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Boyle Investment Co. sold 10 lots at Spring Creek Ranch to a newly formed builder group and construction soon will commence on the next phase of development at The Village at Spring Creek Ranch, an upscale, master-planned community off Raleigh-LaGrange Road.
The new builder group for the Village at Spring Creek Ranch includes: Marty Smith, Artisan Custom Homes; Mark McGuire and John Worley, Celtic Manor Homes; Chris Dickens, Dickens & Associates; Ryan Anderson, RKA Investments; and Ron Sklar and Scott Klazmer, Klazmer/Sklar Homes.
Boyle anticipates five to six starts in March, and the homes should be ready for occupancy by mid-summer. The lots are located within the reserve area of Collierville on the 168 acres purchased by Boyle in November from the Meyer family, which owns Spring Creek Ranch Golf Course.
The new homes will be priced from $385,000 to $425,000 and the builders are pre-selling now, with two homes already sold.
Gary Thompson, vice president of Boyle, said the 10 lots in The Village at Spring Creek Ranch represent the first group of new lots to come online in quite some time. Boyle hopes to develop a total of 340 lots in phases over the next decade.
In addition, Boyle has 10 lots in the gated Grand Manor, which provides residents with estate-sized lots available for custom homebuilding with views of the golf course and Chinquapin Lake. Home prices in The Grand Manor range from the high $600,000s to more than $1 million.
A Raymond James Equity Research analyst wrote in a note to clients this week he's maintaining a strong buy rating on shares of AutoZone Inc. ahead of the Memphis-based auto parts retailer reporting quarterly earnings next week.
"AutoZone possesses the headroom to achieve the fastest commercial sales growth in the sector," wrote Raymond James analyst Dan Wewer.
"Further, AZO is poised to benefit from a sector wide sales recovery that could materialize as soon as the second half of 2013.
"In our view, Zone's quarterly results will be driven by a continuation of the gross margin expansion cycle, but partially offset by tepid sales growth and subsequent deleveraging in expense rate. As a reminder, we anticipate headwinds for the auto parts retailers to persist until 2Q13 when comparisons ease and the impact from unseasonal weather seen a year ago is diminished."
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. shows up to meetings of the local economic development body that grants tax incentives to businesses pretty predictably.
That's not to say on a regular basis, rather his appearances are predictable because they tend to coincide with votes on tax deals for businesses moving into or expanding in the core city.
And that's what he did this week. The mayor showed up at both meetings of the Economic Development Growth Engine Board this week, at one of them praising Smucker's decision to stay put in Memphis in exchange for a tax incentive, a deal that Wharton said shows Memphis' commitment to essentially the heart of Memphis and its infrastructure.
On Wednesday, the EDGE board approved a four-year tax freeze for Container Maintenance Corp., which is boosting employment in Memphis (where it provides intermodal-related services) by 96 workers and investing almost $4 million to expand. Wharton praised the company for making that push, in addition to praising (along with Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, also present) another project up for a tax freeze: International Paper Co.
Memphis-based IP got a 15-year tax freeze to help the company pursue a nearly $116 million expansion of its Memphis presence, which includes keeping 2,274 jobs here, creating 101 new jobs, keeping its headquarters here and building a new 235,000-square-foot, 10-story building along with a new 470-car garage and two pedestrian bridges.
On Monday, the EDGE board granted a 12-year tax freeze to the J.M. Smucker Co. so that the company would stay in Memphis and pursue a $55 million expansion.
That would save the company several million dollars in taxes, and in return the company would keep 125 jobs in Memphis.
Smucker vice president Bob Kenner told EDGE officials several factors played into the decision to keep a presence in Memphis, including the tax incentives offered. The company's PILOT application explains the project will retrain the company's current remaining workforce to produce products using new machinery and technologies.
Smucker announced in 2010 it would close its Memphis plant and lay off 161 employees by 2013. The intention was to consolidate its operation to improve its supply chain as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the company's long-term strength and profitability. The company's Memphis operation dates back to 1969.
The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Feb. 19, a 30-acre intermodal container yard in Hickory Hill for the storage of the containers by The Marino Group/Container Maintenance Corp., which is working with Chism-Hardy Enterprises LLC on the new facility that will employ 94 people.
The $4 million planned development drew opposition from several homeowners in an area that includes some residential subdivisions as well as warehouse and distribution centers, other intermodal facilities including a Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard.
Marino considered sites in Olive Branch and West Memphis as it contacted Carolyn Hardy of Chism Hardy last October about the Memphis location. Marino leases space in Memphis for a smaller operation that employs a dozen people.
In other action, the council gave city engineers the green light to designate some on-street parking spaces to be selected by the Downtown Memphis Commission for car-sharing vehicles in a three-year pilot project. The DMC has no agreement with a car-sharing vehicle company yet and no specific parking places picked.
Council member Lee Harris questioned why the DMC wouldn't charge a company for the use of the spaces.
Council member Joe Brown complained that there should be more free on-street parking for Memphis City Council members and other elected officials. Brown complained of not being able to find a free parking place recently at the Greater Memphis Chamber offices.
City Council members have free parking at City Hall. City Hall is three blocks from the chamber offices on Front Street.
A bill to allow handgun carry permit holders to store loaded firearms in their vehicles no matter where they are parked has cleared its final legislative committee before a full House vote.
The House Civil Justice Committee advanced the measure on a voice vote on Wednesday after supporters stressed that the measure would not stop employers from banning weapons on their property but would simply remove their ability to call for criminal charges against violators.
Republican Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby said his bill would also not apply to areas like airports, railroads or secure facilities governed by federal law.
The Senate approved its version 28-5 earlier this month as GOP leaders have sought to avoid a repeat of last year's drawn-out fight between gun advocates and the business community.
La Paloma Treatment Center, a Memphis treatment resource for substance abuse or co-occurring mental health disorders, has opened a new building for outpatient services at 1083 West Rex Road in East Memphis.
