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OHSU lab charged with 7 violations of federal law; 4 animals slaughtered through negligence
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Contact: Michael Budkie, SAEN, 513-575-5517; 513-703-9865 (cell)
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OHSU lab charged with 7 violations of federal law; 4 animals slaughtered through negligence
PORTLAND, OR – Recently obtained federal reports reveal major violations of the Animal Welfare Act within the labs of Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) which killed several animals, according to the national research watchdog group SAEN.
The 7 violations amassed by OHSU include unqualified personnel, inadequate veterinary care, improper housing and miscellaneous.
According to government reports, a November 2009 inspection cited an OHSU researcher for administering unapproved toxic compounds to several animals causing their deaths.
An earlier inspection revealed that a female primate died of a severe infection after a fetal death went unnoticed and another primate suffered from serious health issues due to a botched surgery which left a surgical sponge inside the abdomen. Another incident of OHSU incompetence saw surgery performed on the wrong animal.
"Negligence at OHSU has killed several animals" said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., Executive Director, SAEN. "This facility should face serious consequences, but the USDA is literally allowing them to get away with murder," he said.
"If your staff cannot perform simple tasks such as making sure that the correct animal is being used in surgery, or counting surgical supplies to make sure that nothing has been left inside an animal, then something is seriously wrong. How can any of the research results from this facility be given any credence whatsoever," said Budkie.
The USDA inspection reports are available upon request from SAEN.
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Cultural Awareness Curriculum and Instructional Standards Office Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI)
Objective Understand how increased cultural awareness enables individuals to adapt effectively in cross-cultural environments in order to enhance mission effectiveness
Overview • The Concept of Cultural • Cultural Awareness (Cross Cultural Competency ) • Race and Ethnicity • OMB Race and Ethnic Groups
Concept of Culture Culture • Physical or material objects as well as the nonmaterial attitudes, beliefs, customs, lifestyle, and values shared by members of a society and transmitted to the next generation -Vincent Parrillo, Strangers to These Shores
Concept of Culture • Attributes of Culture: • System of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that members of a society use to cope with their world and one another • Learned through enculturation • Shared by members of a society (no "culture of one") • Patterned • Changeable • Internalized DEOMI 3C website www.defenseculture.org
Concept of Culture Understanding other cultures is critical to mission effectiveness • Regardless of whether our attitude toward cultural differences matches our behaviors, we can all benefit by improving our cross-cultural effectiveness. • A common goal of any diversity professional is to create inclusive systems that allow members to work at maximum productivity levels. • Better working relationship will yield greater mutual benefits.
Cross-Cultural Competency (3C) Cultural Competence The ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and socio-economic backgrounds, particularly in the context of human resources, non-profit organizations, and government agencies whose employees work with persons from different cultural/ethnic backgrounds (Martin, M. & Vaughn, B., 2007).
Cross-Cultural Competency (3C) Developing cultural competence takes work and education, but is well worth the investment • The Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) and the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) indicate that learning cross-cultural competencies is important because it will allow individuals to maximize the chances that their multicultural workplace will be productive, efficient, and harmonious
Concept of Culture Cultural Awareness • Cultural awareness leads to an understanding of how a person's culture can inform their values, behavior, beliefs, and basic assumptions. • Cultural awareness recognizes that we are all shaped by our cultural background, which influences how we interpret the world around us, as well as, perceive ourselves and relate to other people. • You don't need to be an expert in every culture or have all the answers to be culturally aware; rather, cultural awareness helps you to explore cultural issues with a level of curiosity and sensitivity.
Cross-Cultural Competency (3C) Culturally competent individuals enable the DoD to attract and retain high-quality workers of diverse ethnic or cultural backgrounds. Increasing ones cultural awareness provides: • Harmony and well-being in the workplace through understanding the motivations and perspectives of others • Enhanced communication despite accent and language barriers • Motivate workers through accurate interpretation of behaviors and design of culturally aware motivation strategies • The accurate evaluation of culturally diverse applicants and employees through increased understanding of presentation styles, behaviors, and language facility -DEOMI 3C website, www.defenseculture.org
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) • Cross-cultural competence refers to the knowledge, skills, and affect/motivation that enable individuals to adapt effectively in cross-cultural environments. Cross-cultural competence is defined here as an individual capability that contributes to intercultural effectiveness regardless of the particular intersection of cultures. Although some aspects of cognition, behavior, or affect may be particularly relevant in a specific country or region, evidence suggests that a core set of competencies enables adaptation to any culture (Hammer, 1987).
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) • Culturally competent individuals have a set of cultural-general knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes(KSAAs) developed through education, training, and experience • Culturally competent leaders and soldiers adapt and act effectively in a cross cultural environment (US Army Training and Doctrine Command)
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) • Increased cross-cultural competencies allow leaders the ability to quickly and accurately comprehend and act in culturally complex environments (Air Force Culture and Language Center)
Cross Cultural Competency • Cross-cultural management minimizes: • Worker alienation that can result from misunderstandings of etiquette, values, and behaviors. • Costly discrimination suits that arise from poor communication and worker alienation. • Unnecessary terminations that result from communication breakdown and misinterpretation of employee behavior. • Your managers' reluctance to hire and work with culturally diverse workers. • Inadequate cultural competencies can impact Sexism, Racism, and other forms of discrimination, which results from misinterpretations of the behaviors of others.
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) Navigating cultural differences can present operational, strategic, and tactical challenges to our forces
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) Self: It is important to understand your own beliefs, and personal and cultural values as one way of appreciating multicultural identities
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) Unit / Joint Agency: In order to communicate, cooperate, or lead such teams, one must have the cross-cultural competence to work with and lead individuals who are different from themselves
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) Coalition / Host Nation: Effective coordination and integration of these commands depends upon understanding and addressing differences effectively to create a truly integrated team
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) Adversary: Lack of cultural knowledge about the adversary can have grave consequences for military war-fighters, civilians, and our nation as a whole
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) • Strategies to Increase Cultural Awareness • Be aware of your own cultural influences. • Be aware of judging other people's behavior and beliefs according to the standards of your own culture. • Be aware of making assumptions about cultural influences and applying generalizations to individuals (stereotyping). • Understand that the behavior and beliefs of people within each culture can vary considerably. • Understand that the extent to which people adopt practices of their new country and retain those from their cultural background can vary within communities, even within families.
Cross Cultural Competency (3C) • Strategies to Increase Cultural Awareness (continued) • Understand that not all people identify with their own cultural or religious background. • Understand that culture itself is a fluid entity, undergoing transformations as a result of globalization, immigration, and migration. • Increase your knowledge about different cultural practices and issues through cultural background information sessions and/or resources and cultural awareness training. • Understand the importance of appropriate communication.
Race and Ethnicity Race: "A division of human beings identified by the possession of traits that are transmissible by descent and that are sufficient to characterize persons possessing these traits as a distinctive human genotype." DoD Directive 1350.2.
Race and Ethnicity Race: "... a group of people who are generally considered to be physically distinct in some way (e.g., skin color, hair texture, or facial features such as size and shape of the head, eyes, ears, lips, nose, color of eyes) from other groups and are generally considered by themselves and/or others to be a distinct group." -John Farley, Majority-Minority Relations
Race and Ethnicity • Ethnicity: • A cultural concept in which a large number of people who share learned or acquired traits and close social interaction regard themselves and are regarded by others as constituting a single group on that basis. -Vincent Parrillo, Strangers to These Shores
Race and Ethnicity • Ethnicity based on cultural characteristics • Customs • Traditions • Language
OMB Race and Ethnic Groups • In order to obtain data that represents more accurately how Americans see themselves the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) developed five race and two ethnic groups to: • Provide common language • Promote uniformity • Provide comparability of data for research • OMB takes into account social/cultural characteristics and ancestry
OMB Race and Ethnic Groups • Five race groups • American Indian or Alaska Native • Asian • Black • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • White • Two ethnic groups • Hispanic or Latino • Non-Hispanic or Latino
Summation • Being aware of different cultures may help you realize the benefits of a multicultural working environment and possibly identify patterns of discrimination. • Understanding different cultures, as well as, the different race and ethnicities is important to help us suspend our own biases as much as possible and to take a cultural relativity approach. • As defenders of freedom, we must not let our own cultural biases get in the way of understanding the lives of other people. This is a very difficult task given the emotionally charged feelings and deep beliefs that most people have concerning different cultures, races, and ethnicities. However, suspending these attitudinal barriers in order to gain a better understanding of the phenomena is worth the effort.
Summary Training today focused on: • The Concept of Cultural • Cultural Awareness (Cross Cultural Competency ) • Race and Ethnicity • OMB Race and Ethnic Groups
Resources • Bennett, Milton J., Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Press, 1998. • Dept. of Defense 3C Cross Cultural Competence, http://www.defenseculture.org/ • Department of Defense Directive 1350.2, Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program, (November 21, 2003). • Defense Language and National Security Education Office, Language and Culture: Changing Perspective, February 2011. • Farley, John E., Majority-Minority Relations, Prentice-Hall, 1995. • Martin, M. & Vaughn, B. (2007). Strategic Diversity & Inclusion Management magazine, pp. 31-36. DTUI Publications Division: San Francisco, CA.
Resources • Parrillo, Vincent N., Strangers to These Shores, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education Inc., 2003. • U.S. Air Force Culture and Language Center, Military Cross-Cultural Competence: Core Concepts and Individual Development, (2007). • U.S. Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual, (2007). • US Army Training and Doctrine Command; http://www.tradoc.army.mil/dcspil/documents/Policies/AG/tc26-6.pdf • U.S. Office of Management and Budget;Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity; Federal Register, August 28, 1995.

