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Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
on: July 01, 2012, 01:53:56 PM
Location: burlington, vt
Posts: 717
VT Bikepacker
July 01, 2012, 01:53:56 PM »
You: moving at a good clip northbound on VT 100 near Stockbridge(?) definitely south of Brandon Gap) - eVent bag on the bars. Suspension fork. Frame bag and maybe a revelate or cDW rear bag.
Me: in car southbound rescuing a 400k brevet rider in Ludlow after he bailed on the ride and overnighted in a motel, but couldn't ride it in Sunday morning.
Where did you ride? Route? Pics?
Groundshine was that you?
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #1
on: July 04, 2012, 01:47:45 PM
Location: Vermont USA
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Re: VT Bikepacker
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No! It wasn't me... who else is there? Wil? George La.?
Time for a Vermont roll call! Vermont Bikepackers speak up!
I got the 500 mile Massachusetts to Quebec - Vermont Bikepacking route all mapped...
Looking at September 7-10 as the inchoate first ride.
Looking for riders, racers, constructive criticism, suggestions, ideas - all welcome.
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #2
on: July 04, 2012, 03:24:14 PM
Posts: 59
Re: VT Bikepacker
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interested, keep us posted. I can help on the Mass section. Harry
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Reply #3
on: July 04, 2012, 03:55:54 PM
Location: burlington, vt
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July 04, 2012, 03:55:54 PM »
Wasn't me or Wil. Curious. They were moving along. By the time I rescued my 400k rider he was nowhere to be found.
Very interested in Ma to Quebec. Keep me posted.
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #4
on: July 05, 2012, 06:02:26 AM
Posts: 14
Re: VT Bikepacker
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That would've been me. Sunday 7/1 I presume? Rode from my place on Lake Dunmore - Silver Lake - over Bloodroot Mountain (Chittenden) - into Pittsfield for an overnight and a spin around the Green Mtn. Trails. The hike a bike over the mountain was so miserable on Saturday with 4' high grass and mud that I opted to take the road home.
Other than the hike a bike it was a great ride. Took some great pics; just haven't had a chance to download them yet.
Did a similar route (minus the road) with George L. and Marc S. a few weeks ago as a shakedown ride for our upcoming CTR attempts.
I'm also super interested in the MA - Quebec route/event and would love more details. Please post up or feel free to email me - jaytvt29 at gmail dot com
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #5
on: July 05, 2012, 06:46:19 AM
Location: burlington, vt
Posts: 717
Re: VT Bikepacker
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July 05, 2012, 06:46:19 AM »
Yes, 7/1.
About noonish.
I came over Brandon Gap by car. Was hoping to see you later on, but didn't see the bike anywhere (gas station, food, etc.)
I've mapped out similar from home (Burlington) - ride down, camp @ silver lake, then either up and over near brandon gap, or down FS roads through goshen and further south.
Would love route options for that area. Looking at Late August / September for an overnighter.
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #6
on: July 05, 2012, 11:10:22 AM
Posts: 14
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July 05, 2012, 11:10:22 AM »
Hey bmike, sorry I missed you that day; would've been fun to chat. I just plugged along on 100 to 107 to 73 (Brandon Gap) and home on 53 in Forestdale.
For route details, check in with George L. He should have a gps track of the ride we did a few weeks ago, which is really the best way to go. There's some crazy steep hike a bike over Bloodroot Mountain but it's manageable. Unfortunately I don't have any tracks I can send you. I had my gps in my jersey pocket for that ride and arrived at camp that night to find the screen cracked and the unit was toast.
Feel free to hit me up when you've got a date too. Late August / September I may be able to give you a tour.
Happy trails.
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #7
on: July 05, 2012, 11:13:57 AM
Location: burlington, vt
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I'm at a total loss for fitness this year. Haven't even ridden some of the randonneuring events that I organize - so if I make it down it will definitely be in tour and explore mode.
How are things up high near Brandon Gap / Silver Lake post Irene?
There is some dirt road that I want to ride south of 73 up high. Looks like options for trail in there too.
Is George L on here? LapsNE?
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #8
on: July 05, 2012, 11:27:53 AM
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Ha, I have a feeling that when/if I get through the CTR I'm not going to have much interest in many long, hard efforts this fall either so a tour pace would be fine.
All is well in this area and things are pretty much back to normal after Irene. What road(s) are you looking at off of 73? I could likely give you the 411 on most of them. South Hill Rd. is the key component of the Chittenden/Pittsfield route and it links nicely with the trails around Silver Lake.
And yes, George is LapsNE.
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #9
on: July 05, 2012, 01:47:02 PM
Location: burlington, vt
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Good luck on CTR. Impressive.
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #10
on: July 12, 2012, 02:55:56 AM
Posts: 23
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July 12, 2012, 02:55:56 AM »
Groundshine, is the Mass-Quebec ride on roads or does it include trails? Sounds like fun, I hope I can fit it in with school!
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Reply #11
on: July 19, 2012, 08:24:31 AM
Location: Vermont USA
Posts: 56
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July 19, 2012, 08:24:31 AM »
THe design of this route is based on getting across the state on dirt - staying away from cars as much as possible and connecting as much single track as possible. This is the intial phase, hoping that one day we can connect all the VMBA club single track by dirt roads and trails. I used the TNGA as a model as well as a bit of the Great Divide Route. Anyone who has done either will see the signature of Dave Muse or Mike McCoy I hope.
