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The 2021 Zero Motorcycles Lineup + Our Take on Each Model
Zero Emissions, Tons of Fun
Zero Motorcycles has been making quality electric motorcycles for years now, and the company continues to pick up steam. It’s the latest addition is the SR/S sport-touring bike, but as you can see below, there’s a slew of great electric motorcycles in its lineup.
While an electric bike isn’t going to be right for everyone, it can be perfect for the right rider. If you’re interested in getting in on the electrified future now, then you need to check out each and every bike below. They’re all quite good, though, the battery range on a few is too low for much beyond commuting and zipping around town.
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2021 Zero SR/F
The Zero SR/F has been out a couple of years now, and it’s perhaps the best and most-impressive electric motorcycle on sale today. It has fantastic performance, good range, excellent tech features, and killer naked bike styling. It’s a great machine and priced below Harley’d LiveWire.
The motorcycle is offered in Standard and Premium forms. The Standard bike features a 124 mph top speed, 140 lb-ft of torque, and a 200-mile range with a Power Tank. The Premium bike has a slightly lower charge time and some other minor equipment. Overall, this is the flagship naked electric bike to buy.
Built on the same platform as the SR/F, the SR/S is the sport-touring motorcycle from Zero. It takes what the SR/F does right, adds a full fairing to it, and makes it ready to ride. While some folks will argue this isn’t a true sport-touring machine, I think it’s as close as an electric bike can come at the moment, and applaud Zero’s efforts.
As you might expect, the bike comes in two configurations there’s Standard and Premium. The standard model has a top speed of 124 mph, peak torque of 140 lb-ft, and a 200-mile range with the Power Tank. The Premium version shortens the charge time and adds a bit of equipment, but otherwise, it is the same bike.
Stepping down from the top dog models from Zero, we land at the Zero DS. This street bike is really the middle of the lineup and one of the best bikes the company sells. It’s a notable step down from the bikes already discussed but a notable step up from the standard S model discussed below.
The bike is offered in two configurations ZF 14.4 and ZF 14.4 Power Tank. The former offers 179 miles per charge, a top speed of 102 mph, and a 116 lb-ft torque figure. The latter gives you the same top speed and torque figures but the city range jumps to 223 miles.
If you’re after a good but not wildly impressive electric motorcycle for commuting or just zipping around the Zero S is your machine. It’s a handsomely styled naked bike with a reasonable price tag and acceptable performance and range specs.
The bike is available in only one configuration, which is called ZF 7.2. The bike has a top speed of 98 mph and it makes 78 lb-ft of torque. The city range for this bike sits at 89 miles and there’s a one hour charge time.
A bit different for the street bike lineup is the FXS. It’s essentially a street-focused version of the dual-sport FX. It’s a fantastic little runabout with dual-sport styling and all of the things you could want from a well-crafted street-focused machine.
The bike comes in two different configurations. The first is the ZF3.6 and the second is the ZF7.2. The former is good for 50 miles of city range, has a top speed of 85 mph, and 78 lb-ft of torque. The latter offers the same torque and top speed figures but a city range of 100 miles per charge.
For the dual-sport models, let’s talk about the DSR first. This bike offers a well-balanced package for both the road and off-road. The bike is a torque monster and has the suspension travel to soak up bumps in the road or the trail.
The bike comes in two different configurations. There’s the ZF 14.4 and the ZF 14.4 Power Pack. The former packs 163 miles of city range, a 102 mph top speed, and 116 lb-ft of torque. The latter gives you the same torque and top speed numbers (the electric motor is the same), but the range jumps to 204 city miles.
A step down from the DSR is the DS. This bike is another fantastic dual-sport machine that offers excellent performance at a reasonable price point for an electric motorcycle. If you ride trails and want a powerful and attractive bike, this is an excellent choice.
The bike comes in a single configuration, the ZF 7.2. This makes it good for a city range of 82 miles. It has a peak torque figure of 78 lb-ft and a top speed of 98 mph. You also get a five-year warranty on the power pack and a clutchless transmission (as with all Zero bikes).
The adventure touring machine of the Zero lineup, the DSR/BF is a typical DSR bike but with the Black Forest treatment, to it, which includes luggage and some additional equipment and accessories to make this an even better adventure machine.
The technical specifications come in two variants, there’s a ZF14.4 configuration and a ZF14.4 Power Tank configuration. The former features a 102 mph top speed, 157-mile city range, and 116 lb-ft of torque. The latter offers the same top speed and torque numbers but ups the range to 196 miles per charge.
The Zero FX is the lowest level dual-sport model Zero has, but that doesn’t mean that it’s some slouch of a machine. It can handle almost anything you can throw at it off-road and on-road thanks to its long-legged suspension and high-torque motor. The motorcycle features two configurations, the ZF3.6 Modular or the ZF7.2. Both are great models.
In the ZF3.6 Modular version, you’re looking at a city range of 46 miles. In the ZF7.2 configuration, you’re looking at 91 miles of city range. Other features are the same and include 78 lb-ft of torque, a top speed of 85 mph, and a five-year unlimited miles power pack warranty.


