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How To Replace A Yoke SealPosted in How To: Transmission Drivetrain on November 1, 2012
If you are like us, you probably hate seeing leaks under your rig or the smell of gear oil hanging heavy in the garage air. Many times a situation like this can be traced back to a leaky yoke seal, which is a fairly common problem. We wanted to show you what exactly goes into a yoke seal replacement, so we contacted Tom Wood's Custom Drive Shafts in Ogden, Utah (www.4xshaft.com) for some pointers and headed down to Off Road Evolution in Fullerton, California, (www.offroadevolution.com) to show you what it takes to swap one out.
Replacing the yoke seal will require removing the pinion nut, which releases tension on the crush sleeve. This is important to know because the crush sleeve sets the preload between the pinion's head and tail bearings. With not enough preload, the pinion will thrust sideways under load and destroy the ring-and-pinion gear and with too much preload the bearings can burn up and seize. Setting the crush sleeve is simply compressing it lengthwise, until it is the length required to properly preload the pinion head and tail bearings.
As an alternative to the crush sleeve, some differentials can use a solid spacer. This solid piece of machined steel is a bit shorter than a crush sleeve's crushed length and is used in conjunction with shims. Shims bring the spacer to the correct length, allowing it to set proper bearing preload, just as a crush sleeve would. Solid spacers have several benefits over crush sleeves, such as having the ability to be reused. Also, with a solid spacer, once it is set up, it is set up for life and you won't have to worry about over tightening the pinion nut when replacing a seal or yoke. Lastly, the solid spacer is not vulnerable to rock hits against the yoke the way a crush sleeve could be.
Because solid spacers are direct replacements for crush sleeves, you can easily set up your pinion with the right parts. Companies, such as Dynatrac (www.dynatrac.com), carry solid spacers in stock for anyone wanting to make the conversion. Read on to learn more about yoke seals, crush sleeves, and solid spacers.


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Ian Sutton wrote:TimMc wrote:Ian Sutton wrote:TimMc wrote:And thank you, Ian.
You strike me as one of the GoodGuys on this BBS...Bob Ross being another.
oops - just blown that!
Seriously, it is time to move back onto wine, so Tim, what's lit up your wine-drinking over the last couple of weeks?
Budget has been a bit limited of late, but Syrahs mostly....and a few Pinot Grigios.
The difficulty I have around where I live is in the availablity of French, Spanish and Italian wines. Bordeaux's are fairly easy to get, though.
Most of what I have avaiable to sample are Aussie or California [Napa/Sonoma and the Central Coast] wines with the occasional wine out of Washington or Oregon [not much to report there, unfortunately].
Any consistently good value Californian wines for me to look out for? Maybe some larger production, but solid wines that might make it here. I've got some Ridge in the cellar (a couple of halves of zin and a 99 petit syrah I think), which might be a thought for open mike sometime down the line . They're one of the rare producers that comes over in any volume, yet at fairly sensible prices (there is of course plenty of high volume, made to a price point wine that joins the others on the supermarket shelves).
Australia is my 1st love winewise but I'm enjoying the charms of Italy, where the extremes of pricing are, well, extreme! Drank a beautiful Puglian wine last week at about £4 for the bottle, yet I'll also pay daft money for Barolo, which can be very hit and miss for the price (but the hits are well worth it IMO).
Good question.
As to Californian good value wines, I would have to ask which varietals you are interested in....For me, the greatest fun is to find that $10-12 dollar bottle of wine that drinks like a $30-40 dollar bottle.
Circumstances notwithstanding, Merryvale is a very consistant value for the money, IMHO. Murphy-Goode for whites and Iron Horse for reds, as well.
There are others...


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GPS and obstacle-avoidance on board
A Japanese firm has developed a hi-tech wheelchair that's able to avoid obstacles and find its way around - while being more comfortable for the passenger.
Rodem: a sort of high-tech wheelchair getting around on
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Rodem – roughly translated as Robot for Enjoying Mobility, TechOn reports - is a universal vehicle designed to help people move more freely and with greater independence, according to developer Veda International Robot R&D centre.
Designed in response to the world's growing number of elderly people, riders mount Rodem from behind (sic) and lean against padded knee and chest rests which, Veda said, makes for a more comfortable ride, especially for folk who spend a lot of time sitting in it. It's also easier for carers to help the passenger in and out of the hi-tech chair than ordinary wheelchairs.
Measuring 1220 x 690 x 1170mm, Rodem can move at three different maximum speeds: 6km/h, 3.5km/h or 1km/h. Reverse movement is always limited to no more than 3kmh.
On-board GPS helps you find your way
A sealed lead-acid battery powers the leccy wheelchair and disabled – or just plain lazy – users will get about four hours' travel time before a recharge is required.
A joystick controls Rodem's two-wheel drive system, but the chair can also be controlled by voice commands from the driver.
Rodem's other tech travel treats include automatic controls for driving up slopes, on-board GPS and autonomous navigation. The chair's also able to prevent you from accidentally driving into walls or small children.
Rodem could be on the market next year
Veda is still on the lookout for business partners willing to help it mass-produce Rodem, which the firm hopes to have on the market within 12 months for between ¥500,000 and ¥700,000 (£3274-4500/$5330-7400/€3713-5100). ®


text: 8/17/98 Arthur E. Sowers, PhD cites Matloff as "realistic" picture of the job market. \doc\web\98\06\jobmark.txt Email: email@example.com Date: 1998/08/17 Forums: sci.research.careers view for bookmarking · text only On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Paul Bruckman wrote: > I am looking for any newsgroups that are specifically geared to math > research careers or other jobs available for mathematicians only. > Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Paul Bruckman > > > I appreciate your aspirations Paul, but I would recommend that you seek out newsgroups that might attract the 50s+ crowd and find out what they did to deal with beig downsized out of a career. The math society (see my resource list below for the website) might tell you if they have any concern for other than the fact that large proportions of newly minted math PhDs can't find work. You might look for support groups in a nearby large city. Where I am, there is one for "55+ and need a job" and a phone number (I have not called them, but plan on it someday) to see what they can and cannot do. Some states have offices for helping elderly people find work. Look at the AARP website, and use the search engines and plug in some keywords. Your other possibility might be high school teaching but I'd look into reports on how many of the students are routinely carring weapons and the assault rate on teachers. Aaah.... you might ask the students there, rather than the teachers, for a more honest answer. Sci Job/Career Internet Resource and Book Title List by Arthur E. Sowers, PhD This is a resource list relating to jobs/careers in science and in general. This list was compiled in the public interest and is posted in the public interest. Part A is internet based (primarily WWW sites) Part B is a book list of titles I've seen, and some of which I have read and reviewed (text included). PART A: INTERNET SCI JOB/CAREER RESOURCES Internet Science Job/Career Resource List: ======================================================================== disclaimer: Many of the sites in this list, especially in Part V, are commercial and are not likely to mention certain facts of commercial policies, practices, and preferences which are not in business interests. At least many do not carry disclaimers or warranties of their own. Most of the commercial websites make no acknowledgement that other information, possibly even better information, is also available on the web. Some websites run "chat rooms" where your input may be censored, unlike on (most) unmoderated internet newsgroups. Inclusion of such URLs should not be taken as an specific endorsement by me. Some sites are mixed in content; commercial (for fee) and gratis (for free) information. They are listed as a source of information and if you can benefit in some way, then this list will have served its purpose. I have no financial or other connection with any of the websites or their personnel other than some of them have external links to my pages and I have referenced some of them in this list and on my website. I am not a recruiter and I receive no money or favors from disseminating this list or from listing a given URL or other source. I am responsible for my website material but not the material on other websites. Most of the other websites do NOT have disclaimers of their own and readers/visitors of those sites should bear in mind what that means. This list, which will be updated from time to time, is being posted in the public interest. Not all changes in this list, including this disclaimer, will be announced. It is not intended to be an all inclusive list. Revisions will be at irregular intervals and given not necessarily with notice (this disclaimer is copyright by Arthur E. Sowers, PhD). ======================================================================== Part I: About the CPSJ essays Part II: Net resources, other essays, info on the sci job market Part III: Usenet Newsgroups as sources of job info, ideas, and leads. Part IV: Unions (faculty, grad student, and post doc) Part V: Misc web sites, often with CV, job lists, essays, & other helpful external links. ________________________________________________________________________ Part I- rev Jan 29, 1997 "Contemporary Problems in Sci Jobs" (=CPSJ) essays: a 2nd Edition of CPSJ is available by e-mail from the author, , or at any of the following web sites, with conditional unrestricted royalty-free reproduction rights. Earlier versions of the "Contemporary Problems in Science Jobs" essays may be found at: http://www.mbb.yale.edu/acb/ http://chemistry.com/ (dig around) http://his.com/~graeme/cpsj.html and ***/cpsj2.html http://www.access.digex.net/~arthures/homepage.htm (my WWW site) cited at: http://www.netcom.com/~stantony/biojobs.html http://www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/~ae047/employ7.html I APPRECIATE E-MAIL & NOTIFICATION OF OTHER RELEVANT INTERNET RESOURCES My prefered email address is: firstname.lastname@example.