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Free meals for Veterans on Memorial Day
May 26, 2011 - 1:35pm
Four Coeur d'Alene restaurants are offering a free meal to veterans on Memorial day with proof of military service.
The restaurants request that you please call and make a reservation if you wish to partake of this offer.
Jimmy's Down the Street - 7:00a to 10:00a
1613 E. Sherman Ave
Michael D's Eatery- 9:00a to 2:00p
203 Coeur d'Alene Lake Dr
Kelly's Irish Pub & Grill - 11:00a to 6:00p
726 N. 4th St
Taco Time - 11:00a to 2:00p
2517 N. 4th St
KC's Breakfast Club at 115 Seltice Way in Post Falls is also offering free meals to veterans from 11:00a to 2:00p. 208.818.1349.
The free meals are available for veterans only.
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Added new free mission to the Invasion British Campaign.Added new 8 mission purchasable British campaign 'Road to Victory'.
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Voted iOS Game of the Week on Pocket Gamer!Sequel to the hugely popular strategy game Tank Battle: 1944! Take command as the British Commonwealth and U.S. forces fight the Germans in the North African theatre and lead your battalion to victory in challenging tactical battles.
Fight for control of North Africa during WWII. Utilize new mechanics, such as flanking, 'move and shoot', troop transports and veteran units. With 36 unit types Tank Battle: North Africa is an epic strategy game including detailed battles that will keep you coming back for more!
Key Game Features:
● 5 Mission First Strike Tutorial Campaign.
● 8 Mission Invasion British Campaign.
● 8 Mission Hope and Glory British Campaign.
● 8 Mission Stars and Stripes American Campaign.
● 36 Unit Types including:
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● Features British, American and German forces.
● Flank Attacks
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● Hours of Gameplay.
● 6 Pass & Play Multiplayer Scenarios.
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● Purchase Extra Campaigns.
Purchasable Extra Content:
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● 8 Mission Sledgehammer! British Campaign.
● 8 Mission Resurrection German Campaign.
● 8 Mission Allied Storm American Campaign.
● 8 Mission Road to Victory British Campaign.
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The CODELs That Bowed to Castro
Recently I wrote here about how Secretary of State Kerry absorbed the shouting and screaming of the Iranian negotiator in the nuclear talks, apparently without any objection. But it seems Kerry is not the only U.S. official amenable to being pushed around. Read more »


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Dendreon Corporation (DNDN) was soaring 18.56% to $3.41 on Monday after the biotechnology company reported fourth-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations.
Dendreon reported a loss of 17 cents per share, which beat the Capital IQ consensus estimate of a loss of 24 cents a share by seven cents. Revenue decreased 8.3% year-over-year to $74.8 million, which beat the consensus estimate of $72.89 million.
The company announced that it plans to make PROVENGE, its advanced prostate cancer treatment drug, available in Europe. The drug will first be available in the U.K. and Germany.
"Bringing PROVENGE commercially to Europe marks a major milestone for Dendreon," said Chairman, President and CEO John H. Johnson in the company's statement. "Both urology and oncology key opinion leaders in Europe have expressed a desire to have PROVENGE available to their patients and it is evident that there is pre-market demand as the first - and only - personalized immunotherapy approved for the treatment of mCRPC. We are pleased to be able to make PROVENGE available to oncologists and urologists and their prostate cancer patients in this important market."
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EnrichMint Events are supported in part by a grant from The New York Council for the Humanities and the Michael Tuch Foundation.
All events take place immediately after the performance and usually last about 50 minutes and are free and open to the public. Speakers and dates subject to change without notice.
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Maya Cantu
Theater Historian and Dramaturg
- Saturday, February 7, after the matinee
- Maya Cantu is a theater historian, scholar and dramaturg devoted to the revitalization of forgotten classics. She recently completed her Doctor of Fine Arts degree at Yale School of Drama, where she received her MFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism in 2010. Her research focuses on Broadway plays and musicals of the modernist era. Maya is Mint Theater's Dramaturgical Advisor and the author of the Ferenc Molnár biography that appears in our program and flyer.
Ivan Sanders
Professor of Hungarian Literature and Slavic Languages, Columbia University
- Sunday, February 8, after the matinee
- Ivan Sanders was born in Budapest in 1944 and left Hungary in 1956 after the failed Hungarian Revolution. He received his B.A. at CUNY and his Ph.D. in comparative literature at NYU. He is Professor Emeritus of English at Suffolk Community College, Long Island, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University, where he teaches courses in Central European drama and film—including modern Hungarian literature and cinema. He has also translated many modern and contemporary Hungarian novels, short fiction, and essays into English.
Istvan L. Varkonyi
author of Ferenc Molnár and the Austro-Hungarian "Fin de Siècle"
- Sunday, February 15, after the matinee
- Istvan Varkonyi is Associate Professor of German in the Department of French, German, Italian, and Slavic at Temple University. His area of research has been the literature and culture of Fin-de-Siècle Vienna, as well as the modernist literature of Central Europe. Dr. Varkonyi has been a recipient of two German Academic Exchange Commission (DAAD) Fellowships as well as two Fulbright Research Fellowships. He received his Ph.D. in German Language and Literature from Washington University, St. Louis.
- Wednesday, February 18, after the matinee
- Elizabeth Rajec is the author of a comprehensive, two-volume Bibliography on the work of Ferenc Molnár. As a Fulbright scholar, she conducted her research on the playwright in Budapest, Vienna and New York. She received her master's and doctorate degrees in Germanic language and literature from CUNY—where she also taught courses in literature and library science.
James Leverett
Professor of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Yale School of Drama
- Saturday, February 21, after the matinee
- James Leverett is an expert in European theater of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He has worked as a dramaturg at the Mark Taper Forum, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Theatre for a New Audience, Berkshire Theatre Festival, and New York Shakespeare Festival. In 1988, he received the first Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas Award for service to the field. He holds a B.A. in German from Millsaps College, an M.A. in German from Rutgers University, and an M.A. in Theatre from the City University of New York.
