SECTION I – EARLY CHILDHOOD HISTORY
Dearborn Public Schools, in cooperation with the Department of Elementary Education administers the Early Childhood Programs which includes Wee Scholars, Mini Scholars, Little Scholars, Montessori Preschool, All Day Preschool, Half Day Preschool, and Kids Club. Since 1986 the Dearborn Public Schools has been committed to providing high-quality programs for young children. Each program offers a unique approach to foster the educational needs of children in our community. Over the years the programs have grown to serve hundreds of children at many different locations. The program is ever expanding as parents realize the importance of quality programs for their children.
The philosophy of the Early Childhood program involves the education of the “whole” child. The emphasis is on constructive play as an effective learning tool. Studies indicate that play is considered the work of the child and it is through play that children’s learning and self-esteem are enhanced. Activities and experiences focus on each child’s growth and development socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively. Rooms are arranged in a variety of “interest centers” such as dramatic play/housekeeping, sand/water, blocks, writing, listening, manipulatives, science, art, books, and special activities. These are the means through which children’s abilities are expanded and challenged. For a portion of each class session children select their own activities from among these “centers”. Also, during each class session children are involved in group activities such as circle time, story time, songs, snack, and outdoor play. This variety gives the children experience and practice working independently, as part of a group with their peers, and with supportive adults in an environment that fosters a positive attitude toward learning.
State of Michigan Licensing
The Early Childhood Programs are licensed by the State of Michigan and must comply with all law established by the Child Day Care Licensing Rules and Regulations. A copy of the Rules and Regulations are available for review.
SECTION II – GENERAL INFORMATION
Admission to the program is made by:
- Completion of registration form.
- Meet the minimum age and attendance requirement
- Payment of a non-refundable registration fee.
- Completion of a Parent/Guardian Contractual Agreement.
- Completion of Financial Agreement.
- Completion of a Child Information Card. (Each blank must be completed. Write
“NONE” if applicable.)
- A copy of completed Health Appraisal form signed by a physician
- Physical Condition form (School Age only)
- Proof of child’s immunization.
- “Help Us Get to Know Your Child” form.
ALL FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN TO THE PROGRAM 48 HOURS BEFORE THE CHILD CAN ATTEND
Any request to withdrawal a child for a program must be submitted in writing. An Exit Form can be obtained from the child’s teacher and can be returned to the teacher or mailed to Dearborn Public Schools Early Childhood Programs Office which is located at 18700 Audette Street, Room 21, Dearborn, MI 48124-4295. The form must be submitted at least two (2) weeks before you withdraw your child from the program.
THERE WILL BE NO TUITION REFUNDS ISSUED IF THIS PROCEDURE IS NOT FOLLOWED.
The following are grounds for dismissal of a child from Dearborn Public Schools Early Childhood Programs:
- The Parents or Guardians of the child allow their account to become delinquent.
- Failure of the Parents or Guardians to honor the obligations in the Parent Contract or any rules/regulations published in handbooks provided by Dearborn Public Schools.
- Failure to provide up-to-date health and immunization records in accordance with policies of Wayne County Health Department.
- Failure to provide all completed forms prior to the first day of attendance.
- Failure to attend the program for two (2) consecutive weeks without notification.
- Fifth occurrence of Late Pick-up and/or Early Drop-off offense.
- The program, in its sole discretion, determines that it is unable to meet the needs of the child.
- The program, in its sole discretion, determines that the child’s actions (behavior) endanger the welfare of the other children or teachers in any way.
To re-enroll a child (provided there is space available) you must do the following:
- Have a zero balance on all Early Childhood program accounts.
- Have not been dismissed from any Early Childhood program.
- Have not had a previous account sent to Collections.
- Pay the registration fee. Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable from one school year to the next.
- Complete a new registration packet,
- In the event the program is full, your child’s name can be placed on a waiting list.
With payment of a non-refundable registration fee your child’s name will be placed on a waiting list. The child’s name will remain on the waiting list for the duration of the current school year. Removal of name will take place only upon request of parent/guardian.
When an opening occurs the teacher will begin at the top of the waiting list and notify parents, in descending order, until vacancy is filled. Should parents choose not to place their child in the program at the time of an opening the child’s name will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list.
Absences should be reported in advance by calling the center before the time your child is scheduled to arrive. This does not imply a refund for that day.
Drop Off and Pick Up Of Children
A parent or authorized adult (see below) must walk a child into his/her classroom, sign the child in and out, and notify the teacher of his/her presence. Parents are asked to spend a few moments (e.g., helping your child put away their coat and belongings) to ease the transition from home to school.
Children can be released from the Dearborn Public Schools Early Childhood Program only to parents, legal guardians, or other authorized adults unless a court order prohibits release to a particular individual. Please note that staff members are not permitted to transport children to or from the program. When a child is picked up by an authorized person other than the parent or guardian, these guidelines must be followed:
- The authorized adult’s name must appear on the Child Information Card
- Identification must be presented to the head teacher or person in charge of the classroom. This is a policy to ensure the safety of your child, so we ask for your complete cooperation.
- With prior written notice, an authorized high school student, with a valid driver’s license, who is on the Child Information Card, can pick up the child.
- The Dearborn Public Schools Early Childhood Program cannot assume responsibility for any child not signed in and escorted to the classroom.
Parents are welcome visitors in the program during times that do not disrupt the flow of the classroom schedule. Snack time, lunch time, and special arrangements are examples of appropriate times to visit. A variety of opportunities are available for parents to participate in their child’s preschool experience during the course of the school year. During class hours we ask that visits are limited to adults only.
Definition: Discipline involves positive guidance and teaching.
Goal: The goal of the Dearborn Public Schools Early Childhood programs in regard to discipline is to help the young child gain greater self-control under conditions which allow the child to view herself/himself as a worthwhile person.
Approaches: To help children constructively, adults may use one or more of the following approaches.
- Plan ahead to prevent problems.
- Model appropriate behavior.
- Clearly and consistently state positive expectations for behavior.
- Remind children of expectations.
- Describe situations to encourage children’s evaluation of problems and solutions.
- Change the environment.
- Redirect the child to another activity.
- Conference with the parents.
If a problem continues to occur, the child will be taken aside and spoken to privately. The staff member will review the incident, the proper behavior, and help the child correct himself/herself in a positive manner. If the problem continues, the child will be directed to an area where he/she can sit and reflect upon the occurrences. The child is not separated from the group to embarrass him/her. We have found this method allows the child time to reflect upon the situation and devise a successful solution for dealing with it. By stressing cooperation and self-control with the children, we strive to help them work out their problems in an acceptable fashion. The staff members firmly believe that situations such as these are handled effectively if there is cooperation between the staff members and the parents.
Under NO circumstances will the adult use physical punishment or other negative methods that may hurt, frighten or humiliate the child.
Information regarding program activities, tuition, policies and other announcements will be placed in a parent mailbox, file folder or a child’s cubby. It is your responsibility to check for information on a daily basis, as this is an important means of distributing information.
Children should wear simple, sturdy, and washable play clothes that do not restrict their participation in activities. Avoid complicated fastenings and suspenders or belts, as the children are encouraged to take care of their own bathroom needs. Children should wear shoes with non-slip soles as they are safer on tile floors and climbing equipment. The children are taken outdoors to play and should be dressed according to the weather. Flip flops may only be worn to and from the pool.
Items from Home
We ask that you leave your child’s toys at home or in your car. Guns, war toys, or other toys of destruction are strictly prohibited in school.
All staff will attend field trips. If your child will not be participating in the field trip, please make other arrangements for him/her that day.
Departure times are firm. Please arrive well before our field trip departure time so we can prepare for a safe and fun field trip.
SECTION III – TUITION
Payment of Tuition
The Early Childhood Programs office uses a web based billing and payment system. This system allows you to pay your bill online using the “Click to Pay” option.
In order for your child to attend the Summer Adventure Club Program, we must receive the first tuition payment 48 hours before the first day of attendance. This tuition pre-payment will cover the minimum number of days (12) required for our program.
You will receive a balance due Invoice (or credit statement) for the first half of the Summer Program. This tuition payment must be received by the third week in June, you will be billed by Click to Pay.
You will also receive an Invoice (or credit statement) for the second half of the Summer Program. This tuition payment will cover the last half of the Summer Program, and must be received by the 2nd week of July. Tuition must be paid in full to avoid the late fee or an interruption in your child’s attendance.
For your convenience, tuition may be paid by check, money order, DISCOVER, VISA, or MASTERCARD. (If your child’s name is different than the name on your check please put name and team color on the bottom of check)
Make checks payable to: Dearborn Public Schools
Mail to: Early Childhood Programs
18700 Audette Street, Room 21
Dearborn, MI 48124-4295
Permanent Change of Schedule
Any changes of a schedule must be given in writing by filling out a Permanent Change in Schedule Request Form, at least five business days in advance, or payment is due for that time frame as contracted. This request for a change in schedule will be accommodated as space permits. There will be a $5.00 per child fee added to your monthly bill for each change of schedule submitted during the summer session.
Schedule changes cannot be made by calling the billing office.
Additional days will be accommodated based on space availability.
You must submit all program cancellations in writing. You may use the form included in your information packet; fax the form or letter to our office at (313) 827-8355, mail or bring your form or letter to Early Childhood Programs, 18700 Audette Street, Room 21, Dearborn, MI 48124-4295. If your cancellation form is not received in our office by the deadline indicated on the cancellation form a fee of $50.00 will be charged to your account.
Extra Time Used
Extra time is defined as any additional time used outside of your child(ren)’s contracted time. If you contract nine (9) hours or less but use more than nine (9) hours, you will be charged the difference. The exception to this is if the extra time used is due to a field trip. If extra time used is due to field trip departure and arrival time, you will not be charged.
Late Payment Fee
There will be a $25.00 late payment fee added to your account if the tuition is not paid in full by the due date. Any account that has become delinquent (15 days past the due date) may result in the dismissal of your child from the program. Once overdue tuition is paid, your child(ren) may re-enroll, space permitting, and provided you pay the registration fees
Late Pick-Up/Early Drop-off Charges
Additional fees will be charged for children dropped off before or picked up after the program’s hours of operation.
A late pick-up fee of $5.00 will be assessed for any child picked up 1 to 5 minutes after closing or the end of the scheduled session. An additional $10.00 fee will be assessed if a child is picked up 6 to 10 minutes after closing or the end of the session for a total of $15.00 in late fees. An additional $15.00 will be assessed for any child picked up 11 to 15 minutes after closing or the end of the session, for a total of $30 in late fees. Each minute after the 15 minutes will be assessed a late fee of $1.00 per minute late.
For Example: If the session ends at 11:15 and you pick your child up at 11:30 you will be assessed $30.00: a late fee of $5.00 for the first five minutes, an additional fee of $10.00 for the next five minutes, and then $15.00 for the third five-minute period which totals $30.00 in late fees.
An early drop-off fee of $5.00 will be assessed for any child dropped off 1 to 5 minutes before the start of the session. An additional $10.00 fee will be assessed if a child is dropped-off 6 to 10 minutes before the start of the session for a total of $15.00 in early fees. An additional $15.00 will be assessed for any child dropped off 11 to 15 minutes before the start of the session, for a total of $30 in early fees. Each minute before the 15 minutes will be assessed an early drop off fee of $1.00 per minute.
Upon the fourth Late/Early offense occurrence in the program, the fees will be doubled. With the fifth Late/Early offense, the fees will be doubled and your child(ren) will be dropped from the program effective immediately.
Returned Check Charge
Checks returned to our office due to “Insufficient Funds” or “Closed Account” will result in a $30.00 returned check charge and a $25.00 late payment charge added to your tuition bill. If more than two checks are returned for insufficient funds, all future payments must be paid by money order.
Collection Agency Fees
All tuition and fees that remain unpaid after the program has ended will be forwarded to our collection agency. If your account is sent to collections, you will be responsible for all fees accrued to your account by that agency as well as the unpaid balance due. If your account is sent to collections, this will make you ineligible for Registration in any of our Programs in the future.
SECTION IV – PROGRAM POLICIES
The Summer Adventure Program is administered by the Dearborn Public Schools Community Education Department in cooperation with the Department of Elementary Education. This program is available to preschool, school-age, and middle school children.
Preschool: Children 3 years old through 4 years old.
School-Age: Children 5 through 10 years old.
Middle School: Children 11 through 12 years old.
The minimum requirement for attendance during the summer program is three (3) days per week for at least four (4) weeks total of twelve days. These days must be paid for 48 hours before your child’s first day of attendance.
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The program begins in June and continues through mid August.
The program will be closed July 4th in observance of the holiday.
We offer planned activities and experiences that focus on each child’s growth and development socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively in a relaxed setting. The curriculum is theme-based with similar activities offered for preschool, school-age and middle school children. Activities are structured that support the development of literacy skills, scientific knowledge along with science, math, life skills, team building in a fun filled setting.
Daily schedules for summer are posted in the classroom and will include daily swimming (weather permitting) for kindergarten-aged children through age 12. Preschoolers will have daily sprinkler fun on the site premises.
Parent /Teacher communication is a vital component of your child’s educational experience. Teachers encourage parents to share information which may affect a child’s functioning, such as a move to a new house, a change in parent’s work schedule, a person close to child moves away, etc. As the need arises throughout the summer parents are encouraged to ask questions and express concerns. Teachers will share information with parents about such things as day to day happenings in the classroom, changes in routines or procedures, child rearing issues such as discipline, growth, and development issues.
A nutritious snack will be provided each morning and afternoon. Menus will be posted.
Our Program will once again be partnering with the Islamic Center on Schaefer Road for breakfast and lunch. Please see the menus posted each week and let us know if your child will eat breakfast and/or lunch.
It is the responsibility of parents to notify the teachers of any food allergies, intolerances, and/or dietary restrictions.
Due to the severity of peanut allergies we will do our best to provide nut free products. If your child has food allergies please assist us by checking the packaging and ask to see the ALLERGY LIST in your child’s classroom.
Field Trip Lunches
We ask that field trip lunches be completely disposable including utensils and bags. This will eliminate the possibility of losing your flatware and lunchboxes throughout the summer. We recommend you freeze water bottles/juice boxes to keep your child’s lunch cold and please place your child’s name on his/her lunch.
We are required to provide a rest period for children in attendance for more than five hours per day. A small blanket and bed sheet (or a second blanket) should be labeled and placed in a small tote bag with the child’s name to be left at school. (Note: cubby/locker space is limited) Each child’s bedding will be sent home weekly to be laundered. We discourage other personal toys or play items at the center.
SECTION V – HEALTH AND SAFETY
Teachers are certified in CPR and Basic First Aid and in-serviced in universal precautions. In the event of a minor injury, children will be given first aid, comforted, and parents will be notified. In the event of a major injury, parents will be notified immediately. Established emergency procedures for the school will be followed.
All information regarding children and families will remain confidential.
For the protection of all children, your child will not be accepted into the program if he/she has any of the following symptoms:
- Fever of 100 degrees or above.
- Your child should stay home until he/she has been fever free for 24 hours without any fever reducing medication.
- Intestinal problems with diarrhea or vomiting, within 24 hours of class time.
- Any type of undiagnosed rash.
- Any type of communicable disease (chicken pox, strep throat, influenza, measles, impetigo, head lice, pink eye, etc.) This must be reported to the preschool teacher.
- A child who has been exempted from a vaccination is considered susceptible to the disease or diseases for which the vaccination offers protection. That child will be subject to exclusion from the school or program if an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease to which he or she is susceptible occurs.
Prescription Medications that your child may need to take while at school will be administered only after the parent has filled out a medication permission form and signed it. Prescription medication must have the pharmacy label indicating the physician’s name, child’s name, instructions, and name and strength of the medication, and will be given in accordance with those instructions.
Non-prescription Medications must be brought to school in the original container. A medication permission form must be filled out and signed by the parent, and physician, indication the child’s name, instructional and name and strength of the medication. The dosage can be less than, or equal to the label instructions.
A staff member will maintain a record as to time and amount of any medications given or applied.
Children are provided with the opportunity for outdoor play daily as long as they do not become overheated. If temperatures exceed 82 degrees F, measures will be taken to keep the children cool, but this does not mean they will not go outdoors.
Due to staffing requirements, there are no accommodations for a child to remain indoors during outdoor play time.
The school age programs may take advantage of the existing playground which may or may not comply with the State of Michigan Child Day Care Licensing Rules and Regulations.
Emergency Schools Closings
In the event of school closings, such as inclement weather, announcements are posted on Dearborn Public Schools cable channel or local radio and television stations.
The safety and well being of the children is a priority. Therefore, a crisis management plan has been developed and implemented which protects the children from harm. These policies include procedures for evacuation, lock down, seeking shelter and first aid as a response to the remote possibility of fire, disaster and emergencies. In the event of a crisis, parents will be notified as soon as possible. Crisis response drills will be conducted on a regular basis to familiarize children with the procedures.
A copy of the Crisis Management plan is available on site for review.
Pest Management Plan
Although the staff of Dearborn Public Schools Early Childhood programs make every effort to provide a safe, clean environment for the children there are times when it is necessary to utilize pest control methods. Under Michigan Public Act 451, MCL 324.831C child care centers are required to provide advance notification of pesticide application. Prior to treatment, notices will be posted and letters will be provided informing you of the reason for treatment, the type of treatment planned and the date the treatment is scheduled. Please be assured that treatment will take place after the building has closed and no insecticide will be dispensed in any room unless the room will be unoccupied for more than 4 hours. Additional information regarding the pest control methods used may be obtained from the National Pesticide Information Center firstname.lastname@example.org or by calling 1-800-858-7378.


