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For all the five years that he was president of the hapless New Haven Railroad, Boston Attorney George Alpert moved up and down the land preaching that only Government subsidies could save the nation's railroad passenger operations from extinction. The Interstate Commerce Commission, historically opposed to rail subsidies, pretended not to hear. But last week, with the New Haven in bankruptcy and Alpert back at lawyering, the ICC did a roundhouse turn. After a year-long study of the New Haven and its pyramiding deficits, the commission decided that subsidies might indeed be the answer. Testifying before a Senate Commerce...
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Man Proposes To Girlfriend Via Mural (Updated With An Awesome Time-Lapse Video!)
Around the corner from my apartment, there's a wall that is frequently reserved by graffiti artists for commissioned murals. Sometimes those murals are hideous, often they're merely "meh," and occasionally they are truly beautiful. Such is the case with the mural currently occupying the space. Jeff Gurwin, 28, proposed to his girlfriend, Caitlin Fitzsimons, 27, by having the above mural painted on the East Village wall — the Scrabble tiles are a reference to the couple's mutual love of the game, and the pug is representative of Caitlin's mom's dog Parky. Fitzsimons saw the mural on her way to meet Jeff for dinner — she cried and said yes! Thank goodness, as the mural is going to be up for a month. Congrats to the happy couple! And check out an awesome time-lapse video of the mural going up, after the jump… [Village Voice, EV Grieve]

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This article was published 13/5/2014 (1169 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The company which owns the Winnipeg Free Press, the Brandon Sun and a number of regional newspapers has reported a big drop in profit for the first quarter of 2014.
FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership (FPLP) said today that net earnings fell by 41.7 per cent to $1.7 million from $2.9 million in the wake of an 8.7 per cent decline in overall revenues.
EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was also down, falling by 29.5 per cent to $3.1 million from $4.4 million in the first three months of 2013.
The company said the biggest revenue decline was in print advertising revenues, which fell by $1.9 million, or 10.9 per cent, to $15.2 million for the quarter. That decline there was largely due to a 15.8 per cent reduction in revenue in the largest print advertising revenue category — display advertising — where spending was down on both automotive and telecommunications advertising.
Classified advertising revenues declined by $100,000, or 4.3 per cent, while print circulation revenues decreased by $400,000, or 5.8 per cent. Flyer distribution revenues were unchanged.
On the bright side, the company was able to reduce its operating expenses for the quarter. They declined by $1 million, or 4.3 per cent, to $21.5 million, thanks to savings in employee compensation costs, newsprint expenses and other costs.
FP Newspapers Inc. (FPI) — the publicly traded company which owns securities entitling it to 49 per cent of the distributable cash of FPLP — also saw its net earnings for the quarter tumble to $500,000, or 7.9 cents per share, from $1 million, or 14.1 cents per share a year earlier.


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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
the fabulous view over to a volcanic island 1800 yen for breakfast is far too steep
It is a good hotel. The only drawback is distance from the city center but we did not see that as a major problem. We have read that some guests complained about the noise from the ferryboats. We enjoyed our views of the harbor and were not bothered at all no


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Another quick render. Something sensuous.
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Done in Painter and photoshop. 1 hr, no ref.
Extravagant, elegant, exquisite, beautiful, graceful; those are the words that describe this amazing piece.
WOW. . . . Very sensuous indeed, I love the way you make the dress transparent but also including translucent
pattern, and merge it flawlessly with the background pattern. Her expression is also priceless, I always find it difficult to draw face from that certain angle, but you done it masterfully, well done sir.
pattern, and merge it flawlessly with the background pattern. Her expression is also priceless, I always find it difficult to draw face from that certain angle, but you done it masterfully, well done sir.
wow simplicity is just amazing
very nice!
Love your work, especially the idea behind Pepper Project. Ignore fireflyeness, obviously this person missed the point. Obviously the see-through clothing is so you can practice clothes and nude at the same time, and obviously using the same character means you have to capture her even with other art styles, which is harder than just drawing anything.
Love your artwork - always eager to see more.
Love your artwork - always eager to see more.
Hey, just looking through, and my comment on these nudes is... why do you add these silly shear dresses and pieces of cloth? It should probably just be a full-on nude, imo. The extra overlay seems super arbitrary, and makes the nudity less impactful. Also, I'm sure you get this all the time, but it would be amazing to see some body variation in these every once in a while... I know they're characters, but jeez. Sorry for the random crit- I love the passion in your linework and just want to help you understand the level at which I'm viewing your art. Thanks, M
it shows the inner beauty of a womans figure. very well done
I love this piece of art
very very well done
very very well done
I love it . Truly the woman's body is the most beautiful thing on Earth.
It is really a pleasure to see a piece of art like this. Even without the title, anybody seeing this will feel the sensuality of it.
This is awesome! love the style!!
very nice
Very sensual... yes!
Very feminine, lovely work.
So bold!
Beautiful use of warm colors, and those are some nicely drawn... uh, nipples!
love the colors, love the shape, love it all
Amazing image.
just like the name implies, sensuous.
no reference? you must have done alot of life drawing then, and anatomy study, for your line of work. you have to know instinctively where everything is, right, to be able to just draw like that? beautiful celebration of natural feminine beauty.
This is still one of my favorite pieces; is there any chance you'd consider making a wallpaper out of it?
Powerful heat, great curve of line.
That's beautiful.
how did you do this?
how did you do this?
This is great, man. Iove the way you did the hair. Did you do the original at that resolution?
It looks like a print!
Very good!
Beautiful! Very sensual image!
indeed... it is very sensual! sexy girl.
Wow - this flows really well.
perfect despiction on a womans body.
this woud be too perfect as a print =O
I really love the texture in the colors. The variation in line weight really makes the piece have a beautiful flow.
wonderful brush strokes. simple and all that´. really like dat.
Wow i really like this!
The colors! The movement! The balance! ....i liiike
I love the traditional feel of this, the textures and simple, yet awesome lines makes this awesome.
Very sensous.
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Looks like she grew.
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Looks like she grew.