Agnes Niemetz
Hungarian Translator and Interpreter, Hungarian Translation Services
- Sunday, February 22, after the matinee
- Agnes Niemetz is the founder of Hungarian Translation Services in NYC, which currently serves hundreds of clients across the world. She has been certified as a language specialist, simultaneous interpreter, and immigration court interpreter by three U.S. government agencies. Ms. Niemetz acted as Hungarian Language consultant on our production of FASHIONS FOR MEN. She will join Artistic Director Jonathan Bank to discuss both Glazer's English translation of the play and Molnár's original Hungarian script, Uri Divat.
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1 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes freezing up!ajcblackswan74 | 26/01/2014 | See all ajcblackswan74's reviews (1)Lego games are great but I have now found out that this game on all platforms freezes and you have to restart the console only for it to do it again and again dont buy this until they have fixed this problem
5 Avengers ASSSEMMMBLLLEEEE!DannyGwynne | 30/01/2014 | See all DannyGwynne's reviews (3)I have played every Lego Game since the first Lego Star Wars release, and this is by far the best game yet; the extra levels, the sandbox environment, the abilities... It has everything and will keep you striving for more!It brings many old and new Marvel Characters to life, Deadpool fans will not be disappointed! buy this game now, and you will not regret it!With regards to the previous poster, I had no issues with the game, and I got it on release - it never crashed, or froze or anything.
2 Stupid ControlsMonkeydave | 28/01/2014 | See all Monkeydave's reviews (46)I enjoy Lego games, and the character list and levels in this game are good, but the controls are so badly put together, especially when flying, playing the game became far too frustrating.


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Let's take a brief break from the gossip news for the following remedial science lesson in pure Hollywood Darwinism, using Matthew McConaughey as a specimen to study the Origin of the Species, said species being teenage werewolves. Pretty soon he's going to be ordering kegs of beer by growling and going to red carpet premieres surfing on top of a mini-van driven by Lance "Styles" Armstrong. Evolution is real, folks.
Not since Vanilla Ice was crazy-legging around the stage with four dudes in musclebound ninja turtle costumes has hip-hop seen anything as hardcore as Jay-Z rapping alongside with Gwyneth "Gangsta B*tch" Paltrow.
PROPPED: Dwight & Angela 4-Life
As huge fans of The Office, we took issue with the cheesy Jim/Pam commercials that aired throughout the summer. Now granted, we love Jim & Pam and care more about their relationship than any relationship we've ever been in, but the collection of longing glances over slow piano music was just a little too much for us. Well, it took a little while, but the folks at NBC have righted their wrongs by producing a similar ad for everybody's real favorite couple, Dwight and Angela (or Dwangela, as the kids call them.) Watch it now.
This video was dropped by courtlynne. Got something you want us to see? Drop it now!
CINEMA'S GOLDEN AGE: We Got Punk'd
1. I think my favorite thing about this animated adventure is Elliot the Mule Deer because he sounded wacky and silly like Ashton Kutcher! My second favorite thing about this movie is all the funny shenanigans, and the friendships that result from them – $23 million
2. Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Costner, Coast Guard rescue swimmers. It's nice to know that Americans are still able to recognize real quality movies when they come along – $17.6 million
3. Maybe if Stevo-O would have taken a "number two" on the red carpet, smeared it all over his face, then rolled around in it, this opus would still be holding strong at "number one" – $14 million
4. Hey "Napoleon Dynamite Guy": 14:57…14:58…14:59…aaaaand that's your time. Please grab a commemorative "Vote For Pedro" shirt on your way out – $9.1 million
5. I would pay good money to see Jet Li try to take his fancy-pants Chinese dragon martial arts style down to the All-Valley Tournament and try his luck against Mr. Daniel Larusso's Miyagi style karate crane kickery. Let's see who's "fearless" then – $4.7 million
You're The Best Around, Nothing's Gonna Ever Keep You Down
The folks over at Cracked are erecting a Hall of Fame honoring 80′s movie montages. Actually, I'm not sure if they're building it, or if there's just going to be a series of slow motion shots of them building it while an amazingly corny song with a driving guitar riff plays underneath. Either way, it'll be thoroughly entertaining. Check out this list of the greatest 80′s movie montages, courtesy of Cracked.com. It's the greatest thing to happen to the montage since that song in Team America.
While You Were Pretending to be Jewish for the Vacay…
- George Michael was found slumped over his steering wheel following a marijuana-thon. Well you would have problems too if you spend an entire decade wearing Day-Glo. Those are hard neon demons to get rid of.
- What's the worst and quickest way to defile someone's grave? Claim that person was obsessed with The Hoff, in this case, Princess Diana.
- Dare we say it? The Olsens are looking good!
- Matthew McConaughey on the other hand? Not so much.
- Pete Doherty will be following g-fi Kate Moss into the world of fashion design. Apparently he didn't get the memo that Heroin Chic is sooo Y2K.
Best Night Ever: Sunday, October 1st!
It's Best Night Ever for Sunday, October 1st! Michael is here to walk you through the best of Sunday night tv, including Everybody Hates Chris, Amazing Race, and Desperate Housewives!
Best of the Best Week Ever: Dirty Sanchezed
- Rosie O'Donnell tries Cocaine (after we did, yo) on The View and ends up launching snot rockets all over the stage.
- Jared Leto soldiers on with his campaign of retardation by dressing like a gay ninja and continuing to allow words to spill from his mouth.
- Little Superstar continues freakishly dancing his way up our spinal cord, through our our cortex and into our hearts.
- Dustin Diamond (aka "Screech") may or may not have recorded a freakish sex tape from which we may or may not learn some pretty sweet bonin' moves.
- Is there any hope for Hollywood Hipster Love? Not if Zach Braff has anything to do with it!
