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[This essay will appear in "Revolution," the Spring 2014 issue of Lapham's Quarterly. This slightly adapted version is posted at TomDispatch.com with the kind permission of that magazine.]
In case of rain, the revolution will take place in the hall.
— Erwin Chargaff
For the last several years, the word "revolution" has been hanging around backstage on the national television talk-show circuit waiting for somebody, anybody—visionary poet, unemployed automobile worker, late-night comedian—to cue its appearance on camera. I picture the word sitting alone in the green room with the bottled water and a banana, armed with press clippings of its once-upon-a-time star turns in America's political theater (tie-dyed and brassiere-less on the barricades of the 1960s countercultural insurrection, short-haired and seersucker smug behind the desks of the 1980s Reagan Risorgimento), asking itself why it's not being brought into the segment between the German and the Japanese car commercials.
Surely even the teleprompter must know that it is the beast in the belly of the news reports, more of them every day in print and en blog, about income inequality, class conflict, the American police state. Why then does nobody have any use for it except in the form of the adjective, revolutionary, unveiling a new cellphone app or a new shade of lipstick?
I can think of several reasons, among them the cautionary tale told by the round-the-clock media footage of dead revolutionaries in Syria, Egypt, and Tunisia, also the certain knowledge that anything anybody says (on camera or off, to a hotel clerk, a Facebook friend, or an ATM) will be monitored for security purposes. Even so, the stockpiling of so much careful silence among people who like to imagine themselves on the same page with Patrick Henry—"Give me liberty, or give me death"— raises the question as to what has become of the American spirit of rebellion. Where have all the flowers gone, and what, if anything, is anybody willing to risk in the struggle for "Freedom Now," "Power to the People," "Change We Can Believe In"?
My guess is next to nothing that can't be written off as a business expense or qualified as a tax deduction. Not in America at least, but maybe, with a better publicist and 50 percent of the foreign rights, somewhere east of the sun or west of the moon.
Revolt from Thomas Jefferson to the Colossal Dynamo
The hallowed American notion of armed rebellion as a civic duty stems from the letter that Thomas Jefferson writes from Paris in 1787 as a further commentary on the new Constitution drawn up that year in Philadelphia, a document that he thinks invests the state with an unnecessary power to declare the citizenry out of order. A mistake, says Jefferson, because no country can preserve its political liberties unless its rulers know that their people preserve the spirit of resistance, and with it ready access to gunpowder.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."
Jefferson conceived of liberty and despotism as plantings in the soil of politics, products of human cultivation subject to changes in the weather, the difference between them not unlike that between the growing of an orchard and the draining of a cesspool, both understood as means of environmental protection. It is the turning of the seasons and the cyclical motions of the stars that Jefferson has in mind when in his letter he goes on to say, "God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion"—i.e., one conceived not as a lawless upheaval but as a lawful recovery.
The twentieth-century philosopher and political scientist Hannah Arendt says that the American Revolution was intended as a restoration of what its progenitors believed to be a natural order of things "disturbed and violated" by the despotism of an overbearing monarchy and the abuses of its colonial government. During the hundred years prior to the Declaration of Independence, the Americans had developed tools of political management (church congregations, village assemblies, town meetings) with which to govern themselves in accordance with what they took to be the ancient liberties possessed by their fellow Englishmen on the far side of the Atlantic Ocean. They didn't bear the grievances of a subjugated populace, and the seeds of revolt were nowhere blowing in the wind until the British crown demanded new, and therefore unlawful, tax money.
Arendt's retrieval of the historical context leads her to say of the war for independence that it was "not revolutionary except by inadvertence." To sustain the point she calls on Benjamin Franklin's memory of the years preceding the shots fired at Lexington in April 1775: "I never had heard in any conversation from any person, drunk or sober, the least expression of a wish for a separation, or hint that such a thing would be advantageous to America." The men who came to power after the Revolution were the same men who held power before the Revolution, their new government grounded in a system of thought that was, in our modern parlance, conservative.
Born 13 years later under the fixed star of a romantic certainty, the French Revolution was advertent, a violent overthrow of what its proponents, among them Maximilien de Robespierre, perceived as an unnatural order of things. Away with the old, in with the new; kill the king, remove the statues, reset the clocks, welcome to a world that never was but soon is yet to come.
The freedom-loving songs and slogans were well suited to the work of ecstatic demolition, but a guillotine is not a living tree, and although manured with the blood of aristocrats and priests, it failed to blossom with the leaves of political liberty. An armed mob of newly baptized citoyens stormed the Bastille in 1789; Napoleon in 1804 crowned himself emperor in the cathedral of Notre Dame.
Jefferson's thinking had been informed by his study of nature and history, Robespierre's by his reading of Rousseau's poetics. Neither set of political ideas brought forth the dream-come-true products of the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution—new worlds being born every day of the week, the incoming tide of modern manufacture and invention (the cotton gin, gas lighting, railroads) washing away the sand castles of medieval religion and Renaissance humanism, dismantling Robespierre's reign of virtue, uprooting Jefferson's tree of liberty.
So it is left to Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, to acknowledge the arrival of the new world that never was with the publication in German of the Communist Manifesto in 1848: "The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionizing the instruments of production, and thereby the relations of production, and with them the whole relations of society."
Men shape their tools, their tools shape their relations with other men, and the rain it raineth every day in a perfect storm of creative destruction that is amoral and relentless. The ill wind, according to Marx, blows from any and all points of the political compass with the "single, unconscionable freedom—free trade," which resolves "personal worth into exchange value," substitutes "callous 'cash payment'" for every other form of human meaning and endeavor, devotes its all-devouring enthusiasms to "naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation."
Over the course of the nineteenth century, the energies of the capitalist dynamic take full and proud possession of the whole of Western society. They become, in Marx's analysis, the embodiment of "the modern representative state," armed with the wealth of its always newer and more powerful machines (electricity, photography, the telephone, the automobile) and staffed by executives (i.e., politicians, no matter how labeled) who function as "a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie."
What Marx sees in theory as an insatiable abstraction, the American historian Henry Adams sees as concrete and overwhelming fact. Marx is 17 years dead and the Communist Manifesto a sacred text among the left-wing intelligentsia everywhere in Europe when Adams, his habit of mind as profoundly conservative as that of his great-grandfather, stands in front of a colossal dynamo at the Paris Exposition in 1900 and knows that Prometheus, no longer chained to his ancient rock, bestrides the Earth wearing J.P. Morgan's top hat and P.T. Barnum's cloak of as many colors as the traffic will bear. Adams shares with Marx the leaning toward divine revelation:
"To Adams the dynamo became a symbol of infinity. As he grew accustomed to the great gallery of machines, he began to feel the forty-foot dynamos as a moral force, much as the early Christians felt the Cross. The planet itself seemed less impressive, in its old-fashioned, deliberate, annual or daily revolution, than this huge wheel, revolving within arm's length at some vertiginous speed…Before the end, one began to pray to it; inherited instinct taught the natural expression of man before silent and infinite force."
The Sixties Swept Away in a Whirlwind of Commodities and Repressive Surveillance
I inherited the instinct as a true-born American bred to the worship of both machinery and money; an appreciation of its force I acquired during a lifetime of reading newspaper reports of political uprisings in the provinces of the bourgeois world state—in China, Israel, and Greece in the 1940s; in the 1950s those in Hungary, Cuba, Guatemala, Algeria, Egypt, Bolivia, and Iran; in the 1960s in Vietnam, France, America, Ethiopia, and the Congo; in the 1970s and 1980s in El Salvador, Poland, Nicaragua, Kenya, Argentina, Chile, Indonesia, Czechoslovakia, Turkey, Jordan, Cambodia, again in Iran; over the last 24 years in Russia, Venezuela, Lebanon, Croatia, Bosnia, Libya, Tunisia, Syria, Ukraine, Iraq, Somalia, South Africa, Romania, Sudan, again in Algeria and Egypt.
