Floating in about 4m of water off Makena, Maui, I was startled by the sudden appearance of a sea turtle, swimming out from nearby coral. He was less than 1 meter in front of me, as this 7MB Quicktime movie shows.
I was later told that some people feed them hot dogs, which unfortunately explains his proximity. I was advised to keep an eye on my fingers. Screen saver jpeg sea turtle image (215K). The images were captured with a Canon S70 digital camera and a WP-DC40 underwater case.
Daily Archives: December 27, 2004
Madison’s Third Wave Technologies Apparently Bounces Back
Kathleen Gallagher visit’s Madison’s Third Wave Technologies:
Since arriving at Third Wave, he has helped guide the closing of two of the company?s three production facilities and the departure of more than 200 employees, stanch the cash drain and transform its product line to emphasize higher-margin offerings.
?He realized as a numbers person that getting profitable was the key to the success of the company,? said Daniel Kane, an analyst at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. The pension plan manager is the biggest shareholder of Third Wave, holding 13% of its stock as of Sept. 30. ?What they?ve been able to do in terms of developing more products and becoming more customer-focused, that?s something John has understood all along.?
At least initially, Puisis didn?t ask for the job. In October 2001, Third Wave chairman and founder Lance Fors hired Puisis, then an executive recruiter at Egon Zehnder International, to conduct a search for a new chief financial officer – a position the company had not filled even as it went through its IPO.
Martha Stewart’s Christmas Message from Prison
Well worth reading, Martha posts a Christmas message:
When one is incarcerated with 1,200 other inmates, it is hard to be selfish at Christmas — hard to think of Christmases past and Christmases future — that I know will be as they always were for me — beautiful! So many of the women here in Alderson will never have the joy and wellbeing that you and I experience. Many of them have been here for years — devoid of care, devoid of love, devoid of family.
Eyewitness Tsunami Account from Sri Lanka
Michael Dobbs was on the beach in Sri Lanka when “Something strange happened with the sea“. Fascinating reading.