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November 11, 2024 ~ John Gutierrez, Executive Director, Michigan Office of Defense & Aerospace talks to Mark Hackel live at Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace in Clinton Twp.

Join our host Ed Clemente as he speaks with key figures in the mobility industry following the inaugural Michigan Mobility Conference. Hosted by the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME), Michigan Economic Development Corporation, gathered a diverse audience including global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, technology startups, and service providers to discuss Michigan's significant role in shaping the future of transportation and its broad impact on global communities.Hear from Justine Johnson of the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, Camille Hoisington of Traverse Connect, Kameale C. Terry of ChargerHelp, Josh Naramore of National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), Allison Bowman of Tubular Network, Timothy Papandreou of ETA Advisors, and Vincent Keenan of the City of Detroit.

Justine Johnson, Michigan's Chief Mobility Officer and head of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME), talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan about how Michigan's mobility and electrification strategy, guided by the MI Healthy Climate Plan, is innovating and moving the EV ecosystem forward. They really are leading the way on some of the cutting-edge EV topics of the day.

Justine Johnson, Michigan's Chief Mobility Officer and head of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME), talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan about how Michigan's mobility and electrification strategy, guided by the MI Healthy Climate Plan, is innovating and moving the EV ecosystem forward. They really are leading the way on some of the cutting-edge EV topics of the day.

Today's episode comes to you from Ohio, Michigan, Texas, and Alaska. Join Tim Lightner (eWorld Enterprise Solutions, based in Anchorage, Alaska) and Lisa Westfall (Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Agency in Columbus, Ohio). They are pleased to be joined by two of NCSEA's Presidents:  Erin Frisch (NCSEA's recent former President, and IV-D Director for the Michigan Office of Child Support), and Charles Smith (NCSEA's newest President, and Vice President of Business Development at GreenCourt Legal Technologies). Listen as each talk about being thoughtful stewards of NCSEA, their own contributions, and reflections on where they are heading. From building community to holistic change, listen in for an engaging conversation.

Michigan is a Defense and Aerospace Powerhouse: With 4,000 defense and 900 aerospace businesses, these industries contribute over 166,000 jobs and $30 billion to Michigan's economy. Learn more from the Michigan Office of Defense & Aerospace Innovation (ODAI).Hear Executive Director, Colonel John T. Gutierrez, share his mission to bolster the state's defense and aerospace sectors. ODAI collaborates with government, industry, and academia to forge a future rooted in the legacy of the Arsenal of Democracy — a legacy where Michigan leads in defense and aerospace markets. John discusses how the Office is dedicated to strengthening the state's defense and aerospace sectors by attracting, retaining, and expanding investments.

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This week, we take an honest look at DEI. We also look at the start of Trump's hush-money trial, more Trump allies being indicted in Arizona, and more! If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:Trump hush money criminal trial has begunArizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and MeadowsPro-Palestinian protests are spreading through college campusesTikTok bill is signed into lawTucker Carlson debates evolution with man-ape Joe RoganCharlamagne Tha God Has An Issue With DEI | The Daily ShowElon and Bill Ackman's Tweets about DEIThe difference between being "not racist" and antiracist | Ibram X. KendiUniversity of Michigan Office of DEIAmerica First Legal Bragging About All Their DEI ComplaintsIowa universities to shutter DEI programs, increase civics educationWhy Diversity Programs Fail and What Works BetterAs DEI gets more divisive, companies are ditching their teamsNIH: Diversity Training Goals, Limitations, and Promise: A Review of the Multidisciplinary LiteratureA systematic review of diversity, equity, and inclusion and antiracism training studies: Findings and future directionsA Meta-Analytical Integration of Over 40 Years of Research on Diversity Training Evaluation Understanding advantaged groups' opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies: The role of perceived threatPrejudice Reduction: Progress and Challenges

In this episode, Trina Poston and I highlight the unique benefits lean brings, explore its next evolutions, and discuss the crucial skill set of a successful lean leader. What You'll Learn: What is your background / how did you get into lean? Many lean practitioners have engineering backgrounds, how do you feel having a non-engineering background benefits you as a lean practitioner? What is your favorite lean practice? In your opinion, what's the next evolution of lean? What do you feel is the most necessary skill set of a lean leader? About the Guest: Trina Poston is a leadership consultant, adjunct facilitator, speaker, strategic portfolio manager and experienced Lean practitioner. As the Founder and Principal of MAP Coaching + Consulting, a business consulting and personal coaching firm, Trina is devoted to serving clients through customized solutions to improve performance. Leveraging a background in strategic development and program execution across multiple industries, Trina brings a multimodal style from a toolkit of Design Thinking, Lean and scalable Project Management principles. This unique approach combined with a focus on training and development and civic engagement have led to Trina being recognized by the State of Michigan Office of Good Government with the Symbol of Excellence. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here for more information on Trina Poston --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansolutions/support

A change regarding overweight fines in New York City could cost truckers a lot of money. And some questions are being raised. We'll get the details from OOIDA Director of State Government Affairs Doug Morris. Also, new broker fraud schemes pop up every week. We'll sit down with Tom Crowley of OOIDA's Business Services Department to talk about red flags to look out for and what you should do if you've fallen victim to broker fraud. And Michigan is setting up what it calls the “truck stop of the future,” and electric truck charging is at the center of the project. We'll discuss what they're doing with Charlie Tyson of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. 0:00 – Newscast 10:06 – Red flags that indicate broker fraud 24:50 – ‘Truck stop of the future' 39:18 – Overweight fines in New York could cost truckers big time

State Budget Officer Chris Harkins is asked about how transparent this year's budget-making process was.  The next Fiscal Year budget takes over $6 billion in surplus revenue off Michigan's balance sheet, but Harkins says residents should not be worried by this.  Charlie Tyson, the technology activation director for the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, forecasts a future where unmanned delivery drones fly beyond the visual line of sight, and where companies might someday flock to Michigan to develop flying taxis.  And actor Hill Harper is an official Democratic contender for the U.S. Senate. Sam Robinson of Axios in Detroit and past 'Reproductive Freedom For All' spokesperson Darci McConnell discuss what they're seeing in the early days of the Elissa Slotkin vs Harper Democratic rivalry. 

May 16, 2023 ~ Lt. Mike Shaw of the Michigan State Police tells Paul the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning's "Click It or Ticket" seat belt enforcement campaign is underway and he says wearing a seat belt saves lives.

