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Two Story Home, 3 Bedrooms, plus office or den 1.5 Bathrooms. Located Near Shopping and the Interstate Highway. Property needs work thru-out! Being sold as-is where is. Buyer is responsible for any inspection, escrows required by village.
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I cover agitators and innovators in mobile.
A guest post by David Mytton
All around the world, governments are spending time and money to figure out the best way to attract the attention of entrepreneurs. New startups are a great way to stimulate the economy because they are seen as innovative and exciting, create new jobs and are in a unique position to generate real value just from an idea. Over the last five years, the British Government has announced changes in every annual budget to help nurture the growing ecosystem that had already started to establish itself organically in the United Kingdom. In my opinion, the effect of this has been to make Britain the best place to start a new business in 2012. Here's why:
1) The barriers to starting a company have been falling.
Over the last 10 years I have been involved in the creation of five businesses in the UK, either as a sole founder or part of the founding team. In 2001, when I was 14, I did freelance programming in between schoolwork and formed my first company from my bedroom in Birmingham, England just a few years later. Since then, the regulatory and legal requirements behind exploring commercial ventures have actually become easier here. Whether that is registering as self employed and filling out a tax return through the U.K.'s color-coded online system, or incorporating a company in about an hour for £14, the barriers to getting started have been steadily getting lower.
2) The British tax man is dealing with startups more intelligently.
Britain's tax authorities have become smarter about their understanding of how businesses begin, (often unprofitably) in the early years. Now in it's third year, my current startup has been able to claim real cash back on R&D expenses which can include the salaries of my 10 employees because they are all engineers; a benefit which will switch to tax credits as we hit break-even.
3) A variety of helpful financial schemes.
The British government provides several financial schemes that offer significant tax benefits not just to smart investors who can afford expensive tax advice, but also to the founders and even employees of companies. If you sell your company, you can claim up to £10 million of Entrepreneurs Relief and investors can claim up to £150,000 in tax credits on their investments each year. Joining an early stage startup is a risky move for individuals and they are often incentivised with stock options. Employee share schemes can be set up to allow these to be cashed out under capital gains tax at lower rates of around 20% compared to income tax of up to 40%. Many of these benefits have only existed since 2008 and each year the thresholds have been bumped up – for example Entrepreneurs Relief was just £1 million in 2008, increased to £5 million in 2010 and following changes in 2011 now sits at a limit of £10 million.
4) The benefits are not just limited to British citizens.
Anyone resident in the European Economic Area can relocate to Britain, but from last year, a new category of visa was created to allow anyone from anywhere in the world to enter the UK and establish a company, so long as they have £50,000 of UK-based investment. This follows a trend set by other countries also trying to encourage immigrant founders. Chile leads the way by paying you up to $40,000 to move there, with no inward investment requirements. Singapore and Ireland have similar schemes as the UK, which all need a certain level of investment to qualify. Somewhat surprisingly, the US lags well behind with fairly stiff requirements, such as already having $1 million minimum investment. But that is looking to change with the Startup Visa Visa Act which is supported by big names such as Fred Wilson of New York's Union Square Ventures and Paul Graham from Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley based startup incubator. However, it is somewhat telling that this movement came from the grassroots level back in 2009, rather than being instigated by the government itself, and still has to pass through the House and Senate.
5) The rise of Seedcamp and government support.
The difficulties involved with moving to America to start a company as an immigrant has sparked the growth of incubator programs outside of the US with direct access to hundreds of well-connected, local mentors. Seedcamp, perhaps the biggest one outside of the U.S. and an investor in my company, Server Density, runs its program throughout Europe and has recently started to branch out further east, into Africa and even on the East and West Coast of the United States. Yet the main Seedcamp Week event, which all the other events feed into, is still run in London, where Seedcamp is based. Recognizing the importance of London, UK Trade and Investment, part of the British Government, established the Tech City Investment Organization in March 2011, amid a lot of noise from the government about East London being the place to be for tech companies. Whilst I don't agree that just a single area of the city should receive all the attention — it should really be about promoting the whole city, if not the country — it highlights another way the government is trying to encourage the ecosystem through involvement of high-profile companies like Cisco, Intel and Google and by offering incentives to be based there.
The United States has been a great place to run a company for a long time but now, the scene has been set for Britain to really show off the kind of companies that can be created here — from well known successes like Last.fm (acquired by CBS), Message Labs (acquired by Symantec) and Tweetdeck (acquired by Twitter) to fast growing startups like Mind Candy (behind Moshi Monsters), Red Gate Software and Spotify. The tech industry is one of the few that has been mostly immune to recession, explaining why governments are focusing so much on it, but you don't have to be in tech to take advantage of running your company in what I see as the best place to be: the UK.
This is a good article and it makes some interesting points. It's just a shame that it's largely London-focused. While much is being done in the capital, there are lots of good things going on in the rest of the UK to support small businesses. Those schemes unfortunately get much less press coverage though.
Dan Martin
Editor, BusinessZone.co.uk (based in Bristol!)
Only 1 of the 5 points mentions London specifically, and only in passing in relation to Tech City/Seedcamp. All the other aspects of the article are non-location specific because you can get the same tax benefits regardless of where you are in the country. Indeed, I specifically mention that I think that more should be done to promote the country as a whole rather than just focusing on the East of London.
Point taken. Maybe it was the huge London image that Forbes chose to illustrate a story about the UK which led me to comment.
I think my point is one that needs stressing though. The government is placing a huge focus on a very small part of London and much less on other parts of the UK. Why, for instance, doesn't Google open Google Campus in Bristol, Birmingham or Manchester?
The claims that Tech City/Silicon Roundabout will become the UK's Silicon Valley are also seen as nonsense by many entrepreneurs. The Valley has its own unique culture which can't be replicated.
To expand on Dan's comment, it's also worth noting the financial incentives provided by the rest of the UK i.e. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland which are unique to those countries. I think it's especially important to point these other incentives out particularly given the fact that London is the most expensive part of the UK to locate a business. Small businesses can really benefit from the cost savings offered elsewhere in the UK.
Having started my business in Wales, I have to say this article is well written, I might just add that if a business starts in Wales there is an even greater support from the Local Welsh Government of which from my experience it is superb.
You're information is a little wrong. There are two entrepreneur visas:
1. One where you must have £50,000 in seed investment from a registered venture capital firm or seed competition in the UK that's accredited by the British government. These cannot be your own funds.
2. The other where you must have £200,000 personally in liquid cash available to invest in the UK into a new business.
The first one will be very hard for a foreigner to get. The second is nigh on impossible because what small business has £200,000 lying around?
I only know because I desperately want to move my business to the UK but it's practically impossible right now with the new government's discriminatory immigration policies.
Britain is not welcoming to foreign entrepreneurs and it's going to stay that way until at least 2015 if there's a new party in power. The government says one thing, but then does another. It's infuriating and I'll just keep my capital (and jobs) in the USA.
