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Best of Living Well on a Budget
One of our eternally popular topics here at Apartment Therapy is budget living: how to decorate frugally, save money on renovations, DIY, source a steal and so on. We created some great posts on the subject in 2012, and the reaction from our readers proves that saving money is always in style. Here's the best of the best.
Tips, Tricks & Discussions:
1. How to Have an Adult Apartment on a Budget
2. Case Studies of Real Life Upholstery Jobs: What Do People Really Pay?
3. Get Smart: Real Life Advice for Collection & Investing in Art on a Budget
4. 5 Places to Skimp on Your Bathroom Reno
5. Styling Tricks to Save Time & Money
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6. Top Ten Sources for a Bed on a Budget
7. Budget Basics: Simple White Dinnerware
8. Bargain Lovers Special: Budget Sources for Rugs, Furniture, Bedding & More
9. 10 Outdoor Finds: Under $10
10. Affordable Essentials for Your First Living Room
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11. Reuse & Recycle: 10 DIY Pendant Lights
12. 5 Ways to Make Better DIY Curtains
13. Affordable Decor: Smart Ways to Use Wallpaper in Small Doses
14. Get Smart: Household Repairs You Can Learn to do Online
15. Starting a Garden Without Spending a Ton of Green
House Tour Inspiration:
16. The Binghams' Budget & Design Friendly Family Home
17. Aya & Trevor's Sophisticated Contemporary Condo
18. Shane, Andrew & Family's Eclectic 100-Year-Old Home
19. Charmaine & Mark's Lovely, Lively Family Home
20. Julie's Artful Home in D.C.
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The husky voiced Richard Darbyshire carries the unwanted label of "one-hit wonder" as the former vocalist for Living in a Box. The title is misleading, since his old group had a number of chart successes in the U.K.; nevertheless, the band's career is often summarized by their lone appearance on American radio. Born on March 8, 1960, in Stockport, Cheshire, England, Darbyshire was introduced to the soulful music of Marvin Gaye and Al Green via a U.S. military station while he attended an American school in Japan. Darbyshire briefly joined a group with his American friends, and when he returned to England in the early '80s, he formed the Zu Zu Sharks. The Zu Zu Sharks were signed to EMI and released three singles. "Love Tumbles Down" hit number one in Spain, but Darbyshire was unhappy with the band's pop sound and departed from the group. Darbyshire continued to write songs for himself and singer Tessa Niles, and one of them, "Put Your Foot Down," was even recorded by the Temptations. He also performed session work for Polygram and EMI. In 1985, Virgin Records wanted to sign Darbyshire to a contract, while Chrysalis Records asked him to be the vocalist/guitarist for Living in a Box, a group that heard Darbyshire singing his own material while they were recording demos in the same studio. Darbyshire chose a five-year deal with Living in a Box. The band released their self-titled first LP in 1987, and the funky title-track was an immediate smash on U.S. radio and MTV. While Living in a Box's popularity in America faded quickly, their 1989 album, Gatecrashing, featured two Top Ten hits in the U.K., "Blow the House Down" and "Room in Your Heart." A year later, Chrysalis was purchased by EMI. New label personnel began telling the group to tone down their sound while they were recording their third full-length, and Darbyshire left in disgust before it was completed. In the '90s, Darbyshire penned and co-wrote songs for Marie Claire D'Ubaldo, Level 42, Jennifer Rush, Bing Abrahams, and Lisa Stansfield. Darbyshire's solo debut, How Many Angels, was released in 1994; it was reissued in 1999 as Love Will Provide, with two bonus tracks.
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Paul Vigna has details on three key stocks that are likely to impact markets on Monday. Photo: Getty Images.
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In my continuing quest to bite off more than I can chew (at least, more than I have time for), I've just taken two steps towards training my geneabrain.
I've signed up for the One Place Study course at Pharos. Pharos is affiliated with the Society of Genealogists and offers online courses on a wide variety of general and UK-specific genealogical subjects. I'm hoping to pick up some fresh perspectives and, dare I say it, a more rigorous methodology to my madness? Secretly I'd love to do the assessed certificate but unfortunately I appear to be short the £450 I'd need. If you're interested in one place studies, why don't you join me on the course? It starts 31 August and is £33.
To keep me entertained over the next month until the course starts, I've purchased a copy of Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills. This book has sections on the fundamentals of evidence analysis and the fundamentals of citation, followed by extensive discussions and examples of the different types and forms of historical records we are likely to encounter and how to correctly cite them in our genealogical software and writing. It's a relatively expensive reference book in physical form, but the first edition can be purchased online in PDF form at Footnote.com for a much more affordable USD25. I'm already casting an aghast eye at some of my webpages, so expect to see some tweaks being made to get them ship-shape.
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In my continuing quest to bite off more than I can chew (at least, more than I have time for), I've just taken two steps towards training my geneabrain.
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6 comments:
- Sheri said...
Good for you Alex! Let me know what you think about the classes offered by Pharo. I've been thinking about taking a class as well.
- 27/7/10 7:47 pm
- Brett Payne said...
That's great Alex. I look forward to hearing all about it too, although I've had enough of courses for the moment, so I'm not likely to take one.
- 27/7/10 7:56 pm
- Sandra said...
Hi Alex
After seeing your post, I had a look at the Pharos site, which I had not seen before and I too after thinking about it for a few days, decided to also do the One Place Study course. I'm also thinking of doing a couple of others that look interesting, later in the year/next year.
- 29/7/10 11:40 am
- Alex said...
That's awesome Sandra - I'll see you there, so to speak!
- 29/7/10 7:03 pm
- Sandra said...
Hi Alex
Just wondering if you have received any information about course. I have registered but as yet not received any notification or emails from the instructors. The only information I have recieved was the initial email after I registered and it said we would received something from the instructor 5-7 days before the course starts.
- 27/8/10 1:09 pm
- Alex said...
Hi Sandra - no, I haven't heard anything yet either. I figured an email will probably show up over this weekend.
- 27/8/10 5:57 pm


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What are the key considerations in delegation of authority in an organizational situation and what are the essential pre-requisites required for the purpose.
What are the key considerations in delegation of authority in an organizational situation and what are the essential pre-requisites required for the purpose. Explain with few examples from the organization to you. Briefly describe the basic details of the organization you are referring to.
A manager alone cannot perform all the tasks assigned to him. In order to meet the targets, the manager should delegate authority. Delegation of Authority means division of authority and powers downwards to the subordinate. Delegation is about entrusting someone else to do parts of your job. Delegation of authority can be defined as subdivision and sub-allocation of powers to the subordinates in order to achieve effective results.
