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While the rest of the investment world is sweating
through one of the most chaotic market rides in
history and bracing for a global economic meltdown
we'd like to show you an alternative reality...
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Dear Fellow Investor,
Right now you're at one of the biggest crossroads of your investment lifetime…
On one hand, you have stock prices near their lowest point in almost a quarter of a century and Warren Buffett, the world's smartest and wealthiest investor saying there's no better time to buy…
Which means… make some wise investment choices today and you could grow wealthy beyond your dreams.
But I also know it's hard to ignore just how scary things have gotten …
Falling home values… rising unemployment… dismal corporate earnings… businesses folding left and right…
So what should you do? Where do you begin?
Well, that's exactly why I'm writing you this letter…
You see, what most investors don't realize is that there is a crisis-proof, maybe even recession-proof way to get through this mess…
One that could reward you with gains of 100% or more over the next three years -- regardless of what's going on in the U.S. and world economies.
Which means that while everyone else is on the sidelines trying to figure out exactly what to do, you could be way ahead of the game… safely in the market and profiting.
Think about it… you have the chance today to not only protect your wealth but also position yourself for some of the biggest gains of your lifetime.
Good. Here's everything you need to know…
This is the time when fortunes can be made…
And while things may seem pretty tough right now, looking back over the past few decades you'll see that during this type of "financial Armageddon" is one of the best times to invest and make money…
For example…
Back in January 1973, when OPEC announced an oil embargo on the U.S., the stock market went into a freefall. And by the time October 1974 came around, the S&P had dropped 48.2%.
But anyone who bought stocks at the beginning of that same October saw gains of 31% within a year and gains of 64% within 2 years.
And who could forget Black Monday…
On October 19th, 1987, stock markets around the world crashed and the S&P tanked 20.4%, the single largest one day percentage drop in history.
According to author and financial journalist Jim Jubak, if you had bought stocks the day after Black Monday - you'd have captured 11% gains within the next 12 months.
Not only that… you'd have scored 52% gains within 2 years following the crash.
Or how about back in 2002?
Mr. Jubak says that by simply investing on October 9th, 2002, the day the S&P hit its lowest mark after the 2000 dot-com bust, you would have made 33% in 1 year and 44% in 2 years.
The point is, these types of market busts and booms go in cycles.
And it's the smart investors, those who take advantage of these low price points, who come out much, much wealthier on the other side.
Which is probably why master value investor Martin Whitman (manager of the $4 billion Third Avenue Value Fund) calls our current market the "opportunity of a lifetime."
It all adds up to one thing: Now is the time for you to start investing and adding to your portfolio.
But before you go any further, I have to caution you…
There are some alarming drivers behind the market's recent slide …
The housing meltdown… growing unemployment… consumer confidence levels dropping to their lowest point in 40 years…
There's no doubt that the U.S. economy (and the world economy for that matter) is under some intense pressure right now.
Low sales… growing debt… tight credit markets…it's a perfect storm, and that means businesses are going to get slammed.
Only the best will survive and thrive.
So while we want to take advantage of this "once in a lifetime" buying opportunity, we must proceed with caution.
And I'm going to show you one of the smartest and safest ways to do just that.
It has to do with buying businesses that are thriving despite the current economic storm.
Think it's impossible to find a business like that these days?
Well, it's not.
We're so sure this is the best way to play it safe, while still positioning ourselves for huge gains that we've spent hundreds of hours over the past few weeks combing through the numbers.
And what we've come up with are some of the best crisis-proof, recession-proof businesses in the market today.
They have rock-solid balance sheets with ample cash… no long-term debt… are managed by some of the smartest guys on the planet and… represent an unbelievable value to their customers…
Simply put, these are the businesses that are thriving despite the current economic storm.
Even better… their stock prices are currently off their highs for the year.
Which means that you're getting great businesses… unbelievable businesses… at a discounted price.
In short, these are the stocks your friends, your family, and your neighbors wish they knew about today.
I can't stress enough how important it is to play it smart in this current market. Make the right moves and you could make some huge gains over the next year.
That's why I want to share with you some important research we just finished compiling.
It's called The Best Recession Proof Businesses to Own Right Now.
Inside this special report, you'll find all the details on these extraordinary businesses. And in a moment I'll tell you how you can receive this important briefing absolutely free…
But first let me tell you a little bit about one of the company's we uncovered …
An investment story like this doesn't come along very often…
It's a business that is sailing through one of the most difficult financial markets we've seen in decades.
In fact, it's been able to do what very few businesses can- not only grow its business, but protect its stock value along the way.
What's even more amazing is that during 2008, as the subprime mess escalated and the economy started unwinding and the stock market fell more than 38%, this stock has jumped nearly 50%.
It's a point worth repeating… up 50% over the course of one of the most difficult financial markets we've seen in decades.
Yet, there's a good chance you've never heard about this company before.
It creates and manufactures cutting-edge surveillance technologies and it's quickly becoming a niche leader in the security and defense industry…
Can you imagine… a business right now… in this economy… needing to expand its operations?
Well, as Investor's Business Daily points out, "This company is selling its systems faster than it can make them."
But that's not all…
It's also adapting its technologies to the private sector and to markets abroad. In fact, its systems played a key communications role in the Beijing Olympics this past summer.
And right now, as I write this letter, this company's business is expanding further into the Middle East and other Asian markets.
I honestly can't say enough about what a smart buy this business is right now.
So who else is bullish on this company?
Apparently the folks who work there…
Nearly 20% of its outstanding shares are owned by company insiders.
A few weeks ago, Warren Buffett said it's time to "buy America" and we believe this is one the safest and most potentially profitable places you can invest your money right now…
Add in the market's recent sell off, and you have the chance to scoop up an incredible business at an amazing price.
The bottom line… this is one company you need to know more about and consider adding to your portfolio today.
Which is why I'm including everything you need to know about this business… the name… the stock symbol and… and a fully detailed write up on it. It's all inside The Best Recession Proof Businesses to Own Right Now.
And for a limited time, this very important report is our gift to you. You can claim your copy right now and right from your computer. (I'll explain how to access it in a moment.)
