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At last, my goal in Edinburgh. The Historical Research Room, part of the National Archives of Scotland. The morning walk took less than my estimated ten minutes ... if you disregard the fact that I first went to General Register House instead of to the Garden Entrance for the search rooms, which information I had read several times in advance and apparently forgot in the majesty of it all. I was greeted kindly and registered with a temporary pass to access the locker room. The same reception person was equally kind in issuing me with a one-pound coin for the locker in exchange for the strange, useless shrapnel in my purse.
Not many people were in the appointed stately room at that hour, but they were intent on what they were doing (because they knew what they were doing). An archivist assigned me to table 22. There were three archivists or facsimiles most of the time, each of whom had different functions I began to realize. The one in charge of document retrieval produced my documents in snappy fashion.
There I was, staring at fragile 200-year old papers folded into that stiff state that every historian fears will disintegrate at the first touch. Approaching the archivist who brought me the material, I asked, "Do you have gloves for handling?" He demurred, "We don't normally use them." I tried to hide my surprise (and terror, if chunks of irreplaceable history are going to fall on MY designated table spot). At least I was not having a language/accent problem.
After something like four hours in one very large batch of negative searches—nevertheless contributing to my hypothesis, mostly demolishing it—I decided to have some copies. To be negotiated with the archivist in charge of copies. The best option was to pay and have them mailed. That means money which was downstairs in my locker because I had diligently observed the pencil-and-paper-only code. When I found the locker again, forgetting to memorize the return trail upstairs, the next event had to be finding a bank machine.
A kindly gentleman in the first receptionist's lobby, a sort of greeter, was more than pleased to direct me to the adjacent shopping mall which required a circuitous route taking five minutes to explain. They are all so kind. On my way, a few remaining pieces of my annoying shrapnel paid tribute to a piper attracting tourists for photos.
Now I'm thinking I didn't sign out from the National Library of Scotland. Might they still be looking for me?
Did I mention I was in Edinburgh? Ahhhhh. A great Old Town with, surprise, tons of stairs. We're talking serious climbing. On my way up and down to the Scottish Genealogy Society I spotted some intriguing restaurants with outdoor terraces—dinner potential. Not wanting to admit I'm a lapsed member of the SGS, at their office I requested certain of their monumental inscriptions publications. The volunteers who maintain the office were almost astounded but joyful when I added I wanted to buy them. Four of us spent an entertaining half hour learning to use their credit card machine. A mutually congratulatory and bonding experience, all in all. The excess weight to my take-home luggage made the airline personnel beam with pleasure. No doubt about it, I was dispensing happiness everywhere I went.
09 August 2010
Hands On Scotland: Edinburgh
Labels: Edinburgh, Hands On Scotland, National Archives of Scotland, National Library of Scotland, Scotland, Scottish Genealogy Society
3 comments:
- Elizabeth O'Neal said...
What a fantastic experience! I'm hoping to get there one day.
- Thursday, 12 August, 2010
- BDM said...
Elizabeth, I'm sure you will love every minute while there.
- Friday, 13 August, 2010
- ana_lee_smith said...
Well, Brenda, I can most certainly say that I did not know of this blog prior to our conversation earlier. A great read...both your visit to the research library & exploring the Isle of Coll with you, a delightful if vacarious journey. Like your writing style, lady!
- Sunday, 15 August, 2010
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1. Vital Records
1.1. Birth Certificate
Charles was born August 19, 1872 in Medina County, Ohio1. The State of Ohio did not require the keeping of birth records until 1867. State law required the probate court to keep these records from 1867 to 1908, according to the Ohio Historical Society webpage.
1.1.1. Birth Notice in Newspaper
If Charles' birth was recorded in a newspaper, I have not yet discovered it. There are editions of the Sandusky Register in existence, and that is one avenue of research in the future.
1.1.2. Bible Record
I am not aware of any surviving Bible record of the Haley family. Will continue to reach out to extended family in hopes that one does exist.
1.1.3. Baptismal Record
The Haley's were members of the Evangelical Association. I am not aware of any baptismal record for Charles at this time.
1.1.4. Adoption Record
There is no evidence that Charles was adopted.
1.2. Marriage License
There are no indications that Charles was ever married.
1.2.1 Marriage Notice in Newspaper
Not applicable.
1.2.2. Anniversary Notice
Not applicable.
1.2.3. Divorce Decree
Not applicable.
1.3. Death Certificate
Charles died August 23, 1893 in Jay County, Indiana2. I do not yet have a copy of his death certificate. Will add this to my list of 'to-do' items for my next research trip to Jay County.
1.3.1. Obituary in Newspaper
Charles' obituary appeared in the Portland, Indiana Weekly Commercial on September 14, 18932. His obituary stated that he was born in Wayne County, Ohio. No cause of death was listed.
1.3.2. Funeral Home Records
Will need to check with the Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home in Portland, Indiana to see if they have any additional records on Charles' funeral, other than what has been published. Will add this to my list of 'to-do' items for my next research trip.
1.3.3. Tombstone Photograph
I do not yet have a photograph of Charles' tombstone. I would imagine that he would have been buried at the Mt. Zion cemetery in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana with other members of his family. Will add this to my list of 'to-do' items for my next research trip.
2. Census Records
2.1. Federal Census Records
2.1.1. 1880 Federal Census
On June 22, 1880, Charles was enumerated in the George W. Haley household in Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio3, as Charles W. Haley, son, age 7. He was born in Ohio, as were his mother and father. He had attended school within the year.
2.2. State Census Records
The State of Indiana conducted state census in 1853, 1857, 1871, 1877, 1883, 1889, 1901, 1913, 1919 and 1931. These, however, were merely for the purposes of legislative apportionment.
2.3. Agricultural Census Records
I have not yet investigated these types of census records to see what light they might shed on the Haley farm.
3. Military Records
3.1. Draft Registration
Not applicable.
3.2. Pension Records
Not applicable, as I am not aware of any military service by Charles or his father that would have made him eligible for military benefits.
3.3. Service Records
Not applicable.
4. Land Records
4.1. Deed Records
Deed records need to be thoroughly searched in Jay County, Indiana to see what records might mention Charles.
4.2. Plat map / county map
Jay County, Indiana published a plat map in 1874, 1881, 1887, 1901, 1910 and 1920 that might be relevant to my search for Charles. I have access to the 1887 map, and need to research them to see what they show.
5. Supplemental Records
Supplemental records to search for Charles include city/county directories, court records and will and probate records. Will add these to my 'to-do' list for my next research trip.
1. Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962, digital images, FamilySearch Internet online, [www.familysearch.org], accessed 6 February 2011.
