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Mount Sniktau
13,234 Feet (448th highest in Colorado)
Southwest Ridge
Route From Loveland Pass, 11,990 Feet
October 28th, 2007
3.6 Miles Roundtrip
2,798 Feet Elevation Gained
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Mt. Sniktau is on a spur ridge off of the Continental Divide northeast of Loveland Pass. Because its high trailhead is easily accessible from Hwy. 6, Mt. Sniktau is a popular hiking destination. The short trail and relatively low elevation gain make this an ideal beginner or training hike. The prevailing wind blowing over the Continental Divide scours most of the snow from the crest of the ridge, which makes it an attractive winter hike. It does not require a great deal of skill or stamina to gain the summit. If hikers are seeking a greater challenge, Mt. Sniktau can be climbed in combination with Grizzly Peak and "Cupid." The views from the summit make this hike well worth the effort. The mountain was named for Georgetown newspaper editor E.H.N. Patterson's pen name Sniktau, which he used in the editorial pages. Patterson was a close friend of author Edgar Allan Poe, and was planning to start a literary journal with Poe before Poe's untimely death.
We got a leisurely start and headed for the Loveland Pass Trailhead. This is a fairly short hike, so we didn't opt for the alpine start. There were a few skiers and boarders on the west side of the pass when we got there, but there was not too much competition for the limited number of parking spaces. There was not enough snow on the east side of the pass to interest the snow riders. When we hit the trail, we could see that there was a hiker on the trail ahead of us. He bore to the right at the fork in the trail and headed towards Grizzly Peak.
A lone hiker following the ridge up to Pt. 12,915
The well-worn trail up to Pt. 12,915 is pretty steep, and this is undoubtedly the hardest part of the hike. The trail disappeared under patches of snow in a few places, but the clever people who laid out the trail located it such that it avoided most of the areas where snow accumulates.
There are several bumps on the ridge between Pt. 12,915 and Mt. Sniktau. The highest, and only officially-named "bump" is Pt. 13,152.
Pt. 12,915 is a fairly significant peak with nice 360-degree views. It has a large stone wind shelter that must certainly be necessary at times; the peak is on the Continental Divide, which can be terribly windy when a front is moving in. The A-Basin Ski Area is due south of Pt. 12,915.
To the northeast, Pt. 13,152 blocked the view of Mt. Sniktau's true summit.
The snow became harder to avoid as we progressed up Pt. 13,152. However, the snow was not deep and the footing was solid.
From the summit of Pt. 13,152, we had an excellent view of Mt. Sniktau's summit. There was still a little bit of grunting to be done; we had to descend to the saddle, and ascend more than 200 feet to the top of Mt. Sniktau.
The last stretch of the trail up to Mt. Sniktau's summit presented no difficulties. The path wound through the talus, and disappeared beneath the snow in a few spots.
Mt. Sniktau's summit block is a low and unassuming jumble of talus. I welcomed it as a place to drop my pack and enjoy a few minutes of rest.
The view from the summit was inspiring. Edgar Allan Poe wrote a description in his short story A Tale of the Ragged Mountains that would fit Mt. Sniktau well: "The scenery which presented itself on all sides, although scarcely entitled to be called grand, had about it an indescribable and to me a delicious aspect of dreary desolation." Many of the surrounding peaks had steep, nearly vertical slopes. The windblown terrain was almost all above timberline, and was nearly devoid of all color except for shades of gray and white. Poe's description of a dreary, desolate landscape could not have been more appropriate.
There were peaks in every direction that would make nice day hikes, with the added benefit of being close to the Metro area. Mt. Parnassus and Mt. Bard were the closest peaks to the northeast. Mt. Parnassus was named for a mountain in Greek mythology that was sacred to the Greek God Apollo and was home to the Muses. Could Colorado's Mount Parnassus have received its name from the wildflower Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia fimbriata), which is common in the area?
Mt. Parnassus (left) and Mt. Bard (right)
Herman Gulch was due north. The gulch has a fine hiking trail, and is one of the best spots in Colorado to enjoy wildflowers in July and August.
Herman Gulch is the valley that runs diagonally from upper left to lower right in this image
To the northwest, thirteeners Hagar Mountain and Pettingell Peak sit on the Continental Divide, and twelver Mount Bethel is just east of the divide.
Hagar Mountain and Pettingell Peak are in the left of this image, and Mount Bethel is front and center
To the south, I could see the snowy east slope of "Cupid" with Grizzly Peak in the background.
Grizzly Peak (background), and "Cupid" (foreground)
Torreys Peak seemed huge. Grays Peak was almost entirely hidden behind Torreys Peak.
It was quite cold on the summit, and the wind picked up considerably. We enjoyed a lengthy visit before we headed down. On the way down, we met 14ers member dfreed83, who was on his way to Grizzly Peak. It was good to see a friendly face up there; he was the second hiker that we had seen all day. It was a satisfying hike; we enjoyed some solitude, some sunny skies, some remarkable views, and a decent workout.