It's all part of our strategy to get you off the sidelines and into "the greatest buying opportunity of our generation… "
Let me introduce myself…
My name is Kate Ward, and I'm the Executive Publisher of Motley Fool Stock Advisor.
Stock Advisor is an investment advisory service created by stock picking gurus David and Tom Gardner. Six years ago they started this special service with one purpose in mind…
To build lasting wealth for you and your family by helping you find the world's best investments.
So is their strategy working?
Just check out these huge gains…
So how do they do what they do?
By drawing on a combined 40 years of stock picking experience and using a smart blend of growth and value investment strategies.
You see, David's a dedicated growth guy. And aside from solid financials, he's always on the look out for companies that have an "unquantifiable greatness" - companies that consumers need, want and don't want to be without.
And this knack for uncovering the "best of the best" up-and-coming businesses has paid off in a big way…
Including gains like 211% on Netflix and 356% on Priceline.
Tom also has a great track record - he's more of a value guy who spends hours upon hours digging through the financials.
Which means not only is he able to weed out those businesses with toxic liabilities, he's also able to uncover those best-buy businesses - companies with valuable hidden assets that Wall Street and the rest of the world know little about.
Tom has helped readers move into some amazing gains… like 87% on UnitedHealth Group and 99% on Affiliated Managers Group.
The bottom line…
David and Tom help you build your wealth by showing you great businesses at great prices each and every month.
And here's something else…
These guys are not hyperactive traders.
That's hugely important because hyperactive trading is actually the key reason why 149% of the people on the planet will never grow rich from investing…
You see, most people try to capture gains by timing the ups and downs of the market.
They do this by moving in and out of positions often.
Unfortunately what the average investor doesn't realize is that it's statistically impossible to ever make money this way.
In fact, a study done by Sanford Bernstein & Company, a global wealth management firm with some $69 billion in assets (as of December 31, 2008) and a private clientele that includes some of the nation's most prominent families explains why…
The results of Bernstein & Company's study revealed that over a 67-year period, roughly 85% of investment returns on stocks occurred in just 60 months or 7% of that whole time period.
The best 60 months averaged an 11% gain.
The rest of the months, or 93% of the time, returns were only 1/100 of a percent.
Simply put, no one can consistently predict when stocks are going to rally, so trying to time your investment gains with active trading strategies won't work.
I don't care how smart you are, how many degrees you hold, or how great you think your broker is… you will not get rich investing this way.
So what does work?
Well, it's the secret used by some of the greatest investors on the planet… Warren Buffett… Benjamin Graham… Sir John Templeton.
Buying great businesses at discounted prices and holding most of them for an average of 4-5 years. And holding the best of the bunch indefinitely.
Which is exactly what Stock Advisor brings you each month… great businesses at great prices… along with team of experienced analysts who watch over them every single step of the way.
Great businesses like the one we just discussed -- and just like this…
As I mentioned earlier, we're in unprecedented times…
We have before us of one of the best buying opportunity of our generation… but with the economy so uncertain it's smart to be cautious.
That's why we're helping you buy a great margin of safety with the best crisis-proof, recession-proof businesses around today.
You'll learn full details about these businesses inside our special report The Best Recession Proof Businesses to Own Right Now.
Not only will you read about the booming tech company I told you about earlier, you'll also receive the full details on an "under the radar" business seeing record profits in 2008…
What I like about this company is that it has a simple business model - one that's even more valuable in tough economic times…
And it's been able to explode its growth by taking advantage of an inexpensive and powerful resource… the Internet.
Which has allowed this company to go global in a big way.
Revenue grew a very solid 126% between 2003 and 2008.
And there'll be no worry about any type of credit crunch here… the company has a ton of cash on its books… $22 million and NO debt.
Then there's the fact that the guy who's steering the ship also happens to be vested in this company's performance in a big way… He's not only the president; he's also the largest shareholder.
So how is this business doing in this uncertain market?
It's another great recession-proof business I believe could double in the next few years.
That's the kind of business you need to own today.
You can read about it right now inside The Best Recession Proof Businesses to Own Right Now.
And it's available for you to access right now on our website.
It has the full details on these 2 safe and profitable businesses… They're a smart and profitable way for you to take full advantage of this discounted market and set yourself up for some big gains.
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And here's something else you may not know…
Of the 24 stocks they recommended that first year…
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You'd be sitting on $192,400 today.
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Susannah Breslin, Contributor
I cover vice.
Can you get a freelance job in five days? You definitely cannot get a freelance job in five days if you do not try.
[This is a five-part series: "How to Get a Freelance Job in 5 Days," "This Is Why You Can't Market Yourself," "Who Will Buy What You Are Selling?", "If You're Not Pitching, You're Losing," "They Call It Freelance Because You Feel Like You're Working for Free."]
People in their twenties (also known as People Most Likely to Be/Want to Be Freelancers) send me emails on occasion. Oftentimes, they want to know: How can I get a freelancing job?
Most of the time I don't reply. I'm too busy freelancing.
TIP #1: You're not unemployed
Recently, a twentysomething I know and like emailed me, and she was like, "I'm unemployed!" And I was like, "No, you're not. You're self-employed." With this easy rhetorical trick, you can go from unemployed to self-employed in under 60 seconds.
Once upon a time, I was unemployed. Really, it wasn't that long ago. The biggest obstacle between you and employment is your brain.
Side-effects of unemployment can include but are not limited to: low self-esteem, depression, loneliness, anxiety, and paralysis.
You don't have to be unemployed to be a freelancer — that's the great thing about freelancing: anyone can do it — but the unemployed may find the gravel shoulder on the journey to employment is made of freelance gigs.
TIP #2: Enter the wheelhouse
Do you know what's in your wheelhouse? Do you even know where your wheelhouse is? Do you think your wheelhouse is stocked with one thing when in reality it's stocked with quite another?
My wheelhouse is a wunderkammer. That means I can do a lot of different things relatively well. That's why I've done well as a freelancer. Because I can do journalism, and blog, and edit, and write copy, and shoot photos, and do TV, and all that sort of thing. Of course, this is not a great thing, necessarily. It may mean you are a jack of all trades and a master of none.
Maybe you're a good blogger, or a talented baker, or a great knitter, or an aspiring fire-breather, or a shrewd negotiator. I don't know what you do well. You have to be honest with yourself about what you're good at, though. Don't waste your own time.
