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Struggling to find the best buy-to-let mortgage in St Neots? speak to one of our buy to let mortgage advisers today
The term 'buy to let' generally refers to either the practice of buying a property to be let for profit or to the type of mortgages used to purchase a property for such letting. Many countries, both in the western world and in the developing nations, have seen a surge in the growth of the buy to let property market in the last 2 decades and this has fuelled a growth in amateur landlords and the but to let mortgage providers who are keen to encourage and profit from them in turn. In addition, this growth has generated a lot of commerce in other related sectors such as buy to let insurance.
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Many countries, both in the western world and in the developing nations, have seen a surge in the growth of the buy to let property market in St Neots the last 2 decades and this has fuelled a growth in amateur landlords looking for quality mortgage advice, this is why mortgage brokers in St Neots who specialise in Buy-to-let are so important and the but to let mortgage providers who are keen to encourage and profit from them in turn. In addition, this growth has generated a lot of commerce in other related sectors such as buy to let insurance.
St Neots Buy to let mortgages have been available in the UK since the mid-nineties and they are specifically designed for investors to borrow money to purchase property in the private rental sector. The amount that a prospective but to let investor can borrow is generally determined by the rental valuation of the property. The annual income for a rented property has to cover a certain percentage of the mortgage repayments, the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) states that landlords should seek to be able to obtain gross rent returns equivalent to between 130 per cent and 150 per cent of the rental property's mortgage repayments, this takes into account the surplus rent to cover costs of property maintenance and slack periods when the property may be vacant of tenants.
St Neots Buy To Let Mortgages.
Some buy to let mortgage lenders in St Neots will lend you a maximum sum based on a multiple of your salary (usually a multiple of three) plus a percentage of the forecast rental income on the property. So if your annual salary is said 30,000 Franks and the forecast rental income is 10,000 Franks they will lend you 95,000 Franks. Other mortgages, in addition to factoring in your salary, will include any existing loan commitments you have, and then apply what is known as the 'deduction rule'. This rule relates to the annual mortgage payments worked out at a pre-set level of interest.
Buy to let mortgage interest rates are generally fairly close to residential mortgage rates but will generally be slightly higher and typically charge higher fees. This is due to the fact that buy to let loans are considered by the financial sector to represent a greater risk than residential owner-occupier mortgages, and they generally are.
The Situation in the UK About Buy To Lets
The buy to let market literally 'exploded' in the St Neots around the beginning of the millennium with rising property prices and the increasing availability of buy to let funding fueling a surge in would-be investors trying to cash in on the trend of the market. One reason for their popularity is the tax advantages that are available to the UK buy to let investors. Rental income is treated just like a salary by the Inland Revenue, and is therefore often taxed at 22% or even 40%. However, landlords are allowed to deduct costs from the taxable portion of their rental income, and these costs can include the interest of the buy to let mortgage repayments as well as maintenance costs on the property. These tax incentives made the buy to let market very attractive for both professional investors and amateurs looking to make the most out of their savings.
Would-Be Buy-to-let Investors
The market peaked around 2007 and now the market is saturated in many areas across the country with too many properties available to tenants. While buy to let is generally not a good idea for people who do not possess some extra budget there are a lot of remortgage deals which will fund a deposit for a home. If you are worried about losing money during void periods many companies will provide insurance which can deliver as much as six months mortgage payments in the event of a property in St Neots remaining unoccupied.
You may still be lucky, and find a hotspot but you need to do your homework and the figures correctly. Buy to let trends differ from town to town and literally from street to street. Good advice for potential investors is to visit the local letting agents who should be able to tell you who is renting what at the moment so you can define your target audience. It could be students, young professionals or families, for example. Look for areas that do have a shortage of properties and for indicators that people will move there, such as new business developments.
Buy to let mortgage deals are still rife and the rates are almost as competitive as with conventional deals. The mantra with your buy-to-let must be 'don't expect to get rich quickly'. You need to look long-term: an absolute minimum of five years – but probably nearer to ten years.
Welcome to Property Investments UK,and today we're going to be looking at a couple of client's questions.
This one is regardinghow to best work out rental demand, so if the property is going to be popular when youcome to rent it out.
The question is "Hi, Rob.
Hope you're well.
Just a quick question.
What is the best way to work out rental demand?" There's a couple of ways to do this, whetheryou're looking at maybe single lets or HMOs which are classed as houses of multiple occupation.
They're slightly different, you see, depending on how you're looking to see what the levelof demand in a particular area for those types of listings.
The first way is to simply checkhow many listings there are in an area and how long they've been on the market for.
Ifa property's been on the market for a long time, available to let, it might be somethingto do with that property or it might be an indication that in the area, there might be toomuch supply and not enough demand, so it might not be the best of area to currently buy inor you need to do something slightly different with your property strategy in terms of providinga slightly different type of property or different standard or property to make sure yours isrented over and above anyone else's.
Essentially you're looking to see how much propertiesthere are in an area and how long they've been on the market.
That's key for not only properties that arecurrently showing as lives, properties that are available to let, but it's also good tohave a look at properties that have currently lets, so when you're looking at Rightmove andZoopla, they're the two main property portals you'll probably be using on a day to day basis,you can check on there or tick a filter that gives you access to properties that have "LetAgreed" on it.
If you do a property search in your chosen area, so whether that's Manchesteror Liverpool or London, whatever the location might be, and tick "Property" or "Let Agreed"it'll give you an indication of how active that property market is and how many of thoseproperties.
If you're showing 50 property listings and only 2 of those are let agreedthan maybe there's a bit too much supply.
If you're showing 50 listings and 20, 30,40 of those are let agreed, then you can have a bit more confidence and more active demandor buoyant area.
One thing Rightmove and Zoopla will also showyou is how long the listing has been live, so you can see when that listing first cameon the market.
For example if you're checking listings in March and the listings showingwas 1st of January or was 2nd of January, you know it'd been on the market for a coupleof months.
That's probably an indication that the market isn't that buoyant.
As we saidearlier it might be a problem with that particular property, either the description, the photos,or the type of listing, but I'd also look at not just one property but a couple of otherdifferent listings in that area to see if maybe is actually the area.
There's just notas much demand for rental properties.
Obviously the key thing to look for is thelowest listing time possible, so if you're in a very buoyant area those properties willbe coming on the market and then getting rented very quick.
If they're only on the marketfor a couple of days, perfect.
If it's a couple of weeks, that's generally okay.
That's probablyactive for most locations around the UK.
If it's been on for a couple of months then that'sprobably an indication that it's not as quite an active area.
When it comes to HMOs we tend to use slightlydifferent property portals, so Rightmove and Zoopla is fantastic for straight forward vanillabuy to lets to check that kind of rental demand, but the majority of listings for HMOs or sharedaccommodation, individual rooms, is going to be using the main website if the momentis Spare Room.
You look for something similar.
You look for the level of listings, the amountof kind of demand and supply within these particular areas and how long listings havebeen live for.
You just follow the same kind of process just use probably slightly differentportals.
For straightforward vanilla buy to lets, Rightmove and Zoopla are great.
If you'relooking at HMOs then Spare Room is great, so hopefully that helps give you a bit ofan indication of how to check the rental demand in any particular area.
Thank you for watching this video.
If youlike this content and you'd like to join our free online property training course, we'vegot a link for it on this page and in there we cover a range of different property strategiesto help you get started either building a long-term property portfolio or creating cashflowing property business.
We also look at ways to increase your return on investmentwith any of the properties you may be considering, and we also have a couple of cheat sheetsand downloadable documents in there as well.
Simply click on the link to join the freetraining course today.
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It's Rob from Property Investments UK.
In today's video we're going to be looking at what is professional buy to let and howit maybe could be suitable for yourselves or what to kind of consider and how to tryto find those great professional buy to let property deals.