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part II- (rev Mar 26,99) Net resources on PhD careers, job market and problems: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nat Acad study on where PhDs eventually go: http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/grad/ " " / " / " / " /appendixc.html Goodstein Report: http://www.caltech.edu/~goodstein Reports on nasty politics, situations on jobs (IMPORTANT): http://his.com/~graeme/pandp.html http://www.k9ape.com/c96/candor.html http://www.disgruntled.com The problem when "non-compete" clauses can seriously hurt your career: http://www.flash.net/~cmiller/ctgweb.htm Other analyses of the poor job market and its causes: http://www.mit.edu:8001/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/e/r/erw/Public/Pandora.html http://www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/~pclarke/scientist/ http://www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/~ae047/employ7.html http://physics.ucsc.edu/users/noc/Links/policy.html (excellent) http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~lerman/sci_pol/points.html http://www.metronet.com/~jbmoore/pdblues/PDblues.html http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind96/ch3_sele.htm Bad situation for Mathematics PhDs: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~gdavis/policy/papers.html http://math.dartmouth.edu/~gdavis/policy/papers.html Less bad situation for Chem. PhDs: http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/cenear/970728/sal.html Statistics on Physics job situation: http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/trends.htm Some comments on economics, PhDs, and immigration: http://www.dismal.com/thoughts/immigration.stm Matloff's site on some realities in the computer job market: http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.real.html http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.html http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.others.html Other comments of the computer job market: http://www.ieee.org/usab/FORUM/POLICY/98feb25.html "The Scientist"- newspaper about scientist careers: http://www.the-scientist.library.upenn.edu gopher://ds.internic.net/11/pub/the-scientist (txt, partials) AAAS (the situation of postdocs): http://www.edoc.com/nextwave/forums_postdoc/ AAUP Listserver: email@example.com - leave sub=blank - put in text of message: subscribe aaup-general AAUP email address: firstname.lastname@example.com AAUP website: http://www.igc.apc.org/aaup/ PhDs website: http://www.phds.org/ Assn for Women in Science (AWIS): http://www.awis.org Grad Student Advice Websites: http://dogwood.botany.uga.edu/~jwest/bgsa/bgsa.html http://asz.berkeley.edu/IB/grad/modestadvice.html Postdocing in Japan: http://www.twics.com/~nsftokyo/home.html http://fuji.stanford.edu:80/JGUIDE/jguide.html Other scientist employment resource info can be found at: http://his.com/~graeme/employ.html (best I've seen yet) http://saa49.ucsf.edu/psa/ http://www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/~ae047/employ7.html http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4317/ http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4707/ YSN website is at: http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/ (hunt around) Congressional Liason Committee (if you want to write letters to your congressperson in support of budget increases for science), then get on the CLC email list by emailing to: email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com _________________________________________________________________________ Part III- Usenet Newsgroups as source of information, hints, ideas: The internet carries hundreds of newsgroups dealing with jobs, period. All of them have the word "jobs" somewhere after the first dot. For example is a real newsgroup dealing with jobs in the Washington, DC area. Most are computer jobs. A lot are spam/scam/schemes that you should actually avoid. Some resumes are posted. If you would like to see what resumes look like, this is a place to look. There are also newsgroups more specialized. For example, some have "jobs.wanted" or "jobs.offered" in their name. Some have the word "resumes" in their name. PINE is a UNIX newsreader/email client which has a search function for all versions above 3.91. Ask your provider, if you don't know if it is available. All you have to do is put in the word "jobs" and all of the newsgroups which have that word in them will be listed. Some ISPs also carry "proprietary" newsgroups. One has feeds for all of the America On Line jobs newsgroups, which seem to be located around almost every big city and some suburbs. Some NGs can be empty, and some can have hundreds of listings. Try these too for your job search. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | the following list of website URIs need the "http://" URL prefix | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part IV- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | (as of June 27, 1997) Faculty and Grad Student unions: | | United Uni Prfs SUNY: www.uup.info.org | | TA Assn UWM: www.taa-madison.org | | Grad Emp Org UMich: www.umich.edu/~taunion | | Assn Penna SCU Fac: www.apscuf.com (Feb, '97 or after) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Nat Grad Prof Stu www.nagps.org | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part V- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | From Wall St. Journal (Sept 20,1996, p.B1) article on Net job hunting | | America's Job Bank: www.ajd.dni.us | | CareerPath: www.careerpath.com | | Online Career Center: www.occ.com | | CareerMosaic: www.careermosaic.com | | Help Wanted USA: iccweb.com (not a typo) | | Monster Board: www.monster.com | | E-Span: www.espan.com | | Career Magazine: www.careermag.com | | Career City: www.careercity.com | | NationJob Net: www.nationjob.com | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | (revised Sep 21,1997) OTHER RELATED Website URIs: | | FSG (biotech) www.chemistry.com | | Medzilla www.medzilla.com | | Virt. Job Fair www.vjf.com | | NES (very mild) pegasus.uthct.edu/nes.html | | Top Job www.topjobusa.com | | Fisk Book www.agu.org/careerguide (go for links) | | Career CD-ROM www.careertoolbox.com (sponsor: ChavisRegal)| | KellyScientific www.kellyservices.com | | Space Jobs www.spacejobs.com | | Chemistry Jobs chemistry.mond.org/jobs/jobguide.html | | Chem & Industry ci.mond.org | | Cell Press www.cellpress.com | | SciWeb www.sciweb.com | | Mainly for MDs www.medbulletin.com | | TipTop (physics) www.tp.umu.se/TIPTOP/forum/jobs/ | | GradLink www.gradlink.com | | Bio-Online cns.bio.com | | Bio-Online(alternate) www.bio.com | | BiotechIndustryOrg www.bio.org | | BioSci(science only) www.bio.net | | Wall St Journal careers.wsj.com | | AGI, but also others www.agiweb.org/agi/careers.html | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | (added June 23, 1998) | | UMD Career Center www.inform.umd.edu/Student/Career_and_Employ | | ment_Service/ | | UVa Career Center minerva.acc.virginia.edu/~career/ | | Getting past Go www.mongen.com/getgo | | Catapult www.jobweb.org | | Cool Works www.coolworks.com/showme/ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | (added Feb 26, 1998) | | for PhDs www.phds.org/ | | careerbuilder www.careerbuilder.com/ | | jobs 4 eng. www.ajob4engineers.com/ | | jobs 4 scientists www.ajob4scientists.com/ | | NY Times-Jobhunting www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/jobmarket/ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | (added July 30, '98) | | SpaceJobs (pressure?) www.SpaceLinks.com/SpaceCareers/ | | BIO's career site www.biocareer.com | | German-based pharma www.pharmajobs.com | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part VI: misc.(Aug 13, 1998) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Amateur Scientists www.thesphere.com/SAS/ | | Amateur Astronomy www.corvus.com/ | Various resources www.myboss.com/ | | Seniors/40+ www.fp.org/ | | Nat Council Aging www.ncoa.org/ | | FAQ finder ps.superb.net/FAQ/ | | Chronicle of high ed. chronicle.merit.edu/ | | Bioportfolio www.bioportfolio.com/ | | FASEB article www.faseb.org/fj/Feb1998/garrison.htm | | HMSBeagle biomednet.com/hmsbeagle/ | | Science Writers nasw.org/ | | 'puter Consulting www.realrates.com/ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART B: Books that may help you... For all of you that know me, both for the warnings about getting into the grad school-postdoc pipeline and suggestions for alternative jobs, I have been writing down book titles in bookstores that I enjoy visiting from time to time. If I have read the book, then there is a breif review. Remember, you should not feel obligated to buy these books. Rather, try to get your local library to buy them for you, or if you are in a hurry, then get them to get the book on interlibrary loan. I will be upgrading this booklist from time to time as I see titles and decide, from perusing the pages, that they might be useful. Also, I have appended my Sci Job/Career Internet Resource List at the end. May 18, 1998 update Walking Out On The Boys, by Frances K. Conley, MD., was announced with a four page item in the "Science Scope" section of _Science_, vol 280, 8 May 1998, page 813. The four paragraphs describe Frances' book as containing her experience with sexual harrasment at Stanford (she is a neurosurgeon) and other political mischief (such as "...a move to take away her lab space,...." but she is now a new chief of staff at the Stanford-affiliated VA Hospital in Palo Alto. Such annecdotale stories can be very instructive to those wishing to pursue a career in science because they forwarn you about the hazards and sometimes how to deal with them. May 1, 1998 update. Death of the guilds, professions, states, and the advance of capitalism, 1930s to the present. 