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In your Monday missive: The Mariners lose at home again; Central Washington's wildfire season's underway already, as seen by Sasquatch! festival-goers; Seattle's black community's increasingly a diaspora; a local high-school shooting becomes a streaming-TV-drama subplot; and who really sends the most anti-woman Tweets® and does it matter?
The holiday all about dead people is here, and we "celebrate" with KPLU saved (maybe); Sound Transit promising more rail (a little) sooner; Tim Eyman's "starve the state" scheme KO'd for good; easier crowdfunding rules for startups; and massive weekend event listings.
It's the day before the big Mem-Day weekend, and the Mariners just won a home series! In other topics: The downtown power failure was our kind of non-injurous "disaster" story; the Stranger wants you to go see places that no longer existed (or never did); Portland's police chief's caught in a gun-related lie; and Microsoft's Nokia purchase meets an inauspicious endgame.
Our midweek missive contains a man charged with stealing from the sick to help the religious; a Seattle Times pundit being totally wrong about something (again); U of Oregon students behaving badly; the state of ethnic artists in a white arts scene; and the latest thing in earbuds.
For our big pre-weekend missive we've got: A city growing even faster than Seattle (no, not THAT one); why drones should be kept away from orcas; the first thing associated with the "50 Shades" franchise to actually occur IN Seattle; the Pride Fest boss quits; and the Mariners bringing up a childhood TV memory.
Besides the (ridiculously insufficient) plan to relocate The Jungle's residents, we delve into Amazon's shareholders meeting and its discontents; the SU office occupation (still going on!); a plan to fatally "improve" Steinbrueck Park; the Mariners' return to winning; and Mt. St. Helens Day!
We're all still Mariners fans after this past weekend, right? Also under review: High-school students take charge of trans-bathroom activism; oil protesters arrested on train tracks; how the KPLU/KUOW deal really went down; a new site for the Punk Rock Flea Market (replacing the previous new site); and Amazon's threat to every mall and clothing store.
Our Friday the 13th topics include the full-on start of local wildfire season; an attempt to adopt an income tax in (at least part of) Washington; school dress codes and their discontents; the death of a great Northwest novelist; and the decaying bones of drive-in theaters past.
Can a Jesuit humanities curriculum be a little less dead-white-guy centric? SU demonstrators say yes. Other items today discuss the miracle Mariners; the raccoon who knocked out power to thousands of homes; a local burger baron caught spreading bigotry on "social" media; keeping guns away from people who already aren't supposed to have 'em; and plans to take on the oil biz again (as if it isn't weakened enough).
Oh no, not Roq La Rue closing! That's worse than, well, several other bad things. Also today: Asking Bernie Sanders to run for President like he's run for the Senate (as an indie); Ammon Bundy's deluded strategy; an NW music legend at 93; and America's glut of under-qualified white people in high places.
A "slow news" weekend ends with the the Viaduct's surprise early reopening (unless they'd secretly planned it this way all along). Also: Creamed Cornish?; Boeing's greatest fiscal hits and misses; the potential start of another Wash. wildfire season; and how to sneak an arena proposal past today's City Council.
Sheila E. won't let personal tragedy interfere with work for Seattle's young musicians. Also noteworthy today: Big tech fails in SR520 tolling; coal and oil export-terminal plans proceed despite industry upheavals; tacky, potentially racist Cinco de Mayo apparel; Seattle (er, Kent) is posed for a hockey championship; and Paul Allen's new twist on "cross-marketing synergy."
It's (a potentially four-day) Cinco de Mayo, just as America's most prominent Hispanophobe inches closer to the highest office in the land. In other subjects, sales of a tech-office staple take a dive; the Lynnwood lawyer with the sexist Tweets® against the City Council is already in trouble; the City contracts out homeless-removal to a private company; and Seattle's biggest obsolete piece of office equipment's moving.
Ivan (the Tacoma shopping-center gorilla) lives! In other stuff: GiveBIG's big website crash; a different kind of "peak oil"; Seattle's "not so hidden" racist heritage; and the pro b-ball team we've still got.
May Day Anarchy 2016 would seem like a farcical exercise, except that people got really hurt. We also explore the looming final (sorta) step in the Sonics Arena saga; the climate-change kids' court victory; more backlash against the Nooksacks' "disenrollments;" and a tech-connected print-book publisher folding.


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A Strathbogie retreat is a city visitor's dreamCATHY WALKER January 14, 2014 4:20am
Halcyon Hideaway is popular as an artists' retreat; the artists have no shortage of scenery to paint.
When the native birds briefly stop chattering, the visitor to Halcyon Hideaway is immediately struck by the noise. There isn't a sound.
It's that solitude that has attracted guests to this eco-friendly retreat, where solar replaces grid electricity, water is from a spring-fed dam, the windows are placed to catch the breeze and the view of the Strathbogies goes on forever.
The property is the brainchild of 24-year-old Amy Dainton, who first thought of a country retreat when her city friends came to visit the family cattle property Seven's Creek Wagyu and enjoyed chores such as feeding chooks and livestock, picking fresh vegies and stocking the firebox.
''They were things I took for granted but people loved it,'' said Ms Dainton, who, with her vision on its way to completed now describes herself as ''a glorified house cleaner''.
Halcyon is set in a valley on a 25
Her father Boyd helped Ms Dainton design and build the timber guesthouse that is a prototype of sustainable living and includes timber milled on the property.
It boasts wide decks upstairs and down to capture the view, and Ms Dainton has a few hand-reared sheep and weaner cattle for visitors to pet, plus a henhouse and a vegetable garden that's a work in progress.
''My goal is to have enough vegetables that people can pick their own dinners,'' she said.
She's been amazed by how fearless the city kids can be, picking up chooks and carrying them around, even taking them inside.
''It's like they have an instant rapport.''
With her background as a journalist, Ms Dainton has put her skills to work marketing the property, including online and by contacting schools and other groups in Melbourne such as Writers Victoria where she had to give a speech. ''I was trembling in my boots,'' she said.
As it's evolved, there are often groups of 'retreat' people at Halcyon during the week, and families on the weekend, in the four-bedroom house that sleeps up to nine.
But Ms Dainton said her love of animals may dictate further expansion. Foundations have been laid for a wildlife sanctuary, while a new horse makes two.
''The real motivation was I always wanted to have a zoo,'' Ms Dainton said with a smile.
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The Shepparton Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch committee will continue to fund the prostate cancer specialist nurse position at Goulburn Valley Health for the next four-and-a-half years.
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Mulwala has overcome a sluggish first half to record an important victory beating Echuca United by 45 points on Saturday.
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Nov 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka price regulator, Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) plans to increase raids against errant traders in the market during the upcoming festive season.
Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Authority Rumy Marshook says 52 graduates will be recruited to expand the raids during the holiday season in a move to protect the rights of the consumers from unscrupulous traders.
He says that raids will be carried out on traders who have violated the Consumer Protection Act to protect the consumers.
The Authority will fine the traders selling goods at higher prices, changing the fixed price of goods, selling goods after their valid dates are expired, selling goods underweight and for failure to display price lists.
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Why 19, 1970 R. MJVAUGHN 3,512,447
FRANGIBLE NUT FASTENER Filed Feb. 5, 1.969 2 Sheets-Sheet l FIG. 2 FIG. 3 MENTOR- RUDOLPH MARION VAUGHN My 7 am ATTORNE YS y 1970 R. M. VAUGHN 3,512,447
FRANGIBLE NUT FASTENER Filed Feb. 5, 1969 2 Sheets-Sheet :-3
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INVENTOR. RUDOLPH MARION VAUGHN BY ma 7 MZ3'L' a),
ATTORNEYS United States Patent U.S. Cl. 85-451 5 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A frangible nut is provided for cooperation with a bolt in fastening first and second members together. The frangible nut includes an annular side wall having internal threads for threading to the bolt threads and at least one annular groove intermediate the ends of the nut to define a thinned annular wall section dividing the nut into first and second portions. Driving of the-nut by torquing the upper or first portion seats the second portion on one of the members and further torquing then breaks the first portion from the second portion at the thinned wall section effectively provide twonuts. Further torquing of the first portion against the. second portion elfectively locks the nut portions to the bolt by placing the bolt threads in tension.
This application is a continuation in part of my copending application Ser. No. 758,275 filed Sept. 9, 1968, and entitled Frangible Nut Fastener, now abandoned.
This invention relates generally to bolt and nut type fasteners and more particularly, to an improved nut structure for use with bolts in securing first and second members together.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is vitally important, particularly in aircraft assembly work, that nut and bolt type fasteners be torqued sulficiently to assure a secure fastening. Normally, there are provided aligned openings in first and second members to be fastened together. A bolt is passed through these aligned openings and a nut is then power-threaded onto the bolt threads on the opposite side by a suitable power-driven tool.
To assure that the nut is securely fastened to the bolt, and yet in order to avoid the possibility of over torquing the nut which might damage. the same, many of the power-driving tools include a clutch mechanism so that the tool will slip-on the nut after a predetermined torque has been exceeded. However, the predetermined torque at which the clutch operates in-the driving tool may vary or inadvertently fail to be readjusted for certain types of bolt and nut fasteners. Consequently, insecure fastenings can result and there is no visual means of determining such insecure fastenings. p
The foregoing problem has been solved in the past by providing a nut having a driving head portion with a thinned wall section at the point that the driving head is secured to the remaining portion of the nut. The arrangement is such that the driving head portion of the nut will automatically shear or break-off when a predetermined torque is exceeded. With this arrangement, no clutch mechanism in the power tool is necessary. Further, a visual inspection of the various fastenings will indicate immediately if the fastening is secure; .that is, those fasten! ings in which the driving head has been twisted off of the nut will pass inspection whereas if the driving head has not been twisted off of the nut, it .will be immediately evident that the fastening has not been sufficiently torqued.
There still remain problems, however, with such fastenings. Temperature variations might tend to loosen the threaded nut on the bolt and subsequent vibrations could ice result in inadvertent unthreading. It would be desirable if there were some means for assuring that the nut would be locked to the bolt threads after proper pre-loading or torquing has been achieved. Further, in certain instances such as when exotic type metal is used for the nut, it is uneconomical to twist off the head of the nut and throw it away simply from the standpoint of loss of material.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The present invention comprehends a frangible type nut wherein the various advantages of proper pre-torquing to a desired degree by a power tool, whether provided with a clutch or not, and visual indications of proper torquing are all realized. In addition, 'the frangible nut of the present invention assures a locking of the nut structure to the bolt threads so that the fastening will remain intact even under severe temperature changes or vibration conditions, and in certain embodiments, the nut is designed to eliminate material waste.
The foregoing features and advantages are realized by providing a nut having an annular side wall with internal threads for mating with the bolt threads. This annular side wall has at least one annular groove intermediate its ends defining a thinned wall portion of a first given thickness. In a first embodiment of the invention, the portion of the nut that terminates in the enlarged driving head has a reduced diameter to define a second thinned wall portion of a second given thickness. The second given thickness is greater than the first given thickness but is less than the thickness of the remaining portions of the annular side wall.
With the foregoing arrangement, the nut may be threaded onto the bolt after passing the bolt through aligned openings in first and second members to be fastened together.-Threading of the nut on the bolt by a suitable power tool will result in seating of the nut on the member through which the bolt extends and further torquin will then result in breaking of the annular side wall of the nut at the point of the first mentioned thinned wall section or annular groove. The first portion of the nut connected to the head can thus be rotated independently of the broken-away second portion of the nut. There is thus effectively provided two nuts. 7
Further rotation of the first nut portion by the power tool on the driving head results in a tightening of the first nut portion against the second nut portion thereby placing the bolt threads in tension. Still further torquing will then result in the second thinned wall portion breaking at the intersection of the annular side wall with the enlarged nut driving head, the dimensioning being such that breaking of the driving head from the firstportion occurs after a predetermined torque or preloading has been exceeded. The resulting fastening thus provides a nut structure securely locked to the bolt. Moreover, visual inspection of the annular groove will indicate whether or not the desired locking feature has been achieved and visual inspection as to the presence or absence of the driving head of the nut will indicate whether or not proper pre-loading took place.
The first embodiment of the invention thus provides an improved nut which may readily be manufactured in integral form and yet, in effect, constitutes three not portions ultimately separated upon securing the nut to the bolt to complete the fastening.
In a second embodiment an additional annular groove is provided at the first thinned wall section to provide a finer degree of control of torque at which the first portion is broken away from the second portion. Proper torquing is'indicated when the grooves are closed. In a third embodiment, the head need not utilmately be twisted off thereby conserving material.
3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A better understanding of the invention will be had by now referring to the various embodiments thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the improved fastener of this invention with members to be fastened together shown in cross section;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a portion of the bolt and the nut, the nut itself being shown in cross section illustrating the relative positions of the fastener during initial threading of the nut on the bolt;
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 illustrating the portions of the fastener after complete fastening has been achieved;
FIG. 4 shows a view similar to FIG. 2 of a seocnd embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the invention; and,
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-section of the nut of FIG. 5 after complete torquing.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring first to FIG. 1 the fastener includes a bolt designated generally by the numeral 10 including shank portion 11 terminating at one end in an enlarged head head 12. The other end of the shank 11 terminates in external bolt threads 13. The extreme end of the bolt may include an hexagonal socket 14 the purpose for which will become clearer as the description proceeds.
