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It's strange. I think up an idea for a blog post, and all of a sudden, that topic is everywhere!
Today, I want to talk about motivation. The whys and wherefores of it. I have a desk, where I sit and be the writer of the household. But today, I am writing about motivation from the sofa.
I am motivated to write this post, as I feel a sense of duty to my readers. I know that if I don't post, I'll lose all, or at least some of you. So I make it a regular thing. But that is about it.
Life gets in the way. For some, the motivation is money. For most, it is a need. To not write, is to not breathe. But this need doesn't necessarily bring you to your desk day in and day out. It doesn't necessarily make you productive. Money does.
So what if you want your motivation to be money, but right now all it is is a need? How do you get yourself to the desk and write, as if you are being paid for it? I don't have the answers yet. I hope that when I purchase The Positively Productive Writer by Simon Whalley, I will be getting somewhere. I have heard it is a good book, and it is most definitely on my 'to read' list.
Another good thing, which is helping me a little bit is Wunderlist. You can add lists for different things too. I have Short Stories, Competitions, Articles and Assignments. And at the click of a button, if I have added a deadline, I can see what deadlines I have coming up in the near future.
Will I be more productive for it? I certainly hope so. But I need to get to the desk first.
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South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has transferred the nearly $12 million needed to keep the state from defaulting and asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit against him.
Loftis sent the money Monday morning for the approved investment with Warburg Pincus. Loftis says his action makes the lawsuit moot.
The investment commission that oversees public workers' pension fund sued the first-term Republican treasurer Thursday. The agency argued that Loftis was attempting an illegal power grab by refusing to fund an investment he and his fellow board members approved in November.
The commission asked the high court to act quickly, saying the state would be in default Tuesday. A hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Loftis says commission staff affidavits included in the lawsuit supplied information he needed.
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The South Carolina Supreme Court could determine whether state Treasurer Curtis Loftis is breaking the law by refusing to write a check for an investment previously approved by him and the rest of the retirement investment commission.
The court on Friday granted the commission's request to take its case against the Republican treasurer. A hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The commission argues Loftis is abusing his powers by refusing to fund an investment approved last fall. It is asking the high court to act quickly, saying the state will default if $11.7 million isn't paid Tuesday.
Loftis repeatedly notes he's the official custodian of the money. But the commission says that's an administrative function.
Loftis is refusing to sign off before getting the signed document he's demanding.
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Sharp was indicted Tuesday. He's expected to be arraigned on the new drug charge Monday. A message seeking comment was left for his attorney.
When he was in court last month, Sharp said he was forced at gunpoint to deliver the cocaine. He didn't elaborate. Sharp lives in the Michigan City, Ind., area and says he grows lilies.
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If you paid attention to the fallout on the Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey conference call, a recurring theme reared its head regarding the way Ronda Rousey essentially talked her way into a title fight with Miesha Tate. As the champion noted, she doesn't think her challenger deserves the spot that Sarah Kaufmann or Alexis Davis could have. But as the build-up to the fight has proven, solid winning records are only half the prerequisite.
Simply put, Ronda Rousey is more attractive than contender Sarah Kaufman and most of Strikeforce's female bantamweights. Coupled with her trash talk and 4-0 record, that's more than enough reason to make the fight. If anything, it'll draw in more casual fans to simply want to see two attractive girls in a sweaty brawl.
Although it would be great if female mixed martial arts fighters could be recognized based on their combat skills alone, they just aren't. Take Cristiane Santos for example. Even when "Cyborg" brutalized her Strikeforce opponents worse than any beating Anderson Silva's ever dished out on a hapless middleweight, it simply wasn't enough to catapult her to headline an event without the alluring presence of Gina Carano. Despite Cyborg's otherworldly (and steroid-infused) talent, her harsh features and manly physique helped keep her from breaking through that ceiling.
Ronda Rousey isn't wrong when she says that "looking like Xena: Warrior Princess" is important in selling the fight. It's a statement that says more about casual MMA fans than anything else. If Rousey or Tate were unattractive, there might not be such heightened interest in her upcoming fight, and even Tate has to begrudgingly accept it:
I think it's good to add the aspect of beauty because it's different. I like it. I think it's good for us. I think it's great that we've both embraced being beautiful strong women but the most important thing is that we deliver inside the cage. It's perfectly fine to have both.
Sadly, female fighters with solid MMA records like Sarah Kaufman, Shayna Baszler, and Liz Carmouche just aren't going to get that extra push because not many men are clamoring to see them in a sexy magazine spread, online photo gallery, or even racy forum threads.
But like it or not, more people will watch Miesha Tate fight Ronda Rousey simply because of their conventionally beautiful features. Mixed martial arts still plays host to a male-dominated audience, and as Rousey points out, appealing to the most base sexual desires of that casual crowd just may be the best tactic for getting women's MMA back into the mainstream. If that means you're a 14-1 female fighter getting shunted aside because you're not as pretty as the 4-0 blonde bombshell with the mouthy attitude, you're out of luck for now.
It's not fair, but Rousey hits the nail on the head thusly, as noted by MMA Fighting:
Whether those people wanted to see it because it was a compelling match-up or because they just wanted to see two pretty girls in sports bras sweating on each other hardly mattered, [Rousey] insisted. Women's MMA needed fans more than it needed the ethical high ground.
Regardless, we'll see how much of a difference Rousey and Tate's good looks will make after March 3rd — no matter how beautiful the combatants may be, looks can only go so far if the match is a ratings disappointment.
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In 2011, a copy of the 1938 Action comic that debuted Superman to the world sold for $2.1 million. Now, comic collectors are racing to get their hands on the few copies left.
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The first McDonald's in the former Soviet Union was a symbol of capitalism. Now the Moscow location is closed for 'sanitary violations' but many think the shutdown is politically motivated.
