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The LSU Ring has been worn by generations of Tigers. In 1932, the LSU Ring Tradition committee was created and tasked with designing the LSU Ring and developing celebrations that enhance the tradition and promote Tiger pride. Entities currently represented on the committee include LSU Student Affairs, LSU Finance & Administrative Services, LSU Alumni Association, LSU Student Government, and Balfour.

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LSU students, faculty/staff, and alumni can nominate both current LSU students and alumni for the award. The nomination period will typically be held in the Spring for the next academic year.

The LSU Ring Tradition committee will review nominations over the summer and select recipients for the award. We encourage eligible nominators to participate!

The university is proud of the LSU Ring Tradition and eager to share it with future Tigers for many years to come.

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Why the Obama Administration is targeting Malaysia and Vietnam in the trans-Pacific trade talks.

.Unless you happen to be a trade policy junkie like me, odds are you haven’t been following the progress of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the latest regional group formed out of frustration with the glacial pace of global trade liberalization. But it’s worth paying attention. The TPP discussion offers a good excuse to take a closer look at the problematic impact of crony capitalism in Southeast Asia — and, in particular, at the fate of government monopolies in countries whose leaders are loath to relinquish control to the market.

The TPP negotiations, which should be concluded by the end of this year, are largely the brainchild of Singapore and New Zealand, which launched them, along with Chile and Brunei, back in 2006. Australia, Peru, and the United States have since joined the party. But it’s the application of Malaysia and Vietnam — and U.S. demands on them — that are causing the biggest stir. For, to its credit, Washington is pressing both countries to agree to “21st century” rules for leveling the international playing field that go far beyond the elimination of tariffs and plain-vanilla government subsidies. The primary target: big state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

For years, SOEs in Malaysia and Vietnam have been criticized for murky business practices that keep competitors at bay and government employees in Mercedes. The idea now is to use the lure of membership in the TPP to persuade the Malaysians and Vietnamese to emulate Singapore — specifically, the government’s giant investment company, Temasek, whose business is both transparent and on the up-and-up.

Don’t pop the champagne corks just yet, though. While Hanoi acknowledges that its SOEs have, well, certain problems, the Vietnamese Communist Party is deeply reluctant to cede control of its big enterprises and the patronage that goes with it.
A quick look at how the enterprises in question operate sheds light on why prospects for serious reforms are unlikely. In Malaysia, powerful SOEs cast a long shadow over the economic landscape. Today, these corporations sit astride some 15 percent of the economy, including the key energy, telecommunications, and financial services sectors.

Consider Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the government’s investment arm, which dates to 1993 and now owns over 60 corporations. Among its investments are the UEM Group (which dominates highway and commercial construction), financial institutions (including Santubong Ventures), and Integrated Healthcare Holdings (a major hospital operator). Khazanh also holds a 60 percent stake in Malaysia Airports and 36 percent of Telekom Malaysia.

And then there’s Petronas, Malaysia’s giant oil and gas corporation, which has enjoyed a monopoly since 1974. With profits of $40 billion in 2010 ($10 billion more than ExxonMobil!), Petronas is one of the world’s great money machines.
The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International ranks the Malaysian energy giant at the bottom of its company scorecard both on anti-corruption efforts and organizational disclosure. Petronas probably has good reasons for secrecy; it has only grudgingly launched an anti-corruption initiative that will compel it to share information with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

Prime Minister Mohamed Najib has acknowledged the need for broad SOE reforms on the grounds that crony capitalism is discouraging foreign investment. He also pressed for Malaysia’s first antitrust law, which went into effect in February 2012. From now on, the SOEs will have to answer to a Competition Commission with wide investigative powers. While the prime minister (who appoints the members of the commission) faces some opposition from within his ruling party, he’s positioned to use the TPP talks as an excuse to sustain the effort to rein in state-owned enterprises.

The same cannot be said for Vietnam. To be sure, the Politburo started down the capitalist road as far back as 1986 with the Doi Moi reforms, which were intended to mirror Deng Xiaoping’s capitalist-socialist hybrid in China. By 2006, the SOEs’ share of GDP had been whittled to “just” 38 percent. But the party and the bureaucracy have since managed to push back, stalling further efforts at privatization or internal SOE reform.

In 2008, a group of Harvard economists who run an advisory program in Vietnam drove the point home with a detailed 56-page analysis of why Vietnam hasn’t managed the sort of growth that would put it in the income category of, say, South Korea or Taiwan. The report places much of the blame on the SOEs, which include the country’s dominant oil, electricity, railroad, telecommunications, banking, and insurance companies. Not only did the companies lack professional management, the report concluded, but they also failed to focus on improving their ability to compete in international markets. Worse still, the economists said, insiders had used the SOE reforms to build personal fortunes by misappropriating state assets.
While it is a crime in Vietnam to criticize the economic policies of the Communist Party, SOE scandals have occasionally become a matter of public record.

Vinashin, the state-owned shipping company that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung once predicted would become the world’s fourth-largest shipbuilder, collapsed in 2010 under the weight of $4.6 billion in debts — a good chunk of which was owed to foreigners. The impulse to use government credit to invest in businesses beyond Vinashin’s competence (such as speculating in real estate) had proved irresistible, it seems. (Nine of Vinashin’s executives, including its chairman, were recently sentenced to long prison terms.) Post-scandal, Vinashin is now being restructured, but not necessarily reformed. According to Jonathan Pincus, Dean of the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program in Ho Chi Minh City, the government’s approach to reform does not involve “tightening corporate governance” or “increasing transparency.”

Much the same story can be told about EVN, the state-owned electricity monopoly. Like Vinashin, EVN neglected its core business to speculate in real estate. Of course, investing in anything but power plants may have looked reasonable from EVN’s perspective, since the company’s owners (the government) required EVN to sell power for less than the real cost of producing it.

In any event, last year Prime Minister Dung ordered EVN to spin off its telecom and banking subsidiaries. But EVN’s incentives to mimic the private market are still undermined by the need to keep the party and the bureaucracy happy (and affluent).
Meanwhile, U.S. trade negotiators are making it too easy for the Vietnamese to hang tough: The one carrot that might tempt Hanoi to challenge the stakeholders in the SOEs — greater access to U.S. clothing and shoe markets, where tariffs run as high as 36 percent — is off the table. So Washington’s ambition to bring trade into the 21st century has effectively been stalemated by its own insistence on what amounts to 18th century protectionism back home. “They are asking us to swallow a lot,” one Vietnamese negotiator says, “but we don’t want to choke.”