TIP #3: Pick your poison
Freelancing is not hard, and I don't understand why people think it's such a mystery as to how to get a freelance gig. And that is where you start. With one gig. A one-off. Just one thing that you can do. That you can sell.
Get a piece paper, open up a document, create a new notes page on your phone.
Make a list of all the things that you do well that there's even the vaguest chance you can market.
Spend no more than five minutes making this list.
When you are done making the list, do something else for one hour to one day.
Return to the list. Spend no more than 60 seconds picking the one thing on it you would like to try and monetize.
Come back tomorrow for part two of this five-part series.
Read my blog.
THis is exactly how I started, so it's shocking to see that someone else actually used the method to. I would caution though:
1. Be sure to have a portfolio, if you can or be able to demonstrate how you can help an employer.
2. Don't expect to be rich overnight.
3. Be persistent. Often new freelancers get passed by (unless you are just spectacular!) for the tried and tested veterans. Don't let that deter you though, your turn will come and sooner than you think!
4. Market yourself a little every day.
5. Followup and remain in contact with former clients.
Part 2: Never come back because this article is completely useless.
Enjoy the gig at Taco Bell. If they'll hire you.
Oh, and be sure to thank for folks for the space in their basement.
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Gear Review: Winston Boron IIMX 590-4 Fly Rod
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I have always been a true believer in the "green sticks," and was quite excited to hear about Winston coming out with a TRUE fast action rod. What Winston created was a rod of powerhouse proportions. When cast with a properly selected line, the rod threw any amount of line with ease. Accuracy was also not a problem, as even in a stiff wind, the rod would place your line on a dime.


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Products used in high-speed wireless control and monitoring for carts
At a Johnson Controls automotive supply plant, industrial wireless communications from ProSoft Technology decreases downtime by 50% in a mobile cart application.
Johnson Controls, an automotive industry supplier, is preventing breaks in wired communications by eliminating wires and installing industrial wireless technology for monitoring and controls application resulting in half the downtime for that application. Johnson Controls in Tlaxcala, Mexico, uses 43 carts in a urethane process as they move around a production carousel. Johnson Controls used ProSoft Technology's wireless radio solutions to improve reliability by half.
Johnson Controls' system integrator and distributor chose ProSoft Technology for fast wireless communication. Twenty-three out of 42 carts now have Allen-Bradley 1734 I/O from the Rockwell Automation platform physically connected to an IHN radio with an IHN Master connected to a ControlLogix platform. ProSoft Technology IHN radios can transfer data at a high rate of speed up to 300 Mbps.
"Johnson Controls found in ProSoft Technology the best option for wireless communication based on the testing results and presale tech support provided on-site," explained Adrian Torres, Johnson Controls project leader. Adepi, the systems integrator, and Risoul y Cia, the distributor, worked with ProSoft Technology technical engineers to make the project successful and get past a hurdle involving the data transfer rate. ProSoft Technology engineers, including Hugo Amador and Jose Victor, helped streamline the installation process.
"It took only a couple of days to have it completely optimized," Hugo said.
Adepi Engineer Joaquin Ortiz said downtime using wireless communications decreased approximately 50%.
- Victor Garcia is marketing writer with ProSoft Technology; edited by Mark T. Hoske, content manager CFE Media, Control Engineering and Plant Engineering, mhoske(at)cfemedia.com.
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DURHAM — Emergency crews worked on Wednesday to remove a dead body from the ceiling area of a vacant convenience store, according to Durham police.
I dont know what they may have been doing, but there is a body that was discovered, said Lt. D. Edwards, a watch commander for the Durham Police Department.
The store, located near Hillside New Tech High School, has been closed for several months or more, Edwards said.
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Deadly Damon bowls over Thackley to clinch Chappell Cup for Guiseley (From Wharfedale Observer)
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Deadly Damon bowls over Thackley to clinch Chappell Cup for Guiseley
11:02am Thursday 1st September 2011 in Aire-Wharfe League
Guiseley's third team clinched the Ian Chappell Cup when they defeated Thackley by 26 runs.
The star of the show was Damon Reeve who took 4-11 in 8.1 overs as Thackley were dismissed for 129 in reply to Guiseley's 155-5.
The Guiseley innings owed much to the determined efforts of opening batsman Michael Ibbetson who batted throughout the innings for an unbeaten 76.
Tom Pratt (22) and man-of-the-match damon Reeve (16) were the next top scorers.
Opener Kieran Shields made 53 for Thackley before becoming a victim of Reeve during his fine spell.
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Starting with rush hour this morning, the Metro North was operating the following service segments:
Close to regularly scheduled service on the Hudson Line between Croton-Harmon and Grand Central Terminal See Hudson Line Schedule.
- Close to regularly scheduled service on the Harlem Line between Southeast and Grand Central Terminal See Harlem Line Schedule.
- Close to regularly scheduled service on the New Haven Line between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal. See New Haven Line Schedule.
As of 11 a.m., according to the MTA, the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven lines are now running on or close to schedule.
Delays of between 10 to 25 minutes were reported common due to slippery rails earlier Friday morning.
Three More Subway Lines Open
NYC Transit has restored subway service on three additional lines, providing riders with additional travel options as work to restore the subway to full strength continues. This morning 5 service began operating between E. 180th St and Dyre Ave in the North Bronx. The train is operating from 34th St-Herald Square to Jamaica Center/Parsons-Archer. Additionally, Flushing Line trains are running between Main Street and 74th St/Broadway, where customers can transfer to Queens Boulevard and local trains for service into Manhattan via 63rd Street. In both cases, this is limited capacity service, with ten minute intervals between trains.
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that enhanced service will be available on Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and the NYC Subway for Friday morning's rush hour, providing commuters with additional travel options as the current transportation state of emergency continues. All commuter rail, bus and subway service is fare free until midnight. Access-A-Ride service is also fare free and operating regular service, both advanced reservation and subscription will be delivered, with the exception of areas in Zone A, including the Rockaways, City Island, Lower Manhattan and Staten Island.