This route starts on the Mass border on Lone Pine Rd - rides up around Hariman Reservoir then next 30 miles is all GMNF roads. Once at Bromley there are new legal trails to the northern end of the southern section of the GMNF. I rode on half of them and it is a beautiful place. The route then crosses to the northern section of the GMNF via class 4 dirt roads and legal trails through Hortonville, Plymouth 5 Corners, Notown and ends up above the green Mt Trail system in Pittsfield. THis brings you to Aimee Farm where you cross VT100 and climb the historic first legal Fed Mtn Bike trail in Vermont - the Contest Trail. in Rochester, climb Brandon Gap to Forestdale. Your choice of Leicester Hollow or the new Mososalmoo trail ..but I am thinking go with the later. More new trails in the Moosalamoo / Romance Mt / Widows Clearing come out on Middlebury Gap. Pick up Natural Turnpike all the way to Lincoln Gap. THis brings you to Mad River single track 180 miles - halfway point at Stark Mt Bike shop. - Cobb Hill - Perry hill single track (Cotton brook trail waiting to be built) Stowe single track Mud City Cady's Falls. rail trail to Hardwick. Class 4 roads to Lyndonville - E Burke - Kingdom trails (need a trail pass) then some serious Northeast Kingdom logging rds - very remote. cross into Quebec in Norton Vermont and then loop back to Newport on the Tomiphobia Trail.
Suggestions? Comments? Who wants to go for a ride?
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #12
on: July 19, 2012, 10:05:25 AM
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WOW Groundshine! That sounds truly awesome!!! What are your thoughts for it? Are you planning to put some sort of "ride/race" together this fall? Depending on timing, I'd likely be in. Unfortunately my CTR plans went to sh!# last week after a year of planning. I've transferred my plane tickets to do the Coconino 250 in early October but other than that???
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #13
on: July 19, 2012, 12:27:47 PM
Posts: 59
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I am seriously considering going. How far per day do you think you'll ride? I know a lot of the area described. I just don't ride race pace. I am a bike tourist and like to smell the flowers. Keep us all posted. Thanks, Harry
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Reply #14
on: July 19, 2012, 01:32:36 PM
Posts: 23
Re: VT Bikepacker
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July 19, 2012, 01:32:36 PM »
When do you want to ride?? I will be back in late August. Is there a gpx file? Sounds like a lot of fun.
Topic Name: VT Bikepacker
Reply #15
on: July 20, 2012, 04:02:36 AM
Location: Vermont USA
Posts: 56
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July 20, 2012, 04:02:36 AM »
This route has yet to be biked in one shot so the first rides will be shakedown rides. I invite all of you to give it a go. THere are some issues that go with mountain biking in Vermont: ie, there are many trails that are ok to ride, but not ok to talk about. I am hestitant to throw out a gpx of trails that local maintainers purposely do not make public (ie Stowe and MRV and even Perry Hill has no public map) Nor have I received permission to run this through the Kingdom Trail system. (but have a green light on using the Circumburke trail) There are also a couple of holes in this route that I am confident will be patched when VMBA adopts this idea. I am not sure who has taken Patrick Kell's place but it seems people either "get" this sport or they don't. So far I haven't found anyone at VMBA to glam onto the idea. The other option is to come up with $200 and start a VMBA bikepacking chapter. Ultimately that'll be the best move... might help us get through the pay-to-ride areas as well. We need VMBA to patch a critical hole in the GMNF that follows a VAST trail (read- someone drives a bulldozer down it once a year for trail maintenance) but is closed to mt bikes unless posted otherwise. The other section we need VMBAs help with is Cottton Brook - which I know has a design in place for a bike trail to Little River. Right now it is 100% rideable but also 100% illegal. Fortunately the road detour will work. I have no idea what is taking the Lamoille Valley rail trail so long to open up - but I believe it will happen. Some of that is now rideable - I am leaving it in for now - just have to pop out on rt 15 in a few places. There are two sections in the NE Kingdom which fall under ok to ride but not ok to talk about. Both are private land but used by the public. One is absolutely EPIC - makes Richmond Peak on tour divide look like a walk in the park... NEk is so remote. (this is the section that makes the whole route run south to north) Tough to route around Conte Nat. Wildlife reserve and timber lands off limits to bikes but there really should be enough room for everyone up there. Also not sure of what people think of going through Canada - requires one to lug their passport the entire ride!
I have the entire gpx route but I think I need to edit out the above mentioned sections.. probably no more than 5%. I will post it up here and see what you think. The single track and private gpx I will have to come up with a plan until permission is in place. (but hard to get permission when the Route is just an idea.) PM me and tell me who you are and I can probably send it to you.
There are a few sections I have not biked. I have not done Harriman or the 30 miles of southern GMNF road. There are a few options in this section anyone who knows them should chime in. I have not done the LV rail trail - not sure if I want to.. and there is one road in Walden and another in Wheelock I have not ground truthed - but still confident. I have done only a small portion of the NEK section north of Kingdom Trails - it is just too epic!
I am looking at last week of August to do some one and two day rides then September 6 - 10 (depending on weather) to ride the who thing. I am not sure if this is an 80 mile/day route or a 120/ mile a day route. Maybe even 60/ day! I rode from Mad River Valley to Morrisville and it took 8 hours! May have a few more dates open in September ... but you know how trails get in Vermont when leaves are on the ground.