So professional buy to letis quite simple in terms of, I suppose, the methodology or the type of deals it is.
Sobuy to let effectively, is buying a property to let out or to rent out.
The professionalaspect doesn't mean in terms of how professional or professional you are in terms of lettingit.
It's more referring to the tenant type of profile, so there's lots of different tenantprofiles within property of residential and commercial.
Specifically within residential property you could consider investing your money into aproperty deal that then rents out to maybe a student tenant or to what's classed as housingbenefits or local housing allowance tenants, social housing, also professional tenants,which is what the kind of professional buy to let property deals are that we look atwithin our property investments website.
Now when it comes to professional buy to lets,what we do mean with that is somebody that's really earning an income, a wage, and thatjob is effectively going to pay for their rent in that property.
There's a whole rangein terms of scale, so it could be somebody that's on an income of 10, 15, 20,000 a yearor somebody that's on an income of 50,000 plus a year.
It's just a category.
Professionalbuy to let just refers effectivity to somebody that's currently earning their way with anincome and that's what they're going to be using to pay for their rent.
Now on our website we have a number of different property deals, a number of different categories,everything from HMOs through to service accommodations.
Specifically though, with professional buyto lets, I'll pop below this videos some links and some details on what available propertydeals we currently have.
Now, typically on our website we only usually show one videoor, sorry, one property per category, but we do have many other opportunities available.
So if that particular property, is it maybe in the wrong area or you want to look at somethingslightly different, but you like the idea of a professional buy to let, simply sendus a message.
Give me a call and we can run through the different opportunities that wecurrently have that fit that particular type of category or strategy.
So hopefully that helps.
Any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
We just wanted to give youa bit of an idea of what professional buy to let property and what a ready to go kindof deal might look like.
And I put all of those kind of listings, those available dealsbelow this video with some links for you.
Any questions don't hesitate to ask and Ilook forward to catching up with you on the next video.
All the best.


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CFA Show Rules state that a cat should be presented to the ring the first time it is called. The second and third calls are 'courtesy' calls, and are not required. Some Judge's may have an early flight, or otherwise may need to leave early, and may request a "one call" for all cats. However, the norm is two calls, with the third call being the absolute 'last' call. If an exhibitor is not in the ring, the Clerk should determine if the cat is Absent, owned by another clerk, or owned by someone in the Show Committee. If it is, the Clerk should make an effort to find the person and advise them of the call. Additionally, an exhibitor may have multiple entries in the specific class, so make sure they are not just bringing up the rest of the class.
The function of the Clerk is to certify that the Judge's color class sheets are accurate when they are turned in to the Master Clerk. If you have marked your catalog incorrectly, or have not checked the Judge's sheets against what you have posted, then you have no way of certifying that the Judge's records are correct.
Approach the Judge prior to the show start, and ask if there are any special requests regarding the arrangements of the cats. Some Judge's may turn the numbers down themselves, but most leave it up to the clerk. The Clerk is the "Executive Assistant" to the Judge, so the best way to find out how the Judge wants things done is to ask.
The best method for insuring that the cages have been cleaned, is to have the steward close the door. When you are ready to begin calling up the next set of cats, OPEN the door once the card is placed on top, so that the exhibitor does not have to fumble around to open it while putting in their cats. It is somewhat difficult for some exhibitors to hold a large cat, and attempt to open the cage door at the same time. Common courtesy rules: make it easy for the exhibitor to get their cat in the cage. Also, when a cage is not being used, make sure the cage door stays CLOSED.
There is a lot going on at a show: exhibitors trying to get their cats groomed or into class judging, spectators asking questions, as well as other activities. When a final is being called, the majority of people listen to hear if their number is called in order, so as to not have to listen to the entire group of cats. Although it is not a requirement, it is COMMON COURTESY when calling numbers to a final, that you call the numbers IN ORDER. It is not that difficult, nor does it take that much time to arrange them or write them in order.
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It is said that we don't need a minimum wage, that a minimum wage causes unemployment, that if the minimum wage were lower – or completely eliminated – then employers could afford to hire more workers. It is said often that this is "supply and demand" and an ironclad "law of economics." It is of course an argument designed to appeal to the simpler minded half of the gene pool.
Yet two facts confront us.
One, the real purchasing power in constant dollar terms of the minimum wage has declined for 45 years, so there has been a de facto "lowering" of the minimum wage, and Two, we currently have a very persistent and high level of unemployment.
The laboratory of life has proved this favorite Chamber of Commerce meme to be a fabrication that is nowhere near real life economics.
We conclude that the theory that lowering the minimum wage increases employment is FALSE.
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Eureka Fair Wage Act Meetings EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Eureka Fair Wage Act Meetings EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
People welcome to the meetings even if you live outside of Eureka.
The Fair Wage folks urge you to get involved in passing the Eureka Fair Wage Act, also known as the Minimum Wage Ordinance. If passed through a popular vote, the Act would require large employers with 25 or more workers in Eureka to pay a $12 dollar minimum wage. A higher minimum wage, with a small business exception, will improve lives, make Walmart reconsider its presence in Eureka, boost the local economy, bring employment up, and allow individuals who work full time to rise just above the federal poverty level.
Meetings for the Eureka Fair Wage Act are now every Wednesday at 6:15pm at the Eureka Labor Temple, 840 E Street. More information can be found and questions answered by visiting the Eureka Fair Wage Act website, fairwages.org, or by calling 707-442-7465. If you are interested in helping the campaign in any way, wherever you live, please get in contact.
NCJ: Eureka Fair Wage Initiative "Easily" Qualifies for Ballot – Will Be Before City Council Mar. 19
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The Eureka Fair Wage campaign is delighted that we easily surpassed the 10% signature threshold, guaranteeing ballot access for the Eureka Fair Wage Act. We believe, however, and hope to prove, that we gathered enough signatures to cross the 15% threshold which would put the Fair Wage Act on a ballot even sooner.
Please come out to the Eureka City Council meeting at 6:00pm, Tuesday March 19 and show your support for the Eureka Fair Wage Act. The Fair Wage Act (or "Minimum Wage Ordinance") will be on the agenda. The City Council has the option, again, to listen to the needs of the people and simply pass the Act, raising the minimum wage for large employers to pay their workers in Eureka. If the Council does not, we will continue organizing and pass the initiative at the ballot box!
Wage Hike Proposal Headed to Eureka City Council
North Coast Journal, Ryan Burns, Mar. 8, 2013
Here's a ray of hope for people working at Eureka's Taco Bell. Or Wal-Mart. Or any other business in the city that pays workers as little as the law will tolerate:
A petition to boost Eureka's minimum wage to $12 an hour has received enough valid signatures to be presented to the City Council at its March 19 meeting.
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Jim Hightower: Do More Than the Minimum on Minimum Wage
Do more than the minimum on minimum wage
Monday, February 18, 2013 |
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"In the wealthiest nation on Earth," President Obama declared in his State of the Union speech, "no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty." Right! Not only does his call to raise America's minimum wage put some real pop in populism, but it could finally start putting some ethics back in our country's much-celebrated, (but rarely-honored) "work ethic." Kudos to Obama for putting good economics and good morals together – and for putting this long overdue increase on the front burner.
But then came the number: $9 an hour. Excuse me, Mr. President, but that means a person who "works full-time" would nonetheless "have to live in poverty." Yes, nine bucks is a buck-seventy-five better than the current pay, but it's still a poverty wage, and it doesn't even elevate the buying power of our wage floor back to where it was in 1968.
George Clark & Linda Atkins Propose Ordinance to Raise the Minimum Wage (2008)
"Linda Atkins and I are both running for Eureka City Council and we have proposed an ordinance raising Eureka's minimum wage by $1."
