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I have been looking for months for a job...no luck. All the opportunities I am receiving are internships...should I take another internship and hope to get in that way?
It would be helpful to know where you are located & what you do/what type of production or post production work that you are interested in pursuing.
That being said, you are in the most unfortunate era for getting that first job. It is hard to get jobs these days. My stepson graduated two years ago. After a false start doing something he wasn't certain he wanted to do, and few prospects after leaving that job, he made a huge life decision. He just joined the Army and will be learning Broadcast Engineering.
I'm not advocating that the military is the solution for everyone. It's the creative thinking aspect. He wasn't getting traction and was feeling lost and uncertain, so he found something that worked for him.
I graduated in what was then called "the worst job market since the Depression" (although I truly understand that now it has to be called the "second-worst") I worked three restaurant/banquet server jobs my first year out of college while pursuing several temporary & freelance opportunities after my internship. I didn't get my first "real job" until a year after I graduated. I think that I had 5 W2 forms and 4 1099s that year. At the time that seemed absoultely ridiculous. (As a freelancer/small business owner, I now get a significantly larger number of 1099s every year.)
If internships are all that are out there right now, and you can afford the time between your job(s) that keep you afloat, then be choosy and pick the one that propels you forward in the area you are interested in. And then impress the heck out of those people. Be the soluion to their problems.
You're not alone. It's hard, but don't let it get to you. It does NOT reflect your skills or your worth. The market is tight. You need to get creative!!
Don't know if any of this helps...but I hope it does!


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Google Nexus One 'not a gamble'
8 February 2010 — 11:21 AM
Google's decision to sell the Nexus One handset itself is not too much of a gamble, experts have said.
According to mobile applications analytics company Flurry, the Google Nexus One was outsold by its competitors in launch week. The Motorola DROID sold more than 12 times the number of Google's device, the T-Mobile myTouch 3G sold three times more and the Apple iPhone 3GS sold 80 times more.
Conrad Longmore, editor at Mobile Gazette, said: "Selling handsets SIM-free is not a threat to carriers, especially as many carriers now offer SIM-only contracts where the customer can use whatever unlocked phone they like."
He added that one disadvantage for consumers is that selling it this way does tend to make it more expensive.
The handset could encourage some people to trade in their used phones in order to receive cash towards an upgrade.
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Kampala — In 24 years, ten judges heard this case and seven lawyers argued it out. Hillary Nsambu narrates the story of the Athina club house...
A civil case in which the honorary Consul of Cyprus has been fighting to deregister a London-based Ugandan Asian property tycoon from his multi-million property that encompasses Athina Club House in Kampala, has finally been decided after 24 years.
The Supreme Court, on November 23, 2006, delivered the judgment in which a five-judge coram unanimously dismissed, as worthless, the appeal by the tycoon, Nazmudini Gulam Hussein Virani.
The court ruled that No. 30 Windsor Crescent, Kampala, which is registered as lease No 37670 on LRV 240 Folio3, belongs to the Honorary Consul of Cyprus, Nicholas Roussos, the surviving son of the original owner, the late Eugenia Genovefa Roussos (Mrs).
"It was a difficult case, however, in the end justice has prevailed.
Evidence was very clear that the signature of the original owner, the late Eugenia Genovefa Roussos was forged. The burden was on those who claimed to have bought the property to prove that they were a bona fide purchaser, which they failed to do. All the courts were justified to decide the way they did," Didas Nkurunziza, one of the lawyers for Roussos said after the Supreme Court decision.
The Honorary Consul, Nicholas Roussos had this to say: "I am overjoyed because justice is done and those who claimed to have bought have been proved wrong.
Thanks also to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials who restrained Virani from evicting the Consulate from the property at a mere application to set aside the initial judgment."
The late Eugenia Genovefa Roussos filed the case in the High Court in 1982 against Virani, in an effort to recover the suit property from him. Her major contention was that the transfer of the property into Virani's names had been fraudulently done, arguing that the signature on the transfer forms that was purported to be hers, had been forged.
In 24 years, two judges of the High Court, three justices of the Court of Appeal and five justices of the Supreme Court heard the case.
Seven lawyers in all, two of whom have since died, argued this case.
The late Andrew Tibamanya, Joseph Mulenga (now Justice of the Supreme Court), Didas Nkurunziza and John Kaggwa, represented the Roussos family, while the late Jonathan Kateera, Godfrey Lule and James Nangwala represented Virani.
The first trial judge, Kantinti, died after deciding in favour of Eugenia Genovefa Roussos, who also died some time later, when the first judgment was set aside and a second hearing was ordered.
(Their deaths are, in no way, related to the case)
Before she died, Eugenia Genovefa had told the first trial judge that she bought the property from a Goan businessman called De Souza in 1961 and had never attempted to sell it to anyone at all after becoming the registered proprietor on July 19 of the same year.
According to evidence on record, she told the court that in 1969, Virani fraudulently transferred the property into his and his father's names, Nazmudin Gulam Hussein Virani and Gulamhussein Virani respectively, purporting that they had bought the property from Genovefa, which was not true.
Before she could institute a case in court, the military regime of Idi Amin expelled the Roussos family together with the 60,000 Asians from Uganda in August 1972.
According to the court record on April 22, 1969, Gulamhussein Virani, now deceased and his son Nazmudin Gulamhussein Virani were registered as tenants in common of the suit property by a deed of transfer. They mortgaged the property to the Registrar of the Trustees of the Vithaldas Hindas Lohana Vidyrth Bhava.
On April 25, 1969, they took another mortgage in favour of D. Pradhar. A year later, on March 13, 1970 they mortgaged the same suit property to the Housing Finance Company of Uganda. They also left Uganda under the orders of Idi Amin in 1972.
The suit property, like any other abandoned property after the expulsion of the Asians, was expropriated by the Government and was placed under the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB), which allocated it to the Prisons Department for its staff.
The Roussos returned to Uganda in 1980 and on discovering what had happened to the suit property, the late Mrs Eugenia Genovefa Roussos filed a suit in the High court against the Viranis for its recovery.
