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Does One Learn Professional Skills For Concreting Jobs In A Construction Training Program ?

Construction training program teach basic skills for concreting jobs. Read more to learn how you can become an expert construction technician.

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How Does Construction Training Benefit High Schoolers?

Construction training plays an essential role in the economic growth of high schoolers. Dive in to learn the importance of construction training programs.

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NHLPA launches a new program to help players prepare for life outside of hockey

i.e. dad yelling at u to get a real job bc ur etsy shop aint be bumpin forever

the kids are getting a high school guidance counsellor and co-op term! what colour is ur parachute nursey

no wonder sabres on the rise oko's media hits so beautifully eloquent. they got smartypants mini gm at the helm

i just find this so interesting and wonderful ...and like if a big hockey butt wants to come hit me up for improv classes i'm not complaining🫠 imma make a union actor (nate. realistic) two time emmy winner (sid. dream on u don't have that ass) outta u

full article under cut:

Early in his time in the NHL, Darnell Nurse says he did not notice a lot of players talking about what to do after hockey. Going into his ninth season, the chatter is now normal.

“People are curious as to what there is outside the game and what you can do to prepare yourself,” Nurse said.

Plenty of players have taken it upon themselves to prepare for the future, like Zdeno Chara getting his real estate license and others finishing college degrees or exploring business opportunities. The NHL Players’ Association on Thursday launched a program that gives its members the chance to do a personality analysis and delve into real estate, business or other avenues while still in the league.

The hope is to help them develop interests outside of hockey while playing and ease the transition to life afterward.

“It’s something that’s been missing a little bit,” veteran center Lars Eller told The Associated Press. “It’s kind of well known that one of the struggles for a professional athlete is the transition on to the next thing once he’s done with his professional career. And this platform helps you with that transition, and it’s something you can start even while you’re still playing so you can sort of hit the ground running once you’re done.”

New union boss Marty Walsh made helping former players one of his top priorities. His arrival in March coincided with a process two years in the making, after player feedback indicated the desire for more assistance outside of hockey.

The result is the NHLPA UNLMT program. Retired defenseman-turned-psychologist Jay Harrison is available to do an assessment, and players can get involved with companies ranging from Money Management International to The Second City comedy and improv theater and institutions like the University of Florida and Stanford’s graduate school of business.

Former goaltender Rob Zepp, who’s spearheading the program as the union’s director of strategic initiatives, said an extensive survey provided the building blocks for something that was designed to be 1-on-1 and customized for players to figure out what might interest them.

“What we’ve seen so far it really runs the gamut: anything from enhancing one’s personal brand to starting a podcast to taking these certificate-level courses in real estate, in entrepreneurship, in business, in leadership, communication skills, networking skills,” Zepp said. “We have players that are interested in or are currently pursuing commercial real estate avenues or farming ventures or construction.”

Eller, Nurse and Buffalo captain Kyle Okposo are among the players who have tried UNLMT so far. Okposo has already graduated from Stanford’s business leadership program, while Eller has spoken with Harrison and taken some of the courses offered.

“They’re not waiting until people’s careers are over,” said Nurse, who is still in his prime at 28. “It’s something that you can dip your feet into and grab a hold of while you’re still playing and giving you resources and opportunities to kind of figure out what you want to do.”

Zepp got a degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Liverpool the old-school way — tapes and textbooks sent by mail and tests taken in front of a proctor — while playing mostly in the minors and Europe before before 10 games with Philadelphia in 2014-15. He felt like having something to study made him a better goalie and understood there was plenty of idle time on the road.

Eller, who is a silent partner involved with helping start-up businesses, thinks the same way.

“We, as players, we have — not a lot of freedom once the season is starting — but we do have a lot of free time,” said Eller, who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for Washington in 2018 and is a pending free agent at 34. “It’s a huge positive if you have something else that you can take your mind off of hockey and do something productive with that time.”

Walsh got to know several Bruins alumni when he was mayor of Boston and has since talked to other former players and come away with a mandate to protect guys beyond their time on the ice.

“When they played, they gave it their all, and a lot of them didn’t really have anything after that,” Walsh said. “They didn’t make big contracts. They really didn’t have a strong pension system. A lot of them, even going back further than that, lost stuff. We can’t let that happen again.”

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Twin Bridges US 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) View from Kelly Dr Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2019, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved.

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1955 ZÜNDAPP 246CC DB255 ELASTIC REGISTRATION NO. 55-WW-20 (ROI) FRAME NO. 929064 ENGINE NO. 4077

Favorable taxation and licensing laws made '200cc' machines immensely popular in Germany, most of whose domestic manufacturers were represented in the class. Based on a pre-war design, the DB200 marked Zündapp's return to motorcycle production in 1947. The 196cc two-stroke single was of unitary construction and featured twin exhausts while the cycle parts consisted of a tubular-steel frame equipped with pressed-steel girder-type front fork. The DB200 developed through models 201-204 before an entirely new spine-type frame debuted in 1953 on the DB205 Elastic, so called on account of its hydraulically damped suspension. A 246cc version, the DB255, was offered for 1954. 

More powerful than Villiers-engined machines of similar size, the Zündapps were likewise streets ahead of the average British stroker in terms of build quality. Highly original and in running condition, this Elastic is offered with ROI Motor Tax Application Form, Vehicle Registration Certificate and its original US Certificate of Title issued to Frank C Cretelle of Philadelphia in July 1955. Harry acquired the machine in 1992.

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Story of Ted Bundy

TW: execution photos, details of deaths

**a more detailed victim list will be posted later, beware of this post if you are sensitive to blood/gore/other oddities of true crime as it will have crime scene photos**

Theodore Robert Cowell, was born on November 24th, 1946 to Eleanor Louise Cowell at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers. Eleanor was known by Louise and Ted’s father’s identity is unconfirmed. His birth certificate states Lloyd Marshall, a salesman and Air Force veteran, as his father. Louise claims his father to be an old war veteran known as Jack Worthington, this is who the King’s County Sheriff’s Office has listed as such. A few family members believe that Louise’s father, Samuel Cowell, could’ve been Ted’s father but no evidence has been found to support this claim. 