As shown, the bolt is arranged to be passed through first and second members 15 and 16 to be secured together. Normally, the members are provided with aligned openings as indicated at 17 for receiving the bolt shank 11 the invention is indicated at 18 in exploded view above the bolt 10. The nut 18 includes an annular side wall 19 provided with an annular groove 20 midway between its ends to divide the nut into first and second portions 19a and 1912. As shown the upper end of the side wall portion 191: terminates in an enlarged hexagonal driving head 21. The lower portion end of the side wall portion 19b includes a counterbored portion defining a recess 22 for accommodating a portion of the shank 11 should the thicknesses of the members 15 and 16 be less than the length of the shank.
The internal threads themselves are formed on the interior wall of the side wall 19 as indicated at 23.
The nose portion 24 of a power tool is illustrated above the nut 18 in FIG. 1 preparatory to driving the nut onto the bolt. This tool includes a central hexagonal shaft 25 arranged to be received in the hexagonal socket 14 at the end of the bolt 10. The shaft 25 is held stationary and thus holds the bolt stationary while the driving portion 24 of the tool drives the driving head 21 of the nut. Towards this end, the driving portion 24 includes an internal hexagonal socket 26 for cooperation with the driving hexagonal head 21.
FIG. 2 illustrates the nut in partially threaded position on the bolt. It will be noted that the annular groove 20 defines a thinned wall section for the annular side wall. This section defines a first given thickness designated by the letter d in FIG. 2. It will also be noted that the annular side wall decreases in diameter at the point it intercepts the enlarged driving head 21 to define a second annular groove as indicated at 27. There is thus defined a second thinned wall section of a second given thickness as designated by the letter D in FIG. 2. This latter dimension D is made greater than the dimentioned d defined by the first annular groove but less than the thickness of the remaining portions of the annular side wall.
FIG. 3 illustrates the condition of the nut after completely driving the same into locked position on the bolt. As shown, the annular side wall has been broken at the The frangible nut in accord with a first embodiment of annular groove, the fracture taking place at the thinned wall portion 28 and the driving head 21 itself has been torqued off or broken from the annular side wall second thinned wall portion 27. A tension force as indicated by the arrows 29 and 30 results when the frangible nut has been completely tightened so that the nut portions 19a and 19]) are thoroughly locked to the bolt.
FIG. 4 illustratess a second embodiment of the invention which incorporates a slight modification of the nut structure desicribed in FIGS. 1 to 3. In FIG. 4 there is shown a nut 31 having first and second annular wall portions 31a and 31b divided by an external annular groove 32. The upper end of the first wall portion 31a terminates in a head 33 and the lower end of the second portion 31b includes an internal recessed area 34. A second annular groove 35 beneath the head 33 at the point it connects to the first wall portion 310 is provided to define the thickness.
The above description of the nut 31 thus far is the same as that for the nut shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. In accord with the modification of FIG. 4, however, the nut is provided with an internal groove 36 in the same plane as the external groove 32. The external groove 32 is made slightly shallower such that the distance d when measured between the respective floors of the two grooves will be the same as the dimension d in the embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 3.
The purpose -for the groove 36 is to remove the helical interior threads in the same plane as the external groove so that a uniform thinned wall portion is provided. There is thus omitted any possible helical thread which might cause a variation measured about the circumference of the wall portion in the distance d. The internal groove 36 enables a finer or more accurate degree of control over the torque necessary to break away the first portion of the nut from the second portion. In aero-space applications, the pre-loading or pre-torquing necessary to effect this breaking can become quite critical and thus for these particular applications, an internal groove would be provided as shown in FIG. 4.
' FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment of the invention wherein there is provided a nut 37 having an external annular groove 38 to divide the nut body into first and second portions 37a and 37b. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, the upper end of the wall portion 37a terminates in a twelve sided head structure 39 for torquing by the conventional twelve point double-hexagon driving wrench.
FIG. 6 shows in partial cross section the nut of FIG. 5 after complete torquing has taken place. It will be noted that the nut of FIGS. 5 and 6 does not include a second annular groove beneath the head. In this embodiment, the head 39 does not twist off after completely tightening the nut; however, the thinned wall portion at the groove 38 will break away at a predetermined pretorquing or preloading and proper locking will take place.
As in the embodiment of FIG. 4, the nut of FIGS. 5 and 6 includes an internal groove 40 for enabling a finer degree of torque control.
OPERATION The operation of the improved frangible nut fastener shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will first be described.
Referring again to FIG. 1, the bolt 10 is first passed through the aligned opening 17 in the first and second members 15 and 16 to be fastened together. The nut 18 is then threaded onto the bolt threads 13 by means of the power tool 24, the shaft 25 being received in the hexagonal socket 14 of the bolt to hold the bolt stationary while the driving portion 24 of the tool rotates the driving head 21 of the nut.
With particular reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, when the end of the annular side wall seats on the second member 16 about the opening 17 at which the bolt exits, further rotation of the driving head will result in the annular side wall breaking at the annular groove 20. This torsional twisting or breaking will occur at the annular groove 20 prior to twisting off of the driving head 21 from the side wall since the dimension d is less than the dimension D. When the break occurs, the first portion of the side wall 19a will still be integrally connected with the driving head 21 and thus rotatable with the driving head. The second portion of the annular side wall 19b will be securely seated on the member 16.
With further rotation of the driving head 21, the first portion 19a will be threaded down against the second portion 1% as illustrated in FIG. 3 to essentially close the annular groove. The side wall portions 19a and 19b essentially function as two separate nuts at this point so that there is established in. the bolt threads a tension as indicated by the arrows 29 and 30. The nut portions 19a and 19b are thus thoroughly locked to the bolt threads.
Still further rotation of the driving head 21 by the power driver will then ultimately result in twisting off of the head; that is, breaking a the point 27 as indicated in FIG. 3. The necessary torque to effect this latter breaking or twisting off is predetermined in such a manner that the sufiicient tightening of the nut portions is realized without such undue tightening as would damage the threads and render the fastening useless.
With frangible nuts secured in the manner described above, an inspection to determine if all fastenings are proper can readily be carried out. Thus, the closure of the annular groove as indicated in FIG. 3 will indicate proper pre-torquing or pre-loading of the nut portion 19b and locking of the nut portions to the bolt while the absence of the driving head 21 will indicate proper pre-torquing or pre-loading of the nut portion 19a. Thus there is provided an automatic double pre-loading.
Further, since the two nut portions provide an efiective lock to the bolt threads, no distorted threads are necessary as required heretofore to provide a thread lock. Thus, existing tools or even hand tools can be used, the nut being free running onto the threads. In addition, the thread loading by the two nut portions on the bolt threads is distributed rather than concentrated as occurs with a single nut.
