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The squash blossom necklace has become synonymous with American Indian jewelry. Although its structure and ornamentation reflect Moorish and Spanish influence, it first appeared in the Americas among Navajo tribal creations. A variety of styles are on display in this exhibit curated by students from the Anthropology 341 Museology class, Spring 2011, under the direction of Alana Cordy-Collins, PhD. The exhibit designer was Juliana Gay, a 2002 graduate of USD with a BA in anthropology.
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Mt. McKinley Expedition: Walter & Team Reach Summit!
Posted by: Mike Walter | July 01, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 20,320'
At 4:45P (PDT) Mike Walter called from the summit of McKinley:
This is Mike and I'm calling from the summit of Mt McKinley! The weather is beautiful; no wind, and just a few clouds. The summit of Mt Foraker (17,400') is 3,000' lower than us, and Kahiltna Base Camp is 13,000' below us! Our ascent from high camp took seven and one-half hours, which is very good time. We're taking hero shots, hugging and congratulating each other, but soon it will be time to descend to our tents. After a well deserved rest, tomorrow we will down-climb the West Buttress and reach the thick air at 14,000' camp. More reports will follow.
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Yeah team and yeah Matt!! Can't wait to hear all about it! So proud
-Vanessa E
Posted by: Vanessa on 7/2/2012 at 1:08 pm
17400+ 3000 = 20400, so I ask again, what is it like @ 20,000 Ft ?
Posted by: Uncs on 7/2/2012 at 10:27 am
HOORRAAY! AND CONGRATULATIONS! to the whole team and especially to David. The photo is stunning and we look forward to seeing more. Have a safe trip down.
Lynda and Rick
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amaZing Everyone Proud & Stimulating!
Posted by: Dan Stafford on 7/2/2012 at 8:48 am
Yea!!!!! You all did it!! Such suspense! Beautiful picture! Dr. Riester we have arranged for your homecoming a full week of 90 degree days . They may have office outside. Cathy
Posted by: Cathy on 7/2/2012 at 8:15 am
Way to GO!! later - from HOT Atlanta.
Posted by: Jerry on 7/2/2012 at 7:07 am
soooo glad you had a good assent and are on the way back. can't wait to see the pics and you in person!!!!!! take care and good luck to the team on coming down.
Posted by: terry pennington on 7/2/2012 at 5:33 am
Congrats to all! Lee- your Mom was excited to hear you reached the summit. Enjoy the view and the air on the way down!
Posted by: Di on 7/2/2012 at 5:25 am
Congrats Steve!!! Can't wait to see your pictures. Have a safe trip down!
Posted by: Blaire on 7/2/2012 at 4:58 am
Congratulations to the entire team, you've captured our hearts!
Climb like a girl!! We're so proud of you and safe return,
Posted by: liz weller on 7/2/2012 at 4:53 am
Congratulations everyone! A difficult task done well!
Posted by: Mark on 7/2/2012 at 4:50 am
Yayy Congratulations!! Steve I'm so proud of you!! Now hurry up and get back : ) and be careful
Posted by: Jayme on 7/2/2012 at 4:47 am
Congratulations to ALL!! What an amazing accomplishment!!! Be Safe
Posted by: Jayme's Mom on 7/2/2012 at 4:27 am
A big CONGRATULATIONS from warm & sunny Florida! Terrific job Mike & K2!
Posted by: Bill Walter on 7/2/2012 at 3:36 am
Walter and Team: Both excited and relieved to wake up and read you made it to the summit. Congrats to ALL,
especially #1 and son. Coming home to temperatures in the 90's. Nancy
Posted by: Nancy on 7/2/2012 at 3:33 am
Well done! Congratulations to the team. Mike, we'll start icing the beers.
Posted by: Momspeak on 7/1/2012 at 10:17 pm
Well done. Congratulations to you and your team. We'll start icing the beers.
Posted by: Momspeak on 7/1/2012 at 10:13 pm
So happy for my Dad and the whole team!
Posted by: Sarah Zeps on 7/1/2012 at 10:11 pm
Congradulations, David Z. A major accomplishment.
Posted by: Peter Melrose on 7/1/2012 at 8:59 pm
Fantastic. congratulations to all. Hope all are feeling well,know you are tired
But sure it was worth it. Take care on the climb down,be sale. Waiting to hear more
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Posted by: Don Pennington on 7/1/2012 at 8:31 pm
Wyoming sends congratulations to the team !! Growlers on us in Aspen for the whole team ! Mike - great read on the weather ! K2 - YAHOO ! Give us a call from Talkeetna. Jotz, Jotz Jr, Trish, Shay
Posted by: Chan Weller on 7/1/2012 at 8:24 pm
David - fantastic! We are so proud of you and your whole team. Be safe on the way down.
Posted by: Margaret on 7/1/2012 at 8:19 pm
WHOOO-HOOO!!! Stan—Awesome news and we are very, very happy for everyone—great job! Weather looks wonderful, too! See you soon, love me
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Congrats! Special congrats to the Reisters from the Wolk's of North Canton! Enjoy the return!
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Gloganvlog Reviews: Scissor Sisters at Bowery Ballroom – May 6, 2012
I had the damn good luck to snag a ticket to Scissor Sisters' sold out Bowery Ballroom show on Sunday night to celebrate the upcoming release of their fourth studio album, Magic Hour. I've seen the Scissor Sisters perform before and it never fails: this band knows how to show their audience a good fucking time.
Ana Matronic (one of the band's lead vocalists, along with super sexy Jake Shears) described their exuberant set in this small venue as being like a party they were throwing in their parents' basement. For the energetic audience, the party kept on, non-stop, throughout the fifteen song set, heavily featuring never-before-performed tracks from their eagerly anticipated album.
So far as I was concerned, the band has never sounded better than they did Sunday night, in the spot-on acoustics of this great venue, and the new tracks, including standouts "Shady Love" and "Keep Your Shoes On," had a particularly polished, 90s club music production style that felt right on the pulse of what's happening now in pop music. The new songs were incredibly accessible, even on first listen, and kept the audience dancing throughout the evening. Honestly, I can't even remember the last time I've had as much fun hearing unfamiliar music played live.
The instant catchiness and finely produced sheen on the new songs only complemented the band's trademark campy lyrics and ironic humor, which was still very much on display throughout the night. To the audience's delight, for example, the band had invited newly minted America's Next Drag Superstar, Sharon Needles, to take the stage in advance of the band, warming up the audience while elaborately dressed in a latex bondage dress, alien red-eyed lenses, and a boxy, samurai flag-lookin' headpiece constructed entirely of weave. (Sharon later joined the band on stage during the final song of the encore.)
During what I remember as one of the evening's standout moments, the band debuted new track "Let's Have a Kiki." Appropos the drag-tastic lyrics about "spilling tea" and "serving, working, and turning, huh-huh-honey," Ana enlisted her backup singers, Jake included, to perform a girly, retro choreographed number. Between the charming performance and the instantly infectious song, the audience was practically giddy with delight. At least in that moment, the Scissor Sisters had truly transported their audience to a Magic Hour.
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Origins: Panty Raider, a video game in which sex-obsessed aliens seek photos of lingerie-clad models, has become a target of outrage and ridicule even before its projected May 2000 release. The call to arms quoted above is but one of many circulating on the Internet. Women's groups, family advocates and serious gamers are outraged over the game and would stop its release if they could.
Panty Raider: From Here To Immaturity has provoked some calls to boycott publisher Simon & Schuster. Those objecting to the game claim it portrays women as brainless appearance-concerned sex objects and men as angry and violent and postulate it's aimed at the pre-teen and early teen market.