Delegation of authority is one vital organizational process. It is inevitable along with the expansion and growth of a business enterprise. Delegation means assigning of certain responsibilities along with the necessary authority by a superior to his subordinate managers. Delegation does not mean surrender of authority by the higher level manager. It only means transfer of certain responsibilities to subordinates and giving them the necessary authority, which is necessary to discharge the responsibility properly. Delegation is quite common in all aspects of life including business. Even in the college, the principal delegates some of his authority to the vice-principal.
Elements of Delegation
1. Authority - in context of a business organization, authority can be defined as the power and right of a person to use and allocate the resources efficiently, to take decisions and to give orders so as to achieve the organizational objectives. Authority must be well- defined. All people who have the authority should know what is the scope of their authority is and they shouldn't misutilize it. Authority is the right to give commands, orders and get the things done. The top level management has greatest authority. Authority always flows from top to bottom. It explains how a superior gets work done from his subordinate by clearly explaining what is expected of him and how he should go about it. Authority should be accompanied with an equal amount of responsibility. Delegating the authority to someone else doesn't imply escaping from accountability. Accountability still rest with the person having the utmost authority.
2. Responsibility - is the duty of the person to complete the task assigned to him. A person who is given the responsibility should ensure that he accomplishes the tasks assigned to him. If the tasks for which he was held responsible are not completed, then he should not give explanations or excuses. Responsibility without adequate authority leads to discontent and dissatisfaction among the person. Responsibility flows from bottom to top. The middle level and lower level management holds more responsibility. The person held responsible for a job is answerable for it. If he performs the tasks assigned as expected, he is bound for praises. While if he doesn't accomplish tasks assigned as expected, then also he is answerable for that.
3. Accountability - means giving explanations for any variance in the actual performance from the expectations set. Accountability can not be delegated. For example, if 'A' is given a task with sufficient authority, and 'A' delegates this task to B and asks him to ensure that task is done well, responsibility rest with 'B', but accountability still rest with 'A'. The top level management is most accountable. Being accountable means being innovative as the person will think beyond his scope of job. Accountability, in short, means being answerable for the end result. Accountability can't be escaped. It arises from responsibility.
For achieving delegation, a manager has to work in a system and has to perform following steps :
1. Assignment of tasks and duties
2. Granting of authority
3. Creating responsibility and accountability
Delegation of authority is the base of superior-subordinate relationship, it involves following steps:-
1. Assignment of Duties - The delegator first tries to define the task and duties to the subordinate. He also has to define the result expected from the subordinates. Clarity of duty as well as result expected has to be the first step in delegation.
2. Granting of authority - Subdivision of authority takes place when a superior divides and shares his authority with the subordinate. It is for this reason; every subordinate should be given enough independence to carry the task given to him by his superiors. The managers at all levels delegate authority and power which is attached to their job positions. The subdivision of powers is very important to get effective results.
3. Creating Responsibility and Accountability - The delegation process does not end once powers are granted to the subordinates. They at the same time have to be obligatory towards the duties assigned to them. Responsibility is said to be the factor or obligation of an individual to carry out his duties in best of his ability as per the directions of superior. Responsibility is very important. Therefore, it is that which gives effectiveness to authority. At the same time, responsibility is absolute and cannot be shifted. Accountability, on the others hand, is the obligation of the individual to carry out his duties as per the standards of performance. Therefore, it is said that authority is delegated, responsibility is created and accountability is imposed. Accountability arises out of responsibility and responsibility arises out of authority. Therefore, it becomes important that with every authority position an equal and opposite responsibility should be attached.
Therefore every manager, i.e., the delegator has to follow a system to finish up the delegation process. Equally important is the delegate's role which means his responsibility and accountability is attached with the authority over to here.
Objectives of Delegation of Authority
1. To reduce the excessive burden on the superiors i.e., executives and managersfunctioning at different levels.
2. To provide opportunities of growth and self development to junior executives.
3. To create a team of experienced and matured managers for the Organisation. Itacts as a technique of management and human resource development.
4. To improve individual as well as overall efficiency of the Organisation.
Process of Delegation of Authority at American Express
It is an assortment of such experiences that, for over a thousand employees at Amex India, make the company a great place to work. This is reflected in the long tenures that employees have at Amex. There are many factors that influence employees' decision to stay in a job market or create jobs by turning entrepreneurs. Working for large corporations has its own advantages. Apart from the assurance and security of a good salary every month end, there is also a pride attached to working in reputed companies. In the financial services sector, Amex, which has over a thousand employees in India, its largest employee base anywhere outside the US, presents a good opportunity. The company also scores high on employee freedom at work front.
The hallmark of any good corporate is the extent of decentralisation of power and authority. "At Amex, we have a four-stage development plan that employees get to create.
When employees set their own goals, they are more likely to achieve it," says Rai, talking
about the company's four-stage development plan that employees help make, getting a greater say in shaping company policy and direction.
about the company's four-stage development plan that employees help make, getting a greater say in shaping company policy and direction.
At Amex, individual leadership is given to junior managers, executional leadership rests with middle managers and strategic leadership roles are vested with vice presidents. Visionary leadership functions rest with the global heads. So the company has a clear function and well distributed authority at all levels. "Such clear distribution eliminates the need for much supervision, management of day to day employee affairs and also guarantees employee freedom," adds Rai.
Delegation process involves four distinct stages. The process of delegation moves
through these stages. The following figure shows the stages in the process of delegation
of authority.
through these stages. The following figure shows the stages in the process of delegation
of authority.
Advantages / Importance of Delegation of Authority
1. Relieves manager for more challenging jobs: Delegation makes it possible for the managers to distribute their workload to others. Thus, managers are relieved of routine work and they can concentrate on higher functions of management like planning, organising, controlling, etc.
2. Leads to motivation of subordinates: Subordinates are encouraged to give their best at work when they have authority with responsibility. They take more initiative and interest in the work and are also careful and cautious in their work. Delegation leads to motivation of employees and manpower development.
3. Facilitates efficiency and quick actions: Delegation saves time enabling tile subordinates to deal with the problems promptly. They can take the decisions quickly within their authority. It is not necessary to go to the superiors for routine matters. This raises the overall efficiency in an Organisation and offers better results in terms of production, turnover and profit.
4. Improves employee morale: Delegation raises the morale of subordinates as they are given duties and supporting authority. They feel that they are responsible
employees. The attitude and outlook of subordinates towards work assigned becomes more constructive.
employees. The attitude and outlook of subordinates towards work assigned becomes more constructive.
5. Develops team spirit: Due to delegation, effective communication develops between the superiors and subordinates. The subordinates are answerable to superiors and the superiors are responsible for the performance of subordinates. This brings better relations and team spirit among the superiors and subordinates
6. Maintains cordial relationships: The superiors trust subordinates and give them necessary authority. The subordinates accept their accountability and this develops cordial superior-subordinate relationships.
