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Note from Essence of Motown Literary Conference Chairperson, Sylvia Hubbard:
You ever get to a point in life where you think you've reached the ceiling and can't go any farther. You think that you've accomplished enough and those other things you want to accomplish you aren't as passionate about anymore because you feel you've used up enough energy trying to get to your other goals.
I think when I first met "Charlie Curve" I was at that point in my life. I was a good author, I had a great fan base and MWN was just going. Everything was chugging along a little at a time and I was becoming … complacent.
I got invited to an event by a friend about four years ago and I wasn't really interested in going, but for some reason I was like Jonah and the whale. No matter how far I ran, that whale kept coming to drag me back where I needed to be.
At this event was this guy and he turned on a light switch inside of me.
The first time I heard Charlie Wollborg aka @CharlieCurve, I couldn't help but smile and know that things can get better. Not just for myself, but my world around me. I've never wanted to really make an effort to introduce myself to someone. I'm a writer and I'm shy, but for some reason I just told myself Charlie had to know my name.
Since meeting him, he's truly made an impact in my life and has helped me target myself, re-energize my work and organization and made me grow in the direction I need to go.
He's one of those people placed on Earth that you just have to meet!
Meet Charlie Wollborg
Charlie is a purveyor of attention. He helps growing brands stand out from the clutter.
He opened the doors at Curve Detroit Marketing Strategy & Creative Design after being thrown out of several well respected ad agencies. As a marketing strategist and creative director, he has delivered blue sky ideas and bottom line results for blue chip national clients and budding local brands.
When he's not building brands, you'll find Charlie inspiring, educating and entertaining business audiences with his lively keynote presentations on social media, branding, marketing and motivation. He helps smart companies stay on top of what's new, what's now and what's next in the world of marketing and technology. He's earned applause and laughter at several Ignite events and recently took the second place prize at the PowerPoint Karaoke World Finals.
Along with a few cool friends, Charlie helped bring the acclaimed TED conference to Michigan in the form of TEDxDetroit. He also carves out a little time for Motor City Connect, a Detroit-based social network and professional development organization he helped create.
Connect with Charlie :
On November 10th, "Charlie Curve" will be joining the Essence of Motown Literary Jam and Conference as the lunch keynote speaker at 12:30pm at the Northwest Activity Center.
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- Click here for more conference details and frequently asked questions.
We're excited and deeply honored to to have him be apart of our event.
Register now and use the share buttons below to invite other readers and writers in Metro Detroit!
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I hope you join us all weekend long and help strengthen the Metro Detroit's Literary and Literacy Community!
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A smattering of my photos of animals while on Safari in Tanzania
Thirsty lions
This pride of lions satiated their thirst after gorging on an early morning kill. They are still covered with their meal and some mud too.
Immersive meal
Having had their fill, these lions wandered over to the road where we were parked and had a long drink from a rain puddle then flopped down to rest. For cubs it is an immersive expwrience. Look at that fat tummy!
Lion cub
A cute little portrait of a lion cub
A muddy face - caught on camera in Ngorongoro Crater
Tree Hyrax
A grumpy face in a huge tree. Our guide Kumbi spotted him and pointed him out, we would never have seen him without his sharp eyes. These guys are related to the elephant
Hippo Eyes
We stopped for our morning picnic at the Hippo pool while in Ngorngoro Crater. The pool was full of hippos. My eye view of them
Wildebeest Migration
Part of the never ending migration of mammals on the Serengeti plains - there had been a lot of rain, so deep waters to negotiate
Young Wildebeest
Two youngsters crossing some fairly deep water. Part of the never ending migration of mammals on the Serengeti plains
Caught out in the midst of Wildebeest and Zebra, this lone Eland!
Say What?
My Cape Buffalo looking rather disgruntled at being disturbed while having a drink.
The eye of the buffalo
A different view of a Cape Buffalo , ticks and all.
Close up of a zebra
Ginger Baby Zebra
Young zebra have really red hair!
Young and old
The older zebra still has some red hair left
Zebra crossing
The migration is quite difficult to photograph. This is what happens when a bunch of Zebra and Wildebeest decide to cross the road. On the road to Serengeti
A little spotted cat
The Serval is a shy cat, so we counted ourselves lucky we had two different sightings of this elusive spotted cat. This one was pretty wet from the early morning dew
Serval up close
Hyena and his shadow
Part of a group of hyena chomping on a carcass
The Leopardess
We had spotted this leopardess and her cub the day before. We happened by first thing in the morning and caught them both in the grass mucking about and heading to their favorite tree

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On the morning of November 29, 2012, Performance Racing Industry delivers a truly can't-miss program.
Once again, Dave Despain presents a live version of his popular Wind Tunnel TV program that airs on Speed Channel during the Grand Opening Breakfast on opening day of the PRI Trade Show.
And joining him this year will be none other than 15-Time NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car Champion and Driver of the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang John Force!
"The Grand Opening Breakfast is a great racing industry tradition, and we're excited to bring Dave back again. He's an outstanding motorsports journalist, and always brings out the best stories from the special guests. Add John Force to the mix, and we're really going to have some fun," said John Kilroy, producer of the PRI Trade Show.
"John Force is one of the most dominant racers in our lifetime, as well as one of the biggest personalities in the sport. He rewrote the history of NHRA racing in more ways than just his championships. He's amazing, and we're already looking forward to Thursday morning at the Show," continued Kilroy.
