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Members of this group have had a number of conflicting ethnic identifications.
Predominantly identified as Macedonian Bulgarians until the early 1940s,[19][20] since the formation of a Macedonian nation state, many of the migrant population in the diaspora (Australia, America and Canada) have a strong Macedonian identity and have followed the consolidation of the Macedonian ethnicity.[21]
However, those who remain in Greece, now mainly identify nationally as ethnic Greeks,[22][23] although, it should be noted, that though the Macedonian region is overwhelmingly inhabited by Greeks including descendants of Pontians, it is ethnically diverse (including Albanians, Aromanians and Slavs).
The second group in today's Greece is made up of those who seem to reject any national identity, but have distinct regional ethnic identity, which they may call "indigenous" - dopia -, Slavomacedonian, or Macedonian,[24] and the smallest group is made up of those who have a clear ethnic Macedonian national identity.[25] They speak East South Slavic dialects that can be linguistically classified as either Macedonian or Bulgarian,[26] but which are locally often referred to simply as "Slavic" or "'the local language". Today all speakers are also bilingual in Greek.
A crucial element of that controversy is the very name Macedonian, as it is also used by a much more numerous group of people with a Greek national identity to indicate their regional identity. The term "Aegean Macedonians" (Macedonian: Егејски Македонци, Egejski Makedonci) is associated with those parts of the population that have an ethnic Macedonian identity. Speakers who identify as Greeks or have distinct regional ethnic identity, often speak of themselves simply as "locals" (Greek: Dopii), to distinguish themselves from native Greek speakers from the rest of Greece and Greek refugees from Asia Minor who entered the area in the 1920s and after.
Slavic speakers will also use the term "Macedonians" or "Slavomacedonians", though in a regional rather than an ethnic sense. People of Greek persuasion are sometimes called by the pejorative term "Grecomans" by the other side. Greek sources, which usually avoid the identification of the group with the nation of the Republic of Macedonia, and also reject the use of the name "Macedonian" for the latter, will most often refer only to so called "Slavophones" or "Slavophone Greeks".
"Slavic-speakers" or "Slavophones" is also used as a cover term for people across the different ethnic orientations. The exact number of the linguistic minority remaining in Greece today, together with its members' choice of ethnic identification, is difficult to ascertain; most maximum estimates range around 180,000-200,000 with those of an ethnic Macedonian national consciousness numbering possibly 10,000 to 30,000.[27] However, as per leading experts on this issue, the number of this people has decreased in the last decades, because of the intermeriages and the urbanization and they number nowadays between 50,000 and 70,000 people with around 10,000 of them identifying as Macedonians.[28][29][30][31][32]I believe the wiki article on the matter to be fairly accurate.Nevertheless it took almost a century for the Bulgarian idea to regain ascendancy in the region. Paisius was the first ardent call for a national awakening and urged his compatriots to throw off the subjugation to the Greek language and culture. The example of Paissiy was followed also by other Bulgarian awakeners in 18th century Macedonia.
The Macedonian Bulgarians took active part in the long struggle for independent Bulgarian Patriarchate and Bulgarian schools during the 19th century. The foundation of the Bulgarian Exarchate (1870) aimed specifically at differentiating the Bulgarian from the Greek population on an ethnic and linguistic basis, hence providing the conditions for the open assertion of a Bulgarian national identity.[36]
On the other hand the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) was founded in 1893 in Ottoman Thessaloniki by several Bulgarian Exarchate teachers and professionals who sought to create a militant movement dedicated to the autonomy of Macedonia and Thrace within the Ottoman Empire. Many Bulgarian exarchists participated in the Ilinden Uprising in 1903 with hope of liberation from the Porte.
From 1900 onwards, the danger of Bulgarian control had upset the Greeks. The Bishop of Kastoria, Germanos Karavangelis, realised that it was time to act in a more efficient way and started organising Greek opposition. Germanos animated the Greek population against the IMORO and formed committees to promote the Greek interests.
Taking advantage of the internal political and personal disputes in IMORO, Karavangelis succeeded to organize guerrilla groups. Fierce conflicts between the Greeks and Bulgarians started in the area of Kastoria, in the Giannitsa Lake and elsewhere; both parties committed cruel crimes.
Both guerrilla groups had also to confront the Turkish army. These conflicts ended after the revolution of "Young Turks" in 1908, as they promised to respect all ethnicities and religions and generally to provide a constitution.
After the Balkan Wars in 1913, Greece took control of southern Macedonia and began an official policy of forced assimilation which included the settlement of Greeks from other provinces into southern Macedonia, as well as the linguistic and cultural Hellenization of Slav speakers.[37] which continued even after World War I.[38] The Greeks expelled Exarchist churchmen and teachers and closed Bulgarian schools and churches. Bulgarian language (including the Macedonian dialects) was prohibited, and its surreptitious use, whenever detected, was ridiculed or punished.[39]
Bulgaria's entry into World War I on the side of the Central Powers signified a dramatic shift in the way European public opinion viewed the Bulgarian population of Macedonia. The ultimate victory of the Allies in 1918 led to the victory of the vision of the Slavic population of Macedonia as an amorphous mass, without a developed national consciousness.
Within Greece, the ejection of the Bulgarian church, the closure of Bulgarian schools, and the banning of publication in Bulgarian language, together with the expulsion or flight to Bulgaria of a large proportion of the Macedonian Bulgarian intelligentsia, served as the prelude to campaigns of forcible cultural and linguistic assimilation.
The remaining Macedonian Bulgarians were classified as "Slavophones".[40] After the Ilinden Uprising, the Balkan Wars and especially after the First World War more than 100,000 Bulgarians from Aegean Macedonia moved to Bulgaria.
There was agreement in 1919 between Bulgaria and Greece which provided opportunities to expatriate the Bulgarians from Greece.[41] Until the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923 there were also some Pomak communities in the region.[42]
According to this map I should be half Greek by the way.
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Serbs and Greeks allied eachother!
Let us do the same
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My friendly advice to all Balkanians- start learning Bulgarian. It will once again become the most important language in the region.
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That's not what I meant
Ottoman period:
There was an indirect assimilation. I mean, there was indeed no clear force to make them Turks, but the Christians were heavily taxed, so many people convert in order to avoid taxation.
This is were the myth of ''tolerant'' Ottoman empire came from.
After Ottoman:
Pontic Greeks and Greeks remained in Turkey, and people were blend and lived well, by many years. You can still go to the main center of Istanbul, and see that there are shop owners who speak Greek and remember their Greek friends.
(documented, not ''my uncle's brother said me)
But from 1914 and later, the happenings are undeniable..
The Pontic Greek genocide, as well as the mistreatment of Greeks by Turks is well document from newspapers, photos and paper/documentation of that period of time.
And is not suprise that Greeks in Turkey AFTER the Laussane treaty were 200.000 and today's Greeks there are not more than 5.000.
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Look I am not arguing with you and I don't understand why we keep discussing this.If I show you a document would you belive me?I doubt it.It's this thing called "History interpretation",which means that all of the countries on this earth write their own "pure" history.
"Човек дори и добре да живее умира и друг се ражда, но оставя това което е съградил."
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Beloved Enemy: Paying for the Privilege of Perpetual War
Our American militarists love war so much that they even bankroll the enemy, just to keep the blood money flowing. This odd but absolutely crucial characteristic of the Never-Ending Terror War was borne out again in a remarkable story in the Guardian (with an expanded version in The Nation).
As Aram Roston reports -- and U.S. military officials openly admit -- American taxpayers are giving Afghan insurgents at least 10-20 percent of the war machine's multibillion-dollar transportation contracts. Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing into Taliban coffers every year from bribes offered to stop insurgents from attacking supply convoys -- convoys which are increasingly controlled by local warlords and druglords, including convicted drug dealers in the Corleone-like Karzai family.
Of course, in Iraq, the Pentagon finally started paying insurgents as well. But in that instance, they were at least paying the enemy to stop fighting. Here, they only ask that the Taliban allow some trucks to roll through the countryside -- which seems to be entirely in the hands of the insurgents, despite eight years of war and months of Obama's "surge". The Americans pay handsomely for the privilege -- sometimes up to $1,500 per truck, depending on the cargo -- even though they know the insurgents will use the money to keep fighting.
