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The Secret PUSD Lawsuits: Zangle v. Pleasanton Unified School District
Original post made by Yet Another Lawsuit, Ponderosa, on Feb 27, 2012
I wonder why the lawsuit where Zangle has filed a lawsuit in excess of $1 million against PUSD has never seemed to appear on any published agenda produced by Pleasanton Unified, even though the lawsuit was filed 4/19/2011. Zangle is the software provider of PUSD's student information system.
According to the lawsuit, PUSD stopped paying Zangle July 1, 2009 and since that time has been using the software without a license. The software company alleges copyright and trademark infringement, breach of contract, theft and software piracy, violation of the 14th amendment of the Constitution, illegal access to servers, illegal download of intellectual property, improper transfer of the licensed product to unauthorized third parties, and failure to have a public bidding process for contracts. On February 4, 2010, it gave 180 days notice to PUSD to return the product. On 04/19/11, a lawsuit was filed in Federal court.
Two PUSD law firms, Stubbs & Leone and Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo, have been assigned to this case. No wonder the press hasn't reported on this because it hasn't even appeared on any PUSD meeting agenda. Has PUSD been hiding this lawsuit from its own board as well as the public? Shouldn't these lawsuits have appeared on PUSD's own audits?
How many more lawsuits are there that PUSD is keeping secret?
Comments (44)
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Feb 27, 2012 at 9:43 am
It is likely this and other lawsuits are only discussed in closed session (until action is taken and that must be reported out--and if the board is giving direction to staff or attorneys, they must report in open session that they are giving direction in the matter). However, the Brown Act is very clear that any litigation being discussed must be posted on the agenda--in this case it should be reading PUSD vs. Zangle.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 9:59 am
Kathleen, you are exactly right, but there is no listing of Zangle v. Pleasanton Unified School District anywhere on any closed session agenda from April 19, 2011 to the present that I can find. Also two weeks after the lawsuit was filed, there was Measure E Parcel Tax election on May 3, 2011.
Many parents and employees smell a cover-up.
Once PUSD was sued by this company, it should have appeared under Existing Litigation in the Closed portion of the agenda in the next board meeting after the filing of the lawsuit. That next board meeting was April 26, 2011. Here is the agenda for April 26, 2011 and there was no mention of this lawsuit... Web Link
The timing would certainly would indicate that the PUSD did not want the public to know about this lawsuit right before the Measure E mail in ballots were due.
Also on PUSD's own website, for many months, it advised customers to not even try to contact the software vendor or not to use Google to attempt to try to find out anything (funny, huh?). Here is the quote:
"Zangle Parent Connection
For questions or support issues, email email@example.com. Please do not contact the vendor (C Innovations or zangle.com). The vendor cannot issue logins or assist with questions about the PUSD Zangle system. It is also not recommended that you use Google or other search engines to locate information or our login page--you may end up in another school district."
For example, if anyone uses Google to look up Pleasanton and Zangle or more specifically "zangle vs. pleasanton", anyone would easily find the reference to the lawsuit, for example in the www.norcalrelief.org meeting minutes from a Pleasanton meeting held in September 2011.
However, the lawsuit is strangely absent from PUSD's own agendas.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2012 at 11:09 am
Stacey is a registered user.
Sounds like there's a lot more to this story:Web Link
Yes, there should be something about litigation in the agenda.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2012 at 11:13 am
Zangle INC is a shell company owned by Vermont Equity Partners, LLC. C Innovation created the software application, Zangle, but went bankrupt. The private equity firm brought the assets with the the stated intent of supporting the Zangle software package by licensing the product and charging maintenance fees to the school districts.
The problem is that Zangle INC is not a software company but a PE firm. I doubt if any of the partners even know how to write a line of code let alone develop a Windows application. The real intent of this shell company is to force the school districts into paying a ransom for them to drop the lawsuit accusing the school districts of failing to pay license fees and to honor maintenance contracts.
Vermont Equity Partners, LLC, paid 1.6 million dollars for C Innovation and is hoping to raise over 100 million dollars through this ransom scheme.
Where in the heck is the CA Attorney General? This company, like all other PE firms are nothing but fim-flam scams.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 11:30 am
Stacey and Bill, thanks for the info.
Why do no agendas for Pleasanton Unified mention this lawsuit at all?
Also, if you Google the following -- pleasanton "zangle programs and costs" -- it shows that something was discussed on June 22, 2009 at the PUSD board meetings, but all files associated with this meeting including the agenda and board reports and minutes and webcast have seemed to have been mysteriously removed from the internet. It looks like the June 22, 2009 meeting may have had relevant information. Can anyone find a link that works to that PUSD board meeting or the files or webcast?
Poof. They've vanished.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 11:44 am
The former PIO was given the position as the Zangle technology coordinator in the June 29, 2009 meeting after the missing meeting. If the former PIO was the Public Information Officer and Zangle technology coordinator, why was no information made available to the public at all about the Zangle lawsuit?
From the 9/29/2009 board meeting ---
Web Link
"Create Combined Position of Management Assistanti'Coordinator 2, Technology We feel that we need at a minimum a part time position that can do PIO work and coordinate the Zangle program with teachers, parents, and students. ln regard to Zangle, while we are not planning to expand intonew services provided by the program, we do not feel that we can discontinue the "Parent Connect" portion of the program. Both the currentPIO position and its administrative assistant position would not be filled. Our current PIO is the one who can most efficiently and effectively do thiswork. To enable us to provide some PIO service and continue our supportfor Zangle, we recommend that we combine two positions into one. Thecombined position would be funded by not filling the vacant classified position that would otherwise be filled by the PIO and by using management team concessions. Critically, this position would also provide technology support to the Assistant Superintendent of Education Services who will be managing all of the assessment programs in the district. The combined position we have created to do this work is a 40%Management Assistant and 60% Technology Coordinator. There has beensome talk about sharing a PIO with the City. We feel that we need to have someone on site work with us on a daily basis. The employee in this position sits as a part of Cabinet to better understand the issues at hand,and we have impromptu meetings with the Cabinet almost daily to addresscurrent critical issues. We would not be well served by a PIO whose office is away from ours. With that said, we would still like to coordinate with theCity for longer term projects (e.g. quarterly newsletters). Cost - $113,419 (salary and statutory benefits)Funding Source - Salary of Classified Position plus $23,000 in management team concessions Budgeted? - Yes"
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Here is an article called "Has the District Been Zangled" from 2006 Web Link that claims that C Innovation at the time that article was written was not even registered as a California corporation.
This other person who claims to be the founder says C Innovation has been shut down and there is some reference to dishonesty. Web Link
Why was the significant exposure to the PUSD having implemented the software of a company that might not even exist anymore or is suing the District not noted in the District's recent audit report?
Where did Zangle come from? When PUSD bought this software and contracted with this company originally, did they:
1. Obtain Board Approval (if so where is it...can't find any minutes)
2. They check if it was an actual bona fide business fully registered in CA as a business?
3. Do reference checks and if so did they find this 2006 article?
a resident of Oak Hill
on Feb 27, 2012 at 1:06 pm
YAL, interesting how you're directing all your fire against PUSD rather than at Zangle. I know that it's fashionable on these forums to blame PUSD for everything, but from the information posted here it's pretty apparent that Zangle is on a fishing expedition not just against PUSD but against other school districts as well. Why not direct some of your ire at those behind Zangle who are choosing to pursue these fishing expedition lawsuits against school districts when they know very well that our schools are strapped for money?