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Authors: Gong Ruizhong, Wang Li, Wang Chen, Zhou Yingxia, Li Cuihong, Zhang Lin, Liu Zetao, Yang Liping
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To study the distribution and pharmacokinetics of cefuroxime in rabbit eyes after intravenous administration.
Thirty-five rabbits were randomly divided into 7 groups by random number table method, with 5 rabbits in each group.The rabbits in blank control group were feed without any treatment, the rest rabbits were injected with 40.63 mg/kg cefuroxime intravenously.The rabbits were sacrificed at 0.5 hour, 1.0 hour, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 hours after injection, and the eyeballs were immediately dissected.The concentration of drug in different ocular tissues was detected by high performance liquid chromatography, and the pharmacokinetic parameters in eyes were computed by the DAS software.This study was approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of Shanxi Provincial Eye Hospital (201802b).
The peak concentrations (Cmax) of cefuroxime were (11.63±0.20), (1.59±0.05), (1.51±0.08), (0.99±0.07), (1.55±0.08) and (8.57±0.17)μg/ml in aqueous humor, iris-ciliary body, vitreous body, retinal-choroid, cornea and sclera, respectively.The times to peak (Tmax) were 1.5 hours, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5, 1.0 and 0.5 hour in aqueous humor, iris-ciliary body, vitreous body, retinal-choroid, cornea and sclera, respectively.The areas under drug time curve (AUC0-t) were (26.60±0.62), (6.22±0.84), (5.86±0.16), (3.75±0.45), (5.50±0.15) and (26.48±0.73)(μg·h)/ml in aqueous humor, iris-ciliary body, vitreous body, retinal-choroid, cornea and sclera, respectively.Cefuroxime was not detected in the lens at different time points after injection.The parameters of pharmacokinetics were fitted to two compartment model.
Cefuroxime shows good penetration in aqueous humor, iris-ciliary body, vitreous body, retinal-choroid, cornea and sclera when administrated by intravenous injection in rabbits and cefuroxime has no distribution in lens.Cefuroxime can reach an effective concentration in ocular tissues 0.5 to 1.5 hours after intravenous injection.

