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An insider's guide to funding afterschool: Tips for prospect research success
The Afterschool Alliance is pleased to present the third installment of "An insider's guide to funding afterschool," a new blog series from the development team at the Afterschool Alliance, featuring strategies to successfully fund and sustain out-of-school time programs. Check out the first and second installments.
As Grants Manager at the Afterschool Alliance, my role is to research, explore and help cultivate funding opportunities, and prepare and submit grant proposals to a wide array of potential funders.
One of the challenges your development team likely faces is: "How do we most efficiently maximize our fundraising efforts with limited time and human resources?" One key step is setting time aside to conduct thorough prospect research.
Why Research?
Because of the sometimes complicated nature of putting together a quality and persuasive grant proposal, it is important to target potential funders with the greatest chance of success. Taking the necessary time to find out whether the donor is a good fit will result in a higher chance of success once you have submitted your proposal.
Instead of spending time crafting grants cold, it is far more effective to spend that time researching those donors that:
- Fund, or have a history of funding, afterschool programs
- Provide funding for programs in your geographic area
- Have a philanthropic focus on areas such as STEM or health & wellness that align very well with your program focus
After you've narrowed your prospect list by the criteria above, don't forget to:
- Look for personal connections: Spend some time researching whether your organization has a connection to a potential donor (e.g. perhaps a member of your Board of Directors was once an employee of a prospective corporate donor).
- Revisit old research: If you have lost a funder who has refocused their philanthropic efforts or put a prospect aside because it doesn't seem to fit, do not just assume that the donor is gone forever – spend some time researching whether the donor has pivoted back to an area that aligns with your program.
Fundraising Resources
You can find valuable research resources at:
The following digests can also keep you up to date with what is happening in the world of philanthropy, and can highlight donors that might be very strong potential funders for you:
Prospect research takes time, just as preparing a grant proposal takes time. Setting time aside, however, on the front end to identify the strongest possible targets will maximize your human resources so that your development team has the best chance of success in acquiring the necessary funding for your afterschool or summer leaning program.
learn more about: Sustainability Community Partners
Meet Elizabeth Tish, our new Special Assistant to the Executive Director
Hi, my name is Elizabeth Tish and I'm the new Special Assistant to the Executive Director here at the Afterschool Alliance. My first experience with afterschool occurred in high school, when I participated in a summer learning program focused on college access and success. The program taught me how to succeed as a first generation college student—lessons I'm thankful for to this day. I'm excited to be here at the Afterschool Alliance, where I can work toward the goal of more students having a transformational experience in an afterschool program like I did!
I graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill with my BA in Public Policy this past December, and have completed two internships here in Washington, D.C. focusing on access to higher education and college affordability. While completing my degree, I had the opportunity to return to my summer program and complete research on what it means to enter college as an underserved student, as well as share my experiences in college with high school students who would soon start that process themselves.
As Special Assistant, I will provide administrative and program support to the Executive Director, as well as work on special projects. I'm looking forward to learning more about the management of a national nonprofit like the Afterschool Alliance. I also hope to study and share the ways that afterschool programs can offer career and college readiness programming for their participants, especially programs that serve communities with many potential first generation college students like mine.
learn more about: Inside the Afterschool Alliance
Weekly Media Roundup: July 20, 2016
By Luci Manning
City Councilors Serve Up Free Meals for Students during Summer Break (Tulsa World, Oklahoma)
Employees at the Cornerstone Community Center got help providing summer meals to students last week from two Tulsa city councilors. The center's Summer Café program offers breakfast and lunch weekdays throughout the summer to ensure students are getting healthy, filling meals when school is out. "The program itself (Summer Café) is hugely important," Councilor Anna America told Tulsa World. "We've got thousands and thousands of kids who don't have basic needs met. For many of these kids, during the school year they'll get breakfast and lunch from the school. Over the summer, it's a huge problem."
Boom Comics Gives out Free Comics, Lunch to Support National Summer Learning Day, Other Initiatives (Topeka Capital-Journal, Kansas)
Various Topeka community organizations last week came together to put on a special "Meet and Eat" event to celebrate Summer Learning Day and promote literacy and healthy eating habits for students. The event was held at Boom Comics, which handed out free comics to participating children. Harvesters and the Kansas Department of Education's summer food service program collaborated to provide a free meal for students while other groups gave out free books and put together games. "It's not just a positive for the communities that are involved here – the small business owner, the nonprofits – but the kids win. And that's what we're about," Harvesters government programs manager Angela Jeppesen told the Topeka Capital-Journal. "We want these kids to win. We want them to be positively supported by the community."
The Rec Still Welcoming Youth after 75 Years (Dayton Daily News, Ohio)
Teens have been using the Troy Recreation Hall (better known as the Rec) to play basketball, work on homework and catch up with their friends for 75 years. "The Rec has survived over the years because it has had tremendous community support as well as its ability to meet the ever changing needs of the youth of Troy," Rec board president Andrew Wannemacher told Dayton Daily News. The Rec offers free afterschool activities for middle school and high school students, including basketball, dodgeball, billiards, ping-pong and video games, and also provides computers and a homework room for students to get some extra work done.
STEM Classes Sprout in Summer (New York Daily News, New York)
A new program launching in New York City will give 4,000 students from underserved areas the opportunity to explore STEM fields this summer. Last week, City School Chancellor Carmen Fariña unveiled the STEM Summer in the City classes, which will teach topics like computer coding, video game design and robotics to students in grades two through ten. According to the Daily News, Fariña sees STEM and summer learning as "critical pieces of putting our students on the path to college and careers," especially for at-risk children who may not otherwise have such opportunities.
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Changing the game for girls in STEM
By Erin Murphy
A new white paper from the nationally-recognized STEM education provider Techbridge calls for a more sophisticated approach to engaging girls in STEM. Across the U.S., girls are growing up in cities and regions bustling with innovation, yet many do not consider careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) due to lack of encouragement and opportunity. Meanwhile, STEM jobs are growing at an unprecedented rate, and companies are scrambling to build diversity in their workforce. Closing the opportunity gap for girls, especially for girls of color, will open up a tremendous untapped pool of talent.
Disappointingly, many previous and ongoing efforts to engage girls and minorities in STEM have had a hard time moving the needle. This paper draws upon Techbridge's 16 years of experience in successfully improving outcomes for girls in STEM, as well as interviews from STEM education leaders in order to spotlight the most effective ways to foster diversity and inclusion in the workforce. The paper reveals two broad strategies to engineer a revolution in STEM diversity:
- Design with diverse girls and communities in mind. Make sure to understand who will be in your program and customize programming and curriculum. Girls from different communities will have different wants and needs. Program designers should listen to the voices from the communities they serve.
- Strengthen the girl-centric ecosystem. There are many factors that will influence the likelihood of girls to pursue STEM, so building strong community partnerships is key. Embrace an ecosystem approach and build partnerships between programs and families. Additionally, build relationships between programs and STEM industries to train female role models who can work with girls.
learn more about: Equity Science Youth Development Community Partners
Confirmed: funding for afterschool maintained in House education spending bill
|Participants from the Alternatives Inc. afterschool program visit the Capitol during this year's Afterschool for All Challenge.
