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Watson, the computer built by IBM to play Jeopardy, outdid itself in the second half of its first official game against champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Watson finished with $35,734 to Rutter's $10,400 and Jenning's $4,800, despite coming up with a very wrong answer to what appeared to be a fairly straightforward final Jeopardy question on the topic of "US Cities."
The answer was, "Its largest airport was named for a World War II hero; its second largest, for a World War II battle." Both Jennings and Rutter got the correct question— "What is Chicago?"— while Watson put down "What is Toronto???" Dr. Chris Welty, who worked on the algorithms team during Watson's development, said that the phrasing of the question demonstrated again Watson's difficulty with implicit meanings and how quickly it can become tough for the computer to sort out what type of question the answer is looking for.
"If you change the question to 'This US City's largest airport ', Watson gets the right answer," Welty said during a panel at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. Welty pointed out that though categories in Jeopardy seem like they will have a set type of answers, they almost never do, and Watson was taught not to assume they would.
For instance, in the category of state capitals, it might seem like the answer will always be of the form "What is [state capital]?" But an answer could be "The capital of New York is bordered by this river," making the question "What is the Hudson?" Because the phrasing of the answer was not precise enough for Watson to pinpoint the type of the question it was looking for, it struggled to get the correct question. "We do look at the category, but we don't necessarily trust that information as a 'type,'" Welty said. Toronto was also associated more with World War II battlefields than Chicago was in Watson's information store.
Welty said Watson was also confused by the second clause of the answer, "its second largest, for a World War II battle," because it can't understand context. It's obvious to humans based on phrasing that the second part of the answer is also referring to an airport, but Watson is unable to parse implicit information.
Fortunately, Watson only bet $947 on the final question, so it held on to most of what it had earned through the rest of the game and the two Daily Doubles it nailed earlier, questions on which it also bet very specific dollar amounts. While most humans bet in round numbers, the game theorist that worked on Watson's gambling abilities chose not to make the computer so reserved. On its first Daily Double, Watson told Trebek, "I'll wager 6,345 dollars." Trebek shook his head and said, "I won't even ask."
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Though Watson seemed to be running the round and beating Jennings and Rutter to the punch with its answers many times, Welty insisted that Watson had no particular advantage in terms of buzzer speed. Players can't buzz in to give their questions until a light turns on after the answer is read, but Welty says that humans have the advantage of timing and rhythm.
"They're not waiting for the light to come on," Welty said; rather, the human players try to time their buzzer presses so that they're coming in as close as possible to the light. Though Watson's reaction times are faster than a human, Welty noted that Watson has to wait for the light. Dr. Adam Lally, another member of Watson's team, noted that "Ken and Brad are really fast. They have to be."
Welty also commented on Watson's seemingly scattershot process of selecting squares on the board, saying it is similar to Jennings' approach of Daily Double-hunting. "Jennings opened up starting to look for the Daily Double right away—that's the style he plays—but Watson was doing the same thing. That's why they were always selecting clues in the bottom three," Welty said.
Though Watson enjoyed a landslide victory in the first game, Welty and Lally said they weren't at all confident Watson would go on to win the second game and therefore the match. When the first game was over, "our anxiety had not lessened by even a slight bit," Welty said. "The next game could very easily go the other way." Watson, Jennings, and Rutter will play a second game of Jeopardy tonight, and the player with the highest winnings over both games will be declared the winner of the Jeopardy IBM Challenge.

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2008 Emerging Leaders Program Information
When and Where
- Friday, January 11, 2008 in Philadelphia 8:30-5:00 Convention Center 113 A/B
- Friday, June 27, 2008 in Anaheim 8:30-5:00
- Virtual workgroups between the two sessions.
Two workshop days with Maureen Sullivan and Connie Paul, participating in projects, networking with 119 of your peers, getting an inside look into ALA structure, and having an opportunity to serve your profession. Regular conference fees apply. There is no additional cost to attend the Friday programs.
Session Handouts
Please bring these with you.
- The agenda.
- Leadership document
- Project Management document
The Palinet Leadership Network--a place to discuss leadership issues
From Walt Crawford: Dear Emerging Leaders,
I'm delighted to invite you to take part in the PALINET Leadership network, where you can read what other current and future leaders have to say about various aspects of library leadership and contribute your own thoughts.
All you need to do is: 1. Point your browser to http://pln.palinet.org 2. Click on the "Log in/Create account" link in the upper right corner—or click on "Create account" lower down on the page for more instructions 3. Fill out the account information (username, password, institution, email address, and your real name as it will be displayed with your comments). 4. After you complete and Enter that page, you'll receive mail at the specified email address with a confirmation link. Click on the link, and your account will be active. At this point, you can read everything in the PALINET Leadership Network (PLN), but not yet edit, comment or create new pages. 5. If the account "looks good"—it's a real name and verifiable email address, which is easiest if you use institutional email addresses—you'll receive another piece of mail, typically the next weekday, sometimes sooner. That email will indicate that your account is now fully authorized, which means you can edit, comment and create new pages.