Metro-North is operating close to regularly scheduled service on the Hudson Line between Croton-Harmon and Grand Central Terminal and close to regularly scheduled service on the Harlem Line between Southeast and Grand Central Terminal. On the New Haven Line close to regularly scheduled service is being provided between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal.The added service made possible by continued progress by Metro-North crews to clear tracks of debris, inspect critical infrastructure and repair damaged components.
The LIRR is providing hourly service on its four busiest branches, the Port Washington Branch, the Port Jefferson Branch from Huntington to Penn Station, the Ronkonkoma Branch and the Babylon Branch. A check of the map will show LIRR service is now available on the North Shore in Nassau and Suffolk, down the center of Long Island through to Ronkonkoma and and along the South Shore through to Babylon. The recovery work by LIRR crews, while taking place throughout the LIRR system, focused on returning service to the LIRR's four largest branches – Port Washington, Ronkonkoma, Babylon and Huntington.
The 5 Shuttle began operating this morning between E. 180th St and Dyre Ave in the Bronx, joining the roster of available limited subway service. M service is running from 34th St/Herald Square to Jamaica Center/Parsons-Archer, marking yet another step on the road to recovery in the wake of "Superstorm" Sandy. "As we have said from the beginning, we will bring service back on a gradual basis as we are able to do so. The subway system will be a shifting landscape for some time to come," said MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota. "But we are making steady progress toward some level of normalcy."
Additionally, partial 7 train service is in operation, running between Main Street and 74th-Broadway, where customers can transfer to Queens Boulevard F and M trains for the trip into Manhattan. The additional subway service will take some of the strain off the MTA bus network, which was the first service to be restored, but has been slowed by street conditions and heavy use. Until full service is restored to all subway lines, customers should expect delays and crowding on trains. If possible, customers should stagger their travel times.
More work needs to be done to restore normal rail and subway service, work that will take several weeks in some areas to fully complete. Downed trees and wires are still being removed from tracks of both the Long Island and Metro-North Railroad. Crews must repair washed out sections of track, and pump water out of several under river subway tunnels and at both the Hugh L. Carey and Queens-Midtown tunnels. We are working around the clock, and appreciate your patience.


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Peter J Reilly, Contributor
I focus on the tax issues of individuals, businesses & more
A wealth tax is an idea that you will see floating around. Marc Lamont Hill was talking with Bill O'Reilly about the concept this week. The discussion got a bit heated
Usually my video clips just add a little flavor to the posts, but in this case I have to ask that you check out at least the first 40 seconds of this one. You will note that Mr. O'Reilly indicates that "Greeeeeen" Party candidate Jill Stein approves of a wealth tax, illustrating the point with a brief clip of Doctor Stein discussing the wealth tax. Here is a longer version of the same clip
Yes. "Cousin Bill" used my interview with Doctor Stein without crediting me. That really doesn't bother me very much. I am always ready to help out a probable relative, but it is very troubling that he did not give any credit to Interlock Media. The crew from Interlock was an integral part of my first foray into the interview game.
I noted that the wealth tax was part of the Green Party's platform, so that was one of the things that I asked Doctor Stein about. She indicated that although it was in the platform, it was not a focus of her campaign. One of the problems that "Cousin Bill" had with the wealth tax is the same problem that I saw. How could it possibly be administered without becoming overly intrusive ? Doctor Stein's answer, in effect, was an indication that what she, if not the party, is really in favor of is an "intangibles tax". Florida had an intangibles tax until a few years ago. Someone came up with a dodge around the tax using trusts. It was so easy that some people said letting your client pay Florida intangibles tax bordered on malpractice. Rather than plug the loophole, Florida repealed the tax. An intangibles tax would not be that hard if you limited it to publicly traded securities. Stock in closely held companies create difficult valuation issues. A "wealth tax", in principle, calls for you to value all your stuff, which would be quite a project each year.
Marc Lamont Hill tried to explain some sort of simplified formula that is used to cut down the complexity, but he was unable to get it across. "Cousin Bill" indicated that a wealth tax would be unconstitutional because it involves seizing property. I'm not sure I understand what he was getting at. Taxes are usually paid in money based on some sort of measurement. Presumably with a wealth tax you would do some sort of computation like this one from Pakistan and then pay based on the computation. A wealth tax might violate the Constitution, but unfortunately, Bill did not indicate why he thought it would. Maybe it is self-evident, but it would be nice if he had indicated a section. The estate tax is, in effect, a one time wealth tax and is presumably constitutional.
I am going to study the Hill segment more closely so I can learn to do interviews. I naively thought that you should come up with a pretty good question and then kind of listen to what the interviewee said. Apparently what you need to do is to continually interrupt them and tell them that their ideas are ridiculous. Live and learn.
Are We Related ?
Bill and I have the same last name. Of course, his family apparently decided to keep the patronymic form, while my great-grandfather, Jeremiah chose to drop the "O". The name Reilly is proverbially associated with wealth, one of the possible explanations for the phrase Life of Riley
This may account for Bill and I both having a negative reaction to the wealth tax. Further evidence of a possible distant relationship is that the name "William" is quite popular in my family. My grandfather, whom I never met was William. My favorite uncle and one of my first cousins were both "Williams' who went by Bill. My son is also named William, although everybody calls him – well – William. Evidence that points in both directions is that Mr. O'Reilly's family lived, for a while, in Fort Lee, NJ which is adjacent to Cliffside Park where my Nanna Reilly lived. Since he never showed up there on Sunday afternoon, an absolute requirement for close relatives, the relationship would have to be remote. I should also note that Reilly is rather a common name. Reilly is common enough that there are multiple people named Peter J. Reilly. As this google image search demonstrates, I may well be the most famous, if not the best looking.
Thanks To Bob Baty
I don't watch the O'Reilly Factor but my most reliable commenter Robert Baty, a retired IRS appeals officer, does. He noted the Jill Stein clip and let me know about it.
Here is my full Jill Stein interview .
You can use it on your national TV show, but please acknowledge Interlock Media.
You can follow me on twitter @peterreillycpa.
If the gov't was not engaged in intentional redistribution of wealth/income, I might would agree with you.
Unfortunately, the gov't is engaged in intentional redistribution of wealth/income.
If an increasing per centage of my income/wealth is intentionally re-distributed from myself to others, against my wishes, sounds like involuntary servitude to me.