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Alkaram Lawn Collection for Women 2014 is the latest collection of dresses which we will discuss in this article. In this summer season Alkaram brings the variety of colors with flirty prints and designs. Alkaram has launched this amazing collection a few days ago and this list contains some new dresses which are brilliantly designed. Alkaram is one of the oldest and leading textile brand of Pakistan and its dresses of spring 2014 volume 1 & 2 have been on the rampage. This collection has some new unique embroidered designs. Mostly, there is embroidery on the chest and on the border of each dress. Alkaram offers all type of ready to wear stuff from casual wear to formal wear for all type of seasons.
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Akiva Goldsman Will Not Be Directing Paranormal Activity 2
by Ethan Anderton
March 16, 2010
Source: STYD, Deadline
Surely you've heard of Akiva Goldsman for his contributions as a writer on legal thrillers like The Client and A Time to Kill to comic book adaptations like Batman Forever and I Am Legend, as well as adaptations of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code series. However, after directing a couple episodes of "Fringe" and "Kings" it seemed like Goldsman may finally get a feature directorial debut as ShockTillYouDrop reported earlier this morning that he is now the top choice over other people like Brian De Palma and Brad Anderson to sit in the director's chair for Paranormal Activity 2. However, Deadine says it ain't so - Goldsman is producing.
Goldsman has been brought on-board as an executive producer and is helping to flesh out the sequel story with the producing team of Oren Peli (who directed the first), Jason Blum and Steven Schneider. Apparently a director will be chosen imminently. However, more interesting than Goldsman's involvement is something that actor Micah Stout (one of the two main characters in the original film) told MTV where he hints that [SPOILER] despite certain presumably fatal events that transpire in the original, he's be back in the sequel:
"All I can tell you is I'm very excited for the project, it's really cool, it's gonna be really interesting and it's not gonna suck, which most horror sequels… would. This is gonna be good. Well we have money now, but we're staying true to the heart of the movie, to the spirit of it, to the vision. That's all I can say."
The fact that he uses "we" instead of "they" seems to imply that he will return for the sequel, so we'll see. As far as Goldsman's involvement, I've never seen "Kings" but I have seen the episodes of "Fringe" Goldsman directed and he did a phenomenal job with the second season premiere, blending right in to a series that had already established a distinct style, tone and mythology. So if there's anybody who can jump into something like Paranormal Activity and be loyal to what made the original successful and yet add his own filmmaking sensibilities and touches, Goldsman seems like the right guy for the job, even if he's not directing this one.
While he is responsible for Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, I place the blame on Joel Schumacher for turning Batman back into a campy superhero from the 60's and not the dark, dramatic hero that Tim Burton made him into. Hopefully Goldsman, even as a producer, can make this film feel fresh and not like another Blair Witch 2: The Book of Shadows. For now, we're still waiting to hear about the director, but Paramount better find one soon, because they're not going to be able to make an October release otherwise. Thoughts?
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kill me now...
Cmurder on Mar 16, 2010
hope special effects don't take over the movie
Antioch on Mar 16, 2010
I'm already sick of hearing about this sequel.
People's Champ on Mar 16, 2010
does anybody want this? exactly.
Al on Mar 16, 2010
I didn't want the first one...
tra la la la la di da on Mar 16, 2010
Batman Forever was one of the best batman movies next to the Dark Knight,batman and robin was not to bad but just killed it. .....just saying 🙂
Spider94 on Mar 16, 2010
paranormal activity sucked ass and so will part 2 if they make it. I hope not
Davor on Mar 16, 2010
Paranormal Activity worked for the same reason the Blair Witch did; rawness, psychological tension, and video-makes-it-real feeling we get from watching it. Haters can hate the hype that surrounded the films after they made money, but they were good scare flicks. However, you can't do it twice. Did the Blair Witch 2 not prove that a squeal would be a bad idea? Any "realness" is gone. The tension is already spent. If you make a standard looking horror film that follows the rules then you make squeals. If you break beyond those limits, then its done. Here is where creativity becomes a handicap.
Goudos on Mar 17, 2010
Why do you give "airtime" to Paranormal Activity??? Do you not see it is a piece of crap? Is there something I missed?? Was I wrong in telling my local theatre this is not even a film and they should take it off(they agreed, did so and even gave me a free ticket). Blair Witch was miles better(albit in a theatre on the west side where ppl were crying, vomiting and terified out of their minds 🙂 ) and cannot really be compared with the crapfest PA is. If this was made in filmschool, it would have gotten a failing grade. Jeez! Stop writing about this shitty "movie" !
David Banner on Mar 17, 2010
Paranormal Acitvity was a load of Cheap shit. It would not scare the spots of Cheaters Arse. so am i up for a second one "for get it"
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Samsung is reaching the heights of success with the launch of Samsung Galaxy SII, in the near past we have seen Samsung reaches many goal with its super cool device, today Samsung again comes up with announcement of their success with Samsung Galaxy S II, they announces that they have shipped more than 5 million Samsung Galaxy S II in just 85 days. Recently they have also reported that their flagship phone becomes the fastest selling smartphone by shipping 3 million device in just 55 days. Samsung reaches this height of success even by not yet launching the phone in the markets of United States.
It is also reported that Samsung has now more than 56% shares of the mobile phone market in the land of South Korea, and it is also reported that in the upcoming days they will release their hottest smartphone in United States with the biggest carrier of the land AT&T, folks over BGR has already spotted the AT&T labeled Samsung Galaxy S II.


