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Don't get creative; be insightful and in depth.
Eric Zuckerman goes crazy when job hunters send cover letters that begin with a quote or poem.
Take this letter that started off with Robert Frost's awkwardly and somewhat inaccurately converted prose:
COLUMN: Take the dread out of cover letters
COLUMN: Packaging can trump all
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled by, And that had made all the difference." The letter went on, "My career has not been one of just circumstances, but what has been right. And that has led me to …"
Zuckerman, president of PacTeam Group in Paramus, N.J., says he can't remember more because he didn't finish the letter.
But he remembers what he was thinking as he read it.
"What's your point? Who are you? Can we get to the meat here? I love Robert Frost, but what are you doing? You have my attention for 30 seconds. You're going to waste it while I read a poem?"
His advice: Make that glance count.
Another cover letter he received one fall started off like this: "It's that time of year we are thankful and to enjoy some quality time with friends and family." The next sentence said, "I have six years experience." It had nothing do with anything, he points out.
What would he like to see in a cover letter — and quickly?
A letter that in so many well-chosen words covers these three points:
1. Hello, I was excited to see that your company does such and such.
2. I noticed in your job posting that you need these particular skills and experiences.
3. I've been doing that exact thing, and here is how I can help you.
Instead, a lot of people feel compelled to write something "creative" that makes them stand out. But getting attention for the sake of creativity is missing the point.
The point is to write a rousing cover letter that enhances your chances of getting to the next step — a follow-up phone call, e-mail or interview.
Instead of getting attention, think of your cover letter as setting the tone, as an entryway into the mind of a potential employer. Remember, this is an employer's first impression and based on that, this person is deciding very quickly whether to go further.
STORY: Catch the eye with captivating cover letter
TIPS: CareerBuilder cover letter handbook
Another awful way to make your first connection is to be too casual.
"Hey! How are you?" wastes precious time.
This is a business letter. Write it like one.
It doesn't have to be stilted and uninspiring, but you're not talking to your buddy either.
And don't ever start with this: "I have a degree in mathematics and am presently looking for an opportunity." Telling an employer what you want and the degree you possess does nothing to address what's on her mind: "What will you do for me?"
Enter the employer's world. If you were that person, what does a job applicant need to say to show an understanding of your business and what you need?
How about something like this: "I read about your new facility and goal to open offices in Indiana and Michigan." Then explain how your skills and background can help her achieve those goals.
Make it impossible for her to not want to learn more.
STORY: Do cover letters still matter?
Or how about: "When I heard you speak at the Bring Fido dog convention in Wisconsin, I was intrigued with your goal to build doggie day cares in four urban areas by April."
Share details about why you, with your in-depth expertise in operations and passion for taking care of animals, can help do this. Show your excitement about what the employer is trying to achieve and how you're the person needed.
And to make that glance pay off, impart that message in the very first sentence then keep on going until the very last word.
Career consultant Andrea Kay is the author of This Is How To Get Your Next Job: An Inside Look at What Employers Really Want. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter: @AndreaKayCareer.


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7 Laura Hilleary
Height: | 5-3 |
Year: | Freshman |
Hometown: | Irvine, Calif. |
High School: | Woodbridge HS |
Position: | Forward/Defender |
Laura Hilleary is a versatile player who can play on either the front line or the back line.
Laura Hilleary is a versatile player who can play on either the front line or the back line.
Club/High School
Hilleary competed at the club level for the Irvine Strikers...Helped the Strikers to the State Cup championship and Far West Regional championship in 1997...Attended Woodbridge High School where she played for John Szuzucka...She was a two-time first team All-Sea View League choice...Helped Woodbridge to the CIF title in 1999 and Sea View League championships in 1999 and 2001.
Born March 19, 1984 in Long Beach, CA...Also competed in track and field at Woodbridge HS...Hilleary was a four-year member of the Principal's Honor Roll...Plans to major in Communication and would like to work with the hearing impaired...The daughter of David and Debbie Hilleary.

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LCDproc is the software used to drive either LCD or VFD Displays on your MythTV Case.
LCDproc consists of a server daemon called LCDd that drives the LCD/VFD, and a collection of client applications tells the server what to display. There are also a collection of driver stubs for different LCD/VFD's. The stubs talk to the driver for your specific display.
Many Home Theater PC Cases now include VFDs from SoundGraph's iMon family of VFD displays. These typically are connected to your system through a USB port.
The Driver for the SoundGraph iMon comes bundled with the latest LIRC package which most modern Linux distributions will have installers for. The driver name is lirc_imon.
Also check Imon for more info on imon.
Setting up LCDproc
First ensure that the hardware is set up correctly, The lsusb command should return a line like below: $lsusb ... Bus 001 Device 004: ID 15c2:0036 SoundGraph Inc. LC16M VFD Display/IR Receiver ... If you do not see a similar line, then check your hardware installation
Red Hat Linux/Fedora/CentOS
Under more recent versions of Red Hat family Linux OSs, this package is available stock.
To Install:
# yum install lcdproc
The two configuration files (LCDd.conf & lcdproc.conf) live in /etc/lcdproc. You will find example files in the same directory. Once you have adjusted the config files to suite, you can enable the two services, LCDd lcdproc as follows:
# service LCDd enable # service LCDd start # service lcdproc enable # service lcdproc start
This will also ensure that the services restart on reboot.
Generic Linux Instructions
The following assumes your home directory is /home/mythtv and uses the imon VFD driver as an example
You will need the following packages pre-installed on your version of Linux -GCC, Make, Automake, Autoconf,ncurses, lirc, kernel headers, cvs.
First download the source package from LCDproc Website into your home directory
Or follow the LCDproc CVS source install instructions for the latest CVS tree.
You will now have a directory called lcdproc-0.5.2. Now lets build the LCDproc package.
> cd lcdproc-0.5.4 >./configure --enable-drivers=all > make > cd shared > make > cd ../server > make > # run next command as root > # For mythbuntu do $sudo su - > make install
Create a directory called "lcd" in your home directory and copy the imon driver and configuration file to it
> cd /home/mythtv > mkdir lcd > cd /home/mythtv > cp lcdproc-0.5.4/server/drivers/imon.so lcd/imon.so > cp lcdproc-0.5.4/LCDd.conf lcd/LCDd.conf
Edit the LCDd.conf file to specify your driver as well as the driver path. Here are the snippets from my LCDd.conf
# The following drivers are supported: # bayrad, CFontz, CFontz633, CFontzPacket, curses, CwLnx, EyeboxOne, # g15, glcdlib, glk, hd44780, icp_a106, imon, IOWarrior, irman, # joy, lb216,lcdm001, lcterm, lirc,MD8800, ms6931, mtc_s16209x, # MtxOrb, NoritakeVFD, pyramid, sed1330, sed1520, serialVFD, # sli, stv5730, svga, t6963, text, tyan, ula200, xosd Driver=imon
# Where can we find the driver modules ? # IMPORTANT: Make sure to change this setting to reflect your # specific setup! Otherwise LCDd won't be able to find # the driver modules and will thus not be able to # function properly. # NOTE: Always place a slash as last character ! DriverPath=/home/mythtv/lcd/
Now load the driver for the iMon and check that works (your driver might be called lirc_imon2)
> modprobe lirc_imon > echo "Hello MythTV and good morning" > /dev/lcd0
"Hello MythTV and good morning" should now be on the display.
NOTE: This won't work for the Antec Fusion V2 Black which has a graphical LCD.
If you have a recent version of lirc_imon try this:
> modprobe lirc_imon is_lcd=1
More recent versions may require the display_type option to be defined. Create /etc/modprobe.d/lirc_imon.conf with the following:
options lirc_imon display_type=1
Where the value of display_type is 1 for VFD, 2 for LCD. Then reload the module.
If you try and echo text to /dev/lcd0 you should get "Invalid Argument". Then configure and run LCDd. Text should appear on the display.