George Clark, LTE, Times-Standard, Oct. 23, 2008
George Clark & Linda Atkins 2008 Campaign Statement on the Need to Raise the Minimum Wage in Eureka
FRANK JAGER: Job killer
From the Clark/Atkins campaign:
"Yesterday's Eureka Reporter article: "Two Candidates Suggest Raising Minimum Wage," discussed George Clark and Linda Atkins proposal to raise Eureka's minimum wage from $8 to $9 per hour.
Concerned about the fact that Eureka's workers' median income level is only 51% of the statewide average, Clark and Atkins feel that raising the minimum wage is a necessary first step, as part of a comprehensive effort to get Eureka's economy back on track.
The article also featured the reaction of Linda and George's opponents in their race for Eureka City Council: Polly Endert and Frank Jäger respectively. "It's totally the wrong approach," according to Polly Endert and Frank Jäger added, "It's a great idea, but it's a job killer." The evidence shows minimum wage initiatives are neither "totally wrong" nor "job killers." They are, however, often resisted by entrenched moneyed interests whose influence in this campaign once again threatens the future of Eureka's working families. When it comes to raising the minimum wage, Linda Atkins and George Clark feel the facts should speak for themselves.
Over the past 12 years around 140 States and Municipalities have enacted living wage measures and 29 states and the District of Columbia all operate with minimum wages above the Federal standard. There is now a rich body of evidence in this area, none of which supports Jäger or Endert's claims. In 1995 and in a subsequent study in 2000, David Card and Alan Krueger, "consistently found that changes in the minimum wage have not tended to raise unemployment by any discernible amount (and indeed have tended to be associated with slight increases in low-wage employment."
In 1998 a survey of professional economists at forty leading research universities in the field of labor and public economics published by Victor Fuchs of Stanford and Alan Krueger and James Poterba of MIT conclude that, "the general professional view is, again, that there were no strong negative employment effects, if any, from raising the minimum wage by relatively modest amounts."
Three more recent studies examining the impact of living wage laws in San Francisco and Los Angeles done in 2005 all agree: "None of these studies finds evidence of significant reductions associated with the implementation of living wages laws."
A particularly interesting study was done from 2001 to 2005 comparing employment growth between 11 states that operated with minimum wage levels higher than the Federal standard and 33 others that did not. The states operating with the higher minimum wage experienced overall job growth of 0.57 %, while those that maintained the lower Federal minimum wage had a 0.52% growth rate. In other words employment growth was actually slightly faster in those states which paid minimum wages greater than the Federal level.
Given the enormous amount of evidence that contradicts Frank and Polly's "sky is falling" reaction to the idea of raising the minimum wage for Eureka's working families, are we to conclude that they simply don't get it or is this what having "no agenda" means to them?
George Clark and Linda Atkins believe in building our economy from the ground up. Raising wages in Eureka, which are so far below the state average, is the right and fair thing to do for Eureka's working families. When the spending power of working families goes up, so does morale, which leads to productivity boosts, lowers job turnover, all in an ongoing "virtuous cycle," and everyone benefits. Furthermore, increased spending by Eureka's workers creates more demand for products, helping businesses while creating more jobs in the process."


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Conservation Biology
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What is "conservation biology?"
Conservation biology is the scientific study of how to maintain and restore habitats and protect wildlife. They provide the necessary scientific information for sustainable land and water management.
What do conservation biologists do?
Analyze current environmental situation, including population and distribution of plants and animals.
Analyze current environmental degradation and their causes.
Analyze the needs of flora and fauna in the area.
Propose methods of improving the health of the ecosystem.
Consult with government, conservation agencies, and industry to develop land and water management plans.
Help restore healthy ecosystems.
Educate the public about threats to the health of ecosystems.
What types of organizations hire conservation biologists?
National, state, and local governmental agencies, such as Department of Natural Resources.
Environmental consulting firms.
Conservation and environmental advocacy organizations.
Private industries.
Educational and research institutes.
What does it take to become effective in conservation biology?
Broad, interdisciplinary knowledge of the wide range of environmental issues.
Expertise in biology, with supplemental expertise in chemistry and geology.
Knowledge of economic, social, and political forces involved in environmental degradation.
Ability to analyze a wide range of factors in the current conditions in an ecosystem.
Ability to analyze the causes of environmental degradation.
Ability to analyze what is required for a healthy ecosystem.
Ability to determine what economic, social, and political policies are needed for a healthy ecosystem.
Familiarity with relevant computer programs.
Ability to use G.I.S. is a plus.
Ability to communicate scientific information to the public.
Ability to see the complexity of an environmental situation, including issues of value and ethics.
Field experience in advanced science classes.
Additional field experience in internships and summer work.
Scientific curiosity that leads to a drive to discover empirical facts.
Openness to the scientific, social, and philosophical complexity of issues.
Commitment to the health of the environment.
So what should I do during college?
Major or minor in Environmental Studies in order to get a broad, interdisciplinary understanding of environmental issues.
Major in biology.
Get practical experience in conservation biology through internships and summer work.
Cultivate the skills and qualities mentioned above.
Should I get a graduate degree?
A graduate degree is expected for many jobs, and it certainly helps you obtain the type of employment you want. A M.S. degree in conservation biology, ecology, or environmental science is particularly valuable.
What are some examples of actual job listings in conservation biology?
Description: Audubon's 4000 acre Starr Ranch Sanctuary in southeast Orange County, California solicits applicants for a position as biologist-educator. We seek a field ecologist who wants to contribute to wildland conservation by communicating his/her passion for field research through education.
Responsibilities: will include planning and instruction of science-based education programs for all ages as part of our "Starr Ranch Field Ecology Programs," which connect people of all ages to nature through participation in ecological research. Will develop and teach classes, nature walks, and programs for all ages on natural history and field research topics. Examples of our current offerings include Ecology Programs – short, 1-2 hour programs in which participants experience the scientific process during simulations of field studies on wildlife and their habitats; Ranch Research - public involvement in actual field studies through classes and ongoing research projects; Starr Ranch Junior Biologists – kids participate in the scientific process through observation, exploration, and field research.
Qualifications: Master's degree in a biological or ecological science. Background in field research with a strong desire to integrate ecological research into education programs for people of all ages. Some form of teaching experience desirable but not required. Strong knowledge and interest in learning natural history of animals and their habitats as well as research techniques for studying a variety of taxa, including mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and invertebrates. Experience and academic background in biological or ecological field research essential for formulating hypotheses, teaching research techniques, and summarizing data. GIS experience highly desirable. We seek applicants who are enthusiastic, dedicated, organized, self starting and thorough. Opportunity to do field research that is fully integrated into education programs. Position starts June, 2004.
Terms: Salary: $40,000 plus benefits.
Habitat Restoration Specialist
Description: Private corporation needs expert in habitat restoration.
Research: Literature, Archival, Database, Interviews, Internet, Contact Report Forms, Species Accounts, References, Meeting and Scoping Notices and Multi-subject Memoranda for the Record (MFR), Assist with Technical Reports, and Annual Reports.
Input to Environmental Documents: Status reports, project location, project elements, construction scenario, regulatory framework, existing conditions, significance thresholds, impact analysis, mitigation measures, alternatives analysis, response to comments, habitat restoration/management plans.
Project Management: Coordinate/Manage projects, attend strategic planning session with client.
Marketing: Provide input to scopes of service, cost estimates, and schedules for letter proposals, sub-contract agreements, scheduling of proposal work and jobs in time management system, provision of input to scopes of service, cost estimates, and schedules for larger proposals.
Field Work: Documentation of floral resources in support of existing conditions, general and focused flora surveys, mapping baseline resources, field notes, construction monitoring, mitigation monitoring, use of Planimeter and hand-held G.P.S., post-processing, design strategy of undertaking and completing field efforts. State and Federal permit, sub consultant coordination, implement resource agency protocols.