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A service learning trip is a comprehensive course designed to guide you through your entire experience from start to finish. However, it is important for each individual to be prepared and aware of ways in which they can personally get the most out of all that they will be involved in. Here are the eight things we think are most important to take into consideration before leaving home and while on the course.
1. Do all of the readings
This may sound quite obvious, but always important to be reminded of. Each reading has been carefully chosen and is connected to the particular service learning course that you have signed up for. A better understanding of the country, service learning, and global engagement will vastly improve how much you take away from the course.
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2. Communicate openly with both your facilitator and experts on the ground
The idea of service learning is that your group is a team and this includes both the students and the facilitators. Try to see yourself as an equal to everyone who is a part of the process and communicate with a belief in the value of your own ideas and suggestions. Be honest about your own views, emotions, and individual connection to the course that you are a part of.
3. Listen
Your are a part of a group of unique individuals, amongst knowledgeable experts in their field, and surrounded by a culture different from your own. Take ample time to absorb what people around you are saying, listen to their perspectives, observe objectively, and put your perspective on the back shelf at times in order to simply observe the knowledge that surrounds you. There is much to learn, don't let your own outlook cloud your vision and stop you from seeing all that everyone around you has to offer.
4. When reflecting don't be afraid to be vulnerable
Verbalizing your reflections and experiences in front of a group can be a bit intimidating at first. However, speaking your truth and being honest about the emotions you are experiencing is the only way to make personal strides and to help aid the development of the group. Getting real and raw about your experiences is the most salient path towards individual growth.
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There will be ample of time to reflect on your experience through journal writing and group discussions. However, it is also vital to express yourself in the manner that you most connect to and that is driven by your own creativity. Think about making a visual journal, creating videos, or starting a blog.
Further Reading: 5 Ways to Creatively Document Your Service Learning Experience
6. Dig in and try as many different cultural opportunities as possible
You are in a new country! Color, music, dance, new flavors abound! Indulge. Try new foods when offered, get up and dance if the opportunity arises, immerse yourself in the local culture in any and every way possible. This is your chance to fall in love with a new place, make the most of it.
Further Reading: How to Prepare for Your First International Service Learning Course
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While you are abroad you will be met with some startling realities that may be hard to digest. Seeing stark poverty, environmental degradation, and crowded classrooms which point to educational inequality can be alarming eye openers. While it can be easy to see these problems as isolated to the country that you are in, try to place your experiences in a global context. This will help you see the international responsibility that we all have as global citizens to address these issues both internationally and domestically.
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About half of all Americans who keep smoking will die because of the habit. Each year about 443,000 people in the United States die from illnesses related to tobacco use. We discuss the problem but even more, talk about solutions.
Go Healthy For Good! / October 08, 2012
Go Healthy... For Good! Spirituality and Health
What promotes physical health, promotes intellectual health, and a well-balanced character. Likewise, spiritual health promotes physical and intellectual health. We discuss the interaction between Spirituality and Health in this show.
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Elijah and the Small Voice - Episode 5
When God spoke to Elijah, it wasn't as much about what He said, but how He said it.
Go Healthy For Good! / October 04, 2012
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Juicing, combined with a whole-food diet is a wonderful way to vitality. Fruit and vegetables are so good for your health, they're affordable and they come beautifully pre-packaged.
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Strong evidence demonstrates that those who are more active are more likely to have an ideal body weight, lower rates of many diseases and lower rates of death. All this for the sake of spending a little time being active!
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Bullying is an age-old problem. The difference now is that we know much more about it. And there are better ways to address it. Parents, teachers, grandparents and guardians, Let's be proactive.
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Blame Israel if peace talks fail
Elliot Bartky and Allon Friedman of the Jewish American Affairs Committee claim in their pessimistic Our View piece ("John Kerry's bad timing for Mideast peace talks," July 30) that solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not relevant to achieving peace in that region and that America's attempt will again fail. Perhaps so; however, the attempt will fail again only as a result of the chicanery practiced by the government of Israel.
The often-cited 1917 letter from Lord Balfour to Lord Rothschild (Balfour Declaration) specifically states that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.
The 1922 resolution adopted by the United States Congress stated that the U.S. favors the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, it being clearly understood that nothing should be done which should prejudice the civil and religious rights of Christians and all other non-Jewish communities in Palestine.
According to the 1948 United Nations partition, accepted by the Jewish Agency on behalf of the Jewish community, the Zionist State was to receive 56 percent of Palestine. In that same year, 85 percent of the Palestinians in the part of Palestine that then became Israel were displaced, 675 towns and villages were depopulated while their lands and properties were confiscated.
In 1988, the Palestinians recognized Israel and agreed to surrender the 78 percent of Palestine that was forcibly taken from them in 1948-1949, prior to the 1967 total occupation of Palestine. Israel refused this recognition and later also refused the 2002 Arab Peace Plan agreed to by all Arab states, who agreed to establish peaceful and normal relations with Israel in exchange for Israel s withdrawal from occupied Palestinian land, East Jerusalem, the Syrian Golan Heights, and Lebanese land.
Despite all the promises that have been made regarding democracy and civil rights, the 20 percent of Israelis who are native Palestinians and still reside today within pre-1967 Israel are very much unwanted second-class citizens whose civil rights are not respected. Further, the Israeli government continues to expand its illegal settlements on Arab lands, despite U.S. and U.N. objections.
It seems to me that John Kerry is quite correctly representing the will of the great majority of Americans who want to see a peaceful and just solution to this seemingly never-healing wound to our world.
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A five-year-old Pakistani boy, who was taken to India on the sly by his father a year ago, was reunited with his mother in Pakistan at the Wagah border after the Indian authorities handed him over.
The boy, Iftikhar Ahmed, was handed over to Pakistan Rangers at Wagah where his mother was waiting for him for several hours.
"I am extremely happy to have my son back. I am thankful to the Pakistani Government for its help for return of my child," Iftikhar's mother Rohina Kiyani told reporters at Wagah.
"I had lost all hope of getting my child back. It's not a less than a miracle for me," she said.
In March 2016, Iftikhar was taken to India by his father, who is from Jammu. The boy's mother alleged that her former husband had lied to her that he was taking the child to a wedding along with him as he took him to Dubai and from there to Kashmir.*
Rohina with the help of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi filed a case in an Indian court that ruled in May 2016 in her favor.
After the case was taken up by the Pakistani high commission and proven that Iftikhar was a Pakistani by nationality, the verdict was given that he be returned to his mother in Pakistan
Due to border tensions, it took eight months for the mother to get the good news of seeing her son.


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Saying he doesn't believe in discrimination against anyone for who they are, who they love or what they believe, Indiana Governor Mike Pence called on lawmakers to make it clear the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) does not allow for discrimination.
Pence made the comments at a news conference today after days of bad publicity for the state regarding RFRA.
Pence says he believes in RFRA and that it had been mischaracterized by some in the media. However, he acknowledged the state could have done a better job of explaining it.
Indiana lawmakers are looking at "clarifying" the law so that it does not promote discrimination. One option is exempting local human rights ordinances. Pence did not support adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's civil rights code, however, he repeated his belief that no one should suffer discrimination.
You can hear the Governor's comments above. Each Leon-Tailored segment runs approximately 17 minutes.