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When Matthew Poyer started working at Universal Studios in July of 1978 at 16 years old, it seemed like a good place for a temporary summer job.
Five of his brothers also worked there, too.
Then, he met his wife at Univeral Studios, in the food services department. She had five siblings who worked there. His sister met her husband there.
The Universal Studios Theme Park tram took tourists over that collapsing bridge, there was no public movie theater, and Universal CityWalk was merely a plan on the drawing boards.
Today, Matthew Poyer is the vice president of operations of Universal CityWalk. The movie theater complex was once the largest in the world, and every retail space in the complex is at 100 percent capacity just before CityWalk celebrates its 20th anniversary next year.
And, his 22-year-old son is now working there.
"Universal is a great place to work," Poyer said while giving a tour of CityWalk. "And I'm happy to still be here."
His family with 14 children lived in Encino while he was growing up. Now, he and his family now live nearby in Studio City where they've lived for two decades.
Recently, Poyer was one of the dozens of local residents who testified at the Los Angeles City Hall public hearings to tell politicians that he was supportive of the Universal Evolution Plan that will add office buildings and hotels to the studio property.
"I come to you as a longtime resident and a longtime employee," Power testified. And when he rattled off his family connections to the studios and how his family was so connected, the audience gasped, and laughed.
"The weird connection of Universal to me and my family goes way back to 1916," Poyer said. "We have deep roots with the studio."
Universal Studios is celebrating 100 years at its location near Studio City, when audiences came to watch silent movies being filmed while they sat in grandstands. There was a chicken farm on the property, just in case this new industry wasn't going to work out.
Poyer's great-grandfather, D.F. Poyer, (see the PDF photo in the gallery above) manufactured trucks in the early 1900s. He is pictured with grandfather Lester who made a 4,000-mile trek across the country promoting Universal in a marketing campaign. That trip started in Alma, Mich. on Oct. 5, 1916 and ended in Universal City on Dec. 14.
"It was quite a drive in 1916 in the winter months," Power said.
The camaraderie and social events at Universal Studios kept Poyer and his family working there.
"It works out well as a place to get a job for the summer when in high school and college because it's during the breaks that they need people here to work and it's a fun temporary job," Poyer said. "I started getting more and more work responsibilities and I stayed on."
He became a manager, and got promoted. CityWalk grew. The theater multiplex, bowling alley, stage and shopping complex were built as a connective spine from parking structures to the theme park. Jon Lovitz opened a comedy club, there's a simulated skydiving tube and a Los Angeles Sheriff's station.
Now, he is vice president for operations of Universal CityWalk.
Poyer comes to CityWalk with his family—children 10, 19 and 22—for fun events even at his time off and come for a frozen yogurt.
"There's an amazing vision for what is happening here," Poyer said. Next year is the 20th anniversary of CityWalk, and then, of course, there are plans for the new Harry Potter ride at the theme park.
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All the Keverkamp sisters want to do is lift some iron, hit the treadmill and climb the stair master.
To do that, Amanda, Vanessa and Emma have to go well out of their way to get it done.
"There's a gym five minutes from my house and I can't use it," Vanessa said. "I have to travel a half hour to get into downtown Bellevue to use a gym."
The sisters live in the same Issaquah neighborhood. But 13 years ago, they lived and worked in Kent and signed up with Hart's Athletic Club, which was bought by 24 Hour Fitness.
Their contracts are still good. Their dues are still $18 a month.
"One of the new 24 Hour Fitness employees had said, 'you should keep this for the rest of your life. Even if you don't work out for 10 years, it is such a good deal,'" Amanda said.
At the time, the women were told they could go to any 24 Hour Fitness club they wanted. Just last year, 24 Hour Fitness opened a new location in Issaquah. They call it a "Super Sports" club. It's bigger and has more amenities.
The sisters have been told they can't use it.
"Our membership is not valid at these upper level, whatever they decide them to be, type of clubs," Vanessa said.
When they got their deal, there were no super sport clubs in Washington. 24 Hour Fitness says the only way the sisters can get in is to pay more and sign a new deal.
That didn't make Amanda happy.
"I am fired up. We've been members for 13 years," she said.
Get this: The Keverkamps have been using their membership at the Kent Super Sport club ever since it switched over. So why not the new one in Issaquah where they live?
The sisters got in touch with me and I got a hold of 24 Hour Fitness. They flexed a little muscle and changed their minds.
24 Hour Fitness was happy to make this happen for the sisters. Something to keep in mind with gym memberships: the Attorney General's Office says if you move more than 25 miles away of your gym and they don't have another one nearby, you can get out of the deal.


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Place a large skillet on the stove and turn it on to medium temperature. Pour the olive oil into the pan and allow it to heat. Rinse salmon and season it with salmon seasoning and dill weed on both sides. When the oil is hot, carefully place the pieces of salmon in the oil with the skin side up. After the salmon is dark brown use a spatula to turn once. After the skin side browns, turn the temperature to low. Leave the salmon in the pan and slowly sprinkle the vinaigrette dressing over the salmon and allow it to simmer for another five minutes.
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As teens become more independent in their food choices, they tend to make the wrong choices - even teens who were brought up eating healthy. Here are the four worst food habits teens have and what you can do about them:
Skipping breakfast is the leading bad food habit for teenagers. According to the American Dietetic Association, more than half of male teens and more than two-thirds of female teens do not eat breakfast on a regular basis. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Eating breakfast can upstart your teenâs metabolism, which helps with weight control, mood and school performance.
You can ensure that your teen eats a healthy breakfast by making the foods readily accessible to him. Make it a part of your routine to put breakfast on the table and sit with your teen while you both enjoy a healthy breakfast. Or, if time is a problem, go for the grab and eat on the way breakfasts that are now on the market.
The next unhealthy food habit teens have is increased foods from 'other' food group. Think of the food pyramid, the 'other' food group is the smallest smallest section at the top with what is supposed to be the least amount of servings. Teens tend to eat too much high fat and calorie snack foods that are categorized in the 'other' food group.
You can help teens break this habit by having fruits and healthy snacks available more often then having high fat and calorie snacks available. It is easier to grab a bag of chips at the grocery store then picking up a bag of oranges and remembering to wash, quarter and put them out on the table during snack time. But the benefits to your teenâs health are worth the effort.
Increased eating outside of the home is another bad food habit teens have. Teens hit the fast food restaurants much more often then they did when they were younger. This tends to be because of school, sports and work schedules overlapping regular meal times.
To circumvent this bad habit, talk to your teen about only eating fast food once a week. Then make dinner and healthy food available to him when he has the time. This is as easy as fixing a plate for him and allowing him to heat it up when he gets home from his sports practice. Or having sandwich fixings ready when he gets home from school and has to run off to work.