The new location of the outpatient center replaces the former locations on Brookhaven Circle. It will allow for an expansion of existing outpatient services and will more than double the current capacity.
The space will also include an expansion of existing family and alumni services as well as ongoing programming for co-occurring health and substance use disorders.
La Paloma was founded in 2007 and is part of Nashville-based Foundations Recovery Network, which owns and operates three inpatient and four outpatient treatment facilities across the country. La Paloma's residential campus is located at 2009 Lamar Ave.
A grand opening celebration for the new location and ribbon cutting will take place in March.
The countywide school board has a new timeline for hiring a merger superintendent that puts the hiring in late May instead of mid-February, the original goal of the school board.
School board members reviewed and approved a proposed work plan with consultants from ProAct Search, the Wilmette, Ill., search firm the board hired to conduct a national search.
The work plan includes hiring a superintendent the third week of May with the field being narrowed to five to seven finalists by the fourth week in April.
Starting this October, the Memphis-Mid-South Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be held at the Carriage Crossing lifestyle center in Collierville.
Held for the past 20 years at The Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown, the organization this year opted for a larger venue with room to grow the local event.
"We have simply outgrown the space," Elaine Hare, executive director of Memphis-Mid-South Susan G. Komen said in a statement. "We needed a new, larger venue."
In 2011, the Mid-South Race for the Cure was one of the largest in the country – No. 26 out of 120 races.
The local Race for the Cure event is the largest fundraiser for Susan G. Komen, and raises approximately $1 million per year to fund breast cancer research and treatment, 75 percent of which stays in the Mid-South in the form of grants and financial support for local health care organizations. With the move, the organization set a goal of 25,000 participants and $1.5 million raised.
Carriage Crossing, which had approached the organization before about relocating the event to the lifestyle center, will enter as a presenting sponsor of the race. The Town of Collierville has agreed to provide police and fire support as needed.
Founded in 2005, the open-air Carriage Crossing center has nearly 75 stores and restaurants. Formerly known as The Avenue Collierville, Carriage Crossing returned to its roots after being acquired by a division of Memphis-based Poag Shopping Centers LLC in 2012.
Mark Weaver, principal with Hnedak Bobo Group, was recently elevated to a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
A past president of AIA Memphis and AIA Tennessee, Weaver was recognized for advancing the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education, training and practice.
Weaver has worked on numerous award-winning projects such as the Peabody Place Historic Block, Main Street Pedestrian Mall/Light Rail Trolley, the Allenberg Building, Fire Museum of Memphis, FedEx Corp. World Headquarters, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, and Westin Memphis Beale Street Hotel.
The Fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession.
The 2013 Jury of Fellows from the AIA elevated 122 members this year to its College of Fellows. Out of a total AIA membership of more than 83,000, there are just some 3,100 distinguished with the honor of fellowship and honorary fellowship.
The 2013 Fellows will be honored at an investiture ceremony at the 2013 National AIA Convention and Design Exposition in Denver.
Attorney Amy Pepke has been named to a leadership position at the law firm of Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC.
She's now the appellate and written advocacy practice group leader.
Pepke focuses her practice on appellate litigation, complex commercial litigation, contract disputes, and class action and multi-party litigation.
She has been named in Mid-South Super Lawyers for civil litigation defense and The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation. Pepke is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, the American Bar Association, and also of the Memphis Bar Association. She also serves as an adjunct professor of legal methods at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced some changes to its Memphis board.
Lisa McDaniel Hawkins, president of Room to Room in Tupelo, Miss., has been appointed to a three-year term on the board.
Charlie Thomas III, regional director of external and legislative affairs for AT&T Tennessee in Memphis, has been reappointed to a three-year term on the board. Thomas also serves on the board of directors of the Greater Memphis Chamber, and LeMoyne-Owen College.
The chairman of the St. Louis Fed's Memphis branch board of directors is Charles Blatteis, managing member of Blatteis Law Firm PLLC in Memphis. Also serving on the board are Roy Molitor Ford Jr., vice chairman and CEO of Commercial Bank and Trust Co. in Memphis; Mark Fowler, vice chairman of Liberty Bank of Arkansas in Jonesboro, Ark.; Lawrence Long, partner at St. Rest Planting Co. in Indianola, Miss.; and Clyde Warren Nunn, chairman and president of Security Bancorp of Tennessee Inc. in Halls, Tenn.
The Indie Memphis Film Festival has set its dates for this year's festival.
The event will run from Oct. 31 through Nov. 3. It will be presented again by Duncan-Williams Inc. and will award a total of $6,000 in cash – up from $2,000 in 2012.
Duncan-Williams has been the festival's presenting sponsor since 2011.
Marking its 16th anniversary, Indie Memphis will show films this year at three venues in Midtown's Overton Square area, including Playhouse on the Square, The Circuit Playhouse, and on three screens at Malco Theatres' Studio on the Square. Related events will be held at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
Six Memphis-area projects are among those being considered in the 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards competition, presented by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee.
"Ridgeway Trace Retail Center" was completed by Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. for Weingarten Realty Investors. Surrounding the highly congested area near Ridgeway Trace, and traffic was improved by coordinating five traffic signals, adding lanes and widening roadways surrounding the development.
"Seismic Retrofit of Winchester Structures" was completed by A2H for Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority. Four bridges crossing Winchester Road at the Memphis International Airport were retrofitted to ensure reliable operations in the event of a seismic catastrophe. The bridges provide access to four runways utilized by commercial and private airlines, the Tennessee Air National Guard and FedEx.
"Wolf River Greenway" was finished by ETI Corp. for the City of Memphis. The project involved 3.5 miles of pedestrian and bicycle trails, four bridges, parking facilities, and several plazas and points from which to view the Wolf River.
