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Cabañas YankuamCondor Mountain Range
It is located near to the Cordillera del Condor and next to the Nagaritza river at 900 MASL (2952 ft). The large Nagaritza river goes through large canyons and vast rainforest that make this river very attractive for exploring the adjacent forests and communities that live near the river banks. This far away place is home for the endemic Orange-throated Tanager which extends from the western slopes of the Cordillera del Condor to the Northern amazon in Peru.
The lodge has four private cabañas with hot water and larger rooms for up to eight people. All rooms have electricity, and the lodge has a great restaurant and offers laundry services. It is necessary to make reservations so that adequate food supplies are sent to the lodge. More information at http://www.lindoecuadortours.com/
There are many good places to bird including the road between Las Orquideas and the lodge, and also the road between Shaime and the lodge. We spent three days at this remote location and observed a great number of birds.
The Condor Mountain Range is considered and IBA due to it´s great biodiversity and endemism (Birdlife IBA Factsheet EC083 - Cordillera del Cóndor).
Orange-throated Tanager Wetmoretraupis sterrhopteron
Purplish Jacamar
Purplish Jacamar Galbula chalcothorax
Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus
Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis
Amazonian White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus
Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
Tumbes Hummingbird Leucippus baeri
Pale-tailed Barbithroat Threnetes niger
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker Melanerpes cruentatus
Lafresnayes Piculet - Picumnus lafresnayi
Paradise tanager Tangara chilensis
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus icteronotus
Green-and-Gold Tanager Tangara schrankii
Turquoise Tanager - Tangara mexicana
White-throated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
Blue-headed Parrot Pionnus menstruus
Violaceous Jay Cyanocorax violaceus
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
Loja Tyrannulet
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetes granadensis
Tropical Kingbird
Common Tody-flycatcherTodirostrum cinereum
Ornate Flycatcher
White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus
Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus
House Wren
Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis cantator
Dusky Spinetail Synallaxis moesta
Magpie Tanager Cissopis leveriana
Squirrel Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo (East)
Black-billed Thrush Turdus Ignobilis
Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata
Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata
Oropendola Nest
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus
Lineated Woodcreeper
Plumbeous Kite Ictina plumbea
Roadside HawkButeo magnirostris
Yellow-browed Sparrow
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
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See the Genesis Grid Loop plugin.
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A popular request is to list posts in multiple columns. I do it on my blog, and do it often on my clients' sites.
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By breaking those two functions we can use another feature of Genesis, the column classes, to build grid loops easier. You can also copy that CSS to any WordPress theme and make it work too.
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Step 1: Multiple columns using
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Am I too old to raise a child?
I'm 37 years old and pregnant, and some family and friends tell me I'm too old (all their children are already 6 to 12 years old). They say that when this child has finished school I'll be reaching retirement age and won't be able to enjoy life's little ups and downs with him or her. Please give me some advice -- their comments are really getting to me.
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You guys say that now but what about when you are 60 or 70 at your childs graduation? Think you will live to see your grandchildren...probably not.posted 04/26/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
Don't worry about what others think. My mom was 38 when she had my little brother. And own children are around the same age.posted 04/26/2006 by Lilcasper716
I think if you try to keep your energy level up by a healthy life style, things will be just fine. I am a young mom of three and I stuggle with my energy level. I would just ignore people's comments because there are pro and cons to both being a young mom and an older mom.posted 04/26/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
Wendy, I had my 1st son at 35 and now at 40 we are expecting b/g twins at the end of May. We feel this is the perfect time for us to have our children, we spent 8 years before children, traveled together, bought a home and worked to establish our careers and now our children have our full and undivided attention. God is great and he knows the right time for you, ignore the rude comments and take care of yourself and your baby.posted 04/26/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
My mom had me at 27 and my brother at 36. She had plenty of energy holding down two and three jobs at times and always making time for us and our father. She's put us both through college and grad school and finally retired at 62. Now she is 63 and enjoying 2 grandsons from my brother and one on the way from me. She's still got energy to burn... she's joined a gym, redecorating her house, cooks for us from time to time and takes our grandma out on shopping sprees hours away from home on their once-a-week day trips to Connecticut or Pennsylvania. I'm 35, by the way, and my brother 27. Surround yourself with supportive friends and family members. It's sad that so many have been unsupportive during this time. Trust in yourself and know that things happen for a reason. I'm sure this is probably the best time for you to have a little one of your own. I can't imagine having had a child while going to college or grad school. I'm so glad I waited! Good luck! from Astoria, New Yorkposted 04/26/2006 by lezkel
I had my 1st child at 24 and my second at 34. I truly feel that I am a better mother this time around and appreciate all of the ups and down more with the second. I will be 35 when # 3 is born. I agree with the others. Age is relative. I think you will be all the better for having a few more years and life experience.posted 04/26/2006 by ttorres
I will be 41 when our first child is born this fall. We have been trying for four years... we certainly didn't plan to wait this long, but that's the way it happened. My husband and I are both thrilled about the baby and are planning on going through with an international adoption that has been in the works for almost a year, so we'll have two babies under a year within four months of each other. I feel as though this is the perfect time to start our family because we are both established in our careers, have dependable income, and have done many of the things we wanted to do that would have been difficult had we been new parents earlier on... By the way, what makes it anyone else's business besides yours at what age you start your family anyway? Just remember to take care of yourself and you'll have an abundance of energy to share with your family for the rest of your life!posted 04/25/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
When my mom had me she was 32 and ya know what my mom is my best friend! And always has been. Age is a state of mind if you dont think your to old to have a baby then thats fine! My sister is 31 and still has no kids and Ive told her that age doesnt matter: Then my aunt is in her mid 40's and has a 3 year old and twins who are almost 1 and they are very active family...who cares what others think!posted 04/25/2006 by moonturtle
I am 38 and this baby will be my 3rd, my oldest being 17 years old. Don't listen to what they have to say just love that baby and God will see you enjoy every aspect of it's life.posted 04/25/2006 by email@example.com
im 24 and having my first baby, but i dont think theres anything wrong with being older before you have a baby. it gives you a better outlook on life. im sure youve been around plenty of people with children. you probly know more about it than most. my best friend had her first child at 16 and im telling you what, that child deffinately runs all over her, but my sister had her last at 25 and that child runs all over her. the way i see it if you can disipline a child and love a child at the same time than your ready to be a good mother.posted 04/25/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
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May 5, 2016
The owners of a popular Wakulla County restaurant hoped it would survive the storm, but Hurricane Dennis won the battle.