Ted was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by his maternal grandparents for the first three years of his life. He, family, and friends, were told that his grandparents were actually his parents and that his mother was his older sister in order to protect them all from the stigma of birthing a child out of wedlock. There are variations of how Bundy found out his true parentage. A past girlfriend was told that Bundy was shown his birth certificate by a cousin, Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth (both biographers) were told by Bundy that he found the certificate himself. Anne Rule (biographer and crime writer, who knew Bundy personally) believes he did not find this information until 1969. In 1950, Louise changed her surname from Cowell to Nelson and left Philadelphia to live with cousins Alan and Jane Scott in Tacoma, Washington. In 1951, Louise met Johnny Culpepper Bundy at an adult singles night at Tacoma’s First Methodist Church. Johnny and Louise later married that year and Johnny formally adopted Ted. Johnny and Louise went on to have four children together, and whilst Johnny tried including Ted on family trips and outings, he remained distant.

Teenage Ted Bundy

In 1965, Ted graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and enrolled in the University of Puget Sound where he spent a year before transferring to the University of Washington to study Chinese. In 1967, he became involved romantically with a UW classmate, most commonly known as Stephanie Brooks in biographies. In 1968, he dropped out of college and worked at a series of minimum wage jobs; even working as Arthur Fletcher’s bodyguard and driver during his Lieutenant Governor campaign. Brooks then ended their relationship due to Bundy’s lack of ambition. He also took one semester at Temple University after returning back to Arkansas and Philadelphia to visit family. In 1969, Ted moved back to Washington where he met Elizabeth Kloepfer (also known in Bundy literature as Liz Kendall, Beth Archer, or Meg Anders). 

Ted Bundy & Elizabeth Kloepfer

In 1970, Ted re-enrolled at the University of Washington as a psychology major. During this time he became an honor student and was well regarded by his professors. In 1971, he took a job at Seattle’s Suicide Hotline Crisis Center, where he met Anne Rule who noted nothing disturbing or abnormal about Bundy. In early 1973, despite his average law school admission scores, he was granted admittance to UPS and the University of Utah. In 1973, he rekindled his relationship with Stephanie Brooks. He also continued to date Elizabeth Kloepfer. Neither woman knew of the other at this time. During this time period, Brooks had flown in several times to stay with him in Seattle. He had discussed marriage with Stephanie and had also introduced her as his fiancee at a point. In 1974, he abruptly broke off all contact. He did not return phone calls or letters. After a month of trying, Brooks was finally able to contact Bundy by phone, asking why he had so abruptly ended the relationship without an explanation. He responded with, “Stephanie, I have no idea what you mean.” and hung up the phone. She never heard from him again after that. He had just wanted to prove to himself that he could marry her in retaliation of her ending their former relationship before. 

Ted Bundy and Stephanie Brooks

Ted had been skipping classes in law school by this point and had stopped attending all together by april when the first series of murders were reported. Circumstantial evidence points Ann Marie Burr, an 8-year-old girl, as one of Bundy’s first victims in 1962.

Ann Marie Burr, age 8

Washington/Oregon Murders

College aged young women started to disappear at a rate of about one a month in Washington and Oregon. On January 4th, 1974, shortly after midnight, Bundy snuck into the basement apartment of 18-year-old Karen Sparks (also known as Joni Lenz, Mary Adams, or Terri Caldwell in Bundy literature). He bludgeoned her with a metal rod from her bed frame and then sexually assaulted her with the same rod. She was unconscious for 10 days but survived. She sustained major permanent physical and mental disabilities. In the early morning of February 1st, 1974, Bundy broke into the basement bedroom of Lynda Anne Healy. He beat her until she was unconscious, dressed her in a white blouse, blue jeans, and boots and carried her away from the scene. On March 12th, 1974, Donna Gail Manson, a 19-year-old student at the Evergreen State College in Olympia went missing as she left her dorm to attend a jazz concert that she would never attend. April 17th, 1974, Susan Elaine Rancourt disappeared from Central Washington State College, on her way back to her dorm after an advisors meeting. Two female students later came forward with encounters with the same man. One was on the night of Susan’s disappearance and the other was three days before that. The man had his arm in a sling and had asked the girls for help loading his books into a brown or tan Volkswagen beetle. In Corvallis at Oregon State University, on May 6th, 1974, Roberta Kathleen Parks, left her dormitory to meet friends for coffee and she never arrived. 

Police precincts were growing more and more concerned with each abduction. As they had no evidence or connection between each of the girls besides they were all young, attractive, college-aged, white women with their brown hair parted down the middle. On June 1st, 1974, Brenda Carol Ball, disappeared from the Flame Tavern in Burien, near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. She had last been seen in the parking lot with a brown-haired man with his arm in a sling. Not too long after that, on June 11th, 1974 Georgann Hawkins disappeared walking down a brightly lit alleyway between her boyfriend’s dormitory and her own sorority house. After Georgann’s disappearance was made public in the media, witnesses came forward reporting that they saw a man that night in an alley behind a nearby dormitory. He was on crutches with a leg cast and was struggling to carry a briefcase. Another witness had said that the man actually asked for her help. At this time Ted was working in Olympia as the Assistant Director of the Seattle Crime Prevention Advisory Commission. He wrote pamphlets for women on rape prevention here. He also later worked at the Department of Emergency Services (DES), which helped look for the missing women. This is where he met Carol Anne Boone, and began dating her (as well as Elizabeth Kloepfer).

Carol Anne Boone

Pressure was immense on law enforcement at this time. This was very frustrating as panic spread through young women of the area, with six disappearances and one brutal beating. Rates of hitchhiking in young women dropped drastically. Police could not provide reporters with what little information they had because they did not want to compromise the investigation. Similarities between the victims were noted by the police in their investigations: The disappearances all took place at night, each disappearance was usually near ongoing construction work, also within a week of midterm or final exams. Every single victim was wearing slacks or blue jeans; and at most crime scenes, there were sightings of a man wearing a cast or a sling, and driving a brown or tan Volkswagen Beetle. On July 14th, 1974, five female witnesses on a beach at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah, Washington, described an attractive man in a white tennis outfit with his arm in a sling. They also described him speaking in a light accent, possibly Canadian or British, and was introducing himself as Ted. He asked for their help in unloading a sailboat from his Volkswagen beetle. Four of the girls refused but one accompanied him to the point of the car in view. When she did not see a sailboat, she fled the area. Three other witnesses saw the man, now known as Ted, saw him approach Janice Ann Ott. He fed her the sailboat story and she was seen leaving the beach with him. Four hours after Janice’s disappearance, Denise Marie Naslund, vanished after leaving a picnic to use the restroom. 

