As executive director of the Addison County Economic Development Corp. in Middlebury, Jamie Stewart guides small-business owners to create jobs in one of Vermont's most agriculturally dependent regions.
The state of Vermont is all about small business. Using the federal interpretation of the term, all but about a dozen of Vermont's businesses can be so defined. Helping these enterprises flourish is the charge of Vermont's twelve regional development corporations. Together with other state and local agencies and organizations, they guide Vermont's small businesses through good times and bad a task that is particularly challenging in Addison County, one of the state's most rural and agriculturally dependent regions.
"If there is a business with a question," says James B. Stewart, executive director of the Addison County Economic Development Corp., "we are the resource to provide the answer." Stewart and his small staff run the Addison group from an office on U.S. 7, just south of Middlebury. From the office, they help Addison County businesspeople apply for grants and loans, review accounting procedures, analyze their numbers, provide workplace training and generally guide them in determining what sort of help they might need.
Like Vermont's other 11 development corporations, the Addison office is set up as a nonprofit corporation. The Development corporations are mandated by Vermont statute, and they receive funding from a block grant from the state. Most of the services provided by the Addison group are free or at a very low cost to the businesses that usethem.
When trying to define what the Addison group does, Stewart has to think to find the right words. "We're the marriage brokers," he says, "we're facilitators." Stewart says it's his job to know what opportunities, what options, what programs are available to assist businesses and then to make sure he can bring those resources to those businesses at the right time. It's a job that requires some creativity. "We have to be pretty entrepreneurial because we don't have a lot of funding and we have a lot we need to do," he says.
Stewart understands the needs of small businesses well he helped start a couple of them. After growing up in Maryland and going to college in Pennsylvania, Stewart and his wife, Bonnie, moved to Vermont in 1984 to start a retail ski and sporting goods business called Highland Ski and Sports in Mendon, just east of Rutland. He stayed with the business for six years until he decided he had to leave the retail ski trade to spend more time with his family. "God bless anybody who works in the ski industry or owns shops in the ski industry in this state," he says. "From about Columbus Day until Easter you have to be willing to commit seven days a week, from 7 in the morning until midnight a lot of times, and it doesn't really allow for much of a family life."
After a brief stint running a wholesale distribution company in the ski industry, Stewart landed a job with the Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council, a community action agency serving Bennington and Rutland counties. He worked as an adviser for a micro-lending program for small businesses. "Partly because I'd had experience starting two small businesses in Vermont and just a general interest in that side of things," he says, "I took on that job and was there for about 15 months."
ACEDC's staff helps county business people apply for grants and loans, review accounting procedures, analyze their numbers and provide workplace training. Birgit Krumbiegel (left) is the office manager, and Margaret Camara is the bookkeeper.
In the fall of 1992, a job opened up with the Small Business Development Center. Stewart got the job just as a restructuring of the whole system was taking place, and he was one of the first four people hired for that program in the state. "It was a great time," he says, "because we were taking this program that had originally been housed at UVM and then had moved over to Vermont Technical College, and we were coming into this brand-new structure, which also meant that everything we were doing in the field and how we set that up was all new." Stewart's territory was Addison, Rutland and Bennington counties. Addison County Economic Development Corp.'s office was one of the sites Stewart used, and it was through that relationship that he got to know the corporation's former director, Bill Kenerson.
"Bill was also developing his own business in bow tie manufacturing," says Stewart. "After 31/2 years, he informed me that he was ready to make the move and he was going full-time into bow ties." Stewart applied for Kenerson's job and has been the corporation's executive for over seven years.
"I should note," he says, "that the bow tie manufacturing business (Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont) is doing exceptionally well and is located in a manufacturing building in an industrial park here in Middlebury."
Running the ACEDC keeps Stewart busy. "A lot of what we do here is reactive," he says. "A company will contact us if they have a need. We then will try to address that need." Sometimes addressing a business's need means dealing with a crisis situation; sometimes it's a longer-term planning issue. A lot of Stewart's day-to-day work is spent at meetings staying in touch with the business community, networking, sitting down with business owners and talking about their issues. There is also a fair amount of deskwork. "Most of this morning I spent working on financial analyses for some revolving loan fund applications," he says. "Sometimes there's a lot of grant work, so when there's that kind of thing going on, then that becomes the focus." Generally Stewart is working on three or four projects simultaneously so the job does require an ability to multitask effectively. Stewart says that being a "type A personality" and somewhat hyperactive is a prerequisite for having his job.
For Stewart, it's all part of the fun. "I started two businesses because I like starting businesses," he says. "I get to kind of live vicariously through the clientele we serve here, so I get a lot of that same kind of rush from working with the businesses, helping them grow, helping them develop, while still getting home to dinner at a reasonable hour most nights."
Stewart's family and leisure time are important to him. Fortunately, even though his job requires a lot of energy, the hours are flexible enough to allow him to focus on other attachments.
"I love to ski," says Stewart, "that's a real passion." Skiing is part of why Stewart moved to Vermont, and, ironically, it wasn't until he got out of the ski industry that he was able to actually do some skiing. Stewart loves being on skis so much that for the last 12 years, he has volunteered with the Pico Peak ski patrol. "From the time the snow starts flying until early spring, that's the focus," he says.
When springtime comes, Stewart's extracurricular activity of choice is lacrosse. He has spent six years coaching high school lacrosse in Rutland and another two years coaching at Castleton State College. He enjoys playing the sport, too. Stewart played open division lacrosse until he turned 40 and then masters division for another five years. "This year I found out that the part of my life of being a player is gone due to knees that don't appreciate that anymore," he says. Now Stewart spends his lacrosse time officiating at the college level.
As lacrosse season ends, it's on to sailing. "I have a sailboat up in the Charlotte Sailing Center," says Stewart. "Any time possible, if I can be out on the boat, then that's where I want to be."
Apparently, skiing, lacrosse and sailing weren't quite enough for Stewart. He has a newer hobby as well. "When I turned 40, I told my wife I wanted to do one of two things," he says. "I wanted to learn how to fly or I wanted to learn how to play the guitar. For my birthday she bought me a very nice guitar."
For Stewart, his leisure time is very therapeutic. It's a time when all the other parts of his life don't have access to his brain. "You're dealing with what's right there in front of you," he says. "All the other peripheral stuff that follows you at the end of the workday can't go there. That's a sanctuary place."
Whatever Stewart is doing, it must be working. Ken Perine, president of the National Bank of Middlebury, has been very impressed by the job Stewart has done. "We feel very fortunate to have him at the helm," says Perine. He points to Stewart's recent work on the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, as being one of the best things the ACEDC has facilitated. "CEDS comes from a wide range of people," says Perine. "It has a broad impact, a broad voice."
ACEDC's offices are in the Addison Agricultural & Business Center, a building owned by Middlebury College and situated in the rolling countryside just south of Middlebury.
Perine believes the corporation plays an important role in Addison county. "We think it's very important for the manufacturing sector and the commercial sector in general to have a voice," he says, "and an organization that's concerned about commercial enterprise."
For all of Stewart's good work, it hasn't been easy. There are many difficult challenges facing the ACEDC, most of which are directly related to the geography of Addison county. According to Stewart, Addison is one of the most rural counties in the state. "We don't have a large employment base that's here as a result of being so rural," he says. "We really don't have the labor pool to support significant development of large business."
Along with a small labor pool, Stewart cites limited open real estate in the area as a challenge he faces. "If you come to me and say 'I have 30 employees, light manufacturing, what do you have for me to move into?' I may have one or two options in the entire county of available space for that business, and in some cases I have no options." Stewart sees this lack of space as a mixed blessing. On one hand, he says the reason there is so little space is because they have used the available space that they have very well. On the other hand, Stewart points out that, statistically, half of the businesses that are looking to make a move are looking to move into an existing building, "so effectively, half of the businesses out there who would potentially move to this region won't look at us because we don't have existing capacity for them," Stewart says.
Another challenge facing the area is infrastructure. No major highways pass through Addison county, and that can be a turn-off to manufacturing businesses considering a move to the area.
Stewart also points out that the downturn in the national economy over the last couple of years has been keenly felt in the small-business sector. "Much of what we're doing now is dealing with fallout from a weak economy," say Stewart. "Interest rates are down and that's great, but when you talk about the tax cuts that have happened at the federal level, they're really not being felt by the small businesses."
Still, there are some very good positives working in Stewart's favor. Vermont's quality of life is a tremendous selling point for the area, as is Vermont's work force. Stewart says many businesses that might be strategically better served in another area stay here because of the great productivity of Vermont's work force. "It's that Yankee work ethic," he says. "Well, these people have it."
Looking to the future, Stewart would like to see more telecommunications businesses move into the area. "Information technology industries don't require major infrastructure," he says. The infrastructure that they do require, state-of-the-art telecommunications systems, are either coming soon to Vermont or are already in place. "Addison County is in pretty good shape," says Stewart, "Waitsfield Telecom has done a significant job at upgrading the telecommunications systems in that portion of the state." Those systems include Lincoln, Bristol and Starksboro. "And then on the western side of the county we have Shoreham Telephone, another private operator who's made some significant upgrades," he says.
One thing seems certain. Whether it's telecommunications growth, attracting new businesses to Addison County or enhancing the business climate, Stewart appears to have what it takes to pave the roads for the prosperity of small business in the county.