- The Coreys are making their triumphant return to primetime television (well, A&E at least) and we're Blown Away by our excitement.
- In one moment of stage-frightened red carpet urination, Steve-O managed to shatter our very last shred of hope for the future of humanity. Then he farted and punched himself in the face.
Shuffling Towards the Weekend!
Our guest this week, Mindy Raf, is a NYC comedienne who has made a name for herself as a regular contributor to CollegeHumor, a popular touring stand-up, the proprietor of a funny blog, and a featured actress on the celebrated Post Show online sketch comedy program. She's also rather chesty. Anyway, we had her shuffle her iPod and share with us the first five resulting tracks. Judge her, ridicule her, then do your own shuffle and leave the results in the comments!
1. "I want to love you in my room", Irving
2. "Boxing", Ben Fold's Five
3. "Barrier Reef", Old 97′s
4. "Baby", Rufus Wainwright
5. "O what a beautiful dream", Elf Power
Esquire Mag Rewards Eating with Photo Shoot
Esquire Magazine really steps out on a limb in their upcoming October issue, naming Scarlett Johanssen the "Sexiest Woman Alive." The undeniably beautiful Scarlett tends to draw a lot of attention in Hollywood because she is the only one brave enough to eat 2 meals a day (it's a wonder, given L.A.'s values, they don't refer to her as plus-sized.) In the issue, she is portrayed as an "enigmatic trailer-park temptress," sporting a "cleavage-baring black lingerie paired with an open white robe, among other get-ups." ("Get-ups"? Like this?) Well, guessing from the screenshot grabbed from Google News above, her cleavage is all you really need to see to figure out that it's her… so it seems Esquire hit this buxom nail right on its curvaceous head.


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Letter To Arguments Yard By Whitby's Ian Dixon
I have lived in Whitby all my life, Whitby born and bred and seen how the town has gone downhill over the years.
since I lost my last permanent job with Europower I have been in and out of work due to no proper jobs in the town any-more.
Whitby has lost loads of jobs over the years, Europower , S and B, COOP Dairy, Burberry's. what has replaced these jobs low paid seasonal, part time hour jobs with no prospects.
our nice little town has now become a tourist trap and absolute tip.yesterday the town was piled up with rubbish, dirty and packed with people. But what benefit to our town ?
lets start discussing what the future of Whitby is going to be for people who live here full time.
I live on Fishburn Park, every-time a house comes up it ends being a holiday home, locals pushed out again and unable to afford a home in their home town.
lets discuss Whitby's future for locals.
Balance gone to far to Tourism !
Ian Dixon (Lifelong Whitby Resident).
Related Reading On Real Whiitby
6 Responses to "Are We Favouring Tourist's Over Locals"
Some replies at the link below :
Joanne McCudden – Maybe the question should be "how do we attract employers and other industries to the town?". I guess it would most likely mean something farming, brewing or fishing related. The new hotel by the business park is a good start to show some infrastructure.
More Replies Here on our Facebook group
I've been coming to Whitby for many years and love the town and never take it for granted. Finally we did indeed buy a small flat in Flowergate as a second home. We use it regularly, as do our extended family. I was aware of buying a second home and it's effects on first time buyers wanting to get there foot on the ladder. However Whitby I feel is still good value and one/two bed flats can still be bought for a reasonable price and decent terraced houses start for £110K, still a lot of money but comparable elsewhere. We pay our council tax, shop locally when possible and frequent the the many pubs, cafes and attractions. I'm also steadily getting to know a few locals and feel my custom and friendship is appreciated. This country has lost its manufacturing base and is being replaced by services, much of which is poorly paid. Yes this is happening in Whitby, but my hometown of Sheffield as Im sure your all aware has seen this decline and no amount of out of town shopping and call centres will make up for this. In Whitby I see a town fighting for its independence, Whitby is special as are it's townsfolk. Nick
As Whitby has been driven down the 'tourism' track by our Councillors why don't those responsible for education in this area establish a catering/hotel industry college, where young local people could be taught the full range of hotel industry skills to the highest standard? Once such a college had established a reputation as providing the highest quality training, the young people of Whitby would then be in demand across the UK and this would allow them, eventually, to work anywhere in the world, and not necessarily just in the hotel industry. Education is about broadening horizons, not just equipping people with skills to keep a roof over their heads. What we need are Council staff with vision who can get the necessary government funding and see such a project through. At present all we have is a lot hand wringing, talk of "upselling the tourism offer" (whatever that might mean) and little action. It's not good enough.
Far too many holiday homes. I live in a village & younger people cannot afford to pay the prices that properties are sold at. The council tax should be doubled on ALL second homes. The occupants come up & we see a supermarket delivery being made so there is very little money actually spent in the area.


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Welcome to the
Hunter And Barkey Ancestral Tree
Lovingly dedicated to our children ~ Dawn, Jeffrey, and Brian
Photo: American Civil War Reenactment (1994), Cascades Falls Park, Jackson, Michigan
Welcome to our website. To those who share our heritage, we sincerely hope you enjoy your visit. Brian's bloodline is being completed first, then I will begin work on mine. This is an ongoing project. In depth research has been done to compile the information in these pages. Every effort is made to avoid errors or misinformation. It is natural and understandable to have questions concerning information on these pages. However, while errors are possible I am confident the information is accurate.
My primary source for information is provided online by Ancestry.com and the use of their software. Also, a large portion of the data comes from family documents and photos.
I wish to thank all those who have contributed to the HABAT website over the years dating back to 2002 when it all first started to come together. I would like to say a very special thank you to cousin Dave Barkey who provided information and photos we would otherwise not have had. I would also like to say a very special thank you to my daughter, Dawn, and to my husband, Brian. Without their love and support none of this would be happening.
Thank you for visiting. Linda
"The ox is slow but the earth is patient"


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The KHS Newsletter for the summer of 2014 is now online.