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Which is a point. The 1987 gaming classic Leisure Suit Larry was also an exercise in inappropriate humor, requiring players to lead the title character through one embarrassing sexual escapade to another to complete the game. Subsequent offerings in this watershed series featured wilder scenarios than the first, with the humor sinking to achieve new lows with each new release. Large-breasted, scantily-clad "babes" abound in every incarnation of Larry, yet there was never an outcry over it. Gamers understood Larry's target audience to be adult adventure players with a taste for bathroom humor and thus didn't overly concern themselves with the possibility it might influence the mindset of youngsters whose hands Larry had fallen
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Are the concerns of Dads and Daughters and other such groups valid? Probably. But is the answer sticking a cork into one piece of software, or is it striving to be a responsible parent by filtering out what are seen as harmful influences? The bottom line is that there just aren't that many corks, and one victory in this area might lull some into believing they no longer have to be vigilant because others are doing it for them. Better to concentrate on the one bottleneck — what's allowed to reach one's kids — a parent can and should be the watchdog over.
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Potential to Release
Potential to release is evaluated only when an observed release cannot be scored. Each aquifer is evaluated independently.
Potential to release or PR, is evaluated using the following four factors:
Containment. A value
is assigned for each source and the highest value (least contained) is
chosen. Containment is a critical factor in calculating potential to
release. For example, if a source does not experience a loss of containment
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- Net precipitation is determined from a
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- Depth to aquifer is measured for each
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up to 35 points, it is also a critical factor in the PR value.
For each source affecting an aquifer, evaluate its containment value using Table 3-2 of the HRS Rule. Table 3-2 allows a score to be assigned to each source. Of all sources scored, the highest value is entered in Table 3-1, line 2a. However, do not include any source that would receive a source hazardous waste quantity value of less than 0.5 in determining the overall containment factor value. The containment minimum size requirement provision prevents a small spill area from swinging the score of a large, generally well-managed site.
Highlight 7-23 of Section 7.3 of the HRS Guidance Manual shows the sizes of various sources that satisfy the minimum size requirement.
Net Precipitation
In the absence of physical migration barriers, net precipitation is the driving force for migration to the aquifer. Figure 3-2 of the HRS Rule provides computed net precipitation factor values, based on site location. Notice that values are highest in the wettest areas (e.g., the Pacific Northwest).
For sites that cannot be assigned a value from Figure 3-2, a method for calculating net precipitation is provided in the HRS Rule, beginning on page 51600. From the equation provided, plug the product into Tables 3-3 and 3-4 are used to arrive at the factor value that is used in Table 3-1, line 2b.
Net precipitation value published in independent sources should not be used in HRS evaluations. The HRS definition of net precipitation addresses months in which evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation differently from the methods used in agricultural data (for example). Months with negative net precipitation do not affect the HRS net precipitation value so as to reflect the absence of upward substance migration during these months.
Depth to Aquifer
The depth to aquifer value measures the depth from the lowest known point of hazardous substances at a site to the top of the aquifer being evaluated. To calculate depth to aquifer, the depth from the surface to the lowest known point of hazardous substances at the site is subtracted from the depth from the surface to the top of the aquifer. Once the actual depth is calculated, the depth to aquifer factor value is obtained from Table 3-5 of the HRS Rule. This is the value then used in line 2c of Table 3-1, which calculates the score for the aquifer.
Additional information used in scoring the depth to aquifer factor value:
- The depth measurements must be made within two miles of the sources at
the site unless an observed release extends beyond two miles. Even with
this range, however, a measurement should only be taken from the lowest
point of hazardous substance dispostion at the site.
- Because of the
unique characteristics of karst terrain, intervening karst aquifers are
assigned an effective thickness of zero in determining depth to an underlying
aquifer. Thus, in calculating the depth to an aquifer lying below a karst
aquifer, the true thickness of the karst aquifer should be deducted from the
depth calculated as above, to determine the depth to the aquifer for HRS
- The measurement of depth to aquifer should be in terms of elevation above sea level rather than in terms of depth from surface to avoid errors.
Below is an example of how to calulate depth to aquifer.
What is the depth to aquifer at this site? ANSWER
Suppose there is a bore hole with contamination in the sample from 25 to 28 feet below ground surface. What is the depth to aquifer now? ANSWER
Now compare these two results using Table 3-5 of the HRS Rule. How would the factor value have changed between the depth to aquifer values of 20 feet and 7 feet? ANSWER
What is wrong with the example provided? ANSWER
Travel time
Travel time reflects the time it takes for substances to travel from the source through intervening layers to an aquifer. It is based on the thickness and the hydrologic conductivity of the least permeable layers between the lowest known location of hazardous substances and the top of the aquifer. Layers that are thick and/or have low hydrologic conductivities increase travel times.
- The characteristics
of the lowest conductivity layer(s) determine the travel time factor value:
If more than one layer has the same lowest hydraulic conductivity, include
all such layers and sum their thicknesses.
- Hydraulic conductivities
may be determined using HRS Table 3-5 based on the physical characteristics of
the layers or from actual, representative, measured, hydraulic conductivity
values. Actual values are preferred.
- In the absence
of an observed release to another aquifer, measurements of the layers must be
made within two miles of the sources at the site and must lie in the interval
between the lowest known point of hazardous substances at the site and the
top of the aquifer being evaluated.
- Consider only
those layers at least 3 feet thick which do not lie within the first 10 feet
of the depth to the aquifer.
- For any given
layer, determinations of thickness and hydraulic conductivity must be made at
the same location. However, the locations used for the layers may differ from
each other.
- If information is
available for several locations, evaluate the travel time factor at each
location and use the location having the highest travel time factor value.
In evaluating the travel time factor, layers are grouped according to common hydraulic conductivity. The thicknesses of the layers lying in the lowest conductivity grouping are summed. This thickness and the hydraulic conductivity of the lowest conductivity group determine the travel time factor as provided in HRS Rule Table 3-7. The resulting value is entered in Table 3-1, line 24.
The maximum travel time factor value of 35 is assigned if either:
- the depth to aquifer is 10 feet or less; or
- all intervening layers under a source are karst (karst layers have unique
features that can dramatically facilitate movement of substances).
Below is an illustrated example of scoring travel time.
What would be the travel time factor value for the this site? ANSWER
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szczys writes: You'd think Tide prediction would be quite easy, it comes in, it goes out. But of course it's driven by gravity between the moon and earth and there's a lot more to it. Today, computer models make this easy, but before computers we used incredible analog machines to predict the tides. The best of these machines were the deciding factor in setting a date for the Allies landing in Europe leading to the end of the second world war. From the Hackaday story: "In England, tide prediction was handled by Arthur Thomas Doodson from the Liverpool Tidal Institute. It was Doodson who made the tidal predictions for the Allied invasion at Normandy. Doodson needed access to local tide data, but the British only had information for the nearby ports. Factors like the shallow water effect and local weather impact on tidal behavior made it impossible to interpolate for the landing sites based on the port data. The shallow water effect could really throw off the schedule for demolishing the obstacles if the tide rose too quickly. Secret British reconnaissance teams covertly collected shallow water data at the enemy beaches and sent it to Doodson for analysis. To further complicate things, the operatives couldn't just tell Doodson that the invasion was planned for the beaches of Normandy. So he had to figure it out from the harmonic constants sent to him by William Ian Farquharson, superintendent of tides at the Hydrographic Office of the Royal Navy. He did so using the third iteration of Kelvin's predictor along with another machine. These were kept in separate rooms lest they be taken out by the same bomb.


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If you don't have any Easter plans yet or can't decide where to go, here's a snapshot of some Easter egg hunts, sunrise services and a passion play for you and your family to experience in Gwinnett. Know of any others? Leave a comment below.
