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Of course people had to these calculations back then; calculating machines that could do it were yet to be developed. The people hired to do it were almost invariably women. _When Computers Were Human_ (http://www.amazon.com/When-Computers-Human-David-Grier/dp/0691133824/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297235612&sr=8-1) is a good book on the subject, although it doesn't limit itself to WWII.
Of course people had to these calculations back then; calculating machines that could do it were yet to be developed.
Even when the first computer became available (Colossus) it was mostly operated by women. This is quite a well documented fact and indeed the role of women in WW2 in general is seen as a major advancement for them. There were female code breakers at Bletchley Park and their role has been the subject of more than one documentary.
And even before that Ada Lovelace was probably the first computer programmer.
Even when the first computer became available (Colossus) it was mostly operated by women.
Its been decades since I read a book on it, but I recall something about Bletchley hiring a special type of woman. Besides the obvious technical skills they also selected women with an immediate family members in front line combat units. With a son/father/husband/brother in harms way the military expected women to take security very seriously.
Umm, you know that there were very few (less than 10?) ship to ship battles in WWII right? And even fewer had battleships exchanging gunfire.
Naval gunnery occurred far more often than you suggest, its not specific to battleships. Cruisers and destroyers engaged in many "gun fights". Perhaps one of the more famous areas for such combat was around Guadalcanal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Bottom_Sound [wikipedia.org]
So - how do you explain all the naval gunnery?
They weren't on the ships. The gunners on the ships, who were indeed men, in the days before you had artillery computers (machines) had charts and tables to look up the answers in. Books of them. Who calculated those charts and tables? Women in offices hired for the task. This was the standard procedure for solving numerical problems in the days before calculating machines (slide rules were only good for about three significant digits--fine for an estimate, but no good for work that required more accuracy. Also, pre-computed references were better for involved calculations for specialized purposes (like artillery ranging)). My dad got his degree in mechanical engineering back in the '50s; I still have his slide rule--and his book of mathematical tables.
Oh - really. The people hired to do the calcs were almost invariably women. So - how do you explain all the naval gunnery? No women aboard ships back then.
The sailors did not do calculations by hand. They had mechanical calculating devices that calculated a targeting solution. The sailors set relative bearing, distance, speed, etc of targets and the machines did the calculations. If sailors were doing hand calculations, there were expected to fight even if the fancy calculating machine was inoperable, they were using shortcuts such as data tables. They were not doing the full calculations from the most primitive inputs. These data tables were what the women o
And, believe me, many of those gun plot and gunnery crews were dead on target, all the time. Never missed.
No, I don't believe you. (But then I've studied Big Gun fire control.) There's considerable slop in the system, and that's why they had methods of correcting their fire, like ladder fire. That's why, as late as the redeployment of the Iowa's in the 1980's they were doing things like adding radars (to track the speed of a fired shell and feed that back as a correction) and experimenting with laser ran
Nice to see someone that knows what the hell they are talking about.
As for the "first to sight" rule which was being addressed, that really stems from entry of aircraft carriers. Meaning, the first to be sighted was frequently the first to be sunk. I never heard of it being applied outside of that context.
Time in flight for an artillery shell ranges widely. I've heard numbers ranging from 10 - 60 seconds with something like 30 seconds on average. Any object in the air that long is subject to wind and likely
As for the "first to sight" rule which was being addressed, that really stems from entry of aircraft carriers. Meaning, the first to be sighted was frequently the first to be sunk. I never heard of it being applied outside of that context.
I've heard a variant ("first to be heard") applied to ASW, but yeah - never to battlewagons.
If you ever get to study USN gunnery manuals of the period, you'll be amazed at how deeply they thought about the problems. (I saw same of the same issues in the SLBM relat
I'm shocked and amazed, if even an amateur historian hasn't heard about this, it must be an amazing discovery
You're going for funny, but the women were mostly treated like crap by the military brass once the war ended. Look up the history of the female test pilots and trainers. They were typically given the worst jobs, many died on the job, and at the end of the war they got a pink slip and no recognition or benefits. The men OTOH were given parades, VA benefits, pensions, you name it.
It's a pretty shitty part of US history and I'm glad that someone is finally recognizing the role of women in early technology.
Well, no, he's stating the truth - the role of these women has been known among real historians for years. Erickson is an idiot for making the assumption that since she had never heard of it, nobody else had either.
Your statements about their treatment post war, while factually correct, are irrelevant to that.
And men were conscripted into the war as soldiers just because they were men. Your assessment is one sided.
I second your comment, and then some.
I was absolutely gagging, reading TFA, when every third line was some heavy handed implication that this was a big secret, actively covered up by the military for half a centure...
I don't consider myself an amateur historian, let alone that specializes in women's lib, yet I've heard about women running advanced control systems, and yes, even the ones computing ballistics tables, and cracking crypto. I guess a couple hours of History Channel a day is enough to make amate
These are not the calculations or research work that you are trying to make it seem. This is not the work that was done by Researcher likes Feynman and others, the "calculations" they did were simple assembly line work level. Literally, they sat around a table in long rows one would add a number pass the calculation to the next, then the next would multiply... They deserve no mention, unless you will start mentioning all the farmers and shoe makers as well, which provided the food and shoes for the soldiers
Well, the farmers and shoemakers who "provided the food and shoes for the soldiers" do deserve a mention. Indeed, the women who laboured on the farms of Britain during the War (the so-called "land girls") get mentioned all the time. So why not the female computers? Their "assembly line work" helped the Allies beat the Axis forces as did that of the land girls.
This is not the work that was done by Researcher likes Feynman and others, the "calculations" they did were simple assembly line work level.
As a matter of fact, this is exactly what Richard Feynman worked on during his time in Los Alamos during the development of the atomic bomb.
Feynman was in charge of a team of human computers, calculating expect bomb yields from theoretical equations or the like. They were using simple mechanical calculators to aid the process, but were otherwise simply "assembly line workers" as you put it. However, it turned out that simply regarding them in that way was not the best way to go about things. Feynman though they should be told what they were working on....
Then they came to work, and what they had to do was work on IBM machines-punching holes, numbers that they didn't understand. Nobody told them what it was. The thing was going very slowly. I said that the first thing there has to be is that these technical guys know what we're doing. Oppenheimer went and talked to the security and got special permission so I could give a nice lecture about what we were doing, and they were all excited: "We're fighting a war! We see what it is!" They knew what the numbers meant. If the pressure came out higher, that meant there was more energy released, and so on and so on. They knew what they were doing.
Complete transformation! They began to invent ways of doing it better. They improved the scheme. They worked at night. They didn't need supervising in the night; they didn't need anything. They understood everything; they invented several of the programs that we used.
So my boys really came through, and all that had to be done was to tell them what it was. As a result, although it took them nine months to do three problems before, we did nine problems in three months, which is nearly ten times as fast.
My guess is that a study of the history of human computers is likely to shed light on where many of our more esoteric computational algorithms originated from. There's probably an unwritten history of mathematical discovery that took place in these basements and number assembly lines.
First much to thank their effort.
We also need to remember that of the effort in the British Commonwealth and especially those in the United Kingdom who worked from the beginning starting a little after 1939 to the end.
I went to high school in the late 1970's, just when the electronic calculator was becoming commercially viable. The head of our high school math department was a woman who also taught the linear algebra class. At that point she was in her 50s, and she liked to tell students her story of being a "calculator" during WW II, when she was fresh out of college. That's back when "arrays" were actual arrays of desks, one "calculator" in each performing one calculation on paper, passing the result to other calculator desks near her, getting results from others, then continuing the calculation with the newly received numbers for the next iteration.
To this day when I'm programming a parallel physical model, I think of her saying "I was a calculator" and smiling at our bewildered faces. I'm glad to hear she's being remembered this way.
Well, it's certainly an interesting story, and hard work does deserve respect. On the other hand, I'm not sure why TFA seems to think special recognition was somehow needed for this particular group. Plenty of people worked hard during war time - be it in factories, in agriculture or in desk jobs. You can be far removed from any physical danger and still make a significant contribution to the war effort, that's understood.
