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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked at gunpoint Monday outside his Washington, DC, apartment building, according to his office.
The 68-year-old south Texas lawmaker was unharmed during the incident in DC’s trendy Navy Yard neighborhood at approximately 9:32 p.m., according to DC’s Metropolitan Police Department.
“As Congressman Cuellar was parking his car this evening, three armed assailants approached the congressman and stole his vehicle,” Cuellar’s chief of staff Jacob Hochberg told The Post.
“Luckily, he was not harmed and is working with local law enforcement. Thank you to Metro PD and Capitol Police for their swift action and for recovering the congressman’s vehicle.”
Cuellar was reportedly outside “a dorm building in which dozens” of House members live, according to Axios reporter Andrew Solender, who cited a group chat used by the lawmakers who occupy the building.
Three men reportedly held guns to Cuellar’s head as they took his phone and vehicle, which was parked on the street, according to the group chat.
An MPD crime alert on the incident says police are on the lookout for “three black males wearing all black clothing” who made off with the congressman’s white Honda with Texas tags.
The alert warns the public to “not take action” but instead call 911 if the vehicle or suspects are spotted.
Capitol Police told The Post that the armed carjacking is being investigated by DC police and USCP investigators.
“Injuries were not reported. Detectives are working to track down the suspects,” a spokesperson for USCP said.
The incident is the latest in a series of violent crimes in the district this year that have affected members of Congress or their staffs.
In February, Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was assaulted in the elevator of her northeast DC apartment building by a homeless man with a long rap sheet. She suffered bruises as a result of the attack and got away by tossing her hot morning coffee at the assailant.
The following month, a staffer for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was brutally attacked in broad daylight by a knife-wielding assailant in DC, on the same street where Craig was assaulted.
The staffer, 26-year-old Phillip Todd, suffered serious injuries in the attack, including multiple stab wounds to the head and chest.
In June, a staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad (R-Minn.) was attacked at gunpoint near Nationals Park in Washington, DC, just hours after the conclusion of the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
That staffer suffered minor injuries in the attack, which occurred in the same neighborhood where Cuellar was carjacked.
To date, 750 carjackings have been reported in DC this year alone, with 75% involving a firearm.
That is a 115% increase in the number of carjackings from this time last year, according to DC police crime statistics.
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Wilhelm von Baden meets Masséna
Another post I had semi-prepared for a marshal’s birthday. A young member of the princely house of Baden joined Masséna’s aides for the Fifth Coalition War and later wrote memoirs about it. I didn’t have much time to polish the translations (done via online translators as usual) but I hope people will be able to understand the gist of it.
For context: Family relations in the ruling house of Baden were a bit complicated: The old Margrave, later Elector and finally Grand Duke Karl Friedrich had one son from his first marriage, who in turn became the father of five daughters and one son (the Hereditary Grand Duke Karl von Baden, ex-fiancé of Auguste von Bayern and married to one Stéphanie de Beauharnais), but then had died rather young. Widowed for his part, Karl Friedrich married a second time at an advanced age, albeit morganatically, to one Countess Hochberg. From this second marriage he also had several sons (and their mother fought like a lioness for their inheritance rights).
One of those sons, the second, Wilhelm, is the author of this memoir. As he tells it, when war broke out again between Austria and France in 1809, he was 17 years old and eager to march out with the Baden troops. Those were part of Fourth Corps under Marshal Masséna.
As early as October 1808, when Baden troops were marching off to Spain, Austria was engaged in preparations that hinted at an imminent war. Meanwhile, on 17 October, my father received a letter from Napoleon in which he assured him that for the time being there was no need to worry about it. [...]
October? That’s nothing. Eugène received those reassuring letters until March, even until after the Austrians had started shooting…
But at the beginning of 1809, the situation had changed and the outbreak of war between Austria and France could certainly be expected. […]
And one Baden teenager was allowed to join. Hooray!
On March 14, I marched from Karlsruhe to Pforzheim as the second colonel in the Leibregiment under Colonel von Neuenstein. A crowd of acquaintances surrounded me to shake my hand in farewell. In Pforzheim, I was woken up on the 19th by general alarm. Marshal Masséna was to inspect our field corps [...].
… an occasion Wilhelm almost would have missed, as he barely managed to lead his troops through the overcrowded town and only got to the gathering point in time by trespassing through some private home. Good thing this wasn’t Texas, Will!
