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Let's talk about images for a moment. I know we don't do that on Tumblr. Perhaps because it's just easier to drop and post, leaving the scene of the meme. However, it is important as message makers to discuss where images come from, why they are shared, by whom, and for what purpose. Now take these cover images for TIME magazine.
[Image: TIME Magazine cover for U.S. December 5, 2011 | Vol. 178 No. 22]
In the U.S. you are given ANXIETY in all caps, bold and black, taking hierarchy over even the magazine title. Then you have some cute cartoon on soft blue that's supposed to represent the article title (which is misleading in it's own right—Anxiety is good for us? *as long as we know how to use it?). ANXIETY and FEAR are powerful words to welcome you at the checkout line so you're pulled in and then given some soothing news as they are actually 'good for you'. Wholesome, right? Then what about Europe, Asia, South Pacific? The masked young man raising his arm to cross the M out (TIE?), to cross TIME out? In other parts of the world, anxiety looks quite the opposite of 'good for us' in that it actually is an anxious image, centered and ALL CAPS as well, albeit of a smaller proportion. The juxtaposition of the two covers calls into question the messaging Americans, citizens of a country created by revolution, are allowed to receive from veteran, so-called news organizations. You can talk about anxiety in America as if it's a good thing during our own crisis, but you can't show Egyptians fighting for freedom, equal rights, and a better society. It's not really the parallels one could draw that are so dangerous to the establishment, it's the idea that empathy for and solidarity with the Egyptian people, i.e. using our anxiety for change, would tug at the threads of our own controlling system which prevents us from progressing as a society that values truth and transparency. We're buying the smiling illustration, a cartoonish distraction, and apparently a lottery ticket rather than a photograph that would tell us a great deal about what is happening in the world, in our TIME.
As designers and citizens, we are not beholden to the narrative of the mainstream and it is our duty to find ways to communicate around the apparatus that exploits and perpetuates a misinformed public.
[Image: TIME Magazine cover(s) for Europe, Asia, South Pacific. December 5, 2011 | Vol. 178 No. 22]
As our conditions of labour as cognitive workers have changed, morphed from the design studio to the atomised precarious freelancer, the ability to oversee a daring or critical design has been banished. Instead, we work as bees, each producing a tiny fragment of the whole. In this position as a worker, we cannot hold any critical control over the work we produce, just enact the formulations of other workers, the workers who piece together polls and focus groups, who brainstorm slogans or typefaces….
The dialogic image has become the weaponisation of ridicule; the designer has become a postfordist saboteur of the industrial process, and the ever-present spectre of sabotage as the unspoken clot of class-war clogs another artery of capital.
Interesting archive of underground Vietnam military patches pulled together by John Foster . These were not part of normal military uniforms but were made by the soldiers and sewn into the inside of hats and shirts. "They were secretly flashed to other members of the group or unit, but these patches were basically a private affair." [via John Foster, Design Observer]


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Veronica Mars: Patron Saint of Snark. You know what they say - she's a marshmallow. If I could Freaky Friday with any of my favorite fictional badasses, it would be you, Veronica. To spend a day in your gum-shoes, exchanging quips with your quippy father, capturing cheating spouses in the act at the Camelot, and hate-flirting with Logan Echolls? Count. Me. In.
But seeing as Veronica Mars isn't a real person (and neither are magical body-swapping fortune cookies), here is a list of tips and tricks I've picked up from the pint-sized private eye herself:
1. Don't Let the Man Get You Down. So your boyfriend dumps you, your best friend is murdered, and the rest of your so-called friends treat you like the scum between their teeth? Just cut your hair, shorten your skirts, and fight fire with crime scene photos. And if you're not up for all that, just keep your chin up, say "FUQ THA H8ERS," and always be prepared with a snappy comeback. Because life is full of assholes, but that doesn't mean you have to let them ruin your day.
2. Surround Yourself with Experts. Computer hacking is tough, but making friends with computer hackers is super easy! Life is too short to learn how to do everything yourself, so just make sure you're BFFs with the leader of the local biker gang, a deputy sheriff, a computer genius, and a bunch of super rich kids. Easy!
3. Invent Your Own Style. The best way to set yourself apart from a crowd is to take a good, long look at what they're doing and then do the opposite. Trade in the pink cashmere and long, silky hair for some chokers, leather boots, and mini-buns. You'll be turning heads in no time.
4. Cry in Your Car. It's okay. Let it out. There's no crying in baseball, but there's totally crying in private investigating. Just don't let the bad guys know they got to you. Emotions are cool, and in no way do they make you weak, but sometimes playing it off like John Travolta is the best way to move on.
5. Just Don't Leave it to Beaver. This one is fairly self-explainatory. And if it isn't, then watch the damn show already.
-Taylor Brogan, Contributing Editor
Robert Pattinson is my future husband. I understand that some people think I'm kidding or that I'm being hyperbolic for the sake of the internet's sense of humor. Those people are wrong. Okay, we are betrothed. It's going to happen.
Like with all great romances, RPattz and I have our obstacles. There's KStew, for one. A lot of people have been hating on her for her lack of facial expression diversity and for that time she cuckolded my beloved, but honestly, I think she's a pretty rad chick. So she touches her hair all the time and says a lot of bad-awkward things. Who doesn't? Like, we are the people of Tumblr, and she is one of us.
The biggest obstacle we face, though, is not his serious long-term girlfriend. It's not even the fact that I've never met him and probably never will barring some kind of extreme stalking situation that I totally have not devoted a lot of serious thought to…
No. The biggest obstacle we face, dear readers, is Twilight.
People don't care that he is genuinely one of the weirdest and funniest guys alive. Forget the fact that nobody hates Edward Cullen as much as Robert Pattinson does. He was in TWILIGHT. That is downright UNFORGIVABLE.