Last, but not least, in this list of bad food habits is soft drink consumption. A study looking at American youths aged 6-17 found an increase in the prevalence of soft drink consumption from 37% in 1978 to 56% in 1998. You can help your teen choose a healthier drink by having fruit juice and water available and not buying soda. Or try fruit flavored carbonated water instead of soda. My teens really like these.
One common denominator for getting teens to eat healthier and avoid these bad food habits is your active role in providing healthy foods. When you get in the habit of making these foods more readily available to your teen, you will see a change in their eating habits.
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Drones are coming to America in force! (Thanks to Congressional pushing.) So you'd better be ready for them. Here are 10 fun facts about drones from recent news and gleaned from attending a trade organization conference Wednesday. Members of the military spoke to an audience comprised mainly of drone industry folks about how they're using "weapons that both look and shoot" abroad and how they hope to ease those drones' transition into U.S. skies.
1. There could be 30,000 drones overhead in the U.S. by 2020, reports the Washington Times.
2. Reaper drones' "unblinking stare" can currently take in a 4 kilometer by 4 kilometer area — about the size of Fairfax — but that will soon be expanded, said Air Force Lieutenant General Larry James, to a 10 kilometer by 10 kilometer stare, or two-thirds the size of Washington, D.C. They call this the "Gorgon Stare" — named for the terrifying females of Greek mythology, the best known being the snake-headed Medusa. No drones have the ability to turn you to stone with their gaze (yet).
3. There's a fair amount of disagreement about what to call drones. The industry refers to them as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). Though one manufacturer, MLB Company, which launched its business in the late 1990s when no one knew what a "UAV" was and associated "drones" only with Office Space, coined the name "spy planes" for the flying machines. The Air Force calls them RPAs (remote piloted aircraft) because "they aren't unmanned; there are pilots involved," protested one Air Force lieutenant general. When not talking about massive Predator type drones, but instead referring to the type you can fit in the trunk of your car, many call them sUAS (small unmanned air systems). Opponents meanwhile have coined the catchy "killer drones" to describe the not-so cuddly flying machines.
4. The surveillance industry wants drones to be more cuddly, though. In Britain, manufacturers have suggested painting drones bright colors as a way to make them seem friendlier and less reminiscent of war zones, reports The Guardian. Because Big Brother is a lot more appealing wearing hot pink, quips Slate.
5. To drone manufacturers, resistance is futile… but hilarious. California Congressman Buck McKeon, a proud member of the Unmanned Systems Caucus, gave a keynote hoorah at the AUSVI conference Wednesday morning. His speech lamenting cuts to the military budget over the last 50 years was interrupted by a middle-aged woman who rushed the stage saying, "We want spending on education, not war." This got a few laughs from the hundreds of drone industry members in the audience. As she was physically lifted and carried off the stage, she chanted, "Stop killer drones." That got some boos and even heartier laughs from the audience.
6. The Air Force has 65,000 – 70,000 people working to process all of the data and footage it's currently collecting from drones. Lt. Gen. James says the analysts' work includes "watching life in Afghanistan and looking for patterns," and that a Rand review suggested they need 100,000 people devoted to the task. The military hope is that better computer algorithms and software analysis can be developed to combat their drowning in data.
Great story, Kashmir. Drones are definitely going to become a larger piece of the larger aerospace picture in the future. I don't think it's unthinkable to expect unmanned aircraft to replace commercial airliners in the next few decades.
Looks like its time to buy stocks in drone makers. I found AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) and LMI Aerospace (NASDAQ:LMIA).
But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.
Good to see toxic spores from Gulagtanamo finally reaching the mainland and taking root. And you Yanks thought you could make a deal with totalitarianism and it would keep its end of the bargain.
Ha, ha, ha. Have a nice trip!
Kashmir, thanks for the story! Great insight into this exciting (and growing) area! I didn't realize that VANGUARD DEFENSE uses tasers on their UAV's. It will certainly will be a topic of discussion at my next meeting. Thanks!
Just because you hear or see the word "drone", it doesn't mean spying. In fact, the bill is trying to address how the FAA will address how to regulate unmanned aircraft. I even took the time to put the proposed bill right here for you: http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/2012/02/faa-uas.html
So, this is actually a good thing because it allows unmanned aircraft to be used privately and commercially. Yes, I understand that this includes law enforcement, but other uses are far more valuable. Such things like:
Search and Rescue
Farming and Ranching
Forest Fire Fighting
Tornado and Hurricane research (or any kind of research for that matter)
Delivering rescue aid
Delivering organs
Transporting cargo rapidly through space flight
energy exploration
tracking endangered species
And the list goes on and on…
So I will now allow you to get back to your fear mongering.
The Next Orwellian Big Brother Defense Industry Boondoggle Bonanza: Obama signs H.R.658 authorizing release of 30,000 DHS WAASS (ala Skynet) and other "1984 Meets Terminator" drones over the USA:
These things really are amazing. The small systems you referred to (for example the AeroVironment Puma) have amazing optical resolution for under $200k per system (system includes 2 aircraft and a GCS). They are basically souped up and survivable RC planes with great optics and more robust control systems. It is going to be impossible to put this low cost genie back in the bottle.
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100,000 people to watch with drones? Should have trained 100,000 people to talk to Afghanis and Iraqis. Should not have told Saddam to attack Iran, should not have suckered the Russians into invading Afghanistan (according to Brezhinski himself), should not have caused the loss of all the forests of Afghanistan. The complete destruction of Iraq, the loss of millions, was not worth what the arms sellers and contractors extracted from America's economy. I predict drones will also become a terrorist weapon, low in cost as pre-programmed drones are made by young and old, all who are oppressed by those who will never listen. One trillion for contractors was more than the plunder.


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Matthew Spalding connects the principles of America's founding with today's thorniest issues as Director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
Spalding, a constitutional scholar and authority on American political thought and religious liberty, also serves as project leader of Heritage's First Principles initiative.
The Center for American Studies sponsors lectures, organizes seminars, crafts publications and supports the work of scholars. Its mission is to teach policymakers and political leaders about the principles of our political tradition and to explain the continued relevance and application of those principles in 21st-century America.
In his latest book, We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming Our Future (ISI Books, Nov. 2, 2009), Spalding details America's core principles, shows how they have come under assault by modern progressive-liberalism and lays out a strategy to recover them.
First Principles, one of 10 transformational initiatives in Heritage's Leadership for America campaign, seeks to provide a much-needed education for policymakers, the news media and ordinary citizens on the ideas of liberty and constitutional self-government. The overall objective is to reorient the nation's politics and public policy to the enduring principles of the American founding.
Spalding is executive editor of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, a line-by-line analysis of each clause of the U.S. Constitution. His previous books as author or editor include A Sacred Union of Citizens: Washington's Farewell Address and the American Character; Patriot Sage: George Washington and the American Political Tradition; and The Founders' Almanac: A Practical Guide to the Notable Events, Greatest Leaders & Most Eloquent Words of the American Founding.