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Phase 1 of Brezinski Signature series for Spring 2011 already Sold Out; Phase 2 to be featured at upcoming ASR Tradeshow, August 13-15
(Irvine, Calif.) August 12, 2010 — Rusty North America http://www.rusty.com has announced an expansion of its athlete roster with the signing of skateboarder, Joey Brezinski. The association with Brezinski marks the return of Rusty to skateboarding and the launch of a signature collection by Joey called "so R.AD." The collection includes Joey's own signature Wired Series designs and an assortment of tees that will be released later this year to select retailers. The "so R.AD" designs will incorporate his irreverent personality and feature his beloved dog, Pizza, as the collection's mascot.
Known as much as for his creative personality as his technical manual skills, the "Manny King" has been a familiar face on a number of skate videos, including a role as the only American skater on the French-based Cliche skate team's 2006 video, "Hello Jojo!" In 2009, Transworld Skateboarding selected Joey to be one of five skaters featured in their video, "Right Foot Forward." His skills are so advanced that Red Bull created Manny Mania, the first-ever manual-based contest, giving Joey creative license on the event. Today, Manny Mania is a worldwide contest series sponsored by Red Bull for both professional and amateur skaters.
"The best way for Rusty to continue to appeal to youth culture is through great product and amazing athletes," said
Charlie Setzler, President of Rusty North America. "We have a solid product in the Wired Series featuring HB3 technology, which has resonated with the skate community. We also have a unique athlete in Joey — he is supremely talented and passionate about our product and our brand."
"Rusty has a legacy in skateboarding, with stars including Tony Hawk, Steve Berra, Arto Saari, Ed Templeton, among others, on the team over the years," continued Setzler. "Bringing Joey on board made all the sense in the world and we're excited for what's ahead."
The signature collection will be introduced in a series of phases. Phase I, comprised of graphic tees and Wired Series fleece, was introduced at Agenda Huntington Beach last week to an amazing response. The collection will be available in stores by November and is currently sold out heading into the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) show this weekend.
A more comprehensive Phase II will be introduced at ASR for a February delivery.
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All-Pro cornerback for the New York Jets, Darrell Revis, was interviewed on ESPN earlier today, and when he played a little word association, he let out an answer that many probably didn't expect but aren't too surprised by.
The words given to him were "locker room." His response after a short pause was, "Disarray right now."
Not much more was said on that topic, though he did try to explain the dissension that arose with wide receiver Santonio Holmes late in the year.
"People were just trying to find ways to win. Santonio wanted the ball. It wasn't negative, I think he wanted to be the guy who wins games for us. And then it blew up out of proportion and then it was Santonio is not siding with Mark, and it just blew out of proportion. And then [then-offensive coordinator Brian] Schotteheimer was in the mix of it too with the play-calling."
This is just something that the Jets players are going to have to deal with, especially when you have several anonymous players spouting off to to the media about problems within the organization that make it appear as if they are a team divided. There were those that showed lack of faith (understandably) in Mark Sanchez, and now some that feel the same about Tim Tebow (understandably). But that's just a weaksauce to hide behind words without your name out there. At least Revis was man enough to say that things aren't exactly right for the Jets.
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Frugal Valentine's Day Gift Idea for Teachers…
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If you are looking for an inexpensive yet thoughtful Valentine's Day gift for a teacher, check out this email that I received from reader, Lynne…
I used to teach before I stayed at home with my children. I would have LOVED to get this hand lotion card idea for Valentines from my students instead of chocolate or candy. Plus, there are always great deals on hand lotion. You could even get it FREE after RR at Walgreens this week. You might even have some in your stock pile. This FREE valentines day gift would be sure to warm any teacher's heart.
For directions on how to create this gift, head over to Disney Family Fun. In addition to hand lotion, consider purchasing the Veripur hand sanitizer 3 oz from Walgreens this week for $3.99… you'll snag a $3.99 Register Reward making this free!
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Super cute idea!! :)
Or, how about using a bunch of the little samples that we all get free in the mail! Sometimes it's fun to try something new without having to commit to a big bottle!
Such a cute idea!! But I have to admit…I am envious of the person who thought of it!
I just got back from Wags with the Veripur thinking I would give it to teachers for Valentines. Now I know exactly how to do it – very cute! Thanks Collin.
This is a really cute idea! Snagged it for my kids and their teachers. Thank you!
I am going to use this with a bottle of this months free hand lotion from bath and body works!! Great Idea!!
Awesome idea! Thanks!
As a former 1st grade teacher (and one year 5th grade) I have to say that I received lotion OVERLOAD as gifts from holidays, etc. and actually gave MOST of them away (especially the smelly ones I didn't like from Bath and Body Works or generics from other stores, etc.) because I had too many I would never use. Just a thought……….I always look for something inexpensive that a teacher would actually USE, like a Great Harvest Bread w/Jam, or I earlier mentioned the bunch of bananas in another post a few days ago. Of course, obviously many teachers would like smelly lotions, too, so maybe it's just me :)
I was wondering about how teachers felt about bath and body gifts. I was still going to go with chocolates–who can ever have too much chocolate–lol. Still a cute idea!!