305 pp.Elliott A. Krause. Yale Univ. Press, 1996, $40. This is a book that I have not read, but would like to. From book reviews I have read, the trends are not good ones. It may help predict what kinds of environments the workplaces of the future will be like. April 19, 1998 update "Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower" by Cynthia Robbins-Roth, paper: 20.97 (hardcover 29.95), c. 1998, ISBN 0-12-589375-2, Academic Press. April 12, 1998 update (Thanks to Rich Lemert for telling me about this): "Career Renewal: Tools for Scientists and Technical Professionals" by Rosen and Paul (Academic Press, ISBN 0-12-597060-9, $24.95) reviewed in April 6, 1998 in C&E news. Its said that there is some case studies of people who have made career transitions. Oct 25, 1997 update: One alternative career is writing. Here is a book that, more than any other I've seen in my life, will, I think, help you. "How to Get Happily Published - A Complete and Candid Guide" (4th Edition) by Judith Appelbaum recent copyrights (1988, 1992), and earlier ones, too, by the author. HarperPerennial (A division of HarperCollinsPublishers) New York Its 317 pages long and a bit wordy. But, there is soooo much there. Among the topics covered are: literary agents (pros & cons), how to submit, where to submit, marketing, fights that break out between agents and authors, publishers and authors, self-publishing (vanity presses: pros & cons), how books are funded, and last but maybe the most important, about 80 pages of "resources." The Resources section lists about 5-6 other book titles, associations, organizations, contacts, references, catalogs, lists, etc., that go way beyond anything I've seen before. Under each entry are a few sentences to evaluate what each item is, what it is good for, and what it is not good for. The book is honest and credible. On page 224, I found: "Worse still, and more important, bestseller lists don't generally rank anything right. The bookstore managers who supply data to compilers have learned over the years that the bestseller label stimulates demand, and they're not above reporting inflated sales figures for a specific book simply because -- having been persuaded to order large quantities of it -- they want it hyped." "On at least one memorable occasion, booksellers cited a book that hadn't been written yet, let alone published and sold, as a current bestseller...it is clear enough on the whole that bookstore managers (and publishers too) can and do regularly skew bestseller standings, so that nobody knows just what they may mean." Another couple of items I enjoyed reading about are" "Rotten Rejections"... and "Rotten Rejections II." These are books that "...show[s] you what editors said as they spurned 'The Clan of the Cave Bear,' 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' and a host of other titles they must have gone on to kick themselves about." Indeed, the author mentions several times, many titles which were repeatedly rejected by publishers before they were accepted and went on to become notable, successful, famous, etc. So, its really like grant proposal writing. Rejections outnumber awards. And the ones who make the decisions often can't recognize good work when they are looking at it. The book got many endorsements from people from newspaper, magazine, and journal backgrounds and has sold, to date, 250,000 copies. October 4, 1997 update: "Firing back - power strategies for cutting the best deal when you're about to lose your job" by Jodie-Beth Galos and Sandy McIntosh, PhD, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. c: 1997, $15.95 (USA), and they have a web site: http://www.firingback.com/ (this is an excellent book which not only helps you "fight back" but also to understand some of the politics of workplaces in general). August 9 update: Over the last few days I read, cover-to-cover, two books that are very relevant to this newsgroup: First book- "The New Rules [NR] of the Job Search Game" subtitle: "Why todays managers hire...and why they don't" by Jackie Larson and Cheri Comstock Publisher: Bob Adams, Inc. c: 1994 List price: $10.00 but I got mine as a mark-down for $3.99 Second book- "Executive Blues [EB]" subtitle: "Down and out in corporate America" by: G.J. Meyer Publisher Dell Publishing. c: 1995 List price: $12.95. EB is more significant than NR, but I'll save it for second. On "NR" As I perused NR off the rack, I was initially impressed with the apparent depth of detail, profuse presentation of examples, and, even more so, the provision of model scripts for telephone calls!!!! We have all the buzzwords (the term "hiring manager" is used at least 20 times on each page, "networking" is proposed as an answer to all job-hunting, etc.) and the emphasis on using the telephone to develope contacts "inside" target companies (and bypass HR) for the purpose of "tailoring" CVs to the target job. And, don't forget... be positive, enthusiastic, know about the company, etc. I have both good and bad impressions of this book. On the good side, it has much more detail and gives "model" telephone scripts. It also helps coach you in the gentle art of interviewing (also with model scripts). I was also impressed with the author's imperitive that the reader NOT pursue poor job markets to begin with, but rather pursue jobs in good job markets. The author's strategy, which I agree with, is to target rapidly growing companies (which are often small to medium in size) and completely forget companies which are already large (because their hiring pattern is most likely to be flat if not downsizing [I have counter arguments to these assumptions, however]). They spend quite a bit of space in the book helping the reader get started in researching backgrounds (with the help of more phone calls and trips to the library). This is probably the strength of the book. There is also some help in writing cover letters and resumes (However, I would rather see you folks get complete books with examples of high powered resumes and cover letters. They do exist and I've seen larger libraries carry many volumes of these books). On the bad side is the fact that they hardly mention the fact that you really do need relevant experience more than the "schmooze" methodology that they advocate. Thier methodology might get you to the interview step, but at that point, if you don't have the "material & content", then you are dead anyway. There are many other issues in the corporate culture that are not discussed, but that is outside the scope of the book. Another area, which we have discussed on the NG, is lying. On at least ten occassions throughout the book the authors very openly urge actions and statements which, to me, represent either lying or, at least, something akin to not telling the truth. Another area is "manipulation." They go into substantial detail about control of conversations and while the ideas are good, and sometimes successful (read any book at the library on "hard sell" closure of sales deals and you'll understand what I'm talking about), its still a matter of "manipulation" of people. I know people who are very sensitive to this (including me) and it can backfire on you. Personally, I find these kinds of "necessary evils" degrading. You have to become something totally artificial, mechanical, and phoney. Also, a part of many commercial environments is the "high pressure" atmosphere; you do have to be a "type A" personality in a lot of these boiler-room atmospheres and definitely be "bottom line" orriented, and as far as I am concerned this isn't for me. I want a life more than money. Lastly, the book seems to serve as much as a promotional device for the authors than a mentoring function for the reader. You can see on the inside of the back cover a chance for the reader to fork over $29.95 for a companion workbook, information on "live seminar" programs, tapes for interviewing practice, and a free brochure listing their other products and services. Yes, you guessed it, the authors are headhunters. And, they do promotional things like get endorsements from big name commercial people like Stephen Covy (author of "The Seven Habits of Highly Sucessful People"), and then you notice on page 181 of the book that the authors "bragged on" Stephen Covey for his book. Isn't it interesting how "you scratch my back, I scratch yours?" Overall, I had very mixed feelings. EB Meyer, the author of Executive Blues, was an executive at McDonnell Douglas until he got fired and most newspaper articles and book reviews I saw talked about this book in connection with downsizing in general and one could say that its a long diatribe composed of whining and moaning. But, actually its much more than that. Its an antithesis to books like NR (see above) and provides practically all the missing answers to the missing questions I usually have in such comparisons. Meyer had a horrible time finding new work (a situation not unlike