformation or Expanding the Momentum.

Short Term Wins Demonstrate Progress

Major change takes time to realize. Short term winsprovide proof that results are happening. “Wins” reward hard-working employees with positive, mo-rale-building feedback. In addition, short term wins undermine cynics by proving that the change is on track. Finally, in building momentum and support, short term wins give change leaders concrete data to test their visions.


Many leaders believe that short term wins will justhappen. but employees often think that since change is a long-term activity, things will “never” hap-pen, and they don’t believe short term wins are even possible. both these attitudes are mistaken. Short term wins are not only possible, they are es-sential. Unfortunately, results do not just happen. They must be created and monitored in a system-atic process and people must be held accountable.

Broaden the Transformation Quarterly mile-stone

Meetings help to keep plans moving forward and on track. They also provide a process to keep imple-mentation plans aligned across the organization andto broaden the transformation towards your desired future. At times managers may complain about re-porting, but my experience in countless organiza-tions demonstrates that the pressure to report is a useful element in producing results and wins. The commitment to achieve results quarter to quar-ter helps to maintain urgency to take action and fine tune actions to achieve those results. Recently, some prospective clients said that it is almost impossible to hold themselves accountable. They recognized a

need for an external body or person to help them fo-cus on results and keep the implementation of planson track. They needed a process and structure.

help Clients Realize Results

As Organizational Development consultants, we have the opportunity to help our clients establish mea-surable results and ensure their plans are imple-mented so that they realize the results and changes they want. Make sure that you have the commitment of senior management; without it the best execu-tion process will be just another abandoned process.In summary, don’t leave the plans that you and yourclients have worked hard to develop to chance.

Install a disciplined execution process to focus short term wins towards the key strategic success measures or targets, and systematically track performance towards results in order to broaden the transformation process.

Marcelene H. Anderson, M.A., owns Raven StrategicConsulting and specializes in strategic manage-ment to help organizations achieve strategic re-sults and manage their businesses strategically.

ANN STRAvALLE-SCHMIDTAnn Stravalle-Schmidt serves as General Council of Jacobs vehicle Systems, Inc., (JvS) handling Aero-space and Defense issues. She’s a hard working lawyer. And she cred-its her “very academic law school” for her impeccable legal skills. Her role as General Council has made her a top notch trouble shooter.

“I have a good eye for spotting hot button issues,” Schmidt said dur-ing an interview with The Suit. “My job is to facilitate, not frustrate,” she said with a slight chuckle.

Ms. Schmidt has also served in dual roles as In-House Council and Man-ager of Legal IP, Warranty and Re-liability for JvS Inc. She also holds the title of head in-house legal coun-sel and handles all company legal and intellectual property concerns.

She explained that her specializa-tion in law has allowed her to ex-pand her legal practice background. She is responsible for all aspects of legal work, including contracts, IP, patent technology and filing patent applications. Schmidt also uses an out-house counsel to guide her with outsourcing issues and negotiating

agreements with India and China. The company generates over $100 million annually.

Schmidt, who graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, M.b.A. before going for her Juris Doctorate, predicts that future eco-nomic forecasts will drive corpo-rate lawyers in a different direction over the next five years. “The hot button issue has changed,” she said.

“because of the economic downturn, law firms will be doing more com-pliance law in corporate settings.”



Merk

Amanda Sinha serves as Principal Analytical Chemist with the New Jersey-based Merck Company.

Her work ethic is backed by a strong team spirit. Established in 1891, Merck is a research pharmaceutical firm known for discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing an array of vaccines and medicines around the world.

With a Ph.D. from the university of Wash-ington, Seattle, Dr. Sinha explains her overall duties. "I specialize in the usage of chemical composition and how artificial materials are applied in using practical applications and theories."

of the company’s goals, she says that Merck helps to improve the health of both humans and animals.


-- ERIC DANIELS

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For the past eight years, Kenneth Barnes has been fighting gun vio-lence on the streets of America. barnes, the founder of Roots, a non-profit organization, tackles handgun brutality amidst the bat-tle against the proliferation of guns – advocating a farewell to arms.

He remembers that ill-fated day on September 24, 2001, when his son was shot and murdered dur-ing a robbery on U Street N.W., in Washington, D.C. Ever since he lost his son, barnes has used the clout and muscle of Roots to urge Congress to consider introducing a bill to prevent harsh exposure to gun violence. In fact, Congress has finally listened and is con-sidering his recommendations.When barnes speaks, he disarms

his audience with a tenacious voice and a courageous heart. He's a tire-less giver to his cause. He said he wants to put an end to all fire arms.

"When I first heard the news that they had murdered my son," he said, raising hisvoice, "we found out that the young man who killed my son had

murdered several other peo-ple, and that he shot some-one in broad daylight," he said.There's a silent pause. "I was sur-

prised that it was not in the paper or the Tv news," he added. "How could something like that hap-pen? Had this been New york – a man shot on Madison Avenue – it would be all over the news media."

barnes has put pressure on sev-eral members of the black Caucus to change public policy. "I have come to experience that most politicians are in it for themselves and not into solving the prob-lem," barnes said. "America has some of the most violent children ever – in the united States. We as a people react to the violence, in

stead of being proactive in the moment. They just want to lock up young people."According to barnes, Washing-

ton, D.C. has more police per capita than any other city in the United States. "That should tell us something," he said.Gun violence has become an

epidemic and is the number one killer of African-Americans in the United States, said barnes.

Back in April 2009, Barnes was awarded the National Service Award. He praised President ba-rack Obama. "President Obama is an intelligent individual. He will bring about social change. That's why he will be one of the great-est president's ever," he said.



The greatest inventors all had one purpose in common. They wanted to make life a little eas-ier and more conve-nient for the rest of us.

Alex McDowell is one such inventor who believes he has developed a way to remove water vapor condensation from the air system in automotive exhaust pipes. He calls it the Filtration System. His company, Armc. Enterprises Inc., is a management consulting firm working out of Hartwell, georgia.

McDowell has played a major role in develop-ing other hybrid inventions as well as prototypes

with E.P.A. on green house affects.

"I'm a mechanic by trade," he said, "I invented a patent in 1988 on water filtration and how it was used in the automotive industry."

Retiring at the age of 65, Mcdow-ell continues to provide work for NASA while also adamantly pursu-ing patent rights for his inventions.

The greatest inventors all had one purpose in common. They wanted to make life a little easier and more convenient for the rest of us.

Inventor & PIoneer

Ms. Linda E.W. CainPresident

Since 1982, Linda E. W. Cain, of MCE International, has earned her corporate revenues the hard way – planning meetings, conferences and other similar events through-out the year. Having cut her teeth in the non-profit arena, organizing

and overseeing a number of such conferences, et al, she has muscled her way into earning a reputation as an excellent independent event planner for a myriad of industries.Interestingly enough, her back-ground includes working with for-eign banks in order to assist U.S. interests, and in training people for the Federal Reserve. In addi-tion, she has worked as a legal and

paralegal secretary for a Califor-nia law firm – all of which experi-ences served her well in appreciat-ing those fine lined details that go into organizing such events. Then came those countless celebrity din-ners and book guest speaking fo-rums which garnered a solid foun-dation for practicing her expertise.


-- HENRY DARCY

Auguste boissonnade serves as vice-President of Model Develop-ment for Risk Management Solu-tions (RMS), a weather risk team in Newark, New Jersey.

Established in 1998, RMS focus-es on the production of financial models that help assess finan-cial weather risks due to both man-made and natural disasters. "it'S a diScipline," SayS BoiS-

Sonnade. As he explains it, risk management attempts to "build a set of principles and

RMS is the world's leading provider of products, services, and expertise for the quantification and man-agement of catastrophe risk. founded at Stanford university in 1988, RMS offers technology and ser-vices for the management of insurance catastrophe risk associated with natural perils such as earth-quakes, hurricanes, and windstorms, as well as products for weather derivatives and enterprise risk management for the P&C insurance industry. Today, RMS also leads the market in risk modeling for man-made disasters associated with acts of terrorism, and has released the first infectious disease model.

rules that would help deter-mine the risk reward ratio."

Mr. boissonnade has devoted the last ten years identifying, ad-dressing, and eliminating such risks before they become threats.

Among the leading architects for hurricane catastrophes, his expertise in meteorology, cli-matology, risk modeling, and software development makes him someone worth consulting.


-- MICHAEL EDWARDS

Mark Trombino is known as the Mike Tyson of motivational knock outs. He's an inspirational speaker, actor and author who recently re-leased his new book, "Life Is Short."

He formed Motivational Small Talk with co-partner Gail black-burn, after the death of his be-loved wife, Anu Trombino."What inspired me was my wife's car accident in 2004; since then, a have felt the need to share my story about the challenges of over-coming tough times when los-ing a loved one," he added. "It's about finding peace within you."

Trombino started his journey at-tending local churches and giving speeches. His career snowballed

from that point on, appearing in commercials, television, mov-ies and theater. Regularly fea-tured on the Tim and Willy Morn-ing Show on KNIX, he is also a spokesperson for the Stone Creek Furniture and Arizona Lottery.With all of that under his belt, Mr. Trombino’s credentials also in-clude doing voice-overs for such vehicles as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Tuesday," "AbC (Hallmark)," "The best Movie Ever Made," "Lead Mime," bliss Productions, Inc., and the "Phil Donahue Show," "Mark," as well as for AbC Network, and bliss Productions, to name just a few.

His book, "Life is short," is an au-tobiographical account of his long

battle in coping with the last few months of his wife's life. "Now, it's about my life and finding new love again and my relationship with my daughter," Trombino said during an interview from his home in Arizona.Working closely with corporate

America, he stated, “I'm reach-ing out to businesses, corpo-rations, and government in-stitutions, offering them my unique motivational services."Attributing his drive and success to his parents, he explained, "They never let my size get in the way. Second comes my daughter; she is my heart and soul in everything I do." Trombino added. "Next year, my goal is to speak overseas and in-spire people throughout the world."

The Mike Tyson of Motivational Speaking offers Inspirational Knock outs for Business

entrepreneurs



Over the years, Cheryl howard has rubbed elbows with the life styles of the rich and fa-mous. For example, there’s a photo of her pos-ing with actor mickey Rourke on Face Book.

howard, however, is a sales director at the Blakes hotels, a popular luxury chain in the United kingdom. Among the creative minds behind the Blakes hotels, she’s the one re-sponsible for marketing and promotions, targeting inter-national markets through in-ventive marketing and adver-tisement campaigns that work well to attract new clientele.

Standing in a luxury suite at the Blakes ho-tel, ms. howard talks about the Blakes. “It’s very different, very unique. It’s a boutique hotel,” she said. Designed by Anouska hemp-el, the London hotelier and internationally renowned designer, the hotel offers style, elegance and sensational service to the well-traveled connoisseur. Blakes is now estab-lished as totally unique and has served as the

model for the “fashionable small hotel” in London and cities around the world.

“Anouska has traveled to different corners of the world. She would purchase a deco-rative item for her suites, and she has put much energy, trekking the world, searching

for a picture, a piece of hand-made art work,” she continued.

“Working at the Blakes ho-tels is very exciting. And you never know who’s going to be here,” added howard.

her focus has been on de-veloping target markets with-

in the United kingdom, she explained, the result of which has garnered the chain a unique reputation in London.