2. Jane Ann Spencer, Williamson & Spencer Funeral Homes, Inc. Portland and Pennville, Indiana Burial Records Book One : 1892-1899, (Portland, Indiana, USA: Williamson & Spencer Funeral Homes, Inc., 2008), page 95.
3. George W. Haley household, 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio, ED 193, SD 1, dwelling 401, family 405; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 1065.
This post was developed as part of the series relating to Building My 2011 Research Template, an attempt to systematically document and source the details of my ancestors' lives. Comments regarding this template and the conclusions drawn in this article are welcomed.

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Military prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood.
After calling nearly 90 witnesses in 11 days, prosecutors said they had completed their case during the trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan. Hasan also is accused of wounding more than 30 people during the attack on the Texas military base
The judge adjourned the hearing after prosecutors rested, meaning Hasan could begin his defense Wednesday — but whether he will seize the opportunity remains to be seen. Hasan is acting as his own defense attorney, but he questioned only three of prosecutors' witnesses and has raised few objections.
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Even the judge, Col. Tara Osborn, seemed skeptical.
"We'll resume tomorrow with the defense's case, if any," she said.
Hasan has kept mostly silent for the first two weeks of his trial, making whether he will take the witness stand in his own defense a key question for the remaining proceedings.
Hasan signaled Tuesday that he may call no witnesses, saying he no longer planned to call a professor of psychology and religion at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He did not give a reason, but the professor was the last of two witnesses Hasan had initially said might testify.
The move visibly concerned Osborn, who said she wanted the professor at Fort Hood in case Hasan changed his mind. But Hasan balked.
"I object. I'm not going to be using him," Hasan said Tuesday. "So to waste his time when he has other professional responsibilities doesn't seem fitting, when I don't intend to use him."
Hasan, an American-born Muslim, began the trial by telling jurors that he was the gunman, and he has leaked documents during the trial seeking to justify the shootings as a defense of this faith.
Prosecution witnesses, including several soldiers who were shot during the rampage, described how a lone gunman wearing Army fatigues shouted "Allahu Akbar!" — Arabic for "God is great!" — before drawing a laser-sighted pistol and opening fire inside a medical building on the sprawling Army post. The building was crowded with unarmed soldiers, many preparing for deployments, getting vaccines and tests.
When asked to identify the gunman, witnesses pointed at Hasan, who was left paralyzed and wheelchair-bound after being shot by officers responding to the Nov. 5, 2009 shooting.
One of the witnesses, Steven Bennett, who was unaware of the shooting in other buildings, said he talked to Hasan who told him that his weapon was a paintball gun and that a training exercise was underway. Bennett later photographed Hasan on the ground after he had been shot by law enforcement.
Testimony from medical examiners revealed that at leave five of the people killed had been shot while lying down. An FBI agent testified that Hasan's apartment was nearly barren when searched the night of the shootings, with little more than a folding table and prayer mat.
Among the three witnesses Hasan did question was his former supervisor, retired Lt. Col. Ben Phillips. Hasan mumbled through a series of rambling questions about "medical personnel initiating mercy killings" and a water supply in Iraq being contaminated with gas. He was cut off by prosecutors' objection, which was upheld by the judge.
The judge handed prosecutors a setback on Monday when she blocked much of the evidence that they said would explain Hansan's motive, including references to Hasan Akbar, a Muslim soldier sentenced to death for attacking fellow soldiers in Kuwait during the 2003 Iraq invasion.
Prosecutors wanted to prove Hasan's attack was a "copycat." But the judge said such material would "only open the door to a mini-trial" of Akbar and result in a "confusion of issues, unfair prejudice, waste of time and undo delay."
Hasan is facing numerous counts of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
However, Hasan has done little to defend himself so far. He even acknowledged, during his brief opening statement at the beginning of the trial, that the evidence would show he was the shooter.
Hasan has hinted at his defense in the form of media leaks, including authorizing the release of a report from mental health experts who determined he was fit to stand trial. The report includes a statement from Hasan in which he speculates he could still be considered a martyr if convicted and executed by lethal injection.
The military defense attorneys ordered to help Hasan during the trial have accused him of trying to secure himself a death sentence. They have asked that their responsibilities be cut back, but Osborn has denied their requests.
The specter of an almost-certain appeal has hung over the long-delayed case. If Hasan gets a death sentence, the case will automatically go to the military appeals courts, which have overturned most of the death sentences they have reviewed.


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As if the name is not enough in and of itself! She is my Great Great Great Grandmother and since we stopped at her grave in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon this past week, I thought it fitting to write about her.
Constance was born 23 April 1857 in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway to Olaves Jorgensen and Hanna Mathea Christensen. According to the 1875 Norwegian Census, her name was Konstanse Elise Olavesen, but when she immigrated to the United States she was given her father's last name, Jorgensen. Actually according to the 1875 Norwegian Census, however correct it is, the last name is Jørgensen, but Americans don't use that extra letter in our alphabet, so it dropped to the regular 'o'. I don't know where she picked up the Josephine, if she ever really did.
She married Ole Christiansen about 1874, I have yet to find that date and location. The two of them immigrated in 1889 through New York, New York, New York. However, they both took the long way to America. Walborg and Martha, their daughters, were born in Fredrikstad, Ostfold, Norway in 1875 and 1879 respectively. Martha is my Great Great Grandmother. Eivelda and Constance was born in 1881 and 1883 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Then Henry was born back in Fredrikstad in 1887! Then, the remaining six children were all born in Cache County, Utah starting in 1890.
Her parents later emigrated and lived nearby in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Two of her sisters, Matilda and Amanda, also emigrated and lived in Cache Valley.
Her husband Ole passed away 27 February 1900 in Richmond, Cache, Utah and is buried there. She passed away 10 December 1932 in Portland while staying with her daughter Jennie. She had stayed for some time with Jennie as she was listed as living with her on the 1930 census. I don't even know what she died of for certain. I was told at one point she stepped off a trolley in Portland, slipped and hit her head, and she later died from those injuries, but I cannot confirm that lore.
I knew she is buried was Multnomah Park Cemetery in Portland and while driving through made it a point to stop and visit her grave this past Wednesday. I knew she had passed away and was buried there, I am not aware of another single relative in the entire cemetery. Not that the cemetery is that large. But I knew she was there, that she has an empty grave in Richmond so the circumstances were such that her body was not brought home for burial beside her husband.
It struck me how solitary her grave is. She does have two daughters buried or interred in Portland, but neither of them are in this cemetery.
It even took me a while just to find it, it is near one of the roadways in the cemetery.
