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University of North Texas Strategic Plan 2012-19
The road ahead is paved with the promise of greatness. At the University of North Texas, we fuel our students through knowledge and opportunity. We power the region and the state through education, making UNT the catalyst for discovery and innovation since 1890. UNT can and will offer our students the best educational experience in Texas as we grow into a major public research university. As we become the superior university we are meant to be, we will help our students, our region, our state and our nation to be the very best.
The light is green, and greatness is both the journey and the destination.
The plan includes:
At the University of North Texas, our caring and creative community prepares students for careers in a rapidly changing world.
We will become globally known for collaborative and imaginative educational innovation and scholarly activity that transforms our students and benefits the world around us.
UNT's Promise
The University of North Texas' ultimate responsibility is to provide students with the best education possible so they may achieve their goals, succeed at the highest levels and improve their communities, the state of Texas, the nation and the world.
UNT promises to offer students a challenging, rigorous, high-quality education and provide a supportive environment to help them successfully learn and grow.
UNT promises to contribute to the greater good through scholarship, research, creative endeavors and public service.
UNT's Covenant
As students:
- We will pursue academic and personal excellence and uphold academic and personal integrity while taking responsibility for our education.
- We will aspire to do our best and to work hard to fulfill obligations, overcome challenges and meet expectations.
- We will be committed to the success of UNT just as UNT is committed to our success.
As faculty and staff members:
- We will be responsive and accountable to students, to one another and to the communities we serve.
- We will be committed to helping students succeed and moving the university forward.
- We will carry out our work at the highest level, always aiming for excellence.
As a university community:
- We will conduct ourselves in a respectful, courteous manner and treat people fairly and equitably.
- We will be engaged in the university culture and stand together with pride in UNT.
- We will contribute to the greater good of the institution and society.
UNT's Core Values
Access: UNT will keep access and opportunity a central focus in fulfilling our mission as a public university.
Accountability: UNT employees will be good stewards of the public's trust and funding.
Collaboration: UNT students, faculty and staff will be driven by collaboration, working in partnership with each other and our communities to create, leverage and disseminate knowledge.
Diversity: UNT will promote a culture of diversity, respect and dignity that values individuals and people's differences.
Engagement: UNT will engage our communities through mutually beneficial partnerships and by supporting their economic and cultural well-being.
Excellence: UNT will be a national leader in public higher education.
Sustainability: UNT will be a leader in environmental sustainability, pledging to follow and promote green standards in our operations and practices.
Service: UNT will promote the economic and cultural development of the North Texas region, the state of Texas and the nation by providing a highly educated, highly skilled workforce of critical thinkers and fostering a wellspring of knowledge, ideas and solutions.
Four Bold Goals, One Great University
At UNT, our greatest passion is to give a green light to greatness in all we do: in the achievements of our students, in the excellence of our teaching and research, and in the impact our university has on the larger North Texas region.
Our greatness lies in those we serve. Their greatness comes from the education and experience we provide.
To guide, inspire and measure our progress toward even greater achievement for the next seven years and beyond, UNT has created the University of North Texas Strategic Plan 2012-2019.
At the heart of the plan are four cornerstone goals that will transform UNT so that we provide the best education possible and rival the nation's best higher education institutions. The goals are ambitious, but the plan builds on UNT's strengths and momentum. We can reach our destination only by working together to meet the most ambitious goals.
To make our vision a reality, we will ensure our budgeting practices fund tactical initiatives that fulfill our strategies. Each area of the university will create annual working plans to move the university toward our collective goals. Future funding will be tied to progress made.
We will hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards of quality, service and engagement and will measure our progress against clear and accepted standards.
The University of North Texas Strategic Plan, therefore, will become more than a plan. It will be the driving force for our progress. This plan will be a guiding light for our decisions every day. We will tie our budget to it. We'll measure our success against it. And we will hold ourselves accountable to it.
Why? Because a greater UNT means more opportunities for success for our students, who will go on to make a greater contribution to enterprise and culture, giving the North Texas region, our state and our nation greater prominence and competitive strength on a global level.
Goal 1: Provide the best undergraduate educational experience in Texas
Texas needs great universities – our state has one of the nation's fastest growing student populations but lags in key areas of public and higher education. By providing the strongest education to more people, UNT will help both our students and our state succeed. We will give our students the options, the opportunities and most of all the support they need for the best college experience possible.
To attract and support high-quality students, UNT will foster an environment of excellence with:
- Dedicated faculty who are committed to the highest standards of teaching, research and scholarship
- Rigorous and innovative programs that enhance the relationship between teaching and learning
- Strong support systems to ensure that more students stay in school, engage in service and campus life, and graduate on time
Goal 2: Provide superior graduate education, scholarship and artistic endeavors and achieve status among the nation's tier-one research institutions
UNT is the preeminent public research university in the North Texas region. Beyond this, we will become a public research institution on par with the best in the nation. We will attract the best minds and industries to our campus, and we will push the boundaries of innovative research, scholarship and creativity to keep Texas strong on a global scale.
To expand our high-quality faculty body in strategic areas and ingrain research and scholarship into every discipline, UNT will:
- Recruit and support distinguished faculty who are fully engaged in research and mentorship
- Strengthen graduate education to build a strong pipeline of scholars
- Develop world-class facilities to support faculty and student research and creative endeavors
- Expand productive business partnerships by turning knowledge into inventions
Goal 3: Become a national leader among universities in student support, employee relations, operational effectiveness and service to constituencies
To give our students a green light to their own success, we must provide them with a level of support and service that helps them move forward. And we must run our operations with the efficiency and effectiveness of a great company with a fulfilling workplace culture.
To ensure that students remain central to the work of the university and our employees, UNT will:
- Strengthen service standards and improve operational processes
- Make client and employee satisfaction fundamental to day-to-day practices
- Continue as a leader in environmentally sustainable practices
Goal 4: Establish UNT as a nationally recognized, engaged university and regional leader by building and expanding mutually beneficial partnerships and resources
We are the University of North Texas, and we also are the university for North Texas. We will leverage our knowledge and prominence to enlighten, inspire and help the communities of the North Texas region. We will partner with businesses and community groups to build and deepen meaningful relationships that make our region stronger.
To better serve students and communities, UNT will:
- Expand our efforts to reach out and help
- Deepen pride in the university because of our efforts to light the way toward greatness
- Ensure that every UNT degree continues to grow in value


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Creating a Home for Body, Soul and Spirit
Veronika van Duin
I longed for a book like this when I was a young mother and wife. I felt so alone in my desire to create a home in which my entire family could thrive. I also felt rather lost and uncertain in the face of the enormous responsibility that entails – I often simply did not know how to go about things, what to do. Such a book, of course, didn't exist 20 years ago – fortunately for all, it does exist now.
Veronika van Duin was trained as a nurse and lived for many years in a community with people with special needs, her own family and, later, teenage boarders. She and her husband live with young children with special needs. Her own children are now grown. Needless to say, she has had ample experience in making a home for diverse personalities with extremely different needs. She shares her experience and insights in Homemaking as a Social Art.
Her perspective is that the task of homemaking is at the center of our social existence – a role that creates the heart of society and is nothing less than an art. She never claims that there is a blueprint for creating the perfect home, but rather offers principles and observations based on a study of what she calls the seven "life processes" and how they affect us. She addresses the significance of rhythm, relationships, artistic environment, caring, self-development, and much more besides.
This is a welcome and supportive work – one which I believe will be embraced with gratitude by those who read it. Highly recommended.
Veronika van Duin is also the author of A Rainbow over the River – Experiences of life, death and other worlds.
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Veronika van Duin's work primarily addresses the spiritual aspects of creating a home, and living in a home, in that it is the fabric from which the rest of your life springs. No matter what your circumstances, or the grandiosity (or lack thereof) of your lifestyle, with the right person guiding the home environment, the rest of the family will prosper. This book isn't so much a guide on how to do it, but it does guide you in how to consider the development of your home. Coming from a spiritual perspective, van Duin discusses the importance of each aspect of homemaking, and offers encouragement to the homemaker.

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HASSELL的全球领先办公场所设计能力再获认可,其Fora Borough联合办公项目赢得了英国办公协会(BCO)的伦敦创新大奖。
BCO评委对获奖的Fora Borough项目如此评价:"底层的开放空间设有咖啡厅以及餐厅,使办公空间与相邻街区构成了一个统一的社区。"
HASSELL董事Matthew Blain表示,此殊荣是对辛勤工作的设计团队和HASSELL的认可,更进一步彰显了HASSELL全球领先的办公场所设计能力。"
HASSELL在全球打造了多个高端的联合办公空间。我们将积累的项目洞见与Fora进取的设计方式相结合,最终获得了颇见成效的设计成果。" Matthew说。
Fora的联合创始人Katrina Larkin女士也高度认可了HASSELL为实现Fora的项目愿景所作出的贡献。
"与HASSELL在多个项目上的成功合作证实了我们卓有成效的合作关系,HASSELL对设计创新办公空间的经验、努力以及专注造就了Fora Borough,助力用户挥洒才华,同时尽享社区生活。该项目从市场中的同类产品中脱颖而出,受到了BCO评审小组的赏识。"Katrina说。
这是HASSELL继英国天空广播公司总部大楼(Sky Central)项目赢得BCO办公场所设计大奖以及英国最佳设计大奖后再度斩获的BCO设计奖项。
How Can Data Help us Future-proof the Workplace?