"Successful Low-Concentration TCE Remedy in Groundwater" was completed in Millington by EnSafe Inc. for U.S. Navy. The Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington faced the challenge of TCE (industrial cleanser) in the groundwater. This project identified TCE hot spots and developed a cost-effective remedy providing a long-term solution and minimizing interruption to site development.
The winners will be announced on the evening of Tuesday, March 5.
Imagine Vegan Café in Cooper-Young said the restaurant is moving and is soliciting ideas for vacant buildings.
"Our landlord decided to not renew our lease so we are now intensely looking for a new spot," read a Friday, Feb. 15, Facebook post. "We ask that everyone please bear with us as things might be a little scattered over the next month or so. Our last day here in this spot is March 31st. We would like to stay in the Midtown area or maybe move over to Crosstown. Overton Square and out East are just out of our budget. If you have any specific ideas as to vacant buildings, please let us know."
Chef Kristie Jeffrey and her husband, Adam, opened the family-friendly, 100-percent vegan cafe in April 2011 in the old Casablanca space in Cooper-Young at 2156 Young Ave. Imagine was one of the four restaurant pit stops at the recent launch for Dishcrawl Memphis along with Alchemy, Tsunami and Cortona, which is now under new management.
Several Facebook users suggested Imagine look at the old Wizard's headshop on Madison Avenue to the west of Kwik Check; the old Fork it Over catering space at Bruce and Young; and Crosstown.
Imagine also commented in a response to a customer, "It's all about money. Unfortunately, money 'rules' the world. He said something about somebody from The Peabody wanting to do something with the space."
Magna Bank has promoted four employees.
Chief lending officer Ted Simpson has been promoted from executive vice president to senior executive vice president. As senior executive vice president and chief lending officer, Simpson oversees retail banking, private banking, commercial lending, SBA lending, commercial real estate and construction lending.
In addition to Simpson's promotion, Magna also extended promotions in private banking, human resources and retail banking.
First vice president Rebecca Floyd has been promoted to department manager for the private banking group. She has worked in banking for more than 12 years and has spent more than half of that time at Magna Bank helping build the private banking group.
Tiffany Riggins has been promoted to vice president of human resources after working at Magna Bank for six years. She served most recently as human resources manager and has 18 years of human resources experience.
Victoria Barnes has been promoted to assistant vice president and branch manager of Magna Bank's Cordova branch. She became assistant branch manager at Magna's Oak Court location in 2008 and has worked in banking for 13 years.
Bill Parks, an attorney with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP and the founder and chairman of the Memphis Bar Association's intellectual property and entertainment law section, will present a seminar to the Memphis business community Feb. 19 explaining the nation's new patent law requirements that go into effect on March 16.
The seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the McCallum Ballroom in the Bryan Life Center at Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway. The seminar is free and open to the public.
Parks will address changes related to the America Invents Act, which Congress passed more than a year ago. It will create a new first-to-file standard for patent protection, which changes the current and historical first-to-invent standard that grants the patent right to the first person to conceive of an invention.
Under the new law, a patent will belong to the first person to file a patent application for a valid invention.
Philanthropic Black Women of Memphis is accepting applications for grants that will be awarded in April.
The organization, which supports projects geared toward economic self-sufficiency, is accepting applications for programs focusing on, but not limited to, career development, education, entrepreneurship, scholarship and health.
PBWM was founded in January 2005. The nine-woman group has previously granted funds to the Booker T. Washington High School girls basketball team, New Ballet Ensemble, College Bound of Memphis, Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Memphis Cultural Arts Enrichment Center, Amateur Athletic Union and Watoto De Afrika.
The deadline for submissions is March 31. Guidelines and application forms can be downloaded at pbwmemphis.org.
Memphis Federal Court Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays has called a Monday, Feb. 25, status conference in the Shelby County schools merger case. All sides in the 2-year-old lawsuit are scheduled to appear before Mays at 9:30 a.m.
The conference comes after all sides involved in trying to work out a settlement of the municipal schools district part of the lawsuit ended their private discussions last month. Mays was not involved in the mediation effort as he had been in the first part of the case, which dealt with the terms of the merger of Shelby County's two public school systems.
Mays tried unsuccessfully to mediate a settlement among all sides just before he ruled in November that one of three state laws governing how municipal school districts are formed violated the Tennessee Constitution. At issue now are two other state laws on municipal school districts.
Shelby County Commission chairman Mike Ritz indicated last month that he would instruct the commission's legal counsel in the case to ask Mays to rule on the remaining state laws.
Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald said suburban leaders weren't sure exactly how they would word their notice to the court that the mediation efforts had failed. They could simply tell Mays the talks are over without specifically asking him to rule.


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Continuing this special series of "readings that will help in understanding Zen readings" ...
This is something that I introduced here once before, but is well worth re-reading and understanding by all of us.
The topic is a very clear list of "Eight Types of Enlightenment" as typically found in various forms of Buddhism over its history and currently, meaning the very different and often totally inconsistent (although sometimes overlapping) visions that various schools of Buddhism propose as the ultimate "goal" at the end of the Buddha's rainbow. Different strands of Buddhism really do have very unique ideas on this whole "Enlightenment" whatever, and anyone studying Buddhism can become tangled up in the many ways that teachers of various schools, in different books and teachings, often are proposing radically different goals and different ways to get there. Even within the Zen Schools, or even contained in the vision of a single teacher, the ideas often get mixed & matched and stuck together. Thus, it is important for students to be able to recognize where a teacher's teachings are coming from and pointing to (and neither/both coming & going), and some ability to see each of these separate, sometimes tangled threads.
Please download and read the following [PDF]:
The list is from a book called "The New Buddhism" by David Brazier (a book primarily on the theme of Buddhism as a model for engaged, socially conscious action ... but which also touches on other subjects such as this). What is also interesting is that Mr Brazier seems --not-- to be a Zen Practitioner (I believe he is currently a Pure Land student), and thus offers some criticisms of what he sees as the "Zen" concept(s) of Enlightenment. This will give us a chance to talk about those as well, although (of course, being from within the Zen tradition) I do not think many of his criticisms of "Zen enlightenment" are accurate. Naturally, he seems to propose a "Pure Land" concept of Enlightenment as the best.