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 27, 2012 at 1:07 pm
I've read through all of these URLs. If a CEO and CFO failed to disclose a lawsuit to its shareholders in a private sector, they'd be fired. I'm a member of the public, a taxpayer and a shareholder in the public schools. Whoever is filling the government equivalent of the CEO and CFO positions that failed to make this disclosure in PUSD need to go.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Feb 27, 2012 at 1:15 pm
YAL, I could almost believe the new administration wasn't aware of the Brown Act rules for posting--but two law firms, not so much. As to materials, they are required to keep them; many districts only post a couple of years' worth on line though. It would require a public information request to get older materials and minutes. The video, last time I checked, only had to be maintained for 30 days. Many districts keep tapes or DVDs much, much longer based on the availability of space to do so.
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm
I read the URL's. Did you Sam?
This uber private company, C Innovation, has (or had?) an official Delaware-stated corporate address is a single-family residence on a suburban street near a golf course in Salt Lake City, says they have been in business since 1968 with thousands of clients, but declined to name any.
According to the Delaware Department of State, C Innovation, Inc. had not filled out the back of their annual report listing their officers.
PUSD bought software for a Student Information System from a house near a Utah golf course? Unbelievable.
Then Zangle sues the District. Then the District hides the lawsuit.
Reminds me of the White House 'plumbers unit.'
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 27, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Thank you, Ms. Ruegsegger.
I looked through the URL's. A lawsuit is listed from time to time with the case number and name of some person called Lozano Smith on their agendas. The Zangle lawsuit is never mentioned in any agenda I can find from 2011 to 2012.
Seems pretty clear to me the PUSD knew what the rules were and purposely hid this particular one. Non-disclosure and timing before the parcel tax seems suspicious too.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Feb 27, 2012 at 1:33 pm
ZangleGate: "PUSD bought software for a Student Information System from a house near a Utah golf course? Unbelievable."
You don't know what you're talking about. There are many small software shops in this day and age which are little more than a few people (or less) operating out of a house. Most of those apps on the Apple App store are built by small outfits. I use a pretty sophisticated x-ray diffraction analysis package from the company that has a fancy website and logo but in actuality is a two-man operation. But that's irrelevant, isn't it? What matters is the quality of the software and whether it does its intended job well or not.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
I agree there's not much of an issue with purchasing software from two guys running a business out of their garage. But would you still buy software from an alleged business that doesn't even fill out its annual corporation reporting forms? You'd be putting your own business at risk by not checking up on whether you're investing in some fly-by-night setup or not.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Stacey is correct. No one in PUSD, a government agency with stringent contracting rules governed by State law, appears to have done any due diligence of readily available information prior to contracting this with company.
This was not some simple 'download from the web' piece of software to do do something simple. It bought an entire enterprise software application suite from a company whose website in 2009 had "Coming Soon" under ABOUT US.
Now the software now appears to have no owner, and the company says it was either founded 5 years ago, 15 years ago or in 1968, depending upon what you read.
Also PUSD looks to have taken great strides to not disclose any reference to the lawsuit Zangle Inc filed against PUSD as a respondent in April 2011.
Yet another fiasco.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Feb 27, 2012 at 3:42 pm
So, Stacey, making the BIG assumption that what "ZangleGate" says is true, you think that the fact that the parent company did not fill out the "back of their annual report listing their officers" is some kind of big, giant smoking gun, do you? Did it occur to you that it might have been an innocent oversight completely unrelated to everything else that has been happening to Zangle? Or do you dismiss it as an impossibility that any legitimate company could ever mistakenly omit to fill out the back of their annual report listing their officers? Wonderful to have 20-20 hindsight isn't it? Yeah, Stacey, you criticize PUSD for not being careful enough in its dealings while at the same time you blindly accept as true some information provided by some anonymous crank who calls himself "ZangleGate". See the irony?
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 3:44 pm
More excerpts from "Has the District Been Zangled" article (The "I" refers to the author of this 2006 article at Web Link . [Sounds like the Bernstein's and Woodward's of the Pleasanton Weekly should be making a few phone calls to report about this:]
"Contacted at C Innovation's Claremont, California offices, Bill Naughtin said he is an employee of C Innovation who has been in the education technology field since 1968 and has a list "a thousand school districts long" of references but declined to name any of them. C Innovations is, he said, "extremely privately held--and we like it that way...."
....The last visible-thus-far piece of this puzzle is Larry Anderson, whom Mr. Naughtin confirmed is "an owner" of C Innovation, Inc along with several other companies.....
.... It should be noted that "Complete Nursing Services," the for-profit terminally ill child care company in Spokane, appears
to no longer be in business as the phone numbers listed are no longer
working numbers. ....
....Also there is "Recruiter-Rater." "Although I have called several times in the past four days, no one picks up and the recording is the same. "Thank you for answering my ad." It is a cheerful young woman named Terry who tells callers that she is western regional vice
president of an unnamed 20-year old multi-million dollar finance company with the backing of three major banks. "This opportunity is not your ordinary Iowa cornfed beef sales job," she tells callers, and she is looking for two to three determined assertive salespeople who must know how to dress for success and are gregarious, charming, impulsive and "a bit dramatic...." "
a resident of Danville
on Feb 27, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Do some homework, folks. Lawsuits leave paper trails. Anyone find any PROOF a lawsuit was filed? I bet not.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Lawsuits do in fact leave copious amounts of paper trails and electronic paper trails, Georgia, even if those at the PUSD are trying to hide it or are having their shredders work overtime. Go to the Northern California federal court website and have a read through:
2:11-ap-02076-RN Zangle Inc v. Pleasanton Unified School District
2:11-bk-21515-RN Zangle Inc
Interesting that the innovations and zangle web domains are now located with a company out of a Chantilly Virginia address located in Northern Virginia. I wonder what the relationship is to Centurion Research Solutions?
Administrative Contact:
Centurion Research Solutions
14048 ParkEast Circle
Ste 100
Chantilly, VA 20151
United States
Stacey and Kathleen, do either of you recognize this company? I do not.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 5:15 pm
When Zangle filed bankruptcy, Pleasanton Unified was listed along with 11 other school districts as being overdue and having past due annual license fees it had not paid on time amounting to $93,468.00. Why did Pleasanton Unified not pay its bills?
Other school districts with overdue bills were Claremont, Colton, Davis, Detroit Public Schools, Fontana, Manteca, Oakland (Michigan), Ontario, Riverside Office of Ed, Ventura, and Wayne County.
a resident of Verona
on Feb 27, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Please, not another district scandal. And why would we be using a product thats got a slang name for a body part? Just gotta know!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
You're right that I didn't bother to waste my time verifying information that I thought was irrelevant to the bigger picture which is why I only posted the Ventura Star article and not also the other link ZangleGate had posted. I tried to help you look past ZangleGate's clearly poor generalization of all home-based businesses that you hyper-focused on and bring your attention to the larger issue of due diligence. I'm very sorry to see it was met with more hyper-focusing on something used merely for illustrative purposes.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 27, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Nice try, "Yet". Your Northern California Federal Court "numbers" are gibberish. Searching on the website did not revealed any reference to Pleasanton Unified being the target of a lawsuit.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Feb 27, 2012 at 6:15 pm
YAL, Don't know Centurion.
