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Monday, June 18, 2012

Where the US and Pakistan are working together

The $75 million USAID Teacher Education Project alone won't patch the US and Pakistan governmental relationship. But education projects are one way to maintain people-to-people relations.?

By Jenna Fisher,?Staff writer / June 15, 2012

A group of 22 high-ranking Pakistani education officials and policymakers are in the US meeting with education experts, as part of the USAID Teacher Education Project.

Courtesy of Education Development Center

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Every few months, US-Pakistan relations seem to fall to a new low. ?

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin: Married!

Life is now great for Meagan Good.

The actress (Think Like a Man, Californication) married preacher and Columbia Pictures VP DeVon Franklin Saturday evening at Triunfo Creek Winery in Malibu, CA, as first reported by People.

"DeVon makes me better, makes my life fuller and completes my quality of life," Good told the publication. "He's truly on my team and I am truly on his. God revealed my heart to him like nobody else."

Approximately 400 guests attended the ceremony, which featured the star a custom R-Mine gown with a purple train.

The couple started dating during the shooting of Jumping the Broom and we wish them the best of luck!

[Photo: WENN.com]

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McCain: Lack of US aid to Syrian rebels 'shameful'

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Sen. John McCain on Sunday characterized the lack of U.S. aid to Syrian rebels as "shameful" and said helping their cause would deal "the greatest blow to Iran in the Middle East in 25 years."

McCain's remarks sought to maintain political pressure on President Barack Obama as violence in the region escalated, forcing a 300-strong U.N. observer mission to call off its patrols. Syrian troops on Sunday intensified shelling of rebel-held neighborhoods in central Homs, according to activists who say humanitarian conditions are growing worse and are pressing for the evacuation of 1,000 endangered families and dozens of wounded people who can't get adequate medical care.

"The fact that the United States of America is not helping these people ? and we can ? is shameful," McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

So far, the U.S. has refused to arm Syrian rebels in part to avoid a proxy fight with Iran and Russia, which both back the Syrian government.

The crisis is likely to come up Monday when President Barack Obama sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Mexico on the sidelines of meetings between leading rich and developing nations. The U.S. recently accused Russia of equipping the Syrian government with attack helicopters that could be used against civilians, only to later acknowledge that the helicopters were already owned by Syria and being sent back to Russia for repairs.

McCain said the Syrian rebels were facing an "unfair fight now" and reiterated the claim that "Russian shipments are coming in."

The White House called for Assad's ouster when it blamed the Syrian government for the deaths in May of more than 100 people, including 49 children, following peaceful protests. National Security Council spokeswoman Erin Pelton said the attack serves as a "vile testament to an illegitimate regime." The Syrian government denied responsibility.

McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services committee and 2008 GOP presidential nominee, has long advocated for U.S. military support of Syrian rebels, including airstrikes against the regime's forces. In Congress, only McCain's closest Senate colleagues have echoed his plea for military aid with most lawmakers reluctant to drag the U.S. into another conflict.

Associated Press

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Stiff winds fuel Colo. wildfire; looting a concern

A Erickson Air Crane firefighting helicopter flys to a pond to refill its tank while fighting the High Park wildfire, west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Friday, June 15, 2012. The wildfire started Saturday and has burned over 50,000 acres. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

A Erickson Air Crane firefighting helicopter refills its tank in a rancher's pond while fighting the High Park wildfire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Friday, June 15, 2012. The wildfire started Saturday and has burned over 50,000 acres. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

A thunderhead builds over the High Park wildfire and Fort Collins, Colo., on Friday, June 15, 2012. Rain could assist in fighting the wildfire that started Saturday and has burned over 50,000 acres. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

A sign warns motorist of the closure of Highway 14 through Poudre Canyon as columns of smoke rise in the distance from the High Park wildfire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Friday, June 15, 2012. The wildfire started Saturday and has burned over 50,000 acres. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

DENVER (AP) ? Crews in northern Colorado are facing powerful winds as they battle a blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. Meanwhile, local authorities are focusing on another concern ? looting.

The destructiveness of the High Park Fire burning 15 miles west of Fort Collins surpassed the Fourmile Canyon wildfire, which destroyed 169 homes west of Boulder in September 2010.

More than 1,630 personnel are working on the Fort Collins-area fire, which was sparked by lightning and is 45 percent contained.

Julie Berney with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said firefighters can expect winds of 30 mph with gusts of up to 50 mph Sunday. Some rain moved through Saturday evening, but it wasn't enough to quell the fire.

"The problem is that when you have a fire like this, even if it rains it evaporates before it hits the ground," Berney said.

On Sunday afternoon, wind-whipped flames prompted fire managers to send 96 notices to residents, ordering the immediate evacuation of the Hewlett Gulch Subdivision in the Poudre Canyon area north of the fire. It was unclear how many homes were affected.

A red flag warning has been issued for the area until 8 p.m. Sunday, and temperatures could reach 90 degrees, the hottest day since the fire was reported June 9.

But incident commander Bill Hahnenberg said he was pleased with the firefighters' progress, while also acknowledging that high winds could be a test.

"A scenario could be we'll lose some line, and then we just go after it the next day and the next day," he said. "We're going to do everything we can to protect facilities, and we're prepared to do that."

As firefighters try to get the upper hand on the blaze, which has burned large swaths of private and U.S. Forest Service land, local authorities have dispatched roving patrols to combat looting.

Deputies arrested 30-year-old Michael Stillman Maher of Denver on Sunday on charges including theft and impersonating a firefighter. The sheriff's department said Maher was driving through the fire zone with phony firefighter credentials and a stolen government license plate.