Despite that, I really think you will find it informative, and helpful to your practice and understanding of Buddhist books and teachings.
As always, I emphasize ... different ways up the mountain for different mountaineers and, anyway, ultimately 'what mountain?' (though, as you may see, not everyone throughout Buddhist history might agree with that!)
Gassho, Jundo

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"I just go out there, do my thing, and expect a really hard fight." - Robert Whittaker
Fighters are just like us, installment #3,458. When Australian welterweight prospect Robert Whittaker began training at Montreal's Tristar Gym for his May fight with Colton Smith, he admits that being around such a renowned team made him pause a bit.
"At first it was a little bit hard, because whenever you walk in the room, GSP (UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre) is there and it's a little awe-inspiring and you get a little bit star struck," he said. "But work has to be done and you can't let that hold you back."
Whittaker, for all he's accomplished thus far, is still 22, so those awestruck feelings are more than understandable, but like he said, there's work to be done, and if his impressive third round TKO of Smith at UFC 160 is any indication, deciding to work with the Canadian standouts was the right call.
"The camp went really well," he said. "I got some really good results. I also got along with the boys here quite well so I decided to stick with it. I've always admired the fighters that come out of Tristar, and when I got up here, it was pretty much like finding a family."
Perhaps the only negative part about finding this new fighting family was leaving his family and friends back home for two months. But they understand that at this level of the game, sometimes that's the price you have to pay.
"It's trying at times, and they definitely feel that I have to disappear for two months at a time, but they're very supportive of what I do and where I need to go to progress in this career," said Whittaker. "And they've very behind the decision."
Now 2-0 in the Octagon, the Ultimate Fighter Smashes winner has a huge upside that is getting only bigger with each performance, making him perhaps the most impressive prospect to emerge from Australia…ever. And at this point, he's starting to notice the bandwagon filling up.
"It was only a matter of time before I showed them my ability and what I could do," he said. "The fact that they're starting to jump on board and that I'm starting to get recognized internationally is a big honor."
Yet despite his knockout power, well-rounded attack, and athleticism, Whittaker's greatest asset may be his humility. He doesn't hurt his shoulder patting himself on the back, and he doesn't expect anything. He goes to the gym, puts in his time, and then fights. No nonsense to the core.
"I always hope for the best, but expect the worst," he said. "The fact that things went so well with Smith was just a blessing. I tried very hard for the best outcome, and that was the result. I'm very happy that I could pull it off and things went in my favor the way they did."
His attitude mimics that of his UFC Fight Night opponent in Indianapolis this Wednesday, Court McGee. Add in the fact that both are Ultimate Fighter winners, and the similarities continue. So not surprisingly, Whittaker is hoping for the best and expecting the worst once again.
"He's a super tough opponent," said Whittaker. "He's got the skills and the mindset to get through the show (TUF), so I can really respect that. And I think if I didn't respect his ability as a well-rounded fighter, I would be a fool for underestimating him. But I'm just gonna go there and do my thing and see if he can keep up."
The bout will be McGee's second at 170 pounds, and the "Crusher" did look sharp in his welterweight debut in February, as he outpointed veteran Josh Neer. Whittaker agrees, but he's ready for whatever happens this week.
"He definitely looks a lot more comfortable," said Whittaker. "He looks a fair bit quicker as well, and it seems to be suiting him quite well. It's good to see him down there, and it's gonna be a bit of a war."
For most, the idea of a three round war with a tough out like Court McGee is something to dread, not relish. Robert Whittaker is not most fighters.
"I'm in it for everything," he said. "I'd go to war not expecting anything but to put on a good, bloody show. And if the tide turns quickly, I'm all for it, but I just go out there, do my thing, and expect a really hard fight."
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Founder Institute CEO Adeo Ressi shares his thoughts on the recent changes in the funding landscape, and the risks he sees for the future.
by Adeo Ressi (Founder & CEO, Founder Institute & TheFunded.com)
Since 2008, I believe there has been more innovation in the field of funding entrepreneurs than in any other short period in history. Recently, I have been asked by many entrepreneurs, investors, and journalists to provide my thoughts on the last five years, and on where we are headed in the future. Here's my opinion.
In 2008, as we watched banks fail and governments hand billions to organizations that ultimately stole value, I believe thousands of people around the world came to the same realization: bankers and politicians had led the world into a dark place, while the passionate entrepreneurs who were building value struggled in the shadows. The time had come to focus and support those that build value.
As a result of this thinking, we have seen a massive amount of innovation.
In the five years since the "Great Recession," the broad field of funding entrepreneurs has changed more than in any other point in human history. There are literally hundreds of changes worthy of discussion, but lets discuss what I believe are the five most important.
Increased Viability of Bootstrapping
Everything a tech entrepreneur needs to build an amazing product or service is now nearly free, eliminating cost as a key barrier to entry for innovation. The free part was born out of the crisis of 2008, when most service providers and technology companies were struggling to stay in business. Everyone from lawyers to hosting companies said to entrepreneurs, "you can sign up and use my service now for free, as long as you agree to pay me later, when you can." Vendors realized that this was not only good for business, but it was also the right thing to do to help fix the economy.
Now, anyone with a dream that is willing to work hard can build a world-class company at a reasonable cost. And, market forces will continue to reduce the costs, both tangible and intangible, that stand in the way.
Shifting Business of Venture Capital
The venture capital market as we once knew it is dead. The vast majority of the people, the language, and even some of the deal terms, are gone. The amount of money and the volume of deals has declined, opening opportunities for new players to enter the market. The venture capitalists who did survive probably don't even recognize themselves in the mirror anymore.