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TACOMA – The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber recommends a “NO” vote by Tacoma City Councilmembers to City Council Resolution No. 38700 that would levy a 2 percent tax on gas, phone and electric companies. The City has stated that these new tax revenues would go towards transportation improvements.
The Chamber supports efforts and investments to improve roads with responsible and sustainable planning. The City of Tacoma estimates that it needs roughly $800 million in additional revenue to fix existing transportation infrastructure inadequacies. The proposed tax increase would raise roughly $10 million per year.
“An 80 yearlong ‘road fix’ is not acceptable. Not only is it an unnecessarily excessive time period to implement such a fix, but there has been no accountability put in place for a solid plan,” said Tom Pierson, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO. “Why not consider a proposal that would actually provide sound investments for the needed road repairs and maintenance in our lifetime while including transparency in the process.”
Since the proposal did not go before any of the four City of Tacoma created bodies that might typically see this type of proposal, the Chamber is concerned with the short timeline and lack of preparedness the Council had before presenting the proposal as a ballot measure.
The City of Tacoma created four different entities that would normally examine this type of proposal, including:
- Government, Performance & Finance Committee (which reviews tax issues)
- Infrastructure, Planning & Sustainability (which reviews many public works issues)
- The newly created Transportation Commission (which reviews transportation issues)
- The Fiscal Sustainability Task Force (which is actively reviewing the City’s tax revenue structure)
The Chamber realizes the necessity of a solution that addresses the poor conditions of Tacoma roads but advises City leaders to consider more analysis and study on impacts to its citizens and businesses before putting forth a plan to vote.


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Nearly 15 years ago I read Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks. It was one of the first books on my personal and spiritual development path. If you’re a loyal reader of this blog, you know that I’m faithfully on that path and it’s a journey that never ends… in a good way! Growth doesn’t end until… well, the end.
In March, I taught an online class about emotions. In prepping for that class, my guides all but dragged me to the book shelf and ejected my copy of this book at me. Okay, guides… I’m listening. From the day after the class ran, I’ve been studying a chapter per day as part of my morning routine.
Today, I’m sharing with you some gems from those chapters I’ve studied:
“We write this book to reawaken within you your memory of the power and inevitable success that pulse through the core of that which you really are… to assist you in returning to your place of optimism, positive expectation, and expanding joy; and to remind you that there is nothing that you cannot be, do, or have” (8).
If you don’t get chills reading those sentences…
“Your motion forward is inevitable; it must be. You cannot help but move forward. But you are not here on a quest to move forward- you are here to experience outrageous joy” (14).
Now, I know there are some eye-rollers out there… but after those beautiful eyes make their 360*, go ahead and ask yourself: Do I feel worthy of joy? I know I didn’t for some time… but I’m in a place now where I know I deserve it, I know every other being deserves it, and I know for sure that there’s enough to go around. We just have to choose it, takes the steps to be joyful, and give ourselves grace when we fall a few steps astray.
“By paying attention to the signals of your emotions, you can understand, with absolute precision, everything you are now living or have ever lived. And, with a precision and ease that you may have never before experienced, you can use this new understanding of your emotions to orchestrate a future experience that will please you in every way” (23).
I love the use of the word “orchestrate” here. Where some people get tripped up then disappointed by the Law of Attraction-type work is that they think they just think about something once or twice and boom it appears… or the law is a hoax. Orchestrate… coordinate, arrange, organize, compose… believe, hatch a plan, take the steps. That’s how it works. Listening to your emotions, letting the vibes guide you along the way shows you the path… and that requires trust in yourself.
I believe in you, even when you don’t yet believe in you.
Time to get clear on what you’re asking for… because it can all be yours. And there’s more than enough to go around. Much love.

