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Dear Bob, Many thanks for posting this memory of Ward. It was such a sad shock to learn of his passing. Like many of the newsgroup readers I remember Ward as an outstanding colleague and program manager. It was my pleasure to talk with him regularly as my point of contact for Phenix and ALS-ENABLE funding. I will miss our calls and his sage advice and generous spirit. He will be greatly missed by many of us. Paul > On Jul 18, 2020, at 4:36 AM, Sweet, Robert > <27e0eb9d20ec-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote: > > I'm writing to acknowledge the passing of Ward Smith during the weekend of 5 > July. Ward got his PhD with Martha Ludwig at U. of Michigan, and then came to > UCLA in 1977 to join Dave Eisenberg’s group as a postdoc. During the course > of things, he met Cheryl Janson, a Paul Boyer postdoc, and they were married > in 1980. During his time at UCLA Ward became expert in operation of the > Xuong/Hamlin/Nielsen multi-wire system at UCSD and tutored the UCLA users in > its use. In 1985 Ward and Cheryl left UCLA and went to Monsanto in St. Louis, > where Ward worked as a structural biologist. In 1987 they went to Agouron > Pharmaceuticals in San Diego. And then in 1995 went cross-country to > SmithKline Beecham (which became Glaxo SmithKline, merging with > GlaxoWellcome). > > Ward was very involved with getting IMCA set up as a functional facility for > pharmaceuticals at Argonne as SmithKline's representative. This experience > gave him significant credibility in synchrotron macromolecular > crystallography, and in 2003 he joined the GM/CA-CAT beamlines at the APS to > help Bob Fischetti and others construct that excellent facility. During this > time Cheryl worked at Shamrock Structures. > > Ward moved to the NIH headquarters in 2007. There he took some responsibility > for the Protein Structure Initiative, also playing an important role in > supporting NIH synchrotron facilities. In 2010 he became the branch chief for > the Structural Genomics and Proteomics Technology Branch in the Division of > Cell Biology and Biophysics. He remained in that position through 2017. At > the 2018 NIGMS re-organization Ward went to the Biophysics, Biomedical > Technology, and Computational Biosciences division as the branch chief for > the Biomedical Technology Branch. > > Ward helped oversee the big NIH-funded, $45 M construction of three major > beamlines at NSLS-II, a project called ABBIX that ran 2011-2017. In 2017 he > became program director for NIH support of structural biology beamlines at > NSLS-II and other DOE synchrotrons. > > Many knew Ward for his always calm, reasoned demeanor; he was unflappable, > resilient, and friendly. He was well read and devoted to his family. > > > Robert M. Sweet E-Dress: sw...@bnl.gov > Scientific Advisor, CBMS: The Center for BioMolecular >Structure at NSLS-II > Photon Sciences and Biology Dept > Brookhaven Nat'l Lab. > Upton, NY 11973 U.S.A. > Phones: 631 344 3401 (Office) >631 338 7302 (Mobile) > > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing > list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ -- Paul Adams Division Director, Molecular Biophysics & Integrated Bioimaging, LBL (http://biosciences.lbl.gov/divisions/mbib) Principal Investigator, Computational Crystallography Initiative, LBL (http://cci.lbl.gov) Vice President for Technology, the Joint BioEnergy Institute (http://www.jbei.org) Principal Investigator, ALS-ENABLE, Advanced Light Source (http://als-enable.lbl.gov) Division Deputy for Biosciences, Advanced Light Source (https://als.lbl.gov) Laboratory Research Manager, ENIGMA Science Focus Area (http://enigma.lbl.gov) Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering, U.C. Berkeley (http://bioeng.berkeley.edu) Adjunct Professor, Comparative Biochemistry, U.C. Berkeley (http://compbiochem.berkeley.edu) Building 33, Room 250 Building 978, Room 4126 Building 977, Room 180C Tel: 1-510-486-4225 http://cci.lbl.gov/paul Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road BLDG 33R0345 Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Executive Assistant: Ashley Dawn [ ashleyd...@lbl.gov ][ 1-510-486-5455 ] -- To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://
