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A Durango man suspected of shooting and killing a Fort Lewis College student for unknown reasons has a history of violent behavior and a prior offense for prohibited use of a firearm, according to police and court records.
Brenden Dow Ashburn, 37, was advised of his legal rights and possible charges Tuesday in La Plata County Court.
Ashburn wore shackles and an orange jail-issued jumpsuit Tuesday. He walked slowly and appeared to have some difficulty sitting and standing. He smacked his lips a couple of times, as if they were dry.
He nodded when his public defense attorneys spoke to him, and he answered yes when Judge Jeffrey Wilson asked if he understood the potential charges and possible penalties.
Ashburn faces a minimum of life in prison and the possibility of the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder, a charge District Attorney Todd Risberg said he plans to file at 8 a.m. Aug. 30.
He also plans to file one count of felony menacing.
Ashburn is suspected of killing David Jones, 26, early Saturday at a campsite about four miles north of Henderson Lake on Missionary Ridge, about 20 miles north of Durango.
Authorities have released few details about the death, and Wilson has ordered an arrest affidavit sealed from the public.
An arrest affidavit is a statement made under oath that states the facts and circumstances surrounding an arrest.
What is known is that someone called 911 about 2 a.m. Saturday to report a man had been shot. Deputies arrived to find Jones lying on the ground, dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
Deputies interviewed witnesses before arresting Ashburn at the scene, according to a news release from the La Plata County Sheriffs Office.
A handgun believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered.
Ashburn is being held at the La Plata County jail on $1 million bail.
Jones, the victim, was a junior at Fort Lewis College. He was working toward a double major in philosophy and accounting, said Mitch Davis, spokesman for the college.
He also worked in the colleges Information Technology Department.
He came to Fort Lewis College in 2009 from Woods Cross, Utah near Salt Lake City and was registered for the fall semester, which begins Monday.
College officials met with family members last weekend to express condolences and sent an email Sunday notifying students of the death, Davis said.
It has become very obvious that David was well-liked, popular, with a lot of friends, and people cared about him at the college, Davis said. There are a lot of people up here on campus who were deeply affected by this news.
College officials have not received an explanation about the motive of the shooting, he said.
It just is such a bizarre, senseless crime, Davis said. Any kind of crime like this is senseless, but as far as what weve been able to find out from the Sheriffs Office, there was no provocation they didnt know each other. Were kind of in the same fog as everybody else is right now.
Police and court records show Ashburn had numerous run-ins with the law.
He was arrested multiple times by the Durango Police Department for assault, disorderly conduct, weapons offenses and outstanding warrants, said Lt. Ray Shupe, with the police department. He also has been arrested for public intoxication, domestic violence and failure to appear in court. The misdemeanors date back to January 2009.
Ashburn pleaded guilty in 2009 to prohibited use of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, according to court records.
He was accused of carrying a holstered handgun in the small of his back while under the influence of alcohol, according to an arrest affidavit. His uncle, Steven Ashburn, called the police.
Police arrested Ashburn, and he had a 0.365 blood-alcohol level, according to a breath test. That is 4½ times the legal driving limit of 0.08 in Colorado.
His mother wrote a letter to La Plata County Judge Martha Minot saying Ashburn had been constantly drunk for about three years with a high blood-alcohol level. In about 2008, he nearly died from overdrinking, she wrote.
A woman who answered the phone Tuesday at his parents house 15 Delwood Place, the same address where Ashburn was living declined to comment.
The uncle wrote in a victim-impact statement: I dont want him around me or my family!!!
When reached by phone Tuesday, Steven Ashburn said he is praying for his nephew, his nephews family and the victims family.
My nephews had a drinking problem, and Im truly sorry this has happened, he said. I suspect that this is the last time something like this will happen that will involve my nephew.
In the weapon case, Ashburn was ordered to serve 30 days in jail and pay $832 in costs. His probation was revoked, and he was ordered to serve 90 days in jail.
While serving the sentence, Ashburn wrote a letter to Minot asking her to knock one day off his jail sentence because he was attending substance-abuse classes.
I know one day might not seem like much, he wrote, but I am eager to be out of jail and looking toward the future and getting my life together.
It was unclear whether Minot gave Ashburn a days jail credit.


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Search For Missing Terrace Park Teen Continues
Crews Search Park Where Cellphone Last Pinged
Posters are going up along Wooster Pike as police continue their search for a missing teenager.
Officers said 16-year-old Collin Barton was last seen between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday in Columbia Township leaving Cambridge Avenue to walk home to Terrace Park.
Barton is white with brown hair and brown eyes. Police said Barton stands 6 feet tall and weighs about 125 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark green shirt and blue jeans.
Hamilton County's search and rescue team searched Monday morning in the area of Bass Island Park in Newtown.
"The difficult terrain search, to see if we can find him, or find any clues," Steve Ashbrock said. "The technology has told us that his (cell)phone was pinged, and because it was pinged here, this is where we've started."
More than a dozen searchers and a command vehicle were at the park Monday, walking off into the woods and trails to look for clues.
Along the Little Miami Bike Trail that runs nearby, Ann Morenci said she was extra mindful of what she might see around her.
"I'm a nurse, so my heart goes out to these people. I see sad things every day of the week and I've raised two kids of my own, so it's always a sad thing when a child is missing," she said. "I'm very much a Christian woman, so I'll be praying for this young man and his family."
Mariemont schools emailed a flier to parents, asking them to keep an eye out for Barton.
The flier was also posted on poles and in windows across the eastern part of Hamilton County.
"One of the residents here in Terrace Park came by and asked if I'd put them up. It's a small community and we'll doing anything we can do to help," Bill Krummert said.
Rescue crews called off the search for the night as hundreds gathered at the Terrace Park green for a prayer vigil Monday night.
Collin Barton's parents were not in attendance at the vigil, but close family friend Buz Ecker said the Bartons are staying strong.
"(The Bartons) have not given up hope, and they're not going to give up hope. They're just waiting for their son to come back," Ecker said.
Robert Troller grew up next door to Collin Bartin, and he told his principal at Mariemont High School he wouldn't be coming to class. Troller said that he, along with about 20 classmates, wanted to search for their missing friend.
"We went down to Little Miami and went down tubes I could barely fit through. (We) searched every little nook and cranny. We spent four hours hiking and three hours going on canoes just looking at every place he could possibly be," Troller said.
Troller said that those who think his friend is just pulling a stunt can think again.
"I don't think people understand that he's not trying to run away or get attention. This is an issue, and he's lost," Troller said.
With an entire community hoping and praying, Troller said he hopes Collin Barton will soon be found.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Terrace Park Police Department or call 911.

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Harnessing female talent is especially important in growing economies, where potential is high but access to ambitious careers may be lacking. Women are underused in the workforces of emerging economies. This is due to both "push" factors (lack of career advancement or support on the job) and pull" factors (pressure to care for children or elders, among others). Although the glass ceiling is cracking in some regions, there is still great work to be done. And employers have a critical role to play in creating gender parity.
Current rates of hiring, promoting and retaining women are not sufficient to create gender equality over the next decade. The problem is especially pronounced in Asia, which is projected to have the lowest representation of women in 2025. Latin America, on the opposite side of the spectrum, is the only region in the world on track to close the gender gap at the professional level and above by 2025.