I don't know whether the lawsuit is frivolous or not (and it appears these are blanket suits at a minimum) or whether Zangle has infractions of its own. If the board is discussing it in closed session, then it needs to be noted on the agenda and reported out in open session. Districts get sued or have claims against them all the time and most are settled or dismissed quickly (someone's car is hit by a district vehicle for example).
My personal concern is how we MAY have district staff and board members bending, or not knowledgeable about, the rules that govern their responsibility to the community.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2012 at 6:35 pm
This is a convoluted mess.
C Innovation was the original company. Assets were purchased by Vermont Capital Partners who renamed the resulting shell company Zangle Inc. Vermont Capital Partners is also known as Brookventure Partners. Somehow Brookventure is connected to the Vermont Economic Development Authority.
This is why the school districts are not paying. Would you pay any money to a ghost organization? I would definitely take my changes in court. There is a lot explaining to do on how these partners operate and make a legal living.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Bill, you have information that is interesting. The court case, however, says that Pleasanton stopped paying this vendor in 2009 which looks to be way before the buyout and way before the bankruptcy filing. The time PUSD stopped paying looks to be according to the documents at the court site are about when the former PIO was appointed the technology coordinator of Zangle according to what is remaining on the PUSD internet site. How could the former PIO or a CFO stop paying a vendor without specific Board authorization? I see no Board resolution. Do you?
Supposedly there is a board resolution somewhere where a claim is denied according to court records, but I haven't found that yet.
Also, only a handful of school districts are past due on their payments. One is Pleasanton. Why is Pleasanton on the list with school districts like Detroit Public Schools?
As for you Georgia, you either aren't searching correctly. The judge is Richard M Neiter. Call him. Or contact the PUSD lawyers that were listed in the case, Helen R Frazer from Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo or Katherine A Alberts from Stubbs & Leone. (Let me guess...those are gibberish too).
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
I think the Ventura Co. Star article I posted earlier gives some indication of what may have occurred:
"Around 2009, Carr said, the original people he dealt with at C Innovation left the company, and county office personnel were unimpressed by the people who took over.
Carr said the county office gave the notice required under its contract to discontinue its maintenance agreement with C Innovation, which had cost about $225,000 per year.
Since then, the county has instead used its own staff, consultants and other third parties to help with maintenance."
All our speculations would be mitigated if the district just had their stuff available online.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
It's a bit hard to find the case with the info you gave. Neiter is a federal bankruptcy judge at the Central district, not Northern. Also, don't you need a PACER account to access case info for the federal court system?
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 7:36 pm
I can't find anywhere in any minutes from PUSD where they denied C Innovations claim in closed session, but maybe PUSD removed it from their website or were pretty sloppy and never recorded it in the Minutes or maybe there was never any discussion.
The lawsuit has a strongly worded August 27, 2010 certified letter Exhibit C from the vendor to someone named Parvin Ahmadi claiming the District illegally violated the software license product agreement and failed to return the software as required in 180 days. There is a reply on Nov 2, 2010 saying the board denied a claim which one could interpret to mean that PUSD refused again to return the software back after this letter, but I am only guessing.
There is an old agenda item on the PUSD website saying there was a closed session item regarding C Innovations and a claim on Sept 14, 2010 at this weblink Web Link
It says this:
Sept 14, 2010 - Liability Claim Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95
Claimant: C-Innovations
Agency claimed against: Pleasanton Unified School District
But I see nothing in any subsequent minutes saying anything at all.
There is no notice or anything in any board packet about the Board notifying the vendor they would be returning the product per the vendor's demand letter or canceling a contract.
And nothing regarding a lawsuit whatsoever.
Without seeing the material on PUSD's webiste, I guess PUSD tried to keep the software without paying for it.
What an absolute mess.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 27, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Stacey, you can try Pacer with this link ecf.cacb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iqquerymenu.pl?1356004 The Pacer case is 1356004 You may need to get a Pacer userid to go further though some people have luck with recapthelaw.org which doesn't require a Pacer userid.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 27, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Seems like a call to Superintendent Ahmadi's office would either substantiate or clear the concerns raised here. Brown Act violations are not to be taken lightly.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 29, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Check the September 14, 2010 agenda: Nothing hidden there.
2.5 Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): One case.
Liability Claim Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95
Claimant: C-Innovations
Agency claimed against: Pleasanton Unified School District
Too bad none of you could do that little bit of research. Didn't take long to find...
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 29, 2012 at 3:39 pm
It's called Closed Session for a reason. No one can discuss current, ongoing litigation. PUSD was not obligated to, and probably not allowed to report out of closed session. School districts find themselves in lawsuits often so I'm not sure why any of you are concerned with this one. Nothing was hidden, as you calimed in starting this blog thread. What's your real purpose here?
You all need to chill out. Or get jobs. Or run for school board so you can have actual, accurrate information rather than arm-chair quarterbacking.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 29, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Either the PUSD illegally violated the Brown Act either by communicating offline and in secret to its Board members regarding the fact that a Zangle lawsuit was in fact filed April 19, 2011 and then getting their input offline and in secret or perhaps the superintendent tried to hide the whole lawsuit from the Board as well. Which is it?
Every item to be discussed in Closed Session must be listed on the Closed Session agenda. Ongoing litigation, including the lawsuit which was filed, which was the topic of discussion, must be disclosed in the Closed Session agenda portion. PUSD was obligated to disclose this lawsuit on its agenda under Closed Session and failed to do so. It broke the law. It is usually under the heading "Existing Litigation."
PUSD has never in fact published any Closed Session agenda since April 19, 2011 disclosing a Closed Session agenda item Existing Litigation which indicates a lawsuit was filed by Zangle against PUSD was ever filed.
The media didn't even know it exists and the town has 3 newspapers covering PUSD as well as the Pleasanton Patch.
There is an old agenda item on the PUSD website saying there was a closed session item regarding C Innovations and a claim on Sept 14, 2010 which was discussed above.
It says this:
Sept 14, 2010 - Liability Claim Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95
Claimant: C-Innovations
Agency claimed against: Pleasanton Unified School District
But there is no Closed Session agenda item ever listed that reveals the Zangle Inc lawsuit was ever filed.
Now Joan Laursen as President must 'cure' the Brown Act violations by disclosing to the public the dates that this lawsuit was discussed in Closed Session.
a resident of Ponderosa
on Feb 29, 2012 at 4:08 pm
PUSD was obligated by the Brown Act to publish a Closed Session agenda item every time since April 19, 2011 the Zangle Inc v. PUSD lawsuit was discussed in Closed Session similar to this City agenda item where public comment was received and then the elected body adjourns into Closed Session to discuss the case.
Web Link
"3. PUBLIC COMMENT – Comments are limited to items listed on this Special Meeting Agenda
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to Government
Code §54956.9(a):
Urban Habitat et al. v. City of Pleasanton, Alameda County Superior Court, State of California, Case No. RG06293831 "
PUSD failed to have any agendas that listed the Zangle Inc lawsuit at all, thus violated the Brown Act. Can you find any PUSD agenda items that says from April 19, 2011 to the present ---
Zangle Inc v. Pleasanton Unified School District with the case number?