Why, you might ask, is the Obama Administration so determined to reform the SOEs in Malaysia and Vietnam? It would certainly mark a step forward in the effort to promote global economic efficiency by expanding trade. But Washington also has a bigger goal in mind: using reforms in Southeast Asia to set an example for China, the world’s epicenter of state capitalism.

The auguries are not favorable, at least in the near term. China, like Vietnam, views state-owned enterprises as a means to a political end — a mechanism for reaping the fruits of growth without sacrificing the perquisites of government power. And nothing that comes out of the TPP is likely to change hearts and minds in Beijing.

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Brian Otskey is an RTC columnist. Every Tuesday during the regular season he’ll be giving his 10 thoughts on the previous week’s action. You can find him on Twitter @botskey

  1. Over the last week we have seen the number of undefeated teams reduced to zero. Now that every team has a loss, the speculation about which team should be #1 is heating up. Those who adhere to the résumé argument will say that Duke deserves to stay atop the polls despite its Saturday loss to NC State and they are absolutely right. The problem is, in my opinion, that ranking teams based on their résumé  alone is the easy way out. We have a NCAA Tournament Selection Committee who does that for us every year in mid-March. There is more to ranking a team than who it has beat and who it has lost to. There are other factors to consider including statistics and extenuating circumstances. When it comes to the Blue Devils as they are currently constructed, I can’t say they are the best team in the country. Duke is a potent offensive team, but there are other areas for concern. While acknowledging that the efficiency numbers say otherwise, I don’t believe Duke is an elite defensive team. The Blue Devils have allowed 70+ points on only four occasions, but all have come against good competition–Minnesota, Louisville, Santa Clara, and NC State. That tells me when the chips are down against good teams, Duke might not be able to get the stops it needs to win a close game away from Cameron Indoor Stadium. Rebounding is also a concern for Mike Krzyzewski’s team despite having Mason Plumlee in the middle. But perhaps the more immediate concern is the injury to Ryan Kelly who is out indefinitely with a foot injury. Duke has been quiet about it, with Coach K only saying it could be a long-term recovery. This only creates more doubt about a player who is very important to the team’s success. Duke is certainly among the top three or four teams in the country right now, but with Kelly’s uncertainty, some defensive concerns (especially compared to say, Louisville), and the rebounding Achilles heel, I have a hard time saying Duke is the flat out best team in the nation.

    Ryan Kelly's injury is a major concern for Duke.

    Ryan Kelly’s injury is a major concern for Duke.

  2. Watching Connecticut take it to Louisville in the first half of last night’s Big Monday game probably created some doubt about the Cardinals among those watching. Of course, there are two halves to a basketball game and Louisville showed why it was ranked #1 in this week’s poll with a dominant second half against the Huskies. There are two main keys to Louisville’s success: Peyton Siva and team defense. Siva was on the bench for quite some time in the first half with foul trouble, but came back and took over after intermission. Louisville’s defense, after giving up 54% shooting in the first half and likely enduring the wrath of Rick Pitino at halftime, held Connecticut to 24 points on 26% shooting over the final 20 minutes. Louisville’s ability to lock you down is second to none. There is not another team in the nation that combines the quickness and ball pressure of two all-conference guards, tall and agile forwards, depth, and an eraser with a massive wingspan on the back line. If the Cardinals are to win a national championship in Atlanta this April, defense will be the reason why. While Louisville is certainly better offensively than it was last season, I still have some concerns on that end of the floor. Louisville could have a tough time against a team with a good interior defense (Kansas for example) because three-point shooting it a major weakness. Can the Cardinals score in a halfcourt game (as tournament games usually are) against strong competition when they absolutely have to come up with a bucket? In my view, that is still to be determined.  If the answer is yes, Louisville will be your national champion.
  3. I have already discussed my current thoughts on two national title contenders, Duke and Louisville, but who are the others? While this year’s NCAA Tournament will be as wide open as any in recent memory, I really feel only six to eight teams are capable of going all the way. In addition to the Blue Devils and Cardinals, I see Michigan, Indiana, Florida, and Kansas as sure-fire championship contenders. Others such as Syracuse and Arizona could be in the mix but I am not ready to put either of those two clubs in the same category as the other six. After that the quality of college basketball begins to drop off. You can never rule anything out, but I’d be surprised if the last team left standing at the Georgia Dome isn’t one of those eight, specifically the first six. Michigan and Indiana are similar teams. Both have elite offenses, but defense can be a concern, especially with Michigan. Indiana has piled up impressive defensive statistics against inferior competition so I will be very interested to see how the Hoosier defense looks in Big Ten play. That was Indiana’s problem last year and it needs to be fixed in order for Indiana to win its first national title since 1987. Kansas has perhaps the highest ceiling of any of these teams because of Ben McLemore’s immediate impact, Jeff Withey in the middle, experience (four starters played in last year’s championship game) and, of course, Bill Self. I worry that Florida has peaked early but there’s still a long way to go for the Gators to make a run. Florida will run roughshod over a down SEC and enter the tournament with a gaudy record. The Gators are well-balanced and do so many things well. Don’t underestimate them just because they have two losses. Florida is the real deal.

