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Postdoc Plan B – The elephant in the lab
Kathryn Lougheed on the difficult career choices facing postdoctoral scientists.
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and not necessarily those of the Wellcome Trust.
October was a milestone for me; a milestone that, in the darkest moments of failed experiments and contaminated cultures, feels as if it will be metaphorically tied around my scientific career and pushed off a bridge. This is because October marked the ten-year anniversary of starting my PhD and, simultaneously, the point at which scientific funders deem me too experienced to apply for a junior fellowship.
I've been a postdoc for six years and have known for some time now that, as much I love the freedom to focus on research without the pressure of writing grant applications or teaching undergraduates, this isn't a permanent career option. A postdoc is meant to be a stepping stone on to bigger and better things – a fellowship, a lectureship, a lab of your own. But with less than 10 per cent of postdocs reaching this next stage, what happens to everyone else for whom the stepping stones run out?
Too many postdocs, not enough jobs
The postdoc problem isn't something that is easily fixed. One of the cornerstones of UK scientific research is all the new ideas and enthusiasm brought in by the constant stream of new scientists making their way through the PhD system and into the big wide world of three-year contracts and 'I need a solo Nature paper'-panic. According to my friend Dan, also a postdoc, making PhD programs more selective would help. "A research PhD is not really necessary for anything outside of a research career and if there are not enough long term jobs for qualified researchers then we do not need so many."
The idea of funding less PhDs in favour of more later stage positions is not something new. But if we moved the bottleneck to the PhD level, wouldn't we just lose people who aren't a finished product at 23 years old?
An alternative solution could be to introduce more permanent postdoc positions funded by research institutions. But, unless universities start printing money in their basements, this would be at the expense of some of the current contract positions. It might solve the problem of expertise being lost from a lab every time an old postdoc is replaced by a shiny new one. But, talking to others, the majority consensus was that this would simply produce a small number of 'Dr Technicians', which would do little to help the overall situation.
James, another postdoc, thinks the problem all comes down to funding. As unfair as it often feels, there just isn't enough money to pay for even all the good scientists. And the cut-throat nature of securing research funding is a necessary evil – after all, we are being paid by the taxpayers to do a job we love and competition is necessary to ensure the best science gets the money. But do the best people really succeed? You don't need to look far to find scientists like James, who "couldn't have done anything better but my job isn't guaranteed". Another postdoc, Laura says, "you do have to have the talent to take it forward, the problem is lots of us do!" She explained that part of being successful is "luck, who you know, and using all the fashionable keywords".
The subject of 'Who you know' was something that all of the postdocs I spoke to talked to agreed on. This is because our futures post-postdoc are strongly influenced by the success of our principle investigator. Choose the right PhD supervisor and, while nothing is guaranteed, it certainly makes things a lot easier if you find yourself in a lab with a high turn-around of publications, even better if they support you in grant-writing attempts.
Breaking the stigma
There's an elephant in the lab in the form of an overwhelming sense for shame and failure associated with not securing a permanent position despite the odds being so heavily weighted against us. Maybe this is the problem. Dan told me, "it should be made clear to PhD students that they are embarking on a very specific career which most of them will not progress in despite years of training." But honest conversations between postdocs and principle investigators about the likelihood of succeeding in academia are as rare as the centrifuge breaking on the day that you don't desperately need to use it.
The Postdoc Development Centre at Imperial College London think that it's about time we saw a change in attitude so that PhD students and postdocs stop thinking that a career in the lab is the only way they can be successful. Dan says, "I feel I am ill-prepared for alternative careers, in fact one of my main problems is knowing what I am going to do and if postdoctoral training will be of an use in finding a job."
In the end, it is the postdoc's responsibility to face this problem head on. But that doesn't mean that institutions, funders and principle investigators can't play their part in easing the transition from lab to big wide world. "Universities could help by promoting career services and career development courses for postdocs and helping educate postdocs on the transferable skills they have that will be useful in finding work outside of academia," Dan says. The Postdoc Development Centre would like to see funding bodies ring fence money aimed at educating postdocs and making them well aware of their options much earlier in their careers.
In the end, I don't know if trying to educate postdocs on the realities of science is actually too little too late. But anything that gets people talking about this is surely a good thing?
Names in this article have been changed to protect PubMed identities.
Kathryn Lougheed
Dr Kathryn Lougheed is a research associate at Imperial College London. She works on a Wellcome Trust-funded research project studying latent tuberculosis.
28 Jan, 2013 6:27 pm
Great post, certainly the case in my field of archaeology/ human origins research. Although it took me over 2 years after my PhD, I finally got a postdoc through the EC funded Marie Curie fellowships. This represented a great chance to work outside the UK (mobility is key aspect), but they also have much higher success rate than anything I could apply for here- 15% compared to about 5% for things like British Academy or Leverhulme Early Careers Fellowships, incidentally the latter are tough to even apply for because they don't offer full grants, so many University departments won't take them.
It does seem that not only is competition intense, but there are fewer things to apply for: a look at jobs.a.c..U.K. shows many PhD scholarships, bursaries & funding attached to larger grants, but there's a real dearth of general postdoc funding. I agree that more ringfencing for early careers posts is vital, & like the Marie Curie assessments, they should take into account that not everyone can publish huge amounts straight after a PhD, if they're also working part time.
Thanks for the article.