Russians queue up as the first McDonald's restaurant opens in Pushkin Square at the end of the Cold War.
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Lubbock, TX – The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) announced the creation of more than 100 new jobs at a press conference Monday afternoon. The additional jobs come as a result of the expansion of a local business and the arrival of a new manufacturing operation to Lubbock.
Representatives with Rentzel Pump Manufacturing, L.P., revealed plans to expand their business operations to now include horizontal pump manufacturing production in Lubbock. The expansion will enable Rentzel to streamline its process, which will result in meeting shorter lead times for customers. The business will add 10 new jobs locally with combined total annual salaries equaling $420,000.
"Rentzel Pump Manufacturing is excited to bring this new product line to Lubbock and we feel fortunate to grow our business in the current economic climate, while also creating new jobs," Ryan Fuhrmann, sales engineer for Rentzel Pump Manufacturing, L.P., said.
The second announcement came from Desert Tanks, a custom steel fabrication company that manufactures storage tanks for the oil and gas industry. The business is expanding their Big Spring operations to Lubbock. Over the next three years, Desert Tanks will create 92 jobs with total annual salaries equaling $4,063,000 and an initial capital investment of $1.3 million.
"Desert Tanks is excited to grow our manufacturing operations and expand into Lubbock," Vincent D'Alise, vice president of Desert Tanks, said. "Our two sites will work together to grow our market base and add additional product lines."
In total, the expansion projects will create 102 new jobs, with almost $4.5 million in annual salaries and more than $1.3 million in capital investments in Lubbock.
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ALBANY, GA (WALB) - An Albany contractor kicked off his campaign for the Dougherty County Commission Saturday morning. Harry James is running for the District 5 seat left empty by the sudden death of Art Searles.
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Gary Adkins, Gary Adkins & Associates, 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter XF45, Dr. Eugene Bruder, 1847 Hawaii Cent, PCGS63, Dan Duncan, Pinnacle Rarities, 1916 Pattern Walking Liberty Half PRF64, Bob Green, Park Avenue Numismatics, 1932 $20 St. Gaudens MS65, Earnest Palms, Dillon Gage Metals, 1893-CC Morgan Dollar MS-64, Allen Rowe, Northern Nevada Coin, 1873-CC Seated Dollar, F15.
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David I hope you read this because I honestly believe that your on to something big hear. Why haven't Discovery Channel signed you up yet? If anything so you can be a producer. Its a shame as well as a benefit that so many people are not interested in this trade/collecting. I say under the age of 40 and it breaks my heart. These coins are all COOL and I'm so thankful and privileged to have found this video. I think Bob Green was skeptical at first with speaking. Either way once he got going he really showed his appreciation and excitement with it all. Then again id be pretty happy to if I had some rare gold piece in my hand.
That's a great idea Michael. Having David going to shows and showing not just collectors but the public at large cool stuff would spark a lot of interest in coins and paper money. I learn things in every episode David has and I'm not a novice at all. The ANA worries about an aging in the industry, well here's your answer, at least a part of it. Antiques Roadshow , Pawnstars are big hits with the public, I can't see how this wouldn't be.
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Taylor Swift debuted her rockin' new tune, "I Knew You Were Trouble" on Sunday's American Music Awards, and she debuts a totally new look in the song's upcoming video. Ditching her girlie-girl image, the music superstar sports sneakers, cutoff jeans, a baggy shirt and leather jacket in the clip. And check out the new hairdo! Her normally long locks are cut to her shoulders, with half of her hair dyed pink. But it's unclear if that's the singer's real hair or a wig. The photo above was taken on Nov. 18, just after the AMAs, which saw a long-haired Taylor perform the song. So if that is her own hair, she got a quick cut after the show!
The "I Knew You Were Trouble" video was shot in Los Angeles, with Reeve Carney as Taylor's co-star. The 29-year-old actor is best known for his lead role in the Broadway musical, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."
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The case against David Flight was suddenly upended by the state Attorney General's Office last Tuesday, roughly two weeks before the start of trial. Flight, a former evidence officer and department prosecutor, was indicted in September on felony counts of theft by unauthorized taking and receiving stolen property for allegedly taking the high-powered rifle from the department's evidence room sometime after Dec. 7, 1992.
Prosecutors said last week that new, credible evidence surfaced that suggested it would have been a challenge to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Flight's claim about how he came to acquire the 30-06 Remington rifle seized from a home in 1992 was first disclosed to investigators more than a year ago, according to defense lawyer Eric Wilson.
Flight told state police investigators who came to his home with a search warrant last Feb. 8 that the gun was not stolen.
"He advised that Chief Picard had given him the gun in consideration for storing a large number of seized weapons at his home which the Auburn Police Department could not accommodate in its evidence room," Wilson said in court papers. Wilson told a judge that Flight "provided numerous other examples of weapons being given to officers by Chief Picard."
Picard could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Judge Kenneth McHugh did not act on the request by the defense to dismiss the charges, and state prosecutors never filed any kind of response to contest a possible dismissal. Instead, a prosecutor came to court last Tuesday and dropped the charges, writing they were "inexpedient" to prosecute.
Wilson also contended that the state was beyond any statute of limitations to bring a case against Flight.
"Unless the state can prove the offenses occurred sometime after September 7, 2006, it is barred from any further prosecution," Wilson said in the court filing.
Flight, a 21-year veteran of the department, retired in November 2010 after a town audit of the department's evidence room was deemed "inconclusive." Town officials have never revealed what was missing from the evidence room, but acknowledged after Flight's indictment that it was not the Remington rifle.
