The May Report: 8/18/2011: Two parties tonight, one at Next Door and one at the new offices of Doejo just over Wilde on Broadway, and that is the kickoff for Homelesscop.com. I’m going to both so I had better get going; David Alen’s musings and the GOOG-MOTO break-up fee, and other things

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Scoop section:

– Two notes about articles on patents
– David Allen: Muses on the Google purchase of Motorola Mobile
– JK: GOOG-MOTO break-up fee
– Jess Loren: Cleveland incubator
– Three notes from Layton Olson
– Anonymous: Nancy Sullivan again

[Editor's note: Ron May here. Neil Kane, the good news is that you only have 131 days left to serve your sentence in the TMR stockade. You can always go the Bill Lederer route. Call me with bigger dirt on someone other than Neil Kane. Bill tried that. He told me he was like a jaywalker and some other guy was like a bank robber.

Bob Geras may be able to get out of the stockade a bit earlier, but we'll see. At least Bob admits that he's a goofball. And corny as it is, he does have a self-deprecating sense of humor.

Neil, you sir, on the opposite side of that continuum, are the paragon of condescension and arrogance. Davos for two years along with your "bragging" that Geras did not get in, personal letter from Obama, testifying to Congress. Neil, if it were not for the goodness of Bob's heart and the stupidity of his business judgment, you would have been homeless three or four years ago, holding a cup on Broadway. I too live on the good graces of others but I at least admit it and I am not wasting huge resources pumped into a firm with 20-30 employees going nowhere fast.

Now, time is limited. I have another hour of work to finish up on my interview with Kevin Willer. I hope to have that to you by 11am Friday.

At 6pm tonight, Thursday, I will be at Next Door at 659 West Diversey. Free pizza. Check it out. Phil Tadros is a partner in the biz with State Farm Insurance. It is an interesting business model. That party is from 6-8pm.

At 7pm I will go to the kickoff party for www.homelesscop.com which will be held in the new offices of Doejo, not open yet, on the 2nd floor of 3128 N. Broadway, just across the street from where I live. It is just above Wilde, the bar and restaurant. 6,000 sf. And the entrance is the door just to the south of Wilde. You have to sign up online at the kickstarter section of the www.homelesscop.com site. They are expecting 200 to 300 people. A contribution of at least $5 is required. Phil tells me that the average contribution is $20. The party goes until 11pm.

I ran into Bill Zangwill on Broadway this afternoon and an interesting conversation followed. He is still clicking along at ChicagoBooth. A woman sitting next to me at the bus stop (I was just sitting down) is retired but she worked at EB and knew our buddy Mortimer Adler pretty well. (I met him about four times.) I think he made it to the big 100. She said that Adler converted from Judaism to Catholicism late in life since his wife was Catholic. She also knew Charles Van Doren of Mark Van Doren and Quiz Show fame.

File that under random summer encounters on Broadway -- could be the Hyde Park of the north side. BTW, Zangwill moved up to the North Ave. area near the Cardinal from Hyde Park about ten years ago.

Upcoming events: SMCC on Wednesday, Jeff will have the note to me before Friday.

SocDevCamp is next weekend at DePaul 2011.socialdevcampchicago.com/ and I am signed up and Tim Courtney already committed to be sure I am admitted w/o problems like we had last year. That promise was made on March 31st at Tech Cocktail and John R. Dallas, Jr. is a witness. I wonder if Mike Rhodes will show up.

When is MoMo? I have not seen their notice yet but they said they did not have the meeting set at the last meeting.

Here it is:

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Nokia Event

Monday, August 29, 2011, 6:00 PM
Selected By: Trace Johnson

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Selected By: Trace Johnson

Save the date!

We are working on getting together more details for this event in the few days.