Lampros permalink31 Jan, 2013 5:08 pm
After 6.5 years as a postdoc I came to realize (well, better late than never) that my PhD was the most stupid thing I did in my life. In my field (and yours if I got it correctly) biomed research the options are extremely limited. At least, in the US where I work, if you want to make it to the next step as an Assistant professor you need two things: a grant (good luck getting the preliminary data needed when you're swamped working on your PI's project) and networking, not necessarily in this order. What matters is WHO you know and NOT WHAT you know. It is not uncommon to see PI's with less and lower quality publications than mine, not to mention severely less technical and scientific abilities. Actually, by now, it is the norm…
Most of the jobs advertized are nothing but garbage since the jobs are already given to someone even before the jobs were posted online! What a waste of time, applying for academic jobs if you don't already know the department chair personally beforehand and he has promised you the job.
Another humilliating step you have to take is that you have to provide 3-4 letters of recommendation! It really feels like they recruit graduate students instead of future colleagues. If you made the mistake of disagreeing with your postdoc PI at any point or ask for a letter from someone who doesn't know or is not willing to write a really flamboyant letter on your behalf, you're out of luck once more.
So, I decided that the Academia was not for me and it's time ot move to the industry. I have to say that after so many years in the academia I have "burned all my bridges" to the industry. Nobody wants to hire an ex-postdoc, and I even had this confessed to me on a phone interview! If you want to have a chance you must come from the insdustry. I wish instead of wasting my time with postdocs I had taken an internship at any pharma/biomed company right after my MS. This is the average profile of the people hired these days in the industry: an MS in immunology/oncology/pharmacology and 1-3 years of industry experience and cGMP training/experience.
After seing how many job ads have "no PhD's please" written in the job description, I now have revised my resume to hide the fact that I have a PhD and hopefully get a job somewhere close to my family (I only found my current postdoc 1000miles away from my wife and 2 yr old son). Having sent out more than 250 resume's I don't hope that much anymore but hey, hope dies last right….
So, as a piece of advice to new PhD's I would say:
Find a GOOD mentor for your postdoc. Not necessarily someone who has a lot of publications but someone who has experience mentoring SCIENCE postdocs, is ready and willing to show you how you can progress (HOW to write a grant, how to network, etc) and already has a good solid network. Avoid at all costs Medical dostors as PI's since 9 out of 10 do not know how to help you. My first postdoctoral PI was a fantastic scientist and physician but he really had no idea what to do with me since all his previous postdocs were physicians looking for a quick publication before they started their residency…
If you have not established a solid, extensive, network within your first year of postdoc (and by that I mean people willing and able to offer you positions!!!) cut your losses and take an internship (even unpaied if you can handle it) in the industry. It's an investment that has higher probability of payback than any postdoc.
If none of these works, cut you losses even further, admit your mistake and move to something else (high school teaching, consutling, marketing research, driving a taxi cab…). Remaining a postdoc for life is not an option!
Sorry for the huge comment.
Lampros permalink31 Jan, 2013 9:46 pm
I wonder what happened to my HUGE comment here. I posted it this morning and until now (late afternoon) it's still not here. Is it because I said that my PhD was the biggest mistake of my life? :-)
5 Feb, 2013 2:37 pm
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Ideas for expanding opportunity and innovation in science careers
by National Postdoc Union on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 4:30pm ·
1) Put an annual limit on the amount of total federal grant dollars that one person (principle investigator) can be given for research (this would not include small business, education and other types of grants). This would allow more grants to be funded, which would benefit younger scientists – give us a toe in the door by spreading the funding a little wider. It would also incentivize institutions to hire MORE scientists (especially more independent ones who can apply for funding) and also incentivize scientists to pursue PRIVATE funding as well as commercialization (entrepreneurism?) of products resulting from their discoveries.
2) Expand the number and size of common core facilities for various research needs (analytical chemistry cores, sequencing cores, animal facility cores, etc.) and the number of stable career staff scientists positions ('permanent' with benefits) – but have them report not to an individual PI or faculty boss, but to the department as an institutional resource (not the property of an individual PI).
3) Make the identity submitter of grant proposals and manuscripts unknown to the reviewers and decision makers as much as possible.
4) Create/fund a much wider variety of permanent/stable staff scientist career track positions at institutions geared toward Ph.D.'s – particularly for core research service facilities (which should be expanded greatly).
5) End the system of tenure for faculty, it's a concept whose time has come and went.
6) Mandate twice per year surveys for trainees (students and postdocs) paid on grants to be sent directly from the agency to the trainee and directly back to the institution. These should focus on career outlooks, career services provided at the institution, human resources grievances/complaints, and especially (the bulk of the survey) should focus on the quaity of mentoring they are getting. Mentoring scores should be utilized to evaluate future grants in which a PI requests funding for trainees.
7) Mandate that all institutions eligible for federal funding allow postdocs (and possibly graduate students) to be sole Principle Investigators on grants which they write if they choose.
8) Forbid the hiring of scientists/researchers/faculty based on marital status. This practice is nepotism: it is deplorable, without merit, greatly reduces innovation and productivity in science and probably also violates equal opportunity laws – certainly in spirit if not in letter.
9) Remove "trainee" (student and postdoc) salaries/stipends from research grants and make them all competitive fellowships, or (but this second one has some problems) give the money to institutions to pay student stipends with so that individual professors do not do the hiring or control the trainee's employment/salary/benefits directly.
10) Fund "Innovation Incubators" for postdocs (but with independent researcher titles) to work in common labspace, no offices, and using core facilities to pursue our research without a faculty boss. These researchers could do a lot with such limited resources, as long as we have independence. We could pursue our own funding and even stay in those positions if we don't feel the need to seek higher titles – just remain productive in that job indefinitely. Those of us who want a larger lab of our own can use the position to create preliminary data and apply for grants to do it – either to "earn" more lab space at the same institution or apply for positions at other institutions.