And I get it. I think the romance in Twilight is about as bad as it gets. Bella is a terrible role model for adolescent girls, and Edward is a glorified stalker. But Robert Pattinson is not Edward Cullen, and because I am so fond of lists, here are 7 Things I Love About RPattz:
1) He still doesn't have a publicist. Maybe he's exaggerating, but I don't know. According to the hilarious interview he did post-cheating-scandal with Jon Stewart, he's too cheap to hire somebody to deal with all of the publicity crap for him. Hey, I'm too cheap to buy tupperware! It's a match made in heaven!!1!
2) He is incredibly bad at fitness. Whenever anybody mentions Taylor Lautner's abs, Rob starts to laugh and comment on his absolute lack of them. And while his face was certain sculpted by the gods of jawporn, he really does have a sort of average joe thing going on. This is good! I hate exercise! We can stay inside and watch Netflix together and joke about how much we hate ourselves! Here he is talking about going to the beach in Australia and generally just being self-conscious.
3) He buys his cars used. And on Craigslist. No seriously. He just like, shows up at peoples houses and buys things from them on Craiglist. He even barters, because he's cheap. WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME YET.
4) He has a magical friendship with Reese Witherspoon. I was never a huge R-Spoon fan, but they seem to have this very cool, weird, mystical bond. I don't know why, but this interview is one of the rare moments when he talks about REAL things, and it kind of made me cry a little bit? I don't know. Leave me alone.
5) He's actually really weird and awkward. In almost every interview, he says something inexplicable, bizarre, and/or completely uncalled for. Here is a screenshot of the google image search for "robert pattinson derp," which sums it up pretty nicely, I think.
6) He hates cats. Or maybe he doesn't? But I'm taking this as confirmation. Hey, I'm totally allergic to cats. We can hang out in our cat-free trashcan together and adopt dogs and name them after serial killers or whatever you wanna do honey boo boo.
7) And okay. He is really handsome. And he can sing like a motherfucking angel. And he wants to have a bunch of children. And I could keep going, but I'll leave it here because I'm having trouble breathing.
Honey, if you're reading this, I love you. Please don't ever date Taylor Swift. KBye.
-Taylor Brogan, Contributing Editor
Hey boys and girls. It's time for an episode of Introversion for Dummies! I thought today we'd dive straight in to MY favorite topic:
That's right, kids. There's a difference.
1. Not all introverts are shy. I'm a "writer," which means I'm also a bartender. When people come into my bar, I'm all like, "HEY, WHAT CAN I GET FOR YOU, YEAH THAT'S GREAT, AWESOME." It's a job that requires me to be very much the opposite of shy all the time. I also happen to be incredibly, painfully introverted. But how can that be? How do I interact with hundreds of drunk people every Friday night and live to tell the tale? Of course, it is entirely possible to simultaneously dread socializing and also be socially capable. I'm not about to go dance on a table, but that has less to do with my shyness and more to do with the fact that I really just don't want to. Talking to people takes energy! Energy that I would much rather spend on my writing or my Netflix account or whatever.
2. Not all shy people are introverts. One of my best friends is the perfect example of a shy extrovert. She loves socializing, loves going out and meeting people, loves talking just to say something. But she also gets anxious and self-conscious every time she goes anywhere. She wants to be the center of attention and to get to know EVERYBODY, but she also struggles with some degree of social anxiety that makes it hard for her to socialize unless she's been, uh…socially lubricated. Ladies, you know how it is.
3. Introverts are not necessarily socially awkward. While it's probably true that most of the socially awkward people you will meet will be introverted by disposition, this is probably just due to the fact that introverts are less inclined to go out and practice those social skills. At the end of the day, though, that's what it's all about. Practice.
4. Extroversion and introversion have everything to do with how you prefer to function and nothing to do with how you actually function. Is the horse dead yet? Should I beat it some more?
Thank you and goodnight.
-Taylor Brogan, Contributing Editor
While I'm a little ashamed to admit that I never got into Dawson's Creek, one thing is for sure: "I Don't Want to Wait" is one of the most easily identifiable theme songs in the history of theme songs. I mean, is there anything better than the brooding & braless babes who made my childhood 800% angstier than it needed to be? Honestly, why did I know all the words to "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks by the age of seven? Honestly.
Whatever. Here is my carefully-curated list of the most glorious, grittiest, gloomiest music videos from my favorite 90s songstresses. Viva la crop top!
Okay, so I'll be 20-years-old by the end of this week, which means that I am now an Official Old Person. This also means that I get to give you advice, and you have to listen to it because I Know What's Best and yada yada.
A lot of people on the "INTERNET" have been giving you impressionable young girls "ADVICE" on how to deal with high school. Mostly, this advice is pointless. Some of it is really good. But I'm going to cut the crap and stick to the stuff you need to know to not only make it through the day (gurl I've been there I know) but also to graduate on top without going crazy, because lord knows that Netflix Instant beats your Algebra homework 9 times out of 10.
Let's go!
1. Find a role model and cling to her/him like life itself. High school is easier if you're able to look at someone like, say…Rory Gilmore, and then use that person to motivate yourself. I did very well in school academically, and I'm telling you that like 80% of that is because I looked up to Rory. There are plenty of great high school role models, though. Hermione Granger (for the frizzy-haired, nerdy types), Buffy Summers (female empowerment wooo), okay maybe I'm just listing my favorite fictional characters. I don't know. Just find SOMEONE.
And if role models aren't your ~thing, just watch a bunch of classic high school TV and movies: My So-Called Life, Clueless, Boy Meets World…Heathers? Just romanticize high school. Romanticize your own experience. This is step 1.
2. Teachers are friends, not food. Uhhh, unless you're Shia LaBeouf? I mean, unless literally every single teacher at your school is Adolf Hitler. Spoiler alert: this is not the case. I can think of at least 10 teachers or administrators from my own high school who I considered my "friends." Obviously, they weren't my BFFFFFs, but I could hold a decent, intellectual conversation with them. And most importantly, they were SUPER UNDERSTANDING when I made mistakes. It's a lot easier to get an extension on a paper or to get an extra credit opportunity from a teacher who likes you and knows that you genuinely want to succeed.
