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Bond Issue for a New High School
Flyer for the Bond Issue to build the “new” University City Senior High School – Voted May 25, 1928 A week or so ago someone on Facebook asked about ‘what was where U. City High School is now?’ They also asked how long the mascot was the Indians. I worked for U. City Schools for…
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Satchel Paige – How To Keep Young
Satchel Paige was one of the more lively characters to play in the Negro Leagues. He may have pitched in 100 games a year. He was known for his fastball and his control. One of the many stories about Paige was that he once got into a throwing contest. Who could throw a ball closest…
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Adobe Links
I have been using Adobe Creative products for about 30 years. Something Adobe reminded me about at a conference recently. Feeling old? Some of the people in the room weren’t 30 years old. Adobe Firefly – AI from Adobe. I am having fun with it. Color – An old friend and a great tool. How…
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The Deming 14 Points
W. Edwards Deming worked as a statistician during and after World War II. He developed a series of broad concepts of management striving for better efficiency. His mantra was “Zero Defects”, that no matter what the price, something made correctly was the cheapest way overall to manufacture something. It is said that his ideas did…
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Baseball Is a Game of Failure
Warren Spahn was one of a group of former All-Stars who were in Washington to play in an old-timers’ game. Spahn said: “Mr. Speaker, baseball is a game of failure. Even the best batters fail about 65 percent of the time. The two Hall of Fame pitchers here today (Spahn, 363 wins, 245 losses; Bob…