OCT. 14 Program – Discussion by John Farrell, local author Clarence Darrow, Attorney for the Damned
John Farrell writes biographies from his home in Kensington. He is the author of award-winning books on former House Speaker Tip O'Neill and the great American lawyer, Clarence Darrow, and is currently working on a biography of Richard Nixon. He is a contributing editor to Politico Magazine, and a contributor to the Atlantic, US News and National Journal. He has also labored as a newspaperman in Washington, honored for his coverage of the White House and of Congress for The Boston Globe. He has probably apologized to most of you at one time or the other for the behavior of his moronic Australian Shepherd, Charlie.
Kensington was an idyllic, shady village on the heights above Rock Creek in the Victorian and Edwardian era, but great social forces were tearing the rest of the country apart. What was it like in the working class tenements of Chicago during the Gilded Age? Or in the coal mines of Appalachia, the hard rock mining towns of Colorado and Idaho, or the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco where the clash between labor and management was fought with dynamite and rifle fire? One American lawyer – Clarence Darrow – made his name in those struggles, and went on to champion the little guy in landmark cases concerning capital punishment, civil rights and scientific freedom.
Books will be for sale.
Please join us on October 14th at the Kensington Town Hall, 3710 Mitchell Street, Lower Level. Coffee at 7:00 and Program at 7:30. All are welcome!
Concerts Continue into October
The Kensington Summer Concert Series experienced two rainouts but both groups have agreed to re-schedule in October. Concerts are held at 10 a.m. at the Howard Avenue Park, across the street from the Farmer's Market at the Kensington Train Station.
The remaining concerts for the summer are:
Sept. 13 Blue Book Value ~ Rhythm & blues swing band
Sept. 20 Silver Creek (the O'Malleys) ~ Country, Hawaiian, ragtime & fiddle
Sept. 27 Dede Wyland with Ira Gitlin~ Bluegrass
Oct. 4 Rita Clarke & the Naturals ~ Rhythm & blues
Oct. 11 Ruthie and Greg Hardin (of Ruthie & the Wranglers) ~ Country
The revised summer schedule is at:
Model trains will chug around the tracks at the family-friendly ALL ABOARD KENSINGTON this weekend. The Train Show has become a tradition in just a few short years so come and see the massive track at Town Hall, and enjoy the entertainment and food.
When: Saturday & Sunday – September 6 and 7, 2014, from 11am-5pm
Where: Kensington Armory/Town Hall – 3710 Mitchell Street, Kensington, MD
Admission: $5 adults; $2 children; $10 family
Special guest performances: Dixie Land Express Band will perform on Saturday from 11am-1pm; Matthew Dodd will present railroad songs and stories on Sunday from 1-4pm.
Boy Scout Troop #439 will sell food & beverages. JennyCakes Bakery will sell train cupcakes.
ALL ABOARD KENSINGTON is a benefit for the Noyes Children's Library Foundation (www.noyeslibraryfoundation.org) and the Kensington Historical Society (www.kensingtonhistory.org), and is sponsored by Gary & Diana Ditto, the Town of Kensington, and the National Capital Trackers.
2014 Kensington Summer Concert Series Starts Saturday, June 7
The Summer Concert Series starts Saturday, June 7 and features Scrub Pines, playing traditional Americana music. Concerts are every Saturday from 10-11 a.m. all summer, until the end of September. All concerts are in Howard Avenue Park, across from the Farmer's Market at the Kensington Train Station. These concerts were started by the late Wat Stewart, a longtime Kensington resident and Board member of the Kensington Historical Society. Click here for a full summer schedule: 2014-KHS-Concert Schedule
Warner Manor Celebration, Saturday, May 17, 2-4 p.m.
Next Meeting, Tuesday, November 19th – AUTHOR CHRISTIAN McBURNEY on the Revolutionary War
Next Meeting, Tuesday, November 19th – TOWN HALL, 3710 Mitchell St., Kensington, MD
Coffee at 7, Program at 7:30, followed by meeting.
AUTHOR CHRISTIAN McBURNEY on the Revolutionary War
Come hear one of your Kensington neighbors, Christian McBurney, discuss his book, The Rhode Island Campaign: The First French and American Operation of the Revolutionary War (Westholme, 2012). The books focuses on the joint French-American attempt to capture the British garrison of Newport, Rhode Island in the summer of 1778. If it had succeeded, it might have ended the war. While it did not succeed, French and American officers learned important lessons about the need for future allied cooperation, and the performance of Continental troops at the ultimate Battle of Rhode Island was more proof that Washington's army at Valley Forge had been molded into an effective fighting force. The Continental "black regiment" of Rhode Island, which fought valiantly in the battle, served as the war's only segregated fighting unit, consisting of ex-slaves and other men of color—a precursor to the Massachusetts 54th Regiment during the Civil War. Mr. McBurney will be glad to sell autographed books for $25 each following the lecture.
PANEL PRESENTATION ON MID-20th CENTURY LIFE IN KENSINGTON – Sunday, March 30, 3:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Methodist Church
Summer Concerts Continue through September and into October!
The Kensington Summer Concert Series 2013 continues through September and an October concert has been added due to a heat cancellation in July. All concerts are held on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. in Howard Avenue Park, across from the Kensington Train Station Farmers' Market.
Sept. 7 Ruthie Logsdon & Greg Hardin (of Ruthie & the Wranglers)
Sept. 14 Ellen Cherry ~ Spunky pop
Sept. 21 20895 ~ Old country & rockabilly w/ Drew Holland & friends
Sept. 28 GP JAM (Garrett Park) ~ Eclectic folk pop
Oct. 5 Janine Wilson & Max Evans ~ Rock/roots/blues


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For most companies, fundraising isn't about $100-million rounds and "unicorns". It's often an anxiety-ridden, lonely, frustrating process filled with uncertainty and self doubt.
