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Anne Brock-Griggs's pamphlet, 'Ten Points of Fascist Policy for Women'
Anne Brock-Griggs was an early member of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), joining the movement partly in response to her disappointment with establishment conservatism. She made her name through her spirited speeches at outdoor meetings, and in recognition of her talents was appointed to BUF staff as Woman's Propaganda Officer in 1935. Later she was to be promoted to Chief Woman's Officer, national leader of the movement's Women's Division, and represented the views of women members in the Woman's Page of party newspaper Action. The following pamphlet, 'Women and Fascism: Ten Points of Fascist Policy for Women' was published in 1936 as a statement on the BUF's official stance on women's issues – like much Mosleyite writing it has a strong focus on welfare and social reform. In 1937 Anne Brock-Griggs stood unsuccessfully as BUF candidate for Limehouse, East London, and she was active in the Peace Campaign against entry into the Second World War. Detained during the war under Defence Regulation 18B, when released she joined Mosley's post-war Union Movement, but suffered from ill health. She died from cancer sometime in the 1960's.
1. Women in Parliament
Women will vote according to the contribution they make to the life of the community, in the corporations to which they belong, and will be eligible to represent their corporations in Parliament.
In whatever trade or profession is in question, the women concerned will have representation. Where women predominate so may their elected representatives.
For the first time, women will be able to control their own affairs and advise on the affairs of State. A number will be represented in the Corporations as consumers, being the chief buyers of products for the family.
In the Home Corporation, women who run a home or are employed in domestic work will be represented. This will be recognised as one of the most vital corporations in the Fascist State, and will give the career of the homemaker the status of a profession.
2. Status of Women
In the machinery of the Corporate State, Fascism assures women an equal status with their men-folk, for it enables them to direct and control the conditions under which they live.
The fascist conception of individual liberty in private, and obligation in public life, gives them every opportunity they require in their future status as women citizens.
Fascism requires that women, equally with men, should offer a disciplined co-operation in the welding together of an ordered state. Fascism will lay upon all citizens of the state the duty of working in harmony, not in the interests of any section or class, but for the benefit of all its people.
3. Equal Pay for Equal Work
Fascism regards the principle of equal pay for equal work as vital to the recovery of national prosperity. Since their entry into industry women have received lower wages than men for the same work. This amounts to victimisation and, apart from the injustice to women, causes the displacement of men. Mr. H.W. Hughes of Preston, in his presidential address at the Conference of the National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers, said: "The pin money clerk we still have with us… she does not realise that she is lowering the standard for her sister who has to live on her wage… I share with you the principle of accepting girls as office workers: I only urge them not to get there by under-cutting men or their own sister workers."
Sweated wages for women reduce the standard of living for the whole country. This has had the effect of:
- Sending married women into industry to support their husbands who have been displaced.
- Forcing girls into immorality as the alternative to starvation.
- Undermining the health of the mothers of the next generation.
By enforcement of the axiom "Equal Pay for Equal Work," and by raising the standard of wages throughout the country, fascism will ensure that the job goes to the best worker, man or woman, and thus end sex exploitation.
4. Trades and Professions for Women
Under Fascism women will be free to follow the career which their talents and the national need indicate. Fascism recognises the right of woman to pursue her destiny, also the need for more women in such professions as law, medicine, architecture, engineering, nursing, child care and domestic science. Not only will women be encouraged to enter the profession of their choice, but also through the Corporations they will have power to improve the conditions which prevail to-day. Better facilities will be offered for their training (i.e. in hospitals as nurses and medical students), while in the National Housing scheme, women architects and engineers will help in planning the homes and cities of the future.
Fascism is in favour of the abolition of the marriage bar in all careers; but married women will not be forced by economic reasons to work to maintain the home.
The fascist proposals with regard to the nursing profession embody a scheme whereby all nurses, midwives, including health visitors, will receive adequate training, and periodic refresher courses in local hospitals. Through a corporate organisation, nurses will obtain an 8-hour day, good food and accommodation, and a living wage while training. A national pensions scheme is suggested and a grant for post-graduate training.
Domestic workers shall be trained where possible in domestic science. Their employers can co-operate with the State to allow them sufficient free time to continue their training while working. Certificated workers would raise the standard throughout the whole of this profession, and through their corporation would ensure reasonable hours and abolish the unregulated drudgery which prevails at present.
Summarised, the Fascist principles are:
- No discrimination against a woman in her choice of career.
- Removal of sex discrimination.
- Control through Corporations.
The above indicates the scope for women in the Corporate State. The choice of career is theirs but, "out of the professional shall be born the calling."
5. Working Conditions
Of the 24,000,000 women in England, over a quarter are engaged in paid work. This is 29 per cent. of all insured workers. Expert opinion is agreed that the safeguards at present offered to workers, especially women, are incapable of protecting life and limb. Accidents increased during 1934 by 23,600, of which 785 were fatal. The report of the Chief Inspector of Factories and Workshops records an increase in industrial disease.
In the largest group of women workers (those employed in the textile trade), wages are low and unemployment rife, and although about 70 per cent. of the operatives are organised, the unions have been unable to secure a living wage for the workers. In the catering trades, laundries, and among shop workers, long hours and bad conditions are prevalent. Office workers may work in premises which would be condemned as factories, badly lit and worse ventilated. The result is the high rate of bad health. No legislation exists to protect this type of worker.
Throughout industry far reaching reforms are due. Nearly a quarter of a century has elapsed since the Factory Acts were seriously overhauled, during which time there has been an increasing use of machinery and a speeding up of productive processes, subjecting the workers to nervous strain and physical danger. Juvenile labour is a serious problem, and it is still possible for young girls from school to be employed for long hours.
Fascism sees two main remedies. Firstly, the establishment of Corporations in industry and commerce to govern conditions and to raise the wage standards throughout the country. Secondly, the exclusion of foreign goods and foodstuffs which can be produced in this country. This will increase the demand for the products of British workers, and ensure continuity of employment for them.
Standards of lighting, ventilation, and hygiene will be raised and stringently enforced. Recreational facilities will be developed and an annual holiday with high pay will be compulsory.
The wide public demand for healthier and more humane conditions will achieve practical results by the organisation of women workers in their Industrial Corporations, through which they will be represented in Parliament.
6. Health
To improve public health the principle of preventive medicine must be applied. Skilled medical attention can alleviate, but cannot prevent, a steady deterioration in the nation's physique, while millions exist on the dole, or are on starvation wages, living in housing conditions which are odious by civilised standards.
While we have slums we shall have disease. For decades millions of our people have existed in houses which are verminous, damp, decrepit, or even rat-ridden, sometimes with sewage-polluted basements. In some areas the percentage of persons living at over three per room has even increased. In such areas the susceptibility to disease is high.
