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Friday, April 11, 2008
Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies
During the discussion that took place in the thread of my last blog, someone quoted Ron Paul's statement "Truth is treason in the Empire of Lies." I don't believe this quote was originated by Ron Paul, but it was recently popularized by him in his book The Revolution: A Manifesto. I found this quote very profound in light of my experiences over the last 8 months since resigning from Linspire. The message conveyed in this quote has pushed me over the edge to start the process of going public with details and facts about Michael Robertson, Larry Kettler, and Linspire since my resignation there.
I resigned from Linspire on July 31, 2007. On that day I believed Linspire still had a promising future, so much so in fact, that I personally tried to put together a multi-million dollar acquisition of the company within days of my resignation. To this day, that offer remains unanswered by Michael Robertson. I find it incompetent for Linspire's management to have not even responded to this Bona Fide offer, and I'm confident, had the offer been accepted, that I, Linspire customers, desktop Linux, and the other Linspire shareholders would be in a much better place today.
When I resigned from Linspire, my intentions were, of course, given my large number of Linspire shares, to do everything I could to help Linspire succeed. Unfortunately, in the eight months following my resignation, I have witnessed some of the worst management decisions I have seen in my 25+ years as a business professional. Actions taken by Linspire's Chairman, Michael Robertson, and their CEO, Larry Kettler, are, in my opinion, destroying the company. Not only do I feel that Linspire's current management is squandering Linspire's assets, but soon after my resignation, Michael Robertson as Chairman, and Larry Kettler as CEO, levied criminal allegations against six past Linspire employees: the CEO, CFO, Controller, two Vice Presidents, and the OS Team Lead. This group constituted two thirds of Linspire's then management team.
I resigned from Linspire, but the other five employees were laid off in good standing, with four to twelve months of severance for their many years of committed, quality work, culminating in a very profitable year. These employees who were laid off had worked for many years at Linspire, most from nearly the very beginning, six years ago. Some had employment agreements. I would hire any one of these employees today, and am honored to count them among my friends. They are some of the best people I know. Honest, smart, hard-working people of high character and morals. Fortunately, all of these employees have moved on to exciting futures and opportunities, and for those companies who now employ some of them, they will be blessed by these employee's talents and integrity.
Michael Robertson and Larry Kettler levied their criminal allegations at these six people in an unsuccessful, greedy attempt to retrieve the severance payments made to the five employees who had been laid off by me, the CEO, duly appointed by Linspire's Board of Directors. I had always, as CEO, made the decisions as to hiring, firing and severance amounts. (I never asked for, or received, any severance from Linspire since I willfully resigned, yet I too was named in their allegations.)
For the six individuals wrongly accused by Linspire, it has been difficult to try and individually find everyone who has been told of these accusations and tell the full story to clear our names. Indeed, "truth is treason" to those who have only heard one side of the story from "the Empire of Lies." It is time to go public with ALL the true facts.
As a shareholder, seeing Linspire's new management making what I believe are destructive decisions, gives me great concern and reason to suggest changes should be made. Likewise, as a friend and associate with these five good people, seeing Linspire's management trying to destroy their good names and reputations, is not something I can stand by and not publicly defend.
As hard as I have tried over the past 8 months to keep the full story private, Linspire management insists on continuing to spread their allegations, and I can no longer remain silent.
I am working on Part II of this blog which will outline the facts as to what Linspire has done since my resignation. The goal with this document will be threefold:
1. Make the argument to Linspire partners, customers and shareholders that Michael Robertson should resign or be forced to step down as Chairman from Linspire, as should Larry Kettler as CEO. I believe the actions of these two individuals over the past 8 months are destroying the company and squandering the assets of the corporation. I believe a change needs to be made immediately, before all the assets of the corporation are depleted. Linspire still has a bright future, IF a new Chairman and CEO are put into place quickly. I have a plan that I believe could turn Linspire around and make it once again profitable very quickly, but that plan would not be possible with Michael Robertson and Larry Kettler still at Linspire. Michael holds controlling shares of Linspire, so it's unlikely he would step down as Chairman without pressure from Linspire customers, partners and shareholders, or a class action law suit by the minority shareholders.
2. Defend the good name of the six former employees accused of criminal activity by Linspire by sharing facts and evidence as to the false nature of these claims. Linspire has spread their allegations to numerous individuals, government agencies, former and current Linspire employees, and others. I will present the facts, and each can judge for themselves if these allegations are, as I believe them to be, false and slanderous. It is my hope that just by publishing the facts, it will be sufficient to clear the name and reputation of the good people involved. As a means of clearing their names, there needs to be a published document, with the facts on record, that those who have been accused can point people to who have heard the allegations.
3. Let facts come to light about Michael Robertson. Many people "know of" Michael Robertson, but only a small percentage of those people actually "know" him personally. I have known Michael for ten years and worked closely with Michael Robertson for six, and I have witnessed first-hand events which bring insight into his ethics, morals, beliefs, and management style. I have seen first hand how he interacts with customers, partners, shareholders, and employees, as well as his family and friends. Michael holds financial power over many of the people who know him, and he has a understandable reputation as being litigious, so it's rare that someone will share facts as to his true nature. Michael holds no such power over me, and I'm not one to be intimidated by a lawsuit if I know I'm in the right and speaking the truth with facts, backed up by tangible evidence and witness collaboration. In the past several years I have often found myself questioning Michael's character, but his actions in the past eight months I personally find to be reprehensible, and it may be helpful for others to know the same truths I know, and judge for themselves if this is someone they want to be involved with.
One time Michael Robertson wrote a "Facts Sheet" about Bill Gates, which he publicly published and even had his employees (most were quite embarrassed to do so) pass out to audience members attending a meeting where Bill Gates was speaking. Since Michael felt it was important for everyone to know some facts about Bill Gates, I'm sure he won't find objection to me sharing some facts about himself and Linspire, allowing others to then decide for themselves how to interpret those facts.
I see Linspire failing, customers being ignored, and good people being wrongly accused. I've tried to obtain information directly from Linspire and have been unsuccessful, so going public with facts to customers, partners and shareholders is the only action I see to try and reverse this unfortunate trend.
What I have shared here is but the tip of the iceberg. The full story includes facts that lead me to believe Linspire has attempted to defraud a federally-insured bank, filed false documents with the IRS, knowingly filed a false report with the San Diego Police Department, and perpetrated deceit upon other federal and state government agencies. Look for my Linspire "facts sheet" and story in Part II of this blog in the near future.
32 comments:
- Mike said...
I agree with you 100% and I can't wait to read your blog next week. Also if you would of bought Linspire I would still be using it today.
- April 11, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Kevin... I stand behind you 100%. I sincerely hope that the names of your friends are cleared through your noble action(s) here in your blog.
If YOU were to take the helm of Linspire once again - that is, should the company become yours - I would jump aboard as a loyal supporter. I do have faith in your leadership abilities and while I don't know you personally, I know that you could turn things around based on what you have done for Linspire in the past.
I'll anxiously be waiting for your next post.
Take Care Kevin...
- April 11, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Kevin you and I may not have seen Eye to Eye, but freedom is far more important than the all mighty dollar.
I wish you success.
- April 11, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- CaptainTux said...
I have apologized to you before, but I am going to do so again for the record. When you made the decision to sign on to the MS deal as the Linspire CEO, I disagreed with it. I could have done so in a mature and respectful fashion. I chose not to.
In the grand scheme of things you were always there on the forums interacting with the community. Through your efforts in the Desktop Linux Summit you provided small vendors like me (at the time) opportunities to make our business models known and I even had an opportunity to speak. Heck, during your time as CEO was when I did a few jobs for Linspire. Heather, Aurelia, and Kevin L were very helpful when we were working together in the Indiana one for one deal.
I cannot speak for all the names you mentioned that are accused of criminal activity, but I will go on record as saying that you, Chad, Theresa, and Randy always interacted with me in a professional and polite and ethical manner. I was ALWAYS impressed with the names listed above.
There are still current Linspire employees I have respect for and former employees I have respect for.
If there is any truth to what you have to say, and frankly, I have no reason to doubt you based on your character, I look forward to your next blog and though there is nothing I can do to change matters-for whatever it is worth-I support your efforts.
I was proud to use Linspire, I was proud to be a reseller of the products at one time, I was proud to have had a professional relationship with you, and more importantly, I was proud of the friendships I made there. I converted to Ubuntu a few months ahead of you.
These days I am no longer an IT professional/writer, after a 12 year absence, I am returning to the ministry. As such, my time is devoted to helping people,and trying to raise money for local food pantries for the poor, providing resources for single moms and trying to get medical centers and schools built in Haiti. I will, however, follow this story and share it with my fellow Linux users.