You should find all the help you need in PLN itself. If not, feel free to send me questions at either of the addresses below.
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Or view the complete list of Participants, their Place of Employment, and Sponsors (pdf).
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Add a page for your group here (I put the year in to avoid confusion with other years): Feel free to add some biographical information about yourself so you can start getting to know one another and we can all get to know you!--Connie
A (2008): PLA Best Practices from PLA's Institutional Scholarship program
C (2008): AASL School Library Intellectual Freedom Guides
F (2008): ALA Recruitment Assembly
H (2008): ALCTS Create an online New Leaders Orientation for ALCTS Committee members & chairs
I (2008): ALA/SAA/AAM Combined Committee on Archives, Libraries, and Museums (CALM)
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N (2008): RUSA Business Centers - Guide/Best Practice
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P (2008) : RUSA Design and populate a wiki for BRASS
S (2008) : ALA-APA Help plan 5 year anniversary celebration (fundraising reception) at ALA in Anaheim
T (2008): LAMA Building Awards
V (2008): ALA Workplace Wellness
X (2008): ASCLA ALA Website Accessibility
Y (2008): LIS Education and Practical Experience
Z (2008): ALA Planning and Implementing A Gathering of Readers, an online celebration of indigenous children's reading and culture
BB (2008): Digital Library of provocative, useful, and informative leadership readings
Midwinter Events
Friday, January 11, 2008
Registration, coffee and sign in at 8:30 AM 9:00am - 5:00pm - Workshop for 2008 participants (See Agenda above) This is the main event for ELs in Philadelphia. Project groups may make arrangements to meet with ALA staff and/or mentors during other times at Midwinter.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:45-ish
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Today's News: Our Take - The Good Wife's Jess Weixler on Playing the "Wild Card" Robin to Kalinda's Batman
There are a lot of burning questions about Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) these days on The Good Wife (Sundays at 9/8c on CBS). Did she murder her husband?! Did she sleep with Cary (Matt Czuchry)?! Such questions make now the perfect time to introduce a second investigator at Lockhart Gardner to watch Kalinda's every move, and, natch, annoy the crap out of Kalinda while doing it. But will the very green Robyn (Jess Weixler) also pull a Blake Calamar and uncover Kalinda's deepest, darkest secrets? "I'm not giving anything away," Weixler tells TVGuide.com with a laugh. However, Weixler was happy to discuss playing the Robin to Kalinda's Batman and which Good Wife fan favorite Robyn is most like. Plus: Which team, cough cough, does Robyn play for? Read on to find out:
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TVGuide.com: Were you a fan of the show?
Jess Weixler: Oh yeah. I had seen every single episode. I'm legitimately a fan so when they asked me to do it, they didn't even have to get out the whole sentence before I was like, "Yes, I'll do it."
How was Robyn first described to you?
Weixler: They described her to me as very accessible. Especially since they wanted to contrast the way Kalinda is. Kalinda is quite secretive and reserved, and I think my character is quite secretive, but at least has the quality of being accessible and really approachable. Kalinda's got this sexy aura of mystery, and I'm just like, "Hey guys! What are you doing?"
What was it like coming in and playing opposite a fan favorite like Kalinda?
Weixler: It was great and in a way, it kind of worked for who my character is. The fact that I'm a fan and personally excited - it helps that my character is so excited to be given a chance and a job. She has no qualifications. She is sort of Alice in Wonderland herself like "Who is this magical Kalinda woman? Tell me everything you know!" She has no real reservations. I think she's just so curious. She tends to poke at Kalinda without being totally aware that Kalinda may or may not like to be poked.
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Have you gotten any feedback from creators and showrunners Robert and Michelle King?
Weixler: I don't talk to them but I'm told that they like the dynamic that it's creating. This is like a haphazard wild card thrown into what is a more serious tone for the most part. I feel like Robyn is closer to Carrie Preston, who plays Elsbeth Tascioni. What's really fun about it is the Kings have a way of making these [lighter] characters, but keep them based in reality. Even though it can be kind of kooky, which is super fun to do - to play somebody a little bit kooky - but in a very real world so it doesn't like fly off into shtick.
Kalinda is not very receptive to having to work with Robyn so far. Will Robyn win her over? How will their dynamic evolve?