As previewed on the Afterschool Snack last week, the House Appropriations Committee marked up the fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill on July 13th and 14th, maintaining funding for federal afterschool and summer learning programs. In total, the draft bill includes $161.6 billion in discretionary funding, which is $569 million below the fiscal year 2016 enacted level and $2.8 billion President Obama's budget request.
According to a statement by the Appropriations Committee, "funding within the bill is targeted to proven programs with the most national benefit." The bill cuts discretionary funding for the Department of Education by $1.3 billion compared to fiscal year 2016 levels, but keeps 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) level with last year's funding at $1.16 billion.
The new Student Support and Academic Achievement State Grant program in Title IV Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is funded at $1 billion, $700 million above the Senate LHHS bill and $500 million above the President's budget request, for grants that provide flexible funds to states and school districts to expand access to a well-rounded education (including afterschool STEM initiatives), improve school conditions, and improve the use of technology. The bill also includes $10 million for Full Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants whereas the Senate version of the bill had provided no funding for FSCS.
The legislation includes funding for programs within the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
With regard to 21st CCLC, the funding level set in the House bill will allow 21st CCLC to continue providing quality afterschool and summer learning programs for almost two million children through local school-community partnerships. The bill also funds the Child Care Development Block Grant at $2.8 billion, a significant funding stream for school-age child care.
On the Senate side, the Senate LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee and full Committee marked up its FY17 spending bill earlier this summer, cutting $117 million from 21st CCLC.
Add your voice to the debate on afterschool funding
Given the activity in the House and Senate around important policy and funding decisions, now is an opportune time to reach out to members of Congress to remind them of the value of afterschool and summer learning programs in inspiring learning, keeping young people safe, and helping working families.
learn more about: 21st CCLC Advocacy Congress Federal Funding Federal Policy
Guest Blog: 10 ways to engage youth in the election
By Robert Abare
Written by Rachel Roberson, who leads the Letters to the Next President project for KQED
With the 2016 election prominent in the minds of voting-age Americans, one might wonder how young people can participate in the conversation about our country's political future. Even if they are not old enough to cast their votes in November, youth have an undeniable stake in the outcome of this year's presidential election. So how do we engage them in a meaningful way?
Letters to the Next President is a project that invites young people ages 13 to 18 to make their voices heard by writing letters or creating multimedia projects about election issues that matter to them. The initiative, organized by the National Writing Project, KQED Public Media and a coalition of partners including the Afterschool Alliance, has assembled a robust collection of resources for educators to help youth create letters.
Here are ten resources to help you engage youth this election year:
- Election Central 2016 from PBS LearningMedia
At Election Central 2016, teachers will find tools, resources and creative solutions to educate students on the various facets of the political process. With content about the process and history of elections, these tools help turn news coverage into learning opportunities.
- Election Collection from NYTimes Learning Network
Election news will dominate the headlines all summer long. Here are a few ways students can keep up with the candidates, campaigns, conventions and controversies — and make their own opinions heard.
- Letters to the Next President 2.0 Kick-off Webinar
In this hangout educators described the power of participating in the previous iteration of L2P and highlighted the growing set of opportunities and resources available to educators supporting youth engagement for the 2016 Presidential Election.
- A Teacher's Perspective from Edutopia
Ellen Shelton, Site Director at the University of Mississippi Writing Project and former high school teacher in Tupelo, Mississippi, explains why she believes supporting this kind of political discussion in the classroom can have a deep impact on students now and in the future.
- Teaching the Art of Civil Dialogue
Educator Chris Sloan reflects on using resources from Do Now, a weekly activity for students to engage and respond to current issues using social media tools.
- Developing and Discussing Political Views In the Classroom
Educator Janelle Bence discusses some of her strategies for supporting students in discussing a wide range of political opinions in the classroom.
- Election Activities Outside the Classroom
This blog post provides educators with a guide for developing L2P 2.0 letter-writing into a focused, whole-class civic action effort.
- NWP's College-Ready Writers Program
The goal of this mini-unit is to support students as they explore the purpose and format of Letters to the Next President 2.0, choose an issue worth writing about, gather information from multiple sources, develop a claim and write a complete argument draft.
- Argumentative Writing from Teaching Channel
This video contains an in-depth conversation on lesson planning for reading and writing, identifying main ideas and developing arguments.
- Dear Next President from PBS NewsHour Extra
Encourage youth to talk about election issues that matter to them by producing a video letter to our next president. Find key steps to creating a video for Letters to the Next President along with examples and tutorials to help young media makers get started.
To explore this initiative in more detail, we encourage you to check out the youth letters from the first iteration of Letters to the Next President in 2008. You can also find more resources at letters2president.org, and sign up to receive monthly bulletins about new ways to participate.
learn more about: Advocacy Election Youth Development Literacy Community Partners
Afterschool leaders selected as 2016 White-Riley-Peterson Fellows
|Former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley
Earlier this month, sixteen advocates for afterschool and expanded learning leaders from across the country were chosen as the 2016-2017 cohort of White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellows.
Throughout the White-Riley-Peterson Fellowship, a partnership between the Riley Institute at Furman University and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, fellows will study policy-making for afterschool and expanded learning through real world case studies. During the 10-month program, fellows will also design and implement a state-level policy project with the support of their Statewide Afterschool Network and the Afterschool Alliance.
The White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship is named for William S. White, President and CEO of the C.S. Mott Foundation; Richard W. Riley, former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Secretary of Education under President Clinton; and Dr. Terry Peterson, National Board Chair with the Afterschool Alliance, Director, Afterschool and Community Learning Network, and senior fellow at the Riley Institute.
The 2016-2017 White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellows are:
- Billie Jo Bakeberg, Steering Committee Chair, South Dakota Afterschool Network (Spearfish, S.D.)
- Suzanne Birdsall, State Director, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), Department of Education (Silver Lake, N.H.)
- David Carroll, Chief Program Officer, Neighborhood Houses (St. Louis, Mo.)
- Lisa Caruthers, Director, Center for Afterschool, Summer and Expanded Learning, Harris County Department of Education (Houston, Texas)
- Leslie Garvin, Executive Director, North Carolina Campus Compact (Elon, N.C.)
- Nichelle Harris, Network Lead, Ohio Afterschool Network (Columbus, Ohio)
- Jessica Hay, Program Director, California Afterschool Network (Sacramento, Calif.)
- Stephanie Lennon, Policy & Advocacy Coordinator, School's Out Washington (Seattle, Wash.)
- Amber May, Organizer – Program Director, Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Partnership Network — Operation Shoestring, Inc. (Jackson, Miss.)
- Shallie Pitman, Youth Development Associate, ACT Now (Chicago, Ill.)
- Kelly Riding, Network Lead, Utah Afterschool Network (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Laura Saccente, Director, Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) (Camp Hill, Penn.)
- Megan Stanek, Network Director, Oklahoma Partnership for Expanded Learning (OPEL) (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
- Patrick Stanton, Creative Research Director, Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (Boston, Mass.)
- Kelly Malone Sturgis, Executive Director, New York State Network for Youth Success (Albany, N.Y.)
- Courtney Sullivan, Executive Director, Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence (Tempe, Ariz.)