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With a capacity of 20,500 seats, the construction of Q2 Stadium, located in a strategic area in the city of Austin, Texas, construction began in September 2019 and its official opening will be in June 2021.
It will be the home of the MLS team Austin FC; which began play in Major League Soccer this season, the venue was also built as a multipurpose facility to also host other events outside of soccer such as concerts, community activities, cultural events and private functions.
Opened on August 6, 2005, Toyota Stadium and Toyota Soccer Center is a 145-acre multipurpose sports and entertainment facility located at the intersection of Main Street and Dallas North Tollway in Frisco, Texas. It is the home stadium for FC Dallas and hosts the Frisco Bowl as well a variety of concerts, tournaments and other events. It is also the future home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. The combination of a world-class stadium and a sports park make Toyota Stadium one of the best and most unique soccer facilities in the world.
AT&T Stadium is the largest, most technologically advanced entertainment venue in the world. Designed by HKS and built by Manhattan Construction, the $1.2 billion stadium features two monumental arches, the world's largest HDTV video board cluster, an expansive retractable roof and the largest retractable end zone doors in the world. Features of the stadium include seating for 80,000 and expandability for up to 100,000, over 300 luxury suites, club seating on multiple levels and the Dallas Cowboys Pro Shop, open to the public year-round.
The stadium is also home to a world-class collection of contemporary art, made up of over 92 works of art by 62 established and emerging artists displayed on the walls and in the grand public spaces of the venue. In addition to being the home of the Dallas Cowboys since opening in 2009, the stadium has hosted Super Bowl XLV, the 2010 NBA All Star Game, the annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, the 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2015 inaugural College Football Playoff Championship Game, the 2015 50th Anniversary Academy of Country Music Awards show and WrestleMania 32. The venue has also played host to high school and college football, concerts, championship fights, international soccer matches and other special events.
For more information, go to attstadium.com.
Located a few miles east of downtown Dallas inside historic Fair Park, the iconic Cotton Bowl® Stadium serves as the home of the annual Red River Showdown football game between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma and was the original home of the annual Cotton Bowl Classic from 1937 until 2009. Whether it's hosting an NFL Championship (January 1, 1967), 1994 World Cup games or the 2nd most attend NHL Winter Classic ever, the Cotton Bowl has seen its share of highlights in its 90-plus year history. Today, the stadium has a capacity of more than 91,000-seats, making it one of the largest stadiums in the country.
BBVA Stadium is a state-of-the-art, open-air stadium designed to host Houston Dynamo matches, Houston Dash matches and Texas Southern University football games as well as additional professional, collegiate and community sporting events, concerts, exhibitions, conventions and special events. Opened on May 12, 2012, the 340,000-square foot, 22,000-seat stadium is the first soccer-specific stadium in Major League Soccer located in a city's downtown district. The stadium has hosted 16 different international soccer clubs, 27 men's and women's national soccer teams and 17 men's and women's national rugby teams.
NRG Stadium is a world class facility that is part of an entire 350 acre sports and entertainment complex that hosts over 500 events and 5.5 million guests a year. NRG Park is located in Harris County (the 3rd most populous County in the United States), specifically Houston's South Main corridor district. We have a proven track record of transforming the home of the world's largest rodeo into a venue ready to host NCAA Division I Men's Championship basketball in a matter of 60 hours, or transforming from an NFL Houston Texans field to an intimate arena for Disney on Ice.
Home to two-time MLS Cup Champion Sporting Kansas City, world-class Children's Mercy Park has established itself as one of North America's premier soccer-specific stadiums. Since opening in 2011, the venue has hosted high-profile events at the club and international level, including the Concacaf Gold Cup, Concacaf Women's Championship, FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the MLS All-Star Game, and two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup finals.
Located adjacent to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is a global events destination and the newest state-of-the-art entertainment venue in Las Vegas. Home of the iconic Raiders and UNLV Football, Allegiant Stadium is ideally located for both visitors and locals. The technologically advanced stadium is fully enclosed and climate-controlled with a capacity of up to 65,000. Allegiant Stadium hosts world-class entertainment including concerts and sporting events such as the Pac-12 Championship Game and Las Vegas Bowl. The stadium project is expected to generate an economic benefit of $620 million annually while creating 6,000 permanent jobs in Southern Nevada. For more information, visit www.allegiantstadium.com.
Home to Orlando City Soccer Club of Major League Soccer, and the Orlando Pride of the NWSL, the stadium has a capacity for 25,500 spectators. It is located in downtown Orlando, Florida, and was inaugurated in September 2017. It will be the first venue to host CONCACAF Gold Cup matches.
Its distinctive feature is a playing field sunk below ground level to offer spectacular a perfect view from street level.
State Farm Stadium, located in Glendale Arizona, is owned by the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority (www.az-sta.com) and managed by SMG (www.smgworld.com). Home to the Arizona Cardinals (NFL), University of Phoenix Stadium has hosted some of the country's largest sporting events, including Super Bowl XLIX (2015), and Copa America Centenario in 2016.
Inter Miami CF Stadium in South Florida, the home of MLS club Inter Miami, will host the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary Round (Prelims). 12 nations will play from July 2-6, 2021, at Inter Miami CF Stadium, a brand-new football-specific stadium inaugurated just last year. The centralized venue, which includes an 18,000-capacity stadium sitting adjacent to a 50,000-square-foot training center with seven fields spanning across 34-acres, will allow for teams to play matches and train in one location.


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Red Bull Racing introduced a new front wing on their car, maintaining the same basic concept but with small modifications all over the wing. Mark Webber left the pitlane with the new wing filled with flowviz in the morning, ready to do some flow verification.
The changes include the addition of two apertures in the end plates to catch a little more air and push it up over the flaps. The stacked element has been modified accordingly, now curving more down close to the endplate. The trailing edge of that stacked flap is also similarly curved, contrary to a straight edge on the previous wing. Notice that also the lower edge of the endplate has changed, as well as the innermost endings of the flaps.
Also indicated in the image is a different vanity panel on the nose, making it a bit bigger and getting rid of the tapering flanks.


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Laura Barbosa
Laura cannot remember a time when her hand did not a hold a pencil or some tool to paint with. What began as sketching and drawing in her childhood, soon blossomed into a lifelong pursuit.
During her high school years, she opened up an under the table, custom sweatshirt business using fabric paints and airbrushing techniques.
By the time she left for college, she painted huge wall murals for neighbors and friends, cementing her passion in art.
"Art is who I am, what I'm made of and what my future holds," Laura says.
CheckAdvantage is proud to present select works from Laura Barbosa on checks, address labels, and checkbook covers as part of our licensed artist series.
Laura went through an evolution with her materials beginning with lead pencils and soon moving on to colored pencils, crayons, melted wax, airbrushing, and oil paints. Today, she uses mainly acrylics and ink to finish her work, though she does occasionally work in plaster.
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"My Paintings convey my individuality, spontaneous thoughts and ideas," Laura says. "It is like a journey into the deepest corner of my mind."
Laura says inspiration can strike her anywhere. She has a mind and eyes like sponges that are constantly taking in everything and altering them to suit her needs.
When ideas do strike, Laura is ready to pounce on them. She carries a sketchbook with her at all times and even has a bedside journal to help her tap into her dreams.
"I have 3 cases of sketchbooks and journals with ideas. There will be no way in my lifetime to complete all the art I want to do," she says.
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For many Haligonian families winter brings to mind sledding, ice skating and building snowmen — or perhaps cozy blankets, books and hot chocolate. Those are all excellent winter fun ideas, but if you're looking for something a little different this year, we've rounded up 10 outings in the Halifax Regional Municipality (OK, nine in the HRM plus one bonus day trip) to fit into your family's winter plans for 2020.
1. Downtown Dartmouth Ice Festival (February 7-9)
This all-ages event kicked off last winter and is coming back for February 2020 and celebrates all things winter.
On Saturday and Sunday from noon. until 4 p.m. you can see people carving sculptures out of blocks of ice live on Portland and Ochterloney street. There is also a free indoor Wonderland Bounce Zone for the kids in Alderney Landing Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, with a special visit from some Ice Princesses on Saturday. They'll also offer …


