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Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2013, 2014, 2015) ... Preseason All-Big 12 First Team (2014) ... AVCA Honorable Mention All-American (2013) ... AVCA All-Midwest Region team (2013) ... All-Big 12 First Team (2013, unanimous) ... UND Classic All-Tournament Team (2013) ... AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year (2012) ... Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2012, unanimous) ... Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2012) ... Big 12 Rookie of the Week (2012)
2015 (Senior)
Appeared in 11 matches for ISU, recording 26 kills … saw season ended in late September due to knee injury … recorded season-high seven kills in ISU's first two matches against Dayton and North Dakota … posted six kills in win over Appalachian State … finished season with six digs, with season-bests of two coming against Dayton and VCU … posted one block assist in five matches.
2014 (Junior)
Played in all 29 matches for Iowa State, participating in 103 sets … finished with 242 kills, third-most on the team, at 2.35 kills per set … posted at least 10 kills in nine matches … had a run of five-straight matches with at least 10 kills in October against Oklahoma (14), at South Dakota (12), at Texas Tech (17), Kansas (10) and at Baylor (13) … recorded nine kills at a season-high .500 hitting percentage against West Virginia … ranked fourth on the Cyclones with 0.46 blocks per set … posted four block assists at Texas Tech and at Baylor … hit over .300 in both NCAA Championship matches, hitting .312 against Western Kentucky and a team-high .389 against Illinois while recording a team-high eight kills.
2013 (Sophomore)
2013 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American … became the 10th player in Iowa State history to earn All-American honors … 2013 AVCA All-Midwest Region team … 2013 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous selection) … played and started in all 28 matches, playing in 101 of a possible 102 sets … led Iowa State, ranking sixth in the Big 12, with 324 kills at 3.21 per set … finished in double-figures for kills in 19 matches … posted season-high 18 kills twice, vs. Texas A&M and at Oklahoma … had five-match stretch during season (at Nebraska, at Iowa, Baylor, at Texas Tech, at Oklahoma) in which she had at least 10 kills and hit at least .333 in all five matches … went six consecutive matches in November (South Dakota, Oklahoma at West Virginia, Kansas, at TCU, Texas) recording double-figure totals in kills … transitioned to all rotations player in Big 12 play, finishing season with 136 digs at 1.35 digs per set … first three matches in all rotations, recorded at least 10 digs … posted career-high 14 digs at Texas Tech … in sweep at Lubbock, also posted 17 kills … finished 2013 with three service aces … recorded 10 service aces … posted first three career aces at Iowa … also had three-ace match in five-set win against Texas Tech.
Summer 2013
Participated in USA Volleyball A2 program.
2012 (Freshman)
Became the first Cyclone freshman ever named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and AVCA All-Region Freshman of the Year…the only Iowa State freshman to ever record four matches of .500 hitting…set a school record with .733 hitting at West Virginia…tied a freshman record with 25 kills at No. 19 Illinois…is only the second freshman to tally 20 kills in two matches…finished the season with 16 matches of 10 or more kills.
High School
Ranked 36th by Prepvolleyball.com ...2011 Under Armour All-America first team...won the 2011 USA Volleyball 18U Junior National Championship as a member of the Six Pack club team...2012 Des Moines Register Female Athlete of the Year...named the USAV 18U National Junior Olympic MVP...led her conference with 5.84 kills per set and 3.90 digs per set for the Williamsburg Raiders as a senior...holds high school career records in kills, service aces, kills per set and digs per set... MVP of the 2011 USAV 18 National Junior Olympic Tournament... earned varsity letters in all four years at Williamsburg in basketball, track and softball... all-state honors in basketball, state qualifying results in track and all-conference nods in softball... member of the National Honors Society... Presidential Award for Academic Excellence.
Accounting major ... born Dec. 22...daughter of Kevin and Sue...has siblings: brother Jordan and sisters Emmery and Olivia.


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New research from the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University finds that kids whose parents are footing the entire college bill, including tuition, books, housing and recreation money, were most likely to be partying and possibly floundering.
"Parents who pay for everything -- including their children's recreation and fun money -- they have children who are more heavily into drinking, drug use, marijuana use," said Laura Padilla-Walker, associate professor of at BYU's School of Family Life.
Padilla-Walker's research also found that the kids whose parents were paying for everything had less of a sense of what they wanted to do in the future than those who were getting little or no help from Mom and Dad. Not surprisingly, they also were less likely to be working while going to school.
The findings, which were based on an analysis of about 400 college kids across the country, suggest that it may be good for kids to at least pay for some of their own expenses while they are in college. Without the structure of a job or the responsibility of having to pay some of their own way, some kids may simply be getting distracted.
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Still, she cautioned that that route also has its pitfalls. Some kids who are footing the bill on their own might take longer to graduate or have to drop out because they can't afford to keep going to school. They also may not take the time to really figure out what they are best suited for in terms of a career.
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DALLAS - Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was quick to point out there still is no final decision on who will be the starting quarterback for the Sooners this season.
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Texas coach Mack Brown, meanwhile, finally got a break at Big 12 football media days from having to answer who will be his starter. The Longhorns have junior David Ash, whose 18 starts are the most among current league quarterbacks.
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"David has grown up. He's learned a lot," Brown said Tuesday. "He is much more confident than at any time."
Landry Jones is gone after starting 50 games for Oklahoma the past four seasons, during which the successor to Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford won 39 games and became the Big 12's career passing leader (16,646 yards).
While many people assume that the Oklahoma starter will be Blake Bell, the junior who has run for 24 career touchdowns in primarily short-yardage situations, Stoops said sophomore Kendal Thompson and redshirt freshman Trevor Knight are also competing for the job.
Stoops also said the 6-foot-6, 263-pound quarterback known for "Belldozer" packages can throw the ball too.
"We have a history in my going on 15 years of having guys in quarterbacks that are really excellent throwers, and Blake fits that mold," said Stoops, whose Sooners last season won a share of their eighth Big 12 title.
West Virginia is going into its second Big 12 season without Geno Smith, who went to the NFL as the leading passer in Mountaineers history.
"Geno is going to be a great pro. We don't try to compare him to anybody on our staff or any of that, but we're in the same situation as, I think, seven or eight other Big 12 schools right now," coach Dana Holgorsen said. "The quarterback play in the Big 12 last year was phenomenal, and it's always going to be phenomenal. It's just going to be with newer people."
After going to three consecutive bowl games for the first time in school history, Baylor will be breaking in a new starter after the graduation of Nick Florence, who led the Big 12 in total offense last season after Robert Griffin III won the Heisman for the Bears the previous year. Playing behind those two, junior Bryce Petty has played only 11 games and completed 10 of 14 passes.