Philanthropist William Davidson had a global vision in 1992, to transform the emerging markets, through business innovation, and specifically economic growth and social freedom. Hear Diana Páez's story of how William Davidson's vision transformed into the William Davidson Institute (WDI) a non-profit research and educational organization at the University of Michigan as well as her unique path to this career. The institute's mission is to grow their work at the intersection of energy & mobility, with a focus on helping innovators and entrepreneurs in emerging markets leverage the global energy transition to develop and scale profitable business models. She has worked closely with the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification and has had a globe-trotting history living and working in Mexico, Paris, Washington DC, Peru, Columbia, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic, including a stint at The World Bank. You can also read the transcript from our conversation.

November 22, 2022 ~ Mobility Makers. Trevor Pawl, Michigan's Chief Mobility Officer and Head of Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, Released annual report on strategy for better mobility future.

November 22, 2022 ~ Full Show. Craig Mauger, State Politics Reporter Detroit News, State House Leader Jason Wentworth rejects calls to investigate the 2022 election. Governor Gretchen Whitmer appoints Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court. John James, Congressman Elect R-10th District, on his win over Carl Marlinga, Omnibus Spending Bill, possible railroad labor strike, what does he hope to accomplish in Congress? Marie Osborne, Senior News Analyst, RSV numbers are pushing doctors and hospitals to capacity, Washington Post has a startling report on health care worker burn out. Trevor Pawl, Michigan's Chief Mobility Officer and Head of Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, released annual report on strategy for better mobility future. Chris Renwick, Senior News Analyst, Flint man finds military grade C4 explosive inside junked car door. Lloyd Jackson, Senior News Analyst spoke to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on clearing up large rape kit backlog and Steve Courtney, Sports Analyst, Final 4 coming to Detroit in 2027. MSU Basketball entered the top 25 at #12 after starting the season unranked.

It's a conversation we wish we didn't have to continually have—how do we keep our kids safe at school? In this episode, Kim Root, Manager of the Michigan Office of School Safety, talks about creating a culture of proactive practices and how the OSS can help.

In response to a dramatic increase in speeding drivers beginning with the pandemic stay-at-home advisories in 2020 and continuing now, traffic safety experts and law enforcement officials are working to understand the behavior. On this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Carol Flannagan, director of the Center for Management of Information for Safe and Sustainable Transportation (CMISST) at the  University of Michigan (UM) and research professor at UM's Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), talks about her research and theories about the epidemic of speeding and other risky behavior. This comes as the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are once again partnering on a regional traffic safety campaign. As noted in their news release: "As part of the 'Great Lakes, High Stakes' campaign, dozens of municipal, county and Michigan State Police (MSP) law enforcement agencies across Michigan will focus on speeding drivers between June 18 and 26." Among other topics, Flannagan talks about the challenging decisions for auto manufacturers in rolling out automated vehicle (AV) technology. She acknowledges that it's much easier for AVs to communicate and predict what other vehicles will do rather than what humans will do. She also discusses: Effectiveness of high-visibility enforcement and impacts on driver behavior.Crash stats. From 2011 to 2019, fatalities were flat, but in July 2020 the rate of speeding-related fatalities spiked.Frontal automatic emergency braking is effective, reducing frontal crashes by 50 percent.Manufacturers have been shifting from warning systems for drivers to automatic systems, which is much more effective. Also discussed, the resistance and challenges to acceptance of Advance Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and projections for broad adoption. Just this week, the NHTSA released data on the topic, but there are concerns about context. And a reference to a supercut video of Elon Musk predicting the timeframe for broad deployment of AV technology. Podcast photo: Carol A. Flannagan, Ph.D., Research Professor, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

 On this week's Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, conversations about an announcement by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of electric vehicle charging infrastructure installations at Michigan state parks. First, Trevor Pawl, Michigan's chief mobility officer, explains why several Michigan state agencies are collaborating with private industry to provide charging options along the Lake Michigan shore for travelers from in and out of state.The announcement follows last year's roll out by the governor of plans for a Lake Michigan Electric Vehicle Circuit.In his role with the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, Pawl works hard to bring together private industry and government officials to find solutions to mobility challenges, including range anxiety.Pawl explains why Rivian, an electric vehicle maker and automotive technology company, under an operating agreement between Adopt a Charger and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, will be providing open-network, Level 2 Rivian Waypoints chargers at no cost to the state or taxpayers. He also underscores how identifying creative partnerships and opportunities can help with significant progress “in creating a safer, more equitable and environmentally conscious transportation future for all Michiganders.” Later, Ed Golder, director of communications at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, explains how the partnership will work. He also talks about why it makes sense, given the number of people who visit Michigan state parks each year. He says visits to the parks soared during the pandemic and officials expect the trend to continue.From the governor's news release on the announcement:From Warren Dunes State Park in the southwest corner of the Lower Peninsula, north along the Lake Michigan “gold coast” and additional points inland, an estimated total of 30 chargers are scheduled to be installed as part of the first phase of the project with the next installations beginning in summer and continuing through the year. “This project will not only benefit Michigan in the near term but will also pay dividends far into the future as we move toward a sustainable energy future,” DNR Director Dan Eichinger said. “From these EV charging stations, to installations of solar arrays that power fish hatcheries and other facilities, to building with mass timber and our innovative carbon sequestration development, we are working to improve the environment as we update our own portfolio.” “Today's announced partnership between the DNR and Adopt a Charger fits nicely with MDOT's goal to enhance connectivity," said Michigan Department of Transportation Director Paul C. Ajegba. "This also compliments the ongoing work by MDOT and our colleagues in other state departments to deliver on a vision for a Lake Michigan Electric Vehicle Circuit.”Podcast photo: Electric vehicle charging options being installed at a State Park along Lake Michigan. 

On today's episode, we chat with Gail Rubin Dauer, a Former Application Review Specialist, at the University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Gail and I discuss what type of students the University of Michigan looks for and how applicants can stand out. Gail highlights what makes UMich special and how students should approach its supplemental essays. Check out our blog for more free resources: How to Write the University of Michigan Supplemental Essays 2021-2022 The University of Michigan Undergraduate Programs How to Get Into the University of Michigan Letter of Continued Interest for Deferral and Waitlists  Click here to sign up for a free consultation with an admissions expert. Register for one of our webinars. Questions or comments? Email contact@ingeniusprep.com Visit us at ingeniusprep.com to learn more. See you every other Monday!

Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2022. In the ninth episode, Martie Ross, Office Managing Principal, PYA, speaks with Tiana Korley, University of Michigan Office of the General Counsel, about how providers are pursuing value-based arrangements under the new AKS value-based safe harbors and Stark Law value-based exceptions. They discuss the role of fraud and abuse laws in a value-based world and take a deeper dive into some of the specifics of the rules. Sponsored by PYA.Watch the conversation here.

