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Oct 16, 2024 | 
finewoodworking.com | Mark Edmundson
In FWW #313, I showed how to choose and use the three main types of mechanical drawer slides. Mechanical slides are used most often in built-in cabinetry, on drawers with applied (or “false”) fronts, which are attached to separate drawer boxes. These applied fronts can be attached after the cabinets are installed, which allows the cabinetmaker to align them as a separate step. This takes a lot of pressure off the installation of the drawer boxes and mechanical slides. Applied fronts.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
finewoodworking.com | Mark Edmundson |Erika Ericson
Drawers are the hardest-working parts of a cabinet, carrying their loads in and out, thousands of times over. In fine furniture, wood drawers usually ride on wood supports. In built-in cabinetry, however, which prioritizes functionality over tradition, mechanical slides—sometimes called commercial slides—are usually a better choice.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
pbk.org | Nicholas Dames |Mark Edmundson |Gregg Hecimovich |Sara Marcus
The ΦΒΚ Book Awards are administered in the following three, non-fiction categories:
The Christian Gauss Award: Celebrates outstanding books in the field of literary scholarship or criticism.
The Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science: Recognizes superior books by scientists written to illuminate aspects of science for a broad readership.
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Award: Honors scholarly studies that contribute significantly to interpretations of the intellectual and cultural condition of humanity.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
theamericanscholar.org | Mark Edmundson
In 1992, Gerald Graff, a distinguished English professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, published a book called Beyond the Culture Wars: How Teaching the Conflicts Can Revitalize American Education. His aim was to enrich the teaching of literature by making it a ground for intellectual contention. I admired the book, and still do, but for one reservation: when two critics put forward differing interpretations of a text, the text too often recedes into the background.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
theamericanscholar.org | Mark Edmundson
A man is riding home in a horse-drawn sleigh on “the darkest evening of the year.” He stops for a while to watch his neighbor’s woods fill with snow. The driver is tempted to drop the reins and let the sleigh slide off into the forest. “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,” he says. He almost succumbs to their allure—almost but not quite.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
cutimes.com | Mark Edmundson |Jim DuPlessis |Peter Strozniak
Leverage products like vehicle protection plans, which can especially help meet the needs of Gen Z. Source: AdobeStock For years, credit unions have been financial pillars of their communities, offering community members personalized service and competitive rates. However, modern credit unions face a myriad of economic challenges and competitive pressures that demand innovative solutions for sustainability and growth.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
firstthings.com | Mark Edmundson
Why did Eve bite the apple? Milton puts this question at the center of Paradise Lost, the greatest long poem in English. Why did Eve listen to Satan, pluck the apple from the tree, and take a bite? This temptation bears on us now. Satan always hides in plain sight. So it’s no surprise that there on the laptop, courtesy of Steve Jobs, you see an image of the apple with the fatal bite taken. It’s a brilliant piece of corporate poetry. Open the computer, Satan says, log on, engage. Bite the apple.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
cutimes.com | Mark Edmundson
Credit/AdobeStock Entering 2024, it’s important for credit unions and their leadership teams to have a firm understanding of the large trends in the automotive industry. Staying current on industry trends can greatly impact credit unions’ auto loan portfolio strategies as they begin to plan throughout the year. After a difficult sales environment in 2022, the automotive industry showed noticeable recovery in 2023.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
cuinsight.com | Mark Edmundson |Kristen Jason |Marla Pieton |Evelyn Long
Heading into the final months of 2023, it’s important for credit unions and their leadership teams to have a firm understanding of the large trends in the automotive industry. Staying current on industry trends can greatly impact credit unions’ auto loan portfolio strategies as they wrap up their year and begin to plan for 2024. After a difficult sales environment in 2022, the automotive industry has shown a noticeable recovery in 2023.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
cusomag.com | Mark Edmundson
Heading into the final months of 2023, it’s important for credit unions and their leadership teams to have a firm understanding of the large trends in the automotive industry. Staying current on industry trends can greatly impact credit unions’ auto loan portfolio strategies as they wrap up their year and begin to plan for 2024. New issues going into 2024After a difficult sales environment in 2022, the automotive industry has shown a noticeable recovery in 2023.