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text: The Show Catwalk Close up Back stage Fashion Shows Autumn/Winter 2007-8 Ready-To-Wear Marc Jacobs 05 February 2007 THE frenetic near-chaos that is Fashion Week comes to a standstill every season as the Marc Jacobs show looms. What will everybody want to wear next season? What will the world's designers be influenced by? The answers appear again and again on the Jacobs runway - and this time he's talking late Twenties elegance. Funny how he can take a decade and just make you think you've been wanting to wear it all along but never quite known how, isn't it? The silhouette was long and lean, without being scarily skinny, and from the wide-brimmed or cloche hats, to the wrist-length coloured leather gloves to the round-toed, laced-up mini-heels, the look was one that let you imagine the models might start One-Stepping down the catwalk any minute. By the evening wear we were expecting a full-on Tango, with drop-waisted, slash-necked dresses that featured embroidered bows, or one with a hand that could have been taken from a Twenties cover of Vogue. This was no retrospective though and Jacobs put a modern, sharp-collared, brass buttoned-up spin on our favourite trenches - plus one more relaxed belted cream version that is bound to have already spawned a waiting list from here to NYC. Trousers are tailored and slim-fitting, but nowhere near flesh-skimming, and the hemlines of short fitted jackets were echoed by an elegant zig zag of waistcoat below the waist. Graphic, modernist prints and a liquid sequin detailing gave the after-dark hours a smouldering touch, while colour was best used in blocks - for example on one raised berry red collar on a gorgeous black wool shift. And just to prove Jacobs is all things to all women, his masculine eveningwear choices were sexy enough for Marlene Dietrich, while the beautiful black, seagreen and maroon silk evening dresses - bowed vertically over one shoulder, or wrapped in clever folds into a halter neck - were butterfly-inducingly beautiful. (February 5 2007, PM)Dolly Jones


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Location: Naples, Italy
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:55 pm
Pleasi I'd like to know what is the meaning of "providing a TAX RETURN"... I do not pay any taxes cuz I'm a student and live in Italy, I do not own anything to pay tax for... so, maybe since it's a royalties issue I do not have to provide any???
Another question: where do I get this if I do not have to provide a tax return????
A signed letter or document from the withholding agent, on
official letterhead, showing your name and account number, and
evidencing that an ITIN is required to make distributions to you
during the current tax year which are subject to IRS information
reporting or federal tax withholding.
I'm totally confused
Can't you make an illustrated tutorial on how to do all this paperwork step-by-step?
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Joined: 25 Jul 2008
Posts: 122
Location: Vienna, Austria
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:55 pm
I am from Austria, the table says 0% taxes for images... I will not submit the form: What will happen? 0% taxes or 30% like in the mail?
I am a student and do not even pay income-taxes in Austria as the minimum is 700 Euros per month to pay. So if I am earning more than 1000 Dollars I would have to pay taxes. Why can the US ask for taxes from somebody who is earning small change with a lot of work? What is the minimum income to pay taxes in the US? I am not even working in the US, so why should I pay taxes in the US?
Shouldn't SS pay the taxes?
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Posts: 677
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:55 pm
Question - is it possible to temporarily disable my portfolio once I receive my next payout and reinstate it if necessary once all of this has been worked out?
I don't want to get into a knee-jerk reaction here, but I am certainly opposed to supplying personal and company information (more than my own country requires for tax purposes!) to the US IRS and do not want a cent of my sales commission taxen by them in tax.
I'd be grateful for an answer. Thank you.
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
Posts: 43
Location: Manchester, UK
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:57 pm
Okay. I do not want to provide all that personal information to a foreign country. Will I be able to offset the 30% you withhold against the legitimate tax I pay in my own country? i.e. will SS provide me with any documentary evidence of the amount they have withheld for the US IRS?
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Posts: 44
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:59 pm
Please confirm whether my solicitor, based in Wales United Kingdom, has the power to certify my passport that needs to be attached to form W-7?
If not can I get a local Justice of the Peace or Magistrate to certify it?
Also, if I am unable to obtain and complete Form W-8BEN by the deadline set by you, due to IRS delays in obtaining the ITIN number (which I anticipate knowing how inefficient and slow they can be), once I submit the form to you after the deadline, will you then be in a position to return any tax deducted from me?
I personally feel that the time limit imposed is insufficient to complete the necessary documentation.
Can the deadline therefore be extended?
Also is it absolutely necessary to obtain the ITIN number, there seems to be confusion as to whether this is needed, being that,
"a Form W-8BEN provided without a U.S. taxpayer identification number (TIN) will remain in effect for a period starting on the date the form is signed and ending on the last day of the third succeeding calendar year, unless a change in circumstances makes any information on the form incorrect."
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:00 pm
'United Kingdom 0% 0%'
Is this applicable only if the forms have been completed?
If the forms are not completed are you obliged to deduct 30% from all earnings?
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Posts: 1151
Location: Hungary
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:00 pm
My question:
It seems to be tax for money earned in the US
I don't work in the US. I don't work for a company in the US. I just sell images and SS take it's comission from it. Even the buyers who pay for them are from all over the world. So why is this law applies to us?
If in my country the rate is 0% why must I go through all this? I don't think SS can be sued for not paying the 0 dollars.
What is IRS? I don't think they have the right to have my personal details.
Joined: 19 Nov 2005
Posts: 145
Location: Arad, Romania
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:00 pm
algol wrote:
Question - is it possible to temporarily disable my portfolio once I receive my next payout and reinstate it if necessary once all of this has been worked out?
I don't want to get into a knee-jerk reaction here, but I am certainly opposed to supplying personal and company information (more than my own country requires for tax purposes!) to the US IRS and do not want a cent of my sales commission taxen by them in tax.
I'd be grateful for an answer. Thank you.
I would rather advice you to increase the payout limit to avoid getting any payment until everything is sorted out. At least that's what I am going to do.
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:01 pm
please collect the questions, let your legal dept answer them thoroughly but in understandable english and post an FAQ
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
Posts: 77
Location: Romania
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:01 pm
When will the new rules apply if any time soon? And how will the new taxes be calculated? Starting from what date? Please consider many users have legitimate jobs and don't ave the time to aquire the legal forms required.
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Joined: 22 Apr 2006
Posts: 60
Location: Glasgow, UK
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:01 pm
I appreciate that Shutterstock are only trying to keep within the rules of their country. Hoewever, I think Shutterstock have to be very careful about how they do business with so-called 'aliens'. This situation is verging on unacceptable to me and I will be watching developments very carefully. Such a fuss and effort for such a small amount of money.
I suggest Shutterstock look into setting up branches worldwide before they become an American-only firm. Being taxed twice on my earnings is shocking. This is the kind of thing that really upsets people.
Is there not a phrase in American history that says 'no taxation without representation'? I do not have a vote in American elections. Why the hell should I give a foreign government a penny of my cash?