The plot line tends to repeat itself—first the new flag on the roof of the palace, rapturous crowds in the streets waving banners; then searches, requisitions, massacres, severed heads raised on pikes; soon afterward the transfer of power from one police force to another police force, the latter more repressive than the former (darker uniforms, heavier motorcycles) because more frightened of the social and economic upheavals they can neither foresee nor control.
All the shiftings of political power produced changes within the committees managing regional budgets and social contracts on behalf of the bourgeois imperium. None of them dethroned or defenestrated Adams' dynamo or threw off the chains of Marx's cash nexus. That they could possibly do so is the "romantic idea" that Albert Camus, correspondent for the French Resistance newspaper Combat during and after World War II, sees in 1946 as having been "consigned to fantasy by advances in the technology of weaponry."
The French philosopher Simone Weil draws a corollary lesson from her acquaintance with the Civil War in Spain, and from her study of the communist Sturm und Drang in Russia, Germany, and France subsequent to World War I. "One magic word today seems capable of compensating for all sufferings, resolving all anxieties, avenging the past, curing present ills, summing up all future possibilities: that word is revolution…This word has aroused such pure acts of devotion, has repeatedly caused such generous blood to be shed, has constituted for so many unfortunates the only source of courage for living, that it is almost a sacrilege to investigate it; all this, however, does not prevent it from possibly being meaningless."
During the turbulent decade of the 1960s in the United States, the advancing technologies of bourgeois news production (pictures in place of print) transformed the meaningless magic word into a profitable commodity, marketing it both as deadly menace and lively fashion statement. The commercial putsch wasn't organized by the CIA or planned by a consortium of advertising agencies; it evolved in two stages as a function of the capitalist dynamic that substitutes cash payment for every other form of human meaning and endeavor.
The disorderly citizenry furnishing the television footage in the early sixties didn't wish to overthrow the government of the United States. Nobody was threatening to reset the game clock in the Rose Bowl, tear down Grand Central Terminal, or remove the Lincoln Memorial. The men, women, and children confronting racist tyranny in the American South—sitting at a lunch counter in Alabama, riding a bus into Mississippi, going to school in Arkansas—risked their lives in pure acts of devotion, refreshing the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots.
The Civil Rights movement and later the anti-Vietnam War protests were reformative, not revolutionary, the expression of democratic objection and dissent in accord with the thinking of Jefferson, also with President John F. Kennedy's having said in his 1961 inaugural address, "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." Performed as a civic duty, the unarmed rebellions led to the enactment in the mid-1960s of the Economic Opportunity Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Medicare and Medicaid programs, eventually to the shutting down of the war in Vietnam.
The television camera, however, isn't much interested in political reform (slow, tedious, and unphotogenic) and so, even in the first years of protest, the news media presented the trouble running around loose in the streets as a revolution along the lines of the one envisioned by Robespierre. Caught in the chains of the cash nexus, they couldn't do otherwise. The fantasy of armed revolt sold papers, boosted ratings, monetized the fears at all times running around loose in the heads of the propertied classes.
The multiple wounds in the body politic over the course of the decade—the assassination of President Kennedy, big-city race riots, student riots at venerable universities, the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy—amplified the states of public alarm. The fantastic fears of violent revolt awakened by a news media in search of a profit stimulated the demand for repressive surveillance and heavy law enforcement that over the last 50 years has blossomed into one of the richest and most innovative of the nation's growth industries. For our own good, of course, and without forgoing our constitutional right to shop.
God forbid that the excitement of the 1960s should in any way have interfered with the constant revolutionizing of the bourgeois desire for more dream-come-true products to consume and possess. The advancing power of the media solved what might have become a problem by disarming the notion of revolution as a public good, rebranding it as a private good. Again it was impossible for the technology to do otherwise.
The medium is the message, and because the camera sees but doesn't think, it substitutes the personal for the impersonal; whether in Hollywood restaurants or Washington committee rooms, the actor takes precedence over the act. What is wanted is a flow of emotion, not a train of thought, a vocabulary of images better suited to the selling of a product than to the expression of an idea. Narrative becomes montage, and as commodities acquire the property of information, the amassment of wealth follows from the naming of things rather than the making of things.
The voices of conscience in the early 1960s spoke up for a government of laws, not men, for a principle as opposed to a lifestyle. By the late 1960s the political had become personal, the personal political, and it was no longer necessary to ask what one must do for one's country. The new-and-improved question, available in a wide range of colors, flower arrangements, cosmetics, and musical accompaniments, underwrote the second-stage commodification of the troubled spirit of the times.
Writing about the socialist turbulence on the late-1930s European left, Weil lists among the acolytes of the magic word, "the bourgeois adolescent in rebellion against home surroundings and school routine, the intellectual yearning for adventure and suffering from boredom." So again in America in the late 1960s, radical debutantes wearing miniskirts and ammunition belts, Ivy League professors mounting the steps of the Pentagon, self-absorbed movie actors handing around anarchist manifestos to self-important journalists seated at the tables in Elaine's.
By the autumn of 1968 the restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan served as a Station of the Cross for the would-be revolutionaries briefly in town for an interview with Time or a photo shoot for Vogue, and as a frequent guest of the restaurant, I could see on nearly any night of the week the birth of a new and imaginary self soon to become a boldfaced name. Every now and then I asked one of the wandering stars what it was that he or she hoped to have and to hold once the revolution was won. Most of them were at a loss for an answer. What they knew, they did not want, what they wanted, they did not know, except, of course, more—more life, more love, more drugs, more celebrity, more happiness, more music.
On Becoming an Armed Circus
As a consequence of the political becoming personal, by the time the 1960s moved on to the 1980s and President Reagan's Morning in America, it was no longer possible to know oneself as an American citizen without the further identification of at least one value-adding, consumer-privileged adjective—female American, rich American, black American, Native American, old American, poor American, gay American, white American, dead American. The costumes changed, and so did the dossier of the malcontents believing themselves entitled to more than they already had.
A generation of dissatisfied bourgeois reluctant to grow up gave way to another generation of dissatisfied bourgeois unwilling to grow old. The locus of the earthly Paradise shifted from a commune in the White Mountains to a gated golf resort in Palm Springs, and the fond hope of finding oneself transformed into an artist segued into the determined effort to make oneself rich. What remained constant was the policy of enlightened selfishness and the signature bourgeois passion for more plums in the pudding.
While making a magical mystery tour of the Central American revolutionary scene in 1987, Deb Olin Unferth remarks on the work in progress: "Compared to El Salvador, Nicaragua was like Ping-Pong…like a cheerful communist kazoo concert…We were bringing guitars, plays adapted from Nikolai Gogol, elephants wearing tasseled hats. I saw it myself and even then I found it a bit odd. The Nicaraguans wanted land, literacy, a decent doctor. We wanted a nice singalong and a ballet. We weren't a revolution. We were an armed circus."
As a descriptive phrase for what American society has become over the course of the last five decades, armed circus is as good as any and better than most. The constantly revolutionizing technologies have been spinning the huge bourgeois wheel of fortune at the speed of light, remaking the means of production in every field of human meaning and endeavor—media, manufacturing, war, finance, literature, crime, medicine, art, transport, and agriculture.
The storm wind of creative destruction it bloweth every day, removing steel mills, relocating labor markets, clearing the ground for cloud storage. On both sides of the balance sheet, the accumulations of more—more microbreweries and Internet connections, more golf balls, cheeseburgers, and cruise missiles; also more unemployment, more pollution, more obesity, more dysfunctional government and criminal finance, more fear. The too much of more than anybody knows what to do with obliges the impresarios of the armed circus to match the gains of personal liberty (sexual, social, economic, if one can afford the going price) with more repressive systems of crowd control.