It's a nice racket all around, everybody makes out -- the American militarists and war profiteers, their criminal Afghan allies, and the insurgents (who use the American money to top up the cash flow they get from American allies in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, etc.). So where's the harm?
OK, OK, there are all those civilians being slaughtered -- women and children ripped to pieces, to shreds of flesh and fragments of bone – by the bombs of the defenders of Western civilization. And yeah, there are all the American and British soldiers being killed, wounded, and brutalized, year after year, in a senseless, criminal conflict. And then there's the looting of the American treasury by the warmongers, and the relentless and inevitable destruction of American liberties by the all-corrosive acid of perpetual war.
But as Stalin liked to say: when wood is chopped, chips fly. And what are these few paltry chips – life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – when there's so much juicy loot out there?
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Daniel Montalvo, a former Scientologist, is suing the Church and it's offshoot, Sea Org, for damages exceeding $25k for Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Negligence.
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Former Scientology Member Suing Church
In the lawsuit, exclusively obtained by RadarOnline.com, Montalvo alleges Sea Org engaged in slave labor practices – forcing him to work over 100 hours per week when he was a minor for between $25-$50 per week.
He also alleges negligence, claiming that he only went to school one day a week while under the organization's care, and that he lost a finger while working for the Church.
In addition to the Church of Scientology, Montalvo is also suing his parents, Luis & Veronica Montalvo and several church employees.
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Daniel claims his troubles began in 1996 when his parents became members of the Sea Org, handing their young son's care over to the church's representatives.
The lawsuit states: "Sea Org members adopt a paramilitary lifestyle in which they wear navy-style uniforms and hold ranks such as captain, lieutenant, and ensign. Pursuant to Sea Org policy, which prohibits Sea Org members from raising their children, in or about 1996, Luis and Veronica ceded custody of Daniel to Cadet Org, a children's division of the Sea Org.
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"At the age of six, Daniel was first made to sign a purported billion year contract binding him to the Sea Org. At the age of twelve, Daniel joined the Sea Org, signing a second purported billion year contract."
Daniel says that while he was in Sea Org, he wasn't allowed to watch the news, or have any Internet access, and that he only went to school one day a week.
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"Daniel's school attendance was generally not enforced," the documents state. "Rather, Daniel was permitted to attend school for approximately one day a week if his school schedule permitted and if he chose to do so rather than having precious free time (i.e., not working)."
The documents claim: "When Daniel's teachers attempted to enforce attendance requirements, they were generally overruled by Daniel's Sea Org superiors."
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Daniel says he regularly worked 40 hours per week – but often it was more than 100 hours of work – and that he was paid only $25.00-$50.00 per week, and that he didn't have a work permit, something that is required for a minor.
He goes on to state that he "was ordered by his Sea Org superior to do construction work for one of it's agents and alter-egos, The Pacific Estates Project Force… In this job Daniel, then fifteen years old, operated scissor lifts and other heavy equipment, and at times was required to work continuously for days without sleep. During this time he was paid $25.00 per week."
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Then, it is claimed that when he was sixteen, while he was working at Bridge Publications, the publisher of non-fiction works of L. Ron Hubbard, on January 20, 2008: "Daniel tried to clear a paper jam in the machine and accidentally pushed the foot pedal, which brought the blade down, cutting off his right index finger between the top and middle knuckle."
The lawsuit further states that: "On information and belief, Bridge's notching machine did not have reasonable safety features, and at least two other employees had been injured while using the machine."
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Daniel says that following the accident no ambulance was called and that he was instead driven to the hospital by one of the Sea Org agents. He says that he was instructed to tell the doctor that he was working as a volunteer at a publishing company and specifically not to mention his connection to the Church Of Scientology.
Furthermore, Daniel claims that he was never offered any form of compensation by Sea Org for the loss of his finger or informed of his rights to claim workers comp for his injury.
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The documents also note: "Federal labor provisions prohibit employers from allowing minors under eighteen years of age to operate paper-products machines and machines with guillotine blades."
Daniel decided to leave the Church last September, taking with him "certain information stored on five hard drives that Daniel reasonably believed necessary to protect himself from retribution by the Church and to support his claims against the Church."
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He claims that he tried to contact his mother in October but that his call was put through to a Sea Org superior, Kendrick Moxon. The documents state that "Moxon instructed Daniel that he would be his only 'terminal,' meaning Daniel could speak to Sea Org members only through him."
Daniel says that Moxon requested he returned to Sea Org to face allegations that he had taken the five hard drives. He says that he was assured he would be supported by Sea Org and they would "work it all out".
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Instead, according to Daniel, he was taken to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and subsequently charged with felony grand theft.
The lawsuit states: "Every adult in Daniel's childhood failed him, and society's safeguards against such misconduct overlooked him (or were concealed from him). This complaint seeks to recover for these great wrongs."
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This is not the first time the Church of Scientology has been accused of engaging in slave labor.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported John Brosseau, a 30-year member who has since left Scientology, made a series of shocking allegations against the church in an explosive interview with The New Yorker.
It has since emerged that the FBI has launched an investigation into the church for using free labor, in part, according to former Scientologists, to service the demands of its celebrity icon and top spokesman, Tom Cruise.
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Brosseau claimed he worked on two motorcycles, an airport hangar and a lavish, luxury, custom built SUV for the actor — all while he was getting paid $50 a week while "supposed to be working for the betterment of mankind".
As RadarOnline.com first revealed, the church also gave Cruise 'Silver Screen' — a trailer-style bus — which was made for him using "slave labor," according to the church's former Inspector General, Mark Rathbun.
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Cruise used the luxury vehicle as a base for lover Katie Holmes to begin her 'Purification Rundown Program', a controversial detoxification and introductory program developed by L. Ron Hubbard.
The church has insisted whatever benefit Cruise received from it "pales in comparison to the benefits the church has received from Mr. Cruise's many years of volunteer efforts," according to spokesman Tommy Davis.
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Meanwhile, Cruise's attorney says that "the Church of Scientology has never expended any funds to the personal benefit of Mr. Cruise or provided him with free services."
The Church of Scientology released the following statement to RadarOnline.com:
The Church Of Scientology has not been served with any suits by Mr. Montalvo and therefore cannot comment on charges and claims it has not read. To the extent there are allegations of intentional wrongdoing or negligence on the part of the Church or any violations of the law, these allegations are denied.
The allegations reported by Radar Online against the Church of Scientology are unfounded and will be proven to be false. You should be advised that similar charges against the Church were recently dismissed by a Federal District Court in Los Angeles and the Church was awarded its costs.
You should also be advised that Mr. Montalvo has already admitted to being "forced" to file his complaint despite his desire not to, much as he has confessed to stealing and then distributing Church property. When all of the underlying facts emerge, we are confident that his complaint, like the recently dismissed federal action will suffer the same fate.
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Darcy Merkur and I have put together a very comprehensive paper which outlines some of the key developments in SABS legislation that have taken place since its introduction in September 2010.
This paper addresses the following key items relating to the implementation of the new SABS:
- Transitional Issues;
- A Brief Overview of The Minor Injury Guideline;
- The New...
We are pleased to present our up-to-date Personal Injury Information Kit. In the kit you will find detailed steps to take when you have been injured in an accident and seeking compensation. The Personal Injury Information Kit provides information with respect to the New Auto Insurance Legislation, frequently asked questions, ten...
Michael "Muki" Baum is a Toronto resident who has dedicated nearly 20 years to raising money for people with complex disabilities. To date he has raised over $600,000. Click here to view the Toronto Star article which features his story.


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Zeno Contest
The Zeno Contest is a critical thinking contest sponsored by the Religion and Philosophy Department every year in the first part of the spring semester. Students are given a logical puzzle and are invited to submit their solutions to it in a brief (1-3 page) paper. A panel of faculty judges all entries on the basis of the clarity and rigor of their analysis. Successful papers should explain as clearly as possible the reasoning that generates the puzzle and its resolution. A modest cash prize and an extravagant trophy are awarded to the student with the best solution to the puzzle.
Dr. James Peterson joins international society
Dr. James Peterson, Roanoke's Schumann Professor of Christian Ethics, was invited to be a member of the International Society for Science & Religion.


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By David Gibbs
Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) provides communications networking equipment and the software and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation and management of voice, video, and data traffic. The company has has registered quarterly losses for nine consecutive quarters.
