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Fire suppression is threatening the endangered pine rockland forest of No Name Key, which will eventually become a hardwood hammock if new management practices aren't adapted, a peer-reviewed study released in October found.
However, an attempt by the National Key Deer Refuge to reintroduce prescribed burns on No Name "will be a daunting task for land managers," due to the amount of understory vegetation and tinder that has built up since the refuge took control of most of the island in 1957, wrote the authors.
The study, which appeared in the "International Journal of Wildland Fire," was conducted by geologists Grant Harley, Henri Grissin-Mayer and Sally Horn of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
The pine rockland ecosystem, which is dominated by the tall but skinny slash pine, is unique to South Florida and the Bahamas. Such forests once covered 185,000 acres in South Florida. But agricultural and residential development have reduced the range by 90 percent over the past century. Today, South Florida's pinelands are found only in the Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park and in the Lower Keys.
Using new dating techniques for the slash pine, the authors compared the fire histories since the 1700s of a healthy section of pine forest on Big Pine Key called Boneyard Ridge with an unhealthy section of pine forest in central No Name Key. Healthy slash pine forests are characterized by a low density of other vegetation, including shrubs, forest brush, palm trees and other understory trees.
Both tracts analyzed in the study are slightly more than a quarter square mile in size and are within the 9,200-acre National Key Deer Refuge. They make up approximately 20 percent of the slash pine forest in the Key Deer Refuge.
The authors found that fires of varying intensities at the Boneyard Ridge site had broken out an average of every three to six years over the period of study. On No Name Key, fires typically took place every nine to 11 years. That information, combined with earlier observations of the No Name Key tract, led the authors to conclude that the area likely always had more underbrush than the Boneyard Ridge tract on Big Pine.
Nevertheless, fire suppression has likely worsened conditions there since the advent of the refuge in 1957. In the past 55 years, the No Name site has had just one natural burn -- a small 2003 wildfire that was quickly suppressed. Its only prescribed burn to reduce natural fuel loads was in 1992.
In contrast, there have been five prescribed burns since 1957 in the much healthier Boneyard, including three since 2000.
As a result of the lack of fires, other foliage has begun to squeeze out the slash pines on No Name Key. The pine stands "are likely to succeed to hardwood hammock, if fire is not reintroduced," the authors wrote.
In an interview last week, author Harley said he believes refuge managers must do a No Name Key burn in the next five to six years if they wish to save the island's pine rockland ecosystem. Burns throughout No Name's slash pine community need to be conducted approximately every 10 years to maintain its health, he added.
Dana Cohen, fire management specialist for the Key Deer Refuge, said she is well aware of the threat.
"We should be very concerned about losing the pine rockland forest on No Name Key," she said last Friday. "These last parcels we have are critical for biodiversity."
But she said refuge managers are hampered by several constraints when it comes to conducting prescribed burns.
Chief among them is funding. As recently as early last decade, the refuge had the budget to burn several hundred acres in a year. By 2011, that figure had been reduced to 30 acres, Cohen said.
That means prioritization becomes more paramount, and because the forest on Big Pine is more pristine, it is first on the list for prescribed burns.
Refuge managers also have to worry about assuaging public concerns as they move forward with burns. That's always the case among residents in proximity to a burn site. A burn on Big Pine in 2011 that got out of control and led to precautionary evacuation of nearby homes has heightened sensitivity about this issue, Cohen said.
Still, she said the goal of National Key Deer Refuge managers is to do a prescribed burn on some portion of No Name Key within three to five years. She added that there are some areas of No Name Key that she believes could safely be burned without first removing dead vegetation from the forest floor.
But like the study's authors, she acknowledged that a mechanized cleanup would be a necessary precondition to do a prescribed burn in much of the No Name portion of the refuge.
"It's a very difficult conservation situation," Cohen said.


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by CowboyMcCoy, Nov 24, 2012.
What will it be?
My guess is 7-9.
do i hafta?
We'll lose once more...
to the skins...
I think the skins get in the playoffs at 9-7 with the tie-breaker...
Don't be shocked to see them go far. Perhaps even to the dance...
RGIII is just too darn good folks...
5-11 we're done.
After this roller coaster season and all the injuries, honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if we lost every game we have left. If so, 5-11 should put us in the top 10 of the draft and coming away with a big piece to make a solid run next season.
While yes RGIII is very good their defense is really bad and if they somehow make it to the playoffs I don't see them beating Chicago or GB which would probably be their first round opponent because at 9-7 would most definitely get them the 4th seed and whoever doesn't win the NFC North will be the 5th seed.
I have us beating Philly and then maybe win a shootout against the Saints so either 6-10 or 7-9
I guess around 7-9.
We beat Philly and one other team.
6-10. Our last win comes against Philly.
7 wins.
We are in the 6-10, 7-9, 8-8, 9-7 universe.
Who knows where. The rest of the season is about "the process"
6-10 or 7-9. Below .500 for sure.
we cannot lose to the eagles. Top 10 draft pick though
Who can know with this team's Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde routine...
He's good. But he's not great like people are making him sound. He may be great in the future, but one thing I don't like is his release. He has a rather long wind up.
I'll take heat for this, but I'd take Romo over R2D2.
At least we have Ronald McDonald telling us about processes. Speaking of processed stuff.
I like cheeseburgers.
8-8. Maybe 9-7.
I would say that's about accurate.
Im sticking with 8-8
W Philly
W Bengals
L Pitt
W Saints
L Wash
Only hope for me is if Ratliff/Smith/Miles/Murray/Costa/Lissemore all return VS the Eagles & Carter somehow is able to play with the elbow injury and return either for the Bengals game or after.. If none of those guys play VS the Eagles we may as well go 5-11 and I'll have the losers mentality of getting healthy for next year and getting a top 10 draft pick.. Would much rather cheer on a team that can run off a string of games and have a chance in the playoffs, but I am not sure what that would solve when it comes to this organization

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Samsung Electronics Co. and HTC released their 2012 first quarter guidance reports, and not surprisingly, the manufacturing companies have completely different financial results.
Samsung reported consolidated sales of approximately 45 trillion Korean Won and a consolidated operating profit of approximately 5.8 trillion Won. The South Korean company is expecting sales somewhere between KRW44 trillion ($39.0 billion) and KRW46 trillion for the three months which ended in March 31. It is comparably higher than their Q1 2011 sales of KRW36.99 trillion.
The expected high operating profit can be attributed to the fact that their mobile devices are growing even more popular. Just yesterday, it was reported that Samsung already sold 5 million units of the Galaxy Note phablet and it is expected that the number would just get higher.
Aside from the stellar mobile device sales, analysts suggest that, "a turnaround at Samsung's liquid-crystal-display business after a year of losses and improving profits at its TV and home appliance unit have also helped to offset a relatively weaker performance from its memory chip business, which continued to suffer from falling prices."
Samsung is the first major global technology firm to give earnings guidance for the first quarter, but the company did not elaborate much, stating that the guidance may differ from actual reports.
If Samsung's guidance report seems positive and very promising, HTC's report is grim in comparison.
HTC Corp. released their unaudited results for Q1 2012 and it looks brutal. Total revenue declined by 34.92% from NT$104,157 in Q1 2011 to NT$67,790 million. Unaudited operating income was at NT$5,099 million, net income before tax was NT$5,551 million, net income after tax was NT$4,464 million, and unaudited earnings per share after tax were NT$5.35 based on 834,256 thousand weighted average number of shares.
The reason for the huge decline is the strong competition from Apple and Samsung devices. But analysts are still hopeful that the Taiwanese company would be able to recover since their new devices started shipping last month.
"Longer term, we believe HTC is a strong number 3 brand in smartphones," Sanford Bernstein analyst Pierre Ferragu said. "The scale of Samsung and the success of Apple continue to represent challenges to the company's business model, but we believe HTC is in a strong position to recover from its low point."


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quote:Nothing wrong with that statement. The show DOES use almost the SAME formula. Plus I said I LIKED SG1 as do most of the sci-fi crowd on here.
They didn't reinvent the wheel. I don't think this is any better than a SG1 episode.
quote:the non explanation of shepard's backstory is one of the tragedies of our generation. you should be coming up on river's greatest episode.
I can already tell some things will be left unanswered like the preacher's backstory and the girl. Who right now seems completely pointless besides being a plot device.
Oh yeah, Mal and Jayne are two of the most awesome characters ever.
I can already tell some things will be left unanswered like the preacher's backstory
quote:Wait, what?
should we use this thread to also keep track of the reunion show in november?
The Science Channel's Browncoats Unite special airs Nov. 11 at 10 p.m. The one-hour program taped this summer in a hotel in San Diego when the cast was on hand for SDCC (and you remember how Firefly-gasmic that panel was, right?). The roundtable special, like the SDCC panel, is moderated by EW's Jeff Jensen.
quote:Thanks. I was editing but you beat me to it.
It's going to be on the Discovery Science Channel next month.
My opinion is that he fought for the Alliance in the war.
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I started practicing gratitude and, though it makes the cynic cringe to say it, doing so has genuinely had a positive effect on my attitude. I'm not saying it's a cure all, but taking a moment to smile about the good instead of brooding over the bad can't really hurt in the grand scheme of things, can it? To that end, here's what's been doing the trick for me this month.


