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thePEBBLE - 03/21/05 - Tips And Tidbits
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TODAY'S TRIVIA - - -
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Why can't you catch a cold at the North Pole?
What scientist predicted the discovery of an insect he
had never actually seen?
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ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA - - - -
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When was the first fatal airplane crash?
It was September 17, 1908. A propeller broke and sent
the aircraft plunging to the ground. The plane's only
passenger, Lt. Thomas Selfidge, was killed. The pilot
suffered multiple fractures. You might have heard of him:
Orville Wright. (In case you forgot--Orville and his brother
Wilbur made the first controlled, sustained flights in a
power-driven airplane in 1903.)
Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?
Well, there's some controversy about this.
Robert Edwin Peary, Matthew Henson, and four Inuits
reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. On returning home,
Peary found that Frederick Cook claimed to have reached
the Pole a year earlier. Peary's claim was vindicated by
Congress in 1911 and he was made a rear admiral, but
recent scholarship is revisiting the question. Technically,
even if we award Peary's team the honor of being first,
Peary would not have been the first member of that
expedition to reach the Pole. His co-explorer and assistant,
Matthew Henson -- a black man who'd worked for Peary
since 1886 -- and two Inuit guides reached the Pole first.
Peary arrived 45 minutes later and confirmed their location.
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1. STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
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2. TITLE ARTICLE - - -
Tips And Tidbits
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3. MEDICAL COLUMN by Karin Henderson
Bioburden: How Much Is Too Much
How Many Bugs (Micro-organisms) Create A Problem
PART 9 of 11
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4. THE SAGA OF PINEHILL by Ken Darby
At the cabin
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5. OBSERVATIONS OF OUR BUSINESS
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6. THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
7. HA! HA!HA!
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STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
Gorillas are considered apes, not monkeys. The way to
distinguish between an ape and a monkey is that apes do not
have tails.
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TITLE ARTICLE - - -
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Tips And Tidbits
This came out of USA Today - - -
GoDaddy.com surfs publicity wave on racy ad
by Max Jarman The Arizona Republic
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Decades after a combat wound in
Vietnam cut short his military career, Bob Parsons
still projects a Marine persona: big chest, tightly
cropped hair, strong jaw, tough talk.
Over the years, though, the head of GoDaddy.com has
updated his uniform. The fatigues have been replaced by
black Armani slacks and a black Nike mock turtleneck.
He has a dozen of each and wears the outfit every day.
"It's my work uniform; it's simple," he said.
Six years after becoming an Internet domain-name
registrar, GoDaddy is the second-largest domain
registry in the world.
And GoDaddy has achieved something that most of the
doomed-to-go-bust dot-coms of the '90s never did:
revenue.
Parsons said the privately held company had revenue of
about $100 million in 2004, and he projects the figure
will double in 2005.
"We're on our way to becoming a billion-dollar
company," he told about 600 employees at a recent
quarterly party to update the company's progress. "Who
knows? We may be there now."
The agenda was reminiscent of the heady days of the
dot-com boom of the late 1990s: the company's success
(it has almost 800 employees, up from 327 a year ago),
options, free mortgages, a stock split and the
possibility of going public.
Parsons founded the Scottsdale-based company in 1997
with proceeds from the $64 million sale in 1996 of
another company, Parsons Technology, to Intuit. The
company has garnered a lot of attention since it aired
a racy ad during last month's Super Bowl telecast and
then had the ad, slated to run again later in the game,
yanked by the Fox network.
GoDaddy and related subsidiaries help clients obtain
and protect Internet domain names that are used to
access Web sites. Domain names also are needed to make
Internet, or VoIP, phone calls. GoDaddy also designs
and hosts Web sites for clients, provides e-mail
services and sells software that blocks spam, computer
viruses and pop-up ads.
With more than 6 million domain names under its
management, GoDaddy ranks slightly behind Network
Solutions, which is owned by Phoenix-based Pivotal
Private Equity.