Idaho/Utah Murders and Kidnappings

In August 1974, Ted moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, after receiving a second letter of acceptance from the University of Utah Law School. He continued to call Elizabeth Kloepfer as he lived in Salt Lake, but dated at least a dozen other women at the time. On September 2nd, 1974, Ted abducted, raped, and murdered a still unknown hitchhiker in Idaho. On October 2nd, 1974, Ted kidnapped 16-year-old Nancy Wilcox from Holladay, a suburb of Salt Lake City. On October 18th, 1974, The daughter of the police chief of Midvale, Melissa Anne Smith, vanished after leaving a pizza parlor. Her body was found nine days later, nude, in a mountainous area. Postmortem reports say she may have remained alive for up to seven days after her disappearance. On October 17th, 1974, Laura Ann Aime disappeared after leaving a cafe around midnight. Her body was found by hikers, nine miles northeast of American Fork Canyon on Thanksgiving Day. Both, Melissa and Laura had been beaten, raped, sodomized, and were strangled with nylon stockings. November 8th, 1974, Ted approached Carol DaRonch, introduced himself as Officer Roseland and used the story of someone attempting to break into her car and to accompany him to the police station to make a report. When Carol pointed out that he was not going to the police station, he immediately pulled over to the shoulder of the road and tried to handcuff her. In their struggle, he accidentally handcuffed both cuffs to the same wrist. Carol was able to throw the door open and escape because of this. On the same evening, Debra Jean Kent disappeared after leaving a theater production to pick up her brother. The school's drama teacher and a student told police that "a stranger" had asked each of them to come out to the parking lot to identify a car. Another student later saw the same man pacing in the rear of the auditorium, and the drama teacher spotted him again shortly before the end of the play. Outside of the auditorium, investigators were able to recover a key that unlocked the handcuffs on Carol DaRonch’s wrists. 

In November, Elizabeth Kloepfer called King County police for the second time, after reading about the string of disappearances and murders in the towns surrounding Salt Lake. Bundy had risen considerably as a suspect among the King County Police, but the most reliable witness from Lake Sammamish could not identify in a photo lineup. In December, Elizabeth called the Salt Lake City police with her suspicions. Ted was then added to their list of suspects, but there were no credible forensic links to put him at any of the Utah crimes. In January of 1975, Ted returned to Seattle and stayed a week with Elizabeth. She did not tell him she had reported him to the police on three occasions. She also made plans to visit him in August of 1975 in Salt Lake. Unfortunately, Ted’s crimes moved to Colorado at this point. 

Colorado/Utah/Idaho Murders

January 12th, 1975, Caryn Eileen Campbell disappeared walking down a well lit hallway between the elevator and her room at the Wildwood Inn in Snowmass Village, Colorado. Her body was found a month later on a dirt road next to the resort, nude. On March 15th, 1975, Julie Cunningham disappeared while walking to a dinner date with a friend from her apartment. April 6th, 1975, Denise Lynn Oliverson vanished while riding her bicycle to her parents house. Her bike and sandals were found near a railroad bridge in a viaduct. May 6th, 1975, Ted was able to lure 12-year-old Idaho native from Alameda Junior High School, Lynette Dawn Culver, to his hotel room in Salt Lake City, where he drowned and raped her. He disposed of her body in possibly the Snake river north of Pocatello. In Mid-May, three of Ted’s coworkers from DES came to stay with him for a week. This included Carol Anne Boone. They stayed for about a week. Subsequently, Ted visited Elizabeth Kloepfer in early June. They discussed getting married the following Christmas. She again made no comments about her talking to police on several occasions. Ted also did not disclose his ongoing relationship with Carol Anne Boone or his relationship with a Utah law student known as both; Kim Andrews or Sharon Auer. June 28th, 1975, Susan Curtis disappeared from the campus of Brigham Young University, forty-five miles south of Salt Lake City. In August of 1975, Ted was also baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints although he did not follow any of the religious practices and was not an active participant in services. 

On August 16th, 1975, Officer Bob Hayward of the Utah Highway Patrol, arrested Ted in Granger. This was another suburb of Salt Lake City. Hayward had observed him cruising the residential area in the pre-dawn hours. Ted then fled the area at high speeds after seeing Hayward’s patrol car. After noticing the front passengers seat was removed and placed on the back seat, the car was searched. Hayward found a ski mask, another mask fashioned from pantyhose, a crowbar, handcuffs, trash bags, rope, an ice pick, and other burglary tools. Ted had said that the mask was for skiing, he found the handcuffs in the dumpster, and the rest were household items. Detective Jerry Thompson remembered a similar looking suspect and car description from Carol DaRonch’s attempted kidnapping. Police then searched Bundy’s apartment and were able to turn up a guide to Colorado’s ski resorts with a checkmark next to the Wildwood Inn. They were also able to find a brochure for Viewmont High School play in Bountiful where Debra Kent disappeared. They although did not find enough evidence to detain Ted and he was released on his own recognizance. Ted claimed later that investigators missed his collection of polaroid photos of his victims and he destroyed them after his release. Salt Lake police placed Ted under a 24 hour surveillance. 

Detective Thompson flew to Seattle with two other detectives to interview Elizabeth Kloepfer. Elizabeth told them that in the year prior to Ted’s move to Salt Lake, she had discovered things that she "couldn't understand" in her house and also in Ted's apartment. The items she found included crutches, a bag of plaster of Paris that he had admitted stealing from a medical supply house, and a meat cleaver that was never used for cooking. Additional things she found included surgical gloves, an Oriental knife in a wooden case that he just kept in the glove compartment of his car, and a sack full of women's clothing.  Ted was so far into debt, that Elizabeth suspected that he had stolen almost everything of significance that he owned. When she confronted him over a new TV and stereo, he warned her, "If you tell anyone, I'll break your fucking neck.” Elizabeth then mentioned that she would find Ted looking at her body with a flashlight under the covers on more than one occasion, and that he would get very upset if she mentioned cutting her hair. Which was long, brown, and parted in the middle. Detectives interviewing Elizabeth were able to confirm that Ted was not with her on any of the nights where the Pacific Northwest disappearances occurred. This is where Elizabeth learned about Stephanie Brooks and their brief engagement in 1973. In September, Ted sold his beetle to a Midvale teenager, but Utah police impounded it and dismantled it. They were able to find matching hair samples from Caryn Campbell. They also found “microscopically indistinguishable” hair strands from Melissa Smith and Carol DaRonch. On October 2nd, 1975, Police put Ted into a lineup and Carol DaRonch was able to identify him as Officer Roseland. Other witnesses were able to identify him as the stranger from the auditorium at Viewmont High School. He was able to be charged with aggravated kidnapping and attempted criminal assault in Carol DaRonch’s case. He was released on $15,000 bail, which was paid by his parents. He continued to live with Elizabeth Kloepfer during this time. 

