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Are you looking to buy a new corset?
Are you trying to find a corset maker who lives near you?
Or do you just want to "window shop" and learn more about all the different corset brands out there?
You've come to the right place.
Welcome to the Corset Shopping Guide! Here you will find some of the tools, maps, lists and databases I've compiled to make your research faster and easier! Click on any of the headings to begin your search:
Corsetiere Map
This is a database and interactive map to help you find corsetieres (aka corset makers) who may live near YOU, where ever you are in the world. Look up their general location, website, email, Facebook and other social media. You can also narrow down your search by clicking the "Tried by Lucy? YES" toggle at the bottom, to find corsetieres I've personally done business with.
Corsetiere Map PROS: Meeting in person with a corsetiere can be useful – they can help you take your measurements and determine your size, they can help you figure out what type of corset would work best for you, and they can also make you a beautifully-fitting custom corset. If you've never seen or felt a corset in person before, they may have samples to show you, so you know what to expect.
Corsetiere Map CONS: Getting a custom-made corset from a corsetiere can be expensive. If you're looking for something cheaper/ a smaller investment, check the next heading below. The corsetieres marked in red are those that I haven't personally tried so cannot vouch for their quality. I advise you to do your homework on any corsetiere and look at their past work before investing.
Corset Brands by Price Range
Want a comprehensive list of all the corset brands that I (Lucy) have personally tried and tested? You got it! The list is separated by price range so you can easily find corsets that fit your budget. Beside each brand, I've also provided links to their website, and also to my objective and in-depth review(s).
Price List PROS: This list includes off-the-rack (OTR) corset brands which ship immediately and are often lower in price. You can also compare and contrast the different styles, silhouette, quality and price using my corset reviews, so you have a better idea of what to expect.
Price List CONS: Many of these brands are online-only businesses (no storefront) so you may not always know exactly what you're buying. Research their shipping fees, exchange/ return policies, and whether or not to expect taxes/duty.
Guided Galleries for Corset Window Shopping (highly recommended!)
Shopping by price alone (like you'll find above) sometimes isn't enough. What if you're looking for a specific kind of corset? If you're short, you need a cincher. If you live in a hot climate, you might like a sheer/ mesh corset. If you want to correct posture, maybe you need a corset with shoulder straps. If you're full-figured, you need to find a corset company that supplies plus-sizes. That's what these galleries are for.
Gallery PROS: These galleries organize corsets by specific type, so you can narrow down what you want/ need in a corset, and find corsetieres that can cater to your wishes.
Gallery CONS: Not all of the corset brands and makers in these galleries have been personally tested by myself, so in some situations the quality is unknown. Take the information with a grain of salt, and if you do plan to purchase from a certain maker, be sure to email them and ensure they are the right "match" for you. You can also use my consultation service to help narrow down your options.
Corset Dimensions Directory (Lace-Base)
Are you interested in the "hard numbers" of a certain corset brand, but you can't find a sizing chart on their website? Look no further! I've taken all the standard sized corsets I own and measured their bust, underbust, waist and hip circumferences, as well as their length in the center front and the princess seam (from underbust to lap). A well-made corset should reduce only your waistline and match the rest of your measurements as closely as possible. This chart will help you find the corset with the right curves for your body!
Lace-Base PROS: These charts take the guesswork out of finding the "spring" in the corsets (difference between the waist and bust, waist and hips etc), and numbers don't lie! If you're worried that a corset you find on the internet won't be as curvy in real life as it is on the website, this chart will verify whether it will truly fit you.
Lace-Base CONS: While a picture of a "floating corset" doesn't tell the whole story, sometimes numbers don't tell the whole story either. For instance, a corset might be too narrow around the sides of the hips, yet it might also give too much extra space in the front and bow away from your lower tummy! This is a drafting issue, even if the overall measurements are supposed to be okay. To see the fit of all the corsets on my body, please click on any hyperlinked name in the chart and it will take you to my review where you can learn more about the corset overall.
Can I Waist Train in This Corset?
Many OTR corsets seem to be well-made and give dramatic curves, but are they suited for waist training, or only tight lacing? On this page, I summarize the corset brands and styles I've tried into an easy-to-read table, comparing construction concerns, curve level, customer service and my opinion on whether someone would be able to use the corset for daily wear or waist training under proper use.
Please note that is one of the most subjective pages on my entire website – what I may consider fair for waist-training is what many others would consider not suitable. Sometimes my opinion differs from what the brand advertises themselves, so take this information with a grain of salt. I'm still of the belief that a custom-fit corset made specifically to your body and your specifications by an experienced corsetiere is the absolute best option for training.
Corset Reviews (Video Playlist) (Written Reviews)
I have now tried an estimated 105 corsets from 46 different brands (not including my own corsets), and I've filmed and written reviews for over 60 of these so far! It is my hope that before the end of the year, I will have recorded another 20 corset reviews. My reviews are in depth, fact-based and not opinion-based reviews of products that I purchased. Over time, both myself and my viewers learned more about how the construction, pattern, materials, etc. can vary so widely from one corset brand and style to another. My aim is to show the corset in enough detail that the viewer feels as if the corset is right in front of them, so they know what quality to expect.
Corset Review PROS: Each corset is treated like a case study, and the corset is shown and described in high detail. The structure of each review is more-or-less the same, making comparison of small components between corset styles and brands quite easy. Over time, those who watch my reviews gain a true understanding of what quality is, and what construction techniques and features they prefer for their corsets.
Corset Review CONS: These reviews are not for the impatient. If you're looking for quick, opinion-based reviews, you won't find those here (although you're welcome to read my "Final Thoughts" section of my written reviews). Also, I'm just one reviewer – my experience may be different from another customer's experience – do your research and look for more reviews than only mine!
Still feeling a little lost even with the tools above? I offer consultations on this site – you pay the fee, fill out the questionnaire as best as you can, and I will point you in the direction of the corset brands that I think will best suit your needs and preferences.
Consultation PROS: If you don't have the time to learn about corsets, I take the guesswork out of corset shopping. This potentially save you hundreds of hours of research and thousands of dollars in waisted corsets that don't fit you properly or doesn't suit its purpose.
Consultation CONS: This is a paid service (hey, my time and experience are valuable – I've spent 4+ years and close to $20,000 on this corset/Youtube passion, and published my articles and videos for free) – and you don't get the joy of learning for yourself by watching videos, reading articles and immersing yourself into the corset community.
Take a peek in my online store.
The corsets in my shop are tried, tested and true. Timeless Trends is the only OTR corset company that offers a 45-day exchange window, and Lifetime Warranty on their corsets – I've had the immense pleasure of working directly with them for years and have even played a part in designing their new Hourglass line. I'm proud to be a distributor of Timeless Trends corsets.
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I have been waist training for a couple months now, slowly increasing my hours with intuitive training (I've never exceeded 8hrs a day). And recently I've started having a burning sensation on my skin when I wear my corset, and when I take it off my skin is sensitive to touch and feels very hot and tingly. It was so bad that I'm afraid to wear my corset at all anymore. I always wear a clean liner, and also have tried a soft thin tank top underneath. The weirdest thing is that this burning is only on my front right side, my left side feels totally fine. I've loosened the corset to the point that I am very comfortable with the reduction but the burning makes it so I can't wear the corset at all. Please help!
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Hi Lucy,
This is possibly going to sound freaky and weird. I suffer from severe back pain and have for many years. I also tend to sluch when sitting on the sofa (Couch) I have thought about a corset on and off for some time. I now seem to have worked up the courage to go through with it. However due to a bad leg I don't get out often so I am not exactly slim. I am also a male. Sorry if this offends I don't mean too, I am serious about trying to ease my back pain. What sort of corset would you recommend me to get? Thank you for your videos they're very informative/ Especially the self lacing.
