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Barbed wire fences typically serve as containment implements to prevent livestock from escaping. They are rarely used for residential purposes, except in the most dangerous of neighborhoods. However, due to their simple construction, they are usually inexpensive to implement and are thus well suited to agricultural uses where aesthetics are not paramount.
This type of fence takes its name from its principal component: wire manufactured with sharp barbs or points. Two varieties of barbed wire may be used, high-tension wire and soft wire, both are galvanized. High-tension wire has greater strength and is more durable and flexible, able to withstand pressure from strong animals and temperature extremes. Soft wire is easier to use, but is weaker despite its greater thickness. Because of its comparatively inferior durability, it is best suited for short-term solutions. Another type of wire related to barbed wire and used in much the same way is razor wire. This type of wire has almost completely continuous razor-sharp edges. It too, is almost never used for residential purposes.
Posts maintain tension in the wire. Corner, also known as strainer, posts hold the wires taut, while brace, or star, posts maintain the wire at a desired height off the ground. Steel posts, as more resistant to pressure may be placed with fewer intervals than wooden posts. If the terrain for the fence is flat, steel star posts may be placed at a frequency as low as fifty yards; a frequency greater than thirty yards is usually not necessary. If the posts are wooden, then a frequency of sixteen feet is typical. If the terrain is hilly, the posts should be placed much more frequently, as much as every three yards. Wooden posts are usually six to eight inches in diameter.
Braces support the corner posts and thus help them maintain tension. Typically, two brace posts are placed about eight feet from either direction from the corner post, with a horizontal brace between them. A diagonal wire connects each brace post with the corner post. The wire is wrapped around the corner post and secured with fencing staples and the wire is then strung along the rest of the fence.
The wire may be wrapped with a number of techniques including hand-knotting which involves a simple method of wrapping the wire around the post and knotting it. With a wire vise it is necessary to drill a hole into the corner post, pass the wire through the hole and anchor it to the far side. The gripple method requires wrapping the the wire around the corner post where a vise grips it and attaches it to the other wire. A wire wrap entails wrapping the wire around the corner post and onto a special helical wire and then around the other wire, holding it in place with friction. Crimp sleeves are metal sleeves that bind the wire after it is wrapped around the corner post.
Like any other type of fence, the gate is a principal requirement. Many different gates are compatible with barbed wire fences including hinged wooden gates or swinging gates more commonly associated with split-rail fences. Some people also use a gate that lowers vertically with pulling wires passed over fence posts.
Potential Legal Issues
You should be aware that barbed and razor wire cause serious injuries. Human skin and tissue are much more sensitive and prone to injury than those of many kinds of livestock. Even when showing meticulous care, someone attempting to climb through barbed or razor wire experiences at least discomfort, probably would be injured, and conceivably may die. Besides troubling one's conscience, there may be legal ramifications to such injury. You should take care that you are aware of any legal liabilities that a barbed-wire fence or razor-wire fence incurs.
In addition, you should research the zoning laws pertaining to your property, some jurisdictions may prohibit barbed-wire and razor-wire fences.


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The name Alaska is fitting for a state famed for its vast spaces, exquisite landscapes, and abundant natural resources. The name most likely came from the Aleut word Alyeska, meaning the great land. Yet as great as Alaska is, when the United States was pushing for the purchase of Russian Alaska in the late 1800s, it was a tough sell. Critics argued against spending millions on such a remote, barren region -- especially as the United States was emerging from its own Civil War.
Alaska's price tag was $7.2 million, roughly 2 cents an acre; however, the deal also included the transfer of its trading rights and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks, and other properties within an already sizeable infrastructure. Not included in the sale were the Russian Orthodox churches, which would remain the property of the members. Looking back nearly 14 decades, few would argue that the United States benefited greatly from the deal, even though it almost fell through. In 1867, the purchase treaty passed the required two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives by merely one vote.
The key proponent in the purchase was William H. Seward, who was appointed Secretary of State by President Abraham Lincoln and later served under President Andrew Johnson. Seward's name became linked with Alaska's during the debate in Congress and in the media, as the faraway land was mocked as Seward's Icebox, Icebergia, Seward's Polar Bear Garden, Walrussia, and perhaps the press favorite, Seward's Folly. Although the Senate approved the purchase in executive session, when the treaty came to the House, certain representatives were strongly opposed. Nearly a century later, Ernest Gruening, a former Alaska territorial governor and later Alaska's U.S. senator, told of that debate during his address to the American Meterological Society in 1962.
"Alaska was pictured on the floor of the House of Representatives and in a substantial section of the press as a frozen waste with a savage climate," Gruening said, "where little or nothing could grow, and where few could or would live."
Gruening quoted House members who referred to Alaska as an "inhospitable and barren waste" that would "never add a dollar to the wealth of our country or furnish any homes to our people." He named Missouri Rep. Benjamin F. Loan, who called Alaska "utterly worthless" and asserted that "to suppose that anyone would leave the United States . . . to seek a home . . . in the region of perpetual snow is simply to suppose such a person insane." The Minority Report of the House Committee on Foreign Relations offered this opinion: "[Alaska] has no capacity as an agricultural country" and "no value as a mineral country." Furthermore, the report added that Alaska's timber was "generally of poor quality and growing upon inaccessible mountains." Its fur trade was "of insignificant value, and will speedily come to an end." Fisheries: "of doubtful value." Climate: "unfit for the habitation of civilized men."
In the end, Alaska itself would prove them wrong.

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Besides the questions covered below, you may find The Arch Way and Arch Linux helpful. Both of the articles contain a good deal of information about Arch Linux.
- 1 General
- 1.1 Q) What is Arch Linux?
- 1.2 Q) Why would I want to use Arch?
- 1.3 Q) Why wouldn't I want to use Arch?
- 1.4 Q) I am a complete GNU/Linux beginner. Should I use Arch?
- 1.5 Q) Is Arch designed to be used as a server? A desktop? A workststion?
- 1.6 Q) I really like Arch, except the development team needs to implement feature X.
- 1.7 Q) When will the new release be made?
- 1.8 Q) Is Arch Linux a stable distro? Will I get frequent breakage?
- 1.9 Q) What exactly is this 'BSD-style' init framework I keep hearing about?
- 1.10 Q) Arch needs more press (i.e. advertisement)
- 1.11 Q) Arch needs more devs
- 1.12 Q) Why is Arch so slow? Programs open slowly or do not run at all!
- 1.13 Q) Why is my internet so slow compared to other operating systems?
- 1.14 Q) Why is Arch using all my RAM? 2G used while I'm just staring at my desktop?
- 2 Package Management
- 2.1 Q) I've found an error with Package X. What should I do?
- 2.2 Q) Will Arch have a database for pacman?
- 2.3 Q) Arch packages need to use a unique naming convention. .pkg.tar.gz is too long and/or confusing
- 2.4 Q) Pacman needs a library so other applications can easily access package information
- 2.5 Q) Why doesn't Pacman have an official GUI front-end?
- 2.6 Q) Pacman needs Feature X!
- 2.7 Q) Arch needs a stable package branch
- 2.8 Q) What's the difference between all these repositories?
- 2.9 Q) I just installed Package X. How do I start it?
- 3 Installation
- 4 Other
- 4.1 Q) I get an error every time I use pacman saying 'warning: current locale is invalid; using default "C" locale'. What do I do?
- 4.2 Q) How do I automount/mount something?
- 4.3 Q) How do I connect to my wireless network?
- 4.4 Q) How do I connect to my wired network?
- 4.5 Q) What is this AUR thing I keep hearing about?
- 4.6 Q) Why do I get a green screen whenever I try to watch a video?
- 4.7 Q) Spellcheck is marking all of my text as incorrect!
Q) What is Arch Linux?
A) From the article entitled Arch Linux:
Arch Linux is an independently developed i686/x86-64 community distribution, based on a rolling-release model and targeted at competent GNU/Linux users which offers large binary repositories and excellent package management as well as a ports-like packaging system. Development focuses on a balance of minimalism, elegance, code correctness and modernity. Version 0.1 (Homer) was released March 11, 2002.
Q) Why would I want to use Arch?
A) If you have read, and agree with The Arch Way philosophy, embrace the 'do-it-yourself' approach and require or desire a simple, elegant, highly customizable, bleeding edge, general purpose GNU/Linux distribution, chances are you may like Arch.
Q) Why wouldn't I want to use Arch?
A) If you have read, and disagree with The Arch Way philosophy, and do not have the ability/time/desire for a 'do-it-yourself' GNU/Linux distribution, chances are Arch may not be for you.
You may also not want to use Arch if:
- you require support for an architecture other than x86_64 or i686.
- you take a strong stand on using a distribution which only provides free software as defined by GNU.
- you believe an operating system should configure itself, run out of the box, and include a complete default set of software and desktop environment on the installation media.
- you do not want a bleeding edge, rolling release GNU/Linux distribution.