My battalion occupied the right wing of the line-up. A short time later, the Marshal arrived, stepped out of the carriage and immediately mounted a horse that had been kept ready for him. [...] At the dinner which the Hereditary Grand Duke [Karl von Baden] then gave, the Marshal told me that he wanted to take me into his general staff, that I should go home for another eight days, but that I was to arrive in Ulm on 27 March). This new assignment was not entirely pleasant to me; I would much rather have remained with our troops on this campaign. However, since the Hereditary Grand Duke encouraged me and since I also learned that my mother had asked the Marshal herself for this, I complied and travelled back to Karlsruhe in the evening [...]
… where, I assume, there was much complaining of »Muuuum!« to be heard on that occasion…
[...] but sent my riding and carriage horses to Ulm. Here I arrived punctually on March 27 as ordered. Feelings of a peculiar kind crept up on me as I saw Ulm in the distance; I was heading for an uncertain future, in an army completely foreign to me, in a foreign environment, under new, very unfamiliar conditions. My first course was to report to the Marshal, who immediately instructed me to serve with his aides, of which he had twelve, namely: Major St. Croix, the chefs d'escadron Casa Bianca and Campy, the captains Pelet, Pariset and Coverdo, the lieutenants Torcher, de Barral, d'Epenou, d'Aguessau, Masséna, son of the Marshal, and Renigue.
On the other day, it was my turn as officier de service, which consisted of staying day and night in the marshal's anteroom, issuing receipts for incoming dispatches and seeing to all other official duties.
Which is, no doubt, precisely how Wilhelm had imagined his military career would be: standing in front of Masséna‘s door and writing receipts. What‘s next? Serving coffee? Thank you so much, Mum…
However, three weeks later it finally came to blows with the Austrians:
[…] Early on April 19th we got on horseback, shooting was to be heard in the distance, we rode sharply to that location. At the town of Pfaffenhofen, Oudinot with the divisions Claparede and Tharreau had encountered the enemy, but the latter soon withdrew. Here I saw the first wounded and heard the first bullet whistle. At the end of the battle, the marshal scolded me for having ridden a pinto in his suite, telling me that he did not suffer horses with markings so widely recognizable were ridden so close to him, so that I had to refrain from using this mount throughout the campaign. I heard afterwards that in front of Gaeta [fortress near Naples] a relative next to him had been shot on a pinto.
Traumatizing experience, I assume. I also assume Wilhelm‘s pinto horse did not mind all that much that it would not become a war hero.
As soon as the battle was over, the marshal sent me away to visit the Baden dragoon regiment and lead it to the bivouac in front of Pfaffenhofen. He then ordered me to rush to the headquarters in Ingolstadt, in order to deliver to the emperor the news that hostilities had begun. On this occasion, he asked me what I wanted to report. I replied that what I had seen was the capture of about 50 men and the loss of very few people. He replied to me vividly that I was not allowed to tell the emperor this, because I would bring a written report in which the loss of the Austrians was stated as 400 prisoners and a large number of dead, so my report had to be made accordingly. Here I learned how bulletins were written in the French army.
An instructive first few weeks for young Wilhelm indeed. The trip he made to the emperor, with carriages overturning or breaking down several times and him being injured, then delayed by Napoleon and Berthier so long that when he finaly tried to get back to Masséna the army had moved on so quickly he barely was able to find him anymore, is an adventure of its own. But there was another occasion for Wilhelm to learn something about his marshal:
After the battle of Eckmühl, Massena was charged with pursuing an enemy detachment in retreat towards Straubing. During this operation, an incident occurred that should be mentioned here. The Marshal, impatient to reach Straubing, had sent the Baden dragoon regiment that served as his escort in pursuit of the enemy and rode separately with his suite along the country road. As we emerged from a wood into the open, suddenly enemy cavalry showed itself. Without losing his composure in the least, the marshal ordered his adjutants - we must have been about fifteen of them - to draw their sabres and ride boldly at a trot towards the enemy. However, the enemy quickly turned back, as fortunately at the same moment a detachment of Baden dragoons with prisoners and captured wagons appeared from another side, and so we reached Straubing without further annoyance, where our headquarters were transferred. Late in the evening, the Baden lieutenants von Gayling and Bulach brought in twenty wagons, mostly loaded with officers' baggage. As soon as they had pulled up in front of the marshal's flat, everyone rushed to pillage them. I advised the two officers, so as not to go completely empty-handed, to take the best horses with them to their regiment, taking on myself the responsibility for any consequences that might arise. When the marshal, known for his greed, saw the wagons plundered the next morning and the best horses gone, he was very much in a huff and resented me for a long time for this incident.