To break through the inertia and accelerate progress, organizations need to effect behavioral change on the individual level — beginning with leaders and progressing peer to peer to create real momentum for change. We invite organizations around the world, in all industries and from all sectors, to join the growing community of organizations that have embarked on this journey toward a thriving female workforce.


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I have hand-stitched little characters and objects on and around the subject of my work: my niece. A child's imagination is the breath and innocence of life. I am celebrating the freedom that a child has to play off their imagination and conceived reality. I challenge the viewer to renew their present life with a burst of innocent and childish thoughts and scenarios. Return to your childhood, remember the days when 'impossible' was never found within your vocabulary and weave a little foolishness into your day – it does not have to be logical to make you smile.
Research Louise Weaver's body of work and respond to her use of humour and satire. Consider other Australian artists from the 1980s until today. Does Weaver's art practice reflect the art theories of the time?
With their use of crocheted, stitched and woven elements, Weaver and McNamara add an element of the domestic or the feminine. The definition of 'craft' and 'art' are blurred to portray the artist's response to the world. Why do you think some contemporary artists explore traditional techniques in artmaking?


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Ganguly bats for Tendulkar's 200th Test in Mumbai
Amid the pitched battle over hosting Sachin Tendulkar's 200th Test, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said it would be a fitting tribute if the Mumbai batsman plays the milestone match at his home ground.cricket Updated: Sep 06, 2013 00:45 IST
Amid the pitched battle over hosting Sachin Tendulkar's 200th Test, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said it would be a fitting tribute if the Mumbai batsman plays the milestone match at his home ground.
"It would be the biggest thing if Tendulkar gets to play the 200th Test in Mumbai purely on emotional grounds. He has all his friends and family members there," Ganguly said on Tendulkar, who is two Tests shy of the milestone.
"At this moment, it seems it would be impossible for anybody to break the record of playing 200th Tests. It would be fulfilling moment for him," he said.
"Hope we all would be there. It would be a treat to watch Sachin take guard for his 200th Test. This moment would not come again, Sachin should enjoy the moment fully," said Ganguly who also hailed the BCCI's initiative to squeeze in the West Indies home series in view of Tendulkar's 200th Test.
The former left-hander said he would not like to speculate about Tendulkar's retirement plans but added it would leave a vacuum in the Indian cricket.
"We have seen many retirements, like Gundappa Viswanath, Sunil Gavaskar, and in recent past Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman. Players will come and go... Presently, it's an era of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja.
"But we would never see a player like Tendulkar again. The void that Tendulkar would leave would be hard to fill," Ganguly told a Bengali news channel today.
Reminiscing Steve Waugh's retirement in Sydney, he said Tendulkar should plan his retirement properly and make a prior announcement so that he could be able to play freely.
"We want to see him go with his bat held high, and we don't want to see a struggling Sachin. If Tendulkar retires by scoring a century, the same critics, who are after him now, would say he could have played a little more," Ganguly added.
Leander Paes is still going strong at 40 having made the semifinals in the ongoing US Open, and Ganguly said it's different for the tennis ace as it is an individual sport.
"We should not compare him with Tendulkar as here the future lies with the selection," he said.
Indian cricket may be going through a difficult phase in the aftermath of IPL spot-fixing scandal but Ganguly said there could be more challenging times ahead.
"I'm sure Indian cricket would overcome the phase. But I consider the next 16 months more challenging with the Indian team's tour of South Africa, New Zealand, England and Australia," Ganguly added.
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When: Friday 30 October 2020
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Cruise along the canals of Utrecht – one trip every hour between 11 AM and 5 PM. Open 7 days a week.
- See Utrecht from its unique canals on a comfy heated boat, which will be fully opened in sunny weather
- Learn about Utrecht's unique history and canal system from a live guide and see sights like the Railway Museum, the Astronomical Observatory and more
- Board and disembark at any of the stops on the tour – it's up to you
The fourth biggest city in the Netherlands, Utrecht boasts beautiful parks, medieval churches and enviable terraces along its maze of canals. See it all from the comfort of your boat on this canal cruise through the city.
Stocked up on stroopwafels? Eaten every free cube in the cheese shops? Hop aboard a boat and see a different side of Utrecht from its unique canal system.
Learn about the city's medieval history as you cruise past historical highlights -plus you can board at any point you like!
The tour and its stops include the Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum), the Astronomical Observatory (Sterrenwacht de Sonnenborgh), the Cathedral tower (Domtoren) and more!
Your boat is fully heated, but if you're lucky enough to get some Dutch sunshine, the roof panels and side windows will be flung wide-open for even more medieval viewing pleasure.
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Allan Sekula and Noël Burch, still from The Forgotten Space (2010).
I woke up at the chime, looked at the mobile. New work available. I clocked in, made coffee, sat at the desk. Two hours of work right away, even before Twitter. Felt accomplished. I invoiced, and collected.
I met Sandra for breakfast. She's in Miami. She had the ceiling open to let in the sun. She got into a new task queue, editorial work. It's good work, she said, even though the pay isn't quite as good as advertising. What's the difference, I said, sipping my Bloody Mary. Different algorithmic authors, same algorithmic grammar problems.


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Statewide Ballot Measures
Referendum #88
Vote "Approved" on Referendum 88
Referendum 88 is a public vote on I-1000, the affirmative action ballot measure signed by nearly 400,000 Washingtonians and approved by the Legislature this spring.
I-1000 would allow affirmative action policies in the areas of public education, public employment, and public contracting. It will restore fairness for veterans, small business owners, women, and people of color seeking to succeed in public employment, contracting, and university admissions – without the use of caps or quotas. Affirmative action, which is legal in 42 other states, will increase business contracts and college enrollment for women and people of color in Washington.
It's long past time to restore affirmative action in Washington. Vote to approve Initiative 1000.
General Progressive: Fuse
Economic Justice: SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Teamsters Joint Council 28, UFCW 21, Washington State Labor Council
Social Justice: OneAmerica VotesOther: League of Women Voters of Washington, VoteVets.org, Washington Education Association, ACLU of Washington
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Initiative #976
Vote NO on I-976
Initiative 976 is Tim Eyman's latest attempt to cut billions of dollars in funding from badly-needed transportation projects across the state. I-976 would derail our ability to fix dangerous roads, retrofit outdated bridges and overpasses, complete voter-approved light rail, provide transit for riders with disabilities, and more. More than $12 billion would be slashed from state and local projects with no plan for replacing any of the funding.
Every city and county in Washington depends on transportation infrastructure that would be impacted by the cuts from I-976. Vote NO on I-976!
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Advisory Vote #20
Because of a Tim Eyman initiative, the Legislature is required to submit any bill it passes that closes tax loopholes or raises revenue to a non-binding advisory vote. The Legislature had a historically productive 2019 session, resulting in a record number of advisory votes on the ballot. We hope the Legislature will change the law to remove these meaningless measures in the future.
Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote 20
Washington's senior population has doubled since 1980 and will double again by 2040. Most seniors cannot afford to pay out-of-pocket for the long-term medical care they need. A bipartisan group of lawmakers moved to build upon the state's Paid Family and Medical Leave program through Second Substitute House Bill 1087. This legislation created a new long-term insurance benefit that will address the looming crisis of seniors who cannot afford the care they need. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 20.
