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Heidi Klum has been a regular model for Victoria's Secret since 1997 and for Sports Illustrated since 1998 and an official Victoria's Secret Angel since 1999. She has appeared in a number of movies and television shows, and in 2004, she began hosting her own show, Project Runway. Heidi is the epitome of what it means to be a supermodel; that's probably why she has become one of the most recognizable and highest-paid models in the world.
AppealHeidi Klum definitely raises the temperature in any room she enters. Though her perky personality adds a quirk to her sex appeal, it doesn't stop her from being one of the sexiest women in the world.
Just watching her confident strut and her magnificent hips sway as she walks down the runway in Victoria's Secret lingerie elicits X-rated thoughts. Although Heidi Klum is a runway model, she doesn't have a twiggy, anorexic figure; rather, she has voluptuous curves and lines in all the right places. Heidi Klum's piercing hazel eyes are all business when she's on the runway, but when she's working the talk-show circuit, they become warm and inviting.
SuccessHeidi Klum's name has become synonymous with modeling since she broke into the industry back in the early '90s. Throughout her reign, her face and form have been splashed on the covers and within the pages of such publications as Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, Mademoiselle, L'Officiel, Vogue, Glamour, Self, GQ, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, American Photo, Stuff, Max, Esquire, Shape, and Men's Journal.
In 1998, Heidi Klum took a turn at acting and appeared in several episodes of Spin City. Since her television debut, she has appeared on other shows, such as Yes, Dear, Malcolm in the Middle and Sex and the City. Heidi also served as presenter and host at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1999 and at MTV Fashionably Loud Europe in 2001.
Heidi Klum hasn't been confined to the small screen; she has also appeared in the big-screen productions 54 (1998) with Salma Hayek, Blow Dry (2001) with Josh Hartnett, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) with Charlize Theron, Ella Enchanted (2004) with Anne Hathaway, and The Devil Wears Prada (2006) with screen legend Meryl Streep.
Heidi Klum's crowning achievement on either screen has been her own show, Project Runway. The Klum-produced show pits aspiring fashion designers against one another in a reality-show environment. Using the same business savvy, Heidi has also launched her own lines of shoes, perfume, jewelry, and calendars.
Heidi Klum BiographyHeidi Klum was born on June 1, 1973, in Bergische Gladbach, a small city in Cologne, Germany. In 1991, while she was still in high school and doing well in mathematics and art, Heidi was encouraged by her friend Karin to participate in a modeling competition. Although Heidi was reluctant at first, she finally gave in.
heidi klum is model '92Heidi Klum was discovered when she participated in the Model '92 competition, organized by Petra magazine and a New York modeling agency. The competition received 250,000 resumes from girls wishing to participate in the grueling selection process. As the winner of the Model '92 competition, Heidi appeared in the Petrol catalog and was offered a three-year modeling contract with Metropolitan worth $300,000. However, she passed on the offer in order to finish high school.
Less than a year later, she was studying to be a fashion designer when she decided to drop it to pursue a modeling career. After a couple of modeling gigs in Paris and Milan, Heidi Klum crossed the Atlantic to come to the U.S. in 1993, but not before she obtained two things: a lawyer and worldwide insurance. She first landed on our shores in Miami, but she soon made the wise decision to relocate to the highly competitive Big Apple.
heidi klum is a victoria's secret angelWith patience and effort, the work offers started to pour in for Heidi Klum. She appeared in many print advertisements, including for Bonne Bell (which Denise Richards also modeled for), Finesse, Gerry Weber, Givenchy's Amarige, and INC. In 1996, Heidi Klum founded Heidi Klum GmbH, helped design the firm's trademarked logo and secured the copyright to her name.
By 1997, Heidi was snatched from regular model status and thrown into the supermodel ranks of Tyra Banks, Helena Christensen and Stephanie Seymour. That year marked Heidi's first runway walk and the beginning of a long relationship with Victoria's Secret.
Speaking of relationships, Heidi Klum also married her first husband, hairstylist Ric Pipino, in 1997. The couple divorced in 2002 and Heidi hit the dating scene. She was romantically linked to Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, Renault's Formula One owner Flavio Briatore, with whom she had her first child in 2004, and Philip Zevenbergen. In 2005, she happily settled down with Grammy-winning British soul singer Seal. The couple has produced two sons, Henry and Johan, and daughter, Lou.
heidi klum in sports illustratedWhile Heidi Klum appeared on the covers of such magazines as Bride's, Cosmopolitan, Self, Glamour, and Mademoiselle, none could live up to the recognition Heidi Klum received as 1998's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl, an honor that models Vendela, Elle Macpherson and Tyra Banks had previously claimed. Heidi Klum was the first German model to take the SI cover and she maintained a mutually beneficial relationship with the publication for years.
Heidi Klum's newfound superstardom allowed her to launch her very own swimsuit calendar in 2000. The inaugural calendar was shot on location in St. Barts by renowned photographer Antoine Verglas. A year later, People magazine finally recognized Heidi as one of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People. She has since been honored by ranking high on various "sexiest women" lists, such as FHM's, Maxim's, and of course, AskMen's Most Desirable Women list.
heidi klum in the devil wears prada
Who's a better authority on fashion and perfume than a model? There's no doubt that Heidi realized that models have an expiration date -- though hers is far from reached -- which would explain the rationale behind her desire to break into the worlds of acting and art. She has also used her good business sense to launch a clothing line, a swimsuit line, perfume, jewelry, and shoes.
As an actress, Heidi's parts have been relatively small and she often appears as herself. Nonetheless, she's a welcome addition to any screen and has appeared in such television shows as Spin City, CSI: Miami and Sex and the City, in which she shared the runway with Sarah Jessica Parker. She can also been seen in the films 54 (1998), Blow Dry (2001), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Ella Enchanted (2004), and The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
heidi klum is an elite modelHeidi Klum is well-known for her down-to-earth personality and her quirky sense of humor (she yodeled on The Late Show with David Letterman and performed a pregnant dance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show), but her wholesome family values may surprise some. She has listed quality time with her family as her greatest hobby, among her many other interests, such as jazz and ballet dancing, traveling, painting, skiing, and listening to music. Her favorite musical artists include James Brown, Moby, Dido, U2, and Nikki Costa. We have one question: Where's Seal on that list?
Heidi Klum is signed with Elite Model Management, which is or has been home to Alessandra Ambrosio, Gisele Bundchen and Claudia Schiffer, and she continues to model. Although Heidi Klum has achieved a powerful name in the industry, she is still subject to contractual obligations, such as being forbidden to alter her image. Her marriage was considered a breach of contract, as was the birth of her third child. As a result of her $2.5 million contract with Victoria's Secret, Heidi was forced to lose her pregnancy weight and return to model form 34 days after giving birth. She succeeded and participated in a fashion shoot.
heidi klum's project runwaySince 2004, Heidi Klum has enjoyed enormous success with her reality television series Project Runway. Heidi serves three roles on the show: producer, lovely hostess and judge. Contestants with hopes of becoming fashion designers vie for a chance to prove their skills, and Heidi Klum wields the power to make their dreams come true or crush them into oblivion.
heidi klum is named no. 25 in 2008 top 99 and No. 11 in 2009In July 2007, having earned an estimated $8 million in the last year, Heidi Klum was named by Forbes as third on the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels. And it came as no surprise when readers voted to add Heidi Klum to AskMen.com's 2008 Top 99 Most Desirable Women list. In 2009, she did even better, coming in at No. 11 on the list.
heidi klum does the victoria's secret runway show in 2009Just five weeks after giving birth to her fourth child, the 36-year-old German supermodel strutted her stuff on the catwalk in the Victoria's Secret runway show in November of 2009. Heidi Klum, who was originally just supposed to host the show, decided last minute to show off her curves on the runway in a black corset and white skirt.
Heidi Klum and Seal announce their divorceThey always seemed like a very unified couple in public and made a big deal about renewing their vows every year (Who does that? Maybe that should have been the first sign things were weird), but Heidi Klum and Seal are breaking up. They have four kids and probably dozens of houses all over the world.