To look back to the early 1960s is to recall a society in many ways more open and free than it has since become, when a pair of blue jeans didn't come with a radio-frequency ID tag, when it was possible to appear for a job interview without a urine sample, to say in public what is now best said not at all. So frightened of its own citizens that it classifies them as probable enemies, the US government steps up its scrutiny of what it chooses to regard as a mob. So intrusive is the surveillance that nobody leaves home without it. Tens of thousands of cameras installed in the lobbies of office and apartment buildings and in the eye sockets of the mannequins in department-store windows register the comings and goings of a citizenry deemed unfit to mind its own business.
The social contract offered by the managing agents of the bourgeois state doesn't extend the privilege of political revolt, a point remarked upon by the Czech playwright Václav Havel just prior to being imprisoned in the late 1970s by the Soviet regime then governing Czechoslovakia: "No attempt at revolt could ever hope to set up even a minimum of resonance in the rest of society, because that society is 'soporific,' submerged in a consumer rat race…Even if revolt were possible, however, it would remain the solitary gesture of a few isolated individuals, and they would be opposed not only by a gigantic apparatus of national (and supranational) power, but also by the very society in whose name they were mounting their revolt in the first place."
The observation accounts for the past sell-by date of the celebrity guest alone and palely loitering in the green room with the bottled water and the banana. Who has time to think or care about political change when it's more than enough trouble to save oneself from drowning in the flood of technological change? All is not lost, however, for the magic word that stormed the Bastille and marched on the tsar's winter palace; let it give up its career as a noun, and as an adjective it can look forward to no end of on-camera promotional appearances with an up-and-coming surgical procedure, breakfast cereal, or video game.
Lewis H. Lapham is editor of Lapham's Quarterly and a TomDispatch regular. Formerly editor of Harper's Magazine, he is the author of numerous books, including Money and Class in America, Theater of War, Gag Rule, and most recently, Pretensions to Empire. The New York Times has likened him to H.L. Mencken; Vanity Fair has suggested a strong resemblance to Mark Twain; and Tom Wolfe has compared him to Montaigne. This essay, slightly adapted for TomDispatch, introduces "Revolution," the Spring 2014 issue of Lapham's Quarterly, soon to be released at that website.
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The 2018 holiday madness is finally over! You've had approximately five minutes to rest and now it's time to start planning for 2019.
One of the best parts about the holiday rush is the amount of data from which we can now draw insights to help build better campaigns for clients in the upcoming months.
"Knowing which offers are most appropriate to your clients' stores can help you craft even stronger marketing strategies."
During these high-volume holidays, most ecommerce stores implement some type of on-site offer, which is displayed via pop-ups or website message bars. Some are more effective than others, and knowing which ones are most appropriate to your clients' stores can help you craft even stronger marketing strategies.
At Justuno, we nerd out on analyzing the data behind user behavior, and digging into the data-rich holidays are a great opportunity to let our geek flags fly. We sat down to review the patterns and trends we saw in 2018—information that we hope you can use to prep for a more effective 2019 holiday season, and optimize any marketing campaigns that come up throughout the year.
Below, you'll find a break down of our user data from October 20, 2018 to January 1, 2019. We reviewed over 375 billion sessions to bring you insights on the types of on-site promotions that work the best. Let's dig in.
Countdown timer
Average engagement rate: 8.82%
Average countdown timer conversion rate: 5.44%
What it is: A countdown timer displays a timer on a pop-up or message bar on your client's site. The timer counts down to the time and date you've specified for an offer to end.
Why it works: Urgency! Implying a sense of FOMO helps influence buyers' psychology. This is heightened even more during the holidays, as everyone's in a rush to make sure gifts arrive on time.
Evergreen takeaway: Though timers are regularly used during holidays like Black Friday/Cyber Monday, understanding how urgency impacts your client's purchasing funnel is the takeaway here. You can create other promotions during the year, and deploy the exact same marketing mindset. People want to buy if they think they're going to miss out when the offer expires!
You might also like: How to Optimize Popups on Your Clients' Stores.
Average engagement rate: 14.57%
Average spin-to-win conversion rate: 8.92%
What it is: Spin-to-win refers to the pop-up that looks like a Wheel of Fortune game.
Why it works: Gamification! Users love a gamified user experience, so having the prizes shown on a wheel draws them in. On the backend, you can specify what they will actually win, meaning this promotion type is easily customized.
Evergreen takeaway: Gamification works best when aligned with the right end-goal. Introducing a spin-to-win to increase engagement and build an email list quickly works best—though, during a holiday, it's best to keep the focus on engagement, and not list-building. List building should be the precursor to your holiday sales, so once you have that list and the holidays arrive, you don't have to worry about enticing people to opt-in. Focus on marketing to the list you've already built and converting those leads! Be aware that the quality of leads generated by a gamification approach may be of lower quality. But, if your goal is engaging or list-building, this approach is great.
Center pop-up
Average engagement rate: 14.34%
Average center pop-up conversion rate: 11.11%
What it is: A center pop-up is just what it sounds like! This type of promotion appears in the center of the user's screen.
Why it works: KISS. That's the good old user experience acronym for "keep it simple, stupid," which has become something of a rule-of-thumb in UX design. And you can't get simpler than a center pop-up.
Evergreen takeaway: There's no need to get fancy. A simple, center pop-up is very effective, and in our internal analysis of Justuno users, tends to convert best. Over-complicating your design can send you down a rabbit hole of trying to understand why a certain pop-up design isn't converting, since you've introduced too many variables. Simplify. Convert more. Easily understand what's working and what isn't.
You might also like: How Driving Quality Traffic Will Boost Conversion.
Ungated pop-up
Average engagement rate: 12.74%
Average ungated pop-up conversion rate: 13.27%
What it is: An ungated pop-up is an offer that doesn't require the visitor to submit their email. Most commonly, this type of promotion shows a code that can be copied and used without collecting user emails.
Why it works: Ungated promotions work well because there is no barrier to entry. The user has access to the offer as soon as they are served the pop-up.
Evergreen takeaway: Giving everyone access to a certain offer is a fantastic way to increase orders. If you decide to run a "free shipping" discount or a "20% off" discount, for example, leaving that ungated is a surefire way to push more sales. Even better, you can get very specific with who sees that ungated offer—for example, only showing it to people who click through from your email. No matter who your target audience is, this type of offer is sure to produce immediate results.
You might also like: How Smart Design Patterns can Improve Store Conversions.
Gated pop-up
Average engagement rate: 7.33%
Average gated pop-up conversion rate: 12.90%
What it is: A gated pop-up refers to a website pop-up that requires information before the offer can be accessed. The most common requirement is email, though depending on your segmentation strategy, you might ask for more detailed information.
Why it works: Gated offers work well because the user will exchange their email address for whatever valuable offer they'll receive once they opt-in.
Evergreen takeaway: Using a gated promotion during holidays like Black Friday/Cyber Monday isn't generally something we recommend. Your focus shouldn't be on list-building at that time. However, the periods before and after holidays are great times to show gated offers. Gating your offer is the ideal way to kickstart building your client's email list, and nurturing them to become customers—and then repeat customers.
A few more notable highlights
Now that we've covered the performance of offer types, let's check out a few more notable statistics about offer and device types that we discovered:
- Most popular pop-up: Mobile locked offer with 67,783,233 impressions
- Most engaged with pop-up: Spin-to-win center locked pop-up with an average engagement rate of 45.12%
- Highest converting pop-up: Mobile unlocked offer with an average conversion rate of 74.8%
Try something new this year
Now that you're armed with information, how will you work these consumer behavior insights into your next campaign?
For ecommerce stores, new visitor gated offers and exit offers are absolute must-haves. If you already have these staple offers in place, choose one of the pop-up types we've written about here, and adapt the targeting rules to align with your marketing strategy.
"Marketing holidays are opportunities for you to introduce tactics that increase your client's sales and engage with their audience."
Don't forget, setting up a simple A/B test is the next step to refining your conversions. Tweak one item at a time—copy, image, button text—for a simple test to run during your next holiday marketing push.
Marketing holidays are opportunities for you to introduce tactics that increase your client's sales and engage with their audience. Use the data above to learn from other people's mistakes—a successful campaign is within your reach.