    These guys could meet again in Atlanta this April. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

    These guys could meet again in Atlanta this April. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

  4. USC’s firing of Kevin O’Neill on Monday comes as a surprise because of the timing but given the Trojans’ play on the court, we shouldn’t be all that surprised. My RTC colleague Andrew Murawa wrote a solid, detailed take on the situation on the Pac-12 microsite. O’Neill always had a reputation at being difficult to get along with and there would seem to be little incentive to keep an abrasive coach who doesn’t win and doesn’t recruit the local area very well. The speculation as to who will be the next USC coach is sure to attract a lot of attention and plenty of big names. Chief among them should be Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon. A Southern California native, this seems like the perfect time for Dixon to come back home. With Pittsburgh transitioning to the ACC next season and the program not on as solid footing as it is accustomed to, he may be eager for a new challenge rather than playing for third, fourth, or even fifth place every year in the new look ACC. Plus, the chance to go head-to-head with former boss Ben Howland across town at UCLA would be enticing (provided Howland remains employed with the Bruins). Another high-profile name sure to surface is St. John’s coach Steve Lavin. No stranger to California, Lavin would blend in well back in downtown Los Angeles. The question is, does he leave St. John’s and New York without finishing the project? It will be a tough choice for Lavin this offseason. St. Mary’s coach Randy Bennett could also be on the radar for USC AD Pat Haden.
  5. The last week was very good for Ohio State basketball. The Buckeyes rebounded from a blowout at Illinois and took down Purdue on the road before beating rival Michigan on Sunday, handing the Wolverines their first loss of the season. Aaron Craft was Aaron Craft again, locking up star Michigan point guard Trey Burke while scoring 15 points on 6-7 FG against Purdue. Thad Matta still needs a reliable scorer alongside Deshaun Thomas (Lenzelle Smith can be that guy), but this team has the toughness and defense needed to finish high in the Big Ten. Ohio State certainly has its flaws, but still has two months to figure it all out before the NCAA Tournament. It would be foolish to sleep on Ohio State especially given the teams they are competing against in the 10-15 spot in the rankings. The Buckeyes have a very good chance to climb their way back into the top 10 and be a major threat in the NCAA Tournament.
  6. Aside from Kansas, most people would not be impressed with the Big 12 when they look at the standings. Kansas State has moved into the #2 spot for now, but I’m not sure how high its ceiling is. Oklahoma State has hit a rough patch after starting hot and Baylor just can’t seem to put it all together. After that, there isn’t much. But take a look at who is tied with Kansas State for second in the conference: Lon Kruger’s Oklahoma Sooners. After three consecutive sub-.500 seasons since Blake Griffin left for NBA riches, the Sooners haven’t been relevant. That is quickly changing this year as Kruger has his team off to an 11-3 start after knocking off rival Oklahoma State in the “Bedlam” game on Saturday. Oklahoma still struggles to shoot the ball but has improved defensively, allowing 70+ points only three times. A solid inside presence, anchored by Romero Osby and Amath M’Baye, does a good job hiding this team’s inability to consistently make jump shots. Senior Steven Pledger is a good leader and is a pretty good three-point threat despite his teammates’ outside shooting struggles. Oklahoma isn’t going to blow anyone away, but in a down Big 12 where everyone is playing for second place, the Sooners have a chance to make a statement this winter in only Kruger’s second year on the job.
  7. One of Oklahoma’s former Big 12 competitors in a similar situation is Texas A&M, now 12-3 and 2-0 in its first SEC season after winning at Rupp Arena on Saturday. Elston Turner stole the show with 40 points and the Aggies now enter a Thursday night showdown with Florida in College Station with a chance to make the country take notice. A&M has won two SEC games against solid competition (Arkansas and Kentucky) by an average of 15 points. In a conference where arguably half of the 14 teams are not any good and only two are considered top 25 worthy, Billy Kennedy and his team have a great opportunity to pile up a bunch of conference wins and get into the NCAA Tournament. The key will be taking care of business against the bad teams and defending home court against some of the better teams in the league. Beating Florida may be asking too much but there’s no reason to believe Texas A&M can’t beat any of the other teams in the SEC on its home floor. If the Aggies do beat Florida though, look out. Texas A&M’s non-conference profile isn’t very good so it does need 10 to 12 SEC wins in order to have a chance at the NCAA Tournament.

    Elston Turner lit up Rupp Arena for 40 points on Saturday. (AP)

    Elston Turner lit up Rupp Arena for 40 points on Saturday. (AP)

  8. Two teams out west that aren’t getting the publicity they deserve are Boise State and Utah State. Boise State has seemingly been buried by the coverage received by Mountain West foes San Diego State, UNLV, New Mexico and even Wyoming, but the Broncos have the best non-conference win of any team in their league, a 13-point victory at Creighton on November 28. Boise State also took Michigan State to the brink in East Lansing eight days before that. Leon Rice’s team won at Wyoming last week with four suspended players (including leading scorer Derrick Marks) ahead of a big home date with New Mexico tomorrow night. Marks and two others will return against the Lobos. Get that one and Boise has to be considered a contender in this league. Boise State needs work defensively, but Marks and Anthony Drmic headline an offense that can put up points in a hurry. Four and a half hours southeast of Boise you will find Utah State. While not nearly the team Boise State is, the Aggies once again have a group to be reckoned with in the WAC. Stew Morrill just completed his usual non-conference schedule full of cupcakes, but the Aggies still have to be taken seriously at 14-1. After all, Utah State has won two of the past four WAC tournaments and three of the past four regular season titles. While the loss of Danny Berger was incredibly unfortunate, Utah State still has the pieces to make a run at another WAC title. This is a well-oiled machine offensively by mid-major standards, averaging 73 points per game in a very low possession system.  Jared Shaw is a strong rebounder in the middle while Preston Medlin leads the team in scoring and represents a strong perimeter threat. Utah State has good depth but stiffer competition from Denver, Louisiana Tech, and New Mexico State will make winning the WAC harder this season. One thing is for sure, it will be a fun race for the conference title.
  9. For the second time in as many seasons, Syracuse again faces the prospect of one of its important players dealing with eligibility concerns. Last year it was Fab Melo, this year it’s James Southerland who is out indefinitely with an undisclosed eligibility issue. A 6’8” senior forward, Southerland is Syracuse’s third-leading scorer and an important piece on the back line of the 2-3 zone. Head coach Jim Boeheim called the situation “troubling” according to a report on Syracuse.com, but also said the situation could be “resolved.” Southerland, the Orange’s most consistent three point shooter, is a valuable piece for an offense that struggles to shoot the three point shot to begin with. Without him in the lineup, Syracuse will have to make some adjustments on both ends of the floor. The cloud of uncertainty surrounding the situation certainly doesn’t help either. While this shouldn’t impact the Orange as forcefully as Melo’s situation last year, it will hurt their production and depth. Brandon Triche and C.J. Fair will bear the brunt of the scoring load with Southerland out but this is also an opportunity for Michael Carter-Williams to get out of his shooting slump. MCW is a great assist man but he hasn’t shot the ball well at all. With opposing defenses locking in on Triche and Fair while trying to slow down Carter-Williams, he may have to look to score more in Southerland’s absence. Syracuse’s first test without Southerland will be against #1 Louisville this Saturday, assuming he remains ineligible. We will know right away how much his loss impacts Syracuse.
  10. Winners of five straight games since a disappointing loss to Green Bay, Marquette is sitting pretty at 12-3 and 3-0 in the Big East. With three of their next four games at home against three of the bottom tier conference teams beginning tomorrow night, the Golden Eagles are in prime position to enter February at or near the top of the Big East standings. A key game will be a winnable road contest at Cincinnati. If Marquette gets that one, it may be time to look at Marquette as one of the top teams in the Big East after a slower start to the season than it is accustomed to. Davante Gardner has emerged as a reliable low post threat for Buzz Williams while Vander Blue is beginning to blossom as the go-to guy and a leader on this team. Marquette has a lot of complementary players, hard-working “lunch pail” type of guys, who embrace the team concept. That’s a credit to Williams, who has built upon what Tom Crean left him five years ago. Trent Lockett’s adjustment period has taken longer than expected and Todd Mayo’s problems have been a distraction, but this team has had the mental toughness to overcome almost anything throw in its way. Consistency, effort and hustle are Williams’ calling cards in Milwaukee and it looks like Marquette will once again contend for a top five finish in the Big East and win at least 20 games for what would be the eighth consecutive season.
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Nutritional genomics: the next frontier