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a trip to paradise cost a bay area man his life. good evening, everyone. >> it's a destination hot spot. millions flock to mexico every year. but one bay area man never returned. >> more violence has forced the feds to warn americans traveling in that region. there is no standard on how and why they make that determination. >> reporter: state officials say they can only advise americans not to travel in countries they say aren't safe. ultimately, it's your decision. we found the state department can't verify the accuracy all of the information it determines to make he's points. >> it's spurned traveling forever. >> reporter: february 2009, susan and her husband, timothy, rented a condo, overlooking the ocean in mexico.
>> staying in a nice area. >> reporter: she says an intruder tried to rob them when they were asleep. a man grabbed a knife from their kitchen. timothy was stabbed to death. >> there was nothing i would do. i watched him. >> reporter: a year after timothy was killed, a u.s. department of state issued a travel warning for americans traveling to mexico. the san carlos woman wishes it had been issued before their trip there. the year that timothy was killed, 78 americans were victims of homicide. at least 113 were killed in 2011. the number of americans listed to the state department murdered
abroad is made public because the u.s. government is required by law to disclose the information. but that's where it ends. >> the way we will determine once we've arrived at a travel warning, is a lot of kimpbt sources. >> reporter: hugo rodriguez says there's no specific formula for issuing a travel advisory. so, he's unable to tell us how the state department made its decision to issue a travel warning about mexico. >> our regional security officers and our officers overseas are constantly monitoring the local situation. they work with local law enforcement authorities. >> reporter: and those sources give the state department crime statistics. but the government doesn't make their stats public, because officials say they can't guarantee the accuracy of the information. according to mexico's attorney general, the country had more
than 28,000 homicides between january and september last year. "la reforma" reported more than 12,000 killings last year. that's up from 2,000 in 2006. >> if you're in the wrong place, you might be a victim. >> reporter: this february, the state department issued a travel warning to mexico. but for the first time it pinpointed dangerous areas in 18 of the 31 states in the country. including popular destinations. 31 countries throughout the world are now under travel warnings. but the state department distinguishes mexico as a country where its government makes a considerable effort to protect americans in major tourist destinations. and the country only issues travel alerts in countries with
natural events. there are currently four countries worldwide with in a classification. >> i would like to see a better, honest response from the data that we have. >> reporter: john is a criminalology professor at fresno state. his specialty is violence in mexico. are americans getting an accurate picture on how often crime is happening in mexico? >> i don't see how they could. one of the first requirements of getting an accurate picture is you have to have some measurement that's credible, that's valid, on a regular basis. >> i don't know if the state department wants to do that much more of a job. >> reporter: travel lawyer, al analyst, represents two of the biggest u.s. travel agencies operating in mexico. he believes the government's advisory system is influenced. >> they don't want it. bad for business.
>> when you travel abroad, you are responsible for your own security. >> he's so handsome, i wish he was still here. >> reporter: susan conner has no plans to travel back to mexico. she says it's a place that brings back too many painful memories. >> i miss him every second of every day. and i will for the rest of my life. >> reporter: unlike many of the countries under a travel warning, travel officials note that americans visit safely every year. if you want to know more, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> what a tragedy for that woman. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, call us at the number you see on your screen. turning now, to what could
be a key break in the search for sierra lamar. tonight, we're hearing from the teen's mother, about a major clue in the investigation. one she says gives her renewed hope and police new leads. george kiriyama is live in morgan hill. >> reporter: santa clara county investigators are thinking about releasing surveillance video showing the red jetta. but investigators say this is the biggest development in this case that's almost two months old. the owner of a car similar to this one could be pivotal in finding sierra lamar. >> it is a lead that everybody can focus on. you know, we have to be really caref careful. >> reporter: investigators describe the car as a red jetta with a distinct black hood.
>> the red car being associated in her disappearance, it's pretty important in the case. we hope it leads to something more substantial. >> reporter: sierra's mother hopes that finding the car will unlock the mystery behind her daughter's disappearance. >> law enforcement is reaching out because they know the sense of urgency. >> reporter: detectives say the jetta was last seen on march 16th, the morning sierra vanished. surveillance cameras spotted the car near sierra's home. and where evidence has been recovered. >> review of recent tips in the case, has helped to identify this vehicle is related. >> reporter: investigators are looking into whether sierra's case is connected to another one in walnut creek. in a incident happened just two days before sierra disappeared. >> let's end this nightmare for
all of us, including the person that has not made the right decision. if you could release her, and end this whole thing, you could do it now. >> reporter: now, detectives say despite all of the rumors flying around, they do not have a license plate number. they are hoping that someone has seen that car and will give them a call. polite he is not. a man in his 20s, maybe late teens, introduced himself to women in livermore. that introduction turned into sexual assault. a young man approached a woman and introduced himself as gabe. and then, extended his hand. >> she extended the courtesy back to him. and when he grabbed her hand, he
pulled her in and started to grab the intimate parts of her body. she immediately yelled at him. he backed up. let go of her. she can'ted to yell. >> it's scary to think that people are like that nowadays. that people are going to take advantage of other people's kindness. >> livermore police say there's been seven sexual assaults along bike or jogging paths since 2006. police don't think that one person is responsible. it's not record heat. but the warm weather is going to be sticking around. >> three to six degrees away from record highs today. some of the hottest weather in gilroy. high pressure not budging at all in the next 24 hours. some of the warmette weather in seven months will continue. we'll get a reprieve with temperatures in the 50s or 60s. we'll detail the hottest day of the week and also the warmest temperatures for tomorrow. new details just in about a bay area toddler mauled by the
that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters. mauled by what was supposed to be her four-legged best friend. an east bay toddler has brutal bite marks on the face and legs. bite marks called by the family pit bull. the dog's been taken away. and the 2-year-old is hospitalized. cheryl hurd joins us live in concord. >> reporter: well, jessica, we put a call into oakland
children's hospital, to get a condition on this young child. but we have yet to hear back from them. meanwhile, family members here are obviously upset about this attack. >> i'm sorry. i'm not sure what's going on. >> reporter: family rushed to the home where a child was bit by the family dog. >> we have the dog at this time. we're looking at other avenues in the case. >> reporter: police say the little girl was attacked here. and then, airlifted from a nearby park to children's hospital. >> right now, we're concerned about taking care of the child. the child is receiving emergency care. there's the potential we'll be investigating whether or not the dog has a require history. if there was the case, there's potential criminal charges. >> reporter: family members did not want to talk to us.
one neighbor did not want to appear on camera, says he's seen the dog and knows the owner of the animal. he said the dog was always on the leash and did not appear friendly. another neighbor had this to say. >> this dog was not a problem. was not out, and tended at any time i'm aware of. and i'm sure the rest of the neighborhood would say the same thing. >> reporter: animal control is the lead investigator in this case. no word on what the next step will be. the cia and the fbi confirming, tonight, they've stopped an ambitious bomb plot by al qaeda, targeting a u.s.-bound flight. officials prevented a suicide bomber from using a next generation of underwear bomb, close to the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. you may recall the one that fizzled and burned by a confessed al qaeda operative in
detroit 2009. the new bomb was meant to pass through the best u.s. airport security. here's defense secretary leon panetta, this evening. >> this sun has to remain vigilant against those who would seek the attack this country. we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >> on sunday, officials say an american drone killed al qaeda's top commander in yemen where this plot originated. it's the hottest trend around. but are jell nails too hot for your health. the new manicure may be exposing you to u.v. damage. >> reporter: lots of ladies feel pretty when their nails are done. >> manicures for me, don't last long because i wash my hands a lot. >> reporter: erica is getting
jell nails. the polish lasts for weeks. >> after the coat, we put it under the u.v. light. and the light dries the jell. when you pit it in, the u.v. light dries the color. >> reporter: campbell couldn't be happier. >> this will last longer. hands will look pretty all the time. >> these little lights are like miniature tanning beds. >> reporter: repeated exposure to u.v. light is damaging. >> you'll have really pretty nails. but the rest of your hands will look really old. >> reporter: or worse. prolonged exposure can lead to skin cancer. >> it affects the way the cells divide. so, therein lies the trigger for skin cancer. >> reporter: back in the light, they're adding a protective
layer for customers. >> we start using methods when there's rumors saying u.v. lights aren't good for your hands. we want to do something to protect our clients. we start using sun screen. >> reporter: a step he says every jell nail customer should ask for. >> the customer should be their own advocate. >> reporter: he doesn't want you to be the next customer at the dermatology center of san francisco. >> it's interesting. >> reporter: and looking pretty in pink. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> experts suggest wearing reflective gloves and cutting off the fingertips to limit u.v. exposure. >> this was hot tonight. tomorrow, hotter or cooler? >> you know how the bay area works. today, we had temperatures near walnut creek. topping out at 92 degrees. the old record was 95. >> set back in 2000.
not quite there yet. but numbers 10 to 20 degrees above average. that poses the other thing that we dealt with today. the bay area was hotter than these locations. so, hot, hot, hot, back here in the bay area. let's give you the current numbers. 53 in san francisco. 55 in san mateo. and cooling off inland, as well, with conditions in the mid-60s in the east bay. we'll take you out live to our camera. and the city is twinkling tonight. when you have days as hot as it was today, you'll have brilliant skies. for the morning hours, it will stay cool. throughout tuesday, some of you will be hotter. a cooling breeze will drop the numbers near the coastline.
we have activity offshore. but it will have no chance of building in and bringing any kind of cooler air for us. primarily, through tomorrow, we'll have 90s. but the onshore flow will develop. and by wednesday, we'll be able to drop our numbers 48 degrees from today. even the sea breeze not going to be able to fix. that's the pollen report. next 48 to 72 hours, moderate to high category for the greater bay area. a tough go for you, if you do suffer from allergies. 52 in los gatos. not too bad in santa cruz, at 50. hopefully you got a view of the supermoon this weekend. it will be brilliant through the morning hours. maybe want to get up earlier possibly. top out at 89 san jose. a drying wind for the south bay and east bay. that's where temperatures would
edge a little warmer for tuesday. 89 in livermore. 88 in pleasanton. and back for the bay, we'll try to cool things off from alameda to fremont. san francisco going down with 76. 75 in berkeley. 77 in oakland. 80 in san mateo. our coastal locations will remain in the 60s with the slight onshore flow starting to develop, which could bring us fog through tomorrow night. overall, down into wednesday. then, look at this. the numbers go up a little bit. but that's going to be a lot by this weekend. temperatures expected to be close to 90 degrees on saturday inland. also, edge up the coastal numbers at the beach in the low and mid-70s. and by sunday, for mother's day, it will be the hottest mother's day, in the past three years or so. >> wow. >> fantastic. >> all the hot mommies out there. >> exactly. >> we have one on set. >> of course. >> hopefully you get hot gifts.
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scott reese, from our comcast newsroom. when i saw magic johnson at the game, it threw everything off. >> that's the order in l.a. dodgers/giants, pique the interest of both fan bases. spoiler alert, it didn't go the giants' way. there's magic. first home game for the dodgers. barry zito on the hill. he was okay. juan rivera to short. what a play. that was great defense. and you know what? there wasn't enough about that where the giants are concerned. here arias with the stick. melky cabrera ties the game at one. bottom six, a.j. ellis down the right field line.
that will plate bobby abreu. tony gwynn junior throws it down. ariba scores. and rivera, right back to him. the ball in the glove. trying to make a play. it's posted down the right field line. matt kemp scores. 4-1. now, the eighth, 6-1. gordon and ellis score. 8-1, dodgers, which has become a blowout. top nine, there's aubrey huff, first game off the disabled list. pops out as a pinch hitter. couple of batters later. this is the only drama remaining, as he's sitting on the hit streak. the hit streak is over. tough night all around for the giants. they lose 9-1. now, before the game, they learned that relief pitcher guillermo moto has been suspended 100 games after
testing positive. he will appeal the suspension. but he cannot suit up until the appeal is heard. the team issued the statement. the giants are disappointed to learn of guillermo mota's suspension. we support baseball's drug prevention and treatment program. to be continued on that front. but a tough night for the giants. they lose a reliever for 100 games. and aubrey huff comes back and pops out. >>'ll see if they fairrrow he t tomorrow. >> the bearer of bad news. >> don't shoot the messenger. [ alarm beeping, motor revving ]
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olympics. he won eight gold medals at the beijing games. phelps is confessed he lost one of his gold medals while traveling. he kept them in a t-shirt. he is just three medals shy of breaking the world record for the most career medals. the countdown is on. 80 days until the london games. finally tonight, it's considered the oscars for the restaurant industry. tonight, a local hot spot wins the best restaurant in the nation. and the winner is -- guesses? boulevard. the san francisco classic wins the james beard award. the announcement was made tonight in new york city. this is boulevard's eight-straight year as a nominee. first time as the big winner. the last bay area restaurant to win the restaurant of the year, french laundry in 2006.
and jeff raineri is here, he's done a great job with the weather, raj says he's taking all of us to boulevard. >> if we can get reservations, right? >> why not? i love you guys. let's look at temperatures in the mid to upper 70s here, as we head through the afternoon hours. on your three-day forecast. we'll see numbers go down. and back up by saturday and sunday. ♪
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should consider other factors, as well. derek writes, part of the problem is the unions. it's tough to get rid of bad teachers. but how do you label a bad teacher? genre plies, ask the kids. they know who the good teachers are, the tough ones versus the easy ones. peter says lay off politicians in sacramento before we touch teachers. teachers are far more important. and len puts teacher layoffs into a broader context. how can we afford to be fighting, foreign, unnecessary wars, while at the same time not providing for the education for our own children? as always, we appreciate your views. there's more debate online.