The commercial sphere is shifting under our feet. So how can workplaces be designed for long-term relevance? HASSELL developed the RAW framework to address exactly that.
Buildings need to be curated; collaboration with other fields is vital to an era of experience
As architects and designers, we have to move away from building and creating 'things' and instead create places people love - experiences, writes HASSELL Principal Julian Gitsham in Archinect's 'Practice Diary'.
Q&A: Matthew Shang, HASSELL
Matthew Shang has amassed a prestigious portfolio over the 20 years he has been active in the interior design industry, most notably as co-founder of Singapore practice, Distillery, and as a principal at HASSELL, with which Distillery merged in 2015.
Universities Of Tomorrow Are Becoming High Performing Urban Villages, 7 Reasons Why
Today's modern university campus continues to evolve in response to a high degree of disruption. Technological, pedagogical and societal changes and challenges are altering the way we use and appreciate our university campuses. These are the views of Adam Davies who is a leading urban planner, designer and Principal at Hassell.
Hive of activity – agile working design
Agile workplaces that allow staff to choose where they work are making inroads in offices. Liza Young finds out how such spaces will work alongside wellbeing principles.
Creating an Active Waterfront
The North Bund is a historic area in Shanghai with proximity to the Huangpu River, and it is now undergoing transformation into a lifestyle hub. Andrew Wilkinson, principal at Hassell, talks about the importance of creating a continuous and active waterfront for the area.
In hectic hospital emergency rooms communication is critical but often difficult. Part of the answer is cleverly designed spaces for staff to talk in that can help reduce mistakes and stress loads.
Medibank In Melbourne Champions Green Architecture And Workplace Wellness
An Australian workplace demonstrates how its championing of green architecture and design provides a comfortable and healthy environment for its workers while enhancing their sense of well-being.
State Library of NSW to undergo $15m revamp
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) will be redeveloped with new gallery spaces and a children's learning centre, following a $15-million private donation from benefactors.
Hotel design needs to accommodate the 'blurred lines' across our lives
HASSELL Principal, Matthew Shang gives his take on the changing face of hospitality design ...
Hospitality Interiors
5 Mins With HASSELL's Glenn Scott
The new ICC is a jewel in the redesigned face of modern Sydney. We sat down Glenn Scott, Principal at international design practice HASSELL and Joint ICC Architecture Director, to understand more about the project and what makes him tick.
Reclaiming the wild in our public spaces
It's part of our DNA to be drawn towards wild and tactile nature. And globally, there is a growing shift to let it creep back in to our cities, to resist the over-programmed, sanitised and manicured public spaces to which we have become accustomed.
The Urban Developer
Galleries need to move away from the traditional white box
The Louvre doesn't do it, and neither does the Guggenheim. The Tate Modern's new galleries make a good job of it, and the Hepworth Wakefield contemporary art gallery in Yorkshire gets close.
Adelaide Review
Reinventing unused spaces and turning them into parks
A major exhibition series titled Parks Changing Australia, spearheaded by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), will tell the stories of Sydney's most progressive new parks and their interstate counterparts.
Robb Society - Carrie Ho
Space, or a design of a space, is a subtle art. It can shock and awe. It can beguile and bewitch.
Robb Report
Sports venues must be iconic yet functional
Well-designed and accessible sports venues can prolong the buildings' life, says architect John Pauline.
The Straits Times
Finger paintings
HASSELL creates intimate spaces with a huge former warehouse to enable guests and visitors to 'gather and connect'.
FX Magazine
Dennis Ho on Monocle Radio
Hong Kong's booming infrastructure projects pull in architects from all over the world. Dennis Ho moved back to Hong Kong earlier this year after spending more than 20 years working for London-based architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harvour + Partners. We visit him at his new digs in North Point.
Monocle 24.
Esperence Waterfront has its future solidified by HASSELL
Esperance, located 720 kilometres South-East of Perth, may not be the biggest city in Western Australia, but it is blessed with the country's favourite asset – clean beaches and clear waters.
Architecture and Design
The Art of Business Travel
Aviation expert and principal at Hassell design studio Mark Wolfe talks with Nick Walton about terminal design, changing the traveller's experience, sustainability, and the airports of the future.
The Art of Business Travel
The Great Room features in Wallpaper*
Wallpaper* visits SIngapore's newest flexible workplace designed by HASSELL, The Great Room.


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"Come Undone" is a tune taken from the third collaborative studio album "Hawk" by Scottish indie pop singer Isobel Campbell and American alternative rock musician Mark Lanegan, released on 24 August 2010 on V2 Records. Recorded throughout the United Kingdom and the United States, Hawk features a number of guest musicians, including folk singer Willy Mason, bassist Bill Wells and former SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha.
Today's tune "Come Undone" where the power comes from their tension between Isobel Campbell's wispy indie-pop coo and Mark Lanegan's deep blues-grunge growl, enjoy this beautiful rendition.
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Thursday, 30 January 2014 03:33 PM
Expressing growing impatience, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday he doesn't know what to believe about new assurances from Afghanistan that President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to signing a pact to keep American troops in his country next year as advisers.
"What is coming out of the presidential palace today, or what President Karzai says today, I don't know," Hagel told a news conference in Warsaw. "It changes constantly."
Hagel pointedly noted that Karzai had "agreed — personally agreed — to the bilateral security agreement" negotiated between the two nations last year, yet continues to balk at signing it.
The deal would allow some U.S. service members to remain and keep training Afghan soldiers after most of the 39,000 troops now there withdraw. The 12-year-old U.S. combat mission is set to end in December.
The Obama administration has indicated it might be willing to keep as many as 10,000 military trainers in Afghanistan to advise forces fighting the Taliban insurgency.
Earlier, on his overnight flight from Washington to Warsaw, Hagel told reporters that Karzai's foot-dragging puts at risk the planning necessary for a post-combat mission.
"You can't just keep deferring and deferring," he said, "because at some point, the realities of planning and budgeting — it collides."
Since the new year, the Obama administration has repeatedly said it needs an agreement signed in weeks, not months, if it is to keep any troops in Afghanistan in 2015.
In Kabul on Thursday, Karzai's national security adviser voiced optimism about the pact.
Rangin Dadfar Spanta said he has grown more hopeful that the Afghan leader will sign the agreement before leaving office this year. Karzai has repeatedly said he wants to wait to sign the document until after the country chooses his successor in April 5 elections.
At a news conference, Spanta said intense talks in the last few days have made him "more optimistic" that the stalemate can be broken.
"We are working very intensively together with the United States authorities to reach and sign this agreement soon," Spanta said. "I cannot go today into detail, but I don't know — since two, three, four days, I am more optimistic compared to last week. Let us wait a few days more."
If the deal falls apart, Afghanistan could lose up to $15 billion a year in aid, effectively collapsing its fragile economy and making it unable to pay its 350,000-strong army and police.
Hagel, who was visiting Polish leaders to consult on Afghanistan and other security issues, sounded skeptical at his news conference in Warsaw when asked about Spanta's remarks.
Saying that the Afghan president's position keeps changing, Hagel noted that U.S. officials, including Gen. Joseph Dunford, the top US military commander in Afghanistan, have pressed Karzai and "talk with him constantly." But they have limited ability to influence his decision, Hagel said.
He added that U.S. allies who are willing to help train and advise Afghan forces beyond 2014 also are eager to know if there will be a U.S.-Afghan security agreement soon.
Insurgents in Afghanistan have intensified attacks recently in a campaign to regain territory as foreign forces prepare to leave the country.
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Automobile (Mechanic's Lien)
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A mechanic's lien is the authority under which a garage holds a vehicle for payment. This action is taken because the repair shop has parts and labor costs invested in the car. It is a possessory lien when the repair shop has possession of the vehicle and the consumer does not pay for services due. Consumer should contact the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for exceptions and requirements to process a lien.
Additionally, according to the B & P Code 9884.16, "No person shall have the benefit of any lien for labor or materials unless he is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair."
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Sloane Stephens snatched her second major scalp of the season as she toppled former champion Maria Sharapova in the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday.
Stephens rallied to beat the world No. 3 2-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, bringing Sharapova's injury return to an abrupt end in this combined WTA and ATP Masters hardcourt tournament.
