IBSA Newswire...
Speedway Back in Casino Game
The partnership of the speedway and Baltimore-based Cordish Co. filed an application Monday with the Kansas Lottery. The speedway was on the verge of being approved to build the Wyandotte County casino when it withdrew in December because of the economy. It said then it planned to reapply.
Speedway President Jeff Boerger said the proposal will be the same as before with $680 million facility. But this time around, the partnership wants to build it in phases.
Wednesday is the deadline for submitting applications for Wyandotte and Sumner counties.
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/42170087.html
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Sometimes I regret sending a message the morning after...
Posted by Michael Leggett, User Experience Designer Sometimes I regret sending a message
the morning after. Other times I send a message and then immediately notice a mistake. I
forget to attach a file or email the birthday girl that I can't make her surprise party. I can rush to close my browser or unplug the Internet — but Gmail almost always wins that race.
An email to the wrong Larry pushed me over the edge. I could undo just about any other action in Gmail — why couldn't I undo send? Many people agreed, including Yuzo Fujishima, an engineer in the Tokyo office. My theory (which
others shared) was that even just five seconds would be enough time to catch most of those regrettable emails.
And now you can do just that. Turn on Undo Send in
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Youth Entrepreneurial Workshop
Hello All, There is a free workshop being offered in Kansas City Missouri to youth between the ages of 7 years old and 19 years old. Its called WHEN I GROW UP. We talk about career planning, college opportunities and professional possibilities. We also let them know that they can be business owners too! Please let anyone you know between the ages of 7 - 19 know that they can come and win prizes and get some pretty good information. Also, we are looking for volunteers. The committment can be short termed, maybe 30 minutes or an indefinite amount of time. We're flexible and easy to get along with. If you have any questions, call us and ask away! April 18, 2009
Bluford Library
31st & Prospect
1:00p-3:00p
Arthena Easterwood 40 Days & 40 Knights PO Box 270805 Kansas City, MO 64127 816-382-7715 | |
House backs bill to increase service opportunities
Mar 18, 5:03 PM (ET)
By ANN SANNER
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tens of thousands of Americans could see more opportunities to mentor children, help rebuild homes and participate in other national service under a measure passed by the House on Wednesday.
The House voted 321-105 to expand AmeriCorps and other national service programs by 175,000 participants. It would also create new groups to help poor communities with education, clean energy, health and services for veterans.
Supporters say the effort comes at a time when more people are interested in serving their communities and more people could use the extra help.
The bill "reaches out to all Americans from all walks of life and asks them to commit to service," said Jared Polis, D-Colo. "During these difficult times, our nation needs the help of each and every one of us more than ever."
A Senate committee approved an expansion Wednesday that was somewhat similar, adding 175,000 positions to the AmeriCorps alone. That bill, which triples the size of the program, could reach the Senate floor next week.
The House measure would also create fellowships for people 55 and older and a separate Summer of Service program for middle and high school student volunteers, who would earn a $500 education award to help cover college costs. It also looks for ways to get scientists and veterans more involved in community service.
The White House has endorsed the bill. President Barack Obama pledged during the campaign to provide government support for national service programs.
Some Republicans have expressed concern the government would be taking over work that's done voluntarily by people who are not paid.
"Well, I think it's important that we encourage volunteers, but this is a paid job," said Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. "This is a government-authorized charity."
The House measure is slated to cost $6 billion over five years. Obama's proposed budget for next year calls for more than $1.1 billion for national service programs, an increase of more than $210 million.
Some AmeriCorps participants get a living stipend while they are working for 10 to 12 months. The stipend ranges from $11,400 to $22,800 for the year. Most participants, who are predominantly 18 to 26 years old, get $11,800. After completing the program, they can receive up to $4,725 to help pay for college or pay off student loans. The bill would increase the education award to $5,350 and requires that it match any future increases in Pell Grant scholarships.
Members of AmeriCorps work for nonprofit, faith-based or national organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity. They provide a variety of services, such as teaching young people or responding to disasters.