The first High Court trial judge, Kantinti, believed Mrs Roussos' evidence and entered an exparte judgment in her favour and ordered the Registrar of Titles to cancel Virani's names from the certificate of title and to substitute it with hers as the true owner of the property.
Later, Virani returned to Uganda and successfully contested the exparte judgment and decree of the High Court as he wanted to be heard on the case. On October 12, 1995, Justice Joseph Patrick Berko set Kantinti's judgment aside and ordered the case to be heard afresh with all the parties present in court.
The court had heard that after the exparte judgment had been set aside, Virani registered his names on the title of the property and threatened to evict the Consulate. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs restrained Virani from throwing the Consulate out, saying that they should not be disturbed until the Supreme Court finally decided the case.
Unfortunately, Mrs Roussos died before the second proceedings of the case commenced in the High Court. The Honorary Consul, Nicholas Roussos stepped in as the administrator of the estate of his mother and was substituted as the plaintiff in the suit.
Justice John Patrick Mashongo Tabaro, who took over the case from the late Kantinti, formed a crucial issue: "Whether or not the transfer of the property from Eugenia Genovefa Roussos to the Viranis was genuine or forged". It is on this issue that the whole case hinged until it was finally decided.
After a careful analysis of the signatures on the transfer forms which were availed to the court by a handwriting expert, John Baptist Mujuzi, the judge ruled that the signatures on the transfer deed was a forgery.
The judge said the Viranis failed to prove that they were the bona fide purchasers and did not even produce a handwriting expert to disprove that the deed of transfer was not a forgery.
Consequently, Tabaro said: "Since the purported transfer to the Viranis was fraudulent, they (the Viranis) did not validly acquire the title deed".
Tabaro, like his late brother, Kantinti, also ordered the Registrar of Titles to cancel the names of Virani from the certificate of title of the suit property and to substitute it with that of Nicholas Roussos, who succeeded the estate of his late mother. The judge also granted a permanent injunction restraining Virani from claiming ownership of the property. He dismissed, with costs, the counter-claim in which Virani had claimed ownership of the property.
Virani, unsuccessfully appealed to the Court of Appeal against the High Court judgment and orders as the first appellate court dismissed it as worthless and ordered Virani to pay the costs in the CoA and the HC to the Honorary Consul, Nicholas Roussos, hence this appeal to the Supreme Court, which also collapsed.
Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, chaired the five-justice coram of the Supreme Court and Justice Dr George William Kanyeihamba wrote the lead judgment. The other members of the coram were justices John Wilson Tsekooko, Alfred Karokora and Bart Katureebe. They ordered Virani to pay the costs of the case in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and in the High Court where it was tried twice.
In his judgment, Dr Kanyeihamba expressed surprise that Nandlal Karia, the purported agent of the Viranis, was not called to give evidence in their favour.
The court also heard that despite the various court decisions, the Viranis have hitherto refused to hand over the title deed to the Cyprus Consul, Nicholas Roussos and to remove a caveat from his property. However, John Kaggwa said that they would challenge the Viranis conduct in a court of law.
According to further records, Virani, in 1994, hit headlines in the press in Britain and Uganda when he was tried and convicted by the Crown Court in London, upon indictment of furnishing alleged false information and false accounting, which allegedly helped prop up the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). The BCCI was said to be one of the banks in which the Queen of England and the royal family used to bank. At the Old Bailey, the London's Central Criminal Court judge, Michael Hutchison, who convicted Virani, was quoted by the press as saying: "a custodial sentence of two and a half years was inevitable as you have committed very grave offences".
Virani, 57, had been found guilty of seven out of 14 counts of providing false information and false accounting, which helped BCCI conceal the crisis in its finances from auditors and regulatory authorities.
The tycoon was once feted the brightest and best of Britain's Asian business community. In 1994, he was estimated to be worth £110m and was hailed as Asian of the year. He had also been ranked third of the 50 richest Asians in Britain in 1990.
According to British press, Virani was chairman of the Control Securities, a £650m hotel and leisure group with 770 pubs and 23 hotels that employed 3,500 staff in 1994.
The Sunday Telegraph reported that he was a devout member of the Ismail Muslim sect and organised a fund-raising dinner at Kensington Palace on behalf of the Prince of Wales' Youth Business Trust. He had easy access to the Aga Khan, the leader of the Ismail Community.
Senior British politicians from across the spectrum used to accept his hospitality. At one time, Paddy Ashdown, then leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, was led to believe that the tycoon would be part of his party.
Virani led a 19-member British trade delegation to Uganda during the early years of the NRM administration.
Prof George Kiirya , then Uganda's High Commissioner to London, accompanied the delegation.


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Vetting (or filtering) information
I stumbled on this great piece from the Bottom-Line Performance blog that I think is worth sharing (and it's certainly something I focus on a lot in my training librarian workshops):
"The challenge for instructional designers is no longer finding some relevant information on an obscure topic. Wikipedia does that for us. The challenge becomes identifying the most important content, the facts and information that will best support the performance the organization needs to drive business results. Ruth Clark tells us that people learn more from a short description of how something works than from a longer description of how something works. Learning professionals can weed through the nice to haves and create a program that best meets the needs of the business and the learner."
The irony here is that we've been talking about this for a long time in libraries (that our worth in libraries going forward will be more on what we exclude, what we filter out, than what we include).* Here it is again, but in the context of instructional design. I'm definitely in that camp - that to remain relevant we need to make this paradigmatic leap - both as librarians and as instructors/instructional designers. Less IS best!
* I was first exposed to this idea in John Sealy Brown and Paul Duguid's book. Well worth a look:


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2016 Latino Poll: Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio Lead
Clinton is the favorite to Rubio 66 percent to 28 percent, the survey from Latino Decisions reports. Rubio also loses in a potential matchup against Vice President Joe Biden 60 percent to 28 percent.
In all the potential 2016 matchups featured in the poll, Clinton and Biden beat former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Rubio handily.
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Wolverine hoops teams hit road for Rock Springs
Jan 18, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff Writer
Game time for the girls is 2 p.m. Saturday, with the boys to follow.