3. Argue with your teachers. But only if you've already established yourself as a nice, hard-working student. There was one teacher in particular I argued with all the time, and it was one of the best things I did in high school. He and I had very different political beliefs, so whenever he said something that I found objectional, I SPOKE UP. Now, there's a fine line between respectful, lively disagreement and being "That Kid," so test the water a little. But at the end of the day, your teachers are likely to respect you a whole lot more for showing interest.
4. Stick up for yourself. This is related to the previous two points, but it needs to stand on its own because reasons. Arguing with a teacher about politics or a character from a book is one thing. Arguing with a teacher about the organization of the class is another. Let me tell you about my government teacher, because I argued with her about grades and test questions ALL the freaking time. Like, I would find typos on her tests or she would give us a pointless assignment, so I would talk to her after class and say: "Hey, I understand that you can't make exceptions, but this question was unfair and here are some reasons why." Just approach with caution, be humble, and make a good case. They might not bend the rules for you, but if you level with them and behave like a logical human, there's a good chance they might.
5. PRIORITIZE. Enough of this talk about teachers. Let's talk about NETFLIX. I'm going to share with you the Secret to doing well in high school without going crazy. Ready? JUST DO THE BARE MINIMUM, BRO. I'm not telling you to slack off. I'm telling you to set standards for yourself and then do exactly what you need to achieve your goals. You want straight A's? Okay, but you don't need to get straight A+s. Study for the tests you need to study for. Turn in your assignments. Go to class. But if you can afford to zone out or to keep up with the Kardashians instead of studying, just do it. The trick is in how you prioritize. There will be classes that will kill you, so focus on those classes. This seems like common sense, but you have to make an effort to actually figure out what you need to do and what you can let slide. And when you do, it will make life so much easier.
6. But actually take stuff seirously and stuff. I don't want you to get the wrong idea. High school is hard, and the above tips and tricks of deception and deceit can only get you so far in life. It's one thing to go easy on yourself sometimes and to bend the rules so you can have your cake and eat it, too, but you can't get by on your natural charm forever. Do your homework, be nice to people, blah blah blah. If you're trying your best and you're still not doing as well as you'd like, that's okay. Learn your strengths and stick with them. I was always really bad at history, so I made a point to study until I was like, in the fetal position on my bathroom floor at 1 in the morning.
7. Be spontaneous. Ignore all of my advice and skip class to wander the hallways. Break the dress code. Go skinny dipping on a school night. Run around on a roof and say things like, "I'm on a roof!" These are all things that I did, and I managed to graduate without ever getting detention ever. If you're already following my "teachers are friends" advice (AKA THE GOLDEN RULE OF HIGH SCHOOL), you can probably get away with stuff if you get caught misbehavin'. While it's important to do well in high school so you can like graduate and go to college in another state and be like LOL BYE TIME FOR LIFE, the best thing about high school is just doing stuff and being a stupid teenager sometimes. So do things! Be a stupid teenager sometimes! I mean, don't be anasshole and vandalize or drive while you're drunk (NOT COOL NOT COOL), but you're allowed to have fun. YOLO.
-Taylor Brogan, Contributing Editor
I got a chance to ask Ashley Clements - aka Lizzie Bennet of the Lizzie Bennet Diaries - a few questions about acting, Austen, and adaptation. Stay tuned for our "Book Issue" this September to see the full piece, which also features actress Mary Kate Wiles (Lydia Bennet) and writer Rachel Kiley.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Clint Eastwood emerged from the womb a grown-ass man.
As my designated ~*~DrEaM mAn~*~ a screenshot of a google image search for his face has been my twitter background for at least a month and a half now, and I have no plans to replace it in the forseeable future. You'll understand, then, when I say that I have spent a lot of time thinking about this guy's countless expressions, and I have gone so far as to caption a few for the LOLs. Ready? Go.
-Taylor Brogan
At first I was like, "what a sweet cute indie movie!" And then I was like, "ew, no, Zooey Deschanel is the worst." But then I thought, "wait a second, this movie is literally perfect." And everyone who left the theater thinking, "Summer sure was a bitch to Tom" was completely missing the point. Including me.
This is the part where I talk about Manic Pixie Dream Girls and how I disagree (to an extent) with the Zoe Kazan interview that's been making its way around the internetz. For the TL;DR crowd, I'll skip to the good stuff. Kazan told Vulture:
(1) "["Manic Pixie Dream Girl"] is a way of describing female characters that's reductive and diminutive, and I think basically misogynist. I'm not saying that some of those characters that have been referred to as that don't deserve it; I think sometimes filmmakers have not used their imagination in imbuing their female characters with real life. (2)You know, they've let music tastes be a signifier of personality. But I just think (3) the term really means nothing; it's just a way of reducing people's individuality down to a type, and (4) I think that's always a bad thing."
I really want to focus on the bolded text, because, while I agree that the term itself is harmful, especially in application to real life people (hey!), I also think that it can be a beneficial trope. Which brings me back to (500) Days of Summer.
(1) "MPDG" is reductive, diminutive, and basically misogynist: Kazan is spot-on here in her analysis of the term. The characterization of any ~quirky young woman as a Dream-anything necessarily reduces her to a collection of ideas inside someone else's head. She is no longer a cool, spunky awesome individual; she is somebody's dream. The term is not merely reductive - it strips women (and less frequently men) of their agency. In that sense, the label is indeed misogynist. It says, "your identity depends on mine," and that's really not okay.
In the movie, we see on a number of occasions that Tom's own perception of Summer is very different from reality. The "expectations vs. reality" scene is probably the most obvious example. Based on all of Summer's past behavior, including her admittance that she isn't ready for commitment and her continued disinterest during the relationship, Tom still EXPECTS her to want him. He expects her to greet him with love and affection after all that time, because he's just the nicest guy, you know?
In reality, she's just a smart, thoughtful twenty-something who knows herself well-enough to know that this guy is not the one for her. She initially turns him down, which should have been the Big Damn Signal of Truth and Destiny ("dude, she's just not that into you"). But Tom is persistent, and she is, presumably, lonely.