However recognition is usually given to those who directly put their lives and limbs
However recognition is usually given to those who directly put their lives and limbs on the line. Which seems quite reasonable, really.
You also have to remember the rate at which men were dying in battle. Just fucking staggering.
Umm. We might be able to retain more lives and limbs if we celebrate brains as a way of winning wars.
Umm. We might be able to retain more lives and limbs if we celebrate brains as a way of winning wars.
Why? Brains have given us ever more devastating weapons that require fewer people and effort to operate? Gatling/machine guns, poison gas, etc were all thought up by "brains" to reduce the casualties. Things didn't quite work out as expected. Atomic weapons are sort of the exception, so far.
Atomic weapons are sort of the exception, so far.
In some ways you could think of them as that. In others that would be a wildly, some would say M.A.D.ly inaccurate statement.
Thank you for that very interesting anecdote. Please repeat it each time someone argues in favor of software patents.
Pick any purely software patent, get a gang of patent lawyers to translate it to some human-comprehensible language (such as C, ADA, etc.), then have someone "skilled in the art" of programming run a program representative of the patent's claims, except run it using a group of high school math teachers with pencils and paper instead of using a "digital computer".
If it involves a GUI, just ask
Very Cool. Seems incomprehensible that women would still receive decades of discrimination in the workplace after such feats; if the military trusted their intellect for such delicate matters, why couldn't everyone else?
It was not necessarily a matter of trust. Keep in mind that the great depression and massive unemployment did not really end until the ramp up of military spending for WW2. One of the great fears of the time was that when the war ended the US might return to economic depression and high unemployment. They wanted the returning veterans to have more job opportunities so wartime workers were let go, and it was not just the women. Many men who had not served in uniform were considered less desirable.
Some con
Its an education thing - nowadays subjects like History and Geography are not seen as "relevant" to a school curriculum and "reading about" at University level isn't such a high priority, when all that is required to graduate is to regurgitate lecture notes and anyway reading gets in the way of drinking, etc, so its not surprising that Erickson had "never heard about this".
And "womens history" is a rather narrow field, it ignores half of humanity at a stroke (apart from casting them as abusers, rapists and
And "womens history" is a rather narrow field, it ignores half of humanity at a stroke (apart from casting them as abusers, rapists and general ogres) so the level of ignorance is not surprising.
Interesting, even though is a narrow field, they still didn't know about this.
By the way, I agree with the rest of your points.
Yes, you are quite right. Singling out only the men (and often only the white men) does us all a great disservice.
Yes, you are quite right. Singling out only the men (and often only the white men) does us all a great disservice.
Yes, it does. But wouldn't the proper response be to ensure a history lesson is inclusive of the society, rather than further divide the topic? Otherwise it implies that History is "mens history" and shall remain that way.
Personally, I find that many of the people in such fields are at least a generation behind. Was there a need in the 1960s to explicitly break with convention to look at underre
Well, absent your rant, I was going to say pretty much the same thing - the work of these 'computers' in WWII is pretty well known among historians.
Erickson's mistake (and an all too common one, even here on Slashdot) was to believe that since she had never heard of it then nobody else had either.
That wasn't the first time women were employed doing calculations. A better known groups is known as "Harvard Computers", where astronomist Edward Pickering hired women to process data. One reason is said to be that women could be paid less than men.
Two well-known women from that group were Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Swan Leavitt.
Wikipedia has a short article about them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Computers [wikipedia.org]
When Feynman was setting up discretized integrations [google.com] using IBM machines for the Manhattan project, he made a human calculator model for what the IBM kit would do. The girls calculated as fast as the IBM punched-card based system of tabulators, collators, multipliers, adders, etc. In his words:
The only difference was that the IBM machines didn't get tired and could work three shifts. But the girls got tired after a while.
Never mind that he loved being around girls
I'd think that the senior faculty member could be potentially to blame for that? If my wife cheated on me, I'd first have a hard look in the mirror. Humility and all that.
I think there were a lot of women who worked hard for the war effort who didn't get and who often didn't seek recognition for what they were doing. They were just doing their part to help win the war. My granny worked for the MI6 in London during WW2 as a code cipherer. She worked 18 hr days with a rest day inbetween. None of the men in her job category did such a thing. I think she determined that this made her highly productive and her superiors went for it. She participated in some really amazing stuff and didn't talk about it until the later years of her life.
Nowadays you have a generation of women who call themselves feminists... but are they really? They may be women who work but do they work hard in order to really advance the cause or do they do it so they can have recognition? A degree in Women's Studies doesn't make the world a better place. So many supposed feminists point to Hillary Rodham Clinton as a good role model. Hillary though stood by while her husband cheated on her then wrote a book about it. Would a real feminist do something like that?
Hillary though stood by while her husband cheated on her then wrote a book about it. Would a real feminist do something like that?
Politicians are not, by and large, real anything. If you believe that Hilary was ever real, it ended after the failure of the health care package she championed. It tanked, and they never let her talk again until after she took a big wad of big pharma money.
Have you asked the women around you if they consider themselves feminists? You seem to be counting only a few media figures and not the many women who realise that their wish for more real equality of opportunity makes them feminists.
My mother and father were teenagers in Canada during the war. My father grew up on a farm and ranch. Before the war they always could find "hired hands" during periods where there was a lot to do. After the war started, all able bodied men were off fighting the war, and there were no "hired hands" to be found. My mother was a "city girl," But every day, after school, a bunch of school kids were trucked out to farms to help with the field work. She said that the absence of men opened up a lot of opportunities for women to enter into jobs, that used to be a "men only" club. So this story doesn't surprise me. However, when the war ended, and the men returned, the women were kicked out. Though, my mom was happy that she didn't have to work in the fields anymore.
or did she willingly head back to the safety and the comfort of the city?
Read the last sentence of my post
She WANTED to go home, play house, care for her war hero, raise kids, and all that other feminine stuff.
Same with my mom. She worked as a secretary until she got married and pregnant, quit her job, and lived happily thereafter. Now my with my sister, a chemical engineer, it was a whol
And we gloss over the reality of the lives of the less fortunate today.
Oh, I have no doubt that your mother was glad to go back to being domestic - many women today are perfectly happy being domestic. But it's a grave error to believe that was or is a universal characteristic.
I've known several women over the years that were extremely bitter than when the war ended they lost their 'good' jobs and were forced to go back to being shop girls, or receptionists, or housewives, or farm wives.
Not trying to sound like a tree-hugging hippie, but did it occur to anyone that despite the fanciness of being involved in the first computing platforms, the Rosies (and all colleagues thereof, regardless of gender) were essentially in the people-killing business?
Granted, the conditions demanded it, but I can't help but find the science of increasing the probability of killing a fellow human with bullets and/or high explosives very disturbing...
I used to think the same, i.e. that war pushes technology way more than peace can, but I've come to reconsider. Can't help but wonder what would 've happened if e.g. the bright minds that worked on the Manhattan Project had occupied themselves with something non-destructive instead...
Not to mention the heaps of resources wasted that could otherwise be allocated towards infrastructure and general well-being.
What if the primary mission for a particular artillery assault is to destroy the enemies weapons factories, and weapons stores, to hasten the end of the war, thereby perhaps saving more lives than are lost?
It's all well and good to say that these women were in the business of killing, but sometimes, war comes to you, you don't go looking for war. At that point your options are to fight, or to become a victim.
Put another way, I suppose that from the standpoint of an American, it's better that a German, Itali
I'm not debating the value of a crippling war/battle-ending strike nor that of deterrence, at least given the acceptance of war as a valid/unavoidable premise in human interaction.
My sadness lies in the fact that no-one (OK, few...) stopped to think that "wait, I'm not simply optimizing ways to end the life of a German/Japanese/Italian soldier, I'm assisting in the violent undoing of a member of my own species" and try to stop the madness.
While you 'Mercans were using women to do ballistics calculations over this side of the pond we had our purpose built babbage difference engines doing the job [wikipedia.org] automatically. What do you mean, the first babbage engine was only completed in 2002 [computerhistory.org]? That's even later than the US arrives for wars!!!
