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FAQs – Costs, Scholarships & Financial Aid
The financial aid process can sometimes seem complicated. To help make sense of this important topic, WVU Parkersburg has listed the most common questions and answers about cost, scholarships and financial aid.
You will need to start by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To complete the FAFSA online, go to www.fafsa.gov and complete the application for that academic year. Make sure you add West Virginia University at Parkersburg's school code: 003828.
Not necessarily; What aid a student receives is based on the number of hours taken per semester. For example, if you are enrolled in 6 credit hours (which is considered half-time) you will be eligible for half of your approved Pell Grant for that semester. You must have a minimum of six credit hours to receive loans.
You do not need to be admitted into WVU Parkersburg to apply for financial aid. However, you will need to be fully admitted and enrolled to RECEIVE financial aid.
YES! You will need to file a new FAFSA each year you plan to attend college. The next academic year's FAFSA is available January 1. We recommend that the FAFSA should be filled out by March 1 for the PROMISE scholarship and April 15 for the WVHEG to ensure it is processed in a timely manner.
Summer school funding depends on what the student has received during the regular academic year, and this amount is determined on a case by case basis.
No. Only students who are working towards a degree will be considered for financial aid.
NO, audited courses do not qualify students to receive financial aid.
As a student receiving financial aid at WVU Parkersburg, you are required to make Satisfactory Academic Progress. This means that you are working toward degree completion at an acceptable rate with an acceptable grade point average, and not withdrawing from too many courses. You are required to complete – with a passing grade – 67% of all classes you attempt, and you must maintain a grade point average of 2.00 or better. There are also limits on ATTEMPTED hours for degree programs. For an Associates Degree (2-year degree), this limit is 90 attempted. For a Bachelors Degree (4-year degree), the limit is 180 attempted hours.
You can estimate your income on the FAFSA, by selecting "I will file taxes, but haven't yet". If you wait until your taxes are filed, your application will be more accurate and the information is more reliable. Be sure to file your FAFSA by March 1 for the PROMISE scholarship and April 15 for the WVHEG to ensure it is processed in a timely manner.
Your FSA ID (Federal Student Aid) gives you access to a Federal Student Aid's online systems, including the FAFSA, National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) and Master Promissory Note (MPN). The FSA ID can serve as your legal signature when you electronically sign the FAFSA and it also confirms your identity. You will need to remember your FSA ID every time you fill out a new FAFSA – which is every year – or make modifications to an existing FAFSA. Make sure your FSA ID is kept confidential and secure. To apply for an FSA ID, visit fsaid.ed.gov. DO NOT share your FSA ID with anyone.
The Department of Education determines independent/dependent status. Normally, most students under the age of 24 are dependent unless they are veterans, or married. Living out on your own, financially independent of your parents, does not classify you as independent for financial aid purposes according to the Department of Education's regulations.
The parent with whom you currently live or with whom you have most recently lived, is the income which needs to be reported on the FAFSA.
If the parent whose income you report on the FAFSA remarries, his/her spouse's information MUST also be reported on your FAFSA application.
Once you have completed and electronically signed your FAFSA online, WVU at Parkersburg will receive your FAFSA within 5 business days as long as it was successfully submitted. Rarely, there is an issue with processing which can delay WVU at Parkersburg receiving your FAFSA. You will be contacted through your WVUP email account with instructions for the next steps to accept your financial aid. Make sure your WVUP email account is set up and active as soon as you apply for admission and register for classes, and check it often!
Some students are required to complete and submit additional paperwork, as determined by the Department of Education, or if the Office of Student Financial Assistance believes a mistake may have occurred. This process is called verification; the student must fill out a verification worksheet, and provide us with other required paperwork, so the information can be confirmed or modified.
A student's estimated EFC is determined by a formula used and created by the U.S. Department of Education when the student completes the FAFSA. This information is then given to the schools listed on his or her application, with an electronic confirmation sent to the email address listed on the FAFSA.
You may, but you are able to access it online at any time at the FAFSA website. But you do have the option to print a copy of it you so desire. Should you print a copy of your FAFSA, please keep it in a safe and secure place.
Yes you can, but it is better if you notify the West Virginia University at Parkersburg Office of Student Financial Assistance that you have made a mistake so that we can correct it. This ensures that the application is correct, and that we have the most accurate version of your application.
No, you just need to login to the FAFSA you already completed and add our school code, 003828, so we can process your FAFSA. We will need to know the award at your previous school, since we do NOT want to over-award you. Over-awarding happens when an over payment of financial aid monies is made to the student. If this situation happens, the student may owe a school a repayment of financial aid, or owe the Department of Education a repayment of the financial aid you received.
If, DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND YOUR CONTROL, your financial situation significantly differs from when you completed the FAFSA, then you need to call or stop in to the Office of Student Financial Assistance so that we can discuss possibly adjusting your financial aid application to more accurately reflect your situation.
If you receive your financial aid refund from Higher One, and then later in the semester withdraw from all of your classes, we have to report that information to the Department of Education. They have a formula that determines how much of the financial aid you received that you will be required to repay.
These grants are need-based, meaning your estimate EFC, determines your eligibility of receipt. You must have a Pell Grant to be eligible for a SEOG.
What is the difference between the WV Higher Education Assistance for Part-time Students (HEAPS) and the West Virginia Higher Education Grant (WVHEG)?
- HEAPS is a need-based grant, for student enrolled part-time, which is 3-11 hours per semester.
- WVHEG is also need-based, and a student must maintain a certain GPA and 12 credit hours each semester for renewal.
- For both HEAPS and WVHEG, the FAFSA must be completed by April 15 for the following academic year.
Federal College Work Study (FCWS) is a program in which funds are awarded to students based on their eligibility derived from the FAFSA.
You will receive an email from our office when your financial aid package for the year is ready. If you have been offered FCWS, then you are eligible and may begin looking for a position on our website.
- This scholarship is only awarded to eligible graduating high school seniors. Certain GPA and hours complete must be met to continue this award.
- For the PROMISE scholarship, the FAFSA must be completed by March 1 for the following academic year.
- There are various scholarships available to apply for through the WVU-P Foundation. To apply, please complete the online application available on the WVU-P Foundation's website, before March 1.
- See www.morescholarships.org for more scholarships.
If you received a third-party scholarship, from a foundation or organization, you must let the school know. If you are mailed a check directly, please bring it to the Business Office. For further questions, stop by the Office of Student Financial Assistance.
No! This is a loan which you are responsible for repaying with interest; you are under no obligation to borrow money. If you do accept a loan, you do may choose to accept part or all of the loan amount offered.
An unsubsidized loan has interest accumulating on it while the student is in school and the student is responsible for all interest accrued. A subsidized loan does not have interest accumulating while the student is in school. Both loans start repayments when the student has not been enrolled for six months, due to graduation or not enrolling. With unsubsidized loans, students begin paying interest on the loan as soon as it is processed.
You need to contact the holder of the loan to find out information about starting repayment while you are still in school. Go to www.studentloans.gov for more information.
NO. The loans are the student's responsibility only. They are in the student's name, and it is the student's responsibility to repay them. Parent Plus loans are an exception to this rule, but students rarely need these types of loans at WVUP.
You can view your award letter and accept it through your OLSIS account. Once you login, select Financial Aid, than Award. Under Award Aid for Year, choose the Academic Year from the drop down box. Click 'Submit,' then select the Terms and Conditions tab and READ down to the bottom of the page. When finished, click 'Submit.' Select Accept Award Offer tab. Under Status column, accept or decline the various offers. Click 'Submit.' If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office.
Yes, you can charge your books at the college bookstore for fall and spring semesters, but only for a limited amount of time. Students may do so from the Monday before classes begin through the Friday of the fourth week. You can ONLY charge materials necessary for school.
Yes, many students receive a combination of grants, scholarships and loans.
If you need a letter of verification of financial aid awards to be given to an off-campus business or organization, the letters can be given on an individual basis, as time permits. You can also print a copy of your award notice from your OLSIS account. Please contact the Financial Aid Office for further information.