that experienced by most PhDs). He talked about all of his feelings, experiences with headhunters, interview committees, and their actions and nonactions. He was born in 1940, three years before me, making him a member of the "unemployable" population which suffers from age discrimination as much as overqualification (which he talked about, too). If you have been on the job market yourself, you will empathize with Meyer's experience. EB is much more than a personal diary of failure (there must be a hundred examples of headhunters that never called back, several hundred examples of resumes submitted that were never answered or acknowledged, etc.), it goes into the politics of corporations and upper executives. He describes in an interesting way all of his experiences. I quote from chapter 20 (page 76): "Networking is everything they say. Call everyone you know and build your network. Recruit people to be your scouts, to let you know as soon as they hear of an opening. Get your scouts to give you the names of other possible scouts. Keep reaching, connecting, building." "Two of the prized pieces of my network were [he names them and his highly developed and historical relationship with them and that he counted on them]." "Today I happened to hear that a very senior p.r. position is vacant at GE. And that [his two people were involved in recruiting for it]." "Neither has said a word about this to me." "So much for my network." This is the reality. He names names, both of corporate entities and the people he's interacted with. He also exposes utter stupidity that is common in executive ranks and rigid corporate cultures. The vast majority of his associates, he relates, also had very serious problems finding new work. After quite some time, he got a job at J.I. Case, another major corporation, and was fired from them, too, along with a whole stream of other executives, in a purge, after almost scandalous mismanagement, resembling what we used to read about happening in the Kremlin. He even gave at least one example where an executive (not Meyer) was hired to fire half the people in a division and then he went away on vacation and when he came back, he found out he was fired. Meyer talks about where many of his corporate executive associates go: into buying franchises with their golden parachute money and life savings. For those he knows, they are not doing well. An example is (on page 186) with a guy who bought a Mail Boxes franchise. Meyer says: "I tell him that if I buy a Mail Boxes franchise it absolutely _must_ do well enough to support me after two years. I ask him [a Mail Box owner] if that sounds realistic." "The man bursts into tears, actually begins to sob. He pulls a handkerchief out of his pocket and starts mopping at his eyes." "'I'm sorry,' he says. 'I'm sorry. I'll be all right in a minute.'" Meyer's next sentence was "How very encouraging." Meyer is employed still again in a third corporation, we learn from the "epilogue," but he also says that the industry his corporation is part of is now being deregulated and that he knows that that means downsizing is around the corner. Personally, I think there would be more food for thought for a young person trying to decide what to spend their life doing from reading EB than NR (And, I would not put a lot of stock in NR even for the short run). Meyer is very pessimistic about the future. How about the endorsements? Well, they include significant comments from Studs Terkel, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Fortune. Oh, yes, there was no offer of further services for fee, etc. July 1, 1997 list: "Consulting Success" 3rd Edition, by Howard Shenson and Ted Nicholas with Paul Franklin as consulting editor. Upstart Publishing Company c 1993, 1997, 1987, 1991. ISBN 1-57410-055-6 pp. 243, $29.95 "How to get interviews from classified job ads" by Kenton W. Elderkin, Wings Books (distributed by Randome House Value Publishing, Inc., 40 Engelhard Avenue, Avenel, New Jersey 07001). ISBN 0-517-12365-7, 232 pages and illustrated. Parts are elementary, but other parts are excellent. "96 great interview questions to ask before you hire" by Paul Falcone, distributed by AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. ISBN 0-8144-7909-X. The book is copyright by the author. List price: $17.95. The subtitles on the cover are: "Identify high performance job candidates, Probe beyond superficial answers, Spot 'red flags' indicating evasions or untruths, Get references to provide real information, Negotiate job offers to attract winners" MY COMMENT: This is a dismaying book. Its incredible how much "psychiatry" is flowing through the minds of interviewers and how many hoops a candidate is now being asked to jump through. Indeed, maybe after you get your MBA, you also need a MA degree in Drama, Theater, and Communications (but don't put it on your resume) and substantial rehersal, practice acting, and performance before you go into these kinds of interviews. HOWEVER, for those of you that are headed in that direction, maybe you better have a look at this book to see what kinds of questions they are going to be throwing at you. To be sure, its a horserace, and anyone coming in "2nd" or lower is going to go to the glue factory. FOR MY SCIENTIST BRETHERN: One thing that came accross to me in this book (considering the parts that I did read) is that it does fit in with the "Dilbert Principal" line of thinking. But, if you are tired of "fighting them," then maybe you have to "join them." "How to make use of a useless degree" (so help me that is the exact title) by Andres Frothingham [Berkely Books, New York]. "Careering and re-careering for the 1990s" by Ronald L. Krannich, PhD. [Impact Publications, Va] "Guide to internet job searching" by Margaret Riley, Francis Roehm, and Steve Oserman, ISBN 0-8442-8197-2, [VGM Career Horizons, 4255 West Touhy Ave, Lincolnwood, Ill 60646-1975]. "Bouncing Back-How to stay the course when your career is on the rocks" by Andrew J. Durbin, McGrw Hill. "Getting Out" Lawrence W. Tuller Liberty Hill (Hall?) Press "In transition" Mary Lindley Burton & Richard A. Wedemeyer [Harper Business, a division of Harper Collins] "Career Crash" Barry Glassner [Simon & Shuster] by the way, I have absolutely no connection with any of the authors, publishers in any way. I post all of this in the public interest. Please leave Norman Matloff out, his real agenda is to keep the chinese out of America (Indians too), he is out of touch for people who are in the mainstream computer / software business, he only cites unemployed defence workers with no marketable skills. In article <firstname.lastname@example.com>, > > Matloff's site on some realities in the computer job market: > http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.real.html > http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.html > http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.others.html >


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The struggle some teams at the back of the F1 field face to make ends meet was highlighted by comments from Jarno Trulli that he walked away from his contract with Caterham to help it survive.
Trulli was replaced by Vitaly Petrov, who brought with him considerable sponsorship, for the 2012 season but he told Crash.net that his contract meant he could have blocked the move but decided against it in the interests of the team.
"I realised that we [Caterham] were only going backwards instead of forwards and that the team had no chance for the future," he told the website. "So given that the team was not paying me, I wasn't so disappointed when they told me I wasn't driving because I'd already tested the car, and it was no different.
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The brush broke in half, and the top half of the brush fell into the black abyss inside my machine. I dug out my tweezers and tried to pry it out, to no avail. I busted out my vacuum and tried to vacuum it up, with no luck. Next, I took my machine to my sewing machine dealer, and spent over 30 minutes with their special teeny tiny tweezers, and still couldn't grab the brush, no matter how hard I tried. They told me I could leave the machine for the repairman, but that he would charge me $80 to open up the machine. My husband had a conniption and swore he could fix it.
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You may have noticed that the temperatures have already started dropping. Winter is on its way, and this means you have to rethink your workout plans. There are many new obstacles you may face with your outdoor workout routine that you did not have to worry about in the summer. Many of us may want to hide inside for the rest of the season, but there are still a lot of us who long for the great outdoors and like to take advantage of the cooler temperatures. We need to remember that it can be fun to venture outdoors, but we need to play it safe and be prepared for these extreme temperatures. There are a few things that you can do to make your outdoor workout a little more enjoyable and easier on your body.
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Vonnegut: A Hoosier Legacyby Aaron Spolarich '08 • June 27, 2006 Share:
Indiana has a rich literary tradition which is often forgotten.
Great authors such as James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington, and Lew Wallace have all called Indiana home, but no Hoosier author has impacted literature as much as Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Vonnegut's best known works are Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions, and Sirens of Titan among many others.
Unknown to most Hoosiers, the Vonnegut family has left an indelible mark on Indiana. Kurt's great grandfather, Clemens Vonnegut, established Vonnegut Hardware Company in Indianapolis after arriving in America from Germany. Vonnegut hardware would remain a staple of downtown Indy for over a century.