In February 1976, Ted stood trial for Carol DaRonch’s kidnapping. He waived his right to trial by jury because of the negative views surrounding the case and opted for a bench trial. After a four day trial, and a weekend of deliberation, Ted was found guilty of kidnapping and assault. In June he was sentenced to one to fifteen years in the Utah State Prison. In October, he was found hiding in bushes in the prison yard carrying an "escape kit". This included road maps, airline schedules, and a social security card. He spent several weeks in solitary confinement for this. Later in October, Colorado authorities charged him with Caryn Campbell's murder. He waived his right to extradition and was transferred to Aspen in January 1977. 

June 7, 1977, Ted was transported from the Garfield County jail in Glenwood Springs to Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen for a preliminary hearing. He waived his right to a court appointed attorney and opted to serve as his own, and as such, was excused by the judge from wearing handcuffs or leg shackles. During a recess of the trial, he asked to visit the courthouse's law library to research his case. While out of view from his guards, behind a bookcase, he opened a window and jumped to the ground from the second story. He managed to injure his right ankle in the process as he landed. He shed the outer layer of his clothing. He walked through Aspen as roadblocks were being set up on its outskirts after noticing his disappearance, then hiked southward onto Aspen Mountain. Near the summit of the mountain, he broke into a hunting cabin. He was able to steal food, clothing, and a rifle. The following day he left the cabin and continued south toward the town of Crested Butte. Although, during this time he had managed to get lost in the forest. For two days he wandered aimlessly in the mountain forest, missing the two trails that led downward to his intended destination. On June 10th, 1977, he broke into a camping trailer on Maroon Lake, taking food and a ski parka; instead of continuing southward, he walked back north toward Aspen, eluding the roadblocks and search parties along the way. Three days later, he stole a car at the edge of an Aspen Golf Course. He drove back into Aspen, where two police officers noticed his car weaving in and out of its lane and pulled him over. He had been a fugitive for six days.

Back in jail at Glenwood Springs, Ted again ignored legal advice to stay put (not to try to escape again). It was said that the case against him, already weak at best, was deteriorating steadily as pre-trial motions consistently resolved in his favor and significant bits of evidence were ruled inadmissible. A quote stating, "A more rational defendant might have realized that he stood a good chance of acquittal, and that beating the murder charge in Colorado would probably have dissuaded other prosecutors... with as little as a year and a half to serve on the DaRonch conviction, had Ted persevered, he could have been a free man.” had shown that. But instead, Ted assembled a new escape plan. He acquired a detailed floor plan of the jail and a hacksaw blade from other inmates, and collected $500 in cash. This was smuggled in over a six-month period, by visitors, Mostly Carol Boone. During the evenings, while other prisoners were showering, he sawed a hole about one square foot, between the steel reinforcing bars in his cell's ceiling and, having lost 35 pounds, he was able to wriggle through it into the crawl space above. In the weeks that followed, he made several “practice runs”, exploring the space. Multiple reports from an informant of movement within the ceiling during the night were not investigated. By late 1977, Bundy's impending trial had become very high flying in the media in the small town of Aspen. Ted then filed a motion for a change of venue to Denver. On December 23rd, 1977, the Aspen trial judge granted the request, but he was sent to Colorado Springs, where juries had historically been hostile to murder suspects. On the night of December 30, with most of the jail staff on Christmas break and nonviolent prisoners on furlough with their families. Bundy piled books and files in his bed, covered them with a blanket to simulate his sleeping body, and climbed into the crawl space. He broke through the ceiling into the apartment of the chief jailer, who had been out for the evening with his wife. He changed into street clothes from the jailer's closet, and literally walked out the front door to his freedom.

Florida Murders and Assaults

Ted arrived in Tallahassee, Florida on January 8th, 1978, and rented a room under the alias of Chris Hagen at the Holiday Inn. Here Bundy tried to find work and leave his criminal past behind, thinking he’d be able to remain free if he didn’t bring police suspicion onto himself. He then was forced to leave his only job application after being asked to provide identification. He reverted to shoplifting and stealing credit cards from women’s wallets out of shopping carts. On January 15th, 1978, he entered Florida State University’s sorority Chi Omega. Starting at 2:45am, he bludgeoned Margaret Bowman and then garoted her with a nylon stocking. He moved on to Lisa Levy’s bedroom, who was beaten unconscious, strangled her, tore one of her nipples, bit deeply into her left buttock, and sexuallly assaulted her with a hair mist bottle. In the bedroom adjoining Lisa's, he attacked Kathy Kliener. He had broken her jaw and had a deep laceration on her shoulder. Karen Chandler was also attacked in her bedroom, she suffered a concussion, loss of teeth, a broken jaw, and a crushed finger. Kathy and Karen both survived and attributed their survival to the attacker being scared off by headlights illuminating through the window. The whole attack happened within fifteen minutes with thirty witnesses in earshot who seemingly heard nothing. Shortly after leaving the sorority, Ted broke into the basement apartment of Cheryl Thomas, eight blocks away. He dislocated her shoulder and fractured her jaw and skull in five different places during this attack. 

On February 8th, 1978, he approached the daughter of Jacksonville chief of Police, 12-year-old Leslie Parmenter, introducing himself as “Richard Burton, fire department”. He only backed off when challenged by Leslie’s older brother who had shown up to pick her up. That day, he backtracked to Lake City. February 9th, 1978, at Lake City Junior High, 12-year-old Kimberly Dianne Leach was summoned to retrieve a forgotten purse in her homeroom class and was never seen afterwards. Her mummified remains were found seven weeks afterwards in a pig farrowing shed near Suwannee River State Park. It appears she had been raped (her underwear was found near the body with semen in them) and her throat had been slit. On February 12th, 1978, Bundy could not pay his rent and had the growing suspicion that police were closing in on him, he decided to flee Tallahassee. Three days later he was apprehended by Pensacola officer, David Lee, near the Alabama border. In Miami, June of 1979, Ted stood trial for the Chi Omega killings and assaults. The jury deliberated for less than seven hours before convicting him on July 24, 1979, of the Bowman and Levy murders, three counts of attempted first degree murder and two counts of burglary. In January 1980, six months after his first Florida convictions, Ted stood trial in Orlando for the kidnapping of Kimberly Dianne Leach. After less than eight hours of deliberation, Ted was found guilty again. During the penalty phase of his trial, Bundy took advantage of an obscure Florida law; providing that a marriage declaration in court, in the presence of a judge, constituted a legal marriage. As he was questioning former Washington State DES coworker Carole Ann Boone, who had moved to Florida to be near Bundy, had testified on his behalf during both of his trials, and was again testifying on his behalf as a character witness, asked her to marry him. She accepted, and Bundy declared to the court that they were legally married. February 10th, 1980, Ted’s was sentenced to death by electrocution for the third time. In October of 1981, Carol Anne Boone, gave birth to a daughter and named Ted Bundy as the father. 