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I am deeply saddened to hear of Ward’s passing. He was a friend to many of us and a tremendous supporter of structural biology. I knew him since his time at Michigan. He championed the ways through applications of new innovations throughout the era of synchrotron technologies and increasing awareness of the possibilities they brought with them. As NIH program director he was always a source of insight and support for prospects and possibilities. Robert Stroud str...@msg.ucsf.edu 415 987 7535 > On Jul 18, 2020, at 4:36 AM, Sweet, Robert > <27e0eb9d20ec-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote: > > I'm writing to acknowledge the passing of Ward Smith during the weekend of 5 > July. Ward got his PhD with Martha Ludwig at U. of Michigan, and then came to > UCLA in 1977 to join Dave Eisenberg’s group as a postdoc. During the course > of things, he met Cheryl Janson, a Paul Boyer postdoc, and they were married > in 1980. During his time at UCLA Ward became expert in operation of the > Xuong/Hamlin/Nielsen multi-wire system at UCSD and tutored the UCLA users in > its use. In 1985 Ward and Cheryl left UCLA and went to Monsanto in St. Louis, > where Ward worked as a structural biologist. In 1987 they went to Agouron > Pharmaceuticals in San Diego. And then in 1995 went cross-country to > SmithKline Beecham (which became Glaxo SmithKline, merging with > GlaxoWellcome). > > Ward was very involved with getting IMCA set up as a functional facility for > pharmaceuticals at Argonne as SmithKline's representative. This experience > gave him significant credibility in synchrotron macromolecular > crystallography, and in 2003 he joined the GM/CA-CAT beamlines at the APS to > help Bob Fischetti and others construct that excellent facility. During this > time Cheryl worked at Shamrock Structures. > > Ward moved to the NIH headquarters in 2007. There he took some responsibility > for the Protein Structure Initiative, also playing an important role in > supporting NIH synchrotron facilities. In 2010 he became the branch chief for > the Structural Genomics and Proteomics Technology Branch in the Division of > Cell Biology and Biophysics. He remained in that position through 2017. At > the 2018 NIGMS re-organization Ward went to the Biophysics, Biomedical > Technology, and Computational Biosciences division as the branch chief for > the Biomedical Technology Branch. > > Ward helped oversee the big NIH-funded, $45 M construction of three major > beamlines at NSLS-II, a project called ABBIX that ran 2011-2017. In 2017 he > became program director for NIH support of structural biology beamlines at > NSLS-II and other DOE synchrotrons. > > Many knew Ward for his always calm, reasoned demeanor; he was unflappable, > resilient, and friendly. He was well read and devoted to his family. > > > Robert M. Sweet E-Dress: sw...@bnl.gov > Scientific Advisor, CBMS: The Center for BioMolecular >Structure at NSLS-II > Photon Sciences and Biology Dept > Brookhaven Nat'l Lab. > Upton, NY 11973 U.S.A. > Phones: 631 344 3401 (Office) >631 338 7302 (Mobile) > > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing > list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
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It is very saddening to hear this news. It took me a couple of days to wrap my head around it and write. Thank you for this obituary Bob, which captures so eloquently the breadth of all of Ward's remarkable engagements and contributions. I interacted with him a few times over the course of the Protein Structure Initiative structural genomics programs at the BSGC and JCSG, and more recently over the last couple of years as part of current endeavors. His efforts contributed very significantly to everything I have been doing for the past 15 years too. It is a tremendous loss but a life very well lived with many important contributions to remember. Best regards, Debanu -- Debanu Das, Accelero Biostructures On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 4:55 PM James Holton wrote: > Ward was the Program Official for all my grants! My life will not be > the same without him. He was always so supportive and helpful with > advice on how to navigate the sometimes convoluted system that is the > NIH. From the Protein Structure Initiative to today his hard work has > made possible my entire scientific career. > > "missed" doesn't seem to cover it. May your rest be a peaceful one, Ward. > > -James Holton > MAD Scientist > > On 7/18/2020 4:36 AM, Sweet, Robert wrote: > > I'm writing to acknowledge the passing of Ward Smith during the weekend > of 5 July. Ward got his PhD with Martha Ludwig at U. of Michigan, and then > came to UCLA in 1977 to join Dave Eisenberg’s group as a postdoc. During > the course of things, he met Cheryl Janson, a Paul Boyer postdoc, and they > were married in 1980. During his time at UCLA Ward became expert in > operation of the Xuong/Hamlin/Nielsen multi-wire system at UCSD and tutored > the UCLA users in its use. In 1985 Ward and Cheryl left UCLA and went to > Monsanto in St. Louis, where Ward worked as a structural biologist. In 1987 > they went to Agouron Pharmaceuticals in San Diego. And then in 1995 went > cross-country to SmithKline Beecham (which became Glaxo SmithKline, merging > with GlaxoWellcome). > > > > Ward was very involved with getting IMCA set up as a functional facility > for pharmaceuticals at Argonne as SmithKline's representative. This > experience gave him significant credibility in synchrotron macromolecular > crystallography, and in 2003 he joined the GM/CA-CAT beamlines at the APS > to help Bob Fischetti and others construct that excellent facility. During > this time Cheryl worked at Shamrock Structures. > > > > Ward moved to the NIH headquarters in 2007. There he took some > responsibility for the Protein Structure Initiative, also playing an > important role in supporting NIH synchrotron facilities. In 2010 he became > the branch chief for the Structural Genomics and Proteomics Technology > Branch in the Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics. He remained in that > position through 2017. At the 2018 NIGMS re-organization Ward went to the > Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences division > as the branch chief for the Biomedical Technology Branch. > > > > Ward helped oversee the big NIH-funded, $45 M construction of three > major beamlines at NSLS-II, a project called ABBIX that ran 2011-2017. In > 2017 he became program director for NIH support of structural biology > beamlines at NSLS-II and other DOE synchrotrons. > > > > Many knew Ward for his always calm, reasoned demeanor; he was > unflappable, resilient, and friendly. He was well read and devoted to his > family. > > > > > >Robert M. Sweet E-Dress: sw...@bnl.gov > >Scientific Advisor, CBMS: The Center for BioMolecular > > Structure at NSLS-II > >Photon Sciences and Biology Dept > >Brookhaven Nat'l Lab. > >Upton, NY 11973 U.S.A. > >Phones: 631 344 3401 (Office) > > 631 338 7302 (Mobile) > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a > mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are > available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ > > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a > mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are > available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 Th
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Ward was the Program Official for all my grants! My life will not be the same without him. He was always so supportive and helpful with advice on how to navigate the sometimes convoluted system that is the NIH. From the Protein Structure Initiative to today his hard work has made possible my entire scientific career. "missed" doesn't seem to cover it. May your rest be a peaceful one, Ward. -James Holton MAD Scientist On 7/18/2020 4:36 AM, Sweet, Robert wrote: I'm writing to acknowledge the passing of Ward Smith during the weekend of 5 July. Ward got his PhD with Martha Ludwig at U. of Michigan, and then came to UCLA in 1977 to join Dave Eisenberg’s group as a postdoc. During the course of things, he met Cheryl Janson, a Paul Boyer postdoc, and they were married in 1980. During his time at UCLA Ward became expert in operation of the Xuong/Hamlin/Nielsen multi-wire system at UCSD and tutored the UCLA users in its use. In 1985 Ward and Cheryl left UCLA and went to Monsanto in St. Louis, where Ward worked as a structural biologist. In 1987 they went to Agouron Pharmaceuticals in San Diego. And then in 1995 went cross-country to SmithKline Beecham (which became Glaxo SmithKline, merging with GlaxoWellcome). Ward was very involved with getting IMCA set up as a functional facility for pharmaceuticals at Argonne as SmithKline's representative. This experience gave him significant credibility in synchrotron macromolecular crystallography, and in 2003 he joined the GM/CA-CAT beamlines at the APS to help Bob Fischetti and others construct that excellent facility. During this time Cheryl worked at Shamrock Structures. Ward moved to the NIH headquarters in 2007. There he took some responsibility for the Protein Structure Initiative, also playing an important role in supporting NIH synchrotron facilities. In 2010 he became the branch chief for the Structural Genomics and Proteomics Technology Branch in the Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics. He remained in that position through 2017. At the 2018 NIGMS re-organization Ward went to the Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences division as the branch chief for the Biomedical Technology Branch. Ward helped oversee the big NIH-funded, $45 M construction of three major beamlines at NSLS-II, a project called ABBIX that ran 2011-2017. In 2017 he became program director for NIH support of structural biology beamlines at NSLS-II and other DOE synchrotrons. Many knew Ward for his always calm, reasoned demeanor; he was unflappable, resilient, and friendly. He was well read and devoted to his family. Robert M. Sweet E-Dress: sw...@bnl.gov Scientific Advisor, CBMS: The Center for BioMolecular Structure at NSLS-II Photon Sciences and Biology Dept Brookhaven Nat'l Lab. Upton, NY 11973 U.S.A. Phones: 631 344 3401 (Office) 631 338 7302 (Mobile) To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