MASA v ORS - Where We Are and What's NextMASA's Dr. Tina Kerr sits down with attorney Robert Schindler to discuss the association's ongoing lawsuit against the Michigan Office of Retirement Services (ORS). Tune in to hear more about where the case stands, how this might affect you and your retirement, and what's next in the legal proceedings.

The University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is hosting the Toward an Anti-Ableist Academy conference throughout the month of October in correlation with Disability Community Month. Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami, assistant professor of family medicine, physical medicine & rehabilitation, and urology, and U-M's Director of Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services, will give a keynote speech to kick off the conference on Monday, Oct. 4 at 10am. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

September 22, 2021 ~ Full Show. Chris Renwick in for Guy Gordon. State Senator Jim Stamas discusses the $70 billion Michigan budget deal. Kathryn Snorrason, Managing Director at the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification talks about how the state is preparing for more electronic vehicles. Senior News Analyst Marie Osborne talks about Moderna accepting $2.5 billion in taxpayer money but not allowing officials the license the technology. Dave Rivers, Ford SUV Marketing Manager confirms a Raptor version of the Ford Bronco and Russ O'Blenes, GM Director of Performance and Racing Propulsion Temas on leading the development of propulsion and vehicle level performance parts.

September 22, 2021 ~ Kathryn Snorrason, Managing Director at the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, talks with Chris Renwick about the one-mile test roadway that would charge your vehicle while driving.

If the success of educational institutions depends on a steady and predictable flow of incoming students, what does the American “birth dearth” forebode for the future of higher education? Amy and Mike invited higher ed professional Chris Lucier to explain the implications of demographic trends for college admissions. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the value to higher ed professionals in exploring demographic data? What do the combined data sets tell us about the next ten years in the United States? Which colleges portend to be most impacted? What should colleges be doing now to prepare for upcoming demographic shifts? What role might international applicants play in future enrollment strategies? MEET OUR GUEST Chris Lucier is the Director of Partner Relationships at Othot, leveraging over 20 years of experience in admissions and strategic enrollment management to help colleges and universities adopt data-driven decision making in addressing enrollment and student success challenges.  Before joining Othot in 2019, Chris was the vice president for Enrollment Management at the University of Delaware (UD) where he developed, implemented, assessed, and refined a management strategy to mitigate the challenges presented by a volatile enrollment environment. In this capacity, he was responsible for undergraduate admissions, the registrar's office, and student financial services. Prior to UD, he was the vice president for enrollment management at the University of Vermont, where he developed and shaped the overall enrollment strategy and implemented operational programs to recruit, admit, retain and graduate undergraduate students. In 2001, after a 21-year career as a US Army Officer, Chris started his career in higher education as Director of Recruitment & Operations in the University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Chris received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona and a Master of Public Administration degree from Western Kentucky University. He is a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College.   Find Chris at chlucier@othot.com. LINKS Demographic Comparison Tool for Higher Education RELATED EPISODES THE ULTIMATE COLLEGE STRESS TEST THE IMPACT OF NACAC ADMISSIONS CHANGES INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page.

Robin Lott, Director of the Michigan Office of Post-Secondary Financial Planning offers tips on student loans.

VP Dr. Cunningham walks us through life sciences, mobility, Tech Transfer and much more at the nation's largest public research university.With a mission and responsibility as the nation's largest public research university, the University of Michigan Office of Research (UMOR) aims to catalyze, support and safeguard U-M research, with the bigger vision for research to serve the world. Join Dr. Cunningham as she walks us through the wide range of research that falls under her department ranging from animal care to Tech Transfer.  She helps explain what Mcity and mobility research is doing for the future, as well the vast life sciences research. She also dispenses some real sound advice for future talent and how she and her department navigated Covid-19, for both operations and research.  You can also read the transcript from our conversation.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a perfect opportunity to encourage your family, friends, and peers to end distracted driving. In reading some recent statistics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated that roughly 20% of injuries occurring in car crashes involve distracted driving. The Center for Diseases Control stated that Distracted driving claims eight lives per day — approximately 3,500 -- and an additional 387,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver. With young people among the most likely to text and talk behind the wheel, this week on #TheDailyDrive we have three traffic safety experts who would like to tell you about EyesDrive, a national campaign with easy to share social content that educates, advocates, and builds awareness on the dangers of distracted driving. You'll hear from Jim Graham with the Ford Motor Company Fund, Linda Fech with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning and Robbie Buhl, Founder and Lead Instructor of Teen Street Skills. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/forddrivingskillsforlife/message

Little Forks Conservancy is working with a chapter of Trout Unlimited to improve and protect fish habitat in the Cedar River. The Michigan Office of the Great Lakes released its annual State of the Great Lakes report. A website will help you identify invasive woody plants.

Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification and named Trevor Pawl as the state’s chief mobility officer. Pawl has extensive experience in business development for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and has been a leader for PlanetM, a mobility initiative representing mobility efforts across the state. https://www.michiganbusiness.org/press-releases/2020/07/michigans-office-of-future-mobility-and-electrification-formally-launches-sets-course-for-economic-growth-job-creation/ Pawl talks about his plans for the new office and the intention to take advantage of ongoing collaborative efforts between the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), MEDC, and other government agencies, as well as academia and private industry. Also discussed: the life-saving benefits of technologies automakers are developing on the road to further automation of vehicles. As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) observes: Driver assistance technologies in today’s motor vehicles are already helping to save lives and prevent injuries. A number of today’s new motor vehicles have technology that helps drivers avoid drifting into adjacent lanes or making unsafe lane changes, warns drivers of other vehicles behind them when they are backing up, or brakes automatically if a vehicle ahead of them stops or slows suddenly, among other things. These and other safety technologies use a combination of hardware (sensors, cameras, and radar) and software to help vehicles identify certain safety risks so they can warn the driver to act to avoid a crash. Here are some other links and references from this week’s edition: PlanetM initiative: https://www.planetm.com/ A December 2019 conversation on the podcast with John Peracchio, who chaired the Michigan Council on Future Mobility: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-michigan-transportation/id1479201209 NHTSA focus on automated vehicles and safety: https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles-safety The Economist on investments in electric vehicles: https://www.economist.com/business/2019/04/17/big-carmakers-are-placing-vast-bets-on-electric-vehicles

Glenn Stevens, Executive Director of MICHAuto – Thoughts on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s orders on future mobility and electrification and to establish the Michigan Office of Future