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MAKE OAKLAND BETTER NOW! BOARD ENDORSES BARBARA PARKER FOR CITY ATTORNEY
Posted on August 4, 2012 by oaktalk | 9 Comments
The MOBN! board is proud to endorse City Attorney Barbara Parker. We strongly encourage Oaklanders to vote for her in November. The factors that contribute to our endorsement include her record both as City Attorney and Chief Deputy City Attorney, her broad range of experience in the practice of law and in law office management, and her strong performance in the past year in reducing outside counsel costs by millions of dollars. We were also strongly influenced by the candidate's responses to the MOBN! questionnaire, which we reviewed and compared to some of our own observations of the two candidates.
In her approximately ten years as Chief Deputy City Attorney during John Russo's years as City Attorney, and in her first year as City Attorney after her appointment to complete Russo's term, Barbara Parker has demonstrated unwavering professionalism, integrity and competence. While she was Chief Deputy, she was the most frequent representative of the City Attorney's office at City Council meetings, where we often had cause to observe her even-handedness and professionalism in advising Council on both procedural and substantive matters.
Barbara Parker is a Harvard Law School graduate and a lawyer with experience in a broad range of public and private sector practices for more than thirty years. She has the depth of experience it takes to lead the City's representation in these challenging times. The City Attorney's office provides a broad range of legal representation to a municipal corporation with nearly a one billion dollar budget. The City Attorney is essentially the managing attorney of this mid-sized law office. Someone with Barbara Parker's experience can best serve in this role.
In her first year in office, City Attorney Parker's fiscal management of her department has been impressive. In the previous nine years, the City Attorney's Office lost more than a third of its staff (19 attorneys and 14 support staff) to City budget cuts. As the need for legal services increased and the number of in-house lawyers declined, the cost of outside law firms had increased every year because of the loss of in-house resources.
But that pattern reversed when Barbara Parker became City Attorney. In the fiscal year that just ended (FY11/12), the cost of outside counsel is down almost 40 percent from the prior year, from about $6.4 million to about $4 million. This may be the most significant recent cost reduction by any still-operating department in City government.
We carefully reviewed the questionnaire responses we received from both candidates, and appreciate the time and effort they devoted to these. Some of the key responses and our reactions to them appear after the jump.
Nearly all of the questionnaire responses helped to differentiate the two candidates. Among the responses that struck us as most significant were these:
The Most Important Function of the City Attorney
We asked both candidates for their views on "the most important function of the City Attorney," and the responses showed us very different views.
City council member Jane Brunner's complete answer is here. But the part that stuck out for us was this:
When asked for advice today, the City Attorney's office usually provides the advice that "It cannot be done." I believe that the City Attorney's job is to provide advice and legal options on how its clients can do what they want to do – to give the client options – assessing what the legal opportunities are, what the risks are, and then allow the client to decide how to proceed.
Just over eighteen months ago, we saw a dramatic example of what City Council Member Brunner is apparently talking about: then City Attorney John Russo advised the City Council that the Federal Government might criminally prosecute Council members who voted to license and permit marijuana growing facilities. Whether one supports or opposes Oakland's efforts to allow such operations, there is no doubt that this is exactly what the Federal Government had in mind. There was much furor then among City Council members because they were told, quite correctly, 'it cannot be done." But that advice may well have saved City Council members from being prosecuted.
More recently, Ms. Parker's office advised at a Council meeting that the City's "no business with Arizona companies" resolution (#82727 C.M.S.) could not be applied to the award of a garbage collection contract because issuing a franchise contract is a regulatory function and not procurement. Ms. Brunner insisted on applying the resolution anyway without presenting any contrary legal argument or authority.
These are the clearest recent examples of the City Attorney telling the City Council "no, you cannot do this." It certainly is an attorney's job to counsel its clients against violating the law. If Ms. Brunner believes the City Attorney has tried to stop the City Council from taking actions that were not illegal, she should explain what she is referring to.
On the other hand, City Attorney Parker's response included the following:
First, my primary mission as City Attorney is to represent the City – and by extension its residents, businesses and taxpayers – with the highest level of expertise, professionalism and integrity.
Second, the elected City Attorney must function as an independent watchdog inside City Hall to ensure that taxpayer resources are used appropriately, all Oaklanders are represented and the actions of our city government are transparent, fair and legal.
And third, I believe the elected City Attorney must act as a force for change in Oakland by using my Office's resources to tackle Oakland's serious problems and improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods. Those resources can include litigation, legislation on the state or local level, community engagement and other creative strategies.
City Attorney Parker's response – and her conduct since becoming City Attorney – demonstrate that she understands that elected officials in Oakland must be agents for change.
Transparency: Public Records and Lobbying
One of MOBN!'s key values is transparency. This is something that has been sorely lacking in Oakland for many years. Two areas of concern are public records and lobbying reform.
Public records: The responses of both candidates on the subject of public records are here. Both candidates acknowledge that the City's approach to public records availability is not adequate. The situation is much worse than either of them acknowledges. The City's approach to public record's availability isn't just inadequate, it is often atrocious and illegal. This is been a well-known fact, frequently brought to the City Council's attention over many years.
City Council Member Brunner's only comment on public records is that responses to requests are not sufficiently timely and that the City Attorney should take the lead in fixing the problem. Timeliness is hardly the only problem. City offices, employees and elected officials have routinely ignored public records requests unless they are pressed and threatened. Many City Council members have been among the worst offenders, often seeking to keep their e-mails, other communications and calendars private. Many e-mails are deleted from the City's servers so that they cannot be later made available in response to Public Records Requests.
Council Member Brunner fails to address the Council's long-term, ongoing refusal to meet its own obligations under the California Public Records Act, to demand that city departments meet their obligations or to explain why we should expect anything different if she is elected City Attorney.
City Attorney Parker's response shows she understands the scope of the problem. In addition to stressing the importance that every Department head be trained to understand the importance of treating public records requests as a priority, she also understands the importance of technology:
We also need to update our technology. For example, the City's on line records request system can be improved. I believe our system should be searchable, so the public can view all prior records requests to the City, including the City's response and all responsive documents. Our on line legislative records system is low tech and will need to be updated. And we need to update the City's email storage capacity so email records are retained indefinitely. Several years ago, the City Attorney's Office proposed an email retention policy, but it was never scheduled. The City Attorney's Office already retains email indefinitely on our own servers – the rest of the City should do the same.
Barbara Parker's reinforcement of the importance of Public Requests in her communications with elected officials and agency heads also show that she understands both the importance of compliance and her department's role.
Lobbying reform: Both candidates claim to support lobbying reform. But City Council member Brunner's record in this regard is not an acceptable one. In early 2011, she sought to limit lobbyist reporting requirements so that no reporting would be required of employees of corporations, unions or other organizations who are paid to influence City policy. We supported a broader and better lobbying ordinance proposed by City Council member Schaaf. Council Member Brunner convened private meetings on the subject with the League of Women Voters and union representatives, and declined to allow MOBN! to participate. Thereafter, efforts to improve Oakland's lobbying regulation were tabled.
City Attorney Parker is on the right side of this issue:
I agree with the proposal submitted by Councilmember Libby Schaaf to fix the Lobbyist Registration Ordinance – this clearly distinguishes me from my opponent. Councilmember Schaaf's proposal would more clearly define lobbying as direct communication to officials, where the communicator is being compensated, with the purpose of influencing governmental decisions, outside of the public eye. This would be consistent with how the state and most local jurisdictions define lobbying.
Non-Interference
Oakland is entitled to Public Officials who understand, and comply with, the City Charter's provisions prohibiting Council Members from interfering with staff's actions (Charter section 218) – what City Administrator Santana has publicly referred to as "everyone staying in their own lanes." Both candidates state that they support this section.
But earlier this year Council Member Brunner demonstrated both a lack of understanding of this important provision, and a lack of understanding of an related ethical issue: City Council conflicts of interest.
In March of this year, the City Administrator reported that City Council Member Brooks had undertaken actions in connection with a recreation center in her district, which might have been in violation of section 218. Council was considering whether there should be further investigation, and the City Attorney's office offered the opinion that because a violation would be a misdemeanor and could require Ms. Brooks' removal from office, she should be disqualified from participating in Council action. Ms. Brooks ultimately absented herself from the discussion. But before she did so, Council Member Brunner stated she did not understand why Ms. Brooks should be disqualified – suggesting that she did not understand the ethical issue.
Oaklanders are entitled to a City Attorney who has a clear understanding of conflicts of interest and adherence to the highest ethical standards. The exchange between Council Member Brunner and the City Attorney's representative concerning Council Member Brooks makes it clear that Ms. Brunner does not have that understanding. On the other hand, City Attorney Parker has reminded all city staff and elected officials of the importance of, and meaning of, Section 218.
Make Oakland Better Now! believes that the choice for City Attorney is a clear one, and that the reasons are well stated by Ms. Parker in her response to our final question:
I have worked my entire career to maintain the highest level of integrity, professionalism and independence. I believe they are critical qualifications for Oakland's City Attorney to possess.
Our City Attorney must be a watchdog to safeguard fair and honest City practices free from political influence and unfair dealing. It's the City Attorney's job to ensure that everybody knows and plays by the rules regardless of political influence or position. This is my vision for the City Attorney's Office: to be a force for change both in the community and inside City Hall. I want this office to help Oakland move forward to a new era in which our city government is highly functional, transparent and responsive to all businesses and residents – an era in which the City deals seriously with the challenges and crises facing Oakland.
Barbara Parker is an example of the kind of public official Oakland needs. We urge all Oaklanders to learn as much as they can about both of the candidates, and, if they agree with us after educating themselves, to vote for Barbara Parker for City Attorney.
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9 responses to "MAKE OAKLAND BETTER NOW! BOARD ENDORSES BARBARA PARKER FOR CITY ATTORNEY"
jonah | August 6, 2012 at 7:53 pm | Reply
Good work folks! You've found another way to say "time for change."
AnnaMarie Moreno: 2917 Morgan Ave., #2: Oakland, CA 94602-3421 | August 17, 2012 at 12:32 am | Reply
This is an excellent presentation of the 2 candidates that are seeking the Office for Oakland City Attorney. It is very clear as to who is the most/best qualified for the Office. I hope others take the time to read the information presented in this document. Although I am only a retired Oaklander I am proud to endorse Barbara Parket for City Attorney.
This is to apologize for the misspelling of City Attorney Barbara Parker's name in the endorsement submitted by AnnaMarie Moreno, 8/16/12.
Martin | January 23, 2014 at 8:20 am | Reply
The people have a choice I guess. Barbara Parker seems to be highly qualified for the job Iguess. It seems to be a special challenge to represent Oakland sufficiently. But I still think that this whole discussion about the importance of the right candidate is taken a bit too serious. I know a lot of people would not agree with my point of view. But since I have seen these type of political debates over and over I became more indifferent to them. This is only my personal point of view.
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Stephanie Berick and Dianne Monaghan have been talking about their experiences of the NDIS at Endeavour Foundation Information Forums around the country since 2013. They've been in the Hunter Valley trial site for almost three years now and enthusiastically share with other parents how they set up a share house for their adult sons with a disability, with the assistance of the NDIS.
Their two sons house share with another man with a disability, using their disability pensions to pay rent and bills, while the NDIS funds the support workers that allow them to live independently.
Steph said they were trying to find somewhere for their adult sons that was a viable home that would remain in place after they were gone.
The boys are happy in their home and have come on in leaps and bounds, doing things their Mums never thought they could, like their own food shopping, their own washing, volunteering and cooking.
"Before the NDIS came into existence we had decided on the plan about the housing but we had no funding," she said.
"If the NDIS had not come into existence, the house would have been actually unsustainable in the long-term for the boys, because the NDIS provides all the money for the support for the boys in the house."
It's a great watch and demonstrates that, for many, the NDIS brings much greater opportunities for independence.