Here is the dmesg output after the driver has loaded
lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/lirc-0.8.0/obj/default/lirc_imon//lirc_imon.c: Driver for Soundgraph iMON MultiMedian IR/VFD, v0.3 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/lirc-0.8.0/obj/default/lirc_imon//lirc_imon.c: Venky Raju <firstname.lastname@example.com> /usr/src/packages/BUILD/lirc-0.8.0/obj/default/lirc_imon//lirc_imon.c: imon_probe: found IMON device lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0 /usr/src/packages/BUILD/lirc-0.8.0/obj/default/lirc_imon//lirc_imon.c: imon_probe: Registered iMON plugin (minor:0) /usr/src/packages/BUILD/lirc-0.8.0/obj/default/lirc_imon//lirc_imon.c: imon_probe: iMON device on usb<1:3> initialized usbcore: registered new driver lirc_imon
Now Run the LCDd server as root with our config file
# /usr/local/sbin/LCDd -c /home/mythtv/lcd/LCDd.conf
You will now see the following message on your VFD
Starting LCD PROC from boot
Need some words on how to autoload the driver as well as how to start LCDd
Put the following line in the beginning of the init script below.
/usr/local/sbin/LCDd -c /home/mythtv/lcd/LCDd.conf
Now LCDd and LCDproc automaticly starting during boot.
Note: There are "init" files available in the source distributions "scripts" folder, for various different distros:
[user@host lcdproc-0.5.1]$ ls -al scripts/ total 72 drwxr-sr-x 3 1000 ftp 4096 Jan 17 14:24 . drwxr-sr-x 9 1000 ftp 4096 Jan 17 14:24 .. drwxr-sr-x 4 1000 ftp 4096 Oct 14 09:06 debian -rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 1157 Jan 17 14:22 init-LCDd.debian -rw-r--r-- 1 1000 ftp 1134 Oct 7 00:02 init-LCDd.debian.in -rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 2265 Jan 17 14:22 init-LCDd.rpm -rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 ftp 2237 Oct 6 00:02 init-LCDd.rpm.in -rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 1195 Jan 17 14:22 init-lcdproc.debian -rw-r--r-- 1 1000 ftp 1172 Oct 7 00:02 init-lcdproc.debian.in -rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 2270 Jan 17 14:22 init-lcdproc.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 1000 ftp 2243 Oct 7 00:02 init-lcdproc.rpm.in -rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 8672 Jan 17 14:24 Makefile -rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 ftp 222 Oct 6 00:02 Makefile.am -rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 8375 Jan 17 14:24 Makefile.in
You need to copy the appropriate file to your init folder. i.e. on Fedora you would (as root):
# Copy file to init folder: [root@host lcdproc-0.5.1]# cp scripts/init-LCDd.rpm /etc/init.d/LCDd # Make the script executable [root@host lcdproc-0.5.1]# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/LCDd # Add the script to chkconfig [root@host lcdproc-0.5.1]# chkconfig LCDd --add # Tell the machine to start on boot: [root@host lcdproc-0.5.1]# chkconfig LCDd on
If you put your config file in a different directory other than
the default ( /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf ) such as /home/mythtv/lcd/LCDd.conf
Edit the location of the configuration file in /etc/init.d/LCDd
Edit the following line in /etc/init.d/LCDd
Change it to match your new configuration directory
# Start the daemon now: [root@host lcdproc-0.5.1]# service LCDd start
Now go and configure MythTV's LCD server Mythlcdserver


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Newspapers Must Learn the Value of the Link
Mathew IngramIn the coverage of New York Times writer Zachary Kouwe, who resigned recently amid accusations of plagiarism, much has been said about the demands of writing for the always-on Web, and how this might have contributed to Kouwe's missteps—something the writer himself referred to in a discussion of the incident as described by Clark Hoyt, the Times' public editor.But Reuters columnist Felix Salmon was first to put his finger on what I think is the real culprit: a lack of respect for the culture of the Web, specifically for the value and necessity of the link.
Kouwe describes in an interview with the New York Observer how he felt pressured to cover offbeat news items for the blog as they came up. He'd pull together bits and pieces of coverage from elsewhere on a story, then rewrite them into his own post or story. This, he says, is how the plagiarism occurred: He didn't keep track of which pieces of text he had pulled from somewhere else and which he had written himself. As Salmon notes, what a blogger would do in this case (at least a good blogger) is to link to other sources of material on the topic, rather than rewrite them.
"Anybody who can or would write such a thing has no place working on a blog. If it's clear who had a story first, then the move into the age of blogs has made it much easier to cite who had it first: Blogs and bloggers should be much more generous with their hat-tips and hyperlinks than any print reporter can be."
"transparency is the new objectivity"
Linking isn't just a matter of etiquette or geek culture (although it is both of those things). It's a fundamental aspect of writing for the Web. In fact, the ability to link is arguably the most important feature of the Web as a communications or information-delivery mechanism. Before the Web came along, journalism and other forms of media were islands unto themselves, each trying to pretend that it existed alone, with no connection to what came before it. Links are like bridges and roads that allow these islands to connect to each other, making it easier for readers to draw connections.
Links also make it easier for readers to understand a writer's perspective, and thus are an important tool in disclosing bias. (In an eloquent discussion of how transparency is the new objectivity, author David Weinberger said that objectivity was something "you rely on when your medium can't do links.")
Unfortunately, however, those bridges and roads can take readers elsewhere. If your business depends (or you think it depends) on keeping those readers on your island, you might think twice about building that bridge. You might recreate information that exists elsewhere in the hope that readers won't notice. Is that part of what pushed Kouwe to rewrite material for the blog? Salmon suggests it might be. If that's what he was doing, the Times writer is far from alone.
That's not to say that Web-only sites are free of such behavior. Some news sites have become notorious for either rewriting an entire post from a competitor or excerpting huge portions of the content on their own sites, with just a small link that credits the original source. The economic incentive is the same, whether it's a Web-only outlet or a traditional media Web site: to aggregate page views and sell them to advertisers. But at least most Web-only sites that do this tend to include links, even if only in small print at the bottom. Similar behavior in print publications usually comes with no links at all.
blame traditional print media culture
Plenty of mainstream publications have avoided linking out until relatively recently, or at least have linked as little as possible. The Times is in that group, despite its status as a leader in so much of what we think of as "new media" online. For a long time, the newspaper's Web site would only link (when it linked at all) to internal Times topic pages. It has started adding more links to external sites, but many stories still contain no links at all. Lots of newspapers do the same thing.
In some cases this is a technical issue, in that print-based content management systems often make it difficult to include links. A bigger part of the problem is cultural. Traditional print media workers are used to thinking of themselves as the be-all and end-all of information—the only source that anyone could possibly need (despite the fact that many stories are based either wholly or in part on reporting by wire services such as the Associated Press and Reuters), and are loathe to give anyone else credit. That has to change.
The ethic of the Web, as Jeff Jarvis repeatedly points out, is "do what you do best and link to the rest." If Kouwe or his employer had fully embraced that approach, he might not have had to apologize for anything.
