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Crucial Ruler present their brand new 10". Four cuts providing another original riddim: 945 DUB. A Digital Roots production hand to hand with Robbie Simeon, arranged by Dub Crucials.
Side A features Dixie Peach on "Trod On Home", a 100% roots track blessed by the unmistakable touch of one of the main artists in the British digital roots scene, followed by its dub version, "Dub On Home".
Side B is opened by "Sons Of Nansa", instrumental cut led by Ras Telford. This deep release is closed by Ranking Forrest's "Big Drum Machine", regular DJ in Pirates Choice recordings and one not to be missed on Crucial Ruler.
Crucial Ruler is a label created by Dubby Ambassah (Pirates Choice Recordings) and Puppa Fran (Bomb Bass HiFi), to spread their digital reggae productions, based on the foundations of 80's original sound, computerized Rub'A'Dub and, obviously, Roots and digital Dub.
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Disappointingly, Albert Edwards, chief investment strategist for Societe Generale, is not one of the converts. Reports that that this unreconstructed perma-bear has turned a little bullish turn out to be somewhat premature. He's not yet calling the end of the ice age, whatever you may read elsewhere. However, he's very much in the minority: rightly or wrongly, optimism is in the ascendancy.
David Cameron and George Osborne will be praying it lasts. Re-election in two and a half years' time depends vitally on economic deliverance. Given the legacy issues of the credit crunch and the debilitating effects of the eurozone debt crisis, the economy has actually been performing quite well this past two and a half years. But politicians are never going to get credit for preventing worse outcomes. People look around, and they see falling living standards, scarce credit and blighted employment prospects. They've grown tired of hearing how it's all Labour's fault, and they want to see results.
Well maybe this will be the year in which things finally begin to turn. Certainly the signs are already more positive than at any time since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the event that marked the start of the Great Recession. With household names such as HMV and now Blockbuster falling like flies, this assertion might seem at odds with the evidence. Yet these collapses were more to do with specific structural issues than a weak economy, and in any case are quite backward-looking in their implications.
I'm not going to bore you with the wealth of survey and monetary data that points to a rather stronger economy - not just in the US and emerging markets, but even in Britain and Europe. Instead, I am going to focus on a single event which happened this week, the announcement of a possible buy-out of Dell, the ubiquitous but struggling personal computer company.
This might seem a rather odd, not to say irrelevant, transaction to cite as evidence of an improving economy. In the scale of things, it scarcely matters who owns Dell, or even whether it continues to exist at all. And it matters even less to us here in Britain. So let me explain.
If it happens, this will be by far the largest buyout since the start of the crisis, and as such, it is a powerful indicator of improving credit conditions. By rolling his own substantial equity stake into the deal, the founder, Michael Dell, will admittedly make the buyout less of a stretch than it would otherwise be. It is also by no means certain he can pull it off. These deals have a habit of falling apart before they finally reach the altar.
Even so, this is not a transaction which could have been remotely contemplated just a few years ago. The fact that the finance seems to be readily available marks a notable return of animal spirits, which we are already seeing in surging equity prices.
The circumstances that surround the buyout are in many respects unique to Dell itself. The once fast growing PC operation has lost its way, while attempts to diversify into servers, storage, services, and software have so far proved a disappointing substitute. For those who believe the company still has a future, as Michael Dell and his private equity backers plainly do, there is the opportunity to acquire the company at what may be a bargain basement price.
Mr Dell may also be suffering from the same disillusionment with public markets that in the end tends to afflict all outstandingly successful entrepreneurs. The tyranny of quarterly reporting, the oppressive nature of corporate governance rules, and the often conflicting demands and expectations of investors – it all gets in the way of running an effective business.
It took Sir Richard Branson little more than a year of having his company publicly traded before deciding it was not for him. Even long-standing FTSE 100 bosses tend to complain bitterly of the constraints of a stock exchange listing. Sir Terry Leahy, former chief executive of Tesco, once told me that today's pressures for short-term performance and dividends would have made the massive investment of Tesco's big drive for market leadership in the 1990s virtually impossible. It was just about tolerated back then, but wouldn't be today.
Besides, private equity continues to enjoy some major tax advantages over the publicly listed company. The tax deductibility of debt helps to make the potential return from private equity much higher. By contrast, the publicly listed company suffers a quadruple tax whammy. At virtually all levels – corporate, dividends, capital gains and transaction taxes (stamp duty in Britain) – the fully listed company will be at a disadvantage.
In any case, Mr Dell seems to believe that once cocooned from the prying eyes and short-term investment horizons of public markets he can more easily bring about the radical restructuring and change of direction his company needs. I'm sure he's right.
Yet just because the likes of Mr Dell want to, as it were, "unfloat" their companies doesn't necessarily spell the end of publicly quoted markets. These things are cyclical. If the private equity market is picking up, we can be certain that the wider IPO and "mergers and acquisitions" market won't be far behind. Appetite for risk seems to be coming back in leaps and bounds, and in time this will tow the real economy with it.
It may or may not make sense for mature businesses with big cash flows to load themselves up with debt in a public to private buyout, but for fast-growing start-ups and technology companies, equity is the way to go, and for them, paradoxically, the diffuse nature of the investor base offered by a public listing is a positive boon.
Much political wind is expended berating the banks for scarce credit, yet the truth is that banks have always been useless at financing small and medium-sized enterprises. Because of the way they assess risk, banks find it hard to provide loans to highly innovative enterprises, and yet only 3pc of the UK's 4.5m SMEs use equity finance. Astonishingly, most are forced to fall back on credit cards for funding.
As the London Stock Exchange's chief executive, Xavier Rolet, has repeatedly asserted, much more needs to be done to encourage the IPO market for smaller companies. A good start would be a British version of the US Jobs Act (standing for Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups).
Whatever. The wider point is that finance is beginning to work again. We see it in the US housing market, which is now unambiguously off the bottom, we see it in the US monetary data, which point to the return of near "normal" rates of US credit expansion, and we see it in a gathering Mergers and Acquisitions market.
The UK is always a good year behind the US, and Europe much further still. It is also more than possible that the mood won't last. Yet for now, the positives are unmistakable.


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dajackal wrote:duncanm wrote:Just on that last bit... the path really is 'off road'. Its a bunch of steep wood/dirt steps down through a weed-infested gully and back up again.
Ok if you don't mind a bit of bike portage I guess, though it'd be a mess in the rain. Then there's a steep short climb back up Wongala.
You don't seem averse to riding the footpath where it makes sense -- I take the eastern footpath on Beecroft and PH's road when ascending between Albert and Trebor Rd (which is where your business park is).
Alternative 2 is cross to the Eastern side of the railway at Chapman, then do Sutherland, steps to Clemente Cl, Azalea, Hampden, which brings you out at the Railway crossing at Pennant Hills.
I'm already commuting through that gully. I just go through the rocky trail that follows the train tracks to avoid the descent/ascent.
