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Summer Clothing Drive - this Friday

Zayo Colorado employees, here’s a chance to help those less fortunate, with clothing donation.

My daughter, Carlene, is going on a mission’s trip with her school this spring to the Bahamas. She is heading up a clothes drive as part of the trip – they are intending to ship some summer clothes down in advance so that they have them there to pass out. Please see the attached letter from Carlene. I know this is short notice, but if you all have any kids’ summer clothes or sandals to donate, please bring them to the Louisville office or the DTC office on Friday and I’ll pick them up. Thanks in advance for your consideration.  Scott Beer

To Whom It May Concern:

On behalf of Valor Christian High School, a team of 20 students are going to the Bahamas for a mission’s trip on March 26th until April 2nd. We are going to immerse ourselves into the culture and try to build many relationships with the residents. While there, the team is going to paint a church and teach Vacation Bible School to local children. While teaching VBS we are going to play and share many memories with the children.
The population of Bahamas is 307,451 people and 9.3% of the population is in poverty. Due to the fact that 70% of all births are out of wedlock, most homes’ income is low and run by a single woman. The children that experience this are referred to as outside children. It is hard for most families in this situation to pay for basic needs. It is warm year round; so most of the children wear shorts, t-shirts, and sandals.
We would really appreciate any clothes donations that you are willing to make. Even a little goes a long way, especially with people in need. We plan on shipping the close down in advance of our arrival and thus we would be most appreciative if any donations were received by the 14th of March. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Carlene Beer and the
Valor Bahamas Student Leadership Team

Visual History of Telecommunications

I love this stuff. Great video but you may want to mute the techno music.

1877 - 1st Switchboard served 5 subscribers
1915 - Phones spanned the continent
1927 - NY to London first private call
1935 - Phone talk encircles the globe

Charlie Chaplin

My son is doing a report on Charlie Chaplin, and we watched a few movies together.  The Dictator is one of Chaplin’s later films.

The Great Dictator was first released in 1940, it was Chaplin’s first true talking picture, and more was the only major film in that time frame to satirize Nazism and Adolf Hitler. Chaplin helped stir condemnation of Hitler, fascism, antisemitism, and the Nazis. He refers to Nazi’s as “machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts”.

This clip is hilarious … you won’t be disappointed!

$7.95 Domain Registration and Free Web Hosting from DotEasy.com

Word of mouth spreads fast when you have great customer service.    DotEasy.com has been in business for over 9 years and independent websites like VistaInter.com (an evaluator of hosting companies) shows that customers are singing DotEasy.com’s praises.  For example, Diane writes on November 21, 2009:

Doteasy is the absolute best. If I can build a website, anybody can. Without any experience in web design, I was thrown into maintaining a website due to the demise of the originator. So I had a million questions from A to Z and Doteasy was always there to help me. Doteasy’s technical support is superb. They are always kind, patient, willing to help, and above all knowledgeable. I have and maintain four websites with them now, and I have no desire to ever consider trying another web host.

DotEasy is offering an online promotion offer for domain registration. You can register any .COM/.NET/.ORG domain for only $7.95 and can get one year free web hosting service as long as you mention the coupon code: 1003BPM.

I really like the EasyBox.  Here, even a novice can quickly set up a blog, forum, or e-commerce site.

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And, it’s shocking what you get for free Web Hosting.  Seriously … look at this list.

· 100 MB Disk Space

· 1GB Monthly Data Transfer

· 10 Email Accounts

· Host for 10 Multiple Add on Domains

· cPanel (the best online control panel – in my opinion)

· Webalizer Statistics

· Free Customer Support

· FTP Account Manager

· 10 FTP Accounts

· Backup Manager

· Backup Wizard

· File Manager

· 10 Sub-Domains

· 10 Parked Domains / Domain Aliases

· Domain Redirects

· Custom DNS Panel

· POP3 Access

· SMTP Access

· Webmail Access

· E-mail Forwarding

· E-mail Alias

· E-mail Auto-Responders

· Dreamweaver Compatible

· Flash Support

· Website Creator

· Hosted Blog

· Hosted Forum

· Hosted Photo Gallery

· Hosted WebForm

· Guestbook

· E-mail Form

· Web Polls

· Hit Counters

· Web Directory

· Tell-A-Friend

· FAQ Builder

· Mailing List

· Customizable MIME Types

· .htaccess

· Network Tools

· Error Log Access

· Raw Access Logs

· Real Audio and Video (http stream)

· MIDI File Support

· Powered by 100% Clean Hydro Energy

· Dual Quad Core Xeon Processors

· Hardware RAID 10 Configuration

· 24/7 Server and Network Monitoring

· Multiple Gigabits Redundant Networks

· Multiple Onsite Diesel Power Generators

· Secured Data Center

· Free Email Support

· Free Chat Support

· Free Telephone Support

· Doteasy Knowledgebase

I make my decisions based on service.  As you read through the above list, you’ll see all the bells and whistles plus service that meets the everyday users needs!

The ‘Internet Sales Act’ Takes Effect Today

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Tips from Samantha Samsel

For those of you who shop online, the world just got a whole lot unfriendlier!  For next years tax bill, you are required to fill out a Consumer Use Tax Return (DR 0252), write a check, and send it in before the April 15 deadline. Failure to do so could result in a 10-percent penalty.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/22709674/detail.html

Free Monopoly Chance and Community Chest Card Creator

Are you working on a presentation … and you’d like to make your own Monopoly cards? With your own words? Go to: Monopoly Card Generator

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Students Make a Difference for Deployed Troops

My daughter, Chloe Mays, is a member of the Westminster Youth Advisory Panel and Soldier’s Angels.  She helped bring these two groups together to send special treats and Thank You messages to our troops.  Thank you to both groups for making this happen.  And thank you to Thornton High School staff who clipped this article for us!

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Fantastic presentation by Dan Caruso

For those that weren’t able to attend 2010 VCIR, take a few minutes to watch Dan’s amazing presentation.  In his keynote, Dan talks about one hit wonders, entrepreneurs gone bad and the special breed of great serial entrepreneurs.

http://www.coloradotechtv.com/dan-caruso-vcir-keynote-video

Driver’s License and State ID Emergency Contacts

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Tips from Samantha Samsel

To add emergency contacts to your driver’s license or state ID record, got to:

https://www.colorado.gov/apps/dor/emergency/contact/start.jsf

2 Students Shot At Deer Creek Middle School

I’m sure most of you have heard about the students shot at Deer Creek Middle School yesterday.  It’s so frightening to picture 7th and 8th graders facing a gunman.  Fortunately  Dr. David Benke, a math teacher, was working the parking lot and tackled the shooter before he could harm any more students.

Shortly after the shooting, James Joseph Lenkiewicz (Chatfield High School) launched a Facebook page, “Dr. Benke Is A Hero!!!!”. As of this writing there are 19,114 members and growing.  If you have a minute, join and let Dr. Benke know how much we appreciate his heroic actions!