New cafe hopes to offer chill vibes, relaxed community
While most students do not have the resources to start their own business until years after graduating from college, senior Amanda Estrada is putting her business savvy to the test early. Using the homey environment and additional space of her single, the Howard Hall resident is starting what she described as a “speakeasy cafe” in the comfort of her dorm room.Estrada, a marketing major, said she has always wanted to own her own business that reflects her creativity and taste in music and art. Cafes, she said, are particularly conducive to her personality and her interests.“After [college] I was going to start my own business, but I was like, ‘Why not start now?’ I have the single, I have the space,” Estrada said. “I’ve always tried to make my room really aesthetic and everyone who comes in always mentions it. … People can come in and chill with the aesthetic and the music.”Estrada plans to sell hot chocolate, coffee and teas from what she has named “Uglé Duckling Cafe.” Customers are welcome to stay and enjoy their drinks in her room, which Estrada has furnished with a table and chairs, or take them to go. Despite the stiff competition from other on-campus locations, Estrada is confident that her cafe will be a success due to its more personal nature.“It’s all about convenience and a warm, friendly environment. I’m trying to make it so that I have a relationship with all the people [who come in],” Estrada said.Rather than a hub of activity, as many of the popular cafes around campus are, Estrada aims to have the “Uglé Duckling Cafe” emulate the relaxed vibe of a traditional cafe. With that familiar atmosphere, Estrada hopes to build a feeling of community. A self-described introverted extrovert, Estrada said dorm life in Howard — one of the smallest dorms on campus — is the perfect environment for a place to get a cup of coffee, chat and de-stress.“I really like how Howard works,” Estrada said. “It’s a nice, kind of cozy feel. I don’t feel like it’s too isolating, and I don’t feel like they’re overbearing with the community, so I think it’s a really casual community.”Though her opening day was a football Saturday, Estrada said she has been pleasantly surprised by the number of customers she has had and believes she has gained some loyal followers. One of her biggest concerns, she said, is the new policy restricting dorm access to residents only. Estrada remains optimistic and sees her cafe as a way to foster community within her own dorm while being open to any newcomers as well.“I’m mostly marketing to Howard, but a lot of people know a lot of people so if people know someone from Howard, then they can just come in,” Estrada said. “I want this to be a really inclusive environment for everyone.”Tags: campus community, coffee, Howard Hall, Uglé Duckling Cafe
Looks like Broadway could be getting a new power player. British theater bigwig Howard Panter and his Ambassador Theatre Group are in talks to take over and renovate the Hudson Theatre in the Hudson Hotel, the New York Post reports. ATG, which controls 40 theaters in Britain and Asia, are also looking to buy the Times Square Theater, where Broadway 4D had been supposed to run. As Broadway.com exclusively first reported, the project, which starred Hugh Jackman, Christina Aguilera and more, ran into trouble last year. ATG already own the Great White Way’s Lyric Theatre, where On the Town is currently playing. “The Shuberts” own 17 Broadway houses, followed by “The Nederlanders” who operate nine theaters and Jordan Roth’s Jujamcyn, which holds five.
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While school is back in session, Georgians won’t be giving up on summer fun just yet. In fact, many of us may be spending even more time outside as it starts to cool off this September and October. Unfortunately, mosquitoes will be with us until it’s time to go in and turn on the heat. Here are some tips for limiting your family’s exposure to mosquitoes.Make sure there is no standing water on your property or near your home. Mosquitoes can breed in as little as a teaspoon of water, and that means everything from a bottle cap to the tarp covering the patio furniture is fair game.Get in the habit of looking for mosquito habitats every two weeks or whenever you mow the grass. Use EPA-approved mosquito repellents when playing or working outdoors. Repellents that use DEET are the most tested and are approved for children 2 months old and older, but some ingredients have also been approved by the EPA, two of which are derived from natural materials. Visit www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/find-insect-repellent-right-you to find a repellent that meets your family’s needs.Never let children apply repellents themselves. Adults should apply them to their hands and rub them on their child’s arms and legs. Wear loose-fitting, long-sleeve shirts and pants whenever possible.
VETERAN MP Jann Stuckey has sold her Currumbin Waters home.VETERAN MP Jann Stuckey has sold her Currumbin Waters home after it was passed in at auction last month. The sprawling acreage property was the first home Mrs Stuckey and her husband Richard bought in Queensland after moving from Adelaide in 1987. More from news02:37International architect Desmond Brooks selling luxury beach villa16 hours ago02:37Gold Coast property: Sovereign Islands mega mansion hits market with $16m price tag2 days agoThe Stuckey family residence has sold. Plenty of space here.No word on what the 5785sq m “coastal rural oasis” fetched, but it’s sure to be a lot more than the $223,000 she paid for it in the 80s.The Stuckeys settled on a $3.1 million four-bedroom beachfront home in Bilinga in March.