The waves and winds of Hurricane Dennis battered Angelo's and Sons restaurant from every angle.
The owners, the Petrandis family, did everything they could, tying down nearby docks, but it wouldn't be enough. They watched the destruction from a nearby condo.
Arline Petrandis says, "It was scary. It was horrifying. There was so much devastation. It was numbing. You couldn't get real excited. All you could do is grieve."
The restaurant was built in 1945 by George Petrandis from salvaged lumber and nails, a sad coincidence Monday as they tried to salvage what they could.
Arline Petrandis says the building will have to come down.
"Our brother in law has been here with us. Our nieces and cousins are here, so it's a really positive thing."
Former employees were also there to help.
Cathy Oaks, a former employee, says, "We literally have taken it board by board to get out some of the things, anything we could."
One part that did withstand the waves and winds is the heart of the building that George Petrandis originally constructed 60 years ago.
The family says they'll begin the rebuilding process as soon as possible. There's no exact timeline, but they say maybe one and a half or two years.
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A good deal of well-deserved opprobrium has been directed at the University of Chicago Medical Center pursuant to its patient-dumping scheme. The latest criticism comes from the American College of Emergency Physicians:
ACEP'S president, criticized the hospital's Urban Health Initiative, which diverts patients to clinics and hospitals on the South Side. Jouriles said the hospital is trying to "cherry pick" wealthy patients over poor.
What has gone unnoticed, for the most part, is the role our new First Lady played in formulating that disgraceful program. As the Chicago Sun-Times reported last August:
Barack Obama's wife and three close advisers have been involved with a program at the University of Chicago Medical Center that steers patients who don't have private insurance — primarily poor, black people — to other health care facilities.
And Mrs. Obama wasn't the only close associate of our new President who was involved in this patient-dumping program. I go into much greater detail over at the American Thinker.
The Hannity people interviewed me for a segment on this dumping program. Go here to see it.


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We have a TV-centric news and review where, amongst other things, we discuss the Golden Globes, Supernatural, Spartacus and Human Target. Plus we get to discover what Steve thinks of Glee! Then we are joined by Ted Sikora, writer, director and producer of the comic-book based movie, Hero Tomorrow. He gives us a great insight into producing a low-budget independent movie and we discuss the process from the initial idea to publicising Hero Tomorrow. You can check out more details on the movie at: http://www.herotomorrow.com/
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Welcome to the first CBO episode of 2010! Over the Christmas holidays both Scott and Steve have been busy relaxing and eating far too much food and then sitting for long periods of time wondering why they ate so much. However it did give them both ample time to watch a lot of movies, read a lot of comics and watch DVDs.
We start off this episode with only a small slice of news, that still manages to go on for a while. For the next few episodes we will continue to cover some news and reviews from the last month.
For our main feature we have an interview with Chris Lynch, the co-creator of Monkeys With Machineguns. He has a new graphic novel called The Dark coming out from Markosia this March and we discuss where his interest in comics started, forthcoming projects and The Dark which is currently in previews.
Just a quick reminder, our current book club selection is Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky and we will be interviewing the author in about two and a half weeks. So if you have read the book and want to send in any questions, get in touch and we will try to ask Adrian as many of your questions as possible at the end of this month.
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Similarly to LARQ, we can use Lucene spatial capabilities to provide a geo/spatial property function for ARQ.
An initial and experimental implementation as proof of concept is available here: https://github.com/castagna/GeoARQ
The initial implementation can provide:
- ?s geoarq:nearby ( lat long ) // lat and long are in WGS 84, results are sorted by some "unspecified" score
- ?s geoarq:nearby ( lat long dist ) // restrict withing dist km from (lat,long)
- (?s ?d) geoarq:nearby ( lat long ) // results are sorted by distance (?d) which is made available to the user
- (?s ?d) geoarq:nearby ( lat long dist )
- ?s geoarq:within ( lat1, long1, lat2, long2 )
GeoARQ would be better as a separate module from ARQ (same as LARQ).