Earnings: 4Q loss of $80.3 million ($0.86/share) versus a 4Q09 loss of $26.7 million ($0.29/share). Excluding charges relating to acquisitions, CIEN lost $0.18/share last Q and $0.12/share during 4Q09.
Revenue: Up more than 100% YOY to $417.6 million.
Actual Versus Wall St. Expectations: CIEN fell short of analyst expectations, as consensus estimates were pegged at a $0.15/share loss. Revenue came in ahead of September guidance.
Notable Stats:
- CIEN forecasted current-quarter revenue of $410 million-$430 million versus expectations of $414 million.
- Q4 performance includes $255.6 million in revenue from the acquired assets of the Metro Ethernet Networks business of Nortel (NT).
- Gross margin fell to 40.3% from 44%.
Did You Hear That? Management stated during the conference call:
While current macroeconomic conditions are still causing some caution in customer spending, the continuing strength in the fundamental demand drivers of our business and progress on our integration gives us confidence in our ability to achieve our operating targets. We expect fiscal first quarter 2011 revenue to be in the range of $410 million to $430 million and adjusted gross margin to be in the low 40s range.
Analysts at S&P stated that they have narrowed their, "FY 11 (Oct.) loss estimate by $0.40 to $0.45 loss. On revised relative analysis, we raise our 12-month target price by $3 to $19."
(See earnings conference call transcript here.)
Technicals: Shares popped following last week's earnings release and are currently just shy of new 52-week highs. The stock's 10-week moving average has broken upward through its 40-week average, and volume has increased in three consecutive weeks. All are bullish signals and a breakout to new highs may be a precursor to another leg higher.
Commentary: CIEN has been losing money for several years, but impressive sales out of the recent Nortel acquisition may be a sign of better things to come. Analysts are currently forecasting that the company will be in the black by F2Q11. If they can follow through on those expectations, now may be a good opportunity to toe the water for those of you seeking data networking exposure.
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Hi, I've used xfs before and it have been working very good, but this time when I tried doing "#mkfs.xfs /dev/hde5" I got seem to already be a fs (DOS) ; use -f to force overwrite. I've done: #mkfs.xfs -f /dev/hde5 , but Iam gettin a help prompt same as doing "mkfs.xfs" Same useing mkfs -t xfs /dev/hde5 hde5 is a locial partition. What shall I do to be able useing mkfs.xfs properly ? thanks guys Bo Karlsson. (please reply this email) -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net |
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eautiful to me means being able to spend time with family and friends. Laugh, share, play, learn and just have fun. Building a foundation together that will last a lifetime. The memories we make today will be the reflection of our tomorrow.
I was born in a small town in southern Italy called Solano, Passo Povarello, in Reggio Calabria. The things that I remember most had to do with eating celebrations. My family owned a cantina that served local food and homemade wine. It was a meeting place where people could have a conversation, eat, drink and on special occasions, dance the tarantella.
Many of the recipes that we share in our restaurant today came from my mother's kitchen and are generations old. Each year when the wheat was harvested, families took turns using the town "forno" (which means oven). First they made the bread, and then they made the most delicious pizza.
In April of 1968 my parents, my brother and I left Italy. We sailed aboard the Michelangelo toward the shores of a place so many paisans referred to as the land of the beautiful dream – America. So true. We arrived in Mt. Kisco, New York, in May of 1968. This to me is the land of "bellizzi."
My dream has always been to build a restaurant where people can come to dine in a warm atmosphere of hospitality and fun. I strive to stay true to the values and traditions of my youth while embracing the challenges of the present and nurturing the hopes of the future.
My biggest motivation comes from the support, love and inspiration of my parents, my brother, my wife and my three sons. They are my pride and joy. I promise to always remain young at heart and for Bellizzi to always have pizzazz!


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An antimetabolite and antifolate agent with antineoplastic and immunosuppressant activities. Methotrexate binds to and inhibits the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase, resulting in inhibition of purine nucleotide and thymidylate synthesis and, subsequently, inhibition of DNA and RNA syntheses. Methotrexate also exhibits potent immunosuppressant activity although the mechanism(s) of actions is unclear. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
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Chemical structures: | 4-amino-10-methylfolic acid 4-amino-4-deoxy-10-methylpteroyl-L-glutamic acid N-[4-[[(2,4-diamino-6-pteridinyl)methyl]methylamino]benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid | ||


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Actor and comedian Julian Clary, who's currently taking part in Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother, has been on the receiving end of inflammatory anti-gay remarks.
According to Unreality TV, derogatory words including "freak", "faggot" and "arse bandit" have all been posted by trolls to his official Twitter account in the past few days.
The comments also criticize the star's camp personality and his enjoyment of wearing make up.
"Julian Scary" and "fairy Clary" have also been used as taunts.
Some of the language appears to suggest Clary should be subjected to physical harm, with one user stating that he should be "shot" – others say he is "too gay".
Celebrities receiving online abuse on social media platforms is increasingly coming under the spotlight.
In response, Stuart Hyde, Chief Constable for Cumbria police and spokesman on social media for the Association of Chief Police Officers said at the time:
"Social media is increasingly part of police business and the law covers situations where you have comment that goes way beyond legitimate opinion.
"We don't just deal with people who are famous.
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Posted: 03/01/2005 22:13:27 http://www.trichview.com/support/files/createhyperlinkbcb.zip Almost the same for C++Builder. Does not include hyperlink autodetection, but allows not only applying hyperlink to the selection, but also inserting a new hyperlink (when the selection is empty). > Improved version of the demo from > Demos\Delphi\Assorted\Hypertext\CreateHyperlink > > http://www.trichview.com/support/files/createhyperlink.zip > > The updated demo shows: > - how to create document with hyperlinks > - how to make hyperlink from the selected text (hyperlink is blue and > underlined) > - how to remove hyperlinks from the selected text (if user entered empty > hyperlink target) > - how to close hyperlinks when user presses Space or Enter key. > > Old demo used a predefined hypertext text style (with index = 4). > This demo creates it dynamically, basing on the atributes of the selected > text (just makes it blue and underlined). > > |
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A.G.O. publishes articles that concern ALL of Henderson County
A.G.O. meets the last Thurs. of each
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at the First Methodist Church on Lover's Lane, in Athens.
Membership $15.00 per year for mailed journals.
Membership dues can be mailed to:
A.G.O. Treasurer
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2004 - 2005 Officers TX A.G.O.
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La Vern Rodgers, Treasurer
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Tawna Walden, Secretary
Jana Shumate, President
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Suzuko Knott
Assistant Professor of German
Joined Connecticut College: 2012
B.A., M.A., University of Georgia
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
• Contemporary German language and literature
• Film and media studies
• Gender and women's studies
Suzuko Knott's research interests include Japanese-born German-language writer Yoko Tawada, intersections of German literary and cultural production with Japan and the United States, and sport and body culture of the 19th century. She teaches include Beginning German, Imagining Amerika, Sexology and Sex Activism in the Weimar Republic and Stories from the Road.
Suzuko attended the Baden-Württemberg Seminar for American Faculty in German and German Studies, June 9 – 22, 2013, on a full grant sponsored by the German-American Fulbright Commission.
Recent publication
"Yoko Tawada par Yoko Tawada: das automatische Schreiben eines verschwindenden Senders /Empfängers." Yoko Tawada et la culture français. Bernard Banoun, ed. Tübingen: Stauffenburg Verlag. Forthcoming, 2013.
Recent presentation
The "good wife, wise mother" of Kirschblüten - Hanami: Doris Dörrie's German domesticity in a Japanese context, German Studies Association Conference, Milwaukee (2012).
Suzuko Knott is a member of the German Studies Association, The Coalition of Women in German, Association of American Teachers of German, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Modern Language Association, American Friends of Marbach


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The day after Pres' passing a timely phone call from my friend Ramya pulled me out of my painful grieving.
-You've got Cinderellas' carriage parked in front of your house!.
I wonder if Mary Alice O'Connor,whom my wife knew well, guided this carriage to our home.
Mary Alice O'Connor passed away in June this year.She was the widow of Ken O'Connor, the original designer of that carriage for the Disney animated version of Cinderella.