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In this guest post Tenacity CEO Ron Davis outlines Tenacity, sets out how Social Physics can change the dynamics in your contact center resulting in healthier, happier and more connected agents. What is more it can reduce attrition, and increase Customer Satisfaction and NPS scores. Introduction: Tenacity is an employee engagement application for contact centers, […]
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Update 7/20/2017: We've updated this article to provide you the most up-to-date information on mobile eLearning.
"Mobile learning" is fast becoming another eLearning buzzword. It's got its own esoteric terminology ("BYOD," "augmented learning," "geo-aware"), its own abbreviations ("mlearning," "ARGs"), and its own wildly inflated predictions about future usefulness.
Though maybe we shouldn't laugh off old articles. After all, they didn't know any better, and now that we have several years of mobile eLearning implementation, we have a much better idea of what it entails.
While mobile is undeniably important—almost 1.5 billion smartphones shipped in 2016—it's hard to cut through the hype to get to the core of just what mobile learning is, let alone how, or whether, to pursue it within your own organization.
The world of mobile learning has had explosive growth in the past few years. You'll now see mobile learning as a feature of many otherwise basic eLearning platforms and learning management systems, either as an alternative or as an additional way to check info or supplement primary learning methods.
Some of the trends you might also notice are gamification and microlearning— ways to divide the lessons into more engaging or bite-sized pieces. All of these features are additions we've seen emerging in the past few years, so imagine what we'll see going forward!
Want to learn more about implementing a mobile eLearning strategy?
The following guide on mobile learning is the result of hours of research, discussions with experts, and sifting through a lot (a lot) of fluff on the subject. It is intended to be a clear, no-nonsense resource to break down mobile learning and then provide you with the best sources on the subject if you want to do a more in-depth investigation.
The guide is divided into sections on what mobile learning is, why/why not to do it, how to do it, what it will cost, and who has already done it so you can get an idea of what it actually looks like.
What is mobile Learning?
For training professionals in a corporate or non-profit environment, there are essentially two types of mobile learning and two different ways to deploy it.
The types:
- eLearning courses adapted to mobile platforms.
- Performance support content that provides training resources at the "point of need."
Two ways to deploy it:
- Mobile optimized website: Mobile access to training resources, typically through a web-browser using HTML5.
- Native mobile app: Training courses and resources designed specifically for a mobile platform, often as an app (though sometimes as an ePub manual).
These types and deployment methods encompass most of the other types of mobile learning, like videos vs. static lessons, as well as the more offbeat offerings like augmented reality games and social learning that are catching on as evidence of their efficacy increases.
Why should (or shouldn't) you implement mobile learning?
There are many reasons why mLearning might be a strong choice for your company. To determine if mobile is the way to go for your learners, consider what you're trying to get out of the program as well as what how different types of learning have made an impact on your learners in the past.
Signs that mLearning is a good choice for you:
- Instant Access to Material: Mobile learning gives your learners access to training resources at the "point of need" (especially if they work in the field, for instance, repairing machinery). If an issue comes up, your staff can pull up an answer on their phones, saving valuable time that would have otherwise been wasted flipping through a paper manual.
- Retain More Material: Mobile learning allows for easy, instant, repeatable use of training material to counteract the Forgetting Curve. Some mLearning platforms also combat skill atrophy with periodic, gamified updates and microlearning boosts. SkillPill is one mobile LMS that specializes in this.
- Increase Total Quantity of Learning: Mobile learning lets employees learn anywhere, anytime (stuck in traffic, waiting for an airplane, 3 a.m. Tuesday after accidentally being served non-decaf coffee at dinner) so they will (in theory) learn more.
Of course, mobile learning isn't going to be right for every organization. You know your learners and your company's outlook on eLearning better than anyone, so think carefully and consider if mobile is the best option before you make a switch.
Look for these red flags in particular:
- It won't get used: Maybe your employees aren't technically savvy enough to navigate a mobile environment, maybe spotty 4G coverage means they can't connect, maybe they don't want to do training when they're away from the office, or maybe they don't have time to. Whatever the reason, if your learners won't use the system, don't bother installing it.
- It will cost a lot: It can be expensive in both time and money to implement. Development across multiple devices adds to this cost, as does the purchase of mobile devices to support it, and the creation of mobile-exclusive content will take even more time and money. Look for an open source or free LMS instead.
- It will breach your security: It is easier to lose a mobile device with sensitive training information on it than it is to lose a laptop. If your business is heavily security-conscience, it might be safer to skip the mobile options.
You'll notice I left out "it won't be effective," because if used, mobile learning increases learners' application of the training material. There are also ways to maximize its efficacy.
How do you implement mobile learning?
If you've considered the above and think mobile is a good move for your organization, you now need to actually do it. Here's how:
Step 1: Create a mobile training strategy
A mobile training strategy has three parts:
1. Audience: You need to determine your audience for mobile learning content and whether they really need it. When creating your mobile training strategy, ask yourself a few questions: Do we have a remote/mobile workforce that could benefit from point of need training? Do we have a technically savvy workforce that will actually use mobile training? Would our workforce benefit from performance support functionality that could help them retain training information better or access it more often, even if the workforce is not remote?
If you have a large enough organization, you should develop individual audience profiles just as you would develop customer profiles, to better understand what your target audience will need.
2. Content: For the content component of your strategy, decide between the two types of mobile learning described above (eLearning courses vs. performance support). Don't do a combination of both for your first outing; pick one, or you'll get overwhelmed and do neither of them well.
During this stage, you'll also have to make decisions on what you want to achieve with content, how you plan to measure that, and what success actually looks like. For instance, Home Depot (profiled below under "examples of mobile learning") wanted to reduce the number of customers comparison shopping in the store and then purchasing from competitors, so they gave store associates iPad minis with data on prices/products and the ability to do real-time price matching in-the-aisle. So far they have seen a 400% return.
3. Platform: Your platform decision should be pretty straightforward, but it's important nonetheless. Determine which platform would work best based on what your audience has access to and what type(s) of content you want to deliver. Do you want people to access the content via smartphones or tablets? iPhones or Androids? Personal devices or one provided by the workplace? Keep in mind that the more platforms you need to support, the more costly development will be.
You also need to decide between delivery options to the platform(s) of your choice: native app or web app? A native app will limit your platform options but can provide a deeper experience, while a web app is accessible from many devices but is typically optimized for none.
Step 2: Create content/courses
After your grand strategy is complete, it's time to buckle down to create content, or to convert your existing content to mobile.
At this early stage there are very few off-the-shelf products dedicated to mobile learning, so companies doing these initiatives are using custom development (but more on that later). Luckily there are authoring tools that make developing content for mobile easier.
Here are some of them:
Tools for Developing Web Apps
iUI: Bank of America built their mobile web app on the iUI framework. It supports both iOS and Android devices. It includes a JavaScript library, CSS, and images, as well as support for external themes and extensions.
jQT: A "Zepto/jQuery plugin for mobile web development on the iPhone, Android, iPod Touch, and other forward-thinking devices." jQT includes themes, extensions, and snazzy animations.
iWebkit: Exclusive for iOS devices, iWebkit is a simple HTML editor that includes plenty of templates, as well as plugins for Drupal and WordPress.
Adobe Captivate: A well-known course-authoring tool, this program allows you to publish courses using HTML5 as web apps that are accessible through mobile browsers. Adobe Captivate includes a library of HTML5 animations.
Claro: Another course authoring tool that allows you to publish courses online using mobile-compliant HTML5. Includes pre-made mobile themes, as well as the whole range of assessment functionality you would get in a desktop course.
Tools for Developing Native Apps
Articulate Storyline: A popular course authoring tool that can publish content as a native iOS app for iPads as well as a (more limited) web app through HTML5. Ideal for converting existing content to mobile.
GoMo Learning: A Learning course authoring tool that can publish either as an HTML5 web app, or as a native app to many of the mobile environments out there (Apple and Android smartphones and tablets, as well as select BlackBerry devices).
Phonegap: A development platform that allows you to build native apps for each major mobile platform (iOS, Android, Windows Phone etc.). The key draw is that you don't need to develop seven different apps in each different, proprietary coding language, but instead can develop one app in HTML5, CSS and Javascript, and Phonegap can then "wrap" it so it works on all major mobile devices. You can also use Phonegap to develop web apps.
Titanium: Much like Rhodes and Phonegap, this tool is a development environment to help you build native apps across devices and mobile OSs. Titanium can also create "hybrid" native and web apps using HTML5.
Step 3. Deploy content/courses through mobile
Deployment is fairly straightforward. For educational course content that's purely intended to boost performance (as opposed to course content that you need to track and score), publish your web app to your website and make sure your trainees are aware of the URL. Likewise, if it's a native app, submit it to one of the app stores, or use a service to distribute it yourself in-house.
If your course content requires you to track completion, scores, etc., you can deploy it through your LMS of choice. Many LMSs have their own native apps/web app functionality that will accept mobile course content, for example, Moodle and Blackboard.
A final consideration in deployment is testing to make sure your app is accessible and functional across a wide array of devices. Each platform and mobile OS has extensive guides they've built to show you how to do this.
What does mobile training cost?
Costs for creating mobile content vary widely.
Sarah Gilbert, a mobile consultant with meLearning Solutions, says, "It can cost anything from virtually nothing (using your existing tools if you have people that have the skills to do it), to a quarter of a million dollars or more."
Deployment will range anywhere from $100 for a developer license to a few hundred dollars per month per license for a mobile LMS module. And a middle-of-the-road app can cost $8,000 to $50,000 to develop, not including content.
Remember to factor in every conceivable cost when planning your mobile training effort. For instance, Michelle Lentz, Senior Learning Technologist at Oracle, cautions, when converting existing content to mobile, "You really have to think about your graphics. We had this huge timeline that didn't work on mobile phones, so the graphic had to be completely redone for the mobile site, and graphics cost money!"
If all this sounds steep for you (or like an awful lot of work), you can reject the DIY route and get a mobile learning solution that comes to you ready to deploy. There are lots of mobile learning apps and mobile-capable learning management systems on the market right now, so don't feel pressured to go from the ground up.
What are some examples of mobile learning?
Here are three examples of companies that have already successfully implemented some aspect of mobile training.
Domino's Pizza
The pizza company has piloted mobile learning for its thousands of franchisees worldwide. Sarah Gilbert of meLearning Solutions says, "I saw a really cool implementation that they did at DevLearnCon last year…I was really impressed. A lot of people are doing different social and mobile platforms, but theirs was just very simple; they had a mobile LMS site for all of their different franchisees. They could go out and access those on any device; it was web responsive, and they could see POs, and they could take little mini modules that would show them different things."
Michelle Lentz, Oracle's Senior Learning Technologist, describes the mobile training app she and her team built for new hires. "You want to give that new hire, especially in a company as big as Oracle, easy and quick access to their most commonly asked questions. In that case, performance support is a great use for mobile. We can instantly tell them where to learn more about their paycheck, or we can tell them how to set up their phone really fast, or we can direct them to our internal social network from the app (because that is actually a separate mobile app that they can download)." She noted that two unexpected obstacles her team ran into included the additional cost of redoing graphics to fit a mobile screen, and resistance to a game within the app that forced users to use landscape mode on their phones to play it.
Home Depot of Canada
Steven Beggs, Senior Manager of Learning Innovation, explains in this video how Home Depot is piloting a new iPad mini app for its store associates to use to answer frequently asked customer questions and do real-time, in the aisle, competitor price matching. Steven is hoping for at least a 400% return on this performance support mLearning application.
Bonus: Where can you learn more about mobile eLearning?
Not tired of mobile training just yet? Here are some of the best resources I found to learn even more:
- Learning Solutions Magazine: The magazine of The eLearning Guild. Includes some good resources on mLearning.
- eLearn Magazine: Focuses on academic, rather than corporate, eLearning.
- Mobile Learning: An international conference focused on peer reviewed studies that advance mobile learning.
Blogs, etc.
- The Upside Learning Blog: These guys offer a mobile learning tool, but their blog is chock full of great tips, resources, and information (like how to create a mobile learning strategy).
What do you know about mobile eLearning?
What else should people know about mLearning? What other tools or resources have you found to be helpful?Tell me about it in the comments below. And then follow me @CapterraHalden for more eLearning updates every week.