Joined: 12 Jun 2008
Posts: 674
Location: gone to jupiter...bye :)
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:02 pm
ok, so...i'd just like to understand something...
is this new taxation applicable from the day we started getting income or from a future date?
this type of clause was not in the ss contract when i signed up...
so, in my view, ss is breaching it's contract and can be held as legally liable as submitters would be if they breached their end of the deal....
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Posts: 86
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:02 pm
Dear SS admin, I understand that being an US company you should observe the IRS statements as they are, but... considering that you have my ID card which demonstrate that I am italian (5% taxes) is possible to tax me at 5% without asking this awkward ITIN code and W-7 form? For me (and others) is EXTREMELY difficult and very expensive to obtain this... My ID card says : Italian... Italy = 5% taxes (8% on footage) ... this seems simple, to me... Could you simplify the form without oblige us to have the ITIN? Is the ITIN striclty mandatory ?
Rome, Italy.
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Posts: 47
Location: Australia
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 6:03 pm
We should not need an ITIN. The W-8BEN is valid for 3 years without it!
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Hear favorites in 'ABBA Returns'
"ABBA Returns" will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St.
Hear all the favorite classics from "Dancing Queen" to "Waterloo" to "Super Trooper."
The music of the Swedish super-group will be given the royal treatment by three performers: Beth Kuhn, Matt Lutz and Erin Mosher.
All tickets are $24 and can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 828-693-0731, toll-free at 866-732-8008 or online at www.flatrock playhouse.org.
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A Golden Paint Lecture and Demonstration will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Black Mountain College Museum, 56 Broadway St., Asheville.
Admission is free for members and $7 for non-members.
This presentation is a two-hour educational presentation on acrylic paints, gels and mediums: an advanced technical explanation of acrylics and their inherent possibilities.
The demonstration covers information about the different types of pigments, viscosities and types of paints, grounds and color mixing. Participants will learn how to extend paint to save money, and how to mix paints with gels to create unique textural surfaces.
A packet of literature and free samples of paint and gels will be available for all those who attend.
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The Environmental and Conservation Organization will host a composting and worm bin workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cooperative Extension Office in Jackson Park.
Participants will learn to make rich humus by keeping vegetable scraps out of the trash can as well as learn how to feed a worm bin.
Organic soils contain a vibrant mix of micro-biology essential for healthy plant growth. Fungi, protozoa, nematodes and micropods, which all work in concert in the soil to produce food for your table or landscaping plants. The best way to obtain and nourish these life-sustaining microbes is by adding compost.
Advance registration is required and space is limited. Registration fee is $10 for the presentation or $25 for both the presentation and the worm bin workshop.
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A spring book sale will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday by Friends of the Henderson County Public Library, 1940 Spartanburg Highway, Hendersonville.
Admission is $6 per individual or $10 per family/couple. Free parking is available. There will be a free shuttle to and from nearby East Hendersonville Baptist Church, 1010 Shepherd St.
Books are less then $5 with more than 50 categories to choose from. Payments can be made by cash or check only.
The 32nd annual book sale will be held in September.
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Hendersonville Visitor Information Center needs volunteers for the Garden Jubilee Festival on Memorial Day weekend, May 26 and 27. Volunteers are also needed to help set up on May 25.
A Garden Jubilee volunteer training and sign-up dinner will be held Thursday.
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Positions needed include block captains, children's tent, hospitality tent host and set-up crew. For more info, call 828-693-9708.
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Minutillo, an ally of Mayor Dawn Zimmer, was recently involved in controversy when she filed harassment charges against Matt Calicchio, a political operative who has worked for Zimmer's opposition. Calicchio was found "not guilty" of the harassment charge in June, although the judge said he did not believe the testimony of both Calicchio and his witness.
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O'Connell's Run, started in 2010 by Union City residents Maria and Bob O'Connell to raise awareness about Cystic Fibrosis, is a fast course that provides a great day out for runners and walkers alike. All of the proceeds from O'Connell's Run 2011 will benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Center at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital.
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Nadine, thank-you, I looked at your Flicker pictures and got to see Frankie's lovely eyes up close. I also enjoyed your Draculaura and listed you as a Flicker contact. You are a very talented artist. The creativity and quality of your painting should fetch a good price. Dare I suggest $75-150 ?
She truly is amazing! I like that you've kept her sweet appearance. And the body mod is fantastic. What I usually do when I'm not sure how to price something is to search etsy for comparable items. (In this case OOAK Frankie Stein) and see what other pieces of relatively equal talent are going for! I am SURE that someone out there will be MORE than happy to purchase her! (Be sure to take into consideration what shipping would be and where in the world you'd be willing to ship as well!
I am embarassed to tell you that as a photographer I lack a propper
macro lens.
+ her chest is an actual mod.
Here she is with her default outfit,
I overestimated the stretch of the fabric so I had to cut her out of the other dress >:
I just don't have a clue about repaint value's,
I want to put her on Esty so I can buy a new doll to customize [new project]
Anyone that can help me.
Btw, more pictures here :3
OOooohh Nadine I LOVE her! Frankie is always my fave and you gave her a great look! I really like the body paint too.
Would you mind sharing a closer picture of her face? I'm interested in those lovely eyes :)
Nadine, she is lovely! You've done a fantastic job with her!!!
Thanks for sharing your picture of Venus here Deb, she's gorgeous!
Awesome custom Tracie, thanks for sharing. You did a great job on the curls and I really like your photo set-up too!
I love Venus, great picture Deborah!
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Given that the Valk and Vendetta now have the option to be treated as Flyers, is there any reason that Eldar grav tanks shouldn't get in on the act too?
My understanding of how grav tanks function suggests that they can achieve sufficient altitude to be considered fliers for the purposes of a 40k game played on a 6' by 4' board. The crew are also fully sealed from the external environment.