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Description: Children (K-5) are encouraged to wear costumes and trick-or-treat through Halloween-themed rooms, do arts and crafts, and roam a haunted house. Sweet treats will be available at a bake sale. Proceeds go to fund the senior class' prom.


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The beauty of this belt buckle are in the long lines of the arrow. Both masculine and feminine this belt can be rocked by both men & women.
1.5" tall. 5" wide.
Each belt is vintage and one of a kind and available in chocolate leather.
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Clara Caterpillar
Clara is a cute cabbage Caterpillar. But to Catisha, who is catty and crimson, Clara is only a common caterpillar with no hope of becoming a colorful butterfly. Sure enough, Clara comes out cream colored. And during an encounter with a hungry crow, Clara proves that being colorful and conspicuous doesn't compare with being common, content, and courageous.
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Northumbria Police are investigating an allegation that the Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov racially abused two Newcastle fans at St James' Park yesterday, who were displaying the Albanian flag.
Aleksander Kolarov – police investigating Serbian for racial abuse
It is supposed to have happened during the first half of yesterday's game, in which Newcastle lost top the Premier League Champions 3-1, as the 38 times capped Serbian International was warming up on the touch-line ready to come into the game.
Kolarov apparently got involved in a lengthy verbal exchange with the supporters, who were waving the Albanian flag, and the supporters lodged a formal complaint to stewards at the scene.
Northumbria Police confirmed they had received a complaint and they were taking the accusations seriously:
"Northumbria Police has received a report of racist language having been used at the St James' Park stadium during the Newcastle United v Manchester City match." "Northumbria Police takes such allegations extremely seriously and enquiries are ongoing into the incident."
There is of course great tensions between Serbia and Albania, particularly over the Kosovo region, which is disputed between the two countries, and it's obvious the police are taking the allegations seriously.
Kolarov is said to be vehemently denying the charges.
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Located near the river in the old town neighborhood of Bangkok, HI Bangkok-The Original Bangkok Youth Hostel has been providing safe, clean and affordable accommodations for world travelers and first time visitors to Thailand for over 30 years. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will welcome you and make you feel at home during your stay.
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All private rooms include air conditioning, en- suite bathrooms and hot showers. For the traveler on a tight budget there are also separate men's and women's dorms with shared bathrooms. Internet and WiFi are free.
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Everything was very clean and as the name suggests, cozy. The people who run the hostel are very welcoming and easy to approach. It is also very centrally located and only a short walk to the KMRT.
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Property is clean and well maintained.Air con in the room is available throughout the day! That is very important for summers.Awesome location. Just a stone throw away from the Railway or the MRT.Will definitely visit them again!
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MERCEDES Corby has moved from the family compound to another home, as speculation mounts her marriage has broken down.
While no-one in the Corby camp is officially confirming this, residents at her Balinese husband Wayan Widyartha's family compound say Mercedes no longer lives there permanently.
One neighbour said she had been living elsewhere for months.
Neither Mercedes nor Wayan were yesterday commenting on the status of their marriage.
However, members of Wayan's family, at the Kuta house, said yesterday the couple was not separated and that both had moved out and lived in their own home with their children.
One man, who said he was Wayan's cousin, said: "They are fine. Wayan and Mercedes are living in their house, with all the children. They are not separated,"
"Indeed, Wayan some time sleep here (at the family compound). But only some time. Because their house is empty. So, he should sleep here some time."
He said Mercedes only came to the family compound infrequently.
A neighbour said: "It is not true that they are separated. I think they are fine."
She said Wayan only came to the compound occasionally and she understood he was living with Mercedes and the children.
Parole Board officials say that reports Mercedes Corby and her husband Wayan Widyartha have split up will not affect Corby's parole.
The chief of Bali's Correction Board, Ketut Artha, says that Mr Widyartha is now Corby's pledged guarantor and this stands regards of the status of his marriage to Mercedes.
And he said that the parole authority was aware that Mercedes was living in a different house to Wayan's family compound, which is listed as Schapelle's parole address.
He said the parole authority had been advised that Mercedes had moved homes to avoid the flocks of journalists who regularly turn up to their home in Wayan's family compound in Kuta.
But Mr Artha said it would make no difference to Schapelle's parole because Mr Widyartha had signed documents as the guarantor and this would remain the case, even if the pair got divorced.
He said the important thing was that Mr Widyartha would continue to honour his guarantee.
Under the terms of the guarantee, signed in August last year, Mr Widyartha pledges to give information about Corby's condition to the parole authority and to give her guidance and supervision.
"If (she) doesn't fulfil all the provisions of Bapas (parole authority) I am ready to take responsibility to bring her to Bapas," Mr Widyartha said in the letter.
If Schapelle wishes to live in an address other than Mr Widyartha's home the family would need to advise the parole board of this and the new home would need to be inspected and approved by the parole officers.
So far the clan is in a villa at Sentosa Seminyak, which is surrounded by private security guards and where Channel 7 is believed to be negotiating to conduct interviews.


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SINCE reading in The Press earlier in the year that poppy seeds were being planted on certain stretches of grass area along Poppleton Road, I have watched the progress with interest.
For many weeks as I have driven by, I have wondered if this experiment was going to be successful, but am now thrilled to see the wonderful display which has developed.
Even after recent heavy downpours the meadow is still a joy to behold. I realise this plan was originally to commemorate the First World War, but wonder if it could remain for future years?
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Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches Geldof was found dead at age 25.
The young writer, model and TV presenter was in a house near Wrotham, England when police received a call regarding concern for the welfare of a woman. Kent Police arrived at the scene and found Peaches Geldof dead due to "unexplained and sudden" circumstances, according to a police statement.
"She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us," said her father in a statement. Peaches Geldof was married to musician Thomas Cohen with two sons aged 1 and 2.
Peaches' mother — Paula Yates — died of a drug overdose in 2000 when Peaches was 11 years old.
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A New Barnet man has been found guilty of the "ruthless" murder of a neighbour.
Julian Anthony Williams, 35, of Bejun Court, Station Road, stabbed 42-year-old Joseph Fox to death with a large kitchen knife on January 23, leaving him to die in the stairwell of the apartment block they shared.