Thank you for being brave enough to draw a line in the sand. I appreciate it and respect you for it.
- April 11, 2008 at 6:57 PM
- Kevin Carmony said...
Thanks all.
Yes, I have a lot of respect for all the past and present employees at Linspire, with few exceptions. Even Larry Kettler is a "nice guy," but he lacks the spine required to stand up to the likes of Robertson, so he'll simply rubber stamp Robertson's ideas, regardless of how bad they are.
Had I still been CEO, there IS NO WAY I would have EVER allowed Michael to call these people criminals! I sent them off with severance packages commiserate with their title, tenure and efforts over the years. This management team left Linspire with cash and a very profitable year. Robertson and Kettler chased them down with a police report. Instead of running the business, Kettler has had to spends countless hours salving Michael's bruised ego.
I'd love nothing more than to return to the helm at Linspire, but given Michael's majority position, that's not likely. However, it is my sincere belief that as long as Robertson and Kettler are running Linspire, it has little chance of continuing. They both need to give serious consideration to stepping down and letting someone else guide the company forward.
If they choose to stay in charge, if one day it does fail, they will only have themselves to blame. Why not let me take over? Then, if it fails, they can let me be the fall guy, and I will gladly take all the blame. If they'd hold an annual shareholders meeting, perhaps many of the 100 shareholders could express that desire to them directly...but alas...
- April 11, 2008 at 8:13 PM
- Joseph "Arv3n" Thomas said...
I liked you in the Linspire 5.1 days, I liked you in the Freespire 1.0 days, then you left and I haven't cared for you much since.
I've gotta admit, though, you seem serious about this. So, maybe you do have something. Besides, it's obvious the CEO is a total "douche", since he hasn't even posted on the forum >2 times.
Then again, what do I care, I'm busy with my Mac. lol
- April 11, 2008 at 9:13 PM
- Steven Rushing said...
You are the man. Truth to power and all that other nonsense.
- April 11, 2008 at 10:16 PM
thanks for the read.
I am sorry to read of the problems experienced by the former employees. I recall some of the names and know of the talent you speak of.
If they'd hold an annual shareholders meeting, perhaps many of the 100 shareholders could express that desire to them directly...but alas...
Is that perhaps the reason a meeting is not called? it cant be easy to schedule in your own execution.
facts that lead me to believe Linspire has attempted to defraud a federally-insured bank, filed false documents with the IRS, knowingly filed a false report with the San Diego Police Department, and perpetrated deceit upon other federal and state government agencies.
Those are serious allegations which I doubt that you would make such without credible evidence to substantiate it.
I have no reason to disbelieve you and the other parties silence is deafening!
I look forward to the next instalment.
- April 12, 2008 at 1:58 AM
- Chaks said...
Hi Kevin,
Linspire was totally different with you in position. It was roaring with all possibilities and I cant forget those days where we interacted a lot in forums, during the initial days of Freespire. All went wrong after you stepped down, its a total mess out there. I would like to see a revamp of total Linspire, eradicate the *spire distribution and just concentrate on CNR. But alas, Linspire missed the golden opportunity to make CNR, the best installer for Linux.
Many say, switching to Ubuntu was a major disaster. I wouldn't say so, it was a welcome move and you did prove to release few builds. The advantage of having Ubuntu base should increase the stability/performance of *spire, and would not put down at any cause. But many still wouldn't agree.
Many also tell that you are the reason for Linspire to go down. Thats real stupid. You aren't the reason and you were just an employer. A Company will have many people coming in and moving out. But the people who stay there should see that the Company lives up to the expectations of everybody, especially the Customers. That is not happening with Linspire. I know many people who were sticking to Linspire because of CNR, but now they all have been put down.
I would be really keen to read your next post :)
I am proud of what you are doing Kevin!
- April 12, 2008 at 4:07 AM
- Kevin Carmony said...
Al: Yes, these are serious allegations, ones I personally believe to be the case. I will simply present the facts and let others judge for themselves if they agree with my assessment.
Chakkaradeep: You are spot on, as you'll learn in my coming post. My plan in partnering with Ubuntu was to do both of the things you mentioned. 1) be able to invest less time in the OS, and 2) spend more time focusing on CNR and have it become the preferred way for the millions of Ubuntu users to purchase commercial Linux software. Unfortunately, since my departure, the Linspire/Canonical relationship appears to have stalled.
History will judge my two years as CEO. When Michael was CEO I continually wanted to lower the price of CNR, but he refused. He also never felt the need for a free "community" version of our OS. Even small things, such as him insisting that we keep the Desktop Linux Summit at the fair grounds, and so on.
Those who are familiar with Linspire's history, know that almost immediately after becoming CEO I changed all of these things and more. We held the most successful DLS ever, in the Hyatt downtown San Diego, a much nicer facility, with Ubuntu, Red Hat, Novell, and more sponsors and attendees than ever before. I immediately announced Freespire, something that should have been done years sooner. I not only lowered the price of CNR, but I made it free for basic services. I made thousands of posts in our forums and mailing lists, a practice no longer carried out by their new CEO. I built key and important partnerships with Ubuntu and Microsoft. Many disagreed with the MS partnership, but it brought us millions in new sources of revenue, all without having any of the negative effects on the desktop Linux space that some predicted the MS/Linux deals would. I reduced our losses by millions in my first year as CEO, and made millions in profits my second year.
I left Linspire with cash, a profitable year, solid partnerships, and a plan for moving forward. As you'll see in my next blog, they didn't follow my plan even remotely, so one can hardly blame me for anything that has happened since my departure. They don't even respond to my emails, so they are steering the ship now, and will take all the credit if they succeed, and all the blame if they fail. The problem is, if they fail it will be too late for the shareholders to try and alter their actions, since the cash and assets will have been depleted by then. This is why Linspire should be holding their annual shareholders meeting so all shareholders can learn exactly what THEIR plan is for success, and allow us the opportunity to go on record if we disapprove of current management.
In my next blog, the shareholders will be able to read what my plan was, and I can assure you it did not involve calling well-earned severance payments "embezzlement," or failing to nurture the partnerships I had formed.
- April 12, 2008 at 8:11 AM
- Chris H said...
Kevin, would it not be better to sell your shares and invest in a new linux distro where you can put your vision into reality?
I'm concerned that the accusations you're levelling may damage the reputation and business standing of Linspire. If anything illegal has happened then let the courts get to the truth of the matter.
To me your method of
- April 12, 2008 at 2:09 PM
I own Linspire stock and if I'm not mistaken, Linspire hasn't held a shareholder's meeting since 2005 which means you, Kevin, did not hold a meeting during the final two years of your tenure as CEO of Linspire.
It seems the interest in having such meetings diminished when Linspire did not go public over three years ago.
To those who are choosing to take a side in this matter:
* If you are KC's friends and/or family, I understand the position you are in.
* If you are one of the aforementioned accused, I understand the position you are in.
* If you are not directly involved and have established a position based on these posts alone, I urge you to separate what you know from what you think and respond accordingly. Of course a wise decision would be to not respond at all and continue to wave your pom-poms from the sideline.
- April 12, 2008 at 2:27 PM
- Kevin Carmony said...
If I could find someone willing to purchase my shares, I would certainly do that, but given the current status of Linspire, I doubt I could find anyone to buy them. This leaves me with the option of just trusting Linspire management. It's difficult to trust management when they refuse to even hold an annual shareholders meeting.
Secondly, there are some things more important than money, such as one's reputation.
As I said, my intention is to both HELP Linspire's customers and shareholders, by calling for reform at the company, AND to clear my name and the others who have been accused by Linspire.
If the facts I share cast an unfavorable light on Linspire, it is only because of the actions of their management. It is my intention that by exposing these facts, changes will be made to HELP Linspire.
Just listening to the band play while the Titanic is sinking, won't save the ship, or those on board.
- April 12, 2008 at 2:39 PM
- Kevin Carmony said...
Shareholder meetings are a function of the Board, under the direction of the Chairman, who has ALWAYS been Michael Robertson. To the best of my recollection, we always held them annually, and if we didn't, that responsibility fell to Michael Robertson, not me.
However, I can assure you, even though I was not the Chairman, had ANY shareholder contact me when I was CEO, and asked me about the annual shareholder meeting, he would have been met with a quick response, the date of the next meeting, and encouragement to attend.
- April 12, 2008 at 2:50 PM
* If you are...
What if I'm none of the above, and am just a Linspire customer who is disappointed in the lack of interaction from the new ceo and Michael? Do I not get a say?