I am disgusted. You pay tax on the income you earn, you pay sales tax on what you buy, and you pay tax again on what you own! (Oh, and you pay tax on what you leave when you die.) To avoid the wealth tax we should just rent eveything.
Unfortunately, Obama got re-elected by villifying the wealthy. Telling the populous that you don't need to pay for your role in the greed (e.g., liar loans, irresponsible credit card debt, equity loans, car loans, no savings, scamming ill-administered social programs (theft), etc.), the wealthy will. He has made this country more divisive than ever before. I don't begrudge anything about the wealthy. Happiness is mostly found in things that have nothing to do with money, like family, friends, relationships, health, and activities.
There is also populist myths that the wealthy pay nothing in taxes. It's possible that they pay less than the ordinary income tax rates if they have reached a level where most of there is income is from investments. However, in the process of working their tails off to earn the income to acquire their investment assets, you can be sure they paid more in taxes than the majority of workers who didn't have their zeal to make more of themselves.
Do we really want to disincentivize our most ambitious? Our nation's "growth engine"? Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness… but shhh, not too much or you better keep it a secret.
NoDuplicates asks, "Do we really want to disincentivize our most ambitious", and I want to ask, "Do we want to disincentivize anyone?".
I am currently taxed at 33%. Mostly due to sub-chapter S income, but the marginal tax rate on my wages is 33%. I think that is pretty high for some one whose wages are 18k. Yes, my 401k is what makes my taxable income 18k, but adjusted for taxes, my wages are going to be beneath the federal minimum wage.
Now, there are those who want to add a wealth tax on top of that. If I understand Hill, he thinks I should pay a $2500 tax on my furniture! I did indeed inherit a couple of pieces of furniture from my mother which might be worth 3 or 4k today, but the rest of my furniture would be no where near worth $2500l So much for the idea that a wealthy person's furniture is worth 5% of his net worth.
Maybe I am missing some thing. I work hard. I don't make much in wages. I have done well investing. That triangular cupboard that some want to tax does nothing for me besides remind me of my mother, and hold spare parts for my M1.
If you want me to work harder, tax my wages less. If you want me to invest more, tax my dividends and cap gains less. I think I work pretty hard now, and I think I take plenty of risk. If you want this to stop, raise my marginal tax rate, and institute a wealth tax.
McReynolds alludes to the Sub-S games some people play; quite successfully.
Of course, we have no way of "auditing" his tax return here, but his comments suggest certain things to me in light of my experience.
He's already admitted that his wages are only $18,000.00 because of his 401K that is not taxes. HMMM! He didn't say how much he's putting into his 401K that is not being taxed.
He also doesn't indicate how much he takes out of the Sub-S that is cleverly classified as NOT wages.
As hard as he seems to be working, it could be that he should be classifying more of what he takes out of the Sub-S as wages.
I wonder why he's not taking more out of the Sub-S as wages???
I will happily tell you how much is going into my 401k. As much as I can get in there. So that should tell you right away that my wages are not very high. My employer is a different entity than the sub-S, the two are not related in any way. The rest of my income comes from dividends and interest. (Well, if anything paid any interest these days).
Now, the 401k is only tax deferred. I am putting off taxation, not avoiding it. It makes a good hedge against losing my other income, but otherwise, has only been so-so as an investment. Much of what I put in my IRA and 401k would have been taxed at much lower rates than what I will probably pay when I turn 70 1/2, of course, hindsight is always 20/20.
So all your comments about taking wages out of the sub-s are completely wrong. I am glad I was able to straighten this out, and I am happy to accept your apology.
William McReynolds wrote, in part:
> I am currently taxed at 33%.
> Mostly due to sub-chapter S income,
> but the marginal tax rate on my wages
> is 33%.
> I think that is pretty high for some
> one whose wages are 18k.
> Yes, my 401k is what makes my taxable
> income 18k, but adjusted for taxes,
> my wages are going to be beneath the
> federal minimum wage.
> I work hard.
> I don't make much in wages.
> I will happily tell you how much is going
> into my 401k.
> As much as I can get in there.
> My employer is a different entity than
> the sub-S, the two are not related in
> any way.
> So all your comments about taking wages
> out of the sub-s are completely wrong.
> I am glad I was able to straighten this
> out, and I am happy to accept your apology.
Mr. McReynolds,
With your clever way of contributing to the conversation here, you provided the justification for my comments about the common tactics of Sub-S owners. That you may now claim that you don't play such games with your own Sub-S does not require any apologies on my part.
You continue with a clever set up regarding your own particular circumstances; with important details still not revealed.
If you will reconsider my comments, you just might realize they were quite justified based on your original comments and continue to be justified thereby.
From this side of the monitor, if you will make full disclosures regarding your tax matters, I will be glad to consider how far my comments might find application to your specific situation.
I didn't think so!
I am happy to accept your apology!


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Road fund bill coming up in Senate
Madison -- The state Senate is poised to decide Wednesday on a proposal to wall off the state's road fund to protect it from raids.
If approved by senators, the proposal to amend the Wisconsin Constitution would go before voters in a November 2014 referendum.
The legislation is in response to decisions over a number of years to transfer more than $1 billion out of the state's transportation money to pay for schools and other budget priorities.
The proposal stops short of doing what many lawmakers and transportation advocates say is needed - finding a new source of revenue for the transportation fund. The account to pay for roads, bridges and other infrastructure is projected to have $6.8 billion less than what is needed for the state's needs over the next decade.
Backers of changing the constitution said the proposal would ensure that funding for transportation does not deteriorate any further -- and give the public confidence the gas taxes and other fees they pay go toward roads.
Some Democratic opponents say it doesn't make sense to put protections on one state fund but not others, arguing that it amounted to prioritizing roads over schools and health care.
During his eight years in office, Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle -- sometimes with approval of Republicans in the Legislature -- signed off on moving $1.3 billion out of the transportation fund to shore up schools and other programs. Some money removed was replaced with borrowed funds so major projects could continue, but the arrangement prompted outrage from road builders and others. They then pushed for a change to the state constitution to prevent such transfers.
Changing the constitution requires approval of the Legislature in two sessions in a row and then the approval of voters in a referendum.