The Sharks and Eels will square off for the first time in over a year this Saturday when the Cronulla side travels west. Here are the match-ups that will go along way in seeing the respective player's sides home with the two competition points.
Valentine Holmes will play his first match as an NRL player at Parramatta this weekend, and will without doubt be looking to continue his recent run of form against an Eels outfit buoyed by a last-start win at Brookvale.
Holmes ran in two tries against the Tigers, and now sits just three tries shy of David Peachey's Club record for most tries in a year.
A man who knows all about crossing for four-pointers, Semi Radradra, will be out to thwart Holmes' efforts while continuing his own charge towards the title of the season's most prolific try scorer.
The 'Semi trailer' has crossed for 21 tries already in 2015, and has scored 2 in as many career games against the Sharks. Boasting a phenomenal career record, the Fijian has run in 45 tries from his 47 career starts at an unbelievable strike rate that the great man Ken Irvine would be proud of.
Holmes will be in for a real challenge this Saturday afternoon – but be assured the 20-year-old won't be taking any backward steps.
Former Shark Isaac De Gois played 106 games at the Cronulla Club before heading down the M4 to find a new home at the Eels in 2014.
The move – coupled with the retirement of NRL 300-gamer John Morris – paved the way for Michael Ennis to sign with the Sharks, and the 31-year-old has made a smooth transition into the Cronulla fold.
Ennis has laid on 14 try assists, and has run in two tries of his own, including a decisive effort against the Tigers at Remondis Stadium last weekend.
With two very different styles of play, Ennis' wit and craft – contrasted by the nuggetty De Gois' work rate in defence – will go a long way in assisting their side's efforts come Saturday afternoon.
The Shark is tipped to again play a major hand in his side's push on Saturday.
Cronulla vice-captain Wade Graham will this week play his 150th NRL match, having played his 100th game as a Shark in Round 17 against Manly at Brookvale.
Try-less after 21 Rounds this season, Graham has scored two tries in his last three matches, including a bash-and-barge solo effort against the Cowboys in Round 22.
The ball-playing back rower has laid on 4 try assists this season, and 5 line breaks across all matches in 2015. Yet to miss a match this season, the iron-man Graham will be out to cap his milestone match in a winning way.
Graham's opposite number, the 19-year-old Tepai Moeroa, will prove a tough task to contain when he runs out against the Sharks on Saturday.
The 111kg, 190cm giant will be running hard and straight at the Cronulla right-edge defenders, with Jack Bird and Luke Lewis set to be put on notice.