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It’s with much sadness that I learn of Ward’s passing. To add to Bob’s message: Ward was elected as Chair of the IMCA’s supervisory Board. He lead us through some difficult decisions, and always with a great sense of humor Thierry > On Jul 18, 2020, at 7:36 AM, Sweet, Robert > <27e0eb9d20ec-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote: > > EXTERNAL EMAIL – Use caution with any links or file attachments. > > I'm writing to acknowledge the passing of Ward Smith during the weekend of 5 > July. Ward got his PhD with Martha Ludwig at U. of Michigan, and then came to > UCLA in 1977 to join Dave Eisenberg’s group as a postdoc. During the course > of things, he met Cheryl Janson, a Paul Boyer postdoc, and they were married > in 1980. During his time at UCLA Ward became expert in operation of the > Xuong/Hamlin/Nielsen multi-wire system at UCSD and tutored the UCLA users in > its use. In 1985 Ward and Cheryl left UCLA and went to Monsanto in St. Louis, > where Ward worked as a structural biologist. In 1987 they went to Agouron > Pharmaceuticals in San Diego. And then in 1995 went cross-country to > SmithKline Beecham (which became Glaxo SmithKline, merging with > GlaxoWellcome). > > Ward was very involved with getting IMCA set up as a functional facility for > pharmaceuticals at Argonne as SmithKline's representative. This experience > gave him significant credibility in synchrotron macromolecular > crystallography, and in 2003 he joined the GM/CA-CAT beamlines at the APS to > help Bob Fischetti and others construct that excellent facility. During this > time Cheryl worked at Shamrock Structures. > > Ward moved to the NIH headquarters in 2007. There he took some responsibility > for the Protein Structure Initiative, also playing an important role in > supporting NIH synchrotron facilities. In 2010 he became the branch chief for > the Structural Genomics and Proteomics Technology Branch in the Division of > Cell Biology and Biophysics. He remained in that position through 2017. At > the 2018 NIGMS re-organization Ward went to the Biophysics, Biomedical > Technology, and Computational Biosciences division as the branch chief for > the Biomedical Technology Branch. > > Ward helped oversee the big NIH-funded, $45 M construction of three major > beamlines at NSLS-II, a project called ABBIX that ran 2011-2017. In 2017 he > became program director for NIH support of structural biology beamlines at > NSLS-II and other DOE synchrotrons. > > Many knew Ward for his always calm, reasoned demeanor; he was unflappable, > resilient, and friendly. He was well read and devoted to his family. > > > Robert M. Sweet E-Dress: sw...@bnl.gov > Scientific Advisor, CBMS: The Center for BioMolecular >Structure at NSLS-II > Photon Sciences and Biology Dept > Brookhaven Nat'l Lab. > Upton, NY 11973 U.S.A. > Phones: 631 344 3401 (Office) >631 338 7302 (Mobile) > > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing > list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ > Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA 07033), and/or its affiliates Direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
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Dear All the message originated from a yahoo account that had been registered since 2007. We have delisted the account. Charles Ballard CCP4 On 28 Feb 2012, at 17:46, William G. Scott wrote: > I thought it was some sort of allegory for tenure-track faculty positions. > > > -- Bill > > > > On Feb 28, 2012, at 7:16 AM, Gerard Bricogne wrote: > >> Dear Smita, >> >>For me, your story mostly illustrates the grave dangers of wanting to >> own a BMW while still in high school ... ;-) . >> >> >>With best wishes, >> >> Gerard. >> >> -- >> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 09:02:42AM -0600, Smita Mohanty wrote: >>> Yes, this is of course a scam. My husband was almost duped by someone >>> who wrote in the name of a close friend saying that he got mugged in >>> Europe and to send money to return to USA. My husband of course was >>> ready to send for his colleague but just gave a call to his friend to >>> make this not a scam. Of course, it was a scam. >>> >>> Only last night we saved ourselves from another scam. I think it is >>> good share with the group. My son (in high school) found a 2005 BMW X5 >>> on an internet site. The car's blue book price is $26,000 but the >>> asking price by the seller is $2775. Sounds too good to be true. But >>> when my son (who dreams to own a BMW) contacted the owner (Amanda >>> Stone), she replied him immediately saying her son died two months back >>> in an automobile accident hit by a drunk driver while riding his >>> fiancee's car. She simply wants to sell the car so that someone else >>> can use it and she is not interested in making money. She said that she >>> has a deal with e-bay and that the car will be shipped by e-bay to the >>> buyer once the buyer pays the price that will be hold by e-bay. The >>> buyer has 