Republicans took over state government in 2011 and that May gave initial approval for changing the constitution. The measure passed easily then - 82-11 in the Assembly and 26-6 in the Senate.
The Assembly approved the measure for a second time earlier this month on a 82-13 vote.
Walker and Republicans ended the practice of taking money out of the transportation fund in 2011. In fact, they reversed the practice and put $160 million of general tax revenue toward roads that would have otherwise gone to schools or other operations.
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And nothing is said about the at least twenty times that funds were switched from one place to another in the 2011-2013 budget? Why just transportation for a constitutional change?Hide replies
This will be the biggest payback to donors in history. You'd think they would hold all funds up to this level of value. We'll forever funnel money from education into roads. I can't help but laugh at this. Simply sad.
Roads are primarily paid for by property taxes, income taxes, and other taxes. Why not "wall off" these other taxes from being used to pay for roads? They need to create this one way street, where all kinds of high taxes go INTO paying for roads, but can't come out. That way our taxes and fees can keep going up, and government can keep growing. This is an excuse to keep taxes on an upward path, which is what driving causes.
When you want to spend BILLIONS of dollars for just a few projects in the next couple of years, you are going to need all the taxpayer money you can get your hands on.
Walker and the GOP are truly vile.Hide replies
And when those roads become covered in pot holes and are in a general state of disrepair, you'll be the first one to b*tch about it.
Project much, LG? You seem to do an awful lot of complaining yourself. And btw, the roads are ALWAYS in a general state of disrepair because the mafioso roadbuilders use substandard materials to keep that perpetual influx of taxpayer money flowing in. Try to deny it, it will be funny for the rest of us to hear your lame attempts to defend them.
Got any more wild conspiracy theories warrior? Maybe you'd like to expound on chemtrails or something similar. I'm sure in your little world the road conditions couldn't possibly have anything to do with the fact that roads were let go while that fund was being raided, it HAS to be a plot......
it's not the potholes
Whaddya know.... they want hands-off the transportation fund to protect the money for their cronies, and yet they tried to raid the pension fund in the fall of 2012. Luckily, the pension fund said NO. As in N-O. NO WAY. Their sleaziness makes my skin crawl.
I like this idea. Infrastructure is something businesses look at when considering where to locate. We should never be robbing Peter to pay Paul, so I say write into the constitution.
I think most reasonable people will agree there are more important things in the states budget than roads. If funds are to be "walled" off We should wall offf the higher priority things first.
Personally if i have to choose between my child's education and the pothole getting fixed in front of my house, My child's education wins every time.
Roads are only a sacred cow right now because of road builders heavily investing in GOP campaigns.
I will be voting against this when it comes for referendum and urge all responsible citizens to do the same


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We are writing to support James Barrett for re-election to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board.
We have children in all levels of Chapel Hill schools and therefore are aware of the importance of having strong voices on the board. James has had a strong voice in his two years there filling out the term of a departing board member. Now he deserves a full four-year term.
As a child of the Chapel Hill schools, James wants to see each and every student get the strong education he received here, whether that student starts out ahead of grade level, on grade level, or behind. The board and superintendent have the right plans in place to do that, but James will keep a sharp focus on the implementation of those plans while also guiding the district through all the other issues it faces.
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Help understanding the Affordable Care Act
There is help for anyone who wants to learn more about the Affordable Care Act. A statewide speakers bureau created by the League of Women Voters will present factual information about the ACA to groups of all sorts – church groups, library staff, community organizations, and others. Our speakers are a source of unbiased and comprehensive information about how the ACA works and what it means to North Carolinians.
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Hold drivers accountable
It is time for pedestrians and cyclists to rant about the unfair situations they are put in all over Chapel Hill.
I certainly hope there will be an emphasis on fining drivers $200-plus for going over the 35 mph speed limit. This speed limit is already too high for pedestrians and cyclists using the roads, and too often, drivers are going 40 or 45 mph. I have not seen much evidence of speed enforcement on the roads that I know best: East Franklin, Estes Drive and MLK.
It is very easy to catch pedestrians doing wrong – after all, they are going slowly and are easy targets. It is much harder to catch the faster cars doing wrong. I do not see much evidence of drivers and police fairly considering the overwhelming power difference between cars, cyclists and pedestrians. I realize that pedestrians do not always cross at the light, for example, but the crosswalks are about a mile apart!
I also realize that sometimes they are crossing against the light, but some intersections give you a minute to wait in intolerable, noisy, hot conditions, then give the pedestrian 30 seconds to cross four lanes! Sometimes when I am crossing, I have to jog to make the light. And where those nifty new crosswalks were put in, VERY FEW drivers stop for pedestrians, as the law specifies. I see cars crossing over crosswalks while pedestrians are in them all the time.
It is time to make those who have the most power over the situation do the right thing, for a change. We pedestrians and cyclists are already the ones getting killed doing an activity that, without the presence of cars, is perfectly safe. It's the presence of cars that makes these activities dangerous. Cars have the power to be slower and drivers have the power to be more attentive. Do us a favor and start ticketing the speeders.
By the way, I sometimes wear ear plugs on a walk because because the speeding traffic, at about 80 dB, is too noisy. Some people use headphones for the same reason. If you want people to not use head sets, then turn down the volume on the cars please.
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Pretend Chapel Hill
When I moved to Chapel Hill, it was charming, quiet, bucolic, really nice. That was 25 years ago, and now it is an exact copy of the sprawling cosmopolitan networks of New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Los Angeles.
There wasn't much traffic in those old days. One could drive in relative calm. Now (and for those of you who have the guts or the intellect to face it) we in the Triangle live in a maelstrom, a veritable cosmopolitan area with a million cars, and half-million SUVs whose drivers jabber away on their cellphones while they crash into other SUVs in a network of over crowded parking lots. Sound familiar?
Yes, Chapel Hill is the place where you come to shop or drop. Big, fat, conglomerate malls have thrown dozens of nice shops and boutiques out of business, Chapel Hill is no longer a pretty place in which to live, and those of you who pretend that it is are in a deep state of delusion. Let's build more malls; let's drive more cars; let's make our town look like Minneapolis/St. Paul. Or, perhaps bury yourself in your garden and pretend that the future is now and that Chapel Hill will forever be that lovely network of gardens, fake art galleries and really nice places to have a glass or three of beer during a football or basketball game.