One way to look at Riverton's boys and girls basketball trip to Rock Springs on Saturday is that each team will knock off one more game on the schedule in a long season. But the way both head coaches, Dick Quayle for the boys and Ron Porter for the girls, are thinking, the stakes are a bit higher when the Wolverines and Lady Wolverines begin Class 4-A West conference play this weekend.
From here on out, games count in conference standings and will determine seeding for the Class 4-A West regional tournament in Green River beginning Feb. 28.
"We really look forward to it. It's the second season of four, and I kind of look at it as a ball game. This is the second quarter of four with pre-conference, then conference, regional and state," Porter said.
Saturday's varsity games in Rock Springs start at 2 p.m. for the girls, with the boys to follow.
The Lady Wolverines hope to steal a win on the road but know they will have to stop three of the conference's top scorers and two of the top three Class 4-A West top rebounders.
"They are a solid team, but we relish the opportunity and hope that we can get out to a little better start than we have in the last few weeks," Porter said.
The Lady Wolverines have struggled in the first quarter often this year in what many consider the weaker of the two Class 4-A conferences.
"We have an opportunity. We set our sights on qualifying for state. Hopefully we can continue to improve. We need to finish when we get good shots and minimize our turnovers," Porter said.
And for the boys, their primary goal is to get one of the two top seeds to gain an automatic berth to the state tournament in March. Dig a little deeper, and a conference title is the next goal for the 13-1 Wolverines, ranked No. 2 in 4-A ball.
Quayle said Thursday that his team will focus on consistent play as the Wolverines work to play a full 32 minutes of basketball every game -- something Riverton has struggled to do.
"We've been really trying to focus again on our defense. Hopefully we've made a little progress there. The kids know what this means, so hopefully we'll be more intense for the whole game," Quayle said.
Quayle confirmed Thursday that senior guard Xavier Webb, currently tied for second in Wyoming Class 4-A scoring at 18.3 points per game, is Wyoming's nomination among the 814 boys and girls high school players nationwide under consideration to play in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Games. According to press releases, the finalists will be announced Feb. 14 on ESPN-U. Webb is the only Wyoming boys player to receive the nomination.
"It's a nice honor for him," Quayle said.


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Wacharee Pornchaiwisuthikul (2nd row, 3rd from left), Dusit Thani Pattaya's Director of Sales and Marketing led the hotel team in rewarding executives of top corporate accounts with a "Pretty Powerful" makeup session. Chinese lunch, a coffee break with Devarana Spa massage, healthy fruit smoothies as well as other giveaways from Jim Thompson were enjoyed during the half day get together held at the hotel's Lobby Lounge on Saturday, 24 August.
Bobbi Brown makeup artist Pichapat Kutpan spoke on the latest trends of cosmetic application for both office and party wear during the one hour demonstration.
In welcoming the attendees, General Manager Chatchawal Supachayanont expressed appreciation for their continued support. He noted that the hotel has come a long way from its former resort status to being a MICE stronghold in Pattaya and the Eastern Seaboard, adding this would not have been possible without their help and support.


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How We Think About Parking Spaces Is Ruining Our Cities
Parking spaces are the most incorrectly valued urban asset. Want to get more people onto public transit? Simple. Stop making it so incredibly cheap to park a vehicle.
There's an extremely simple way for cities to generate more revenue, encourage more use of public transit, and cut congestion in the bargain: Raise the price of parking.
At the moment, many cities keep parking prices and penalties artificially low, and enforce "parking minimum" regulations that require developers to create new spots every time they put up a building. The result is less space for development (which means fewer tax receipts), more environmental and health problems (like asthma), and fewer people using trains and buses, according to a new study.
New research from the Drexel University School of Public Health looks at parking price data for 107 U.S. cities. In 2009, the average cost to park in a central business district was just $1 for two hours. Off-street commuter lots charged an average of $11 a day, with the price often falling at night. Average fines were from about $25 (say, for an expired meter) to roughly $50 for blocking a fire hydrant (which is not a lot for causing a potential emergency).
But here's the thing. The research found cities that raised prices saw increased public transit use. Larger cities with higher costs saw a 2.3-fold increase in transit miles, after adjusting for gas prices and other variables.
The survey is the first time anyone has collected such data into one place, and the researchers hope it will provide more guidance to city officials when they make parking regulations.
"The zoning regulations and price distortions that induce high automobile use have serious consequences for urban environments," writes Rachel Weinberger, one of the authors, in a press release. "They degrade air quality, imperil safety, and use a lot of land that could be used for parks, schools, stores, and other things. By understanding the role of parking and how parking rules are enforced, policymakers are more likely to improve everyone's mobility."
The Drexel study authors aren't the only ones making the case for more expensive parking. Pat Garofalo, at the U.S. News and World Report, rounds up some other research here. Meanwhile, check out the graphic in the slide show above and below, which illustrates the point more colorfully. It was created by My Parking Sign, a sign supplier.
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I love public transport but raising the cost of parking would likely force even more commerce online or to out of town shopping centers and merely kill the CBD.
Creating better public transportation, better route information, incentives to share cars etc is the way forward and THEN raise parking prices.
Isn't there a chicken/egg effect here? Cities can't just raise parking prices if they don't have viable public transportation systems in place already. Otherwise, no one would go in or around the city.
I don't think the suggestion is to shock the market. It's more about reform. If cities top subsidizing public parking, eliminate parking minimums for new buildings, and dynamically price parking according to demand, you will see change come organically. Plus, big cities, where congestion is worst, all have public transit. And as demand increases so will the service which allows for further increase in parking rates.