An identical operation takes place with respect to the nut structure of FIG. 4 except, as noted, the first preloading or pre-torquing limit at which the first and second portions separate from each other can be more accurately controlled as a consequence of the provision of the internal groove 36.
In operating the nut structure of FIGS. 5 and 6, again proper pre-loading of the second nut portion against the work is realized by controlling the thickness of the thinned wall portion defined by the grooves 38 and 40'. Subsequent threading of the first portion down against the second portion to provide the locking feature, however, would be carried out with a twelve point driving tool incorporating a clutch properly set to define the second torque or pre-loading so that no twisting off of the head would take place.
In the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6, it will be evident that a certain advantage is lost in that the clutch of the driving tool must be properly pre-set whereas in the earlier described embodiments, proper setting torque is automatically realized upon twisting off of the head. However, this disadvantage is more than overcome in most instances where exotic metals are used for the nut in question, since there is no Waste of any of the nut material.
From the foregoing description, it will thus be evident that the present invention has provided a greatly improved fastener wherein all of the various advantages heretofore discussed have been fully realized.
What is claimed is:
1. In a fastener including a bolt having external threads for passing through aligned openings in first and second 6 members to be secured together, the improvement comprising: a frangile nut having an annular side wall with an annular groove intermediate the ends of the side wall defining a first thinned annular wall section divid'mg the nut into first and second portions, said annular side wall of said first portion terminating at one end in a driving head having wrench flats, and including a second thinned annular wall section at its point of termination in said driving head of greater thickness than said first thinned annular wall section and of less thickness than the remaining portions of said annular side wall, the interior of said side wall having internal threads between its ends for threadably receiving said bolt, whereby threading of said nut onto said bolt by driving said driving head, seats said second portion on the member to be fastened from which said bolt extends, further rotation of said driving head breaking said first portion from said second portion at said first thinned annular wall section to thereby effectively provide two nuts, said first portion being threaded against said second portion to provide a locking of said nut portions to said bolt threads, final driving of said driving head breaking away said driving head from said first portion at said second thinned annular wall section, after a given predetermined torque is exceeded.
2. The subject matter of claim 1, in which said annular groove is formed exteriorly and in which said nut is provided with an internal annular groove in the same plane as the exterior groove so that a uniform thinned wall section is defined between said grooves, the thickness of which may be carefully controlled to define a given preloading necessary to break said first portion from said second portion, said preloading being less than said predetermined torque.
3. A frangible nut fastener comprising, in combination:
(a) a bolt having a shank terminating at one end in an enlarged head and at its other end in external threads for passing through aligned openings in first and second members to be secured together; and
(b) a nut having an annular side wall defining internal threads for threadedly receiving said bolt threads and terminating at one end in an enlarged driving head having wrench flats for power rotation by a driving tool, said side wall receiving the initial threads of said bolt in its other end, said annular side wall having an annular groove intermediate its said one end and other end to define a first thinned wall portion of a first given thickness, the wall thickness at said one end of the wall that terminafs in said enlarged driving head having a reduced diameter to define a second thinned wall portion of a second given thickness, greater than said first given thickness and less, than the thickness of the remaining portions of said annular side wall.
whereby power rotation of said nut by driving said driving head to thread the nut to said bolt will seat said other end of said side wall on the outer surface surrounding the exit opening in the second member through which said bolt passes, further power rotation of said driving head causing said side wall to break under the torsional forces created therein at said annular groove such that a first portion of said side wall still connected to said driving head is rotatable relative to a remaining second portion broken therefrom to provide effectively two nuts, rotation of said first portion tightening the same against said second portion to place the bolt threads respectively threaded to said portions in tension and thereby provide a locking of said bolt to said nut portions, said driving head subsequently breaking away from said first portion at said second thinned wall portion after a given predetermined torque has been exceeded, said first given thickness being such that a predetermined torque loading less than said given predetermined torque must 8 be exceeded to break said first portion from said for receiving a portion of the shank of said bolt to thereby second portion, said predetermined torque loading provide accommodation for dilferent thicknesses of said being sufiicient to assure secure seating of said sec members to be fastened together.
end portion on said second member. 4. The subject matter of claim 3, in which said an- 5 nular groove is formed exteriorly and in which said nut References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS is provided with an internal annular groove in the same plane as the exterior groove so that a uniform thinned 1457749 6/1923 Rast 85-61 wall portion is defined between said rooves the thick- 3311147 3/1967 Walker 85*61 X 3,444,775 5/1969 Hills 85-61 ness of which may be carefully controlled to define said 10 predetermined torque loading necessary to break said RAMON BRITTS Primary Examiner first portion from said second portion.
5. A fastener according to claim 3, in which said U S CL X R other end of said annular side wall receiving said initial 151 21 bolt threads is counterbored to define an enlarged recess 15
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It can be somewhat amazing where our reminders of the past spring up from - and thank you Pat Veltkamp Smith for bringing back the wonderful memories of my days as a young chef in training at the Grand Old Lady of Southern Hospitality - The Grand Hotel.
My mentor, and since I started training, lifelong friend and retired chef Nick Kooij took the time to deliver a copy of his "Grand Hotel" memoirs to us a couple of months ago and it has yet to move from the coffee table alongside my favourite spot on the couch. I find myself continually going through the interesting stories and photographs from both The Southland Times and the Southland Daily News, reminiscing about a bygone era. More so of the great number of young chefs who were in training back in the late 60s, 70s and 80s.
Then (the late 60s) the apprentices were signed up with the Hotel, Hospital, and Restaurant and related trades industrial union of workers, seconded to an establishment for training. The training period was for five years with an additional year on contract for those who, like me, chose to attend tertiary level at Otago Polytechnic - receiving a wage while doing so.
This changed during the early 70s when apprenticeships were offered by the establishments which were registered to train chefs by the HCITB (Hotel Catering Industry Training Board) with the tertiary training on full pay as part of the package.
So strong was the desire back then to train young chefs, the Grand and Kelvin Hotels employed a new apprentice each year. In addition, several other young cooks started as kitchen hands or fourth cooks and worked their way up through the ranks with several of them also attending tertiary as young adults, successfully gaining the same qualifications as did the apprentices.
My weekly wage back when I started training on July 8, 1967 was $12. A fourth cook earned double that. In the early 70s major changes occurred with apprentices' starting rates being the same as that of a fourth cook in an eight-handed kitchen (the more hands in the kitchen the higher the wage rate) and increased going up the ladder one notch each year until they qualified as second cooks.
It was normal back then for the ILT to have 10 or more chefs in training at any one time and the annual trainee chefs' dinner became a big part of Invercargill's dining scene with the last one held at Ascot Park Hotel in 1981 with Scott Murray taking the reins of the kitchen for the day.
They were always a sellout with the trust chairman making an annual presentation to the young chefs.