“The Blakes hotels have earned much re-spect for protecting privacy against the pa-parazzi,” howard furthered. “moreover, the hotel has earned a first-class reputation amongst film stars, musicians and all top designers. They are the ‘Couture’ hotel. “



http://www.blakeshotels.com/


Ruben A. Colon is Chief financial officer for Amsha Marina, a virtual paradise in the sun based in the Dominican Republic. Colon has been managing the financial aspects of Ashma for the past thirteen years. Ashma Marina is an exclusive chain of hotels and resorts through-out this second largest Caribbean island, em-ploying over 2000 seasoned professionals.

Its first resort was built in 1988. Since then, it has expanded to include hotel sites or Gran Paraisos (grand paradise hotels) in bávaro, in Samaná , in Playa Dorada, along with Casa Marina beach. Together, these resorts gener-ate an estimated $50 million dollars a year. graduating from Quebec university with an MbA, Colon went on to procure a Post-graduate degree in Financial Management.

A virtual man of all trades, his credentials in-clude a solid background in accounting, audit-ing and invertisement. As such, he oversees all expenses, including duties, employee salaries, local vendor costs, common bills, et al, as well as keeping all financial books and records.

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The Directors have continuing plans to expand and they look forward to the future with confi-dence. Tanya J. Simister qualified as a solicitor in 1996, having ob-tained an LLb (hons) in law and after having completed a training contract at Haworth Holt bell.

following qualification, Tan-ya obtained a Master of Law in employment law (LLM) which remains her principal area of work, along with family, mat-rimonial and civil litigation.

Tanya obtains frequent refer-rals as a result of outstanding expertise and experience in her chosen areas and her willingness to offer support and valuable practical advice. She is on the Law Society Family Panel and is vice President and Treasur-er of the Trafford Law Society.

A partner at Haworth Holt bell, Tanya Simister carries herself like a well-schooled barrister. The law firm, specializing in do-

mestic conveyancing, trust and probate work from as far back as the early 1800s, is headquartered in Altrincham, United Kingdom. A family-owned partnership until the late 1970s, this British law firm since then has shifted more towards Commercial Law.

As of 2004, Haworth Holt Bell converted from a partnership to a limited company with a team of Directors that include Robert Haworth, Richard bell, Amanda Freeman and Tanya Simister. The team’s goals are part of the firm’s ability to ex-pand forward with a keen eye towards a lucrative future.

Ms. Simister states that back in 1994, the area of employment law had caught her eye. Ob-taining a Master of Law (LLM) with honors in employment law from the University of Wolver-hampton, she now has “15 years as a Solicitor” in matrimo-nial, family and civil litigation.

Tanya J Simister “This is a man’s world; I am the underdog here,” she says. “I must work harder, longer, from a female’s perspective, of course. I like helping people that have been discriminated against.

I feel as though there is a need to explain this information to clients, so that they may better understand that what they know may be damaging to themselves.”

What keeps her passionate about the law? “It is the at-traction of being a Solicitor in which I experience the ele-ment of surprise,” she adds.




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So where are we headed from here? Every 15 minutes there’s a new and often conflicting opinion on where the market is heading. Let’s step back and take a look at the big picture.

First, we have a political environ-ment where spending and nation-alization has become the norm. Socialized medicine and govern-ment ownership of everything from autos to banks to insurance companies cannot possibly be a good thing for private entrepre-neurship. Socialized medicine, alone, with a bureaucratic govern-ment-controlled middleman, will increase costs dramatically.

Increasing taxes on all Americans will be the only way to pay for the wasteful spending and govern-ment largess. And what about Cap and Trade? Since China, India, brazil and New Zealand are not planning on going along with carbon emission standards, our efforts are commendable but way too costly. We don’t want our eco-

chondria* to ruin the economy even more. It seems like this is a tax on industrialized nations that developing nations won’t be a party to.

Perhaps this bill will not pass muster in the Senate, but if it does, the next step will be a new tax on breathing (emission of car-bon!) What happened to the con-cept of no tax increases for Middle America? Congress has done a commendable job! They passed the Cap and Tax bill without even reading the legislation. Now that’s the type of leadership we’re look-ing for. Hope and change! I sure hope things change quickly.

Our leaders are clamoring for more regulation—regulation on government-controlled banks and regulation on Wall Street. Even for regulation on speculation. Some government regulation is necessary and can be beneficial, but when it goes too far, over-reg-ulation grows like a cancer on the underbelly of capitalism.

It is my opinion that we entered a secular bear market roughly 9 years ago, and we have many years ahead of choppy financial markets.

Ultimately I think we will make new lows in all the stock market averages, so use rallies to sell or go short and you will be well re-warded over the next decade. And don’t even begin to believe that we’ve entered a new bull market. That’s complete bULL!

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Freight forwarding brokers

Percy Lall, owner and President of Freight Forward-ing brokers, is no stranger to international services, operating his business along with members of his family. based out of Trinidad & Tobago, the company offers a full range of services that have grossed an estimated annual income of 1.8 million dollars.Says Mr. Lall, "business has dropped a little due to this eco-nomic down turn, but, as a customs brokerage service, we depend upon the importers and exporters in the industry to stay in business. "This means,” he adds, “that over the next couple of months our income depends largely on the amount of work we do."The company relies on the work of other companies, both private and individual, in importing and export-ing goods and services. He states that the country’s values have fallen substantially with clients importing and exporting less than what they are accustomed to do over the years.

Mr. Lall adds, "Income has fallen and continues to fall; however, we are still managing to run the busi-ness with a positive future on growth." Freight Forwarding brokers has not made any

major changes since the downturn began and still maintains a full staff, unlike other companies that have had to institute major layoffs and cutbacks over the past year. Mr. Lall says, "We are doing well enough to weather the storm. Keeping clients satisfied is hard work, but my fam-ily has assisted in the day-to-day

operations to make things easier on me."

He has one son and two daughters, all three of whom are currently employed by the company. "We are a big family." he chuckles before confidently asserting that his company expects to do well in keeping up with market demands. “The business is moving forward; we are still managing to keep alive during this economic fallout."

Five Star Livery Service has a knack for what people want in transportation. Owner and Presi-dent for nine years, Sharlyn bak-er has much work ahead of her in the business world.

Five Star services the state of Missouri and several of its bor-der cities, providing transporta-tion to and from the region’s ma-jor airports, attractions, national

conferences, political programs, parties and local sporting events.

In describing the transporta-tion industry as a niche market, Ms. Baker explains, “With a fleet of professional chauffeurs on standby 24 hours a day, there isn’t a place where you can’t go,” and she adds, “Our services are second to none.”

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Jeannette Bowers has defied the traditional definition of gender roles in an industry that we normally associate with men – heavy construction. She has done it the old-fashioned way, as she told us, "I keep my head down and work hard." but that doesn't tell the whole story.

TNT Leasing Corporation, based out of Terre Haute, Indiana, has been in business for thirty-one years. TNT also carries gas, diesel and pro-pane generators for farms, along with forklifts, bulldozers and diesel engines and parts. This is a world that involves tough negotiations, but bowers is not afraid of the challenge. "I have restructured the com-pany finances due to the economic downturn, and we are watching our spending now more than ever," she said. Her ability to wear such diverse hats enables TNT to efficiently use its resources in order to solidify and expand its products and markets. In short, she does things her way.

JOE THE PLUMER

Michael Allen, owner and President of Michael Al-len's Plumbing, has been doing business since 1990. With 26 years of experience behind him, Allen eas-ily attributes his success to his father, a sergeant in the Marine Corp and a plumber from Louisiana who taught him the business. Allen said, "I couldn't afford to raise my family on an income as a plumber working for someone else," he chuckled, "so I had no other choice but to open my own business." He keeps his business in the family, employing four skilled experts, including his son and daughter. His plumbing firm provides services in the local area of New Iberia, Louisiana, specializing in residen-tial and commercial facilities, such as hotels, small businesses, and restaurants. Personally responsible for making bids, designs, plumbing plans and estab-lishing new clients, he stated, “I do what I have to in order to stay ahead of new economic trends."

NOSE-TO-THE-GRINDSTONE POWERHOUSE IN THE HEAvY MACHINERY INDUSTRY

Louis E. Landry, entrepreneur & pioneer.

Back in the 1950's, the Landry family had pur-chased 10,000 acres of land in Shediac, New Bruns-wick, Canada. Twenty years later, the Centre-ville Mall, located in Shediac, opened with only ten employees and 32 tenants who own and/or operate book stores, banks, salons, a post office and several municipal offices. Today, those same 10,000 acres have become one hot commodity, with parcels be-ing bought by the Canadian government. The extra money garnered from these sales has helped to weather the current economic storm.

Landry noted that, "We only found out recently that we were sitting on oil," as he smiled and added, "So, we began to dig."The company has also developed several recreation-al lots, with beaches, lakes, buildings, wood lots, as well as cottages and cabins adding to the landscape."Two of my daughters,” he commented, “work with me. They help to operate the daily administrative chores."


David Cornelison de-veloped a thriving courier busi-ness specializing in the trans-port of copies of checks for financial institutions. His fam-ily had always been successful entrepreneurs, related as he is to the founders of American West Airlines.

David Cornelison was equally successful. However, when the World Trade Center was destroyed in a terrorist attack and the whole banking industry was shaken up, a series of Post-9/11 leg-islation was passed, whereby banks were no longer allowed to physically

transport copies of checks – henceforth, banks had to use digital imaging. That overre-action immediately resulted in

Cornelison losing 60% of his business.

Looking back, he laments, "I remember when the Pony Ex-press was the way to transport or deliver mail in the United States. Since then, we have come a long way, from FEDEX, UPS and USPS to delivery through the internet. My com-pany had become obsolete." True entrepreneurs, however, do not simply stand pat on a bad hand. "Transportation, warehousing, and global ex-press delivery,” he clipped. “Now I have to restructure my business to work with these new business trends in the 21st century," he added. And if his past success in building a busi-ness is any indicator, it is only a matter of time before Cor-nelison's company becomes a major player once again.

Literary writer – In the making:

He’s a literary professor with a muse. And that’s why Professors Wayne G. Deahl remembers that percent moment when

he rubbed elbows with America’s premier novelist – John Ed-gar Widman. He believes it was mere scholarly fate. but their academic relationship began back when Deahl was studiously working on his thesis. At the time, Wideman was a member of faculty in the literary department.

Deahl believes that Wideman, indi-rectly, served as a role model. Over the years as an English Literature professor he’s written two novels. His demeanor seems similar to Phillip Roth. “I’ve been in the presence of John Wideman, one of the more im-portant literary minds in America,” deahl says with a reflective tone. Per-haps, some of his literary genius has rubbed off,” he added with a chuck-le. “That’s a good characteristic.”

Deahl has a Master in English & Philosophy from Wyoming Univer-sity. He also received his bachelor’s degree from xxx. In fact, two years ago Deahl, was appointed to board of governors, in 2006, sitting on the State Housing board, Wyoming Community Development Authority.

He’s concerned about the hous-ing problems in Wyoming. “We are reaching a pretty bad stage in the housing authority. Things need to change. I’ve expressed that to the House officials, in the Obama administration,” Deahl said.


-- ERWIN KANTOR

Armed with a spotless reputation, Lee Kok Hong is Factory Manager for CRS, which entity has emerged as Malaysia’s largest building material company in manufacturing and marketing. Since 2006, Hong or-ganizes and controls all production and factory out-put targets. The production line consists of fiberglass blankets, fire damper strips, insulated tank panels, v-Lock pipe covers, rock wool slabs just to name a few.