Episode 45: G. Tracy Mehan, III is Executive Director, Government Affairs, for the American Water Works Association (AWWA). He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College. He was Principal with The Cadmus Group, Inc., an environmental consulting firm, from 2004 to 2014. Mehan served on EPA's Environmental Financial Advisory Board (2014-2018) as well as the boards of the U.S. Water Alliance and the Great Lakes Observing System. Mehan served as Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 2001-2003. Mehan also served as director of the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes (1993-2001) and as Associate Deputy Administrator of EPA in 1992. He was director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources from 1989 to 1992. Mehan is a graduate of Saint Louis University and its School of Law. This episode's motto: "Political interference can be bad for quality water service." Links from Tracy: (1) Buried No Longer: Confronting America's Water Infrastructure Challenge: http://www.urbanwaterslearningnetwork.org/resources/awwa-confronting-americas-water-infrastructure-challenge2017/ (2)Addressing Affordability as a Necessary Element of Full‐Cost Pricing: https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.5942/jawwa.2017.109.0132 Related links from David: (3) "Water civilization: The evolution of the Dutch drinking water sector" https://one-handed-economist.com/?p=164 (4) "The struggle for residential water metering in England and Wales" http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol9/v9issue1/307-a9-1-6 (5)https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2016/01/flint-detroit/ (6)https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2017/08/lead-poisoning-gasoline-lobbies-and-crime/ (7) https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2008/10/the-good-side-of-bottled-water/ (8)https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2011/07/the-future-of-water-the-review/ (9) Water pollution and falling sperm counts: https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2007/12/women-responsible-for-drooping/ https://one-handed-economist.com/?p=255

Gold received a small boost this morning as US President Trump said he will hike U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods this week. Paramount Gold Nevada announced today the Company has received acceptance of the Noise Baseline Data Report as complete from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Lomiko Meals and Quebec Precious Metals announced the results from four new exploration diamond drill holes from the Refractory Zone at the La Loutre graphite project. Aquila Resources announced that the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules issued a Final Decision and Order upholding the Michigan Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining Permits for the company’s Back Forty Project in Michigan. We'd like to thank our sponsors! Integra Resources trades on the TSX-V under ITR and the OTCQX under IRRZF. Integra Resource is advancing its past producing DeLamar (DeL - a - Marr ) Gold-Silver project in SW Idaho through aggressive drilling and exploration. An updated Resources Estimate is expected in Q2 and a maiden PEA in H2 2019. The management of Integra successfully sold its previous brownfields project for C$590 million in summer 2017. Read more about the company and its successful management team at integraresources.com. Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. is a junior exploration company focused on the discovery of gold-rich copper deposits in British Columbia, Canada. Pacific Empire trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PEMC and on the OTCQB markets under the symbol PEMSF. The Company currently has a very tight share structure. Pacific Empires’ unique approach to the prospect generator business model incorporates the Company’s own reverse circulation drill to advance projects beyond that of typical prospect generators. The focus for Pacific Empire during 2019 is its Babine Porphyry Belt projects in central British Columbia where Pacific Empire has assembled a 17,000 hectare land position over the past 12 months. During 2019, Pacific Empire is also planning aggressive reverse circulation drill programs on its Sat, Bulkley and Paragon properties. More information on Pacific Empire can be found at pemcorp.ca. Brixton Metals is a precious metals exploration and development company which owns four high-potential gold silver and base metals project in both the US and in Canada. It’s Atlin Gold Project in British Columbia has shown exceptional exploration potential, returning up to 509 grams per ton gold over 5.57 meters at the project’s Yellowjacket zone. Read more about Atlin and the other projects under Brixton’s portfolio by visiting brixtonmetals.com. Brixton trades on the TSX venture under BBB and on the US OTC with BBBXF. Western Copper and Gold is focused on developing the world-class Casino project in Canada's Yukon Territory. The Casino project consists of an impressive 10 billion pounds of copper and 18 million ounces of gold in an overall resource. Western Copper and Gold trades on the TSX and the NYSE American with WRN. Be sure to follow the company via their website, www.westerncopperandgold.com. Mining Stock Daily is produced by: www.clearcreekdigital.com www.investmentresearchdynamics.com (Mining Stock Journal)