Ted Bundy died by the Raiford electric chair at 7:16 a.m. EST on January 24, 1989. Hundreds of revelers sang, danced and set off fireworks in a pasture across from the prison as the execution was carried out, then cheered as the white hearse containing Bundy's corpse departed the prison. He was cremated in Gainesville, Florida and his ashes scattered at an undisclosed location in the Cascade Range of Washington State, in accordance with his will. 

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Pleased to share PrintCamp 2018 (June 2 - 10) at Printmakers Open Forum participant info - In alphabetical order by last name...Next up Jennifer Manzella Website: http://www.jlmanzella.net/ On her work: Working mainly in print media and drawing, I create artwork that recalls landscape tied in with the idea of place, home and shelter. These images are often constructions from actual places in my past travels as well as found images that have been transformed through various drawing and printmaking processes. What she will be doing at PrintCamp: Lately I’ve been more interested in layering imagery I’ve been using transparent base in my relief inks with multiple block processes and monoprints. What I’m really interested in working on at Print Camp is learning how to better integrate a few processes into a single series. For Print Camp my focus wouldbe about combining relief, screen printing and possibly a litho process. I’m very comfortable in relief and screen printing at this point butit would be great to add a process such as lithography. I have a lot of experience as an artist and an educator, I’ve been teaching printmaking, foundations and drawing classes for over 10 years so I have plenty of experience but I’m really eager to learn from others. I’ve done a few residencies (Haystack) in the past and worked out of other professional print studios (Lower East Side Print Shop, Zea Mays) and I always learn so much when I work closely with other artists in these intensive settings. I am really good at working around others and enjoy the communal environment of printmaking studios. Plus I really like camping! Skill Share Presentation at PrintCamp: I would love to share an on-going project that I’ve been working on for the past year. Currently I’m working on a series of tiny copper etchings that are influenced by abandoned and empty building lots in the city of Philadelphia. The city has changed drastically since I had lived here fifteen years ago. I’ve been observing how the influx of people moving from other places along with the real estate market has shifted the poverty line in an ever-changing game of gentrification. My interest lies in recording this shift. Some of these lots have been cared for and have become green spaces within these marginal neighborhoods while other lots are representative of years of neglect. My plan is to create 100 of these small etchings inspired by an exhibition of small Rembrandt etchings I saw a few years ago at the Georgia Museum of Art. I could discuss my process and technique behind this series. Resume: EDUCATION The University of Georgia, Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking, 2007 The University of Georgia Study Abroad in Cortona, Italy, Graduate Assistant, 2005 The University of Massachusetts Boston, Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, 1998 TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2016–Present Adjunct Instructor of Art, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA 2013 - 2016 Lecturer of Art, The University of North Georgia, Gainesville, GA 2009-2012 Full-time Instructor of Art, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA 2007-2009 Adjunct Instructor of Art, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA 2007-2009 Adjunct Instructor of Printmaking/Foundations, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2005-2007 Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Summer 2005 Teaching Assistant, The University of Georgia, in Cortona, Italy SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS 2018 City Revealed; Public Installation, East Market, National Real Estate Devt, Philadelphia 2017 Structurally Sound, Random Tea Room, Philadelphia, PA 2010 City Walls Mural Project, Sponsored by Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, NY 2007Time Spent Sleeping; Time Spent Awake, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2006 The Nature of Things, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA 2005 Temporal Landscapes, Hot Corner Gallery, Athens, GA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2018 Vibrant Affects, Jefferson Hospital – In Liquid Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA 2017 New Prints/Winter, Juried Exhibition, International Print Center New York, NYC, NY UGA Alumni Show, Gallery 72, Atlanta, GA Southworks, Oconee Cultural Center for the Arts, Watkinsville, GA Works on Paper- NJC 2017, LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, NJ Transferred Impressions, Black Moth Gallery, Ardmore, PA 2016 Tiny Universe Two / Invitational Exhibition, Gallery@ Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA Out of Print – BYO Group show, B-Square Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Landscape, Sense of Place, SITE: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY Killing the Cure, Random Tea Room, Philadelphia, PA An Elegant Statement, Asheville Bookworks, Asheville, NC Lyndon House 41st Annual Juried Exhibition, Athens, GA Southworks, Oconee Cultural Center for the Arts, Watkinsville, GA SCHOLARSHIPS/WORKSHOPS/GRANTS/RESIDENCIES 2017 Zea Mays Printmaking, Wood Engraving workshop with Barry Moser 2016 Barnes – de Mazia Certificate Scholarship, Barnes Foundation, 2016-2017 Haystack School of Crafts Technical Assistant Scholarship, June 11th –June 24th, Deer Isle, ME Best in Show 2D Award, Southworks, Oconee Cultural Center for the Arts, Watkinsville, GA 2015 Haystack Open Studio Residency, May 31st – June 12th, Deer Isle, ME Haystack Workshop/Japanese Woodblock Prints – June 28th – July 11th, Deer Isle, ME BYO Print, Studio Residency, July – August, Philadelphia 2014 BYO Print, Studio Residency, July 9th - August 8th, Philadelphia, PA 2013 Rebecca Thompson Stonington Residency, July 1st – 31st, Stonington, ME 2012 Lower Eastside Print Shop, Studio Residency, June 15th - July 31st, New York City, NY 2011 Lower Eastside Print Shop, Studio Residency, July 1st -31st, New York City, NY 2010 Brooklyn Arts Council & Metrotech BID, City Walls Mural Project, Brooklyn. NY 2007 Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2005 Teaching Assistantship, Lamar Dodd School of Art UGA, Athens, GA 2005 Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship, UGA, Athens, GA Cortona Stipend Scholarship, UGA, Athens, GA COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AND ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE 2017 Volunteer for International Southern Graphics Council Conference, Terminus, Atlanta GA March 15th – 18th 2016 Volunteer for Mural Arts Philadelphia, September – November 2017 2014 Contributing researcher on an upcoming article about the El Camino Santiago with anthropologist Dr. Joseph Manzella. Walked the pilgrimage route called the Camino Frances approximately 700 kms 2014 Installation Technician on Advice From the Oceans/ Athens Celebrates Elephant Six Exhibition, ATHICA, Athens, GA 2006 Biked from Portland, Maine to St. John, New Brunswick in Canada approximately 500 miles. 2003 Thu-hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine – 2, 173 miles

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Graphic design is a challenging profession – whether it is your main job, or even a side hobby. It may have happened so that you wanted to give it a try but could never do it because of your other job, kids, or a number of other things. You might be one of the people who has stepped back from graphic design due to the expenses that could be incurred from learning a new skill – especially graphic design classes.