I am also interested by this feature. Geo-spatial data are more and more popular and users need to have the possibility to deal with.
There is a similar but older project which is available here:
> I am also interested by this feature.
> There is a similar but older project
Geospatialweb is great and even better than the GeoARQ quick hack.
However, geospatialweb is itself LGPL and it uses spatialindex which is LGPL too:
Also, should we be doing this with property functions or with FILTER functions?
Other issues or things to think about are: avoiding duplicates in your index, supporting deletions and with lat/long the fact that it's not possible to index one triple at the time... even if you can expect the triples will be close to each others.
> geospatialweb is itself LGPL and it uses spatialindex which is LGPL too
Holy cow, It's a great shame
> should we be doing this with property functions or with FILTER functions?
They have just added support for geo-spatial indexing in OWLIM (http://www.ontotext.com/owlim/geo-spatial) and they also do it by using property functions. I think it's a good idea to use property functions because it is more obvious that you are applying a specific behavior when you write your query.
To deal with geo-spatial data, I think it would be nice to create a particular index that use a r-tree.
See also Apache SIS: http://incubator.apache.org/sis/
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Not all spatial queries are complicated. Many use case are covered by provision of a single facility like get all objects within a given radius or within a given bounding box. GeoSPARQL which is a complete approach to geospatial query but it is complicated and driected more towards the specialist, not the average linked data developer with SPARQL knowledge.
This project is to provide a one or two basic geospatial query functions.
Example: return places within 10 kilometers of Bristol UK (which as latitude/longitude of 51.46,2.6).
SELECT ?placeName{ ?place spatial:query (51.46 2.6 10) . ?place rdfs:label ?placeName }
We have a similar property function architecture in jena-text [0] so this project is to take that concept and apply it to geospatial information.
Lucene spatial could be used for the spatial index. There is a simple vocabulary for expressing WGS80 information [1]; there is also the point information in WKT [2].
This project is not primarily about geospatial processing; it is concerned with the indexing and querying simple, existing geospatial data and integration with Fuseki.
[0] http://jena.staging.apache.org/documentation/query/text-query.html
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Over the weekend Iran held the world's first ever two day conference on fighting terrorism, the International Conference on Global Fight against Terrorism. The event, arranged under the slogan of "A World Without Terrorism," brought together senior officials from 60 countries and representatives of various international bodies, including the UN.
In a written massage, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Tehran for holding the conference, which he said was a major initiative against worldwide terrorism. "The UN has an important role in fighting terrorism and I hope that the Tehran conference can attain great goals," his message said.
A cartoon from the conference website.
In his speech at the conference, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that the United States manufactured the September 11 attacks and the Holocaust to boost its economy, spread panic, and eliminate Muslims worldwide. Moreover, the conference site features several inflammatory cartoons, such as one that depicts an Israeli soldier with devil's horns near a bath of blood.
The weekend's conference was all part of Tehran's scheme to mask its complicity in all forms of terrorism and instead blame the U.S., Britain, and Israel as the cause of the global problem. Indeed, the Iranian regime is the embodiment of terrorism. From using terror tactics to quell its own people into submission to funding Hezbollah, Hamas, and others in their terrorist acts, the Iranian regime's terrorist reach extends across the globe. That the UN's Ban Ki-moon congratulated Tehran for its conference is abhorrent. Tehran is the problem, not the solution.
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"The court wants all parties to know that this was a very difficult decision to make," Ward said. "This was not easy."
The fishermen were challenging the State based on a free exercise clause of the Alaska Constitution, arguing that subsistence fishing is a religious practice and that when they fished last summer during closures, they were practicing their religion.
Judge Ward said he did a lot of research, including looking at an older case, Frank vs. the State, which was decided by the Alaska Supreme Court in 1979. That case shows that the free exercise clause may work when three things are met: 1) religion is involved; 2) the conduct is religiously based; and 3) the person is sincere.
The judge found the defendants met the first two, no problem. It was obvious from the expert testimony the court heard on Yup'ik culture. The sincerity question would be addressed later by each individual trials.
The sticking point came when Western science entered into the argument. Based on the testimony given by state and federal fish biologists last month, the court decided that there is a compelling need to restrict the Kuskokwim King run based on recent data. Where in the Frank case, it was about the need to take one moose for a ceremonial potlatch, which wouldn't have affected the population of moose, in this case the fishing could have had an adverse effect.
"Therefore, this court finds the need to police the Chinook run to ensure its continuity for future generations of Yup'ik fishermen and families overcomes the argued for free exercise exemption which would otherwise apply," Ward said.
Although each case must be heard separately for the court to determine the fishermen's sincerity, Judge Ward said those finding won't sway his guilty verdicts.
That held true in the first trials against fishermen Felix Flynn and Peter Heinz. Both had their nets seized last summer and both got emotional on the stand. Felix Flynn wiped tears away saying that it had been hard answering questions from his young grandson.
"He asked me, when are we going to check the net," Flynn said, "I couldn't say nothing…because we didn't have no net out there…because he witnessed me when we set the net. And that's really painful."
