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The decision of Jay-Z to launch a sports agency that services football, basketball, and baseball players has created plenty of waves. Some of that flows naturally from the decision of an extremely rich and influential entertainer branching out in a very different way. Some of it comes from the obvious attraction that certain players will have to working with Jay-Z.
And some of it flows from the controversy the effort has created, whether it's the NFLPA investigating a potential violation of the rule against the use of "runners" by recruiting Jets quarterback Geno Smith to sign with NFLPA-certified agent Kim Miale or going scoreboard on baseball agent Scott Boras in the lyrics of one of Jay-Z's new songs.
Jay-Z added more waves this week by calling himself a "problem" for other agents in an interview with Power 105.1 in New York.
"Those guys have been sitting around just doing the typical things," Jay-Z said, via Forbes.com. "Knock on the same doors. They go to Nike, they do the contract and then they sit back. They don't do anything else. So they've been sitting around for 20-30 years just not doing anything.
"So me coming, that's a problem for them. Cause now they have to go to work, now they have to wake up, now they have to do things. So they don't want me around because now they have to do something for these athletes. The bigger goal is for all artists to get their just due. Not to get half-ass agents or people who rob them or people who don't care about their finances. They're just taking whatever is going to get them a check."
While there are indeed plenty of "half-ass agents" and crooks who would rob their clients, Jay-Z paints with far too broad a brush, assuming that all agents are doing nothing to maximize their clients' earnings, and that his arrival to the industry will somehow get them to collectively roll up their sleeves and start grinding.
On that point, he's specifically referring to the area where he intends to add the most value — marketing dollars that can be earned off the field.
The notion that other agents aren't doing anything other than shoe/apparel deals overlooks the reality that much greater commission percentages can be earned via marketing deals than through (at least in the NFL) player contracts. So there's a real incentive for agents to work those deals.
Having Jay-Z in the industry won't necessarily make them work harder to make more marketing dollars for their clients. Instead, it will make them harder to persuade their clients that Jay-Z won't be able to do better, no matter how hard he works at it or what he says or raps about it.
When it comes to actual contract negotiations with teams, Jay-Z will be hard pressed to do a better job, especially since he's not focusing on one sport. There are far too many nuances involved to understand markets and labor deals and relationships in three different sports at the same time.
At the NFL level, the solution as to Victor Cruz was to partner with CAA, which makes sense. As to Geno Smith, Jay-Z opted instead to hire an unknown agent, which doesn't make sense.
Plenty of things will and won't make sense as Jay-Z continues to embark on a new career that would seem to be far less lucrative than the one he has, which raises the biggest question we've had since first hearing about the plan.
Why would he want to do it?