Williams was found guilty at the Old Bailey yesterday.
Williams' girlfriend, Zoe Langrish, 21, from the same address, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after faking an alibi for her partner.
Detective Chief Inspector Tariq Sarwar said: "The attack, which was recorded on high quality CCTV, was ruthless.
"Williams, who had a propensity to carry knives, fled the scene and disposed of the weapon and clothing. He concocted a story with his partner, Zoe Langrish, in an attempt to cover and account for his actions.
"They put forward their account during their trial but fortunately the jury saw through it and discarded it.
"It is hoped that the convictions today are a stark warning to those who are prepared to pick up a knife."
Though the exact motive for the crime is unknown, the two men were known to dislike each other. Mr Fox, who lived on the ground floor in the flat below his attacker, regularly complained about noise from Williams' flat keeping him awake.
On the morning of January 23 Williams confronted his neighbour as he stepped out of a lift on the second floor of the apartment block. After arguing for a few minutes, Williams stabbed Mr Fox multiple times with a large kitchen knife, before leaving the premises and making his way to New Barnet train station.
A lift engineer found Mr Fox minutes later collapsed in a pool of blood. Despite first aid being given by members of the public, the police and the ambulance service, he died at the scene at 10.40am.
Martin Jones, 47, from Potters Bar, who knew Mr Fox for about 30 years, described him as "carefree" and "bouncy".
He said: "Joe was an old mucker, a really nice bloke. A bit lively, a bouncy character, but a bit of a loner, wandering from place to place. I never met any of his family.
"We were old friends, knocking about together. He was always carefree, never worried about anything."
Jonathan Malik, manager of the King's Head pub on High Street, Barnet, barred Mr Fox in 2007, but admitted he liked him.
He said: "He was a bit of a bully, but he had a soft side to him. I used to throw him out as he was a pain and got into fights all the time.
"But I could calm him down. He wasn't that bad. You could talk to him. "
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Rumors that members of the Hakoah Sport Club, who sailed last Wednesday, would play in the American League next season took definite shape, when it became known at New York Oval that two of the famous visitors, Capt. Haeusler and Guttmann had signed with the New York Giants, finalists in the American Cup series just ended, according to the New York "Evening World." This was confirmed by Hugh Magee, manager of the Giants.
Inquiries at the headquarters of the Southern New York Football Association disclosed the fact the professional forms bearing the signatures of Haeusler and Guttmann had just been filed in conformity to the rules of the association, the "Evening World" report states.
Although similar forms have not been placed on record by the Brooklyn Wanderers, it is understood that four and possibly five other Hakoah players are destined to make their debut in American League soccer with the Brooklyn club this fall. The Wanderers hope to use Ebbets Field next season for the big fixtures hitherto run off at Hawthorne Field. The quartet said to have been captured by the Wanderers are Neufeld, Eisenhofer, Schoenfeld and Drucker. The fifth man, whose name is mentioned in this connection, is Schwarz, the report states.
Nathan Agar, owner of the Brookiyn Wanderers, in an interview with a representative of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, confirmed the report that four players of the Hakoah Soccer Team, Neufeld, Eisenhofer, Schoenfeld and Drucker, have signed to play with the Brooklyn Wanderers for the coming season. They will return to America the first or second week in August and will play in the opening game of the season which will take place in Brooklyn on August 22.
Mr. Agar also stated that Guttmann and Haeusler of the Hakoah have signed with the New York Giants.
A report on the latest acquisitions of the Hebrew Union College Library was presented by Maurice J. Freiberg, chairman of the Library Committee of the College, and Mr. Adoph S. Oko, librarian, at the meeting of the Executive Board of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The College is now in possession of the largest collection of Jewish books, manuscripts and art objects and a collection of Chinese manuscripts are recent acquisitions of the Library.
Pleas for the erection of a new building for the bousing of the collections are Museum were made by Mr. Freiberg and Mr. Oko. A committee will be appointed to consider plans for the raising of a special fund for the provision of adequate space for this material.


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Ethics and Trust
Watch Miriam Müthel, Assistant Professor at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, explaining her solution proposal to enforce ethics and trust in society and business. Sustainable ethical behavior will help trust to develop. We are grateful that FutureChallenges conducted this interview at the GES 2011 in Kiel.
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According to Miriam Müthel, ethical behavior is one of the building blocks of trust since it reflects consistency and values. Business leaders should not just be evaluated in terms of business goals and financial performance, but the way goals are achieved should also be taken into account and aligned with the values of the firm. To achieve this, values have to be made much more concrete.


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Live from Milan, The Best Looks of Day Four
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Best Of :: Shopping & Services
In other parts of the world, the concept of a drive-thru liquor store is probably illegal, let alone indulgent and mostly unnecessary. Here, it's one of the perks of living in the desert. Phoenicians know that turning off the air conditioner for even a second is unthinkable, even if it's to stop off for a cold one. Why would you get out of your chilly respite from the heat to load up on beer if you don't have to? At Melrose Liquors, you don't. Pull up under the shade of a charmingly battered 1950s building, done up in bubblegum pink and seafoam green, and a cheery attendant will help you. Ice-cold beer in every flavor? They've got that. Budget smokes? Piece of cake. Tequila, vodka, or Red Bull? It's all here. The best part? There's nary a premium charge for the privilege, unlike lesser drive-thrus in town, and it's not just cash and carry. (Debit card users, beware — that will cost you 50 cents.) Staying cool in the summer on a beer run? Thanks to the good folks at Melrose Liquors, that's priceless.
Now that Phoenix has "made it," we're all searching for the little things to help round out our city's Mid-Century Modern aesthetic. And See Saw is here to deliver. Run by six young and talented designers and boasting two massive old-school letterpresses, See Saw is more than an Urban Outfitters-style paper factory. Its cards and calendars capture a clean, minimalist design that stands out in a very powerful but understated way. And it's a heavy hitter, to boot. Boasting a client list that includes the much missed Palatte restaurant and Mayor Phil Gordon, these designers are quickly establishing themselves as the people to go to in Phoenix for hip and unique cards, invitations, or branding. Their blog is pretty cool, too.