I cannot help but think of how far away she is from her parents and husband, even though she does have two daughters at least in Portland. But for some reason her location disturbs me. I don't know why, I obviously had nothing to do with the decision 80+ years ago to bury her in Oregon. Any person who might have known is long gone. A death certificate might tell me more about her death, but not the reasons for her burial in Multnomah Park. Some things we will likely never know in this life.


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Autograph Wristbands to Cost $40 at Rays Fan Fest
During the Tampa Bay Rays 2011 Fan Fest, there will again ask for a donation fee for those over 14 years of age or who are not Rays Season Ticket holders who want to seek an autograph of their favorite Rays player. This year that honor will cost you $ 40. Immediately I am expecting to hear those adult voices rise up into a higher octave and even denounce or boycott the autograph lines.
I, for one will pay the $ 40 with a smile on my face for the entire amount will go the Rays Baseball Foundation and also the foundation for two St. Petersburg Police officer's families. It is also a chance for those "collectors" to make their own charitable donation to help support the many Rays Baseball Foundation charities that need yearly support.
Still there will be those who want their voices heard loud and clear. For them I want to remind them that the Rays Fan fest is a mostly FREE event. That it is not held in a convention center like the 2011 SoxFest or 2011 PiratesFest,. It will be featured upon the NEW Astroturf surface of Tropicana Field. But still there will be those distracters that want to showcase the bad president instead of the good this small amount of $ 40 will do for those in need within our Tampa Bay community.
That is how spoiled we have become as Rays fans. No tickets are needed for entry like at the Milwaukee Brewers 3rd annual On-Deck experience ($15) or the recent Orioles Fest which cost $ 12 for adults and $ 4 for kids under 14 or adults over 55. Somehow we as member of the Rays Republic have forgotten what this event is really all about.
It is a time to rejoice about the beginning of a new Rays season. It is the time for utter excitement, plus the first day to purchase single game Rays tickets. It is about celebrating Spring with both the old and the new Rays players, and welcome them to our team with huge smiles. And all without a single dollar spent for admission fees.
$ 40 is not much considering it covers every autograph session of the event, including all of the designated players in your line in your autograph line during that time period. Did you know at SoxFest, which is also a 3-day event, there are daily limits for individual autographs and photos with players? Would you want the Rays to institute a possible $ 15 voucher offer in 2012 for each selected player or alumni group during a time period with it possibly of it selling out even before you get on your computer, or arrive that day to Fan Fest?
Would you be happier if the Rays decided o go the route of the Atlanta Braves and just have a yearly scheduled Rays caravan each Spring instead of a day celebrating Rays baseball with the whole community invited? The Braves 2011 caravan actually began on January 24,2011 in Macon, Georgia and will make several other stops before finally concluding on February 5,2011 in Madison/Nashville, Tennessee. During their caravan, the Braves will only have one chance for Braves fans to get the autograph of new member Dan Uggla, who ill only be appearing at the last event in Tennessee.
At the Rays Fan Fest, all signed Rays players plus most of their minor league players will be at a Rays signing table at some point in the day. You cannot be guaranteed that at other team Fan Fest. Think about it, $ 40 could get you Evan Longoria, David Price, Rays Manager Joe Maddon, plus possibly get autographs from newly signed Rays players Manny Ramirez, Dirk Hayhurst and Johnny Damon. More than worth the one time expenditure.
In recent years, the Rays have also heard you loud and clear on the congestion and turmoil that multiple players signing can provide with duo lines sometimes forming at the first table, or snaking lines going all the way out of the Rightfield tunnel into the concourse. A staff member of the Rays wrote to me that the Rays are trying to eliminate those kinds of autograph headaches during Fan Fest, but a popular player will still garner a huge line and a possible result of no signature before the next group arrives for their singing times.
That might mean moving a popular player towards the middle two sections of the autograph area, but that is still better than not getting a chance at all to get a autograph after the singing sessions are sold out in advance of Fan Fest or cost $15 for each scheduled autograph session like OriolesFest.
Do not forget again that the $ 40 fee for the Rays autograph sessions wristband (for those over 14) will benefit the Rays Baseball Foundation in their ongoing endeavors to help baseball flourish in this community. If you wanted to attend all 5 signature groupings during OriolesFest, it would cost you upwards to $ 75 dollars for the same amount of signatures.
Plus if your Rays player signings at Table 2 get completed in time for you to possibly stand in Table 3's autograph line during the designated time span, it will not cost you anything additional unlike the OriolesFest. At SoxFest, your voucher was only for that player during that time period, not for unlimited usage or wandering into additional lines for signatures.
Or maybe you might want to force the Rays to reconsider their FREE admittance and possible charge $ 15 dollars like they did at the Brewers event at the Frontier Airlines Center.
A $ 40 one day autograph wristband charge for signatures to me is a bargain any day. Considering the additional fees and signature admittance charges of other Major League Baseball fan events, it is a down right steal. Still, you child under 14 can still stroll up to their favorite player and get a signed autograph or smile at no charge…and how can you even put a price on something like that.
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I agree totally. Just as player salaries are ballooning, so are ticket prices. The Cubs Convention this year was 60 dollars per person, or 400 dollars per person with a hotel included.
There's Always Next Year
Someone within the Rays front office reminded me that the Cardinals charged $ 175 just for Albert Pujols signature. All of the autographs are still FREE for Season Ticketholders, and kids under 14.
I am sure there will be more than a few cries out of the assembled guys with duffel bags full of bats, balls orhelmets to the increase, but somewhere the line between fans and financials has to be drawn.
I get a single signature from a guy when he first signs or comes up with the Rays. After that it is either a special occasion like Garza's No-Hitter, or a celebration champagne bottle when I ask for a signature.
Rays Renegade
If they are truly going to streamline the autograph line like they said they were going to when they announced FanFest, then it may very well be worth it. I spend the $20 on the wristband last year, but I only had the patience to wait in line for one autograph. It was a madhouse. I got in line right when James Shields sat down to start signing, and by the time I was about 3/4ths of the way through the line he was done.
40 bucks? That seems like a steal to me! But yeah I wish Yankees tickets were a little more affordable (i doubt that's going to happen).
I have talked with someone in the Rays promotions team who has said they will try a few things different this year, but the lines tend to have their own flows. The reasoning for some of the favorites in line 1 and 2 was to use the RF overflow area. It did not work out totally as planned in 2010.
The open autograph sessions are better than only a set number of tickets for a player or a table. We sometimes forget fans in other MLB cities do not get this luxury or even such an event like Fan Fest at an affordable price..
All we hear are the whines and gripes when a player stands up after singing for an hour to let another take his place. I still remember the cheers during Maddon's first season when he decided to stay until everyone who wanted his autograph got it.