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Using Verbs As Nouns in User Interfaces | UX Roles in Organizations
Published: May 11, 2009
We discuss two topics in this column:
Ask UXmatters is here to answer your questions about user experience matters. If you want to read our experts' responses to your questions in an upcoming edition of Ask UXmatters, please send your questions to: [email protected].
Using Verbs As Nouns in User Interfaces
Q: My company is developing software that, among other things, manages large amounts of member information. This is enterprise-level software, so we assume there will be some training involved. (Although, it's been my task for the past year to get the company out of the mindset that we should rely on training rather than usability.) To better manage interactions with such large datasets, we've incorporated the concept of views, in the same way that Microsoft Outlook and SQL Builder use them. However, my initial usability testing has found that the concept of views is escaping most people, and I think it often boils down to the term itself. Even if I show users what the software does—and they pretty much always like it when they see it—they still often cannot get over the initial hurdle of the naming convention. When we say Click here to view your views, we see eyes glazing over and drool forming at the corners of the mouths of even the most competent users.
I have two questions for the Ask UXmatters experts:
- What are your experience and wisdom on the use of verbs as nouns in naming software functionality?
- Do you have any other brilliant names for views?—from a UXmatters reader
The following experts have contributed answers to this question:
- David Malouf—Professor of Interaction Design at Savannah College of Art & Design; Founder and former Vice President, Interaction Design Association (IxDA)
- Pabini Gabriel-Petit—Publisher and Editor in Chief, UXmatters; Principal User Experience Architect at Spirit Softworks; Founder and Emeritus Member of Board of Directors, Interaction Design Association (IxDA)
- Leo Frishberg—Principal Architect, User Experience at Tektronix Inc.
- David Kozatch—Principal at DIG
- Whitney Quesenbery—Principal Consultant at Whitney Interactive Design; Past-President, Usability Professionals' Association (UPA); Fellow, Society for Technical Communications (STC); and UXmatters columnist
- Paul Sherman—Principal at Sherman Group User Experience; Vice President of Usability Professionals' Association; UXmatters Columnist
View—A Noun or a Verb?
"Regarding your specific questions, applying language in an unambiguous way is crucial, no matter what the part of speech," answers Leo. "View is both a noun and a verb, but as you've discovered, it doesn't work well to put the two together in a directive."
David Malouf says, "I don't think I can answer your question about verbs as nouns. Why? Because it all depends on the market space. I have 10 years of experience designing enterprise software and hardware, and the one constant is that there is no constant. The rule in enterprise systems is that vocabularies should be contextual. This is a long way of saying that you've got to do your research.
"I do have to say that if I saw a link that said Click here to view your views, I would have a similar response.
- Click here?
- View your views?"
Whitney asks, "Is it the label Views that is confusing people or the actual implementation? I can easily see how eyes might glaze over on being told to View your views, but when users see what's behind that door, does it make sense to them? Before you can get anywhere with this problem, you need to figure out if it's the terminology, the learning curve for the software, or if the entire approach is wrong for the types of tasks and information people will be working with."
"It's difficult to answer your question without seeing the user interface in question, because the use of terminology in user interfaces is contextual," replies Pabini. "What is the here you're asking users to click? What are the views? The source of users' confusion may lie there rather than just in the terminology you're using in the user interface. That said, though the verb view predates the noun, view has been in use as a noun for over 400 years, and both forms of the word are common in user interfaces.
"In Windows, Mac OS, and more recently Java, a View menu has been a standard feature for many years. The purpose of a View menu is to contain commands that alter a user's view of data in the active window. Commands on the View menu let users change the presentation of the data, without altering the data itself. The View menu commonly contains commands that comprise both nouns and verbs. For example, in Mac OS X, the Finder's View menu includes the following commands:
- In combination with the menu title View, the following four commands comprise clauses, in which View is the verb. All of these clauses have the same implied object—the data in the active window.
- as Icons
- as List
- as Columns
- as Cover Flow
- A separator bar sets off the first group of commands, in which View is a verb, from the second group of commands, in which View is a noun.
- Clean Up—Read this command as Clean Up Icon View.
- Arrange By—Read this command as Arrange Icon View By….
- The rest of the commands on the View menu show or hide certain features of the user interface, which is another common use of the View menu.
"So, as you can see, the use of the term view is quite varied, and users are accustomed to seeing view used in all of these different ways."
Alternatives to the Word View
"We often encounter multiple views in user interfaces as means of inspecting different aspects of a dataset or different results," says Leo. "Sometimes users prefer to think about the window element itself—as in pane—to help keep themselves oriented. In other circumstances, based on the specific design approach, users may frame the discussion in terms of results. In yet other designs, the actual widgets inside the pane are the thing users want to use—for example, that table or that diagram."
"If your user interface requires the use of some kind of descriptor to delineate each different type of view, simply name each of them based on what users see—for example, a list, a table, or a tag cloud," offers David Kozatch. "Without seeing your user interface, it's tough to know exactly what your directive should be, but I would guess that See Your Views or View Results might work."
David Malouf offers this opinion: "I would say that the term views is way too generic for anything in the enterprise. What users call them is already embedded in their standard business processes, and they just want that word."
Pabini disagrees about the term views being too generic, "Enterprise software usually displays large bodies of data, so letting users choose different views of that data is essential, and that's exactly the purpose for which guidelines say we should use the term views. Of course, what we should call each individual view is another matter, and on that point, I agree with Dave. We should use the terms users are already using for them."
David Malouf makes an excellent point: "If the enterprise software you are creating is used across a broad segment of contexts, you have to give your customers the ability to create their own vocabularies. The unfortunate reality of the enterprise is that, if you don't allow for customization, you will likely fail."
Views: A Successful Example
"As for views, one of the most intuitive interfaces is Apple's iTunes," says David Kozatch. "At the top right of the screen is the word View beneath three icon buttons. These buttons provide visual cues to prepare users for what each represents—a text-based list, a list of cover art visuals, and their unique cover flow feature. There is no need to name each of these views. A user can simply choose each view and decide whether it is useful or fun. Unless you are inventing a new way of viewing data—for example, cover flow, a term which Apple doesn't require you know in order to choose that view—why name the feature at all? The interaction should be self-explanatory."
Choosing Terminology for User Interfaces
David Kozatch reframes the reader's question, saying, "With all due respect to the reader, I think you should be asking your question from a different context. The use of verbs as nouns is less of an issue than what I would call expectation versus experience. User interfaces use lots of words that can function as both nouns and verbs, but users don't really care about this grammatical distinction. The question is How can you use naming to meet user expectations?