His truck was later spotted near a bar in Laporte, and investigators say they found a firearm and stolen property in the vehicle.

"There's a handful out there that are taking advantage of others," said Sheriff Justin Smith, adding that "if somebody's sneaking around back there, we're going to find them."

Also in Colorado, a fire near Pagosa Springs in the southwestern part of the state has grown to 11,617 acres and is 30 percent contained. Hot, dry conditions Sunday are expected to fuel the fire, which was sparked by lightning May 13.

Across the West:

?New Mexico: A wildfire in southern New Mexico has destroyed 242 homes and businesses, and firefighters are working to increase containment and keep an eye out for possible lightning.

The 59-square-mile Little Bear Fire in Ruidoso is 60 percent contained. Dan Bastion, a spokesman for crews fighting the fire, says most of the fire is in the mop-up stage, but crews need to build more containment on the fire's active west side to deprive it of fuel.

Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack planned to travel to Albuquerque on Sunday to meet with officials leading the response to wildfires in the state.

? Arizona: Firefighters are focusing on protecting electrical transmission lines near a 3,100-acre blaze on the Tonto National Forest in northern Arizona. Officials say hot weather and steep slopes remain a concern, and firefighters are on the alert for thunderstorms and possible lightning strikes. The fire is 15 percent contained.

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Associated Press writer Amanda Myers in Phoenix contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Stocks rise as markets look to central bank help

FILE- In this Monday, June 11, 2012, file photo, Specialist Frank Masiello, left, and trader Glenn Kessler work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street was on course to open higher Friday June 15, 2012, with Dow Jones industrial futures rising 0.4 percent to 12,650. S&P 500 futures gained 0.4 percent to 1,331.30. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Expectations that the central banks of countries around the world stand ready to head off a deeper European debt crisis helped push U.S. stocks higher on Friday.

The European Central Bank president said his institution would continue its "crucial role" of making sure the financial system has enough cash.

Mario Draghi's comment wouldn't normally arouse much interest, but it followed a report Thursday from Reuters that the ECB, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and other global financial authorities were ready to act in concert to stem any fallout from elections in Greece this weekend.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 91 points to 12,743 as of 2:45 p.m. Eastern. Microsoft was the Dow's leading stock. It rose 2 percent following reports that the company is in talks to buy Yammer, a developer of social networks within companies. Microsoft gained 61 cents to $29.96.

An election in Greece Sunday could determine whether the country remains in a union of 17 countries that use the euro. Analysts are concerned about what will happen if a party opposed to the terms of a financial bailout Greece got in February. If Greece leaves the union and stops using the euro as its currency, many fear it could imperil Spain, Italy and other countries and further weaken the region's hobbled banks.

"There's a growing sense of optimism," said Peter Tuz, a money manager, at Chase Investment Counsel, which runs mutual funds. "The betting now is that the 'let's stay in the euro' segment of the population (in Greece) will win." Investors are also reassured by reports that central banks have drawn up contingency plans in case a Greek exit from the euro becomes likely.

A pair of weak economic reports helped push Treasury prices up and yields down. A report on U.S. factory production showed a drop in manufactuirng, a key driver of economic growth. A gauge of manufacturing in New York sank to its lowest level since November.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.58 percent from 1.64 percent late Thursday. Traders have been shifting money into the safekeeping of the Treasury market ahead of the Greek elections. That higher demand has kept yield near all-time lows.

In other trading, the Standard & Poor's 500 index gained nine points to 1,338. The Nasdaq composite gained 26 points to 2,862.

All 10 industry groups within the S&P 500 rose. The index, widely used by money managers as a benchmark, is up 1 percent for the week and on track for its second straight week of gains.

Among stocks making big moves:

? YPF, Argentina's state-controlled oil and gas producer, jumped 11 percent after Mexican telecommunications billionaire Carlos Slim said he had acquired an 8.4 percent stake in the company. The stock has lost nearly half its value since Argentina's center-left government seized a majority stake in YPF from Spain's Repsol two months ago. The stock rose $1.21 to $11.66.

? Capital One Financial rose 1 percent after the company said uncollectable and delinquent loans at its credit card business dropped last month. Capital One's stock gained 88 cents to $53.89.

? Defense contractor AAR plunged 79 cents to $10.78, a loss of 7 percent. The company released new forecasts for fourth-quarter and fiscal-year earnings that were weaker than Wall Street analysts were expecting.

Associated Press

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Wounded warrior seeks to represent America ? again

Dan Koeck for msnbc.com

Lt. Bradley Snyder, swimming his preliminary 400-meter freestyle heat at the 2012 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Trials in Bismarck, N.D., is about to be "tapped" by his brother, Mitchell.

By Bill Briggs

Even in the water, amid a furious race to win back his confidence, the blind swimmer needs a cane.

Actually, Lt. Brad Snyder relies on two canes to avoid the sort of ugly collisions he has suffered?repeatedly on dry land.

At one end of the pool, his swimming coach stands above Snyder?s starting block, clutching a walking cane affixed with a tennis ball. As Snyder nears that hard edge, his coach leans down, extends the cane and taps the Navy officer on the back of his head with the ball, alerting him to abruptly finish his stroke and execute a flip turn. At the opposite end of the lane, Snyder?s brother, Mitchell, is armed with the same device and the same task.

?Any communication between the tapper and the swimmer is illegal -- other than: ?You?re close to the wall!? ?said Mitchell Snyder, 25, a former college swimmer. ?Of course, you?re natural instinct is to tell him how he?s doing. You?re the one who can see the clock and see the whole pool. You want to tell them where they?re at in the race. But I don?t give him any extra signals.?