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Vote "Repealed" on Advisory Vote 21
Legislators passed Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1324, also known as the Washington Rural Development and Distressed Opportunity Zone Act, that extends a business and occupation tax preference for timber companies. In addition, part of HB 1324 raises a small amount of revenue from timber companies for salmon recovery, which is what led to Advisory Vote 21. While the salmon recovery provision is laudable, HB 1324 will primarily serve as an unnecessary tax cut for timber companies at a time when we need to be investing more in affordable housing, education, health care, and other priorities. Vote "Repealed" on Advisory Vote No. 21.
Advisory Vote #22
Vote "Maintained" On Advisory Vote 22
Washington is the latest state to adopt a recycling program for leftover architectural paint. The Legislature passed Substitute House Bill 1652 to add a small recycling fee to the price of paint to fund the program. This law will ensure that hundreds of thousands of gallons of paint will be disposed of responsibly and no longer pollute our environment. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 22.
Advisory Vote #23
Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote 23
Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of vape products have not been paying regular tobacco taxes. The Legislature passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1873 to remedy this and create the Essential Public Health Services Account. Electronic cigarettes, electronic devices, and vape pens will now be classified and taxed as tobacco products. This account will fund health services, tobacco and vape product control and prevention, and enforcement by the state liquor and cannabis board to prevent the sale of vape products to minors. This legislation is even more important after several reports of lung injuries linked to vaping in Washington state as well as hundreds around the country. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 23.
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The Legislature passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2158 to increase funding for higher education, including financial aid, raises for community college faculty, and a student loan program for middle-class students called the Washington College Grant. The Washington College Grant would replace the State Need Grant, which runs out of money every year and leaves thousands of eligible students without any money. The Workforce Education Investment Act is designed so that businesses that benefit the most from a highly-educated workforce will contribute to the cost of higher education. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 24.
Advisory Vote #25
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Washington's low-income families pay six times more in taxes than the wealthiest residents. To begin to balance our tax code, the Legislature passed Substitute House Bill 2167 to increase the business and occupation tax on financial institutions that reported a net income of $1 billion or more during the previous calendar year. We think it's reasonable for these extremely profitable companies to pay a little more in taxes to support the services working families rely on. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 25.
Advisory Vote #26
Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote 26
Washington legislators have moved to update our tax laws in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that forced internet retailers to charge sales tax in all states. Among other things, Substitute Senate Bill 5581 eliminates a tax advantage that out-of-state sellers long enjoyed over local companies. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 26.
Advisory Vote #27
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Washington state has more than 13,000 known or suspected contaminated sites. The Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) became law in 1989 and has supported efforts to clean up more than 7,000 contaminated sites. The MTCA is funded by a voter-approved tax on hazardous substances such as petroleum products and pesticides. This year, the Legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5993 to update the law to improve transparency and increase funding for clean air, clean water, and toxic cleanup programs. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 27.
Advisory Vote #28
Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote 28
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5997 closed a longstanding loophole that allowed many out-of-state shoppers to avoid paying sales tax in Washington. Visitors from states without a sales tax can still request a remittance from the Washington Department of Revenue. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 28.
Advisory Vote #29
Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote 29
This legislation is one step towards balancing our upside-down tax code by making Washington's real estate excise taxes (REET) progressive. Instead of a flat rate of 1.28 percent, property sales of less than $500,000 are reduced to a 1.1 percent tax rate, sales between $1.5 and $3 million would be taxed at 2.75 percent, and properties sold for more than $3 million would be taxed at 3 percent. All the funding from Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998 will be dedicated to the Education Legacy Trust Account. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 29.
Advisory Vote #30
Vote "Maintained" for Advisory Vote 30
This legislation eliminates a tax break for travel agents and tour operators for businesses who earn $250,000 or more per year. Businesses that earn less than $250,000 will continue to pay the lower rate. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6004 will bring more revenue to the state and ensure that large out-of-state and online businesses pay their share. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 30.
Advisory Vote #31
Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote 31
This legislation passed Engrossed Senate Bill 6016 to reauthorize and narrow a sales tax exemption for certain international investment management companies. In order to receive the tax exemption, a business must have more than 25 percent of employees in the state, at least 500 full-time employees worldwide, and gross revenue of more than $400 million. Vote "Maintained" on Advisory Vote No. 31.
Constitutional Amendment #8200
Vote "Approved" on Senate Joint Resolution 8200
This measure would allow the Legislature to temporarily fill vacant public offices during an emergency by including "catastrophic incidents" like earthquakes or tsunamis in the definition of emergency powers. As Washington has been on high alert for an earthquake for years, legislators want to ensure governmental continuity in the event of massive damage from a natural disaster. While it is not pleasant to think about, Washington state needs to be prepared for a catastrophic event. This measure passed with bipartisan support. Vote "Approved" on Senate Joint Resolution No. 8200.


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"Buffy" fans, it's time to arm your keyboards and get ready to hit the message boards. The folks at Vertigo entertainment are getting ready to relaunch "Buffy" once again. The folks at Vertigo are teaming up with the original movie direct Fran and Kaz Kazui to throw together this big screen take. The promise is a relaunch and not a sequel or a prequel. Can the fandom handle a non Whedon buffy with yet another perky blonde stepping into the slayer's shoes?
Sad news for "Castlevania" fans; the Paul W.S. Anderson big screen adaptation is officially dead. No more chances of Simon Belmont and clan on the silver screen. Could this be a sign of the end of video game movies?
Despite reports of raucous boo-ing and general hate for "Antichrist" at the Cannes Film Festival, lead actress Charlotte Gainsbourg was named Best Actress of the festival. It's seldom that horror is given any accolades at such events so kudos to Gainsbourg for drawing the nod despite the widespread distaste for the moving coming out of France.


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A surprisingly smooth commute
After a day that began with the alarm clock in her Fairfield home ringing at a painfully sunless hour, the news that Metro-North Railroad's New Haven line would be back to full service by Wednesday was all Marcia Brown wanted to hear.
"I can't keep getting up at 4 in the morning," said Brown, as she and her husband, Barry Waldman, returned to their BMW sedan in the parking lot of the Fairfield station.
With service shut down between Bridgeport and South Norwalk because of Friday's train crash just a few miles up the line, commuters such as Brown and Waldman, who both ride the train to New York for work, added a bus ride to Stamford as part of their morning routine Monday.
But Tuesday morning's bus-and-train trip will be their last, authorities said Monday afternoon.
Although earlier predictions for full service had stretched into the end of the week, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said during a news conference Monday night that the National Transportation Safety Board's speedy investigation resulted in the clearance to open up full commuter service by Wednesday.
Amtrak also will resume full service in the Northeast corridor on Wednesday.
"This is very, very good news and something that we did not think could be accomplished," Malloy said. "We have one more day to go by all appearances. If people cooperate (Tuesday) to the extent they did today, we'll have another great day (Tuesday)."
Fresh from a weekend filled with the fears of "carmageddon" and warnings from authorities to either set out early -- or not at all -- by the time commuters hit the road Monday, they found conditions about the same as the start of any other workweek.
Even for those who start their mornings on a train platform, Monday's commute turned out largely uneventful, albeit slightly different.
"We were very surprised. It went extremely well," said Waldman, who works as an insurance broker.
After the nearly four-hour pilgrimage home Friday, Waldman and Brown made sure to get up at 4 a.m. -- "earlier than usual" -- to catch the 6:30 bus from Fairfield to the waiting 7:17 train out of Stamford.
"They really were very organized," Waldman said of Metro-North's coordination of the busing. "A lot of direction, a lot of police."