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Germans' sensitive medical data online for years
German ministers are calling for greater data security following news that medical data for more than 13,000 German patients was freely available online for years.
Many of the data sets have names associated with them and more than half contain photos. German public broadcaster Bayerische Rundfunk (BR) and American investigative journalism platform ProPublica published the news on Tuesday.
German Health Minister Jens Spahn was pulled away from his plans for the first ever World Patient Safety Day — also Tuesday — to address the breach.
"The legal requirement is very, very clear," he said in a statement in Berlin. "For every organization in Germany that saves individual patient data, whether it's on a computer at the doctor's office or on a server, data security needs to be guaranteed at every moment. And that was clearly not the case here."
Read more: Report: Patients' data lay unsecured after 'NaProt' app glitch
Federal Commissioner for Data Protection Ulrich Kelber also responded, saying, "We don't want this data to end up with an employer, an insurance company, a bank. It makes it more likely you'll be rejected for a job or a credit." It needs to be clarified whether third parties are responsible, he said.
The news affects about 16 million global data sets spanning more than 50 countries. In Germany, the data can be traced to five primary locations, with the largest share coming out of Ingolstadt and the city of Kemp in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Until last week, the data could be accessed online via multiple unsecured servers. One in Bavaria contained data from some 7,000 patients, accessible without a password. The servers are no longer online.
Information security expert Dirk Schrader first discovered the data and alerted journalists at BR.
When an x-ray or MRI machine produces an image, it saves them on a special server to be used for archiving purposes. Schrader found he could easily access private medical data and photos from over 2,300 of these servers.
"For the systems that I checked, I had that the impression that, in a pinch, I could access the image faster than the doctor," he told BR.
BR tested and confirmed Schrader's process and verified the validity of the medical data by contacting a sample of the victims.
As of Tuesday morning, the Federal Office for Information Security was looking into 17 cases and had contacted 3 of the victims. A spokesman for the State Office for Data Security in Bavaria said they are reviewing next steps, including "obvious measures like improved IT security up through the introduction of a financial penalty."
David Emm, security researcher at Kaspersky, says the health sector urgently needs better data security measures. "We assume that, in 2018 alone, 28% of devices in hospitals were attacked."
kp/se (dpa, AFP)
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Angiotensin II Induces the Expression of C-reactive Protein via MAPK-Dependent Signal Pathway in U937 Macrophages
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease in the vessel wall. Nicotine, a major component of cigarette smoke, is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis. As an inflammatory molecule, C-reactive protein (CRP) participates in atherogenesis. Although it has been confirmed that CRP level in smoking patient is significantly higher than non-smokers and cigarette withdrawal,it is unknown whether nicotine induces CRP expression in macrophages. The present study
... . The present study was to observe effect of nicotine on CRP production and the related signal pathway in U937 macrophages. The results showed that nicotine significantly increased mRNA and protein expression of CRP in U937 macrophages in timeand concentration-dependent ways. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) blocker hexamethonium, MEK1/2 inhibitor PD98059, p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580 and NF-κB inhibitor PDTC almost completely abolished nicotineinduced CRP expression in mRNA and protein levels in U937 macrophages. The further study indicated that hexamethonium, PD98059, and SB203580 significantly inhibited ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK phosphorylation. These demonstrate that nicotine has ability to induce CRP expression in macrophages through nAChR-ERK1/2/p38 MAPK-NF-κB signal pathway, which contributes to better understanding of the pro-inflammatory and pro-atherosclerotic effects of nicotine in cigarette smokers.

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Milestone has announced that Ride 4 will be coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on January 21, 2021. PlayStation 4 owners who pre-order the game will receive the PS5 enhanced version as a free update to their game through April 30, 2021. Xbox One owners will receive the update automatically via the Smart Delivery feature.
Both next-gen consoles’ specifications are incredibly inviting for a racing franchise like RIDE, where players expect to experience the excitement of riding a 200 HP bike in fast-paced and adrenaline-filled races all over the world. Players will be now able to experience a smoother and shining gameplay, at 60FPS with a resolution up to 4K. That means they will enjoy their beloved bikes with the highest quality for shaders and textures, with a never seen before level of detail both for bikes and environments. Also, their riding experience will be extremely more precise, satisfying, and natural. Thanks to the extra power of next-gen consoles, all races both online and offline will be now even more compelling, with 20 riders competing for the victory!
Developers at Milestone have partnered with legendary companies Yamaha Motor and Bridgestone to bring an extra edge of realism to the game.
The game is now available for pre-orders for both PS4 and XB1. Those who pre-purchase the standard edition of the game will receive a special bonus pack that features “two iconic bikes, 5 new events, and one additional achievement/trophy”. Those who buy the Special Edition will receive “four iconic bikes, 10 new events, 2 additional achievements/trophies, and 3-days early access”. Steam users preordering the game will receive a 10% discount, 2 iconic bikes, 5 new events, and 1 additional achievement.
Check out the Ride 4 official site to learn more.


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We’re still in a pandemic emergency and I know things haven’t been easy lately, and it’s not over yet. It’s vital that we look out for our Mental Health and it’s completely OK to ask for help. Distress Centre Ottawa is there 24/7 at 613-238-3311.
Their phone lines operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week regardless of the day or time. People of all ages, races, gender, ability and social-economic groups call the confidential service.
World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th, 2020.
World Suicide Prevention Day is a chance for everyone to join us in promoting understanding about suicide : those impacted by a suicide attempt or loss, family or friends, charitable organizations, professionals, politicians, volunteers, and community members.
Every year on September 10th, people in over 50 countries connect to Work Together to Prevent Suicide.

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The artist was painting tiger paw prints (i.e., footprints) on the children's cheeks. Here are a few pictures of face paintings: http://www.party4fun.com/facepainting.html
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The children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws.
(This happens in a zoo.)
I don’t understand the sentence. Was the local artist covering two tiger paws with his hands? What pictures was he painting on children’s faces? I think maybe I haven’t seen such things in my country, so I cannot understand its meaning.
I understand!!Thank u!

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“Severe Weather Awareness Week” in Iowa comes in advance of the spring and summer months, traditionally the most active period of the year for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
In light of the serial derecho that spawned at least eight tornadoes in north Iowa in December, Floyd County Emergency Management Director Drew Mitchell says severe weather awareness takes on new meaning.
Mitchell says the public also now has the benefit of more ways than ever to stay ahead of severe weather.
Mitchell adds that emergency management agencies like Floyd County’s also get more information in advance from the National Weather Service to better prepare. He says the NWS began dispensing briefings four days ahead of December’s tornadoes about what potential severe weather could develop from the derecho.