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It's been an incredibly productive month for the factions team. We have been very hard at work. Construction of buildings is once again working and we have moved on to new systems such as the tech tree and customizable character, mesh hiding for the armor etc... there are only a few pieces to rough into the application until it will begin to resemble an actual game where you have a purpose and challenges.
We have also done a huge amount of bug squashing in our server and client code. This has made internal tests much more predictable, stable, and dare I say, almost fun...
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Well, at least that's what he said. Said it was just an excuse for the card-making companies to make more money out of us. So, the following year I didn't get him a card. Boy! I never heard the end of it! *grin* He complained bitterly that I didn't care enough to get him a card. You can be sure I got him a card every year after that.
So, I didn't put up a Father's Day post last week especially to honour his memory. I'm going to do it this week instead (and with a slightly naughty sense of humour, since he has passed away and can't do anything about it! LOL).
My Dad, Edmund Samuel Murch Haywood, was born just before World War Two in a little Cornish town, where everyone knew everyone else (and was probably related to them as well). He used to tell of how the village policeman met him coming round a corner, instantly knew who he was, and hauled him off (by the ear) to his mother. Dad hadn't done anything wrong - it was just in case he was about to be up to no good. My father was 10.
He trained as a baker and confectioner, then joined the Royal Air Force and became a dog-handler. When he was discharged, he set up his own security company in London, using ex-police dogs. He then spent some time in Italy, and finally stayed put in one place in a small Somerset town. I was always amazed at the way he was never violent towards troublemakers - all he had to do was glare at them and they backed down; even chaps who were bigger, younger, and had more muscles than Dad. When he took in a 'rescue dog', later in life, she growled at him - so he growled back. She was so stunned, she adored him for ever more!
My most enduring memory of him is at my grandmother's surprise birthday party. It was more of a family reunion, actually. Dad was one of the last to come in the room, and everybody naturally turned to see who was so late. And everybody smiled. Everybody! I thought, "I want to grow up to be like that; when I come into a room, everybody smiles happily".
Thanks, Dad, for making me - and everyone else - smile.
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Sentimental Sunday: My Dad Hated Father's Day
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Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote: > * Charles Reitzel wrote: > >>>>The "o:p" stand for the p tag inside the o namespace. Is a namespace by >>>>that name defined anywhere in the file? You can recognize it by the xmlns >>>>prefix. >>>>Most probably it's a left over from a faulty XSL transformation. >>>>Without seeing the file it's a bit difficult to tell you why Tidy does not >>>>mark all of them as errors. Probably it's the order of the tags that makes >>>>them faulty or not. ex. <o:p> inside <body> can be excepted, but outside >>>><body> not. >>>> > >>Word2000 will use the o: namespace prefix (o for Office). Using >>--word-2000 yes should also fix the problem. This option will also clean >>up a bunch of the cruft Office puts in HTML files. Often used with --clean >>and --bare. >> > > Hmm. > > % tidylib --word-2000 yes > <o:p>...</o:p> > line 1 column 1 - Warning: <o:p> is not approved by W3C > line 1 column 1 - Warning: inserting missing 'title' element > ^Z > Info: Document content looks like HTML proprietary > 2 warnings, 0 errors were found! > > <html> > <head> > <meta content= > "HTML Tidy for Windows (vers 1st October 2002), see www.w3.org" > name="generator"> > > <title></title> > </head> > > <body> > <o:p>...</o:p> > </body> > </html> > > Is this really intended? Does it need a proper xmlns:o to work? Or am I > encountering a bug? Without --word-2000 I get > > line 1 column 1 - Error: <o:p> is not recognized! > line 1 column 1 - Warning: discarding unexpected <o:p> > line 1 column 1 - Warning: plain text isn't allowed in <head> elements > line 1 column 1 - Warning: inserting missing 'title' element > line 1 column 9 - Warning: discarding unexpected </o:p> > > That's even worse. And another one, using --word-2000 I also get > > Info: Doctype given is "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" > Info: Document content looks like HTML 3.2 > > Neither is true; the first reminds me to a bug I really thought I had > fixed and my May 2002 standalone build does not tell me about any given > document type declaration; Did you miss that bug fix when building the > library code? > > regards. > Well, I'm not sure if what you're seeing is a bug or not. It _is_ working as implemented. The problem is that M$Word used 4 new namespaces in its documents: v, o, w, and dt. Of these four, the only tag I have seen outside an HTML comment block is <o:p>. When Tidy first encounters the word-2000 option during startup, it adds <o:p> to its list of acceptable tags so the parser won't puke (you'll now get the "not approved" warning). But when you tell Tidy that the document is a Word document, it doesn't really believe you. Instead, when it gets to the cleanup phase, it checks to make sure it really _is_ a word document before applying the drastic cleanup measures. It does this by looking for the "xmlns:o" attribute on the <html> tag. If it cannot find it, it checks for a <meta> tag where the name is "generator" and the value contains the string "Microsoft". If at least one of these conditions is not met, the Word-2000 cleanup is not performed, and your <o:p> tags are not removed. I'm not sure this checking within Tidy for a real M$ file is such a good idea. Micro$oft has developed a pluging for Word that produces what they call "filtered" html. It doesn't contain any of the proprietary tags that Word otherwise uses, but it is still pretty bloated, with font specifications for every paragraph. It is also lacking the Word 2000 signature so using the --word-2000 option doesn't provide the drastic kind of cleanup the file still needs. --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]Received on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 08:57:18 UTC
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If you haven't figured it out by now, after 11 games, the Bills are a crappy team. If you sit and wonder why the Bills are either ignored or ridiculed outside of their blindly loyal fan base, now you know. In the world of the NFL where it's about wins and losses rather than fluffy backstories and likable players, the Bills are bottom feeders and have been for quite a long time.
A crappy organization begets a crappy team, especially one that never gets better. You have to admit that an organization that has failed to achieve any measure of on-field success in over a decade probably has some major issues – issues that are neglected year in and year out. If your financial adviser hadn't had any success in the last 13 years you wouldn't invest with him and if your plumber continually worked on your plumbing but you still had leaky pipes 13 years later you'd certainly send him packing – why then are we so easily convinced that our chosen football team is a good team on the cusp of success?
I get the blind loyalty thing – I, too am a fan of the Buffalo Bills. I get excited at the draft in April; I daydream about what the team is going to do based on encouraging reports out of training camp. Every Sunday, like some sort of zombie, I am compelled to sit in front of the TV and vociferously cheer for the team (this includes yelling and cursing uncontrollably, sometimes in front of my wife and children if they elect to stay in the house during the game).
After 11 weeks the veneer has worn off the Bills, even for fans like me. I consider myself very cynical when it comes to the Bills – chalk it up to years of heartbreak and disappointment and the natural coping mechanisms of the mind. Before the season started I actually believed the Bills had accumulated the talent needed to contend for a playoff spot. I brushed off the pounding they took in week one at the hands of the Jets as a bad game with new players. But the losses kept coming. Some games were close, some were not. Plenty of shoulda coulda woulda games – if only the Bills had done this instead of that they'd be in a much different place.
But the Bills aren't in a different place – they're in the same place they always are around this time – completely irrelevant in terms of football (I guess those national writers who ignored or dumped on us were right again) and gearing up for a stretch to win some meaningless games which will serve only to worsen our draft slot in April. Things never change.
Surprisingly, the Bills in many respects are a worse team than they were last season. It's hard to think that they brought in some big name free agents and got worse, but they did – the numbers don't lie. The Bills are 31st in the NFL in rush yards allowed per game, 18th in passing yards allowed and 26th in total yards. While the defense has shown some better performance over the past few games, they had some historically horrific games earlier in the season and should be substantially ahead of where they are. Injuries haven't been a huge factor and the defense contains a number of seasoned veterans – it's not a bunch of green rookies. Given what I've seen so far this year I suspect I severely overestimated the talent on the squad – there are plenty of weak spots and few if any who could be considered amongst the top of their respective positions in the league.
After a decent start the Bills offense has fallen flat. It wasn't always pretty, but the Bills were putting up points (it's just that their opponents were putting up more). There's not much I can say about Ryan Fitzpatrick you don't already know – you know he's a nice guy with accuracy issues who can't throw the ball downfield and is never going to take the Bills any further than they are now. Receivers are in short supply and offensive line depth is an issue, but in general the unit has talent.
The Bills are a crappy team for the talent they don't have and the talent they do have. I know of no other franchise that has suffered and tolerated mediocre play from the most important position on the field – quarterback. Even the Dolphins of Chad Henne and Cleo Lemmon notoriety have seemingly found a solid quarterback by drafting Ryan Tannehill while the Bills are dealing with their 6th "quarterback of the future" who isn't. Six times since 2000 the Bills have seemingly found their next generation signal caller who turned out to be no better than a backup – Alex Van Pelt, Drew Bledsoe, Kelly Holcomb, J.P. Losman, Trent Edwards and now Fitzpatrick. In that period of time the Bills have drafted 3 quarterbacks – Losman, Edwards and Levi Brown and picked up retreads such as Brian Brohm and Tyler Thigpen.
Not only do the Bills not have a starting caliber quarterback on the field, they aren't even in the process of developing one. There is no highly regarded rookie biding his team learning behind Fitzpatrick because the Bills haven't drafted one. Free agent options in 2013 are slim to none, meaning Fitzpatrick may be the best option the Bills have at signal caller next season. That the Bills have no good option at quarterback shows that as an organization they either don't see there is a problem or don't have any idea how to deal with it – either the height of arrogance or the height of stupidity. As a fan it makes you want to scream – what's it going to take for the Bills to do something about the quarterback situation?
The Bills are also a crappy organization for mismanaging the talent they do have on the roster and this goes directly to coaching. I tried to like Chan Gailey and give him a chance, but his time is up – he's the problem not the answer and he has to go. Over the past few weeks Gailey has been completely incapable in his strategy and play calls. His resistance to pounding the ball on the ground, Buffalo's strength, and relying on the pass, Buffalo's weakness, is maddening. C.J. Spiller, arguably the most exciting running back in the league has been grossly underutilized, touching the ball less than 20 times a game. He's been spelled by a solid back in Fred Jackson, a friend of the coach in Tashard Choice, and a weak armed quarterback in Fitzpatrick. Gailey has also resisted taking any risks at all – punting instead of kicking a field goal or trying to keep a drive alive. In short, Gailey has no guts, and as a result has no glory.
In his third year as coach, Gailey now sports a record with more than twice as many losses as wins – 14-29. He's won 9 home games and 5 road games. .325 might be a good batting average, but as an NFL coach it's terrible. What's worse, Gailey really only runs half the team – he freely admits he has almost no responsibility for the defensive side of the ball, a stunning admission for a head coach. The defensive game plans with their reliance on a 4 man pass rush that has failed to generate pressure much of the time have been the responsibility of defensive coordinator Dave Wannestadt – many question whether he is properly utilizing the talent he has at his disposal.
The fact that the Bills put up with year after year of poor quarterback play and poor coaching speaks volumes about the organization. The Bills seem to accept mediocrity at these key positions and this above all else explains the lack of success they have seen in the 21st century. As fans you suffer through this, but by now it has to be obvious – the Bills are stuck in neutral and probably aren't going to take any developmental steps for quite some time – they don't have the coaching, quarterback, linebackers, receivers or corners to get there and aren't likely to have them in place next season. Chan Gailey has 2 more years left on his contract and historically things have had to get really bad for the organization to pay someone to leave. It also wouldn't be completely surprising to see Fitzpatrick under center for the Bills next season as their options to replace him in the short term are extremely limited.
As in years past, the silver lining is that the season has wrapped up just in time for the craziness of the holiday season. Admit it – you probably have shopping to do, parties to attend, family with which to spend time. This Sunday I'll probably record the game in favor of chopping down a Christmas tree with the family. If I need to get my fix of meaningful football games I'll check in on my fantasy teams – the Bills may accept losing but I don't and I'm hoping to put some money in pocket in the next few weeks. Hopefully I'm able to get more joy out of my Sundays, just don't start telling me things will be better next year – I know better than to believe that.