While Sharapova — who enjoyed a first-round bye — was struggling with her game, Roger Federer made a smoother comeback after dealing with back pain in recent weeks.
The five-time champion who is defending the title and needs as many matches as possible before the Aug. 26 start of the US Open, won his seventh career match against Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-6 (9/7).
The fifth-ranked Swiss felt in his element as he played the tournament for the 13th time, improving his record to 31-10 for this season.
"I think it was a match where I had to sort of just fight to come through and hope to get over the finish line," Federer said. "I was playing really well at times, and then sometimes it was maybe a bit up and down."
"Assessing the performance overall, I'm very happy. It's good to be back and playing pain-free. I don't know, my mind's good. I was in a good place while I was playing, so it felt nice to win at the end," he added.
Spanish third seed David Ferrer joined Federer in the third round with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-4 victory over the US' Ryan Harrison.
Montreal finalist Milos Raonic struggled in the opening set against Jack Sock, but found his rhythm for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win and a date yesterday with Janko Tipsarevic.
Sharapova was making her return to tennis seven weeks after her last match, a shock second-round Wimbledon defeat.
Since then she has sacked her coach and begun working with Jimmy Connors, all while she battled to get over a hip injury.
The four-time Grand Slam champion was bedeviled by more than 60 unforced errors.
A nervous Stephens, who stunned Serena Williams at the Australian Open, double-faulted on two match points before finally claiming the victory on a third.
"I started the match off pretty well, but when you put yourself in a really good position you can't let it go. That's what I did tonight," Sharapova said. "I didn't continue what I was doing well for the first set and a half, and that hurt me."
"I stopped being patient, I started making a lot more errors, especially off the first ball. Just errors that I shouldn't make," she said.
Second seed Victoria Azarenka reached the third round, beating Vania King 6-1, 7-6 (8/6).
Azarenka was playing for the first time since losing the Carlsbad final to Samantha Stosur, then withdrawing injured from Toronto.
In the first round, former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki defeated China's Peng Shuai 6-1, 6-1 while Jelena Jankovic, the No. 14, spoiled the return to action of Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-2.
Germans Mona Barthel and Andrea Petkovic both won, with Barthel defeating Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-4 and Petkovic stopping Daniela Hantuchova 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.
However, two other Germans lost as Magdalena Rybarikova, the Washington champion, beat Julia Goerges 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 and Ekaterina Makarova defeated Annika Beck 6-3, 6-2.
In other men's results, Feliciano Lopez opened with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) upset of Japanese 10th seed Kei Nishikori, while German 11th seed Tommy Haas made up for an early exit a week ago in Canada by reaching the second round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over South African Kevin Anderson.


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Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge is a 140 acre preserve dedicated to over 35 rescued big cats. Come meet these majestic animals, learn about the feline species known as Panthera Tigris and find out how you can help to ensure their future in the United States and worldwide.
We started Tiger Creek for a very specific purpose: "To provide rescue and rehabilitation of big cats that have been abused, neglected or displaced."
It continues to be our guiding mission, as we expand, we are working to establish large natural settings for the big cats.
We are also working in an outreach program for the tigers in the wild, as well as genetic research, and we have a strong educational program that includes internship opportunities.
We opened Tiger Creek to the public for the purpose of promoting stewardship through educational opportunities for people of all ages. With a mission like ours, we sometimes feel overwhelmed but thanks to financial supporters like you, we are Saving Tigers One By One...
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Department of Revenue News Release
July 20, 2010Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday to Occur Aug. 6-8
JEFFERSON CITY - Shoppers looking for a bargain on clothes, computers and school supplies can look forward to savings on these items in less than three weeks as part of Missouri's annual "Back-to-School" Sales Tax Holiday.
By state law, the sales tax holiday begins on the first Friday in August and continues through the following Sunday. This year, the three-day holiday begins at midnight on Friday, Aug. 6, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 8. During this time period, the state's 4.225 percent sales tax will not be assessed on certain purchases made in Missouri. Local governments can participate in the holiday and forego local sales tax collection or can opt out of the holiday and maintain local tax revenue during the holiday.
"The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday benefits families because it gives them the opportunity to save more than 4 percent on the purchases of many clothing, school supply and computer items," said Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. "Families and students can begin to plan what they need to buy now and save when they make qualified purchases during the first weekend in August."
The director also noted that Missourians aren't the only ones who can save during the holiday.
"You don't have to be a Missouri resident to benefit during the sales tax holiday weekend," she said. "People from Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the other border states are more than welcome to come to Missouri and save money on school supplies, clothes, personal computers and other items while they shop here."
The appropriate sales tax will not be charged on the following items during the holiday:
*Clothing that does not have a value of more than $100. The state's definition of clothing includes traditional apparel, including footwear, which is worn on or about the body. It also includes material to make school uniforms or other school clothing. It does NOT include accessories such as watches, jewelry, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands and belt buckles.
*School supplies, not exceeding $50 per purchase, that are used in a standard classroom for educational purposes. School supplies include, but are not limited to, textbooks, notebooks, paper, pens, pencils, crayons, art supplies, rulers, book bags, backpacks, handheld calculators, chalk, maps and globes. The definition for school supplies does NOT include watches, CD players, headphones, sporting equipment, portable telephones, copiers or other office equipment.
*Personal computers that don't cost more than $3,500 and computer peripheral devices that don't exceed $3,500. A personal computer can be a laptop, desktop or tower computer system which consists of a central processing unit, random access memory, a storage drive, display monitor, keyboard and other related devices. Peripheral devices include items such as a disk drive, memory module, CD drive, microphone, modem, motherboard, mouse, speakers, printer, scanner, sound card or video card. Computer software is considered a school supply and is free from sales tax if its value is less than $350.
Although anyone making qualified purchases does not have to be a student to benefit from the holiday, the sales tax exemption event is commonly referred to as the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday because it occurs near the beginning of the traditional school year for most students.
Barragán-Scott also noted that while the state's temporary waiver of Missouri's sales tax will apply statewide, the savings for consumers will be much higher than that in many Missouri cities and counties.
"In many areas the savings will be much more than 4 percent because the local sales taxes will also be eliminated on qualified purchases," she said. "If a city, county or special district hasn't opted out of participating, the total sales taxes not applied could be as high as 8 or 9 percent."
A total of 171 cities, 51 counties and 46 special districts have voted not to participate in the holiday. A list of the local governments that have opted out of the holiday and the answers to frequently asked questions about the holiday can be can be accessed at http://dor.mo.gov/tax/business/sales/taxholiday/school/. Other questions can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com or (573) 751-2836.


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Creationism, Evolution, and Religion
In 1925, the Tennessee Legislature passed the Butler Act, a law that prohibited public school employees from teaching "any theory that denies the Story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible," including any theory "that man has descended from a lower order of animals." The statute led to the prosecution and conviction later that year of John T. Scopes, a high school biology teacher who dared to discuss evolution with his students. Scopes was represented by the ACLU, a then relatively new organization dedicated to preserving individual rights and liberties guaranteed by law. The proceedings—dubbed the "Scopes Monkey Trial" by the media—attracted international attention, and the conviction was ultimately overturned. The Tennessee law was never enforced again and similar evolution bans across the country were, over a number of decades, defeated.
In 1968, more than four decades after Scopes, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a state ban on teaching evolution in public schools. Susan Epperson, a tenth-grade biology teacher at Little Rock Central High School, challenged the Arkansas law that prohibited public school teachers from teaching, or using textbooks that teach, human evolution. Much to the dismay of creationists, the Supreme Court agreed that the law was an unconstitutional "attempt to blot out a particular theory because of its supposed conflict with the biblical account, literally read."
Today, the teaching of evolution is no longer a criminal act or prohibited in any state. Indeed, though an organized movement of creationists has doggedly pursued various strategies to gain approval for anti-evolution laws and other policies that seek to inject creationist beliefs into public school science curricula, American courts have repeatedly ruled that it is unlawful to censor the teaching of evolution in public schools or to use those schools to promote religious doctrine such as creationism. Despite its spectacular losses in the courts of law, however, the creationist movement marches on.
Unable to banish evolution education from public school classrooms and barred from using public schools to promote creationism, the creationist movement shifted course again, claiming to have developed a new scientific theory to rival evolution: so-called "intelligent design." The movement never came close to reaching its goals. For one, intelligent design proponents were unable to produce any credible scientific research to buttress their belief. In addition, the campaign to formally incorporate intelligent design into public school curricula as a legitimate alternative to evolution failed after a federal judge ruled in 2006—in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, a case brought by the ACLU and its allies—that intelligent design is just another extension of creationism, there is no scientific evidence to support it, and it cannot be taught in public schools.
