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Snapshots & Portraits - An Anthology of Inspirational Stories from Cordova Alaska by A Ready Pen
Price: Free! Words: 34,110. Language: English. Published: June 4, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration
“Snapshots and Portraits” is an anthology of Inspirational stories, taken from folks living in breathtaking Cordova, Alaska located on pristine Prince William Sound. Read first-hand accounts of those who endured sickness, addictions, huge losses, and lack, yet learned how to turn tragedies into triumph.
The Jewels of Happiness by Sri Chinmoy
Price: $3.77 USD. Words: 31,550. Language: English. Published: June 4, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration, Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Meditations
Sri Chinmoy, renowned author, poet and spiritual leader, offers pieces of motivational prose, easy-to-follow guided meditations and inspirational quotes based on perennial ancient wisdom that are perfectly suited to our fast-paced lives – his amazing ability to offer positive help and insight speaks to each reader as if the words were written just for them.
Leadership Lessons from the Life of Moses by Eturuvie Erebor
Price: Free! Words: 23,220. Language: English. Published: June 4, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Meditation
This book reviews the life of Moses, as a leader. Moses led over three million Hebrews out of Egypt and he is known for the famous four words, "Let my people go." He is doubtless one of the greatest leaders in the Bible. His is a story that will inspire all.
Inquebrantable Por Naturaleza by Carlos Antonio Ojeda
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 45,310. Language: Spanish. Published: June 1, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation and inspiration, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
Inquebrantable por naturaleza nos regala tres diferentes historias que marcaron la vida de una misma persona.
Peace Breathing: Lessons on Achieving Peace in Everyday Life by Charles H.C. Kim
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 21,170. Language: English. Published: May 30, 2015 by Amika Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Mind & Body, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Meditation
"Through Peace Breathing you discover what you’re capable of—something beautiful." Originally given by Charles H.C. Kim at The Peace School, this book’s 31 talks offer practical yet profound insight into becoming a person of peace amid the challenges we face in today’s world.
Wheelies In Heaven ? Forever Loving Paul by Lisa Stocks
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 35,290. Language: English. Published: May 27, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration, Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Children with special needs
This is a true story about a mother who has a lot of challenges from giving birth through finding out her son has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. She has strong unconditional love for her children and nothing will stand between them. Besides facing the fact that her son has a fatal illness she also holds strong through divorce and the Gulf War. She takes you on the journey of their life and beyond.
A Row of Rhubarb by Candace Hennekens
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 101,410. Language: English. Published: May 26, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Religion and self-improvement
Candace Hennekens shares more of her story to find lasting reciprocal love while trying live a life with meaning and tranquility. At times inspiring, at time heart breaking, Hennekens is open and honest about the human journey which doesn't always turn out the way you want it to. From farming to becoming an artist to some tried and true rhubarb recipes, this is a cornucopia of rural adventures.
Jumping Fences, Love and Hazelnut Cake by Jack Braunstein
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 22,870. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
As a nineteen year old, I mostly experienced fear, except in fleeting moments, when I was overcome with warmth and love. Worried that I was losing my marbles, I set off looking for answers. But not just any answers, I wanted real answers that made sense, and that didn’t require a PhD or hard work. Join me on my life’s journey. I could never have predicted what I’d find.
Bi Parchamaan: The Flagless Ones by Hassan Faramarz
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 143,030. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2015 by A-Argus Better Book Publishers. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
The true life story of a refugee and his family fleeing from the wrath of the government of Iran.
The Command and the Promise by Trudy Usner Pettibone
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 26,840. Language: American English. Published: May 24, 2015 by Conquest Publishers. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration, Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Biblical Meditations / Old Testament
A devotional journey through Psalm 119, uncovering nuggets of wisdom that will help you grow in your relationship with God and claim his promises for your life.
How to Break Free of the Codependency Cycle: A Step-by-Step Guide by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 77,990. Language: American English. Published: May 24, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Codependency, Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help
“How to Break Free of the Codependency Cycle” is a part of the inspirational book series by Nicoladie Tam, Ph, D. on self-improvement and self-enrichment for living a healthy lifestyle in the pursuit of happiness. This book provides step-by-step instructions to guide the readers through the process to understand what codependency is and how to break free of this dysfunctional behavioral pattern.
Resistance is Feudal: Modernize Your Mind to Manifest Like a Mofo! by Debbianne DeRose
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 38,740. Language: English. Published: May 22, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / General, Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help(5.00 from 1 review)
Wanna manifest like a Mofo*? Commit to being a Non-Resistant person! Resistance comes from outmoded FEAR and it’s high time you transcended it. Step out of the Dark Ages and into the fully Modern Mindset where Magic and Miracles are regulars on your personal reality show. Your manifestations will stop resisting you when you stop resisting Life. (*Mofo = person who's MOving FOrward)
The Wealthy Farmer Diary by Crumbs Publishing Zuberi-Clark
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 27,780. Language: English. Published: May 21, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
This is a book about transcending generational poor decisions while overcoming addictive behaviors. Then allowing the Grace of God's Mighty Hand to transform your experiences and use them as a stepping stone and a lighted path for others on what not to do so you will triumph in your life and experience Victory! In this book David Brown the son of a Farming Legend transparently shares his story.
Zen and the Art of Knitting: Exploring the Links Between Knitting, Spirituality, and Creativity by Bernadette Murphy
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 54,300. Language: English. Published: May 15, 2015 by Foreverland Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Crafts - Needlework General, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
This book explores what, arguably, everyone's grandmother always knew, that when passionate knitters become one with the craft, amazing things can happen. In Zen and the Art of Knitting, Bernadette Murphy explores how knitting fits into the larger scheme of life itself as meditation, creative expression, a gift to express love, a way to connect, and much, much more.