I currently cycle on sections of footpath on Beecroft Rd when coming up from my current residence in Epping. So I'm prepared to ride on footpath to stay alive Not fit enough to keep up with traffic just yet.Boognoss wrote:If you want to avoid riding the M2 illegally there's Renown Rd with the massive Big Dipper or ride to Castle Hill and go Crane Rd, Highs Rd, Taylor St, Aiken Rd. there's a footpath between Castlewood Drive and Highs Rd. IMO much better than Renown Rd but plenty of hills of course. No avoiding them anywhere in the Hills.
Thanks that sounds like a good alternative to the M2 route - I was actually worried I wouldn't be confident enough to ride on a motorway.
How do I cross from Castlewood to Highs? Is it through Castlewood Reserve like in the map here?
Yep 100% correct. The map you linked to shows the footpaths in the reserve to follow. It'll be obvious when you're there. Be careful of the wooden bridge if it's damp or wet as you pick up speed downhill eastbound and then the bridge and a slight right-handler is at the bottom.


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The Pat Boone 80th Birthday Celebrity Roast - Hosted & Roasted by
Larry King, Shirley Jones, Tom Dreesen, Rich Little, Louise Duart and George Foreman
for the benefit of Ryan's Reach Brain Injury Foundation at the Beverly Hilton June 1st
Los Angeles/Beverly Hills- A "Dean Martin Style" rd carpet celebrity Roast will take-on one of America's best known icons for his 80th birthday. Pat Boone will celebrate his illustrious career as a singer, actor, entertainer and humanitarian as the target of some of this nation's wittiest and funny celebrities who will be out to roast him unmercifully. Celebrity roasters and guests will include Larry King, Shirley Jones, Norm Crosby, Snoop Dog, Tom Dreesen, Rich Little, Louise Duart, George Foreman, Tommy Lasorda, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Rosey Grier, Terry Moore, Jon Voight, Tessa Ferrer (Gray's Anatomy), John Schneider, Peter Marshall, Adam West, George Hamilton, Valerie Perrine, Kato Kaelin, Margaret O'Brien, Connie Stevens, Stacy Keach, Marty Kove, Michael Reagan, Hugh O'Brian, Gavin Macleod, Rhonda Fleming, Anne Jeffreys, Dick Van Patten, Trini Lopez, Charlene Tilton, Paul Peterson, Tippi Hedren and many more being added on daily. Tributes from: Stan Lee, Mike Love, Osmond Brothers, Debbie Reynolds, Ray Romano & Brad Garret, Carol Burnett, Kathie Lee & Hoda and Dolly Parton
"It was not easy to get him to give in to the spotlight for a big party like this for him. However, knowing that it will be a fundraiser for the charity founded after his grandson Ryan's traumatic brain injuy in 2001- Ryan's Reach, he agreed to be roasted unmercifully", said Lindy Boone Michaels, Pat's daughter.
A VIP reception where sponsors will have the opportunity to meet Pat Boone along with the other celebrities will precede the dinner and ROAST.
Along with this night of comedic ridicule, Debbie Boone, Pat's award winning recording artist daughter, will perform a special birthday set for her father.
The entire evening is dedicated to raising funds and awareness of Ryan's Reach - The Ryan Corbin Foundation. Ryan is Pat and Shirley Boone's first grandchild and the foundation is named in his honor (Ryan suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2001). Because Ryan is financially secure, all donations to Ryan's Reach are directed for the care of others. The foundation is dedicated to the rehabilitation, retraining and support of individuals who have been devastated by traumatic brain injury (TBI). The proceeds from the evening's celebration will enable Ryan's Reach to continue caring for those we serve as well as addressing long term goals of establishing a group home for TBI survivors. To learn more, visit the Ryan's Reach website.
The Pat Boone 80th Birthday Celebrity Roast
Sunday June 1st, 2014
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Doris Burke, Jeff Van Gundy Call UConn-Baylor For ESPN
ESPN brought out the big guns for the No. 1 Baylor women against No. 2 UConn. Former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, ESPN's leading commentator, was alongside Doris Burke for ESPN's broadcast Sunday night.
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Since the kid got in, you would be unwise to plagarize it. Nor do I think Yale wants a bunch of essays just like this. But I thought some applicants might like to see one that worked, and I'd like to know if you all think this helped him get in--or if his ridiculously high numbers did the trick.The proverbial cat is nearly avenged. Curiosity has been marched before the firing squad of self-assured modern apathy and the rifles barrels are trembling with anticipation.Over the centuries, empires have risen and collapsed, belief systems have appeared and vanished, and millions of people have sojourned on the earth. Despite vast differences in custom and geography, one common force has driven the progress of mankind: curiosity. The human condition has been continually lifted to new heights by the pondering of thinkers, dreamers, children, and ordinary people. Individual lives, too, have been enriched by engaging the intellect and imagination.People today are immersed in information but unwilling to think. Knowledge seems like a cheap commodity to the Google generation: why pursue the life of the mind when one can find anything on the Web? Once the world was rocked, and the thoughts of man challenged and expanded, by the impact of thinkers who wondered about the way things were; Kant, Darwin, Einstein, and Adam Smith earned fame with the force of their ideas. Now we refuse to wonderpreferring ready-made, just-add-personal-bias sound bites. There will always be some committed inquirers, but if general curiosity continues to whither, who will be their disciples? Even a master chef cant satisfy diners that dont care enough to swallow, let alone seek nourishment. Could the stagnation of human knowledge result from too many answers and not enough questions? May that question breed many more.
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In the weeks after the election, it will be easy to Monday-morning quarterback and ask, "What if?" Many people will blame Mitt Romney's loss on Hurricane Sandy, and others on the candidate himself.
Neither was the deciding factor. The Republican Party lost its way.
I went into Election Day feeling confident in my party's presidential candidate, but my perception of the electorate was clearly wrong. I've always considered myself a conservative Republican, on both social and fiscal issues. However, if I were running for U.S. Senate today, I would be a liberal compared with the extreme Tea Party groups.
Where did our party go wrong?
The political process is always changing, and with it, the platforms of our political parties change as well. The Republican Party built after World War II was the party of individual liberty and freedom. It encouraged an entrepreneur to start a business and create jobs. We were the party that stood for free markets and free people.
Politicians like George Wallace and George McGovern were in favor of using government to impose their values on the public. Wallace wanted to foist his racial and religious values on the rest of us, and McGovern wanted to impose his elitist left-wing views. The Republican Party that gave rise to Barry Goldwater believed strongly that there was too much government imposing too many values on too many people.
The theocrats were, at the time, in the Democratic Party, and those who believed that government should impose morality were Democrats.
Today, the born-again Christian movement that came to national prominence with the nomination of Jimmy Carter is now the movement that has taken over the Republican Party.
Romney lost the election because he allowed himself to become the candidate of the right instead of the moderate he really is.