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Berry Life - Sultan's Dream Concept
Size65 m²
Floor No.2
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Lockable room
- Towels
- Parking available
- Baby cot
Accommodation summary
|Ömer Hayyam Cd, 34440 Istanbul, Turkey
|Property type
|Property ID
Note2: If you send me message, I reply instantly if I am not sleeping.
1) Entire private apart (Not shared)
2) Two rooms + Bathroom with shower + Full kitchen suitable for cooking
3) My personal office is near the apart building entrance door. Also my home is just 15 seconds to here. So I will be always here when you need.
4) Guaranteed Selection (You will stay in the apart you see in the photos for sure)
5) Guaranteed Cleaning (If you see anywhere not clean, we will assign one of our cleaner to you until you are happy with the cleaning)
6) All included prices (Such as internet, bills, cleaning etc.)
7) Free first day food and beverage package (Spring water, coffee, snacks, instant soup, pasta, chocolate etc.)
8) Free my handmade 40 pages "Our Istanbul Suggestions" guide (Istanbul hints, where to visit, what to do interesting, where to eat special tastes etc.) will be sent through e-mail.
9) Easy Check-in (Our offices are near apart building entrance door and we are here every day)
10) Easy Late Check-in (My own home is just 15 seconds close to the apart building)
11) Free back-up assistant in reception to help you (You can ask anything to him face to face, call, mail, sms or whatsapp. His job is to help you instantly)
12) Easy to find even first time visitors of Istanbul (Central Location. And i will send you address description with all arrival options and maps)
13) In the main and biggest connection street to Istiklal Street. (Bright street, you can walk home safely in any hour.)
14) 3 minutes to Istiklal Street. (But away from laud voice music and noisy crowd)
15) 7/24 Market, 7/24 restaurant and bakery in next blocks (Just seconds by walk)
16) Extra-Secure with alarm system and outside building security cams
17) Baby Friendly (Free baby bed, chair, bath and stroller)
18) Photos are taken with a realistic lens, not with wide lenses. (To avoid misleading. Because with the wide lenses, the rooms seems bigger than it is)
We trust our working discipline, and guarantee you the clauses below:
* Chosen Apart Guarantee: There is no probability of "Double Booking same apart" in our working system, so you will stay in the apart you liked from the photos. Otherwise we will fully refund the money you paid including airbnb fee.
* Cleaning Guarantee: Our aparts are cleaned by two lady cleaners, and we are one of the cleanest aparts in Istanbul. If you see anywhere not clean, we will assign one of our cleaner to you until you are happy with the cleaning :)
* On time Check-in Guarantee: Our regular check-in hour is 14:00. We always do our best to check-in our guests as earlier as possible. If you are still waiting to check-in at 14:30, we refund half day price of your first day.
* No wait in Late Check-in Guarantee: My home is just 15 seconds close to the apart building. If you wait more than 3 minutes in the Late Check-in, we will not charge any late check-in fee to you.
* Accuracy Guarantee: We guarantee that, we will provide everything we promised. If not, we will fully refund the money you paid including airbnb fee.
KEY DELIVERY (Check-in & Check-out):
* Our offices (My office and Reception office) are near the apart building entrance door. Key delivery will be made in the same address, in our office (Reception).
* Regular Check-in (9am-20pm): Check-in hour is 14pm. If you come earlier and if the flat is ready, you can check-in earlier without any charge (If the flat is not ready, you can leave your luggage in our office until check-in hour). Since the office is open until 9am to 8pm every day, we don't need to arrange a specific time for the key delivery. No rush :)
* Late Check-in (20pm+): My home is just 15 seconds close. After 20pm, please call or text me when you are close, and I will come here within seconds and wait for you.
* Check-out: Check-out hour is 12pm noon. If you leave before 9 am, you can leave the keys on the table and close the door.
* We will send you a "Tourist friendly" address description document (powerpoint) with maps. This document includes best arrival options with costs and durations. Our location is so easy to find even first time visitors of Istanbul.
a) Taxi: In the address description, you will find "Turkish Description" to be given to the taxi driver. He will find us easily. Or you can tell the driver to call me, and I can explain him how to arrive.
b) Havatas (Airport) Buses: If you come to Taksim Square with Havatas airport buses, you can walk to our apart for 12 mins or if you have heavy luggage you can catch a taxi.
c) Metro: You can use metro from Atatürk Airport to Taksim Square (Transfer to other line Yenikapi metro station). You can walk to our apart for 12 mins or if you have heavy luggage you can catch a taxi.
d) Airport taxi pickup (With holding a sign with your name)
* Bedroom: Real double bed, wardrobe, ventilator, iron, iron board, cloth dryer.
* Living room: Can be convertible to bedroom by setting up double sofa beds. Also includes a small wardrobe, table & chairs, TV and A/C.
* Kitchen: Full kitchen with washing machine, dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, stove, kettle, toaster.
* Bathroom: With shower. Also hairdryer.
* Electricity, using water and heating fees.
* High speed strong connection wireless internet. (24 hours)
* Free first day food and beverage package (Spring water, coffee, snacks, instant soup, pasta, chocolate etc.)* Free back-up assistant. (24 hours)
* Warm shower. (24 hours)
* Before check-in cleaning. (Also free weekly cleaning)
* Towels and bed sheets. (Also free weekly change)
* Liquid soap, shampoo, shower gel, equipment for washing the dishes (Cleanser and sponge).
* Trash Bags, toilet paper and paper towels.
* Free luggage storage.
* For the families with babies, free baby equipments (Baby bed, chair, bath and stroller)
* Free parking in the street
* Smile on our faces :)
* Outside Wifi: 10% discount for renting "Portable unlimited WIFI & 3G device" to be used anywhere in Istanbul. You don't need to buy simcard for 3G.
* Gifts: 5€ discount per piece for our "Nes-Shui Handmade Gifts". They are all prepared by my mother Nesrin:) And all of them are one in the world. No copy.
* Hammam: 5% Discount in Galatasaray Hammam
* Traditional "Berry Life Breakfast" in 15 seconds distance restaurant (6€)
* Late Check-in Service (10€ after 20pm, 15€ after 24pm. Any currency is ok)
* Airport taxi pickup (Atatürk Airport: 110 Lira – Sabiha Gökçen Airport: 200 Lira)
* One shot dishwasher detergent (1€)
* One shot washing machine detergent (1€)
* Rent a netbook (50€ deposit, 5€ per day)
* Additional "Cleaning" and "Changing bed sheets & towels" demands (Free: Weekly. 10€: If you demand again until completion of one week)
* Everyday Housekeeping: 3€ per day
* Laundry (Cleaning, drying and ironing): 15€ per load
Public Bus (Ömer Hayyam Stop): 30 seconds.
Tram (Galata Stop): 3 mins.
Metro (Taksim Stop): 10 mins.
Havatas Airport Buses (Taksim Stop): 12 mins.
* Our Offices: In the entrance
* Bakery: 5 seconds
* Small Market: 10 seconds
* Carrefour Discount Market: 15 seconds
* My Home: 15 seconds
* 7/24 Market: 15 seconds
* Pide (Turkish Pizza) Restaurant: 15 seconds
* 7/24 Restaurant: 30 seconds
* Pharmacy: 1 minute
* Change Office: 3 minutes
* Mobile Operators: 3-5 minutes
* Traditional Bazaar (Each Sunday, side street): 15 seconds (walk)
* Hardrock Cafe: 3 mins (walk)
* Istiklal Street (Lives 7/24): 3 mins (walk)
* Night Life: 3-5 mins (walk)
* Demiroren Shopping Mall (Biggest Mall of Taksim): 6 mins (walk)
* Taksim square: 10 mins (walk)
* Galata Tower: 12 mins (walk)
* Old Town (Sultanahmet): 10 mins (taxi)
* Bosporus: 15 mins (taxi)
* Asian Side: 20 mins (taxi)
* Although it is so close to most of attractions, we are separated from the laud voice music and noisy crowd. It makes our location better for light sleepers and families with babies.
* Blue Flag cleaning award: 3 years in row, 10/10 rated after unannounced inspection.
* Creativity award: 1st apart hotel in Istanbul which has different concepts in each apart.
* Rising star award 2012: For our improvement in our first year.
BABY FRIENDLY (Free):
* Big and comfortable baby bed
* Secure baby chair with seat belt (With small table)
* Baby bath for a good baby shower
* Baby stroller
(We have 3 set of baby equipments, please ask for the availablity)
(These equipments are cleaned twice (After and before the guest) for your baby's health.)
We are in the secure district of Taksim (Main connection to Istiklal Street). But we are more secure with;
* Alarm system
* Outside building security cam
* Fire detectors and extinguisher
* Gas detectors
You, your family (or friends) and your personal valuable belongings will be secure.
By booking our apart, you are also helping street cats & dogs. We use 5% of our revenue to feed and aid them.
House rules* Please do not walk in the apart with your shoes for your and future guest hygiene
* Please use everything gently as if it is your own house.
* No smoking please. But if you smoke in secret:) please only smoke on the outside window and be careful with the smoke and fire.
* Please be quite at nights, because there are families living in the other aparts of the building.
* Please switch off the lights and ventilators when you are going out.
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 12 US per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
We strongly recommend Güner & Berivan & Erdal. They're very kind and nice, the aparts are clean and tidy :)
Hello enjoyed travel, My girlfriend and I have really enjoyed our holiday in istanbul. The accommodation was exactly the same as it was announced on the site of windu. There was plenty of choice but I relied on the stories that people had written at this property. What is important here though is that you're mobile. (Can walk) There are few if any places in istanbul that level. I give our apartment as an 8 rating.
Hallo reis genoten,
Mijn vriendin en ik hebben ontzettend genoten van onze vakantie in istanboel.
De accomodatie was exact dezelfde als die aangekondigd was op de site van windu. Er was veel keuze maar ben afgegaan op de verhalen die mensen geschreven hadden bij deze accommodatie.
Wat hier wel van belang is dat je mobiel bent. ( Kunt wandelen )Er zijn weinig of geen plaatsen in istanboel die vlak zijn. Ik geef ons appartement een 8 als waardering.
Very friendly hosts, very helpful that the niece speaks excellent German. Clean, nice Quariter, quiet - despite of busy location. Area around somewhat dilapidated but not far to walk to Istiklal Caddesi.
Sehr freundliche Gastgeber, sehr hilfreich daß die Nichte ausgezeichnet Deutsch spricht. Sauberes, nettes Quariter, ruhig - trotz verkehrsreicher Lage . Gegend rundherum etwas baufällig aber nicht weit zu Fuß zur Istiklal Caddesi.
Stay was wonderful and we enjoyed by me and my family and I would advise everyone
Have I had some suspicion that I do not see something that I saw, Active but I honest I saw everything and more
The host Ms. Erdal hospitable and cheerful
And the apartment very close to all the tourist places..
One would thank the staff that administer this residence. They are very helping and nice. The residence is very central and it takes less than a 7 minute' walk to come to Istiklal Cd. The residence building is effectively renovated. The atmosphere in the appt we rented was cosy and warm.
Reviews for this host's other properties
Recently renovated, nice and clean (and purple) appartment close to Istiklal. Friendly host.
all the best, I can only empfelen, clean, nice
alles bestens,kann ich nur empfelen,sauber,nett
The owner was nice it was a bit too tight, but so was to just sleep all the time because we go waren.Es Istanbul is very close to Taksim but the road was very steep and narrow way but it is in istanbul parking is very bad if you come by your own car. Trozt all it was beautiful in Istanbul.
Regards Kulak
Die vermieter waren nett es war ein bisschen zu eng,aber war ja nur zum schlafen da wir die ganze zeit Instanbul unterwegs waren.Es ist sehr nah zu Taksim aber die Straße war sehr steil und eng so ist es aber in istanbul Parkmöglichkeit ist sehr schlecht wenn man mit dem eigenem PKW kommt. Trozt allem war es schön in Istanbul.
MfG Kulak
PERFECT! We came back from our stay enchanted ...
The apartment is very well located in a popular area with excellent bakery and pastry 10m, small supermarket, market on Sunday morning ... 5 minutes walk from Istiklal, close to public transport and Taksim Square (very easy to get from the airport), Ms Erdal you communicate a folder with maps, information ...
The apartment is on the ground floor, a little dark (we were warned) but very well equipped and very clean!!
Enough for two!
Very good value for money
PARFAIT ! Nous sommes revenu de notre séjour enchanté ...
L'appartement est très bien situé dans un quartier populaire : boulangerie et patisserie excellente à 10m, petit supermarché, marché le Dimanche matin... à 5 mn à pied d'Istikal, proche des transports en commun et de la place Taksim (très facile d'arriver de l'aéroport), Madame Erdal vous communique un dossier avec cartes, renseignements...
L'appartement est en rez de chaussé, un peu sombre (mais nous étions prévenus) mais très bien équipé et très propre !!!!
Amplement suffisant pour 2 !
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text: Garland, Texas -- January 19, 2011 -- Garland Animal Services is proud to announce a cat adoption partnership with PetSmart Charities. Selected cats from the Garland Animal Shelter will be available for immediate adoption at the new PetSmart® store in Wylie. The cat habitat at the PetSmart store will provide a high profile venue for approximately 8 to 10 cats and the Garland Animal Shelter will ensure cats are consistently available at the store for adoption. "We are excited about this new partnership between Garland Animal Services and PetSmart Charities, which will undoubtedly lead to more cat adoptions," said Jason Chessher, Garland's Deputy Director of Health. The new PetSmart store is now open and is located at 3340 FM 544 in Wylie and a variety of cats are already available for adoption. For more information on adoptable animals from the Garland Animal Shelter, visit www.GarlandAnimalServices.org. About PetSmart Charities® Established in 1994, PetSmart Charities, Inc. is an independent,nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that creates and supports programs that save the lives of homeless pets, raise awareness of companion animal-welfare issues and promote healthy relationships between people and pets. The largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America, PetSmart Charities has provided $110 million in grants and programs benefiting animal-welfare organizations and, through its in-store adoption program, helped save the lives of more than 4.4 million pets. To learn more about how PetSmart Charities is working toward its vision of a lifelong, loving home for every pet, visit petsmartcharities.org or call 1-800-423-PETS.


