Private spacecraft speeds toward space station
CAPE CANAVERAL - Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a supplies Tuesday after a spectacular middle-of-the-night blastoff.
The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and its unmanned Dragon capsule marked the first time a commercial spacecraft has been sent to the orbiting outpost.
Tracing a fiery arc across the night sky, the rocket lifted off just before 4 a.m. and smoothly boosted the capsule into orbit. The capsule is expected to rendezvous with the space station within days, delivering a half-ton of provisions for its six crew members.
It is considered just a test flight - in fact, the capsule was packed with only nonessential items, in case something went disastrously wrong - but if all goes well with this mission and others like it, commercial spaceships could be carrying astronauts to and from the space station in three to five years.
"Falcon flew perfectly!!" billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, founder of the SpaceX company, said via Twitter. "Feels like a giant weight just came off my back."
Musk later told reporters: "For us, it's like winning the Super Bowl."
Up to now, flights to the space station were something only major governments had done.
NASA is looking to the private sector to take over flights to the space station. Several U.S. companies are vying for the opportunity.
The White House offered congratulations.
"Every launch into space is a thrilling event, but this one is especially exciting," said John Holdren, President Barack Obama's chief science adviser. "This expanded role for the private sector will free up more of NASA's resources to do what NASA does best - tackle the most demanding technological challenges in space, including those of human spaceflight beyond low-Earth orbit."
NASA is looking to the private sector to take over flights to the space station now that the space shuttle has been retired. Several U.S. companies are vying for the opportunity.
"The significance of this day cannot be overstated," said a beaming NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. "It's a great day for America. It's actually a great day for the world because there are people who thought that we had gone away, and today says, 'No, we're not going away at all.'"
Flight controllers applauded when the Dragon reached orbit nine minutes into the flight. Then they embraced once the solar panels on the craft popped open. Many of the SpaceX controllers wore untucked T-shirts, jeans or shorts, a stark contrast to NASA's suit-and-tie shuttle crowd.
A previous launch attempt, on Saturday, was aborted with a half-second left in the countdown because of a bad valve in one of Falcon's nine engines.
Another important test comes Thursday when the Dragon draws close to the space station. It will undergo practice maneuvers from more than a mile out. If all goes well, docking will occur on Friday. Musk will preside from the company's Mission Control in Hawthorne, Calif.
Since the shuttle's retirement last summer, American astronauts have been hitching rides to the space station aboard Russian rockets, and Russian, Japanese and European ships have been delivering supplies.
SpaceX has spent more than $1 billion on the project.
Musk, the 40-year-old entrepreneur who helped create PayPal and runs the electric car company Tesla Motors, has poured in millions of his own fortune, and NASA has contributed $381 million in seed money in a venture that has been likened to the public-private collaboration that built the Internet and won the West.
Even Musk's rivals were rooting for a successful flight.
"The shuttle may be retired, but the American dream of space exploration is alive and well," said Mark Sirangelo, chairman of Sierra Nevada Corp.'s space systems, which is developing a mini-shuttle to carry space station crews in a few years.
The Dragon capsule will stay at the space station for a week and then splash down in the Pacific, bringing back experiments and equipment. None of the other cargo ships now in use are designed to return safely; they burn up on the way down.
Two more Dragon supply missions are planned this year, regardless of what happens this week.
The rocket also blasted into orbit around the Earth the ashes of more than 300 people, including Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper and actor James Doohan, who played Scotty on "Star Trek." The ashes were in a section of the rocket that was jettisoned during the climb into space.
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Jimmy Eat World
The Space at Westbury
October 20, 2014
The members of Jimmy Eat Word drink Gatorade and Poland Spring. At least on stage. The band's crew placed numerous bottles of both near each members station. It was good thing, too, because as the show unfolded, the band members (especially lead singer Jim Adkins who played and sang with such intensity that he was soaked in sweat from head to toe) definitely needed the electrolytes and serious re-hydration.
The alt-rock/power pop band from Mesa, AZ had its commercial breakthrough with Bleed American
(DreamWorks, 2001). The album featured four charting singles with catchy and infectious "The Middle" reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 2004, Jimmy Eat World again reached the top of the Modern Rock chart with "Pain." The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, drummer Zach Lind and touring member Robin Vining on keyboards, percussion, guitar, backing vocals.
Touring in honor of the 10th anniversary of the release of Futures
(Interscope, 2004), the band delivered an evening of guitar-driven modern rock with emo influences. After a quick opening set by MINIBOSSES, featuring a killer cover of Billy Joel's "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)," the band kicked off the evening with "Futures" from the album of the same name. The band was in fine form functioning on all cylinders like a well-oiled machine satiating the capacity crowd at the midsized Long Island venue by playing the rest of the seminal release in its original running order"Just Tonight...," "Work" (with its sing-a-long chorus), the raw and emotional "Kill," "The World You Love" (prior to which Adkins thanked the audience for coming), "Pain" (during which the audience Joined the ban on the "Takes my pain away!" chorus), the slow song "Drugs or Me," "Polaris" (the most emo-influenced track on the album), "Nothingwrong," "Night Drive" and "23."
Upon completion of the Futures
album, the audience erupted and the band momentarily left the stage. Within seconds, they returned for an elongated set of encores. The all-ages crowd greeted the band with unbridled delight and joy. Those with seats stood and swayed to the music while those in the general admission area of the venue swayed to the beat of the music as the band rolled through a set that leaned heavily on Stay On My Side Tonight
(Interscope, 2005): "Over," "Closer," "Lucky Denver Mint" from Clarity
(Capitol, 1999), "Let It Happen" from Chase This Light
(Tiny Evil, 2007), the quick and catchy rocker "Action Needs an Audience" from Invented
(Geffen, 2010) and "Disintegration."
The second set of encores sent the die-hard fans over the edge. They deliriously danced, screamed, bopped, shouted and sang along to "Bleed American," the searing, thumping and driving "My Best Theory, "Big Casino" from Chase This Light
and, of course, "The Middle." when the last notes of "The Middle" faded into the ether, the band members stepped out from behind their instruments and as Adkins simply stated, "Thanks for coming," the others quickly exited the stage .
Though the night's performance had some glaring omissions. "Sweetness," "Hear You Me," "A Praise Chorus" and "The Authority Song" didn't make the cut to be among the concert's twenty-one offerings. Because the evening was a celebration of the Futures
album, it just played out that way. In 2016, when the band celebrates the 15th anniversary of Bleed American
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The home education community has recently been re-alerted to the fact that personal advisors (PAs) from the government's Connexions Careers Advice Service for teens aged 13 - 18 are cold-calling home educating families in what looks like an attempt to conscript HEKs into the system.
This is not innocuous. From the invaluable Database Masterclass:
"Every young person is allocated a ‘personal adviser’ (PA) who brokers access to services, and is responsible for carrying out an in-depth personal assessment of the young person. This assessment process is known as APIR (Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Review) and covers every area of the young person’s life, including information about parents, family and friends. "
Yep, that really means every area of a young person's life: health, income, family relationships, mental health, emotional health, you name it. And guess where all this highly personal information gets stored? Yep, you got it: yet another database, this time the Connexions Customer Information System (CCIS).
It has also emerged that some local authorities have nominated a Connexions worker to actively seek out those teens who are not obviously within the system, so HEKs are very likely to be in their sights.
PAs are meant to garner consent before starting out on this whole redundant yet dangerous process, but once a teen has given that consent, it looks pretty damn difficult to withdraw it, so plenty of HE parents will be making absolutely certain that their teens have imbibed the message that they shouldn't give out personal information to a complete stranger on the doorstep or over the telephone, so they also shouldn't do it simply because someone says they are from the government.

