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What is a voice over marketplace?
How have voice over marketplaces impacted the voice over industry and what does the future hold?
As more and more people take their businesses online, the paradigm is shifting from traditional offline scouting to online recruiting.
A voice over marketplace is a location, typically based online, where voice actors can feature their voices and audition for job opportunities to acquire voice over work.
Merriam-Webster.com defines "marketplace" as:
1 a : an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held b : MARKET
2 : the world of trade or economic activity : the everyday world
3 : a sphere in which intangible values compete for acceptance or the marketplace of ideas
As the term "marketplace" implies, portals that perform this function connect buyers and sellers, for the purposes of this article, buyers and sellers of voice over services. Voice over marketplaces serve both the buyer and seller, and in some instances, facilitate communications and or transactions between the two. By virtue of the fact that a voice over marketplace consolidates both talent and job opportunities, it is an integral part of any voice actors marketing efforts as well as the most convenient and effective source for clients to find voice actors and buy their services.
For those who discover this method of recruiting nowadays, it seems very commonplace as if it's 'always been' this way. For many people who have lived longer on this earth, they know that there was a more complicated way in a simpler time when things were done according to the corporate whims of large agencies that controlled the majority of all voice over work and voice over talents. Anyone who can remember recording with analog technology, splicing tapes together, recording sessions with your peers, and auditions recorded in person at recording studios and agencies can relate to what I've qualified in the statement above.
During those days there was a specific way things were done with few alternatives to the status quo. You were either in the union or you didn't get work. You had an agent or you didn't work in the biz. You had the Voice of God as an announcer or you had nothing at all. As a female working in the field, making a living was extremely challenging to say the least.
With sweeping changes in technology, the mindset of the public, and methods for acquiring voice over services, the world of voice over has realized that there is a job for every voice type, not just for a certain kind of voice or limited to a select clique of players.
While there are still people who clearly dominate their particular niches in voice over, technologies such as the Internet, more affordable audio recording equipment and accessible educational voice over information through online channels has broadened the horizon considerably, turning a boys club into a marketplace.
Here we find ourselves in the year 2007, post 90s Bubble-Burst in a new world of Web 2.0, an era that some refer to as the second coming (or second generation) of the World Wide Web.
Voice over marketplaces have made searching for, auditioning, and hiring voice actors easy and direct, streamlining the entire recruitment process by presenting a variety of the world's finest freelance talent in one central location online.
Barriers once put in place by limited technology or bureaucracies have crumbled. Globalization has also figured prominently in the paradigm shift regarding voice overs and how they are recorded, delivered, payed for and used.
International business is done on a daily basis through voice over marketplaces, most people preferring to use the US Dollar as their global currency of choice.
The voice over marketplace has increased the visibility of professional voice actors and in turn has made it hassle free to work with the right voice for a project.
How have voice over marketplaces affected you and your business?
Add a comment sharing your thoughts.
Looking forward to hearing from you,


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The networks have been hinting at moving the debate from time-shifted program ratings to commercial ratings for months now, but the strong buyer's market during this year's upfront side-tabled that discussion, and 2006-07 upfront ad deals have been guaranteed on the basis of "live" only ratings, a move that recent Nielsen data suggests could cost the networks as much as a fifth of their TV audience value over time.
In a meeting believed to have taken place last week, the broadcast networks finalized a their commercial ratings plan with Nielsen, which will be based on all audience exposure - both "live" and time-shifted viewing. The new ratings will represent the average of all commercial minutes running throughout nationally distributed TV programming. They will not represent ratings for individual TV commercials.
Nielsen plans to begin providing the data this fall and will give the industry most of the new broadcast year to evaluate it before making it the new currency of the 2007-08 TV season.
During that period, Madison Avenue is expected to weigh in with its own TV commercial ratings plans, including a push to report the data separately for live and time-shifted viewing the way it is done now for program ratings: in installments of "live," same-day playback and seven-days of playback.
"We anticipate that other national clients will want to look at these commercial ratings differently," acknowledged a Nielsen insider, adding that the company plans to provide that, as well.
"I suspect this will be controversial with respect to which of the commercial [ratings] various parties use in negotiations. But that's up to them to work out. Our job is to provide the data," said the executive.
Those conversations are likely to be as heated as the ones surrounding time-shifted ratings guarantees that led up to 2006-07 upfront ad negotiations. According to a copy of a little known Nielsen report obtained by MediaDailyNews, the impact of time-shifted viewing will be profound on the broadcast networks.
The report, which analyses the characteristics and tuning of DVR homes in Nielsen's sample in March 2006, finds that 10 percent of total viewing in those homes was done in playback, and more than 18 percent of prime-time viewing was done in playback. While the percentage of DVR homes in both Nielsen's sample and the U.S. TV universe is still deemed low, it is growing fast and could begin to have a profound impact over the next few years, creating a significant incentive for the networks to find a way to reincorporate playback the official currency of the TV advertising marketplace.


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By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Apr 11, 2011
ive been watching Lily on this thing lately and ive been on it once or twice... knowing the way we climb and how hard this is i'd have to say this route seems more like 5.13a... thoughts anyone?
PS. my theory is that this soft section of rock has worn down making ok feet in to desperate feet and there by upgrading the route...
By M Sprague
From: New England
Apr 11, 2011
|I think it has always been a desperate sandbag. Supposedly there is a trick to it, but I never figured out what it is. Even when I was climbing my hardest, where it should not have been a problem, I couldn't even do all the moves, never mind link it. I have only been on it a few times, but I wouldn't argue with 13 for a grade, or maybe a really reachy and fingery 12d
By S. Neoh
Apr 11, 2011
I, too, have heard there is a trick to it. Even back when I was strong and flexible, I could literally not get off the ground on this one.
Why this climb? Restless Native (hard corner) or Great White (desparate crimping) or ... might be more rewarding. Just saying.....