I used to be a teacher too. I got SOOOO many lotions and bath gels and stuff. It is the thought that counts. I know how much work goes into educating kids so when my kids are old enough for school I plan to just bite the bullet and ask the teacher at the beginning of the year what stuff she/he likes and go from there to spoil them. I have no problems buying gift cards and stuff for the people who spend their lives investing them in my kids! No one cares if what you give them is free or cheap as long as it is something they will use! (personally I dont like chocolate so my husband made out like a bandit when I taught on vday!)
what was the banana one again?
handing out bananas to the kids/teachers and the tags said "i go bananas over you valentine"
Or, "I love you 'bunches'" or "I'm 'bananas' over you" or something similar
FYI, my daughter did the banana bunch idea with a hand-made card. It was so cute. Well, her kindergarten teacher rejected it and said she didn't like bananas, and promptly put them into my daughter's backpack. I could not believe it.
Wow, that's awful. She should have accepted them regardless and if she wanted to toss them or give them away later well then so be it, but don't hurt a child's feelings like that!!!!!!!!! I would have been offended.
I can see where more than a couple of bottles would really be too much. Plus, it seems that the teachers of younger classes always get more stuff because the kids are still gung-ho about giving gifts and many of the parents are not jaded to the educational process, etc.
We give small gifts at Christmas and if there is a specific teacher appreciation week I send a small donation or what is asked for the event. Otherwise, we are just extremely limited financially on what we can do. I tend to give gift cards because I don't want to have to interview each teacher (with three kids and multiple teachers per kid) as to his/her specific tastes. As the kids get older, it really is the kid who has a relationship with the teacher, so with the ones in middle school I tend to ask them about gift choices and whether they want to give a certain teacher a gift.
I also make sure I come in if a teacher sends notes about needing volunteers for specific events, etc. I feel that each parent who volunteers usually relieves some of the teacher's burden (especially in the younger grades). Other times I will fulfill an item on a teacher's classroom wish list such as a specific book, etc.
A lot of work really does go into teaching that I am sure is not compensated, just as a lot of work goes into many jobs that is neither appreciated nor compensated. I really wish teachers could receive higher pay (here at least, it's nothing to brag about). I would gladly pay higher property tax if I could be assured the money would go straight to teacher salaries. That way we could retain the really good teachers. Problem is, there are so many people living here who do not have an immediate interest in the school system (baby boomers and retired) that they will never vote in adequate salaries.
I am sure that many teachers would forgo all the kitschy gifts if they were assured competitive pay and adequate funds for books, etc.
Oh, and yes, of course!!! It's totally the THOUGHT that counts, and I NEVER expected ANYTHING from any of my students! I always loved doing things for them! ;)
I got 4 free Nivea lip care products from CVS this week, can anyone think of a creative way to give this as a valentines gift? Two big lips surrounding the lip balm instead of hands, ha ha??
lol that's cute
Your smile brightens our day?
Love this idea. I got the Nivea too and its my favorite lip gloss. I think I will do something like this for my girls teachers.
I gave the Nivea cherry lip balm to both of my son's teachers.
I made these one year for my kids teachers, I did notice the one sat on her desk the rest of the year, don't know if she didn't like it or because she thought it was clever.
This year we are doing toothbrushes with a note attatched that says "You make me smile"
As I teacher I did use the lotions like Aquafor and Neutrogena and that type that were specific to dry hands. The smelly ones can aggrivate cracked hands. I know handling papers and washing my hands a lot they were very dry. So maybe a small bottle of a non scented but soothing lotion?
I like the toothbrush idea. I have FREE several coupons of Reach toothbrush so I may to do that.
My sister is a teacher and she passes on lots of "smell goods" to the family.
How about sticking some of those free Staples sticky notes from last week and a few pens/pencils in the hands. All teachers can use those supplies! :)
That's what I did! Tied up some packages of post it's and had my boys make a little tag. So cute and I hope they could use them!
I would love to give the Venipur hand sanitizer but my local Wags has had none since Monday. Evidently there has been a huge surge of coupon people in the past month and they are doing some major shelf clearing. My fav Wags manager was telling me that they were rude and not anyone they had seen before. I have been noticing the deals are gone quicker and people are stealing the peelies off products and tearpads. Newbies are going overboard and they are ruining the deals for everyone. Sad.
Does anyone know if the veripur deal is rolling by chance?
That's not as bad as the lady I met at Walgreens this week. She was buying several of the hand sanitizers and I said something about register rewards and she told me about how she lives in a different town and buys stuff and then sells it to her friends and people from her town. She said she bought 94 things of icecream last week from riteaid. I asked her how she found 94 and she told me she went to all of the riteaids we have (3) and bought it. Somebody bought all of the toilet paper a few weeks before and I wondered after talking to her if it was her also. It makes me mad when people do this. I wish they would just buy what they need so that we can all get some.