Bernard Vonnegut, Kurt's paternal grandfather, became a renowned Indianapolis architect, designing numerous Indianapolis buildings, including the Athenaeum. Albert Lieber, Kurt's maternal grandfather, was a prominent member of the Indianapolis "aristocracy", and was owner of a brewery whose beers won global acclaim for its secret ingredient: coffee. Kurt Sr. followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a second generation Indianapolis architect. Buildings such as the original L.S. Ayers headquarters and the Indiana Bell building were designed by Kurt Sr.'s hand.
With their passing, each Vonnegut and Lieber found their final resting place in Hoosier soil. Apart from Kurt Jr.'s brother, the Vonneguts and the Liebers all rest at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Whether it was spending winters as a child on Lake Maxinkuckee, reminiscing under the L.S. Ayers clock designed by his father, or a brief mention of Wabash College in Player Piano, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. will always have deep ties to the Hoosier state.
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Ever since I was a baby, the US Open has been the perennial and annual event in snowboarding, and I mean that quite literally. During the first US Open, I couldn't walk, because I hadn't yet learned how to. Thirty years later, not much has changed, and my trouble walking is predominantly due to inebriation.
In Vermont, they say, "If the weather sucks, wait a minute," and today was no exception as almost every variable climate rolled through Stratton, but it wasn't enough to slow the men's and women's slopestyle finals down. The women went first, dropping into the jib and jump lines sculpted by Snow Park Technologies, and the weather was much better for the women than for the men, and you could see that in the tricks they threw out for the judges.
New Zealand's Shelly Gotlieb came so close to landing a back nine I nearly jumped out of my seat. Shelly would've been the first woman I've ever seen firsthand land that trick, and I applaud her for attempting it. She did put down some solid tricks in her other runs but it was that attempt that stuck with me. Good on ya, Shelly. Joanna Dzierzawski has been on a roll this winter, and she didn't stop her phenomenal riding at the Open. Kjersti Buass put down one of the best back threes I've ever seen, tweaking super hard and sending it deep into the landing. For her efforts, she landed in second place. Third went to Enni Rukajärvi who tossed back-to-back fives and clean, solid jibs while the win went to none other than the best women's slope rider the world has ever known, Jamie Anderson. From the moment Jamie put down her second run score of 90.1, it was over. She's unstoppable, and even though Jordie Karlinski, Spencer O'Brien, Sina Candrian, and the aforementioned women rode incredibly, it simply wasn't enough to stop Jamie's dominance. All in all, it was a super good slope contest. Nice job, ladies.
The men dropped in the afternoon, and there was nothing any of them could do about the finicky Vermont weather. Sun turned to clouds, and eventually snow, and many of the men had a hard time dealing with the rapid change in climate. The first five riders who dropped fell on the first hit after the two jibs that started the course. Scotty Lago, Eric Willett, and Chas Guldemond were three of those five riders. That says something about the complications caused by the inclement weather.
However, Ulrik Badertscher's first run put him in the top spot for most of the event, as other premier slope riders and a handful of up-and-comers tried to knock the Norwegian down from his throne. It wasn't until Sebastién Toutant landed a ridiculous run that garnered him a score of 92 even that Ulrik dropped down to second. Despite the efforts of Willett, Guldemond, Christian Haller, Sage Kotsenburg, Lago, and Seppe Smits, no one could stop the French Canadian powerhouse. Seb won. Seppe got third.
However, riders like Maxcence Parrot rejuvenated my stoke in the idea that the next generation of slope riders have arrived. This kid could be the next Seb Toots. He qualified second for finals, has a dizzying array of double corks, and is absolutely fearless. He's sick. Robby Balharry, Eric Beauchemin, Hand Mindnich, and Emil Ulsletten showed glimmers of brilliance as well. Even though they didn't make it into the top three, they made the finals at the longest-standing snowboard contest in the history of our sport. Today was yet another epic Open for the record books. It's good to be back in Stratton. Here's to another thirty years.
Stay tuned to snowboardermag.com for all the updates here from the US Open Snowboarding Championships, and go to redbull.tv to watch the live webcast of men's and women's pipe finals starting tomorrow at 9:15 EST.
1. Sebastién Toutant (CAN)
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Was Thomas Jefferson A Monstrous Rapist?
So, Shaun King in the New York Daily News in an article being spread around the internet has accused Thomas Jefferson of being a "rapist" (in the article headline) and "monstrous" in the body of the article for his relationship with his slave, Sally Hemings, who bore him six children, with her and them not ever being freed by the in-debt Jefferson. Much of the article is accurate, including that last point, as well as that he owned more than 600 slaves (sorry, having trouble linking to article itself). The main point is that because he legally owned her she had no ability to consent or not consent, so therefore any sex between them was rape, indeed, monstrous rape, with in fact it appearing that this all started when she was about 14, so adding in by current standards statutory rape, although that point was not made in the article.
I would contend that the correct point in the article is that slavery was itself a monstrous system, and that anybody trying to defend it because some slavemasters were not as cruel as some others is unjustified. It cannot be justified. It was monstrous. And, indeed, the nature of it profoundly morally polluted all interpersonal relations that occurred within it, including sexual ones.
Well, I would say that we do not know whether or not she consented or not. Those pointing out that she could not refuse are, of course, correct. But that does not mean that she did not consent. There is a parallel, although less so, with ongoing situations where male bosses impose themselves on female subordinates, where the surbordinate may really not be able to give up the job because of economic reasons, needing to support a family, no alternative jobs available. OK, this is not as bad as slavery, but it is also very similar. Yes, that is now illegal, but we call in sexual harassment, not monstrous rape, with rape still involving a clear unwillingness of the person supposedly being raped. In the case of Sally Hemings, we simply do not know,
Let me note a possible alternative view on what happened between them, although this may not be true, and Jefferson's failure to free her does not speak at all well of him. None of this is mentioned in Shaun King's article. So, when Jefferson (TJ) took Sally Hemings (SH) with him to Paris when she was 14 and he became ambassador, he was 44. This is noted in the article, hence, of course the further statutory rape aspect. But what King left out is that at the time TJ was a widower and alone. Furthermore, the really important detail, SH was the half sister of his dead wife, with both of them sharing the same father. Now today we consider all of this not only to be monstrous, but an abomination, really horrendous. But at the time, it was not at all uncommon, quite widespread in fact.
So it is not at all impossible that TJ himself fell in love with this slave who so reminded him of his dead wife, and she may well have been sympathetic and understanding and not at all in a mood to resist or reject him, in fact, the feeling may have been mutual, although we shall probably never know. Now at this point somebody might say, "well, why did he not do the right thing and free her and marry her?!" There is a very simple and obvious reason. It would have been against the law. Miscegnation was outlawed in Virginia in the 1690s and that law would remain on the books until a half century ago when the SCOTUS famously overturned it in Loving versus Virginia, the ruling that basically ended all anti-miscegenation laws throughout the US. Maybe he was just a monstrous rapist, but it is also quite possible that they were both oppressed by this law and system where they could not do what they really wanted.
So, he had to cover it up, although one can certainly ding him on his hypocrisy in certain writings that are not favorable to African-Americans. But then we know that for him, he was deeply hypocritical, the slaveowner who wrote all those stirring words in the Declaration of Independence that would later by used by civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. to advance their cause.
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Well you are either courageous or foolhardy to speculate on this particular situation. I would just stick to the point that slavery was morally abhorrent, which you did make, thankfully.
The relationship between a slave and owner is even more of a situation of power imbalance than that between worker and employer. And economics has not generally helped in accounting for that in its theories. If this is your goal I wish you all the luck in the world, because it is needed for economics to become more relevant.
- July 12, 2017 at 2:10 AM
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I agree that onwer-slave relation involves a much greater imbalance of power than employer-employee, and I think I said that.
On thinking about this more, I think monstrous applies unequivocally, and that is simply because the slavery system was monstrous, and the very widespread pattern of owners imgregnating slaves as a way to increase their financial assets was simply monstrous. I have always wondered what the masters' wives thought of this, as surely most of them knew what waw up. Surely as women and wives they did not like it, although most clearly tolerated it either because divorce was all but impossible, or because they approved of the family financial improviement involved. Of course in the case of Jefferson and Hemings, his wife, her half sister, was not alive when it all got going apparently.