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Prescription for last prisoner executed at the Tower of London forms part of successful Royal Armouries' auction bid - Thursday, 22 October 2009
Britain's oldest museum has bought four fascinating new exhibits – including sedative prescriptions made out to the last prisoner executed at the Tower of London and also to Hitler's deputy Rudolph Hess.
The Royal Armouries (RA) – which operates one of its museums from the White Tower – purchased the Second World War items for £750 at auction on Tuesday (October 20).
Pharmacist Harold A Rowe dispensed the medicine for both Hess and German spy Josef Jakobs.
Jakobs' prescription was for sodium amytal, and another substance* and was issued on Army stationery, stamped August 14, 1941. He took the drugs before being executed by firing squad at the Tower of London the next day (August 15). The Royal Armouries also purchased a newspaper cutting, revealing "wartime secrets" at the Tower.
Bridget Clifford, the RA's Keeper of Collections (South) at the Tower, said, "These are exciting and significant additions to the Royal Armouries' extensive collections. Jakobs' prescription is perhaps the most interesting for us as he was the last prisoner to be executed here. We have the chair, in which he was shot, and it's currently on display in Leeds but will return here in the Spring."
The second prescription was issued to Hess, who was held at the Tower from May 17 to 20, 1941, after he parachuted into Scotland on an apparent peace mission. Unfortunately, the prescription is not dated but is signed by both RW Taylor, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, the prescribing officer, and H A Rowe the dispenser. Hess was later transferred to Surrey and was later held in Spandau Jail, after being sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes at Nuremberg.
The auction lot, which also included the service book of Mr Rowe, was handled by Plymouth auctioneers, Eldreds.
- The writing on the prescription is hard to decipher but is believed to be Leptandrinae Comp. Tablets, generally prescribed for dyspepsia or fever.
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- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-26 December
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So far, it's looking grim for Seth Meyers on Late Night. His material can be funny but it seems like he's forcing it.
The Hulu popularity for Late Night has also dipped. It's dangerously close to falling below Jimmy Kimmel.
If CBS would acknowledge that the internet exists and let Hulu air it's shows I am fairly sure Craig Ferguson would be doing better.
Then again, It it did take me a couple of episodes to warm up to Jimmy Fallon, who is now owning the Tonight Show.
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Rebecca Kight, a senior at South Effingham High School, won the Exchange Club of Effingham County's speech contest. The theme was citizenship, and Kight drew on the experiences and lessons she's learned from her mother, a lieutenant with the Chatham County Sheriff's Office.
Effingham County High School students navigated their way through the Teen Maze on Wednesday, getting a glimpse at what good decisions' impacts - and the circumstances from poor decisions.
The fifth annual countywide art show held its reception March 15 at the Effingham College and Career Academy, with hundereds of people inspecting the work and designs of students in Effingham County schools.
It was a colorful Saturday morning at Sand Hill Elementary School as kids and adults took part in the Color Run, with a 1K around the school followed by a 5K around the school.
Effingham County 4-H'er Rebecca Velasquez, was selected as a member of the inaugural class and one of only seven National 4-H STEM Youth Ambassadors.
TIFTON-President David Bridges will recognize 722 students who qualified for academic honors during Honors Day ceremonies April 6 at 3 p.m. in Gressette Gym at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
ROCHESTER, NY-Rebecca Buchanan of Rincon graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall 2015 semester with a degree in business administration-online executive.
Darius Scott won the Rotary Club speed contest, held Feb. 25 at the New Ebenezer Retreat Center.
The "Cat in the Hat," Maia Elwell, visited The Learning Treehouse during Dr. Seuss Week to read "The Cat in the Hat" to aspiring readers.
Effingham County 4-H members competed at the Southeast District Project Achievement competition, held at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.
The Effingham County Middle School horse evaluation team placed second in the area and fifth in state at the FFA Career Development Event, held at Fort Valley State University.
SAVANNAH-Savannah Technical College will join the Georgia Film Academy, as one of four locations in the state partnering with the Academy to develop a skilled workforce for the growing film industry.
Georgia Southern University recently recognized more than 2,800 students for excellence in academics on the fall 2015 dean's list. To be eligible for the dean's list, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.
The Effingham County School System will have a strategic plan in place to guide its mission, after board of education members approved it at their March 2 meeting.
Gabrielle Usher, a senior at Effingham County High School, paged at the State Capitol for Majority Leader Jon Burns on Feb. 19. Usher was able to meet the Speaker of the House, David Ralston during her duties serving as page.
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Programming for Security Professionals
In the first post of the series I am posting a number of links that you should go through in order to get a grip on both the process of programming and python.
Here we go
Why do I need to learn programming?
http://www.ethicalhacker.net/component/ ... ic,2503.0/
why python?
Actually if you learn any one programming language thoroughly then it is very easy to pick up another within a week or so. The main thing is to master the programming paradigm. Once you do that you have to learn just the syntax of the programming language because you already know the concepts. We have chosen python because of various reasons (you can read some of then in the links above).
How to be a programmer?
How to be a good programmer?
http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-your-Ski ... Programmer
http://www.inter-sections.net/2007/11/1 ... rogrammer/
Perfection-oriented vs performance-oriented people.
http://www.labri.fr/perso/strandh/Teach ... ology.html
How I can participate?
Read the above articles to get a feel of what programming is all about. But saying that reading about programming will teach you programming is like saying that you can learn to drive by correspondence.
You can learn programming in only one way, that is, by programming.
So after some research we have come up with a good tutorial of python which suits both non-programmers and people with a little bit of programming experience. Here it is-
How to think like a computer scientist
While we are going through the tutorial I will post articles that will help you apply your existing knowledge of python into various areas of security. For example, once you master simple string processing and number crunching, I will post an article on how to make and break ciphers using python. Similarly after learning network programming with python you will get an article that'll help you learn to write scanners, spoofers, HTTP fuzzers and what not.
You should complete the first two chapters of the tutorial by 5th July. I will post my first article on the same date. Until then we will discuss the concepts of the first chapters.
After completion of this project I am sure that the participants will have a thorough grip of python and how to apply it to solve their day to day security problems.
Post any problems that you encounter while reading the tutorial and get ready for the roller coaster ride of hacking python as well as hacking with python.
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Sybex and TestKing
New member to the board here, great forum, hope I can learn a lot from it.
I'm looking to sit my CEH in the next few weeks (v6).
I've got the Sybex Study guide and downloaded TestKing's engine (please before anyone comments - I know that braindumps aren't for learning but I feel that qualifications themselves can be farcical as holding one doesn't necessarily equate to practical ability etc and let's be honest the qualification itself is merely a tick in a box for a skillset that you already have).
I've been pressing along with both and starting to score in the low 80's with testking. I've also worked through the study guide more than once and can answer the vast majority of the review questions...however, I tried the "Bonus Exams" of which there are 2 - contained on the CD.
I can't even muster a 60% with these.
The questions are quite left-field, talking about technologies, applications and features of operating systems that aren't included in the book.
Does anyone else have any knowledge of these? Are these the typical question's I've to expect in the exam? Is testking a reliable measure of my progress against what will typically come up in the exam? etc.
Just to give a bit of background; I'm not new to networks or security. I'm a mid-level network bod with pretty extensive Cisco, Microsoft Server, VoIP and PBX telephony, Web and Security experience. I've got a decent grounding in network technologies etc therefore not totally green with regards to the technologies, vulnerabilities, exploits etc...
I'm just a little concerned at the format I should expect and how I can make this certfication go a bit easier.