- you are happy with your current OS of choice.
Q) I am a complete GNU/Linux beginner. Should I use Arch?
A) This question has had much debate. Arch is targeted at more-advanced GNU/Linux users, but some people feel "Arch is a good place to start". If you are a beginner and want to use Arch, just be warned that you must be willing to learn as well as accept the fact that Arch is largely a do-it-yourself distribution. It is the user who assembles the system, and controls what it will be. Before asking any question, do your own independent research by googling, searching the Wiki, and searching the forum (and reading past FAQs). If you do that, you should be fine. Also know that many people do not want to answer the same basic questions over and over, so you are exposing yourself to that environment. There is a reason these resources were created/made available to you in the first place. Many thousands of volunteered hours have been spent compiling this excellent information.
Recommended reading: The Arch Linux Beginners' Guide.
Q) Is Arch designed to be used as a server? A desktop? A workststion?
A) Arch is not designed for any particular type of use. Rather, it is designed for a particular type of user. Arch targets competent users who enjoy its do-it-yourself nature, and who further exploit it to shape the system to fit their unique needs. Therefore, in the hands of its target user base, Arch can be used for virtually any purpose. Many use Arch on both their desktops and workstations. And of course, archlinux.org runs on Arch.
Q) I really like Arch, except the development team needs to implement feature X.
A) Before going further, did you read The Arch Way? Have you provided the feature/solution? Does it conform to the Arch philosophy of minimalism and code-correctness over convenience? Get involved, contribute your code/solution to the community. If it is well regarded by the community and development team, perhaps it will be merged. The Arch community thrives on contribution and sharing of code and tools.
Q) When will the new release be made?
A) Arch Linux releases are merely a snapshot of the /core repository, combined with various features or modifications to the installer script itself. The rolling release model keeps every Arch Linux system current and on the bleeding edge by issuing one command.
For this reason, releases are not terribly important in Arch, because the rolling-release system makes new releases out of date as soon as a package has been updated. If you are looking to obtain the latest Arch Linux release, you do not need to reinstall. You simply run the Template:Codeline command and your system will be identical to what you would get with a brand-new install.
For this same reason, new Arch Linux releases are not typically full of new and exciting features. New and exciting features are released as needed with the packages that are updated, and can be obtained immediately via Template:Codeline.
Q) Is Arch Linux a stable distro? Will I get frequent breakage?
A) The long and short answer is: It is largely as stable as you make it.
You assemble your own Arch system, atop the simple base environment, and you control system upgrades. Obviously, a larger, more bloated system incorporating multitudes of packages, multiple toolkits and desktop environments would be more likely to experience configuration issues due to upstream changes than a slimmer, more simple system would. General UNIX competence and good system maintenance and upgrade practices also play a large role in system stability. Also recall that Arch packages are predominantly unpatched, so most issues are inherently upstream.
Therefore, it is the user who is ultimately responsible for the stability of his own rolling release system. The user decides when to upgrade, and merges necessary changes when required. If the the user reaches out to the community for help, it is often provided in a timely manner. The difference between Arch and other distributions in this regard is that Arch is truly a 'do-it-yourself' distro; complaints of breakage are misguided and unproductive, since upstream changes are not the responsibility of Arch devs.
Q) What exactly is this 'BSD-style' init framework I keep hearing about?
Part of BSD's heritage is the simple init framework that it has incorporated. The main difference between a BSD init and a sysV init is that Arch's BSD-style init uses a single file, Template:Filename, to point to scripts within a single directory, Template:Filename, for all system services, regardless of runlevel.
A sysV init, on the other hand, would use a directory for each runlevel:Template:Filename with a convoluted array of symlinks within the directory; one for each service, and each symlink pointing to a corresponding script in the Template:Filename directory. Needless to say, the SysV method is much more complex; it could easily contain dozens of symlinks in each /etc/rc. directory. Keeping in line with its simple philosophy, Arch uses the BSD-style init.
Q) Arch needs more press (i.e. advertisement)
A) Arch gets plenty of press as it is. The goal of Arch Linux is not to be large. The goal is to provide an elegant, minimalist and bleeding edge distribution focused on simplicity and code-correctness. Growth occurs naturally amongst the target user base. Trying to force growth will just cause problems.
Similarly, the development model does not restrict natural growth. More users might mean more devs to work on Arch Linux. This may cause some organizational issues at the "top", but those will be dealt with when they arrive.
Q) Arch needs more devs
A) Possibly so. Feel free to volunteer your time! Visit the forums, IRC channels, and mailing lists, and see what needs to be done. Getting involved in the Community Contributions subforum is a good way to start.
Q) Why is Arch so slow? Programs open slowly or do not run at all!
A) Make sure that your hostname is correctly set in Template:Filename (i.e., that it matches the hostname in Template:Filename. Have a look at "Configure the System" in The Beginners' Guide). If the hostnames do not match, applications may start up very slowly.
Q) Why is my internet so slow compared to other operating systems?
A) Is your network configured correctly? Have you double checked your Template:Filename Template:Filename and Template:Filename? Have a look at "Configure the System" in The Beginners' Guide.
Q) Why is Arch using all my RAM? 2G used while I'm just staring at my desktop?
A) Essentially, unused RAM is wasted RAM.
For many new users, Linux handles memory differently than they are used to. Since accessing data in RAM is much faster than from disk, Linux caches recently accessed data in memory. The cached data is only cleared when the system begins to run out of unused memory and new data still needs to be loaded.
Perhaps the most common culprit of this confusion is the Template:Codeline command:
It is important to note the Template:Codeline line -- a representation of the amount of memory that is actually in "active use" and the amount of "available" memory, rather than "unused".
In the above example, a laptop with 1G of total RAM appears to be using 741M of it, with naught but a few idling terminals and web browser open! However, upon examining the emphasized line, see that only 278M of it is in "active use", and in fact 731M is "available" for new data. Apparently, 104M of that "used" memory contains buffered data and 359M contains cached data, both of which can be cleared away if needed. Only 267M of the total is truly "free" of the burden of data storage.
The result of all this? Performance!
See this wonderful article if your curiosity has been piqued!
Package Management
Q) I've found an error with Package X. What should I do?
A) First, you need to figure out if this error is something the Arch team can fix. Sometimes it's not (that Firefox crash may be the fault of the Mozilla team) - this is called an upstream error. If it is an Arch problem, there is a series of steps you can take:
- Search the forums for information. See if anyone else has noticed it.
- Notify the package maintainer. Try a Template:Codeline for this info.
- Post a bug report with detailed information at http://bugs.archlinux.org.
- If you'd like, write a forum post detailing the problem and the fact that you have reported it already. This will help prevent a lot of people from reporting the same error.
Q) Will Arch have a database for pacman?
A) Possibly. There is discussion over the issue.
Look at http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/5328, too.
Q) Arch packages need to use a unique naming convention. .pkg.tar.gz is too long and/or confusing
A) This has been discussed on the Arch mailing list. Some proposed a .pac file extension. As far as is currently known, there is no plan to change the package extension. As Tobias Kieslich, one of the Arch devs, put it, "A package is a gzipped tarball! And it can be opened, investigated and manipulated by any tar-capable application. Moreover, the mime-type is automatically detected correctly by most applications."
Q) Pacman needs a library so other applications can easily access package information
A) Since version 3.0.0, pacman has been the front-end to libalpm, the "Arch Linux Package Management" library. This library allows alternative front-ends to be written (for instance, a GUI front-end).
Q) Why doesn't Pacman have an official GUI front-end?
A) Please read The Arch Way and Arch Linux. The answer is basically that the Arch dev team will not be providing one. Feel free to use one of those developed by users. There is a nice list of them on the UserContributionsPage in the links section, and a selective list on Pacman GUI Frontends.
Q) Pacman needs Feature X!
A) Please read The Arch Way and Arch Linux. The Arch philosophy is "Keep It Simple". If you think the idea has merit, and does not violate this simple litany, then by all means, discuss it on the forum here. You might also like to check here; it's a place for feature requests if you find it is important.
However, the best way to get a feature added to Pacman or Arch Linux is to implement it yourself. There's no telling whether the patch will be officially accepted, but others will appreciate and test your effort.
Q) Arch needs a stable package branch
Never say never.
Some of the many discussions on the topic:
Q) What's the difference between all these repositories?
A) See Official Repositories.
Q) I just installed Package X. How do I start it?
A) If you're using a desktop environment like KDE or GNOME, the program should automatically show up in your menu. If you're trying to run the program from a terminal and don't know the binary name, try executing Template:Codeline. A common problem for packages like Firefox or OpenOffice is that they are installed to Template:Filename, which is not in your
$PATH - you can Template:Codeline or relogin to fix this.
Q) Arch needs a better installer. Maybe a GUI installer.
