Adjunct Instructor - Business Administration Accounting - Brown ...

Job Description

Responsible for providing quality instruction to students through well prepared classes, relevant assignments, fair and holistic assessment of learning, clear documentation of student progress, and support of the academic success for at-risk students.

• Teach assigned courses
• Adequately prepare all course materials and lessons. Note preparation time will vary based on instructor experience in teaching that course
• Provide each student with clear course expectations, evaluations and timelines through carefully written topical outlines and approved, standardized syllabus
• Provide Interesting and relevant assignments for students that demonstrate learning outcomes in a real-life setting
• Suitably challenge, engage, serve and communicate with students to encourage their participation and learning while maintaining mutual value and respect
• Complete grade books, final grade sheets, learning assessments and final exam assessments on a timely basis
• Respond to student questions on a timely basis
• Identify and refer at-risk students to specific academic support services
• Ensure course and program learning outcomes are delivered as defined by the syllabus.
• Act as a substitute as needed
• Attend graduation ceremonies each year
• Where applicable, ensure safety and sanitation of all labs, equipment and supplies
• Post and maintain office and classroom schedules
• Participate in and provide feedback to institutional committees and reporting.
• Work with program chair and other appropriate groups on retention activities.
• Provide mentoring to new faculty
• Assist director of education in program evaluation and planning
• Attend regularly scheduled in-services and discipline specific professional development activities.
• Responsible to maintain credentials as required by accrediting councils/agencies and regulatory bodies

Required Skills

• Strong organizational skills
• Proficiency in Word and Outlook
• Expertise in interpersonal and oral presentation/written communication skills, as demonstrated by: data sheet, diplomas, degrees, transcripts, certifications, CVs/Resumes, and personal interview.

Experience Required

• Possesses a minimum of two (2) years of occupational (i.e., practical) experience in Accounting; CPA is required
• Candidate must have obtained at least a conferred Master's Degree in Accounting from an accredited U.S. college/university or international equivalent, additional requirements driven by state licensing or accreditation considerations may apply.
• Candidate will also be required to complete a satisfactory background check.
• Candidate will be required to submit a resume and/or curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy and copies of unofficial transcripts (all degree levels) with their application
• Must be available to work evenings from 6-10 p.m. (Flexible days M-TR)

Source: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175706793

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NY county: Releasing gun names endangers public

NEW YORK (AP) ? A New York county clerk justified his refusal to release the names and addresses of handgun permit holders to a newspaper, saying it would give stalkers and thieves a convenient roadmap to target potential victims ? and determine whether they have a gun.

"This certainly puts my public in danger," Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant said Thursday following a news conference in which he was backed by the county executive and other elected officials.

The Journal News, which serves New York City's northern suburbs, sparked an outcry last month when it published clickable online maps with the names and addresses of pistol permit holders in Rockland and Westchester counties.

When the newspaper requested the same information from Putnam, Sant initially said the county needed more time to fulfill the request. Sant balked entirely this week, saying the law gives him the prerogative to refuse to release public information if it endangers the public. Judges and police officers could be targeted by the people they put behind bars, he said. People with orders of protection have expressed concern to him about would-be attackers finding them through the database.

While anyone can come into his office and file the necessary paperwork to request information on individual permits, Sant said the difference is that the Journal News plans to publish the information in a way that makes it accessible to everyone, instantaneously.

"First of all, it tells criminals who doesn't have a gun," he said. "It gives a burglar or it gives a thief a map."

The Journal News' database and accompanying story, "The Gun Owner Next Door," was published as part of the newspaper's coverage following the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. Some readers say it unfairly stigmatized gun owners, branding them in the same way as online maps showing where child molesters live. The newspaper says it received threats and has posted armed guards at its offices.

Journal News Publisher Janet Hasson did not respond to several requests for comment Thursday but has issued statements previously standing behind the newspaper's project and maintaining residents have a right to see such public information.

Diane Kennedy, president of the New York News Publishers Association, said she reached out to Hasson offering support. She said editors may debate whether the Journal News should have published the database, but they fully backed the newspaper's right to access public records under New York's Freedom of Information Law. If the issue went to court, she said, member newspapers would file a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the Journal News.

"It's really clear cut," Kennedy said. "The existing law doesn't have exemptions in it. It says this information is subject to FOIL."

Rex Smith, editor of the Times Union in Albany, N.Y., said : "There is a broad consensus that the kind of resistance to the FOIL application that we're seeing in Putnam County is intolerable."