But in this entire struggle, you probably forgot one of the most potent mediums ever – The Internet. Given that all the work happens online these days, a lot of courses are also available online that could help you learn and nurture your skills and hobbies. These professional courses ensure that they do absolute justice to your time, whether you are a beginner or an expert. And you haven’t even heard the best part yet – many of them are free!

The word ‘free’ excites almost everybody, and believe it or not; it definitely encourages you to take up some courses even if you’re only slightly interested in the subject. Online courses give you the freedom to work during your free time from the comfort of your home, and you can always stop whenever you feel like. There isn’t any accurate assessment of work unless you join one on one sessions, but these courses definitely teach you just as much as you could learn in a degree course!

So what are you waiting for? We’ve listed down a few free graphic design courses you can take while working from home. Five major platforms provide online graphic design courses – Skillshare, Udemy, Canva, and Coursera. You can run along and check out the details of each!

1. SkillShare – Creating Brand Systems: An Overview of Combining Logos and Type

Skillshare offers a lot of online courses for students and professionals interested in graphic design. There are both free and paid courses that you can access using a subscription. This class is taught by Mike Ski and Jesse Jay, the designers from True Hand. This course primarily focuses on how creating a brand system comes into being. Through a sequence of 6 classes, Mika and Jesse elaborately explain how they created a Kensington Quarter logo and eatery in Philadelphia. This course mainly challenges designers and illustrators about the various issues in logo design, along with a walkthrough effective design techniques.

2. UDEMY – Professional Logo Design in Adobe Illustrator:

Conducted by Rawson Uddin, this course provides about seven-hour on-demand video material, full-time access, and also a completion certificate towards the end. However, as it is an advanced-level course, it comes with one essential requirement – some preoccupied knowledge about Adobe Illustrator. This course not only gives you the knowledge about your logo design projects but maybe even starting a logo design company on the sides. It embodies the following aspects gracefully –

Choosing the right typeface

Effective ways of using simple shapes

Negative Space designs

Color theory for the logo

Other effects for your designs

The course also provides a necessary file to practice as you grace through the classes. Professional Logo Design in Adobe Illustrator offers a wholesome experience for anyone willing to start designing logos for a living.

3. COURSERA – Graphic Design by David Underwood:

While not all the classes on Coursera are free, they offer courses from certified Ivy League universities such as Yale and Stanford. Coursera also allows you to ‘audit’ the route, which means you do not have to complete the assignments. This also assures that you would not be qualified for a certificate of completion.

Conducted by David Underwood, this course engulfs a wide array of topics. The basics of graphic design also look forward to honing your presentation skills relating to resume, reports, and PowerPoint presentations using all the taught skills and principles. This course teaches you how to make your work look inspired and fresh, along with an air of professionalism and confidence. You shall learn to take criticism constructively and make your project from good to high.

4. SkillShare – Typography That Works: Typographic Composition and Fonts

When you begin your career as a graphic designer, you work on every project as well as your branding too. What about your website’s typography or your business cards or your collaterals? There are high chances that these might get neglected. Also conducted by Ellen Lupton, a contemporary design curator at Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, this course aims to help differentiate between bad and good typography and the effects of both.

You would learn a lot about fonts as well as types during this course. A few highlights would be:

Slab+Customization: Learn the potential uses of slab faces.

Sans+Structure: What gives a sans serif font its special features.

Serif+Details: In depth knowledge about the details of the serif type family

5. UDEMY- Introduction to Graphic Design:

It is a platform for all sorts of online courses. However, they have some remarkable graphic design courses too. You can explore all levels of graphic design through Udemy. However, we have noted down the few best ones. When it comes to the basics of graphic design, there are a lot of rules and principles that one must keep in mind. This course mainly revolves around all these things and gives a better understanding of the subject along with some useful tips and tricks. You do not require any additional software or hardware; you would be creating projects using Canva.

If you’ve always been interested in graphic design but couldn’t even sign up for a paid class, this is the course for you. It engulfs every aspect of the subject and also effectively conveys what is necessary for graphic design. This course is suitable for first-timers pro-level designers. Divided into 16 lectures, you would learn Canva and also how to use all these skills in your daily projects of Logo Design and Business cards, etc.

6. ALISON:

Alison Online is one of the lesser-known yet beneficial platforms for taking free graphic design courses online. The peculiar aspect of this website is the test-based evaluation before giving out a completion certificate that is perfect for students currently studying graphic designing. While certificates might not make sense if you are a professional, it is always an added benefit for those looking to start again or be interested in freelance opportunities. Founded by Mike Feerick is the founder of ALISON. However, the certificates given by Alison are not officially recognized by employers. They describe themselves to be a new world of free certification learning. Alison covers a plethora of topics and courses that are worth testing out.

7. COURSERA – Fundamentals of Graphic Design:

It is conducted by Michael Worthington,  who is a faculty member from the California Institute of Arts. This course revolves around many topics. Skills such as image-making, creating image series, using the techniques of visual rhythm, pattern, textures, scale, direction, weight, space, and a lot more. The course is lavishly spread over four weeks, wherein each week focuses on a new topic:

Week 1: Fundamentals of Image-Making – Focusing on connotative and denotative qualities of images.

Week 2: Fundamentals of Typography – Basic rules and terminology related to typography.

Week 3: Fundamentals of Shape and Color – Using shapes and colors as essential elements of your design.

Week 4: Fundamentals of Composition – Use of visual contrasts, cropping direction, and hierarchy of elements for composition.

8. CANVA Design School:

Within six years of providing its services, Canva launched an online design school for all of those interested in graphic design. While it is a great starter pack for beginners, professionals can experiment and try new things online. For more natural learning, the projects break down into various modules that provide different essential factors for graphic designing.

9. SkillShare – Graphic Design Basics: Core Principles and Visual Design:

Right from a beginner to an old pro, everybody needs a point to start from. This course gives you exactly that. Conducted over not more than 35 minutes, it takes you through the world of graphic designing and addresses five essential principles of the same. Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips teach you how these principles can be honed and used in not only graphics but also creative design, marketing, and photography.