After charges were dropped last week, Wilson said that prosecutors should have never brought the case. The theft investigation began last January after two Auburn police sergeants attempted to locate the Remington rifle from the department's evidence room, seized from a home in 1992 while investigating a home invasion.
A computer check revealed to the sergeants that Flight briefly handed over the same gun in 2009 after his then-wife filed a domestic violence complaint against him. Once cleared in that case, the rifle was given back to Flight, but created a new record of it being in the department's possession.
The department then notified the state Attorney General's Office about their findings.
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The purpose of this discussion paper is to set out some of the key issues related to the experience of disabled children and their families in being able to access suitable short break and respite care support, and their experience of services received. The paper is intended as a starting point to stimulate a wider discussion amongst service users, carers, providers, planners and others to determine the main priorities for improving provision and achieving better outcomes for all concerned.
This Statistics Release presents information on respite care services provided or purchased by Local Authorities in Scotland. Respite Care is a service intended to benefit a carer and the person he or she cares for by providing a short break from caring tasks.
This is Shared Care Scotland's response to the Scottish Governments release of the respite data 2011.
In October 2005 the Coalition consulted with its members to select its priority areas for monitoring. Training for Carers, along with Carer Awareness Training for Professionals and The impact of Carers Assessments were the key priority areas identified. Funding for the monitoring exercise was provided by the Scottish Executive.
An example of a good clear guide to short breaks and respite care for people who have Multiple Sclerosis.This guide aims to help people research their own break or activity.
This is a series of briefing papers produced to help local authorities, providers and families work together to improve the range and quality of short breaks for disabled children.
New approaches to supporting carers' health and well-being: Evidence from the National Carers' Strategy Demonstrator Sites programme
The National Carers' Strategy Demonstrator Sites programme was developed by the Department of Health as part of the commitments made in the July 2008 National Carers' Strategy Carers at the Heart of 21st Century Families and Communities. These commitments included new measures to improve carers' health and well-being and were incorporated into DH financial plans in 2008-9.This report explores the extent to which the DS were able to meet their objectives and draws out learning from their experiences of delivering services to carers in new ways.
The Creative Breaks Conference was held on November 16th 2011 by Shared Care Scotland. This conference was for people who commission, provide and use short break services in Scotland.
By applying our creative talents - and perhaps being a bit more adventurous - we can also look 'outside the box' for new and imaginative solutions to achieving better breaks for unpaid carers and the people that they care for.
Video of Michael Matheson's contribution to the Creative Breaks conference. He highlights the need for creative approaches to providing short breaks and respite care to carers and the people they care for.


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The Deal Wizard avoids Claire's like the plague. His wife and daughter like it though. There must be good stuff in there somewhere. Maybe like these crazy shoes.
Yes, just like your always wanted... a pair of fuzzy boots. You get to choose between pink, leopard or even neon for only $3.49. There are limited sizes available and you'll have to pay $6+ for shipping. Still, that's a good deal for any women's boot.
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In the Early Morning Junk... randomness prevails...
Here's a picture of a supposed junk drawer:
How many things wrong can you find with this picture?
Here's some ice breaking topics to loosen the mood:
If you could cook only one thing perfectly every time, what would it be?
Describe the best possible BE celebration party for a Blazers championship.
Why do you/other people take some things so seriously that they squeeze the possibility of fun out of it?
Which upcoming game Portland Trail Blazers schedule seems hardest to win, and how would you win that game if you were coaching?
Which BEdger would most like to bake a cake with (interpret freely)?
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Reporter: James Gherardi l Videographer: Levi Washburn
Roanoke, VA - In Roanoke, crews have been working tirelessly to bring that city back to speed. More than 12,000 city residents are still without power though. Not to mention the city is riddled with streets full of downed power lines and debris.
City officials say they've only begun to scrape the surface on collection of storm debris. For many of the city's crews, everyday has been a constant up-hill battle, fighting extreme heat and a never ending supply of storm damage.
"It's extremely hot. You're standing on the back of these trucks with the exhaust, and you just double the heat intensity. Drink enough water, and you're still hot," said Couqueze Schrader, a public works employee who collects debris.
For 31 Roanoke Public Works Crews; daily, 12-hour shifts have become the norm. "From like 7 o'clock in the morning till about noon, it's not so bad. When the heat hits, then you get exhausted, and then all you want to do is quit, and you know you can't," said Schrader.
More than 80 workers spend their days picking up pile after pile of storm damage. Knowing full well the work they're doing, is barely making a dent.
"We've got three quarters of the city left. 'Is that daunting?' Yes, yes, very daunting," said Schrader.
"We've actually just touched the surface of this storm of the century as I'm calling it," said Roanoke Solid Waste Manager, Skip Decker.
Nearly a week's worth of storm cleanup has left only one of the city's four quadrants completely clear. Officials estimate the entire clean up could last months.
"We had a pile yesterday that we picked up that was 70 feet long in front of one resident's home. Now you times that by 40,000 customers that you have, we have an ultimate task out there to clean up," said Decker.
Inside the city's 24 hour make-shift shelter in the civic center, the scene is a bit quieter. What once was the refuge for more than 300 Roanoke residents, now feeds, and sleeps, just 40, many of whom are approaching an entire week without electricity.
"It's refreshing for a change. I've been in the air conditioning at work, thankfully we have power. But my wife has been home with all day with the kids," said Jeremiah Finch, who is still without power. "We don't have power," said his son. "Yea we don't have power, that's right," replied Finch.
That shelter at the civic center will be closing Friday morning at 10 a.m. Appalachian Power is hoping all customers in Roanoke will be back with power by Saturday.


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By Christian Jennings - bio | email THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - Two young men were arrested early Tuesday morning when they were caught stealing from a Thomasville business.
17-year-old Robert Sharpe and a 16-year-old were arrested just after 2 in the morning.