-- Complied by Staff Writer Meghan Kotowski and Staff Intern Geoff Smith
April 1
Caring Bunny is visiting special needs children at two Gwinnett malls, but parents have made prior reservations
When: 9 to 11 a.m. today
Where: Gwinnett Place Mall, 2100 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth and Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Drive, Buford
Cost: Prices vary for photos
For more information: www.abilitypath.org
City of Duluth's holds its 19th Annual Easter Eggstravaganza with an egg hunt, face painting and coloring contest
When: 2 to 5 p.m. today
Where: Rogers Bridge Park, 4000 Rogers Bridge Road, Duluth
Cost: Free
For more information: www.duluthga.net
April 6
Snellville's Centerville Community Center hosts a free Easter "eggstravaganza"
When: 10 a.m. to noon, April 6
Where: Centerville Community Center, 3025 Bethany Church Road, Snellville
Cost: Free
For more information: call 770-985-4713
April 7
Try your luck finding the golden egg at Lake Lanier's Golden Egg Hunt
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 7
Where: Lake Lanier Islands Resort, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, BufordCost: $10 per car entry fee
For more information: www.lakelanierislands.com, 770-423-1330 or firstname.lastname@example.com
The Mall of Georgia is hosting a Kidgits Club Easter Egg Hunt throughout the Village
When: 8:30 a.m. April 7
Where: Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Drive, Buford
Cost: Free
For more information: www.simon.com
Malibu Grand Prix holds an Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 12 and younger
When: 11:30 a.m. (5 and younger) and 1:30 p.m. (6 to 12) April 7
Where: Malibu Grand Prix, 5400 Brook Hollow Parkway, Norcross
Cost: Free
For more information: www.malibugrandprix.com or 770-416-7630
Resurrection Baptist Church has an Easter Egg Hunt, plus face painting, egg dying, the Easter Bunny and food
When: 1 p.m. April 7
Where: Resurrection Baptist Church, 665 Beaver Ruin Road, Lilburn
Cost: Free
For more information: call 770-330-2438
Underwater Egg Hunt is just how it sounds -- searching for eggs at the Bethesda Park Aquatic Center
When: 11 a.m. April 7
Where: Bethesda Park Aquatic Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road, Lawrenceville
Cost: $6 per person for Gwinnett residents, $12 per person for non-Gwinnett residents
For more information: call 678-924-6334 or visit www.gwinnettparks.com
The city of Norcross hosts an Easter Egg Hunt with candy and prizes. The Easter bunny is also making a guest appearance for photos
When: 10 to 11 a.m. April 7
Where: Rossie Brundage Park, 350 Autry St., Norcross
Cost: Free
For more information: www.norcrossga.net
The 5th Annual Springfest and Easter Egg Hunt in Auburn boasts contests, games and -- of course -- the hunt
When: Noon to 4 p.m. April 7
Where: James Shackelford Memorial Park, 1369 Fourth Ave., Auburn
Cost: Free
For more information: www.cityofauburn-ga.org
April 8
Easter Brunch and Egg Hunt for adults and kiddies at Buford's Bona Allen Mansion
When: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 8
Where: House of Kairos -- Bona Allen Mansion, 395 E. Main St., Buford
Cost: $12.50 to $25
For more information: call 770-271-7637
April 1
Norcross Presbyterian Players presents the passion play, "No Name in the Street" by Edward Murch
When: 7 p.m. today
Where: Norcross Presbyterian Church, 3324 Medlock Bridge Road, Norcross
Cost: Free
For more information: call 770-448-7744
April 8
Stone Mountain Park holds its 68th Annual Easter Sunrise Service
When: 7 a.m. April 8, but allow extra time for large crowd. Gates open at 4 a.m.
Where: On the top of Stone Mountain and on Memorial Lawn in park,
Cost: $10 per vehicle, church vans and buses enter free. Round-trip Skyride fees are $9 for adults and $7 for children (ages 3 to 11) and $5.50 one-way. There are no fees for the walk-up trail to the top of the mountain.
For more information: festivals.stonemountainpark.com
Shadowbrook Baptist Church hosts an interdenominational Easter sunrise service in Suwanee
When: 6:30 a.m. April 8
Where: Town Center Park, at the intersection of Buford Highway and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suwanee
Cost: Free
For more information: www.shadowbrookchurch.org or contact Bobby Linkous at firstname.lastname@example.com or 770-945-1524
Buford First United Methodist Church is holding an Easter Sunrise Worship at Coolray Field
When: 6:30 a.m. April 8
Where: Coolray Field, One Braves Ave., Lawrenceville
Cost: Free
For more information: bufordfirstumc.org
First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville has a sunrise service at its campgrounds
When: 7 a.m. April 8
Where: Campground, 700 Braselton Highway, Lawrenceville
Cost: Free
For more information: fumclv.org
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Archive for the 'M151 Mutt' tag
Littlefield Collection sale to offer a menagerie of militaria
The DUKW Amphibious Truck, or "Duck" as it's more commonly known. Photos courtesy Auctions America.
When the military vehicles from the Littlefield Collection cross the stage this weekend, the lot names will read more like a farm's accounting record than a quartermaster's inventory list. American wheeled vehicles set to go under the hammer in California include a Duck, a Greyhound, a MUTT, a Mule and even a (Gama) Goat, and all will be offered to buyers at no reserve.
In water, the DUKW was driven by propeller and steered via rudder.
Of the vehicles mentioned, the Duck (or more correctly DUKW Amphibious Truck, where D=1942 design, U=Utility, K=all-wheel drive, W=dual rear axles) is perhaps the best known, as many survivors still shuttle tourists on land and water sightseeing trips in major U.S. cities. Designed for the transport of men and material from ship to beach (and inland, if needed), the DUKW was based upon GMC's G-508 series of 2-1/2-ton, six-wheel-drive cargo trucks. The first vehicle equipped with a central tire inflation system, the DUKW allowed the operator to "air down" tires for crossing loose surfaces such as sand, or "air up" for high speed, on-road driving.
Tested in the Pacific theater before being deployed to Europe, DUKWs played a key role in the invasions of both Sicily, Italy, and Normandy, France. Powered by a 269-cu.in. GMC inline six-cylinder engine rated at 94 horsepower, the DUKW has a top speed of 50 MPH on land and 5.5 knots (6.3 MPH) in the water, while delivering a payload capacity of 2.3 tons.
The DUKW offered is said to be an older restoration that still presents in good overall condition, and Auctions America predicts a selling price between $50,000 and $75,000.
M274A2 Mechanical Mule.
Those seeking an around-the-farm utility vehicle may be better served by the M274A2 Mechanical Mule, also crossing the stage on Saturday, July 12. Designed as a lightweight and air-transportable cargo hauler, the Mule could carry as much as 1,000 pounds of cargo across rough terrain (thanks to its four-wheel drive and, on some versions, four-wheel steering) and also served as a platform for the M40C 106-mm Recoilless Rifle or the TOW anti-tank missile system.
In particularly adverse terrain, the driver could dismount, drop the steering column, put the Mule in reverse and walk behind it, though operating the steering and throttle by hand likely proved challenging for new operators. With a top speed of just 25 MPH and virtually no safety features, the Mule is an off-road vehicle only; offered unrestored but in good overall condition, it's expected to sell between $5,000 and $10,000.
A civilian-modified MUTT, or Military Utility Tactical Truck.
Spanning the gap between Jeep and Humvee are a pair of vehicles, including a modified, six-wheeled M151A2 MUTT, for Military Utility Tactical Truck, and an M561 Gama Goat. An evolution of the original Jeep, the MUTT shared the Jeep's four-wheel drive, but offered a four-speed transmission and unibody construction with four-wheel independent suspension. Handling issues (particularly with heavy loads) prompted several redesigns, and this unique six-wheel MUTT is evidence that later civilian owners sought to improve the design further. Presented in unrestored condition and presently not running, the modified MUTT is expected to sell between $15,000 and $20,000.
The semi-amphibious, go-anywhere Gama Goat.