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Apr 11, 2011
good info guys...
im not set on doing this climb in any way... i just wondered if anyone else thought it was a sandbag... i have however done most of the classic 5.12s around rumney and im not going to avoid a route cause it doesn't get many stars... ive seldom met a rock climb i didnt like, soft job is cool, just stupid hard for 12c... also as the season has started up im already sick of the crowds so ill be on the obscure routes in the back country when ever i can be...
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Apr 24, 2011
|after talking to a few others and getting on the route again i decided to change the grade to 5.12d here on the proj so people know what they are getting in to... and its harder if you are short... i feel like its just a tad easier than bottom feeder (5.13a) but harder than get it on 5.12c/d which is similarly crimpy... that's my story...
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
May 2, 2011
|lily and i both ended up sending but man this thing is a tough bouldery route... fun though... once you figure it out its all there but you will doubt it when you first pull on to it...
By M Sprague
From: New England
May 3, 2011
|Nice sends, both of you! Now we need you to make a movie of Lily doing it so we can get the beta.
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
May 3, 2011
|thanks! i was thinking the same thing mark... flexibility and hip strength are key :)
By ward smith
Aug 1, 2013
Sorry Guys, about 12 years ago I went climbing with my regular partner at the time Justin Hayes; we met this rasta looking guy in the parking lot.
We all went up to Prudential, and Brady and the bunch were all up there putting up new routes. I decide to get on Soft Job, and Brady starts spraying me down with beta, I don't always like beta but it was like he was tapped into my brain and I totally hiked it. Then Justin gets on next, and he flashes it also with little apparent effort. Then this rasta dude whom I've never met hikes it next ..I mean HIKES....so I'm thinking no way is this 13a or even 12d.
Of course the Rasta dude is Pete Kamistes who is a damned good climber, as is Justin, so I'm happy to call it 12 d in the new guide. If so it is my only 12 d flash.
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Aug 1, 2013
|haha nice job Ward! sounds like a fun day for everyone :)
By Jerry Handren
Aug 2, 2013
|FWIW Stevie Damboise flashed (or maybe even onsighted...can't remember if he went first or if I dogged it out first) the second ascent a day or two after Billy did it.
By M Sprague
From: New England
Aug 2, 2013
|Well, it has got to be easy if all those guys did it...
By Jeffrey.LeCours
From: New Hampshire
Mar 12, 2015
I think people didn't realize that they were climbing so hard back then - this thing is stupid hard. :) I punted before making it to the halfway rest. This route seems like something I'd do well on so it's been haunting my dreams for the past 48 hours. Guess I need to get back and just send it, right?
(p.s. I'd love to hear about any "tricks", heh)
By Jon Guinther
Oct 22, 2015
So on Tuesday (Oct 20, 2015) my fat ass ripped off a big horn right before the big ledge. After reading the description it seems like I may have been a little left of the "top-out" so I'm not sure that it affects the difficulty. The hold was very chalked but that doesn't really mean anything... I ended up being a little rattled after my fall and cleaned the route via machine head.
Many of the routes on the right end of the wall have sandstone-esque rock (is it actually sandstone??). I'm wondering if it also has the post-rain friability of sandstone since we were climbing here after a rain shower the night before. My parter ended up also breaking a little hold on machine head and he weighs a lot less than me.
By Alex CV
From: Greater NYC area
Jun 5, 2016
I think this is one of those routes that either works for you or it doesn't. I got this second go years ago, when it was rated .12d, so pretty much my max at the time. The guys who I was climbing with (who did and still climb significantly harder than I do) couldn't do it at all.
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Never Back Down 2 is a martial arts movie, and there are loads of recognizable, faces in this movie. It is obviously a sequel to the first film, Never Back Down, which was a big action film, which was released in 2008.
This movie is based around a bunch of college lads, fighting in a no holds bar fighting competition, called the Beatdown, where 16 fighters are selected to fight for a cash prize. The Beatdown competition, is a illegal event, so it is important that the authorities do not find out when it actually is, although everybody does no it is going to take place. Max Cooperman is the kid who is organizing the tournament, as he tries to find 16 fighters, who can put on a great show for him.
Zach is a character who has done some boxing in the past, but now wants to get into the cage, but his doctor has warned that any more fighting could leave him blind. While Mike a college wrestler, is struggling to come to terms, with the fact that his dad, has run away with another man. Tim is a young college student, and since the passing of his father, his mother has been struggling with keeping the payments up on the house they live in, even taking work in a strip club to make ends meet, but will not hear of Tim dropping out of college so he could help with the bills. And there is Justin, who is attacked and chased by a bunch of bullies before being rescued.
It is Casey who rescues him, Casey a ex-cage fighter who has fought the best of them and won, is living in town, and one way or another all the characters mentioned above seek him out, so he can train them for the up and coming tournament. I thought one of the best things about this movie, was the soundtrack, all the way through this film, there was various different songs which kept me really entertained. The music tended to heighten the tension, at certain stages through out the movie.
This is a action packed martial arts movie, so anybody who does not like watching a bit of fighting, will not enjoy watching this. For those who do like high flying kicks, and men beating lumps out of each other, then this is a movie for you. Michael Jai White was my main reason for watching this movie, and he does not disappoint, this actor is great at playing the tough guy, and I thought the role he plays in this movie, was pretty much made for him.
There are a load of characters to get to know, with different little story lines, all leading to the main story line. There is a little romance, and some nice scenes, as the college lads pull together, to help out Casey. As well as the martial arts fighting, there is a lot of training through out this movie, as the young fighters prepare for the Beatdown. I thought this was a very good movie, I grew up watching Karate Kid, and Bruce Lee movies, so I could appreciate this film.
The soundtrack is great, and although this movie is full of action and fighting, the violence is not very bad, it is based around fighting for sport, rather than mindless violence. So I would recommend this as a movie well worth watching, for those who like the genre.