Police say three young men broke into Tillman and Son, a clothing store in the 200 block of West Jackson Street.
A burglary alarm went off. When officers arrived, they saw three guys running down the street with arms full of clothing.
One of the suspects got away, but two were arrested charged with one count of burglary and one count obstruction.
Police recovered all the stolen merchandise.
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COTILE LAKE, La. - The Rapides Parish Police Jury has a 35-thousand dollar problem out at Cotile Lake. News Channel Five's Nolan Crane shows us why it will most likely be months before the problem is fixed.
The gate is about twenty feet underwater and it's one of the gates latches that broke. I'm told the whole gate will have to be replaced. There are a lot of people out at the lake still in their boats and fishing.
Frank Perry and his family come to Cotile Lake during the summer to enjoy a good boat ride and some fishing.
"It's a great local resource and we come here as often as possible, you know to kick back, relax, enjoy the outdoors, leisure," says Frank Perry.
But lately, Frank has noticed that something is happening to the water level.
"You can see around here the water line is going down a little bit," says Frank Perry.
It turns out, Frank is right, and there's a reason why the water's going down. Dallas Lewis is a member of the Rapides Parish Police Jury, and he says two weeks ago, underneath this cement structure in Cotile Lake, one of the latches to a gate broke. So there is now an eight inch gap, causing the water to exit, and drain into Bayou Rapides. It will take a while before the problem will be permanently fixed.
"We hope in two months but it will probably be about winter time by the time we get the paper work done, get the parts ordered and delivered.
Lewis says this lake is used for irrigation for farmers, but he says it's not affecting them right now, but he says fishermen will need to take some precautions when they come out to the lake and cast their rods.
"Take heed and watch for stumps and be prepared for the water to be low, with the drought that were having right now," says Dallas Lewis.
Despite the lakes current condition and broken gate, frank and his family say it hasn't interfered with their fishing yet, so they'll still come to Cotile.
"Cotile Lake is a wonderful recreational resource for the Alexandria area and those in the local communities," says Frank Perry.
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As an IAF Member Organisation, we offer you the exclusive opportunity to advertise your organisation with privileged conditions in the IAC Final Programme. The Programme is distributed to all IAC Delegates and put on the IAF website permanently, and is therefore a great way to reach a wide number of stakeholders in the global space community.
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The IAF is pleased to announce the "IAF Hall of Fame" that recognises eminent individuals who have contributed substantially during the course of their careers to the progress of astronautics (including space science, space technology, management of space projects and space benefits to mankind) within the framework of the IAF activities.
The call for nominations for the IAF Hall of Fame is addressed to IAF member organisations and IAF volunteer or member representatives.
Nominations should contain:
- A citation of the merits honoured (one sentence).
- A biography of the nominee, including the person's profile, career achievements and history, education, list of publications, etc.
- At least 2 letters of support by notable personalities, addressing the significant contributions of the nominee to the advancement of astronautics.
The Hall of Fame Sub-Committee will review the nominations received for the IAF Hall of Fame and will make recommendations to the IAF Honours and Awards Committee (HAC). The HAC would review the recommendations and make final recommendations to the IAF Bureau.
The induction into the IAF Hall of Fame is recognised by the award of a medal and certificate presented during the closing ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress. The recipient will be invited to attend the Gala Dinner as guest of the IAF President (free of charge). His/her registration fees for the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will be waived for the year of induction.
The deadline has been extended and nomination documents must be received by IAF Secretariat no later than 15:00 CET (Paris time) on the 29th August 2014, preferably by email at firstname.lastname@example.com (Subject line: NOMINEE'S LAST NAME Nominee's First Name – IAF Hall of Fame).
If email is not available, the nomination documents can be sent by postal mail, to arrive by the above date, to:
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The IAF Distinguished Service Award recognises outstanding contributions by volunteers and/or staff to the work and advancement of the Federation.
The call for nominations for the Award is addressed to IAF member organisations, the IAF Secretariat and IAF volunteers.
Nominations should contain:
– A citation of the contribution to the IAF (one sentences);
– A summary description of the nominee's role in support of the IAF;
– A letter of support from the nominee's committee chairman or line manager.
The IAF Distinguished Service Award Sub-Committee will review the nominations received for the IAF Distinguished Service Award and will make recommendations to the IAF Honours and Awards Committee (HAC). The HAC reviews the recommendations and will make final recommendations to the IAF Bureau.
The IAF Distinguished Service Award comprises a distinctive pin and certificate presented at the IPC General Meeting during the Spring Meeting the following year. The recipient's registration fee for the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will be reduced to 50% of the applicable fee for the year of induction.
Nomination documents must be received by IAF Secretariat no later than 15:00 CET (Paris time) on the 31 October 2014, preferably by email at email@example.com (Subject line: NOMINEE'S LAST NAME Nominee's First Name-IAF Distinguished Service Award).
If email is not available, the nomination documents can be sent by postal mail, to arrive by the above date, to:
IAF Secretariat
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All authors who qualify (see criteria below) and who wish to apply for the award, should send the selection material by e-mail before the 29 August 2014 to the IAF Secretariat to: email@example.com.
The applications will be forwarded to Chris Welch, Chairman of the IAF Space Education and Outreach Committee (SEOC) and to Raimondo Fortezza, Representative of the Napolitano family, for selection. The Award consists of the Luigi G. Napolitano commemorative medal and a certificate of citation. It is presented every year at the Closing Ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress.
The Napolitano Award is presented annually to a young scientist (below 30 years of age) who has contributed significantly to the advancement of the Aerospace Science, and who gives a paper at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) on such a contribution.