Exit polls proved that the most important issue to voters was the economy, but they didn't trust that Romney was the guy to help all people in all walks of life. Let's face it: Romney is a successful entrepreneur, a multimillionaire. I don't think the American people fully trusted that the Republican Party would help all people, and not just the rich.


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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Huyssen, Inc., licensed to use the registered service mark Sedona Staffing and the Sedona Group, agreed to pay $920,000 and implement preventive measures to settle a variety of discrimination charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
"We are pleased that Huyssen and Sedona Group worked cooperatively with the EEOC to reach a resolution that will correct and prevent discrimination in recruitment and hiring," said Marla Stern-Knowlton, director of the EEOC's San Diego Local Office.
The settlement resolves six EEOC discrimination charges filed between 2007 and 2009 alleging that the staffing firm engaged in a pattern and practice of classifying and failing to refer job applicants in San Diego based on their race, color, sex, national origin, age or disability.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Without admitting liability, Huyssen and Sedona agreed to enter into a five-year conciliation agreement with the EEOC and alleged victims, thereby avoiding litigation. The settlement includes a class fund for currently unidentified victims who also suffered similar discrimination during the relevant time period.
Potential claimants will include men and women of various races and national origins, individuals 40 years of age and older, and those with disabilities, who applied for referral employment through Huyssen, Inc. of San Diego during the period of March 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008. Within the next four months, the Claims Administrator will be issuing claims packets to potential claimants. Website links for the Claims Administrator will also be posted on the EEOC and Sedona Staffing of San Diego websites.
Aside from the monetary relief, Huyssen agreed to provide annual equal employment opportunity (EEO) and diversity training to all employees at its San Diego location, with an emphasis on non-discriminatory referral and hiring procedures. Huyssen also agreed to hire an independent EEO consultant to assist the company in revising its EEO policies and complaint procedures, training and compliance with the agreement.
Eliminating barriers in recruitment and hiring, especially class-based recruitment and hiring practices that discriminate against racial, ethnic and religious groups, older workers, women, and people with disabilities, is one of six national priorities identified by the Commission's Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Yarong Lin '14
Yarong Lin wants to know how smart blood cells really are.
She's a junior at Clarkson, majoring in chemical engineering and applied mathematics and statistics. She already has a long list of accomplishments in the lab -- including winning the prestigious Goldwater scholarship -- as well as an internship and a co-op with Procter and Gamble.
Yarong also entered Clarkson's Honors Program and, as part of her thesis, she's conducting research on biofouling—a worrisome process that can happen within the body.
"Human blood cells contain proteins that evolved to protect us from foreign objects, like a sharp tool or the bacteria it carries," she says. "Clots form as a means of keeping our bodies safe."
One problem with this, it also happens when medical devices—stents or artificial heart valves—are surgically inserted within the blood stream. This is biofouling. And if the clots get big enough, they can restrict or even stop blood flow, causing a stroke or heart attack.
"Blood cells don't negotiate, but they can be convinced to not clot—if they think a synthetic surface is actually water," she says. This is what Yarong is working on. If she's successful, she'll know how much a polymer needs to mimic water to prevent biofouling.
Dr. Sitaraman Krishnan is one of her professors in Clarkson's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He says he's very impressed by Yarong's abilities—and her drive.
"The quality of her research and her findings are excellent examples of how hard she works and her meticulous attention to detail. In class, she's at ease analyzing complex, open-ended problems in thermodynamics. In the lab, she's equally comfortable discovering and analyzing new data. Her aptitude and diligence are truly impressive."
Yarong has accomplished all this in what is still—for her—a relatively new language.
"I came to the U.S. from China just over four years ago and studied English at my school in New York City."
That's where she heard about Clarkson.
"I wanted to study at a small school, where I could conduct research. Science and the work of being a scientist fascinate me."
Chris Robinson has also worked with Yarong and seen her progress. He's a Clarkson political science professor who teaches the reading- and writing-intensive course Perspectives in Science and Technology. He taught Yarong when she first arrived on campus.
"I knew immediately she was a brilliant and serious student. After just two short terms together, she achieved a high degree of fluency in English that matched her confidence—and her abilities."
For her part, Yarong says she found the environment she wants at Clarkson."Academically, I really like it here. I got to start working on research when I was a freshman and I love the friends I've made in study group. Everyone's really motivated and we get a lot of support because we're in close contact with our advisors. They want us to be successful and I like that my professors and advisors are always there to help. Everything's just better at a small school."
Goldwater Scholar Yarong Lin '14, in the lab


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Is Savannah a literary city? Until recently, the answer has definitely been no.
Though its historic homes and shady squares -- so inviting to reading -- have been home to important authors such as Flannery O'Connor and Conrad Aiken, Savannah's never been the center of a particular literary movement or establishment, and a reputation has never stuck.
The lack of an MFA-granting creative writing program to lure and develop writers has been -- and still is -- a major detractor. The absence of vibrant live events that cater to writers and readers has been another.
But that is changing:
• The Savannah Book Festival enjoyed huge success after virtually reinventing itself earlier this year. More than 10,000 people attended the February weekend headlined by Stephen King, and organizers already have secured James Patterson and David Baldacci for 2013.
• The Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Foundation is championing the legacy of the "Wise Blood" author with renewed vigor and bringing in top authors such as Luis Alberto Urrea, whose appearance here last month filled Trinity United Methodist Church.
• The monthly Spitfire Poetry Group at Muse Arts Warehouse and Armstrong Atlantic State University's open mic night are bringing to the surface a vast and energetic slam poetry scene that previously flew under the radar.
• Savannah's two great independent bookstores -- The Book Lady and E. Shaver -- received special recognition at last Saturday's meeting of The Unchained Tour, a storytelling event that was literary in spirit. It sold out weeks in advance.
And a few hours before The Unchained Tour, several dozen people gathered at The Creative Coast Alliance on Wright Square for a de facto installment of Seersucker Shots, a lively new reading series that puts national and local authors on the mic. It's an offshoot of the already proven Seersucker Live, a quarterly literary Vaudeville that has drawn crowds in the hundreds since launching here a couple years ago.
The July kickoff of Seersucker Shots packed Joni Saxon-Giusti's cozy, underground space on Liberty Street. On Sept. 28, they'll return to The Book Lady with another 45 minutes of contemporary American poetry.
Up this month is Savannah-based poet Erika Jo Brown, who recently moved here from Iowa City, where she attended the Writer's Workshop. Her chapbook "What a Lark!" was published in 2011.
The headliner is national poet Janaka Stucky, author of the collection "The World Will Deny It For You" and publisher of small press Black Ocean. His articles for The Huffington Post and The Poetry Foundation have drawn praise for showing how indie presses and bookstores can thrive in the digital age -- and what happens when cats try to write poetry.