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When I graduated from college last year, I counted and realized that I've had over 10 different internship experiences - in less than 4 years. The first of which, led to a full 180 shift and changed my major, college that I graduated from and post-grad plans. So yes, I place a lot of value on internships and on the opportunities they offer.
Like many of my peers, going into college I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do but mostly gravitated towards business and marketing. As a freshman, I joined a few clubs and sports teams and started writing for an online food publication, Spoon University. At the time, Spoon was still small (not the Food Network giant it is today) and it had about 4 jobs posted on it, one of them being an internship in NYC with startup green smoothie company, Green Mustache. I applied, wrote my first cover letter, and had my first ever interview, over Skype. I was offered the position and accepted. The catch? I was going to college in Upstate New York, a few hours from my hometown and the internship was in NYC and unpaid. My parents weren't sold on the idea of me moving to NYC by myself, my friends thought it was a little "extra" to start interning after my freshman year but ultimately, it was the best decision I've ever made. 4 years and 10 internships later, I've learned a thing or two about bringing value as an intern - paid or not - and more than a few tips for making the most of your experiences.
A few disclaimers: I am in the field of nutrition media and communications so most of my internships have been with startups in the food and beverage space, mostly doing marketing, branding, media work and counseling/patient care. So while my intern experiences are applicable and relatable to most internship experiences, some aspects may vary from one field or internship to another. Here are some tips for getting your foot in the door, making the most of your experiences and figuring out where you want to be next.
Only a handful of my internship experiences have been from posted positions. The rest have been through cold emails, loose connections or, just asking. Like I said, that first internship was posted on an online magazine. My next opportunity came when I connected with two dietetic interns from New York Presbyterian Hospital who were tabling at an internship fair and I asked them if they knew of any volunteer positions available for the summer. I stayed in touch with them both and when meeting for coffee about a year later, I mentioned that I liked to write and she connected me with her previous employer who was looking for a freelance writer - which became a multi-faceted assistant and brand role. A sustained relationship and casual chat turned into another work opportunity. Other places I've found internships and work opportunities that weren't listed on a traditional job or internship board: cold emailing someone with a PR/event business and offering to work for free (x1) chatting with speakers after they presented at conferences and asking if they needed help (x2), asking family if they had any connections I could take advantage of (x1), sending a resume to an opportunity that came through my university email (x1), And my last internship - one that requires a hefty application process the dietetic internship - I am positive I got through the diversity and experiences of my other 10 internships.
If you follow any sort of business or media content, you've probably seen or heard of the serial entrepreneur and leader in digital media, Gary Vaynerchuck (@garyvee, @teamgaryvee). He's known for shooting straight and for advocating that if you want to learn from the best, offer to work for the best, for free. Most of his closest team is made up of people who took him up on that.
Depending on what type of company you intern for, you may be getting your hands dirty, or you may be filling out an excel sheet and organizing the office fridge. The important part is that you're willing to put in the work to be of value - even if it's not what you initially expected. Sometimes I've been involved in a new campaign or heading up research for a new project and it's been the main project that the team is working on. It's all we're talking about and it's exciting. There have been other times where the main project that's being talked about is months away and I'm working on a spreadsheet of local restaurant phone numbers for a round up. But putting just as much work into either type of project is a lesson in patience and loving the process. Putting it in perspective and seeing how all the pieces and roles fit together and how your responsibilities or role supports the team or company as a whole. We've all worked alongside other interns - or employees - who have complained their way through a role that wasn't exciting to them, and it's just about one of the most miserable things you can imagine. Don't do that.
You might have heard it's not about what you know but who you know. And yes, what and who you can do are both key to your success, but office culture and connections are also an important part of work environments. You don't want to just act a certain way for a future connection, people can normally see through that. But it's worth noting that your employer will assume how you do one thing is how you do everything. So if you're representing the brand at one event and you meet a competitor and don't give them the time of day or are rude - that will be remembered. Same goes if you say hi to everyone each morning and are always willing to help out or spend extra time working on an assignment.
One of the most impactful quotes I've heard is: "People may not remember exactly what you said or what you did but they'll always remember how you made them feel". Even if you're not specifically in the customer service industry - any interaction with a customer, coworker, business partner or the person at the coffee shop says a lot about you and how you treat and value others.
Going back to your place on the totem pole - you're in this for the experience and you don't have much leverage, why would you not be willing to make the most of it? Say 'yes' to new opportunities, to taking on or heading up projects, or to picking up someone's dry cleaning. A few times I said "yes" I got to: go to international food shows, represent a brand at a Panera opening, represent a brand at a Gala, lead a Kickstarter campaign, attend live shoots for news segments, contribute to the design of food packaging that is on the shelves today and create and teach a curriculum for a top hospital.
Say 'yes' until you know you need to say 'no'. Saying no is one of the hardest things, especially when you are the type of person who is driven and wants to do it all. The times that I've said no to opportunities or additional projects (1) I've been so grateful for, because they were times when taking on the additional work might have been "possible" but not my best and not a true reflection of my work or ability. (2) I can think of two specific times when I said no to something by explaining that while I was excited about the opportunity, I didn't think I was in a place to be able to put my best work forward. The reaction I got was that the employer had even more respect for my self-awareness and offered that if I ever needed anything - job or reference in the future to reach out. Reminder: I had said 'no' to their job.
I was on an interview call the other day where one of the people interviewing me for the role said "I'm curious, how did you get here? Share some of your passion with us" I think this is where it is so easy to set yourself apart. There are some skills you need, but so many things can be taught or are exciting to learn on your own if you are passionate and excited about the role or the mission of a company. Showcase that.
You don't need a laundry list of experiences or past internships to land your dream job or internship. When I applied to my first internship my only experiences were from high school, I had some retail experience and otherwise leveraged my short time writing for a relevant magazine and ultimately my interest in the field and willingness to learn and grow with the company. Experience in hospitality is always seen as an asset because it show that you can handle a high-demand role, customer service and essentially choas - some employers who specifically favor that type of experience - even if the role is for a seemingly unrelated, like a talent agent or project manager.
I remember having this realization when I was helping to train and on-board other interns: "If I were the founder, how would I want my interns to represent the brand?" While this didn't drastically change how I was already representing the brand - and as Gary Vaynerchuk always makes a point to say, nobody is going to work as hard or be as passionate about the company as the founder - but I wanted to at least be up there in my own way. Every company I've worked for, I have become incredibly passionate about, part of that is my personality but part of it is that I have found experiences that align so well with my interests that it's easy for me to drink the kool aid. When you are doing work you love and are open to the experience, the work is more enjoyable and you're more pleasant to be around.
Being an intern, you're in a unique spot. You're not quite a permanent office fixture, but you're likely there long enough to understand the office culture, the company's mission and offer a fresh perspective on projects and problems.Most employers know that offering the internship is often more for you than it is for the company - it normally takes more time from them than you can provide as an intern. That's why you want to offer as much value as possible - but also connect with others and use it as an opportunity to learn and try out different roles and company styles. Depending on where you intern, or work, the acceptance around new ideas and your freedom to contribute may be drastically different. The majority of my experience interning has been for startup companies and many of the ideas I've come up with have been encouraged and supported. But even more have been flat out rejected. I think that's a good thing. Something I've loved about having so many internships and working with such a variety of people and hearing 'no' doesn't mean you're an awful person with 0 valuable ideas, but they could use some improvement.
And hopefully not just the "you're great" kind. Getting true constructive criticism and specific strengths and areas to improve in is so valuable. If you're lucky enough to work for or with someone who takes the time to pay attention and give you specific, valid feedback, pay attention. As nice as it is to hear that 'you're doing a great job' it's much harder to find someone who will be honest and objective. That being said, use your own self-awareness and judgement to reality-check and filter through feedback at either extreme.
What's been your most valuable internship experience or lesson learned?
This article was originally published on Linkedin on 10/10/2018. See original.