The denial of similar information to The Wall Street Journal by New York City's police commissioner led to a case that in 1981 was decided in favor of the newspaper.

But Sant says that times have changed.

"The technology today is so different," he said. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity of bringing to the magistrates that this is not 30 years ago."

Several attempts to pass a law that would shield gun permit holders' personal information have failed to pass the legislature in recent years.

Experts say the county may have a difficult time defending the refusal, because New York state law classifies the data as public.

"The argument has been made and rejected," said Robert Freeman of the State Committee on Open Government. "There's never been any indication that disclosure resulted in any jeopardy."

Edward S. Rudofsky, a New York attorney who specializes in the First Amendment, added, "I don't see why technology makes this any more or less sensitive than it would otherwise be."

Associated Press

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Criminal probe expected after racist soccer chants

Associated Press Sports

updated 8:53 a.m. ET Jan. 4, 2013

MILAN (AP) - A public prosecutor is set to open a criminal inquiry after an exhibition match between AC Milan and lower division club Pro Patria was abandoned after racist chanting by fans.

The prosecutor in the northern town of Busto Arsizio is likely to pursue charges of inciting racial hatred against Pro Patria fans who abused Milan's black players, local media reported Friday.

One 20-year-old fan was cited by police after acknowledging involvement in the chants. Police are examining video footage to identify about 10 others suspected of involvement.

After repeated chants directed his way during Thursday's game, Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng kicked the ball in anger at a section of the crowd, took off his shirt and walked off the field with the rest of the Milan team.

Other Milan players Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Muntari and M'Baye Niang were targeted by the chants.

The Italian soccer federation announced its own inquiry Thursday.

"Thank u all for the support and understanding...means a lot!!!" Boateng tweeted Friday.

The international players' union, FIFPro, voiced its support for Milan's stance.

"FIFPro is not encouraging other players to directly walk of the field when they are racially abused," said Tony Higgins, the association's spokesman on anti-racism. "But the world of football has to realize that this abusive behavior must stop. Racism has no place in society or football. The players of Milan sent a clear message: if racism does not stop, then football will."

Former France international Lilian Thuram, who played in Italy with Parma and Juventus, noted that it was "the first time a big club took responsibility to make such a decisive step" by walking off.

"Indifference prevails in the majority of cases," Thuram told the Gazzetta dello Sport. "Teammates tend to lower their eyes and look elsewhere, underestimating the suffering of the players of color who are targeted.

"That's why I applaud the sensibility of a great player like (Milan captain) Massimo Ambrosini," Thuram added. "He took responsibility which gives a huge amount of help to the fight against racism."

Patrick Vieira, another former France international who played in Italy, also was supportive.

"It was brave of Kevin Prince Boateng to do what he did today, and it was the right thing," Vieira tweeted. "We need to stand up and stand together. Well done."

Meanwhile, Pro Patria president Pietro Vavassori announced that he would open the club's stadium to "all people of color" at its next match, inviting them to sit in the tribune of honor.

"Our hope is that the other Lega Pro (third and fourth division) presidents also support this initiative," Vavassori said. "The people who made those chants are not regular fans, but rather people who came to the stadium with the intention of ruining a festive match."

Vavassori added that Boateng's reaction was "understandable."

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Where To Find The Best Vintage Cocktails Around ... - Food Republic

Vintage fernet is incorporated into the drinks at Yusho in Chicago.

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So, you think your favorite bartender is impressive because he makes his own bitters and can rattle off a couple classic cocktails you?ve never heard of? Cool, but has homeboy ever poured you a sip of history? A handful of bars around the country are specializing in truly antique drinks ? as in, made with vintage spirits and liqueurs. Want to taste what gin was like in the 1950s? Or cr?me de menthe in the 1940s? Pull up a barstool and be transported back in time.

At Pouring Ribbons, a cocktail lounge that?s been attracting seasoned drinkers in New York City, the menu includes a selection of yellow and green Chartreuse from as far back as the 1940s. This isn?t quite the same as having a collection of, say, old Scotch or Cognac. Most spirits don?t evolve in the bottle. But Chartreuse, as well as other liqueurs and amari, are a different story. The Carthusian monk?made herbal elixir, the result of multiple macerations of 130 different botanicals, can mellow, deepen or sour over time. For up to $125 a shot, you can taste the changes for yourself.