Despite the stories out there, raising venture capital isn't easy for most startups. Entrepreneurs are always evaluating tradeoffs, such as valuation and structure (which we've written about before). But there's much more, so we're sharing this list of FAQs to help shed light on the realities of raising capital. MORE
The classical description of disruption in business, and especially technology, is that a new product (method, business model, etc.) appears that's not as good as the existing way of doing things, but that's much cheaper… The future always comes looking like a toy. You can see this basic story over and over again in the history of the technology industry.
Right now, the tech industry is being reset by the mobile. And in mobile, disruption tends to work the other way around: That is, in tech the cheap weak product generally gets better quicker than the good expensive product gets cheaper. But in mobile, the good expensive product has generally got cheaper faster than the cheap, weak product got good. Moore's Law is operating in both cases, but the effects are different. MORE
A big part of managing two-sided marketplaces involves managing tensions between the two, often opposing "sides". Typically these are consumers on one side and micro-entrepreneurs or small businesses on the other. Depending on the type of marketplace it is, this tension could be between buyers and sellers (Amazon, eBay, etc.); diners and reviewers and restaurants and establishments (OpenTable, Yelp); guests and hosts (Airbnb); riders & drivers (Lyft, Uber); and so on.
So what should you do when you believe introducing a new product or feature will benefit the marketplace as a whole — but one or both of the sides have trouble seeing that big picture? Here are some tactics that I have deployed while managing different marketplaces… MORE
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As smartphones have subsumed more and more consumer electronics products, you could end up just owning fewer things. But smartphones also enable new products, as I've written elsewhere: the smartphone supply chain generates small, cheap, and very powerful sensors, processors, and other components that can be used for new types of devices. Some of these will be purely utilitarian — fitness trackers, connected door locks or thermostats. But others will tap into the desire for objects that are pleasing. MORE
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Team boss Peter Sauber has insisted that he will not be making any hasty decisions regarding a 2005 replacement for the teams star driver, Giancarlo Fisichella, who recently announced he is to return to Renault at the end of the season.
Fisichella has been in impressive form, scoring 14 of Saubers 19 points in 2004, prompting his move back to Renault, for whom he last drove in 2001 (when they were the Benetton team). But, despite losing the talented Italian, Sauber is confident there is plenty of time to find a suitable replacement.
We're under no pressure whatsoever, that's why I'm taking my time, said the Swiss team boss. I've not even decided yet whether we will select a young talented or an experienced driver.
With Sauber a strong sixth in the constructors championship there is unlikely to be any shortage of proven drivers eager to race for the team. BAR tester Anthony Davidson and DTM star Gary Paffett are among those having already been linked to a drive by the media.
One thing is obvious: there's a huge interest in Sauber Petronas, added Sauber. For me this is a clear sign that we're a highly attractive team today.
In the meantime, Sauber is confident that Fisichellas commitment will stay at 100 per cent for the remainder of the season. Giancarlo is a full-blooded racer with impeccable, professional conduct, and he's just shown that in Hungary again where he drove an excellent race, he added. I'm convinced he'll be clinching quite a few more good results for our team before the season is over.


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SPECIAL REPORT: Mitt Romney Will Run and Win- Oliver DeMille
September 11th, 2014 // 10:50 am @ Sara DeMille
(A Tale of Four Candidates)
Prediction: Mitt Romney is running for president. And, if current trends continue, he's going to win.
Rand Paul and Hillary Clinton are running as well. It's just a matter of time until all three of these future candidates announce, but in the meantime something interesting is happening to this election.
It is being determined by stealth, and the major players are world events—especially in Russia, China, and the Middle East.
In the 2008 election Hillary Clinton was the unanimous frontrunner.
But she lost the nomination because she promoted a strong, aggressive foreign policy while newcomer Barack Obama promised to get America out of Iraq, Afghanistan, and even Guantanamo.
This gave candidate Obama the natural lead in a war-weary nation frustrated about the lack of WMDs in Iraq.
Clinton and McCain talked aggressively about foreign affairs, but the voters wanted to get out of world conflicts and refocus on the home front.They voted for Obama.
In a very similar way, the next presidential election is already gearing up. With the recent resurgence of threats from Putin and Russia, along with continual crises in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Libya, Israel, Syria, Palestine, and now the constant news coverage on ISIS, Americans are increasingly seeing the need for a strong leader in the White House.
Golf and Governing
Foreign affairs are once again foremost in the American electorate's emotion center (with worries about China still simmering just under the surface)—but the emphasis is on standing strong and facing down threats instead of getting away from them.
If the storyline shifts by 2016 and the American people once again want to get out of foreign interventions and focus more on the home front, Rand Paul will receive the kind of huge popularity boost that propelled Barack Obama to the White House in 2008.
But right now we're witnessing something very different. Each recent move from the Obama Administration has been met with major opposition from Democrats as well as Republicans.
If the president plays golf during a crisis, Congressional leaders from both parties criticize him.
If he dresses in his power suit and fills thirty minutes of prime time television announcing a major military initiative, looking straight into the camera and talking tough, national leaders from both parties spend the next three hours and days arguing against his plans—filling the airwaves with every conceivable criticism.
Short Power, Short View
There is a general lack of trust in the president right now, no matter what he does, and it comes from both parties and also the media, even many of the media outlets that have historically been very supportive of the Obama Administration.
Moreover, the president has a low approval rating and a very high level of American voters who mistrust his leadership.
Part of this stems from the fickle nature of the American electorate. Americans overwhelmingly supported going into Afghanistan, and also Iraq. A few years later they overwhelmingly supported getting out.
Today strong majorities want to use our military against ISIS; the more we do, the more likely it is that most Americans will soon be clamoring for us to bring these same troops home.
As a nation, we seem to like the idea of using our power—we just want its use to be short and decisive.
The same thing happens with domestic programs. A majority demanded health care reform; once it passed, the criticisms began. The longer we've watched Obamacare roll out, the less support it has among the electorate.
This is repeated in many ways in current U.S. politics.