This incident did not prevent Masséna from being quite satisfied with his young Baden aide in the end. At 9 PM after the terrible battle of Ebelsberg, that saw Masséna, in order to clear the bridge he wanted to gain, order all wounded pushed off the bridge into the river, and about 1000 people burn to death when the town was set on fire, […]
[…] I returned to Linz with the Marshal, very exhausted, as can be imagined, since I had made the journey no less than five times that day. At 2 o'clock the next morning we had to be ready again. When I entered the marshal's quarters, I heard that he had been summoned during the night to Ebelsberg to see the Emperor, who had arrived there after the end of the battle. I hurried there after him. Here he delighted me by saying that he had been very well satisfied with me yesterday, which touched me all the more as it was not his style to make many words and compliments and as he had so far displayed a rather cold attitude towards me.
Masséna even demanded the Legion d’Honneur for Wilhelm, and after peace was concluded, he gave Wilhelm a proper and very laudatory commendation for his good conduct, of which Wilhelm seems to have been quite proud.
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Ksiąz Castle, Poland.
Built in the 13th century, this castle housed many noble families. The most notable, the Hochbergs, including the famous Princess Daisy.
Despite much being destroyed and robbed by the occupying Nazis and later Soviets, there is still so much beauty to admire.
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DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR MARCH 25, 2023
Finding Encouragement
By Claudia Merle Hochberg (Texas, USA)
READ JEREMIAH 18:1-5
"The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him."
JEREMIAH 18:4 (NRSV)
"I was brought up in a Jewish home, but on Easter Sunday when I was 50 years old, I was baptized. The Holy Spirit entered my life, and I became a new Christian.
One day I went to my favorite café and found The Upper Room on the table. I read every story for the next month. I knew the Lord intended for me to find it, and it encouraged my new walk with Christ and my thirst for understanding.
Eleven years later, a friend and I were walking around a nearby university campus and found a small chapel. The Upper Room was on a table inside. I instantly remembered it and told my friend about my first copy. I took one home. As I read the real-life stories from people around the world who have a special relationship with Jesus, I was united with the writers.
Over time, I came to realize that I do not have to give up my Jewish traditions to have a relationship with Christ. Walking side by side with Christ has helped me find inner peace and also peace in my relationships. And the Lord brought the stories in The Upper Room into my life at just the right moment." Whatever your background or the conditions of your life. Jesus walks with you. He gives you a good boost when needed and will counsel with you at any request. Walk with Him!
TODAY'S PRAYER
"Dear Lord, thank you for the people and stories that encourage our faith. Help us to follow the path toward love that you have laid out for us." Amen.
Jeremiah 18:1-5
New International Version
At the Potter’s House
"'18 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me.
Jesus is your potter. He can mold you into whatever you desire to be. He wants hands-on connection with each of us. Be the clay that needs to be there for molding and creating good things. Blessings will flow and life will be wonderful. Joe
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Książ Castle
Książ Castle is located in the Silesia region in Poland. The castle, built in the late 13th century, sits atop a hill surrounded by forests. It has Baroque and Neo-Renaissance architecture, with the tower retaining the medieval design. In the 14thcentury, the castle briefly passed to the Bohemian rulers. Between 1509-1941, the estate was owned by many noble families, including the Hochberg’s who expanded the palace. In WWII, the castle was seized by German forces to make it a headquarters for Adolph Hitler. Much of the interiors and artifacts were destroyed or removed by the German occupiers, and later, the Red Army. The Nazis made a system of tunnels beneath the castle; their function remains a mystery. In 1952, renovation began. Some famous visitors to the castle include Czar Nicholas I of Russia, Emperor Wilhelm II Hohenzollern, Great Britain Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and many more. The interior boasts a lavish baroque design with ornate ceilings, cornices, and painted ceilings. Książ Castle, The Palm House, exhibitions, gardens, and the tunnels are open to the public. There’s also the Książ Hotel located in three of the palace’s outbuildings.
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Who was Kaspar Hauser? Mysterious Boy Died in a Mysterious Way
April 1, 2021
On May 26, 1828 a strange teenage boy showed up in the streets of Nuremberg, Germany with a letter addressed to the Captain von Wessenig, captain of the 4th squadron of the 6th cavalry regiment. The writer of this letter was anonymous but they claimed they had been the caretaker of this teenage boy who went by the name of Kaspar Hauser.
The anonymous letter writing claimed Kaspar had been brought into their custody on October 7, 1812 as an infant and that this caretaker had taught the boy how to read and write. The letter also went on to say that Kaspar was not allowed to step foot outside of the caretaker’s home, and that he had been raised in a darkened cell with no sunlight and only bread and water to eat and drink.
