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  1. Hey everyone, The story about bench mark hunting has published! It's up on our website and it'll be on Page 1 tomorrow. Grab a copy! http://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-geocaching-bench-mark-hunting-is-the-new-nerdy-hobby-1430493593 Thanks for all your help, Erica
  2. Hi, I sent you a note earlier this week. Hopefully we can connect! Thanks, Erica I most certainly stand corrected and apologize for my disbelief. However, as a jaded New Yorker who saw the original posting dated April Fool's Day, my conclusion was not entirely unreasonable . Would love to see the story when it comes out. I chose the wrong day to reach out to you guys, haha! As a journalist, though, I fully understand and respect your skepticism! I'll let you know when the article is expected to run as soon as I know. Thanks!
  3. I have no idea if the query is legit or not, but it is entirely possible that the WSJ would dispatch a reporter on such a story. The Journal's quirky front-page feature story, known as the A-hed, has been a fixture of the paper since 1941. Recent topics have included the pigeons that roost in German train stations, competition among US counties named for George Washington, setting a Guinness record on bubble-wrap popping, and a dismaying report on making beer from sewage. I submit that a piece on benchmarks and those who seek them is not at all out of line. ArtMan Precisely!
  4. Hi, I sent you a note earlier this week. Hopefully we can connect! Thanks, Erica
  5. Hi everyone! Sorry for my silence -- I actually spoke to a number of you in the past couple weeks. Shorbird and I went out bench mark hunting last Saturday in Erie County, New York. And I just got off the phone with Dave Doyle. This has been a really fun story to report. I really admire all the enthusiasm around finding the artifacts and contributing recovery reports to NGS. Very impressive. Regarding that "bench mark" that I thought I found. I was wrong -- see my reply to 68-eldo above. Thank you all so much for your input! I'll post the story when it runs. All the best, Erica Phillips erica.phillips@wsj.com (424) 204-4827
  6. Yes! I think that was it. I am extremely inexperienced when it comes to all this, so I really appreciate your pointing this out. I will have to go back out and look in a more accurate spot. I'll check the datasheet again
  7. Hello everyone, I'm a reporter working on a story about bench marks (and horizontal control marks), and I'd love to shadow anyone who has plans to go searching for any type of marks this month. Any part of the country is fine. I'm also interested in speaking to folks with a serious interest in this. I'd love to hear about your latest finds and how you got started doing it. I just went out today to track down my first benchmark, which I found in the middle of the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and Palm Drive in Beverly Hills! It took me a while to find it... and to be honest, I'm not so sure it's the right one. I'm certainly no expert yet! If you'd like to discuss, or if you know someone who's planning a trip to track down some survey markers, please contact me--either here or via email: erica.phillips@wsj.com. Looking forward to hearing from you! Erica E. Phillips (a.k.a. eephillipswsj)
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