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Quarterly Report: 2014, January - March (Q3), Gustavus
Lynn Kenealy
DCRA Regional Office:
Juneau regional office
Gov't Type:
Second Class City
Agreement Date:
City of Gustavus
502 2013 Department of Labor Estimate
Assessment Status:
Assessment Completed
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Community Sanitation Overview:
Gustavus is a second class city approximately 48 air miles northwest of Juneau and surrounded by Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The community receives its drinking water from individual well water catchment systems. Wastewater is collected in individual wastewater tanks which are pumped by a number of private businesses. Some of the wastewater tanks are past their life expectancy. Wastewater tanks also do not generally operate correctly in this climate, as the ground is too cold for the anaerobic systems. Several individuals also have outhouses located just above groundwater sources. The city is seeking assessments from Village Safe Water to identify the best solution to the community's growing wastewater concerns. Because the city does not yet provide water or wastewater services, this assessment will describe the management of the city's general funds and other departments in preparation for seeking future sanitation project funding. Currently, the city operates and manages a solid waste disposal and recycling facility, landfill, gravel pit, library, fire hall, EMS, and marine facilities.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
This quarter RUBA staff traveled to Gustavus to conduct a utility management assessment. While on this visit, RUBA staff also answered questions pertaining to meetings, conflict of interest, and cash- versus accrual-based accounting. RUBA staff also provided training to the new city clerk and assistant city clerk. Additionally, RUBA staff provided remote assistance this quarter with account reconciliation and other finance issues while the city is undertaking audits and working to improve management practices.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
The mayor and city clerk wish to work with the RUBA program on modifications to the city's personnel manual and on instituting of a personnel evaluation system. These modifications, if successful, would bring the city into compliance with all RUBA indicators relevant to the services the city currently offers. RUBA staff will provide assistance throughout the process and over the coming quarter.
Essential Indicators:
24 of 24
Sustainable Indicators:
22 of 24
Total Score:
46 of 48
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The City of Gustavus adopted an overall FY14 budget ordinance prior to the start of the relevant fiscal year. It has since adopted several amendments to various department budgets, including amendments to the disposal and recycling center and library budgets on August 8. The library budget was amended again on December 12, and February 10. The volunteer fire department budget amended on November 14, and January 13 and the administration budget was amended on February 10. There are also several other amendments to these component budgets pending. The budgets and all subsequent amendments are realistic, considering previous years' totals and anticipating changes in the coming year. The city has ended with a net positive balance every year since its incorporation, and excess monies have been saved in an Alaska Municipal League Investment Pool (AMLIP) account. Recently, the city has allocated its savings to specific departments. An amount equal to expected expenditures for one fiscal year have been saved into a reserve account. $50,000 has been appropriated to each of the city's departments for repairs, maintenance, and replacement. Each department is to report its use of these monies to the city, and any unused monies are saved in a separate department account with AMLIP. Fuel costs are recognized in each department's budget, and is provided by a private company in the community, Gustavus Dray. The company receives a fuel barge every three months in the winter and every month in the summer. The city currently receives its electricity from Gustavus Electric, though in April this service is expected to transfer to Alaska Power and Telephone Company (AP&T). Each department is charged for its portion of the electric and fuel bills. Administration and general financial reports are provided to the city council for each monthly regular meeting. Profit and loss budget reports are currently being provided on an accrual basis, but are going to be switched to cash basis in order to reflect the actual sales tax income, as opposed to the owed sales tax income. The reports include a profit and loss overview, profit and loss budget versus actual by department, and graphs and pie charts to aid in displaying trends. On at least a quarterly basis, each department provides profit and loss reports comparing budgeted and actual amounts to the council.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The city has a policy to collect its three percent sales tax and four percent bed tax, and city staff has begun enforcing that policy over the past few months. Some businesses are reporting and collecting on a previous two percent sales tax. Businesses under-collecting on sales taxes are receiving letters from the city and from the city's attorney, and receive penalties and interest on the correct owed amounts if no response is received, in accordance with the sales tax collection policy. Additionally, city staff or contracted accountants will be auditing the books of some businesses where there is suspicion of non-payment or incorrect reporting. The city utilizes QuickBooks to track all accounts receivable and accounts payable. Each department tracks its own accounts receivable, then provides a report to the treasurer for appropriate deposit, documentation, and follow-up. Purchases are completed through one of three methods. According to one method, department and city staff make purchases on the city's account at the local store, and then provide a receipt to the treasurer for appropriate accounting and cost allocation. A similar method is utilized with the city's Amazon.com credit card. Any other purchases require a purchase order form which is pre-approved by the treasurer. All checks are created by the treasurer then signed by two council members. All coding and accounting is completed by the treasurer in accordance with appropriate budget categories and available funds. When cash is received by each department, it is brought to the treasurer and the treasurer "buys" the cash with a personal check. Each check is photocopied and attached to a copy of the deposit slips. All cash is sent to the bank for deposit. The city does not disburse any cash. Payroll is also computed using QuickBooks. Employees utilize a uniform timesheet and on a monthly basis the timesheets are signed and turned into the treasurer, who provides pay stubs and processes direct deposits. The city's chart of accounts was previously nine pages long, but has since been revamped and is now five pages long. Each account is categorized with a type, such as bank, accounts receivable, assets, liabilities, equity, income, etc. Reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis, and reconciliation details provide evidence of reconciliation of each account within the past month.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
QuickBooks is used to calculate payroll taxes, and the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) to make payments. On March 4, 2014 the State of Alaska confirmed that the city is in compliance on all state tax issues. On March 17, 2014 the IRS's taxpayer advocacy service confirmed the city is compliant on all federal tax issues. The city has no past liabilities or lien.
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Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The city receives its worker's compensation insurance through Alaska Public Entity Insurance (APEI,) and has paid for the plan through June 30, 2014. The city has a personnel ordinance, which serves as an employee handbook. All positions have job descriptions. A hiring policy adopted by the council resolution outlines a procedure including identification and justification of the position, position description review, funding source identification, announcement, publicity, application, selection criteria and ranking, interview questions, reference checks, notification, and employment. All employees go through a six-month probationary period. Though an evaluation is directed in the personnel policy, there is currently no personnel evaluation form or procedure in place. Personnel folders are kept by the city clerk/treasurer and are separated into different categories, depending on the relevant document. I-9s, W4s, identification, correspondences, timesheets, and a document which serves as a letter of acceptance are kept for all employees. Staff are encouraged to attend trainings. See Organizational Management for further details.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
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The City of Gustavus has gone through significant personnel transition over the past six months. A new city clerk/treasurer has been hired, and a deputy clerk position has been created and filled. The mayor is also working office hours to assist in audits, trainings, and procedural changes. Staff are also encouraged to attend trainings. The city clerk attended the Alaska Municipal League's clerk conference and newly elected officials training in 2013 and the deputy clerk attended the newly elected officials training in 2013. Both have expressed interest in upcoming RUBA trainings as well. The city's organizational chart is up-to-date and references all paid and unpaid positions and committees of the city. The organizational chart clearly specifies lines of authority and supervisory responsibility. The city council is the decision-making body for all departments. The council meets once per month for a regular meeting and twice per month for work sessions, as well as additional special meetings as needed. Meeting notices are posted on the city website and in three locations in town, and are sent to a news group via e-mail. Work sessions and committees also post in three locations throughout the community at least five days prior to the meeting. Minutes are taken for all regular and special meetings of the council.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
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Because there is no water/wastewater utility in the community at present, indicators which can only refer to sanitation utility operations in this section have been marked 'N/A'. Indicators marked 'Yes' in this section describe the services the City of Gustavus currently provides. Management within other departments indicates a high level of preparation, planning, and safety. For instance, the volunteer fire department undertakes drills every Tuesday evening, including discussions of safety topics at the beginning of each session. The department also has a safety officer and seeks assistance from outside organizations for training and up-to-date information as needed.