You CANNOT receive financial aid awards from more than one college. If you are a transient student, please contact the Financial Aid Office.
You may not necessarily get the exact same financial aid award at one school as you will at WVU at Parkersburg since the cost to attend one school can vary from attending another.
Access your OLSIS Account.
- Select "Financial Aid"
- Select "Award for Aid Year"
- Click "Submit"
- Select the "Terms and Conditions" tab. Read down to the bottom of the page and click submit if you agree.
- Select the "Accept Award Offer" tab. Under the status column accept or decline all or some of the various offers.
- Click "Submit"
First time borrowers must go to
- and complete the Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note.
Your bill is viewable through your OLSIS. If you receive financial aid, the money will be sent directly to WVU Parkersburg, and the Business Office will process a payment for what you owe the school. If there is money remaining, a refund will be issued through option you selected from Bank Mobile, formerly known as Higher One. By using Bank Mobile, the refund is considered secure and cannot be lost like a paper check could be. If you have an account balance that needs to be paid, you can pay your bill in the Business Office which is open Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM or through the online payment portal on the college's website.


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Sunday, December 7
Harrison Frazar Whips Field With 59
OK, MAYBE I'VE GOT THE WRONG HARRISON in the picture. But hear me out.
As far as I'm concerned, any dude who can put up a 59 in Q-school when his tour career is on the line could probably recover the ark, frustrate the Nazis AND get the girl.
That's all I'm saying.
I like the way Frazar did it, too. He went out in 30. That's pretty smoking hot. Then Harrison makes a routine par on 10 and reels off seven straight birdies. A ho-hum par on the 18th hole and there it is, a 59.
Frazar leads Q-school by five shots going into Monday's final round. I'm going out on a limb and saying Harrison is getting his card. And maybe a fedora and whip, too.
−The Armchair Golfer
7 comments:
- Mad Hatter said...
I think he will get his card. He's a seasoned player, can deal with the pressure. He needs to get more serious during play.
- Tom Blogical said...
"He needs to get more serious during play."
Sam Snead tried that in his 1st tournament and promptly drove 2 out of bounds. He went back to his relaxed style, drove the green, and made double bogey to keep himself in the tournament.
My point is, Hogan's way back then and Tiger's way today isn't everybody's way.
Great post. Like you, I think he'll probably get his card. How he does on the tour is something else entirely. Last year's leading qualifier didn't have all that great a year once play began.
- Mad Hatter said...
Tom you know what im talking about... he need to get more serious about his game, not trying to get tiger serious, come on, look at his ranking 160 player ranking and 440k money earnings in 2008. He is one of these roller coaster players.
- Tom Blogical said...
"Tom you know what im talking about..."
No, actually I didn't. When you said, "...get more serious during play." I assumed that was exactly what you meant. I wasn't trying to be difficult, I truly thought this was your intent.
"He is one of these roller coaster players."
Yes. Golf has a way of making even the best in the world a "roller coaster" player. Golf is the most difficult game in the world, and it's difficult to consistently get to the professional scoring level, let alone trying to consistently win on tour.
Just ask David Duval, John Daly, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Davis Love III, Vijay Singh...hell, everybody is a "roller coaster" player, except for Tiger, Nicklaus, and (formerly) Hogan.
Have you ever thought that Frazar is ranked about where he should be? There are a lot of players in the Nationwide Tour that would love to be where Frazar is right now.
My point is, there are a lot of unrealistic expectations put on these guys...all of them. It's incredibly competitive and ridiculously tough just to make it and then to stay on the PGA tour. Tiger doesn't help this perception because he seems to make it look so easy, but he's a rare player that only appears once in a blue moon.
Who knows? A 59 in Q-school may just give him the confidence to unleash that golf monster inside him for good, and he'll win a few majors now.
- Tom Blogical said...
I'd like to add a couple more things. I'd submit to you that any PGA Tour player is capable of carding a 59. What they're usually not capable of is maintaining a high level of consistency with scoring.
Further, if you'd have said that John Daly needs to get more serious, then I'd have understood exactly what you meant. John Daly is usually in the news for the wrong reasons, and Harrison Frazar is in the news for the right reasons. Frazar has his act together. Daly doesn't.
Anyway, I hope this helps explain my point of view.
- LoneWolf said...
Congrats Harrison! The only 59 I'll ever shoot will be on the front 9 and that ain't so great 8=(

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Review: 'Get on Up' Is Far Livelier and More Flavorful Than Your Average Biopic
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A James Brown biography would have no business playing docile. Still, when we hear the word "biopic," we think today of the Rays and Walk the Lines that earned the attention of the Academy and public alike. We expect any musician's story to hold the low notes, no matter how wild and kooky said musician might be — and as such might entail, in the illustration of his life, a connection that Get on Up makes quite effectively.
From the get-go, we're enveloped in the mania that is James Brown. We're invited into an old Mr. Brown's fragmented brain via a particularly chaotic scene involving a shotgun and a penchant for lavatorial exclusivity. Before we can even latch onto the adult Brown in question, we're thrust back a ways into his young adulthood, then his childhood, back again to the dawn of his career, then the peak, revisiting eras and introducing new ones with an unpredictable and consistently engaging rhythm. Not unlike his music, James Brown's story is both irreverent and industrious, barely tiring as it carries past its second hour.
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On the contrary: the film is so adherent to its vigor that it can actually be exhausting to watch after a while. We're asked to expend as much energy as Chadwick Boseman pumps into his evolution from a scrappy entertainer to the hardest working man in America, needing a breather around his fourth or fifth stage performance. But if you can make it through the show, you'll be mighty impressed at Boseman's turn as Brown.
In his embodiment of the character — of the flash, of the style, of the grit — Boseman is stellar, though beneath the elaborate linens we see find a great deal for the talented young actor to play with. Beside him is the film's arguable standout: Nelsan Ellis, playing James Brown's best friend, sidekick, and punching bag Bobby Byrd. More a story about the duo's relationship than one about Brown as a star in his own right, Get on Up makes determined magic when we watch the fellas trade compassion, camaraderie, and egos.
Dressed up with visual flares, narrative transgressions, fourth wall demolition, and even a few bits of absurdist humor, Get on Up aims for the lively character that James Brown was known to offer. Even if it might pack too much to hold our attention for such a lengthy runtime — especially with most of its material wading at surface level — just about everything it has to offer is exciting, vivid, and distinctly musical.


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ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Investors of Class Action Against Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Its Board of Directors and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of December 9, 2013 -- ACHN
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NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of investors who purchased Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Achillion" or the "Company") (NasdaqGS: ACHN) common stock between August 8, 2012 and September 30, 2013.
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On July 1, 2013, the Company disclosed that the FDA had instituted a hold on sovaprevir after "elevations in liver enzymes" were noted in a Phase I healthy subject drug-drug interaction study. Then on September 27, 2013, it was announced that the FDA was maintaining its clinical hold on sovaprevir. Upon this news, shares of Achillion fell over 58% to a close of $3.02 on September 30, 2013.
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Resources for patients and families including educational programs and information about mental health issues from the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Everyone struggles from time to time and it's normal to feel upset when bad things happen or stress increases. These responses are healthy, human reactions to stressful events. However, if those feelings interfere with friends, family, school or work, help is available. It can sometimes be difficult to know where to start when seeking care for mental health challenges.
An estimated one in four of American adults will experience a diagnosable mental health condition each year. Nearly half of those have more than one mental health condition, and 6% have conditions that are severe and disabling.
The Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital offers a variety of treatment programs, clinical research opportunities and free patient education programs to help you find the care that is right for you or your loved ones.
The Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital offers free educational programs for patients and families. Programs include presentations from Mass General clinicians and discussions with clinicians, patients and family members facing a variety of mental health challenges.
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Watch archived presentations in the ongoing series of educational presentations.
Updates on the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
The Department of Psychiatry is committed to providing the highest quality care to patients of all ages. We offer treatment to patients with a wide range of mental health concerns. Our clinicians put patients first, providing care that is compassionate, safe and patient-focused.