The Personal Turnaround System - How to Move from Turmoil to Peace and Enjoy the Journey by Shirley Roeloffze
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 52,070. Language: English (South African dialect). Published: May 9, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / Success, Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help
This easy-to-read book is extremely helpful in enabling the reader to move from turmoil and pain to a sustainable sense of peace. Real-life stories, sometimes gripping, sometimes hilarious, brilliantly illustrate how everyday people can achieve massive personal transformation at work and at home by using simple tools to change their mindset, say the right thing and remain peaceful no matter what.
A Must Read to Succeed by Zorba Books
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 61,810. Language: English. Published: May 7, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation and inspiration, Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help
"“Stop counting failures Start adding feedback” Stop aiming to meet the expectations of others. It’s your life. Never doubt yourself, be confident, become your best. Step out of your comfort zone to achieve the incredible and to unleash your potential. It doesn't matter who you are, where you are and what you are. This book gives you unforgettable insights.
Beam me up Commander by James Rupe
Price: Free! Words: 30,620. Language: English. Published: May 6, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration
Men’s natures have been in decline since the fall of Adam but the accelerated decline of spiritual character in recent generations is a sure sign the earth is in its final descent. We are rapidly approaching a period in the final hour of earth’s rebellious existence when men will no longer consider God a deity but more, a tiresome myth. www.concerningtruth.com
মহাবিশ্বের সর্বকালের সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ মহামানব / Mohabissher Sorbokaler Sorboshereshtho Mohamanab (Bengali) by ড. ঈসা মাহদী Dr. Iesa Mahdi
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 174,140. Language: Bengali. Published: May 5, 2015 by Ahsan Publication. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration
প্রিয় পাঠক! মহান আল্লাহ বলেন, ‘নিশ্চয়ই আপনি মহান চরিত্রের উপর প্রতিষ্ঠিত।’ (সূরা কলম, আয়াত-৪ )। বিশ্বস্রষ্টা ও সমগ্র সৃষ্টির প্রশংসা লাভে ধন্য হন হযরত মুহাম্মাদ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম। সারা পৃথিবীর প্রায় ২০০ কোটি মুসলিম প্রতিদিন আযান, ইকামত, নামায ইত্যাদিতে তাঁর নাম শ্রদ্ধার সাথে উচ্চারণ করে। সাথে সাথে অনেক অমুসলিমও তাঁর প্রশংসা করে।
Volvería para matarla by Alfredo Miranda IV
Price: $3.71 USD. Words: 39,910. Language: Spanish. Published: May 4, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Divorce, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
¿Que harías si pudieras volver en el tiempo a matar eso que te esta arruinando la vida en el presente? Volveria para matarla esta cambiando cientos de vidas. Numero 1 en Amazon en las categorias de Motivacional, auto ayuda, divorcio, duelo y perdidas. Esta novela es para ti, basada en hechos reales, no te la puedes perder.
Alchemy 365: A Self-Awareness Workbook by Brenda Lightfeather Marroy
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 67,850. Language: English. Published: May 1, 2015 by Starfield Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Body, mind, & spirit, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Daily affirmations
TRANSFORMING INTO THE EMBODIMENT of who we are as children of Creator Energy does not happen overnight. It is a journey, a walk, and a call to remember who and what we are, and what our function is here on planet Earth.


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Insight Into Diversity Recognizes 2020 HEED Award Recipients
The Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award went to 91 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada this year that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. Specifically, this award seeks to measure an institution’s level of achievement and intensity of commitment in regard to broadening diversity and inclusion on campus through initiatives, programs and outreach; student recruitment, retention and completion; and hiring practices for faculty and staff.
NC A&T to Rename Two Buildings
The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University board of trustees voted recently to immediately remove the names from Morrison Hall and Cherry Hall, both named for former North Carolina governors who, in different ways, blocked civil rights and racial equity. University leaders said they plan to recommend new names for both buildings in early 2021.
U Illinois Chicago to Lead Consortium of HSIs
The university recently announced its role as lead university of Crossing Latinidades, a new consortium of 16 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) with the R1 designation in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Supported by a $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the consortium will feature four pilot collaborative working groups that will develop proposals of comparative research, scholarship, teaching and resource sharing built around the themes of material culture, language and identity, climate change and inequality, and poetry.
U North Carolina Charlotte Creates Scholarship for Social Justice
The new scholarship provides annual support to returning undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need, potential for academic success in their chosen program of study and a record of service or social action either at UNC Charlotte, in the greater Charlotte community or in their hometown. Each recipient will receive a minimum award of $1,500.
Columbia U Announces Building Name Change
The university's president recently emailed the campus community alerting them to the renaming of Bard Hall, a dormitory for clinical students. The building was named after an 18th century physician, Samuel Bard, who owned enslaved people. A new name was not given, however at the president's behest, a group will convene to consider campus names and symbols associated with race and racism and provide recommendations.
U North Carolina Asheville to Change Building Names
The university's board of trustees recently voted to remove the names of two campus buildings, Vance and Hoey Halls, immediately. Zebulon Baird Vance was a Confederate military officer during the Civil War and owned enslaved people, and Clyde R. Hoey was a segregationist and actively opposed civil rights legislation. The resolution also requested that the university's chancellor appoint a task force to study and review all UNC Asheville campus buildings and to suggest renaming options.