Their statement claims it's a mutual decision, that they have the utmost respect for each other, yada yada. You'd think getting a divorce meant you didn't really want to stop being married. Something in there went wrong. Some claim it was Seal's temper.
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Katherine Revay, 95, of Cuyahoga Falls and formerly of Stow, died Nov. 27, 2012.
Born in Akron, she was a charter member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and took pleasure in cooking and gardening.
Preceded in death by her husband, George Revay; parents, George and Susan Kovac; brothers, George and Martin Kovac; and son-in-law, Jack Wilson, she is survived by her daughter, Gloria Wilson; grandchildren, Doug and Edith Wilson and Lisa and Michael Carboni; great-grandchildren, Jessica and Jillian; friend, Kathy Poor; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Wolf and Maxine Revay; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services, with Pastor Robert Linsz officiating, took place at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with entombment in Northlawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 2121 Sixth St., Cuyahoga Falls 44221, or Senior Independence Hospice, 1815 W. Market St., Akron 44313.
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New York (September 22, 2009) - TransFair USA, the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, in partnership with the Cordes Foundation and Green Mountain Coffee today announced a Commitment to Action at the 2009 meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to fight poverty among small farmers in Rwanda by enabling them to sell more Fair Trade Certified coffee.
Commitment partners will work with Rwandan farmers to develop consumer mobilization strategies to increase demand for their Fair Trade Certified coffees. These strategies will increase awareness of the Rwandan coffee story and the role of Fair Trade in promoting sustainable development in agricultural communities around the world. Engaging consumers directly with Rwanda's development represents a critical extension of TransFair USA's ongoing efforts in the country. TransFair USA has worked in Rwanda for more than three years, providing farmers with targeted training and linkages to international markets.
Valued at over $250,000, this commitment will benefit more than 5,000 members of Rwandan coffee families. It will also provide more than 1.5 million farmers throughout the global Fair Trade network with tools to tell their stories to U.S. industry leaders, grassroots advocates and consumers.
Coffee plays a critical role in Rwanda's economic rebuilding in the wake of civil war and genocide. It represents a lifeline for half a million farmers cultivating plots as small as half a hectare. Rwandan soil and climate conditions are ideal for the production of high-quality specialty coffee, but coffee farmers have historically suffered due to isolation from international buyers and crucial services. Fair Trade Certification offers farmers in Rwanda and beyond resources to overcome these barriers.
Fair Trade Certification provides higher prices, support for sustainable agriculture and funds for democratically-elected development projects. Through this commitment, TransFair USA, the Cordes Foundation, and Green Mountain Coffee will amplify the benefits Rwandan farmers gain from Fair Trade, increasing their incomes and capacities going forward.
About TransFair USA
TransFair USA is the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade Certified™ products in the United States. TransFair USA audits and certifies transactions between U.S. companies and their international suppliers to guarantee that the farmers and workers producing Fair Trade Certified goods were paid fair prices and wages. Visit www.FairTradeCertified.org.
About the Cordes Foundation
The Cordes Foundation was founded in 2006 by Ron and Marty Cordes, and seeks to play the role of a catalytic investor in innovative projects designed to utilize market-based solutions to fight global poverty. The Foundation is currently involved in projects promoting homeownership for low-income families in the United States as well as microfinance, Fair Trade agriculture, and sustainable schools in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
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As a leader in the specialty coffee industry, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) is recognized for its award-winning coffees, innovative brewing technology, and socially responsible business practices. GMCR maintains two business units: the Specialty Coffee Business Unit, which includes the Green Mountain Coffee®, Newman's Own® Organics coffee and Tully's Coffee® brands, and the Keurig Business Unit, a pioneer and leading manufacturer of gourmet single-cup brewing systems. Green Mountain Coffee offers more than 100 high-quality coffees, including one of the largest selections of Fair Trade Certified™ organic coffees in the country. GMCR supports local and global communities by offsetting 100% of its direct greenhouse gas emissions, investing in Fair Trade Certified™ coffee, and donating at least five percent of its pre-tax profits to social and environmental projects.


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Fly Fish Texas Coming to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 7
ATHENS, Texas — If you've ever thought about taking up fly-fishing, Fly Fish Texas is for you.
The annual event takes place this year March 7 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All Fly Fish Texas activities are free with regular paid admission to the center.
"Fly Fish Texas is a great show and the only event of its kind," said Walter McLendon of Lufkin, who has organized the show since its beginning. "Other shows cater to people who are already fly-fishers, but we try to introduce fly-fishing to the public, and that is better."
A special feature of Fly Fish Texas this year will be classes designed specifically for youth ages six to 18. The classes will be taught by Bill Sargeant, other members of the Dallas Fly-Fishers and TFFC staff. At the conclusion of the class students will receive basic fly-fisher certification. An adult should accompany students to the class. Both morning and afternoon sessions will be offered, and attendance will be limited. Interested persons should meet at the TFFC admissions booth at least 15 minutes prior to class times of 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Fly Fish Texas focuses on helping people master the set of skills required for fly-fishing. Instructors hold classes throughout the day on everything from fly-casting to fly-tying to knot tying. Seminars give information on subjects ranging from how to fish specific bodies of water to tips and techniques for fishing for different species. Skilled fly-tiers make flies all day long. Anyone wanting to learn how can give it a try themselves or simply watch.
Casting is arguably the thing that attracts most people to fly-fishing, and Fly Fish Texas will offer casting instruction for everyone from the rank beginner to the advanced angler seeking the coveted Certified Casting Instructor (CCI) designation from the Federation of Fly Fishers. Master Fly-Casting Instructor Al Crise will head a team of volunteer instructors that will include the father-daughter team of Rex and Taylor Walker, both CCI candidates; Bill Hoot, CCI; Jim Bass, CCI candidate; and Ryan Watters and Sheila Anderson.
Fly Fish Texas differs from most outdoor shows in that the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has several ponds and streams stocked with rainbow trout, largemouth bass, sunfish and channel catfish, and you can tie a fly, walk 50 steps and catch a fish with it.
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The first night Festival Kinetik was great. We sound checked at the same time as Ascii Disko (photo above). He forgot his audio interface so I lent him my M-Audio Firewire 410. I have to mention the 410 because that interface has worked flawlessly for my live show over the past several years. Daniel (Ascii) jumped online without leaving the stage, downloaded the drivers and it worked without a glitch. It only takes a minute to set up the 410 to control the on stage monitors using the M-audio control/system preference panel We had dinner and Sake together and had a chance to catch up with Matt (Satronica) who was one of my best friends when I lived in NYC.
The Montreal Mirror interview I did was out around town and it's also available online now too. You can read it by: clicking here. I also did a video podcast for Vergel Evans great show LX7.ca. Be sure to keep an eye out on his site for that. Lastly, I did a video interview for noisescape.tv based out of San Fransisco. I was in a strange good mood when I did that interview and told some interesting stories. I will be ashamed when I see it!
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Small-scale fruit and vegetable farmers from the Sacramento area and along the I-80 corridor will have the opportunity to connect with buyers in the San Francisco Bay Area, during an Tuesday, Oct. 29, farmers' bus tour, coordinated by the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis.
"Farmers who are used to selling directly to a processor or to the public at farmers markets and roadside stands may find it challenging to make the big step into selling boxed and labeled product to a wholesale buyer," said David Visher of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute. "Yet, many buyers are eager to meet small-scale farmers who can supply the rapidly expanding market for locally grown food."
Visher is coordinating the tour along with Chuck Ingels, UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor and interim county director for Sacramento County.
The tour will leave Sacramento at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29; stop in Vacaville to pick up more farmers; and proceed to the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market, where participants will hear from various buyers. The group will then visit a web-based food hub near the market.
Lunch, which is included in the tour, will be at a large food-service and fresh-cut purveyor, followed by a visit to a restaurant and an independent retailer that markets local produce. The tour group is expected to arrive back in Sacramento at approximately 6:30 p.m.