So you've run out of gouache and if you don't get some fast, your artistic muse will leave you. No worries. Head to Ash Avenue in Tempe and talk to the good people at Wet Paint. Whether you're in need of blue Prismacolor pencils to lay down the sketches for your next Web comic or bamboo brushes to practice Japanese calligraphy, you'll find Wet Paint well stocked. Also check out the posters and fliers near the store's entrance for events around town targeting art enthusiasts. As for that muse, it comes and goes, but maybe a few peeks at the art mags on display at Wet Paint will give you a jolt of inspiration.
Painters have it easy when it comes to sourcing materials. Paints and canvases are available at art shops, craft stores, even Wal-Mart. On the other hand, if you specialize in "found object" or recycled art, you'll likely be stuck scouring back alleys and diving through smelly dumpsters, unless you're in the know about The Town Dump, a funky backwoods store hidden in Cave Creek. The dilapidated red shack is chock-full of treasures, from cowhides and bear pelts to printed textiles, antique hardware, and vintage tin ceiling tiles. Need an authentic lasso for a Wild West-themed project? Castoff rebar bits or iron scrollwork for welding? A 7-foot-tall wooden cross for your giant Piss Christ knockoff? Yeah, it's all here. Grab some funky estate sale castoff and display it in a gallery, à la Marcel Duchamp's Fountain — just don't expect us to buy it (literally or figuratively) as fine art.
For those who lust after art and craft supplies, there is only one place you need to visit to completely load up. Sorry, but it ain't fancy. The good news, though, is that there's likely one in your neighborhood. Dollar Tree dollar stores (and we're not talking about just any dollar store; it's gotta be a Dollar Tree) are the absolute best for basic art supplies. They have paint, markers, poof balls, and stickers as well as pads of paper, rulers, scissors, tissue paper, crayons — you get the idea. And it's all dirt-cheap. If you have an art studio or just a kitchen table, run out and stock up so you're ready when the creative spirit strikes you next.
Ready yourself for Project Runway status by learning how to sew at this cute-as-a-button shop in Phoenix. Bernina Connection offers "bring your own project" open sessions on nights and weekends; just bring snacks to share and come ready to giggle with the local gals. Don't worry about the fact that you can't find a Jo-Ann Fabric in central Phoenix to save your life — Bernina sells all the fabric and notions you'll need. Classes for all skill levels are offered, so get on down there and sew yourself a vintage apron or a recycled T-shirt quilt.


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>> Default GW was setup and correct. these are ubiquit nano stations in AP
>> mode. It hasnt worked for them, senao, or even an linksys WRT behind it.
>> but all ap's work behind a linksys WRT. looks to be a problem with m0n0.
> Delete the NAT rule(s) you created for this, delete any WAN firewall
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Antonius Makes Aussie Millions Final Table, Ivey Falls Short
Patrik Antonius, Dan Shak and female poker pro Jay Tan highlight a fascinating final table of seven players at Crown's 2013 Aussie Millions.
Phil Ivey and Antonius were far and away the most well-known poker pros who entered Day 4 with a shot of making the final table but it was the Finnish pro who proved to have staying power this time around.
Antonius bubbled this event in 2011, coming in eighth place, but made no mistake this time around, securing a spot at the final table with one of the bigger stacks with 3.3 million.
Everyone is looking up to businessman/poker player Shak, however, who ended with 3.7 million.
Bodog-sponsored pro Jay Tan also became the fifth woman to make the final table at the Aussie Millions, although she'll take one of the shortest stacks into battle tomorrow.
Meanwhile Jarrod Glennon and Joe Cabret will represent Melbourne at the final table.
New Zealander David Yan will try to upset the Australian dominance at the Aussie Millions by taking the title back to Auckland.
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- Jarrod Glennon - 3,600,000
- Patrik Antonius - 3,345,000
- Mervin Chan - 2,910,000
- Joseph Cabret - 2,655,000
- David Yan - 1,450,000
- Jay Tan - 1,220,000
Phil Ivey Train Derailed by James Obst
Just one year after finishing 13th in the Aussie Millions Main Event, Phil Ivey was once again in the hunt for the final table.
This year Ivey's ride came to an end slightly earlier than in 2012, thanks to a surging James Obst.
Ivey's final hand was weird one. After a series of bets pre-flop, the dealer put out a five-high flop.
Obst bet, which sent Ivey into the tank. Eventually Ivey announced he was all-in but Obst didn't hear so he waited several minutes before the dealer made it clear Ivey was all-in.
Obst immediately called with pocket sevens, which had Ivey's pocket fives crushed. There were no surprises on the turn or the river and Ivey was eliminated in 30th.
Despite having a large stack after the hand, Obst didn't last that much longer than Ivey. The Australian busted to Mervin Chan in 19th place.
Last year Ivey busted from the Main Event only to enter the $250k buy-in Super High Roller and eventually win it for $2 million. Unfortunately Ivey wasn't able to attempt that feat again as the $250k conflicted with the Main Event.
It proved to be a long day at the Aussie Millions as it took nearly 15 hours of action to go from 36 players to the final seven.
The final table begins at 2:30 p.m. local time tomorrow.
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Chandra, R (1971) A note on orthotropic annular circular plate of uniform stress (Thickness function corresponding to constant velocity loading condition for orthotropic annular circular plate with uniform stress). Journal of the Aeronautical Society of India, 23 (3). pp. 167-168.Full text available as:
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Tang has obtained the stress-distribution in rotating orthotropic-annular disc for the constant thickness case. Murthy and Sherbourne have determined the state of stress for the variable thickness case of the rotating orthotropic disc. It is of interest to look for the thickness function for such a disc which gives rise to uniform stress. This would be ideal for fully stressed-design of such plates. In this note such thickness function corresponding to the uniform velocity loading condition has been obtained.
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Pac-Man World 2
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"Anachronistic in a way, yet still a blast."