Davidson College Issues Apology for Benefiting From Slavery
The college recently issued a public apology for its support of slavery during the college’s first 30 years and its embrace of the unjust laws and false ideas that upheld racist systems and practices after slavery was outlawed. In tandem with the apology, the college released a report from the Commission on Race and Slavery, which proposes funding and action steps for building name changes, anti-racism training, auditing admissions and hiring with a racial equity lens, and further research and public education about the college's history where intertwined with slavery.
U Pittsburgh Requires Racial Justice Course for First Year Students
The course, Anti-Black Racism: History, Ideology, and Resistance, will be a required, asynchronous, one-credit offering for first-year students on the Pittsburgh campus starting this fall. Students at the regional campuses, as well as any other interested students, may also register.
U Virginia Opens 'Memorial to Enslaved Laborers'
Designed by Thomas Jefferson and built by enslaved people, the University of Virginia in Charlottesville recently completed the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, recognizing Black workers subjected to slavery and racism and offers a place of healing as well as learning. The circular shape of the memorial echoes broken shackles and also the “ring shout,” a traditional dance of enslaved African Americans.
Insight Into Diversity Announces STEM Award
The 2020 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award, presented by Insight Into Diversity, recognizes unique and innovative programs for improving access to science, technology, engineering and math for underrepresented students. This year's accolade spotlights over 65 programs at higher education institutions.
U Oregon to Remove Murals With Racist Imagery
Four murals in the university's Knight Library that contain racist, exclusionary language and imagery will be covered by Oct. 1. Dating to the library's construction in 1937, the murals convey a racial hierarchy that places white people at the top through imagery and words.
Tuskegee U Receives $100K to Increase African American Access
The university’s Department of Architecture recently received a $100,000 contribution from the Cooper Carry Charitable Foundation, Inc., to increase access to the architecture profession for African American students. A need-based scholarship for undergraduate students will use $80,000 while the remaining $20,000 is designated for a student technology scholarship that will allow students to receive technology assistance by providing laptops and/or architecture design software.
U Kentucky Launches Civil Rights & Education Initiative
The university recently announced a collaboration between its College of Education and the NAACP to develop an education and research initiative focused on educational equity, civil rights and social justice. Advancing and protecting education for all students in preschool through higher education will be the initiative’s focus, with particular emphasis on race-based discrimination. The initiative will also focus on students who are marginalized in the education sector based on ability, gender, ethnicity, age, class, religion, sexuality, and other markers.
Bentley U Announces Racial Justice Initiatives
A set of strategic initiatives were announced recently that are aimed at overturning policies, practices and structures that enable systemic racism on campus. They include promoting diversity-based learning and development for faculty; assessing support for students of color; supporting professional development focused on racial justice, diversity and inclusion; expanding bias training in hiring; developing plans to avoid bias in admissions; launching a racial justice plan; and mandatory training for university police.
Cornell U Announces Racial Justice Initiatives
In a recent address to the campus body, the university's president asked the Faculty Senate to, as soon as possible, create and implement an educational requirement on racism, bias and equity for all students; create an anti-racism center; and launch an institution-wide themed semester focused on issues of racism in the U.S. through relevant readings and discussions. Additional announced changes include oversight of the university's police department; the creation new professional development programs with a focus on staff of color; make diversity, equity and inclusion part of the performance dialogue process; implement equity and cultural competency trainings for all staff; and make Juneteenth a permanent university holiday.
U Pittsburgh Creates Justice Initiative
Anchored in the university's School of Education, the PittEd Justice Collective is a three-year working group that will engage in anti-racist, justice-directed initiatives within the education community as well as the surrounding community. Year one is focused on definitions and clarifying the scope of work and will also include a school-wide book read focused on anti-racism, along with lunch and learns, professional development opportunities and a virtual series on justice.
LeMoyne-Owen College Receives $40 Million
The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis recently announced the college as the recipient of a $40 million endowment. The college will receive 5 percent of the average balance of the fund each year. With nearly 90 percent of students qualifying for financial aid, much of the money will be put toward scholarships as well as academic innovations that prepare students for the job market.
U Notre Dame Announces Anti-Racist Initiative
The university's Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights has announced a year-long initiative called Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary. The project seeks to educate students and members of the broader Notre Dame community, helping them explore and deconstruct concepts that support racism.
Shaw U Launches 'Center for Racial and Social Justice'
The purpose of the new Center for Racial and Social Justice is to enable meaningful social change by fostering engagement around civil and human rights, spiritual formation, discernment and social justice. Featuring research activities and academic programs that celebrate the university’s heritage of racial and social justice advocacy, the center will introduce a series of certificate programs that promote activism, strategic thinking and leadership development to confront the nation and world’s great challenges related to racial and ethnic differences.
Santa Monica College Establishes George Floyd Scholarship
The college announced on June 19 a new endowment in honor of George Floyd, called the George Perry Floyd, Jr. Scholarship for Racial and Social Justice. The scholarship was started with a $20,000 gift to the Santa Monica College Foundation from anonymous donors. The scholarship will offer a $2,500 award over two years to black students to help offset the cost of tuition, books and living expenses while attending the college.
Northern Illinois U Athletic Dept Enacts Social Justice Ed Plan
Geared toward student-athletes, coaches and staff, the social justice education plan seeks to create educational opportunities, support dialogue and encourage voting. The plan has already brought together African American student-athletes, a focus group of student-athlete leaders and an all-staff virtual town hall of NIU Athletics coaches and staff on the topics of social justice and race relations. Future sessions include a virtual meeting of all student-athletes led by NIU professors and individual team counseling sessions on the topic of race relations.