The M561 Gama Goat offered more versatility than the conventional Jeep or MUTT, as its design made it semi-amphibious, at least in calm water. Powered by all six wheels (including the pair underneath the articulated trailer), the Gama Goat had legendary climbing ability, and could reportedly cross terrain that even MUTTs found daunting.
As capable as they were, Goats were renowned for several drawbacks, including the noise of their two-stroke, three-cylinder diesel engines, which required the operator to wear hearing protection and presented a tactical disadvantage on the battlefield. In water, Goats were propelled only by their drive wheels, giving them a top speed of just 2.5 MPH and requiring use of the onboard bilge pumps in all but dead calm water. The example offered is said to be unrestored, but in good overall condition, and is expected to see a high bid between $10,000 and $15,000.
M20 Greyhound light armored car.
For those worried about road rage, perhaps the best animal-monikered American option available at the Littlefield Collection sale is the M20 Greyhound, a six-wheel-drive light armored car (based on the M8) used by Allied forces during the Second World War, and by some foreign governments long beyond. Designed as a tank destroyer, to replace the M6 37mm Gun Motor Carriage, the M8 Greyhound was equipped with the same turret-mounted 37mm gun as its predecessor, which proved inadequate to penetrate the main armor of German Panzer tanks.
Given the wartime need for vehicles, the M8 was pressed into service as a light armored car, and later evolutions included the M20 Greyhound, which deleted the heavy 37mm gun turret in favor of added agility. The M20 Greyhound, officially an "Armored Utility Car," excelled in this role, and by the end of World War II was produced in a quantity nearly equal to the original M8. The lot offered for sale is said to be an older restoration in excellent overall condition, and Auctions America expects a selling price between $50,000 and $60,000.
The Littlefield Collection sale will take place on July 11-12 in Portola Valley, California. For additional details, visit AuctionsAmerica.com.
UPDATE (15.July): The DUKW sold for a fee-inclusive price of $78,775; the M274A2 Mechanical Mule sold for $5,750; the six-wheeled M151A2 MUTT sold for $12,650; the M561 Gama Goat sold for $16,675; and the M20 Greyhound armored car sold for $80,500.
March Military Campaign – Mutt v. Mighty Mite
One of the requests for the March Military Campaign that I fielded this year came from Myron Vernis, who asked if we'd yet written about the Mighty Mite. I searched our archives to find out that not only had we not written about it, but also that I was frequently confusing the Mighty Mite with the Mutt.
It's not that difficult to confuse the two. Besides the similar names, both were quarter-ton, four-wheel-drive replacements for the Jeep, the timelines for the two overlap, and both feature independent front and rear suspensions. But the differences between the two are substantial.
So let's start with the Mighty Mite, above. With a development history that dates back to 1946, it predates the Mutt by several years. Engineer Benjamin F. Gregory, to pursue his concept of an ultra-light jeep, formed the Mid-America Research Corporation (MARCO) to design and build the MM100, recruiting four of the engineers who worked on the original Bantam BRC jeep. When MARCO debuted the MM100 in 1950, it used an aluminum body, a 52hp 91.5-cu.in. Porsche flat-four and sat on a 64-1/2-inch wheelbase (the Willys MB rode a 90-inch wheelbase). The unusual independent suspension used a combination of swing arms and cantilevered quarter-elliptic springs at all four corners, aluminum differentials and inboard brakes.
It performed exceedingly well in tests run by the Marine Corps, which was looking for a jeep that was light enough to be carried by helicopters to the front lines. However, it couldn't enter production due to the foreign-sourced engine. Thus, in 1954, MARCO turned to the newly formed American Motors, which had already begun developing its own air-cooled four-cylinder engine, a 50hp 95-cu.in. V-4. AMC enlarged the engine to 108 cubic inches and in January 1960 began to fill the Marine Corps' order for the Mighty Mite, now designated the M422. Total production over the next three years – including the lengthened M422A1 – is estimated at less than 4,000; as MARCO and AMC developed the Mighty Mite, helicopters grew strong enough to lift a standard M38 or M151, thus negating the need for an ultra-light jeep.
The M151 Mutt, on the other hand, was built to replace the M38 entirely and to introduce new vehicular technologies, such as unibody construction and coil-sprung independent suspension. Ford actually began designing the Military Utility Tactical Truck in 1951, inspired by the DKW Munga, a jeep-like vehicle that used a three-cylinder two-stroke engine. Actual production didn't begin until 1959, with production contracts awarded to Ford, Kaiser and AM General. The engine, a typical water-cooled four-cylinder, came from Hercules and put out about 65hp (though Crismon does include a couple pictures of a turbine-powered version). The MUTT remained in production through 1982 through several iterations, including the M151A1, designed to increase load capacity; the M151A2, which corrected the infamous rear suspension design flaws that caused rollovers; and several ambulance, firefighting and gun-carrying versions. Its direct replacement was the AM General HMMWV.


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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Biryani: A photo essay
13 comments:
- The Keeper of the Keys said...
Oh you're bag!! Lovely pics!! XD
- 5:48 p.m.
- Peenuts said...
Long time no post Skeet..and Nice pics Skeet..waiting for more..Soon :)
- 7:28 p.m.
- Reeta Skeeter said...
Keeper of the Keys: Oye Nid where did your solo blog go???? love the alive and clicking thingy..so so so nice to see you hanging around on DFZ still :D you made my day and yeah that is old delhi :) what is XD?
Peenuts: tks tks :) nice to see you here :) yes will surely keep posting..cheers!
- 11:31 p.m.
- The Keeper of the Keys said...
HAHA http://theinimitablenidhi.blogspot.com/ is still up and alive, sort of. But I want everyone to see my tumblr blog so I removed it from my profile. You made my day there! XD
Btw, XD is *really happy*
Keep the posts on DFZ's coming. Missed the action. Weher weeere you? Don't go now, ok? :)
PS: I think I need to go to old Delhi.
- 9:16 p.m.
- Reeta Skeeter said...
:D just like you moved away from theinimitablenidhi.blogspot.com for a bit.. me too did move away..back now :) and yeah must visit old delhi..can take you around some day if you want :)
- 9:21 a.m.
- shooting star said...
nice pics....
- 2:31 p.m.
- Reeta Skeeter said...
tks shooting star :)
- 3:11 p.m.
- The knife said...
love the biriyani pics...remind me of calcutta ...your blog was a nice sat morning find
- 3:09 p.m.
- Peenuts said...
Long time no posts again :|
Btw just wanted to inform u of this campaign where in foodies are being invited to share their reviews. The good ones get rewarded. M sure u will easily be able to manage a few goodies :)
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- all said...
Nice post.. Just felt that the essay was a trifle short ! :-)
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- Mademoseille Chou-Fleur said...
Biryani's my favourite. Where is this?
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- Reeta Skeeter said...
The Knife: tks K :)
Peenuts: one is coming up soon..sowee :( tks for the leads..
all: yep agree. quite short ;-)
Mademoseille: :) old delhi.. one of the street vendors that put a big degchi on their cycles and go about...
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Ben Shattuck investigates various theories, including that the girls ate hallucinogens:
The take-home from the trials shouldn't be that poisonous plants can make you hallucinate, but that a perfectly capable, religious, and law-abiding community that laid the roots for American justice legally and conscientiously executed 20 of its own innocent citizens; that over 150 people in Salem that year who were charged as having consorted with the Devil. In [the jimsonweed] theory, the girls went crazy. In [historian Mary Beth Norton]'s, the town went crazy.


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9/11: Only Time.
"Who Can Say Where the Road Goes…Only Time."
"Some plane's flown into the World Trade Center in New York," Ray told me, as I walked out of my cottage up at Chautauqua. I shrugged.
Sh*t happens every day, right? I arrived at work and Jeff and Una were hunched over the laptop. A second plane's hit, they told me.
Everything changed.