Many chefs trained at the Grand and Kelvin Hotels have made successful careers, in many corners of the globe as well as here in New Zealand. China, the Maldives, Samoa, Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have all enjoyed the foods prepared by young chefs from Southland. Some are still here in Invercargill, with Ernie Horsman recently operating Duo Restaurant with his wife Fiona, and Paul Casson now chief executive of Venture Southland.
But back to the trainee chefs' dinner, the first of which was held on December 23, 1971, with the young chefs Graham Lindsay (sadly deceased), Frank Simpson, Barry Neilson, John Roff, and Neil McCorkindale (sadly deceased) and with assistance from the Grand Hotel junior cooks Tom Wilson (sadly deceased), Paul Cox and myself.
The menu included Chilled Tomato Cup and Kiwifruit Cup followed by soups Cream of Toheroa and Consomme Dorothee, created and named after chef Kooij's wife.
The fish course was Paupiettes de Sole Marguerite, created and named after chef Nixon's wife, followed by an entree of Beef a la Prince de Marco.
The main fare included baked cider cured ham with pineapple sauce, roast Southland lamb with mint jelly, roast seasoned chicken with a chasseur sauce, round of fillet steak, buttered mushrooms and a tossed salad with all mains served with minted garden peas, boiled new potatoes, buttered spring carrots and deep fried croquette potatoes.
For dessert steamed fruit pudding with brandy sauce, a spiced deep apple pie, fresh cherry pie, Charlotte Rouse Chantilly, fresh strawberries and whipped cream were followed by assorted New Zealand cheeses and a fresh fruit bowl. To complete the evening coffee was served with assorted liqueurs.
I still have the original menu (autographed by all the young chefs on the day) and note inside the front cover: "This menu has been planned and prepared by the trainee chefs of the Invercargill Licensing Trust. We hope and trust you will derive as much pleasure and enjoyment from partaking of this dinner as we have in the preparation.
"We have endeavoured to present not only a menu that appeals and tastes well but we have also tried to cover courses from low to high cost items - in short a well-balanced table d'Hote Menu."
The Grand Old Lady of our industry may look very tired and somewhat neglected these days, but she can rest easy as she has played a major role in the culinary enjoyment of many people, as can retired chef Nick Kooij who has made nothing short of an outstanding contribution to the lives of the many young chefs who trained under him during his 23 years as Chef de cuisine of the Grand Hotel.
This week let's make one of those dishes created 42 years ago by the young chefs of the day.
Lemon sole is an underrated yet abundant locally caught fish. It has a mild flavour and soft flaky texture. Generally a paupiette would be spread with a fish force meat (finely minced fish meat). The paupiette we created was filled with a veloute (rather thick sauce) to which we added some crayfish, and then used the cooking liquor for the smooth sauce.
PAUPIETTES DE SOLE MARGUERITE (6 entrees or 3 main course servings)
For the sole fillets
6 double fillets of lemon sole
50g butter
50g flour
200mls chicken stock
24 cooked shrimps (to replace the crayfish
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 cups sauvignon blanc
1 cup water
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the sauce
50g butter
50g flour
2 Tbsp cream
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Filling method
Melt the butter in a heavy based saucepan. Add the flour and cook until the roux leaves the side of the pan.
Gradually add the chicken stock and allow to cook between each addition until all the stock has been used.
Allow to cook until thickened and adjust the taste with the seasoning.
Add the chopped parsley and the cooked shrimps.
Allow to cool then place a portion of the mixture on the wide end of each sole fillet. Roll the fillet up and place in a lightly greased oven proof baking dish.
Pour over the sauvignon blanc and water and sprinkle with sea salt and a grind of black pepper. Cover with a lightly greased piece of baking paper.
Place in a pre heated oven at 170 degrees and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the sole is just cooked.
Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes
Sauce method
Melt the butter into a heavy based saucepan
Add the flour and cook until the roux leaves the side of the pan
Gradually add the cooking liquor from the sole to form a smooth glossy sauce. Add the cream and parsley and adjust the seasoning to taste.
Place the sole on a serving dish and top with the sauce
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Mountain View-based startup Tynker is launching a new platform aimed at helping kids of all ages learn to program.
Samuel Pavin's insight:
Kid coders & kid startupers to come ?
Fair initiative. Now on to see how it does develop.
This year Berlin's tech showcase week, Berlin Web Week, is set to kick-off on May 13th and once again, the Heureka networking conference, set for May 14th, will be a big highlight of the week.
La Poste & Parrot deliver April Fools Day joke that US bloggers fall for and subsequently declare April Fools Day dead
Last week you may have heard a story about La Poste delivering newspapers using Parrot AR Drones - this of course was a hoax put on by the two companies in the spirit of April Fools day; however, despite the conveniently timed announcement, it...
Editor's note: Jeremy Liew is a managing director at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Follow him on Twitter @jeremysliew. As a VC, my interest in the Bitcoin ecosystem is not ideological but mercenary.
In 2012, Afutt (the French association for telcoms users) registered a record number of official complaints from subscribers about their mobile service.
Wall Street Journal Japan's Investors Are GungHo for iPhone Game Wall Street Journal Japan's Investors Are GungHo for iPhone Game. Article; Video; Stock Quotes; Comments. more in Heard on the Street | Find New $LINKTEXTFIND$ ».
Press TV Sweden again dominates EU innovation ranking The Local.se For the third year in a row, Sweden finished first pm the Innovation Union Scoreboard, again nudging Germany, Denmark, and Finland aside in the top tier of countries performing well...
Samuel Pavin's insight:
All in all, entrepreneurs, don't worry & be happy.
Easy take for a Sunday.
The UC Berkeley Startup Competition (Bplan) proudly welcomed Guy Kawasaki to the Haas School of Business. Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple and co-f...
Samuel Pavin's insight:
No need to introduce Guy Kawasaki.. .
An interesting chat and a "first-time" presentation of these "10 mistakes" by him at UC Berkeley.
Now, one thing to notice, other than the points he makes about mistakes to avoid for entrepreneurs (some usual ones) is the explanation about having 10 points.
Keeps the speech at a reasonable length and allows for attendees - bored or not - to know that there is an end to it.
That is a bit to retain. When speaking to an audience, ensure they have a clue about how long you are going to be boring them... . And if they like the speech and end up frustrated since they have not heard enough, well, no bother, that is a success then as it means further chatting face to face. Or a meeting scheduled for later, etc ... .
Be prepared, be clear.
Culture? Why should we care about that? We're too busy building a company!When my co-founder, Brian Halligan and I started HubSpot almost 7 years ago in the halls of MIT, that was our general
Samuel Pavin's insight:
Funny to read about the need to have culture or love for your startup.
That, in my regards, should be one of the foundations behind building a startup.