Rays Renegade
Cliff! My Man! – The first ever to welcome me to the Blogosphere. I'm ready for another season. I haven't been able to get that seed you planted in my mind, out, about Cuban and Sterberg. As you can see I'm horrible at juggling two sites at once. But I wouldn't enjoy a Baseball season without you all.
I'm not one to undervalue the generosity of the players who sit up there for an hour or more signing baseballs, as well as the opportunity we get to interact with them. I'll be buying a wristband either way.
You know I do not have any pull with the Yankees, but I will forward your email to their office.
Expect Hal to call sometimes this Spring ( I wish) with a great offer
Sports pricing will always be dictated a bit by the salalries and theexpenses of the Spring and season. Hopefully in the next year or two the economy will settle and thing will stay even for a year or two so we can all get our wallets to catch up to our baseball passion.
Rays Renegade
Knew that teaser about Mark Cuban and Stuart Sternberg would get your ears up to attention.
So much time untilsomething is officically announced, but Sternberg also did a similar move with Vince Namoli gining him the President Emeritus title which still gives him some team duties plus a role with the team…..Anything is possibly in this odd, but fiscally draining situation.
Rays Renegade
It is refreshing to hear that. Not that you are buying the wristband either way, but that you understand the position of the players/coaches too.
I will be sitting in my ususal seat watching from afar, but within sight of it all after 1 pm.
I will also be throwing out some interesting tidbits probably about Weds that people will want to know about the Rays Fan Fest…Until then…
Rays Renegade
$40 bucks? I might take it. It's great to read about another team's fan fest. Padres held theirs not too long ago and I have everything about it.
What the heck is wrong with people?
$40 is a flippin' steal to meet some Major Leaguers! If you don't want to pay for the autographs then use your brain and bring the neighbors kid and pay him to get the autographs for you. Cripes use your brains! Besides it's for charity!
I agree. Every team has their own way of doing a fan/player interaction or Fan Fest. Some do basic caravan to sponsor locations ans have a set list of players sign, other have something like Rays Fan Fest where the masses converge to get their favorites autograph.
There will also be 20 MLB Alumni signing at the Rays Fan Fest, which are absolutely FREE.
Von Hayes, Mick Whiten and Roberto Hernandez are three names that were communicated to me tonight…more to come as they confirm.
Rays Renegade
Really, $40 at an otherwise mostly free event is a steal, especially when it sounds like the Rays organization is trying to make the whole process more enjoyable for the fans. And the fact that it goes to charity makes the $40 even more palatable. This sounds like a lot of fun. I can't wait to read your post about it afterward!
I think this is excellent perspective on the "cost" of the 2011 Rays Fan Fest. I may not be a Rays fan, but I admire the organization for the way they are trying to reach out to its fans. As a baseball fan, I'd like nothing better than to see the Trop filled to capacity every game. It is events like the Fan Fest that will not only create fans for tomorrow but will lay the foundation for future generations.
And the fleecing of US America and its rabid baseball fans continues… I hate paying for autographs, so I don't. I'm not making any money off the autographs so I don't expect the players, franchises to either. But that's just me.
That is it exactly. Your $ 40 is not going into the coffers of the team or to some unknown avenue, it is going to the Rays Baseball Foundation which funds all the Rays charity events throughout Tampa Bay.
Plus, a percentage of those funds collected this year will also go to the families of the two slain St. Peterburg Police Department officers.
That in itself is a reason I am playing $ 40 for a wristband even though I get one for FREE (Season Ticketholder). Great event, great causes, hopefully a great time for all.
Rays Renegade
That is it exactly. Your $ 40 is not going into the coffers of the team or to some unknown avenue, it is going to the Rays Baseball Foundation which funds all the Rays charity events throughout Tampa Bay.
Plus, a percentage of those funds collected this year will also go to the families of the two slain St. Peterburg Police Department officers.
That in itself is a reason I am playing $ 40 for a wristband even though I get one for FREE (Season Ticketholder). Great event, great causes, hopefully a great time for all.
Rays Renegade
I will have the usual two posts about it.
One will be the little things I saw, experienced or even found out during the event, and the other will be a plethora of photos taken on that day.
Do miss the old 2-day event, but jamming it all into one day has made it more of a challenge and adventure to see it all, and do it all within the time frame.
Got to start planning my day…now!
Rays Renegade
The one thing people forget is that the Rays only started out in 1998.
Because of that, they have a young staff that has grown with the team and is always coming up with more and more inventive ideas and ways to treat the fan to the ultimate experience. Can't wait to actually see some of the new additions at work and see just how much smiling and laughter I hear this year.
This is one of the events I cherish during the Spring.
Rays Renegade
Then you are going to hate my post for Valentine's Day.
I looked at the recent Winter Warm-Up event by the Cardinals and put it up against the Rays $ 40 charge for fans over 14.
But I do get where you are coming from. I do not pay for autographs, but I consider the $ 40 to be more towards the charity than for the idea of letting someone sign my baseball.
The Rays do not charge an admission fee, do not have you pre-purchase autograph tickets and last but not least…..they players will sign pretty much anything you bring.
Too bad Carlos Pena is gone….someone else will have to sign that Taco in 2011.
Rays Renegade
I swore off autographs years ago when, as a stupid college student, I managed to lose my Gaylord Perry, Fergie Jenkins, Buddy Bell, Roger Staubach, and Bob Lilly autographs. Plus, I'm just not gonna PAY for em because back in MY day we walked ten miles in the snow to get FREE autographs, gursh durn it!!!
One of my cherished collectible possessions is a photo taken in 1061 of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle out at old Waterfront Park by the home team entrance up against the palm trees. My dad got the photo printed then signed by both men….
Autograph can be a defining moment between people. Some see the plausibility while others see the insanity. Guess it is like asking two people what they saw at the same time in a game. Each sees a different aspect or part of it all.
Rays Renegade
Kids are free but you have people who spend the money for the Donation, get the Autograph, then sell it. I know you can't control that but every year kids leave unhappy because they can't get their favorite player because he left after one hour. You wait one hour for Longoria, don't make it with him, then you have to rush to another line if you don't want the autograph from the replacement on Longoria's line. If you REALLY wanted to try your best you would ask the players to stay at least 2 hours to satisfy more fans. You beg fans to come out to games but you don't do anything to make it up to fans. The Fan Fest is your best chance to.
Saying during the season that autographs are sometimes free, it is rarely the star players and you never know who is going to be free on any particular game. The Fan Fest is the only way to ensure who will be signing.
I know it's not all about the Autographs, but when you start raising the "donation" cost it becomes an issue. You raised that part but did nothing to ensure that people leave with something they wanted. By keeping players one hour extra you let twice as many people leave happy.