A) The discussion of a "better" installer is subjective. The best way to deal with these issues is to fit the installer to The Arch Way. If a suggestion for a better installer is backed with concrete arguments, it might be considered during future development of the installer. Since installation doesn't occur often (see the question above on rolling release), it is not a high priority for developers or users. However, two unofficial methods exist: Archie Live CD for XFCE (other desktops in development) and Arch Linux Office Install CD for KDE.
Q) I installed Arch, and now I am at a bash login! What now?
A) Have a look at the Arch Linux Beginners' Guide.
Q) What makes Arch unique amongst other "minimal" distributions?
A) A few distributions may provide minimal installation methods similar in design to the Arch installation process. However, a few points must be noted:
- Arch has been fundamentally designed as a lightweight, minimal environment upon which to build.
- Whether the Netinstall or Core images are used, the only way to install Arch is by building up from this minimal base.
- The installation, as well as the entire distribution is inherently a K.I.S.S. design approach, which makes it uniquely suitable for its target base of users.
- The simple Arch installer is designed for a high level of transparency and the base system is manually configured by the user to their needed specifications.
- Arch provides thoroughly complete documentation to guide one through this process of system assembly.
Q) I get an error every time I use pacman saying 'warning: current locale is invalid; using default "C" locale'. What do I do?
A) As the error message says, your locale isn't correctly configured. Have a look at the locale configuration wiki page.
Q) How do I automount/mount something?
A) If you use GNOME below 2.22, install gnome-volume-manager:
pacman -Sy gnome-volume-manager
For GNOME above or equal to 2.22 nothing have to be done, as Nautilus is used to track removable devices.
Now add yourself to the storage group:
gpasswd -a your_user storage
If you don't want to use gnome-volume-manager or Nautilus, check out Ivman or AutoFS.
Q) How do I connect to my wireless network?
A) See Wireless Setup.
Q) How do I connect to my wired network?
A) See Configuring Network.
Q) What is this AUR thing I keep hearing about?
A) See Arch User Repository#FAQ.
Q) Why do I get a green screen whenever I try to watch a video?
A) Your colour depth is set wrong. It may need to be 24 instead of 16, for example.
Q) Spellcheck is marking all of my text as incorrect!
A) Have you installed an aspell dictionary? Use Template:Codeline to see available dictionaries for downloading.
If installing aspell dictionary files did not resolve the problem. It is most likely to be a problem with Template:Codeline.
Firstly, check what dictionary files aspell knows about using the command Template:Codeline:
$ aspell dicts
Prints out:
en en_GB ...etc
If your respective language dictionary is listed, add the following line to Template:Filename:
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Greenwich home sales slowed in the second quarter, but those homes that did close went for bigger bucks compared with the same period a year ago, according to Houlihan Lawrence's latest Greenwich housing market report.
Luxury market sales in the $3 million to $6 million market grew 90 percent in year-over-year quarterly sales, the report shows. Overall sales were down, however, largely due to the decrease in number of homes available in the under-$2 million price range.
Contributing to the trend in higher-priced home sales was the $120 million sale of Copper Beech Farm, a 51-acre property and mansion on the Greenwich waterfront, once home to the Lauder-Greenway family. Copper Beech was the big kahuna -- but there were other large fish. Seven other sales closed above the $10 million mark so far this year, up from just one at this time in 2013, according to the report.
Five of these $10 million-and-up homes are located north of the Merritt Parkway, where there's more new construction.
Houlihan Lawrence executives said in a news release while these top-dollar sales somewhat skew the housing market statistic, they illustrate a new wave of confidence among high-end homebuyers, as well as the wide scope of magnificent properties available in Greenwich.
"Greenwich continues to attract discerning buyers from all over the world, confident that their investment here is a safe one," the report states.
South of the parkway, home sales remain flat, according to the report. Sales under $2 million dropped by 32 percent in the second quarter due to lack of inventory. But sales in the $2 million to $4 million range jumped by 84 percent, pushing the median sale price up 56 percent.
The report shows limited inventory is restraining sales in Cos Cob, Riverside, and, to a lesser degree, Old Greenwich.
"Looking ahead, we closed Q2 with pending sales up 15 percent from a year ago," the report states. "As these sales close in Q3, Greenwich will begin to close the gap versus 2013 in homes sold while the trend toward higher prices will continue.
"Greenwich continues to attract discerning buyers from all over the world, confident that their investment here is a safe one."


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Now, here's a product that just seems perfect for desk-bound, laptop-typing geeks like us. Meet the Lumo BodyTech, a device worn around the waist which vibrates when one slouches. Those vibrations are meant as a gentle reminder to sit up straight. (Now, I don't have to hear it from my mom or wife).
Seattle's Madrona Venture Group is leading a $5 million investment in the Palo Alto, California-based year-old company, one of the first investments by Madrona in a hardware company. Other investors include Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.
Madrona's Scott Jacobson, a self-described chronic sloucher who has used the Lumo to track how much he sits and stands, said he was so enthralled with the results from his own tests that he was inspired to build a standup desk in his office.
"The other thing I've learned using Lumo is that I like to slouch. Particularly when I'm on calls in my office or grabbing a bite to eat. And over time, slouching can take a real toll on your back. The nice thing about the LumoBack is it has a vibrating motor in it like your iPhone so that, when it senses you're slouching, it gives you a little nudge to remind you to sit up straight. It's kind of like having my grandmother follow me around, but less pushy and without the guilt."
Jacobson noted that there are a number of sensor-based devices which are measuring behaviors in order to generate data to help people live healthier lives. "The natural progression is from measurement to analysis and recommendation, and that's where the Lumo Body Tech team really shines," he said.
We have been reporting on a number of gadgets, which connect with smartphone apps in order to collect data on individuals, such as the Fitbit. In fact, EveryMove CEO Russell Benaroya was our guest on the GeekWire podcast last weekend, talking about the trend.
Here's a closer look at how the LumoBack, which costs $149, works:
LUMOback from andrew chang on Vimeo.


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Historical Context
Table ofContents
By looking at The Washington Monument: Tribute in Stone, students can more easily analyze the role George Washington played in the development of the United States during his life and after his death. Those interested in learning more, both about Washington and about memorials in general, will find that the Internet offers a variety of materials.
The Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a unit of the National Park System. The park's web page describe more of the monument's history, from its construction to its recent renovation.
The National Park Service
The Washington Monument is just one of the units of the national parks that considers Washington's life. The NPS's Historical Themes in America Web page offers links to related National Park Service sites. Particularly informative are Government: Presidents and Military History: Revolutionary War.
Washington, DC, Travel Itinerary
The National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places' on-line travel itinerary, "Washington, DC," provides information on places listed in the National Register for their association with the city's history, including Washington Monument.
American Presidents Travel Itinerary
The Discover Our Shared Heritage online travel itinerary on American Presidents provides information on places associated with the 1st President of the United States, George Washington, including the Washington Monument, and Mount Vernon.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress's American Memory collection has a wide variety of resources on George Washington. Visit search page to find documents, photographs, and other material on his life.
Save Outdoor Sculpture
SOS is, as its name indicates, dedicated to the documentation and preservation of outdoor sculpture. Its web page offers a variety of resources, including a nationwide database of monuments, advice on proper preservation, and activities for students.


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By Kathryn Weber
As summer winds down, a lot of attention is devoted to school supplies and new clothes. Shopping for these items may build excitement about the new year for kids, but getting the house ready for the school year benefits the whole family.
School takes a toll on organization, what with all the computers, papers and sports equipment required. Carefully outfitting your home to meet school needs will help keep everything more organized and efficient.
Paper shuffle
Without question, paper is one of the biggest sources of clutter around the house once school starts. Finding a way to tame the storm will keep the house looking neater and help keep your kids be better prepared. The first step is to determine which pieces of paper need to be available and at your disposal. This includes lunch menus, announcements and the school calendar. Those can be posted on the fridge or a bulletin board for easy access.
For other papers, create a storage file and an active file for each child. The file can be a simple folder where you keep important papers such as sign-up instructions for afterschool activities, or even artwork you want to save for a scrapbook or framing later. Stash the folder(s) in a file box or file drawer in a desk.
Next, set up a file holder that stays on a counter or at the desk. Label individual folders for each child for papers you need to look at or, sign, or that they need to work on.
Corral the kids
Designate a place to stash all those extra shoes, jackets and sporting equipment. If your kids need somewhere for balls, bats, gloves and helmets, why not take a cue from school and keep these items in a locker? Companies like ULine (uline.com) have closed and ventilated lockers perfect for athletic equipment and supplies. Place lockers in the laundry room or garage, and keep the odors out there, too.
Indoors, find a spot for backpacks, jackets, scarves and hats so they don't end up scattered throughout the house. This also helps keep kids find their items quickly in the morning. An entryway organizer, such as a shelf with hooks or pegs, is the perfect answer for backpacks and jackets. Don't have room? A simple hall tree saves space.