'Student Freedom Initiative' Addresses Loan Burden
Robert F. Smith—the billionaire who pledged during a commencement speech last year to pay off the student debt of the Morehouse College class of 2019—recently announced the Student Freedom Initiative to help ease the burden of student loans at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Student Freedom Initiative will launch in fall 2021 at up to 11 HBCUs, offering juniors and seniors who are science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors a flexible, lower-risk alternative to high-interest private student loans.
NCAA Expands Confederate Flag Policy
The NCAA Board of Governors has expanded the association’s Confederate flag policy to prevent any NCAA championship events from being played in states where the symbol has a prominent presence. Mississippi is the only state currently affected by the association’s policy.
Morehouse & Spelman Colleges & UNCF Receive $120M
Philanthropists Patty Quillin and her husband, Reed Hastings, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Netflix, are donating $120 million to Morehouse College, Spelman College and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Each will receive $40 million. The money will be used to fund scholarships so that students graduate with less debt and more opportunity.
U Nevada Reno Announces Actions to Address Racism
In an effort to respond to the anger and frustration expressed by its Black students, faculty and staff, the university recently announced measures aimed at supporting a more inclusive, safe and equitable campus. They are: review its African Diaspora Program, recognize prominent Black social justice pioneers on campus, explore test score alternatives, establish a living learning community focused on Black culture, and expand cultural competency education across campus.
Texas A&M Regents Create $100M Diversity Scholarship Fund
The university system's board of regents recently announced a $100 million scholarship fund to address diversity issues as well as concerns of students who are first-generation and/or from low-income families in the wake of economic uncertainty associated with COVID-19. The program provides $10 million annually over 10 years for scholarships to students from particularly low income, first-generation and geographically underrepresented regions of the state.
U Colorado Boulder Adopts Anti-Racism Actions
Immediate actions that were announced to transform the campus experience for Black students, faculty and staff, and for all students, faculty and staff of color and other marginalized individuals and groups include updating and enhancing faculty and staff hiring practices to achieve greater representation of persons of color; implementing mandatory bystander training for all campus members; examining its procurement practices with Colorado Correctional Industries, a division of the Colorado Department of Corrections; review campus police policies and procedures; and charge faculty with development of a first-year course in anti-racism.
U Kentucky to Remove Mural With Disturbing Imagery
The university's president in a recent message announced that a mural that has been the subject of years of debate will be removed. The mural depicts scenes from Kentucky's history and includes enslaved black people planting tobacco.
California CC Presidents Form Alliance to Combat Racism
More than 60 community colleges in California have joined the California Community College Equity Leadership Alliance to actively combat racism on their campuses. The alliance will be managed out of the University of Southern California’s Race & Equity Center. Colleges in the alliance will each pay the center $25,000 a year to be part of the alliance. In return, they will have access to specialized tools, resources and guidance, such as racial equity strategic action planning and an equity resource portal with equity-focused rubrics, readings, case studies, slide shows, videos and conversation scripts.
Big Ten Announces 'Anti-Hate & Anti-Racism Coalition'
The Big Ten Conference commissioner, Kevin Warren, announced at the end of May the creation of the Big Ten Conference Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition, an initiative that seeks to partner with campus diversity councils to create the conditions where student athletes possess their rights to free speech and peaceful protest.
U Buffalo Produces Map of Food Resources
Researchers at the university recently released a map of food resources in Buffalo to help people access food amid the coronavirus pandemic. The map includes grocery stores and sources of free food like food pantries, soup kitchens and schools offering meal pickup for students.
Clemson U Introduces Virtual Map of Food Resources
University faculty and staff, in coordination with the United Way and Ten at the Top, recently released an interactive map that provides information on different food resources for individuals and families facing food insecurity. The regional map includes nearly 400 providers across 10 counties complete with information on the type of assistance they provide as well as operating hours and availability.
Partnership Results in Student Emergency Aid Effort
A new initiative from an alliance of educational technology companies and education-focused nonprofits will distribute emergency aid to college students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, building on $1.1 million in initial funding. In the first phase of the initiative, Course Hero will work with five education-related nonprofits to raise awareness and distribute funds. The second phase involves a partnership with Edquity, which developed an app through which students can apply for emergency aid from their colleges and receive funds directly in their bank accounts, and the nonprofit organization Believe in Students, which focuses on alleviating poverty among college students.
Four Canadian Institutions to Enhance Support for Indigenous Students
A total of $380,000 from the Mastercard Foundation Recovery and Resilience Program will be evenly divided between Coast Mountain College, the College of New Caledonia, Northern Lights College, and the University of Northern British Columbia to enhance support for Indigenous students and invest in technological solutions to improve access for remote education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenous students studying at the four institutions can receive academic mentoring and mental health counselling to help navigate the barriers and challenges that come with isolation at home.
U Nebraska to Offer Free Tuition
In an effort to make higher education more accessible, the university is launching a program that guarantees a tuition-free education for all Nebraska students with family incomes of $60,000 or less. The program begins in fall 2020.
U California Santa Cruz Formalizes Land Acknowledgement
The recently released land acknowledgement was developed in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman and the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program. University community members are encouraged to read the land acknowledgement at the beginning of gatherings and events.
U New Hampshire Creates Student Hardship Fund
The university's newest student assistance program helps undergraduate and graduate students dealing with a temporary or unexpected hardship. The Student Emergency Assistance Fund offers short-term assistance, ranging from $100 to $500, for such things as emergency travel, medical costs, safety and security needs, auto repairs and academic supplies.
