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Big news out of S. Florida this morning. A local super hero has been UNMASKED! We have secured official video of this ninja in a training module setup in his own private training facility. It turns out that this capped crusader's alter ego is none other than local Real Estate Guru and Laundry Tycoon, Keith Hall !

 

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From: errol@bearintel.com (errol)

Soldier's Letter from Iraq - 15 September 2003

Ma, Pa, Grandma,

A lot of concerns right now about re-enlistment and recruiting. I don't think there are any problems with recruiting right now. The military is probably being flooded with recruits who feel a newfound sense of patriotism. I have a hard time believing that retention rates are anywhere near normal. All I know is that I am losing personnel on a ratio of 3 to 1 versus new personnel coming in. I think the Army is in real trouble. I can't get sergeants to re-enlist, the Army's re-enlistment incentives are awful, and every soldier in the Army knows that they will either be in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Korea, or on a 6 month hardship tour in Germany within the next two years.

The problem with that is something I've been saying since I went to Bosnia. Soldiers train to fight and win wars. All of the missions listed above are or will be police missions in the next 6 months. It is easy to see that the Army has crumbled under pressure and spends more time training for police missions than for combat. If the Army trained for combat, than we wouldn't sit through classes on equal opportunity, sexual harassment and personal injury prevention (my favorite). Instead we would be at the range honing our marksmanship skills daily, training sniper teams, allowing tank platoons to go to the field unsupervised for days at a time and shooting tank gunneries with much more emphasis on machine guns than on the tank's main gun.

Instead, Fort Hood concentrates on gate guard, red cycle taskings and area beautification. That is why I believe soldiers will not reenlist. They haven't been trained, taken care of or given the responsibility they deserve. There are always exceptions, but I'm talking about the fighters, the infantrymen, scouts and tankers: the guys who are actually out on patrol in the streets and desert of Iraq and Afghanistan. The ones who don't live in a palace, don't have air conditioning, are responsible for securing themselves and others day and night. Those are the soldiers that we will lose. And when we lose those experienced soldiers, the Army will claim again that recruiting number are high and its no big deal. So much for experience and lessons learned.

The answer to this problem is simple, yet nobody wants to see it. Go to regimental systems with unit replacement and not individual replacement, cut red tape, get rid of unnecessary paperwork, give units a solid training schedule, get rid of area beautification, gate guard, and concentrate on training. Give units the time and resources to train, get GOs out of battalion level business. General Officers need to be more concerned with providing battalions time and resources to train rather than filling up our training schedules with BS that enhances careers but does the Army no good. Battalion level units should dictate training schedules, not Divisions and Corps.

I don't think the Army will have to go to a draft system, there are plenty of young people who need the Army.

We've had a few more incidents in the past couple of weeks. August was relatively quiet compared to September. Mortar attacks are more common. The Iraqis got smart and built hidden mortar firing points. I believe they dig a large hole near a cinder block wall and put the mortar tube on its bipod in the hole with ammo, then cover it with a rock, trash or a straw mat. All they have to do is walk up to the hole, remove the cover, drop some rounds and high tail it back to their house. We know they are doing this because we've isolated a town and watched them. No one could see the point of origin for the mortar rounds, but it was obvious where it came from. There was no vehicle traffic into or out of the town before or after the mortar attacks (around 0200).

Come to find out, the local sheiks know who is conducting the attacks. Of course, they want tit for tat and won't tell us unless they get what they want. If we give them what they want, we lose face and become incompetent while the sheiks become more powerful. This is one of the reasons I don't talk to Iraqis. They are all cousins, they all lie to protect each other, and they refuse to police themselves but complain about their own police. I firmly believe that the local sheiks assist the terrorists in one way or another to get what they want. Of course, these are the same guys who will be in charge of the local governments once they are established.

Had another mine strike the other day. We were lucky that nobody was hurt, but thank God for tanks. Any other vehicle would have resulted in casualties. I see that the LAV and other light vehicles have a role here, but with the AT mines and RPGs [ed. note: anti-tank mines and rocket-propelled grenades, which can destroy lightly armored vehicles], our only protection is in a tank. The other day you sent me the 1976 TRADOC PAM on RPGs. It says that chicken wire will disable the explosive warhead on an RPG. I didn't know that, so I had my guys living downtown put up chicken wire over the windows. I'm just glad that the terrorists here are poor shots (for the most part) with machine guns and RPGs.

You will be happy to hear that we are not afraid to change our tactics to find the bad guys. I am lucky to have battalion level leadership that is willing to listen to the guys on the ground and make suggested changes in tactics. I believe our changing tactics saves soldiers lives and increases the number of bad guys captured, turned in or otherwise.