Organize the desk
Now that parents are more involved with their children's homework, it helps to create a work center spot where students have access a computer and can seek help from Mom and Dad. Parents can also easily check to see if their young scholars are studying or surfing the web, texting, talking on the phone, etc. Create an address book to store online passwords and make logging into online assignments easier.
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Xinhai EPC provides services of sample test, mine design, equipment manufacture, etc. for clients, and solves the common problems in plant construction such as budget over-run, schedule delays, unqualified equipment, unclear recovery benefit, disputes of the manufacturers, and unclear responsibility of after-sale service
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Engineering consultant service, mineral processing test, mineral processing technological process, equipment selection, mineral processing plant design, construction drawing design, etc.
Manufacturing and procurement of mineral processing equipment, mine supporting materials, tools for installation and maintenance, devices for test and chemical test.
Guidance of plant construction and equipment installation, achievement of equipment commissioning, training of plant staff, providing of spare parts, plant consumables, equipment repair and maintenance, etc.
Gold CIL (Carbon in Leach) Process is an efficient design of extracting and recovering gold from its ore. By cyaniding and carbon leaching crushed gold ore slurry simultaneously, CIL process lower the gold mining operation cost and increase gold recovery rate to a degree of 99%. It has become the first choice of modern gold mining and beneficiation plant design.
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· Ten great format bronze sculptures will serve as guardians at Victoria Tower Gardens from January 14th to February 15th, 2011.
· Nuestros Silencios becomes a part of the City of Sculpture Festival 2010/11, organised by the Westminster City Council.
London, January 6th 2011. Is this Stonehenge at Westminster? Are these Outer-space giants from a science-fiction story by H.G. Wells? Nothing of the sort. This is Nuestros silencios, a monumental public art installation by Mexican Sculptor Rivelino, which has been touring Europe and has now arrived to its sixth and penultimate tour date: London.
Nuestros Silencios will be exhibited at the Victoria Tower Gardens, located next to the Houses of Parliament, which have been catalogued as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. The Gardens are located in a riverbank overlooking the Thames, which runs from South Westminster to Lambeth Bridge.
During 2010 Rivelino's Nuestros Silencios has been presented in five European Cities as part of the Mexican Independence Bicentennial celebrations, these cities are: Lisbon, Madrid, Brussels, Berlin and Rome, all of which are renowned metropolises, "nevertheless London, and specifically Westminster, will prove to be the jewel of the crown for this exhibition, and will not go unnoticed during its stay" as Councilman Robert Davis, Deputy Leader of Westminster City Council, pointed out in his message for the English version of the exhibition's catalogue.
We should mention that Victoria Tower Gardens hosts important outdoors sculptural works such as Rodin's "The Burghers of Calais", the statue of British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, who had a major role in conquering women's right to vote, and the Buxton Memorial Fountain, which commemorates the abolition of slavery. "This sculptural art celebrates social and libertarian values that are in full agreement with freedom of expression, which is the concept behind Nuestros Silencios" said Rivelino, the very first Mexican sculptor to present a monumental public installation in London.
The authorities of the Westminster City Council have been working on taking advantage of their unique public spaces through the City of Sculpture Festival, which started a year ago. This event seeks to exhibit the work of the best local and international artists, offering a platform for their work so the thousands of people that visit Westminster on a daily basis can see it.
Nuestros silencios is a monumental public sculpture installation that features ten three-dimensional pieces of great format (3.50 x 2.30 x 1.20 meters with a weight of one ton). They are made of bronze using the "lost wax" technique and white and ochre patina. The bodies are covered with low and high relieves, free-interpretation texts covered with seeds and plants. The sculptures also feature a metal plate covering their mouths symbolising the importance of individual and collective freedom of expression.
The idea of freedom of expression is a subject of permanent relevance that goes beyond aesthetic topics and encompasses politics, culture, social and personal issues, and is also related to other ambits such as freedom of the press, self censorship, copyright, intellectual property, the free flow of information on the Internet, Human rights, Public Order and protests, an also the gradual erosion of the public space.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Embassy of Mexico in the United Kingdom, the Westminster City Council and The Royal Parks have participated in this sixth and penultimate presentation of Nuestros silencios in London. The inauguration will take place on January 14th, 2011 at 12:00 pm and will be attended by the authorities of the three collaborating institutions.


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A group of state legislators proposed a package of bills today that would make Pennsylvania the 25th "right to work" state by ending compulsory unionism and the payment of union dues by non-union members in both the public and private sectors.
"It's about choices and the fundamental rights of Pennsylvanians," said Rep. Fred Keller, a Republican representing Union and Snyder counties.
In the main package of bills:
• House Bill 50, sponsored by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R, Butler County), that would end union membership or dues payment by nonmembers as a condition of employment.
• House Bill 51, sponsored by Rep. Kathy Rapp (R, Warren, Forest, McKean counties), prohibiting unions from collecting dues from non-union public school employees.
• House Bill 52, sponsored by Keller, would prohibit unions from collecting dues from non-union state employees.
• House Bill 53, sponsored by Rep. Jim Cox (R,Berks County), prohibits unions from collecting dues from non-union local government employees.
"It is unconscionable for any government to allow union bosses to leach off of workers," Rapp said.
Rep. Stephen Bloom of Cumberland County said he's also proposing House Bill 250, which would repeal a state law known as "maintenance of membership." The bill would allow dissatisfied union members to quit their organization at any time, as opposed to a 15-day window toward the end of contracts that exists now, he said.
"This will put our employers and workers back on a level playing field," he said.
Rep. Jerry Knowles, a Republican representing parts of Berks and Schuylkill counties, said he would introduce an umbrella bill similar to Metcalfe's that would prevent union membership and dues from being a condition of employment in the private sector as well.
One by one, state representatives and business groups took the podium in a more than hourlong presentation to denounce compulsory unionism and dues, and they faulted Gov. Tom Corbett for not taking the lead on right-to-work legislation. The group often echoed many of the points made by legislators and right-to-work advocates in Michigan, which became the 24th right-to-work state earlier this year.
"This is clearly not anti-union," said Gene Barr, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. "This is a pro-worker initiative."
Barr likened right-to-work laws to leveling the playing field for unions and forcing them to do what groups such as his do every day: sell the benefits of membership. Not all businesses in Pennsylvania belong to his group, even though the chamber fights for the interests of all businesses, Barr said.
"We have to go sell that," he said, "and that's the way the union should have to do it, too. It's incumbent of the unions to sell the benefits of union membership."
Pennsylvania shouldn't wait to improve its economic competitiveness, said David Taylor, executive director of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association, echoing similar rationale from and invoking other right-to-work states such as Michigan and Indiana. He and others at the announcement said Pennsylvania would see the business investment that other right-to-work states have seen as companies locate here.
"I see little chance for America to improve its economic competitiveness with the world anytime soon," Taylor said. "Pennsylvania should take it upon itself to improve its economic competitiveness."


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Oct. 30, 2006
Santa Clara, Calif. - Santa Clara University soccer players Joseph Buttitta and Marian Dalmy were both named West Coast Conference Player of the Week after leading their respective teams to important victories over the weekend. Buttitta allowed just one goal in two Bronco wins over San Diego and Loyola Marymount to help SCU clinch the WCC title. In her only match of the week Sunday, Dalmy celebrated her Senior Day with two goals and an assist in the Broncos 4-0 win over San Francisco.
The Broncos sophomore goalkeeper earned two more wins over the weekend to help Santa Clara clinch the WCC title for the first time since 2003. Against San Diego on Friday, Buttitta allowed just one goal to help Santa Clara earn a 2-1 overtime victory over the Toreros. The San Jose native followed that performance up with a dominating shutout on Sunday against Loyola Marymount. Buttitta made five saves in the game and withstood 10 shots in the opening 20 minutes of the game to lead SCU to a 2-0 win. The win clinched the WCC title for the Broncos, who are now 7-1-2 in the conference. Buttitta has posted a league-leading seven shutouts on the season and has not allowed more than one goal in his past eight games as the Broncos have posted an eight-game unbeaten streak. He currently leads the WCC in goals against average at 0.76.
"Joe has been gaining great experience this year in his first season as our starter," said men's head coach Cameron Rast. "He has steadily improved throughout the season and has consistently played at a high level. He always seems to rise to the occasion and he did it again this week so we are proud to have him earn the honor."
The Santa Clara women's side made it two in a row Monday as senior defender Marian Dalmy was named the WCC Player of the Week, following teammate Kiki Bosio, who earned the honor last week. Dalmy netted a pair of goals and assisted on another in Sunday's 4-0 win over San Francisco on Senior Day at Buck Shaw Stadium. With the win, the Broncos remain in a tie for first with Portland in the WCC standings with matching 4-1-1 records.
"Marian's leadership and her play on both ends of the field have been top-notch for us all year," said head coach Jerry Smith. "It was appropriate that on Senior Day she really dominated the match, which is not an easy thing to do from an outside back position, but she's done that for us a few times this season. Marian has been consistent for us all year long and is recognized across the country as a top player. It's great to see her recognized as the WCC Player of the Week."