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The Scoop section:
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Two notes about articles on patents

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#1: Subject: Welcome to the patent valuation bubble | ZDNet
Date: 8/17/2011 4:55:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: bconnolly@furthermore.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com

www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/welcome-to-the-patent-valuation-bubble/55292?tag=nl.e589

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#2: Subject: A Bull Market in Tech Patents – NYTimes.com
Date: 8/17/2011 7:34:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time
From: bconnolly@furthermore.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com

www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/technology/a-bull-market-in-tech-patents.html?_r=1&hp

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David Allen: Muses on the Google purchase of Motorola Mobile

Subject: Re: David, your thoughts on the proposed Google purchase of Motorola Mobile?
Date: 8/17/2011 3:55:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: dallen@qmobilesolutions.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com

Ron,

I am no marketing or M&A expert, but I think the pundits have basically got it right.

Google are embroiled in a couple of patent lawsuits at the moment (for example with Oracle) and are seeing the increasingly aggressive litigious behaviour from Apple, so this is a move to increase their patent portfolio and protect their position. The price shows the importance Google places on the mobile markets.

It does raise some questions however.
Could they have just bought the IP for a lower price? – Maybe, but then they would not benefit from continuing innovation and IP generated from the development of devices.
Do they really want to be a hardware company? – Probably not as its not something in which they
have experience, however they have marketed their own reference phones (developed & manufactured by HTC) and it will allow them to actively develop device and OS features in sync and to have greater influence over the market. I am sure they hope they can bring their lean & innovative approached to bear at Motorola.

I think the biggest question from a market perspective will be how will it effect their relationship with their other partners, in particular HTC & Samsung. Will they ensure a level playing field between themselves & their partners and if so how will they demonstrate that & re-assure them.

From an Illinois perspective, what happens to the tax credits given to Motorola? Google have stated that they will keep Motorola Mobility as a separate division with its HQ in Illinois, but if I was them I would be looking to see where I could make it leaner and more innovative, which will likely mean outsourcing any non-critical and any non-value added (innovative) functions such as any manufacturing done here. No doubt there will be some reduction in head count.

Overall though, I think it will be good for Motorola Mobility, as it will ensure their future at the innovative end of the market and thus preserve long term jobs. It remains to be seen if Google can effectively manage a hardware developer & manufacturer and turn their mobile business into a sort of open standards “Apple+”.

Regards

David

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You did see that yesterday, didn’t you ?

dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/whats-behind-the-hefty-motorola-break-up-fee/

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August 16, 2011, 3:34 pmMergers & Acquisitions

What’s Behind the Hefty Motorola Breakup Fee
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

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Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.Google proved itself willing to pay up for Motorola Mobility, agreeing to buy the cellphone maker for $12.5 billion, a 63.5 percent premium.

But the search engine giant was also willing to offer a significant reverse termination fee to guarantee that it was committed to the deal.

Google’s deal contained a $2.5 billion reverse breakup fee, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. That’s roughly 20 percent of the purchase price. Subtract Motorola’s $3 billion in cash on hand from the purchase price, and the fee constitutes an eye-popping 26 percent of Google’s total consideration.

That is well above normal. Reverse termination fees usually run 4 percent to 10 percent of any given transaction. (The fee terms will be disclosed when the companies file the merger agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)

The most comparable payout provision of late is in AT&T’s $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA, where the telecommunications giant agreed to a $3 billion breakup fee. AT&T also included several roaming and spectrum agreements worth up to an additional $3 billion. All told, that consideration is only 15.3 percent of the entire deal.

In AT&T’s case, the hefty fee is meant to show the company’s commitment to sticking with the deal through what has been a very rough antitrust approval process, with inquiries not only from federal regulators, but their state counterparts as well.

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People with direct knowledge of the Google-Motorola talks say that neither side is concerned about antitrust risk in this deal. Because it represents vertical integration instead of horizontal consolidation — meaning that it isn’t putting together two direct competitors, as in the T-Mobile takeover — the two companies think the merger should pass regulatory muster.

But not all observers are as sanguine about that assumption. Florian Mueller, an intellectual property analyst and blogger, surmises that Google is still wary of any antitrust issues, given its previous deal hurdles.