You can find more information about all 75 fellows who have participated in the program since its creation in 2012 through the Riley Institute.
learn more about: 21st CCLC Advocacy Federal Policy State Policy
Victories for STEM education in recent legislative activity
As the legislative season winds down, several wins for afterschool STEM education have emerged. Most recently, on July 13-14 the House Appropriations Committee marked up the fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill. The bill maintains funding for 21st CCLC at the current level of $1.16 billion, which is very good news! As you might recall, the Senate version of the bill cut afterschool by $117 million, in line with President Obama's budget request.
Informal STEM education has bright outlook in new bills
STEM is increasingly an integral part of afterschool programs, so the House's proposed funding level for 21st CCLC will ensure that millions of children will continue to have access to STEM learning opportunities. The House education spending bill also provides $1 billion for the Student Support and Academic Enrichment program, the new block grant in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Although this is lower than the authorized level of $1.65 billion, the House appropriation puts the funding at $700 million over the Senate LHHS bill and $500 million above the President's budget request. STEM education advocates are breathing a collective sigh of relief, as this grant was designed to be a formula grant for districts to use toward a wide range of activities, including STEM programing (with very supportive language about partnerships with afterschool programs), arts education and counseling services. House appropriators have indicated their strong support for the initiative with this funding level, but the final outcome is far from guaranteed as the Senate and House numbers will have to be reconciled eventually.
On July 7, 2016, the House Education and the Workforce Committee held a full committee markup of H.R. 5587, The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, which you may know better as the Perkins CTE bill. The update includes changes that recognize the role of afterschool and summer programs in preparing young people for the workforce, and explicitly includes community-based organizations as eligible entities for funding. The bill has provisions for states to award grants that provide "support for programs and activities that increase access, student engagement, and success in STEM fields (including computer science), especially for underrepresented groups." This provision could be very beneficial for afterschool STEM programs, especially when combined with the new expanded eligibility for starting these activities in the 5th grade (compared to the previous limit of 7th grade).
Finally, the Senate Commerce Committee marked up S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, which encompasses plan to reauthorize the America COMPETES Act, in late June. This bill authorizes the various federal science mission agencies, such as NASA, NOAA, NSF, Dept. of Energy etc., including their significant investments in STEM education. There are several key elements of the bill that are supportive of informal/afterschool STEM programming:
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10/29/2010 | ARRL Replies to Wireless Services Filing in 2304 MHz Band Interference Debate
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09/20/2010 | United States Supports Secondary Amateur Radio Allocation at 461-469 and 471-478 kHz
The Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) -- the spectrum regulators for United States private sector and government users, respectively -- have agreed to support a secondary MF allocat
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08/09/2010 | ARRL Comments on FCC 5 MHz Proposals
On July 13, the ARRL filed its comments in response to the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in ET Docket No. 10-98. The NPRM was issued in response to an ARRL Petition for Rule Making -- RM-11353 -- filed in October 2006. In its 2006 Petition, t
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06/29/2010 | IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum Scheduled in Conjunction with AMSAT-UK Meeting
The IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum will be held in conjunction with the AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Guildford, England on the weekend of July 31-August 1. The forum -- chaired by IARU Amateur Satellite Advisor Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV
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06/21/2010 | It's Not Too Late to Register Your Field Day Site
ARRL Field Day -- Amateur Radio's most popular on-the-air event -- is this weekend, June 26-27. Have you registered your Field Day site with the ARRL Field Day Locator Service? First introduced in 2008, the service -- an interactive map that helps amateur
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Working Parties 1A and 1B of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Study Group 1 will meet in Geneva from June 21-28. A major item of discussion will be protection of radio services from interference from Broadband over Powerline (BPL), called
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I have just taken a new job in Great Falls, Montana. A new state and new areas to explore.
By: joealaska , 4:45 PM GMT on May 18, 2012
Wednesday I played golf with The Punk and 2 other guys. They are much better at golf than I am, and they played the tees farther back than I would normally play. It made a tough course tougher. But we had a great time. It got interesting when it started raining, then pouring, during the middle of the round. At one point the clubs and our hands were wet, so it was hard to hold onto the club. That was all I needed, a CHALLENGE. Just as it became unplayable (Oh yes, we kept playing) the rain stopped, the day turned into a sunny perfect Kentucky afternoon.
But it was by far the worst round I played on the trip.
Next day I played one last round with the folks at the home course. My troubles continued on the front nine, and it got a bit frustrating. But I dutifully counted ALL the strokes and finished with a 60 for the front nine. Mom and dad did a LOT better.
But something happened when we started the back nine. Somehow I started with a rare par. Then a miracle as I birdied the next hole. It was the only birdie I had the entire trip. (Back in the good old days I tried to have one birdie every round.) The rest of the round went OK and I ended up shooting 44. 60, then 44. Pretty much says it all. That was the only nine I shot better than Joekentucky. We are not really trying to beat each other, but I feel I should somehow be able to beat an 89 year old guy. Not true. Pretty cool for JK!
That afternoon I flew out to Chicago. My connection was pretty tight in the first place to catch the next flight to Seattle. When the Louisville plane left a half hour late, it became very tight. About 20 minutes. But the next gate was very close and I had no trouble. I took off into the setting sun and headed west over much of the land I drove through just a week or two earlier. As I have seen in the past, I saw the sun pretty much set as I headed west, then come back a bit as I continued.
Landed in Seattle at 10 PM, found a hotel near the airport, and just went to bed. I had a 10 AM flight to catch to Anchorage. No overnight at the airport! Back to the airport early. The flight to Anchorage was awesome. Usually I take it at night. Make a note... SIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE if you fly this flight during the day. If the sky is clear, you get a great view of the Alaska coast as you fly north. The plane usually stays about 10 miles off shore, and you get great views of mountains and glaciers. This was the case Thursday.
I got many pics, hope to post some soon. Pics from a plane are not usually very good, but I think I got a few worth showing.
The first half of the Anchorage - Dutch flight was just as awesome. Great views of Knik Arm and the mud flats at low tide. Then it got cloudy and the view was gone. Must be getting near Dutch! It was very cloudy on final approach, with only a short period where we could see anything at all. When the plane was over the runway, it floated a bit and did not touch down. This is a short runway, with little room for error. I even felt we were going to go around for a second try. But they got the wheels on the ground and hit the brakes. We were now pretty well down the runway. When the plane turned right into the parking area, we were still moving pretty well. But it was all OK.
It was raining steadily. The snow is mostly melted at sea level. There are still patches on the mountains, and some small piles here and there in protected areas. That 15 foot pile in my driveway is gone. That truck across the street that was almost completely buried? Unburied.
Today it is in the low forties and cloudy. Light rain
The cats are fine. Dutchie came right out to me to say Hello. Fluff was semi-feral as usual and hid under the bed. I got her out a couple times, but she went back. Today she is fine. Early this morning they both went outside. I saw Dutchie chase a much bigger neighborhood cat back across the street. She probably was waiting a couple weeks to do that.
No sign of foxes yet.
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Death continues to be no respecter of reputation. Neither does a reputation bring respect after death. Especially not in these days of social networking where somebody, anybody it seems, can easily start off a rumour passing itself off as fact on the largely toxic brand that is Twitter before the rest retweet it like rats following the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
The lack of decorum to be found among some of the news sources yesterday reacting to the untimely and horrendous news of Christian Bentitez's death at the age of 27 was largely lamentable, it must be said.