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A former Wisconsin pharmacist has pleaded guilty to spoiling dozens of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Steven Brandenburg, 46, who believed the vaccine would mutate human DNA, was charged in January with two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products, and faces up to 10 years in prison.
He pleaded guilty to both counts in federal court Tuesday.
Brandenburg was working at the Grafton Aurora Medical Center when he left 50 vials of the Moderna vaccine unrefrigerated for 12 hours in December, authorities said.
The vials contained about 570 doses of the vaccine. Brandenburg was later fired from the job.
The pharmacist allegedly confessed to employees that he wanted to destroy the vaccine because he believed it wasn’t safe.
Medical experts say there’s no evidence to support the COVID-19 vaccine is harmful.
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Sir, We previously reported that laughter (1) reduced allergic responses in patients with atopic dermatitis  and (2) improved allergen-induced bronchial responsiveness in patients with bronchial asthma . The healthy effects of laughter have been supported by a lot of anecdotal reports and several quantitative studies. But difficulty in accurately measuring laughter has previously hindered detailed investigations. It is a pressing issue to improve the method of assessing laughter. In previous studies, measuring laughter by pharyngeal or laryngeal electromyography (EMG) [3,4] was attempted, but it required many apparatuses and special techniques . Although measuring laughter by abdominal muscle EMG was a relatively easy method, it was usually mixed with electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements , and moreover, they were not primarily involved in laughter. More suitable muscles should be specified to measure EMG. In this study, a new methodology with diaphragm lectromyogram (EMG) is advocated, and method and utility are discussed in detail. Six university students (three male and three female, age range 21–34 years) were recruited into the study after obtaining their informed consent. All of the subjects were healthy and they did not take any medication at the time of the study. Patterns of EMG wwere measured while they were sitting and viewing several Japanese comic videos. Disk electrodes were applied to just on and 3 cm below the xiphoid process of the subjects. We first identified ECG readings (Fig. 1a), and we observed that laughter elicited a peculiar bursting pattern of EMG (Fig. 1b). Hearty laughter elicited bigger waves. Bursting patterns of EMG split into several divisions, when laughter was associated with a special respiratory pattern designated as ‘ha, ha, ha’ (data not shown). Although the size and duration varied, the waving patterns of laughter-elicited EMG were clearly different from patterns of EMG elicited by coughing (data not shown) or sneezing (Fig. 1c). To our knowledge, measuring diaphragm EMG as described here is the first exact system for the measurement of laughter itself. Since this measuring system can specify the starting point and duration of laughter precisely of 1/3000, it will make detailed analysis of the healthy effects of laughter possible. Furthermore, this system must contribute to development in many fields including sociology, psychology and medical science because this method does not require any special medical or mechanical techniques. Collectively, the measuring system of laughter by diaphragm EMG is suitable as a precise way to assess laughter, and is recommended for its advantages of simplicity and convenience. Similar and more detailed studies in a wide age group will be needed.


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A showcase for political and military genius, the Civil War was also a breeding ground for epic frauds, according to this engaging historical study of a great period con-artist. A New York City lawyer and Democratic hack, Charles Dunham found the wartime atmosphere of suspicion and hysteria a perfect climate for his talents as forger, propagandist and agent provocateur. Working (probably) with Union officials, Dunham invented a stable of fictional identities, some of whom fomented fake Confederate raids, sabotage operations and assassination plans, while others reported on these imaginary plots in Northern newspapers to arouse public ire and smear Copperhead opponents of the war. The network of false personas grew so complex that at one point Dunham offered a reward for his own capture and was duly arrested. At wars end, his machinations grew murkier, as he set up a "School of Perjury" to provide phony witnesses, including his wife and brother-in-law, to investigators looking for evidence to incriminate Jefferson Davis in Lincolns assassination. When that scam landed him in prison, he started a new one offering fake proof of Andrew Johnsons complicity in the murder to Radical Republicans trying to impeach the President. Although Dunhams labyrinthine schemes can sometimes be eye-glazing, his skillful lying and sheer chutzpah make for entertaining reading. His main historical interest, though, lies in the immense number of false leads he generated to tantalize Lincoln conspiracy theorists. Journalism professor Cummings, author of Secret Craft: The Journalism of Edward Farrer, does a fine job of untangling fact from fiction. His thorough research and careful judgments throw a revealing light on many outstanding controversies in Civil War covert operations and Lincoln conspiracy studies. Photos.
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By Andre Bagoo Thursday, June 13 2013
THE ECONOMY has made a “significant turnaround” by recording three successive quarters of economic growth, Finance and Economy Minister Larry Howai said yesterday as he predicted a lower deficit level with the State performing “$3.6 billion better” than expected.
Piloting legislation to raise the State’s spending appropriation for 2013 by $2.9 billion in the Parliament, Howai said the growth rates for the last two quarters of 2012 were 1.8 percent and one percent respectively. However, for the first quarter of 2012, the rate was 1.7 percent, the third successive quarter of growth. He said the rate of growth for the entire first half of the year has been projected by the Central Bank to be up to two percent.
“Two percent growth, coming from a position where during the course of last year for half of the year we showed no growth, I think is very significant,” Howai said during debate of the Finance Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2013. “The fiscal position of the Government remains solid.”
The Finance Minister said while the increased spending appropriation will raise the deficit from a projected $7.6 billion to a projected $9.2 billion (or 5.5 percent of GDP) in fact the deficit will be much lower than projected since revenues had been higher than expected.
“Obviously an increase in the deficit is something that would cause some concern to members and therefore, perhaps I should start by saying that last year that the projection was for a deficit of $8.9 billion. The actual deficit turned out to be $3.1 billion or over $6 billion below the announced deficit,” Howai noted. “As at middle of this year, the figures to the end of March show that the recurrent surplus was $2.9 billion. Actually we showed a surplus of $731 million. In fact we were $3.6 billion better.”
He said the position was even better overall for the year thus far.
“Overall, the overall deficit projected at $7 billion was actually $1.7 billion,” Howai said.
Howai said the increased allocation was, “to fund urgent and critical recurrent capital expenditure to September 30, 2013” and “involves salary adjustments of just under $1.8 billion. Every ministry is involved.”
He said the three largest heads other than personnel expenditure were for: the Ministry of the People and Social Development; the Ministry of Housing Land and Marine Affairs and the Ministry of National Security.
The Senator said the Ministry of the People and Social Development, “requires an additional $210 million to meet the payment of social programmes to the end of fiscal 2013.”
In the case of the Ministry of Housing, Land and Marine Affairs, “the additional resources are required to facilitate expenditure under CEPEP for 1) expansion of beautification and landscaping facilities; 2) four additional contractors; 3) the continued development of staff for emphasis on training.”
Howai said the increased funding for the Ministry of National Security is required to supplement current transfers and subsidies in order to 1) replenish the Strategic Services Agency allocation which was utilised to make, “an interim payment for the training and maintenance support programme arising from the acquisition of four AW139 medium twin-turbine helicopters; 2) to strengthen the disaster preparedness and mitigation capacities of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management agency in readiness for the upcoming hurricane season; 3) payment for arrears to TSTT for rollout of CCTV cameras in Trinidad and Tobago and 4) for the Hoop of Life Programme.”
Howai said after periods of stagnation and contraction, there have been, “increase growth in the 0.6 percent agriculture sector.”
The minister noted, “challenges in energy sector and industrial action unrest” which is to grow by 0.5 percent.
“It is the strength of the non-energy sector that took us to growth of 1.7 percent,” he said. Crude oil output fell by 2.3 percent due to significant industrial unrest. However, other areas of energy sector exploration and production and natural gas production increased by two percent. There is expected to be a 5.4 percent increase in energy output.
“So overall, we have been seeing very significant activity in a number of areas and once we get past the maintenance work that is required to be done in the energy sector, we expect to see much more robust growth for the economy going forward,” Howai said.
The Minister said the rate of inflation continues to remain well contained, and described the unemployment rate of five percent as “a manageable level”, much lower than unemployment rates in the Bahamas, Jamaica, the United States and European Union. He said the State expects 3,000 new jobs in the banking sector over the next five years, citing the opening of new banking units by Royal Bank, Scotiabank and a proposed office by Pan American Life.
“Within the next five years, we expect to create something like 3,000 new jobs in this particular sector,” Howai said. He said spending levels have been curbed by capacity issues within the State sector.
“There has been considerable suppression of expenditure and there is the issue of capacity which we have to address with a view going forward to ensure that the things that need to be done are done,” the Minister said.