The Department of Psychiatry's offerings include treatment programs for a wide range of psychiatric disorders.
See all treatment programs in the Department of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital has the largest hospital-based medical research program in the country. The Department of Psychiatry is an important part of that research program. We maintain a wide-ranging research portfolio that includes research on virtually every major psychiatric disorder. The goal of our research program is to develop a better understanding of mental health so we can create more effective treatments.
Many of our treatment programs combine clinical work and research into a single program. This model of cross-talk between clinical care and science has consistently led to research advances at Mass General.
It can sometimes be difficult to get an appointment in our clinical treatment programs. However, because of our unique, integrated model of treatment and research, enrolling in a research program can often be a good alternative for accessing care.
Explore our current clinical trials
Psychiatric research evaluates how effective a new treatment is compared to a standard therapy or a placebo (inactive) pill. Your participation in a study helps us understand more about mental health disorders and their treatments. Participation can also benefit you directly, because you will often receive the most current treatments as they are developed.
Participating in a study is typically very safe. Doctors follow your symptoms closely during the course of a study to ensure your safety. If a doctor is concerned about your safety, he or she may take you out of the study and help you find an appropriate alternative for care.
Read our Research FAQ to learn more about participating in our research.
When you feel that something is wrong and you may need help with a mental health challenge, it can be helpful to carefully consider what is bothering you.
Often the process of seeking mental health care begins with your primary care physician. Your primary care physician may recommend that you see a mental health professional or may prescribe medications until you're able to get an appointment with a mental health professional.
If you think that something just isn't right, it can be a good idea to start by asking yourself these questions:
If the answer to these questions is yes, this may be a sign that you would benefit from consulting a professional.
Once you decide to seek professional help, there are many types of providers who can assess and treat your condition. It's important to determine what kind of mental health care professional is best suited for you or your loved one. You may want to consider different types of providers before settling on one.
As an initial step, it's a good idea to begin with an evaluation with a general psychiatrist or psychologist. These individuals will usually conduct a thorough diagnostic interview. They may offer you treatment or they may refer you to another mental health professional.
Emergency psychiatric care at Mass General is provided through the Acute Psychiatry Service, located within the hospital's Emergency Department. All care takes place face-to-face in a dedicated area within the Emergency Medicine Department.
If you or a loved one are not able to travel to the Emergency Department and are facing immediate danger due to a psychiatric issue, please call 911 to access help.
When searching for a provider, there are a number of things you may want to consider about a particular provider:
There are many types of mental health professionals offering a broad variety of treatment approaches. Licensing and certification requirements for these professionals vary by state, province or country.
Credentials: MD
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental health conditions. Training requires a medical degree, followed by an internship, usually in general medicine, and then residency training in psychiatry. Some psychiatrists specialize in treating certain age groups, while others specialize in a particular condition or type of treatment.
Psychiatrists may prescribe medications, provide talk therapy or both to their patients.
Credentials: PhD, PsyD, EdD, MS
A psychologist assesses and treats emotional, behavioral and learning problems. A psychologist has typically earned a doctoral degree (usually a PhD) in psychology, although some have a master's degree in psychology. Some psychologists provide talk therapy and may specialize in certain types of therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or interpersonal therapy (IPT). Others specialize in evaluating learning and behavioral issues that can affect academic and work performance.
In most US states, psychologists are not authorized to prescribe medications.
Credentials: MSW, LCSW, LICSW, ACSW, LCS, DSW, PhD, CCSW
A social worker helps individuals, families and communities to overcome challenges and improve emotional health and daily functioning by providing counseling. Social workers also help identify appropriate community resources and support systems. A social worker has an advanced degree in social work and may have received additional clinical training in mental health care. A licensed clinical social worker (LCSW or LICSW) has completed additional training and is qualified to conduct psychotherapy and diagnose mental health disorders.
Social workers cannot prescribe medication.
Credentials: MD, PhD, MSW, LICSW
A psychoanalyst may be a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker or, in certain states, even a lay individual. Psychoanalysts complete specialized training in addition to their medical, psychological or social work studies. Psychoanalysts focus on helping individuals understand and address the unconscious factors that may create unhappiness or difficulties in work or relationships. Treatment is typically intensive with psychoanalysis sessions four to five times a week.
Credentials: LMHC, LPC, LCPC
Licensed mental health counselors have a master's degree in counseling or a closely related discipline, plus post-master's clinical work under the supervision of a licensed or certified mental health professional. Counselors offer a variety of services to individuals, couples and families, including assessment and diagnosis, psychotherapy, treatment planning, crisis management and prevention programs.
Credentials: APRN, APN, ARNPP, MHN
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) have a master's degree in mental health nursing and are eligible to be licensed as therapists. APRNs may perform the function of a psychotherapist, educator or advanced case manager.
These nurses are authorized to prescribe medication in certain states, usually under the supervision of a medical doctor.
Credentials: NCAC, MAC
Substance use counselors are trained to prevent and treat problems relating to drug or alcohol use disorders. They have typically received training in a certified training program, and a master's degree is required in most states. Some substance use counselors are themselves recovered substance users and may share their personal experiences with their clients. This practice differs from that of other mental health professionals, who typically do not disclose detailed information about their personal lives.
Other mental health professionals such as psychologists and psychiatrists may also work in the substance use disorder field, either as therapists or (in the case of psychiatrists) as psychopharmacologists who prescribe medications.
Credentials: LMFT, MFCC
These professionals specialize in working with families and couples to provide psychotherapy. Marriage and family therapists evaluate and treat emotional and behavioral disorders. They can also address relationship issues within the context of the family system. They have a graduate degree (either a master's degree or doctoral degree) and clinical work experience.
In addition to conventional therapy approaches, many other choices for alternative approaches exist, including:
Some of these alternative practitioners are subject to licensing and some are not. Likewise, some of these practices have specific degree programs associated with the discipline and others do not. It's generally a good idea to research alternative care providers carefully before embarking on a lengthy course of treatment, particularly as alternative treatments are often not covered by insurance.
Department of PsychiatryMassachusetts General Hospital55 Fruit StreetBoston, MA 02114Phone: 617-724-5600
Patient appointments:
Boston Emergency Services Team: 800-981-4357
Patient & family education programs: 866-644-7792
If you or a loved one are not able to travel to the Emergency Department and you are facing immediate harm due to a psychiatric issue, please call 911 to access help.
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Editor's note: This is a guest post from Leo Babauta, who writes about simplicity and productivity on his blog, Zen Habits.
I don't know about you, but I get dozens — if not hundreds — of emails a day.
Unlike most people, however, I'm able to process through them, respond quickly, and get my inbox empty in 20 minutes (checking perhaps 2-3 times a day).
In fact, I respond so quickly, and empty my inbox so quickly, that friends have called me an "email ninja".
Let's look at some simple strategies for being able to get your inbox to done in as little time as possible…
The first stage of any email strategy is to stop any unnecessary email from getting into your inbox in the first place. When I said I get perhaps hundreds of emails a day, I deceived a bit — most of those emails never make it to the inbox. They go straight to the spam folder or the trash. You only want the essential emails in your inbox, or you'll be overwhelmed.
1. Junk. I recommend using Gmail, as it has the best spam filter possible. I get zero spam in my inbox. That's a huge improvement over my previous accounts at Yahoo and Hotmail, where I'd have to tediously mark dozens of emails as spam.
2. Notifications. I often get notifications from the many online services I use, from Amazon to WordPress to PayPal and many more. As soon as I notice those types of notifications filling up my inbox, I create a filter (or "rule" if you use Mail.app or Outlook) that will automatically put these into a folder and mark them as read, or trash them, as appropriate. So for my PayPal notifications, I can always go and check on them in my "payments" folder if I like, but they never clutter my inbox.
3. Batch work. I get certain emails throughout the day that require quick action (like 10-15 seconds each). As I know these emails pretty well, I created filters that send them into a "batch" folder to be processed once a day. Takes a couple minutes to process the whole folder, and I don't have to see them in my inbox.