So far, the court is finding that all the fishermen were sincere in their religious beliefs but is finding them guilty anyway. Most are being sentenced $500 dollars with half of it suspended and put on probation for one year. Their nets are being returned to them.
The defense, led by James Davis Jr. with the Northern Justice Project, plans to appeal, and Ward says the Alaska Supreme Court should review the Frank case.
"I think the Alaska Supreme Court needs to address some of the parameters that was outlined in Frank 40 years ago," Ward said. "It's been a long time and the situation in this case is very different for a number of reasons."
At some point during the proceeding, the courtroom was infused with the smell of dry fish as someone in the gallery passed around a gallon baggie full of it, sharing it with everyone.
The individual trials will continue at the Bethel Court House until all remaining fishermen are heard.


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Morning all. There is a busy weekend's worth of news to recap, but before we get to that, I just gotta say this: I went to something called Mustard Club Saturday, and it changed my life. While I haven't been quite as up on the German heritage tip as a lot of folks in the city are, this monthly event in Corryville may change that. Here's a little hint: all you can eat pretzels, mashed potatoes, German desserts and, of course, various meat products. Oh, and lots of German beer if you're into that. Anyway, down to business. • Tonight at Xavier, a woman whose father saved 669 Jewish children during the Holocaust will meet one of those survivors. Barbara Winton is the daughter of British stockbroker Nicholas Winton, who in 1938 took steps to find foster parents for Czechoslovakian Jewish children caught up in the horrors of Nazi genocidal programs. 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River West, the group planning the park, will receive a $16,000 grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and a $30,000 grant from nonprofit Interact for Health for the project. The group has been pushing for the park for the last seven years, when it successfully fought plans to turn the area into a landing spot for barges. The group worked with the city, which rezoned the land. The 16-acre park, which will be called Price Landing, is still in the early stages, with community input and design phases expected to begin next year. One feature on the table is an extension of the Ohio River Trail. • If you're curious about what Hamilton County's GOP and Democratic party chairmen thought of local and state elections this year, you're in luck. They shared some candid thoughts Friday at a post-election luncheon for the city's political bigwigs. Dem chairman Tim Burke bemoaned the county's 45 percent voter turnout rate, which he said was the lowest since 1978. 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The rumor mill is going crazy with whisperings that Lady Gaga is engaged–though, technically, she didn't get a ring put on it. Word on the street is the "Bad Romance" singer has plans to marry her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Luc Carl, who she started dating back in 2006 and who, uh, reportedly couldn't afford a diamond. And I think I speak for everyone when I scream, "NOOOO!!!!"
Lady Gaga can't get married! She's like, not even human. Lady Gaga sleeps in a cryogenic chamber and is woken up every morning by gold-plated robot iguanas or something. Lady Gaga probably eats bone marrow and peyote for lunch (followed by a fresh sprig of mint). So can you even imagine Lady Gaga performing such pedestrian tasks as registering for fine china or sending out "Save The Date" cards? Ick! Commoners' stuff.
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Headed to New Orleans in May for a wedding and trying to go ahead and make some dinner reservations. Did a quick search and didn't see much discussion regarding Annunciation. Can anyone give me a quick recap on the restaurant? I see that the chef from Clancy's is there now. A friend suggested C...View Topic - Replies (1)
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| iPad Issues - Waffle House on 2/12/13 at 9:59 pm
I am trying to activate my wife's iPad that I just got her. Let me preface this by saying that I don't use apple so I am unfamiliar with how the set-up usually goes for their devices but I couldn't get it to connect to the wifi, nor could it use the cellular system to sign-in with her apple id....
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| Question regarding one off boards (e.g., Election 2012) - Waffle House on 11/7/12 at 11:00 am
Are these boards easier to police for the admin than the traditional board of a similar topic? Almost all of the posts contained on the Election 2012 board are the same discussions that were taking place on the Political Talk board previously. Just seemed odd to split it off. Also, any though...
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| Is there another name for pork temple? - Waffle House on 9/27/12 at 12:58 pm
I have always made my jambalaya with pork butts but I saw numerous times in the jambalaya thread that people use "pork temple". I am in NYC and when I called the butcher to ask if they sold it he had never heard that term but said he could provide any cut I needed. Does anyone know what I should...View Topic - Replies (5)
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| Calling all NYC (or Jersey) Tigers - Need help - Waffle House on 9/18/12 at 11:38 am
I moved to NYC back in January and I have been able to locate crawfish tails and andouille at various stores around town but I have not located any boudin. If I have to order some off line and have it shipped, that is fine, but I would prefer some place that I could swing by and pick it up as n...View Topic - Replies (6)
| Outdoor Board
| Charter Fishing Trip - Is it enjoyable for people that don't regularly fish? - Waffle House on 7/11/12 at 9:21 am
Currently planning an activity for the week of my wedding and I am debating between chartering a boat for all of the groomsmen to fish or to reserve a couple tee times at a golf course. The bachelor party involved a lot of golf so I was looking to mix it up and charter a fishing trip. I have nev...