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text: SEMA 2007: 500 HP E85-Powered '34 Chevy CoupeRay Wert10/29/07 11:15amFiled to: Sema34 Chevrolet CoupeE85 34 Chevy Coupeflex-fuelRetroSEMA 2007ChevroletCoupecustom carsE85hot rodsTop221EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink This image was lost some time after publication. 1934 Chevy Coupe. 2.0-liter Ecotec engine running on E85. 500 HP. Need we say more? Actually, yes, we probably should, but with all of the GM SEMA nonsense running up in this here site all morning, frankly we're just getting sick of it. We mean fercrissakes, SEMA hasn't even started yet. Whatever. Full release after the jump. We're going to go find a hole to crawl in out here in Vegas. Advertisement FLEXFUEL CHEVY HOT ROD DEMONSTRATES VINTAGE STYLE AND MODERN ALTERNATIVE-FUEL PERFORMANCE With a 500-horsepower engine, a channeled body and a chopped top, GM's custom street rod looks right at home on the salt flats of Bonneville. But instead of a traditional gasoline V-8, this '34 Chevy replica rod sports a turbocharged 2.0L Ecotec engine that runs on E85 ethanol. Appropriately, it has been dubbed the FlexFuel Chevy Hot Rod."Since the 1930's, hot rods have embodied American ingenuity, aesthetic flair and the quest for performance," said Bryan Nesbitt, vice-president of General Motors North American Design. "The ethanol Hot Rod is a modern statement that today's hot rodder can address energy concerns about the consumption of petroleum without sacrificing performance or style."The car's low-slung stance and stripped-down essence suggests track cars and speed racers of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Open hood sides reveal the high-powered Ecotec engine, which has been pumped up with the help of GM Performance Parts' Stage III performance kit and a larger turbo. The higher octane of E85 enabled engineers to tune the engine for more power. It is backed by a GM Powertrain 5L40 five-speed automatic transmission."The engine was built using the basic recipe that is available in the Ecotec performance book available from GM Performance Parts," said Al Oppenheiser, GM Performance Division director of concept and vehicle integration. "Also, the E85 conversion is based on a kit that GM is exploring for regular production engines."True hot rod aestheticLike hot rods built for the last 60 years, the FlexFuel Hot Rod is built from an assemblage of factory and aftermarket parts. The frame and body are based on the 1934 Chevy, but both were fabricated by the craftsmen at the GM Performance Division (GMPD). The body has been sectioned and channeled to give the car its true hot rod aesthetic, while the frame is a one-off piece designed, engineered and built by GMPD. The slanted grille - with a unique chrome mesh pattern - and hood are integrated for a smoother look, which includes a sun visor characteristic of period hot rod racers.Like any good rod worth its salt, there are no fenders or running boards; the 10-inch headlamps are mounted to the core support. The front suspension is all custom-built, complete with period-perfect lightening holes drilled in it.A sturdy 8-3/8-inch Winters Quick-change rearend is suspended by a parallel four-link suspension. It is filled with 5.20 gears, which are used to generate brisk acceleration with 35-inch-tall, racing-type Excelsior rear tires and 29-inch-tall front tires. The tires are mounted on custom 18-inch front and 20-inch rear "kidney bean"-style wheels from Budnik.Steering comes from a custom-fabricated linkage that is connected to a reversed Corvair steering box. The linkage is mounted to the outside of the frame rail.Hand-crafted cabinInside, the FlexFuel Hot Rod maintains its racing-inspired minimalist theme, but with contemporary feel. Hand-formed sheet metal and earth-friendly materials were used to trim the cabin, as well as the racing-style aluminum seats. The dashboard was hand-finished, too, and filled with traditional-looking Stewart-Warner gauges.One of the interior's central points of interest is the racing-style driveshaft tube, which covers the custom driveshaft. It is a prominent fixture in the cabin because the body has been lowered around the chassis to achieve the streamlined appearance that was characteristic of old-school hot rods.Road readyMore than just a conceptualized vision of an alternative-fuel street rod, the FlexFuel Hot Rod is a driver that GM Performance Division will press into service for a number of road events and tests."This thing is going to rack up a lot of miles," said Oppenheiser. "With the FlexFuel conversion, it can run purely on E85, gasoline or any combination of the two. That means it can be refueled anywhere the road takes it." # # #


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WASHINGTON — Defense contractor KBR Inc. has been awarded a $35 million Pentagon contract involving major electrical work, even as it is under criminal investigation in the electrocution deaths of at least two U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
The announcement of the new KBR contract came just months after the Pentagon, in strongly worded correspondence obtained by The Associated Press, rejected the company's explanation of serious mistakes in Iraq and its proposed improvements. A senior Pentagon official, David J. Graff, cited the company's "continuing quality deficiencies" and said KBR executives were "not sufficiently in touch with the urgency or realities of what was actually occurring on the ground."
"Many within DOD (the Department of Defense) have lost or are losing all remaining confidence in KBR's ability to successfully and repeatedly perform the required electrical support services mission in Iraq," wrote Graff, commander of the Defense Contract Management Agency, in a Sept. 30 letter.
Graff rejected the company's claims that it wasn't required to follow U.S. electrical codes for its work on U.S. military facilities in Iraq. KBR has said it would cost an extra $560 million to refurbish buildings in Iraq used by the U.S. military, including Saddam Hussein's palaces, which among other problems are based on a 220-volt standard rather than the American 120-volt standard.
KBR announced last week it won a new $35.4 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers to design and build a convoy support center at Camp Adder in southern Iraq. It will include a power plant, electrical distribution center, water purification and distribution systems, wastewater and information systems and road paving.
Senators raise concerns
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said the new KBR contract was inappropriate. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said he has formally asked the Corps of Engineers whether it was confident KBR could accomplish it and whether the Corps had any alternatives.
"This is hardly the time to award KBR a new contract for work they've already failed to perform adequately, and which put U.S. soldiers at even greater risk," Dorgan said in a statement. "Ultimately, contractors must be held accountable, and so should those who continue to award these contracts."
A KBR spokeswoman, Heather Browne, said the company was committed to providing quality services and would comply with the military's requirements in its work on the Camp Adder contract.
The AP has learned that Army criminal agents have reopened the death investigation of Staff Sgt. Christopher Lee Everett, 23, a member of the Texas Army National Guard. Everett was killed September 2005 in Iraq when the power washer he was using to clean a vehicle short-circuited. KBR and another contractor, Arkel International, performed the electrical work on the device's generator, according to a civil lawsuit filed by Everett's family.
"I think it's something that needs to be done so these electrocutions don't continue to happen," Everett's mother, Larraine McGee of Huntsville, Texas, told the AP in a phone interview. "There's no excuse for this whatsoever." McGee said the Army's senior criminal investigator at Fort Hood notified her about the reopened investigation.
The AP previously reported that the Army has reclassified another soldier's electrocution death as a negligent homicide caused by KBR and two of its supervisors. Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, a Green Beret from Pittsburgh, was electrocuted in his barracks shower. An Army investigator said KBR's contractor failed to ensure qualified electricians and plumbers did the work. The case is under legal review, and KBR has said it was not responsible for Maseth's death.
18 deaths under review
The deaths of Everett and Maseth are among the 18 under review by the Pentagon's inspector general. Some of the deaths have been blamed on improperly installed or maintained electrical equipment. In three cases, service members were shocked while showering. Families of Maseth and Everett also have sued KBR in federal court for wrongful death; the company is attempting to have the lawsuits dismissed.
The Corps of Engineers said KBR has earned $615 million on 30 similar contracts as the newest it awarded to the company and noted that KBR has not been banned or suspended from winning U.S. government contracts. The government can ban companies in cases of fraud, antitrust violations, bribery, tax evasion or for actions that reflect "a lack of business integrity or business honesty," according to federal rules.
"KBR has not been debarred, suspended, nor have they been proposed for debarment from government contracting," Corps spokeswoman Joan Kibler said.
KBR was previously owned by Halliburton Co., the oil services conglomerate that former Vice President Dick Cheney once led. Democrats have long complained it benefited from ties to Cheney.
Separately, court papers filed in Houston on Friday show KBR is preparing to plead guilty to federal bribery charges for promising and paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to officials in Nigeria in exchange for engineering and construction contracts between 1995 and 2004.
Browne, the KBR spokeswoman, said the company had no comment. The company is expected to appear in federal court next week as part of a plea deal.
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Outfitted Hunting Cranston RI
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Warwick, RI
Golf Day Shop, Golf Simulator, Golf Hitting Cage, Golf Trade-In Program, Ski-Snowboard/Bike Tech Shop, Hunting and Fishing Licenses, Delivery & Assembly
Monday - Saturday: 9:00am - 9:30pm
Sunday: 10:00am - 7:00pm
Holiday hours may vary.