A super ad
The 2005 revenue picture got a big boost from the
company's Super Bowl advertising bonanza, which
produced 5 million Web site hits in one day and a
substantial jump in business, Parsons said.
The ad poked fun at media censorship and showed a
tank-top-clad GoDaddy girl (actress Candice Michelle)
appearing before a mock congressional censorship
hearing.
"It was the NFL (that asked for the ad to be pulled),"
Parsons said. "Fox approved the ad twice."
Fox's decision to pull the ad landed Parsons interviews
in most of the nation's major newspapers and spots on
television and radio news programs, including a session
with shock jock Howard Stern.
As a result, GoDaddy's one ad garnered the company more
exposure than any of the other advertisers. GoDaddy
paid Fox $2.4 million to air the 30-second ad.
Media-exposure monitor Multivision found that GoDaddy's
Super Bowl ad was mentioned in nearly 700 broadcasts on
local, national and cable television. The broadcasts
reached an audience of 262.9 million people, with an
estimated publicity value of $11.7 million, according
to Multivision.
"It was beyond our wildest dreams," Parsons said.
GoDaddy also received compensation from Fox. Parsons
said he was "very happy" with the amount but couldn't
disclose the figure.
Parsons notes that the Super Bowl exposure, coupled
with GoDaddy's revenue growth, lack of debt and healthy
cash reserves, has investment bankers clamoring to take
the company public.
While Parsons says a public offering is possible, he
approaches the subject with some trepidation. "I run
this place on hunches, and that doesn't fly with Wall
Street types," he said.
It's hard not to notice the flawless 4-carat diamond
that takes up most of Parsons' left earlobe. Another
medal of sorts, he explains.
Back in 1984, when his first start-up computer software
venture was struggling, he made a bargain with his
employees. "I told them that if we hit budget, I'd get
my ear pierced."
When Parsons Technology's bookkeeping software
eventually took off, he made good on the promise and
bought a small diamond stud. Then, whenever something
went right with his business, he got an upgrade. The
present rock is No. 10.
But Parsons is no flash-in-the-pan entrepreneur. He's a
savvy and tenacious businessman who has been broke
three or four times, hit it very big once and appears
to be on his way to another score.
Winning the name game
GoDaddy's climb up the ranks hasn't always been easy.
In fact, it wasn't even called GoDaddy. The original
name was Jomax Technologies, and the business plan was
Web site development. Parsons said he changed the name
to GoDaddy because it would be more memorable. "It was
kind of fun and had a retro sort of sound to it."
"I came within a whisker of losing all the $64 million
(from the sale of Parsons Technology) trying to get
this company going," he said.
Finally, he hit on the idea of becoming a domain-name
registrar. He'd discovered that 1990s-era domain-name
registration was expensive, hard to do and had bad
customer service.
"It was a no-brainer," he said. "Offer the best price
and the best service and make it simple. ... It was the
best hunch I've had. It was the decision that made the
company."
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MEDICAL COLUMN - - - -
by Karin Henderson
Bioburden: How Much Is Too Much
How Many Bugs (Micro-organisms) Create A Problem
PART 9 of 11
How do hospitals reduce bioburden? Who does the actual
work of keeping all this under control? Hospitals don’t
take chances with their cleaning routines. Many have
several specialized areas, staffed by technicians who
have a lot of infection control knowledge. They are
trained to recognize “infectious” materials and handle
them appropriately to reduce the bioburden. Years ago,
all areas cleaned their own equipment. Now because of
the risk of spreading harmful micro-organisms,
centralized cleaning is the recognized practice. Not
only is cleaning a must, but as the strength of these
micro-organisms are so strong, that they must also be
disinfected and often sterilized. Soap and water may be
fine in a home environment, but in a hospital,
predetermined cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization
practices are monitored very carefully.