Stucky recently checked in to discuss his work and his upcoming appearance in Savannah. Here's what he had to say:
DO: Seersucker Shots is really Savannah's first introduction to contemporary poets and their work through intimate, all-poetry performances. As a veteran of several reading series and having started a few yourself -- including The Guerilla Poets, when you were at Emerson -- how important is it to you to see poetry spoken in live space as opposed to just printed on the page?
Stucky: "It's funny you mention the Guerilla Poets, because we actually came to Savannah back in 2001. However, whoever booked us failed to promote the show at all -- not even a flyer up at the cafe where we were appearing -- and so the only person who came was a cousin of one of the poets. We decided not to perform, and spent the night eating piles of wings and oysters, and chasing monstrously large 'june bugs' through the streets.
"Not all poetry needs to be read aloud, and sometimes poems can lose some of the subtleties they contain on the page when only heard with the ear. That said, I really enjoy connecting intimately with my audiences, and I love going to see a poet read who similarly brings herself to the space."
DO: When you were writing the poems that became "The World Will Deny It For You," your new contest-winning chapbook from Ahsahta Press, what roll did the call to being spoken play in shaping them?
Stucky: "These poems don't contain any punctuation marks, and each line is capitalized. In this way I have tried to instruct the reader to read each line autonomously, not just as a whole. I've broken lines and inserted white space using an internal system that very specifically calculates the length of pauses I want the reader to take. The silence I'm trying to inject into these poems, however, is felt much more acutely -- and is more effective -- when it plays with and envelopes something you actually hear. So, although I didn't write them for performance, I think they benefit from being read aloud."
DO: You're widely known in poetry circles as the founder and editor of the small press Black Ocean, which has published a whole lot of terrific books in recent years. Has the rapid success of the press taken you by surprise? Is it evidence of a hunger for poetry that mainstream outlets are not attuned to?
Stucky: "I believe people are hungry for a mystical experience and that poetry is one portal for that. Readers and writers are illuminati in their own ways. Most of us, in our daily machinations, have become so disconnected from ourselves that anything holding a mirror up to us can be startling -- whether it's meditation, art or some other psychedelic experience. This of course is not something mainstream outlets are attuned to, or would want to be -- because by its very construction 'the mainstream' is about homogenizing the individual."
DO: Many readers may be surprised to learn that you worked as an undertaker for several years before the Black Ocean launch.
Stucky: "It's true -- I worked in the funeral business for seven years and for much of that time it was all I could write about. It became part of my identity as an 'undertaker poet.' I'm glad that period of my life is over; now I suppose I'm a 'mystic poet,' which feels at least more personal and organic."
DO: And now you're working on a graphic novel partly about that period?
Stucky: "I wrote an eight-page story, which was illustrated by a fantastic artist named Josh Wallis. The story, 'Blackout,' was picked up and will be published in a comics anthology this fall. Our plan is to expand it into a full length graphic novel. As someone who grew up collecting comics, I'm excited about the foray into that medium."
DO: What's the best line of poetry you'll read to us on the 28th?
Stucky: "It will be different for each person. It will be the line you already know but have never heard before."
What: Seersucker Shots with Janaka Stucky and Erika Jo Brown
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 28
Where: The Book Lady, 6 E. Liberty St.
Cost: Free
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|December 12, 2012, 02:24 PM
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What do you look for in an instructor?
I recently posted an article on the Cornered Cat website about becoming a firearms instructor. You can read the article here:
How to Become a Firearms Instructor
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I'm posting here looking for a little more feedback. What's your take on this? What do you think are the minimum standards a truly professional defensive firearms instructor should meet?
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|December 12, 2012, 08:14 PM
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I tend to favor instructors with some sort of practical experience in what they are teaching, who are well read on the topic, who have attended other instructor's courses, and who can teach in a practical and reasoned manner (e.g. have the understanding of the system and limitations from which they teach). Usually, you only get that through doing some research on the instructor and reviews of their courses.
From the apprentice/certificate lense, I'd like to see someone who was an apprentice and has certificates from outside sources.
|December 12, 2012, 08:17 PM
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I think that the most important attribute outside of knowledge of firearms and their employment is patience. The second is calmness.
The major disqualifying attribute is the MACHO attitude which was adopted by most of the instructors which I have met and rejected when searching for an instructor for myself and my wife.
|December 13, 2012, 04:08 AM
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Patience and Calmness - nothing demolishes learning faster than an uptight high strung loud instructor. A good instructor can instill discipline and attention to detail without acting like an ass.
I also need them to have a background just not in the immediate task at hand but well versed in background knowledge - If they arent a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and a student trips him up then not only does he lose credibility the program loses credibility.
And...... They have to be able to perform the task that they are requiring of the student. During the course of instruction I require they demonstrate live fire prior to the students doing the task. Whether it is to engage a target at ten meters SAF or shooting and moving in depth with multiple targets
If they cant do the task then they don't teach live fire - period - they can do didactic in the classroom if that the case.
|December 13, 2012, 07:26 PM
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[QUOTE] The weaknesses of the certification process should seem equally obvious. One brief class cannot possibly give you enough information or experience to become a good instructor on your own. A short weekend (or even a long one) cannot and does not give you the tools you need to develop your own material from sources you yourself understand thoroughly. This is true no matter who offers that piece of paper, and no matter which school or franchise backs it up, or how many years they've been doing it. Within such a limited time and constrained format, one class simply cannot provide enough breadth and depth to make those things happen. [QUOTE]
I don't have answers, but do have an "Amen" for your observation.
We have a few NRA Trainers in my state who actively solicit students with a promise that they can become NRA-Certified Instructors in a single weekend. And in our state, that's all that's required to teach Concealed Handgun Permit classes (meaning you are supposed to have a solid understanding of lethal force statutes, along with the requisite shooting/teaching expertise).
The "problem" is that these instructors walk out of their weekend sessions convinced that they have just been evaluated and deemed fully qualified. I'm sure some are qualified. But I'm pretty sure many are not.
In my state there is no "apprenticeship" program whereby "new" instructors teach under the guidance of "experienced" instructors. This results in an amazing spectrum of conflicting information being taught.
On the other hand, some states require zero training for open or concealed carry. So maybe we don't have it so bad after all.
|December 13, 2012, 08:57 PM
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I look for an instructor who can provide student references/evaluations. I also look for one who details specifically what they intend to teach. If I want to learn to shoot well then I want a shooting class, not a gunfighting class. On the other hand if I want to learn to fight with a pistol then that would be another story. Then I want an instructor with proven credentials specific to that activity...not theory.
An instructor must be able to "teach" not just "present" material. Many people have the knowledge and technical ability required but are unable to teach effectively. A good instructor has to be able to put themselves in the student's shoes and figure out a way to impart the required knowledge to them as an individual. What works for some may not work for others and the instructor has to be able to adapt and bring that student up to speed.
Many ex-military instructors try to teach civilians with the same harsh, intimidating style they used with soldiers. I personally think this is a mistake and few people are willing to pay moderate to large amounts of money to be denegrated by an A type drill instructor.