I think where things are questionable involves the word rape, which I think really does involve the unwillingness of the woman (or man) who is having sex forced on them unwillingly. As noted, we simply do not know how willing or unwilling Hemings was, although she was clearly not in a position to say no, if she was unwilling. But the possible scenario I posed in the post, possibly foolishly, is not out of the question, even if it remains hopelessly monstrous.
- July 12, 2017 at 12:56 PM
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Did not Jefferson's peers consider this unlawful? I know that many abolitionists considered slavery to be a two-edged evil debasing the slave and corrupting the slaveholder.
- July 12, 2017 at 10:48 PM
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What was illegal in Virginia was a white person marrying a black person, with the latter being defined by the "drop of blood" criterion, any known African ancestry and you were legally black. I do not think there was any law against interracial sex or having interracial children, per se, which, as aleady noted, was quite common.
Abolitionism did not become a strong political movement until after Jefferson was dead, although there certainly were abolitionists around during his lifetime, including among the Founding Fathers, with Benjamin Franklin one in his later years. I am not sure about John Adams, but his son, John Quincy Adams, was one.
Jefferson himself wrote things criticizing slavery and essentially recognizing its immorality, but effectively argued that its end would come in time. He also seems to have supported at one time at least the idea of freed slaves having their own nation somewhere. However, he also wrote that blacks were inferior intellectually and in various ways. His views on all this were contradictory and less then fully clear, sometimes denouncing slavery, sometimes sort of accepting it.
His relationship with Sally Hemings was gossiped about and publicly reported on during his lifetime, most prominently during the hard fought presidential campaign of 1800, when supporters of John Adams spread the rumor and even had it appear in some newspapers. Of course, Jefferson and his supporters denied it and denounced all this as dirty campaign tactics, even though we are now reasonably certain it was true. That race was so close, there was a tie in the electoral college, the only time that has ever happened, and the race was ultimately decided in the House of Representatives, the only time that ever happened except for 1824, when four candidates ran, with John Quincy Adams eventually winning, even though he lost both the popular and electoral vote to Andrew Jackson, but Jackson did not have a majority of the electoral college.
As it is, here in Virginia, I happen to know people who still claim that all these tales are untrue and a smear on Jefferson. But the historical and genetic record are pretty clear. Tests on descendants of both Jefferson and Sally Hemings are decisive that her descendants are also descendants of a male in the Jefferson line. Dead end deniers that this was Jefferson claim it could have been his nephew, and indeed, it cannot be ruled out that one or more of the six children she had were by him. But Thomas Jefferson himself was apparently near her during all six times when the conceptions would have occurred, and he did take her to Paris with him, and she was the half sister of his late wife, and the story in her family passed down to her descendants today is that he was the father of all six children, so he probably was.
- July 13, 2017 at 12:41 AM
- AXEC / E.K-H said...
Barkley Rosser
Rewarding to see that you have drawn the consequence of a rare flash of insight and left economics altogether.*
Your true competence has always been insightful comments on the sex life of the House of Sa'ud and other celebrities as demonstrated in two recent pieces:
― Muhammed Bin Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Al Sa'ud Confined To His Palace
― Was Thomas Jefferson A Monstrous Rapist?
Economics has never been your thing. Good for society to learn that you have left profit, capital, equilibrium and other nonentities behind for good and dedicate your talent now fully to Sexual Research.
May the rest of scientifically failed economists follow your example.
Egmont Kakarot-Handtke
* See 'Economists: scientists or political clowns?'
- July 13, 2017 at 10:36 AM
Egmont, your posts are typically extraordinarily rude. If you want people to consider your ideas, don't you think that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't start out by calling them idiots or otherwise insulting them? I have no doubt that you are an intelligent person- it is obvious you know how to write English and post comments- but your social skills are lacking in the extreme. Maybe you could improve them a bit before commenting, otherwise there is really no point to your commenting.
- July 13, 2017 at 5:29 PM
With slavery as with present employed labor there is a major aspect of favoritism to obtain more income, better positions, faster promotions, better raises, better jobs within the firm.
So when is an employee's motivation for improved status in employment differentiated by "willingness" to engage in sexual "favors" and "unwillingness" to do so? So too it is and was under slavery as well. Is this any different than "licking the bosses boots" and siding with his position in return for better chances for better employment conditions --- as described above? If it is different than in what manner is it different --- other than one involving a physical act and the other verbal acts?
And what about the female employee who dutifully and willingly made sure the boss was well served with coffee and donuts in his office every morning or at meetings while also enduring blatant unwanted and opposed sexual advances, ass grabbing and the clear use of wandering hands to get a breast feely now and then, or even an occasion bj?
Were and are these not personal choices to satisfy a quid-pro-quo relationship beyond official "job" requirements to obtain favoritism and it's possible benefits in a competitive environment?
Do we call this willing or unwilling? Is this considered submission or not considered submission?
Is the only distinction physical touching in contrast to verbal acts to make the quid-pro-quo trade? In economic terms isn't this simply a trade to obtain sought after benefits on both sides of the trade?
In the context of power all we're talking about is the power to provide better benefits or remove them -- as I listed above. At the lower income levels in employment I'm not convinced there's any significant difference to slavery .. you can quite but if you have mouths to feed and maintain a roof overhead quitting is an option but not one without suffering great negative consequence. A slave can be sold, perhaps to a more demanding owner or to one which will put you to work in the fields rather than as a house servant.
I also make note that I'm referring to slavery in historic terms... the Greeks were composed of 80% or more slaves, but who were indistinguishable from what we would refer to today as the middle class. The were owned but free to shop, purchase things, go about their normal private lives, be the clerks and craftsmen in the shops, take positions in government (tax collectors, clerks, even positions of authority).
There were then two or three classes of slaves, the lowest of which worked the mines and died from overwork quickly. They were the slaves that didn't conform to the norms, who stole from others, or were otherwise unruly... they were the expendable slaves. There were military slaves, highly trained and well cared for, not expendable except in warfare. And there were the slaves that constituted the economy providing all the goods and services, and bulk of consumption.
I'm sure there were similar classes of slaves in the US and Caribbean as well, just not quite as well distinguished in class or treated as well. But a slave is an object which is legally owned, dependent on their owner, and can be bought and sold as any other physical asset, and thus not "free" in the classical sense of the term. An employee may be effectively owned and dependent on their employer .. or by any employer unless and until they become independent by being their own business... whether by legal definitions (e.g. Uber drivers as "independent contractors") or in the traditional sense.
- July 14, 2017 at 12:50 AM
Is this you?
Very nice if so.
- July 15, 2017 at 3:09 PM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
I did not check the first one, but I am not in the second one, which is Lars Spyll with a bunch of usual worthless remarks by our friend, Egmons, whom I have no interest in debating with further here after the very long exchange now over at my decision on the "Profits and Capital" thread, with its now 65 comments, way overboard.
So, sorry, I do not think I am in these links, and I have no interest in any discussion of the stuff in the one with the troll Egmont going on and on and with his usual utterly unplushible drivel. Really. I have had it.
- July 16, 2017 at 3:11 AM
- email@example.com said...
Oh, sorry Jerry. The comments on the now ancient thread on Profits and Capital are up to 66, although I am not going to add any more there, the discussion having completely degenerated to worthless idiocies totally beneath contempt.
I am now more interested in my latest post, which in fact gets to the serious heart of my post on Profits and Capital, where Larry Summers has chosen to repeat an unacceptable and hypocritical slur against Joan Robinson regardng capital theory, which is far more important that arguing with totally worthless morons about what equilibrium is.
- July 16, 2017 at 3:19 AM
Actually, Lars Syll quotes a J. Barkley Rosser Jr. quite favorably and the link goes to the original piece. I was wondering if that was you. Our friend Egmont has yet to comment there so far, I think.
I have read and enjoyed your latest post and I am a fan of Joan Robinson but I will have to admit that I am not all that knowledgeable about the particulars of her work. From what I do know, she was more "Keynesian" than Paul Samuelson was, which is a good thing in my opinion. And certainly more along that line than Larry Summers.
I don't know why Larry Summers decided to quote this remark from his uncle. For someone who is so acclaimed for his intelligence it seems a bit foolish. But then I say stupid things also, but have the benefit that no one pays attention :)
- July 16, 2017 at 5:14 AM
- AXEC / E.K-H said...