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This beautiful time-lapse video was taken from the world's highest revolving restaurant atop a mountain in the Swiss Alps. It shows the stately procession of stars as they move through the night sky. So why are some stars not moving?
The answer, of course, is that some of these points of light only look like far distant stars. In reality, they are satellites in geostationary orbit, moving around Earth at precisely the same speed as the planet rotates. This is only really possible from a very narrow range of distances from Earth, which Newton's Laws tell us is right around 22,236 miles up (for an explanation as to just why it's that particular distance, go here). This distance is a couple orders of magnitude greater than that of the International Space Station, which is only about 240 miles above sea level. This also means only a limited number of satellites can operate in geostationary orbit at any given time.
The idea of placing satellites in geostationary orbit was first proposed by Austrian rocket scientist Herman Potočnik in 1928, but the idea only really took off when legendary science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke pointed out the orbit's usefulness for radio broadcasts in a 1945 paper. The advantage of such an orbit is that antennae on Earth never have to move to track down their satellite - they know the satellite will always be in the exact same spot above the Earth. The geostationary orbit is sometimes known as the Clarke Orbit in his honor.
For more on this video, check out NASA.


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Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
The October Charcutepalooza challenge was to "stretch." I decided to make pork rillettes, or pork jam as the French affectionately call it. From a technical aspect, rillettes are about as easy as making pot roast.
Canning tomatoes is pretty easy, although it does take quite a bit of prep work. I call it meditation.


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text: Does the website have a list of what the icons mean on the website? I can guess the ones for unknown cache, virtual cache, traditional,etc. and some pages even have a pop-up if you hover. However, I see a few green stars by a few of the caches I found. I think it means First Finder but not sure. It would be nice to have descriptions all in one area.


text: Nice to hear from you Greg, hope all is well. I don't forget anything, at least for now. OSU has different benchmarks so you can measure message coalescing or real message rate. Funny to read that Q hated coalescing when they created the first benchmark for that ...:-) but lets not argue on that. Nowadays it seems that QLogic promotes the message rate as non coalescing data and I almost got bought by their marketing machine till I looked on at the data on the wire... interesting what the bits and bytes and symbols can tell you... -----Original Message----- From: beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org [mailto:beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org] On Behalf Of Greg Lindahl Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 2:06 PM To: beowulf at beowulf.org Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Q: IB message rate & large core counts (per node)? > Mellanox latest message rate numbers with ConnectX-2 more than > doubled versus the old cards, and are for real message rate - > separate messages on the wire. The competitor numbers are with using > message coalescing, so it is not real separate messages on the wire, > or not really message rate. Gilad, I think you forgot which side you're supposed to be supporting. The only people I have ever seen publish message rate with coalesced messages are DK Panda (with Mellanox cards) and Mellanox. QLogic always hated coalesced messages, and if you look back in the archive for this mailing list, you'll see me denouncing coalesced messages as meanless about 1 microsecond after the first result was published by Prof. Panda. Looking around the Internet, I don't see any numbers ever published by PathScale/QLogic using coalesced messages. At the end of the day, the only reason microbenchmarks are useful is when they help explain why one interconnect does better than another on real applications. No customer should ever choose which adapter to buy based on microbenchmarks. -- greg (formerly employed by QLogic) _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Truck Orders Jump 70% to July Record
Class 8 truck orders surged 70% year-over-year to 29,900, the highest July on record, as trucking companies continued to shore up their fleets, ACT Research reported.
ACT Vice President Steve Tam said the month's preliminary net orders total was the highest in the firm's data, which dates to 1982, narrowly eclipsing the July 1998 total of 29,697.
July generally is the weakest month for truck orders, Tam told Transport Topics. "July is usually when everybody goes fishing, not ordering trucks," he said Aug. 5.
The total was the highest since January's 34,558 figure. ACT also revised June's total slightly higher, to 26,729 from an originally reported 26,600.
Year-to-date orders, at 198,828, are up 33% over last year.
Canada's trucking sector faces uncertainty
High personal debt levels and rising taxes in Ontario and Quebec are constraining Canadian economic growth needed to support a recovery of the trucking sector...
High personal debt levels and rising taxes in Ontario and Quebec are constraining Canadian economic growth needed to support a recovery of the trucking sector, says the chief executive officer of TransForce, the country's largest trucking company.
Canada's trucking sector faces uncertainty
Alain Bedard also said the industry was hit by plant closures in the manufacturing heartland of Ontario and Quebec, but he is hopeful that a recovery will begin next year.
"At best, we will probably see some improvement in 2015, slowly, very slowly in Canada," he said in an interview.
It's a viewpoint shared by David Bradley, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, which represents carriers, owner-operators and industry suppliers.
"I think it's approaching our time," said Bradley who estimates the industry is "probably 90 to 95 per cent" back from its low point, with some parts of the country and customers doing better than others.
The sector has been under pressure since 2006 when a rise in the Canadian dollar choked off southbound demand that had been growing for 20 years. The industry then moved into "unchartered waters" in 2008 when the financial collapse caused a 30 per cent reduction in volumes, forcing many drivers to flee their rigs.
The Canadian industry generally tracks the economy, so the outlook this year is for "modest choppy growth," said Bradley.
"Increases in volumes have been modest but sustainable and I think that people are generally optimistic," he said in an interview from Ottawa. "People have long memories and it wasn't too long ago that we were in a multi-year great recession."
Analyst Walter Spracklin of RBC Capital Markets recently raised his estimates for Canadian trucking companies on evidence pointing to improved industry fundamentals.
"We believe the industry is approaching an inflection point where demand (via higher volumes) is beginning to overtake supply, affording carriers greater pricing power that should translate into improved financial results going forward," he wrote in a report.
Spracklin said private trucking companies have a more positive assessment of current freight activity than public carriers.
"We see the positive commentary from the private carriers as a precursor to what we believe will be a formal shift in guidance by public company executives, possibly as early as this quarter."
He said TransForce and Ontario-based Contrans, the largest specialty trucker in Ontario, are best-positioned to profit from the improving outlook. The two companies agreed on a friendly deal recently that would see TransForce become a dominant player in the country's specialized trucking sector.
Bedard said TransForce's goal is to increase its pre-tax operating income by one percentage point annually through internal cost cutting.
The Canadian dollar hovering around 94 cents US may also provide a little boost to exports, he added.
Edward Malysa, president and chief operating officer of Trimac Corp. has another concern. He says a shortage of drivers is the biggest challenge facing trucking industry during the next decade.
"We can see some pricing increases (but) I don't think that we're overly optimistic that tomorrow the prices are going to go up 10 per cent, because we can't get drivers," he said in an interview.
The Conference Board of Canada says the country is headed for a severe truck driver shortage because many drivers are set to retire and few candidates waiting in the wings.
Its study released last March said Canada could experience a shortage of about 30,000 truck drivers by 2020.
It said a change in policy to recognize trucking as a skilled trade could attract more domestic and immigrant entrants into the industry.
Malysa also said salaries will need to increase, perhaps by 10 per cent, to help offset the lifestyle hardship facing long-haul drivers who spend long periods of time away from their families.
Trimac is short about 100 drivers, or a little less than 10 per cent of its workforce of 1,200.
Malysa said the improving U.S. economy has exposed challenges because so many drivers left the field during the downturn.