How entrepreneurial of her. Apparently she is selling to them at a competitive price or they wouldn't remain her customers.
Only solution I can think of is to beat this woman to the store and buy up all the stock yourself, therefore making her return to her little town without the goods. Okay, that's a little devious, but it's likely to happen to her sooner or later.
I have had people offer to pay me for stuff I got for free but I thought that was just weird. I just give it to them if I have the time to pick it up and it really didn't cost me any money.
Just ask my niece who is also a teacher. She said that the hands idea was good (creative and sweet) but the lotion is kinda one of them things you just dont use or gets tossed. She said for christmas alot of her students give her $ 5.00 starbucks and walmart gift cards and that was something that she really liked and used. Just saying…..
What about the airheads at Target – what can I put on the airheads as a "wrapping"/gift for m sons preschool teachers? They have cute valetine theme boxes forr $1.06 (and in Iowa the ones at the register are .94 which is still a great deal with the .50 off I think… any ideas my creative friends??
I found some really cute picture holders at Kirlands on sale for $3.99. They have a cute pink heart base and a silver picture holder at the top. I'm going to have my kids make a sign that says "Thank you" and I'm going to take their picture holding the sign to put in the picture holder. I also made some of those flower pens to go with it!
As a current kindergarten teacher, I am with the previous posts on the overload of lotions (and candles!) that we get. I give the ones that I don't like away. (I hate to admit it, but I know several teachers who just throw things away that they can't use).
If someone is going to give me something that is free, I would prefer a sweet little note from the child about how they like me and school. I got the sweetest little card the other day and it touched my heart! On the other hand, if you feel like giving your teacher something, I would suggest a gift card. Even a $5 gift card to Starbucks will be well received!
AMEN! (c:
LOL All the teachers should get together and have a lotion/candle/bath product yard sale each year.
Too funny!
I am a teacher and I LOVE getting lotion… our school is so dry and washing my hands over and over…yes I pass some on for my daughter or keep extra in car but STILL loved it!
I really love the cute idea of banana! I already got cards for my daughter's classmates so I guess need hit a store for bunch of bananas. :)
Thank you thank you thank you!!! My daughter JUST started preschool 2x a week and I didn't know what to get her teacher and her assistant since she JUST started! This is perfect!
My mother in law is an elementary teacher. She gets a ton of lotions and body gels at Christmas, as well as candy. She lets us go through "the box" she brings home because there is no way she can use it all. She still appreciates the thoughtfullness of the gift. My husband is a teacher but he teaches high school…so there are never any gifts for any holidays. When he taught middle school he'd occasionally get a $5 gift card to subway which made his day.
So sad that there are no gifts for high school teachers. I will have to keep that in mind when my 7 year old gets into high school
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I am an elementary teacher who appreciates each and every token of appreciation I receive from my students! However, I would agree that I receive more lotion than I really know what to do with. I don't know if all schools do this, but our office manager has each teacher fill out a "my favorites" list at the beginning of the school year. We write down our favorite snack, drink, hobby, etc. I think this info. must be passed to parents if they ask, because many times during teacher appreciation week our favorite items show up. The teachers also use these lists when we do Secret Santa, etc.–I would guess most schools have a list of teacher favorites if you really want to give a favorite item.
When is teacher appreciation week?
normally it is the first full week in May
If teachers get so many lotions and candles why don't you suggest leaving some in the teachers lounge. If you are just gone to throw them away or never use them pass on the love to another teachers.
They should put them in the high school teachers' lounge since they don't usually get gifts from students.
My boys and I got their teachers (2nd, 4th and 5th grades) the labels free from vistaprint at Christmas time. I got SO many thank yous from them that I will do it every year. We had the label's say "Property of Mr. or Mrs. _______ Classroom" and they have school backgrounds like pencils or crayons. My kids had fun picking them out and the teachers LOVED them. I wish I could think of something like that for Valentines day. I do, however, love the bananas idea. :)
I use to be a teacher before I started staying home. Nad I send this and thought how cute. I always enjoyed getting stuff. It makes you know your doing your job.
I gave a pack of colored Sharpies to my son's teacher. It was from the RA deal in January, so they were basically free and who doesn't love a nice set of Sharpie markers?!?!? :)
I appreciate everything my sweet first graders give me. I received the cut out hands holding lotion two years ago. It is an adorable idea, and the gift is still in my desk drawer, but like someone else said, I get so many little lotions, I really can't use them all. My daughter's kindergarten teacher is getting a vistaprint set of personalized pen, notepad, and notecards with envelopes. All I had to pay is shipping, and I know those are things she would use. (I always need paper to jot things down on and thank you cards for gifts.)
My daughter has given this gift to both preschool teachers & her kindergarten teacher. It was a huge hit! Great way to use up those free lotions & hand sanitizers!