Before joining Heritage in 1994, Spalding was a senior policy analyst at the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy, a think tank in Southern California where he currently is a fellow.
Spalding is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College. He earned a doctorate in government from Claremont Graduate School, concentrating his studies on political philosophy and early American political thought.
He has taught American government at George Mason University, the Catholic University of America and Claremont McKenna College. He is an adjunct fellow of the Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship at Hillsdale College.
Spalding's work on The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, which brought together the contributions of 109 legal authorities, earned him Heritage's prestigious W. Glenn and Rita Ricardo Campbell Award in 2006. The award is given to the Heritage employee who makes "an outstanding contribution to the analysis and promotion of a free society."
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By Phyllis Zorn, Staff Writer
Enid News and Eagle
ENID, Okla. —
Enid was the first stop on a statewide listening tour by Robert Sommers, newly appointed director of CareerTech and State Secretary of Education and Workforce Development.
He spent most of the day Friday at Autry Technology Center, where he met with Autry's Executive Leadership Council, area school superintendents, Autry Tech board members and agricultural education instructors.
Sommers also toured several businesses in the area, including AdvancePierre Foods and GEFCO.
The common thread of conversation was Sommers' vision for CareerTech in Oklahoma, and his plans to work with all of the state's education systems to provide the best education and training opportunities for Oklahoma students.
There are impediments on the path toward making all students career ready, Sommers said. One is an "either work or college" mindset that exists among both educators and parents.
"If you talk about an impediment, I can't think of a bigger impediment than that mindset," Sommers said.
Many employers will gladly pay for their workers' college if they come to the employer with the technical skills the employer needs, Sommers said.
"We have to realize there are many purposes for education, but one of them has to be self-sufficiency," Sommers said. "You cannot appreciate Shakespeare when you're homeless and hungry."
The state's CareerTech Board recently approved strategic purposes for the system.
"The Oklahoma CareerTech System is charged with assuring every Oklahoman can be economically productive and every company can find the work force it needs to prosper," Sommers said. "This generally is referred to as work force development."
Sommers said an understanding of what CareerTech needs to accomplish is presented as a series of strategic purposes. Those purposes include career development, career readiness, work and family studies, academic enhancement, career preparation and enhancement, customized training and consulting, and curriculum and assessment services.
These goals fit with Gov. Mary Fallin's initiative as president of the National Governor's Association — "America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrow's Jobs," Sommers said. The America Works initiative aims to help close the skills gap by engaging education, business and government leaders in dialogue about what governors can do to more closely align K-12 education, universities, community and technical colleges and workforce training providers with future labor demands, said Paula Bowles, chief communications and marketing officer for Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
During the next year to 18 months, Sommers will visit communities and CareerTech schools across the state to learn first-hand how business, industry and education can partner to advance Oklahoma's economy.
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Verizon has the most expensive cell phone plans of all of the major U.S. carriers, with good reason: Verizon's network is strong and robust, and it also offers high-speed data access in hundreds of metropolitan areas.
That means that Verizon subscribers have it good when it comes to using their smartphones as modems for their laptops. Verizon's EV-DO network, when connected to Rev 0 devices (which includes most of today's Verizon smartphones), enables typical download speeds in the 400-700Kbps range, with bursts up to 2Mbps. Upload speeds are much slower, in the range of 60-80Kbps with bursts to 144Kbps. Newer Rev A devices will reach 600Kbps to 1.4Mbps download speeds and 500-800Kbps upload speeds. These devices are scarce right now, aside from the LG Dare, which isn't really a smartphone.
With that out of the way, here's how to get started:
Check your plan. Verizon users need to check off the "BroadbandAccess Connect" option on their Verizon Wireless accounts. It costs $15 per month, or $30 per month if you subscribe to the $29.99 VZEmail plan or the E-Mail and Web for BlackBerry plan. Unlike some other aspects of Verizon's service, customers can enable and disable modem tethering at will, albeit on a month-to-month basis.
Check your phone. Here's the rundown of all the latest Verizon smartphones, and what each one is capable of:
USB or Bluetooth? A Bluetooth connection gives you extra freedom. Simply place your laptop and cell phone on the table, or even leave your cell phone in your pocket, and voila—instant Internet access, without a tangled cable. Sounds easy, but there are several downsides you should be aware of. Bluetooth doesn't allow for top-speed modem transfers; you'll find that while the theoretical maximum speed is 723.1Kbps, real-world speeds are far under that. In fact, on one MacBook Pro setup, I wasn't able to exceed 200Kbps over Bluetooth. (A USB modem tethering setup using the same hardware was much faster.) The most important thing to remember is that when tethering over Bluetooth, your phone's battery will be depleting. That's in lieu of maintaining its charge, or even charging, while connected over USB (depending on the phone). (Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR may change things, with its 2.1 megabit theoretical maximum, but the battery issue will remain regardless.)
Download the software. Next, you'll want to download VZAccess Manager, which is located at www.vzam.net. This program is available for both PC and Mac users; on the PC side, it works with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and even Windows ME and 98. Mac users need to be running Panther (OS 10.3.9), Tiger (OS 10.4.7 or greater), or Leopard (10.5 or greater). Select whether you're upgrading or want a new copy of the program. The site will also ask you what kind of phone you have and what your wireless number is. The answers matter, you'll end up with a specific download tailored for your phone as well as your computer's OS.
When the download completes, double-click the icon and follow the prompts to begin installation. Once it's finished with the base install, choose "Detect WWAN device only (1xEVDO/1xRTT/CDMA)" in the next window. Click Next in the following window, and then choose either Data Cable or Bluetooth, depending on how you're configuring the phone.
Or use dial-up networking. If you decide to go the manual dial-up networking route in XP, here are the settings:
Set up your phone. For Windows Mobile 5 smartphones on Verizon, press Start -> Accessories -> Modem-link -> Activate -> On. (On WM6, thereÕs an Internet Sharing icon in the main menu.) Then connect your phone to your PC via the included USB cable (if you're not using Bluetooth). Once you're done, turn this off again so you can resume connecting your phone to your computer via ActiveSync.
Watch the megabytes. Verizon limits usage to 5GB per month. Although that's plenty for basic use, it means you can't use your account for downloading video, sharing music, or anything that gobbles up bandwidth. Otherwise, you'll pay a whopping 25 cents per megabyte over 5GB—which works out to $250 per extra GB! Translation: be careful.


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Volume 2 of the series " Ptown Peeps" 120 pages of color portraits of people that live or visit Provincetown Massachusetts year round and seasonally.