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Jan Krbec , born Drazic #27, district Tyn nad Vitavou Bohemia, and his wife Marie Honsa, born Radetice #51, district Milevsko, Bohemia, had a son Jan who was born 27 April 1853 in Radetice #51, district Milevsko, Bohemia. In 1877, Jan married Barbora Sunka, born Mar 1853, of the same village.
In 1887, Jan and Barbora Krbec left their home in Drazicich, Tabor, Bohemia and traveled to Bremen, Germany with their son Frank, age five. and ten month old daughter Rose. In Bremen, they boarded the ship Elbe and arrived in New York on 24 May 1887. According to the ship manifest, their destination was Chicago, Illinois.
They did in fact go to Chicago where according the voter registration rolls Jan Krbec had become a naturalized citizen and voted in 1892. Daughter Marie died on 2 April 1891 at five years of age.
In the 1900 Federal Census, Jan was a day laborer and son Frank was a machinest. Further information from the census reveals that Barbora has had four children only one of which was currently living. Further research will be done to locate those children in the Catholic Church records for St Procopius Church where they were members. They were renting a home at 270 Allport.
In the 1920 census a widowed Barbora is living in the home of her son Frank and his wife Rose.
There is much more research to be done on this line. The name Krbec is the last name of the adoptive father of my son-in-law. I will be revisiting this family in the next several days.


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I actually found my mother twice, which was interesting. I went to where her parents had been living, and I thought they would still be there. But I didn't know when my grandparents moved "in to town".
My grandfather was listed, but his wife's name was listed as my mother, but with her mothers age.
What was very interesting is the my Aunt was NOT listed at all.
House in 1929
Now, that's not a small house, and about where this picture was taken is a Barn (Baldwin Book Barn). At least once census record had a maid living in the house.
An excuse to check in with my aunt, I called and asked where she was in 1940, and as expected, "in junior high school". Not listed anywhere.
I found my parents, and confirmed by my aunt, that they were living in an apartment "in town". I am guessing that they were living there, while my dad was building his house.
Note to self: get the house building Photo's digitized
Lesson Learned: The few extra steps in preparing for this day, has paid off.
I have probably been through 100+ Census Images, and of course the ones I wanted were at the end of the Enumeration District. But "we're good to go" for some more looking at images.


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This program is sold out. Check back for the date of the next science quiz night in 2013.
Don't miss out on the Nov. 14 Science Quiz Night, sponsored by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences! Test your brainpower and see if you can outwit your friends and new acquaintances by knowing everything--or almost everything--about current scientific issues. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team.
Submit your question in advance – ten questions will be chosen from those sent in via email or the Koshland Science Museum's challenge community.
Put together a team of friends, or come and meet new people while enjoying this fun and engaging night of science trivia and discussion. Topics will test your knowledge on the science of biodiversity and other hot topics in science.
Food, wine, and beer are free with the admission fee. Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended as space is limited. For tickets, contact the Koshland Science Museum at 202-334-1201 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Admission includes prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place winners.
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February is coming up, and it's party time for designers and design bloggers. Next week it's time for the annual Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair. As always, I expect to find lots and lots of interesting design ideas. This year the guest of honor is the Canadian born Japanese designer Oki Sato, who's work is represented in museums such as New York's Museum of Modern Art, Paris' Musée des Arts Decoratif and The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Most of his design lack color. The focus is on the powerful outlined shapes.
Architect/designer Oki Sato has spent most of his life in Tokyo. 2002 he started the design studio, now known as Nendo (= molding clay in Japanese) a reference to the idea that you can transform any mundane material into something exceptional. And he does! Oki Sato's designs may look very simple at first glance, but prove to be very innovative both conceptually and technically. Love the playful way he experiments with different materials and structures. Oki Sato and his award winning design team Akihiro Ito, Takahiro Matsumura, Takajuki Jshikawa, Ternaki Okdada and Joshitika Ito now has a second branch in Milan. Welcome back to Stockholm!WABI SABI interior design art photography


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setteg necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 101 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
G7 Consultoria
I'm in my 30s and I am a communications consultant.
I want to move forward the image of being a consultant very fast, uncomplicated and that is an alternative to large consulting firms.
I have partnership with other consultants and also offer consultancy to other areas of business administration. Therefore, the focus should be on communication, but should not be exclusionary.
The service I offer is not focused on creativity, design and make beautiful things. My focus is really on making things work. I'm not worried about having a beautiful work to show to my future prospects, but in making my client's cash register tinkling.
Think of a very beautiful website, but that does not sell. Think of communication for employees that is not read. Think of scripts for telemarketers that are not read. Fixing that is the focus of my consultancy that must be passed to customers: things have to work. Think of process improvement, methodology, quality, six sigma, application of technical knowledge.
In short: consulting with strong appeal in the result that the customer wants. Use of science and method. Focus on communication, especially in the digital world, but also general business consulting. Speed, efficiency and pragmatism.
Executives who have a problem in hand and need a fast, efficient, easy to implement and pragmatic solution. ("I do not want to hire McKinsey to solve this, I need something quick and uncomplicated!").
Think of executives who do not exactly love the solutions in the typical Marketing area ("I do not want a piece of art, I want something that works. I do not want creativity, I want technique").
Think of family businesses. The owner or director of the company know they can not hire McKinsey, but he wants a high-level consultancy service.
Think of executives in their 40s, with beliefs more oriented to an engineer than to marketing.
The logo must have the name "G7 Consultoria." Dot.
G7 is an allusion to the initials of my name and surname (but this fact does not need to be passed to the job, is just for knowledge!). "Consultoria" is the word in Portuguese for Consulting.
This logo will be used in paperwork, website, business card and stuff like that.
This is my only requirement. As I do not know how best to translate what I want to convey to a logo, I'm investing in YOUR knowledge!
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STScI 2007 Gruber Cosmology Prize Recipients
Four astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md. are on two teams sharing the 2007 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their discovery that the expanding universe is accelerating under a mysterious cosmic force called dark energy.
The astronomers are Andrew Fruchter (top left), Ron Gilliland (top right), Nino Panagia (bottom left), and Adam Riess (bottom right).
Gilliland and Riess are on the High-z Supernova Search Team led by Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University. Fruchter and Panagia are on the Supernova Cosmology Project led by Saul Perlmutter of the University of California at Berkeley.
The two teams independently found that the universe is expanding at an ever faster rate.
To be able to measure the universe's expansion rate, now and at various times in the distant past, the astronomers needed standardized light sources. These sources have to be very bright ones that would be visible to Earth-based telescopes despite being billions of light-years away and billions of years old.
The standard light sources they used were exploding stars called Type Ia supernovae. The researchers used the unique sensitivity of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to make precise measurements of these distant supernovae; a task that would have been impossible with only ground-based telescopes.
The $500,000 prize will be shared by Schmidt, Perlmutter, and their two teams. The prize will be awarded at the University of Cambridge on September 7.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute


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YORK, PA – Three York College Spartan field hockey players were selected to the 2013 All-Capital Athletic Conference squads as announced by the league on Tuesday afternoon. Seniors Kailey Brewer (Hartly, Del./Smyrna) and Jillian Brezgel (Herndon, Pa./Line Mountain) and junior Katie Petrillo (Howell, N.J./Freehold Township) each earned second team all-league honors for their efforts.
Brewer makes her second All-CAC appearance, as she was a second team selection after her junior year. Brewer finished the season leading the Green and White in scoring with 23 points on 10 goals and three assists. She ranked 12th in the CAC in goals scored and 14th in points.
Brewer closes out her stellar Spartan career with 73 points on 29 goals and 15 assists in 71 career contests. She recorded five game-winning goals for the Spartans over her four-year career.
Spartan head coach Carly Zinn appreciates Brewer's fine play during the year.
"Kailey did a great job at organizing our attack and creating numerous scoring opportunities. Her relentlessness and ability to continually give 110% shined in her leadership role on our team."
Brezgel makes her first All-CAC team appearance after a very good senior year. The Spartan midfielder finished the campaign with 13 points on five goals and three assists. She tallied two of York's four game-winning goals. She concludes her Spartan career with 45 points on 19 goals and seven assists. Brezgel recorded seven game-winning goals during her Spartan tenure.
"Jill stepped up huge for us this year by bringing a spark to each game with her amazing speed and toughness on the field," said Zinn. "She was a versitile player who filled our defending mid position perfectly while contributing both with defensive saves as well as attacking stats."
Petrillo had a very good junior season for the Spartans to earn her all-conference honors. Petrillo made an impact on defense as she also provide a boost to the Spartan offense as well. She tallied seven points on three goals and one assist. Two of her three goals were game-winners for the Green and White.
Petrillo has played in 53 career games with 16 points on six goals and four assists.
"Katie transitioned from a mid position to a defending role and began to lead our denfensive line with poise and communication," comments Zinn. "Her defensive skills improved tremendously throughout the season from hardwork both on and off the field. She quickly learned a new position and did it phenominally, stepping up as one of the best defenders in the conference. She will continue to grow for next season in the defensive position, as well as contributing in the attacking circle.
Petrillo will headline the Spartan returning cast for 2014.


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St. Peter Catholic Church Cemetery, Carencro, Lafayette Parish, La., November 19, 2007, digital photo by Liz Hall Morgan.
Catherine Estelle (or Estelle Catherine) Legere or Légère ("Estelle Catharine" in Southwest Louisiana Records and Estelle in census records, but "Catherine" according to her death certificate and her great-granddaughter) was my great-aunt, the daughter of my great-grandfather Constant Legere ("Leger" in some records) and his first wife (of four), Estelle Babineau(x). She was born 12 Dec. 1867, probably in Lafayette Parish, La. Extracted death certificate info says she was born in Carencro (in Lafayette Parish), and her birth was recorded in Grand Coteau, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (then the nearest Catholic church to the family, in St. Landry Parish). I think the Ossun community near Carencro, where her parents lived, is a safe bet for her birthplace, but that's just my opinion.
At age 15, she married Jean Euclide Brasseaux on 27 Dec. 1882 in St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in Carencro, but he died not long after their marriage (anyone have a date?) and they had no children that I know of. I recall noticing Brasseaux graves in a section near (catecorner from?) the Hernandezes, but I did not check for him on that visit.
Catherine married Arthur Hernandez on 2 Dec. 1884 in the same church. Arthur was the son of Sebastian Hernandez (of Canary Islands descent) and Euphrosine Sonnier (a Cajun). He was born 15 Jan. 1865, in Lafayette, La., according to extracted death certificate info, where his birth is recorded in St. John Catholic Church (now Cathedral) records. Arthur and Catherine farmed in Lafayette Parish and also reared 10 children there. My dad remembered some of his Hernandez cousins, who were a generation older than he and his siblings.
Catherine died 4 Oct. 1930 in Carencro, and Arthur died 4 Feb. 1949 in Rayne, in Acadia Parish. Their children included a teacher and a doctor. More on my Hernandez cousins in a future post.
My sources include Southwest Louisiana Records by Rev. Donald Hebert; U.S. Census records and La. Death Index at Ancestry.com; and La. Deaths at www.familysearch.org. Questions/corrections/additions welcome at hallroots [at] sbcglobal [dot] net.
Text/photo copyright 2011 by Liz Hall Morgan, all rights reserved.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tombstone Tuesday: Arthur & Catherine Estelle (Legere) Hernandez
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Tianlang Guan: Breaking Down 14-Year-Old Phenom's Opening Round at the MastersApril 11, 2013
Much has been made about Tianlang Guan's Masters debut Thursday at the tender age of 14.
We've heard the jokes about him not being old enough to make his high-school team and the ones about how much homework he brought with him to Augusta National Golf Club.
The jokes aren't nearly as funny this evening after the youngster from Guangzhou, China shot an opening-round 73.
He made five bogeys and four birdies, shooting 38 on the front nine, 35 on the back.
The youngest player ever to play in the Masters put up the kind of statistics you might expect. He did surprisingly well on the difficult par threes, parring all four. He struggled on the par fours, finishing two-over par.
He bogeyed the long and tight seventh, the tricky and dangerous ninth, the 505-yard 11th and the uphill 14th. He did birdie the short third, the monster 10th and then put on a show on the final hole.
He played the par fives in one-under, making birdie on the 13th.
Playing in a group with Matteo Manessero and 61-year-old former Masters champion Ben Crenshaw, Guan had a lot left on the 465-yard last. He pulled a club he has become very proficient with, a five-wood, and ripped it just on the left edge of the green.
The 20-foot putt he faced had a touch of a bend, but he read it perfectly and it fell into the center of the cup. A wonderful way for an unprecedented day at Augusta National to end, but wait, it got even better.
Crenshaw dropped his own birdie putt, about a 10-footer, on top of Guan's and the roar could have been heard all around the layout.
The youngster is 5'4" and weighs in at around 145 pounds. He has some growing to do and no doubt he will. Guan says he normally drives the ball 240-250 yards, but obviously he was a little pumped Thursday, averaging 276 off the tee.
He clearly has a knack for scrambling, too. Guan hit only nine fairways and just eight greens.
What might have been a devastatingly bad aspect of the game for him, putting, wasn't really all that bad. Actually, it was pretty good. He didn't three-putt once and only needed 26 putts for the round.
There were eyes all over the world anxiously watching how Guan would perform or, more specifically, how he'd hold up under the pressure that accompanies playing in the Masters.
"There aren't really words to describe that," former Masters champion Trevor Immelman told ESPN after the youngster finished. "It's pretty incredible, just to be here at age 14. To shoot one-over today as a 14-year-old is an incredible achievement. I don't hardly have the words to describe it."
Guan made three bogeys and a birdie on the front nine and got off to a quick start on the back, making birdies on 10 and 13 (a 15-footer). But he also bogeyed 11 and 14, offsetting his third birdie of the back nine on 18.
He also had a big par save at 16, drilling a five-footer.
The kid got the full Masters treatment on Thursday. He was even brought into the ESPN studio at Augusta National for a chat with Mike Tirico.
"All I want to enjoy the tournament, hit some good shots and have some fun," Guan said. "I was just a little bit nervous on the first tee. But I hit a great tee shot and felt comfortable. Ben Crenshaw and I both made birdies on 18 and that was great."
It's probably unreasonable to presume that Guan will be able to duplicate what he did Thursday.
But it's probably equally unreasonable to presume that he won't improve on his opening-round achievement, assuming the worst of the nerves will be behind him.
What if he shoots a score similar to the first round?
Can you imagine how the golf world would be turned on its ear should a 14-year-old actually make the cut?
Check out the leaderboard from The Masters above.
Note: All quotes were obtained via ESPN's live telecast of the event.