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When Wells Fargo & Co. chose its new emissary for Atlanta, it brought in a man whose barbecued ribs finished in the top third in a recent contest.
Mike Donnelly might do just fine here.
Donnelly was chosen to lead the bank’s Atlanta region following his not-quite two-year tenure as region president in Birmingham, Ala., where he led the mid-South group.
Atlanta is Wells’ third-largest market, following only Los Angeles and New York. It’s a big priority for the bank, Donnelly said, and it’s still a new name for most Atlantans.
“Your reputation speaks volumes,” he said. “This is a big small town, is what I’m finding.”
Wells bought Wachovia three years ago. Wachovia had been the nation’s fourth-largest bank and, based out of Charlotte, N.C., was a Southern staple.
Wells, however, is based in San Francisco. Its symbol is a coach reminiscent of the Wild West. Now, it’s working to connect to its new market.
The bank has the second-largest share of the market in the Atlanta metro area at nearly 20 percent.
The bank serves one in every two households in the city, and it has more bank locations than anyone else in the state. It employs more than 5,000 people in metro Atlanta.
It trails SunTrust Banks Inc. in the market: SunTrust, long the bank of Atlanta, is the largest financial institution in the state, by revenue, and holds more than 25 percent of the market share in the city. That market share grew by nearly 16 percent over 2010, whereas Wells only gained 5.5 percent.
But, Donnelly said, Wells is competing even with that Southern rival.
“On the high end, we’re definitely getting some looks that we haven’t in the past,” he said. “We’re getting in some doors because of the strength of our company.”
Among Wells’ goals is selling more products to existing customers, rather than focusing on growth by bringing in new customers. It has 85 business lines, meaning if there’s a banking product out there, Wells can probably offer it to a customer.
Another goal is nonprofit work.
“Banking has gone though some difficult times,” Donnelly said. “The Atlanta community is evaluating us and seeing what we’re about. We’re in a position to show them.”
Donnelly, 46, was brought in to replace Jerome Byers, who left the company for a position in Chicago at Citigroup Inc. Byers figured heavily in Atlanta’s city life; he was on the boards of Teach For America in Atlanta, the Carter Center, the Woodruff Arts Center, the Atlanta Education Fund, the Buckhead Coalition and the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership.
He’ll use his position to connect people but also to help causes, said Neal Berte, president emeritus of Birmingham Southern College, who worked with Donnelly on the Birmingham Business Alliance. “Obviously he knows banking, but beyond that, he’s a person who represents himself and the profession and the community in a way that sets him apart,” Berte said.
Donnelly has already taken Byers’ place at Teach For America and the Woodruff, and he’s shopping around to see what organizations he most wants to support.
“It’s not just about the money, but also about being involved in the right things,” he said.
His priorities are education, community development and youth.
That may have something to do with his own family. He’s the father of three children: Brendan, 12, Brock, 10, and Haven, 8. They’re staying in Birmingham until the end of the school year. Every Thursday, Donnelly travels back to Birmingham for the weekend so he can see Brendan’s football games.
He and his wife, Gabrielle, have been shopping around for homes. They lived in Alpharetta when they first moved to the Deep South years ago from the Washington metropolitan area, but may be looking for a new neighborhood, he said.
Wherever he lives, he’ll need room for his Big Green Egg grill. He’s an avid cook and has even entered barbecue cook-offs back in Alabama.
Donnelly grew up in Virginia, where he went to college and started his career. But he and his family have fallen in love with the Deep South, he said.
“We are beyond excited about coming to Atlanta,” he said. “It’s a great place to appreciate all the good things about the South.”


The increased risk of breast cancer associated with a range of common genes is not affected by lifestyle factors including use of hormone replacement therapy, age at birth of first child, obesity and alcohol consumption, according to Ruth Travis, DPhil of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, UK, and colleagues from the Million Women Study.
Recent studies have identified several common genetic variations which carry a small increased risk of breast cancer. Little is known about how the effects of these genes relate to the established lifestyle and behavioral risk factors for breast cancer. The authors have examined this question in detail for the first time in a large UK study of women’s health, according to a press release.
The study included 7,160 women who developed breast cancer and 10,196 women without breast cancer, who each provided a blood sample for genetic testing as well as information on lifestyle factors. The authors studied the risk of breast cancer for 12 genetic variants in the women’s DNA, in relation to 10 established environmental risk factors — age at puberty onset, number of births, age at first birth, breastfeeding, menopausal status, age at menopause, use of hormone replacement therapy, body-mass index, height, and alcohol consumption.
None of the 120 comparisons yielded significant evidence of gene-environment interactions. In particular, and contrary to previous suggestions, use of hormone replacement therapy did not affect the risk associated with these common genes.
This lack of interaction means that although both genetic and environmental factors separately increase breast cancer risk, they appear to do so independently. This study did not include the well-known, much rarer breast cancer susceptibility genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. These carry a high risk of breast cancer but affect relatively few women.
“Known risk factors for breast cancer include both lifestyle factors and inherited genetic factors. We looked at whether lifestyle factors for breast cancer, such as use of HRT, alcohol consumption and reproductive history, influence the genetic risks: and the answer is that they do not.”


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The 2021 awards cycle drew nearly 4,000 submissions and have been awarded to 42 individual artists representing 35 projects. The winning projects, which represent the “risk-taking, adventurous artmaking Creative Capital seeks to sustain,” will receive up to $50,000 in funding, as well as additional career development services.
Jan was awarded for his performance set Roam, which was recognized in the disciplines of augmented reality (AR) and multimedia performance. The work is virtually set in a sports complex that speculatively traces the lineage of the Afghan side of Jan’s family 70,000 years into the past. Through emerging technologies and theater, Roam weaves themes of human migration, personal history, and ecological collapse on an epic scale.
Rodriguez was awarded for her immersive installation Book 13: After the Conquest – Codex Rodriguez Mondragon, which was recognized in the disciplines of installation and painting. Continuing her research on human rights abuses at the US-Mexico border, Book 13 is a “recuperation of Indigenous knowledge systems, including plant use and pigment recipes.” Similar themes were central to her previous exhibition Codex Rodriguez-Mondragón, which was presented by the Los Angeles Art Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) and Riverside Art Museum from 2018 to 2019.
“We are thrilled to honor these brilliant artists and the powerful, boundary-pushing work that they are creating,” said Creative Capital Interim Executive Director Leslie Singer. “We look forward to seeing these projects grow to make their mark on the world, in spite of the tremendous challenges this year has posed for so many artists.”
Check out the full list of winning artists and projects on Creative Capital’s official site.


The Dirt Whisperer
Say you’re a civil engineer looking for a good place to put a bridge. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to ask the ground how stable it is before you start digging, like some sort of dirt whisperer? Or how close an older bridge is to failing after the surrounding soil has eroded for several years?
And wouldn’t it be really nifty if you could “talk” to fault lines to determine where earthquakes may be more likely to occur?
NC State physicist Karen Daniels thinks so. She’s looking at ways to help scientists and engineers see—and hear—the forces at play in the ground.
Following the Force Chains
Daniels studies forces in granular materials, like dirt. Not every grain in the pile bears weight equally, so when you compress the dirt the energy isn’t distributed equally. It travels through pathways called force chains. Understanding how the pile of dirt is being compressed is key to understanding how stable it is.
Daniels has created a simple way to see force chains in the lab, using special “grains” made out of plastic that transmits light when stress is applied. These grains are placed in a box and covered with sheets of polarized material, so that the transmitted light is visible to the human eye. When compressed, the force chains look like streaks of lightning, showing how the forces are distributed through the material.
Listening for Answers
Unfortunately you can’t do this with real dirt.
That’s where sound waves come in. Because acoustical probes are used to look at underground objects, Daniels and graduate student Eli Owens wanted to see if sound waves would follow the same force chains. If the sound waves and the force chains matched up, it could lead to a new technology that would help everyone from civil engineers to seismologists in the field.
So Daniels and Owens created some “smart particles” in their box of grains by embedding electric sensors in them to trace the movement of acoustic waves. They “talked” to the grains by shooting acoustic waves through the material. Lo and behold, the sound followed the same pathways.
The research is still in its early stages, but if the theory holds up, we may one day be able to ask the ground, “Which way do your force chains go?” and actually get an answer.
Daniels will continue her research on force chains in Germany this academic year, thanks to a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She’ll be working at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization.