Over the years, such respected racing figures as Bobby Rahal, Humpy Wheeler, Dale Inman, Smokey Yunick, Jack Roush, Robert Yates and many more have participated as speakers at the Grand Opening Breakfast. It has become a treasured racing industry tradition.
The Grand Opening Breakfast begins at 8 a.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012, with doors set to open at 7 a.m. It will be held in the northwest corner of the exhibit hall that houses the PRI Trade Show. Show credentials are required for entry.
The PRI Trade Show takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 29-December 1, 2012, in the North/South Building of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Approximately 1100 industry suppliers occupying 3200 booths will exhibit the latest developments in auto racing technology before 40,000 attendees from the US and 72 countries.
The Show offers unparalleled access and exposure for racing businesspeople, including retailers of racing components, race engine builders, performance WDs, race car builders, and race track owners and operators, as well as professional race teams.
Motorsports professionals are encouraged to preregister now for credentials for the PRI Trade Show. Early registration will ensure Show materials arrive in the mail prior to your departure for Orlando.
Click here to register for the 2012 PRI Trade Show. For more information, visit the PRI Trade Show online at www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow/.
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text: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead has been a massive hit for the company. After years of working on vintage franchises like Sam & Max, cult adventures like Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and licensed fan service like Back to the Future, The Walking Dead is the game's that's propelled Telltale into the upper echelon of game developers. Myriad game of the year awards, near perfect reviews and 8.5 million episodes sold; it's no wonder that the studio is already working on the next "season" of the game. Telltale's only now starting to shed light on what's next for the series, but one thing's for sure: It's working hard on figuring out how to carry players' progress from one season to the next. "Right now we are just starting to form the concept for season two," Telltale CEO Dan Connors told Red Bull in a Friday interview, "This all remains to be seen but we are definitely figuring out how to carry the saves over." Those that have finished the first series are likely very curious to discover how their changes are reflected in the new episodes. Read more: Telltale Games: The Walking Dead Season 2 will use your old save file | Digital Trends Follow us: @digitaltrends on Twitter | digitaltrendsftw on Facebook


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Wednesday, 26 December 2018
Listen to the new lok dohori song released in the market and the name of the new lok dohori song is Hawa Sarara by Singer – Nabaraj KC & Samana Magar. The Lyrics of the song is given by Nabaraj KC and the music is given by Nabaraj KC. Artists – Ramji Khand & Sumi, Editor – Rajkumar Magar, Camera – Birendra Bhatta, Director – Ashok BK.
Guide of the month: January 2018
Traveling gives us the opportunity to disconnect from our regular life. You get to forget your problems/issues for a few weeks, it can also help you figure things out that you would not have understood without the distance traveling can give you. We all have crazy schedules, work and a family to take care of, going away alone or with some friends can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are for you. Like the saying says: we never know what we have until we lose it.
Another great benefit is the relaxation you get to do. It's nice to live life to its fullest and enjoy a stress free time with yourself. Going on vacation lets us recharge our "batteries" by disconnecting us from our regular life. When we come back we feel invigorated and we are happy to be back in our day to day routine. It's a very good stress remover that has a lot more to give than most people are willing to accept.
Traveling increases our knowledge and widens our perspective. To view new customs, different ways of living is fantastic for the mind. It gives us a new perspective about life and especially our life, it can help us change some of our habits or even create new ones. When I travel I usually make it a point to try new food, some cultures don't have fries in their diet and they are all skinny, others use spices to give taste and not oils or fats. Discovering different values and ways to get by in life is really interesting. You also need to visit exotic new places and discover what this wonderful world has to offer.


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A few months ago, my fellow bloggers here on MNN, Jenn and Starre, wrote about the proposed New York City large-sized soda ban. Jenn believed that Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC was "dead wrong" for proposing the ban. Starre said the soda ban "makes sense" and that it can help curb obesity.
On Sept. 14, the city's board of health voted unamimously to pass the soda ban, and it will go in effect in March 2013. News outlets have started to weigh in on the ban now that it has passed. I thought the topic would make some good weekend reading.
- Forbes contributor Nadia Arumugan believes the soda ban will work in the fight against obesity because regulating food has a proven record, especially in New York City.
- NPR discusses how upset many people are over this ban, and why that might have more to do with our emotional attachment to food in general than our actual attachment to soda.
- Some of the details of the ban are mentioned in the Washington Post. Convenience stores will still be allowed to sell fountain sodas bigger than 16 ounces, but restaurants, theaters, and concession stands will not.
- Better health education would be preferable to the soda ban, argues Julianna Joss, a teen who is a contributor Huffington Post. She believes a simple high school course on healthy eating would be a good place to start.


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Background Sources for Hawaii
This entry was originally written by Dwight A. Radford for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- Beechert, Edward D. Working in Hawaii: A Labor History. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1985. This is a comprehensive overview of the working conditions of Hawaii with an emphasis on the last 200 years.
- Forbes, David W. Hawaiian National Bibliography. 4 vols. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1999'2003. These volumes are encyclopedic in scope, listing printed material on the development and history of Hawaii. Each volume is divided by time frame: vol. 1: 1780'1830; vol. 2: 1831'1850; vol. 3: 1851'1880; vol. 4: 1881'1900.