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Planning Your Outfitted Hunt
So you've saved your money and your significant other has granted permission to book a hunt. Perhaps it's a once-in-a-lifetime deal, or maybe you're one of the lucky ones that gets to do it every year. Regardless of your circumstance, a daunting decision remains... choosing an outfitter. You've heard the horror stories and, unfortunately they seem more prevalent than those ending on a positive note. So how do you choose the right outfitter? Truth is, this can be answered on several different levels and much depends on your definition of success. While outfitters across the globe have established a language of their own relating to success ratios and service, sad but true, only a small percentage are worth their salt! Many years ago, I thought outfitted trips were only for those who lacked the skill to venture into the outdoors on their own. Since then my thinking has changed; so much so in fact that I now take outfitted trips regularly and have since become a veteran guide/outfitter myself! Today, I am a strong supporter of the outfitting industry, recognizing the pragmatic value of hiring a professional guide/outfitter to gain access to prime areas. Outfitted trips not only simplify preparation, but they can put the hunter in some of the best areas. If you're anything like me, you take pride in being your own guide. Frankly, I think most of us fancy ourselves pioneers when we go out into the wilds and experience a successful hunting trip. Those who enjoy the out-of-doors recognize one fact - it takes hard work. With our busy schedules, rising fuel costs and the myriad of access issues, outfitted trips present a unique opportunity to put you in prime locations by simply booking the time and paying the price. Well, like anything, there are pros and cons to outfitted trips. For me personally, I spend roughly 100 days afield each year; it's what I do and, because of that, most of my outings are self-guided. That said, I try to book at least two outfitted trips annually. Contrary to my former way of thinking, for the consummate outdoorsman, they are a must, not because they're a sure thing … because they're not. But rather, guided outings literally open an entirely new world of outdoor adventure that most would never have access to if it were not for the professional operator. If you've never been on a guided trip, I encourage you to do so. And if pride is the issue, let me also say, pride can be quickly overcome when you latch on to a fine caribou or that trophy whitetail of a lifetime! As for cost - it's all relative. With literally thousands of outfitters across North America, you can spend as little or as much as you'd like. Your chances of booking with a quality outfitter increase a great deal if you follow a few straightforward tips. Following are a few things I've learned over the years. What to Hunt - once you take the plunge into the world of outfitted adventures, you may be overwhelmed with the options. Narrowing your goal and fo... |
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Liquid Art is all about catching the right moment. These pictures show colliding waterdrops creating amazing sculptures that only exist a 1000th of a second. They are NOT manipulated with Photoshop! Just the normal digital Post Processing is applied.
You can find more information on how these sculptures are created and captured at www.stefanbrenner.com/liquid-art/
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"The first truly successful Microsoft Windows operating system is twenty years old today; Windows 3.0 was launched on the 22nd of May 1990 and was the successor to Windows 2.1x. The Graphics User interface (technically it was not an operating system) sat on top of MS-DOS and could run applications for the operating system from within a Window and many might fondly remember that it was available on 5.25-inch high density floppy disks. More significantly, it proved to be the perfect partner for Intel's then-new range of 386 processor, which bought protected mode and extended memory capabilities to the market."
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You are correct, from Windows 1.0 through Windows 3.XX, those were operating environments. Windows 95 was the first of DOS based Windows version considered an operating system.


text: EasyBloom Makes Gardening Plug-and-Play CompatibleMark Wilson10/27/08 4:30pmFiled to: GardeningEasybloomEacy bloomFlowersUSBSolarWater16EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkThe EasyBloom is a sort of hybrid between a USB stick and a flower. You put the EasyBloom in the ground wherever you'd like to track light, temperature, humidity and soil moisture patterns over 24 hours. Once said time has passed, you pull the EasyBloom from the ground, wipe it off (our tip, not theirs) and stick it in your computer.The data then syncs with EasyBloom's web database, where it digs through 5,000 different plant species to either find plants that would do well in your conditions or diagnose why the plants you have aren't growing better. Priced at $60, the EasyBloom runs off AAAs, connects to PCs (and Macs soon) and is engineered for unlimited use. And if it works as well as it claims, it seems like a great buy for the heavy gardener who's looking to up their game. [EasyBloom]Reply16 repliesLeave a reply


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If you've owned $100,000 of Greater Peoria Airport Authority bonds since they were issued in 1994, you could look forward to $5,600 in tax-free interest every year. If, after you calculate your 2003 income tax, you find yourself subject to the alternative minimum tax -- well, sorry, you'll give up more than one-quarter of that interest to taxes. "Whatever the taxes, it's more than zero, and more than an investor anticipated," says Michael Decker, senior vice-president of the Bond Market Assn.
Why are these bonds taxed under the AMT? The AMT disallows tax-free interest when the bond is deemed to be financing for a "private activity," not for the public weal. While issued by a public agency, they may actually support a private-sector activity, such as a housing project, hospital, or industrial park. Internal Revenue Service regulations say that if 10% of the proceeds go to a private party and 10% of the repayment comes from one, then the entire bond issue is declared private activity, subject to the AMT. Some 9% of the muni bonds sold since 1991 are AMT bonds. Annual issuance climbed every year through 2002, when it hit $28.4 billion. When the tally is complete, 2003 issuance will likely be down about 20%.
Now, with all the AMT concerns, investors need to reevaluate their tax-exempt holdings, whether in individual bonds or bond funds. For an individual muni bond, check either last year's 1099 or the original registration statement. Both should say if the bond is subject to the AMT.
A mutual-fund prospectus will say whether the fund is allowed to invest in AMT securities. It should also say the amount of bonds it is allowed to purchase, which is usually capped at 20%. Yearend tax reports from fund companies will show what percentage of a fund's income came from private-activity bonds -- what's added back to income for AMT calculations.
If you're clearly in the AMT camp, stick to AMT-free funds. Fidelity Investments, for example, just announced that five of its municipal money-market funds will not invest in AMT securities. One of its funds already is AMT-free. Nuveen, Oppenheimer, PIMCO, Scudder, and T. Rowe Price also offer AMT-free funds. Vanguard says its AMT holdings are below the 20% limit in most funds -- but has not yet decided if it will offer AMT-free alternatives.
For those who aren't AMT payers, these bonds can be a good deal. They yield up to a half percentage point more than non-AMT bonds of similar credit quality. Still, that extra yield won't make up for the tax hit if the AMT finally catches up with you.
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You're away for 5 days with your partner's family; other than time spent with your partner, do you feel guilty for not hanging out with her family (all of the rest of the time)
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If I want to go off and read a book, take a nap, or play online for a bit, I feel bad. My partner makes me feel bad and I am hoping that I am not being antisocial. Sometimes, I just need alone time. Five days with your partner's family is a long/lot of time. Most of my time is spent with them.
She doesn't see them all that often, so she may want to spend her free time with them. I understand that.
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Bill Would Prevent Double-Dipping Among Retired School Administrators [AUDIO]
Retired school administrators who return to public employment would no longer be able to continue to collect their retirement benefits in addition to their salaries under a bill that's been introduced by Assemblyman Ralph Caputo.
"We're having trouble funding the pension system in New Jersey. We're way behind in terms of fully funding our pension obligations and there are retirees who are earning generous salaries while collecting pensions, and the worst part is that they are not breaking any laws because the current system allows this to happen," said Caputo. "The state is in no position to just be giving away money. This bill would prohibit these individuals who have retired and are receiving retirement benefits from continuing to receive these benefits if they begin working in positions that would allow them to reenter the retirement system."
The bill would eliminate two existing exceptions to the re-enrollment requirement for certain retirees of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund who become reemployed in positions that would make them eligible to once again be members of the retirement system.
Caputo also said the salary cap for school superintendents also contributes to the problem.
"It's more advantageous for them to retire, collect their more than $120,000 pensions in many cases and then work as an interim superintendent collecting another $600 to $800 a day," he said. "The caps should be lifted to encourage these people to stay in the system rather than to go out and make double pay."
"As retirees, these interim superintendents do not contribute to the state's pension system, which is facing a $42 billion shortfall, but continue to benefit from it. Some of these folks are earning twice as much as the salary cap for superintendents in the state's smallest districts. They are earning more as retirees than they would if they were not retired. That makes no sense," said Caputo.


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Finally -- an alarm clock for the sleeper who really doesn't want to get up. Since my alarm isn't within arm's reach, I always have to physically haul myself out of bed every time I want to smack the snooze button! The techie braniacs at Moshi clearly had everyone's lazy-bum side in mind when they invented the Voice Control Alarm Clock. Now you can shut your alarm clock off (or set the time, or check the temperature, or even set your next alarm time) by simply telling it off -- with its trusty voice control technology. I'm kind of thinking this device is dangerous for those who sleep like the dead (or those who talk in their sleep), but it does sound awfully convenient for us anti-morning people!Price: $24.99Who Found It: xgalexy was the first to add the Moshi Voice Control Alarm Clock to the Hive.