Jean is a very bright and wonderful person. I met her while I was helping to get a Pennsylvania Historic marker at the location in Philadelphia (East Falls) where the UNIVAC computer was built (building is still there). When we had the dedication day all the old veterans from ENIAC and UNIVAC spoke who were still around. Jean is quite a character.
Am i imagining this? I recall Stephenson writing about people being "computers", in Cryptonomicon. And, of course, it was largely set in WW II Bletchley Park.
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Mustang MonthlyFeatured Vehicles
1964 1/2 Ford Mustang Restore - Hard To Top
Bob Fria's Accurately Restored '64 1/2 Mustang, Serial Number 5F07U100002, Is Recognized As The First Production Mustang Hardtop
Through the years, there has been a lot of speculation about Mustang Number One. Based on what we had been told by retired Ford executives, historians, and others who were there at the time, we believed 5F08F100001, a Wimbledon White V-8 convertible, rolled off the Dearborn assembly line first, on Monday, March 9, 1964. However, through the committed efforts of one man, Southern California's Bob Fria, we're not convinced this tidy, time-honored piece of lore is so true anymore.
Bob, a retired United Airlines captain, became committed to learning the truth about Mustang production when he purchased 5F07U100002 in 1997. His purchase wasn't only 100002, it was the first production Mustang hardtop built with historical significance in every respect. It was worthy of extensive research and only the finest restoration effort. When Bob began the restoration, there were distinctive features that made his Mustang unlike any others he'd seen before. Bob told us 100002 had unusual stampings and unconventional manufacturing techniques.
To understand 100002's significance, you have to understand how Mustang production began in the first place. The Mustang production story really doesn't begin on Monday, March 9, 1964 with 5F08F100001. It begins even earlier, in January and February of that year, when Ford bucked and built approximately 150 pre-production Mustangs at the Dearborn Assembly Plant.
For years, we were never certain how these "pre-production" Mustangs were serialized. One theory said they were serialized as '64 models, then destroyed. Another theory was they were serialized as '65 models. When Bob began his restoration in 1997, his findings with 100002 supported the latter theory: that Ford assembled approximately 150 pre-production Mustang units serialized as '65 models. Based on Bob's research and news articles written in February 1964, Ford built approximately 150 '65 Mustangs at Dearborn prior to the March 9 startup date. These Mustangs were numbered 100001 through approximately 100173. All are believed to have the "05C" March date code, although they were bucked and assembled in February 1964.
Bob picks up the story: "As reconstructed from all available sources, the first five Mustangs assigned serial numbers were sold in Canada. Only an educated guess can be made as to why. The next 16 were built for display at the 1964 World's Fair in New York."
Despite all of the theories we've subscribed to through the years, Bob's version is pretty solid. It appears certain, based on his findings, that Ford built around 150 Mustangs, designated as pre-production units, prior to the March 9 startup date for assembly line training and testing, ultimately for export and show purposes. A few were exported to Alan Mann Racing in England to be built as Monte Carlo race cars. Others were shipped to Holman-Moody in North Carolina and constructed as race cars. The rest were delivered to airport and hotel lobbies around the country to tease the public.
The five for Canadian export were shipped to each Canadian sales district for display in Ford showrooms. At least one Raven Black hardtop, 5F07K100148, was built for Henry Ford II and enhanced by Ford Design. Another one, serial number undetermined, was built for William Clay Ford.
Ford recognizes 5F08F100001, a Wimbledon White V-8 convertible (see our Nov. '03 issue), as the first production Mustang. It was delivered to George Parsons Ford in St. Johns, Newfoundland, in Eastern Canada, and purchased by airline pilot Stanley Tucker. It survives today at The Henry Ford in Dearborn.
Based on Bob's research, 100003 survives somewhere in Canada. He tells us that 100004, a Rangoon Red V-8 hardtop, remains with its original owner in Canada. The whereabouts of 100005 is unknown. More recently in South Georgia, 5F08F100006, one of the 12 World's Fair convertibles used on Walt Disney's Magic Skyway, was purchased by Allan Shepley of Mustang Central and will undergo a major restoration. These facts support Bob's theory about Mustang production startup.
Bob's Caspian Blue hardtop, 5F07U100002, was shipped to Whitehorse Motors Ford in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, in western Canada. According to Moe Grant, former general manager of Whitehorse Motors, 100002 was shipped to his dealership in error, arriving after the Mustang's introduction in May 1964. It was supposed to have been shipped to Brown Brothers Ford, a larger dealership in Vancouver, in time for the April 17 introduction. Because it was cost-prohibitive to ship the car back to Vancouver, it made sense to keep it in Whitehorse and sell it there.
Wayne McKenna, a Whitehorse Motors salesman, told us, "I hated that car because it had no horsepower and no options." Base sticker-priced at $2,368, the first production Mustang hardtop was void of virtually every Mustang option, equipped only with 13-inch wheels, an unsynchronized three-speed manual transmission, and the anemic 170ci six. Whitehorse Motors installed an engine-block heater for the extremely cold Yukon environment. Other than that, 100002 would roll into private ownership without options. But real estate agent Doug Wooton didn't get the Mustang for the base price. He had to cough up $3,200 in Canadian dollars and trade in a '57 Plymouth. "We normally would never have taken a '57 Plymouth in trade, but we were so anxious to get rid of that Mustang, we would have taken almost any deal," McKenna told Bob.
Wooten owned 100002 until 1973, when it was traded in at Yukon Motors for a new Pontiac. It was immediately resold to a Hungarian silver miner, who lived in Mayo in the Yukon territory. In the years that followed, 100002 experienced a lot of abuse in the Canadian wilderness. In March 1977, it was traded in at Yukon Auto Brokers, a Datsun/Nissan dealership in Whitehorse. Several months later, it was sold to Joel Kostelnick of Whitehorse, who drove the car for a few months. Greg Schoeman, also of Whitehorse, took possession in April 1978. Several months later, William Schoeman bought 100002 from his son. The Mustang then underwent a number of restoration efforts, including a repaint in gray and a replacement engine, until it was sold in 1984. In the years that followed, there was a succession of six owners, leading up to Scott McMullen of Temecula, California, who sold the car to Bob with 93,686 miles. Bob learned of 100002 through a classified ad in Hemmings Motor News.
When Bob began the restoration in June 1998, he understood his responsibility to history. Not only did he need to restore 100002 to exact detail, he needed to tell its story accurately, which proved to be tougher than restoring the car. There were hundreds of telephone calls, letters, and trips to confirm the car's history. Of all the conversations Bob had with previous owners, Whitehorse Motors, and Ford during his research, few proved as fruitful as his visits with a retired Ford chassis engineer, the late Bob Negstad, who witnessed Mustang development and production startup firsthand.
As Bob worked on the body, he couldn't help but notice irregularities that made it different from other Mustangs. There were unusual stampings and manufacturing techniques that looked more "prototype" than mass production. Conversations with Negstad revealed a turn of events none of us had been familiar with prior to Bob's research: the bucking of Mustang bodies at the Pilot Plant in Allen Park, Michigan, and their shipment to the Dearborn Assembly Plant for serializing and assembly.


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Does anyone have experience with buying businesses?
If so how do you estimate the purchase value of the business, is there some sort of formula that you would use to estimate this?
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Does anyone have experience with buying businesses?
If so how do you estimate the purchase value of the business, is there some sort of formula that you would use to estimate this?
Net present value of the future estimated cash flows. If it is positive, it is likely a good investment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mean Bro Green
NPV= - investment + present value of future cash flows
Originally Posted by Mean Bro Green
I just bought a business a few months ago. Number one thing you need is an accountant firm to go over the company's books. Its expensive, because they charge by the hour, but they trace the company's last few years and will hep you determine if the company is making as much as they say they are, and if the purchase price is a price that is realistic. They will determine what the net income of the business really is.