7. Facilitates management development: Delegation acts as a training ground for management development. It gives opportunity to subordinates to learn, to grow and to develop new qualities and skills. It builds up a reservoir of executives, which can be used as and when required. Delegation creates managers and not mere messengers.


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Meet EAC Member Jason Glass
Jason Glass is a Principal in the Boston office of Summit Partners where he focuses on venture capital and growth equity investments in market-leading, growing companies, with a special emphasis on technology and software opportunities.
Jason was born in Buffalo, N.Y. and has lived in various places including western Massachusetts, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, New York and has since lived in Boston for ten years.
Why JMU?
"Out of all the schools I visited, JMU was the place that best blended academics and community," Jason says.
Jason, who was a finance and international business major, graduated summa cum laude in 1999.
"I went into finance because a teacher pointed me that way. As for international business, the world was globalizing, and I knew that having a perspective on how business is done in other countries would be important for my career," Jason says.
While at JMU, Jason was a student ambassador, was on the judicial council, served as a Miller Fellow, played club volleyball and studied abroad in Paris for a semester.
"I saw JMU as an opportunity to work hard at the academic level, meet a lot of friends and be involved in a lot of activities," Jason says. "I did as much there as I could."
Professional Life
After JMU, Jason worked in marketing and the Office of the Chairman on corporate development and strategy at America Online and in investment banking at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown where he focused on energy. Then he attended the Harvard Business School – while also working as an investment professional at General Catalyst Partners – and received an M.B.A., with distinction. He also became a Chartered Financial Analyst.
In 2006, he joined the Boston office of Summit Partners as a Vice President, and was promoted to Principal in 2011. Summit Partners is a growth equity investor for exceptional companies. Founded in 1984, Summit has raised nearly $15 billion in capital and has provided growth equity, recapitalization, and management buyout financing to more than 365 growing companies across a range of industries. These companies have completed 130 public offerings, and more than 135 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales. Summit Partners has offices in Boston, Menlo Park, London and Mumbai.
Reconnecting to JMU
"I never really left JMU, but I became much more involved about five years ago when I was traveling though the area," Jason says. "I reached out to Nick Langridge, who was a friend from college, and Charlie King, who was a mentor of mine at school. They got me in touch with Bob Reid, who was Dean of the College of Business. I became more involved with JMU on a regular basis after that."
Jason says he enjoys taking time to come back and help current business students.
"I feel like I owe it to them," Jason says. "When I was at school, people came back and paved the path to open doors for me. Because JMU was so good to me, I feel like I owe it back to the current students to help them get jobs, figure out what they want to do with their lives, and just be helpful."
EAC Membership
Jason has been an EAC member for four years.
"It's a fantastic experience for two to reasons: First, it's a way to give back to JMU that's hands on," he says. "Second, when you come back and spend time with these students, their passion, drive and energy inspires you to go back to your life and live it with a renewed sense of vigor and passion.
"My simple hope is that the College of Business continues to be a place where students can learn, take chances and grow, and can be better prepared for not just being business professionals in the future, but good human beings," Jason says. "And that it's a place where faculty want to continue to work and create that sort of environment that allows this to happen for the students."
Family and Background
Jason is married to his wife Astrid whom he met in business school. He has three children—Leighton is 6 years old, Cate is 4 years old and Kellan is 3 years old.
"My first hobby is my family," he says. "If I have any spare time, I like to swim, play golf and drink wine."
Advice to Current Business Students
"Your career is kind of like a treadmill—the faster you're running, the harder it is to stop and jump off," Jason says. "When the treadmill first starts, it's easy to get on and off. It's tougher to make change and more importantly, take risk, later in your career. If you want to do something interesting and take some risk, do it earlier," he says.
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Over the past three months, there have been countless retellings of the unfortunate incident in which two young women, Teonna Monae Brown and an unnamed girl, severely assaulted Chrissy Lee Polis, a transgender woman, because of her gender identity ("Woman, 19, pleads guilty in transgender beating case," Aug 5).
This horrific incident is symbolic of a larger problem that is not limited to Maryland. It is evidence of a culture that still does not accept its transgender brothers and sisters. We need more public education around the everyday hardships that transgender individuals face, from using public transportation and showing identification to interviewing for jobs, filling out employment or housing applications, and obtaining medical care. Until more of the media stops under-representing or misrepresenting transgender people, none of this will change.
Maryland is now at a point at which it cannot waver in its responsibility to its transgender residents. All Marylanders should have the ability to take care of and provide for themselves, and the persons they love. We must allow our coworkers, neighbors, friends and family members to remain productive members of society with fair and equal access to jobs, housing and public accommodations.
We thank The Sun for telling Chrissy's story, but we call on it and other media to continue this discussion even when there isn't a shocking incident in the news. Action must be taken by the legislature to expand Maryland's anti-discrimination protections. With greater awareness comes caring, and with caring, we build a stronger community for the future.
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I sat down with the Book of Judith and started reading Chapter 8. Following what is often described as an Ignatian method for reading and praying with the Scriptures, I took a step inside the story. (At the end of this post, you will find a video with Jesuit Father James Martin, associate editor of America magazine, giving a step-by-step explanation of Ignatian contemplation.)
I am Judith. Sadness has been with me for the last three years and four months. The man I love, my husband, has died unexpectedly. Too soon. I now live in a tent on the rooftop of my house. It's hot in there. I pray, I fast. My sadness is physical. My clothes are black. They cover my pain. Now I have so much time for myself. Time to spend with God.
I pray, I fast. I ask. I listen. The moment will come. God has planted a forest of fast-growing nurture-trees within me. I have enough energy to explode.
Something in me calls me with a low, gentle voice. I am prepared.
I explode in bursts: first, when the Elders make plans. Oh, the anger! I knew anger could be good thing. It got me into doing my own planning. And then I told them: "You can't play with God like this! You bet your lives and those of your people on him interfering in the next five days. Are you mad?? God will act when the time has come, and there is no way for us to know when that is. I know you wanted to protect the people from the worst when you told them not to surrender the city but wait for another five days. That was the right direction. No good will come from us surviving in slavery, while the enemy gets to Jerusalem and destroys the temple. Not surrender, but action will save us. I am going to try something…. Just let me do my thing and you'll see."
When did I know what to do? Much earlier. On my rooftop. The knowledge flowed through my body day in and day out, through my prayers. It felt very natural. That was then, this is now. I rise, I get angry, I act. God is here.
As I step out of the story, I pray for all those who feel called by a small, gentle voice to stand up for what is right.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the second consecutive week, Noel Hollingsworth was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Hollingsworth was also honored by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) as the Division III New England Player of the Week and was named to the D3Hoops.com National Team of the Week. In three MIT wins, the sophomore topped 30 points twice and recorded a pair of double-doubles.