Granted there are times when the instructor may have to exert control with a student who is getting out of hand but this is much easier to do if the rest of the class has been presented in a calm, even demeanor. This makes the rare instance of necessary "roughness" by the instructor stand out as something different that requires an immediate adjustment by the student.
Certifications, while helpful and nice to have, don't tell me much more about an instructor's ability to teach...only that they attended a class and passed it. I instruct. I don't teach gunfighting because I've never had to fight anything except targets in competition...challenging though they may be, they are just targets. I teach defensive shooting skills and had instructor certifications from several sources in the past. It became too cumbersome, for several reasons, to keep all the certifications current but I'm still the same instructor I was when I had them. I proudly provide references for prospective students and ask for evaluations after every class even though I don't teach for a fee any more and only teach friends, family and interested club members these days...age is starting to slow me down
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The downside of references is that it doesn't tell you how much the references know-- you can get a good reference from someone who had a good time.
I don't think any amount of education will make a good instructor.
The NRA's certification system reminds me of a Ponzi scheme without the benefit for first tier investments.
One of the drawbacks of a class-based instructor education system is that it has the capacity to produce firearms instructors who can't shoot.
For my money, I'd say that firearms instruction is a skill and a trade, and can only reasonably be taught as such.
So I'd advocate an apprenticeship, and I'd say four to five years.
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|December 13, 2012, 10:19 PM
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--Experience/Resume/Qualifications (documented, and this would include reputation)
--Skill/Ability to transfer knowledge (demonstrated)
--Integrity and Modesty (more difficult to quantify, but if you have some experience and ability to evaluate people...not all that difficult to recognize)
--Patience (demonstrated)
The ability to instruct is a special skill, and somewhat transcendant...if you are a good instructor pilot and a competent shooter, you will probably be a better-than-average firearms instructor. If you have a decent grasp of algebra and Plane Geometry, you will be a pretty good Math teacher, even if you have never stepped inside a classroom (other than as a student).
All those people who say that "those that can, do...and those that can't, teach"? I am not a teacher or instructor of any kind, except in the most informal definition of the word...but I have known a bunch of individuals who were excellent "do-ers" and at the same time, very competent instructors.
|December 13, 2012, 10:34 PM
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Largely agree with what has already been posted.
I'll add a few cents to the thread.
A firearms insutructor should have education, experience and training on the subject matter he is teaching. Meaning, a war hardened vet has not really gained any experience at carrying concealled. Nor has he had to operate as an individual (most of the time). Likewise, someone who has not seen combat should not be teaching assualt tactics.
Next, the instructor should be a teacher. A good teacher evaluates the student to determine their method of learning. Identifies fears, hesitation and lack of attention that might be a liability. A good teacher understands the human/firearm interaction and has the tools to bring about the proper techniques. Some of the best shooters can not teach.
The instructor must have a passion for the subject and a deep care for the student. The VAST majority have a deep care for the $. Coupled here is that the instructor is a lifelong student. Learning from others, changes in teachnology and techniques.
Good Shooting, MarkCO
|December 15, 2012, 01:05 PM
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So simple, yet so complex...
I think the main thing I look for in an instructor is solid self confidence, without even a trace of arrogance.
I want an instructor who knows how to teach a physical skillset, and that can be a lot to ask. Any number of people can teach an academic subject where all they have to do is stand and deliver information at the head of a classroom. On the flat range that won't work. A good instructor can demonstrate whatever skill is being taught, can do it left handed, right handed, with any make or model of firearm likely to show up on the line, and can show alternatives that will work for shooters whose handicaps prevent them from doing it the normal way.
A good instructor is totally observant always puts safety first.
A good instructor is a consummate diagnostician, who can see where a given student's problems arise, and can quickly offer multiple practical fixes.
If an instructor has a "my way or the highway" attitude, I'll take the highway.
A good instructor knows that the fundamentals come first, and that an expert is one who always performs the fundamentals well.
A good instructor has a sense of humor.
A good instructor understands pressure and its effects on students, and knows how to build pressure gradually on the flat range as students progress by adding ever more demanding drills.
I spent the biggest part of my professional career working in the schoolhouse where Special Forces soldiers are trained. The first thing that happened when I went to work there - at least it was way back when - was that you were sent to ITC, the Instructor Training Course. You got taught how to teach the Army way. "Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em, tell 'em, then tell 'em what you told 'em." Every one of us had that in common no matter where we came from or what we were doing.
What I learned over the years as I worked there was what a deep mastery of both the skill at hand as well as the art of successfully teaching a practical skill could do. Imagine a successful Special Forces soldier, who is (well, was anyway) essentially nothing but a glorified schoolteacher. Imagine that soldier spending 20 years or so doing the job at increasingly higher rank with increasing responsibility. Then consider that soldier retiring and going back to work as a civilian instructor, teaching new generations of SF soldiers that skill - for another 20 years. That's the depth of mastery of both the subject and the art of teaching I got to witness first hand for over a decade. Not just in small arms but commo, engineering/demo, field medicine, intel, HALO, language and everything else.
NOT to say that it takes 40 years to get to be a decent instructor - but it DOES take time. And the most impressive thing I saw with SF soldiers was their ability to be either 100% teacher or 100% student, and to transition between the two at the drop of a hat as circumstances required. Any good instructor is first and foremost a perpetual student. No one ever knows it all, and as one of my personal favorite instructors says, "The state of the art is a moving target."
Mindset - Skillset - Toolset. In that order!
Attitude and skill will get you through times of no gear, better than gear will get you through times of no attitude and no skill.
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The overwhelming majority of HIV/AIDS patients live in the developing world. The rate of HIV infection in China has been consistently and steadily increasing over the past few years. Commercial sex workers and their clients are at highest risk for HIV infection and transmission. Yunnan Province is reported to be home to about half of China's HIV infected population. Honghe Prefecture accounts for 14% of the total reported HIV infections in Yunnan Province. Even though the incidence of HIV is important in tracking the HIV epidemic, there are little data on HIV incidence among FSWs in China. Estimates of HIV incidence are essential for optimally monitoring the HIV epidemic, knowing where to focus prevention efforts, and evaluating the success of vaccines and other prevention strategies. The purpose of this study is to estimate the incidence of and risk factors for HIV infection among FSWs and miners in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. In addition, this study will identify and describe the different HIV clades currently circulating among FSWs and miners. Four cross-sectional surveys will be conducted: three among FSWs and one among miners. In addition, a 12-month cohort study will be conducted among a subgroup of FSWs enrolled in the baseline cross-sectional survey in Kaiyuan City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.
FSWs will complete cross-sectional surveys at study entry, Month 6, and Month 12. FSWs will complete two study visits: one to complete the survey and another to receive test results and participate in post-test counseling. Physical and gynecologic exams and blood collection will occur at both study visits. Each survey will include general participant information and sexual activity and drug use habits.