Rheumatism , tuberculosis, rickets, diphtheria, all increase with the congestion in our great cities. A similar relationship can be traced between over-crowding and a high infant death rate, which in the central wards of our cities is double that in the outer city areas.
Only the organised power of the Corporate system can successfully tackle this tremendous problem. Here the experience of women in their daily life in the home will be of the utmost value, and only through their initiative and co-operation will this great work be accomplished.
We regard as essential:
- Security of employment at a living wage for every family in the state.
- A good home.
- A sufficiency of nourishing food.
7. Housing
Houses and flats both have their place in the fascist scheme for slum clearance in conjunction with Town and Country Planning. True planning depends upon industry, industry depends upon transport. Our aim is to re-house workers as near as possible to the place where they are accustomed to live, at rents which they can afford. While the ideal of an individual cottage and garden is easy of achievement in the planning of rural areas, in congested metropolitan areas flats may be necessary to ensure sufficient open space for gardens and playgrounds.
Most of the legal provisions for comprehensive planning and slum clearance already exist in Acts of Parliament. These measures are permissive and the central driving force to execute them is what is lacking.
Under a Fascist government experts will formulate planning and housing schemes. Much building since the war has been by unregulated private enterprise and is of the type which will create future slums. The planned economy of the Corporate State, with power to regulate the development of new industry and building, will prevent the creation of slums, preserve rural amenities, and prevent ribbon development. Green belts of land must be preserved as well as other open spaces for the parks, playgrounds, aerodromes, and the open-air schools of the future. Provision for motor roads must be taken into account and local industry will dictate the allocation of housing sites. The essence of good planning is to preserve, by means of a dynamic organisation, a balance between the needs of urban and rural development.
People will be assisted to buy their houses by a loan guaranteed by the State In some circumstances no compensation will be granted to an owner of a property who has neglected to maintain it in good condition, should it be needed by the state. Enterprise and ownership will be encouraged within the limits of the national welfare.
8. Education
In Education our motto is "begin at the beginning." Far reaching reforms are necessary, and are closely linked with health. First comes the provision of nursery schools and the improvement of infant schools. Magnificent pioneer work has been done on a small scale by nursery schools for children aged two to five, but the time has come when the experience gained should be applied on a national scale. Children who pass into school at five suffer from many preventable defects, both mental and physical, incurred since infancy – whereas at birth 90 per cent. are free from defect. Skilled handling, opportunities for physical development, regular medical overhaul, and life in a community which are gained in an open-air nursery school, are essential aids to the physical and mental health of the child.
Transition from the nursery schools to better accommodated and modified infant schools will facilitate development up to the higher grades. Where the interests of the State demand, and the ability of the child justify, technical or university training will be provided.
9. Maternal and Infant Welfare
It is a matter of grave concern that our maternal mortality rate at 4.41 per thousand stands higher than it was twenty years ago. At least half these deaths are proved to be preventable, so that the reason for a continued high mortality rate appears to be largely due to lack of proper care. The attendance of mothers at ante-natal clinics shows an average for England of 43.07 per cent. The under-nourishment among mothers in industrial areas is responsible for a great deal of the so-called maternal morbidity. To lessen the cost in health for mothers is our problem, remembering that while in England and Wales 3,000 mothers die annually, 60,000 every year are more or less crippled. This is 10 per cent. of all those bearing children. The 1918 Maternity and Child Welfare Act is a permissive act which contains legal provisions for the finest maternity service in the world. A democratic system, however, lacks adequate machinery to ensure that the service is developed to the full.
The following remedies are proposed:
- Education of women to seek advice before the birth of their babies.
- More clinics, of a more attractive and efficient design.
- More women doctors, who may be preferred by the patient.
- Better training, pay, and hours for midwives. There are too few at present, largely because of the poor pay, and uncertain working conditions.
- More specialised training in obstetric work for doctors, who, in our opinion, should not practice in this most important branch unless qualified in a post-graduate course.
- Improvement and extension of local hospitals to provide more maternity beds, and also facilities for training doctors and midwives.
- Factory legislation enabling women to rest at least six weeks before and after childbirth.
- Convalescent homes and an extended home help service enabling mothers to recuperate fully after the birth of their babies.
The infant mortality rate has decreased in the last thirty years, corresponding to the growth of infant welfare centres. The rate in congested slums and in certain industrial areas has shown an increase recently. Here health services have done good work but economic factors have caused a regression.
Whereas the State will provide the welfare clinics necessary, there is room for development of private clinics for subscribers. Development of nursery schools will ensure the continuity of medical inspections of children from babyhood.
There must be a scheme whereby mothers and children have country holidays. Holiday camps, homes for children, and rest homes for mothers, are sorely needed; by this means we can help stamp out the scourge of tuberculosis and revitalise the town dweller with the experience of some healthy country living – and in addition she may receive some useful training.
10. The Nation's Food Supply
The every-day task of the majority of women is to provide food for their family, therefore, it is of the greatest interest that the food they buy shall be sufficient in quantity, of good quality and reasonable price. Through neglect of home farming, less food is produced today than one hundred years ago, the balance being imported. An outstanding example is milk, of which we import as milk products, one and a half times the value of milk produced here. Yet the average weekly consumption per head is only two and a half pints. Doctors have testified to the misery in the depressed areas, and the shortage of fresh food and milk for mothers and children. It is absurd that while numbers of our population exist upon what is known as the minimum diet, on the other hand, farmers are unable to make a living. Faulty nutrition is the basis of much ill health, and there is evidence of a great lack of protective foods such as fresh milk, meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables. Sir John Orr has calculated that an adequate diet for all would mean an extra consumption annually of £200,000,000 worth of agricultural produce, all of which could be grown at home.
Under the Corporate System the better wages paid will enable the housewife to buy a sufficiency of the good fresh products of our countryside. The exclusion of foreign foodstuffs will ensure the revival of farming and a market for Empire produce.
The presence of women on Corporations as consumers will protect the interests of the housewife; and upon these important aspects of social welfare women will be enabled by corporate representation to advise and assist in carrying through the great fascist programme of social reform.
You are all agreed that many and far reaching social reforms in our country are necessary. What you have to consider, is whether Democracy has given us the power to abolish these evils. If you are not satisfied with things as they are you must consider how these reforms can be achieved.
You have now read an indication of how through the Corporate system you will have the power to carry through the reforms which are of vital importance for the welfare of the country and its people.


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The holidays are all about indulging yourself and experiencing great times with the ones you love. As a San Diego native (yes we do exist!), I can tell you that I am spoiled when it comes to good weather and a cold craft beer. If you have decided that spending this season vacationing in the warm San Diego sun is your forte you have made a wise choice my friends! "Chilly" nights here dip into the 50s so you can still head out on the town without wearing five layers of clothing!