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EVANSVILLE - Those on the economic "front lines" in Southwestern Indiana say they can confirm what a new report has found: Things are looking up for the state's manufacturing industry.
The survey of Indiana manufacturers by Indiana University's Kelley School of Business found that four out of five manufacturing companies consider their businesses healthy or stable. The report also found that an estimated 70 percent of Indiana manufacturers are actively investing in capital and labor.
Indiana University, Conexus Indiana, the Indiana Manufacturers Association and the accounting firm Katz, Sapper & Miller conduct an annual survey that tracks the pulse of the state's largest industry. The study's authors described their latest findings as signs of a manufacturing renaissance.
Jim Heck is executive director of WorkOne Southwest, which serves job-seekers in nine counties in Southwestern Indiana.
"In every one of those nine counties, manufacturing is looking to hire people, expand their workforce," Heck said.
"This is probably the best year we've seen in quite a number of years."
Those involved in regional economic development said they're also seeing manufacturing activity pick up.
"I think most assuredly there's a renaissance" in manufacturing, said Greg Wathen, president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana.
Wathen offered several possible reasons for the growth.
The growth of the middle class in developing nations like China is driving up wages there, making those places less attractive than they used to be as low-cost manufacturing sites.
Another huge factor, Wathen said, is the shale gas boom — the ability to tap into natural gas deposits that were previously inaccessible, creating a plentiful supply in the U.S.
As one example of the gas boom's impact, Wathen said, consider the two fertilizer plant projects planned for this area. Midwest Fertilizer Corp. plans a plant in Posey County, and another company, Ohio Valley Resources, plans a similar project in Spencer County. Natural gas is a key raw material in the manufacture of nitrogen fertilizer.
Gibson County, too, is seeing the trend, said an economic development official there.
"There's a lot of opportunity out there now," said Todd Mosby, who heads the Gibson County Economic Development Corp.
In an average year, Mosby said Gibson County might add a couple of hundred manufacturing jobs. But this year, more than 1,000 manufacturing and mining jobs will be created.
In fact, Mosby said, the area is actually facing a labor shortage for some positions.
Mosby speculated that consumer confidence seems to be improving and unemployment rates are dropping, which may be having broader effects that boost manufacturers' confidence.
Manufacturing is important to Southwestern Indiana, and to the state overall.
"Indiana remains the nation's most manufacturing-intensive state by employment and share of economic output," said Scott Brown, partner-in-charge of Katz, Sapper & Miller's manufacturing and distribution services group. "The state's economic future is inseparable from its production industries — and we see a cautious return to investment and growth that bodes well for all Hoosiers."
About half of survey participants described their manufacturing companies as "challenged" in 2009 and 2010 but now use more positive terms, The Times of Munster reported. A majority indicated they are now investing in employees, equipment and facilities to remain competitive.
The survey found that Indiana manufacturers don't consider uncertainty regarding the Affordable Care Act to be a deterrent to investment. They're also are starting to look beyond controlling costs and need more skilled production workers, the report said.
The overall outlook among Indiana manufacturers is now one of growth instead of retrenchment, the survey found. About 19 percent of companies surveyed said they would pursue aggressive growth during the next two years, while 29 percent said they would expand between 2015 and 2017.
"Our findings from this year's survey show cause for optimism as Hoosier manufacturers continue to invest and grow," said Mark Frohlich, associate professor of operations management at Indiana University.
About 12 percent of existing manufacturers are still actively looking for places to cut expenses, the survey found. But only 8 percent of manufacturers plan to downsize within the next four years, and only 5 percent are still slashing costs across the board.
"Manufacturers are having a good year," Frohlich said. "They probably did a little better the year before. Revenues are higher now, but profits are lower."
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- How do you calm down someone with ADHD?
- What are 3 types of ADHD?
- Is ADHD a form of autism?
- Does ADHD medicine change your personality?
- Are adults with ADHD more immature?
- How can I control my ADHD without medication?
- How does ADHD affect your thinking?
- What should you not say to someone with ADHD?
- What are people with ADHD good at?
- Does ADHD get worse with age?
- Can sugar make ADHD worse?
- Who famous has ADHD?
- What foods should be avoided with ADHD?
- Can ADHD go away?
- What happens if ADHD is left untreated?
- Can ADHD cause anger?
- How does ADHD affect your personality?
- Is ADHD a sign of intelligence?
- Can someone with ADHD fall in love?
- At what age does ADHD peak?
How do you calm down someone with ADHD?
Acknowledge Your ADHD.
Stop blaming yourself for forgetting chores or missing a deadline.
Exercise Your Options.
Exercise is a potent stress-reducer.
Most people with ADHD see time as a fluid thing.
Make Structure Your Friend.
Take Time to Play.
ADHD Relaxation Responses..
What are 3 types of ADHD?
Three major types of ADHD include the following:ADHD, combined type. This, the most common type of ADHD, is characterized by impulsive and hyperactive behaviors as well as inattention and distractibility.ADHD, impulsive/hyperactive type. … ADHD, inattentive and distractible type.
Is ADHD a form of autism?
Answer: Autism spectrum disorder and ADHD are related in several ways. ADHD is not on the autism spectrum, but they have some of the same symptoms. And having one of these conditions increases the chances of having the other.
Does ADHD medicine change your personality?
ADHD medications should not change a child’s personality. If a child taking a stimulant seems sedated or zombie-like, or tearful and irritable, it usually means that the dose is too high and the clinician needs to adjust the prescription to find the right dose.
Are adults with ADHD more immature?
The brain’s frontal lobes, which are involved in ADHD, continue to mature until we reach age 35. In practical terms, this means that people with ADHD can expect some lessening of their symptoms over time. Many will not match the emotional maturity of a 21-year-old until their late 30’s.
How can I control my ADHD without medication?
To help Charles and people like him in my practice, I’ve outlined non-medication strategies to address adult ADHD.Overcome Your Inner Critic with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.Pay Attention.Get Restful Sleep.Improve Nutrition.Create Structure.Find an Activity Partner.Improve Brain Function.
How does ADHD affect your thinking?
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition characterized by an inability to control one’s attention span so as to effectively complete one activity or cognitive process before proceeding to another. This leads to impulsive decision-making and actions, and typically a hyperkinetic mode of life.
What should you not say to someone with ADHD?
10 Things You Should Never Say to Your ChildA child with ADHD cries over hurtful comments from a parent or a friend. … A dunce cap in a classroom represents the shame many children with ADHD feel over being called stupid. … Upset girl with ADHD frowning with mother in background disciplining 3 of 12.More items…
What are people with ADHD good at?
creative and inventive: Living with ADHD may give the person a different perspective on life and encourage them to approach tasks and situations with a thoughtful eye. As a result, some with ADHD may be inventive thinkers. Others words to describe them may be original, artistic, and creative.
Does ADHD get worse with age?
Studies have shown that cases where there is no evidence of ADHD until early adulthood can be just as serious and impairing as those apparent at a much younger age. Sometimes these problems are corrected as the person gets older and completes school, but sometimes they continue or get worse in adulthood. 2.
Can sugar make ADHD worse?
Research studies show that sugar does not cause hyperactivity, nor aggravate most people’s ADHD symptoms. Mark Wolraich, MD, and co-authors examined sugar and ADHD and found that sugar does not affect the behavior or cognitive performance of children.
Who famous has ADHD?
9 Celebrities with ADHDMichael Phelps. ADHD made schoolwork difficult for Phelps when he was little. … Karina Smirnoff. This “Dancing with the Stars” performer and professional dancer went public with her ADHD diagnosis in 2009. … Howie Mandel. … Ty Pennington. … Adam Levine. … Justin Timberlake. … Paris Hilton. … Simone Biles.More items…•
What foods should be avoided with ADHD?
Some of the common foods that can cause ADHD reactions include milk, chocolate, soy, wheat, eggs, beans, corn, tomatoes, grapes, and oranges. If you suspect a food sensitivity may be contributing to your child’s ADHD symptoms, talk to your ADHD dietitian or doctor about trying an elimination diet.
Can ADHD go away?
“ADHD doesn’t disappear just because symptoms become less obvious—its effect on the brain lingers.” Some adults who had milder symptom levels of ADHD as children may have developed coping skills that address their symptoms well enough to prevent ADHD from interfering with their daily lives.
What happens if ADHD is left untreated?
Untreated ADHD can cause problems throughout life. People with ADHD tend to be impulsive and have short attention spans, which can make it harder to succeed in school, at work, in relationships, and in other aspects of life.
Can ADHD cause anger?
Folks with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD) often have a difficult time regulating their emotions and when they are faced with overwhelm, they can have “angry outbursts” that hurt their relationships. Men with ADHD are especially prone to frustration and anger for a number of reasons.
How does ADHD affect your personality?
They need to be rigid and intense about how they do things, or else it will go badly,” he says. Difficulties with social skills and reading other people’s social queues are related to ADHD symptoms. These social missteps may be interpreted by others as indicating an aloof personality.
Is ADHD a sign of intelligence?
Share on Pinterest Research suggests that there is no connection between ADHD and intelligence. There are no confirmed links between ADHD and intelligence. However, some people continue to contest this. ADHD can affect a person’s ability to function at work or at school.
Can someone with ADHD fall in love?
Intense Emotions and Hyperfocus When teens with ADHD fall in love, the feelings of joy and excitement can be even more intense for them. Teens might feel a deep sense of intimacy and acceptance, perhaps for the first time. They might also have a surge in confidence, something a lot of kids with ADHD lack.
At what age does ADHD peak?
The symptoms of hyperactivity are typically most severe at age 7 to 8, gradually declining thereafter. Peak severity of impulsive behaviour is usually at age 7 or 8. There is no specific age of peak severity for inattentive behaviour.

