RSC News Vol 36 : Issue No. 4

RSC NEWS

29 April 2005

Vol 36 : Issue No. 4

Editors -- Marilyn Holloway and Sue Riches

In this issue we have included publications by staff for 2005 to date. It was felt that the inclusion of staff publications, in future on a fortnightly basis, would be of interested to other colleagues. It will also highlight the work of our postdoctoral fellows and PhD scholars which is usually only captured in our Annual Report and which for many of them appears after their departure.

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS

Mr Kevin Cooper has just completed and been awarded his ANU Diploma in Project Management. Congratulations, Kevin.

Congratulations to the following completing PhD scholar:

Ms Elizabeth Barrett(supervisor Dr Sherburn) was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on 8 April 2005. The title of Elizabeth's thesis was: The Synthesis and Applications of Functionalised Cavitands.

Congratulations also go to:

Dr Steffen Gross, currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Synthesis and Mechanism Group, who has been appointed Head of Laboratory at BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Steffen will assume this position in early September.

Item 1

Professor Martin Bennett found the following article in the Public Informant section of The Canberra Times on Tuesday 19 April.

Flogging a dead horse

We pass on without comment the text of an e-mail currently doing the rounds of government agencies:

The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed down from generation to generation says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. In the Public Service, however, a whole range of far more advanced strategies are often employed, such as:

Change riders.
Buy a stronger whip.
Do nothing: "This is the way we have always ridden dead horses."
Visit other countries to see how they ride dead horses.
Perform a productivity study to see if lighter riders improve the dead horse's performance.
Hire a contractor to ride the dead horse.
Harness several dead horses together in an attempt to increase the speed.
Provide additional funding and/or training to increase the dead horse's performance.
Appoint a committee to study the horse and assess how dead it actually is.
Re-classify the dead horse as "living-impaired".
Develop a Strategic Plan for the management of dead horses.
Rewrite the expected performance requirements for all horses.
Modify existing standards to include dead horses.
Declare that, as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overheads, and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line than many other horses.
Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.

Item 2

How this particular advertisement for grants got through the scientific screening of the Academic Secretary's SPIN search engine for grants and awards is a mystery, but she was concerned that an

opportunity to obtain external funding not be missed by any of the School staff who give talks to secondary schools or colleges.

Sponsor: Institute for Research on Unlimited Love
Program Number: 83310
Title: Unto Others: Scientific and Religious Perspectives on the Love of Neighbor
E-mail: Stephen.Post@Case.edu

Program URL: http://www.unlimitedloveinstitute.org/competition.html

SYNOPSIS:
This competition encourages academically rigorous secondary school courses that focus on unselfish love of neighbor as a spiritual and practical ideal. Ten awards of $5,000 will be made.
Deadline(s): 15/07/2005

Link to full program description: http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?83310

Recent Arrivals

A sincere welcome is extended to the following people who arrived since our last issue:

Ms Deborah Crittenden has commenced a Postdoctoral position with Professor Gill's group.

Mr Alan Wouterse from Utrecht University, The Netherlands has joined Professor Evans' group as a Visiting International Scholar, working with Dr Stephen Williams until the end of June.

Ms Rebecca Taylor will remain in the School as a Temporary Assistant with Professor Banwell's group until mid-July.

Departures

Farewell and best wishes to the following who have left the School since our last issue:

Following the completion of his PhD degree, Mr Brendon Barratt has left to take up an appointment at the School of Medicine, UNSW.

Dr Gwion Harfootleft this week to take up an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship in Germany.

Dr Simon Bennettleaves RSC today (Friday 29 April) to commence an appointment with the Office of Chemical Safety, TGA.