The tap is merely one of the tactics and tools that Brad Snyder -- blinded last September by an Afghan bomb blast -- now uses to swim competitively in utter darkness. During each length of every race, he silently tracks his stroke count to hold a steady clip. He occasionally brushes a finger or shoulder, lightly, against the lane marker to verify his location. And, oddly, he must wear blacked-out goggles, by rule, over both of his blue prosthetic eyes.?

Dan Koeck for msnbc.com

Lt. Brad Snyder lost his sight in an IED explosion in Afghanistan last September. The Navy officer is now training to represent the U.S. at the London 2012 Paralympics.

Through Saturday, the former Naval Academy swimmer is vying for one of 14 roster spots at the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Trials in Bismarck, N.D. If Snyder, 28, equals or nears a current world-best time in one of his five events, he?ll join the American team bound for the 2012 London Paralympics, held later this summer.

Wearing one of his old college caps with the Navy emblem on one side and the American flag on the other, he?s racing to again represent his country, this time on the international sports stage. He?s racing to help restore his self-image as a fully capable man -- a sacred piece of himself he lost when the IED detonated in his face. He?s racing to deliver a deeper message about thriving amid life?s occasional rough waters.?

Editor's note: This is the second installment that chronicles Lt. Brad Snyder's efforts to earn a spot on Team USA's roster for the 2012 London Paralympics.?Read the first story here.

Racing the clock
?All sorts of people have contacted me on Facebook, or by e-mail, or they come up to me in person and say, ?You really inspired us, just by the fact that you?ve moved forward, that you don?t let this thing slow you down.? I want them to see that, hey, you can go out (despite this type of wound) and excel at something -- become a really good writer, or a good cook; it doesn?t matter,? Snyder said. ?Hopefully, we can utilize this as a platform.?

That platform, he understands, will become far larger if he makes the 2012 U.S. Paralympic team. But getting to London is all about minutes, seconds and tenths of seconds -- the fewer of those during his heats, the better. And as a swimmer without sight, ensuring a brisk time is all about maintaining tight direction: the straighter he goes, the quicker he touches the finish line.

But, much like his delicate job in Afghanistan and Iraq -- dissecting and dismantling homemade explosives -- haste in the pool can be Snyder?s enemy.

When he swims fast and tries to increase his (arms?) turnover rate, he ends up almost pin-balling in the lane -- one side to the other, one side to the other -- ricocheting off that lane line,? said his coach, Brian Loeffler. ?If he gets going too much and crashes into a lane line, he can just be stopped in the water and lose all forward progress.?

When he swam for Navy in the early 2000s, Snyder?s initial style was to dive in and sprint -- no other strategy, no clean technique, just winning on pure guts. Eventually at the Naval Academy, he began to hone his strokes, evening his pace and becoming more efficient. Now, he and Loeffler are focused on keeping each 50-meter race length (or ?split,? in pool jargon), as even as possible to all other trips up and down the pool -- both in terms of his times and his stroke counts.

Lt. Brad Snyder, blinded by an IED explosion in Afghanistan, is now training for the London 2012 Paralympics.

That physical symmetry allows Snyder to better hold his course and avoid side-swiping the lane markers.

?When he can keep a long, steady stroke, he has a real good rhythm,? said Loeffer, the head swimming coach at Loyola University in Baltimore. He also will serve as one of the assistant swim coaches for the U.S. Paralympic team. ?We?ve got to find a balance between that kind of speed but also being able to be real straight in the water.?

Golden vision
Snyder?s best shot at making the American team, he believes, will come in the 400-meter freestyle. At the Bismarck trials, he?ll also aim to notch qualifying times in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle heats as well as the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley.

For each heat, he?ll don special goggles ? not, however, to boost his pace. Swimmers competing in the Paralympics? fully blind division?must wear the black, plastic eye covers to ensure that they can?t see even a glimmer of light.?That would give those swimmers an advantage in a sport that takes itself as seriously as any Olympic endeavor.

?When I swam in my last Paralympic-sanctioned meet, every time I got out of the pool after racing, an official came over and looked at my goggles to make sure he couldn?t see through them,? Snyder said. ?But there?s another reason for them. If one of the prosthetic eyes comes out, my goggle would catch it. I wouldn?t have to ask someone to go search the pool for my eye.?

But behind those artificial eyes, Snyder has begun to visualize a blissful finish ? especially if he makes the U.S. team. The final men?s Paralympic swimming roster will be announced on Sunday.

?I really hope to bring attention to the wounded warriors (fellow servicemen and servicewomen hurt in Afghanistan and Iraq). And I hope my story maybe gives people some perspective,? Snyder said.

?You know how people get upset about silly things, like they get all fired up in rush hour? Well, let?s give them a story they can rally behind and say, hey it?s not that bad, maybe I should probably calm down a little bit.?

If Snyder earns a Paralympic slot, his best race ? the 400-meter freestyle ? is scheduled in London for Sept. 7. That means exactly one year to the day that the U.S. sailor lost his sight after stepping on a battlefield bomb, he?ll be wearing American colors, swimming for gold.?

COMING MONDAY: Did Lt. Brad Snyder make the U.S. men?s Paralympic swimming team??

Bill Briggs is a frequent contributor to msnbc.com and author of ?The Third Miracle.??