11) Limit the number of employees that an individual faculty scientists (or "permanent" scientists in federal agencies and national labs) lab can have – limit on grad students, postdocs, and technicians. Possibly only limit trainees (grad students and postdocs). This will allow faculty scientists to actually focus more on science and less on administration of large laboratory empires. Often the lab bosses are disconnected from much of the research going on in the largest labs. This causes an ackward situation whereby the indepdent scientist (postdoc, etc.) who conceived and conducted the research must add the boss to a senior position on the grant or publication artificially, thus making it impossible to distinguish whose ideas they were and who did the work, further exacerbating the difficulty for the employee to get their own independent position and lab. This situation has a severely negative impact on the innovation per dollar of federal funding.
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National Postdoc Union ALSO: all employees should be paid the full amount budgeted in the original grant. When they write grants, the ybudget X amount for a postech, for a studentech, etc. However, they don't advertize the salary and try to negotiate it down. That's a farce because the agency GAVE them that money FOR the person they hire, so that person should be paid all of it.
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FlowJockie permalink7 Feb, 2013 4:05 pm
Hey Lampros, you hit the nail on the head. I could have written an identical post based on my experience. Another point of advice for someone who insists on getting a Ph.D., if you want to teach, get a postdoc designed to provide you with teaching experience. If you want to become a PI do not apply to advertised postdoc positions. Most advertised positions are a PI who has a specific project that they are already funded to do and want to throw a postdoc at. As Lampros said, you will have no time to work on your own project/grant. Only apply to labs that have a track record of "graduating" their postdocs. Ask your potential PI, "who has come out of your lab and where are they now?". Don't throw your career away in order to build up someone else's.
brobr permalink20 Feb, 2013 11:54 am
The over-the-years repeated incentives for academically trained and apt people to leave science when they do not aim for a PI position (more or less repeated in the above blog), together with other aspects (see e.g. http://thesiswhisperer.com/2013/02/13/academic-assholes/ and associated comments) begs the question whether these are signs that the current academic career structure needs serious revision.
With increasing demands at various levels (research, teaching, grant-writing, proper managing people, tracking the ever-increasing amount of literature) is it not very odd that an academic is still expected to be able to deal with this all by him- or herself? They might be very clever in their field of expertise, but not necessarily able in all the other aspects of running a group or department.
Are these not significant stress-signs suggesting that funding-bodies and universities should refocus and maybe start to support and fund collaborative teams instead of sole PIs in the current feudalistic structure? The everlasting, wasteful battle for necessary resources might yield some good science but not necessarily as much or good as would be possible when more time and energy could be directed at the science itself.
Any change, however, will probably have to be instigated outside academic institutions as the people who have been successful in the current system will state that 'It has always been this way'. They have the feudal faults of academia, that seem crashing in (http://thesiswhisperer.com/2013/02/13/academic-assholes/ ), in their blind-spot.
GG Allen permalink23 Mar, 2014 10:18 am
As I always say, I repeat, if PhD does not give you what you want, get out quickly and early. The longer you hang around as a postdoc, the more difficult it becomes to make a carrier switch.
Maybe you can learn from me. I work in reg affairs permanently and on what you would call a decent salary (at least an associate prof salary 5 years after PhD in biomed science). And it gets better. I was recently approached by a local university (a SLAC) to teach first year students as a temporary staff in the evenings (another few years contract). My job is to transmit what I have learned in the industry to young undergraduates (in business, accounting/finance & IS) so that they can make good career choices. Great that business/IT faculties can see value in me as a scientist and wants my outlook to make their graduates even more marketable. They want to know how I have made the transition and the soft skills I have developed along the way.
It is so sad that places and colleagues I did PhD with in biomed sciences would not even touch me or reply my emails because I was considered a failure for leaving the rat race of publish or perish. In all honesty, who is a failure when you consider the overall picture? .
The moral of the story: PhD/postdocs in sciences does not prepare you for the real world. If you aspire to be relevant and employable outside the research lab, vote with your feet and move on, even if your PI/the system considers you a failure. He/she is not responsible for your future, you are.
Dr kia Balali permalink9 Oct, 2014 7:49 pm
Dr CG Allen, you've hit the nail on the head with the moral of the story. As for people who don't get in touch or respond to your emails, they are simply JEALOUS …..and in strong denial. In the UK and In particular Oxford and Cambridge there is great deal of disdain towards people who do more than 4 years postdoc and then "sell their soul" to industry. Frankly I don't care but made the point of securing a PhD studentship for my old prof in Oxford from my bio pharma employer as a small token of thanks….mind you it also gave me links back to oxford;-)
Dr kia Balali permalink9 Oct, 2014 8:55 am
Dear postdocs
Please get a reality check! Don't let your love of science lead you to the postdoc treadmill.
Use the brands on your CV and get a better paid job using your transferable skills.
Don't delude yourself that you will become a PI without having an alternative exit strategy!
For information, I did my PhD at Edinburgh uni where I also tutored for almost a year after the PhD. I then secured a long term postdoc at oxford uni, but left at 4 years and 4 months to goto the pharma imdustry.
I do not regret it for one second……


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Just days after his sister was found beaten, bound and gagged in the family's basement, Burke is asked how he thinks she died; originally distracted with a toy, he then begins quietly describing his imagined series of events.
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Hi Steve,
1. "This amplifier comes standard with our World Voltage Compatible Transformer. Your amp will be automatically wired for the correct voltage for your country and be supplied with the correct removable power cord."
Does that mean that I have to send you the amp if I ever move to a country with different power settings?