Staff Publications in from Jan 2005 to this issue:

Abernethy, R.J., Hill, A.F., Neumann, H., Willis, A.C. Poly(azolyl) chelate chemistry 14.[1] k²-S,S'vsk³-H, S,S'-H₂B(mt)₂ (mt = methimazolyl)borate coordination in the complex [W(CO){H₂B(mt)₂}₂]. Inorg. Chim. Acta (2005), 358(5), 1605 - 1613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2004.07.061

Ashnagar, A., Easton, C.J., Gharib Naseri, N. Determination of association constants of β-cyclodextrin and a succinamido-β-cyclodextrin with drugs by high performance liquid chromatography. Asian J. Chem. (2005), 17(1), 183 - 190.

Austin, K.A.B., Banwell, M.G., Loong, D.T.J., Rae, A.D., Willis, A.C. A chemoenzymatic total synthesis of the undecenolide (-)-cladospolide B via a mid-stage ring-closing metathesis and a late-stage photo-rearrangement of the E-isomer. Org. Biomol. Chem. (2005), 3(6), 1081 - 1088. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b417685e

Banwell, M.G., Chand, S., Savage, G.P. An enantioselective total synthesis of the stilbenolignan (-)-aiphanol and the determination of its absolute stereochemistry. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry (2005) 16(9), 1645 - 1654. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2005.02.035

Banwell, M.G., Edwards, A.J., Lupton, D.W., Whited, G. Whole-cell biotransformation of m-ethyltoluene into 1S,6R-5-ethyl-1,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid as an approach to the C-ring of the binary indole - indoline alkaloid vinblastine. Aust. J. Chem. (2005), 58(1), 14 - 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH04185

Banwell, M.G., Lupton, D.W. Exploiting the palladium[0]-catalysed Ullmann cross-coupling reaction in natural products chemistry: application to a total synthesis of the alkaloid (±)-aspidospermidine. Org. Biomol. Chem. (2005), 3(2), 213 - 215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b415977b

Banwell, M.G., Ma, X., Willis, A.C. The synthesis of E-2-(bromomethylene)cyclohexanone and E-2-(bromomethylene)cycloheptanone. Org. Prep. Proc. Int. (2005), 37(1), 93 - 98.

Barfod, R., Eriksen, J., Golding, B.T., Hammershøi, A., Jacobsen, T.A., Langkilde, A., Larsen, S., Mønsted, O., Sargeson, A.M., Sørensen, H.O. Facile cobalt(III) template synthesis of novel branched hexadentate polyamine monocarboxylates.Dalton Trans. (2005), (3), 491 - 500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b416994h

Bennett, M.A., Bhargava, S.K., Boas, J.F., Boeré, R.T., Bond, A.M., Edwards, A.J., Guo, S.-X., Hammerl, A., Pilbrow, J.R., Privér, S.H., Schwerdtfeger, P. Electrochemically informed synthesis and characterization of salts of the [Pt₂(µ-κAs,κ C-C₆H₃-5-Me-2-AsPh₂)₄]⁺ lantern complex containing a Pt - Pt bond of order ½. Inorg. Chem. (2005), 44(7), 2472 - 2482. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic048660i

Bennett, M.A., Byrnes, M.J., Chung, G., Edwards, A.J., Willis, A.C. Bis(acetylacetonato)ruthenium(II) complexes containing bulky tertiary phosphines. Formation and redox behaviour of Ru(acac)₂ (PR₃) (R = ⁱPr, Cy) complexes with ethene, carbon monoxide, and bridging dinitrogen. Inorg. Chim. Acta (2005), 358(5), 1692 - 1708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2004.07.062

Cayzer, T.N., Lilly, M.J., Williamson, R.M., Paddon-Row, M.N., Sherburn, M.S. On the Diels - Alder reactions of pentadienyl maleates and citraconates. Org. Biomol. Chem. (2005), 3(7), 1302 - 1307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b501446h

Coote, M.L. The kinetics of addition and fragmentation in reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization: an ab initio study. J. Phys. Chem. A (2005), 109(6), 1230 - 1239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp046131u

Coote, M.L., Henry, D.J. Effect of substituents on radical stability in reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization: an ab initio study. Macromolecules (2005), 38(4), 1415 - 1433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma047814a