The course of this class majorly revolves around the five basic principles of design, critiquing your work to make it more useful and how each aspect can be applied to your future projects. Perfect for beginners to set a goal, this course is free and worth the time.

10. COURSERA – Introduction to Typography:

An LA-based graphic designer, Anther Kiley, addresses this advanced-level course. Basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign, along with access to the software, is required to make most out of this course. This course, too, is a four-week assessment that is divided into four weekly topics that are taught intensively. This is how the course is broken down –

Week 1: Talking Type -Learning different types of typefaces, and considering them as artworks.

Week 2: Typefaces and their Stories – Focuses on how typefaces could have connotative meanings, ending up telling a meaningful story.

Week 3: Putting Type to Work – Engaging the audience with visual principles and conventions of typesetting is the main focal point of this week. This week also talks about how changing spaces between the blocks of the letter and/or the weight of characters can also change the meaning of your design.

Week 4: Making Meaningful Type – In the final week, you would learn how typographic form has potential to change the meaning of the written language too.

These are a few free graphic design courses that you can take while working from home.

As you can see, most of these courses specialize in two aspects of graphic design – understanding the basic principles and building on your typography skills. You can always take these free classes to polish your existing skills if you are a professional graphic designer. It is true that revisiting old projects and also proves to be insightful. Hence you can work on your past projects using these new techniques. Make sure that you save all your work as iterations and mention it in your portfolio, even if it wasn’t finalized.

A lot of paid versions of these basic level courses are also available on the mentioned website. Usually, paid versions last longer in terms of duration as well as effect given their intensive structure. If you wish to look into any particular skill – may or may not be related to graphic designing – you can look into the various filters available on these websites. There are many options to select from, and sometimes you can even customize a combination of courses based on your immediate requirements.

You can also find some great paid graphic design courses on these following websites –

Kadenze

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lynda/LinkedIn Learning

CoursesOnline

Creative Live

The Graphic Design School

Choosing the right course for you can be a tedious job given the vast array of courses available. Especially when you are about to spend the remaining few hours of your busy day to hone a skill, you would want to make the most out of it. Hence, the courses mentioned above are not only practical but also flexible according to your time and efforts. Most of them offer completion certificates too, which can prove to be a great addition to both your resume and the recommendation for jobs.

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William Bowie, a prominent figure in the construction industry addresses graduates of PTTI

At our Graduation ceremony, William Bowie, a prominent figure in the industry, delivers an inspiring address to the Philadelphia Technician Training Institute (PTTI) graduates. With decades of experience and a passion for innovation, Bowie shares invaluable insights and advice for the next generation of construction professionals. Join us as we celebrate the achievements of PTTI graduates and glean wisdom from one of the industry's finest.

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BASTL prepares for future leadership role

Lori Corden’s educational path took an unexpected turn when she became pregnant while studying electrical engineering at ECPI University in Virginia and returned home to Somerset, Pennsylvania.

She worked and took classes at the Universityof Pittsburgh at Johnstown and a community college, but money was tight. Schoolhad to take a backseat. But Corden remained determined to earn her degree and make a better life for herself and her daughter, Samantha.

Her career started coming together when, working as a road crew flagger, she learned of an inspector certification programthat could lead to a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission position. She passed the course, moved to central Pennsylvania in 2007 and began work as a turnpike inspector. Seven years ago, she was promoted to construction manager.

She returned to her studies, earning an associate degree in Civil Technology from Harrisburg Area Community College in 2009. She didn’t think she could work full time and earn a bachelor’s degree until HACC informed her about Bloomsburg University’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Leadership (BASTL) program.

“I love my job, butI knew that if I ever wanted to advance at the turnpike, I’d need my bachelor’s degree,” said Corden. “I needed a program that would give me flexibility and not cut into work.”

It also was important that Bloomsburg accept her college credits to avoid repeating courses.

Corden started the BASTL program online and at HACC in 2016 and received her degree in December 2018. She said the classes developed her leadership skills and helped her become a better supervisor, having learned about personality traits and how people interact.

She had felt it important that she set an example for her daughter, now 22, who has graduated from Kutztown University and works in children and youth services for the state of Delaware.

“She tells me all the time that she wouldn’t be where sheis if shedidn’t watch me do it,” said Corden, adding she would encourage anyone thinking about BASTL to pursue the degree. “Education is the one thing that can’t be takenfrom you. Even if I don’t choose to advance, I earned my degree for me.”

After consulting with employers who are looking for skilled managers, Bloomsburg University created its Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Leadership program especially for individuals with associate degrees who are working and need flexibility.

Up to 60 associate degree credits are accepted and half the BASTL classes are online and the rest taught at Bloomsburg’s partner institutions: Bucks County Community College, Community College of Philadelphia, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Northampton Community College and Reading Area Community College, and the State System campus in Center City Philadelphia.

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Looking to Invest in a New City or State? Consider This First

Its a huge advantage for an investor to buy across different markets. Multiple markets open up additional purchasing opportunities, rather than introducing limitations. It gives you the ability to pick and choose the best of the best. But the bigger win, in my opinion, is lowering risk within your investments. Ray Dalio, one of the most successful hedge fund investors and founder of Bridgewater Associates, had the following to say about diversification: I think the important thing here if Im an investor is that the most important thing you can have is a good strategic asset allocation mix, Dalio said in an interview with CNBC. In other words, youre not going to win by trying to get what the next tip iswhats going to be good and whats going to be bad. Youre definitely going to lose. So, what the investor needs to do is have a balanced, structured portfolioa portfolio that does well in different environments. There are lots of ways to balance your portfolio in real estate. Diversifying can take many forms, such as unit count per property, economic class, type of rental, or geography. But lets focus on geography. What do investors need to know before investing in a new market? My company and I have invested in and managed properties across three states, 20 counties, and over 50 cities. We have learned a lot by trial and error, but you dont have to. Related:How (& Why) to Enter a New Real Estate Market as an Investor What Investors Need to Know About a New MarketLocal Deal Flow We have found that most wholesalers and commercial brokers operate in specific regions. When looking to acquire properties in an area, establish relationships with the local folks. Once you buy a property there, brokers and wholesalers will be much quicker to work with you in the future. Rent Estimate Rent is something that will obviously change from location to location. We find local property managers to be an ideal source of accurate rent estimates. This is especially true if they will be managing the property youre looking to purchase. The property manager has a vested interest in giving you a real number since they have to place tenants. Wholesalers and agents can be very shady with estimates since they simply want to see a deal close. Crime Rates Specifically in major cities, crime rates can change block to block. Baltimore, Md., and Trenton, N.J., are great examples of cities where within blocks a neighborhood can change from low crime to high crime.We have found that crime not only impacts rent and tenant quality but also less obvious things, such as willingness of contractors to work at a site. Unfortunately, crime maps often dont do a great job of showing how crime is changing over time. People who live in the area are usually a better source of information about the safety of an area. Local residents can comment on both immediate crime rates and how crime is evolving. Seasonality Certain regions are impacted greatly by seasonal fluctuations. Potential tenants may be sparse during certain times of year and plentiful during others. For example, we manage and own college housing in a town dominated by the local university. Most students search for housing from February to May and sign a year-long lease. If you miss that time slot, its very hard to find tenants.