"Being descriptive and action oriented is a good place to start. If you want users to perform an action, you should use words that let them infer that action—for example, edit, view, print, send, or buy now. One of the most common mistakes in user interface design is designers' forgetting to include an important action word when introducing an important function. Here's a recent example: We tested a user interface in which users could rename and add columns in a grid and save different views. The button label for this action was simply Columns. Users often remained unaware of this feature until we added the key action word Edit. Another common mistake designers make is to use branding in lieu of simple descriptors—forcing users to learn the meaning of each new word."
Leo suggests, "I think the fundamental problem here is your attempt to impose a vocabulary in the first place. A different starting place might be to visit several of your target users, show them Outlook, SQL Builder, or other applications with which they are familiar and which have the kinds of artifacts you are trying to emulate—views in this case—and listen to what they call these elements. As part of your inquiry, you might have users do whatever tasks require them to interact with, create, or manage these elements and hear the language they use when discussing them. This is a very simple method of eliciting the language your population is already using to describe these things."
"My experience in this area has led me to conclude that, like a rock band's being unable to predict which song will be their hit, it's very hard to predict what word will resonate with a user population," says Paul. "Noun versus verb is the least of your worries. If you want the best way to generate an understandable, effective term, you should—you guessed it—practice user-centered design on the problem.
"Go round up a half dozen users—or people who fit the target user profile—describe or show each of them the functionality—minus the word views, of course—and ask them for their name for it. If they can't give you just one, settle for two. Then round up four to six more people, describe or show each of them the functionality, and have them choose the most appropriate term from the six to twelve words the first group of users generated. If you get consensus on one word, you're golden. If users seem to be split between two or three words, you could either choose one word from that set or rerun the second experiment, using the reduced set of words and another four to six people. To answer your second question, no I don't."
Pabini offers this advice: "In choosing what terms to use in your user interface, you need to consider two things:
- context—What terms do your users use for actions and objects when describing their own work?
- standards—What term usage is standard practice either for an operating system or in a product domain?
"There are several ways to make sure your terminology is appropriate to the domain for which you're designing a user interface. Do a competitive analysis to determine what terms your competitors use in their user interfaces. Follow any terminology guidelines your organization has already established. If your organization doesn't have a lexicon of terms, you should create one. To ensure your users will understand the terms you choose for your user interfaces, employ user-centered design methods to find out what terms your users typically use in describing their work. One excellent way of doing this is to do an open card sort. For information about doing card sorts, read these excellent articles:
- Hawley, Michael. 'Extending Card-Sorting Techniques to Inform the Design of Web Site Hierarchies.' UXmatters, October 6, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- Ng, Sam. 'Card Sorting: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned.' UXmatters, September 10, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- Spencer, Donna, and Todd Warfel. 'Card Sorting: A Definitive Guide.' Boxes and Arrows, April 7, 2004. Retrieved May 6, 2009."
David Malouf also recommends a user-centered design approach: "Do your contextual inquiry or goal-directed design. The vocabulary is there. A short-cut method is to do an open card sort, where you ask several users to sort through the content catalog and give you the answer."
"When determining what terms to use in a user interface, it's important not to reinvent the wheel," continues Pabini. "Use the terms that are appropriate to the platform for which you're designing. Many terminology guidelines have now been in use for decades and were established through extensive usability testing. Follow them, and you'll be using the terms most users expect and will understand. Here are some guidelines you should follow:
- Apple Inc. Apple Human Interface Guidelines. Cupertino, CA: Apple Inc., June 9, 2008.
- Apple Inc. Apple Publications Style Guide. Cupertino, CA: Apple Inc., September 2008.
- Apple Inc. iPhone Human Interface Guidelines. Cupertino, CA: Apple Inc., March 4, 2009.
- Microsoft Corporation. Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, November 6, 2008.
- Microsoft Corporation Editorial Style Board. Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2004.
- Sun Microsystems. Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines. 2nd edition. Palo Alto, CA: Sun Microsystems, 2001.
- Sun Microsystems. Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines: Advanced Topics. Palo Alto, CA: Sun Microsystems, 2001."
Whitney agrees with our reader: "Relying on training for something so basic as how to get to the information the software holds is a really bad idea. But you might use this to your advantage. Try running a few usability test sessions in which you include some introductory training material that describes the views concept and how it is used in your software, before asking participants to complete some meaningful tasks. Then, you can ask participants to help you come up with a better label—one that makes sense in the context of your software instead of naming a generalized concept. After all, if you can figure out how to explain views effectively, you can then put that knowledge to work in the software itself."
UX Roles in Organizations
Q: We are looking to update our UX team to align with advanced needs, and I am having trouble finding an organizational view of UX roles. I am not sure where UX architects, art directors, information designers, visual designers, user researchers, usability testers, creative managers, interactive designers, and other UX roles fit into the big picture. Do you have any examples of organizational layouts?—from a UXmatters reader
The following experts have answered this question:
- Steve Baty—Principal Consultant at Meld Consulting; UXmatters columnist
- Pabini Gabriel-Petit—Publisher and Editor in Chief, UXmatters; Principal User Experience Architect at Spirit Softworks; Founder and Emeritus Member of Board of Directors, Interaction Design Association (IxDA)
- Leo Frishberg—Principal Architect, User Experience at Tektronix Inc.
- Paul Sherman—Principal at Sherman Group User Experience; Vice President of Usability Professionals' Association; UXmatters Columnist
- Daniel Szuc—Principal Usability Consultant at Apogee Usability Asia; Founding Member and President of the UPA China Hong Kong Branch
- Russell Wilson—Vice President of Product Design at NetQos
The Role of UX
Russell answers, "In my company, the UX department is called Product Design. Product Design is a peer department to Software Engineering and Product Management and, as VP of Product Design, I report directly to the EVP of Products. By avoiding being underneath Engineering or Product Management, UX becomes more strategic, but there can also be some challenges with cross-departmental processes."
Pabini agrees, "It's essential for UX to be on an equal footing with Engineering and Product Management within an organization. I discussed the necessity for balance between Product Management, UX, and Engineering at length in my UXmatters article 'Sharing Ownership of UX.'
"If there is no VP of UX within an organization, the unavoidable consequence is that UX is subordinate to some other function within the organization—usually Product Management or Engineering. This can make it more difficult for UX to successfully represent the interests of users when conflicts arise on product teams. When an organization's leaders are discussing strategic issues, if UX doesn't have a seat at the table, the concerns of both Product Management and Engineering can overshadow those of UX. In my article, I described some of the cross-departmental challenges to which Russ alluded and how to overcome them."