Anyone can tell you who Pac-Man is. Pac-Man was the undisputed king of games in the early eighties. He not only revolutionized gaming, he created a brand new genre and went down in history as one of the most revolutionary games of all time. Pretty much every gamer has fond memories of eating yellow dots and avoiding ghosts. However, times have changed and gaming is no longer the same as the days of the arcades. The real question is as follows: how does Pac-Man stand up in the current generation? The short answer? Pretty good, though don't expect any more revolutions out of this one.
Pac-Man World 2 is not your father's Pac-Man game. When I read the box, I was surprised to find that Pac-Man was no longer chomping up edible dots in mazes anymore but rather staring in his on 3D platformer. Does Pac-Man make the transition well? Yes, but like I said earlier, there's nothing in this game that will revolutionize the industry again. What it does do, however, is blend classic Pac-Man with the style you'll see in newer Mario/Sonic style games. And it manages to do a good job at that. Plus with some goodies like unlockable arcade games and (if you've got yourself a copy of the Player's Choice edition) Pac-Man Vs, this game will keep you occupied for a good while.
The graphics are between good and mediocre. Nothing really shines in this game, but the colors are well done and the environments are well put together, which set the mood pretty well. Then again, it's based on a game where the main character was 3/4 of a circle so to see it come this far is pretty neat, though compared to other games on the Gamecube, there's nothing out there to set it apart.
Most of the games sounds come from the 80s arcade game, though there are a few exceptions. Pretty much anything you could do in the old games that you can do in this one retains it's old sound (eating dots, power pellets, ghosts turning blue, etc.). It's mostly for nostalgia, but I couldn't imagine it being any other way. The new sounds accurately describe the action you're doing, though some can get annoying after a while (I find myself growing tired of the Tom Tom Butt Bounce sound after so long). The music's pretty much the same story: overall they're great pieces, though some will really wear on you after playing for a good amount of time.
The story is pretty mediocre to sub-par. Those miscreant ghosts manage to sneak into Pac-Village at night and steal the mystic gold fruit off of the village tree, which somehow awakens an ancient demon sealed by the fruit. Promising to eradicate the Pac-People, the ghosts follow "Spooky", each taking a fruit. Pac-Man, awaking from his slumber, hears the plight from Professor Pac and decides to save the world from Spooky. Nothing epic but this is a platformer, so it's pretty average.
Again, the real question however is how does the game play? I think the game's a blast, though you won't find anything totally new if you're a platformer buff. The game combines classic Pac-Man with the 3D platformer genre with pretty good results. You explore 3D worlds, collecting fruit, tokens and Pac-Dots, attempting to reach the end. Each level can be accessed through the world map, which you unlock more of by playing through levels. After every three levels, you face a boss and move to another world with a different theme. Like I said, nothing revolutionary but is it fun?
Yes. Yes it is. The worlds each keep a central theme, but manage to mix it up enough to keep it interesting. Throughout each world, there's a number of hidden fruit (which will pop up if you manage to find all of a certain kind), as well as a number of Pac-Dots. Though a lot of these are out in the open, you may have to do some searching to find all of them for a 100% rating. In this way, it still keeps a classic Pac-Man feel to it, while keeping you interested and playing for a while (though it's pretty hard to get to 100%). Also hidden in the game are tokens, which by collecting certain amounts unlock various tidbits, including FOUR classic Pac-Man games: Pac-Man, Pac-Attack, Pac-Mania and Ms. Pac-Man. Though it can take a while to unlock them, the fact that they went through the trouble to put the classics in the game is a really cool feature and almost worth the price of the game alone.
Pac-Man is given few abilities to explore and kill enemies (though the ghosts have to be killed the old fashioned way: Power Pellets and eat them), though they're useful and it's somewhat nice not to be bogged down with useless abilities. He has the Rev Roll (which lets him fly up ramps) and the Butt Bounce (which smashes crates and heads alike). Although you don't learn any later, there aren't any points where you feel like you need any.
One of the things I dislike about this game is the way they baby you through. Although the game is heavily geared towards the older generation who grew up with him, the game practically tells you what to do for most of it. Heck, even the instruction manual explains what a "level" means in gaming. Though you expect most games to do this in the beginning so you get the hang of it, there are instances of it throughout the game and it almost feels insulting to the platformer lover. It may be good if you're new to the genre, though the game is a tad difficult for those who are new. Even so, walking into the boss and having Pac-Man detail the steps to beating it is a bit on the annoying side.
Another thing that can be disappointing is the length. If you're going for 100%, it'll be quite the trip but if you don't feel like taking out a magnifing glass and detailing every level, this game can be beaten in a matter of hours. It's length is more in the exploration you have to do to 100% the game, which will keep you coming back to this game, though if you're not much of an explorer/collector, you may not get the most from this game.
As an added bonus, if you're purchasing the Player's Choice edition of the game, you'll get Pac-Man Vs bundled in free. It's pretty much the same Pac-Man you know with a twist: your friends play as the ghosts! You have to have a GBA and a link cable to do it, but it's an absolute blast. One person plays as Pac-Man on the GBA in classic maze style, while up to three people can play as the ghosts in a clouded 3D version of the maze. If one of the ghosts happens to catch Pac-Man, the players trade off who plays as Pac-Man until you reach a certain amount of points. Plus it's all narrarated by the man himself: Mario! This game is a blast and will keep you and your friends entertained.
Overall, I recommend this game to any fan of Platformers, even if you've been skipping out on the newer games. It may not be the newest, biggest, baddest kid on the block but it's worth the money, if nothing else, for the four classic games and Pac-Man Vs. It may feel anachronistic at times, but it'll keep you entertained.
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There have been quite a few unconfirmed reports indicating that a version of the iPhone for Verizon is in the offing, with the latest saying it's going to happen in January 2011.
But quite a few people continue to have doubts. They point out that Apple and Verizon both insist on controlling every facet of their businesses, a pair of corporate attitudes that won't easily lead to cooperation. Apple has almost total control of AT&T's version of the iPhone, including handling technical support and deciding when upgrades are sent to users. According to conventional wisdom, that situation would be anathema to Verizon.
Unconfirmed reports say that Verizon passed on the opportunity to be the exclusive provider of the iPhone back in 2006, forcing Apple to go to AT&T. The reason: Apple wanted the same deal it talked AT&T into, and Verizon wasn't going for it.