4. Stupid joke emails. If you have friends and family who send you chain emails and joke emails and the like, email them and let them know that you are trying to lessen the huge amount of email you have to deal with, and while you appreciate them thinking of you, you'd rather not receive those kinds of messages. Some people will be hurt. They'll get over it. Others will continue to send the emails. I create a filter for them that sends them straight in the trash. Basically, they're on my killfile. If they ever send an important email (which is rare), they'll call me eventually and ask why I haven't responded. I tell them that their email must be in my spam folder.
5. Publish policies. As most people who email me get my contact info from my website, I've created a set of policies published on my about page that are designed to pre-empt the most common emails. If people follow my policies, I will get very little email. For example, instead of emailing me to ask for a link, they can save the link in my del.icio.us inbox … for suggestions or comments or questions, they can post them on a couple pages I created for that purpose. I'm also planning on creating an FAQ page for more common questions and issues. These policies remove the burden on me to respond to every request — I still read the comments and questions, but I only respond if I have time. My inbox has been under a much lighter burden these days.
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So now that only the essential emails come into your inbox, the question is how to get it empty in 20 minutes? I should warn you that the "20 minutes" time frame is how long it takes me — your mileage may vary, depending on how practiced you are at the following methods, and how much email you get, and how focused you keep yourself. However, in any case, you should be able to get your inbox empty in a minimal amount of time using these methods.
I should also note: if you have a very full inbox (hundreds or thousands of messages), you should create a temporary folder ("to be filed") and get to them later, processing them perhaps 30 minutes at a time until you're done with that. Start with your inbox empty, and use the following techniques to keep it empty, in as little time as possible.
6. Have an external to-do system. Many times the reason an email is lingering in our inbox is because there is an action required in order to process it. Instead of leaving it in your inbox, and using the inbox as a de facto to-do list, make a note of the task required by the email in your to-do system … a notebook, an online to-do program, a planner, whatever. Get the task out of your inbox. Make a reference to the email if necessary. Then archive the email and be done with it. This will get rid of a lot of email in your inbox very quickly. You still have to do the task, but at least it's now on a legitimate to-do list and not keeping your inbox full.
7. Process quickly. Work your way from top to bottom, one email at a time. Open each email and dispose of it immediately. Your choices: delete, archive (for later reference), reply quickly (and archive or delete the message), put on your to-do list (and archive or delete), do the task immediately (if it requires 2 minutes or less — then archive or delete), forward (and archive or delete). Notice that for each option, the email is ultimately archived or deleted. Get them out of the inbox. Never leave them sitting there. And do this quickly, moving on to the next email. If you practice this enough, you can plow through a couple dozen messages very quickly.
8. Be liberal with the delete key. Too often we feel like we need to reply to every email. But we don't. Ask yourself, "What's the worst that will happen if I delete this?" If the answer isn't too bad, just delete it and move on. You can't reply to everything. Just choose the most important ones, and reply to them. If you limit the emails you actually reply to or take action on, you get the most important stuff done in the least amount of time. Pareto and all that.
9. Short but powerful replies. So you've chosen the few emails you're actually going to respond to … now don't blow it by writing a novel-length response to each one. I limit myself to five sentences for each reply (at the maximum — many replies are even shorter). That forces me to be concise, to choose only the essentials of what I want to say, and limits the time I spend replying to email. Keep them short, but powerful.
10. Process to done. When you open your inbox, process to it to done. Don't just look at an email and leave it sitting in your inbox. Get it out of there, and empty that inbox. Make it a rule: don't leave the inbox with emails hanging around. Empty and clean. Ahhh!
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Cryopreservation: A chance for highly endangered mammals
Oocytes of lions, tigers and other cat species survive the preservation in liquid nitrogen. Scientists of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin succeeded in carrying out cryopreservation of felid ovary cortex.
"We have successfully frozen and thawed oocytes in the ovary cortex of different cat species at minus 196 degrees Celsius. This freezing process and the storage of living cellular material in liquid nitrogen is called cryopreservation", said Caterina Wiedemann, doctoral candidate at the IZW.
The ovarian cortex is regarded as a reservoir of reproductive cells. It contains thousands of immature oocytes. Successful cryopreservation of ovarian tissue of wild cats is therefore a key element for the establishment of genome resource banks, an important tool for the preservation of genetic diversity. All felid species except for the domestic cats are listed on the Red List for endangered species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Taking a freezing procedure developed in human medicine as their model, scientists at the Department of Reproduction Biology of the IZW developed a method for cryopreserving the ovarian cortex of different cat species. In the original procedure, ovarian tissue of women who suffer from cancer is removed to avoid its damage by chemotherapy or radiotherapy. After successful tumor treatment the tissue is re-transplanted so that the normal female cycle, including fertility, can be restored. In the meantime, the tissue is conserved in liquid nitrogen. The IZW adapted this method to preserve female germ cells from feline species.
The particular challenge in the cryopreservation of ovarian cortex tissue comes from the fact that the cells are embedded in a very complex system. Ovarian cortex is composed of immature oocytes surrounded by small somatic cells, different connective tissue and blood vessel cells. In addition, the cellular properties of every species are unique, thus it not possible to develop a common freezing procedure applicable to all species. For the cat cells, the scientists of the IZW worked out a "slow" freezing protocol. The cortex was dissected into evenly chopped pieces, each 2 mm in diameter. The cellular material was frozen at a speed of 0.3 degrees per minute. Ethylene glycol and saccharose were used as cryoprotectant agents. To demonstrate their survival after thawing the ovaries, the cortex was cultured in a medium for up to 14 days before and after the freezing.
The IZW owns the genome resource bank "Arche", which contains, inter alia, a variety of sperm samples of various wildlife species. The newly developed cryopreservation method will substantially improve the future storage of feline germ cells.
"This is a large step towards preserving biodiversity. In particular to endangered cat species the successful cryopreservation of female and male gametes is a ray of hope", commented the head of the department, Prof Dr Katarina Jewgenow (IZW).
In 2007 the IZW initiated the "Felid Gametes Rescue Project" in order to build up an European network for the extraction and storage of feline gametes, which are made available to breeding programmes of zoos. Within the framework of this project, different European zoos are sending ovaries and testes of big and small cats to the IZW in Berlin for research. The scientists involved are confident that these good results will encourage even more zoos to participate in the network.
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WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- The acting Department of Homeland Security inspector general said he will launch a separate investigation of the U.S. Secret Service prostitution scandal.
Acting Inspector General Charles Edwards said in a statement that field work was "beginning immediately," CNN reported Tuesday.
"We have maintained close contact with the USSS [U.S. Secret Service], coordinating with them as their internal investigation continued," Edwards' statement issued Monday said. "Last week, with the initial stages of the USSS internal investigation nearing completion, we notified the USSS of our intent to conduct a comprehensive review of this matter. As we notified the USSS last week, OIG's [Office of Inspector General] field work is beginning immediately."
Edwards' announcement came as Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan faces two deadlines Tuesday to answer questions about the scandal.
Sullivan had to answer 50 questions submitted by Homeland Security Chairman Peter King, R-N.Y., while House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the panel's ranking Democrat, said they have questions of their own, including a request for a timeline of events in Cartagena, Colombia, before President Obama arrived for a summit.
Issa and Cummings also asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for details of the military investigation by May 8. In their letter to Panetta, the congressmen said security personnel displayed an "alarming lack" of "character" and "judgment."
The incident last month before Obama's trip to the Summit of the Americas in Colombia involved Secret Service and U.S. military members who allegedly hired prostitutes. Twelve Secret Service personnel and 12 members of the military have been tied to the scandal.
Nine Secret Service members resigned or were being forced out, and three others were cleared of serious misconduct. A separate military investigation hasn't announced any measures taken.


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Final Communiqué of the 14th Extra-Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
1. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) held its 14th Extra-Ordinary Session, from 20 to 24 July 2013, in Nairobi, Kenya.
2. The Session was opened by the Vice-Chairperson of the Commission and acting Chairperson, Honourable Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie, with the assistance of Honourable Commissioner Reine Alapini Gansou, the Acting Vice-Chairperson.