For my daughter's K teacher, I went to Kohl's and got the "Kohl's cares" $5 book of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and the matching stuffed animal that goes with it. I figured it is win win. The teacher gets a new book/stuffed animal for her classroom collection and the proceeds go to a good cause. So only $10 total. Not bad for all she does for my daughter all year. ;)
As a Kindergarten teacher, smart idea! I love new books for our classroom!
I don't have a child in school or am I a school teacher but why don't you make a candy bouquet. Use up some of that free candy and it would be a great way for the teacher to share it with her family. They are very simple to make and we always get tons candy for free. I am gone to do small candy bouquet to for my lil kids (i'm a nanny to 2 two year old lil boys) to give to mommy and daddy.
We send our teachers glass candy container's, with her name in vinyl lettering at the start of school. Each season or holiday, we send her candy to fill her container. Most teachers, love their candy container & the students, too!
I think it would be great to organize a class gift and lotions would work perfect as donations to a local homeless or women's shelter. Any tolietry items would be great and we all get alot of free lotion and shampoo, etc free with our couponing. Even if it wasnt organized a big colorful decorated valentines box full of all these items would be truly from the heart!
I should have read all these comments before I traced my kids hands and helped them cut them out for their teachers! Darn it, they are already excited! Oh well, I guess their teachers will be getting another lotion! Maybe I'll pick up some gift cards too. Ha ha!
Jen, I posted earlier what my niece (teacher) said. But that is not how I feel. I think its a great idea. I think the gift comes from the heart. If they dont use it then they can pass it on or donate it. I think it nice that the kids are excited and I think there teacher should like it very much. Besides its so so so much better than candy. Hats off if you let them trace there sweet hands and I hope there teacher enjoys her gift.
Does anyone know which lotion = free with rr's right now at Walgreens? I'm out of the loop…
Treasure boxes of classroom supplies (stickers, stamps, pens, pencils, etc) have always been well receive by my kiddos teachers. All the goodies the teachers hand out as incentives to the kids really add up fast. Plus the box is reusable as a treasure chest.
Along the lines of a similar Christmas post, I'm wondering if this is really expected/standard practice? I mean, seriously, teacher gifts for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Teacher Appreciation Week(noticed it in other comments), end of the year, beginning of the year, Halloween…where's the line of what's expected of a polite parent & what's just overkill? Normally I don't do anything for Valentine's Day other than for my husband!
Anyway, my kid isn't school-age yet so I figure now's a good time to find these things out!
good question. When I was a kid, we just gave our teachers a valentine very similar to the other kids (it was usually the bigger valentine included in our box).
I can't imagine teachers expecting gifts for every holiday. At our kids' school, they usually don't exchange valentines because the teachers prefer to have the time teaching. They put a lot of emphasis on education and patriotism (they still say the pledge of allegiance and have other patriotic ceremonies). However, they are giving them 15 minutes at the end of the day this year to exchange valentines. I imagine they won't have time for cupcakes and other treats.
omg please disregard my question. I see the lotion in the post.
I want to give some of my free deodorant to some of my high school students. What would be a cute, funny tag I could put on it. Some of my students are quite poor so I know they could use it but I don't want them to feel like I think they smell or something :)
My daughter loves her teacher and loves finding things out about her. We know her favorite candy, snack, and soda. For Christmas, we made her a movie night box with the Groupon Netflix codes and all her favs for a date night. She also just got engaged. (He proposed in front of her class.) so, I've also given her gift cards to the craft stores and such.
So today I got the sweetest gift from one of my students. I'm a private music lesson teacher, so I often don't get gifts for the off the beaten track holidays and don't always get gifts at Christmas from my kids. I'm fine with this- I spend 1/2 an hour each week with the kids, but I feel that I make a big difference in their lives. Trust me- I do enjoy the gift cards and good quality chocolates that my kids do give to me and write thank you notes for every gift I get.
Now back to the present. It was so sweet when my student came up to the school holding a red heart plastic container with 6 chocolate covered Oreos and 4 Hershey's hearts in it. I love chocolate, and it was such a sweet gift. Thanks Sam and Sam's mom! You made a big difference in my life today.
You can always use hand sanitizer.
Thank you for this idea. My daughter and I made three. One for her Kindergarten teacher and two for my Valentine's Day party sitters.


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Physiological responses of roots to pulses of nutrients.
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The second Battle of Plattsburgh was fought in and around Plattsburgh by both ground and naval forces on 11 Sep 1814. The British forces under Sir George Prevost attacked with a Naval force and 15,000 regular British troops. The American land forces under General Alexander Macomb and naval forces under Commodore Thomas Macgonough managed to overcome the British fleet and force the British Army back to Canada. This victory thwarted British plans to take New York City and to control Lake Champaign and helped to end the war three months later.
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IF you were one of the thousands milling around outside Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert earlier this summer the chances are you may have savoured one of Tony Byrne's products.