I am so so lost… I am getting married and the foundation garments suck. I am a plus plus size and have a pear shape small bust and x-large hips. I have been to lingerie shops that put me in 3 garments like a sausage so I couldn't breathe (they thought it was great – I didn't). I need something to shape and push up my bust and smooth under my wedding gown. Any clue as to what might help? will a corset do this? The site I just visited suggested I buy 4 corsets and try them and return them. Now I'm so confused with numbers and websites – I have no idea what to do.
Dear Lucy
I found your homepage looking for a corset matching a costume I plan for a party. I must say that I am an absolute beginner concerning coresets and therefore need a little advice.
I LOVE that copper hourglass corset! But actually wonder thatt would be the right choice for a first one. I am rather short (3.2 feet) and of normal figure (52 kg). So – I was wondering what you say. I could also picture a cincher or Underbust corset with slim silhouette. The hourglass form kind of scares me … But would the others come in that copper tone?
AND: do you think it would be possible to time a delivery fort he end of August? I live in Switzerland and will be visiting the US end of August/beginning of September. If receiving it while visiting it would probably save me from expensive delivery cost as well as massive toll cost in Switzerland.
Looking very much forward for some advice – with best wishes
Hi Lucy! I am Lexi and I would like to inquire more than a couple of things to you.
First off, you and all of the other girls I've seen in YouTube that are serious on wearing corsets and/or waist trainers say to go to the doctor and get his approval before starting to wear a corset for any reason.
I agree with that, I'm just a bit confused to which doctor should I go to since all of the "media doctors" classify waist training as a devil's way to deform your organs and it will eventually kill you.
Seeing you and many others waist train safely and gradually makes me believe that it is safe done correctly, which I already have an idea on how I'll start.
So ultimately for my first point, who can I go to? I live in Los Angeles.
Second, I was wondering about for corsetting as waist training and the cinchers, I saw a video where you explain what their differences are and how they look, the spandex uncomfortable ones? I was wondering that since they also have them in orchard, if those would be any different, I'm still not sure what to start in first, I am a corset lover, a goth rock lolita type of person, and I've just wanted to do this for so long now, but I need something that gives me the figure while letting me move, please help me out with this one.
Lastly, I would like a custom made corset, would you recommend going to a tailor or could I get the same result by sending pictures of my body and measurements online? Do you know an average price when it comes to a good custom made corset?
Which would you recommend for starting?
How can I make sure to get a corset what will help me gain the figure I want specifically?
Thank you so much for your help, I want to be well informed before starting and I feel you are one of the best options to get info on corsetting.
Do you guys custom make corsets?
you demonstrated on your blog how to use a longline spoon busk corsette. it was pink in colour and the girl who demonstrated it I think her name was angie. where can I see this corsette? for sale on your website.
Hi Lucy,
I've got a question about where to position your under breast corset on your body.
On Saturday I bought this corset in red: http://laced-up.nl/shop/index.php/juno-black-satin-longlline-underbust-corset.html
The corset did not close at first but I wore it for several hours and I got it closed. I wore it home from the store and we tightened it as the day went on.
Yesterday we tried to put it on again (me with the help from my husband) and lace it up for another seasoning session. However, we couldn't really grasp exactly how high up the corset should sit, since the ladies in the shop positioned it for me and so we forgot to get some advice on this. When we first got it on and started to tighten it it felt ok.. but as we went tighter and I sat on the bed it felt like it was pushing my bra wires up and also like the edges of the corset were pushing into my underarm. I think the position we had was with the curves just under my breast and the middle point just at the top of my ribcage. When I was in the store I don't recall feeling this pushing and poking. I only felt it at home last night and wonder if either I had the corset too high or maybe it was because I was sitting on the bed before it was completely tightened closed in the back. For instance, perhaps once it closes more it will sit in place better? It didn't have any movement at that point though when I was sitting on the bed. Now we are confused about where on the ribcage/breast area the top of the corset should be. Do you have any guidance? I want to try again tonight to season it some more.
Actually I have to change one thing from my above comment, the middle point of the corset was higher than the top of my rib cage.. the 2 curves were just resting between the bottom of my breasts with my breasts resting just above the curves. I could still get a bra under it though it's just it pushed up my bra and I don't recall that from when I wore it home from the shop. Are these corsets made to be completely straight around or do they sit a little lower in front and higher in back? Reason I ask is that we had taken a photo of the back on Saturday night and we thought we positioned the back in the same place so could it have been correct in the back and too high in the front? Thanks for your help! It's confusing and I've been reading online and here on your website but I'm none the wiser. :)
Hi Lucy,
I got a question that I can't find much info about.
Might be an idea for a future video.
I stopped wearing corsets because of a hysterectomy (a year ago) and even though I'm fully healed I'm still scared of wearing corsets again. It doesn't hurt or anything. The same corsets don't fit me anymore (gained weight) so it's not comfortable either.
It pretty much just the idea of organs shifting places while my organs are not in the exact same position as before.
All I managed to find was wearing elastic "corsets" during the healing process to help it or something.
I guess it has to be purely theoretical how an corset affects the body after a hysterectomy or other surgery in the belly.
I know you can't give medical advice as you're not a doctor but you do know a lot about corsets and anatomy so maybe you can theorize when safe to wear a corset again.
Your accident which affected your spine is something different of course but I also wonder how you decided you could wear a corset again.
I hope I was clear and that you can answer.
Hi, couple questions : if I use the hourglass standard for awhile and it train my waist and rib cage to my desire ideal size/measurement, should I keep wear it or just wear less hours? And I still have to keep wearing it, how long and do I need to wear it entire my life to keep it?
And would this change my upper hip original size or shape at all? What if I like how my upper hip size/measurements already?
Hi Lucy
I watched your video on corset laces and I went to buy the poly flat laces.
And it said they are no longer there.
Should I try something else can you give me ideas there are for waist training.
Or do you get your poly flat laces from somewhere else
Hi Lucy,
I'm looking to buy my first corset but I'm not exactly sure where to start. I intend on buying one for weight loss purposes rather than actual "waist training". I need it to be safe, but compress my stomach so that I feel less hungry all the time. What website do you recommend I buy from? There are no corset shops in my area so I have to buy one from the internet.
Thank you!
Hi Lucy. I have lost nearly 80 lbs in 6 months after gastric sleeve surgery. As you can imagine, the skin sagging is horrendous even tho I expected it. (I'm 63 and skin just does NOT bounce back at this age.) I have the rather typical hanging belly of the ex-morbidly obese (although at one time, I had a smallish waist), so that needs to be addressed. I wouldn't mind doing a true corset, BUT I have such arthritic shoulders that I cannot reach behind my back. I've retained all my strength and have no pain, but no flexibility either. What do you recommend? — Alix
Hi Lucy, I am a plus size trans woman who is in the early stages of building my new wardrobe. I need to start wearing a corset to feminine my waist and shape. I am a B cup and wear padded panties, so a corset will give me the look I want. My waist size is 38 and I am over 6 feet tall. Would you be able to help someone like me? I need help with picking out the right corset and waist training too.
Would you recommend "Mae" from wkd for someone trying to stealth train? Or for hot climates? I have 30 underbust 29 waist 34 upper hip 35 lower hip 10 in torso… my hips are quite square imo and I'm not very squishy except my tummy now… do you have recommendations? Thank you
Hi Lucy,
My waist is pretty small and I am curvy, work out 4 times a week. I have high hips and "muffin tops" in the back that I just can't seem to get rid of. I also have a bit of lower back fat rolls that have diminished greatly due to exercise, but like my hips will not go all the way away. Could waist training help me reshape my back and upper hips?
Your videos are great! So much information.
Hi Lucy, I just wanted to start out by telling you how much I love your YouTube channel and how helpful it has been to me especially your dressing with a corset videos. Thank you very much for all your lovely videos! I also have a question. I have wanted to corset train for years and recently bought a corset however I am naturally very hourglass shaped and have a natural waist of 22 inches and I found that the corset seemed a bit to rectangular shaped for my frame. Would I be correct in thinking that? And if so could you recommend some Corsets that would be better without breaking my budget? Thank you.