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Cross-sectional surveys will occur at study entry, Month 6, and Month 12. Every fourth participant enrolled in the FSW cross-sectional survey, all FSWs found to be HIV infected, and all FSWs who are intravenous drug users will participate in a substudy lasting 12 months.
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- Incidence of HIV-1 infection in FSWs and mine workers [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
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- Prevalence of HIV-1 infection and selected STIs [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
- HIV/STI related knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviors in FSWs and mine workers separately [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
- HIV-1 viral subtypes in FSWs and mine workers separately [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
- FSW migration patterns in a sub-cohort of FSWs [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
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- Self-reported to have sold sex for money within the 3 months prior to study entry
- Works at one of the study sites
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- Participated in the baseline cross-sectional survey in Kaiyuan City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
- Willing to provide updated contact information (and a cell phone number, if available)
- Willing to be contacted by study staff once a month for 12 consecutive months
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|Gejiu CDC, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province
|Kunming, Yunnan, China
|Kaiyuan CDC, Honghe
|Kunming, Yunnan, China
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|Ning Wang, MD, PhD
|Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control
|Principal Investigator:
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|Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for AIDS/STD Prevention and Control
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|First Posted:
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Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
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Vadim A. Markel
Associate Professor of Radiology
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Suite 370
3600 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3600 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-3014
M.Sc. (Phyics - Quantum Optics)
Novosibirsk State University, 1987.
Candidate (Physical and Mathematical Sciences)
Institute of Automation and Electrometry, Novosibirsk, Russia, 1993.
Ph.D. (Physics)
New Mexico State University, 1995.
M.Sc. (Phyics - Quantum Optics)
Novosibirsk State University, 1987.
Candidate (Physical and Mathematical Sciences)
Institute of Automation and Electrometry, Novosibirsk, Russia, 1993.
Ph.D. (Physics)
New Mexico State University, 1995.
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Primary Work Website
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Description of Research ExpertiseAll my research is devoted, in one way or another, to studying the interaction of light with matter or to using light to probe the structure and properties of matter. This intersects with the areas of condensed matter physics, chemical physics, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, nano-optics and biomedical optical imaging. The latter has been my main focus for the past ten years. The problems that arise in biomedical imaging with light are often very mathematical in nature. This naturally brought me to the fields of radiative transport and inverse problems. In the past, I was very interested in the interplay between the geometrical and optical properties of physical objects. In biomedical imaging, I am still looking at the same problem, but from a different point of view. While in the past I was seeking to determine the optical properties of samples whose geometry is known (this is often referred to as the forward problem), now I am interested in using optical measurements to deduce information about the sample geometry (the inverse problem).
I have used numerical computing throughout my entire career and it still plays a very important role in my research. I enjoy writing code and have more than 20 years of programming experience.
Description of Itmat ExpertiseOptical tomography
Photon migration in tissues
Selected PublicationsX.Y.Z.Xiong, L.J.Jiang, V.A.Markel and I.Tsukerman: Surface waves in three-dimensional electromagnetic composites and their effect on homogenization. Optics Express. Optical Society of America, 21(9): 10412-10421, 2013.
H.Y.Ban, D.R.Busch, S.Pathak, F.A.Moscatelli, M.Machida, J.C.Schotland V.A.Markel, and A.G.Yodh: Diffuse optical tomography in the presence of a chest wall Journal of Biomedical Optics. SPIE, 18(2): 026016, 2013.
V.A.Markel and A.K.Sarychev: Comment on "Green's function theory for infinite and semi-infinite particle chains" Physical Review B. American Physical Society, 86(3): 037401, 2012.
V.A.Markel and J.C.Schotland : Homogenization of Maxwell's equations in periodic composites: Boundary effects and dispersion relations Physical Review E. American Physical Society, 85(6): 066603, 2012.
A.E.Ershov, I.L.Isaev, P.N.Semina, V.A.Markel, and S.V.Karpov: Effects of size polydispersity on the extinction spectra of colloidal nanoparticle aggregates Physical Review B. American Physical Society, 85(4): 045421, 2011.
L.Florescu, V.A.Markel and J.C.Schotland: Inversion formulas for the broken-ray Radon transform. Inverse Problems Institute of Physics (UK), 27: 025002, 2011 Notes: Selected for 2011 Inverse Problems Highlights.
G.Y.Panasyuk, J.C.Schotland and V.A.Markel: Quantum theory of the electromagnetic response of metal nanofilms Physical Review B. American Physical Society, 84(5): 155460, 2011.
A.A.Govyadinov, G.Y.Panasyuk, J.C.Schotland and V.A.Markel: Theoretical and numerical investigation of the size-dependent optical effects in metal nanoparticles Physical Review B. American Physical Society, 84(15): 155461, 2011.
M.Machida, G.Y.Panasyuk, J.C.Schotland and V.A.Markel: The Green s function for the radiative transport equation in the slab geometry Journal of Physics A. Institute of Physics (UK), 43(6): 065402, 2010.
V.A.Markel : Pole expansion of the Lorenz-Mie coefficients Journal of Nanophotonics. SPIE, 4: 041555, 2010.
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A guy who throws his own 50th birthday party — spread out over several days and with entertainment provided by nationally known rock bands — is probably not shy.
Not only is Greg Martens of Durham not shy, he's got a lot of friends and is never afraid to ask for a favor.
Martens' lack of shyness helped him become a successful dealer of concert merchandise in the 1990s, which in turn helped him become friendly with famous musicians. That is how Martens is able to throw himself one doozy of a 50th birthday party in Portland this weekend, with John Popper of Blues Traveler and Chris Barron of Spin Doctors playing live as part of the entertainment.
Martens is calling the event the F.O.G. (Friends of Greg) Festival, with shows at The Big Easy on Thursday and Friday, and at Port City Music Hall on Friday and Saturday.
It's not a private party, either — anyone can buy a ticket to the shows and join the fun.
Not only are Popper or Barron — or both — playing at each show, the concerts feature a ton of local musicians as well, including The Fogcutters big band, The John Clavette Band, DIRIGO, Anna and The Diggs, The Blues Brothers Tribute Band featuring Martens, and even some comedy by Birdie Googins, aka "The Marden's Lady" of local TV commercials.
But the F.O.G. Festival is not just about Martens getting all his friends together to help him blow out his candles. Martens is a self-styled entrepreneur who can't sit still, and since he turned 40, he's been periodically throwing himself birthday party/rock concerts that also serve as fundraisers for local charities.
The beneficiary this year and for the past several years has been Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn, which receives a percentage of the ticket sales. Money will be raised by donations and raffles as well.
"I need to keep busy, and I want to do something that might have a positive effect," said Martens, who will turn 50 on Sunday. "But the big reason I do this is to get all my friends together, old friends and new friends. When I was on the road (selling concert merchandise), I met a lot of people, but they're scattered all over the place."
To be clear, Martens is paying to have Popper and Barron play. They're not working for free just because they know and like him.