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Some websites offer their products and services to their customers from different countries. One of the best practices observed in this case is to have separate top level domains per country to indicate which ones should be used within a specific location. This allows customers to distinguish which sites are for France, the Philippines or Germany. Matt Cutts, Google's main man in search spam was presented with a question related to TLD and IP addresses per country: "Should I use a separate IP Address for each country-specific site?" This is a growing concern since there are businesses that operate in different countries; an online retail store may have a domain that deals with their American clients in the United States and at the same time have another domain that caters to their clients in Singapore; while this is possible, owners are also concerned about using the same IP address for all domains.
Matt Cutts acknowledged the importance of having separate Top Level Domains per country- since this allows Google to distinguish which domains are for a specific country. This will also allow them to easily localize search results faster.
A single IP address can be used even if more than one TLD are being used by a specific online retail store or business. He mentioned that using 1 IP address would not affect SEO rankings or results since TLDs or countries are specified in the domain names.
IP addresses specific to the domain's location can also be used, and in fact more preferred to help filtering and indexing a lot easier and quicker. Example: use an IP address in France if the domain is .com.fr – or if the site should be specifically used in the country.
Although location or country-specific IP addresses are preferred, the use of a single IP address for all TLDs is not the end of the world.
Use the proper domain name. Domain names should be appropriate for your business, and of course your location (eg, .com.sg for Singapore or .com.my for Malaysia). This will assist Google in making sure that the search results are more specific and localized.
Register to Google's Web master tools for more online marketing guide. Since you would like to always follow protocols and optimize your users' experience, signing up with Google's webmaster tools can help you gather enough information to make sure that your maintain and create a relevant and searchable website.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using Hangfire.Common;
using Hangfire.Storage;

namespace Hangfire.States
{
    internal class StateMachine : IStateMachine
    {
        private static readonly TimeSpan JobLockTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15);
        private static readonly TimeSpan JobFetchTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15);

        private readonly IStorageConnection _connection;
        private readonly IStateChangeProcess _stateChangeProcess;

        public StateMachine(IStorageConnection connection, IStateChangeProcess stateChangeProcess)
        {
            if (connection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("connection");
            if (stateChangeProcess == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("stateChangeProcess");