We have of course been down this road plenty of times before with Twitter when some keyboard warriors, a few fairly visible such as Sally Bercow - wife of Commons speaker John Bercow - and the slightly barmy presenting bod Philip Schofield, were turning ill-informed amateur sleuths and nonce hunters by wrongly accusing figures in the public eye of some heinous acts based on hearsay and misinformation.
Before you know it, other people were passing off their second- and third-hand tales as if they were the truth. And on it goes. And on it goes. In this day and age of mixed-up people, it is all very dangerous stuff.
Football is not immune to this lack of facts as we saw when esteemed news sources such as the BBC and a few other tabloid newspapers were regaling us with the news that Benitez, a forward representing Ecuador who once turned out for Birmingham City, had died in a car crash in Qatar.
You couldn't make it up. But if you were on the case at the BBC yesterday, it seems that you could. Just because you are first with some news, does not mean you are right.
It was later confirmed Benitez had died just hours after playing for his new club El Jaish of Qatar. At least Reuters appeared to have their facts in order when they filed a report based on news from Benitez's national football association.
"Benitez... felt strong stomach pains, so he was taken in an emergency to a hospital where after a few hours he suffered cardiorespiratory failure which ended his life," the Ecuador Football Federation said in a statement on their website.
"The Ecuadorean Football Federation extends its deepest condolences to the relatives, parents, wife, children and friends of our goalscorer Christian Benitez."
The insinuation that Benitez perished in a car crash was all in bad taste because there is an implication that he could have been guilty of reckless driving in Qatar, a part of the world renowned for road standards about as safe as sword fighting.
Goodness knows how somebody came up with that line. Goodness know why the BBC chose to regurgitate it as fact.
Last night reports continued to fly around Twitter that the player had passed away in a car crash.
We await further news on the events leading up to his death, but Associated Press used the story as some sort of justifiable reason why the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 is a non-starter. Rather than some solemnity, it rounded off news of the man's death with the following words:
"Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup and the searing temperatures have prompted many former football stars as well as FIFA President Sepp Blatter to call for the competition to be moved to the cooler, winter months. Blatter plans to ask FIFA's executive committee later this year to move it."
Having lived and worked in those climes, playing football three and four times a week, it is not the most comfortable for running around in at night - certainly not in July and August - but neither is it life-threatening.
Hosting a World Cup at that juncture of the year is an act of folly, as much for the comfort of spectators as players, but it is also very possible to play 90 minutes when the sun goes down with enough breaks and plenty of water.
Sports Illustrated managed to get the tone of their reporting of Benitez's death all wrong as they ran with the headline: 'Ecuador star Christian Benitez dies a day after playing in Qatar heat'. Linking Benitez's death to the heat in Qatar is flawed and unsubstantiated.
The problem sketchy reports illustrate, especially those emanating from outlets such as Twitter and Facebook, is that everybody thinks they are a celebrity in their own movie these days.
People can be listened to immediately. They can be heard or seen by saying or doing outrageous things. Facts on these mediums are about as trustworthy as a chocolate fireguard. Such outlets are not a world this onlooker wants to inhabit, but people feel the need to be heard or be photographed.
One minute you can be sitting on the toilet pan, the next you can be the star of your own sitcom. Like it or not, this is the world which we inhabit.
Benitez's death is tragic. He moved to Qatar from Club America for around £10m, but his death serves to remind us that money is ultimately meaningless.
The good die young as they say, but carrier pigeon would have been a more reliable way to forward the news of his death than social networking.
We live in a world of dumbing down. A world where once esteemed sources think it is normal practice to hit the masses with any old port. And expect them to swallow it.
A world where it seems to be acceptable to report that a young man died in a car crash when he died in a hospital.
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(LONGISH) QUOTE (STATEMENT) OF THE DAY: "If I have one regret, it is the way that I am leaving. It is only natural that I would be disappointed that the Liverpool management agreed to loan me to Napoli without telling me first, I thought that I deserved better than that even though I understand that difficult decisions have to be taken in football. A lot has been made about me informing the club that if an offer came in from Barcelona that I would have liked them to consider it. But I had also spoken to the club about the possibility of extending my contract if the offer was not made.I told the manager that I wanted to play for Liverpool and that Barcelona would only become an option for me if the opportunity arrived, like the rumours said it would, as it would be a chance for me to go back home. When it didn't come I was happy to fight for my place so I was surprised that Liverpool decided it was in the club´s interests to send me to Napoli instead." Jose Reina seems to be far from content about the handling of his loan move from Liverpool to Napoli.
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Charlize Theron was snapped leaving a downtown hotel in New York City. She tried to hide her face a little bit from the paparazzi as she got into a waiting car.
Charlize wore a pair of Bleulab Skinny Jeans in French Chalk with a gorgeous black blazer, white shirt and black flats. I always adore black, grey and white together. It's such a great combination when it comes to outfits! I think Charlize looks really good here! I also like the addition of the beige bag, it really breaks it up. What do you think?
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|Fresh spinach
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|Cooked brown rice
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Toasted almonds
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Lemon juice
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In a saucepan, saute onion and dill in oil until tender.
Add spinach and saute just enough to wilt the spinach (about 3 minutes).
Add rice, almonds and lemon juice.
Heat, stirring occasionally.
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Calories 2109 Calories from Fat 1059
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 118 g181.4%
Saturated Fat 33.3 g166.4%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 555.4 mg185.1%
Sodium 3535.6 mg147.3%
Total Carbohydrates 121 g40.4%
Dietary Fiber 20.5 g81.9%
Sugars 33.7 g
Protein 153 g306.4%
Vitamin A 1276.9% Vitamin C 336%
Calcium 96.3% Iron 111.6%
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Same-sex marriage has long been a topic of controversy in the United States, where legislation regarding the rights of lesbian and gay couples to marry was left up to the individual states for many years. Some states legalized gay marriages, while others banned same-sex unions. However, this all changed following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges. On 26 June 2015, in a 5–4 vote, the Court ruled that state-level same-sex marriage bans were unconstitutional, meaning that same-sex marriage became legal throughout the United States.
People involved in long-term same-sex relationships had long sought equal, or at least similar, civil and legal rights to people in opposite-sex marriages. Marriage confers a host of legal benefits, including certain tax benefits, and inheritance, community property, and social rights that are denied to people who are unable to marry. Although considerable attention has been paid to parallel processes, such as civil unions and commitment ceremonies, only legally recognized civil marriage is generally believed to carry with it the full spectrum of rights sought by many same-sex couples.
Many people oppose same-sex marriage as an article of faith. According to Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition, sex should take place only within the bonds of marriage between a man and a woman. Among other major world religious traditions, for instance Hinduism and Buddhism, the stance on homosexuality or same-sex unions is more vague. Even those without strong religious feelings can have firm opinions about same-sex marriage, often for cultural or political reasons. Some people argue that homosexual marriage diminishes the sanctity of marriage as a social, religious, and legal institution, and may also significantly increase the divorce rate. In a related issue, those who oppose same-sex marriage often hold similar views about same-sex couples raising children or adoption by gay and lesbian parents.