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TheDatable Launches To Help You Discover The Singles In Your Social Graph

Even though it grew out of Facemash, Facebook has always been, by default, a dating site. With its portable social graph, an enormous user base and repository of images, and droves of social and interest data, it's no surprise that so many dating startups have chosen to build on top of its platform. Each in some way leverages Facebook's social graph/data to find you better matches. Yet, even so, Michael Brotzman believes that the majority of Facebook dating sites still aren't taking full advantage of the social graph -- that they're just compatibility engines in disguise. The biggest problem for single people, he says, is discovering other trustworthy daters in their circles, seeing how they're connected, and getting an introduction. That's why Brotzman and team are today launching The Datable, a dating site that is on a mission to build its own social graph on top of Facebook data -- in other words, a "singles graph."

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Friday, June 15, 2012

MATH over Mood ? Investing in Early Stage Companies | Howard ...

Posted by Howard
on June 14th, 2012

I will buy stocks when the mood is bad and I will buy stocks when the mood is good. What matters to me is liquidity and an iPhone.

I have learned that when I angel invest in startups, only math matters. Today, the mood is still white hot in the angel investment world I live in.

Entrepreneurs have access to capital, talent and bandwith like never before. Scale is a few pixels away. The math has been completely thrown out the window.

In 1999, I invested in a few web startups based on the mood of the market. Nine years later when I tallied up the results as everything had been acquired or shut down, I was up slightly. That was due to an outlier in Rent.com that defied the math of my initial investment.

In 2005, when I got serious about investing in startups, I got serious about math as a strategy. First I had to love the people of course , second came the price and structure (math). If the math did not make sense to me, I would pass. No early stage Company knows what lies ahead in a year so I have my ground rules. I don?t think angel investors think hard enough through dilution, odds and liquidity when funding angel investments. I have seen a Lifelock, A Buddy Media, a Twitter, an Assistly and a GolfNow. I have also seen companies not be able to get an A round because the mood quickly changes or the adoption is not fast enough. There is no partial getback. There is a lot of zero?s. When you invest in Angel rounds, you have to grind on the math because from that point on, the money raised grinds on you. The VC?s with their pro-rata shenanigans, the pivots, the extra time to solve a problem?the entrepreneurs call it one thing, the VC?s will call it another, but the math is what will matter when you have to get out. The better your math getting in, the better your odds at getting something on the way out.

When you do not have liquidity, think math over mood.

The information in this blog post represents my own opinions and does not contain a recommendation for any particular security or investment. I or my affiliates may hold positions or other interests in securities mentioned in the Blog, please see my Disclaimer page for my full disclaimer.

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New Vizio Line Sleek, Light and Kind of Apple-ish

Vizio rolled out its first line of computer devices Thursday, including CN15 laptops, the CT14/C15 Ultrabooks, and CA24/CA27 all-in-one PCs. The thin, metallic devices in the computer line have drawn comparisons to products made by Apple. And with the clean Microsoft Signature user interface, they give the user an experience that's perhaps close to what one would get on a Mac.

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Apartment Careers: Real Estate/Property Management jobs ...

Investment Manager Job Code: 326605:1-118608		POSTED: Jun 14
Salary:	Open	Location:	Memphis, Tennessee
Employer:	Pinnacle	Type:	Full Time - Experienced
Category:	Real Estate/Property Management	?	?

Work for the Best in the Industry - make your next move here! Pinnacle ranked #1 on the National Multi-Housing Council Top 50 Largest U.S. Apartment Managers for two years in a row! We invest in great people. That's why clients trust us with their real estate investments! At Pinnacle, we consider our employees to be our most valuable asset. In fact, our number one key business objective is to attract and retain the best talent in the industry! At Pinnacle, we firmly believe our employees....more info

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About Pinnacle.

We invest in great people. That's why clients trust us with their real estate investments!
At Pinnacle, we consider our employees our most valuable asset. In fact, our number one key business objective is to attract and retain the best talent in the industry! At Pinnacle, the key to our continued success and competitive advantage is our people.

We offer a total compensation and benefits package to help with your needs today and build for your future tomorrow. We recognize that each employee is an individual with individual needs, lifestyles, and interests. Our benefits package was created with the flexibility to support employees who are at different places in their lives and careers.

Pinnacle values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. We offer a safe, healthy work environment for employees through a commitment to maintaining a drug-free workplace.
Pinnacle has ongoing employment opportunities at our headquarters in Seattle, our more than 40 branch office locations nationally and our many managed communities throughout the country.

Pinnacle is the national leader in third-party fee management of investment real estate encompassing multi-family, commercial space, affordable housing and military housing. Pinnacle is built on four basic principles:

Quality people

Strong customer service

Solid market knowledge

Superior systems and support capabilities

At Pinnacle, success is about more than having a healthy bottom line. Guided by our principles and values, we are committed to making Pinnacle an amazing and unique place to work for each member of our team.

About the job..

As an Investment Manager at Pinnacle, youll put your outstanding leadership and savvy business skills to work at one of the most respected apartment companies in a management opportunity that offers real leadership, innovation and support.
Our Investment Managers are the cornerstone of our team. An Investment Manager is responsible for the tactical execution and communication of the companys strategic direction to our various communities. This manager will have a proven track record in managing a diverse portfolio of properties, be a motivator, a good communicator, and a hands-on manager. Investment Managers work closely with Business Managers in their regions to ensure implementation and execution of all corporate policies and procedures.

Essential Responsibilities:

Investment Managers are business leaders responsible for developing and managing individual site business plans including investment objectives, compliance goals, marketing positioning, people, asset quality, and financial goals and objectives.

At any given time, an Investment Manager should be able to describe the overall makeup: strengths, weaknesses and needs of each property in their given portfolio.

Investment Managers are also responsible for review and approval of all property purchasing with complete adherence to the expense budget.

Investment Managers are also business managers who mentor, coach, supervise and develop site staff.

They will work with Business Managers and Maintenance Supervisors to ensure timely preparation of rent ready apartments to fully meet the demand of the market.