What conversion tactics do you use? Let us know in the comments below!


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William Weatherby Account Book
Transient worker for Seth Porter and Co., a cotton mill in Cummington, Massachusetts and for Wells, Blackinton, and White, manufacturer of fine textiles in North Adams, Massachusetts. Includes accounts of his employers, debits, credits (a running account with a general store for the purchase of clothing and foodstuffs), and notations of providing room and board for other workers.
William Weatherby kept this twelve-page volume of personal accounts from April 1835 to April 1837. The owner used ledger style, placing debits and credits, entitled "Contra," on separate pages. The volume shows that Weatherby "labored" for Seth Porter and Co. of Cummington, Massachusetts and for Wells, Blackinton, and White of North Adams, Massachusetts. Probably a transient worker, the accounts show that he also provided room and board for other workers. Credit accounts indicate a running account with a general store for the purchase of clothing and foodstuffs, likely paid by the companies at year's end.
Cotton mill operator Seth Porter Jr. held partnership with three other men, two of whom, Elisha Carpenter and Edmund Dawes, appear in this volume. Carpenter and Dawes settled their mill's accounts with Weatherby in April of 1836. Debits here included: "labor and board to date" and "boarding S. Parker and Elisha Mason". Credits included: sundries, 1 pt. oil, calico, shirting, yarn, flour, rice, corn, beef, a broom and "to note $500.00 signed by Elisha Carpenter and Edmund Dawes."
Wells, (Otis) Blackinton and (Joseph L.) White began business in North Adams in March of 1822. According to histories, they "manufactured satinet for pantaloon ware". Debits here included: "boarding L. Butler, Henry W. Cole, S. Parker, Solomon Alden and Charles Goodell", as well as labor, 30 lbs. meal, and "1 bushel potatoes to Humphrey Anthony". Credits included: Foodstuffs–butter, eggs, ham, and fresh pork, H.S. tea, saleratus (a leavening agent), molasses, wintergreen, candy, oysters, wine, salt, raisins, beans, crackers, codfish, peppermint, and cheese. Cloth–velveteen, cotton flannel, silk, brown linen, bleached cotton, "4 yrds. trimming" and cambrick (a fine white linen). Other goods mentioned included: "2 silk hankerchiefs", elastic buttons, thread, cords of wood, house rent, postage on letter, 1 hoe, 3 papers of G. seeds, 1 bottle blackening, saltpetre, matches, tin, and a box of pills.
The collection is open for research.
Cite as: William Weatherby Personal Accounts (MS 179). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Acquired from Charles Apfelbaum, 1987.
Processed by Elizabeth C, Baumgartner, August 1987.


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Let these funny Universe Quotes from my large collection of funny quotes about life add a little humor to your day.
Miracles are the natural way of the Universe -
our only job is to move our doubting minds aside
and let the miracles flow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The time-traveling is just too dangerous.
Better that I devote myself to study
the other great mystery of the universe - women!
- the movie Back to the Future II
Two things are infinite:
the universe and human stupidity;
and I'm not sure about the universe.
- Albert Einstein
Greetings, cosmic children of the universe.
Welcome to my serenity circle.
Please leave all bad vibes outside the healing vortex.
- the movie Shrek the Third (2007)
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The universe we observe has precisely
the properties we should expect
if there is, at bottom, no design,
no purpose, no evil, no good,
nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
- Charles Darwin
The most powerful force in the universe is: gossip.
- Dave Barry
Only two things are infinite,
the universe and human stupidity,
and I'm not sure about the former.
- Albert Einstein
If it's true that our species is alone in the universe,
then I'd have to say that the universe
aimed rather low and settled for very little.
- George Carlin
To the mind that is still,
the whole universe surrenders.
- Lao Tzu
A person is smart. People are dumb,
panicky dangerous animals and you know it.
Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew
the Earth was the center of the universe.
Five hundred years ago,
everybody knew the Earth was flat,
and fifteen minutes ago,
you knew that humans were alone on this planet.
Imagine what you'll know tomorrow.
- the movie Men in Black
Our honorable and worthy ancestors knew that the world was flat,
motionless, and the center of the universe.
They knew the human body could not withstand
the forces of traveling faster than 19 mph.
They knew that the way to salvation was
exorcising witches and slaying non-believers.
They knew that it was a mortal sin to marry
someone of a different skin color.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The universe is full of magical things
patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
- Eden Phillpotts
He who lives in harmony with himself
lives in harmony with the universe.
- Marcus Aurelius
Life is a mask through which the universe expresses itself.
- Frank Herbert
The goal of life is
to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe,
to match your nature with Nature.
- Joseph Campbell
The moral arc of the universe
bends at the elbow of justice.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The effort to understand the universe is one
of the very few things that lifts human life
a little above the level of farce,
and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.
- Steven Weinberg
The manifest universe is the body of God ...
all people are incarnations of the One Spirit.
- Ernest Holmes
When prayer removes distrust and doubt
and enters the field of mental certainty,
it becomes faith; and the universe is built on faith.
- Ernest Holmes
That deep emotional conviction of the presence
of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed
in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.
- Albert Einstein
To discover joy is to return to
a state of oneness with the universe.
- Peggy Jenkins
We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe,
nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws,
but the smallest insect, we wish
to be created at once by special act.
- Charles Darwin
I am so honored that the Power of the Universe
has chosen for me to be ME.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
All the energy of the universe is mine
to use as spirit directs.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys
on a minor planet of a very average star.
But we can understand the Universe.
That makes us something very special.
- Stephen Hawking
There is no chance and anarchy in the universe.
All is system and gradation.
Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
At the deepest level, there is no giver, no gift, and no recipient...
only the universe rearranging itself.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
As you simplify your life,
the laws of the universe will be simpler;
solitude will not be solitude,
poverty will not be poverty,
nor weakness weakness.
- Henry David Thoreau
The Universe is one great kindergarten for man.
Everything that exists has brought
with it its own peculiar lesson.
- Orison Swett Marden
If we spend the time we waste in sighing
for the perfect golden fruit
in fulfilling the conditions of its growth,
happiness will come, must come.
It is guaranteed in the very laws of the universe.
If it involves some chastening and renunciation, well,
the fruit will be all the sweeter for this touch of holiness.
- Helen Keller
I find hope in the darkest of days,
and focus in the brightest.
I do not judge the universe.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
The universe is wider than our views of it.
- Henry David Thoreau
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
- John Muir
Know that miracles are the natural way of the Universe
Your only job is to move your doubting mind out of the way.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
We live in a spiritual Universe.
God is in, through, around and for us.
- Ernest Holmes
We live in a spiritual Universe.
- Ernest Holmes
There is a power for good in the universe
greater than you are and you can use it.
- Ernest Holmes
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe,
deserves your love and affection.
- The Buddha
I am one with the power and wisdom of the Universe.
I have all that I need.
- Louise L. Hay
When we try to pick out anything by itself,
we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
- John Muir
A mind at peace, a mind centered
and not focused on harming others,
is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
- Wayne Dyer
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The cathedral of my God of no church
is the entirety of the universe.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The universe must exist for the self-expression
of God and the delight of God.
- Ernest Holmes
The mind of man is continuously unfolding
into a greater recognition of its real plan
in the creative order of the Universe.
- Ernest Holmes
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
- Lao Tzu
Mind exists as a Principle in the universe,
just as electricity exists as a principle.
- Ernest Holmes
Know thyself, and thou shalt know the Universe and God.
- Pythagoras
In our willingness to give that which we seek,
we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives.
- Deepak Chopra
It is well to remember that the
entire population of the universe,
with one trifling exception, is composed of others.
- Andrew J. Holmes
Gratitude in advance is the most powerful
creative force in the universe.
- Neale Donald Walsch
I look for what needs to be done.
After all, that's how the universe designs itself.
- R. Buckminster Fuller
What is a miracle? To some, it is an act of God.