Costabile, M., Hii, C.S.T., Melino, M., Easton, C., Ferrante, A. The immunomodulatory effects of novel β-oxa, β-thia, and g-thia polyunsaturated fatty acids on human T lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine production, and activation of protein kinase C and MAPKs. J. Immunol.(2005), 174(1), 233 - 243. http://www.jimmunol.org/content/vol174/issue1/ (Password required - available from ANU library website)

Crossley, I.R., Foreman, M.R.St.-J., Hill, A.F., White, A.J.P., Williams, D.J. The first rhodaboratrane: [RhCl(PPh₃){B(mt)₃}](Rh→B ) (mt = methimazolyl). Chem. Commun. (2005), (2), 221 - 223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b413305f

Crossley, I.R., Hill, A.F., Willis, A.C. Formation of metallaboratranes: the missing link. The first iridaboratranes, [IrH(CO)(PPh₃){k³-B,S, S'-B(mt)₂R}](Ir→B ) (mt = methimazolyl, R = mt, H). Organometallics (2005), 24(6), 1062 - 1064. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om040128f

Dalton, G.T., Viau, L., Waterman, S.M., Humphrey, M.G., Bruce, M.I., Low, P.J., Roberts, R.L., Willis, A.C., Koutsantonis, G.A., Skelton, B.W., White, A.H. Mixed-metal cluster chemistry. 28. Core enlargement of tungsten-iridium clusters with alkynyl, ethyndiyl, and butadiyndiyl reagents. Inorg. Chem. (2005), 44(9), 3261 - 3269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic050040+

Duggin, I.G., Matthews, J.M., Dixon, N.E., Wake, R.G., Mackay, J.P. A complex mechanism determines polarity of DNA replication fork arrest by the replication terminator complex of Bacillus subtilis. J. Biol. Chem. (2005), 280(13), 13105 - 13113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M414187200

Freeman, C., Liu, L., Banwell, M.G., Brown, K.J., Bezos, A., Ferro, V., Parish, C.R. Use of sulfated linked cyclitols as heparan sulfate mimetics to probe the heparin/heparan sulfate binding specificity of proteins. J. Biol. Chem. (2005) 280(10), 8842 - 8849. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M410769200

Gill, P.M.W., O'Neill, D.P. Electron correlation in Hooke's law atom in the high-density limit. J. Chem. Phys. (2005), 122(9), 094110/1 - 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1862237

Goossens, D.J., Wilson, K.F., James, M. Structure and magnetism in Ho_1-_xSr_xCoO_3-δ. J. Phys. Chem. Solids (2005), 66(1), 169 - 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2004.09.003

Henderson, M.J., Gibaud, A., Bardeau, J.-F., Rennie, A.R., White, J.W. A zirconium oxide film self-assembled at the air - water interface. Physica B: Condens. Matter (2005), 357(1 - 2), 27 - 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2004.11.013

Hill, A.F. Protagonists in chemistry. Inorg. Chim. Acta (2005), 358(5), 1343 - 1344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2004.12.001

Hill, A.F., Schultz, M., Willis, A.C. Facile two-step construction of a novel tetrathiamacrotricycle. Organometallics (2005), 24(9), 2027 - 2029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om040126v

Hill, A.F., Smith, M.K. Novel poly(methimazolyl)borate complexes of niobium(V) and tantalum(V). Chem. Commun. (2005), (14), 1920 - 1922. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b415852k

Jackson, W.G., Dickie, A.J., McKeon, J.A., Spiccia, L., Brudenell, S.J., Hockless, D.C.R., Willis, A.C. Synthesis, structure, and kinetics and stereochemistry of base-catalyzed hydrolysis of meso- and rac-[Co₂(tmpdtne)Cl₂]⁴⁺, bis(pentaamine) complexes devoid of deprotonatable NH centers. Inorg. Chem. (2005), 44(2), 401 - 409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic0400888

James, V., Corino, G., Robertson, T., Dutton, N., Halas, D., Boyd, A., Bentel, J., Papadimitriou, J. Early diagnosis of breast cancer by hair diffraction. Int. J. Cancer (2005), 114(6), 969 - 972. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.20824