They are ultimately responsible for property risk management, safety standards and employee and resident liability.

They will help determine, implement and follow up on any corrective action plans for deficiencies found at properties.

Investment Managers are also responsible for taking care of all escalated complaints from residents.

Personal Competencies:

A competitive spirit

High-energy

Demonstrated leadership and strategic thinking skills

Supervisory experience

Warm, friendly and service-oriented philosophy

High degree of flexibility and tolerance for change

Ability to train, develop, lead and mentor

Superior written and verbal communications skills

Extremely computer literate

Organized and detail-oriented

Customer-service driven

Able to multitask

Financials experience/experience working with a budget

Qualifications:

Minimum of a high school diploma, Bachelors degree preferred

5+ years of on-site property management experience

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience in supervisory role and managing staff

Experience in writing and maintaining budgets

Proficient in Yardi property management software or other similar property management software.

General office, bookkeeping and sales skills

Computer literate, including Microsoft Office Suite

Pinnacle has grown to become America's largest apartment manager through many different successes. Yet, in today's ultra-competitive market, each success must fuel the next and speed is essential in the ongoing race to lead the industry.

If you are ready to work hard and be empowered and encouraged to innovate, contribute ideas and discover solution to provide current and potential residents with unparalleled, world class customer service please click Apply Online.

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Texas man found guilty for killing neighbor in dispute

A jury has convicted a Texas man for murdering his neighbor during a confrontation over loud music two years ago, rejecting a claim that he was within his rights to fatally shoot the man under Texas' version of a "stand-your-ground" law.

Raul Rodriguez, 47, faces up to life in prison for the killing of Kelly Danaher, 36. Sentencing is scheduled to begin today.

"I'm just glad he can't hurt anybody else," Danaher's wife, Mindy, said. "I love my husband, and I miss him so much ... and he helped all of us get through this today."

It took the jury less than six hours Wednesday to decide between self-defense and murder. Jurors, apparently agreeing with prosecutors that Rodriguez, a retired Houston-area firefighter, was a trigger-happy neighborhood bully.

"He felt like he had ultimate control, control to determine who lives and who dies," Donna Logan, Harris County Assistant District Attorney, said.

Rodriguez recorded the argument in May of 2010 when he killed Danaher, an elementary school teacher, and wounded two other people. The 22-minute homemade video was the key to the trial as Rodriguez's lawyers argued it was self-defense under Texas' version of the so-called stand-your-ground law, which is also at the center of the Trayvon Martin case in Florida.

It was after midnight when Rodriguez, complaining to police via telephone that the music was too loud, walked up to Danaher's driveway with a flashlight and gun.

In the video, Rodriguez can be heard talking to a 911 operator, saying, "I'm running the video camera right now and I'm talking to you and I mean, I'm scared to death here."

In the unfolding confrontation between Rodriguez and several unidentified men, one yells, "Tell you what, pal, you just pulled a gun on the wrong [expletive], OK?"

When one of the party-goers saw Rodriguez's gun, he suggested he is getting his own. "When I go in that house and come back," he warned, "don't think I won't be equal to you, baby."

"It's about to get out of hand sir, please help me. Please help me, my life is in danger now ...," Rodriguez told police over the phone. "Now, I'm standing my ground here. Now, these people are going to try and kill me."

Seconds later, a fight about loud music ends with the crack of gunfire.

"Look, I'm not losing to these people anymore," Rodriguez said. "I'm just totally going to stay back, because they're drunk, they're ..."

Rodriguez is interrupted by wild laughter, and then the sound of gunfire, before the tape stops as Rodriguez is tackled to the ground. In addition to the shot that killed Danaher, Houston Fire Capt. Ricky Johnson and Marshall Stetson received multiple gunshot wounds after the camera stopped recording. Rodriguez, a father of six, walked away from the incident unharmed.

"This has eaten me up for two years," Johnson said. "Hopefully, now I can begin to heal from it."

The defense did not present much of a case as it called no witnesses and Rodriguez didn't testify. Legal experts say if defendants are going to successfully argue self-defense, the jury wants to hear from them.

Intuitive, Global Changement Management Through PLM - PLM - Aras

Lear Corporation has been using Aras Innovator as their PLM backbone across the Electrical Power Management systems business since 2009. Since their initial launch, they?ve continued to roll out new functionality and make continuous improvements, including change management.

At the recent ACE International event, Reynaldo Reyes shared a few details with the community about Lear's deployment.? Throughout any product development process, a variety of change processes are apt to take place; so a key application for Aras lies in the ECR/ECN/ECO process.

With just a few configuration changes, Aras provided a solution that met Lear?s unique business needs while remaining intuitive for end users. For example, Lear's change management process is made up of many relationships between plants and projects, yet only those directly involved at any point will receive notification of a change.

Watch the video below and learn how Lear form fit Aras to their business for a clean, mean, change management process machine -- including a flow chart showing the specific steps any given change request must take.

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Who is Leopoldo?

I know I should have asked. Just exactly who is Leopoldo? After all, if you?re going to name a restaurant with a person?s name, one might reasonably jump to the far-fetched conclusion that there would be someone of that name involved with the restaurant. Or perhaps someone famous who inspired it. But there seems to be no Leopoldo connected to make the restaurant, Leopoldo, Cervi?o 3732 in Palermo Chico, 4805-5576, eponymous. There are several famed Argentine Leopoldo?s, Lugones, Torre Nilsson, Marechal, respectively journalist, film director, and author. Perhaps an inspiration from one of them?