Hong’s focus is on the quantity, quality, yield, wast-age, unit costs, and in overall production in accor-dance with health, safety and hygiene standards.

The company also brands various products, such as Thermo foil, Fiber mesh, Tuff-Skin, as well as CSR ACL Panels and CSR ALC Lintels. Hong di-rects and controls all factory staff to ensure safe-

ty. He assists with the development of neces-sary policies and procedures to ensure that the factory and equipment are effective and maintained.

With all of that to his credit, he is mostly known for his role in the development of good working rela-tions with customers and suppliers that span across the globe from Australia, bangladesh, brunei, Hong Kong, India, to Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, New Zea-land, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thai-land and Sri Lanka. His negotiating skills have helped to ensure that contractors and suppliers provide the most cost-effective provision of services to the factory.

CSR is known as one of the leading global build-ing materials and manufacturing companies of-fering products and services for than 150 years.

Factory Man C R S

Remo Degenhardt, vice President, of Degenhardt European Sausage Farm, Ltd, learned the trade se-crets of the business from his father. “This is a sec-ond generation business, my dad taught me every-thing I needed to know about business,” Degenhardt said during a telephone interview with The Suit.

“We’re german – somy father learned how to make sausages at home,” he added: “I had the secret for-mula for our sausage. I just needed someone to help me mass produce it, so I found a packaging company and together we launched the business.”

Degenhardt company manufacture’s quality meat products, the firm were founded in 1986. In fact, Degenhardt’s European Sausage Firm, a produc-er and seller of fine german deli meats and sau-sages are a branded and internationaly loved.Degenhardt said his philosophy is simple: “I pre-fer quality before quantity.” His company “places priority on health products that taste as good as they are for you. I want my customers to natural-ly enjoy the flavors of our products, but also take away a lasting good feeling and general well being.”

Degenhordt has a solid education in his choos-en field. He studied manufacturing courses at the Flerschergeselle School in Germany. “The compa-ny has major plans,” Degenhordt said. “big plans.”

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Robert Agro Consulting

From Sheep Farmer to Agricultural businessman

At first, sheep farming was a hobby for Jean-Paul Robert, who now has 25 years of experience in the ag-riculture business behind him. More than two decades ago, he launched his own consulting firm tailored spe-cifically to service the milk, meat and sheep industries. His company grosses four million a year by providing

technical and economic consulting for producers of milk, meat and agriculture. His clients include cheese and slaughter houses in tropical and subtropical countries.

His company, initially funded by the Swiss government, is heavily engaged in exports to both Russia and several African nations.

Known for his hands-on solutions, Robert keeps up with technical and economic feasibility studies and has authored seven of his own articles on production and

the consulting industry. His clients include institutions such as the World bank, corporations such as Nestlés, and such nation states as Panama, Peru, and Madagas-car, along with other organizations, such as FAO, SDS, unefico and kfW in Africa, Asia and South America.

At age 66, this agriculture consultant and Swiss In-stitute of Technology engineer has more than thirty years of earned expertise in designing, monitor-ing, backstopping and evaluating agricultural and agribusiness projects, particularly in the dairy,

meat, fruits and vegetables sub-sectors. defini-

tively, Mr. Robert is an accomplished specialist with numerous turn-key projects in animal produc-tion behind him that include those involving dairy plants, beef fattening schemes and slaughterhouses.


Facing an economic fuel crisis, Paul Dwyer, owner and president of Dwyer Milk Transport, a dairy transport company established in 1988 still works hard for his money. "Now I transport milk in Minnesota and Iowa delivering milk," Some of the challenges Dwyer has been facing are the economic fuel crisis, insurance hikes and service rates recently have been slipping.

Dwyer was a farmer for many years before opening his own company. Dwyer Milk Com-pany transports three 6000 gallon tanks of milk to several dairies throughout the surrounding areas of

Tomah and Wisconsin. The Dwyer Milk Trans-port Company employs seven people, who serve 47 different farms in the area and gen-erates annual revenue of roughly $350,000. He handles all operations both front and back of the company, such as purchasing new equipment, maintaining customer relations, maintaining equipment on existing machin-ery, ordering and transporting fresh milk.

"I have been contemplating in adding a tank-er division in the next 3-5 years." dwyer says.

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Owner of O'brien Editorial Services Tampa, Florida, he has been cutting his teeth in the editorial busi-ness. O'brien is a man with passion who has chan-neled his energy into the world of publishing, but with the rescission he has taken a toll. He said, "I have been in the business for over 8 years and it has dried up." In fact O'brien is well known for his website business on amazon, Mostly Mysteries & 1st Editions as well as partnership at HPS Permissions. An internet and online services company based out of Tampa, Florida.

In 1984 o'Brien developed automation systems for a variety of organizations. After a bad experience with a known online company Prepaid Legal Ser-

vices Inc., O'brien decided to go back to his roots. He performed editorial and legal copyright compliance work for professional publishers and trade books.

He said, "I have been operating my online bookstore, selling first edition mystery books and other collect-ible literature since 1997." o'Brien is a man of many hats, covering the gamut of industries." He chuckles, "I have provided copyright and royalty services for the music industry." "I have experience in account-ing, grant preparation, music and publishing."

He served in the 101st Airborne, u.S. veteran Bri-gade Soldier, 3rd Brigade 1977 and 1978.

M e e t i n g t h e c h a l l e n g e


Theodore Reese started Corporate Benefit Con-sultants, Inc. in 1996, based out of “The Windy City” of Illinois. In January of 2009 Barrack obama was inaugurated as the first African Ameri-can to become President of the United States.

Rees said, “There was much over reaction to the Obama, thing,” He adds, “After the presidential elec-tion, we experienced double digit inflation and 40% layoffs across the board.” the expansion of CMC came to a Holt Two hundred clients panicked, feel-ing the economic tsunami and Arizona had to wait.

Rees specializes in employee benefits, plans such as medical, dental and life. The com-pany has developed personalized plans de-signed to fit and deliver cost saving methods.

He said, “We have roughly 25 employees who are all over taxed.” He adds, “The top 6 managing pro-ducers for blue Cross blue Shield are helping to explain the Consolidated Omnibus budget Recon-ciliation Act (CObRA) payments to people.” Co-bra is a system that helps employees continue their health care coverage after being terminated.

Cobra is a program built to help people who are currently experiencing difficulty affording health care coverage.

bCbSA recommends the government take the fol-lowing actions: Expand the Government Safety Net, Provide Three Types of Targeted Grants of States, and Provide Four New Types of Tax Assistance:

1.Tax Credits for Low-Wage Workers in Small Firms

2.Tax Credits for Individuals Struggling with health Costs

3.Tax Credits for Those between Jobs

4.New Tax Deduction for Those Without Access to Employer Coverage

for this reason, Corporate Benefit Consultants, Inc. has developed a new solution, serving as an exten-sion of the Human Resources Department. Rees said, “We provide a personalized service.” He adds, “We cover the gamut of industries in multiple areas.”

The Health Care Crises Continues……..

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H E A L T H C A R E

H E A L T H C A R E

Dr. brunes is a general practi-tioner who specializes in treating Multiple Sclerosis. Once diag-nosed with MS, she learned to overcome the condition and has devoted her life to helping others make use of her methods of treat-ment. Having established her own clinic, brunes Pharm Ab, in her native Stockholm, Sweden (1994), she devotes much of her time between patient care and ongoing research in the area as well as in anti-aging, nervous and immune systems. research. Her approach involves an exten-sive program that provides edu-cational courses, treatment and consultation for MS clients at af-fordable costs, and she is respon-sible for all phases of patient care. While birgitta continues in her work, Christian brunes serves as managing director for brunes Pharm Ab, overseeing organiza-tion, administration and finance. The clinic began in 1993 with a small and dedicated team of professionals that help facilitate specialized personal care and excellent customer service. Fully incorporated the following year, brunes Pharm Ab has grown

rapidly and presently offers vari-ous solutions to clients in Sweden and around the world. Dr. brunes, who has been in recovery for the past fifteen years, brings with her a strong background in the health care field. Her book, “from Mul-tiple Sclerosis to better Health,” has been translated into the Eng-lish language but has yet to find a publisher.Having completed her studies in 1975, at karinlinska Institute at Solna as a Medical Doctor, she has worked for several medical organizations. Her book has been published in Germany, Denmark and Sweden.

Theory

Our theory is founded on the conviction that MS is the result of a lack of neurotransmitters and caused by several factors.

This shortage can be accentuated by:

1. Metal toxaemia (e.g. amal-gam, welding, etc.) 2. Genetic factors 3. Psychological factors (often

trigger factors) stress, demands and “musts”.

Nerve signals are in part trans-mitted electrically via nerve fibre and in part bio-chemically via nerve junctions (synapses). The bio-chemical changeover is han-dled via neurotransmitters. With MS, the casing (myelin) around the nerve fibre is damaged in some places, although the nerve itself is generally undamaged. Scar tis-sue in the myelin allows the nerve signal to “leak out” and results in too little of the original signal


being transmit-ted. My theory is that if it is pos-sible to amplify the signal then a stronger signal will reach its des-tination despite the leakage from the myelin sheath. The signal can be amplified using medicines with an effect on neurotransmitters.

It is clear that the neurotrans-mitters must exist in a given relationship to each other for the nerve signals to travel correctly. When this relationship is altered it results in neurological symp-toms. These frequently manifest themselves in numbness or other sensory disturbances, vision prob-lems, fatigue, lack of strength, constipation/diarrhoea, a frequent need to urinate or difficulty in evacuating the bladder which is often accompanied by residual urine. Given the above it is under-standable that treatment must be related to variations in the levels of the different neurotransmitters.

Initially, different patients have shortages of different neurotrans-mitters and consequently must be treated according to an indi-vidually tailored program. No side affects occur when the medica-tions are taken as prescribed. The patient ingests substances that are in short supply. This is com-parable to a diabetic who takes the correct amount of insulin and does not suffer any side effects. My experience suggests that after a period of medication, the body can provide the needed increase in neurotransmitter produc-tion, and consequently the use of medicines can be gradually eliminated. At this stage I gener-ally recommend an increase in

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the consumption of a variety of amino acids, which are the build-ing blocks of neurotransmitters. Normal neurotransmitter produc-tion is not sufficient. A higher level of neurotransmitters is essential to amplify the nerve impulses so they can pass through the nerve fibre despite the damaged myelin sheath. The patient also needs to conserve the neurotransmitters that exist since they are required for all bodily activities including thinking, movement, anxiety and stress. It is possible to preserve neurotransmitters by resting a great deal and by engaging in activities that heighten well-being. I believe, for example, that it is a shame and unnecessary when patients deplete their small stock of neurotransmitters by climbing stairs, engaging in physical train-ing and even making beds for their family members.

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When one has reached a reason-able level of well-being via medi-cines and rest there is a tempta-tion to start living a “normal” life. You wake up one morning and feel more energetic than you have for a long time and the ambitious ego starts doing all of the things that previously had to wait. The backlash usually comes quickly and relentlessly. I generally warn of this but it appears that everyone has to learn from personal experi-ence. Lifestyle changes take a long time, and new boundaries must be tested with extreme caution. Preferably, one should avoid even approaching the limits. Everything is allowed providing it does not increase symptoms, neither in the short run, nor in the long.