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I just got home from dropping my elementary school kids off at school.
Normally it’s an easy, “I love you! Have a good day!” waving and smiling situation. Today not so much.
My kindergartener didn’t want to go in. She cried, said her stomach hurt, said her throat hurt, said she didn’t know why she was crying … we sat out in the parking lot for 20 minutes talking. Finally someone from the school came and asked if everything was ok and I said no and they sent out the counselor to talk. She asked questions, talked to my little 5 year old, tried to shift her focus to other things and finally she was able to get my daughter to go in.
My youngest girl took the counselor’s hand and walked toward the school. As she walked away from me and the van I was sitting in, she looked so tiny to me.
I cried the whole way home. And as the tears were flowing down my face I was trying to define just exactly what I was feeling and why I was crying and there was no definition to be found.
I have 7 kids. I deal with little challenges and hiccups and things ALL. THE. TIME. I can’t quite put my finger on this moment and why it was different than the others. I only know that my heart FELT. And that her indescribable pain was also my indescribable pain and her momentary fear was momentarily my fear and I felt connected to her tiny little self in a very real way.
I am the first person to tell ANYONE that I don’t have it all figured out. I don’t have all the answers. I am not the perfect mother. I am usually searching, in every situation, for “the answer” and the “what to do.”
In this moment? What WAS the best response? I don’t know. What I did was talk to her, ask her questions, listen to her, allow her to feel what she was feeling – I tried to be peace and love.
Now, many moments later as I sit here at my computer typing, wondering how she’s doing and if she’s ok, I think of what more I COULD have done. And I know there’s nothing more I could have done. I did what I could do. I responded in love and peace to a little girl and allowed her the moment she needed to FEEL whatever she was feeling. And so I don’t believe I could have done MORE. I think that was exactly what was called for in the moment.
And do you know what? I think that is ALWAYS what is called for in ANY moment.
Love and peace. It seems to be “the answer” most often if there is an actual “answer.” It allows for healing because it doesn’t require anything, it doesn’t expect anything, it doesn’t ask anything. It quietly exists and listens and accepts and upholds and lifts and eases and relieves.
There is not a burden to be met within love and peace there is only allowing what is to be and then holding space for expansion when that comes forth.
Motherhood, parenthood, human being-ness, is hard. Although as I sit and type that word something inside of me wants to use a different adjective to describe what being is … I just don’t have that adjective right now. I think we MAKE it hard and it doesn’t have to be that. Maybe the word I want to use is … mysterious? or … unknowable?
It is this ever increasing, ever changing, ever moving adventure. And you can’t grasp one WAY to be in that kind of existence because it changes and alters and shifts and moves and there is always a different view which calls for a different response. So the moment you think you have it all “figured out” life changes and the circumstances shift and then you’re faced with a new “challenge” or adventure. A new reality.
If you believe, which I do, that we exist to EXPAND upon our being-ness, then that “pattern” makes total sense. The moment you’ve “mastered” one circumstance or learned from the circumstance what you can learn, you’re given a new one to grow you. And rightly so, right? How could you grow and expand your understanding if you didn’t have NEW things to learn from?
So, understanding this, I can take the new “challenges” that present themselves into my experience, and I can see them for what they are – opportunities to grow. And then I can look for the lessons, and look for the moments where I am able to shift out of a “lesser” way of thinking into a more “expanded” way of being.
This is the circle of life. It is an “eternal round.” It is “eternal progression.” It is “infinite expansion.” There are many ways to describe this, many symbols which can be imprinted upon this principle, and no matter HOW you describe it or even if you don’t … the truth remains: there are ALWAYS new experiences placed in our view and we can learn from them or not, but they’re going to come either way.
Right now I see this new “development” with my daughter as an opportunity to not only help her learn coping mechanisms and ways to deal with things that appear hard, but to help ME learn to take the new experiences that come and learn from them. Use them to propel me FORWARD into expanded awareness of the world around me and my place within it.
I can do this. I can grow from what experiences I go through. I CHOOSE to use them to help me focus on what is important and to be able to see BEYOND the circumstances in any moment of any day, into the love and peace that exists as an ever present choice.
I PREFER love and peace over ALL else and so I choose to insert that into every experience that comes to me. And sometimes it takes a little longer to “learn” how to do that, but the more I focus on the peace, the more experiences I’m given to help me practice that choice of choosing to look and see and act within the “vibration” of energy (the peace!) I prefer.
Today was an opportunity. And the tears were there to remind that I’m human and life is about feeling and BEING human. There is unity and harmony in owning that. I am HERE to experience human being-ness.
I’m grateful I have another opportunity around every corner to do just that.
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Master bath vanity inspiration Bathroom, : Traditional Freestanding Bathroom Vanity With Dark Lacquer Finishing Ideas And Double Sink Ideas Design
Kitchen in luxury home with dark cherry wood cabinetry, wood flooring, and granite island. - Luxury Homes
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Dark cabinets and white countertops. AND commercial-style range and range hood.
Gray wash stained wood I dont care how many people have said its ugly; you can go choke on your cherry pine.
Grey tone and darker cabinets.White Marble Kitchen Backsplash Tile with Blanco Granite and Dark Cherry Cabinets. Melded vintage styling and transitional kitchen design.
Cabinet color for floors--double ovens, subway tile backsplash, dark cabinets, bright floor and counter. Love this whole thing.
Tons of cabinet storage in warm woods, plus a great-looking island. I would never leave this room.


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The Chicago Bouldering Collective is more than a place to climb. As a tight-knit group, events are important to the vitality and cohesion of our community. We schedule gatherings and get-togethers of all types, everything from gallery shows to concerts to meetups and more.
Take a look at our calendar below for a full lineup of our upcoming events in 2017.
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The Turks & Caicos’ fourth annual Caribbean Food & Wine Festival, a weekend celebration of Caribbean culture and cuisine, is set for Nov. 6-8 in Providenciales. Among the featured chefs are Michelin-starred David Lefevre, Top Chef alum Leah Cohen and Austria’s Hans Peter Haider, as well as chefs from some of the island’s top restaurants. Events include the always-popular “Gourmet Safari” progressive dining experience throughout Provo, food and wine tastings hosted by the guest chefs and a locally inspired Street Food Fair.
Details: Go online to www.caribbeanfoodandwinefestivaltci.com.
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Flower is a micro projector designed and developed with a specific intention to 'disappear' when installed.
It is developed in two dimensions: small and tiny. Both versions are so small that they can be contained inside the palm of a hand.
The micro dimensions of the product did not preclude the optimization of visual comfort. Flower in fact has been engineered to enclose in its interior a retracted optic able to prevent glare and create clean and homogeneous beams.
Both Flower and Miniflower is provided with different beams: narrow beam for precise and remote pointing, wide beam particularly useful to create brighter effects around bushes and green areas.
Flower is suitable to illuminate flower beds, planters, low level vegetation, disappearing from sight and blending with nature. The spike mounted version is ideal for this purpose: the thin stem of the product is integrated with a spike to be planted in the ground and the tiltable body guarantees maximum flexibility of use.
In the spot version, thanks to its particular base, Flower can be anchored to flat surfaces such as wall or ceiling but also to curved surfaces such as poles with a diameter of 30 / 40 / 60mm, without the use of additional accessories.
Flower is available in different variants, including the extension arm version, which completes the wide range of possible application of this range.
Like all the products in the range, Flower is double painted to ensure a high resistance to atmospheric agents. In addition to the variants of colors available in the SIMES catalogue, like the bronze burnished and anthracite grey, Flower is available in dark green, a new colour that aims to emphasize the concept of camouflage within nature.
As all the other families of the new collection "Microlighting for outdoor", Flower also has high color rendering index (CRI90) and it is available 2700K as standard.
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Phyllis Houston, who lives in the US state of Virginia, won the lottery. Fortune smiled on her after the lights for the Christmas tree burned out in the house, reports UPI.
The woman wanted to dress up the tree and found that last year’s garland stopped working. She was not upset and went to the store for a new decoration, and bought a few lottery tickets for change.
A few days later, Houston discovered that one of the tickets completely matched the winning combination of numbers and brought her over $ 171,000.
“I couldn’t believe it. It was just wonderful! ” says the American.
She admitted that she did not yet know how to dispose of the winnings.

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Coo over ceramic vessels by Weak End Club
At the end of a long week sitting in front a computer screen, some folk are content with spending the next two days simply kicking back and accomplishing nothing but eating and napping. But for the determined polymath, the weekend is for creating, tinkering away on one or several side projects.
The creation of graphic designers Mark Tzropek and Dana Rogers, Weak End Club is the couple’s tactile analogue respite from their digital daily grind. Shaped as a Sydney-based cross-disciplinary design practice, Weak End Club currently focuses on handcrafting stoneware ceramics, but has plans to expand its offerings to include lampshades, prints, soft furnishings and woodwork.
This side project was sparked after Dana took community classes in ceramics and passed on her newfound knowledge to Mark. Together, the pair then began shaping planters, bowls, plates, vases, vessels and trays in their spare time away from the desk. There’s a handmade rawness to each piece, with various vessels adorned in delicate dashes, two-tones of subdued colour, or with drips edging down from the lip.