Yes, let's pretend!
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Chapel Hill
Rooting for Ryan
It is with great enthusiasm that I endorse Amy Ryan for election to the Chapel Hill Town Council.
I have served with Amy on the Community Design Commission twice over many years. Amy has always done thorough preparation and given careful and thoughtful consideration to all presentations. She invariably has offered insights and adjustments that have encouraged a higher design standard. As a trained design professional she has brought that focus to bear in making projects better.
I think that the ability to understand that aesthetics are an integral component of built space and that visual impact influences success of any project is important. That includes economic success. Having a person who comes to the council understanding the development process and that good buildings make for a better community would be a major asset. This is especially true in light of how many major projects are currently in the pipeline.
Amy is also a strong proponent of citizen involvement. Amy has helped organize two citizen steering committees, Obey Creek and Central West. As a member of the Obey Creek committee I have found the development process more robust in involving citizens early. The fact that Amy had the foresight to understand this makes her an excellent Town Council choice for shaping a better Chapel Hill.
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It was a cold, cold night in Beloit
by, 04-06-2012 at 02:44 PM (693 Views)
Last night myself and about 700 other folks decided to tempt frostbite to catch a baseball game between a bunch of guys who have spent the last few months in Florida as they tried to adapt to 35 degree weather. This was not a enjoyabe experience for all concerned. Most noticeably Madison Boer. Our starting pitcher hung in for a a couple innngs with some good stuff for game more suited for Lambeau then Pohlman Field. But this promising start was not how the night would be ending for Madison. The Peoria team strung together a few hits on him and his team gave back some with a few well placed errors.
It was a mix of both hard hit balls, a very nice bunt and a seeing eye single here and there. But the kid from Minnesota was not fooling anyone by the third and was gone by the games midway point with 5 on the board for the Chiefs.
The Snappers bullpen came in and held the Chiefs scoreless the rest of the way. Some good pitching from the four guys out of the pen. The Matts (Tomshaw and Summers) looked particularly good.
The offense for the Snappers looked like it was a bunch of guys from the Caribbean and Florida trying to stop shivering long enough to swing the bat. Sano and Rosiaro are the headliners here and both had good moments and bad moments in what might have been the coldest night of baseball in their lives. Sano was plunked in the second and stole second fairly easily, he looks slower because he is a big guy out there running around. After that he was not really a factor waving at a few balls out of the strike zone and taking some first and second ball strikes. He does look good in the field, smooth. Not flashy but solid at 3rd.
Rosairo was having some issues at the plate until he caught a ball up and roped into the wind aganist the right field wall. He ended up at 3rd after the ball was chucked home looking to catch Jonathan Gonclaves scoring. Gonclaves had 2 hits for the Snappers and Rosario, Daniel Ortiz and J.D. Williams the other 3. Ortiz had a hard double down the right field line for other Snapper ball that rang off the fence.
I found myself wondering just what the boys of Puerto Rico, the Dominican and much warmer climates were thinking, probably something like. "When is it going to start to snow?" "There really are 700 people who live in the god forsaken tundra?" "Damn you Kepler, how come you got to stay in Fort Meyers. Can I go back to extended Spring Training." "Are my fingers still attached?" "What is that coming out of my mouth? My life force is escaping with every breath!" or it could have just been strings of expletives in various languages.
I will be heading back Saturday and hope for a warmer time as it is a 2:00pm start.


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Worldwide Flash Mob Dance for "When We Stand Together"
This the idea: The song message is about being united and taking care of one another. I was thinking it would be cool to do a flash mob for the song and then I got to thinking how cool it would be to have flash mobs all around the world execute their dances at the same time. Then each group submits their video and then create a final video of the flash mob dance where it moves from one group to the next and there would be a text box showing the location (e.g. Hawaii, London, Frankfurt, China). Each group could have t-shirts with their country's flag or maybe with some coordinated effort, one style of shirt for all the groups. The tricky part is deciding on a start time due to the vast differences in time zones. The day of the week should be chosen to afford maximum participation without concern for work. I was thinking of sometime in May which would allow sufficient time to coordinate, practice and finalize arrangements. If we could get a choreographer to volunteer to put together a simple dance routine, that would be great also.
I am posting this here because I figure Nickelback has fans all around the world and thus, it is easier to link up with people who would be willing to take the lead in their part of the world. Additionally, it would be great to get some support from the band along with their consent for using their song.
So, anyone game for doing this??? Would be a fitting tribute to the song and I don't think anyone has tried to coordinate flash mob dances in multiple locations at the same time before.
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Only just joined the site - did anything ever come of this think its a great idea
Better to Burn Out than Fade Awayyyyy
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now that was a gr8 one!


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I agree about the glock. I have had mine for three years and have only had two malfunctions, both of which occured after about 500 rounds without cleaning it.
I want a gun that is more easily concealed than my G22, and quite frankly I want one that looks good as well. Any suggestions?


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Clonezilla Live
Clonezilla is a bootable CDROM designed for partition backup and restoration. Unlike SystemRescueCD, Clonezilla Live doesn't contain an array of utilities, rather, it is a single, focused tool. However, if you're interested in simply backing up or restoring whole partitions to or from files, or copying one partition onto another, Clonezilla might be just what you're looking for.
There are two primary uses for a tool such as this one: backup and subsequent restoration in the event of a mishap or creating a clone of an existing system. So, you could install Linux on one machine, backup the entire disk to a file and then copy the setup to other machines. On the other hand, the partition imaging allows you to do a system backup that can restore a complete system, unlike a traditional backup utility that can only restore your files.
When imaging to a file, the resulting file should be smaller than the entire size of the partition because Clonezilla doesn't back up the free space. It has support for most of the file systems that you are likely to encounter and it can backup those that it doesn't recognise, although this results in larger files. When restoring a partition, the hard disk drive must be the same size or larger than the source hard drive, but you can copy a smaller hard drive onto a larger one.