One “part” of the infection “cycle” I haven’t mentioned
yet is the host: you. If you are not too healthy or
your immune system is not in good shape, you are much
more susceptible to being a welcome “host” to these
micro-organisms/ pathogens. Your healthy plays a
major role in keeping your resistance strong. So what
might be a huge bioburden or load of pathogens to
someone who is very weak and disease-ridden, may not be
a problem to someone who is generally healthy.
In our homes, we often share food and other personal
care “utensils”. If you suspect someone has a cold or
other type of infection, sharing is not a good thing.
No one worries too much about microbes that are
harmless. But as they are invisible, who knows what
lurks. In fact, it might be a practice you should
consider eliminating altogether. In a hospital setting
everyone considers any object “contaminated”. Sharing
one person’s food or utensils with another person is
never allowed. One of the threats to our health is all
the strange (to us) viruses and bacterial infections,
such as the avian flu. But if you keep your immune
system strong and your resistance high, you should be
fine.
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Karin Henderson is a registered nurse and is thePEBBLE's
columnist for our MEDICAL COLUMN.
We appreciate her input very much. Thanks Karin.
You can send Karin questions at
mailto:kflh@shaw.ca
Health Information Newsletter.
http://www.prescotts-inc.com
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THE NET'S BEST KEPT SECRET
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THE SAGA OF PINEHILL
by Ken Darby
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Eloise Henry, age 18 when the story began
and David Wylie, age 20, were selected by a
stranger in town to take a dangerous trip,
together. The idea was that each was to take
only the clothes on their back and go
anywhere in the world where the stranger
took them. They were to be left there to find
their own way home. They had no money,
no identification, and no idea where they
were. If they arrived back home, there
would be a million dollars waiting in each
of their bank accounts
The story deals with their adventures along
and leads to the only way they could survive.
The story leads to many friends, many
adventures and many places.
As you read enjoy. It continues . . . . . . .
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Sam turned around to walk back up to the cabin
and saw Tim and Sharon standing on the deck. He
rushed back.
"Hi you guys! It's good to see you!" Sam
walked up to Sharon and gave her a big hug. "What
brings you guys out here?"
"Time for a break, Dad. Sharon received her
marks from school and is no long required to
attend. She's happy about that. We knew you were
out here and, as you know, in the summer there's
no better place to be, so we came."
"Good to have you. Sharon you know Eloise and
Mazunta, of course."
"I sure do, Mr. Henry. They treated me royally
down at their place one night. That is part of the
reason I was able to learn higher law."
"Oh, yes, I remember. I see Mom has already
treated you to her fine coffee."
At that point the fighting and arguing broke
out next door. It was the same old story, alcohol
had won the day. There were sounds of screaming,
crying, thumps as someone hit the floor or a wall.
This time the fight went on and included the
children. Screams could even be heard coming from
them. Then an outside door slammed, hard.
As the group looked over to see what they
could see, the lady of the house was walking
rapidly toward the car parked in a driveway behind
the house. She was dragging a child in each arm.
She was walking so fast it was all the children
could do to keep up. When she got there she told
the kids to get in the car. Then she got behind
the wheel, started the car and backed up in a
cloud of dust. When on the road proper she gunned
it, throwing rocks and dirt for thirty feet. She
left.
"That always makes me sad. It brings up too
many memories." Sharon wasn't speaking to anyone
in particular. She was just mouthing what was
going through her mind.
"What do you mean, honey?"
"Oh, Tim. My Dad is an alcoholic. My childhood
was like that, fights every night. I remember
night after night laying in bed listening to that
kind of thing. I was terrified. I would cry myself
to sleep every night. I don't know how my Mother
could stand it. There were even times when Dad
struck her. I would get up the next morning and
there would be Mom at the table with a swollen
cheek and bruises all over. It was terrible."
"I was aware of that."
"Finally, and I don't exactly know what
happened. I think they told Dad at work that they
were going to let him go if he didn't smarten up.