Nomination and Selection
The Napolitano Award is decided each year by the IAF Space Education and Outreach Committee (SEOC). Those wishing to apply should send the following to the IAF Secretariat by 29 August:
Napolitano Award Event
The Napolitano Award winner will be awarded during the IAC Closing Ceremony held on the last Friday of the Congress week. Therefore, all the participants should to be prepared to attend this event. The winner's participation in the Gala Dinner is also sponsored by the IAF.
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IAF Officers are elected to serve for one two-year term, while President or Vice Presidents can be re-elected to serve a second two-year term. All elected Officer positions are honorary, and officers serve without financial remuneration. The officers who serve the Federation from October 2014 to October 2016 will be elected by the General Assembly on Friday 3 October 2014 during the 65th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Toronto, Canada.
In recent years, interest in serving as Officers of the IAF has grown significantly. With this in mind, and in order to ensure the Federation evaluates candidates in a fair and transparent fashion, the IAF General Assembly established (in October 2007) procedures for the officer election process. According to the IAF Constitution and these procedures:
Most officers of the Federation have had experience serving on IAF technical and/or administrative committees. Some have also served in leadership roles in the Federation. The Nomination Committee and the General Assembly will take this experience into account in evaluating prospective candidates. In reviewing nominations of existing officers the Nomination Committee and General Assembly will also take into account their contributions to the Federation during their first term.
In addition to evaluating the qualifications of nominees, the Nomination Committee and General Assembly will give due regard to nominees from nations or international organizations that have reached a high degree of development in space activities and to the importance of equitable geographical distribution.
Member Organizations of the Federation are kindly requested to submit nominations of individuals to serve as Officers of the International Astronautical Federation for 2014 – 2016, along with accompanying documentation, no later than 31 August 2014 to:
Christian Feichtinger
Executive Director
International Astronautical Federation
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Sent to almost 26 000 recipients, it features news on IAF events, activities & publications, interviews and as well as member updates. The next newsletter will be published at the end of June.
Send us your stories (up to 200 words), and any pictures you want to add, to firstname.lastname@example.com, by Monday 16 June 18:00 CET.]]>
Fourteen young people have been selected to participate in the 2014 IAF ESL Programme, and attend the 65th International Astronautical Congress in Toronto, Canada from 29 September to 3 October 2014. These participants will receive the following:
• Round trip air fare between the candidate's home country and Toronto, Canada.
• Funding for transportation, lodging and meals during the candidate's stay in Toronto, Canada.
• Free registration for the 65th International Astronautical Congress as well as the Space Generation Congress or the 2014 UN/IAF Workshop, the Cross Cultural Presentation Workshop and other associated activities.
• Mentors will provide advice on presentations at the IAC and on activities before and during the IAC to help grant recipients benefit fully from the Congress and related meetings and meet with the grant recipient during the IAC.
The winners are:
The Future Space Leaders Foundation (FSLF) is also pleased to announce the 2014 Future Space Leaders Grant Program providing opportunities for U.S. graduate students and young professionals pursuing space and satellite-related careers to participate in the 65th International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
The 2014-15 FSLF Grant Winners are:
Alexander Burg, an engineer earning his doctorate in systems engineering at the George Washington University Space Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.; Anne Caraccio, a chemical engineer working at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida; Katrina Laygo, a master's candidate at the George Washington University Space Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.; Samantha Marquart is pursuing a PhD in Systems Engineering at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.; and Amanda Sweeney, a technology analyst with The Tauri Group in Alexandria, Virginia]]>
The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is pleased to announce its 2014 Emerging Space Leaders Grant Programme that provides opportunities for students and young professionals to participate the annual International Astronautical Congress.
The young people selected to take part in the 2014 Emerging Space Leaders Grant Programme will participate in the 65th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) scheduled to take place in Toronto, Canada from 29 September to 3 October 2014. The individuals selected will also participate in other activities held the week prior to and during the Congress such as the UN/IAF Workshop or the Space Generation Congress (SGC) and the Cross-Cultural Presentation Workshop.
Students and Young Professionals between the ages of 21 and 35 on 1 January 2014 with space-related career interests are encouraged to apply for the programme. Up to twelve students and young professionals will be selected by the IAF to participate in the 2014 programme.
Who should consider applying?
• Individuals interested in pursuing careers involving the development, application and use of space systems, space science research, the policy, legal, social and cultural aspects of space activities, international cooperation on space programmes and other similar subjects.
• Persons who – for financial, sponsorship or other reasons – would not otherwise be able to attend an International Astronautical Congress.
Note: Candidates may apply regardless of their home country or current residence. While all applications will be considered, through this programme the IAF seeks to encourage the participation of young people in nations with emerging space capabilities and interests who would otherwise not be able to attend an International Astronautical Congress.
• Young people who wish to meet and interact with other colleagues from around the world with similar interests.
• Individuals who hope to utilise the knowledge and experiences they gain during the IAC in their own careers and in enhancing space and related activities in their home countries.
What does the grant include?
• Round trip air fare between the candidate's home country and Toronto, Canada.
• Support (in kind-services or funding) for local transportation, lodging and meals during the candidate's stay in Toronto, Canada.
• Assistance with visa arrangements provided by the IAC Local Organising Committee and the Government of Canada.
• Registration in the 65th International Astronautical Congress as well as the Space Generation Congress or the 2014 UN/IAF Workshop, the Cross Cultural Presentation Workshop and other associated activities.
• Mentors will provide advice on presentations at the IAC and on activities before and during the IAC to help grant recipients benefit fully from the Congress and related meetings and meet with the grant recipient during the IAC.
Application Deadline: 5 February 2014 15:00 Paris Time / UTC + 1:00
For detailed information, application process and requirements please download our "2014 IAF Emerging Space Leaders Grant Programme Handbook".