If so, please post a link to those PUSD agendas.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 7, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Interesting, the trolls have no facts, but seem to find some sort of conspiracy. Maybe the facts are hidden in Area 51.
a resident of Charter Oaks
on Mar 27, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Just a little info to maybe understand what happened. Can't verify this but it's what I've been told, and it makes sense. Zangle does, or did have many districts across the country using their systems. They were starting to make big inroads into California when, I'm guessing, "the people that left", thought they could start their own company and make a bunch of money supporting the systems. The local school districts had probably never met the corporate people and like the local guys, so I'm guessing they were told, let your contract expire and we'll take over the support. I suppose the parent company didn't see the humor in this and fought the new guys stealing customers. And thus the district is stuck in the middle, basically betting on the wrong guys. Anyway, just what I've been hearing for the last few years in the world of software.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 17, 2012 at 8:55 am
Break out the tin foil hats jet contrails are infecting the PUSD school district. Those evil teachers and administartors did business with a software company that went out of business. They should have read the mines of the departing employees. They did not spend an evening discussing this or many other baseless lawsuits in an open forum. Absconders eeewwww
a resident of Vintage Hills
on May 17, 2012 at 12:07 pm
This wasn't a request for them to discuss it in open session, just to post it properly according to law.
a resident of Pleasanton Middle School
on Jul 5, 2012 at 3:44 pm
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a resident of another community
on Jul 5, 2012 at 4:19 pm
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a resident of Ponderosa
on Jul 5, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Who is the head of C Innovations, Larry Anderson here Web Link or John Uhler Web Link ?
And what happened exactly?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 11, 2012 at 6:35 pm
I have spoken with the CEO of C Innovation Inc. when Zangle was purchased by Pleasanton School District.
I wish to help all of your clear up what is being and has been said about your product Zangle and the company that sold it to your district.
Pleasanton signed a contract with C Innovation Inc. ( then the exclusive provider of the Zangle product to Districts.) Then through dishonesty canceled the Contract with C Innovation Inc. and through misleading information agreed to have then fired employees of C Innovation Inc., (employees that have admitted under oath to stealing the source code of this product) Install and train the district on the new product.
Employees of the district hid information and mislead the districts financial people about what they were doing. Hence the lawsuit.
Mr. Anderson stated to me that "In all my business career which spans 40 years and millions of dollars of business I have never met nor dealt with a more dishonest group of people than the ones in charge of the purchase and installation of the Zangle product at Pleasanton "
According to public testimony, Zangle Inc is not the company that sold to the District. Zangle Inc and Gary Loyd controlled companies are now the holder of the Copyrights of the product Zangle. This sale happened long after the demise of C Innovations operations, and I must say it appears that Pleasanton District had a lot to do with this demise.
The employees of the District put the new student information system at risk with no consideration for the effect it might have on the Districts future financial condition.
I believe that many heads should role , but as we all know District employees are protected by their unions and the fact that they are working for protected public District.
I also notice that the staff of this publication has withdrawn the statements made by Larry Anderson by claiming that they are unverified
Who better to verify than the former CEO of C Innovation Inc.
I smell another cover up with the staff here.
Everything I have posted here is a matter of public documents that have been filed in the lawsuit mentioned and a 2nd lawsuit in Delaware.
That lawsuit is about the apparent illegitimate action of John Uhler claiming to be the CEO now of the defunct C Innovation Inc. I checked with the State of Delaware and this is not fact either.
Lets see if the staff has the public trust at heart and allows this message to be seen
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In four NFL seasons, Nicks has found a way to injure most of his lower body. He has been listed on the injury report with leg, hamstring, knee, ankle, foot, and toe issues. He has never played a full slate of games. He is currently recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery to fix an injury that he suffered in Week 2 last season. So, yes, he feels good. In April.
There's little doubt that Nicks can be a WR1 if he can play 16 games. I'm risk-averse in the early rounds of my draft, so Nicks has never been on my teams. But if there is a good thing about Nicks' past, it's that it has scared lots of owners away, and his draft stock has fallen. In a deep WR class, Nicks could be a big steal if he can ever answer that one big "if" surrounding him.


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The shounen characteristic of the main character being the absolute best at nearly everything and recieving constant upgrades resulting in the strength levels ridiculously disproportionate is very annoying and stupid imo. It'd be nicer to have the characters a bit older as well (perhaps early twenties if some of them are overseeing villages for crying out loud). Also, while I like the protagonist to be one of the best; he doesn't have to be the absolute best. This leaves things exciting imo, and not contrived, and cliche`.
In this arc, perhaps it would have been a better idea not to use overuse this Edo Tensei jutsu to this extent(especially for some of the shitty fights we've had to sit though). For example, in this situation Sasuke could be made to simply speak to the Kage's spirits somehow, similar to the way a Sith and Jedi communicate with their Master's spirits through the force(just as an example, I realize the situation with them being sealed in the shirigami). Unfortunately, I guess bringing them back via Edo Tensei pretty much ensures that they'll be brought into this so called "ninja war".
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I just hope that the author remembers the "weakness" of Edo Tensei he created and Tobirama has to break free from the spell like Madara. I have a hard time imagining such a serious personality like Tobirama is willing to be controlled by someone else. (Tobirama is also like a control-freak after all XD)
It would be quite hilarious if all 4 hokages know the Edo Tensei...but I am thinking the author is somehow trying to upgrade Sasuke via the revival of those 4 hokages (it seems Naruto is too strong compared to Sasuke..after all at this very moment Sasuke is just another Madara at best) and this is something I don't really like to see
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Is oro-zetsu weak because zetsu was weak, like fragile? Or was zetsu called weak for some other reason like not having jujutsu?
I would say wow oro can steal chakra now but he could probably already do that anyways...
So who is going to win sasuke vs the 2nd? And why would sasuke fight zombies? He took off his cloak and activated his ms he has to fight someone here
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Ahahaha, Hashirama is hilarious. I like him a lot.
Aaaand apparently the Uchiha are now genetically predisposed to become emo.
Actually, I don't know about the majority of people, but I'm sort of willing to give the writer a bit of a break on that one now. Not so much forgive Sasuke, but at least the writer gave us something of an explanation as to why he (And Obito and Madara) are like that.
So... Love makes you evil, and grants you the power of hate.
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I think this was one of the best chapters of the last two years.
Who would have thought that Hashirama had this kind of personality, I was expecting an Aizen-like personality with a touch of compassion. I guess it was hinted before that he would be like Naruto but it seems that Hashirama has gone over a pretty big transformation since the time that Orichimaru summoned him to fight the Third.
At first, I did crinch at the fact at the love angle that was proposed for the reasoning of the Uchiha curse, but I've more accepting of that now. The only thing that I don't like is the notion that their brains are actually altered after experiencing loss, are you telling me that they are not acting rationally because they are mentally sick?
If Obito or Sasuke had talked to a psychiatrist, would they have turned out fine?
I don't want to give excuses for the action that the Uchiha has taken, but now they have officially become scapegoats.
Oh well, let' see where it takes us.
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you see when one goes through deep emotion trauma and then obtains great power just after the loss, would you not put that to use and try make your self feel better through any means necessary,
when one does go through such a state normally wild and destructive thoughts are floating in the mind but they are not executable, but when you obtain a power that can make that possible and put others to misery only so that you are not the only one suffering, it's not the same
as for your question, i don't think it would have been any different if the two had actually met a psychiatrist and neither they are mentally sick but are just powerful enough to make things happen that normally a person lacks when under depression
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It's not that they are mentally sick (although it's funnier to say it this way) but it does alter their behavior. Basically their relation with anguish, hatred, power and chakra is a vicious circle : their anguish and pain directly translate into more power and stronger/darker chakra which in turn increase their hatred which lead to even more power, etc.