Relearned a valuable lesson the other day; always change routes in and out OP positions—heck, routes need to be varied for everything. Can't stress that one enough! Need to let others know about it. I'll take a 1 hour detour to get back to my CP if it will throw off any pattern I may have created. This is especially true for LOGPACs [ed. note: "logistics packages," that is, resupply missions.] I firmly believe that LOGPAC should be run by a combat arms guy with as much protection as possible. Our LOGPAC has been ambushed a couple few times, as have other LOGPAC missions. Our loggies tend to be a little too relaxed on the highway. I've seen this from my unit and just about every other unit around here. Its not a pretty sight driving by a military vehicle on the side of the road that has been burnt to the ground after an ambush.

For the most part, the enemy is reverting more and more to mines, IEDs [improvised explosive devices] and mortars. They know that we will make them pay heavily if they open up in a direct firefight with us. Just the other day some guy tried to lob a 60mm mortar round at us with his hands. He somehow lit the thing on fire and tossed it at us thinking it would explode. Too bad for him! Apparently, we are going to go ahead with a 2-week leave policy. There are a couple of catches, of course, and I doubt I will have the opportunity to go. Don't know how it will be run yet or how many soldiers will be gone at one time, but it is nice to see that some soldiers may get a short break.

I am amazed at how much money we sink in to Iraq on a daily basis. Local civil affairs projects in our own little town are up over $500,000 and are continuing. Add on the money we are sinking in to making this place livable for soldiers and the cost of daily operations and the dollar amount is mind boggling. Of course, I still live and work out of a tent in the sand. The weather is improving. It is only 100 degrees on average during the day, and 70 something at night. I've got to tell you that 70 degrees is pretty cold right now. I can't imagine what 60 degrees will feel like.

Your son,

How to Market a Social Networking Site

To start and market a social networking website the basic thing is to what extent you are social in a society or community as it is the way to get out and meet with people. It could be just as a kind of social club, volunteer etc. Then you can do the same thing though your social networking site which could become the base for your social network marketing. First it needs to be done physically. It is required to actually meet with the people and develop relationships with them. Third you show them that you are involved in a community and that is often important to investors. All this will give you the platform to start planning for marketing a social networking website.
Marketing a social networking site depends on the target market and budget and without knowing exactly about these, it is difficult to go in to much depth. Getting thousands of people on your website is fine but if they do not sign up then it would be considered as waste effort.
For Marketing and promotion it becomes easy when you have solid demographic data and you are placed in a location where you can legally have a contest and it is within the prescribed limits of your budget. In this case the contest prize should be unique and of equal value.
The other option is buying customers. Generally it becomes tricky specially when you don�t have solid numbers related and you are not sure about what the real cost of new acquisition is.
If you plan big and you have short and recognizable url then you could plan your advertising program in a unique way depending on your target market.
You should be prepared for everyone that you try to sell a marketing solution which is the greatest thing ever. You can also write press releases for your website. It helps to gain alexa rank as quickly as possible. There have been some social networking sites that went from bottom to the top one lac alexa rank within a week only due to the content of the press release. Most entities fail to work with press release properly and are not able to derive the correct benefit.

Grants For Single Mothers

If you are a single mom and struggling to get by, you are not alone. Whether you are going through a divorce or the father is absent most single mother face the burden of supporting themselves and their children all on one income.

• Only fifteen percent of women going through a divorce are awarded any form of court-ordered spousal support.
• Thirty-four percent of those women never receive what is due to them.
• Less than half of the women who claim child support ever receive the full amount.
• Within the first year of divorce a women’s average standard of living falls forty-five percent while a man’s will grow fifteen percent.

What are grants?

A grant is an award of financial assistance. The primary purpose of a grant is to transport a thing of value from a Federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or incentive authorized by a law of the United States. A grant is distinguished for a contact, which is then used to acquire property or services for the Federal government's direct use or benefit.

Grants are associated by company, state, local or tribal government, research institution or academia, not-for-profit, or any other kind of institution.

Grants for single mother can be found on one of the 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. These programs fall into 21 broad categories defined by the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Agencies may fall under multiple grant categories. Below is a list of categories where grants for single mother may be found:

• Agriculture
• Arts
• Business and Commerce
• Community Development
• Consumer Protection
• Disaster Prevention and Relief
• Education
• Employment, Labor, and Training
• Energy
• Environmental Quality
• Food and Nutrition
• Health
• Housing
• Humanities
• Information and Statistics
• Law, Justice, and Legal Services
• Natural Resources
• Regional Development
• Science and Technology
• Social Services and Income Security
• Transportation

If you are a single mother seeking help with funding for your higher education you should consider exploring financial aid options such as contacting your financial aid office where you attend school. Ask about:

• Direct financial assistance from your college
• Federal and state subsidized grants
• Work-study programs
• Support from alumni, local clubs, or religious groups,
• Corporate-sponsored scholarships or tuition-aid programs for employees or for children of employees

Who can apply for grants?