Iowa State U Releases Land Acknowledgement
In collaboration with the university's director of American Indian Studies, the university developed and recently released an official land acknowledgement recognizing Indigenous Peoples that were stewards of the land on which the university now exists.
Emerson College Creates COVID-19 Emergency Fund
The college recently created an emergency fund to help students pay their rent, transport themselves back home, rent learning equipment and more. Every member of the board of trustees, including the president, made gifts and pledges, bringing the total to $72,000.
Pennsylvania State U Launches Student Emergency Fund
The university recently announced that all new contributions to its Student Care & Advocacy Emergency Fund will be used for those who are challenged to afford housing, transportation, basic needs and access to required resources for remote learning, or who are facing other unforeseen personal difficulties as a result of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Western Carolina U Makes Emergency Funds Available to Students
University administrators are currently urging students who are suffering extreme financial distress because of displacement caused by the coronavirus to apply for financial assistance from the university’s Student Emergency Fund. The funds may be used for rent, utilities, car repairs, medical and dental expenses, gas and other unexpected financial emergencies, but not university-related expenses.
Georgia Tech Announces COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Students
The new fund has been established to support students who have a demonstrated financial need related to the COVID-19 crisis and campus closures. Funding is available to all enrolled Georgia Tech students and can be used to alleviate financial challenges, including travel assistance, housing assistance, medical expenses, moving costs, financial support, and food insecurity.
Emerson College Eco Ambassadors Launch Thrift Store Pop Up
In an effort to raise awareness for the college's clothing exchange store, now the Tiny Thrift Store puts on a pop-up once per month. The store and pop-up give students a chance to donate, exchange and/or pick-up clothing free of charge.
U Southern California Offers Free Tuition Based on Family Income
Students from the United States from families with annual incomes of $80,000 or less will be eligible for the full undergraduate tuition waiver starting in the fall. Additionally, owning a home will no longer be considered in the calculation used to determine a student’s financial need.
Bowie State U Opens Nutrition Lounge & Food Pantry
In partnership with Food Lion Feeds' hunger relief initiative, the university opened a new on-campus nutrition lounge that provides a place for students to relax, study and have a place to access and enjoy free, healthy foods.
Illinois State U Elevates Diversity & Inclusion
The university's president recently announced the creation of a new position to move diversity initiatives forward on campus, naming Professor Doris Houston as the interim assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion. Houston currently serves as chair of the President’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council.
Thirteen Institutions Become 'Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers'
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) selected 13 institutions as Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers. Organized around the five pillars of the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation framework by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation—narrative change, separation, law, economy, and racial healing and relationship building—the centers seek to prepare the next generation of leaders to confront racism and to dismantle the belief in a hierarchy of human value.
ACE Produces Series on Race in Higher Ed
The Let’s Talk About Race interview series captures the voices of prominent higher education scholars and leaders as they share their perspectives and experiences on race and ethnicity in higher education.

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News outlets across the state reported this week that Great Falls attorney Beth Best has officially announced her candidacy for the Montana Supreme Court Justice that will be open when Justice Jim Nelson retires. Beth stated she
“is running for the Montana Supreme Court because I believe in public service, and access to justice for every person as guaranteed by our Constitution.”
Throughout state history only four women have ever been elected to the Montana Supreme Court. If elected, Best would be the fifth. You can read more about Best from her press release, a portion of which is pasted below the fold.

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The opinion of the court was delivered by: Renee Cohn Jubelirer, Judge
Submitted: November 30, 2012
BEFORE: HONORABLE RENEE COHN JUBELIRER, Judge HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, Judge HONORABLE ANNE E. COVEY, Judge
OPINION BY JUDGE COHN JUBELIRER
Jason P. Glass (Claimant) petitions for review of the Order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting the Petition to Review Compensation Benefits Offset (Review Petition) filed by The City of Philadelphia (Employer), which asserted its entitlement to subrogation against Claimant's third-party recovery. On appeal, Claimant argues that Employer's subrogation right should have been extinguished pursuant to Thompson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (USF&G), 566 Pa. 420, 781 A.2d 1146 (2001), because Employer acted in deliberate bad faith when it did not ensure that evidence critical to Claimant's third-party action was preserved or because one of Employer's employees was derelict in her duty to assist Claimant in his third party action. Because we discern no error in granting the Review Petition, we must affirm.
On April 12, 2006, Claimant, a police officer, sustained injuries when he lost control of the motorcycle on which he was training and it fell on top of him. Employer accepted Claimant's injuries as being work related and paid Claimant Injured-On-Duty (IOD) benefits, as well as for his medical treatment. Shortly thereafter, Claimant filed a third-party tort action against Philadelphia Cycle Center (PCC), alleging that improper maintenance caused him to lose control of the motorcycle resulting in the crash and his injuries. Claimant ultimately obtained an arbitration award in the amount of $490,000 in his lawsuit against PCC on February 11, 2009. Employer filed the Review Petition on March 25, 2009, asserting that it was entitled to subrogation and its lien was $219,755.63 based on its payment of medical expenses and IOD benefits. Claimant objected to the Review Petition, claiming that Employer had acted in bad faith by allowing for the spoliation of evidence, which affected his third-party recovery and, therefore, Employer's subrogation right should be extinguished pursuant to Thompson. The matter was assigned to a WCJ, who accepted deposition and documentary evidence from both Claimant and Employer. (WCJ Decision, Findings of Fact (FOF) ¶¶ 1-5.)