With the ever-expanding nightlife and bar scene in San Diego you will never get bored or not find something that suits your style. We are, after all, America's finest city. Good tunes, good cocktails and good times are around every corner from Encinitas to South Bay.
My top choices for nightlife and things to do include attractions for every type of visitor, from the low-key whiskey bar in the middle of town to the seasonal beachside ice skating rink at the famous Hotel Del Coronado.
Holiday Wonderland in Petco Park
If you want to fully experience holiday cheer, be sure to visit Holiday Wonderland at Petco Park in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego. Petco Park Events has truly done an outstanding job of transforming the home of the San Diego Padres into a holiday spectacle to behold! Fun for the whole family includes a snow hill for sledding, live reindeer, face painting, train rides, holiday treats for sale, a VIP lounge to relax, live entertainment, adult cocktails for sale and several themed areas each with their own holiday vibe. Try the Roast Beast sandwich, the Grinch approves.
Where: 100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
When: Through December 24, 2014 (Special Days – December 18, 22-24)
Time: 5:00 to 10:00 PM
Admission – $10-$15
Photo with Santa – $25
Train Ride – $5
> Find out more about Holiday Wonderland at Petco Park
Skating by the Sea at the Hotel del Coronado
If you're looking for something more romantic or beach vibe with a holiday twist, head to Hotel Del Coronado for a nice stroll along the beach at sunset, hold hands while trying out the ice skating rink set up between the sand and the hotel, then mosey over to the hotel bar for a glass of champagne and watch the sunset. The hotel is lit top to bottom in holiday lights, which makes for some amazing photos your friends back home will be sure to admire. You can also head to Coronado Brewing Company for a pint or two and see across the bay towards the twinkling lights of downtown from the island.
Where: Hotel del Coronado – 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118
When: Through January 4, 2015
Cost: $25
> Find out more about Skating by the Sea
Side Bar
If you are ready to shed the gloves and parka and jingle bell rock your socks off, be sure to check out Side Bar. Wednesday nights, also known as "Industry Night", is known to get wild. You'll probably end up seeing someone dancing on the bar at least once by nights end and the stunning go-go dancers are decked out in outfits that match the theme of the any given night. I also hear that they're giving away gifts including Michael Kors watches, MAC makeup gift cards and more weekly to make things more festive this holiday season! Talk about a party with perks!
Where: 526 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92101
> Find out more about Side Bar
Seven Grand
Want to chill out at a bar and sip a nice glass of whiskey instead? Head over to Seven Grand located in North Park (one of America's best hipster neighborhoods as voted by Forbes magazine). Located just six minutes from downtown SD in the center of the city, Seven Grand is a dark and inviting neighborhood bar staffed by some of the most charming people around. Whiskeys line the large wall in the main room and the bartenders can pick one that suits your taste or make you one of their delicious cocktails. Try either a whiskey sour, aviation or, my personal favorite, a simple glass of Buffalo Trace Bourbon served neat. Warms me up just thinking about it! Sitting in a dimly lit bar with folks playing pool in one room and live jazz in the back bar sets a nice mood for a little holiday cheer. Take friends and make friends there. Wear an ugly Christmas sweater for a good conversation starter and say "cheers" to Jay the British bar manager.
Where: 3054 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104
> Find out more about Seven Grand

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Source: This article was originally published on CNBC.
Written by: Courtney Connley, CNBC Make It
You've landed a brand-new job. Congratulations! Now you can sit back and wait for your start date, right? Wrong. There's a major mistake people often make as they're starting a new job, but it's on you can avoid.
You're excited. They're excited. What could possibly go wrong? Well, a lot, if you make this incredibly common mistake: not researching the history of your new company. It's imperative, that you do your research before starting a new position.
Do a Google search. Take a company veteran to coffee. Find out who started the company, and why. Who propelled its success and how? Who screwed it up along the way and what happened to them? Who owns how much of it and who's really in control of what?
Approach your new company like you're entering a partnership. You wouldn't get married without knowing your partner's life story, right? Your new company also has a past and you'll be savvier — and more effective — if you come on board knowing it.
I learned this lesson the hard way. In 1981, as a recent college graduate, I was working as a crime reporter at the Miami Herald. In the beginning, I wondered why so many police officers, whose information I desperately needed every day, were unfriendly to me. I hadn't done anything wrong yet!
A few weeks later, at a party with some colleagues, I finally learned why I was receiving such treatment. We were replacements for reporters who had been fired after going on strike. The police, who were also unionized, saw me as a traitor — and I'd been oblivious.
I immediately dug in an learned everything I could about the company's history and culture.
I discovered how contentious that recent strike had been. I learned that my own boss had refused to walk out, losing dozens of friends in the process. This small fact, importantly, really changed our relationship, because I finally understood him.
Going forward, I never took another job again without doing my due diligence.
Context shows us where we enter into the narrative of our organizations and often prepares us for what lies ahead. Make sure you face your exciting future better by researching — and understanding — your company's past. You may be a newbie, but you don't have to act that way.
Suzy Welch is the co-founder of the Jack Welch Management Institute and a noted business journalist, TV commentator, and public speaker. Through its online MBA program, the Jack Welch Management Institute transforms the lives of its students by providing them with the tools to become better leaders, build great teams, and help their organizations win.


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In February, our national unemployment rate was just 3.5 percent. By March, it had jumped to 4.4 percent. The first week of April added another 6.6 million to the ranks of the unemployed. Over the past three weeks, there have been 16.8 million unemployment claims. Ohio's share of that is almost 700,000 claims. Dispatch Article. Put another way, that's the combined population of both Cleveland and Cincinnati, now unemployed. The NY Times is reporting the national unemployment rate to be closer to 13 percent. Article here.
At the end of March there were a number of legislative measures pushed through Congress to provide safety nets to the American people and stimulus to the economy. There is no question the Federal Government had to do this; however, continued focus on the economy and stimulus is putting the cart before the horse. Let's put the effort into beating the virus.
Initial Safety Nets:
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The first safety net is the Families First Coronavirus Response Act or the FFCRA for short. This act requires employers of 500 or fewer people to provide two weeks of paid time off to employees who miss work due to the Coronavirus. This includes missing work due to the need to provide childcare. For more information on the FFCRA, the Department of Labor has a really good summary here. Employers are reimbursed at year end in the form of refundable tax credits.
$2T Stimulus
The second was what is commonly referred to as the Coronavirus Stimulus. While we have seen stimulus bills in the past to stimulate the economy, never anything this big. This package is two trillion dollars ($2,000,000,000,000.00). Think about that a minute.
The stimulus does a lot:
- There is a direct payment to qualifying taxpayers;
- Unemployment is extended;
- Through July 31st, the federal government is increasing unemployment an additional $600 per week from the state awarded payment;
- Most federal student loans are put into forbearance;
- Minimum distributions from IRA's have been suspended for 2020;
- An early withdraw from an IRA will not have the 10% penalty, provided the withdraw is due to the Coronavirus;
- The amount you can borrow from a 401k has been doubled;
- A national moratorium was put in place on evictions for landlords whose loans are backed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae; and
- $370 Billion was set aside for loans to small businesses, some of which are forgivable.