We’ve talked recently about functional foods. Functional foods are foods that provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition. They can be natural foods, like blueberries, or processed foods like fortified orange juice or infant formula.

While they receive a lot of press for their potentially positive health effects, are you really getting those benefits? Are they always functional for everyone?

George and Clara Jones both eat the same heart healthy diet and work out together regularly. Clara’s cholesterol is dangerously high, and George’s is on the low side. It’s all in the genes, right? Maybe, but that’s only part of the story. How does Clara’s body process her food and exercise? Why is it so much worse than George’s at controlling cholesterol levels on this particular diet? And the million-dollar question: what could Clara eat, or do, that might work better for her body?

Differences in individual response to diet have stumped nutritionists for decades1. Why is a food healthy for one person and poison for another? How, specifically, are your genes telling your body to process the food you eat?

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Nutrigenetics is the application of nutrigenomics to the individual. It studies how an individual’s genetic makeup affects their response to diet and susceptibility to diet related diseases like cancer, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, etc. One of the aims of nutrigenetics is to tailor diet, giving an individual a means to determine what functional foods work best to prevent disease in his/her body, given the individual’s genetic makeup.4 In layman’s terms: personalized diet plans composed of your own superfoods. Cha-ching!

Before you call up your local gene sequencing company looking for the key to eternal youth, keep in mind that nutritional genomics is a young discipline, very far off from developing recommendations or products ready for market and anyone advertising otherwise may be jumping the gun. A legion of related scientists including nutritionists, geneticists, biomedical researchers, and behavioral scientists are still developing the field’s foundational knowledge base.5  Though as diet becomes an increasingly challenging problem in the US, it seems inevitable that nutritional genomics will play a critical role in development of preventative medicine for millions of us in the coming years.

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Defense Committee Formed for the Liberty City 7

On September 28, 2006, the Miami Herald reported that activists announced the formation of the Liberty City 7 Defense Committee.

' ''We conclude that these arrests were wrongful, politically motivated and racially motivated,'' said Max Rameau of Miami CopWatch, a lead group organizing the defense committee...Family members of three of the men -- Narseal Batiste, Stanley Phanor and Lyglenson Lemorin -- stood shoulder to shoulder, wearing t-shirts that featured the men's photographs and the words: "The U.S. government is the real terrorist!'' '

In addition to the defense committee there is a movement to Free the Liberty City 7 that "calls on all lovers of freedom and social justice to unite" with the following demands: the immediate release of the Liberty City 7; reparations to the families of the Liberty 7 for emotional, physical and psychological trauma inflicted by the ordeal; an international press conference held by all major media denouncing all slanderous comments made of the Liberty City 7 – including accusations of terrorism and criminals.

It is well known that there is no basis for the accusations made by the state against the LC7, yet we are left to wonder what will happen to groups/individuals such as the LC7 now that the laws have been amended.

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Understanding 9/11

The following information was obtained from the website Arsenal of Hypocrisy, maintained by film maker Randy Atkins. Randy has a link to an overview titled: The 9/11 Operation: A Summary that puts the whole operation into perspective. The following key statements were taken from the AOH website as well.

“One of the main objectives of war propaganda is to ‘fabricate an enemy.' As anti-war sentiment grows and the political legitimacy the Bush Administration falters, doubts regarding the existence of this illusive ‘outside enemy’ must be dispelled.

“Propaganda purports not only to drown the truth but also to ‘kill the evidence’ on how this ‘outside enemy,' namely Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda was fabricated and transformed into ‘Enemy Number One.' The entire National Security doctrine centers on the existence of an ‘outside enemy’ which is threatening the Homeland.”As Michel Chossudovsky points out in The Anglo-American War of Terror: An Overview:

“I was not involved in the September 11 attacks in the United States nor did I have knowledge of the attacks. There exists a government within a government within the United States. The United States should try to trace the perpetrators of these attacks within itself; to the people who want to make the present century a century of conflict between Islam and Christianity. That secret government must be asked as to who carried out the attacks." Usama Bin Laden

Usama Bin Laden is not named as the perpetrator of 9-11 by the FBI: When asked why there is no mention of 9/11 on Bin Laden’s Most Wanted web page, [Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI] said, “The reason why 9/11 is not mentioned on Usama Bin Laden’s Most Wanted page is because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.”

"It’s the function of the CIA and other intelligent agencies under orders from the bankers (Federal Reserve) to keep the world unstable, to propagandize and deceive the people. To instill fear and teach hatred of other peoples around the world, so that the American people will let the military/industrial/intelligence/media construct spend massive amounts of money for wars of conquest on energy rich nations. "
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The scenario presented here is the root of all dis-ease in the world. The enemy is not out there. Neither is the savior (defense). Truly the kingdom of heaven is within you, and also the kingdom of hell. The national malaise is only the manifestation of the personal spiritual disease of its citizens. The disease is terminal, it will bring the death of the nation and no human devising will heal it. There is a solution however.