But there is a bigger reality at work here. The nation is tired of the direction we're taking. In 2008 the voters blamed it on Bush and put Obama in office. Today the electorate blames it increasingly on Obama.
And with the rise of general concern about foreign threats, both Clinton and Paul will be seen as a bit soft on foreign aggressors. They're not, but the populace still sees it this way.
Bigger Power
During all this there is one powerful, recurring thread: President Obama is frequently broadcast in the media at his worst and weakest, and Mitt Romney appears on one news program after another—constantly commenting on what we should be doing in international conflicts. His answers are refreshingly different from Obama's, and he sounds both credible and wise.
Indeed, Romney has accomplished something he never pulled off during the campaign—he projects a consistent, confident message of American strength.
Romney looks a lot more presidential in these clips than the president in his golf clothes. Indeed, the television optics during the last few months of Russian and Middle Eastern crises constitutes a major victory for Romney.
After all, Romney told Obama during the 2012 presidential debates that Russia was a major threat—and Obama scoffed at him. Romney warned of a slowed economy that would need serious free enterprise action to get moving again. Obama sneered at this view. Romney was right; Obama wasn't.
The electorate is now sneering in the other direction. It has largely lost faith in Obama. And when it sees Romney responding to the latest international problem, he oozes competence while Obama and Hillary evoke immediate skepticism.
If the election were held next week, Romney would win.
But we've got over two years until the next presidential election, and a lot will happen between now and then. Not the least of which is the 2014 midterm congressional election.
Foreign and Domestic
With all that said, world events may well be the biggest influence on who becomes America's next commander in chief. If foreign problems maintain their current pace, Romney will most likely be the next president.
If not, we may be faced with a very interesting situation, where a Hawkish Democrat (Hillary Clinton) faces a more non-interventionist Republican (Rand Paul).
While I personally agree with the less interventionist view and would love to see a President Rand Paul lead a White House that actually believes in following the U.S. Constitution, I think world events make this unlikely. Sad.
Ultimately, there is a lot more to this than mere politics. America's power in international affairs won't be as important to the future of the nation as whether or not the next president rekindles freedom in our economy.
This is what Romney or Paul offers. Hillary Clinton, or Elizabeth Warren if Hillary falters, will likely keep acting like Washington is the center of our business and economic success. This is the battle: freedom versus bigger government.
This is the great American decision of 2016.
The importance of this choice is almost impossible to overstate!
Ironically, this vital decision will probably be made by foreign aggressors, by what they do or don't do, and how their actions influence the American electorate in the months and years just ahead.
Oliver DeMille is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, the co-founder of the Center for Social Leadership, and a co-creator of TJEd.
Among many other works, he is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, The Coming Aristocracy, and FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah
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The Cool Factor in Presidential Elections: Oliver DeMille
March 25th, 2014 // 2:34 pm @ Oliver DeMille
Choosing a Candidate
"Americans elect the 'cool' candidate as president in the Entertainment Age. Carter was more cool than Ford, Reagan was cooler than Carter and Mondale, Bush I was cooler than Dukakis but not as cool as Clinton, Clinton was cooler than Dole, Bush II was more cool than Gore and Kerry, and Obama was cooler than McCain and Romney.
"A simple 'cool' test (who is more likely to sing, dance, play the saxophone, fuel high school ambitions in the youth, etc.) would have accurately predicted every one of these elections. It's high school musical at the White House. As for the 2016 presidential election, no potential candidate so far is nearly as 'cool' to a majority of the national electorate as Hillary Clinton. Nobody is even close."
This thought touched a chord with many, and I've been asked to elaborate on it. So here goes.
The electorate wants a cool president, but one with at least a little experience in government. If Republicans are going to win the White House in 2016, they need a cool candidate — cooler than Hillary Clinton.
The 2016 Players
There is precedent for things moving quickly in presidential politics. Barack Obama wasn't even on the national scene until 2005, three years before he won the presidency in 2008. Whoever can beat Clinton in 2016, needs to be elected to high office in 2014 (or before).
Some people think that one of the current Republican Governors or Senators can win in 2016, but no candidate has risen to a level of cool that will compete with Clinton.
Some conservatives try to deal with this by arguing that the electorate should change the way it chooses a president—and I agree—but this isn't likely.
In current America, the "coolest" candidate will win. To date, the Republicans have nobody really cool in this sense.
By the way, a candidate doesn't have to be actually cool, just cooler than the opponent. And Hillary Clinton is the standard for 2016. Arne Duncan is a close second for Democratic cool, with Timothy Shriver just behind.
That's three Democrats that are cooler than any known Republican right now.
To get more specific, in the current electorate, winning the White House means being seen as the most cool candidate by women, Latinos, and independents. Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, and Sarah Palin are considered cool by many independents. Just as many independents like Hillary, however, and she also polls higher with Latinos and women.
Extreme Makeover: White House Edition
Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush are considered cool by many Latinos, but not as cool as Clinton, and Hillary leads among women and independents. Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Scott Walker, and Mitt Romney are behind Clinton in all three of these swing groups.
The entire list of Republican potentials is seen as less cool than Hillary. If Republicans want to have any chance in 2016, either some new face needs to rise in 2014, or a past leader who can project as genuinely cool needs to effectively re-enter the fray.
For example, Scott Brown might be able to pull it off. Condoleezza Rice might compete well with Clinton, if she could get through the Republican primaries (she won't).
Jon Huntsman might present himself as cool—more dirt bike and less boring policy wonk—but he'd need a public makeover. A lot of those listed above, including Rand Paul, will need such a makeover if they want to compete with Hillary. Ben Carson or any other newcomer would have to act now.
It's way too early to call a national election, of course, but if Republicans don't raise up a cool leader in 2014 who can compete for the White House in 2016, the executive election is all but over already.
Since this person hasn't yet caught the national attention, 2014 is the last chance for them to win an election.
Oliver DeMille is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, the co-founder of the Center for Social Leadership, and a co-creator of TJEd.