2. I currently use Beyerdynamic DT48E (25 Ohm) and AKG K701 headphones. Any problems with the former?
3. Your amp has been described by some people as neutral (which I like), on the other hand you offer different tube types that, I assume, influence the sound. Which tubes do you recommend for neutral sound? Which effects do the alternatives have?
4. Are the tubes used vintage? Is there any foreseeable problem buying replacements?
5. How long do the tubes last? Do I have to count usage hours, or how do I know that it is time to get new tubes?
6. Finally, I am curious: most people seem to like tube amps for their sound coloring (it beats me why anyone would want the same coloring for a tuba and a pocket trumpet solo, but either I do not understand the physics enough, or most people listen to rock music...). From what I have read it is much easier to build a neutral solid state than a neutral tube amplifier.
So my question is this: why did you choose to do it ("Because I could!"?). Are there any advantages over good solid state amps other than esthetics?
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It will drive both the DT48E and the AKG K701's although you'll have more air and detail with the AKG and other higher impedance phones.
The 6N1P's that I ship it in the amp are the warmest and smoothest. You can also use 6922's which are more dynamic and a little better focused, or 6DJ8's that have a touch less weight and usually the best air and detail. Rectifier tubes also effect the sound but with those you just have to have a couple different ones to try as it changes from system to system.
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The easiest, and most obvious, way to distinguish the Eagle Talon from the other two cars is the fact that it always has a two-tone body color. Also, no matter the color of the body, the roof, pillars, and side mirrors are always black. The Eagle Talon offers three performance levels, with two of them being front-wheel drive vehicles and one level operating with all-wheel drive. The combination of engine and layout of the Talon determines the performance level. The three levels include the base model, the TSi model with a turbocharged engine, and the TSi AWD model.
In the summer of 1994, the second generation of the Eagle Talon was launched at the same time of the Mitsubishi Eclipse for the 1995 model year. As with the previous generations of these cars, they are mechanically identical but have greater cosmetic differences than the first generation. The new generation of the Eagle Talon offers a sport coupe with an updated design and more power than the previous models.
The wheelbase measures longer and wider than the previous versions, but the actual car is shorter. Dual airbags and four-wheel disc brakes come standard on all trim levels, while anti-lock brakes remain optional. Depending on the performance level, both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions are still available. The 1.8-liter engine for the base model was dropped though, and all models have a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine. In the base model, this new engine provides an increase in power up to 140 horsepower. The turbocharged performance levels also show an increase in power due to modifications to the engine and a new turbocharger. Manual turbocharged vehicles expect 210 horsepower from the engine, while those with automatic transmissions produce 205 horsepower.
All versions of the Eagle Talon accommodate four passengers, with two bucket seats in the front and a bench in the rear. In both TSi models, a folding seat back comes standard, but it must be ordered as an optional feature for the base level model. The second, and final, generation of the Eagle Talon was in production until 1998, with the 1999 model being the last version available for purchase. Except for a design refresh in 1997, when the front and rear portions of the Talon were updated, the look and performance of the car stayed relatively the same throughout its production run.
The first generation of the Eagle Talon to be produced was available for the 1990 model year, starting in 1989. While this initial generation continued production until 1994, two different styles were manufactured. The very first Eagle Talon cars have hidden, pop-up headlights and a six-bolt engine. This style can be found on the first two years of the first generation. For the 1992 model, composite headlights with integrated turn signal lights replace the pop-up hidden ones. Also, the modified engine upgrades to a seven-bolt. Going forward, these changes were maintained for all subsequent Eagle Talon models.
For the first two years, the base model of the Eagle Talon came equipped with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine with a power rating of 135 horsepower. In 1993, an additional base model was added to the lineup, resulting in two different base levels to choose from, which include the DL and ES. The ES model maintains the same engine as the base up until that time. The DL model contains a 1.8-liter, four-cylinder engine that produces 92 horsepower. All base models can be ordered with a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission.
The TSi and TSi AWD levels of the first generation come equipped with the same 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine as the base model. The difference lies in the fact that it has an intercooled turbocharger added to it. As a result, both levels have engines with power ratings of 190 horsepower. The TSi AWD represents the top performance level for the Eagle Talon, as it combines the turbocharged engine with permanently engaged all-wheel drive. When both of these performance levels were released in 1989, they came with a manual transmission only. With the 1991 model year, an automatic transmission could be ordered for the turbocharged performance levels, so all Eagle Talon trim levels were available as manual or automatic drives.
1998 Eagle Talon
Coupe, Hatchback, Sports
First introduced in 1990, the Eagle Talon was developed as part of a joint venture between Chrysler and Mitsubishi.
1997 Eagle Talon
The 1997 Eagle Talon provides an inexpensive all-wheel and front drive sport coupe.
1996 Eagle Talon
The 1996 Eagle Talon comes with three engine choices, two transmission choices, and four trim levels.
1995 Eagle Talon
The Eagle Talon is a compact sport coupe designed to compete with late Japanese imports.


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In response to my post, Dojo Cleaning, 2011, my good friend, Sensei Jim Alexander (of Belleville, Illinois) wrote:
I was once told that the exercise of cleaning the dojo (which in the old days meant washing down the deck on hands and knees with damp rags before each class) was a lesson in "the value of meaningless work". That term threw me at first, but it is meant as a reflecting surface, of the individual's ego or self value at its lowest level. Every black belt scrubbed floors, until and unless a lower rank student volunteered to replace them. Likewise sensei was always doing something, even if it was only dusting...Mirrors needed to be spotless, bathrooms cleaned, lockers emptied unless in use, trash taken out...everything. The value came in the teamwork and the idea that no one was too good to clean, to care and preserve the condition of the dojo and our traditions.