Hollingsworth averaged 29.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks while shooting 64.8% from the field during the 3-0 stretch. The sophomore began the week with 23 points, 13 boards and 4 blocked shots in a 74-54 win over UMass Boston. He followed that up with 30 points, on 12 of 15 shooting, to go along with seven caroms, in an overtime win versus Salem St., an NCAA Division III Tournament participant in 2009. He capped the week with his third 30-point effort in five games, scoring 34 and adding 10 rebounds to help MIT down Lesley, 88-61, and move to 11-0 on the campaign.
Off to the best start in program history, the Engineers now stand at 11-0 and are ranked No. 22 nationally in the latest edition of the D3Hoops.com Top 25. MIT will be off for the next two weeks, returning on December 28 to take on Division I foe, Harvard. The two Cambridge neighbors have squared off 10 times, but not since 1985, with the Crimson owning a 9-1 advantage over their cross-town rivals. The game on the 28th is at Harvard and begins at 4:00 p.m.


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Continuing with Charlie's Final Report:
As we were walking down Topith road pulling our canoes a lady pulled up in her car and laughing said....where are you going?....where is the water?.....and what are you doing here?...I suppose we did look a little silly though.
Walking down the road leading our canoes like dogs and with Doug's waders straddling the sides of his canoe it looked like someone in waders with their head down in the canoe and me with a green plastic lawn chair we found back on the state land where we camped the night before and decided we could use it at our next camp sitting on top of my gear in the canoe....looking like Beverly Hillbillys.... I guess I could understand her amusement....So I thought about it and told her where the water was and that we were going to some garage sales on the way and then she really started laughing and sped away. Doug asked me what she said and I told him she thought she knew the guy wearing the waders in the back of the canoe.
Heading south on Parks Road on the way to our next camp a local dairy farmer that lives near the corner of Parks and Waterloo-Munith Road stopped to talk to us. He invited us to his place for a snack and some cold ice water. After talking to him about the Portage Lake Swamp he said it was a wise choice not to try it..
A Schwanns truck was sitting in someone's driveway and I asked Doug if he would like some ice cream. I love their ice cream....Doug kept walking....the truck passed us and the driver waved....I told Doug we could have some ice cream....Doug kept walking....The truck passed us again....I told Doug we should have flagged the truck down for some ICE CREAM!!!!!.....Doug kept walking.....He doesn't know how much I LIKE ICE CREAM!!!!!!!! We turned onto the gravel road heading for Moeckle Road and our next campsite at the bridge that crosses the Portage River......and the Schwanns truck pulled up next to me and the driver asked would we like to buy some ice cream? I SAID.....OH YES.....YES WE WOULD......We bought a box of ice cream cookies.....6 of them and in the excitement we had blocked the road.....a lady in her car pulled up while we were dividing up the ice cream.....I gave the driver one.....and knocked on the lady's window and handed her one and said here have an ice cream cookie...and do you know of any garage sales around here?...she did not see the humor and drove away... I could not stop laughing.....I was probably at a low sugar point but the ice cream took care of that....
We made it to our campsite and made camp. With plenty of daylight left we decided to walk over to the Waterloo Farm Museum. It was closed but we looked around the grounds and buildings and took pictures....If you have never taken a tour of the Farm Museum you would not be disappointed. Doug and I have enjoyed it. When we got back to camp we made dinner and had a fire in the fire pan which is on of those small grills you buy at the party store with the charcoal already in it. It works well...it is not a big fire but good enough. Went to bed about 10:30.


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Flash Mobs Get a Corporate Makeover
Flash mobs, those unexpected performances in public places, have gone legit. Companies are paying thousands of dollars for "impromptu" mobs to spice up conferences and sales meetings. WSJ's Linda Freund reports. (Photo: Quan Pham)
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At left is a simulation from Wikipedia. You can't look directly at floaters, because they exist at a fixed relationship to your direction of vision. As your eye moves to look at them, they dart away at the same speed.
Floaters are a normal experience for people with healthy eyes, but a lot of them can also be a sign of a retinal detachment or other medical problem. Normal floaters are caused by cell debris from the natural degeneration of the inside of the eye. Bits of protein material are suspended in the gel-like vitreous humour inside your eyeball and drift down like flakes in a snow globe.
10 fun facts about floaters:
- There's a different set of floaters for each eye, and you can see each separate set of floaters by covering one eye and then the other.
- You get more floaters as you get older, but young people get them, too.
- Young peoples' floaters tend to look more like transparent worms, older folks' floaters tend to be more like dark specks.
- Floaters eventually settle down to the bottom of the eyeball. During the day when you're vertical, they settle at the bottom of the eyeball. During the night when you're sleeping, they settle at the back.
- If you tilt your head just right, you can sometimes get them to drift to the center of vision.
- You don't see the floaters, but rather the shadow they cast on your retina.
- Floaters are not optical illusions, but are called entopic phenomena.
- In bright light, when the pupil is contracted, the shadows cast by floaters are sharper, so they're easier to see.
- The gel-like vitreous humor gets more watery as you age.
- In French they're called "mouches volantes," which means "flying flies."


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A One-Man Occupy Chicago
Pastor Corey Brooks was fed up.
The pastor of Chicago's New Beginnings Church presided over the funerals of 10 young black men in a single year. The senseless violence and unnecessary deaths were more than he could take. So he decided to make a difference in the most visible way that he knew how.
On November 22, 2011, Brooks pitched a tent on the top of a vacant motel across the street from New Beginning on Chicago's south side. Two stories up, he's been living there ever since, praying and fasting for his city. He is raising $450,000 to purchase and tear down that crime-infested motel in order to turn it into a place that will enrich the community.
Beliefnet interviewed this man on a mission about life on the roof.
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River Community Advisory Committee
The River Community Advisory Committee is a citizen advisory body of six members who represent a variety of floating structures interests to help the City better provide safe conditions in those structures. Members are apppointed by the Commissioner-in-charge of the Bureau of Development Services for 3-year terms, will meet at least 5 times annually, and will assist BDS with development of procedures and administative guidelines for implementing Title 28.
In particular, the Committee will provide the Director of BDS with the following guidance:
- Leadership and expertise on issues affecting floating structures
- Feedback on potential regulations and administrative rules impact on floating structures in view of general City goals and objectives
- Recommendations for regulatory, code, and administrative rule changes affecting floating structures
- Monitor application and enforcement of regulations for their effectiveness in achieving City goals
- Recommend customer service, permitting, process, and compliance improvements
- Serve as an advisory board on processes and procedures under Title 28
Membership shall include, but not be limited to, a floating home resident, a marina operator, a floating structures contractor, a design professional, a yacht club member and an on-the-water business owner.