I'm dealing with a business broker, is this something they do and will provide or is it best to do your own, I could imagine having to pay for this service for several businesses until you find the right one could be pretty expensiveQuote:
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Are these brokers to be trusted anyway?
Hey man there is no set formula. It varies from industry to industry because of account receivables and their variances as well as is it a simple mom and pop enterprise or is it a stock purchase whereby you will need an Asset Purchase Agreement, delineating vendors, client lists, databases, web presence,proprietary objects, forms and pictures used in running the concern, etc.
Originally Posted by Mean Bro Green
The Business Broker really doesnt do much from my experience. Basically i searched through all the listings and told him what i wanted to look into. I didnt hire the accountant firm until we got into contract with the company we purchased. We used them during the due diligence process. Unfortunately, you cant get a lot of info. until you go into contract. But make sure before you hire an accountant you really are interested in the company and the kind of business it is.
It wouldn't happen to be a bar.Quote:
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Originally Posted by mdav 28
I got some forms that show the annual sales, adjusted net, and gross profit with the statement that owner will prove all numbers, I visited the sites and checked them out too, obviously its money well spent to do your due diligence but I dont have alot of coin to spread
if it were, i'd get you to recruit and run it for meQuote:
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Mean Bro, what's the going price for porn sites these days?Quote:
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Straight, Gay or Tranny??Quote:
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I'm trying to get a bar and it's a pain in the ass. We just hired a lawyer and an accountant last time and it made it real easy as far as whether it's worth it or not is hard to tell. You can't really go by past numbers because the place could have been ran wrong so I just go by whether or not I think I can make a place work from the locations.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Mean Bro Green
Originally Posted by Mean Bro Green
Why does the image of the two guys from "Grounded for Life" come to mind?
1. Know the industry.
2. Do the appropriate due diligence.
3. Do a SWOT analysis and risk plan.
4. Calculate NPV as well as time to break-even. It's all about cash flow.
Originally Posted by New York Mick
where are you looking?
Also, what will the owner be doing after he sells to you? Starting up a competitor??? You need to protect against competition and those kinds of things. Get a non-compete agreement in place as part of the transaction.
competition is not a factor in this business but tehre is a ten mile ten year NCC attachedQuote:
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Originally Posted by Mean Bro Green
I have two different people that want me to open a bar with them but they want something they can't get for the money they have. I have one other place that I'm waiting to talk to the owners about on the border of Pompano and Ft Lauderdale. If I had the money I would have already had a place dealing with investors is a huge pain in the ass.
I'm looking through transworld which is supposed to be one of the bigger brokeragesQuote:
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I just drove through pompano the other day, kinda crappy in parts no?


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The lights are on
The first developer diary for Ubisoft's Watch Dogs is light on details and new information, but it does talk vaguely about PlayStation 4 plans, and briefly teases some kind of mobile interaction.
In the video below, senior producer Dominic Guay and creative director Jonathan Morin refer to the PlayStation 4 version of the game as a "magnified experience" and how excited they are for players to be able to share video clips of their gameplay experiences online. Guay and Morin also talk about playing the game anywhere, including when players are away from their home consoles. They don't outline how it works, but it appears that Watch Dogs will have some kind of interactive mobile experience that will affect your home game.
Pending any delays, Watch Dogs should be releasing this November for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and Wii U, with the PlayStation 4 version planned for some time before the end of 2013.
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Hamels Sharp in 1st Game Off the DL
The Phillies began a stretch of 33 games in 31 days today in Cincinnati against the Reds. With the schedule shuffling due to Hurricane Irene, the Phils lost their final off-day of the regular season and also have two doubleheaders in September.
Today was an especially important day for pitcher Cole Hamels. It was his first start since coming off the DL with some shoulder soreness. Hamels did not skip a beat as he began quickly mowing down Reds hitters.
Hamels was perfect through three innings when an outfield blunder ended the streak in the fourth. Hunter Pence overran a routine fly ball, then slipped and fell trying to go back to make the catch. The hit was recorded as a triple, which gave the Reds a 1-0 lead soon after.
Probably mortified my the mistake, Pence looked for redemption early with a single to start the fifth. Carlos Ruiz then singled and Wilson Valdez drove Pence home with a very timely double.
Hamels was able to shake off the earlier mistake and with a 1-1 tie game, he continued pitching very well. Through six innings, Hamels allowed just the one run on two hits and struck out seven.
The pitchers battle continued as the Reds' Homer Bailey kept confusing Phillies hitters. Valdez seemed to be the only one able to hit Bailey and he started the eighth off with a single.
Michael Martinez was then sent up to bunt, which was a minor disaster. I sincerely hope this is the last time Martinez will be counted on to lay down a bunt, because he looked like he had no clue what he was doing. He bunted two balls straight up into the air; the first was foul and the second was caught for a very ugly out.
Lucky for Martinez, Shane Victorino stepped up to the plate and finally saw a pitch he liked. One hanging curve ball later and Victorino had himself a 2-run homer. The Phillies then had a 3-1 lead.
That lead dwindled a little in the bottom half of the inning as the struggles of Michael Stutes continued. He gave up one run on three hits, cutting the lead to 3-2.
In that inning, Placido Polanco missed a hard hit ball and made a throwing error. Polanco also struck out three times at the plate, which is very out of character for him. Normally a contact hitter, Polanco did not look like himself today both at the plate and in the field. This leave one wondering just how badly he is being bothered by the sore hip and back.
After that odd inning, the Phillies were unable to score again. That meant the game was in the hands of Ryan Madson with a miniscule 1-run lead. Coming into this game, Madson was 23 for 25 in save opportunities.
Unlike Polanco tonight, Madson was on top of his game. After allowing a lead-off single, he buckled down and recorded the final three outs of the game.
Tuesday night, Roy Halladay will finally take the mound after getting pushed back with all the crazy weather and game cancellations earlier this week. Game time is 7:10pm.
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Officials with Simpsonville Parks and Rec. have delayed their fireworks...for a second time.
A rainy 4th of July pushed the celebration to Saturday, but with rain lingering in the forecast through the weekend Simpsonville Parks and Rec. Director Chris Truelock has pushed the event to Friday, July 12. The event, which will also include food service, inflatable bounce-houses and music, will still begin at its regularly scheduled time of 4 p.m.
Shelbyville/Shelby County Parks and Recreation director Shawn Pickens said their show has been postoned to Saturday, July 13th, after looking at severe weather forecasts for tomorrow night. The July 13th date was chosen due to the availability of the fireworks company who will be shooting off the fireworks.
This is the first year Shelby County will host two fireworks shows, even though now it looks like they won't be competing on the holiday.
The first Shelbyville firework show started in 1976, went on for several years and, after a prolonged hiatus, returned in the 1990s as "Shake the Lake". The show has been annual ever since.
However, "Shake the Lake" now has a little competition in the first "Red, White and Boom" fireworks show being held at Simpsonville Park in Simpsonville.
"It's kind of been the wish of the mayor and the city council [commission] for a while," Truelock said.
"Red, White and Boom," which will begin at 4 p.m., shares many similarities with "Shake the Lake" – both shows will feature live bands, concessions, and inflatable fun – but differentiates itself is in two key areas: price and the fireworks show itself.
Admission to Simpsonville's first Fourth of July celebration, now on Saturday, will be free for both adults and kids – "Shake the Lake," now on July 13, is $3 for persons 3 and older – and the main attraction, the fireworks, will be shot off to music in a production by Sky Magic Pyrotechnics out of Indiana.
Truelock said the Simpsonville show has been a long time coming.
"We've pretty much been planning this for a year and a half," Truelock said. "The desire was to have it last year on the fourth, but we wanted to make sure we did the thing right and did it well, so we opted to not do it last year and start this year."
Response from the Simpsonville community has been very positive, he said. While he said it was hard to estimate turnout numbers as this was the event's first year, he did say he expected hundreds of people from within the Simpsonville community and some from outside of it to attend.
"We've marketed it very heavily in the Simpsonville area," Truelock said.