The place came highly recommended by a couple of local friends and it?s been on my list to give a shot ? Henry had a group of amigos over on Monday to chat long into the night, so I thought it would be a nice opportunity to go indulge myself a bit. A short walk from home and I ensconced myself in at a table where I could eat, read, and just relax. The hostess had pimped for me sitting at the bar to eat, where ?most of our single diners sit?, but sometimes I like a table, and there were only six other people in the dining room ? even by the time I left there were only a dozen. Overall it?s an inviting place, warm and friendly feeling. Quite big actually ? long and narrow ? but quite comfortable as well. Waiter was a bit quick on the draw, at the table within seconds asking if I?d decided on a cocktail. I hadn?t actually even gotten seated yet, I was still standing. And then a short time later after I had ordered the cocktail, but before he?d delivered it, he was back to find out if I?d decided yet on my food. I noticed he did the same at the other tables he got during the evening. Chill out, you know?

I knew it was going to be a bit pricey, but there was some sticker shock looking at appetizers running around 90 pesos apiece and main courses around 125? then again, similar experiences at recent visits to other high end spots like Tarquino and Chila, and not out of line with them. I?m not overly thrilled with the 21 peso cubierto charge (then again, I?m not overly thrilled with cubierto charges at all ? it just seems a bit insulting to charge people for simply sitting at a table in a restaurant ? build it into your prices and while it will cost me the same thing, it won?t feel like a slap in the face).

At the same time as my cocktail, a negroni (and well made too) arrived, so did a small amuse bouche ? a thin tube of a glass with some whipped goat cheese at the bottom and a mango puree on top. Good, a nice little touch, a little difficult to eat in the tube, pretty as it was. Nice selection of fresh breads, I found the carrot puree to accompany them to be overly sweet, and so runny it was near impossible to get out of its glass it was in with a knife ? so I kept the little spoon from the amuse ? recommendation: serve it with one.

Within 2-3 minutes my waiter returned, whisked away the little tube glass and deposited my first course, a scallop ceviche. Now, first off, I?d just gotten my cocktail five minutes earlier and had barely made a dent in it, and second, I specifically told him I was not in a hurry and to take his time on the food. I pushed the plate away and returned to my cocktail and bread ? he clearly noticed, but didn?t do anything about it or ask. Fifteen minutes or so later I turned to the food. Now, obviously a pretty presentation. And nice, fresh bay scallops, good zingy lemon marinade dosed with a good amount of salt. Underneath the scallops was a faint smear of ?avocado mousselline? ? looking more or less brushed on the bottom of the spoons. Each spoon also topped with a little sphere of coconut milk. What appear to be slivers and fine dice of chili turn out to be red bell pepper, and some thyme leaves. No spice to this dish. It was good, but missing all those wonderful ceviche flavors of chili, garlic, ginger, pepper, and cilantro. Interesting. Good. Not exciting.

Next up, a mid-course of duck springrolls. Now, there should be six on the plate, but in his rush to get it on the table (though he did figure out to at least slow down and not bring it for about fifteen minutes after I finished the ceviche, perfect timing), the end one went shooting right off onto the floor. He swooped and picked it up, said he?d be back shortly with another one as it would take 5-6 minutes to cook another one. He was back in under a minute, so either they just happened to have an extra one sitting around, or he simply deposited the one from the floor onto a small plate and returned with it. I?d like to think the former?. Nice and crispy springrolls, filled with shredded duck, possibly confit given the texture, though, not in duck fat or olive oil, in something completely neutral, and, the filling had no flavor other than duck and a hint of salt. The hoisin sauce, which is typically a sweetened vinegar, soybean, garlic and chili pepper sauce thickened with sweet potato or rice starch. This was just sweet ? no noticeable from vinegar nor spice from other ingredients.

An interesting take on a sort of surf and turf ? rabbit tortelloni with prawns, almond coulis, and broccoli cous-cous?. or so said the menu. The tortelloni delicate and perfectly cooked, the rabbit filling unfortunately using ground rabbit, unseasoned, and with a dried out texture ? they needed both seasoning and some kind of fat on the inside. The prawns, perfect. The almond coulis, a lovely touch. The broccoli cous-cous? I?m guessing that that?s what that little pile of green to the left was ? not actually cous-cous, which I expected, but broccoli that?s been, well, more or less ground up to be the size of cous-cous grains. No noticeable broccoli flavor. It?s also a pretty skimpy dish of five prawns and five tortelloni, especially as a main course that comes in at 102 pesos!

So here?s the thing. Love the room and the attention to detail. Once my waiter calmed down, completely professional and very nice, friendly service. The food ? creative in ideation, but just falling short for me in the execution. It?s beautifully presented, perfectly cooked, but three courses in a row were lacking in any seasoning other than salt ? typical at an average neighborhood place here in BA, but for a fancy place like this with a chef who has international accolades for his cooking, not only a surprise, but a disappointment. Nothing was bad, it was all intriguing, just nothing impressed me. I know that the local palate calls for muted flavors, but this was muzzled.

And the bizarre thing is, I still left having enjoyed my evening and dinner, I just wasn?t excited enough to want to rush back and try more. That?s further reinforced by the pricing ? those three courses by themselves added up to 287 pesos, about $64; and if you add in the 21 peso table charge, 16 for a bottle of water, 57 for a cocktail, and 38 for a glass of La Flor Sauvignon Blanc (that retails for around 45-50 per bottle) that was served in such a small glass that it couldn?t have been more than 1/6 of the bottle and was probably less than that (standard fine dining pours for wine by the glass should be 1/4 of a bottle) ? all totaling up to a whopping 419 pesos, or $93? before a 40 peso tip ? call it $102.