?It?s very much a journey into the unknown ? when we open a bottle, we never know what we?re going to get,? says Joaqu?m S?mo, one of the bar?s owners, adding that his partner, Troy Sidle, is responsible for curating the Chartreuse list from their thousands-strong collection. ?We?ve seen some that have lost all their color. One was like stepping into an Indian spice shop ? it just smelled like turmeric. The ?50s Green, for me, is really lovely. There?s something about how it?s mellowed? a little more soft herbs come through.?

Also in New York, the Experimental Cocktail Club has a vintage Stinger on the menu, made with Hennessy Bras Arme from the 1960s and Imperium Cr?me de Menthe from the 1940s. The bar will make you a martini with gin from the ?50s, or pour you a shot of Antillean rhum agricole from the ?20s if you have the cash ? up to $200 for a cocktail ? to spend. Here the appeal is to taste what a spirit may have been like decades ago. Like a liquid time capsule, what?s in the bottle has been preserved.

A bar in Chicago is killing two big booze trends with one formidable stone: its selection of rare and vintage fernets. (In case you haven?t heard, there?s more to the cultish amaro sub-genre, fernet, than Branca.) Yusho stocks about 60 different fernets from all over Italy, including a number of dusty old bottles that date as far back as a century or more.

?There are hundreds of producers of fernet in Italy. We try to get our hands on as much as we possibly can,? says bartender Alex Bachman, the unofficial fernet collector at Yusho. ?Some show better than others. Some that we open are just dogs. They smell like a wet basement. Others are absolutely gorgeous.?

The vintage booze trend certainly raises questions about whether it?s possible to truly recreate a cocktail from a pre-Prohibition-era recipe without the actual spirit from that time. But aside from sparking a theoretical debate, it might also spark a gift idea. The Handmade Cocktail Company, which sells ready-made bottled cocktails, has a line of antique drinks, including a Manhattan made with Canadian Club from the 1960s, Martini Rosso and Punt E Mes from the 1970s, and Wild Turkey from the 1980s. Its Antique Martinez incorporates ingredients from the ?60s and ?70s. The company also sells an antique Rob Roy and Negroni. The drinks range from $60-$80, making it easy to buy someone a drink across the country.

So, what can a spirits enthusiast get out of quaffing alcohol as old as his mother? The answers range from sating curiosity to bearing witness to a product?s evolution to just being able to say you did it. Especially while you still can. Increased automation and quality control measures in the spirits industry mean more consistency across the board. In other words, in 40 years? time, a 2012 bottle of gin might taste the same as 2025 bottling. Of course, by then, we?ll surely be on to the next drinks fad? this whole vintage spirits craze may be long forgotten.

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Source: http://www.foodrepublic.com/2013/01/03/where-find-best-vintage-cocktails-around-united-st

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The First Amendment Versus the Second Amendment

The Journal News published a map showing every handgun permit holder in two New York counties

Courtesy of Google Maps.

Worrying over the Newtown shooting, a friend of mine mentioned a piece of advice she?d gotten from a school official: Before your kid goes to another child?s house, ask the parents whether they own a gun, and whether it?s locked up. She?d been counseled to ask the question years ago, but never had. It just seemed too invasive and awkward.

I?ve been thinking about that unasked question in the wake of the decision by the Journal News, a New York suburban paper, to publish a map showing every handgun permit holder, by name and address, across the two counties of Westchester and Rockland. The story sparked outrage from readers, conservatives, and a local state senator; they called the newspaper feature a ?violation of privacy,? a ?scarlet letter,? and ?intimidation.? Poynter?s Al Tompkins also objected: ?Just because information is public does not make it newsworthy,? he wrote. People own guns for a wide range of law-abiding reasons. If you are not breaking the law, there is no compelling reason to publish the data.?

Why is it legal to publish these kinds of gun records, and should it be? There?s no real question that New York law allowed the Journal News to publish these records. The state has an open records act that says the name and address of handgun permit holders ?shall be a public record.? That ?shall? doesn?t leave room for government officials to refuse to hand this information over, as Putnam, a third county covered by the Journal News, is doing. The paper also has a First Amendment right to publish the gun data. The Putnam county clerk says he?s refusing to put gun owners ?in harm?s way,? but if he is challenged in court, he will surely lose.

States can choose otherwise. On the Gannett blog, commenter Jim Hopkins says that he published a story in the Gannett paper in Boise, Idaho, in the mid 1990s, based on gun data he got through the state?s open-records law, and that in response, Idaho lawmakers changed the law to allow people with concealed carry permits to keep their records secret. On Poynter, Julie Moos has a good round-up of other examples of news organizations taking this step. For the newspapers, the justification is that readers ?are understandably interested to know about guns in their neighborhoods,? as the Journal News said in a statement. But of course, people are interested in knowing all kinds of things. So is the only line to draw here based on what?s legal, plus a news organization?s editorial judgment?