Michael Jai White as Case Walker
Evan Peters as Max Cooperman
Dean Geyer as Mike Stokes
Alex Meraz as Zack Gomes
Todd Duffee as Tim Newhouse
Scott Epstein as Justin Epstein
Jillian Murray as Eve
Laura Cayouette as Vale
Lyoto Machida as Himself
"Big" John McCarthy as Himself
Eddie Bravo as D.J. Bravo
Never Back Down was a film about a disgruntled youth is drawn into a fighting world within his school due wanting to fit in more and due to a grudge he has with a guy he had a fight with at the beginning off the film with his one fuse being that he doesn't like people taking the "mike" out of his dad who had died. If you've seen the first film, just imagine that same story outline for the second one.
I wasn't ever expecting to see a Never Back Down 2 due to it having the feel of a sole one hit wonder of an independent film, everyone I know who has watched it said it was a supreme film and loved it, which makes me wonder why it received such low rating when it was released. But either way, the ending of it pointed away from there ever being a sequel, it just didn't feel right, but yet here we go, and I must say, it is one of those rare films which is actually good as a film milking of another films success!
---Story Summary---
A young High School Wrestler called Mike starts college and after going to a Freshmen party is invited to see a wanna-to-be Dana White (UFC Founder) called Max Cooperman (who was the main characters friend in the first film), who has organised a massive event for the "Savage Science" called "The Beatdown", he needs to find 16 fighters, off which one Mike becomes as well as a further few you discover in the film. You see numerous other interesting characters from different backgrounds such as Justin who is a Comic Book nerd being beat up by bullies, Tim, a responsible older brother who helps out his mum and 2 siblings as well as a ladies man, Zack. They all find their way to be trained by Case, a former MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter whose come to an unfortunate halt in his career, and he takes them all under his wing and trains them, until they all disperse in motivation in fighting and it becomes less about The Beatdown.
The story is very simple and quite predictable on most parts, for instance the meet up with Mike, Zack and Case seemed to go down as a standard which was a bit disappointing as it'd be nice to see something new in a situation like that (similar to what happened in Never Back Down when they meet the couch/trainer), but overall it does flow very well, there isn't any complicated backstory and everything is explained very well, I also liked the bits where it reminds you with short scenes that these are still individual people with their problems and they've not disappeared due to them being better trained fighters.
First thing I've got to say is right at the start of the film, I was very confused with the 2 characters Mike and Zack, as they look very similar apart from Zack having an ear stud, which was the only giveaway on who I was looking at most times, although they are different people all together.
The film is directed by Michael Jai White, who has seen his way around a few films but never really made a big name for himself as an actor and this is his directing debut film, he also coincidently plays Case in the film as often happens in independent films and with new directors. Mind I can't fault him on his performance as Case as he not only looks the part being a professional martial arts in reality, his angry style acting really suits the character and made him really stick out.
Not until doing a little research that I found out that almost everyone in the cast had some kind of Martial Arts/Boxing history or was a professional fighter, for instance Tim (Todd Duffee) is a Heavyweight Boxer and Justin (Scott Epstein) was in Ultimate Fighter (TV Series), which was surprising as he pulled off playing a nerdy character at the start very well, although his transformation was quite amazing in 95 days from a nerdy character to a Brazilian Jujitsu (BJJ), Muay Thai and Boxing professional he becomes (tad unrealistic, but the film is awesome so can be ignored). Continuing the cast call with a small cameo appearance from Lyoto Machida who is the current number 5 best Light Heavyweight fighter in the world!
Simply put they've got a whole lot of professionals with some decent acting skill to come and save on the stunt doubles to star in the film, which proved to give the audience a fantastic spectacle.
---Fighting Choreography---
The fighting scenes were astonishing, I'd say better than watching the real UFC as they were very well choreographed to keep the audience on the edge of the seat (it did with me) watching the impressive moves (although often impractical) displayed. I must say, if anything to watch for it the Capoeira MMA mix they've established for Zack and the final Beatdown near the end was nothing short of watching the UFC itself.
---More Sequels---
I really hope not as they've struck very lucky with this one as Michael Jai White has combined what he is good at, this being Martial Arts and film and has come up with nothing short of another Never Back Down film, and I was gripped from the moment I started watching it. But I hope that unless they plan to take a whole new approach and not follow the recipe from these two films, they should let the series die here.
Even though I was very surprised to have seen a second Never Back Down film, as I've heard nothing about it until I stumbled across it, and I will admit I was worried that it was just another low budget film trying to milk of a previously successful film as it has a whole new cast and director, I was very glad to find that this wasn't the case and Michael Jai White has made a great film title into an even greater film.
I can't say nothing bad apart from small little nit-picks like the acting wasn't breathtakingly good and some bits are a little unrealistic, however putting any little bits like that aside, you've got yourself a great film which would be enjoyed vastly by any fighting sport fans and even still by anybody who liked Rocky (although they're nothing alike).


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By randy baum
From: Minneapolis, MN
Mar 30, 2013
|crux is not dabbing. this should be one of the last v6's you tick at lrc. so many better lines for that grade.
By Swamp Cookie
From: da Bayou
Sep 25, 2013
rating: V3-4 6A+
|Not sure how this got a V6 rating. Easier than the direct line and any other V4 at LRC.
By Kate Mittendorf
From: Nashville, TN
Nov 14, 2013
|I disagree with the comments saying it should be the last V6 you tick. I think it's a really fun problem, but I don't think it's a V6. If you can sport climb at all, you can do this problem. It's an easy 5.10 roof to a single 11+ roof move. So that'd make it what, a V4? It's all about controlling a little pump. I'll pretend it's a V6 though, since it's the only one I've got so far ;-)
By Drew Nevius
From: Oklahoma
Dec 25, 2014
|One hard move that is harder than Art of Vogi, but much less pumpy. Still a nice long, fun problem!
By Tom Stoltz 1
Feb 8, 2016
rating: V5-6 6C+
|A lot more fun and safe than the guidebook would lead you to think. I didn't think there was much of a dab factor as long as you climbed controlled and kept you core engaged.


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From a herd of the most creative, talented writers on the blogosphere, to other hopeful authors looking to connect, to a best friend who gets me like no one else can (and loves me anyway), I've been showered with encouragement, support and love from folks who two years ago didn't exist to me.