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Sometimes wizards have to get creative, especially when they're up against the evil of canceled preorders.
An error affecting publisher Namco Bandai's online store jilted many would-be buyers out of the Wizard's Edition of Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, a new PlayStation 3 role-playing game (you can read our review here). While the special edition includes a lot of goodies, the best was a real version of an in-game book called the Wizard's Companion, which contains detailed information on the world's monsters, items, spells, along with some charming fables and stories.
Not only is the book cool, but it's incredibly useful. You can read the Wizard's Companion inside Ni No Kuni's menus, but it's a pain to scour through a digital encyclopedia to find a single alchemy recipe. Besides, you have to unlock the tome's pages slowly as your progress through the story. Having a physical version of the thing right next to you while you're playing is incredibly convenient.
Reddit user PrimeJunt was one of many who missed out on the special-edition preorder after Namco Bandai oversold the $99 package, so he decided to make his own version of the ornate wizarding guide. You can see the process that went into his book's creation below. We also included some pictures of the official Wizard's Companion for comparison. PrimeJunt's version might actually be nicer than the real thing. We commend him for using a crappy situation as an opportunity to get inventive and make something awesome.


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Latrine in Men's Quarantine Camp - BIIa
The front half of these barracks contained washing facilities. There were only three such barracks in BIIa. There were 16 living barracks. The latrines were accessible for only short periods.
There was no privacy, very little water for washing and little or no opportunity for personal cleanliness in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Prisoners were often afflicted with typhus and other diarrhea-producing illnesses.
Author Terrence Des Pres described it as an "excremental assault" and wrote: "How much self-esteem can one maintain, how readily can one respond to the needs of another, if both stink, if both are caked with mud and feces?"*.* Terrence Des Pres, The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps (Pocket Books: New York, 1976) p. 66.