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Parents of foreign students are flying into Auckland on short visits to cram in apartment viewings and making quick deals for children studying here.
The apartment market had long been dominated by investors but estate agents are noticing a shift toward owner-occupier buyers.
Apartment sales are almost back to where they were before the global financial crisis hit in 2007 and 2008, according to figures from the past eight years analysed by the Herald.
Harcourts real estate agent Larissa Tsapko said she had shown apartments to about 30 groups of people in the past two months. Ninety per cent of them were parents looking for units for their children - more than she had seen in her four years selling apartments in central Auckland - and she had had more inquiries for later in the year.
Many were from China, Russia and the Middle East, she said. Waterloo St, Gore St, Parliament St and Eden Cres were popular areas.
Hayden Butler, who heads Bayleys' city apartment team, said he had hosted three separate groups of Asian parents this year.
"They are in the city for a few days - three of four days - and cram in half a dozen viewings a day. It's a business trip, not a sight-seeing holiday."
They wanted short settlement terms - sometimes as quick as three weeks - and were making offers on the spot, Mr Butler said.
Many were buying in what he called the "university quarter", a section of the city with about 30 or 40 apartment buildings around the University of Auckland and the Auckland University of Technology. It encompassed Symonds St, Wakefield St and the top of Queen St.
"For some parents, they see it as a good investment," Mr Butler said.
"If they're going to be paying for accommodation for three years, they might as well buy something and get a return, rather than paying rent ... And it becomes their home away from home, so when they come and visit, they stay in the apartment with their kids."
Owner-occupiers entering the market tended to shun the smaller apartments so purchase prices were higher.
Real Estate Institute chief executive Helen O'Sullivan said the apartment market was one of the hardest hit during the crisis but it was recovering.
Figures provided by REINZ show $513.6 million was spent on Auckland city apartments last year.
The past eight years has seen steady sales, about 300 or 400 each year, but prices dropped significantly during the crisis. Just over $696.6 million was spent in the city in 2006 and it dropped to $587.7 million the following year before a fall to $280.7 million in 2008. It has slowly been creeping up since.
The data covered the suburbs of Auckland Central, Arch Hill, Cox's Bay, Eden Terrace, Freemans Bay, Grafton, Grey Lynn, Herne Bay, Morningside, Newton, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby, St Marys Bay, Western Springs and Westmere.
For each year, the sales represented around 30 or 40 per cent of total national sales of apartments.
The median price for an apartment last month was $237,073. It was $280,000 in December 2007, before dropping to $187,000 in December 2008. Ms O'Sullivan said figures were not held on the ethnicity of home-buyers.