I will await for Kevin's next "facts" blog before commenting on the allegations he refers to, but until then, I'm not blind to how different Linspire has become since his departure, and different in a disappointing way.
- April 12, 2008 at 2:57 PM
- CaptainTux said...
Well, anonymous customer of Linspire, anonymous stock holder of Linspire feels you do not have a right to an opinion or of any of this information.
If I am incorrect, I am sure Duane can name himself and correct the record. ;)
- April 12, 2008 at 3:53 PM
@chaks: Stability on Ubuntu? You've got to be kidding me.
All Ubuntu IS is Debian Sid with several hacks added on (increasing bloat).
No stability, no performance, no win.
- April 12, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Chaks said...
@Joseph "Arv3n" Thomas, you may argue that Ubuntu is based on debian and so on, but check the reality, Ubuntu today is #1 desktop distro in the World.And it is creating wonders in the Linux world which never thought they could. If you look closely at how other distributions are now moving, you will see that they follow what Ubuntu does. Seriously, this isn't needed at all (the repetitive tasks).If you ask me, I would say its high time we "standardize" desktop distros which are the basic 2 or 3 distros that everyone should focus on and all others should be categorized as "perosnal". In that case, I would vote for #Ubuntu, #openSUSE and #Fedora
I am sure one can maintain a rock solid distribution with Ubuntu as a base. Klikit is based on Kubuntu base, which means that only the "base" part and not the "kde" part. Chris should be highly appreciated for that.
For those people who still see Linux geeky, Debian might be the ultimate choice to keep as the "base", but people who worry about the "user base" will choose Ubuntu as a base or choose Ubuntu itself as the preferred distribution, because of various advantages that one get.
I still stand by my statement that one can create good desktop distro by keeping Ubuntu as a base. If you aren't able to keep or maintain it, then there is something wrong and would be good to check your basic skills on how to maintain a distribution.
I think we are going off topic here ;)..so better to continue this discussion elsewhere....
- April 13, 2008 at 5:09 AM
- Kevin Carmony said...
To the person who is trying to post to this thread under my name, please use a different name. Make up any name you like, or post anonymously, just don't use my name, it confuses people.
- April 13, 2008 at 10:55 AM
To the person who is trying to post to this thread under my name, please use a different name. Make up any name you like, or post anonymously, just don't use my name, it confuses people.
I used your name because they are your own words. Wouldn't want anyone to be confused...
- April 13, 2008 at 10:57 AM
- Kevin Carmony said...
Quoting me and pretending to be me are two different things.
- April 13, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- CaptainTux said...
Keep it on target man. Arv3n distracted, possibly without intention, from the topic at hand. The topic at hand is the accusations that people within Linspire's current leadership may or may not be behaving unethically and illegally.
The discussion on distro models is an interesting one, but one that has a time and a place. This blog comment is about ethics and law, not standards and distros.
- April 13, 2008 at 12:28 PM
I came here from the Linux Today and thought "wow! a blast from the douche of Xmas past". I asked people in a meeting we just had to comment on this and the best response I can print was "Only guy I care less is Darl."
You were a slick used car salesman type and like most developpers I work with didnt trust you for a second. Great verbal judo but rather transparent moves.
The Novell like sellout and capitulation to extortion only confirmed what people said out loud. Now, most people are thinking its vaya con dios time, let's hope FLOSS has closed this ugly chapter.
- April 14, 2008 at 1:48 PM
"The Novell like sellout and capitulation to extortion only confirmed what people said out loud."
Well Said!!
Trouble in paradise ... where's the popcorn?
- April 15, 2008 at 12:28 AM
kevin, i don't care what anyone says about you and what you did when you were ceo, atleast you tried do right and you listened to the users of los/fos. now nobody really cares and with the ubuntu core it has it quirks that can be fixed but it's still not right , aleast to me it isn't .
couple of things they have done of late that i don't like is that people that have los 5.0 or fos 1.0 cant use cnr(legacy) cause they shut down those servers and some of these people are still on dial-up too. what are they to do? atleast MS doesn't make update for win98se but you still can get the patches for it and use all kinds of software but with los5.0 no fricking way. it's upgrade or forget it and with that attitude and other little things going on and whispers i have either read or heard , i decided to leave linspire as a user and go with something else that is debian based that i can trust, and use and they won't shutdown a much needed server for older verions so if a newer version don't work on a system i could revert to the older verion and still use linux. i just hope that MR does see the writing on the wall and try to fix this problem with all that has been said here or he can watch his precious company go down the drain cause of bad management. this is only my oppinion so don't get mad or upset, i already am. P
- April 15, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Hi Kevin
When you're talking about such serious things, brevity is best. I've heard you speaking on LugRadio - you're able to do that.
Best wishes
- April 18, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Kevin, please stop this irresponsible public fight with Michael Robertson and Larry Kettler. This is damaging to Linspire, yourself, and everyone involved. Just stop it. Think first of the greater good.
- April 21, 2008 at 11:56 PM
- Kevin Carmony said...
The greater good? So, I should just stand back, let them file false police reports about myself and several other good former Linspire employees?
Sorry, can't do that. I can't think of a "greater good" than one's reputation.
You should, however, email Larry Kettler and Michael Robertson and tell them to stop with the false allegations. I agree that is incredibly damaging to the company.
You can hardly expect people to stand by while their names are being run through the mud, false reports being filed with the police, IRS, etc.
- April 22, 2008 at 12:06 AM
You were addressing someone in an earlier post that quoted your words with the appearance of being you. Could you tell me where you got your quote "Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies". Didn't I see that in Ron Paul's quote...don't you think that Ron Paul delivered that quote?
- April 22, 2008 at 7:35 PM
- Kevin Carmony said...
Yes, as I mentioned in the second paragraph of my blog...the quote is not original with Ron Paul, but he popularized it in his book.
- April 22, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Then who did? I can't find that quote attributed to anyone else and I've searched my butt off.
- March 7, 2010 at 8:45 AM
- Kevin Carmony said...
I don't know.
- March 7, 2010 at 10:43 AM


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- Dupuis, M., Endicott-Popovsky, B., Wang, H., Subramaniam, I., Du, Y. Top-down mandates and the need for organizational governance, risk management, and compliance in China: A discussion. China-USA Business Review, 10(5), May, 2011, pp.319-335.
- Rudolph, C., Großkopf, L., Endicott-Popovsky, B., Kemmerich, T., Kuntze, N., Alva, A., Christiansen, J. (2012). "Sicherheit von Messgeräten und der Beweiswert digitaler Daten [Safety of measuring instruments and the probative value of digital data]." D-A-C-H Security 2012. Konstanz, Germany.
- Lysenko, V., Endicott-Popovsky, B. (2012). Hackers at the state service: Cyberwars against Estonia and Georgia. (2012) Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security ICIW. Seattle, Washington. To appear.
- Malviya, A., Fink, G., Sego, L. and Endicott-Popovsky, B. (2011). Situational awareness as a measure of performance in cyber security collaborative work. Proceedings from the IEEE 8th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generation (ITNG). (pp. 937-942). Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Kuntze, N., Rudolph, C., Alva, A., Endicott-Popovsky, B., Christiansen, J., Kemmerich, T. (2012). On the creation of reliable digital evidence. In S. Shenoi. IFIP WG 11.09 (Eds.), Advances in Digital Evidence VIII, Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
- Lysenko, V., Endicott-Popovsky, B., and Garrido M. (2012). Disruptive political use of ICTs in contentious politics: the between-cases analysis. In Solo, A. (ed.) Politics in the Information Age. Springer.
- Chung, S., Crompton, C., Endicott-Popovsky, B., Bai, Y. (2012). Analyses of the effects of new technology and security requirements on service-oriented software reengineering. In Wan, X. (ed.) IGI Global. Agile and Lean Service-Oriented Development: Foundations, Theory and Practice.
- Grant, D.C., Ritchie, C., and Chung, S.,(2012). A Modular Web Application for Virtual Machine Management. University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Curtsinger, C., Livshits, B., Zorn, B. and Seifert, C., Zozzle: Low-overhead Mostly Static JavaScript Malware Detection., USENIX Security Symposium, August 2011; 2011
- Kaplan, S., Livshits, B., Zorn, B., Seifert, C., and Curtsinger, C., "NOFUS: Automatically Detecting" String.fromCharCode(32) "ObFuSCateD ".toLowerCase() "JavaScript Code"., Microsoft Research Technical Report MSR-TR-2011-57, http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/livshits/papers/tr/nofus_tr.pdf; 2011
- Zhang, J., Stokes, J.W., Seifert, C., and Lee, W., ARROW: GenerAting SignatuRes to Detect DRive-By-DOWnloads. World Wide Web, Hyderabad, India; 2011
Panel Participation
- Endicott-Popovsy, B. (moderator), Jansen, A., Rogers, C., and Duranti, L. Digital Records Forensics—From Law Enforcement to RIM (2012). ARMA Canada Conference. Nanaimo, B.C.