            _connection = connection;
            _stateChangeProcess = stateChangeProcess;
        }

        public string CreateInState(
            Job job,
            IDictionary<string, string> parameters,
            IState state)
        {
            if (job == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("job");
            if (parameters == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("parameters");
            if (state == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("state");

            var createdAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
            var jobId = _connection.CreateExpiredJob(
                job,
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                createdAt,
                TimeSpan.FromHours(1));

            var context = new StateContext(jobId, job, createdAt, _connection);
            _stateChangeProcess.ChangeState(context, state, null);

            return jobId;
        }

        public bool TryToChangeState(
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        {
            if (jobId == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("jobId");
            if (toState == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("toState");
            if (fromStates != null && fromStates.Length == 0)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("From states array should be null or non-empty.", "fromStates");
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            using (_connection.AcquireDistributedLock(
                String.Format("job:{0}:state-lock", jobId),
                JobLockTimeout))
            {
                var jobData = GetJobData(jobId, JobFetchTimeout);

                if (jobData == null)
                {
                    // The job does not exist. This may happen, because not
                    // all storage backends support foreign keys.
                    return false;
                }

                if (fromStates != null && !fromStates.Contains(jobData.State, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                {
                    return false;
                }

                bool loadSucceeded = true;

                try
                {
                    jobData.EnsureLoaded();
                }
                catch (JobLoadException ex)
                {
                    // If the job type could not be loaded, we are unable to
                    // load corresponding filters, unable to process the job
                    // and sometimes unable to change its state (the enqueued
                    // state depends on the type of a job).

                    if (!toState.IgnoreJobLoadException)
                    {
                        toState = new FailedState(ex.InnerException)
                        {
                            Reason = String.Format(
                                "Can not change the state of a job to '{0}': target method was not found.",
                                toState.Name)
                        };

                        loadSucceeded = false;
                    }
                }

                var context = new StateContext(jobId, jobData.Job, jobData.CreatedAt, _connection);
                var stateChanged = _stateChangeProcess.ChangeState(context, toState, jobData.State);

                return loadSucceeded && stateChanged;
            }
        }

        private JobData GetJobData(string jobId, TimeSpan timeout)
        {
            var started = DateTime.UtcNow;
            var firstAttempt = true;

            while (true)
            {
                var jobData = _connection.GetJobData(jobId);
                if (jobData == null)
                {
                    return null;
                }

                if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(jobData.State))
                {
                    return jobData;
                }

                if (DateTime.UtcNow >= started.Add(timeout))
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Back of the shrine. Picture by Alan L.
Reference: Wall, J. Charles, Shrines of British Saints, Methuen & Co., London. 1905. Chapter Four.
The other Irish example is the shrine of St. Manchán, of Manghan, which still contains the supposed relics of a saint of that name—but of which particular Stain Manchán is doubtful. Whether, in fact, it was the actual name of a saint, or whether it is a diminutive of Manach, Monachus, a monk, is difficult to decide. Many were the holy monks of the seventh century in Ireland, and a "Saint Manchán" is commemorated on various days in different martyrologies.
This description closely agrees with both the age and the art of the reliquary now preserved on the altar of a chapel at Boher, in the parish of Lemanaghan, in which district stand the ruins of Leith Abbey where St. Manchán presided over his community, and after whom the parish is named.
Saved from iconoclastic zealots the shine was long kept in a small thatched building, used as a chapel until it was destroyed by fire, when local tradition asserts that the reliquary was miraculously preserved, it alone being saved unhurt while all else was consumed. It was then placed in the custody of the ancient family of Moony of the Doon, to whose residence the peasantry resorted to take oath on the shine ; but through the inconvenience thus caused it was translated to the church, and remains in the care of the parish priest.
The shine, or feretory, has a rectangular base 23 inches long by 12 inches wide, from which the sides rise without a break to a gable 19 inches high. It is supported by four feet 2 inches in height, which follow the rake of the sides. The two ends are thus of triangle form. The framework is made of yew, which is yet quite sound.
The base of the shrine is surrounded by a border of bronze 1¼ inches wide, ornamented by a tau pattern of Champlevé enamel, between which is engraved a chevron design. The sides have borders of bronze 1½ inches wide, the edges of which are hammered up into cable mouldings, and the flat central bands are filled with a continuous pattern of intricate animal interlacings, pierced through the metal and exposing the timber beneath. On both of the sides is a large cross 18 inches in width and 17 inches in height ; at each extremity and in the centre is a large raise boss, 4½ inches in diameter and 1½ inches in relief, all enriched with interlaced lacertine ornament, except the two central, which were probably enameled. The arms of the crosses are each composed of four enameled plates ; the ground of the enamels is yellow with a border of red lines. Above and below the crosses were originally about fifty-two figures, sixteen below and ten or twelve above the cross on each side ; the figures are in high relief and were heavily gilt, but being fastened to the background by nails of bronze, many of them have fallen away, only ten remaining, all of which, by their vestures, are apparently laymen, mostly warriors. They are habited in close-fitting tunics with an outer covering with sleeves ; a girdle encircles the hips, and from it falls a richly embroidered philibeg, or kilt. The legs and feet are bare. The hair and beard are variously trimmed, and one figure appears to have a steel cap. Four of the figures bear distinctive emblems—on carries an axe, another a book, and two others have short swords.
Two other figures of the same elongated form have been found in the neighbourhood, which from their size and style probably belonged to the shrine of St. Manchán. One of them, with a richly chased conical helmet covering the head and neck, is evidently a chieftain. the other is unmistakably in sacerdotal vestments ; the head is covered by a cap, or primitive mitre, and over a short alb is a chasuble of the same length ; in his hands he grasps a short cambutta, or pastoral staff, and his feet are covered with buskins.
The ends of the shrine are surrounded by borders similar to the sides, but the panels within them are sunk about half an inch and are each covered by a plate of bronze, the entire surface of which is enriched by beautiful interlaced work, divided into two compartments by an elongated monster, which is riveted down to the plate.
The crest of the shrine is lost, and with it probably the names of the donor and artificer, which in Irish work so frequently found a place on the joint production of their combined riches and skill.
Above the feet of panelled bronze are heavy clamps of the same metal, fastened to each corner and ornamented by heads of grotesque monsters ; these clamps hold rings—3 ½ inches in diameter—through which staves were inserted when the feretory was carried in procession.
When the shrine was somewhat recently opened it was found to contain certain bones and the greater portion of a skull, some pieces of yew and thin pieces of silver ; the latter were evidently fragments of the plating of the sides of the shrine which had fallen away when the figures had become detached, and thus ceased to hold them in position.
~Footnotes 5. Fasti Hib. i. 150, 333.