5 days to check the car out and if decides not to buy, the car >>> will be shipped back to e-bay at seller's cost and buyer gets back his >>> money. She sent an invoice that was from e-bay with e-bay logo and >>> exactly looking genuine. >>> >>> She sent car pictures and Vin and my husband checked the car out with >>> car fax. She wanted the money to be sent to a e-bay financial expert >>> through moneygram although she sent name and address of an e-bay expert. >>> That is when my husband called up e-bay just to make sure before he >>> send the moneygram out. That is when e-bay told him this is a scam and >>> that e-bay never asks for moneygram. That all transactions are done on >>> e-bay site only and that e-bay does not get any contract like the one we >>> had. E-bay told us that their logo has/can be copied to make an invoice >>> appears to have come from them. Of course, we went all communications >>> and invoice to e-bay. We lost only $35 for car fax. >>> >>> Lesson: we need to be aware of any advertisements on internet or >>> unsolicited e-mails. Here is a site to read about different scams- >>> >>> http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/be_crime_smart >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Smita >>> >> Vellieux Frederic 2/28/2012 7:01 AM >>> >>> From: regnicat@, reply to: regniica@... >>> >>> Somehow I don't believe someone in such a situation would write to >>> ccp4bb instead of calling the family back home. Using Skype since there >>> >>> is apparently internet access ! >>> >>> And I rather view with my mind's eye someone sitting in an internet >>> cafe >>> in (say) Lagos, or the Paris suburbs or Kingston or... >>> >>> Fred >>> >>> Catherine Regni wrote: I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came over here >>> to Madrid,Spain for a short vacation. unfortunately,we were mugged >>> at the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit card were stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with >>> us. We've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not >>> helping issues at all and our flight leaves in few hours from now but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't >>> let us leave until we settle the bills. Well I really need your financial assistance..Please, Let me know if you can help us out? Am >>> freaked out at the Moment. Catherine Regni.. Catherine Regni, Ph.D.
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I thought it was some sort of allegory for tenure-track faculty positions. -- Bill On Feb 28, 2012, at 7:16 AM, Gerard Bricogne wrote: > Dear Smita, > > For me, your story mostly illustrates the grave dangers of wanting to > own a BMW while still in high school ... ;-) . > > > With best wishes, > > Gerard. > > -- > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 09:02:42AM -0600, Smita Mohanty wrote: >> Yes, this is of course a scam. My husband was almost duped by someone >> who wrote in the name of a close friend saying that he got mugged in >> Europe and to send money to return to USA. My husband of course was >> ready to send for his colleague but just gave a call to his friend to >> make this not a scam. Of course, it was a scam. >> >> Only last night we saved ourselves from another scam. I think it is >> good share with the group. My son (in high school) found a 2005 BMW X5 >> on an internet site. The car's blue book price is $26,000 but the >> asking price by the seller is $2775. Sounds too good to be true. But >> when my son (who dreams to own a BMW) contacted the owner (Amanda >> Stone), she replied him immediately saying her son died two months back >> in an automobile accident hit by a drunk driver while riding his >> fiancee's car. She simply wants to sell the car so that someone else >> can use it and she is not interested in making money. She said that she >> has a deal with e-bay and that the car will be shipped by e-bay to the >> buyer once the buyer pays the price that will be hold by e-bay. The >> buyer has 5 days to check the car out and if decides not to buy, the car >> will be shipped back to e-bay at seller's cost and buyer gets back his >> money. She sent an invoice that was from e-bay with e-bay logo and >> exactly looking genuine. >> >> She sent car pictures and Vin and my husband checked the car out with >> car fax. She wanted the money to be sent to a e-bay financial expert >> through moneygram although she sent name and address of an e-bay expert. >> That is when my husband called up e-bay just to make sure before he >> send the moneygram out. That is when e-bay told him this is a scam and >> that e-bay never asks for moneygram. That all transactions are done on >> e-bay site only and that e-bay does not get any contract like the one we >> had. E-bay told us that their logo has/can be copied to make an invoice >> appears to have come from them. Of course, we went all communications >> and invoice to