In past years "Shake the Lake" has had strong attendance numbers. In 2011 close to 2,000 people attended the fireworks show and celebration, with a little more than 1,500 showing up for last year's event, Pickens said.
It remains to be seen whether or not the two shows will be taking attendees from one another, but Pickens said he doesn't view the Simpsonville show as competition, saying they are more than welcome to put on a fireworks show for their local community and the rest of Shelby County.
"It's Fourth of July, the way I look at it," Pickens said. "The more fireworks, the better."
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today i was caring for my tama and got thinking about how much they have changed over the years. now im a bit young so i never got the chance to own a p1 when they first came out (but i do have one) but i do have my very first tama. its been a while since i have played with a tama and when i got my first one (a v2) going again, oh so many memories!!! does any one else get that feeling? when you play with an older tama that you own do you get that weird feeling that you just love them and they have bought you so much joy?
so after all that heres my point: stories! whats the most scary, exiting, got something awesome in the post, meaningful story that you remember when you hold a tama!
i'll go first...
one day my family decided to go camping so of couse i brought my tama. i had to change the batteries but when i put the tama back together it wouldn't work! i was so upset over it. partly because i didnt really have any friends growing up so i would sneak my tama into school so i ouldnt feel so lonely. my dad new how much it ment to me so he spent the whole night fixing it. when i got up a saw my dad with bags under his eyes, holding a cup of tea and... my tama!! it was the best feeling knowing that my dad cared about me enough to fix a toy he believed to be a bit silly. plus i had my little friend back!!


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Centenary College Collecting Books for Book Bazaar
May 13, 2013 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Centenary College
- 2911 Centenary Blvd, Shreveport, LA 71104 United States
Additional Information
The Centenary College Muses will accept donations for the upcoming annual Book Bazaar Monday, May 13, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.at the Book House, located in Centenary Square, 108 East Kings Highway.
Volunteers will be on hand to help unload donations of gently used books, compact disks, videotapes, DVDs, records, and cassettes. Receipts will also be issued to those donors requesting them.
Two other drop-offs will take place Monday, June 10, and Monday, August 12, also from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The annual book bazaar is sponsored by the Centenary Muses with proceeds used to fund projects and programs for Centenary students. This year's Bazaar will take place September 6 and 7 in the Centenary Gold Dome.


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I'm pretty sure you only need that with implanted tissues, not implanted devices. I have a CrystaLens [crystalens.com] in my left eye, and I need no antirejection drugs. I know people with other artificial parts [wikipedia.org] and they need no drugs, either. The only person I know taking those drugs has a donated liver and two donated corneas.
By the way, you will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
Ah, a country without Universal Healthcare. How quaint!
Of course if you jack off with your eyes closed it will show anything *except* a Victoria's Secret ad. Probably some shit about five-dollar footlongs or applying directly to the forehead.
How much for the model with the Heads Up Display?
My short and crude analysis of the disease and the treatment indicates this would appear to be a heads up display, essentially overwriting whatever visual signal you have left, if any. I would imagine a high res version would look an awful lot like those "augmented reality" ideas, a perfect video image of a tree overwrites a dark and blurry smudge of a tree.
Other than the inevitable cataract problems, bionic retinas would seem to be the idea solar powered bionic implant... you've got plenty of light both by design and culturally (like, bionic female chest implants don't get as much sunlight as I feel they require for proper operation) and when bionic retinas are in the dark, they doesn't need to work anyway. No huge power requirements. Unfortunately someone has probably patented this trivial idea already so we'll be stuck with implanted AAA cells in the nostrils for a couple decades, but someday the patent will expire and get out of the way of progress.
Other than the inevitable cataract problems
Cataracts are no longer a problem, there are have been implants for cataracts since 1949 (developed in the UK). The surgery is fairly quick and entirely painless, although it does kind of freak you out when they stick a needle in your eye. However, you're getting a needle in the eye for the retina implant, too.
You guys still want that HUD? Even though it means getting a needle stck in your eye, maybe more than once like I have?
Cataract surgery is a piece of cake. A Vitrectomy is pure hell, [slashdot.org] and I would imagine that a retinal implant would involve a vitrectomy. [wikipedia.org] BTW, the photos in that second link are not for the squeamish.
I can't wait for the HUD contacts. I would be willing to put in a contact that communicated wirelessly with a computer/phone.
That would be cool, but I'll wager you'll see HUD glasses long before you see HUD contacts.
How much for the model with the Heads Up Display?
This is modded Funny but let's be honest with ourselves here: 95% of us thought the exact same thing when we saw "retina implant" in the headline and then were bummed to learn it's just some stupid medical procedure for blind people.
And they can! Linux runs fine on them. We don't have a framebuffer yet, so you just plug your terminal into this little connector we've attached along one edge.
No, sorry, it's not going in me if it isn't running Linux already.
At last I, too, can dream of electric sheep [electricsheep.org]!
Since it is an embedded application, it probably already is running Linux
Anyone know if this would be effective for macular degeneration? This, more than anything else, led to my grandmother's decline in her final years (IMO). Even as her body grew frail and her hearing went bad, her mind stayed sharp because she loved to read, work crosswords, play cards, etc.. But once her sight failed, she was basically locked in her own little world. She only lasted a few more years after that.
I'm not sure these implants, at least at first, would even let people read.
I think cochlear implants, which can let the deaf "hear", only have something like 16 channels, maximum, that is, 16 frequencies that they respond to.
It's better than being deaf, but if retinal implants are similar in their capability, I don't know if someone could read with them.
Well, to read most books you only really technically need to be able to make out two shades, so that's not a big problem as long as the lighting conditions are relatively uniform. Kindles also only have 16 shades of grey and they look pretty damn good.
(if you're talking in terms of resolution of course, it would make things difficult unless you could make out a certain DPI level..)
I think cochlear implants, which can let the deaf "hear", only have something like 16 channels, maximum, that is, 16 frequencies that they respond to.
It's better than being deaf
I always wondered what this would sound like. Wonder no more: Cochlear Implant Trial [youtube.com]
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately it's too late for my grandma, but she made it to 102, so I'm not complaining. I just always thought she could have lived longer if she'd kept her sight. Frankly, by the time the MD started, I doubt she would have accepted such treatment anyway. At 99, she was already "satisfied" with life, and "ready" to move on.
Well that's a coincidence. My grandma also passed in the month of February, back in 2008. Best wishes to them both.
When do the attorneys arrive?
They're gonna be really pissed when they mishear retina eye implant as Retina iImplant.
As someone with RP I welcome this news. As someone that keeps tabs on treatment developments, I imagine that these implants are '10 years away' from being available to me.
"We don't care. We don't have to. We're the Phone Company."


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In Georgia, where IUCN is helping rural people find alternative livelihoods to illegal logging, it's finding that there is great enthusiasm for bee keeping and honey production as a new business venture.
The villagers of Tadzrisi and Sakire in Borjomi district were heavily dependent on forest resources and suffered from a government crackdown on illegal logging. The area was logged heavily in the 1990s and the signs of deforestation are clearly visible.
Last year, five farmers from the two villages were each given a bee colony and a hive to help start their own honey production business. They were the top candidates in a special training workshop that was given.
Mr Murman Tabukashvili is a bee keeping expert who is well known for his high-quality honey. He expressed an interest in helping other local people to establish their own businesses and hopes that his village will become the destination for people willing to buy good honey.
"To people who are interested in the development of honey-making businesses in the village, I would like to say that everything is possible," he said.
An announcement was made about the training and all interested people were invited to participate. The training was carried out by Mrs Darejan Baliashvili, Professor from the Scientific-Research Institute of Bee Keeping. Participants included both experienced and beginner bee keepers who learned about many topics from bee biology, reproduction and development, to the various aspects of honey production.
Participants then undertook a final examination. The five 'winners' were selected based on the exam's results as well as on the candidates' motivation and readiness to pursue their business opportunity. All the winners received the tools for bee keeping and honey production.
"I am happy to be a winner of this project. I am very interested in this business and I am planning to develop it more and more. I plan to add three more bee families next year and transform my yard into a bee farm," said Mr Malkhaz Gogoladze from Tadzrisi village.