- Handy, E. S. Craighill, and Mary Kawena Pukui. The Polynesian Family System in Ka-'u, Hawaii. Rutland, Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle Co., n.d. This book is valuable for the study of native Hawaiians. It provides an account of old-style Hawaiian life based on the recollections of living informants.
- Kuykendall, Ralph S. The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1778'1854: Foundation and Transformation. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1966. Volume 1 of a three-volume definitive history of the Hawaiian Kingdom covers the beginning of Hawaii and the European discovery of the Islands. The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1854'1874: Twenty Critical Years. Volume 2 of this definitive history of the Hawaiian Kingdom covers the middle period of the kingdom's history, between the close of the reign of Kamehameha III and the accession of Kalakaua. The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1874'1893: The Kalakaua Dynasty. Volume 3 of the definitive history of the Hawaiian Kingdom deals with the reigns of Kalakaua and Liliuokalani, the expansive reciprocity era, and the downfall of the monarchy.
- Lind, Andrew W. Hawaii's People. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1971. This volume focuses on the life and immigration of ethnic groups in Hawaii and the native Hawaiians. Education and assimilation of the diverse Hawaiian communities is also featured in this work. The first two chapters recount the history and facts of several groups.
- Osorino, Jonathan K. K. Dismembering Lahui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2002. Taken from legislative texts, contemporary newspapers and from historians' research, this volume documents the period that took Hawaii from a traditional subsistence economy to a modern nation.
- Norkyke, Eleanor C. The Peopling of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1989. This work includes statistical tables demonstrating the rise of the various ethnic groups within the state and their history.
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert, and Esther T. Mookini. Place Names of Hawaii. Honolulu: The University of Hawaii Press, 1974. This excellent work is a glossary of important place-names in Hawaii. These include 4,000 names of valleys, streams, mountains, land sections, towns, villages, and Honolulu streets and buildings.


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Winds in the West cause highway havoc; Wyoming study says 20 mph gusts are risky
High winds and highways are dangerous, costly combinations in the West, and a day ripe for problems is blowing in on Wednesday.
And it doesn't take much wind to cause problems, according to the Wyoming Department of Transportation, an outfit that deals with 60 mph winds routinely each winter.
The agency analyzed the causes and costs of wind on transportation in a 2007 study aimed at helping reduce the risk. The study indicated 10 to 12 percent of all crashes on the Interstate 25 and Interstate 80 in Wyoming are caused by high winds:
As Denver deals with gusts up to 38 mph Wednesday, drivers should bear in mind that Wyoming's consultants found four years ago that wind-related crashes can occur during gusts as low as 20 to 30 mph.
From January 2001 to June 2006, about 3,100 wind-related crashes occurred in Wyoming, including 1,354 injuries and 43 fatalities, the study found.
The direct economic impact was valued at up to $16 million a year.
The wind's victims aren't just semi-tractors pulling trailers, though they do account for about 60 percent of Wyoming's high-wind crashes. Fourteen percent involved cars, and 23 percent involved pickups.
Passenger cars and trucks pulling trailers have problems, too. Sixty-two percent of pickups and 42 percent of cars involved in wind-related crashes were pulling trailers, according to the study by R&S Consulting in Cheyenne.
The study concludes with many options for tilting against the wind, including driver education and early warnings about high-wind areas, but also wind fences and providing stop-and-wait locations.
If there's any doubt that the study has lessons for Colorado, consider the first words of Chapter One:
"On one day in December, 2005, some major roadway carnage occurred on a short stretch of I-25 between Wellington, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming: 11 trucks were blown over. It became obvious that something significant had happened; perhaps something that could be prevented."


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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Tech Tuesday: Classic in the Jurassic Jr. App
Last week, I shared a list of Spanish reading apps. This week, I'm focusing on a new math app from PBS KIDS.
Name: Dinosaur Train Classic in the Jurassic, Jr.!
Subject(s): Math
Brief Description: Kids play through 3 math-based games focused on sorting, balance, and counting to help Gilbert get Troodon Town ready for a big event.
Price: $1.99
Language: English
Ages: Pre-K through 1st grade
What my kids like:
My son likes anything having to do with dinosaurs, and is a Dinosaur Train fan. So he enjoys the subject matter and the fact that he recognizes many of the characters. But he also likes the challenges of the different activities even though he is already in 1st grade. He also likes the sticker book activity that is just for fun and allows him to drag and drop images of dinosaurs, trees, rocks, and plants to different spots on the screen creating his own little picture.
What I like:
This app has three different activities that develop math skills like measuring, adding, sorting, and how to use a balance. In the Bridge Builder section, your child has to measure the distance across a chasm, then drag the right number of logs across to make a bridge for the dinosaur to cross. In Chow Time, the player must learn how to use a balance scale by selecting the right amount of food for a dinosaur to eat. The food's weight must equal that of a small (or big!) stone placed on one end of the balance. And finally, in All-Star Sorting, the player must put the dinosaurs in order from shortest to tallest and then help them get home by dragging them to the correct sized doorway.
Additional notes:
This app is currently only available in English.