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For the PTI video on how to do graduated backgrounds using Copics and ink droppers see http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/03/make-it-monday-58-graduated-backgrounds.html
I don't have Copics and only two ink pad refiller colors that might not have worked together (I'll still try that) but I decided to use my foam applicator and 4 Tim Holtz Distress Ink colors:
The sentiment, swirls and "butterfly" are from Spiral Boutique. The "butterfly" is actually one of the solid images turned upside down. I stamped it on the background and then stamped it again on scratch paper to cut out.


THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has distanced itself from the disappearance of three MDC Alliance members who were abducted during a demonstration on Wednesday.
ZRP said legislator Johanna Mamombe, Obey Sithole and Ostallous Siziba were involved in an illegal “flash demonstration” in Harare’s suburb of Warren Park and it wished to “make it clear they are not in police custody”.
The MDC Alliance and families of the missing trio besieged the Harare Central Police Station pleading with the police.
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) went to police stations in Harare to verify the three were not in custody. ZLHR said, “This is an enforced disappearance and a violation of human rights.
“It’s very sad that the state has a penchant of misdirecting a lot of energy, resources and time violating rights rather than complying with the constitution,” the lawyers’ group said.
The party’s vice-president Tendai Biti charged that it was the work of the “vampire regime” and called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to “release the children”.
The European Union mission in the country (EU in Zimbabwe) and the British embassy issued statements condemning the abduction of the politicians in full view of people taking part in the demonstration.
“We urge authorities to swiftly and in line with constitutional and legal obligations assist lawyers and relatives to establish their whereabouts and wellbeing,” said the EU in Zimbabwe.
Eyewitnesses said the three were taken by police as they were about to lead a march by the party’s youth league from Warren Park to the central business district in Harare. The youth said they were protesting against poverty and hunger at the hands of the Zanu-PF government.
Frustrated by government’s repressive methods, the MDC Alliance earlier this year resolved to use spontaneous demonstrations countrywide. But the disappearance of the three rattled the opposition.
Zimbabwe has a history of abductions, the most prominent being that of journalist and civic activist Itai Dzamara. In October 2014, Dzamara hand-delivered a petition to the late President Robert Mugabe asking him to step down.
On March 9 2015 he was abducted by five men at a barber shop in Harare’s Glenview suburb. He is still missing. – Zimbabwe Voice


Project Organizers Respond To Opponent's 'Are You Kidding Me?' Cry
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What can $55 million do for the city of Indianapolis?That question is being posed to proponents of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, a project that is expected to cost $55 million.The multi-purpose path that is being built in downtown Indianapolis for bicyclists, runners, joggers and pedestrians comes at a staggering costs, detractors say, but organizers insist there is more confusion than controversy surrounding the project's cost."I'm sure it will be a great addition to the city. My concern would be the timing of it," said resident Jim Ramsey, who contacted 6News to share his views on the project. "This is an outrageous project in light of our economic times."Specifically, Ramsey balked at the project's detailed brickwork and fancy light fixtures. He also questioned why such a trail was necessary on quiet downtown roads such as Walnut Street."Are you kidding me?" he asked. "They're doing so much work on this, and I've really never seen anybody use this street."Ramsey compared the Indianapolis project to the infamous bridge in Alaska that gained so much attention in the 2008 presidential election."In my mind, this is the Indianapolis equivalent to the 'bridge to nowhere,'" he said.Project organizers claim Ramsey's accusations couldn't be further from the truth. They cited figures that show the majority of the project -- $28.35 million so far -- being funded by private donations, including $15 million donated by local philanthropists Gene and Marilyn Glick.An additional $14.4 million is channeled through the city from a federal transportation grant -- money meant specifically for projects such as these -- according to organizers with the Central Indiana Community Foundation.Brian Payne, CICF's president, said the project would only add value to the city."It connects to every significant arts, cultural, sports, entertainment and heritage venue downtown, and it does so in a way that's bigger, bolder and more beautiful than any trail in the world," he said.Organizers hope the Cultural Trail will be complete in time for the Super Bowl, which Indianapolis hosts in 2012, but it depends on the project's funding, which is currently nearly $13 million short of the $55 million total."If we can't raise that money, we'll probably fall behind our ideal timeline," Payne said, adding that other concerns about the project's funding are "misunderstood."
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Aetna Medicare Rx Select is a prescription drug plan available in Rhode Island. This 2018 Medicare Part D plan is approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for people with Medicare benefits.
Be sure to have a look at the five most important components of the Aetna Medicare Rx Select plan before finalizing your enrollment decision:
- Premium & Deductible: The premium is the amount you pay to be in the plan. This is the monthly cost of membership. In addition, plans may have an annual deductible. This is an amount that you pay towards your prescription costs before cost sharing begins.
- Co-pays & Co-insurance: This is where many people pay more than they should. Prescription co-payments (what you pay at the pharmacy) vary widely based on the formulary tier your drug is in. It's critical to verify that your medications are covered at the lowest tier possible.
- Coverage Phases: All Medicare Part D plans have an initial coverage phase, followed by a coverage gap phase, followed by a catastrophic coverage phase. The phase you're in will largely depend on the cost of your prescriptions. Some plans offer additional coverage in the gap phase. If you have costly medications, look for a plan with additional gap coverage.
- Medication Cost: One of the most challenging aspects of the Medicare Part D program is finding your prescription at the best price. It has as much to do with the pharmacy you use as it does the plan itself. This is because plans have preferred pharmacies and pharmacies have different contracts with pharmaceutical manufactures. Here's a secret, use our friends at GoodRx.com to find your prescription at the best price in your town.
- 5-Star Ratings: Critical measurements, by Medicare, will help you see how well this plan will care for you.
Detailed Cost Information
The Aetna Medicare Rx Select plan does not cover all of your prescription costs. The costs are shared. Your costs includes the monthly premium, an annual deductible (if applicable), and co-payments and/or co-insurance when you pickup your prescriptions.
The annual premium is $212.40 ($17.70 paid monthly). It breaks down as follows:
You can't join the Aetna Medicare Rx Select plan if you have low income subsidy (LIS) benefits.
This plan has a $405.00 deductible (annual).
The Part D deductible is capped at $405 (2018 level). A plan with the maximum deductible is not always more expensive than a similar plan with a lower deductible. You must factor in all costs (premium, deductible, co-pay and pharmacy price).
Your Out-of-Pocket Costs: Premium + Deductible + Co-pay
Be aware that you must continue to pay your monthly premium even when you are not using any medications. Also, it's important to plan ahead because you are responsible for one hundred percent of your prescription costs until the plan's deductible has been met. You must also make the required co-payment when you pickup your prescriptions. These are your share of the prescription drug costs. The plan pays the rest until you reach the coverage gap (aka, “donut hole”).
Your Costs May Be Different
Two conditions may change the amount you pay for this plan. If you qualify for Social Security's Extra Help program your premium could be lower. Also, if did not enroll in a plan when first eligible CMS will impose a penalty on your monthly premium.
Details of Plan Coverage
Aetna Medicare Rx Select is a Enhanced Alternative plan. By law, Aetna Medicare is required to offer a standard benefit package. The standard benefit has an annual deductible, an initial coverage limit, a gap in coverage (donut hole), and a catastrophic coverage phase. Insurance carriers have the option to offer plans that:
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Most enhanced plans provide additional coverage in the coverage gap phase. If your medications are costly, shop and compare enhanced plans.
Initial Coverage Limit Phase
The ICL is the same for all Rhode Island plans, but it changes from year-to-year. If you enroll in Aetna Medicare Rx Select you share the cost of all covered medications with Aetna Medicare. You each pay your share until $3750.00 has been spent at the pharmacy. If you reach that level of spending on your prescriptions then you fall into the dreaded coverage gap and you are responsible for all costs. Fortunately, automatic discounts kick in to help you until you qualify for Medicare's catastrophic coverage in Rhode Island.
Coverage Gap Phase
If you go into the coverage gap phase, commonly called the donut hole, you pay for your medications yourself. Most seniors never go into the coverage gap, but it's possible to hit it quickly if you have expensive long-term prescriptions. That's why it is so important to verify that the Aetna Medicare Rx Select plan offers your medications at the best price before you join.
If you reach the ICL (most seniors don't), then you are responsible for 100% of your prescription costs until your out-of-pocket costs hit $4,550 (excluding your monthly premiums and the amount paid by the plan). This is called the coverage gap or donut hole. The good news is that you get a 47.5% discount on brand-name prescription drugs and a 28% discount on generic drugs while you're in the gap. You get to the other side of the donut hole when you've spent $4,550, at which point you automatically qualify to receive catastrophic coverage from Medicare.
Enhanced Gap Coverage
Aetna Medicare Rx Select has limited coverage in the gap coverage phase. Call or review the plan's Summary of Benefits for additional information. If you went into the coverage gap phase last year, and could not afford your medications, call with your local Rhode Island Medicaid office and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The SSA's Extra Help program helps people who can't pay for their prescriptions.
Catastrophic Coverage Phase
The final phase is catastrophic coverage. You reach this phase once you've spent $4,950 out-of-pocket. With catastrophic coverage you pay a small co-insurance or co-payment on your covered medication for the remainder of the year.
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In addition to the monthly premium and annual deductible, the Aetna Medicare Rx Select prescription drug plan has co-payments (fixed dollar amount) and/or co-insurances (percentage) that you must pay when you pickup your medications. Here's the schedule for this plan:
|Tier||You Pay||Tier Description|
CRITICAL: To understand how much you will pay at the pharmacy if you join this plan, you must find the tier of each of your prescriptions in the plan's formulary.
TIP: Use the GoodRx Medicare tools to find your prescription at the best price in your town.
CMS 5-Star Ratings
The annual CMS plan ratings are important. Each year CMS rates PDPs across four categories. Ratings offer a good clue as to the quality of service you can expect if you join the plan.
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If you are entitled to Medicare Part A (enrolled or not) or currently enrolled in Medicare Part B you may join the Aetna Medicare Rx Select prescription drug plan. Unless you also receive benefits from Medicaid, enrollment in a Part D plan is voluntary. This plan is available in Cranston, Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Coventry, and all other towns and cities in Rhode Island.
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Rebecca, 24, flew home from Australia last week following her stint on the ITV1 show and she has now shown off her tan in all its glory!
The Olympic swimmer was pictured arriving at the Sports Personality Of The Year Awards, which were held at the First Direct Arena in Manchester.
Showing off her slender legs in a short turquoise dress, Rebecca gave photographers a little wave as she posed for pictures outside the venue.
The star matched her outfit with a pair of peep-toe satin heels and she wore her blonde hair down with a small section pinned off her face.
Unbeknown to her fellow partygoers, Rebecca had pulled the frock from her wardobe in a panic just hours earlier!
She tweeted: "Excited for BBC Sports Personality tonight!! Not very organised though, found an old dress to wear luckily!"
We think you look gorge, Rebecca. Plus, it's cool to recycle your clothes - just look at Kate Middleton!
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Tucson Property Trades for $39M
The buyer intends to continue the renovation process.
Vertical Street Ventures has acquired Metro Tucson, a multifamily property in Tucson, Ariz., for $38.5 million, or $165,948 per unit. Marcus & Millichap‘s Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller, a private individual, and procured the buyer. The community last traded in 2021 for $19 million, according to Yardi Matrix data.
Located at 3985 N. Stone Ave., the 232-unit Metro Tucson was completed in 1984. The property encompasses nine garden-style buildings with one- and two-bedroom units averaging 640 square feet. Common-area amenities include a swimming pool, pet areas and laundry facilities. About 9 percent of units had undergone upgrades by the time of the sale, and the buyer intends to continue the renovation process. Units include dishwashers, patios or balconies and wood-style vinyl flooring.
The property is 3 miles from Interstate 10, and less than 5 miles north of downtown Tucson, also within 0.5 miles of Oracle Road, one of the city’s most important retail and employment corridors. Tucson Mall, as well as several other retail destinations, are located within a mile of the community. Major employers in the area include Comcast, Beacon Group, Securitas and Banner University Medical Center. The metro, which is recording positive fundamentals and has a growing population, continues to create rental demand.
Deals in a growing multifamily market
Tucson is expected to grow by more than 10,000 residents from August 2021 through 2022, said Hamid Panahi, IPA senior vice president, in prepared remarks.
Panahi, alongside IPA Senior Director Clint Wadlund and Executive Managing Directors Steve Gebing and Cliff David, represented the seller. Another IPA team closed on a significant transaction in the state, earlier this week. In that deal, Decron Properties bought a 216-unit multifamily community in Gilbert, Ariz., in metro Phoenix, for $91 million.