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To me there are billions of reasons why these two should find a way to cooperate, and each one of them has a dollar sign on it. There's just too much money to be made for them to shut the door on cooperating.
And I'm not exaggerating, there's really a billion or more dollars riding on the negotiations between Apple and Verizon. That money is going to be spent by mobile phone users somewhere, and it's going to these companies' competitors if they can't come to an agreement.
Millions of Verizon's subscribers want an iPhone, but they've read the reports of problems with AT&T's wireless network (justified or not), and they aren't giving up the network that has worked for them, not even for the iPhone. These are the people that Apple is missing out on.
On the other side of the coin, according to analysts' estimates, there are a million AT&T subscribers who would like to switch to Verizon if they could stay with Apple. If Verizon is going to take in $70 a month or more from each and every one of these people, it's going to have to bend its stiff neck a bit.
A it is, many of these Verizon customers, unable to get an iPhone, are getting an Android OS model instead. So Apple's loss is HTC's and Motorola's gain.
The biggest problem is that both Verizon and Apple have been successful by insisting on control of their products. Verizon is the biggest wireless carrier in the United States, and while Apple is consistently a very profitable company.
Has Been Done. Must Be Done. Will Be Done.
There's no doubt, both Verizon and Apple are control freaks, so it's easy to say that they aren't ever going to get along. But for many decades companies that have conflicting corporate cultures have found ways around their differences if there's enough money to be made.
If you'll forgive the anthropomorphism, Microsoft and Apple hate each other's guts, but Microsoft has made a version of Office for Macs since 1985. These two have worked through their differences for 25 years because it's in the interest of both to do so.
If Apple and Microsoft can cooperate for so long, I believe Apple and Verizon can too, especially with so much money on the line. They aren't even in direct competition. And an agreement would be a huge economic win for them both, bringing in billions.
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If you look back to the turn of the century. Palm and HP were bitter rivals. HP made the iPAQ line using Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system (later renamed Windows Mobile) and Palm made handhelds with its own Palm OS.
For a long time, Palm was winning this battle. Its PDAs were cheaper and better than its rival's were. Palm was riding high on its success, and the future looked bright. What a difference a decade makes.
Years went by and the market shifted from PDAs to phones, and for a while it looked like Palm had successfully made the transition. Around the middle of this decade, its Treo models were some of the best-selling smartphones.
But Palm fumbled. It was incapable of updating its operating system, and customers eventually got tired of buying devices that hadn't advanced in any meaningful way in years.
In the mean time, Apple totally shook up the market with the release of the first iPhone in 2007. And Google introduced the Android OS the next year, while poor old Palm was still shipping models based on an operating system released in 2001.
In 2009, it looked like Palm had finally gotten its act together. It released the first models based on the newly-created webOS to much praise from reviewers. Unfortunately, Palm was just too late. Customers wanted iPhones and Droids, and had no interest in Palm's Pre and Pixi. Sales were well below expectations, and the company eventually had to put itself up for sale.
In the mean time, HP hadn't done much better. It's iPAQ line had been a dominant player in the PDA market, but HP didn't successfully make the jump to smartphones. The company hasn't had a model that was an important player in years.
But the two companies' overall situations are totally different because HP has a very profitable line of laptops, PCs, and printers, while Palm's entire fortunes lay in its smartphones. That's why HP can afford to buy Palm, who otherwise was headed for the junkheap.
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HP has made it clear that it acquired Palm to get its hands on the webOS. Todd Bradley, the head of HP's Personal Systems Group, said "Palm's innovative operating system provides an ideal platform to expand HP's mobility strategy."
The company intends to make smartphones and tablets running the webOS, but executives haven't yet revealed any specific plans for new devices.
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The Midwest All-Stars settled for sixth at the Canadian Midget AAA baseball championship in at Magog, Que., on Sunday, getting roughed up 16-0 by Ontario in the fifth-place game.
Midwest didn't put a single runner on base in a game that was limited to four innings by the mercy rule and committed five errors. Pitchers Brody Burnett, Marshal Burgess and Mitchell Popiel were victimized by 12 unearned runs.
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Nowadays, blogging is certainly a common thing (MY MOTHER reads blogs now, and I've even convinced my girlfriend to start her own!). Boatloads of artists have embraced blogging to help their independent music careers. If you are late to the game, chapter five in Ariel's book, "Music Success in Nine Weeks," is an excellent place for you to start learning and planning how to approach the crazy world of blogging.
Like most things worthwhile – blogging is not easy.
It is a very time-intensive activity that requires a TON of work in order to see any sort of success from. It is not one of those "build it and they will come" activities, where you can just post something up and somehow the world will be instantly aware and interested in what you have to say. Ultimately, nobody really cares unless you give them a reason to! Diving into the blogging world without some kind of plan and knowledge base is a one-way ticket to confusion and failure.
With that being said, however, if you work hard at it, blogging can be one of the best things that has ever happened to your music career. To help support that claim, a pretty stunning statistic that came out 3 YEARS AGO from NYU's Stern Business School reads as follows:
If 40 or more blog posts were made before an album's release, sales ended up being three to four times the average, for BOTH independent and major record label releases.
That is a HUGE increase in sales! Interested now? What are you waiting for?!
Read and comment your ass off
The best way (from my experience) to dip your feet into the blog world is to simply start reading. If you think that reading isn't fun, or cool, or rock star behavior, dispel those notions right now, or you will never get ANYWHERE in the blog world. Seriously.
Find some blogs that write about your personal interests, some that blog about artists similar to you, and some that give advice on how to enhance your career (this blog, perhaps?), and just read, read, read. Four years back, I started out reading community forums and Music Think Tank, just sifting through and reading anything and everything I found to be interesting. I started conversation at these places, and ended up being linked to all of these other great blogs, and just expanded out from there. At any given time, I have ~70 blogs in my Google RSS Reader account that I actively scan through. Whenever I come across an awesome article, I'll e-mail it to the rest of my bandmates and get them to read it over, too.