To others, something amazing, extraordinary, or unexpected.
To me, Life is a miracle.
Everything that happens is a miracle.
There is no reason for me to exist as I do -
no reason for humanity, the universe, or the laws of Nature.
Energy, mass, gravity and the rest of existence
are all so improbable.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Release your burdens - your fears, regrets,
guilts, shames, embarrassments, angers.
One by one, pick up each memory or fear that troubles you,
hold it close, and release it to the Universe.
Release each incident from your past that still bothers you.
Release each fear - your fears about your health,
your family, your job, and every other fear.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Simply see that you are at the center of the universe,
and accept all things and beings
as parts of your infinite body.
When you perceive that an act done to another
is done to yourself,
you have understood the great truth.
- Lao Tzu
I am a unique expression
of the universal fabric of creation;
I am that I am that I am.
In the eternity of all creation,
I am the only ME that ever will be;
and I am so honored that the Power of the Universe
has chosen for me to be ME.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you are tempted to judge,
may you be reminded that we are ALL ONE,
and that every thought you think reverberates
across the universe touching everyone and everything.
- from the Simple Truths movie May You Be Blessed
It is impossible for a man to conceal himself.
In every act, word or gesture,
he stands revealed as he is,
and not as he would have himself appear to be.
From the Universe, nothing is or can be hidden.
- Ernest Holmes
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone
who is more deserving of your
love and affection than you are yourself,
and that person is not to be found anywhere.
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe
deserve your love and affection.
- The Buddha
The secret of merging with Spirit
and recognizing the oneness of the whole Universe
cannot be learned in a lifetime, but can be revealed in a moment,
for it has always lived within each and every one of us.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Gratitude is an attitude that
hooks us up to our source of supply.
And the more grateful you are,
the closer you become to your maker,
to the architect of the universe,
to the spiritual core of your being.
- Bob Proctor
There is an orderliness in the universe,
there is an unalterable law governing everything
and every being that exists or lives.
It is no blind law; for no blind law can govern
the conduct of living beings.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
We are all connected to everyone and everything in the universe.
Therefore, everything one does as an individual affects the whole.
All thoughts, words, images, prayers, blessings,
and deeds are listened to by all that is.
- Serge Kahili King
When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop,
striped and dotted with continents and islands,
flying through space with other stars
all singing and shining together as one,
the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty.
- John Muir
New Year's eve is like every other night;
there is no pause in the march of the universe,
no breathless moment of silence among created things
that the passage of another twelve months may be noted;
and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening
that come with the coming of darkness on other nights.
- Hamilton Wright Mabie
Truth is something which can't be told in a few words.
Those who simplify the universe
only reduce the expansion of its meaning.
- Anais Nin
When you are alone you are not alone,
you are simply lonely -
and there is a tremendous difference
between loneliness and aloneness.
When you are lonely you are thinking of the other,
you are missing the other.
Loneliness is a negative state.
You are feeling that it would have been
better if the other were there -
your friend, your wife, your mother,
your beloved, your husband.
It would have been good if the other
were there, but the other is not.
Loneliness is absence of the other.
Aloneness is the presence of oneself.
Aloneness is very positive.
It is a presence, overflowing presence.
You are so full of presence
that you can fill the whole universe
with your presence and there is no need for anybody.
- Osho
Well excuse me - we've got something
a little unusual going on here -
time travel, parallel universes,
or just a little common ordinary insanity.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.
- Arthur Schopenhauer
I am a unique expression of the universal fabric of creation.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Every formula of every religion has, in this age of reason,
to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
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"Do you feel all right, in that sense, because you don't look great."
"I've been better, no question about that. But be that as it may, I'm still perfectly sanguine about the fact that we are going to get through this little problem in a matter of a few more minutes. This too shall pass Casi."
"This blackout?"
"Yes. I have faith, you know why?"
"Because I am twenty-three years old and in those twenty-three years science has never let me down. And it's not going to let me down now. Two years before I was born was the last time we had one of these, at least on this scale, and you cannot seriously expect me to believe that for the duration of my entire life Father Science has not adequately investigated and prospectively remedied the deficiencies that occasionally cause us to become cloaked in unnatural darkness."
"Forgive me but isn't the strongest proof there's been no prospective remedy what you currently see when you look out the window?"
"But I have faith, faith in science."
— from A Naked Singularity, by Sergio De La Pava.


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MasterSeal 345 – Waterproofing membrane
How does MasterSeal 345 work?
MasterSeal 345 membrane is a sprayable membrane for waterproofing concrete structures and water management. MasterSeal 345 membrane is spray-applied between layers of sprayed or cast-in-place concrete or as a stand-alone membrane. MasterSeal 345 membrane exhibits high bond strength to the substrates on both sides of the membrane with good elasticity.
MasterSeal 345 membrane can be directly applied to damp sections of substrate.
Recommended for use in:
- Cast-in-place or precast
- Composite-designed sandwich structures (concrete/membrane/ concrete)
- Underground structures with complex profiles and geometry
- Bonds to steel and most sheet membranes and enables interface solutions with other waterproofing methods
What are the unique features of MasterSeal 345?
- Dry-process material, ready-for-use
- Elasticity 80-140% between -4 and 68 ºF (-20 and 20 ºC)
- Fast curing – in 4 to 6 hours (depending on environmental conditions)
- No toxic components
- Environmentally preferable – non-toxic
What are the benefits of MasterSeal 345?
- Easily applied by spraying with standard equipment
- Two-sided bond with sprayed-concrete allows for composite behavior
- Fast curing prevents disruption of construction operations
- The fully bonded system provides excellent water tightness, preventing development of water migration in both concrete membrane interfaces


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7 Reasons Why A Cat Is The Perfect Best Friend
The Frankfurt Motor Show shouldn't disappoint car fans, with new models for 2015, 2016 and beyond, as well as forward-thinking concepts for the automobile of tomorrow. Getting a lot of attention at the Frankfurt auto show was the Porsche Mission E, a futuristic, sleek, fully electric sports car from the German luxury car maker. Unlike anything on the road at the moment, it has no rear view mirrors, but instead relies on cameras to cover the blind spots. Capable of travelling 500 km on a single charge, it can replenish its batteries within minutes.


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How often should a compressor be serviced?
The recurring maintenance intervals depend on the actual operating hours and time. This means that a compressor that does not reach its operating hours within 6 or 12 months or until the next recurring maintenance, it still needs a service as various wearing parts and filters are subject to an ageing process. With special consideration of the operational safety and the guarantee of a trouble-free operation, it is recommended to observe the specified maintenance intervals depending on the type of plant. Minimum interval 1 x per year.
How often must I change my compressed air filter (oil filter, air filter, fine separator filter, compressed air mains filter)?
Depending on the filter element and function, the filter elements should be changed every 6 or at least every 12 months.
Why should I replace my filter element regularly?
In order to ensure a continuous supply of high-quality compressed air and to reduce energy costs, filter elements must be replaced regularly.
How often must the oil be changed?
The oil change is usually carried out in connection with recurring maintenance. Mineral compressor oil should be changed every 4000 operating hours. Synthetic compressor oils can usually be operated twice as long. However, depending on the installation and suction conditions, the oil change intervals may vary. In case of doubt it is recommended to have the condition tested in the laboratory by means of an oil analysis (oil check).
What kind of oil should I use?
In principle, a compressor oil approved by the plant manufacturer must be used. The compressor oil is of the greatest importance in the compressor (for oil-lubricated screw compressors). The oil must cool, compress and lubricate. However, it also needs the property to be separable again afterwards. Depending on the application of the system, mineral oils can also be used as synthetic or food oils.
When do I have to replace the compressor stage?
The compressor stage (oil-lubricated screw compressor) is subject to bearing wear due to its design. The bearing manufacturers specify a running performance of approx. 35,000 operating hours for their bearings. Therefore we recommend the preventive exchange of bearings after reaching the operating hours. When concluding a warranty agreement (Assure) the preventive exchange is regulated.