Hi Lucy! I started waist training recently with a mystic city corset size 26. I want make my own corsets since I have experience from taking the costume making class at my university. Is it cheaper to make corset versus buying custom made? What websites do you recommend that carry specific corset silhouette patterns. Do I also need an overlock machine for certain stitches?
Hi Lucy, I've been following your blog and Youtube channel for a while, and I love all the information you provide. Thank you so much!
I've been wearing OTR corsets on an occasional basis for about 6-7 months, and I am thinking to treat myself with a very first custom corset. I found a young corsetiere who seems to be very talented (Ryan LaRue of House of 1000 corsets), who is offering a great sale (200$ for an underbust corset) to kickstart her business.
What are the important questions to ask before ordering a custom corset? I feel very insecure, this is the very first time I order a custom corset, and I don't want to make mistakes or forget important things.
Do you have videos or blog articles on this topic?
Thank you!!!
I'm interested in corsetry (I guess that's what it's called) and I want to start on a beginner corset (if such a thing exists). I have a natural waist of about 37″, and I eventually want to get down to 25″ or less – where would you suggest someone who doesn't have oodles of money look first? I would like to be dedicated to the lifestyle, but on a budget for now. Thank you!
Hey Lucy. I'm from Brazil, I got 2 corsets from Orchard Corset already, but I don't think they can give me the shape I want, I want conical ribs, very small ribcage, my underbust to be smaller than my waist but I barely feel pressure on my ribs using the Orchard CS 426 corset, I feel it mostly on my waist, and It's not where I wanted the pressure to be, I wanted most of the pressure to be on my ribs, that's where I want reductions, not on my waist. Can you please show me a conical corset that puts mostly of its pressure on the ribs? Just no WKD corsets because they costs in Euro and it would be more expensive for me.
Also Orchard Corset got silhoute levels option on their site, and I noticed the higher the level, the less pressure I feel on my ribs but on my waist. And they got level 1 more straight corsets, should I go for them since they are pretty straight at the bottom? Will they create that conical effect?
Thank you so much!
Hi again Lucy,
Please I want to know if you have any tip or advise about how to hide the fat on the back? With some clothes or t shirts I realized that the fat is more noticeable. Also, if I gain some weight or inches around the waist, this will affect my lacing??
Greetings from Ecuador!!
Are u able to hide the corset under your clothing I always just used a rubber snapper because I thought the laces would show on this kind. I'm afraid to spend a lot of money on a corset and then have trouble wearing it.. I really am lost! Lol
Hey Lucy,
I have a bit of a pattern problem and I am wondering would you be able to help
I used your duct tape youtube tutorial as a guideline as I knew what I was aiming for from school but when I took my first dress form off it had smooshed/squashed my boobs big time so I decided to just make the over bust side of it but not the full bodess (so jut the part to cover my boobs I made again) it worked a bit better but now I have the problem of putting the patterns together in the right proportions. And this is where I am stumped…
Any suggestions?
Hola Lucy,
I have a CS 426 20″, but when I bought it, I didn´t know about the seasoning, etc, now I think my corset is damaged, so I don´t know if this affect the lacing? I almost close it, but when I measure my waist with the corset on it, it is just 24″, I am really lost, I thought I have to reach the 20″?
please let me know what do you think about it.
Lost :(
I can't seem to find your list of custom corset brands.
Thank you
Hi Lucy
I finally got 2 corsets. i know they are not from where you would like but for now it is working for me…(corset deal).
I have a idea. I have several (junk) corsets. I was wondering if i sent you one of them and then you could do a comparison. I know you have done one already but i cant remember if you showed it in pictures. just thought I would ask. I am going to try to put steel boning in them. So i hope it might work…or not.
Cheers. a HUGE thankyou for pointing me in the right direction.
I know you have mentioned this in at least one of your videos, but it may be worth mentioning again that the purchaser should take into account any taxes/duties/customs charges when ordering from international vendors.
I did a lot of research on your site as well as the individual corsetiere sites. I happened to choose a bespoke kit from an international corsetiere. Working with that corsetiere was very pleasant and the items I had customized were just what I dreamed of. The problem was that although the corsetiere mentioned that there would be customs charges, I did not expect for the package deliverer to show up at the door expecting several hundred dollars. I was not made aware of the amount of the final charges in advance. It was quite a "buzz-kill" to the excitement of receiving my highly awaited order.
So, although I still feel as though I chose the best corsetiere for my needs, the amount of the custom charges was almost what I would have paid for an additional made-to-order corset. So budgeting for this additional cost should be duly noted.
Last year I had surgery for breast cancer and had some lymph nodes removed. I now experience swelling (Lymphodema) unless I wear compression sleeves (http://www.lymphedivas.com) and a special belisse compression bra (http://www.lymphedemaproducts.com/products/bellisse-bra.html?ppc_ref=gw2&gclid=CLH37t380r8CFcVefgodtywAaQ) .
The belisse bra works well but is not very stylish. My husband suggested I look into a custom corset. I was hoping I might be able to find an OTR or custom corset that would provide the support/compression I need in a more attractive format. I need to wear the compression bra pretty much during waking hours. Also, some degree of waist reduction would be a plus but not my main requirement.
Can you recommend any vendors of extended wear over bust corsets that can give me firm support./compression on the sides of the breast particularly up into the underarm area ?
Alternatively would it make sense to make a duct tape form (from your You tube video) over my belisse bra and mark areas needing extra support ?
Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
Is there an actual shop where I can go and be fitted for a corsette or a vintage girdle? I am near Phoenix Az.


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NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- Brooklyn Nets interim head Coach P.J. Carlesimo won't be invited back, General Manager Billy King announced Sunday.
King revealed the move only hours after the Nets fell to the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series at Barclays Center.
Carlesimo was tapped Dec. 27 to replace the fired Avery Johnson and led the Nets to 35-19 record over the final 54 games of the season.
"The Brooklyn Nets organization would like to thank P.J. for his efforts with the team in his roles as both head coach and assistant, and for his contributions to the team's success both on and off the court," King said in a statement. "We wish P.J. and his family only the best in the years to come."
The 63-year-old NBA veteran coach was released despite steering the Nets into the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Carlesimo sports a 239-315 lifetime NBA coaching record, but is just 6-13 in the post-season and has not won a playoff series.


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Koolhaas unites architecture, design and fashion
MILAN (AP) — Shedding his "puritanical" attitude against architects designing objects, Rem Koolhaas has shifted scale to create 11 pieces of furniture for the U.S. industrial design house Knoll.
The Dutch architect's creations, which premiered Monday ahead of Milan Design Week, include a dynamic counter — a stack of three horizontal beams that can be transformed from a screen-like unit to cantilevered shelves and benches that invite people to sit, climb and lean in. The end result is a social/intellectual romper room.
The "Tools for Life" pieces are meant for either the home or the office and recognize that technology is also transforming interiors. Portable devices mean work and entertainment can happen anywhere, while the digitalization of books and music has streamlined the need for shelves.
"Furniture needs to be more versatile. Any activity can happen anywhere. Furniture has to now behave in more than one kind of predictable way," Koolhaas said.
In Koolhaas' vision, the pieces don't just furnish a room, they animate it.
To take his pieces beyond aesthetics, the Koolhaas collection is highly engineered. The same principles of the dynamic counter are applied to a coffee table, comprised of three transparent boxes that can slide and rotate to multitudinous purposes, one of which could be a Lazy Susan.
Similarly, tables — round or rectangular — can be elevated or lowered to a relaxed lounge position, a traditional dining mode or a standing/active stance. They can be paired with chairs that also change height with the push of a red button — or go legless with cushioned floor seating.
The Koolhaas collection, celebrating Knoll's 75th anniversary, previewed at the Prada showroom. Koolhaas has long designed the sets for Miuccia Prada's fashion shows, transforming the industrial space for the latest round of cold weather collections into home interiors with some Knoll prototypes as references.