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The incredible Boeing 787 will soon be flying the skies.
More than
400 of Boeing's newest generation aircraft are scheduled to bring fast, long
range and economical flight to the world's major airlines.
With a range
of up to 8000 nautical miles, it will wisk 300 passengers in comfort at at a
speed of Mach .85
The team of
Tolga and Turgot Piskin has modeled the new Boeing 787 for Microsoft Flight
Simulator X and FS2004. Graphic artist Ed Knapp has reproduced the many liveries
of the airlines both real and vitrual that fly them. Software engineer Peter
Jacobson has modeled a custom FMC for ease of flying this new aircraft.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner is produced under license from Boeing Management
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If you're a songwriter, moving to Los Angeles, New York, or Nashville and "paying your dues" is often the best way to go.
But, can you just walk away from your life, your job, your family, and your mortgage payment? Okay, that might be tempting, but let's get real! You need a vehicle to help you get your music to the right people.
TAXI will help you do that no matter where you live.
What Is TAXI?
We're the world's leading Independent Artist & Repertoire Company. As a matter of fact, we invented independent A&R more than a decade ago. Since 1992, TAXI has specialized in giving artists, bands, and songwriters real access to the people in the music business who have the power to sign deals.
We get the request, then give you the exact details about what type of music they're shopping for. The company requesting the material remains anonymous (for the time being) to protect them from being bombarded with truckloads of unsolicited material.
We're the Matchmaker for Your Music
When you see a specific request that looks like it's a good match for your music, just submit your material to TAXI in response. We call these requests "Industry Listings."
When Your Music Makes The Grade
When your music is on target for what the listing company has asked for, and is just plain great, we send it directly to the person who requested it. Then we let you know which company your music was sent to. If they love what they hear, they'll call you to play "Let's Make a Deal." That's what makes TAXI such a powerful tool for you you'll always be responding to somebody who is on the prowl for your type of music.
Tips From The Top Guns
But your music needs to be up to the task. And if it's not quite ready yet, TAXI will help you get it ready. This is the really cool part. Not only do you get to take advantage of TAXI's relationships with many of the biggest fish in the music business, you'll also get helpful, written feedback on your music from our A&R staff.
It's like having your own personal team of industry pros to lend an objective ear. If you've been searching for something that will give you that extra "edge," you've just found it.
You'll Have Friends In High Places
Our A&R team is made up of industry veterans who have been directly responsible for picking, signing, and creating hundreds of hits. They are highly respected A&R people, music publishers, music supervisors, hit songwriters, and record producers with more than 2,500 years of combined music industry experience. And when you become part of TAXI, these experts are working for you.
If you're wondering why these big shots work for us, the answer is simple we pay them really, really well. And when you get right down to it, they love to find those needle-in-the-haystack hits.
You'll Get the World's Largest A&R Network
Some of the best deals to come through TAXI have happened because of the enormous music industry network that orbits around our A&R staff. Do the math 200 people on our A&R staff, times an average of 17 years in the music business each... you get the idea. They've made more connections than Kevin Bacon! So you'll also get to benefit from their contacts as well.
You'll Get More than 1,200 Chances to Pitch Your Music
Your TAXI membership will last for a Full Year, so you'll get hundreds of opportunities that you didn't have before. You'll get a freshly updated edition of our Industry Listings every two weeks, adding up to more than 1,200 unique opportunities a year for just about every type of music you can imagine.
More Free Goodies
There are many more free goodies that we give you with your TAXI membership. Keep reading!
Michael's solution? The Road Rally TAXI's annual, three day convention that solves all those problems. While other conventions cost as much as $600 per person, your ticket to the Road Rally is FREE. And you get to bring a guest for free as well. That's a $1,200 value that you get FREE with your TAXI membership!
The panelists you'll meet at our private, members-only convention are all high-level music industry movers and shakers who will give you truthful answers to your questions, and speak from their hearts. You'll also find them to be much more accessible than panelists at other conventions.
If you want to network or collaborate with other musicians and songwriters, our convention will feel like heaven on Earth. The Road Rally is such a power-packed weekend, you literally won't want it to end.
They've Made Millions!
Deals have been struck at the Road Rally that have cumulatively made our members millions of dollars. You can bet those lucky members were really glad they didn't miss the Rally!
If you like to play live, you just might get your chance at the Road Rally. Randomly picked members get to perform live in front of 2,000 fellow members and industry executives. Now that's exposure.
You Finally Have Friends In the Music Business
Some people in the music business seem to go out of their way to avoid you. We do just the opposite. We hire the nicest, most professional people you'll ever deal with on the phone or in person. We want each and every TAXI member to know that they've really got friends in the music business. Give us a call and find out for yourself.
And that's not a 30-day guarantee. It's not a 60- or a 90-day guarantee. It's a Full, One-Year Guarantee! You read that correctly. We give you a Full Year to make sure you're happy with our listings, feedback, and customer service. And if you're not, just tell us in writing why you're not, and we'll refund your membership fee.
For obvious reasons, we can't guarantee you'll get a deal through TAXI, or that your music will be forwarded. That depends on the quality of the music you submit. And we regret that we can't give refunds because of late rent, girlfriends being ticked-off that you charged your membership to their credit card, or you just plain ran out of cash. Don't laugh people have tried!
Got Questions?
Q: Does TAXI take a percentage?
A: No. We don't take a percentage or a commission. TAXI does not participate in your deal. Your name and phone number are on the material we forward to the people in the industry, so they will contact you directly when they're interested. The deal you make will be between you and them. We'll be happy to refer you to some excellent music attorneys if you need one.
Q: TAXI almost sounds too good to be true. How do I know it's legitimate?
A: The fact that we've worked with 600 top labels and publishers for more than a decade usually lets people know that we're the real deal. Some people like to read all the great quotes from A&R people and members in this brochure. We also suggest calling the Better Business Bureau at 909-835-6064, or going to www.BBB.com, and clicking on "check out a company". The more you check us out, the better we'll look!
Q: Why do these companies tell TAXI what they're looking for?
A: Since 1992, TAXI has earned the respect of the music industry by maintaining an extremely high level of quality in the music we send them. Simply put they trust our ears.
Q: Does TAXI work with companies other than record labels?
A: Yes. We also work with top Music Publishers, Independent Labels, Producers, Managers, Film and TV Music Supervisors, and Instrumental Music Libraries on a very regular basis. TAXI has been phenomenally successful placing music in films and TV shows.
Q: Does TAXI get listings for artists, bands, songwriters, and composers?
A: Yes. We work hard to make sure the listings are well-balanced. Something for everybody, whether you're an artist, band, songwriter, or instrumental composer.
Q: What styles of music are most frequently requested?
A: People come to us looking for all types of music. If you can find it on a chart, in a movie or TV show, chances are somebody is looking for that genre. Check out the current Industry Listings and you can see just how diverse the opportunities are when you belong to TAXI. And remember, you'll get a fresh update every two weeks.
But having a great resume isn't enough to work on TAXI's award winning A&R team. Our people are hand-picked not only for their "ears," but for their attitude as well. We train each and every person on our A&R staff to do what no other A&R people in the industry will do for you give friendly, objective feedback, and powerful suggestions that can dramatically help you.
Q: Can't I just buy a directory or "tip sheet" and send my music to record companies myself?
A: All the directories in the world won't help you if you don't have personal connections most labels don't accept unsolicited material. TAXI has spent more than a decade building a colossal network of personal relationships with key music industry executives. You can rest assured your music won't fall on deaf ears.
Q: Do I just get one chance to send my music?
A: No! You'll get more than 1,200 opportunities a year in just about every conceivable genre of music. We'll send you an updated edition of our Industry Listings every two weeks by email or "snail" mail.
You can submit to as many listings as you would like, and, you can submit the same material for different listings.
Q: Will TAXI critique every song I submit?
A: The majority of our listings do provide critiques. You will also notice that a small percentage of the listings are quick turnaround situations, which don't afford us the time to provide critiques. We figure that you would still like to have those opportunities, so we run them as non-critique listings. Take a look at the current Industry Listings for details.
Q: Does TAXI have a submission fee?
A: Yes. $5 per song. If we had no submission fee, some members would take pot shots at every listing. Eventually, that would overload the entire system.
Q: If I send in my whole CD with 12 songs on it, do I have to pay a $60 submission fee?
A: No. Submission fees will range from $5 to $15, according to how many songs the listing asks you to send us. Typically, they'll ask for 1 to 3 songs. Just mark off the songs you want us to hear, and we'll listen to each of them.
Q: What happens to my CD or tape if it's not forwarded?
A: If you would like it returned to you, simply enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and we'll promptly send it back to you.
Q: Isn't there too much competition for me to expect that my music will be forwarded?
A: No. TAXI does not work on a quota system. It simply doesn't matter how many submissions we get for a particular listing. The best and most appropriate always get forwarded, no matter how many there are. You never have to "compete" with your fellow members.
You might be surprised to know that we only get between 10 and 250 submissions for most listings. And remember, you will never be competing against the other submissions.
Q: Can I get my listings by email?
A: Absolutely, that's the best way to get them. Just give us your email address, and we'll do the rest. You'll receive your listings on the 1st and 15th of the month days sooner than by snail mail.
Q: Can I submit my music online to TAXI?
A: Yes, and it's much easier, faster and cheaper! Just go to www.taxi.com, and click on the "Submit Music" button to find out how to do it! Your written critiques will also come to you online.
Q: Does TAXI have members in places other than the U.S.?
A: Yes. We have members all over the world in over 55 countries at last count! And because we offer online submissions and critiques, it's easy and inexpensive to submit your music to TAXI no matter what country you live in.
Q: What if I'm not online?
A: No problem. TAXI's listings are also available by first class mail. They will be mailed to you on the 1st and 15th of every month.
Q: How much time do I have to respond to the listings?
A: Each listing has a deadline, usually 30, 60, even 90 days from the time it's first posted. We listen to all submissions after the deadline has passed. You'll always have plenty of time.
Q: How can TAXI handle all those submissions?
A: Pretty easily. Listening to your music is all we do, and we're extremely well-organized. We have a pool of more than 200 different A&R people. As our membership grows, so does our A&R team. Don't forget, TAXI is in L.A. We have a bottomless supply of highly qualified music industry veterans to choose from.
Q: What percentage of your members get forwarded?
A: We take annual head counts and have found that typically, four out of ten members get something forwarded in any given year. The music that's great, and right on target for a particular opportunity, gets sent to the listing company.
Q: What's TAXI's "Success Ratio"?
A: Our success ratio for members who score deals usually runs about 6% per year. The number is probably a little higher, but not all members who get deals remember to call and let us know. Yep, we're pretty amazed by that too! Oh well... chalk it up to human nature.
Q: Can I sign up as a publishing, management, or production company, and send in material for several people under my membership?
A: Thanks to a few unscrupulous people who were re-selling access to TAXI for a profit, we had to go to single memberships only.
TAXI memberships are individual and writer-based. That means that if you write your own songs, or you are the primary writer in your band, you can join TAXI. The rule of thumb is you can send in any music you've written or co-written, but can't submit for friends.
You can sign up in the artist's name, in care of yourself (if you're a manager or publisher), and administer the membership for them. Please call us for details.
Q: How much does TAXI cost?
A: A Full One-Year membership is just $299.95.
Just to give you a little perspective, a top music attorney will cost you more than $300 for just one hour! A single plane flight to L.A., N.Y., or Nashville can cost you more than TAXI's entire subscription fee.
When you add up the expense of hotel rooms, rental cars, and meals, TAXI pays for itself many times over. Compared to what you've spent to make your music, TAXI is surprisingly affordable.
Q: How long will my membership last?
A: One year from the time you join, unless of course, you join for two or three years.
Q: How much is it to renew my membership?
A: When you renew your membership we'll save you $100. Your renewal fee will be just $199.95.
Q: Should I wait until my material is totally "finished" before I join TAXI?
A: Because you'll always be creating new music, you'll never really be "finished". Many of our members use TAXI as a sounding board along the way.
Frankly, Taxi Isn't For Everybody
TAXI isn't for everybody. We created this company to give insider information and access to the people who are most serious about having a career in the music business. If you want to keep music as just a hobby, then TAXI may be more than you need.
Success Is Earned, Not Handed Out
The music business is very competitive, but if you don't run the race, you have no chance to win. It's up to you to decide if you want to compete or watch from the sidelines.
Where Do You Stand?
If the answer is yes, just click here to become a member of TAXI, or call us toll-free at 1-800-458-2111 to get started right away.
What You'll Get When You Join TAXI
If you're ready to take the next step in your career, click here to become a member of TAXI, or call us toll-free at 1-800-458-2111 to get started right away.
Need Some Reassurance?
"TAXI is a great concept it gives credible songwriters everywhere a way to get their songs heard."
Shane Barrett Director of A&R, MCA Records, Nashville
"Dude, I cannot believe the amount of TAXI wannabes there are now. You should be proud that everyone is trying to copy you. Most of us members know TAXI is the real deal. You guys are, and always will be #1."
Mike Farley TAXI Member
"I've already signed one TAXI act, and I'm looking at others that have been submitted."
Tony Ferguson -- VP of A&R, Interscope Records, LA
"Thanks so much for sending my song "Sheree" to Dawson's Creek. It's been selected for the show!"
Fran Lucci TAXI Member
"TAXI is very legit and backed by all the major labels."
Brian Evans comment found on newsgroup
"I've signed a lot of deals with TAXI members. And a good percentage of those writers have had their music placed in TV shows and films as a direct result."
Jim Long CEO, One Music
"I received 5 critiques for one song and each one was right on the money. The critiques and this membership are priceless!"
Tammy Endlish TAXI Member
"I've had several meetings at Dreamworks Records and made several new contacts as a result of belonging to TAXI."
John Scott TAXI Member
"I received a giant BMI check from TV airplay that I probably wouldn't have earned without TAXI."
Julie Ann Bailey TAXI Member
"As writer/artists from another country, we see TAXI as the single best opportunity we have for direct exposure to the US music industry."
Peter Martin TAXI Member
"I hope someday I'm in a position to promote TAXI and let everyone know that there are kind, honest people in the music business and they're working at TAXI. Even my mother trusts you! :-)"
James Day TAXI Member
Ready to use the world's leading A&R company to get your music to the right people? Click here to fill out the membership form, or call us toll-free at 1-800-458-2111 to get started right away.