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A Busy Day of Art, History, Food, and Music
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After taking in the modern art, I thought I would go for some history. Several blocks from my hotel is the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum. I grew up on the diamond so it was a real treat to see the craftsmanship that was involved to turn a bat back in the day. The current plant is a lot more modern and the sheer amount of lumber running through this place is amazing
Now it's off to Appliance Park for the real reason I am in Louisville. Appliance Park is home to GE Appliances, and they have brought me here to learn about and demo the cooking products of their ultra-luxury brand Monogram. It will be a mix of product knowledge and hands on experience. Our group will be working with two chefs as we cook our meals over the next few days. I love to cook, so this mini cooking class will be lots of fun!
After eating so much, I could hardly keep my eyes open, I thought it would be good to hear some live music. I headed about 8 blocks from my hotel to Stevie Ray's Blues Bar. Now we all know Stevie Ray called Austin home, so the familiar Blues were a welcome sound. It was Blues Jam night, so there were 10-12 artists/bands all waiting for their turn to jump on stage for a few songs. These guys were all pretty good, and it made for a good night of relaxing. Stevie Ray would be proud to hear the Blues coming out of this bar.
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Profound & Pristine Prague
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Prague is a mesmerizing, profound and pristine city, full of cultural traditions, history and heritage. Walking along cobble-stoned streets is the best way to to discover this beautiful city and let yourself be steeped into the intricate fabric of this glamourous city life.
With the assistance of three young and bright university students I met at the airport, I was able to catch a bus and Metro to my hotel without much hassle. Rainy night in Prague winter, I strolled at Wenceslas Square, browsed books at Palac Knih (Palace of Books) and tried some Trdelnik in a fast food stand. I reached to the National Museum and unfortunately it was temporarily closed for renovation. Despite gusty wind, Christmas shoppers packed the streets busy hunting for their gifts. Tomorrow is a big step forward to Charles Bridge.
Heavy rain woke me up around 4:30 am. Adjusting to new changes. A world of mystery was to be explored...will it be like a world of Kafka's metamorphosis? Thrilling!
Prague Post December 04, 2011
Police chief arrested in suscipion of accepting a bribe.
Old town, New town, Lesser town were more of historical buildings and people's history in terms of Habsburgs era, communism, concentration camps and the Velvet Revolution. Rain or shine, it's a very heavy and moody place, thought of entering into the world of Havel's Charter 77, Kafka's dark world of castle or metamorphosis or Kundera's "Unbearable Lightness of Being", to say the least. I even brought along a Havel's book to be read in a cafe. Talking about Havel, one can't help but think of Liu Xiaobo (Charter08).
I took a no.17 bus early morning, missed my destination at Veletrzni Palac (collection of modern and contemporary art) and ended up at the final stop -- a price a stranger in a new town got to pay sometimes -- it's good to see other old shady areas of Prague besides the grand tourist attractions. Six-storey buildings of Veletrzni Palac housed lots of Czech and French art, a feast of visual arts for more than 4 hours. Then I visited Kafka Museum for two hours --creative displays of family tree, photos and artifacts like Cafe Arco buddies, descriptions of four women in relationships with Kafka at different times, first edition of his novels, as well as letters to his father, diaries, medical reports and manuscripts. Night fell early around 5 PM and Charles bridge lit up with a glittering splendour. As Kafka once said to his lover regarding his interest in Tao, "Deep down I am a Chinese, I'm going home." And so was I vice versa, and only if not lost in Prague.
Steeped in its shady past,
Still, under a Kafkaesque spell
A SHORT STORY BY Franz Kafka
You go to the city to see the law. Upon arrival outside the building, there is a guard who says "You may not pass without permission", you notice that the door is open, but it closed enough for you to not see anything (the law).
You point out that you can easily go into the building, and the guard agrees. Rather than be disagreeable, however, you decide to wait until you have permission.
You wait for many years, and when you're an old, shriveled wreck, you get yourself to ask: "During all the years I've waited here, no-one else has tried to pass in to see the law, why is this?", and the guard answers:
"It is true that no-one else has passed here, that is because this door was always meant solely for you, but now, it is closed forever".
Early getaway and caught the break of dawn across Charles bridge one morning, I was amazed to see a rainbow bridging Vltava river and the sky. Then I followed the riverfront for my serendipitious stroll in the rain-- stopped over at Kampa Museum, took a break at Simchov Mall near Andell around ten o'clock, continued my amazement at the Astronomical clock in Old Town Square, excited to see exhibitions of Mucha and Dali together.In Mucha Museum, you know what, Mucha did a series of work about Sermon on the Mount, I was thrilled to see how he approached 'peace' -- a breast-fed baby in mother's lap and a father reading a book at night -- indeed a blessed still moment of family time in peace. Exhausted myself physically and mentally, I sat on a bench and stole a nap in the gallery, dived into borrowed dreams of Dali's fantasy.
On the bank of Vltava river was the Bedriche Smetany's museum where I spent a whole morning enjoying his music, seeing a display of his personal artifacts and documents such as a piano he used, his very thin-rimmed eye-glass, his batons given as a gift by his students in Gothenburg, and even his death certificate. Smetany, father of Czech music, along with Emmy Destinn who declined Caruso's marriage proposal many times, brought to music lovers many many good pieces of works such as Libuse, The Bartered Bride, and Two Widows.These exhibits were informative, fun, and interactive--you stood on a podium raising a laser baton to "conduct" a piece of Smetany's works. It's a must-go for Smetany music lovers. Also an afternoon stroll inside Municipal House was a bliss since it was an Art Nouveau gem.
Prague Post Decmber 06, 2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Prague at 19:00 on Wednesday and he will meet his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus on the same day in the evening, the Presidential Office's press section said yesterday.
Prague Notebook December 08, 2011
Gonna attend a performance of Dvorak's Rusalka in the grand opera house this evening.
Prague Notebook December 09, 2011
A Jazz session of the Best of Gershwin at Municipal House.
Concert in Prague, a must-go.
A week after Prague trip:
A Sad Note:
Prague Post December 18, 2011
Vaclav Havel passed away.
Final Note: Got a chance to see Czech legendary photographer Josef Sudek: Legacy of a Deeper Vision at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto. Bravo.
Na shledonau
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German and Russian: German
GERM 333 Contemporary German Culture (1)
In this course students will continue to improve their language competence in German by exploring cultural, Political and everyday aspects of contemporary Germany. Themes and issues will include the role of Germany in the European Union, Ostalgie and German reunification, youth culture, literature, music, art, multiculturalism, cross-cultural comparisons, and the realities of the media world. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills in contextualizing, interpreting, and critiquing a variety of texts.
- Prerequisite: GERM 331W or consent of instructor
- Offering: Spring
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Police Recover Some Money From Four Armed Robberies
BRISTOL, Tenn./Va. - A string of four armed robberies started Sunday night at two convenience stores on Volunteer Parkway in Bristol, Tennessee.
Police say they got a break in the case when a citizen saw surveillance video on News 5 WCYB and called in a tip. They are still working on a motive, but have recovered some of the stolen cash from the suspect?s vehicle.
The suspect apparently talked with his landlord last month about filing for unemployment and concerns about paying his rent.
33-year-old Christopher Michael Vaughan is facing charges in both Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia connected to four robberies in a 24-hour period.
It started Sunday night. The Scotchman store on Volunteer Parkway was robbed at 11:31 pm.
Later that night at 11:53, the Shell/Roadrunner just down the street was hit.
The next day New People's Bank in Bristol, Virginia was robbed at 4:50 in the afternoon. Later that night Belmont Package store in Bristol, Tennessee was robbed.
Police say the surveillance video helped lead them to their suspect. "We rely on you guys to post pictures on the news for people to call us, that's part of the investigation now," said Sgt. Steven Crawford with Bristol, Virginia Police Department.
Bristol, Tennessee Detectives say Vaughan admitted to robbing all four locations, but the way he did it surprised some.
Paula Matzner is the manager at Belmont Package. ?He just came in, very matter-of-fact, [saying] 'I have a gun, I want all of the money out of the cash register, but I'm not going to hurt you,'" she explained.
For Lieutenant Debbie Richmond, this string of crimes was a little unusual because Vaughan lived less than two miles from some of places he says he robbed. ?Personally, it does surprise me that he was local. It's kind of a different method of operation than what we're typically used to seeing,? adds Richmond.
Now that Vaughan is behind bars, stores like Belmont Package say they're relieved. "We hoped he would be caught and hoped he wouldn't be back in here," adds Matzner.
Police stress this arrest was a team effort between Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol, Virginia and the FBI.
This is the second set of armed robberies this year where the suspect has robbed stores on both sides of the state line. A person has been charged in the first set of robberies that happened in January.