- Endicott-Popovsy, B. (moderator), Blascovich, J., David, S., and Sabett, R. Security in Virtual Worlds: Can I trust your avatar? (2012). 5th Annual Federal Consortium on Virtual Worlds. National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
- Endicott-Popovsky, B. (moderator), Adler, J., Chase, M., Christiansen, J., Ferguson-Boucher, K., Frincke, D., Lazowska, E. Privacy in the cloud. (2011). iConference. Seattle, WA.
- Duranti, L., Jansen, A., Endicott-Popovsky, and Cohen, F. (2011). Methods to ensure authentic preservation of digital evidence, 9th Annual IFIP WG 11.9 Digital Forensics Conference. Orlando, Florida.
- D.C. Grant, (2012). Panel discussion on networking and organizational opportunities in technology. South Sound Technology Conference, Tacoma, WA.
Keynote addresses
- May 20, 2011 Challenges securing the smart grid: Lessons learned from cybersecurity. 6th International Symposium on Embedded Technology, Institute of Embedded Engineering of Korea, Jeju, Korea.
- February 15, 2011 Forensic readiness and the challenges of the cloud (w/ Kirsten Ferguson-Boucher). Association of Canadian [email protected] 2011 International Symposium: The Law of Unintended Consequences, Vancouver, BC.
- February 15, 2011 Privacy in the Cloud: The unintended consequences. Intelligence Community Colloquium: Social Media: Emerging Issues of Open Information and National Security.
- February 11, 2011 Forensic readiness and the challenges of the cloud (w/ Kirsten Ferguson-Boucher).Association of Canadian [email protected] 2011 International Symposium: The Law of Unintended Consequences, Vancouver, BC.
- June 3, 2011 Risk Assessment and Cloud Strategy Development (w/ Kirsten Ferguson-Boucher). Cloud Futures 2011: Advancing Research and Education with Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Redmond, WA.
- Chapter members are directly involved with the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and the United States Cyber Challenge.
- Several of chapter members are faculty, staff, students and/or guest lecturers at the University of Washington.
- D.C. Grant currently holds the office of Vice President in the Mt Rainier ISSA Chapter, and in the Mt Rainier ISACA Chapter.
- Dr. Endicott-Popovsky hosted the ICIW: 7th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security, Seattle March 2012.
- Dr. Endicott-Popovsky was named Full Member American Academy of Forensic Scientists: Digital & Multimedia Sciences Section.
- Dr. Endicott-Popovsky was selected for National Board of Information Security Examiners (NBISE) Smart Grid Cybersecurity Committee.
- David Dittrich formed a Honeynet Legal and Ethics Committee and started debating a "Code of Conduct."
- David Dittrich formed a writing group for a KYE on data sharing. An email list was set up on the internal server to facilitate co-writing.
Our chapter's main goal for 2012 will be to integrate the new membership to become a more productive and efficient team. We are blessed to have a couple of very experienced original Honeynet members to help mentor to and guide the larger group: founding member and Chief Legal and Ethics Officer David Dittrich and founding member and Chief Executive Christian Seifert.
The SPEAR Cloud (Security, Policy, Education and Advanced Research Cloud) discussed briefly above will be also a major focus. This endeavor could potentially develop into a resource for many diverse Honeynet research projects in the long-term future.

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Love from India01:02
Hello lovely readers. I thought Id stop in and say Happy New Year to you all. I'm in Goa at the moment staying at a place on the beach...
The first day I arrived in Delhi and it was such a shock I almost got on the first plane home!!! It took a little time to adjust, but now that I have I'm loving India. It's every bit as beautiful and crazy as I imagined!!
We spent new year on a rooftop in Jaipur listening to live Indian classical music, it was amazing!!
Well Happy 2010 !
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I'm glad you're enjoying yourself :)ReplyDelete
ah wow! all the best for the new year and enjoy your holidayReplyDelete
- AnonymousSaturday, January 02, 2010
sounds amazing!!!ReplyDelete
ah culture shockReplyDelete
Oh wow, your new years sounds like it was absolutely magical! Glad you're enjoying your trip!ReplyDelete
PS. Love that quotation. John Cage is a genius.
i love john cage. i have a couple cds with his work. thanks for sharing that; it makes me feel happy. happy new year!!ReplyDelete
I second that quote!ReplyDelete
Delhi, Jaipur and Goa?!! You've definitely covered alot of ground already!! Have the best time and enjoy every minute of it. India is a magical place isn't it?ReplyDelete
Happy New year!
what a wonderful quote. i've featured it in my blogoversary post, linking back to you. hope that's ok?ReplyDelete
glad to hear india is such an inspiring destination for you. your new year's day sounds amazing.
Oooh, so jealous!! India is on my list of places that I want to visit. Hope you're having a blast, and happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Happy new year lovely liss!ReplyDelete
Have a magical time for the rest of your trip
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Sounds wonderful! Happy new year!ReplyDelete
I understand your fear because of new countryReplyDelete
It needs time
Happy New Year!!! loooove
Love that quote. Enjoy your Indian experience.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year. xx
happy 2010 Liss!!! hope it'll bring good things for all of us..ReplyDelete
happy new year liss!!!ReplyDelete
what a perfect quote for the New Year! ... enjoy India :)ReplyDelete
wow! i can't wait to hear all about your trip!ReplyDelete
xo katherine aka. urban flea :)
Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
What an amazing way to begin 2010, enjoy!
Haha I was like 'John Cage? Off Ally McBeal?' but then I read your comments.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year lady! Haha can just imagine you when you got off the plane.
So glad that you're loving it! Only a year late ;)
ohmigoodness i totally forgot you were in india!ReplyDelete
That is SOOOO EXCITING!! hope you have so much fun dear friend! take lots of pics!
xo. danni
happy new year!ReplyDelete
mmm, have fun in india!
this quote is something to live by
Wow - what an incredible place to see in the new year! I stopped over in Bombay (as it was known at the time) over 20 years ago now and it was incredible. Only 3 days, but it was totally full on and incredible!ReplyDelete
Have a great time and enjoy the new year.
Wow. Sounds like a lot of fun. I want to go again. Looking forward to the happy snaps.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year! Your so lucky to travel!ReplyDelete
India is on the top of my list of places to visit. Lucky you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSunday, January 03, 2010
I like your fotos...inspires me a lot:)Greetings from Sweden:)
- AnonymousSunday, January 03, 2010
look at my blogg..if you want to:)ReplyDelete
such a great thought. I need to be more open to things happening!ReplyDelete
HAppy New Year and safe travels!!
Hi DEAR!!ReplyDelete
So amazing you are in India now.
Goa must be gorgeous...
Have the most amazing time, dear!
Happy 2010 to you too...
Goa is a place I've always wanted to go. Happy New Year to you too.ReplyDelete
That sounds like an amazing new year, Im a bit jealous! Roof top in India, my goodness that must have been beautiful! <3ReplyDelete
India is a amazing country.happy new year.ReplyDelete
happy new year!! have a great time in india and take care of yourself! look fwd to your stories and photos from your trip. big hugs xReplyDelete
Love that quote- my 2010 mantra for sure! Happy new year :)ReplyDelete
I think that quote image comes from Keri Smith's blog, doesn't it?ReplyDelete


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U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Ponte Vedra Beach, joined most House Republicans on Wednesday in voting in favor of a bill that extends the debt limit for the federal government but attaches some requirements as well.
According to The Associated Press, House Republicans cast the bill as a way to force the Senate to draft a budget for the first time in four years, noting that if either house fails to do so, its members' pay would be withheld. They called the bill "no budget, no pay," a slogan if not a statement of fact, because lawmakers would be entitled to collect their entire salaries at the end of the Congress with or without a budget in place.
"I campaigned in favor of No Budget, No Pay and today I voted in favor of (the debt limit extension bill), which requires both chambers to pass a budget by the April 15 deadline or else members' salaries will be withheld," DeSantis said in a statement. "I support No Budget, No Pay because I do not believe that representatives and senators should get paid if they fail to do their jobs."
DeSantis, who was among a group of 179 Republicans not in favor of the Hurricane Sandy relief bill, was not one of the 33 Republicans to vote against the debt limit extension.
In his statement, DeSantis said he would only vote in favor of the debt limit extension if it moved Congress closer to passing a fiscally responsible budget.