I find myself unsure how to class it. I guess I?ll call it Recommended and let you use your own judgment. I certainly enjoyed both of the above mentioned high end spots more.

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Wallendas have rich history, not without tragedy

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Wallendas have rich history, not without tragedy
By CAROLYN THOMPSON? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES

?By CAROLYN THOMPSON

FILE- In this July 18, 1970 file photo, daredevil Karl Wallenda nears the end of his tightrope walk across Tallulah Gorge, Ga. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz, File)

FILE- In this Jan. 30, 1962 file photo, the Great Wallendas walk the high wire during their three-tier seven-person pyramid performance at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit, Michigan. During the performance the pyramid formation collapsed and the performers fell to the ground injuring performers Jana Schepp and Mario Wallenda, as well as killing performers Richard Faughnan and Dieter Schepp. From left to right, bottom row, are, Dieter Schepp; Mario Wallenda; Richard Faughnan and Gunther Wallenda. From left ro right in the second row are Karl Wallenda and Herman Wallenda. Sitting on chair is Jana Schepp. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo, File)

FILE- In this March 23, 1978 file photo ,Helen Wallenda, center, arrives home in Sarasota, Fla., with the body of her husband, Karl, and was met by about 25 relatives and circus friends. Helping her off the plane are Marjorie Geiger, left, and Herman Wallenda Right, Karl?s older brother. Aerial performer Karl Wallenda fell to his death at age 73 in a tightrope walk at a hotel in Puerto Rico. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo/Harold Tribune, Glenn Trout)

FILE- In this June 4, 2011 file photo, high-wire acrobats Delilah Wallenda, right, lowers her head as her son Nik Wallenda, left, crosses over her during their high-wire act where the two simultaneously walked across a 300-foot-long wire suspended 100 feet in the air between two towers of the Conrad Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They were honoring Nik's great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, who tried to perform the same feat in 1978 but fell to his death at age 73. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

FILE- In this March 19, 1944 photo, members of the Wallenda family practice on a 90 foot high wire at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's winter headquarters in Sarasota, Fla. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Nik Wallenda, a seventh generation ?Flying Wallenda,? will attempt a high-wire crossing of the Niagra Falls gorge between the United States and Canada. The event will be covered on live television. (AP Photo)

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) ? When Nik Wallenda sets out for his tightrope walk over Niagara Falls late Friday, he'll be adding another chapter to his family's storied daredevil history which dates back more than two centuries. Wallenda has said he is disappointed he is being made to wear a tether by the event's sponsor, ABC, since his family has performed over the years without such safety precautions.

Here's a look at the first family of funambulists, along with some of their notable feats and tragedies:

? The Wallendas trace their fearless roots to 1780 Austria-Hungary, when ancestors traveled as a band of acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, animal trainers and trapeze artists.

? John Ringling of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recruited the Wallendas after seeing them perform in Cuba. In 1928, the family gave its inaugural performance at Madison Square Garden earned a 15-minute standing ovation from an astounded audience, who marveled at them performing without a safety net.

? The signature performance of the group that came to be known in the 1940s as "The Flying Wallendas" was the seven-person chair pyramid: Two pairs of performers walk the wire, each supporting another aerialist on a pole. Those two aerialists, in turn, carry a pole upon which the seventh member of the troupe balances in a chair.

? The chair pyramid went terribly wrong in 1962 when a misstep at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit sent two men to their deaths and paralyzed a third performer.

? In 1944, the Wallendas were performing at a Hartford, Conn., circus when a fire broke out. All the Wallendas slid down ropes to safety but 168 people died.

? The following year, Rietta Wallenda, sister-in-law of family patriarch Karl Wallenda, fell to her death in Omaha.

? Family patriarch and Nik's great-grandfather Karl Wallenda became a featured performer, doing "sky walks" between buildings and across stadiums including Busch, Veterans, JFK, Three Rivers and the Astrodome.

? Karl Wallenda successfully crossed Tallulah Gorge on a tightrope on July 18, 1970.

? In 1978, Karl Wallenda fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

? Angel Wallenda, who married into the family at age 17, performed with an artificial limb on the high-wire in 1990 after being stricken with cancer and having her right leg amputated below the knee. She died at age 28 in 1996.

? Since first stepping on a wire when he was 2, Nik Wallenda has earned six Guinness records, the latest in October 2008. That's when, 20 stories over the streets of Newark, N.J., he traveled the longest distance and the greatest height by bicycle on a wire, riding 150 feet.

? In 2011, Nik and his mother Delilah honored his late great-grandfather by walking Karl's last route at the same time, a feat that included Nik stepping over his mother in the middle of the wire.

? Fourteen family members perform today in various troupes.

Associated Press

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Facebook, Google, Twitter spearhead Ads Integrity Alliance to thwart villainous ads

Online heavy-hitters Google, Facebook, Twitter, AOL (Engadget's parent company) and the Interactive Advertising Bureau have have struck an alliance aimed at ridding nasty advertising "from all corners of the web." Stemming from the existing StopBadware group that began in 2006, the group will develop policies, build a platform for identifying scofflaws and share trends with government and law enforcement. For its part, Google curbed 130 million ads promoting counterfeit articles, malware and worse in 2011, but said baddies would normally move their shady businesses to another corner of the internet. Thus, the aim of this new league is to aid players across the web with its super resources in a bid to stop the knavery, no matter where it tries to hide.

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If that's the BSc in one of the Irish universities though it should be decent enough. .