Community Outreach: Coordination and participate and assist in the running of scoping meetings, recording of community issues. Review/interpret agency comments, presentations at public, client, or agency meetings.
Qualifications: Master's degree in Biology, Botany, Environmental Sciences, Ecology or other related field required or a Bachelor's degree and 4 to 5 years of experience in environmental consulting or regulatory agency work required.
ESA, CEQA and/or NEPA experience required.
Must be knowledgeable of Southern California flora and plant communities
The ideal candidate must be detail oriented, have a professional demeanor, possess strong organizational skills and have the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in fast-paced environment.
Restoration Ecologist
Description: Marian College is seeking a highly motivated individual to work with the EcoLab Director and the Director of Campus Operations doing environmental restoration, maintenance, and volunteer activities in the EcoLab. The EcoLab is 55 acres of wetland and lowland forest that was originally a landscape designed by Jens Jensen in 1912 using native plants and is now part of Marian College's Indianapolis, IN campus. It is currently being used by Marian College as an environmental learning laboratory, an environmental and historical education tool for the local community, and a location for basic and applied ecological research.
- develop and implement habitat restoration plans for the EcoLab including plantings, maintenance of plantings, historic vegetation restoration, and exotic species removal
- collaborate with faculty and students of Marian College in restoration ecology research and monitoring being done in conjunction with the EcoLab project
- coordinate and lead restoration/conservation projects for volunteer adults, Marian students, and K-12 school groups
- perform basic trail maintenance including fixing erosion problems, minor boardwalk construction and reconstruction, keeping trails clear, and etc.
- At least a B.S. degree in biology, ecology, or natural resources (advanced degree preferred)
- Strong knowledge and experience in habitat restoration in the Midwest
- Strong knowledge of Indiana flora and fauna
- Experience in historic landscape restoration
- Experience with ecological research and GIS
- Experience leading volunteer and student work parties
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Experience in trail work, a strong back, and proven work ethic
- Ability to conduct sustained, self-directed work with minimal supervision.
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David Binder is a Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus who was a pioneer in developing clinical methods of teaching law. He is a recipient of both the University's Distinguished Teaching Award and the School of Law's Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, and after only two years at UCLA, the Class of 1972 elected him Professor of the Year. In 2001, the School of Law honored him with a special award commemorating his thirty years of dedication to clinical legal education.
Before joining the School of Law, Professor Binder was a partner in the law firm of Brown & Brown in Los Angeles and served as director of litigation for the Western Center on Law and Poverty between 1969 and 1970. He has spent several summers teaching introductory courses on American law at various universities in China.
Professor Binder has published pioneering clinical scholarship, including several books with Professors Albert Moore and Paul Bergman that grow out of his focus on fact development and its relation to inferential proof and argument at trial, including Demystifying The First Year of Law School: A Guide to the 1L Experience with Albert J. Moore (2009), Deposition Questioning Strategies and Techniques (2001) and Trial Advocacy: Inferences, Arguments, Techniques (1996). He also co-authored Lawyers as Counselors: A Client Centered Approach (3rd Edition) with Professor Paul Bergman, Susan Price and Paul Tremblay of Boston College Law School (2012).


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Ever wonder when progressives will find their voices again?
Well, about 800 gathered in Chicago recently at the Facing Race Conference in Chicago to collaborate and generate ideas for the future at a time when they feel drowned out by conservatives and Tea Partiers.
It is a pivotal moment on the nation's political front. Midterm elections are just weeks away at a time when Democrats are fighting to hang on to House and Senate seats across the nation. It is a struggle that some are calling a referendum on President Barack Obama's first term in office.
Members of the last panel at the conference, called, "Popularizing Racial Justice: Building Clarity, Unity and Strategy to Move Us Forward,'' offered up key ideas to help progressives move forward in the upcoming political battle. The panelists were former White House green czar Van Jones, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress; author, activist and educator Tim Wise; Rinku Sen, the president and executive director of the Applied Research Center; and Maria Teresa Kumar, executive director and co-founder of Voto Latino.
The Root brings you highlights of what was said by the panelists (for reasons of space, we were able to include comments from only three of the panelists):
Van Jones on what progressives could have done to keep the Tea Party movement from becoming what it is today:
What I want to suggest is that we look at … not what the bad guys did, but what we did not do in the past two years. On the Wall Street crisis, [progressives] were missing in action. We wound up with a Wall Street reform bill that is all about the next crisis. It's all about putting some speed bumps in the road for the next crisis and nothing about giving relief to people who are still suffering in this crisis.
When the stuff got bad in August 2009, look at the numbers of people who were disrupting and protesting at the town hall meetings on the other side — minuscule. They could send three or four people to scream in a crowd of 200 people and dominate the news cycle. And we failed to respond.
I would suspect [that], at that time, racial-justice forces should have led millions of white people to protest publicly about the kind of racist, divisive things they were saying. There was nothing in the world preventing millions of people of color and millions of white people from standing in front of community places and saying, "Yes, we can." We literally could have crushed this thing in its initial stages. It could have been three days of mobilization.
For some reason, we didn't know how, didn't know we had to. What I would suggest is we're going to get through this tough period. We're going to be here again, primed to govern again with a progressive agenda. And next time, I want us to be very, very clear that it's not just time to win on Election Day. This struggle has to be about winning every single day and every time we campaign.
The great myth about health care is that if we can just somehow close the economic gap for coverage, the racial gap will close. The research shows that [to be] wrong. So our conversation both around race and around nationwide health care has to be about how rising tides don't in fact lift all boats, and how that has never been true in history. Doctors view patients from stereotypical lenses regardless of how progressive they may profess to be outwardly.
There is 15 years of research that shows the bio-cumulative impact of discrimination on [the black and brown body]. The fact that African-American women with college degrees have higher infant-mortality rates than white women who drop out of school after eighth grade [says a lot]. That isn't about coverage. That isn't about occupational status. That is about something else.
That is about race-specific injuries. We have to insist that the race-specific injuries that continue to exist be part of that conversation. I just want to make sure we're connecting the dots between class and race and not assuming that one is the other, because they're not. They're connected, but they're different.
Rinku Sen on why the fight for racial justice and the struggle for justice for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community are linked:
We just completed the Better Together study, where we surveyed racial-justice organizations about how they deal with LGBT constituencies and issues. I think the first thing that really sucked me in about that study was that there are millions of LGBT people of color in our communities. If you are a racial-justice organization and you claim to support people of color, there are gay people, trans people and lesbians in that community. There are groups that say, well, we're Asian, so we don't work on gay issues. Or we're an economic-justice organization and we don't work on gay issues. Well, gay issues are Asian, economic-[justice] and criminal-justice issues.
The people who are most affected by "Don't ask, don't tell" are black women in the military. Whatever you think about the U.S. military, it is a key economic factor for people of color, and we have to be able to protect their rights. In almost every issue that a racial-justice organization works on — whether it's police brutality, workplace discrimination or housing — I can guarantee that if you really studied it, LGBT people of color are among the most vulnerable people affected by it. It is the job of racial-justice organizations to take care of our people.
Lynette Holloway is a Chicago-based writer. She is a former New York Times reporter and associate editor for Ebony magazine.


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Yes. Yes it is, according to our friends at XCAR. And it's far more than just a fast 4-Series.
The M4, and its four-door sibling the M3, has a lot to live up to. The previous M3s, regardless of door count, are among the most engaging and most beloved performance cars ever built. BMW had to get this one right, and it sounds like they did.
At the end Alex Goy asks if the name "M4" will demand drivers' attention the way "M3" does. It sounds like this name is off to a good start.