Steve suggests, "I would start by recognizing two general rules of successful UX design:
- Get in contact with your users as closely and frequently as you can.
- Good people are more important than good structure—which is not to say that structure does not make a difference.
"To address your question, then, I'd be looking to position your staff such that they can make and maintain direct contact with your users. Set up channels of communication and interaction with your user base and remove as many layers of intermediaries as possible."
"As usual, the answer to this question depends on the organization, the type of work it does, and its relationship to its customers and users," adds Leo. "In our industrial tools manufacturing company, for example, the role of a UX Architect (UXA) is on par with the Software Architect and Hardware Architect. While we don't have a reporting structure that puts the UXA above the interaction designers, visual designers, industrial designers, and information designers, the UXA works at a more strategic level with the business managers, marketing directors, and others. The designers work more closely with the software engineers on the implementation of a project.
"In addition to the UXA's greater visibility at the management level, there is a difference in focus, over time, for any given engagement, as reflected in Figure 1. Figure 2 illustrates the emphasis of each role over the course of implementation."
Figure 1—Focus over time
Figure 2—Emphasis of each role throughout implementation
Leo continues, "In a decentralized organization such as ours, there is a role for central resources, in addition to the resources that are assigned to each business unit. In the central organization, you would find a more agency-style organizational structure, with a director overseeing creative resources shopped out on a project basis."
"For a detailed analysis of the various business models a UX organization can adopt, read Jim Nieters and Garett Dworman's UXmatters article 'Comparing UXD Business Models,'" Pabini suggests.
Building Your Team
Paul has put together UX teams at several mid- to large-sized companies. He says, "Generally speaking, I've found that a service-oriented team structure works best. By service-oriented, I mean, first decide what services you are providing your organization, then build around that. For example, at my last big organization—I'm independent now—my team's mandate was to provide a considerable amount of ideation-phase user research to the product management organization, as well as concept prototyping. Our bread-and-butter work, however, was feature-level interaction design, usability assessment, and visual design. These needs drove us toward this organizational layout:
- 1 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) User Researcher
- 3–4 FTE Interaction Designers or Information Architects
- 1 FTE Usability Analyst
- 1 Visual Designer
"Over this group was a single manager and a director who interfaced with the Product Management and Engineering Directors to set strategic direction. This group successfully moved from waterfall to iterative to an agile, or scrum, development process over the course of three years, which taught me that the basic structure seemed to be valid no matter the development process.
"The standard caveats apply, of course. Your mileage may vary, and much of the success of a UX team hinges on having a high-level champion—or ideally more than one—in the business."
Pabini says, "In my recent UXmatters article 'Specialists Versus Generalists: A False Dichotomy?' I described my ideal, small, and nimble UX team, which would comprise a mix of specialists and T-shaped individuals and encompass the following functions: interaction design, information architecture, visual design, user assistance, user research, and front-end development."
To help you understand how you should structure your UX team, Daniel poses the following questions:
- "What roles do you have on the UX team currently, and what do they do? (Assess)
- Where is the UX team positioned now, and where do you want the team to be positioned in the future? Are you effectively placed at the moment? (UX Strategy)
- How are the UX roles understood by your organizational buyers? (Acceptance)
- How is the UX team delivering on work requests now? (Delivery)
- How are product teams structured, and how do you want to provide UX service to projects? (Delivery)
- Based on the mix you are looking for, how will this impact your current and future hires? (Hires)
- How will the UX team contribute to a UX toolkit and strategy to help sell UX into the organization? (Knowledge)
- How is each UX team member going to help sell UX into the organization? What is the minimum amount they should know to help grow UX? (Sales)
"In terms of team structure, I suggest it's optimal to have a smaller team—for example, a team of four people with a mix of design, information architecture, and user research skills, a UX lead, and a developer—with all roles working very closely together toward delivering against a UX promise for a product."
Russell describes his team: "Within my department, I divide my team into four units: interaction design, visual design, user interface (UI) engineering, and usability. Workflow, interaction design, prototyping, and information architecture fall under interaction design. Graphic design is, of course, visual design. Information design involves both the interaction design and visual design teams. UI engineering is a new initiative. We are building out some of the designs instead of just delivering specifications and prototypes. And usability is responsible for testing, walkthroughs, and proactively suggesting improvements. What is critical is that all of the teams work very closely together and support each other."
"To the second part of the equation, what your staff are capable of doing is more relevant than their individual job titles or formal roles," says Steve. "Start by looking—from a project perspective—at what you need to successfully deliver a project within your organization. Look at your current staff and see whether you have any skills gaps, and whether those can best be addressed through training or recruitment. You will also want to ensure you have adequate overlap in core skills. Don't rely on individuals for any critical project skills. Plan for illness, holidays, and over-commitment. The,n I'd structure the team around the individuals and the channels you've set up. Work through a variety of options and see what will deliver best for you."
Daniel's Suggested Reading List for UX Roles in Organizations
Colfelt, Anthony. "Building the UX Dreamteam." Boxes and Arrows, November 27, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
Linderman, Matt. "If you're working in a big group, you're fighting human nature." 37 Signals: Signal vs. Noise, April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
Lu, Cindy. "Value." Apogee, July 28, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
Merholz, Peter. "Does User Experience Need a Department?" Adaptive Path Blog, November 3, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
Spool, Jared. "Assessing Your Team's UX Skills." User Interface Engineering, December 10, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
Szuc, Daniel, Paul J. Sherman, and John S. Rhodes. "Selling UX." UXmatters, October 20, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
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Re: the verbs as nouns question…
Rather than "Click here to view your views" (I, too, felt what I would describe as a very mild "douche chill" when I read that), why not just list each available "view" and let the user select the view they want to start with?
"Click here to view your views" (there it was again… what an odd sensation…right near the prostate…) leads me to believe that when I click that link I'm going to be presented with a list of available views, or possibly land on a default view and have the option to bounce between others. It just seems like an unnecessary step. Allowing users to select from a list of data types / view names right at that point would get them to what they need more quickly and without making them pause to interpret that link. Even if your "views" are literally different views out windows in your luxurious hotel, I think you'd be doing your users a favor at that point by just letting them select from a list of links that describe something distinct about each view (even if it is as basic as "east view" or "pool view").
Is there a reason this wouldn't work in your situation?
Four things:
- Eliminate the Click here text. The control itself should provide the click affordance, making the click text redundant. (Imagine if all command button text were prefaced with Click here to.)
