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Experienced NewsWhat a difference a month makes . . .When Nouri al-Maliki launched his surprise attack against the main Shia militia in Basra, the operation appeared to be a disastrous miscalculation pitting inexperienced Iraqi soldiers against well-armed and battle-hardened street-fighters of the Mahdi Army.Read Full Article NASA’s Science Chief ResignsS. Alan Stern, an experienced planetary scientist who came to NASA less than a year ago to lead the agency’s science division, did not publicly give a reason for his resignation.Read Full Article Music Review: A Give and Take Between Experienced and EmergingThe public face of the Perlman Music Program is a series of concerts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Read Full Article Britain’s novice bosses ’ill-equipped’ for slowdownBritish company chiefs are ill-equipped to grapple with a serious economic downturn because so few of them have any recession experience, a business school study has found.<br/> <br/> Three quarters of executives now in senior positions are “recession virgins” - having never before experienced a serious economic slowdown while in positions of authority. The survey of more than 200 business people, conducted by the business school Pentacle, found that 69 per cent of executives believe that the UK is heading into a recession or serious downturn, with 71 per cent of senior management of the opinion that bosses lack the skills and experience needed to deal with a slump in business.<br/> <br/> Of those questioned, 62 per cent estimated that under a quarter of the senior staff at their own firms held key senior positions when the last recesion hit the UK in 1992. Many were at university or starting their careers at that time.Peter Redfern, the chief executive of Taylor Wimpey, the housebuilder, has found himself on the front line of the economic slowdown aged only 37, a far cry from his days as a trainee accountant at KPMG during the lastrecession. SimonWolf-son, the 40-year-old chief executive of Next, the retailer hit by weaker consumer spending, was a national sales manager at the company during the last downturn.<br/> <br/> “After a long economic cycle with nearly 15 years of growth, most of those at the top of business today are used to vigorous expansion, ambitious projects and taking major risks, all with unwavering confidence,” Eddie Obeng, director of Pentacle, said. “The question is whether these same bold leaders have the expertise to adapt to much more challenging conditions.” Those responsible for seeking out top management disagree that age means younger executives cannot succeed as the economy slows down.Read Full Article Bits: Facebook Finds a No. 2 Unlike Its No. 1Sheryl Sandberg, the new No. 2 executive at Facebook, is everything that its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is not: experienced in operations, advertising and Washington.Read Full Article External News for: experiencedYMCA hires experienced leader for Salem site - Statesman JournalYMCA hires experienced leader for Salem siteStatesman JournalBy Justin Much • Statesman Journal • March 21, 2010 Over the years, Paul Manning of Billings, Mont., has spent a lot of time at YMCAs across the country. ...and more »YMCA hires experienced leader for Salem site - Statesman JournalYMCA hires experienced leader for Salem siteStatesman JournalBy Justin Much • Statesman Journal • March 21, 2010 Over the years, Paul Manning of Billings, Mont., has spent a lot of time at YMCAs across the country. ...and more »Experienced Cornell has the talent, fortitude to stick around for while - SI.comWashington PostExperienced Cornell has the talent, fortitude to stick around for whileSI.comI know you've been hurt before. 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