Although in many countries public opinion on same-sex marriage shifted from disapproval to approval in recent decades, it is still illegal in most places in the world. Twenty-two out of the approximately 190 countries in the world have legalized same-sex marriage. The first nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, in 2001, was the Netherlands; Belgium followed in 2003. In 2005, Canada and Spain both enacted same-sex marriage legislation. South Africa became the first African country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2006. Norway and Sweden legalized same-sex marriage in 2009. On 22 May 2015, Ireland, a nation with a history of strict Catholicism, became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote, with citizens approving the measure by 62 percent. By June 2015, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, England/Wales, Finland, France, Greenland, Iceland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, the United States, and Uruguay had legalized same-sex marriage.
During the early years of the 21st century, a parallel trend also existed. Several countries created legislation banning gay marriage. Honduras amended its constitution in 2005 to include wording prohibiting both same-sex marriage and adoption by lesbian and gay couples. Ugandan law prohibits the performance of marriages between gay and lesbian individuals, assesses punishments for same-sex couples married elsewhere, and has criminalized homosexuality, incarcerating convicted gay people for periods up to life. Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine have laws that specifically define marriage as existing only between a man and a woman.
Slovenia's Parliament approved a bill in March 2015 that would grant same-sex marriage rights. Opponents of the bill petitioned for a referendum, which was blocked by Parliament. However, the opposition appealed to the Constitutional Court, which had yet to render a decision on the matter as of June 2015. On 15 April 2015, Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (1951–) approved a law that gave legal recognition to same-sex civil unions. Although the law stopped short of granting full marriage rights to same-sex couples, it did grant partners the right to inherit each other's property and receive health care coverage and pension benefits on their partner's plans. Colombia and Ecuador also recognize same-sex civil unions.
In the United States, individual states were originally tasked with enacting laws regarding same-sex marriage. Several states that did not permit same-sex marriage implemented legislation granting civil unions or domestic partnerships that conferred limited rights and protections. Public opinion on same-sex marriage shifted dramatically in the United States between the mid-1990s and 2015. In 1996, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) sailed through Congress with wide bipartisan support and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton (1946–). DOMA allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages legally made in other states and prevented the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages legally made in the couples' home states with respect to federal laws and programs. At the time, polls showed that between 70 and 75 percent of U.S. adults were against legalizing same-sex marriage.
In 2003, the commonwealth of Massachusetts brought the issue of same-sex marriage into the U.S. spotlight when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that barring same-sex couples from civil marriage was unconstitutional. The move prompted a backlash in many states, and ballot initiatives calling for constitutional amendments defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman were circulated. Eleven states voted on such constitutional amendments in 2004, and all were passed. More followed. In early 2008, California's Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage; however, by the time of elections in November 2008, California citizens voted in favor of a ballot measure called Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. Several lawsuits were filed challenging the legality of the ban. Those lawsuits worked their way up the court hierarchies for several years. Eventually, a California court struck down the law and the state government decided not to defend it any longer. Supporters of Proposition 8 appealed, but in 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that they had no legal standing to defend the law. The Supreme Court dismissed the case and let a district court ruling overturning Proposition 8 stand.
A public opinion milestone was reached in the United States in August 2010 when a CNN poll found that a very small majority of U.S. citizens believed that gays and lesbians should have the right to marry and have their marriages recognized as legally valid. CNN said 50.5 percent of respondents favored same-sex marriage, while 47.5 percent opposed it. This was the first time a major poll showed majority support for same-sex marriage in the United States. The margin of error for the poll was 4.5 percent. Another poll, conducted by the Associated Press and the National Constitution Center in the same month, found that 52 percent of respondents felt same-sex marriages should be legally recognized.
On 23 February 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama (1961–) announced that he had determined DOMA to be unconstitutional and that his administration would no longer oppose legal challenges to the law. The administration would, however, continue to enforce the law pending a final decision on its constitutionality by the Supreme Court. On 26 June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against both DOMA and Proposition 8. In a 5–4 decision, the Court struck down a key provision of DOMA, ruling that the denial of federal benefits to gay couples violates the U.S. Constitution's promise to equal protection under law. As a result of the ruling, same-sex couples who were married under state law were entitled to equal treatment by the federal government. In another 5–4 ruling, the Proposition 8 case was rejected under procedural lines as the Court ruled that supporters of the anti-gay legislation did not have legal grounds to appeal in federal court. The result of the Supreme Court's ruling was that same-sex marriages could resume in California. The Court did not rule on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in other states and did not set a federal precedent for same-sex marriage at that time.
Multiple U.S. judges at various levels ruled that gay marriage bans were unconstitutional in several states during the spring and summer of 2014. Their rulings effectively brought the number of states where same-sex marriage was legal to thirty-seven. On 16 January 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a combined case concerning bans of same-sex marriage that had been enacted in four states. The four states—Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee—had enacted same-sex marriage bans, and all four of the state laws had been struck down by lower courts. However, an appeals court later overturned those rulings, becoming the first court in recent years to uphold same-sex marriage bans.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard 150 minutes of oral arguments on the constitutionality of the four same-sex marriage bans on 28 April 2015. Almost two months later, on 26 June 2015, the Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution protects the right of same-sex couples to marry and requires that all states recognize marriages between two people of the same sex. Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy (1936–), who has voted with his liberal colleagues on same-sex marriage cases in the past, wrote of gay couples hoping to marry: "They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right." Dissenting justices said the majority had overreached.
Although a CNN/ORC poll at the end of June 2015 showed that 59 percent of respondents supported the Supreme Court's decision, there were still challenges to same-sex marriage in several states. In July 2015, a gay couple in Texas filed a federal lawsuit against a county clerk after being turned away several times when applying for a marriage license. The license was eventually procured after the lawsuit was filed. In addition, several county clerks in Kentucky refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because doing so went against their religious beliefs. Kentucky's Governor, Steve Beshear (1944–), told one such employee that he had sworn to uphold the Constitution when he took office and that he should resign if he was not willing to do so.
Most of the U.S. territories accepted the change in the law without hesitation, but others were not as quick to obey the Supreme Court's decision. As of early July 2015, Talauega Eleasalo Ale, Attorney General of American Samoa, told the Associated Press that he was still reviewing the law to determine its relevance to the territory.
Kim Davis, one of the Kentucky clerks who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, was held in contempt of court and jailed on 3 September 2015. Davis refused to comply with Governor Beshear's orders in July, and denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She took her case to a federal court, which rejected her argument that she should be excused from her duty to provide same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds. Davis's lawyers made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on 28 August. The Supreme Court turned her request away without comment on 31 August. Davis returned to work on 14 September, saying she would not authorize marriage licenses for same-sex couples, but would not prevent her staff from doing so.
An Australian Senate committee released a report on 16 September urging Parliament to introduce a bill legalizing same-sex marriage without delay. Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott (1957–) proposed a plebiscite, or direct public vote, on the issue. However, the Senate committee concluded that an act of Parliament would be the most expedient way to enact the change in the country's marriage law. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (1954–), who assumed office on 15 September 2015, was a supporter of legalizing same-sex marriage. On 29 January 2016, Turnbull announced that he would leave the decision up to Australian voters, and that a popular vote—called a plebiscite—on the issue would be held in the near future. Although a plebiscite would not be legally binding, Turnbull vowed that if a majority of Australians supported same-sex marriage, it would be legalized.
Greece's Parliament approved a measure on 22 December 2015 that granted same-sex couples the right to legally recognized civil unions. The Church of Greece had actively opposed the law.