Maybe GW had this in mind and it's why our skimmers are currently so easy to hit in assault. But then why would they have missed the opportunity to reclassify our skimmers as Flyer (Hover) in the new rulebook?
Of course there's also the possibility that it would be game breaking...
I suspect that for various reasons the answer is 'no' but I thought it was worthy of discussion.


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Konnichiwa, or as you're most likely more familiar with, hello. My name is Francesco Storniolo, and I'm a senior at Temple University. I'm currently attending the Fox School of Business with a major in Entrepreneurship, and I expect to graduate in May 2013. Upon graduation I hope to secure a job in corporate America. Once I'm back in the corporate environment (previously I worked full time in the banking industry and attended Temple University part time) I plan to pursue my MBA in Entrepreneurial Management with The Wharton School. In the future I hope to work for myself.


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Clarifications from the government that smart meters will not be mandatory for households should act as a wake-up call for energy suppliers, it has been stated.
Energy expert at Consumer Focus Zoe McLeod said by making the installation of the technology voluntary for domestic energy users, the industry will need to persuade individuals of the benefits of the scheme to prevent people from opting out.
She added while there are several advantages to smart meters, such as the potential to help customers cut their energy use and get cheaper bills, there remain several concerns that need to be addressed, such as privacy.
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FAME – David Bowie
#1 September 20th, 1975
• President Ford escapes 2 assassination attempts!
• John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
• NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
• The Edmund Fitzgerald sinks into immortality.
• Jimmy Hoffa disappears!
• The Weather Underground bombs the U.S. State Department main office in Washington, D.C.. (The Weather Underground was an American radical left organization.)
FADS and ENTERTAINMENT
• MOVIES: "Jaws" "Dog Day Afternoon" & "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest"
• T.V.: "Saturday Night Live", "Wheel of Fortune", "Baretta", "Barney Miller", and "Welcome Back, Kotter"
• The skateboarding fad put an average of 20 boarders a week in the hospital.
• The Pet Rock thought up by Gary Dahl made him rich overnight.
• The "VCR" would wildly change how we watched TV.
• Mohammad Ali beat Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila"
• Foolish Pleasure won the Kentucky Derby
• Microsoft is founded.
• Atari's home version of "Pong" was the hot video game.
• Rod Serling
• Larry & Moe of the 3 Stooges
• From the Young Americans album.
• Lennon's voice is heard singing the repeated words "FAME, FAME, FAME" with his voice heard at a fast, normal, and slow track, making it sound like a recording on the fast and slow speeds.
• David Bowie took the top slot for the very first time with "Fame" Your #1 @ 1 from September 1975.


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Science ed faculty among most productive nationally in 2000s
UGA science education faculty ranked third in the nation in research productivity from 2000-2009 when data were adjusted for the acceptance rates of the four top science education journals studied and fourth when data were adjusted for raw number of publications.
COE researchers Jessica Bishop and AnnaMarie Conner receive National Science Foundation CAREER awards totaling $1.2 million to study the way mathematics reasoning is communicated in the classroom.
UGA College of Education researchers are seeking teachers to participate in a $2.9 million study examining the effectiveness of the instructional conversation teaching method in improving student achievement toward Common Core standards.
UGA graduate program in special education that prepares educators to more effectively teach students with autism has received a third federal grant of $1.2 million.
Kinesiology professor Kevin McCully's new optical method could save patients 100 times the cost of getting the same measurements through magnetic resonance imaging.


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News junkies probably heard about the warnings issued by Cincinnati City Hall this week, reminding citizens of its "ticket amnesty" program: Anyone with unpaid parking tickets should pay now or possibly have their vehicles impounded by police.
What City Hall didn't announce was that as of last month, 429 of the nearly 62,000 unpaid parking tickets were issued to municipal employees — including some cops and firefighters.
If three unscientific, online polls are any indication, Ohio Gov. John Kasich probably shouldn't make plans for a second term.
The Columbus Dispatch, The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Dayton's WRGT-TV (Channel 45) have each had polls asking people to rate Kasich's performance during his first 100 days in office and the results are overwhelming and the same: Most disapprove of his performance or give him an "F."
By no measure can The Wall Street Journal be mistaken for a liberal newspaper, so the findings of its latest poll should greatly disturb Republicans.
A poll released late last week, done in conjunction with NBC News, found that most Americans support collective bargaining rights for workers, want to end the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy and impose a surtax on people making more than $1 million annually, and believe economic growth is a higher priority for government than deficit reduction.
The defector who provided the rationale for President George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003 has admitted he made it all up.
In an interview with Britain's Guardiannewspaper, Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi — the formerly secret government informant known as "Curveball" — said he knew Saddam Hussein didn't have hidden stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons. Janabi fabricated the tale in order to persuade western nations to oust Hussein because the dictator was oppressing his people.
Just a few weeks after leaving office, ex-Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is trying to raise awareness about a political action committee (PAC) she helped create while campaigning last year for the U.S. Senate nomination.
Courage PAC is designed to increase grassroots advocacy and citizen activism on several issues, and perform a watchdog role on Ohio government now that Republicans fill most statewide offices.
Some major decisions are expected in the next few days, and we're not referring to how the dithering, ineffectual Cincinnati City Council will finally close a $54 million deficit.
Rather, the decisions coming soon are who will replace Republican Chris Monzel on City Council, and who will replace Tom Callinan as editor at The Enquirer.
For all the rhetoric about the United States' right to freedom of the press, the best reporting on the governmental secrets revealed by WikiLeaks, and the deeper issues they raise, has been done by media outlets in other nations. And the best and most in-depth interview with Julian Assange has been done by a British journalist for Al Jazeera, the Arab satellite news channel.
David Frost, who famously interviewed President Nixon a few years after his resignation following the Watergate scandal, now has a program on Al Jazeera, entitled Frost Over the World.