Another great example is the conversation between Tom and lil' sis Chloe Moretz, when she tells him to basically get over it and grow up. Here we clearly see just how much Tom had been projecting his own Manic Pixie Dream onto Summer. I mean, look at how quickly he vilifies Summer for what he had preivously found praise-worthy about her. Her birthmark is now disgusting, her knees too knobby, her smile crooked, her laugh obnoxious. People see what they want to see, and this movie is all about Tom's perception.
(2) Music taste as a signifier of personality: Again, Kazan is spot-on. The now infamous elevator scene is the greatest example of this issue, and it's one of the reasons I hold (500) Days so high. Summer and Tom share an elevator. She sings along to the song on his iPod. Tom falls head-over-heals infatuated with Summer. It doesn't really matter that it's a Smiths song (Morrissey is king, and if you think he is obscure, I pity you). All that matters is that Tom thinks it is important, and that Tom uses it to project all sorts of bonus girl-points onto Summer (because he just met her and this is super crazy).
(3) The term means nothing: Ehhhhh…I disagree. I obviously don't think Zoe Kazan is trying to say that when combined, the words Manic, Pixie, Dream, and Girl are actually rendered meaningless; instead, I think she's trying to hit home the point that the term, in application, does not define the girl but the perception of the girl. And I can get behind that! But I also think it's counterproductive to claim that the term itself lacks real meaning. Because, boy, does it pack a punch.
The term means everything. I mean, it says literally everything that needs to be said. The "Manic" and "Pixie" allude to the whimsical, carefree, quirky nature of the girl it typically describes. She doesn't actually need to be whimsical, carefree, or quirky, but she is perceived as such. "Dream" tells us that the label depends entirely on perception. "Girl" tells us that she is…a girl. That's exciting! So, without knowing anything about MPDGs in pop culture or their vast tradition of perceived unobtainable perfection (reaching all the way back to Katherine Hepburn), a person can know that the label refers to a girl whose identity has been imagined.
(4) "MPDG" is always a bad thing: Again, I disagree. I think that the term can be a really, really good thing, but only if it's being used to actively showcase the problems caught up in the label. Like I've said, (500) Days is a fantastic movie, and there are two basic reasons for that:
While I despise the last three minutes of this film with all my heart (seriously, Autumn?), I love, love, love that Summer and Tom don't end up together. If Summer had not gotten engaged to someone else (someone we never even meet), the movie would have lost all meaning. She defies all of Tom's internal logic (which is also largely the logic of the film, because we're dealing with his perspective), and she does what she effing wants to do. The first time I saw this movie, I was like,
Now all I can do is *headdesk* when people say they wish Tom and Summer had ended up together. This movie is precisely a good, beneficial use of the MPDG trope, because it takes our own prejudices and expectations (that Summer is flighty and cute and ultimately predictable) and turns them upside down. Summer is intelligent and independent, and ultimately, she is the person in charge of her own life and decisions.
-Taylor Brogan

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Does Carmarthenshire have enough salt this winter?The council will have 16,500 tonnes of salt in stock at the start of the season – double the amount compared to four years ago - most of which is stored under cover in salt barns. Although that sounds like a lot, the council can use up to 1,000 tonnes a day with continuous gritting during severe ice and snow. We can never say that we will have enough salt because we do not know what the winter will bring, however, we are very well prepared with the recommended resilience levels met.
Carmarthenshire is part of the Wales salt cell which determines deliveries to local authorities on a needs basis during difficult times.
Is the council prepared for the cold weather?Yes, we have a well developed Winter Maintenance Plan which identifies priorities and how they are dealt with. At the start of every winter we are fully stocked with supplies and we top them up when required. The plan is reviewed every year.The council receives daily updates from the Met Office on weather and conditions as well as two to five day forecasts and up to 15 days range forecast.What hours do the gritting teams work? Is it a 24-hour operation? There is 24-hour availability, seven days a week. Gritting teams go out at times that are dependent on the weather including late night and during the early hours of the morning. We grit around 1023 kilometres in one shift, that's 29 per cent of the road network in Carmarthenshire.Where does the council get its salt from?We are supplied by Salt Union, a company based in Cheshire, which supplies a large number of local authorities in Wales and the UK as a whole. We work regionally in collaboration with other local authorities to maintain supplies as well as the Welsh Government.Why doesn't the council grit every street?It would be impossible to grit every street in the county. Trunk and principal routes are given priority; this includes roads leading to hospitals, ambulance stations, fire stations, railway stations, bus garages, important bus routes, slip roads, and known trouble spots.
In extreme conditions, secondary priority is given to shopping streets, known trouble and accident spots (not on the first priority routes) and other bus routes.
I'm sure residents understand that the most important thing when supplies are under pressure is to keep the main roads clear in the interests of emergency services, bus services, continuity of food and fuel supplies and to minimise the risk of accidents.
We also respond to emergencies and we will tackle side roads when prevailing weather conditions and salt supplies permit.
Why was a gritter lorry going along the road but not treating it?Our gritters follow a detailed route, so that they can grit the primary roads within a specific area. When designing this detailed route we take into account the length of road that the gritter can treat when it has been fully loaded with salt. To maximise efficiency and reduce the time taken to salt the roads, the gritter has to travel across some intersecting roads to be able to salt the primary roads. It is not feasible to salt these intersecting roads as the gritter would not have sufficient salt to treat the primary roads.The gritter may be empty and returning to the depot after completing its run.When the gritter lorry is using its snow ploughs, salt is not always applied.
Why don't you grit pavements?We don't routinely salt footpaths or pavements. We have to priorities major roads rather than pavements to prevent the most serious accidents. Hand salting of pavements will only be carried out if staff and equipment become available, with pavements in main shopping areas and busy urban areas treated as a priority. We encourage householders and businesses to help themselves by clearing snow and ice from public areas near their properties.
Can we have a grit bin?We currently have 1,100 grit bins across the county. We do not provide additional grit bins, but we do work with town and community councils and residents' associations to review the locations of grit bins. We inspect and fill all of our grit bins in the autumn. If there is snow, the bins will only be re-filled if staff and equipment become available to undertake the work. The salt should be used very sparingly, as it does not aid grip but is supplied to assist in preventing the formation of ice and melting of snow. It is provided for use only on public roads and pavements, and should not be used or transported anywhere else. We do not refill grit bins on demand.