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1960: USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched in Newport News, Virginia. CVN-65, nicknamed Big E, was the first carrier of its kind, powered solely by its eight nuclear reactors. With nuclear power to propel it, the Enterprise does not need to carry its own fuel oil and has more room for aircraft […]
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by gatorz618 February 13, 2007
When a friend asks you to repeatedly massage their calves in an up and down motion because they like the friction. This can cause a friendly rub to become an awkward task.
Nicki would ask Jillian to give her a Calf Job after a long shift while smiling and licking her lips sensually.
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The master of the dark, hard and exteme sex. He is a bloody assasin, killer, and a rapist. He rapes fighting girls like Chun Li and lesbian girls. After raping a girl he kills them leaving a great blood sign along his way. His physical form is like Katsu from Samurai X. He is more powerful than the evil demons.
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Just trying to figure out whether I did something wrong - I'd appreciate any feedback.
I got a call about a swarm today, and was able to get to it about an hour later. The swarm was at the top of the chimney - they'd been flying into the chimney, apparently looking for a home in there. Anyway, the homeowner wasn't impressed with that idea, so he started a little fire to chase them out about 45 minutes before I arrived. When I got there, there was what I think was a very small small swarm up at the top. I was able to get up on the roof and access the top of the chimney and use a paintbrush to get a handful or so into a box, but there were so few that once they hit the box they took off again, and I couldnt keep more than a few dozen or so in the box. I then noticed that they seemed to be congregating on my beesuit (which I got used and is covered in propolis/honey/etc and probably smells like a hive). I swapped into my newer half-suit and put the old suit into the box, hoping the bees would congregate on it. This idea worked slightly better, but after maybe 30 minutes of brushing and coercing, I only had maybe 5-600 bees in the box. There were few enough bees that I felt like I should have been able to see the queen, but I never saw her and they weren't in a very tight cluster - there was a main cluster, but there were a couple other smallish groups of bees clinging to bricks that werent in the main group.
The only way I think I could have done better was to make a bee vacuum for next time, but my experience wasn't much like the videos I've seen. Is this normal? I got the impression that there was no queen around, maybe she had gotten nabbed by a bird or something, does that seem reasonable?
I ended up leaving with only that small group of bees in the box (less than 1000, i think). Any suggestions for next time?
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i have mentioned elsewhere on the forum that i had a hive that was for a practical purposes gone.
i discovered it at my out yard a few weeks ago. i noticed that even though there was good activity at the entrance, (no obvious robbing), it was feather light to the heft.
i brought it home so i could keep an eye on it, and reduced the entrance to just one bee. the other bees in the yard became interested in this hive, but i think i kept any full scale robbing from happening.
i found the queen a few days later, but the cluster was only 1-2 frames. there were some capped and uncapped stores. more and more dead bees kept accumulating in front of the hive.
back in mid september, this hive had decent stores and a decent brood pattern. they were foraging as agressively as the rest of the hives, and looked to be in good shape.
by late october, they had become light, so i moved them home.
as of today, the queen was still there, along with just a handful of bees.
i managed to gather about 150 of them, including the queen, and put them in an alcohol wash. i ended up with at least 150 mites if not more. fair to say varroa was a factor.
i also noticed a lot of white specks on the upper side of nearly every brood cell, which i understand to be pathognomonic of varroa.
for good measure, i've got about 40 more bees in the freezer. i want to see if there was nosema there as well.
the history of this hive is:
walk away split from an 8 frame nuc.
successful e queen one month post split
slower build up and wax drawn than its cohorts
very light by mid fall.
no treatments or feeding all season.


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Ben Johnson, FloydReports.com
The media enthused when Barack Obama bloviated during his State of the Union Address, "We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world." They now enthuse that the president has appointed members to his new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness allegedly designed to cut down inefficient regulations and unnecessary government burdens. None of the media announced that the appointees are a collection of globalists, media elites at NBC News, union thugs, amnesty activists, employees of Soros-funded think tanks, wealth redistributionists, business failures in the subprime lending industry, and Chicago cronies. Nonetheless, today's issue of USA Today is already spinning the story under the headline, "Obama Wants Business World's Best Ideas on Jobs."
Where he would get those ideas is anyone's guess.
Richard Trumka is perhaps the most conspicuous choice on this job-creating council. Trumka, who recently admitted to Astroturfing the protests in Wisconsin and around the country, is president of the AFL-CIO and a longtime Big Labor activist with a shady history. Michelle Malkin has noted that Trumka led the United Mine Workers when a non-union worker named Eddie York was shot to death in the midst of a mining strike. The UMW aided all eight union members present at the scene of the crime and disciplined none of them. In a separate incident, Trumka incited a crowd in Illinois to "kick the s–t out of every last" person who crossed the UMW picket line. Working his way up the ranks, as AFL-CIO treasurer he was implicated in two money-laundering scandals involving the Teamsters. He said if he were forced to testify before Congress, he would invoke the Fifth Amendment. Trumka climbed the ladder by gripping the coattails of John Sweeney, the union's former president and member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Sweeney and Trumka saw the union donate more than $200 million in political aid to the Democrats in 2008 and send out more than 250,000 "volunteers," many of whom worked for Obama in swing states. On February 15, Barack Obama awarded Sweeney the Medal of Freedom.
After succeeding Sweeney as the union's president in September 2009, Trumka decided to further radicalize the union. Just last fall, Trumka insisted, "We need to fundamentally restructure our economy and re-establish popular control over the private corporations which have distorted our economy and hijacked our government. That's a long-term job but one we should start now." To that end, Trumka has worked with European socialists to establish a global tax, a measure that is also a top priority of Obama's Science Czar John Holdren. Last year, Trumka carried out his threats to go after Democrats who opposed ObamaCare's "public option," failing to oust Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln as the Democratic nominee.
The new council position provides no real boost to Trumka; he doesn't need one. Although certain members of Obama's Cabinet have not heard from the president after serving two years into his administration, Trumka recently boasted: "I'm at the White House a couple times a week. Two, three times a week. I have conversations everyday with someone in the White House or in the administration. Everyday."
Trumka is not the only union thug with a seat at the table.
Joseph T. Hansen helps Trumka present the Labor Left's views. Hansen is president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) and chairman of Change to Win, the AFL-CIO's major union rival (the one formed by SEIU). Like Trumka, Hansen is already a frequent presidential advisor. Hansen serves as a member of Obama's Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations. Hansen, too, helped elect Obama. UFCW's political action committee, United Food & Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club, spent $673,309 on Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and $3.5 million on Democratic candidates in 2008 and 2010….


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A catastrophic event or injury caused by improper use of a wiimote. Putting the wiimote through a window or TV, striking a friend or pet, any one of these can be a wiitastrophe.
Kyle didn't put the wrist strap on to play tennis. He went for an overhead smash to win the match and lost control of the wiimote which hit his plasma TV. The TV then fell into his fish tank, breaking it and sending a tsunami across his basement which drowned his cat. It was a wiitastrophe.
by dw6245 May 26, 2008
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


text: I have been watch a few threads here discussing. It seems as if there is some confusion as to what IS a chemical. (I'm not talking chemistry here and going into all that, just simple beekeeping here). I have heard time after time people mention about adding a little of this or that (often oils or acids) and say they aren't using chem's!!! They aren't????? Well what is a chem ???? How do you interpret this?


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That was an interesting little article! Maybe Zoom can do the same thing with a J2000.
Way back in the day, I answered an ad in the paper to look at one of these offered for sale. The then 2 year old Cimarron seemed to have received every factory option possible, and was painted a very nice dark brown with matching leather interior. If I remember right the owner wanted $7500 for it. I ended up with a Mazda 4 door for roughly half the price.
Is it bad that I have actually seen one of these in black with black wheels and actually thought it looked good?But I remember seeing somewhere that if inflation is factored in, the Cimarron would have a base price of around $32k.
=================================No, Brian, it's a foreign car, the "T" is silent. Sweet, I'm getting an Audi!
Cimarron = ATS
Tons Of Fun:Is it bad that I have actually seen one of these in black with black wheels and actually thought it looked good?But I remember seeing somewhere that if inflation is factored in, the Cimarron would have a base price of around $32k. I think the Catera was around that price too.
TheOriginalThreadStarter:Cimarron = ATSFail. You're a dumb ***
===========Can't Win A Race In Reverse.============BadStang08: Ditto. But seriously I would just want a 2013 Mustang 5.0 and GT500. Maybe a Z06 or ZL1 for some fun. I don't care for exotics.
TheOriginalThreadStarter:Cimarron = ATSCatch_Up_If_You_Can:Fail. You're a dumb ***http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_ATSYou're pathetic.Cadillac ATS predecessor: BLSCadillac BLS predecessor: CimarronThe Cimarron, BLS, and ATS are compact. The Catera and CTS are midsize.Cadillac Cimarron: 177.8 inches longCadillac BLS: 184.3 inches longCadillac ATS: 182.8 inches longCadillac CTS: 191.6 inches longCadillac Catera: 192.2 inches longCimarron, BLS, and ATS: 4-cylinder and V6Catera: V6CTS: V6 and V8
They DID offer a black and gold variant! I think it might have been called the "Cimarron d'Oro" or something like that. It was used in a lot of the print ads. Lemme see if I can find it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/that_chrysler_guy/3050327688/Black and Gold - kinda like the old Lotus JPS cars were decked out in.
I don't know what else they could have done at the time. Anything based on the "X" cars would have been even worse. The 1st Seville launched in the 70's proved people wanted a premium "smaller" luxury car. The Opels of the era were not easily adapted to duty as "Cadillac's". The Catera proved that a decade later. Perhaps if they'd actually done more to the platform to seperate it from it's down market cousin's. Perhaps they shouldn't have dubbed it a Cadillac at all - maybe it would have done better had it been a Buick or an Oldsmobile.
The Cimarron was a failure the ATS isn't you stupid *** . Comparing those two is just admitting you rode the short bus and get a disability check *** . Everyone knows that both are compacts but that's all they have in common.
===========Can't Win A Race In Reverse.============BadStang08: Ditto. But seriously I would just want a 2013 Mustang 5.0 and GT500. Maybe a Z06 or ZL1 for some fun. I don't care for exotics.
That was in the 80s. Lets just move on people. I dont see people yell and complain at BMW and Mercedes-Benz trying to do the same thing in the 2000s. Yes, GM tried a formula that proved to be a failure. Then why on earth did BMW AND Merceds-Benz give us these "beauties" 30 years later?At least with the Cimarron, leather seats were standard equipped. The German duo, leather was AN OPTION!1982-1988. We just cant stop. No! we have to keep dragging Cadillac and GM to the ground. BMW AND Mercedes gets free passes. Problem is that BMW AND Mercedes just tried to pull a fast one on US consumers RECENTLY! That Cimarron was last seen in showrooms in 1988. Most of you posters werent even born then. BMW AND Mercedes sold these turds barely 10 years ago. Let go!!! Start laughing at BMW AND Mercedes!!! GEEZ!!!
That was a good read. Thank you.
_______________________________________________________________"there is nothing patriotic about hating your country, or pretending that you can love your country but despise your government."Bill Clinton, 5 may 1995