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Čepelare (in bulgaro Чепеларе) è un comune bulgaro situato nella regione di Smoljan di 8.739 abitanti (dati 2009). La sede comunale è nella località omonima.

Località
Il comune è formato dall'insieme delle seguenti località:
Čepelare (sede comunale)
Bogutevo
Drjanovec
Hvojna
Lilekovo
Malevo
Orehovo
Ostrica
Pavelsko
Progled
Studenec
Zabărdo
Zornica

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Città della Bulgaria
Comuni di Smoljan

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Singer, songwriter, mother and grandmother, Jane has spent the last 30 years exploring the potential of sound as a tool for enhanced consciousness.
Jane has created CDs and even tapes based on inspirational and motivational themes. Jane has also travelled the world singing songs to uplift the spirit over the years and has sung to raise money for the World Peace Flame charity. These days, along with writing more English songs, she enjoys working creatively with ancient Sanskrit texts.


Before the snow began this morning, The Cut once again trained its Detail Cam on the stylish stems of New York Fashion Week's show-goers. Was day one the last day of stilettos and bare ankles? Will stylish shoes fall prey to today's slippery streets? We think probably … not. Check out our video to see how colorful shoes brighten up even the most ominous impending weather, and how some women accessorized with mini-socks — fashion and function, ftw.


[Today is part 1 of a 3-part blog on pleasure and it's place in our lives] As I write this blog, I'm enjoying my day immensely. It's one of those Joyppily* days that you just can't get enough of. It's 92 and sunny, there's a slight breeze blowing out of the west and the pool water is perfect. My kids are playing games in the water with my oldest brother, my wife is soaking up some rays and I'm finishing off an ice-cold Mountain Dew and still tasting my toasted turkey sandwich from lunch. Today is a very Joyppy* day.
Pleasure is a funny thing and as I think about today I realize there are two extremes when it comes to our views on pleasure, and both of them are detrimental to the Overboard Life.
Making pleasure the highest good is an easy extreme to pursue. When we make every decision about whether or not we enjoy an activity, a job or a relationship, we fall into the trap of pursuing pleasure at all costs. It's absolutely unreasonable -- and ungodly! -- to make our pleasure the highest good. I am confident God wants us to enjoy life, but that does not mean making happiness our primary aim.
My six-year-old daughter Celina illustrates the folly of this principle well. Right before we were leaving on this amazing vacation, Celina and her siblings were asked to do some packing. She did so happily, knowing that packed bags were the first step to being able to enjoy our vacation. However, when she was asked to clean up her room before our departure, she actually burst into tears and cried for ten minutes before following through. When I asked her why she was so distraught over cleaning her room, she said, "because it's not fun!" Pleasure is her mark of whether or not a projects or event is worthy of her involvement.
Not only can we not enjoy every activity we choose, there are also circumstances that take place that should not be pleasured in. Peoples' lives are broken, shattered and placed in pain every day. Taking pleasure in some one else's pain is a sickness, not something to be sought. And it's not to say that we can't enjoy how God works out details to bring beauty from ashes, but pleasuring in a loved one's loss is not the sign of a good and healthy life. It's a sign of life out of balance in the pursuit of pleasure.
The pursuit of pleasure at all costs will not result in pleasure: It will result in pain. It will result in a life of emptiness and vacancy. It will result in expensive vacations that leave families further apart, not closer together. It will result in beautiful homes whose exquisite exteriors are warm, inviting and envy-causing, but whose interiors are cold, empty and full of unresolved grudges. Pleasure at all costs will put the nicest car in your driveway, bigger numbers in your bank accounts and facebook pictures with thousands of "likes" and "wish I was there" comments, but it's a life that won't allow you a good night's sleep. And it's not that it's wrong to have money, to vacation richly or to create memories in your home, on the road or while traveling around the world -- it's that making those things the highest good will never quench our ultimate desires or our biggest need.
Pleasure isn't the highest aim of the Overboard Life, but like it's counterpart, sorrow, it's cousin, laughter and it's step-brother, heartache -- pleasure is a component of the journey. God longs for His children to enjoy the life He has given, He just didn't intend for us to make pleasure the ultimate goal of our daily, weekly and yearly existence.
In next week's blog, we'll talk about the other danger related to pleasure. In the meantime, go ahead and take the plunge -- life is always better on the water!
*Joyppily: A joyous and happy event. Whereas happiness is a temporary emotion related to our pleasure in a specific circumstance, joy is a longer lasting choice we make regardless of our circumstances. Happiness can be taken away with a stubbed toe, joy can only be taken away by our own poor choices. When you experience Joppily (see also: Joyppy, Joyppyously and Joyppying), you are both happy in the moment, and joyful at heart.