- Try words like perspective, mode, or other dedicated nouns, as a substitute for view. View is overloaded both syntactically and by convention (OS View menu). So you can have X perspective, Y perspective, etc. as a list of choices."
- Provide a thumbnail preview of the view in question—for example, using a "butcon," or toolbar button. This should make it a no-brainer.
- Place the perspective/view controls near other global controls—for example, in the main toolbar. See MS Word 2007 for examples.
[I only scanned the article above. You may find repetition in my reply. It's actually convergent evolution :]
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Your editorial (Jan. 24) praising the president's vision, while attacking the vision of the center-right says it all. It captures the vision of all charlatans and how their followers get caught up in the rhetoric and follow blindly, led by the media.
Obama has something for each group. He feeds them all: the abortionist, the homosexual, the environmentalist, the anti-military, illegal aliens, unions, minorities, gun control, but nothing for the economy, the issue that really floats the boat.
We are now in the worst recovery in our history. This is where our focus and vision should be. But as long as we have a population that's on its heels, wee are bait for a charlatan like Barack Obama. He addresses each group as victims that he will save.
While he has proven in the last years that he has no leadership skills, there is no doubt he is superb at rhetoric, the tool of charlatans. You can't listen to what he says; you must watch what he does, particularly when he believes you're not looking. That's the proof of his true character. The nation will wake up one day and wonder what happened to us.
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Peggy Heatwole Landis and Jay B. Landis have a long history with Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), one that began more than half a century ago. The two met, fell in love and cultivated successful careers at EMU, whose campus they can see from their nearby home. Thursday, April 11, 2013, the duo fittingly celebrated ...More


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Annual tornado count low -- for now
We're halfway through the year, yet we've only seen roughly a third of the tornadoes we usually see for the year.
Over the last 10 years, only 2013 had fewer tornadoes up to this point.
But a lot can happen in the next six months.
This year, the U.S. has seen 546 tornado reports to date. In 2005, that number was 579. Last year, it was 516. A week into June, the number is right in the middle of 2005 and 2013.
Looking at these two years closest resembling this season, there are still two very different results.
Last year was one of the quietest tornado seasons on record, ending up with 943 at the end of the year. But 2005 was closer to the average, with a total of 1216.
Comparing the overall weather patterns from any of these years is difficult.
In 2005, the nation was coming off of a weak El Nino pattern at the beginning of the year, and by the end of the year, it started moving to a La Nina.
In 2013, neither La Nina nor El Nino played a part.
By the end of this year, the country will likely see an El Nino forming.
Probabilities for tornadoes peak at the beginning of June, which means the chances for a tornado drop every day.
Whether this is a record breaking year or just another year with a slow start is yet to be seen.
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Brayan Pena named A.L. Player of the Week
Congratulations to catcher Brayan Pena, who was named A.L. Player of the Week today for the week of September 6-12. Brayan batted .435 on the week and ranked among the A.L. leaders in RBI (T-1st, nine), hits (T-3rd, 10), batting average (T-3rd, .435), total
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Are You an Online Sales Tax Cheater?
Senate to vote today on controversial measure that will make your purchases via the Internet more expensive
May 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you're probably a tax cheat....
ragnar, You missed the memo...."In one controversial disclosure in April, the ACLU showed documents in which the IRS general counsel said the agency could look at emails without warrants, but the IRS has said it will not use this power."
In Califonia the feds are helping people pay for new roofs. In the Midwest the feds are paying for tornado shelters. In New York the peeps will be getting new homes to live on the coast....
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If the government starts using data mining to intrude into transactions, online stores & customers will actually complete their transactions through email, with no money actually being exchanged at the storefront.
Since it is not the government's business who I email and what we talk about, good luck collecting the tax.
It is IMPOSSIBLE for the government to grab tax revenue from those who do business over the phone or through simple gmail transactions.
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The government has ZERO right to tax internet sales!!
The small businesses that rely on a virtual store in order to pay their bills will ALL be put out of business by this action!
They will be forced to KNOW and CHARGE the DOZENS of different tax rates for the areas they ship to
This is simply yet ANOTHER attempt by a CORRUPT and TYRANNICAL government to STEAL every penny they can from the people!!!
We now give more than 60% of our pay to taxes!!!!!
This is EXACTLY what the founding fathers declared war over!!!!
It IS in fact "taxation without representation" and MUST not be allowed to stand!
Government MUST be cut by no less than 50% across the board and that my friend is only a START!!!
It's time to STOP this madness and take OUR government back!!!!
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"Starting this year, the IRS tools will be able to track all credit card transactions, for starters."
SHEEPLE....What the heck does credit card transactions have to do with income tax?
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Just to be different- "CHEATER" If any organization/ individual is a "CHEATER" Try these- Schools, churches, charities, farmers. and many more. Of course these are all legal. Just another give away.
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If the seller request that sales taxes be aid, I pay the sales tax, albeit reluctantly, as I doubt the seller sends the taxes to my home state. It isn't a matter of cheating, and I resent the inference. Buying online should not be subject to sales taxes. Can you imagine the bureaucracy that will blossom if this becomes law.
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I suppose it has something do with your view of taxation. We tax businesses in WV because they receive services from the state government. They use the road systems, the water, the police for protectin, the employment services, and on and on. But a company in Oregon making sunglasses selling to you pays for what? We are taxing them because they are NOT using any services and we want to tap into their income. Lets start searching cars at the stateline for things purchased elsewhere. And gas? People who buy gas in OH are not paying WV tax used for roads? People buy gas in OH because the state gas tax there is less than ours. Gotta find a way to get that tax too. You simply have to accept that idea that taxes need not be for anything other than government power to tax. WV need not promote a business climate, we can just tax businesses in other states for selling to citizen inmates in WV
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No hoopie, it's more like a hoopie who makes online purchases and then doesn't pay WV sales tax on them. Only successful and wealthy.
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Is that like the wealthy who store their billions in profit made here in overseas accounts?
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"The IRS's next phase in high-tech tax collection will be to create a "real-time" check of tax returns to "match them to third party information," said U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George in testimony before Congress. Starting this year, the IRS tools will be able to track all credit card transactions, for starters. The agency has also instructed agents on using online sources such as social media and e-commerce sites including eBay, as well as the rich data generated by mobile devices. In one controversial disclosure in April, the ACLU showed documents in which the IRS general counsel said the agency could look at emails without warrants, but the IRS has said it will not use this power."