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Is there a cooler thing that could happen to a freshman soccer player than scoring a goal on your first collegiate shot from 95-yards away? Other than getting to be the kicker for the football team, of course.
That is precisely what happened to Ryan Rosenbaum, a freshman at Southern Methodist University. With SMU leading Tulsa 2-1, Rosenbaum booted the ball downfield to clear it out of the defensive zone, which ended up bouncing over the Tulsa goalie's head and into the net. The goal ultimately was the game-winner as SMU went on to win 3-2.
Not too shabby for a first shot. It reminds me of my first shot - which didn't go nearly as well. Who in the hell invented a Three Wise Men, anyway? Jerk.
Video: SMU freshman hits 95-yard soccer goal [Yahoo! (via The Sporting Blog)]


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Don Hahn on the 80s-90s Disney Renaissance
I will be doing a seminar. They asked me to show some of the cartoons that influence me and then some of mine that used the influence.I'm going to talk about how I've tried to combine
and anImation with the acting in my favorite classic Hollywood live action films. Lots of rare old cartoons and a clip reel of Hollywood's most manly actors doing what they did best- slapping,
grimacing, feeling remorse and keeping us on the edge of our seats. If there's time, I will show clips of my cartoons that directly put to use some of my favorite inspirations from the past.
Maybe I will do A signing and you can buy a live CARICATURE from me. We are working out the details now.
You can order an overall pass at the festival, or individual tickets for each show/event.Here's where I'll be staying. And here's how I'll get around...The following week of the Norway festival I will be participating in the Bristol, England animation festival. I will do another post about that in a few days.
...also want to drive from Amsterdam to Zweibrucken Germany (where I lived when I was a kid) and wonder if I can find a guide for a day who speaks German.


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HANOVER, Ind. - At its first national appearance as a team since 2010, the No. 13 MIT men's cross country team finished in 24th place out of 32 teams with 541 points at the NCAA Division III Championships at Hanover College on a chilly Saturday afternoon.
St. Olaf claimed the title with 84 points, edging out North Central College with its 86 points. Tech finished a place ahead of Bates College, who also ended the day with 541 points.
Senior Roy Wedge (Lawrence, Kan.) was the Engineers' highest finisher, coming in 44th place out of the 275 runners in the 8k race with his time of 25:30.1, narrowly finishing ahead of Nate Routhier of Wisconsin La-Crosse and Kevin Wood of Middlebury, who both finished with a time of 25:30.8. Sophomore Matthew Deyo (Manlius, N.Y.) came in 78th place with his time of 25:46.5 and freshman Rory Beyer (San Mateo, Calif.) came in 150th place at his first NCAA appearance in 26:13.9.
Following soon after Beyer was junior Allen Leung (Arcadia, Calif.), who came in 196th with his time of 26:33.1. Sophomore Ian Tolan (Binghamton, N.Y.) was 249th with a 27:15.1, and junior Benji Xie (El Dorado Hills, Calif.) and senior Justin Bullock (Detroit, Mich.) came in 274th and 275th with times of 28:19.4 and 28:24.5 respectively.


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Pre-Law at Houghton
While the study and practice of law have ancient roots, they also play a dynamic role in today's world. Few fields so effectively combine theory and practice, opening diverse avenues for applying the tools of intellect to the problems of society. Pre-law studies at Houghton College combine the liberal arts advantage with the lens of Christian understanding.
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- Provides the first comprehensive history of Christianity in China, an important, understudied area in both Asian studies and religious history
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"A highly readable and up-to-date introduction to the history of Christianity in China by a long-term expert in the field … [and] very enjoyable to read. It is highly recommended not only for students and scholars in the field of World Christianity, but also in the wider field of religion in China." (Journal of Chinese Religions, 1 May 2013)
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"Readability is one of the key strengths of this title, opening up the complexities of inculturation, missionary competition, centre versus periphery, and well as the changing nature of the dominant state policies governing Christianity to an audience which would otherwise have shined away from the topic. . . Daniel Bays should furthermore be congratulated because his New History shines a bright light into the complexities and secrets of contemporary Christianity in China." (The Journal of The Bulletin of the School of Oriental & African Studies, 1 August 2013)
"Given the scope and the complexity of the history of Christianity in China, the book is remarkably well organized." (China Review International, 1 April 2013)
"This succinctly written, groundbreaking work will no doubt become required reading for undergraduate and graduate students of world history and religious studies." (The Journal of Asian Studies, 1 September 2013)
"These praiseworthy books from Bays and Phan will enhance their readers' understanding of the manifold Christianities of China and Asia as well as of the global history of east-west relations." (Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 1 January 2013)
"This is an excellent text for both undergraduate classes and more advanced scholars of the subject, and even the well-read scholar of Chinese Christianity will find here helpful reminders, a driving narrative line, and Bays' confident, collegial voice guiding them toward future research on topics that could not fit fully into this concise volume." (Social Sciences and Missions 25, 2012)"Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 April 2012)
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"I've really learned a lot from A New History of Christianity in China … Bays is one of the leading scholars in the field and gives us an accessible, compact book … This is a riveting history and Bays tells it fairly and evenly."—Asia Blog (http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia)
"[Bays] offers a comprehensive narrative that covers the waterfront, from Tibet and Mongolia in the west and north to Beijing and Macao in the east and south; from the Apostle Thomas in the church's very first generation to Bishop K. H. Ting in our own time; with discussion not just of abstract theological and ecclesiological debates but also of pragmatic political and cultural considerations … He focuses not so much on the words and deeds of authority figures but, as much as the data permits, on the daily experience of China's Christian masses … This book has my highest recommendation. It belongs in the library of every seminary and on the syllabus of every course on Asian church history." (Journal of Asian Mission)"A concise and accessible overview as well as a convincing reinterpretation of the often tortuous transition of Christianity from a foreign creed to an indigenized and acculturated faith in a non-Western society … While recent academic research has focused almost exclusively on prominent Chinese church leaders, the lives, beliefs, experiences, and attitudes of ordinary Christians have been sadly neglected. Daniel Bays is, therefore, to be congratulated for having devoted considerable space to Chinese indigenous churches, especially those with Pentecostal characteristics, notably the True Jesus Church and the Jesus Family … This succinctly written, groundbreaking work will no doubt become required reading for undergraduate and graduate students of world history and religious studies." (The Journal of Asian Studies)
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At next month's Goodwood Festival of Speed, Audi plans to unveil their authentic reconstruction of a 1939 Auto Union Type D Dual Compressor. The single-seat roadster, a replica of the Grand Prix racer driven by the likes of Tazio Nuvolari and H.P. Müller, will be driven by none other than Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason. Mason'll have to tame the 420 HP V12, the mother-loving engine at the atom heart of the Type D, as it spins those skinny tires up the hill at Goodwood. Luckily, Mason isn't new to priceless classic race cars.