The performance continued a recent hot streak for the team captain, as she has scored three times and registered three assists in the last four matches. On the season, Dalmy leads all WCC defenders with five goals and 16 points and is a nominee for the M.A.C. Hermann Award, given annually to the top women's soccer player in the nation.
Both the men's and women's teams wrap up the regular season this weekend. The men host Portland on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7:00 p.m. PT and Gonzaga on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1:00 p.m. PT. To purchase tickets, call 408-554-4660 or go to SantaClaraBronocs.com. The women's team finishes its regular season on the road, playing at California on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 3:00 p.m. PT and at Saint Mary's on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 2:00 p.m. PT. If the Broncos defeat Saint Mary's they will guarantee themselves at least a share of the WCC title.


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As you know, we are looking to bring some of the New Adventures characters into the Classics line over the next few years (and the first one will be in the first half of 2010, but it may not be who you think!).
One of the ways we prep for this line is by getting samples of all the old figures. While we have loose figures, our archive does not have packaged samples of every NA figure.
So we'd like to turn to the fans. It would be very helpful if fans who have carded samples of NA characters can post the bios from the back of all the NA figures in this thread. We won't be repeating them verbatum, but we want to include some elements in the new Classics card backs. We have the first few NA bios complete already, but as we get to more obscure characters in the coming years, access to the orignal bios would be great!
If fans can create a complete NA biosl list in this post, that would be very helpful to our entertainment team!


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(Reuters) - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Carolyn Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp.
Landing an executive with Everson's pedigree was a coup - prior to Microsoft, she was a top advertising executive at Viacom Inc's MTV Networks and at Walt Disney Co. The hire also sent a clear message to Madison Avenue from the world's largest online social network: We want to work with you.
Until Everson's arrival as vice president of global marketing, Facebook's relationship with the advertising community was at best politely dismissive, at worst outright antagonistic.
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has said he views Facebook more as a way to connect people than a business, and he has been adamant about limiting the impact of ads on user experiences. Indeed, his reluctance to flood the social network with ads is widely viewed as one reason why Facebook endured while an earlier rival, MySpace, expired.
"Mark has an evangelical approach to advertising," said Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP Plc, the world's largest advertising agency. "He sees Facebook as a vehicle to open up communication, not to monetize."
But with 85 percent of its revenue derived from advertising last year — when revenue was $3.71 billion, Facebook realized it needed to strike a more cooperative tone with Madison Avenue ahead of its initial public offering and the accompanying intense scrutiny on profit growth.
Advertising sources identified Everson, along with David Fischer, vice president of business and marketing partnerships, and Blake Chandlee, vice president of global agency relations, as the triumvirate leading Facebook's charm offensive.
"It's been remarkably different over the last 12 months," Michael Hayes, president of digital at advertising firm Initiative, said of Facebook's attitude toward the advertising community.
"They didn't really have a relationship with us before, but now they are trying to establish a relationship. I've definitely seen an uptick in their interest in working with us," he said.
Last September, Facebook set up a committee consisting of executives from brands that advertise on the site, as well as representatives from many top ad agencies, to regularly provide feedback on its advertising products and services.
The company also commissioned Hayes' firm, Initiative, to compare the success of Facebook ads against other media, such as television, the first time it asked for such a study.
Sorrell said Facebook plans to introduce new advertising products by the end of February. A source familiar with the announcement said it would center on new products around mobile advertising, but did not provide further details.
A Facebook representative declined to comment on any new product announcements or to make Everson available for an interview, citing the quiet period ahead of the IPO.
Facebook, which boasts 845 million users worldwide, is more dependent on ad sales than CBS Corp, the most ad-dependent traditional media company, which derives two-thirds of its revenue from advertising.
Facebook ranks as the top provider of graphical online display ads in the United States, accounting for roughly 28 percent of the total "impressions" of such ads last year, according to industry research firm comScore.
But analysts say the price that Facebook charges for the bulk of its ads is lower than those of other forms of online ads, such as the branding campaigns popular on sites such as Yahoo or the search ads offered by Google.
Facebook is taking steps to make its ads more valuable to marketers by integrating social networking features with "sponsored stories" or ads that highlight a user's friends who have "liked" a certain product.
The big question is whether Facebook can further evolve its advertising offerings, which are tempered by privacy laws and the changing parameters around how social networks can mine user data for targeted marketing.
"Their ad product opportunities aren't too robust right now, and the effectiveness is spotty at best," Hayes said.
Facebook has come under criticism for the way it has used member data in the past, including in 2008 when its Beacon advertising product was assailed for disclosing such things as what purchases people were making on Amazon.com to their friends without permission.
Companies have also removed ads from being displayed against offending user or group profiles, not unlike how brands pull commercials on television shows in protest.
Facebook listed the evolving nature of privacy and data protection laws as two risk factors that could impinge future growth in a regulatory filing.
Still, the key for Facebook, according to David Eastman, CEO at JWT North America and Worldwide Digital Director, is keeping Wall Street at bay while it figures out how to monetize its role as an identity broker.
"I'm worried about how the IPO will affect creative," said Eastman. "I'm worried that the demand for growth and making numbers will get in the way of really evolving the platform to figure out how to monetize influence."
If Everson and her team can establish that equilibrium, the opportunities for Facebook are enormous.
Internet advertising is expected to grow at an annual average rate of 15.9 percent to $113 billion in 2014, from an estimated $84.2 billion this year, according to Zenith Optimedia. That makes the Internet the second-largest ad market behind TV, which by 2014 will reach $215.7 billion.
Facebook currently commands only a sliver of agency ad dollars. In 2011, Sorrell said WPP spent $1.6 billion with Google and just $200 million with Facebook. This year Sorrell, who labeled Google a "frenemy" in 2006, expects to spend $2.3 billion with the search giant and $400 million with Facebook.
Sorrell said the disparity is because of the greater difficulty of monetizing social media. Not to mention that the increased competition with Google in recent years has made it a "friendlier frenemy," Sorrell added with a laugh.
"Facebook is a superb branding medium, but right now it is more about PR than advertising," he said.
In June, Google launched its own social network, Google+, to compete with Facebook. The service, which does not currently display any advertising, has won praise for innovative features such as group-video-chat technology and a design that allows users to easily sort friends into different groups.
Sorrell said the two services are preparing for a "battle royal" to win the future of social advertising.
"There's a real battle shaping up and the competition is intense," he said, adding that from the advertising community's perspective more options are better than less.
Everson, who left Microsoft after nine months, is on the front lines of that battle for Facebook.
A New Jersey native, Everson graduated in 1999 with an MBA from Harvard. She was pegged as a "Woman to Watch" by trade publication Advertising Age last May, where her profile noted that she got married in Disney World and had Wyclef Jean rap a song about her twin daughters.
"Since she's joined, Facebook has definitely turned up the heat on getting cozy with agencies," said JWT's Eastman. "There are lots more opportunities to get closer and more involved with them."
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Reporting By Peter Lauria, additional reporting by Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Tiffany Wu and Leslie Adler


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China voices anger over nuke test
China's foreign minister has called North Korea's ambassador in for a dressing-down and demanded his country stop making further threats, in a show of Beijing's displeasure over its ally's latest nuclear test.
Yang Jiechi delivered a "stern representation" to Ji Jae Ryong and expressed China's "strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" to the test, the ministry said in a statement on its website.
"Yang Jiechi demanded that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea side cease talk that further escalates the situation and swiftly return to the correct channel of dialogue and negotiation," the statement said. It did not say if Mr Ji made any response and calls to the North Korean embassy were not answered.
Mr Yang reiterated China's desire for peace and stability on a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula and said issues should be resolved within the framework of long-stalled denuclearisation talks involving North Korea, China, the US, South Korea, Japan and Russia.
The appeals were contained in an earlier statement from the ministry calling on North Korea to abide by its denuclearisation pledge, and not to "take additional actions that could cause the situation to further deteriorate" - echoing the wording of China's responses to previous North Korean nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.
Mr Yang's meeting with the ambassador shows China's anger and frustration over North Korea's actions since the ministry calls in foreign diplomats only in cases of extreme pique, such as US arms sales to Taiwan or Japan's nationalisation of a disputed island group. However, neither statement pointed to any specific actions Beijing would take in response to yesterday's nuclear test, the North's third.
The meeting also followed a warning from North Korea that the test was merely its "first response" to what it called US threats, and that it would continue with unspecified "second and third measures of greater intensity" if Washington maintained its hostility.
Despite being the North's biggest source of aid and diplomatic support, Beijing has been reluctant to back more severe measures that could destabilise the North's hardline regime, which serves as a buffer between China and democratic South Korea backed by US forces.
China's patience appears to be wearing thin, however, and Beijing reacted in unusually strong terms to the North's December rocket launch by agreeing to tightened United Nations sanctions on the country, a move that brought criticism from Pyongyang.