When do I have to carry out a pressure vessel test?
The recurrent pressure vessel inspection is regulated by the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV). This specifies: Perform a visual inspection every 5 years and a pressure test every 10 years.
The test can be performed by a competent person if the pressure volume product is less than 1000L (maximum permissible pressure of the tank x tank volume < 1000L): (CompAir service engineer). Over >1000L, the test is carried out by an expert from an approved inspection body (ZÜS) such as TÜV or DEKRA.
Do I have to take a DGUV3 test at the plants and if so, when?
DGUV 3 is an accident prevention regulation of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV). ... The DGUV 3 in particular deals in detail with electrical systems and equipment used commercially. The recurrent inspection of compressors is based on the risk assessment for air compressors. As a rule, the inspection takes place every 4 years. The inspection can be carried out by the service technician in connection with maintenance.
Can I conclude a special service agreement for my compressor?
Every compressed air station has its own special features and special requirements. You can obtain a service agreement for each of these requirements and determine the scope of the agreement yourself. In this way, together we ensure that operating costs and operational reliability are guaranteed.
Is there a monitoring system for the compressors?
For all compressors we offer an iConn compressor service. This system monitors the operating conditions of the compressors and thus enables 24/7 monitoring of the plants.
Can I retrofit a heat recovery system on my old compressor?
In principle, a heat recovery system can be retrofitted. However, the design for this must be agreed.
How long is the lifetime of a compressor and how can it be extended?
The service life of a compressor is primarily based on the operating hours and not necessarily on the year of manufacture. Therefore, it is not necessarily possible to quantify a service life. Due to technical progress and subsidy programmes, it should rather be examined whether an economic and ecological added value can be created by replacing an older system.
This can also be achieved by modifying existing systems, e.g. by replacing energy-efficient electric motors or retrofitting heat recovery systems.
Why does the compressor tank heat up?
During the compression process / compression energy is released which heats the compressed air and the compressor oil.
How much compressed air can flow through a pipe?
The amount of compressed air that can flow through a pipe depends on a number of factors, including pipe diameter, material and conditions. For more information, check the specifications on ingersollrandproducts.com or the pipe manufacturer's specifications.
Can an air compressor explode?
You should always bear in mind that compressed air can be dangerous and should therefore be used with appropriate caution. Even high quality compressed air equipment can have defects if used, handled or maintained incorrectly. Since the compressed air is under high pressure, there is a risk of sudden decompression in the event of a defect.
Can the container of an air compressor be welded?
In the event that the vessel of an air compressor needs to be welded, the welding operation must be performed by an ASME certified welder, as all pressure vessels supplied by Ingersoll Rand are certified. Therefore, all welding work on these vessels must also be carried out by ASME certified welders.
Does the operation of an air compressor produce carbon monoxide?
Air compressors compress the ambient air. Electrically powered air compressors do not produce carbon monoxide when operating, but they do suck in carbon monoxide and compress it if it is present in the ambient air. Always check the applicable regulations if you have concerns about carbon monoxide.
Does a compressor filled with compressed air weigh more?
If the air reservoir contains compressed air, it weighs more than when empty. You should never move or work on compressed air equipment under pressure or connected to the power supply.
Does it make sense to switch off the refrigeration dryer at the end of production to save energy?
Ecologically, it is of course always sensible to switch off unnecessary energy consumers. However, with a refrigeration dryer, it should always be remembered that the dryer capacity is not immediately available after the dryer has been switched on. The refrigerant dryer needs a pre-run to cool down its system. This time varies from dryer to dryer, so as a precaution the dryer should be switched on half an hour before the compressor starts.
If it cannot be ensured that the dryer is started in time, the dryer should remain switched on permanently, because the costs and energy required to remove the condensate from the piping system far exceed the possible savings by switching off the refrigeration dryer.


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Friday, April 20, 2012
Umpire Odds & Ends: Hickox Takes Wilson to Court Again
At new Yankee Stadium on April 18, 2009, Hickox was calling balls and strikes when a foul ball struck him in the mask. Hickox did not immediately leave the game, but did so two innings later and did not umpire the rest of the 2009 season. He had suffered another concussion and a left ear injury from the hit. Now, Hickox claims that Wilson is liable for those injuries because the mask did not do what Wilson claimed it would do—protect him.
Howard Richman and Patric Regan, personal injury attorneys representing Hickox, have filed a complaint in New York in the State Supreme Court. The claims Hickox makes is that the umpire's mask "cracked into pieces upon impact and didn't protect an umpire in the way it is reportedly designed to do." Additionally, Hickox claims he has suffered "mental anguish" from the injury, surgeries and medical costs. Ed Hicox's wife, Lisa, is also listed as a plaintiff in the suit claiming damages for "considerable time caring for and assisting her husband."
The suit does not ask for a specific monetary amount in damages, but Hickox is looking for punitive damages because they claim that "actual malice or acting under circumstances amounting to a willful and wanton disregard of the plaintiff's rights" occurred. However, this will not be such an easy suit to win for Hickox. Darren Heitner, a sports attorney, has said that "it's very difficult to prove" and that since he has already previously sued Wilson and no other incidents with Wilson have occurred, it will probably help Wilson's defense. Major League Baseball nor Wilson has released a statement concerning the filed complaint.
News: http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2012/04/19/major-league-umpire-hurt-three-years-ago-wants-wilson-sporting-goods-to-pay-up/
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Somebody please explain to me why he continued to use Wilson's mask after the first incident?
That question aside, this does not reflect well on the quality provided by Wilson either. - April 20, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Wow Injured on April 18, 2009 and sues just under three full years later. Ran right up against New York's personal injury statute of limitations, which is 3 years. I guess if anyone would know, it would be Detective Hickox. The only thing that's bad though is when you're looking for Hickox if he's assigned to your case and, uh oh, it's March, so he's at Spring Training! Fune times in Daytona Beach (Shores).
- April 20, 2012 at 12:58 PM
How come only Hickox gets injured enough to sue? Joe West cannot be happy that Hickox is sueing the company he gets a pay check from a couple of times a year......big pay checks too.
- April 20, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Isn't Gerry Davis the guy that gets money from Wilson not Joe West?
- April 20, 2012 at 4:39 PM
- tmac said...
This has the potential to set a precedent... As someone who received three concussions from foul balls to the mask... I had no idea the company making the mask could possibly be liable... I thought the injuries were part of the territory... I should have also sued for Rawlings making the baseballs too hard and breaking my arm.. If only I knew!!
As much as I like Eddie he is in dead ball territory on this one. - April 20, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Still waiting for Buster Posey to sue the Marlins and Scott Cousins, heck maybe he can also sue Joe West, the umpires union, MLB, the San Francisco Giants, AT&T and Spalding—maybe even the Hall of Fame for inducting him.
Volenti non fit injuria, to a willing person, no injury is done. Assumption of risk, something has to catch on here. - April 20, 2012 at 5:01 PM
When did the Hall of Fame induct Buster Posey?
- April 20, 2012 at 5:43 PM
I meant Al Spalding, founder of Spalding Sports and HOF pitcher from the 1800s
- April 20, 2012 at 5:50 PM
My bad, I misunderstood. Poor Buster, he still has to earn his spot in the Hall just like everyone else.
- April 20, 2012 at 6:53 PM
- Arik said...
Lets not forget that Posey's catchers equipment is made by Under Armour (actually their name is on it, I think it is actually made by All-Star) so he could probably sue them both for not protecting him... What shoe company does he wear? Their fault for his ankle breaking right?
- April 20, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Looks like David Rackley is the extra ump to see action today due to a doubleheader in Detroit.
- April 21, 2012 at 1:28 PM
West gets paid for the west vest, shin guards and masks (not the bucket helmet) that are distiributed by Wilson sporting goods. To my knowledge Davis is not compensated by Wilson but instead has his own umpire apparel and equipment company.