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Over 99 per cent voting was witnessed on Monday in the election to the office of the 14th President of India, even as the counting of votes will take place on 20 July.
"The voting was close to 99 per cent. I think this would perhaps be the highest ever percentage," the Lok Sabha Secretary General and Returning Officer for the presidential poll, Anoop Mishra, told a press conference in the evening after completion of the polling.
Evidently, the ruling BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind ~ who is pitted against the Congress-led Opposition's joint nominee Meira Kumar ~ is set to win this election by a huge margin, given the legion of parties backing him.
Both the 71-year-old Kovind, the former Bihar Governor, and Kumar, the 72-year-old ex-Lok Sabha Speaker, are Dalit leaders.
In the Parliament House polling station, 99 per cent voting was recorded, Mishra said.
Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Uttarakhand and Puducherry recorded 100 per cent polling.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first voter to cast his ballot in the Parliament House polling station, Mishra said.
An Election Commission official separately said : "Out of a total of 771 MPs entitled to vote (4 vacant and 1 disqualified), 768 cast their votes i.e. 99.61%. And, out of a total of 4109 MLAs entitled to vote (10 vacant and 1 disqualified), 4083 cast their votes i.e. 99.37%."
Of the 717 MPs, who were supposed to vote in New Delhi, 714 MPs cast their ballots here.
Fifty-four MPs ~ including the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar, and Union Minister Uma Bharti ~ had sought permission to cast their ballots in state capitals.
The BJP president Amit Shah, an MLA from Gujarat, had sought permission to cast his vote in the national capital.
Trinamool Congress MPs cast their votes in Kolkata.
Mishra said barring Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur and Tripura, the polling figures was received from all other states till this evening.
The BJP camp exuded confidence that Kovind will easily win the election with a "comfortable" margin. His candidature was said to have been supported by about 40 parties, including several non-NDA regional parties such as the JD-U, BJD, TRS, YSR Congress, and AIADMK factions.
Seventeen Opposition parties ~ including the Congress, Left and Trinamul ~ have backed Kumar's candidature. Their bid was however dealt a blow when the Nitish Kumar-led JD-U, despite being an ally of the Congress and RJD in the Bihar coalition government, pledged its support to Kovind's nomination.
The Opposition camp has sought to project the presidential contest as a "battle of ideologies".
The five-year tenure of the incumbent 13th President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, will come to an end on 24 July.
The counting of votes will take place on 20 July in New Delhi where all the ballot boxes will be brought from all state capitals.
The presidential poll's electoral college comprises of elected Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members ~ 543 and 233 respectively ~ and elected members of all state assemblies ~ altogether numbering 4896. The polling is carried out through secret ballot.
The value of an MLA's vote depends on the population of her state. The value of an MLA's vote in Sikkim, for instance, is 7 while it is 208 in UP. The value of an MP's vote, however, remains the same at 708.


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As of 06.00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB), as many as 49 neighborhood units are still inundated with various water levels.
The 49 neighborhood units are located in East Jakarta (23), West Jakarta (14), South Jakarta (10), Central Jakarta (1), and North Jakarta (1)
"Around 15 people have been forced to flee their home," said BPBD DKI's Disaster Data and Information Center Head M Insyaf in a written statement on Tuesday morning.
According to weather and season forecasts from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the dry season in most parts of Indonesia can still last until October, especially in most parts of Java Island.
Meanwhile, the rainy season in Indonesia will start gradually at the end of October, especially in the western part of Indonesia.