After reading, start leaving comments on the posts that you find most interesting, and try to spark some conversation about the topic. Instead of typing something vague and generic like "nice post!", try to ask a question and start some two-way conversation. Network. Build relationships with a few bloggers and readers, because you never know how you will be able to help each other in the future. I try to actively comment and share posts at roughly ~10-15 blogs at any given time.
It is insanely important to note that while doing this, you have to be genuine, and your motives have to be innocent. Ultimately, you are doing this to advance your music career, but in the moment, the stuff you read and comment on should ALWAYS be topics that GENUINELY interest you, and topics that you really enjoy talking about with others. Don't ever be fake, that never helps anybody in the long run.
Start your own blog
After getting involved in the conversation other people's blogs, hopefully you have become a pretty active community member (for more on that, I suggest you read my free e-book). Now would be a perfect time to start your own blog to let your fans get a bit more from you than just your music, live shows, and merchandise.
Why blog?
Hardcore fans always want more from artists, and a blog is an awesome way to satiate their craving. With a blog, you can let your fans see certain aspects of your life, and the "behind the scenes" action that goes on surrounding your music. Also, chances are that your fans share a lot of common interests with you, so blogging about these topics can be excellent ice breakers, and might tempt a few fans to speak up and start commenting on your blog. This two-way interaction between you and your fans will build unique relationships, and fans will be more inclined to purchase whatever it is you're selling.
Need more reasons?
- Blogging is a great way to keep your content stream flowing, so your fans don't forget about you.
- Blog posts can be easily syndicated among social networks, which can exponentially increase the potential reach of your posts if shared by a few influential people.
- Photos and videos can be easily posted in a blog, and are a great ways to differentiate your content from just strictly music.
Where you can set up a blog
I am personally a WordPress nut, but other services out there like Blogger, Typepad, Tumblr, Squarespace, Posterous, and more make it easy to start and host your own blog. There are tons of free themes, and many can be highly customized to fit your image.
If you would like something a bit more robust, like WordPress integrated into your official website, then I can help you out with that for really cheap, just shoot me an e-mail.
Get featured on other blogs
This brings us back to that awesome statistic that NYU conjured up a few years back. Getting featured on blogs can drive significant web traffic to your blog, and ultimately drive sales of your music and other merchandise. Ariel suggests to do some research, and come up with a list of ~50 blogs that you would like to see blog about your music. Some of these blogs will probably be ones that you already read and participate on, which is great, and makes approaching these bloggers much easier. If you are unsure of how to go about blog research, I have outlined my methods in detail in my free e-book, "How to REALLY Get Your Music on Blogs."
Basically, what I did for my band is went on Google Blog Search, Technorati, Captain Crawl, The Hype Machine, and others to find blogs that regularly write about our interests, similar artists, and similar music genres. I recorded all of the contact information, and drafted up a few e-mails that are poised and ready to be sent to these bloggers once we are finished recording. In the meantime, we will be actively participating on as many of these blogs as we can so we can become familiar faces, and hopefully cause bloggers to be more receptive to us when we reach out to them about our music.
Consistency and Persistency
In the beginning of your blogging efforts, there will be very few (maybe even zero) people reading your blog posts. But don't let this discourage you. A few months ago, when I moved my blog to its own URL, I had less than 6 visits per day (5 of which were probably from me previewing my posts before they went up). However, I just kept cranking out content and interacting among online communities of people with similar interests, and managed to increase my number of monthly visitors to a couple thousand, and that number is consistently growing.
I normally suggest to artists that they should update their blog a few times a month, or once a week (at the very least). Keep husting and pumping out great content, while simultaneously networking and raising awareness about your brand new blog. Mention your blog to friends and family, plug it at your live shows, write the link on your business cards and promotional material, write it on post-it notes and stick 'em on things around town, leave backlinks on other blogs that you actively participate on, and do whatever else you can think of to get the word out there! Eventually, the return on your investment of time and energy will come back to you in form of new relationships, new opportunities, and more music and merchandise sales.
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Bangkok (AFP) Nov 2, 2010
Flash floods, several metres deep in places, have swept through a major city in southern Thailand, stranding about 100,000 residents, officials said Tuesday.
Heavy flooding has already killed more than 100 people in Thailand since October 10, mainly in central and eastern areas, and with the disaster spreading there are fears of more casualties.
Rising waters began to inundate Hat Yai city in Songkhla province late Monday after days of heavy downpours, cutting power and affecting tens of thousands of people.
"Eighty percent of Hat Yai is under flood water and 30,000 households with 100,000 residents are stranded in their homes," Hat Yai mayor Prai Pattano said on local television.
"At the critical point the water is three to four metres (up to 13 feet) deep," he said.
The authorities estimate that almost six million people have been affected, with homes submerged and farmland or cattle destroyed.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva described the floods as "a huge natural calamity".
"I'm very concerned, especially about Songkhla province where all road access is cut by the floods," he said.
A hospital in the region was forced to evacuate patients on Monday after the area was hit by flash floods.
In total 104 people, including three foreigners, have died in the disaster, which has affected dozens of provinces around the country, although the waters have receded in some areas.
Most of the victims were in central and eastern Thailand, with just two deaths reported so far in the south, due to electrocution.
Bangkok has been on standby but has so far avoided major flooding.
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Not much to crow about in Q4 aside from the nice business Imax did with Paramount's Mission:Impossible — Ghost Protocol. The large screen exhibition company generated net income of $6.3M in Q4, down 88.3% vs the period in 2010, on revenues of $66.7M, down 3.6%.The revenue figure exceeded the $63.4M that analysts projected. Imax's adjusted earnings came in at 14 cents a share, which hits the Street's target. The company says that it installed 17 new Imax systems in the quarter, down from 20 at the end of 2010. Gross box office for Imax films also fell 4.2% to $97.6M. "While we are disappointed that 2011 did not meet our financial objectives, in 2012 we believe we are positioning ourselves for both financial and strategic success through our continued focus on differentiation, executing on network growth, and creating a compelling film slate," CEO Richard Gelfond says.
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So you have situation to Amazon dot com here. They spent a prety penny building and expanding there facilities. When ever you invest into production, the profits will obviously fall. This is simple economics 101.