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Johannesburg — GLOBAL diamond giant De Beers is expected to announce black economic empowerment partners to its South African operations today.
In a general invitation to the media and analysts, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) said yesterday that chairman Nicky Oppenheimer and MD Jonathan Oppenheimer would make "an announcement of the most significant change of ownership of the company since its formation in 1888".
I-Net Bridge reported that a source close to the company confirmed the announcement would be on a black empowerment deal.
Earlier this year, the group's outgoing MD Gary Ralfe said a deal involving black partners would be completed this year and more than 100 prospective empowerment partners had identified themselves.
Foreign sources tipped former Northern Cape premier Manne Dipico as one of the members of the consortium, while local sources suggested that Tokyo Sexwale's Mvelaphanda Resources would be involved.
Dipico, who was currently heading the ANC's local government election team, is a shareholder in Pamodzi Investments, which has a resources division.
Mvelaphanda Resources is already in a joint venture partnership with De Beers at Ndowana. Sexwale is also believed to have supported De Beers' re-entry into Angola earlier this year.
Mvela Resources spokesman James Wellsted yesterday denied the De Beers empowerment deal involved Mvela Resources.
Two analysts, who asked not to be named, said that the deal would probably emphasise broad-based ownership, including employees and community trusts.
But if the De Beers empowerment deal was to be similar to the recent deal unveiled by its parent, Anglo American, involving the separation of Kumba Resources into an iron-ore company and a base metals and coal producer, it would require a substantial black-owned company as lead partner. In the Kumba deal, Eyesizwe Coal was the leading entity.
Analysts said it was difficult to value DBCM, partly because it was a division of the unlisted De Beers Group and was not separately reported, and also because only two of its seven South African mines -- Venetia and Finsch -- were profitable last year.
According to DBCM's recent submission to Parliament on the Diamond Amendment Bill, Venetia made a net profit of R2,1bn last year, while Finsch made R227m. Taking the loss from the other five mines into account, De Beers Consolidated Mines' net profit was R1,69bn.
Venetia's strong operating margins, which an analyst said put it amongst the world's five most profitable mines, would make it an expensive asset for a broad-based consortium, so it might be excluded from the deal.
In terms of SA's mining charter, 15% of mining companies' units of production, not 15% of their assets, had to be black-owned in the medium term, and 26% in the longer term.


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Sure, the high-end smartphone market is stuffed with iOS and Android, but demand for low-cost phones gives Mozilla and its browser-based OS a chance to chow down.
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More proof the world is going Android crazy: the first Android theme bar has opened in Japan, while we could soon be threatened by a tidal wave of water-squirting robots.
It's an "in the wild" sort of show today: love on the bus, Zune-style; a Tesla in the wild; an anecdotal Netbook in the wild; and wild assumptions and paranoia about Internet tracking ensue as Rafe Needleman returns to BOL.
The new Quickplay feature offers immediate access to content users care about most, while the Smart DJ feature mimics Pandora. The lack of an app store is a bummer, however.
HP plans reign of ink from the cloud The company wants to move consumer printing away from PCs and onto the Web, shedding drivers along the way.
Financial markets will collapse, venture capitalists will cause a run on start-ups that will lead to even more financial collapses, and companies that try to disable their DRM servers will inevitably reverse that bad decision.
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Literature matters in Turkey - really matters. Just about every Turkish writer with an international reputation has been persecuted by the state, from the nation's greatest poet, Nazim Hikmet, who died in exile in Moscow, to Orhan Pamuk. Even the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, did time for misquoting poetry.
So perhaps it's no surprise that the controversial columnist and novelist Perihan Magden is to be prosecuted, too. Magden's bestselling latest novel Two Girls, the story of an intense lesbian affair, was recently published in the UK to acclaim. Writers such as Pamuk and Magden are among Turkey's most convincing ambassadors as the country bids to join the EU, not because they peddle any political agenda, but because they articulate the complex and compelling hybridity of modern Turkey. You'd think they would be lauded for providing a fresh vision of their homeland, but instead Turkey seems intent on prosecuting its writers.
Magden will stand trial on 7 June, charged with "alienating the people from military service". In a column in Aktuel in December last year, she drew attention to the case of Mehmet Tarhan, a conscientious objector imprisoned for refusing to do military service. Magden suggested that a modern country with ambitions to enter the EU should respect the rights of conscientious objectors and provide non-violent options such as community service. For this she faces three years' imprisonment.
Magden isn't alone. Around 60 writers, publishers and journalists have been before the courts in Turkey in the past year, many charged under Article 301 of the penal code, which states that "a person who explicitly insults being a Turk, the Republic or Turkish Grand National Assembly, shall be imposed a penalty of imprisonment for a term of six months to three years". Recent cases include Hrant Dink, editor of the Armenian-Turkish-language weekly Agos; the publishers Ragip Zarakolu and Fatih Tas; and the journalists Ismet Berkan, Murat Belge, Haluk Sahin, Hasan Cemal and Erol Katircioglu. Turkey amended its penal code last year, in an attempt to remove human-rights anomalies from its law. But the EU's enlargement commissioner, Olli Rehn, has said that such trials have cast a shadow over Turkey's application. Perhaps that's just what Magden's prosecutors want.