For sandwiches from Tony's Gloucester-based catering firm, Lauren's, went to London to help satisfy the hunger of concert goers.
His little Bristol Road business punches far above its weight in the catering world and, as it approaches its 20th anniversary, he has some ambitious plans for expansion.
With the high street bakery shop business nationally dominated by companies like Greggs, it is perhaps refreshing to find there is still room for a homegrown independent like Lauren's that is doing very nicely, thank you.
As a youngster, Dublin-born managing director Tony moved to Gloucester from Ireland with his family to be near relatives while his father was serving in the Royal Navy.
As a young man Tony served his apprenticeship at a city bakery and then started his own bakery in Gloucester's Tredworth area but it fell victim to the recession in the early 1990s. Undaunted, he used statutory redundancy money to open a sandwich shop in Bristol Road where his business is still based and has never looked back.
"We served the factories in the Bristol Road area and then had enquiries about deliveries and purchased a little old van," said Tony, 46. "My sister's father-in-law was our first driver and that's how it started."
Lauren's now has a fleet of four temperature-controlled vans and 70 per cent of its business is supplying sandwiches to garage forecourts and shops in a 50-mile radius of Gloucester, including Bristol, Worcester and Swindon.
"We started as one of the first sandwich shops in Gloucester working 14 hours days, seven days a week," said Tony. "A lot of the customers who come to us now are the children and grandchildren of our original customers which is nice."
Tony's family has been involved in helping the business succeed from the start – he even named it after his eldest daughter Lauren, who now works for the SuperGroup fashion clothing company, while his other daughter Aisling helps out.
Corporate catering clients have included the BBC, Virgin Active, Honda, all the major banks and Channel Four as well as supplying major caterers such as those involved in the diamond jubilee celebrations and Wembley rock concerts.
And despite a lot of belt tightening, it seems the British love affair with the sandwich is as strong as ever.
"All our sandwiches are freshly prepared each day and we have used the same suppliers for 20 years. We are not cheap because we want to use quality ingredients at a reasonable price," said Tony.
As we speak in his first floor office overlooking Gloucester's busy Bristol Road, Tony's phone is frequently ringing as he speaks to existing and potential customers.
He estimates that his company produces around a million sandwiches rolls and other snacks a year and now he is expanding the business.
He has just taken over an 18,000 square foot unit at the Glenmore Centre at Waterwells, Quedgeley which includes a large production area, store room and retail area at the front. His 14-strong workforce is set to grow. But Tony intends to keep his original Bristol Road premises.
"My business is built on my staff, some have been with me since day one," said Tony. "With the commitment they have given me as a team, they are the Manchester City of the Premiership.
And his most popular sandwich filling?
"Ham salad is still one of our biggest sellers," he said. "And chicken. People still want to eat something substantial."


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How about before inserting it as you mentioned. You.... Blindfold her. Put the Dildo into her hands. Tell her to caress it in her hands and have her rub it gently over her neck, face, beasts, and her body. Let the Dildo absorb the warmth and heat that her body is already beginning to generate. And, all the while she is doing this, you whisper softly in her ear all the things you're going to do to her, as you dive deep into her Sweet Pussy with that Hot, Monstrous, Pulsating Dildo. Would suspect by the time you're ready to insert it, the Dildo will be very warm from her touch. and her Pussy will be very very hot. Perhaps this could eliminate her comments about a Cold Dildo
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If the battle between computer operating systems was won or lost on the basis of which has the cutest name, Ubuntu would surely reign supreme.
Ubuntu is a version of Linux, the open-source OS that is chipping away at Microsoft's domination of the software market.
Chipping delicately, it has to be said. According to market analyst IDC, Microsoft's various Windows versions have more than 95 per cent of the market for desktop and laptop PCs, followed by a resurgent Mac OS with about 2.5 per cent, then Linux, which also has many flavours, with about 1 per cent.
But those rankings are based on sales - the amount of cash paid for each OS. Since Linux is generally free, its share of the market is therefore under-reported.
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Its appropriation by a Linux software distributor might appear a little unseemly but the person responsible can lay good claim to it. He is Mark Shuttleworth, a South African based in London who began the Ubuntu project (its slogan is "Linux for human beings") three years ago.
Shuttleworth and his company Canonical aim to make Linux available to mainstream computer users. In the face of Microsoft's hold on the market, which ensures that most PCs sold throughout the world have Windows pre-installed, it's an uphill battle.
But Canonical is making progress. It has come to an arrangement with PC maker Dell for Ubuntu to be offered as an option on some desktop and laptop computers. Initially, it just applied to machines sold in the United States but, since August, Dell customers in Britain and Europe have also been able to get Ubuntu. It comes with about a $65 discount over PCs with Windows.
Canonical is keen to strike a similar deal for a version of the software to run on server PCs, the machines that do the backroom work in many organisations.