There is a strong link between de-pression and MS. Depression does not appear after being diagnosed with MS; it usually comes first. My clinical experience shows that many MS sufferers have had an unusually troublesome or unpleas-ant period before the debut of the disease.


We also know that in depressive states the levels of neurotrans-mitters (primarily noradrenaline and serotonin) decline. It is also known that immune reactions appear during depression. It has recently been established that a shortage of e.g. noradrenaline can also lead to the occurrence of in-flammatory reactions in the brain.


Earlier research also indicates that a reduction has taken place in several of the nervous system’s neurotransmitters, particularly noradrenaline and serotonin, in more severe MS cases. Recent research has also indicated a dys-function in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. This can result in deficits in the cognitive domains of memory, learning, attention and information processing In other words, the medical aspect of this treatment aims to amplify the nerve impulses by compensating for low neurotransmitter levels or neurotransmitters out of balance.

Mercury (Hg80)

According to WHO, amalgam fillings are the greatest source of mercury in the body. Amalgam contains about 50% mercury (Hg). Toxic mercury vapours are con-

tinually released from amalgam fillings. Mercury vapours are one of the most powerful known neurotoxins.

1. Mercury hinders the produc-tion of neurotransmitters. As a result, the transmission of nerve impulses may be hampered, made impossible or “go wrong”. Symp-toms such as the loss of sensitiv-ity, numbness, prickling, tingling etc can arise.

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2. Mercury increases the quan-tity of free radicals, which in turn lead to oxidation in the body, particularly if there is a shortage of antioxidants. 3. Mercury also settles on sul-

phur and hydrogen groups, thus disturbing the function of enzymes and membranes. 4. Mercury induces autoimmun

responses.

NOTE!

If you are considering replacing your amalgam fillings with plastic (composite) or ceramic fillings, you must obtain KNOWLEDGE before starting the procedure. During replacement, the released quantity of Hg is unavoidably higher and you risk more seri-ous symptoms. Contact a dentist with lengthy experience in the procedure (particularly with MS patients) and, above all, do the procedure in collaboration with a PHYSICIAN who is knowledgeable and understands the problems that can arise.

Contact your local dental associa-tion for more information on the replacement of amalgam fillings.


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East meets West

Annette Tersigni sits with her eyes closed in deep meditation. A practicing nurse by profession, she merges her yoga teaching with good old American nursing.

Ms. Tersigni has felt the stress of western civilization, particularly in the medical field. for the past fifteen years, she’s been working on the frontlines of the healthcare industry as both a practicing nurse and yoga instructor.

Ms. Tersigni started learning and practicing yoga since she was 17, and has always been fascinated with this 5,000-year-old rem-edy for stress and anxiety. “Yoga helped me and my life,” she ex-plains. “This is what I call Dhar-

ma. It is what I have been search-ing for, and what’s been searching for me,” she adds.

Tersigni works with cancer pa-tients and teaching them yoga. Destiny is what led her to practice both nursing and holistic medicine through yoga at the Duke hospital in North Carolina, she says.

In addition to working with vic-tims of cancer, she specializes in cardiac and heart disease pa-tients. “I’ve been educating people around the world on leading health spiritual lifestyles. And I’ve studied with Deepak Chopra and David Simon,” she adds. “These people were my inspirations to success.”Her career initially began in the fields of fashion and model-ing, where, in her earlier years,


she appeared as an international cover girl in Europe. “I did some film and Miller beer commercials, and had some roles with actors such as Steve Martin, the late John Candy, and Anthony Per-kins,” she notes.

Having traveled throughout the world, Tersigni currently resides in North Carolina since 2002, though her stomping grounds remain in Canada. “I’m currently writing a book and working with agents in New York,” she says, and she’s in the process of launching a yoga nursing institution where she intends to train nurses in how to incorporate yoga and standard western health care into one prac-tice.

Though yoga is an ancient eastern practice that has been around for at least 5,000 years, there seems to be a big misconception in the west regarding its utility, she notes. For centuries, men have predominantly used yoga for the mind and body, and in healthy living. “Yoga is not a girly prac-tice, but it’s good for everyone,” Tersigni says. “It’s all about the breathing exercises, mind exer-cises and postures, and tapping into the consciousness-related process,” she adds. “My nursing skills give me access to my clients, and this helps me to determine, how to deal with certain diseases and problems they might have to confront in their lives.

“It’s about the spirit, soul, and the healing of these components,” Tersigni said, “breathing is very important to a healthy life. I am also a columnist for ‘Nightingale Magazine’; it’s about creating a recipe for success.”

virginia Youssef barakat has always had a passion for medicine and for learning about and utiliz-ing the varied approaches to heal-ing within the medical field.

Thus, Royal Care International, an Egyptian based company that specializes in management and medical care systems, feeds her passion adequately. As board Member and Operations Manager since the company’s inception in

2004, Barakat's duties involve a wide-range of strategic and op-erational responsibilities as she oversees corporate activities and manages all board meetings.

A dynamic personality, she has, as well, gained an exceptional reputation within the Future Uni-versity with which she is affiliated.

The university relies upon a net-work of prominent physicians and

medical consultants and several medical centers, laboratories, and pharmacies to bring the best ser-vice available.

Under her leadership, Royal Care International and Future Univer-sity have an earned reputation for their commitment to students, staff and the people of Egypt in providing health coverage for all.

Royal Care International


For more than eleven years, Arshad H. Siddiqi has been advis-ing the corporate world about the pharmaceutical business – par-ticularly the international phar-maceutical industry.

His Canadian-based organization was established in 1998, special-izing in areas of quality assurance, stability, analytical development, validation and manufacturing.

As a result, the Arshad Siddiqi Pharma Consultant Company has been one of the most prominent, profit-based businesses world-wide.

Siddiqi runs a tight ship with an on-hands approach, he explains,

overseeing the day-to-day opera-tions as chief administrator while providing strategic direction.

As President and chief consultant, he brings an irrepressible enthu-siasm for hard wwork and earnest drive, the combination of which has made him someone to watch.

Of course, this so-called guru consultant and entrepreneur is no stranger to the pharmaceutical in-dustry, having served as Director of Quality Assurance for Novartis and as a contractor with McCarthy Consultants.

With a bSc in Chemistry from the University of Osmania, India, his professional affiliations have come

to include CIC, Novartis Canada Inc., and Sandoz Pakistan Inc., among others.

During his travels around the world to such places as India, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey, Siddiqi discovered his business acumen while in Canada where, today, he now owns a successful pharma-ceutical consulting firm.

Having risen to the top of his profession, Arshad H. Siddiqi re-mains a positive forward thinker, maintaining that necessary bal-ance between business goals, eth-ics and meeting the needs of his clients.

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Health Journey’s Foundation Provides Spiritual Solace

Jane CH Currie, Chairman, of Health Journeys Foun-dation, is a cancer survivor, who formed her calling in life. “Health Journeys is an organizationthat pro-vides emotional and spiritual support to cancer pa-tients,” Curries said from her New zealand office.

“I went through breast cancer myself.”The Workbase Education Trust, serves as a literacy work place for the working class of New Zealand, by providing more then 40 programs in proficient lit-eracy such as, information, advisory services and developmental opportunities to kiwi’s at no cost.She said her journey first started with “my mother being diagnosed with grade two breast cancer at the age of 55.”

At the time, she was finishing up her studies at the University, she was only 22 years old, when she discovered her mother was sick with cancer.“The cancer had spread to her spine. She bravely wore her disease, frequently using morophine for the pain. And

she died quietly and with dignity in 1990,” Currie said. Three years later, Currie’s cancer appeared in her breast.

At the time, she was 33 years old.“Thank god they didn’t keep me waiting too long for the diagnosis,” Currie added: “My medical fam-ily and friends encouraged me to undergo surgery (lumpectomy), these treatments saved me from fall-ing further down the ‘cancer cliff.’ but it was the complementary treatment and self care information I learned from ‘bernie Siegel’s book ‘Life, Medicine and Miracle’ that helped her save her life,” she said. She later founded the Waikato breast Cancer Trust. She studied at the University of Stellenbosch and re-ceived a Bachlor’s degree with honors in 1984. Cur-rie also completed a post graduate work at Massey University in business and Administration in 2000.

She is married and has two children: Jennifer and James.

Pamela Gumbs, Pharm.D known affectionately among her patients as “Dr. Pam,” earned a Doctorate in Phar-macy and a second degree in Geriatrics from the University of California at San Francisco.

During her time at UC San Francisco, Dr. Pam took a few classes in Asthma and Respi-ratory Health, and discovered that specializing in Respira-tory Health would give her ca-reer a more focused direction. In her words, “Stick with one thing, and you’ll have a lot more fun.”

Since then she has be-come an Asthma and Aller-gy Consultation Specialist.Dr. Pam also spends much of her time out in the community, serving as a Pharmacist Rep-resentative for the Alameda Alliance for Health and work-ing with homeless shelters to increase awareness about the proper use for diabetic needles.

In addition to her commu-nity involvement and con-sulting services, she works as a staff pharmacist for berkeley United Pharmacy.

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Are you looking for a natural solu-tion to a particular health condi-tion? Are you trying to stop smok-ing? If you are a past-smoker, do you struggle with coughing?

I can help. I specialize in con-sulting with patients about natu-ral and traditional approach-es to asthma, allergies, and other respiratory conditions.


A Success StoryCrunches Numbers for a Living – And Gives back

Her journey has been a long and arduous one. "I grew up in Kenya, Africa, where we do not have much opportunity,” explains says Sonal Shah, who is also of Indian de-scent, “but I have never settled for anything less than big," she adds. When the opportunity finally pre-sented itself, Ms. Shah left her homeland to take up residence in the United Kingdom, where she studied during the day and worked for burger King outlets at night.

Years later, once she landed a po-sition with Aviva Plc, it didn't take long for Ms. Shah to get noticed. She was then offered a position as a Senior Associate with Price-waterhouse Coopers (PwC), one of the largest professional service firms in the world, employing well over 150,000 people in more than 150 countries and specializing in assurance, tax and advisory, et al.

"Nothing could be more reward-ing than watching your own career develop with value," she muses.

Such an event occurred in 2007, when Ms. Shah embarked on a new humanitarian effort to bring

people and religions together. She joined the brahma Ku-maris World Spiritual Uni-versity, based in the U.K., and helped develop a curriculum for young professionals, including

courses on meditation, while of-ten speaking at public forums.

The University encourages the de-velopment of a spiritual life assist-ing people from many religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

The University includes a world wide network of people from more than 100 countries and 8,500 centers.

In the course of her work with the University, Shah has actively par-ticipated in countless youth pro-grams, inter-religious dialogues, as well as prison outreach programs.

Since 2002, Shah has been the financial advisor for the Janki Foundation for Global Health Care, a charity organization based in the U.K. which en-courages awareness in health.



For more than eight years, Dr. Munaf Ali has had a calling to assist the corporate world – and in par-ticular the international pharmaceutical industry. His england-based organization, specializing in consult-ing, regulatory affairs, analytical development, valida-tion and drug development, was established in 2003.

Running a tight ship, he oversees the day-to-day op-erations, including all administrative functions and strategic direction. As Managing Director and Consul-tant, it's mostly Ali's irrepressible enthusiasm for his hard work and drive that makes him someone to watch.