But if Martens didn't know them personally, it's hard to see them doing four shows with dozens of local musicians. Both Popper and Barron say they truly wanted to be part of F.O.G. Fest after hearing so much about the events over the years.
Popper is performing "because I am a F.O.G. — friend of Greg's — and I think what he is doing is really important, giving back to the community," he said via email. "Over the years, we have tried to make this happen, but I was always booked with Blues Traveler, so I was happy that it worked out this time."
Popper, who will also sing the National Anthem before the Portland Red Claws game on Friday, said Martens was the first T-shirt and merchandise seller Blues Traveler had at its concerts, and that he "did it better than anyone, I must say."
Martens even lived with Blues Traveler members in the band's Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment for a while. And because the Spin Doctors were close buddies with Blues Traveler, it made sense that Martens would get to know that band as well, said Barron.
"He's a big, beautiful guy with a big, beautiful personality," Barron said.
Martens grew up in Camden, where his father worked in furniture restoration. While in college at Boston University, he helped set up a show for Frank Zappa and got a taste of the concert business.
He was also a Deadhead, and he parlayed following the Grateful Dead around the country into a job selling T-shirts at their concerts from 1987 to 1992. So it should come as no surprise that Marten got former Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten to perform at F.O.G. Fest last year.
Martens began working at Blue Traveler shows in 1992 and became the tour merchandise supervisor. He did that for a few years before returning to Maine and starting or working in various businesses.
But all the time, he's kept in touch with his musician friends. He even performs himself around Maine, as Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers Tribute Band.
Because this year is his 50th birthday, Martens wanted to make his F.O.G. Fest bigger than it's ever been. Thus the four shows and two major rock stars.
Blues Traveler, with Popper as frontman, helped create the jam-band scene of the 1990s (including the HORDE Festival), and scored a number of radio hits such as "But Anyway," "Run-Around" and "Hook."
A series of events — including Popper's battle with obesity and the 1999 death by accidental drug overdose of bassist Bobby Sheehan — helped end the band's days as a powerhouse act. But it's still recording and touring, and its latest studio album, 2012's "Suzie Cracks the Whip," was the band's first to crack the Billboard 100 since 2001.
Spin Doctors had a similar progression, gaining fame in the 1990s with a stripped down yet poppy rock sound, most notably on the hit singles "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and "Two Princes." The band released a new studio album, "If the River Was Whiskey," in early February.
As luck would have it, Martens put together his 50th birthday party with Popper and Barron, then broke his ankle slipping on some steps in February.
But here's where his lack of shyness helps again.
"It just means I'll be at the shows wheeling around in a wheelchair. I'll still do the John Belushi part (in the Blues Brothers tribute band)," said Martens. "Maybe I can do a couple backflips in a wheelchair."
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NEWPORT BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 19, 2012) - The board of directors of KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based, public non-traded REIT sponsored by KBS Capital Advisors LLC, which also serves as the REIT's advisor, and Legacy Partners Residential Realty LLC of Foster City, Calif., has announced that it will not pay any internalization fees or compensation to its advisor or to its sub-advisor, KBS Legacy Apartment Community REIT Venture, LLC, or any of their respective affiliates, should the REIT enter into an internalization transaction. The decision was made at the recommendation of KBS Capital Advisors and approved by the board of directors of KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT as being in the best interest of the REIT and its shareholders.
Traditionally, in the event a non-traded REIT lists it shares on a public stock exchange, all management, acquisition and other functions previously performed by the REIT's external advisor are absorbed by the REIT, making it "self-managed." Such internalization potentially could result in compensation, typically fees or shares of the REIT's stock, paid to the advisor in exchange for the advisor's personnel, infrastructure and other assets. The elimination of this compensation can be a substantial cost savings for the REIT, and can potentially enhance investment returns to the REIT and its shareholders.
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Aiuda needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 105 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
Aiuda - a derivation of the spanish word for help: ayuda. (The two phonetically sound the same)
We are an energetic and international team based in Monterrey (Mexico), San Francisco and New York launching an innovative Web 2.0 service in Latin America. Our start-up is well financed and the founders bring years of experience from successful financial, consulting and media/design firms as well as Latam conglomerates (Goldman Sachs, Francisco Partners, McKinsey & Co., Kate Spade, Vitro and ALFA)
Aiuda will offer a user-driven Web 2.0 service that utilizes the power of "crowdsourcing" to generate honest, current knowledge about local communities. Visitors will be able to share their experiences with the world through user-generated online reviews about local businesses and events, and through direct interaction with one another, thereby creating a highly comprehensive city guide and social network based upon real life experiences.
Aiuda.com will initially serve the Mexican market but, over time, will expand to serve all Spanish-speaking Latin American markets. The target user base will be Spanish speaking 18-35 year old urban/semi-urban internet users who leverage "word of mouth" as a source of knowledge and insight about businesses and events within their local community before committing the acts of "trying and buying." We ancitipate our core users will be young-ish, energetic, always exploring new things and "in the know" about their communities and surroundings. Additionally, the English language version of the site will be geared towards expatriates living in Mexico and Latin America as well as foreign tourists.
Aiuda is meant to help visitors discover recommended local businesses (find help) and review those they frequent (offer help). The world "Aiuda" should be the main focus of the logo.
We are looking for a logo that is:
1. Friendly and Inviting (after all, we are a web 2.0 style community!)
2. "Trustworthy" (we are a medium for providing honest, current information)
3. Professional (think Metromix.com, Yelp.com, Citysearch)
4. Bright (what comes to mind when you think about the diversity and color of Latin America
5. The logo should be simple but not simplistic - we want a clean look
6. Similar to how the Facebook "F" has been contrived from their logo, we would like the A in Aiuda to be unique so that we can use it for icon/advertising purposes
Other design notes: be creative! We are open to logos in all caps, partial caps, no caps, different colors and styles. Based on this design, we will launch other design projects using a compatible color scheme and offer more work to the winning designer
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Any others you recommend as our designer and which could be used for all mediums - web, print, t-shirts, marketing materials, etc.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo, or anything else that would otherwise cause copyright issues.
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Bicycle Regulations
Bicycle registration
It is encouraged that all bicycles be registered with the Department of Safety and Transportation at the Substation, located at 636. E. Elm Street. This free service is provided daily, Monday through Friday. Registration and marking your bicycle with identifying information will assist the university and law enforcement agencies in recovery of your bicycle if it is stolen. Engravers may be checked out from Safety and Transportation at the Substation.
Bicycle operation
- Riding bicycles is restricted to the designated bikeways on campus.
- The bikeways are identified by red-colored concrete and brick outlines, and are marked with a bicycle symbol. Riders must dismount and walk their bikes on gray pedestrian walkways and give pedestrians the right of way at designated crossings.
Bicycle paths
For the safety of the University community, safe bicycle paths have been constructed throughout campus. These routes parallel the gray pedestrian walkways. Other routes are painted white on the street surface and signed with the international bike route symbol.