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Along the soft, red-dirt trails in Oregon's Deschutes National Forest, our thoughts couldn't have been further from the 2015 Subaru Outback we were driving. That's partially a credit to the view through the windshield: snow-capped mountains of the Cascade Range, fields of trees burned silver-metallic in a recent forest fire, and little lakes of pristine blue water. But it also speaks to both the remarkable capabilities and remarkable un-remarkableness of the 2015 Subaru Outback.
Growing over five generations
The Outback has come a long way from the quirky, cladded wagon and Paul Hogan TV commercials of the 1990s. We liked those cars, and so did lots of active individuals. Through each of the first three generations, Subaru sold about 200,000 to 240,000 Outbacks.
"The Outback really put Subaru on the map," said Peter Tenn, car line manager for the Outback.
But the Outback really hit the big time following its redesign in 2010, when it grew into a larger, more conventional-looking crossover. Sales increased to about 450,000 over the life of the vehicle. Not surprisingly, Subaru is sticking with this larger format for the redesigned 2015 model.
"If you hit a nail on the head, you strike in the same place," said Michael McHale, director of corporate communications for Subaru of America.
Better looking, not good looking
The new Outback sure looks similar to its predecessor, albeit slightly more handsome. The 2015 Subaru Outback still isn't a looker, but it benefits from a redesigned front fascia with prettier headlights and Subaru's new hexagonal grille. The windshield is more raked, which makes the Outback look a little sleeker. That's not to say it looks sleek, seeing how it's 8.7 inches off of the ground and has body cladding and roof rails.
A new way to work the radio
More changes are evident inside the new Outback. The cabin has a cleaner design, more soft-touch materials, and, most important, a new infotainment system to replace the dreary unit we've come to know. It features either a 6.2-inch or optional 7-inch touchscreen, attractive piano-black trim around its outside edge, and a more intuitive layout. Each system gets Subaru's Starlink smartphone integration and comes with a suite of apps that includes Aha, Pandora, and iHeart radio. The 7-inch system gets voice-activation, SiriusXM satellite radio, two USB ports instead of one, and can be optioned with navigation.
A pair of boxers
The 2015 Subaru Outback comes in four flavors: 2.5i, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited, and 3.6R Limited. The first three variants get a 2.5-liter flat-four engine and the last one gets a 3.6-liter flat-six engine. They're basically carryovers from the last Outback, although the 2.5-liter has two more hp this year, for 175 hp, total. "Most customers prefer the 2.5-liter engine, but some customers choose the [256-hp] 3.6-liter if they live in hilly areas or higher altitudes," said Yoichi Hori, manager of the total vehicle performance integration department for Subaru's engineering division. Both engines are now mated to continuously variable transmissions (the six-cylinder Outback uses the high-torque version from the 2015 Subaru WRX). "We believe that a CVT is very flexible, has a lot of capability, and can beat a 9- or 10-speed automatic [in fuel economy]," said Hori. The boxer engines and CVT, amazingly, don't make a racket—the cabin is commendably quiet. Neither, however, do they provide much acceleration.
Satisfying Goldilocks
Subaru has struggled to tune the Outback's reflexes to match its larger size. One of our main complaints about the 2010 model (which we tested for four seasons) was its cushy ride. Hori and his team firmed everything up with a mid-cycle refresh—and we found it too stiff.
"With the new car, I think we got a good balance between ride and handling," Hori says.
We'd say he's right, judging by how the 2015 Outback drives over the nicely kept roads east of Portland. Changes to the suspension's geometry, springs, dampers, and tires have made the car feel planted but not stiff-legged. Small impacts still upset the car more than we'd like, however.
When pavement runs out
Hori says pavement was more of a priority than off-roading when tuning the Outback. Yet we think the crossover is happiest when its wheels are digging into dirt. Soft-roaders will enjoy the standard X-Mode, a system that integrates inputs from the powertrain, all-wheel-drive system, and traction control to reduce wheel spin. It also comes with an advanced hill descent control that requires no braking input from the driver. The Outback never once struggled going over wet dirt, soft dirt, gravel, or anything we could find on these Oregon trails.
Coming to
In fact, there's little the 2015 Subaru Outback doesn't handle with ease. If anything, it's so capable and refined as to be a bit boring. In going mainstream, the Outback has lost some of the rugged charm it exuded through its first three generations. But the 2015 Subaru Outback is more than ever what the market wants: a comfortable, nondescript midsize crossover that can take you to unbelievable places.
2015 Subaru OUtback
- Base Price: $25,745
- Engines: 2.5-liter DOHC flat-four, 3.6-liter DOHC flat-six
- Power: 175 hp @ 5800 rpm (2.5L), 256 hp @ 6000 rpm (3.6L)
- Torque: 174 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm (2.5L), 247 hp @ 4400 rpm (3.6L)
- Transmission: Continuously variable
- Steering: Electrically assisted
- Suspension, front: Strut-type, coil springs
- Suspension, rear: Control arms, coil springs
- Brakes: Vented discs
- Base curb weight: 3593 lb (2.5L), 3810 lb (3.6L)
- Wheelbase: 108.1 in
- LxWxH: 189.6 x 72.4 x 66.5 in
- Towing capacity: 2700 lb (2.5L), 3000 lb (3.6L)
- Headroom, front/rear: 40.8/38.9 in
- Legroom, front/rear: 42.9/38.1 in
- Shoulder room, front/rear: 58.1/57.3 in
- Fuel economy: 25/33/28 mpg (2.5L), 20/27/22 mpg (3.6L) (city/highway/combined)


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Alfred Delp's was born in Mannheim, Germany, shortly after the turn of twentieth century. His mother was Roman Catholic and his father was a protestant. He was baptized in the congregation of his mother but was sent to a Lutheran school for his education. At the age of fourteen he was even confirmed in a Lutheran church and it would seem that he had a relatively spiritually involved life up that point. However, he had a falling out with the minister of the congregation and soon thereafter began attending the congregation of his mother. Some time later he was confirmed in the Roman Catholic church and his faith continued to remain stable though within a different tradition. It is suggested that Alfred's ecumenism is a product of his split denominational upbringing but there is no doubt that Alfred was a man with hope for the power of ecumenical theology and fellowship. He was convinced that there was much more to ecumenism than simply pretending to get along and avoiding the points of disagreement. Instead, he advocated that we should learn to "carry the historical burden of our separated churches, as baggage and inheritance." He felt that there was little room for continued infighting between Christians when there was so much room for ministry in the world. On this piece in particular, Alfred was very right.
Alfred eventually joined the Society of Jesus and began pursuing the path of priestly ordination. He was an intelligent man and a capable student and so he asked to be allowed to study for his PhD in Munich. Painfully, he was rejected not because of lack of talent or intellect but because he was affiliated with the Jesuits and they were becoming increasingly unpopular in Germany. As the Nazis gained power, they chafed against the Jesuits and retaliated for perceived slights and injustices. At first, Alfred's resistance was literary and editorial but soon he was hiding Jews in nearby towns and helping them escape to Switzerland. In perpetrating these acts of mercy and grace, he was burning any bridges that might lead him back to the safety of silence before the Nazi oppressors--he had made an indelible statement in his resistance and in his associations and friendships. Eventually, it cost him his life.
Alfred's mentor and guide was retaliated against as an individual Jesuit and this led the man to become increasingly involved in underground resistance to the Nazis. He introduced Alfred to the Kreisau circle and he continued to form friendships with people who recognized what great evil was being committed in the name of nationalism. Alfred's involvement was as a religious adviser and teacher who dreamed of a day when the Third Reich would fall and prepared for the aftermath of its collapse. He worked with his mentor and two Lutheran pastors, as well. But the Nazis brooked no resistance and soon had arrested the members of the Kreisau circle and imprisoned them. While Alfred was imprisoned, he continued to offer pastoral care and say mass for the interested. He continued ministry even though he knew his own death was fast approaching. One day a Jesuit priest was sent by Alfred's mentor to finalize Alfred's involvement with the Jesuits. Behind bars and facing certain death, Alfred took his final vows without the guards having any idea what had happened. He was tried in a mockery of justice and sentenced to die. The guards agreed to set him free if he would deny his faith and the Jesuits but he refused. They murdered him on February 2, 1945. His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered across sewage fields near Berlin.
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Extraction: Distilled from oleo gum resin that hardens into "tears." Absolute, CO2. The odor is balsamic, "soft."
Medicinal Action: Frankincense is antiseptic and anti-inflammatory to lung, genital and urinary complaints, digestive tract ulcers and chronic diarrhea. It is also used in the treatment of breast cysts and to increase menstruation.