"We hope the tour will be a workshop-on-wheels for the participating farmers, providing them with information on everything from food-safety requirements to credit and loan opportunities," Visher said.
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Visher and Ingels will be available, upon request, after the tour to consult with any farmers who request assistance in developing a marketing strategy for their operation.
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Cueto: Mechanics to blame for rough outing vs. A's
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds' ace Johnny Cueto endured his worst outing of camp Thursday vs. the A's, lasting only 1 2/3 innings and allowing five runs on five hits with two walks and one strikeout.
Cueto gave up all of his runs during the top of the second frame and was removed after he faced the inning's ninth batter. He blamed a mechanical hitch in his delivery for affecting his location.
"Everything was working well. I was just a little open," Cueto said through a translator. "I was up and a little open. I was trying, but I was unable to fix it. In the bullpen, everything was good. Everything was down."
The biggest hits were an opposite field two-run homer to right field by Derek Norris with one out and a two-out, two-run single lined to center field by Jed Lowrie.
Cueto, the expected Opening Day starter, threw 54 pitches vs. Oakland.
"Yes, I'm ready," Cueto said of his status for the regular season.
Cueto's likely final tuneup will come on Tuesday, when he is scheduled to pitch against the Cubs. This spring, he has a 7.02 ERA through five starts (16 2/3 innings).
"I'll just get ready for the next outing," Cueto said.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Unien Savonlinna DVD features a 50 minute documentary by Lauri Ainala with 58 minutes worth of music videos, live footage and a photogallery. It also contains a 20 page booklet with the story of Tuote and loads of photos. All packaged in deluxe Fonal style!
Not so long ago in Savonlinna, there was another, hidden, Savonlinna - the Savonlinna of dreams (Unien Savonlinna). It existed in deserted houses, in caves, in abandoned factories and barges - anywhere the boys of Tuote were living. Self-made, serenely timeless, these romantic dens of filth, gilded by summer, also hid inside the most original musical visions and bands in Finland. The opera town did not notice them, but they rose onto the field of glory, around Finland and around the world. Paavoharju has been widely recognized worldwide, and they last took the stage at the 2009 Roskilde Festival. Joose Keskitalo has become one of the most important Finnish songwriters of the new millennium. And with their very debut album "Suomimorsiamen Pyhä Tie", Harmaa Getto became the most controversial name of 2009 in Finnish rap circles. The shacks where this spirit was nesting in Savonlinna are now torn to pieces, but luckily, not all pieces were lost. Lauri Ainala from Paavoharju has collected these pieces from all the years and has slowly built them into a unique DVD.
The main dish on the DVD is a 50 minute film directed and produced by Lauri Ainala. The film could be described as an ambient film, since instead of detailed documenting, it aims to recreate the atmosphere of the Savonlinna of dreams. The stylistically unprecedented symbiosis of image and sound is assembled from material spontaneously shot throughout the years with digital pocket cameras and miniDV cameras.
In addition to the film, the DVD contains music videos (by guest directors Ville Kettunen, Sami Sänpäkkilä, Jenni Rope, and Topias Salonen), special live recordings, documentary clips, and a picture gallery. The DVD package also contains a booklet with a story by various writers, about a certain summer in a deserted dairy. The story is illustrated by authentic pictures from the scene.
Format: DVD Region Free + 20-page bookletSystem: PAL and NTSCLanguage: FinnishSubtitles: EnglishTotal lenght: 50 + 58 minutesCatalogue Number: FR-73Release: 11/2010
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The Australian radio station responsible for the Kate Middleton prank call that led to nurse Jacintha Saldanha's suicide says it will donate roughly $500,000 to her family, according to TMZ.
I don't want to cast doubt on the station's sincerity or anything, but there's a pretty decent chance this idea originated in the legal department.
The corporation that owns 2Day FM announced it will donate all the station's advertising profits for the rest of the year to a fund for Saldanha's husband and two teenage children.
TMZ said the company estimates the total donation will be around 320,000 British pounds, which translates to about $500,000.
The donation comes one day after the station scuttled the morning show responsible for last week's prank call to Kate Middleton's hospital room, during which one of the DJs pretended to be Queen Elizabeth. Saldanha transferred the call to Middleton's room, where another nurse spoke about her condition. Saldanha was found dead later in the week, a presumed suicide.
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The Texas Longhorns are looking to bring in some elite skill position talent in the 2012 recruiting class, guys that could potentially step in and make early contributions once they eventually hit the UT campus.
On Monday night, the Horns took a big step towards accomplishing their goal when Dallas Skyline receiver Thomas Johnson called the Texas coaches and become UT's seventh commitment of the 2012 recruiting class.
"It just felt right for me. Overall, it's a great school," Johnson said. "It's the school I wanted to go to. If you know where you want to go, why not go ahead and do it now?"
Johnson put in a few different calls on Monday night to make the commitment official. He first called wide receivers coach Darrell Wyatt, who asked him to call recruiting coordinator and Dallas-area recruiter Bruce Chambers. When he got Chambers on the line, Chambers sent the call up the chain of command and had Johnson call head coach Mack Brown.
"I called all of them," Johnson said. "I talked to everybody. They all were excited."
One of the state's top offensive playmakers, Johnson visited Texas for a junior day on February 13 with his mother and picked up a scholarship offer on that trip. He's holding more than 20 offers, and he said Texas just felt right after spending some time on campus and interacting with the new coaches.
"I kind of wanted to stay close to home to a certain degree. All in all, I felt that of the schools I've seen, it was the best fit for me," Johnson said. "They're doing a lot of new stuff with their offense. They have a new wide receivers coach, coach Wyatt, and he's a great coach. They have a great offensive coordinator in coach (Bryan) Harsin.
"It's a big monkey off my back. I'm just glad to be committed to a place I really want to go to. Now I don't really have to worry about having to do anything with any other colleges. I'm just relieved and excited."
The 5-11, 180-pound Johnson battled injuries as a junior but still hauled in 20 receptions for 360 yards and 2 scores despite being limited through most of the season. As a sophomore, he did most of his damage on the ground, running for 1626 yards (13 ypc) and 25 scores at The Oakridge School. Now fully healthy, Johnson plans to put in a lot of work this spring and summer to continue to elevate his game.
"I'm just focusing on spring workouts, continue to do what I've been doing. I'll work hard on the field and in the classroom, just doing everything, trying to work towards greatness," Johnson said. "I'm going to be working on my strength, my speed, my technique, hands, all of it. I want to get to know the offense better than last year, be more savvy, all of those things. Try to be more electrifying. There is always room for improvement in all areas."
Johnson becomes the Longhorns second wide receiver commitment from Skyline in the last two years. In 2010, Texas signed Mike Davis, who came in last year and set the UT freshman single-season receptions record despite battling injuries of his own.
"I plan on breaking that (record)," Johnson said. "He told me about his time there. He said they had a rough road with the losses, but it's still a great school. They'll bounce back this year, I'm sure of that."
Ranked No. 11 on the Lone Star Recruiting Top 100, Johnson said the decision has been on his mind since visiting Texas a little more than a week ago, and he and his mother have discussed the possibility of an early commitment often.
"Really, since we got back from Austin that night, we've talked about Texas every single night," Johnson said. "We talk about different colleges, why we like those colleges. But she likes Texas. When we were down on our junior day, told me she was very impressed with what she saw."
TCU and Oklahoma rounded out Johnson's top three before his Monday decision.


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Speaking Wednesday at the 39th annual Regional Airline Association Convention in St. Louis, Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford called for a fundamental shift in the "model" on which pilot unions negotiate for compensation, characterizing the imbalance of pay between first officers and captains as irrational and counterproductive. Recently suffering a failure to reach an agreement with its Teamsters-represented pilots, Republic offered a 30-percent raise for new-hire first officers and as much as 50 percent for more senior copilots, said Bedford. Still, the pilots refused the offer, leaving Bedford in a precarious position as his company tries to avoid grounding more regional jets to cope with a shortage of qualified applicants for right-seat positions.