Employer submitted a Report and Award from Claimant's arbitration, indicating that Claimant obtained an award in the third-party litigation in the amount of $490,000. Employer also presented a packet of information in support of its subrogation lien. The packet contained documentation of Employer's payment of medical expenses and IOD benefits in the amount of $219,755.63. (FOF ¶¶ 3, 5.)
In addition, Employer offered Claimant's engineer's (Engineer) report from the third-party action, which indicated that Claimant informed Engineer that, while he was operating the motorcycle on April 12, 2006, the motorcycle's clutch was "grabby," difficult to modulate, and the engine was cutting out while Claimant accelerated. (FOF ¶ 4b.) Engineer inspected the motorcycle on January 31, 2007 and found that its clutch lever had been replaced with a non-brand clutch lever, which, because it was not the correct lever for the motorcycle, was filed to fit into the clutch lever holder assembly, but still did not fit properly into the holder assembly. Engineer also noted that the clutch lever lacked lubrication. Additionally, Engineer noted that the motorcycle's drive chain and sprockets were worn and due for repair. Noting that the training "was made unnecessarily difficult due to excessive driveline lash, increased pull force on the clutch lever and poor engine operation," Engineer opined that the motorcycle had been improperly maintained and that this improper maintenance caused Claimant to lose control of the motorcycle and crash. (FOF ¶ 4d-e.)
Claimant offered the deposition testimony of a senior legal assistant (Legal Assistant) in the Claims Unit of Employer's Law Department (Law Department), who testified as follows. By letter dated May 3, 2006 (May 2006 Letter), Claimant's counsel (Counsel) informed Employer of the April 12, 2006 incident and Claimant's injuries, and requested that Employer direct its Police Department to refrain from altering the motorcycle, particularly the clutch mechanism, until Claimant could have the motorcycle inspected by an engineer. The May 2006 Letter also advised Employer that allowing the motorcycle to be altered prior to any inspection "would be tantamount to spoiling evidence." (May 2006 Letter at 1, R.R. at 124a.) Legal Assistant, whose duties included reading complaints and determining which of Employer's departments could have documents related to a particular complaint, received the May 2006 Letter on May 4, 2006. Legal Assistant's superior directed her to contact the Police Department to assure that the motorcycle would not be altered or modified before an inspection could be performed. Legal Assistant contacted the Police Academy, where the accident occurred, and was directed to contact the 8th police district, where the motorcycles were located. She emailed Counsel on May 5, 2006 to inform him that no inspection had been permitted because Claimant had not complied with a particular police directive requiring him to notify the Police Department of his lawsuit and indicated that, once Claimant complied with that directive, Engineer would be given access to the motorcycle. Legal Assistant indicated that she spoke with a Lieutenant in the 8th police district on May 5, 2006, who informed Legal Assistant that Engineer could not inspect the motorcycle until Claimant complied with the police directive; Legal Assistant stated that she advised Lieutenant of the request not to have the motorcycle altered until Engineer could inspect it. (FOF ¶ 6a-d.)
On May 25, 2006, Legal Assistant received a letter from Counsel, dated May 16, 2006, that satisfied the notice requirements of the police directive. Legal Assistant again contacted the Lieutenant, notified her of the May 2006 Letter, and informed her to make the motorcycle available for inspection and to make sure it had not been or would not be altered. Legal Assistant did not have any documentation to support this request or that Lieutenant complied with the request. Legal Assistant stated that, in a letter dated July 13, 2006, she informed Counsel that he had to contact a Lieutenant G., the officer who conducted the training exercise. However, in e-mails related to setting up the inspection, Legal Assistant did not advise Counsel that he had to contact Lieutenant G. to arrange for the inspection. Legal Assistant denied that, on December 21, 2006, Counsel informed Legal Assistant that the Police Department would not allow Engineer to inspect the motorcycle until Employer's Solicitor's office gave written permission. As of December 2006, Legal Assistant was unaware of any alterations made to the motorcycle, but did not make any follow up inquiries to determine whether the motorcycle had been altered. Legal Assistant also noted that she verbally communicated with a Sergeant several times regarding the motorcycle, but agreed that she did not send e-mails to any member of the Police Department regarding the request to not alter the motorcycle. Legal Assistant sent Sergeant a memorandum, dated January 18, 2007, informing him that the Law Department had agreed to allow Engineer to inspect the motorcycle. On May 17, 2007, Legal Assistant drafted another memorandum indicating that the motorcycle should not be destroyed or altered. (FOF ¶ 6d-g.)
On September 20, 2006, a repair order for the motorcycle was issued, indicating that the motorcycle's clutch lever had been replaced. Legal Assistant asserted that she was unaware of this repair, acknowledged that the motorcycle's clutch had been referenced in letters and emails regarding this matter, and that the clutch had been replaced four months prior to Engineer's inspection. Legal Assistant also acknowledged that, in a letter dated September 16, 2009, the Police Department's Special Advisor to the Commissioner informed Counsel that "no e-mails, letters, notes, telephone messages or other written communications regarding the matter exist to be provided by," among others, the Lieutenant and Sergeant. (FOF ¶ 6(h)-(i).)
Claimant also presented the depositions of the Sergeant, who is assigned to the 8th police district and controls the motorcycles in that district, and the Lieutenant, an administrative lieutenant in the 8th police district. Sergeant indicated that he was aware of Claimant's motorcycle accident on April 12, 2006, the motorcycle was returned to the 8th district, and the motorcycle was assigned to another officer between April 2006 and May 2007. Sergeant testified that any motorcycle repairs would be performed by PCC and denied seeing the May 2006 Letter from Counsel or the May 17, 2007 memorandum from Legal Assistant requesting that the motorcycle not be altered or discarded. He recalled receiving telephone calls from Legal Assistant in January 2007 regarding the inspection of the motorcycle, but did not recall any prior discussion with either Legal Assistant or the Lieutenant. Sergeant indicated that, had he been told or received something in writing about not altering the motorcycle, he would not have allowed the motorcycle's clutch lever to be replaced. (FOF ¶ 7.)