If you don't want to do something to help the fans don't go crying when they don't come out to games and attendance is low. This is your perfect chance to enhance the interaction between fans and players. It's time you do something about it.
Above you say, "Think about it, $ 40 could get you Evan Longoria, David Price, Rays Manager Joe Maddon, plus possibly get autographs from newly signed Rays players Manny Ramirez, Dirk Hayhurst and Johnny Damon." There is NO WAY one person can get all of those players you mentioned – let alone 3 of them. If someone waited on Longoria's line, IF they were fortunate enough to get his autograph, they would have to get off that line and rush to the very end of another star player's line and, guaranteed, they would not get the next player they wanted. You MIGHT get some minor players but the stars are the main attraction of the autograph sessions.
One other line to comment about: "Still, you child under 14 can still stroll up to their favorite player and get a signed autograph or smile at no charge." The ONLY way your child can "stroll" up to their favorite player is if they wait hours in a line and are one of the fortunate few to make it to his table.
Asking star players to stay one extra hour to ensure twice as many people leave satisfied is NOT a bad thing. There is no place that important, and their schedules are not THAT hectic, that they can't stay one extra hour.
And yes, I am a transplanted Yankees' fan. I have watched the Rays on TV and been to a handful of games now and then as well but with the economy the way it is it's not as easy to afford games anymore.
I do not agree with this what so ever. I have been apart of many fan fests in Tampa as well as participated in autpgraph sessions for the Bucs, Lightning, Rays, and Bulls. All for personal collection and wanting to meet players I have liked over the years being a born and raised die hard Tampa fan. Outside of the horrible planning done by the Lightning in 2009, the second worse had to be my experience at last years Rays Fest in 2010. I did not mind the $20 fee as much, though I did consider it steep, but the environment as well as the organization of players and short time slots made it almost impossible to meet your favorite player.
My friend and I came to see Longoria, we came about 2 hours early and even by that time the lines were way too long for Longoria. We then decided to go to Pena's line which we barely reached (thanks only to Pena for staying longer because a reporter pulled him aside DURING HIS AUTOGRAPH SESSION to do about a 5-10min interview). By the time we left Pena's section, the lines were too long in the remaining ones for the upcoming hour's session involving Price, Maddon, and several of the other marque players (excluding Crawford, Garza who didnt even come).
I have no problem with charging something, but in the end it hurts fans who are over 14, couldnt afford season ticket holders, but are still solid/dedicated fans who only really get this chance to meet their favorite players. There will always be the problem of guys with duffel bags, and as you raise prices, those guys are the only ones who will still pay because they get money in the end for the items. Actual fans end up getting the raw end of the deal or teenagers who are still aspiring. Now, I do not agree with comparing fan fests to other ball clubs. I agree, from what it sounds, that the Rays have the better business proposition for fans. But is this business or a fan fest? In reality I know is a business, but its not like the stadium still doesnt charge an arm and a leg for concessions. Also, if you are going to compare fan fests, compare to ones in your own town. Compare it to the Bucs who, in my opinion, have consistently been good at providing opportunities to meet your favorite player if you come somewhat early as well as other players (maybe not the top 4 most popular). They have more players and they spread it out more, and not to mention….Its Free.
My opinion for the Rays: double the time for autograph sesssions from one hour to maybe two hours or have them sign at two different times (make it realistic for fans to meet their favorite player…not to mention the longer stars stay, the longer the fans stay and spend), charge at max $20 (are you really trying to handle crowd control by upping the dollar amount?), charge for parking if meeting costs is absolutely necessary (youll make just as much if you charge $5-10 per car), and finally if you are trying to eliminate bagged memorabilia dealers, set a max of items per person coming in to the gate.
I for one this year am just coming in with a bat for hopefully Longoria to sign this year and a hat or ball for one or more of my other favorite players to sign. Again, for my personal collection only.
I know my opinion wont matter and I will still be paying $40 reluctantly (almost as upsetting as Lightning not know what players are signing where or what times they are signing…as well as not even having the top 3 players in town and/or available to regular fans).
I hope this year or next year some of the suggestions could come into play.
I know your comments will be heard. There are a few members of the Rays organization that will possibly read these comments, and see your concerns.
I do not attend the Bucs Fan Fest because I am not a Bucs fan. Never been to a game, will never go. That is my choice. But also comparing an NFL, NHL or MLB Fan Fest is apples and oranges sometimes.
I remember seeing Pena take extra time last season after Rich Herrera talked to him while he was signing in 2010. That is Carlos, he is more fan-oriented than so many of the other players.
I like the 2-hour idea, but that would decrease the amount of player signing unless the event went back to a 2-day format. Considering their first full squad workout is a few days after Fan Fest, there should be a better turnout.
Especially since Manny, Longoria and the pitchers andminor leaguers are basically already in camp.
Rays Renegade
Glad you are supporting the home town team too.
I know this region has a huge transplant population, with only a few of us natives. So thank you for having a psort open mind.
I know the Rays have talked about trying to make some adjustments during this Fan Fest. I hate to see kids get the raw end of the deal.
I know that the marquee players have been spread out a bit more this for this Fan Fest, and hopefully with the people in charge keeping the line moving a bit faster than before…..things will get better.
But there will always be a negative, that is the thing that stinks.
I do not even get autographs at Fan Fest anymore, not because I can't, but I do other things…like heckle Rosenthal ( just kidding).
I like the 2-hour idea, but then you run the risk of a smaller segment of the players since it is a 1-day event.
I stillthink it is better this way than a 200 ticket limit and then Longo, Price or even Manny woul;d stand upand walk off…. Going to try and count a few lines this year and see if it got quicker….
Rays Renegade
Thank you so much for your response. I know opinions do matter, but sometimes comments can be overlooked by those who make decisions.
Based on that, I just felt like sharing my brief experiences at Rays Fan Fest because I feel it is worth being told and hopefully heard by people who can do something about it next year.