I called William Newman of the ACLU of Western Massachusetts, who represented Slate and me in a successful open records act challenge, to puzzle this through. Why should certain personal information, like food stamp or unemployment insurance applications, or tax returns, remain private?as federal law and some state laws mostly provide?while gun permit records are public? Newman said the law reflects a societal consensus about when privacy outweighs the public?s interest in transparency, and when it?s the other way around. "Gun permits are like property appraisals, or construction permits, or parade permits. People could object to making these records available on privacy grounds, too," Newman said. "But because guns are what they are, there is a greater need to know."?

Property sale prices aren?t necessarily shaming, the way criminal records are, or the addresses of sex offenders, though they can be embarrassing. To me, that makes the property records more analogous to gun permits than food stamps, where the stigma, however unfortunate, is more obvious. As someone who doesn?t own a gun, I don?t entirely get why making this information public is a scarlet letter. If you own a gun for self-defense, isn?t there some benefit in telling would-be home invaders that you have one? You could see this like a Beware of Dog sign: as a form of deterrence. In fact, maybe it?s those who don?t own guns who have the most to lose from the publication of this kind of data. If gun-free zones around schools make them a target for gunmen like the Newtown shooter, as the National Rifle Association has argued, then the Journal News map could be a guide for thieves looking for homes that are easier to enter. In this version, handguns are like burglar alarms or LoJacks, and we?re all a bit safer when the thieves don?t know which homeowner has one.

I still think, though, that it?s the legislature?s decision that most closely tracts the societal value that?s expressed in making a certain piece of information public. You could argue that New York?s law was written before the age of the Internet, when a map like the one in the Journal News was at everyone?s fingertips. But the Internet wasn?t born yesterday, so lawmakers have had time to choose to leave the open records act as is.

You could also argue, as Tompkins did, that the Journal News didn?t do enough with this information?that the journalistic value of the map, matched with no additional data or analysis, isn?t high enough to justify the privacy concerns and the prospect that irritated handgun owners, feeling embattled, will be even less likely to support gun control reform. Just look at the backlash the paper has generated?it has hired armed guards, and a blogger published the names and addresses of many of the papers? reporters. That?s its own expression of public sentiment. Fair enough. Still, I?d like to believe that the threats of violence against the paper, in particular, don?t reflect a consensus.

Source: http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=a6d5158ba3364fa8ea8c18ed237b0c34

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Eat,drink+be Kerry: Colle Rosso, Red Hill, Brisbane

Ahh, the joy of finding a great new restaurant within walking distance of home.

Colle Rosso, which is Italian for Red Hill, ticks all my boxes.? Well priced, flavoursome, authentic Italian food, made and served with love.

This traditional family trattoria which opened late last year, is owned and operated by two couples - David and Laura (both from Rome) and Marco (from Sardinia) and Lisa (a Brisbane local of Italian heritage), who together have more than 30 years of experience in hospitality.

Busy even mid week, the restaurant was filled with plenty of locals dining as couples but also larger groups sporting distinct Italian accents.

David and Marco head up the kitchen drawing on their previous experience as head chefs at Portside?s Gusto Da Gianni and five-star hotels in Switzerland, London and Europe where they regularly cooked for royalty.

The menu is filled with traditional Italian classics including 12 varieties of Roman-style wood-fired pizza such as Calzone Colle Rosso, a wide range of pastas with a popular favourite of Gnocchi con Gamberi e Zucchini and Tiramisu straight from Nonna?s personal cook book.

?We are proud of our traditional menu, all of the food is prepared and served just as we did when we lived and worked in Italy,? David Ruggiero said.

?Many of the recipes are our mothers and grandmothers; we have chosen our favourite traditional foods to share with our customers.

?Even our wine list has our favourite Italian wines and spirits as well as Australian favourites,? he said.

The restaurant sits in the site of a previous fine-dining Italian restaurant, Biagio and while the style of cuisine is the same, the similarities end there.

?We wanted a clean slate with Colle Rosso, we have changed everything from the colour of the walls which we painted a rustic red and adorned with family relics and photos from Italy to the lighting and of course the family-friendly menu,? said head chef David Ruggiero.

I sampled their Christmas lunch menu which included some top picks from the menu starting with a classic bruscetta with a simple combo of fresh diced tomato and basil bursting with flavour.