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Top 15 Things To Do in Class When You're Bored by Mikayla Halsell

       We all know that school is important (and mandatory) and we should listen in class to our teachers (even if they're lecturing for a long time) because regardless of what Hollywood might tell you, you can only be successful if you have a very good education (unless you end up actually going to Hollywood) and continue on to college (despite the fact that most college graduates are having a very difficult time getting jobs).
       But even so, sometimes class can be boring and you zone out and end up staring at a wall. Well, instead of wasting your time, why not actually do something productive? Here are 10 things that you can do to help pass the time in class that are more interesting than watching the minute hand tick ever-so-slowly away.

*Disclaimer* I really do think that you should pay attention in class and not zone out and do random stuff.

1. Draw in your notebook

2. Daydream

3. Make a list of your top 10 favorite things (bands, movies, songs, etc.)

4. Write down you favorite quotes

5. Stare at someone near to you until they notice and look away. You'd be surprised at how entertaining this can be

6. For the last 20 minutes of class, think of a song every minute and play it in your head for that minute. When that minute is over, pick another song and so on.

7. Create your own pick-up lines and test them out later

8. Think of nicknames for everyone in the class

9. Write lyrics of a song on your notebook paper

10. Make a sundial

11. Give yourself a new identity

12. Pick an action that someone does often (tucking hair behind their ear, sniffing, scratching their head, say something stupid, etc.) and put a tally mark on your paper every time they do it

13. Yawn a couple times and see how many people yawn too

14. Play MASH in your notebook with yourself

15. Fold origami

But in all honesty, you should pay attention in class. Take notes, pass your tests, and graduate high school.

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  1. Just wondering how long La Vagabonde is, and who was the Manufacturer? Your adventures are a dream to many people!

  2. Just discovered your video and posts yesterday (or, “Yistah-dye”, as they pronounce it Down Under.) Amazing. Inspirational. Keep it running. Best video series I’ve ever seen. As they say down there, Good on ya, mate. (I’m listening to Elayna C, as I write this. That Sheila’s got talent! Fair Dinkum. That’s all the Aussie I know. Cheers from Canada, mate.

  3. I just want you guys to know, I have been so worried. I came home from work every day looking for an upload, just to know you were still afloat.
    I am so thrilled at this last video post, I know you made it one step closer to a dream come true. Congrats on a job well done!

    1. Hey Reuben! Thanks for your message! We update a little more regularly on our instagram accounts if you’re interested.

  4. Thanks Riley and Elayna for posting the GPS map. That’s way cool. Keep it up. Sail safe.

  5. Fantastic trip…glad you guys are safe. It would seem to me there might be some thoughts of…maybe this trip wasn’t such a good idea. But of course now that you have made it to where you are -you can’t remember thinking that!…lol. Press on mates and good sailing.

  6. Hey, were nice trip and vids, congrats!! I just wonder two things mainly:
    Why didn’t you install a wind-driven self-steering-system ? And how much fuel and water did you take with you for the pacific crossing?
    Thanks, Mainzel

  7. I just wanna’ start by saying how much I love you guys and the adventure you have embarked upon. I enjoy your videos, music, and the kinship exhibited in everything the two of you do together. I wouldn’t change a thing. I wish you nothing but the best in all your future endeavors and look forward to many years of sharing them with you.

    And now a philosophical question: The 2 of you seem to be very honest & honorable folks. How do you justify sneaking into resorts and “pirating” their services? These services cost the resorts money to operate, and do they not deserve to be paid in return for those services? Would it be no different than someone taking Elayna’s music album or any future movie or book rights you both might have without paying for them?

    Please understand, I am not judging or condemning you, nor am I pretending I am above doing the exact same thing. I just wonder how you “stay on an even-keel” in your gut with the knowledge of even the smallest of dishonest things such as this?

    I hope you do not take offense to this question, as these are some things I myself am struggling with while trying to keep clean the path I am on to be a more conscious human being and the impact on others I leave in my wake.
    Just some food for thought.

    Again, I love you both and wish only the best for you and your chosen future together in this adventure we call Life.
    Be well & keep the wind at your back!

  8. Hi there! greetings from Tigre, (at the Delta of the Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina)! I have sailed for many years on a 30 ft sloop I eventually sold to buy a 60 ft steel passagemaker trawler, which I have been repairing for the last 36 months! Your videos encourage me to go on in this never-ending task… expecting soon to “hit the road”. After having thoroughly tested the boat, I plan to sail to a group of islands near Paraty (close to Rio, in Brazil), and perhaps in two more years down to Tierra del Fuego (Ushuaia) and the Malvinas (Falkland Islands).
    At the beginning understanding Aussie was quite hard, but after having seen so many of your videos, I am almost mastering your language ;-).
    If I may, please let me give you a couple of tips: (first is for Elaina) when the sea gets bumpy, ALWAYS wear foul weather gear when cooking (pants over the boots)! If you get spilled by boiling water, you will be protected. (This is mandatory on my boat) Second: Pressure cookers are cheap, prevent spills and SAVE BUTANE! Third: cleaning the bottom of the boat while afloat can be a pain in the butt…. UNLESS you get a couple of vacuum suction cups in a hardware store, like those used to lift large sheets of glass. Once attached to the hull you will be able to do a better job with much less effort. When not in use for this specific task, you will find many other applications for this gadget! Fair winds and following seas!

    1. Hello Cosme,
      It seems to me that you are gonna start your adventure soon and I wish you all the best meu amigo.
      Best of luck and wish you to have great moments…
      Devrim as Orsa Sailor

  9. Hi,

    Love your video series.

    Question: What did you guys do professionally before setting sail?

  10. I wrote this a while back and came across it today and it brought you guys to mind. thought I would share it with you. happy sailing, you guys are my heroes. thank you for your bravery and inspiration.

  11. I love your Videos. I heard about your vids through a BVI sailing forum and pretty much binge watched till I got up to date. Then I saw a link on UT ube for those wealthy NYorkers with Cheeky Monkey and am working my way up to Panama so far.
    BTW, I prefer your videos. Cheers to you two and I hope all goes well for you and your ship.
    Maybe you can even meet up with CM crew and do a joint video? You can trade them some ice for another autopilot.

