Jim writes:

> In this week's Survival Guide column (by Bob Lewis) in InfoWorld, is this
>  quote from Ernest Shackleton, in "South", referring to the loss of his ship
>  in the Antarctic ice:
>
>  "The task now was likely to be long and strenuous, and an ordered mind and
a
>  clear programme were essential if we were to come through without loss of
>  life.  A man must shape himself a new mark directly the old one goes to
>  ground."

Of even perhaps greater interest than what Shackleton said was what he did.
He led an expedition to Antarctica in 1914 and met catastrophe there. His
ship was crushed by the pack ice, but he personally led a self-rescue mission
out of Antarctica, surviving through the long Antarctic night, not losing a
single man during the entire 22 months of their ordeal.

Shackleton's expedition is perhaps the greatest tale of endurance and stamina
and resourcefullness in all of history. For more information, see:

     http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/1914/timeline.html

Never give up.
Never surrender.

Wirt Atmar

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