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Words of Wisdom
After all is said and done, a hell of a lot more is said than done.

The following links are a collection of sites that I have found useful and informative.  Most are related to one of my hobbies or activities or they point to a personal or business site belonging to a friend.

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Personal

bullet Carl Russo in Business Week  NEW
bulletCarl is the owner of RuSPORT The Official Site of RuSPORT.  Although racing seems a passion, he paused for a while to become COO of Xircom, then President and CEO of Cerent until the company was acquired by Cisco.  He is currently President and CEO of Calix.
bullet Gates Brothers Rocketry
bullet Dirk and Eric Gates have one of the best Rocketry sites on the planet . . . these are serious rockets.  When Dirk does something, he does it BIG.  He was co-founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Xircom until acquired by Intel.
bullet Phantom Ranch
bulletDick Oakes worked in Xircom's Technical Support group in the early 90's creating and managing documents for our various on-line support venues.  He is currently involved in Web Site design.  Interesting B-Western history and some 3D photo techniques.

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bulletAtrua Technologies
bulletAnthony Gioeli, former CEO of AirPrime and VP of OEM Business at Xircom, is the company's CEO . . . they develop, manufacture and sell leading-edge solutions that enhance the usability of portable devices by providing the industry's most innovative, robust and reliable fingerprint recognition and cursor control technology on a chip.  Atrua has developed unique software algorithms and a very small, low power, cost-effective finger imaging sensor to simplify device interaction and enhance functionality of mobile devices such as cellular phones, PDAs, mobile game systems and laptop PCs.
bullet CopQuest.com
bulletBrad Tallent started his company several years ago and has developed the site into one of the best on-line sources for law enforcement related equipment and supplies.  Brad and I worked together at Wordplex in the late 70's and early 80's.
bulletKen Karagozian, Photographer  NEW
bulletI met Ken at a Hells Angeles Swap Meet and Bike Show . . . he was taking photos of people and their bikes.  He has some fabulous Black & White photos on his web site - check it out.  He has some current exhibits of his work listed on the site. 
bulletMarketStorm
bullet Nelson Dodge's company provides Web-based systems solutions and business development consulting for businesses in transition.  Nelson directed all the early marketing and corporate communications efforts at Xircom
bullet socalTECH.com
bulletThis site was the brain child of Benjamin F. Kuo.  It is a Web community for technical people in the 101 high tech corridor between the Valley and Santa Barbara. The helpful, content-rich site has been in operation for two years, attracting job seekers, employers and news hounds.
bulletXirrus
bulletXirrus is a high tech start-up headed by Dirk Gates, former Chairman, President and CEO of Xircom and Pat Parker, former CEO of Nomadix and VP of World Wide Engineering at Xircom.  They have secured initial funding and their web site is up.

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bulletThe American Experience | Lindbergh
bulletA PBS in depth look at Charles Lindbergh.  In Special Features you can explore the story behind the Spirit of St. Louis, the kidnapping of his son Charlie and his relationship with Germany's Nazis.
bullet World Book | Two Legends of Aviation
bulletA World Book reference featuring two pioneers of aviation - Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart.  Features World Book entries from 1927, 28 & 37 when they were front page news.

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bullet Big Cartoon Database
bulletThis site has the largest database of cartoon animation I have found . . . it is searchable, has a forum and includes the complete listings from all major studios (Fleischer, Disney, Warner Bros, Hanna-Barbera, etc.) as well as 28,000 cartoons from not so major studios.  Synopsis, production notes and reviews.
bulletInternet Movie Database
bullet This is the absolute best site for film research . . . incredible detail on any film you can name; including published reviews, cast, full credits, customer comments, etc.
bulletStar Wars Official WEB Site
bullet What's new in the world of Star Wars.
bullet Ventura and Simi Valley Harley
bullet Ventura County's only Harley dealers . . . same owner.

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bulletAmazon.com
bullet If you need books, music or a movie, this is the place.
bullet Cigars International
bulletExcellent prices and customer service . . . check out the specials.
bullet Cotswald Action figures
bullet Hasbro's GI Joe, Dragon, Bluebox and other military action figures.
bulleteBay - The World's Online Marketplace
bullet The worlds best on-line auction site . . . if you can't find it here, it doesn't exist.
bullet Model Expo
bullet Great site for model trains, wooden ships and plastic kits.
bullet Movies Unlimited
bullet If you can't find a movie anywhere else . . . try here.

 

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This site was last updated 03/20/08 by Marvin Mackey