But the blessings don't end there. Along this awesome (read: frustrating/exhausting/exhilarating) road, I've also come to know three amazing and generous ladies who have truly changed my life as a writer. And get this...THEY'RE ALL AGENTS!! (Crazy, right?! They're NOT the dream-crushing trolls we thought they were.)
Today I'd like to introduce you to the first of these amazing women. Please welcome to the Rookie Riter stage, the stupendous Nicole Resciniti of the Seymour Agency. *applause, applause, applause* Settle down everyone, as we jump in with the questions:
RR: How long have you been agenting, and what made you decide to pursue it?
NR: I began officially acquiring clients about nine months ago, after receiving my accreditation from AAR. Mary Sue Seymour offered me the opportunity and after studying her techniques, I thought this was a career I could excel at. I fell in love with this side of the publishing business because it is forever changing and it allows me the flexibility to read and champion an assortment of projects.
RR: What genres do you represent?
NR: Everything with the exception of erotica and poetry. We're really selective about nonfiction—authors need to have a strong platform. I'm particularly interested in romance and sci-fi/fantasy/UF.
RR: When does a query have the "wow" factor?
NR: Let's face it, queries are brutal. Take a 100k word book and summarize all its greatness and grandeur in a one-page letter? Plus convey how you, the author, are equally amazing?
The "wow" factor for me comes when the query resembles a book blurb—of a book I'd want to buy.
RR: What should authors avoid in their query letters
NR: Queries are tough, but by adhering to some simple guidelines, any author can entice an author/agent.
Keep it short. Include the vital information: genre, word count, logline/hook, and a concise summary (the kind you'd find on the back cover of a published novel).
There are a few things I would advise an author to "leave out" of their query. Any variations of the following are probably ill-advised:
--"I spent ___ years writing this book." You're trying to convey your passion and dedication to this project by disclosing the numerous years you've toiled over your novel, but an agent/editor takes away something entirely different, namely, "this person may not be a 'career' author." Many editors will offer for more than one book, and agents want to know their authors can deliver.
--"This is my first book." When an author writes this in a query, it may suggest that this isn't their strongest work. Yes, some authors sit down and write bestselling work straight out of the gate, but most authors do not. Most toil and labor and have one (or several) "practice" novels stashed away in a drawer or on a hard drive somewhere, because these beginner books were the projects they learned on. Writing is a craft that develops and improves with time.
--"My mother/spouse/sibling/BFF read this and loves it." Well, of course they do. That's what friends and family are for. Editors and readers are much harsher critics. On the flip side, listing your affiliations with writer's groups, previous publications, and/or contest awards will tell an editor/agent that you've done your homework.
--"I'm the next ________(insert NYT Bestseller's name)." If you really feel it imperative to make this kind of statement then 'in the vein of' or 'fans of' a certain bestselling author may be a safer way to convey the same idea. Comparisons can help, but it's usually better to be yourself, to find your own voice and style.
-- No white space. If you've filled virtually every line on the page, chances are you've said too much. Keep the exposition tight.
RR: Do you see any specific trends in the market right now? (Read: Is paranormal still the cat's pajamas?)
NR: Dark paranormals still sell, and the darker, the better. By the time most trends are identified they've usually passed. I don't worry about trends for a few reasons. First, writing is cyclical. Something that was once popular may be not be in high demand, but the market will eventually swing back to it. Another reason is because it all boils down to the writing. If the book is spectacular enough, it won't matter.RR: What's on your wish list?
NR: Ooh, my tastes vary, but I can never resist a good romance. Or a thoughtful mystery. I'd really like to find more sci-fi/fantasy. Crossover YA is always high on my wish list.
It all comes down to voice—your voice, Bethany, is spectacular by the way. *blushed when I read this* Regardless of the genre, if the voice is very strong and distinct, I will seek to work with that author.
RR: What are you reading right now? (for pleasure)
NR: Janet Evanovitch's latest Stephanie Plum novel, Explosive Eighteen.RR: What is the typical day like in the life of an agent?
NR: Check email (usually from phone before I even get out of bed). Reply to emails, read queries. Client manuscripts/edits/marketing/contracts take up the majority of the day. I may work with a client on a manuscript several times before it's ready for submission. Editing is a big part of the job.
I correspond with editors to follow-up on submissions and to pitch new projects. I browse PM to see what's selling and who's buying. I do lunches or drinks (yum) whenever possible to pitch a client's work face-to-face. I LOVE the projects I represent, and it's really important to convey that enthusiasm to an editor. The remainder of my day is spent reading requested partials and complete manuscripts.
And just for fun, a few of my favorite James Lipton questions:
RR: What is your favorite word?
NR: Audacity. (Do I want to see it used in books I read? No, not necessarily. But I DO like bold writers.) *Commentary from the host: I squeed out loud when I read this. Audacity is also my favorite word*
RR: What is your least favorite word?
NR: Looked. (It's the most common repeat word I come across in the manuscripts I read. Instead of "looking" at something, SHOW what is seen.)
RR: What sound or noise do you love?
NR: Cicadas. Hands-down. It is the sound of summer.
RR: What sound or noise do you hate?
NR: My alarm clock. It's evil. I wake-up before the alarm just to avoid the blaring beeps.
RR: What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Dive instructor. I love scuba.
Wow!! If this interview doesn't earn me an Emmy...
Thank you, Nicole, for your thoughtful and helpful answers. I'm sure your inbox will be overflowing now. Sorry...
Nicole is currently accepting queries and can be reached via the guidelines posted on the agency's website.
(Any of you interested in the specifics of why I love this gal so much--feel free to email me and I'll share. I won't embarrass her publicly with all my praise.)
Please visit again, as I'll be posting interviews with my other "life-changing" agents in the near future.