With increased competition, the venture capital industry is becoming increasingly founder-friendly as well. Now, the newest partners being hired into firms typically have recent entrepreneurial experience, and we are seeing increasingly favorable deal terms. New firms are being launched that look at differentiating through analytical investment, like Right Side Capital Management, or through services, like Andreessen Horowitz. Many firms are even starting to look like full-fledged consultancies.
Angels to the Rescue
Angel investing has become significantly easier on both sides of the fence, with standardized terms like convertible equity, and tools like AngelList or Gust. For the first time in the last 20 years, the amount of angel investment dollars has surpassed venture capital. And it's not just a little larger – it's TWICE as large, and maybe more.
I actually believe angels are pouring over $75 billion per year into startups. I also believe angels are funding the "gap" of the "Series-A crunch", significantly reducing the impact that I, and many others, predicted. There are hundreds of promising companies being created now that will only ever raise money from angels, which ultimately means lower fundraising and management overhead, and more incentivized team members. This is undeniably a good thing.
Emergence of Crowdfunding
Governments around the world are loosening rules that govern the funding of private companies, supporting a boom for inexperienced investors to finance companies with small amounts of money. Startups will soon be able to advertise that they are seeking an investment and raise money from anyone.
Obviously crowdfunding still faces a ton of challenges, such as preventing the cheaters, the thieves, and the charlatans from stealing the show. However, I believe those that cite the current shortcomings of the JOBS Act (of which there are many) are being shortsighted. It will be a very, VERY, bumpy road, but the potential for change is absolutely massive.
Rebirth of Incubators and Accelerators
In most developed cities around the world, incubators, accelerators, and other programs are being launched to help founders beat the odds. They come in all shapes and sizes, from office rentals to early-stage investors, offering a mix of training, mentorship, investment and services.
The promise of a return is uncertain, not all of these initiatives are created equal, and many will crash and burn – even by the end of this year. But, I think most people who criticize these programs are overlooking a simple, underlying fact: their motive is to help.
You can certainly argue that there are too many incubators (there are), and you can scrutinize the management, philosophy, and financial sustainability of most programs as well. However, of the hundreds, if not thousands, of incubator and accelerator programs that I've seen, I can probably count on one hand the number of "bad apple" programs that genuinely try to take advantage of entrepreneurs. At the end of the day, these organizations want to help, and I believe it is the right thing for the ecosystem to support any program that wants to help entrepreneurs succeed. Everything else will work itself out naturally.
So Where Do We Go From Here?
The promise for a bright future is now great, but the reality is still harsh. In particular, the lack of sizable liquidity events or exits is very concerning.
To see greatness emerge from all the innovation we have seen these last few years, there needs to be three big changes to our current situation, in my opinion.
- First, the terms of acqui-hire deals need to be standardized, and dozens of these deals need to be completed each month, turning bold founders into millionaires.
- Second, large companies sitting on billions in cash need to start buying good companies for tens of millions of dollars, and stop trying to copy the innovation spawned by these fledgling startups.
- Lastly, there needs to emerge a thriving secondary market for the strongest startups, allowing founders and employees to take money off the table without going public.
The good news is that I know plenty of great, amazingly talented people working on all of these initiatives, so I am confident that the future is bright for funding entrepreneurship.
About the guest blogger: Adeo Ressi is the founder and CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest early-stage startup accelerator with over 800 graduate companies worldwide. Through the Female Founder Fellowship program, the Founder Institute is committed to narrowing the gender gap in tech startups and surpass 30% female-led graduate companies. Adeo is also the founding member of TheFunded.com, an online community to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide.
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The minimum bid is established through an appraisal that is prepared by a County-approved, third-party appraiser. The appraisal process is initiated by an interested buyer who is willing to submit Request for Public Auction form and a bid deposit to cover the cost of the appraisal.
Yes, unless the buyer is a qualified government agency or a qualified non-profit organization, if applicable. Arizona Revised Statutes outline the requirements for the sale of real and personal property via the competitive public auction process.
The purchase process time varies depending upon the stage the particular property has reached in the excess property declaration process. Typically, a property that has already been declared as excess by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors/Flood Control District Board of Directors can close escrow six to nine months from the date the initial bid deposit is received.
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If the financing falls through, you will forfeit one-half of the appraised value deposit, the entire cost of the appraisal and the entire cost of the preliminary title report.
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Before considering future development plans for a particular property, check with the local jurisdiction of the subject property to obtain guidance as to the allowed uses of the subject property. If the subject property is located within a floodplain, a floodplain use permit or equivalent will be required prior to making any changes to the property. The District enforces floodplain regulations in unincorporated Maricopa County and regulates the location and construction of buildings and other developments within designated floodplains. Keep in mind that some jurisdictions within Maricopa County enforce their own floodplain regulations.
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ATLANTA (AP) — This year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens from the harshest strain this season, proving only 9 percent effective, the government said Thursday.
Health officials don't know why this is so, but it helps explain why so many older people have been hospitalized with the flu this year.
Flu vaccine tends to protect younger people better than older ones and never works as well as other kinds of vaccines. But experts say the preliminary results for seniors are disappointing and highlight the urgent need for a better vaccine.
Overall, the vaccine's effectiveness is a moderate 56 percent, which means those who got a shot have a 56 percent lower chance of winding up at the doctor with the flu. That is nearly as good as other flu seasons, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
For those 65 and older, it offers far less protection. It is 27 percent effective against the three strains in the vaccine, the lowest in about a decade but not far below from what's expected. But the vaccine did a particularly poor job of protecting older people against the toughest flu bug, which is causing more than three-quarters of the illnesses this year. CDC officials say it's not clear why.
Vaccinations are recommended for anyone over 6 months, and health officials stress that some vaccine protection is better than none at all. While it's likely that older people who were vaccinated are still getting sick, many of them may be getting less severe symptoms.