3. Honourable Commissioner Catherine Dupe Atoki, Chairperson of the Commission, attended and chaired a section of the Extra-Ordinary Session.
4. The Session was attended by the following Commissioners:
5. Honourable Commissioner Pansy Tlakula and Commissioner Yeung Kam John Yeung Sik Yuen were absent with apologies.
6. Honourable Commissioner Catherine Dupe Atoki, briefed Members of the Commission on the outcome of the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, the 21st Ordinary Session of the Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, and the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the Organization of the African Unity/African Union, which took place in May 2013.
7. The Commission adopted decisions on twenty one (21) Communications, with the following Communications being considered:
(i) Six (6) on Seizure;
(ii) Eight (8) on Admissibility; of which seven (7) were declared admissible, and one (1) declared inadmissible;
(iii) Two (2) Communications on review;
(iv) Three (3) Communications were struck out; and
(v) Two (2) Communications on the Merits.
8. The Commission considered and adopted the following:
(i) Analysis of Article 56(5) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights;
(ii) Report of the Working Group on Communications;
(iii) Report of the Chairperson on the AU Policy Organs Meeting;
(iv) Report of the Advisory Committee on Staff and Budgetary Matters.
9. The Commission adopted the following Resolutions:
(i) Resolution on the 2013 Elections in Africa;
(ii) Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Central African Republic;
(iii) Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
(iv) Resolution on the Political Situation in the Republic of Mali;
(v) Resolution on the Arab Republic of Egypt; and
(vi) Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Guinea.
10. The Commission held discussions with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on proposals for capacity building workshops for Members of the Commission and the Secretariat, to be conducted by GIZ.
11. The Commission also held a meeting with representatives from the African Union Medical Services Directorate, during which medical insurance cover for Members of the Commission was discussed.
12. The Commission decided to hold its 54th Ordinary Session from 22 October to 5 November 2013, in Banjul, The Gambia.
13. The Commission expresses its sincere and profound gratitude to the Government and People of the Republic of Kenya for the hospitality extended to the Members of the Commission during the 14th Extra-Ordinary Session.
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Cox v. Department of Housing and Urban Development, EEOC Request No. 05980083 (July 30, 1998).
Appellant contacted an EEO counselor on February 8, 1996, alleging that she was harassed and forced to resign on July 7, 1995 because of her disability (hearing impairment). The agency dismissed her complaint for failure to contact an EEO counselor within 45 days of the date of the discriminatory event. On appeal, appellant provided evidence that she wrote letters concerning the matter to the agency's Assistant Secretary in one of its regional offices, as well as to the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Appellant also stated that she had contacted the agency's Regional Counsel concerning the matter in July 1995. The Commission noted that it has long held that a complainant may satisfy the criterion of counselor contact by initiating contact with an agency official logically connected to the EEO process, if the official is not an EEO counselor. In this case, the Commission found that appellant's contact with the named agency officials was sufficient to toll the time limit for contacting an EEO counselor. The Commission remanded the complaint for processing.
Cooley v. Department of Veterans Affairs, EEOC Request No. 05960748 (July 30, 1998).
Appellant filed an EEO complaint alleging unlawful discrimination when she received an unfavorable work assignment. She was represented by an attorney, who had agreed to handle her case at a reduced hourly rate of $150, as opposed to the attorney's usual $250 hourly rate. In a fee agreement, appellant and the attorney agreed that should appellant prevail, the attorney's customary $250 rate would apply. The parties subsequently entered into a settlement agreement, which did not address the issue of attorney's fees. The attorney submitted a fee petition to the agency for $2,600 ($250 hourly rate for 10.4 billable hours). The agency's final decision on the fee petition found that the number of billable hours was reasonable, but reduced the hourly rate from $250 to $150, based upon the discounted rate contained in the fee agreement.
On appeal, appellant's attorney asserted that he had charged a reduced rate due to appellant's financial condition. The attorney stated that Federal employees often cannot afford to pay the "going commercial rate" for representation, and that is why he provides representation at a reduced rate. He argued that a lowered hourly rate with the possibility of payment at the customary rate was a practical means of taking Federal sector discrimination cases. The Commission noted that reasonable hourly rates are measured by the "prevailing market rates in the relevant community." It stated that the applicable rate for fee awards to public interest attorneys is the prevailing hourly rate for the community in general. The Commission added that the prevailing market rate should also be used to determine fee awards for private, for-profit attorneys who represent clients at reduced rates, reflecting "non-economic" goals. The Commission found that the attorney, who was a for-profit attorney, had provided sufficient evidence to establish that his customary hourly rate was $250. Further, the Commission found that the attorney had shown that the fee agreement was at a reduced rate based upon appellant's ability to pay. It concluded that the attorney had demonstrated "public spiritedness" in accepting appellant's case at the reduced rate, and ordered the agency to pay the attorney at the prevailing market rate of $250 rather than the reduced rate of $150 in the fee agreement.
Wills v. Department of Defense , EEOC Request No. 05970596 (July 30, 1998).
Appellant, an employee of the Defense Commissary Agency (DCA), filed a complaint of discrimination against the agency on the basis of his race and color (Black) when its Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigated his travel vouchers, resulting in agency debt collection actions and garnishment of his pay. The agency dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. On appeal, the Commission affirmed the agency's dismissal. The Commission subsequently denied appellant's request to reconsider. The Commission found that appellant's complaint was a collateral attack upon the CID investigation. Specifically, the Commission found that the actions complained of were inextricably intertwined with the findings of the CID, and were taken in response to the CID report. Noting that it had previously refused to entertain such complaints in that they were collateral attacks on CID investigations, the Commission found that appellant's complaint was properly dismissed for failure to state a claim.
McNeil v. United States Postal Service, EEOC Request No. 05960436 (July 28, 1998).
Appellant alleged disability discrimination (migraine headaches) when the agency failed to prevent tobacco smoke from smoking areas around the facility from entering her work area. She provided medical evidence showing that exposure to tobacco smoke exacerbated her severe migraine condition and stated that this caused her to be absent from work. The agency removed appellant due to her absences. Appellant's physician, an allergist, had recommended that steps be taken to provide her a smoke-free work environment. The physician had also provided the agency with a letter indicating that appellant needed medically excused absences due to her migraines, and that tobacco smoke was a factor in triggering them.
The Commission found that appellant's migraine headache condition was a disability, and that there was a nexus between her disability in that 4 of 5 absences cited in the agency's removal notice were related to appellant's migraines. The agency argued that appellant was not a qualified individual with a disability, because regular attendance was an essential function of her job. The Commission, however, reminded the agency that such an argument would prevent any employee with a disability who is frequently absent for a disability-related reason from being considered qualified. The Commission found that appellant had produced sufficient evidence to show that her failure to be regular in attendance was due to her disability, and she was removed for these absences. Thus the burden falls on the agency, the Commission noted, to show that providing a reasonable accommodation would pose an undue hardship on the operations of its program. The Commission found appellant's requests for approval to use leave for absences caused by her disability constituted an implicit request that the absences not be used to support a disciplinary action. It further found that the agency had failed to show that excusing the appellant's absences related to her disability would cause an undue hardship. The Commission concluded that the appellant was discriminated against on the basis of disability when the agency failed to reasonably accommodate her by excusing the absences caused by her disability. The Commission further found that the agency discriminated against appellant when it failed to take steps to eliminate or reduce appellant's exposure to tobacco smoke in the work place. The Commission ordered reinstatement of appellant with back pay, and also directed the agency to take steps to eliminate appellant's exposure to tobacco smoke in the work place.
Chai v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, EEOC Request No. 05970016 (July 10, 1998).
Appellant alleged race (Asian) and national origin (Chinese) discrimination, as well as reprisal for prior EEO activity, when he was not selected for a position. The agency dismissed the complaint for having previously elected to pursue the matter through the negotiated grievance process. On appeal, appellant acknowledged that he had filed an earlier grievance on the matter, but asserted that an Arbitrator had determined that the matter was not covered by the agency's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), and was therefore not grievable. He argued that the agency's dismissal for having elected the grievance process was improper.