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San Francisco, CA, United States, 2012/05/21 - Revenue up 215% to Record $13.7 Million, Driving Record Net Income of $1.2 Million - ECOtality.com. NASDAQ: ECTY
ECOtality, Inc., a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
Q1 2012 Summary of Financial Results
Revenue in the first quarter of 2012 increased 215% to a record $13.7 million, as compared to $4.3 million in the same year-ago quarter. The increase in revenue was largely attributed to the continued roll out of network infrastructure for the EV Project and by a Blink® network licensing agreement. The EV Project is a public-private partnership with the Department of Energy that seeks to develop, implement and study techniques for optimizing the deployment of a commercially viable EV charging infrastructure.
The first quarter of 2012 represented the companys first profitable quarter, which was driven primarily by EV Project revenue and a Blink® network licensing agreement. Net income in the first quarter of 2012 was $1.2 million or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $6.8 million or $(0.51) per basic and diluted share in the same year-ago quarter.
Combined cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2012 totaled $4.5 million, as compared to $10.2 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease in cash was primarily attributed to the rapid increase in both the production and installation of Blink® DC Fast Chargers required for the EV Project.
Q1 2012 Operational Highlights
Approximately 1,100 Blink® chargers were installed during the quarter, bringing the total number of charging stations to approximately 6,700, and maintaining the Blink network as the largest connected electric vehicle (EV) charging network in the world.
The Blink® network has delivered in total more than 5,000 megawatt-hours to EV drivers, who generated nearly 23 million miles of data for the EV Project.
Signed a $5 million licensing agreement with ABB Technology Ventures Ltd to utilize the Blink® electric vehicle charging network.
ABB made a $5 million follow-on investment in the form of a convertible note due in 2015.
Received the Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer Award, which was presented to the top 10 companies around the world that are forever changing the energy landscape. In addition, the companys Blink® Level 2 charger won an Edison Award,honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services.
Partnered with Regency Centers to install approximately 40 Blink® electric vehicle charging stations at 19 Regency locations nationwide.
Partnered with South Lake Union Discovery Center, operated by Vulcan Real Estate, to install the first Blink® DC Fast Charger in the Seattle area, while also installing the companys first DC Fast Charger in Northern California at Volkswagen Group of America Electronics Research Laboratory.
Strengthened management team with the appointments of Murray Jones as chief operating officer, Paul Gordon as chief technology officer and Martin Felli as vice president and general counsel.
Management Commentary
We are pleased by our record first quarter results, in terms of both profitability and operational performance, said Jonathan Read, president and CEO of ECOtality. These achievements were driven in part by our new licensing agreement with ABB. Its follow-on investment, along with our recent management hires, ideally positions ECOtality for the successful execution of the EV Project and the national rollout of the Blink® network.
As the project manager of the EV Project, the largest EV research project ever undertaken, ECOtality continues to collect valuable insight into how to more efficiently and effectively build-out a national EV infrastructure. As we move forward in 2012, we look forward to accelerating the roll-out of our national Blink® charging network, while further developing and testing numerous opportunities to monetize this network, as well as deriving continued benefits from the EV Project.
About ECOtality, Inc.
ECOtality, Inc. (ecotality.com), headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies. Through innovation, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships, ECOtality accelerates the market applicability of advanced electric technologies to replace carbon-based fuels.
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Bains: Don't vote for referendum-funding measure
Well, you've nearly made it through a week of ASUO elections. Congratulations. But if you haven't voted yet, there's a measure on the ballot this year that I'm going to use a few minutes of your time to tell you not to vote for.
Andrew told you about it on Tuesday, and it's in the voters' guide — but it's one of those things on the ballot that doesn't have a shiny flier or a bright shirt advertising it.
"Should students be allowed to vote directly on funding levels for certain fee-funded programs?"
It sounds great, and trust me, I value your ability to vote on things. But there's a reason that we don't do this now, and it goes back for more than a decade. The Supreme Court decided in the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin v. Southworth that public universities were allowed to collect mandatory student fees on the basis that they were distributed in a viewpoint-neutral way. This means (as expected) that the viewpoint of a group can not come into the decision-making process for how much money a group gets.
And you just can't get a viewpoint-neutral decision from a referendum. Minority viewpoints are shoved out of the discussion when funding increases can be made by a sole majority. If approved, it will eliminate the first amendment rights of those in the 49 percent when the 51 percent can make a decision of this nature.
Further, this completely steps on the toes of those in student government. I understand why this is coming up; it was a tough process this year for the Programs Finance Committee and a lot of groups feel cheated or short-changed. But the reason that took so much effort was because PFC members took pains to keep their budget to what Senate had approved for them to give.
And we should encourage student government to take a lot of effort in making sure student money doesn't get wasted or spent unnecessarily. It's one of those things every student can't do — and it's why this referendum won't work.
There are several measures on this year's election ballot, covering a wide range of topics. The EMU and Student Recreation Center referendum is up for discussion as well as a number of advisory opinions. But many of these things have been discussed by the candidates in the race or earlier this year.
This measure (voting on funding levels for fee-funded programs) is one that hasn't been publicly discussed that much, but could easily change the size and scope of both the ASUO and the Incidental Fee.
I personally recommend a no vote on this measure.


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DWI Arrest
Yorktown Police report the arrest of 50 year old Donald Borho of Yorktown, NY who is charged with Driving While Intoxicated, an Unclassified Misdemeanor and Mulitple traffic infractions.
Police report that on June 17, 2014 they responded to a report of a multiple vehicle personal injury auto accident on Rt. 100. Investigation at the scene revealed that the defendant was traveling southbound on Rt. 100 in the northbound lane colliding with multiple vehicles including a tractor trailer. The defendant was placed under arrest after he was found to be allegedly operating the vehicle in an intoxicated condition.
The defendant, 2 other operators and a passenger were transported to the hospital for treatment of their injuries. The defendant was later released at the hospital without bail and is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court on July 17, 2014 at 6:00PM for arraignment.


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Oooh whee, where am I? More importantly, where was I?
After my huge crush on Paris, it was time to move onto Italy. I took an early morning train that zipped me across France into Milano, at the dead of night.