Mr. Mueller also points out that Motorola is embroiled in patent litigation with two powerful foes, Apple and Microsoft. The former has sued other Android device makers, including HTC and Samsung; the latter has struck a settlement with HTC and is fighting Samsung in court.

Motorola appeared to hold weaker ground in its battles with Apple and Microsoft, according to the analysis by Mr. Mueller, and faced the possibility of costly setbacks or settlements.

At the same time, as DealBook previously reported, Motorola was in talks with other parties about potential deals for its patent portfolio. While the company didn’t run a formal auction process, it wasn’t shy about pitting would-be suitors against each other to elicit the most favorable deals, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks.

Given that Google openly spoke about its need for a bigger patent portfolio, it’s possible that Motorola — holder of 17,000 issued patents and 7,500 patents under review — was in a healthy position to demand the big fee.
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Yon Yonson
Madison WI
August 16th, 2011
4:27 pmWhy, why, why do so many journalists pick up Florian Mueller as a source? If you look at fosspatents.blogspot.com , the vast majority of his output is devoted to Google bashing in one form or another. Wikipedia lists many occupations for him, but the first is lobbyist. Reading Mueller, you’d thing Google is public enemy #1 on the IP front. He’s got to be being paid by somebody, I can’t believe anybody would spend as much time as he does bashing Google out of pure personal animus.

On purely technical grounds in the software area, he’s been shown to be completely clueless on at least one front, the alleged violations of Android of the Linux GPL license. He’s been refuted by no less an authority that Linus Torvalds. And he’s not a lawyer either, he has a high school degree. There’s got to be a story there somewhere, but it’s not the story Mueller is peddling.Recommend Recommended by 25 Readers 2.
Tim
Boston
August 16th, 2011
7:25 pm@commenter #1: Care to argue the merits, or are you content to attack the qualifications?Recommend Recommended by 0 Readers 3.
doog
Berkeley
August 17th, 2011
6:00 am@#2 The “merits” at issue is the credulous lazy “journalism”. Bad on me for reading it, admittedly.Recommend Recommended by 0 Readers 4.
Rick Howell
Stowe, Vermont USA
August 17th, 2011
6:02 amAs the inventor of 5 #1-selling (world-wide) high-end sports products including the category of ‘clipless bicycle pedals’, CycleBinding; world’s 1st fully-functional high-tech snowshoes, Tubbs; and several leading alpine ski-bindings (KneeBinding) … I can say that the value of the IP (IP is more than patents) = trading value – book value … and based on this concept, this transaction is truly exceptional.Recommend Recommended by 1 Readers 5.
Florian Mueller
Starnberg, Germany
August 17th, 2011
6:03 amRegarding what commenter #1 wrote, there’s a fringe movement of open source zealots who accuse me of bias only because I look at patent issues from a holistic, analytical and strategic perspective as opposed to a political one. (I also used to be active in connection with patent policy but stopped those efforts back in October 2006, so I’m now unpolitical when it comes to the analysis of disputes and transactions.)

I don’t “bash” Google. On my blog I repeatedly promote Google services such as Google+, and I disagreed with several of Oracle’s damages theories in the Oracle v. Google lawsuit on my blog — a couple months later, the judge presiding over that case had pretty much the same stance on the key issues as I voiced. Of course, fanatics can also suspect that the judge is a Google basher and some Google competitor’s shill, but I’m sure he’s not and I know that all I express on my blog are my own heartfelt personal opinions by which I stand 100%.

Regarding Linus Torvalds, the author of Linux: he issued a comment in March about a complicated legal issue (which was raised by a Boston-based IP litigator; I only blogged about that lawyer’s findings), saying that he had not looked at the issue closely but dismissed it anyway. That’s not a serious way to have a discussion. The father of Linux may be overly sensitive concerning his brainchild without that having the slightest relevance to my credibility.