The fact that Senju DNA seems to increase all Uchiha traits could even explain an extreme case like Obito who changed from a good guy to a maniac virtually instantly.
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Naruto is reaching a level beyond kage both in terms of power and thinking. Of course he is dumb, so by thinking i don't mean intelligence but the way he thinks about the world. Of course he has to since Jiraiya did entrust him to bring peace for the world. But its difficult to have him in that role if he is represents one village, unless the current ninja alliance between villages becomes even stronger, but what would be Naruto's role in bringing peace if this war already brought a final world peace. So Kishimoto can choose to have Naruto as hokage in a ninja alliance of the peaceful times, this is less realistic in my opinion, but of course the manga is not about being realistic. It would actually be boring to have Naruto become hokage. The other issue that is more interesting than the peace between villages is the inner peace of a village. Until now they had their tailed beasts, and they made huge sacrifices in order to have those demons at disposal, it clearly destabilized the villages, there was much hatred because of all the people that were sacrificed and also the tailed beasts were kept as slaves. Obviously Naruto won't allow that to happen, he already made a promise to let these 9 go free, but if he just freed them into the world there would be trouble, some organizations and villages would go after them. The solution to this might involve Naruto not becoming the hokage, he could give up his personal dream in order to make justice for both these 9 tailed beasts that were treated like slaves for decades and also for the Uchiha by letting Sasuke become hokage. Because if Naruto doesn't want to become hokage and Sasuke at last joins Naruto then the only possible candidate for hokage would be Sasuke, he's far stronger than anyone from Konoha, just like Itachi was. I hope Kishimoto reminds us that Itachi had the right to become hokage but was denied because of his heritage, if Naruto ever tells that Sasuke should be the 6th there surely will be people to oppose it because of the clan even if Sasuke just recently saved Naruto and with it the whole world, and of course that would give Kishimoto the opportunity to write a really emotional and cheesy speech for Naruto
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I do like the irony of Sasuke as the Hokage, since that would mean that an Uchiha is finally fully accepted as part of the village and he is tasked with watching over the village he once condemned and hated, but with his personality, the wanderer role seems better suited. He doesn't have much of a meaningful relationship with anyone there (except perhaps Kakashi, or Sakura if you want to push it), and to me it would be fitting for him to travel the world, spreading a world paradigm of peace learned from Naruto and righting the wrongs that he happens to come across, considering how much wrong and controversy he has managed to cause himself.
Naruto traveling would be a great read also, considering he was tasked to spread peace throughout the world; it also makes sense. As I said, I think it would be a great read regardless of who wanders, but Sasuke as the hokage just doesn't feel like the best fit. Even after reconciling through whatever means (saving Naruto's life, saving the entire village, etc.) I just don't see the people loving Sasuke as much as they love Naruto.
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I really wonder what will happen to the alliance after this war is over.
At the moment it really develops into some sort of understanding between the different ninja villages and it's hard to believe they are going to fight each other again after what they've gone through together. (I hope there won't be some twist like Madara planning to unite them all by giving them a common enemy)
One thing we have to consider though is, that those ninjas aren't political powers. They are basically nothing more than the military of their respective countries, while the real power lies with others (the feudal lords). So if the villages proclaim, that they are all friends now, the lords may not be pleased with this turn of events. I mean all the powerful fighters of the world suddenly uniting, should make them fear about their power and starting some sort of war.
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I think, eventually, Brass will be the new name. People have caught on to it nationally and seem to like it a whole lot better than Pelicans. I like Pelicans, FWIW, but Brass is just as good locally and would work nationally. Benson needs to read the tea leaves and come out and say "Pelicans" was just a rumor and they haven't made up their mind. Then name them Brass
Marketing 101... You want your brand to appeal to as many people as possible Was just about to post something like this. If your brand is more widely accepted then things like clothing sales will go up, and that supports the franchise.
do you realize there is an NBA team named THE RAPTORS?
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it appears i have used the wrong type of glue, elmers interior, for putting langstroth bodies together. what problems may that cause?
it appears i have used the wrong type of glue, elmers interior, for putting langstroth bodies together. what problems may that cause?
Hello: Im a construction teacher/bee keeper up in Canada and interior glue will work but will dissolve once it gets wet for a while. If you protect the outside joints you may not have a problem. Titebond III is the way to go for best glue you can use. Good luck. Ben
Titebond II or III and 2" staples.
First, as bski said you sould be fine as long as it is sealed from the elements.
Second, get your eye presription checked. lol
Titebond II or III exterior is the way to go.
Paint will help, but I would just make sure you back up the joinery with nails in both directions(on each corner)...it will be fine even when/if the glue lets go.
I make my own boxes with rabbet joints, and I glue and cross-nail the joints.
Any glue will hold better than no glue, and most people us no glue... use the exterior next time, and don't worry about this time...
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Prior to WWII the only option for glue was hide glue, and it's useless when it gets wet. Cross nail and all will be well -- if you are a belt and suspenders type, use drywall screws instead (but pre-drill!).
Titebond III is the best, but any glue that does not melt when wet will work (meaning carpenter's glue). Only thing that would be a real problem is white glue. I use that to glue wine bottle labels on since they come off after a couple minutes in hot water.
I use titebond III on everything and screws on all my boxes. It slows me down when I'm building but it makes a box that won't come apart!
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Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Have used Elmers carpenter glue ( interior) on all my boxes well painted and never had a box come apart in 12 years also have some boxes I never glued and they haven't come apart in 12 years. Had some glued frames left out in the rain and they did come apart. Use what ya got.
Im really not that serious
We use Titebond and 2" coated screws.
The most I'd do now is send three 2" self tapping deck screws in each corner, two one way, one the other. They'll never work themselves out and the other nails will do the rest. I doubt you'll even need that.
I like to go overboard 2" galvanized screws in each finger of joints both side + titebond III. I also drilled and countersunk all the screws. Takes for ever on each box but it looks good
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i also use titebond III and i use 2" exterior decking screws on every finger
Gorilla Glue (a little dab will do ya) and nails or screws.
I've used tome titebolnd II, titebond III, and gorilla glue. None of mine have any time outside in the weather yet, but as far as glues go, I don't care for how runny the Titebond III is. the II was easier to work with.
My overall preference is for the gorilla glue. I like the expansive nature of it.
i never know what to use soo i shoot a staple in each finger joint as well as a brad nail. all on both sides. i also use elmers and titebond II and III. then i finish up the corners with that drywall cornering metal which is screwed in with redhead coated screws. i cant seem to keep bees but man those boxes are rock solid !!!!!!!!!!!


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LAS VEGAS >> Heath officials are reporting a fifth case of the sometimes deadly West Nile virus this year in the Las Vegas area.
The Southern Nevada Health District says the new case involves a person over age 50 who's hospitalized with the more serious form of the illness.
District spokeswoman Stephanie Bethel says mosquitoes with West Nile virus have been found in the 89122 and 89014 ZIP codes.
One previous West Nile patient died. That brings to five the number of deaths from the virus in Clark County since 2003.
Last year, the health district reported eight cases of West Nile virus. One died.