"[The] economics tend to get reallocated in the collective bargaining process to the left-seat pilots and essentially the message sent back to the first officers is you've got to pay your dues," said Bedford. "I don't think that model works and perhaps the next regional that figures out how to better rationalize pay between the two seats will be one of the winners in the future."
Although Republic's decision to park 27 small Embraer jets satisfied its need to account for the shortage of pilots this year, said Bedford, 2015 and 2016 could prove just as challenging, particularly if nothing changes in terms of the new legislation requiring ATP certificates for first officers. Asked to characterize the tenor of discussions between RAA board members and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta over revisiting an advisory rulemaking committee's (ARC) recommendations before the rule took effect, Bedford reported some progress but he appeared less than wholly encouraged. "I'd characterize it as better today than meetings that we had even as recently as early February," said Bedford. "I think there is a growing recognition that there is a problem, where back in February there was no recognition that there was a problem. There's still a concern as to who owns the problem and who can fix the problem."
In Bedford's estimation the solution to the short-term part of the dilemma lies with Congress and its willingness to urge the FAA to implement the ARC's recommendations. Second, he said, the RAA wants a "rethink" of what Bedford considers a misinterpretation of the term academic training. "That very narrow prescriptive definition that the FAA has taken we don't think is consistent with the broader, 'hey, lets recognize structured training—academic training—as opposed to unstructured, just going around flying, wherever that may be,'" he explained.
Finally, the long-term solution must involve addressing economic realities. "I think the regional airline industry owns a piece of that, I think the major airline industry owns a piece of that, and we're going to have to figure out a way to make it a more economically viable career option for people," he concluded.
May 14, 2014 - 9:35pm
Pilot pay problems and pilot shortages are directly related to the outdated, anti-capitalistic and socialist based "seniority" system, and therefore should be easy to correct for any senior pilot who believes in the American Dream and believes Americans should be paid based on their merit or performance. Pilots themselves should eliminate the pilot seniority system just as public school and colleges are eliminating the tenure system in education. Or Major airlines should follow the lead of Pres Reagan, who fired the air traffic controllers and fire the pilots who refuse to share equaly the pilot labor percent of the ticket price, regardless of seniority. Often, part of the total trip is flown on a regional airline plane and part of the same trip is flown on a Major airline plane, but passengerts are buying one ticket expecting the same level of safety on the Regional airline and the Major airline. For example, I was a Regional Captain being paid 1/25 of the Major Airline Captain's pay, but with the exact same level of responsibility to the passenger's safety as the pilot who flew a portion of my passenger's trip on the Major airline. Passengers have a right to have equally qualified and experienced pilots in both seats on both the Regional and Major airline flown legs of the same trip. Therefore, simply make all pilots Co-Captains and eliminate the title Co-Pilot and pay both regional pilots and major pilots the exact same pay. Give current co-pilots a type rating in the aircraft and give the co-pilot the title of Co-Captain, and there will be no big egos in the cockpit. Take a poll and ask passengers what they are willing to pay both regional and major airline pilots on the same trip but different legs anddifferent planes. Often the Co-Pilot is equally or more skilled and a better pilot than the Captain, but was hired one day later than the Captain so the Co-Pilot is forced to follow a less skilled pilot's commands. The USA is a meritocracy, meaning people get paid based on their merit, meaning hte USA is not a class or a caste system where birth determines one's success. Being paid based on tenure or seniority is more like the politics in a third world country or a dictatorship. Pilots are not ignorant to the fact that the seniority system rewards bad pilots and penalizes good pilots. It is time to eliminate the seniority system for pilots just as public schools ad colleges are eliminating the tenure system. There is nopilot shortage, just not enough money left from the ticket price after the pilots at the major airlines selfishly and greedily grab the larger portion of the ticket price themselves. I have seen how corrupt the seniority sustem is. The pilot seniority pay system is in conflict with the best interests of the passengers and a embarrassment to the merit based capatilistic economy of the USA. Good pilots don't need to hide behind a seniority system to earn their pay if pay is based on merit.
May 22, 2014 - 9:57am
Samaritan you make some interesting points. Originally the airlines were set up like the military, which is where everyone in the airlines came from. That is the origin of the seniority system, not something the pilots voted in. Pay by merit would be nice, but not really workable. When a pilot moves to a new aircraft, they would suddenly be lower skilled as they learn the new equipment, so their pay would go down every time. Would a bad (but passable) checkride cause a drop in pay? How would their skills be evaluated and who would do it? Simulator evaluators often have much less experience in line flying than the pilots they are evaluating, and they sometimes make bad calls against the pilots. The airlines aren't going to increase their costs, unless it will mean lower costs from lower pay, so they would push for harsher testing to lower pay. There are many assets that can't really be tested for, judgement in a real emergency is nothing like judgement in a simulator. Over the decades I've been through countless emergencies in simulators, and I've been through many real emergencies in military and airline cockpits. I've watched experienced Captains manage around problems that could very easily have become serious emergencies. I cannot overstate the significance of experience, the learning process never ends for pilots.
The seniority system is unfortunately unlikely to be replaced any time soon, there is no real alternative. It is one of the reasons airlines can keep pay low, so they won't likely cooperate in changing it.
May 15, 2014 - 12:05pm
In 1981, congress amended the Railway Labor Act to effectively end strikes or any kind of work action by unions at the major airlines. Management was free to lower pay and benefits, increase work hours and days, gut the unions, unopposed. The unions were forced to accept outsourcing to regionals like Mr. Bedford's Republic. The regionals only advantage was in lower labor costs. They broke up labor pools into small enough subsidiary airlines, that they could simply downsize them and bankrupt them when they grew too senior and expensive. Today American Eagle (Envoy) is being very publicly downsized because their pilots would not take cuts in pay, benefits, and work hours. That work is being moved to other subsidiaries of the same airline where pilots did accept lower pay.
This constant ratcheting-down of the pilot career has resulted in very low pay, and few young Americans choosing this career. They read the posts and blogs from airline pilots, they know what the job and lifestyle is like. They also read stories about automation some day eliminating a lot more pilot jobs. There aren't tens of thousands of new pilots coming to replace those headed for retirement. It is too late to fix that.
Predictably, the airlines want to raise pay only for the new pilots, keeping pay at historic lows for senior pilots. That won't get young people into flight schools. The airlines are going to have to open their massive vaults and part with a few shekels, should be no problem with massive profits coming as the regionals shrink.
May 15, 2014 - 4:54pm
No FOs or captains were offered 50% raises. And it's still a problem when a 30-40% raise still isn't up to the cost of living. For example, I am at $63,900 gross (before massive medical contribution costs that have been raised over 300% and no cancelation pay) and this would have brought me to $68,400. This is after 6years of making under $20k to a max of $35k. Sorry but this spin is terrible and downright incorrect. The regional model has killed itself through bad business practice. The new laws aren't the reason there aren't new pilots. It's 10 years of paying food stamp wages and destroying the career path. It's been years now that no one wants to come to the regionals. Not months.
PS this is the same company that is now threatening punitive action against pilots who won't accept extensions to their max duty day.
May 15, 2014 - 9:36pm
I went to one of the roadshows and having a background in economics, I did the math. The TA was a good deal. 36% average F/O raise, the improvements across the board were way better than anyone else in the industry had been offered. When you averaged out Captain's increases, it was in the range of 26%, so I don't know who did your math, all I can say is they were dead wrong.
We got protections we never had and scope we never had. I have a friend at Skywest and compared their numbers. We were at, and in some cases better than they are. That TA was worth over $148 million to us over a 3 year period.
Instead, we got sold a bill of goods that this was a concessionary contract and bought that story and the promise of much more if we voted it down; which the majority did. The money the company put on the table is now gone; the Board voted it away the following Monday. And we are still working under the same work rules and wages as before.
I don't see management running back to us begging for a deal and offering more. No need to. We just told them we would fly for peanuts when we said no. The NMB isn't rushing in either, they have others who really want and need their services. Maybe since he has all this time on his hands, our fearless leader can now take a minute and tell us that we won the arbitration since the ruling has been out for a few weeks.