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about studio tafalla
Studio Tafalla offers creative support for visual communications, visual marketing , visual identity and events.
organising your ideas, short-listing your objectives, narrowing your strategy and defining your brand footprint.
designing your visual identity and image of your communications, brand and campaign.
Organising your event, creating a concept and deploying an event plan and white book for execution.
Who is behind Studio Tafalla?
Carolina Tafalla, helicopter creative and all round artist with a hands-on attitude as project manager, a solid academic background (Master in Arts & Culture Management and Master in Law & Economics) and 10+ years experience in International advertising. As a self -starter, I have launched and designed my own projects , collaborated with several cultural initiatives and assisted innovative entrepreneurs with their go-to-market, branding and events.
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Freelance career with clients such as City of Antwerp, Tech Tour Europe, B-hive, Cresco, Clear2Pay, EUSA, FINN...
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Many of our readers are constantly asking which is the better investment:
Single family homes or multi-family homes and apartment buildings?
For the purposes of this article, we’ll consider either investment (SFH or MFH) to be a standard long-term buy and hold rental property (that means, not a flip, not a Lease to Own, not wholesaling, short-selling, day-trading or any other real estate strategy out there!).
So for this article, SFH is defined as a property (can be a detached house, condo, townhouse, rowhouse, etc.) that has only 1 unit and thus only 1 family living in it. A MFH, for the purposes of this article, is defined as any property that has more than 1 unit/family living in it. Thus, it could be a house with a basement suite (2 units), a duplex (2 units), a triplex (3 units), but we generally think of it in terms of apartment buildings with multiple units under one roof….Usually 5 or more.
Disadvantages of Investing in Single Family Homes
- The biggest disadvantage as an Investor is they rarely cashflow as well as a multi-family home
- Can be “riskier” as there is only 1 tenant to pay the rent. If they vacate (and you can’t immediately place a new tenant), who pays the mortgage, bills, utilities, etc? You do! The MFH has more than 1 tenant so they at least continue to collect some rent to offset their costs.
- Tend to have a smaller pool of renters because SFH tend to have higher rents than homes with multi-units. Thus, it may be more difficult to place a good tenant in a SFH because they tend to be more expensive.
- No economies of scale with a SFH. If you or your PM are managing it, there is just the 1 house/unit/tenant. Most PM’s will offer discounts on a per unit basis if it’s a MFH, these discounts won’t apply on SFH. The same goes for doing repairs and maintenance, you may get a cheaper per unit rate if you are replacing all the windows or locks on a MFH than on, for example 3 SFH.
- SFH are often slightly less conveniently located than MFH which again may hurt your chances to find tenants. Thus, SFH are usually slightly further away from main roads and public transportation, retail shops, offices, and other places that your tenant may want to be close to. This is because MFH are generally built in higher density areas. Higher density areas are built around shopping, stores, offices, etc.
Contrast these with the advantages of Multi-Family as an Investment:
Advantages of Buying Multi-Family Homes
- Potential to cashflow better because there are many more units purchased for a slightly lower price per unit – typically.
- More than 1 rent to help cover your operating costs – if one unit is vacant there are other units bringing in revenue that will help you out.
- The ability to force appreciation through increased income…This can be done through a variety of differnt ways, to be discussed in more detain in another post
- Often a broader range of possible tenants to choose from as the per unit rental cost is usually less than a SFH
- If 1 unit becomes vacant, you can work on it (paint, put in new floors, etc.) but still be collecting rent from your other units/tenants
- Economies of scale: for instance, your PM will likely charge you less (as a percentage of the rent) on a 2 or 3 or more MFH than he/she will on a SFH. Furthermore, your utility costs will likely not be 3 times the amount (if it’s a 3 unit MFH) even though there are 3 tenants living there.
- On a per unit basis are less expensive than SFH
- Generally, your rent to price ratio is higher on MFH than on SFH (this can often equate to more cashflow)
Yes, we like Apartment for the reasons listed above. Are we a little biassed? Yes maybe…but when you consider the cash flow and ability force appreciation…Apartments will always win out in our mind…
Give us a call at 510-863-1447 to discuss apartment building investing in more detail…
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GST on Export of Goods & Services
Updated: Jun 18, 2020
We are moving towards the global economy and India is one of the growing economy that aims to ease the business overseas for Indian entrepreneurs. "Make In India" and other government initiatives and subsidies have inspired further investment in the Export business. So when GST was introduced government has considered the growing export business and accordingly extended some benefits under GST. Let's get some gist of GST on the export of Goods and Services.
DEFINITION OF EXPORT OF GOODS UNDER GST
Sub-Section 5 of section 2 of IGST Act, 2017 defines – “Export of Goods”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means taking out of India to a place outside India.
DEFINITION OF EXPORT OF SERVICES UNDER GST
Sub-Section 6 of Section 2 of IGST Act, 2017 defines – "Export of Services" means the supply of any service when :
(i) the supplier of service is located in India;
(ii) the recipient of service is located outside India;
(iii) the place of supply of service is outside India;
(iv) the payment for such service has been received by the supplier of service in convertible foreign exchange (except in the case where the place of supply is Nepal or Bhutan, in that case, INR is acceptable);
(v) the supplier of service and the recipient of service are not merely establishments of a distinct person
TREATMENT OF EXPORT OF GOODS & SERVICES UNDER GST
As per GST Laws Export of Goods & Services has been considered as:
INTER-STATE SUPPLY (Sec 7(5) of IGST Act 2017): Export is treated as Inter-state supply and such supply would be liable for IGST.
Zero-Rated Supply (Sec 16(1) of IGST Act 2017): GST would not be levied on Goods or Services which are exported out of India.
Zero Rated Supply means:


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But the price was much too high
I thought perhaps I’d make me one
And in the making, have some fun.
I bought some clay and also a bat,
Some underglaze and things like that,
Brushes I bought – but just a few
From number six to number two.
I bought a book that cost a buck –
I tried each step but had no luck,
My family thought I was a fool
But I took some lessons in a school.
My teachers thought my glazes fine –
But they preferred a different kind!
So off I went to a ceramic store
And spent about thirty dollars more.
While there (‘twas the darndest thing)
I heard the bells begin to ring.
In all my life I’d never seen
Such beautiful things – all in green!
I thought I’d buy just one or two
But I had twelve before I was through.
I bought some slip and also a mold
And a teeny tiny bottle of gold.
I drove right home feeling gay
Until I started to put things away.
I had cartons piled high as my head –
I’d never hide these things under the bed!
It wouldn’t cost much to build a shelf –
Why, I could even do that myself!
You see, I really thought I could –
Until I saw that load of wood.
So I hired a man to fix it nice –
That he did -- at a very fancy price.
Now my supplies were placed just right
But I need another electric light.
I won’t go into the cost of that
(I could have bought a coat and hat)
Still I needed a table and chair
So I bought me one – big and square!
Needless to say, a kiln was acquired;
It cost too much to have things fired.
A shelf or two, some stilts and cones –
New fuses for the ones I’d blown.
A 220 line was simply a must!
My budget once more I had to adjust –
What difference if I looked a fright
My work came out of the kiln just right.
Then, my friends, upon the scene
Came the Popular Ceramics Magazine –
I discovered things I never knew –
Like where to buy and what was new.
So, foolish as all this sounds,
I really started to make the rounds.
I’d travel here travel there –
For something new – I’d go anywhere.
My gasoline charges really soared;
When hubby saw them – how he roared.
He said, “Have you been to Timbucktoo?
Do all these charges belong to YOU?”
I’ve greenware stacked all over the place
There’s clay in my hair, my nails, my face
I’ve glazes of every color and hue
Gloss and matt and crackle too.
The vase I said I’d like to own?
I gave that away for a friend’s new home.
I’ve given away clocks and figurines
And tiles painted with beautiful scenes.
Friends admire and I say, “Here ---
Go on, take it, it’s yours my dear.”
I’ve nary a thing for myself – but then
It’s in my blood – and I’d do it again!


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Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 103(4) (February 2013)
Despite the well-known adverse health consequences of smoking, approximately 20% of US adults smoke tobacco cigarettes. Much of the research on smoking reinforcement and the maintenance of tobacco smoking behavior has focused on nicotine; however, a number of other non-nicotine factors are likely to influence the reinforcing effects of smoked tobacco. A growing number of studies suggest that non-nicotine factors, through many pairings with nicotine, are partially responsible for the reinforcing effect of smoking. Additionally, both clinical studies and preclinical advances in our understanding of nicotinic receptor regulation suggest that abstinence from smoking may influence smoking reinforcement. These experiments were conducted for 2 reasons: to validate a MRI-compatible cigarette smoking device; and to simultaneously investigate the impact of nicotine, smoking-associated conditioned reinforcers, and smoking abstinence state on subjective ratings of smoking reinforcement. Participants smoked nicotine and placebo cigarettes through an fMRI compatible device in an overnight-abstinent state or in a nonabstinent state, after having smoked a cigarette 25minutes prior. Outcome measures were within-subject changes in physiology and subjective ratings of craving and drug effect during the smoking of nicotine or placebo cigarettes on different days in both abstinence states. Cigarette type (nicotine vs. placebo) had a significant effect on positive subjective ratings of smoking reinforcement (“High”, “Like Drug”, “Feel Drug”; nicotine>placebo). In contrast, abstinence state was found to have significant effects on both positive and negative ratings of smoking reinforcement (“Crave”, “Anxiety”, “Irritability”; abstinence>nonabstinence). Interaction effects between abstinence and nicotine provide clues about the importance of neuroadaptive mechanisms operating in dependence, as well as the impact of conditioned reinforcement on subjective ratings of smoking-induced high.
1 Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory, McLean Hospital
2 Brain Imaging Center, McLean Hospital
3 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
* B. Bracken is now at Charles River Analytics
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Arrive in Louisville and transfer to your hotel for a two-night stay. Named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians. Kentucky is known as the “Bluegrass State” based on the fact that bluegrass is found in many of the lawns and pastures throughout the state.
Day 2: Louisville
This morning, enjoy a Louisville City Tour. Start by visiting the Kentucky Derby Museum, celebrating the tradition & history of the world-renowned Kentucky Derby. Enjoy two floors of interactive exhibits, a guided historic walking tour at Churchill Downs Racetrack, and get your heart racing by watching the Museum’s signature movie, “The Greatest Race”. Later visit the Muhammad Ali Center, dedicated to the famed boxer’s life and philosophic principles. The Center’s museum captures the inspiration derived from the story of Muhammad Ali’s incredible life and the six core principles that fueled his journey. Later visit the Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat Factory & Museum. J. F. Hillerich opened his woodworking shop in Louisville in 1855. According to company legend, the first pro bat was created for Pete Browning in 1884, whose nickname was, “The Louisville Slugger.” Tonight’s Welcome Dinner is at the Derby Dinner Playhouse, opened in 1974 the dinner theatre experience features classic American cuisine and a production of a Broadway musical or lighthearted comedy.
Meals - (B, D) Overnight: Louisville
Day 3: Louisville - Bardstown - Lexington
Travel south to Bardstown and visit the famous “My Old Kentucky Home” State Park featuring a restored 1795 farm & Federal-style mansion commissioned by John Rowan Sr. completed in 1818. It was here that Steven Foster wrote the state song of the same name. Later, stop in Loretto for a bourbon tour & tasting at famed Maker’s Mark Distillery. T. William “Bill” Samuels Sr., purchased the distillery for $35,000 in 1953. Production began in 1954, and the first run was bottled in 1958 under the brand’s squarish bottles and dipped red wax seal. This afternoon visit Shaker Village, a restored early 1800’s Shaker religious community. Later arrive in Lexington for a 3-night stay and enjoy the evening at leisure. The second-largest city in Kentucky, Lexington is known as the “Horse Capital of the World,” and is the heart of the state’s Bluegrass region.
Meal - (B) Overnight: Lexington
Day 4: Lexington Sightseeing
Today enjoy the scenic bluegrass of Lexington’s horse country through rolling hills, past the white fences and famous horse farms. Visit the Kentucky Horse Park, a working horse farm & the world’s only park dedicated to man’s relationship with the horse. Tour the Hall of Champions, the International Museum of the Horse and see the Parade of Breeds. Later visit Ashland, the plantation home of statesman Henry Clay. Clay was called ‘the Great Compromiser’ because he played a major role in formulating the three landmark sectional compromises of his day: the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Tariff Compromise of 1833 and the Compromise of 1850. Enjoy dinner tonight at a popular local restaurant in the Lexington area.
Meal - (B, D) Overnight: Lexington
Day 5: Lexington - Ark Encounter - Lexington
This morning drive north to Williamstown to see the life-size replica of Noah’s Ark, Ark Encounter, the largest timber frame structure in the world which opened in 2016 and was built to the dimensions given in the Bible. Built in part by Amish craftsman, the structure measures 510 feet long, 85 feet wide and 51 feet high, and is a modern engineering marvel featuring 3 decks of exhibits. Later travel to Georgetown to visit the Toyota Auto Plant for an up-close look at what it takes to build a car. The plant is home of the Camry & Avalon, and is Toyota’s first wholly-owned American vehicle plant and its largest in the world. Lexington loves its steak so tonight join your fellow travelers for a Farewell Dinner at one of Lexington’s famous local steakhouses.
Meal - (B, D) Overnight: Lexington
Day 6: Lexington - Louisville - Flight Home
Today transfer to Louisville for your flight home filled with wonderful memories of your travel experience to Kentucky.
Meals - (B)
• Roundtrip Airfare - MCO
• 8 Meals - 5 Breakfasts & 3 Dinners
• Professional Tour Director
• Motorcoach Transportation
• Hotel Transfers
• Admissions per Itinerary
• Sightseeing per Itinerary
• Baggage Handling at Hotel
Tour Activity Level:
Easy 1 2 3 4 Active
• 2 Nights - Galt House or Brown Hotel, Louisville
• 3 Nights - Embassy Suites or Griffin Gate Marriott, Lexington
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**On some dates alternate hotels may be used.
***Tour rates are subject to increase until you are paid in full.
****Itinerary and hotels are subject to change.
*****Final dates for Roseborough Travel's group trip have not been chosen yet. Please contact your agent for more details.