Among many other works, he is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, The Coming Aristocracy, and FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah.
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Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are Heroes.
October 12th, 2013 // 3:11 pm @ Oliver DeMille
At some point, America is going to have to face reality. We can't keep increasing government spending, debt, and borrowing without eventually paying for it. But the problem is deep:
When Americans are asked if they want to get rid of our $17 trillion debt and huge deficits, they say, "Yes."
When they are told that we need to cut any actual government spending program, any program, they say, "No."
What gives? Essentially, Americans want to get more from government but pay less. Ted Cruz was popular among conservatives when he stood against Obamacare, but when the media pushed back, conservative support decreased.
Mike Lee was popular in his home state when he took the same stand vocally, but his popularity decreased a little when he took real action to help slow the negative facets of Obamacare. Other leaders have seen the same thing.
Too many of the American people want our leaders to reduce our out-of-control debt and deficits, but they don't want it to be hard. They want it to be easy. They support those who talk tough, but withdraw support when a leader takes courageous action.
Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, and others, including a number of House Republicans, who take a stand against expanding government are heroes, pure and simple. This is true of anyone, from any party, who stands for what our nation really needs. Their stand against the expansion of big government deserves a lot more support.
Our national economic problems are going to get worse and worse until leaders take a stand to reduce spending and borrowing. But when some leaders do this, popular opinion frequently turns against them. If this remains true, Americans deserve the economic difficulties that will keep growing. If we want something better, we need to stand up for it.
Instead of complaining that our leaders don't do enough of the right things, we need to strongly support the few leaders who actually do take action. Instead of repeating the national mantra, "Why can't everyone just get along in Washington?," we need to be the kind of citizens who know that a better future is worth fighting for. Thank goodness some of our leaders understand this.
Lee or Cruz for president. Or, if you're a Democrat, look up the recent speeches of Joe Manchin. Bring in Paul, Rubio, Ryan, and anyone else who is standing for common sense. We need to stand behind leaders, regardless of party, who actually see what is needed and do something about it—regardless of how it plays in the polls. Those who do this are today's heroes.
Oliver DeMille is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, the co-founder of the Center for Social Leadership, and a co-creator of TJEd.
Among many other works, he is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, The Coming Aristocracy, and FreedomShift: 3 Choices to Reclaim America's Destiny.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Big Government
June 17th, 2013 // 12:01 pm @ Oliver DeMille
Local government is increasingly the place where things are getting done.
As the party system has created gridlock in Washington, less is getting accomplished on Capitol Hill.
In a funny way, this has created a situation that is more like the American Founding era than anything we've experienced in over a century—the real place to get things done in government is at the local and state levels.
The bad news is that Washington continues to spend, borrow, inflate the currency by printing money, and over-regulate in nearly every facet of modern life.
Its growth is slowed by partisan conflicts, but it hasn't started shrinking.
Not by a long shot.
Another piece of bad news is that the national parties and their teams are pushing their agenda even more vigorously at the local levels.
This means that the party controlling the White House will have a much larger budget and ability to promote national goals in each city, county and state.
The good news is that regular people can have more influence and make more of a difference at the local and even state level.
Most citizens have long felt they can't really do much to improve Washington—the national government is just too big, too far removed, too immune to change.
But at the local level it's a different story.
People who really want to get involved can make a major impact on local government.
The key is consistency.
Those who keep at it will eventually learn how to be effective, and as they involve their friends and colleagues they can become a real force for good.
This system, with a lot of citizen involvement at the local level, is what the American founding fathers envisioned.
In a strange way, it is now becoming more of a reality.
As David Brooks wrote in The New York Times, "The happiest people these days are those who leave Washington and get elected mayor or governor. The most frustrated people are people who were mayor and governor and get elected in the Senate. They end each day knowing they were busy. They're just not sure they accomplished anything."
Local government is the new power center, and regular people who want to make a real difference can now do so at levels not seen for over a century.
Get involved.
It's unclear how long this new reality will last, but for now there is a window of power for concerned citizens.
Oliver DeMille is the chairman of the Center for Social Leadership and co-creator of Thomas Jefferson Education.
He is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century, and The Coming Aristocracy: Education & the Future of Freedom.
Oliver is dedicated to promoting freedom through leadership education. He and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah.
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Summer Reading for YOU
June 14th, 2013 // 10:56 am @ Oliver DeMille
5 Recommended Books for the Summer
by Oliver DeMille
"Dad, can you read to me more?" Meri asked me.
Surprised, I looked up from my book and responded, "Oh, sure."
I took the book she was reading and read a chapter aloud to her. When I finished, I handed her the book.
"Thanks, Dad," she said. "I could have read it myself, but I just love it when you read. I mean, in the winter you read to us a lot, and with all our classes and other activities it seems like I learn a lot from you, and all my other teachers.
"In the summer is when Mom reads to us the most, out on the couch on the porch, but I don't learn as much from other people, and it seems like you don't read to us as often."
Meri walked away with her book, but our little conversation got me thinking. I've always taught that winter is the key time for family reading. But I think that summer is the most important time for kids to see their parents reading—mainly because they tend to spend less time on official "schooling" activities and more relaxed time with parents (and observing their parents' leisure activity choices) during the summer months.
When children and youth see their parents reading a lot, they naturally value reading. When children and youth value reading, they read more.
Our choices during summer to make a huge difference in the education of our kids, and one of the most impactful things a parent can do is set the example of reading. If your kids see you reading books a lot, especially during summer leisure, not only are you filling your bucket of ideas and resources, but the example you set can drastically influence them. Reading is powerful!
On the national scale, all free societies are reading societies, and reading starts in the home!
