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And, if I&#xd;&#xa;have learned anything it is that I have derived my greatest joy when I, as part&#xd;&#xa;of a team, have made a lasting difference to improve the lives of others. &#xd;&#xa;Should the thoughts I share here and the ensuing discussion lead others to ask&#xd;&#xa;the same question, to seek their own answers and to experience the same joy as&#xd;&#xa;I, then I shall consider this effort of value.&#x3c;&#x2f;p&#x3e;&#xa;&#x3c;p&#x3e;&#x3c;a href&#x3d;&#x22;http&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;1.bp.blogspot.com&#x2f;-KCjaru_nt2c&#x2f;Tu0W30yOZ5I&#x2f;AAAAAAAAAk4&#x2f;tXt924e7YQ8&#x2f;s1600&#x2f;the-new-shoes-jane-bucci&#x2b;&#x25;25281&#x25;2529111111.jpg&#x22; target&#x3d;&#x22;_blank&#x22; rel&#x3d;&#x22;nofollow ugc&#x22;&#x3e;Image&#x3c;&#x2f;a&#x3e;&#x3a; &#x22;The New Shoes&#x22; by Jane Bucci. This work is based on the touching photo snapped by Gerald&#xd;&#xa;Waller in 1946, in Austria. The little boy, who lived in an orphanage, had just&#xd;&#xa;been given new shoes by the American Red Cross.&#x3c;&#x2f;p&#x3e;]]></description><copyright>Copyright 2026</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:12:00 EST</pubDate><generator>https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Living Through Chemistry&#x3f; Electronics&#x3f; Agriculture&#x3f; ]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;23132&#x2f;Modern-Living-Through-Chemistry-Electronics-Agriculture&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Can man live by bread alone&#x3f; &#xd; This rhetorical question has its roots in the Bible where&#xd; related phraseology is found three times and the intent is spiritual not&#xd; physiological. But, the rhetorical question has gained a life of its own and&#xd; does speak to the issue of our need for food and the rise]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16&#x3a;12&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;23132&#x2f;Modern-Living-Through-Chemistry-Electronics-Agriculture]]></guid><dc:creator>MillMatt</dc:creator><dc:subject>Common Purposes</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industries Serving Global Needs]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;23131&#x2f;Industries-Serving-Global-Needs&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[A chicken is interested in the person who wants bacon and&#xd; eggs for breakfast but the pig is committed. &#xd; It&#x27;s a light quip &#x28;for all but the pig&#x21;&#x29; but it makes a relevant&#xd; statement about what underpins our actions and how often we can overlook the&#xd; significance of the events we can trigger.&#xa;&#xa;My int]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19&#x3a;27&#x3a;32 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;23131&#x2f;Industries-Serving-Global-Needs]]></guid><dc:creator>MillMatt</dc:creator><dc:subject>Common Purposes</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shale Gas, Tight Oil, Carbon Emissions and You]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22905&#x2f;Shale-Gas-Tight-Oil-Carbon-Emissions-and-You&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Methinks, yet again, there is change blowing in the wind. US President Barack Obama presented his plan for&#xd; reducing carbon emissions to thwart climate change at Georgetown University on June 25, 2013. I confess I have only heard the summary from several news sources and understand &#x28;from these sou]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2013 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22905&#x2f;Shale-Gas-Tight-Oil-Carbon-Emissions-and-You]]></guid><dc:creator>MillMatt</dc:creator><dc:subject>Common Purposes</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Am I Doing&#x3f;  And, Why Am I Doing It&#x3f;]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22877&#x2f;What-Am-I-Doing-And-Why-Am-I-Doing-It&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, I posted a reply to a CR4 question about&#xd; whether it was better to major in chemical engineering or mechanical&#xd; engineering. The asker had an interest&#xd; in the oil &#x26;amp&#x3b; gas industry and, at present, there is a demand for chemical&#xd; engineers in that industry so that leads to one an]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18&#x3a;19&#x3a;22 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22877&#x2f;What-Am-I-Doing-And-Why-Am-I-Doing-It]]></guid><dc:creator>MillMatt</dc:creator><dc:subject>Common Purposes</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be True to your School &#x28;Ranking&#x29;]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22608&#x2f;Be-True-to-your-School-Ranking&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Forbes Magazine joined the fray a few years ago in ranking America&#x27;s Colleges and recently issued their 2012 results. US News &#x26;amp&#x3b; World Report &#x28;USN&#x26;amp&#x3b;WR&#x29; has offered such rankings for many years as they proved of interest to college-bound students &#x28;and their parents, most likely&#x29;. Over time, col]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15&#x3a;44&#x3a;28 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22608&#x2f;Be-True-to-your-School-Ranking]]></guid><dc:creator>MillMatt</dc:creator><dc:subject>Common Purposes</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting the Lead OUT&#x21;]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22576&#x2f;Getting-the-Lead-OUT&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is U.S. federal legislation slated to take effect on January 4, 2014 that will improve drinking water quality once again. Such changes may happen slowly, but they do happen and we are all the better for it. 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Once any clamor from enthusiasts of the Wright Brother wanes, there is an interesting &#x28;and ente]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16&#x3a;12&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22510&#x2f;The-Wright-Brothers-Won-but-Whitehead-was-First-Thanks-to-the-Press]]></guid><dc:creator>MillMatt</dc:creator><dc:subject>Common Purposes</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the Ground Beneath Our Feet, It Shifted]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22406&#x2f;And-the-Ground-Beneath-Our-Feet-It-Shifted&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[&#x22;Game On&#x22; is the title&#x3b; &#x22;all in&#x22; is the message. The article is a LinkedIn posting made by Jeff Immelt, the now long-tenured chairman of venerable General Electric &#x28;NYSE&#x3a; GE&#x29;. Immelt has presided over restoring the company to its glory in manufacturing based upon leading edge technology for a vast a]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16&#x3a;12&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22406&#x2f;And-the-Ground-Beneath-Our-Feet-It-Shifted]]></guid><dc:creator>MillMatt</dc:creator><dc:subject>Common Purposes</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Math Isn&#x27;t Rocket Science&#x3b;  Is it&#x3f;]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22336&#x2f;Math-Isn-t-Rocket-Science-Is-it&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Museum of Mathematics recently&#xd; opened in New York City. As stated on&#xd; the MOMATH website, &#x22;Mathematics&#xd; illuminates the patterns and structures all around us. Our dynamic exhibits and&#xd; programs will stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of&#xd; mathematics.&#x22; What a GREAT idea&#x21;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16&#x3a;20&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;22336&#x2f;Math-Isn-t-Rocket-Science-Is-it]]></guid><dc:creator>MillMatt</dc:creator><dc:subject>Common Purposes</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pfizer&#x27;s Infarction]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;5041&#x2f;Pfizer-s-Infarction&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pfizer, Inc. has announced the termination of its Lipitor advertising campaign featuring Dr. Robert Jarvik. Lipitor is a cholesterol reducing drug and Dr. Jarvik is credited as the inventor of the artificial heart. 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