China had repeatedly called on the North not to conduct a test, and Pyongyang's decision to proceed anyway will probably strengthen Beijing's arguments that it has little power to influence its neighbour and that harsh actions against the regime will have only a negative effect.
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Chuck Klosterman has been thinking and writing about culture for over a decade. He's written several essay collections, nonfiction and novels, and for the past few years, he's written the weekly column as the "Ethicist" for the New York Times Magazine. In his newest book, he takes on, well… bad guys.
Klosterman looks at athletes, musicians, politicians, vigilantes and even fictional characters who have been framed as villains -- from Bill Clinton to Darth Vader to LeBron James -- and tries to deconstruct the stories we tell about them in I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined). The book is now available in paperback.
Klosterman tells us how we've got Machiavelli all wrong, why Batman works great as a fictional construct but fails as a real person, and why it's so easy to villainize professional athletes.
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Phillip Crandall is the author of a critical analysis of I Get Wet for Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series.
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what happened to the little philbot being roasted? why is he hanging his coat?
- February 17, 2009 at 10:55 PM
If you have time while @ the APA and are looking for a great bar, check out:
You can ride the blue line there or take a cab.
- February 18, 2009 at 8:53 AM
I take it that not many of us will be off to Chicago (as job seekers anyway). Out of curiosity, I checked with the APA and they said that they've had *2* schools register to hold interviews. Maybe some schools show up and register on site (?) but I'm thinking there can't be too many that do that. Way to go with the JFP rescheduling!
- February 18, 2009 at 9:06 AM
This is not about the APA, but I think it's worth posting since I have only one interview in Chicago.
I've gotten the sense (from comments by folks on search committees where I've applied and interviewed, colleagues, etc.) that candidates like me are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, we don't have the pedigree or publication record to get a job at a research university. On the other hand, our pedigree and publication record is good enough to instill worries on the part of search committees at teaching schools/not-so-reputable schools that either (a) we won't stick around very long since we'll be moving up to a "better" job or (b) we wouldn't take the job in the first place. In both cases, candidates like me remain jobless--or at least roaming the earth doing visiting gigs. I'm not sure what to do. I could obviously improve my chances at research jobs by publishing more and in better journals (and I'm trying, but...). My issue is that I'm not sure what I could do differently to secure a job at a teaching/not-so-reputable school. It seems rather desperate to indicate in my cover letter that I would LOVE to live in Wyoming and teach a 4/4; would take the job if offered it and stay from now until the end of time.---This is false, of course, but I interviewed for a school in SC with a 3/3. I would have taken that job and stayed for quite a while. But should I have made this clear in my cover letter?! Again, it seems bizarre to beg and plead like that. However, I'm at a loss for what to do differently. Should I remove pubs from my CV? Should I take a visiting position at a prison or Anchorage CC to indicate that my pedigree/publication record isn't that great? Should I beg and plead in my cover letter? Any suggestions would be helpful.
- February 18, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Anon 9:06 worries that his/her pub record and pedigree is too good for a "teaching school", and that such schools might be scared off thinking that he/she will bolt for a better job.
This is, IMHO, a ridiculous attitude. LACs, at least in my experience, unequivocally prefer candidates with better research credentials, all else being equal. The thing is, all else often is not equal. Here are a few tips off the top of my head:
1) For God's sake, don't indicate to us that you're not interested in research. We're interested in research, and we don't want a lumpen potato in our department. We want someone who will publish quality work. We just don't demand as much quantity as the 2/2s.
2) The number of schools that don't worry about their hires jumping ship can be counted on one hand. We just worry about it a bit more because it's more of a pain in the ass to lose someone from a department of five than from a department of twenty.
3) With (2) in mind, we accept that you'll jump ship if you can land a very good research job or a tip-top LAC. That's the risk of going for someone good. We will, however, avoid you like the plague if we think you'll jump ship for a mediocre research position. If you're pumping out B-level papers like there's no tomorrow, that's where we think you're headed.
4) For better or worse, we notice pedigree too. 4/5 of our department is Leiter top-20. If you think that LACs are passing you by because your pedigree is too good, you're misreading the situation. It's a fierce market. Plenty of Leiterrific candidates have trouble getting jobs at all. We know this, and would never consider someone "out of our league" based on pedigree alone.
4) It's true that teaching is important to us, and we expect you to take it seriously. Don't tell us how much you love to teach. Show us that you're good at it. Just as important, show us that you'll get better at it.
That's been my experience. YMMV.
- February 18, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Anon 9:06
What do you want to do in philosophy? Does teaching matter at all to you? If not, then do the profession a favor and strive to get into largely research positions and face the possibility of failure--and in that case I wish you best luck. If you do care about teaching then get the best teaching position you can and figure things out from there.
Gnothi seautou. And think: your potential students deserve your making the most honest assessment you can about your future. It is--despite the many blogs here and elsewhere about the profession--not just about you.
- February 18, 2009 at 6:54 PM
SLAC TT seems to have (understandably) misunderstood the direction of my angst. The distinction between the two sorts of schools I had in mind was not so much one between "research" and "SLAC's" Instead--and I should have made this clear--I meant to make a distinction between "high-end" and "lower-end." Fantastic SLAC's with 4/5 philosophers from top 20 programs would, in my mind, count as a high-end department. And I can see perfectly well that positions at such places are amazingly hard to come by and would require excellent pubs, teaching, luck etc. My worry is not why I've yet to secure such a position, but rather why I can't get one at a lower-end school. I've had interviews with such places in which the VAST majority of the questions had to do with whether I could even see myself living in city X, teaching Y number of classes, etc. For the majority of these schools I answered honestly that I could. I'm sure many of us would be quite happy with relatively large teaching loads and living in places that aren't as ideal as others. I'd love to teach at a small, no-named, SLAC in the middle of nowhere or a large public university with no graduate program. In fact, I'd prefer working at such places! The problem seems to be that such places are reluctant to hire candidates like me--and I think this is not due to weak teaching or having too few pubs. Instead, the evidence seems to point in the direction that it's something about retention. My evidence for this is partly anecdotal in terms of seeing who has been hired over me and all my peers at these lower-end places. But the other part of my evidence comes from the horse's mouth--I've been told as much in discussions with people on SC's at places I've interviewed at but not gotten the job.
So, my question has to do with suggestions for what I can do to quell worries about retention at not-so-aptly-dubbed "lower-end" schools.
- February 19, 2009 at 7:27 AM
- Soon-to-be Jaded Dissertator said...
I swapped the old roasting philbot out for the old "I'm giving up philosophy and throwing out my dissertation" philbot.
Less colorful, perhaps, but it captures my mood a little better.
- February 19, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Anon 9:06, here's my perspective for what it's worth. There are some schools that are so worried that better candidates (in terms of pedigree, research, etc.) won't stick around that they never hire them in the first place, but there aren't that many and these are places where research is very, very difficult, the pay is very low, and the campus is very isolated. I also think there are cases where pedigree gets in the way at other schools, but here pedigree generally means more than just graduating from a Leiterific school. Maybe having undergrad and grad schools from Leiter top-10s, and then a postdoc at a third.
My guess is that you come off in interviews as having attitude (whether you really have it or don't, I wouldn't know). Your talk of "less-reputable" and "lower-end" schools, for example. Maybe this will be cured by rethinking how you present yourself, maybe by 2-5 years of adjuncting and VAPing at schools that you consider "lower-end". That would certainly take the luster off your pedigree, but if it doesn't change the attitude you present in interviews, then (I don't mean this to be harsh) maybe you should consider law school. Maybe you're not made for the world most of us academics live in. Nothing wrong with that, it can be a tough life.
- February 19, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Anon 7:27 (also 9:09):
I apologize if I misread your concerns.
It's true that smaller departments worry more about retention than larger ones, as the hassle associated with losing someone is greater. So what to do?
What I was suggesting is that you don't try to make yourself worse by leaving off pubs or the like (though if you have a list of pubs in obscure journals,you might consider omitting them). SLACs want the best they can find who they think will stay. Upping the "will stay" factor at the expense of the "is good" factor is a losing proposition, as we get applications in the hundreds just like everyone else.
(By the way, my school is not as "fantastic" as you supposed. We're US News ranked, but nowhere near the top. The fact that our faculty hails from highly ranked grad schools says little. Pretty much any halfway decent school could hire only "good" pedigree if it so chose).
So what can you do to get into a school that cares more about retention? Well, you need to be good and also demonstrate "fit". Unfortunately, there's no simple formula for doing this. My point was mainly negative: don't try to demonstrate fit by lowering your perceived value.
(A romantic analogy: If you're trying to woo someone wary, it's no good to say "Trust me. I can't do any better.").
- February 19, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Check out this new article in the Chronicle of Higher Ed: http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i24/24b01201.htm
- February 19, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Am I going to be the first person to ask the question: How much does JFP 181 suck? I had low expectations, and JFP failed to meet them.