Weixler: I don't want to say how it's turning out but I will say Robyn is definitely trying to win Kalinda over. I think Robyn just thinks Kalinda is the coolest girl ever. And she's one of those people who might kind of notice that Kalinda can be stand-offish, but Robyn is just going to keep trying. She just adores her, and is going to try to wean as much wisdom from her as she can for her own investigations.
How much will we see Robyn and Kalinda working together on investigations and when will see Robyn start to go out on her own?
Weixler: It happens. It does happen. But I think that, at least for now, they definitely want it to be like new girl in training. I'm like her little idiot savant. I'm the Robin to her Batman.
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Kalinda is also very much known for her accessories, like her boots of justice, her leather jackets, and also her baseball bat. Does Robyn have any signature accessories or tools we should be watching out for?
Weixler: She has some tools which are not physical objects. I think Robyn has some specific tactics. But as far as wardrobe goes, like in that first episode, she is a fish out of water so she's trying to play catch-up. You see her slowly trying to learn and pick up on maybe how she should be dressing or when she will eventually get paid enough to buy a jacket. She seems like she doesn't make money yet so she can't look as high-end as the people that are in this office. The reaction my character has is the reaction I have while watching this show like, "Whoa, you must have money for clothing. These clothes are so sharp and stylish." ... I feel like I'm a bit more like the everyman at this point. Like the audience, or like how a normal person would feel walking into a situation like Lockhart Gardner.
What will her relationships be like with other members of the firm? Is there anyone in particular you've shared a lot of scenes with?
Weixler: I've shot scenes with most people in the firm. At first, I think everybody's just like let's see what happens when we throw this wild card into it. I don't think anybody really knows what's going to happen, if Robyn is going to be any good at this at all. She might have a set of skills to be able to spy, but she is clearly not going to be a spy like Kalinda. She's sly and sexy and that's a little different than Robyn.
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A lot of those investigative scenes take place out of the firm, but will we still see Robyn finding her footing within the firm?
Weixler: It's definitely both. I have to say it didn't occur to me that - because the investigators spend so much time outside - how difficult that was or how cold it was. I never thought about that. Oh my God, Kalinda is always in skirts. What kind of hell is that? At least my character wears jeans and pants, but poor Kalinda is tough as nails to be out in a skirt all day in the winter.
Is there any cast member in particular you haven't shot scenes with yet that you would like?
Weixler: I've always been a crazy fan of Alan Cumming. He's such a good actor. But I haven't even met him yet. I can't wait to just pass him in the hall and have a little freak-out session on him. I do also hope that I get to do something with the Elsbeth Tascioni character because she's so funny. ... The stuff she had with Kyle MacLachlan was hilarious.
Is there anyone that will catch Robyn's eye in that kind of way? Will we see that part of her personal life?
Weixler: I don't know yet. I've been wondering that too. I think for a hot second in the beginning they were establishing that I might be bi[sexual] also .We were shooting at a horse farm on the coldest day of the year, and they had this poor girl that my character was supposed to be checking out in five-inch heels and a sequined vest at a horse farm and she had just gotten off a horse. The costume designers on the show are incredible so this is not making fun of them, but I just have a feeling that it looked so crazy to have Robyn checking out a girl at a horse farm in stilettos that that just went away. It's for the best. I think if she starts sleeping with people, that's a bad sign. I mean it works for Alicia; I guess she's gotten away with it. But it would definitely put Robyn into trickier territory. My character is just trying to keep her job right now.
The Good Wife airs Sundays at 9/8c on CBS. What do you think of Robyn so far?
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John Long: On the Road
And you thought your last climbing trip was tough.
This article appeared in Rock and Ice issue 127 (September 2003).
During my 1,000 or so road trips over the past 30 years, I've endured bullet holes in my dad's Lincoln, fisticuffs and flying spears with Papuan coppers, and eight days in a Tennessee lockup. But for sheer grief and frustration, from start to finish, nothing can rival my trip to Mexico's Throne with the graceful "Rose," fellow member of the University of La Verne Outdoor Recreation Club.
Only Melvin, from Duluth, Minnesota, joined the rec club to shoot arrows into hay bails, kayak in the local mud hole, and toprope out at Stoney Point. For
the rest of us guys, the pressing recreation was of the horizontal variety, with the dozens of smashing hotties, excluding Rose, who's father— a husky mountaineer and volunteer outing director — said he'd crush the skull of anyone who tried to sack his daughter.
Anyhow, during one Memorial Day weekend, I decided to skip the annual club slog up Mount Baldy and instead planned a climbing trip to El Gran Trono Blanco (the Great White Throne), down in Baja. Then at the last moment, my partners fell out. For over a year I'd schemed to take Rose climbing, hoping she'd rip the lederhosen right off me and keep her yap shut about the whole affair, and her chance had finally come. I jogged over to the girls' dorm and found her reading Sylvia Plath and listening to Bartok. I spelled out my plan in shorthand, and just as I'd hoped, she loved the sound of a Mexican adventure. Early the next morning we loaded up my VW bug and headed for the border.
Rolling south I tried to cut the figure of the cool and dashing rock stallion who would guide Rose up an exotic big wall in nothing flat. Every time she
inquired about what part of the Mexican continent we were heading for, and what we were actually planing to do, I'd toss out an offhand reply and Rose
would tell me she trusted that I knew best, and then she'd settle back and say nothing for 10 or 15 miles. Slowly, these lingering silences started working on me. After another empty mile I asked Rose what was wrong. "Nothing worth mentioning," she insisted. I pressed her — friends could
be frank with each other, surely — and Rose lauded my maturity. As it happened, there were a few small concerns.
I hadn't vacuumed or washed my car in a year (the whole rig stank of smoke). Nor had I shaved in a few days, and my clothes were "eccentric." And it didn't make sense that an athlete like myself should smoke cigarettes. With every passing mile Rose found another vice or foible, all mentioned with a coy little smile, as a sort of courtesy. By the time we crossed the border at Tijuana, I was defending my right to be alive. I felt put upon, in fact, so in El Hongo, just shy of the dirt turnoff for the Throne, I dropped into a bodega and snagged a quart bottle of mescal, a fierce and hazardous Latin "shine" leeched from agave cactus and old tractor batteries.
I drank the whole bottle, and probably the worm in the bottom, and for the first and last time in my life that night's debaucheries were a total blank the following morning. Who knows how we got to the desert campsite, 40 miles down a maze of crisscrossing dirt roads, in the middle of Baja.
I came to around dawn the next morning, face down in a creosote bush, with a gyre of ravens circling above and Rose pouring water over my head. It had taken her half an hour to track me down, but in 10 seconds she announced how poorly I'd behaved the previous night and how, fearing for her honor, she'd locked herself in the car.
I suggested a rest day to organize gear and give Rose a chance to acclimatize. She said that if I felt losing a day would help us climb our mountain, then we should probably rest, which sounded ludicrous when she put it that way. "Rose," I slurred out, "I'm still liquored up. Can't you see that?" Rose pulled a book from her daypack and started reading, turning a page every so often, never looking up. This pathetic opera went on for another few minutes.
"Okay, screw it all," I finally said. "Get your stuff. We're going."
"You better drink some coffee," said Rose, who'd brewed a pot. I tossed off a few cups, shouldered the haul bag and started wobbling across slabs towards the gully spilling to the base of the south face and the start of the climb.
Now Rose cheered up, sure we were heading for a magnificent adventure, confident she was in the hands of a certified expert, cha, cha, cha. Then we started down the Gully from Hell, formed by the slanting base of the Throne on the left, and a trashy granite bastion on the right.
It was choked with thorny branches swarming with fire ants, and we took three hours to bash down to a huge pool at the base of the climb, where I took a header deep into barbed thicket and emerged looking as if a kodiak bear had clawed my face. Rose reached into her daypack and withdrew a queer herbal potion and dabbed some onto my grill. I screamed.
"Quit acting like a baby," she said. Then she harnessed up, uncoiled the lead and haul lines and sat while I dove into the spring and tried to snap into leading shape. It didn't work. My head felt like a meteor. Rose simply sat there, the acme of patience, waiting for me to rope up and lead us to the
"Rose, we're gonna die," I said. She told me to leave off with the foolishness—the wall was only 75 degrees, and barely 1,000 feet high, by her reckoning. Rose said that with my vast Yosemite experience, the only way I could squeeze a challenge out of this route was to climb blindfolded.
"Or drunk," I said. I geared up, tied in and said, "I hate you, Rose."
"I know you do," she said. I cast off.
Sketchy as I felt, we drifted up the wall without pause, Rose following on jumars, except for the seventh pitch, leading to a huge ledge, which Rose tackled at 5.6. The next pitch had the only aid, 40 feet of it, so I fixed that bit and rapped to the big ledge.
Fifty foot square and flat as a tabletop, aside from a few rodents and prickly pear cacti, the ledge afforded a perfect bivy site. We even gathered brush
enough to start a little fire. I rooted out some food —filched from the college cafeteria — and stuffed myself, then sucked a half-gallon water bottle dry. Rose applauded a spectacular day. As night crept over the dreary desert wasteland, far below, I started feeling like myself again.
"Rose," I asked, "what exactly did I do last night?" The color fell off her face and she drew the sleeping bag up around her neck. "Well, you started off singing along with the Ranchero tunes blaring on the car radio," she said, continuing with a long list of grievances. I'd tried to get chummy with
her, forcing her to climb a boulder to safety. After circling the boulder for awhile, I'd started blathering about my dear grandmother, God rest her
soul, then I fell to the ground and started pawing the dirt like a dog with the fever, whence Rose dashed to the VW and locked herself inside. With
each disturbing detail, Rose slithered deeper into her bag until all I could see were here eyes. I mumbled out a "Goodnight, Rose," and slunk over to the fire on the far side of the ledge.
I passed out, then snapped awake when gusting winds blew an ember onto my bag that melted through to my thigh. I frantically doffed the bag, which unfurled in the wind like a spinnaker and instantly was ripped from my mitts and blown into oblivion. The bag belonged to the outdoor rec club, and I'd just bought it. I jammed my legs in the haulbag and pulled my sweatshirt over my head, but the wind slashed at me like 10,000 daggers and I shivered the whole night. Things calmed around sunrise, but just as I started sawing some honest firewood Rose kicked me in the ribs. The fire had gone out. And she couldn't find the water. And she had never heard man nor beast snore so loud.
"We're off this thing in three hours," I said, furiously stuffing the haul bag. On the penultimate pitch, however, the lead rope jammed in the back of
a flare. I tried yanking it free, but only further set it. Finally, I rigged an anchor and rapped to the snag and for several hours tried everything.
Eventually, I led off on the haul line, brought Rose up, rapped down to attach the bag to the line, climbed the damn thing again with a prussik belay, and then hauled the pig to the top, abandoning the lead line to the cruel winds.
We gained the summit as the sun dove into the western skyline. Setting off in a sprint, we got halfway back to the car and had to pull another bivy when we couldn't see 10 feet for the darkness and I fell into a hole and nearly broke my ankle joint.
"Rose," I said, rubbing my gigantic ankle, "we gotta share your sleeping bag. Mine blew away last night." She glared at me as though I'd asked Mother Teresa for a lap dance. "Take it easy," I said. "We'll just unzip the thing and pull it over us."
She backpedaled a few feet and said, "You can have it."
"Just keep it!" I said, and hobbled off, looking for a windblock. Another sleepless night.
Early the next morning we regained the car, which would not start. Dead battery. I spent hours trying to push-start it in the sand until my ankle swelled to the size of a fire hydrant. I lay back in the dirt, totally gassed. "We're out of water," said Rose, holding up an empty gallon container. She looked dejectedly across the lone and level sands and asked, "What will become of us?"
"God hates me," I said, "and I hate Him." From afternoon until night I hobbled back to the Gully from Hell, filled the water bottles in the spring, and limped back out to the campsite. Rose was asleep in the VW, swaddled in the only sleeping bag. I started a fire, propped up my swollen foot and shivered until daybreak.
"I was thinking maybe if you could push the car up on this slab," Rose said the next morning, pointing to a bit of flat rock 20 yards off the dirt road.
"The tires might find better purchase than in the sand."
"Probably would," I said, wondering why I hadn't thought of that. Rose's idea worked perfectly and a minute later we motored down the dirt road toward the highway. By now my ankle hurt so badly I could barely depress the clutch, but the pain was the only thing keeping me awake. Over the next four or five hours I dealt with two flat tires, a red-hot oil leak and two Mexican cops who fleeced me. In early evening, we pulled up to the mile-long queue of gringos backed up on the Tijuana border, streaming back into the States. I looked frightful—my shirt and pants splattered with oil
and ripped from the blasted thorns in the gully, my unshaven face scribed by savage lesions, my ankle black and huge, my eyes bloodshot. The border
guard took one look at me and waved us into a fenced area overlooked by a machine-gun nest and half a dozen toughs in flak jackets. A guy with a pencil moustache ordered us out of the car, then a slavering dog was led in and unleashed. It sprang into the car and pawed rabidly at the seats, sniffling at the doors and about the floor.
"Someone's been smoking marijuana inside this vehicle," declared the officer with the pencil stash. "It ain't dope that cur smells," I said, "but my sister's weenie dog." The guard wasn't buying it, but after doing everything short of dissecting the car with a cutting torch, and turning up not so much as a seed, he had to let us go.
Flat broke, I had to beg money from Rose for food and gas, and I still recall the agonizing process of Rose slowly withdrawing a coin purse from her pack and peeling off three 10-dollar bills, and handing them over. I gassed up, powered down a few burgers and booted it for home. Around midnight we pulled into the parking lot at my dorm. They say that misery acquaints strange bedfellows, and I was still hoping for a little strange, but Rose simply thanked me for a "wonderful experience," gathered her belongings and left for her dorm.
Somewhere lived the man who could be in lust and be wise at the same time—and then there was me. My face required plastic surgery, my ankle was
twisted, my car needed two new tires and an oil pump, my only lead rope was flapping in the breeze down in Mexico, I owed the outdoor rec club $130
for that sleeping bag, and another $30 to Rose for food and gas.
I limped up to my dorm room and collapsed on my bed. My first climbing partner, Richard Harrison, used to say a wall was never over till you were standing in the shower, but I was too fagged to even undress.
Longtime Rock and Ice contributor John Long, one of the original Stonemasters, is perhaps best known for his first free ascent of Astroman and first one day ascent of the Nose of El Capitan. He is the author or editor of over 30 books and the recipient of the American Alpine Club Literary Award.
Also read John Long: Legends of the Mind


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Michelle Teheux: Kids aren't as expensive as you think
Every year about this time the U.S. Department of Agriculture makes me laugh my head off by estimating the cost of raising a child to the age of 18.
This year, that number (for a baby born last year to middle-income parents) is solemnly declared to be $245,000.
That's ridiculous. You do not need to devote around a quarter of a million dollars to raising a child.
Undoubtedly some people do spend such sums raising their children, and if they have it and want to spend it that way, that's their prerogative.
However, a better number to throw out there would be as estimate of how much you really need to spend in order to raise a child responsibly. That number would be much lower.
In the meantime, plenty of people who would like to have children are not having them — and since the falling birthrate correlates with what's going on economically, a big part of the child-free trend probably has to do with would-be parents concluding they can't afford to have a family.
They're often getting dogs instead, reasoning that they can afford to care for pets but not children.
I'm not urging everyone to do their part and have kids. People who truly don't want to have children ought to be careful not to bring any into the world.
I am, however, suggesting that people of modest means who would like to have a baby or two not take this number seriously.
The only reason it supposedly costs so much to have children is that people have been convinced they need to spend lots of money that, in reality, is completely unnecessary.
As a newish grandma, I have been revisiting the baby world, and I see that there are more businesses than ever seeking to make a buck by convincing parents they need more and more and more gizmos.
You know what you really need for the first year? Basic clothing, much of which you can probably get on a hand-me-down basis. A car seat. Some blankets and cloth diapers, which people will give you at your baby shower if you ask for them. A safe place for the baby to sleep. A cloth sling for carrying the baby around, as opposed to a stroller which is a pain in the butt to take anywhere. A few very simple toys, which you can pick up second-hand or, again, see what you get as gifts.
That's pretty much it, and it's all I would buy if I were a new mom on a budget. Depending on how generous the people attending your baby shower are, and how many friends and relatives are willing to give you bags of clothes their baby outgrew, you could bankroll all your baby stuff for the first couple of years for less than a thousand bucks.
I realize I lost some of you at cloth diapers. But contrary to popular belief, cloth diapers work great. I saved a ton by using them. My granddaughter is as I write no doubt wetting one. The future siblings my daughter and son-in-law plan to give my granddaughter will all use the same diapers someday.
No need to use formula if you nurse, which saves not only the truly outrageous cost of the formula but is likely to save some medical bills as well, since babies who aren't breastfed tend to have more illnesses.
As kids grow up you sometimes do have to spend some bigger bucks. When kids no longer outgrow their clothes quickly, they actually wear them out, and the hand-me-down option disappears.
Kid activities can cost an outrageous amount, and you'll no doubt decide some of them are worth the money, but your child will not suffer if you do not keep his or her schedule packed with endless pricey sports teams, dance classes, special camps, clubs, etc. There is something to be said for unstructured time, too.
The quality of your parenting is more important than the amount of money you spend. Far, far more important.
Sure, get your financial life in order before you start a family, but don't forgo having a family because you conclude you're never going to be able to come up with a quarter of a million bucks per kid.
Kids take a lot to raise. They take a lot of love, time, ingenuity, patience and effort. But money? Not so much as you've been told.
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Hookups--Alternative to Backdrafting
Reader Greg Roody wrote regarding possible backdrafting of a boiler which makes year-round hot tap water, when a whole house fan runs (Whole-House Fans and Oil-fired Furnaces, May/June '93, p.4). You noted that outside air must, of course, be able to flow freely into the house when the fan runs.
In a previous house, Roody had successfully used an interlock to prevent the fan and boiler from running simultaneously. That's fine, but I can offer a simpler solution which also can save the Roodys money on boiler fuel: Just switch the boiler off almost all the time outside the serious heating season. Then if the boiler needs to run to heat tap water when the fan would normally also be on, such as a short time on a summer morning, simply switch off the fan while the boiler fires. Then shut the boiler off and the fan back on if it's still needed. Virtually all of the time when the fan needs to run, the boiler should probably be off anyway.
By the way, Roody mentions being awakened by smoke alarms when his earlier fan caused boiler exhaust backdrafting. I would ask why the heck his boiler was firing in the middle of the night anyway in the cooling season. We know the answer: The boiler's aquastat called for heat, whether or not anyone ran hot tap water. The solution is to simply not let it fire, except before and perhaps during times when hot tap water is actually needed (depending on boiler heat storage capacity). In my part of eastern Pennsylvania, we call this arrangement a summer-winter hook-up.
A cheap timer might be a sensible option, but I'd rather choose when the boiler will run and then be shut off each day. That way we can absolutely minimize boiler running times and still get hot water whenever we need it. We also try to wait to run discretionary hot water uses such as our dishwasher until after the boiler is shut off and after we've had our morning tubs. That way the dishwasher, for example, will not cause the boiler to fire again but will suck heat from the boiler after it's shut off, and will put that heat to use.
Penn T. Clissold
Editor's Note: This solution works fine as long as occupants are willing to take the time to figure out their hot water needs and coordinate them with boiler and fan operations. Of course, just switching the boiler off outside the heating season constitutes an manual interlock.Someone has to make the effort to switch the boiler on and off manually, which often means getting up to a cold house to turn it on in the morning! Nevertheless it is true that the most energy-efficient controls are manual, provided enlightened individuals are operating them. One must evaluate each application to decide how much control to give the occupants versus some automatic scheme.
Insulating Knob and Tube
My company is planning a pilot low-income weatherization program in Maryland, similar to our two WarmChoice programs already operating in Ohio and Pennsylvania. We have run into problems with Maryland's treatment of knob-and-tube wiring and are looking for ways to effectively insulate homes with this type of wiring. I have an article from Home Energy detailing how California was dealing with the National Electrical Code's edicts on K&T (see Knob-and-Tube Wirings Hang-ups, May/June '91, p.7). Have you received any innovative responses on how to deal with such houses? I would appreciate any references you could give me on how others are handling this situation.
Catherine M. Muller
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Every professional genealogist I have ever met started out by researching their own family. I did. The most difficult part of becoming a professional is the transition – making the decision to turn your beloved hobby into a career.
Last week, I read an absolutely enlightening article about this very subject on the American Express Open Forum website. This website is highly recommended for all those considering entering the world of small business. In "4 Questions To Ask Before Turning A Hobby Into Your Career," Rebecca Thebault considers some of the factors that should affect your decision. Ms. Thebault describes her transition from investment banking into a career as the owner of a bakery–something she loved to do!
Ms. Thebault recommends the following four questions:
"1. Are you realistic about what you'll gain?"
Ms. Thebault recounts the story of returning to work days–not weeks or months–after delivering a child. I often joke about never sleeping. (Well, it's kind of a joke.) Being "your own boss" is not easy. It is often not very fun. And you have to make all of the hard decisions yourself. As a small business owner, you will be 100% responsible for the success or failure of your business.
Another recommendation Ms. Thebault makes under this heading is to "Be realistic about how much time it will take to achieve your goals." When I made the transition into the career as a full-time professional genealogist, I had enough money saved to pay my bills for several months. I barely made it. It is vital that you keep in mind just how long it may be before your business can support your goals.
I would also add that you have to think about what you'll lose. I live 20 minutes from the beach, and though my wife and daughter go swimming at least once or twice a week in the summer months, I have not been swimming in over five years. I miss birthday parties, barbecues, and other social events on a regular basis. My top priority is keeping the business afloat, not having fun.
"2. Are you ready to start at the bottom?"
"You may be extremely good at your hobby, but when people start paying you for it, you're subject to a new set of standards," Ms. Thebault writes. This is an important distinction.
You may be great at researching your own family, but can you do the same thing when you no longer have access to the same "family knowledge" of recurring given names, oral history, photo albums, and "stuff Grandma told you"?
Do you know about the Genealogical Proof Standard and other accepted genealogical research standards?
Do you already know how to write a professional research report of your findings?
Create an educational plan. It is important that you continue to raise your own standards up to that of other professionals. This is done through continuous education.
You will want to join the Association of Professional Genealogists. You may also want to consider accreditation through ICAPGen or certification through the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
When you first begin to take clients, no one will know who you are. You will not have a reputation. It is your responsibility to change these facts.
"3. Do you really want your hobby to become your job?"
Ms. Thebault notes, "Hobbies are typically things you enjoy as a distraction from work, so what happens when your hobby is work? Will it make you enjoy your work more or your hobby less? Chances are it will lead to a little bit of both." I couldn't say it any better.