"I learned a lot during the training. I want to do bee keeping and add more and more bee families in the future. My father and brother are supporting me in this," said the youngest winner, 16 year-old, Nodar Kapanadze.
For more information contact Ekaterine Otarashvili email@example.com


text: This letter from Keene, New Hampshire to President Johnson is in response to the murder of Rev. Jonathan Daniels, an Episcopal seminary student from Boston. Daniels was born in Keene. The letter mentions other murdered civil rights workers, condemns Southern justice and calls upon the President to introduce legislation permitting federal investigation and prosecution of racial violence.


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"I love this soup because it simply simmers by itself on the stovetop," says Tracy Fay of Redmond, Oregon. "People are surprised to hear that it has only 1 gram of fat per serving because the texture is so creamy."
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- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 9 cups water
- 1 package (16 ounces) dried green split peas
- 2 cups cubed peeled sweet potatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook onion and celery until tender. Stir in the water, peas, sweet potatoes, bay leaf, salt, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 70-80 minutes or until peas are tender.
- Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Discard bay leaf. In a blender, puree soup in batches. Return to the pan; heat through. Yield: 10 servings.
Originally published as Creamy Split Pea Soup in Light & Tasty October 2005, p27
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"Very smooth and creamy without the calories and fat of cream or milk. I add 2 carrots because other split pea recipes I've liked took carrots. I didn't have the bay leaf but you can season this anyway you like. Very Good!!"
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"Great tasting and very creamy..only change I made was to use some olive oil for cooking the onions."


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Attorney General Brown Urges Appeals Court to Prevent Receiver from Commandeering $8 Billion from State Treasury for Prison Construction
Sacramento – Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today urged a federal appeals court to block the court-appointed Receiver from "commandeering $8 billion" from the shrinking California Treasury for extravagant prison construction.
"Federal law does not allow the Receiver to commandeer the finances of the state to spend $8 billion for unaccountable and extravagant prison construction," Attorney General Brown said. "The court should rein in the Receiver, who is now spending more than $2 billion per year on inmate health care. This is almost $14,000 per inmate and nearly double what it was just three years ago."
In a reply brief filed today with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Attorney General Brown describes the fundamental legal errors that the court-appointed Receiver has made in attempting to force the state to fund his prison construction program against its will.
Brown argues that the Prison Litigation Reform Act, signed into law in 1996, bars federal judges from ordering the construction of new prisons and that any relief must involve the least intrusive means necessary.
A just-released draft of the Receiver's plan, however, demonstrates the unbridled scope of the Receiver's plan.
The plan calls for the construction of 7 new prisons with 10,000 new beds -- the size of 70 Walmarts. It envisions yoga rooms, regulation basketball courts with electronic bingo boards, music and art therapy, horticultural therapy, and landscaping which shields fences from inmates' view. While some details have been deleted in a subsequent draft, the fundamental structure and many of the extravagant amenities remain.
Brown argues that to force such an $8 billion plan on California against its will—particularly at a time when the state must make huge budget cuts to programs including health care, infrastructure, and schools—violates federal law and the state's sovereign immunity under the 11th Amendment to the Constitution.
The appellate court, therefore, should reverse the District Court's order of a $250 million down-payment toward the $8 billion plan.
The State of California has acknowledged the need to provide health care that meets Constitutional standards, and has taken a series of steps to improve prison health care. This includes increasing the numbers of qualified medical staff at prisons and improving the process by which inmates are assessed and how they are treated.
Under the Receivership, healthcare spending has increased from $7,601 per inmate in 2005-2006 to $13,778 per inmate in 2007-2008. That's far more than the average citizen in California pays for healthcare coverage.
In August of this year, the court-appointed Receiver filed a motion seeking to compel Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Controller John Chiang to allocate $8 billion from the California Treasury over the next 5 years, including $3 billion in this fiscal year, for prison healthcare facility construction. Attorney General Brown has argued that the federal court does not have the authority to mandate state prison construction, nor has the Receiver justified the massive sums called for in his plan.


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May 16, 2008 - Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 19 suspects during a series of operations targeting al-Qaida in Iraq operatives in central and northern Iraq today, military officials said.
-- Coalition forces killed one insurgent and captured another during an anti-al Qaida operation near Khan Bani Saad, about 20 miles north of Baghdad.
-- In Baghdad, coalition forces detained one suspected terrorist.
-- In Mosul, coalition forces captured an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq financier and seven other suspects.
-- In Tikrit, coalition forces detained four suspected terrorists.
-- Near Balad, coalition forces detained five suspected terrorists during operations to disrupt al-Qaida in Iraq's foreign-terrorist facilitation network.
"We continue to target al-Qaida in Iraq's terrorists who bring nothing but misery to the Iraqi people," said Army Maj. John C. Hall, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman.
In yesterday's operations:
-- U.S. soldiers detained a suspected terrorist during an operation in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. The detainee is a suspected Iranian-trained "special groups" member wanted for complicity in several murders, bomb attacks, and weapons trafficking. "The soldiers of 1st [Brigade Combat Team] 'Raider Brigade' remain steadfast in their efforts to bring these dangerous criminals to justice," said Army Maj. Dave Olson, a 4th Infantry Division spokesman. "The Iraqi security forces and coalition forces strive to provide a stable, secure environment for the Rashid district and its citizens."
-- Iraqi soldiers captured a mid-level special groups leader in Husayniyah. The detainee is believed to have coordinated recent bomb, rocket and small-arms attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces. Three additional suspects also were detained. "The capture of this cell leader will likely affect the ability of special groups criminals in Husayniyah to conduct attacks against Iraqi security and coalition forces," said Army Col. Bill Buckner, a Multinational Corps Iraq spokesman. "This will prevent special groups leadership from exploiting the city as a safe haven."
-- U.S. soldiers killed one insurgent and wounded another during a firefight in eastern Baghdad. The U.S. patrol had been struck by an explosive that damaged a vehicle. Soon afterward, enemy fighters engaged the U.S. soldiers with small-arms fire. The soldiers returned fire and killed one enemy fighter and wounded another. No soldiers were injured in the attack.
-- U.S. soldiers killed six insurgents during three engagements in the Shula sector in northwestern Baghdad. The soldiers killed three insurgents during two separate firefights; three other insurgents were dispatched by a Hellfire missile. "Our soldiers are trained professionals and will defend themselves with appropriate force," said Army Col. Allen Batschelet, chief of staff of Multinational Division Baghdad and 4th Infantry Division.
-- Iraqi commandos captured an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist during an operation in western Mosul. The detainee is connected to the placement of explosives in the area. Six other suspects also were detained. "Iraqi special operations forces, partnered with coalition forces, will continue to pursue terrorists who threaten innocent Iraqi citizens," Buckner said.
In May 14 operations:
-- Fourteen Iraqi civilians were killed and eight were wounded when an al-Qaida in Iraq member detonated a suicide vest at a funeral near Abu Ghraib. U.S. and Iraqi forces provided security and rendered assistance. The wounded were taken to the Fallujah and Abu Ghraib hospitals for treatment. "This is an attack by terrorists who place no value on human life and intentionally attack and kill innocent Iraqis," said Army Lt. Col. David Davidson, 25th Infantry Division. "As friends and family gathered to grieve for the loss of the headmaster of the technical school, whose job was to educate and bring a brighter future to Abu Ghraib and the nation of Iraq, these criminals chose to carry out this cowardly act."
-- U.S. soldiers found a weapons cache containing 9 mm pistols, pistol magazines, detonators, and a spool of command wire, cell phones, false identification cards, and a couple undeveloped rolls of film inside an apartment building in southern Baghdad. Five suspects were detained during the operation.
-- Iraqi and U.S. soldiers found a buried weapons cache in Abu Osage, about 30 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, after following up on a tip from a local resident. The cache contained: nine mortar rounds, three 57 mm anti-aircraft rounds, six boxes of small arms rounds, two boxes of 25 mm mortar rounds, one box of 60 mm mortar fuses, and one 120 mm mortar tube with tripod. The munitions were taken to an Iraqi army base for disposal.
