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Alaskanomics
- COVID-19 disruptions cause 13.1 percent job loss in April May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 No. 20-17 JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s job count was down 13.1 percent in April from the same month last year, a loss of 42,200 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped to 12.9 percent, up from 5.2 percent in March. The comparable U.S rate rose from...Alaskanomics
APRN Alaska News
- LISTEN: With loosening restrictions, Anchorage gym owner wary of going to full capacity May 23, 2020Billy Crumm, owner of Elite Sports Performance in Anchorage, says even when the gym is allowed to open to 100 percent capacity, their class sizes will stay smaller and they’ll keep other measures in place for the foreseeable future, too.Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
- Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 22, 2020 May 23, 2020Alaska health officials work to train hundreds of new coronavirus contact tracers. And the city of Anchorage follows the state's lead on reopening, with a few more rules.Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Delanceyplace.com
- wild bill makes his new york acting debut -- 5/22/20 May 22, 2020Today's selection -- from Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter by Tom Clavin. In the 1870s, Buffalo Bill Cody had opened a new play called Scouts of the Plains to take advantage of Easterners' fascination with the exploits of the frontier. One of the characters in the play was Wild […]
- transmission of electric waves -- 5/21/20 May 21, 2020Today's selection -- from Thunderstruck by Erik Larson. Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) invents wireless communication: "The idea arrived in the most prosaic of ways. In the summer of 1894, when [Marconi] was twenty years old ... he happened to acquire a copy of a journal called Il Nuovo Cimento, in which he read an obituary of Heinrich Hertz [the discoverer […]
Bob Mayer
- Day 73: 2020 Pandemic. The Lack of Empathy Is What Dismays Me May 23, 2020Humans beings once crowded men, women and children, including newborns, into gas chambers by the hundreds and killed them. Again and again and again. That is a fact. It happened. Those humans who did that were not from another species or a breed apart. Human history is full of people who have done, and are […]Bob
Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)
- Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...feigleycommunications
- 2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...feigleycommunications
Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog
- Monday Funnies… May 25, 2020 The Story Reading Ape
I didn’t have my glasses on…
- no control. May 24, 2020it is highly likey that someone lost control of their remote control. i can only imagine the story. — “why do you press harder on a remote-control when you know the battery’s dead?” -steven wrightbeth
Indian Country Media Network
- More coronavirus cases, deaths reported at Navajo Nation May 25, 2020Navajo officials said preliminary reports from eight health care facilities indicate that 1,397 individuals have recovered from COVID-19The Associated Press
Legends of Windemere
- Midday Booster: Covid vs Allergies Memes May 24, 2020I have really bad allergies this time of year. It’s usually a raspy cough and trouble breathing, which makes people think cold or pneumonia. At least that’s how it used to go before 2020. Now, I have strangers looking at … Continue reading →Charles Yallowitz
Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life
- Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – Author Updates #Reviews -#Shortstories Cathy Cade, #Science Fiction A.C. Flory, #Historical Apple Gidley May 24, 2020Welcome to the first of the author updates with recent reviews for authors on the shelves of the Cafe and Bookstore. The first author today is Cathy Cade for her short story collection Witch Way and other Ambiguous Stories. About … Continue reading →Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.
Bluebird of Bitterness
- Sunday funnies May 24, 2020 bluebird of bitterness
Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing
- What I’ve learned during the lockdown and other strange things April 5, 2020I’ve always been a homebody, but after having no choice but to stay at home, I’ve learned that I miss being able to come and go as I please – go being the operative word. I’ve learned to order groceries online and pick them up. What are all those people doing in Walmart? The parking […]Elle Knowles
KarmaTube
- Contact with the Sacred May 21, 2020With spectacular visual images, this film reminds us of the necessity of connecting with the sacred in everyday life. It honors the sacred through sensory feelings of connection, with both the vast expanses such as mountain tops and waterfalls, and with the single dandelion sending its seeds into the future. This connection is further enhanced […]
Positively Present
- 40 free + fun things to do at home April 8, 2020Another list featuring things to do during stay-at-home time? I don't blame you if you're rolling your eyes. But, after doing some research, I've found that a lot of these curated lists rely heavily on two things: having someone else in your home with you and having the money to purchase all kinds of stuff […]positively present
The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.