May 15, 2014 - 2:20pm
Having worked my way through the regionals (flying the 1900 for Mr. Bedford at BizEx, going on to the majors, being furloughed and now at another major, I'll allow, we all pay our dues. The real problem for Mr. Bedford is that his model is broken, and now he and his major code share partners have to recognize that.
It's interesting that almost no Regional had any motivation to raise wages when they could hire 300-500 hour pilots at starvation wages. Now the law of supply and demand have kicked in, and Mr. Bedford would like to re-write this law.
While I honestly disagree with the 1500 hour requirement for new Pt 121 hires (it wouldn't have made one difference in the Buffalo crash that motivated this), this is now the law. The real problem is that we really do have a shrinking pilot pool. The reasons are more economic than anything else. Costs of training have quadrupled since I got my raings in the early 80's. But what has happened to pilot salaries? They've remained stagnant, or have gone down when adjusted for inflation. Regionals have no longer become a step along the path, but have become a destination. How do you justify to a young man or woman to go into debt, up to 6 digits worth, and then have starting salaries between $30k and $50k (if you're lucky?)
That said, how do you explain to any pilot while a transcon ticket, last minute used to be a $1000+ item back in the 90's, but is less than that now, though oil is at record highs? My answer, it's time to stop subsidzing inexpensive airfares on the backs of the aviation worker. Yes, we love this profession, but it's time to remember, it's a profession, not a charity. When we start paying entry level pilots like their collegues doing software development, engineering and other highly skilled and techincal professions, there will be more inclined to enter the field. Also, the airlines need to take responsiblity. Back in the 60's, a number of majors, when faced with shortage of pilots, hired low time, private pilots, brought them through the ratings process and developed them. It's time for the industry here to start looking at that, not expecting the new hire to finance his entire training.
Only when Mr. Bedford, and his collegues in management realize that they don't pay realistic wages, is when they will be able staff their airlines.
May 19, 2014 - 11:48am
Perfectly stated...this all boils down to sheer economics; when a chosen career path will consist of a need for food stamps and other government funded charity after incurring crippling student loans time to rethink the career path, sad as it is. You properly made reference to the soaring exorbitant cost today of flight training which is entirely out of lockstep with the salaries for entry level regional pilots ...across the board. The public now feel entitled to fly across the USA for three hundred bucks and does so at the expense of our trained pilot labor pool.
No one wants to be first to raise airfares but either that or suffer AOG "aircraft on the ground" for lack of crews. Yes pilots love to fly and often do so sacrificing for that reason but the elephant is now in the regional room and will not be leaving; there is no demonstrable reason that airfares should not increase to reflect the true value of flying when the maxim remains that "time is money". Management took full advantage of the prior oversupply of pilots to engage in whipsaw and in extracting pay and quality of life concessions while driving up the value of the stocks of the airline for whom they were employed and walking out with windfalls, now the pressure to increase compensation will extract a measure as a claw back.
May 19, 2014 - 11:48am
Perfectly stated...this all boils down to sheer economics; when a chosen career path will consist of a need for food stamps and other government funded charity after incurring crippling student loans time to rethink the career path, sad as it is. You properly made reference to the soaring exorbitant cost today of flight training which is entirely out of lockstep with the salaries for entry level regional pilots ...across the board. The public now feel entitled to fly across the USA for three hundred bucks and does so at the expense of our trained pilot labor pool.
No one wants to be first to raise airfares but either that or suffer AOG "aircraft on the ground" for lack of crews. Yes pilots love to fly and often do so sacrificing for that reason but the elephant is now in the regional room and will not be leaving; there is no demonstrable reason that airfares should not increase to reflect the true value of flying when the maxim remains that "time is money". Management took full advantage of the prior oversupply of pilots to engage in whipsaw and in extracting pay and quality of life concessions while driving up the value of the stocks of the airline for whom they were employed and walking out with windfalls, now the pressure to increase compensation will extract a measure as a claw back.
May 15, 2014 - 11:14pm
The contact was subpar. End of story. 85% agreed.
May 16, 2014 - 9:38am
May 16, 2014 - 9:32am
This is the one time I wish I was wrong and the 85% was right. I've learned how to survive under the current contract. Nowhere in the TA can our Local leadership point to any concessions. They could have shown us where we were getting a better deal than anyone out there, including Skywest. Why didn't they? Who started the campaign telling us to boycott the roadshows? Were they afraid that we might hear a different set of facts than what they were telling us?
Here's what I don't get. 15% of us decided that it was time to move forward and get paid more and have better work rules. 85% decided that was a bad idea and it was much better to put over $148 million dollars back into Bedford's pockets.
Why 85% of us would happily (from our posts) vote no and GIVE him the money we are owed is beyond me. Maybe you think he needs to refinish the basketball court in his basement. Or the tennis court needs a new net. Or they need more pool toys. Maybe you do, but I sure don't.
I think my family deserves a nice evening out with a nice dinner that isn't from the dollar menu at the drive through. They deserve new shoes when the old ones are too small. And my wife would like to shop without having to count on coupon discounts.
So far, I haven't heard anything from our Local about how they are going to get us a better deal. And since the money is now gone, my guess is that as some point they are going to come up with an excuse and another set of lofty promises. I'm just hoping for all of us they were right on this and the arbitration. We could sure use that money. And while I'm one of the "15% percent" that you hate, what I really hate is the idea of giving Bedford a penny.
Can you explain why we should give him $148 million?
May 16, 2014 - 10:41am
Not taking a poor offer is not giving anyone anything. Moving from food stamp wages to Mcdonalds wages is not enough. A billion dollar company paying their most skilled and important labor $20-30,000 a year is criminal. Good for you that you are willing to accept a few extra thousand along with some pork barreled nonsense that would hurt everyone's quality of life. I guess you are the guy willing to fly for anything that created the downward spiral in the first place.
May 16, 2014 - 11:20am
Stig needs to stick to driving cars on Top Gear.
Both Bryan Bedford and Stig need to realize that the offer made to the Republic pilots was INADEQUATE. And it wasn't a 51%-49% vote. It was a large majority of Republic pilots that said NO. They made a statement loud and clear- 30%-50% isn't enough after 7 years of.....ahem....."good faith bargaining under the RLA." If Bryan wants to "punish" his pilots by shrinking the airline, go for it. Many pilots would be happy to see the regional airline industry shrink into oblivion and see some of that flying return to mainline where a pilot can actually earn a living. And that's not me saying that- ask a regional airline pilot yourself.....as long as it's not Stig :)
And the statements Bryan Bedford makes in his speech are borderline absurd. He calls the imbalance of pay between first officers and captains "irrational and counterproductive." No they're not.......but the solution you want to fix the nonexistent "problem" is. The solution is not to take away from Captains and give to First Officers as he implies. Regional airline Captains are underpaid as it is. The solution is to RAISE FIRST OFFICER PAY. That would fix the imbalance.
But of course Bryan would say, "Woe is me. I tried. But those darn unions! They won't let me!" He said similar words up on the Hill a few weeks back. Bryan, Bryan, Bryan. Just do what you've been doing all along. You're paying your First Officers a signing bonus right now, aren't you? Five thousand bucks, right? Well, increase it! Take ownership of YOUR problem. You obviously could care less about your pilot union's position on the signing bonus, so you're free to raise it to whatever you want, no contract needed! Double it. Triple it. Quadruple it. Fix that "irrational and counterproductive" problem!
Look, everyone in the airline biz knows why people aren't becoming pilots anymore. The RAA needs to get together and come up with a PLAN to recruit and retain regional airline pilots. That would mean spend less time at the podium whining about the FARs, pilots, greedy unions, and the likes, and more about collectively recognizing reality and treating their pilots like professionals. No lame "Father Knows Best" Easter letters. No more threating pilots with "carpet dances" or "letters in their files" if they call in sick, or fatigued, or refuse to extend per FAR 117. No more opening and closing pilot domiciles for sport, treating pilots like migratory farm workers. No more "vote yes for this contract or else" career intimidation. No more abusing the RLA and dragging contract negotiations for years. No more food stamp wages. It's exactly this kind of CRAP that causes pilots to get so angry, that a resounding 85% of them not only say NO, but h-e-double hockey sticks NO.