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So Jack Osbourne and his fiancee, Lisa Stelly, have gone and done the unthinkable for Hollywood: Given their new baby girl a normal name. The name, Pearl, is old-fashioned, tried and true, and eternally pretty. I have a couple of Aunt Pearls in my family.
In fact, someone in my family (related only by marriage) went and researched our tree back to the 1600s. He unwittingly came up with one heck of a hardcore antique baby name list. When I first saw it, I thought Holy Moses! And, yes, there's more than one Moses in our family. And, of course, we have our share of cutesy, old-timey but still-popular today names like Jacob and Hannah.
But we also have some major badass, so-antique-you-never-hear-em-anymore names. Names that, if you're into the trendy, vintage baby name thing, I would DARE you to give one of these your lil 'un. Be warned: These names could lead to your kid growing up to be a mariner or charwoman.
The world's hardest core antique baby name list:
If any of these old-timey monikers appeal to you and you name your baby one of them, just thank me!
What do you think of these old-time names? Would you give any of them to your baby?
Image via xopherlance/Flickr
wait-did Jeremiah ever go out of fashion to be called old fashion??? I went to highschool with at least a dozen in a school with only 400 kids.
I was actually going to name this baby Isaiah if she had turned out to be another boy, makes me a little sad I will never get to use that name most likely...until I realize I already have three sons and finally got my daughter!
I know kids named Isaiah, Ezra, and Jeremiah. I even know a Chaim. :)
Lyda actually sounds modern!
I know too many Jeremiahs and Isaiahs for them to be that old-fashioned.
How about Cora? That was on our short list. Micah, too!


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They were
bright, bold and outrageous. And the Phantoms'
alternative Dax Jerseys were also victorious in
a 2-1 triumph over the Binghamton Senators on
Dax's Birthday on Sunday evening. Matt Mangene
and Jon Sim scored on Dax's special day while
Cal Heeter racked up 30 saves including a couple
big point-blank stops.
Adirondack took to the ice wearing crazy green
and gold jerseys of their mascot Dax as they replaced
the regular Phantoms' logo for one day only with
the face of everyone's favorite giant, orange
beaver mascot. Perhaps the unusual look distracted
the visiting Senators, especially on their power
play. Adirondack's penalty kill was a big key
in the game as they held Binghamton to 0-for-6
including a late kill with 3:00 remaining as well
as a pair of extended 5-on-3's in the second period.
Cal Heeter had one of his top performances of
his rookie season with his 30-save gem on his
way to #1 Star of the Game honors.
"(Heeter) always comes out with great attention
and focus and compete and hard work," Head
Coach Terry Murray said. "Right now he's
starting to bring the other parts of the game
together. (Flyers Goalie Coach) Jeff Reese has
worked very hard with him and it's a process that
these young guys have to go through. His position
emotionally as far as being a pro player is in
the right stage."
One of Binghamton's 5-on-3 opportunities in the
second-period was for 1:45. And Adirondack's shorthanded
crew battled and scrapped their way through it
to maintain the 0-0 score at the time.
"It's tough," said Cal Heeter. "As
a team you have to work together with your defensemen.
Everyone's working hard and just making sure everyone's
doing their job. For me personally, it's my job
to clean up whatever does get through. Our team
did a great job all night shutting down their
options, blocking shots, taking away passing lanes.
To give up only a couple shots on those 5-on-3's
makes it really easy on me."
"When you can kill two 5-on-3 power-plays
like that, it's huge," Brandon Manning said.
"It turns things around and gives us a chance
to come back. It gives us a boost."
The Phantoms rushed back the other way on a power
play of their own just a couple minutes after
the first 5-on-3 kill and Matt Mangene sniped
from the right circle for his 3rd goal of the
season going five-hole on Marc Cheverie for a
1-0 lead just past the midway point of the game.
Jon Sim scored his second goal with Adirondack
and his eighth overall this year (previously with
San Antonio) to make it 2-0 early in the third
period. But Dustin Gazley converted on the rebound
of a Chris Wideman shot off the left-leg pad of
Heeter to make it a one-goal game again. It would
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Binghamton Senators 1 at Adirondack Phantoms
2 - Status: Final
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - Glens Falls Civic
Binghamton 0 0 1 - 1
Adirondack 0 1 1 - 2
1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Blood Bng (holding),
4:54; Eckford Bng (slashing), 11:03; Prince Bng
(holding the stick), 15:35; Roe Adk (hooking),
18:41; Jessiman Bng (roughing, fighting), 19:59;
Eddy Adk (fighting), 19:59.
2nd Period-1, Adirondack, Mangene 3 (Akeson),
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8:26; Manning Adk (cross-checking), 8:41; Schneider
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11:02; Slater Adk (fighting), 11:02; Harper Adk
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3rd Period-2, Adirondack, Sim 8 (Roe, Akeson),
2:38. 3, Binghamton, Gazley 2 (Wideman, Jessiman),
4:33. Penalties-Bordson Adk (tripping), 17:05.
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Goalies-Binghamton, Cheverie 2-3-0 (22 shots-20
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Referees-Chris Brown (86), Jon McIsaac (45).
Linesmen-Mike Emanatian (69), Steeve Lemay (64).
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- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup diced turkey pepperoni
- 2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1. Sauté onion and garlic in 2 Tbsp. hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Set aside.
- 2. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
- 3. Stir together onion mixture, tomato juice, egg, and remaining 4 Tbsp. oil, blending well; add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon mixture into lightly greased muffin pans, filling two-thirds full. Sprinkle evenly with grated Parmesan cheese.
- 4. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 3 minutes before removing from pans.
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AirAsiaX has placed firm orders for 10 Airbus A350-900 airliners. The Malaysian carrier will use the new widebodys to connect its Asian hub in Kuala Lumpur with cities in Europe and Australia. The value of the deal was not confirmed but at list prices it would be approximately $2.4 billion.