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As executive director for the Women's Law Project, Carol Tracy has had a front-row seat to years' worth of legislative attacks on women's reproductive health.
From fighting proposals for mandatory ultrasounds to legislation requiring expensive upgrades to abortion clinics and restricting abortion coverage on the state's health-care exchange, Tracy says, "We're all tired of being on the defensive. Now we're finally being proactive."
The counterstrike came Dec. 11, when the state legislature's bi-partisan Women's Health Caucus introduced a package of seven bills that take a "holistic, proactive approach to women's health," according to state Rep. Erin Molchany, a South Hills Democrat and member of the caucus.
"This package of bills is not only about women's health in a literal sense, but it's also an opportunity to ask, 'How can we keep women and families strong and moving forward in the commonwealth?'" says Molchany, who co-sponsored a pay-equity bill that is part of the package. "Reproductive health is the cornerstone of women's health issues, but it's also about bringing forward legislation designed to make women's lives easier."
The caucus, co-chaired by state Rep. Dan Frankel (D-Squirrel Hill), began meeting earlier this year. The collection of bills — known as the Pennsylvania Agenda for Women's Health — is just the first phase of legislation the group plans to introduce. Tracy says legislators were approached by activists with thoughts on 26 different women's health bills; she says she hopes those measures will be "rolled out one after the other" in the coming months and years.
The bills include efforts to: address pay equity; provide workplace accommodations for pregnant women; ensure sanitary conditions for nursing mothers; mandate "buffer zones" to offer clients of health-care facilities respite from anti-abortion protesters; increase access to breast and cervical cancer screenings; and guarantee equitable protection for victims of domestic violence. Another measure will address "intimate partner harassment" in the form of "revenge porn."
State Sen. Matt Smith (D-Mount Lebanon), a member of the caucus, says the harassment bill is a case of the "law finally catching up with society." Currently, if nude pictures or videos of a person are disseminated online, Smith says, a victim's only recourse is to sue. This law would allow for criminal penalties as well.
"[T]here shouldn't just be civil recourse" for such violations of privacy, Smith says. "It should also be a criminal offense that the law takes very seriously."
Smith also co-sponsored the legislation that would make proper accommodations for pregnant women in the workplace. He says the bill would ensure that employers make simple accommodations for pregnant women, like water breaks or the ability to sit on a stool instead of stand during their shift.
Smith says his legislation may seem simple to some, but the package of bills is meant to help women in their "day-to-day" lives.
Molchany's equitable-pay bill, for example, would more clearly define the factors that could lead to pay disparities "to ensure they are not based on or arrived from sex-based differences." Molchany says the bill would also help protect workers from retribution if they discuss their pay information with one another.
In Pennsylvania, according to a report this year from the Federal Joint Economic Committee, women earn about 20 percent less than men. Molchany says that can't continue.
"There are a lot of women who are sole [wage-earners] in Pennsylvania," Molchany says. "Hopefully this will help to end the pay disparity that exists by making sure Pennsylvania women aren't paid less simply because they are women."
Tracy, of the Women's Law Project, says that while the bills seem wide-ranging, so too are the threats women face across the state. She cites a study by the liberal Center for American Progress showing that Pennsylvania women ranking low on a variety of measures of health. Meanwhile, she says, "In 2011 we had a legislature that spent a third of its days trying to limit abortion."
"You can't silo women," Tracy adds. "Women's reproductive-health care is connected to workforce treatment, which is connected to economic security, which is connected to their health care. A woman's health suffers due to persistent discrimination.
"This package of bills addresses that in a very thoughtful, deliberative manner."