Part of the credit for Monday's surprisingly smooth commute belongs to the commuters themselves, who by and large heeded official requests to find another way to work.
"(Monday) was a lot better than expected," Department of Transportation spokesman Judd Everhart said. "Ridership between New Haven and Stratford, just north of where the accident happened, was down 81 percent, so that was huge."
Overall, the ridership for the entire New Haven Line was down by 20 percent Monday morning, Everhart said, thanks to a large number of commuters working from home, taking the day off or carpooling.
And while Malloy was concerned that 30,000 extra cars taking over the lanes of the Merritt Parkway and Interstate 95 would turn the county's highways into "a parking lot," the morning drive was fairly typical for a Monday in southwestern Connecticut.
There was a smaller than usual backup on the Merritt Parkway and a little more congestion than usual on I-95, officials said.
On the rails, there was no mad rush for parking spaces in Westport, Norwalk, Stamford, or even Southeast, N.Y., on the Harlem line.
Much of that can be attributed to many commuters hitting the road earlier than they normally do to create a buffer for any delays. While a typical Monday morning commute doesn't start until 6 a.m., INRIX, a data and technology company that tracks traffic information, found drivers left earlier than usual Monday morning, some as early as 5:30 a.m.
By 6:30 a.m., there were no major problems on major roadways and on the rails. The biggest southbound bottlenecks were on I-95 between exit 30 in Stratford and exit 22 in Fairfield, where speeds were reduced to around 18 mph.
Frank Hwa needed 45 minutes to drive from his Stratford home to Waterfront Roasters, his coffee shop in the Bridgeport train station.
The trip normally takes Hwa about 15 minutes, he said. But when he discovered I-95 was a sea of cars at 8:30 a.m., Hwa pulled off at exit 30 and took local streets. A traffic signal at the bridge over the Pequonnock River, however, added to his trip -- and his frustration.
"Business is way off because most of my foot traffic comes from people taking the trains. When they're running for a bus on the street, they're not going to bother coming upstairs," Hwa said.
Those who ride the Danbury branch and the Harlem Line reported a smooth, hassle-free ride into work in the morning and back home in the evening.
But even with the end in sight, officials are asking that drivers and riders continue to be patient Tuesday.
"We hope commuters will, first and foremost, understand that whatever they do to get into New York, it will take longer than usual," Everhart said.
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The most recent Rydex|SGI AdvisorBenchmarking survey suggests that many advisors are taking this route, and in the process infusing themselves with a more sophisticated range of resources to offer clients, which in turn helps keep them calm and loyal during unstable market conditions. The survey, conducted earlier in 2011, confirms that many advisors understand the value of having a broader tool set and a deeper knowledge base, whether involving investments or practice management.
Take, for example, how advisors are increasing their investment knowledge. Almost 75% of advisors surveyed advocate alternative investments either for "many" or "a select few" clients, revealing an understanding that an allocation to alternative investments ("alts") can benefit most portfolios, given alts' tendency to behave differently from traditional stocks, bonds and cash. Increased advisor sophistication is also evident in the reasons advisors recommend alternative investments for many of their clients. Most use alts primarily in satellite positions and have risk-related goals, including seeking portfolio diversification, managing risk and lowering portfolio volatility. Moreover, advisors report that they are increasingly evaluating alternative strategies by using less conventional risk metrics such as maximum drawdown and semi-deviation, reflecting a view that there is often more to assessing risk in an investment than standard deviation and Sharpe ratio.
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- Copy the best firms. Our research on top firms suggests they have a higher target rate for growth, take a more aggressive approach to identifying and managing threats to their business, and put a heavier emphasis on using existing clients as a referral source. Maybe you can mimic the behaviors they're exhibiting to motivate you and move you forward in the battle for clients and AUM. Top firms create an aura of sophistication that cannot be acquired through investment performance or marketing events alone. Interestingly, top firms report that they are less concerned with managing client expectations, suggesting strength in client relationships and their ability to work with clients regardless of what the market throws at them.
- Upgrade your credentials. Maybe it's time to pick up other licenses, such as those for life insurance and annuities, or pursue a degree or designation in financial planning or investment management. Adding meaningful designations after your name—CFA, CAIA, CFP, CIMA, MBA, CPA—demonstrates sophistication in a unique and differentiated way. It's a huge commitment that may not suit the needs of your business, but it can set you apart in a competitive environment where recognized expertise is highly regarded, and may even open up new source of clients and assets.
Cachet in the investment advisory business is not acquired but earned, through every professional insight you have, every time you size up what needs to be done and who can help you do it, whenever you synthesize information from your vast knowledge of facts and experience to make a decision on behalf of a client. Fortunately, it can also be enhanced, through focusing your time on the things you do best, continuing to develop your expertise and adopting behaviors that have helped other practices succeed.


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INDIANAPOLIS — Soon every IMPD officer will have tools the police department says could save lives, including those of other police officers.
On Tuesday, public safety officials including Director of Public Safety Troy Riggs, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry and the Fraternal Order of Police will announce that enough money was raised so each of the 1,500 IMPD officers can have their own trauma kit.
The kits include trauma scissors, a tourniquet, bandages and airways that an officer could use on oneself, another officer or another victim. In emergencies, the FOP officials say minutes can save a life. These kits, they say, can immediately stop bleeding in the minutes before EMTs arrive.
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MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- At least eight bodies were found in a well in northern Mexico on Sunday near the site where 20 people went missing late last week, including members of a Colombian-style band, according to a state forensic official.
Gov. Rodrigo Medina told a local television station that four of the bodies had been pulled from the well, and said it could hold as many as 10 cadavers.
Medina said experts were still working to identify the corpses, but noted "we have evidence that indicates that (the bodies) may very well be the members of this band."
The Nuevo Leon State Investigative Agency was still working at the well in a vacant lot in the town of Mina near the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, and the body count could rise, the forensic official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case.
The official could not confirm whether the bodies belonged to 16 members of the band Kombo Kolombia and their crew, who were reported missing early Friday after playing a private show in a bar late Thursday in the neighboring town of Hidalgo north of Monterrey.
Authorities had been searching for two days when they came upon the well Sunday afternoon.
People living near the bar in Hidalgo reported hearing gunshots at about 4 a.m. Friday, followed by the sound of vehicles speeding away, said another source with the state agency. He also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to be quoted by the news media.
The officials added that gunfire is common in the area and said investigators found spent bullets nearby.
Relatives filed an official report about their missing loved ones on Friday, after losing cell phone contact with them following the Thursday night performance. When family members went to the bar to investigate, they found the band members' vehicles still parked outside.
For three years, Kombo Kolombia has played a Colombian style of music known as vallenato, which is popular in Nuevo Leon state. Most of the group's musicians were from the area, and have held large concerts in addition to bar performances.
Nuevo Leon state officials said one of those missing is a Colombian citizen with Mexican residency.
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If Long Beach had a nickel for every fun-loving musician in town, it would be spent at BuskerFest.
And on Saturday, that's exactly how residents and visitors spent their coins.
The fifth annual BuskerFest concluded the Downtown Long Beach Associates' Summer and Music (SAM) concert series, a grass-roots outdoor music festival that provided wooden "nickels" to people who tipped their favorite bands during the fun musical competition.
BuskerFest co-founder Justin Hectus said the event is a great representation of the blue-collar city that prides itself on its "gritty feel" and musical creativity.
"Street music is really Long Beach," Hectus said. "Music here is really for the people by the people."