If you are a citizen of the United States or a U.S. territory, or are a foreign national who has lived in the United States or a U.S. territory for at least three years immediately preceding an application, you are eligible to apply for a grant.

How do I prepare an application?

Each grant program has special instructions and program guidelines on how to properly prepare an application. Make sure to review these carefully before beginning your application for any important information about the focus of the program, eligibility requirements, and the types of funding available.

Applying for a grant is a great way for single mother in debt to get out of debt and stay out.

Helpful sites
- http://www.grants.gov lists over 900 grant programs.
- http://www.neh.gov answers common questions about grants.

By Kelly Kennedy

Originally Posted: http://www.articlecity.com/articles/women/article_797.shtml

Make Your Money Work For You

Do you want to know the real truth about how to get wealthy? The answer is very simple. All you need to do is make your money work for you, instead of you having to work for your money.

Talk to all the people who have become wealthy and I bet they’ll all tell you that they make their money work for them. They may not have started out with any money but they learned that if they were smart with what money they did earn they could make it work for them instead of the other way around. This rule does not discriminate. Every one has an equal chance to do this and it is never too late to start.

Why hasn’t someone explained this to you before you ask? Why didn’t you learn this at school? You are probably like the majority of people who went to school. You went to learn how to get a job and work for money for the rest of your life. Wouldn’t you rather have been taught how to make your money work for you? Did any of your teachers show you how to do this. Not likely. They probably didn’t know how to do it either.

You were probably told from a very early age to get a good education so that you could get a good job. This good job would assure you of a steady income for the rest of your life. If you were lucky, and got a really good job where you earned lots of money, then you might be able to save up enough money for the deposit on a house. Then you could spend the rest of your life paying off your mortgage and hopefully have a few dollars left to save for your retirement.

Did anyone tell you that by the time you get around to retiring, your savings probably wont go very far. Forget about a pension because there probably won’t be one by the time you retire. Well, if that’s the case then once you retire it won’t be too hard to have to start scrimping and economizing as you’ve done that all your life anyway so you are well qualified. Your only worry now is that you hope that your money won’t run out before you do.

Well before it’s too late, just how do you go about making your money work for you? Well there are dozens of ways you can do this. The first thing you need to do is find out from the experts how they do it. You need to be prepared to start educating yourself on the different options that are available out there.

Jamie McIntyre of the 21st Century Academy offers a free DVD and e-book that will give you some great ideas on how to get your financial intelligence off to the right start. Find out what hundreds of others are doing to transform their lives by learning how to make their money work for them. To check out Jamie’s free offer go to www.learnwealthysecrets.com and click on the 21st Century link.

By Alison Bolger

Why people should read more.

In the past years the use of the television and the internet has increased; this situation has caused many people to change their likes and the way that they enjoy their free time.  Because of television and the internet, many people spend less time reading, so the purpose for this essay is to present reasons why people should read just for pleasure.  The reasons that I give you are quite simple: to improve your knowledge, to expand your general culture, to have more fun, to make your imagination fly, to find new ways to express your ideas, and finally to expand your vocabulary.

The first reason that I give you to enjoy reading is that when you read, you can expand your knowledge and also your culture. There are a lot of good books in which you can find history, novels, tragedies, comedies and a variety of other themes. You can see that people who read more often frequently have a bigger knowledge of life and also a bigger perspective of their environment.  I think that fact gives them an advantage over all others who do not read frequently.

The second reason to read more often is that through books you can have fun and even travel in your imagination.  Children have not yet lost the ability of getting  into their dreams, and because of this, in their first years the parents read a lot of tales  in which they use their imagination. Adults should try to keep this ability, so we do not forget the importance of the use of the imagination. The imagination also represents a tool that could help you to develop your professional career in a creative way.

Finally, the third and the most important feature that reading offers you is that it does not matter the age that you have, you always could expand your vocabulary and the ways to express your ideas to the others in a simple and correct form. By the time you can improve the kind of books that you read, there are a lot of categories, so you will never stop learning from the pleasure of reading. People who know how to choose a book generally have the capability of choosing a formal book in which they can find formal grammatical structures and obviously a formal vocabulary.  All these things allow them to gain greater fluency in their communication.

In conclusion, I recommend that you enjoy reading more often. There are excellent reasons for doing it;  you just have to want to expand your knowledge and your culture, to improve your imagination and also your vocabulary. I know that we should evolve with the technology; that is, it is good to know how to navigate in the internet, but we must also not forget the books. Try to choose good books at the beginning, and then I ensure you that you never will stop reading.

Originally posted on: http://www.eslbee.com/why_people_should_read_for_pleasure.htm