Lieutenant testified that she was aware of Claimant's April 12, 2006 injury, but that she was not directly aware of the May 2006 Letter. She stated that she recalled having one telephone conversation with a woman from Employer's Law Department, whose name she could not recall and on a date she could not recall, regarding the Law Department's decision to allow Claimant's Engineer to inspect the motorcycle. Lieutenant indicated that she told the woman that she could not authorize any outside inspection of Police property without a written subpoena or other documentation. She also testified that she probably indicated to the woman that the motorcycle had been in use since April 12, 2006. Lieutenant explained that she received nothing in writing regarding the motorcycle and denied having a discussion with anyone associated with Employer about not altering the motorcycle until after an inspection could occur. Lieutenant testified that, having not received such instructions, she did not advise Sergeant not to have the motorcycle altered before the inspection could occur. She denied that she would have indicated that an inspection was not permitted because Claimant had not complied with the police directive.*fn1 (FOF ¶ 8.)
The WCJ found Sergeant and Lieutenant more credible than Legal Assistant with regard to the communication that the motorcycle involved in the April 12, 2006 incident was not to be altered before it could be inspected. In doing so, the WCJ cited Legal Assistant's admissions that she did not make any written record of her communications with Sergeant or Lieutenant. Therefore, the WCJ found that Sergeant and Lieutenant "did not receive or issue orders that the motorcycle should not be modified." (FOF ¶ 11.) However, the WCJ found that Claimant did not establish, as required by Thompson, that Employer "undertook in deliberate bad faith to subvert a third party suit brought by" Claimant so as to extinguish Employer's subrogation lien. (FOF ¶ 12.) The WCJ determined that the testimony did not demonstrate deliberation; rather, it showed that "a series of apparent miscommunications within Employer resulted in the alteration of the motorcycle prior to its inspection." (FOF ¶ 12.) Because the WCJ found that there was no deliberate bad faith on Employer's part, he concluded that Employer was entitled to subrogation under Section 319 of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act).*fn2 (WCJ Decision, Conclusions of Law ¶ 1.)
Claimant appealed to the Board. The Board noted that there was no direct evidence of Employer's alleged deliberate bad faith and that, when relying on "circumstantial evidence and the inferences to be deduced therefrom, such evidence must establish the conclusion sought and must preponderate in favor of that conclusion so as to outweigh any other evidence and any inconsistent inferences." (Board Op. at 4 (citing Mathies Coal Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Tau), 591 A.2d 351 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1991).) The Board concluded that it could "imagine any number of personal, emotional, or character flaws or weaknesses that could lead to one individual's failure to provide a needed notification to another, without requiring an 'undertak[ing] in deliberate bad faith to subvert a third party suit.'" (Board Op. at 10 (quoting Thompson, 566 Pa. at 432, 781 A.2d at 1154).) Accordingly, the Board held that ...

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Eh, I’ve got nothing good to say other than today is the final month of the year. Yippee!
I came back to doing some more tutorial practice and Krypt exploring in Mortal Kombat 11. I managed to unlock some more skins and items for certain characters. Here’s a new Baraka war banner that I got from the Kollector down in Goro’s lair:
That’s awesome! Now is my time to take a break from the MK11 explorification until tomorrow.
I’ve been playing some more Pokémon Dress Up in Pokémon Diamond. This time I’ll show you my beautiful Water-type friends:
Azalea the Goldeen, nicknamed after the female golfer from Mario Golf. She’s my lovely goldfish angel. 🙂
Sherry the Psyduck, nicknamed after the other female golfer from Mario Golf.
Donald the Seaking, nicknamed after that horrid piece of garbage former U.S. President.
Anyways, I better head off and continue my journey of battling against enemy trainers, check on the berry plants and what-not. Goodnight ladies and gentlemen!
Two months ago I recorded a little piece of cat footage of Chuckie and another cat named Neko fighting amongst themselves, and then I made that as an animated GIF:
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I’ve been making more sprite sheets and submitting to the Spriters Resource website. Here’s one that got approved the other day:
Now I’m inching closer to 1,500 Game Boy / Game Boy Color sprite sheets. There will be more of them shortly…
I snapped this cute cat pic of Morty two years ago. He was sitting on top of a red kilted blanket on the couch:
Sorry, I’m not in a mood to blog about anything for tonight. Will try it again tomorrow… 😴
I’ve been playing around a little bit of a game that is like Need For Speed but with tanks, and that is Tank Racer. It’s a racing game where you can chose one of the four tanks and race through the tracks against seven computer-controlled tanks in the Cup and Single races. Here’s a screenshot of the gameplay:
This game is alright, but I’m stickin’ with the Need For Speed series. However; what I like about this game is it’s got awesome power-ups to pick up just like in Carmageddon, and I also like the stylistic in-game graphics. 😉
I’ve been doing some more Krypt exploring in Mortal Kombat 11 tonight, and I was able to get a lot of forge items along with some fashion accessories and a few variation icons. Hooray for me! 😀
Now is my time to take a break from that until tomorrow… oh, and Open Thread.