I must also add that I no longer have the time for a hobby. All of my time is spent researching other people's families, not my own. So if you are passionate about researching your own family, you may want to reconsider whether or not becoming a professional is right for you. I love the hunt, the problem-solving aspect of genealogy, even if that family is not my own. I would love to be able to apply my education and experience to my own family. And hopefully I will later be able to do so – I just don't have the time now.
"4. Are you prepared for an emotional roller coaster?"
Running any small business will have its highs and lows — and the more you love what you are doing, the more emotional these highs and lows will be.
I would recommend that anyone thinking of turning your hobby into a career read this article, and then consider long and hard whether this is really what you want.
SOURCE: Rebecca Thebault, "4 Questions To Ask Before Turning A Hobby Into Your Career," in American Express Open Forum blog, posted 18 August 2011 (http://www.openforum.com/ : accessed 2011).


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The chains fasten with a 10K Yellow Gold Lobster Clasp that is very strong and easy to use. Cuban Chains are especially known for their classic style, shine, and strength.
These high quality chains will not tarnish or discolor as they are Pure 10K Gold and MADE IN ITALY. Our highly experienced Italian manufacturers apply high polish on these chains to make them look shinier while maintaining their smoothness and overall comfort. His & Her Ring Sets. 7" 7.5" 8" 8.5" 9.
4.2g - 5.1g Approx. These Brand New Cuban Chains are 100% GUARANTEED 10K YELLOW GOLD and have been professionally tested and Stamped 10K for Purity Authenticity. We guarantee the purity of the gold to be 10K, and The chains are NOT HOLLOW, NOT PLATED, NOT FILLED.The chains fasten with a Solid 10K Yellow Gold Lobster Clasp that is very strong and easy to use. These high quality chains will not tarnish, discolor, or fade as they are Pure 10K Gold and MADE IN ITALY.
We are one of the largest, most trusted gold online retailers for over 15 years. We continue to maintain our phenomenal reputation by providing authentic gold chains with excellent customer service. Please allow up to +/- 10% difference. At Jewelrypot, our goal is for us to help you find jewelry you love.Even if we customized the order for you, the sale is final, and non-refundable. Item cannot be altered or customized from its original design, even by us. Custom orders include, but are not limited to: items with engraving, rings that have been sized, and personalized jewelry. Item must be in an unused condition with no signs of wear, damage, or abuse. Item must have the original manufacturers tags attached.
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Do not try fixing your Electrolux Microwave at home as you can damage or hurt your appliance. The technician will not be able to work on your Electrolux Microwave if it has been messed with or taken apart by another technician. Lawnside Electrolux Microwave repair technicians are available the majority of time for same day appointments especially when it comes to Microwaves as we know how important it is to send a technician out there.
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24" Built-in Microwave with 1,100 Cooking Watts, 11 Power Levels, 11 Auto Cook Options, 3 Auto Reheat Options, 10 Sensor Touch Options and IQ-Touch Controls, EI24MO45IB.
Electrolux IQ-Touch Series EI30BM60MS
1.8 cu. ft. Over-the-Range Microwave Oven with Convection Cooking, 400 CFM 4-Speed Ventilation, 1,000 Cooking Watts and Sensor-Cook Options, EI30BM60MS.
Electrolux IQ-Touch Series EI30SM35QS
1.5 cu. ft. Over-the-Range Microwave Oven with 300 CFM Venting System, 1,300 Convection Watts, Sensor-Cook Options, Multi-Stage Cooking and IQ-Touch Controls, EI30SM35QS.
Electrolux EW30SO60QS
30" Built-in Microwave Oven with 900 Watts, Wave-Touch Controls, Sensor Convection Cooking, Fast Recipe Option Settings, Auto Features and Multi-Stage Cooking, EW30SO60QS.
Electrolux IQ-Touch Series EI30BM55H
2.0 cu. ft. Over-the-Range Microwave Oven with 1,000 Watts, Removable Metal Rack, IQ-Touch Bottom Electronic Controls and Three-Speed 300 CFM Venting System: Stainless Steel, EI30BM55HS.
Electrolux ICON Professional E30MH65QPS
1.8 cu. ft. Over-the-Range Microwave Oven with 1,000 Watts, 400 CFM, 10 Power Levels, Convection Cooking, Second Tier Rack and Glass Turntable, E30MH65QPS.
Electrolux ICON Professional E30MO75HPS
1.5 cu. ft. Built-In Drop-Down Door Microwave Oven with 900 Watts, Sensor and Convection Cooking, Wave-Touch Electronic Controls, 11 Power Levels and Porcelain Enamel Turntable
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