"Year in and year out, the vaccine is the best protection we have," and vaccinations are still recommended for senior citizens, said CDC flu expert Dr. Joseph Bresee.
To be sure, the preliminary data for seniors is less than definitive. It is based on fewer than 300 people scattered among five states.
But it will no doubt surprise many people that the effectiveness is that low, said Michael Osterholm, a University of Minnesota infectious disease expert who has tried to draw attention to the need for a more effective flu vaccine.
Older people have weaker immune systems that don't respond as well to flu shots and are more vulnerable to the flu and its complications, including pneumonia.
Health officials at a meeting Thursday said they don't know why this year's vaccine did so poorly in that age group. One theory, as yet unproven, is that seniors' immune systems were accustomed to strains from the last two years and had more trouble switching gears to handle this year's different, harsh strain.
Among infectious diseases, flu is considered one of the nation's leading killers. On average, about 24,000 Americans die each flu season, according to the CDC.
This flu season started in early December, a month earlier than usual, and peaked by the end of year. Hospitalization rates for people 65 and older have been some of the highest in a decade, at 146 per 100,000 people.
Flu viruses tend to mutate more quickly than others, so a new vaccine is formulated each year to target the three strains expected to be the major threats. But that involves guesswork.
Because of these challenges, scientists tend to set a lower bar for flu vaccine. While childhood vaccines against diseases like measles are expected to be 90 or 95 percent effective, a flu vaccine that's 60 to 70 percent effective in the U.S. is considered pretty good. By that standard, this year's vaccine is OK.
For seniors, a flu vaccine is considered pretty good if it's in the 30 to 40 percent range, said Dr. Arnold Monto, a University of Michigan flu expert.
A high-dose version of the flu show was recently made available for those 65 and older but the new study was too small to show whether that made a difference this year.
The CDC estimates are based on about 2,700 people who got sick in December and January. The researchers traced back to see who had gotten flu shots and who hadn't. An earlier, smaller study put the vaccine's overall effectiveness at 62 percent but other factors that might influence that figure weren't taken into account.
The CDC's Bresee said there's a danger in providing preliminary results because it may result in people doubting — or skipping — flu shots. But the data was released to warn older people who got shots that they may still get sick and shouldn't ignore any serious flu-like symptoms, he said.
The new data highlights an evolution in how experts are evaluating flu vaccine effectiveness. For years, it was believed that if the viruses in the vaccine matched the ones spreading around the country, then the vaccine would be effective.
This year's shot was a good match to the bugs going around this winter, including the harsher H3N2 that tends to make people sicker. Yet the season proved to be a moderately severe one, with many illnesses occurring in people who'd been vaccinated.
A slate of new vaccines will be available next summer, including some that protect against as many of four strains of flu and some that can be made more quickly. But experts say it's not clear whether they will be any more effective.


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Obama Wins Fla., Topping Romney In Final Tally
President Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.
No matter the outcome, Obama had already clinched re-election and now has 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206.
The Florida Secretary of State's Office said that with almost 100 percent of the vote counted, Obama led Republican challenger Mitt Romney 50 percent to 49.1 percent, a difference of about 74,000 votes. That was over the half-percent margin where a computer recount would have been automatically ordered unless Romney had waived it.
There is a Nov. 16 deadline for overseas and military ballots, but under Florida law, recounts are based on Saturday's results. Only a handful of overseas and military ballots are believed to remain outstanding.
It's normal for election supervisors in Florida and other states to spend days after any election counting absentee, provisional, military and overseas ballots. Usually, though, the election has already been called on election night or soon after because the winner's margin is beyond reach.
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In Miami-Dade, for instance, so many people were in line at 7 p.m. in certain precincts that some people didn't vote until after midnight.
The hours-long wait at the polls in some areas, a lengthy ballot and the fact that Gov. Rick Scott refused to extend early voting hours has led some to criticize Florida's voting process. Some officials have vowed to investigate why there were problems at the polls and how that led to a lengthy vote count.
If there had been a recount, it would not be as difficult as the lengthy one in 2000. The state no longer uses punch-card ballots, which became known for their hanging chads. All 67 counties now use optical scan ballots where voters mark their selections manually.
Republican George W. Bush won the 2000 contest after the Supreme Court declared him the winner over Democrat Al Gore by a scant 537 votes.
The win gave Obama victories in eight of the nine swing states, losing only North Carolina. In addition to Florida, he won Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Virginia, Colorado and Nevada.
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Connecticut National Guard Families Welcome Home 100 Soldiers
By Rick Koster
The Day
April 27, 2013
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Staff Sgt. Michelle Lyons of Plainfield receives hugs from her children Dillon, 9, top left,
Shae, 4, lower left, and Jayden, 7, right, while her husband Jason Lyons, far right, along
with family and friends look on after Lyons returned with fellow members of the 1109th
Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG) of Groton returned to Groton
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Groton — "It gets harder every time. It's very difficult. For us and for our families."
Saturday afternoon, Col. Al Wilcoxson had just gotten off one of three buses carrying a total of 100 soldiers from the Connecticut National Guard. Members of the Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG) had returned to the Guard's aviation maintenance facility in Groton after 281 days' deployment in Kuwait and Afghanistan. The unit conducted aviation field maintenance, depot level aviation repairs and provided aircraft maintenance, contact teams and test pilots.
"But it's worth it all to see this. It reminds us why we went over there and what we have to be grateful for," said Wilcoxson, smiling and gesturing out not just at his own family but at a vast crowd of spouses, grandfolks, parents, children, friends and fellow Guard members — all on hand to welcome their loved ones back.
As the soldiers left each bus, they were greeted by a short, single-file handshake line that included Connecticut Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, commander of the Connecticut National Guard. Then they broke rank to applause, cheers and cries of recognition, scattering through the crowd to hone in on their respective familial welcoming committees.