For a more detailed discussion/FAQ on what is in the stimulus bill, the NY Times put together a really good article here.
What's the Problem?
You can bailout the economy all you want, but until we beat the virus, we can't restart the economy!
What we really need is a vaccine. Something that can create an immune response to create antibodies that kill COVID-19, the medical condition that is caused by the Coronavirus. While there are a number of pharmaceuticals and bio-tech firms racing through clinical trials, reports say we are, at best, a year away from a vaccine that can be used on the public. Article.
So when do we restart the economy?
No one knows for sure, but experts are beginning to layout some measures to determine when trying to slowly restart the economy should begin. The four that have been identified by experts so far are:
- Hospitals must be able to treat all patients requiring hospitalization without resorting to crisis standards of care.
- Authorities must be able to test everyone who has symptoms and get reliable results quickly.
- Agencies must be able to monitor confirmed cases, trace contacts of the infected, and have at-risk people go to quarantine.
- Sustained reduction in cases for at least 14-days.
Ohio has cleared hurdle one, so far. The current load of patients being seen for COVID-19 is not overwhelming the health care system. The last three, however, Ohio is failing.
The United States still hasn't devised and distributed an effective testing procedure that delivers quick results. There is currently a shortage of testing kits and the pieces that make up the kits. Ohio State has been at work to try to shore up two of the shortages — the swab itself and the solution used during transport. Ohio State's swabs, created on 3d printers, and their in-house transport media were recently approved by the FDA. Source. So we're not there yet, but it seems like we've got people working on it.
What are other countries doing?
In the absence of a vaccine, other countries that have attempted to restart their economies have had significant tools for tracing infected. This includes having people have their smartphones scanned to determine where they've been, and forcing people to use apps to monitor their health. Culturally, I just do not see Americans getting on-board with what will feel like a government invasion of privacy.
In Wuhan, the city where the virus started, life is just now starting to get back to normal after a two and a half month quarantine. As Wuhan is adjusting to its new normal, there are reports that it will be constructing COVID-19 sections to the hospital to help contain the virus and keep it from spreading to other patients. It is expected that occupants of the city will continue to wear masks for another three and a half months. AP.
Dr. Amy Acton has already indicated that she wants to see a drop in cases for about 14 days straight to know the virus is really on the decline. Dispatch. As the number of cases and number of deaths increased yet again today, we are no closer to beginning the countdown to getting back to work.
In the meantime, stay home. If you leave, mask up. Wash hands frequently.


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Fort Ticonderoga is well known for its 18th-century military collections and vast library and archival collections, but few people realize that it preserves an important art collection as well. From the very beginning of the museum's collecting endeavors, obtaining art in the form of portraits of people associated with the site's history, depictions of events from the Fort's past, and prints and photographs of the Ticonderoga peninsula's landscape has been an important focus of its collecting activities. Today, as a result of more than a century of collecting, Fort Ticonderoga's art collections are viewed by many scholars as one of the Fort's most important historical resources.
The highlights of the art collection were assembled into a special exhibit The Art of War: Ticonderoga as Experienced through the Eyes of America's Great Artists. The Art of War, though, is not just an exhibition of Fort Ticonderoga's collection of art; it is an interpretation of the Fort's long history through the eyes of the artists who visited the site or painted people associated with its history. The exhibit, opened in May 2011, brought together over 50 of the museum's most important works in a single exhibition to highlight the significance of the collection and present as visual narrative of the site's history from the earliest French occupation of the site to the beginning of the restoration of the Fort in 1909.
Included in the exhibition are several important "firsts." Significant in the history of the Lake George region, the exhibit includes both the earliest-known painted and printed views of the Lake George landscape dating to 1759. The first published view of Fort Ticonderoga's ruins from 1819 illustrates the Fort's importance in 19th-century tourism. The star of the show is arguably Thomas Cole's epic painting Gelyna, or A View Near Ticonderoga which holds the distinction of being Cole's earliest-known signed and dated work.
The exhibit also includes works by many other important artists spanning more than 150 years of American history. 18th-century military portraiture represented in the exhibit features the work of several important artists such as Allan Ramsay with his portrait of Major General James Abercromby, Charles Wilson Peale who painted Pennsylvania militia officer, Captain John Knox, and Charles Peale Polk with his wonderful portrait of General George Washington. The Ticonderoga landscape was skillfully rendered on paper by Hugh Reinagle as can be seen in the earliest-printed view of the Fort's ruins, and prolific Adirondack photographer, Seneca Ray Stoddard's work is well represented by his remarkable stereo photography of the Fort and its landscape in the 1870s and 1880s.
For the time that this exhibit has been presented to the public, it has served an important purpose in helping to visually introduce the Fort's guests to the complexities of the site's history. Like all special exhibits, however, this exhibit must eventually end. At the end of October The Art of War will be taken down. Some of the art will be incorporated into new exhibitions, others will return to storage. But the exhibit will enjoy a new life by being reorganized and relocated in reproduction form to the lobby spaces inside the Mars Education Center where it will continue to provide windows into the Fort's past and insight into the site's long and remarkable history.
Blog post by Christopher D. Fox, Curator, Fort Ticonderoga


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Power MOSFETs are marketed by different manufacturers with differences in internal geometry and with different names such as MegaMOS, HEXFET, SIPMOS, and TMOS. They have unique features that make them potentially attractive for switching applications. They are essentially voltage-driven rather than current-driven devices, unlike bipolar transistors.
The gate of a MOSFET is isolated electrically from the source by a layer of silicon oxide. The gate draws only a minute leakage current on the order of nanoamperes. Hence, the gate drive circuit is simple and power loss in the gate control circuit is practically negligible. Althoug h in steady state the gate draws virtually no current, this is not so under transient conditions.
The gate-to-source and gate-to-drain capacitances have to be charged and discharged appropriately to obtain the desired switching speed, and the drive circuit must have a sufficiently low output impedance to supply the required charging and discharging currents. The circuit symbol of a power MOSFET is shown in Fig . 1.
Power MOSFETs are majority carrier devices, and there is no minorit y carrier storage time. Hence, they have exceptionally fast rise and fall times. They are essentially resistive devices when turned on, while bipolar transistors present a more or less constant VCE(sat) over the normal operating range.
Power dissipation in MOSFETs is Id2 RDS(on) , and in bipolars it is IC VCE (sat) . At low currents, therefore, a power MOSFET may have a lower conduction loss than a comparable bipolar device, but at higher currents, the conduction loss w ill exceed that of bipolars. Also, the RDS(on) increases w ith temperature.