"Business is all about timing and long-term strategy," said AirAsiaX founder Tony Fernandes. "At AirAsia we have always planned for the long term. By buying the A350XWB the strategy of AirAsia and AirAsiaX is now fixed all the way to 2020." Yesterday's announcement did not confirm projected delivery dates for the aircraft.
AirAsiaX has also selected Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB turbofans to power the two-engine A350s. A contract valued at $1.8 billion also includes engines for five options the carrier holds on A350s, as well as Trent 700EP engines for 10 A330s that AirAsia already has on order.
In more Airbus business conducted here in Paris yesterday, Vietnam Airlines placed firm orders for 16 more single-aisle A321s and signed a memorandum of understanding for two A350XWBs. The contract increases the number of orders placed by Vietnam Airlines to 41, fourteen of which the company has already delivered. "Vietnam will remain one of the key growth markets in Asia in the coming years," said Airbus CEO Tom Enders.
Fellow Asian carrier Cebu Pacific also did its part to add to Airbus's presence in the region, as it placed a firm order for five A320s, increasing its outstanding orders for the single-aisle workhorses to 15. The new aircraft at Cebu joins an existing A319 and A320 fleet flying on the low-cost carrier's domestic and regional route network.
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Abby GrantThe de facto matriarch and moral compass of the group, determined on finding her missing son Peter, who she believes is still alive. She is also the only character to have fought off the virus rather than being naturally immune.
Greg Preston
Played By: Paterson JosephA highly-organized individual, Greg is shown to be the most prepared for the practical concerns of living in a post-apocalyptic road. Despite his wishes to be solitary and self-sufficient, Greg is convinced by Abby to remain with the group.
Tom PriceA toughened criminal who was serving 20 years for murder when the virus struck. Resilient and without fear, Tom is able to kill without remorse. Although it initially appeared as though he was being introduced as a villain, he instead found a place in Abby's group of survivors. Largely through Anya, he has become increasingly loyal to the group, even risking his life at times to protect them.
Dr. Anya RaczynskiA doctor who witnessed hundreds of deaths in the hospital where she worked thanks to the virus, including her friend Jenny Walsh. She joins the group after helping a wounded Tom, but for a while chooses to reject her medical profession out of guilt.
Najid 'Naj�' HanifAn 11-year-old, devout Muslim boy. Najid is a friendly, honest and considerate member of the group who easily accepts them as a kind of family.
Al SadiqPreviously a wealthy (thanks to his father) materialist playboy, Al was very unprepared for life without modern technology. After finding Najid alone in the city, they two developed a close paternal relationship.
Sarah BoyerA pampered, selfish hedonist before the outbreak, Sarah has not adapted well to life in the new world. She is frequently an unreliable burden to the group, rarely offering to help, and at one point betraying Anya's medical aptitudes to Samantha Willis. Several times she has used her looks to gain favours, though this has not always worked out in the way she planned.
The Right Honourable Samantha Willis MPA politician who is one of the last remaining members of what is left of the British government. She is bent on restoring order and law by reestablishing a system of government. Her desire to find authority and order leads to her to become one of the leading antagonist figures during the series.


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ASSE's Central Florida Chapter Partners with Alliance for Central Florida Safety to Present Safety Day 2012
February 24, 2012
Orlando, FL
WHAT: To provide safety, health and environmental (SH&E)
professionals with current hand-on information about best practices for
preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, the American Society of Safety
Engineers' (ASSE) Central Florida Chapter is again partnering with the Alliance
for Central Florida Safety to present Safety Day 2012.
WHEN: Monday, March 19th, 2012, 7:30 am – 4:45 pm
WHERE: The Hilton Hotel at the
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WHY: Safety professionals will participate in eight technical sessions
addressing some of top issues facing the SH&E profession including; automated
external defibrillator (AED) rules and disaster preparedness, keeping up with
new regulations, crane safety, ergonomics, distracted driving, electrical
safety and an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) update. The
cost for Safety Day 2012 is $10 per person, which includes lunch and .7
Continuing Education Units (CEU) will be awarded to those who participate.
WHO: Cindy
Moler claims manager at Walt Disney World will present real life examples of
how AEDs have saved lives. Orange County Medical Director Dr. George Ralls will
give an update on AED rules and disaster preparedness. ASSE member Adele
Abrams, REA, of Washington DC-based Adele Abrams Law Offices, give a
regulations update, and discuss what safety professionals should do to stay up
to date. Ergonomic' s expert Cindy Roth, COHN of Ergonomic Technologies
Corporation will give an address on the "ABC's of Ergonomics", and Director of
Corporate Safety at Orlando's Brighthouse Networks, Jeff Spackman will speak
about distracted driving. Vendors and exhibitors displaying the latest in
safety products and networking opportunities will also be present.
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Welcome to the new – New School
Announcing a new website relaunch and new regular contributors
Welcome to a completely different look for The New School that eschews the traditional top to bottom blog format in favor of a main menu landing page that takes more inspiration from web magazines. This new design allows you to choose your own adventure, so to speak. Readers can now choose from categories like News, Events, Reviews, and Videos, depending on what kind of content they are looking for. The articles will then appear below the main heading slideshow. We are also still working out additional features like the Beer City Guides that appear on the lower right sidebar.
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Appearing today on The New School is Brian Yaeger's first story ,featuring a look back at the dozens of breweries he has visited. 2012 A Year in Review We also have a new story about Magic Hat Brewing's beers, which are becoming available in Oregon for the first time. Check back on the site tomorrow for Bill Night's first column, "Beer Confusion," focusing on the lack of education of staff members at some beer bars and breweries.
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M-governance: Exploratory Survey on Kenyan Service Delivery and Government Interaction
Apologies for the late post! This has been in our backlog for a long time. Better late than never! This exploratory study formed the basis for our accepted paper to the IST Conference (to be held in Tanzania in May 2012). We will be presenting these findings at the conference.