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Looking Forward, and Looking Back
This picture is from 2004, the year our middle child was born. I am looking forward, and I am looking back. That is the essence of this blog, the Emerald Shaman. What essential pieces of our humanity have we lost moving forward, and how do we recover them? How do we reconstruct them in new […]


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It's hard to adjust to changes in your routine, isn't it? I've shifted from cooking for both Dan and I practically every single night, and packing leftovers from dinners for lunches every day, to cooking/food planning for just myself, except on Tuesdays and weekends. It's a little strange, but I'm starting to remember how to do this! I planned on making huge Greek salads for most lunches this week, which worked really well -- plus, it's really good for me to eat a huge salad every single day! I did a wee bit of cooking this week, too:
First, a delightful minestrone I made for Dan and I on Tuesday night:
I stumbled upon this recipe from Ellie Krieger in an issue of Food Network Magazine that I was flipping through during my flu-induced stupor over the holidays. (Is it strange that one of the only activities I can tolerate while sick is reading magazines? I swear, I must have gone through 8 or so! After I read through the favorites, hit up Target for a second round, and then went to Walgreens on CHRISTMAS DAY for a supply of the third-stringers, I knew it was going to be a BAD illness. Can you tell I'm still recovering, at least mentally?) :) Anyhow, this recipe sounded simple, quick, and delicious, and it was indeed all three of those things! I made a few small modifications, including adding more beans and more pasta, since I wanted the soup to serve more as a meal, instead of a veggie side/app. This soup was an excellent, nutritious weeknight meal, (accompanied by some sliced baguette and brie . . . hey, we can't be all healthy, all the time, right?), and has served both of us well for several lunches in leftover form, too. Note: if you attempt this recipe, make sure you use at least a 6-quart pot . . . I had to transfer from my 4-quart mid recipe! (I HATE it when that happens!)
I also threw together a few odds and ends and made myself a delicious stir-fry for dinner tonight!
I tossed a 1/4 package of tofu, some garlic, ginger, and onion, and a few miscellaneous veggies into my cast-iron fry pan, and added a simple "sauce" at the very end -- 2 tsp low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp garlic-chile sauce, and 1/2 tsp agave nectar. Served the lot over some leftover Basmati rice, (well, it was already made, ok?!) and called it dinner. Yum!
And appropriately, this treat was probably the most favorite thing I made this week!
I found so many attractive things about this recipe for Lemon Pudding Cakes from Eating Well that I knew I was going to have to make them SOON! I know they don't look like much, but they are light, fluffy, sweet, intensely lemony, and all around fabulous! Dan loves anything citrus, so he was all over these, and I loved how easy they were to throw together. Plus, I'd almost always rather a fruit or lemon dessert. I like chocolate, but just not all that often! :)
I'm so ready for the weekend! Cabin time, here we come!


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Carol Milford attends Blodgett College in Minneapolis in the early 1900s. One day, she escapes from class to look at the city skyline. Beautiful and vivacious, she has several male admirers, including a classmate named Stewart Snyder. During her senior year, Carol feels uncertain about choosing a particular profession. She definitely wants to make a career for herself, however, as she does not want to become a housewife. She possesses an interest in the arts and sociology and imagines becoming a social reformer for the poor. After reading a book on village improvement, she decides she would like to adopt some prairie town and make it beautiful.
As an orphan, Carol is on her own in the world. Her mother died when she was nine, and her kind, learned, and fun-loving died when she was thirteen. Her father, who had worked as a judge in Minnesota, had given her an unorthodox education, allowing her to read whatever she pleased.
Following the advice of her English professor, Carol takes a course in library studies in Chicago. During her graduation ceremonies at Blodgett College, Stewart proposes to her. She rejects his proposal, telling him that she wants to accomplish greater things than raising children and washing dishes.
In Chicago, Carol falls in with the art crowd, attending art museums, symphonies, and Bohemian parties. She feels shy and awkward, however, in the Bohemian circle. She returns to St. Paul to work as a librarian for three years. She reads enormously but does not find her life fulfilling. However, she continues to reject her male suitors until she finally meets Dr. Will Kennicott.
Carol meets Will Kennicott at a friend's house. He is a well-to-do physician in his late thirties from the small town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota. The two get on remarkably well as Will proudly talks about his hometown and profession. Although he went to medical school in Minneapolis, he returned to practice in Gopher Prairie, as his heart has remained there. He suggests that someone like Carol could really enlighten a town like Gopher Prairie.
Kennicott courts Carol. Although she dislikes his materialism, she admires his honesty and finds him attractive. The two take long walks together around St. Paul. One day, they walk through the old section of the city built by fur traders. Will proposes to Carol. He shows her photographs of his hometown, which touch a cord in her heart, and she agrees to marry him and move to Gopher Prairie. She dreams about transforming the small town into a perfect village.


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Effortwise, it was a pretty good week. I was adherent to my calorie limit throughout the week, although I included one Cooking Light slow cooker meal (eaten with Will over a few different dinners). But even with this, I weighed the meat and carefully doled out the appropriate calorie amount (Good, Mo!). We also ate out Saturday night with friends, and it was the first time I've done a group eating out scenario. I didn't special order everything like the other times I've eaten out but I did try to watch my portions and not eat anything crazy. It was difficult to estimate calorie count, since I didn't have anything I could easily guesstimate in terms of calories (typically I play it very safe when eating out and get some kind of plain protein and steamed veggies, but this time, we were at a Dominican restaurant, and I had a few bites of arepas, and a few bites of paella, and a couple of soft tacos). I skipped dessert, didn't have any alcohol, and figured it should all be reasonably ok.
I also hit the gym a few times this week, which is brand new for me, and this past weekend, when I couldn't figure out how to get the interval program working on the treadmill, I decided to just run for 20 minutes. Was shocked to find I was able to do that and maintain a 12-minute mile pace. Really slow, I know, but I haven't really worked out in any sustained way in over a year, and at that point, I was definitely not running for 20 minutes straight. So I was surprised and thrilled. Sunday, I followed it up with a run outside with Will and Magpie and Moxie - and this time ran for 24 minutes straight! I thought I would die, but lo and behold, I did not. Instead, I ended up really proud of myself on the exercise front.
I was NOT feeling confident about the weight loss this week, though. My legs felt heavy and swollen from running, I ovulated Sunday or Monday (and the last time I ovulated is also the last time I showed a gain on the scale), and the restaurant meal was a real wild card. Also, last week, I lost 3 pounds! Seemed destined that things might not go well. All, in all, I figured all bets were off.
And, well, the scale reflected my concerns. Somehow, despite everything, I *gained* 1.2 pounds. There is NO WAY, by the way, that I consumed an extra 3500 calories at that dinner. Absolutely no way. So there is definitely something funky going on with me and the scale this week.
Week 1: - 4.4 pounds (back into normal BMI territory, less than 25!)
Week 2: - 0.8 pounds
Week 3: - 3.6 pounds
Week 10: -4.2 pounds
Week 13: +1.2 pounds (akkkk!!!)
I'm trying not to get demoralized by this week's scale number. It feels like a HUGE gain. We leave at the end of the week for an overseas business trip, which is exciting, but stressful, and continuing with the weight loss is a major stressor of the trip. But I will just do my best and we'll see where things stand when I get home and back in the weight loss saddle.
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LG is known for stretching the boundaries on smartphones. It was one of the first to delve into 'phablet' and curved display markets, and has been active in the wearables space since the inception of Android Wear.
However, it is beginning to become apparent that the limitations on smartphones will lead to a halt in innovation, since ideas like transparent and foldable displays seem to be too expensive to bring into the mass market.
"I don't think we can do much with form factor beyond this at this moment," Ken Hong, LG's Director of Corporate Communications said. "The design of phones is restricted by the technology of our component suppliers, so now we can only do what they can create, and they can't even do very many of the G Flex 2."
Hong claims the transparent and foldable displays are being worked on, but the current yield rate would mean mass production is virtually impossible.
Samsung citied similar concerns with its own flexible displays, instead creating a three-way display on the Galaxy Note Edge, a much more viable alternative to a foldable display.
Even though transparent and foldable displays might be out of the picture for now, there are still some innovative things coming to the market, including 3D displays.
Amazon has shown 3D displays can be mass market material, and if reports are correct Apple is working on a 3D display for the iPhone 7, most likely coming in 2016.
Other innovations like a duo-display are being worked on by YotaPhone, which features one LCD display on the front and an E-Ink display on the back.
This allows users to maintain long battery life and only use the LCD display for things like video and viewing photos on Instagram.