  12. Thank you for your great adventures you both always share.
    Here is a song for your next epic cast away.
    Just maybe I will one day hear it in a video of yours, that would really be something : ).
    Oh.. and I just purchased the trucker hat. excited about that one.
    Drift and fall again (featuring lola marsh) kill the noise remix

  13. +Sailing La Vagabonde . Congratulations for your shocking success ( more than 30.000 US$ per month ) … Riley , it will be very helpful to us , to let us know , about your sailing experience before buying the boat ( it was some 10 days ? With whom and where about ? ) and your first days , Sailing la Vagabonde , before meeting Elayna . There is a whole year of Sailing la Vagabonde , we know only some kind of money issues about . As “the beginning is half of everything” , we would love to know about how you dealed with sailing , anchoring , mooring , insuring “La Vagabonde ” and getting from Bari area to Ios . You did all these , alone ? with others? (sailing issues , are the ones that we care about ) . Fair Winds to All :)

  14. Accidentely found out about La Vagabonde two days ago… and I am sooooo hooked up now!!
    What an incredible adventure with two amazing and inspiring people!!
    Keep up the good work, you guys are doing it wonderfuly✌?

  15. Great videos and I am looking to do the same thing in 2 years time. If I wanted to send you something by post, where would I send it so you receive it at your next stopover?

  16. Hello from Arizona USA ,What a wonderful thing you two are doing ,I have a lot of catching up to do on your videos,so
    far I have truly enjoyed them.Be safe and stay afloat ,you are wonderful and amazing and inspiring people,Take care

  17. I recently got my sailing license in Spain and to celebrate my wife and I rented a 43 sailboat in Palma, Mallorca and sailed for a week, sleeping in small coves while anchored. It was a life changing experience for the both of us and we were very excited to see your YouTube channel and smiled when you mentioned you sailed to the Balearic Islands as well. 🙂 Keep the videos coming, and safe sailing adventures!

  18. I found about you on Brothers Green. I have now watched all of your videos and follow you on facebook/Instagram. I love the adventures. Please continue to keep us all posted and be safe.

  19. What a life! Always encouraging to see people that have worked so hard to live the dream and to be able to share it for others to enjoy! My dad and I always said we would sail the Pacific, and now the whole family is hooked on your videos.
    Wanted to leave a little comment to recommend one of my favourite books. ‘DOVE’ by Robin Lee Graham.
    If you haven’t read it already, not a long book, but very insightful and I’m sure relatable to your everyday life.
    Safe Sailing!
    Sarah 🙂
    Northern Beaches, Sydney, Australia.

  20. Talk to me about motion sickness (sea sick)?!! Your videos have me considering something similar but i get sick just trying to read a map in a car! Is this something you overcome or should i forget the sailing gig?!

  21. Hi Riley , hi Elayna!
    My Name is Daniela from Austria and on the first of October I start to sail around the World with my Boyfriend and our sailing boat El Toro.
    I like your videos very much and so I was wondering how the communication on board is working. Can you please let me know if you only use Internet on the Islands or with which system you are working. We also plan to make short Videos for our Facebook Site and we are interested in every information!
    Good luck to you and maybe we meet each other around the World 🙂
    Best greetings Daniela

    1. I am also curious if you are able to link up to satellite internet while sailing. What type of service do you use? How much does it cost?

      1. The easy way today is Iridium Go… Slowish (2400bps) but works. Good for SMS, basic emails, Smaller GRIB files, automatic Position tracking, Emergency calls and basic telephony. Works as as a local Wifi Hub, so works with smart phones, tablets, computers, etc.

        Pricing depends on countries, available asa prepay or subscription service.
        Iridium is upgrading their network (Iridium NEXT) to support broadband services, to be launched end 2017. New modems and services will be available. Watch the space as other services will drop in price or become obsolete.

        The other way I’ve used in the past was my trusted SSB and an SCS Pactor iii Modem. The system is more expensive to buy; is cheaper to operate; is more cumbersome and more technical; a General Radio Operator Licence is required; it consumes more power (SSB + Pactor modem + Computer) but is also more versatile and is also faster (2-4x) than Iridium Go.

        When near shore, a good active 12db Wifi Antenna and Wifi router is a must. The inexpensive Alfa Networks series work well for me.

  22. Almost two years ago I was in Malta walking along the harbor and notice your boat with this name …few month after I discover on youtube your video. What a nice trip you have done since!

    1. Hi Helena!

      Did you end up finding them? We have started a music blog as well as crediting them in the description of the videos and adding them to spotify and soundcloud playlists.

  23. Riley, congratulations on your lone passage to the Bay of Islands, thanks to bilgie for keeping an eye on you, he or is it she sure bought you good luck with the weather. Elayna has been shedding a few tears over you two being apart and I know us guys don’t handle these things well, but come on telling her you would happily do the same again was maybe not a good greeting. I know you said with a glint in your eye you were looking forward to having a meaningful talk with Elayna, fingers crossed this goes well, whatever you do it’s better with two. The new Vagabonde looks the business hope they fit a wind generator or will they leave you to fit the boat out for live aboard long distance cruising.
    I got this from another u tube blog, adding a few lines myself if it helps you out!!
    Whether the weather be fine
    or whether the weather be not,
    Whether the weather be cold
    or whether the weather be hot,
    I want to weather the weather
    with us being together.
    So will you be my wife
    and make me happy for the rest of my life.

    Wishing you fair winds and good sailing.

  24. vous êtes simplement les meilleurs on a hâte de vous voir sur la catamaran outremer dans de nouvelles aventures
    love sailing la vagabonde forever

  25. Hello There!
    We are a couple from Brazil and plan to sail on a Catamaran around the world in two years. Understood that you have a new CAT now…
    1- A Patreon pays US$10 per new video? How to get the bunch at once ? (I have seem from Ep one to 56 but would to have all of them at once?
    2- Were to see dates (ship-log) so we can plan better our own trip?

  26. Hey guys,
    I wait with baited breath every week for your new adventures, I love your music and especially love the fishing/diving/exploring.

