For the Intelligencer Published 3:02 pm CDT, Thursday, October 18, 2018 SIUE School of Engineering SIUE School of Engineering Photo: SIUE Photo Photo: SIUE Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 SIUE School of Engineering SIUE School of Engineering Photo: SIUE Photo SIUE Department of Civil Engineering boosted by industry support 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Industry donations are supporting curriculum advancement in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s (SOE) Department of Civil Engineering, as it prepares industry leaders who will excel in an ever-changing world. MiTek USA, Inc. has contributed $10,000 in direct support of the Department of Civil Engineering’s Timber Design … [Read more...] about SIUE Department of Civil Engineering boosted by industry support
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A year in Trump Country
(This story has been optimized for offline reading on our apps. For a richer experience, you can find the full version of this story here. An Internet connection is required.) After eight years of displeasure with the presidency of Barack Obama and faced with a choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Dennis Schminke of Austin, Minn., didn’t have to think hard about how he would vote in 2016. A retired corporate manager, a staunch conservative and a county Republican official, he supported the New York businessman. Since then, there has not been a day that Schminke wished that Clinton, rather than Trump, were president. But week by week, month by month, as he has watched the events of Trump’s presidency, he has become increasingly conflicted and concerned about what he has seen. The turmoil, he said, has often left him feeling “motion sick.” By early spring, he expressed a different sentiment. He had not fully broken, but he was no longer as … [Read more...] about A year in Trump Country
Audible’s founder talks about selling his company to Amazon for $300 million, bonding with Jeff Bezos, and how he managed to have a ‘nontoxic’ midlife crisis (AMZN)
Richard Feloni, provided by Published 12:34 pm, Sunday, April 22, 2018 Audible Audible CEO Don Katz founded the digital audiobook company in 1995, launched with one of the world's first digital audio players. The company made it through the late 1990s tech bubble and the death of a CEO Katz hired. Katz sold Audible to Amazon in 2008 for $300 million, keeping it largely independent and retaining his role as CEO. He shared what he learned from switching careers so late, and why he bonded with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Don Katz sounds more like a college English professor than a tech CEO. He's obsessed with literature and writing. And it's why he started Audible, the audiobook company owned by Amazon, in 1995. "It was all about the stories, and it was all about the voice of the stories," Katz said on Business Insider's podcast, "Success! How I Did It." "I was always an ear-driven writer, and I kind of heard things when I read it." Katz has been running a tech company for over a … [Read more...] about Audible’s founder talks about selling his company to Amazon for $300 million, bonding with Jeff Bezos, and how he managed to have a ‘nontoxic’ midlife crisis (AMZN)
How Kirsten Gillibrand lost 40 lbs. in a year — Romney has infrastructure-in-waiting; Pawlenty runs Romney ’08 playbook — Carol E. Lee elected to WHCA — Caroline Hughes b’day
DANA (“Danna,” like Bash) PRIEST, who won a Pulitzer as co-author of The Post’s Walter Reed series, has a blockbuster coming on the government-wide intelligence community, reports Gordon Lubold, general of POLITICO’s “Morning Defense.” Her piece was going Sunday but now may run Monday because The Post wants the Web buzz and traffic when more people are online. A good story for Jeremy Peters might be The Post’s increasing tendency to save big accountability pieces for Monday, giving the Sunday paper -- which still has the most space and highest circulation -- an identity crisis. An interdepartmental committee is on the case. Dana’s bio http://bit.ly/9GJbAf PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN -- ABC's Jake Tapper: "On Air Force One Thursday, flying back from Michigan, President Obama received a phone call from White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. 'I've got two things for you,' Emanuel told the President. 'Carol?' White House energy and … [Read more...] about How Kirsten Gillibrand lost 40 lbs. in a year — Romney has infrastructure-in-waiting; Pawlenty runs Romney ’08 playbook — Carol E. Lee elected to WHCA — Caroline Hughes b’day
BREAKING — TRUMP on AF1: ‘We can make a fast decision’ on FBI director, maybe even this week — 4 interviews today for the job — GLENN and MAGGIE’s W.H. intrigue — ISENSTADT’s hardship assignment: RNC in San Diego
Driving the Day Good Saturday morning, and happy weekend. On to Boston! John Wall hit a game-winning three-point shot to send the Washington Wizards back to Beantown for a Game 7 against the Celtics. The Celtics showed up in Washington wearing all black, and after the game, Wall said this to ESPN: “Y’all come to my city, wearing all black, talking about it’s a funeral. We worked too hard for this.” GREAT STAT: Neither Boston nor Washington has won in the other’s arena this season. Game 7 will be Monday night at 8 p.m. PRESIDENT TRUMP is at Liberty University this morning to deliver the commencement address. He’s flying on a smaller Air Force jet this morning -- not the 747 he usually flies.Story Continued Below BREAKING -- President Trump told reporters on Air Force One that “we can make a fast decision” on a new FBI director, and said it was possible he taps someone before he leaves for Saudi Arabia at the end of next week, per pooler … [Read more...] about BREAKING — TRUMP on AF1: ‘We can make a fast decision’ on FBI director, maybe even this week — 4 interviews today for the job — GLENN and MAGGIE’s W.H. intrigue — ISENSTADT’s hardship assignment: RNC in San Diego