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| Tiger Rant
| What is Dixon's connection to LSU? - Waffle House on 4/11/12 at 7:19 am
A: His wife went to LSU. ETA: Changed the title and post because my question was misinterpreted and it was answered earlier. This is not a thread to debate the merits or possibility of hiring Dixon....View Topic - Replies (5)
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| Was Petrino the best SEC coach to - Waffle House on 4/10/12 at 8:36 pm
never tie for a Division championship?...View Topic - Replies (4)
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| Saturday 3.3.2012 College Basketball plays - Waffle House on 3/3/12 at 9:55 am
Need some help from the MSB sharps. What plays do you like today?...
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| Hockey/NHL Blogs and Websites - Waffle House on 1/27/12 at 8:19 am
Recent transplant to the northeast (NYC). I don't plan on changing any of my previous sport allegiances but I would like a local team to follow while I am here so I figured I would give the NHL a shot. Unfortunately my knowledge of the sport completely revolves around the old NES Hockey and making ...
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| The worst part of having LSU and Alabama play each other - Waffle House on 11/28/11 at 8:35 pm
is that these SEC giants wont get to drop the hammer against 2 different conferences this bowl season and end all of this nonsense about the FG fest in T-Town and weak SEC offenses. I am going to miss the S-E-C chants this bowl season. ...View Topic - Replies (5)
| SEC Rant
| Beg Bama Beg - Waffle House on 11/27/11 at 12:57 pm
I am enjoying this week more than the week after we won in Tuscaloosa. Hope to see you guys in NOLA on the 9th. :geauxtigers:...View Topic - Replies (11)
| Tiger Rant
| FG/Punting rules question - Waffle House on 11/7/11 at 10:12 am
During FG attempts we have Brad Wing holding for the kicks. If we were to have a bobbled hold, would he be able to pick up the ball and kick it like a punt down the field or would that be illegally advancing the ball? Apologies if this has been discussed before. Just wondering if we work on t...View Topic - Replies (1)
| O-T Lounge
| Calling all Tigers in NYC - Waffle House on 10/25/11 at 8:17 am
I just received an offer from my company yesterday to relocate to NYC for a project that will last several years. Since it will be a fairly limited timeframe, I would like to make sure that I get the opportunity to experience all of the great things the city has to offer. For those of you living...
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| Money Talk
| Williston, N.D., America's newest oil boomtown...former Tiger hopeful to cash in - Waffle House on 10/21/11 at 7:31 am
http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/21/pf/america_boomtown_housing/index.htm?source=cnn_bin Wasn't quite sure where to put this. Former Tiger, Jarvis Green, is now in Real Estate development. [quote]Former New England Patriots football player Jarvis Green and his company, First Millenium Constructio...View Topic - Replies (3)
| Tiger Rant
| Any news on Lonergan from practice this week? - Waffle House on 10/20/11 at 7:25 am
I did a quick search but didn't see anything. Is his ankle holding up and is he still on track to play this weekend?...View Topic - Replies (1)
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Sometimes when you network, you run across truly great people. Meet Bob Corcoran. I've known Bob for several years and I couldn't be happier to have access to his expertise and professionalism so I can share it with you. Bob is, without question, one of the best real estate coaches in the country. I sat down with him recently to discuss a critical topic for today's real estate agents and brokers: CRM – customer relationship management.
Verl Workman: What exactly is CRM, and why should agents and brokers be concerned with it?
Bob Corcoran: CRM is more than just a database or Microsoft's Outlook. CRM is a system that lets you store all of your contact information, and the best ones let you launch action plans with repeatable activities like house-buying anniversaries, birthdays, etc. CRMs let you categorize your contacts so you can quickly find and communicate with specific individuals or groups. As for why agents need to be concerned with CRM, you were right when you used the word critical. It's five times cheaper to keep a client than to find a new one. NAR says 85 percent of agents quit communicating with contacts after six months. That's just unbelievable. So it's like the saying, "It's cheaper to keep 'em."
VW: What are the key elements of action plans?
BC: Action plans revolve around connecting with contacts. Real estate is, and always will be, a people business. So I'm talking about action plans for your sphere of influence, your past clients and all prospects. And the type of contact needs to encompass phone calls, letters, postcards, emails, direct mail or a combination of any of those.
VW: How often should agents call through their CRM?
BC: It depends on how big it is. If it's a size where you can call all of them, do that. If you can't, identify the customers who'll give you the most referrals. I also recommend calling five people every day.
VW: What are the biggest struggles or challenges agents face with CRM?
BC: Most don't make preserving relationships they've already developed a priority. We like to identify what we call the director of raving fan service. Putting a person in charge of CRM is vital. Then hold them accountable. You have to inspect what you expect. Great delegation is great follow through.
VW: You mentioned preserving relationships. That's really what it's all about, isn't it?
BC: Yes. Think about when you retire. What value will you have to a prospective buyer who's looking at your real estate business? If you make CRM a priority, you can show that buyer trackable business—actual people who you know and who know you and who will do business with you. Now that's value.