Hundreds of people gathered for the block party off 1st Street and Linden Avenue in Downtown's East Village to listen to the diverse sounds of a dozen local and regional bands on four stages affixed to artfully decorated flat bed trucks.
"I had to do a skirt check when I got on that stage and then when we started playing, I really had to dig in my heels," said Long Beach resident Rachel Refrano, singer/songwriter for the alternative rock band Rainman. "It was sort of a physically challenge, but we survived it and it was great."
BuskerFest gets its name from the art of busking, which is the practice of playing music in public spaces for tips, Hectus said. The festival actually encourages the audience to use wooden nickels to "tip" their favorite acts. At the end of the nearly six-hour event, the band with the most tips — heaviest tip bag — wins a prize package, which this year was $2,000 worth of band merchandise, T-shirts and more.
Among the 10 competing acts — all based in Long Beach — were Rainman, Hedgehog Swing, Dennis Robicheau, Dumb Love, Brother C & Sister J, The Melodic, MOVE, Fathers & Suns and The Barrelhousers.
"With live music there's no real production to it. You don't have sound adjustments or anything like that," said Wes Verner, who has attended BuskerFest for the last three years. "When you do it the busking way, you get rid of all that stuff in between and, as someone in the crowd, you get to really judge the music for the music."
Fathers & Suns, whose sound check was a silly rendition of Daft Punk's "Lucky," won the coveted prize.
"We feel great about it," said drummer Luis Renteria after the win was announced.
"It's truly a dream come true to us," bassist Jay Penev chimed in. "All we ever wanted to do was make great music for our town here of Long Beach."
Hectus said that nearly all the bands who have performed at BuskerFest have gone on to play big tours, with many "on the bubble ready to go to the next level" like the 2008 winner Korey Dane who Hectus believes "will be huge soon."
In addition to the competition, performances also included folk musician Carly Ritter, the daughter of the late actor John Ritter, Long Beach-bred The Fling and He's My Brother She's My Sister of Los Angeles, whose tap dancing drummer, Lauren Brown, wowed the crowd with her fancy footwork.
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – A 38-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday morning to 15 years in prison for attacking an Orange Park police officer last year.
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With the Supreme Court listening to arguments this week about California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, both of which ban same-sex marriage, celebrities including Beyonce are turning to social media to voice their support for gay marriage.
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The transformation of post war Britain started on 21 June 1948 with the first major wave of migration, the docking of MV Empire Windrush at Tilbury with 492 men and women from Jamaica and Trinidad. Although there has been a black presence in Britain since Roman times and at one stage 10,000 black people lived in London during the 17th Century.
The impact of the Windrush Generation, and other Commonwealth nationals from Africa, India and Pakistan arriving during this period, played a significant role in shaping and creating modern Britain.
In many ways they helped to put the 'Great' into Great Britain by contributing to one of the most successful post war economies in Europe and also making us one of the most vibrant and tolerant multi cultural societies in the world.
Despite the colour bar and the infamous slogan 'No Blacks, Dogs or Irish', the Caribbean community embraced Britain in the belief learned from their colonial education that the 'Mother Country' cared and valued all its subjects. This was highlighted earlier when over 10,000 Caribbean men and women volunteered during World War II along with 140,00 from Africa.
Their hopes and aspirations were never fully realised as they were treated as second class citizens in terms of access to education, employment, housing and treatment by the police. They had to endure hardship and make sacrifices which they suffered in silence and kept hidden from their families. In addition, there was violence and hostility leading to race riots, uprisings and the growth of fascism on the streets in Britain where black and other ethnic minority communities lived in a fearful and unstable environment.
This was because politicians failed to tell the British public at the time that people from the Commonwealth were coming here to work in partnership to make Britain a better place for every one. Like the working class in Britain, people from the Commonwealth also had to deal with poverty and inequality aggravated by the Second World War. The seeds of poverty were in the 1930s with the working class taking action with the Jarrow March in Britain and major strike action and unrest in the Caribbean. In 1938 a Royal Commission was established called the Moyne Report which reported on the poverty and social inequality across the whole Caribbean. The report was also a project to test out the suitability of black people for self government. The recommendations were subsequently buried and not released till after World War II. Thus whether you came from whether Lancashire or Yorkshire, the Midlands, Jamaica, Barbados, Nigeria, Ghana, India or Sri Lanka, the working class internationally were in the same boat.
One of the key contributions of the Windrush Generation is making White Britain more civilised based on the shared acknowledgment of social injustice and the values of hard work, tolerance and respect. The long history and campaigns for racial equality and against the colour bar from the 1950s to the 1970s was the British equivalent of the civil rights movement. Race relations and subsequent human rights legislation on gender, disability and sexual orientation have made Britain more human and socially aware.
This was reinforced by cultural dialogue on musical taste, food and life style, and relationships by which Black, White, Asian and other communities created the multicultural nature, ethos and lifestyle which are now an accepted part of mainstream thinking and society.
The Windrush Generation is now disappearing as many of these pioneers are passing away or suffering from long term health conditions or languishing in residential and nursing homes, although a number emigrated back to the Caribbean. We need to acknowledge and preserve the legacy of these individuals and families that came during WW2 and after 1948 as part of the collective and symbolic generation called the Windrush Generation who laid the foundation and back bone of Black Britons and shaped the dynamics of social, cultural and political life over the last 60 years.
Despite the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, Human rights legislation and equalities impact assessment, racial inequalities are getting wider. The Caribbean, African diaspora communities are now forging a Black British identity no longer seeing the Labour Party as their natural home as the Tories tap into this frustration by selecting more black candidates in winnable seats as well as wooing active members of the Labour party at local level to switch allegiances running up to the general election in 2010. However, we know in the Labour movement that there is no genuine commitment to equality by the Tories or other political parties at Westminster. All is not lost as Labour Party still has time to engage with second and third generation of Black Britons to show that Labour still cares, values their contribution and is the party for social justice for the democratic left.
One of the most fitting tributes we can make as a nation is to consider having a national holiday to remind everyone of how today's Britain came about as a result of the Windrush Generation and to promote the on-going discussion about migrant workers and refugee communities who are now at the bottom of the pile just like those who arrived on the MV Empire Windrush ship in 1948.


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PONCE DE LEON, Patricia et al. Ascaris lumbricoides action on the erythrocyte and desyalated erythrocyte anionic charge. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2012, vol.46, n.2, pp.247-256. ISSN 0325-2957.
The aim of this work was to study the A. lumbricoides' effect on the anionic charge of erythrocytes and desyalated erythrocytes. Work was carried out on 30 extracts ([AE]) and 2 larval concentrates ([ALLC] 1: 500-600; ([ALLC] 2: 200-300 larvae/ mL) of the parasite and Group O erythrocytes in saline (RC) and enzymatic medium (RCb). The red cell sediment was incubated with an equal volume of parasite and the Control (RCc) with saline solution, at 37C. Polybrene and Alcian Blue Methods were applied and Aggregation Titulation from Polybrene was implemented. The coefficients for each method were defined,which were analyzed statistically. The results showed that a longer treatment and also at higher larval concentration,increased the capture of sialic acid (AS),while decreasing the RC and RCb aggregation. The effect was greater on the incubation of the parasite with RCb in relation to RC. The enzymatic treatment reduced similarly the percentage charge in the globules incubated with both [ALLC] (16% -17% of initial) and the variation of RC and RCb charge due to both was about 10%,indicating that the charge loss caused by [ALLC]1 was significant with regard to [ALLC]2. We concluded that A. lumbricoides can capture erythroctyte SA. This phenomenon would contribute to explain the anaemia and thrombi produced in ascariosis,noting that in patients with AS deficit pathologies,these complications would be more relevant.