I booked myself into a bare bones hostel to grab shut-eye. There ain't much to say about this one, it was literally a boarding school style, beds ganged up against each other.
The only thing of note when you disembark a train at 10 pm in Milano was the use of benches at the platforms.
Round, and I mean, the kind of men who eat pasta three times a day, used these benches as a space to lay out and sleep. I saw several scattered across the platforms, happily snoring away, their shirts hiked up to reveal a jiggling belly.
Not exactly what I wanted to see at that time of night.
I got to my hostel, and literally passed out into my assigned bed. Then woke at 6:30, opening my eyes to another large, Italian man beside me, chest heaving, whistling away like a freighter train in a hurry.
I couldn't get away from them!
A consolation prize was trying my first Italian cappuccino at the Milano train station before departing.
My coffee palate will never be the same again. I am ruined. Forever.
Next up: Verona.
Why Verona, you may ask?
Shakespeare says it best.
In Verona, I treated myself to ricotta and spinach pasta with a house, white wine. Was deelish.
Seems this train trip is centered on food.
The train station is very close to the historic part of town, so I strolled in and took in a few sites. Mostly, I sat on the steps of a museum and watched tourists or natives alike enjoying gelato, greeting each other, holding hands, laughing and chatting. Sometimes watching normal life unfold is just as satisfying as catching a well-known attraction.
Verona suspended time. People didn't seem to rush, whittling away moments at sidewalk cafes in the noonday heat.
My next train didn't leave until night, which would take me from Italy through to Graz, Austria, then beyond into Budapest.
Before walking back to the train station, I fortified my strength with some squash and prawn risotto.
My first, true night train to Graz proved highly embarrassing. I turned into the idiot backpacker who crashed into her sleeper car when everyone was already bedded down for the night and to add insult to injury, an Austrian businessman kicked me twice as morning crawled up. On purpose.
See, Michael is not the only one who snores. Yet, as Nora describes it, I expel 'lady snores'. Nothing that offensive. I still contend Austrian businessman was angry my alarm was going off, as it had for 10 minutes by the time I noticed.
My messily scrawled note to the whole sleeper, left on the fold-out table:
"I'm sorry I snored, but was kicking me necessary? Hope it doesn't bruise."
People can be so mean.
Graz, Austria was a quick stop where I scheduled the rest of my tickets to Budapest.
Without my Eurail pass, I'm sure this leg would have cost 200 Euros or more. It's been a huge treat to have this pass.
I arrived to Budapest by late afternoon and felt heavy with exhaustion, so much that my navigation skills fell apart. The hostel owner had to retrieve me at a Starbucks and lead me to the hostel.
HostelBookers was gracious enough to help me with a booking at the Goldfish Hostel, a cozy, inviting place run by a brother and sister. I just love family run hostels!
This find was a delightful surprise. Not far from the center of Budapest where the sights are and a dorm bed is about € 9.00. And I did loads of laundry for about € 2.00.
Budapest was unusual because I met no other travel bloggers, but a variety of people discovering the world one city at a time. My whole dorm got on like gangbusters and we stuck together for three days.
I did walking tours. Ate down home Hungarian food. Partied full bore at Morrison's, the fruits of my labor being my kick-ass karaoke video. Walked the Chain Bridge at night. Went to the coolest ruined bar called Szimpla. The entire bar was an art piece.
Poor Hungary was on the losing side of both wars, siding with the wrong ally, and after World War II, the Soviets rolled into Freedom Square, and didn't leave until 1991, when the Iron Curtain crumbled.
The last Soviet monument, an obelisk, garners mixed feelings for Hungarians, most want it moved away from Freedom Square and have petitioned the government to do so.
Any hard-line regime will use torture or imprisonment to control the population and instill fear, and the Soviets at that time were no different.
The square itself was once a barracks, destroyed twice, in 1848 and 1849. To remember the many Hungarian Freedom Fighters who perished in the barracks, the government built a'prison' fountain. It symbolizes a prison, but as you walk slowly towards it, the 'bars' recede and you can enter, but also leave whenever you like.
I thought it was a poignant way to express confinement, physical or otherwise. Water is also the element of life, and what a better way to show that?
I left Budapest having made some new friends, feeling like I had a more well-rounded experience of a place since this challenge started.
It was time for Kiev, where I would meet Nora and grab our Real Russia tickets from Kiev to Moscow, where we'd be reunited with Michael.
I literally blew through Kiev, because my stay was for one day. I had to grab another overnight train and I was somewhat nervous. In the Urkaine, English is not easy to come by. And my Urkrainian? So non-existent.
I had little time to research how to say 'hello', which bothered me. I at least like to know that. And the Cyrillic Alphabet was nothing short of intimidating.
By now, my Eurail pass would not cover the Ukraine, so I paid € 55.00 and got a comfy cabin with a two bunks. My Russian born bunk mate, a woman of 61, tried to teach me Russian, insisting I really needed to know some if I planned to handle Moscow.
She laughed at me a lot. I would either pronounce it all wrong, or when I did pronounce words correctly, she'd laugh at my dramatic, serious tone.
I've seen far too many films with Russian villains. The key to Russian? Push the tongue towards the teeth. In English, our tongue tends to sit in the middle of our mouths.
Who knew?
Kiev was mostly steeped in food, food. Potato and cabbage are staples, and a popular place to eat is cafeteria-style restaurants.
Courses start with salad, rolls, then a potato and/or meat combo and vegetable. Anything resembling a meat steak is referred to as 'cutlet', whether it has fish, beef or chicken. Most people then top that all off with dessert.
These 'cafeterias' also serve alcohol. Far better cafeteria than I ever experienced in high school. Imagine how much studying I would have gotten done with a nip of beer?
Oksana Arkhypchuk of Active Ukraine took us for lunch cafeteria style, while Nora and I had the same for dinner. Why mess with a good formula?
It was nice to be paired up again. Nora and I worked in tandem to spot the correct platform and off we went towards Moscow!