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What a great app. I know my friend's girls and my godson would love this. It's a fun way to learn math!ReplyDelete
I like that you mentioned both what your son likes and what you like about the app. I often see app reviews for children that are written only from the parent's perspective, so it's valuable to know what your son thought. This app sounds great because it sort of disguises the math as a fun game but they're learning math at the same time without maybe really realizing it. I know a few parents who will definitely appreciate this app, so thanks for the review. I'll pass on the link!ReplyDelete
This looks really cool. Little Man loves Dinosaur Train so I will definitely be checking this out since school is around the corner.ReplyDelete
Super cute! My son loves Dinasour Train. I'll be sure to download it for him. Now I can rest assured he's learning while he's playing ;) thank for sharing,ReplyDelete
I have Dinosaur Train coming out of my ears - my son LOVES it! I showed him the photos...downloading in 5, 4, 3...ReplyDelete
Will check it out for sure! My son Loves Dinosaur Train and loves their games on PBS Kids Play. He really likes math and I think will love this app! Thank you :)ReplyDelete
This looks super cute. Love the little smiles on the dinosaur faces :)ReplyDelete
So cute! My son is getting into math a lot, I'm sure he'll love it!ReplyDelete
Fun! My eldest loves games that involve sorting or measuring and doesn't even realize how much she is learning.ReplyDelete
Perfect! My kids love dinosaurs too! Thanks for the review.ReplyDelete
This looks like so much fun! My son is going to love it!ReplyDelete
It's always good to know about new apps! My kids love them, even my 2-year-old and I love the educational ones. Thanks for sharing with us!ReplyDelete
I love PBS Kids' apps!ReplyDelete


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jimmyoverlander brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 76 Designs von 18 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Overlanding West Africa
Exploratory, truck-based overland expeditions to Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Cote D'Ivoire, Togo, Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo Brazzaville
Join us on our custom built Mercedes expedition truck on an epic journey to really explore West Africa and get to the countries and places that no other overland operators venture to. Instead of just passing through the region as part of a bigger Trans-Africa, or just visiting a few tried and tested countries, we plan to take our time and get well off the beaten track, with an emphasis on the old school days of overlanding: unique and challenging routes, remote and stunning bush camps, shopping in local markets and witnessing a way of life that has changed little for centuries, but one which is changing fast as the region opens up to more investment and tourism.
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See more info on us, our ethos on the attached word document.
See more the history of overlanding at this link http://www.dragoman.com/about-us/our-heritage
Our market is a pretty small niche of adventurous travellers/overlanders ,who have probably already travelled pretty extensively already and want to get to these countries in West Africa that are very difficult to get to/impossible independently. What makes us unique is the fact that no other operator offers the routes we do to visit these challenging but beautiful countries and cultures. The reason being that it is extremely difficult due to lack of infrastructure, unstable governments and security concerns. So the kind of people joining our expeditions will be prepared to take some risks and rough it, the trips will be very challenging but an incredible way to experience a fascinating region of the world. Our target audience is difficult to put in one box, ages range from 18-60+ our groups will be made up of people from all over the world and from wide-ranging backgrounds. The most important things are an open-minded attitude and a desire for real adventure.
The logo needs to be striking but reasonably simple and work with our Dark Blue/Silver truck paint job.
We want some kind of icon/image worked in with the name: Overlanding West Africa. Because it's such a long name we DON'T want it to be linear, it needs to be self-contained and fit into the space at the back of the truck next to the windows (like the Dragoman truck pictured in the uploads).
It will be made into decals/stickers to be mounted on a dark blue background on our truck as well as being used on our website, stationery etc. (see example photos similar trucks and paint scheme the uploads).
Identity Keywords
Africa (in particular West/central Africa)
Culture/People/Music (NOT animals/safari)
Independent & self-reliant (NOT commercial/corporate)
Grass-Roots Overlanding
Truck based expeditions
Ethical/Responsible Travel
The over-arching theme in travelling in this part of Africa is the people and their fascinating diverse cultures. The attached images may provide some inspiration, we feel the image of the African woman is quite iconic and it would be cool to incorporate this into the logo somehow, but we are also completely open to other ideas and suggestions. Be creative!
We don't want to look glossy or corporate. Some examples of logos we like of companies that have similar values to us are attached.
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Sunday, 25 September 2016
Yes I already checked for and found a probable ancestor
The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership has been established at UCL with the generous support of the
Hutchins Center at Harvard
. The Centre will build on two earlier projects based at UCL tracing the impact of slave-ownership on the formation of modern Britain: the
Legacies of British Slave-ownership
project (2009-2012), and the ESRC and
Structure and significance of British Caribbean slave-ownership 1763-1833
Colonial slavery shaped modern Britain and we all still live with its legacies. The slave-owners were one very important means by which the fruits of slavery were transmitted to metropolitan Britain. We believe that research and analysis of this group are key to understanding the extent and the limits of slavery's role in shaping British history and leaving lasting legacies that reach into the present. The stories of enslaved men and women, however, are no less important than those of slave-owners, and we hope that the database produced in the first two phases of the project, while at present primarily a resource for studying slave-owners, will also provide information of value to those researching enslaved people.
Full Project Overview
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Centre launch
On 28 September 2016 there will be the launch at UCL of the new
Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership at UCL
We will be outlining our new work and there will be time for discussion.
The event is free but it booking is essential: see full details.
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Britain's forgotten slave-owners: BBC TV broadcast
We were delighted that the two-part BBC programme,
Britain's Forgotten Slave-owners
won the BAFTA TV award for 2016 in the 'Specialist factual' category (awarded 8 May 2016).