Here's a great summer reading list* that I'm following. I'm making sure all my children and youth see me reading these books this summer. And I'm really going deep—by reading with a highlighter and pen, taking notes and marking quotes as I go. I'm sharing these books because I hope you'll do the same:
The Early History of Rome, by Livy
This great book isn't part of the Great Books of Western Civilization, but it could be. I want my children and youth to see that I care about history, and I'll look for opportunities to share Livy's stories with them and talk about the connection between reading history and being successful leaders in life.
Rascal, by Chris Brady
I want my kids to know what a "rascal" is–at least the way Brady defines it. I want them to be the kind of people this book promotes, and I can't wait for them to ask me about this book.
A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink
I want my youth to be innovative, creative, and have initiative. This is one of the hardest things to teach, but I'll look for opportunities to discuss these things as I read this book.
Isaiah, in the Bible
I love sharing scriptural verses with the kids and discussing the meanings and lessons. It leads to a lot of important conversations with the kids about the most important topics.
Voyage of a Viking, by Tim Marks
I can't wait to talk to my kids and youth about this book! It's about seeking for greatness, learning from your mistakes, not settling for mediocrity, and constantly improving yourself. I know the title of this book will have all my kids asking me questions about it!
Chillin' and Grillin'
This week I've been reading these books in the evenings outside by the grill and the court where the kids play basketball, in the hot afternoons near the swamp cooler, and in the kitchen before meals and during cleanup after the family eats. I've taken turns with each book, so I'm a few chapters into all five of them, but I've had more than one discussion about each with the kids.
Tonight as dinner started, I got everyone's attention and said, "I'm reading this awesome book. Actually, I've read it before but I'm re-reading it and I want to share something from it that really touched me."
Everyone quieted down and listened. "Here goes," I said. Then I read from Voyage of a Viking:
Kids can be pretty relentless in teasing one another, and the kids in my school were no different. I had never before been the subject of teasing and bullying, so it was a new experience for me. You see, news of my parents' divorce got around town pretty quickly, and it wasn't too long before the news hit my schoolyard.
The little kids in the family were leaning forward at full attention, and even the teens were paying close attention. I kept reading:
And then the teasing began. 'There's Tim, and he doesn't have a dad,' the kids would whisper to each other and taunt me.
I stopped reading and asked, "How would that make you feel?"
"I'd hate it!" Meri said forcefully. The other kids agreed.
After they shared their feelings, I asked, "Have you ever been teased like that?" We discussed this for a while, then I asked everyone, "Okay, I have another question. Have you ever teased anyone this way?"
"No way!" Meri exclaimed. She is nothing if not earnest.
"Are you sure?" I asked slowly.
Everyone considered. "Well, actually," Meri said, then she told several stories of when she wasn't very nice to people in her life. The other kids shared too, and we had a great conversation about being good friends and also standing up against bullying even when the victim isn't your friend.
When I read what happened next in the book, everyone got even more interested. You've got to read it to get it! We spent dinner talking about this and discussing it.
At the end, I said, "I'm so excited to read the rest of this book."
"Me too," America said emphatically. "Meri" is nine years old, and she loves to read. I don't know when she'll read Voyage of a Viking, but I'll be sharing from it and the others on my list all summer.
Actually, I'm having a hard time reading it because after our dinner discussion my visiting twenty-year old daughter Sara borrowed my copy and is reading it. Oh well, she reads fast. In the meantime, I've got the other four books.
Tomorrow at breakfast I'm planning to share the following quote from Livy, where he says that he is excited to write about Rome because, as he puts it:
I shall be able to turn my eyes from the troubles which for so long have tormented the modern world.
I'll ask the family, "Why do you think people always feel that the modern, current world is so chaotic and hard and that the people in history somehow had things more simple? I mean, Livy thought this clear back in the time of Jesus Christ."
This question is more for the teenagers, while yesterday's conversation was perhaps more accessible to the younger kids. But everyone takes part in all of it. The older ones (me included!) bear reminding about Core Phase issues, and the younger ones benefit immensely by being including in the discussion of "serious" topics of academic and intellectual interest.
I could go on and on sharing examples of how to do this, but I've got a book calling to me. I've finished work for the day, and I want to read in the yard this evening—so I'll be near the kids and we can talk.
Maybe I'll teach them from one of these five books I'm reading, or maybe Meri will bring me a book of her own to read and talk about. Or perhaps we'll all just sit in the warm evening and watch the sunset and talk. I often have the stack of all five books around with me, so I can just pick and choose which to read and share.
In any case, I'm excited to keep reading and sharing my book list this summer. This first week has been great. I can't wait to see what we'll learn about together in the months ahead.
Summer is a great time for education. So just get out your books, start reading, and share! The impact on freedom is huge.
Also check out Summer Reading for Kids >>
*Most of these books are available at your local library. Or, check the affiliate links to see amazon reviews, etc.
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Join us as Eagle Football travels to Atlanta twice this fall! Ga Southern vs. Ga State
Saturday, October 25th
Tailgate BBQ Starts at 11:00am. Kickoff is at 2:00 pm
Yellow Parking Lot on Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd
Let's turn the Georgia Dome into Paulson North!
Several campus organizations will be making the trip to Atlanta. Come reconnect with fellow alumni and friends.
Bring your game-day gear and let us do the cooking!
The Smoke Ring, a local alumni owned restaurant, will be serving: pulled pork, smoked chicken wings, coleslaw, bacon & blue cheese potato salad, sweet tea & water. If your mouth isn't watering yet, it will be on game day, so get your tickets here or in person at the Eugene M. Bishop Alumni Center.
Tickets for the Game Day Tailgate BBQ are $12.50 and must be purchased in advance!
Tickets purchased by October 17th will be mailed to address provided at time of purchase. Tickets purchased after will be available at will call (at the tailgate) the day of the game.
Bring your cooler and chairs and come enjoy Georgia Southern University on the road.
Parking in the Yellow Parking Lot is $10 per car and is payable at the gate.
RV's are welcome for $30 in the adjoining Marshalling Lot.
Sponsored by Georgia Southern Alumni Association, Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation & Student Affairs and Enrollment Management