I have a long track record of successes in this industry and in connection with intellectual property, and my blog has repeatedly raised issues long before others wrote about them. For an example, back in January 2011 I said that Google’s patent portfolio is too weak. The same zealots who now criticize other assessments of mine also came out attacking me then. But after the Nortel patent auction, a recent blog post by Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond (‘When patents attack Android’) etc., there’s no more doubt.Recommend Recommended by 5 Readers 6.
Yon Yonson
Madison WI
August 17th, 2011
10:34 amI am amused to see Mr. Mueller show up here, I just went through his blog entries for August. Of the 29 posts so far, 26 involved Google and Android; somewhere in those posts there may be a paragraph or two that is not clearly hostile to Google’s position, but the overall slant is quite clear. The three other posts are related to the Lodsys patent troll operation; Google and Android are targets of this operation also, and in one of the 26 posts Mueller is dismissive of their efforts on this front.

I am also amused by the accusation of zealotry. I’m not the guy pounding out thousands of words a day about Google, on any side of the issues. This is a common accusation among Apple supporters when anybody expresses doubt about the technology or business practices of the company at One Infinite Loop. I’m not the guy pounding out thousands of words a day about Google, on any side of the issues.

I’m guessing, though, that Mr. Mueller isn’t motivated by zealotry. Mr. Mueller does have an admirable record of advocacy for open software and against software patents. In the Android case, though, he consistently sides with Apple and Oracle, both of whom represent the very antithesis of the open software movement. Mr. Mueller can advocate whatever he wants, but he’s clearly an advocate here, not an objective reporter or impartial observer.Recommend Recommended by 2 Readers 7.
Tom in San Jose
San Jose, CA
August 17th, 2011
12:53 pmGoogle could easily have partnered with other cell phone/tablet manufacturers but they want the patents that Motorola hold and are included in the deal. Motorola phones are nice but not $12.5 billion nice.Recommend Recommended by 0 Readers 8.
Quemann
Fairfield, CA
August 17th, 2011
12:53 pm”Motorola appeared to hold weaker ground in its battles with Apple and Microsoft, according to the analysis by Mr. Mueller, and faced the possibility of costly setbacks or settlements. ”

On what basis was the above stament made? I’m just curious to know.Recommend Recommended by 1 Readers 9.
FreeRange
Xiamen, China
August 17th, 2011
5:05 pmHey Yon – take a chill pill. Seriously, the reality is, if you’d take your blinders off, that google has “borrowed” significant amounts of IP from others and then given it away for free as a competitor to the owners of that IP. Google is in fact the new evil. So it is you that amuse.Recommend Recommended by 0 Readers 10.
TD
USA
August 17th, 2011
6:30 pmThe first comment wonders whether Mr. Mueller is paid by Google opponents. Can we get a confirmation or denial on that? Just curious.Recommend Recommended by 0 Readers
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#1: Subject: RE: Layton, I had an overloaded report. Your emails will be in the next report.
Date: 8/17/2011 7:26:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: leo@howehutton.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com

Ron,

Thanks for all your amazing coverage of things and people around Chicago.

I look forward to your thoughts on Chicago Ideas Week (ahead of time and during),

something like Chicago Humanities Festival on Steroids, perhaps.

Note Chicago Humanities Festival this year’s topic is Technology coming up with special events

mid October and then in early November.

Chicago Humanities Festival | Home

www.chicagohumanities.org/

Layton

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Subject: Layton, I had an overloaded report. Your emails will be in the next report.
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#2: Subject: CMAP Seeks Future Leaders in Planning (FLIP) for 2011-2012 Session — Applications due September 12
Date: 8/16/2011 5:22:57 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: leo@howehutton.com
To: leo@howehutton.com

Colleagues who know high school youth,

If you know a high school junior or senior (or even sophomore) who is interested in what’s happening in Chicago and all 7 counties in NE Illinois,

please read about the Future Leaders in Education Program of Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning below. And, forward it on to persons

you believe would be interested. Applications due September 12.