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel Guest Co-producers for this show: Corina Gribble, Ela Keegan, and Katie Clark, College of the Atlantic students Maine coastal and ocean issues: Stories from the nation’s island-based working waterfronts Key Discussion Points: 1. Year-round island communities in Maine, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Great Lakes all share the need for an active working waterfront for survival. 2. Interviews recorded at the National Working Waterfront Symposium in May 2018 3. Stories from island residents, fishermen, municipal officials, a marine suveyor and others about the importance of ferry service, a good relationship with the adjoining mainland, parking. 4. Demographic changes are moving many island working waterfronts from fisheries based to tourism based. Guests: Matthew Preisser, Lansing, MI, Lake Coordinator, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes Steve Train, Long Island, ME, Commercial Lobsterman Duke Marshall & Mark Nelson, Smith Island, MD, Smith Island United Russ Brohl, South Bass Island, OH, Retired Ship Captain, Member of the Port Authority Peter Huston, South Bass Island, OH, Filmmaker Donald McCann, Fleets Island, VA, Marine Surveyor, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Andy Dorr, Vinalhaven, ME, Vinalhaven Town Manager Hattie Train, Long Island, ME, Undergraduate, University of Maine, and Commercial Lobsterman The post Coastal Conversations 11/23/18 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Mighty Mike: What's up Server Nation? My name is Michael Reid, the podcast server. You are listening to Process Server Daily. On this podcast, we interview the top legal support professionals and get the tips, tools, and tactics that they use to get the job done and build a successful company. I'm a big fan of storytelling and I'm excited about today's guest. Mighty Mike: Before we get started, let's give a big shout out to my new sponsor, Server Manager. We have a special gift for all of my listeners at the end of today's episode. Mighty Mike: Okay, Server Nation. We are joined here by the owner of Love to Serve Them, LLC. He has 20 years of experience serving papers both privately and for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He has covered Los Angeles County and surrounding counties in Southern California since March of 2012. Dave Luce, welcome to the show. Dave Luce: Thanks Mike, glad to be here. Mighty Mike: Awesome, Dave. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started in the industry? Dave Luce: Well, I started serving papers in 1996. What had happened is the company I was working for ... The Northridge Earthquake happened and basically imploded the owner's house. So that business went away. And I was in the bar one night talking to one of my high school friends who had an attorney service. He was like, "Why don't you go come work for me for a while?" I was like, "Yeah, I'm not doing anything else right now." Dave Luce: And within a couple of months I started noticing that these attorneys were asking, "Hey, we want this Dave guy to go serve it." And probably about six months later, that business went belly-up. So I'm like, "Well hey, I'll just go get the license and bond." And then I went back to all these attorneys and was like, "Hey, I'm in business for me now. I just do the process service. Let the attorney service do your other stuff." So I already had a built-in clientele. Mighty Mike: That's awesome, Dave. Do you have a family? Dave Luce: Yeah, I have a family. One daughter. Was a single parent for her. We moved back in with my mom a couple years ago to help take care of her. She's 83 now. Mighty Mike: That's really cool, yeah. Family's really important. How old's your daughter? Dave Luce: She's 21. Mighty Mike: Whoa, that's cool. Adult kids. I look forward to that day. Dave Luce: Cherish the time now. Mighty Mike: That's what I hear. So, Dave, there's a reason why you're on the show. You have a lot going on. You're ... I watch you on Facebook and the different things, hearing your posts about the different awards that you've won and things like that. So I'm really excited to hear your story. Lots of good stories, I'm sure, that you have. But we always start here at Process Server Daily, we start with your worst experience working in the field. Tell us a little bit about that. Dave Luce: My worst experience definitely has to be with the Sheriff's Department. In 2003, I was serving a criminal subpoena on a lady for probably the 300th time in three years, and she sicked her 70-pound Chow on me. And I ended up putting two fractures in an ankle, 20 fractures in my knee, unit broke my wrist and got a nerve disease that spread body-wide from there. They were going after her for 8-10 for assault with intent, and she pled out to a year and a half in the state. But that's gotta definitely be my absolute worst because that ended that career. I was not able ... Because I had nerve disease, I could not return to active duty. Mighty Mike: Oh my gosh. And that was while you were with the Sheriff's Department? Dave Luce: Yes. Mighty Mike: Oh man. So it was a Chow Chow, the black ones with the purple tongue? Dave Luce: Yeah, yeah. I was about halfway back to my unit and I heard her open the door and was like, "Sick him." I used to carry a little micro cassette recorder in my pocket, because people would call in and say I said a derogatory name or whatever. And even though it's a he said-she said, something will go on my file. So I'm like, "Oh, no, no, no, no. This ain't happening." So I turn that on, radio in, and then continue on serving case number so-and-so on such-and-such and let it run. And then when I would get one of these complaints, I'd play that tape for my sergeant and my lieutenant. There's my proof that none of this happened, so nothing goes into my file. It's not for legal reasons, it's more just to CYA for me. Mighty Mike: Yeah, no. That's smart. Dave Luce: And you hear all of that on that tape. Mighty Mike: Yeah, that's smart. So you were able to hear the, "Sick him?" Dave Luce: Oh yeah. Mighty Mike: Okay. Dave Luce: And the funny thing is, is she came out and she's laughing because I couldn't get up off the ground. I couldn't even reach the microphone on my shoulder. I just had to hit the red button, what we call the EPIRB button, which as far as the department's concerned, I've just been shot. And you hear her laughing and then all of a sudden you hear her stop and literally every point on the compass sirens are screaming in. I'm right on the border of Altadena, so I've got Altadena sheriffs coming, Pasadena PD coming, fire, ambulance, helicopter. Mighty Mike: Wow. Dave Luce: Yeah. Mighty Mike: Oh, man. And now, did you already tell me? Did she do jail time? Dave Luce: She pled out to a year and a half. So I was like, "Welcome to the family." That's why I served her so many times. She wasn't a criminal, but her all her family and relatives were. And in LA County, only the Sheriffs can serve criminal subpoenas from the DAs and public defenders. And so at least once a week for three years, sometimes two or three times a week, just where she lived, I'd be banging on her door about 10 after five in the morning with one of these subpoenas. And she just went crazy that morning. Mighty Mike: I can't tell you how many times I've interviewed people and the response I got was, "You know, I served her a bunch of times," or, "I served him a bunch of times and I thought, it's gonna be fine. It's been fine every time before. And then this one time." Mighty Mike: And I gotta tell you, dogs are my biggest concern when I'm out serving. I carry a little taser. I don't carry it as much anymore. Maybe just I think I can handle myself more by having a gun and things, but I try not to ... I really don't carry very often. And as far as tasers go, have you ever carried a taser, Dave? Dave Luce: No. No. When needed I'll take a weapon with me, or I have body armor. I'll wear my body armor. But for the most part I just try to keep very low-key. And I've gotta say, I've had way more problems serving for the Sheriff's Department than I've ever had serving privately. Mighty Mike: So what I take privately from your story Dave, for the most part, is to CYA. Having that recorder on you allowed you to be able to prove that she wanted her dog to do that. In some circumstances, the dog could have bit you and she could have gotten in no trouble at all. The dog broke out of the gate, or whatever, depending on what her defense might be, so that was a really good thing. So this was an audio recorder, or a video recorder? Dave Luce: No, no, an audio. It's one of those little tiny cassette recorders where the cassette is maybe an inch. Totally old school. This 2003 when this happened, but I started doing it in 2001. Mighty Mike: Oh, okay. Dave Luce: Well no, 2000, because I started with the Sheriff's Department in 2000. Mighty Mike: But that's the technology that they had at that time and you guys were utilizing it, luckily, so that's a great story. What do you want Server Nation to get from your story? Dave Luce: Well for me, I think the best thing for any process server is to have total situational awareness. Be aware of what's going on around you, what's going on in front of you and what's going on behind you. Because I have some areas that I go into, covering all of Los Angeles County, that are really nasty areas. I've served down in Watts and Compton. I've never even felt fearful down there. Mighty Mike: Wow. Either that's because it's not as bad as they say or you're just a bad mamma jamma... Dave Luce: It can be as bad as they say, but like I said, I keep situational awareness. I see what's going on when I first pull up in front of the property. And if there's stuff going on that I don't feel safe doing it, I'll call for backup. I'll call LAPD or I'll call the local PD and say, "Hey, I'm a registered process server. I'm here to serve eviction papers. I just need some backup to keep the peace." And they respond. Mighty Mike: I was gonna say, do they ... Because in a lot of counties they're like, "Well, we'll see if we can send someone out." And you're there for an hour. Almost doesn't make sense to even sit around, because sometimes you wonder if they're even gonna show. So they were pretty supportive down there? Dave Luce: Yeah, they're very supportive. And you just tell them not, "I'm just here to serve this." It's, "I'm registered LA County." I give them my number. "And I'm here to serve such and such. This is what's going on. I just need some backup." Or, if I show up at say a private community, which as you know here in California, they have to allow us access when there's a guard at the gate. There have been some times where the guard doesn't want to let me in, and it's like, "Here's the deal. Either you let me in or I'm gonna call the PD. One, you're required by state law, and two, you could end up getting arrested for