An important feature of a power MOSFET is the absence of a secondary breakdown effect, which is present in a bipolar transistor, and as a result, it has an extremely rugged switching performance. In MOSFETs, RDS(on) increases with temperature, and thus the current is automatically diverted away from the hot spot. The drain body junction appears as an antiparallel diode between source and drain.
Thus, power MOSFETs w ill not support voltage in the reverse direction. Although this inverse diode is relatively fast, it is slow by comparison with the MOSFET. Recent devices have the diode recovery time as low as 100ns. Since MOSFETs cannot be protected by fuses, an electronic protection technique has to be used.
With the advancement in MOS technology, ruggedized MOSFETs are replacing the conventional MOSFETs. The need to ruggedize power MOSFETs is related to device reliability. If a MOSFET is operating w ithin its specification range at all times, its chances for failing catastrophically are minimal. However, if its absolute maximum rating is exceeded, failure probability increases dramatically. Under actual operating conditions, a MOSFET may be subjected to transients – either externally from the power bus supplying the circuit or from the circuit itself due, for example, to inductive kicks going beyond the absolute maximum ratings.
Such conditions are likely in almost every application, and in most cases are beyond a designer's control. Rugged devices are made to be more tolerant for over-voltage transients. Ruggedness is the ability of a MOSFET to operate in an environment of dynamic electrical stresses, without activating any of the parasitic bipolar junction transistors.
The rugged device can w ithstand hig her levels of diode recover y dv=dt and static dv =dt .
SOURCE: Power System – Leonard L. Grigsby
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The Power of the Hair Bow
It started with my mother. For as long as I can remember, my mum would insist on her four daughters dressing like little dolls with frilly dresses and matching hair bows. We are now aged between 24-35 years and she still insists on this. Fortunately we don't have to wear the exact same dress and hair bow anymore….we have progressed to wearing the same outfit but in different colours! If my mum was a millennial, we would be those babies on Instagram wearing bows bigger than our heads. Outwardly we complained, but secretly we all loved it.
I wore the hair bows my mum brought me all through my childhood, my teens and even my early twenties. Bows helped me feel confident, expressed my personality and essentially added a finishing touch to my life. I had one particular bow, a simple black velvet bow hair clip that I was convinced was my 'lucky bow'. I wore this for my exams, my doctoral viva and every job interview since. I also had a lucky bow dress! I stopped wearing my hair bows at the age of 27 years. I was attending an academic conference where I was challenged by a female academic. She had no thoughts/feedback on the work I presented, she was just highly offended by my bow. She thought it was an affront to feminism and I should be ashamed of myself. I certainly didn't want my hair accessories to offend anyone so all my bows were donated to the sisters and a charity shop. I felt sad to lose my collection that I had built during my life time. Each bow had memories attached to it. I convinced myself it was a positive move. People would now take me seriously, I was no longer going to be seen as a 'little girl'. I was a proper grown up.
Nothing changed. I was still treated like a little girl. My petite frame did not help matters. It took some time but I finally realised, the problem was not the bow but people. People with pre-conceived ideas about what a female academic should look like. Why should I have to fit that image? Shouldn't I, as a feminist, smash that image? The bows are officially back!
Although I was upset by the feminist's comment, I understood why she was offended by the bow. You just have to consider the history of the bow. The hair bow can be seen being worn as a fashion accessory by women and girls as far back as 1837. During the Victorian period, ribbon was considered a luxury item, therefore a woman wearing a ribbon tied up as a bow in her hair was perceived as a sign of prosperity. Hair bows were particularly popular during this period as they projected the idea of innocence and femininity. Qualities that were considered important for women in the Victorian era. My bow represents those forced gendered values to some feminists.
Today the bow remains no less popular. It can be found everywhere from the high street (TopShop) to high end designer catwalks (Chanel). Its worn by everyone from child pop stars (JoJo Siwa) to members of the royal family. Whilst it remains the symbol of innocence when worn by young girls, I believe it represents something different for women.
A bow on a woman is the ultimate attitude symbol. It tricks the world into thinking you are just a 'silly little girl' and then bam you open your mouth and prove them wrong! It goads the world into underestimating you at it's own peril. It allows you to ride under the radar and make an impact on your own terms. A bow is a symbol of power and confidence. Resistance and rebellion. Why do I wear a bow at the age of 34? I intend to lead all girls and women to world domination with a bow jauntily perched on my hair. My bow is not an affront to feminism. Your questioning of it, is.


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Quick Look_______________
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 2-3 minutes
- Difficulty: easy.
- Labor Intensity: You can do on your own very easily!
- 1 box of your favorite cake mix (1 box makes 5 waffles - depending on your waffle size)
- Eggs, water, oil (as stated on box)
- Whatever toppings you want to add
Make cake batter according to directions on box
Spray waffle maker with non-stick spray. Pour into waffle maker and take out when done. You can mix different flavors. I made a neapolitan cake waffle
You can swirl around different flavors
Tom's Tips/tricks_______________
Note: If you cook it longer, it will be crunchier, taste less sweet, and will taste more like a waffle. If you cook it shorter, it'll be soft, moist, and fluffy like a cake; however, it will be a bit harder to take out since it's so soft. Play with it a little and see how "done" you like it.
Yellow cake doesn't have much flavor and tastes like a sweet waffle, especially if you cook it too long. Strawberry cake tastes like strawberry cake. Chocolate cake goes well as a waffle cake. I like how the flavor comes out through the toasted edges. You can also add chocolate chips in the batter and then pour hot chocolate fudge sauce (found in the ice cream section) over it.
Here are some other ideas I found online:
Ice cream sandwich with cake waffles
Red velvet waffle cake with frosting
Chocolate waffle cake with ice cream and fudge
Sprinkles + whipped cream
Birthday waffle cake


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- 1-2 cucumbers – chopped
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- 4 tbsp olive oil
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- Salt and pepper to taste
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The Group Accidental Death and Disability Rider by Shriram Life provides three different rider options and these are -
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Sum Assured:
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|Maximum policy tenure
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|Modes of Premium Payment
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Eastlan adding three markets this Fall
(BELLEVUE, WA) Adams Radio Group and Bravo Mic Communications have chosen a new ratings vendor for the Las Cruces NM radio market.
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Las Cruces joins Charleston WV and Dyersburg TN as new Eastlan markets this Fall.
Eastlan Ratings is privately held media-research firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Eastlan Ratings was formed in 1999 and provides radio audience measurement data across the United States. For more background see www.eastlanratings.com.


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In my continuing effort to understand the commodification of sexuality in this country, we also stopped by a place called "The Women's Sexuality Resource Center." I guess it's a sign of something that a porn shop has to be a "resource center," but I haven't out exactly what it signifies.