Or, Bryan, you could just keep 'on doing what you're doing, bury your head in the sand, and shrink your airline into oblivion. Your choice. CEOs that aren't talented enough to adapt to changing business conditions will cause their companies to disappear and more talented managers will thrive. The market is speaking, and so far you're not listening.
May 19, 2014 - 11:56am
Nicely stated!! Says it all, Bedford's "sanctimonious " statement undermines the fact he has happily never challenged the status quo pay disparity between a Capt and an FO however the statement somehow presumes or implies that any pay raises for a first officer must come at the expense of the left seat and not at the expense of his darling airline.
May 17, 2014 - 8:33am
I am former Part 121 Captain with some insight into the future of US pilot pay.
I now work striclty on commission or on a fee basis with no guarantee of a pay check each week, but I feel more like a real man, not depending on another man for anything.
Fast food workers in the US were protesting and picketing for higher wages this week because their pay is too low to survive on without government assistance like food stamps.
Some people say the divide or income disparity between the rich and poor is too great so low wages should be increased, which causes inflation for everyone, causing other poor people to spend more money.
Because the rich will never eat at cheap fast food restaurants or fly on cheap crowded airlines, the higher wages for pilots and fast food workers will be paid by other poor people needing higher wages themselves, not the rich, so higher wages don't eliminate the disparity in income between the rich and poor.
US hospitals are already hiring foreign nurses at cheap labor rates because US nurse pay is too high, even though US Foreign Aid may have helped educate the foreign nurses.
For example, I ran into a Cuban guy who had recently moved from Cuba to Charlotte, NC to take a nurse job at Carolinas Heathcare in Charlotte, NC, when there were many US nurses Carolinas Healthcare could have hired.
This is a global economy with workers and products moving all over the world, so foreign pilots may soon be flying all US planes at cheaper pay rates than US pilots are willing to work for just like hospitals are hiring foreign nurses at cheaper rates than US nurses are willing to work for.
China and many foreign countries are hiring US pilots to fly in countries like China.
US flight schools are training many Chinese and foreign pilots.
No one is complaining or objecting that US pilots can move to foreign countries and fly for higher pay than US pilots can earn flying in the US.
No one is complaining or objecting when foreign doctors or nurses are hired at US hospitals.
I just heard ALPA advertising on the radio, warning about foreign airines or foreign pilots taking over US pilots' jobs.
Pilots are taught to stand up and take charge while facing death in emergencies, so why can't pilots just stand up and and have a back-bone and turn in their 2-week notice, but not strike.
Pilots are not trained to beg, to be a slave or to be a kept mistress.
Pilots are trained to be take-charge people.
Someone needs to say this and hopefully it will not offend anyone, but, anyone who works for salary and not commission is not a macho-man, not a manly man but as Arnold Swartzeniger says, is a girly-man.
Andrew Corneige reportedly said any man who works for another man is nothing more than a slave.
It takes a real man to be willing to accept change, like an in-flight emergency, and stay focused on how to deal with the change.
The world marketplace is changing so airline piliots need to accept the change that pilot labor rates are going to stay low and sooner or later the airlines are going to follow the model of US hospitals and hire foreign pilots at lower pay rates than US pilots are willing to work for.
US pilots simply need to stand up and act like a man and simply get out of the aviation business.
Or US pilots could start their own airline.
But it takes a man to stand up and take charge and start their own airline but, as Arnold says, some men are girly men that want to betreated as a kept mistress with a blank check handed to them every week so they don't have to get out and compete in the ruthless world of US competition.
Ruthless competition is what built America.
Millions of people immigrated to America just for a chance to compete.
Airine pilots are smart enough to start their own airline.
But the first thing the pilot who starts their own airline will do is try to hire pilots at low wages so the new airline can compete in the very competitive airline business.
Why are US entrapenauer rates at an all time low.
US entrapenauer rates are the lowest in the history of the US.
Perhaps US citizens have become soft and are afraid of taking a chance on themselves.
Perhaps pilots believe in the "nanny" state where government takes care of everything for everyone.
Politicians like to con people into believing ony the government can sold problems.
"Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way" is a term pilots need to chant.
If pilots are too afraid to start their own airline, are too "manly" to follow, pilots should simply get out of the way and find another job in a higher paid profession.
Joke: what is the difference in a jet pilot and a jet engine? The jet engine stops whining when shut down, but the pilots keeps whining for hours and days after shut down.
Pilots should stop whining and treat low salaries as an in-flight emergency that will result in financial death sooner or later and simply bail out.
Holding on too long to a failing business model has killed many businesses.
Kenny Rodger sang in the Gambler, "You have to know when to hold them and know when to fold them."
It's time pilots folded their cards and got out of the pilot game due to the huge chance of loss due to low pilot pay.
Pilots simply need to stand up and act like the Alpha Male leader they have been trained to be and stop being a slave to another man as Andrew Carneige called any man that works for another man.
May 19, 2014 - 12:45pm
Nice bait and switch tactic, but it will not work as you and your RAA buddies have already killed off the desire to become a pilot. The training stats do not lie.
Saying the pay model is broken and attempting to lower the top Captain pay in order to attract new hire First Officers is the same as saying CEO pay should be lowered in order to attract new hire gate agents. Are you willing to do this, Mr. Bedford?
To the commenter wanting to do away with seniority and go on merit, performance and other metrics, just how would you accomplish this?
Flying is a skilled labor job. One is supposed to follow the rules and do the job as directed by the FARs and company manuals. Being creative and or cutting corners is a recipe for an infraction or a fatal accident.
In any industry where skilled workers do repetitive tasks, workers are best rewarded for loyality, accuracy and attendence, in other words a seniority system.
May 21, 2014 - 11:40pm
Seniority pay is a psychological tool used to divide and conqur. If an older more experienced person in any profession has ever been stuck in a low pay position due to being in a low seniority position due to no one leaving the company which make room onthe seniority list for low seniority people being able to move up the seniority list, they would understand the frustration of an older more experienced person being paid less than a younger inexperienced person simply because the younger person was hired one day earlier than the older person.
No one like to be stuck in a dead end job with no chance of advancement. The Seniority system may have been a good incentice to force employees to remain with a company back in the industrial age, but in todays changing economy, good pilots need a systme that allows pilots to be Free Agents like pro ball players and CEOs.
People don't make rules that hurt themselves. The senior pilots and pilot unions voted for the seniority rule to protect themselves at the expense of new hires.
Some airline unions voted for A scale wages for senior pilots but voted to force new pilots to accept lower B scale wages.
The B scale pilots never had a vote.
New hires at B scale lower pay are not stupid and know they were thrown under the bus by the senior pilots who voted for the B scale pay to protect their A scale pay during the last union contract negotiations.
United we stand but divided we fall.
The quickest way to divide loyalty among employees is to have different pay scales for doing the same job.
No A scale senior pilot at any Major Airline will ever give up thier higher wages to a lower paid Regional Pilot or new hire B scale pilot.
Why not just let the passenger decide their pilot's pay?
A Regional pilot can kill a passenger just as dead as an A Scale Major airline pilot, so the risk to a passenger is the same, regardless of a differences in pilot pay.
Under full dsclosure ethics, perhaps it is time the pilot pay is printed on the ticket so passengers can decide if the risk of a crash is worth flying with a lower paid pilot.
Most people understand the higher the quality, the higher the price.
I know a male waiter who works in a major hub airport restaurant who earns $60,000 per year but can't kill the passenger like a pilot can.
So why not just print the pilot pay on the ticket so passengers can make an informed decision as to whether they want to fly with a pilot who is paid less than their waiter in the airport restaurant?