In designing for Knoll, Koolhaas joins the ranks of such architectural legends as Mies van der Rohe, who made Knoll's signature Barcelona chair, and Frank Gehry, who designed the ribbon-like Hat Trick chair.
"It's an issue of different speeds," Koolhaas said. "You can put a great fashion show together in two months, you can put a furniture collection together in a year and a half, and we can do a great building in five years. For me that is the only difference."
Yet, the winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize acknowledges he had "an early puritanical position that I would never do design."
Now, he said, "basically, I grew up, and didn't need to have this repression anymore."
"It's deeply satisfying, the quality of designing small things," he added.


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Man, the stuff you guys send us as tips are just ridiculous sometimes. I love it.
This video is one of my most recent favorites. I don't know the back story behind it, or even where it's from — the LiveLeak page says Russia, but I'm not certain — but all I know is that it's amazing. It speaks the international language of hoonage.
In it we see a Peugeot 205 spin some donuts at what can only be described as "ludicrous speed." It's so fast that the driver staggers a bit when he gets out.
I noticed there's a GoPro or something attached to the car. I'd love to get ahold of that video too.
Update: As a few of you pointed out, it's Portugese. The driver is Paulo Martinho, and you can check out more of his antics on his website.
Hat tip to Evan!


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Dolphins Reportedly Contact Free Agent TE Jermichael Finley
In his Sports Buzz column, Miami Herald writer, Barry Jackson reported that the Dolphins may have interest in Jermichael Finley.
The Dolphins had conversations with the agent for free agent tight end Jermichael Finley and said they could have interest if he's cleared to resume his career after neck surgery. But other teams have been more pro-active. Joe Philbin was offensive coordinator during part of Finley's tenure with the Packers.
Finley has yet to be medically cleared to return to playing after his injury and subsequent spinal surgery last season. Finley plans to undergo an MRI in the coming weeks and send the scans along with recent x-rays to the doctor who operated on him.
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I am not sure I would put Finley in that jeopardy in GB it was bad enough the first time.


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schultzing. Five individuals – one sound.
Established on the international scene, schultzing plays both sides of the Atlantic, north and south of the equator. Some of the groups' highlights include performances at the international jazz festivals in Costa Rica and Peru. Stefan Schultze (piano), bandleader and WDR Jazz Prize Winner of 2010, studied in New York as did band members Peter Ehwald (saxophones and clarinet) and Peter Schwebs (bass). The cosmopolitan air of the band is reflected in their compositions and arrangements. Influences of vocal jazz, world music, and classical music meld into a new fascinating sound, making the group an extraordinary crossover project.
On their new album "federleicht" (featherlight) there is a lot to discover: urban jazz, arrangements in a big band sound and romantic duets with violin and piano. Right away the first notes of the title song of "federleicht" establish the sound the new album. Gently tender, a violin improvises the theme – soon the sound of the instrument is mixed with the singing of Hanna Jursch, who uses her voice like an instrument. The violinist, Mateusz Smoczynski, is one of the most interesting jazz musicians of the young generation in Poland and has been closely tied with the quintet since 2008. Light as a feather on this track, he drives his solos to the top and gives the rich detailed arrangements additional color on "In Gent" and "Karawahn."
Jazz beats and rock grooves, Latin America and the Maghreb, melancholy poems and pop song lyrics – today, good music has it all. The trick is to deliver from the most varied sources and tie it together. The band schultzing does that – "federleicht."


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Emerging Markets Morning Roundup: Taiwan September Export Weakened Sharply, India's Domestic Demand Slumped In Q3
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Following Asia Development Bank last week, the World Bank also cut emerging East Asia's forecast this year and next, on slower China growth. But the bank said short-term outlook for the region was improving. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index lost 0.7%.
Taiwan trade data showed exports fell much-larger-than-expected 7% from a year earlier in September, signaling weak global demand for Taiwan's consumer electronics. Direct trade with China, its largest trading partner, fell 10.9%.
Bloomberg reports the rally that drove the Taiwan dollar to an eight-month high will end on speculation that the central bank may intervene to support exporters. The Taiwan TAIEX Index lost 0.4%. HTC Corp. (2498-TAI) slumped 6.7% after reporting its first quarterly loss on Friday.
India's services sector slumped in the third quarter. Nomura Securities analyst Sonal Varma has the details:
The PMI services output index contracted for the third straight month to 44.6 in September (lowest since March 2009) from 47.6 in August. The new orders index (a leading indicator of output) suffered its third straight monthly decline, falling to 45 in September, its lowest level since February 2009. Private sector employment fell for the first time in 19 months, and the index measuring business sentiment dropped to its lowest mark since February 2009.
Overall, the services PMI fell to an average of 46.7 in Q3 (July-September), from 52 in Q2, which suggests that services sector activity weakened sharply in Q3. Manufacturing PMI also weakened from Q2 to Q3, which indicates that real GDP growth in Q3 was weaker than in Q2 (4.4%).
India's real-side of the economy does not have a good reading. Infosys (INFY) will kick off the earnings season on Friday. The S&P BSE SENSEX Index lost 0.1%.
Emerging Markets Stocks in the News:
Apollo Tyres (500877-BOM) gained 5% on uncertainty whether the $2.5 billion acquisition deal with Cooper Tire (CTB) will close.
Russia's second largest bank, state-owned VTB, will sell its entire 10% stake in Société Générale's Russian unit back to the French bank. Société Générale is targeting 15% return on equity in Russia and looks to develop its presence there.
Moody's cut debt ratings of Petrobras (PBR) on high leverage, at a delicate time when the Brazilian energy company is in the middle of executing the world's largest corporate capital expenditure program.


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A Triumvirate of Candidates to Succeed King Bud
By now everyone knows that the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball will get a fresh face in 2012 (conveniently, that is the year we're all gonna die anyway). But just in case those thousand year old destruction theories are not accurate, let us start to think about who might be able to save baseball from another passive, tyrannical reign after King Bud Selig has gone fishing. Because as my oft cantankerous colleague, Mr. Krause, points out, King Bud dropped the ball.
To me, there are only three viable candidates. They are presented here (above right). In bronze. I think.
Two of them are dead and one of them is forever young (albeit in 2-D).
Verily, they would all be adequate replacements at the top of the grandest game on earth.
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Candidate #1:
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Bolshevik Leader, Marxist, Revolutionary, Head of State
What's wrong, Matt Holliday? Five years guaranteed at $16 million ain't enough? Fine then. Mr. Holliday, you'll be making the same salary as Wilson Betemit… if Wilson even has a job. Luxury tax? There ain't no luxury tax. Proposed salary cap? Yeah, propose this: everybody makes the same amount of money. No matter what. You don't like it? Then die. Die. Just die!
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Candidate #2:
Mickey Mouse
Talking Rodent, Steamboat Captain, World Icon, Clubhouse Leader
Woo-hoo! Baseball! Woo-hoo! Baseball! Woo-hoo! Pine tar!
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Candidate #3:
Jesus of Nazareth
Son of "God", Hipster, Smooth-Talker, a.k.a. The Christ
What shall it profit a man if he gains the homerun record but loses his soul to 'roids? For everyone who refrains from untucking his shirt after winning a game (talkin' to you, Brewers) himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. I say, I've fed his sheep. Now I'll tend to them, … tend to my sheep.
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Tend… these… sheep. Somebody. King Bud didn't do a great job at tending his sheep. Somebody. Somebody just tend these goddamn sheep!
And while you're at it, don't hate me.
'Cuz I'm right.
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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo? Note: Submitted comments must include specific references from the 2011 NEC.
Hint: If the shoe fits...
'Tell Them What They've Won...'
Using the 2011 NEC, correctly identify the Code violation(s) in this month's photo — in 200 words or less — and you could win something to put in your toolbox. E-mail your response, including your name and mailing address, to [email protected], and Russ will select three winners (excluding manufacturers and prior winners) at random from the correct submissions. Note that submissions without an address will not be eligible to win. Winners will receive a fluorescent lighting tester from Milwaukee Tool, valued at $199. The product allows complete lamp, ballast, and pin testing, before or after install, without dismantling fixtures.
(Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery of tools.)
Our winners this month include: Myron Brubaker, a self-employed electrician from Selinsgrove, Pa.; Mark Mortenson, owner of Mortenson Electrical Contracting in Lake Shore, Minn.; and Frank Velasco, an estimator with Delta Wye Electric, Inc. in Anaheim, Calif. They all correctly identified the missing disconnecting means in this particular equipment arrangement.
For this installation, the only disconnecting means present were two circuit breakers in a panelboard located in the electric room in another part of the building. According to 430.102(A) of the 2011 NEC, an individual disconnecting means should have been provided for each controller and should have been able to disconnect the power to each controller. In addition, the disconnecting means should have been located in sight from the controllers.
Exception No. 1 does not apply here, because the equipment is not more than 600V. Exception No. 2 does not apply either, because these are not coordinated controllers for a single machine. Lastly, Exception No. 3 does not apply, because these are not valve-actuated motor assemblies.
In accordance with 430.102(B), the controller disconnecting means could also be permitted to serve as the disconnecting means for the motor if it is in sight from the motor and the driven machinery. However, there were no disconnects located in sight from this location.


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On behalf of IRONMAN Mar del Plata we would like to invite all children under 12 years to race in the exciting IRONKIDS beach run. The IRNONKIDS offers young athletes the unique opportunity to feel the excitement of competition while enjoying the outdoors and promoting healthy living. Parents, family and friends are invited to cheer on the racers while enjoying the area and family –centered event. Saturday 2nd December 2018, during the morning, kids can show how competitive they are during this beach run! Distances vary according to the age groups (300m to 1.500m), the run course is on the "Paseo Jesús de Galindez". It is all about having fun, time will not be measured. Everybody is a winner!
Date: December 2
Hour: 9:45 a.m.
Location: Paseo Jesús Galindez
Age: 3 - 12 years old
Distance: 300m a 1500m depending on age
Price: U$20
Entry Includes: Each athlete receives a race bib, shirt, medal and the pride of calling themselves an IRONKID!
Contact: [email protected]
Registration opens on August 14 at Noon (ART)
IRONKIDS FAQs
1. How can I register for IRONKIDS?
You can register until 2nd September. Registration will close as soon as the 500 slots are occupied. If that doesn't happen, you can register on-site ate the IRONKIDS Registration Tend.
2. How much costs an IRONKIDS registration?
It costs 20€ + 8% Active Fee
3. Who can participate IRONKIDS?
All children that will complete the age of 3 to 12 years old by the 31st December 2017 (Born between 2005 and 2014)
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It is well-renowned as the loneliest position in football. Heck, Adam Sandler even wrote a comedy song dubbed �The Lonesome Kicker.�
It is well-renowned as the loneliest position in football. Heck, Adam Sandler even wrote a comedy song dubbed �The Lonesome Kicker.�
It is also, the most unnecessary position in the game as well.
Ever since I began watching football with my father around the age of five or so, I have developed an opposition to kickers.
Let me say first that yes, I understand it is an extreme talent and I respect those steel-legged fellows who can boot a football 50-plus yards.
I just don�t want them deciding games.
An amendment that should be made to the NFL game especially, is that kickers should only be used on kickoffs and in punt situations.
No field goals and no extra points.
You can�t convey to me that it would not be more entertaining to see the offense and defense line up to go for two-point conversions after each score than boot an least 95 percent success rate kick through the uprights.
You know, let the guys who actually have dirt and sweat on their jerseys fight for points.
This has never bothered me more than in watching Sunday night�s Denver Broncos versus New England Patriots game.
It was a classic � until the end.
Peyton Manning jumped out to a lead and Tom Brady came back to retake said lead.
Manning came back again to tie the game at 31-all.
In overtime, both defenses stood strong until a muffed punt by Denver gave New England the ball deep inside Bronco territory.
So, did Brady come up clutch and fire a game-winning touchdown pass? No.
Did running back Stevan Ridley and his grass-stained, sweaty jersey plunge into the end zone for a game-winning score? Wrong again.
Instead, little Stephen Gostkowski trotted out to the field in his jersey that Mr. Clean would have been proud of and booted in a game-winning chip-shot field goal.
It�s old. We�ve seen it. Yes, kudos to Gostkowski because there is a huge pressure element for kickers and not just anyone can do it.
I don�t want to completely eradicate kickers from the game � I would still want to keep kickoffs after every touchdown and still keep the option to punt the ball away.
No matter the down-and-distance, teams would have the choice to go for it or punt. There would be no option to kick a field goal.
What�s more exciting? Fourth-and-3 from the Denver 30-yard line with Brady under center and the game on the line or fourth-and-3 at the 30 with Gostkowski lining up a kick?
Another pigskin atrocity that we all had to witness as sports fans this past weekend was a tie between Green Bay and Minnesota.
A tie?
The only ties that there should be in life are in foot races (because it is physically possible for one human being to be equally as fast as the other) or a beauty contest between Charlize Theron and Jennifer Aniston. Nobody loses there.
But a football game? Please.
The NFL needs to adopt college football�s overtime rules, however, starting each possession at the 50-yard line instead of the 25.
Ties are for juveniles whose fragile self-esteems we don�t want to fracture.
I want to reiterate that this column is not conjured to belittle or disrespect the kicker.
It is simply a notion that as great as football is, it could still be so much better.
Jordan Honeycutt can be reached at 252-635-5670 or at email@example.com. Follow Jordan on Twitter @JHONEYnbsj29


text: The original Modern Eagle has been described as a Private Stock style production guitar and is representative of the guitar that Paul Smith personally performed with at the time. In addition to these distinctions, these instruments also feature Brazilian rosewood necks and fretboards. Brazilian rosewood has long been considered by musical instrument builders and collectors as a cherished tone wood with extraordinary aesthetic characteristics and rich sustain. Its exceptional tone and quality arguably make Brazilian rosewood the most coveted wood in the music industry. Each one of these "new old stock" instruments has been updated with "tweaked" Phase II tuners. The fretboards have been cleaned and dressed and the necks oiled. Some retain their original pickups, serial numbers, and the original hang tags are included in the cases (a new hangtag was completed as each instrument was re-cased). Others that were set aside earlier in the manufacturing process will be built to current spec. PRS is pleased to make these instruments available for players and collectors in the United States. http://www.prsguitars.com/nos_moderneagle


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Meeting Notes 2009 09 29
- 1 Crew
- 2 Agenda Items
- 2.1 Announcements
- 2.2 Consensus items
- 2.3 Discussion Items
- 2.4 Membership Binder
- 3 Notes
Moderator: Dr. Jesus
Note-Taker: JSharp
Attendee Count: 23
Officers: 2
Agenda Items[edit]
Introduction and Names[edit]
What Noisebridge is about[edit]
Treasurer's Report[edit]
Very brief primer on Noisebridge consensus process[edit]
What's Going On at Noisebridge[edit]
One short sentence about each of the following:
- Circuit Hacking Mondays (8PM, 83c)
- Machine Learning ?Wednesdays? (8PM, 2169)
- Year 1 Open Hacker House - October 2nd, 6pm - 11pm - Showing off cool hacked up stuff from the first year.
- Security group - Thursdays 8PM except when 5MoF happens
Project Updates[edit]
2169 Mission[edit]
- Electrical
- House keeping
- Another dumpster run?
- e-waste
- Drinking problem at 2169
- Cleaners
- Library
- Access Control
Maglocks still not installed because a part needs to be fabricated to compensate for the door frame being out of plumb. Stop distracting Jesus until it gets done.
- LDAP Database
See LDAP Proposal
- SCADA, HMI Panels
Need to examine the Windows driver packets in more detail to turn on certain necessary features. Some panels mostly work on a few machines. Considering temporarily mounting the laptops by themselves while the panels get figured out.
