I’ve downloaded a program from Microsoft called Live Writer. If all works out well, I’ll be using it for some of my blogging. I’ll also do a review after I have had the chance to kick the tires and take it for a spin.

I’m going to try a couple of things.

A hyperlink: Terrorist Death Watch

An image:

A map:

Well, let’s see what happens.

Experienced business and accounting professional with proven ability to generate financial impact for profit-based and non-profit organizations. Able to lead and execute during organizational expansions and equally during retrenchments. Experienced in the selection and implementation of targeted, cost-beneficial computerized information and point of sale systems for small and mid-sized organizations.

AMERICA’S NORTH SHORE JOURNAL – an on-line publication of news and opinion. It is intended to educate, enlighten, entertain and aggravate the reader. Focused upon the unreported good news from the War on Terror, heroes from that war, analysis of military casualty numbers as well as coverage of poverty in America, potential pandemics and China as The United States’s next challenge. Over 5,000 posts since 2002 in 139 categories.

Interviewed by Reuters
Interviewed by the BBC
Interviewed by the Evening Tribune
Published in the Examiner

TERRORIST DEATH WATCH – Tracking the number of enemy dead, and reporting the battles won in the War on Terror. Grew out of a popular feature at America’s North Shore Journal. Nearly 500 posts since June 2007 in 8 categories.

EXPERIENCE
Controller, GLC Business Services, Rochester, New York – $10 million gross revenues, for profit S corp., supplied back office services such as copy and fax centers, and records management to law firms and other clients in six states, 200 employees, 2001-2006

Business Manager, Bishop Kearney High School, Rochester, New York – not for profit private high school, 1996-2000

Accountant / Business Manager, Auxiliary Campus Enterprises & Services, Inc., Alfred, New York – not for profit auxiliary services corporation at SUNY College of Technology at Alfred, operated campus stores, dining and catering services, vending, bus fleet, 1985-1996

ACHIEVEMENTS
GLC BUSINESS SERVICES
Full charge controller during period of expansion into multi-state operations. Automated customer billing. Developed billing and collections processes. Developed reporting process for multiple sites and implemented use of site data for vendor invoice auditing prior to payment.

Resolved pre-existing sales tax issue by correcting NYS calculation of interest and penalty. Negotiated reduction of sales tax assessment after audit from $230,000 to $30,000. Settled second audit for under $4,000. Handled all registration processes for taxes and business licensing in multiple states during expansion.

Doubled original line of credit by establishing new banking relationship. Grew credit availability by 200% during my tenure.

BISHOP KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL
Provide investment oversight and analysis. Manage day to day cash flow requirements, short term investments, and assist in development of long term investment strategies. Manage accounts payable and payroll cash needs.

Responsible for conversion of computerized accounting to Y2K complaint system. Created and implemented FASB compliant chart of accounts and fund accounting system. Responsible for automating tuition collections via computerized ACH transactions and credit card processing.

AUXILIARY CAMPUS ENTERPRISES & SERVICES
Direct accounting and support services for seventeen operating departments, over $8,000,000. in sales, as well as three related corporations including an endowment.

Brought the accounting for four operating entities in house from an outside accounting firm, training and using existing personnel. Implemented computerized fixed asset accounting system.
Developed computerized debit card program for students at retail campus store that increased non text sales 20% and replacing a system that created $6,000 of bad debt yearly.

Here are a series of graphs, up to date through the end of January, illustrating the deaths inflicted on Anti Iraqi Forces, AIF, terrorists and al Qaeda. Some of the grpahs compare the losses suffered by our forces in the same time period. In addition, our losses are restricted to those considered hostile, and the breakout of IED losses and non-IED combat losses is provided.

AIF losses are provided by Multi National Force – Iraq. American losses are from the data kept by the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count site.

For additional information, please see our sister site, Terrorist Death Watch.

This graph illustrates the number of AIF deaths by month since the beginning of the war in Iraq.

This graph shows US combat deaths, both IED and non-IED.

This graph illustrates the results of the surge that began in January 2007 and reached full deployment in June 2007. It compares US losses to AIF losses.

Breaking out US combat losses by cause, this is the deaths due to IED activity. The uptick in January 2008 is solely due to two incidents. In one, our troops were lured into a house and it was blown up, killing 6. Another IED incident killed 5 of our troops. Working with the small numbers involved in American losses, spikes such as this one are unavoidable.

This final graph shows the US losses due to combat not involving IEDs. Firefights, indirect fire by artillery, etc.

Some of the following may not be blogs in the traditional sense anymore, having evolved into “New Media” I don’t have an expression to call them, so I’m calling them blogs. I am not considering my own projects, either, Terrorist Death Watch and America’s North Shore Journal. These are unrelated, and my selection was unsought.

• Blackfive: One of the first milblogs, military blogs. Matt and his co-bloggers have the War covered from multiple angles, all oriented to the grunt on the ground.
• The Long War Journal: Bill Roggio has been a part of creating what is perhaps the top “New Media” site about the War on Terror. It used to be a blog. Now it’s YOUR source for reports from all over the globe with on-target analysis.
• Milblogs: This is what happens when a bunch of milbloggers get together. They put up a joint site. Lots of on-the-spot coverage, and commentary from those who are there, doing that.
• Counterterrorism Blog: Another “New Media” creation, full of intelligence as well as reporting. These guys let a little light into the black world of intelligence gathering.
• OpFor: “New Media” again, with a varied mix of posters. Oriented towards officers and the issues they face.
• Badgers Forward: On the ground, in the dust and mud. He’s been there, done that, went back and did it again. Real stories from real ops.
• Grim’s Hall: Another real combat vet.
• Stryker News: “New Media”. Set up to follow the various Stryker equipped units at war. Lots that you won’t find anyplace else.
• Michael Yon: On the ground reporting. Good pics, great stories.
• Michael Totten: More on the ground reporting. Including Lebanon!

There are many more blogs with great information about the War. These ten are just a start.

I’ve caught up the recent terrorist deaths over at Terrorist Death Watch. The numbers are up and the posts are scheduled every half hour nearly all day.

The lack of reports from Afghanistan continues, and my FOIA request has been ignored. Time to up the ante, I suspect.

121 terrorists killed in Iraq in 2008, versus 19 Americans. Of the 19, ten have been killed by IED’s, including six in the house explosion early in the month.