Note that another version of Clonezilla, Clonezilla SE (Server Edition) is designed for restoring partitions to multiple machines via a network for mass cloning. Clonezilla Live, the version that we are discussing here, can restore or backup a single partition over a network or a removable storage device such as a USB stick, or even another local hard drive. A partition image file can't reside upon a partition that is going to be operated upon.
Now that we've determined what Clonezilla is for, how easy is it to use? The answer is that the procedure is very simple. The start up menu is, as you might expect, mainly orientated towards starting the partition copying utility, although it does feature options for network booting, starting FreeDOS or running Memtest. This means that, if armed with only a Clonezilla Live disc, you might find yourself stuck if you needed to edit some files or even edit the partition table of a disk.
Once Clonezilla Live has booted, it presents the user with a text mode, menu driven interface that is used throughout the system. After choosing the keymap and language, one then answers a simple question to determine whether to clone to and from image files or to copy to and from partitions. You select the source and destination partitions from the menu and confirm that you are ready to proceed. After confirmation, Clonezilla churns away for a while, and hey presto, your cloning or imaging operation is complete. It's as simple as that.
Naturally, the usual warnings about being careful with a tool like this apply.
Clonezilla is designed for one task, and that orientation brings with it the advantage of simplicity of operation. For this reason, it could form the basis of a regular system backup or cloning set up, even though it doesn't offer any maintenance features outside of the core functionality.
The Clonezilla website.
UK based freelance writer Michael Reed writes about technology, retro computing, geek culture and gender politics.
Clonezilla , drawing on the
Clonezilla , drawing on the advantages of Partition Image and Norton Ghost !!!
CloneZilla has saved my A** a number of times!
...I'm not just a "troll", but also a subscriber!
TRY Redo Backup!
Redo backup is kind of better than clonezilla for beginners.
Including some GUI utilities and special GUI mode for special video cards even if it doesnt support it!
Clonezilla vs Clonezilla Live & no Version Number
I've been using Clonezilla 126.96.36.199 and it worked fine, but now I see it is called Clonezilla Live? Are these two compatible? / same?
Can anyone elaborate on the differences?
Why is there no version number for Clonezilla Live?
Please keep it simple for us and stick to one product name, enhance it over time, and include version numbers to avoid confusion.
Clonezilla sometimes get s device (drive) assignments wrong
CloneZilla is a fine product, but it has one distinct drawback. It often gets the drive (device) assignments wrong.
Our company's BackupPC (another fine FOSS product) archive is on a Slackware 12.x server. The assignments and mount points are fixed in /etc/fstab and stay fixed no matter how many times the server is rebooted. The device assignment never varies.
/dev/sda1 - swap
/dev/sda2 - / (Slackware file system)
/dev/sda3 - /home directories
/dev/sdb1 - BackupPC partition
/dev/sdc1 - external drive partition for cloning BackupPC partition
I use CloneZilla to copy the BackupPC partition (currently 500GB) instead of rsync, tar or cp because CloneZilla is so much faster. I'm talking orders of magnitude faster as in several hours versus 1-3 days.
However, CloneZilla routinely gets the device assignment wrong. If you are not alert and checking the mount assignments, you many find that Clonezilla has backed up the wrong partition or over-written the wrong partition. Then CloneZilla may repeat the disaster when you try to repair the damage.
Be warned. Double check the device assignments.
restore to virtual machine?
I have a new computer that came with Windows 7 loaded on its hard drive. This drive is unplugged, and the computer happily runs Linux Mint from a second drive. I've never booted the computer into Win7 and I'm hoping it hasn't yet been activated.
Can Clonezilla back up the Win7 partition and restore it to a virtual machine?
Clonezilla with a VM
It might work. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with how difficult Windows 7 makes things. However, you could back up the Windows 7 partition to a file and then restore that partition from the file from within a VM. My be worth a try, but then, I'm not quite sure what you'd be ruining if it went wrong, in terms of registering Windows 7 as I'm not much of Windows cat these days.
There's no reason why it shouldn't work but various versions of Windows tend not to like being moved between machines. This means that if your MB blows up, and you need to replace it with a different make or model, you can end up rather stuck.
UK based freelance writer Michael Reed writes about technology, retro computing, geek culture and gender politics.
Clonezilla is great
Clonezilla is a great product. I have been using it for a couple of years now.
I use it to backup and restore workstations to and from an SSH server. It's far easier and faster than using Samba or NFS.
The only thing that should be noted is..... when Clonezilla initially loads, you should choose the option to drop down to command line shell (Option # 2). You need to operate locally as root if you want things to go smoothly. You do this by typing "sudo su -" at the command prompt. Then you reload the Clonezilla program by simply typing "clonezilla".
Maybe the later versions of Clonezilla don't not require this anymore. I don't know. Out of force of habit I still operate it in this method.
Clonezilla is definitely a great Open Source Software project and I hope they keep up the good work.
Clonezilla saved my wife's laptop many times
I have been using Clonezilla for about three or four years, now. My wife works for a major top 100 company (in the USA) and their field laptops are rarely seen by their IT Department. Well, because Clonezilla can be run from a livecd, no additional software is loaded onto her laptop and yet, I can back it up every week.
She had trouble with an upgrade they had sent her to do and her laptop would not start. By the time I had gotten home from work, her IT had decided that she needed to send the laptop to them. She was boxing it up to go, when I walked in. Her complaints regarding how she was going to work without her laptop were bad enough that I said, "Give me your laptop."
About an hour later, I had restored it from my last backup. It was running, again. The next day, she had IT on the telephone and they talked her through her system upgrade and all was fine. She'd explained to them that I was good with computers and she did not know what I had done. Which may have been the wrong thing to say.
A few days pass and my cellphone rings. It was a vice-president of her top 100 company asking what I had done to fix my wife's computer. I was reluctant to admit, due to their corporate policies regarding field laptops. He explained that my wife had given him my cellphone number and she, nor I was in any trouble, "just what had I done, please explain." So, I did explain. A few months pass and now field employees have been issued a livecd and a usb hard drive to backup their computers up to.
Funny thing is that they never sent the livecd to my wife, nor the usb hard drive. So, I do not know for sure if they got Clonezilla or what. My wife was instructed that I could continue doing my weekly backups, if I didn't mind. So, for about an hour and a half, every Sunday morning, I backup her laptop. End of story.
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