Ali has worked in this industry for more than 15 years, having been engaged by such companies as european Medicines evaluation Agency as a Phar-maceutical Reviewer, or World Wide Clinical Tri-als in HIV compound research, and Ingenix as its Global Vice-President. Today, Ali provides scien-tific and regulatory advice for clinical trials across many therapeutic areas in over 46 different countries.

Having acquired a Ph. D., an M.S.c, and a B.S.c in psychology and neurology from Imperial Col-lege, Dr. Ali has traveled throughout the world and has finally made his niche, a successful pharmaceu-tical consultant. He says, "I have strong ties with the American Association of Advancement of Science," and adds, "I was also co-founder of the International Society for Clinical Trails and Methodology (CNS).

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As a family businessman, Terry Dowel, founder and Managing Di-rector of Natures Organics, Pty Ltd, has successfully operated a lucrative business for the past 21 years. Natures Organics manufactures hair and skin care products, including shampoos and conditioners, as well as house-hold products that are sold through countless supermarkets and special-ty stores nation-wide and abroad.

Mr. Dowel noted that natural or-ganic products have changed the way consumers shop today. “The organic product industry has revolutionized the way the corporate world looks at holistic living. People are more health conscious,” he said. So in this new holistic era, what continuing role will big businesses play in a health conscious society, he was asked.

“In essence, we will have to give the consumers what they want,” re-marked Dowel in an upbeat tone. His own reputation extends from his “development of chemical forma-tions and processes as well as cre-

ating many innovative packaging designs,” he said during an inter-view with The Suit earlier this year.

“The company had its origins in li-cense and contract manufacturing in the 1960s. By the 1980s, we had developed and established many of the company’s successful brands. Today,” Dowel added, “Natures Or-ganics plays a significant role in supplying supermarkets in Austra-lia, and we still compete against multinational conglomerates.”

Dowel monitors the day-to-day op-erations, he said, and currently uses state-of-the-art equipment in his fa-cility. “We use an inventive and unique approach to design and hold machin-ery that helps facilitate the company’s successful establishment,” he added.

In Australia, he runs a tight ship. “I work closely with my top-notch team of professionals. My staff works hard to ensure that we are providing high quality service.”


Most success-ful people have not achieved their goals by having some new skill or opportunity gift wrapped and put under a tree. They de-

veloped steadily by working with the opportunity placed in front of them.

Dominque Andrews is such a per-son who learned and transcended from her corporate experiences at IbM as Director of Profession-al Services and Hewlett Packard as Director and Manager Con-sultant to owner and operator of Elder Kid Care, a state licensed company that provides home health care to over 400 families in the Dallas Forth Worth area.

"Some may think that the home care market is run by mom and pop shops; elderly taken care of the elderly," said Ms. Andrews. "

What's happening is that people are becoming more mature and so-phisticated in care giving. Still it's a dicey business. There are unscru-pulous business practices where the elderly are being swindled." Ms. Andrews owned and operated

two State licensed daycare centers in South Africa for over 6 years. The centers provided on-site day care for over 350 children, from new born through kindergarten. Her home care experiences started in 1998, when her father, then suffer-ing from terminal cancer, required home care then was relocated to the US from South Africa, in December 2000 by HP. The balance between family and career was neutralized when she created Elder Kid Care.

"We had the swine flu epidemic a few months ago and we pro-vided our service to families, be-cause somebody has to take care of the kids when their parents are working," said Ms. Andrews. "We take care of patients suffering from Alzheimer's. We help them with their daily living: bathing, grooming, housekeeping, prepar-ing meals, errands, going to the doctor - It's all a matter of trust!"

Through her experience of bal-ancing family and career, Ms. Andrews' vision and strategic thinking has produced Elder Kid Care, a model in home care ser-vice throughout the state of Texas.

"We take care of our clients from the cradle to the grave," she said.

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When Corrado De Stafano, a partner of Heenan Blaikie, one of the leading law firms in Canada, sets his sights on a labor and employment law case, he always wins."I've had headliner cases," De Stafano said.He has been practicing law for over 20 years and be-came a partner in 1995. His area of expertise in-cludes collective bargaining agreements, com-pensation and benefits, grievance arbitration and human rights, as well as in privacy and employment law.De Stafano explained that his firm provides compre-

hensive legal advice and innovative business solutions to clients across Canada, including Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec City, Calgary, ottawa, just to name a few. Amid the higher circles of business law, he’s con-sidered an authority on labor and employment law.Author of a number of widely read works on la-bor and employment law, De Stafano teaches la-bor law at the Centre for Continuing education and Faculty of Management, McGill university.

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The AmbAssAdor for NucleAr eNergy iN AusTrAliA

AusTrAliAN NucleAr AssociATioN


dubbed "The unofficial Ambassa-dor for nuclear energy in Australia," Dr. Clarence J. Hardy, Executive Secretary of the Australian Nucle-ar Association, says he believes in "promoting the peaceful use of nu-clear science, energy and technolo-gy" in the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia. "I am an in-tellectually recognized expert in the nuclear industry," Dr. Hardy adds.

Since 2004, he has served as vice-President and President of the Pacific Nuclear Council. "This is a non-profit Ngo representing over 60,000 professionals in the nuclear industry in ten countries around the Pacific Basin, includ-ing the United States," he adds.In an interview with Suit, Hardy

noted that nuclear energy is ex-panding globally. "Australia is rich in resources of uranium and thorium," he explains, "two very important nuclear materials."

According to Hardy, Austra-lia exports roughly 20% of the world's uranium for use in over-seas nuclear power stations, though nuclear power is cur-rently banned there. "I am sure you will find that ironic," he adds.

"Today, I’m campaigning to change this, but the present government has other issues on its agenda that they think are important."

Hardy has an extensive work histo-ry in nuclear science. born in Derby, England, he received a bSc (Hons, Chemistry) in 1952, and a Phd in

1955 from the university of Bris-tol. He then worked at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment

of the UK Atomic Energy Author-

ity at Harwell from 1955 to 1971, and was seconded to work at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the u.S. from 1965-66 on advanced nuclear fuel fabrication processes.

In 1966, he was appointed as the leader of the Chemical Process-ing Group in the Chemistry Divi-sion at Harwell and was respon-sible for research and development of new nuclear fuel processes as well as on contract research for applications of nuclear technol-ogy in non-nuclear industries.

He was awarded a DSc degree by the university of Bristol in 1971, in recognition of his work on over fifty scientific papers and patents in nuclear science and technol-ogy published from 1956-1971. For twenty years, he worked as

a Division Chief and Chief Sci-entist at the Lucas Heights Re-search Laboratories in Sydney, Australia, and he worked as Chief Scientist for the Austra-lian Atomic Energy Commission.

"I've been working for more than thirty years in the nuclear energy field," Hardy says, "and, certainly,

nuclear energy is undergoing a re-naissance worldwide in the pres-ent carbon-constrained world."

the evolvinG roleS of cliniciAnS, pAtientS And commUnitieS in the delivery of heAlth cAre ServiceS

Mark J Atkinson MEd, PhD is a Director of Health Economic and Outcomes Research with PRO-Spec-tus Inc. and a volunteer Associate Clinical Professor with the Health Services Research Center, Universi-ty of California at San Diego. He has over 20 years of experience in community-based program evalua-tion and the design of standardized patient-reported measures for the assessment of health outcomes. He has authored over 50 articles in peer-reviewed jour-nals on qualitative and quantitative research into the individual and community factors associated with health care delivery and treatment interventions.

John M. boltri, MD is Professor of Family Medi-cine at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine and has been treating patients and teaching medical students for 22 years. He has published extensively in his field including over 40 articles on topics such as aspirin for primary prevention in low risk per-sons and the effects of pharmaceutical samples on physician prescribing behavior. His research is focused on screening and prevention of diabe-tes mellitus through community interventions.

our nation faces some difficult choices about how to plan and al-locate funding for the future deliv-ery of health care and social servic-es. The urgency of these choices is driven by the increasing medical needs of our aging population and the declining societal resources available to address such needs. Almost all authorities familiar with health care outcomes agree that our current “market based” system is fundamentally flawed. As a modern nation we rank very poorly compared to other nations on most of the leading health care indicators; yet our health care

costs are highest in the world. As a general rule, uninsured patients avoid preventive visits to doctors, and treatable conditions languish, which leads to expensive emer-gency room visits whose costs are shifted to taxpayers. Such inef-ficiencies are compounded as ex-pensive emergency rooms deal with non-emergency problems that often could have been pre-vented with basic health care.

What can be done about such di-lemmas? Can significant benefits to individuals and society be re-alized by providing fundamental

health care services to its citizens? Can the American system be rede-signed to provide cost effective ba-sic health care over the long term? If so, can we define what such basic care will consist of, and how can we deliver such care in effective, efficient, and responsive ways? One solution that has been pro-posed is to shift scarce health care resources that are currently spent on costly reactive emergency care and futile end of life treatments that do little to improve qual-ity of life, towards primary and secondary prevention of chronic disease. Finding feasible and ac-


ceptable solutions such as these is not a trivial matter, and legislat-ing solutions that do not include all stakeholders is shortsighted.

It is estimated that chronic illness affects over one half of the U.S. population and accounts for over 75% of direct health care expendi-tures, with over 40% of the work-force having one or more chronic health concerns (http://www.well-source.com). It is also estimated that up to 50% of patients being treated for such conditions are non-adherent to treatment plans and medication regimens, which severely limits the effectiveness of interventions to slow the progres-sion of disease. Faced with such service delivery challenges, earlier views that the responsibility for prevention of disease and equitable allocation of treatment resources can rest solely on physicians seem woefully insufficient. Perhaps our best hope is to find collaborative solutions to the national health care crisis by building on the ex-pertise and resources of the many stakeholders who play both a for-mal and informal role in patients’ care. Patients’ desire answers to this dilemma and they want to be collaborators in the development and implementation of solutions to the American health care crisis.For several reasons, an increasing number of patients want to take a more active role in the process of their care. Patients are yearning for personalized guidance about how to reduce their risk for chron-ic disease and become healthier. This is in part due to the availabil-ity of alternate sources of medical information and decision support resources on the Internet (e.g., http://www.ahrq.gov/) as well as a better educated population who

expect to be involved in treatment decision-making (1). Consequent-ly, alternative models of the physi-cian-patient relationship are being introduced that better account for patients’ role expectations (http://www.davidhildebrand.org/teach-ing/courses/fourmodels.php)(2). This is not to say that clinical ex-pertise is any less important when delivering medical care. However, the current model of care favors re-active treatment rather than medi-cal treatment decisions that reflect the values that individual patients place on treatment options and outcomes; values that are based on the context of their life and culture.

Patients have a lot to tell health care providers about the quality of treatment they receive and it is clear that they are interested in how these treatments will improve the quality of their life. Understand-ing how best to actively involve patients in their care is complex even for the more educated. One way is the use of quality of life and treatment satisfaction measures to inform how interventions incorpo-rate patients’ values in care deci-sions and realized health care out-comes. This approach can result in tailored interventions and better adherence to treatment plans (3). Patient-reported outcome mea-sures (PROs) are also used to eval-uate the broader social and eco-nomic impacts of illness on various parts of society, such as the burden of care borne by informal caregiv-ers, significant losses in worker productivity, and increased utiliza-tion of supportive social services.