On appeal, the Commission stated that, where an employee files a grievance prior to filing an EEO complaint, but the grievance is denied on the grounds that the subject matter of the grievance was not a grievable matter, the employee has not made a true election. In this case, the Commission found that an Arbitrator had ruled that appellant's grievance was not grievable under the terms of the applicable CBA. Because the subject matter of appellant's grievance was not grievable, the Commission found that appellant had not made a true election to proceed through the grievance process. It further found the invalidity of appellant's election to present a sufficient basis to toll the limitations period to contact an EEO counselor. The Commission reversed the agency's dismissal of the complaint and remanded it for processing.
Epstein v. Department of Health and Human Services, EEOC Request No. 05970671 (July 2, 1998).
Appellant and the agency entered into a settlement agreement resolving appellant's complaint of discrimination before an EEOC administrative judge. The terms of the settlement were read into the record, which included a payment of $8,000 to appellant and a letter of apology to appellant signed by the Secretary of the agency. The agency subsequently advised appellant that it would not provide the promised letter of apology signed by the agency's Secretary. Appellant alleged that this was in breach of the settlement agreement, and appealed to the Commission.
On appeal, the Commission found that the record showed the agency had no intention of ever producing an apology from the Secretary. The Commission therefore found the agency in breach of the settlement agreement, and ordered reinstatement of the complaint as a remedy for the breach. The Commission also determined that at the time the settlement agreement was entered into between appellant and the agency's attorney, the agency's attorney purported to have the authority to promise a letter of apology, and appellant entered into the agreement in reliance on the promise. The Commission found that the agency attorney's representation that she could provide the letter of apology, when she knew that she had not yet received formal authorization for such a letter, constituted bad faith dealing. As such, it awarded attorney's fees as a sanction for the agency's actions during the settlement negotiations.
Boone v. Department of the Navy, EEOC Request No. 05970375 (July 30, 1998).
Appellant filed a complaint based on race (white) and reprisal. The agency identified the issues as whether he was discriminated against when: (1) a superior suggested to appellant that he might have a racial bias against an agency official; and (2) appellant was counseled by the agency official. The agency dismissed the complaint on the grounds that it failed to state a claim, in that a remark, comment or counseling, unaccompanied by a concrete action, did not render appellant aggrieved. In its initial appeal decision, the Commission affirmed the agency's decision, because appellant had not shown that he had suffered a personal loss or harm as a result of the agency's actions.
In his request for reconsideration, appellant alleged that the agency had mischaracterised his complaint. Upon a careful review of appellant's complaint and its accompanying narrative, the Commission agreed. The Commission found that the appellant was actually complaining that he was being forced to report to a junior officer. Appellant had also listed in his narrative several specific incidents in which he believed that the junior officer had treated him disparately. These incidents of disparate treatment included unilaterally reassigning his staff's parking spaces, obstructing the timely processing of travel documents, restricting the issuance of conference room keys, and taking no action when another employee "verbally assaulted" appellant. Appellant also generally alleged that the agency officials intended to diminish his credibility and standing as a senior civilian employee. Based upon these allegations, and without making a finding on the merits of the complaint, the Commission found that appellant had stated a complaint of discrimination sufficient to warrant further processing. The agency's dismissal was reversed, and the complaint was remanded for processing.
Duncan v. Department of Veterans Affairs, EEOC Request No. 05970315 (July 10, 1998).
Appellant alleged that he was not selected for a position in September 1994 in reprisal for his prior EEO activity. EEO counseling concluded in December 1994, but appellant did not file a formal complaint on that and other allegations until May 1995. The agency dismissed the non-selection allegation as untimely. On appeal, appellant asserted that he had failed to timely pursue the non- selection allegation because of his fear of agency retaliation for filing a formal complaint. The Commission observed that appellant had not related any concrete basis for fearing retaliation on the part of the agency. It noted that it had previously held that fear of retaliation was an insufficient justification for extending a limitations period. It pointed out that retaliation for EEO activity was prohibited, and that if appellant was subjected to such retaliation, he could file a complaint. The Commission also found appellant's assertion to lack credibility given his previous and present use of the EEO process. The Commission affirmed the agency's dismissal of the non-selection allegation as untimely.
Kuo v. Department of the Navy, EEOC Request No. 05970343 (July 10, 1998).
Appellant alleged race (Asian) and national origin (Chinese) discrimination, as well as reprisal for prior EEO activity, when he was denied preferred office space. The agency dismissed the complaint as moot, asserting that it had subsequently assigned appellant the preferred office space, and later had closed the facility in question. On appeal, the Commission noted that a complaint is moot when there is no reasonable expectation that the alleged violation will recur, and interim relief or events have completely and irrevocably eradicated the effects of the alleged discrimination. In this case, the Commission determined that the agency's actions had rendered appellant's complaint moot. Specifically, the Commission observed that appellant was assigned the preferred office space at issue, and that the facility was subsequently closed. The Commission found that appellant had not shown any harm as a result of the alleged discrimination, nor did he request compensatory damages. The Commission concluded that appellant's complaint was moot and affirmed the agency's final decision.
Coleman v. Department of the Navy, EEOC Request No. 0598439 (July 30, 1998).
Appellant alleged race (Black), color and sex discrimination when she was allegedly coerced into resigning from her position. She received her notice of final interview from the agency's EEO counselor on August 23, 1996, and filed her formal complaint on September 12, 1996. The agency dismissed the complaint for failure to file her complaint within 15 days of receipt of the notice of final interview. On appeal, appellant alleged that she was late in filing her complaint due to a hurricane. She submitted newspaper articles providing information about the hurricane. This evidence showed that the damage from the hurricane was so widespread as to close postal delivery as of September 7, that the agency was in "destructive weather condition," that power lines were down as late as September 9, and that travel was difficult during the relevant time period. Appellant further asserted that her home had suffered damage due to the hurricane. The Commission found that the circumstances of this case justified extending the time limits for filing appellant's complaint. The agency's dismissal was reversed, and the complaint was remanded for processing.


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When talking to people about microfinance, many times the poverty level of the clients is brought up as a big way to measure an organization's success. I felt this way for a long time and it makes sense. We have all heard stories of a poor farmer expanding his business or a "phone women" in a Bangladeshi village. As I have spent more time at microfinance institutions however, I've realized that view is incomplete. Yes, empowering the poor is a very important part of microfinance, but they are only a subsection of the really important group that a successful MFI must target; the unbanked.
Many times, poor and unbanked are synonymous, but other times they are not and it is important to recognize the difference between the two and how each group can help a community. To illustrate this point I want to introduce you to Fred.
Fred is does not fall into the category of "working poor". He owns a fairly large carpentry shop and is currently running for mayor in his village (see picture for his campaign poster). Despite owning a very successful business, in the past, finding outside funding for his business had been difficult because his village is hours away from any major town. However, a Hofokam loan officer now serves his area and Fred has been receiving loans for about two years now.
Before he started receiving loans, Fred had one full-time employee and three apprentices. He now has three full-time employees and five apprentices. His most recent loan was used to pay for the raw materials to fulfill a large order submitted by several local schools. He told me that because he was able to take out the loan from Hofokam and complete the work on time, he now has new orders from other schools and will be able to further expand his business. In the near future, he hopes to move his business to another part of town that has electricity so that he can purchase modern tools and increase his productivity.
For me, a story like Fred's was not what I used to think of when I pictured a successful microfinance loan. However, I now see that the unbanked is a much larger group than I had originally thought. In some ways, a loan to a person like Fred can have an even greater impact on a community than a few smaller loans. Fred's business is bringing money into the town that otherwise, would have gone elsewhere. By providing capital, the Kiva lenders have enabled Fred to expand his business, hire more people and, very directly, help the overall economic condition of his entire village.


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An SSL certificate is valid until the expiration date.Some cerificates can be activated for a period ranging from 1 to 3 years. Keep in mind that you cannot change the duration of the certificate during the commitment period. If the certificat expires, the purchase of a new certificate is necessary for the renewel.