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"That amount is expected to rise in the tax year ahead as the IRS extends the use of data mining to include the personal data of millions more taxpayers. Its sophisticated data-matching and pattern-recognition technology, largely developed by IBM over the past decade, will reach up the income ladder to include more middle-income and small-business filers who itemize deductions, although it is unlikely to have any impact on the complicated filings of high-net-worth taxpayers in the top 5 percent of income earnings, say tax experts who have studied the IRS plans."
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In 2009, Kanye West caused a major controversy by taking the spotlight (and microphone) away from Taylor Swift as she came up to give her acceptance speech for an MTV Video Music Award.
Shortly thereafter, President Barack Obama was caught in a candid moment calling West a "jackass" for his actions.
During an interview on Philadelphia's Hot 107.9, Kanye addressed the infamous moment. "That was kind of my position in culture, that he also used that too, like 'Oh, he's a jackass,' and stuff like that, because that's how the world felt," said 'Ye. "But I don't care if somebody the President or not. I care about thoughts, and how you helpin' people, and what you bring to the world. My music brings joy to people. What I create brings joy to people, and I'm about people. Me, I'm not about me. I'm about, 'I got an idea that people gonna like.'"
Kanye also addressed remarks by Obama where the POTUS criticized a "change in culture" that includes children "monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation.
"I think he shouldn't mention my baby mama name," said Kanye, before adding, "because we both from Chicago."
Ultimately, Kanye put a moratorium on Obama-talk. "I'm not gonna mention him no more," he said. "I'm past that. That's out my thoughts. That's lower on my priority of thinking at this point."
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This isn't the first time that Kanye has responded to President Obama. "When Obama called me 'jackass,' after the Taylor incident, I thought that the person who taped that wasn't supposed to tape it," he said in 2010. "Obama was supposed to be speaking off the record. Obama has way more important stuff to worry about than my public perception. He was trying to pass the healthcare bill. And if he said that to relate to the room or lighten the room up and the whole mood, then I'd be more than happy to be the butt of all of his jokes if it in the some way helps his overall mission. I'm a soldier of culture. I'm resilient. I'm sure I'll still beat him in basketball."


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The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming, will be held June 25-July 2 in Omaha, Neb. The competition, taking place at the CenturyLink Center, will feature the top swimming talent in the U.S. as they compete for a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
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Toddler's Got Talent!Amy Soukup and Jillian Capewell
Baby, You're a Star! 1 of 11It's Justin Bieber's "Baby" ... being sung by an actual baby! We never thought we'd see the day where we actually enjoyed listening to this song.
A Beatles Fan Since His Diaper Days 2 of 11We're pretty sure that guitar is bigger than he is, but this little tot still manages to bust a few moves while singing this Beatles' classic.
Im Huh? 3 of 11This tot singing "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz has got the ukulele and the tune pretty spot-on … now if only we could work on those lyrics.
Smooth Criminal 4 of 11Some people are just born with the moves … and this little guy dancing to Michael Jackson certainly counts among them (we'll forgive the fact that he doesn't know the words).
You can'tbe me, Im a rockstar 5 of 11This kid's got the backwards cap, the mic, and the rock star 'tude, making this performance of Bruno Mars' "Grenade" more entertaining than most of the stuff you hear on the radio nowadays.
Baby Gaga 6 of 11Even if this dude's a little young to take on all of Lady Gaga's lyrics, he makes a fine backseat — er, we mean backup — singer.
Linkin Parks Littlest Fan 7 of 11Lousy naptimes, weird food, potty training … being a toddler is tough. Let it all out, kid.
Monkeying Around 8 of 11Cool shades, dudes! The adorable little headshake these two do is reason enough to watch this video. Trust us.
Not Wasting Any Time 9 of 11You definitely won't be wasting your time watching this brother and sister duo belt out some Jarvis Cocker — too cute!
You're the Apple of My Eye 10 of 11Holy moly me oh my, this father-daughter rendition of "Home" will melt your heart. Guaranteed. For an extra dose of adorable, pay attention at 1:48 when the girl asks her dad, "One day I'm gonna whistle?"
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Hojer Sends The Big Island
Jan Hojer has continued his rampage on the world's hardest boulders by repeating The Big Island (V15) in Fontainebleau, France. Hojer had climbed The Island (V14/15) one month ago, and then set his sights on linking the two lower moves to complete The Big Island's fifth ascent.
"I don't think that the additional two moves make a big difference in difficulty," Hojer told UKClimbing, "but it's way cooler to start with a proper stand start."
The Big Island was established by Font local Vincent Pochon in 2010. Pochon added two moves to the beginning of Dave Graham's The Island, which was established in 2008. The problem is located in the Coquibus Rumont sector of Fontainebleau, and according to Chris Schulte, The Big Island is "likely the hardest 'up' problem in the forest."
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One hundred years ago, in 1905, Albert Einstein changed physics forever with his special theory of relativity. Since then his name — and hair do — have become synonymous with genius. John D Barrow looks at Einstein as a media star.
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It's not that long ago that all you needed to run an airline was a few planes and some competent pilots. But now, with more of us zipping around the globe every year and the advent of no frills airlines, keeping an airline competitive has become a complicated business. Christine Currie explains how your airfare is calculated.
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Kurt Gödel, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday next year, showed in 1931 that the power of maths to explain the world is limited: his famous incompleteness theorem proves mathematically that maths cannot prove everything. Gregory Chaitin explains why he thinks that Gödel's incompleteness theorem is only the tip of the iceberg, and why mathematics is far too complex ever to be described by a single theory.
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There will be a new look to the Oak Glen boys' tennis team this spring as all but one varsity performer graduated from last year's squad while another has returned to the team for his final season after taking a year off.
Coach Shannon Sayre knows there is plenty of work to be done with a slew of underclassmen and not much experience, but is ready for the challenge.
''We graduated all but one varsity player from last year so our team is going to be comprised of mostly younger kids this season,'' Sayre said. ''But we are ready for the challenge and looking forward to a good season.''
Sophomore Addison Sayre moves up from No. 4 singles to No. 1 for the Golden Bears while senior Jake Beilhart, who sat out last season, comes back at No. 2. A pair of sophomores will fill the No. 3 and 4 spots with Evan Hall and Nate Bennett, respectively.
While Addison Sayre and Beilhart will play No. 1 doubles and Hall and Bennett No. 2, senior Derek Chamberlain and junior Cullen Bennett will occupy No. 3 doubles. Freshman Christian White rounds out the Oak Glen boys' roster.
On the distaff side, the Lady Golden Bears have five returning players, including a trio of seniors, and five new ones.