- VA Machines
Another round of formatting probably this week. Some of the nicer machines have been fixed up and are being allocated for scholarships to needy hacker sprouts.
Open Hacker House[edit]
Year 1 Open Hacker House/Setup
Consensus items[edit]
Discussion Items[edit]
- Jeffrey Malone as new Noisebridge treasurer
- Redesign of multimedia center in Cuba, general concept; discussion of strategies how to obtain hardware, software, and funds. Frantisek Apfelbeck
- Obtaining a shrubbery. It must be nice looking and not too expensive.
Membership Binder[edit]
Noisebridge notes:
Introduction of new persons What noisebridge is/consensus process explanation Introduction of existing units Treasure's Report:
good money situation some people haven't yet paid dues, explanation of dues payment, etc 3 months of operating expenses in the bank, not minus pending build out expenses donation instructions
Goings on at noisebridge -- see agenda Project updates
Electrical PG&E will turn on road side panel on next monday Power run to more locations in the space and getting rid of the extension cords Interface with individual space owners to setup space specific electrical requirements Tag wanted outlet/switch locations Rubin owns central table columns David owns chill space Crustcher and Jason D. own classrooms JSharp, Lamont, and Jim own library Housekeeping Trash cans replaced with larger units Shop trash can will not be picked up, trash needs to be removed Dr. Jesus loaned van to take things to dump To take garbage out: Monday night, curb -- Do not take out any recepticles that are not disposal company labeled Compact/Crush cans e-waste: scheduled pickup of e-waste Thursday at 2PM if you want it, please find a home for it, if it remains in the central pile it is most likey going leaving drinks out/concerns at 2169 please clean up and don't leave out stuff cleaners will be procured but there will be a chores chart put out by Rubin Access Control don't bug Dr. Jesus until it's in place LDAP database, SCADA, HMI : shortened centralized preference store in LDAP, see wiki LDAP Proposal VA Machines scholarship program: see Dr. Jesus Year 1 Open House Noisebridge needs to be cleaned Discussion about what's going on at the open house: see the wiki Year 1 Open Hacker House/Setup Please inform Rubin if you want to help out Performances and Presentations Noisebridge.net/Year1
Discussion Items
Treasurer proposal for dicussion for Jeffery Malone Mitch approves and will help out until things work Request for help with redesign of multimedia center and Cuba project David is attempting to get Francis in touch with MCRC Get in touch with firstname.lastname@example.com Discussion about having a clean lab for fine measurement equipment, Michael Kahn would like to arrange a space for equipment sensitive to dust Request for Shrubbery Discussion about dedicated time for cleaning the space, general approval, needs more cowbell Announcement about the Alternative Press Expo, invitation to come and enjoy You can now get the bounching google logo at 2169 (IPV6 Connectivity is now active) Pvck now has a house! Lxpk is up for membership. HackerQuarters.com annoucement, place for hackers to live in complement to noisebridge as a place for hackers to work and play. Ephemerisle practical experiement -- burning man on the water
Binder Names Read
Alex Peak admitted as a member to noisebridge.


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As classroom teachers change their teaching to base objectives around Common Core State Standards, we, as speech-language pathologists, must consider the standards as well. It affects us in our identification of language disorders, goal writing, and session objectives.
It is important to consider the CCSS when identifying students through the Response to Intervention (RTI) process. It is important to collaborate with classroom teachers to understand where the students are struggling and which standards they are unable to achieve. Regardless of the RTI tier or level of support the student in question is receiving, we must determine strategies to help these students acquire these standards necessary for age and grade.
There are a variety of speech and language difficulties that can affect a student's ability to acquire the CCSS. Some examples of these include:
- If they cannot use or respond to questions, it will impact their ability to "Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how)."
- If they have weaknesses in vocabulary, it will impact their ability to "Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly."
- If they display difficulties comprehending grammatical concepts, it will impact their ability to "Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking."
You should consider what standards are expected for the grade of the student in question and where the student is functioning when developing goals.
So how can you incorporate CCSS philosophies during speech and language sessions? First get a handle on what students are expected to know and understand. This will assist with carryover of skills from the speech room into the classroom and beyond. Here are some ideas to consider:
- You can have students go on scavenger hunts to help them learn to identify text features of nonfiction texts.
- Have students practice using higher level thinking: predict, question, visualize, analyze, and make connections.
- Model for students what to do/think before, during, and after reading by using thought bubbles on a Popsicle stick to help illustrate what one should think and say at each of those phases.
- Use a KWL chart (know, want to know, learned) when teaching new vocabulary/concepts. Use carrier phrases to teach students how to express key story elements:
- "The main characters are…"
- "The important events are…"
- "The author is…"
- "One fact I learned is…"
- Use thinking notes on Post-Its while reading a story to teach students to generate their own questions while reading.
- Use a variety of genres when incorporating literacy activities (fables, short stories, poems, plays, biographies, articles, etc.).
For the most part, the CCSS correlate with our typical speech and language goals and objectives. One difference is the expectations for students per grade. Another difference is the language students are expected to recognize, comprehend, and use in the classroom. If classroom teachers are expected to use the vocabulary in the classroom, it is important for our students to hear that same vocabulary in the speech room as well. For students with vocabulary weaknesses, they may need extra assistance in learning this vocabulary and terminology. Some important vocabulary words and concepts that we, as Speech-Language Pathologists should incorporate into our sessions and make sure our students understand include:
- Evidence
- Central idea
- Point of view
- Plot
- Audience
- Analyze
- Dialogue
- Theme
Whether you are identifying students that could benefit from speech and language services, developing goals, or creating treatment plans,you as an SLP working with school-aged students need to consider the CCSS. It will help advocate how a student will benefit from speech and language services as well as justify for those that are ready to graduate. It also will help make speech and language sessions more academically relevant and easier to promote generalization into the classroom.
"Miss Speechie" is a licensed speech-language pathologist working in a public elementary school in New York State. She is the author of the blog, Speech Time Fun. She enjoys creating and sharing materials, resources, ideas for speech-language pathologists.


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When City Hall erupted in indignation at the University of Massachusetts Medical School's alleged secretive coup in snatching up the city's biggest biotech park on the cheap and likely erasing it from the tax rolls, city officials weren't the only ones apparently taken by surprise.
So were some puzzled observers who saw the anguish emanating from Main Street in recent weeks as a dramatic overreaction to what was essentially standard behavior of a big nonprofit exerting its financial clout over property that fit with its research mission and future plans.
"It's a highly emotional issue, but everybody should step back a little and not get so emotional about it," said Kevin O'Sullivan, president and CEO of Worcester-based Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives and one of the leaders of the state's life sciences industry. "I don't think it was at all a secret (that the park was on the market), and UMass is a great partner in this. They're going to keep it a commercial research park, and those entities will be paying taxes."
And while City Manager Michael V. O'Brien, city councilors and radio host Jordan Levy have lambasted UMass officials for purportedly planning to remove some $1.5 million in tax revenue through the school's $40 million acquisition of three biotech buildings, it is far from clear what the tax impact will be.
At least in the short term, until next June and the end of the fiscal year, UMass will continue to pay the full $1.5 million that former owner Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. paid on the buildings.
The school has gone out of its way to emphasize that it is financing its acquisition by using money from the cash reserves held by its Worcester City Campus Corp. real estate subsidiary, and replenishing the reserves — now down to about $21 million — with taxable 20-year bonds.
For his part, Mr. O'Brien said he is worried about what will happen after that and about the taxes the city would be deprived of if any of the 366,000 square feet of space the school bought late last month were to become empty. Under tax law, nonprofits can be exempt from taxes on vacant space for up to two years, and indefinitely on space devoted to nonprofit use.
The manager said he would prefer the school to voluntarily pay its share of taxes even if space is empty.
"This is Class A lab space. We are facing the reality of losing a significant amount of property of that condition, of that type, all at once with the question mark of what the future means," Mr. O'Brien said in an interview. "Is there a 50 percent exemption right away? Five years out is there a 100 percent exemption?