May 22, 2014 - 10:27pm
I have been a Part 121 Captain and a real estate professional, being a builder, broker, acutioneer, appraiser and mediator, insurance adjuster, etc. From my persepective, airline pilot pay and skill levels are no different than other professions. A real estate broker, auctioneer, appraiser or builder, regardless of how much experience or how long they have been working at the same company, are typically paid teh same regardless of "seniority" and a real estate broker, actioneer, appraiser or builder, still have to bid on jobs and be competitive with brand new builders and real estate agents. In fact, many new people in any industry or profession often earn more than experienced people because the new people are willing to work longer and harder than the more estalished people.
Pilots already bid lines to fly every month, with the most senior pilots winning the bids on the best lines.
Why can't the lines being bid also have a bi for pay associated with each line so pilots can bid on how much they are willing to be paid to fly a specific line?
Bidding for pay per line would be true capitalism using free market methods compared to the current dictatorship, socialist style of current airline pay methods where there is no chance for a new person to earn more based on their hustle, merit or financial needs.
Free markets and seniority pay are at odds with each other.
I rather have the "chance" to earn more by bidding on what I would be willing to fly a specific line for rather than have people hired one day before me be able to bid and win the best lines based on their higher seniority position.
art magill
June 2, 2014 - 12:55pm
Ten days after 9/11 the United States Congess passed The Airline Stabilization Act. The Act provided
that 50 billion would be loaned the Airlines based on need to stay in business. The Administration
of that Act, called for a Board of three men. Behind the scene the time to stick it to the high paid,
highly Union membership of the Major Airlines was a thing of beauty. How could mechanics,
Agents or Pilots go on strike in view of the horror of 9/11? no chance. America WEST was almost first to
ask for a loan, the "Board" thought 5% of the comany not enough, They demanded and got 30% of the
company after of course lowerd wages, benefits, pensions to comply. Now think a minute, the Gov
and our capitalistic system has airline employee,s working for them. good deal, so good when
U.S. Airways asked for loan of a Billion, and you guesed it. the Airlines employees got hammered,
including managements kited up libilities for the Pilot pension, so much so, that one billion and
sixty nine million[some of mine] did not make out of second bankruptcy. With no input from the Pilot
Union retirement plan was called 85% underfunded and simply cancled, no letter , no heads up.
Just no check. It got worse, the Airlines management are smart when it comes to money,
Why bother with the borrowed money, just declare bankruptcy, the bush Administration changed that
law to weaken the Unions. Delta and poor United got a double dose of politcs, United was turned down
for loans twince. Went Bankrupt. Airline employee,s are not high paid now and unions are beat up
really bad and may never come back.
A really good read is a book about "JOE HIll" named JOE Hill, a swedish imigrant who came to
American in the early 1900,s , He was shot by a Utah firing squad for being a Union Member.
Whenever you have tyranny or unfairness that is really ugley and murder for the sake of business
success. You will have Unions. What we need now is a world wide Pilot UNion. You guys fly the
plane for christs sake, you can shut the whole thing down and demand a fair days work and pay.
I have been on strike before , you guys should try it. Without it you have no chance at a life flying
airplanes and enjoying it. The Airline Stabilization only loaned out 16% of the money and got
a return of 300 million that went to the U.S. Treasury right off the backs of Airline Employee,s.
By the way, from the comments you all look like girlies to me.Politics can be a very hard lesson.
Labor has had a very hard time with the Neo-Nazi far right and that line of fairness is alive and
well in the Airline Industry.
Art Magill
Art Magill
June 2, 2014 - 3:20pm
If a new doctor just out of medical school can start their career making as much money as a doctor who has been practicing medicine for 20 years, why do the Airline Unions demand a seniority system that holds back a new pilot from competing financially with the older pilot?
To the commenter who said flying is a skilled profession that requires the long time employee to be paid more than the new pilot, is a pilot more skilled than a new doctor who is not held down by a seniority system but who can make as much money as the exerienced doctor?
Regardless of what the Railway Labor Act says, the Amerian Capitalistic system was built on fierce and ruthless competition.
Since the passengers are risking their life with doctors and pilots, it seems like the passengers should have a vote on how much they want their pilots or doctors to be paid.
I am not anti-union, just not a socialist who thinks the union knows best.
I am for all pilots being paid a higher wage.
But the pilots are fighting the wrong party.
The passengers are the parties who control pilot pay, not the airline.
Pilots should put their money where their mouth is and pay to advertise to the passengers that the passengers should dictate to the airline what percent of their ticket price is to allocated to whichever pilot is flying them, whether a Regional or Main Line pilot.
It is not reasonable or safe for a passenger to risk their life paying one pilot $150,000 per year and paying another pilot $20,000 per year on the same ticket purchase.
Would any pilot want a doctor making $20,000 operating on their child on one procedure and another doctor earning $150,000 on a second procedure when the pilots/parents paid the hospital $170,000 for the doctors for the total operation?
Common sense and the current low pay at Regionals Airlines and low pay for new pilots at Main Line airlines proves the airline seniority system is not working in the passengers best interests and should be replaced by the free market system of pilot pay, just like the NBA or NFL or the medical profession, all of which require as much skill as a pilot.
Why not simply print the pilot pay breakdown per leg on the airline ticket to provide Full Dislosure to the passengers?
Pssengers have a right to know how much they are paying for the pilot on each leg.
Doctor's pay is broken down and clearly shown on a hospital bill for an operation.
Airline passenger have the same right as a medical patient to receive a breakdown of what they are paying for a pilot or doctor who can kill them.


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Hello all.over at the CF forums a bloke dropped a link and some info about a company in malaysia that was about to produce some capacitive touch 7' 1280 x 800 ips panels.they have open frame and a tablet style bezel.they are 400 nit brighness and might be auto brightness (need to confirm this) like their 10.1 model.connection is hdmi and hid usb for the touch panel and its multitouch with the addition of a driver.price is under $130.ive ordered mine but there not shipping untill mid april.....cant guarantee its quality or if it will actually arrive but its worth a look.check them out here www.chalk-elec.com
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I'm also interested in this but was afraid to order because it doesn't have a separate input for a backup camera. I believe they are going to come out with a special CarPC version later that will include the missing input. I will keep my eye on it because I've been searching for a while to find a high resolution capacitive screen so I can run Windows 8.
I just ordered one of these... I guess it's worth checking out... really what it amounts to is that it's half of an average android tablet, instead of a motherboard, memory, battery and gps wifi etc... they are just using a screen and a capacitive overlay and then supplying interfaces for both of these... I really wanted to chop up a nexus 7 tablet to try and build the same thing as this but I would have to try to find a compatible lvds interface and then an interface for the multi-touch capacitive panel... really I think this whole unit is costing me less than I would spend just trying to get these 2 interfaces for the lvds and multi touch controllers, and this kit of course even includes an lcd and touch panel too I'll let you know what I receive if/when I doMY NEWEST INSTALL:modded infiniti fx with big screen
first windows carpc install........my liquid cooled LVDS screen :D
For the price its worth a try for sure.have seen this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181101761680
i think its the same lcd (N070ICG-L21 IPS)
i was going to get it aswell to see if i can mix and match the parts.