Jerry Brown
You say: "Actually, Lars Syll quotes a J. Barkley Rosser Jr. quite favorably and the link goes to the original piece. I was wondering if that was you. Our friend Egmont has yet to comment there so far, I think."
Ideed, I have commented on Lars Syll* and corrected Barkley Rosser as follows: "It was just the other way round. Non-Euclidean geometry had been developed well before relativity theory by mathematicians (Lobachevsky, Bolyai, Gauss, Hilbert, Rieman, Poincaré etc). Without non-Euclidean geometry Einstein could not have formulated relativity theory."
Egmont Kakarot-Handtke
* Don Lars and the axiomatic windmill
- July 16, 2017 at 6:19 AM
Egmont, perhaps you have commented at Lars' blog and maybe you attempted to 'correct' what Barkley Rosser said. That is very kind of you. As far as Einstein, I recognize that he was a bit brighter than I am, and I would not speculate about what he could or could not have achieved. But perhaps you also know more about the development of relativity theory than Einstein did. He was probably just as wrong as EVERY other person in the world is according to you.
- July 16, 2017 at 7:23 AM
- AXEC / E.K-H said...
Jerry Brown
I commented on Lars Syll and Barkley Rosser and economics and axiomatization. My post says clearly that the two talk nonsense about axiomatization. I do not correct relativity theory, I correct what Barkley Rosser says about testing of axioms.
The point at issue is NOT the brightness and the achievements of mathematicians/ physicists but the incompetence and failure of economists.
Egmont Kakarot-Handtke
- July 16, 2017 at 7:53 AM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Oh right, Jerry. I remember that post, and I think Lars did say some nice things about me in it, although I could not find it, and, of course our fave troll came in to make inappropriate remarks.
Just for the record, troll Egmont, I may not have said it in whatever it was that Lars quoted, but I was and am fully aware of the work on non-Euclidean geometry prior to Einstein, who drew on that work without needing any "correction" from you. You really do overdo it so much, you fail to see how ridiculous you look.
I think it is funny when you attempt to lecture me on either physics or logic, both of which I have no doubt I know far far more about than you do. I have published on both, substantially more than you have been able to publish at all on your silly theories. I realize that why you troll these blogs is because you are unable to publish beyond one or two articles in totally obscure non-econ journals, so otherwise all those links you have are to SSRN papers, which, of course, are not peer-reviewed. You cannot survive a peer review and are bitter about it, so you come on these blogs trolling and insulting and generally making a complete fool of yourself.
- July 16, 2017 at 4:38 PM


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11 Months and 22,302 Miles: Keeping Pace
Motor Trend Visual Assets Manager Brian Vance checks in once again on our long-term 2013 Honda CR-V. A tireless workhorse among the photo and video staff, the CR-V is is often asked to perform tasks it would rarely, if ever, encounter in its usual family-car duty. In a recent example, Vance chased a 500+ hp Mercedes coupe on a photo and video shoot, and despite the Mercedes' substantial power advantage over the humble Honda, the CR-V kept up with the Benz on the shoot.
However, that adventure left Vance pining for paddle shifters on the pedestrian kiddie-shuttle, which would have allowed for more precise speed control under pressure. But as Vance noted, the times when the CR-V would be used in such an aggressive manner by most owners are admittedly rare.
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MACON, Ga. – In the first Atlantic Sun Cross Country Poll of the season, the Lipscomb women's squad was a unanimous first place choice by the league's coaches. The men's team was voted second, just nine points out of first place.
The Lady Bisons earned the top spot after a strong showing two weeks ago at the Belmont Opener. Freshman Sally Larson took home the A-Sun Runner of the Week honors after finishing second and as the top collegiate runner in 17:54.10.
The Lady Bisons are currently ranked seventh in the U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association South Region Poll, the highest of the A-Sun schools. North Florida is ranked second in the A-Sun poll and 12th in the South Region.
The Bisons cross country squad ranks second behind ETSU and received four first place votes. The Purple and Gold were picked third in the preseason poll.
The Lipscomb men's squad also had a strong showing at the Belmont Opener, winning both of its duals against Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State.
Freshmen Juan Gonzalez and Christian Freeman led the Bisons with seventh and eighth place finishes, respectively. Sophomore Grant Stromberg finished 10th.
Both squads return to action at the Vanderbilt Invite on Saturday at Percy Warner Park. The men's race is at 9 a.m. with the women following at 10 a.m.


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The Charles William Stores started in 1913 in New York.
Did you know Lane Bryant started in 1904 selling maternity clothes?
I have posted about a 1940's Bella Hess catalog here.
The Hamilton Garment Company still sells fine shirts.
I only found more ads from Elmer Richards Company. Do you know more history of this Chicago business?
The Minneapolis Knitting Works had a long history before closing in 1952.
Frederick Herrschner Inc. is still in business today selling crafts.
And here is another ad from the Dolly Gray Company.
So there was no excuse for you or your family not to be well dressed!


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Mitsubishi Drops DLP Displays: Goodbye RPTVs Forever
A pioneer of big-screen rear projection TVs, Mitsubishi (MEVSA) was the last hold-out in DLP displays, and finally is discontinuing the line as part of a corporate restructuring.
Julie Jacobson · December 1, 2012
Mitsubishi Electric was the last hold-out in the rear projection TV (RPTV) business, and now the company is dropping the line, CE Pro has learned.
Mitsubishi Electrical Visual Solutions America, Inc. (MEVSA), the group in charge of the RPTV and other video product lines for both residential and commercial markets, has sent a letter to authorized service centers (reprinted below) indicating they are "discontinuing the manufacture of 73", 82" and 92" DLP projection televisions."
The memo, issued by MEVSA president and CEO Junichi Nose, indicates that the move is part of an "important change in business direction, which will necessitate a corresponding restructuring of the MEVSA organization."
Nose says MEVSA will continue to be headquartered at its current Irvine, Calif., location and adds, "We expect that these changes will have a minimal effect on you and your business."
Reached early this morning, Max Wasinger, long-time exec with Mitsubishi's video products and currently executive vice president of sales and marketing for MEVSA, tells CE Pro, "We are in the midst of an orderly exit from the DLP TV business. MEVSA will now focus on B-to-B (projectors, display wall, printers, digital signage, monitors, etc.) and the home theater projector business."
The microdisplay category had a great run and was really the first "thin" big-screen TV. Unit sales for the microdisplay RPTV category hit point of 2.2M units in 2006. The category remained significant thought 2007, and in 2008 shipments fell dramatically to a little over 500,000 from 1.3M in 2007. It was in 2008 that we really saw big-screen LCD TV take off, with sales of 52" models over 1.5M.
Recently, the category has remained relevant only in the size 70" and above, with 70" struggling as well this year. Volume for 2011 fell to 210,446 units and this year we are projecting sales flat or below. The rental channel was the category's main supporter in recent years, but as large flat-screen manufacturing prices declined, the rental channel quickly moved to LCD TVs.—Tamaryn Pratt, principal, Quixel Research.
Wasinger will take on the position of executive vice president of sales for all Mitsubishi Professional Products and solutions. Frank De Martin, vice president of sales for MEVSA, is staying with the organization, Wasinger says.
A Brief History of Mitsubishi and RPTV
Mitsubishi has a storied history in the big-screen RPTV market, launching a 50-inch HD-ready CRT for the home market in the mid-1990s (I had one of the first – see image gallery). CRTs gave way to DLP and other "thinner profile" RPTVs in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and Mitsubishi continued to lead the way.
As with the other key TV manufacturers, Mitsubishi made the shift to flat-panel displays in the early 2000's, shipping a wide range of LCDs like the other guys. But while other TV makers were phasing out their microdisplays (DLP and LCOS), Mitsubishi continued to innovate in the category.
For example, in 2007, the company unveiled eight LCD flat panels and nine DLP RPTVs.
By 2009, the only other serious RPTV maker, Samsung, exited the category, giving Mitsubishi a virtual monopoly.
The manufacturer took advantage of that position and decided to focus on RPTVs. In early 2011, Mitsubishi exited the overcrowded LCD market and shortly thereafter announced it would cease production of all TVs smaller than 65 inches.