Acerca del autorBobby Miller
Bobby Miller is a performance poet, actor and photographer. He is the author of three books of poetry; "Benestrific Blonde", "Mouth Of Jane" and "Rigmarole" and his recent " Troubleblonde" Poems/short stories/monologues and letters. He has been published in "Aloud: Voices From The Nuyorican Poets Cafe" ," Verses That Hurt; Pleasure And Pain From The Poemfone Poets" St.Martin's Press , and " The Outlaw Bible Of American Poetry" His photography books include "Fabulous! A Photographic Diary Of Studio 54" ( out of print. ), " A Downtown State of Mind", " Wigstock in black & white" , " PORTRAITS 1973 - 2009 " in three Volumes, " Queer Nation" with figures by he and Basil Twist, " Jackie 60 Nights" and " Forget Them Not: A Celebration Of Those Who've Gone Before" . His first contemporary photographic influences were Christopher Makos, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jimmy De Sana and George Hurrell. He studied photography with Lisette Model in 1976 in NYC at The New School of Social Research..
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East & West Magazine
Aug 28, 2007
ushuaia, here we come
M/Y "Marco Polo" Transoceanic Explorer, or how to enjoy bad seas.
By Pascal Najadi
An exciting new breed just joined the small but fast growing club of transoceanic explorer yachts with the launch of the Marco Polo series by MCC Maritime Concept and Construction (Hong Kong) Ltd. This latest series put MCC Maritime in league with shipwright heavy weights Lürssen and Abeking Rassmusen. The key element in unrestricted transoceanic yachting is, unsurprisingly, sea worthiness and Marco Polo has that in spades, coupled with a sense of style rarely found on such a rugged explorer.
By exclusive invitation, East & West got to experience the luxurious styling and impressive specs on board the Marco Polo on April 25, 2007, at The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. In Marco Polo, renowned navel architect Ron Holland has created the perfect gentleman's yacht. Want to visit Emperor penguins lounging regally on the Arctic Rim? No problem! Head down to Ushuaia, a quick sail through the Beagle Channel, next stop: the Arctic continent. Marco Polo can take you there both in safety and in style.
It was a pristinely powerful setting for her introduction, with elite co-sponsors of the event, UBS, Maybach and Escada, giving this world premier event a final touch of sophistication. Boarding Marco Polo from either the starboard gangway or from the stern platform presents unique entry experiences. Passing through the starboard entry, I entered a refined lobby area offering immediate views through the dining and saloon areas.
From the aft deck, the indoor/outdoor bar counter to port and the drop-opening windows to starboard offer a unique connection between exterior and interior spaces. The intention, intention, beautifully realised, was to create a seamless connection between the yacht's different spaces. The owner and guests also have use of a library and entertainment lounge forward of the main deck, both with exceptionally large windows and views to match.
The new Marco Polo Series 45 metre Transoceanic Explorer yacht has been designed to explore the world's most remote regions, with self sufficiency a clear priority. Generous bilge storage spaces and a large foredeck hold area are key features. To port, an open-well deck allows for a 7 metre tender to be stowed below the bulwark height. To starboard, a 5.2 metre tender/rescue boat is housed under a hatch deck. The hatch deck itself has been designed to handle a container or even an automobile when 'Amazon River' type cruising is envisaged. There is also potential for jet skis, light aircraft, sailing dinghies and dive equipment to be stowed on board: everything you need to complete the adventure experience! The design is the result of unprecedented collaboration between navel architect Ron Holland, the founder of MCC, Roland Sturm, and project manager Albrecht Buchner. This combination of skills, knowledge and experience has resulted in a vessel able to offer unrestricted long-range world cruising.
The shipyard responsible for construction is Cheoy Lee. This world-class company has been a major shipbuilder for well over a century. From humble beginnings a building and a repair yard for steam-powered craft at Po Tung Point, Shanghai in 1870, Cheoy Le has grown to become a leading builder of specialist vessels. Responding to world events in 1936, the business was moved to the British territory of Hong Kong where it continued to prosper. Run by the same family since its inception, Cheoy Lee has maintained the principles of the company - quality, technology and superior design - for generations.
With the unique Marco Polo Transoceanic Explorer Yacht concept, MCC and Cheoy Lee have set a new point of reference for both style and seaworthiness in the Explorer Yacht sector. Most Explorer Yachts are derived from offshore supply vessel designs: coast guard fast patrol oats, tugs or naval hulls and even more bruising species, such as German frigates. They all have one thing in common: they are built to penetrate the worst the sea can throw at them. For these beasts, a major storm is a walk in the park. This in stark contrast to the "chicken boats", as I call them, who immediately seek protection in harbours when the weather turns ugly! Most of the current explorer yachts feature rugged hulls and clever system redundancies enabling them to be self sufficient on long cruises but, with the focus on maximum sea worthiness rather than open air cocktail parties, they tend to fall down on their looks. Some might go so far as to say they are downright ugly! Not so with Marco Polo, she is a beauty in her own right. Ron Holland has married perfect superstructure proportions with hardcore offshore hull engineering. Not an easy task. But the 45 metre Transoceanic Explorer is proof that such a project can yield great results.
If we are thinking about transoceanic cruising, we must allow ourselves a minute or two to consider fuel efficiency. In the roaring 80s of last century, it might have not have mattered if you were burning a couple of hundred litres of diesel per hour. But with the barrel price of 2007 some five times higher than in 1980, fuel consumption is a pressing concern. Fuel efficiency is a direct result of a good, well thought through hull design. The better the hull design, the better the fuel efficiency. An explorer yacht burns, depending on its size, anything up to 500 litres per hour. In normal conditions at an efficient 10.5 knots cruising speed, Marco Polo burns a mere 100 litres of diesel per hour. Her fuel load of 59,000 litres allows her to comfortably run some 6,000 Nautical miles. And if you reduce your cruising speed a tad you get even more mileage. I call this true autonomy for such a compact 45m vessel. This great fuel ratio is achieved thanks to the clever single propeller design with variable pitch blades. This blade design, protected by large twin rudders, is commonly used by the most modern commercial and naval vessels. The hull design is also made for a twin engine, twin screw configuration for future new buildings, depending on the customer's wish.
Another important aspect to be mentioned here is the engine configuration with its special "bring me home" concept. Often vessels become incapacitated due to shortcuts or flooded engine rooms. I know one specific example of a large yacht cruising the med. She hit a storm head on. The laundry machine tower was not properly secured in the laundry room. Through the heavy pitch and roll of the vessel, the topheavy washing machine became dislodged and crashed down … right onto an essential high power and control line cable boom. The subsequent shortcut rendered entire vessel immobile. She suffered an engine-out state on both propulsion systems for several hours. And this was in the midst of a Beaufort 7 to 8 mistral storm! With luck and through swift action of the top engineers onboard, the situation was resolved and the mega yacht was able to restart its machines and navigate into the waves. Still, hardly an ideal situation. So what is the back-up propulsion secret on the Marco Polo? It is the German Schottel vector-thruster with a remote, independent engine located forward. This arrangement is new to the yachting world, but not to offshore supply vessels and the like. In case of total loss of the main propulsion, the Marco Polo can still go home at 6 knots, even over long distances.