"Now that this is public, there's a recognition that the city and the place where (the school) resides both have to be successful for them both to succeed," he added.
UMass officials maintain their goal is to keep the biotech park filled with private, for-profit research companies, as it is now, both right away and in the long term, and to maintain the buildings as top-notch research facilities.
"We have recognized in the opportunity to buy these buildings, the opportunity for long-term investment in our campus and a long-term investment in life sciences in Central Massachusetts," said Mark L. Shelton, associate vice chancellor for communications at the medical school.
Meanwhile, the combustible issue of payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, or some other kind of intergovernmental agreement the city could seek, is simmering in the background and appears to be on the agenda for upcoming negotiations between city and school officials.
Unlike some other colleges and universities here, the medical school has no formal PILOT agreement under which it makes regular payments to make up for taxes it would be responsible for — which would amount to more than $5.6 million annually, according to the city.
UMass officials say they spent more than $325,000 last year to fund city and school health and science initiatives.
That is a tiny fraction of the medical school's $1.1 billion budget and far less proportionately than that which another local nonprofit, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, for example, makes. With a budget of $170 million, WPI gives the city an annual PILOT payment of more than $450,000, under a formal written contract.
By law, tax-free entities such as universities, schools or hospitals can be exempt from taxes on the property they own, but only if they apply each year for exemptions on the grounds that the use of the property meshes with their nonprofit mission, according to city Assessor William J. Ford.
If the activity in a building owned by the medical school is for profit — as the school maintains it will be in the future as it seeks to lease space to private life sciences firms — then the owner must keep paying taxes. If 80 percent of the activity is private, and 20 percent is nonprofit, then 80 percent of the taxes must be paid, Mr. Ford said.
The point of contention between the city and the school appears to be over vacancy.
Even before the sale of the Biotech 3, 4 and 5 buildings across from the UMass campus went through late last month, the medical school had already decided to move its researchers — who occupied just over a third of the buildings — to its new Albert Sherman center and other buildings on campus. The school will continue to largely occupy Biotech 1 and Biotech 2, which it has owned since the 1990s.
Nonprofit-owned vacant space is nontaxable for up to two years, according to Mr. Ford, the city assessor.
With the park's current vacancy rate between 5 percent and 10 percent, a new vacancy rate of up to 50 percent created by UMass' departure from its own buildings could, indeed, deprive the city of considerable tax payments.
UMass officials say they have already scheduled an open house for commercial real estate brokers this month to market the property.
But city officials should not be overly concerned that the biotech labs will go empty after the departure of UMass researchers and one of the park's major tenants, Quest Diagnostics, later this year, said James Umphrey, a principal at Kelleher and Sadowsky, the Worcester commercial real estate firm.
Mr. Umphrey, who was involved in leasing space for Alexandria, said the park has always generated a profit and maintained healthy occupancy rates, and he sees no reason why that shouldn't continue, especially with the added prestige of a major medical school as the owner.
"My opinion as to why they purchased these buildings is because they already own everything around them ... so it just made sense for them to control these buildings across the street," he said. "The three buildings they bought are beautiful buildings.
"Today, these buildings make money," Mr. Umphrey continued. "And they will continue to be economically viable. The spaces are definitely marketable."
Apart from the merits of tax revenues and future marketability and uses of the biotech park, the episode highlighted the shifting tactics of public officials in the battle for public perception.
It was no secret that Mr. O'Brien, the city manager, was palpably angry about UMass announcing the sale without warning him beforehand, and one city councilor said she was "insulted" and another said she felt stabbed in the heart by the development. It was also clear that UMass leaders were forced into heavy damage control mode afterward.
James B. Leary, a top community relations aide to Chancellor Michael F. Collins and Worcester native and former chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray, was dispatched to quell the anxieties of the manager and councilors.
And last week, Dr. Collins and Mr. Leary trekked to Boston to meet at the Statehouse with state Sen. Michael O. Moore, D-Millbury, chairman of the Legislature's Education Committee, at Mr. Moore's request.
Mr. Moore said he will hold a hearing in the coming weeks to examine the tax implications to the city. He said he believed the medical school handled the public relations aspect of its move poorly — a position that Mr. Levy hammered on much of last week on the radio — though the lawmaker said he was confident the biotech park is in good hands.
Mr. Shelton, the UMass spokesman, has maintained all along that the school was bound by confidentiality during its negotiations with Alexandria and notified city leaders appropriately once the deal was consummated.
"The medical school was made aware of the availability of the biotech park for sale and the previous owner's plan for leaving the market, and we proceeded very prudently and ended up with an asset that has long-term value for the community," he said. "I don't know of a standard practice that involves consultation routinely."
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Human growth hormone is described by some as the key to slowing the aging process. Before you sign up, get the facts.
Growth hormone fuels childhood growth and helps maintain tissues and organs throughout life. It's produced by the pea-sized pituitary gland — located at the base of the brain. Beginning in middle age, however, the pituitary gland slowly reduces the amount of growth hormone it produces.
This natural slowdown has triggered an interest in using synthetic human growth hormone (HGH) as a way to stave off some of the changes linked to aging, such as decreased muscle and bone mass.
If you're skeptical, good. There's little evidence to suggest human growth hormone can help otherwise healthy adults regain youth and vitality. In fact, experts recommend against using HGH to treat aging or age-related conditions.
Yes. Adults who have true growth hormone deficiency — not the expected decline in growth hormone due to aging — might be prescribed synthetic human growth hormone by their doctors.
Growth hormone deficiency might be caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland (pituitary adenoma). It also might be caused by treatment of an adenoma with surgery or radiotherapy.
For adults who have a growth hormone deficiency, injections of human growth hormone can:
Human growth hormone is also approved to treat adults with AIDS- or HIV-related muscle wasting.
Studies of healthy adults taking human growth hormone are limited. Although it appears that human growth hormone can increase muscle mass and reduce the amount of body fat in healthy older adults, the increase in muscle doesn't translate into increased strength. It isn't clear if human growth hormone might provide other benefits to healthy adults.
Human growth hormone might cause a number of side effects for healthy adults, including:
Human growth hormone might also contribute to conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease and possibly an increased risk of some cancers.
Some research suggests that side effects of human growth hormone treatments might be more likely in older adults than in younger people. Because the studies of healthy adults taking human growth hormone have been short term, it isn't clear whether the side effects could eventually dissipate or become worse.
When prescribed by a doctor, human growth hormone is administered as an injection under the skin. There's no pill form of human growth hormone available by prescription. Some websites sell a pill form of human growth hormone, claiming that it produces results similar to the injected form of the drug.
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The compound, originally patented by VCU under the name 5-HMF, was developed by a team from the VCU Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, an interdisciplinary research center spanning the School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy. The team included Martin Safo, Ph.D., associate professor of medicinal chemistry; Richmond Danso-Danquah, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicinal chemistry; and Donald Abraham, Ph.D., the Alfred and Frances P. Burger Emeritus Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Biological Chemistry and emeritus director of the institute.
Relabeled as Aes-103, the compound was licensed by VCU Tech Transfer to a startup company, AesRx LCC, which has completed preclinical and Phase 1 clinical trials.
AesRX has recently received regulatory approval for a Phase 2 clinical trial of the anti-sickling agent and plans to begin patient enrollment this month.
The double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of 28-day dosing of Aes-103. The impact of the drug on several sickle cell clinical symptoms also will be evaluated.
Aes-103, currently the only clinical-stage therapeutic that directly targets cell sickling, is one of the first molecules to enter the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases program (TRND) through its National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The NIH, through a $5-plus million grant, is supporting the first three clinical trials of Aes-103.
"TRND researchers have worked collaboratively with AesRx to provide preclinical drug development expertise and clinical and regulatory resources necessary to move Aes-103 into human clinical trials," said John McKew, Ph.D., acting director of NCATS Division of Preclinical Innovation and director of TRND. "Through TRND, NCATS supports innovative methods and collaborative approaches to accelerate the discovery process while developing promising treatments for the patients who need them."