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What will happen to North Park theater?
It has all the elements of one of the productions the now-bankrupt Lyric Opera of San Diego used to stage at the Birch North Park Theatre: conflict, disruption and dysfunction.
But the curtain could come down as soon as this week on the often-melodramatic bankruptcy proceedings that have engulfed the Lyric Opera, the owner of the historic North Park Theatre, for more than a year and a half.
David Cohen, who owns and operates the West Coast Tavern at the front of the theater and the Uptown Tavern in Hillcrest, proposed a settlement earlier this month in which he and his company, DCMM, would take over the 731-seat, 32,000-square-foot theater and its operations. Essentially, the slate would be wiped clean and the Lyric Opera would cease to exist.
A bankruptcy court judge could rule on Cohen's proposal in a hearing scheduled for Wednesday.
Cohen, when reached by phone, said it was "premature" to talk about the legal proceeding or his potential plans for the theater.
The president of the Lyric's board of directors, Roberto Cueva, said "too many things are in flux" and that he "couldn't speak at this time." Lyric management was unavailable for comment.
Cohen and DCMM's petition, however, says they were approached by a Lyric representative about a possible resolution prompted by financial and "operational problems."
Cohen is in a unique position, as his West Coast Tavern is a tenant of the Lyric Opera, but he also owns the $4 million mortgage note the Lyric took out in 2006 and later refinanced (the note was sold to Cohen in 2012 for an undisclosed amount).
"Lyric Opera is out of funds, out of options and seeks help," according to court documents filed by Cohen's attorney, Jean Heinz. "DCMM has agreed to a settlement that allows a smooth transition as to both the property and the operations."
The Lyric's attorney, Christine Baur, sees it differently. In court filings responding to the proposal, she identifies the Lyric Opera's representative as Cueva, who she states acted without advice of counsel and without the consent of the Lyric's board, making any agreement he reached with Cohen invalid.
She asserts that to the extent that the Lyric is in financial distress, "DCMM should be held accountable." She claims DCMM had not paid the Lyric the "alcohol sales percentage under the lease amendment for the last three and a half years," totaling about $700,000. And after purchasing the Lyric's $4 million note, Cohen immediately tried to get permission from the court to foreclose on the loan, which caused additional legal expenses and complications for the Lyric.
"DCMM has sought to take advantage of the Debtor at every turn," the Lyric's court papers state. "DCMM's continued attempts to mislead ... the Debtor should not be tolerated."
The not-for-profit Lyric Opera, under the management of its founders Jack Montgomery and Leon Natker, purchased the now 84-year-old theater in 2005 for about $12.5 million in a complex arrangement with the city and developer Bud Fischer. Much of that amount was covered by redevelopment funds and donations (including $1 million from the Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation) — and that $4 million mortgage — but the company still had nearly $1 million more to raise when it moved in.
Within six months of the theater's opening celebration in late 2005, Natker, the general director, was concerned about "sluggish fundraising." By 2008, the Lyric had taken out an additional $400,000 line of credit and by early 2011, it put the theater on the market with a price tag of about $5 million. The company planned to continue producing shows and rent the theater back from the new owners.
Although there were claims of buyer interest and an offer of $4 million that was not accepted, the theater continued to suffer setbacks, ending its fiscal year in June 2011 with a deficit of $250,000 on an operating budget of about $1.5 million (according its most recent federal 990s). In October 2011, Natker and Montgomery "retired" and the Lyric declared Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy. Two weeks later, it canceled its season.
During the bankruptcy, the Lyric has continued renting the theater to local promoters and arts organizations, including the San Diego Musical Theatre (whose production of "Chicago" is now on the North Park stage). But the Lyric's reorganization plan is to sell the theater "to a purchaser who will continue the (North Park Theatre) as a viable and vibrant venue for the North Park community," according to court documents filed in November.
Response to a renewed real estate marketing campaign was promising, and Baur said last week that the Lyric is waiting for a response to a counteroffer it made to a potential buyer.
Meanwhile, Cohen claims in recent court documents that the Lyric no longer has sufficient funds for upkeep or operations, even though it has rentals scheduled through May 2013. By taking over the theater and its operations, Cohen and DCMM assert, they would insure those future bookings could proceed.
Baur, however, has asked the court to deny Cohen's settlement motion and given the "dysfunctional state" of the Lyric's management, appoint a "court-supervised fiduciary" to operate the Lyric and oversee any potential sale or agreement.
If the court is unwilling to appoint a new agent to supervise the theater, then Baur is asking to withdraw from the case. That request is a first, she said, in the history of her firm, which specializes in Chapter 11 bankruptcies.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The UCF Knights headed to Arizona on Friday to prepare for the team's first ever BCS bowl game.
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The team left the practice facility next to Bright House Networks stadium around 9 a.m. Players and coaches took buses to Orlando International Airport where they will catch a flight to Glendale.
UCF will face the Baylor Bears on January 1 in the 2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium.
The 15th-ranked Knights, led by quarterback Blake Bortles and running backs Storm Johnson and Will Stanback, finished undefeated in the American Athletic Conference and have an 11-1 overall record.
UCF was listed as a 17.5-point underdog days before the Fiesta Bowl.
Local 6 will follow the Knights to Arizona for special coverage beginning on Monday. Tune in at 7 p.m. on January 1 for a special pregame show hosted by Local 6 sports director David Pingalore and anchor Matt Austin.


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Online salon booking: a beautiful thing
Over the years, Melody McCloskey has experimented with being a redhead, a blonde and a brunette. But a few years ago, after three bad experiences in a row of having her hair cut and colored, she realized that the beauty and wellness industry needed a makeover - a technological one.
McCloskey, a former manager of online content at Current TV, teamed up with former colleague Dan Levine and started StyleSeat. Billed as an "OpenTable for the beauty industry," the San Francisco startup helps consumers find and book a hair stylist, esthetician, makeup artist or other beauty professional online.
"The whole process was so cumbersome," McCloskey said. "I would go to review sites and read the reviews. I'd find a stylist (who) people were talking about a lot. I'd call the salon and oftentimes they weren't available for the next couple of weeks. I felt so frustrated that there wasn't a way to find the best stylist for you."
StyleSeat - along with other online booking sites for beauty services, such as Posh Beauty and Beauteeze - is tapping into the booming $72.4 billion beauty industry. Nearly 280,000 salons and barbershops are in business, according to Professional Consultants & Resources, which specializes in the beauty industry.
Instant booking
Consumers pay anywhere from $30 to wax their eyebrows to hundreds of dollars to cut and highlight their hair. The trouble is finding a good match among the sea of salons, studios and spas, most of them small businesses and independent contractors.
On StyleSeat, consumers can search among more than 85,000 beauty professionals in 10,000 cities, narrowing choices down by location and specialties, such as working with curly hair. They can also read reviews, check out a stylist's portfolio and access discounts.
And of course, users can make appointments online. Since launching in May 2011, StyleSeat has booked more than 2 million appointments, adding up to more than $100 million in business for beauty professionals.