Lads thanks for all the advice and thanks for taking the time to answer,(last thing )I'm just trying to work through all and any options available and rate them on suitability, The only other course that I came across was the bsc in computing and IT course on Open university and was was wondering what the general consensus is on this course and would it suit and more importantly if the industry would recognise it ? a breif outline in the spoiler.supposedly a level 8 on the nfq

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[B]Stage 1[/B]

You?ll start your Stage 1 studies with My digital life (TU100)My digital life::While you?re learning about tomorrow's technology why not help build it? [I]My digital life[/I] takes you on a journey from the origins of information technology through to the familiar computers of today, and on to tomorrow?s radical technologies. You'll get hands-on experience of designing, building and programming the small, ubiquitous computers that will become increasingly common over the next decade. The profound technological, economic, political and ethical changes brought about by information technology will affect every one of us. This key introductory Level 1 course will help you prepare for that ? think of it as an online survival kit for the twenty-first century. (60 credits), which gives you hands-on experience of designing, building and programming the small, ubiquitous computers that will become increasingly common over the next decade. You?ll also learn about the profound technological, economic, political and ethical changes brought about by information technology that will affect every one of us.
Next, you?ll develop your mathematical skills, choosing one of two 30-credit modules ? Using mathematics (MST121)Using mathematics::This broad, enjoyable introduction to university-level mathematics assumes some prior knowledge, as described on our MathsChoices website. The course shows how mathematics can be applied to answer some key questions from science, technology, and everyday life. You will study a range of fundamental techniques, including calculus, recurrence relations, matrices and vectors and statistics, and use integrated specialist mathematical software to solve problems. The skills of communicating results and defining problems are also developed. This is not a course for beginners ? at the MathsChoices website (mathschoices.open.ac.uk) there are quizzes, sample material and advice to help you determine if this course is right for you. or Discovering mathematics (MU123)Discovering mathematics::This key introductory Level 1 course provides a gentle start to the study of mathematics. It will help you to integrate mathematical ideas into your everyday thinking and build your confidence in using and learning mathematics. You?ll cover statistical, graphical, algebraic, trigonometric and numerical concepts and techniques, and be introduced to mathematical modelling. Formal calculus is not included and you are not expected to have any previous knowledge of algebra. The skills introduced will be ideal if you plan to study more mathematics courses, such as [I]Using mathematics[/I] (MST121). It is also suitable for users of mathematics in other areas, such as computing, science, technology, social science, humanities, business and education. ? to underpin your further study of computing and enhance your employability.
Finally, the 30-credit module ? Technologies in practice (TM129)Technologies in practice::This course provides an opportunity to sample some of the key areas in computing and information technology. You will be introduced to three subjects as tasters for your future studies and career: networking, Linux and robotics. Studying these subjects will enable you to develop essential skills if you are considering future employment in the computing and IT industry. You will be applying what you learn to develop a portfolio, to demonstrate your skills and understanding in these areas to potential employers. By studying this key introductory Level 1 course you can also begin to explore where your future career ambitions might lie. ? will offer you an opportunity to sample some key technologies enabling you to develop essential skills and to explore where your future study and career aspirations may lie.

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At Stage 2, you?ll begin your specialist studies in software development. You?ll learn how to specify and design computer programs, and develop your programming skills using the object-oriented programming language Java. You?ll use industry standard software tools such as an integrated development environment and the Unified Modelling Language (UML); and you?ll also learn about the analytical techniques and processes essential for designing, specifying and implementing a software system including a graphical user interface.
The solutions development option explores the application development processes that underpin the world wide web. You?ll learn how to analyse requirements, plan, design, implement and test a range of web applications, and how to develop programs using Visual Basic.

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[LEFT]Stage 3 studies build on the knowledge, skills and understanding of the specialist subjects you studied at Stage 2.[/LEFT]
You?ll conclude your studies with an individual project on a topic of your choice, which you?ll research, develop and write up ? presenting your findings in a substantial report that you can show employers as a portfolio of your work.

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No evidence for 'knots' in space

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Theories of the primordial Universe predict the existence of knots in the fabric of space - known as cosmic textures - which could be identified by looking at light from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the relic radiation left over from the Big Bang.

Using data from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite, researchers from UCL, Imperial College London and the Perimeter Institute have performed the first search for textures on the full sky, finding no evidence for such knots in space.

As the Universe cooled it underwent a series of phase transitions, analogous to water freezing into ice. Many transitions cannot occur consistently throughout space, giving rise in some theories to imperfections in the structure of the cooling material known as cosmic textures.

If produced in the early Universe, textures would interact with light from the CMB to leave a set of characteristic hot and cold spots. If detected, such signatures would yield invaluable insight into the types of phase transitions that occurred when the Universe was a fraction of a second old, with drastic implications for particle physics.

A previous study, published in Science in 2007, provided a tantalising hint that a CMB feature known as the "Cold Spot" could be due to a cosmic texture. However, the CMB Cold Spot only comprises around 3% of the available sky area, and an analysis using the full microwave sky had not been performed.

The new study, published today in Physical Review Letters, places the best limits available on theories that produce textures, ruling out at 95% confidence theories that produce more than six detectable textures on our sky.

Stephen Feeney, from the UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy and lead author, said: "If textures were observed, they would provide invaluable insight into the way nature works at tremendous energies, shedding light on the unification of the physical forces. The tantalizing hints found in a previous small-scale search meant it was extremely important to carry out this full-sky analysis."

Co-author Matt Johnson, from the Perimeter Institute, Canada, said: "Although there is no evidence for these objects in the WMAP data, this is not the last word: in a few months we will have access to much better data from the Planck satellite. Whether we find textures in the Planck data or further constrain the theories that produce them, only time will tell!"

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A robust constraint on cosmic textures from the cosmic microwave background' is published in the journal Physical Review Letters on 12 June 2012.

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