Related:4 Steps to Take When Scaling Your Real Estate Business Into a New Market Historic Preservation We have found that certain municipalities and cities have very strong historic preservation initiatives. On the positive side, these can provide tax credits. But preservation councils may prevent certain construction projects. For example, a new construction team is working on a development project in Lancaster, Pa., where they want to level a historic building. The historic board is making it very difficult for the development team to get the project approved. Evictions Each state (and even some cities) has their own specific eviction process and rules. Its really important for owners to get to know the local eviction legal process. Many will argue that filing evictions is the property managers job. But investors should also understand the local process prior to acquiring an asset. Even if they employ a property manager, it could dramatically impact your first three to six months of ownership if evictions drag out from hold-over tenants. Inspections Inspection policies also vary. We see city inspections range from every year to every four years, while many towns dont have an inspection at all. Inspections are important as you forecast deferred maintenance that an inspector may require to be changed. For example, in York, Pa., the city has hired an outside firm to handle all inspections. The new codes team is much easier to work with than those in neighboring cities, which impacts maintenance costs over time. Cities can even change their policies. Baltimore, for example, just passed a new inspection rule requiring an inspection every two years. Toxins Health complications stemming from lead paint have received a growing amount of attention within the media and courtsand rightfully so. There are three levels of lead paint rules: federal, state, and city. As an example, two cities in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Lancaster) require a lead paint safe certificate prior to moving in a family with a child under six. The rest of Pennsylvania isnt nearly as strictjust requiring adherence to the national lead paint rules of providing notice in the lease. Maryland requires a property to be lead safe at all tenant turns. Become familiar with lead rules, so youll understand costs and rulings prior to purchasing a property.

Codes Just as important is knowing local codes. Local codes are even more critical in the multifamily space. Fire alarms, sprinkler systems, elevators, and electric codes can be very costly to change. We had an instance where a codes officer told us a property needed a sprinkler system. The property was actually grandfathered into not needing a sprinkler system unless new construction started. That would have been a very expensive project had we not known the local codes! Weather Weather can be an issue when it comes to managing properties. Snow, extreme cold, wind, and hurricanes are all classic examples of weather-related issues that need to be planned for in both the pro forma analysis and the management operations plan. Parking lots are an interesting example where weather plays a unique role. Keeping the pavement in decent condition and clearing snow are more complex tasks in the Northeast and Midwest compared to the South. Economic Development Its crucial to understand where a city and even individual blocks are moving in terms of economic development.Its key to learn about both long-term changes in a local economy and also more recent trends. Bethlehem, Pa., is a good example of an interesting economic storyline.For much of the last 30 years, Bethlehem has had a difficult economic climate due to a massive loss of jobs in the coal industry. But the last few years have actually experienced positive growth, and the city is revitalizing.

What other considerations do you take into account when exploring new markets? Comment below. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/considerations-before-investing-new-market

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I'm playing the Max's Kansas City reunion tonight with Reagan Youth I did actually get to play the last very end of Max's but it was in the 90's my band X-Possibles had JUST started like we had 5 songs and never played out before and peter was very kind to give us a show since I had gotten his phone number from the customer list that was left on the counter at bleeker bobs omg he West village. Bringing kevs to the city I'm kinda freaked out about the thought that there's not much reason to go there early Because everything I knew is gone and replaced by the usual chain/sushi/condo culture I'm not sure if we should When I was pregnant and had my son I was psyched to raise him in the city I loved and was kinda ignoring that everything I loved was shut down dying closing replaced and once I had Severin the excessive construction noise and stress of moving a little baby around a construction site of a town was too much and I panic moved to Philadelphia for my at the time husbands job/free apartment. Years later we are no longer married and now I'm living in a city that is not my home. I recently did an interview with Jopincushion about the apocalypse and I kept it very America centric because I didn't want to trash talk countries I don't live in because I don't know enough really and also because it was half an hour and there's enough material here without getting into oil spills nuclear waste etc. I also admitted to eating cookies for breakfast with coffee because that happened that day but it's not a regular event and they were "organic" which I'm doubting the validity of these days as canola oil and soy lecithin is in almost everything processed. I haven't had time to work out since an average day goes like wake up spend time with my son make breakfast for me him and Kevin make my sons lunch shower get ready bring sev to school go to any random job come home pack eBay or pack to move or get things ready for the flea market pick up my son make dinner for him spend Time with him bath bedtime stuff then I have maybe an hour with Kevin if he is awake if not I have a brief amount of time to play bass or maybe write or try to sort through the 8zilliom emails and obligations I'm Fucking up because I'd need 3 months of uninterrupted computer time to send photos interviews and band info for tour stuff but kevin and I have unquestionably tapped into the LOVE consciousness I wrote so desperately and searched for obsessed over in GASH because I'm not out of shape and haven't lost anything or gained weight despite being below poverty level financial struggling like - I'm fine and that's energetic. I'm going to include this and explain more in the fitpunx program -<I hate that word I haven't had time To plan it out but my dream is to this year get the national trainer certification I was derailed from Getting before - right After moving that's the next project the only thing is it's a year long program so I have to do online classes and I had no laptop but a friend SENT me one! I'm not sure if he wants his name mentioned I have to ask him. But as soon as I get a working laptop I found the school I can get certified from the next issue is figuring out how to pay for school I'm hesitant to use gofundme because my friends struggle as much as I do- but I know I can actually help musicians health wise and less of us would be dying off because I'm a normal person who was chubby for years with major back issues thyroid problems a bad knee depression and I hate sports and I surpassed regular ass health into holy shit being strong. I'm thinking with the laptop if I do The gofundme I can offer free training videos and health information while I get certified to pay back the help because everything should be even Steven .

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