The first of two episodes, presented by David Olusoga, was broadcast at 9.00pm on Wednesday 15th July 2015 on BBC2, the second a week later. For more information see the
BBC website page
BBC programme page
We were also delighted that
Britain's Forgotten Slave-owners
, broadcast by the BBC on 15 and 22 July 2015, won the Royal Historical Society Public History Prize Winner for Broadcasting, 2015.
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History Today Digital History Prize
The Legacies project was awarded the
History Today
Digital History Prize 2016.
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Recently published work
On this page we will occasionally highlight work which has been recently published by other historians and researchers which might be of interest to users of this website. Doing so does not endorse the opinions of the authors; but we mention them here because of their potential interest.
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below for Natasha Lightfoot,
Troubling Freedom: Antigua and the Aftermath of British Emancipation
(Duke UP, 2015).
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LBS Project Book
The book,
Legacies of British Slave-ownership
, published by Cambridge University Press, reports on the first phase of our project. Click on the Full Details link below to read more about it.
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TANF-ACF-PI-2013-05 (Electronic Submission of TANF Plans and Amendments)
- Audience:
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- Topics:
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- Types:
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TO: States, DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and tribal agencies administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program and other interested parties.
SUBJECT: Electronic Submission of TANF Plans and Amendments
REFERENCE: "Final Notice to Announce the Implementation of Required Electronic Submission of State or Tribal Plans." Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 190, October 1, 2013, 60285-60286; Sections 402 and 412 of the Social Security Act.
PURPOSE: To remind states, DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and tribes (which are hereafter referred to as TANF jurisdictions) that as of October 1, 2013, TANF renewal plans and amendments must be submitted electronically to the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Online Data Collection system (OLDC).
In the past, ACF has allowed TANF jurisdictions to submit their TANF renewal plans and amendments in both paper and electronic formats (via email). On June 28, 2013, ACF announced that recipients of mandatory grant programs will be required to submit TANF plans electronically, entering the SF-424M form into ACF's OLDC system.
On October 1, 2013, ACF's Office of Administration issued a Final Notice requiring the use of ACF's OLDC system for electronic submission of state and tribal plans (78 Federal Register pp. 60285-86).
As of October 1, 2013, TANF jurisdictions must electronically submit their TANF renewal plans, signed Governors' (or delegated authorities') certifications (according to the renewal due date of the plan), and plan amendments through ACF's OLDC system. TANF jurisdictions must also include the SF-424M form with their submission. TANF amendments for those jurisdictions that have not yet submitted a TANF renewal plan into OLDC are to be submitted outside of the OLDC system according to previous procedures. Once a TANF jurisdiction has submitted its TANF renewal plan electronically into the OLDC system, it must then submit plan amendments into the OLDC system electronically. A PDF version of the SF-424M application form can be found on the Grants.gov website at:
This is a standard form (OMB Number: 4040-0002) required for submission of state, territory, and tribal plans and amendments (see Attachment/Sample Form- ACF Instructions for Completing the SF-424M).
In order to submit its TANF plan renewal or amendments, TANF jurisdictions must complete the SF-424M form, attach the TANF renewal plan or amendments (PDF or Word format suggested) to the completed SF-424M form, and upload them into ACF's OLDC system. Similarly, if a TANF jurisdiction must make any changes to a plan or amendment before it can be deemed complete/accepted (for states, DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) or approved (for tribes), the TANF jurisdiction must submit another SF-424M form with any final revisions to the TANF renewal plan/amendment. This means that jurisdictions that are revising their plans or amendments will have to make both their original submission and any final revisions to that submission within the OLDC system using the SF-424M form.
As per the Final Notice in the Federal Register, ACF will accept submissions outside these standard requirements if unusual circumstances warrant exceptions. "Final Notice to Announce the Implementation of Required Electronic Submission of State or Tribal Plans." Federal Register 78:190 (October 1, 2013) p. 60285, (4).)
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Air Force trainer is spared a 30-year penalty
A military judge Tuesday found Staff Sgt. Kwinton Estacio not guilty of sexually assaulting a trainee last year, allowing the basic training instructor to face a maximum one-year prison sentence — rather than the 30 years prosecutors initially sought.
Lt. Col. Matthew Van Dalen made the finding after defense attorneys argued that the prosecution hadn't proved the woman engaged in oral sex with Estacio out of fear that refusing to do so would hurt her in some specific way.
Facing the risk of losing the most serious charge in their case, prosecutors persuaded the judge to reduce the allegation to wrongful sexual contact. But his decision cut the maximum time Estacio could spend in prison from 43 years to 14 if convicted on all counts.
"It's a huge break," veteran military defense attorney Frank Spinner said, noting that motions like one the defense filed Tuesday usually are denied. "When I say it's a break, it's just a matter of justice being done and it says the government really had a weak case."
Jurors are expected to begin deliberations today for Estacio, the fourth basic training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to go on trial this year on charges of illicit sexual contact with trainees.
Since investigators began looking into instructor sexual misconduct allegations, 17 trainers have been or are being investigated.
The Air Force on Tuesday identified 39 trainees, all of them women, as victims. There had been 43 as the week began, but the number fell after investigators determined some had received text messages or phone calls that weren't sexual in nature, said Dave Smith, a spokesman with the Air Education and Training Command.