Kubik, M. Monitoring colour and fading: fluorescent pigments in works of art. Aust. J. Chem. (2005), 58(3), 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH04257

Lilly, M.J., Miller, N.A., Edwards, A.J., Willis, A.C., Turner, P., Paddon-Row, M.N., Sherburn, M.S. Allylic stereocontrol of the intramolecular Diels - Alder reaction. Chem. Eur. J. (2005), 11(8), 2525 - 2536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.200401215

Lucas, N.T., Humphrey, M.G., Willis, A.C. [µ₈-η⁴-2,5-Bis(oct-1-ynyl)thiophene]bis[octacarbonylbis( η⁵-methylcyclopentadienyl)-tetrahedro -diiridiumdimolybdenum] dichloromethane hemisolvate. Acta Crystallogr., Sect. E (2005), 61(3), m463 - m464. http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S160053680500214X

Maitlis, P.M., Hill, A.F. An interview with Peter Maitlis and a selection of highlights from Gordon Stone's research by Anthony Hill. Inorg. Chim. Acta (2005), 358(5), 1345 - 1357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2004.12.002

Mander, L.N., Thomson, R.J. Total synthesis of sordaricin. J. Org. Chem. (2005), 70(5), 1654 - 1670. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jo048199b

May, B.L., Gerber, J., Clements, P., Buntine, M.A., Brittain, D.R.B., Lincoln, S.F., Easton, C.J. Cyclodextrin and modified cyclodextrin complexes of E-4-tert-butylphenyl-4'-oxyazobenzene: UV-visible, ¹H NMR and ab initiostudies. Org. Biomol. Chem. (2005), 3(8), 1481 - 1488. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b415594g

Moriya, M., Taniguchi, S., Wu, P., Liepinsh, E., Otting, G., Sagara J. Role of charged and hydrophobic residues in the oligomerization of the PYRIN domain of ASC. Biochemistry (2005), 44(2), 575 - 583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi048374i

Nakagawa, H., Jiang, C.-J., Sakakibara, H., Kojima, M., Honda, I., Ajisaka, H., Nishijima, T., Koshioka, M., Homma, T., Mander, L.N., Takatsuji, H. Overexpression of a petunia zinc-finger gene alters cytokinin metabolism and plant forms. Plant J. (2005), 41(4), 512 - 523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02316.x

Naumov, P., Jovanovski, G., Grupče, O., Kaitner, B., Rae, A.D., Ng, S.W. Solid-state structure and temperature/evacuation-induced dehydration of sodium saccharinate 1.875 hydrate. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. (2005), 44(8), 1251 - 1254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.200461043

Nunn, M.A., Sharma, A., Paesen, G.C., Adamson, S., Lissina, O., Willis, A.C., Nuttall, P.A. Complement inhibitor of C5 activation from the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata. J. Immunol. (2005), 174(4), 2084 - 2091. http://www.jimmunol.org/content/vol174/issue4/ (Password required - available from ANU library website)

Oakley, A.J., Loscha, K.V., Schaeffer, P.M., Liepinsh, E., Pintacuda, G., Wilce, M.C.J., Otting, G., Dixon, N.E. Crystal and solution structures of the helicase-binding domain of Escherichia coliprimase. J. Biol. Chem. (2005), 280(12), 11495 - 11504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M412645200

Petravic, J. Time dependence of phase variables in a steady shear flow algorithm. Phys. Rev. E (2005), 71(1), 011202/1 - 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.71.011202

Philbrook, A., Blake, C.J., Dunlop, N., Easton, C.J., Keniry, M.A., Simpson, J.S. Demonstration of co-polymerization in melamine - urea - formaldehyde reactions using ¹⁵N NMR correlation spectroscopy. Polymer (2005), 46(7), 2153 - 2156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2005.01.031