China, the world's most populous nation, maintained in its Marriage Law that marriage occurs between a man and a woman. China also does not recognize same sex marriages or civil unions from other countries. However, in January 2016, after a same sex Chinese couple sued the government for failing to grant them a marriage application, the District Court allowed the case to move forward. The case marked the first time a gay couple in China had been given the opportunity to argue their case in court regarding the right to marry.


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PhotoGoGo - Album Super-keeper
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★ Download your photos from other social Albums(Flickr, Picasa,Facebook, Instagram...) ★
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Photo GoGo - A "Must-Have" universal App(iPhone/iPad) to your photos/videos/Albums.
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◆ Elegant and Unique design
✔ Shake to switch "Film" view with "Album" view
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✔ Email your photos
✔ Print your photo
◆ Secure/Lock/Hide your secret Album
✔ Lock your secret Album
✔ Decoy password to hide your secret Album
◆ Photo Stream is supported( iOS 5 only )
◆ Take photo and video in App
What's New in Version 1.0.3
★ Enhance the user experience; When user enter blank folder, user will directly enter importing photos/videos mode;
★ Enhance the Album view experience;
★ Removed unexpected help;
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Not sure what is up with all the bad reviews....
...but this is a pretty nice photo management app. It COULD replace the built-in camera app, but it does have a couple of issues, the biggest being-
1- cropping pictures. I can't figure out how to turn this off, but why do I need to have my pictures turned into squares? This is a huge flaw if it can't be turned off.
2- any app that syncs with iCloud should allow for automatic syncing. If I want to share photos between all my devices, I feel I shouldn't have to tap a button on each device to get them all synced. Maybe it's an issue with the iCloud coding and not the developer's fault, but I wish the syncing could work like photo stream--truly automatic.
Anyhow, all other options work great, and this is an app that I will be keeping an eye on for future updates!
Needs update...
I really wanted to like this app because it is exactly what I was looking for, but a limit of 25 photos is just not enough, the cropping issue (I read about it on here, haven't checked it out myself) is a definite hassle, and importing pics into lower resolution is an absolute deal breaker for me. I go out of my way to find photo apps that will take photos in high output resolution because I print my photos out, anything low res just looks awful after printing. Will you please fix these things for us? You'd have an absolutely awesome app if you did!!! Thank you, for considering this!
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Sorry but this app is just terrible...
1. 25 photo limit on web albums ( can only retrieve 25 photos from each album you have on sites like facebook...)
2. Photos are imported in extremely low quality, even when the high quality option is selected in options
3. Interface design looks ok but is not very intuitive in my opinion, too many clicks to get to where i want...
I give two points because it kind of looks nice and it works to an extent. But the poor photo quality and fact i cannot access my full web albums makes this app score low, at least until some issues are addressed.
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text: Hello, Related to Jesse's "I care when it looks like ass compared to the other apps I have open" message in the recent K3b thread: Getting GNOME apps to look decent in KDE sessions is somewhat painful currently. Not only does one need to configure their settings in the GNOME control center (which I can understand and live with even though it's suboptimal), but that is not enough. No settings persist accross session unless one gets something to start gnome-settings-daemon. Without gnome-settings-daemon running, many GNOME apps display broken/missing icons, and do not honor the settings I've configured in GNOME control center (eg. font sizes, themes). For examples of broken icons log in to a fresh KDE session, and open GNOME control center itself (the initial view shows lots of broken icons) or the nm-applet context menus. For examples of my font size being ignored, any GNOME app seems to do. Where should this be fixed? Shouldn't GNOME apps that use settings governed by the daemon get the daemon running if needed? Can't GNOME apps be made to look semi decent (eg. no broken icons) without the daemon running? What if gnome-settings-daemon isn't even installed? Should KDE start gnome-settings-daemon when a session starts? This is on F8. I've traditionally "fixed" this locally by installing a ~/.kde/Autostart/gnome-settings-daemon -> /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon symlink but I think this deserves a real fix somewhere so that things just work.


text: PGA pro Chiver giving back to combat-injured troops (31 HQ Photos) By: Rick In: Charity, High-Res Disliked Liked! Aug 13, 2014 0 0 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter + View as Slideshow 12 The seventh annual Operation Game On Golf Classic was held on August 11th in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Operation Game On builds confidence in injured troops one swing at a time, using golf as a form of mental, emotional and physical therapy. Operation Game On works in partnership with the Naval Medical Center San Diego and Wounded Warrior Battalion West, Camp Pendleton to equip and instruct hundreds of injured troops and their spouses for a game that lasts a lifetime. Founder Tony Perez, a Vietnam-veteran himself, has used this tournament to try and give something back to the wounded men and women coming back from all wars. His vision is to establish a national "Alive Day" on August 1st in which Purple Heart recipients, and the nation, remember the day these men and women missed death and were granted a second life. Also, Tony wants to establish the Freedom Golf Network which provides affordable golf opportunities for our combat-injured troops. Tony's son, and PGA-professional, Pat Perez (a huge Chive/Brigade fan as well, follow him on Twitter here) has been intimately involved in the tourney from its inception. Pat actually competed in the PGA Championship (finished 1-under) the day prior to Operation Game On and flew all night to participate in the tournament. Even though he had little sleep, it didn't show as he was extremely engaging and showed much love to the vets. 34 Pat and Jason Schechterle. Jason (a presenting sponsor of Operation Game On) is a Air Force veteran and after his service pursued a career in law enforcement as a police officer in Phoenix. Jason was burned badly in the line of duty and due to his injuries was unable to continue his career as a police office. That did not deter Jason and for the past 10 years his foundation Beyond the Flames (read more about it here) helps others by giving them inspiration through adversities they face on a constant basis. 5 The event was sponsored by many great companies and food/drinks were donated from awesome restaurants but the most unique way the food was provided had to come from Dang Brother Pizza. The company was founded by a couple of US Marine vets and converted a 1974 American Le France firetruck to not only run as a truck but double-down as a pizza oven. 6 The oven is imported straight from Italy, and built right into the back of the firetruck which produces pies in less than 2 minutes due to it reaching temperatures of 800+ degrees! 7 The colors were presented by Marines from Camp Pendleton. Oohrah Devil Dogs! 8 The crowd before the shotgun start…and who are those beauties in the lower right hand corner. 9 That's right, those are Chivettes Jade (follow here on Twitter) and Carmen (follow here on Twitter) who were in attendance as well as handing out frosty KCCO Lager. 1011 Pat rocking the colorful socks and Tony appreciating his son's choice in athletic wear. 12 Pat, the USMC color guard and myself before the tournament. 13 Gearing up for the start. 14 The girls needed a hand setting up their booth and of course I had to oblige. The KCCO Black Lager was flowing and ice cold. Follow KCCO Beer here for constant updates to our brew and be on the lookout for new products from KCCO Beer. 15 The title sponsors, who also happened to be prior USMC Force Recon, enjoying the gorgeous weather and sponsoring some Operation Game On participants. 16 Get in the hole!!! 17 Pat Chiving On, Brandon from Chive Live and fellow teammates looking on as Jason sinks a long putt. 18 Carmen and Jade made sure everyone was properly hydrated and had a nice view to complement their game. 19 Corporal Marcus Chischilly going long on the Marshmallow Drive. 20 Not to be outdone, Army Sgt. Dave Rayder crushing his drive. 2122 Pat and Jason at the end of their round. The two kids in the foreground asked to join their team before the start of the tournament and of course they said yes. It made these kids' day and some lifetime memories. 23 Everyone at the banquet/awards afterwards. 24 Jason was the keynote speaker and gave some inspirational words. 25 Master Sgt. William "Bud" McLeroy, who lost his leg during a race car accident in 1993, continued to serve in the Army but in 2003 in Iraq was seriously wounded by gunfire while helping carry civilians to safety. MSG McLeroy was medically evacuated to Germany and then ultimately to Fort Bragg, where he spent several months in recovery. In 2004, MSG McLeroy transitioned from Active Duty to the Army Reserve where he served as the course leader for the 80th Training Command. After 33 years of combined service in the Marine Corps and Army he is finally stepping down and retiring. He continually challenges himself in and out of uniform. He skydives on a regular basis and for the past few years has commemorated the loss of his leg by competing in an annual triathlon. And, he is a federal fireman — one of few amputees to claim this honor. All in all an American Hero through and through. 26 The title sponsor, Venture Risk Management, is seen here congratulating the vets and volunteers for an awesome tournament but announcing an additional donation of $100,000 to Operation Game On. 27 During the live auction a bag of golf clubs was put up. Pat immediately secured the highest bid by a landslide. After getting the clubs he asked which vet didn't have a set… 28 Pat then went over and donated the clubs to the surprised vet. 2930 USMC vet Michael Wishnia giving Pat his Purple Heart pin. 31 Combat-injured Navy Corpsman C.M. Marsh and Pat posing with the signed driver head cover. 32 Click here to join theBrigade on Twitter Category: Charity, High-Res Share on Facebook Share on Twitter +


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The Artists of the Limberlost is a collective of 7 artists and craftspeople with studios along the scenic Limberlost Road, north of Hwy. 60 in Muskoka, Ontario. Our work covers a broad range of media and style, but we are united in our love of the ruggedly beautiful Canadian Shield landscape that we call home.
