critical review from grad student <a
href="http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~tom">Tom</a> Meyer's <a
href="http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~tom/log/200303.html">blog</a>
(thanks, Tom!!):

"Journal Club: Bill Ashmanskas from Chicago on 'CDF Silicon Vertex
Trigger'. A fantastic, well-polished, balanced, thoughtful talk,
emphasizing amazing physics impact and technological acheivement of
the CDF vertex trigger. Wow!"

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This was gratifying, because I've occasionally given talks that were
as disastrous as this one was successful.  The difference: preparation
and practice.