Over the last year, AmeriCorps has received three applications for every slot, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service, the agency that oversees the program.
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The House bill is H.R. 1388.
The Senate bill is S.277.
SBA Launches Online Business.Gov Community
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Business.Gov
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Release Date: March 18, 2009
Contacts: Dennis Byrne (202) 205-6567, Gerry Simone (703) 994-4418
Release Number: 09-18
Business.gov Launches First Government-Sponsored
Online Community for Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – SBA's Business Gateway Program announced today the launch
of a new Web initiative – http://Community.Business.gov – the first
government-sponsored online community built specifically for small businesses.
The objective of the Business.gov Community supports the White House's
mission to create a transparent and connected democracy, and aims to
provide small business owners, bloggers, and the government with a place to
discuss and share information about starting and running a successful
business.
An extension of Business.gov, the Business.gov Community combines
discussion forums, blogs, an idea exchange, and more, and offers advanced
tools for navigating the labyrinth of government resources, policies, laws, and
opportunities that impact the small business owner.
In addition to providing a "home" where users can share expertise and unique
experiences, the site also provides a pioneering opportunity for small
businesses to provide direct input into Business.gov and voice the ways
government and the online community can better serve them.
"Over the past year, we have significantly expanded our efforts to engage
with small business owners, by giving them easy access to the information
they need to run their business," said Nancy Sternberg, program manager of
Business Gateway. "The launch of the Business.gov Community represents a
new milestone. Through the application of Web 2.0 technologies, we hope to
unite small business owners, industry experts and government, and take the
program to a new level of collaborative knowledge-sharing and insight."
Over the next few months, the Business.gov Community will expand to include
additional features and resources that address specific user interests and
provide access to the wider pool of government and Business.gov partner
resources available to the small business owner.
About Business.gov
Business.gov is managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in
partnership with 21 other federal agencies. This partnership, known as
Business Gateway, provides innovative information services to the small
business community that save time and money, engage citizens to participate,
and enable collaboration across all key levels of government. Launched in
2004, Business.gov provides a single access point to government services and
information to help the nation's businesses with their operations.
Support Youth Achievement: Jaide Ramirez-Jennings
Jaide Ramirez-Jennings, a 10 year old 4th grade student at Lundgren Elementary School is currently collecting "gently" used or new story books for preschool children (ages 3-4). These books will be donated to the Brown Foundation Library. We are collecting books through March 30, 2009. Books may be brought to her Grandmother's work, The Topeka Public Schools Administration Building, 224 SW 24th St. ATTN: Marie Carter.
Please visit Jaide's website at
www.kidsincareofkids.org If you would like to e-mail Jaide please feel free to do so but keep in mind she is not allowed on the computer without an adult present. So if she does not e-mail you back right away. . . she is waiting on an adult. :) Her website will be updated again in June.
Two years ago, Jaide had sold purple bags to get folks to think green and save the enviroment. We still have a "few" left. At $5 each, they are a pretty good size. Monies from the bags are deposited in her fund (Kids in Care of Kids) at the Topeka Community Foundation and are used to help organizations that help children in need. You may contact Jaide's grandmother Marie Carter at 845-6656 to purchase a bag.
Thank you in advance for helping Jaide help our youth in Topeka. Thank you very much.
your friend JAIDE!
"Be a Blessing to someone today!"
For Media Interviews, Contact:
Marie Elaine Carter
Human Resources Assistant
Teachers of Tomorrow District Sponsor
Topeka Public Schools
785-295-3027
mcarter@topeka.k12.ks.us
100 Twitter Tools to Help You Achieve All Your Goals
Twitter has become an incredible tool not just for communication, but for improving your life. College students can use it to expand their social circle, promote their side business, keep their coursework organized, and more. Whether you want to achieve your Twitter goals, or just use it as a tool to achieve others, these tools will help you get there.
Twitter Analysis
If your goal is to be popular and influential on Twitter, be sure to check out these tools that will tell you how you're doing.