A one-week of exploratory fieldwork was conducted in Nairobi in November 2011 , with the aim of investigating citizens' opinions on the best methods to interact with government. The focus was on how Kenyan citizens understand governance and how they currently interact with the government. The initial write-up can be found here. The information that was gathered is important as a first step to studying the potential role of technology in Kenyan governance.
The purpose of the study was to seek answers to the following core questions:
- What are Kenyan citizens' understandings of governance?
- What services do citizens receive from service providers or the Kenyan government?
- Do citizens feel they are able to raise issues or complaints to the government or service providers?
- What do citizens want to talk to the Kenyan government about?
- What methods do citizens believe are best to give information to government/service providers?
Respondents were asked for their understanding of the term, "governance." Majority of the citizens interviewed understand governance to do with government and leadership. Other popular words to define governance were people, service, management, involvement, and resources, among others. Below is a word cloud based on frequency of the words used to describe governance.
The initial findings reveal that Kenyans believe governance is all about the government. This suggests a perception that governance is top-down and originates from government. Only 5% (n=3) of the respondents stated that governance involves both government and citizens in decision-making. This popular mind-set that governance is something that is done by the government and others in leadership needs to be amended if a more participatory role is to be taken by citizen stakeholders. Civic education and other programs to inform citizens of their rights and responsibilities may help to alter the view that governance is something implemented by government leaders.
Data on citizen interactions with government service providers reveals that the respondents on the whole had more negative experiences than positive experiences. This indicates that there is room for improvement in Kenyan service delivery. Further investigation using a larger sample size should be done to understand which specific sectors Kenyans believe would benefit most from technology applications.
Regarding topics that people would like to discuss with the government, the following findings were obtained:
When the interviewees were asked whether they feel they are able to raise issues or complaints to the government or service providers, they gave the following opinions on effective and not effective methods of communicating with the government:
One of the most important findings from this research came out of citizens' opinion on the most effective communication methods for engaging government. While the mobile telephone was still considered one viable method, it was not the most popular. In fact, the feedback from citizens revealed the limitation of using the mobile phone to call, SMS, or USSD. Further research must be done to test the viability of mobile phone applications. Also important to note is that the exploratory study was limited to residents of the capital city, Nairobi where it is much easier to have face-to-face interactions with Ministries and service providers. In contrast, it is much less viable for citizens in rural communities that can be over nine hours away from Nairobi to meet face-to-face with Ministries. It will be important to include these rural communities in the larger sample study to be conducted in 2012.
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Any chance you were able to locate this color by BM? This is perfect for my suburban MN home!
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I am looking at Benjamin Moore colors in gray/taupe tones also. I kind of like Willow Creek, but would like to know if this is similar?
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Thanks, must make a decision in the next week or so! Very helpful!
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how come the trim looks off white and cushing green is really dark green? i too love the exterior paint color!
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Another similar color to look at is a Lowes Valspar color: Gray Silt 6002-1C
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I am confused by the siding color being Pratt and Larsen Light Stone- I've gone and looked at the chips and its a light creamy beige...nothing like the picture. And I have a hard time seeing the Trim as the Cushing Green when it looks like a creamy white??
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I'd like to know the colors as well...it looks to me like either BM River Reflections or Eagle Rock would be close (Eagle Rock is probably a bit darker). But the reality is that the actual color they used may look nothing like what you're seeing (and liking) on screen. Everyoone's computer screen is different, and depending on when the shot was taken, what kind of light, and what type of camera, the colors can look vastly different than the color they actually used. So, look hard at what you're seeing on screen that you like, and then look at your color samples in the outside light and try to find the color. Or, call up a few colors from bm's website or elsewhere, and then get a few small paint samples and paint a few areas on your house, until you find that right color. Those painted areas will look different at varying times of day as well. Better yet, drive around, find a house with the color you like, and ask the owners if they'd share the info.
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What's constitutes advertising? And do we care?
Last week, I stumbled across a video on YouTube featuring the cast of the new movie "For Your Consideration."
No big surprises on the content. Like so many YouTube videos, it was creative and engaging, drawing me in for a full view on the first pass. It was also obvious the content was created by the movie creators, not consumers or users, and that too seemed par for the course. These days, everyone's dropping content, good or bad, on this free, highly visible hard drive.
But then something curious caught my eye.
I saw a banner ad promoting "For Your Consideration" right above the prominently featured video. This confused me and precipitated a few cynical questions: Is this video plus banner ad a paid promotional program, or is it a regular YouTube video the editors deemed worthy of the coveted front page? Would others visiting YouTube for the first time think this was the best or most popular video on the site?
Conspicuously missing from the YouTube promotion was any form of indicator, label, or even watermark suggesting the spot was part of a paid promotional effort. Of course, there's always a chance I missed the indicator and maybe, perhaps, the studio didn't pay squat. But even so, it was all pretty fuzzy.
Who Gets the Credit: Voters or Buyers?
Then again, that's the point. As a site user who finds the democracy of votes a get-to-the-good stuff time saver and decision guide, I was confused. I checked the view metrics on the video: 43,000 over three days. Did the video get the views from organic curiosity or paid promotion? At press time, the views for another video with the movie's cast has reached more than 230,000, and I have no clue if it's attributable to front-page promotion.
Which is ironic. Only two weeks ago, I was curiously obsessed with another marketer-created video, in part because it consistently topped the earned votes charts of YouTube, MySpace, Technorati, and other ranking platforms. As a user, there was a certain power and fascination in knowing this creative spot was flying all over the place and rising to the top of the charts, independent of paid placement or promotion.
Balancing Advertising With Chatterbacking
Don't get me wrong. Advertising is good, and there's nothing like paid media to spike traffic. Moreover, consumer-generated media (CGM) centered sites like YouTube certainly need viable ad models to survive and thrive. It's a matter of finding the right ad model, one that doesn't compromise the integrity of the platform that makes the site so appealing and sticky in the first place.
I felt a bit tricked by YouTube into thinking "For Your Consideration" earned its way to the coveted home page on votes or an editor's choice alone. The only real hint was the banner ad. Do consumers deserve a more explicit heads up that certain content amounts to paid placement? Google draws that line exceptionally well through its search results. Top and periphery is paid; center is organic and sacred.