    Watching you allows me to escape my life of living with CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), it is amazing what some sailing can do to help elevate the pain, and yes I often find myself living my life through your adventures. I live constantly in pain and therefore I am on my own very different journey, but simply being able to watch the both of you achieve so much from day 1 is breathtaking…

    thank you and keep up the amazing work

  27. Greetings from Houston, Texas! My husband and I have been loyally watching since spring of 2015. We are newlyweds and have had the dream of sailing around the world (with our future family) since the day we met on his sailboat. Your videos are our favorite to follow and help keep our dream alive while we work to get out of debt and fix up our first boat. You guys are an inspiration to us and we absolutely LOVE watching your adventures! Happy sailing and here’s to maybe meeting up somewhere around the world! -Tom & Amanda

    1. Awesome guys! Congrats on tying the knot 🙂 Thanks for the kind words and we’ll see you out on the big blue! xo

  28. Hi Riles
    We’ve found when hauling the mainsail up, if you lift the boon with the topping lift it’ll ease the slides and that sail will be at the top before you break sweat ! Once it’s set just drop the boon and you’re away.
    Can’t wait to drop anchor next door one day
    Emma and Ali U.K.

  29. Hello couple….I´m far from a computer/smartphone person, and not sure if is this is the way to send you messages, as I see you reading live coments..Just wanted to recomend Tarifa (most southern town in Europe thus Spain as well) to organice that meeting you are proposing. Tarifa has all those good vibes you´re looking for. At the end of September it is quite quiet, but there are some turist activity still going….Beautiful beaches, great food, lots of wind as it is windsurf and kitesurf best spot in Europe, that will bring great oportunity for you guys to show top performance of your “dinggy” to the people you invite. PLEASE CHOOSE TARIFA

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Sailing Westward

Monday, April 20, 2009

Ponta Delgada is not the second baseman for the Yankees or even the Orioles. It is the largest city on Sao Miguel, one of the Azores. The Azores are a part of Portugal even though the mainland is somewhere in the neighborhood of 800 miles ENE of here.

The island is a pleasant little place. We were here in 2001 so we didn’t feel the need to go touring today. Even so, we could see changes in the city just from the ship. On our previous visit, we were required to dock at the freight terminal; now, there is a new [to us] cruise ship terminal right at the waterfront’s main street. There has been lots of development along this strip of road, new shops and high-rise apartments to go with the newly opened pier. There are shops and restaurants both by the ship and across the street and we got the impression, based on the number of restaurants, coffee shops and bars, that this was a “happening place” at night. It looks and feels like the kind of place young people would flock to.

There is a “zoo choo” which makes a 45-minute circle of the downtown area, but we skipped that, too. Been here; seen it. Instead, we walked off the ship and across the street in an effort to spend our last twenty euros. We managed to spend about 1.50 euros on a package of lemon cookies for “the boys” and will use the rest for tips. The Prinsendam is turning around in Ft. Lauderdale for another 36-day trip to the Mediterranean and we think will give the remaining euros to a bar steward as a tip on the theory that he may be able to use the euros easier than dollars.

We ate lunch outside on the Lido deck today. It was a bit breezy, but it was good to eat outdoors for the first time in a month. After lunch, D created a generic certificate for the CC members which stated in part that they had successfully completed most of the 50-day cruise. Since we are still 10 days out, it was both accurate and a little joke. He commandeered the future cruise lady’s printer again and ran off fifteen copies.

Dinner with Sally, Bert and Mary was lively once again although Mary left before dessert to visit friends; it was not unusual since she never eats dessert. We closed down the dining room for the second straight night and MA went to the room while D showed Sally and Bert how to access the CC website so they, too, could research upcoming cruises. Later, D reprinted the certificates with the names of all of the people printed in the appropriate space. He played a little blackjack before retiring for the night and is back to even for the week.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Today was the final CC meeting for the cruise. We shared stories and experiences as well as jokes about our voyage [How long is 5 minutes in Varna? About 5 kilometers]. Sally and Bert joined us because they had heard about CC but had no idea what it really was, as if anyone does. Peeking at the website does not begin to demonstrate the camaraderie we have developed. Roger Flauta, the Beverage Manager, came for a moment or two and was greeted with a round of applause when D explained to the assemblage that Roger had done all of the real work in organizing the meetings. D gave Roger certificates for himself and Captain Gundersen. We were also fortunate that Elaine, the cruise lady, came for a few minutes if only to plug her 11:00 presentation on the 2010 World Cruise, and Cruise Director Thom popped in for a short hello and an apology – another meeting was scheduled simultaneously with ours in the Crow’s Nest. We didn’t mind and even shared our cookies at the end of our meeting.

Trivia was a bust today, but we again avoided armed conflict at the table. We ate lunch with Norm and Kay who told wonderful stories of growing up in the wild Northwest. Bears and snakes and moose, oh my! Around 3:00, MA took her nap and D created a CC chart with names and e-mail addresses in response to a request at the meeting. We doubt that the lists will get much use, but we could be wrong.

After another pleasant dinner, MA went to the cabin to read and D went to the casino. On the way, he met the captain who was confirming that the appropriate chart for our current position was posted. D joked that if the Captain was lost, then D would start to worry. The Captain replied that he knew where we were and that he would have been worried if the Mediterranean chart were still posted. Uneasy lies the head….

D returned to the cabin at 11:00 to find MA still reading. Shortly after he returned, she turned off the light and went to sleep. This sequence will be important when we continue with a sea day tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Sometime in the middle of the night, D decided it would be fun to print a certificate for Norm and Kay who were celebrating their 55th anniversary today. He crawled out of bed at 7:45, dressed and was about to leave when realized that he couldn’t find his cabin key; it wasn’t in the usual spot. The cabin was still dark, so he grabbed the old one [from weeks ago when he locked himself out] and trudged up to Cruise Lady’s desk where he made and printed the certificate.

In order to keep it a surprise, he asked one of the dining room gatekeepers, Rahmat, to place it on Kay and Norm’s table tonight; they’ll know who sent it since it is eerily similar to the CC certificate they received yesterday. Rahmat found that HAL was already aware of the anniversary and that a cake was being delivered to them as well. Undoubtedly, a slew of Indonesians will serenade the “lovely couple” when the cake is delivered. “Happy anniversary, lovely couple; Happy anniversary to you.”

D had no trouble getting back into the cabin, but he and MA tore the place apart trying to find the key card. Despite our best efforts, we couldn’t find it. It wasn’t on the floor, under the bed or in any of his pockets, yet it must still be in the room since D was able to open the door last night. As Yul Brynner said, “It’s a puzzlement.”