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Breakthrough Central Texas provides extended learning, comprehensive advising, and leadership experiences from middle school through college to students in low-income communities who will be the first in their families to graduate from college.
I was aware of just how tough my neighborhood was. As much as people cared for each other there were real challenges with violence and drugs. Certainly, education was not the primary focus of life. My mom, though, always supported and pushed me and I saw the struggles she faced, working long hours with a 10th grade education to provide for her family. One day I brought home a flyer about a program that promised to help me for up to 12 years until I graduate college. Guess who was the biggest Breakthrough fan in the world in 2008? Yep, my mom!
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Although rural population growth has been slower than metro growth since 1980, it hit negative levels around 2010, indicating a population decline. In Minnesota, rural and small-town areas had an average annual loss of 0.8% and 0.1% of their population from 2010 to 2015 compared to an average annual growth of 1.3% in urban areas. Rural areas tend to lack opportunities that driven and talented young people seek, leading them instead to metro areas that provide more favorable economic and academic circumstances.
One Minnesota organization working to buck that trend is Springboard for the Arts. Their homecoming residency program invites anyone who grew up or spent a portion of their youth in any of the nine counties served by the Lake Region Arts Council (Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin) but now live elsewhere to participate in a 4-8 week project-based program. The residency is open to all artists: writers, performers, visual artists, musicians and mixed media artists.
Participants are supplied with a fully furnished apartment on the grounds of the Kirkbride, as well as $100 a week living stipend and up to $1,500 in project support for engagement or creative placemaking projects. They’ll also have access to workspaces that suit their focus like practice space for musicians, studio space for visual artists, dance studio space for dancers, while writers have a choice to use a writing desk at the Kirkbride grounds or find a space that works for them.
“We can’t necessarily help people move here from the start,” said Springboard for the Arts rural program director Michele Anderson, “but we could help them, we could give them some support to return temporarily and maybe that helps them build the relationships they need to consider that option.”
Naomi Schliesman, artist development director, is herself a Fergus Falls returnee. She left the area for 11 years, pursuing education and professional opportunities in Moorhead and Madison, Wisconsin. She decided to return to Fergus Falls and reached out to Anderson and the executive director of LRAC, Maxine Adams, about staying connected to the local arts community. “Tom Blondeau was my mentor and my art educator in the Fergus Falls High School,” she says, “and he’s the reason why I’m in arts today. It comes back full circle, I think.”
Schliesman and Anderson explain that residency benefits both the artist and the community. “One of the main things, as well as being able to invite them to come back home, is that they would be sharing in their community that they grew up in all the skills and trades that they’ve learned elsewhere,” Schliesman says, “and come back home here and actually share those within the community itself.”
One project by homecoming resident Katelyn Haugdahl, from Henning and now a filmmaker in Los Angeles, was a series of filmmaking workshops for teenagers in both Henning and Fergus Falls. Anderson explains Haugdahl’s project was a wonderful opportunity for young people in the area to see what members of their community are capable of.
“The charge is also we really ask artists to identify some kind of topic that is specific to this region that they want to explore through art, and how their creative practice can illuminate a community issue,” says Anderson. “Artists are coming home, they’re reconnecting with family and friends, but they’re also leaving something behind that helps the community reflect on something we might be challenged by or struggling with.”
Wesley Fawcett Creigh was one homecoming resident who, through her experiences in the residency, has become more involved in the community. Her project focused on the immigrant community in Pelican Rapids, creating an exhibit for the Otter Tail County Museum that explores the meaning of home, inclusion and belonging.
Creigh’s family owns a cabin on Battle Lake that was homesteaded in the 1800s, so her family has had over a 100 year history in the area. Creigh and her family would visit the cabin every summer and Creigh only ever saw it as a nice place to vacation.
“I had this one level of engagement with this place for all my life and the homecoming residency opened up this new area of engagement for me by letting me bring my artistic practice there,” she explains. “It was just a place to go to relax, but now I see so many more opportunities for ways I could be there and things I could do there.”
Her time here has opened up new opportunities for her, not just in the region, but state wide. Although she lives in Tucson, Arizona, she’s been spending a lot more time in the area, continuing to work on projects she started during her residency and taking on new projects.
Creigh describes the area as having, “a community that’s really open to the arts and really supportive of the arts. I think it was there the whole time, but I just hadn’t been introduced to it.” She describes her time in the residency as “life changing.”


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Osage Congress concludes
PAWHUSKA — A special session of the Fourth Osage Nation Congress wrapped up last week, with several bills being considered during the long session. Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear requested the special session to consider appropriation bills for healthcare, education, culture and other critical legislation, according to a press release issued by the tribe this week.
Standing Bear emphasized the importance of funding Osage “entitlement” programs in his executive address to congress and the nation, the release stated.
“The Health Benefit Fund — which includes the Health Card and the Medicare Plan F Supplement Program — the Higher Education Scholarship Fund, and the Burial Assistance Fund … the funding for these three funds totals $14,450,000 for FY2016,” Standing Bear said. “That is $450,000 for the Burial Assistance Fund, $6 million for the Health Benefit Fund and $8 million for the Higher Education Fund.”
Nineteen bills and one resolution were submitted by the chief to congress for the special session, according to the release. Other critical appropriations included: funding for Osage language immersion costs and a complete overhaul of Osage early childhood programs, a broadband study, a study for projected costs to repair the Hominy Indian Village Round House, and litigation costs to seek court action against former Osage Limited Liability Corporation employees and some of the businesses in which they invested.
Three Osage education appropriations were reportedly passed during the Special Session. Osage Nation Congressional Act 15-73, sponsored by Congresswoman Alice Buffalohead, an Act to amend ONCA 14-72 will provide an amended supplemental appropriation for the Division of Education and Early Childhood Services in the amount of $195,896. ONCA 15-58, sponsored by Congressman Archie Mason, is an act to authorize and appropriate $8 million to the Osage Nation Higher Education Scholarship Fund from FY 2016 revenue. ONCA 15-67, also sponsored by Buffalohead, provides $10,214 the Division of Cultural Preservation, Arts, Heritage, and Language for FY2015.
ONCR 15-18, a resolution to approve and authorize the execution of a self-governance compact and funding agreement between the Osage Nation and the federal government, is one of the final steps for IHS compacting, according to the tribe. After several stalled attempts at compacting, the nation will take over operation of the Pawhuska IHS clinic on Oct. 1.
Funding for the Osage Health Benefit Plan Fund was included in proposed legislation. ONCA 15-56 and ONCA 15-59, combined, total almost $2 million for the fund.