• Click here to fill in the Application Form
• Click here to view the Handbook
International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, Canada, 29 September – 3 October 2014
Calling students and young professionals! What is the biggest innovation you are working on right now that will change the future of space exploration? We want to hear what you are actively doing that will change the way humans explore and how it will impact life on Earth. As today's 21- to 35-year-olds, you will be the senior engineers and mission managers who will be carrying out and leading the exploration of space in the future. Why wait 10 years to be heard?! We want your input now! We invite you to share your ideas on an plenary panel with an audience of senior space leaders in government, industry and academia at the International Astronautical Congress in Toronto, Canada 29 September – 3 October 2014!
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to address and possibly influence the international space community. We are proposing a plenary event with a panel of six 21- to 35-year-olds in a discussion of their concrete ideas about innovations for the future of space exploration.
"Our World Needs Space" is the theme of the 2014 Congress, but our world also needs "Innovations in Space" for humans to take the next steps beyond our current progress in space exploration to explore further and in more detail, to have a greater impact on the quality of life on Earth, and to inspire and invigorate the next generation of explorers.
In the "Next Generation Plenary — Innovations in Exploration," selected student and young professional panelists will discuss innovative ideas they are actively researching or currently working on and the next steps for turning these ideas into reality. They will discuss why they believe these ideas will change the way we explore space and how space impacts life on Earth. They will focus on near-term and attainable innovations to make space exploration safer, more efficient, and increasingly beneficial to those living on Earth.
Panelists will be selected to highlight their successful efforts in making innovative contributions to the space community in the following major areas:
• Increasing safety in space exploration while reducing risk
• Improving efficiency of space exploration through innovative design, materials, space business models, operations, management, functions, and products
• Developing innovative and successful methods for attracting the necessary funding and human resources to support space businesses
• Advancing processes and programs within space-related organizations, including government agencies, private corporations, and academic institutions, that can facilitate and enable greater cooperation between and among organizations
• Enhancing the quality of life on Earth through space applications and technology transfer
If approved, this event will take place the week of 29 September – 3 October 2014 in Toronto, Canada, at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) (www.iac2014.org). The plenary participants will engage in a panel discussion and interact with the audience while discussing the new and innovative concepts for space exploration they are actively researching or currently working on including engineering, mission plans, financing, management, and more, as well as discuss the benefits, risks, and challenges of these bold new ideas. The plenary will be moderated in a format similar to a talk show, interweaving clips from the panelists' audition videos with questions and comments from the moderator, other panelists, and the audience. The video clips will be used to enhance the audience's understanding of the ideas of the plenary participants. This is an exciting opportunity that you do not want to miss!
This sounds great! What do I need to do to participate?
ROUND ONE: 15 Seconds of Fame!
By February 3, 2014 (11:59 pm GMT), create a 15-second video telling us very briefly the subject of the innovation you are actively researching or currently working on that you would speak about on the panel and why you should be chosen to address the IAC and post it on http://www.youtube.com. You must on screen and be speaking for the full 15 seconds. We will only watch/listen for 15 seconds, so be sure to watch the time of your video! Then complete the application at http://tinyurl.com/NextGenPlenary2014
ROUND TWO: Three Minutes!
The IAF will select the Round Two subset of candidates from the above and notify all entrants by February 10, 2014. Specific details of Round Two requirements will be sent to the candidates in the notification. Selected candidates will be asked to create and post a three-minute video on a specified YouTube site by 1 March, 2014 (11:59 pm GMT).
Please record your video in a high quality audio and video format. If you are selected as a panelist, segments of your videos will be used during the plenary and leading up to it to promote the plenary. Please limit special effects, scene changes, and music. The video is about you, not your video editing skills. Please do not use copyrighted video, images, or music.
The IAF will select the finalists from these entries based on their creativity, efficacy of messages and relevance to the plenary topics. We will be looking for concrete ideas on what you are actively doing that will change the way humans explore and how it will impact life on Earth, and why this idea is important as well as your expertise in this area.
The IAF will make the final selection of plenaries for the IAC in Toronto the week of 18 March 2014 and will notify the finalists of its decision by 31 March 2014.
Who Will Sponsor Me to Travel to Toronto?
Plenary participants will be responsible for finding their own sponsor or sponsors for their travel to and accommodations at the IAC. In addition to the obvious sources of sponsorship – yourself and your family, employer or school, and industry contacts – we want to share with you some great programs for students and young professionals that occur in conjunction with the 2014 Toronto IAC. The following are all distinct programs related to the IAC but are not directly related to this plenary opportunity.
• IAF Emerging Space Leaders Grant Programme. See HERE.
• Space Generation Congress (SGC). Candidates are encouraged to contact the Space Generation Advisory Committee concerning the plans for the SGC event prior to the IAC in Toronto and associated sponsorship opportunities. Visit www.spacegeneration.org for more information.
• Space agency education programmes. Students in Europe, Japan and the United States are encouraged to contact ESA, JAXA, and NASA respectively to apply to their space agencies' student programmes at the IAC in Toronto.
• Be innovative! Previous Next Generation Plenary panelists have been successful in raising funding through other means such as crowd funding and local community organizations.
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The deadline is extended to 10 July 2013
Goal: The International Project Management Committee (IPMC) Young Professionals Workshop seeks to gather input from young professionals in the international space community to gain the knowledge they need to better develop and empower the next generation workforce.
We want IAF member organisations to nominate delegates for this workshop and represent their views in this international forum.
Name and contact details for your nominations are to be sent by 28 June 2013 to the Workshop Organising Committee at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The delegates for this workshop are asked to be physically present at the 2013 International Astronautical Congress and fit the profile of a young professional. Young professionals are typically defined as being age 35 and under and having at least one to two years of experience on a project team and/or in the aerospace industry. A diversity of backgrounds (e.g., engineering, management, science, etc.) is encouraged in order to
produce thoughtful and well-rounded observations and recommendations that will be presented to the IPMC.