Bicycle parking
Bicycle parking is located throughout the campus along the bicycle paths. You may lock your bicycle only to authorized bicycle racks.
- Locking your bicycle to trees, handrails, signposts, access ramps or other such objects, is not permitted. When locking your bicycle you should secure the frame to the rack.
- Bicycles are not allowed inside any University academic building.
- Students living in residence halls may secure bicycles in their room.
- Bicycles improperly parked may be impounded by cutting and removing locking devices, if necessary.
- There is a $25.00 fee for releasing a bicycle that has been locked or impounded.
Note: Locking devices may be cut and removed, as necessary, during the impounding process.
Bicycle safety tips
Vehicular laws apply to bicyclists as well as drivers of motor vehicles. Safe operation of your bicycle requires that you be aware of all applicable Missouri laws, City of Springfield ordinances and campus rules and regulations. When operating your bicycle on campus, always be respectful of, and yield the right of way to pedestrians, and exercise caution at intersections and cross-walks. When operating your bicycle you should always:
- Use proper hand signals when making a turn or stopping.
- Ride with the flow of traffic.
- Yield to pedestrians.
- Respect areas designated for pedestrians only or as access ramps for the disabled.
- Ride as close to the right side of the bicycle path as is practical. If sharing the lane with automobiles, allow enough room for a car to comfortably pass on your left.
- Wear a helmet.
- Wear brightly colored close-fitting clothes.
- Keep at least one hand on the handlebars.
- Carry identification and change for a phone call in case of an accident/emergency.
Abandoned bicycles
Bicycles are considered to be abandoned if not moved for 30 days and will be removed by cutting the locking devices, if necessary and impounded. There is a $25.00 fee for releasing a bicycle that has been impounded. Confiscated bicycles not claimed within 60 days will be disposed of.
Comments and suggestions
The Department of Safety and Transportation welcomes suggestions and comments regarding bicycle safety issues. Concerned students, faculty, and staff should contact the Parking Administration office at 417-836-4825. Students may also contact the Missouri State University Student Government Association at 417-836-5500.


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SUMTER, SC – Coker knocked off Morris College for the second time this year by a score of 68-51 Monday night in men's basketball. CC improves to 2-3 overall while the Hornets fall to 1-5.
The Cobras took a 36-23 lead into the half by limiting Morris to 29 percent shooting while firing at a 50 percent rate themselves. Coker connected on 14 of 28 attempts in both halves and crashed the boards for 43 rebounds to overcome 24 turnovers in the game.
Senior Michael Pierce/Whiteville, NC led CC with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists, and junior Jason Fulwood/Cumming, GA connected for 14 points. Senior Jay Farrow/Sanford, NC had 12 points and sophomore Abram Ludd/Sumter, SC, in a homecoming of sorts, tallied nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Antron Franklin scored 16 and grabbed six boards for the Hornets and Raymond Parks finished with 13 points. Joseph Hayward totaled nine points.
Coker will now travel to Coastal Carolina on Sunday, December 12, for a 3:30 PM contest against the Chanticleers.


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A man pleaded guilty to killing a bald eagle after it had been taking fish on his property.
Allen H. Thacker, 62, shot a bald eagle down from his property after wounding it at first. According to the Virginia Department of Justice, he tried to scare the bird away by firing a warning shot. When that didn't work, he shot the bird with a rifle.
Thacker denied it at first, but when someone said they had seen Thacker driving over the bird with his car, he admitted to shooting the bird and then running it over. His first shot to the bird wounded it, but the blunt force trauma to the eagle's skull was fatal.
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Thacker faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine when he was sentenced on October 23. A federal district court judge will decide if he will serve the maximum sentence.


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The temperature is starting to drop at night, the heat is kicking on our buildings in the morning, and pretty soon we'll all be wearing coats to go anywhere outside our apartments and unpacking all the sweaters and hoodies we locked up for the warm weather months. Welcome to full-on autumn!
WED – OCT 20 – OA OCTOBER DINNER AT ZUZIES – 7PM-9PM – $25 prix-fixe
We're going to try something a little different for dinner this month and we think you'll be happy with the change!
The fabulous people who run Zuzies inside Mix Cafe & Lounge have agreed to put together a little prix fixe dinner offer for Out Astoria attendees: For $25 (not including tax/tip) you can get an appetizer, entrée, dessert and one drink!
We know that even though the recession is officially over, we're all still feeling the pinch–and we thought that some of our members might be more inclined to come out for a group dinner if you knew there was a set deal to work into your weekly meal budget. 🙂
Of course if you're keeping things light for yourself, you're also free to order a la cart from Zuzies scrumptious full menu!
See you at dinner! And please, try to RSVP ahead of time and let us know if you're coming – we want to make sure we have enough tables reserved!
Out Astoria is throwing a Halloween bash for the gayborhood!
Come to Sissy McGinty's on Friday, October 29th! Your $5 cover at the door gets you an hour of FREE well rum and vodka cocktails as well as three draft beers: Bud Lite, Goose Island IPA, and Jaw Jacker Pumpkin Ale. There will be drink specials after 9pm and the fun will continue until late in the night!
AND, because inequality is scary, Out Astoria will donate all proceeds from this event to Marriage Equality New York. Founded in 1998, MENY is the oldest organization in the state of New York to advocate full and equal marriage for same-sex couples. For more information, check out their website.
The cover is only $5 but we are happy to accept additional donations to MENY–checks should be made out to Marriage Equality New York.
Costumes are not required, but feel free to dress up, because afterwards there's always:
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis intervention and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth. Every day, The Trevor Project saves young lives through its free and confidential lifeline, in-school workshops, educational materials, online resources and advocacy. For more information, visit their website!
Help us raise money for this important cause. A night full of great music supplied by DJ Ody Roc, open bar, raffle prizes, food and dancing in one of Studio Square's private party rooms! Tickets are $50 with $20 from each ticket going directly to The Trevor Project.
Out Astoria is helping to promote this party for a great cause! For tickets or information please email Scott at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (917) 656-7218 for more details.


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Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks during a campaign event, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Swanton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
SWANTON, Ohio (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says a Romney administration on Day One will approve a pipeline that would run from Canada to U.S. refineries in Texas.
Ryan told supporters near Toledo on Monday that approving the Keystone XL pipeline will create thousands of construction and factory jobs.
President Barack Obama earlier this year objected to the pipeline's proposed route over environmental concerns but has encouraged a shorter project from Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast.
Ryan says the United States has the energy resources in North America to become energy independent within eight years.
Ryan's stop in Ohio is kicking off another busy week for candidates on the campaign trail in the prized battleground state. Both Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be in Ohio on Tuesday.


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A South African Man Wakes Up In A Morgue Refrigerator!
"An unidentified South African man who was thought to be dead work up in a morgue refrigerator 21 hours after he suffered an asthma attack and his family called the undertaker" - A. submitted by Bruno
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