"Building a company/startup you love" is quite a basic.
Startups should be built out of passion. That is what entrepreneurship is about, a fair mixture of brain and heart.
So, an article to read as "what you should not miss shall you see yourself as an entrepreneur".
Don't let other people determine how you think about success. Define it for yourself.
Samuel Pavin's insight:
Yourself, your choices, your achievements. Indeed.
A pleasant piece by Eric V. Holtzclaw with a fair look at what success truly is for an individual.
Live your own life, achieve your own goals.
For companies who want to raise venture capital, here are nine "cheats" to help you get to the boss level in funding.
Samuel Pavin's insight:
[Fundraising] A look at fundraising from a different perspective.
"Play" the game, get money... or try at least.
Just because you wear a black turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers doesn't make you Steve Jobs. This is what makes an entrepreneur.
Samuel Pavin's insight:
Are you an entrepreneur or an entrepreneur ?
Good points made and I do agree on them. Those are actual characteristics I found in many entrepreneurs I have met.
I would just add - or re-phrase in some way - the fact that these guys do have a passion.
That is the thing you find in the best of entrepreneurs, they do have passion ... and actually seek passion out of the individuals they meet.
Steve Tobak's conclusion sums it up perfectly. Cool, unique and risky, that is entrepreneurship.
Marketplace.org What is the best age for innovation? Marketplace.org While Jobs was a great thinker at a young age, some of his greatest innovations such as the iPod and iPhone came later in his career.
Govt 'must foster education innovation' The Australian THE government needs to encourage more innovation in university education so students can benefit from new technologies, a higher education expert says.
Editor's note: Ross Rubin is principal analyst at Reticle Research and blogs at Techspressive. Each column will look at crowdfunded products that have either met or missed their funding goals. Follow him on Twitter @rossrubin.
Apple and Innovation Motley Fool But what does the need to innovate mean going forward? The answer may not be a clear as you think.
WMU News Film profiles entrepreneurs and their business startups WMU News KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University students, faculty, staff and Kalamazoo-area residents are invited to learn more about what it means to be an entrepreneur at a screening...
To add to the innovation bit. Quite the fit for startups. How to breed big innovation inside a small business Washington Post (blog) You can improve your customer experience in a multitude of ways, but the best innovation delivers value to the market as soon as humanly possible.
A bunch of world famous investors in one place for the first time in Lithuania. You have to be here!
Greg Kidd and BOOTSTRAPLABS team from Silicon Valley, Michiel Kotting and Alexis de Belloy from Accel Partners, Klaus Konrad from Intel Capital, David Hirsch , Ori Glezer , Tom...
Samuel Pavin's insight:
Hmm, #Lithuania finally looking sexy in the eyes of the World ?
Seems like the quality and potential have started leaking out now.
Baltics, among the places developing nicely when it comes to startups. Like South America does with some great things happening there, like Sweden, shy on the outside but with fancy startups being created there or, just say, Amsterdam (Netherlands) gathering a fair bunch of smart creative entrepreneurs.
Not to mention all the others I am not mentioning here but not forgeting about.
Entrepreneurship everywhere.
For Mark Snow, a 63-year-old long-time insurance executive (pictured above), it was a no brainer to start a cloud computing company. "The thought of playing golf every day is not something I look f...
Samuel Pavin's insight:
Young vs old or old vs young.
In any case, age does not matter and entrepreneurship in not in the date of birth.
Yet, the basic reasons or triggers for starting a company might not be the same.
Older people - taking examples of people I know - reaching an end to their career and with a fair employment history tend now to look for a thrill that launching a startup can bring.
They can also benefit from a higher amount of money and extended connections.
Hence the startup might be seen as some kind of hobby job (quoting the golfing bit... play golf or start a company), yet, still a personal achievement.
Whatever the reason, anyway, as long as startups create value, jobs and real innovation.
Start-Up Chile seduces French entrepreneurs with Sun, Cash & Business-Friendly Government • Rude Baguette
France's Startup Blog - Covers Paris Tech, Mobile & Web entrepreneurs/investors, balancing breaking news with in-depth analysis.
Samuel Pavin's insight:
A look at Chile.
Yet another friendly option for "bullied" French entrepreneurs ?
For many entrepreneurs looking to start a business, getting access to capital can be the make-or-break moment to a successful launch.
Samuel Pavin's insight:
One first and initial mistake : pitching without planning.
I had to face a pitch where the founder had no proper figures and no proper insight on the market/market opportunities.
That is the fastest road to failure.
France's Startup Blog - Covers Paris Tech, Mobile & Web entrepreneurs/investors, balancing breaking news with in-depth analysis.
Samuel Pavin's insight:
An interesting piece - even if slightly short - about Silicon Valley and its factors of success. And what France would need.
I would certainly add a change of culture. The article mentions people but further than people, the local habit of regarding failure as ... failure should be changed too.
The actual vision of entrepreneurship too and that is where the "proximity" mentioned in this piece could find its importance as it is currently lacking.
Still a (quick) good read.
You've done what you were supposed to do. You got a great degree. You landed your first job. You've now been promoted a few times. And you're now hanging on LinkedIn like every good professional
Samuel Pavin's insight:
Fear, uncertainty, family and/or friends ?
Anyway, taking a step forward should be one's decision. A decision only dictated by will and passion.
Nevermind salary, position, etc ... .
People's motto right now is about living the life. Why then stick to a basic employee life ? Living the life is about living one's life and making decisions.
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Ryan Gosling may shed his image as independent movie star as he is considered to portray the pivotal role in "Green Lantern". Latino Review has uncovered that the 27-year-old actor has become the first choice of Warner Bros. Pictures to tackle the part of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern.
Jordan is the second generation test pilot who becomes a superhero after receiving a power ring from Abin Sur. The character has been illustrated as someone who was "utterly honest and born without fear" since the dying Abin Sur specifically used his ring to seek out an individual with that kind of potential to take his place as Green Lantern.
Gosling is known for his works in "The Notebook", "Half Nelson", and "Lars and the Real Girl". His performance as Dan Dunne in "Nelson" has bring him an Academy Award nomination, while his Lars Lindstrom's portrayal in "Lars" gave him a Golden Globe nod. In 2009, he will be seen starring in Andrew Jarecki's thriller, "All Good Things".
Eyeing 2010 release, "Green Lantern" tells the story of a superhero whose job is to protect the space using a green energy-powered ring. It will be directed by Greg Berlanti with the possible start shooting date in early spring of 2009. The script for the flick is penned by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green.
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How HR Technology Can Increase Your Company's Bottom Line
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How HR Technology Can Increase Your Company's Bottom Line. No company could stay in business long if it doesn't realize a profit. The higher your company's profit margin, the larger you can grow and that is of course a given. However, have you thought about the role HR (human resources) can play in increasing your company's profits through the simple addition of some advanced technology?