The following topics for the workshop were generated by the Workshop Organising Committee and IPMC:
More information about the workshop:
2013 IPMC YP Workshop
Link to the Committee page:
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When I heard that Stanford Routt today my initial reaction was anger. I was mad at Pioli cause of his consistent talk about resigning "our guys" and his infuriating lack of participation in free agency. But then I started to think...
The more I think about this move the more I like it. Let me first say yes, of course if I had to pick between Brandon Carr and Stanford Routt I would pick Carr. But maybe, just maybe, going down the Routt route we have much more possibilities. In my opinion 3 positives came of today when Routt signed with us. First of all we saved roughly $4 million for a very good cornerback who I think is a SLIGHT downgrade from Carr. Routt led the NFL last year in penalties and was 2nd with the most TDs allowed and Carr was very, very good last year so obviously Carr is much better right? Let us remember that it was Routt's first year covering number one wide receivers and Carr rarely saw them. I do think Carr is the better player but I think when considering money, Routt is the better value. The second positive from today was that Pioli avoided a disasterous offseason. Imagine if we had been negotiating contracts with both Dbowe and Carr, couldn't decide on who to tag, both got massive offers elsewhere, and lost both of then half way through the free agency period. I give Pioli a lot of credit for being proactive and not reactive. The third and most important thing that developed today is the options. This signing gives our front office a ton of flexibility and that's what this post is about. So if I was Pioli, this is what I would do from here on out. Team Needs: QB, T, NT, TE, RB, ILB, G, S depth
The first part of this is pretty straight forward. I like most the guys we have that are free agents this season and would like to see them back in a KC uniform next year. Resign(UFA's):
WR Dwayne Bowe-If he's not back next year I'm pretty sure everyone on here will riot... OT Barry Richardson-Not a big fan but would provide solid depth at tackle RB Jackie Battle-Love the way he runs. Very underated and valueable player on this team. FB Le'ron McClain- I don't think this year was a good gage of what he is and would love seeing him clear the road for Jamal next season. DE Amon Gordon- Great versatility and RAC loves him. CB Travis Daniels- Very solid and versatile back up corner. Provides good depth S Jon McGraw- Not a popular choice but I like him for depth. QB Kyle Orton- I debated this one because while I do believe Orton is the better QB I think Cassel deserves one more year behind a good line and under a good coach and coordinator.
Free Agency
This is where I oddly feel like I am actually Scott Pioli for some reason...
RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis- Dude has never fumbled in the NFL. Never! Underated guy, good value, and yes he's a patriot
S Brandon Meriweather- Pro bowl caliber player who'd look damn good next to Berry and Lewis. Just another weapon for Romeo's D. Oh and he's a patriot!
NT Paul Soliai-Look at this beast. If your reading this then I don't have to explain anything here.
NFL Draft
I didn't really know where to put this but since it involves draft picks it's going here, and it's where that Routt thing comes back in. 1) Tag and trade CB Brandon Carr to the Cleveland Browns for 2nd round pick(#36) 2) Trade DE Glenn Dorsey to Indianapolis Colts for 3rd round pick(#65) 3) Trade Cassel to Seattle for 5th round(#138/139)
Round 1- Chiefs trade #11/12 to Cincinnati Bengals(RB,OG,CB-they will look to move up with the great talent at these positions where we're picking) for #21 and #53. Trade 2nd rounder #43/44 and 3rd rounder #73/74 to New England for #27. #21) OT Mike Adams #27) SILB Vontaze Burfict
Round 2 #36) DE Jared Crick #53) OG Kevin Zeitler
Round 3 #65) TE Ladarius Green
Round 4 #106/107) WR Joe Adams
Round 5 #138/139) QB B.J. Coleman #138/139) WR Jarius Wright
Round 6 #170/171) DE Dominique Hamilton
Round 7 #202/203) CB Asa Jackson #223) C William Vlachos
2012 Depth Chart
Offense: QB- Orton, Stanzi, Coleman RB- Charles, Green-Ellis, McCluster, Battle FB- McClain, Battle WR- Bowe, Baldwin, Breaston, Adams, Wright TE- Moeaki, Green, O'Connell LT- Albert, Richardson LG- Zeitler, Lilja C- Hudson, Vlachos RG- Asamoah, Lilja RT- Adams, Richardson
Defense: LDE- Jackson, Hamilton, Gordon NT- Soliai, Powe, Gordon RDE- Crick, Bailey, Gordon LOLB- Hali, Sheffield, Miller WILB- Johnson, Belcher SILB- Burfict, Siler, Belcher ROLB- Houston, Studebaker, Miller CB- Flowers, Routt, Arenas, Daniels, Brown, Jackson FS- Lewis, Meriweather SS- Berry, McGraw


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The superintendent of Sioux City's Community Schools is Iowa's "superintendent of the year." That's according to the School Administrators of Iowa.
The organization's executive director says Dr. Paul Gausman has, "done an outstanding job of leading the Sioux City Schools to increased student achievement and higher graduation rates."
Dan Smith goes on to say Gausman has also become one of Iowa's most respected educational leaders.
Gausman says he's, "humbled to receive this award and accept this honor on behalf of all of the students, staff members, parents and community members in Sioux City."
Gausman came to Sioux City in 2008 from the West Central School District in Hartford, South Dakota.


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Ohio Shakespeare Notes
Archives - Winter 1995, Vol. 1
Ohio Shakespeare Notes, the newsletter of the Ohio Shakespeare Conference, will provide news about conference members, announcements of the upcoming conference that will include a call for papers, and abstracts of papers given at the previous year's conference. For several years participants have talked informally about finding a way to make abstracts available and to share information relevant to members of the Ohio Shakespeare Conference; we hope that this publication will satisfy some of those goals. Part of your dues will pay for the publishing and mailing of this newsletter.