Three activists associated with The Cincinnati Beacon blog have lodged a formal complaint with the city's attorneys today, alleging some City Council members "behaved secretly and in contradiction of the charter" during a recent budget dispute.
Also, other critics are researching whether the council members' action violated state law.
Two far-reaching ideas by Cincinnati's fly-by-the-seats-of-their-pants City Council is being sharply criticized by people with extensive experience in policing issues.
As City Council acts surprised about a $58 million deficit that's loomed on the horizon for months, an amount that's only fluctuated slightly due to changing revenues, members last week proposed abolishing the Cincinnati Police Department's patrol bureau and contracting those services to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
The man that some City Council members want to put in control of policing in Cincinnati once blamed liberal judges, feminists, atheists, civil libertarians, and gays and lesbians as responsible for crime in U.S. society.
Cincinnati officials spent five years and millions of dollars trying to improve police-community relations in the wake of the 2001 riots, as part of a series of reforms mandated by a federal court that became known as the Collaborative Agreement. Now some of the people involved in that process are worried that a proposal to abolish the local Police Department and contract services to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office could jeopardize the progress.


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GetApp reviews TalentLMS, a leading LMS service to create and administer online courses and gives it a 9.5 out of 10 rating in its Cloud-Business Apps Marketplace
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TalentLMS (Learning Management System) is a super-easy, cloud-based learning platform to train people and customers. It is suited to companies that offer online training to employees or customers and need a platform that's easy to set up and easy for students to access.
TalentLMS allows importing material for courses from YouTube, Slideshare, Wikipedia and other sites. It is cloud-based and the courses function seamlessly on mobile devices as well as on computers. It provides analytics, student test assessment and certifications on completion of tests.
According to GetApp, what makes TalentLMS stand out from other LMS providers is the ease of preparing, setting up and administering online courses. It also offers a free entry-level option for five users and ten courses requiring no credit card for sign up.
TalentLMS achieved the following ratings:
Overall: 9.5/10
Ease of use 5/5
Features 5/5
Value 5/5
Ease of deployment 4/5
"TalentLMS is a great service that makes it easy to create and administer courses that are attractive and convenient for students using computers or mobile devices," said the GetApp reviewer.
"In TalentLMS we revisit and rethink everything around an LMS, from how to make it super-easy to start with, to creating courses in a few minutes, optimizing the user experience, maximizing the learning value and making it affordable for small businesses. We improved and simplified all aspects of the equation to turn eLearning from a no-go to a big YES," said Athanasios Papagelis, Founder and CTO of Epignosis.
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Epignosis Ltd, vendor of eFronteFront and TalentLMS, is headquartered in the United States, with a global network of VAR partners in more than 60 countries. Fueling the learning revolution, Epignosis launched TalentLMS in 2012 in a quest to democratize learning and make best-of-breed learning technologies accessible to all small and medium-sized organizations.
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libwdi: Windows Driver Installer library for usb devices
The aim of this project is to create a library that facilitates the foolproof installation of any USB driver on Windows, primarily for, but not limited to, usage with libusb applications.
- all required driver files are provided by the library - no need for additional downloads.
- automated inf generation, or can be used with your own inf & driver files (if you have a WHQL driver for instance).
- compatible with 32 and 64 bit Windows platforms, from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 (untested on Windows 2003) with the possibility to either:
- produce 2 separate libraries, for 32 or 64 bit, or,
- produce a single library that covers both 32 and 64 bit at the same time.
- can either be integrated in your application, so that:
- a single executable application is distributed without the need for an additional driver installer, or,
- a separate standalone installer application is used along with the application.
As of 2010.06.04, libwdi is in functional beta, including the installer applications (in examples). An official release is planned once we are satisfied that all the basic functionality has been added and is behaving as expected.
For the Zadig driver installer application binaries, please see the Driver Installation section of the libusb Windows backend page.
- Using Zadig (the GUI driver installer application)?
- Library Installation & Configuration?
- Library API Documentation & Usage?
If you have a question that cannot be answered in these pages, please send an e-mail to libusb-devel@….
Make sure you add '[libwdi]' in the e-mail subject so that your question is dealt with appropriately.
Supported development environments
The following development environments are currently supported for libwdi on Windows:
- MinGW (32 bit) or MinGW-w64. To compile a library that is both 32 and 64 bit compatible, you should use a version of MinGW-w64 that supports both -m32 and -m64.
- Microsoft Visual C++ (Visual Studio) 2008. Only the full version will allow you to produce 64 bit or or 32+64 bit binaries.
- Windows DDK build environment, which is freely available, through the use of the 'ddk_build.cmd' file. This will also produce all of 32, 64 or 32+64 bits binaries. Note that if you want to produce libwdi applications that are compatible with all supported platforms, you will need to use the Windows XP DDK build environment
- cygwin (32 bit only).
The recommended development environment to compile the library/apps is Windows DDK as it allows the building of a 32+64 bit compatible library, and ensures that the required WinUSB DLL files are available. If you need Windows 2000 compatibility, MinGW is the preferred development environment.
The current development tree is available from the libusb git server in the libwdi repository.
For those not familiar with git, here are the git commands you can use retrieve and compile the Windows branch:
git clone git://git.libusb.org/libwdi.git ; retrieve development branch (this only needs to be done once) git pull ; for further updates, once the clone has been done
If you don't want to use git from the commandline, you can use TortoiseGit or Git Extensions to access and keep in sync with the git repository. Git Extensions comes ready to use, but note that before you can install TortoiseGit you need to install MSysGit and make sure that, during the installation of MSysGit, when prompted to adjust the PATH environment, you select "Run Git from the Windows Command Prompt" (2nd option). Also, in the general settings of TortoiseGit, the MSysGit path must point to the MSysGit bin directory (eg: C:Program Files (x86)Gitin")
Also note that, for MinGW and cygwin, as with the libusb development tree, you need to run './autogen.sh' in order to have configure and Makefile created for you.