How Political Posts Will Quietly Kill Your Network
Spin Sucks
David (DFish) Fisher makes the case on why you shouldn't share political posts on social media for the mere fact that you will always anger someone. The post How Political Posts Will Quietly Kill Your Network appeared first on Spin Sucks.
"Old Man Look at My Life, I'm a Lot Like You": A Millennial POV on Generations
Waxing UnLyrical
Guest Post by Emma Hawes. Fair Warning: This is a blog post about being young and misunderstood, but also one that reminds my generation they're not alone. want people to know, "I'm not alone," and like the R.E.M. song says, " Everybody Hurts." Before I continue, I want to stress that while research is needed for each age group, stereotypes are unnecessary. Enter Gen Alpha.
Your Employees May Be Your Best Untapped Brand Advocates
Webbiquity SMM
Guest post by Liz Greene. If you were asked to rattle off your top marketing strategies, would employee advocacy make the list? Your employees are one of the most valuable marketing assets available, and if you're not putting them to use as part of an overall marketing strategy, you're missing out on an incredible opportunity to increase revenue. It's simple. Identify. Willingness to help. Educate.
A World Gone Social
Learn how companies must adapt to survive.
How to Use Snapchat for Lobbying and Public Affairs
This post by Mike Panetta originally appeared on the Beekeeper Group blog here and is reposted here with permission. By the way if you have ANY grassroots social media needs, Beekeeper is who to call. Seriously. They are awesome. ————– If you don't understand the mass appeal of Snapchat , you are not alone. You'd be surprised how many reporters are on Snapchat.
Get Ready for the Bots – on Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger was released 5 years ago and now has over 900 million users. Originally receiving a flood of negativity towards a standalone messaging app , compared to one simple Facebook app, users seem to be warming to it. Open for Business. So that's humans covered. Where to go next? Facebook is now venturing into their next Messenger-based project: bots. Customer Service and Added Value.
How T-Mobile Changed The Wireless Industry For The Better
The Realtime Report
How T-Mobile Changed The Wireless Industry For The Better By Jessica Oaks. Anyone who has switched contracts from AT&T or Verizon to T-Mobile knows that the wireless service provider does things its own way. For one, it introduced the entire "uncarrier" phenomenon – the same phenomenon that other companies have tried to emulate in a way to win back customers who have jumped ship. Binge On?
Being a Solo PR Pro is Different from Doing PR In-House
Spin Sucks
Being a solo PR pro is very different from doing it within a company. Jessica Lawlor experienced a major learning curve as she transitioned from an in-house role to launching her solo business. Here are some of the differences she found. The post Being a Solo PR Pro is Different from Doing PR In-House appeared first on Spin Sucks.
5 Reasons Snapchat is Integrated Communications New Best Friend
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Guest Post by Matt LaCasse. have to say it: Snapchat is the hot NKOTB for social media. Much like Twitter when it invaded mainstream America in 2008, Snapchat is either worshipped, or given the "get off my lawn" treatment, depending on the user's experience with it and their age (for the most part). Here's five reasons it's your new best friend: 1. How cheap? 2016).
Five Top-Rated Social Media Management Tools for 2016 [Infographic]
Webbiquity SMM
Guest post by Lilach Bullock. What is the "best" social media management tool out right now? Every social media manager has a preferred one that they always use, and it's usually one of a handful of the top social media management tools on the market. They are also useful for monitoring certain keywords or conversations, and for analyzing your social media performance.
Drive Toward Social Intelligence Maturity
Propelling your organization to new levels of social intelligence skill and application is essential for maximizing the value of your listening and monitoring efforts.
How to Leverage Social Media to Maximize Your CSR Efforts
Social media has become the primary hub for marketing among brands of every size. Open platforms for engagement are an enticing and powerful tool, and the focus has really shifted from traditional media to digital advertising campaigns. Whole companies grow from bootstrap startups to multi-million dollars companies using an almost entire social media strategy. Following In Bigger Footsteps.
How 16 Companies are Dominating the World's Google Search Results
Viper Chill
In the Academy Award-nominated film Food Inc , filmmaker Robert Kenner reveals how the varied choice of items we see on the shelves of supermarkets is actually a false presumption. Instead, that seemingly endless variety is actually controlled by just a handful of companies. Being an inquisitive marketer I had to check it out for myself. The arrows in this picture represent links. Social Media
Network Defense: Why Visibility Is Key To Rooting Out Ransomware
The Realtime Report
Network Defense: Why Visibility Is Key To Rooting Out Ransomware By Wendy Moore. Most organizations work hard to invest in reducing operating costs and improving the overall efficiency of their networks. But often there are unforeseen risks and costs that are associated with the infrastructure of connecting servers and hosts internally and out to third parties and devices. " Click To Tweet.
Blogging Most Certainly Is Not Dead
Spin Sucks
It's the same song, different tune. People still want to say blogging is dead, but au contraire! The truth is far from that. Gini Dietrich explains. The post Blogging Most Certainly Is Not Dead appeared first on Spin Sucks. Comments By: madi | Restless Worker by madi | Restless Worker So much food for thought in this post – a whole smorgasbord.
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3 Reasons the AMEC International Summit in London Rocked
Waxing UnLyrical
I've been in London the last few days, attending my very first AMEC International Summit. Many of you know this as the summit that brought the original Barcelona Principles into the spotlight some years ago. It's been a whirlwind last few days, culminating with the Awards Gala last night (I was lucky enough to be a judge), and a few things have really struck me: 1.
The Six Best Google+ Marketing Tools
Webbiquity SMM
Despite its detractors , Google+ remains one of the "big four" social networks and has its share of prominent fans in the business world. For most websites, Google+ doesn't drive the volume of social traffic that Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter do. But it can still be interesting place to hang out, and it may help with SEO. Google Review Count: 70,400. Google Review Count: 33,800.
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The State of Link Building 2016: What I Learned Manually Analysing 1,000 Search Results
Viper Chill
Do private blog network's still work? Does a higher word-count help your pages rank better? Did Glen really spend 60 hours on this article? The rest of the time was spent coming up with a good headline but I clearly failed at that, so let's see if I did any better with the chart. As you can imagine, doing this analysis manually was a very time-consuming process. The Results. Natural.
The Smart Marketer's Guide to Social Media Management
Engaging in social media isn't an option anymore. So if you're going to do it, you want to do it well.
What Motivates People to Share on Facebook? (Infographics)
SocialTimes Facebook
More than one-half of all adults in the U.S. use social media, and 84 percent of internet users worldwide between the ages of 16 and 64 use Facebook specifically. While there are some generational differences between what people share, most Facebook users seem to favor sharing funny or inspiring content. But what is the real motivation behind what people share on Facebook?