In May 13 operations:
-- Special groups terrorists fired an 82 mm mortar at a coalition base that missed and landed near a market in the Karadah district of Baghdad. The market burned down about 30 minutes later. Coalition investigators are checking out an Iraqi police report attributing the cause of the fire to faulty generator wiring. "These special groups criminals are indiscriminately endangering the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians. This is typical of the cowards who target Iraqi citizens and show no concern for Iraq and its future," said Army Maj. Joey Sullinger, a 10th Mountain Division spokesman. "Our hearts go out to our Iraqi neighbors who lost their livelihoods in the market fire."
-- Troops on a joint Iraqi-U.S. reconnaissance mission assisted by a Sons of Iraq detachment discovered six separate weapons caches in Maderiyah. The first cache contained: one 120 mm mortar round, one 100 mm anti-aircraft round, 12 rocket-propelled-grenade warheads, eight 73 mm rockets, and a mortar tripod. The second cache contained: 300 anti-personnel grenades, 100 meters of detonation cord, 100 rounds of PKC machine-gun ammunition, and five sticks of dynamite. A third cache contained 10 empty 155 mm illumination canisters. Although empty, the canisters could have been used to construct improvised explosive devices, officials said. The final three caches in total contained: one 23 mm antiaircraft gun with a tripod, 200 23 mm rounds, an SS-30 M3 127 mm rocket, and three 120 mm mortars, all of which were serviceable.
-- "Most of the 300 anti-personnel grenades were serviceable," said Army Capt. Richard Aaron, a commander with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. "Because they were found with detonation cord, these most likely would have been used to booby trap homes or areas where al-Qaida in Iraq expected U.S. or (Iraqi army) soldiers to search."
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
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Harvest quality, volume uncertain
First All Points corn train ships out last week
The first train loaded with year's corn from All Points Cooperative rumbled out of Gothenburg last week, about two weeks earlier than usual.
All Points Cooperative grain buyer Steve Costello said the irrigated corn and soybeans the elevator has bought so far appears better than expected although some dryland corn has "been all over the board."
Despite the unrelenting drought, some still showed 25% moisture last week, he said.
It's a different story for dryland beans and corn. Costello described those crops as "not great" because of lack of rain that has settled over the country's midsection.
Extremes seen in quality
Wade Geiken, grain manager at Nebraska Salt & Grain Co., agreed, noting Monday that the quality of the small amount of yellow corn the company has bought so far has been extreme.
"Some is quality and some is not," he said. "It's a field by field thing."
Yield and quality is dependent on whether or not the corn pollinated during extreme heat or a cool snap. The latter Geiken described as better weather to fill out ears.
"It also depends on the amount of irrigation available," he said.
Geiken said NSG is about at the halfway point in receiving popcorn, most of which has been quality except for what came from a few fields damaged by hail.
Popcorn harvest started two weeks early because the crop seemed to dry quicker, he said, but yellow corn is about on time for NSG.
Bushel prices up, down
Prices for both corn and beans were higher on Sept. 26 when the first 100-car train was loaded. Cash corn sold at $7.29 a bushel and soybeans at $15.50.
On Tuesday, prices had risen to $7.42 a bushel for corn. Soybeans dropped to $14.98.
Costello said fewer rail cars have been ordered because the 2012 crop is expected to be smaller.
"There are a lot of questions right now because we don't know what the volume is going to be," he said.
What's known are historic amounts.
Costello pointed to days during previous harvests when the elevator handled up to 350,000 bushels of beans in a day.
Geiken remembers a day when NSG took in up to 150,000 bushels of white and yellow corn.
All Points ships almost exclusively by rail while NSG primarily uses trucks.
Some rail service at NSG is by single-car units while All Points loads 100-car trains.
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By Brendan Conway
James Grant, publisher of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, is short the biggest U.S. bond exchange-traded fund, according to Index Universe's account of his commentary at the firm's Inside ETFs conference this week:
Sooner or later the bond market is going to start falling, and a perfect exchange-traded vehicle to play the unraveling of the more than three-decade rally in fixed-income markets is "LQD," a corporate bond fund that happens to be one of the largest fixed-income ETFs in the world, James Grant told attendees at IndexUniverse's Inside ETFs conference this week.
But Grant, the editor and publisher of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, said that while he is short the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (NYSEArca: LQD), it's terribly difficult to time such trades, as markets are "unreliably efficient" and "reliably inefficient" and, moreover, the Federal Reserve's loose-money policies since 2008 essentially mean that interest rates are not in a free market.
Grant's comment about LQD came in response to a question from IndexUniverse Chief Executive Officer and founder Jim Wiandt, who introduced Grant and asked what investors—faced with the prospect of the end of a secular bull market in bonds since the early 1980s—should now do.


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I now have a coolant leak from somewhere below the Turbo.. It is something Metal that has some lines coming off of it. It is almost directly below the Turbo and may be part of the engine itself. It a little bit in front of the Flywheel. It has some coolant lines that head back toward the cab of the car. Doea anyone know what this thing is called? iut appears to be leaking on the bottom side of this thing. Thanks
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Coolant leaking from somewhere below Turbo? 90 Loyale
Started by sregor13 , Aug 12 2005 03:18 PM
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Posted 12 August 2005 - 04:09 PM
There's a rubber hose that is directly under the turbo. That (at least to me) would be the most likely source of a leak.
Posted 12 August 2005 - 09:34 PM
when you replace the coolant line also replace the oil line
Posted 12 August 2005 - 11:49 PM
the metal line running from the head turns into a rubber hose under the turbo
Posted 13 August 2005 - 12:03 PM
Well all I did was replace the thermostat and Gasket and have not seen any moe coolant leaking. Hope it does not return. Thanks!
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Photo Gallery: 25 Serene Green Rooms
Get into the Irish spirit with these green spaces.
Frame a pretty wallpaper with wood trim for an inexpensive upgrade to your space.
Delicate spring green blossoms create a breezy atmosphere in this vintage-looking entrance. A colour palette inspired by the outdoors is sure to refresh any room, especially when paired with warm wood floors.
For a rainbow of inspiration, see our Colourful Spring Rooms gallery.
A bamboo table and basket keep this front hall stylish and organized.
The lime-green door and striped mat in this entryway add modern punch to country charm. Accessories pick up the same hue.
Inspired by the tropical locale, the owners of this Dominican Republic retreat, Monica and Michael Belcourt, chose an eye-opening shade of leaf green for the sleek Italian cabinets.
The pair love to cook with family and friends and dreamed of a dramatic modern kitchen that would be fun, functional and big enough to accommodate multiple chefs. "The minute you walk in, you're energized to cook," says Monica.
Find more inspiration in our photo galleries of Warm-Weather Vacation Homes and 10 Kitchens With Colourful Cabinetry, plus see more from this Dominican home.
This creamy neutral palette and open space are perfect for family life and entertaining.
Though designer Colette van den Thillart wouldn't have chosen black granite for the countertops, she admits the kitchen is highly functional.
See more of Colette van den Thillart's London Home in our photo gallery.
Paint the inside of your cupboards in a coordinating colour.
A footed cabinet in a row of green Georgian cupboards creates the impression of a piece of furniture. Glass-fronted uppers allow the homeowner to display china and glassware. A marble countertop and backsplash and hurricane lantern offer elegance.
For more colour-infused spaces, see our Colourful Kitchens photo gallery, plus get more Budget Decorating Ideas.
Contemporary lines with a splash of springtime colour.
Chairs with high-gloss green plastic backs complement this space's sleek look and are easy to clean — making them ideal for children. A porcelain mosaic tiled wall breaks up the abundance of stainless steel and glossy white cabinetry in the kitchen.
See more Modern & Contemporary Kitchens in our photo gallery.
Kelly green livens up this gritty urban space.