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Organized by the COPPUL Digital Curation and Preservation Group and the COPPUL Private LOCKSS Network Steering Committee, this day-long workshop held at the University of Calgary on April 20, 2012, featured presentations and small group discussions geared to helping participants move forward with digital preservation.
The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) is a consortium of 22 university libraries located in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
|20-Apr-2012||Synergies||Westell, Mary E.|
|20-Apr-2012||State of Digital Preservation at COPPUL Libraries||Stevens, Rhys|
|20-Apr-2012||Digital Preservation Strategy Pilot and Implementation||Sprout, Bronwen|
|20-Apr-2012||Digital preservation in a university context||Ravenscroft, Vaughn|
|20-Apr-2012||Scholars Portal as a Trustworthy Digital Repository||Marks, Steve|
|20-Apr-2012||Preservation of Digital Theses at SFU||Jordan, Mark|

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14 Karat - Clasp with Diamond
This clasp is designed to add to our gold paperclip or simple chain… or any chain you already have. It can hold a collection of pendants!
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Many have asked this same question; why do the vamps in True Blood have their terrifying fangs on their laterals and not their cuspids? There have been quite a lot of snickering (especially from the male population) that the TrueBlood vampires look absolutely weird with their fangs at the front instead of the more commonly accepted canines.
According to the show creator Alan Ball, he said, “We created fangs that actually lie flat along the roof of the mouth and then click into place when a vampire is in danger or aroused or ready to feed, much like a rattlesnake’s fangs click into place. Then we put the fangs not with the four front teeth between them, but with only two because it worked better for the physiology of the rattlesnake, the snake fang working. And I like that, because it looks a little different. It doesn’t look like the classic thing”
Apparently, according to a few dentists, the canine is a more masculine tooth compared to the lateral which is more feminine hence bringing about a more aggressive look for the characters. I have no idea how does that make any sense but then I am not someone who’s familiar with psychology. Anyhow, with the way these sexy, hot bodied, shirtless vampires run around the set on True Blood, it doesn’t matter to me where the fangs are – they’re still the most awesome eye candy a girl can ask for.


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Balance Sheet For The Year Ended What Goes Under Equity In A
In the next few articles we will have a look at the bridge between a company and its stakeholders. A stakeholder can be anyone who has an interest in the company. This can be a person who lives in the same area as the factory, it could be an employee, it could also be investors in the company. Generally anyone who can be affected by decisions the company makes is a stakeholder. In order to let the stakeholders know how the company is doing, the management of the company will produce financial statements. These financial statements are reports that give the public and management a better understanding of how the business is doing.There a few other features of the income statement but they are out of the scope of this article. We will cover them in detail in a later article. But if you’re feeling curious, you can look into taxation, and distribution of income into the equity.
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The information provided by these statements is very useful to businesses. It quickly and easily puts their account information into an easy to read format. Remember when creating these sheets no account is used twice on the Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings and the Balance Sheet. In addition to giving easy access to the information, these statements provide accountants with the information need to close their books at the end of the year.This is oversimplified, of course, but explains in fundamental terms what a Profit and Loss statement is. Net income is that for which all taxes and other costs have been deducted, also known as the ’bottom line’. Among the costs to take into account are labor costs, other overheads such as power and maintenance costs, depreciation/amortization, raw materials and so on.

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UNMC began the rollout of its new web design for unmc.edu today. The redesign launched on a handful of web pages, including:
- The front page and the landing pages (linked from the horizontal row of tabs); and
- The Munroe-Meyer Institute front page (where you can watch the ribbon cutting livestream today).
Of special note are five multimedia stories - a new feature for the website - that are linked from the front page. This new feature combines text, video, photos, graphics and other designs to tell UNMC's stories in greater depth. Stories will be added periodically, covering the areas of research, education, community and UNMC values.
This begins a rollout of the new web design over the next 12 months that eventually will include all of UNMC's 150+ sub-sites. The next page to move to the new design will be the Global Center for Health Security site later this month. More will publish in August after the accreditation quiet period.
"Our team is working hard to bring the vision of a more visual, usable and inclusive website to life, in close concert with the designers at mStoner," said Stacie Hamel, director of projects and digital strategy in the UNMC Department of Strategic Communications. "We're excited to unveil the first pieces of it."
Strategic Communications and its web design firm, mStoner, continue work to finalize the full inventory of templates that will be available to sub-sites, to compile training sessions, and to work with teams throughout UNMC to audit and update content.
The UNMC community can follow updates about the web redesign and plans for migrating subsites on UNMC's Sharepoint.
Thank you for your comment. The same links are available through the Faculty & Staff link at the top right of the front page. You also can go directly to the UNMC intranet, info.unmc.edu, for Quick Links.
Looks very nice, but please put the Quick links back at the bottom of the page. Faculty used them to quickly get to email and Canvas.


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Full Day Calanches & Lunch
Witness the fantastic rock formations of the Calanches de Piana, a slice of rugged Corsica coastline that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. During a long journey on twisting mountain roads, admire captivating scenery and stop for lunch in the old Greek town of Cargèse.
DurationApproximately 8 hours
Enjoy your scenic, two-hour drive along the curvy roads of Corsica, heading towards the mountains to the San Bastiano Pass, with superb views of the Gulf of Ajaccio.
Following the coastal route and the Gulf of Sagone, venture through a few small, resort towns before stopping at the ancient Greek village of Cargèse. Here, you will visit the two Catholic churches, one Roman Catholic and one Orthodox, a reminder of the old antagonism between the two cultures.
Enjoy lunch and then continue to the section of coastline between the villages of Porto and Piana called the Calanches de Piana. Deriving its name from the Corsican word “calanca,” meaning “inlet,” calanches is pronounced as it looks, with an emphasis on the “an” and the “ch” pronounced as in “chairs”—cal-an-chiz. In French, they are called “calanques.”
The road runs through the maze of magnificent and sometimes bizarre rock formations, some towering more than 900 feet above the waves. An old local legend holds that these otherworldly forms were the work of the devil, who created them in a fit of rage after a shepherdess refused his advances. Today’s visitors find this to be a heavenly place of impressive views and incredible photo opportunities. These amazing granite pinnacles rise dramatically from the crystal-clear sea, with rocky faces that are beautiful any time of day, especially at sunset when the cliffs turn a burnished, glowing red. No wonder the Calanches de Piana are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Leaving this spectacular time-and-weather-worn terrain behind, travel along the road that winds gently through the pine forest and into the jaw-dropping scenery immediately inland. Discover Porto’s interior and mountains, as well as the Spelunca Gorges, breathtaking with bare granite walls that plunge nearly 3,300 feet down into the torrent below, created by the confluence of five rivers.
Pass Ota, an isolated village located about three miles from Porto. Farther along, see Evisa, with its bright orange rooftops set against the lush background of the chestnut forest. Gaze on fine views across the mountains as you pass the Col de Sevi, situated at an elevation of about 3,600 feet.
From here, descend towards Vico, the old capital of the Sagone region, before returning to Ajaccio.
Guests should be aware that this excursion involves extensive travel by motor coach, including a long journey on curvy mountain roads; however, the fascinating sights included in this excursion are its main focus and more than compensate for the length of the journey. This excursion is not recommended for guests prone to motion sickness or for guests with walking difficulties. It is recommended that guests dress in casual clothing and wear a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and flat, comfortable shoes. This excursion will operate in all weather conditions. The order of sights visited may vary. A minimum number of bookings is required for this excursion to operate. Pre-reservation of this Crystal Adventures excursion is recommended.


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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The number of COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities in Iowa has reached a new high.
As of this morning, there are outbreaks at 50 facilities across the state. Of that number, 10 clinics reported outbreaks within the last 24 hours.
The state's coronavirus website does not specify whether new cases are among residents or facility staff.
At least three residents or staff members must test positive for a facility to reach outbreak status.