Although the hull is as rugged as a fast Navy Patrol boat, the Marco Polo is very appealing to the eye. She has a look that makes you want to climb onboard and just leave the pier, to cast off and explore. The proportions and positioning of the superstructure softens its lines: a true storm runner clad in a chic suit. Not too shrill in its design, she is somewhat conservative, certainly no show off like some of the gin palaces of the 1980s. Commanding such a vessel in bad seas, if possible at the helm on the fly bridge, is truly exhilarating. You feel the power of the ocean, the water spraying over the top and the rumbling noise of your steel hull crashing into the waves, fighting with the elements on the high seas.
In contrast to the rather tight, navy-like interiors of a heavy duty, ocean going, blue water vessel, the Marco Polo features luxurious contemporary east meets west interior design, with a whiff of Asian influence, but always with an eye on functionality. Fine handpicked woods such as Macassar ebony have been chosen to create a warm yet modern ambiance. After all, you want to feel cosy when anchored in some remote area in the Ushuaia Bay, a view of the southernmost tail of the Andes as your backdrop, don't you?
The yacht has ample space for four to five double cabins and a crew of eight to nine. Special attention was given to the separate crew area. For an Explorer Yacht doing long cruises far from home, a motivated crew adds to the safety as well as the enjoyment of the voyage. Since crews on such boats are rarely in their land homes, the owner decided to create them a "home away from home". The captain's double cabin is situated forward on the main deck in what could be considered the very best location on the yacht. Direct access to both the wheelhouse and crew mess area steps put the captain in the very centre of the action.
So where do you want to go first? Why not visit the sea lions off the shores of Ushuaia, via Micronesia, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Bora-Bora, and other exotic paradise spots on the way? All this is possible for the stylin' marathon runner Marco Polo. A brand new version of the featured yacht will set you back US$19.5 million. You get a lot of ship for your money, allowing you to explore the seven seas self sufficiently in total safety and bespoke luxury. Interested? For a closer look, head to the French Riviera where she will be cruising for the summer before casting off for her maiden Trans Atlantic voyage to the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in October.


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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Margarita Buffalo Chicken Pizza
A delicious combination, of Buffalo Style Chicken on this delicious Homemade Pizza Crust all the taste, no mess and a great way to eat healthier.
his picture is before I put the mozzarella cheese on it to show you what it looks like before it smothered in the melted cheese....we were so excited to add this to the list as a featured game day food from now on.
Easy to eat with all the flavor, but a much healthier version using chicken breasts and baked.
Every Sunday we have our Traditional 2:00 dinner with Pasta and Traditional Sunday Sauce.
At night or late afternoon, we start picking again with game day foods for whatever sport is in season. My one son and husband loves hot wings, my other son loves pizza. Every week we usually have both. So, this is how this recipe came about. Both were extremely happy with the results. I started out making my homemade dough recipe.. http://pegasuslegend-whatscookin.blogspot.com/2009/06/pizza-dough.html
Then I made some of our favorite hot sauce the one I used was from (my Buffalo Chicken Salad ).. of course you can use your favorite store bought.. I then took two chicken breasts and sliced them in half so they were thin, put them in the baking pan pour sauce all over them and baked them on 400 degrees for around 30 minutes. When cooled I sliced the chicken in long pieces.
I precooked the dough and made a pizza shell until browned ( this keeps the dough from getting soggy). Then started layering the pizza with slices of chicken, sliced tomatoes, minced garlic, a little sprinkle of garlic powder, fresh basil leaves chopped up and spread on each tomato, grated mozzarella cheese, some blue cheese crumbles and a little blue cheese dressing. Then we thought it looked a little dry, so we put some more hot sauce on the pizza, drizzled some olive oil over the top.
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One of my favorite jokes starts with a man in Knoxville in January setting the scene: warm quilts, scented candles, a locked door. "And then," he tells his wife, "we can roll around and snuggle up and—read our seed catalogs."
I adore seed-shopping this time of year: catalogs, websites, Mayo's, Lowe's, Home Depot, Knox Feed and Seed, even if they don't have their stuff out yet—just chatting to the workers is enough for me. It is a rare, much-anticipated onslaught of optimism—I marvel at the 120 days leek seeds would take to grow for my younger daughter, and think, "but of course" when I read the clearly spelled out requirement that I'll need to pile soil around their stems in the summer heat to "blanch" them. I spend more time debating purple vs. yellow vs. green vs. pole vs. bush beans than I ever did picking a lipstick shade. I anxiously await the arrival of Burpee's new hybrid in the mail—though I don't really like hybrids, this giant roma tomato pledges 5-inch wide fruits with thin skins and few seeds that won't have to be peeled for canning. Never mind those wan, bent 2-inch seedlings that were the results of last-year's indoor tomato starting obsession.
Ah, the triumph of hope over experience leads me to research obsessively for weeks, breakfast radishes to muskmelons. Which is why I've noticed another group: those online marketing non-GMO, often heirloom, seed parcels for very little cash to "survivalists." Second-guessing the doomsday selections has created a second seed-shopping hobby for me, like the hours I've spent poring over this one: 101 varieties in an airtight #10 can with a 300cc oxygen absorber for about $50.
• The cabbage—two types, 50 seeds each, lovingly photographed inside some tasty eggrolls—I find myself approving. Cabbage soup is a staple in books by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and if anyone knows their surviving inclement weather and bastard enemies, it is the Russians as depicted by Solzhenitsyn.
• Lettuce, three kinds, 1,500 seeds—seriously? I'm going to care about calories when some sort of apocalypse has just spared me? There will be no such thing as decent dressing, assuming I don't get busy with some sort of bee hive between now and zero hour, and perhaps start growing mustard. Plus, I astutely conclude, no one will need lettuce for sandwiches. No way are we gonna be able to grow and mill wheat or even the much-less desirable rye and cinnamon for bread, and you've seen the loaves fly off Kroger shelves with even the hint of snow. Imagine how much tougher it would be to stockpile bread for the type of terror that would inspire me to bring out the mylar-wrapped seeds from my bucket.
• Mustard, 1,000 seeds—wait, maybe I could grow my own mustard. But where am I going to get the vinegar? I don't see any apple seeds in here, nor rice. Bet some people buy this assortment with no concept that they're not going to have any mustard as they know it.
• Squash, three types, 25 seeds each—now we're talking. As we move along after a doomsday happening, finally the neighbors will be seeking my extras, not pretending they can't hear the doorbell when I sashay over with a basket of zuch. But, wait—are there going to be any neighbors, or did this flood or meteorite or whatever do away with them? Or am I holding them at gunpoint to keep them from my stockpile of water and fuel?