- Twitter Grader: Learn your Twitter grade, your local Twitter Elite, and find new people to follow through Twitter Grader.
- Twitterholic: Check out the top Twitter users and find out your Twitter stats on Twitterholic.
- TweetStats: TweetStats offers a graphical analysis of your Twitter stats.
- Twitter Friends: Carefully measure your Twitter conversations using Twitter Friends.
- Twinfluence: Twinfluence will measure your Twitter influence based on reach, velocity, and social capital.
- Tweetwasters: Find out how much time you and other users waste on Twitter.
- Tweet-Rank: Learn about the quality of your tweets by finding out which ones won or lost followers.
- Mr. Milestone: Get a tweet when you reach various milestones using this Twitter tool.
- Retweetrank: Find out how many retweets you and other Twitter users have through this service.
Information Gathering
With these tools, you and gather information for market research, blog posts, and your own simple curiosity.
- Tweetbeep: With Tweetbeep, you can set up alerts that will help you keep track of keywords on Twitter.
- @myflightinfo: Use @myflightinfo to stay updated on your flight's status.
- Twitterverse: Check out archived timelines and tweets through Twitterverse.
- Twitscoop: Twitscoop shares what's hot on Twitter at any given moment.
- Twitbuzz: Twitbuzz tracks the latest conversations as well as popular Twitter links.
- StrawPoll: Use StrawPoll to make sharing your opinion as easy as sending an @reply.
- Retweetist: This service ranks the hottest links being retweeted on Twitter.
- Monitter: Get real time keyword monitoring on Twitter from Monitter.
- TweetNews: TweetNews ranks stories based on the amount of related tweets.
- TwitterBuzz: TwitterBuzz will tell you what's being linked to the most on Twitter.
- Tweetscan: Set up Tweetscan to make sure you don't miss any @replies, and to get alerted of your search queries.
Network Building & Management
Find more relevant Twitter users with the help of these tools.
- Twitter Local: With this service, you can see tweets from Twitter users in a specific location.
- Twubble: Twubble will expand your Twitter bubble, picking out people you may like to follow.
- MyCleenr: Sort your friends by their last tweets, and you can get rid of the inactive and useless accounts you're following.
- Follow Cost: This tool will tell you how much effort it takes to follow someone.
- Tweepler: Use Tweepler to organize your tweeps based on whether you're following them or not.
- Just Tweet It: Find Tweeple, tools, Twitter bots and more through this directory.
- TweetWheel: TweetWheel will help you discover which of your Twitter friends know each other.
- SocialToo: SocialToo will help you keep track of all of the people who have followed or unfollowed you.
- Twitoria: Reduce your clutter on Twitter by finding your friends that haven't tweeted in a long time.
- TwitDir: With TwitDir, you'll be able to search for people, and exploring categories including top followers and updaters.
- Who Should I Follow?: Using this site, you can get good recommendations for Tweeps to follow.
- Nearbytweets: Learn about all of the Twitter users in a specific area with the help of Nearbytweets.
- Twellow: Find Twitter users in a specific industry using this service.
- Mr. Tweet: Mr. Tweet is a personal networking assistant for Twitter, helping you find relevant followers.
- Qwitter: Qwitter will help you manage your network by sending an alert when a person unfollows you.
Twitter Management
Save your time and cull your Twitter list with the help of these tools.
- Summize: Retrieve information on Twitter quickly to search Twitter in real time.
- Tweet O'Clock: Trying to reach someone? Tweet O'Clock will help you find the best time to get their attention.
- Just Signal: Set up a filter using Just Signal to get only the tweets that discuss the keywords you'd like to read about.
- TweepSearch: Put your Twitter network to good use and search your followers for specific parameters.
- Friend or Follow: Manage your Twitter contacts and find out who's not following you back through Friend or Follow.
- TwitResponse: TwitResponse makes it easy for you to schedule the delivery of your tweets ahead of time.
- TwitterSnooze: Put the pause button on a particular user for a while with Twitter Snooze.