Zillow ‘finds its way home’ to Scottsdale’s leading tech hub
Stockdale Capital Partners announces lease at Galleria for more than 19,000 SF
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (August 2, 2018) – Stockdale Capital Partners, owner and operator of the Galleria, Arizona’s leading creative office in Downtown Scottsdale, has executed a lease with real estate marketplace Zillow for 19,550 square feet. This is the Seattle-based company’s first office in the Phoenix metro area.
Zillow is the eighth major tech tenant to lease space in the Galleria, a former retail mall, that under Stockdale Capital’s guidance, was converted to creative office and has fast become Scottsdale’s leading tech hub attracting more than half a dozen major companies in the last 12 months. Other major tenants include Yelp, Square, Indeed, Clearlink, and Spaces.
Last year, Stockdale completed a major renovation of the Galleria’s lobby and common areas, designed and curated to appeal to technology tenants desiring creative office space.
The Galleria is situated within the Downtown Entertainment District, a vibrant and compact walkable neighborhood encompassing several blocks of Old Town Scottsdale and populated by upscale hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars as well as retail stores.
With limited vacancy at the Galleria, Stockdale is now in the advanced stages of development for Marquee at the District, a proposed 286,000 square foot creative office building to be constructed on 2.1 acres adjacent to the Galleria.
Bryan Taute and Charlie Von Arentschildt of CBRE represented Stockdale Capital Partners in the lease transaction. Mike Gordon of Cresa represented Zillow.


Novel, Stand-alone, Closed Ventilating Circle Circuit with CO2 Absorption and Sensitive Spirometry Measures Pulmonary O2 Uptake During Anesthesia
Background: The volume of O2 consumption (VO2) and the volume of CO2 production (VCO2) can give vital information about a patient under anesthesia. For example, monitoring VO2 can detect non-steady state critical events and changes in tissue metabolism in anesthetized patients. However, no accurate calibrating measurement of VO2 is available during anesthesia. Technology: University of California, Irvine researchers have developed a novel, closed circle, ventilating circuit which can be a calibrating standard for VO2 measurement during anesthesia, particularly VO2 per breath. This stand-alone circuit facilitates normal mechanical ventilation, absence of physiological gas leaks, complete CO2 absorption, and the ability to measure small changes (1 ml) in circuit end-expired volume via the valve and precision spirometer.
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2 edition of Family tree of Joe Stepanich and Agnes Šuštar Stepanich with historical narrative found in the catalog.
Family tree of Joe Stepanich and Agnes Šuštar Stepanich with historical narrative
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US calls for broader international sanctions on Syria
Stepped up diplomatic activity may further antagonize Russia and China, who issued a statement on Wednesday opposing any outside efforts to promote regime change in Syria.
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A group of 60 countries led by the United States called for stronger sanctions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday, on the eve of a meeting in Istanbul where the Friends of Syria group will consider means of precipitating Mr. Assad’s departure from power.
The flurry of diplomatic activity comes in what US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner described at Wednesday’s meeting in Washington as “the shadow of a massacre” after last month’s killings of more than 100 civilians in the city of Houla.
But the calls for a tightening squeeze on Assad also continue to hit the by-now familiar wall of resistance from Russia and China, which oppose additional measures against the Syrian regime. The two powers issued a statement Wednesday rejecting any outside efforts to promote regime change in Syria.
At the Washington meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People International Working Group on Sanctions, Secretary Geithner called on countries that have not yet imposed sanctions on Syria to do so, and he promoted stepped-up coordination of national sanctions as a means of tightening the noose on Assad.
Geithner also laid out on the table the eventual adoption by the United Nations Security Council of measures authorizing the use of international force in Syria – as recommended, Geithner noted, by the Arab League last weekend. But that step appears quite unlikely, given that both Russia and China hold veto power over Security Council action.


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Dr. Jim Tour, a chemist at Rice University, builds the world’s smallest vehicles. He calls them “nanocars,” and he thinks these tiny vehicles might lead to nano-sized factories. We’ll also hear from University of Florida graduate student Diane Hickey, who will tell us some of the interesting reactions she’s run into when explaining nanotechnology.
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Date: February 15, 2007
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Nanotechnology, Physics
Keywords: small talk episode, nano, cars, factories, teaching, vehicles, jim tour, diane hickey

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UPDATE 10:13 a.m.: Crews have cleared the scene.
Fire crews said lightning was likely the cause of a fire at a home on Route J Sunday morning.
Firefighters were first called to the home in the 2400 block of Route J around 6:15 a.m.
Online dispatch records show 11 units responded to the fire.
Firefighters closed about 100-yards of one lane on Route J. They were able to avoid closing the road completely because they transferred water by tanker trucks.
Firefighters told our crews at the scene that the estimated cost of damage to the home is $125,000.


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The Berwick Church of Christ has been a part of the community for 150 years with a desire to honour and thank God, the people and place of Berwick.
The church members perceive celebrations as a time when they can look back with gratitude, pause to enjoy the present and look forward in hope.
Get ready to dive into the deep and wide program of many different activities on offer at the
Community Arts Festival beginning on Saturday 20 July from 10am to 2pm.
Open Art Exhibition, Melbourne Gospel Choir, Berwick Calisthenics, dance and musical performances, Destiny Words, face painting, and the winners of the Arts Trail will be announced are some events on offer.
Festival-goers can start planning where to go and what to see at the Community Arts Festival.
“It’s huge, it’s colourful and it will surprise, delight and inspire you,” Berwick Church of Christ committee chair Charmaine Vis said.
“We have tried to bring you something new and fresh for the local community and those visiting the festival from out of town.”
Melbourne Youth Chorale formerly Berwick Youth Choir, have served the Berwick community for over 30 years teaching musicianship to people aged five to 20 years and will open the festival in the lower carpark at High Street.
The ‘Berwick Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’ Arts exhibition will be open at the Berwick Guide Hall.
“We really want the community to get on board and join us for some art and fun at our celebration,” Ms Vis said.
The MC for the Community Arts Festival will be Lucy Holmes.
Lucy has been heard on 89.9 Light FM in Melbourne over the last 10 years every morning from 6am as part of the award winning Lucy and Kel breakfast show.
The 2019 Arts Trail includes nine artists who have partnered with local businesses to be part of Arts Trail, showcasing their work in shopfronts.
Take the kids and map out your own trail.
The brochure for the Arts Trail is available as a downloadable file from www.berwickchurch.org.au/artstrail
And yes, there is more – take in a workshop.
Try Vocal Techniques for Contemporary Singers, have an acting lesson or participate in the Circus Circuit or Dance & Groove.
Kids can take their parents along to have their face painted, meet Splinter the Clown or watch Spiderman on stage or join in with the children’s activities.
The program has just been released and is available on the website