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Immersed in a digital age where Flip camcorders and iPhone cameras and Twitpic rule the world of picture-taking, it can be easy to lose touch with the retro photo technology of yore (or even of just a couple months ago). Celebrate the way things were with this Film Roll Alarm Clock. Perfect for the film buff or photography major (or for anyone who accidentally smashed their old alarm clock in a half-asleep AM rage), this roll of film won't help you take any quality pictures, but it will help you wake up and get yourself to class on time! After all, considering the alarm clock is just about the most loathsome timepiece in existence, you might as well make the dreaded early-morning blaring more tolerable with a dose of cuteness!Price: $62Who Found It: xgalexy was the first to add the Film Roll Alarm Clock to the Hive.


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Photographer Todd Selby takes on fashion-house interiors. (The Cut)
Who's the most powerful stylist in the world if Lupita Nyong'o's is the third? (The Hollywood Reporter)
Behold, the color wheel of Fall 2014 Fashion Month. (Glo)
You are but one app download away from knowing where your S.O. is at all times. (Styleite)
Tina Fey shut down Mean Girls reunion rumors, meaning "fetch" isn't going to happen, after all. (Crushable)
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text: Completely Wireless Bluetooth Speakers, a World First?Charlie White6/21/07 10:17amFiled to: Look Mabluetooth speakersPeripheralsWireless8EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkThis pair of Bluetooth speakers pair up with any Bluetooth player or cellphone, and their maker says they're the world's first completely wireless Bluetooth speakers. Sure, there are plenty of others, but they have a wire between the two speakers, but these have none. You don't even have to plug them into the wall, either, because they use two rechargeable Li-polymer batteries in each one.AdvertisementThey're made by a company that calls itself Samsin, one of those brand names that might sound like something else if you're not listening carefully. At least they didn't call it Bony or Toshitba. Anyway, something's fishy. There must be a catch to this.The company says the speakers will play up to eight hours, and will sit there on standby for 240, with a recharging time of 3.5 hours. With that kind of battery life, you might need to put your ear right up next to the speakers to hear them. Who know if those are even accurate numbers? It's awfully easy to just type up a spec; the real world may be different. Besides that, they're pretty cheap-looking for a pair of $138 speakers.AdvertisementBut still, you gotta love that idea of completely wireless Bluetooth. Could be cool. Product Page [Advanced MP3 players, via Slash Gear]


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Taking a step back. Learn how it all started...
Trip Start
Sep 16, 2009
Trip End
Sep 25, 2009
Where I stayed
K's Home 2104, West Dallas apt 227
M's Home...2325 Potomac Drive Unit A
Sometime in 2008.... I became a member of the Houston Polo Club and, committed to attend all of its events. Friends of mine got me connected; that's what they do, they are fabulous socialites here in Houston and know how to pull you out of your hibernation [whether you like it or not]. I love polo games, the grounds are wonderful, the crowd is interesting but most of all I love horses, it is my weak spot. My dear friend Debbie joins me, every Sunday, off we go, Sofie my loyal 4 legged companion has a blast!
Like all sports, high end sports, even the "Sports of Kings" has sponsors, for the Houston Polo Club there are several, one of them "Momentum Jaguar & Land Rover" - did I buy a new car? No I did not, my story is not about my car purchases, it is however about the catalyst that allowed me to move on to 'Greener Pastures' and eventually the deep blue colors of the the Caribbean, his name is Kurt (not Kirk - please).
Fast forward, between social events, a crazy job (both of us) and yes, real dates, Kurt continuous to introduce me to a city with so many tentacles and hidden beauty that I come to realize that I want to grow roots here. It is not the "everything is big in Texas type of city" unless you insist of course. Kurt's neighborhood is eclectic, artistic, colorful packed with little eateries and lively terraces, fine dining, parks, galleries et all, hard to believe you are actually in the middle of {huge} Houston the Mecca of Oil and Gas!
Kurt's mantra, "everything I need in this world is less than 1 and 1/2 mile away from my home"... he turned out to be right; except for our travel plans.
And here we go, September 3rd 2008, Kurt and I are making our first trip together. I had made a 'promise to self' to take a break every 3 months to go somewhere..., so here we go. I have to say, after many years of visiting the Cayman Islands, I adopted Punta Cana, I admit, a different world, however I visited several resorts on the island, Club Med, RIU, Caribe... but Dreams is different, is it all in A name?
I am not the only one, Kurt loves it, what's not to love, white sands, beautiful suites, 24h room service, an amazing spa and fantastic restaurants and more, oh so much more. We venture outside the resort, colorful and typical island live - gotta love it! Well, we do. Enough to return 4 months later.
In the meanwhile back to Houston back to work, back to...?
IKE!! No, this one was not part of the plan, not OUR plan at least. While on a business trip to Las Vegas hurricane IKE hits, it hits hard. We extend our stay because there is nothing to come home to, neither of us have electricity or water and, we are unclear about the damage at our respective homes. We decide to postpone our return until we have somewhat of a better idea about power, damage etc... we drive to Phoenix and visit my dear friends Kathy and Zsolt, the most wonderful people you'll ever meet. Things could be worse.
Kurt is the ultimate travel partner, calm, enthusiast, low key (helps with security), curious, always a beautiful smile (I'll show you the pictures) and resourceful. Nothing shakes him...not yet.
Another Kurt-ism, who would have thonk - taught, for those who didn't get it.
Things feel right, they feel real and good, we can do this forever, we should; and so we commit, and [officialize] on thanksgiving; and bank on the proverbial diamonds are forever, the ring is beautiful.
So, the wedding, when is the easy part ...and for some reason, which I don't remember, September made sense.
Where, not so easy. Houston - hmm, not really, Michigan? yeah, makes sense? Kurt's home town. Bromont, Quebec, Yeah...another option,,,getting it together? yuk.. where to start? No idea... the Internet?? Yup, these days many things start right there!!
After pondering several options for a wedding in Michigan or Houston or Bromont - the, why not keep it simple and take the show to Dreams Punta Cana??? Duh, - for some reason made sense, we pitched IT to our family, and our closest friends. Would they travel? Would they travel to the Islands? Guess what! THEY ARE!!
The total group is 21, that includes both of us. Destination - DONE; Date - DONE; Wedding program and details TO BE DONE!!! Not that simple it seems.
After impetuous searches and realizing the idiosyncrasies to be dealt with, I come to realize that a wedding planner is the way to go. I land on Caribbean Weddings out of Florida, seasoned planners very familiar with the Islands and destination weddings is their business.
So, Stephanie is now my partner in crime... she operates quickly, flights are booked, rooms are booked. That's the easy part. Why, because ones all of that is taken care of, the resort assigns you one of their own on-site wedding coordinators. This is where the fun seems to start.... till next time....


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They're people, they can't be all that different.. they choose names they like for some reasonThat's a hugely good point! There is obviously something about these names that is attractive to those who use them, whether we can see it or not.
One thing that isn't "PC" which I have noticed, is that often, people in low income/welfare, poor education, downtrodden minority etc situations feel as much contempt for the well-heeled middle class as the middle class does for them (I've been on the receiving end of it from my stepmother, who has two kids by two different fathers and could barely read before she married my Dad). The names which shock and horrify the middle class may well be intended to do so - the names set up a distinct barrier of "We are Different to You", which upsets a middle class convinced that the goal of the welfare class is to attain middle classness (ie assimilate with their cultural norms).
I'm just theorising here, so I could be totally wrong! And of course if I'm right that's still just one element of a complex naming pattern. But I understand your feeling of a "culture secret".
Re the Aboriginal statistics: yes, it's the same everywhere. What I always find bizarre, being "outside looking in" on US society, is the lack of reference to Native Americans. I'd guess you'd have to watch a hundred random modern American films to see one Native American face, and even then he/she would be in a stereotyped role. Where are the ordinary Native Americans going about their daily lives in the suburbs?
Anyway, that's o/t! :-)
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New hire expands TWU's Art + Design program
Trinity Western University has appointed Laurie Culshaw as assistant professor of Art + Design in the School of the Arts, Media + Culture (SAMC).
Culshaw's academic and professional expertise in the field of graphic design is expected to enhance the educational opportunities available to SAMC Art + Design students.
"This new faculty position is an excellent fit with our school," said Erica Grimm, chair of Art + Design at TWU.
"Laurie's expertise in design methodology, her research strengths and her professional experience position her to expand and renew the design stream of our program.
"She is the ideal candidate to introduce students to design as a powerful change agent and invite them into a new era of cross-disciplinary innovation."