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Yes, the title of this post may seem a bit harsh and bold, but hopefully you'll understand where I'm coming from after you read this. Most everyone would agree that students are better at using technology than their teachers. Students know how to search for videos on YouTube, blog, create photo albums to share, Tweet, etc before many teachers even knew what those words even meant. It's safe to save that today's learners have had technology in their lives since the day they were born. Most teachers have not.
Students process information differently than teachers, because they get information differently than teachers. The internet allows anyone to get the information they are looking for wherever and whenever they want. With that said, students don't need teachers as a source of knowledge in the same way they did years ago. You don't need to remember facts or data anymore; before cell phones, I am sure most of us could remember a dozen telephone numbers. I'm not sure that is totally the case today.
Information is just a "search" away. Things need to change in education to help embrace and utilize the current state of information. Professional development for instructors has not kept pace with the advances of technology and new ways of learning. There is a gap between teachers and students. I'm not sure how large that gap is but it seems to be getting smaller, but not fast enough.
The need to improve the technological skills of teachers and to assist them in understanding how digital tools can be used during instruction should be the priority of every district administration and state level officials.
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So true. Schools are rushing to integrate technology into their schools without thinking about how it will be used. Before any technology is added, it is important to take time to understand how it will be used and ensure that each teacher is comfortable using it. Unless educators are comfortable with the technology they are expected to use in the classroom, students will never get the full benefit the technology could provide.ReplyDelete
Completely agree Megan!! Let's hope enough administrators and teachers realize this so that things can change for the better.ReplyDelete
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Looks like you and I share some of the same likes Jeremy. I spent my fair share on concerts and sporting events when I was younger. I know what you're saying about buying a big screen, but it is a matter of perspective like you said. We enjoy our smart tv and we often just watch stuff on it as opposed to spending money to go see events live.
5 Ways I've Wasted Money On Entertainment – Giveaway 28 Comments
Over the years I've wasted my share of money
if not more. While my car was one of my biggest splurges, entertainment spending was close behind.
I may have grown up taking advantage of cheap entertainment, I can't say that trend continued as I got older. Instead, as I got more money in my bank account, the more I justified spending money to keep myself happy.
Here are some specific types of entertainment that I wasted money on:
1) Concerts – I've always been really into music, but growing up in a small town did not make for very many opportunities to see live music. So when I moved to Vancouver for college, I was all over checking out all my favorite bands in person.
I'd have to dig out my collection of ticket stubs to know just how many concerts I've been to, but I'm pretty sure it's been at least 20. It's enough that I'd struggle to list them all anyway.
The only thing that's saved me is a lack of interest in newer music and not a lot of good concerts coming to town in the last several years.
Not only are concert tickets expensive, but so is drinking at the beer gardens. It may have added up to a lot of money, but it wasn't a complete waste as those memories will last a lifetime…at least for the concerts that I wasn't too drunk to remember
2) Sporting Events – Since moving to Vancouver after high school I've become a bigger and bigger fan of the local sports teams. There's just something about seeing sports live where you soak up the atmosphere and truly experience the excitement.
Between hockey, football, soccer and even basketball (RIP Vancouver Grizzlies), I can't imagine how much I've spent attending live sports. Sometimes you just don't really want to know the actual total. There's no way I'd remember each individual game I've been to, but they did provide a high level of entertainment. Some provided only short term memories and others will be remembered for a long time to come.
Again with sports, there is the beer factor which nearly doubles the actual spending. Overpriced stadium beers add up very quickly. I could also include the nights out at pubs watching sports. Then there have been a couple sports road trips – a daytrip down to Seattle to watch Seahawks and a trip down the west coast of the US to catch 4 Canucks road games.
3) Dining Out – We all have to eat, right? But do I need to try half the restaurants in town and order take out or delivery every week? Something tells me that cooking would've been far cheaper.
Most of those meals were pretty tasty, but I can't really justify the cumulative cost for all that food. Those memories disappear by the next day unless it was a particularly good meal.
If I had ever been into proper budgeting, this is one area that would've stood out as something that I needed to get under control. Since it's unnecessary food spending, I do consider it entertainment spending. It was just something to do.
4) Movies – When I was in my teens, my mom owned a video rental store and of course I eventually worked there for several years. So I've always been in the habit of watching the latest movies.
In the small town I grew up in, there was only a single movie theater and it had a single screen. That meant that only 1 new movie would be playing each week. That definitely limited how many movies I'd go out to see. Having free access to rental videos might've played into that a bit too.
That all changed when I moved to the city. Suddenly there was no free movie hookup and a lot more movies to see at the theater. Back then there seemed to be a lot of big movies that you just had to see in the theater too.
Just going to watch movies wouldn't be too expensive, but $5 popcorn is just too tempting and who gets $5 popcorn without a $5 drink to wash it down? And maybe $4 candy to balance the salt with some sugar. Make this a weekly outing and it's not very cheap.
5) Big Screen TV – I made the mistake of investing in a big TV not long before they started dropping in price. So like my car, it lost a lot of value early on.
I don't really regret getting a big screen TV, but the timing was unfortunate. Because watching sports and movies is a big priority for me, I feel like I've gotten good value out of it. At least it makes me less tempted to go to the theater or to live sports. To many people it would seem like a waste to buy such a big TV, but that's a matter of perspective.
If you've always wanted a nice big TV, you're in luck. I am co-hosting a giveaway where you can win a Samsung UN50EH6000 50-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV. Looks pretty sweet to me. To enter the contest refer to the rafflecopter widget below.
This contest has been brought to you by QuoteMeAPrice.com, a website I'd be sure to visit if I was looking to sell my structured settlement. Ok maybe I'd need to have a structured settlement for that to be an option. Anyways, good luck in the contest! It runs until the end of May 2013 and is open to everyone.