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The tradition of honoring the University of Colorado Boulder's best began in 1930 and continues today as the CU-Boulder Alumni Association announces 10 prominent alumni, faculty, staff and students whose outstanding service, energy and professional achievements demonstrate what it means to be a part of the University of Colorado Boulder family. They will be recognized at a free public ceremony at the Hotel Boulderado on Thursday, Nov. 1.
The George Norlin Award honors outstanding alumni for their careers and service to society. Recipients of the 2012 Norlin Award are Michael Brown, a 1990 graduate with a CU-Boulder bachelor's in geography who is one of the world's most accomplished adventure filmmakers; and Gene Lucero, a 1978 graduate with a bachelors in business who is a civic leader, particularly in the Chicano/Latino community, and who won the Denver Realtor of the Year award in 2004.
An admissions officer and the dean of education will receive the Robert L. Stearns Award in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the university. Ryan Chreist earned his bachelor's in kinesiology in 1996 and a master's in public affairs in 2009. He is extremely instrumental in bringing students to the university, working at the CU-Boulder admissions office overseeing recruitment for all undergraduate programs within the state of Colorado, the rest of the United States and abroad. The second Stearns award winner is Lorrie Shepard, an alumna and dean of the CU-Boulder school of education. She received her master's in education in 1970 and her doctorate in 1972. She is an outstanding education researcher.
Three alumni are being recognized with the Alumni Recognition Award. Roe Green, who earned her bachelor's in communications and theater in 1970, funded the department's first fully endowed faculty position and is the chief executive officer of the Roe Green Foundation, which supports victims of domestic violence, Jewish federated giving and performing arts programs and the arts, particularly arts education. Bill Harris attended CU-Boulder in the early 1960s. He is an avid supporter of all things Buff and a community leader. He served with great distinction as both the director of the Alumni C Club (a group of lifetime supporters of Colorado athletics who are CU letter winners) and assistant athletic director before retiring in 2009. Rebecca Roser earned her master's speech, language and hearing sciences in 1975 and was a faculty member who supervised graduate students and directed clinical services at the speech, language and hearing sciences clinic. After retiring she and her husband funded the Roser Visiting Artist Endowment at CU-Boulder among other contributions to the university.
Todd Mosher, armed with a 1995 master's in aerospace major and 2000 doctorate, will receive the Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Alumni Award. He has mentored more than 20 summer interns in his various jobs and has hired many CU alumni. He's one of the men and women behind the Dream Chaser, the space vehicle that will carry astronauts to and from a low orbit.
The Leanne Skupa-Lee Award for admissions assistance will go to Brian Corcoran, a1990 bachelors in business graduate. A tireless participant in college fairs across eastern Massachusetts during the last decade, Brian says his goal is to spread the word about CU and all of the wonderful things the school has to offer.
Finally, the Forever Buffs Student Award will go to CU student government president Brittni Hernandez. She has volunteered many hundreds of hours in the community.
The Nov. 1 awards ceremony kicks off at 5:30 p.m. at the Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St. in Boulder, with registration and light appetizers. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a reception with heavy hors'd hoeuvres, dessert, a complimentary drink and a cash bar at 7 p.m. The event will be emceed by Chris Vanderveen, a 1996 journalism bachelor's recipient of CU and a 9News reporter. Attendees to the free event are asked to register at http://www.cualum.org/back2boulder/.


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Architectures/ARM/EFIKA MX Smarttop
From FedoraProject
EFIKA MX Smarttop
The EFIKA MX Smarttop is a network computer based around the EFIKA MX micro-motherboard and requires no more than 5W to fully operate. At this time there is no support for a display and the Smarttop boots to a serial console.
Technical Specifications
- Freescale i.MX515 (ARM Cortex-A8 800MHz)
- WXGA(1280×768) display support (HDMI)
- 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet
- 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
For more information on the EFIKA MX Smarttop visit their website.
Running Fedora on a EFIKA MX Smarttop
This page will give you detailed instructions for running Fedora 17 GA on your EFIKA MX Smarttop. The image is suitable for writing to a minimum of 2GB SD card and boots to a serial console.
Download the image
The first step is to download the Fedora 17 image. The prebuilt images include kernels and can be written directly to an SD Card and booted without any additional steps or configuration. The image requires a minimum of 2GB and boots to a serial console.
Writing the Image
Linux Users
You can write the image to an SD Card of your choosing but it does have to meet the minimum size requirement of 2GB. Connect the SD Card to your computer and make note of the drive. To write the image to your media run the following command, changing the drive to the location of your SD Card.
For the SD Image:
Fedora-17-armhfp-mx51-mmcblk0.img.xz> /dev/<location-of-your-SD-Card>
Once completed run the below command to ensure the entire image is written to the device:
Windows Users
- You will need to download Win32 Image Writer as well as a tool to extract the image such as 7-Zip.
- Once downloaded and installed right click on the disk image and select "7-Zip->Extract files here"
- Launch Win 32 Disk Imager and select the extracted disk image and the device you would like to write the files to. Click "Write". Be very careful during this step - all data on the selected drive will be lost!
Mac Users
- Please note that the Default Archive Utility.app will not extract the .xz file. A third party app will have to be used to decompress it. There are multiple options for that
- There is a Free App available in the App Store called Unarchiver.
- If mac homebrew or macport is already installed, then the xz utility can be downloaded and installed using one of those.
- The xz utils .pkg for mac can be downloaded and installed directly from xz utils
- Once the xz utility is installed, open a terminal and make a note of the current drives.
ls /dev/disk?
- Connect the SD card to the mac and make a note of the drive.
- Open Disk Utility and make sure that the card and all the partitions in the card (if any) is unmounted
- In the terminal change to the directory where the .xz file is located
- If xz was installed from the .pkg or macport or homebrew then run the following command
xzcat Fedora-17-armhfp-mx51-mmcblk0.img.xz > /dev/<location-of-the-SD-card>
- If the Unarchiver app from App Store was used then just click and decompress the .xz file and then run the following (may require sudo)
dd if=Fedora-17-arm-kirkwood-mmcblk0.img of=/dev/<location-of-the-SD-card>
- Click and eject the SD card
Using Fedora on the EFIKA MX Smarttop
Connect the newly created media to your EFIKA MX Smarttop and power on. No further steps are required and your system should boot to a serial console log in prompt. If you do not have a serial cable to connect your Smarttop, you can watch your DHCP server for the newly connected device. After a few minutes you should be able to see the host "fedora-arm'. Use SSH to connect to the root account.
ssh root@fedora-arm (or IP)
The default root password is "fedoraarm". This should be changed immediately.
Known Issues
- Yum requires the system time be correct for HTTPS to function. If yum updates are not working check your clock.
- Genesi Efika MX SmartTop generates a kernel warning on reboot and requires use of the reset button to actually reboot.
- The tar.xz rootfs archives do not preserve SELinux information or file capabilities. If you use these to create your own filesystem image it is recommended that you switch SELinux to use warnings instead of enforcing for first boot, then relabel and reinstall packages that rely upon filesystem capabilities such as glibc-common and ping.
- Images are designed to be written to a minimum of 2GB SD cards. On first boot the partition will be resized to the maximum allowable amount. On the second boot the filesystem will be resized to fill the expanded partition. This works for SD cards, SATA Disks, and SSD drives.
- Known release issues
Additional Support
There are Fedora ARM users all around the globe - if you need assistance, would like to provide feedback or contribute to Fedora ARM please visit us on the IRC - we can be found in #fedora-arm on Freenode. You can also contact us on the mailing list - email@example.com