Pink Floyd's big drummer boy owns quite a few cars. OK, that's an understatement. Mason reportedly owns around 40 with "25-30" being what you'd call "serious." He's owned or still owns a Type 35 Bugatti, D-type Jaguar, Maserati 250F, Ferrari 250GTO, just to name a few. So we're pretty sure he'll feel comfortable handling the '39 replica.
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Last month we featured an update on potential threats to Chicago's late modern architecture. The following Op-Ed was submitted to the Chicago Tribune on October 16, 2015 by Bonnie McDonald, president and CEO of Landmarks Illinois and Gunny Harboe, preservation architect and president of Docomomo US/Chicago. The Op-Ed was never published.
By: Docomomo US/Oregon
It's been six years since Portland's Veterans Memorial Coliseum was saved from demolition and three years since plans to restore the building were stalled by city council. This past August, The Veterans Memorial Coliseum Option Study was released by the Mayor's office which found that the building still provided a viable civic purpose and its restoration would contribute to economic growth and development. Despite these findings and the City Council's rejection of Commissioner Steve Novick's most recent proposal to redevelop the site for affordable housing, the building's future still remains uncertain.
It is with great sadness that Docomomo US acknowledges the passing earlier this year of Ashok Bhavnani, architect and artist, and former partner of John M. Johansen. Co-designer of Island House and Rivercross on Roosevelt Island, Ashok graciously led a number of walking tours of Roosevelt Island for Docomomo US and other organizations over the years. As Docomomo US prepares for our upcoming symposia, Designing Better Affordable Housing taking place at the Museum of the City of New York on Tuesday, December 1st, we thought it would be appropriate to share this interview with Ashok revisiting his work on Roosevelt Island. The article was originally published in the September 13, 2014 issue of The Mainstreet Wire. Designing Better Affordable Housing is part of a series of programs related to the exhibition: Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's membership drive. As promised, those who renewed or became a member before October 31st, were entered to receive one of five complimentary registrations to the 2016 National Symposium, set to take place in Detroit, Michigan May 5-8th.
Your membership support allows our community to organize, speak out and advocate for a significant site that is threatened with demolition. Thank you to everyone for participating and for renewing your support.
Welcome to another installment of our Flashback series. This month we are highlighting an article on post war mass housing titled "Ennobling the Oridinary: Postwar Mass Housing and the Challenge of Change" first published in the Docomomo Journal No. 39 - September 2008: Public Housing. Docomomo US is co-sponsoring and moderating the upcoming symposia Designing Better Affordable Housing taking place at the Museum of the City of New York on Tuesday, December 1st. The lecture is part of a series of programs related to the exhibition: Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy.
The Docomomo Journal is published twice a year and is a benefit to Docomomo US International members. To renew or join as an International member, click JOIN.
By Josef Asteinza
The architecture of the Cuban Modern Movement is represented in a broad collection of exceptional and original buildings, especially in Havana and Varadero. In spite of their quality, duly recognized in Cuba and abroad, the survival of many of these works is threatened by neglect, lack of resources, or more recently, the forces of development, as the fate of Nicolás Quintana's works clearly demonstrates.
As we go to press in the newsletter, Docomomo US has been made aware of demolition threats to a number of Chicago's significant examples of late modernism. In addition to demolition plans already in the works for the 1971 Gene Summers designed Malcolm X College, the James R. Thompson Center and McCormick Place Lakeside Center are also being discussed as potential redevelopment sites.
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The Nuclear Reactor Building at the University of Washington
In the wake of World War II, the atomic technology that sealed victory for the United States was welcomed by the American public as a source of cheap and efficient energy. With enthusiasm for the new technology, the University of Washington and many other universities sought to establish programs in nuclear engineering.
For the third installment of our Flashback series we are highlighting an article on preserving modern corporate interiors written by Docomomo US president, Theodore Prudon titled "Preserving MoMo-interiors in the USA" first published in the Docomomo Journal No. 22 - May 2000: Modern Houses.
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By Timothy Rohan
Inside a Brooklyn Museum warehouse is a remarkable relic of postmodernism: a suite of rooms designed and built between 1979 and 1981 by Michael Graves for Susan and John Reinhold's apartment at 101 Central Park West, New York. This little known artifact has never been publicly displayed since being dismantled and donated to the museum in 1986. Part of a larger duplex, the suite consists of a library and child's bedroom. Built-in bookshelves, wall paneling, and multi-tiered ceilings define the rooms, forming a completely designed, cohesive interior recalling French boiserie in concept. The suite exemplifies Graves' signature style of muted colors and abstracted classicism, best known from his landmark Portland Building of 1982.1
By: Amanda Brown and Friends of Kiley Garden
A Dan Kiley designed landscape without trees or water features is a sad sight. Yet, the Tampa garden that now bears the name of landscape architect, Dan Urban Kiley, is just that. Dan Kiley was the leading American modernist landscape architects working in the postwar period, known for his work on the Lincoln Center plaza, Fountain Plaza in Dallas, Miller house garden and US Air Force campus garden designs.
By Joseph Masheck
I am a member of Docomomo because at the principal Mass of my parish church, Corpus Christi, I long sat in front of the indomitable Dorothy Miner (1936-2008). Dorothy, as many of you may know, received a medal from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York for her defense of the landmark preservation law. When she invited my wife and me to join the NY/Tristate chapter we were 2% of the membership because there were only a hundred members! I am now faced with a discouraging prospect, and I wish Dorothy were here for advice: the closing, and likely demolition of, the Church of the Nativity, on Second Avenue in Manhattan. Preservation aside, this is unfortunately part of a larger general program of the Archdiocese of New York to close and merge parishes, destroying buildings for the land – and indeed, another Saint Dorothy may be involved.
Our June Brief brought attention to the potential threat facing the buildings designed by Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander and Garrett Eckbo designed landscapes on the campus of Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California as a result of the district's new master plan titled "Vision 2020." Since then, an Environmental Impact Report, including a Historical Structures Report and Alternatives, has been completed. The district recently held a public forum to discuss their plans to move forward with Vision 2020, and though these buildings have been deemed worthy of designation on the National Register, their future is still threatened.
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Last December, the DOCOMOMO US Board of Directors had a special opportunity to spend several days at the Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in Pocantico Hills, NY. Many happy hours were spent engaged in strategic planning meetings, but there was also time to explore the beautiful estate. The Pocantico Center is managed by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund as part of its agreement with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and includes a range of historic structures. While many are familiar with Kykuit, the John D. Rockefeller Estate completed in 1913, fewer are aware that the Pocantico Center also serves as the home of a Modern residence designed by Marcel Breuer.