Prosecutors had filed three charges and several specifications against Estacio, the most serious of which was one alleging he sexually assaulted a basic trainee identified as Airman 1 in a darkened supply room on the base last October. He pleaded not guilty Monday to that charge.
Estacio, though, pleaded guilty to violating an AETC rule prohibiting trainers from having intimate relationships with trainees.
He also admitted to meeting with two other trainers under investigation in violation of orders and also to obstructing an Air Force investigation.
He could get 13 years in prison on those charges.
Defense attorneys moved to throw out the sexual assault charge after the woman testified Tuesday.
They filed a 917 motion, which Spinner, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, said is similar to a motion for a not-guilty finding in civilian courts.
"It's typically a motion filed at the end of the prosecution's case, and it's basically saying that factually and legally this doesn't meet the minimum standard to even send it to a jury," he explained.
When asked if prosecutors blundered in lodging sexual assault charges against Estacio, AETC attorney Lt. Col. Mark Hoover said "no, definitely not."
"Each case, as you're well aware, has differences in the facts as they're presented," he said. "The evidence wasn't sufficient to get over the hurdle of showing that there was a specific fear of the victim's military career at the time of the sexual act."
Though a jury of officers will weigh Estacio's fate, Van Dalen had the right to enter a not-guilty verdict on the charge.
The argument centered on the woman's testimony this week and in a previous evidentiary hearing. Estacio's attorneys argued she never articulated a specific threat against her.
They pointed to a pair of cases overturned by a military appeals court that said more than a "generalized fear" of retribution is required in sexual assault cases.
Airman 1 told jurors she feared Estacio could harm her career if she failed to follow his orders on the night of their encounter.
Prosecutors said the woman, who serves in the New York Air National Guard, lived in constant fear of being "recycled" — forced to repeat part of basic training.
Estacio's military defense team said that a general fear didn't meet the legal standard required for a sexual assault charge.
The defense also stressed that Airman 1 never tried to stop the sexual encounter with Estacio, and one of the attorneys, Capt. Jerrold Black, asked the woman if she resisted Estacio's advances.
"I was too scared to," she replied. "Sometimes when somebody's too scared to talk, does that mean they want to do something?"


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Travis Browne, Rick Story, Demetrious Johnson, Matt Hamill, Roy Nelson, Brian Stann and Rampage Jackson attended the press conference. Frank Mir, who won the co-main event, was unavailable, having been transported to the hospital for a routine checkup.
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beta-arrestin-1 competitively inhibits insulin-induced ubiquitination and degradation of insulin receptor substrate 1.
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beta-arrestin-1 is an adaptor protein that mediates agonist-dependent internalization and desensitization of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and also participates in the process of heterologous desensitization between ...
beta-Arrestin-mediated PDE4 cAMP phosphodiesterase recruitment regulates beta-adrenoceptor switching from Gs to Gi.
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Phosphorylation of the beta(2) adrenoreceptor (beta(2)AR) by cAMP-activated protein kinase A (PKA) switches its predominant coupling from stimulatory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (G(s)) to inhibitory guanine nucleotide ...
Multiple endocytic pathways of G protein-coupled receptors delineated by GIT1 sensitivity.
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Recently, we identified a GTPase-activating protein for the ADP ribosylation factor family of small GTP-binding proteins that we call GIT1. This protein initially was identified as an interacting partner for the G protein-coupled ...
Activation and targeting of extracellular signal-regulated kinases by beta-arrestin scaffolds.
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Using both confocal immunofluorescence microscopy and biochemical approaches, we have examined the role of beta-arrestins in the activation and targeting of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2) following stimulation ...
Augmentation of cardiac contractility mediated by the human beta(3)-adrenergic receptor overexpressed in the hearts of transgenic mice.
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BACKGROUND: Stimulation of beta(1)- and beta(2)-adrenergic receptors (ARs) in the heart results in positive inotropy. In contrast, it has been reported that the beta(3)AR is also expressed in the human heart and that its ...
beta-Arrestin1 mediates nicotinic acid-induced flushing, but not its antilipolytic effect, in mice.
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Nicotinic acid is one of the most effective agents for both lowering triglycerides and raising HDL. However, the side effect of cutaneous flushing severely limits patient compliance. As nicotinic acid stimulates the GPCR ...
Anti-beta(1)-adrenergic receptor antibodies and heart failure: causation, not just correlation.
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Antibodies specific for the beta(1)-adrenergic receptor are found in patients with chronic heart failure of various etiologies. From work presented in this issue of the JCI, we can now infer that these antibodies actually ...
Beta-arrestin-mediated beta1-adrenergic receptor transactivation of the EGFR confers cardioprotection.
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Deleterious effects on the heart from chronic stimulation of beta-adrenergic receptors (betaARs), members of the 7 transmembrane receptor family, have classically been shown to result from Gs-dependent adenylyl ...
Independent beta-arrestin 2 and G protein-mediated pathways for angiotensin II activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2.
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Stimulation of a mutant angiotensin type 1A receptor (DRY/AAY) with angiotensin II (Ang II) or of a wild-type receptor with an Ang II analog ([sarcosine1,Ile4,Ile8]Ang II) fails to activate classical heterotrimeric G protein ...
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Adelaide Cooking School - Flavours of Spain
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The aroma and flavour of Spain come alive on the plate at this class - the pungent smoked paprika, delicate saffron, salty fragrant hams and lush gazpacho, many of these combine for the wonderful bites known as 'Tapas'.