No detail is too small if the mind is dedicated to the premise of constant improvement...kaizen. If one can make important even the most menial of tasks then the big things will automatically receive the importance they require. Problems in life arise when tasks go undone that anyone could do, that everyone should do but no one does. To paraphrase the "Hagakure - the Book of the Samurai" by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, "Matters of small concern should be treated seriously", if one accepts this as the laying of their foundation, as preparation, then, "Matters of great concern should be treated lightly", can become the basis for your own action.
Perhaps, putting it in current terms one could say, don't sweat the small stuff....and its all small stuff...if you have prepared your mind. O-sensei Shoshin Nagamine wrote in his Ethics of the Dojo; "First , prepare the mind."
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There are over 1,200 acres of open space in Freeport, owned privately, by non-profit organizations, by homeowners' associations, and public entities such as the State and the Town. The spaces open to the public provide opportunities to hike, swim, bike, camp, skate, snowmobile, picnic, and boat through the provision of public water access points. This page provides a list and description of some of Freeport's natural resources that are open to the public and we invite residents and guests to explore and enjoy these open spaces.
How about a road ride to Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park? Check out the 9 mile loop from Town to the Park and back, or one of the several other road loops in Freeport.
Just check out this
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Freeport Conservation Commission
has developed trail maps for the following town-owned properties:
Overall Map
of open spaces, either publicly owned or privately owned but open to the public
Hedgehog Mountain
is a wooded trail preserve off the Pownal Road.
Hidden Pond
is a preserve off Grant Road.
The North Freeport trail map
details trails on both Hidden Pond and around town property off Wardtown Road at the old Florida Lake location.
Quarry Woods
is off the Lower Mast Landing Road
Soule Park
is a small piece of land behind the French School in South Freeport Village.
Freeport Conservation Trust
also has many properties under management with public trails. Their website offers maps, descriptions, and background information on these lands, including the following:
East Freeport:
Brimstone Hill Trail, Antoinette Jackman Trail, Kelsey Brook Trail, Bessies Trail, Calderwood Trails
Freeport Center:
Leon Gorman Park, Mill Stream Landing, Audubon Mast Landing Sanctuary, Pettengill Farm, Tidebrook
South Freeport Trail Map
Bliss Woods Trail, Stonewood Trail, Sayles Field, Ridge Trail
Cousins River:
Cousins River Trail, Powell Point Trail
Overall Map- Open Spaces
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Hidden Pond Management Plan.pdf
North Freeport Trail Map.pdf
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Soule Park Management Plan.pdf
Winslow Memorial Park Campground
• 100 campsites and wooded trails with views of the Harbor and Casco Bay;
• rental picnic shelters for reunions, company picnics, weddings, etc.;
• picnic tables, grills and a tidal beach;
• a boat launch for anything from trailered boats to canoes & kayaks;
• A Summer concert series with local bands
• playground
Bow Street/Memorial Park
Corner of Bow Street and Park Street
Leon Gorman Park
is located on Bow Street; has limited parking off School Street and Bow Street
West Street Park/Memorial Park
is at the corner of Main Street and West Street
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
is a five minute drive from the center of Freeport's bustling shopping district, and as visitors approach the park, marshes and open fields provide a tranquil transformation back to nature. In 1969, this area of more than 200 acres was given to the State by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M.C. Smith of Freeport. The park contains varied ecosystems, including climax white pine and hemlock forests, a salt marsh estuary, and the rocky shorelines on Casco Bay and the Harraseeket River. You can find more information .
Perhaps you like sleeping under the stars? Consider visiting...
Winslow Park Campground
, a town-owned property on Casco Bay that features both daytime recreation and camping opportunities.
Recompence Shores Campground
, a campground on the bay associated with Wolfe's Neck Farm.
Hunter Road Fields & Trails Project
This field complex features various ball fields, multipurpose fields and walking trails. It was opened on July 7, 2012. For more details and reservation/use policy,
Please visit the Hunter Road Fields page
Pownal Road Fields and Playground
These fields are located on Pownal Road, just beyond Hedgehog Mountain Road.
Hunter Road Field Overall Site Plan.pdf
Hunter Road Field presentation 2.15.2011.pdf
Water Access/Boat Ramps
(all tidal except Town Dock; see map document at right)
Dunning Boat Yard/Porter's Landing Right-of-Way
– Available for canoe and kayak access; severe tidal limitations
Cove Road
– Small launch area, walkway, and floats for hand-carried boats; parking area. Owned by the Town, including easement right granted to the Town for public access to the shore with conditions for use.
Town Dock
– Wharf area with limited parking, dinghy tie-up for residents; short-term boat tie-ups for residents and non-residents; and a lightweight hoist available for use.
Winslow Park Boat Ramp
- Ramp usable only at high tide; fee charged.
Mill Stream Boat Launch
- Launch area for canoes and kayaks; parking for three to five cars; owned by the Freeport Conservation Trust.
Sandy Beach
- a 495 foot wide beach area with tidal access, reached by steps down a steep slope; parking for four vehicles.
Little River
- a launch area for canoes and kayaks; parking for 4-5 vehicles
Old County Road
- also for canoes and kayaks; limited parking across the street
(no lifeguards/at your own risk)
Winslow Memorial Park
– a tidal beach
Sandy Beach
- a 495 foot wide beach area with tidal access, reached by steps down a steep slope; parking for four vehicles. Located at the corner of Sandy Beach Road and Cliff Avenue.