The crisp pizza base with rosemary and garlic topping was so moreish I could hardly stop at one but make sure you keep some aside to mop up the delicious cherry tomato Napoli sauce that comes with the giant sized ravioli filled with fresh ricotta and spinach.

Our mains were a crispy skin pork belly with potato gratin and a barramundi filled with olive crust and fennel cream. The barra crust was crisp and light with not a hint of the muddiness that plagues some barra. The pork belly was so deliciously crisp and tender with the potato gratin worth ordering on its own for its cheese flirt and affair with thyme.


Wafer thin slices of tender veal with intense sauce made for a perfect Saltimbocca.

The oh-so-light pannetone was studded with orange peel and raisins and filled with a lux strawberry mouse and ice cream.

We finished the night with a digestive that appeared ice cold from the freezer.

Bottom line: Up there amongst the best Italian for price, taste and value in Brisbane.

Best tip: Try the take-away pizza and pasta options and it's open seven days.

Colle Rosso?

Kerry Heaney

More great Italian in Brisbane -

Popolo South Bank
Tartufo Fortitude Valley
Vio's Paddington
Gallery One, Carindale

Disclaimer: Ed+bK and partner were guests of Colle Rosso.

Source: http://eatdrinkandbekerry.blogspot.com/2013/01/colle-rosso-red-hill-brisbane.html

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Avis Buying Zipcar In Deal Worth Nearly $500 Million

NEW YORK ? Avis is leaping into the car-sharing service business by buying Zipcar for $491.2 million, aiming to capture a new type of customer and technology that will vastly expand its car rental options.

Car sharing has become a popular alternative to traditional rentals in metropolitan areas and on college campuses, allowing members to get a vehicle for an hour or two for short trips instead of renting a car for a day or using mass transit. The segment has been growing while traditional car rentals have struggled in the current slow-growth economy.

Zipcar, which was founded in 2000, has more than 760,000 members, triple what it had in 2008. It went public in 2011 and 2012 is expected to be its first-ever profitable year. Avis Budget Group Inc. is the third-largest U.S. rental car company, behind Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Hertz Global Holdings Inc.

"I've been somewhat dismissive of car sharing in the past but what I've come to realize is that car sharing, particularly on the scale that Zipcar has achieved and will achieve, is complementary to our traditional business," Avis' Chairman and CEO Ron Nelson said in a conference call after the deal was announced.

Nelson said the acquisition means Avis will now be able to reach younger, more tech-savvy consumers that prefer sharing services.

Zipcar parks cars throughout cities and college campuses, which allows renters to avoid waiting in lines at traditional car rental counters. Some areas provide reserved parking for the cars, which can be located online or through the companies' smartphone applications. That technology was attractive to Avis, which hopes to expand Zipcar's vast technological capabilities to its own business.

The car-sharing companies pay for fuel and insurance, costs not included in standard car rentals. Although the hourly rental options are quicker and cheaper than renting a car by the day, Zipcar and other car-sharing services are generally more expensive for rentals longer than 24 hours.

To join Zipcar, members pay a $25 application fee and $50 a year. Rates run from $7.50 an hour and include gas, insurance and 180 miles a day.

The acquisition will help Avis better compete with Enterprise and Hertz, which have their own smaller car-sharing services. And having access to Avis' fleet of cars will help Zipcar meet high demand on weekends when most people take a trip to the grocery store or run other errands.

Avis estimates it will save about $50 to $70 million a year through combining the two businesses into one.

Avis Budget Group Inc. will pay $12.25 per share, which is a 49 percent premium to Zipcar's closing price on Friday. The stock lost more than half its value in early 2012 year as its results and outlook spooked Wall Street. But late last year, the stock began to recover as the company saw growth in members and revenue. And on Wednesday, the stock soared 48 percent to close at $12.18.

The boards of both companies unanimously approved the buyout. If Zipcar shareholders approve the deal, it's expected to close in the spring.

Avis, which is based in Parsippany, N.J., said it expects certain members of Zipcar management, including Chairman and CEO Scott Griffith and President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Norman, to help run its day-to-day operations.

Avis also maintained its 2012 adjusted earnings forecast Monday of about $2.35 to $2.45 per share on revenue of approximately $7.3 billion. Analysts predict earnings of $2.42 per share on revenue of $7.3 billion.

Avis shares jumped 4.8 percent to close at $20.77, after earlier hitting a 52-week high of $21.10.

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AP Business Writer Michelle Chapman contributed to this report.

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