Juneau Earth Day EV Road Rally
Saturday, April 17th, 2021
Juneau Earth Day EV Road Rally. EV Fun and Covid Free. Come join us in our Earth Day EV Road Rally and never leave your vehicle.
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Juneau Earth Day EV Road Rally. EV Fun and Covid Free. Come join us in our Earth Day EV Road Rally and never leave your vehicle. We will also be having an E-appearance of Juneau's latest EV bus from our Capital Transit Bus system.
Juneau EV owners and enthusiasts will be celebrating Juneau Earth Day activities with a Juneau Earth Day EV Road Rally on Saturday, April 17th at 1:30 PM (line up begins at 1 PM at Juneau District Heating Lot at 300 Egan Drive).
This will be Covid Free event where participants can remain in their vehicles throughout the event. Juneau's brand new Capital Transit Electric Bus will be participating in the event. Sign up and join the fun. The route map will be provided at the event.
Rally will promptly depart at 1:30 PM so vehicles are asked to come and line up at 1:00 PM. The route map will be provided but the Rally will travel from Downtown Juneau to Nugget Mall area, reconsolidate and then travel to Savikko Park (Sandy Beach) in Douglas and then return and end the EV Rally at the Whale Park in Downtown Juneau. Come show your EV support and celebrate Earth Day. Locally sponsored by the Juneau Electric Vehicle Association and co-sponsored by Renewable Juneau, Juneau Hydropower, and other sponsors
Juneau District Heating Parking Lot (across From Centennial Hall)
300 Egan Drive
The event runs from 1:00pm to 2:30pm on the following dates.
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Fair and 64 F at Juneau, Juneau International Airport, AK
Winds are Southeast at 16.1 MPH (14 KT). The pressure is 1028.0 mb and the humidity is 23%. Last Updated on Apr 18 2021, 10:53 am AKDT.


St. Augustine sees lowest crime rate for certain crimes in 25 years
Larceny the only category to increase
The city of St. Augustine is enjoying the lowest crime rate in years for certain crimes.
Police Chief Barry Fox recently shared the annual crime report for 2020 with city leaders. It shows the lowest crime rate for "index crimes" ― murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft ― and the lowest total number of index crimes in at least 25 years.
An ongoing trend:St. Augustine hits record low crime rate, down 21% year-over-year
While the drop in tourism from COVID-19 had an influence on reduced crime in 2020, it wasn't the determining factor, Fox said.
He credited the change with having the right officers in the right positions, community outreach and other factors.
"Having good, solid people that care about the community, that care about the citizens and want to work and make a safer environment for them," Fox said.
A look at the numbers
The St. Augustine Police Department reported 533 total index crimes in 2020, according to a spreadsheet shared by Fox. That's the lowest since at least 1995, when total index crimes reported were 763.
The highest annual number of index crimes reported since 1995 was in 1996, with 1,448 index crimes reported.
The population hasn't changed dramatically in the past 25 years.
In 1995, the population was 12,090. In 2020, it was 15,306, according to the department's numbers.
As for individual crimes, here's a look at the 2020 numbers compared with 2019 and the worst year reported in the past 25 years:
- No murders. There was one murder in 2019. In 2016, there were four murders.
- 11 rapes. There were 19 reported in 2019, which was also the worst year since 1995.
- 9 robberies. There were 14 robberies in 2019, and 45 in 1997.
- 56 aggravated assaults, the lowest in 25 years. There were 73 aggravated assaults in 2019, and 150 in 1997.
- 43 burglaries, the lowest in 25 years. There were 58 burglaries in 2019, and 189 burglaries in 1996.
- 392 larcenies. The only category to increase year over year. There were 357 larcenies in 2019, and 1053 in 1996.
- 22 motor vehicle thefts. There were 25 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, and 65 in 1999.
A community effort
The police department has expanded its community engagement in the past few years.
A couple of officers are assigned to Community Outreach Unit, which focuses on connecting people with the resources they need to get them off the street, including rehab and detox programs. Flagler Health+ Care Connect and other organizations play a big role in serving the community, Fox said.
"I don't know if the community really understands how many different people and different organizations are really working on this issue," Fox said.
The city pays for beds at St. Francis House, a homeless services program, so that police can enforce the city ordinance against sleeping in public. The department refers people to the organization and others for help beyond just a place to sleep.
In 2020, the department referred 209 people to services there, and 58 chose to enter into the program, Fox said. Of that, 31 left the program and were able to get into housing.
The department has 58 officers who cover a city of with an estimated population of more than 15,000.
Officer Jerry Blalock's beat includes St. George Street and other parts of the core downtown area.
He said a big part of his job is getting to know people, including business owners, residents and people living on the street. He learns about their concerns and problems and, when possible, tries to help them address issues before a crime is committed.
"I feel like one of my goals that I like to do is to try be a go between, between the businesses and the mayor or the chief of police or anybody else," Blalock said. "I try to have a relationship with them where they'll feel comfortable and feel like giving me a chance to solve any problems that they may have."
Changes in the city and police department
The nature of the town has also changed.
In the '90s, officers were dealing with a crack epidemic in St. Augustine, Fox said. While drugs are always a problem, the issue was different back then, he said.
"When I first got here, we chased around crack sellers almost all night long," he said.
The department has undergone changes, and more are coming.
More than 10 years ago, the department launched its family reunification program. The police department helps people get into housing by providing them with travel fare if the department can connect them with someone willing to take them in.
In 2020, the department received 92 requests for help, and 76 people participated and were reunited with family, according to Fox.
Technological advances have also helped the department.
More people are using home surveillance equipment and sending in videos to help solve crimes. And the department started using body cameras after national and local protests following the death of George Floyd.
Soon, Fox plans to retire as part of a transition to a code enforcement role with the city. St. Augustine Police Cmdr. Jennifer Michaux has been selected as the new chief after Fox retires on June 30.
A talk with the future chief: St. Augustine's first female police chief Jennifer Michaux seeks to expand community engagement
The department could also be headed for a first. The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation is considering the department for accreditation.
"I credit the officers for everything they've dealt with in the last five years ― you know, hurricanes and demonstrations and a pandemic and working through the accreditation process ― that they never lost sight in the last five years of being proactive and making our community safer and safer as each year went by," Fox said.


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Busy is the New Stupid
At a recent conference, I sat down with a stressed out entrepreneur...
At your service,
Steve Simonson is a lifetime entrepreneur having founded, purchased, built, and sold numerous companies over the past 3 decades. Along the way Steve’s companies have been publicly recognized with three consecutive years on the Inc. 500 list, multiple listings on the Internet Retailer Top 500, Washington State Fastest Growing Business as well as a number of other company accolades. Steve was also a finalist in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Steve brings his deep expertise as a leader and operator at many companies which he has taken to from start-up to exit. What does Steve do today? His company operations today are managed through his holding company: https://SYMOGLOBAL.com and his FREE entrepreneurial support site and podcast platform: https://www.awesomers.com as well as the exclusive mastermind group https://Catalyst88.com. Short term, Steve’s focus will be on two newer entrepreneurial focused startups. Parsimony.com is a complete ERP system for e-commerce entrepreneurs. The Empowery eCommerce Cooperative is a member owed CO-OP designed to help members gain access to products, services, and a community they need while banding together to save money. Https://www.empowery.com Steve is especially passionate about entrepreneurship and is inspired by the great Zig Ziglar quote: “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want.” https://www.stevensimonson.com


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Anthony Cortese, Sociology, Dedman College, participated in an invited panel discussion, Outside the Silo: The Interdisciplinary Teacher-Scholar, at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, held March 23-27, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta. He also presented a paper, The Tucson and Norway Massacres: Deconstructing Competing Narratives, in a session on Types of Crime and Victims.
Ron Wetherington, Anthropology, Dedman College, has been selected as a panelist for the Texas Education Agency in the review of proposed new science textbooks for the state. He will assess high school biology texts for 2014 adoption by the state Board of Education. The review runs from May to July 2013.
Shannon Woodruff, a Ph.D. candidate in the research lab of Nicolay Tsarevsky, Chemistry, Dedman College, was one of four national recipients of the Ciba Travel Award in Green Chemistry awarded annually by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The annual award sponsors the participation of high school, undergraduate and graduate students in an ACS technical meeting, conference or training program to expand the students’ education in green chemistry. Woodruff used his award in April to attend the 245th National Meeting of the ACS in New Orleans, where he presented his research on “Well-defined functional epoxide-containing polymers by low-catalyst concentration atom transfer radical polymerization.” Tsarevsky’s lab focuses on the synthesis of polymers with controlled molecular weight and architecture, and precise placement of specific functionalities including biomedical applications such as controlled delivery and imaging.

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