e-bay. We lost only $35 for car fax. >> >> Lesson: we need to be aware of any advertisements on internet or >> unsolicited e-mails. Here is a site to read about different scams- >> >> http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/be_crime_smart >> >> Thanks, >> >> Smita >> > Vellieux Frederic 2/28/2012 7:01 AM >>> >> From: regnicat@, reply to: regniica@... >> >> Somehow I don't believe someone in such a situation would write to >> ccp4bb instead of calling the family back home. Using Skype since there >> >> is apparently internet access ! >> >> And I rather view with my mind's eye someone sitting in an internet >> cafe >> in (say) Lagos, or the Paris suburbs or Kingston or... >> >> Fred >> >> Catherine Regni wrote: >>> I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came over here >> >>> to Madrid,Spain for a short vacation. unfortunately,we were mugged >> at >>> the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit card were >>> stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with >> us. >>> >>> We've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not >> helping >>> issues at all and our flight leaves in few hours from now but we're >>> having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't >> >>> let us leave until we settle the bills. Well I really need your >>> financial assistance..Please, Let me know if you can help us out? Am >> >>> freaked out at the Moment. >>> >>> Catherine Regni.. >>> >>> Catherine Regni, Ph.D. >>>
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I wonder if it is time to restrict users who places these discussions on the board. If each of us spend even a minute on such a subject, it is such a huge waste of time. -Original Message- From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Wenhua Zhang Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:13 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Sad News, Defend our CCP4BB community Dear all, I see that the CCP4BB community is becoming less pure due to our failure to post structure determination-oriented inquiries and questions that can't be answered by googling them. Let's filter our questions before attempting to post. Wenhua On 2/28/2012 4:16 PM, Gerard Bricogne wrote: > Dear Smita, > > For me, your story mostly illustrates the grave dangers of wanting to > own a BMW while still in high school ... ;-) . > > > With best wishes, > >Gerard. > > -- > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 09:02:42AM -0600, Smita Mohanty wrote: >> Yes, this is of course a scam. My husband was almost duped by someone >> who wrote in the name of a close friend saying that he got mugged in >> Europe and to send money to return to USA. My husband of course was >> ready to send for his colleague but just gave a call to his friend to >> make this not a scam. Of course, it was a scam. >> >> Only last night we saved ourselves from another scam. I think it is >> good share with the group. My son (in high school) found a 2005 BMW X5 >> on an internet site. The car's blue book price is $26,000 but the >> asking price by the seller is $2775. Sounds too good to be true. But >> when my son (who dreams to own a BMW) contacted the owner (Amanda >> Stone), she replied him immediately saying her son died two months back >> in an automobile accident hit by a drunk driver while riding his >> fiancee's car. She simply wants to sell the car so that someone else >> can use it and she is not interested in making money. She said that she >> has a deal with e-bay and that the car will be shipped by e-bay to the >> buyer once the buyer pays the price that will be hold by e-bay. The >> buyer has 5 days to check the car out and if decides not to buy, the car >> will be shipped back to e-bay at seller's cost and buyer gets back his >> money. She sent an invoice that was from e-bay with e-bay logo and >> exactly looking genuine. >> >> She sent car pictures and Vin and my husband checked the car out with >> car fax. She wanted the money to be sent to a e-bay financial expert >> through moneygram although she sent name and address of an e-bay expert. >> That is when my husband called up e-bay just to make sure before he >> send the moneygram out. That is when e-bay told him this is a scam and >> that e-bay never asks for moneygram. That all transactions are done on >> e-bay site only and that e-bay does not get any contract like the one we >> had. E-bay told us that their logo has/can be copied to make an invoice >> appears to have come from them. Of course, we went all communications >> and invoice to e-bay. We lost only $35 for car fax. >> >> Lesson: we need to be aware of any advertisements on internet or >> unsolicited e-mails. Here is a site to read about different scams- >> >> http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/be_crime_smart >> >> Thanks, >> >> Smita >> >>>>> Vellieux Frederic 2/28/2012 7:01 AM>>> >> From: regnicat@, reply to: regniica@... >> >> Somehow I don't believe someone in such a situation would write to >> ccp4bb instead of calling the family back home. Using Skype since there >> >> is apparently internet access ! >> >> And I rather view with my mind's eye someone sitting in an internet >> cafe >> in (say) Lagos, or the Paris suburbs or Kingston or... >> >> Fred >> >> Catherine Regni wrote: >>> I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came over here >>> to Madrid,Spain for a short vacation. unfortunately,we were mugged >> at >>> the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit card were >>> stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with >> us. >>> We've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not >> helping >>> issues at all and our flight leaves in few hours from now but we're >>> having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't >>> let us leave until we settle the bills. Well I really need your >>> financial assistance..Please, Let me know if you can help us out? Am >>> freaked out at the Moment. >>> >>> Catherine Regni.. >>> >>> Catherine Regni, Ph.D. >>>
Re: [ccp4bb] Sad News, Defend our CCP4BB community
Dear all, I see that the CCP4BB community is becoming less pure due to our failure to post structure determination-oriented inquiries and questions that can't be answered by googling them. Let's filter our questions before attempting to post. Wenhua On 2/28/2012 4:16 PM, Gerard Bricogne wrote: Dear Smita, For me, your story mostly illustrates the grave dangers of wanting to own a BMW while still in high school ... ;-) . With best wishes, Gerard. -- On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 09:02:42AM -0600, Smita Mohanty wrote: Yes, this is of course a scam. My husband was almost duped by someone who wrote in the name of a close friend saying that he got mugged in Europe and to send money to return to USA. My husband of course was ready to send for his colleague but just gave a call to his friend to make this not a scam. Of course, it was a scam. Only last night we saved ourselves from another scam. I think it is good share with the group. My son (in high school) found a 2005 BMW X5 on an internet site. The car's blue book price is $26,000 but the asking price by the seller is $2775. Sounds too good to be true. But when my son (who dreams to own a BMW) contacted the owner (Amanda Stone), she replied him immediately saying her son died two months back in an automobile accident hit by a drunk driver while riding his fiancee's car. She simply wants to sell the car so that someone else can use it and she is not interested in making money. She said that she has a deal with e-bay and that the car will be shipped by e-bay to the buyer once the buyer pays the price that will be hold by e-bay. The buyer has 5 days to check the car out and if decides not to buy, the car will be shipped back to e-bay at seller's cost and buyer gets back his money. She sent an invoice that was from e-bay with e-bay logo and exactly looking genuine. She sent car pictures and Vin and my husband checked the car out with car fax. She wanted the money to be sent to a e-bay financial expert through moneygram although she sent name and address of an e-bay expert. That is when my husband called up e-bay just to make sure before he send the moneygram out. That is when e-bay told him this is a scam and that e-bay never asks for moneygram. That all transactions are done on e-bay site only and that e-bay does not get any contract like the one we had. E-bay told us that their logo has/can be copied to make an invoice appears to have come from them. Of course, we went all communications and invoice to e-bay. We lost only $35 for car fax. Lesson: we need to be aware of any advertisements on internet or unsolicited e-mails. Here is a site to read about different scams- http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/be_crime_smart Thanks, Smita Vellieux Frederic 2/28/2012 7:01 AM>>> From: regnicat@, reply to: regniica@... Somehow I don't believe someone in such a situation would write to ccp4bb instead of calling the family back home. Using Skype since there is apparently internet access ! And I rather view with my mind's eye someone sitting in an internet cafe in (say) Lagos, or the Paris suburbs or Kingston or... Fred Catherine Regni wrote: I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came over here to Madrid,Spain for a short vacation. unfortunately,we were mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit card were stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with us. We've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all and our flight leaves in few hours from now but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills. Well I really need your financial assistance..Please, Let me know if you can help us out? Am freaked out at the Moment. Catherine Regni.. Catherine Regni, Ph.D.