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Kendrick Perkins confirmed before Saturday's game what many observers have felt about the Celtics for a while now. They are bored with the process.
"It's different because I think guys are really anxious to get to the playoffs," he said. "You have your veteran guys, Sheed, KG, you could tell that this regular season really don't excite them, seriously. Even with Paul and Ray, you still have to go out here and compete, and it's not an excuse for losing but you can just tell guys just want to get to the crunch time, get to the playoffs."
Then Perkins made reference to fact that the Celtics were swept this season in four games by Atlanta, one of the teams they're battling with for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference.
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"Even like the Atlanta series, when they swept us, we took it to heart but it wasn't like a big deal like how everyone else tried to make it," Perkins admitted. "I don't know if that's a bad thing but it's just like we come into games focused and we're not trying to lose games but you can see that sometimes maybe we do get bored with the process and we can't do that.
"That first year we kept harping on trying to get that best record so we could have home court advantage through playoffs. I think now guys are [realize] last year we won a couple of games on the road, we won a lot more on the road this year, our road record is pretty decent and guys are comfortable and guys are really like we don't care where we fall in the playoffs let's just play so I don't know if that's a bad thing or good thing. I do hate losing, whether it's the regular season or playoffs."
Perkins said there was no panic in the Celtics locker room after blowing a 13-point lead to Cleveland on Thursday night and losing by 20.
"After the Cleveland game, I never got a bad vibe from the team, period," he said. "Guys said what they had to say about why we lost but one thing about this is we're always together. There's never guys straying apart. Guys always stick together, whether we lose or win so that's the good thing about our team.
"We're always consistent on how we act we with each other. We never overreact to a loss or anything somebody may write about us. We always stick together. I guess that's where 'Ubuntu' comes in.
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As a consequence, a radically new way to use spectrum has been suggested. Instead of leasing spectrum to a given organization on an exclusive basis, a new dynamic spectrum management paradigm proposes to use whatever spectrum is available in a certain place at a certain time and switch to another frequency whenever interference is detected in a given band.
Of course to implement dynamic spectrum access requires new technologies and new legislation and many vested interests are fighting this, alleging possible interference. The key issue is how to determine when a particular spectrum band is really being used in a particular geographic region and how to move quickly to a new frequency band when an existing user with higher priority is detected. Thus in the VHF and UHF bands, television broadcasters transmitting at high power in specific frequencies and regions would have first priority. They are the primary license-holders in the spectrum. TVWS broadband devices would have a secondary priority and would be obliged to ensure that they do not interfere with the primary license holder.
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Role Models: Her mother and grandmother
Moment of Inspiration: Hearing Hillary Clinton's famous remarks at the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing, in 1995.
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Kirsten Gillibrand is a United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her career in politics, she worked as a securities lawyer in New York City for more than a decade. As a member of a politically active family, Gillibrand wanted to have a voice in politics, and decided to leave her Manhattan job to work in Washington D.C. as Special Counsel for Andrew Cuomo, then-United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Clinton Administration.
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Look up almost anywhere in downtown Memphis, and you might spot a small white birdhouse perched atop a tall metal pole—a chalet here, a pagoda there. The little aviaries add a touch of whimsy to a town that has known its share of trouble. "People like them," says Henry Turley, the real estate developer who erected them. "I'm proud of those birdhouses."
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Turley built them because he has concentrated his business efforts on the older, westernmost part of his hometown, near the Mississippi River—where mosquitoes are thought to swarm. That's no small matter in a city whose population was once devastated by yellow fever.
"People complained that it's impossible to live near the river because it breeds mosquitoes," Turley says in his elegant drawl. "So I put up the birdhouses to attract purple martins, which are supposed to eat thousands of mosquitoes on the wing. But mosquitoes don't like flowing water. So it's bullsh-t." He savors this last word, even singing it slightly. "And it's bullsh-t about the purple martins killing them," he adds. "I'm fighting a myth with a myth."
A man of sly humor and earthy charm, the silvery-haired Turley, 69, joins a long line of colorful characters in local lore—from Gen. Andrew Jackson, who co-founded Memphis in 1819 on what was then known as the fourth Chickasaw bluff, to E. H. "Boss" Crump, the machine politician who ran the city for a good half-century, to W. C. Handy, B.B. King, Elvis Presley and a disproportionate number of other influential and beloved musicians. Turley is a sixth-generation Memphian descended from one of the Bluff City's earliest white settlers; his great-grandfather was a Confederate rifleman who later served in the U.S. Senate. Birdhouses aside, Henry Turley's stellar local reputation has more to do with what happened after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated here in 1968.
That traumatic event and the ensuing riots accelerated an inner-city decay that fed on racial disharmony, tax-advantaged suburban development and the decline of Memphis' economic mainstays—especially King Cotton. Businesses and homeowners gravitated toward suburban havens to the east, such as Germantown and Collierville. But a hardy few, notably Turley and his oft-times partner Jack Belz, stood firm. And thanks to them and a few others, the city's heart has steadily regained its beat. Several Turley-Belz developments have earned acclaim, such as Harbor Town, the New Urbanist community on Mud Island, and South Bluffs, a cobblestoned enclave overlooking the Mississippi near the old Lorraine Motel, where King was shot. But closest to Turley's heart is a project called Uptown, which he undertook with Belz and the city government in 2002. They've built or renovated some 1,000 homes, fostered small businesses and carved out green spaces throughout a 100-block section that Turley says was probably the most degraded part of the city. And the new houses don't all look alike. "We're trying to make a nice neighborhood to live in, even if you happen to be poor," he says.
Turley denies that he has any grand visions as an urbanist. He's more like a blues guitarist who builds a solo gradually, from one chorus to the next. "We set out in a sort of dreamy Memphis way," he says. "And remember, Memphis has a lot of freedom, Memphis is a place of creativity. I mean a pretty profound freedom, where there aren't so many social pressures to behave a certain way. In Memphis you can do any goddamned crazy thing you want to do."
On a broiling summer afternoon, Turley took me for a spin in his BMW and told me about some of the other Memphis mavericks he has known, such as his late buddy Sam Phillips, the white record producer who recorded such black bluesmen as B.B. King and Howlin' Wolf and in 1952 founded Sun Records; his roster soon included Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison. Then there is Fred W. Smith, the ex-Marine who created Federal Express, in 1971, and Kemmons Wilson, who came up with Holiday Inns, in 1952. Another local innovator, Clarence Saunders, opened the nation's first self-service grocery store in Memphis in 1916, featuring such novelties as shopping baskets, aisle displays and checkout lines. He named it Piggly Wiggly.
We ended the day at Turley's South Bluffs home, tearing into some fried chicken with Henry's wife, Lynne, a musician and teacher. As the sun finally melted into the pristine Arkansas woodland across the river, we sank into some sofas to watch a PBS documentary co-directed by Memphis author and filmmaker Robert Gordon. Called "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story," it's about the Memphis label that, in the 1960s, rivaled Detroit's Motown for first-class soul music—think Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Booker T. and the MG's.
The tourist brochures tout Memphis as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock 'n' roll, and there are musical shrines, including the original Sun Studios on Union Avenue and Elvis' monument, Graceland, plus two museums devoted to the city's musical heritage—the Rock 'n' Soul Museum (a Smithsonian Affiliate) and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Between them, they pay proper homage to the broad streams of influence—Delta blues, spirituals, bluegrass, gospel, hillbilly, Tin Pan Alley, Grand Ole Opry, rhythm & blues, jazz and pop—that converged in Memphis from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries.