- April 21, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Big accomplishment by Phil Humber in Seattle today...overall a good game by Runge, but that last call on the check-swing reminded me a little of his last call of Jonathan Sanchez's no hitter a few years ago- maybe got a little excited...I think the pressure on the umpire can be forgotten in those situations!
- April 21, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Phil Humber throws the 21st perfect game in MLB history. Brian Runge, the plate umpire, was also behind the plate for Jonathan Sanchez's no-hitter in 2009, according to Wiki.
Questionable call on the check swing at the end. The broadcast didn't show the side angle. I hope Ryan swung because otherwise, uh-oh. I also hope Ryan was ejected. - April 21, 2012 at 3:30 PM
I think Ryan should have run to first sooner...probably wouldn't have made it but that would have been one hell of a miserable way to lose a perfect game if he did.
- April 21, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Actually Ed and Joe are still very very good friends....and hes got a point, if the mask cracked then wilson did not design it to be "protective" its their fault NOT his!
- May 24, 2012 at 2:12 PM


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Minor Hotels Announces Major Investment in Global Hotel Alliance
Bangkok (Thailand) – November 1, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Minor Hotels, a hotel owner, operator and investor, currently with a portfolio of over 160 hotels and resorts in 23 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, South America, Africa and the Indian Ocean, announced today that it has taken a stake in the Global Hotel Alliance, (GHA).
Minor Hotels have been longstanding members of the GHA since 2007, first entering with the Anantara brand. As the GHA will enter its 15th year in 2019, Minor Hotels took the opportunity to support the alliance which is currently investing in new CRM and shared technology to build on the success of the DISCOVERY loyalty programme.
Following this shareholder announcement, Dillip Rajakarier, Minor Hotels CEO will now join the GHA Board of Directors. The investment is worth a total of $3.2million, representing a 10% share of the Global Hotel Alliance.
Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor, commented: "Since joining the GHA in 2007, we have grown and developed our own brands and continue to acquire new ones, and membership of GHA fits well with our multi-brand strategy. GHA has consistently demonstrated the value of global customer reach and a strong CRM and loyalty programme for our hotels, and so we are delighted to be able to take our place as a shareholder in the business, with the opportunity to help guide its growth over the coming years."
The 13 million DISCOVERY members will produce US$1.7 billion in room revenues in 2018, of which around US$125 million is from customers moving between our member brands. We plan to double those numbers in the next few years, as independent brands look to collaborate with each other to share the common challenge of competing with the ever-consolidating major brands and third party distribution providers.
About Minor Hotels
Minor Hotels is an international hotel owner, operator and investor currently with more than 160 hotels in operation. Minor Hotels passionately explores new possibilities in hospitality with a diverse portfolio of properties designed intelligently to appeal to different kinds of travellers, serving new passions as well as personal needs. Through our Anantara, AVANI, Oaks, Elewana, Tivoli, M Collection, Four Seasons, St. Regis, Marriott and Minor International properties, Minor Hotels operates in 23 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe and South America. In October 2018, Minor Hotel completed a tender offer which resulted in the acquisition of 94.1% of NH Hotel Group.
About Global Hotel Alliance
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is the world's largest alliance of independent hotel brands, bringing together 33 brands with over 550 hotels in 77 countries. GHA uses a shared technology platform to drive incremental revenues and create cost savings for its member brands. GHA's award-winning loyalty programme, DISCOVERY, provides 13 million members exclusive opportunities to immerse themselves in local culture wherever they travel. GHA's hotel brands currently include: Alila, Anantara, Atura, AVANI, Corinthia, Discovery Destinations, Doyle, Elewana, GLO, Grace, JA Resorts, Kempinski, Leela, Lungarno, Marco Polo, Meritage, Meydan, Mysk, Niccolo, NUO, Oaks, Omni, Outrigger, Pan Pacific, PARKROYAL, QT, The Residence by Cenizaro, Rydges, Shaza, Thon, Tivoli, Ultratravel Collection and Viceroy.


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Mick Jagger and John Fogerty Appear on Brad Paisley's New 'Love and War' LP
Country superstar Brad Paisley reached out to some famous friends in the rock world while working on his new Love and War album, which found him co-writing and sharing vocals with collaborators including Mick Jagger and John Fogerty.
Rolling Stone spoke with Paisley about his work with Jagger on the song "Drive of Shame," which he said stemmed from a meeting the duo had when the Rolling Stones played in Nashville in 2015. Recalling that he suggested Jagger stop by his place to work on some music, Paisley said Jagger casually responded 'Let's do that' and later "booked a flight and kind of came in unexpected."
The song, which you can check out above, lives up to its title by looking at the morning after a potentially ill-advised fling. "Everybody talks about the walk of shame, but you're probably getting in the car at the end of that," explained Paisley, adding that he wanted to adopt a more rock-friendly feel for the track. "It wasn't going to be 'Whoa Mule' or 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken.' I wanted to make sure the guitar part felt like something from that world."
Paisley worked with Fogerty on the title track, which a press release says attempts to "[address] the mistreatment of veterans." The pair met up on the USS Midway aircraft carrier in San Diego to film the track's official video, which you can take a look at below. Love and War is out and available for purchase now.
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TRG Concessions is a brand of The Restaurant Group (UK) Limited, a company registered in England under company number 894426, with its registered office at 5-7 Marshalsea Road, London SE1 1EP. VAT number 340 3778 62 ("TRG Concessions", "we" or "us"), which is the data controller of your personal information.
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- visit our website located at http://www.trgconcessions.co.uk
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(whether you do this directly or through one of our partners or sub-contractors), we collect, store and use your personal data in various ways. Because at TRG, we know that your personal data is important to you, we want to be completely transparent with you so you know exactly what we are doing with it. So this Privacy Notice explains:
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- purpose and legal basis for the information we collect and use
- special offers and promotions
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In the normal course of our business, we will collect personal information relating to you, such as your name, address, phone number and e-mail address ("Personal Information") whenever you communicate with us or one of our partners or sub-contractors, (including by email, phone, SMS, via the website, our apps or otherwise), for example, in the following situations:
- when you browse our website or sign up to receive alerts and news about us;
- when you write to us;
- we operate CCTV on our premises – please consult the signage for more details.
- if your submit a job application form and/or CV, or otherwise seek employment with us, we will collect your Personal Information (including employment history and qualifications, photo id, and reference contact details and, where required, criminal records checks). You may also choose to give us certain details about a medical condition or disability, religious belief or other sensitive data relevant to your application for employment. We also collect ethnicity data (on a voluntary basis) in order to monitor our adherence to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination laws.
Some of the personal information that you provide may include sensitive personal information, such as health-related information when you make a complaint or suffer an incident in one of our restaurants (see above). We need this information to investigate the complaint or incident and (if necessary) report it to health or other authorities, law enforcement agencies, our insurers and any suppliers who may be involved). We may also collect information about the names of others in your party, and any other information needed for the purposes of the investigation.
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- because we have to comply with the law and applicable regulations, for example reporting any health, safety or security incidents to the relevant authorities,
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- where required by external parties we deal with such as our insurers, suppliers or where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of any legal claims.
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Sub-contractors, suppliers and agents: from time to time we employ other companies to perform functions on our behalf including designing and sending guest or investor communications, providing shareholder vouchers, analysing data, providing elements of our IT or back-up systems, providing marketing assistance, processing payments, improving our services and providing customer service. They may have access to Personal Information needed to perform their functions, but are not permitted to use it for other purposes and cannot modify, disclose or erase your data without our instructions.
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Fraud / Credit Risk: where necessary to prevent fraud or reduce credit risk, we may exchange your Personal Information with other companies and organisations.
Business transfers: in any corporate transactions (e.g. buying or selling of businesses, stores or business units) Personal Information is generally one of the transferred assets. We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets, however that would always be under conditions of strict confidentiality and limited to the specific purpose.