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Cameron University's Iota Sigma chapter of the Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business inducted 20 new members recently. The mission of Delta Mu Delta is to promote higher scholarship in training for business and to recognize and reward scholastic achievement in business subjects.
Spring 2013 inductees are listed by hometown.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Macleod Adebayo Junior Adeboke
Altus: Jose Miguel Leiva
Berlin, Germany: Maria Muehlfeld
Copperas Cove, Texas: Karilee P. Gruenberg
Duncan: Donald Lynn Gilmore III, Michael J. Messina
Elgin: Lisa Edmond
Garki, Abuja, Nigeria: Timothy Imoleayo Sobukonla
Kathmanda, Nepal: Garima Pokharel
Lawton: Jason D. Adams, Jenny L. Ballew, Becky L. Colon, Michael C. Ellis, Nelson Roger Grimmett, Colton Rancourt
Mar Del Plata, Argentina: Florencia Tornero
Shoreview, Minn.: Bradley Allen Blumer
St. Louis, Mo.: Brian Joseph Schwabe
St. Thomas' Parish, St. Kitts & Nevis: Yunoka R. Flemming
Walters: Marisa A. De La Cruz
The Iota Sigma chapter was installed at Cameron in 2000. Membership is by invitation only for business students. Undergraduate students are required to have completed at least half of the course work required for a bachelor's degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better and be in the top 20 percent of their class. Graduate students are required to have completed at least half of the course work required for the master's degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.60 or better and be in the top 20 percent of their class.
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Local government outsourcing specialist Capita has told investors it has had a decent year and is optimistic about future orders - despite the current clowning at Westminster and the danger of strike action at one of its divisions.
Capita said it expects modest turnover growth thanks to quieter sales in the second half of 2009. But it predicts growth in its Indian business, and other efficiencies to help push profits. All metrics are on target for the first quarter.
The company said that although the future shape of the UK government remains a mystery it believes a focus on cutting costs will benefit its offshoring business.
So far this year it has secured £322m in contracts including deals with Virgin Money (for insurance products), Sheffield City Council, Aviva and AXA.
Capita's trading update is here.
Less welcome news for the firm comes from the union Unite which balloted people working for Capita's life and pensions arm. Staff overwhelmingly rejected Capita's suggested changes to their own pensions.
Capita is proposing to move staff brought in from the Pru and Pearl Group onto contributory pensions which Unite reckons is a breach of long-standing commitments to staff.
Staff at one site voted 98 per cent against Capita's proposals. Although the ballot is short of approving industrial action that is the likely next step if no agreement is found.
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What does America sound like? We know what it looks like. It's beautiful enough to make you cry. It's ugly enough to make you sick. America's soul is similarly conflicted. One minute it's a country defined by its benevolence. The next its belligerence shocks the world. The character of American music isn't so far removed from all that. Whether under the Americana banner or not, the American sound can be characterised as much by its tonal and lyrical referencing to mountains, plains and coasts as it by its timing and placement among the country's short, but rich history. It's pretty easy to forget that a country's culture is usually augmented by its music, not so much the other way around. And while Seattle's Band Of Horses may appear a little callow, stood against the greatness of the North American landscape, their third album Infinite Arms glows with that familiar sound, a sound born with an American heart.
It's perhaps no great coincidence that the glow of childbirth inspires Infinite Arms, too. Recorded around the time of the arrival of Ben Bridwell's daughter, the band's pretty-voiced lead singer and main songwriter even manages to sound like a new father, or like an overwrought man on the precipice of fatherhood. At times, the extra weight of responsibility on Bridwell's shoulders and the feeling that he would rather just be a father and not a singer in a rock band manifests itself via bouts of lyrical anxiety. Despite 'Factory''s elegant, string-swept allusions to something happier, Bridwell struggles with hotel loneliness: "It's temporary this place I'm in / I permanently won't do this again." He later adds with a little despair: "Well I feel awful / time gets wasted in this misery / and darling I don't ever wanna come back home."
Post-birth, Bridwell is a different man. Fleet Fox clone, 'On My Way Back Home' fizzes with a childlike, Christmas Day joy. You can almost picture Bridwell, beaming from ear to ear and with eyes to the heavens, as he skips merrily home to be with his wife and daughter. "Every step / a victory it was / I was cheating death / just in time I woke," sings Bridwell, evoking the I've-Been-Saved-Now-I-Know-What-I-Must-Do awakening that accompanies every new episode of fatherhood. It's an unaffected bliss only Americans could flaunt so willingly. Infinite Arms is like that. Excerpts from American life and a common American man philosophy are woven throughout it. Band Of Horses' familiar Southern rock-come-alt-country musical framework cradles the kind of uncomplicated reflections and confessions you might associate with an Ernest Hemingway character. It's a formula that embellishes Bridwell's fluty tenor and brings his down-home life into far more intimate focus.
Intimate too is the album's title track and centrepiece that, once again, illustrates the band's seemingly effortless ability to transpose tenderness in life to tenderness in music. To the chirping of birds and the ticking of crickets and grasshoppers, Bridwell sings and emotes like a crushing teenager; his voice belying his age, his expressions of pre-fatherhood fear almost too simple and too innocent to stomach: "I was so lonely / I didn't see / it's like living in a movie / twisting the plot." But Bridwell is like any other American man and allays his fears with thoughts of loved ones: "Friends and family / the little things I've got / my thoughts drift to you." The drink-affected, late night ruminations of 'Evening Kitchen' – "For me, this bottle of wine / is to slow down my mind / and forget the things that I knew, I knew" – and the George Harrison-influenced 'For Annabelle', with its meowing sitar licks, add to Infinite Arms' mellow, humid atmosphere.
There's no doubt that the band's switch to South Carolina (from Seattle) has had an affect on things, sonically at least. Infinite Arms, like Cease To Begin, offers the listener layers of warmth with rich, multi-tracked guitar textures and a greater use of harmonies than before. The straight rock of 'Laredo' stacks countless Les Pauls and Marshall amps together to create a sound more American than a front yard with the stars and stripes plonked in it. 'Blue Beard's complex harmonies, although pleasant, stray worryingly close to Chicago territory. Although this is certainly the band's most vocally adventurous record so far, the rich, carefully constructed sonic layers come at the cost of a degree of excitement. Perhaps the big label switch to Columbia has forced their hand a little too. There are certainly more songs here that fall under the rock-pop bracket, way before you'd ever think of them as alt-country, country rock or even Southern rock. 'Dilly' is a chirpy bit of Fleetwood Mac radio-friendliness, while 'NW Apt.' sounds a hell of a lot like Snow Patrol's 'Spitting Games' and/or Doves' 'Pounding'. The tame 'Compliments' just feels a little like a Cease To Begin cast off. Infinite Arms isn't, alas, an album without moments of disappointment.
Despite these reservations, Infinite Arms is successful at what it sets out to do. If the Arms are Bridwell's, arms about to hold a child for the first time, the Infinite are those that have come before and those that will follow. Using the medium of that classic American sound, Infinite Arms is, after all, a simple parable of (and for) the regular American man. Final track, 'Neighbour' – a by turns tender and stirring affirmation of the all-American belief in the power of communion – perfectly encapsulates the album. "There is compassion and depth in a neighbour," chirps Bridwell to a gigantic wall of glorifying guitars. Only they could get away with it. My advice: lie back, close your eyes and think of America.
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Market Street is San Francisco's signature boulevard, an economic and social hub. As the city's transit spine and the final leg of the Bay-to-Beach Connecting the City route, Market Street may be the most important corridor for biking and transit. With thousands of daily riders, Market Street now carries more people on bike than it does people driving, further highlighting the street's importance as one of the city's most important bike routes.