"It's much more convenient for my schedule," said Veronica Belmont, an on-the-go technology and gaming web video host in San Francisco. She used StyleSeat to find a hair and makeup artist for her wedding last fall and to have her hair done before a tech awards show last month.
Easy access to services has driven many recent technology offerings, from finding a good doctor to hiring a reliable mechanic to dining at a hip restaurant. For many purchases, consumers search online for specific recommendations and schedule something right away.
"People are getting used to convenience and access," said Aileen Lee, whose seed-stage fund, Cowboy Ventures, invested in StyleSeat. "When you decide you need to get your nails done or your hair cut, you pick up your mobile device and book your appointment. It takes you 30 seconds. More and more people are doing business this way, and most people will do business this way a few years from now."
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The fashion and beauty industry is the latest to undergo this transformation, as Silicon Valley wakes up to the economic power of women and a new generation of female tech entrepreneurs such as McCloskey takes the stage.
McCloskey, 28, said she struggled at first to convince Silicon Valley's mostly male investors to back the startup. She and Levine bootstrapped the company themselves for a year before building enough of the site to show investors it had potential.
Since then, StyleSeat has lined up about $1.5 million in funding from backers such as Hollywood's Ashton Kutcher and Sophia Bush, as well as former Google executive Chris Sacca and Dave Morin, formerly of Facebook and now CEO of Path, a social network.
StyleSeat is also changing the beauty industry from behind the scenes. Beauty professionals - some of whom still use pen and paper to keep track of their schedules - can use the site to build their businesses.
Through StyleSeat, they can create a professional online profile and manage and communicate with their clients. Though the general service is free, users can also opt to sign up for a subscription of $25 to $35 per month for additional features, such as custom e-mail marketing.
A time-saver
With daily deals such as Groupon losing appeal for some beauty professionals, they can also tap StyleSeat to attract new customers by offering one-time discounts. StyleSeat takes between 10 percent and 30 percent of the cut for different kinds of promotions.
Anita Chan, a licensed esthetician, opened her skincare studio Anita B: Beauty about three months ago in San Francisco's Japantown. Previously, she had operated her business out of her home while - for about two years - she also juggled a job as an international flight attendant.
Through StyleSeat, she has been able to move beyond Facebook to have a presence on a beauty-specific site. She also uses StyleSeat to communicate with clients and make booking appointments easier.
"I was spending hours sending e-mails to each client individually, reminding them about their appointment and doing follow-ups," she said. Now she can focus more on her clients and the beauty part of her business. "It saves me so much time."
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Date: Sunday 7th January 2018
Time: 9:00am - 10:00am
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Betteshanger junior parkrun is a free 2k run for juniors (4-14 year olds). It is held every Sunday at 9:00am.
Please register before your first run and don't forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode.
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[1] European Commission's new right for press publishers mired in controversy. Source: StatusQuo.eu
[2] EU Moves One Step Closer to World's Worst Internet Filtering Law. Source: European Digital Rights
[3] Here's Why You Should Call, Not Email, Your Legislators. Source: The New York Times
[4] A Hitchhikers' Guide to the Link Tax. Source: OpenMedia
[5] Dozens of organizations call on European Parliament to redouble efforts for progressive copyright changes. Source: Creative Commons
[6] YouTube's Content ID (C)ensorship Problem Illustrated. Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 20, 2012) – All the news about U.S. men's volleyball players in the U.S. and around the world.
U.S. middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.), a 2008 and 2012 Olympian, is headed to Russia to play for Zenit Kazan. Yes, it is the same team that U.S. outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.), a 2012 Olympian, plays for in the Russian Super League. However, Lee will only be used in Kazan's CEV Champions League matches. He could make his debut with the team on Nov. 21 when Kazan will travel to Austria to play Hypo Tirol Innsbruck in its next Champions League match. On Nov. 17, Anderson scored 15 points on 13 kills (65.0 kill percent, .600 hitting efficiency), one block and one ace as Kazan defeated Yaroslav Yaroslavich. Anderson was also credited with 22 receptions, 41 percent positive. Kazan is undefeated at 7-0 in the league. To view photos from the match, click here.
U.S. opposite David McKienzie (Littleton, Colo.), a 2008 Olympian, led his Puerto Rican team Patriotas de Lares to two victories over the past week. On Nov. 15, McKienzie led all scorers with 19 points on 17 kills and two aces as Lares defeated Changos de Narajito, 25-15, 25-22, 25-23. On Nov. 18, McKienzie scored 27 points on 22 attacks, two blocks and three aces as Lares defeated Mets de Guaynabo, 23-25, 26-28, 25-14, 25-12, 15-8.
U.S. opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) and his team Plataneros de Corozal defeated Indios de Mayaguez, 25-19, 25-22, 26-24. Patak led all scorers with 21 points on 17 attacks, three blocks and one ace. U.S. player Jeff Ptak (Buffalo, N.Y.) scored 11 points on eight attacks, one block and two aces for Mayaguez. On Nov. 16, Patak led all scorers with 19 points on 16 attacks, one block and two aces as Corozal defeated Leones de Ponce, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21. Tri Bourne (Honolulu, Hawaii), who plays for Ponce, scored nine points on nine attacks.
To view photos from Puerto Rico league matches, click here.
U.S. middle blocker David Smith (Saugus, Calif.), a 2012 Olympian, and his French league team Tours, are now 7-0 after defeating Rennes Volley 35, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 30-28 on Nov. 18. Smith started all four sets and scored nine points on seven attacks (58.3 kill percent, .500 hitting efficiency) and two blocks.
U.S. outside hitter Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) scored 16 points and middle blocker Matt Rawson (Los Angeles) added three as AS Cannes defeated Narbonne, 20-25, 25-21, 25-27, 25-16, 15-13 on Nov. 17. Tarr started all five sets and scored 15 points on 13 kills and two blocks. He was also credited with 23 receptions, 61 percent positive. Rawson started all five sets and scored seven points on five kills (55.5 kill percent, .555 hitting efficiency) and two blocks.
U.S. opposite Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) led his French league team Montpellier with 28 points on 25 attacks (52.1 kill percent, .458 hitting efficiency), two blocks and one ace as it defeated Avignon, 20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 28-26, 15-12 on Nov. 17.
Middle blocker Andy Hein (Carol Stream, Ill.) is playing for Toulouse, which fell to Nantes Reze Metropole, 25-19, 25-22, 25-22 on Nov. 17. Hein scored seven points on three kills, three blocks and one ace.
In France's B league, AS Orange Nassau, including U.S. libero Dustin Watten (Long Beach, Calif.) and outside hitters Damien Scott (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Eric Vance (Camarillo, Calif.) fell to Harnes Volley-ball, 25-20, 25-16, 14-25, 22-25, 19-17 on Nov. 17. Vance scored 15 points on 11 kills, one block and three aces. He was credited with 15 receptions, 100 percent positive. Scott added nine points on eight attacks and one block. He was also credited with 38 receptions, 95 percent positive. Watten was credited with 32 receptions, 97 percent positive.
In Italy's Serie A league, U.S. middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Copra Elior Piacenza defeated BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte, 25-21, 25-22, 25-20 on Nov. 18. Holt played as a substitute but did not score. Grotte is the team of U.S. outside hitter Jeff Menzel (Santa Barbara, Calif.), but he did not play in the match.