The Docomomo US Board of Directors is pleased to welcome three new members to the board: Monica Schaffer, Bradford White, and Barbara Yanni.
By Connie J. Zeigler
Pre-fabricated housing pioneer, Foster Gunnison, cut his modernist teeth on lighting design. His works illuminated New York's Empire State Building and Rockefeller Centre. The machine-age aesthetic of these buildings influenced design across the nation.


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doggymien4o wrote:The youngest player I know of is a 4-year old boy. The oldest, however, was about 65 years old
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There's also a difference between being bad and THINKING you're really good. Most of the players I find who go around rushing into things, pulling mobs when others are considering strategy (i.e. Leroy Jenkins) or just being offensive jerks in chat or vent are under the age of 20. I may not be the best player around but I'm certainly not bad and I get invited to a lot of groups. I'm not saying all, btw, I'm saying a fair percentage. I've met a lot of players who say they're really good at tanking and turn out being downright HORRIBLE. All they then do is blame the healer and maintain their illusion that they're L337.
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Twitter's Transparency Report Reveals Takedown And Information Requests
from the transparency-is-a-good-thing dept
Next up, Twitter showed how often it gets requests not to provide info, but to flat out remove Tweets (outside of copyright takedowns, apparently):
And, finally, they discuss copyright takedowns. This is actually an area where we've felt that Twitter doesn't always do a very good job, as there have been multiple stories of questionable DMCA-based takedowns.
We also receive a large number of misfiled, non-copyright complaints through our web form. We carefully review each report received, and follow-up with the reporter as appropriate.There may be room for improvement here, but it does appear that (unlike many companies), Twitter doesn't just roll over on every DMCA request.
Either way, it's great to see these kinds of transparency reports that really reveal some detailed info on just how often companies like Google and Twitter are asked to remove content or reveal info on users.


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Boys' book on conkers and catapults tops Amazon hit list
Not a PS2 in sight - huzzah!
Here's some refreshing news for those parents who increasingly despair of their sons ever ungluing themselves from their consoles: a book containing vital information on playing conkers, constructing paper aeroplanes and climbing trees is currently topping Amazon.co.uk's Hot 100 Books.
According to UK paper The Mirror, sales of The Dangerous Book for Boys - written by former English teacher Conn Iggulden and his theatre director brother Hal and released last month - have rocketed by 700 per cent in the last week.
Other simple pleasures featured in the book include treehouse-building, stone-skimming and catapult manufacture. Naturally, pirates and dinosaurs put in an appearance, as do Douglas Bader, Lord Nelson and Scott of the Antarctic.
Conn Iggulden explained: "We wrote it to be a compendium of all the things we wanted to try and to know when we were very young. It's the attitude that we wanted to recapture - when everything was interesting and danger was fun. You can't stop boys being curious, so they might as well have the tools and instructions to focus that curiosity."
Amazon's Kes Nielsen added: "Despite the popularity of iPods, My Space and video games, the success of this book seems to indicate a return to the simpler childhood pleasures of 50 years ago." ®


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Senior Derek Yvon scored 17 points to pace four Springfield players in double-figures as the Pride (7-13, 2-5) climbed back into the NEWMAC race with a 62-56 victory over MIT (13-6, 5-3). The win for Springfield off-set a career performance by Tech senior point guard Danny Kanamori, who totaled a game-high 26 points including 6-of-13 shooting from three-point range.
Springfield snapped a seven-game losing streak on the road en route to its second straight win, but the outcome of the game remained in question until the final 30 seconds of regulation. The Engineers never led past intermission, and only earned their second tie of the half with just over one minute left in the game. Down by three, Kanamori's delivered his sixth three of the night from eight feet beyond the arc. The deep connect leveled the score at 54, but Yvon answered on the next possession with his only three-point field goal of the night to give Springfield a 57-54 advantage with 55 seconds still showing on the board. D'Auria tried to answer off a curl, but his shot rattled out and enabled the Pride to seal the win at the free-throw line.
MIT climbed back into Tuesday's tilt after allowing Springfield to race out to an early lead. Although the Engineers opened the contest with a 7-2 scoring edge, Springfield covered the next 10 minutes with a 20-5 run that pushed the Pride in front, 22-12. A three by Alex Krull slashed the deficit to seven, but back-to-back jumpers by Damian Farley and Brain Riley stretched the Pride's lead to 27-15 with 7:02 still left in the half. Springfield's lead hovered around 10 for the remainder of the period until Kanamori followed a three by Krull with a steal and fast-break lay-up that cut the advantage to 33-30. Riley tipped in a rebound at the buzzer as the Pride went to the locker room holding a five-point edge.
Five minutes into the second half, Springfield threatened to blow the game open again as Farley and Riley secured key points in the paint to give the Pride a 43-35 lead. Kanamori and Krull kept MIT in contention with consecutive jumpers, while D'Auria provided the game's first tie since 15:03 of the first half with a three that knotted the game at 44 with 11:54 to play. Despite battling back, Springfield never relinquished the lead.
Kanamori added three steals and three assists to a 9-of-17 performance from the field. D'Auria scored 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting, while hauling in a team-high 10 rebounds and four assists. Krull also notched double-figures on the offensive end, adding 10 points to Tech's totals. Kanamori, D'Auria and Krull combined to make 18 of MIT's 19 field goals as the rest of the team combined to go 1-of-14.
Yvon paced the Pride, but the NEWMAC leading scorer finished just 6-of-20 from the floor including 1-of-8 from beyond the arc. Farley tacked on 13 points with Mike DeCesar chipping in 10. Brian Riley notched a double-double after scoring 11 points and adding a game-best 11 boards. Anthony Pizzo had seven feeds to lead all players in assists.


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Texas Heritage, Spring 2001
Description: Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas. The theme for this issue is "History in the Making: The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum."
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Non-Linear Curves: Tree Bark, Custom & Kidney Tables
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Hillery Gould Brown was born in 1859 in the last years of slavery. The first record I located places Hillery in the probable town of his birth, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. This census record finds Hillery married (11/20/1881) to the former Bettie Roberson with two sons and two daughters (William Hobart, Henry Lee, Fannie Irene and Ellen Lorrelle) . Hillery was a farmer who could read and write. Hillery worked a variety of jobs throughout his life and lived until at least age 71.
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Pool & Spa Parts
We Sell Pool Parts, but not "Pool Parts"
At Poolcenter.com, we take pool parts very seriously. We specialize in Hard to Find Pool Parts for all types of pool equipment, old and new. About the only pool parts we don't carry are the actual parts for a pool, the structural components of a pool that is. For aboveground pools, these "pool parts" are bottom rails, uprights and top rails. These are best sourced through your pool dealer or the manufacturer of the pool. But we do carry aboveground pool liners, wall fittings and skimmers. For inground pools, we don't sell tile, coping stones or re-bar. But we do sell plaster mix, wall fittings, skimmers ladders and lights, and the replacement parts to fix 'em.