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sorry can't see that link, just takes me to a main ebay page... I'm wondering if I can mix and match the controllers from the screen I just ordered to the nexus 7 panel. if you're looking for a really good 7" panel the nexus 7 stock lcd is ~$75 or so and it's really a great panel, only thing is getting the rest of it usable, which is why I bought that screen listed in this thread. right now my install is android based with the nexus 7 built into the dash but as an android tablet there is of course no way to get anything else to display natively on it's screen... by driving the lvds separately I'd then be able to do everything it does now, but then be able to switch to a camera input, or a windows 8 pc or whatever... android is really cool but intercepting the lvds and injecting other things to the same display will just make it that much better... and having android for every day quick things but then being able to switch to a full windows pc in a flick of a switch sounds like what I'd really like to do best of both worldsMY NEWEST INSTALL:modded infiniti fx with big screen
first windows carpc install........my liquid cooled LVDS screen :D
just poking around on ebay now, has anyone seen this 1280x800 lilliput? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lilliput-7-6...item5653389158
man so many years of wishing for cool stuff like this and now it's just about upon us, and it's amazing how cheap this stuff has become too... pretty soon when the interfaces for these screens become more common we will then have what we've been only dreaming about for many years...
ah, I see that my ebay link isn't working either, must be something on ebays end the item # for the 1280x800 native lilli on ebay I was trying to show is item# 190810592301Last edited by turbocad6; 03-26-2013, 05:59 PM.MY NEWEST INSTALL:modded infiniti fx with big screen
first windows carpc install........my liquid cooled LVDS screen :D
That link worked for me.im wondering if its not the same panel as im looking at.basically the same specs.they are getting pretty good just most are lacking a cap touch screen.if you search for chinatobby as the seller they offer some very cool options.one more try at thet link of mine. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181101761680#ht_8361wt_990
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www.panellook.com is my spot for lcd specs.their site will do panel comparasons too.
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In reguards to the nexus 7 screen if you know the part number chinatobby mught have a driver board for it.they have programable ones to suit lvds panels.im thinking a dual setup too but with a odroid board..its a open frame quad core with usb and just about everything else you can want and under $130.
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Arrest Warrant Issued For Derrick Rose's Older Brother
Warrant issued for Derrick Rose's brother
NBA MVP Derrick Rose isn't the only member of his family making news, his brother Allan Rose is making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Allan Rose, 26, after he did not appear in court on Tuesday.
A. Rose's court order stems from a misdemeanor reckless conduct charges from his arrest last month in Chicago.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, On April 2, police responded to a 911 call of a man with a gun, and found Allan Rose standing in the street, blocking traffic and yelling profanities.
Allan Rose couldn't find time to make court on these charges, but he did make it to the Bulls game versus the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday night in Chicago at the United Center to see his brother play (it sounds like Allan has his priorities in order).
His arrest in April wasn't his first.
In 2002, Allan Rose was charged with two counts of manufacturing and delivering cocaine near a school or park. He pleaded guilty to felony drug charges and received two years of probation, which he completed in May 2005.
Meanwhile, Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Hawks in Atlanta, GA last night to advance to the semifinals of the NBA playoffs.
Lets hope Allan Rose wasn't there. If he was, you can bet the judge has something waiting for him when he gets back to Chicago.


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SAN FRANCISCO and CINCINNATI — A Procter & Gamble potato chip brand will merge with a snack company in a $2.35 billion deal.
P&G said that it inked a definitive agreement to merge its Pringles business into Diamond Foods — whose portfolio includes such brands as Emerald Nuts and Pop Secret popcorn — which boasted revenues of about $2.4 billion. The transaction, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2011, is subject to approval by Diamond shareholders and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Diamond Foods president and CEO Michael Mendes called the deal a "strategic combination" and that the company will build on Pringles' brand equity. The combined business will remain in San Francisco, Diamond Foods said.
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Here are some of the stories we're reading early Thursday:
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is set to announce fiscal first-quarter results Friday and investors are keen to find out how the company's big bet on a new breed of BlackBerry devices is panning out.
Some big U.S. retailers are nearing a deal to establish a $50 million, five-year fund to improve safety conditions in garment factories in Bangladesh.
The Canadian government is mulling the expanded use of GPS bracelets to monitor asylum seekers or potential immigrants who would otherwise be detained.


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SkyPilot Theatre Presents Workshop Production of KEITH HARING: PIECES OF A LIFE, Now thru 8/10
1980s phenomenon pop artist Keith Haring has a problem. Make that two problems. 1) He's in a coma in February 1990, about to die. 2) The Man Who Knows Things and The Woman Who Knows (two beings that may or may not be gods) say his art's going to kill lots of people-unless he travels back to key points in his own life and agrees to destroy it. The horrible thing is, they might be right...
As Keith races through a whirlwind of own life (constantly pursued by the mysterious Man and Woman), he and his friends-mercurial Basquiat, loyal Kenny Scharf, savvy Madonna, and enigmatic Andy Warhol- wrestle with the big questions: What does it mean to pursue a life in art? Can you ever find a balance between making your art and being happy? What do the Man and Woman really want? And how do you stop them?
Greg Machlin, the award-winning writer of Seven Days: A Fantasia on the Life of Miles Davis, Doug Oliphant, director behind the critically acclaimed RITE OF SEYMOUR by Allison Volk and SkyPilot Theatre, the company that brought you KONG: A GODDAMN 30-FOOT GORILLA by Adam Hahn, WARBRIDE by Samantha Macher and 4 MURDERS by Brett Neveu, bring you KEITH HARING: PIECES OF A LIFE.
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Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Problems getting and maintaining an erection
I have been dating a 33 year old, otherwise healthy, man for the past 4 months and in the beginning of the relationship we had a wonderful and fufilling sexual realtionship. We had relations several times a week. He maintained an erection for a good amount of time and also ejaculated everytime. Now it seems that he cant get or maintain an erection. He says this is normal and that its something I have to get used too. He claims it is ED~ my question is this, if he has ED is it normal not to "kick in" until the relationship settles and the "newness" wears off. Is there something I can do to help with this situation, (other than what I have already tried) or should I accept this and get used to the idea of not having sex on any kind of regular basis. We have had sex 4 times in 5 weeks and I just dont think for his age and our relationship that this is normal. Should he been seen for this by a doctor?
It sounds as though the male partner has decided to make an abrupt change in your sexual relationship and this is not to your liking. It seems that the change in the sexual repertoire may be normal or may be a bit premature. The discouraging feature is that your male partner has decided that this is normal, while you do not agree.
If you are unhappy then your partner needs to listen to you and work things out in an attempt to make you happy. If he declines, and you wish to remain in this relationship, then you either:
- Agree to the decrease in sexual frequency
- Push him to more frequent sex
- Seek out a therapist who may be able to help work things out
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Officers: Woman fights with police after car chase
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- A Roseburg woman was arrested over the weekend, after police say she fought with them after refusing to stop her vehicle in downtown Roseburg.
Roseburg police say that at about 3:00 pm on Sunday, they received a report of a green Honda that was driving the wrong way and blowing through stop signs in the area of Lane Street.
When officers found the vehicle heading westbound on Lane, they say they tried to stop the female driver, but she continued driving.
The woman, later identified as Kaighley Danielle Stocks, 22, eventually stopped in the 1200 block of Main Street.
Authorities say that Stocks refused to get out of the car, and would not comply with officer's commands, even though they had her at gunpoint.
Officials say they had to physically remove her from the car, and that's when they say she started fighting with them, kicking officers and refusing to be taken into custody.
Officers say after the brief struggle, she was detained.
Stocks was found to be driving under the influence of a controlled substance, police said.
She was lodged in the Douglas County Jail on charges of felony attempting to elude, resisting arrest and DUII, among other charges.


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Beer Bike is one of Rice University's most important traditions; it is a combination intramural bicycle race and drinking competition dating back to 1957. Ten riders and ten chuggers make up a team. Elaborate rules include details such as a prohibition of "bulky or wet clothing articles designed to absorb beer/water or prevent spilled beer/water from being seen" and regulations for chug can design. Each residential college as well as the Graduate Student Association participates with a men's team, a women's team, and alumni (co-ed) team. Each leg of the race is a relay in which a team's "chugger" must chug 24 ounces of beer or water for the men's division and 12 ounces for women before the team's "rider" may begin to ride. Participants who both ride and chug are referred to as "Ironmen". Willy Week is a term coined in the 1990s to refer to the week preceding Beer-Bike, a time of general energy and excitement on campus. Jacks (pranks) are especially common during Willy Week; some examples in the past include removing showerheads, encasing the Hanszen guardian, and burying McMurtry's servery furniture in a beach volleyball court. The late morning of the Beer Bike race itself begins with what is by some estimations the largest annual water balloon fight in the world. Beer-Bike is Rice's most prominent student event, and for younger alumni it serves as an unofficial reunion weekend on par with Homecoming.
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