obstruction." Dave Luce: And every now and then they'll be like, "Yeah. No, go ahead and call." I had one, it was hilarious. I waited probably an hour, hour and a half for them to come. It was right up at the top of the mountains in Mulholland in the Hollywood Hills. The unit they dispatched was from Santa Monica, and it was a sergeant and a senior officer. And I said, "Yeah, I'm here. I showed them my ID and the papers and he wouldn't let me in. I even showed him the statute." He's like, "Wait a minute. You showed him the statute and he's still not letting you in?" No. Went right over to him. "You're gonna open this gate or I'm gonna put the cuffs on you. He showed you you're required to let him in." Dave Luce: "But they said we're not supposed to." "I don't care." And I went in and I served the papers and I came out, he was still lecturing this kid. Mighty Mike: That's cool. You like those little wins when you can stick it to them like that. That's awesome, Dave. Tell me about your greatest experience working in the field? Dave Luce: Well, my fondest one where I get the most satisfaction is where I get those people that just absolutely think I'm not gonna be able to get them. And that one I was just telling you about was actually one of those. And I had six bad addresses. And it was for a debtor examination, so I had to get her personally. Dave Luce: ... and it was for a debtor examination. So I had to get her personally and finally came up with this address and when I served her she was just ... Because I had another guard go with me, she's just screaming and losing her mind about, "You're not supposed to let them on here." I was like, "LAPD's out there, they said we have to let him go on." "Well, I'm going to have you fired." "I'm not getting fired over you." And I'd actually talked to her on the phone and she said, "Good luck finding me." And hung up. Mighty Mike: Oh wow. Dave Luce: So those are the ones that I'm just like, "Yeah." You know, the ones that I also really enjoy are when I can get somebody that is an abuser, someone that abuses women or children that I can get them served and get that restraining order on them. So that there's at least something to stop this abuse from going on. Those are the ones I get a really good satisfaction out of. Mighty Mike: Those are good ones. So, Dave, I gotta call you out on this one man. I know that you have a story in your back pocket that you call the greatest story of all time. We gotta hear it. Dave Luce: 20 years in this business, this story will never be beat. I've got an attorney-client that his ... one of his clients, he shares an office with a modeling agency and they've discovered that a lot of their models their images are being used without their knowledge and consent to advertise for strip clubs and swingers clubs and sex magazines. So in the last three years, I've probably served every stripper club, nudey bar, gentleman's club, sex rag in LA and Orange County. Mighty Mike: You poor guy. Dave Luce: And I got this one ... I got this one and it was for a swingers club down by USC campus and my family knows what I'm doing and when I get an amusing one I'll be like, "Oh this ought to be interesting." And I told my daughter, and so she actually looked the place up and I was out in the field and she called me and she's like, "Dad, Dad, guess what night it is at that place you're going." "I don't know, what night is it?" "It's pantsless night, what are you wearing?" "I'm not there to participate, I'm wearing my pants of course." So I get there and while I'm waiting for the owner to come out, this big white limousine, stretch limo pulls up and this fine woman, I mean a perfect ten gets out of the car holding a dog leash and I think, "Well it's going to be a little Pomeranian or something come out of the car." No. This guy comes out of the car wearing a leather hood and no top and assless chaps. Dave Luce: So I start laughing and this guy goes running up to me till he gets to the end of the dog leash and it's like eek, and now I'm busting a gut, I can hardly stand I'm laughing so hard, he's like "Officer, officer, I want your badge number, I'm reporting you to your supervisor." It's like, "Good luck with that, I own the company, besides that you're the one on the end of a dog collar wearing a leather hood and assless chaps. You earned the laugh." Mighty Mike: Oh man, that must have been quite an experience. Dave Luce: It was funny, like I said, 20 years in this business that story will never be beat. Mighty Mike: I don't think ... I'm going to put it on the show notes and we're going to see as time goes on, we'll see if anybody ... that'll be the challenge. Dave Luce: Okay, yeah, there you go. Mighty Mike: So Dave, what are you working on right now that has you most fired up? Dave Luce: Well as far as things in the industry, the thing that has me most fired up are the unscrupulous people that pass themselves off as professional servers. You know that they go out and they'll promise service or no payment or they charge a ridiculously small price. I mean I had a friend that she lost her house because of fraudulent service. Dave Luce: And she contacted me, she was in the middle of her house and got a notice that the house had been foreclosed and auctioned off and they had 30 days to leave. So she called me and I said, "Well the first thing you gotta do is you gotta get in that file and look at that proof of service because of your schedule, you're all over the place. And if you can prove you were not there and it says Personal Service you've got a case." So they've got a huge lawsuit going against the process server, the attorney service, the attorneys and the bank, but because it was already sold in auction she has no prayer of getting this house back and she was really devastated because three of her five kids were home birthed in that house. Mighty Mike: That's terrible. I experienced that same situation with a lot of the unlawful detainers I do in mobile home parks. A lot of times the mobile home park people, they do the eviction. I've actually done an eviction on a friend of mine because they were saying she was a nuisance, I told her, "You need to get an attorney." And she waited too long till the last minute and she ended up having to move out of the house. They get the property and they make it difficult, so even in the auction, you'd have to ... If you won the auction you'd have to move the trailer off the park, that's the way they word it. Mighty Mike: So sewer service has been running rampant, in a few other states I noticed that they were talking about passing a law to have cameras on process servers, it's one of the ideas that I saw that was proposed, and I'm not sure exactly what state it is, I'll have to look it up maybe post it in the show notes for this episode, but what do you think about that? Making something like that required for process servers? Dave Luce: Well, I think it was New York that actually changed their law that the anything that is served in attempts has to have some sort of a photo that's date, time and geocoded stamped and that's because of all the sewer service and I think the one, in particular, was ABC Legal got a huge judgment against them for that. Mighty Mike: I heard about that, yeah, ABC Legal. Dave Luce: And it's like ... Really the only attorney service that I do work for is called Firefly Legal, they've got 16 offices in the Midwest and the east coast and I'm contracted to do all their LA County stuff, and the reason I work for them is they pay me my rate. They don't pay me some pittance, they pay me my rate and when I do the attempts and stuff, as I've filling it out in their software it shows the geocode. You know, 'cause I have to put in all the other information, but right at the bottom, it shows the geocode where I'm at, the GPS location. So they have a record of that, so I think that kind of stuff is a really good idea. On my own if I'm doing a posting I just take a picture on my camera phone and that has that on that and then I'll print the picture out and sent it to the attorney so they've got it. Mighty Mike: Yeah, that's really good and now most of the apps have an option to be able to take a photograph and attach it right there on the job. You know, ServeManager, Tristar and I'm sure there are others that do the same thing. Mighty Mike: So Dave what do you want Server Nation to get from what you're working on right now? What do you think that the servers out there should be thinking about when it comes all of this sewer service talk? Dave Luce: I think the best thing is to keep very detailed notes. I keep hard copy notes of all my attempts, all service situations, who I've served, what their description is, and probably once a year I'll get called into court because of somebody's challenging service. And about half those times, once I write up my declaration and send it to the attorney I don't even have to show up, they just drop it and other times when I've actually had to go in and testify I've had the judge look them dead in the eyes and say, "You say you were out of town, I want to see some receipts and notes because according to his testimony and his description of you, you were absolutely served." Mighty Mike: That's good yeah, I always love when I go in there and they say they weren't served the notice, they always like to contest the notice, and I have a date and time and GPS stamped photograph of the posting on their house, you know, in some cases them walking into the door or whatever. And the judge just shakes his head like, "So you never saw this man. You know, come on." Dave Luce: I mean, another thing that I also do when I have to do a mailing is I send my clients back the receipt that shows that at this post office on this date at this time to this city and this zip code there was a letter sent. So that's further back up that the mailing went out. Mighty Mike: Are you talking about the certification, or are you just put them as the return address? Dave Luce: No when you do a posting and mailing. Mighty Mike: Yeah. Dave Luce: Or when you do a subserve and have to mail the copy. Mighty Mike: Oh the certified, yeah. Dave Luce: What I have to put on the proof of service, you know, I mailed a copy on this date from this location to the address where served. I'd make sure that I don't just ... You know I pay for it at the post office so I get that mailing receipt and then I send my clients that too so they've got more back up. Mighty Mike: Right, that's good. Yeah what we started doing was printing a ... You know how when you send certified, not certified, but just a first-class mail when you subserve something, we started putting our clients as the return address so we don't have to shred the documents and it's like a double verification when it gets sent back, 'cause a lot of times a lot of the evictions that we do it's a vacant property, so it ends up the certified stuff ends up getting send back to our client. 