This open, industrial loft has kitchen cabinets that do double-duty. Bright green livens up the raw space like an accent wall, while providing plenty of storage. Simple hardware and a bare light fixture keep the look modern, while a metallic floral wallpapered panel on the ceiling softens the space. Polished concrete flooring and mismatched wood chairs add an earthy, organic element.
Find more inspiration in our photo galleries of Kitchen Storage Ideas and 10 Kitchens With Colourful Cabinetry.
A creamy palette adds charm to a remodeled space.
This kitchen is new but feels original to the home. The old-meets-new design was achieved with Shaker-style cabinets, a tongue-and-groove ceiling and vintage-look hardware. A footed cabinet houses the appliances, and sets it apart from the rest of the room. Meanwhile, the paneled dishwasher to the right of the sink cleverly masquerades as drawers.
Classic trim becomes an understated detail when painted.
Smoky green paint lends an earthy feel to this elegant dining room, and transforms the substantial trim into a more subtle textural feature. Framed bird prints suit the natural colour palette perfectly.
Find more inspiration in our photo galleries of Painted-Out Trim, 10 Cosy Dark Rooms, Party-Ready Dining Rooms and Holiday Tables.
Cover dining chairs in an earthy tone for a less formal look.
Louis XV-style chairs have a more relaxed appearance with aqua-green cotton slipcovers, while white wood paneled walls, an elegant sideboard and dark hardwood flooring add a sense of refinement.
A wall of glass opens the dining area to the terrace in this comfortable and inviting dining room.
A bright green accent wall gives the room a fresh, outdoorsy feel and picks up the trellis pattern of the throw cushions in the living room. A large armoire is perfect for storage, and a cascading chandelier adds sparkle and a touch of glamour.
For more lighting options, see our Statement Lighting photo gallery.
Pattern and fun hues add a fresh twist to a grand room.
With its sea-glass-inspired shades, this space couldn't possibly be more soothing. The ceiling is painted in Benjamin Moore Serenity (2055-60) to mimic the sky, while the walls are coated in Fresh Cut Grass (2026-50). Ceiling-height drapes trimmed in the room's two signature colours make for an unexpected detail and a David Hicks rug adds a hit of geometric print.
In this Long Island home, slim-legged chairs, tables and a modern tripod lamp balance a weightier upholstered sofa and chair.
"Steven Gambrel is one of the most talented designers out there today," says Erin Gates, a Boston interior designer and author of the popular Elements of Style blog. "This room's colour scheme and mix of modern and traditional elements is at once cosy and high style. His ability to make a room cohesive but not boring is something I try to emulate on a daily basis."
Find more inspiration in our photo gallery of Blogger Erin Gates's Favourite Interiors.
This beautifully restored 18th-century Huguenot house has been painted an elegant shade of duck-egg blue/green.
Accents of white like the sofa and mantel display add focus, while the animal skin and retro glass bowl help to mix things up and make sure that the room doesn't feel like a Georgian pastiche.
Browse more interiors from the Pale & Interesting book in this photo gallery.
Dark wood furniture tempers a feminine palette.
In this San Francisco living room, designed by California designer Barbara Barry, a large custom Tibetan rug anchors the various seating areas. She added even more colour with soft green drapery that lends a classic, formal look.
See more Barbara Barry designs in our photo gallery.
White furniture, bright green accents and a modern fireplace wall make this living room look fresh.
"I love everything Jessica Helgerson designs. Everything," says design*sponge blogger, Grace Bonney. "I love the way she styles homes with huge branches and bits of greenery— it feels like living in a terrarium."
See more of Grace Bonney's favourite finds in our June 2009 issue.
Green velvet upholstery adds refinement to mixed pieces in this sitting area.
A spray-painted wicker dresser becomes a smart, sophisticated sideboard. Silvery wallpaper with a subtle wicker pattern plays up the theme.
Get how-to instructions on transforming a dresser into a sideboard in our July 2008 issue.
Apple-green cabinetry adds punch in an otherwise neutral living area.
A comfortable sofa, George Nelson bench and chenille rug offer warmth in this modern space. The TV cabinets, customized by One Point Six in Vancouver, show a playful twist on the traditional wall unit.
A tailored white sofa, glass and chrome tables, cow-hide rug and pale-green walls combine elegantly in this design.
A collection of mirrors is used to reflect light and open up this living room space while adding visual interest.
Green design and salvaged furniture delivers maximum style with minimum environmental impact.
Green pillows and chair upholstery add a fresh note to this family room which is green in every way. South-facing windows provide passive solar heating and plenty of natural light. The modern rustic cube tables are made from salvaged maple.
Dramatic walls look regal in this home office.
In Michael Angus' Toronto apartment, a rich green hue covers the walls for a masculine, luxurious look. A ceiling-height gallery wall — including paintings by Angus's nieces — helps break up the dark colour. In keeping with the rest of his home, the room is decorated with an old world aesthetic, featuring an antique wood desk with worn leather chair.
For more, see our gallery of Michael Angus' Interiors or tour his apartment. Plus, see more Rooms with Jewel Tones and 10 Cosy Dark Rooms.
Bold chartreuse wallpaper pops against crisp white bedding and carpeting.
Design consultant Alison Booth, owner of Booth Supply, reupholstered a chair from her grandmother in a bright polka-dot print and swapped white lampshades for matching blue ones.
See the rest of Alison's modern, open concept home in the March 2009 issue.
Try this fresh hue in a graphic pattern for a bold hit of colour and texture.
While there are more shades of green than any other colour in the spectrum, classic kelly green is a particularly pretty choice for interiors, where it mingles effortlessly with everything from brights to whites. In this bedroom, painting trim the same verdant hue as the wallpaper's graphic trellis pattern produces a more decorated look, while strategic hits of black add urban polish.
See more rooms with colourful painted trims in our photo gallery.
Create an old-world atmosphere with patterned bedding, ambient lighting, matching side tables and art in mirrored frames.
A ceiling mounted canopy — made of the same fabric as the bed skirt — adds height and dramatic flair to this elegant bedroom.
See the entire Anne Hepfer photo gallery. You'll also find photos of a classic, Plantation-style cottage by Anne Hepfer Designs in the July 2009 issue of House & Home.
Drapes and walls in the same pattern have a calming effect.
New York City philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor approached legendary interior designer Albert Hadley to transform her bedroom with fabrics by Alan Campbell. She was madly enthusiastic about Campbell's hand-blocked cotton prints. His designs were the foundation of the room's springy pale green and ivory colour palette. The walls were clad in a small-patterned fabric that was applied like wallpaper. The green is anchored by white trim and a soft white carpet, keeping the room bright and fresh.
See more Albert Hadley interiors in our photo gallery.


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Bucknell organizes several alternative break trips for students and staff to serve community needs in domestic and foreign settings. If you are interested in traveling with a group, please read the descriptions below and contact the appropriate individuals.
The Bucknell Brigade is a group of University students, faculty, and staff members who are committed to aiding the poverty-stricken people of Nicaragua, especially those in the community of Nueva Vida. Each year two delegations are sent to Nicaragua, one in January and one in March. If you are interested in traveling on this trip, contact Kyle Bray or Janice Butler. In addition, there are many ways that you can get involved on campus before and after traveling.
Since 2006 Bucknell volunteers have traveled to the Gulf Coast region twice a year to help those who lost so much to the destructive power of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Katrina Recovery Team travels in January and May and partners with the St. Bernard Project. If you are interested in participating in this unique service experience, contact Kyle Bray or Janice Butler.
Destination Freedom offers Bucknell students the rare and exciting opportunity to explore the ongoing legacy of the Civil Rights Movement by visiting historic sites, museums, and archives, as well as by talking with residents of the South who participated in key events, and to consider current conditions of inequality by serving the needy in Memphis, or working to preserve important parts of our heritage. If you are interested, contact Multicultural Student Services.
B.A.C.E.S. offers a service spring break trip to the Dominican Republic to help impoverished people. Work on a school, in a health clinic, and at a rural farm have been part of previous trips. If you are interested in traveling, contact Trace Coates in the Office of Global & Off-campus Education.
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