The answer is Yes! Each domain name needs its own certificate. However, there are some certificats that can protect different domains, as (SAN certificates) , or multiple sub-domain ( Wildcard certificats)
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What's Next for Gawker's Fox Mole, Joe Muto?
(NEW YORK) -- Now that he's officially been fired from Fox News, Gawker's Fox mole is "ready to tell my story." But who's going to read it?
Joe Muto was outed by Fox News late Wednesday when the company announced he had been fired from his associate producer job at The O'Reilly Factor for leaking inside information to the news and gossip site Gawker.com. In a statement Thursday, a Fox News rep said, "Once the network determined that Mr. Muto was the main culprit in less than 24 hours, he was suspended late yesterday while we pursued concurrent avenues. We are continuing to explore legal recourse against Mr. Muto and possibly others."
On Gawker Wednesday night, Muto described being escorted out of Fox's midtown Manhattan headquarters in a manner that made clear "I would not be setting foot back into 1211 Avenue of the Americas again."
"I am a weasel, a traitor, a sell-out and every bad word you can throw at me," he wrote, "but as of today, I am free, and I am ready to tell my story, which I wasn't able to fully do for the previous 36 hours. Stay tuned for much, much more tomorrow."
A book deal could be the next logical step. Greg Smith, who left his executive director post at Goldman Sachs last month after flaming the company in a New York Times editorial, scored a $1.5 million advance for a tell all about the investment bank. But one literary agent told ABC News that kind of pay day is unlikely for Muto.
"I don't think there's a likelihood of Greg Smith money," said Swanna MacNair, founder of the publishing agency Creative Conduit. "There is some money, perhaps in the low six figures, and only if there's competition."
"A bit of the difference with the Goldman Sachs book is that Greg Smith was a man who was at the upper echelon, who had been there for quite a while," she said. "He also seemed to be upset for humanity. His editorial was bold, and it raised the question, what else does this guy have to say?"
But MacNair said with Muto, "even though there are a lot of people that don't like Fox News, there's something a little bit seedy about someone that's reporting from the inside. It seemed like a planned stunt."
Then there's the question of what Muto will be able to reveal if he's embroiled in a lawsuit with his former employer. Without access to behind the scenes video, like the clip of Mitt Romney discussing horseback riding that accompanied his first Gawker dispatch, what compelling stuff can he share?
"It would have to be something about a disgruntled generation of workers, and they're not the biggest book buyers," MacNair said.
In short, there may not be enough there.
"I think he was hoping all of this would lead to a Greg Smith moment, but there has to be some authenticity behind it," she said. "What's behind it really remains to be seen."
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Polite?! This is me! I'm never... Oh wait.... Guess I am occasionally polite... When I'm not being a complete blockhead.
The comic's looking fabulous Michelle! I'm really interested to see what happens next.
And also! I want you to join my new dropdown! You dun have to of course, but I think it might be fitting.
http://legendoffour.keenspace.com/dropd ... rkeen.html
I just started it today, and I've contacted three artists, counting you to see if they want to join, and posted it in the dropdown forum, so maybe i'll get a good response on it. ^_~


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Events Calendar
Senior Class Giving Reception
President and Mrs. Rooney will host all senior class donors at a cocktail reception to celebrate becoming Fisher Philanthropists.
Date: May 2, 2019 - May 2, 2019
Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Country Club of Rochester
Hosted by the Office of Institutional Advancement
All seniors who make a one-time gift of $20.19 before May 1 or a three-year pledge of $20.19 per year are invited to attend. Donors also receive teal Fisher Philanthropist graduation cords. Those who make a multi-year pledge are entered to win a senior photo shoot with campus photographer John Smillie and up to two friends during senior week.


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Halfway around the world, three defeats but Trinidad still happy
"Even though we lost every match, we had a lot of fun", Ward said Friday after pool play finished. "This was a great experience. People are really nice to us and we have made lots of new friends."
Just started
Their beach volleyball adventure has only just started. "We have been playing indoor volleyball at school, but four months ago a friend of ours introduced us to beach volleyball", Ward said. Davidson: "Our coach also encouraged us to start playing on the beach."
They were lucky enough to qualify for the U21 World Championships, it is the first time ever a team from Trinidad and Tobago competes at a junior world championship. Their trip to Europe took four days and started early Sunday morning with a flight to Barbados. From there they flew to London, Amsterdam and Zagreb, where they rented a car to arrive in Umag on Wednesday evening.
"It was a long, long trip, but it was worth it", Davidson said. With all the experience they gained in Umag they will return to the Trinidad and prepare for their next big event, the qualification tournament for the Youth Olympic Games.
Preparing for Youth Olympic Games
"This is a big event for us", Ward explained. "The qualification is in November in Trinidad. In our country we don't have a lot of junior teams we can practice with, so we play a few tournaments abroad for preparation; one in Haiti in August, Barbados in September and we also have a training camp in Cuba."
The Youth Olympic Games are held in August 2014 in Nanjing. It is the second edition for young athletes, the first Youth Olympics were held in Singapore in 2010.
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Photo Challenge: Dashboard
A cluster of dashboard hula dolls. Completely covered in anything the momentum of breaking hasn't launched off. Totally polished, not a spec in sight. A single GPS navigator that you've affectionately named Jill. The appearance of your dashboard is most certainly unique to you, and a reflection of your highway disposition. This week's photo challenge is all about dashboards, so show us shots of your dashboard (not taken from the dashboard), or your mom's, or your best friend's, or you baby mama's cousin's. We want to see them all! This Photo Challenge was open for one week and closed on October 30th. Visit the Dashboard downloads page to see the selections from this photo challenge!
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After 100 years, who couldn't use a facelift?
That seems to be the idea behind a new line of Elizabeth Bishop books being released today to mark the centennial of Bishop's birth. The publishing project repackages material from previous books but also includes other material that hasn't been brought between covers before. The book releases coincide with public celebrations of Bishop's birthday centennial this week in New York City and Boston.
Born in Worcester, Mass. on Feb. 8, 1911, Bishop had become known as one of America's leading poets before her death in Boston on Oct. 6, 1979. Bishop also penned a number of prose pieces, including travelogue, and she was a boundlessly prolific letter writer, too.
6 books to beat the winter blues
Farrar, Straus and Giroux is releasing three books today that hint at Bishop's productivity across multiple genres.
"Poems," issued in a $16 softcover, includes all of the poems that Bishop saw into print and a selection of unfinished, posthumously published work.
"Prose," a $20 softcover, features pieces from an earlier collection of Bishop's prose, but also includes – for the first time – the original draft of "Brazil," a travelogue that she repudiated in its initially published version after a dispute over editorial changes.
A third book, "Elizabeth Bishop and The New Yorker: The Complete Correspondence," collects within a $35 hardcover the letters that Bishop exchanged over many years with New Yorker editors Charles Pearce, Katharine White, and Harold Moss. The magazine frequently published Bishop's work and greatly enhanced her profile.
Although Bishop was born in Massachusetts and eventually died there, family circumstances and a wandering spirit took her far beyond her native state. After her father died and her mother was committed to a mental asylum, Bishop was sent to live with her mother's parents in Nova Scotia, and she later lived with her father's family in Worcester and Boston. Stints in Europe and Florida followed, and she lived for many years in Brazil after falling ill there in 1951 and decided to extend her stay.
The physical and emotional displacements of Bishop's youth often gave her poems the distinct perspective of an outsider, and her work is known for its detached, exactingly precise sense of observation. A protégé of the poet Marianne Moore, Bishop also embraced Moore's sharp attention to the natural world.
For readers who want to know more about Bishop's life and work, the Academy of American Poets offers a brief biography of the poet and a sampling of her poems.
Readers in the New York City and Boston areas can also sample her work at two public readings this week. On Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7 pm, The Great Hall at New York City's Cooper Union will feature 20 poets, each reading a favorite Bishop poem. More information is available at the site of the Poetry Society.
On Thursday night at 7, another group of poets will gather at the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium at Boston University to read from Bishop's poetry.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Danny Heitman, a columnist for The Baton Rouge Advocate, is the author of "A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House."