Re: [ccp4bb] Sad News
Dear Smita, For me, your story mostly illustrates the grave dangers of wanting to own a BMW while still in high school ... ;-) . With best wishes, Gerard. -- On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 09:02:42AM -0600, Smita Mohanty wrote: > Yes, this is of course a scam. My husband was almost duped by someone > who wrote in the name of a close friend saying that he got mugged in > Europe and to send money to return to USA. My husband of course was > ready to send for his colleague but just gave a call to his friend to > make this not a scam. Of course, it was a scam. > > Only last night we saved ourselves from another scam. I think it is > good share with the group. My son (in high school) found a 2005 BMW X5 > on an internet site. The car's blue book price is $26,000 but the > asking price by the seller is $2775. Sounds too good to be true. But > when my son (who dreams to own a BMW) contacted the owner (Amanda > Stone), she replied him immediately saying her son died two months back > in an automobile accident hit by a drunk driver while riding his > fiancee's car. She simply wants to sell the car so that someone else > can use it and she is not interested in making money. She said that she > has a deal with e-bay and that the car will be shipped by e-bay to the > buyer once the buyer pays the price that will be hold by e-bay. The > buyer has 5 days to check the car out and if decides not to buy, the car > will be shipped back to e-bay at seller's cost and buyer gets back his > money. She sent an invoice that was from e-bay with e-bay logo and > exactly looking genuine. > > She sent car pictures and Vin and my husband checked the car out with > car fax. She wanted the money to be sent to a e-bay financial expert > through moneygram although she sent name and address of an e-bay expert. > That is when my husband called up e-bay just to make sure before he > send the moneygram out. That is when e-bay told him this is a scam and > that e-bay never asks for moneygram. That all transactions are done on > e-bay site only and that e-bay does not get any contract like the one we > had. E-bay told us that their logo has/can be copied to make an invoice > appears to have come from them. Of course, we went all communications > and invoice to e-bay. We lost only $35 for car fax. > > Lesson: we need to be aware of any advertisements on internet or > unsolicited e-mails. Here is a site to read about different scams- > > http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/be_crime_smart > > Thanks, > > Smita > > >>> Vellieux Frederic 2/28/2012 7:01 AM >>> > From: regnicat@, reply to: regniica@... > > Somehow I don't believe someone in such a situation would write to > ccp4bb instead of calling the family back home. Using Skype since there > > is apparently internet access ! > > And I rather view with my mind's eye someone sitting in an internet > cafe > in (say) Lagos, or the Paris suburbs or Kingston or... > > Fred > > Catherine Regni wrote: > > I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came over here > > > to Madrid,Spain for a short vacation. unfortunately,we were mugged > at > > the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit card were > > stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with > us. > > > > We've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not > helping > > issues at all and our flight leaves in few hours from now but we're > > having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't > > > let us leave until we settle the bills. Well I really need your > > financial assistance..Please, Let me know if you can help us out? Am > > > freaked out at the Moment. > > > > Catherine Regni.. > > > > Catherine Regni, Ph.D. > >
Re: [ccp4bb] Sad News
Yes, this is of course a scam. My husband was almost duped by someone who wrote in the name of a close friend saying that he got mugged in Europe and to send money to return to USA. My husband of course was ready to send for his colleague but just gave a call to his friend to make this not a scam. Of course, it was a scam. Only last night we saved ourselves from another scam. I think it is good share with the group. My son (in high school) found a 2005 BMW X5 on an internet site. The car's blue book price is $26,000 but the asking price by the seller is $2775. Sounds too good to be true. But when my son (who dreams to own a BMW) contacted the owner (Amanda Stone), she replied him immediately saying her son died two months back in an automobile accident hit by a drunk driver while riding his fiancee's car. She simply wants to sell the car so that someone else can use it and she is not interested in making money. She said that she has a deal with e-bay and that the car will be shipped by e-bay to the buyer once the buyer pays the price that will be hold by e-bay. The buyer has 5 days to check the car out and if decides not to buy, the car will be shipped back to e-bay at seller's cost and buyer gets back his money. She sent an invoice that was from e-bay with e-bay logo and exactly looking genuine. She sent car pictures and Vin and my husband checked the car out with car fax. She wanted the money to be sent to a e-bay financial expert through moneygram although she sent name and address of an e-bay expert. That is when my husband called up e-bay just to make sure before he send the moneygram out. That is when e-bay told him this is a scam and that e-bay never asks for moneygram. That all transactions are done on e-bay site only and that e-bay does not get any contract like the one we had. E-bay told us that their logo has/can be copied to make an invoice appears to have come from them. Of course, we went all communications and invoice to e-bay. We lost only $35 for car fax. Lesson: we need to be aware of any advertisements on internet or unsolicited e-mails. Here is a site to read about different scams- http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/be_crime_smart Thanks, Smita >>> Vellieux Frederic 2/28/2012 7:01 AM >>> From: regnicat@, reply to: regniica@... Somehow I don't believe someone in such a situation would write to ccp4bb instead of calling the family back home. Using Skype since there is apparently internet access ! And I rather view with my mind's eye someone sitting in an internet cafe in (say) Lagos, or the Paris suburbs or Kingston or... Fred Catherine Regni wrote: > I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came over here > to Madrid,Spain for a short vacation. unfortunately,we were mugged at > the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit card were > stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with us. > > We've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not helping > issues at all and our flight leaves in few hours from now but we're > having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't > let us leave until we settle the bills. Well I really need your > financial assistance..Please, Let me know if you can help us out? Am > freaked out at the Moment. > > Catherine Regni.. > > Catherine Regni, Ph.D. >