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On a rainy day at the end of March, I made my way to Tulbagh to attend my first event as the newest member of the SA Olive team. The Tulbagh Valley is beautiful any day of the year, but with water-heavy clouds gently clinging to the mountain slopes, it’s magical.
Armed with a love for anything olive and looking forward to meeting some of the people that make this industry tick in South Africa, I arrived at Oakhurst Olive Estate. I was about to learn my Ps from my Qs in olive oil tasting from Spanish olive oil expert, Igancio Segura. Ignacio is an ‘olive oil taste master’ with a background in the mechanical and scientific part of making the best of the best olive oils. He is passionate, knowledgeable and has a quirky sense of humour.
We kicked off with some history and applications of olive oil. Olive oil production can be traced back 6 000 years to Mesopotamia and has had multiple uses throughout the ages: eating, preservation, lighting, medicine, cosmetics, industrial lubricant, as weapons and for religious rites.
Pertinent to the current climatic conditions in the Western Province and other global olive oil production regions, Ignacio discussed the effect of drought on olive oil. The climatic conditions of an area play a major role in the production of all naturally cultivated crops, and in the case of olive oil drought reduces the fatty acid content. Other factors that influence the fatty acid content are cultivars, ripeness and the latitude that the trees are grown at.
We then got down to the business of planting and harvesting. As in most agricultural sectors, the distance of the tree plantings is always a highly debated topic. In the case of modern day olive tree plantings it is down to dense and super dense plantings. Then there is the harvesting. Two methods of harvesting are umbrella harvesting and machine harvesting. Ignacio compared an olive to a plum in terms of how it should be handled and prefers the umbrella method for its less robust handling of the olives.
The historical journey of olive oil extraction is an interesting one. From the stone pressed method used for thousands of years to the industrial methods that we use now. How do we get it just right? That is a science in itself and takes a combination of technical knowledge and an experienced palate. At this point in the workshop we were presented with a variety of unmarked olive oils.
The process of judging an olive oil hinges on three stages: visual, smell and finally the tasting stage. When tasting you look for intensity, fruitiness and balance. Armed with this knowledge, it became very clear what makes a superior Extra Virgin Olive Oil. There are always personal preferences and for some palates the very peppery oils are just too intense, but what is better than a whiff of olive oil that reminds one of freshly cut grass! The fruitiness will come through in the nose, the pungency in the throat and the top of the tongue and the bitterness on the side of the tongue – ‘the rest is poetry’ according to Ignacio.
Driving home with the lingering afterthought of olive oil still in my nose and throat, I felt sentimental about being part of such an old industry. How many people have toiled through the ages to make this primary source of goodness and utility? Olive oil speaks of the splendidness of nature and the human being’s ability to integrate it into their daily existence.

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Research Seminar Series
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University of Adelaide
‘How to declare War.’
In 1914 Britain was the only European country to declare war on Germany. It was also the last country to do so in that year. This seems to indicate a deliberate act or series of acts that took some time to evolve. Yet recent historiography suggests that Britain was a diplomatic sleepwalker - that it went unthinking into the war. In this paper I want to investigate the decision-making process that eventually led Britain to its declaration of war and in the process test the hypothesis that it was a sleepwalker. Much emphasis will be placed on the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey and his departmental machinery. But the actions of the British Cabinet and Parliament in the process will also investigated in order to see what role these representative institutions played. Overall I wish to arrive at a conclusion regarding the appropriateness or otherwise of Britain's decision to enter the war.
Law School, University of Adelaide
‘Policing the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands: A Brief History and Contemporary Issues’
(Joint History/Law seminar)
This paper is an attempt to rectify the dearth of literature available regarding policing the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the north west of South Australia. Forming part of the author’s doctoral thesis, this paper briefly examines the history of policing the north west of the state before critically analysing contemporary issues with the current policing practices in this remote area, one which is home to approximately 2500 Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people (Anangu) who still practice a semi-traditional lifestyle governed by Tjukulpa (the Dreaming). Evidence gained from existing literature and empirical research conducted by the author reveals that underpinning the majority of issues is a lack of cultural understanding and awareness on the part of police, a matter which would be greatly ameliorated by providing officers with an effective and on-going cultural awareness training programme.
University of Adelaide
‘Baldwin of Forde and the Limits of Diplomacy’.
Gerald of Wales famously described Baldwin of Forde (archbishop of Canterbury, 1184-90) as a better monk than abbot, a better abbot than bishop and a better bishop than archbishop.
Admittedly our knowledge of Baldwin’s life and career is patchy. We know much more, for example, about his predecessor, Thomas Becket, and his contemporary, Bishop Hugh of Lincoln. However, examining Baldwin’s career — first as Cistercian monk and abbot, then Bishop of Worcester and finally Archbishop of Canterbury —through the lens of diplomacy may help to explain why he seems to have failed to live up to his early promise, and indeed, why the sources for his life are comparatively limited.
I will argue that things would have been different if he had not alienated the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury, the Benedictine community who served the cathedral, and over whom he had titular authority both as abbot and archbishop. The apparent failures of diplomacy on Baldwin’s part in the ensuing dispute, which remained unresolved when he died at the siege of Acre in 1190, are better understood in the light of his beliefs about authority, obedience and trust, as discussed in his sermons and other spiritual writings, than as simple failures of tact or tactics.
University of Sussex
'Snapshots of Empire: Governing Everywhere and all at Once'.
Imperial officials in nineteenth century London did not necessarily sit at their desks pondering the development of policy one British colony at a time, and nor did they consistently plan at the scale of the British Empire at large. Imperial thinking occurred through daily geographical comparison and connection. Different colonies and their populations came into, and receded from, officials’ view as pressing issues of governance were considered. The empire as a whole was considered only when these issues were conceived as interconnected. Surprising connections between places emerge when we see imperial administration more realistically, as the art of managing trade-offs between Parliament’s, colonial governors’, colonists’ and colonized peoples’ agendas, in many different places, on an everyday basis. The approach adopted in this project, and outlined in this seminar, stems from the first attempt to examine all of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of both the Colonial Office and the East India Company (later India) Office during certain key moments. We have studied this correspondence regardless of where despatches came from and where outgoing directives were sent. We have thus taken ‘snapshots’ of the kaleidoscopically shifting array of issues and places that informed the art of British imperial governance. Discussion of the overarching themes of Freedom, Crisis and Liberalism, we suggest, tied the spheres of the Colonial and India Offices into an imperial system during each of our episodes, even while their cultures and practices were so different.


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The historical adventure of « The blue gold paths », a canoe and camping experience, is taking six pilgrims across Canada’s waters to pursue their dream of discovery, through lakes and rivers.
This year’s expedition starts April 18th 2015 in the icy waters of Lake of Two Mountains in Montreal and will conclude itself 7000 kilometers away from its beginning journey on October 20th 2015 along the coast of Mackenzie River in Inuvik.
This incredible six months journey will entitle the participants to engage in a close relationship with nature and will retrace the legendary explorations of many historical voyagers such as as Pierre Gaultier de la Vérendrye, Peter Pond, Alexander Mackenzie as well as follow the traces of Canada’s First Nations.
The blue gold paths is an expedition that will bring together a group of six brave paddlers aged from 20 to 44. This experimented team will be constituted of adventurous canoers that all share common passions : physical activities, the great outdoors, adventure and breaking their limits.
These six bold explorers, as did the Voyageurs of history, will be assigned to important tasks that will contribute to make of this mystical expedition a success engraved in their memories and in the minds and dreams of many others. It will become a search for balance and a healthy living style for a six months period during which the forest will become their home.
This odyssey across Canada will be imbued of to main preoccupations; the protection of our planet’s environment and the sensitization of Cannadians to the importance of preserving our lakes and rivers.


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That said, not all robberies or threatening situations are with weapons. You could absolutely be mugged by maybe one, two or three unarmed people. Having a decent self defence knife could deter them and make them at least search for easier targets.
Or what if you are attacked by someone who is high on some thing and means you serious harm. A knife could give you the advantage over an unarmed combatant that could save your life.
I would suspect most times, simpley showing you have a knife would be good enough to stop most dangerous situations. Much in the same way a holstered gun will stop a fight from happening.
Those are just my thoughts at least. I carry a recon 1 and tho i wouldnt call it a self defence knife it is definitely there if i ever needed it to defend my life or others.