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Today I lost my best friend to a bitch call leukemia
His name is Pres Romanillos. An incredibly incredibly talented artist and a true angel of a man.He was Shan Yu in Mulan and Little Creek in Spirit and his genius gave life to many other characters as well. My thoughts are with is wife,family and friends .We all love you Pres and we will never forget you.
Friday, July 16, 2010
#394 A votre sante Mr Ronald Searle
I participated a while ago to a book celebrating you. Unfortunatly being a little late I did not put a proper birthday drawing so here we go.
I hope one day we get to share together some of your magic potion!
I cannot thank you enough Matt for your blog "Perpetua"following the career of Mr Searle.There are so many drawings I 've never seen before .
Ps.I have the feeling my father in law grew a goatee to look just like you.
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#392 Homage To Mr Ray Bradbury
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Full Disclosure?
Posted by lamarzulli on June 17, 2009
Here is an interesting article that traces the partial disclosure of the UFO phenomena. There is also a link provided so you can access the information yourself. Thanks to Gordy for the link!
I'm headed to Roswell New Mexico for the conference that is being held there. I'm the first person to speak and I go on at 12:00 on Saturday. My topic – big surprise here – the UFO phenomena is real, and burgeoning, and not going away! I will be using the material from the Alien Interview book, plus my own recent account of a sighting that my wife and I shared – and I BLOGGED about – several months ago. We have to understand something, that when, not if 'they' reveal themselves people will be in a state of shock. Will this cause the great falling away that is mentioned in 2nd Thessalonians? I think it will, as people are, for the most part, completely unprepared for what will happen.
I have a friend, that I've known for almost 30 years who won't discuss any of this. He gets very nervous when I mention a possible war in the Middle East, or anything to do with Bible prophecy. If I start talking about the Npehilim or UFOs he goes over the edge! Nevertheless, this attitude doesn't change the reality that these things, "are coming upon the earth." as Jesus tells us they would. With the coming out of Edgar Mitchell and the UK admitting that UFOs are real, can full disclosure be far behind? My friend is a micro-cosm of the church who won't broach the subject either. As the scripture points out… my people perish for lack of knowledge! (Pay special attention to all the disclosures that have occurred in 2009!)
A special thank you for the encouraging words that many of you left in the comment section…
As you all know governments all over the world are putting in major efforts recently to release their classified Ufo files to the public. When you see country after country coming forward like this you know something is up..
Are we watching the unravelling of a timed and well collaborated attempt by governments worldwide to slowly ease the public to the reality of the Ufo phenomenon? I think so …. if you look at pace of events of according to the dates below, the timing is just too co-incidental to consider otherwise.
Compared to governments world wide, the United states has not contributed at all to the disclosure effort and its beyond time that they did . Infact its an outright shame that a country that most others look up to has not 'come to the game' on the ufo disclosure topic – especially after President Obama's talks of good intentions on the importance of disclosure earlier this year.
Sadly the US has had to rely on citizens and private organisations to organise initiate Ufo disclosure. The might that is the US military is the roadblock here – the Whitehouse knows this but they powerless against this organisation because they have maintained (in secrecy) a stranglehold on Ufo information for over 60 years! (how do you beat that?)
Here's a close look at some of the important events that i consider have been pivotal for the Ufo disclosure campaign so far. (if you can think of any other please respond to this post). As you can see from these dates the pace of progress is speeding up and is ultimately preparing the public worldwide for complete disclosure on the Ufo topic:
9th June 2009 – Uruguay releases previously classified Ufo files
4th May 2009 – Brazil releases its Ufo files As of May 04th, Brazilian Government has disclosed over 600 new pages of previously classified documents, covering UFO reports and military investigations from 1970 to 1979, including photos and films, for the first time.
10th May 2009 – Italian Airforce comes forward with Ufo files
26th March 2009 – United Kingdom – The third instalment of UFO files released by the the Ministry of Defence,
17th Feb 2009 – Canada – government releases New virtual Ufo library
3rd Feb 2009 – United States – President Obama – "All agencies should adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure, in order to renew their commitment to the principles embodied in FOIA, and to usher in a new era of open Government. The presumption of disclosure should be applied to all decisions involving FOIA."
28th January 2009 – Denmark – releases all its Ufo Files
20th October 2008 – United Kingdom – government Ufo files released
14th March 2008 – Vatican Annouces – its ok to believe in Et's and Ufos
12th November 2007 – United States – National press conference military, government, corporate and intelligence witnesses come forward about Ufos
30th April 2007 – French – government releases Ufo files online
9th February 2007 – Chiliean – AirForce comes forward about Ufos
5th March 2004 – Mexico – Airforce & Secretary of National Defense comes foward on Live TV saying Ufos are real and a threat to airspace
9th May 2001 – United States – Disclosure Project press conference– more that 20 military, government, corporate and intelligence witnesses came forward to urge open and honest congressional hearings in to the subject of UFOs and exotic energy and propulsion technologies
16th July 1999 – French defence the COMETA report, the 90-page report that is the result of an in-depth study of UFOs over a period of about three years, covering many aspects of the subject, especially questions of how the UFO phenomenon affects the national defense of France and that of other nations.
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June 17, 2009 at 5:33 pm
The problem is, which of these so-called disclosures have given any significant answers? It is entirely possible to maintain a trickle of information and still never reveal what is important. I believe too much focus is on getting governments to open up and not enough effort is given to developing civilian strategy to collect evidence and working with abductees. I've written an article on this recently called, In Pursuit of the Alien Agenda: A Course Correction
June 17, 2009 at 6:00 pm
GOOO LYNNN!!!Ill pray for you at the conference!
above all else try and remember to just relax and have fun with it!
God has already made a way for you! -
June 17, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Hi Lynn,
Just thought you would like to know that Dr. Future is interviewing Linda Moulton Howe this week. So far, Monday thru Wed's interviews have been archived. Dr. Future in his discussion with Linda mentioned you and your book quite a few times so far. Linda, I'm sure you know, has a very different, non-scriptural world view of what these "ET's" are. Dr. Future mentioned to her that part in Daniel where it says that "they will mingle themselves with seed of men." Linda didn't know about that passage and, of course, Dr. Future mention she get her King James and do a little reading. wink, wink.
She also mentioned that she has a friend who back in the 1990's would go to the fields in Wiltshire, England and video tape mysterious lights moving through the crops while military helicopters hovered above. Apparently, the military wanted to chase away these lights as they didn't want them making crop circles. Her friend was told by the military not to publish these tapes.
Another interesting tidbit is she also mentioned that she had heard back in the 1980's that the military (ours, I'm assuming, maybe UK, too) had some kind of infrared technology to be able to distinguish if a "person" were human or a hybrid. If you "fast forward" to about 38min 15sec, that's when she speaks about her friend and his video taping.
June 17, 2009 at 7:28 pm
The guy who wrote this article seems to be so desparate to want disclosure that he is putting all those incidents together as if to "will" it over the edge himself. I've read all of those disclosure articles and many of the case studies and I don't really know any more than I knew before. Who is so cleaver that they can give us so much and at the same time so little? Its always just in our grasp…just a tomorrow away…we are itching and yearning for years on end but tomorrow never comes! So far the bible prophecy appears to be accurate. It says there will be signs and wonders and thats about all it appears to be so far. Signs and wonders.
June 17, 2009 at 9:19 pm
One thing that bothers me about this site is that Mr. Marzulli implies that believers will be deceived AND somehow lose their salvation because of this deception. Yes, I know most churches aren't focusing on end time prophecy, and, yes, I know that most churches don't want to and have not researched the Nephilim; however, that does not mean that the true born-again believers will FALL for this deception (or other deceptions) and will, consequently, lose their salvation.
First of all, let's trust that believers who have not studied aliens can be quickly "undeceived" by the Lord. He is able to guide us into all Truth, and the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in our lives can AND WILL alert us to dangers. We can trust God on this one.
And secondly, born-again believers CANNOT lose their salvation–no matter how deceived they may be. You can't be "unborn-again." And God will not lose any of those who are His.
Now, for those who have rejected the Gospel or who are unsure of the Gospel, THEY certainly may be deceived, believe a lie, and end up in hell! It is those people that we need to reach out to–and many of them are most likely not in the church!