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P.L. 335-1995, SEC.1. charges the Rail Corridor Safety Committee to do the following:
(1) Study the safety of rail corridors, including corridors at overpasses, underpasses and crossings.
(2) Review rail safety records.
(3) Study methods of encouraging cooperation among railroads, local government, state government, and federal government to enhance the safety of railroads.
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'Fifty Shades' filmmakers deal with haters, lovers
'Fifty Shades of Grey' producer Dana Brunetti isn't letting the social media backlash against the casting choices of Charlie Hummam and Dakota Johnson get to him. VPC
It's always the haters who make the most noise. Why the furor over the "Fifty Shades of Grey" casting and what the filmmakers are saying.
The aftershocks of the holiday Fifty Shades of Grey casting bombshell continued to rumble Tuesday, with fans of the erotic bestseller voicing anger (and some love) about the announcement.
Producer Dana Brunetti devoted much of his Twitter page to fans, allowing them to vent or rejoice about the lead characters announced over the Labor Day holiday -- Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele and Charlie Hunnam as billionaire Christian Grey.
Brunetti retweeted one fan who compared the casting announcement to the national outcry over casting Ben Affleck as Batman.
"@DanaBrunetti knows how @BenAffleck feels today," the tweet said.
Brunetti went on to post several of the rabid responses he received -- including one that called him "an idiot" for the castings, another that said he would have cast a "monkey" for Grey and one that said, "I hate you. #NoMattNoAlexisNoMovie."
Melanie Griffith even joined in the fray, taking one Twitter follower to task who criticized her daughter Dakota's looks and the casting decision.
"Wow! You're quite the b---- aren't you? #dontmesswithmama."
"It's been intense," says Erik Davis a contributing editor for the movie ticketing website Fandango.com of the casting furor. "Whenever you have a property with a rabid fan base like this book, you're going to get these very divisive results. People are not going to like your choices, because you simply made a choice."
Davis believes the fans have responded in this way because they were set on one of the perceived frontrunners discussed so widely on the internet in recent months -- including Man of Steel's Henry Cavill and White Collar star Matt Bomer as Christian Grey.
Author Bret Easton Ellis threw gasoline onto the Twitter-sphere firestorm by invoking Twilight superstar Robert Pattinson. Ellis claimed he had spoken to Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James "at a party over the summer."
"Her first choice for Christian was Rob Pattinson," Ellis tweeted.
Filmmakers and distributor Focus Features have kept a tight lid on who was actually in the running for the parts and have declined further comment on the matter. But Brunetti tried to explain, in general terms, that not everyone was going to be happy with the selection.
"There is a lot that goes into casting that isn't just looks. Talent, availability, their desire to do it, chemistry with other actor, etc," Brunetti noted on Twitter. "So if your favorite wasn't cast, then it is most likely due to something on that list. Keep that in mind while hating and keep perspective."
Beyond not getting the person many fans were hoping for, both Johnson and Hunnam are unknown quantities. Johnson, the model-turned-actress daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, is best known for her role in the canceled sitcom Ben and Kate and a brief role in The Social Network. Hunnam is better known for his roles in Pacific Rim and the FX series Sons of Anarchy.
"But they are far from household names. And I think a lot of negativity is because the fans are not familar with these actors," says Davis. "But I love this casting, it gives us all a chance to discover these actors."
After all, Davis recalls the furor over 2008's Twilight casting with then-unknowns Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the leads.
"I was watching these people and many were rabidly against this," says Davis. "And then look what happened. Pattinson and Stewart turned into superstars. People forget that they didn't like the casting originally."
What's key is the chemistry between the actors on the screen when the movie opens on August 1, 2014. And clearly there was chemistry for E L James, who is one of the producers on the movie, to support the casting.
It was James' Monday announcement that started the furor. As it raged, James made one further comment.
"To all the supporters, lovers and haters -- thank you so much for the passion that you have for this project," James tweeted. "You all rock. All of you."


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Sorry I haven't written. We're visiting my sister in Utah and doing some skiing.
The Bois smiled on command for the first time and also rolled over from a flat surface on his own!
The skiing is beautiful. And somehow our family is managing to get along and actually have a pretty good time. The best part was my dad beating SR in a ski race.
Monday, 7 April 2008
4 comments:
- olga said...
Sounds like an awesome time!
- 7 April 2008 at 06:24
- Lisa said...
Glad you had fun! Your jobs are stressful, glad to see you get out and have some R and R.
- 8 April 2008 at 01:00
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First woman in space: Valentina16 June 2013
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I see Earth - it is so beautiful21 March 2011 "The world's first spaceship, Vostok, with a man on board, was launched into orbit from the Soviet Union on 12 April 1961. The pilot space-navigator of the satellite-spaceship Vostok is a citizen of the USSR, Flight Major Yuri Gagarin."
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More than two million first orbits18 April 2011 Since its release on 12 April, the film recreating Yuri Gagarin's pioneering flight has been seen almost 2.6 million times. Much of the footage was shot aboard the Space Station by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli.


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2010 Year in Pictures
Sugar Shout Out: A Look Back at 2010 in Pictures!
- Look back at pictures from 2010
- Psst! Chanel's new polish shades are $5 cheaper here
- The hottest make-out pics from 2010 TV
- Your favorite home accessory store of 2010
- The New Year's Eve bag to have!
- What's your gym's biggest shortcoming?
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The church was rebuilt in 1610 in the true Gothic Survival manner at the expense of Sir Thomas Freke, who died in 1645. In the same year, the building was used as a temporary gaol for 300 Dorset Clubmen, who had failed to escape after their defeat on Hambledon Hill. However, Oliver Cromwell apparently thought them "Poor silly creatures" and set them free after they "had promised to be very dutiful for time to come."
The west aisle was extended in 1871 and in 1872 the chancel was drastically altered internally and provided with a new window. The attractive reredos is of terracotta and was made locally to a design by Lady Baker. It features corn ears and grapes and an exquisite head of Christ, which is flanked by an angel on either side.
Dominating the north aisle chapel, is a huge monument to Sir Thomas Freke, erected by his two sons, Raufe and William, in 1654. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner rather charmingly describes the sculpture as "inept if loveable!" In front, however, is a beautiful, delicately carved, oak screen, which is of exceptionally high quality.
Also of interest is the generous boot scraper outside the porch and the collection shoes inside.
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MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team went down in defeat for the third game in a row on Thursday (Jan. 17) evening as the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals defeated the Wildcats 56-51 from the Berry Events Center. It was the second time in three games NMU lost by less than six points.
Northern falls to 4-11 overall and 3-8 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The 'Cats closed the game on a 12-2 run, with four layups and four free throws, after the Cardinals held a 17-point lead with 8:49 remaining. Two free throws by senior forward TJ Cameron cut the game to three but a pair of free throws on the other end by Rob Clark put the game out of reach for NMU.
SVSU (7-6, 5-5 GLIAC) held a 33-24 halftime lead after shooting 57.1 percent from the field and made 3-of-5 from the beyond the three-point arc. NMU shot 38.5 percent in the opening frame and was led by junior forward Matthew Craggs with 10 points.
Craggs scored over 20 points for the third time this season with a game-high 21 points. He also led the team with five rebounds. Sophomore guard Quinten Calloway was also in double figures with 11 points. Cameron added eight and sophomore forward Kendall Jackson had five boards.
NMU finished the game shooting 38.5 percent from the floor and 22.2 percent (4-for-18) from deep. The 'Cats generated 16 SVSU turnovers that led to 20 points.
Chris Webb finished with 15 points for the Cardinals while Clark added 10. Jay Thames and Brett Beland combined for 16 points.
SVSU shot 52.6 percent on the evening and made 12-of-13 (92.3 percent) from the charity stripe. The Cardinals also outrebounded the 'Cats 30-21 and outscored NMU 26-18 in the paint.
Northern wraps up its two-game home stand on Saturday (Jan. 19) against Wayne State. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. due to the hockey game later in the evening. The Warriors defeated Michigan Tech 70-59 on Thursday in Houghton.