He quite drinking somehow. It was a while before
his temper settled down but finally life became
reasonable in our house. I hate that. It destroys
all the feelings people have for one another. It
is hard for me to love my Father now. I can't get
close to him because of the things that happened
in our house when I was young. I can respect him
for quitting the alcohol. That must have taken
guts. The problem is they don't think they are
doing anything wrong. They destroy lives and
relationships but they don't see it. It isn't
until one has the courage to quit drinking that
one can look back on what was happening. A person
who drinks every day is a sorry person to see.
They aren't even nice to be around. All you ever
smell on them is alcohol. Soon they even loose
their ability to keep in touch with reality. Drink
is a terrible thing."
"Well, I hope those kids come out of it as
well as you did." Tim was concerned about what was
happening to the kids next door. They were out of
the mess presently, but it would return.
"We have tribes where we are who have some
kind of alcoholic drink. They are known for
rowdiness. Our ancestors a long time ago made the
decision not to permit such drink to be made in
our village. That is why we are strong, loving and
a close community." Mazunta was observing how
fortunate his village was to have had wise elders
make that decision. He did not have to deal with
any troubles that involved alcohol. In fact he
rarely had any troubles to deal with at all.
"That is one of the reasons why we like the
village, Maz. It has to be one of the most
peaceful places in earth." Alewka responded.
"Don't you think it's time for those kids to eat
again?" She asked Eloise.
"I think so Mom. I'll go down and get them."
Eloise rose and walked off the deck, down a
couple steps and onto the walkway leading down to
the lake. She could neither see nor hear her kids.
As she approached the lake it seemed framed by
the trees on either side of the walkway. It
brought back many wonderful memories. She reached
the end of the walkway and stood on the beach
looking for her kids. They couldn't be seen. She
was looking the other way when she heard something
behind her. There they were. They had been in the
bush up from the water, about fifty feet from
where she was standing. They were holding
something that was trying to get away. It had a
long tail.
The kids were coming closer. "Look, Mom," they
said as they got closer. They were speaking
enthusiastically, "look what we got." Little Maz
held up a snake.
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TOMORROW - - - At the cabin
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OBSERVATIONS OF OUR BUSINESS
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While it may not replicate your story, neither may it be replicated
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tribulations of doing business on the internet.
We thought we would keep it up.
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TODAY'S REPORT:
I can work hard today, hopefully get a few things done.
Mom is away and all I have to do is work here at the
computer. Finally I get a day to catch up on some things.
I really want to get the new web site done.
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THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
"You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get
yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days
is to go about repeating the very phrases which our
founding fathers used in the struggle for independence."
---- Charles A. Beard
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Here are a few thoughts on the male female relationship - - -
I belong to Bridegrooms Anonymous. Whenever I feel like
getting married, they send over a lady in a housecoat
and hair curlers to burn my toast for me. -- Dick
Martin
I do not see the EEC as a great love affair. It is more
like nine desperate middle-ages couples with failing
marriages meeting at a Brussels hotel for a group
grope. -- Tynan
I think of my wife and I think of Lot, and I think of
the lucky break he got.
I tried a mail order bride, once, but she was damaged
in the mail, and I had to return the unused part for my
full refund.
I've been asked to say a couple of words about my
husband, Fang. How about 'short' and 'cheap'? --
Phyllis Diller
I've been trying desperately to save my marriage for
the last 35 years.
If all men were brothers, would you let one marry your
sister?
If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry. --
Chekhov
If you never want to see a man again, say, "I love you,
I want to marry you, I want to have children..." - they
leave skid marks. -- Rita Rudner
If your wife wants to learn how to drive, don't stand
in her way.
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THE LAST LINE - - - - -
"Life asks us to make measurable progress in reasonable
time. That's why they make those fourth grade chairs so
small – so you won't fit in them at age twenty-five!"
---- Jim Rohn
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