So, bottom line here: If the church is rejecting your message, Mr. Marzulli, it's okay. First off, your message is not going unheeded, but most importantly, true born-again believers are safe–they are secure. God has them firmly in His grip, so let's trust that God will do what He does best–guide these people into all truth and KEEP them saved just as He has promised!
June 17, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Yes, it MIGHT true that Christians cant be "un-born again" as you put it…
but it doesnt mean you can play both sides of the fence so to speak…
there is no way to support an abomination AND remain saved…
IF someone is seeing how far from the Lords precepts they can stray and get away with it~
im afraid they are in for a large and VERY unpleasant surprise when they enter eternity…
June 17, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Laura, I agree with you regarding security in Christ and have been in debates with other Christians who believe that there will be a "great falling away"of the true church . The Alien Disclosure might be a catalyst for this.
Technically, we are still not sure about that term either. Apostasia/departure.
But, that being said, there is a danger regarding the young people who would be more than susceptible to a clever presentation, by these fallen ones.The church members who smugly think it's not real, may have some sticker shock and the kids might just go over the edge. Without some preparation for this deception, there may not be time to acclimate them to this from a Biblical perspective.
Therefore, it would be prudent to begin to acquaint them to this reality and it's connection to the end times.
Bible prophecy and the Second Coming has been put on the back burner in many churches. -
June 18, 2009 at 7:22 am
"Behold then the Kindness & severity of god; To those who Fell,severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in his kindness; otherwise you also will be Cut off" Rom11:22.
I have been a christian for some time now, one truth I have learned along the way and witnessed it in the lives of many professing christians who eventually identified with Esau, they got to comfortable in their assurance.
In saying this I don't deny the reality of salvation's assurance, Some of those who Fell were good friends of mine, We worshipped together.
"The sure Foundation of God Stands having this seal The Lord Knows Those Who are His" Knowing this, Let Us make our calling Sure Amen. John B
June 18, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Unless I've had my head in the sand, I have never heard him say that one about loosing salvation. The bible doesn't even teach that. A "falling away" as a result of "a deception", only means that "the church" will stop attending and have an unusual increase in doubt and therefore withdraw heralding the name of Jesus by not attending church and then trying to deny Him. Does doubting Thomas or Peter come to mind? It's like this, my child is still my child even if he moves to China and denies knowing me. The CHURCH will not be able to wash Jesus out of their heart.
READ L.A.'s books and you will change your statement which is erroneous. Besides, the bible (God) says we (Christians) will be deceived. You may not like it but it's there. Look it up.
June 20, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Perhaps you should look in Revelation where Yeshua talks about removing lampstands and blotting names out of the Book of Life……..
June 17, 2009 at 11:18 pm
June 18, 2009 at 1:11 am
[…] 14th May 2008 – United Kingdom Ministry of Defence annouces Ufo files to be released 14th March 2008 – Vatican Annouces – its ok to believe in Et's and Ufos 12th November 2007 – United States – National press conference military, government, corporate and intelligence witnesses come forward about Ufos 30th April 2007 – French – government releases Ufo files online 9th February 2007 – Chiliean – AirForce comes forward about Ufos 5th March 2004 – Mexico – Airforce & Secretary of National Defense comes foward on Live TV saying Ufos are real and a threat to airspace 9th May 2001 – United States – Disclosure Project press conference- more that 20 military, government, corporate and intelligence witnesses came forward to urge open and honest congressional hearings in to the subject of UFOs and exotic energy and propulsion technologies 16th July 1999 – French defence the COMETA report, the 90-page report that is the result of an in-depth study of UFOs over a period of about three years, covering many aspects of the subject, especially questions of how the UFO phenomenon affects the national defense of France and that of other nations. https://lamarzulli.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/full-disclosure/ […]
June 18, 2009 at 12:33 pm
A person can be "saved" and then fall if, by their own choice, they change their mind and choose to believe something that is in direct conflict with the core doctrines of scripture. The "reprobate" is an example of one who was a saint, only to choose later to leave their faith. They still believe, they just choose to do their own thing.
That being said, there is a lot of scripture that assures us that we cannot be taken out of Jesus' hands against our will.
The bottom line is draw close to Jesus. Get to KNOW Jesus. We can more easily cling to someone we know, than one who is just a fuzzy concept in our mind. How this is done I can't explain. There is no blueprint that I know of except sincere desire to know Jesus and a willingness to be lead by the Spirit, and READ your Bible and get to know scripture because it is the way God talks to us: it is His Word to us. This takes time and a big investment of thought and desire – sincerity.
As for disclosure, I agree with one of the above respondents that disclosure is no big deal if we don't know any more today, after disclosure, than what we knew yesterday, before disclosure. WHAT is being disclosed? Anything of substance? But, I also think that something is "up". Why all the "disclosure" all of a sudden, now? Perhaps the "real" stuff will be leaked into the ho-hum everyday UFO info that has been disclosed, after all the hoop-la has settled down.
The thing that really caught my attention was the message from the Vatican that we should embrace our space brothers… The Vatican is the center of the most widespread "church" on Earth. It has a large, captive audience. It is very influential in its ability to sway the followers of that persuasion. I also think that the Vatican is going to be largely involved in the coming new world order as it morphs into the one world religion. Therefore, what the Vatican says about something like "aliens" is something that we should take note of. I don't, of course, believe we should embrace our space brothers. But it is of significance, to me, that the Vatican should bother to say something like that…
June 18, 2009 at 1:47 pm
I'm not Catholic but if I were and my religious leaders said, "we should embrace our space brothers," I would run as fast from that religion and question whether or not they were the real deal when it comes to Christ and salvation. Jesus, one true way in which to get to heaven and none other.
June 18, 2009 at 11:19 pm
I like your reference to (Fuzzy concept in the mind). I take that a step further and say ( a theological doctrinal concept ingrained in the mind of many, a stronghold producing an un-biblical version of a Jesus which cannot Save).That is why I disagree with those who say (believe and you are saved)
Salvation is the process of grace by the work of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said pick up your Cross and follow.
He also said not all who call me Lord shall be saved, but he who does the will of the Father.
To follow is to "do" the will, for that we need Grace, for which there is The throne of God Almighty made available to all his children in Christ Jesus.John B http://www.myspace.com/no_Hell
June 20, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Amen John B. Too many have fallen for the doctrines of men – e.g. OSAS (once saved always saved).
I was just listening to a tape of Alberto Rivera last night and he talked about how the church made an asserted agenda to introduce the doctrine of the pre-trib rapture and the OSAS……..
Satan is sneaky. And the ONLY way we will avert being deceived is to have a love of the Truth in our hearts. And we can only have that by having a relationship with the Truth. And His Name is Yeshua.
Yaweh bless those who seek Yaweh with all their hearts, diligently.
June 18, 2009 at 1:47 pm
June 18, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Well for what it's worth I have an aunt that became a born-again believer in the 80's. She had a huge influence on people including my mom who got saved and died with a passion for Jesus. She had MS and ended up without any movement in her body when she died. She died in a nursing home. People would go visit her not so much to cheer her up but because they said they got so much out of her spirit even after she couldn't talk. Because of the change in my mom's life I got saved too. Anyway my aunt "fell away" so to speak. She considers herself "taoist/buddhist" believes in an upcoming "paradigm shift" and is a new age therapist. She has been like this for so long I don't see any indication for a renewed passion in her heart for Christ. I've never understood it. But just yesterday I was listening to a tape by a man named David Burk who does much work on babies in the womb and he said there are spirit wounds in utero where the spirit of a child hides and remains hidden out of fear. Many people come to know Christ with a decision they make with their soul and then after healing of the spirit come to know Christ in a whole new intimate way. It's fascinating stuff. He's really into blessing people's spirits in the name of Jesus. I love his work.
June 18, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Kelly, how do you explain the thief on the cross when after saying that Jesus was the son of God, the one, on the cross, how much time did it take to get salvation and then get the healing of the spirit. I read nothing of this in my bible. Did God delay this and say okay let's have a brief talk before you can get in the door so we can make sure you've crossed all my t's and dotted all the i's. It's a single thing that get's you in the door and it's a matter of the heart. Acceptance of Jesus there is no "and" with it.