We didn't work—and work is all we did, normally. We wound up at Foolish Craig's, a restaurant we loved that had a TV (way back in 2001, we still turned to TV, first). Everyone in Boulder was wandering around, stunned, silent. Later we gathered at the Corner Bar, and watched President Bush's speech, praying he wouldn't turn this sadness and love and outpouring of love for America into war on someone else. He gave a great speech. I sighed with relief.
My uncle Jeffrey lived blocks from the WTC. Filthy ash coated his windows. We all had friends in NY. The phone lines were jammed, we all remember. Flags were taped to front doors of shops. I remember being disappointed that our Buddhist church wouldn't hang a flag on the front. It's a symbol of community, I pleaded. Later, I'd be proven wrong.
A nation, and world, were inspired by those firefighters: they ran toward danger. Everyone wanted to wear an FDNYC cap or sweatshirt. Ballplayers wore 'em.
Nothing I can say or feel about 9/11 hasn't been said or felt by others, already. That's what makes this day so powerful: we all shared the same moment. What we did after…that was as different and disparate as our great, partisan nation. But those first days and weeks…I remember that Enya song [below], playing on the radio. I remember photos of people all over the small world holding up the stars n'stripes in solidarity against violence.
And then we got violent. The America I grew up being proud of, and wanting to serve—the America I still love—is the adult at the table. Mature, big about things, idealistic, brilliant. Like Superman. Our Founding Fathers—a collection of human beings every one as genius as any of the great women and men we've known in the 200 years since.
I love this big country, with all our speed or arrogance or anger, —I understand it. Thing is, in times of fear, it's easy to be angry. But why do we love this country? Individual liberty, collective compassion—not the Patriot Act, not TSA, not killing civilians in the name of fighting terrorism—which can best be defined as the deliberate killing of civilians, or innocents.
I'm proud of President Obama. He's tried, without much support on the left (yes, you) and with a knee-jerk "No!," bigoted, game-playing right, to support the melting pot, can-do, middle-class American dream. Time was, I could have voted for Abe or Ike or Teddy. Now, I look to Huntsman or Paul, and see things I like. But Bachmann? Perry? Romney? They're good looking action figures for a partisan sport, not public servants.
These are the best of times, the worst of times. There's 100x more farmers' markets than there were just 20 years back (I just interviewed conservative, God-loving Joel Salatin, a farmer who eloquently embodies many of elephant's values). On the other hand, 99% of our crops are GMOs owned by a corporation dedicated only to its own bottomline, and childhood obesity and diabetes is rampant.
So where does this American road go? I can't wait to walk it. We've been given so much by this country. Let's give back by living ordinary life, properly. This is a time for love. Family. For activism. For meditation, and outdoor sports, bicycling, and independent film. For entrepreneurship. For doing the dishes and ending factory farming and enjoying fairly-sourced coffee.
I love what elephant, closing in on 1 million unique readers a month (Google Analytics) is becoming—and what that is can't be pinned down. It's infinitely diverse confluence of backgrounds and interests—it's community, kula, sangha.
It's what we saw after 9/11: a nation joined by compassion—not a nation separated by fear.
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6 Responses to "9/11: Only Time."
Waylon, I normally love your writing, but you might want to rethink how the quote "sh&% happens every day" sounds in the article… I know it is meant as a preamble to knowing the full situation and then obviously empathizing, but to many people I think it might reinforce the stereotype that Boulder is full of self-centered young people who could care less about the rest of the country. Great piece otherwise, just my 2 cents.
I hear you, and agree that it's an unfeeling quote.
I'm not here to impress others, I'm here to share openly and honestly…and it's an important point…that for many of us all over America we'd never experienced such an attack on our home…it wasn't even something we could imagine. I didn't know anyone had died, at that point…I thought it was a small propeller plane, I thought of JFK Jr. The point is reflected in that unknowing ignorance—9/11 went straight to our national heart. We were unprepared on an emotional, heart level. Thanks. Yours, Waylon
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Where were you when you first heard about it? What were you doing? Plus, Enya's song from that first week, remember?
Cher Chronis I was living and working in NYC and unfortunately saw the whole thing happen right before my eyes.
Raynbow Anne Rotar I was in my bed & awoke to hearing it all going on live over the radio which was my alarm for work at the time.. I sat there in complete shock as though I had entered the Twilight Zone, terrified, extremely sad & more confused then ever before.
Donna Runion I was getting ready for a job interview in Houston, Texas and turned on the TV for background noise. The report came on and I immediately called the person I had the interview with and said, "I don't think I should come there today." He asked me why just as the second plane hit. I started screaming and hung up the phone to try to call friends I knew worked in the World Trade Center and of course could not get through. The guy never called me back but at the time I was so devastated, I didn't care. Cried so hard for so long, I think every cell of my being hurt.
Erica des Roches I was in Miami Beach brushing my teeth, getting ready for work. After the first plane, I thought ' wow, crazy accident!', after the 2nd plane ' omg, we're in trouble!', after the 3rd plane 'this is it. We're at war with some very dangerous people.' Where's my family right now?!
Christian O'Neil on my chiropractor's table. Oddly enough, the low back hurts today too. Hmmmm….
Randi Hitchcock I was in my sophomore year of college at Univ of Maine. Went to class around the time the first hit happened, had no clue. Our professor sat quietly at his desk until we all arrived. He told us to leave class, go turn on CNN and call someone we love. As soon as I turned on the tv, they reported about the 2nd attack. It was such a sad day.
I live in New Zealand. I was 12 and my mother shook me awake early before school and we all went out and watched the breaking news story on tv. Nothing happened that day. Everyone watched the news and tried to call family and friends in America. I spent the whole day trying desperately to understand why someone would do something like that. Still no answer. The only good was seeing the love and support from all over the world as we all came to stand my America in their time of need. Much of the world came together that day despite the great tragedy.
I don't understand why the politics had to be interjected in the mix. "He's tried, without much support on the left (yes, you) and with a knee-jerk "No!," bigoted, game-playing right,"
bigoted? I don't quite get that. Not that I think there aren't bigots; but they're on both sides.


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Lobbying Carried Out by Alan Mauk Assoc
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Client Amount Chickasaw Nation $50,000 Oklahoma Dept of Transportation $50,000 Quapaw Tribe $50,000 United Systems $0 Indiana County Development Corp $0 Western Maglev Development Corp $0 Port of Corpus Christi Authority $0
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Leila Aridi Afas, Director for Export Promotion
Leila Aridi Afas is the Director for Export Promotion at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency where she helps U.S. companies export goods and services for priority development projects in emerging economies. This is her second position with the Agency, she previously served as USTDA's Country Manager for the Middle East and North Africa. In this role she managed a multimillion dollar portfolio of investment analysis projects and trade capacity building activities in developing and middle income countries throughout the MENA region.
Prior to returning to USTDA, Ms. Afas was a Manager in Grant Thornton's Global Public Sector practice where she supported public sector clients around the world in their efforts to improve efficiency, increase transparency and foster economic development. Ms. Afas previously worked in the international division of Société Marocaine de Dépôt et Crédit in Casablanca, Morocco, supporting trade financing transactions and preparing risk assessments. She was also a financial analyst at the U.S. Trust Company in New York where she executed trades and managed overdrafts for asset management accounts in excess of $3.1 billion. Prior to that, Ms. Afas was a legislative aide in the House of Commons, London, providing analysis of economic and financial issues to a Member of Parliament. She also served as an independent consultant to the World Economic Forum during their Annual Meetings in Davos, Switzerland for three years in a row.
Ms. Afas earned her Master's degree in International Economic Policy with a focus on trade and development from Columbia University. She graduated summa cum laude from James Madison University with a B.A. in Political Science and English. Ms. Afas currently serves as a Commissioner on the Montgomery County Commission for Women, where she was appointed to two consecutive terms by the County Executive.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Many financial advisers and do-it-yourself investors feel like they have taken a double whammy: Not only have they been hit by the sliding market, but the stock pickers who run many of their mutual funds woefully underperformed the broader market.