Sickle cell disease is a recessive disorder of the hemoglobin that can lead to a wide range of serious, sometimes life-threatening, conditions, including chronic hemolytic anemia, chronic pain and acute painful crisis, stroke, acute chest syndrome and cumulative damage to tissues and organs. More than 100,000 people in the United States are afflicted with sickle cell disease.
"Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., the director of the National Institutes of Health, has held this project up as a prime example of translational medicine with academic medical centers working with startup companies in the research and development of life-changing drug therapies," said Francis Macrina, Ph.D., VCU vice president for research.
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TOZIT is a company delivering high-quality consultants and technical advisors within the realm of Microsoft technologies.
We foremost deliver training, products and consultancy around our focus-area; SharePoint 2010.
Customers, partners and competitors alike.
We would want for our new brand to go with the new logo we've got (see attachments).
This new web site should be a modern and stylish site with focus on our services, products, training and contact information.
For reference of the existing website, please visit http://www.tozit.com for an overview. We are now looking to completely redesign and replace the brand and content of that site with new and fresh information, as we're expanding.
We would like to see a bright site which isn't as dark as the current one - and of course it should follow the coloring and feelings of the new brand that you can see attached.
Type of page:
- Home page
- A header section with the logo (and some nice background for the header, aligned with the coloring in the logo, as a background image in the header), a spot for a search box at the right hand side of the header.
- Comes below the header
- Top Navigation (Home, About, Services, Products, Training, Contact)
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- A place for the footer, after the main content.
- Should contain twitter feeds, blog feed, contact details and possibly other things. Refer to the existing web site to get an idea of what a footer could look like (content-wize).
This web site is too dark and doesn't look quite as professional as we would like. We're expanding the business and the website needs to look more professional, as we're offering high-quality solutions and consultancy.


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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. It operates retail stores, restaurants, discount stores, supermarkets, supercenters, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, apparel stores, Sam's Clubs, and neighborhood markets, as well as walmart.com; and samsclub.com. The company is a member of the dividend aristocrats index, has paid dividends since 1973 and increased them for 39 years in a row.
The company's last dividend increase was in March 2013 when the Board of Directors approved an 18.20% increase to 47 cents/share. The company's largest competitors include Target (TGT) and Costco (COST)
Over the past decade this dividend growth stock has delivered an annualized total return of 5.30% to its shareholders.
The company has managed to an impressive increase in annual EPS growth since 2004. Earnings per share have risen by 10.60% per year. Analysts expect Wal-Mart Stores to earn $5.30 per share in 2014 and $5.82 per share in 2015. In comparison Wal-Mart Stores earned $5.02/share in 2012. On average, Wal-Mart has also managed to repurchase approximately 4.08% of its shares outstanding each year over the past five years as well.
Wal-Mart has a wide moat, since it is the lowest cost retailer. Its sheer scale gives it a pricing advantage in negotiating with suppliers and its investment in technology allows it to gain further efficiencies across its value chain, thus offering lowest prices in a market. The company has recently refocused in strategy on maximizing return on investment from existing US stores, rather than focusing exclusively on square footage growth. By remodeling stores, and improving their ambiance, it could not only retain its shoppers but even attract different target groups. Its everyday low prices strategy in the US, allows the company to match prices by competitors on items that happen to have lower prices that Wal-Mart. It would take a competitor a considerable investment in a number of stores, distribution centers, technology and logistics in order to emulate Wal-Mart's business model.
Its international segment however is expected to have low double digit growth in square footage, International currently represents an important opportunity for growth, as it only generates one third of the company's revenues. Future growth in its international segment could come from acquisitions, as well as organic growth. Wal-Mart is just getting started in certain key markets such as China and India for example. The combination of rising populations, increasing per capita incomes and providing an efficient retailing experience, are some of the characteristics that could fuel growth in international.
The return on equity has remained consistently above 20%, and has increased to 23% by 2012. Rather than focus on absolute values for this indicator, I generally want to see at least a stable return on equity over time.
The annual dividend payment has increased by 18.10% per year over the past decade, which is higher than to the growth in EPS.
An 18% growth in distributions translates into the dividend payment doubling every four years. If we look at historical data, going as far back as 1976 we see that Wal-Mart Stores has actually managed to double its dividend every three years on average.
The dividend payout ratio has increased from 17.70% in 2004 to 32% in 2012. The expansion in the payout ratio has enabled dividend growth to be faster than EPS growth over the past decade. A lower payout is always a plus, since it leaves room for consistent dividend growth minimizing the impact of short-term fluctuations in earnings.
Currently, Wal-Mart Stores is attractively valued at 14.30 times earnings and has an adequately covered dividend but only yields 2.50%. In comparison, Target (TGT) trades at 15.40 times earnings and yields 2.50%.
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Clinton splits with Obama on Syria
Bill Clinton told Sen. John McCain he agrees that President Barack Obama should act more forcefully to support anti-Assad rebels in Syria, saying the American public elects presidents and members of Congress "to see down the road" and "to win."
At another point during a closed-press event Tuesday, Clinton implied that Obama or any president risks looking like "a total fool" if they listen too closely to opinion polls and act too cautiously. He used his own decisions on Kosovo and Bosnia as a point of reference.
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The former president also said commanders-in-chief should avoid over-interpreting public opinion polls about whether the United States should get involved in crises overseas.
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His remarks came during a question-and-answer session with McCain, who has been among Obama's harshest critics over what he calls a failure to take "decisive" action in Syria. Obama has come under growing pressure to step up American intervention by sending military and other assistance to the rebels.
"Some people say, 'Okay, see what a big mess it is? Stay out!' I think that's a big mistake. I agree with you about this," Clinton told McCain during an event for the McCain Institute for International Leadership in Manhattan Tuesday night. "Sometimes it's just best to get caught trying, as long as you don't overcommit — like, as long as you don't make an improvident commitment."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
( Also on POLITICO: McCain: Syria crisis worsening)
The remark from Clinton came as McCain, who recently took a trip to Syria and met with moderate rebel commanders, has ratcheted up his criticism that Obama has been feckless in the face of growing strength by President Bashar Assad in the civil war. McCain gave an address after the trip about the growing problems in the Middle East, saying the U.S. needs to seize the moment.
"Nobody is asking for American soldiers in Syria," Clinton said. "The only question is now that the Russians, the Iranians and the Hezbollah are in there head over heels, 90 miles to nothing, should we try to do something to try to slow their gains and rebalance the power so that these rebel groups have a decent chance, if they're supported by a majority of the people, to prevail?"
( PHOTOS: Clinton Global Initiative 2012)
The event was closed to the press, but POLITICO listened to audio of portions of it recorded by an attendee. Clinton, whose wife stepped down as Obama's Secretary of State at the end of January, has largely stayed away from offering foreign policy views while Hillary Clinton was serving in the president's administration.
She had supported a plan that then-CIA head Gen. David Petraeus drew up to arm a vetted group of rebels, but it was put aside after his extra-marital affair scandal and her head injury following a severe virus.


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This could be one of the easiest contests on 99Designs.
We have a business card already designed by a previous designer. The business card comes without text on it. We want to add text to it.
The catch is, we want the cleanest yet most creative text design on this business card imaginable. I am a developer. I am terrible with design, and let's not even talk about how bad I am with fonts. This is a contest for those that know everything about fonts and which are the best to use on this business card.
The text on the business card MUST contain my email address.
OPTIONALLY the business card can contain my name (Matt Wegrzyn) and my telephone number (use a fake one for this contest, I will change it later). Remember, these 2 are optional. The email address is a requirement. The designer that comes up with the most cleanest text design / font will win.
Please keep in mind, we are handing this out to business professionals, so must be very clean.
Feel free to add in other fields if necessary such as company name, address, etc, although I would not recommend it).
I am attaching to this design 3 things.
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> From what I can tell I need 4 opcodes working to get legatos running with the old VSL Performance Set.
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