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SANTA CRUZ -- Everyone knows you need to exercise to stay healthy, but how do you find the time?
As a dentist, Dr. Flavio Cheng faced a dilemma. He put in long hours at his practice, which he opened in 2004, and when he got home, he wanted to be with his family. There wasn't time to exercise.
Cheng, 40, tried to exercise once or twice a week, which he considered "good but not great."
So when he saw a notice for Bike to Work Day in May, offering a free breakfast, he gave it a try, bicycling from his home in Pleasure Point to his office, Mission Hill Dental Care at 615 Mission St.
It took him 22 to 25 minutes to cover the seven miles.
"I did it and then I never stopped," Cheng said. "I've been coming to work early. You feel good when you come in, you've had exercise."
Driving to work was faster, taking only 15 minutes, but he concluded, "The extra 10 minutes, it's not significant. You plan for it."
Besides getting exercise five days a week, he was saving $50 a month on gas.
"Wow, this is what people are talking about," he said, ticking off the advantages: less traffic, better for the environment, better health, saving money, getting to work on time. "It starts to add up to many perks."
He thought about traffic on Mission Street and how the parking lot for his new office was a tight squeeze. Could he persuade his staff of four to bicycle to work, too?
He considered all the objections they might have and tried to come up with solutions before he presented the idea.
"I gave them all the reasons," he said. "The benefits of exercise: You come to work a different person, you go home to your family a different person."
He said he would buy the bikes ($330 each at Costco) and when they agreed to try it, he offered another incentive: $1 per employee for each ride that would go toward attendance at a continuing education conference at a destination of their choice. Two years ago, he paid their way to the American Dental Association conference in San Francisco.
"It could be San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Hawaii," he said. "I wanted to be very supportive."
One of the most powerful motivations, however, proved to be the mission statement of Mission Hill Dental created by Cheng and his staff, which says, "We promise to be strong advocates for superior health."
Wonderful experience
Lori Vasconcellos, 42, a hygienist with two children ages 9 and 12, was the first to try biking. She rides five miles from her home near Thurber Lane.
"It has been a wonderful experience, something I wouldn't have done without him," she said of her boss. "Now I want to bike on the weekend."
Leaving her house at 8:15 a.m., she gets to work by 8:35 a.m.
"It takes the same amount of time to drive," she said. "You are your own barrier. You can break those barriers."
She's looking forward to making a trip with her co-workers.
"We're very excited," she said. "Possibly going to Hawaii."
She likes saving $4 a gallon for gas and preventing more wear and tear on her car, but it's more than that.
"Our mission is to be advocates for general health," she said.
Apprehensive at first
Vera Hansen, 51, who runs the front desk for Cheng, had not been on a bicycle in more than 10 years.
"I thought it was impossible," she said. "I was so apprehensive at the beginning."
But she gave it a try.
"I'm a team player, so I have to play," she said. "I didn't want to be the only one excluded."
By the end of August, she had biked to work 15 times from her home on Soquel Avenue near Dominican Hospital and could say she looks forward to it.
"I'm not a person who goes to the gym," she said. "This gives me some exercise that is effortless."
She's usually the first one in the office. If she leaves between 7:30 and 7:40 a.m., the ride takes 25 to 30 minutes.
Sometimes she takes a longer or more difficult route to get more of a cardio workout. Sometimes she rides with Vasconcellos.
She wanted to set a good example because of the mission statement.
"How can I preach it if I'm not doing it?" she asked.
Watsonville commute
Rosie Guerrero, 31, a registered dental assistant and mother of two, had commuted from Watsonville spending a hour in her car, but she had doubts about biking.
"No way was I going to be able to," she said.
When she saw her co-workers biking, she felt she was cheating herself.
So she tried out a suggestion her boss made.
"I started riding with Vera," she said. "I'm loving it."
"She drives her car to my house and we ride together," Hansen said. "We can cheer each other on the hills."
On her first two outings, Guerrero walked those hills.
"By the third day, I was going up the hill on Water Street," she said.
This is a woman who paid for a membership at Curves and found she never had time to stop in because her priority was getting home to make dinner for her family.
"My husband thought it was crazy," she said of her bicycle commute. "Once he saw how excited I was, he said, 'Go for it.' "
Her daughter, 14, and son, 10, are supportive, too.
"Now that I have a bike, we take bike rides around town," she said.
She's glad she decided to participate.
"It makes you feel like part of the team," she said.
Maria Castrejon, 44, who has front and back office duties, has worked for Cheng the longest.
Living near Water Street, she has the shortest commute but was afraid to get on a bicycle.
In her 20s, while biking to Cabrillo College, she was hit from behind on Mission Street.
She ended up in the hospital with a concussion.
Like Guerrero, she said, "No way," but when she saw her co-workers biking, she reconsidered.
"I told myself, 'Get over it,' " she said. "I bit my tongue and said 'I'm going to do it. This is part of our mission. We are going to promote health.' Every day when I get on my bike, I pray, I ask God to protect me."
For good measure, she bought bicycle bells, not just for herself but for all her co-workers.
She didn't know anything about gears or brake handles since the bike she rode years ago was a single-speed.
"You will see all my bruises," she said. "Dr. Cheng is telling me I'll get better."
While summer school was in session, she rode with her 5-year-old granddaughter, leaving her house at 6:45 a.m., stopping at Bay View Elementary, then arriving at work by 8:20 a.m.
"Since I've been doing this, I have more energy," she said, admitting to being overweight. "I want to be able to go home and have the energy instead of being exhausted. ... I used to dread getting up, now I'm up."
She disconnected the cable television service and feels good about it.
"Our mission statement, when we moved here, is we promote health," she said. "How can we promote health when we are not healthy enough ourselves?"
big investment
Visiting Mission Hill Dental Care, it is easy to see what Cheng means about the parking lot being tight.
Adding handicapped parking spaces was a requirement when he bought the property at 615 Mission St. and remodeled, a $1.1 million project financed with a Wells Fargo Small Business Administration loan.