Yet even when interventions in-corporate patient values, a narrow alignment within the patient-phy-sician relationship may not effec-

tively reduce disease risk factors that are associated with unhealthy life-styles or detrimental social environments with deep cultural roots. One promising approach is involving local communities in the design of both intervention programs and health care deliv-ery systems. When interventions are embedded within the com-munities they serve, the efficien-cies and effectiveness afforded by multi-disciplinary interven-tion care teams (4-5) are magni-fied. Moreover, embedded inter-vention programs are in the best position to deliver services that are tailored to local community needs and cultural values. Com-munity engagement also increases the efficiency and effectiveness of formal intervention programs by supporting and promoting infor-mal sources of community-based care that patients rely on daily (6).

A number of similar multi-stake-holder approaches are also being implemented at the national level to help inform emerging health care policy. These trend-setting initia-tives build on the expertise and val-ue perspectives of a wide number of representatives from branches of government, medicine, patient advocates, pharmaceutical and de-vice industry and fields of academ-ic health care. An example is The National Pharmaceutical Council and the Personalized Medicine Coalition who are co-hosting an upcoming conference; “The Com-parative Effectiveness Research and Personalized Medicine: Poli-cy, Science, and Business” (http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?eventid=757578).Adopting a preventive perspective on resource allocation, being (Continues on page 107)


but, according to Jean-Pierre Rickli, a self-made energy prophet, he believes that the fu-ture supply of energy will depends heav-ily on Microgrids and Smartgrids Technology. Jean-Pierre Rickli has been involved for the most time of 35 years in the building of power plants. His very own company - JPR Concepts & In-novation - has been around for the last 9 years in dealing with private and large corporations.

Headquartered in Switzerland, the company does business in various regions including Germany, France and Italy. The mission of JPR Concepts & Innovation is to develop concepts for a secure energy supply based on renewables, which could be implemented by 2050. The work involves using a complex process of inter-grating energy forms, e.g. process energy for the in-

dustry, heating energy for households, buildings and industries as well as transportation. JPR Concepts & Innovation is contributing to the setting of a solid basis for the implementation of that project, work-ing to develop algorithms to be used by developers.

Jean-Pierre engages in the coaching, the innova-tion and securing the knowledge particularly when related to the Energy and the Environment. He works with the International Scientific Commu-nity on all energy forms - solar, geothermal, hy-brid, wind, etc. - in order to attain his objectives.

Jean-Pierre was prior to be on his own, General Manag-er at Abb Power Generation Ltd. now ALSTOM a glob-al leader in power generation and rail transportation.

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Hardest Working barrister In New Zealand

barristersComm is a set of chambers of experienced commercially-focused barristers. The chambers were formed in 2003 and now comprises six members.

David McLay, is a seasoned Barrister, with his own practice in New Zealand, specializing in corporate income tax, goods and service tax, and tax litigation. McLay has had broad experiences in taxation matters affecting many differ-ent types of industries and tax payees.

He provided advice on a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acqusitions, institutional capi-tal markets and project financing.

McLay is very experienced in han-dling tax disputes and is well known for his ability to resolve tax issues without resulting to litigation. He has appeared as counsel in about 40 tax cases at all levels from “Pri-vate Council to taxation review.”

He has also appeared as “Finance counsel in the privy council in Ran-gatira Limited, CIR.” He also has extensive practice in relation to trust for non-residents and overseas trust companies. He provides trust law and taxation advice for these clients.

McLay advised a number of signifi-cant clients and other non-profit or-ganizations on a variety of structur-ing and restructuring issues. He is a member of the government relation countries of philanthropy in New Zealand, which represents the inter-ests of grant-making charitable trusts.

He received his LLM at the University of Michigan in 1982; and the Victoria Uni-versity of Wellington, LLB with honors.


Manfred W. Orasche of Hewlett-Packard Se-nior Consultant

Frankfurt, Germa-ny 2009 – Manfred W. Orasche is Se-nior Consultant of Hewlett-Packard, a

technology and consulting firm located in Frankfurt, Germany.

The company operates in more than 170 countries around the world, providing infrastructure and business solutions along with a range of products, including a number of hand held devices for some of the world's largest and

most powerful super computers.Manfred has been in the Infor-mation Technology industry for over ten years, working in HP’s Research & Development arm.

As an innovator, he has worked on a number of integrating sys-tems projects since the late 1990's, learning more at each step of the way. Above all, he has a proven track record for figuring out what people want in computer services.

With an academic background that includes a Mechanical Engineering degree (1978) and a Systems Admin-istrator degree (1999), he continues to advance as an expert in his field.

Among the certifications he holds are as a tech consultant in IbM-Db2, an MCDbA (Microsoft Certi-fied database Administrator), and a Nortel Certified Support Expert. Most recently, HP has announced a line of new software products to help small and medium sized busi-nesses save money and improv-ing remote support services, such as detecting hardware problems in servers and storage devices.

With such as Manfred Ora-sche at the helm of HP’s re-search and consultancy, rapidly changing technological ad-vances appear even more promising.

After more than 20 years she filed for retirement from Ara-mar, she contemplated a second career. Wil-liams opted for a part-time position, eager to teach and mentor, sharing her abundant knowledge, she finally found her distinct niche in the business world.

Teaching at Community College of Philadelphia has been a passion of her's she holds close to heart. "I was born to teach," Williams said, recalling the

first day she received that important phone call, the College of Philadelphia called me up and in-vited me to the campus and the faculty eventu-ally hired me as a part time adjunct teacher."

Williams has published articles in the American Diabetic Association, she still remains in educa-tion and health care, a true pioneer in her field.

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Mighty Entrepreneur In Milling Industry

Arthur L. Coert, the Managing Director of The Alligrator, a high-tech agricultural milling firm, says that his brisbane-based company seems to have taken a "bite out of the food milling industry."Sporting a different kind of suit for his field, Mr. Coert is now among the movers and shakers of a 21st Century milling industry.Established in 1993, this Aus-tralian company primarily en-gages in organic food tech-nologies and production.Coert d iscovered a method for processing grains and flours by using no-oxygen mill ma-

chinery. The end result is an in-creased life span of his products while retaining the oils, miner-als and fibers of various grains.Certainly, organic food advocates are deeply indebted for his new-found innovation, given that his

milled products do not cook the grain while generating very little heat in the process of production.Coert asserts that, through his method, "A wide range of products were milled for clients with out-standing results. for the first time, materials like raw sugar, flaxseed, Echinacea, dried kangaroo meat, soy beans, wheat and other grains, chick peas, kava and many more products" can be processed in a manner that retains their essentials."The greatest entrepreneurs see opportunity where others do not," Coert states, which is the adage he lives by. The willingness to work hard and the focused desire to succeed are his only secrets.


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ENvIRONMENTS USING CELL bIOLOGY

George Ambartsoumian is an expert in the field of molecu-lar and micro-biology. A former theoretical scientist, he’s decided to apply his knowledge in the man-ufacturing industry. His knowl-edge, intellect and work ethics have lifted him into the rarefied atmosphere of international busi-

ness as head of GA International. The company manufactures artifi-cial labels which are made to with-stand high temperatures. With GA International locations averaging less than ten employees, the empha-sis is on qualitative, independent work. According to Ambartsoumi-an, "I strive to be independent, but also to stay in touch with industry trends. I am developing new proj-ects both public and private," he stated before adding, "My patent regarding the production of arti-ficial labels which can withstand high temperatures was issued to make text graphics tailored for

drastic temperatural environments using cell biology, and utilizing a new gene which I discovered." So Ambartsoumian has been able to take the fruits of his scientific research, including the discovery of this new gene, and apply them to industry, producing a revolu-tionary technique solely marketed by GA International. He is a man who is ideally suited to the quickly changing technological world in which we live, a world in which cre-ative solutions come out of the mix of theoretical and applied science.



Southern State University Educator and Pioneer

for the past 47 years, pioneer educator Prof. Edward biehl has left his professional mark in organic chemistry with a specialization in neuro-dis-eases, particularly Alzheimer's. Having earned his PhD. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1961, he was appointed a professor and eventually Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Southern State University where he teach-es basic and advanced Or-ganic Chemistry. A Phi beta Kappa, Dr. biehl has written for numerous publications on several synthesis studies.

Among his areas of re-search are enhanced or-ganic synthesis and phar-maceutical compounds.

"With a bleak economy mov-ing forward, governmental funding has scaled back sub-stantially since the country declared a recession," the pro-fessor admits, though with a great sense of hope, he adds, "Our relationship with Johns Hopkins looks promising for future funding," then chuckles, "but I didn't do it by myself. I had help from bob Levine and Professor John McGuire."

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A savvy company knows when it’s ahead of the business game. And that's exactly what happened with Electric optic Technology, commonly known as EoTech – a firm founded in 2008 specializing in the design, manufacture, and marketing of electro-optic products and systems.

The company, located in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a top engineering and consulting firm clearly on the fast track. Ernst Olsen, a seasoned gray haired veteran in engi-neering and technology, has more than 20 years under his belt, with a specialty in Electric Optic Technology.

A former Ericsson employee, his degrees include a doc-torate from Chalmers University of Technology and an M.S.c in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

The company uses the latest laser and holograph-ic technology to design various marketable prod-ucts, and Olsen’s designs far exceed future outlooks.

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ENTERTAINMENT CHRISTOPHER TUCKER THE MASTER OF MASKS

We all wear masks in order to deal with each other. Unlike others, Christopher Tucker's professional responsibility is to create physical masks for the extraordinary char-acters which our theatre/film in-dustry places before us, sometimes in images that take up the entire screen. Many of those characters have become a part of our cultural heritage. As a world-renown make-up artist, Tucker was called upon by director David Lynch to design and produce the unprecedented com-plexity required for the make-up of John Hurt in "Elephant Man." The head had fifteen different sections, some overlapping, yet, nothing of its kind had ever been made before – certainly, not out of foam and silicone rubber. The make-up took seven hours to apply, and Tucker was the perfect man for the job.

born in Hereford, England, he at-tended Elizabeth College in Guern-sey before enrolling at the Lon-don Guildhall School of Drama and Music, during which time he worked professionally as an opera singer. Soon, however, he realized

that his passion was in the art of

applying make-up in such a way as to engender the required illusion.

The first film production he worked on as a make-up artist was none other than "Julius Caesar," with Charlton Heston and Sir John Giel-gud. He became a specialist in the technique of simulating the aging process and was responsible for the make-up of an aging Roman em-peror in the award-winning series, "I Claudius," a bbC production.

He has, as well, worked in other art forms. In the world of opera, he created the head and body parts of the main character for Philip Glass' "Akhnaten." The Royal Shake-speare Theatre utilized Tucker's talents to create the hump for Richard III as well as the faces and noses of Cyrano de bergerac in the productions by Sir Derek Jacobi.

Another crowning achievement in Tucker's career was to design the make-up for Michael Craw-ford's character in "The Phantom of the Opera," an image viewed in every corner of the world, and one of the most successful pro-ductions in the storied portfo-lio of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. The make-up design for this one took several months to complete.

The uniqueness of his abilities has made Tucker a valuable commod-ity in the world of art and enter-tainment, with several actors actu-ally demanding that their make-up be designed and applied under the watchful eye of Chris Tucker, among them Gregory Peck, one of the finest American actors of any generation. Other actors handled

by Tucker include David Niven, Christopher Reeves, Dame Mag-gie Smith, Lord Lawrence Olivier, Darryl Hannah, Robert Duvall, David Hemmings, Sir Michael Caine, Lilli Palmer, Jane Suzman, Pierce brosnan and Lee Remick.