June 18, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Whoa! I'm not arguing with you about anything here. I was just saying my aunt for some reason has turned away in Christ and also just sharing something I heard on a tape last night. Jesus works in the way He works and is quite able to move inside of us how He wants to. I don't think salvation is anything but accepting Jesus. I do think, however God wants an intimate relationship with us and wants to bless our spirit and have us know Him deeply. If we love Him, He's faithful to bring us there on this earth or in heaven. On earth as in heaven. Some people accept Him and go their whole lives without a deep intimacy with Him. I never said those people never get to heaven. We get to heaven by grace.
June 18, 2009 at 11:48 pm
I agree it is a matter of the heart, one of my favourite sayings is (if your heart is true God will sanctify you)
The closer one draws near to God the more one sees the reality of Sin and the need of His Grace to overcome. Russ Dizdar expressed that in the short video placed on this site few weeks back.That is the reality is it not? "Christ came to save Sinners" Oh the Love, Oh the Mercy, Praise the Lord my Soul Amen.
June 20, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Kelly, read Hebrews chapter 10 verse 26….it's sad. chapter 6 also…
Those who turn away after having known the Truth will not be saved. If they repent, while the door is still open……there is still hope! Pray for your Aunt unceasingly:)…there is still hope in Yeshua:)!!
June 21, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Thanks Lisa! She has a different energy around her than she used to. It's odd actually. I do pray for her and appreciate the reminder to be more vigilant. I will!:)
June 22, 2009 at 9:00 am
Kelly,what you ref to as Energy the Bible calls "another Spirit", that is to say "a Spiritual influence, Demonic of Source other than the Holy Spirit of God".
The Holy Spirit of God is certainly no Energy, He is the very (presence of Christ) with the believer.Energy is a new age terminology associated with white magic a practice accursed of God.
May the Lord be merciful to your Aunt & shatter the Darkness Amen. your Friend John B
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Domino Confectioners Sugar: "We'll Always Be Your Sugar!"
This is a yellow, blue and white box for Domino Sugar. The front shows a chocolate cake. The back has a recipe for buttermilk chocolate layer cake. The sides have nutritional information and a recipe for buttercream frosting.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Domino Sugar
Publisher: Domino Foods, Inc. (Yonkers, N.Y.)
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If you were a child or had young children in the 1980s or early 1990s, you might remember the popular Warner Bros. cartoon, Animaniacs. You might also remember that the show regularly featured good idea/bad idea segments that explained, comically enough, why some ideas were good, and other, similar ideas, were not so good. Here are three of the cartoon's more memorable good and bad ideas:
Good idea: Doing your own yard work.
Bad idea: Doing your own dental work.
Good idea: Feeding stray kittens in the park.
Bad idea: Feeding stray kittens in the park—to a bear.
Good idea: Dressing up for Halloween as a pirate.
Bad idea: Dressing up for Halloween as a piñata. (Ouch!)
Inspired by Animaniacs, the Vendere Partners team has come up with a list of 10 good and bad ideas for B2B sales reps that are worthy a laugh or two.
10 Good and Bad Ideas for B2B Sales Reps
Good idea #1: Establishing rapport during a first call.
Bad idea #1: Establishing yourself as a rap artist during a first call.
Good idea #2: Referring to a mutual contact's name in your opener.
Bad idea #2: Referring to your parole officer's name in your opener.
Good idea #3: Getting the lead to love you.
Bad idea #3: Getting the lead to love messing with you.
Good idea #4: Offering the lead data analytics.
Bad idea #4: Offering to date the lead's Aunt Edith.
Good idea #5: Demonstrating Web-based software to a lead in your field.
Bad idea #5: Demonstrating Web-based software to a lead in a field.
Good idea #6: Generating leads using your LinkedIn account.
Bad idea #6: Generating leads using your Match.com account.
Good idea #7: Boasting of your firm's modern hardware via e-mail marketing.
Bad idea #7: Boasting of your firm's modern hardware via your mom's fax machine.
Good idea #8: Confirming a last-minute sales appointment when you're on a plane.
Bad idea #8: Confirming a last-minute sales appointment when you hydroplane.
Good idea #9: Asking your sales management consultant to help you meet your technology firm's sales goals.
Bad idea #9: Asking your Mary Kay consultant to help you meet your technology firm's sales goals.
Good idea #10: Hiring Vendere Partners.
Bad idea #10: Hiring a B2B lead generation company other than Vendere Partners.
When you're doing the same thing day in and day out and getting unimpressive results, it's hard to keep a good sense of humor.
It's human nature to repeat patterns, even when they're not serving us. The trick to breaking patterns that aren't promoting and supporting growth is recognizing them. If you have difficulty recognizing the things that aren't working for you and your sales team, an objective third party with experience in B2B sales may be able to help.
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At Saturday on Libre Planet, Richard Stallman announced the publication of an essay on software as a service (SaaS). By my count, it is his first published piece on the subject since Stallman's controversial comments on GMail a year and a half ago. Readers of this blog will all be interested in reading the new essay if they haven't already already done so.
In his article, Stallman defines SaaS as, "a network server that does certain computing tasks … then invites users to do their computing on that server." His basic message is simple: users should reject SaaS network services because SaaS users are inherently disempowered and out of control. Indeed, users should reject SaaS even if a service is implemented using free software!
Although some people have used the term SaaS quite broadly, Stallman means something very particular and focuses on the term "their computing." When Stallman uses the term SaaS, he's talking about computing that is highly individualistic and that looks like the type of computing that otherwise happens on a user's own computer. Stallman explains SaaS does not refer to search, collaborative editing (e.g., Wikipedia), social networking, publication, or e-commerce. For each of these tasks, the computing involved can't clearly be said to "belong" to one user or another; these examples all refer to computing that "belongs" to a dyad or a group. As a result, it follows that the computing involved need not obviously reside with any one individual. Stallman is careful to explain this doesn't mean that network services doing these sorts of things are unproblematic. Often they are very problematic — but for reasons that have nothing to do with SaaS.
The piece is an interesting read but, judging by the questions and discussions after Stallman's talk, the argument seems to be confusing for a number of people. Here's my early thinking on the piece:
Part of the reason people are confused is because they are looking for a bright-line statement to evaluate particular applications and declare them free and non-free. SaaS can do that, but falls for short for many — and I think perhaps even the vast majority of — network services.
It seems to me that most network services I've used involve some SaaS features and some non-SaaS features. Some of the computing being done really belongs to a single user and some doesn't. Some functionality boils down to collaborative or group-based computation and other things really are just tasks being done for one user using that user's data; only the second class of features is SaaS. While particular features are easy to classify, most services end up being a bit muddy.
Much more problematically, and this is not something RMS addresses, it seems to me that the way that an application is used can really change the degree to which a program is SaaS. For example, Google certainly seems to be interested in having all of us replace OpenOffice.org and our other desktop applications with Google Docs and other Google services. Using Google as an OpenOffice replacement is clearly SaaS and should clearly be rejected for the reasons Stallman explains. That said, every time I've seen Google Docs used, it was as a real-time collaborative document editing system for a large group of people. Used in this way, it seems that even Google Docs might not be SaaS! SaaS or not, of course, we might still want to use federated free software alternatives like Gobby.
There are services that I have less trouble calling SaaS. Meebo, which apparently just uses the Pidgin code and creates a web-based front-end to it so that the all the computing involved happens in some data center instead of your desktop, seems like a clear example. But it's hard to come up with tons of these pure-SaaS examples. My sense is that there are very few bright-line examples of network services that are clearly and completely SaaS. Indeed, my sense is that collaborative functionality is becoming an increasingly important part of most popular network services. SaaS seems to be a small and decreasingly important class of services.
Stallman made it clear in his talk and in the Q&A that he understands that SaaS is not a complete answer to the network services problem and, with the help of myself and the FSF staff, is working on a draft of a document influenced heavily by the Franklin Street Statement to be published by the FSF in the near future.
Stallman is right. We should reject SaaS. But even if rejecting SaaS alone leaves the most prominent, popular, and problematic network services unscathed — as I fear it might — SaaS provides a good way to think about them and keeps us focused on the key issues — control and (ahem!) autonomy. Thinking about the SaaS and non-SaaS features of applications helps us evaluate whether applications are worth their cost in freedom.
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Espero que excusen la rudeza de mis siguientes comentarios, voy a ser breve, casi lacónico:
1. ¿Computación en la nube (cloud computing)? Una de las peores estupideces que haya escuchado jamás.