Frank De Martin (left) and Max Wasinger flank their biggest fan, CE Pro editor Julie Jacobson, 2011
And just after that announcement, the company unveiled a new line of really-big-screen DLPs that were substantially less expensive than any flat panels on the market. For example, the 92-inch WD-92840 retailed for $5,999 when it was introduced. Today, you can pick one up for less than $2,500.
In late 2011, at an expo presented by the buying group Nationwide/Specialty Electronics Nationwide (SEN), Mitsubishi explained its decision to move forward with RPTVs, noting that it is simply the best bang for the buck, and one of the few TV categories that could be profitable for dealers.
Back then, DeMartin discussed a competitor whose 70-inch flat screen – without 3D capabilities – retailed for $3,000
"You can get a 73-inch DLP for $1,599. And by the way, we [the dealer] can give you furniture, 3D glasses, a Blu-ray player and home theater in the box, and you'll still pay less than $3,000."
Mitsubishi continued to improve on its televisions with laser technology, which it was the first to introduce in 2008. The top-of-the-line "LaserVue" TVs feature much brighter pictures than traditional DLPs.
The latest model in what is largely regarded as a stunning TV line, is the L75-A96 75-inch LaserVue. It has an MSRP of $6,000 and a street price of about $4,000.
NEXT: My Life with Mitsubishi RPTVs, Memo from MEVSA president
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Yep that's right, this moving tip is all about Glad Press'n Seal! I gleaned this fantastic advice from a reader who was kind enough to leave it in a comment for me on my how do I move my jewelry post. Oh my word, this one required a super big happy dance and then some! I simply wrapped my DIY jewelry board up in this sticky stuff and then packed it away in a box. When I got to my new home all I had to do was unwrap it and hang it up. No having to fuss with each piece of jewelry. So easy!!
My jewelry didn't even budge…completely stayed tangle free!
So once I figured out how terrific this product was for keeping contents in place I used it to cover many of my other containers. Here is one of my utensil "drawers" in action.
So simple!!
Here are a few other jewelry suggestions I received and used. Seriously best readers evah!
Using an ice cube tray with a lid to pack some of my more delicate pieces of jewelry.
And using a paper towel holder (cut down to fit) for the jewelry I was taking with me on the plane. Brilliant!
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The client's brief was to design a new four-bedroom residence for their young family by refurbishing an original Victorian two-storey terrace and demolishing a shamble of lean-tos and former industrial metal shed. The site is closely bounded by residential units to the south-west and the Piano Factory warehouse apartment conversion to the north. The west and east offer framed views to established trees and green streetscape respectively.
Taking these issues into consideration, the new additions attach to the rear of the terrace and unfold along the length of the site, with new floor levels corresponding to the natural topography, resulting in a series of split levels and pocket courtyards. The eight-metre high stepped Piano Factory heritage wall along the northern boundary serve as the backdrop to the garden and new living spaces. Minimal alteration was required to the original terrace house configuration as it naturally suited the programs for bedrooms and private bathrooms for the family. The heavily shaded site gave the opportunity to explore the use of glazed elements differently.
Inverting normal conventions, opening windows are solid panels and walls are fixed clear glass. Skylights along the southern edge of the house, above the main living areas, capture daylight throughout the year. The loggia opening onto the main courtyard harnesses the winter sun and becomes a radiant heat sink for the rest of the house. Materials are honest and allowed to patins gracefully. Finishes compliment the imposing heritage wall and allow for it to be absorbed into the site. The project has provided an opportunity to explore an alternative model for updating the inner-city two-storey terrace house into a comfortable modern home.


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Business owners upset with cleanup's pace
BRIDGEPORT -- After nearly four decades running Portuguese restaurant O'Manel, Maria Moura is threatening to call it quits over the city's storm cleanup.
"I'm ready to sell the business and leave Bridgeport. And I'm here for 36 years and I love my business," said Moura, who reopened Tuesday after four days to barely clean roads.
"You see how much money I'm losing, and nobody cares," Moura said. "They care if we don't pay taxes."
Mayor Bill Finch has blamed the slow recovery on residents who ignored the snow emergency issued at rush hour Friday, abandoning their vehicles beneath drifts along plow routes.
Moura and other local business owners see an administration that was ill-prepared to keep the state's largest city humming.
"In this hard economy, the stupidity of the city will put places out of business," said Larry Fernandes, an owner of Bridgeport Lobster and Shellfish Co. on Knowlton Street.
Every day Fernandes has been unable to provide fresh seafood to walk-in customers and local restaurants and supermarkets is a blow to his bottom line.
Kenny Coleman, who grew up in Bridgeport and owns Precision Wash and Dry, a string of 20 coin-operated Laundromats, said other communities seemed to handle the blizzard better.
"In Bridgeport, this is unbelievable," Coleman said. "(Customers) couldn't even get in to use the dryers, when a lot of people could have used a dryer."
And the longer it takes the city to make streets passable, the longer it takes private businesses to bring in contractors to plow their properties to reopen, Coleman said.
Finch urged businesses be patient during a storm update news conference Tuesday.
"We're going to get to you as soon as we possibly can," he said. "This was a record snowfall and we're doing everything we possibly can to clean the streets. We understand their difficulties. We were closed, too."
Paul Timpanelli, president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, has also heard some criticism from members and echoed Finch's request.
"People have to be patient," he said. Timpanelli said despite the modern equipment, the city's public works department's manpower has been gradually depleted over the last two decades, making an historic winter storm all the more challenging.
Asked if Bridgeport's slow recovery time could potentially hurt the city's efforts to attract new investment, Jon Angel, of Angel Commercial Real Estate in Fairfield, said, "It doesn't help."
But Angel said of greater concern is retaining businesses frustrated by a lengthy shutdown.
"You have to remember you're dealing with a cleanup effort in a challenged economic time, which compounds the problem," he said.
Nancy Hadley has worn several hats in state and local government, including stints as a deputy commissioner for the state Department of Transportation and, in the mid-2000s, director of Bridgeport's economic development office.
She said Finch should assess his administration's performance, then meet with businesses.
"The mayor has to go about an analysis of what went right and wrong, present it to the business community and say we're in this together," Hadley said.
Stuck in her downtown apartment since Friday, Hadley said it is unconscionable some residents ignored Finch's emergency declaration.
But, she added, she is not sure the city plows kept up with the pace of the storm. The administration has acknowledged plows were off the road for three hours at the height of the blizzard, but no workers were sent home.
"You plow through the storm," said Hadley. "Looking out my window, I did not see the trucks."
The business community is not unanimous in condemning the city.
Robert Forti, partner at the downtown Barnum Publick House restaurant, said the city's cleanup could be better, but also understands the challenges.
"Bridgeport's a really big city and there's tons of roads," he said. "I know they're doing their best."
He added he had to spend the weekend in Trumbull because the road to his home in Weston was not plowed.
The Publick House reopened Sunday for lunch, and Forti said snowbound patrons unable to get to a grocery store have been grateful.
Ryan Betas, manager of the downtown Bijou Square Wine Shop, closed Friday and reopened Tuesday morning.
"I think there's a lot of snow to deal with," Betas said, adding his North End neighborhood near the Trumbull border was still a mess. "I don't blame the city. I'm sure we can only prepare for so much."


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Storms, floods kill 22 near Afghan capital
Heavy rains and overnight hailstorms killed at least 22 people near Afghanistan's capital, a disaster management official said Sunday.
Mohammad Daim Kakar, who coordinates disaster management for Kabul province, said the rains began late Saturday and continued into Sunday morning.
They caused floods that killed at least 20 people in Kabul's Chakardara district just north of the capital, he said, adding that the victims included seven children.
Kakar said another two children died in a flood in the Paghman district west of the capital.
Most of the victims were in cars that were swept away and submerged by the flooding, he said.
He also said at least 10 homes in Chakardara were either swept away or heavily damaged, and that earthmoving equipment had been sent to the area to look for any more victims or survivors buried under the mud.
Houses in Afghanistan are often built of mud and straw, or mud bricks. Heavy rains are uncommon in mid-summer.
Last week flash floods killed about 75 people in five eastern provinces.