When we got to the toys, we were informed that they were indeed demonstrators, and we could pick them up or try on the strap-ons...which I found a little unnerving, but I guess it is good customer service.
I told this to my friend Eric, and he told me that he heard the Seattle, WA, store Babes in Toyland used to let you take their demonstrators to the back room to sample...as long as you kept your underwear on.
This leads me to wonder what tehy do with the older demonstrators...could you buy them at a bargain rate, or would that be slumming it a bit too much?


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perienced executives, the days' panel of guests repeatedly came back to this one common theme - some by plainly calling it out and others in less...
"You are The Establishment now."
"Long before my success in country music, I was a die-hard fan of all Arkansas Razorback sports."
Michele Tafoya will serve as the sideline reporter for her 300th NFL regular-season game this Sunday.
"I just think the NFL should look at going into more days of the week."
"We no longer think it makes sense to include them in our TV lineup."
"This new season features some of the most exciting high school basketball stars in the country."
Stephen A told the viewers of First Take that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
"This is truly remarkable and again thanks to everyone, I very much appreciate it."
The presentation averaged 1.85 million viewers, topping only last year's edition which only averaged 1.52 million viewers.


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Frostbolt Games is a independant game company founded by DysprosiumDy and Silicon. We've currently created two online games (Board Game Online and Catamancer) and one app (Steampunk Shooter). We've also created a minigame Proggy Bot.
Catamancer is the one and only cat themed Collectible Card Game (CCG)! Summon Black Panthers and White Tigers, Meowls and Mewsicians or even mythical units like Catdalf the Grey or Cathulhu! This game was funded through Kickstarter and has been released in September 2016.
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With over 20 restaurants serving Korean food in New Malden, finding the right one can be difficult. Following the crowds leads you to Jin Go Gae, which is away from the hight street along an unprepossessing road off the A3 fly-over.
Don't let the destination fool you – this is a great restaurant.
We started with an incredible kimchi pancake which combined delicate pieces of cabbage with the lightest of batters. each slice was dipped into a bowl vinegar and soy sauce condiment. The pancake was luscious, and so light.
Three bowls of banchan were brought out. We had seasoned bean sprouts, a dish of sliced kimchi and a terrific potato salad with chunks of potato and cucumber in a sweet mayonnaise sauce.
I wasn't sure we would have much room for barbecue but somehow we did. The kalbi was sliced long-ways and laid down carefully on the hot metal grill under which hot charcoals were laid in a cauldron laid into the table.
We ordered squid too, which cam unwarranted. We dipped it into samjjang sauce and then we wrapped it up in lettuce leaves.
If you come here regularly the waitresses will start to recognise you and remember you as though an old friend.
Groups of contented Korean families sat eating happily opposite us and smaller tables were to the back of the restaurant. As we finished, there was a queue of people already waiting outside. At the front of the restaurant a group of young adults were celebrating someone's birthday. It was busy but not somehow not noisy. This place is perfect for a friendly meal, and at other times during the week this would be an ideal date spot.
Food 4.5/5
Service 4/5
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One of the most popular techniques employed by cold emailers is the auto follow-up email sequence — emails that ping the prospect every few days until the prospect replies. Sometimes though, you might need to send that same follow-up email manually because it didn't send automatically. Now why on Earth wouldn't the auto follow-up have been sent properly? There are several reasons this might happen:
- You forgot to set your auto follow-ups on the original campaign, and now it's too late to go back and do so.
- You accidentally deleted some critical data in your account that made it impossible to send the auto follow-up email sequences.
- A bug on our end resulted in the auto follow-ups failing to send. Of course that's the least likely scenario!
Fortunately, it's easy to recover from this mistake and get your one or two (or three or more) follow-up emails out, just as if they had gone out with the normal auto follow-up system.
(Also, if you want to check to see if your auto follow-ups are going out as scheduled, you can check the calendar view for your campaign.)
Three Steps
Step 1
First, launch the manual follow-up tool and choose your campaign. After choosing your campaign, the various list segments will show up below it, such as "Replied," "Didn't Reply," "Opened," and "Didn't Open," etc. Most cold emailers are trying to get their prospects to reply, and therefore most auto follow-up emails are sent to those who didn't reply. Assuming that's the case for you, choose the "Didn't Reply" segment. If that's not the case for you, choose the appropriate segment.
Step 2
After you click the button, a Compose window will launch and the To field will already be set to everyone who didn't reply to your original campaign.
Put in the message that you wish to use as your follow-up email. The Subject Line is irrelevant since this message will be a part of the same conversation as your original email. The message you compose will be the message that appears on top of your original email when the prospect sees it in his Inbox.
Step 3
Finally, make sure you set the email to send "as replies" to your original campaign.
After you've done all this, hit the GMass button to send your follow-up message now. Of course, you can schedule it send later if you wish.
How does this work?
Any follow-up email sequence simply involves sending a new email as part of the same conversational thread as a prior email. The automatic follow-up feature does this for you in a seamless way. Even if these emails aren't sent automatically, though, they can always be sent manually because the "Send as replies" setting will look for a prior sent email to "thread" to the current email, making it all part of the same conversation both in your Sent folder and the recipient's Inbox.
In this case, the message you entered in the Compose window would have normally been the message you entered in one of the "Stages" for the auto follow-ups in your original campaign. By sending this current email "as a reply" to the original campaign, it essentially becomes the equivalent of an auto follow-up stage.
In fact, you can now set Stage 1, Stage 2, and more if you like. If you set Stage 1 now, that becomes the equivalent of what would have been Stage 2 in an auto follow-up sequence, and if you set Stage 2 now, that becomes the equivalent of what would have been Stage 3 in an auto follow-up sequence.
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How to delete sent emails from the dropdown? I had a few test ones with the same subject lines. Just trying to make to dropdown tidy. Thanks!
Do my follow up emails count as a part of my daily limit? I assume so and if it does, I'll need to develop a system to keep track.
Hi there,
Will my merge tags in the manual follow up campaigns align with the original campaign? Since when I hit GMASS, I received a message saying that this (Follow up) campaign is not connected to any Google Sheet?
Thank you for your help.
Hi, I followed these steps but received a message that said the following:
"Uh oh, something went wrong while sending. Here is the detailed error:
General Exception It appears that your Subject is blank. If we are wrong and you actually do have a Subject set, please try this: make a change to your Subject, then change it back to how you want it, then wait a few seconds, and then try GMass again.
In many cases, pressing the GMass button again will fix this." \
I tried pressing the gmass button again as well as deleting the original draft and starting a new one, but I got the same error. How do I fix this?
I'm having this same issue. Did you ever hear back or find a solution?
When I want to compose follow up, it gives me an error message.
Pls assist
Invalid grant or token has expired "uri'
I am unable to send to the campaign specified. It only sends as a reply to the last email conversation I had with the recipient.