The directors with whom he has worked present no less for-midable a list, including Ridley Scott, Franklin Schaffner, Stanley

Donen, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Tony Scott, Sergio Leone, War-ren beatty, Paul verhoeven, Neil Jordan and Fred Zimmerman.

The reason he’s had such success is that his skills as a make-up art-ist have allowed him to push the boundaries of image creation be-yond traditional limits, working in the world of realism, fantasy, look-alike creation, animatronics make-up and effects, as well as in prosthetics for the film, television, and stage production industries in England and elsewhere. He has pioneered many techniques in the use of such materials as foam la-tex, silicones and gelatins. He even created the first moving eye for a television commercial and has made it possible for an American actor to transform into a were-wolf in one take, without the use of today’s ubiquitous computer effects. His interests in science, chemistry, engineering, sculpting and photography, as well as his fluency in the software of com-


puter-generated imagery have allowed him to change the world of make-up design and application.

And the accolades have followed, along with his artis-tic and commercial successes. He is the first award-winner of the bAFTA make-up prize for his work on “Quest for fire.” His early men in that film also won the Oscar in the make-up category. For that same work, he also received the Fantasy of USA award. As well, he’s won the Sitges Festival Award for his work on Neil Jordan’s “In the Company of Wolves,” and his make-up for “The Elephant Man” served as catalyst for the American Film Acade-my’s creation of the make-up category in the Oscar awards ceremony – all of which can be summed up as an amazing impact on the field of artistic make-up.

In addition to the earned accolades, he’s taught make-up artistry to countless students and has served as chairman of the jury for various film festivals and award ceremonies in addition to serving as creative director on many a movie set. Even more incredibly, the genius of Tucker’s inspirations and his applica-tions has brought the fruits of his labor to fields out-side the world of art and entertainment. He’s lectured to medical professionals, dentists, plastic surgeons, and maxilo-facial technicians, along with appropri-ate contributions to text books and documentaries. His knowledge and his creativity have allowed him to go beyond the traditional world of make-up artistry.

A wonderful aspect of the life and career of Chris-topher Tucker is that his unique combination of talent and vision makes it impossible to pre-dict what other credits will appear on his resume.


DAYvE STEWART THE "SOUL MAN"

F ate plays a role in everyone's life, but none more so than that of Dayve Stewart. Stewart has been playing a musical instru-ment since a small child. Yet it

was that one moment at a concert in Jacksonville, Florida that put Stewart together with the legendary Al Green band and that led to his current gig as its lead saxophonist.

Stewart was in the audience for Al Green's show in Florida when the regular sax man became unavail-able. Stewart was asked to take his place. Al was so impressed with Stewart's performance that Green invited him to become his perma-nent lead saxophonist. What did he see in this promising musician?Stewart has been referred to as "The Soul Man," a title reflect-ing both his emotional and ener-getic performance style and the derivation of his music from ear-ly gospel roots as well as his love of contemporary "funky" Jazz.

The diversity of music which Florida is noted for has contrib-

uted to Stewart's style. His Cu-ban mother and Jamaican fa-ther have also encouraged his independence and creativity. Born in 1983, Stewart told

us, "I have played for more than fifteen years now.

My mom and dad were great in-fluences. My dad played and sang when I was young. I loved to watch him doo wop; my mom pushed me real hard to play many instruments.

So I also play the keyboard, the ewee, flute and clarinet."At twelve, Stewart had already begun performing for live audi-

ences as part of Sonny LaRosa and America's Youngest Jazz band.

He later started his own band, Dayve Stewart and the vibe, and, in 2005, began working on a project, "Feel So Good to be with You." Soon af-ter, he captured the hearts of fans all across America with his outstand-ing solo performance in the musi-cal/theatrical production, "I Can't Stop Lovin' You," a production dedicated to the late Ray Charles, which began its run in September 2006 and ended in April 2007.

Later this year, he’ll be releas-ing an album from Dayve Stew-art and the vibe and is preparing for a 2010 tour with green’s band along with fifteen other musicians.


Jennifer Myers Kirton has been drawing as long as she can remem-ber. "I like the interplay of texture and form presented by pen and ink," she said while sitting and draw-ing at Comma Gallery in Orlando.

She won her first national show when she was 12 and has been winning shows ever since. Driven to draw on an al-most daily regimen, she’s used to having multiple pieces of work on the go at any one time. This allows her to work at several stages, depending on how she feels, much like a writer with several novels simultaneously at work.

She likes the initial stage where she can be very creative, the growth stage where she can ma-ture the thought, and the ending stage where she feels the goal of completion is in sight.

A seasoned artist recognized in Who’s Who in Ameri-

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can Artists, as well as nine other publications of honor, Kirton’s art has been lauded in “best of Ameri-can Artists and Artisan” (Mixed Media) 2007, “Best of florida Artists and Artisans (2006),” the “American Art Collector (2004-2009),” and she has been featured on multiple international, nation-al and state art websites. In the Upstream Gallery International Online Art shows, she has been called a Master of pen and ink.

Despite having had only one year

of high school art, she has made her work a lifelong learning expe-rience, fortunate to have been ex-posed to other great artists who had encouraged and mentored her throughout her formative years.

Currently, Kirton’s work contin-ues to be shown in galleries and one woman shows, judges and jury shows, etc., while she con-tinues as well to teach, lecture and do demonstrations while drawing on a nearly daily basis.

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He's a designer, sculptor, animator – on top of which Gary L. Hughes is known as the "Whimsical Wit" of art.

Recognized for his originality and witty ex-pressions, Hughes has spent much of his life dedicating his work to art and education. His journey as an exhibition designer and sculp-tor began shortly after joining the army and, lat-er, after completing his Master of Fine Arts de-gree from the Maryland Institute of Art. His

major influences include the likes of Michelange-lo, John Hubley and Walt Disney, among others.After having served as a director for an animation pro-duction company, he developed enough of a reputation to expand more. “I have done work for NbC, PbS, Nation-al Geographic and The Smithsonian Institute,” he says.

Eventually, his interests evolved and grew enough to open his own film production company; from there, he went on to create hundreds of animated films. Among his many awards is that of the Washington Sculpture.


The Original Whimsical WitGary L. Hughes

Stephen Pyren is known world-wide for her art work and sur-real murals. Specializing in all facets of art using, watercolors, oils, graphics and pastels her work has been seen and repre-sented by the best in the business.

At the age of 10 she had a keen interest in playing with water col-ors. by the time she had reached 18-years of age, Pyren was study-ing nature, sound, and different color tones with her paint brush.

born in PA and raised in Cali-fornia, she found her way, with guidance from her mother. She has worked as a fashion illustra-tor for major fashion companies and as a background artist for many animations. She received her bachelor’s in Fine Arts from California State University.

In 1989, a well known painter by the name of Jacques Harvey had requested her to help him recreate the famous “School of barbizon,” in France. Pyren’s work was exhib-ited at the barbizon Gallery. In fact her work has been sought after by both companies public and private.

Pyren’s artistic talent is not lim-ited to painting. She also pub-lished poetry for children which she dubbed “A musical version.”

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Donald Wilson Whitaker, owner of Don’s custom Jewelry and Repair in Idaho Falls, Idaho created hisbusiness serendipitously. “I had a repair job that needed to be done and someone referred me to ajeweler who offered me an apprentice job,” he said.Thirty years later, Mr. Whitaker has taken his busi-ness to new heights, by establishing whole saleaccounts with J.C. Penney’s, Sears, Jan bell Market-ing, Target, Shopko, Zales, Schubach and Fred Meyer.

In addition, he continues to educate himself by at-tending trade seminars, market showings andworkshops to keep him abreast of new trends in the market. And he’s a member of Jewelers of America;Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America; Intermountain Jewelers Association; Member of theFire-Arms Engravers Guild; and Member of the Ida-ho Falls Lead Club, serving as vice-President andalso Secretary-Treasurer.

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Michael T. Geddry, Director and Curator, of the San-ta Maria Museum of flight, first cut his teeth in the curator business some years ago while serving in the Army. back then, he sported military fatigues and served three tours in vietnam from 1965 to 1967.When in the Army, Geddry garnered several distin-guished medals of Honor. He earned a Silver Star medal, a bronze and Purple Star. “I served 16 years in the Army, “geddry said from his flight museum in Santa Maria, California. “My background as cu-rator began in the military,” he added, “I was an Assistant Curator at Fort Riley Kansas Museum.”In fact, his passion for flying secured him a good posi-tion in the Army Geddry attended. Fort Rucker’s Avia-

tion School and later continued with his interest within the aviation industry. geddry has several affiliations; he is a member of the International Committee on air show; The American Association of Museums; a life member of veterans of Foreign wars; a life member of disabled American veterans; the Regional Director of the Ford Mustang Club; vFW Commander Pismo beach.

He attended Industrial Education – Euphoria State university; MS in Museum logy – Eupho-ria State University. “One of my goals is to in-crease the visitor ship of the museum,” Geddry said. “Those numbers of visitors will increase be-cause our museum has improved over the years.”


Russ RobinsonPresident of the International Songwriters Guild (ISG) and lyricist, Russ Robinson has been working in the music business for the past thirty years. In retrospect, he said, "I have risen to the top of my profession while I balanced my business goals and client needs.” Now, he added, “I serve as an advisor, consultant and protector for aspiring musicians, composers, artists and DJ's to protect them from the loop hole in the music industry." founded in 1977, in London, England, the guild is com-prised of songwriters, publishers, musicians, vocalists, lyricists and people with little or no experience at all in the industry. Mr. Robinson's own involvement has

been equally extensive. He has participated in help-ing to develop many of the guild’s membership bene-fits, including legal consultation, education about the music industry, etc., as well as in meeting with client members and advising them about the music industry. "I am here to provide clients with effective consulta-tion and legal advice at an affordable cost," he said.Robinson believes that the ISG’s success is a direct re-sult of hard work and dedication by people such as he who see themselves first and foremost as team play-ers. Robinson's leadership and strategic vision has contributed to the guild’s success in the marketplace.

FIzz CITY mEDIAImAgE-mAkER AND ANImATOR In 1998, Mark B. Simon created fizz City Media Group, a production company based in Atlanta, Georgia. He’s a forward thinker with a focus on major developments in the radio, television, and motion picture industries. For almost thirty years now, he’s turned me-dia production into a fine craft. during the early 1980’s, Simon and his family traveled back and forth from Los Angeles to Chicago as he worked his way up as cam-eraman, director and ultimately cinematographer on several ani-mation masterpieces as well as

more traditional films, such as “Risky business,” “The breakfast Club,” “Ferris bueller’s Day Off,” “Dick Tra-cy,” and, “In the Line of fire” – just to name a few.While he is well-known in the industry for his imagi-native insight and undying creativity, his first love is animation. That passion, along with vision and entrepreneurial skills, led Simon to create Fizz City Media group in 1998. As executive director and pro-

ducer of the company, he’s worked on several major animation pro-ductions as well as in commercial advertising assignments for such organizations as Hyatt Hotels, Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, and Federated Department Stores.With an ever-evolving career and through his Fizz City Media Group, he has continued to live out his dream as he continues to produce innovative formats for advertis-ers, developing the art of anima-tion for children of all ages to enjoy.

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When it comes down to major league baseball, Ron Jackson is one of the top hitting coaches in the game, hav-ing trained some of the best hitters in the league. Today, they call him Papa Jack in the batting cage be-cause, when he first joined the ma-jor leagues, his first son was born. Ever since then, the name stuck throughout his baseball career.