Culshaw comes to TWU from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., where she completed her MFA in Design while teaching typographic design and digital technology courses.
She has also been an adjunct instructor for four years in the graphic arts department at Harper College in Illinois.
Culshaw's extensive professional experience extends to design firms, marketing agencies, and corporate in-house environments. Most notably, she spent five years as a manager of arts and graphics in Chicago. Her award-winning work has been exhibited across the United States, as well as on the coast of the Persian Gulf in a collaborative installation titled Made in Doha Curiosity Cabinet.
"Creative thinkers are highly sought after in the professional world," said Kevin Schut, chair of SAMC Media + Communication.
"With the support and guidance of specialized instructors like Professor Culshaw, SAMC students can learn strategies that will make them adaptable, innovative leaders in the many different career paths available to our graduates."
In keeping with the interdisciplinary nature of TWU's School of the Arts, Media + Culture, Culshaw's research and leadership in design education offers increased opportunities for collaboration across disciplines.
"TWU's liberal arts environment sets the stage for students of different academic majors to work together towards a greater good," said Culshaw.
"My design research focuses on how we build and maintain meaningful connections, and the critical role those connections play in graphic design.
"I look forward to mentoring the next generation of leaders at SAMC as they expand their creative potential and learn to push their ideas past the expected and into the innovative."


text: Mobile computing has opened the doors for many new types of personalised interactive experiences. When experience designers know so much about what a user is doing at at time, they can tailor the content to fit perfectly into the users life. This talk will look at some of the ways RjDj has explored this with apps such as Inception the App and Dimensions. For instance by creating sonic experiences which change when you are still, quiet, running, during the night, or when its full moon. Questions answered : What can make content relevant to peoples lives? How can we make digital content have real value again? What is the future of distributed music beyond the recording?


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The movie is adapted from their West End musical 'Viva Forever' and will serve as a sequel to Spice Girls' 1997 film 'Spice World'.
The Spice Girls are reuniting for a new movie - the five-piece is working on a musical based on their hits. The former girl band, comprising of Victoria Adams, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown and Melanie C, announced earlier this year they are developing a West End stage musical based on their hit songs with "Mamma Mia!" film producer Judy Craymer.
And now former Baby Spice Bunton has announced the girls hope to turn the stage musical, "Viva Forever", into a major movie to rival Mamma Mia!'s success. It will serve as the sequel to the group's 1997 film "Spice World".
Bunton says, "We're all involved in the new Spice Girls film, which is being done by Judy Craymer and the team behind Mamma Mia! We email each other ideas and we are overjoyed it's happening. We would've liked to do another film, but, after Spice World, there was an album, then a tour and then Geri left, so it didn't happen."


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Thomas Walter Bickett, 1869-1921
Source: From DICTIONARY OF NORTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY edited by William S. Powell. Copyright (c) 1979-1996 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. www.uncpress.unc.edu
Thomas Walter Bickett (28 Feb. 1869-28 Dec. 1921), attorney general (1909-17) and governor (1917-21) of North Carolina, was born in Monroe, the eldest of four children of Thomas Winchester and Mary Covington Bickett. His father, a druggist, died when Thomas Walter was thirteen years old.
After being graduated from Wake Forest College in 1890, Bickett taught in the public schools for two years, first in Marion and later in Winston-Salem. He studied law at The University of North Carolina in the fall of 1892 and in February of the following year was admitted to the bar. He practiced briefly in Monroe and in Danbury before moving in 1895 to Louisburg, where he soon became the senior partner in the firm of Bickett, White, & Malone.
Bickett, a Democrat, first held public office in 1907 as a member of the state house of representatives, to which he was elected by the voters of Franklin County in the general election of 1906. Probably the most reform-minded General Assembly of the progressive era, the 1907 legislature enacted a substantial body of progressive legislation. A very humane man, Bickett was largely instrumental in securing passage of a bill to enlarge and improve the state's facilities for treatment of the mentally defective. He was also a staunch supporter of the bill to establish the East Carolina Teachers' Training School.
At the 1908 Democratic State Convention, Bickett won widespread recognition for a forceful speech nominating Ashley Horne for the governorship. Horne lost the nomination, but Bickett, in part at least because of his speech, was nominated for the post of attorney general. Bickett was twice elected attorney general, first in 1908 and again in 1912, and in that capacity ably defended the state's interests in cases appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In frequent demand as a public speaker, he emerged during his second term as a likely prospect for the gubernatorial nomination in 1916.
In the 1916 Democratic gubernatorial primary, the first such contest since enactment of the state-wide primary law in 1915, Bickett polled 63, 121 votes to E. L. Daughtridge's 37,017; he subsequently defeated Frank A. Linney, the Republican candidate, in the general election. Inaugurated governor on 11 Jan. 1917, he was in office less than three months before the United States entered World War I.
As wartime governor, Bickett cooperated fully with the national authorities during the crisis of 1917-18. In various public statements, he defended America's entry into the war, explained the operation of the federal draft law, and encouraged North Carolinians to fulfill their patriotic duty by supporting the Liberty Loan drives. On one notable occasion in June 1918, he traveled to mountainous Ashe County and personally persuaded some army deserters and draft dodgers, who had banded together and absconded to the hills, to surrender themselves to the authorities. In so doing, he rejected the advice of the state's adjutant general, who had recommended the use of force to subdue the defiant mountaineers.
During his governorship, Bickett proved to be a modest reformer. Many of his achievements foreshadowed those of his immediate successors—Cameron Morrison (1921-25), Angus W. McLean (1925–29), and O. Max Gardner (1929–33) —during whose administrations North Carolina achieved a nation-wide reputation as the most progressive state in the South. In his messages to the General Assemblies of 1917 and 1919 and to the special session of 1920, Bickett made numerous legislative recommendations, most of which ultimately were enacted into law.
From the very outset of his administration, Bickett manifested a special desire to improve the quality of rural life in the state. At his behest, the General Assembly of 1917 enacted several measures with this purpose in mind, among them acts to encourage the teaching of agriculture and home economics in the rural schools and to limit the amount of interest landlords could charge for extending supplies or credit under the crop-lien system.
In response to Bickett's appeals, the legislature expanded the duties of both the state board of health and the board of charities and public welfare, previously known as the board of public charities. In the area of public education, the General Assembly increased the minimum school term from four to six months, inaugurated a state-wide teacher-certification program, substantially increased teachers' salaries, and authorized a half-million dollar state bond issue to assist counties in the construction of new schoolhouses. Perhaps one of Bickett's most significant contributions to educational progress in the state was his selection in 1918 of the able Eugene Clyde Brooks as state superintendent of public instruction. Despite the state's traditional hostility to large bonded debts, the 1917 General Assembly approved, with Bickett's endorsement, a $3 million bond issue to finance a six-year expansion program at the state's institutions of higher learning and hospitals for the mentally and physically defective. According to Harry Woodburn Chase, president of The University of North Carolina in the 1920s, this authorization marked the "turning point" in the state's attitude toward institutional financing.
One of the most enduring legacies of the Bickett administration was in tax reform. As early as 1913, Bickett, then attorney general, had advocated revisions in the state's cumbersome revenue structure. The reforms adopted during his term as governor were incorporated in the Revaluation Act of 1919 and the Revenue Act of 1920, by the terms of which all property in the state, both real and personal, was reassessed under state supervision according to uniform standards of valuation. More significantly, however, the acts stipulated that thereafter the state government was to derive its revenue, other than that supporting the school fund, from income, inheritance, franchise, and license taxes and to relinquish to the counties the exclusive right to tax property. These and related tax reform measures modernized the state's revenue structure and provided for a more equitable distribution of the tax burden.
During the Bickett administration the good roads movement in the state reached its peak. By 1919 the good roads enthusiasts, organized into several state-wide associations, were demanding a multimillion dollar highway expansion program, to be financed through the sale of state bonds. Unlike his immediate successor, Cameron Morrison, who enthusiastically championed a costly highway program, Bickett was opposed to the issuance of large quantities of road bonds. No spectacular construction program was approved during his term as governor. But the state highway commission, until then largely an advisory body, was reorganized and its duties enlarged. Bickett's 1919 selection of Frank Page as chairman of the commission proved to be one of his wisest appointments.