Actively managed mutual funds have provided little shelter from the bear market that began in October 2007. Stock pickers in seven of nine U.S.-stock categories have trailed the corresponding Standard & Poor's indexes, investment researcher Morningstar Inc. found in a recent analysis of results through the end of January.
Yet switching to ETFs is easier said than done. About 700 U.S.- and international-stock ETFs jumble various sectors, strategies and styles. Even within a specific group -- large-company growth stocks, say -- ETFs aren't created equal. Complicating matters are "fundamental" ETFs, which blend elements of active management with conventional indexing methods.
Feeling 'let down'
How do you go about making a change?
One useful tool is available at Morningstar's Web site (Morningstar.com). Enter your existing funds' names or tickers, then click on the "Risk Measures" tab. The "Best Fit Index" is a handy yardstick to measure a comparable ETF.
For instance, Dodge & Cox Stock Fund DODGX, +0.00% is a popular offering that lost 45.2% in the 12 months through March 31. According to the Morningstar site, the large-cap fund's characteristics closely match the Russell 1000 Index. In that case, a representative ETF would be iShares Russell 1000 Index Fund IWB, +0.00% which was down 38.2% over the same period.
Another fallen star is Legg Mason Value Trust LMVTX, +0.06% run by veteran manager Bill Miller. The fund, down 50.5% over the 12 months through March 31, mirrors the big-company Standard & Poor's 500-stock index SPX, +0.13% Candidates for Miller's fund or another diversified U.S. large-cap portfolio include the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, +0.09% iShares Dow Jones U.S. Index Fund IYY, +0.03% and the broad-market iShares Russell 3000 Index Fund IWV, +0.01%
Similarly, an exit strategy from Putnam Vista Fund PVISX would point to iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Fund IWP, +0.05% which culls from the Russell Midcap Index, while refugees from Dreyfus Small Cap Value Fund DSVAX, +0.00% could find shelter in iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund IWN, -0.08% (Value stocks are sometimes referred to as diamonds in the rough, deemed cheap on the basis of such measures as share price to earnings per share. Growth stocks are those of companies with earnings growing at above-industry-average rates.)
And disgruntled investors in dividend-oriented funds, such as Fidelity Equity-Income Fund FEQIX, -0.07% could look to Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF VIG, +0.09% iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund DVY, +0.14% or PowerShares Dividend Achievers PFM, +0.10%
"A lot of investors felt let down last year by active managers," said Paul Justice, an ETF analyst at Morningstar. "Maybe they anticipated they would shield them from losses. Instead we saw they were just as, if not more, subject to market perils as a passive [index] approach."
Among Morningstar's favorite ETFs are three Vanguard offerings that Justice praises for "rock-bottom" investment-management fees: Vanguard Mega Cap 300 ETF MGC, +0.09% for exposure to U.S. multinational giants and S&P 500-like performance; Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO, -0.07% and Vanguard Small-Cap ETF VB, -0.17%
International markets are often seen as areas where research-driven managers can add value. But according to a Morningstar analysis, the average actively managed international fund lost a bit more than the overseas MSCI EAFE Index in 2008, 45.7% versus 43.4%.


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Would you like a glimpse into my thoughts today? Well, here it is, "Are you kidding me??? IT'S APRIL, STOP SNOWING!" I seriously am so tired of the snow. I am a huge fan of seasons. I don't like it to be one thing all of the time. The snow lingering this long is getting pretty old. So I decided to make an Enchilada Soup!
This is delicious enchilada soup will warm you up from the inside out. I love that you get a little of everything with the tomatoes, corn, black beans and the heartiness of the meat. On this occasion we used ground beef, but we usually like to use ground turkey and I think both are wonderful. Thank you, Nalani. Your recipes are always so delicious!
What's everyone's weather like and what are your warm up recipes?
Hearty Enchilada Soup filled with ground beef or turkey, zucchini, black beans and everything a delicious Mexican soup should have. Perfect with tortilla strips and cheese.
- 1 15 ounce Can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 1/2 Lb Ground Beef
- 1 Large Can (28 oz) Enchilada Sauce
- 1 15 ounce Can Black Beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15 ounce Can Corn, drained
- 1 Cup Sliced Zucchini
- 2 Tablespoons Lime Juice
- 1 Medium Onion, chopped
- 4 Oz Green Chiles
- 1 Ts Cumin
- 1 Ts Chili Powder
- 1/2 Ts Salt, Pepper
- In a heavy bottomed pot, cook the ground beef over medium heat until browned.
- Place the meat and all other ingredients in a crock pot and let simmer until heated through. The longer you let it cook the better flavor it will have.
- Serve with chips, cheese, sour cream, or whatever you want!


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Fort Mitchell Baptist Church's music and worship leader Roy Webb isn't just a local musician, he's performed internationally.
Webb has traveled the word with music group Ernie Haase and Signature Sound and he will be performing a concert at the Fort Mitchell Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. on November 17.
Admission to the event is free to the public. To get more information call (859) 331-2160 or visit www.fortondixie.com.


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On Saturday night, an elite orchestra made up of the best young musicians across the country, led by conductor Valery Gergiev, will take the stage at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
It's not the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Nor is it the orchestra that was just honed at the National Orchestral Institute, held annually at the University of Maryland. It isn't the New World Symphony. And it isn't the NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra, which this summer is bringing young musicians from 28 states and three countries to the Kennedy Center. That orchestra is playing the following night.


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Raising Funding for a Social Network or Web 2.0 Concept: Has the Bubble Burst?Written by Jacklyn Rome on Monday, June 29, 2009
Many entrepreneurs and investors have been capitalizing on developing internet capabilities and the increased usage of social networks around the world by creating a new wave of social networks and Web 2.0 websites. Over the last few years, the Web 2.0 sector has seen a number of acquisitions for companies including Bebo, Blogger, Cork'd, Del.icio.us, Flickr, Jaiku, Last.fm, Picasa, Rojo, Skype, Sphere, StumbleUpon, and Webshots. Entrepreneurs have been encouraged by large scale transactions including YouTube selling for $1.7 billion, Facebook's valuation at $15 billion based on Microsoft's recent investment, and MySpace's sale for $580 million.
Why You Should DOUBLE Your Employees' SalariesWritten by Dave Lavinsky on Thursday, June 25, 2009
In a world with a poor economy and uncertain economic outlook, the knee-jerk reaction of most entrepreneurs and business managers is to layoff employees and thus reduce labor costs.
While I agree that reducing labor costs is key, you can oftentimes do this by increasing the amount you pay your employees.
Take the case of The Container Store. This Texas-based company has a unique HR strategy. That is, they have just one employee for every three that their competitors have. But, they pay their employees double the industry average and spend 160 hours training them.
The result is that their employees are better trained and happier, and thus provide superior service at a 33% overall lower cost than competitors.
Interestingly, when The Container Store opened in New York City, it had 100 times more applications than available positions. With numbers like that, they are able to hire the best of the best each time.
Similarly, Harry Seifert, CEO of Winter Garden Salads gives employees bonuses just before Memorial Day, when demand for its products peak. The bonuses boost morale and cause the company's productivity to jump 50% during the busy period.
Paying employees more to improve performance and boost company-wide profits is a historically proven tactic. In fact, back in 1913, Henry Ford doubled employee wages from $2.50 to $5.00 per day. The move boosted employee morale and productivity and caused thousands of potential new workers to move to Detroit.
A final key point to note is that laying off employees is often a bad strategy. While it will save you money in the short-term, in the long-term, hiring new employees and training them is much more expensive than the cost of keeping the employees that you laid off.