The letter also said that Kaspar was now here to become a “cavalryman like his father” and the Captain von Wessenig could either take the offer or kill the boy by hanging if he was of no use to him.
The boy known as Kaspar was also carrying another short letter with him that was supposedly written by his mother. The letter contained personal information about the boy such as his date of birth which was April 30, 1812 and that his father was a cavalryman of the 6th regiment but was now dead. The two letters (the one from this boys supposed caretaker and the one from his mother) were written by the same hand which people later suggested was because Kaspar had written both of these letters himself.
Kaspar Hauser was taken to the captain but they could not seem to get much information out of him so he was then taken to the police station where he wrote down his name. The strange boy was able to say a few prayers and could read a little bit but his vocabulary seemed limited and he wouldn’t answer very many questions. He was then imprisoned as a vagabond because no one knew what to do with him.
For the next two months Kaspar stayed in Luginsland Tower in Nuremberg Castle and was taken care of by a jailer named Andreas Hiltel. The boy was apparently in pretty good physical condition and could walk quite well, as well as having a pretty healthy facial complexion. This does not make much sense however if the boy was locked up in a darkened cell his whole life receiving no sunlight and eating very little.
According to Kaspar himself he had been in solitary confinement his whole life and appeared to be 16 years old. He said he had a straw bed to sleep on and only had a few wooded toys to play with. Kaspar also claimed each morning he awoke to bread and water next to his bed though he said sometimes the water would taste bitter and when he would drink this bitter water he would always have deeper sleeps. Is it possible someone was trying to drug him?
Kaspar also claimed occasionally he would wake up and his straw would be changed and replaced and his hair and nails would also be cut. Is it possible whoever was taking care of him was giving him drugs while they cut his hair and nails to keep their identity a secret?
Kaspar said the first time he met another individual was a man who had come to visit him right before he was released. The man apparently hid his face from Kaspar quite well and taught him how to write his own name. After learning how to stand and walk Kaspar was taken to Nuremberg.
This story became quite the talk of the town and Kaspar Hauser received a lot of attention for being this mysterious boy with a mysterious origin story. Rumours began to spread with some believing he was an imposter who had made the whole story up and others believing he was royalty, perhaps the prince of Baden.
Here’s where things start to become even stranger. Kaspar was given to a man named Friedrich Daumer who was a schoolmaster and philosopher. He taugh Kaspar various subjects. On October 17, 1829 Kaspar did not show up to lunch and was found in the cellar of Daumer’s house with a wound on his forehead.
Kaspar claimed he had been attacked by a hooded man who threatened him. Kaspar said he recognized the man’s voice as being the man who had visited him in his cell and brought him to Nuremberg. Some believe that Kaspar had self-inflicted this wound himself to either get pity or to escape Daumer who he had recently gotten in a fight with other Daumer thinking Kaspar had a tendency to lie.
Kaspar was then sent to live with a man named Johann Biberbach. On April 3, 1830 Kaspar was found in his room at Biberbach’s house with a pistol wound to the right side of his head. Kaspar claimed he was standing a chair in order to reach some books and the chair fell, leading him to try to grab something to catch on to. The item he had grabbed onto was the pistol hanging on the wall and this fall caused it to go off. Again, some believe this was Kaspar’s way of getting out of repercussions from Johann Biberbach about lying.
In May of 1830 Kaspar was transferred to live at the house of Baron von Tucher. Kaspar was also known to lie while living here. Then Lord Stanhope, a British nobleman who took an interest in Kaspar and gained custody of him in late 1831. Lord Stanhope spent quite a lot of money trying to find Kaspar’s origin, he even took him to Hungary twice hoping that the boy would recognize something from his past as Kaspar apparently knew a few Hungarian words and once claimed his mother to be the Hungarian Countess Maytheny.
Lord Stanhope later said that he started to doubt Kaspar when he couldn’t seem to recognize anything about his past in Hungary. In December 1831 Lord Stanhope transferred Kaspar to live in Ansbach with a schoolmaster named Johann Georg Meyer and in January 1832 Stanhope left Kaspar for good. At one point Lord Stanhope had promised Kaspar he would take him to England, but never did, though he continued to pay for Kaspar’s living expenses.
Johann Meyer was a strict man and soon became tired of Kaspar’s excuses and supposed lies. Kaspar soon became unhappy with his situation while still hoping that Lord Stanhope was going to take him to England. On December 9, 1833 Kaspar had gotten into a pretty serious argument with Meyer.