Bickett's oft-expressed concern for the lot of the oppressed and disadvantaged among the state's population, the tenant farmers, blacks, and prison inmates, marked him as a man of humane disposition. Although some modest prison reform measures were adopted by the state at his instigation, prison conditions in North Carolina still were substandard at the end of his administration in 1921. Bickett's concern for the well-being of prison inmates, as well as his sense of justice, caused him to adopt what many citizens in the state regarded as an excessively lenient pardon policy. To his credit, he was probably the first governor in the state's history to confront a mob bent on lynching a prisoner held in a county court house and to persuade it to disperse.
While a traditionalist in his attitude toward race relations, Bickett nonetheless manifested a sympathy for the lot of the blacks uncommon among southern politicians of his time. He paroled or pardoned some four hundred black prisoners, supported increased spending for black education, and made recommendations to the General Assembly that resulted ultimately in the establishment of a sanatorium for black tuberculars and a reformatory for black delinquent boys. On at least one occasion he denounced as "sinful" the racist pronouncements of the Loyal Order of Klansmen. "The South needs good and brave governors such as . . . Bickett," declared the Norfolk (Va.) Journal and Guide, a black newspaper, in 1921.
Upon his retirement as governor in January 1921, Bickett purchased a home in Raleigh and formed a law partnership with Attorney General James S. Manning and Garland S. Ferguson, Jr. On 27 Dec. 1921, less than a year after leaving office, he suffered a stroke. He died the following day at the age of fifty-two and was buried in Louisburg.
Bickett married Fannie Yarborough, the daughter of Colonel William Yarborough, in Louisburg on 29 Nov. 1898. Of the three children born to the couple, only one, William Yarborough, survived infancy. Bickett was a member of the Masonic Order and of the Episcopal church.
SEE: History of North Carolina, vol. 4 (1919); Beth G. Crabtree, North Carolina Governors, 1585-1958 (1958); DAB, vol. 2 (1929); Sue Sandra Horton, "The Political Career of Thomas Walter Bickett" (M.A. thesis, University of North Carolina, 1965); James S. Manning, "Thomas Walter Bickett," North Carolina Bar Association, Proceedings 25 (1992); Santford Martin, comp., and R. B. House, ed., Public Letters and Papers of Thomas Walter Bickett (1923); North Carolina State Archives (Raleigh), for Bickett's official papers and a collection of Fannie Yarborough Bickett's private papers; Raleigh News and Observer, 29 Dec. 1921; Gary Trawick and Paul Wyche, One Hundred Years, One Hundred Men (1971).
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Pipestud (1776) | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
I purchased a tin of Sweet Georgia Brown along with a dozen others not available in the USA straight from the Dan Pipe/Dan Tobacco catalog a few years back. The tin itself is quite wonderful and unique. The tobacco itself, unfortunately, is not.
Sweet Georgia Brown is a broad cut mixture with lots of cased Burley cavendish and a smattering of Virginia. It smelled like brown sugar and maple syrup in the tin and tasted like brown sugar and maple syrup at the match. Frankly, I prefer brown sugar in my oatmeal and maple syrup on my pancakes. I like my pipe tobacco to taste like pipe tobacco and Sweet Georgia Brown does not.
This was a tough one to keep lit and had an uncontrolled urge to bite.
The room note was wonderful though.
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the_german (239) | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
After years of sticking with the same brands and blends, I am currently on a bit of an adventure trip, trying out blends I have never had before (and sometimes, never even heard of before). Despite Dan Tobacco being a local manufacturer (for me), this is the first time I have smoked one of their blends.
The tin looks somewhat old-fashioned, but then again, I'm not going to smoke the tin, only its contents. Which is a pretty wide, squarish cut; the three tobaccos used for the blend can be easily distinguished. The tin aroma is, as pipestud has noted, pleasant with brown cane sugar in it; the maple note I could not make out.
Given the rather wide cut, this is one for the large bowls; in a narrow bowl it will go out every few minutes. It's easy to pack too tightly; a light hand when filling is essential. If properly stuffed, it will light readily, burn somewhat hot, and the sweet taste is there from the beginning. The room note develops throughout the bowl, from a nice, VA-ish sweetness at the beginning to a wonderfully full, rich, sweet tobacco scent.
The taste, unfortunately, develops in the opposite direction; the first half of the bowl will fulfill the promise of the tin aroma; then it deteriorates noticeably, becoming tarry and bitey towards the end, particularly if smoked without a filter.
Not too hard to maintain in a large bowl, burning down to the very last crumbs. I'd say this blend is definitely one for the filter smokers. I tried this in a Falcon, too, but won't make that mistake again; the Falcon bowls are just too small for this blend: it burned hot and developed quite a bit of condensation.
Not an entirely bad tobacco, but there are plenty of other fish in the barrel.
UPDATE: After smoking all of my first tin, I seem to have acquired a taste for this blend. Sipping extra slowly is the ticket for me; that way this leaf doesn't turn tarry towards the end and gives a satisfying smoke throughout. Do use a filter, though. Up-rating by one star to "recommended."
Afterthought on the tin: it says "A sweet and gentle blend in the real American style" around the edge. Now, I may not be much of a judge of American blends, but so far most "American" aromatics I have tried were somewhere between horrible and garbage (especially the ones made in Europe...), so this one stands out by being definitely palatable.
FURTHER UPDATE. 09-05-23: Having tried this blend in a corn cob a few times, I find it behaves so well that I have to wonder whether the blenders had Missouri Meerschaum pipes in mind from the beginning. No bite, nice sweet smoke, not too hot, even burn... I can just about imagine myself sitting on a porch somewhere on the Bayou, smoking this blend in a cob while sipping Bourbon on the rocks...
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Kamerling (25) | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Strong |
Average aromatic blend. Quite cheap, not too sweet, not to dry. You won't feel candy stream on your tongue and also it won't bite him. Sounds great, so what's wrong with it? Why not 4/4 stars? Sweet Georgia Brown is defintely not a masterpiece, this is more a good background to mix it with "S": something stronger/sweeter/more spicy - depends what you like. If not, you will get instead quite not bad daily tobacco, where 'not bad' means 'lower than good, but better than bad'. That's why Sweet Georgia gets 2 stars.
PS: Listen to Sweet Georgia Brown with my favourite jazz pianoplayer Peter Beets!
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Cumarinophil (105) | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Sweet Georgia Brown smoked in a small or regular pipe is dull in taste and scorching your tongue. It is only in very large bowls (and even considering the use of a filter) that it begins to shine. Easy handling, no bite then and I had some good bowls accompanied by unsweetened coffee.
You'll get a very broad cut mix of Burley, VA and BC, mildly cased with some kind of sugar, maple syrup, maybe vanilla/honey type of flavor. No cumarin was used, since this is prohibited by German law, however, I guess they tried to imitate something like that. High Burley content is supposed to give it an American touch as well, but it is processed in the European way, which turns it into …well, cardboard. Don't get me wrong: The tobaccos used are of good quality IMO, just not very American as far as my limited expertise goes.
So, what's left then? Given the mentioned premises, it is similar but slightly better than (the European version of) Lane Ltd. Rum & Maple and also very inexpensive. DTM's Sweet Vanilla Honey Dew and Holmer Knudsen Pipe Tobacco are a better choice and if you were on a budget I'd rather recommend the underrated No Name (White) series. Most Sutliff aromatics deliver what's been trying to achieve here.
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The Honorable Judge James L. Robart recently took on the challenging task of determining a reasonable and non-discriminatory ("RAND") royalty rate for Motorola's standards-essential patents ("SEP"). Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60233, No. C10-11823 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 25, 2013). This decision comes after a two-year patent war between Microsoft and Motorola. In November 2010, Microsoft filed a breach of contract suit, alleging Motorola breached its obligation to license its SEP at a RAND rate.