Cosmetic/Skin Use: Frankincense is excellent on mature skin and acne, and helps counter bacterial and fungal skin infections, boils, hard-to-heal wounds and scars, and distended varicose veins.
Emotional Attribute: Used throughout the ages to enhance spirituality, mental perception, meditation, prayer and consciousness, frankincense fortifies and soothes the spirit as it slows and deepens breathing. It is said to release past links and subconscious stress.
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Olinbaum (B. papyrifera) --This is the historical species from Punt.
Elemi (Canarium luzonicum) --This tropical Philippine tree is distantly related to frankincense and was used in ancient trade. The oil, distilled from the gum, now scents soaps and cosmetics, and sometimes flavors food. Resinoid, absolute. It treats congested lungs, inflammation, infection and mature complexions. Emotionally, it reduces stress and nervousness.


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With the start of the 2011-12 school year later this month, Lipscomb baseball head coach Jeff Forehand announces 14 newcomers including eight Tennessee natives for the 2012 season.
"Our signing class this fall is one we are really excited about," remarked Forehand. "It's a little larger than most years but this year we have a good mix of junior college players and high school players coming in. It's a very good mix and adding some depth in a lot of places.
The class is made up of six junior college transfers and eight newcomers straight out of high school. Right-handed pitcher Tyler Burstrom (Chattanooga State Community College), infielder Gray Hutchinson (Cleveland State Community College), right-handed pitcher Jacob Knott (Seminole State College of Florida), outfielder Zach Lowery (Gordon College), infielder Aaron Sandoval (Otero Community College) and catcher Taylor Stewart (Volunteer Community College).
"I'm excited about the experience the junior college guys bring and hope they can step in as quick as they get here," said Forehand. "We've got some very good freshmen that we've signed and that we've recruited for a very long time. We're excited about them being here."
The eight high schoolers are infielder/outfielder Tyson Ashcraft (Brentwood – Brentwood HS), outfielder/left-handed pitcher Geordie Carlson (Nolensville – Ravenwood HS), infielder Joey Cecere (Acworth, Ga. – North Cobb HS), catcher/infielder Noah Chandler (Jackson – Jackson Christian), right-handed pitcher Jaesung Hwang (Cumming, Ga. – South Forsyth HS), infielder/outfielder/right-handed pitcher Griffin Moore (Lascassas – Oakland HS), right-handed pitcher Austin Schubert (Columbia – Spring Hill HS) and infielder Brandon Thomas (Clarksville – Clarksville HS).
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OllieGarkey wrote:The Human Race in Star Wars is far more advanced than the Human Race in Star Trek. Our homeworld probably went nova a long time ago in Star Wars.
If you go back in time in the SW universe to just after humans discovered FTL Technology (Would that be before the Great Hyperspace War?) then things would be much more even.
Even so, Romulan decloak-strikes with disruptor weapons combined with Federation phasing cloak (The Federation has it, but can't deploy it by treaty) could probably catch the federation and Romulans a hyperspace-capable vessel fairly quickly. Thanks to replicator technology, which the empire DOESN'T have, industrial replicators would have the Alpha Quadrant stamping out hyperspace-capable, re-armed ships within weeks.
And I don't think stormtroopers would do well against Klingon shock troops.
The easiest way to take control of an Imperial Star Destroyer? Phase-Cloak a photon torpedo, let it float into the vessels bridge, and detonate it. Meanwhile, Phase-Cloaked assault shuttles drop Klingon and Federation shock troops inside.
First you say that two million years before A New Hope is a better comparison for ST, and then you say ST has better tech than the Empire.
1. Disruptors in star wars are portable, although organic based. Disruptors in ST are more akin to anti matter bombs. Inflated.
2. The Empire has cloak tech which renders them entirely invisible, and invincible. On a personal scale, they are not invincible, but invisible.
3. Disruptor weapons and phase torps cannot even dent an ISDs shields.
4. ISD docks and engineers are better than ST. It is just that the bureaucracy is bad.
5. Clones can be grown in a day.
6. Stormtroopers suffer from SMA. Klingon troops are not covered by SMA.
7. SMA is a plot element, so it doesn't count.
8. Weeks is a petty number. Days is more like it.
9. Reverse engineering the hyperdrive does not make ships ultra fast. Firstly, it would take months to accomplish something like that. Secondly, you need parts you do not have. Thirdly, reverse-engineering reduces the quality of the hyperdrive, so a 0.7 becomes a 5. Fourthly, it requires so much energy that with ST based-energy sources, it would be only plausible on the largest warships.
Stormtroopers are elite troops. SMA says it all.
10. Even anti meteor shields are strong enough to repel any ST weapon. Battleshields are practically impossible to penetrate. Armor is also very thick.
11. You can't just high-jack an ISD like that. The stormtrooper compliment is not on the bridge. Also, there are anti missle PD lasers, and tractor beams to stop the missle, which is just floating there.
By the way, is the a mass-produced ST ship with an energy output that would allow it to level a planet in an hour? Thats what a run-down ISD is.


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Holy smokes!!!:eek: Just checked on our Maine Geocoin that Gail and I placed in our 2nd cache hide,,"Bubbling Spring Cache" GCWAJN, and found that it went from there, to Tacoma, WA, to California and is now over in Wales!! Awesome!! This coin has traveled 8,872 miles in about 5 moves. Hard to believe. Anyone wanting to check it out, it's coin # 1936. Sent a thank you e-mail to the people who took it on their vacation. It's nice that people take the time to log the coins , as we have had one coin just disappear from the Knowlton Mills Cache without a note or anything. :confused: Chance we take when you hide stuff in the woods I guess. Happy Caching to everyone,,,"Dave and Gail" and Shamis:D


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Completed earlier in 2012, the 156 square meter home was designed to fill in some ruins on the elevated site. The beautiful stone walls were left virtually undisturbed and two identical modular boxes "filled in" the rest of the plot. This kind of design lens a certain cost and material efficiency to the modest residence.
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(CNN) - Word of Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's trip to Iowa next weekend has many people who cover campaign politics buzzing.
The popular freshman senator from Florida will headline a birthday fundraiser for Terry Branstad, the Hawkeye State's GOP governor. Since Iowa holds the first contest in the caucus and primary calendar, Thursday's announcement is stirring talk of a possible bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
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But is such talk premature?
"I think it's way too soon to talk about 2016 implications, beyond the obvious fact that it never hurts to have friends in Iowa. This will likely be a quick trip just for the dinner, and he doesn't have any other travel planned," a source close to the senator told CNN.
So how did the invitation come about?
The source says "Gov. Branstad ran into Sen. Rubio at the Republican convention in Tampa and asked him to headline the annual dinner. We made sure it would work on his schedule, and then accepted the invite."
Rubio is considered a rising star in the party, he was a top surrogate for Republican nominee Mitt Romney, and his name was in the mix as Romney's running mate.
As for the event, what a difference a year makes.
At last year's fundraiser, which came during the height of the battle for GOP nomination and just weeks before the Iowa caucuses, six of the Republican presidential hopefuls had speaking slots, with the exception of eventual nominee Mitt Romney. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich showed up late to the event, and did not give remarks.
- CNN's Ashley Killough contributed to this story
Does anyone out there actually believe that black voters would vote in large numbers for an Allen West over a Democrat who was white? Republicans seem to think that of Latinos and Rubio. Shallow minds lead to shallow ideas.
So now that the Party of Old White Hate (GOP) thinks if they find a non-white person to spew out their outdated evil rhetoric; it somehow is no longer the outdated evil rhetoric of the Party of Old White Hate?
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Friday, September 10, 2010
preschool bento lunch: deconstructed pasta salad ... sorta
- mini-sized wagon wheel pasta mixed with a small amount of Italian dressing
- bird-shaped cheddar cheese (Paige called them "bathtub ducks") ;-)
- leftover sausage of some kind leftover from grilling the other night
- organic strawberries(daughter likes to eat them whole sometimes)
- cucumber slices cut into flower shapes with small cutter
This preschool bento is packed in a Sassy box, using only one of the smaller inner dishes for the sausage. The sausage was cut into chunks and threaded on little picks.
As I've said before, I prefer to make pasta ahead of time and keep in the fridge for quick meals. This pasta salad is just as quick to toss together as making a sandwich would be, just add some dressing and it's ready. Wagon-wheel pasta is what I use most often since it is easier for Paige to get on her fork and easier for Tyler (my 15 month old "baby") to chew. :)
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- Becky said... [Reply to comment]
I love your blog!! I have been doing bento lunches for the past 2 weeks and wonder what you do with your scraps. Do you have a bento scrap day on saturday? I have been giving my 4 yr old the scraps of cheese from my 8yr old's lunch but I am curious as to what YOU do with yours!!