On December 14, 1833 Kaspar had returned home with a deep wound in his left breast. He claimed he had been lured into the Ansbach Court Garden where a stranger stabbed him while giving him a bag. The police found a small violet purse at the scene which had a note that said,
“Hauser will be able to tell you quite precisely how I look and from where I am. To save Hauser the effort, I want to tell you myself from where I come _ _ . I come from from _ _ _ the Bavarian border _ _ On the river _ _ _ _ _ I will even tell you the name: M. L. Ö.”
Kaspar died from the wound three days later on December 17, 1833. A lot of people speculate that Kaspar Hauser had attacked himself and made up the story about a stranger stabbing him. Many believe this because the note contained a lot of spelling mistakes which was typical for Kaspar. He also was very eager for the police to find this bag containing the note at the scene but had never asked what was in the bag. The note was folded in a specific way which Mrs. Meyer said was how Kaspar always folded his notes. Many believe that Kaspar stabbed himself in an attempt to gain more attention from the public and to convince Lord Stanhope to take him to England. It is thought that Kaspar did not mean to injury himself as deeply as he had.
Kaspar Hauser was buried in the Stadtfriedhof cemetery in Ansbach where his headstone reads in Latin,
“Here lies Kaspar Hauser, riddle of his time. His birth was unknown, his death mysterious. 1833.”
A lot of people speculated as mentioned before that Kaspar Hauser could have been the hereditary prince of Baden who had been born on September 29th, 1812, 5 months after Kaspar’s supposed birth date. According to history the prince had died on October 16, 1812, not even being a month old and it was alleged that he had been switched with a dying infant who turned out to be Kaspar Hauser. Some believe Hauser had been murdered to hide his true identity as the prince as he would of been kidnapped by Countess Hochberg whose motive would have been to secure the succession for her sons.
To this day, no one knows the true origin of Kaspar Hauser or whether he was murdered or stabbed himself.
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750: Scott Pingel and Metallica
San Francisco Symphony principal bassist and San Francisco Conservatory bass faculty member Scott Pingel had a unique opportunity in 2019 to play a Cliff Burton tribute solo in front of two packed houses with Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. Scott and I sat down in the fall of 2019 to talk about this project, the cool backstory behind it, going to play for Metallica and the band’s staff to demo his idea, and much more.
This interview was the bassist for the cover story for the fall 2020 edition of Bass World, the journal of the International Society of Bassists. Enjoy, and be sure to follow Scott on Instagram!
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Interior of the Church of Peace in Świdnica (Schweidnitz). Upon it’s completion in 1657 (after just 10 months of construction!) this church was amongst the largest timber-framed structures in Europe and was ready to house a congreagation of 7500. While the exterior of the building was rather modest due to limitations put on Protestant churches in Silesia by the Habsburgs after the Thirty Years War. The lavish decorations of the exterior were meant to compensate for that. As you can imagine, a lot of money and effort went into them with some wealthy parishioners decorating their family “boxes” - like the Lodge of the Hochberg Family you can see in the photo in the middle.
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The dining room in the Paul Lazlo-designed Hollywood Hills home (Schiff House) of modern globetrotters David Cruz (partner of @blackmancruz in Los Angeles) and Richard Hochberg proffers a timeless aesthetic utilising a restricted palette of mellowed wood, burnished leather, bronze, black and white against which a diverse and gutsy collection of layered objects from around the globe are displayed to dramatic effect. On the wood console stands a Roman sundial in front of a glass radar screen flanked by bronze and glass light fixtures by Dominique Heidinger. The dining table and chairs are part of the Blackman Cruz Collection. From "Home" by Ellen DeGeneres #davidcruz #adamblackman #blackmancruz #schiffhouse #paullazlo #modernism #collectors #boldstatements #gutsydesign #patina #naturalmaterials #moderndesing #mansculineinteriors #lamodern #losangeleshomes #hollywoodhillshomes #globalstyle #vintagedesign #iconichomes #interiordesign #dominiqueheidinger #ellendegenereshome
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Fwd: Graduate position: UMassachusetts_Lowell.RotiferEvolution