But if you build it, they will come. China has 300 Imax facilities earmarked. And when the next Star Wars epic opens, the will be camoing outside for days and singung the theme song on the way out.
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I've been doing a fair bit of interviewing at other campuses lately, but I've also been interviewing candidates for an administrative position (not my own) on my campus. (My VP knows I'm interviewing elsewhere, so there's no issue of failure to disclose.) Having been through the wringer myself several times in the last few weeks, watching others interview has been fascinating.
Mostly it confirms stuff I already sort of knew, but that's easy to lose sight of when you're the one in the hot seat. For example, explaining why the job at hand fits your life scheme is of little to no interest. We aren't advertising the job to fit you; we're hiring to solve a problem of our own. If hiring you solves that, great. If it looks like it won't, the fact that it might solve your problem doesn't mean much.
And if your interview performance seems like an interview performance, that's a strike against you. The more effective interviews somehow come across as conversations. Admittedly, that's hard to do when the committee is large, and/or when it does the asinine "everybody asks a question in turn" thing. (Keep in mind, this is for an administrative position. Faculty searches are a different matter.) If you've been invited for an interview, it's a safe bet that you're at least qualified on paper. By this point, you're being evaluated as a potential colleague. If you come off as too glib, or too self-conscious, it's hard to undo that damage.
And yes, some questions come freighted with local baggage that won't be explained to you. It's not fair, but it's the way it is. (For example, at one campus I was asked "I didn't see anything in your letter about championing technology. Why is that?" Uh, because that's not the job? I can only assume that there was some history behind that one.) Since cc professional development budgets are usually small, and some folks stay at the same campus for decades on end, it's easy to become provincial. In the worst cases, they become so out of touch that they don't even know they're out of touch. They don't know what they don't know. Unaware that their own definitions are context-specific, they conflate 'not from here' with 'not good.' Sadly, my own campus is not immune to this.
Somewhere in here, there's a paper waiting to be written on professional development funding as paying off in better hiring committees over time. Work to be done...
You can tell, too, that some folks just aren't terribly experienced with interviewing, based on the questions they ask. "Are you a micromanager?" In the history of interviewing, has anybody ever answered 'yes'? The heart of the question is a valid concern, but anyone who knows how to interview wouldn't ask it that directly.
On the 'questioning' side, I've seen too that first impressions, superficial though they are, are powerful. Without intending to, I usually form an impression of the candidate within the first minute. I can only assume the same is true when I'm the candidate. In a way, as a candidate, it's liberating; rather than focusing obsessively on the nuances of each answer, I can just go in as myself and let it click or not. If it doesn't, I can only assume that it wasn't the right fit. Yes, it can also involve factors that aren't supposed to matter – I've heard every euphemism in the English language for "you look too young" – but those are hard to prove, and you can drive yourself nuts trying to suss them out.
After going through several fruitless interviews in a short span, it's easy to fall into the 'always a bridesmaid' kind of self-pity and self-questioning. But letting that show is the kiss of death. And it's also just inaccurate; each search has its own dynamics, and they really aren't connected. Different schools, at different moments in their histories, have different concerns. Sometimes they're looking for a Dynamic Leader to Make Change and Make Things Happen; sometimes they're looking for someone to calm everybody down in the wake of a Dynamic Leader's crash and burn. Sometimes they focus on one narrow area of expertise, and sometimes they just want the opposite of the last guy. There's no universal rule, and the reasons for rejection at one college could be irrelevant at another.
These are the thoughts that keep me sane. Job interviews are really more about the interviewer than the candidate. I just tell myself that if I get a job through a fake interview, I'll ultimately do badly at the job anyway. By the interview stage, it's not about 'merit,' whatever that would mean in this context. It's about mutual fit.
Wise and worldly readers who've been on both sides of the desk – what have you noticed when you crossed over?
And I've seen it play out. Someone who came off as very eager to please has turned out to be insecure (can I be one of the guys) in the classroom with poor info transfer to the students.
Concerning your own search:
at one campus I was asked "I didn't see anything in your letter about championing technology. Why is that?" Uh, because that's not the job?
I always thought you were on the academic side of campus, not athletics or fund raising. The IT people don't know how to champion appropriate (maybe they left that word out on purpose) technology, they just know how to buy it, install it, and (usually) operate it. Other times they just know how to pay someone to run it for them and hope for the best. My experience from the academic side is that we have to make it happen if we want "it" to be an effective classroom tool.
By the way, "looks too young" might be a euphemism for "appears to lack depth of experience in any one place", but do remember that side of agism the next time you are interviewing an older candidate for an entry-level faculty job!
1. At my institution, we do actually care about how the job fits into the candidate's life scheme in *conjunction* with how they perceive that "fit" will help them to do the job. So, for example, one reason I was excited about the possibility of being hired at my institution was because it is very like my own undergrad institution. That alone doesn't mean a hill of beans, but when I talked about how that would inspire me to reach the students and gave practical examples, that really made my not-yet-colleagues pay attention to me. One could make similar arguments about location, I'd imagine.
2. Totally yes on the conversation thing.
3. I agree with CC Physicist re: "championing technology." That doesn't at all seem like an off-the-wall question to me (though perhaps off the wall about it being something you'd mention in the letter). That seems like a question I'd ask, actually, in no small part because I'm supposed to "teach with technology" and without administrators who champion it (rather than just telling me how important that it is), I can't do the job I'm expected to do.
4. From the interviewer side of the desk on the youth thing, I'll say one thing that has historically ticked me off is when an ABD or recent PhD candidate, interviewing for his/her first asst. prof. job, acts as if I - who am an advanced asst. prof - am not worth talking to because I don't look much older than most of my students. Let me just tell you: be nice to everybody and pay attention to everybody - not just the people who seem at a cursory glance important. I may look young, but I'm also a big-mouth and I don't hesitate to persuade my colleagues against making an offer to people who ignore me or who are dismissive of my questions during the interview process.
I tend to disagree with the idea that anybody can fake sincerity for an hour --In my experience they fake it for the first 15 minutes or so, but if the interview situation is appropriately comfortable, their real personalities will come out and the committee can make a decision based on the whole interview.
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