Highlights: Pace's ad tells us that they WILL interview at the December APA in Philadelphia. What are the odds the APA screwed things up again? Also, does anyone else think Florida Atlantic advertised in the wrong APA? (Assistant Director of the Counseling Center in the online postings #27 is probably meant for the American Psychological Association.)
- February 20, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Good news bitches! The new JFP informs me that "The Department of Coins and Medals at the Yale University Art Gallery seeks a two-year Fellow beginning in March 2009 to participate in the management of a collection that is particularly strong in coinage of the Greek and Roman worlds."
- February 20, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Is anyone at the Central? What's the turn-out like?
- February 20, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Anon 9:06/7:22: I think I was in your boat a few years ago. I think what happens in these cases is that you do visiting positions and/or postdocs for a few years. If you publish during this time, you end up "proving" yourself, and so become appealing to higher-end schools. This, I think, is what happened in my case. I'm guessing if you don't publish, then you end up becoming more attractive to lower-end schools, although I know of a few peers who just end up petering out in vap's and leaving the profession.
- February 20, 2009 at 9:26 AM
I am in the O'Hare airport leaving the APA-Central after giving a paper in the evening session. I was accosted by drunk teeny-boppers in the lobby (some kind of fraternity/sorority business conference going on at the same time), found it difficult to locate the room assignment and my session was poorly attended (don't know if this is representative of the whole conference, though). Overall, I give it a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10.
- February 21, 2009 at 4:15 AM
I'm at the Central, Feb 20 7:10.
The turnout is scary small. I've been to at least five Chicago meetings, and the smoker at this one was certainly no bigger than *half* of the smallest one I'd seen before. Everyone is complaining about the weather, the price of the rooms, and, of course, the hamstringing of the job market. Oh, and the fact that the Romanell Lecture was not included in the program. Yeah, there are loud rumblings of discontent.
- February 21, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Report from the Central APA:
This is smaller than most regional philosophical association's conferences. The turnout is pathetic. Drop a really glitzy, ritzy, and overpriced hotel in the middle of any northern city in winter and have their regional conference there. That's what the Central feels like this year.
- February 21, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Anon at February 19, 2009 7:27 AM
"So, my question has to do with suggestions for what I can do to quell worries about retention at not-so-aptly-dubbed "lower-end" schools."
I am always troubled by these discussions. No one outside the Leiter camp has arrived at any consensus as to what counts as a 'lower end' school. And, really, what Brian [and others] think matters should not be what matters to you, as an individual.
Look, if you want to teach and do research at a SLAC, then
(a)write a cover letter that explains that desire, write a teaching statement that supports your claim, and provide [as much] evidence of good teaching [as you can at this stage].
You might, much to the horror of some, actually try writing an individualized letter that explains your interest in the specific school.
If you get an interview, be willing and ready to talk about both your research and your teaching. Be prepared with some knowledge about the specific school - and not just the department. Show interest in the school, the department, and the students.
If you get an on-site, do not ask silly questions such as "Do you have an engineering school?" Find out if they have an engineering school before you arrive. Demonstrate that you are interested in this place and this position.
Most importantly, before you apply for any job, decide what you want to do and where you want to be.
SCs are more likely to think you will vanish in the night if you seem unsure as to what you want and how you envision your career.
Very few SLACs require new hires to arrive with life-long committment. But, we do resist going to the trouble, distress, and expense of hiring someone who is only looking to 'move on.'
One might see this as an advantage of being hired at a SLAC: we care about who your are, what you want, and whether you can work with us. You are, and will be, more than the sum of your publications.
- February 21, 2009 at 5:03 PM
What the hell is "the Leiter camp"?
- February 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM


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Scott Walker's stealth 2016 strategy
MADISON, Wis. — He can't use the Senate soapbox to rack up media hits and political points, like Rand Paul or Marco Rubio. He isn't poised to run up the score in his reelection campaign as a show of strength heading into 2016, as Chris Christie intends to do this November in New Jersey.
But Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's game plan for the next three years is quietly taking shape: Win reelection next year in this purple state without moderating a record that has won many hearts in the conservative base; let the other GOP hopefuls get sullied by the mud pit of Congress and each other; then pounce in 2015.
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That, in essence, is the outline of the likely presidential contender's game plan that emerged from interviews with multiple people in his orbit.
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Operating in the shadows of the emerging GOP presidential field, Walker has been laying the groundwork for a 2016 campaign. His bid would aim to capitalize on his record as a committed social conservative who has taken on Democratic interests repeatedly in a Midwestern battleground state — and won.
You probably won't catch him on the Sunday talk shows holding forth on immigration reform or facing off with senators over federal surveillance policy. But that suits Walker fine. He'd rather take care of business in Wisconsin and travel quietly to early voting states, raising money and building chits for a national bid.
But the first order of business for Walker is winning his third election in four years here — against a wealthy potential Democratic opponent who could spend millions of her fortune — without watering down his conservative bona fides. A Republican governor facing reelection in a 50-50 state like Wisconsin might be prone to try and make nice with Democrats, but Walker, who beat back a union-led recall attempt against him last year, isn't going there.
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And while most independent analysts expect Walker to ultimately prevail, winning with 55 percent is probably his best-case scenario in a state that's among the most polarized in the country. Independent analysts agree he's likely to win, but the left vows, at the very least, to make the 45-year-old governor pay a political price.
"Gov. Walker is as well positioned as an incumbent governor in Wisconsin could be, considering the political climate, [but] he won't have a cakewalk for a reelection," said Wisconsin GOP strategist Mark Graul. "The governor and his team will be focused on making sure this goes well. Nothing else will matter because nothing else can happen if this race doesn't go well."
The strongest potential Democratic candidates, including former Sen. Russ Feingold and Rep. Ron Kind, passed on challenging Walker. Walker, who raised $3.5 million in the first half of the year, looks likely to face Madison school board member Mary Burke, a former state commerce secretary whose family owns Trek Bicycle.
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"It's because nobody wants to walk to the slaughterhouse," said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who led the state party when Walker won in 2010. "The Democrats are suffering from overplaying their hand on this recall. They promised their base and the Democratic Party the world. They delivered a dud."
But Democrats say this won't be anything resembling a coronation. Party leaders plan to attack what they deem to be Walker's failure to meet his promises to bolster the state economy and his thinly veiled ambition for higher office.
Walker won by 7 percentage points in last June's recall election. President Barack Obama then carried the Badger State in November by the same 53 percent to 46 percent margin, even with favorite son Paul Ryan on the ticket.
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But despite that challenging playing field for Republicans, Walker turned down federal money to expand Medicaid, signed a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions, expanded a voucher program over howls of protest from the teachers union and just signed a budget that cuts taxes by $651 million over the next two years.
When it comes to weighing in on national issues, meanwhile, the career-long state and local politician is picking his spots carefully, letting his Washington, D.C., counterparts take divisive stands.
Take health care. Walker co-authored an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal in late July calling for "complete repeal" of Obamacare. Then at the national governor's meeting he hosted this month in Milwaukee, he ducked a question about whether he agrees with conservatives threatening to shut down the federal government in order to defund the law.
"Right now, I've got my hands full being governor," he told a group of reporters. "I'm not real involved yet."
The word "yet" lingered in the air.
"Strike that last word," Walker interjected. "I'm not involved at the federal level," he continued, "so I'll let them work that out for right now."
He also steered clear of the spat between Christie and Paul over domestic surveillance last month. And he has repeatedly declined to say how he would have voted on the Senate immigration bill, which has caused Rubio so much heartburn.
"Well I haven't taken a position at all, because I wasn't elected to Congress," Walker said during a July Aspen Institute panel discussion in Colorado.
At the same time, Walker, who declined to be interviewed for this story, is making sure he's not forgotten on the national stage. During a trip to New York this week, he appeared on Fox News, MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and CNBC, staying relentlessly on message. He complained about the botched implementation of Obamacare, talked up the good work being done by Republicans outside D.C. and said "it's too early" to think about 2016.
Walker has become more circumspect lately about 2016 than he was earlier this year, invariably joking that the media speculates about it so much that he doesn't need to or quipping that he wants to be president … of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
"He's going to be a real power to reckon with in the Republican Party, and he's smart to focus on Wisconsin and what he's doing as governor," said Republican Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad.


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Looking at the map of fires and smoke around the state certainly makes us more aware of the dangers and that it could be any of us at any time (www.wunderground.com/wundermap, then scroll to fires on the right side).
Years ago, I remember evacuating my home in the middle of the night because of a home fire. The helplessness, the memories and the intensity of needs remain strongly etched in my memory. A few of the memories include the smoke- or heat-damaged furniture and clothes, the water damage and dealing with an insurance company.
At the time, we asked ourselves what did we do well and what would have made life easier? Say you had to evacuate your home within the next 30 minutes what would you collect, how easy would those items be to find, where would you go? Is every member of the family (including pets) secure if this were to happen? Do you have a bit of cash stashed in an emergency location for just such a need, or would you be that wild-eyed person with the shirt on his back and nothing more?