In Italy's Serie B league, U.S. outside hitter Garrett Muagututia (Oceanside, Calif.) and Sieco Service Ortona improved to 7-1 as they defeated Pallavolo Loreto, 21-25, 25-20, 29-27, 25-19. Muagututia started all four sets and scored 16 points on 14 attacks and two blocks. He was also credited with 23 receptions, 61 percent positive.
U.S. outside hitter Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), a 2012 Olympian, and Asseco Resovia Rzeszów defeated Effector Kielce, 25-17, 28-26, 25-16 on Nov. 17. Lotman started the third set and scored two points on two attacks.
U.S. outside hitter Jayson Jablonsky and ACH Volley Ljubljana defeated Slovenia's Calcit Kamnik, 25-9, 25-18, 25-16 on Nov. 17. Jablonsky started all three sets and scored nine points on eight kills (50.0 kill percent, .438 hitting efficiency) and one block. He was also credited with 16 receptions, 56 percent positive.
In the Turkish league, U.S. setter Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.), a 2008 Olympian, and Arkas Spor defeated U.S. opposite Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.), a 2004 Olympian, and Istanbul BBSK, 25-20, 16-25, 25-27, 25-22, 19-17 on Nov. 18. Billings started all five sets and led all scorers with 33 points on 32 attacks (54.2 kill percent, .390 hitting efficiency) and one block. Hansen started the first three sets and played as a substitute after that. He helped set the team to a 44.2 kill percent and a .302 hitting efficiency.
U.S. outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), a 2004, '08 and '12 Olympian, and Halkbank Ankara fell to Greenwich Saat Ted Kolejjliler, 25-23, 27-25, 23-25, 21-25, 17-15 on Nov. 17. Priddy started four sets and substituted in the other, scoring 11 points on eight kills, two blocks and one ace.
In Pool F, visiting Kevin Hansen and Arkas Izmir Spor fell to Belgium's Noliko Maaseik, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 26-28, 15-13 on Nov. 20. Hansen started all five sets and set the team to a 35.1 kill percent and a .269 hitting efficiency. Izmir will not advance in the competition.
In Pool G, Paul Lotman and Asseco Resovia Rzeszow have also fallen out of the Champions League after losing to Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, 25-19, 14-25, 25-16, 29-27 on Nov. 20. Lotman started all four sets and scored 15 points on 10 kills (62.5 kill percent, .625 hitting efficiency), three blocks and two aces. He was also credited with 21 receptions, 57 percent positive.
In Pool A, Matt Anderson and Zenit Kazan will travel to Austria to play Hypo Tirol Innsbruck on Nov. 21.
In Pool B, the Berlin Recycling Volleys, including outside hitter Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.) and setter Kawika Shoji (Honolulu, Hawaii) will play Budvanska Rivijera Budva in Croatia on Nov. 21.
In Pool C, David Smith and Tours will host Crvena Zvezda Beograd of Serbia on Nov. 22.
In Pool D, Jayson Jablonsky and ACH Volley Ljubljana will visit Belgium's Euphony Asse-Lennik on Nov. 21.
Matches can be viewed live and on demand at laola1.tv.
In the round of 16, Reid Priddy and Halkbank Ankara defeated host Landstede Zwolle of Netherlands, 25-17, 25-14, 25-18 on Nov. 20. With two victories over Zwolle, Ankara will advance to the quarterfinals, to be played in December.
U.S. opposite Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.) and Andreoli Latina will host Finland's VaLePa Sastamala on Nov. 21.
U.S. middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and visiting Jastrzebski Wegiel will host Turkey's Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara on Nov. 21.
Robert Tarr, Matt Rawson and AS Cannes will travel to Russia's Lokomotiv Kharkiv on Nov. 21.
Max Holt and Italy's Copra Elior Piacenza defeated Brook Billings and visiting Istanbul BBSK of Turkey, 25-19, 25-16, 25-22 on Nov. 15. Billings scored 14 points for his team and Holt had one for Piacenza. The teams will play again Nov. 22.


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Michael Mann was a commercial director and documentarian in Europe before he returned home to the U.S. in the mid-'70s and learned how to tell stories by writing scripts for Police Story and Starsky & Hutch. In 1978, Mann created Vega$, a tough-minded ABC private-eye show shot on location in the streets and casinos of America's gambling capitol. Mann wrote the Vega$ pilot script, then had nothing much to do with the show going forward (outside of his weekly "created by" credit), but the blueprint of his original concept is followed fairly closely on the 10 episodes included in the three-disc Vega$: The First Season, Vol. 1 DVD set. Robert Urich plays a bad-ass private eye who splits his time between running errands for casino boss Tony Curtis and working especially lurid cases, often involving drugs, pornography, strippers, human trafficking, or extortion. And he does all this while surrounded by vivid local color: scantily clad showgirls, aged sharpies, jaded natives, and giant marquees touting the exclusive engagements of entertainers like Roy Clark and Lola Falana. With its wall-to-wall disco-funk soundtrack and dialogue like "I'm the Ghost Of Christmas Past, turkey! I'm The Lone Ranger, and I'm gonna nail you!", Vega$ is, at its core, a crime series as distinctive in setting and attitude as Mann's later Miami Vice and Crime Story.
But of course, it was also a late-'70s ABC product, produced by Aaron Spelling, which means that Vega$ suffers from more than a little Love Boat-ification. Every episode is awash in special guest stars, usually in the lighter-toned subplots (as in one episode that involves Abe Vigoda, Morey Amsterdam, Vic Tayback, and a missing lion), but occasionally and disastrously in the main story (as when The Brady Bunch's Robert Reed plays the publicity-shy father of a beauty queen/rape victim, played by The Brady Bunch's Maureen McCormick). Vega$ also loaded up on comic relief, in the form of Urich's bumbling legman Bart Braverman and Urich's bubble-headed, bubble-breasted receptionist Judy Landers. But neither the celebrity kitsch nor the kooky sidekicks can dull the fundamental coolness of Vega$'s main man, who lives in a decked-out converted theatrical warehouse and parks his red T-Bird in his living room. No ABC "all in fun, folks" brightening can dull the sight of Urich, a classic Michael Mann hero, doing one of his patented slow-walks toward some out-of-luck low-life and preparing to deliver a righteous beat-down.
Key features: Only the old "Next, on Vega$!" network promos.


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After her arrest for cocaine possession last Friday in Las Vegas, Paris Hilton denied the cocaine — and the purse it was found in — were hers. Now, however, she might have unexpectedly incriminated herself.
Paris' purse confusion all started after a Twitpic she posted seven weeks ago was uncovered, in a story first reported on Radar Online on Thursday morning.
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Posting a picture of the very similar purse, she Tweeted, "Love My New Chanel Purse I Got Today :)."
Radar reported that a photo of Paris from the night of her arrest appeared to show a bag similar to the one she Tweeted.
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The photos call into question Paris' story to the arresting officer.
"After I read Hilton her Miranda rights, she told me the purse was not hers and that she had borrowed it from a friend," a police officer's report, included in the felony possession case levied against the star, read.
Paris' arrest came just three days after suspect Nathan Lee Parada was arrested for attempting to break into her Los Angeles homes.
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Las Vegas reporter Alicia Jacobs from KSNV sat down with Paris, who opened up about the break-in incident.
"He was watching me through the windows before my boyfriend arrived, so he knew we were both in the house and he didn't care, he was prepared with his knives," she said.
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Parada was arraigned in Los Angeles on Friday. At the hearing, he pleaded not guilty to attempted felony burglary. His next court date is on September 14.
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