But the assumption that Memphis' glory lies entirely in the past doesn't sit well with some of the younger musicians. "There's a little bit of resentment that when people talk about Memphis, they only talk about the blues and Elvis," says Benjamin Meadows-Ingram, 31, a native Memphian and former executive editor at Vibe magazine. New music thrives in Memphis—a feisty indie rock scene and a bouncy, bass-driven urban sound that influenced much of Southern hip-hop. Independent record stores, such as Midtown's Shangri-La and Goner Record, support Memphis artists. Local boy Justin Timberlake has conquered the international pop charts in recent years, and the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia won a 2006 Academy Award for the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," from the film Hustle & Flow (set in Memphis and directed by Memphian Craig Brewer). That gritty side of Memphis life doesn't make the visitor's guides.


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The world of Information Security is changing. Budgets are tighter, attacks are more sophisticated, and the corporate network is no longer the low hanging fruit. That leaves web-enabled applications as the vector-du-jour, but that well is quickly drying up for organized crime as well. As they creep up the OSI Model looking for easier ways to steal your corporate assets, they are quickly making their way up the stack to the unspoken 8th layer, the end user. So what is the next step in the never-ending escalation of this cyber war?
To find out, we must do as Sun Tzu taught. "Think like our enemy!" That is, after all, the primary tenet of penetration testing AKA ethical hacking, isn't it? After years of hardening physical systems, networks, OSs, and applications, we have now come full circle to a new dawn of attack. People are now the target of the advanced hacker, and the cross-hairs are focused squarely on their foreheads... literally. It is only a matter of time before corporations feel the pain of wetware hacking requiring a new approach to testing and defense.
Join world-renowned social engineers, Chris Nickerson of TruTV's Tiger Team and noted expert and international speaker, Mike Murray, as they prepare you for the future of pen testing. This webcast on Tuesday March 10, 2009 at 11:00 CST is your primer to the world of "Modern Social Engineering."
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Nuveen Questions Safety Of All Michigan General Obligation Bonds
While we're pondering the eventual fate of Detroit's general obligation bonds, Nuveen Asset Management asks whether we shouldn't all take a step back and ask whether Detroit's bankruptcy filing calls all of Michigan's statewide GO muni debt into suspicion too. From Nuveen senior research analysts Shawn O'Leary and Molly Shellhorn:
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr's preliminary plan for creditors treats general obligation bonds the same as any other form of municipal obligation – and [Michigan] Governor Snyder signed off on the bankruptcy application. As a result, Nuveen Asset Management believes municipal investors should now view all Michigan general obligation bonds as having no greater standing than any other form of municipal obligations: be they leases, retiree benefit obligations or even equipment vendor contracts. Therefore, we believe it prudent for municipal investors to question whether they should pay any form of safety premium for Michigan general obligation bonds relative to other forms of municipal liabilities in a state where the governor has granted his implicit blessing to such drastic treatment of full faith and credit obligations.
Nuveen says it holds just over $62 million of Detroit general obligation bonds, along with $24 million of distributable state aid bonds, $157 million of water bonds and $256 million of sewer bonds across 34 portfolios, with the Detroit holdings representing 6.81% or less of each. Nuveen says roughly 70% of those bonds are insured. From Nuveen again:
As a fiduciary to several Detroit creditors, Nuveen Asset Management will seek to obtain the best possible outcome for our investors. As a large municipal investor, we also have a strong interest in the legal issues to be considered in this case and will continue to impress upon the State of Michigan the negative implications of Detroit's bankruptcy for communities throughout Michigan.
Standard & Poor's Capital IQ said last week that of the 10 largest multistate muni exchange-traded funds, only two have more than 3.5% exposure to Michigan bonds. The PowerShares VRDO Tax-Free Weekly Portfolio (PVI), with a 5.5% Michigan exposure, is unchanged at $24.99 Monday, and the PowerShares Insured National Municipal Bond Portfolio (PZA), with a 4% weighting, is down 29 cents, or 1.23%, to $22.98. Separately, the Nuveen Municipal Value (NUV) closed-end fund is down 1% Monday to $9.26.


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As some of you may remember, I had been keeping a few nucs over the summer to see how well it would work. We have harsh hot summers here and Michael Palmer had stated that he has problems with absconding if the hives are not large enough. So I thought I would try it out to see if I had similar conditions here.
I don't.
First, as far as I can tell, none of the hives absconded (left brood) but all three did fail. I found one at the point of having a couple dozen bees left so I dispatched it. One other nuc I started in the middle of summer barely made it, having virtually no stores, no brood, and a relatively small population. The hives should have had brood at this time. There have been flowers blooming for over a month. I merged it with a dink-ish hive started this spring.
So that's the end of that experiment. I'll use the five frame nucs for other things, for sales or mating probably. I have had hives come through with a ten frame nuc though, so I'll continue using those. I don't know how much swarm trapping I'll keep doing. I had 15 or so swarm traps out this year and only caught one swarm. I don't need to catch swarms anymore as it is, I have as many hives as I want to keep. I believe many of the feral bees in this area did not make it through a month and a half of 100+ and weeks of 110+ temps last year with no rain.
So it's back to making strong bees. These days I seem to be losing more in the summer than in the winter. I lost one last winter, but lost three last summer and the three nucs this summer. I still have a total of 24 with a goal of 20, so I'm right where I want to be.


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I am really enjoying building my own bee keeping equipment with just a few power tools. After constructing a stand for the hive I moved to a buddy's place, I needed to start clearing some surplus supers and extracting. Being a hobby backyard bee keeper and not wanting to use a fume board or brush each frame by hand[there are about 5/4 8-frame boxes worth to clear], I decided to look into 'escape boards'. Both hives are in my yard and within a few yards of the back door, so visiting my apiary multiple times a day is no problem.
I found some good plans at Dave Cushman's site and I choose what I felt was the more simple project, the Roger Patterson square 'vortex' escape. I used 3/8" ply[well of course just under 3/8", more like 5/16"] for the pieces and board itself with 1"x3" as the depth for the escaping bees and 3/4" for the top spacing. This gives me a 2 1/2" void to accept the outflow. I'll be putting it on today while I'm out in the yard with some landscaping projects...hope it works well!


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In passing yards this year
Eli already beat him in touchdowns with 211 to phils 199.
In passing yards this year
Eli already beat him in touchdowns with 211 to phils 199.
Phil was a great Giant but I was reminded today as I watched the NFL Network that we passed on joe Montana when we selected Phil in the draft! Just goes to show you that you never really know how a draft will turn out.
Phil Simms was the QB that won a SB for the Giants after 30 years without a winning team. At the time we fans thought he was Gods little brother. He was a very good QB, but not the greatest. To the fans at that time he was the greatest. Will Always be a hero in our hearts.
Bill Walsh would've drafted Phill Simms over Joe Montana but San Francisco couldn't because they had traded the draft pick away. In my opinion, Phil Simms would've thrived in San Francisco with the talent they had over there.
We allowed Joe Montana to slip through our fingers? Wow!
OK, this thread is going to go on to next season. I'll say this again, Eli is the best QB the GIants have ever had for the simple reason he has won 2 come from behind SB's with his arm. Not even Y.A Title can claim that. Simms won one SB with a great defense and missed the other one. Now Eli will have thrown for the most yards for the Giants in the history of the organization. Enough said!