Begin forwarded message: > From: [email protected] > Subject: Graduate position: UMassachusetts_Lowell.RotiferEvolution > Date: 28 May 2021 at 06:32:48 BST > To: [email protected] > > > > > Two PhD positions in Applied Biology to study the sexual evolution > of rotifers > > Two PhD student positions with full financial support as RA and TA-ships > are available in Fall 2021/Spring 2022 in the Hochberg Lab, Department > of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), USA. > > I am looking for highly motivated students who are interested in > studying the biology and evolution of microscopic animals called > rotifers. Our team (Dr. Elizabeth Walsh and Dr. Jon Mohl, U. Texas > El Paso; Dr. Robert Wallace, Ripon College, WI) is investigating the > evolution of sexuality and life cycle dynamics in the largest lineage of > rotifers, Monogononta. Each team member is directing different forms of > research (molecular, taxonomic, morphological) to achieve a comprehensive > understanding of rotifer biodiversity, systematics, and reproductive > evolution in this lineage. Students will have opportunities to interact > with all four team members through site visits, training, and conferences. > > The role of the Hochberg lab in this research will be to describe the > diversity of reproductive morphologies among rotifers and use this > information to answer pertinent questions including: 1) Are maternal > care and internal brooding ancestral or derived? 2) Are egg-shell > characteristics (structure, mechanics, chemistry) correlated with > life history strategies? 3) Have male genital and sperm diversity > been driven by sexual selection? 4) Has male dwarfism evolved more > than once? These questions and a host of others will be answered using > advanced microscopical techniques including AFM, CLSM, SEM, TEM, and > FIB-SEM. Most research will be conducted at UML, but some may take place > at the U. Massachusetts Medical School, which houses state-of-the art > facilities. Students will have opportunities to present their research at > national conferences and publish their research in respected zoological > journals. > > Minimum Requirements & Desirable Qualifications (preferred but not > required) > > B.S or M.S. in Biology or related fields > > Experience with microscopy (electron and/or fluorescence) is preferable, > but not necessary Experience with invertebrates, preferably microscopic > species > > Driver's license and transportation > > Successful applicants will enroll in the PhD in Applied Biology program > (Developmental and Evolutionary Biology tract), which is a minimum 4-year > commitment. TA and RA assistantships are available for each academic year > (including summers). > > Please contact me ([email protected]) > with any questions. If you are interested in applying, please send me > the following information as single pdf file: (1) CV, (2) unofficial > transcripts if available, (3) a cover letter outlining research interest > and experience, and (4) contact information for 2-3 references. Please > write "PhD applicant" in the Subject line. > > > Dr. Rick Hochberg > Associate Professor of Biology > University of Massachusetts Lowell > OneUniversity Avenue, Lowell MA 01854, USA > Office: 01.978.934.2885 > https://ift.tt/3wKkNeV > > > > "Hochberg, Rick" >
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I would Love to celebrate Father’s Day by sharing a little story about my dad and his time spent during WWII. My father was a man of many secrets. He was the man who raised me. I know if he was here today he would understand my quest and help me. Recently I came across a small box, inside was some WWII memorabilia. His Military History lists Civilian Occupation “Manager Production”.
Date of Induction 28 Jun 43, Date of Active Service 12 Jul 43
He graduated from Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta Georgia, December 6, 1943. Military occupation Medical “Medical Technician MOS 409”
One item was a small bible Jewish Holy Scripture “The Army of the United States”. Inside on the first page, my dad had wrote Presented to PFC Manuel Hochberg June 20, 1944, I am Aboard the SS Argentina en route to the European Theatre of Operations. New York – Liverpool, England. He was with 104th Field Artillery. My father never shared much of his whereabouts or experiences in Europe except for the medical. He was supposed to be assisting, instead, he was amputating to save lives. Also amongst his belongings was a German Mark written on it Captured Nazi 1945. The war ended May 8, 1945, I discovered another piece of history about my dad, he returned home from Europe on the Queen Mary Arrival date 20 June 1945. He received an Honorable discharge as Sgt. Manuel Hochberg.
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He received several medals including European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Americanism-Patriotism. Date of Separation September 8, 1945. Fort Lewis Washington. We grow up in a house without guns. My father believed they were to be used in battle only. He always enjoyed a good Military movie or Military Museum. Favorite films The Great Escape, The Alamo, Bridge on the River Kwai and John Wayne. Visiting West Point often and different Army bases.
As we mark Father’s Day today, I’d like to convey my thanks and gratitude to the fathers and grandfathers in our military family. This is a time for all of us to recognize and show our appreciation to fathers for everything they do in bettering our military, securing our nation, helping to raise and nurture our families, and inspiring future generations of Americans to serve. GOD BLESS AMERICA🇺🇸
The one regret I have is that he didn’t live long enough to meet my son David, and my nieces, Erin and Aimee. They missed the opportunity to meet their grandfather which my dad would have called all of them Candy ass kids. You will always be in my heart, your little Princess Diana.