Today was also Mariner Day. HAL alumni were invited to brunch or lunch as a “thank you” for their loyalty. On previous cruises, the alumni have been given cocktails or what pretends to be champagne in the show lounge as new “milestone” passengers receive pins and/or medals. This time, it was a seated brunch for us; we think the “milestone” folks were invited to the later gathering. We sat with Barbara and Marvin and two other couples who looked vaguely familiar and had a pleasant time. We think we are approaching 200 days on HAL, but the next pin or medal comes at 300 days, so we have a while to wait for that one.

We returned to the room after our early lunch but still could not find the key card. MA rested while D updated and proofread the journal as we awaited the start of trivia at 3:15. The time was changed today to accommodate the Mariner lunches; Hell hath no fury like an angry trivia player.

We should have stayed in the room. We scored a miserable 11 points out of 23 and still weren’t too far behind the winning score of 15. Even if the correct answers we ignored had been used, we would have had only 14. [Which river rises in the Black Forest and goes to the Black Sea? What Baltic nation was the first to break from the USSR?] After the usual apres-trivia chat, “we” went shopping and bought another[!] mug for the kitchen and some T-shirts. When MA went for an iced latte, D went to play blackjack for a few minutes. He returned with a 50 per cent return on his money – his ten dollars was now fifteen, a start on paying for the mug. We sat with Barbara and schmoozed a bit, then returned to the cabin to rest for dinner [and continue proofreading]. When we returned to the room, D made one more search of his dress pants and found the missing key card in a pants pocket where it had been hiding all along.

Here’s another flashback – It must have been Monday night. D had just sat down at the blackjack table when Shirley, one of the regulars, complained that she was having a hot flash. A discussion of hot flashes ensued among Shirley, Carol [another regular], Dora [the pit boss] and the female dealer. The casino workers are too young to know the joys of hot flashes and Carol, especially, was trying to explain them. D felt Shirley put her head on his shoulder and thought she was resting until he realized that she had slid down his chest and had her head on the blackjack table. She had passed out cold. He and one of the other players sat her up as she started to recover consciousness and the casino manager half carried her out to the deck where it was cooler. He managed to get her to her cabin and reported to the table that she was feeling much better and had refused to see the doctor or nurse. Oh, the drama! Oh, the excitement!

The evening was unusual only in that there was nothing on the menu that appealed to us, so D asked Toro if he and MA could get Caesar salads with a grilled chicken breast [no problem]. It was like being home again.

Afterwards, we followed our nighttime ritual of reading and blackjack. D did not lose his key card this time.

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  1. The Panama Canal cruise is now down to $2427.12 for an inside cabin. It's a FL special 17 days.... San Diegfo to Baltimore Oct 23rd!!!!


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IRIS Announces Changes and Additions to Its Executive Leadership Team

Imaging Systems Leader Eclipses 250,000 Diabetic Retinopathy Examinations and Positions Itself for Continued Growth

PENSACOLA, Fla., Jan. 25, 2018 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems (IRIS), the industry leader in early detection systems for diabetic eye disease, announced today the appointment of Chris Belmont as interim CEO, effective immediately. He replaces Jason Crawford, who will step down from his position as CEO.

"After careful planning and a strategic review of the company, the Board of Directors has decided to make a change in direction," said Dr. Sunil Gupta, M.D., Board Chairman, IRIS Founder and Chief Medical Officer. "We want to thank Jason for his service and contributions over the last five years leading IRIS to our current phase of growth and in our mission to end preventable blindness. We are excited to welcome Chris Belmont, whose experience includes more than 25 years of leadership in some of the world's most respected patient care organizations, as well as membership on our initial Board of Advisors at IRIS. His deep domain expertise and strategic acumen position IRIS strongly for the next phase of our development."

Belmont is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, ranked the No. 1 cancer center in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. He also previously served as CIO and Senior Vice President of Ochsner Health System, Louisiana's largest nonprofit, academic, multispecialty healthcare delivery system.

In addition to his leadership roles at Ochsner and MD Anderson, Belmont has previously held senior IT positions at top healthcare technology companies, including Siemens Medical Solutions. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, La., and has been a member of the Louisiana HIMSS Board since 2006 and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

"I'm grateful for the opportunity to lead IRIS in helping medical groups and health systems end preventable blindness for people with diabetes," Belmont said. "We believe strongly in our mission, and we have been very fortunate to partner with a growing number of organizations who are working within their patient populations to make a difference."

Through its numerous clients across the United States, IRIS recently eclipsed 250,000 diabetic retinopathy exams. IRIS has helped these organizations diagnose pathology in one-quarter of all patients who've received an exam and more than seven percent of those diagnosed as moderate, severe or proliferative.

In other news, IRIS also named Steve Martin as Chief Commercial Officer and Scott Ginnetti as Vice President of Human Resources and Leadership Development.

Martin most recently served as Senior Vice President of Sales for Emmi Solutions, a patient engagement technology company, which was acquired by Wolters Kluwer for $175 million in November 2016. He has also held Senior Vice President of Sales roles at Merge Healthcare and Allscripts. Martin currently serves as a Board of Director for Telemedicine Solutions.

Meanwhile, Ginnetti worked for one of the nation's largest long term care providers, where he helped centralize and rebuild the HR team from the ground up for an organization with more than 16,000 stakeholders. Prior to that, he worked at Baptist Health Care (BHC) in the Pensacola area, where he achieved numerous accomplishments over his 12-year tenure.

About Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems

Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems (IRIS) is the industry leader in early detection systems for diabetic eye disease. The company's IRIS solution is an end-to-end FDA-cleared, telemedicine system that has improved quality, expanded access and reduced costs for diabetic retinopathy exams across the U.S. IRIS was founded in 2011 by nationally recognized retina surgeon Dr. Sunil Gupta, with a vision to end preventable blindness through the development and deployment of retinal diagnostic services in the primary care setting. The IRIS team of physicians, technicians and best practice client success experts partner with forward-thinking providers and payers to enhance patient outcomes by closing care gaps in healthcare systems. IRIS is the recipient of the 2017 Microsoft Innovation Award and the 2016 Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award in Diabetic Retinopathy. For additional information, visit

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  1. I think I'm going to need this when I get all moved and settled in the new place! :) My favorite part of moving is getting to decorate AGAIN!


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