Your SF Bicycle Coalition is busy working to win protected bikeways from Van Ness Avenue to the waterfront so you and the thousands of others who pedal it will have a safer, more comfortable ride. As we work on the bigger vision of a truly better Market Street, we're also working to improve it with smaller, near-term improvements that make our city's main boulevard better for people biking, walking and taking transit.
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The Safer Market Street includes traffic management and safety improvements between Third and Eighth Streets. This is a substantial victory for safer streets advocates and the thousands of people who bike, walk and take transit on Market St. every day. Read more about how we won!
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Imagine what it would be like to have more protected bike lanes on Upper Market Street (Octavia to Castro): long stretches of safe, designated space for people biking that's separated from cars and other vehicles. This vision could become reality on Upper Market Street, as the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is proposing bike improvements on Market Street from Octavia to Castro on this designated "High Injury Corridor" in support of Vision Zero. Learn more!
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Round 2 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was completed this morning in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at South Africa's famed righthander before conditions deteriorated this afternoon, prompting event organizers to put the contest on hold until tomorrow morning.
The fourth stop on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay has selected the very best conditions to run in during the waiting period and the swell forecast is shaping up for an exciting finish.
Michel Bourez (PYF), 25, took top honors, netting the event high single-wave score (a 9.30 out of a possible 10) and heat total (a 17.07 out of a possible 20) with some ferocious surfing on his forehand. Appearing fully recovered from a serious injury sustained at the last event in Rio de Janeiro, Bourez will look to continue his momentum when competition resumes.
"That was a really good heat for me," Bourez said. "My Firewire is working really well. I've been riding it since I arrived in J-Bay and it seems to get better with each surf. It was an important heat for me. I've been building confidence since my injury in Rio and I'm hoping to break through Round 5 at this event."
Bourez will take on Tiago Pires (PRT), 31, in Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.
Damien Hobgood (USA), 32, former Runner-Up at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, shook off the cobwebs from a lackluster Round 1 heat to take down powerbroker Taylor Knox (USA), 40, in this morning's Round 2 bout.
"I've been here for a while," Hobgood said. "I lost out early in the ASP Prime event in Ballito and came here early and got some great swell. I think the lay days we've had have kind of helped me as I've been able to reset and focus on the swell we have here. It's never easy when it's small on your backhand, but I feel good and my surfing feels good. Hope the conditions continue to improve over the next couple of days."
Heitor Alves (BRA), 29, flew the South American flag high today, belting Jeffreys Bay's roping walls on his backhand to dispatch of aerial maestro Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 25, in Round 2 of competition.
"Pat (Gudauskas) is a very good surfer," Alves said. "I knew I had to take advantage of every wave and section I got. It can be a tough wave on your backhand but today's conditions were good for it."
Alves will face fellow goofy-footer Adrian Buchan (AUS), 28, in Round 3 of competition.
Adam Melling (AUS), 26, last year's event Runner-Up, survived a hard-fought battle against Brett Simpson (USA), 26, to keep his 2011 ASP World Title campaign alive.
"With the way the ASP World Rankings now this becomes an important event for me," Melling said. "I need a big result here to keep my place up on the rankings and that's certainly the goal. I'm happy with the way I surfed today and hope to continue throughout the rest of the event."
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay 2011 | Remaining Round 2 Results
Heat 7: Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.00 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 6.00
Heat 8: Michel Bourez (PYF) 17.07 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.03
Heat 9: Adam Melling (AUS) 14.00 def. Brett Simpson (USA) 11.80
Heat 10: Heitor Alves (BRA) 14.90 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.84
Heat 11: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 12.23 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 9.43
Heat 12: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 11.20 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 6.70
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay 2011 | Round Matchups
Heat 1: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Daniel Ross (AUS)
Heat 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Jadson Andre (BRA)
Heat 3: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Dusty Payne (HAW)
Heat 4: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 5: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 6: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Heat 9: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 10: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA)
Heat 11: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Tiago Pires (PRT)
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SALISBURY — A few commissions in Salisbury have had trouble operating recently due to insufficient members or attendance, resulting in an inability to have a quorum, according to City Administrator John Pick.
While some on the council blamed new state-mandated ethics codes for the lack of interest from the public, others argued that the city has struggled to fill many of its boards and commissions for years and that new regulations are a minor factor.
"They're so complicated," said Councilwoman Laura Mitchell of the new ethics rules. "They're complicated and they're onerous. There's so much that they have to do."
According to Mitchell, the codes, which were adopted this year, "make people think twice" about offering to serve on any of the city's numerous boards and commissions. The positions are entirely voluntary and often require late nights and sometimes extensive training. Tacking on the added pressure of disclosing all income, any relationships or gifts that could have any influence on a judgment, and having all of that information posted online can discourage already unappealing positions, according to Mitchell.
"We have to do at the city level what they have to do at the state level, and I think that our jobs are very different," Mitchell said. "The potential for abuse is there at all levels, but I think that it's a lot more obvious at a local level than at a state level. The more bureaucracy you have the harder it is to spot."
Council President Terry Cohen agreed that the new regulations "haven't helped" Salisbury attract members of the public to appointed positions, but pointed out that the city has a long history of public disinterest in regards to serving.
"The city has had difficulty filling its boards, commissions and committees for a number of years, so it's been a concern of mine since coming on the council in 2007," she said. "I don't have any hard data to explain why that is, but I think a number of possible factors are involved, some that are national and some that are local. "
One factor that Cohen blamed for the disinterest is declining public awareness of what the commissions do and how important they are to running the city. The recession has also played a role in discouraging involvement, she added, as has the sometimes hostile political environment in Salisbury and a general lack of training for members of boards and committees.
"We need more public education about what city boards and commissions do and more training for those who do participate to make them more comfortable in carrying out their duties," she said. "That is why the council has taken some time and care in the last year-and-a-half with legislative changes on these issues and encouraged the administration to extend more educational outreach and training. These are appointed public offices, which can be an intimidating prospect to many people, but if the government and the community provide good support, the experience can be a valuable one to all concerned."
Cohen mentioned that the council might want to take a look at which, if any, of the commissions are redundant and could be cut or changed.
"Some of the commissions and committees we might want to re-evaluate if they should exist or exist in their current form," Cohen said.
Mitchell admitted that Salisbury's trouble filling boards has existed for years, but maintained that the new ethics codes have led to the city being unable to establish quorums at many commission meetings.
Ironically, Mitchell blames the new ethics code for scaring off members of Salisbury's own Ethics Committee.
"Now our Ethics Committee has all but dissolved," she said, adding that without the committee operating new ethics forms listing changes to the code can't be approved.
There may be some relief on the horizon, however. The new ethics regulations are being discussed by municipalities across Maryland, according to Mitchell, and alterations at the state level may be in the cards if dissent is loud enough.
"There is legislation in again to make some changes about whether they apply to municipalities or not, and whether the information has to be posted on the Internet," she said.
Whether or not something changes on that front, Cohen believes that Salisbury will continue to have trouble drumming up public interest until a concentrated effort is made to address frustrations with the administration, public awareness, and undertrained members. She also asserted that lack of citizen interest in government isn't a concern exclusive to the city.
"I don't think that it's just Salisbury that has these problems. I think it's a nationwide issue," she said.
While Cohen and Mitchell both agreed that boards being unable to function in their intended capacity are a major wrench in the gears of city government, Cohen explained that the council has "a lot of competing priorities" for its attention and fixing the problem will probably be a long-term effort.