Girls' coach Ken Keller also welcomes back one state qualifier in No. 3 singles player Haley Spurlock, who is the only sophomore on the team.
Leading the way will be seniors Anna Crawford, Abbi Sayre and Lauren Pizzurro while junior Madison Hill returns and classmate Shania Helmick is out for the first time. Also new to the roster are incoming freshmen Madison Juszczak, Katelyn Smith, Catie Allison and Kari Spencer.
Keller is also happy to welcome first-year assistant coach Everett Spurlock to the team.
''Practices have been very beneficial so far and the girls and coaches are all very excited and anxious for the season to begin,'' Keller said. ''We intend to have a very fun and rewarding season this year.''
David Thompson returns as the girls' tennis coach at Weir High, but has also picked up the duties of guiding the boys for the first time as well.
Thompson welcomes back four letterman to the girls' team and five on the boys. However, all four girls are in just their second seasons and none are seniors.
The Red Riders' top four singles are all first-year players led by freshman Emily Giordano at No. 1 and sophomores Ryleigh Glaspell at No. 2, Markelle Dilullo at No. 3 and freshman Jasmine Wilson at No. 4.
Juniors Morgan Cassels and Mikayla Zias are both back and hold the No. 1 doubles spot with the other two returning players, sophomores Christine Robinson and Hannah Hinerman playing No. 2 doubles. The third duo will consist of freshmen Lexis Bruno and Ashley Anderson while junior Bailey Tusick will be the alternate.
''Even our second year players are a little young, but they have shown great progress in their knowledge and dedication,'' Thompson said.
In his first season with the boys, Thompson will have Stephen White at No. 1 singles, Chad Hensley at No. 2, Matthew Barnes at No. 3 and Matt Tenaglio playing No. 4. The doubles pairs will include Steven Maragos and Barnes at No. 1, Tenaglio and White at No. 2 and Tyler Conrad and Brendon Wade playing No. 3.


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LAKE CITY, Fla. - Two men who were sexually harassing female workers at the Lake City Mall were later caught, arrested and several thousand dollars' worth of stolen computer equipment was recovered during the investigation, according to Lake City police.
Police said sometime between Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, Morse Chiropractic, located at 444 S.W. Alachua Ave., was burglarized. The office manager came into work and discovered the office had been vandalized, as well as three other locked offices. Police said more than $5,000 worth of computer equipment had been stolen.
The burglars also discharged fire extinguishers around the office, kicked in several locked doors and smashed several computer monitors.
About 7:30 p.m. Monday, officers were called to a disturbance at the Lake City Mall by The Shoe Dept. employees. While working their evening shift, two female employees were sexually harassed by two men, later identified as Jeffrey Lewis, 19, and his brother, Sean Lewis, 21, police said.
The store manager approached the Lewis brothers and asked them about their remarks and then asked them to leave the store. The manager told officers, upon asking the two to leave, Jeffrey Lewis began cursing at him and threatened to "kick his butt ... and punch him right in the face." The manager then called police.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers spotted the two men at a nearby car wash.
Sean Lewis fled on foot when officers approached. Jeffrey Lewis made no attempt to flee and was detained by FHP. Officers Tasered Sean Lewis in the back, ending the chase. Charges were filed against Jeffrey Lewis and he was released on scene. Sean Lewis was arrested on charges of assault and resisting without violence, and booked at the Columbia County Detention Center on $2,000 bond.
Inside a bag Sean Lewis was carrying, police found several laptops, an iPad and other property. Authorities said these items matched the items stolen during the Morse Chiropractic burglary just three days earlier.
The brothers were arrested on charges of burglary to a dwelling, criminal mischief, dealing in stolen property and larceny with a $30,000 bond.
While being transported to the jail, their younger brother, James Lewis, 16, became outraged about their arrest and turn and ran after the patrol car, yelling and cursing at the officer, police said. They said the officer ordered Lewis out of the middle of the road, as he was obstructing traffic. Police said Lewis refused and then threatened the officer saying, "You have one coming and that I will kill you, so watch your back," and then ran away.
Officers found him and arrested him on charges of assault on an officer, threatening a law enforcement officer and resisting without violence.
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Deranged Car-Design IdeasWritten by David Freiburger on August 9, 2012
This guy gets it--at least in our twisted version of getting it, where the twist is the main plot point and the tangents explode from there. The world of four-wheeled imagery is vast and deep, yet virtually unexplored by car guys in the mainstream--which is to say the risk-adverse. We've often failed in attempts to describe our visions of mixing and matching elements from various niche motorsports and car cultures. Aaron Beck wins at that. He's not stuck with words. His fantastically bad ideas are proven brilliant, or at least entertaining, through the power of Photoshop.
If the paper you're holding is as close as you've been to a computer, you may need an explanation of Photoshop: it's the program most often used professionally to manipulate digital photos. You see those superhot chicks on the cover of Maxim? They're really hags. Photoshop makes 'em flawless. See these illustrations of '70--74 Plymouth 'Cudas and Dodge Challengers? They all came from one photo of one virtually stock car. Aaron Beck made them amazing with what's known as a Photochop--a complete digital fakery.
Aaron's a senior concept artist at Weta Workshop (WetaNZ.com) in New Zealand, which works with all sorts of high-concept filmmakers. Aaron has worked on Avatar, District 9, The Hobbit, and Mad Max 4, which is in pre-production. He's also a car guy working on his first project, a 'Cuda. We stumbled into his must-see blog about the buildup of that car at BeckKustoms.BlogSpot.com, and that led us to eBodies.BlogSpot.com, where all of these illustrations are from. We couldn't not share. This proves that any car is a canvas that can hold virtually any art. Go start your own vision.
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Even on our most open-minded day we can't stomach the wing. Aaron styled this one after the import time-attack racers, whom we'd be happy to beat with something like this. But four-lug wheels?Aaron says, "A blending of U.S. streetfighter muscle and Japanese bosozoku, with a '60s racing-Ferrari colour scheme."
Guys in Sweden, Australia, and apparently New Zealand seem to really like roots blowers on any style of car. We're OK with that.Aaron says, "I love drift cars, and this was an idea of what a 'Cuda may look like if treated like an S13." That's the trick, Japanese version of the Nissan 240SX


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Look at this...see what I mean? Now it's the spacing between the autonumbering. This "feature" happens right at 100!
Is there a way to fix this? See number 99? It looks like this 99. Gish but after that the numbers go like this 100. (tab)GM Rally
How do I remove that space between the number 100 and the GM Rally/content?
I found a partial solution to my first issue but it only does it page by page. It doesn't autonumber the rest of the document completely. This is a bug.