Spanish people are known for eating dinner after 8:30pm, enjoying the balmy evenings outside with a plate of tapas and a delicious glass of Sangria.
Spanish cuisine is heavily influenced by regional flavours and historical events that shaped culture and society, and you will learn to re-create the vibrancy of Spain at home.
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Rilka's Kitchen
Cook, teacher, entrepreneur, author, radio personality –flamboyant foodie Rilka Warbanoff is all of these and more.
A force to be reckoned with on many fronts, Rilka's first love has always been food. For her, preparing and sharing meals with friends and family is a joyful act, and since returning home to South Australia, Rilka has made her mark on the thriving Adelaide food scene.
Her book, Rilka's Feasts, was published by HarperCollins in 2012, and she made a triumphant return to radio in 2014, pairing up with Leith Forrest on 5AA every Wednesday night. Ratings for the timeslot have doubled since Rilka became the '5AA Foodie', with Adelaide listeners embracing her infectious enthusiasm and taking the show to the top of the ratings chart. Now also on Tuesday afternoons with Jeremy Cordeaux and Andrew Rimer on Sunday nights and 5MU on Thursday morning you can get a tip from Rilka anytime.
Rilka's Kitchen offers creative lunch and dinner classes several times a week, or a special menu can be arranged for your own group. All classes focus on food that contains no gluten, wheat, yeast, preservatives or added sugars, while retaining flavour and fun.


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Ladyboys: The Men Who Love Ladyboys, ABC2, 9.30pm
SCOTT is a heating engineer from Tyneside in England's north-east. He's divorced with two kids and is about to marry his partner of two years, Paeng, who is a Thai ladyboy and former prostitute. In Facebook parlance, ''It's complicated''. Or, as Scott remarks in a masterly understatement: ''It does play with your mind at times.'' Then there is English David, who now lives in Bangkok and is a serial dater of ladyboys. He, too, says he is looking for love. The two men talk openly about their desires and relationships (both firmly asserting they are not gay), and appear at the same time to be a curious combination of the emotionally immature and unusually insightful. Occasionally, the elephant in the room - the economic inequality between the Thais and their Western escorts - is recognised, but far more often the men insist it is all about true love. It's hard - nay, impossible - not to be cynical but, as they say in the north of England, that great bastion of diversity and acceptance: ''It takes all sorts.''
Monty Halls' Island Escape, SBS One, 7.30pm
FOR mainlanders everywhere, there is a fascination with the concept of living on a remote island. It's this part of our psyche into which Monty Halls' Island Escape aims to tap - that and the army of ladies of a certain age who go weak at the knees at the sight of our hero striding across a windswept landscape, all wellies, Gore-Tex and craggy good looks. The island in question is a remote speck of the Outer Hebrides called North Uist, and Monty has taken residence in a picturesque whitewashed cottage and a job as a volunteer wildlife ranger. The backdrop is stunning and the show does a great job promoting the place as somewhere to visit. The problem with the program is that it's a little, er, dull. Monty seems a decent enough cove and is obviously well liked by his dog (always a good sign), but watching him tooling around the islands setting fence posts, watching whales and feeding his pigs is just not that compelling (unless you happen to be a lady of a certain age, I guess).


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America lost a great voice this weekend: the poet Lucille Clifton died. She was 73 years old.
Clifton wrote wonderful, poignant, witty poems whose formal simplicity belies their emotional and political depth. She wrote of the realities of living in a large, black, female body in a racist, sexist culture; she survived cancer and wrote of the joys of the body in the face of mortality. I hope all Shapelings have run across the marvelous, body-loving "homage to my hips":
these hips are big hips
they need space to
move around in.
they don't fit into little
petty places. these hips
are free hips.
they don't like to be held back.
Read the rest here.
From "scar" (in The Terrible Stories, which has a section on breast cancer):
we will learn
to live together.
i will call you
ribbon of hunger
and desire
empty pocket flap
edge of before and after.
You can find a longer collection of Clifton's poems, as well as an introductory essay to her work, at the Poetry Foundation. Warning: tissues may be needed. Clifton's poems touch on abortion, whiteness, hate crimes, war, menstruation, grief, and so many other "terrible stories;" yet they vibrate with such compassion and clarity of vision that it's easy to forget how tough and nervy they are. Blessing the Boats, her selected poems from 2000, is an excellent entry point for new readers, and a powerful testament to the importance of Clifton's voice to our culture.
I'll let Lucille Clifton end this post herself, with a video of her reading in 2008.
Rest in peace, Lucille Clifton. Thank you for being one human voice.


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By Talia Whyte, founder and principal of Global Wire Associates and freelance journalist
There is a growing number of journalists who are leaving traditional media outlets to create and run their own online news sites. Kelly Virella is one of those enterprising journalists. She left her job as the deputy editor of City Limits magazine and website last year to start the news organization, Dominion of New York. I spoke to her recently about life as a journalist turned entrepreneur.
NABJ Digital: What is Dominion of New York and why did you start it up?
Kelly Virella: Dominion of New York is the online magazine of black intellectual swagger. We report about innovative thinkers, artists and leaders. We investigate complex issues and we blog about current events relevant to the global black diaspora from a progressive-to-radical political perspective. We take our name from the hip-hop refrain, "We run New York," which symbolizes the aspirations of the hip-hop generation for freedom and power. I started DoNY because I knew a lot of people who wanted a black publication that was more cerebral and stimulated critical thinking. I aim to create one that is commercially viable by giving it beautiful and accessible graphics and editorial.