Agents Nils Turner and Renee Pannekoek of Coast Creek & Country Realty — Currumbin Waters had listed the home as a “lifestyle opportunity”.The property has six bedrooms split into two houses, four in the main home and two in a separate two bedroom residence.There is also a full size tennis court, inground pool, cathedral ceilings, floor to ceiling glass, cedar French doors and windows, and the home backs onto a pony club.
Dutch shipping company Visser Shipping has signed a contract to outfit its three 9.0 MW containerships with hybrid-ready scrubber systems.Signed with Value Maritime, the contract includes an option for a fourth scrubber.The open-loop scrubbers are set to be installed on Visser Shipping’s vessels between October and December this year in order to be ready before IMO 2020 goes into effect on January 1, 2020.Visser Shipping currently has a fleet of five feeder container vessels providing transport throughout Northwest Europe.“The decision to install the new type of scrubbers from Value Maritime fits well into our philosophy. It ensures cost efficiency in the long term for our clients and also helps conserve the environment,” Visser Shipping said.“We have been investigating scrubbers from their beginning and found the retrofit to complex and too expensive, with the scrubbers from Value Maritime installation is more simple and costs are more in line with the size of our ships,” the company added.Value Maritime has developed a small prefabricated, pre-installed, “plug and play” exhaust gas cleaning system in a 20ft transportable casing, that filters sulphur and ultrafine particulate matter from vessel’s exhaust gasses. The system assures compliance with the IMO 0,1% Sulphur cap (SECA).
Read Also: Klopp tells pals Liverpool will be last club jobIn February, journalist Duncan Castles confirmed on the Transfer Window Podcast that both Mane and Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah had a desire to play in La Liga one day, with Madrid said to be the favourites should any moves go to fruition.With Jurgen Klopp’s side reaching two successive Champions League finals and being on the brink of a first league title in 30 years, any exits seem implausible at this stage.FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 Liverpool are not concerned that Sadio Mane will leave for Real Madrid despite interest in his signature, El Mundo Deportivo cite The Athletic as saying.Advertisement Loading… The Senegalese forward has blossomed into one of the world’s best attacking talents and Madird boss Zinedine Zidane is said to be a long-term admirer.It had been reported by Le10sport earlier this year that the former Southampton forward has been identified by Los Blancos as the eventual replacement for Gareth Bale, who is almost certain to leave this year and was a prime target for the club.However, the 27-year-old is said to be happy at Anfield and indeed has a long-term contract with the Merseyside club through to the summer of 2023. Promoted ContentThe Models Of Paintings Whom The Artists Were Madly In Love WithYou’ve Only Seen Such Colorful Hairdos In A Handful Of AnimeCouples Who Celebrated Their Union In A Unique, Unforgettable Way6 Extreme Facts About Hurricanes6 Ridiculous Health Myths That Are Actually True9 Facts You Should Know Before Getting A Tattoo6 Best Movie Cars You Could Own But Probably Can’t Afford7 Non-Obvious Things That Damage Your PhoneBest & Worst Celebrity Endorsed Games Ever MadeA Hurricane Can Be As Powerful As 10 Atomic Bombs5 Of The World’s Most Unique Theme ParksThe 10 Best Secondary Education Systems In The World
Batesville Community School Corp. is one step closer toward providing technology devices for each student by 2014.Administrators launched the 1:1 initiative in August 2012, beginning with 13-inch MacBook Air laptops provided to students at Batesville High School. In August 2013, Batesville Middle School students received 11-inch MacBook Air laptops.The Batesville School Board approved the purchase of iPad devices for Batesville Intermediate and Batesville Primary School students during the Monday Jan. 20 meeting.BIS students will receive the 9-inch Apple iPad 2, and BPS students will receive the 7-inch Apple iPad mini.“A big goal achieved. We looked at this as a three year process,” Superintendent Dr. Jim Roberts said. “We know our students do well with technology.”“We consider them digital natives, they are just used to it. We are kind of digital immigrants we can kind of use it, but it is maybe not first nature for us. So we are looking forward to starting that, our teachers are excited our students are excited.”