28 thoughts on "5 Ways I've Wasted Money On Entertainment – Giveaway"
John S @ Frugal Rules↓
We do have to keep ourselves happy in the end. A nice tv may actually be the smartest purchase I listed since it does save money in other areas. I have cut way back on concerts and sporting events since buying it.↓
The Norwegian Girl
I used to love going to the movies when I grew up, but now I haven´t been to one for over 2 years.. Mostly because it`s SO freakin` expensive! One movie ticket starts at $21!!! So spending $42 for a movie night at the movietheatre is out of the question!↓
Wow and I thought movie prices were expensive here. The pricing structure here is to get people in the door at a somewhat reasonable price and then charge obscene prices for food once inside.↓
Grayson @ Debt RoundUp
I used to burn through a lot of money when I was younger on entertainment. I have done a lot better in the past few years keeping it under control. I have to stop myself sometimes because I just don't have that much cash to burn.↓
I'm the same way. I'm still tempted to blow money on the same stuff. This week I had to stop myself from buying Canucks playoff tickets when they went on sale. It was just a habit but I know my bank account is much better off without that expense.↓
Nick @ ayoungpro.com
I can't even to begin to fathom how much money I have wasted on video games and DVDs in my life!↓
Ooh those dvd collections. I'm glad I never got into collecting those as that can really add up. I've just never been into watching a movie more than once. I did waste a fair amount on video games, but since I was picky about which ones I'd play I didn't let that get out of hand.↓
Mrs. 1500
When I think back to all the money I blew on entertainment when I was a waitress, I shudder. I saw lots of $8 movies, ate lots of $8 popcorn (where are those $5 movies you speak of?) and drank lots of $6 sodas. I went to many concerts (living 20 minutes from a major venue in a major city makes it super easy to just pop in) and have gone out to many restaurants. I never thought about the money I was spending, because I had to work the next night, and could just make more.
Imagine what I could have if I had invested all that?↓
I think we were living a pretty similar lifestyle. When you've got money coming in when you're younger it's tempting to just spend it all having fun. I definitely spent a lot more when I was living downtown and could just walk to restaurants, sporting events and concerts. Having to take the train to a lot of that stuff is probably a big part of the reason I cut back.↓
Ryan @ RLD Investments
We've all wasted it on something over the years. It's so easy to let the small entertainment items add up and before you know it you spent a number that matters.↓
It's not always small items either. A lot of those things I spend money on was over $100 for a night…a lot more if I was paying for a date too. That adds up a lot quicker than small entertainment expenses.↓
Since we only get to go to a big sporting event or concert about once a year, we do tend to splurge on better seats. It's something we enjoy, and it's our entertainment. We do love our big TV, although it isn't as nice as this one in the giveaway. We hardly go to the theater unless it's for a Disney movie, so the TV is our movie experience.↓
I'm a little different with seating. If it's sports I have no problem being higher up since the view is still good, but for concerts I definitely prefer general admission floor tickets. I can't really justify how much they charge for good seats for events here.↓
Shannon @ The Heavy Purse
When you're young and making money, life is all about entertainment. We bought our big screen TV a little too early too. I feel grumpy when I go to the store and see the same TV for half the price. Oh well. Sometimes it pays to be patient and sometimes you give in to your husband. We never really went overboard in our entertainment fueled years so I view them as good memories, although it's possible I drank less beer than you. 😀↓
Yeah my tv is about double what they cost now, but at least it is good quality and will last me many more years. Most consumers wouldn't have expected pricing to drop so steeply though. I just don't look at tv prices anymore to spare myself the shame.↓
Edward Antrobus
My buddy is a big Tom Waites fan, but he only tours every couple of years and then only to a few cities. So my friend flew 800 miles to go to a concert!↓
That's some serious dedication. I've never flown anywhere specifically for a concert, but I have been tempted to go down to Seattle or California for concerts in the past. I just couldn't be bothered to organize it and cough up the money.↓
Arnel Ariate
I've never wasted money in movies because I find it too expensive and impractical. Why pay that much when you can always download a movie for free (though I think that's bad because it's called pirating)? I am a big film enthusiast although my taste in film is a bit unusual. I don't go for commercial films because most of them are boring, overdone and can be insulting to one's intellect and sensibilities. I like artsy films which are dark, weird and disturbing. The darker they are, the more I tend to like them.↓
That is one way to save money on movies lol. Some commercial movies are pretty lame…like I just don't get the hype about Iron Man. Movies in general just aren't as good as they were in the past. You'd think with all the improving effects movies would just keep getting better. Unfortunately too many movies blow their budgets on those effects and 3D filming and forget to create a compelling storyline and script.↓
Arnel Ariate
And sometimes, the action scenes do not obey the laws of physics and can be very silly to watch.↓
We all are a huge time/money wasters. We can't live life just like it is. We have to find ways to make our life a bit brighter, happier and interesting. And modern society offers us a chance to entertain. So why would we need life if there were no happy moments like tasting a nice slice of pizza or listening to Red Hot chili papers live? )))↓
I think the advertisement industry plays a big part in making sure people feel they need those kinds of things to keep themselves happy. I just had some tasty homemade pizza and soon I'll go for a walk around the park. Cheap or free entertainment can just as enjoyable.↓
Sarah De Diego (Journeys of The Zoo)
Seeing as I got my husband and I just bought our first tv (we haven't had one in 12+ years), I'm in need of another one. Can I connect this to my laptop!?
Great giveaway, so happy that it's open to Canadians.
Besos, Sarah
Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo↓
I'd assume it can connect to a laptop since pretty much all new tvs can. It's more of a question what kind of outputs your laptop has. I know when I bought my last laptop that was a major feature I was looking for. That's crazy that you haven't has a tv for 12 years.↓
I can say my biggest waste of money by far on entertainment had been paying Comcast $100+ a month for cable TV for the past few years. I didn't even like most of the shows I was watching! Best decision I ever made was to cancel and rid myself of the cable beast. SO much cheap or free entertainment out there.↓
Most of tv is absolute crap. I only have cable for sports and some shows that my girlfriend watches. If there was a decent way to stream sports, I'd cancel cable in a heartbeat. I can at least say I don't waste time watching those lousy shows, but it sucks to pay so much just for watching sports.↓
Which sports are you a big fan of? Honestly that was what was holding me back at first too. I watched alot of ESPN. Then I realized that in addition to watching it I was also checking it on my phone and laptop on the website. Really your just missing the Thursday and Monday NFL games. College football has a ton of games on the broadcast networks. Basketball is also broadcast on the weekends OTA. Baseball you can get MLBtv.com subscription for $120 a season (you can split that 8 ways btw) Golf is on NBC. Nascar is on FOX. You can also stream a ton of stuff online free (grey area sometimes)
Basically If I really want to watch a sporting event that I cant get free, saving $1200 a year will buy alot of beer and wings at the bar…Think about it. Plus HGTV and TLC are on Hulu….your GF's Say Yes to the Dress can still be watched :p↓


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Bayan Ko episode 3, Education, airs on March 24 on GMA News TV
Bayan Ko stars Rocco Nacino as the idealistic Mayor Joseph Santiago.