Rather, a strategy that you should consider is to ask (or require) employees to take pay cuts and/or offer employees company stock in lieu of a portion of their cash compensation.
Angel Investing Returns - The Impact of the Stock MarketWritten by Jay Turo on Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The general misery that the public markets have subjected us all to over the past year (and really the past 10 years, with the Dow Jones, the S & P, and the NASDAQ all trading lower today than they were in 1999), begs the question - how does stock market performance affect angel investing returns?
The answer, on the one hand, is very obvious. A falling tide sinks all boats. So as goes the public markets, so go the private equity markets, of which both venture capital and angel investments are subsets.
This is best illustrated by the amazing (and depressing) statistic that in the last 10 years there has been more money invested into the venture capital industry than has come out of it. A lot of effort for naught.
But in spite of this, and maybe even because of it, average angel investing returns this decade have been surprisingly, even shockingly good. According to data compiled by Thomson Financial, average angel investing returns have been in excess of 20% annually since 1999.
Why is this and will it continue? Well, it has to do with the difference between the "macro" and the "micro."
To hear more on this, please click the below.
A Venture Capitalist, A Corporate Investor & Two Angels - Animoto is ListeningWritten by Dave Lavinsky on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
When entrepreneurs ask me what sources of capital to tap to fund their businesses, my answer is generally "as many as you can."
I often point to companies like Google, who relied on credit cards, angels and venture capitalists in its early days.
Recently Animoto heeded my advice. In it's most recent round of funding, Animoto raised $4.4 million from a venture capitalist (Madrona Venture Group), a corporate/strategic investor (Amazon.com), and two angel investors: iStockphoto founder Bruce Livingstone and angel investor Jeff Clavier (Clavier is also the founder and managing partner of SoftTech VC, a seed-stage venture capital firm).
What's even more interesting is what Animoto is. Animoto is a website where you can quickly and easily turn photos into videos. Why is this interesting? Because you can use Animoto to create a video about your company to market it to investors.
So not only is Animoto teaching each of us about how to best raise capital to fund our growth, but is offering a tool to help us market ourselves to investors.
To see how it worked, I created an Animoto account (doesn't cost anything and is quick to do) and created a quick video. I was home at the time with my daughter, so we did it together and created one with a few of her recent horseback riding pictures.
The good news is that it was really simple to create the video. The negatives were that 1) rendering time was slow (plan to wait at least 5 minutes before the video is ready to be viewed for a 30-second clip), and 2) the non-paid version only allows your video to last 30 seconds. Fortunately for $3 per video, or $30 for a year, you can create full-length videos.
Overall, Animoto is a great lesson in capital raising and a great tool to use when raising capital for your business!
What Separates the Best from The Rest?Written by Jay Turo on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Accelerant. C8 Medisensors. Dakim. DCIP. Free Conference. Fresh Games. Green Medical. Helix Wind. InfoSpace. Integreon. L3D3. Mobeze. MyPublicInfo. Nolatek. Ometric. Pocketsonics. Precision Time. Raise Capital. Recoup IT. Research Scientists. Sandel Medical. Spring Medical. Telverse. Thrombovision. XCOM Wireless. Xorbent.
These companies all share a few things in common:
1. They are either past or current Growthink clients and/or investments (though this is by no means a complete list).
2. They all either achieved - or are on the path to achieve - successful exits through a public offering or a company sale.
3. They are all led by CEO's and senior executives that are a cut above. Men and women that are entrepreneurs and business-builders in the best and highest sense - the kind of managers and visionaries that are the bedrock of America's vibrant, free enterprise system and way of life.
I have been privileged to work and get to know inspirational, entrepreneurial leaders like Dan Michel at Dakim, Liam Brown at Integreon, Walter Alessandrini at Ometric, Brian Ashton at Precision Time, Rick Singer at Raise Capital, Peter Sobotta from RecoupIT. Jack Smyth at Spring Medical Systems, Ed Teitel at Thrombovision, and Dan Hyman at XCOM Wireless.
Here are 5 qualities they all share:
1. Their Work Ethic is Off The Charts. This may sound really obvious, but the great entrepreneurs are extremely disciplined and organized and make the sacrifices to commit themselves fully to their business. Work - life balance is a nice theory, but in entrepreneurs to back, the more zealous the better.
2. They Have Great Numbers Fluency. As Guy Kawaski so eloquently puts it, we live in the age of excel, not of PowerPoint. Great 21st century leaders are "Super Crunchers," - they undertand the power of statistics, of "evidence-based" decision-making, of testing, and of managing by the numbers. They are not enslaved by the numbers nor do they lose sight of their human and qualitative aspects, but they are highly informed by them. They are hungry for unbiased, third-party information about their markets, their customers, their competitors.
3. They Have Done it Before. Following up on #2, the entrepreneurs most likely, statistically, to be successful are those that track records of success. It doesn't mean that just because they have succeeded in a past company mean that they will necessarily succeed in the next one. Nor do this mean that those who have failed in the past will fail in the future. Only that the probabilities are that this be the case. All of the managers above had track records before their existing business of successes - entrepreneurial successes, corporate successes, educational successes. Success follows them, not the other way around.
4. They Know When To Manage and When To Lead. Successful business exits require first and foremost, organization-building. Teams of people need to be assembled and directed to accomplish a common objective that can be quantified on the scorecards of business - revenues, profits, and cash flow. Balancing these left and right brain objectives require a sense of knowing when to manage and when to lead. Management is left-brained - it is analytical, numbers-driven, and dispassionate. It see business as a black box, with the sole objective of turning cash into more cash as fast as possible. Leadership is right-brained - it is conceptual, more long-term focused, and sees the business more as an organism as opposed to a collection of individual parts. Leaders sometimes will sacrifice short-term results for long-term gain, but do so carefully, deliberately, and warily. They are soft-hearted but hard-headed.
5. They are Proud and Humble. Great entrepreneurs are proud of their accomplishments and greatly desire more of them. They are confident in their vision and their abilities, and do not let adversity, criticism, objections or rejections deter them from their chosen path. They are not, however, headstrong nor arrogant. They respect facts, statistics, and informed opinions. And when these are in conflict with even their most dearly-held beliefs and strategies, they change. Not with the wind, but nor only at the point of a gun.
If you find these 5 attributes in an entrepreneur, savor them, appreciate them, learn from them, and back them. Till the cows come home. And then some more.
Investor Presentation: The Overlooked Key to Raising Capital & Succeeding In BusinessWritten by Dave Lavinsky on Thursday, June 18, 2009
Over the past decade, I have written countless articles on how to raise capital. I have taught thousands of entrepreneurs how to create a great business plan, how to develop a strong financial model, and ways to devise a slide presentation that gets investors excited.
Angel Investors - Do You Want Venture Capitalists in Your Deals?Written by Jay Turo on Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The typical wisdom regarding the appropriate financing course for startup goes as follows:
It all sounds wonderful and it is. The only problem is that it mostly a fairy tale. Here is what really happens:
New, groundbreaking research from the Ewing Merion Kauffman Foundation on Entrepreneurship shows that the #1 key for the angel investor returns in emerging technology deals is that there is never any venture capital invested in the company!
As interestingly, the data shows that when you remove a follow-on venture capital round from angel invested deals that expected returns skyrocket.
The data is somewhat inclusive as to why this is. I surmise three main reasons:
My suggestions for the angel investor looking to make money? First, look for "one and done" deals - companies that need just one round of outside capital to get them to positive cash flow. Second, look for companies that have short and realistic liquidity (exit, IPO) timelines. And third, don't get star-struck by big VC interest in your deal. It can often be a double-edged and very sharp sword.
How to Make Your Ideas That Much BetterWritten by Dave Lavinsky on Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Every day I hear pitches from entrepreneurs about the great new product or company they are launching (or want to launch).