• Catnip, 100 seeds, I question. Won't I have enough to cope with without the cats prancing about (and in the case of Darby, puking) under the influence? I do endorse the smattering of culinary herbs in the count, until I realize these seeds are designed for me to be (nearly) all alone in the universe. Even if we get lots of warning, as we did for Y2K and the end of the Mayan calendar, it's going to be tough to convince my loved relatives and friends who play cards and Settlers of Catan to rally round where we can all eat and survive together. If it's just my spouse and myself, are we going to care if we're eating sweet watermelons and dishes flavored with anise and basil, or might it as well be sawdust?
Now not all the seeds are considered "survivalist." But I have just as much trouble considering them "seed banks" as some call them—or fodder for "homesteads," when you consider my proximity to Burger King and cheesy tots, plus Walmart, is about three miles max. One seller pointed out that if you bought her survival seeds, you could plant them over their anticipated storage life of three to 20 years—you'll never need to buy seeds again! I see the advantage of planting them now and in the coming decades. If you waited until after doomsday, how could you ever hold the seller accountable for results? And wouldn't that be a drag, if they wouldn't grow—except, maybe, the catnip?
Still, I can't do it. I can't buy the survival seeds. I just can't rob myself of that outrageous flood of optimism each January—not for all the cabbage soup in the world.
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Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.
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Last night I watched a local TV reporter stand in front of the Calatrava designed Milwaukee Art Museum and tell us not too much about "Transformers 3," which is filming there Monday and Tuesday.
Although Visit Milwaukee spokesman Dave Fantle took the opportunity to promote restoration of the tax incentives for filmmaking that were all but killed by Gov. Doyle. The TV newser didn't know much because no one is saying much beyond what we've already reported.
But to reiterate, about 50 extras will mingle with about a crew of 150 including Shia LaBeouf, whose photo we posted on the front page of jsonline.com, Monday afternoon. Video will be posted as well.
So far the filming has involved interiors at the museum, although a helicopter could be landing there later today. It is a closed set and an inquiry to the unit publicist went unanswered. There could be street disclosures during filming. And local crew members had to sign a non-disclosure form preventing them from sharing their experiences, with the public or the media, until the film is released next summer.
Anyone go down there?
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Ok, now we do know. LaBeouf in town, and you can see a photo on the front page of jsonline.com website. Supposedly a helicopter landing there this afternoon, but otherwise shooting interiors. We'll be posting video.
Can you shed any light on the tax incentive program and why it was
scaled back? Is there an archived article that explains the decision in any
I find it funny that, in the the picture jsonline has of michael bay from
monday, he is wearing the exact same white shirt that he was wearing
on the Chicago set Saturday and Sunday when I went there. Shia looks
more cleaned up though, as he was in a plain navy blue shirt most of
the time and at certain points had blood makeup on his face. My guess,
for what its worth, is that the Milwaukee Art Museum will not be the
Milwaukee Art Museum in the film, nor will it transform. Although, they
did have transformed nascar cars and the twins at the set in Chicago,
so who knows how outlandish it will get.


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How many of you would prefer a show where it is just Godsmack? no operners. nothing but a smacking for 2 hours! Believe me, i think the boys have a catalog extensive enough for them to preform by themselves.
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We can't get enough of the YouTube dance craze Harlem Shake.
Videos of the dance have been done by morning news show staffers to Fortune 500 offices to Russ Goerend's sixth-grade advisory at Waukee Middle School.
Click on the link to see the video and join the craze.
But what is the Harlem Shake, you ask?
Well besides being an actual dance, it has now become the name of a recent video meme. From Know Your Meme:
Harlem Shake is a popular style of hip hop dance and the title of a 2012 heavy bass instrumental track produced by Baauer. In February 2013, the song spawned a series of dance videos that begin with a masked individual doing the Harlem Shake alone in a group before suddenly cutting to a wild dance party featuring the entire group.


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Wednesday, November 22, 2006Launa Hochstetler's (Hiland, Ohio/Berlin H.S.) free throw with 37.8 seconds remaining gave Valpo the lead and Akron missed a shot at the buzzer as the Crusaders held on for a 50-49 victory over the Zips on Wednesday evening in Akron, Ohio.
The Crusaders had a 10-point second half lead, only to see the Zips rally to take a lead late before the dramatic final minute.
The first half was close throughout with a pair of ties and five lead changes. Valpo struggled shooting the ball, connecting on just 32% of its attempts from the floor while making just 4-of-9 from the free throw line. With neither team leading by more than four the entire stanza, the Crusaders made a late move.
Trailing 17-16 with four minutes to play in the half, a late 7-2 surge put the Brown and Gold up 23-19 at the break. Betsy Rietema (Grand Rapids, Mich./Christian H.S.) made a lay-in as time expired to give Valpo its four-point advantage.
Four turnovers and a blocked shot defensively for the Brown and Gold helped Valpo extend its lead straight out of the locker room. The Crusaders took advantage, scoring the first six points of the half to build the lead to 10, 29-19, just over two minutes into the period.
The Zips cut the deficit to six as Valpo went nearly four minutes without scoring. The lead remained around six until a quick spurt by Akron tied the game at 40 with 6:14 to play. Akron took the lead, 49-47, with 1:44 to play on a Niki McCoy hoop. Rietema immediately tied the game inside with 1:15 to play.
The Crusaders got a defensive stop, and Hochstetler, playing in front of her hometown fans, split a pair of free throws with 37.8 seconds remaining to put Valpo on top by one. The Crusaders again forced a miss, but with 4.8 seconds remaining missed a pair of free throws with a chance to build upon the lead.
Niki McCoy had a chance to win at the buzzer for Akron (1-3), but her 10-footer rolled around and fell out as the Crusaders escaped with the victory.
Valpo finished the game shooting 36.5% from the floor compared with the Zips 35.7% for the contest.
Rietema led Valpo with 12 points while Sarah Ott (Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls H.S.) added 10 more. Tamra Braun (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake H.S.) had a game-high nine rebounds to go along with eight points.
Sarah Tokodi led Akron with 19 points, 14 in the second half, while Lauren Stephenson added 12 more.
Valparaiso (2-2) will return to the court on Tuesday evening as the Crusaders entertain Bradley at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Tip-off against the Braves is set for 7:05 p.m. with all the action carried live on WVUR (95.1-FM, Valparaiso) and online at www.valpo.edu/athletics.
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May 28, 1974 -- This might have been the day of the greatest prank in a sports draft, in part because it was so unexpected.
Sabres' general manager Punch Imlach had become bored with the long process of selecting players. They had already taken Lee Fogolin and Danny Gare, and were running out of prospects by the 11th round.
Imlach then decided to have some fun. He sent public relations director Paul Wieland off to find a relatively common Japanese name. Taro Tsujimoto was then picked in the 11th round by the Sabres. The center was said to play for the Tokyo Katanas, which translated to Tokyo Sabres.