Since then, creationism advocates have increasingly focused on the false claim that there is controversy in the legitimate scientific community regarding the purported "strengths and weaknesses" of evolutionary theory.
In addition to the serious harm caused to science education, the use of public schools to advance religious ideology infringes on the constitutional rights of every student to be free from government-imposed religious indoctrination. As long as the pro-creationist and anti-science crusaders seek to subvert the First Amendment by injecting their religious viewpoint into our public school curricula, the ACLU will relentlessly push back.
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Ed Asner, Samantha Bee, Dane Cook, Bill Hader, Tom Hanks, Jason Jones, Hoda Kotb, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Al Pacino, Lara Spencer, Kenan Thompson, Allison Williams and Wendy Williams Join LIVE Phone Bank
LIVE Video Chats with Phone Bank Celebrities Including Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Bob Saget and Jason Sudeikis to Be Offered to Donors During the Sunday, October 21 Broadcast
Donor Participation to Determine the Outcome of Special Stunts Featuring Conan O'Brien Getting a Spray Tan and Nick Offerman Doing a Striptease
All Donations of $100 or More Will Receive a DVD Featuring Tracy Morgan and JB Smoove
Giving Audio Commentary on "Game of Thrones"
Online Auction Items Include Oprah Winfrey Recording Personalized Ringtones
NEW YORK, October 17, 2012 - A star-studded line-up of performers will join host Jon Stewart during COMEDY CENTRAL's biennial autism benefit, "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" (#2ManyStars). This year's charity special features taped segments from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, including a helium debate between Chris Matthews and Bill O'Reilly, surprise appearances from Sting, Louis CK and Ben Stiller and the inspiring and moving duet of "Firework" between Katy Perry and 11-year old Jodi DiPiazza. The show will also include additional live wrap-arounds hosted by Stewart from "The Daily Show" studio, including a celebrity phone bank, which allows viewers to call in during the show to donate while speaking and, for the first time, video chatting with additional comedic heavyweights. "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together For Autism Programs" premieres on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
During the LIVE segments at "The Daily Show" studio, viewers will be treated to an all-star line-up of talent participating and manning the phone bank including Fred Armisen, Ed Asner, Samantha Bee, Matthew Broderick, Andy Cohen, Dane Cook, Anderson Cooper, Bill Hader, Tom Hanks, Jason Jones, Jimmy Kimmel, Hoda Kotb, Jack McBrayer, Seth Meyers, Julianne Moore, John Oliver, Al Pacino, Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld, Lara Spencer, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Meredith Vieira, Allison Williams and Wendy Williams.
As part of this year's LIVE portion, viewers who donate $300 will have the chance to video chat with phone bank celebrities including Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Jason Sudeikis and Bob Saget. No additional hardware or software is necessary to connect; as users only need a computer with a webcam.
In addition, viewers who make a donation during the broadcast will have a chance to play an online game such as "Draw Something" with a phone bank celebrity.
Donor participation will determine the outcome of special stunts featuring Conan O'Brien and Nick Offerman. Last night, O'Brien pledged on his program to do a full episode of "Conan" with a deep spray tan if his fans raised $100,000 through online or text donations. His donation page is at teamcoco.com/toomanystars. Today, Offerman launched a striptease video that will only continue if viewers donate money. His donation page is at comedycentral.com/strip.
Donations of any dollar amount will be accepted and can be made in a variety of ways with complete info available via www.cc.com/toomanystars. In addition, a $10 donation can be made by texting STARS To 50555 (message and data rates may apply). All donations of $100 or more will receive a DVD featuring Tracy Morgan and JB Smoove giving audio commentary on "Game of Thrones."
A digital auction, sponsored by Geico, will include Oprah Winfrey creating a personalized ringtone featuring her shouting out the individual names for each of the top three bidders, tickets to "Book of Mormon," a signed "South Park" script, Monster Headphones signed by Tracy Morgan and JB Smoove and many more items.
The pre-taped New York City segments included Kevin Bacon, Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Louis C.K., Stephen Colbert, Paula Deen, Jenni "JWOWW" Farley, Tina Fey, Sammi "Sweatheart" Giancola,
Tommy Hilfiger, Carly Rae Jepsen, Harvey Keitel, John King, Chris Matthews, Tom Morello, Bill O'Reilly, Katy Perry, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Steve Schirripa, Liev Schreiber, JB Smoove, Ben Stiller and Sting. Some highlights are already available at www.cc.com/toomanystars and youtube.com/comedycentral.
"Night of Too Many Stars" will also be streaming live via Ustream (www.ustream.tv) Broadcast Network, the leader in live and interactive online video streaming. The special will also be simulcast on comedycentral.com.
Geico is the on-air and digital sponsor for "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs." Event sponsors also include White Castle, Tommy Hilfiger and Supersmile.
Since 2006, "Night of Too Many Stars" has raised over $14 million. In 2010, "Night of Too Many Stars," through its partner organization New York Collaborates for Autism, gave more than $3.2 million in grants to 41 programs in 13 states. Autism is on the rise and now affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys. "Night of Too Many Stars" will benefit a variety of autism schools, services and programs across the country, in support of the overabundance of individuals with autism and their families who so desperately need quality services.
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To admit, allow, or permit.
The term suffer is used to convey the idea of Acquiescence, passivity, indifference, or abstention from preventive action, as opposed to the taking of an affirmative step.
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suffer(Sustain loss), verb agonize, ail, anguish, be afflicted, be impaired, be injured, be racked, be stricken, be subjected to, be wounded, bear, endure, experience loss, feel pain, hurt, incur loss, languish, lose, minui, sacrifice, sustain damage
Associated concepts: suffer harm, suffer loss
See also: abide, acknowledge, allow, bear, consent, endure, forbear, languish, let, permit, recognize, sanction, tolerate, vouchsafe


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(CNN) -- The Nintendo Wii U has seen its star dim somewhat since its launch in November 2012. Worldwide sales numbers for the console have been disappointing and some gamers have complained that the number of desirable games for the system hasn't grown quickly enough.
However, the man who brought to life Nintendo legends like Mario, Link and Donkey Kong is preaching patience with the console, saying the Wii U, with its touchscreen controller that augments big-screen play, is so different that it will take time for people to understand its real value.
Shigeru Miyamoto is Nintendo's most successful video game designer, creating some of the world's most popular franchises with "Donkey Kong," "Super Mario Bros.," "The Legend of Zelda" and "Pikmin" before eventually turning his attention to the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
Through a translator, Miyamoto told CNN.com that having a second screen for gaming in the living room is a new experience for gamers.
He said the touchscreen interface with the Wii U Gamepad controller, combined with the main-screen action on a television, opens up options that have never been possible.
"The challenge that we had was if someone wanted to view television, then you couldn't play games. We wanted to have a second screen for Wii U that would make it possible for people to essentially play games even if something else was on the TV," Miyamoto said.
Skepticism about the Wii U sounds familiar, Miyamoto said. When Nintendo released its now-popular handheld DS portable gaming system in 2004, lots of early reviews predicted it would fail.
"There was a period when we first released the Nintendo DS that people would say there's no way people can look at two screens at once," he said. "I almost feel like, as people get more familiar with Wii U and these touchscreen interfaces, that there is going to come a point where they feel like 'I can't do everything I want to do if I don't have a second screen'."
Review: Nintendo Wii U -- a tale of two screens
With the inclusion of nongaming apps for the Wii U, the gaming console appears to be positioning itself as a hub for more than just games. Netflix, Skype and Nintendo TV apps all point to offering more variety in entertainment without having to change devices. Miyamoto said that while the Wii U does offer more choices for families, it doesn't necessarily need to be the center of entertainment.
"I feel a device like Wii U, with its ability to continue to offer new features and that network connection and the connection to the TV and the interface, really makes it feel that it's more than just a game machine, but something that offers a lot of practical use and practical purpose in the living room," he said. "I look at it as being a very useful device that can do many different things and therefore really seems to be the device that's ideal to have in the living room."
Problems with updates and console crashes plagued the Wii U early on. Miyamoto agrees there is room for improvement in some facets of the Wii U, but points out that Nintendo is working on solutions sooner rather than later.
"Our immediate objective over the next few months is to improve the Wii U system and make it a little more stable, a little bit more convenient to use from a system standpoint," Miyamoto said. "Miiverse (a sort of social network that lets players interact) is an example of an ongoing project. We really wanted to be able to leverage Miiverse in something like 'New Super Mario Bros. U.' We're obviously still early on in it and just trying things out, but so far, it does feel like the community itself is doing a very good job of being a warm and welcoming place for people."
"The other thing I think about is how do we begin getting people to understand that and convey the usefulness of Wii U to them. For me as a game developer, obviously I look at Wii U from the perspective of what games I can bring to Wii U."