For those of you who are newcomers to the Ohio Shakespeare Conference, it began in 1977 with its first meeting at Central State University. The topic for the conference was "Shakespeare in Performance: Focus on King Lear and the Kozinstev Film." Each year we gather at a new location and consider wide-ranging topics. Some of the other conferences have included the 1979 University of Toledo program on "Shakespearean Comedy and the Public," the 1983 Oberlin College "Responses to Shakespeare: Scholarly, Critical, Artistic," Kenyon College's 1985 conference on "Test, Performance, Context: Shakespeare as Live Theatre," the highly explosive 1989 University of Akron's "Ideological Approaches to Shakespeare," and last year's Shakespeare and the Sense of Shame" at the University of Cincinnati. Demonstrating that we are not tradition-bound, one year we headed to Maine's Bowdoin College for a conference complete with lobster fest. This atypical "Ohio" conference was also well attended.
The OSC programs have ranged from providing a forum for those of us in Ohio to share our scholarly work with each other to providing an opportunity for nationally recognized scholars to come among us and debate current issues in literary theory in a more intimate format than the Shakespeare Association of America meetings and some other relional Shakespeare conferences provide. At times we have even veered away from Shakespeare, such as we did in 1993 when OSC was jointly hosted by Case Western Reserve and Cleveland State University, around the theme "There the Whole Palace Opened: Court and Society in Jacobean England." At that particular conference, members enjoyed watching a performance of Oberon, the Fairy Prince by Ben Jonson, a spectacular production of the masque which had not been performed since Jonson's time. As such programs indicate, diversity has been a by-word for the Ohio Shakespeare Conference. Future newsletters will provide a bit of history about these earlier meetings.
The 1994 meeting, "Shakespeare and the Sense of Shame," offered an ambitious range of papers. The keynote speakers were Barbara Freedman, Eve Kosofsky Sedgewick, Gail Paster, H.R. Coursen, and Paul Yachnin. Their presentations were spaced among sessions entitled "Cultures of Shame," "The Shakespearean Audience," "Civilization and Sorrow: Tragedy's Shameful Responses," "The Wisdom of the Body," "Shame and the Problems of Comedy," "Shame and Gender Identity," "Shakespeare in Performance," "Psychological Perspectives on Shame," and "The Contagion of Shame: the Case of Othello." The abstracts contained in this newsletter cover most of the papers given at these sessions, excluding keynote addresses, and were submitted by the authors. They are organized according to session.
"Culture of Shame"
Chair: Y.S. Baines, University of Cincinnati
- "I am that I am": Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Economy of Shame
by Lars Engle, University of Tulsa
- Private Guilt and Public Shame: Social Dynamics on Muc Ado About Nothing
by Leslie Taylor, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- The Erotics of Shame: Hyper-masculinity, Male Masochism, and Circulations of Sexuality in Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra
by Lisa S. Starks, East Texas State University
"The Shakespearean Audience"
Chair: Edmund Taft, Marshall University
- The Shame of Unsinewed Bodies
by Jessica Slights, McGill University
- Shamefastness: The (Anti-) Theatrical Virtue
by Tracy Sedinger, State University of New York at Buffalo
"Civilization and Sorrow: Tragedy's Shameful Responses"
Chair: James Forse, Bowling Green University
- Old and Guilty, Young and Sensitive: the Generation Gap in Hamlet
by David George, Urbana University
- A Shameful Violation of the Body Politic: Titus Andronicus as Classical Commentary on English History
by Valerie Antcliffe, University of Cincinnati
- Shame as Honorable or Dishonorable in Shakespeare's Villains: Antony's Claim to Shame
by Wendy Hites, Chapman University, and Timothy Mullen, University of Wales
"The Wisdom of the Body"
Chair: Ernest H. Johansson, Ohio University
- "Printed in Her Blood": Rhetorical Physiology and the Shakespearean Blush
by Catherine Belling, SUNY Stony Brook
- Revising the Amorous Code: Blushing in Venus and Adonis
by Patrick M. Murphy, SUNY Oswego
- The Shame of Cuckoldry: Iago's Secret Weapon
by Louis A. DeCatur, Ursinus College
"Shame and the Problems of Comedy"
Chair D.S. Hassan, Central State University
- Tongue-tied (Wo)Men and Embarassed Men in Much Ado and Winter's Tale
by Lori Schroeder Haslem
- Theaters of Shame in The Winter's Tale
by Tom Bishop, Case Western Reserve University
"Shame and Gender Identity"
Chair: James M. Hall, University of Cincinnati
- Othello and Abjection: The Psychology of Shame
by S.L. Yentzer, University of Georgia
"Shakespeare in Performance"
Chair: Piers Lewis, Metropolitan State, St. Paul
- Hamlet at Elsinore, 1937: Guthrie, Olivier, and Theatrical Intimacy
by Barry Gaines, University of New Mexico
- Branagh's Much Ado and The Mirror of Shame
by Lauren Shohet, Brown University
"Psychological Perspectives on Shame"
Chair: Beth Ash, University of Cincinnati
- "Gored with Menelaus' Horn": Shame and Rage in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
by Phil Collington, University of Toronto
"The Contagion of Shame: the Case of Othello"
Chair: Louis A. DeCatur, Ursinus College
- Sin, Sex, and Shame: True Confessions in Othello and Hamlet
by Marie L. Franklin, Georgia Southern University
- Othello Burlesques and the Crisis of Whiteness
by Joyce Green MacDonald, University of Kentucky