Join us as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Open Studio Weekend, August 13 & 14, 2016. With guest artists at each location, you'll meet and see the work of 19 diverse and talented artists along a compact, 20 km. route. Limberlost Road is close to Algonquin Park in the Huntsville/Lake of Bays area of Muskoka Ontario, and winds through forest, rock and wetlands rich in wildlife and natural beauty.
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Redefining American Literary History
- Editors: A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff, Jerry W. Ward, Jr.
- Pages: iv & 406 pp.
- Published: 1990
- ISBN: 9780873521888 (Paperback)
- ISBN: 9780873521871 (Cloth)
"Essential for any collection in American literature."
Redefining American Literary History presents seventeen essays and six bibliographies linked, in the words of the introduction, by "a commitment to deal with history and attributes of literature in ways that have been slighted in the making of previous literary histories of the United States." The volume suggests methods for redefining the American literary canon and emphasizes African American, American Indian, Asian American, Chicano, Hispanic, and Puerto Rican literatures.
Edna Acosta-Belén
Houston A. Baker, Jr.
Juan Bruce-Novoa
Juan Flores
Frances Smith Foster
Robert Hemenway
Nicolás Kanellos
Harold H. Kolb, Jr.
Paul Lauter
Shirley Geok-lin Lim
José E. Limón
Amy Ling
Teresa McKenna
Theresa Meléndez
Jarold Ramsey
John W. Roberts
Linda Ching Sledge
Andrew Wiget
Richard Yarborough


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I was frustrated when I wrote that earlier post. I could have worded my comments better.
In most venues, this forum being the sole exception I've encountered, newcomers are strongly encouraged to search and read before asking questions. And for good reason. Much can be learned that way. Lazy newbies who can't be bothered to search annoy the regulars.
My initial motivation for joining a forum is usually to gain access to the search function and the ability to view attachments. Joining here felt like a bait and switch. Welcome to the forum, but now to get much practical use out of it payment is required upfront. That strikes me as totally backwards. Usually, the value obtained from a site/forum over time inspires one to donate. Requiring a fee in advance for such basic functionality is a pay site approach. Different strokes for different folks, but had I known that was the deal I probably wouldn't have registered.
I think someone mentioned boolean searches, perhaps implying that a simple single word search is possible. Nope. Non-subscribing members apparently have no searching ability here at all with the exception of the FAQ searchbox. I can't even pull up my previous posts or look up threads I've posted in. I find that to be an extremely frustrating environment.
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New and Improved: Opera 9.6
Version 9.5 of the free web browser Opera hasn't been around that long, but developers have already released an update. Opera 9.6 comes with numerous improvements to the features in 9.5.
For example, to synchronize search engine settings and the typed browser history, Opera 9.6 saves the data to a central server, enabling the user,(if privacy is not too great an issue) to operate worldwide with the same settings.Opera's feed preview feature allows the sampling of feed content before subscribing – avoiding the usual ''trial and error'' method of discovering if a large website offers one main feed or also smaller feeds for individual topics.
A further addition to Opera 9.6 is the integrated e-mail program which supports mobile devices with poor quality connections. In the Low Bandwidth Mode, Opera will initially deposit attachments on the server, synchronize only new messages (IMAP) or alternatively, via POP can download the first 100 lines of a news item. Also, important mails can, with a single mouse click, be marked and followed.
Opera 9.6 is available at the download section of the website. Further information on new features and improvements for the Linux version of the new Opera can be found in the release notes.
Issue 26: Linux Shell Handbook 7th Ed./Special Editions
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Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
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San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
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Ubuntu Vendor tries to solve app packaging and distribution problem across distributions.
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I'm considering a Sans Digital eSata RAID enclosure to expand the capacity of a system with no room for more internal disks.
I would put two 2TB drives in the enclosure and set up RAID 1 mirroring.
But sometime in the future, I will upgrade the system to a larger case. Then it will have room for more internal drives, so I'd like to move the drives from the enclosure to the computer.
So - will the RAID controller in the enclosure use some sort of proprietary format that makes the disks unreadable to a different controller? Or will it be identical to a single, non-RAIDed drive?


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I need to add a rule to iptables to block connections to a tcp port from the Internet.
Since my script may be called multiple times and there is not a script to delete the rule, I want to check if an iptables rule already exists before inserting it - otherwise there will be a lot of dup rules in the INPUT chain.
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Watch: 'Modern Family' star Jesse Tyler Ferguson recounts on-set antics of 'the new Lily' on 'Ellen'
As far as I know, nothing like this ever happened with Sarah Chalke on "Roseanne".
Fans of the ABC hit "Modern Family" are likely aware that the twin babies who portrayed Mitchell and Cameron's adopted daughter "Lily" were given the boot last season, making way for up-and-coming starlet Aubrey Anderson-Emmons to take over the role. Unfortunately, the young actress' professionalism is now seriously in question following some rather bizarre on-set antics.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (aka "Mitchell") appeared on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" on Friday to discuss some of these recent occurrences, including Anderson-Emmons' rather inappropriate obsession with co-star Sofia Vergara's breasts.
"First of all, she's obsessed with Sofia's... area," said Ferguson, indicating his own rather less-endowed chest region. "And she was basically just manhandling her...She was just like, poking and prodding...All the grips and the stagehands were like, 'Oh man, that's a lucky little girl.'"