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1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - Card CarrierWritten on May 1, 2010 Gary Card's '29 Ford Roadster Pickup
A call to my brother in Colorado in 1974 was all it took. I asked him to leisurely look for an old rust-free Ford Model A truck. Within a week he called back and informed me he bought a '29 Ford roadster pickup and he wanted it out of his garage! So a friend built a trailer and we left Kansas City for Denver.
The truck had been raced (a Chevy 409 was stuffed into the engine compartment) and wide slicks were mounted on the back. Ron Miller of Liberty, Missouri, offered to slide in a Chevy 283 for the 409, but the engine was burned so he took a check for the 283.
Then it was time to restore and rebuild. We boxed the frame, put in a Corvair front suspension as well as a Powerglide transmission and a Ford rearend. Randy Barnes, also of Liberty, massaged the aged steel body and shot several coats of yellow lacquer on the body and black lacquer on the fenders and running boards. The '35 wire wheels were added and a roll 'n' pleat interior adorned the restored truck.
Once the original-looking Ford was finished, I found I was moving to New Jersey to accept a new job; the truck only had 23 miles on the odometer. We packed up the moving van and headed toward Montclair, but I soon resigned from that job and moved back to Kansas City.
As we were driving back to Kansas City, I looked out the side mirror of the rented moving van to see my recently restored roadster pickup had fallen off the tow dolly and struck a guardrail in the Pocono mountain area of Pennsylvania. The accident had happened in a slow-moving construction zone and the barrier had stopped the truck from plunging into a chasm. I was dumbfounded. What do I do now? Two young men in a beaten-up pickup truck suggested their father, who was a mechanic, might be able to help and he arrived with a tow truck and loaded up the truck. I followed to where they worked on the vehicle all day Sunday by repairing the suspension with parts from his junk yard, fixed a wheel, and then chained the truck down for a safe drive home.
I asked, "What do I owe you?" Looking directly at his sons he said "You don't owe me anything. I don't believe in working on Sunday, but my two boys don't agree with me. You owe them $80."
The damaged Model A then limped to Easterwood Chassis of Raytown, Missouri. He had just opened a new shop and it seemed this would be a great first project. However, he got so busy the truck just sat. Some years later, he started on the project by ordering a Pete & Jakes frame and suspension parts. All the parts were chromed, polished, stainless steel, or powdercoated. Easterwood assembled the suspension along with building a recessed firewall for the polished Chevy 327 engine and added floorpans for the Lokar shifter and pedals.
After a few years the truck was trailered to Ron Ping of Kansas City. He stripped the yellow paint, straightened the body, and spayed several coats of DuPont black before color sanding and polishing it all. Also, a custom gas tank was built, a Painless Wiring kit was used, and a new top was stitched by Grandview Auto trim.
Tru Spoke wheels were attached and Wilwood disc brakes were used. A ceramic-coated exhaust exits from under the running board and a nifty stake bed insert was designed to cover the stake bed pockets, but it can be removed so a stake rail can be used.
When the oval-shaped speedometer was rebuilt, I was asked if I wanted it recalibrated to 0 miles. I replied "Leave it at 23, for that is where it was when it slammed into the guardrail 25 years ago! Now we enjoy adding accident-free miles while cruising the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City
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Richmond, VA (September 7, 2013) – As the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season begins to wind down, things are heating up. Richmond, Virginia, served as the final opportunity for drivers on the 'bubble' to make their way into the Chase. Casey Mears and the #13 GEICO team were focused on their journey, as well, and aimed towards a different goal as their program continues to move towards the next level.
When practice got underway on Friday, Mears would end up 34th and 29th in the respective sessions. He would later find himself sandwiched on the starting grid between Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards after qualifying 25th. His lap saw him make quick work of the ¾-mile racing facility and circle it in just 21.036 seconds, at a rate of speed of 128.351 miles per hour.
The Fall Richmond race is usually accompanied by either rain or extreme heat, but Saturday night found favor with the racing gods and temperatures sat comfortably in the 70's. A packed house was on-hand as the Saturday night lights saw the green flag turn an anxious NASCAR Sprint Cup Series field loose for 400-laps of racing. Mears and his #13 GEICO Ford Fusion started 25th, but found themselves at odds with each other as the laps began to click off. Handling had the Bakersfield, CA, native frustrated and he dropped as low as 35th, but quickly worked his way back up to 23rd before making a scheduled green flag pit stop on lap 95. After the Germain Racing pit crew outfitted Mears with four fresh tires, fuel and much needed adjustments, the GEICO Ford returned to the race and began making progress. On lap 115, Mears alerted crew chief, Bootie Barker: "You helped everything on that last stop. It's a lot better."
When debris sent the caution flag waving on lap 135, Barker took the opportunity to update Mears on his status, as well as the team's strategy for making up lost ground. "The car's a lot better, Casey, and you're a lot faster now. We'll pit now and take the wavearound later when we have fresher tires." The race soon went back to green and Mears and his #13 GEICO Ford continued making progress and the driver's excitement was evident through his radio communication. On lap 207, Mears let his team know that things were coming together. "Whatever you guys did on that first stop really brought this thing to life. We're in the hunt; we're racing these guys."
Unfortunately, as the race began to wind down, Mears' labor of love turned into plain labor when his car betrayed him and returned to its old ways. On lap 305, he reported, "It feels like it did on the first run, but not quite as bad." He was running in 26th place and managed to continue to drive hard and maintain his position. By lap 325, however, it was presenting a more significant challenge and Mears became concerned. "This thing is terrible. Something's wrong; a bad set of tires or something."
Undaunted, Mears and his #13 GEICO Ford Fusion battled hard over the last 75 laps and managed to not lose any positions. When the checkered flag halted the Federated Auto Parts 400, Mears recorded a 26th place finish, salvaging an otherwise tough night.
"It was a challenging night, but we kept working on the car and our pit stop made it a lot better," Mears said. "The #13 GEICO Ford turned around after that stop and we were able to make up a lot of ground. We were in good shape until the end there. Not quite sure what happened, but I'm glad we were able to at least get a decent finish. We're looking forward to getting to Chicago next week for the GEICO 400. That race is special to us for the obvious reasons. I love how GEICO supports our sport and I'm looking forward to doing some appearances to help promote their signature race."
Mears and the Germain Racing team next head to Chicago, IL, for the GEICO 400, a race long ago marked on their calendar.
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Thanks for all the great things to do in Witney with kids you keep sending in.
Now we have the easter and summer holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find the best days out and as many fun things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, horse riding, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, outdoor play at the best local parks, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
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