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Diane (Marcia Gay Harden) is ex-wife number one, an intense and overachieving former Olympic athlete and the mother of twin teenagers Hillary (Bailee Madison) and Warren (Ryan Scott Lee). Diane is quick to convey her withering disapproval of Kate's barely-tapped maternal instincts. Daughter Hillary is not a fan of her new step-mom either, despite Kate's attempts to win her trust. And son Nelson may have an erotic fixation on his dad's beautiful, young spouse. Ex-wife number two, Jackie (Michaela Watkins), is mother to adopted son Bert (Albert Tsai), and can pull Pete's strings with her special blend of neurotic, New-Ageyness.
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2006 Dodge Charger
The Dodge Charger is dead, long live the Dodge Charger. At least, that's how the Dodge guys in Michigan hope fans of the Chrysler Group's performance brand will receive the new Dodge Charger.
While its namesake was a two-door hardtop, and commonly, if not completely accurately, referred to as a coupe, the all-new Charger is a four-door sedan, albeit styled somewhat deceptively to diminish that fact. Further, it's as heavy as and actually larger in a couple measures than the Dodge Magnum, which is like a station wagon, and the Chrysler 300, a full-on, unapologetic, family-size sedan.
So is the new Charger intended to reflect what the original would have become had it stayed around and matured over the four decades since the model was launched in '66? Sort of like the latest reincarnation of the Ford Mustang? Or is it simply an opportunistic attempt to capitalize on a tradition-rich name, regardless of how it may diminish that name's legacy? Sort of like the current Pontiac GTO? The market will provide the answers, or for that matter, determine whether answers are needed.
As for the car itself, no doubt it doesn't really care. It's a bold design statement, however it's viewed, a blend of throwback cues and modern form architecture. Whether it pleases matters less than whether it draws attention. Its retro graphics assure the latter.
The new Charger illustrates just how multi-talented and accomplished today's high performance cars are compared to the uni-dimensional hot rods of yesteryear. The Charger has all the pavement-ripping, gut-thumping power of the old muscle cars, but is packaged with modern creature comforts and tempered by startling levels of handling competency. Put another way, it rides, turns and stops as well as it goes.
The 2006 Dodge Charger may cost a pretty penny, and it may not get the best mileage, but what it lacks in those measures, it more than makes up in grins.
Model Lineup
Dodge Charger SE ($22,320); Charger SXT ($25,320); Charger R/T ($29,320); Charger Daytona R/T ($31,820)
Walk AroundIn many ways, the newest Charger isn't much sleeker, or more aerodynamic than the original. Knocked off from the 1966 Dodge Coronet, and despite its fastback, two-door hardtop styling, that Charger was somewhat blocky, with squared-off front end, superficially sculpted slab sides and equally vertical backside. There was the barest hint of a so-called Coke bottle look, with the body sides slightly pinched in about where there would have been a B-pillar. Not until the 1968 model year was any attention paid to moving the car rapidly through the air with minimal disturbance. The 2006 Charger starts at much the same place on the automotive styling evolutionary curve.
And for good reason. The same design team that parented the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum birthed this new Charger. The Charger is built on the same platform as those two, but is three inches longer overall. The Charger reportedly was planned all along to be a sedan version of the Magnum.
With this legacy, it's no surprise that there's an uprightness to the Charger's silhouette, regardless of viewing angle. The front end, in fact, tilts forward, as if it's leaning into the wind, specifically to recall the brutish, pre-aero-age styling of its muscle car era namesake. The trademark Dodge crosshairs, chromed on the SXT and R/T, body-color in the SE and SRT8 and flat black on the Daytona, dominate the front end. Compound halogen headlights peer out under hooded, almost scowling brows. A thin, trifurcated air intake slices across the lower portion of the front bumper, beneath which the Daytona and SRT8 wear a trim, flat-black chip spoiler. Fog lamps on the SXT and higher models fill small, sculpted insets at the lower corners.
From the side, the demi-fastback roofline and glasshouse look more grafted onto the somewhat fulsome body than a natural extension of the overall styling theme, very much as if the designer were trying to make a sedan look like a coupe. Hmmm. Oh, well. The beltline arcs softly back from a slight droop over the headlights to about midway in the rear side window, then kicks up over the rear quarter panel, visually bulking up the car's already hefty haunches. Flip-up, top-hinged door handles are flush mounted but operate sufficiently friendly to pose no major threats to fingernails.
The rear perspective shows a tall, almost vertical backside, with large taillights draped over the upper corners. A modest, Kamm-like lip stretches across the trailing edge of an expansive trunk lid, atop which sits a lift-suppressing spoiler on the Daytona and SRT8. A recess in the bumper holds the license plate. On the SE and SXT a single exhaust tip exits beneath the right-hand side, while the V8-powered models sport chrome-tipped, muscle car-idiom, dual exhausts.
The Charger's styling is loosely reflected on NASCAR's Nextel Cup cars, primarily seen in the crosshair grille and the painted-on taillights.
InteriorMuch of what holds about the Charger's exterior carries over to its interior, only more so. Where the outside only suggests other Chrysler and Dodge cars, the inside looks as if it's been lifted, locks, steering column and bucket seats from the Magnum, with a fixture and feature here and there brought over from a Dakota or a Durango.
The dash and instrument cluster is identical to the Magnum's, with the minor exception of surface trims on the center stack and center console, and when ordered on the R/T, the navigation display. This isn't to complain, but to compliment, as the arrangement is pleasantly informative. From the driver's seat, easily scanned, large, round speedometer and tachometer share the top half of the steering wheel opening, with fuel and coolant temperature gauges down in the left and right corners, respectively. The steering wheel, too, comes directly from the Magnum. Air conditioning registers fill the top of the center stack, above the stereo/navigation display, with the climate control panel properly positioned beneath that, all intuitively arrayed and outfitted and within easy reach of the driver and front seat passenger. Ex-navigation display center stacks have a small, horizontal cubby below the air conditioning knobs and buttons.
Steering column stalks are imported from the Mercedes-Benz parts bin, including their awkward positioning. The more frequently used, heavily end-weighted turn-signal stalk/washer lever droops down somewhere around the 8 o'clock position, while the set-it-and-forget-it cruise control sits up around 10 o'clock. Headlight switch and dash light rheostat are located in the dash next to the driver's door, with the remote trunk release below. Outside mirrors are adjusted with a joystick in the door armrest. Thankfully, Dodge has not adopted the Mercedes-Benz practice of parking the power seat adjustments high up in the door panel but has placed them, much more intuitively, on the outboard side of the seat bottom. Large, six-way adjustable, rectangular ventilation registers fill in each end of the dash.
The standard, fabric-covered seats are comfortable, with adequate thigh support and side bolstering. Stepping up to the performance seats in the option packages gets more pronounced bolsters, which is good for those rare times when a twisty two-lane beckons, but not as good for climbing in and out of the car every day. And, of course, the top grade, suede-trimmed and embroidered seats in the Daytona nicely complement the boy-racer graphics of the exterior. Thanks to the sedan-spec wheelbase, there's plenty of rear seat room, too, even with front seats at their rearmost positions. No head restraint for the rear center seat is provided, however, making this car better for four adults than five.
Visibility from the driver's seat is good, but suffers a bit from safety measures and styling dictates. A-pillars designed to meet roll-over standards are thick, which makes checking for pedestrians and crossing traffic becomes more difficult. The view through the inside rearview mirror quickly puts to rest any lingering illusions about the Charger being a coupe; the rear window is a long ways back. And the C-pillars are also fat, and require careful checking during lane changes; coincidentally, they also provide great hiding places for pacing patrol cars. (The A-pillars are the posts between the windshield and front side windows: the C-pillars are the posts between the rear windscreen and rear side windows.)
The entertainment system installation takes a novel, but extremely well-integrated approach. The screen hides beneath a cover on the front center console when not in use, then pivots up between the front seats for viewing. The interface, for DVD and input and output jacks, is incorporated into the rear of the console beneath the screen and above the rear seat ventilation registers. Without the entertainment system, the center console fun
Driving ImpressionsThe 2006 Dodge Charger is a fun drive, especially considering its size. Make no mistake, at more than 16 feet in length and tipping the scales near two tons, this is no sporty, svelte coupe. It's a big, heavy, full-size sedan.