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Compiled in 1978, prototype jukebox musical Ain't Misbehavin' is a big-hearted breeze through the music of pioneering jazz pianist Fats Waller. Making his directorial debut,...
Dancer Oti Mabuse: 'I'm bringing everything I've learned from Strictly to the rehearsal room'
Born in South Africa, Oti Mabuse enjoyed a stellar career as a Latin American dancer before becoming a regular on the BBC's Strictly Come...
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In the absence of attention-stealing shows such as Hamilton, there was a stunning mix of old-fashioned classics, innovation and some new British musicals. Tim...
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This year's Mercury Theatre pantomime takes the seed of a traditional fairytale, Jack and the Beanstalk, and feeds it a Miracle Gro elixir of...
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Exploring the intergenerational fallout of war and diaspora from the perspective of a Polish woman, her daughter, and granddaughter, Silence is a tentative but...
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Over the past few years, the trucking industry has seen a lot of changes. Following the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed in 2011- shippers, carriers, and supply chain professionals have been forced to adhere to a new set of strict requirements. In an effort to prevent food-borne illnesses, carriers must comply with a variety of food safety precautions including temperature monitoring, cleanliness, training, and data retention. (You can read more about that here).
The ELD mandate is perhaps the biggest change seen by the trucking industry in over 50 years and one that many people are unhappy with. There's no doubt it will have a dramatic impact on the industry. What's not as clear, is exactly how. In an effort to gain more clarity on the topic, we will discuss the implications of the ELD mandate and how it impacts the trucking industry.
Productivity is one area that no one seems to agree on. The initial thought was that ELDs would help to increase productivity for drivers by acting as a personal time-management tool. Matter of fact, the FMCSA estimates that the ELD mandate will result in a $2.44 billion savings. Most of which will be attributed to the amount of time drivers will save by not having to complete and submit time logs.
There has been a lot of skeptics, to say the least. Numerous reports have emerged that claim quite the opposite. John Larkin, managing director of transportation capital markets research, estimates the trucking industry will actually lose between 3% and 5% of its overall productivity once the federal regulations for ELDs go into full effect. He adds that small carriers will be most negatively affected, losing an estimated 6% to 10% of overall productivity.
The FMCSA projects the ELDs to save over $1.6 billion annually from paperwork savings alone. They also suggest carriers will save in additional ways, with decreased fuel costs, reduced truck downtime and lowered total crash rates, to name a few. Even still, $1.6 billion in paperwork savings in slightly hard to believe.
Here's a breakdown of the findings from a Regulatory Impact Analysis by FMCSA.
Let's face it, the savings are impressive, but do they make up for the costs of implementing the ELDs? The most common device will cost carriers about $495, per truck. For a small or medium-sized business, that's a huge expense. One that could drastically change the state of their business.
The driving force behind the ELD mandate is first and foremost, safety. The ELD mandate applies to over 3 million drivers on the road. That's 3 million drivers that could cause fewer accidents due to fatigue and inaccurate HOS logging. An analysis by the FMCSA, predicts that the ELD mandate will prevent approximately 20 fatalities and 434 injuries each year, due to driver fatigue. By ditching the paper and pen method and adopting the ELD method, it will ensure all drivers are following the specific safety and compliance standards.


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Die Falkensteinbrücke ist mit 396 Meter die längste Brücke der Tauernbahn und zählt zu den größten Eisenbahnbrücken Österreichs. Das zweigleisige Bauwerk liegt in Kärnten bei Obervellach, in der Nähe der Burg Falkenstein, und überspannt ein Quertal des Mölltales mit zwei Bögen. Es wurde im Rahmen der Neutrassierung zwischen den Jahren 1971 und 1973 errichtet.

Die Streckentrasse ist im Bauwerksbereich im Grundriss gerade und weist eine Gradiente von 27,62 ‰ in Richtung Schwarzach auf.

Konstruktion
Die Falkensteinbrücke ist eine Bogenbrücke, bestehend aus zwei geometrisch analogen Bögen mit 120 m und 150 m Stützweite. Die 7,5 m breiten Bögen weisen jeweils einen zweizelligen Stahlbeton-Kastenquerschnitt auf, der in den flachgegründeten Kämpferfundamenten eingespannt ist. Der Bogen mit 150 m Stützweite besitzt bei einer Pfeilhöhe von 46 m eine Querschnittshöhe von 3,0 m im Scheitel und 4,8 m an den Kämpfern auf. Der kürzere Bogen hat eine Pfeilhöhe von 36,8 m und eine Querschnittshöhe von 2,5 m bis 4,0 m.

Der 10 m breite und  konstant 2,62 m hohe Überbau aus Stahlbeton besitzt ein durchgehendes Schotterbett. Die drei Bewegungsfugen mit Schienenauszügen sind an den Brückenenden und zwischen den beiden Bögen angeordnet.
Die Einzelstützweiten des 396 m langen Fahrbahntragwerkes betragen 2×19,75 m, 0,55 m, 8×15,7 m, 0,55 m, 10×15,7 m, 0,55 m, 3×24,00 m. Über den Bögen mit 15,7 m Stützweite ist ein vierstegiger Plattenbalkenquerschnitt vorhanden. Die 0,4 m breiten und 1,8 m hohen Balken sind in einem Abstand von 2,0 m angeordnet. In den Vorlandbereichen mit den bis 24,0 m langen Stützweiten ist der Querschnitt durch eine Bodenplatte zum dreizelligen Kastenquerschnitt ergänzt.

Die 2,3 m breiten Brückenpfeiler und 1,5 m breiten Bogenständer besitzen zweizellige Stahlbetonquerschnitte. Sie sind mit den Überbauten und Bögen beziehungsweise Fundamenten monolithisch verbunden. Lager sind nur an den Widerlagern vorhanden.

Geschichte
Der Baubeginn und die erste Sprengung erfolgte am 30. Juli 1971. Das 1,296 Kilometer lange Baulos "Umfahrung Falkenstein" befand sich zwischen den Bahnhöfen Mallnitz-Obervellach und Penk. Der neue Abschnitt sorgte für eine Verkürzung der Strecke um 167 m, eine Vergrößerung des Krümmungsradius von 250 m auf 450 m und die Erhöhung der Streckenhöchstgeschwindigkeit von 60 km/h auf 90 km/h. Neben den 48 m langen Gratschacher Viadukts wurden an Kunstbauten der Leutschacher Tunnel (247 m), Falkensteintunnel (67 m) und der Gratschachertunnel (358 m) durch die Errichtung des neuen Abschnittes ersetzt. Insgesamt wurden 59.000 Kubikmeter Fels und Erde bewegt, 28.000 Kubikmeter Beton verarbeitet und 1.580 Meter Fahrleitungsdraht aufgezogen.

Auf der gleichen Strecke steht etwa 1 km weiter bergabwärts die Pfaffenbergbrücke.

Ausführung
Die Bögen wurden auf einem freitragenden Lehrgerüst durch einen schrittweisen Aufbau des Bogenquerschnittes hergestellt. Der Bau der Brücke dauerte 20 Monate.

Literatur

 Franz Aigner: Falkensteinbrücke, Österreich. In: Gerhard Mehlhorn (Hrsg.): Handbuch Brücken. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-29659-1, S. 164.
 Die ÖBB in Wort und Bild 9/1974: Die neue Falkensteinbrücke eröffnet und dem Verkehr übergeben, Wien 1974, S. 21–25.

Brücke in Kärnten
Eisenbahnbrücke in Österreich
Bogenbrücke
Stahlbetonbrücke
Erbaut in den 1970er Jahren
Bauwerk in Obervellach
Brücke in Europa
Tauernbahn