I left early Saturday morning in hopes to meet and get Longoria's autograph as I was unable to during the prior years fan fest. Knowing this time that Longoria's line would be unbelievably stacked and people will come very early to wait for it, I arrived at the stadium at 7am (and I live near USF/Tampa). The earliest person probably arrived at 6 or 630am, if not earlier for the season ticket holder line. I was approximately the 25th total person there and about the first five non-season ticket holders to arrive (everyone else had arm bands for season ticket holders), so I was in definately the best positioning I could get. As hours go by the single line separates into two; season ticket holders, who are to enter through the season ticket holder doors and non-season ticket holders who enter the door next to it. At this time I was made aware season ticket holders would be allowed to enter a hour early and as time went by, employees would remind people the season ticket holder line (with armbands) was only the entrance to the season ticket holders at the doors on the right side of Gate 1. Approximately 10-20minutes prior to opening the door, another random employee states that another single line next to season ticket holder line will be for season ticket holders/arm bands too. People who have waited from 7am and early do not budge because all were reminded twice, by two employees prior, that the season ticket holder entrance was the only entrance for arm bands/early admittance. People at the back of the line start lining up at this new line that was created, angering fans who had been there for hours compared to those who had just arrived. As gates opened, the staff not only decides to open the season ticket holder doors, the line next to it as previously mentioned, but now they opened ALL doors to Gate 1, even parts where no one was lined up to. This caused a slight chaos and rush as being flooded in through all entrances. The saddest part, me and another fan, who did not have armbands and were front of the non-season ticket holder line…and anxiously/patiently waiting… mentioned the what seems to be the head gate personnel that why did they do that when the people to the side at the season ticket holder entrance were told just to be there and some of those who came hours prior lost their positioning…most dissappointing his response was: well, they changed their minds at the last second and it doesnt matter about those who waited since 6am.
Seeing how many people had ran in and enetered early (based off my experience last year and autograph sessions only lasting a hour), the crowd was too large for me to see longoria. Though, I understood there is no guarantee I would get to see him anyways, the odds were heavily stacked against it. So, instead, I decided to return home to wake up my girlfriend for her to go to work, which seemed like the more rewarding thing to do at that point. Its sad that me being one of the first non-armband people there, I had no shot to see Longoria, though I do respect the fact season ticket holders should hold more of a right of passage. Yet, shouldnt there at least be the opportunity for even those who get their early enough get at least a fair opportunity?
Either way, I know I forfeited my opportunity, but in the end I was more upset for those who came at 6am or earlier for the organization not to even care about those people who tried harder than the others.
Dissappointing. But, reading your thread about the Fan Fest, seemed like it was a great time.
Got to go play a softball game now!
I wish things had turned out more positive for you. I do not know what to say about the change of policy at the last moment. It is action like "split second decision that sours people towardsm some of the doing of this franchise.
I wish I could emphatically say it would never happen again, but I do not have that faith.
Even the end result of Longoria being a half hour late due to the accident on Northbound I-75 couldn't change the final outcome.
I am so sorry you had to leave empty-handed that day.
I will definitely forward this up the line to someone within the Rays. I am so sorry this happened to you that day.
Rays Renegade
Thank you again for your response. Thank you also for your comments in regards to the situation. My message was not aimed at complaining or frustration I did not get anything, because it wasn't. I just was saddened for the season ticket holder fans who dedicated themselves from before 6am and blatantly were disrespected (in my opinion) and snubbed by at least the Gate 1 management. I feel it is the ultimate punch to a fan who has made the sacrifice, but I will agree a well deserved punch to the guys who get there with duffel bags full of stuff they are planning to sell – there was one guy next to me who was telling another guy how much he was planning to sell one or two of his items. Nowhere near as sad as a guy I saw once at a Bucs Fan Fest who brought his 4 daughters (oldest having to be only 8 or 9), his grandma, and his wife…of course along with a military sack sized bag with what seemed like dozen+ of mini helmets, footballs, etc. Unfortunately, it will always be there unless a precedent is made to limit number of bulk items (sports cards/photos excluded).
Anyway, I hope things in future things could be more prepared and errors limited, but as you said I cannot trust it will not happen again. Sadly, it seems like such simple things to prepare. I appreciate you forwarding this, as again my intent for my message was for the benefit of season ticket holders who were there early as well as those I felt got snubbed in the beginning (not to mention what I thought was a slight injustice to those who were non season ticket holders). I just wanted to make sure someone knew what happened so hopefully it could help influence some change in the future.
Thanks again Renegade, I look forward to keeping updated on the forums.
I did not take your statements and comments as whining, but a concerned fan. I remeber about 3 years ago I got called a "collector" because a few little kids wanted someone autograph and they were too small for the player to see. I kept passing him baseballs and he made the remark before a mother of one of the kid's let him know I was just helping them out since I was in front.
I hurt for a few until the player realized it, looked at me and I told him it was fine.
There are all types of fans from the real fanatics to the casual fan who get there when the "spirit" moves them.
All are welcome in the Trop as long as they use the common sense and have a hint of manners.
Anything less would just be uncivilized….for those people, I-95 goes North
Rays Renegade
Viewed from the perspective of the market cost of charging autographs it is a steal. Viewed from the perspective of an investor trying to make a profit ir is a steal. But viewed from the perspective of people struggling to make ends $40 can be huge. I have been a huge supporter of the Rays since their inception averaging 18 Rays games per year (travelling from Land O Lakes that's 75 mile round trip) and have done that since the first year. I have many fond memories of attending the games with my son and can honestly say baseball does bring people together and help form great memories. Sadly my economic situation has deteriated. I'll attend the Fan Fest but just not able to afford $40. Just would be selfish and irresponsible of me to spend on something I would like and watch my family suffer by not having groceries for a week. I'll try to get to as many Rays games as possible this year but will just have to be extremely resourceful and creative!


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Visual displays of data, images of subatomic to planetary-scale features, and animations of geological processes are widely used to enrich our disciplines. However, their communicative power may be dramatically different to a student and to an expert because of the need for prior knowledge and inference when interpreting visuals. To "see" equivalent visual information, the non-expert must learn the visual language of the expert. Teaching visual literacy is important to instruction at all levels and is as fundamental to a discipline as its vocabulary. The underlying foundations of visual literacy and the recognition of what one "see" and interprets in a visual depiction are critical for enhancing student learning and for effective communication in our visually rich discipline. (This description was derived from the article abstract.)
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No stereotypes need apply: The depth and vibrancy of Irish culture
it's time to start celebrating St. Patrick's Day by rejecting Irish caricatures.
The kids in the Catholic seventh grade classroom—Hispanics, Filipinos, African Americans, and my own Irish American offspring—took on a project to highlight three aspects of their cultural heritage. As the teacher listened to the kids brainstorming, he turned to my child and said, "Three cultural traits of the Irish? That's easy: drinking, drinking, and more drinking."
The next day we met with the principal, who turned pale as she listened. The teacher apologized to my husband and me. There were no fisticuffs.
Because we had known our kids would encounter this stereotype, years earlier my husband and I had planned and executed a preemptive strike. We cast about for a way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day that leaned on the faith, stories, and music of Ireland rather than on the "Irish as carefree alcoholic" caricature—especially offensive because of the destruction and grief that real alcoholism cuts through many Irish families, including ours.