- Twitterless: Get notified when someone stops following you with Twitterless.
- Twilert: Track specific keywords to receive alerts for using Twilert.
- Tweetdeck: Tweetdeck has a groups function that will help you more efficiently follow the people you really want to listen to.
- Twalala: Put the mute button on certain people and topics for a while if you are receiving lots of updates you're not really interested in.
Sharing Tools
Promote your business, share photos, and more using these Twitter tools.
- Tweetburner: Use Tweetburner to share links, and you can track their usage.
- Twitpic: Twitpic makes it easy to take mobile phone photos and share them using your Twitter account.
- TwitterHawk: Get targeted marketing on Twitter through TwitterHawk.
- Acamin: Acamin makes it easy to share files on Twitter with your followers.
- Glue: Post links to books, movies, restaurants and more on Twitter through Glue.
- Ping.fm: This service will update all of your social networks at once.
- TweeTube: TweeTube makes it easy to share videos on Twitter.
- twiggit: Use this automated service to share the articles you digg on Twitter.
- Twisten.fm: Share what you're listening to on Twitter through Twisten.fm.
Organization & Productivity
These Twitter tools will make your life a bit more streamlined.
- Twittercal: Link your Twitter account and Google Calendar to easily keep up with your events and appointments.
- Timer: Use Timer to get reminders about tasks through your Twitter account.
- TwitterNotes: Organize your notes using Twitter with TwitterNotes.
- Remember the Milk: Use Remember the Milk on Twitter to update your to do list.
- Tweetake: Tweetake will back up your Twitter timeline for archiving and more.
- Nozbe: Nozbe makes it easy to add and update your to do list on Twitter.
- Toodledo: This popular to do list app integrates nicely with Twitter.
- TrackThis: Send TrackThis your tracking number, and you'll get Twitter messages every time there's a change in location.
- Joint Contact: Get project management productivity on Twitter using Joint Contact.
- Tempo: This time tracking tool allows you to send in updates from Twitter.
- Tweet Later: Tweet Later offers a great way to set up alerts, schedule tweets, send thank you DMs, and more.
- OutTwit: OutTwit will make it easy for you to use Twitter inside of Outlook.
- Jott: Jott makes it easy for you to tweet without ever having to type, transcribing your voice message to Twitter.
Life Tools
With these tools, you can work on relationships, life tracking, and more.
- MyMileMarker: Keep track of your mileage with info sent via Twitter every time you fill up.
- 21Tweets: 21Tweets offers personal coaching on Twitter.
- TwtTRIP: Organize your travel plans and find other Twitter travelers on your way with TwtTRIP.
- Tweet Answers: Twitter Answers makes it easy to ask questions and get answers on Twitter.
- Twtvite: Twtvite is a simple event organizer that will help you create a tweetup.
- Vacatweet: Set up an autoresponder for your Twitter account with Vacatweet.
- plusplusbot: Share when someone goes out of their way to help you, or otherwise make your feelings known using plusplusbot.
- TrackDailyGoals: Use this site and the #dailygoals hashtag to keep track of your goals every day.
- ConnectTweet: Put the voices of your group or business together through ConnectTweet.
- Tweeteorology: Find tweets about the weather in any location through Tweeteorology.
- DreamTweet: Keep a reminder of your dreams and nightmares, and follow the dreams of others through DreamTweet.
Business & Finance
Use these tools to improve your business and finances through Twitter.
- Chipin: If you're raising funds on Twitter, make use of Chipin to set a goal and let your supporters track the progress of the campaign.
- Xpenser: You can Twitter your expenses to Xpenser and they will be recorded for you.
- Twittertise: Schedule your tweets and track their clickthroughs with this app designed for Twitter advertising.
- TwtQpon: Create simple Twitter coupons for your business with TwtQpon.
- CheapTweet: Get all of the deals, sales, coupons and more being discussed on Twitter through CheapTweet.
- Tipjoy: Like Chipin, Tipjoy offers a way to create social payments for your cause, content, or people.