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ID Theft Resources
Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention
Your security is extremely important to us here at First Landmark Bank. Provided below are tools and resources to help prevent identity theft and educate you on security. Please take a moment to review the important information below. If you ever believe that you have become a victim of identify theft or fraud, please refer to this information for guidance on how to proceed. If the incident places your accounts with First Landmark Bank at risk or compromises your banking security in any way, please contact us immediately.
What is "Phishing"?
What is "Spoofing"?
How to report Phishing?
Phishing Victims Assistance
Disclosed Credit/Debit/ATM card info
Credit Card Loss or Fraudulent Charges
ATM/Debit Card Loss/Fraudulent Transfers
If You Have Given Out Your Bank Account Information
If You Have Downloaded a Virus or "Trojan Horse"
If You Have Given Out Your Personal Identification Information
How to Contact Credit Bureaus
Additional Actions to Take
Identity Theft Resources
How to Practice Safe Computing
Phishing FAQ
What is "Phishing"?
Phishing (FISHing)
Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to attempt to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, and other sensitive information. Phishing is the term coined by hackers who imitate legitimate companies in e-mails to entice people to share passwords or credit card numbers. First Landmark Bank will never send e-mails requesting personal information. We will never ask you to "verify" personal financial information through an e-mail. We will never ask you to click on a special site link to do so. While emails of this nature may look like they are from us, and may even use our logo, they are likely a "phishing" scam. Do not answer them. If you receive an email purporting to be from us, do not hesitate to call us to confirm it.
What is "Spoofing"?
Pretending to be something it is not, on the Internet, usually an e-mail or a Web site.
How to report Phishing?
We suggest reporting phishing e-mails or spoofed Web sites to the following groups:
- Forward the e-mail to email@example.com.
- Forward the e-mail to the Federal Trade Commission at email@example.com.
- Notify the Internet Crime Complaint Center of the FBI by filing a complaint on their Web site: www.ic3.gov.
Recommended Actions if You become a Victim of a Phishing Scam
If You Have Given Out Your Credit, Debit, or ATM Card Information
- Report the incident to the card issuer as quickly as possible.
- Report using toll-free numbers and 24-hour service that many companies have established to deal with such emergencies.
- Request your card issuer close your compromised account number and reissue you a new card with a different number.
- Monitor your account activity and review account statements carefully after the information loss.
- If any unauthorized charges appear, call the card issuer immediately and follow up with a hard copy letter via a traditional delivery service such as the U.S. Postal Service (keep a copy for yourself) describing each questionable charge.
Credit Card Loss or Fraudulent Charges
Your maximum liability under federal law for unauthorized use of your credit card is generally $50. However, that $50 potential liability probably does not apply for unauthorized telephone and Internet transactions because there is "no means to identify the cardholder" in those cases.
Under Regulation Z, you must mail a notice about a billing error, which includes unauthorized transaction, no later than 60 days after the card issuer sent the first statement containing the unauthorized transaction in order to trigger the billing error procedure provisions.
ATM or Debit Card Loss or Fraudulent Transfers
- Your liability under federal law for unauthorized use of your ATM or debit card depends on how quickly you report the loss.
- You risk unlimited loss if you fail to report an unauthorized transfer within 60 days after your bank statement containing unauthorized use is mailed to you for transactions made after the 60-day period.
If You Have Given Out Your Bank Account Information
- Report the theft of this information to the bank as quickly as possible.
- Request the bank close the compromised account and re-open a like account with a different account number.
If You Have Downloaded a Virus or "Trojan Horse"
Some phishing attacks use viruses and/or "Trojan Horses" to install programs called "key loggers" on your computer. These programs capture and send out any information that you type to the phisher, including credit card numbers, user names and passwords, Social Security numbers, etc. If this happens, it's likely you may not be aware of it until you notice unusual transactions in your account. To minimize the risk, you should:
- Install and/or update anti-virus and personal firewall software.
- Update all virus definitions and run a full scan.
- If your system appears to have been compromised, repair it and then change your password again, since you may well have transmitted the new one to the hacker.
- Check your other accounts. The fraudsters may have helped themselves to many different accounts: eBay account, PayPal, your e-mail ISP, online bank accounts, online trading accounts and other e-commerce accounts, and everything else for which you use online passwords.
If You Have Given Out Your Personal Identification Information
If you believe you have given out personal information such as your name, address, and Social Security number to someone who may use it for fraud:
Contact the three major credit reporting agencies – Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union – and do the following:
- Request that the agencies place a fraud alert and a victim's statement in your file.
- Request a free copy of your credit report to check whether any accounts were opened without your consent.
- Request that the agencies remove inquiries and/or fraudulent accounts stemming from the theft.
Major Credit Bureaus
Equifax – www.equifax.com
- To order your report, call: 800-685-111 or write: P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241.
- To report a fraud, call: 800-525-6285 and write: P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241.
- Hearing impaired call: 800-255-0056 and ask the operator to call the Auto Disclosure Line at 800-685-1111 to request a copy of the report.
Experian – www.experian.com
- To order your report, call: 888-EXPERIAN (397-3742) or write: P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013.
- To report fraud, call 888-EXPERIAN (397-3742) and write: P.O. Box 9530, Allen, TX 75013. TDD: 800-972-0322.
Trans Union – www.transunion.com
- To order your report, call: 800-888-4213 or write: P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022.
