Eric D. Colburn, Professional Land Surveyor

With the recession and financial meltdown at full pitch, one of the Hallmark’s of this recession is that phones have just completely stopped ringing. Like the banks that are unwilling to lend money, people, too, are hoarding their cash. I know that I was prepared, or at least preparing, for a slowdown – But I wasn’t prepared enough for a complete work stoppage.

As the financial/lending house of cards tumbled down, people completely stopped paying their current bills. Add the consumers’ inability to obtain credit and their reluctance to spend on anything that isn’t an essential item has lead to a complete shutdown in consumer spending. I hope that you are faring better, but please prepare yourself for a complete halt to your incoming funds.

5 Recession Survival Strategies:

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British Archaeological Jobs & Resources

“Your Gateway to Archaeology - Jobs, Advice, Books & Guides, Resources and more”

This is a very interesting site I discovered through a fellow member on the Land Surveyors United social website. It is loaded with fascinating archaeological oriented information: Check out their Past horizons Online Journal:

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Introducing AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009 Quickly Master AutoCAD 2009 EssentialsThe new edition of this hands-on guide helps users of all skill levels learn the basics of AutoCAD(r) 2009 and AutoCAD LT(r) 2009 easily and efficiently. Bestselling AutoCAD author and expert George Omura offers clear explanations, a task-based approach, and pages of real-world examples and exercises to make this thorough book more valuable and useful than ever. Whether you’re new to AutoCAD or just looking for a quick refresher, you’ll find the fast, focused introduction to AutoCAD you need to get quickly up to speed.*Explore the all-new interface in AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009*Navigate the new Ribbon panel to access the tools you need*Master the basics of drawing and editing with precision*Add and edit notes and dimensions*Learn the fundamentals of 2D drawings and 3D models*Understand layers, blocks, groups, and external references*Find areas and distances quickly*Easily extract hidden dataGeorge Omura is the all-time bestselling AutoCAD author and was cited as the favorite CAD author by members of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) in AUGIWorld magazine’s “Best of Everything CAD” issue.

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In these tough economic times new work is harder and harder to come by. While cost cutting is so very important, you shouldn’t cut back too much on your marketing efforts, if you can afford it. Some of the following strategies to get more work, however, cost very little and can be implemented quickly.

1. Call Your Existing Clients: Call your existing clients to see how they’re doing and ask if

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Checkout this interesting post of city maps that look like they could be used as Rorschach Tests at StrangeMaps - 327 City Maps as a Rorschach Test

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Top Time Management Tips For Busy Entrepreneurs
By Helen Dowling

I don’t think I’ve ever met a business owner who wasn’t busy. Managing your time is one of the hardest things you’ll need to do as an entrepreneur. There’s always too much to do, so you’ll need to manage your time well in order to get everything done. Here are my top time management tips:

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Business Ethics Business ethics, as an academic discipline directed at influencing business itself, has developed into an interdisciplinary enquiry, with its own journals, societies, and specialist practitioners. The contributors to this volume reflect on the state of, and prospects for, the field.

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Check out the following information from the Office of Space Commercialization, on it’s Satellite Navigation page. There are a lot of good links and information about satellite GPS navigation.

The use of satellites for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) has grown dramatically since the U.S. Government authorized civilian access to the Global Positioning System (GPS) in 1983. Thanks to the long-standing U.S. policy of making GPS freely available to the entire world, as well as a track record of highly dependable service, GPS has evolved from a neat gadget into a ubiquitous technology that is now fundamental to the global information infrastructure.

 GPS is a constellation of over 24 U.S. government satellites providing PNT services to an unlimited number of civilian and military users on a continuous, worldwide basis — free of direct user charges. Using the time and position data transmitted by the satellites, a GPS receiver can calculate its location on or above the surface of the Earth within a few meters. When used with an augmentation system, a receiver can attain much higher GPS accuracy — within centimeters, or even millimeters.

Today, GPS technology is in everything from cars and airplanes to

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Interactive Map of 2008 Presidential Election Results:

2008 Presidential Election News Links:

• Google News
• Yahoo Election 2008 News 
• CNN
• Fox
• ABC
• MSNBC
• CBS
• FiveThirtyEight.com
• SwampPolitics.com
• TheModerateVoice.com

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Private Nonresidential Construction Bounces Back Slightly in September

Summary

After two months of decline, private nonresidential construction spending increased (1.3 percent) in September compared to August, according to the Nov. 8 report by the U.S. Census Bureau. Private nonresidential construction spending hit $415.2 billion in September. Overall, total nonresidential construction spending topped off at $715.6 billion in September 2008, or an 11.4 percent increase from same time last year (see graphic below).

Of the 16 subsectors that comprise total nonresidential construction, 11 produced year-over-year gains, with manufacturing (up 54 percent), lodging (up 26.1 percent) and power (up 25.9 percent). Subsectors that reported the largest monthly increases were manufacturing (up 5.2 percent) and religious construction (up 2 percent) compared to August.

Those nonresidential construction subsectors reporting decreases in spending year-over-year include communication (down 17.1 percent), conservation and development (down 13.3 percent), religious construction (down 11.6 percent) and commercial construction (down 11.6 percent). Six subsectors reported decreases in construction spending from last month with conservation and development (down 17.3 percent) and commercial construction (down 2.9 percent) posting the biggest losses.

Public nonresidential construction was down 1.3 percent in September compared to the previous month, but still up 3.8 percent year-over-year. Residential private construction is back down, decreasing 1.3 percent compared to August and down 27.7 percent year-over-year. Overall, total construction spending is down 0.3 percent since August, and 6.6 percent since September 2007.

What This Means

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