Renner, J., Kruszelnicki, I., Adamiak, B., Willis, A.C., Hammond, E., Su, S., Burns, C., Trybala, E., Ferro, V., Banwell, M.G. The synthesis and biological evaluation of two analogues of the C-riboside showdomycin. Aust. J. Chem. (2005), 58(2), 86 - 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH04273

Rickards, R. Biosynthesis in insects by E. David Morgan.Aust. J. Chem. (2005), 58(2), 152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH0409_BR

Robinson, A., Wu, P.S.-C., Harrop, S.J., Schaeffer, P.M., Dosztányi, Z., Gillings, M.R., Holmes, A.J., Nevalainen, K.M.H., Stokes, H.W., Otting, G., Dixon, N.E., Curmi, P.M.G., Mabbutt, B.C. Integron-associated mobile gene cassettes code for folded proteins: the structure of Bal32a, a new member of the adaptable a+b barrel family. J. Mol. Biol. (2005), 346(5), 1229 - 1241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.12.035

Rodriguez, M.A., Campana, C.F., Rae, A.D., Graeber, E., Morosin, B. Form III of 2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexanitroazobenzene (HNAB-III). Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C (2005), 61(3), o127 - o130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0108270105000569

Schmidberger, J.W., Oakley, A.J., Tsang, J.S.H., Wilce, M.C.J. Purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of DehIVa, a dehalogenase from Burkholderia cepaciaMBA4. Acta Crystallogr., Sect. F (2005), 61(3), 271 - 273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1744309105002472

Shin, R.Y.C., Tan, G.K., Koh, L.L., Goh, L.Y., Webster, R.D. An organometallic tetranuclear complex of µ₄-PO₄: [{(Cp*Cr)₂(µ-OMe)₂}₂( µ₄-PO₄)]X (X = I, PF₆). Organometallics (2005), 24(7), 1401 - 1403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om048974d

Shin, R.Y.C., Tan, G.K., Koh, L.L., Vittal, J.J., Goh, L.Y., Webster, R.D. Metallophilicity in annular Ru₂M₂ derivatives of (HMB)Ru^II(tpdt) versus (bis)-η²-dithiolate bonding in Ru₂M derivatives of Cp*Ru^III(tpdt) (HMB = η⁶-C₆Me₆; Cp* = η⁵-C₅Me₅; M = Cu^I, Ag^I,II, Au^I; tpdt = 3-thiapentane-1,5-dithiolate). Organometallics (2005), 24(4), 539 - 551. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om0491950

Shin, R.Y.C., Teo, M.E., Leong, W.K., Vittal, J.J., Yip, J.H.K., Goh, L.Y., Webster, R.D. S-Alkylation-induced redox reactions leading to reversible sulfur - sulfur coupling in a pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium(III) thiolate-thioether system. Organometallics (2005), 24(7), 1483 - 1494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om049081o

Sinclair, D.J., Sherburn, M.S. Single and double Suzuki - Miyaura couplings with symmetric dihalobenzenes. J. Org. Chem. (2005), 70(9), 3730 - 3733. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jo050105q

Smith, G., Hartono, A.W., Wermuth, U.D., Healy, P.C., White, J.M., Rae, A.D. 5-Nitrosalicylic acid and its proton-transfer compounds with aliphatic Lewis bases. Aust. J. Chem. (2005), 58(1), 47 - 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH04144

Tenailleau, C., Pring, A., Moussa, S.M., Liu, Y., Withers, R.L., Tarantino, S., Zhang, M., Carpenter, M.A. Composition-induced structural phase transitions in the (Ba_1-_xLa_x)₂In₂O_5+x(0≤ x≤0.6) system. J. Solid State Chem. (2005), 178(3), 882 - 891. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2005.01.004

Turner, C.I., Paddon-Row, M.N., Willis, A.C., Sherburn, M.S. Double Diels - Alder reactions of linear conjugated tetraenes. J. Org. Chem. (2005), 70(4), 1154 - 1163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jo048108a

Wijesekera, R.D., Sargeson, A.M. Reactivities of coordinated phosphodiesters. J. Coord. Chem. (2005), 58(1), 3 - 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958970512331327393