In the short term, Miyamoto said "Pikmin 3" and "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker" will be released for the Wii U and other games that bring a Nintendo-esque style of play will also be released later this year.
Nintendo announced 2013 as the Year of Luigi and plans to release several games featuring Mario's little brother prominently. It also happens to be the 30th year since Luigi first appeared in the original "Mario Bros." arcade game.
"Luigi Mansion: Dark Moon" for the Nintendo 3DS is the first of these titles to highlight the timid plumber. Miyamoto said he wanted to display how different Luigi is from Mario while at the same time upgrading the first GameCube game with a second screen.
"The original GameCube game was sort of a mix -- these ghost events and exploration of the mansion," Miyamoto said. "But with the map there now (on the second screen) and to always see the map as you are exploring, the exploration feature and really exploring the mansion itself takes on a much bigger role in this game."
He also let slip that another historic character will be making an appearance in the game.
"Toad (a recurring Mario franchise character) does make some appearances. Maybe I'm not supposed to say that. (laughs) It's going to be very fun when Toad appears."
When looking to the future of the video games industry, Miyamoto sees the promise of continued success. He points out that video games are now something everyone expects to exist instead of just a phase or fad of entertainment.
"The fact that we've reached an age where video games are being received the way they are just makes me very grateful," Miyamoto said. "There was a time when people always asked, when is the video game boom going to end? We've reached a stage where there's no longer a question of when the boom's going to end.
"It is simply: there are video games."


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Photo release from the U.S. Maritime Commission, May 13, 1945.
U.S. Maritime Commission
News Foto Release No. 74, (#2 of 12)
Salute Your Merchant Marine on Maritime Day--May 22
Not done with mirrors: Victory ships almost as far as the eye can reach line up at a West Coast shipyard for final outfitting before joining our vast merchant fleet. On Maritime Day, May 22, we shall have nearly 300 of these crack cargo type in service, and 300 more will be delivered before the year is out.
--Maritime Commission photo 4236
(Courtesy U.S. Maritime Administration)
Questions for Photo 2
1. This photo and caption was sent to local newspapers by the Maritime Commission to announce the upcoming Maritime Day. What do you think Maritime Day was about? Would Maritime Day be something worth celebrating? Explain.
2. What artistic elements did the photographer include in this Photo 2?
3. On the docks in front of the ships are lengths of chain. How might the chain be used on these ships?
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text: STYLE A Day in The Life of Hollywood's Most Powerful Women 10:30 AM PST 12/11/2013 by Tim Appelo , Seth Abramovitch FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME FROM LEFT: O'Neill, Berwick, Kolb, Lee, Josephson and Brenner Six top women in show business give THR a peek at their packed weekly schedules, from mogul meetings to battles with toddlers over bunny slippers. This story first appeared in The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Power 100 issue. Because you are one, you might assume that you already know what it's like to be a female entertainment executive, reading bedtime stories to kids each night before rising bright and early to run the starmaker machinery behind the stories Hollywood brings to the world. But how does everybody else do it? THR got a hold of the actual personal appointment books of Discovery Communications Group president Eileen O'Neill, Relativity president of production Robbie Brenner, E! Entertainment president Suzanne Kolb, BET chairman and CEO Debra Lee, WME partner Nancy Josephson and Bravo/Oxygen Media president Frances Berwick. They all kindly opened up their iPhone calendars and Outlook datebooks, confirming the exhausting but exhilarating experience of their everyday lives. They may hop a cross-country jet, bond with the first lady, sell a series, guide an Oscar winner, pour a bath and save the world's drinking water in their spare time: It's all in a day's work. LIST: The Hollywood Reporter's 2013 Women in Entertainment Power 100 MONDAY, NOV. 18 5:30 AM Relativity president of production ROBBIE BRENNER rises in Los Angeles and checks tracking on next month's big Hollywood movies, followed by early morning reading of the latest draft of Wentworth Miller's novel Scare Me ("I get my best reading done in the quiet hours of the morning," she says) and getting her girls Isabella, 8, and India, 4, ready for school. 7 AM After jogging and walking the dog, EILEEN O'NEILL, Discovery Communications Group president, watches cuts of Discovery and TLC shows at her Silver Spring, Md., home before greenlight meetings. "On the mornings before, I'm usually cramming," she says. Meanwhile, BRENNER hikes Fryman Canyon twice a week: "I do this a lot. It's where I can clear my head." On Friday of this week, she would return with her golden retriever, Marley. 8 AM President of E! Entertainment SUZANNE KOLB drops off Katie, 3, at preschool: "We play our 'spot the animals on the billboards' game as we drive down Sunset." 9:30 AM BRENNER spearheads a casting meeting for The Most Wonderful Time, starring Diane Keaton, to be directed by Stepmom screenwriter Jessie Nelson. 11 AM After catching up with NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group chair Bonnie Hammer, KOLB has her monthly breakfast with 10 E! employees, "who get to ask me anything they have on their minds." Then she jumps in her car and rolls into the driveway at the Kardashians' Hidden Hills home at 11 on the dot. "We discussed a Christmas special idea that could include home movies of past family celebrations and a reveal of their highly anticipated Christmas card," she says. 1 PM WME partner NANCY JOSEPHSON has a Polo Lounge power lunch "with an Oscar-winning movie star thinking about her first TV series," she says. "An Oscar winner she'd been in a movie with stopped by the table. Stars love the Polo Lounge -- no paparrazi, just a pianist playing Cole Porter." 4 PM O'NEILL runs a Shark Week meeting to come up with an idea for Craig Piligian, CEO of Pilgrim Films, to top the mega-success of Megaladon. "Megalodon was the highest-rated show in Shark Week history," she says. 6 PM BET chairman and CEO DEBRA LEE attends a live 106 and Park taping of Michelle Obama's appearance and tweets about it to her 21,036 followers. She also meets with Obama personally: "She wanted to connect directly with young people about the importance of a good education, so she chose 106 and Park." STORY: Oprah Winfrey on Forgoing Motherhood, Being 'Counted Out' and the Meeting That Turned OWN Around TUESDAY, NOV. 19 9 AM BRENNER takes her daughter on a school field trip to Storybook Theatre in North Hollywood to see Goldilocks and the Three Bears before hitting the office. There, she prepares for her 2:30 meeting with Casey Affleck, Relativity president Tucker Tooley, Expendables producer Basil Iwanyk and The Way Way Back producer Kevin Walsh, to discuss an untitled Josh Hamilton project. O'NEILL boards a flight to L.A. and catches up on emails. 12:30 PM KOLB lunches with NBCU Cable Entertainment president and chief content officer Jeff Wachtel and executive vp program development Jeff Olde. "We congratulated Jeff Olde on Total Divas' success," she says. Then she meets with the cast of E!'s upcoming series Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. 1:30 PM "Meeting with David Hasselhoff was the most fun I've had this week," says O'NEILL. "The energy was amazing -- it was incredible to hear his stories and great to hear how much he loved singing on Shark After Dark last year." 4:30 PM BRENNER, with Out of the Furnace director Scott Cooper and castmembers Affleck, Christian Bale and Zoe Saldana, attends the film's screening and reception for media and tastemakers hosted by Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh and producers Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Killoran at Soho House. 5 PM O'NEILL conducts a creative meeting for Mythbusters with co-hosts Adam Savage (in person) and Jamie Hyneman (on Skype). The kickoff episode for January is Star Wars-themed, "which is near and dear to both their hearts coming from the special effects world," she says. "We were talking about adding a live component to it." 7:30 PM BRENNER has her quarterly meeting for Thirst Project with founder Seth Maxwell at her Beverly Hills office: "I am so passionate about this organization, which is dedicated to raising awareness and creating a sustainable solution to the clean water crisis." 9 PM After rolling calls on the drive home from her Mid-Wilshire offices to her Coldwater Canyon house, KOLB has dinner, then it's bath, playtime and bedtime for Katie. Mom helps draft a college scholarship application: "I have the privilege of mentoring a brilliant and beautiful high school senior [thanks to THR's mentorship program]," she says. PHOTOS: The Resurgence of Oprah Winfrey WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 7 AM "This is when I negotiate a school-appropriate outfit with my toddler," says KOLB. "Bunny slippers are not for school." 