"There are definitely no speeches or debriefing sessions," said Col. John R. Whitford, public affairs officer for the Connecticut National Guard. "This isn't the time or place. It wouldn't be right to keep their families at a distance. It's not fair. You get them off the bus and let them go. It is what it is — and that's important."
The 1109th TASMG arrived at Fort Dix in New Jersey about a week ago, and the bus convoy was scheduled to arrive at the facility at Groton-New London Airport around 11 a.m. Saturday. Because of traffic, they were almost an hour late. Family members and friends had started gathering by 10:30 a.m., and the hangar was festooned with bunting and JOB WELL DONE! banners.
Folks were spread across the tarmac just outside the yawning, open doors of the massive hangar. Hand-held posters, balloons and American flags were in abundance, and the crowd fairly glittered in the spring sunshine, dressed in everything from evening finery and red, white and blue shirt/tie/hat combos to biker T-shirts and flip-flops.
Just inside the hanger opening, the 102nd U.S. Army Band played celebratory material that spanned John Philip Sousa and "America the Beautiful" to "New York, New York."
Jamie Zummo of Mystic, clutching a small American flag, was waiting, along with three generations of family and friends, for his son, Alfonso Zummo, a helicopter repairman back from his first deployment.
"We're so grateful for Facebook," Zummo said with a nervous smile. "Four or five times a week, we were able to send messages or get to see him. It made it a little easier."
Zummo said it was hard not to dwell on the living conditions and whether Alfonso was in danger depending on where he might be on any given assignment.
"But we're very proud of him. The fact that he went over there to support our country is unbelievably great. And now he's almost home."
When asked what Alfonso might want to do upon arrival, Zummo's answer was instantaneous and assured.
"He said, 'Dad, I want to go home and I want to see my dog,'" Zummo said.
Indeed, there was more than one species in attendance; several dogs also waited on their masters to get off the buses. All behaved impeccably in a fashion that indicated honor, affection and the appropriate discipline one would expect from military training.
Chance, for example, a pug owned by Griswold's Kendall Remondi, an automated logistics specialist coming back from her first deployment, just seemed happy to be in a noisy, expectant crowd. For the duration of the deployment, Chance had been living with Kendall's identical twin sister Jessica.
Also in attendance: Remondi's mother, Lisa Moyer, and her husband, Larry Moyer, as well as a contingency of brothers, sisters and friends.
"In the beginning, I was just terrified," Lisa Moyer said. "But we'd email or talk on FaceTime and that made it easier. Plus, her boyfriend, Larry Davis, was also overseas, along with their friend Kyle Mish, so that made it a lot better knowing they were at least together."
As it neared noon and word spread that the convoy was getting close, the crowd began to inch out of the hangar. Two fire trucks were parked on opposite sides of the tarmac. From the tower of one hung a massive American flag. Atop the other, a fireman turned the hose on full spray in a high, heraldic arc as the three buses rolled under and into the compound, took a U-turn and pulled to a halt.
The soldiers disembarked — and the joyous melee began.
At the back of the crowd, Chance, on a short leash, wandered about the periphery of the crowd, sniffing and taking in sights and scents. Jessica began to try to get Chance's attention and point toward the buses.
A figure in military dress strode toward them. It was Kendall Remondi.
Finally, Chance looked up and, with a canine equivalent of a double-take, leaped up and against Kendall's knees. Kendall reached down, hoisted her dog to her neck, and the two hugged as the rest of the family swarmed around.
When the delighted dog was at last returned to earth, Kendall looked around at her loved ones.
"This is amazing," she said. "All I want to do is go home and be with everybody. It will be great to take a shower in my own bathroom. I want to drink a beer. And just relax."
With that, she leaned over and, once more, pulled Chance to her chest.


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Juvenile police records are records in which a minor is suspected of committing a crime. In the records, the minor is the suspect or subject.
Police records that merely mention children as witnesses or victims are not "juvenile" police records. The confidentiality of these records may be protected by other laws if the minor is part of the dependency or delinquency systems.
Juvenile police records are confidential to protect juveniles from the harm that could result from people who may improperly use the records.
The Department of Motor Vehicles. The following persons may acquire copies of juvenile police records from the law enforcement agency if information about other juvenile suspects is removed from the records:
In some cases, law enforcement officials may not provide a complete copy of the records. For example, information about other juveniles who could be considered "suspects" and information about victims, witnesses, or persons who have reported child abuse may be removed, if such information is not requested specifically. A complete copy of the records that includes information about other juvenile suspects requires a petition to obtain report of law enforcement agency, juvenile (Form JV-575) be submitted to the law enforcement agency.
If not entitled, the person must submit a petition to obtain report of law enforcement agency, juvenile (Form JV-575) to the Juvenile Court. If the Juvenile Court grants the Petition, the requestor will receive a copy from the Juvenile Court.
When a person petitions the Juvenile Court, they are making a formal request asking the Juvenile Court to grant them access to confidential juvenile police records for a specific reason. It is important to state the reason for the request and how the record will be used. If a person wants other confidential information such as victim or witness information, medical records and child abuse report information, it must be specifically requested in the petition. If not, the information will be removed even if access to the juvenile police records is granted.
There are a number of ways to get the petition:
The petition is a short one page form, but it is important that it is filled our completely. It must clearly state the name of the juvenile subject, the case number or the minor's date of birth, and the law enforcement agency with the records. It is also important to include the reason why a copy of the juvenile police records are being requested and how the records will be used.
The completed form should be submitted to the Juvenile Court. It may be mailed or submitted personally to the Office of the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court. Petitions submitted in person should be brought to the Clerk's Office on the Second Floor of the Children's Court.
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To notice a party means that the party is informed that a copy of the police records have been requested and gives the party an opportunity to object. The notice must include the identity of the person or entity requesting the information, a copy of the petition, where to send or bring an objection and the deadline for when the objections must be submitted within 20 days if service is by mail or confirmed fax and 15 days if personally served.