I would be glad to provide additional information, including about a student who participated in this program, and who has written about it. The story will appear in the back to school issue of New Expression citywide high school newspaper.

Don’t delay! September 12 is right around the corner!

Layton

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From: CMAP, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning [mailto:info@cmap-illinois.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of CMAP, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 4:15 PM
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Subject: CMAP Seeks Future Leaders in Planning (FLIP) for 2011-2012 Session

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To Whom It May Concern:

You or a colleague may have already received information about how Future Leaders in Planning (FLIP) is looking for students who are curious and eager to explore the world around them and the ways they can make an impact in our 2011-2012 session.

At no cost to themselves, teens across the region can join this leadership development opportunity and learn about the northeastern IL region and share thoughts with other teens from Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. Participants will also meet and interact with selected regional leaders who make key planning decisions in our communities.

Please share the 2011-2012 FLIP application with local high school students who would like to learn about planning and contribute to a better future for our region.

Students from the 2010-2011 program learned about and made recommendations for Fairmont’s Safe Routes to School Grant in Will County. View the final presentation PDF. You can view the slideshow of the final presentation, along with captions, on our Flickr page. For more information, keep up with FLIP at its Facebook page.

Please contact me at rlopez@cmap.illinois.gov or 312-386-8766 with any questions.

Thank you,
Ricardo Lopez

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
233 South Wacker Drive | Suite 800 | Chicago | IL | 60606
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#3: Subject: Chicago Ideas Week (Oct 10-16) Scholars Nomination Form — High school students 9 to 12 grade — Nominations due Sept 1
Date: 8/16/2011 7:57:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time
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To: deontae.moore@gmail.com, chevelle.blackburne@gmail.com, mzrobinson147@gmail.com, onehouseinc@mac.com, las66@att.net, queenjb@ymail.com, field@iit.edu, jamarsha40@yahoo.com, diananews5@gmail.com, Theresa_Kwan@AJG.com, field@iit.edu, abates@preventionpartnership.org, computoon1@aol.com, cbrown@nflalumnichicago.org, Araffles33@yahoo.com
CC: pierreaclark@gmail.com, Dcdobmeyer@aol.com, award@spucc.org, nhbrandt@sbcglobal.net, jcarlson@spucc.org, sphillips@spucc.org, wilcynt@sinai.org, pincon@digibridge.org, DSSA310@aol.com, andy@andyvass.com, tutormentor2@earthlink.net, esanders@gagdc.org, nsanders@gagdc.org, staterep-constance-a-howard@comcast.net, mcodina07@att.net, valeriefleonard@msn.com, onepresence@yahoo.com, RONALDMAY@aol.com, Maggie_Shreve@rush.edu, phuturetraxrecords@yahoo.com, Gaston.Armour@illinois.gov, lknight@one-economy.com, djohnson@lbldc.org, skastrul@icstars.org, friendofoaks@aol.com, ccc@digibridge.org, Fernando.Chavarria@illinois.gov, cadillacseville@earthlink.net, Gaston.Armour@illinois.gov, waltertolson2009@u.northwestern.edu

YCC/NE editors/supporters, and other journalists and persons working with high school age youth,

If you know of 9th-12th grade students interested in Ideas (of any kind) about the Future of Chicago (and our World), you may want to nominate them (or let them nominate themselves) as described below.

I think it would be especially great to have high school age youth attend who might write stories, take photos, and share with youth in New Expression and other print or electronic media.

I do not know how competitive this will be, but recommend submitting on the relatively simple form!

I am working with other parties who may be attending CIW in other capacities.