All three engines deliver power smoothly. However, the V6 breathes a bit harder and requires a bit more planning ahead in heavy traffic or on crowded two-lanes. The V8s' most advanced and socially responsible feature, a multi-displacement system that conserves fuel by shutting down four cylinders when they're not needed to maintain the car's momentum, is invisible; we knew it was there and were looking for it, and we never felt the slightest trace.
Our biggest concern while testing Chargers on North Carolina interstates was how readily we settled into an 80-mph cruise. The Charger is quiet at that speed, with very little wind or road noise. We were thankful cruise control comes standard or we'd surely have gotten to meet a state trooper exercising his writing hand. Steering in the SE and SXT seemed a bit over-assisted, and could have used more on-center feel. The re-geared setup that comes with the Road/Track Performance Group delivers better feel across the speed range. We're not sure how tiring the rumbling exhaust might be over long distances at constant speeds, however.
The Charger handled well along the winding, two-lane back roads around Virginia International Raceway in southern Virginia even when carrying speeds substantially in excess of the posted limits. Indeed, we were grateful for a properly placed dead pedal to brace ourselves while exploring those roads. The Charger is moderately nose-heavy and will plow, or understeer, momentarily before the electronic stability program steps in; this means the program's threshold is set high enough that better drivers can alter their line through a corner with deft throttle application; and lesser pilots will become aware that they are pushing the envelope.
The Performance Group comes with fatter, stickier tires (P235/55R18 Michelin MXM4s) and suspension tweaks that combine to reduce body lean in corners and quicken turn-in response. A price is paid, however, as the sportier suspension and tire combination resonates more over broken pavement, not harshly, but noticeably. There's a less fat and less sticky set available as an option on the SXT, which comes standard on the R/T; a self-sealing version is included in the Protection Group.
The AutoStick transmission works equally well in either Automatic or Manual mode. In Automatic mode, full throttle upshifts wait until redline and downshifts for passing are executed with minimal delay. In Manual mode, the transmission holds a gear to red line before shifting up a gear (unless you shift sooner, of course), which then becomes the selected gear. Only by tromping the gas in manual mode can you force a downshift, and then only for as long as the pedal is held to the floor; ease up ever so slightly, and the higher gear takes back over, and somewhat abruptly.
The Charger's brake hardware is shared with Mercedes-Benz, but the software code for the stability program, brake assist and traction control systems is written by and for Dodge. Mercedes engineers could learn something from Dodge. Pedal feel is firm, braking is reassuringly linear and there's no perceived interference from the electronic watchdogs, yielding smooth, controlled stops at will, for which a couple Virginia squirrels are immensely thankful. We haven't always been able to say the same the same thing about the braking characteristics on some of the Mercedes models.
The 2006 Dodge Charger is the latest in a remarkably long line of certain hits from the Chrysler Group. The new Charger has all the necessary ingredients, from an impressive line of engines to state-of-the-art electronic technology to the right mix of suspension and wheel-and-tire componentry to stand-out styling. So what if it isn't a two-door coupe? We like it and think Dodge will sell every one it can build.
(New Car Test Drive correspondent Tom Lankard filed this report from North Carolina and southern Virginia.)


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Anyone still play World of Outlaws 2002 on PS2? I just recently started playing it again since I sold my PS3... Maybe we can share setups or get an offline league going or something.
Before I sold my PS3 I had made some bad a$$ nascar schemes for NASCAR 14 on the PS3, you can check them out here http://forums.nascarthegame.com/threads ... y-s-Garage let me know what you think.
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I still play every now and then, but i prefer sprint cars road to knoxville or midgets on saturday night speedway. Play both of those pretty regularly. I dont get too crazy with setups. Mainly just change gearing and move weight.
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I have lots of great setups for 2002 play it every day I run high 14s at the grove
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At NAB 2009, Grass Valley will celebrate its 50th anniversary with new technology and systems for the wide variety of professional applications that it supports. The celebration (in booth #SL106) will include the introduction of several new products and enhancements that will help broadcasters and production professionals get the most performance, value, and fastest return on investment.
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The Grass Valley K2 Dyno replay controller, coupled with the new K2 Summit production server, are both designed to help sports producers and other professionals capture live events in crystal-clear HD resolutions and instantly play them out at variable speeds for critical analysis during fast-paced events.
Also on display: The Grass Valley LDK8300 3X HD super slo-mo camera, LDK8000 SportElite multiformat 2X HD slo-mo camera, LDK4000 Elite single format HD cameras, and the Infinity Digital Media Camcorder (with new integration of the Telecast Fiber Systems Copperhead transmission system and utilizing the full range of 2/3" cinema lenses). More than 20 Grass Valley HD cameras will also be on display throughout the show floor at partner booths.
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A new version of Grass Valley Ignite software (v5.3) will be demonstrated with new features and functionality for single-operator, multi-camera productions. Ignite HD system will be shown in tandem with the Grass Valley MediaFUSE Content Re-purposing and Multi-distribution System.
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NAB 2009 will see new version of Grass Valley's Aurora (6.5) and EDIUS (5.1) HD editing software packages. There's new integration with the Grass Valley K2 media servers and improved workflow for Final Cut Pro users. This includes unique integration with the K2 server at the file level with QoS.
Also on display: The new series of Grass Valley I/O capture cards, which include the cost-effective HDSTORM, HDTHUNDER, HDSPARK, FireCoder Blu & FireCoder Intra products.
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Grass Valley will continue its support of 3 Gb/s infrastructures across its Trinix routing platform and GeckoFlex modular products. At NAB the Grass Valley Trinix NXT router will be introduced, complete with a 512×1024 asymmetrical frame and Grass Valley's new CleanFlow™ architecture that provides superior signal performance at demanding 3Gb/s rates and other improvements providing increased reliability. Trinix NXT boards are compatible with existing Trinix frames, making for a seamless 3Gb/s upgrade path for the hundreds of existing Trinix users. The company will show a new GeckoFlex 1080p 3G-SDI D/A conversion card for the GeckoFlex platform.
There's also a new Encore remote control panel, and new features for the Jupiter software, which facilitate full redundancy and "zero down time" capability.
HD and SD Compression
For all types of content distributors and multichannel digital TV operators, Thomson's expanding line of ViBE encoders, decoders and multiplexers. New at NAB is the ViBE EM3100 HD MPEG-4 4:2:2 contribution encoder and the combined MPEG-2 / MPEG-4 encoding for the existing ViBE EM1000 and EM2000 encoders.
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With the emergence of a proposed Mobile/Handheld (M/H) standard for U.S. stations to send broadcast television signals to portable devices, Thomson will show a complete ATSC-M/H solution, including a new ATSC-M/H exciter for its existing line of Elite solid-state transmitters, and a full range of ATSC-M/H –ready head-end equipment (encoder, multiplexer, electronic service guide generator).


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OkCupid App Bug Exposed Email Addresses and Birth Dates
Early adopters of technology are often willing to accept buggier interfaces and higher prices in exchange for a first peek. But are they also willing to risk their privacy?
Case in point: On Tuesday morning, OkCupid.com launched a mobile app called Crazy Blind Date that promises to take much of the decision-making and profile-scouring out of online dating. You name a time and venue, they find you a blind date. But there was one problem: The software behind Crazy Blind Date made users' email addresses and full birth dates accessible to anyone with the right technical skills, the Wall Street Journal found.
OkCupid plugged the security hole around 1:30pm Eastern time, after the Journal contacted the company.


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