To create projects relying on libwdi, please refer to how the sample executables zadic (console) and zadig (GUI) are compiled.
Reusable Code Parts: Can our code solve your problems?
As a FOSS developer, there's nothing more frustrating than having to reinvent the wheel while harbouring a strong suspicion that someone, somewhere, might already have solved a similar issue.
On the other hand, googling around and looking through scores of FOSS code listings to find that particular section of code which might be of interest to you is quite time consuming. Wouldn't it be just swell if the developers simply gave an detailed, high level overview of the problems they solved, whose solutions they think you can reuse?
The following page does just that and goes through a list of the features we implemented, which you might be interested in (provided your license is compatible with LGPL v2):
Development Considerations
- Because the driver installation requires administrative privileges, but enumeration does not, the library compiled and embeds a 32/64 bit installer, that requires UAC elevation on platforms supporting UAC (Windows Vista and later).
- The project also uses a customer embedder to include the required driver resources (DLLs, 32 and 64 bit installer) along with any files you want to add (eg. signed inf). Note that since most of the DLLs are already compressed, there's not much space to be gained in using compression in the embedder.
- The reliance on DifXAPI.dll was dropped in w20, as the DLL is not available by default on XP and would increase the binary size.
- It is possible to produce a 32 bit library that is 32+64 bit compatible, but the opposite is not true. As such, when compiling for 64 bit, 32 bit compatibility will be removed to make the library smaller.
To Do
- downloading vs embedding of the driver files
In Progress
- GUI sample application (beta)
- Documentation
- allow the editing of the device name
- libusb0.sys driver support
- MinGW/cygwim/MSVC/DDK support
- 32 and 64 bit support and compilation time detection
- UAC elevation
- retrieval of device name
- automated inf generation
Development's status log
Please consult the git log or the WDI section of the raw Activity Log.
Development Links
- Writing a Device Installation Application
- Determining Whether a Device Is Plugged In and removal of phantom devices
- Installer Detection for 32 bit applications
- Embedding manifests (for UAC elevation) with the DDK build environment
- Troubleshooting Device Installation with the SetupAPI Log File
- Debugging Device Installation in Windows Vista
- How To Browse for Folders from the Current Directory
- UI design guidelines from MSDN
- Setting Visual Styles
- Creating Status Bars
- How Windows elects the driver to use against a newly plugged device
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I recently visited an enormous fresh produce distribution company and they gave me some kumatoes. I must admit that I was not too sure about these as a "gift" since they did not look real enticing; sort of a brownish color with some green thrown in. What in the world do I do with these?
Our host at the produce company, an accomplished chef and food distribution veteran, assured me that once I got past the looks I would be hooked on kumatoes.
Boy, was he ever right!
This rather pricey variety of tomato is very sweet and tasty. Considered a gourmet variety, kumatoes have a longer shelf life than most tomatoes, but they are not as widely distributed as standard tomatoes. In fact, kumatoes are grown as a "club" variety, meaning only licensed growers who go through a rigorous screening process get the seeds and the patent owner maintains control from cultivation to marketing. Just as the kumato growers are chosen in limited numbers, the distributors and even the retail markets that sell kumatoes to the consumer are highly regulated by the patent holder.
True kumatoes will most likely never be grown in your backyard garden, or by local farmers, due to this strict control, but there are some hybrid competitors that have been introduced such as the Black Velvet tomato that hopefully will make it easier to find this delicious but unusual looking type of tomato in stores.
Kumatoes are grown in Spain (where they were developed), France, Belgium, Holland, Switzer-land, Canada and Mexico. The kumatoes given to me came from a Canadian grower, which most likely is the grower for the majority of kumatoes in the U.S.
I have not found kumatoes in Rome, but a few specialty grocery stores in Atlanta carry them, and you can find them in many good restaurants that use specialty produce distributors. A great substitute for the sweet taste of kumatoes is a box of Gourmet Medley tomatoes. This medley has sweet yellow and red tomatoes of various sizes and shapes, many of which are raised under conditions similar to kumatoes, so they have that fresh summer taste we all love in tomatoes. Be ready to pay a lot for the Gourmet Medley, too, but sometimes it is just worth it to have a great tomato!
Here are some recipes that call for kumatoes; however, given their scarcity, you can substitute any good tomato. And be sure to try them when our summer tomato crop comes in, whether from your garden or the local farmer. Enjoy!
Blue Cheese and Tomato (Kumato) Salad Serves 4
Note: crumbled bacon bits are a nice addition to this salad! And feel free to change this up a bit by placing fresh tender salad greens in a bowl, toss with dressing, and top with the salad ingredients including bacon.
3 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar or champagne vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 Tbsp. garlic, finely minced
1 cup olive oil (preferred) or vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. thyme, fresh, leaves only
to taste kosher salt and pepper
6 to 7 kumato tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 to 2 small red onions, thinly sliced, peeled, separated into several rings
6 to 8 oz. blue cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup spiced walnuts or pecans, prepared
1/2 small bunch Chives, fresh, cut into 1/2" pieces
1. To prepare the salad dressing, whisk the vinegar and sugar together in a small bowl, whisking until the sugar dissolves. Add all remaining ingredients, except the olive oil and seasonings, whisking dressing as you add each ingredient. Add the oil very slowly, whisking well to emulsify the vinegar with the oil. Stir in thyme, salt and pepper. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Cover and chill.
2. To prepare the salad, begin by placing kumato tomatoes slices in a circular pattern around a luncheon or salad size plate, alternating each tomato slice with a red onion ring. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, circling around the plate. Drizzle tomatoes and onions with a small amount of dressing. Sprinkle the bleu cheese, spiced nuts and chives over the top of each salad. Drizzle with additional dressing. Serve immediately with additional dressing on the side.
Kumato Sorbet
Serves 2
Note: this is a great summer dessert, a nice snack, or works well as palate cleanser between courses.