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When you can set up literally app to integrate with Zapier or integrate with ServeManager. I love it. I've set my whole firm up. Go to ProcessServerDaily.com/ServeManager to get your free trial. If you like it after the 14-day free trial, they've offered to give you another 60 days for free, as a thank-you for being a Process Server Daily listener. That's ProcessServerDaily.com/ServeManager. ServeManager Special Offer Get an Extra 60 Days Free! Listeners of the Process Server Daily podcast get a total of 74 days to try ServeManager free of charge. That’s an additional 60 days longer than ServeManager’s typical 14 day trial.   To receive an additional 60 days, you must provide a credit card at the end of your 14 day trial. Your card will NOT be billed until the end of your additional 60 days. You can cancel at anytime before that date. After your additional 60 days, your card will be billed. This offer is only valid for new Servemanager users.*   Mighty Mike: Welcome back to the show. Dave, are you ready for the Rapid Fire Round? Dave Luce: Yes, I am. Mighty Mike: What is your favorite skip trace tactic? Dave Luce: My favorite tactic is to definitely find out where they were before, get whatever information that I from the client first. Because then that allows me to do a better skip trace. Because it might be that one little piece of information that leads me to the correct information that I'm looking for. Mighty Mike: That's good. Do you use a form, or are you just working with email? Dave Luce: No, I just work it with email and whatever information. That's how I get most of my jobs is by email. They mail them to me by email, and I tell them I've printed and received OK, and then I keep them advised throughout the whole process. Mighty Mike: That's great. Dave, what's your favorite tool for defense? Dave Luce: Definitely would have to be my fists. I don't play around. Again, my first defense is situational awareness. But if somebody takes that first swing, mine's going to break your nose and my second one's going in your throat. You're not getting up. We're done. Mighty Mike: So Dave, I want to know more about that really fast. Are you a ninja? Dave Luce: No. I've just had a lot of good training over the years. I spent most of the 80s running security for most of the NFL and all the Super Bowls, concert tours all over the country. I've been in riots from 50 people to 5,000 people. Mighty Mike: That's good stuff, Dave. What book would you recommend? Dave Luce: For the Process Servers, I would recommend whatever your code of civil procedure is. Know exactly what you can do and when you can do it, and how you can do it. Mighty Mike: That's good. Dave, what is the greatest advice you've ever received? Dave Luce: Greatest advice I ever got was from my grandfather, who's actually the man I considered to be my father, because he taught me what it was to be a man, and how to be a father. And he always said, "Having integrity is doing the right thing even when nobody's looking." And we as Process Servers, we have to have integrity. Number one, our clients have to know that, when we do something and we say that we did something, they have absolute confidence that it happened exactly the way we said it did. Mighty Mike: That's a good one. One of my favorite quotes is, "Your actions are speaking so loud, I can't hear what you're saying." Dave, what would you do if you woke up today, you had all the same skills and knowledge, had no clients, a smartphone, a car, and only $100, what would you do in the next week? Dave Luce: Definitely it would be to get a website, to get a website and then take whatever I've got left from that and get some nice flyers printed up. And the way that I got a lot of clients when I first started back in '96 is, I would stand out in front of courthouses, dress nice, and give them my card and a flyer, and let them know what I do. And I've picked up a lot of clients like that, especially a lot of those coming out from doing the self-filings for small claims. Mighty Mike: That's good. I've always said that when I retire, I'm going to go stand in front of the courthouse and I'm going to have a new company. It's going to be called The Bad News Bear. And I'm just going to have a big bear suit on and going to stand in front of the courthouse and hand out cards. It'll be a little plastic bear that'll be like, "I serve people." And then a, because you're retired. You could do whatever you want to do when you're retired. Dave Luce: Technically, I am retired. This is my retirement job, was to go back into this. I finally got my pension and benefits for life from the Sheriff's Department, because it was injured in the line of duty. And I really enjoy process serving. I've always liked helping people, and I've always viewed what we do as process servers as, we're helping start the wheels of justice for the person that got screwed over to begin with. Because they can't get any justice until somebody serves somebody else. Mighty Mike: That's good. Yeah, that's good. Some of my attorney clients' friends will say, well, as soon as we get in the courtroom, the first thing they say is, "Do you have a proof of service?" And if you don't have a proof of service, you got to have a reason or a declaration or something to continue the hearing. And sometimes, it just means you lose your case. So that's good. Yeah, we get the wheels of justice moving. We got quite a few good quotes going here. So Dave, so we talked about the website. We talked about standing out in front of the courthouse. Would you agree that networking is one of the most important things? Dave Luce: It definitely is important. Join your local Chamber of Commerce, join some of the national associations, if you can afford it. But definitely get your name out there, and make sure that the name you're getting out there is a good one. Because that's how I get most of my referrals. I mean, I had one of my clients actually referred me to the Michigan Office to the Attorney General, that I now serve stuff that they send out here to LA. Mighty Mike: Wow. Dave Luce: I mean, I thought it was a joke when I got the email, and I replied back and was like, "No." It actually is the Michigan Office to the Attorney General. Mighty Mike: Well, I got to tell you, I was going to say, because networking, to me, seems like one of your big strengths. Anybody that I'd talk to that I asked serving in that area, they go, "Go to Dave, go to Dave Luce." So that's a- Dave Luce: Yeah. And my clients, especially the ones that are new, one thing they really appreciate is that, they don't have to think about it. Once they give it to me, it doesn't go into that black hole and they don't know the progress with it or the attempts or anything like that. I mean, I have clients that will, like I said, [inaudible 00:25:50], they'll pay me a lot of money to go as far south as San Diego and as far north as Santa Barbara. Mighty Mike: Wow. Dave Luce: They know they can find somebody else cheaper, but they know they're not going to find anybody better. Mighty Mike: Right. Dave Luce: So they'll send me and pay me several hundred dollars. Mighty Mike: Well, Dave, you are the man. And what I take most from that story is, to watch your name and your credibility. What are some of the main things that Process Servers do to ruin their credibility? Dave Luce: I would say, promising the moon and not delivering it. Saying, "Oh, well I'll get this done within x amount of time," and then not doing it. Mighty Mike: That's good. Dave Luce: The way I base my regular service is, three attempts done within a week of me getting the papers. And so, sometimes it's a lot faster. But I'm not going to say, "Oh, well, I'll get to it tomorrow," because I may have a rush that's going 30 miles the other way, and I can't get to it. So I just give them a range of dates. They're also happy that I get it done so quickly. Mighty Mike: So Dave, what is the best way that we can connect with you, and then we'll say goodbye? Dave Luce: Well, my website is www.LoveToServeThem, all one word, .com. You can find me on Facebook at LoveToServeThemLLC. You can also find on Yelp at Love To Serve Them. I try to, I'm on LinkedIn under the same. I try to keep it fairly simple, because again, I'm a one-man operation. Mighty Mike: Yeah. Dave Luce: And I would much prefer that I get. Like with Yelp, I almost never get a client off Yelp. The ones that call me off Yelp, they're looking for an attorney or they want something for nothing, or I'll tell them my price and it's like, "Well, do you guarantee service?" "No." "Well, I've talked to others that guarantee a service for less." And I'm like, "Run, run. Do not use that." Because of course they're going to say they served it when they didn't, because they want to get paid. Mighty Mike: Yeah, that's one element that people don't really recognize sometimes is like, this isn't a McDonald's drive-thru. Right? You're not just like, transactionally paying them and then they're doing something that's. If it's important to you, then pay the money. Right? Like, I've noticed that most of the time, attorneys and paralegals, they don't even blink an eye at my $79, $99 rates. They don't even blink an eye. They'd just say, "Okay," because they'd pass it on their clients and they know that you're a professional and you're going to take care of it so. I love that Dave. All of Dave's information is going to be available in the show notes on his page. You can go to ProcessServerDaily.com/dave and that'll take you to his show notes page. Dave, I want to personally thank you for being on the show. I have been impressed with your story and I'm excited to share it with the world. Dave Luce: I appreciate it, Michael. I see all your posts all the time, and you definitely keep me laughing, but you also have a lot of great information, especially for those new servers. Mighty Mike: That's good, it- Dave Luce: I would say that one thing for somebody that's new coming into this that doesn't know what process serving is all about is, you just have to remember that you're blindsiding people with legal notices. And yes, they're going to get upset, but don't take it personally. You have to have a thick skin to do this job. Mighty Mike: That's good. Thank you for that, and now, Dave, I appreciate it. So until next time, Server Nation, you've been served up some awesomeness by Dave Luce, the Process Server, and Mighty Mike, the Podcast Server. Mighty Mike: Don't forget to get your free 60-day trial from ServeManager at ProcessServerDaily.com/ServeManager. Server Nation, I want to personally thank you for listening to today's episode, and ask you a question: Do you or your staff need additional training? Can you handle more clients, but not sure where to get them? I've developed a solution, PSDUniversity.com offers a step-by-step online training by the top legal support professionals in the industry. Visit www.PSDUniversity.com 