- September 10, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Becky, I get asked this question so often! I am actually writing up a post about it right now! :)
- September 10, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- s. said... [Reply to comment]
I made your pasta salad, with the pinwheel pasta, peas and creamy italian! All the kids and hubby LOVED it!! I had to make more the next night, and added ham, which they loved even more!
- September 10, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Nina Crittenden said... [Reply to comment]
Ok, Melissa... this is just the cutest blog ever! You are the sweetest Mom to make these glorious meals for your kiddies! Thanks for sharing your great ideas with us! Have a groovy weekend!
- September 10, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Kiersten said... [Reply to comment]
I just found your blog this week (from a friend's recommendation) and love it. My kids are 2 & 3 and we're just setting out on the lunch box path. But I fully want to embrace this concept in an effort to keep my (not so picky) kids eating right.
My biggest question comes in about quantity. My son (3, almost 4) is a constant eater. He is also in constant motion, so the constant fueling makes sense. However, I'm not sure any of these boxes will hold enough food for him.
Do kids progressively eat less as they get older or will this not work for him because I would have to pack 3 bento boxes each day?
- September 10, 2010 at 3:31 PM
- Subway Mom said... [Reply to comment]
Fabulous idea! I'm using Disney character pasta for my daughter.
But I have a question, what's the secret to using cookie cutters? Should I make sure that whatever I'm cutting is 'cold' (bread/sandwiches and so on)???
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Lackland Drive-In
7188 Somerset Road,
San Antonio,
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This ozoner had a 450 car capacity. It was demolised and is now the site of a Sam Warehouse Club. It opened in 1953 and closed in 1986. In the 1980's it played X rated fare.
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What's odd is that there was an elementary school very close by to the area. Good thing was they had many lights around the area facing out towards the street, so that no one could see into the screen and parking area on the X-rated movies.
The Lackland's screen sat high on a berm. It's screen was easily visible from many angles. Rather than build a fence to keep passers-by from seeing the X rated films being shown on it's screen, 88 very bright halogen lights were mounted on poles around the theatre. The bright lights effectively hid the screen from everyone but people in the theatre itself.
The Lackland was built in 1953. It was one of the better built drive ins in San Antonio.
I remember this place from when I was stationed at Kelly AFB in 79. They were showing porn at that time As porn was generally against the law everywhere in Texas in the late 70's, San Antonio did not allow porn to be shown within the city limits. This theater hired a guy to stand in front of the projection booth with 2 paddles. The paddle guy's job was to cast a shadow across the screen, blanking out the "offensive" parts of the scenes. A bunch of us, men & women, used to load up & go to the movies, not to watch the porn flicks but to watch this poor guy do a dance to keep his paddle shadows moving on the screen. I swear he was a gymnast or or a contortionist. Can you image doing this non-stop for 60-90 minutes at a crack?
contortionist. Can you image doing this non-stop for 60-90 minutes at a crack?
or a contortionist. Can you image doing this non-stop for 60-90 minutes at a crack?
Above address is incorrect. Approx. address for this drive-in was 7188 Somerset Road, San Antonio, TX 78224. Sam's Club (at least the building was there when the drive-in closed) is north of where the theatre stood.
The entrance was where Specialty Prosthetics is located now. The buildings SE of this location and west of the post office is where the drive-in was located.
There is no way someone could place a paddle in front of the ports in the projection room unless he was 12+ feet tall. The Lackland was one of the first drive ins built with the projection room atop the snack bar. There were certain things that could not be shown, but those scenes were cut out of the film and placed back in at the end of the run.
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Ed Asner urges revival of Shakespeare Theatre
STRATFORD -- Ed Asner, among the many stars of stage and screen who graced the American Shakespeare Theatre during its glory days, returned to the long-neglected venue Tuesday to urge its revival.
"I was saddened to see its demise over the years," Asner told a gathering at the landmark along the Housatonic River. "It's a loss for the people of Stratford, of Connecticut, and for all Americans."
Asner noted that the AST, which could seat about 1,400 people, is the largest theater between New York and Boston.
"So we need a great institution like this," he said. "The place looks great, and I'm looking forward to its full restoration. If you folks don't find the money someplace, keep at it until you do."
Asner was in town to lead a Tuesday night fundraiser to benefit the two nonprofits that hope to get the storied stage busy again -- the Stratford Center for the Arts and the Stratford Arts Commission. Mayor John Harkins and the Town Council have also pledged to do what they can to help.
Asner was accompanied by about 20 others who, like him, are interested in seeing the stage become active again. Asner appeared there in the summer of 1959 in the small role of Bardolph in "The Merry Wives of Windsor," which starred screen siren Mariette Hartley.
The list of actors who have stepped on that stage reads like a "Who's Who of Hollywood" -- Hal Holbrook, Richard Basehart, Lillian Gish, Will Geer, Katharine Hepburn, Cyril Ritchard, James Earl Jones, Brian Bedford, Jane Alexander, the list goes on. School children from as far away as Kansas have visited Stratford to see Shakespeare performed on stage.
At the time of Asner's AST debut, his acting career had just begun, a profession that would earn him seven Emmy awards. He's appeared in nearly 300 movies and TV shows.
AST supporters say Asner, 83, is the first of what is hoped to be a long line of stars with AST on their resumes who could return to help the cause.
"It was a marvelous, marvelous summer," Asner said after being presented with a small plaque for his efforts this week. "Stratford is aptly named -- Shakespeare belongs here, theater belongs here."
The last 30 years or so haven't been kind to the American Shakespeare Theatre. Its last full season was 1982, when the curtain rose for "King Henry IV," "Twelfth Night" and "Hamlet." Anne Baxter and Christopher Walken were among the headliners that summer.
The theater crawled on its hands and knees from one year to the next after that, surviving for a time on state grants. The property was owned by the state from the early 1980s until 2005, when it was handed over to the town of Stratford.
"If you make some beautiful, positive and artistic steps, it will brighten the lives of the people around you," Asner said. "And there are a lot of unemployed actors around here, so put them to work for God's sake."
Asner said in that summer of 1959 he lived with his wife next to the dump in Bridgeport.
"We would walk along the shore and re-right horseshoe crabs," he said. "Our backyard was filled with preying mantises. Fascinating creatures."
He also said there was a seafood take-out place they would frequent nearly every day on their way to and from Stratford.
"Lobster rolls dripping with butter, this thick," he said. "I gained at least 30 pounds."
Among those there to see the star of "Lou Grant" and "Mary Tyler Moore" was Emmy Award-winning producer and stage actress Donna Wyant.
"We need something like this to educate our children," she said after Asner left the grounds. "To let something like this fade to black is terrible."
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Featured Family Friday: The Family of Samuel Moore of Greenville County, South Carolina
b. Between 1756 and 1765
d. 1828
b. bet 1766 and 1774
d. bef 1828
|--Bud Mathis Moore*
|----b. 5 Aug 1800
|----d. 7 Sep 1856, Greenville, South Carolina
|---& Elizabeth Brashier
|----d. 29 Dec 1824, Greenville, South Carolina
|----m. 20 Nov 1823
|--Bud Mathis Moore*
|----b. 5 Aug 1800
|---- d. 7 Sep 1856, Greenville, South Carolina
|---& Martha Brown Coulter
|----b. 1793
|----d. 11 Dec 1887
|----m. 20 Nov 1826
|--Susannah Moore
|----b. 1810, South Carolina
|----d. bef 1870
|--Elizabeth Moore
|-----b. 1812, South Carolina
|-----d. bef 1870
|--William Spencer Moore
|----b. 1813, South Carolina
|----d. 31 Oct 1871, Anderson Co., South Carolina
|---& Emily Tarrant
|----b. 1813, South Carolina
|----d. bef 1880
This is the family of my great-great-great grandfather, Samuel Moore of Greenville County, South Carolina, or at least as much as I know about this family, which is not a great deal. This is as far as I have been able to take the Moore line at this point.
I found Samuel Moore after I found a message left by my fourth cousin Mary on a Rootsweb Message Board. She descends from Bud Mathis Moore, the brother of my great-great-grandfather William Spencer Moore. She quoted from an old family history that went back to Bud Mathis Moore, who was said to have had a brother named Spencer over in Anderson County. This was enough to make me think that this referred to my gg-grandfather, but what followed convinced me: Spencer had a son named Commie who used to come visit the Greenville Moores. My Spencer had a son named Commodore Worth Moore. In addition, the author of the history said that these Moores were most likely buried in the cemetery of Big Creek Baptist Church. That was one of the churches attended by my Moores.