Motorola owns patents essential to complying with standards 802.11 of the Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers ("IEEE") involving WiFi and H.264 of the International Telecommunication Union ("ITU") involving video coding. Microsoft requires licenses to comply with these standards for its Xbox 360 gaming console. Motorola offered to license each of the patents at a RAND royalty rate of 2.25% of the price of the end product. This would mean that Microsoft would owe Motorola approximately $4 billion per year for licensing its patents. However, the court disagreed and found that this rate did not fall within the range of RAND royalties. The court undertook a methodical analysis to knock the amount down to about $1.8 million. In determining the RAND royalty rate for Motorola's 802.11 SEP, the court first determined that the appropriate RAND royalty range is between .555 and 16.389 cents per unit. The court found that the RAND royalty rate is .555 cents per unit for Xbox products. In determining the RAND royalty rate for Motorola's H.264 SEP, the court determined that the appropriate RAND royalty range is between .8 cents and 19.5 cents per unit. The court found that the RAND royalty rate is 3.471 cents per unit for Xbox products.
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The purpose of RAND is to ensure that SEP owners do not unfairly hinder innovation or competition by unreasonably increasing the royalty rates of licensing their patents. SEP owners are in a powerful position to manipulate the market. For example, one of the purposes of RAND is to prevent "hold-up" – where an SEP owner demands more value than the patented technology or demands the total value of the standard, thereby effectively preventing the licensee from licensing the patent. Additionally, the court noted that hold-ups may also harm other firms that hold SEPs and cannot obtain royalties because the product is not being developed.
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- oomph. said...
that's a gorgeous skirt! it'll be cute with that tiny tank!
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- Dina @ 4 Lettre Words said...
Goodness...I so LOVE that skirt! That top is perfect.
- April 20, 2011 at 4:15 AM
- Meggie said...
I love that top it's so cute and sexy at the same time, perfect for the summer.
Great blog :) - April 20, 2011 at 6:58 AM
- Nina. said...
woooow. Love it!
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- Michelle said...
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- Fash Boulevard said...
Hey Julia. I love love love these picks. so spring. I'm so excited I found your blog. I'm a new follower, I hope you will as well. I started my blog a little over a month ago. It's all about celebrity fashion from the point of view of an LA stylist. Stop by to see multiple post a day on all the latest celebrity fashion news and check out pictures from the fall/winter preview I attended yesterday in Beverly Hills. Would love your support. xoxo
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- April 20, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Fashion Smiley said...
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- Melissa: Write it in Lipstick said...
that is a great skirt I love the length
- April 20, 2011 at 1:22 PM
- Kat said...
that skirt is so beautiful!!! :)
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- SILVIA said...
beautiful post honey =D
xx - April 20, 2011 at 2:16 PM
- Susan said...
stunning, love it!
- April 20, 2011 at 4:09 PM
- Hannah Elizabeth said...
Oh man! i NEED that skirt! and that top...and those shoes....haha!
great find! - April 20, 2011 at 4:36 PM
- augustalolita said...
these are all fantastic!! i love the scallop top and the skirt is gorgeous <3
- April 21, 2011 at 12:10 AM
- Mirror of Fashion said...
A perfect match!
- April 21, 2011 at 3:31 AM
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perfect outfit for summer :D
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I've never used the css-tricks community as a resource before, so let's see what you guys can do. :D
Haven't tested it, but thwat you think of this.href ?
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The href is just an attribute of the anchor element. So yeah, you can set a variable if you'd like:
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I didn't test either, but that's the theory.
:( Didn't work. I just ended up simplifying and minimalizing the design of the wiki, and then linking to it from an iframe in a wordpress page. Works fine. Thanks though, I'm gonna have to find a way to put this $("a").attr("href"); bit of code to good use. ;)
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Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan – U.S.A.
Type: Model T Touring
Engine: 2896cc straight-4
Power: 22 bhp / 1.600 rpm
Speed: 72 km/h
Production time: 1908 – 1927
Production outlet: 15,458,781
Curb weight: 750 kg
– On October 1, 1908, the company introduced the successful Ford Model T (also known as Tin Lizzie, Tin Lizzy, T‑Model Ford, Model T, or T), designed by Childe Harold Wills, Joseph A. Galamb and Eugene Farkas,
– At first assembled in Piquette plant and from 1910 in the Highland Park plant.
– It was Fords first mass production car (instead of individual hand crafting). The chassis was drawn by workers on a carriage trough the factory. Later, the sleds were replaced by carts on rails and mechanically drawn ("electric lines").
– This was not the first production line with completely interchangeable parts ever (that was Olds Motor Works, Lansing, Michigan – USA with the Model R Curved Dash), but it was the first time an entire plant worked with this system.
– The bodies were still to 1919 from other manufacturers, notably OJ Beaudette and Kelsey.
– It was Americas first automobile with standard left hand steering, while driving on the right was "the right way".
– The ignition system used an unusual trembler coil system to drive the spark plugs (used only for stationary gas engines) but made the T more flexible to use a range of fuels, like gasoline, kerosene or ethanol.
– The Ts in-line engine was the first engine with a removable cylinder head.
– The transmission is a standard two-speed planetary unit with a magneto located in front of the flywheel. This magneto supplied ignition current generated in a set of stationary coils.
– One had to have special driving techniques in order to keep the planetary gearing under control. So in many States you needed an extra / special driver's licence.
– The early models had a foot-operated transmission brake and hand-operated rear wheel mechanical drum brakes.
– An option were the "Rocky Mountain Brakes", additional external band brakes only on the rear axle.
– The parking brake works on the tie rods to the drum brakes on the rear axle.
– The suspension employed a transversely mounted semi-elliptical spring for each of the front and rear beam axles which allowed a great deal of wheel movement to cope with the dirt roads of the time.
– The Model T's built prior to 1919 were supplied with non-demountable wheels. This meant that if a flat tire occurred, the tire had to be removed from the rim and a new tube installed. In 1919, demountable wheels were available which allowed for a spare rim with the tire attached to be carried.
– The wheels were wooden artillery wheels with pneumatic clincher type tires, with steel welded-spoke wheels available in 1926 and 1927.
– Balloon tires with steel wires reinforcing the tire bead became available in 1925.
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Manufacturer: Volkswagen AG (VAG), Wolfsburg – Germany
Type: Typ 183 Iltis
Engine: 1714cc straight-4 water-cooled
Power: 75 bhp / 5.000 rpm
Speed: 130 km/h
Production time: 1978 – 1990
Production outlet: 9,547 total
Production outlet army forces: 8,800
Production outlet civil: 747
Curb weight: 1274 kg
– It's designed by Volkswagen AGs subsidiary Audi to replace the DKW Munga.
– Germany, France and Italy had developed a plan to jointly build a road vehicle; the so-called "European Jeep". But that plan failed (1976).
– The Type 183 Iltis (German for Polecat) is a military terrain vehicle, initially built for the German Bundeswehr.
– It is an evolved (in a hurry) type 181 ("Kurierwagen"), witch technology heavily leaned on the Beetle (Typ 1) and the Kübelwagen (Typ 82) with fully galvanized body work, only one Solex carburetor and all wheel drive (front wheel drive is separately switchable).
– The front differential is integrated in the gearbox.
– The gearbox has four forward gears (later models five-speed) and one reverse gear, and an unsynchronized "off road gear" with a large reduction.
– The four-wheel drive system that Audi developed for this car was the base for the later quattro system on civilian cars of that brand.
– Remarkably, the vehicle employed for the Bundeswehr are equipped with a 24 volt system (2x12V series-connected).
– The batteries were placed under the rear seat and an interesting detail is that the cover of the battery as a kind of barrier for the engine compartmen could be used as a kind of barrier for the engine compartment, while driving trough (deep) waters (a cooling grille was mounted in there).
– The Iltis was partly built by Volkswagen and AUDI.
– After ceasing production at Volkswagen's, production was sold to the Canadian Bombardier, with minor changes, increased in production under license to the Canadian Forces. Belgium assembled them using the components of the Canadian Iltis for their armed forces.
– In 1987, the German Bundeswehr demand for a diesel version of Iltis (880 units with a turbodieselmotor 1600cc / 70 bhp), so they ordered them in Belgium.
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Ernest, The terms are interchangeable. Sorry I can't seem to get the formula written out correctly. I calculate markup so often it is like second nature but I rarely have to explain it. Good thing I don't teach Markup is ...(Selling Price - Cost) / Selling price I wrote the equation wrong. Jon, I am not sure why the retailers you speak with talk about 100% markups, unless they are trying to explain it in terms people outside the business will understand. I will tell you I have worked for Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Liz Claiborne Inc and Calvin Klein Jeans and the term markup was always calculated this way.
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