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Ice Skating
(Skating is at your own risk)
Depot Street
(next to the Freeport Community Center Parking Lot)
Trail maps are available for purchase at the Finance Office in Town Hall on 30 Main Street.
Freeport Community Education
Audubon Society Mast Landing Sanctuary
Wolfe's Neck Farm
Freeport Historical Society
Bicycle Tours
Maine Coastal Program Water Access
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A new report tracking the US economy by metro areas finds that some cities are already leaving recession behind, while others remain mired in hard times. And the hills and valleys of economic performance aren't necessarily where you'd expect.
Of course, it's no surprise that the housing bust puts lots of Florida cities on the "worst-performing" list during the recession. But the Metro Monitor report, released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution, ranks Rust Belt icon Pittsburgh among the best performers in this recession.
Here's a list of seven surprising winners and losers culled from the report:
1. Akron, Ohio: job gainer. Five of the 100 largest metro areas managed to hold steady or add jobs in the second quarter this year, compared to the previous quarter. Akron stands out because it's in a state that most often makes economic news for its automotive job losses. Akron wasn't on anybody's "most likely to lead" list for the post-recession economy. The other job-gaining cities (up from two in the first quarter) were Buffalo, N.Y., Columbia, S.C., Madison, Wis., and McAllen, Texas.
2. Riverside/San Bernardino, Calif.: standout "GMP." Just as the output of a nation gets measured by gross domestic product (GDP), there's also something called gross metropolitan product (GMP) for metro areas. Despite having a deep mortgage bust, the Riverside and San Bernardino metro area ranks as No. 12 in the nation for its GMP performance during the recession (down only 1.8 percent from its peak). The lesson here is that there's more to an economic activity than just the housing market. Another subtext: California's economy appears to be moving faster toward recovery than Florida.
3. Rochester, N.Y.: overall Top 20. Maybe the obituaries for Eastman Kodak – and upstate New York – were premature. The city made the list of 20 best performers during the recession. (The ratings are based on total job losses, change in the jobless rate, GMP, and home prices.) The Top 20 list was dominated by cities in Texas and the Great Plains, and Rochester made the list thanks to its specialization in higher education and healthcare.
4. Pittsburgh: overall Top 20. Pittsburgh, which symbolized blue-collar economic anxiety in the early 1980s, also ranks among the areas least affected by the recession. It's not that steel plants are escaping the impact of the automotive slump. But like Rochester, Pittsburgh has lots of higher education and healthcare activity, and a steady housing market.
5. Portland, Ore.: job loser. For all its reputation for high quality of living and high-tech prowess, the Pacific Northwest's "Silicon Forest" stalled out during this recession. Oregon's leading metropolis is one of the worst five cities in unemployment over the past year. Its jobless rate rose by 6.1 percentage points in the 12 months ending in June.
6. Boise, Id.: overall bottom 20. Four years ago, Boise symbolized the Mountain-state boom. But its rapid growth got ahead of itself. Housing prices have fallen. And as in Portland, the bumpy ride for the high-tech industry hasn't helped the job market. Boise-based Micron Technology is a large (but now smaller) maker of computer chips.
7. New York: nowhere on the list. OK, maybe we shouldn't highlight a city that didn't score well or poorly in the Brookings study. But when that city is the nation's financial capital, during a recession rooted in a financial crisis, it's worthy of notice. Banks have laid off a lot of people. But the Brookings researchers found that cities such as New York, with a heavy emphasis on finance have done better than average, perhaps because they boast a more diverse economy in general.
Runner up: Cape Coral, Fla. This Gulf Coast community was among 20 cities nationwide that posted at least a modest gain in GMP in the second quarter. The city is still working its way through a major foreclosure crisis, the fallout of speculative home buying before the recession. But the rise in GMP may hint at some light in the tunnel.
The Brookings report also notes three cities where GMP has risen above pre-recession levels: Austin and McAllen in Texas, and Washington, D.C.


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Oxford University Press Date: 15 September 2017
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March's Must-Have Beauty Products
March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, but as far as beauty is concerned, we're in prime time for new pastels, hot limited-edition collections, and skin care designed to get you glowing in time for warmer weather. This month you'll be able to get Hunger Games nail polish, ancient Egyptian-inspired nail decals, and all the cool new lipstick and foundation you can handle. Check out our picks for the best of the bunch now.
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All gaming -related paper models can't be found by using English
Some time ago I posted printable dungeon walls, claiming that there was no free and good-quality printable dungeon walls online.
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Some time ago I posted printable dungeon walls, claiming that there was no free and good-quality printable dungeon walls online.
This tiny and simple printable papercraft model allows you to create your fleet of space freighters with a feel of the popular scifi series. I didn't plan the model for public download - sorry if there are any inaccuracies, I tried to clean up the sheet a bit.
Some quick paper models for Babylon 5 games. I've also scratchbuilt G'Quan Heavy cruisers but there are only 3 of them so at least one more was needed. The map below is from e2o.
Olympus corvettes are also most welcome (and Canon!) addition to my Earth fleet.
What is this tutorial for?
This tutorial teaches you how to cut cardboard accurately and safely. If you want to do some cardboard modelling, you should read this page as will give you some invaluable information. Did you know that large amount of cardboard modelling can even cause you permanent neural damage if you don't do it right?
Here's a paper model of a chemical container train car I've used as a prop in my Savage Cyberworld -campaign. Print it on two A4/Letter sheets, on cardstock, 120g paper or something else strudier than standard paper. I haven't added instructions as the model is quite simple, and I didn't see it necessary to add the parts that attach train cars to each other (whatever they are called in English), model worked quite well without them.