Celebrating Fathers Day I would Love to celebrate Father's Day by sharing a little story about my dad and his time spent during WWII.
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Goldman Sachs' new managing-director list is out — and it's the largest class in the firm's history (GS)
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Goldman Sachs announced its largest-ever class of managing directors.
Of the 509 promoted, 44% are millennials.
The firm announces managing-director promotions every two years.
It's one of the most coveted positions on Wall Street, a step below partner at the premier investment bank.
Goldman Sachs just announced a new class of 509 managing directors — the largest class in the firm's history.
The position is one of the most coveted on Wall Street, one step below partner at the prestigious investment-banking firm. The firm now has 2,148 managing directors, making up 7.1% of the company's workforce.
It's also one of the youngest classes the bank has promoted — 44% are millennials, up from 30% in 2015.
Other headline stats about the class:
66% started their careers as analysts or associates at Goldman Sachs.
24% of the class is women, down from 25% in 2015.
130 were promoted in the securities division, up from 102 in 2015.
101 were promoted in investment banking, up from 97 in 2015.
52 were promoted in technology, up from 38 in 2015.
Eight were promoted in consumer and commercial banking — the division that houses the bank's online-lending business, Marcus — compared with zero in 2015.
Here's the full statement:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has selected a new class of Managing Directors, effective from January 1, 2018, the start of the firm's next fiscal year.
"Our new Managing Directors have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to our people, clients and culture during their tenures at the firm, and we wish them continued success as they take this important next step in their careers," said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.
The following individuals have been promoted to Managing Director:
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Sanjay Acharya
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Amal Alibair
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Palm House Lubiechów near Wałbrzych was built in 1911-1994, in the surrounding area of the castle Ksiaz, on the the command of Duke of Pless and John Henry Książ XV von Pless, heirs to a fortune of Hochberg (owner of one of the largest estates in Europe at that time). 15-meter glass building where date palms were planted was a central object. The viewing gallery was created on the roof of palm house. Most remarkable, however, is the building blocks of palm house - walls for creepers and tunnels forming a charming alleys were built of porous tufa, brought straight from the slopes of the sicilian Mount Etna.
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India's Transformational Leaders 2019 - Ganesh Somwanshi, Krescendo Communications
India's Transformational Leaders 2019 - Ganesh Somwanshi, Krescendo Communications
Decision making is crucial to all dynamics that involved in the ecosystem. Over the years, I have come to realize that it takes a combination insight and foresight to make the right decisions.
The evolution to this philosophy has taken a few years though. When I started out as a young professional, like most others, I was only executing the decisions made by seniors. However, it didn’t take long for me to realize that each cog in the wheel is an important aspect of decision making. An organization is only as good as its team. Gauging situations correctly and being able to think laterally are other important aspects that have helped me immensely in being prudent about the decisions I make today for myself and on behalf of my clients.
A project or an accomplishment that you consider to be the most significant in your career?
The most significant accomplishment during my career was the launch of Piramal Sarvajal, seeded by the Piramal Foundation in 2008. It was a unique mission driven social enterprise that designs and deploys innovative solutions for creating affordable access to safe drinking water in underserved areas. Sarvajal is at the forefront of developing technologies and business practices in the safe drinking water sector that are designed to make a purely market-based model sustainable in both rural and urban deployment conditions. The mileage generated for the project not only garnered attention of policy makers but also corporates and apex bodies in India. It also had the privilege of being mentioned as the most promising initiative in a White House press release.
How do you integrate corporate philanthropy or corporate social responsibility as a part of your business strategies?
We are an integrated communications agency and are actively involved in providing communications strategy and support to large corporate houses and Independent charitable funds. As part of our giveback to the community we undertake pro bono projects for NGOs involved in development of the underprivileged, on a regular basis.
India's Transformational Leaders 2019 - Ganesh Somwanshi, Kresendo Communications
What has been your driving force or philosophy in life?
‘Knowledge is Power’ is the philosophy that I believe in. Increasing one’s knowledge of just his/her own domain is simply not enough. Knowledge of one’s clients businesses, relevant sectors, geo-political conditions and overall global business trends are a must to stay competitive. Keeping to this philosophy, we at Krescendo strive to provide knowledge powered insightful business solutions to our clients and partners.
What are the other philanthropic works you are involved in?