Linux proponents have been trying to turn computer users on to the free operating system for years but Microsoft's advantage is Windows' support of a wider range of peripheral devices - the printers, DVD drives, webcams and numerous other accessories that computer users rely on.
Linux also lacks the range of software Windows enjoys, although there are free versions of many commonly used applications, such as OpenOffice, a near-equivalent of Microsoft Office.
Nor can Linux users count on the same readily-available help if things go wrong with their computer as Windows users can. Of course, the Linux camp responds that less does go wrong with a PC running Ubuntu or one of the many other OS versions. Shuttleworth maintains that Ubuntu is making progress on all those fronts. "I don't think there is going to be a big-bang event when the world suddenly shifts from one [computer] platform to another but I do think Linux is coming into its own as a viable, reliable desktop platform," he says in an interview on the Dell website.
Don Christie, a director of Wellington software company Catalyst IT and president of the New Zealand Open Source Society, says his expectation of a computer operating system is that it should "just work out of the box" and that's his experience of Ubuntu, which is widely used throughout his company.
Christie says small businesses that shy away from Linux are missing out on significant software licensing cost savings. Microsoft might argue that the price of software is just 10 per cent of a computer's cost, but Christie says for small outfits whose lifeblood is their cash flow, that's far from trivial.
Shuttleworth's Linux advocacy involves more commitment than the usual open-source cheerleading.
He personally finances Canonical and can afford to, having sold his internet security company, Thawte, for US$565 million ($740 million) in 1999.
With some of the money he went into space, hitching a ride with a Russian mission to the International Space Station. He has also flown as far as Dunedin, in January last year, for an Australasian Linux conference, also attended by Christie.
"One of the things about him is he fully understands the open-source model because he built a billion-dollar business around it," Christie says. That model relies on the input of a volunteer community of software developers.
In Ubuntu's case, input is invited not only on the software but in the naming of successive versions.
It's common for software to be given a code name while still in development: Vista, the current version of Windows, was for years referred to as Longhorn; its predecessor, XP, was known as Whistler.
For cuteness, though, Ubuntu is miles ahead. The present release is called Feisty Fawn; the next release is Gutsy Gibbon. Hardy Heron is already in the works and suggestions for the release after that include Itchy Iguana. Beat that, Microsoft.
* Anthony Doesburg is an Auckland-based technology journalist
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* Ubuntu is a version of the Linux computer operating system.
* The market for operating systems is still dominated by Microsoft's Windows.
* However, Ubuntu is now an option on some Dell computers.
* The company behind Ubuntu, Canonical, is keen to see it used on server computers.
* Canonical is financed by South African IT multi-millionaire Mark Shuttleworth.


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This innovative, multi-disciplinary project will deliver practical analytical tools to support large-scale exploration of big historical datasets. The project aims to bring together international research experience in the digital humanities, natural language processing, information science, data mining and linked data, with large, complex and diverse 'big data' spanning over 500 years of British history.
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Testimony of the 108th Congress
The 9/11 Commission Report: Identifying and Preventing Terrorist Financing
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)1 is pleased to submit this written statement on behalf of our nearly 5,000 community bank members, and to share with you their views on the fight against terrorist financing. As President Bush and others have stated, the war on terror will take place on many fronts, and the financial system plays a vital role. For us, compliance is not optional.
Community bankers are committed to support effective measures that will stop and deter terrorists from using the financial system to transfer money to fund their operations. At the same time, the ICBA strongly urges the federal government to recognize the costs and burdens that these requirements place on financial institutions, especially community banks. ICBA members want to work with Treasury, law enforcement and others in the public and private sectors to find ways to enhance communication and streamline regulatory requirements that will allow us to effectively assist law enforcement. For example, the rules under section 314(a) of the USA PATRIOT Act require banks to undertake extensive and frequent record reviews to search for matches with possible suspects while new Customer Identification Program rules require extensive tracking of data on the information used to verify a customer's identity. Simplifying this process and focusing the requests will increase the resources community banks can devote to meaningful efforts to ferret out terrorist financing schemes. The Treasury Department has made great strides in this effort, and we look forward to continuing to work with Treasury and law enforcement to produce results in a cost-effective manner.
Community bankers can serve as a valuable resource for the government in the war on terrorist financing, and we understand in this post 9/11 environment that everyone has a responsibility and a role, from the individual man on the street, to the community bank to law enforcement and the intelligence agencies. Enhanced communication on suspicious activity is a major part of the recommendations in the 9/11 Commission Report, and will require a cooperative effort on all levels, including community bankers. However, it is critical that community bankers are given appropriate information by law enforcement and the federal government that allows them to recognize the elements that create suspicion. In the same regard, once bankers file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) it is imperative that they receive feedback from law enforcement and intelligence agencies as to whether the information provided is consistent with the information needed. We fully recognize that information about ongoing investigations must remain confidential, but we believe that there is room for improvement in the amount of communication provided to the financial sector. For example, the ICBA has been working closely with Treasury and FinCEN on the regular production of the SAR Activity Review, to provide information to our members on suspicious activities, but more can be done. Small amounts of guidance and communication can make large strides in this joint effort. As in combat, the soldiers on the front lines need feedback and communication to ensure they are as effective as possible. Without effective and meaningful communication and data sharing between regulators, banks, law enforcement and intelligence agencies, terrorist financing cannot be targeted in the most effective and efficient manner. And, as has been recognized, that communication must go both ways.