A noted player in his own right, Papa Jack was a first and third baseman with the California An-gels during the 1970s and 1980s.

born in Alabama, Jackson had four-teen brothers and sisters, nine girls and five boys. "Two of my brothers went on to play for the NFL," he said with a slight chuckle. "Professional athletics – it runs in my family."

Fondly, he recalled his earlier years. "My father was a brick ma-son and my mom was a house wife. My family legacy lives through me. I started in little league baseball at the age of seven. My dad bought gloves and bats for all of us to prac-tice," he added, "He would take us to the park to play and prac-tice. I really looked up to my dad; he was a construction worker."

before going to the boston Red Sox, he spent three years as the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodg-ers' Triple-A League in Las vegas.

Ironically, he began his career with the White Sox, first serving as a first base coach before moving on to hitting coach with a Double-A birmingham minor league team.

Jackson spent time in the brewers' organization during the early 1990s before heading to Chicago as first base coach in 1995. Two years later, he became that team’s hitting coach.

In 1999, after two seasons with the Chicago White Sox, he served as the hitting coach for the Milwaukee brewers."I've worked with profession-als in the league all my life," Jackson said. "Coaching has al-ways been my passion in life."

Papa Jack A.k.A. Ron Jackson: major League hitting Coachby Erwin Kantor


It’s been a long time coming, summer train-ing camp is in full-grid-iron mode. What will the 2009 NfL season unravel? one thing is for sure, Jet fans are very optimistic.

Not since Joe “broadway” Namath, has there been such hype about a Jets Quarter-back. (Forget about the hall of famer the Jets had a year ago.) This is the new and im-proved NY Jets, his name, Mark Sanchez.

Mark Sanchez was drafted by the NY Jets, as the 5th overall pick this past NfL draft. San-chez came from the University of Southern Cal-ifornia. He left school after his junior season. Mark started only 16 games his college career. (13 in 2008) Coach Pete Carrol, of the univer-sity of Southern California was concerned that Mark might not be ready for the pros. That feeling later receded, Coach Carrol hesitated, knowing that 62% of Quarterback’s who leave college early and make it to the NFL, fail.

We all know Mark is ready for the prime time. Mark made immediate impressions in mini-camp and signed a record breaking deal. Life will be beautiful for Mark, because he stands to make a lot of money. (Five-year $50 million, $28 million guaranteed).

Mike Tannenbaum did a great job acquiring the star Quarterback from the university of

Southern California. Originally the Jets had the 17th pick, but Mark as you know was drafted 5th. Mike Tannenbaum did some magic. It’s almost as if the Jets traded their coach, Mangini to the Cleveland browns who held the 5th pick. They got rid of two defensive players, Kenyon Coleman, Abram Elam and one quarterback brett Ratliff.

Time is running out in jets land, this bet-ter pan out or heads will role, as we men-tioned, they are the new-and-improved Jets. New head coach Rex Ryan and new quar-terback Mark Sanchez. Poor Jets fans, they deserve the best. I don’t think that there is any other group of fans that go through more disappointment and heartache then Jet fans, not even Met fans. (Maybe)

There's a lot invested into this plan that the Jets have. bottom line Mark has to be and will be productive. It is at a point for the Jets, they have nothing to lose and every-thing to gain. Through the initial brief pre-sentation of Sanchez all looks very prom-ising. This all has to translate to wins for Mark and the Jets. We are aware that there is no patience in the N.Y. football universe.

Mark, Rex, Mike and Jets fans, lets do this!

In Mark We Trust

by Mark KurayevSuit Staff Columnist

It’s the opening cer-emony of the 38th An-nual Reggie Carter and Earl Manigault bas-ketball Classic Tour-nament, held at 99th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, also known as “The Goat Park.”

“The Goat,” was the legendary Mani-gault’s nickname--he died in 1998 at age 54.

Players, young and old, some living in other states and other parts of the borough, come each year to join in the festivities with friends and family members. “I used to play with him,” recalled Joe Rivas, a Harlem resident. “Earl was unbelievable. The thing that made Earl so great was that he made everything look so easy. He would go up and down the court and dunk whenever he wanted too.”

Rivas is now 63 years old. He has a limp but he’s still sprightly. He grabs the ball from the throng of youths with lanky bodies and wide shoulders. He dribbles the ball be-yond the three-point line. He aims and fires. Swish! He shoots three more times with the same results.Rivas never played college bas-ketball, but he did play profes-sionally in Germany and France.

“I wish I could play; but after three knee operations, I can’t do it any more,” he complains. “There’s no

cartilage in one knee. Still, I get the urge whenever I see a basketball.”Manigault, who was 6’-1” awed teammates, opponents and fans by his jumping abilities. Legend has it that Manigault could pick a quar-ter off the top of the backboard. He played in the playgrounds with such greats as Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Connie Hawkins and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who claimed that Manigault was “the best basketball player his size in the history of New York City.”

“I remember him jumping up and touching the top of the backboard,” said Powell burns, a graphic de-signer who grew up in the Freder-ick Douglass houses on Amsterdam Avenue. “He came from New York City. He played ball in the street. He could have been a pro, but you

know, things happened.”Manigault was raised in the Upper Westside and Harlem. He grew up playing basketball and scored 57 points in a game, his junior year at benjamin Franklin High School. He was touted as a star on the rise and 75 colleges offered him scholarships, including North Carolina, Duke and Indiana. Instead of going to a major Divi-sion I college basketball program, he selected Johnson C. Smith Uni-versity, an all black col-lege in the South where he lasted one semes-ter because of grades

and problems with the coach.

Afterward, he became addicted to heroin, served prison time for drug possession in 1969 for a year. In 1977, he served two more years for a botched robbery at-tempt so he could buy heroin - a HbO movie was made about his life, starring Don Cheadle.

After his last prison term, he quit heroin and created his “Walk Away from Drugs” basketball tourna-ment. It was his way of giving something back to the commu-nity that he lived and cherished and to prevent others from go-ing down the same tragic path.“That’s why I’m out here, trying to make sure that other kids don’t make the same mistakes that Earl made,” said Rodney Carter, execu-

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tive director of the Reggie Carter Foundation and younger brother. “I played high school basketball and I had the opportunity to go to college, but I didn’t go to school.

I got caught up in the drug world. but he saved my life by being an example, by being someone I could talk too, by helping me to believe that if he could ac-complish the things he had done - then it’s possible for me to suc-ceed. So I was able to get off drugs and go to college with his help.”

The difference between someone living in the projects, failing and suc-ceeding is a thin line. Reggie Carter straddled that line very carefully. He knew drug dealers. He hung out with stick-up kids. He knew pimps and number runners. but he knew he had talent and others noticed.

“Reggie was given an opportunity to leave Manhattan in the seventh grade. He used to play for Riverside Church and a man named Ernie Lorch who ran the basketball pro-

gram helped him get into a private school,” said Carter. “but this is the opening ceremony of the Reggie Carter and Earl Mannigault bas-ketball tournament, and the rea-son why they added Reggie Carter, is because we’re working together, as a combined unit to save lives.”

Carter was recruited by a young assistant of the University of Ha-waii, Rick Pitino, who has now become a legendary coach in his own right. Carter was sus-pended from the NCAA for one year for taking gifts. He trans-ferred to St. John’s University.

In the 1979 NCAA tournament, in the regional semi-final game, he scored the winning basket to beat Duke University. However, St. John’s lost a two-point game to the University of Pennsylvania - one basket away from the Final Four.

Carter was drafted by the Knicks in the second round, but only played two years in the NbA. but Carter bounced back and earned a master’s

degree in Education at City College.

He worked as a counselor, mentor and an elementary school teacher in the New York City educational system. He taught social studies and was a basketball coach for un-derprivileged kids in brooklyn. He became an Assistant Principal at Mineola High School in Long Is-land. In 1999, Carter succumbed to sarcoidosis, a rare blood disease.

Now, on any given day, Carter’s younger brother, Rodney can be found at goat’s Park on 99th, talk-ing with kids, navigating first-time juvenile offenders through the ju-dicial system and counseling those who doesn’t have a father figure.

“Our partnership is great,” said Darrin Manigault. “My father worked hard. And for me, 10 years in the game, I can see what he’s been struggling with - and until his dying days when he could barely walk, he would still come out here to do something with these kids.”


Provides clients, a convenient and complete access to all sporting events worldwide. Although business has declined somewhat because of the economic recession, still Mr. Parry has hopes for the future.“A lot of traditional companies that did partake in sporting events in the part are now recipients of the stimulus package and are not spending,” Mr. Parry said. In addition, I think teams have struc-tured themselves out of the market and fans have been resentful to the high pricing of tickets,” and adds, “Some of the teams have lowered their prices and stability in the stock market gives some hope.”but what keeps Mr. Parry and his enter-prising business “golden Tickets a float is his ethics to protect the consumer.Golden Tickets is a proud member of the National

Association of Ticket brokers (NATb), Nation-al Tour Association (NTA), better business bu-reau (bbb) and other associations to assure theirqualified staff can assists in consumer purchases with the best price available within their budget.“We have a code of ethics that my staff lived by,” he said. “If you have a guy on the corner with a sale sign on a car, how do you know if that car wasn’t stolen?” he asked rhetorically to illustrate the point of safety for his clients. “I’ve been in business for 20 years and the code of ethics has gotten me this far.”

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Marjory Stephen Allingham, director and head instructor, for the Open Door Tae Kwon Do. Alling-ham said she’s dedicated to the martial arts, and Tae Kwon Do. She’s traveled extensively while perform-ing at tournaments around the world. She said, “I first learned karate in korea,” She adds, “My hus-band was stationed for the Army.” The company was established in 1996, located in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Open Door Tae Kwon Do Inc is a private company categorized under Martial arts school.

Allingham has several degrees, in karate she is 6th de-gree black belt and she is learning the pilipheens – stick fighting art. She holds a Bachelor’s degree of Science, in biology and Physical Education. She’s currently a mem-ber of the National Women’s Martial Arts Federation.

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Wanda Pope Currin is a compassionate art teacher who teaches her students how to paint and express themselves via still life, murals, and landscapes. Actively teaching since 1984, Ms. Currin encourages her students to use both water colors and oil based paints – in short, any of the mediums that help to guide the way of the artist.

Ms. Currin, herself an accomplished artist, has ex-hibited her work in expos and art galleries all over North Carolina. However, "My students come first," she insists in the same manner and with the same conviction that a mother would speak of her children.Established in 1995, Currin's Art Corner in zebulon,

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Merlene Hutto byars has deep pas-sion for her home state of South Carolina. As an artist, publisher and writer, all that she creates reflects, in some way, her love for the state.byars belongs to several literary societies at the University of South Carolina. Her fascination with his-tory and genealogy goes back to the time when she was 12 years old. In addition to having published twelve books, she produced a dra-ma during the Columbia bicenten-nial celebration. For this honor, she credits her love for history.

Personally, she has traced her own family lineage back to Adam and Eve through royal families in Europe and the Middle East.

"I have had a fascination with his-tory and genealogy all my life," she said. "I have always has a passion for history and journalism which has always been springing out throughout my professional career."byars has lived in South Carolina most of her life where she received her education in Accounting and Journalism. She has shown her artwork, books, and genealogical studies at Oxford University and Cambridge University, in England, as well as in Lisbon, Portugal, in New Orleans and in Los Angeles.

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