NABJ Digital: In addition to your contributors, how many people help you run it, or is it all you?
Virella: About 40 people have contributed to the site thus far and another 30 are working on projects in the pipeline. My business partner, veteran ad sales executive Darryl Dye, is our sales leader. My social media consultant is Demetria Irwin, the former managing editor of MadameNoire.com. Also helping me is my husband and co-investor Michael Starkey.
NABJ Digital: How does your website stand out from other sites geared towards African-Americans?
Virella: We're nerdier. LOL! Our mission is to nourish the life of the mind of people who love black culture. So we're more cerebral and bookish than your average, with a lot of posts devoted to books, ideas and thinkers. We also publish a lot of long, thoughtful, literary pieces that other sites wouldn't touch.
NABJ Digital: Why do you think more black journalists should pursue entrepreneurial ventures?
Virella: I believe that every black family should aim to generate an entrepreneur because we need businesses to create jobs and economic growth that will help us assume leadership and control in our own environments. Journalists who do this can help elevate the global conversation about race and promote change.
NABJ Digital: Have you ever run a business of this nature before? What skills are required to pursue such a venture?
Virella: Before starting DoNY I worked for almost 2 years as the number two editor for a small New York City magazine and website called City Limits. That helped me learn some of the ropes of editing and understand the business model of websites. But I'm definitely a first time business-owner and that's an entirely different beast. You have to be patient, teachable, have foresight, vision and perseverance, and be able to use your power as CEO effectively. You also have to be willing to work at least 12 hours per day. It's not rocket science. It just requires a lot of work.
NABJ Digital: What is the hardest part about running your website?
Virella: Finding experienced freelance contributors who know how to write good pitches is the hardest part.
NABJ Digital: What is your business model?
Virella: Our first revenue streams will be ad sales and event sponsorships.
NABJ Digital: How has the website been received by others so far?
Virella: Very well. Last month — our fifth month online — we had 55,000 unique visitors in 155 countries and territories.
NABJ Digital: What are the long term goals for Dominion of New York?
Virella: I want us to expand the brand into ancillary products like anthologies of our top articles. But more importantly, I'd like to see DoNY become a major voice in the black diaspora.


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Two of the worst things in sports are Yankees homerism and New York Times writers who want to impress people. Put them together, and you get the Times's Mark Viera, coming off the sports department bench to gloat in yesterday's paper about the Yankees' 2-1 win over the Orioles the night before. His opener:
The Yankees have played 2,116 games against the Baltimore franchise, and it almost seems as if all of those meetings were losses for the Orioles, the doormat of the American League East for the past 15 years.
The Yankees have beaten the Orioles, lopsidedly and consistently, for a long time now. The numbers are grim and impressive. So it's pretty remarkable that Viera got every single fact in that paragraph wrong.
Working backward:
• "the past 15 years": Fifteen years ago, in 1997, the Orioles went 8-4 against the Yankees and won the East wire to wire.
• "the doormat of the American League East for the past 15 years": The Tampa Bay Devil Rays joined the East 14 years ago, and spent 9 of their first 10 years in last place, only once managing as many as 70 wins. The Orioles were a punching bag, but for a decade, Tampa Bay was the unquestioned doormat.
• "The Yankees have played 2,116 games against the Baltimore franchise": No, they haven't. That 2,116 number included games played by the current Yankees franchise before it moved to become the New York Highlanders in 1903—that is, when that team was the Baltimore Orioles. The 1901 Orioles (featuring John McGraw, Bill Keister, and Chappie Snodgrass) went 12-7 against the Milwaukee Brewers, before the Brewers moved to become the St. Louis Browns, who would half a century later move to Baltimore. According to Viera, that gives the Yankees bragging rights.
Overall, the Highlanders/Yankees played 1,121 games against the St. Louis Browns, going 711-399, a .641 winning percentage. Against the actual contemporary Baltimore Orioles, starting in 1954, the Yankees have played 955 games, and won 527.
That may not look great, but the Yankees beat everybody. At .446, the Orioles have the American League's fourth-best winning percentage against the Yankees.
And that winning percentage went up a tick last night. Because Brian Matusz—the guy who'd lost 12 decisions in a row, the weakest link in the Orioles' rotation—is a better pitcher right now than the Yankees' Phil Hughes. An ambitious sportswriter might want to write about that.
Photo of John McGraw via AP.


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I have been trying to implement a parallel Depth First Search in Java for undirected graph. The approach I decided to implement uses one global stack which is shared by all the threads and n local stacks where n is the number of threads. Each thread stores the nodes of its sub-tree in its local stack. Initially the global stack contains the root of the tree and only one thread gets access to it while the other threads are waiting to be woken up by the working thread. The working thread retrieves and processes the root from the global stack, adds one successor to its local stack then pushes the rest of the successors, if they exist, to the global stack to be processed by other threads and wakes up all the waiting threads. All the other threads follow the same approach (i.e. when threads get a node from the global stack they push one successor to their local stack and the rest to the global stack then start accessing their local stack until it becomes empty).
The problem is it doesn't speed up. Will give me any suggestions on how to improve it? Thank you in advance.
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