Best, Layton
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Chicago Ideas Week Scholars program for 9, 10, 11, and 12th grade students

CIW Scholars are recognized as exceptional high school students who are distinguished by virtue of their innovation in or outside of the classroom. These are students taking bold initiatives, demonstrating leadership, and embodying the spirit of new ideas and innovation in their schoolwork and/or extracurricular endeavors. Nomination deadline is September 1st. Apply here.

www.chicagoideas.com/special-programs-awards/ciw-scholars-nomination-form/

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Anonymous: Nancy Sullivan again

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**************POST ANONYMOUS UIC TTO NANCY SULLIVAN *******

Hi Ron,
Some reader posted the timeline of malfeasance of the UIC OTM director Ms. Nancy Sullivan. It is completely true and much of it can be easily verified by university records. I believe you (Ron) also verified it during your interviews of the 15-20 people regarding this case. However, what was written was merely the tip of the iceberg. More thorough investigation will reveal truly shocking details of the collusion between Jeremy Hollis and Ms. Nancy Sullivan.

To begin with, as soon as Jeremy Hollis was hired (as written before, most likely his hiring was rigged, as Nancy wanted a ‘safe’ accomplice). Within a week Jeremy Hollis starts presiding over the tech managers’ meetings. People are shocked. Jeremy Hollis is the least experienced, least educated, most junior, and most recently hired. Recall he doesn’t have a PhD either (which Jay has), a JD (which Colin James has) or extensive licensing experience (which Connie and Mark have). He begins to act imperious in front of all tech managers and purposefully insults them; and when they protest, Ms. Nancy Sullivan berates the complainers, over and over again. The whole set-up is to humiliate the old guys so that they leave. This was the original conspiracy that Nancy Sullivan had in mind as the previous poster has mentioned. The idea was to also make the whole thing appear like a personnel matter, so that Avijit Ghosh could conveniently wash his hands off the thing by saying ‘’ personnel matters cannot be commented on’’.

So Ron, it is not benign favoritism as someone might be inclined to believe when they see Nancy Sullivan and Jeremy Hollis go to lunch exclusively everyday. It is naked collusion and a vulgar coup that they staged to usurp the office. Of course all this was possible because the HR and Avijit Ghosh either are thoroughly incompetent or are part of a corrupt syndicate. It needs to be recalled that during the law school admission scandal and the problems at the Business School when Ghosh was the Dean, the president and many trustees were guilty and had to go as they were convicted. The investigation into the UIC OTM suggests many top scientists many be involved. It is quite likely that Nancy Sullivan and Jeremy are merely being the convenient pawns of some upper corrupt people.

It must be remembered that Ghosh got the job of Vice President (VPTED) when Joe White ( the previous disgraced president who was sacked for his corrupt dealings in the law school admission scandal) became the president. It must also be noted that Ghosh was on the committee that hired Joe. So when Joe leaves, Ghosh is sacked. While we are inclined to give Ghosh some benefit of doubt, given the law school admission scandal, it cannot be ruled out that Ghosh was given the job by Joe as part of kickback. Did Ms. Nancy Sullivan not reward faculty member Dave Carley using tax dollars?

When despite numerous complaints by Senior Tech Managers to Ghosh’s office were unanswered by Ghosh, the senior tech managers decided to confront
Ghosh. It must be remmembered that Ghosh sits in Urbana. Per his job requirements, he was required to visit the Chicago office regularly and make
sure everything was OK. As the previous reader said, that the confidential surveys stopped as soon as Nancy was hired. Visiting Chicago regularly was
minimum that Ghosh was required to do. So the tech managers decided that when he visits Chicago they will meet him personally as they felt taht Ghosh was
deliberatly feigning ignorance or Ghosh’s secretary was destroying emails containing complaints of Nancy. So the tech managers waited for Ghosh. And they
waited, and they waited, and they waited ………………..

Ghosh never showed up. Such was his level of apathy and disregard for him job. Little wonder he was demoted.

So it is likely that Ghosh is neither complicit nor incompetent. The truth could be in fact be more subtle.
It could be that Ghosh was just apathetic. Maybe the higher ups saw that Ghosh never really visited Chicago and considered the job a sinecure, and was hence removed from the position.

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