- Muck spreading and a messy cratch May 20, 2020Fortunately, two quite separate issues. Farmer G decided a couple of days ago that the portents were good for a … MoreIan Hutson
Joan Reeves: Slingwords
- Alexa Skill Review: Guided Meditation May 24, 2020Do you meditate? Despite my best intentions, I never make the time to do so.My daughter does, and I often joke that I try, but I fall asleep every time.I have as much stress, or maybe more, than most people so I decided to make an effort and try guided meditation. YouTube has some good […]Joan Reeves
World United Music
- Prog Rock and Progressive Activism May 24, 2020Progressive Rock Through the AgesBy: Stewart BrennanProgressive Rock is one of several experimental genres that evolved out of Rock n Roll in mid 1960’s. It was a purely creative genre that carried at its initial core, reflections of morality, philosophies, political views and the social economic conditions of the times.The genre had a wide range […]Stewart
WASP Final Flight
- Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP. They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area. But I didn’t wait for that. I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up. And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]Unknown
- Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five. I loved it! I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella. This was less than successful..." WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]Unknown
The Old Motor
- Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 255 May 22, 2020Today’s lead image taken with a flash about sixty years ago is a view of a porte-cochère in front of a hotel lobby at an unknown location, although there are enough clues in the image to home in on the area where the photo was shot. Share with us what you find of interest in...David Greenlees
- Too Close for Comfort at Hoover Field May 21, 2020Today’s featured image contains either a Douglas DC-2 or a DC-3 taking off or coming in for a landing at the Hoover Field located in Arlington, VA. While the airfield was in operation (1925 to ’41,) it was considered to be one of the most dangerous flying fields in the country. Military Rd., visible in...David Greenlees
SassyZenGirl
- Earn $6,000/mo Passive Income with Stock Footage (no prior experience!) May 23, 2020Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links, meaning we receive a small commission if you decide to make a purchase through our links, but this is at no additional cost to you. Quite often, we even negotiated a special discount only available to Friends of SassyZenGirl, so win-win for everybody 😎. We use all these […]Gundi Gabrielle
Stump the Bookseller
- 340G: 1970s book, set in California, the story of a man and his wife, their relationship, divorce, his subsequent wife, Orange Julius May 22, 2020I read this book in the late 1980s, and really enjoyed it, despite finding his wife slightly infuriating. The story started in the 1960s, and went through to the 1970s. On his first date at a diner with his (red … Continue reading →Lorraine Angus
Ana’s Attic
- Book Review- Otterly Scorched by Tara Sivec May 24, 2020Otterly Scorched by Tara Sivec Standalone related to two series (see below). Tara Sivec is hands-down my favorite romantic comedy author. Her ridiculous sense of humor taught me to be prepared for Otterly Scorched. Armed with a panty liner, I made sure not to have any food or drink so I wouldn’t choke from laughter […]Ana's Attic
Shorpy
- The Old Met: 1905 May 24, 2020New York, 1905. "Metropolitan Opera House, 39th Street and Broadway." And down the street, the new New York Times building. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.Dave
- Hotel Netherland: 1905 May 24, 2020New York, 1905. "Hotel Netherland, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.Dave
Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s
- Theater District: 1960 May 22, 2020A bright and sunny New Year's Day 1960 found me walking along Grand Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. I snapped this photo because three days later the streetcars would cease running, owing to the closing of a nearby viaduct for replacement. The Fox Theater in the background, opened in 1929, fared a little better, lasting […]prrvet
- 1940s Lake Life May 18, 2020Some kids heading out to fish; taken during the early 1940s on Commerce Lake, Oakland County, Michigan. Scan of hand tinted photo. View full size.Ray D. O-Czech
Shorpy Reader Comments
- Old buildings May 24, 2020In reply to Hotel Netherland: 1905: Are getting somewhat tiresome to me! Can we get some people, or other interesting things? That gingerbread fakery on these old behemoths look dangerous - but then I live in Earthquake country! You don't need to post this, I just wanted to say enough of these old things!loujudson
- An American Theatre by any other name -- May 24, 2020In reply to Theater District: 1960: More on the American Theatre, where "J.B." is about to open. It had a complicated history, with multiple renovations and names between 1910 and 1978. To complicate matters further, "American" also appeared on other theater buildings in St. Louis, including what is better known as the Orpheum on North […]GlenJay
Kim’s Shopping
- Five Ways to Prevent the Worst From Happening to Your Finances May 22, 2020Money, or the lack of it, can ruin your life. Sometimes, our financial future is within our control. Eating out less, skipping the fancy coffee on your way to work every day, and comparing service plans, like car insurance, can ensure you aren’t spending more money than you should. The trouble is, a cup of […]Susan
Thoroughly Reviewed