On Bayan Ko this Sunday night, fate brings Mayor Joseph Santiago back to his old elementary school – where the opposite of progress has taken effect.
He encounters sluggish, malnourished students who have to use umbrellas inside their leaking classrooms and finds that several grades are being taught in the same room and at the same time by just one teacher!
Mayor Joseph brings up the sorry state of the province's public schools during a forum attended by Governor Antonio Rubio, causing the tension between them to take a very nasty turn.
Meanwhile, a non-traditional love story to match this non-traditional drama begins when the Mayor's Chief of Staff Karen very literally falls for the young Congressman Anton Rubio.
Bayan Ko melds romance, conflict and the harsh realities of Philippine education and politics in what will surely be its most memorable episode to date – BAYAN KO: EDUCATION, this Sunday at 6:30 PM only on GMA News TV Channel 11.
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I have always been interested in astronomy and space. As a child, my brothers and I rediscovered Saturn using a small telescope. As a young adult, I joined the Astronomy Book Club and subscribed to Astronomy magazine. It was not until 1983, however, that I began to observe the stars through amateur equipment. I had decided borrow a friend's binoculars to observe the moon. In just a few minutes, I was hooked!
Since 1997, I have worked at NASA John H. Glenn Research Center under contract. My current employer is Booz Allen Hamilton . Today, I work in the as a Budget Analyst supporting Science and Technology projects. I've also tracked budgets for Space Operation Project Office for the Shuttle and International Space Station projects. I've also supported thePower and Propulsion Division, the Diversity Office, and the Office of the Chief Engineer. From February 2001 to October 2005, I worked full time on NASA GRC Microgravity Science Division outreach that transitioned into Exploration Systems outreach. My worked covered public, educational, technical and internal outreach and I sometimes staffed exhibits at various conferences and events across the country. Early in 1997, I began work at Glenn, supporting the Microgravity Science Division with my computer skills at graphics, web development and editing as well as assisting with administrative support in the Fluid Physics area. I serve as a volunteer advisor to Explorer Post 633 (Human Space Flight): at NASA Glenn.
Although my busy schedule keeps me from spending lots of time in the field, I can never resist an opposition of Mars so that whenever we start to glide past that pale orange dot, I'm glued to the tube. I keep track of the moon, planets and stars, by looking up every chance I get. And no clear lunar eclipse can ever pass without attracting my attention. I regularly view the International Space Station when it makes passes over Cleveland. As a Girl Scout Volunteer, I support local astronomy and space programs. My last astronomy gambit was in October 2005, when I traveled to the Enchanted Skies Star Party in Sicorro, NM. We observed from 10,000 feet atop Mt. South Baldy and visited the Very Large Array at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory on a tour sponsored by New Mexico Tech Astronomy Club . In 2004, I traveled to New York to get a better glimpse of the transit of Venus than was available from my hometown in Cleveland, OH. My husband and I are saving our pennies so that we can travel to Hawaii for the next transit.
From 1984-2004, I was a member of the Cuyahoga Astronomical Association. What I liked best about the club is that the more experienced observers help newcomers to get involved with the sky. I have held board positions including President and Treasurer. I have also been the Observations Director and the club Historian. I have given various talks and public programs, on the topics of general astronomy, comets, telescopes, Caroline Herschel, women astronomers, orbiting observatories, binocular observing, cold weather gear and Maya astronomy. At the end of 2004, family duties and work obligations caused me to give up my membership of 20 years. If you are interested in the Association, you can click the link here to visit their home page.
From 1985 - 2000, I served on the Three-Member Council that directs the Ohio Turnpike Astronomer's Association. The OTAA is a consortium of amateur astronomy clubs organized to unite the amateur astronomy clubs of Ohio and to support astronomy education. There are currently 12 member clubs. We published a newsletter, "The Asteroid Belt," that served to connect our scattered clubs. I began writing astronomy articles for "The Asteroid Belt" in 1984 and In 1993, became Editor, a position I held until 1998.
In 1987, I completed my first telescope mirror, a 6-inch f/9.6. My husband and I mounted it in a tube and put it on a Celestron equatorial mount. One of the images in my Flash gallery above shows me with this first instrument when I went to the solar eclipse in Baja California in 1991. Of course, all astronomers go barefoot in Baja! I ground a 12-1/2" mirror in 1989 which I mounted in a special type of altazimuth mount, my own modification of a telescope designed by Thane Bopp. There is also an image of me grinding the mirror in the gallery above. This telescope won two awards from the Astronomical League at the 1992 Richland Astronomical Society convention held in Mansfield Ohio.
I have been working for some time on a book describing the accomplishments of women in the field of astronomy. I believe that women have always contributed a vital part in the story of human history as witnessed by the fact that most of our early accomplishments have been attributed to women including agriculture, pottery, weaving and, yes, even toolmaking!
I began to study the ancient astronomers of the New World in the early 80's. I am very much an observational astronomer and I have a great respect for the deep insight the Maya and others in Mesoamerica gained from their centuries of observation.
My interest interest in space exploration began at an early age. As a result I have supported space exploration and development, I have served on conference committees, written articles and helped to put on Space Week activities. As a member of the Midwest Space Development Corporation, I have helped to plan regional space conferences. Unfortunately, this organization was disband in 1998. Our committee brought the National Space Society's 1995 International Space Development Conference to Cleveland in 1995.
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