OEM Pool Parts
Our swimming pool parts are OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), except where otherwise specified. Pool pump and filter parts, like o-rings and gauges have generic options, as do filter grids and cartridges. All parts are new and carry manufacturer warranty; we do not sell used pool equipment parts. Some pool heater parts or controller parts may not be returnable, if they are electrical in nature. Other items carry a 30 day return period. See our complete returns page for more information.
Help Selecting Pool Parts
Our pool technical support department can assist you with advice on the parts we sell, but we stop short of providing exact diagnosis and identification of the parts needed to fix your pool equipment problem. Not being there, in the field, with diagnostic tools, can lead us ~ to lead you, astray. But we are glad to help, in any way we can! If you need help buying pool parts, give a call to our helpful pool parts personnel! You can also email your pool parts inquiry to sales or product support @ poolcenter.com.
Know Your Make & Model
When searching for the correct pool equipment parts, it helps to know the exact make/model/Series of your pump, filter, heater. For example, the Hayward (Make) Superpump (model) SP1600X (Series). Our pool parts department is laid out first by pool equipment category (pump, filter, heater, etc), and then alphabetically by manufacturer. If you don't know the make/model of your pool equipment, try to find a label that can give some indication. Write down any part or serial numbers or names. If this fails you, click through our over 750 pool parts schematic diagrams to find something that looks similar, and then check the equipment again. If you still can't determine the make/model of your equipment that you need parts for, take some digital photos, and send them to us in an email. I'm sure we can find out somehow, and get your new pool parts on the way!
Pool Part numbers
Most pool parts are not identified with the part number stamped onto the part - but sometimes they are. Some skimmer parts, filter parts, pump parts and pool heater parts will have the sku, or part number (pn), printed or stamped into the plastic. These part numbers are hard to see, when they are stamped and not colored, but can help if you are unsure of the Make/Model of your pool equipment. Knowing the Make/Model is the easiest way to buy pool parts, because you can then easily read the schematic diagram to find the specific part for your pool equipment.
Dashes or Dashless? Some part numbers have dashes, or trailing or leading zeros. If your part number has any of these and you are having trouble locating the part online, you may try searching without the dashes, or extra zeros. We are going dashless, in our database of pool parts, but we try to have our pool parts listed both ways so that you can find them easily.
Part number, Model number, Sku, Serial Number. You may find many numbers on your pool equipment. Pool motors, for instance, have many numbers printed on the motor label, and only one of them is the Sku, aka Part Number. We list, on our pool parts pages, the "manufacturer's part number", and also an internal sku number. You can search both our site, and our product search database at the top right of any of our pool parts pages, for any part numbers you find on your pool equipment.
Owner's Manuals
Pool equipment owner's manuals are a valuable tool for the pool owner. It helps to have a printed list sometimes, that you can take out with you to the equipment pad, to help you identify the pool parts you need. Of course you can pull up our website on your smartphone or tablet, but sometimes a paper parts schematic is helpful. Owner's manuals also include installation information, performance data and troubleshooting guides.
We list many owner's manuals for pumps, filters, heaters, cleaners, salt systems, etc - on the product pages (not in the pool parts department). If you would like to print out our .pdf owner's manual, for your particular piece of pool equipment, visit our Pool Store, and find your pool equipment. If we don't list the owner's manual on our product page, you can probably locate it on the manufacturer's website. Once again, it is very helpful to know your pool equipment Make/Model!
Troubleshooting Guides
Owner's Manuals often have a Problem-Solution type of troubleshooting guide in the last few pages. Also useful is the schematic diagram on our parts pages; the exploded diagram helps you see how the parts connect. Search engines can provide a jumping off point, searching on a well-thought out query with all pertinent information. Pool Forums, Q&A sites, and Pool Blogs can be searched to find the answers you need. Manufacturer websites sometimes make available tech manuals, in addition to owner's manuals or use and care guides. Pool articles, like those found in our Pool Info section, can also be useful in understanding larger principles and granular details involved in a pool troubleshooting.


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Seib & Wessel: Vanguard CEO on the Budget, Taxes and Markets
WSJ Editor David Wessel sits down with William McNabb, CEO of mutual fund management giant, Vanguard.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
the ... David Wessel for The Wall Street Journal I'm joined today by Bill McNabb was the chief executive of Vanguard ... which manages to Traiana string with ETN mutual fund assets thank you for being with us scripted to be hidden ... from me so today have to be the day that the president's budget come out I know you haven't read all two thousand pages yet I'm I'm the and reading ... Barron's ... but ... I'm ... this picture we had ... a series of fiscal cliffs here we seem to have ... gridlock in Congress ... and the stock market keeps going up every day ... does one go on in Washington with the budget really matter to the markets in the sun ... 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Anapharm Bioanalytics Brazilian ANVISA Certificate Renewal
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After the corresponding regulatory inspection Anapharm Bioanalytics has renewed once more its Certificate for Good Laboratory Practice Principles (GLP). The company is under GLP certification since its foundation. The present certificate is valid until June 2020.READ MORE
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On Friday, October 27, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. the Texas A&M International University Philharmonic Chorale will present its Fall Concert, "Mainly Mozart," at the TAMIU Center for the Fine & Performing Arts Recital Hall.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
The Concert celebrates the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth in 1756. The central part of the program will be the "Organ Solo" Mass - or, more accurately, the Missa Brevis in C Major K 259. There will also be some solos and other chorale works to further enlighten the audience.
"This is a gloriously simple Mass setting," said conductor Brendan Townsend, "and comes from a time when brevity was right next to godliness in the eyes of the Archbishop of Salzburg."
The TAMIU Philharmonic Chorale is a joint choir made up of the Laredo Philharmonic Chorale and the TAMIU Chorale. The two joined in a unique educational collaborative this past August.
Townsend, who became music director of the Laredo Philharmonic Chorale in 2005, also took over as the director of the TAMIU Chorale this Fall. The two ensembles meet at the same time, share resources and offer TAMIU students the opportunity to sing a greater range of repertoire through the larger group collaboration.
"The students have really benefited from this arrangement," Townsend explained, "Additionally, I am able to provide these young future music educators with the experience of leading sectional rehearsals, etc."
The TAMIU choristers will be the soloists throughout the Mass setting.
Soprano Jessica Cardenas, a TAMIU junior who is no stranger to the stage after her lead role in last Spring's "Taffetas" production, is very excited about this performance.
"Mozart's writing for the voice is so effective and so great to sing!" she said.
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