Ferguson then proceeded to show a clip from Anderson-Emmons' first day on set, where the actress was so starstruck by her new co-workers that she engaged in an unscripted "meta" moment that sent the production into a tailspin. You can watch a brief clip from Ferguson and Degeneres' chat below:
"Modern Family" airs Wednesdays at 9 PM on ABC


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RE5 Versus mode blocked from German release
Eurogamer.de's reporting that Resident Evil 5's Versus mode DLC won't be released in Germany.
The content failed to get a USK rating, according to the site, despite the fact the game itself was released.
Versus hits both PS3 and 360 versions of Capcom's horror today.
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Case Conclusion Date: 02.19.2010
Practice Area: Litigation
Outcome: Defendant's Verdict
Description: On February 19, 2010, a Hartford jury upheld the actions of the security staff of the Pig's Eye Pub when they attempted to physically escort the Plaintiff, Thomas Marzano, from its premises. This decision addresses a very important issue facing a lot of establishments and provides guidance on how security staff members should properly escort a patron out who does not want to leave. The incident in question took place on March 17, 2007. The Plaintiff was having a heated argument with a female patron who was later discovered to be the Plaintiff's sister. A security staff member testified that he asked them to calm down, and that they did, for a few minutes. The Plaintiff and his sister deny that this first warning occurred. The same staff member testified that approximately twenty minutes later he saw the Plaintiff choking his sister. In response to this observation, the staff member immediately went over and told the Plaintiff he had to leave, wrapped his arms around the Plaintiff, and began walking him towards the front door. The Plaintiff was struggling to get free and fell while he was being walked toward the front door. The Plaintiff and his sister both deny that the Plaintiff ever laid a hand on her that night. The sister did admit that she jumped onto the back of the staff member escorting her brother to the door. While she claims that she did this after her brother fell, three staff members testified that the Plaintiff was still standing just prior to the sister jumping onto the back of the security member. The issue the jury had to decide was whether or not the security member had a reasonable belief that the female patron was in danger when he acted, and that there was an objective basis for the belief that the female patron (the Plaintiff's sister) was at risk of imminent physical harm. In reaching this conclusion in finding in favor of the Defendant establishment, the jury had to also conclude that the security member used only reasonable force to escort the Plaintiff towards the door. In support of the reasonableness of the force utilized, and in addition to the above evidence, there was testimony that the security staff left the Plaintiff alone as soon as he fell and stopped being a security risk. No appeal or post trial motions were filed in the case.


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Almost Every Major Poll Shows Bernie Sanders Challenging or Defeating Clinton and Republicans. Here's Why
There are a great many other voters willing to imagine a future without Wall Street greed and rampant income inequality. "Bernie Sanders Can Become President" has replaced "I like him but he can't win." With only a limited amount of media coverage, Sanders has captivated the hopes of millions of Americans.


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Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater Gets New Home
The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis is one of the best-known regional theaters in the country. It can lay claim to Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy and other top actors, and it won a Tony Award. Now, after 40 years, the theater company is moving to a new, high-profile home on the other side of town.
French architect Jean Nouvel, in his first U.S. project, has designed a nine-story complex for the Guthrie Theater Company. The new theater complex echoes neighboring historic flour mills that have since been converted into condominiums and a museum. The exterior of the building is a bold midnight blue. By day it might be mistaken for Ikea, but by night, the blue recedes into the darkness while ghostly images of past performances light up and appear to float in mid-air.
Visitors to the new Guthrie can dine in one of its two restaurants, and walk out on to a cantilever bridge that juts out over the river, affording expansive views of the locks and dams, and St. Anthony Falls.
As the new building opens, the Guthrie's original home is about to be torn down, making way for a sculpture garden.
Ralph Rapson, now 91 and still hard at work at his Minneapolis architecture firm, designed the original Guthrie Theater in the 1960s as a white space, light and open.
The new Guthrie theater does attempt to pay homage to Ralph Rapson's work. The legendary thrust stage for which the old Guthrie theater is best known has been meticulously recreated, only deviating to allow for wider seats and slightly better sightlines.
Rapson says when he heard that the Guthrie had bought a piece of land on the Mississippi riverfront a few years back, he sat down and designed a new theater for it.
He never submitted the design.
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That's how many cockroaches I saw while I stayed there this week. One in my room and others just running around in the atrium. I went with 3 other coworkers, 2 of them found a cockroach in their room. I literally have look at the floor while I walk, the one time I didn't I stepped on one. They're not even the little ones, they're the big brown/black ones with wings.
As if that's not bad enough, the walls are paper thin. I can hear my neighbor's TV and their conversations the whole night.
Also, I requested late check out at 2 pm for the last day the night before. Exactly at Noon, someone came knock loudly at my door asking me to check out, and then came a phone call from front desk, an hour later at 1 pm, housekeeping knocked on my door (even though I had the do not distrub sign on). What's the point of asking for late check out if they won't let you sleep?
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Many of the negative reviews I do not agree with. Yes, the hotel is very dated. Everything looks original 60s except the elevators. Suites are huge, clean, and in my case the AC and wireless internet worked just fine. Bed might be too firm for some. They were very accommodating and gave me a VERY early check-in as well as a VERY late checkout. Breakfast buffet was complete but had no variety. The other reviews scared me a little, but I found the hotel fine overall.
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An incredible, complex, nuanced game that combines branching paths and a feeling of real adventure with beautiful 8-bit environments and a story that I won't forget any time soon. It really gives you a sense of being able to explore the world at your leisure and do what you please, pursuing whatever goals you deem worthy of your attention. Endeavor is a wonderful experience, and I would reccommend it to anyone, truly exhibiting the potential inherent in the platform of Flash. I sincerely hope that Zillix goes on to create experiences on par with this one.
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Extreme Hotels Appoints Design Team for Hotel in Russia
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SOCHI, RUSSIA—Extreme Hotels and "Rosa Khutor" Ski Resort Development Company LLC have appointed London hotel specialist architects and interior designers Dexter Moren Associates to design the Extreme Hotel here.
The 209-room Extreme Hotel and resort will open in 2015 for domestic and international travellers alike. Strategically located at the foot of the Alpine Ski slopes and adjacent to the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, both developed for the Winter Olympic Games 2014.
The new Extreme Hotel is inspired by sports, fashion, art and music. Al Gosling, CEO of Extreme and founder of the Extreme Sports Channel said, "We are creating an original hotel offering that resonates with travellers who crave a getaway geared to their high-octane pursuits and the lifestyle. Once delivered we will have created a great destination to not only do the sports but everything else that makes your stay unforgettable, the people, the party, the experience. You may not remember but you will never forget."
Director at DMA Jacqui Kirk stated, "Our brief is to translate the globally renowned Extreme brand and bring it to life within a hotel context. Working together we are creating a completely immersive space which pushes the boundaries of a conventional hotel towards a much more dynamic offering. Within the hotel the user can define their stay and the way they use the space."
Guests won't enter into a traditional hotel lobby, but instead will become immediately immersed in the brand, with the entrance being open plan to the café zone, bar and dance floor. Juxtaposing the energy from here to the Après Snow area will provide outdoor and indoor spaces with open fireplaces, DJs, bar to party in straight after skiing.
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