Williams, C.M., Mander, L.N., Bernhardt, P.V., Willis, A.C. Investigating direct routes to an advanced intermediate for the synthesis of C-20 diterpene alkaloids. Tetrahedron (2005), 61(15), 3759 - 3769. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2005.02.014

Williams, N.K., Liepinsh, E., Watt, S.J., Prosselkov, P., Matthews, J.M., Attard, P., Beck, J.L., Dixon, N.E., Otting, G. Stabilization of native protein fold by intein-mediated covalent cyclization. J. Mol. Biol. (2005), 346(4), 1095 - 1108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.12.037

Withers, R.L., Welberry, T.R., Pring, A., Tenailleau, C., Liu, Y. 'Soft' phonon modes, structured diffuse scattering and the crystal chemistry of Fe-bearing sphalerites. J. Solid State Chem. (2005), 178(3), 655 - 660. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2004.12.011

Zhou, X., Day, A.I., Edwards, A.J., Willis, A.C., Jackson, W.G. Facile C - H bond activation: synthesis of the N₄C donor set pentadentate ligand 1,4-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,4-diazacyclononane (dmpdacn) and a structural study of its alkyl - cobalt(III) complex [Co(dmpdacn-C)(OH₂)](ClO₄)₂×H₂O and its hydroxylated derivative [Co(dmpdacnOH-O)Cl](ClO₄)₂×C₃H₆O. Inorg. Chem. (2005), 44(2), 452 - 460. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic040081q

Zhou, X., Hockless, D.C.R., Willis, A.C., Jackson, W.G. Oxidative condensation reactions of (diethylenetriamine) cobalt(III) complexes with substituted bis(pyridin-2-yl)methane ligands. J. Mol. Struct. (2005), 740(1 - 3), 91 - 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2004.12.035

MEMORY LANE

A memorandum from a Head of Department to his staff (source not disclosed), dated 1990

"I am somewhat upset and dismayed to see how little many of you are working in the laboratories. Also, the sloppy, filthy conditions of the laboratories coupled with general lack of effort causes me to inform you that I will no longer sit idly by while you have 100% attendance at parties and 10% attendance in the lab.

The amount of science I have heard from many of you over the past week or so is dismal in quantity and quality. Furthermore, an attitude seems to prevail that is very upsetting to me. The recent departure of two members of this group - without proper completion of reports, theses, etc., has angered me considerably. I assure you both of these individuals will suffer in the future and I tell you this because I can't help but feel others will do the same. The total disregard for my support in salaries, supplies, and placement in positions will no longer be a given to be taken for granted. Frankly, I'm tired of being the "fall guy" for your selfish little lives.

Anyone in this group that doesn't pull his (or her) own weight, produce at the maximum level, and show consistent signs of professionalism, will be seeking alternative means of employment. Do not take this threat lightly.

Finally, I'm sorry to have to send this memo, because there are a few true professionals in the group. However, the part-time, fun-loving occasional researcher is being targeted and will no longer be tolerated."

Perhaps a short ANU management and leadership course may have helped solve his problems?

LUSH Notes for Toasting at Bramley's

April 30 1777 JOHANN FRIEDRICH CARL GAUSS was born in Brunswick. He used the name Carl Friedrich Gauss on his 323 publications.

1916 CLAUDE ELWOOD SHANNON was born in Michigan. He introduced the measurement of information.

May 02 1800 WILLIAM NICHOLSON WOOD, the optician, was born in Massachusetts. He did important work on fluorescence and resonance radiation.

Cheers!

April 30	1777	JOHANN FRIEDRICH CARL GAUSS was born in Brunswick. He used the name Carl Friedrich Gauss on his 323 publications.
	1916	CLAUDE ELWOOD SHANNON was born in Michigan. He introduced the measurement of information.

May 02	1800	WILLIAM NICHOLSON WOOD, the optician, was born in Massachusetts. He did important work on fluorescence and resonance radiation.