2. ¿Que la computación en la nube es algo inevitable? Otra estupidez. Mercadología barata para beocios.
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The First Trial
This quest was marked obsolete by Blizzard and cannot be obtained or completed. Travel to the island Knight-Lord Bloodvalor described, find the cave, and light the brazier. When the First Trial is over, return to Knight-Lord Bloodvalor in Silvermoon City.Undergo the First Trial |
You have learned much of combat and bloodshed, initiate, but there is much more to our order.Mastery of the Light requires a focused mind and tremendous willpower. Without these, you are little better than a street thug.
There is an island in the northeastern reaches of the Ghostlands, called the Isle of Tribulations, that we use to hone these skills. You will find a brazier within a shallow cave there. Kneel before the brazier, light it, and focus on what you see before your eyes.


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The Eternal City is so chock-full of treasures that you may not want to leave it at all. But if you should want to escape from the tourist multitudes, we've got some great (even surprising) day trip ideas for you: the nearby wine town of Frascati, the beachside ruins of Ostia Antica and the stunning Lago di Bracciano.
Rome Day Trips
Tiered Wine Town: Frascati
Highlights: distinctive local wine; hillside strolls; gorgeous vistas
Duration: four to eight hours
Exertion level: low to moderate
Accessible by: train
Frascati is a gorgeous wine town located just a half hour from Rome. It's terraced in that classically picturesque way that captivates the hearts of Italophiles. Frascati is anchored by its lively central square, Piazzale Marconi.
There's a park on top of the mountain with beautiful views of other hillside towns of the Castelli Romani Hills. Several villas strewn about the surrounding hills can be toured. Perhaps the most extraordinary of these, Villa Aldobrandini, is unfortunately not open for tours, although its lush gardens can be visited with a permit.
Then there's the wine itself, a lovely and distinctive white wine. It's best sipped at a local winery while viewing the lush countryside.
For more information, check out the official Frascati municipal site (in Italian).
The train journey between Roma Termini and Frascati takes about a half hour, and a round-trip journey costs just €3.80. Trains leave every hour from Roma Termini morning through evening. For more information about tickets, visit the official Trenitalia Web site.
Beachside Ruins: Ostia Antica
Highlights: Roman ruins; historical spot; nearby beach stop
Duration: four to eight hours
Exertion level: moderate
Accessible by: commuter train
Ostia Antica has some of the best preserved, and most extensive, ruins in Italy. The ruins are quite well organized as well, making visits very easy. The ruins contain all sorts of evidence of ancient public life and entrance to the ruins costs €6.50. Be sure to check out Ostia Antica's fantastic museum, which houses some smaller items taken from the ruins. For more information, visit www.itnw.roma.it/ostia/scavi (in Italian).
What makes Ostia Antica especially interesting to many visitors is that it showcases an ancient port city. The ruins of the more rarefied, wealthy town of Pompeii offer less of a sense of grubby, daily life as it was widely experienced in ancient times.
And if you tire of ruins, Lido di Ostia, a very popular coastal strand, provides a good (if often very crowded) beach environment.
Check out this fabulous Ostia Antica site, maintained by the Internet Group Ostia, a group of Ostia enthusiasts.
To get to Ostia Antica, take the Ostia Lido train from the Rome train station Porta San Paolo. The journey takes about a half hour and is within Rome's metropolitan public transportation network.
Lazio Lakeside Idyll: Lago di Bracciano
Highlights: peaceful mood; lake fun; cute town
Duration: six to eight hours
Exertion level: low to moderate
Accessible by: bus
Lago di Bracciano is the highlight of the small lake district perched above Rome. A restful, expansive lake less than an hour by bus from the hubbub of Rome, Lago di Bracciano is a favorite getaway spot for Romans. Locals come here to relax, to swim and to enjoy the slightly cooler weather.
Two towns on the shores of Lago di Bracciano are of note: Bracciano and Trevignano Romano.
Both are charming, although Bracciano takes in more tourists.
For those who find the prospect of swimming and resting to be other than appealing, Bracciano also boasts a late 15th-century castle, the Castello Orsini-Odescalchi. The castle is truly awesome, a massive fortress of a place. Admission is €7.
Once you're done swimming and exploring the castle, you can take advantage of Lago di Bracciano's very good restaurants. The lake restaurants are renowned for their fantastic fare.
Visit the Lago di Braccioni tourist site for more information.
The best way to get to Lago di Bracciano is to take a Cotral bus. The bus costs €4 for a roundtrip journey. The trip takes about 45 minutes.
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This section contains information and procedures for the PSP Support Manager, section chiefs, project/program coordinators (revenue agents and tax compliance officers without an inventory), and clerical staff. PSP users can also be individuals designated as actors — such as revenue agents and tax compliance officers.
The actual instructions for PSP users for ERCS can be found in the ERCS PSP Handbook. The purpose of this section is to provide policy and procedure for the use of ERCS in PSP or similar operations.
In an effort to simplify matters, the use of the word "area" in this section can be assumed to also mean "industry" .
PSP users can:
Generate reports for the entire area, a specific territory, or for a specific AAC,
Research/display records,
Update records for the AAC(s) which they have permission,
Print forms 895,
Close records for the AAC(s) which they have permission,
Update employee information for employees in their authorized AAC(s),
Input SETTS time for PSP employees in their authorized AAC, and
Generate a document transmittal.
PSP users generally utilize position codes 110, 122, 125, 131, 210, 222, 225, 231, 301, 327, and 400.
ERCS users in PSP may retrieve information and create reports for any territory or specific AAC in the area. Reports of statistical data for projects, impending statutes, and other priorities can be generated.
PSP clerical staff generally has READ and WRITE permissions on ERCS. They also have permission to access the time reporting section of ERCS to enable them to input time.
ERCS operates on the principle that PSP users should only change data on returns that are assigned to PSP. Consequently, a PSP user may change information only on returns in groups and statuses for which the user has permission. Throughout ERCS, error messages appear when a user attempts to update returns for AAC's for which the user does not have permission.
Because of the potential for 1204 violations, reports generated in PSP that contain any Record of Tax Enforcement Results (ROTER) information are to be shared only at the territory level or higher. In PSP, only the PSP Support Manager and/or project/program coordinator may have access to reports with ROTER information.
IRM 1.5, Managing Statistics in a Balanced Measurement System Handbook, provides further guidelines for the appropriate use of statistics by managers and employees.
Users in PSP must be aware of the potential for UNAX violations from the use of ERCS. As with IDRS and AIMS, data from ERCS should be accessed only for IRS business purposes. No attempt should be made to access the user's SSN or the SSN of their spouse. If the user's or spouse's SSN is entered, the security officer is notified of a possible breach of security. The security officer is also notified if a user attempts to update an employee audit return that the user does not have permission to update.
As employee audits generally originate in PSP, PSP users should be aware of the potential for notification as stated above. READ and WRITE permission should be granted only to those project/program coordinators in PSP with a need to update employee audits.
The purpose for requiring approval authority is to provide an internal control to prevent examiners and managers from ordering tax returns or updating inventory outside their authority. Actions that require approval are:
Updating of the statute of limitations
Closing cases
Requisitioning returns
Project/program coordinators have authority to transfer cases to another AAC and status code without approval. This is because of the project/program coordinators' responsibilities and because they do not have inventories. This is different than group users.
Requests, statute updates, etc., made by clerical personnel in PSP are the same as those for group secretaries, as outlined in Section 5, Group.
The next level of management in PSP approves updates on ERCS made by PSP personnel. Approval authority is delegated to section chiefs in PSP. Second-level approval is delegated to PSP Support Manager.
PSP managers must log onto ERCS frequently to approve/disapprove changes. The updates do not rollup to AIMS until they are approved.
Disapproval of updates causes the items to revert to their prior value(s). Returns with pending approval cannot be transferred or closed. ERCS does not create a "reject" list or otherwise mark disapproved updates. ERCS only lists those transactions that are pending approval and what the updated value will be when approved.
PSP is the central point for shipping returns from campuses. Prior to shipping returns to the area, the campus will update the AAC on the return. When the AIMS download tape is processed against ERCS, these returns are then established on ERCS for the area.
Upon receipt of the return, the area is responsible for controlling the return on ERCS.