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Equine Herpesvirus (EHV)
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October 09, 2016
Asymptomatic carrier stallions maintain infectious agents in the breeding population from one season to the next.... Read More
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Neurologic EHV-1 Confirmed in Washington
August 22, 2016
The 18-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Newport was euthanized at Washington State University.... Read More
Preventing Disease Spread This Show Season
July 19, 2016
Remember these three core biosecurity steps to help keep your horses as well as your fellow competitors' horses healthy.... Read More
My Horse Has a Fever: Now What?
July 15, 2016
Learn to recognize the signs of various temperature-raising conditions.... Read More
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July 05, 2016
Diagnosed diseases include vesicular stomatitis, EHV, strangles, influenza, piroplasmosis, rabies, and more.... Read More
Ruidoso Downs EHV Quarantine Released
July 01, 2016
The release comes after 14 days with no new EHV-1 cases.... Read More
Horse at Ruidoso Downs Euthanized Due to EHV-1
June 20, 2016
A single horse tested positive for neurologic EHV-1 on June 17. That horse's barn has been quarantined.... Read More
Wisconsin EHV-1 Quarantine Released
June 15, 2016
A quarantine put in place after a West Bend horse tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 has been lifted.... Read More
Cooke Co., Texas, EHV-1 Quarantine Partially Released
June 13, 2016
Seven horses at one breeding farm tested positive for the neuropathogenic form of the virus in late May.... Read More
Disease Trends Reinforce Importance of Good Biosecurity
June 07, 2016
Is your horse protected from infectious disease? Here are tips on how to keep him safe at home and on the road.... Read More
Texas Horses Confirmed Positive for EHV-1
June 06, 2016
Seven horses at one Cooke County breeding farm tested positive for the neuropathogenic form of the virus in late May.... Read More
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May 26, 2016
All the horses remaining on the premises have tested negative for the virus.... Read More
EHV-1 Quarantine at Howard County Horse Farm Lifted
May 19, 2016
Two horses stabled at the Maryland facility tested positive for non-neuropathogenic EHV-1 on.April 19.... Read More
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May 16, 2016
The index case's home premises in Palm Beach County has been placed under quarantine.... Read More
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May 15, 2016
This is the first study to identify a potential genetic, rather than environmental, cause for foal loss in mares.... Read More
Wisconsin Horse Diagnosed With EHV, Euthanized
May 14, 2016
Three other horses on the same farm currently have a fever and are being monitored.... Read More
EHV-1 Confirmed in Erie County, New York
May 12, 2016
The Equine Disease Communication Center reported that three aged mares tested positive for EHV-1 last week.... Read More
EHV-1 Quarantine at Fonner Park Lifted
May 11, 2016
Three cases of neurologic EHV-1 were confirmed at the Nebraska racetrack in April.... Read More
Maryland EHV-1: No New Cases Reported
May 03, 2016
The farm was placed on 30-day quarantine when the first case was confirmed on April 18. ... Read More
Parx EHV-1: Sixth Horse Tests Positive
April 22, 2016
The horse residing in a quarantined barn at the Bensalem, Pennsylvania, track tested positive earlier this week.... Read More
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All horses exposed to the two positive cases are currently free of clinical signs and are being monitored daily.... Read More
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The affected horse tested positive for non-neuropathic EHV-1 and was euthanized by a private veterinarian.... Read More
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One of the affected horses has been euthanized while the other two have been isolated on the premises.... Read More
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April 18, 2016
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Magazine News
Congregation of heroes
Opus Prize award recipients come to campus for Mission Week.
The Opus Prize Foundation recognizes men and women anywhere in the world who use faith-based innovation to tackle the world's most persistent social problems. Opus Prize recipients receive $1 million each in support of their work.
The pleasures of a university community are numerous as students commit to learning and questioning, growing and re-emerging in better ways. The conversation is constant, laughter frequent and arguments typical.
And the sense of privilege felt to be immersed in an environment that isn't about making time for learning but about being the place and the time for learning is as acknowledged as the air breathed in and out.
Into this blessed setting come moments of absolute hush when we pause to honor men and women who take tools called muscle and compassion and raw courage and build something incredible and unfathomable.
Marquette is preparing for a week in which the unfathomable will be our visitor. It will arrive from the far corners of the world in the person of Opus Prize recipients whose daily labors are monuments, whose work done in ghettos, on the streets and in human hearts successfully transforms the lives of the world's most needy people.
The university is ready for this invasion and celebration. To add to the enormity of the occasion, many of the men and women who've won this recognition since the Opus Prize was established a decade ago will be meeting one another for the first time here at Marquette. This congregation almost eludes imagining. It will be part of Marquette's annual Mission Week in February, which is themed "The World is our Home."
Our guests will fan out across campus into classrooms. They will bring their messages of hope, faith and triumph over human tragedy to students and alumni. JMM
Meet 10 Opus recipients who have changed the world.
2012 Rev. Richard Frechette, C.P.
The American priest and doctor began the work of the St. Luke Foundation for Haiti in collaboration with a group of inspired young Haitian leaders who envisioned a different path forward for their country.
2011 The late Lyn Lusi: Represented by Dr. Jo Lusi and Nadine Lusi
Lusi and her husband, Dr. Jo Lusi, started the HEAL Africa Hospital to address the physical, social and spiritual needs of its patients in Congo.
2010 Sister Beatrice Chipeta, RS: Represented by Peter Daino
The Roman Catholic nun and retired schoolteacher founded the Lusubilo Orphan Care Project in the Karonga district of Malawi. It serves thousands of children who have been orphaned in the area's rural villages.
2010 Rev. John Halligan, S.J.
Father Halligan has worked to develop a comprehensive approach to lifting families out of poverty in Quito, Ecuador.
2009 Aïcha Ech Channa
She is founder and president of the Association Solidarité Féminine in Casablanca, Morocco, which promotes the rights of mothers and children in a culture that historically has marginalized and stigmatized single mothers.
2008 Marguerite "Maggy" Barankitse
She founded a multifunctional service agency focused on bettering the lives of Burundians as they emerge from more than two decades of civil war between the Tutsis and Hutus.
2007 Brother Stan Goetschalckx, F.C.
He is founder and director of the AHADI International Institute in Tanzania that educates refugees from the war-torn countries of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
2006 The late Dr. Zilda Arns Neumann: Represented by Dr. Nelson Neumann
She created Pastoral da Criança in Brazil in 1983 as a network of volunteers and community leaders dedicated to providing food, health care and education to mothers and children in Brazil and Latin America.
2005 Rev. Trevor Miranda, S.J.
He founded and runs a system of 450 informal schools known as the Reach Education Action Programme located along one of India's most populous and poverty-stricken transportation corridors.
2004 Monsignor Richard Albert
Since 1976, he has been helping Jamaicans achieve self-reliance, education, empowerment and liberation through the establishment of charities and institutions that provide the poor with services and skills to transform their lives.
Learn More Read the Mission Week schedule and biographies of the Opus Prize recipients. Follow our blog during Mission Week.


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The Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities delivers entrepreneurship training through a one-year "boot camp" for service-disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who want to start or grow small businesses.
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities resulting from their service to our country. The EBV is designed to open the door to business ownership for our veterans by 1) developing your skills in the many steps and activities associated with launching and growing a small business, and by 2) helping you leverage programs and services for veterans and people with disabilities in a way that furthers your entrepreneurial dreams.
The EBV program is offered by a network of eight world-class institutions:
Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles
College of Business, The Florida State University
Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
School of Business, University of Connecticut
E. J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University
School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University *
*NEW - Industry focused program- hotel, event, restaurant, and real estate
The Structure of the EBV
The EBV is designed around two central elements: a) focused, practical training in the tools and skills of new venture creation and growth, reflecting issues unique to disability and public benefits programs; and b) the establishment of a support structure for graduates of the program. The practical elements of the program will involve three phases:
Phase I: Delegates participate in a self-study curriculum, facilitated by an online discussion and assessment module, which will be moderated by entrepreneurship faculty and graduate students from one of the partner EBV Universities. During this phase delegates will work on the development of their own business concepts.
Phase II: During the nine-day residency at one of the eight EBV Universities, delegates are exposed to the "nuts and bolts" of business ownership through experiential workshops and lessons from world-class entrepreneurship faculty representing nationally ranked programs around the country.
Phase III: Delegates are provided with ongoing technical assistance from faculty experts at the EBV Universities and EBV partners.
Topics to be addressed include:
What's a good business concept and how can I determine if my idea is a good one?
Do I really need a business plan and, if so, how can I write a great one?
What do I need to know about my customer and market, and how can I get answers?
How much money do I need and how do I get it?
How do I make sense of the numbers, and which numbers really matter?
What's a business model, and does mine make sense?
What is guerrilla marketing? Are there ways to do more with marketing while spending much less?
Which activities should I outsource and what do I need to know about hiring employees?
Where do I go to get the information I need to organize my new venture?
Eligibility: Service-disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Learn More: http://whitman.syr.edu/ebv/About/
Tags: Disabled, Veteran, Pre-Startup, Startup, Established, No Employees, Small/Medium (1-500 employees)
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Temecula, California Wedding from Stacey Ramsey PhotographyEverything about this wedding just screams SMP. From the classic styling mixed with a soft color palette by Wildflower Florist and Events and right on through to that happy, happy Bride and Groom. It's all our loves in one little spot.
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