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Man, I’m loving the European MXoN videos and photos. Team Hungary easily wins the best scrub award so far with this shot below from Németh Kornél! So stoked to have met him and have him let me do some laps on his SX-F at the start of the year at Dirtpark in Hungary.
The Hungarian MX Team prepares to the MXoN with just as much enthusiasm as the top teams going for the win. This year is unique as this is the first time ever that the small and financially troubled country of Hungary could put together such a strong team. Besides the sponsors the team’s budget is raised as a donation from local enthusiasts. The team will ride for them in Teutschenthal.
Kornel Nemeth #82 – MX1 category
Gabor Firtosvari #83 – MX2 Category
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Tax deductible gifts may be made to Orienteering Australia through the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF).
There are a range of projects which can be donated to directly through the ASF.
A number of the projects relate to the High Performance Program or Orienteering Australia’s High Performance squads.
Donations to the High Performance Program
Orienteering Australia’s High Performance Program covers athlete development and national and international competition support for about 100 athletes from age 16 through to retirement from senior elite competition. It used to be supported by the Australian Sports Commission but like all non-olympic sports we now rely on support from within the orienteering community. The athlete pathway has helped increase and maintain participation from teenage through to early masters years. Many of the athletes who have benefited from the program have started families that orienteer and are now quite prominent as officials in the sport. Athletes still contribute up to $5000 a year themselves toward costs but without OA support their costs would be prohibitive and stop them reaching their potential.
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Views on Feminism
The first time I saw Gilda Radner was the day her “best-of” DVD arrived in the mail and my mother sat me down to watch one of her childhood heroes on Saturday Night Live. I latched on to the vigor and passion that spurted out of her performances. She was so hilarious and I wished with every fiber of my being that I could be like her someday. I knew, right then, that I wanted to be on Saturday Night Live. She was my first true role-model and had everything that I wanted: intelligence, charm, wit, and talent. I adopted this zest for performance and theatre without realizing that I had it easy then. I was born a ham that could liven up in front of a camera or audience and immediately get attention. Ms. Radner never had it that easy. She probably went to audition after audition, maybe even being turned down for not being pretty enough. She got on to Saturday Night Live because she was smart, quick, and enthusiastic, just like all of the men on the show. Radner did not receive her position as a cast member for being a funny and silly girl, but because she was just plain funny. These ladies are different from the feminists I thought existed, and yet, they are still indeed feminists.
Growing up, “feminist” was not a comfortable identifier for me. I associated the word with a woman protesting her days away in front of corporate buildings and shaving her head to try to banish the conception that certain hairstyles identify someone as a certain gender. I, being a child, loved my long hair and dresses and felt like this woman was trying to rip my girly ways away from me. I do not know where I picked up this image of what it meant to be a feminist, and I still find myself having to hammer this image out of my head, while remembering that many of my intrinsic values and beliefs are in fact feminist ones.
Former SNL cast members Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph as well as other comedic actresses have expressed their opinions on feminism in the media more empathetically recently because of misogynistic quotes from male comedians saying, in one form or another, “Women aren’t funny.” Either these men are not paying attention or just refuse to recognize not only that women can be just as hilarious and quick-witted as men, but that talent has nothing to do with gender. These women are such an inspiration to me, not only for making me laugh during stressful times in my life, but also because they persevere through the doubts of any woman in Hollywood being able to be more than just a pretty face. These women must still, occasionally, put up with opinions and misconceptions bred hundreds of years ago. I want to be like them so badly, which is why it saddens me so much that there are people who ignore them simply because they are women with careers in comedy. But, I do believe that progress is made by these talented women everyday, and that perhaps when I have the chance to catch laughs in the limelight, I will catch them because I’m funny, and it will not matter that I am a woman.
Feminism does not mean attempting to eradicate any “typical” physical or behavioral differences between males and females, nor does it represent a view that women and other minorities deserve special treatment allowing them to more easily climb a ladder of power.
Maybe that word meant these things at a certain point in time, or even now to some individuals; however, to me, feminism is about unity, it is about everyone receiving equal opportunity and recognition. Just like the workplace should not belong to just whites or just men, the idea of feminism should not belong to just women, it should belong to everyone as a belief that working


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Police called to West Ham end-of-season party amid racism claims
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has claimed striker Demba Ba was racially abused by a drunken fan during the club's end-of-season dinner.
Police were called to the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane last night following disturbances at the £275-a-head event, which was attended by players and executives from the club who on Sunday were relegated from the Barclays Premier League after defeat at Wigan and sacked manager Avram Grant.
Sullivan said on Sky Sports News: "The whole incident has been blown out of all proportion.
"It was one individual who had too much to drink, sadly a problem in British society.
"A player was racially abused by the same drunken supporter, which is not acceptable. Sadly one drunken supporter let the club down."
Reports claimed the Senegal striker - whose goals had put the Irons 2-0 ahead at DW Stadium before their dramatic collapse - said he was "too tired" when asked for his autograph by a supporter, with an angry exchange following before tables were overturned.
However, Ba, signed from Hoffenheim during the January transfer window, today rejected those suggestions.
"I did sign the autograph. I never refuse to sign autograph to the fans," the 25-year-old posted on his Twitter account.
"He came to me saying he is tired to watch us play and was looking for confrontation."
Demolition contractor Squibb Group, whose family owners are life-long West Ham fans, had a table near the disturbance.
A spokesman for the company told the Construction Enquirer: "While an incident on a nearby table did result in one of the chairs at the Squibb Group table being knocked over, Squibb Group employees, representatives and guests were not involved in the incident.
"In fact, to apologise for the disturbance caused to the Squibb Group table, the hotel did not charge the Squibb Group for its drinks."
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The San Francisco Unified School District continued offering free breakfast, lunch and supper to anyone 18 or younger while the countywide shelter-in-place order is in effect.
A total of 19 schools are now offering free meals with a 20th location expected to open Friday on Treasure Island.
With so many families in San Francisco and around the Bay Area depending on the breakfast and lunch their kids are served at school each day, often for free or little cost to them, parents are grateful SFUSD is stepping in to fill the gap while school is out.
"It's a blessing to be here," said Danielle Grayson, a parent to two young boys. "It's a blessing that they're doing this great program."
"So many students are in need every day," said Jennifer LeBarre, executive director of Student Nutrition Services at SFUSD. "So many of our children rely on school meals and now that schools are not open that gap is even harder."
One after another kids and their caretakers walked right up to the table, keeping their distance from employees, to take advantage of the free program.
"It does help, you know. Because the grocery stores -- not too much in there" said Cecil Marks, who picked meals for his three grand children.
So what's on the menu? Today it's cereal for breakfast; protein bar, cheese sticks, and milk for lunch; and hummus, vegetables and other snacks for supper.
After picking up food, families were encouraged to pick up a book or two offered by the Children's Book Project to make sure the students' minds were fed too.
"It was a nice surprise that they were giving out free books today," said Linda Tsang, who came to get meals with her two boys.
SFUSD is prepared to serve 8,000 children today with the ability to serve 30,000, said LeBarre.
The district is working on a plan to allow families to pick up meal kits for multiple days.
This would mean fewer trips and less of a chance of exposure to the virus.
There are also shelf-stable alternatives available for homeless families who can't refrigerate their meals.