Some of the prominent works that we have undertaken are as follows:
Peace On Wheels – World’s first Mobile meditation van
Impact - This initiative came to my mind and was the result of close study of the stressful lives that millennials lead due to over digitization and increasing work pressures. With this noble concept of we took meditation to those who are stressed, right to their door step be it home or work. The initiative was launched in partnership with Jawaharlal Nehru Udyog Kendra in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Commissioner of Women and Child Welfare and Development department
Wings Rainbow in partnership with Humsafar Trust- India’s First and only LGBT driven radio cab service
Impact - Post launch got an appreciation by The U.S. Consulate, Mumbai. Special invitee to attend a round table discussion on LGBT Issues in India along with EXIM Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg which was organized by U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai. The dignitaries present for the round table were Radhika Primal, MD, VIP Industries, Matt Beven, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Nisaba Godrej, Director, Godrej Industries and Pallav Patankar, Director, Humsafar Trust.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Launch and free distribution of India’s first beetle flavored condoms for sex workers in Mumbai
Impact – Ground level connect with sex workers to understand their problems. Conducted AIDS awareness workshops and educated them on the repercussions of unsafe/unprotected sex.
How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition?
Success is a result that one sets out to achieve. According to me process is the key element that helps one keep checks and balances and ensures success in any sphere of life. A systematic approach to designing solutions is imperative to ensure and maintain a successful success rate. However, it is also very relative in nature. What may have seemed like success five years ago, maybe irrelevant today. Hence I reset my success metrics every year to ensure that I cover, knowledge, experiential growth along with business.
We are constantly making things better, faster, smarter or less expensive. In other words, we strive to do more with less. Tell me about a recent project or solution to a problem that you have made better, faster, smarter or less expensive?
Our entire proposition at Krescendo is about providing better, faster, smarter, cost effective solutions. Krescendo started out as a pure play Public Relations agency and within three years of inception moved on to become a wholly integrated communications company that provides reputation management, brand strategy, digital media solutions, advertising and production, content management services to name a few. We have now also moved on to providing strategic partnership consulting as well. This ensures that all communications are seamless and cost effective.
As the most recent testament to our evolution as a turnkey partner, we launched India’s most reputed online music learning school, Shankar Mahadevan Academy in Singapore. For this project we scouted for a local partner, brokered the alliance with Maharashtra Mandal Singapore and also designed and implemented communication campaigns to reach out to the entire ASIA market. Our carefully designed and implemented strategies witnessed a stellar response from ASIA and had the highest recall value during the launch and post launch phases. Enquiries grew manifold; student traction ratio increased thus making it a successful launch.
In your opinion what is the most significant aspect of leadership?
Leadership qualities are tested the most during the time of a transition. Clarity of vision and dexterity of the strategy that goes into the decision making at such a crucial juncture, defines great leadership. In my opinion, the most significant aspect of leadership is the ability to understand flux, convert it into actionables and inspire your team to collaborate and produce winning results.
Your perception of an empowered society. How far your industry has/can contribute for the same?
An old adage makes a lot of sense here - “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to fish and you feed him for life.” Empowerment of the society is the only way to building a strong and successful nation. Our industry has been an evangelist for empowering the society ever since inception. Apart from creating new job opportunities and being equal opportunity employers, we also are the information bearers for the society who empower them make better informed decisions in life.
PERSONAL GRID
One thing you wish to change and one thing you wish to retain about your industry?
Paucity of skilled workforce is something I would like to see a change in. As our industry becomes more sophisticated, cross functional and global in nature, industry ready skills is the need of the hour. Mediocrity has no space here and I wish to see that change. Thoroughness in approach to solutions is a vibe that is auguring well for the industry and I wish we retain that and even better; take it a couple of notches higher.
One thing you have to let go off as an entrepreneur/leader?
Since the day I have become an entrepreneur I have let go of feeling the need to micromanage work.
Whom do you owe your success to?
I owe my success to Ajay Piramal and Swati Piramal of Piramal Enterprise for believing in me and making a difference in my life and also, my parents and family who believe in my dream and stand by me as pillars of strength.
Best thing about your job?
Best thing about my job is that it helps me be on track with what is happening around the world in real time. This profession has made me a smarter, better organized professional and gives ample opportunity to add true value to brands that impact us daily.
A message from you to all the future entrepreneurs/leaders?
Entrepreneurship is a huge responsibility. It means that while you will create jobs and help the economy, you are equally responsible for the people who join you as they believe in your vision. There is no short cut to success. As entrepreneurs you might come across many challenging situations that seem overbearing. Self-belief and relentless pursuit of excellence will bring rewards for you and your partners. Be diligent.
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