The NHL wrote the pick down as choice No. 183. The Sabres and the league put the name in media guides. It even had a locker ready for him at training camp. It was pretty impressive for someone who didn't exist.
The league eventually decided to rule the choice as "an invalid claim." But Taro's name still pops up in the Sabres media guide. Better yet, some old-school fans wear Sabre jerseys with Tsujimoto's name on the back.
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New Hampshire State Rep. Nancy Elliott Would Like To Discuss Same-Sex Marriage
"We're talking about taking the penis of a man and putting it in the rectum of another man and wriggling it around in excrement. And you have to think, would I want that to be done to me?" Oof. Time for Nancy Elliott's husband to lower his expectations. [YouTube]
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NORMAN — The $12,950,000 purchase of four Cleveland County self-storage unit complexes totaling more than 263,000 square feet of space closed this past week.
SecurCare Self Storage, a privately held company based in Colorado, purchased the A+ Mini Storage properties at 2430 12th Avenue NE (387 units), 1001 SW 19th Street in Moore (598 units), 4688 W. Main Street (421 units) and 2002 Research Park Boulevard (311 units).
The transaction also included leases for two cell towers. The sale was brokered by Domain Commercial's Mica Alcorn and Charles Nicholson. Seller was Sassan K. Moghadam of Norman.
"The aesthetics, quality construction and strong economics created a very competitive environment and allowed us to show the portfolio and our market environment in an excellent light," said Nicholson. "It was gratifying to see several well capitalized firms traveling to Oklahoma to see a unique product offering, with some of them considering investing in Oklahoma real estate for the first time."
The 1,717 units were built by Precision Builders and were constructed and opened within the past ten years. All had onsite managers.
SecurCare, founded in 1988, has also purchased self storage units in the greater metropolitan Oklahoma City area. It has 140 storage facilities in 11 states.
The transaction was facilitated through First American Title Insurance Co. in Denver.


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A Sicklerville man who police say tried to pass off color copies of $20 bills as the real thing in at least two separate incidents at the Collingswood Wawa has been arrested.
Detectives finally caught up with Gregory A. Loveland, 45, in the Camden County correctional facility, where he had been jailed on an unrelated offense. He was subsequently charged with two counts of third-degree forgery.
But Loveland had had a couple of alleged near misses with managers at the Haddon Avenue Wawa in the months prior to their meeting.
At 11:32 a.m. on December 14, a manager at the Collingswood Wawa allegedly realized that a customer had made a purchase using a color photocopy of a $20 bill. Then she ran outside and allegedly saw the customer leave the parking lot headed onto Haddon Avenue in a 2002 Dodge Ram.
The manager recorded the license plate of the vehicle, which was registered to an address in Newfield, NJ. While making her statement to police that day, she also noticed a counterfeit $10 bill in the register, which she turned over to police.
Police matched her description to that of the suspect in another incident that had been reported at the same Wawa at 5:07 a.m. on Nov. 26.
The suspect in that instance purchased $36.80 worth of goods and allegedly paid with three counterfeit $20 bills, leaving in a silver, four-door Chevrolet before the manager realized the bills were fakes.
Then, at 1:53 p.m. that same day, another customer allegedly attempted to make a purchase using a counterfeit $10 bill. When the cashier advised that man that the bill was counterfeit, police say he left the store and entered the same silver Chevrolet that had been seen at the Wawa that morning.
Loveland was charged in connection with the first two incidents; police have photos of the other suspect, but
he remains unidentified.
Finally, at 9:25 a.m. on December 18, a Camden resident tried to use what cashiers determined was a counterfeit $5 bill to make a purchase at the same Wawa, but he was denied.
That man reported the incident to Collingswood police, who confiscated the $5 bill and took his statement. The man said he'd received the bill as change after having made a purchase elsewhere.
Funny money had surfaced earlier in the month, as Collingswood police were dispatched to a restaurant in the 800 block of Haddon Avenue on November 21
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo - The Grand Junction girls basketball team couldn't defend their home court against the Fairview Knights on Saturday afternoon. Less than 24 hours after Fairview beat Fruita Monument, they defeated the Tigers 58-50.
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Your first look at what's happening around Milwaukee. All of the latest events you can't miss in the city.
Remembering Larry Hagman
He was the manipulative J.R. Ewing on "Dallas" but when he came to Milwaukee in 1998, he was the merry Harley-riding prankster.
Or that's how I remember him.
This is what I wrote from the staging area before the parade honoring the 95th anniversary of Harley-Davidson:
Larry Hagman: morning person. Peter Fonda: probably not.
Hagman was all smiles early Saturday morning and Fonda all grumbles as the Harleys rumbled behind Marquette University High School en route to the Harley-Davidson 95th Anniversary Reunion. The actors were part of a VIP group that included Jay Leno, Gov. Tommy Thompson and singer Tim McGraw, who led the parade of Harleys from the County Stadium area to the Summerfest grounds.
"Nothing's gone right with this thing, with Harley," Fonda muttered, as he leaned over his red and black
Road King with Montana license plate 2DBONE. "What I'm really looking forward to is the ride back to my ranch."
Problem: Fonda's keys were missing. Culprit: Mr. Rise-and-shine Hagman.
The two are members of the Uglys, a motorcycle group that counts Harley-Davidson's Willie G. Davidson among its forces.
Practical jokes of the rich and famous.
Helmetless, Jay Leno cruised in on a borrowed anniversary edition hog. Milwaukee County Sheriff Lev Baldwin brought his bike, sidecar attached, so he could chauffeur County Executive F. Thomas Ament. Ament, by the way, tried his biker best to look the part. He dutifully attached Harley patches to a denim vest, affixed some temporary Harley tattoos to his forearms and tied a Harley scarf around his head. Now about those pleated Sansabelt pants . . .
Fonda, reunited with his key, was cordial and friendly with fans, explaining that he's not cut out for early a.m.
Earlier, Hagman and his wife of 43 years, Maj, tooled around Milwaukee on a bike.
"I was totally amazed at the crowd because I didn't know what to expect," said Maj Hagman, who noted that streets were closed and skies were gray for most of the couple's visit.
"The bike is such a great equalizer, a social equalizer," she said.
Not so the golf cart, which is a traffic stopper on Summerfest grounds, especially when the former J.R. Ewing, cowboy hat and bright yellow sunglasses, is sitting in the passenger seat.
"Hi, Larry. Welcome home," yelled one woman as the cart passed.
Rest in peace, Larry Hagman.
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Beth and Al Mosier announce the performance of Kidsing's upcoming Holiday program, We Are Lights. This is a wonderful show that celebrates the season and the light in all of us. The performers, who are in grades three to eight, sing, dance and act their hearts outs. The performance is free and takes place Friday night, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 239 Woburn Street, Reading, MA.
If these talented kids don't start your Holiday season off on the right note nothing will! We hope to see you at the show!


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