8:30 AM FRANCES BERWICK, president of Bravo and Oxygen Media, has breakfast with NBCUniversal executive vp business development Cesar Conde, recently hired away from his post as Univision Networks president, at Rock Center Cafe. 9:30 AM O'NEILL has a breakfast meeting with Craig Ferguson about Shark After Dark: "His company did our live show every night of Shark Week. We had been talking about doing a similar show for our Naked and Afraid series," the reality show which puts two unclothed survivalists in the wilderness for 21 days. "We were sealing the deal, if you will." 10 AM BRENNER meets with Cliff Dorfman, writer of Relativity's The Crow reboot, about upcoming projects. "We recently signed an overall deal with Cliff after his wonderful work on The Crow," she says. "I'm excited to be working with him in the long term." 11 AM Says KOLB after her meeting with E! News co-anchor Giuliana Rancic: "Too bad that adorable baby Duke isn't old enough for his own show." 12 PM BERWICK has a five-hour development meeting about winter programming with Oxygen development head Cori Abraham. O'NEILL conducts a pitch meeting with a talent who sees angels. "The meeting almost went off the rails with her trying to give me messages from the dearly departed," she says. "I have an Irish uptight force field around me. I said, 'Yeah, let's not do this.' " At 4:30, she Skypes the real angel in her life, son Quinn. 3 PM JOSEPHSON and a colleague do ancient civilizations homework with a mentee from WME partner school Whaley Middle School in her office. "We need to brush up on our seventh grade math," she says. 5 PM A car will be picking up KOLB at 7:30 for a red-eye to New York, so she ducks out of a talent meeting early to spend an hour of dinner and playtime with her daughter. 7:30 PM O'NEILL takes a producer to a Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game at Staples Center: "Home team won." 8 PM After bedtime stories with Katie, KOLB watches Chelsea Lately, E! News and the latest rough cuts of E! shows like Total Divas. STORY: The Hollywood Reporter's Mentorship Program Turns 5 THURSDAY, NOV. 21 7 AM O'NEILL discusses a natural history show with international offices and preps for a production meeting, a job candidate interview and a meeting with comedian Bob Oschack, aka Bob the Shark. 9 AM KOLB starts her New York day by grabbing a bite with NBCU president of sales Linda Yaccarino at The London, then walks over to her guest office at 30 Rockefeller Center: "I oddly hear the [30 Rock] theme song in my head every time I walk in." 10:30 AM After viewing a market-research screening of thriller Earth to Echo, BRENNER recaps with Kevin Goetz at Screen Engine, who drives the studio's marketing research, along with Relativity division execs and filmmakers Dave Green and Andrew Panay. 1 PM JOSEPHSON attends a luncheon at The Bazaar with Sarah Adolphson, head of WME Foundation, to talk about LA Kitchen, an organization supported by client and celebrity chef Jose Andres. "Robert Eggers' DC Kitchen gives work to ex-cons and youth aging out of foster care, and repurposes tons of food," says Josephson. "And now there's going to be one here -- it's so great!" Meanwhile, BRENNER lunches with Cathy Schulman, friend and Women in Film president, at Cecconi's, where they chat about being Hollywood working moms. 2:30 PM BERWICK attends the "Hammer Direct Reports" meeting presided over by Bonnie Hammer. 7:30 PM BRENNER attends Dallas Buyers Club's AMPAS screening at Hollywood's Linwood Dunn Theater, which includes a Q-and-A with Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, co-writers Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack and producer Rachel Winter. 10:30 PM O'NEILL hops in a car to LAX. On the jet, she screens Bakery Boss, Escaping the Prophet and other TLC shows. "At 11 p.m., I collapsed in a heap at home in Silver Spring." STORY: Women in Entertainment Mentorship Grad: 'It's the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Me' FRIDAY, NOV. 22 3 AM O'NEILL is awakened by her beagle "going nuts because there was a fire truck in the neighborhood," she says. "I gave up getting back to sleep, may still be on West Coast time." 10 AM BRENNER's 30-minute meeting with Sissy Spacek turns into 90, as they discuss Badlands and Coal Miner's Daughter. "I'm in awe of her beauty, grace and intelligence, and I found myself mesmerized by her." 10:30 AM WME's JOSEPHSON meets with a New York-based actress-writer who flew in to L.A. to pitch a show. "We pitched to Showtime at 10:30 and HBO at 1, and HBO bought it," she says. "A good way to go into the weekend. It's about putting clients together." 11:30 AM O'NEILL holds a live events meeting discussing where Nik Wallenda, of Grand Canyon tightrope-walk fame, will walk next: city or scenic wonder? "We had a robust debate." 1 PM BRENNER holds a Best of Me casting call with DiNovi Pictures and Relativity. "This is our third time working with Nicholas Sparks." Later, she goes over the hill to pick up her daughters from school. 6 PM BRENNER ventures to the grocery store to "see what inspires me for dinner. My girls and I love to cook together." Tomorrow, she will take her daughters horseback riding at the Burbank Equestrian Center before working a Dallas Buyers Club press lunch and screening reception at CAA hosted by Reese Witherspoon and Gone Girl producer Bruna Papandrea. Later in the weekend, she will attend an Out of the Furnace dinner with Bale, Affleck, Saldana, Cooper, producer Colleen Camp and guest Michael Mann at the Chateau Marmont. 7:30 PM JOSEPHSON has dinner with friends and fellow parents while "our kids are at a dance party." 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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast cancer survivors who struggle with hot flashes may find respite in an antidepressant, according to a new study that suggests the medication should be the go-to drug when the overheating is severe.
Most women get hot flashes when their estrogen levels start to plummet in menopause, but the symptoms may be especially taxing for breast cancer patients who've received chemotherapy or estrogen-blocking drugs.
However, doctors are reluctant to prescribe hormone replacement therapy — the standard drug therapy — to such women, because it might fuel tumor growth.
Instead, they've begun using antidepressants and gabapentin (Neurontin), an epilepsy medicine also used to treat certain types of pain.
The new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, shows for the first time that although gabapentin was just as effective and safe as the antidepressant venlafaxine (Effexor), most women chose the latter.
"For some people, venlafaxine works better than gabapentin and for others, gabapentin works better," said Dr. Charles Loprinzi, a breast cancer researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who worked on the new study.
"The patients in the end preferred venlafaxine by two-thirds to one-third," he said.
The researchers studied a group of 66 women with a minimum of two "bothersome" hot flashes per day. The women were randomly assigned to take first one drug for a month, then the other, and jotted down the severity and frequency of their hot flashes.
Both drugs, which can be purchased in the U.S. for about $20 per month, cut severity by two-thirds. Whether a woman favored one drug or the other depended largely on which had helped her symptoms more.
Some women also reported side effects, such as nausea, constipation, appetite loss and orgasm difficulty on venlafaxine, and negative mood changes, increased appetite and dizziness on gabapentin.
"If a person wants to have their hot flashes go away the best way to do that is to use a hormone," said Loprinzi. "If it's preferred to do it in a non-hormone manner, then it makes sense to use venlafaxine or another new antidepressant or gabapentin."
For many women, menopausal hot flashes are manageable and gradually subside within a couple years. For others, they are longer lasting and more severe.
"I find that unless women are really bothered, they don't want to take a drug," Dr. Patricia A. Ganz, who was not involved in the research, said in an e-mail to Reuters Health.
"However, those that are can try one of several different effective drugs. This trial suggests that venlafaxine should be tried first, since it was effective and preferred," added Ganz, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, Schools of Medicine & Public Health.
She added that women without a history of cancer could also take the drugs.
"I have given them to women at high risk for breast cancer who are on (the estrogen-blocking drug) tamoxifen," she said.
The study was funded by the Ontario chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, but some of the authors have received funding from companies that make antidepressants.
Drug-free treatments with fewer side effects also exist, although there is more controversy about their use.
Earlier this year, for instance, Dr. Eleanor M. Walker of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that acupuncture was just as helpful as venlafaxine in women treated with tamoxifen.
"I generally recommend acupuncture if the patient can afford it or if their insurance partially covers it," Walker said in an e-mail. "I think the literature is showing that acupuncture is equivalent to drug therapy without the side effects."
"I think women should discuss their options with their doctors to determine what treatment options would be best for them," she added.
SOURCE: link.reuters.com/byd27m Journal of Clinical Oncology, online November 8, 2010.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – After having its scheduled Saturday game cancelled due to rain, UC Santa Barbara brought a new storm to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Sunday, scoring 29 runs over two games to sweep a doubleheader from Princeton University and send the Tigers back to New Jersey with a winless record.
A wacky, see-saw first game ended with an 18-10 scoreline in favor of UCSB. The Gauchos wrapped up the twinbill with significantly more ease, winning by a score of 11-0. UCSB ended the day with a 7-1 record, while Princeton fell to 0-3 after the opening weekend to its season.
With the series win over Princeton, UCSB has now won eight series in a row dating back to last season.
High scoring games have been few and far between with Andrew Checketts at the helm of the program. This is the first time that UCSB and its opponent have both reached double-digits in runs since Feb. 18, 2012 against Oregon State, which was also Checketts's first win as a head coach. The Gauchos took that 12 inning contest by a score of 13-12.
UCSB's 29 runs was its most in two consecutive games since plating 32 in the final pair of games in a series against Saint Mary's on Mar. 14 and 15, 2009.