With the knowledge that Spencer must have come over to Anderson County from Greenville, I once again searched the wonderful website of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, this time inputting "Moore" and "Greenville" as the search parameters. This brought up a number of items, one of which was a summary of names mentioned in a will for a Samuel Moore of Greenville. Among the other names mentioned were "Spencar" Moore (so I wouldn't have found this by searching using "Spencer"), Elizabeth Moore, and Susannah Moore – Spencer and his two sisters who are shown living with him and Emily on the 1850 and 1860 censuses for Anderson County. I ordered a copy of the typescript of the will (this was before they had the digital images online) and later was able to download an image of the handwritten copy of the will that was on file. Bud's name looks like Hanson or Manson (or even Marion) on these copies, but I figure this was a mistake made in transcription. "B. M. Moore" can be made out on the digital images of materials from the probate packet that can be viewed on the Greenville County SC Historical Records Search website.
Thanks to Mary and several other relatives descended from Bud Mathis Moore, we have a good amount of information on Bud Mathis' descendants as well as on my own Spencer Moore line. Of course, there are still gaps and mysteries, but we're working on those. For the sisters Elizabeth and Susannah there is very little:
- The 1810 through 1860 censuses on which they appear (though their ages are reversed on the 1850 and 1860 censuses, each having a different sister being two years older; I have chosen to follow the age given on the 1850 census since it is the one that seems to give the correct ages for Spencer and Emily, whereas the 1860 census does not).
- Some information provided by researcher Kim Wilson on their reception into Washington Baptist Church 14 March 1840, RBL (received by letter).
- Their mention in their father Samuel's will.
Early Greenville censuses (1800-1820) indicate additional persons in the Samuel Moore household who may have been other children (but none are mentioned in his 1828 will) or other relatives.
Before I attempt to find out who Samuel Moore's parents were and where he came from, the big question is: Who was his wife? I have a few leads I am following. Samuel Moore's will has two witnesses from the Long family (Alfred and George) and Spencer Moore's will has a witness named W. B. Long, so there may be a Long family connection (I know that Thomas Long was a neighbor in Greenville).
For now my Moore research plan consists of two main elements: (1) to identify as many descendants of Samuel Moore as possible and (2) to locate, index, and plot on a detailed map of Greenville as many Greenville Moores as I can find mentioned in wills, land records, and so forth to sort out Greenville Moores much as I will be doing for the Greenville Tarrants (Madness Monday: Emily Tarrant).
If you are reading this and believe that you are related to this family I would really like to hear from you (you can find my e-mail if you click on View my complete profile under the section at the left entitled "About Me").
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It makes me nuts when names are spelled oddly and I am using a search engine. I am working on a chart for a co-worker and have put every variation of the surname I can think of into ancestry's search and have come up empty. I have even used just first names...nada. Unfortunately, it is Cleveland, Ohio and the 1900 census is just too many pages to go through page by page. FRUSTRATION!ReplyDelete
I hate it when that happens. It hasn't been too bad for my side of the family, but looking for my husband's German, Romanian Jewish, and Italian relatives in Brooklyn and New Jersey is really hard work.ReplyDelete
Greta, I Just came across your page and my Moore family is from up and around your Greenville, SC area and I can't seem to get much future on my line either. Have you done a ancestry.com DNA test kit? I'd Like to know more, and if you are intested in DNA testing that could help prove our connection.ReplyDelete
Alan Smith
Alan, I have tested with Ancestry DNA (as well as Family Tree DNA and 23 and Me), but it may not indicate a connection, as I do not seem to get much DNA from the Moores - a known 3rd cousin through the Moores was shown as a match, but with an "extremely low probability" (when they used to include those matches) (I do seem to get connections through the Tarrants (Emily Tarrant, wife of Spencer Moore) and some of the families who married into the Lewises (Martha Lewis, wife of Harlston Perrin Moore). I should also mention that the name I thought was Bud Mathis Moore - Manson Moore, is actually another brother, Freeman Manson Moore (a fourth cousin descended from him contacted me, we met in Greenville to do research, my husband and I fell in love with Greenville, bought a second house there - and the rest is history!).Delete
Greta, I Just came across your page and my Moore family is from up and around your Greenville, SC area and I can't seem to get much future on my line either. Have you done a ancestry.com DNA test kit? I'd Like to know more, and if you are intested in DNA testing that could help prove our connection.ReplyDelete
Alan Smith


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Looking for ancestors of Thomas SHEAD b 1816, born Weathersfield or Wivenhoe, Essex, England
Thomas Shead married Elizabeth Mitchelson Barltop b abt 1822, in 1842, daughter of Benjamin Barltrop and Mary Mitchelson. Some of the children emigated to Australia and some to the United States.
I am very interested in going back further in this family tree and do think I have come across Thomas' parents, and a sibling, but I cannot be sure. Any help would be very much appreciated.
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On the heels of the announcement today by U.S. authorities that HSBC has agreed to pay a fine of $1.92 billion for money laundering and violating international sanctions, a former executive who provided WND with 1,000 pages of evidence has sued the global banking giant for $10 million for "retaliation and wrongful termination."
John Cruz, the former vice president and senior business relationships manager for HSBC on Long Island, N.Y., charges the bank attempted to silence him and ultimately fired him for reporting suspected fraudulent accounts were being used for money laundering.
Cruz told WND earlier today the federal government's decision to settle with HSBC instead of pursuing criminal charges is "a joke," alleging the amount of money the bank has laundered internationally amounts to trillions of dollars.
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"This bank is organized crime," said Cruz. "I can't see how our government is even thinking about settling when they have tape recordings of employees involved in this."
Instead of indictments, U.S. prosecutors used deferred prosecutions in which criminal charges are set aside in exchange for an agreement to pay fines and change behavior.
The complaint describes Cruz's discovery in 2009 of numerous fraudulent accounts belonging to companies with non-existent addresses. One individual didn't know an account was maintained in her name, Cruz claims.
The suit was filed in the Eastern District of New York by Grosso and Associates in Washington, D.C., and Nicholas J. Damado in Huntington, N.Y.
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Cruz said he hopes it will lead to criminal prosecutions.
"The government states it has had no evidence to prosecute executives," Cruz told WND. "But I have tape recordings of the employees talking about all the fraud they're doing."
He explained that along with internal bank documents, he gave federal law enforcement authorities recordings of lower management stating their superiors were instructing them to cover up fraud.
The recordings, Cruz said, also provide evidence his bosses sought to terminate him "because I found fraud, and they needed to cover it up, and they needed to get rid of me."
Cruz said the federal government, for its part, is "afraid to shut down a bank that is 'too big to fail.'"
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"What is too big to fail?" he asked. "If you are too big to fail, then you're too big to be open."
HSBC, he said, should be divided up so some sections can be shut down.
'Mind-boggling' evidence
As WND reported, after Cruz gave his evidence to authorities in 2009, he was not contacted until the allegations were first exposed by WND earlier this year.
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Cruz met with special agents with the IRS criminal division in April and handed over a computer disc with copies of his internal documents. The agents, according to Cruz, were overwhelmed with the volume and detail of the information, calling it "mind-boggling."
He said he doesn't know the degree to which his evidence played a role in the investigations but believes it was a factor in the size of the fine.
"When I was first terminated, they were talking $800 million to $1 billion," he said "I don't think the fine would be anywhere near what it is right now if I had done nothing."
There was also fallout for WND for its reporting of Cruz's evidence. In February, HSBC lodged a complaint that blocked Internet access to one of the WND stories, and senior staff writer Jerome Corsi was fired by the New York City investment firm he had worked with for two years as a senior managing director, Gilford Securities.
A Senate report released in July presented evidence HSBC abetted massive money laundering by Iran, terrorist organizations, drug cartels and organized criminals throughout the world. The report said HSBC transferred $19 billion for Iran and $7 billion in physical cash for Mexico.
Documents filed in federal court today charged HSBC with violating sanctions laws by doing business with Iran, Libya, Sudan, Burma and Cuba.
In June, WND reported evidence Eric Holder's Justice Department has not investigated money-laundering charges in deference to bank clients of his Washington-based law firm, where Holder was a partner prior to joining the Obama administration.
WND reported in October HSBC was engaged in a systematic scheme to defraud citizens of India who live abroad out of billion of dollars in investment accounts, according to an Indian source who provided evidence.
HSBC said in a statement today that it has taken steps to limit business in "countries that pose a high financial crime risk" and also expects to finalize an agreement with the U.K. Financial Services Authority.
Stuart Gulliver, chief executive of HSBC Group, said in the statement that the bank has accepted responsibility for "our past mistakes" and is a "fundamentally different organization."
"We have said we are profoundly sorry for them, and we do so again," he said.