Advertisers are increasingly looking to figure out how to piggyback on consumer chatter (chatterbacking). But if we ride the chatter, buzz, CGM, or word of mouth the wrong way, we erode the sacred trust consumers have in the power of organic recommendation or, in this case, organic votes.
We must keep revisiting these topics. They're sensitive issues. Remember, we blew the whistle loudly on LonelyGirl15. And we all shook the boat with righteous indignation over marketers and their PR firms creating fictitious blogs that weren't disclosed as such.
Now we have PayPerPost, which is further muddying the waters with a venture-capitalist-legitimized "we pay you to recommend products" model. It threatens to leave a digital trail of consumer head-scratching and backlash over what's real. Even worse, in its effort to address the transparency question, PayPerPost is now positioning itself as a quasi-official credentialing agency with its DisclosurePolicy.org site. I'm not sure what's more disingenuous: co-opting fragile consumer trust with institutionalized shilling or moonlighting as a nonprofit like TRUSTe or the Better Business Bureau when you're far from it.
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Our most precious asset in marketing today is credibility. In a world of CGM and consumer control, our credibility is fragile and constantly under scrutiny.
Staying credible and participating in the bevy of new ad opportunities are not incompatible. We simply need to work harder to help consumers understand what's advertising and what's not. We may need to be a bit more explicit with our labels. We may need to draw the line more clearly. We may need to more proactively disclose our identity and relationships.
This isn't just about being good citizens. It's also about having good business practices. We see massive opportunity in advertising around CGM zones because we know the consumer voice is trusted, authentic, and highly creative. If the context is diluted or compromised, our ROI (define) diminishes.
As we continue to push word-of-mouth marketing techniques and test the chatterbacking waters, we must be extra sensitive to how such efforts might be spoiling the broader marketer commons.
At the end of the day, we're supposed to take a ride with the consumer, not vice versa.
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most of these threads i read and just shake my head, having so much to say but never say it because of all the QQing. BUT, this one I must comment on.
I am typically group leader in an instance run and as such it is my responsibility to lay down looting rules which I do before we kill even one trash mob. the rules are as follows:
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2. If a non-gear item (i.e. gems, fel armament etc...) drops roll greed and if you have no immediate use for it other than AH pass(i.e. Crafting or rep gain etc...) if by chance everyone passes (which never happens) then we can discuss that item or all roll for it.
3. Boss Drops - pass till we decide who gets what.
If I am in a PUG or have a player in the group who has been a bit off I just set to ML before downing the boss just to be safe.
These rules are simple and never seem to fail unless you get a ninja in a PUG in which case you kick him/her from your group and bring in a replacement.
Also if you are on an alt running a low lvl instance (VC/WC etc...) remember there could be real true noobs in your group (people who are on their first character) be patient with them and explain eveything about looting so you dont end up with a bad BoP situation.
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Many older "Big Tech" companies are seen as boring investments. Many investors may still be harnessing feelings of resentment from the bursting of the dot com bubble. Some say that these companies are "dead money." The big technology sector, however, is filled with cash-hoarding companies that are wisening up to the fact that many shareholders love dividend payments. Here are a few companies that seem to be increasing dividends payouts from large cash reserves. If you enjoy receiving dividends conjured up from relatively safe payout ratios, consider these companies.
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC):
As can be seen, the beaten-down chip maker Intel is the leader of the trio in yield, paying out a 4.6% dividend yield per share. This is a solid yield from a company that has a wide-moat in the PC business. There are also concerns that the company may be drowning in its own PC moat, as competitors such as Qualcomm continue to dominate the mobile chip market amongst declining PC sales. The company also has controversy surrounding it due to the recent departure of its CEO. Still, the company has $2.26 billion in free cash flow to work with (according to ycharts), which is not only good news for the sustainability of its dividend, but also for its ability to invest in research and development to remain a major player in the tech sector. Intel's problems are most likely short-term, especially if the economy picks up and PC demand from enterprises picks up. Intel also realizes the need to get into mobile, and is not only working on its mobile chips, but expediting the process, according to Forbes. Intel will also be getting into mobile in Microsoft's upcoming Surface Pro Tablet, which will be more powerful than the currently available Surface RT.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT):
Microsoft recently raised their dividend 15 percent, and now pays out a nice 3.4% yield. Microsoft recently saw a dip in its price due to the departure of Steve Sinofsky, who was head of Windows and thought by many to be a future CEO candidate. Still, current CEO Steve Ballmer is working hard to promote Windows 8 and the integration of all of the company's various components (Windows 8, Office, Xbox, Windows Phone, etc.) into one, succinct ecosystem. Sales numbers have yet to be released for newly released Windows 8 or the Surface RT tablet, but either way Microsoft is a dominant player in the tech space, especially with its Microsoft Office products and Xbox offerings. The company has a massive $66.64 billion in cash and short-term investments, according to Ycharts. Compare this with only $9.71 billion in long-term debt, and it can quickly be concluded that Microsoft's ability to pay out its dividend (and especially increase it) is extremely safe.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO):
Cisco has only recently entered the dividend payers club, but they have also quickly raised their yield. The company's 3% yield is attractive and very sustainable. The networking juggernaut also generates massive amounts of free cash flow- $2.2 billion to be exact. With $45 billion in cash and only around $16 billion in long-term debt, the company is another cash-rich tech company that a dividend investor can rely on for yield. The company has also beaten earnings estimates for seven consecutive quarters.
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When it comes down to it, companies like Microsoft, Intel, and Cisco may seem to be boring investments. They don't attract investors like Apple or Google do. The investor searching for yield, however, could consider these companies for their solid and safe dividend yields. The companies are mature and not as exciting as some of the newer players, but they are also well established and provide somewhat predictable earnings from their core businesses. Cisco is making tons of money, but their share price hasn't shot up significantly. Intel and Microsoft have seen some recent pressures put on their share prices, and now may be a good time to establish a position and start receiving dividend payments from these cash-rich companies. Capital appreciation may not come right away, but the investor in these companies will be paid nicely for their patience.
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