- To report fraud, call: 800-680-7289 and write: Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92634 TDD: 877-553-7803.
Additional Actions to Take
- If bank accounts were set up without your consent, close them.
- Contact your local police department to file a criminal report.
- Contact the Social Security Administration's Fraud Hotline to report the unauthorized use of your personal identification information.
- Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of your identity theft.
- Check to see whether an unauthorized driver's license number has been issued in your name.
- Notify the passport office to be on the lookout for anyone ordering a passport in your name.
- File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. Ask for a free copy of "ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen in Your Good Name," a guide that will help you guard against and recover from your theft – and guard against it in the future.
- File a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) by visiting their Web site: www.ic3.gov. IC3 is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), with a mission to address fraud committed over the Internet. For victims of Internet fraud, the Center provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation.
- Document the names and phone numbers of everyone you speak to regarding the incident. Follow up your phone calls with letters. Keep copies of all correspondence.
Identity Theft Resources
How to Practice Safe Computing
The number and sophistication of phishing and spoofing scams sent out to consumers is continuing to increase dramatically. While online banking is widely considered to be as safe as or safer than in-branch or ATM banking, as a general rule you should be careful about giving out your personal financial information over the Internet. Remember, no reputable financial institution will ever request your personal information via e-mail.
Here is a list of recommendations to follow in order to avoid becoming a victim of scam:
- Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. Phishers have been known to include upsetting or enticing (but false) statements in their e-mails to get people to react immediately. More recently, some phishers have toned down their language, as e-mail recipients have become more aware of the use of this tactic. Either way, the e-mail typically asks for information such as user names, passwords, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, etc.
- Be careful of e-mails that are not personalized and/or may contain spelling errors and/or awkward syntax and phrasing.Many phishing e-mails are sent in great bulk and, therefore, are not personalized. If you are suspicious of an e-mail claiming to be from First Landmark Bank that is not personalized, please disregard the e-mail and delete it immediately. Remember, First Landmark Bank will never send e-mails requesting personal information. Many e-mails also are being sent from other countries from individuals for whom English is a foreign language, thus resulting in misspelled words and awkward syntax and phrasing.
- Be careful of personalized e-mails that ask for personal financial information. Be suspicious of any e-mail that contains some personal financial information, such as a bank account number and asks for other information, such as PIN. First Landmark Bank will never ask for or send you personal financial information by e-mail.
- Do not use links in an e-mail to get to any Web page. Instead, call First Landmark Bank on the telephone to confirm the address, or log onto the Web site directly by typing in the Web address, http://www.firstlandmarkonline.com/, in your browser.
- Do not complete forms in e-mail messages that ask for personal financial information. First Landmark Bank will never ask you to complete such a form.
- Only communicate information, such as credit card numbers or account information, via a secure Web site or the telephone. When submitting financial information to a Web site, look for the padlock or key icon at the bottom of your browser, and make sure the Internet address begins with "https." A secure Web server designation can be found by checking the beginning of the Web address in your browser's address bar – the address should begin "https://…" rather than just "http://…" While you cannot be completely sure that a Web site is secure when its address starts with "https," you can be sure the Web site is not secure when it does not start with "https."
- Regularly log on to your online accounts and check your bank, credit and debit card statements to ensure that all transactions are legitimate. One of the real advantages of banking online is being able to regularly review your account for unauthorized or unusual activity. If anything is suspicious, contact us here at First Landmark Bank immediately.
- Ensure that your browser is up to date and security patches are applied. Always visit your browser's home page to download the latest security updates even if they don't alert you to do so.
- Use online statements to reduce the volume of paper mailed. Paper today is the cause of more actual instances of identity fraud than are electronic thefts.
Phishing FAQ
How does phishing work? What is phishing?
The term phishing (FISHing) refers to a scam thieves attempt to undertake to steal victims' personal financial information. Most often the scammer sends an e-mail to thousands of people asking for information such as Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and personal identification numbers (PINs). Although it seems obvious, the trick to phishing is creating a counterfeit Web site of a trusted financial or other company Web site to which the unsuspecting consumer is directed. The subjects of these e-mails are often "Account Information Update Required" or other phrasing that suggests that the account with the "spoofed" company has been compromised or will be canceled. The counterfeit Web sites register the data entered by the victim and scammers can then use this information to commit fraud and steal the victim's identity by charging purchases and opening new accounts.
Where did the term phishing come from?
The term phishing (FISHing) was coined because thieves are fishing for your personal financial information. They send out thousands of lures and hook only a few victims. The "ph" comes from a common hacking term. The first type of hacking was called "phreaking." In the mid-1990s, America Online accounts were some of the first hacked accounts and were called "phish". These phish were treated as a form of currency where scammers could trade phish for hacking software.
What is spoofing?
Spoofing is something pretending to be something it is not, on the Internet, usually an e-mail or Web site. Typically, it is a technique used to gain unauthorized access to computers, whereby the intruder hijacks a target's root Internet address (known as an Internet Provider or IP address) to make it appear as though fraudulent e-mails are from a trusted source. To engage in IP spoofing, a hacker must first use a variety of techniques to find an IP address of a trusted host and then modify its identifying information on the Internet. Spoofers can be anyone. They can be ordinary criminals out to steal money, competitors trying to cripple your business, disgruntled employees or irate customers. Attacks can be personally motivated or simply random. Spoofing of a bank Web site is nothing more than just another attempt to rob the bank.