Steps taken:
1. Click button next to gmail search bar "Choose a past campaign to send a manual follow-up campaign".
2. Choose previous campaign and recipients. Hit accept
3. Add content, then select "Advanced:" > "Send as: Replies" > "Choose campaign to reply to: {last campaign}. NOTE: I DO NOT SEE "Reply-to set" tagged in the Advanced section of Settings at this point.
4. Click "GMass" send button.
Expectation: Campaign sent as replies to the selected previous campaign
Result: ALL emails sent as replies to MOST RECENT CONVERSATION.
Please note, I've already sent a support request but I have not gotten a definitive answer to this in 10 days. Your timely assistance is greatly appreciated.
When manually sending a follow-up email on a previous mass email campaign it will not insert the first name after setting that up the same way I did in my initial email. So 100 prospects just got an email that started like this… Hi ,. Instead of Hi Dave,. Can we not personalize the follow-up emails?
When I use this secondary follow up tool to a previous campaign, the drafts don't get created, in the Gmass Notifier, subject line: GMass Drafts have been created — take action, the notification says "Drafts remaining to be created: 10" but the drafts don't get created even though they are not on a delayed schedule. The campaign was set up to send "Now" Would someone please help me understand what may be going wrong?
Thank you!
If I send a follow-up to a certain group but then delete certain email addresses from the "to" field, will GMass send the emails to the remaining people correctly? Thanks!
Under yr basic pricing at $12.95, it states that sequences/follow-ups are excluded. Does it mean that the auto/manual followups listed here are omitted fr this plan? Thanks
This is an old post and does not work – date 3/3/2023
Sure thing- the send test certainly does not work and I want to verify the format of the Gmass pasting of the original email- does not seem possible
I would be good to add to this blog that it is necessary to have 'saved' messages in the sent folder – or GMass will not have anything to reply to.
Otherwise, good product, helped me immensely.


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Cargo bikes are growing in popularity in the UK, but they're not just for carrying goods. Increasingly, parents are transporting kids by cargo bike, saving money and time getting around.
Although there are pockets of growth – with Cambridge and parts of London experiencing booms – other parts of the UK are yet to catch on. However, with the right support, and safe enough routes, even parents who haven't cycled for years can be tempted to transport their kids by bike.
In 1999, the School Run Centre in Cambridge became one of the first shops in the UK to sell child-carrying cargo bikes. Founder Hugh Salt says the main draw for parents is practicality. "The logistics are amazing," he says. "I have one parent with a tricycle cargo bike, who saved £3,000 to £4,000 over four years [versus a car]. Saving £1,000 a year when you aren't on a big income, with children, makes a huge difference. As a parent, you never have a minute in your day, and being able to cut those travel times down is great. "Cambridge is so small, but it suffers from gridlock. With a car, you have got no idea how long it will take to get to school, because of the traffic. With a cargo bike, you know. It ticks so many boxes for parents here.
"I have one parent whose kids were at three different schools, which made it impossible to use any other transport than an electric cargo bike. Electric assist has opened up a whole new world for people who wouldn't have used them, because of hills.
"Parents come in and say 'it's life-changing, you have made my life easier'. Even down to the special needs customers, they send me emails and say 'we didn't believe this was possible, it's liberating'." Salt says many Cambridge parents are from cycle-friendly countries, where cycling kids to school is normal. Once parents see other parents using them, however, they become interested too. "Now, when you go out in the streets of Cambridge, you see three or four cargo bikes in ten minutes. There's usually a line of ten or 20 outside schools and nurseries," he says.
London-based CarryMe Bikes CIC helps parents find the right cargo bike, offering support, bike loans, test rides and sales. Alix Stredwick, who runs Carry Me, says the purpose is "getting people through the stages of cycling with kids, trying out lots of equipment and giving them the confidence to ride on the streets".
"One-to-one attention is really important, to make sure they are comfortable and happy with the details such as the steering, brakes and gears," says Stredwick. "You have got to try before you buy with cargo bikes – try as many brands as you can."
BikeBiz joined one of Stredwick's East London park sessions – funded by Cycling Grants London – where parents ride different cargo bikes in a supportive environment. One mother of four, Esther, who hasn't cycled since childhood herself, was considering carrying her youngest by bike as a way of avoiding local traffic jams.
Stredwick says: "Research shows it is the women of the house who make transport decisions, so we need to get women onside, though both parents have to be on board.
"I enjoy talking to female customers because they get a rough time in traditionally male bike shops."
Salt also sees test riding as essential to get parents riding. "It's pretty amazing, people's reaction people when they see them; the main one is happy smiling children and happy
smiling parents, and that's the best advert you can get."
Cargo bike trends
Cargo bikes tend to suit parents with two or more children. The Bicycle Association doesn't know how many cargo bikes are out there, but its operations director, Steve Garidis, says the BA is working on this data for release later this year.
Cargo bikes mainly come with two and three wheels, with and without electric assist. Two wheels is the most popular option. They are easier to manoeuvre if the rider has good balance, and rides like a normal bike. However, not everyone is comfortable with these, and the capacity of two-wheelers tends to be lower.
Three wheelers have greater carrying capacity, with some taking up to eight children. Perhaps counterintuitively, three-wheelers can be less stable and prone to tipping if ridden too fast around corners. They are also more affected by potholes, and harder to manoeuvre on a cambered road; the rider may feel they are constantly steering away from the gutter. However, they can be great for journeys with a lot of stopping and starting, or for parents with balance issues.
So, what about electric assist? Stredwick says: "Recent advances in battery technology are a game changer for e-cargo bikes. They are now lighter and last longer; they're more sophisticated. The mid-drive option responds to torque through the pedal and reacts with a smooth power output, so you don't lurch when you set off. Where earlier hub models could be hit and miss, it gives you more control, it's a good feeling."
She says the Shimano Steps system and the Bosch Performance line are good options and cost about the same. "Don't be snooty about electric assist," she adds. "When you're carrying two or three children and shopping, there's no shame in it; there's no point doing your knees in.
Salt implores potential users not to be put off by the non-bicycle like appearance. "That's really the one key thing with these bikes," he says. "A lot of bike shops look at them and think 'I won't tackle that'. There's a lot to learn, but once you've got the hang of it, it's not that hard. Make sure your mechanics can deal with hub gears and hub-based brake systems. Most of the components are the same, although the box is there and they take up a lot of space. Some shops are put off if there are spares that they don't carry."
As a distributor, he says, he is happy to talk shops through how to fix the bikes. "We like to support our retailers as much as possible." Stredwick feels it is worthwhile for a shop to become an expert in cargo bikes and family cycling. The Green Commute Initiative's Rob Howes believes parents could be a new potential customer for bike shops alongside their traditional 'cyclist' customers.