But Atalanta shot themselves in the foot again in the 90th minute, as Ronaldo fired in his second spot-kick after Muriel was penalised for handball. – Lazio stumble again – Earlier on Saturday, Lazio’s title dream suffered yet another setback as Francesco Caputo’s injury-time header grabbed Sassuolo a late victory at the Stadio Olimpico. The capital club sit eight points adrift of Juve in their tilt at a first league title since 2000, but have suffered three straight defeats. “Talking about the Scudetto was always a bit of a stretch and we have to look reality in the face,” coach Simone Inzaghi told Sky Sport Italia. “That doesn’t mean we will give up. Next season, in the Champions League, we’ll be able to rotate the squad more.” But despite trailing twice and being outplayed for long periods, Maurizio Sarri’s Juventus moved eight points clear at the top with six matches remaining as Ronaldo took his tally to 28 league goals this season. “We can’t make calculations yet, we can’t take our foot off the gas until we are mathematically champions,” said Juve captain Leonardo Bonucci. Zapata was proving a real nuisance for Juve, with Matthijs de Ligt doing well to block another goalbound effort, before the striker narrowly failed to connect with Timothy Castagne’s cross. Paulo Dybala almost levelled for the hosts against the run of play, but his volley was deflected wide. The reigning champions were gifted a route back into the game nine minutes after half-time as Marten de Roon was penalised for handling Dybala’s cross. Ronaldo stepped up to score his 27th Serie A goal this term, drawing him within two of Lazio’s Ciro Immobile at the top of the goalscoring charts. Atalanta continued to attack in search of the victory they needed to boost their title hopes, but shortly after substitute Muriel fired a free-kick into the wall, Malinovskiy’s low strike flicked the base of the post. Ronaldo almost put Juve in front with 10 minutes to play, but visiting goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini made an excellent save to keep out the Portuguese star’s half-volley. Malinovskiy did put Atalanta back into the lead in the 81st minute, as Muriel picked out his fellow sub to hammer a fierce shot past Wojciech Szczesny. It was an ultimately frustrating outing for Atalanta who stay third, nine points off the pace, after conceding both spot-kicks for handball. “What are we meant to do, cut our arms off? You can at most put your arms in front of your body,” Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini told DAZN. “The interpretation of the rule is not the same here as elsewhere. Other countries don’t give penalties like that. “These are the rules here, fine.” Read Also: Sheff Utd cruise past Chelsea, Liverpool’s record bid hit by Burnley Luis Alberto gave Lazio a first-half lead, but that was their only shot on target in the match as Sassuolo fought back through goals from Giacomo Raspadori, on his full league debut, and Caputo. Roma strengthened their grip on a Europa League slot with a comfortable 3-0 win at relegation-threatened Brescia. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 
Juve started brightly but it did not take long for the visitors to take control and start to dominate possession. Josip Ilicic fired the first real chance of the game wide, but Atalanta grabbed the lead in the 16th minute, scoring for the 25th consecutive match in all competitions. Papu Gomez was the creator, wriggling free in midfield before exchanging passes with Duvan Zapata before sliding the ball back for the Colombian to drill home his 15th league goal of the campaign. The goal made Atalanta the first Serie A club in almost 70 years to have three players score 15 times in a league season, with Zapata joining Ilicic and Luis Muriel in reaching the mark. Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Juventus snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw against Atalanta on Saturday night to take a massive step towards a ninth straight Serie A title. Lazio’s 2-1 loss to Sassuolo earlier in the day gave Atalanta, on an 11-match winning streak heading into the game, the chance to move second and cut the gap to Juve to six points. Loading…
ELLSWORTH — The Eagle offense was shut down for the first time this season as righthander Chris Hammond pitched the Crusaders to a 3-0 shutout.Hammon yielded just two hits, struck out six and walked nobody, giving up only harmless singles to Brad Folmer and Adam Kaspala. For more sports stories, pick up a copy of The Ellsworth American. House fire in Winter Harbor – October 27, 2014 State budget vs. job creation – January 22, 2015 admin This is placeholder textThis is placeholder text Hancock County Court News Nov. 3 thorugh Dec. 11 – January 22, 2015 Bio Latest Posts Latest posts by admin (see all)
London: Former England football captain David Beckham on Tuesday pleaded not guilty on a technicality to a speeding offence in a loaned Bentley, and will face trial later this month.The former Manchester United star, who played 115 times for his country, was caught driving the luxury car at 59 miles (94 kilometres) per hour in a 40 mph zone in London in January.Also Read | No Messi as Ronaldo, Salah and Modric nominated for The Best awardBut his lawyer Nick Freeman, known as “Mr Loophole”, argued at a London court that the notice of prosecution was served a day after the 14-day limit.“There’s no issue in terms of driving or speed limit,” Freeman told the judge.“I’m not disputing it (notice) wasn’t served. I’m saying it was served out of time.”Also Read | US Open: Roger Federer crashes out after losing to John MillmanBeckham, 43, was not at the hearing, and Freeman said his client was unlikely to appear at the full trial starting September 27. For all the Latest Sports News News, Football News News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps.