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Even as the Jaipur Literary Festival wrapped up with its share of high and lows, it's worth rewinding to an interesting discussion at last month's Bangalore Literary Festival. While visitors flocked to the exhibition and sale, there were informed audiences at panel discussions on various aspects of books. At one such discussion, panelists Caroline Newbury, Gautam Padmanabhan, Sanjana Roy Choudhury, VK Karthika, Prakash Kambathalli along with moderator Annie Chandy Mathew shared their thoughts on the trade. All veterans in publishing, they brought to the table a depth and range of experience quite remarkable. I engaged Ms Mathew in a conversation about that discussion and what follows is the combined and distilled wisdom.
*How worrying is the declining readership of books?
There's a declining readership of books in the West, but in India because of the growing numbers of the literate, we don't see a similar decline. However, books are vying with so many other forms of entertainment that marketing has to be aggressive and a lot more thought given to the kind of books published. Publishers are constantly looking for that one book which will break all sales barriers.
*What's the trend in India?
There seems to be a fast-growing market for non-fiction books, especially those which use the narrative technique. And everyone seems to like a success story which is inspirational. Graphic novels are finding a small, niche market. Book publishing is becoming more democratic with the arrival of e-publishing and online sales.
*Marketing of books now also happens on social media with online games and promos. How effective is it?
Some successful books in the recent past attained popularity through the internet and social media with games and promos thrown in. Earlier, it was by word of mouth and the printed word, now it is by Twitter, Facebook and YouTube that books too can go viral. But, in the final analysis, it has to be the book's quality — without that, these are just gimmicks lost in cyberspace.
*Have e-reader devices made many inroads? How are they changing the business?
They're already beginning to change the business. Caroline Newbury pointed out that in Random House nowadays, the e-book version is being commissioned along with the hard copy.
* Are writers aware of the need to promote their books?
Many writers are fully aware of how essential this is, and are driving sales. Others bemoan the fact that publishers don't do enough to promote their books. Karthika of Harper Collins pointed out that it definitely helped improve sales when author and publisher did their bit to promote their book.
Last word
Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. — Nicholas Sparks
Ms Mathew kicked off the discussion with Sparks' statement, but at the end of the session, which included numerous questions from the audience, the feeling was that good editors and publishers should have plenty of passion and commitment along with good business sense. Then, in a world where everybody is publishing, perhaps discerning readers will see publishing houses as filters, ensuring a minimum quality at least.


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1:29pm Wednesday 28th November 2012 in News By Tony Kearney
POLICE investigating a burglary in which a couple were tied up and terrorised by masked intruders have arrested three men.
Officers carried out raids in County Durham and Manchester this morning (November 28) and detained three suspects in connection with the incident at a remote Northumberland village.
It follows an aggravated burglary on June 26 which shocked the quiet village of Capheaton in rural Northumberland.
Three men wearing balaclavas broke into the house at 11pm and tied up the householders, who ran a jewellery shop in the next village of Kirkhale.
While two of the intruders ransacked the house, stealing credit cards and cash during an hour-long ordeal for the couple, the third took their car keys and drove to the shop where more items were stolen.
At the time, police said the couple had been left "shaken and distressed" by the break-in and Crimestoppers later offered a £3,000 reward for information.
This morning, officers from Northumbria Police backed up by colleagues from Durham Constabulary and Great Manchester Police, executed a number of search warrants as part of the investigation.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: "A 47-year-old man was arrested in the Manchester area and two men, aged 48 and 28, were arrested in the Durham area on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery.
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FORT WORTH — Fort Worth showed its pride in a big way this weekend.
Downtown buildings were lit up in TCU purple for the second straight night. It seems like the entire city is celebrating the Horned Frogs' Rose Bowl championship.
The victorious team touched down Sunday afternoon at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. A short time later, players and coaches were accorded a heroic homecoming by thousands of fans on the TCU campus.
This undefeated Frogs are suddenly an underdog no more.
"We just love this," said one woman waiting to cheer the team. "This has never happened before in Fort Worth; we're so proud of TCU!"
It was a moment few have waited longer for than Dolores Oelfke, a loyal fan for more than a quarter of a century.
"Hell, i wouldn't be any place else!" she said.
Players and coach Gary Patterson made a point of walking through the crowd, shaking hands and signing autographs.
"This program has been on the rise and been on the rise for so many years," said quarterback Andy Dalton. "We proved a point, and so it's what we sought out to do."
For TCU, the Rose Bowl isn't just any win. Many view it as the moment when the small school from Cowtown entered the big leagues.
"TCU has had to take the back seat for so many years," said fan Ruth Welch. "We didn't get respect, and now that we have finally gotten to the Rose Bowl, if they don't respect us now, it's because they're jealous!"
In 2012, the private school with an enrollment of 9,000 jumps to the Big East conference, joining the likes of Syracuse and West Virginia. It will be a new challenge for coach Patterson, who joked that he's ready to get home and start working on next season.
"You won't be happy with me if I don't get back up there again," he said.
But for now, Fort Worth pauses to celebrate a new legacy.
"We played the game and we showed them," Welch said. "And now it's time to party! Absolutely!"
There's a lot of talk about how — or if — Fort Worth should recognize the Rose Bowl champs. There were no formal plans Sunday, but city leaders may discuss ideas as early as Monday.
North Texans are snapping up Rose Bowl championship T-shirts and other gear, including the same cap the team sported on the field in Pasadena. Academy Sports started selling the gear on Sunday.
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Valdosta - Law Enforcers were busy this holiday weekend, working nearly 4000 crashes resulting in almost 900 injuries and 12 deaths.
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"We've been preaching to the public all year and for the past several years the importance of wearing your seat belt, not drinking and driving, leaving early instead of being in a hurry and I think the public is listening," says Commander Brian Childress of the Valdosta Police Department.
The number of Christmas fatalities were 13 fewer than what was predicted and down 10 from this same travel period last year.
Police in Valdosta say city streets also seem to be getting safer. "We are down to one fatality for the year, where we've had as many as nine or ten a year in the past," says Sgt. Earl Durrance.
Police say better traffic enforcement is also making a difference, as patrol cars are becoming more visible both locally and around the state.
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CBS Promotes Failing U.S. Post Office Over Private Companies: 'Makes Community Whole'
On Tuesday's CBS Early Show, correspondent Michelle Miller reported on planned closures of 2,000 U.S. Post Office locations: "...in this age of digital communications, online bill paying, and Federal Express, are physical post offices still relevant?" She seemed to answer her own question: "Folks are not going to let this go down without a fight...It's what makes their community whole."
During her report, Miller explained how the government subsidized organization had "a record deficit this year of $8.5 billion, the Postal Service loses a staggering $23 million a day and is facing a growing number of problems." Even so, she played on the emotions of viewers, interviewing an elderly New Jersey man named Harold Schutzman, who explained: "[I] got a friend there at the desk, Gary. I can't get into the paying by e-mail."
Miller emphasized the "customer loyalty" to "one of America's oldest and most trusted institutions" and noted how people in areas affected by the closings "say that these offices are an essential form of the federal government and they're a part of their community." Tossing coverage back to co-host Chris Wragge in the studio, she added: "folks are going to fight it." Wragge replied: "You know what, I still like to send out my bills in the mail, as well."
Following Miller's report, Wragge spoke with Jason Cochran of WalletPop.com, declaring that the two of them would proceed to "do some price comparisons [with UPS and FedEx] so people can see exactly how affordable and economical it is to still use the Post Office." In each price comparison that followed, the Post Office was always the cheapest option, but neither Wragge nor Cochran connected that to the fact that the U.S. Postal Service is losing $23 million a day and subsidized with taxpayer money.
At one point, Wragge proclaimed: "So you look at the price and it seems like a no-brainer," but wondered: "What are the minuses with using the Post Office?" The only problems Cochran could think of were a lack of notification of potential shipping problems and having to pay a little extra to track a package.
At the end of the segment, Wragge concluded: "It seems obvious that the Post Office would be a necessity." Cochran agreed: "It seems obvious." He suggested people were just inpatient: "Yeah, but people don't like waiting in the lines, I think, and a lot of businesses use these other companies so people tend to write it off."
On the January 31 Early Show, Wragge talked to Cochran about government efforts to ban the incandescent light bulb. The two men touted the cost benefits of newer CFL and LED bulbs.
Here is a full transcript of the February 8 segment:
ERICA HILL: Just ahead, many post offices will be closing across the country. So what does that mean for you the next time you need to mail a letter or a package? We will show you the best way to make sure whatever it is you have to mail, that bill or birthday present, that they arrive on time and for the right price.
CHRIS WRAGGE: Well, the recent announcement that the U.S. Postal Service wants to start closing 2,000 post offices next month leads to the inevitable question, are the brick and mortar buildings still necessary? CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller is outside the Maplewood, New Jersey branch with that story for us this morning. Michelle, good morning.
MICHELLE MILLER: Good morning, Chris. Well, closing a post office by law is a tough thing to do. So along with considering those 2,000 closures, Congress is looking at a bill that would make it easier to shut down underperforming branches. That would drastically reduce the physical presence of the Post Office and could signal the beginning of the end of a branch near you.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Please, Mr. Postman; USPS to Close 2,000 Post Offices]
'Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.' That unofficial creed has guided the U.S. Postal Service since the founding of our country. But in this age of digital communications, online bill paying, and Federal Express, are physical post offices still relevant? Harold Schutzman of Fair Lawn, New Jersey believes they are. Tell me, do you use the Post Office?
HAROLD SCHUTZMAN: Sure.
MILLER: How often?
SCHUTZMAN: Oh, every other day or so.
MILLER: Really?
SCHUTZMAN: Yeah. Got a friend there at the desk, Gary. I can't get into the paying by e-mail or-
MILLER: Online.
SCHUTZMAN: Yeah, online.
MILLER: Despite intense customer loyalty in delivering 24 million pieces of mail to American homes six days a week, the current economic downturn may bring one of America's oldest and most trusted institutions to an end. With a record deficit this year of $8.5 billion, the Postal Service loses a staggering $23 million a day and is facing a growing number of problems.
JENNIFER LEVITZ [WALL STREET JOURNAL]: They have been hit, like everyone, by the recession. People are mailing less. And then just in general, the digital revolution, we text, email, pay bills online. So that's hurting mail volumes.
MILLER: Add to that the exploding cost in retiree health care and the problem could go from bad to worse. Federal laws mandate universal service and restrict the closing of offices for economic reasons. But Congress is in a cost-cutting mood and recently proposed legislation may make those familiar brick and mortar buildings a thing of the past.
So in addition to the 2,000 branches now in jeopardy, there are another 16,000 under review. The cuts are aimed at mostly rural communities and suburban neighborhoods like mine. Folks are not going to let this go down without a fight. They say that these offices are an essential form of the federal government and they're a part of their community. It's what makes their community whole. So, Chris, folks are going to fight it.
WRAGGE: You know what, I still like to send out my bills in the mail, as well. CBS's Michelle Miller in Maplewood, New Jersey for us this morning. Michelle, good to see you, thank you. Joining us now with what this means for consumers is Jason Cochran, editor at large for WalletPop.com. Jason, good to see you this morning.
JASON COCHRAN: Hi.
WRAGGE: So I guess that leads us to the inevitable question. I mean, do you feel and are the post office – are they still necessary?
JASON COCHRAN: Yeah, yeah. Let's not confuse difficult to use and maybe financially troubled with worthless. There's a lot of reasons to use the Post Office. First of all, passport photos, tax forms, and it is still the cheapest thing going.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Keep Me Posted; Which Shipper Gets Stamp of Approval?]
WRAGGE: And let's talk about some of those prices. We're going to do some price comparisons so people can see exactly how affordable and economical it is to still use the Post Office. So here we go. We've – instead of using a UPS or FedEx, we've taken a couple of items here. First a letter, via ground shipping. And let's take a look at the costs here. First, a letter, like I said, from here to Los Angeles.
COCHRAN: Yeah, we sent it basically from this studio here in New York City to where 'The Price is Right' is out in Los Angeles. 44 cents got it there. And of course, you know, the price is much, much higher for a FedEx. Now a lot of people are making the mistake at the Post Office of using the priority mail envelope because it looks like one of those. Costs about ten times as much. But about two years ago the New York Daily News did a study, about 80% of the time, priority mail got there just as soon as the first class. So first class, about ten times less than priority mail but you still get it there about the same time.
WRAGGE: So you look at the price and it seems like a no-brainer, but there's got to be a few minuses and what are the minuses with using the Post Office?
COCHRAN: Well, one is that you don't get someone on the phone if something goes wrong or you need it redirected to another address in the middle of its transit, you don't have anyone to talk to. That's a major one, I think. And also tracking does not come standard at the Post Office. You have to pay extra for that.
WRAGGE: Alright, let's look at some more prices here. Because that same envelope we're talking about, now we want to send it next day air. Okay, so we'll look at the price comparison between the Post Office, which can do it for you, and also, of course, FedEx and UPS. And you the prices there and again-
COCHRAN: It's about double. Yeah, the Post Office is about half as much if you want to send a letter next day air. Now – and also, mind you, FedEx will get it there in the morning, so will UPS. Your post office gets it there sometime during the next day. So that's another consideration for that money.
WRAGGE: And insurance, tracking, those things which do come?
COCHRAN: All of that extra, you know, it's about $2.80 if you want to get tracking at the Post Office, insurance is from about $1.75 up, depending on the value of the item. The Post Office has a 'Would you like flies with that?' profit model these days. You go in there they try to upsell you with all these extra little add-ons. But what that means is the no frills version is going to be one of the cheapest ways to send something.
WRAGGE: Looking at another price now, a five pound package that we're just sending standard. We'll give yo the break down, between the Post Office, FedEx, and UPS. And, again, there is a net savings there.
COCHRAN: And here's the case where we did use priority mail. Because in the cases of a package, if you use the flat rate box, $10.95, priority mail can be a great deal.
WRAGGE: And also now we switch it to next day air for that same five found package and this is where you really see a big difference. And you're seeing a net savings here.
COCHRAN: Once again, next day rule, twice as much if you go outside of the postal system.
WRAGGE: It seems obvious that the Post Office would be a necessity.
COCHRAN: It seems obvious. Yeah, but people don't like waiting in the lines, I think, and a lot of businesses use these other companies so people tend to write it off.
WRAGGE: Alright, Jason, thank you very much.
COCHRAN: Sure.
WRAGGE: Good to see you.
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Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 7:43pm.
That Post Office is a hub of the community all right.
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Submitted by matthewdean on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 7:48pm.
the Post Office is clearance central for welfare checks.
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I am left to wonder....
Submitted by Ashrak on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 7:56pm.
if folks in the concrete jungles of this nation understand that there is a number of us out here in rural America who do not have mail delivery service. It's not that we want "the federal government" in our communities, these small post offices are the only reason we don't have to travel 20 miles (or more) to get mail from a P.O. Box.
UPS comes to my house, FEDEX comes to my house, but the USPS does not come to my house. It drives me crazy when folks complain about the idea of losing Saturday delivery, when so many of us don't have post office delivery of any kind, on any day, and petitions to join the rest of the country in post delivery are dismissed as meaningless and undoable.
I know folks who have to pay for a P.O. box even though they aren't able to get home delivery - talk about a racket!
Just goes to show you, private sector endeavors succeed where government "managed" debacles fail so miserably. Socialism sucks and the USPS demonstrates it as well as it can be shown.
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It's so easy to bash the post office...
Submitted by outamyroom on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 8:31pm.
Just one example: A $.01 increase in the price of gasoline costs the post office $8M per day. They do an amazing job considering what they're up against!
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Amazing Job
Submitted by SimJim on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 8:55pm.
When a business does an "amazing job" it can easily survive in a free market system. Consumers love businesses which do an amazing job.
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Yes, Post offices ...they bring lazy union workers together
Submitted by redright88 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 8:57pm.
so I guess technically ...she's right.
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I cannot say for sure there will still be an America five years
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 9:38pm.
...hence (well, not one most of us would recognize, anyway), but either way, I'm pretty confident there will not be a USPS.
Vote for the American in November
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I don't go to my local post
Submitted by goldbough on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 9:53pm.
I don't go to my local post office to socialize so it's certainly not a community of mine. I'd be fine if they eliminated Saturday delivery. What's the equivalent of getting rid of Sat. service and number of closed post offices? If they kept open more offices, but no Saturdays, more people would keep their jobs.
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An American Institution
Submitted by IrateNate on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:27pm.
(we now join the President's address, already in progress)
Not only should we not allow these American institutions to close, but we should begin to built more! Hundreds more, all across America, built by American workers, creating jobs for Americans, in America, shining monuments to the spirit and determination that has made this country great.
This is why today, with bipartisan support, I have assembled a team of the best and brightest minds available, from both sides of the aisle, in order to determine the best way to combat this crisis, perhaps the worst crisis we've faced since the last really bad one.
The $300 billion Community Recovery Action Program is designed to search for waste in our systems, eliminate this waste from our systems, and to deposit this waste where it can do the most good, or the least harm, hard working, middle class Americans.
The pipeline of our economic growth has been plugged with years of waste and abuse. This new CRAP will replace the inefficient CRAP of the previous administration, which has clogged our system and led to the severe irregularity that threatens the bowels of our economy.
Additionally, CRAP will work in conjunction with a newly combined Senate and House Investigative Taskforce, which will add the pretense of transparency and accountability to the process of eliminating all waste accumulated over decades of improper government diet.
This new joint committee, under the combined oversight of Rep. Norm Dick and Sen. Dick Durbin, is structured such that no one legislative body can abuse its majority, regardless of which Dick is on the floor. I wish to thank Rep. Barney Frank for graciously offering his services, and expressing his desire to work with two Dicks.
Now, let me be clear on this - I'm not going to lie - it will take a lot of hard work and determination from all of us. And education, too, lots of education, the really expensive kind, in order to compete in the high-tech global postage marketplace of the future.
But if we can put aside our differences and work together, I know we can be successful, because that's who we are as Americans. Now is not the time to shy away from our goals, but to reach out and seize the moment - and to win the future.
This investment in our future will create jobs, rebuild our communities, and place America once again at the forefront of worldwide postal inefficiency...winning the future...health care...save...invest.....create...spend....tax...zzzzzzz....
Wha....where am I? Oh, sorry, I don't know what came over me. Never watch an Obama speech before bedtime.
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I like it!
Submitted by Franksam on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 9:17am.
And then we can all just mail a lot of stuff to each other and everyone can make money.
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I can say I havent seen the inside of a Post office
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:33pm.
Since I got married, but I have been to more then a few UPS stores and Fed-Ex terminals.
So now libtard are worried about the community being "whole".
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I went to the PO to get my
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:47pm.
I went to the PO to get my passport.
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wasn't necessary
Submitted by wizardjr on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 1:37am.
You can get the form needed online and mail or courier it to the appropriate office for processing.
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Waht about the picture?
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 9:43am.
Waht about the picture?
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They took your pic at the Post Office?
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 9:47am.
I had mine taken at Walgreens.
Really, the post office needs to be phased out. It's like the Pony Express. Technology has overtaken it's raison d'etre (reason for being)...it has no purpose any longer.
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The Post Office is one of the
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 9:58am.
The Post Office is one of the few federal powers explicitly given. And yes they took my picture at the PO. The PO is not a bad thing and it provides a service we make use of. Can it be better, perhaps. Its like anything in government, and I used to work in government, if you get rid of a section of department there are invariably "little" duties they did that will be spread among the other departments.
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Submitted by astonrickenbach on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 12:24am.
What they don't tell you is how many places Fedex and UPS don't deliver to. You want to send a package via fedex to some place in the boonies in Alaska and they will take your money and take your package to the post office and let the deliver it. Fedex and UPS don't deliver to anyplace that is a loss leader.
US Post Office is losing so much money partly because they deliver everywhere for the same price.
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I hate the Post Orfice
Submitted by wizardjr on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 1:30am.
I had in important issue with them once and even a Congressman couldn't bring them to heel. Without their 1st class mail monopoly they'd be out of business by the end of the year.
They even managed to screw up mail forwarding. First they started it too soon (by a month). Then they didn't start it on time (I had to spend another half day getting it straightened out). G*d only knows where all the mail is ACTUALLY going.
They say they can't deliver to my door because my driveway is too steep. UPS, FedX, et al all manage it quite easily on a regular basis.
Down with government monoplies!!
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Postal " Service "
Submitted by sarge329 on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 2:25am.
Postal Service a " hub of the community " ? Since when? When our original postmistress left, about 7 years ago, service went right in the toilet. You don't know who you're dealing with from day to day, window hours change on an inconsistent basis, packages have been lost, envelopes have been bent/folded and stuffed in our box, the list could go on and on. I have sent e-mails to the head office online, and they claim that they will respond " in a timely manner " . The last e-mail was received two weeks ago, and I've heard nothing. They make Wal-Mart look like the king of customer service. If it had been a privately owned company, it would have gone belly-up years ago. It, and Amtrak ( God, what a joke ) are nothing but publicly subsidized money pits. And, worse than that, we have no option in this. If the Postal Service was to do half of what they say they do, they'd be giving FedExand UPS a run for their money. Fat chance.
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I wouldn't mind the post
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 1:50am.
I wouldn't mind the post office if it was priced more reasonably to send a letter. However, they can't because they have to pay all that ridiculous overhead: middle managers and troublesome employees that usurp all the benefits and privileges.
It makes me sick to think of all the 'middle-management bureaucracy' that exists within the Post Office. All the paid vacations, sick days, healthcare, dental, optometric, chiropractic, etc. etc. All the human resources waste like "sexual harassment seminars" and "racial overtone seminars" and "cpr seminars" and "OSHA seminars"...
You can tell I used to work for the government, can't ya? :)
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when will we stop subsidising the "buggy whip makers"??
Submitted by c5then on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 9:42am.We have bailed out the old giant corrupt corporations(auto, financial, banks). They should have gone away and allowed the smaller more nimble young companies to buy up new assets at pennies on the dollar. We would be out of the recession and ready to meetings the future economy with optimism and excitement. Instead we are stuck with the last century's dinosaurs who are still clueless and trying to behave the same old way that got them into the problems in the first place.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
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Social Hub
Submitted by Chris Norman on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 9:56am.
Yeah, the Post office is the social hub of the community, all right. I've had to stand in long lines twenty minutes plus while the clerk at the desk socialized with her neighbors - made me feel all warm and fuzzy. That was with just one window open, while other clerks would occasionally peak out from the back, but never came out to open another of the five counter positions. Why in the blank do post offices bother installing all those counters when only one of them is ever open at any given time?
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The PO is one of the powers
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 9:53am.
The PO is one of the powers vested in the Federal government Article 1, section 8..
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Yes it does
Submitted by Blonde on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 10:10am.
To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;
Establish. Not maintain when unnecessary, as the Post Office is rapidly becoming.
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Of course it has relevance
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 7:36pm.
Of course it has relevance and it is needed. Seems we are arguing over the implementation. The idea of continuance is the basis of continuing anything in the Constitution. To stop it or change it we must pass a Constitutional amendment.
UPS and FedEx and a plethora of others say we need a postal service of some type. The PO already has operations that are farmed out to private companies. But, what part of the PO is best served by private and what part public?
The law of unintended consequences works in these situations also.
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If they would just eliminate bulk mail...
Submitted by c5then on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 9:54am.Without the bulk (junk) mail that forces all the postal workers to sort and deliver the advertising for companies that no one cares about, they could regionalize most of their post offices, eliminate 50% of their management and maybe have a shot at profitability.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
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Cut back on services, waaay back.
Submitted by CrazyHungarian on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 10:38am.
It's time for PO to deliver First Class and Certified Mail only. Period. Everything else is either redundant, unnecessary or unwelcome.
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Submitted by Kingfish17 on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 12:35pm.
I'm sure there are exceptions, but 99% of the employees who work at the postal windows are the slowest people on earth! When the turn around to go to the back to pick up a package or whatever, they don't walk, the do a kind of turtle like shuffle that is hard to replicate even if you try. They take ten times longer to perform a task then someone who would be working in the private sector. Even the DMV is faster then the Post Office.
"You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer's dime." Barack Obama
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A Colorado woman was impaled by a light pole after she crashed because she was texting and driving.
Late Thursday afternoon, the superintendent and board of education of Iredell-Statesville Schools announced a change in leadership for Lake Norman High School.
Keith Gentle, the current principal of the Collaborative College for Technology & Leadership (CCTL), will take over at LNHS effective Tuesday, November 13.
Prior to working at CCTL, Gentle was the principal of Monticello School. Before that, he served as a teacher and instructional facilitator/assistant principal at Lake Norman High. He has more than 25 years of experience in public education.
The superintendent says the search will begin immediately to find a permanent replacement for CCTL, a process the district hopes to wrap up within approximately 30 days. During the transition, retired administrator Penny Hedrick will serve as interim principal. Gentle will assist.
Lake Norman High School's current principal Todd Griffin was suspended with pay a little more than two weeks ago.
At the time, Iredell-Statesville Schools said the suspension was pending the outcome of an investigation by the school district.
In Thursday's release, district officials said Griffin would remain employed by the district as the assistant principal at Statesville High School. The move is effective Tuesday, November 13.
No reason has been given for the changes.
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In Irving, California, there's yet another cop who does not want to be called a hero even though he risked his life when he raced into a burning residence and dragged an elderly man to safety. When Irving P.D. Sgt. Paul Tong pulled up to the duplex on Pioneer Drive, he could barely see the structure through the thick, black smoke.
The officer said he knew this was a job better suited for a firefighter and that he probably should wait for them to arrive.
But then he heard a voice screaming for help and that was that.
"I couldn't see him but I could hear him," said Tong. "So I got down low under the smoke and he was there several feet inside the room. The bed was on fire and something next to the bed was on fire."
When you can't see the person you're trying to save, you know it's one hell of a fire.'
Tong, crawling as low to the floor as he could, grabbed on to the elderly, bedridden man out and onto the front porch.
The elderly man was taken to the hospital with severe burns on his arms.
Like 99 percent of cops that risk life and limb to save a stranger, Sgt. Tong says save the hero talk.
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Aviva Premiership Rugby returns to Adams Park this Sunday with the visit of Leeds Carnegie.
Make sure you're there to make your voice heard on Sunday. Tickets for London Wasps v Leeds Carnegie are still on sale now. Call 0844 225 2990 or click here.
Gates will open on Sunday from 12pm and the Vere Suite will also be open to Season Ticket Holders at this time. The bowl will open to all supporters at 1.30pm. Food and drink outlets will be on hand in the Supporters Village and a DJ will be present both before and after the match.
This Sunday's game against Leeds Carnegie is the last game of the season at Adams Park and as such is the last home game for a number of departing players. These players include Joe Ward, Charlie Beech, Tom French and Dave Walder. Also leaving the club at the end of this season are Performance Analyst Adam Grainger and Club Chaplain David Chawner. We hope that you will join us in wishing them all the best for the future.
Please take note of stadium Q&A timings for this Sunday's match against Leeds.
Pre-match Q&A sessions will be held in the Match Day Restaurant (1.30pm), Woodlands Suite (1.45pm), Vere Suite, which can also be heard in the Wasps Nest Marquee (2.10pm). A post match Q&A will also be held in the Vere Suite (5.10pm) and in the Marquee (5.30pm).
Wasps Radio is our in-game commentary and Ref-Link service exclusive to Season Ticket Holders. If you are yet to collect yours, visit the information centre at Adams Park before kick off on Sunday.
The Club Shop will also be open from 12pm. The Shirt Hub will also be open in the Supporters Village from 1pm, with the Franks Adams Kiosk open from 1.30pm.
London Wasps official merchandise is also available online and in the Eden Store, High Wycombe, Monday to Saturday 9.00am – 5.30pm and till 6.00pm on Thursday or via Mail Order on 0870 428 7910 Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Have you tried you luck in the EMC Goal Kicking Challenge yet? The aim is to kick as many goals as you can in 30 seconds, using the giant kicking inflatable in the Supporters Village before kick off. The competition is free to enter for all ages, with some fantastic prizes on offer, with the winner announced on the pitch at half time!
London Wasps free bus services will be in operation on Sunday from 12pm – servicing both the town and the Cressex Park and Ride. Buses will continue to run to and from the stadium, ahead of the game and after final whistle, dropping off and picking up from the end of Hillbottom Road which is a short walk from the stadium.
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Archive for the 'UnderArmour' Category
A guy in underwear – Under Armour
Men's underwear from Under Armour – www.underarmour.com
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2011 Undie Awards Winners. Pics and video.
Every year we here at GUB look forward to HisRoom's prestigious UndieAwards – mostly because it's a good chance for us underwear enthusiasts to get an idea about what other guys think is their favorite styles and brands.
More than 40,000 men and women cast their vote, so these awards really provide useful insight into contemporary mainstream underwear fashion.
Check out our coverage of the 2009 and 2010 winners – and scroll to the bottom of this post to see videos of all the winning styles of 2011.
The winners of this year's vote has just been announced, and I am not too surprised to see stylish brands such as Calvin Klein, UnderArmour, and Obviously take home wins in catories such as boxers, boxer briefs, jockstraps, thongs, and trunks.
But I am – quite frankly – extremely surprised that the winning brief was the Munsingwear Full Rise Pouch Classic White Brief!
I mean, just look at it! That's just not a sexy pair of briefs!
What on Earth made the voters go for such a diaper-like full cut brief?? I just don't get it. Past winners in this category include much more stylish choices such as the C-in2 Bamboo Mesh Slider Brief and the 2(x)ist Contour Pouch Brief.
I guess it must be extremely comfortable to wear… But who am I to judge, this is obviously what a lot of guys prefer – we gotta respect that.
Instead, let's quickly move on to some of the other categories with winners that are easier on the eye, hehe.
The winning boxer brief was the Obviously For Men Low Rise Boxer Brief. A good choice, I think. Obviously really is one of the pioneers within pouch design and innovation.
In the thong category, the winning style was an oldie but goldie – the Calvin Klein Body Thong. It comes from CK's extremely succesful Body range which has been a hit with quality conscious men for years.
Personally, the CK Body Hip Brief is one of my favorite briefs of all time.
Finally there is the winning thong, and this year the voters have – once again – chosen the UnderArmour Performance Jock. This is the third year in a row that UnderArmour takes home the trophy in this category.
I can't say that I am too surprised. I know that it is a go-to style for many guys for athletic purposes. It's no coincidence that we see many pros wearing UnderArmour, too.
All in all, I think the winning styles fit well with the current trends – EXCEPT that Munsingwear brief. To me that's a miss, guys. If this is what you're wearing, you seriously need to explore new underwear horizons.
With that said, don't forget to pay HisRoom a visit.
Once again, they've done a great job with the UndieAwards.
Now, here's video presentations of all the winning styles in the men's underwear category.
The best briefs, boxer briefs, and trunks of 2010! Pictures and videos.
Every year online underwear store, HisRoom.com, award the prestigious Undie Awards to the best and most popular men's underwear styles from the previous year.
For each of the categories HisRoom's panel of expert judges selects a favorite style. But the overall winner is chosen by popular vote on Undie Award website.
To see some of last year's winners, check out these posts
- Men's brief of the year, 2009: C-in2 Bamboo Mesh Slider Brief and Mansilk Silk Satin Knit Mini Brief
- Jockstrap of the year, 2009: Bike Performance Cotton Strap Supporter and Under Armour Performance Jock
- Men's boxer brief of the year, 2009: Diesel Breddox Trunk and UnerArmour Boxer Jock
Just this week the 2010 winners were announced. So without further ado, here's the judges' choices and overall winners of the 2010 Undie Awards in the categories briefs, boxer briefs, and trunks.
You can check out the rest of the winners at the Undie Award website.
Men's boxer brief of the year, judges pic: Under Armour Performance Boxer Jock
Here's what the judges said about their choice for boxer brief of the year: "Made of lightweight and silky Heatgear fabric that is engineered for breathability. Under Armour's signature Moisture Transport System and temperature regulation give athletes a cool, dry fit while the anti-odor technology prevents the growth of odor-causing microbes. This underwear recovers its shape and fits exactly how you want it to while the compression fit keeps your muscles focused."
Men's boxer brief of the year, overall winner: Obviously For Men Chromatic Full Cut Boxer PBB-CH
HisRoom made the following comment on the win by Obviously: "Made to be the solution to any and all underwear problems. It's basically the only underwear you need. The anatomical pouch prevents sticking and constriction and the seamless back prevents ride-up. This full-cut boxer is made of an ultra-lightweight and soft blend of modal and spandex for soft comfort and a stretch fit."
Men's brief of the year, judges pic: Perofil Cotton & Comfort Fresh Midi Brief
Here's what the judges said about their choice for brief of the year: "Made of 1×1 ribbed cotton with long-staple fibers for luxurious softness, lightweight breathability and incredible comfort. The 2-ply contour seam pouch provides improved profile and support. The plush-backed elastic waistband with shadow stripe features the "Perofil" logo. Made in Italy, this brief is flyless."
Men's brief of the year, overall winner: 2xist Contour Pouch Brief
HisRoom made the following comment on the win by 2(x)ist: "Extremely comfortable brief made of 100 percent combed cotton in a 1 by 1 knit for an incredibly soft feel against your skin. The curve of the front seam on this brief was designed using very precise measurements for a superior fit and well-made design. The additional flatlock stitching and binding accentuate and enhance the gentlemen's package."
I couldn't find the official Undie Award video for the 2xist Contour Pouch brief on Youtube.
However, you can see it on HisRoom's own website.
Until I find the official video, you'll have to settle for this :)
Men's trunk of the year, judges pic: Emporio Armani Stretch Cotton Trunk
Here's what the judges said about their choice for trunk of the year: "Offers an enhanced slimmer fit with an updated silhouette for today's man. Made of a cotton/spandex jersey knit, this trunk features a soft finish, making it ideal for everyday wear. The seamed contour pouch offers an improved profile and superior support while the dual-back seams on the rear of the trunk provide a very comfortable fit."
Men's trunk of the year, overall winner: Calvin Klein Steel Micro Low Rise Trunk
HisRoom made the following comment on the win by Calvin Klein: "Designed to celebrate Calvin Klein's 25th anniversary of creating stylish men's underwear. This is a sexy, low-rise trunk with a short inseam to wear with tight hipster pants. Made from an unbelievably soft stretch microfiber, this Calvin Klein trunk features a wide microfiber logo waistband in lustrous metallic silver. The classic lines and double-layer paneled pouch make this trunk a modern classic and an instant favorite."
You can get all the winning styles at HisRoom.com.
See which which styles won the categories boxer shorts, thong, and jockstrap on the official Undie Award website.
Men's boxer brief of the year: Diesel Breddox Trunk and UnderArmour Boxer Jock
Boxer briefs is the third category from the HisRoom.com men's underwear celebration, the Undie Awards.
If you missed the first two categories, don't forget to read who took home the prestigious titles of Men's brief and Jockstrap 2009.
Also, see the winning boxer brief of 2010.
Just as was the case with Men's Briefs and Jockstrap categories, both a judges' selection as well as an overall winner in the Boxer Brief category were chosen.
As always you can watch detailed video footage of both men's boxer briefs below.
No jerking around, though, let's get to the winners…
Men's boxer brief Judges Selection of the year 2009: Diesel Breddox Trunk
In their evaluation of the Diesel Breddox Trunk, the HisRoom Judges said, "No matter what mood you're in, you can find something to like in this style. The fabric feels like your favorite t-shirt and the color selection can't be beat. Everything about these trunks feels just right, from the top of the color-coordinated waistband to the thin elastic bands around the leg openings. Whether you like a shot of concealed color in your wardrobe, or you prefer a boxer brief that is so light and soft you forget you're wearing it, these are an excellent choice."
Really, here the focus is comfort. The Diesel Breddox Trunk (boxer brief) is made from a very soft and comfortable cotton blend consisting of 95 % cotton and the obligatory 5 % spandex to give it that necessary stretchiness. Also, the inside of the waistband is lined for greater comfort.
Once again I must praise the fact that this boxer brief comes in at least nine different color variations. In fact, this is a boxer brief that you can easily get 4 or 5 pairs of. Why? Simply because it's the perfect everyday underwear for men. And you don't want to have 5 identically colored Diesel Breddox trunks – rather, you'd want to get one in every color.
Quality often doesn't come cheap and these boxer briefs are slightly over-priced in my opinion. Granted, the quality is great, and Diesel is a premium underwear brand, but still, $26 a pair is a bit hefty for everyday underwear. But hey, if love proper quality underwear, the Diesel Breddox Trunk is a great choice.
I dare even say that I like this boxer brief style better than the one that won the public vote…(see below).
First, though, here is a video presentation of the Diesel Breddox Trunk.
Men's boxer brief of the year 2009, overall winner: UnderArmour Boxeræø Jock
In their evaluation of the UnderArmour Boxer Jock, which is more of long-legged boxer brief, the HisRoom Judges noted, "Given all of the styles and brands of boxer briefs that we carry, this win was a bit of a surprise. There hasn't been one review under five stars for these boxer briefs. They are made for ease-of-motion and superior comfort. Add the fabric's wicking and ventilation properties and you've got a performance boxer brief that performs right along with you. They do precisely what the company says they will do, and many that have purchased them refuse to buy anything else."
I can follow the judges' surprise as this is not your everyday boxer brief. And since there are only 5 star reviews of the UnderArmour Boxer Jock, there must be something to it.
From what I can tell, this is an obvious choice for sports and athletic activities. Especially with it's mesh crotch panel, which is double-layered and made from 90% Polyester and 10% Elastane, a fabric blend that no doubt will keep your boys cool and dry.
Adding to the athletic characters of this boxer brief is the fact that the long legs are constructed to ensure a tight and controlling compression fit.
The UnderArmour Boxer Jock certainly is a top-of-the-line boxer brief for working out, but maybe it will be a little bit overkill everyday purposes. That doesn't mean, however, that it comes with over-the-top price tag. A very reasonable $20 is all you have pay for these boxer briefs.
It should be noted that UnderArmour also took home the judges' award for best jockstrap so go for this brand if you're looking for top quality men's performance underwear.
Get both styles at HisRoom.
Jockstrap of the year: Bike Performance Cotton Strap Supporter and Under Armour Performance Jock
Every year since 2007, online men's underwear store, HisRoom.com, has put men's underwear to the test and made you guys, the real experts, vote for the best styles in the categories Jockstrap, Brief, Boxer Brief, and Thong. The Undie Awards takes place in June so it'll be a few more months until we get to see who will take down the prestigious awards in 2010.
Until then, however, we can enjoy the 2009 winners, and today and the next three days I bring you high quality video footage the winning styles as well as the judges' selections in each of the four men's underwear categories. Actually the categories also included boxer shorts, but this isn't really the focus of Guys' Underwear Blog, so go instead to the Undie Awards website to check that category out.
In each category a people's favorite as well as judges' favorite were chosen.
Today's category is Jockstrap, or Jock, of the year. Also check out the Brief of the year category, the boxer brief category, and the thongs category.
By the way, if you're shopping for jockstraps, I recommend visiting Jockstrap Central.
Jockstrap Judges Selection of the year 2009: Under Armour Performance Jock with Cup Pocket
In their evaluation of the Under Amour Performance Jock, the Judges said, "all of the performance capabilities and quality you've come to expect from Under Armour have been applied to this jock strap. It's lightweight, is made of wicking and ventilation engineered fabric with four-way stretch, has a compression fit, and almost in spite of everything it looks great as well. If you need just one jock, let this be the one".
It's clear that the judges view the jockstrap style as primarily aimed for athletic purposes, which they should. However, almost every top tier men's underwear manufacturer has at least one fashion jockstrap style in their collections. So if you're looking for a comfortable jockstrap for everyday use, you should be careful choosing the Under Armour Performance Jock. This jockstrap is meant for sports activities and will not be too comfortable to wear all day long, especially with a cup inserted.
That said, I agree with the judges that the Under Armour Performance Jock looks great and is made from a superb fabric blend consisting of 80% Polyester and 20% Elastane for the pouch, which is excellent for ventilation, and a strong waistband consisting of 53% Stretch Nylon, 26% polyester, 20% elastane.
The Under Armour Performance Jock with Cup Pocket can be yours for $15.
Jockstrap the year 2009, overall winner: Bike Performance Cotton Strap Supporter
You guys voted, and the award for best jockstrap 2009 went to the the Bike Performance Cotton Strap Supporter – a long time classic from a maybe one of the most famous jockstrap brands in the world with an age old history. The Bike Company actually invented the jockstrap in 1874!
No doubt that their many, many years of experience have earned this performance underwear brand the experience it takes to produce top-quality, award-winning jockstrap designs.
HisRoom noted that, "the Bike Performance Cotton Strap Supporter is a good jock at a great price. Whether you're an everyday-wearer, or would just like more support and free movement for sports activities, this jock does the job. Price certainly makes it an attractive buy for customers, but the fact that an athletic company produces it sets it apart from other standard jocks. The cotton-construction and moisture-wicking properties of the fabric pouch meet and exceed the needs of the average jock customer."
The fabric composition is somewhat difference from the Under Armour jockstrap with the pouch being made from 55% nylon, 25% rubber, and 20% cotton. The Bike Performance Cotton Strap Supporter will do the job of wicking moisture from your body, but whether it will do it better than the Under Armour jockstrap I am not sure.
This jockstrap will probably feel more comfortable to wear for an entire day since it's not cup-based and contains 20 % cotton.
The Bike Performance Cotton Strap Supporter has most other jockstraps beat when it comes to price setting you back no more than $5!
Needless to say, you can get both styles at HisRoom.


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GREENSBURG – Area seniors gathered for a day filled with friends and fun at the Greensburg Adult Center for game day Wednesday.
The Greensburg Adult Center moved to its current location on Main Street in 2004 and has been offering meals, services and entertainment to adults over the age of 50 ever since. The Adult Center offers a daily lunch at 11:30 a.m., which is often followed by some kind of activity.
The Adult Center also has a bus service that runs daily between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for adults over the age of 60 to help get them around town for shopping or appointments. The bus service operates on free-will donations. Additionally, the center offers a number of clubs that meet for games and activities, such as Scrabble, euchre, bridge, bingo and a weekly exercise program geared toward people over 50-years-old. There are usually several monthly trips as well as monthly lunch time and night time pitch-in meals.
Several years ago, Diana Robbins started the yearly game day as a mini fundraiser. With a fee of just $5 per person, the full day of games and activities provided entertainment and companionship to all involved. The proceeds are split down the middle between the Adult Center and the nutrition program in which they partner with Thrive Alliance to provide daily meals.
After enjoying coffee, tea and donuts, the group of roughly 25 began the game-filled day with "Name That Tune" hosted by Cheryl Johnson from Morning Breeze Retirement Community. Snippets of tunes from the 1950s were played for the four teams and members had to guess the name of the song and the artist who performed it.
Following "Name That Tune," Penny Dolph from Grace Lutheran Manor led the group of seniors in a game called "Penny Ante." Large piles of pennies were set on all the tables and statements were made. For each statement that applied to a player, he or she took one penny form the pile. Some of the statements required a player to return a penny to the pile. For example, most players gained a penny for taking a vitamin every day and knowing the words to the National Anthem. Some players lost pennies for not having made their beds that morning or never having written a thank you note. Players were tested when asked to take a penny for every pet they had through their lives. The winner of the game was 92-year-old Belva Stapp, with 120 pennies.


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Issue Nine
Architecture: "The Guaranty Building" by Thomas H. Yorty
It will take your breath away...
It will take your breath away, if you let it. When Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan first saw it he stopped and clapped for joy. Thirteen stories tall, by today's standards barely a high rise, Buffalo's Guaranty Building, designed by Louis H. Sullivan in 1894 and constructed in 1895/6, helped give birth to a new architectural form: the skyscraper.
The desire for a prominent building came from a Chautauqua County carriage maker, Hascal L. Taylor, who struck it rich in western Pennsylvania's oil fields. Taylor, an entrepreneur, envisioned the "best office building" in the city of Buffalo with his name on it. Pursuing his dream, he contacted one of the nation's leading architectural firms, Adler and Sullivan of Chicago, to design the building and Chicago's Guaranty Construction Company to erect it. Unfortunately, Taylor died in the winter of 1894 before construction began but the Guaranty seized this prime investment opportunity and purchased the property and rights to complete the project. Then, in 1897, the Guaranty firm sold the building to the Prudential Company for which it was renamed.
In 1895, while much of the rest of the country was mired in a severe economic depression, Buffalo was a rapidly growing and prosperous city. Yet, even with its burgeoning industries, immigrants and electrical generation Buffalo then was not what we might picture today as a bustling metropolis. It was a city, as were many growing mid-western urban areas at the time, without a planned or discernable center. The city was comprised of structures largely constructed of wood, not more than a few stories and often in disrepair. What made Taylor's plan so attractive to investors was that Sullivan's building would create a modern commercial center.
Indeed, between 1895 and 1900 twenty of Buffalo's twenty-five new, electrified trolley lines offered direct access from outlying districts, to what The Guaranty with its neighboring city and county hall, Ellicott Square Building, City Trust, and St. Joseph and St. Paul's churches defined as the city's commercial core. The new transit system linked to a stunning new and commercially efficient destination enabled rapid, concentrated development of department stores, music halls, hotels and offices. What was taking place in Buffalo would be repeated in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Detroit and many other emerging urban centers across the nation. A new economic, political and social frontier called the modern city was being born. Anticipated by Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations a century before, having taken root in England during the Industrial Revolution, this new urban frontier for good and ill enjoyed unimpeded growth in America.
It is no small irony that just as Louis Sullivan's skyscraper was giving birth to the new vertical frontier in urban America, the old horizontal frontier was officially closing. Frederick Jackson Turner, in one of the most important speeches in the nineteenth century, announced at the American Historical Association in Chicago on July 12, 1893 that the American frontier had closed. Jackson's evidence was a forgotten government report on the 1890 census from which he quoted the important observation that isolated settlements previously establishing a "line of development" could no longer be said to exist, since that "line" had been so broken into by other settlements. In just eighty years from Lewis and Clark's expedition to the 1890 census the western wilderness was settled.
Jackson's theory that this rapid expansion could be explained by the western frontier inspired a generation of academics and entrepreneurs. "What the Mediterranean was to the Greeks," said Turner, "breaking the bond of custom, offering new experiences, calling out new institutions and activities, that ever retreating Great West has been to the eastern United States, and to the nations of Europe more remotely." The same might be said of the new "vertical" urban frontier Louis Sullivan had begun to explore with his innovative and daring architecture. Sullivan intensely disliked popular architectural forms using Greek and Roman designs for everything from banks to churches to the recent World's Columbian Exposition in his own city of Chicago. These forms were 'old and dead' he claimed. They neither had anything to do with the purposes for which they were applied, nor did they speak to the newness and spirit of America.
Thus, did Sullivan conceive and create the first indigenous American architectural form known as the "tall office building" or skyscraper? Historians trace the development of the skyscraper to Sullivan's St. Louis Wainwright Building, constructed in 1892, and William LeBaron Jenney's 1894 Home Insurance Building in Chicago. The difference between The Guaranty and Sullivan's earlier building in St. Louis and Jenney's Chicago project is breathtaking. Both the Wainwright and the Home Insurance buildings employ metal-frame construction that enabled increased height without bulky, reinforced concrete foundations. But The Guaranty embodies for the first time an aesthetic quality now made possible by metal-frame construction and a new innovation–the Gray column, named for its inventor James H. Gray who was a member of Sullivan's firm. The Gray column with its unique design and application bolstered the building's lateral stiffness thereby increasing wind load capacity. These technological advancements, combined with Sullivan's artistic genius and philosophical orientation, allowed him to create what he called a democratic form of architecture fitting for America.
It should also be noted that one other invention, the elevator, made it feasible for Sullivan to pursue the construction of the skyscraper. Elisha Otis conceived, and put into production in 1853, the commercial hoist. By 1854 he demonstrated a braking system that included a safety device for stopping the elevator should the cable break. By 1857 the first passenger elevators were being used thus heralding the age of the skyscraper.
Just as the flying buttress allowed architects to catapult the lower, thicker walls of Romanesque churches into the soaring, thinner walls of the Gothic cathedral, so metal-frame construction, the Gray column and the passenger elevator allowed visionaries like Louis Sullivan to design and build structures higher than ever before. And just as those Gothic period designers used stained glass windows and sculpted interior and exterior walls and doors to teach people religious lessons employing the visual arts; so Sullivan used elaborate floor and wall mosaics, mass-produced terra-cotta brick designs, as well as any visible functional component of the building, to depict his philosophy of life. Lighting fixtures, staircases and door panels were designed with a message in mind.
The message was Sullivan's organic philosophy of life. His formative years reading the New England Transcendentalists and the poetry of Walt Whitman influenced his thinking. His notion that form should follow function could be seen he said in a tree–beautiful without any relation to preconceived style. It was nature's interdependence such as in the bark, branches, leaves, and roots of a tree that fascinated him and influenced his architectural style and philosophy. Buildings, like trees, were living organisms. Therefore, reasoned Sullivan, they had distinct identities of their own, not generic forms borrowed from past movements. These architectural identities were so distinct Sullivan called them 'souls.' A concept somewhat similar to the notion of animating life, articulated by Sullivan's contemporary Henry Adams concerning Chartres Cathedral. Not only did Adams praise Chartres as an architectural masterpiece he also talked at length about the soul of Chartres, its living spirit, Mary, the mother of Jesus. In Adams' mind Mary gave the Cathedral its powerful aura and presence.
As Whitman did with words so Sullivan infused his materials with life, spirit, and purpose. A poet at heart, Sullivan's creations were brave and visionary attempts to break from the past, from the generic and mediocre, and pay tribute to the inherent beauty and grandeur of each day and each living thing. Sullivan stands at a watershed of American cultural development. His creations opened the way to a new era and century defined in vertical terms. His ability to both harness and unleash the power of verticality in his Buffalo skyscraper defies words to describe it. It is why The Guaranty's modest thirteen stories are irrelevant. The upward thrust of the building seems to come from somewhere deep below mere street level, somewhere intrinsic and primal to the earth itself. The trim foundation and long, slender window lines in parallel, transcend finite limitations. There is something eternal and unending here. The building's almost translucent, red-lace terra-cotta skin pulses with feminine energy, the power of life itself. This is a building that has no end. The future is its destiny.
As a romantic, Sullivan believed his buildings would actually influence and guide those who worked in them toward more noble lives. He occasionally expressed his convictions also in poetry, little of which survives. But one stanza suggests perhaps a prescient notion of his pivotal position in history:
O, soft melodious Springtime!
First-born of Life and Love!
A great Life has passed into
The tomb, and there, awaits
The requiem of Winter's snows.
It was springtime in America. The Gay 90s gave way to a century of optimism and hope challenged by the First World War, dampened by the Great Depression, nearly submerged by the Second World War, under siege in the 60s but never extinguished, always resilient, emergent.
Sullivan was truly ahead of his time. In the century about to unfold Americans would literally and figuratively define their lives in vertical terms. From Kitty Hawk to the moon, from a lowly Dow Jones average earlier in the century to its robust ten thousand points plus today, from The Guaranty's thirteen to the World Trade Center's one hundred and four floors. Who would have predicted the day when a church in mid-town Manhattan would sell its "air rights" for millions of dollars? Who knew social prestige would be totally reversed from owning urban real estate at ground level in 1890, to penthouses in the sky by the 1930s? Sullivan's revolutionary architecture captured the newness, spirit and optimism of an American century, leaving the old western frontier, and embarking upon a new and uncharted vertical frontier in its urban, social, and cultural life. That terrorists would strike against the pre-eminent symbol of American strength and spirit on September 11, 2001 appears predictable and obvious three years later. That American resolve to rebuild this symbol in the form of a tower 1776 feet tall is a tribute to the vitality of Sullivan's prophetic insight and his artistic genius.
Thomas H. Yorty, Senior Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Buffalo; Ph.D. in Nineteenth Century Studies; degrees from Drew University, Muskingum College, Yale University; city-dweller with wife Carol, two sons; likes cycling, fly fishing, tennis; collects rare and classic books on fly-fishing; serves on National Conference for Community and Justice, Board of Directors, Auburn Theological Seminary, New York City; writes poetry.


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George Zimmer is not George Zimmerman. Leave Men's Warehouse alone!—
Rachael (@Miss_Wisconsin) July 16, 2013
Picture of the damage done to Men's Wearhouse on Broadway in #Oakland. Shattered glass covering the sidewalk. http://t.co/5e4oamJSIX—
Stephanie Chuang (@StephChuang) July 16, 2013
While some Trayvon Martin supporters took to the streets late Monday night to bash in the head of an innocent waiter at an Oakland restaurant, others achieved "justice" by smashing up the windows at a Men's Wearhouse store.
Window smashed out at Men's Warehouse and it's a scrum. At least two ugly arrests. #Oakland http://t.co/g3jin0VbnY—
Susie Cagle (@susie_c) July 16, 2013
Windows broken Men's Wearhouse, OPD rushes in, melee ensues #Trayvon #Oakland http://t.co/gUXqT1KiY4—
Josh Richman (@Josh_Richman) July 16, 2013
The company was founded by entrepreneur George Zimmer.
Zimmer. Zimmerman. Whatevs. Low-information protesters don't really give a damn.
Zimmer, Zimmerman .. What's the difference? @demianbulwa: At least 4 arrests at Oakland #Trayvon rally after Men's Wearhouse windows smashed—
Anne Ternus-Bellamy (@ATernusBellamy) July 16, 2013
"4 arrests after vandalism at a Men's Wearhouse store" are protesters confusing George Zimmer with George Zimmerman?—
Chris Phipps (@CPbike) July 16, 2013
As always, the Anonymous punks think private property destruction is high-larious.
Men's Wearhouse windows smashed during #Oakland protests. Cause George Zimmer: http://t.co/SqBo6Ukyh1—
Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) July 16, 2013
Model Chrissy Teigen also thought it was a laughing matter.
tomorrow they aren't going to *takes glasses off* like the way they look. RT @YourAnonNews Men's Wearhouse windows smashed during protests.—
christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 16, 2013
We know at least one innocent victim caught in the violence who doesn't find "social justice" vandalism funny.