Sending data outside of Europe: We do not transfer your Personal Information to countries outside the European Union. However, some of our appointed carriers, sub-contractors, suppliers and agents may transfer, use or store data in other countries. Where this is the case, they are obliged to ensure that there is equivalent protection for your Personal Information as would be the case within the European Union.
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Analytics and profiling: In order to offer you a more personalized experience in your interactions with us, information collected through one source may be combined with information we obtains through other sources. This may include information that allows us to identify you across multiple devices through which you access our websites. We may also supplement the information we collect with information obtained from other parties, including our business partners and other third parties to create customised profiles about you. Examples of how we may use this information include using your data to help us to improve your experience using our website, to present you with options tailored to your preferences and for targeted advertising purposes.
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Right to access: You have the right to access data about you that we use. If you want to access all your Personal Information or specific Personal Information not available on your TRG account, then you can make an access request by writing to us (see below). We will process your request without undue delay and, at the latest, within 1 month, unless your request is complex or numerous in which case we may take up to 3 months, but we will inform you within 1 month if this is the case.
Please note that there are certain limited exceptions to your right to access personal data such as if it would involve disclosing the personal information of another person who has not consent to such disclosure, if disclosing Personal Information would prejudice on-going negotiations with you, information relating to the prevention or detection of crime or apprehension or prosecution of offenders, management information and information covered by legal privilege.
Right to rectification: when you log in to your account, you can also rectify or update any information on your account. If you are not able to do so, then you can make a rectification request by writing to us (see below).
Right to erasure: When you log on to your account, you may also erase any data on your account with the exception of data that is required for you to keep your account open (such as your email address, name etc.). You also have the right request us to erase Personal Information which TRG hold about you by writing to us (see below).
Please note that there are exceptions such as where we need to retain Personal Information for legal reasons (e.g. where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of any legal claims) or where we have another legitimate business reason for retaining Personal Information.
Right to restrict or object to processing: if you want to stop receiving special offers, discounts, news and information from us, either:
- simply click on "unsubscribe" at the foot of the email or text and we will take you off our marketing and promotions list or
- if you have registered for alerts, just log into your account on our website at www.trgconcessions.co.uk and change your preferences on the profile tab at any time.
You also have the right to request portability of your Personal Information which you have given us.
Right to complain to a data protection authority: You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your personal information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority.
To make a request concerning your Personal Information, as described above, please write to: Company Secretary, The Restaurant Group plc, 5-7 Marshalsea Road, London SE1 1E.
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We will keep your data for as long as necessary to carry out the purpose for which we collected it. Please see Your rights regarding your Personal Information above.
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You can accept or decline cookies by modifying the setting in your browser. The "help" portion of the toolbar on most Internet browsers will tell you how to change your browser cookie settings, including how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether For further details on how to do this please visit the educational sources http://www.allaboutcookies.org and http://www.youronlinechoices.eu.
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Revisions to this Privacy Notice
We may update or revise all or any part of this Privacy Notice from time to time. A copy of the current Privacy Notice will be posted on our website and we encourage you to check it from time to time so you are aware of any changes or updates to the notice. When we update our Privacy Notice, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make.
You can see when this Privacy Notice was last updated by checking the "last updated" date displayed at the bottom of this Privacy Notice.
How to contact us
Should you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we use your Personal Information, please write to us at:
Company Secretary
The Restaurant Group plc
5 – 7 Marshalsea Road
London SE1 1EP
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new technology and techniques for transmitting power wirelessly from a stationary source to a mobile receiver – moving engineers closer to their goal of creating highway "stations" that can recharge electric vehicles wirelessly as the vehicles drive by.
"We've made changes to both the receiver and the transmitter in order to make wireless energy transfer safer and more efficient," says Dr. Srdjan Lukic, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at NC State and senior author of a paper on the research.
The researchers developed a series of segmented transmitter coils, each of which broadcasts a low-level electromagnetic field. The researchers also created a receiver coil that is the same size as each of the transmitter coils, and which can be placed in a car or other mobile platform. The size of the coils is important, because coils of the same size transfer energy more efficiently.
The researchers modified the receiver so that when it comes into range and couples with a transmitter coil, that specific transmitter coil automatically increases its current – boosting its magnetic field strength and the related transfer of energy by 400 percent. The transmitter coil's current returns to normal levels when the receiver passes out of the range of the transmitter.
These modifications improve on previous mobile, wireless power transfer techniques.
One previous approach was to use large transmitter coils. But this approach created a powerful and imprecise field that could couple to the frame of a car or other metal objects passing through the field. Because of the magnetic field's strength, which is required to transfer sufficient power to the receiver, these electromagnetic field "leaks" raised safety concerns and reduced system efficiency.
Another previous approach used smaller transmitter coils, which addressed safety and efficiency concerns. But this approach would require a very large number of transmitters to effectively "cover" a section of the roadway, adding substantial cost and complexity to the system, and requiring very precise vehicle position detection technology.


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Asseco Arka Gdynia returned to the 7DAYS EuroCup last season for the first time since 2004. Led by Robert Upshaw, Josh Bostic and Marcel Ponitka, Arka lost its first three regular season games, but bounced back with an 87-78 victory over Limoges CSP. Unfortunately, it was Arka's only win in its EuroCup return and the team finished the regular season with a 1-9 record. Upshaw, however, tied for first place in blocks at the end of the regular season (1.7 bpg.). Arka was very competitive in its country. It reached the Polish Cup title game, but lost to Slam Ostrow Wielkopolski, 77-74. Arka dominated the Polish League regular season and finished atop the standings with a 25-5 record. A heartbreaking home loss against Anwil Wloclawek in Game 5 of the semifinals, 97-109, prevented Arka from reaching the Finals after getting a 2-0 lead in its best-of-five series. Arka returns to the EuroCup ready to be more and more competitive.
Arka Gdynia returns to the EuroCup for the second consecutive season. It played nine consecutive seasons in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, which says plenty about its consistency both at home and in Europe, but prior to last season had not taken part in any European club competition since 2013. Arka opened its doors in 1995 as Trefl Sopot and within five seasons had climbed to the top level in Poland and claimed its first title, the 2000 Polish Cup. A year later a second Cup arrived and the team reached the Korac Cup quarterfinals in its debut European campaign. In 2002, Prokom Trefl Sopot reached the Polish League finals for the first time and in 2003 it matched that result while also getting all the way to the FIBA Europe Champions Cup title game, where it lost 84-83 against Aris Thessaloniki. Prokom made its ULEB Cup debut in the 2003-04 season and advanced to the elimination rounds before going out to eventual champ Hapoel Jerusalem. Then the team focused on the Polish League and finally disposed of Slask Wroclaw in the finals to win the championship. Prokom became the undisputed king of Polish basketball for nine seasons. The club did not need much time to prove itself a worthy EuroLeague competitor as it reached the Top 16 in its first, third and fifth Euroleague seasons. Prokom moved 10 kilometers north to Gdynia in 2008. In the 2009-10 season, led by David Logan, Qyntel Woods and Daniel Ewing, Prokom made history, grinding through the Top 16 and into the playoffs for the first and only time. Prokom took a game off of eventual finalist Olympiacos Piraeus before bowing out. The expectations were ripe for another run in the 2010-11 season, but Prokom came up short in too many close games – going 2-6 in games decided by 7 points or less – and bowed out of the EuroLeague by the end of the regular season. The team remained competitive in the Polish League, winning every title from 2004 to 2012. Prokom was stopped in the 2013 Polish League quarterfinals, which was the end of its great run. The team fell back and did not come close to another the Polish League title, hitting rock-bottom in the 2016-17 season with a 10-22 record. After missing the Polish League playoffs in the 2017-18 season, Arka finished atop the standings with a 25-5 record last year. Arka took a 2-0 lead in its best-of-five semifinals series against Anwil Wloclawek, but could not push through to the final. The club also reached the Polish Cup title game and played in the EuroCup for the first time since 2005. Arka is taking giant steps to again become the team to beat in Poland and the next step is finding success in the 2019-20 EuroCup.