Are people falling for phishing scams?
Because most people have grown increasingly aware of this scam, most phishing e-mails are deleted. However, the sheer quantity of attacks has increased, thus reaching more victims – and the technology the criminals employ has become more sophisticated. Overall, the number of successful attacks is small in comparison to the number of e-mails that are sent out each day as lures. Yet, it's still important to note that roughly 3 percent to 5 percent of people who receive phishing scams take the bait.
How do you know if an e-mail or phone call is "phishy"?
If the e-mail or phone call you receive is unsolicited and from a company with which you do no business, you know it is a scam. If you receive an unsolicited e-mail or phone call from a company you hold an account with, you know it's a scam it they ask for personal information the company should already have on file about you. Remember, First Landmark Bank will never ask for personal information by e-mail. If you're still not sure about the legitimacy of an e-mail, call the company at a phone number you know to be accurate.
What should you do if you've given personal information to phishers?
Act immediately. Contact your bank and any companies you deal with and make them aware of the problem as well. Check your bank and credit card statements and contact all credit reporting agencies, such as Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion if appropriate. Change all of your online user names and passwords associated with personal accounts.
How do phishers get your e-mail address?
Phishing e-mails are essentially dangerous spam. Spammers utilize a variety of techniques to gather e-mail addresses – Web sites, newsgroups, guesswork and list trading. These are the same methods used by phishers. Phishers do not gather e-mail addresses from bank records; unfortunately, one common misconception by consumers is that their bank actually provided the criminals with their names and e-mail addresses. This is simply not the case.
How do I report a phishing attack?
The Internet Crime Complaint Center and the Anti-Phishing Working Group register phishing scams and are a good resource for more information on what to do if you're a victim of phishing.
What is pharming?
Pharming is a scam that often relies on infected, hacked, or otherwise compromised computers. Once a computer has been compromised, customers attempting to navigate to a legitimate bank's Web site by a customer will be re-directed to a spoofed Web site. This can be accomplished in a number of ways. A virus or malware on a PC can re-route a customer to a spoofed Web site even when the customer has directly entered the address on their browser. Domain Name System ("DNS") cache poisoning (altering DNS re-routing) by phishers causes customers to be re-directed by the Domain Name System. DNS addresses are text, such as 'www.google.com,' but are translated into numeric addresses. Pharmers attack the translation process and redirect your computer to the scamming IP address and Web site. The sites will likely look similar and the information you enter will be sent to the scammer, not to your trusted site.
What is Malware?
Malware (malicious software) is software that is surreptitiously installed on a private computer's hard drive that is designed to harm or take unauthorized control over a computer system or to steal the data it contains. Malware is often distributed as an attachment to spam and phishing e-mails. When a customer reads the e-mail, they unknowingly install the malware on their computer. Numerous terms are used for different types of malware, usually based upon how they spread and what they are intended to do. Computer viruses, Trojans, and worms can all be used to install malware on a vulnerable computer. Monikers such as spyware, adware, key loggers, and back doors refer to the goal of the malware. Some malware attacks attempt to capture the actual keystrokes entered by an individual on their computer's keyboard. The primary purpose of malware is to steal private information that can be exploited in some way.
What can be done to stop phishing?
Educating customers, installing fraud detection software, and working with industry coalitions, can accomplish combating phishing. These coalitions, along with law enforcement agencies at local, state, and federal and international levels, are working together to find phishers, shut down their Web sites and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. Since these anonymous scammers are so elusive – and often based outside the United States – consumer education is extremely important. The more people know about phishing and other identity theft scams, the fewer victims will be affected by these scams.
Is online banking still safe despite phishing and pharming?
Online banking is a safe and effective way to manage your money; however, just as you would not share your financial information with a stranger who knocked at your front door, so should you be guarded when online. Treat unsolicited e-mails asking for information with extreme caution and do not click on links within e-mails. Go to the Web addresses you know to be accurate and confirm that the sites you are visiting are secure – shown by a padlock in the bottom right corner or "https" at the beginning of the Web address. Also, make sure your computer's security software is current and that you download the most recent updates.


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In the upper right corner click on:
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IT Students in NUI Galway have been offered scholarships by global technology giant Ericsson.
The Discipline of Information Technology offers a one-year Higher Diploma and a two-year Masters in Software Design and Development to graduates from different courses and IT qualifications. In conjunction with these programmes, Ericsson says it will offer a number of scholarships to second year MSc students.
The scholarships will include a contribution towards fees plus a paid internship during which students will work on research & development activity at the Ericsson R and D Centre based in Athlone.
Dr Hugh Melvin, of the Discipline of Information Technology at NUI Galway, said: "Both these conversion courses offer students from diverse disciplines, career opportunities in the broad, vibrant and evolving software sector. We are delighted with this Ericsson sponsorship and it shows how industry and academia can work together to meet current and future skills requirements. We are in discussions with other industry partners and hope to make further such announcements."