Use SEO to Augment Your Business Development Plan
Spin Sucks
One of the most important elements of a business development plan is SEO, yet most skip it entirely. Gini Dietrich has why it is critical for prospecting. The post Use SEO to Augment Your Business Development Plan appeared first on Spin Sucks. Comments I totally agree. It's really fun because it's art and science. by Laura Petrolino Ugg… I wish I would have known you were in the 'Nati. would.
Fair Use in the Digital Millennium Copyright Era
The Realtime Report
Fair Use in the Digital Millennium Copyright Era By Jenny Q. In an age when everyone is digitally connected and sharable content is abundant, legislation is needed to protect users, content creators, and distribution networks from the chaos that would otherwise ensue. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was passed to move copyright law into the new internet age. " Click To Tweet.
7 Instagram Best Practices to Build Your Audience
Sprout Social
There's a lot to learn from each social media channel–especially if you want your business to stay relevant. As you build your brand, knowing the ins and outs of a platform like Instagram will truly decide whether or not your social media strategy succeeds. By following Instagram best practices, you're able to use the platform as a marketing tool and not just a social site. NationalCocktailDay.
Master The Next Wave Of Social
As social media adoption becomes more and more mainstream, marketing leaders race to keep up - creating blogs, communities, and Facebook pages, all too often without a clear road map in mind.
You're Never Going to Sell Content Strategy
This article is by awesome content strategist Carrie Hane ; originally published on Medium , it's reposted here for SocialFish with permission. ———— Since I've been an independent strategist, I've talked to many digital agency executives about what I'm doing as part of a conversation about how we might work together. Instead, we started DOING content strategy.
The Lego Model: How to Build Your Social Brand
SocialTimes Twitter
It seems to me that there is one universal truth in this world: Everyone loves, has loved or is nostalgic for Lego. In 2016, you don't have a hope or a prayer of being the most powerful anything without an incredible online marketing campaign behind you. Twitter : Its 140 character content is playful, fun and easy to share. YouTube and online video marketing. Would you like proof? Twitter content.
Facebook Testing New Pages Layout?
SocialTimes Facebook
Facebook appears to be testing a new layout for pages. Reader and OneCommand digital marketing specialist Chris Ruberg shared the screenshot below with SocialTimes, in which the Facebook page for Nissan of Queens appears with an altered layout. The profile picture is smaller. Page insights appear below the cover image, rather than to the right of it.
Top Seven Chrome Extensions for Social Media Marketers
Spin Sucks
The life of a social media manager is an endless to-do list. Here are seven Chrome extensions that promise to make your life much easier. The post Top Seven Chrome Extensions for Social Media Marketers appeared first on Spin Sucks. Related Stories Six Online Tools for Blog Post Inspiration Life in the Marketing Cloud Gin and Topics: Toddlers or Terrorists?
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11 Simple Yet Effective Edits to Instantly Improve Your Social Media Content
Buffer Social
As marketers, writers and crafters, we spend hours on bringing our content ideas to life and after all that effort, want our content to be seen. Writing powerful social media copy to grab people's eyes and win their hearts is a challenge, though. And And often, when our content isn't breaking through the noise we can fix it with a few slight edits and tweaks. Ready to jump in? see 2.7%
10 Personal Branding Secrets to Use for Social Media
Sprout Social
Do your social media profiles scream promotion, promotion, promotion? If so, you could be missing out on the true personal branding power that social media holds. At its best, social media will allow you and your business to be seen and heard as an expert in your field. It allows you to measure your impact to see if your online campaigns are having the effect you desire. What Is Personal Branding?
Starting an Association Online Community? Five Tips for Building a Strong Foundation
This post originally appeared on the Online Community Results blog. ———– Recently, Ernie Smith wrote a good piece about starting online communities in Associations Now. In the article, he referred back to the Reddit volunteer moderator revolt I wrote about last August , and offered some tips for organizations just beginning to build online communities. Hmmmmmm.
New PR Skills Needed to Fill Talent Gap
Proactive Report
The Holmes Global Communication Report 2016 revealed that in-house execs and agency leaders agree that talent is the top challenge for PR today. Although the outlook for growth is good, there is concern that the industry is not adapting fast enough to the new media landscape and there is a lack of talent to allow brands and agencies to achieve their expansion goals. Source: Holmes Report.
Facebook Adds More Tools for Branded Content in Instant Articles
SocialTimes Facebook
Facebook added some new options to branded content in its Instant Articles , including support for marketer logos atop those articles. The social network also updated its article style editor to support new coloring, text and spacing features, as well as a real-time preview tool. And publishers can add customized bylines and kickers. This feature will be available in late June.
The Spin Sucks Inquisition: Gerry Corbett
Spin Sucks
On this week's Spin Sucks Inquisition, we have former PRSA Chair and CEO, Gerry Corbett. He and Gini Dietrich talk all things PR, both future and past. The post The Spin Sucks Inquisition: Gerry Corbett appeared first on Spin Sucks. Related Stories The Spin Sucks Inquisition: Nicole Rodrigues The Spin Sucks Inquisition: Tony Gnau The Spin Sucks Inquisition: Deirdre Breakenridge.
Why Every Markerter in 2016 Needs to Be a (Part-Time) Designer: 53 Design Terms and Tips to Level-Up
Buffer Social
When I first started out in marketing, I didn't quite predict that I'd be a part-time designer, too. Now, in 2016, visual content is more than 40X more likely to get shared on social media than other types of content and it's become obvious and even necessary for all of us marketers to have some at least basic design knowledge. — 53 design terms explained for marketers. 1. Golden ratio.
Microsoft and LinkedIn: A Primer for Social Marketers
Simply Measured
When I heard the news that Microsoft is set to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion dollars by EOY, my first reaction was… This just feels right. It was like watching two of your friends from different life stages hit it off, start dating, and live happily ever after. Okay, one step at a time, but you know what I mean. What the Brands Have in Common. The same target audience. Professionals.
[Cool Infographic Friday] The Anatomy of the Perfect Instagram Post
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Blog Topics: How to optimize content for topics versus keywords
Razor Social
** Revised on 7th of June. Did you know that the average length of content in the top 10 search results is over 2,000 words? Why is that? Longer content is typically more valuable content. Articles that are valuable get lots of links. If they get lots of relevant links they will do well in search results. We're writing more about topics than keywords now. Get it? Topic generator. Vlog topics.
Facebook Debuts 360 Photos
SocialTimes Facebook
The 360-degree photos promised by Facebook's Oculus VR virtual reality subsidiary last month have officially arrived. Users can move their phones or drag those photos with their fingers to experience them in 360, and tapping them will convert them to full-screen. Explore a 360 photo on mobile by tapping and dragging the photo or by moving your phone, and on the web by clicking and dragging.


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