PSP is, generally, the central receiving point for returns which are transferred from another area. The AIMS database is transferred from the transferring area to the receiving area. When the AIMS download is processed against ERCS, the returns are established on ERCS for the receiving area.
The PSP Support Manager and/or ERCS Functional Coordinator has the option to inform his/her campus of what AAC's are area AAC's and what AAC's are campus AAC's. This should be coordinated between the area and campus.
There are AAC's in each area that are specifically designated for PSP operations. These AAC's are standard so that returns sent by campuses, or other areas, to the area are sent in the same AAC.
Area employee group codes (EGC) universal to all PSP operations are:
EGC 1998 — Incoming Field Audit Cases
EGC 2998 — Incoming Tax Compliance Office Cases
Campus EGC's universal to all PSP operations are:
EGC 1000 — Field Audit Cases Awaiting Classification
EGC 2000 — Tax Compliance Office Cases Awaiting Classification
EGC 1066 — Field Audit Cases in Centralized Files
EGC 2050 — Tax Compliance Office Cases in Centralized Files and Scheduling
The PSP Support Manager and/or ERCS Functional Coordinators in the area can set up additional AAC's for incoming cases. This is at the discretion of the area.
Responsibilities of the PSP Support Manager, Planning and Special Programs Section include, but are not limited to:
Promptly assigning incoming cases,
Monitoring status and statutes of all PSP cases, and
Promptly closing all outgoing cases for final processing.
Responsibilities of the project/program coordinator include, but are not limited to:
Monitoring the status and statutes of all assigned cases,
Providing statute updates and forms 895 to the secretary for managerial approval and input to ERCS, and
Promptly closing completed cases.
Responsibilities of the secretary/clerk include, but are not limited to:
Promptly assigning incoming cases, including "claimed returns" ,
Generating any required monitoring reports,
Entering time reports (form 4502/4605) on a regular basis following local procedures and assuring that all case time has been properly posted prior to closing cases,
Promptly processing all necessary ERCS changes, and
Promptly processing completed closed cases after managerial approval.
Personnel in PSP are responsible for ensuring that the data for the return has been properly entered on ERCS. When cases are closed or forwarded to a group or other function, PSP is responsible for updating the ERCS data for the particular return.
Project/program coordinators in the area will generally have their own AAC. The number and type of AAC's in PSP and the use of the codes is at the discretion of the PSP Support Manager and the area.
Updates to returns made by project/program coordinators will be made and approved as necessary. These updates will be made as soon as possible after determination of the changes required.
Mass updates can be made by project/program coordinators on ERCS when working with large groups of cases. Instructions for mass updates are contained in the ERCS PSP Handbook. Examples are:
Surveying excess inventory in the area,
Assigning a large number of cases to a group, or
Ordering a volume of cases.
Project/program coordinators should run ERCS reports on shared AAC's to ensure the returns charged to the area have been received from the campus or other areas. This is particularly true for the AAC's mentioned in section 126.96.36.199 (6 and 7) above. A validation should be done on these AAC's codes on a monthly basis.
PSP is generally responsible for the time reporting for the area. Group/function users are responsible for inputting technical time via Form 4502, Examination Technical Time Report, and/or Form 4606, Daily Activity Record, into ERCS on a regular basis for their particular group/function. The data is rolled up via SETTS to the Detroit Computing Center (DCC) and is the source of information for Tables 36 and 37. The current Headquarters deadline is that SETTS time must be input by the close of business of the last workday of the cycle. Transmission of SETTS to DCC is required by the close of business the first workday after the end of the cycle.
The ERCS program systemically generates a unique number to all technicians required to report time on forms 4502 or 4606.
PSP is generally responsible for ensuring that all groups have reported all time on ERCS. ERCS independently ensures that all employees in the area have been accounted for via unique numbers and position codes. Generally, the ERCS Functional Coordinator either corrects any input errors or requests the appropriate group/function to correct input errors prior to SETTS transmission.
The Territory Reports Menu on ERCS provides PSP users access to various reports providing summary information for all groups. Reports include campus totals; however, these totals are not included in industry or area totals.
Many of the reports can be generated in real time. Some reports are created overnight. It is up to the individual operating division, ERCS Functional Coordinator and MITS to determine when these reports will be generated. More information regarding how to prepare the reports is contained in the ERCS PSP Handbook referred to in the introduction to this section.
PSP is responsible for determining ERCS tracking codes. These four-digit codes are used to track particular cases through the examination process. These are used for items such as Compliance Initiative Projects, Program Actions, National Projects, MACS generated returns, etc. (Series 9500-9999 are reserved for Headquarters' use and 9000–9499 are reserved for area offices' use.) These tracking codes are in addition to Project Codes that are established on AIMS. Due to the limited number of project codes that are available, tracking codes can be used to further define subgroups within a group project code.
While most ERCS reports are generated for use by group managers, the areawide reports contain general information about all groups and functions. Because of the potential for 1204 violations and UNAX violations, these reports, or reports from the closed case database, should be used only by those project/program coordinators or PSP Support Manager with a business need. These could include reports by the area Compliance Initiative Project Coordinator, the Preparer/Program Action Coordinator, MACS Coordinator, Area Classifier, or others.
Section 6, Reports, contains detailed descriptions as well as recommended uses and frequency of generating reports available through ERCS.
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Great information, but I'd suggest getting the hard copy. The best thing about this one, as opposed to the conspiracy book, is that he includes actual documents to look at yourself. The paper copy is a good reference guide. But the information is still important.
"eh, its alright"
I found this book to be very informative. I personaly would consider myself a sceptic. I am an athiest and an anarchist, however, I find myself being open to what he calls "conspiracy theories". I personally disagree with the idea that belief in any unpopular opinion must always result from a blind faith or purely emotionally driven thought. Our history is full of "conspiracy theories" that eventually become recognized as conspiracy fact. Its a fact that the US government intentionally infected Native Americans with smallpox, experimented on African Americans without consent during the Tuskegee experiments, they gave LSD to unwilling participants during MKUltra, they imprissoned US citizens in consentration camps during WW2, they lied about the gulf of Tonken incident, and Watergate. We also know for a fact that Osama Bin Laden was a CIA operative, Norad was ordered to stand down during the 911 attacks, building 7 was never hit by a plane, and on, and on, and on. To reduce all of this factual evidence to some wierd human brain limitation is insulting. It isn't comparable to people who stubornly hold on to their "faith" despite evidence. Still, I think its important to understand that many beliefs are based on emotion and habit as opposed to actual facts and reason. I just think he over applys this realization to include people who's beliefs may be based on evidence.
I read this book for the first time about 15 years ago and thought it was amazingly accurate in its predictions. I just got the audiobook and listened to it again in 2011 and am even more impressed at how similar our current political environment is to the one in this story. It almost seems like the elite who run this planet used Orwells book as a reference guide to enslave humanity.
"good stuff, documentary is better"
This audiobook is full of good information. However, I prefer the documentary "the End of America." It's on Netflix or you can see it free on youtube. The interviews, news clips, and live footage helps bring it all to life. But the audiobook is pretty good.
"Informative and entertaining"
Like many, I was introduced to Sudhir Venkatesh's work through Freakanomics. I was expecting a more detailed account of his economic studies but got so much more. The story was fascinating, exciting, funny, and sad. It is a unique look at a part of America that is seldom seen from an intelectual outsiders view. I see a movie in the near future.
"Great alternative look at history"
This book gives an account of American history from a different view than what we are taught in public schools. I've always been a fan of Howard Zinn's Peoples History, but Russell presents it from yet another angle. Loved it.


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Tax Compliance and the Neuroeconomics of Intertemporal SubstitutionTerrence R. ChorvatGeorge Mason University School of Law National Tax Journal, Forthcoming George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 07-29 Abstract: This article argues that the relationship between the timing of tax payments and the decision of how much tax will be paid may have a greater impact on the level of tax compliance than would be predicted under standard exponential discounting models. To the extent that taxpayers exhibit hyperbolic or quasi-hyperbolic time discounting, compliance may be improved by separating the time at which tax returns are filed from the time in which it is paid or in which previously paid tax is refunded. Number of Pages in PDF File: 22 Keywords: tax compliance, neuroeconomics, intertemporal substitution JEL Classification: D87, D91, H24, H26 Date posted: August 28, 2007Suggested CitationContact Information
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