The Petitioner requesting the records should attempt to serve notice on the minor, who is the subject of the records and the minor's parents or guardians if the minor is under 18. If a minor is a dependent of the Juvenile Court, the minor's dependency attorney, DCFS and County Counsel also must be noticed. If a minor is a ward of the Juvenile Court, the minor's delinquency attorney, the District Attorney and the Probation Department must be notified. The Juvenile Court will ensure that proper notice has been served and notice parties that were not noticed.
The Juvenile Court will need to ensure that proper notice and an opportunity to object has been provided to all of the necessary parties before a decision will be made. After considering the petition and any objections submitted, the Juvenile Court will determine whether a copy of the records should be released. In making this decision, the Juvenile Court Presiding Judge considers the interests of the juvenile, the person who submitted the petition and the public. If the need for the records outweighs the confidentiality interest of the juvenile, the Juvenile Court is likely to grant the petition. If a good reason is not provided, the Juvenile Court will deny your request. The Juvenile Court may also limit the release of information and provide a copy of the records with some of the information taken out or redacted.
The process takes several weeks because the proper parties must be noticed and have an opportunity to object. The law enforcement agency or Juvenile Court (depending on the situation) has 20 days to issue notice after they receive your request. Once notice has been sent, those parties have 15 to 20 days to submit an objection depending on the type of service. After the objection period is over, the law enforcement agency or Juvenile Court Presiding Judge should make a decision within 15 days.
If your petition is urgent, you may file a motion to shorten time with the Juvenile Court Presiding Judge. This motion may be prepared in the form of a letter and must state a good reason why the objection period should be shortened. Usually it takes 15 to 60 days from the date you submit the Petition to receive a ruling. However, it may take longer to receive an answer if there is a delay in locating the police records or if proper notice has not been given.
If the petition is granted by the Juvenile Court, a copy of the records will be sent to the petitioner with a copy of the decision regarding the petition.
No. When a petition is granted and a copy of the records is received, it is important to remember that the records are still confidential. The petitioner received a copy for the specific purpose that was stated in the petition only. It cannot be used for any other purpose or shared with other people. Violation of confidentiality is a punishable misdemeanor. To use the records for other reasons, another petition may be submitted explaining why and how the records will be used. The Juvenile Court will then consider that petition and grant or deny that petition based on the new purpose.


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The Gilis Islands are a dreamy paradise, just a boat ride away from Bali. On this little Indonesian archipelago, there is not a motorized vehicle in sight, only cidomo - funky horse-drawn buggies. Yes, on Gili Trawangan you can find backpackers smoking weed, flirting, and hanging out. Or like us, you can escape to the sleepy side of the island where there is nothing to do but snorkel with sea turtles, read novels, have bonfires on the beach, and watch epic sunsets. I think Gili T is my new happy place.
I've noticed that travel to remote spots often means sacrificing good eats. But at the whitewashed and stylish Gili Eco Villas, we lucked out with a gem of a cook - Pip a la Supiana, whose food wasn't just decent island fare, it was fantastic. Pip has that magic touch: with simplicity, respect of ingredients, love, and the subtlety of perfect preparation that looks effortless. Everything Pip makes is full of freshness and flavor. My kind of food. (2012: An update on Pip.... sadly, he is no longer at Gili Eco Villas.)
Pip let me join him in his kitchen one afternoon and I had so much fun. We made fragrant yellow rice, prawn skewers on lemongrass, and this delectable squid dish. One of the best things about cooking with Pip was learning more about his palate of spices that are so different from my typical pantry staples. In my Berkeley kitchen, I tend to favor garlic, rosemary, parsley, thyme, lemon, and mint - where Pip tosses in lemongrass, turmeric, ginger, sesame, chilies, lots of lime, and honey. There is no reason why the rest of us cannot try to cook like Pip: all of his "exotic" ingredients are actually easy to find. I know I will take his cooking home with me to California.
I so enjoyed eating Pip's squid that I ordered it every night we stayed in the Gilis. I won't have the opportunity to cook this squid dish myself until we are back in California later this summer, but I couldn't wait that long to share Pip's recipe with you.
I can imagine 10 years from now coming back to Indonesia and finding Pip with a slew of successful restaurants of his own. He is that good.
(printable recipe)
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
- 1 teaspoon peeled and chopped fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 lime
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 large pieces of squid
- 1- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 more lime
For the Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon peeled and finely chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped spring onion
- 1 teaspoon peeled and finely chopped ginger
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped chilies (green and or red chilies of your choice)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- garnish: sprinkling of sesame seeds
Grind garlic, ginger, and sea salt in a mortar and pestle until you have a well-blended paste. Transfer this mixture to a bowl large enough to marinate the squid. Add juice of 1/2 lime and toss the already squeezed lime into the bowl. (I love that Peep puts already juiced citrus into the marinade - a rustic alternative to adding zest.) Add the olive oil. Stir the marinade and set aside.
Cut squid tubes open so that you have large flat pieces. Cut squid into smaller pieces (maybe 2x4 inches each) then score the squid by making shallow cuts in a grid-like pattern. Add squid to the marinade bowl, and rub marinade all over the squid especially into the scored grooves. Cover and refrigerate for an hour.
Chop and prep all ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
After the squid has marinated for an hour or so, heat up a large skillet over medium high heat. Add a tablespoon or two of sesame oil, enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the squid. Squeeze in the juice of another lime over the top of the squid while it is cooking. Cook squid pieces for a few minutes on each side until done. ( I would love to try cooking this squid on our grill at home. I think the smokey flavor would be delish.)
Set aside the cooked squid. Toss all of the sauce ingredients into the already hot pan that still has the cooking juices from the squid. Stir sauce and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until the flavors are released. Pour sauce over the squid, sprinkle sesame seeds over the top and serve. Yum!


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