I’ve been playing Pokémon Dress Up Time in Pokémon Diamond lately. Here’s a pic of one dressed as a Jokámel character:
Cody the Geodude somehow evolved into Assagor!
Yeah, I really miss TV Funhouse so much because it was a really funny show.

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A Beginning and An End: 12 Celebrities Who Died on Their Birthday
Country music legend Merle Haggard just became the rare person to die on his or her birthday. There haven't been many, but there have been a few celebrities over the years who have "achieved" this odd statistical feat.
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You've heard of JFK Jr. Well, FDR Jr. was just as dashing in his day. While his father was president during World War II, helping craft the plan to defeat Hitler, FDR Jr. served in the Navy -- and not in a rank of privilege. He put his life at risk, earning a Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals as well as 12 battle stars for service in both the European and Pacific theaters. He later served in Congress. He was born on August 17, 1914 and died on August 17, 1988 at age 74.
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The character actor who was in many films such as "WarGames" and "Dances With Wolves" was best known as the star of "Nero Wolfe," A&E's TV series about Rex Stout's famous detective. He was born on July 27, 1949 and died July 27, 2010 at 61.
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So much ink has been spilled all over the world about this album in the last three years. The crazy thing is, "Night Drive" as we know it was never meant to be officially released. Originally intended only to be the cdr demo version of the incomplete album burned for a handfull of dates in California. That was the end of summer 2007. At that time, Chromatics was mostly unknown throughout the world. With only a handfull of bootlegged demos floating through the ethernet, the music was far off the radar of the music industry. No one had any clue what was around the corner. Soon the press would get ahold of it, & the album would spread like wildfire overnight. The rough mix was done in Portland on a lunar eclipse the night before Chromatics left for their first leg of performances with new singer Ruth Radelet.
The record opens at the end of a long night with our heroine making a phone call to her lover. He asks her to pick up a bottle of wine. In the distance through the muffled walls of a sweaty nightclub you can hear the dj's closing their set with the Mirage banger, "Lady Operator." She drives to the coast to clear her head. Gripping the wheel with the throb of "Night Drive" she takes control. As the hi hat attacks your speakers, her hair blows in the breeze. This is the opening of the record that continues to define Chromatics' unique sound. The extreme juxtaposition of raw frailty against jagged violence.
Feeling out of place & dead with no reflection, they question the line between birth & mortality in songs like "I Want Your Love" & "Mask."
The music is drenched in reverb echoeing the death of hope & the price of nostalgia. The most powerful example of this is their daring take on the Kate Bush classic, "Running Up That Hill," a favorite amongst fans & critics alike. Chromatics has been closing their captivating live sets with this song every night. With ethereal songs like "Tomorrow Is So Far Away," "Tick Of The Clock," & "Let's Make This A Moment To Remember," they give the listener the space to breathe. We get a glimpse of their chequered past with the post punk sheen of Joy Division on "Healer".
After three years, why is the final version just surfacing now? Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. In a recent interview Johnny Jewel was quoted, "It was so hectic mixing that record. Everything imaginable went wrong. From Ruth burning her hand the night we had to finish the vocal takes, to the tapes getting overheated on the reels, to the final mix of the fourth side getting lost in the mail on the way to the pressing plant. Of course i didn't make a cd copy of the mix either. Adam & I started to think this record was cursed & we were never going to get it out. When it came time to do a string of shows on the west coast, we still didn't have the final mix. So we decided to make a temporary cdr version of the first three sides. We were burning them on laptops while we were driving down the 101. Then the press got ahold of that demo & everything exploded. To make things even more ridiculous, Italians Do It Better was broke. The label was basically nonexistent, it was really only a concept of mine & Mike Simonetti's. Still in the infant stages of coming together. We had an order from stores & distributers worldwide for over 5000 "Night Drive" cds overnight, but couldn't even press them. You gotta remember this was three years ago before "B/E/A/T/B/O/X" was out, & before "After Dark" was available digitally, so we had no money coming in. All this buzz & no releases available. It was such a joke. I remember we had to borrow money from a distributer to press the first three hundred eighty discs. We just kept flipping the cds...the more we sold...the more we made. In the back of my mind, I always figured the tapes would show up, but they never did. Then last year when I moved to Montreal, I had to change my address with the post office in the states. Two months later, the original tapes somehow returned to my old apartment in Portland where Ida lives now. Lost in purgatory at a dead letter office in northern California that whole time. It seemed like it had to be an omen. So we decided to have the whole thing remastered in it's entirety & finally pressed to vinyl. We want to say thankyou so much to everyone who let this record into their lives, we love you! & Now it's finally finished."
The lost side of the album is dark & abstract. Opening with the almost funerial "Shining Violence". Where detuned analog synths collide & struggle to hang onto a fading melody. Followed by the sleeper hit, "Circled Sun", & the Vangelis inspired reflection of life's duality in "The Gemini". Looking into a broken mirror, Ruth is more vulnerable than ever with the bare bones bass & vocal of "Bell". "Night Drive" closes with an arpeggiated musical refrain from the beginning of Side One. "Acelerator" reinterprates elements of "Night Drive's" chord progression while leaning heavily on the gear shift. As painted lines in the road begin to strobe, Chromatics propels full speed ahead into an uncertain future.
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BTS Jimin stunned the ARMY with the teaser of his upcoming 'Me, Myself & Jimin' photofolio. He looked incredible in his Special 8 Project. Labelled "ID: Chaos", Jimin revealed some emotions that went into the photofolio. He also tried to show his personality which his fans haven't seen. In the teaser video, the Jimin could be heard singing differently.
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