Community bankers pride themselves on the personal nature of the service they provide their customers. Knowing their customers is one of the key elements that sets community banks apart from the growing mega banks. Our members have the unique and valuable advantage of knowing their customers on a personal level and forming real relationships with them on a daily basis. Many of this country's community banks are located in smaller communities across the country, where any newcomers are welcomed and duly noted by those who live there. As a result of this close contact and customer knowledge, community bankers are in the position to immediately recognize any abnormal or suspicious activity.
However, even with the personal nature of community banking, identifying terrorist financing schemes can be difficult, a notion that even the Treasury Department and law enforcement recognize. Since September 11, 2001, bankers' roles have evolved and expanded to include intelligence gathering to support the war against terrorist financing and to help prevent the United States financial system from being abused for terrorist ends. Banks need to be informed of and educated about methods and means to identify "red flags" that signify terrorist schemes. Because of the wide and varied financing mechanisms employed by terrorists to earn, move and store their assets, it can be very difficult to detect their activity. Thus, even the savvy bank employee who is very familiar with his or her customers and their routine transactions may not be able to recognize the subtle ways finances are used and moved by terrorists.
According to a November, 2003, GAO report on terrorist financing, terrorist organizations most often use informal banking systems like non-bank money services businesses rather than conventional bank systems to transfer assets due to the lack of transparency and liquid nature of the informal systems. Terrorists often store their assets in cash or commodities that are easy to buy and sell outside of our formal banking system. Therefore, efforts to disrupt terrorist financing must also naturally focus outside of mainstream financial institutions and the formal banking system, as provisions of Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act, which greatly expanded the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act beyond the banking sector, recognized.
It is equally important that Congress and regulators not take steps that drive individuals away from using community banks and the banking system. Banks in the United States have a long history of tracking and documenting transactions. Steps that make it difficult for individuals to open bank accounts only encourage the growth of underground financing systems. For example, banning certain forms of identification may actually foster the growth of these systems by making it difficult to open bank accounts, thereby driving individuals away from established banks and encouraging the growth of underground systems to serve their financial needs.
As a result of the war on terrorist finance, banks are forced to walk a very thin line between data collection and retention while remaining within Congressionally mandated requirements to protect each customers' financial privacy. Bankers are rightly concerned with potential conflicts between protecting customer privacy and ensuring the security of their information, such as those demanded by Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and customer identification requirements under section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act. And, although guidance has begun to appear, bankers are concerned about the overall lack of regulatory guidance, especially on practical issues such as retention of copies of a customer's driver's license. This task is not insurmountable, but certainly imposes a burden on community banks and their customers. Numerous regulations have been adopted to carry out the provisions of the USA-PATRIOT Act. While these rules generally are flexible and allow banks latitude in developing their own risk-based compliance programs, the ICBA encourages the federal government to continue to work with the banking industry to provide additional guidance - such as best practices, questions and answers, or commentary - that is understandable, workable and easily applied by community banks. The ICBA applauds the announcement by FinCEN that it will offer additional guidance in this area in the near future, and we look forward to continuing to work with them in these efforts. The ICBA strongly urges Treasury to continue to refine the process for record reviews under section 314(a) and encourages the Office of Foreign Asset Control to streamline and simplify its lists for ease of reference and application by bankers.
As the effort continues to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, it is important to focus on quality over quantity for all Bank Secrecy Act reporting. The threshold triggering a Currency Transaction Report (CTR) filing has remained at $10,000 for many years. Congress has given Treasury a goal to reduce the level of CTR filings, and we strongly endorse Treasury's efforts to reduce the number of CTRs and to eliminate unnecessary filings on routine transactions that provide no meaningful information for law enforcement but that impose needless burdens and costs on the industry. Along with representatives from the federal government, law enforcement and the private sector, the ICBA is working with a Treasury task force to help achieve this goal, and we look forward to continuing working with Treasury to make the exemption system workable and to eliminate unnecessary reporting. We encourage the government to require reporting of only truly suspect transactions, and to strive to balance those requirements against the need to respect customer privacy.
The Independent Community Bankers of America strongly supports and is committed to the war against terrorist financing and eliminating money laundering. Terrorist financing will be defeated if we all communicate and work cooperatively to recognize and investigate suspicious transactions. We understand there will inevitably be changes in rules and practice standards as a result of our ever changing world and assure you that we are committed to this effort. However, we ask that all new rules be made clear, understandable, and workable, not just for the most sophisticated international bank, but for community banks in towns and neighborhoods across the country.
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