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Medical education on fitness to drive : a survey of all UK medical schools
Hawley, Carol, Galbraith, N. D. and Souza, V. A. de. (2008) Medical education on fitness to drive : a survey of all UK medical schools. Postgraduate Medical Journal, Vol.84 (No.998). pp. 635-638. ISSN 0032-5473
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Aim: To identify the extent to which medical aspects of fitness to drive (FTD) are taught within UK medical schools. Methods: A survey of all 32 UK medical schools. In-depth interviews with a range of staff at two medical schools; telephone survey of 30 schools. Results: Two thirds of schools reported specific teaching on medical aspects of FTD but few covered it in any depth or in relation to specific medical conditions. Only one school taught FTD in relation to elderly medicine. FTD was an examination topic at only 12 schools. Conclusion: Teaching on FTD is inconsistent across UK medical schools. Many new doctors will graduate with limited knowledge of medical aspects of FTD.
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|Automobile driving -- Health aspects, Automobile drivers -- Medical examinations, Older people -- Health and hygiene, Medical education, Automobile drivers -- Knowledge and learning
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Here are a few things that are worth looking at this morning.
Apparently Brandon from Sioux Yeah Yeah is either sandbagging or doesn't think our team has a chance of winning the hockey games this weekend. Not mention, that the UND Fighting Sioux are a pretty good hockey team it's self, even with the rash of illnesses and the impending suspension. Add to the fact that the Fighting Sioux have also played a tougher schedule to date to start the season. That's not saying that UMD isn't a good hockey team because they are, but lets not forget that UND is pretty good as well.
Against my advice; Brandon was also participated and was taken to task in this week's gauntlet by Runnin' With the Dogs. I would tell people to enter at your own peril when agreeing to run the gauntlet.
Also apparent, is that Brandon forgot to read the Bruce Ciskie blog, where Bruce said this, "Since it opened in October of 2001, UMD is 2-11-2 in games played at Ralph Engelstad Arena." [Ciskie Blog] Let not your heart be troubled Brandon.
Sioux fans will be able to send DU forward Jesse Martin their best wishes this weekend. This from Jayson Hajdu' Twitter page, the UND Sports Information Director.
@UNDSID — Sioux fans can send their best wishes to DU's Jesse Martin by signing a giant card at REA guest services during this weekend's men's games.
So go and sign this card if you are in the building this weekend. The Fighting Sioux fan base is pulling for the Denver University Pioneer forward.
A few predictions and thoughts from the Pundits
From the Star and Tribune; N Dakota's Malone suspended 1 game for check that left Denver player with neck fractures [Star Tribune] It seems like every post that involves the Sioux in the Star and Tribune turns into a name calling fest between the Gophers and Sioux fans.
According to Brad Schlossman Carter Rowney is out this weekend with an apparent upper body injury as the result of an elbow.
UND will likely be without Carter Rowney up front, too. Rowney was injured at the end of the second period Friday when Beau Bennett's elbow caught him up high. There is no timetable on Rowney's return yet. He did not practice today.
I am wondering why this hit wasn't reviewed by the WCHA officials as well? [Crickets chirping ]
Roman from Goal Gophers of the Red Star and Sickle thinks the Sioux will slap that Bulldog ass this weekend. I just hope he hasn't jinxed the Sioux this weekend.
Roman: Wish I could be in two places at once, at the Ralph and Mariucci. UMD (6-0-2) has the nation's longest unbeaten streak after escaping Bemidji with three points. Beavers slowed down 'Dogs top line, so will Sioux. North Dakota won four of five meetings last season. … Sioux sweep.
This is what Tyler Buckentine WCHA Columnist from USCHO had to say about the match up between the Sioux and the Bulldogs this weekend. The combined record of UMD opponents is 9-20-7.
USCHO — UMD's opponents have a combined record of 9–20–7, and Sandelin said he believes the Bulldogs will see the toughest competition they've seen all season when they step into Ralph Engelstad Arena on Friday.
"They're obviously the best team we've faced to this point," Sandelin said. "They're deeper and a little more skilled than the other teams we've faced, plus we're at [UND's] rink. We need to take care of the puck and play smart hockey because teams with their ability will take it and put it in your net."
The Sioux are known for having one of the deepest lineups in Division I and have the ability to roll four solid lines each week.
Paul Stastny talks about the Malone hit on Martin
Here is what a former DU player and current Av's player Paul Stastny had to say about the Malone hit on Martin.
The Denver Post — Stastny, who played two seasons at DU and skates with Martin and other Pioneers during the summer, was rattled because he knows what happened to Martin can happen to anyone.
And Stastny also knows North Dakota's Brad Malone, who delivered the hit on Martin. Malone, a 6-foot-2, 212-pound senior forward, was a fourth-round draft pick of the Avalanche in 2007.
While Martin's hockey career is probably over, Malone will likely continue his career with the Avs organization next season.
"I only saw the replay from one angle and it wasn't the best view, but I don't think there was any intention to hurt him," Stastny said. "Honestly, I've been thinking about it for the last two days. Jesse had his head down, but you don't want to blame anyone."
Martin was skating the puck up ice, out of the defensive zone, and wanted to pass it ahead. But he lost control of the puck and looked down to find it just before Malone crushed him on a forecheck.
Where do we go from here?
This what
perpetual Fighting Sioux hater Western College Hockey blogger Chris Dilks had this to say about the Malone hit.
All in all, I'm not going to declare Malone the worst person ever because I think he was honestly trying to throw a legal check, but the bottom line is that he definitely threw an illegal check which seriously injured another player. What type of suspension should that be worth? For those willing to search through internet archives, you could probably find all sorts of creative solutions from North Dakota fans, demanding pounds of flesh from Aaron Marvin last year, not the least of which was former Grand Forks Herald writer Virg Foss, who penned an editorial last year saying players that injure a player with an illegal check should be suspended until the injured player returns to the ice. I doubt the Herald will be reprinting that this week. There's no need to be excessive, but the suspension should definitely be significant.
Personally, I don't mind the WCH blog, I read it all the time almost every day, I think there are a lot of good points brought up in this blog but let's be frank and realistic and call it like it is, Chris Dilks hates everything UND, you can't tell me otherwise. It is what it is. I get it; I don't have a problem with that. I have my own teams and players that I have don't like, cough, cough.
Also, I think in retrospect; unfortunately we all had to know this day was going to happen, when a Fighting Sioux hockey player injured another player on the ice. You could predict that opposition fans would say that, "hey what about Malone, you guys were calling for Aaron Marvin's head last season as well." I am not sure we are comparing apples to apples in this situation. It was pretty evident from the video of the Marvin that he followed Genoway all the way up the ice and went around another one of his teammates to put a devastating and a illegal hit on Chay Genoway.
I don't think the Marvin hit on Genoway compares to the hit that Malone put on Martin. Marvin's hit on Genoway was a CFB/boarding penalty. Malone on the other hand it would appear was attempting to put a "legal hit but violent hit" on Martin and unfortunately ended up injuring another player.
Malone has shown remorse for his hit and has had a tough time dealing with this. I hope as fans we don't forget what happened and continue to put both players in our thoughts and prayers. I think all of us have a sick feeling in our stomach about what happened on the ice, none of us want to see another player injured, if they do they aren't wired right, and need to seek professional help. During last Saturday's game, if Martin skates away I don't even know if we are looking at a penalty because hockey happens so fast.
Both players were suspended for their hit(s). I think we could have seen both players get longer suspensions for their hits/checks and the league would have been justified. In talking to a lot of people this week there are a lot of people that said, don't be surprised if there is a lengthy suspension attached to this hit. Malone was given a one game suspension but will now be a repeat offender and the scope will be on him just like it's on Aaron Marvin and it was on on former MSU Maverick Trevor Buress. If both players put a questionable hit on another players they will be subject to heavy disciplinary action. The fans and teams in the WCHA will demand that this happen.