We decided to host a party for our extended family and some friends, asking everyone to bring a song, a poem, a story, a dance from their own culture or another's. We laid out the good tablecloth, said grace, served dinner. Then we dragged chairs into the living room, and waited.
My sister read a poem. My husband sang a song. So did his mother, who had such a lovely voice that in her youth she used to sing on the radio. My niece did an Irish dance. I brought out the statue of St. Patrick, put on some haunting Irish music, and read a bit about the real man. The people in that room took a risk with us.
We tried it the next year and the next. My brother-in-law (now a published poet) read a few of the poems he wrote in his basement on Saturday mornings. My young nephews did magic tricks, karate, standup comedy (hilarious). Our friend sang in Polish. My sister told of tracking down our family roots. My historian husband told us how labor unions lifted up Irish Catholic immigrants, back in the era of signs reading "No Irish need apply."
The music has featured everything from traditional Irish ballads to the Dixie Chicks. It takes courage to perform, even for family, when you are not a virtuoso, but nevertheless out comes the guitar, the violin, the lyrics.
Some people began writing down stories to share at the party—about birth, death, the epiphanies of daily life. My husband's sister last year read "Porch envy," about her neighborhood walks with my sister-in-law Evelyn, a cancer warrior for years now, whose continued presence every March speaks to the miracles of medicine and the mercy of God.
"I believe with all my hoary heart that stories save lives," writes Brian Doyle in Grace Notes (ACTA) "and the telling and hearing of them is a holy thing." Perhaps this gathering has worked for 20-plus years because it is a chance to slow down and tell stories in words and music, rather than just watch them on TV. Perhaps because the adults feel we're passing along to our kids something of our faith and culture that is sturdy and true. Perhaps because there is no alcohol.
You know, everyone thought Patrick was nuts when, having escaped enslavement by Irish raiders as a youth, he wanted to go back to pagan Ireland to preach the gospel. He went nevertheless and baptized much that he found among the Celts: their belief in an afterlife, their conviction that the beauty of nature revealed God. He bent these good things to the service of Christ.
As for our annual gathering in his honor, I hope he would approve.
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Announced back in September, the HTC 8X is HTC's first high-end Windows Phone 8 which becomes available anytime soon around the world. Running Microsoft's brand new and latest Windows Phone version, the 8X is powered by a Qualcomm S4 dual-core CPU at 1.5 GHz. It supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, quadband UMTS/HSDPA (up to 42 Mbps)/HSUPA (up to 5.76 Mpbs) at 850/900/1900/2100 MHz as well as Bluetooth 3.1, WiFi a/b/g/n at 2.4 and 5 GHz, NFC and comes with support for GPS and Glonass. Furthermore onboard are a G-sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor and an ambient light sensor. The 4.3" LCD 2 Gorilla Glass 2 protected touchscreen has a HD 720p resolution which means it shows 1280×720 pixel; while optical lamination reduces reflections and glare.
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McDonald Week
Tomorrow morning, the Court hears McDonald v. City of Chicago, which asks whether the Second Amendment's individual right to keep and bear arms is incorporated against the states through the Privileges or Immunities Clause or the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
In other words, the 2010 Court may exhume the PI Clause, which the 1873 Court in The Slaughter-House Cases buried five years after the Reconstruction Congress ratified the Fourteenth Amendment. The Amendment's Radical Republican framers, argues McDonald's lead counsel Alan Gura, intended for the PI Clause to protect American citizens' fundamental rights both enumerated and unenumerated by the Constitution.
In still other words, McDonald is a huge case, not only for gun rights, but also, well, all rights–extinct, extant, or simply speculative.
As such, F1@1F will be going all-in with McDonald for the next few days. All-in for a gun case, of course, requires more than most cases. Much more.
It's going to be crazy out there. If I'm not first, at least I'll get some great interviews with interesting people. Here's what to expect:
- Keep an eye on F1@1F for photos and quick tweets.
- By Tuesday night, I hope to have my oral argument report up at ABA Journal, followed on Wednesday by my vox populi column.
- If I get enough people willing to go on camera, then I'll have the first episode of Supreme Court Side Walk up here by Friday.
- Until then, give the case's SCOTUSWiki page a look, especially the most recent media links towards the bottom.
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It probably should have said you can stand up next to the car along the second row under the cover of the falcon door. This was shown by Elon at one of the first unveilings of the Model X outside. I can't remember exactly at which time or location.
Yes it was said by Elon himself. Have you not seen the meeting for yourself? You do know there's video don't you?
With the doors open.
@goneskiian You are right, that's what Elon said. I finally found time to watch the video.
What still puzzles me though is that the unofficial dimensions of the Model X state that the height of the car is 64" / 5 foot 4" which still doesn't seem like you could stand up in the middle of the car since most adults are taller than the car when they are standing on the street next to it. That was also my original reason for assuming you can stand up straight next to the car under an opened falcon door but not inside of it.
I'm 6'1" and had a chance to climb into the prototype after the unveiling. With the flacon doors open I was able to stand up in the second row with at least an inch of clearance. The view was pretty good up there!
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"flacon" almost sounds like it should be a word. Not sure what it should mean, though!
Sounds like bacon. Mmmmmm bacon
A flagon of bacon. Flacon.
Is that like bacon flavored beer? Sounds like a winner to me!
flacon is a florida conman aka florida congressman...
Found a picture of Elon standing in the back of an X.