New cargo bikes start at around £1,400 and can reach £4,000 with accessories; e-assist tends to add an extra £1,000 to the cost, but Stredwick says: "I think as soon as people start seeing it as a replacement for a car, they are much more willing to spend £2,000 or more.
She adds that, because they are well built, they keep their value, and can be sold on for two-thirds of the original price. Second-hand, they can sell from £400 to more than £1,800, depending on the condition.
Wider issues
Good infrastructure is key if people are to feel safe cycling with kids – this means safe routes that are protected from traffic, or on low traffic routes, and can accommodate larger cycles. It also means availability of parking. Stredwick says we need pressure on local authorities to provide safer cycling routes as well as safe, secure parking for larger cycles, as cargo bikes often don't fit into existing bike storage units and stands.


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15 Jan How a healthy tech-based economy helps others in Wisconsin
Madison, Wis. – How does a tech-based economy help parts of Wisconsin that aren't destined to become the next Silicon Valley or to attract millions of dollars in medical research grants? For an answer, let's take a virtual tour of Imago Scientific Instruments in suburban Madison.
Imago is a shining example of Wisconsin's growing expertise in nanotechnology, which is unlocking the chemical, electrical, and optical secrets of molecules and atoms. A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter, or about 1/80,000th the diameter of a human hair. Viewed another way, a nanometer is about 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
Nanotechnology is a catch-all description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. In short, nanotechnology is a platform for advancing other sciences. The applications in genetics, industry, robotics, artificial intelligence, and physics are so vast that scientists believe they're only now scratching the surface.
Some nanotechnology applications have already found commercial use. Nanoscale materials are being used in products as diverse as sun-blocking lotions, plastics, lubricants for heavy machinery, tennis balls, computer displays, paneling on cars and men's pants.
Imago's role in all this is making world-class nanotech tools such as its LEAP atomic probe microscopes, which provide 3-D micro-structural information. Imago's award-winning products are being used in eight countries on projects that range from analyzing containment vessels for Japan's 30 nuclear power plants to researching "blast-resistant" metals.
76,500 reasons to work here
So, what does this mean to Wisconsin? For starters, it means some good jobs. Imago has 51 employees and the average wage is $76,500 per year, more than twice the state's per capita average. Its sales are growing steadily ($4.1 million in orders in the fourth quarter of 2006 alone) and the future looks bright with the global nanotech tools market predicted to reach $27 billion by 2008.
The technology, electronics, and even the metal fabrication required to make one of Imago's grand piano-sized LEAP microscopes is impressive, and most of it requires buying materials and systems from suppliers.
"We buy from about 100 Wisconsin-based firms," said Timothy J. Stultz, Imago's president and CEO. "We buy a lot of things in Wisconsin, we hire in Wisconsin, we pay taxes in Wisconsin – but we sell and compete globally."
While many Imago suppliers and vendors are in the Madison area, others can be found in Milwaukee, Eau Claire, and beyond. Those suppliers may not consider themselves "tech" companies – but they're part of an emerging technology cluster that often corresponds with Wisconsin's historic ability to turn out high-quality products for global production.
Studies have confirmed that a growing, tech-based economy in Wisconsin helps communities outside the well-known tech centers.
A study released late last year by University Research Park in Madison, one of the state's largest and oldest tech parks, showed it is a driving force in the state's economy. The study found that the park contributes more than $680 million to the economy annually, supports 9,100 jobs, and generates state and local tax revenue of more than $46 million each year.
Research renaissance
University Research Park is not the only research park in Madison, which is also home to the Fitchburg tech center that includes Imago, Old Sauk Trails on the far West Side, and the TEC Center on the East Side – to name a few.
Another study by the Wisconsin Technology Council looked at the economic value of academic research and development funding statewide. In 2004, about $883 million in academic R&D helped generate 31,000 jobs directly and indirectly, based on an economic formula used by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Whether it's a nanotech company such as Imago, biotech firms or emerging companies in the biofuels sector, technology is helping to propel Wisconsin's economy in ways that reach most parts of the state. In a global economy, Wisconsin needs more companies that sell goods and services around the world – and suppliers that help make it possible.
Recent articles by Tom Still
• Tom Still: High taxes and low rates of entrepreneurship – is there a relationship?
• Tom Still: Wisconsin's high-growth economy: '07 predictions
• Tom Still: Entrepreneurship grant will build strong foundation
• Tom Still: Flying to the moon? Take Wisconsin tech along
• Tom Still: Closing the income gap begins with education
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• Tom Still: Business Plan Contest producing successful grads
The opinions expressed herein or statements made in the above column are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Wisconsin Technology Network, LLC.
WTN accepts no legal liability or responsibility for any claims made or opinions expressed herein.


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The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) denied state media reports that the government may extend US$1.17 trillion of new loans this year, the South China Morning Post reported. China Securities Journal and Shanghai Securities News had reported that CBRC Vice Chairman Cai Esheng made the comments at a forum on Saturday. The CBRC has reportedly asked officials not to comment on macroeconomic policy because the regulator has no control over lending policy. China's official loan target for 2009 is US$732.3 billion, but that number is expecte to be exceeded. The value of new loans in the first quarter reached US$670.9 billion.
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A food establishment health permit is required for all businesses or organizations that provide perishable foods, whether prepackaged or non-prepackaged, to the public. Permanent establishments, as well as temporary events, are required to apply for a food permit, regardless of whether there is a charge for the food.
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The City of Coppell requires at least one employee that has supervisory and management responsibility to be a Certified Food Protection Manager. Visit Texas Health and Human Services' Food Manager Certification page for more information on Certified Food Protection Manager recognized exams and testing agencies.
All food employees, except for the certified food manager, shall successfully complete an accredited food handling training course. Visit Texas Health and Human Services' Food Handler Training Programs page for more information on Certified Food Protection Manager recognized exams and testing agencies.
Cottage Food Operators
Home food preparation is not allowed in the State of Texas except foods that fall under the Texas Cottage Food Law.
A cottage food production operation is defined as an individual, operating out of the individual's home, who:
- Produces a baked good, candy, coated and uncoated nuts, unroasted nut butters, fruit butters, a canned jam or jelly, a fruit pie, dehydrated fruit or vegetables, including dried beans, popcorn and popcorn snacks, cereal, including granola, dry mix, vinegar, pickles, mustard, roasted coffee or dry tea, or a dried herb or dried herb mix
- Has an annual gross income of $50,000 or less from the sale of the described foods
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The City of Coppell uses a 100-point scoring system during each unannounced routine inspection. A score below 70 may be grounds for the closing of the establishment. Every violation noted is debited using a weighted scale (1 to 5) based on severity. The frequency of inspections is based on each establishment's potential "risk." The "risk" is based on type of food preparation, volume of customers and previous inspection scores. Unannounced scoring inspections are conducted from two to four times per year based on the calculated "risk" of the establishment.
View the latest Food Inspection Results (PDF).