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Lessons From the Manhattan Project

One of the most controversial collaborative efforts in history, The Manhattan Project has been the subject of well over a dozen books, including Richard Rhodes' Pulitzer-Prize-winning The Making of the Atomic Bomb as well as Now It Can Be Told, written by General Leslie Groves, who oversaw the project. This...

Tags: Leadership, Jeff Palfini, Manhattan Project, General Groves, Oppenheimer

Blog posts 2007-09-04

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First Bancshares, Inc. Authorizes Stock Repurchase Program

MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. -- First Bancshares, Inc. ("Company") (NASDAQ - FstBksh:FBSI), the holding company for First Home Savings Bank ("Bank"), announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program for up to 50,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. The repurchase program will expire on December...

Articles 2008-06-24

Mr. John Q. Hammons Shares Progress on Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Pleasant Grove, Utah, near Provo

Mr. Hammons Announces His Plans for Three Hotels Total When Development Site Completed PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, and SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Bull dozers and dirt diggers will be actively on duty tomorrow at the southeast quadrant of the intersection of I-15 and Pleasant Grove Boulevard in Pleasant Grove, Utah,...

Articles 2008-06-10

Sara Lee Corporation Names Foran Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) today announced that it has appointed Margaret Peggy M. Foran to executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective June 30, 2008. Foran, 53, will have responsibility for the company's worldwide legal activities. She will also lead Sara...

Articles 2008-05-28

Tributes to Frank Williams in 600th GP.

Team co-founder Patrick Head and the Grove-based outfit's former drivers give their thoughts as Sir Frank Williams celebrates his 600th grand prix in Monaco this weekend… Patrick Head [Williams F1 Director of Engineering]: "For Frank to reach 600 grands prix is a hell of an achievement....

Articles 2008-05-23

N. Utah County sewer guru retires, takes another job

AMERICAN FORK -- Garland Mayne retired last week as general manager of the Timpanogos Special Service District, but he won't be kicking back and taking it easy. Rather, the 57-year-old soft-spoken wastewater expert will simply don a new hat -- that of facilities manager at the South...

Articles 2008-05-19

Oklahoma-based Integris Health receives VHA President's Award of

Integris Health has been presented the 2008 VHA President's Award of Honor, based on clinical and community benefit performance. The Clinical Excellence category, in which Integris won a Leadership Award, recognizes organizations that have differentiated themselves from other health care organizations by achieving exceptionally high levels...

Articles 2008-05-07

Fitch Rates Pleasant Grove City $4.1MM Excise Tax Bonds 'A+'; Outlook Stable

SAN FRANCISCO -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Pleasant Grove City, Utah's the city $4.1 million excise tax bonds. In addition, the city's $2 million in outstanding parity bonds are assigned an 'A+' rating. The bonds will sell by negotiation during the week of May 26. The Rating...

Articles 2008-05-06

Proposed divestment pulled

WASHINGTON -- The United Methodist church's social policy agency has pulled a proposed resolution that would have withdrawn church investments in Caterpillar Inc. because the company supplies bulldozers to Israel. Church delegates will still consider other proposals to divest from companies involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but none...

Articles 2008-05-02

Fuchs' dystrophy

Dear Dr. SerVaas, I have been diagnosed with Fuchs' dystrophy and am using Muro-128 ointment and eye drops. What can you tell me about this condition and its preferred treatment? Doris Wittig Oak Grove, Missouri Fuchs' dystrophy is an inherited disorder of...

Articles 2008-05-01

Competitions showcase Pl. Grove dancers' skills

PLEASANT GROVE -- Competitive dancing builds self-esteem and prepares dancers for future contests, such as the grueling three- day regional challenge, Spotlight Dance Cup, held last monthin Bountiful, dance teachers say. At the competition, more than 30 studios competed from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bountiful's...

Articles 2008-04-28

49ers will pick ... someone

SANTA CLARA -- By this afternoon, speculation will end and the San Francisco 49ers will have themselves a draft pick. Until then, there are only hints. Every word out of the mouth of general manager Scot McCloughan and coach Mike Nolan has been scoured for trace...

Articles 2008-04-26

Glatfelter Names Deba Mukherjee as Vice President and General Manager, Specialty Papers Business Unit

YORK, Pa. -- Glatfelter announced today a leadership realignment within its Specialty Papers Business Unit. Deba Mukherjee has been named Vice President & General Manager of the North America-based Specialty Papers Business Unit replacing Tim Hess. Mr. Hess has been appointed Vice President of the Spring Grove, PA-based, Engineered &...

Articles 2008-04-07

Currying flavor

"No self-respecting Indian has a curry spice blend in their kitchen," says Raghavan Iyer, author of the forthcoming cookbook "660 Curries." If they did, all Indian food would taste the same, which as the title of Iyer's book indicates, it doesn't. To Indian chefs,...

Articles 2008-04-02

Malibu® Announces Second Annual Malibu® Outdoor Living™ Sweepstakes

SPRING GROVE, Ill., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Intermatic announced today its second annual $20,000 MalibuR Outdoor LivingTM Sweepstakes. To enter the sweepstakes, outdoor living enthusiasts can visit MalibuLights.com from March 28, 2008 through July 15, 2008 for a chance to win amazing prizes such landscape lighting, patio furniture and...

Articles 2008-03-31

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Keynote 2008 NRPA Congress

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: John Crosby of National Recreation and Park Association,+1-703-858-2142, jcrosby@nrpa.org Leading Environmental Advocate to Open Premier Park & RecreationEvent ASHBURN, Va., March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NationalRecreation and Park Association NRPA has announced that Robert F.Kennedy, Jr., one of the nations foremost activists on environmentalissues, will...

Articles 2008-03-27

Marvin Hagen of Mundelein for 25 years.(Obituaries)(Obituary)

Marvin Hagen of Mundelein for 25 years Marvin Hagen, 81, formerly of Park Ridge, died Friday, March 21, 2008, at Manor Care Nursing Facility in Libertyville. Mr. Hagen was born March 30, 1926, in Chicago. He was an electrical engineer for GATX (Stanford...

Articles 2008-03-24

Akorn-Strides, LLC Announces FDA Approval for Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection USP, 100 mg/2mL and 500 mg/10mL

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. -- Akorn-Strides, LLC today announced the approval of an ANDA for Fosphenytoin Sodium Injection USP, 100 mg/2mL and 500 mg/10mL equivalent to Phenytoin Sodium. Akorn-Strides, LLC is a Joint Venture that was formed in 2005 by Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) and Strides Arcolab Limited (NSE:STAR) (BSE:532531). The primary...

Articles 2008-03-19

Daniel Rubin: Con men target those on suckers list

Madeline Root was on the phone again, crying. "They won't leave me alone," she said. "This time they want to give me $2.5 million." The Willow Grove woman knows it's a scam but can't help herself. She needs a new hip. She's been hurting for nine years. Her HMO won't...

Articles 2008-03-10

Better too many ideas than a sea of crinolines

You'll be hooked on this classy US import where costume drama meets the future Television Mad Men BBC4 Television drama used to put the past and the present in two separate boxes, marked "Contemporary" (think police sirens, shell suits,...

Articles 2008-03-09