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In our ongoing efforts to dish the dirt on how, when, and where our readers do the deed, we bring you the latest batch of results from our second annual lesbian sex survey.
Previously, we dove into the demographics of the more than 2,000 people who took our survey. This time around, we're getting a tad more intimate — and asking those who identify as gay or lesbian if they've earned their gold star by never having sex with a member of the opposite gender.
An impressive 40% of respondents said they never had sex with someone of the opposite sex before coming out. That means 60% of you did have straight sex before you came out, but we were surprised by the high number of folks who hadn't experimented with heterosexuality.
The 40% gold-star rating was backed up in an additional question that asked those who had sex with someone of the opposite gender before coming out how many times they had straight sex. Again, 38% responded that the question wasn't applicable. A plurality of respondents said they'd had straight sex "more than once" or "too many times to count" before coming out, with 26% and 30% answering respectively.
While 60% of respondents said they'd experimented with straight sex before coming out, almost the same percentage said they have not had sex with someone of the opposite gender since coming out. So it seems that once our respondents figured out what they liked, they stuck with it.
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The two miscarriages she suffered before giving birth to daughter Blue Ivy led her to a major realization about her life, and sent her on a ‘quest’ to find herself, she said in a new interview.
The road to motherhood wasn’t easy for Beyonce Knowles. Beyonce, 38, discussed the multiple miscarriages she suffered before becoming pregnant with her now seven-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, in a candid interview with ELLE Magazine. Now the mother of three beautiful children — Blue, and two-year-old twins Rumi and Sir Carter — the “Spirit” singer says she’s found a new “meaning” for herself. “I began to search for deeper meaning when life began to teach me lessons I didn’t know I needed,” Beyonce told the magazine. “Success looks different to me now. I learned that all pain and loss is in fact a gift.
“Having miscarriages taught me that I had to mother myself before I could be a mother to someone else,” she continued. “Then I had Blue, and the quest for my purpose became so much deeper. I died and was reborn in my relationship, and the quest for self became even stronger. It’s difficult for me to go backwards.” After becoming a mother, Beyonce said that being a massive star wasn’t her focus anymore. Sure, she was, and will always be Queen Bey, but it’s what’s waiting for her at home that matters the most. “Being ‘number one’ was no longer my priority,” she said.
This wasn’t the first time Beyonce spoke out about experiencing two miscarriages in 2010, two years before Blue’s birth. Bey called it “the saddest thing I’ve ever been through,” in her 2013 HBO documentary, Life Is But A Dream. “Literally the week before I went to the doctor, everything was fine, but there was no heartbeat,” she said. Her husband, Jay-Z, seemingly blamed himself for the miscarriages in his 2017 song 4:44: “I apologize for all the stillborns / cause I wasn’t present, your body wouldn’t accept it”.
Bey wears many, many hats right now: IVY Park designer, Parkwood Entertainment CEO, actress and voice actress, iconic pop star. But “being Blue, Rumi, and Sir’s mom” is the role that brings her the “greatest joy,” she told ELLE. You would think that everything would come easy to someone like Beyonce, of all people, but she still faces those daily stressors that come with motherhood and work/life balance. “Making sure I am present for my kids—dropping Blue off at school, taking Rumi and Sir to their activities, making time for date nights with my husband, and being home in time to have dinner with my family—all while running a company can be challenging,” she said. Juggling all of those roles can be stressful, but I think that’s life for any working mom.


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Planning Your Activities
There are certainly plenty of things you can do in San Francisco. If you're looking to get away from the city, you might want to take a cruise on the bay. Most of the cruises sail around Alcatraz and under the Gold Gate Bridge.
While Lombard Street is certainly not the crookedest street or the steepest, it is the best-known street in San Francisco. While it is only one block long, it includes eight sharp turns with a roadway that is full of colorful flowers.
Golden Gate Park is three miles long and half a mile wide thus making it larger than Central Park in New York City. The park includes Dutch windmills, a buffalo herd, remote control boats, museums and gardens. There are also plenty of places for children to play and for people of all ages to picnic.
Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most photographed places in San Francisco. Some people even take photographs from different angles while others just walk or drive over it. You are able to see it from any place in the city.
While Alcatraz is no longer in use as a prison, it is one of the San Francisco's most popular sights probably due to its popularity in films about the criminals who escaped or tried to escape.
Alcatraz prison wasn't always a place people wanted to go, but today it's one of the city's most popular sights, its mystique pumped up by famous films about the criminals who lived on it or tried to escape from it. You reach Alcatraz by ferry and can then walk into the prison buildings and tour the cellblock, exercise yard and other parts of the prison.
On Your Way to San Francisco
Now that you know how much there is to do in San Francisco, you don't want to wait a minute longer to book your vacation rental by owner. No matter what your budget restraints are or requirements for space you will find just what you are looking for if you book far enough in advance of your travel dates.
Interested in More California San Francisco ?
Check out nearby Cotati , Santa Cruz .

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The 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly and Council (Part I) will include the meeting of the ISA Council. It will take place from 16-31 March.
The ISA is an autonomous international organization established under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS. The Authority is the organization through which States parties to the Convention organize and control activities in the seabed, ocean floor, and subsoil beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. At annual sessions of the ISA, representatives from its member States meet to discuss and formulate the work of the Authority and its Secretariat.
Follow Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage of Part I of the 28th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority by checking the meeting page for daily updates.
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This year has been filled with challenges and setbacks, but Lauren Sanderson didn’t let any of that stop her from celebrating the release of her debut album, Midwest Kids Can Make It Big in early 2020. Despite the challenges Lauren has stayed focused, creative and inspired. Lauren and I talked a lot about where her determination comes from, how it’s important to honor all sides of yourself and what brings us joy. Lots to learn from this conversation. Hope you enjoy it and share with a friend.
Please don’t be shy, email me! [email protected] with any advice questions or topics. If you like the show, please rate, subscribe & share with a friend.
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Disco Soup London #6
Date(s) - 03/May/2015
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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CHOP COOK DANCE => FEAST
Bring your dancing shoes and your chopping skills to a delicious Bank Holiday Disco Soup !
Join the worldwide Disco Soup movement and enjoy an Sunday full of delicious beats & cooking.
What is a Disco Soup you ask? It’s a celebration of the solutions to food waste, where we save 100s of kilos of delicious fresh food that otherwise would have been wasted. We then invite everyone to come armed with knives and peelers and together we cut, chop, peel, dance, cook and eat, with awesome DJs providing the soundtrack to the food waste revolution.
The event is free, so please bring friends and families, or just come on your own to meet fellow food waste fighters.
Spread the word and invite everyone to the Facebook event page
If you are able to help out with food collection and volunteer beforehand, email [email protected]

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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego State University running back Marshall Faulk was selected today as one of 13 new members of the College Football Hall of Fame, as named by the National Football Foundation.
Faulk, who went on to a Pro Football Hall of Fame career with the Indianapolis Colts and then-St. Louis Rams, was a running back for the Aztecs from 1991-93.
Among his accomplishments, he was a Heisman Trophy runner-up, was a first-team All-American for three years, and became the first freshman to lead the nation in both rushing yards and scoring. He also led the nation in rushing as a sophomore.
According to the NFF, Faulk still holds the record for points scored per game in the college game's top division, with 12.1, and is still in the top 10 all-time in rushing yards per game, 148, and all-purpose yards per game, 180.5.
Now an analyst on the NFL Network, Faulk ranks 11th in National Football League history with 12,280 yards gained on the ground, and won the Most Valuable Player award in 2000. He becomes the third Aztec in the College Football Hall of Fame, along with former head coach Don Coryell, a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, and defense end Fred Dryer, who went on to star in the television series "Hunter."
Others named to the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame class include Notre Dame linebacker Bob Crable; Michigan State receiver and future baseball star Kirk Gibson; USC quarterback Matt Leinart; Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning; Texas offensive tackle Bob McKay; Texas A&M linebacker Dat Nguyen; Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson; Boston College nose guard Mike Ruth; and New Mexico safety Brian Urlacher.
Honored coaches were Steve Spurrier, the "head ball coach" who led Duke, Florida and South Carolina; Larry Kehres, who won 11 national titles at Mount Union College in Ohio; and Danny Ford, the youngest coach to ever win a national championship when he led Clemson to the title in 1981 at the age of 33.
The announcement was made on the day of the national championship game in Tampa, in which Clemson will try to knock off Alabama for its first national championship since then.
"Each of these men has established himself among the absolute best to have ever played or coached the game, and we look forward to immortalizing their incredible accomplishments," said Archie Manning, father of Peyton and NFF chairman.