Colorado State University Extension has centralized a very extensive resource list (www.ext.colostate.edu/fire/index.html) from organizations such as Federal Emergency Management Agency, Red Cross, Ready Colorado as well Extension offices in Colorado and other states. The list on the left of the Web page allows one to personalize available resources based on specific needs (agriculture; livestock and pets; resources; finances; preparing family and home before, during and the aftermath). Theres more information than one would want; select a few to peruse. Much of the information is relevant for needs other than fire.
What can be done before evacuation is necessary? One list discusses the inside and outside actions that can be done to help protect your home (www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=7533). With limited time, what would be most important? As you look through the lists, actions can be taken long before notice is received (for example, keeping debris swept off decks or keeping equipment away from structures to provide access to house by emergency vehicles). Most important, evacuate as early as possible to prevent getting stuck in traffic or being overtaken by fire.
Topics listed include assessing home after a fire, financial emergency preparedness, picking up the pieces after a disaster, managing stress during tough times and even smoke damage after a fire. The 72-hour emergency kit from Ready Colorado (home kit, office kit, pet kit and car kit) has lists specific to your needs.
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Red Sox bust out early, blow out Indians
BOSTON -- Yes, those were the Red Sox who put together a legitimate batting barrage Friday night at Fenway Park.
Packing the type of wallop that hadn't been seen much since the glory days of last season, Boston rolled to a 10-3 victory over the Indians.View Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- Yes, those were the Red Sox who put together a legitimate batting barrage Friday night at Fenway Park.
Packing the type of wallop that hadn't been seen much since the glory days of last season, Boston rolled to a 10-3 victory over the Indians.View Full Game Coverage
The 10-run output was the highest of the season for manager John Farrell's team, which had scored nine once, on May 14 against the Twins.
Eight of the nine players in the starting lineup produced hits, led by multihit efforts from Mike Napoli (2-for-3), Daniel Nava (2-for-4) and Jackie Bradley Jr. (2-for-4).
Xander Bogaerts smashed a solo shot off the light stanchion above the Green Monster in the bottom of the eighth, snapping an 0-for-19 drought.
"It was a tough stretch. I'm happy I just got a hit right there," said Bogaerts. "At a certain time I was like, 'Just go out there and have fun. And see what happens.'"
Added catcher A.J. Pierzynski: "Yeah, it was fun. It was fun to see everyone kind of contributed, everyone kind of had a hit and had something to do with us scoring a bunch of runs. You look up, we scored 10, that's a good night for an offense. We had a lot of hits, a lot of at-bats and we had big hits, which is the key."
John Lackey had some brief hiccups early, but settled in for another strong performance. The righty scattered seven hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out five en route to his team-leading eighth victory.
The performance was another demonstration of why Lackey has been the most consistent starting pitcher for the Red Sox this season. He is 8-4 with a 3.24 ERA and could warrant consideration for the All-Star Game.
"I'm not really thinking about it that much," said Lackey. "We end up the first half of the season in Texas, so I'll probably stay home if I don't make it. It's a win-win for me either way."
But bigger than Lackey's win was the sudden breakout by the bats.
Things are starting to come together at last. For starters, Napoli is getting back in full swing after returning from the disabled list. Nava, with five hits in the last two nights, is at last resembling the player who was so important last year.
"He looks confident in the box, he's relaxed, he's in a better position in these last eight or 10 games that he's been back with us," said Farrell. "Gets an RBI double from the right side of the plate, which there's been limited exposure to that side, and I think it just speaks to the confidence in which he's swinging the bat right now."
If the Red Sox can get their complementary players going, perhaps they can finally get back in the thick of the American League East race.
"When there's contributions up and down the lineup, certain guys don't feel like they have to get something done if they're at the plate with runners in scoring position," said Farrell. "To know and trust one another up and down the lineup, yeah, that's what makes us tick best."
Though it was a forgotten memory by the end of the night, the Indians broke out first, with Carlos Santana hammering a two-run homer to right in the second.
But the Red Sox came roaring back in the bottom of the second against Masterson. The righty didn't do himself any favors, walking David Ortiz and Napoli to open the inning. Nava struck a single up the middle and Ortiz was thrown out at the plate. That was just a temporary inconvenience.
Pierzynski smoked a two-run double to the triangle in right-center. Bradley ripped an RBI triple, and the Sox had a 3-2 lead.
"I was just looking for something I could get up. [Indians starter Justin Masterson] does a real good job of keeping the ball down and you hit the ball on the ground, you hit into a double play, so I was just looking for a ball I could get up," said Pierzynski. "Fortunately it found the gap, scored two runs, kind of evened it up at two and got the offense going a little bit."
Michael Brantley's RBI double in the third tied it up. However, this was not going to be a back-and-forth affair.
Masterson just didn't have it, and Tribe manager Terry Francona knew it. After the righty walked Bogaerts and Dustin Pedroia to open the inning, Francona lifted him.
"I threw too many balls," said Masterson. "That's more or less what happened. I put the bullpen in a bad spot. They had to come in way too early before they're supposed to come in."
The Indians' bullpen couldn't get the job done. Kyle Crockett came on and Napoli lined a two-run double to give Boston a 5-3 edge.
The bats came to life again in the seventh, giving the Red Sox the breathing room they haven't been accustomed to this season.
Pedroia, who experienced the joy of his third son being born earlier in the day, lofted a two-run double off the scoreboard in left-center. Napoli singled in a run before the suddenly hot Nava roped an RBI double to left, and the Sox had a 9-3 lead.
"I think a lot of guys have said it -- we've been grinding for awhile," said Nava. "Just haven't gotten things to fall. Things are starting to fall, so we know the type of offense we have, the type of team we have. It's just nice to get things going in the direction we think we're going to get going for awhile."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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Putin revives Soviet-era Hero of Labor award in Russia
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin on Friday revived the Soviet-era Hero of Labor award, once again turning to the symbols of the Soviet Union to reach Russians who look back to those times with nostalgia.
Putin, a 60-year-old former KGB officer, also has turned to Soviet practices to address the problems of Russia today. In his decree, the president said he was establishing the title Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation "with the goals of raising the social significance and prestige of selfless and honest labor."
The new Hero of Labor medal is now Russia's highest state award and as such is to be worn on the left side of the chest and above all other Russian and Soviet awards. The medal is to be made from gold with a weight of 15.25 grams (more than half an ounce).
The award should be given to Russian citizens who "make a significant contribution to the social and economic development of the country, including development of industrial and agricultural production, transport, construction, science, culture, education and health care, and also other spheres of activity," the decree states.
The systemic corruption in Russia — from kickbacks paid to Kremlin-loyal businesses to bribes demanded by doctors and teachers — has undermined people's faith in government and hindered economic growth. While the opposition pins the blame squarely on Putin, he has made a concerted effort in recent months to show that he is addressing the problem.
In announcing his intention to revive the Hero of Labor award, Putin said that it had "proved to be useful" in the past.
Earlier this month, Putin called for the revival of a Soviet-era physical evaluation program that required all schoolchildren to pass fitness tests. He lamented that children today are in much worse shape than a few decades ago and said the restoration of GTO, the Russian acronym for Ready for Labor and Defense, would teach them "to stand up for themselves, their family and, in the final run, the fatherland."
On Friday, he called for children once again to wear uniforms to school as they did in Soviet times.
Shortly after he first became president in 2000, Putin brought back the Soviet anthem and reinstated the Soviet-era red banner and red star for the military. The return of the familiar symbols was part of Putin's effort to revive Russia's image as a great power and restore national pride, and was welcomed by many Russians.


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text: Canadian Galloway (Ascension) delivers a tense and haunting novel following four people trying to survive war-torn Sarajevo. After a mortar attack kills 22 people waiting in line to buy bread, an unnamed cellist vows to play at the point of impact for 22 days. Meanwhile, Arrow, a young woman sniper, picks off soldiers; Kenan makes a dangerous trek to get water for his family; and Dragan, who sent his wife and son out of the city at the start of the war, works at a bakery and trades bread in exchange for shelter. Arrow's assigned to protect the cellist, but when she's eventually ordered to commit a different kind of killing, she must decide who she is and why she kills. Dragan believes he can protect himself through isolation, but that changes when he runs into a friend of his wife's attempting to cross a street targeted by snipers. Kenan is repeatedly challenged by his fear and a cantankerous neighbor. All the while, the cellist continues to play. With wonderfully drawn characters and a stripped-down narrative, Galloway brings to life a distant conflict.


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text: You may have seen this shoot I did for Wexley School For Girls recently. It's definitely one of my favorite shoots, so naturally I was excited when they hired their new CFO / COO, Jerry Barnhart, because that meant he would also need a portrait, being senior leadership and all. Not much else to say about this one, other than it's completely awesome. I hope they hire 5 more people soon.