- Best Travel Makeup Bag May 23, 2020Travel Makeup Bag Comparison habe ROWNYEON HaloVa Relavel Rownyeon Pro MelodySusie Ac.y.c Mossio B & C Chomeiu Material Nylon OxfordFabric Nylon Oxford Fabric PU...Linda Krantz
Whimpulsive
- Wordless Wednesday #539 February 12, 2020Signs of Spring For more Wordless Wednesday, Click here.suziqoregon
Debra Lynn Dadd
- Removing Eye Glass Sanitizer May 23, 2020Question from Kendall I have received a pair of eyeglass frames from Warby Parker (try at home option). I have multiple chemical sensitivities and can detect some kind of sanitizer/antibacterial residue on them–I imagine as a covid precaution. Do you have any recommendations for removing the sanitizer residue–I can smell and taste it. Lisa’s […]Lisa Powers
- UVC Sanitizers May 23, 2020Question from Jesse Curious if you could post thoughts on non toxic Coronavirus related home cleaning. Specifically, I’ve read conflicting reports about in home UVC air sanitizers and wands (particularly if they are safe to use around people, pets, kids). Lisa’s Answer The concerns around the technology is that they can cause harm to […]Lisa Powers
BloominThyme
- Bumblebees Induce Flowering May 24, 2020A new study has discovered that bumblebees actually bite plants to induce flowering so they can get to the business of pollinating. “In a sense, the bees are signaling, Hey, we need food. Please speed up your flowering, and we’ll pollinate you.” It’s an incredible discovery. Bees can actually force plants to flower up to […]gardenfrisk
- Growing Pineapple at Home May 1, 2020My pineapples are finally popping! Woohoo–what a great day to be a gardener! Not only have they sprouted, but look at these beauties. Beautifully formed to plump perfection beckoning my palate with their promise of juicy fruit. Remember when they were just tops in the ground? I posted this photo (shown below) back in July […]gardenfrisk
Word of the day
- xeriscape May 24, 2020Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2020 is: xeriscape • \ZEER-uh-skayp\ • noun : a landscaping method developed especially for arid and semiarid climates that utilizes water-conserving techniques (such as the use of drought-tolerant plants, mulch, and efficient irrigation) Examples: After the severe drought led to local water restrictions, some residents began to […]Merriam-Webster
AV Club Wiki Wormhole
- Celebrate Memorial Day with a Ulysses S. Grant miniseries May 25, 2020Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Memorial Day, Monday May 25. All times are Eastern.Read more...Sulagna Misra and Danette Chavez on TV Club, shared by Sulagna Misra to The A.V. Club
- Rick And Morty go camping and have a family-friendly time May 25, 2020I’ve been critical of the second half of Rick And Morty’s fourth season, because I’m a small-minded, spiteful man who wouldn’t know a good joke if it crawled up his pants leg and bit him on the—wait, hold on, got my note cards shuffled wrong.Read more...Zack Handlen on TV Club, shared by Zack Handlen to The A.V. Club
- Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels still hasn't figured out exactly what war it's fighting May 25, 2020“The two worlds of the world met. Brown and white. Aztec and European. Hummingbird, wizard, and Jesus. Malinche and the Virgin Mary.”Read more...Danette Chavez on TV Club, shared by Danette Chavez to The A.V. Club
- Insecure takes Molly on vacation May 25, 2020“Lowkey Trippin” is Insecure’s first episode without Issa. It’s also the worst episode of the season so far. And yes, the episode was directed by Jay Ellis (Lawrence on the show), but that’s not why it fails to land. In fact, the beautiful shots of Molly and Andrew are the only things that keep this […]Ashley Ray-Harris
DamnDelicious
- Weeknight Baked Gnocchi May 17, 2020Super simple, quick and easy with a very short ingredient list! SO GOOD, so comforting, and a sure hit with the entire family! Remember that homemade gnocchi I posted last month? Well, I promised you a “baked gnocchi recipe coming soon, smothered in marinara sauce, ground beef and all the cheese.” Well, here it is […]Chungah @ Damn Delicious
- Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan and Soft-Boiled Eggs May 5, 2020This is truly the only way to prepare asparagus! Roasted perfectly until crisp-tender and served with a refreshing tarragon vinaigrette, soft-boiled eggs and freshly shaved Parmesan. Our Spring doesn’t feel exactly like spring time just yet here in Chicago. It’s cold – like 35 degrees, still wearing Uggs, a parka, and a beanie/gloves type cold. […]Chungah @ Damn Delicious
The Authors’ Billboard
- Green Thumb Secrets by @JoanReeves #mgtab May 23, 2020I’ve given in to the call of spring and decided to share some green thumb secrets with you. I tried to resist spring’s siren call, but I couldn’t ignore neither the fragrant jasmine outside my kitchen window nor the soft evening breeze that brought with it the smell of roses. So I had a meeting […]Joan Reeves
- The Beauty of May … @josieriviera #mgtab May 22, 2020We’ve arrived. It’s May! Hopefully, those April showers bring us May flowers. I am looking forward to everything blooming. It can be difficult to see the BEAUTY in the world right now, and yet, it is there. Here are a few beautiful things that have stood out to me recently: Mother’s Day certainly was different, […]Josie Riviera
ezvid
- 10 Best Snow Globe Kits 2020 May 24, 2020 Ezvid Wiki
Task & Purpose
- This historic Colt 1911 pistol carried at Iwo Jima is about to go up for auction May 24, 2020WANTMatthew Cox, Military.com
- 'It feels like there's a void' — Suspension of military honors at national cemetery burials compounds loss for families May 24, 2020"I've seen husbands, wives, brothers ... clutching those folded flags to their chests at the final moment," he said. "It is so so special."Andrew Dyer, The San Diego Union-Tribune