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Sorrento Flats B&B is a 3-star venue set 1.9 km away from Monastero di San Paolo.
Aranceto Storico is about 3.6 km from the hotel.
Direct access to the sandy beach and a valley and a harbour is provided.
Sorrento Circumvesuviana train station is a 10-minute walk from the property.
Sorrento Flats Aparthotel offers accommodation in 10 guestrooms complete with climate control, a private safe, a storage space, a writing desk and a trouser press. Some rooms overlook the sea. They also have en suite bathrooms with a shower, a hairdryer and bathrobes.
Eat & Drink
The winery L'Antica Trattoria is around 50 meters away.
Currency exchange, a car park and a luggage storage for general use and a business center, computer rental and a photocopier for work can be found on-site.
There is a beach with parasols and sun loungers provided for guests convenience.
Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel for free.
Public parking is possible at a location nearby at EUR 15 per day.
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On Tuesday, Philippine’s President Benigno Aquino III announced that two FA-50 fighter jets will be delivered to the Philippines from a manufacturer in South Korea. The announcement was made at the Philippine Air Force’s 67th anniversary with the theme “Soaring High for Peace.”
The country is scrambling to look for ways to increase their defenses against the brewing territorial disputes with China regarding the South China Sea.
The purchase of the fighter jets comes with the Philippine government’s attempt to strengthen its Air Force defenses. The two aircrafts are expected to arrive next year and the remaining 10 will follow after three years. Reports indicate that the Department of Budget and Management set aside the sum of $420 million to purchase the jets from Korea Aerospace Industries, which is the supplier of the jets.
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In addition to the fighter jets, the government is also looking to purchase other combat utilities such as range patrol aircrafts and radar systems. The government is also expecting 17 UHI helicopters to arrive this year.
Aquino also took the time to thank the Air Force for their service during the Yolanda typhoon and the Zamboanga siege. “This is what we are celebrating today: professionalism, bravery, and stability in serving the country. These are the principles that we recognize in every unit, pilot, and personnel of the Philippine Air Force,” he said.
With the acquisition of the fighter jets, Aquino said that the Air Force “can again defend our territory in a more effective way.” In addition, the Philippine Air Force will also be enhancing their pilots’ skills.
The FA-50 fighter jet consists of an EL/M-2032 pulse-doppler radar, a longer radome, a bigger fuel capacity, tactical data link, and advanced avionics. Aside from being used in combat, the fighter jets will also be used in times of catastrophe, and for survey operations and training.
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Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has hailed the important role played by women in politics and socio-economics, saying that they are actively contributing to boosting the world economic growth and addressing national and international issues.
Doan made the remark while delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the 22 nd Global Summit of Women (GSW) in Athens , Greece on May 31.
The summit, themed “Women – the Energy of Economic Growth”, has drawn the participation of nearly 800 female leaders from 70 countries worldwide.
Doan noted that the context when many countries are affected by the global economic-financial crisis provides more opportunities for women to affirm themselves.
Women should improve the leadership and management capacity and professional standards to operate their businesses effectively as well as actively participate in national programmes, especially those for women and young girls, thus making practical contributions to realising sustainable growth objectives, she said.
The Vietnamese Vice President suggested the summit put forth measures to promote the role of women in boosting economic development and international cooperation and in deciding social affairs.
Regarding Vietnam ’s socio-economic situation, Doan said that with the Party and State’s policies and their efforts, Vietnamese women have overcome difficulties and made important contributions to the country in all aspects, including State management, production, business, diplomacy, science and technology as well as building happy families.
They are really a momentum for the national development, she stressed.
Speaking at a press conference before the summit on the same day, Vice President Doan emphasised the importance of the GSW for women throughout the world and affirmed Vietnam ’s active contribution to the summit over the past years.
Attending this summit, the Vietnamese delegation wants to share experience and strengthen connectivity and cooperation with women in the world in order to boost the role and advancement of women, she said.
A ministerial-level meeting themed “public-private partnership boosts economic opportunities for women” was also held during the summit, which will last until June 2.-VNA


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Zavala emerged on the scene last year as part of two collaborations with electrocumbia artist Cesar K-oso, including a cover version of “The Middle” from Zedd, country singer Maren Morris and duo Grey, and “Donde Que Quiera Estés,” the 1994 duet originally recorded by late Tejano icon Selena and the Barrio Boyzz.
“It’s a cover, it’s a cumbia, kind of like ‘The Middle’, how we made it electrocumbia,” Zavala tells Tejano Nation. “It’s in English and we put of course our twist on it and it’s a real fun song.”
The track was produced by Jorge “El Guero” Hernandez and Carlos Alvarez at Big Trax Studios with vocals engineered by Eddie Perez of La Calma. Zavala plans to release more singles over the next few months, including her first music video for her solo debut single.
The San Antonio singer recently starred on the premiere of Sing On!, the singing competition show from Netflix, where she showcased her amazing vocal talent in front of a worldwide audience.
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Washington (CNN) –Former Vice President Dick Cheney and daughter Liz Cheney penned a scathing op-ed in which they offered a blistering critique of President Barack Obama’s handling of the escalating violence in Iraq.
"Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many," wrote Cheney and his daughter, a conservative pundit and former State Department official in the Bush administration, in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal. "Instead, he abandoned Iraq and we are watching American defeat snatched from the jaws of victory."
Washington (CNN) - Erika Harold, a biracial, former Miss America-turned-Harvard Law School-educated attorney in her 30s, would seem to be the type of congressional candidate the Republican Party would break its neck to back in a race.
But, as she barnstormed across Illinois' 13th Congressional District in a maverick effort to defeat first-term incumbent Rep. Rodney Davis in March's primary, Harold came face-to-face with an extreme example of the types of challenges female GOP congressional hopefuls sometimes face.
Washington (CNN) - African-American female lawmakers are taking the Army to task for a new ban on a number of ethnic hairstyles, guidelines which some are calling racially discriminatory.
The group from the Congressional Black Caucus wrote Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday urging the military to reconsider the rule.
Washington (CNN) - The Internet is kind of like that annoying friend from college who remembers you at your sloppy drunk worst and keeps telling the stories over and over again.
While combing through 25,000 documents related to the now-closed investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, when he was the Milwaukee County executive, we came across this gem.
(CNN) - Tayna Fogle sat just behind Sen. Rand Paul, nodding her head and listening as he pressed the case with Kentucky state senators to restore felon voting rights.
"Kids do make mistakes. White kids make mistakes. Black kids make mistakes. Brown kids make mistakes," Paul told the Kentucky state Senate committee considering a constitutional amendment to restore the voting rights of some felons on Wednesday. "But when you look at the prison population, three out of the four people in prison are black or brown."FULL STORY
Washington (CNN) - Deep down inside-and we mean way down, like behind his spleen-Secretary of State John Kerry has blue eyed soul. Really.
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Parineeti Chopra lashed out at a newspaper in a series of tweets on Monday after the media house published a story about her being irked with the organisers of IIFA Awards 2015 for approaching Sonakshi Sinha for a singing gig.
According to the story in the newspaper, Parineeti Chopra, who happens to be a trained classical dancer, was expecting to be approached for a musical segment at the awards show in Malaysia, but the gig went to Sonakshi.
Sonakshi Sinha with Parineeti Chopra. Pic/Yogen Shah
Parineeti has denied the story and here's what she tweeted:
"Dear DNA,what is the point of asking for my quote when you're going to print a negative story anyway? Better to ignore your messages then! (sic)"
"Its so disheartening to see a story that is absolutely untrue, even when I have respectfully answered your query! So disappointed. #DNA (sic)"
"Don't try and spoil our reationships with each other. All us actors are friends. We support each other. BELIEVE IT ONCE AND FOR ALL!@dna (sic)"
"I still respect your newspaper very much, my reaction is ONLY to today's story. @dna (sic)"
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