The Stock Market Rebound: What Does it Mean for Angel Investing?Written by Jay Turo on Wednesday, June 10, 2009
With the Dow Jones up more than 35% from its early March lows of 6,440, the investing mood has undergone a 180 degree turn for the better. How does this rebound affect the angel investing returns?
Here are the negatives and the positives:
The Negatives:
But we are getting our groove back. Consumer and business confidence have skyrocketed since March. Bank lending is up. Business capital expenditures are increasing. The real estate market, in most parts of the country, has at least stabilized (and in many places, greatly rebounded). Jobless claims are down. Most importantly, corporate profit forecasts are up.
All of this drives deal-making. It drives big companies to buy small companies to gain access to their people and their technology. It drives venture capitalists to agree to bridge financings. It drives entrepreneurs to get back to pushing the envelope with their growth plans. And all of this positive, forward-looking acting and thinking drives angel investing returns. Entrepreneurs grow their businesses faster, they exit faster, and investors turn their money faster and at great multiples.
All these factors have turned 180 degrees since March. And for those that love America and its entrepreneurial spirit, not a moment too soon.
The Early ExitWritten by Jay Turo on Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The next big private equity investment idea is the "Early Exit." The best articulation of it comes from Basil Peters, a serial technology entrepreneur, co-Founder of Nexus Engineering, former Canada Entrepreneur of the Year, and Managing Partner at 3 venture capital funds – Fundamental Technologies I and II and the BC Advantage Funds. His blog is one of the best resources on technology investing out there.
Aptly to the point, Basil is the author of a great new book – "Early Exits: Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors." His core thesis is that successful private equity investing is now driven by quickly getting to the smaller investment exit. Or, as he says it, "Today, the optimum financial strategy for most technology entrepreneurs is to raise money from angels and plan for an early exit to a large company in just a few years for under $30 million."
I love this strategy because it is realistically attainable for the individual investor. Here's why:
You, Mr. or Ms. Main Street Investor, are NOT getting a piece of the next big IPO: The 2 best known venture capital funds –Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins - because of their reputations and massive bankrolls – will continue to get the lion's share of the deals with rockstar IPO potential. Try these names on for size – Electronic Arts, Apple, Google, NVIDIA, Rackspace, Yahoo!, Paypal, Amazon.com, America Online, Intuit, Macromedia, Netscape, Sun Microsystems.
They were all Sequoia and/or Kleiner investments that became mega-successful IPOs. To give a feel for the power of their investment model, estimates are that Kleiner's investment in Amazon scored returns of 55,000%!
YOUR big problem – your friendly neighborhood stockbroker (if they exist anymore) isn't getting you in on any of these deals anytime soon. And if you don't have a $100 million bankroll and the very right connections to become a Kleiner or Sequoia LP, you're not joining their club.
Hit'em Where They Ain't: The size of most modern venture capital funds has increased, with the average sized fund now having more than $160 million under management. As a result, the vast majority of professional investors simply can't and won't invest in smaller deals. The new VC model has, for better or for worse, become "Go big or go home." As such, competition for smaller deals is much less and the deal pricing on them far more favorable.
Small Deals Rock: You don't need a lot of money anymore to build a technology startup – not with outsourcing, viral marketing, and the Software as a Service (SaaS) revolution. And if your business isn't cash flow positive REAL FAST, you probably don't have a very good business.
So the new technology investment model is to place small amounts (under $1 million) into companies that a) develop intellectual property and compete in markets with lots of active strategic acquirers (think Internet, software, biotechnology, digital media, and energy) and b) have management with the mindset and track records to ramp-up and exit FAST and at very attractive but not pie-in-the sky multiples.
Not a game that big private equity or venture capitalists are interested in playing because it is just too hard to put large amounts of money to work in such a fragmented marketplace.
But if done right, an EXTREMELY lucrative one for thoughtful entrepreneurs and the investors that back them.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Komuter (General)
Yes, KTM Komuter has access to station bus, RapidKL, KL Monorail & ERL. Interchange stations are:
( 1 ) KL Sentral for RapidKL Kelana Jaya Line/KL Monorail/ERL.
( 2 ) Bandar Tasik Selatan for RapidKL Ampang Line/ERL/TBS-BTS.
( 3 ) Bank Negara for RapidKL Ampang Line.
By using KTM Komuter, passengers would have better and convenient access to perform their shopping, official matters sightseeing etc.
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- Goblin Trike Key
- Item Level 20
- Binds when picked up
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- Races: Orc, Undead, Tauren, Troll, Goblin, Blood Elf
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Patch 6.2.2a Hotfixes: Oct 6 - Oct 8
Get the latest information on hotfixes addressing various issues on the live realms for World of Warcraft Patch 6.2.2a.
Apexis Crystal Bonus Event October 7-12
During the Sign of Apexis bonus event, you'll gain bonus Apexis Crystals from eligible creatures.
Don't Miss the European Road to BlizzCon this Weekend
The 2015 European Road to BlizzCon gets underway in Prague, Czech Republic this weekend, October 3-4, and it's going to be epic! If you're an eSports fan, you won't want to miss the Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and World of Warcraft European Championships being held at the event.
Patch 6.2.2a Hotfixes: Sep 15 - Oct 1
Get the latest information on hotfixes addressing various issues on the live realms for World of Warcraft Patch 6.2.2a.
This Month in WoW – October 2015
This year, we're spending the month of October celebrating brew, tricky treats, and PvP as we zero in on BlizzCon 2015.
In-Game Shop Expands
The in-game Shop has expanded to provide access to select paid character services, including Appearance, Faction, Name, and Race Changes*—all right from the comfort of the character-selection screen. Now you can change your allegiance, alter your identity, or make your character over to transform them into a better . . . them.
Burning Crusade Timewalking Event Sept. 30 – Oct. 5
If your character has reached level 71 or higher, you can queue for Burning Crusade Timewalking Dungeons now through Monday, October 5.
Going Out Inn Style – A Poll
Once you've had your fill on the Brewfest grounds, there's no reason to stop celebrating amongst friends with another round.
Get Ready for the World of Warcraft European Championship
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Your solid foundation with highway maintenance and operations along with your analytical skills will enable you to succeed in this opportunity.What can I expect to do in this role?In this role, you will:• carry out detailed studies on highway maintenance and operations programs, activities and events to identify, evaluate and recommend changes • develop and recommend new or modified requirements, processes and procedures• implement and communicate changes• oversee and administer contracts and project which support the development, delivery and optimization of highway maintenance and operations.How do I qualify?Technical Knowledge:• You have experience and knowledge with highway maintenance and operations standards, specifications, approaches, equipment, material, technology, procedures and processes.Project Management:• You have project Management skills to define, organize, communicate and monitor concurrent projects and tasks with defined start, end and results. • You have knowledge of project management methods, resources, principles and approaches. • You have planning, scheduling and organizing skills.Analytical Skills:• You have analytical skills to assess and evaluate issues, policies and programs, activities, information and data. • You have knowledge of scientific and empirical data/information analysis methods and techniques.Communication and Interpersonal Skills:• You have communication (oral nd written) skills to convey information and respond quickly and effectively to requests. • You have interpersonal skills to work with tact and diplomacy on teams and with internal and external stakeholders.
Additional information:
Job advertisements for positions that have been designated bilingual will be provided in both English and French on the website. Positions that are not designated bilingual are not translated and are displayed in English only on both the English and French versions of the website.
Les annonces d'emploi pour les postes désignés bilingues sont publiées en anglais et en français sur le site Web. Les annonces pour les postes qui ne sont pas désignés bilingues ne sont pas traduites et elles figurent en anglais seulement, tant dans la version française que dans la version anglaise du site.
The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Note: The only website where you can apply on-line for positions with the Ontario Public Service is http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca
This site is maintained by the Government of Ontario
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