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Virus and worm attacks that spread through holes in popular consumersoftware emphasize the role the online public must play in preserving thesafety and integrity of the Internet. To protect the network commons, moreusers must engage in safe online behavior by such actions as controllingtheir private information, updating software security patches, downloadingprotective software, and filtering their email. While network securityremains an abstract notion to the general public, online consumers canunderstand the issue in terms of their personal privacy behavior, actionsthat result in the undesired disclosure of information and unwantedintrusions on their personal cyberspace. In her talk, Professor Rifon willdiscuss a social-psychological approach to understanding Internet userprivacy and security safety related behaviors. About the speaker: Nora J. Rifon is a Professor in the Department of Advertising, Public Relations, and Retailing at Michigan State University. She earned her Ph. D. in Business, and her MA and BA in Psychology. Her research interests include consumer privacy and online safety for e-commerce, social networking, and telemedicine, socially responsible marketing tactics, corporate reputation, and consumer trust. Professor Rifon received three research awards in 2004 including a three-year, $400,000 National Science Foundation award to study online consumer information safety. In 2006 she received a grant from Microsoft Research for the development of a Trustworthy Computing curriculum. Recently she served as Privacy Executive on Loan to the Department of Information Technology, State of Michigan. Her recent research examines the public/private paradox of Internet use and implications for public policy. Professor Rifon has served on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Advertising and presently chairs the Publications Committee. She serves on the editorial review boards of The Journal of Consumer Affairs, and The Journal of Interactive Advertising, is a Research Associate of the MSU Quello Center for Telecommunication Law and Management, and a member of the MSU Cybersecurity Intitiative. Professor Rifon has published her work in journals such as Communications of the ACM, New Media and Society, The Journal of Consumer Affairs, The Journal of Advertising, Advances in Consumer Research, Government Information Quarterly, The Journal of Interactive Advertising, and The International Journal of Advertising, and in the proceedings of a variety of International conferences. Professor Rifon has served as consultant to the State of Michigan Office of the Attorney General, private law firms, and the commercial sector.