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Perez Hilton reports that according to sources close to the production of Jersey Shore, the cast will be most likely be heading to their motherland (for some of them, anyway)⎯Italy.
MTV executives have reportedly sent crew members to scout for locations all over the country, and are also making sure that they can secure visas for the cast and crew.
Word on the street is that producers have met with some of Vinny's Italian relatives to see if they'll host the Shore kids for a dinner similar to the way his immediate family has each season.
Wow. We guess this show hasn't jumped the shark just yet. All you guilty pleasure folk who probably still don't admit in public that you watch the show now have something else to look forward to. Plans haven't been finalized but this sounds like an interesting idea that will actually come to fruition, especially if Vinny's family is involved. His uncles are always entertaining. [Perez Hilton]
*Edit* MTV has confirmed that the rumors are true. The cast will be headed to Italy and Vinny's first generation family is on deck. The show will film Spring of this year and will air later in the year.


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New shows have opened and there are a bunch of events on this week. I've listed a few here — I hope you find something you might enjoy.
The Adam Art Gallery has just opened it's new show, The Tomorrow People. The exhibition "brings together a selection of works from an emerging generation of artists that offer urgent, resourceful, and playful possibilities for navigating troubling times." It's a big show (25 artists!) that asks interesting questions about the world we stand to inherit.
A new range of exhibitions has just opened at The Dowse Art Museum, including Fiona Clark: Te Iwi o Te Wāhi Kore, an exhibition of documentary photographs from the '80s to the present by Fiona Clark which "reflect the activities, concerns and taonga of tangata whenua of Taranaki"; Maureen Lander: Flat-Pack Whakapapa, three installations by Maureen Lander which use raranga as a means of exploring the concept of whakapapa; and He Taonga Te Reo, an exhibition of objects from the Dowse's collection which consider how language is integral to identity, 30 years after te reo Māori was made an official language.
Pātaka has also just opened three new shows: Máximo Laura — Eternal Vision, work by Peruvian tapestry artist Máximo Laura; TAKU HIKOI, LA'U MALAGA — My footprint, my walk, my journey, artworks by artists who have accessed the Te Korowai Whariki mental health services of Rangipapa, Purehurehu, and Tangaroa, and the Rangitahi/youth service, which showcase how artmaking can aid the journey towards mental wellbeing; and Flock Together, which brings together works across a range of media by Whanganui artists Leonie Sharp, Angela Tier, Tracey Piercy, and Emma Cunningham, exploring their shared interest in birds as inspiration, subject matter, material, and resource.
On Monday, July 24, from 12.15–1.15pm, Charlotte Wood and Emily Perkins will be in conversation at Te Papa as a part of their Writers on Mondays series. Their conversation will focus on what it means to write from this corner of the globe, and ask what fiction can grant us in the contemporary moment. Writers on Mondays is a weekly series that runs until October 2. Visit www.tepapa.govt.nz for more details on who will be speaking and when.
Also on July 24, Jeff Sessions will be talking at City Gallery Wellington from 6.00pm as a part of the Deane Lecture Series. His lecture "The Maungapōhatu Diamond: The Poetics and Truth of Prophecy" will focus on the significance of the Maungapōhatu diamond to Rua Kenana and his movement and its vision of political and economic independence.
Anxious Garden, an exhibition of new work by George Watson, opens at Enjoy Public Art Gallery on July 26 at 5.30pm. A text to accompany the exhibition, written by Anna Rankin, will be released that night.
On July 27 Horizons, an exhibition of camera-less photography by Poppy Lekner, opens at Toi Pōneke from 5.30pm.[ssba]


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Sadly, the Al Leedom Studio in Madrid NM is no longer in existence.
Though Al lived and worked in Madrid for over 35 years his glassblowing studio and gallery closed in 2011.
Some of Al's work can be found at Sanctuary Salon in Santa Fe NM. Please check back for updates as he re-establishes his presence.
My brother Al is a wonderful artist (and a great person!) and I'll provide information here that will help you to find his work again.


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A new European privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), comes into force on 25 May 2018. The GDPR substantially harmonizes data protection compliance requirements across the EU, imposes accountability and security obligations on organizations which collect and process personal data, and gives individuals new and enhanced rights over their personal data. It also regulates how data is shared …Read More »
Big Data: The Key to Collaboration-Centric Business
Recently I participated in a webinar panel with IT and marketing leaders on building alignment between the CIO and CMO, and surprisingly every speaker agreed: most of us are there or well on our way. The next frontier is building a collaboration-centric culture across the company, and data is the place you start. Just about every business function now needs …Read More »
Reinventing Global IT with an Eye on the Customer
The most common perception of IT is that it is the guys in the back room that make all those invisible systems work and help you get your laptop working again when you get stuck. The traditional industry focus of IT has been on gaining better efficiencies and reducing costs. And to be honest, that is the way it works …Read More »
IT Must Partner and Adapt to Deliver Business Value
The role and responsibilities of today's CIO are evolving thanks to a myriad of new business trends and technologies. Increased demand for smartphones, tablets and wearable devices in the workplace brings along with it new challenges, such as managing BYOD devices and mitigating shadow IT. The deployment of SaaS-based tools is booming, and with it comes challenges related to security …Read More »
Turning the Problem of Shadow IT into Opportunity
The ease of deployment, use and maintenance of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications is something of a double-edged sword for IT departments. While they often let IT lower their support burdens and costs, they also effectively give every employee within an organization an easy way to circumvent IT altogether and acquire their own cloud-based tools without IT's involvement or knowledge. Known as …Read More »
How to Ensure Employees Are Using the Technology You're Giving Them
Companies introduce new technologies to their employee base with the best of intentions. Before every deployment of a new tool, the unsung heroes of the IT department go through a lengthy purchasing decision with several vendors vying for their business, finally settling on a solution and deftly managing the installation process. This process can take weeks if not months to …Read More »
What Keeps IT Up at Night Part 2: Enemies at the Gates
We recently heard insights from IT experts about the dangers presented by vulnerabilities in their internal user base and processes, such as password weakness and the challenges of balancing flexible work and BYOD with creating secure systems. However, the other very real side of the security coin is external threats and data breaches. How do CTOs and CIOs protect against …Read More »
What Keeps IT Up at Night Part 1: The Human Element
What's keeping CIOs and CTOs up at night these days? We presented this question to a variety of IT leaders. While there were a scattering of other answers, the vast majority all revolved around the same concern: security. Whether it's educating and equipping your internal users with the knowledge and tools to protect company data, protecting against external attacks and …Read More »