Though the scoring of the morning match seems lopsided, Princeton actually led that game 9-6 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning. That deficit turned out to be more effective than the strongest espresso in jolting the Gauchos awake, as they outscored the Tigers 23-1 from that point on.
Sophomore designated hitter Robby Nesovic stood out on offense in particular. The powerful righty stoked UCSB's offensive fire in the opener by smacking three doubles and driving in four runs. He ended the day with a 5-9 line, five RBIs, and a pair of runs scored.
Senior third baseman Joey Epperson had yet another spectacular day with the bat as well, going 3-3 in the opener with three runs scored before going 2-4 in the nightcap. Epperson's line would have been even more impressive were it not for a web gem-esque leaping catch of a bases-loaded line drive by Princeton second baseman Danny Hoy in Epperson's final at bat of the day that denied UCSB's leadoff man another hit and at least two RBIs.
On the mound, the Gauchos were led by the two pitchers who would ultimately end up with the "W" in their respective games.
In the nightcap, freshman righty Shane Bieber recorded his first career win by tossing seven shutout innings and allowing just four hits, all of which were singles. After fanning just one batter in his collegiate debut, the command artist struck out a batter in each frame he pitched on Sunday.
The Laguna Hills, Calif. native finished strong by retiring 10 of the final 11 batters he faced. He also showed poise beyond his years in pitching out of a bases-loaded, one out jam in the third by coaxing back-to-back flyouts to end the inning.
Freshman closer Dillon Tate pitched a scoreless eighth before the game was called due to darkness, giving him four appearances with no runs alllowed on the year.
In the morning game, junior Greg Mahle stabilized what had been a shaky collective UCSB pitching performance by tossing three innings of one-hit ball after coming in with a runner on and nobody out in the seventh. That single knock on Mahle's line came against the first batter he faced, a bloop single off the bat of Alec Keller. The Westminster, Calif. native quickly recovered, after intentionally walking the bases loaded, to retire Princeton's 4-5 hitters and extinguish the potential rally before any runs were scored. Mahle moved to 2-1 after earning the win.
Though they eventually won by eight runs, the first win was far from assured early in the game.
UCSB went ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first behind RBI doubles from Nesovic and junior outfielder Cameron Newell, but the Tigers came roaring back with five runs of their own in the top of the second to go back ahead. The Gauchos then answered back with four runs in the next half inning, highlighted by another RBI double from Nesovic, to go ahead 6-5.
Keller, Hoy, and catcher Tyler Servais each contributed RBI hits in a four-run third inning that knocked UCSB starter Dylan Hecht from the game and gave Princeton its biggest lead of the day at 9-6. The Gauchos fought back to tie the game with a two-run double from junior second baseman Woody Woodward in the fifth, but promptly fell behind 10-9 in the top of the sixth.
UCSB shifted the scales in its favor permanently by scoring eight runs over the seventh and eighth innings. The decisive run was scored by Joey Epperson off an RBI double from shortstop Peter Maris just following the seventh inning stretch.
Though clutch hits were to be had in abundance, the Gauchos also thrived in other offensive areas, swiping nine bases on the day (with nobody caught stealing) to go along with four sacrifice flies and a whopping 10 hit-by-pitches.
This upcoming week, the Gauchos will welcome Waseda University of Japan to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium for a Tuesday exhibition before heading to the University of Arizona this weekend for a three-team tournament featuring the Wildcats and Mississippi State. First pitch on Tuesday is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.


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Food: 3 stars
Service: 4 stars
Ambience: 2 stars
Price: $-$$
Address: 2500 30th St., Suite 101, Boulder
Contact: 303-955-7988 or freshthymeseatery.com
Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday
Credit cards: Accepted
Noise level: Low. Like the food, the noise levels are sustainable and free of harmful additives.
Early buzz around Boulder's Fresh Thymes Eatery highlighted its unique business model, which carried the moniker of "localvesting."
This restaurant gives customers an opportunity to buy memberships similar to community-supported agriculture farm shares. Diners receive gift cards exceeding the amount of their investment, while the restaurant gets seed cash — pun brazenly intended — to dish out healthy, local food.
All this investment talk might have overshadowed the finer points regarding the bill of fare, which wholeheartedly embraces organics and eschews GMOs. The diverse menu is totally gluten-free, including the beer, and there are items for both herbivores and carnivores, as free-range poultry and grassfed beef are available.
Remarkably friendly staff cheerfully assist diners in picking out selections appropriate for food allergies, as well as vegan, vegetarian and paleo choices. One gracious server stood out for taking plenty of time to walk me through the menu. She also helpfully suggested phone directions for my dining companion, who had difficulty finding this restaurant's Steelyards location off 30th Street.
Fresh Thymes' up-to-the-minute interior boasts the blond woods and calming palette typical of fast-casual spots. Despite having been open only since August, it already has the comforting vibe of a familiar neighborhood hangout. During a recent dinner visit, there were clearly at least a few regulars among the mixed crowd of young families, couples and solo diners.
Happy hour runs until 6:30 p.m., and we had arrived early enough to benefit from $5 pricing on the creamed kale and mushroom dip. This small plate was a more-than-fair deal, although the regular tab of $8 seemed pricey by comparison.
Attractively presented on a rustic wooden tray, this spread came with nicely crusty grilled baguette, slices of crisply fresh beet and cucumber, as well as celery and carrot sticks. We were surprised by this dip's unexpectedly flavorful punch, likely resulting from the mushrooms being sauteed in wine, making for a wholly satisfying but not too heavy nibble.
Speaking of wine, my friend deemed her glass of $3 Pepperwood Cabernet "more than acceptable." One winning attribute of happy hour is the availability of reasonably priced specials combining wine or beer with shared plates such as the antipasti board.
Entrees include salads, sandwiches featuring fillings ranging from roasted summer vegetables to grassfed beef, and chicken or steak plates with a choice of sides. My carnivorous companion opted for a $12.50 plate spotlighting four ounces of grass-finished skirt steak. A smoky whisper of exterior char complemented the decently rare center. An eye-catching red pepper Romesco sauce, pleasantly bright in every sense and impeccably fresh tasting, made for a compelling Mediterranean condiment.
Two side salads differed in their approach to flavor, but vibrant freshness was a common denominator. Curried cauliflower was textbook crisp tender, with plump raisins tempering the spice's complex but understated heat. In contrast, tomato, cucumber and onion made for a refreshing reminder of summer's best produce. If these salads were music, the first would be a contemplative world-beat piece; the second would be cool jazz.
My entree was two pieces of roasted free-range chicken with flatbread and bean soup. Simply yet effectively seasoned, the poultry was slightly dry but much tastier than less-sustainable factory birds. I was also happily surprised when one of the servers brought me a third piece of chicken after remarking that the portion on my plate looked small.
Flatbread was of the Italian foccacia school, heavily freighted with sun-dried tomato. On the plus side, it was difficult to distinguish this baked good from gluten-laden versions. However, it was noticeably blander than the other sides, but this could be easily remedied by tossing an assertive herb such as rosemary into the mix.
The daily bean cup possessed a rib-sticking quality that made it more of an entree stew perfect for cold temperatures than a mere side soup. Bits of steak enhanced the heartiness quotient and illustrated how meat can be an effective seasoning instead of the main event. The rest carried an earthy flavor and a not-too-soft, not-too-hard, consistency demonstrating the kitchen does, in fact, know beans.
For having been open for as short a time as it has, Fresh Thymes has handily established itself as an inviting neighborhood hangout.
Signature fresh flavors appealing to nearly every dietary need compelled my omnivorous companion to vow to return to Fresh Thymes with her vegetarian husband. She declared, "It's perfect for mixed marriages."


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Giuseppe Verdi based his famous opera on the novel 'The Lady of the Camellias' by Alexandre Dumas. Robert Wilson's production of Violetta Valéry's tragic fate is his first work at the State Theater of Linz, Austria, one of the most modern operatic stages in Europe by architect Terry Pawson.
Daniel Spaw, Takeshi Moriuchi (conductor), Robert Wilson (direction, set and light design); Nicola Panzer (co-direction); Stephanie Engeln (co-set design); Yashi (costumes); John Torres (light design); Konrad Kuhn, Wolfgang Haendeler (dramaturgy)
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Lenders Get Even More Strict With Borrowers
Mortgage rates continue to hit new lows, but the ultra-low rates are out of reach for many would-be borrowers who can't meet strict underwriting standards. And new national data suggests that underwriting standards for getting a loan are getting even stricter, too.
FICO credit scores on all new loans closed in August averaged 750. That is nine points higher than one year ago, according to a survey of about 2 million mortgages by Ellie Mae Inc., a mortgage technology firm used by many lenders. For home owners who refinanced in August, the average FICO score was 769—even higher—at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That is up six points from last August. According to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for home purchasers the average credit score was 763.