Inside, the office is painted ocean blue. With four treatment rooms, there is twice the space compared to his old rented quarters at 550 Water St.
"We got everything new, everything digital," Cheng said, describing 2-year-old camera technology that detects tooth decay, LED lights that lower electric bills, a waterless vacuum that saves water and a system that turns off equipment when not in use.
He pointed out a hand-written color-coded chart in the back, keeping track of how many times each staffer has biked to work.
"Everybody's contributing to the pot," he said.
Dr. Brian Schabel, an orthodontist in Capitola, is impressed by what Cheng has done.
"Seems like a perfect win-win-win -- for the team, their patients, and the environment," he said. "We have talked about doing the same thing for our team."
If dentists in other locales are doing something similar, they are hard to find.
California Dental Association spokeswoman Courtney Grant said, "We are not aware of other dentists offering this incentive,"
Said Robert Raible of the American Dental Association, "It's innovative, that's for sure."
Tradition since 1988
When Bike to Work Day started in 1988 in Santa Cruz County, encouraging people to get out of their cars, organizers hoped for 1,000 participants and promised it would become an annual event.
As many as 400 people gave it a try that first year, and supporters have worked to boost those numbers ever since.
In May, when Cheng first tried biking to work, he was one of about 1,800 adult participants.
With 39,000 county residents commuting to jobs outside the county, Bike to Work is a tough sell.
Organizer Piet Canin, hearing how Castrejon overcame her fear to get back on a bicycle, said, "Wow, that's a great story."
He encouraged others to follow her example, noting the city of Santa Cruz has built more bike lanes, and in the next 12 months, a mile-long bike path will be constructed through Arana Gulch linking Live Oak and Santa Cruz, offering bicyclists a safer ride.
A new routine
Cheng's staff is looking forward to joining Bike to Work Day, scheduled for Thursday, for the first time.
Hansen, greeting patients from her post at the front desk, is trying to figure out what time to leave home so she can partake in the free breakfast, which will be offered at 15 locations this time around. She pulled out a log she has been keeping of her bicycle trips.
Guerrero has missed some work because of a death in her family, and Vasconcellos stopped bicycling because she hurt her back -- not while biking, though.
"Vera (Hansen) and I are going strong," agreed her co-worker, Castrejon, showing a visitor the color-coded chart in the back revealing she is more than keeping up.
She said Cheng has promised a Christmas bonus "if we match or beat him."
Pointing to a scratch on her ankle, she said, "The bike still does not like me," but with a look of determination in her eyes, she says she plans to stick with her new routine.
"It's good for health," she said.
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Bike to Work 2013
WHEN: 6:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10
WHERE: A dozen locations offering free breakfast to people who bike to work.
Information: http://bike2work.com/s_cruz/


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Man arrested on battery, weapons charges
Santa Cruz police arrested a Kern County man early Saturday morning on suspicion of battery and brandishing and possessing a firearm in connection with what police determined to be a hate crime.
John Smith, 38, of Taft, was booked into County Jail after he allegedly punched another man in the face in the 100 block of Walnut Avenue and called the man a racial epithet, Lt. Warren Barry said.
Police were called to the area at 2:30 a.m. for a fight involving four people, one of whom had a knife. A man told police he was talking with three males and asked for a ride home, Barry said.
One of them punched him before getting into a truck with a camper shell with the other two men and leaving. Police found the truck a few blocks away and found two men in the cab and Smith lying in the truck bed, Barry said.
"Smith and one other occupant were donning clothing and apparel indicating membership with the Hells Angels," Barry said.
A loaded 9mm pistol was located in the back of the truck along with a knife.
Santa Cruz police ask anyone with information to call the anonymous tip line at 831-420-5995 or leave a tip at www.santacruzpolice.com or on its cellphone application at http://m.santacruzpolice.com.
Police seek man who assaulted officer
Police are looking for a man who assaulted an officer and interfered in an investigation in the 600 block of Ocean Street on Saturday.
Lt. Warren Barry said the man approached the officer about 1 p.m. while the officer was with another subject. The man was described as a bald white male, about 25, who was wearing a black baseball cap with a "LobCity logo" on the front, yellow short-sleeve shirt and blue jeans rolled up just below his knees.
Barry said the man walked over to the man involved in the initial investigation and sat down next to him.
"The patrol officer told the suspect to step back and wait until he was done with his investigation," Barry said. "The suspect walked away and came back a few minutes later, challenging the patrol officer."
Barry said the suspect waived his arms and began to clench his fists. The officer drew his Taser after the man came closer and warned the suspect to stay back.
Barry said the man threw his baseball cap at the officer, striking the officer's face.
"The suspect continued waiving his fists and challenged the officer," Barry said.
The officer deployed his Taser, but the stun gun was unsuccessful and the subject left the area on foot, Barry said. Witnesses reported seeing the man remove his shirt and get into a cream-colored convertible PT Cruiser with an unknown license plate, last seen driving northbound on Ocean Street turning westbound on Water Street.
The officer received a small contusion to the face but did not require medical attention, Barry said.
Santa Cruz police ask anyone with information to call the anonymous tip line at 831-420-5995 or leave a tip at www.santacruzpolice.com or on its cellphone application at http://m.santacruzpolice.com.


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Holloway Plot
Note: There is no TALES THE TOMBSTONES TELL for this cemetery.
(Last Updated December 9, 2012)
SURNAME Given Name MAIDEN-OTHER
HOLLOWAY, Samuel 1799 1855 04-00-1855
Married Mahala Godfrey on September 17, 1822 in Maryland.
Married Abigail Powell-Stewart on May 22, 1849 in Green Co., WI.
Son of James & Tabitha (Franklin) Holloway.
Note: Died in a logging accident. Only burial here. No Marker!
Note: Mahala Godrey-HOLLOWAY [1801-1846] is buried in the Old Union
Cemetery in Green Co., WI.
[See Abigail Powell-Stewart-Holloway-SIMMONS in the Woodstock Cemetery]
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