- SalesTwit: Get contact management for Twitter with the help of SalesTwit.
- Tweet What You Spend: Track your cash in a really effective way using Tweet What You Spend.
- StockTwits: StockTwits shares the investment discussions on Twitter in real time.
Health
Track your health using these Twitter tools.
- Qwitter: Update Qwitter to shame yourself into quitting smoking.
- TweetPlot: Use TweetPlot to chart your food and fitness statistics.
- Tweetwhatyoueat: Keep a food diary to track what you're eating every day using Tweetwhatyoueat.
- gtFtr: Use the gtFtr tool to record your exercise activity on Twittr.
- SugarStats: Track, monitor, and share your blood sugar through Twitter with SugarStats.
- FoodFeed: This Twitter-based food log makes it easy for you to track what you're eating.
Blogging
Bring your blog life and Twitter life together with these tools.
- Add to Any: Get your posts shared on Twitter by using Add to Any on your WordPress blog.
- TwitThis: Make use of this plugin to send Twitter messages about your blog post.
- MyTwitter: Use the MyTwitter plugin to display your Twitter status on WordPress.
- Twitpress: Twitpress will send out a Tweet every time you post a new blog entry.
- TwitterCounter: With this plugin, you can display the number of followers you have on Twitter.
- TwitterFeed: Announce your blog post on Twitter with a customized message using TwitterFeed.
Green jobs development and support
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Labor Announces the Launch of Americangreenjobs.net. Announced at the February 4 - 6, 2009, Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference in Washington, D.C., this site is supported by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Labor. The Web site will serve as the central hub for information dissemination and collaboration among individuals and organizations interested in all aspects of green job development and support. The site provides information on policy, partnerships, industries, investment and funding. To view the Web site, visit: http://www.americangreenjobs.net.
2009 Governor’s Conference on Mentoring
2009 Governor's Conference on Mentoring
"Tools for the Trade: Adding to your Mentoring Toolkit."
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Topeka's Capitol Plaza Hotel
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Pricing: There is no registration fee to attend this conference.
Location: Topeka's Capitol Plaza Hotel, map and directions.
Keynote Presentations:
DeVone Boggan, "The Seeds of Mentoring: What Kind Are You Planting?" This presentation will inform the audience about the power of mentoring, to impart a spirit of mentoring that elevates our vision for our youth, and to inspire reaching towards the gifts and potential of mentoring that each person in the audience possesses.
Dr. Andy Tompkins, "The Importance of Mentoring in the Development of the Whole Child." Our view of human potential has been increasing in the past 20 years and so has our research on how we might best develop that potential. This presentation will focus on the hopes and dreams embodies in this new vision and what we have learned that increases the probability that we might realize those aspirations.
Full agenda (with breakout presenters & descriptions) (pdf) [1.16mb]
Intended Audience: Mentoring program staff, as well as school and community representatives interested in youth development.
REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE
To register online, click here.
To register by phone or email, please contact Becky Herlocker, Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at:
becky.herlocker@greenbush.org
620-724-6281
**Registration and accommodations for the Conference are being provided by the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush. If you need special accommodations (including dietary needs), please contact Becky Herlocker at 620-724-6281 or becky.herlocker@greenbush.org
HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
For your convenience, a block of rooms have been reserved at the Capitol Plaza for conference attendees at a rate of $99 per room plus tax. Rooms will need to be reserved by March 22 to receive this reduced rate. When reserving your room, please mention that this is for the "Governor's Conference on Mentoring." The attendee code is "SKES""
Topeka's Capitol Plaza Hotel
1717 SW Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66612
(800) 579-7937
http://www.capitolplazahoteltopeka.com
Reserve your hotel room online:
http://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=335221&hotelID=13576
The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment. ~ William Arthur Ward
Obama, Jindal Pay Lip Service Entrepreneurs
Last week, President Barack Obama delivered a State of the Union-like address to a joint session of Congress. Apparently, he and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal got the message that it will be entrepreneurs who will lead our economic recovery. But will actions follow their words? [More]