The developer of FICO scores, Fair Isaac Co., finds that 78.5 percent of all consumers have scores that fall between 300 and 749. "Barely one in five, in other words, scores high enough to meet today's FICO score averages at Fannie and Freddie," The Washington Post reports.
Besides high credit scores, borrowers are coming with higher down payments to satisfy lenders, too. Home buyers who used a Fannie or Freddie loan had, on average, a 21 percent down payment in August. Home owners who refinanced had average equity in their homes of 30 percent.
Would-be borrowers who were denied Fannie and Freddie loans also still had seemingly solid credit profiles, The Washington Post reports, with the average buyer denied boasting a 734 FICO score and a 19 percent down payment.
Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae's chief economist, believes that standards will eventually ease up as banks get rid of some of the extra credit-risk fees that they've had to add to mortgage quotes since the housing crisis. He also thinks lenders' fears will ease too about costly "buyback demands from Fannie and Freddie," The Washington Post reports.
Source: "Mortgage Lenders Set Higher Standards for the Average Borrower," The Washington Post (Sept. 28, 2012)


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February 22, 2007, 1:44 pm
The year of the dead sledneck?
It may be the year of the pig in China, but in the world of avalanche fatalities, the season is shaping up to be the year of the sledneck. Of the 14 avalanche fatalities this winter in North America, 10 were on snowmobiles. Last Saturday, Feb. 17, avalanches in three states – Utah, Idaho and Montana – caught seven backcountry slednecks, killing five. In Montana, the pair of snowmobilers killed that day near the town of Townsend marked the state's fourth and fifth snowmobiling avalanche deaths of the season.


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MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The No. 7 Birmingham-Southern baseball team defeated Illinois Wesleyan this evening, 9-7, to advance to tomorrow's championship round against Webster University, who defeated BSC earlier today by the score of 6-1. Box Score | Central Regional
The Panthers move to 38-8 on the year while staving off elimination; IWU ends its season at 31-17. BSC will face off against Webster tomorrow at noon, and must win twice to win the regional title.
An RBI single by sophomore Austin Justice in the top of the first put BSC on the board at 1-0. In the top of the second, a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch put the Panthers up 2-0, and a run scored on a balk increased the margin to 3-0.
Freshman David Bourbonnais recorded an RBI single in the top of the third to put the Panthers up 4-0, but the Titans tied it up in the bottom of the third on a two-RBI double, another RBI double, and a sacrifice fly-out.
BSC took back the lead quickly in the top of the fourth as senior Jon Walker hit an inside-the-park grand slam to put the Panthers up 8-4. A sac-fly from freshman Zach Wagner increased the lead to 9-4.
Illinois Wesleyan scored a single run in the bottom of the fourth, and two in the bottom of the seventh to threaten the Panthers' lead, cutting it to 9-7. In the bottom of the eighth the Titans got the game-tying run on base but junior right-hander Blake Yance got the Panthers out of the jam and BSC held IWU scoreless in the bottom of the ninth for the win.
Yance got the save, his fifth of the year, after throwing 2.2 innings and giving up only one hit with three strikeouts. Sophomore Miles Nordgren got the win after coming in in relief and pitching three innings, allowing two hits and one earned run with one strikeout. Sophomore Ralls Pennington started on the mound, and Bourbonnais also saw action.
BSC out-hit the Titans 15-7, led by Justice who was 4-5. Bourbonnais was 2-3, Walker was 2-4, and junior Stephen Denton and sophomore Evan Grovenstein were both 2-5. Walker led with his four RBI off the grand slam.


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The new year has arrived—and with it, the inevitable wave of self-improvement plans and resolutions. Along with pledging to lose weight or kick a coffee habit, why not resolve to be a better manager in 2013?
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You can't sue Britney B*tch!
Steaming pile of human poo, Sam Lutfi, had his defamation case against Britney Spears TOSSED OUT OF COURT yesterday. Lufti was claiming that Britney owed him money for being her "manager" during her whole WTF phase a few years ago. Her mom claimed that Lutfi was indeed DRUGGING the pop start to keep control of her. (Do you remember what he said to Lynne Spears about "pissing" on Britney's grave??")
Lutfi, 38, a onetime confidante of the singer, sued Britney for unpaid fees, her dad Jamie Spears for allegedly punching him, and mom Lynne Spears for purportedly defaming him in her 2008 book.
"I really thought long and hard about this," Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bruguera said before dismissing the case. "It's the right thing to do."
Jamie's attorney Leon Gladstone said following the hearing, "We're delighted, we feel it's the right result."
Jamie Spears, who hugged his legal team, declined to comment.
Lutfi appeared emotionless, then said, "I'm going to appeal" after leaving the courtroom. [People]
Of course this flaming pile of turd-dom wasn't just looking for money from Brit Brit and her family. It is being circulated that he just wanted to get his name back into the press, drag her name through the mud, embarrass Spears and her family, AND get money... allegedly.
I commend the judge for doing to RIGHT thing and tossing out the case. That is RARE here in SoCal the land of frivolous law suits.
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Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk - laptop specifications.
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Basic Specs Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
Operating System:
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function.
Win 8 64
Processor Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
Processor - is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions.
Core i5 2500 MHz
Processor Model:
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L2 cache:
L3 Cache:
Memory Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
6144 MB DDR3 1333 MHz
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Number of Total Memory Slots:
Sometimes the best way to determine how many memory slots are in the computer and how many are available for upgrade is to open the computer and examine the computer motherboard.
Display Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
15.6-inch, 1366x768, widescreen
Display Screen Type:
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Backlight Technology:
An LED-backlit LCD is a flat panel display which uses LED backlighting instead of the cold cathode fluorescent (CCFL) backlighting used by most other LCDs.[1] LED-backlit LCD TVs use the same TFT LCD (thin film transistor liquid crystal display) technologies as CCFL-backlit LCD TVs. Picture quality is primarily based on TFT LCD technology, independent of backlight type.
Graphics Controller:
Graphics Chipset Model:
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
Graphics Memory:
Storage Devices Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
Optical Drive Type:
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DVD-RW, internal
Storage Size:
The amount of storage on a hard disk, measured in gigabytes and terabytes. Hard drive capacity is generally measured by the amount of data users need to store, which is usually much greater than the space applications take up.
500 GB Serial ATA
Hard Drive Speed:
5400 r/min
Communication Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
NIC 1000 Mbit/s
Wireless Communication:
bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11n
Bluetooth Standard:
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USB 2.0x2, USB 3.0, VGA (D-Sub), HDMI, microphone input, audio output/headphone, LAN (RJ-45)
Expansion slots Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
Memory Card Reader:
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Memory Card Support:
MS, MS PRO, SD, xD-Picture Card
Battery Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
Maximum Battery Run Time:
3 hours
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Input Devices Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
Pointing Device Type:
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Audio Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
Detailed Specs Acer ASPIRE V3-571G-53216G50Makk
Yes, 1.3 million pixels
Lock slot
Dimensions (HxWxT):
382x253x33.2 mm
2.6 kg
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The Mayhew Home
Mayhew is one of the most effective animal welfare organisations in London, helping thousands of dogs and cats to escape a life of abandonment, cruelty and neglect each year.
What does the public think about The Mayhew Home?
We ask you, the public, for your thoughts on The Mayhew Home. Here are the real-time results.
How transparent do you feel the charity is?
Do you feel the charity is open and honest about about their activities, fundraising and spending?
Does the charity communicate effectively?
How good is the charity at following up with you after you've donated or interacted with them in some way?
Do you feel the charity is effective at creating positive change?
How effective do you feel the charity is? Do you feel they have a positive impact on their cause?
How likeable do you find the charity?
Do you find that you warm to the charity and become keen to follow the charity's progress?
How friendly is the charity's approach to asking you for a donation?
Have you ever felt pressured or guilted into supporting the charity? Or is the charity's approach more friendly and focused on impact?
Is donating easy and enjoyable?
How easy do you find donating to the charity? Is it an enjoyable and rewarding experience?
Does the charity pester you for repeat/further donations?
After you've made a donation, do you feel pressured by the charity to make further or regular donations?
BAD = I've felt a lot of pressure
GREAT = I've never felt any pressure
Does the charity send you unneccesary and unwanted marketing junk?
Do you receive unwanted "gifts" like pens, magnets and badges in the mail?
BAD = Way too much
GREAT = I've not received any unwanted gifts
Does the charity offer many opportunities for volunteering?
Do you find the charity's website easy to use?
How easily are you able to navigate around the charity's website? Are you able to find everything you want to quickly?
How social is the charity?
Is the charity active and engaging with supporters on social media?
How The Mayhew Home receives and spends funds
Here's the latest publicly available financial information for The Mayhew Home. This information is supplied by the charity to the charities commission and displayed here to help you make more informed decisions about your giving.
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