Here's a small free papercraft download for you - something little that's easy to put together and can enliven your modern, cyberpunk, scifi or other roleplaying or miniature games. Hospital beds, curtains and small bedside -desks. These pieces were used in my Savage Cyberpunk game.
This building was made for terragenesis dual-purpose terrain competition. As my amount of models, terrains and miniatures keeps ever increasing, I also need more storage solutions for them. This building works as a decorative model that can be hung to wall, works as gaming terrain and stores nice amount of smaller terrain props.
This article is about basic dungeon terrains; If you have any terrains for roleplaying purposes, they are much likely to be stone wall -terrains like these!
I find it surprising that there's no free, high-quality printable basic walls downloadable anywhere - so I decided to create such and share them. These dungeon (or castle) walls are partially uneven structure, like they were very old, and this way work better as cave wall or cliff.
The photo below shows the walls in use; they have been altered a little bit after printing these walls but they are very close to these.
Note: I've written this post ages ago, I just rediscovered it and thought it might be useful for someone. Personally I've moved away from 3d props due to practical reasons (most of my games take place in places other than my home.


text: CLTV is Chicagoland Television, a 24-hour cable news television channel that provides local and regional Chicago-area news, including coverage of breaking news, sports, politics, traffic and weather. CLTV launched on Jan. 1, 1993, and partnered with WGN-TV in August 2009. The channel is owned by Tribune Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Tribune Co. CLTV is a recipient of numerous regional Emmy, National Press, Associated Press and other awards. It operates from studios at 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago.


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If xyz = 1 and x+y+z =1/x + 1/y + 1/z show that at least one of
these numbers must be 1. Now for the complexity! When are the other
numbers real and when are they complex?
The sum of any two of the numbers 2, 34 and 47 is a perfect square.
Choose three square numbers and find sets of three integers with
this property. Generalise to four integers.
For any right-angled triangle find the radii of the three escribed
circles touching the sides of the triangle externally.
If $x$, $y$ and $z$ are real numbers such that:
and $xy+yz+zx=3$,
what is the largest value that any one of these numbers can


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This Wednesday Sprint held their BlackBerry Tour launch party in NYC at the Thompson Hotel (I tried to make it in for the event but due to a 10 hour weather delay landed in NYC at 1:30am!!). Our friends from Coveroo made it to the party though and etched over 200 custom BlackBerry Tour battery covers there. Some celebs made it to the event and got Coverooed up - Brooke Shields got NYC on her Tour; Chloe Sevigny got CSS and Ian Somerhalder got his initials done up. Check out more photos below.
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The Bozeman Area
Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Bozeman is truly a remarkable community. The Bozeman area at large encompasses over 50,000 people with backgrounds and cultures as diverse as the Montana landscape. From cattle ranchers to high tech engineers, the area is home to a breed of people who have come to appreciate an unmatched quality of life. While retaining a small town feel, Bozeman prides itself on offering community activities and programs typically available only in larger, metropolitan areas. Combine the wide array of resources with an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities and it's easy to understand why Bozeman ranks as one of the nation's most liveable cities.
Community Information
- Bozeman Online
- Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
- Bozeman Public Schools
- Bozeman Weather
- Weather & Road Conditions
- Shakespeare in the Parks
- Bozeman Accommodations
Area On-line Newspapers
- Big Sky Ski & Summer Resort
- Bridger Bowl Ski Resort
- Yellowstone National Park
- Yellowstone Net
- Nearby State Parks
- Gallatin National Forest - Campgrounds and Cabins


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Hyderabadi Bagara Gosht
Hyderabadi Cuisine could be found in the kitchens of the former Hyderabad State that includes Telangana region, Marathwada region and Hyderabad Karanataka region.The cuisine emphasises the use of ingredients that are carefully chosen and cooked to the right degree and time. Utmost attention is given to picking the right kind of spices, meat, rice, etc. Therefore, an addition of a certain herb, spice, condiment, or combination of all these add a distinct taste and aroma. The key flavours are of coconut, tamarind, peanuts and sesame seeds which are extensively used in many dishes. - Source, Wikipedia
There is a preparation of meat with a combination of coconut, til, peanut and tamarind that brings out a distinct flavor.
800 grams - Mutton, wash and cut to pieces.
2 tbsp - Coriander powder
1.5 tsp - Red chili powder
1/4 tsp - Turmeric powder
1 tsp - Cumin seeds
5 sprigs - Curry leaves
2 to 4 - Whole dry red chili
1/2 tsp - Garam masala powder
Lemon size - Tamarind
1 medium - Onion, sliced
2 big flakes - Garlic , sliced
To fry
1 medium - Onion, chopped
2'' piece - Ginger
10 big - Garlic flakes
To dry roast
2 tbsp - White Til
2 tbsp - Ground nuts / peanuts
1/4 cup - Grated coconut
1 ) Dry roast ingredients listed for roasting one by one separately, cool and then grind to a smooth paste with little water. Roast coconut to a light brown color. Can used roasted ground nut; if not then roast the groundnut.
2 ) Heat oil in a pan and fry onion, garlic and ginger to a light brown color. Grind this separately and set aside. Extract tamarind pulp / juice from tamarind by soaking it in little water and keep ready.
3 ) Heat oil in a cooker, add whole dry red chili, cumin, sliced garlic and curry leaves. Fry lightly then add sliced onion and fry to a light brown color.
4 ) Now add both the ground masala's ( til -coconut- groundnut, and onion-garlic-ginger ) the powders, coriander, red chili and turmeric powder and salt to taste. Fry all these well till oil separates or is well brown in color.