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Mark Brewton prefers to take his 11-second '72 Nova down the straight and narrow.
Thanks to Mark Brewton of Winnfield, Louisiana, the job of choosing his car as Editor's Choice this past October at the Memphis True Street event was a no-brainer. Mark's Chevy was just finished a month before and here he was already flogging it on our 30-mile drive and launching it down the track, but Mark's journey to build his Nova and make it to Memphis is almost as cool as his silver street fighter-almost.
It all started out one night when Mark was watching an episode of "Overhaulin'." Between the gags and pranks, he actually caught them working on a car and he thought back to the '72 Nova he had built in high school. Back then, he didn't have a big bankroll, so his car was built on a student's budget, but he always had big dreams. Once out of high school, Mark joined the Marine Corps, and he and the Nova parted ways. With his mind now racing with thoughts of getting another Nova, he went to pitch the idea to his wife, Michelle. She quickly gave her seal of approval with only two conditions: first, it had to have air conditioning, and second, it had to be silver. With this out of the way, it was time to find a car.
Anxious to get started, Mark located a car within two weeks. The '72 was found in Houston, Texas, and only had 42,000 original miles. Thinking this was his lucky day, he scooped up the Nova and brought it home. After spending about five months coming up with a plan, Mark started work on his cherry Nova. His hopes for a quick turnaround were dashed two weeks into the build when he found major rust in the quarters, floor, and trunk pans. To top it off, the front fenders were layered in Bondo. Mark knew the car was not beyond saving but he started to worry that he had bitten off more than he could chew and thought about putting the project on hiatus. After looking around in vain for a competent body shop, his brother found "the guy" to fix his vintage Nova. When Mark finally met Mike Marrable, he knew this guy had the skills to tackle his rusty Nova. After the subframe was soda-blasted, painted, and reinstalled, the car was put on a trailer and sent off to Mike's shop, M&M Motorsports in Calhoun, Louisiana. It was here that the Nova had its cancer-riddled sheetmetal replaced and was shot in '00 Dodge Silver-Ice Metallic paint. The finishing touch on the exterior was when Mark installed the new bow-tie hood emblem that he bought for his high school Nova over 14 years ago.
Mark's plan called for a ride that could run on pump gas, be easy to cruise around in with the comfort of AC, and knock down 10- or 11-second quarter-mile times. Being that his ride was going to be a street driver and not just a straight-line warrior, he went to work on the chassis and suspension. The suspension was freshened up with polygraphite bushings and a set of Koni shocks. Mark's bodyman also welded in a set of subframe connectors to help keep things from twisting out of shape. Detroit Speed and Engineering provided the springs and Competition Engineering helped keep Mark's 3.55-geared Dana 60 (from Chassis Engineering) planted firmly with a set of slide-a-links. A Detroit Locker True-Trac keeps both rear wheels spinning in the burnout box. New CCP stock-height front spindles are mated to matching front disc brakes while out back a Wilwood Drag-Lite disc brake system works to slow the Nova once the finish lines goes by. To keep rotating weight to a minimum, Mark's '72 rolls on Weld Rod-lite 15×7 front and 15×8 rear wheels. The BFG 215/60R15 front tires catch air when the 275/50-15 Mickey Thompsons manage to hook up.
While the bodyshop was hard at work, Mark was hunting down the right motor for his silver '72. Mark ended picking up a 415 cubic-inch small-block that a guy was running in his rock-crawler Jeep. Mark bought a new camshaft, intake, and Moroso oil pan, then sent the parts, along with the motor, to Holder Racing Engines of Ruston, Louisiana. The guys at Holder installed the 242/248-duration .540/.562-inch lift Comp cam and checked the 10.8:1 Ross pistons and GM 5.7 con-rods to make sure everything was good to go. The small-block came equipped with a set of Brodix Track 1 aluminum heads with 2.08 intake and 1.60 exhaust valves, Comp beehive springs, and hardened pushrods. The World Products intake that Mark picked up was installed and topped off with a Holley 750 double-pumper carb. Turning fuel into fire is left to the MSD Digital-6 ignition system and the total timing was set to 38 degrees. The spent exhaust is vented through a set of Hedman headers and a Flowmaster exhaust system. On the engine dyno, the small-block put out 515 horsepower at 5,400 rpm and a very healthy 537 lb-ft of twist at 4,200 rpm. For a little extra get-up-and-go, Mark also installed a 75hp Nitrous Works system. Being that the Memphis True Street drags were only a month away, Mark had his Nova strapped to the dyno at Fast Forward Motorsports to help get his system dialed in. To hold this power, Mark runs a reverse manual valve body TH350 with transbrake, trans cooler, and a 10-inch converter, also from BTE. The trans is connected to the Dana 60 by way of a driveshaft from Denny's. The interior was kept comfortable enough for cruising, but simple enough to work well at the track. Summit Racing seats up front work well with the four-point harness system anchored to the six-point roll bar (welded in by Mark's bodyman, Mike). Mark opted for removable swing-out sidebars to make driving on the street easier. To keep track of how everything is running, there's a Covans dash loaded up with Autometer gauges. Driver input is applied through a Grant Steering wheel and a Hurst Quarter-Stick shifter. All the rest of the interior was stitched and installed by Stitch Art Custom in Winnfield, Lousiana. A Classic Auto AC system makes both Mark and his wife happy while tunes are courtesy of the lopey small-block under the hood.
Mark made it his goal to run his fresh Nova at the Memphis True Street competition. In his first outing, he knocked down a best time of 11.13 at 118 mph. With some tweaking of the suspension and a little work, 10s are definitely in this car's future. Besides getting his 3,400-pound silver bullet into the 10s, Mark also plans on lots of street time for his Nova. With Memphis behind him, Mark told PHR: "My next two goals are the Pump Gas Drags in May of '06 and then a long drive on the Power Tour in June." Mark hasn't missed a goal yet, so expect to see him at both those events. But most importantly, look for Mark on the street. After all, isn't that what it's all about?