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The fourth class of scholars in the TMA Leadership College will begin their year of studies at the 2013 TMA Fall Conference. As part of the learning experience, scholars are matched with established physician leaders to serve as mentors. All it takes is a phone call or two each month, a few introductions to your colleagues, and a helpful hand every now and again. Then you can stand proudly when your mentee graduates from the TMA Leadership College at TexMed 2014.
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Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine
Three Attributes to Describe Herself: Passionate, dedicated, and endlessly curious
Role Model: Paola Antonelli, senior curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Woman She'd Love to Interview: Arianna Huffington
Julia Kaganskiy is the Global Editor of The Creators Project, a network of digital artists around the world founded by Intel and VICE. Committed to the merging of art and technology and the opportunities therein, she is also the organizer of the Arts, Culture & Technology Meetup in New York City. Additionally, she co-founded Blue Box Gallery, a pop-up gallery dedicated to getting new media art seen. In 2011, Julia was named one of Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Technology. She was also a finalist for the World Technology Network Award in the Arts.


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California home prices jump 26 percent in May
SAN DIEGO - A research firm says California home prices posted a 15th straight annual increase last month.
DataQuick said Thursday that the median price for new and existing houses and condominiums reached $340,000 in May, up 26 percent from the same period last year. The median rose by $16,000 from April to its highest level since April 2008, when it was $354,000.
Sales increased 1 percent from last year to nearly 43,000 homes. It is the strongest May sales tally since 2006.
Foreclosed properties, which tend to sell at deep discounts, made up a smaller part of the sales mix. Homes that were foreclosed upon during the previous year accounted for 11 percent of existing home sales, down from a peak of nearly 60 percent in early 2009.


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text: I heard from a friend that Harbor Freight currently has a good price on their biggest trailer. Here's a link to it: http://www.harborfreight.com/automo...-12-inch-five-lug-wheels-and-tires-94564.html . Well, I figured that this is a perfect time for me to build my generator trailer that I've been wanting to build for some time now. The trailer claims a weight capacity of 1720 pounds. Well, the generator weighs in the neighborhood of 1200 pounds and I have a 100 gallon diesel tank to put on the trailer too which will weight around 720 pounds, plus other miscellaneous weight of cables, ground rods, etc, for another 100 pounds. So, total weight is closer to 2000 pounds. I'd be overweight by 300 pounds, but this trailer wouldn't see a lot of hard highway miles. To stiffen things up and to provide solid mounting for the gear, I'd be adding in additional braces and bars under the deck. The killer for me is deciding where to put everything on the trailer. With the genset weighing 1200 and the diesel tank weighing 720, I've got to figure out how to balance this trailer so I'm not tongue or tail heavy. One thing's for sure, the weight of the generator is a known, but the tank is variable. So, my thoughts are to put the tank over the axle or slightly rear of it, and then put the generator as close to the tank as possible to try to keep tongue weight low and everything over the axle. Any thoughts on how to balance this thing?


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I'm sure they're both very nice to their mothers.
I'm sure they're both very nice to their mothers.
LOL, and Evan did dance his feet off while touring. He is they say "the hardest working guy in skating." Now if only I had a buck for everytime I heard that from Scot/Sandra in Vancouver, I could take us all out to eat at Mirai's parents restaurant!
Evan is totally hot.
Plush did a nice quad.
Evgeny: Unbelievable to see you struggle against good life, pain and health to do the quad!
Evan: Mature that you listened to your body and didn't risque your health going for the quad!
Thanks both guys for the show
Evan showed amazing spirit and tenacity in his run on DWTS, and Plushy...speaks English fairly well for someone who learned as an adult.
They both were consistent skaters and strong competitors who didnt fall in important competitions like many of their more talented, artistic, and interesting competitors.
Plushenko has good jump technique, Lysacek has good spins.
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When mega insurance group HIH sank in March 2001, posting losses of $5.3 billion, it was Australia's biggest ever corporate collapse. Overnight, professional indemnity and public liability insurances were priced out of reach. Businesses came to a standstill. Doctors, childcare centres, and sports clubs closed their doors. Thousands of ordinary people found that their policies and unpaid claims were worthless. Yet the warning signals had been flashing for many months.
Mark Westfield has exposed perhaps the most shocking example of corporate greed and culpable negligence ever encountered in Australia. This is the story of a company that deliberately misled the market - even as it staggered towards collapse. It's a story of backstabbing, obscene directors' fees, and secret deals between mates, and of the characters, the bit players, and the innocent victims in the scandal.
©2003 Mark Westfield (P)2003 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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#31 Sat 27 Oct 12 1:17am
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Re: Eid Mubarak
....(insert something to your liking)
#32 Sat 27 Oct 12 2:02am
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Re: Eid Mubarak
Eid Mubarak
#33 Sat 27 Oct 12 11:41pm
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Re: Eid Mubarak
Eid Mubarak everyone! عيد مبارك
This year it is very tiring for me cause of the baby, and I need to take care of the kids on my own cause my wife has gone to Hujj. I also got the runs so cant really enjoy the tasty eid food.
Good news, his done teething so not as much crying, Bad news his done teething and those teeth bloody hurt!
This year we have done a share (1/7) of a cow.
Any one have any beef ideas?
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#34 Sun 28 Oct 12 1:24am
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Re: Eid Mubarak
Eid Mubarak!
Best wishes to you and your familly Abdullahcohn, from the Pabs!!
So many beef recipes, where does one start?
#35 Sun 28 Oct 12 11:07pm
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Re: Eid Mubarak
Eid Mubarak
Kye wrote:
Eid Mubarak /A�d Moubarak is the celebration at the end of Ramadan.
A�d al-Adha is today the celebration of sacrifice. Musulman calendar year 1433 : 26 octobre 2012 corresponds with the full moon.
Our young Muslim friend explained A�d al-Adha to us today
eid al fitr is the celebration at the end of ramadan.
Eid mubarak is just a general good wish for the different eid celebrations. similar to sayings like happy birthday or happy new year.
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#36 Sun 28 Oct 12 11:25pm
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Re: Eid Mubarak
Isn't that what i wrote...well almost, our friend calls it A�d al-Adha, celebration of sacrifice.
#37 Mon 29 Oct 12 4:26am
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Re: Eid Mubarak
there are two feasts kye..
Eid al adha is the feast of sacrifice which is a four day feast going on right now..
Eid al fitr celebrates the end of Ramadan the month of fasting. This year it was celebrated towards the end of August I think.
The phrase Eid mubarak is used for both celebrations as a celebratory good wish.
next year I think both will be much earlier. I think they move about a month earlier each year as the muslim calander is moon based.
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Re: Eid Mubarak
Yes there are two Eids. The one which marks the end of Ramadhan is called Eid ul Fitr.
This Eid is Eid ul Adha. It celebrates when Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son and when he went to do it, God replaced his son with a Ram.
The lunar and solar calendar differ by about 11-12 days a year.
Yes the Arabic Eid Mubarak is used in most countries for both Eids. But some countries use a phrase that means pretty much the same thing in their own languages.
Turks say Bayram Mubarak, Bosnians often say Bajram Barečula, Malays say Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri but whatever they say in their own languages, I think everyone will understand when you say Eid Mubarak to them,