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Abstract: Det er helt centralt i Richards Floridas teori om vækst, at kunne tiltrække den kreative klasse, men hvad er det egentlig som tiltrækker den kreative klasse? Formålet med denne artikel er at undersøge hvad det er for kultur- og fritidsaktiviteter den kreative klasse især benytter sig af. Det er dels interessant fra et kulturpolitisk og ikke mindst et regionalt udviklingspolitisk ståsted: hvad er det for kultur- og fritidsaktiviteter den kreative klasse bruger og tiltrækkes af? Dels er det interessant at undersøge, fordi det er punkt, hvor Florida ikke er særlig nuanceret. Den danske kulturvaneundersøgelse indeholder detaljerede data om den danske befolknings brug af de fleste kultur- og fritidstilbud. Ved at koble disse data med data for befolkningens arbejdsstilling opdelt på Richard Floridas klassificering, kan der opnås en helt ny viden om, hvad det er for kultur- og fritidstilbud den kreative klasse benytter, og dermed – må man antage – tiltrækkes af. Resultaterne, som er baseret på multivariate regressionsanalyser, viser nogle markante tendenser. Den kreative klasse er generelt mere aktive end serviceklassen på en række af de mere "populære" og "brede" kulturområder. Den kreative kerne adskiller sig for derimod ved at være mere kreative i deres fritid end andre. Herudover er de bl.a. mere interesseret i litteratur og viden, kulturarv og historie samt klassiske kulturformer som klassisk musik og teater. Endelig viser analysen, at der er en række kultur- og fritidsaktiviteter, hvor den kreative klasse ikke synes at adskille sig fra andre grupper. Det gælder først og fremmest en række hverdagskulturelle hjemlige aktiviteter, nogle "brede" kulturaktiviteter samt mere oplevelsesorienterede familieaktiviteter. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7203
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Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the labor market for artists and in the creative industries more broadly: How important is a formal education for jobs in the creative industries? How are the careers of people with a creative education? Do they work in the creative industries or outside the creative industries? How is the profile of the jobs within the creative industries? Alper and Wassall (2006) present an overview of the economic, mainly empirical research concerning the labor market of artists. Different types of studies can be distinguished: theoretical models of artistic career processes, qualitative interviews and data, retrospective surveys and panel data based on surveys (either true panel studies or quasi panel studies). Some of the most extended studies on artists' earnings are done by Alper and Wassall on American census data, where data comes from peoples selfreporting in surveys, and peoples' occupation is based on time spent at work during a single reference week. This do obvious have some drawbacks. Register data from Statistics Denmark representing true panel data, makes it possible to overcome some of these problems and gain new knowledge on the career patterns of artists, their income, the importance of education, multiple jobholding etc. The register data used in this paper includes a lot of variables on socio-economy, income, employment etc. for the Danish population in the period 1994-2003. The paper includes a discussion and delimitation of artist and the creative industries, and presents new empirical results on the labor market for artists and in the creative industries URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7750
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Abstract: This paper discusses the concept of the experience economy in a Nordic context and shows how the Nordic version of the concept has come about from a mix of three different approaches and theories. Besides, the Nordic definition links the experience economy closely with cultural activities. In the Nordic countries the experience economy has been developed in a political context and it is apparently a popular development policy for local government authorities and regions. This paper discusses the Nordic definition of experience economy and questions if it makes any sense. The definition of experiences is not clear, and the definition of the word "economy" has different interpretations as well. In a narrow interpretation the term economy is related to market economic value, which is used in the political terminology. The paper shows that the experience economy can follow three different routes to market value creation, and how the growth opportunities for the different experience areas will depend on three different trends. Therefore, it can be shown that only some experience areas are growing, and the market value creation occurs in very different ways and to very different extents within, and in relation to, the different experience areas. The greatest growth potential resides probably in the broad value creation in association with the experience areas. But the experience economy does not lend itself to any consistent definition. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8012
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Bille, Trine; Agersnap, Flemming; Jensen, Søren; Vestergaard, Trine (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to study careers and income conditions of performing artists in Denmark on the basis of national statistics. The paper uses three different criteria for defining performing artist, and looks at the implications observed on careers and income conditions. The three different criteria for defining performing artists are: 1) Having a job as performing artist, 2) Graduation from a performing art school, and 3) Membership of professional performing artist's association. The paper has focus on three questions: How are the income conditions of performing artists in the period 1996 – 2007? How are the career length and patterns of the performing artists in Denmark? How is the careers related to the income conditions of the artists? The results concerning the living conditions for performing artists shows in general very low income levels for most of the artists, and only about 1/3 of them are working within the theatre sector. A regression model for 2007 shows a positive effect on earning of age, being a man, working in Copenhagen capital area, having work experience, having a basic actor education, and work as a dancer/choreograph or as an actor/director. The analysis of career length shows that most performing actors have very short careers of one or two years. Cross-tabulations for 2007 shows that those with short careers in general have very low income, while those with longer careers have substantial higher income, and most of them have an income high enough to make a living. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8177
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With resources stretched to the limit and then some, UCLA's Anderson School of Management is considering a move to go private, or "self-sufficient" in the words of officials.
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Okay, so at the outset I'm going to admit my own personal bias about Howard Hawks: he has to be one of the most amazingingly versatile directors ever. I mean he did everything from screwball comedies (Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday) to action/adventure (Only Angels Have Wings) to westerns (Red River, El Dorado) to film noir (The Big Sleep) to early sci-fi stuff (The Thing) to musicals (Gentleman Prefer Blondes) to gangster films (Scarface) and on and on and on… Where do you start with someone like that? By the by, you can watch clips and original trailers for many of his films at my favorite movie site TCM.
Now, The Big Sleep (1946) with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is one of those movies that is a classic I think more for the mood and style of the film than for anything very redeeming in the plot. Not that is doesn't have one; it does. Actually, what it has is too much plot; to say it's confusing is to do it an injustice. This is the Raymond Chandler book, remember, in which the Sternwood's chauffer is killed in the beginning, but Chandler never reveals who did it. I mean you get to the end, and you realize that one of the murders hasn't been solved, and there's this really wierd moment where you wonder, well, what happened, did he just forget about it?
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posted on Friday, January 13, 2006 - 1:43 pm
I'm running a growth curve model and in my model I have a modest fit that can be improved by correlating my measures of time2 and time3 together. I was wondering what does this actually mean in my model? Does this mean that time2 and time3 are essentially the same measure? Or are they correlated because they are the same question?
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Residual covarainces can represent
time-varying covariates that have not been included in the model. Residual covariances are not needed just because the same outcome is measured at multiple time points. This is taken care of by the growth model itself.
posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 10:40 pm
Hi, I have a second-order latent growth curve model and the model fit is not great (CRT is indexed by the same 3 indicators, at each of 4 timepoints). Modification indices suggest considerable improvement if residuals of the same indicators at adjacent time points (plus some unadjacent timepoints) are allowed to covary.
Although it is a second-order LGCM, is this the same issue as above? ie. that the slope/intercept should be accounting for the variance shared due to same measure at different timepoints so it must indicate that a time-varying covariate has not been included?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 8:17 am
Yes, this could be the same issue.
posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 8:09 pm
Thanks. So if it is due to a time-varying covariate that has not been measured in the study, does this cast doubt on the values of other parameters that are estimated? Is it considered permissable to allow covarying residuals?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 10:29 am
You can add residual covariances to the model as an alternative.
posted on Friday, October 08, 2010 - 12:43 pm
To follow up on this question, I wondered if there was a recommended citation for the practice of including residual covariances?
Also, when building parallel process models, there are often strong correlations between measurements taken at the same time point (x1 & y1, for example). Would you consider it acceptable to include those correlations in the model as well, and, if so, are you aware of a citation that would endorse the practice?
Thanks very much!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 11:31 am
I don't know of such references. The Boolen book may discuss this. Residual covariances can be significant when covariates that influence both variables are left out.
It is difficult to give advice about what to include in a model without more information than can be provided on Mplus Discussion.
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