When Andrew Walters took over as athletic director at Harvard Community Unit School District 50 last month, he made it clear his goal was to increase participation across all athletics and activities.
This summer Harvard took a major step toward doing so. The District 50 board of education voted in May to lower athletic and activity fees for the 2018-19 school year.
High school athletic and music fees dropped from $125 to $75. Junior high fees dropped from $60 to $40. Additionally, any current District 50 students may now attend regular season athletic events for free.
“That was one of the first things I looked at when I was interviewing for this job: What are we charging?” Walters said. “Now, we’re going to have $75 for two sports, and the third sport – if they’re a three-sport athlete – is free.”
District 50 serves more than 2,700 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Some clubs, such as National Honor Society, will be free.
“I just think it’s a big thing to not have to worry about finances to have your kid playing or participating in a school environment,” Walters said.
Walters said athletic fees go toward the general athletic fund. Superintendent Corey Tafoya pointed toward data and research that indicates activities and athletics lead to higher achievement in the classroom.
“I’m proud of our board of education and district,” Tafoya said in a statement released by District 50. “The change allows more students to participate in our co-curricular and athletic programs and gain the valuable experiences that we know these opportunities provide.”


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Tuesday October 13, 2015
This stretch of our trip covers PRAGUE!! I had been dying to see Prague and was so excited to visit the Czech Republic.
We woke up (still in Leipzig). We showered and hit their breakfast buffet. WOW! I wish Holiday Inns in the US would take note. They had the normal items plus fancy cheeses, smoked salmon, and all kinds of breads and spreads. Yum! We drove to the airport to rent a car and drop off the Porsche at the Porsche plant in Leipzig. Seth read that Czech Republic is not a place to mess around with certain cars and that border patrol can be super strict. Rather than risk a hefty ticket or encounter trouble, we rented an Audi and left the Porsche.
I have not driven a manual in YEARS (decades), so I was a little nervous. Thankfully, it went fine and we were off. See ya in a couple days, Germany! The drive was uneventful, but we quickly noticed how much cleaner and better the roads are in Germany. Czech Republic has been through a lot of changes over the years and is just coming into its own, so to speak. It shows. Prague was different- you can tell there is more money there and the city has been restored.
This is the view from our hotel. It overlooked the Vltava River. There were pretty bridges crossing over. The side we were on was great for walking around the city. The castle was on the other side of the bridge. We checked into our hotel (which was so nice!) and quickly set out to explore. Unfortunately, it was quite chilly and felt like it would rain any minute all day.
Our first stop was the Astrological Clock in Old Town Square. It's the oldest working astrological clock in the world. It has 3 components: the astronomical dial, the "walk of the apostles", and a calendar dial. It's pretty mesmorizing
We found a terrific lunch spot right across the street and sat and had pizza and a beer. We happened to be sitting there at 3:00 and this clock puts on a great show on the hour. It was cool to see it do its thing! PS: I know it seems like we drank beer at every meal. Well, we kind of did. Water was never included and was twice as much money as beer. Don't worry; we drank plenty of water too!
We walked around a total of 4 hours, covering 10 miles (according to Seth's iPhone). We had a tourist map and hit the highlights. In Germany, so much is in English. In Prague, we had to guess what we were looking at. It was all beautiful but kind of frustrating to not know what it was. The picture above basically shows you how beautiful ever building was. Every single US chain restaurant and store exists in Prague and they're housed in these historic, gorgeous buildings. I guess this is how they're thriving and rebuilding their economy.
Ergh....another sideways picture. A street vendor placed bread dough around iron bars over fire. They would rotate the bar, baking the bread into a spiral shape. Then they sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top. YUM!
That night, we ate at U Fleka. Two friends had told me about this place before we left, so I thought we better check it out. We took the public train there. This was a traditional Czech meal. They offered one type of beer and a man with a tray of them was walking around. If you wanted one, he marked a tally on a piece of paper on your table. We shared goulash, a Greek salad, and a side of red cabbage. I am going to have to make goulash at home soon. I just loved it!
Ha, ha! Check out the beer pint lights!
Wednesday October 14, 2015
Yuck. We woke up to rain, rain, and more rain. The hotel had a super nice gym so I did a short little workout before showering and getting ready for the day.
The conceirege at the hotel told us about a bakery called Bake Shop. Oh my goodness. This was hands down the best coffee I have ever had. They had pretty pastries on display. I just had passionberry yogurt and granola. Seth had a croissant filled with apple and brie and we both enjoyed a double cappuccino.
Did I mention it was rainy this day? And cold! :( We did a red bus tour, hoping to see/understand more of the city. We stayed on until we reached the castle. A guided tour was included with our bus tour. We lucked out with our guide- he was outstanding. He was a history buff and loved sharing Czech history. Even though he wasn't originally from here, his mother was and he had a deep sense of pride. He told us all kinds of interesting stories that gave us a broader understanding of this country.
We saw the changing of the guards.
This is inside the cathedral. It was impressive!
Stained glass windows in the cathedral
This is the extrerior. It took from the 1300s to the 1900s to build!
This is Golden Row. Castle servants lived here. Additionaly, some famous poets and authors lived here too. They have been restored and now you can see glimpses of what a house would look like, purchase souvenirs, and see a lot of weapons and knight armor. It was really cool!
The torture chamber!
After touring the castle for (seriously) 4 1/2 hours, we had some hot wine to warm us up. We were frozen! We caught a ride back on our tour bus to the other side of the river and made our way to Klemintinum. This was a university library in the 1600s. Major astrological discoveries were made in Prague, and upstairs was an area where we learned more of their accomplishments and were able to climb to an observation tower.
We weren't allowed inside the library, but this is a glimpse of what it looked like. They had a beautifully painted ceiling filled with symbolic scenes. There were thousands of old books, astrological clocks, and large globes.
Upstairs were several of the first telescopes and devices used for studying the skies.
We climbed to the top and were lucky to get this incredible panoramic view of Prague. The rain had seized, and we loved looking at the rust colored roof tops and unique building shapes.
After that we walked halfway across the pedestrian-only Charles Bridge. It was sunset and so pretty! Sidenote, the castle is off in the background. This castle is the largest one in Europe. The Rolling Stones held a concert there in 1990's (they were the first international band allowed to play there). As a thank you, they purchased exterior lighting for the castle so that it would be lit up at night.
Enjoying the bridge and sights!
We wrapped up the day with a great meal from Hotel U Zlateno Strome. Even though it was cold, we ate outside near a heater. Restaurants in Germany and in Prague often have blankets draped over chairs for customers to use. BRILLIANT! We didn't eat lunch, so we were both famished. I had roasted pork, cabbage, and we shared a salad. Mine was so good! Seth had goulash but this one wasn't as good as the one we had the night before. After that, we went to a dessert place across the street that specialized in the bread baked over the fire. This time we got it filled with chocolate and nuts. It was so good! Our hotel had a hot tub, so we relaxed in there before a good night's rest.
Almost done with the Germany trip posts! :)