6 kumato tomatoes
1/3 c sugar
5 ice cubes
juice of 1 lemon
Remove the skin and seeds from the kumato tomatoes. Mix them with ice cubes, lemon juice and sugar in a blender for 5 minutes until smooth. Serve centered on plates or in bowls, or in martini glasses garnished with fresh mint leaves. Very pretty!
BLT Skewers
Serves 6 to 8 as appetizers
6 to 8, 4"- 6" long cocktail picks or thin bamboo skewers
3 to 4 kumato tomatoes
8 to 10 slices (3 oz.) prosciutto, thinly sliced, 6" x 2" strips
24 to 32 large leaves arugula, stems removed
2 small ciabatta rolls, cubed 1/2" x 1/2", leave crust on one edge
garnish garlic aioli, optional for dipping
1. Slice kumato tomatoes in half and each half into 3 wedges.
2. Lay prosciutto strips on flat surface and roll up tightly into a log shape. Slice each roll in half, creating 2 pieces.
3. Using the end of the skewer, hold a tomato wedge horizontally and pierce through the skin. Place two arugula leaves on top of each other, and slide onto skewer, pushing leaf down to the to-mato. Push skewer through one rolled piece of prosciutto.
4. To finish the presentation, slide a cube of ciabatta bread, piercing through the crust, onto the end of the skewer. Repeat this procedure with all remaining ingredients on the other skewers. Serve the "BLT's" arranged in wheel fashion around a bowl of prepared garlic aioli, using the aioli as a dip for the skewers.


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How many words are in this sentence? In this coloring worksheet, your child gets practice counting words and writing the number in the box.
This worksheet originally published in English Made Easy Preschool Early Reading for ages 3 to 5 by © Dorling Kindersley Limited.
Skills: counting words, counting to 6, writing numbers up to 6, pre-reading skills, early reading, visual discrimination, coloring
Print Full SizeCommon Core Standards: Kindergarten Counting & Cardinality, Kindergarten Reading: Foundational Skills
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It is my profound intention to make this mutually benefiting but
confidential business proposal to you. My name is Engr. Philip Ezoma the
Contract Award Committee Chairman in the Nigerian National Petroleum
Cooperation (NNPC). I know that this proposal may come to you as a
surprise, but I would like to appeal for your co-operation to enable us
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an over invoiced contract amount to be transferred to your nominated bank
account for our mutual benefit.
Early last year there was a major oil spillage in the Niger Delta Region
of Nigeria which rendered over 70% of the communities homeless. So the
federal government decided to lease the three existing petroleum
refineries to private individuals and companies to make the refineries
more viable, resourceful and to eliminate undue wastage and fraud. So
contracts were awarded to a foreign firm for the repair and construction
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which arose from the deliberate over-inflated contract value. It does not
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described here, but the assumption is that you won a major contract and
subcontracted it to another company, more often non big trading companies
or individuals of unrelated field win major contracts here and
subcontracts same to more specialized firms for execution. So the nature
of your business is not particularly relevant for the success of this
transaction. All we require is your willingness as a foreigner to
co-operate with us and assurance that our own share will be given to us
when this money is transferred into your account. Then we shall use our
position to secure all the government approvals in your favor to enable
the transfer of the remaining 28.5Million to your nominated bank account.
We have agreed that you will be entitled to 25% of the entire funds, 70%
will be for us, while 5% will be set aside to cover any unforeseen
expenses that may be incurred by both parties during this transaction,
both local and international.
Please I enjoin you to handle this message with utmost degree of maturity
and confidentiality because I am still in active government service with
the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. All necessary precautions
have been taken to ensure a no risk situation on the sides of both parties
and it is believed that the conclusion of this transaction will not last
more than 8 working days, since the money is already in transit account
with the corresponding paying bank in Europe. However, we are going to
retrieve the whole documents that will relate to this transaction after
the transfer of the money into your account to avoid any trace of the
I will call you when I receive your direct telephone number to discuss
this more with you and also send you all the details immediately as I
receive your reply.
Please treat as very confidential matter and please reply me only to:
Much Regards,
Engr. Philip Ezoma


text: Cochise women rout AWC; Apaches see 13-game winning streak snapped By Matt HickmanWick News Servicd YUMA — 'The House' at Arizona Western College, was the Waterloo of Laura Hughes remarkable first season as head coach of the Cochise College women's basketball team. On Saturday, the Apaches showed how much things have changed in Hughes' second season, ripping the Matadors in Arizona's loudest juco arena, 69-38. "We jumped on them from the start and really executed our game plan," said Hughes, whose team lost to AWC in the first round of the NJCAA Playoffs last season. "Western's opponents only average 45 points, and they run a really good zone with one girl 6-4, and another 6-2, so we really did a great job playing together." The Apaches led the whole way, and by 11 at halftime before blowing it open. Johnishia Welles led with 15 points, followed by Yvonte Neal with 14 and Madison Lopez with 13. Tonight the Apaches play at Glendale Community Collge, looking to improve on their 14-2 record. "We're trying to work our way towards the playoffs and home court is huge for us, but we're really taking it one game at a time." Cochise men YUMA — The Cochise College men took a 13-game winning streak into the home of their fiercest rival, but after a solid first half, found themselves playing catch-up the rest of the way in a 67-52 loss to Arizona Western College. Cochise's loss forces a four-way tie atop the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Division I standings with Cochise, Mesa, Central and Western all 7-1. Cochise led 33-31 in the closing seconds of the first half, but a late three by the Matadors gave them a 34-33 lead at the break. Western ran off the first 10 points of the second half and held Cochise to just 19 second-half points. "They were physical, good on the perimeter and hurt us on the glass," Cochise head coach Jerry Carrillo said. "We just couldn't score the ball in the second half and they beat us fair and square." Jordan Russell led Cochise with 13 points and Tim Jacobs followed with 10. Cochise is at Glendale tonight. |