5 ) Add mutton and enough water, about 1.5 to 2 cups water and pressure cook for 8 to 10 minutes or 2 whistles. Open cooker when the pressure is released, then keep back on stove on low heat. Add tamarind pulp, simmer and cook. Sprinkle garam masala powder, simmer and fry till gravy is thick. Remove from stove transfer to a serving dish and serve.
Serve hot with roti /naan.


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Being fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful may be Warren Buffet's rule of thumb. But the carnage in stocks, bonds, and real estate that humbled many investors last year may require more important personal qualities.
Indeed, an extra dose of humility – alongside a few other time-tested virtues – may be just what investors need in order to capitalize on 2009's opportunities.
Knowing one's limits helps avoid mistakes that repeatedly plague investors. Overconfidence can lead them to pay too much for assets, observers say. Arrogance keeps them from learning from their mistakes.
"Some managers will think they're right and the market is wrong, and that's the kiss of death," says Lois Peltz, CEO of hedge-fund tracker Infovest 21 and author of "The New Investment Superstars: 13 Great Investors and Their Strategies for Superior Returns."
The best investors, by contrast, are both disciplined and intellectually curious, she adds. That means they stick with their chosen methods day in and day out but nevertheless make a point to learn from missteps.
As an example of an investor whose habits have made him a great one, she points to John Henry, a hedge-fund manager and principal owner of the Boston Red Sox. He aims to make his biggest money when markets stumble, so he wasn't hitting many home runs during the long bull run from 2003 to 2007.
But 2008 brought vindication of his disciplined methods, which include staying in commodity and currency markets when they get super-volatile and short-selling when necessary to profit from tumbling prices. Through mid-December, his six investment programs were posting returns of 35 to 83 percent for the year.
Experts also encourage big thinking rather than narrow obsessiveness. Investors should know a lot about what they buy, but they should also cultivate a wide breadth of knowledge, says John Train, chairman of Montrose Advisors in New York and a 50-year veteran of Wall Street. That helps them recognize, for instance, when patterns in economic history are repeating themselves.
Tom Barrack, CEO of Colony Capital in Los Angeles, makes a similar point: "If you look at every great investor in private equity, they're all Renaissance men or women," he said in a 2008 speech at Stanford Graduate School of Business. "They're all involved in bizarre things because all of those life experiences bring a point of view that's much more flexible" than those of less successful investors.
Investors with big dreams should also learn how to read people, says Yale University economist Robert Shiller.
"Emotional intelligence … in the investing world, that's what matters," says Professor Shiller, coauthor of the forthcoming "Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism." "Everyone's judgments are colored by their emotions, so you have to look at other people's judgments and have to have a sense of where they're coming from. It all comes down to judging people."
Better people-reading skills might have protected individuals from Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme that could total $50 billion in losses.
Thinking outside the box can help, too. David Gardner, coauthor of a new book "Million Dollar Portfolio: How to Build and Grow a Panic-Proof Investment Portfolio," says the role of oddball has helped him craft a market-beating portfolio. He sniffs out stocks of unsung companies in industries with strong growth potential. He looks for smart management and conditions that insulate a firm from significant competition over the coming five years. Then he stiffens his resolve and strays from the pack.
He bought shares in companies such as video-gamemaker Activision, whose stock is now worth some seven times what he paid for it six years ago. He's had some losers, he admits, but as of late December, his portfolio over the past six years had trumped the S&P 500 Index by 33 percentage points.
Still, investors need to retain a sense of balance. An ethic of humility, for example, can go too far. Those who are cowed, who stay on the sidelines too long, miss opportunities of a lifetime.
Good investors "don't learn too much from their mistakes," Mr. Gardner says. They get back in the saddle and keep deploying new capital even when investments in certain categories let them down.
"This is a lot more like figure skating than it is tightrope walking," he says. "You need to be very comfortable with the fact that you're going to fall down a whole bunch of times."


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Great Texas Mud RacePosted in Events on December 1, 2011
No matter what the modification state of your off-road rig you can always find a way to play in the slippery stuff. That could be exploring back roads after a good rainstorm or diving deep into a mucky bog of the gooey stuff. There's no two ways about it. We might not like the cleanup that follows, but most of us love to hit the mud from time to time.
We traveled to the Great Texas Mud Race in east Texas to check out what is probably the biggest mud race in the South. This was the 8th annual running of this big event, which occurs each August in Nacogdoches, the oldest town in the Lone Star State.
What we found was a large contingent of mud enthusiasts ready to pit their trucks against each other, racing in about 20 different vehicle classes. There were the relatively tame trail trucks and tractor-tired beasts, and on up to the thunderous Pro Stock class that ripped up the fast track lanes in just a bit over two seconds time. You know when there's names like Psycho, Trouble Maker, Wild Thang, and Junkyard Dawg, there should be something good going on.
Throughout two nights of racing, the track crew swapped between running timed sprints down the 180 foot mud bog and running side-by-side drags down the 160 foot fast track. With all the classes that were run, it was possible for a good number of trucks to swap tires and run multiple classes, with some running both tracks.
Huge flumes of moist dirt flew off the fast track as the sweet fumes of race gas and post-burn nitrous exhaust hung in the evening air. Over in the deep mud, open-header V-8s skimmed across the top of a soupy bog mixture, but as the classes advanced and more trucks began to dip deeper into the mud, it was stirred to a pudding consistency. The slop flew as the drivers pushed their hardest to maintain momentum to the far side of the pit.
All in all, the event was a big hit. A lot of racers and spectators got to see some exciting racing, and it looks like the Texas mud racing will continue with bigger and better events. For info on future races, point your browser to teammotorjam.com