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Director's Update: Success Against Cancer Depends on a Vibrant, Well-trained Workforce
Having been an academic researcher and cancer surgeon for many years, working with a great many outstanding students, training is a topic that has always been a priority for me on a personal level, and one that I am deeply concerned about when it comes to the future of cancer research. Read more > >
Inside NCI: A Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Wiest about Cancer Research Training
The Director of NCI's Center for Cancer Training discusses some of the challenges and opportunities of training the next generation of cancer researchers. Read more > >
Academia and Beyond: Supporting the Biomedical Workforce of the Future
Reports show that staffing at colleges and universities has shifted somewhat from the employment of full-time, tenure-track faculty towards the creation of more full-time and part-time nontenure-track positions. But, said Dr. Jonathan Wiest, director of NCI's Center for Cancer Training, the trend may not be permanent, and in fact, there are plenty of opportunities on the horizon that point to a positive outlook for those who are in or considering entering the field. The key, he says, is a change in culture. Read more > >
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If you've ever turned to your parents or your partner's parents for help and support with child-rearing, you know how wonderful grandparents can be. Although physical distance and parenting differences can come between grandparents, their children, and their grandchildren, encouraging a close relationship can benefit everyone involved.
Establishing a bond with grandparents can benefit kids in many ways. Grandparents can be great role models and influences, and they can provide a sense of cultural heritage and family history. Grandparents provide their grandkids with love, have their best interests at heart, and can make them feel safe.
Grandparents also encourage a child's healthy development. Overnight trips to Grandma's house, for example, may be less traumatic than sleepovers with peers and can help kids develop independence. Another benefit — grandparents may have lots of time to spend playing and reading to kids. Such dedicated attention only improves a child's developmental and learning skills.
In today's world, though, families may be scattered across the country, and jam-packed school and work schedules may interfere with regular time with grandparents. Despite physical distance or busy schedules, you can encourage your kids to develop a closer bond with their grandparents. Try these tips:
Whether grandparents live nearby or you're planning to visit, don't forget to make safety a priority. Grandparents may not be accustomed to having young kids in the house, and the presence of household dangers could mar visits with trips to the emergency room.
Use a household safety checklist and collaborate with the grandparents to childproof the home, ensuring that dangerous items and substances — such as cleaning products, medications, razors, and knives — are out of reach or locked in a cabinet. Consider walking through the home with the grandparents to address any potential safety hazards. They may not realize that small or breakable items pose a choking or safety risk.
Taking these precautions ahead of time can free kids and grandparents to make the most of their special time together.
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What happens after the tilt-table test?
Depending on the presence or absence of signs and symptoms during the tilt-table test, persons with certain forms of temporary loss of consciousness may be admitted to the hospital for observation and further testing. The tilt-table test is also performed on stabilized patients who are in the hospital for evaluation of the cause of temporary loss of consciousness.
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Some of the longstanding "who's the best musician" arguments are so old they've grown tiresome. Who's the best guitarist that ever lived? Who's the best singer that ever walked the planet? Best band ever to ever play live? Despite copious lists and countdowns, no definitive answers have ever been reached. To this day, we have no conclusive proof as to whether The Beatles were better than The Rolling Stones . . . or The Who . . . or U2. This list makes no attempt to resolve any argument over the best musicians who ever lived. Rather, it resolves the question of ranking the best bands that never really existed.
Some of the bands on this list never produced one note of audible music, others needed real musicians to give them voice, a couple served as alter egos and one band is made up of puppets. Regardless of their corporeal status, in one form or another, these bands embodied the ethos of rock and roll, either by capturing the essence of a certain genre, leaving a lasting influence on real-life musicians or, despite their manifestation as a fictional entity, by creating some rockin' tunes.
10. The School Of Rock
Even though Jack Black's overly-simplistic speeches about rock 'n' roll's liberating power belabor the point, The School Of Rock shows why music has always been a refuge for the insecure outcast. It's the truth of that axiom that turns this tale about awkward pre-teens gaining confidence and self-esteem by picking up an instrument and joining a band from a far fetched story into an endearing underdog tale. Richard Linklater knew what he was doing: rather than teach actors to play, the director conscripted actual child musicians and taught them to act. The resulting band, which shouldn't be confused with the Paul Green School of Rock Music, only works because they are kids. If The School Of Rock were comprised of teenagers or college kids, the stereotypes of the rowdy troublemaker as drummer, the shy keyboard player as a Yes-loving, prog-rock geek and the heavy-set girl finding confidence through her ability to sing would seem more like hackneyed plot devices than character development. Instead of coming across as affectatious posing, the little hard rock acknowledgements like guitarist Zack's Slash-style hat and Jack Black's Angus Young schoolboy outfit are sincere and a knowing wink to anyone who picks them up. Melodrama aside, The School Of Rock become a great band not because they wear the accoutrements of rock 'n' roll, they embody them. For the last 20 minutes of the film, featuring The School Of Rock killing at the Battle Of The Bands and jamming in the studio over the closing credits, the band, in Jack Black's words, totally rocks, even if they didn't cast a Scottish kid to play bagpipes on AC/DC's "It's A Long Way To The Top." The simplicity of the last couple songs only serves to highlight the inherent power of three chords and a little D.I.Y. attitude.
9. Alvin & The Chipmunks
An animated precursor to the boy bands of the Nineties, Alvin and his brother chipmunks Simon and Theodore were directed, managed and possibly owned by David Seville, Lou Pearlman's fictional ancestor. The creations of Ross Bagdasarian, Alvin & The Chipmunks have always reflected the musical style of the times. The Chipmunks first appeared as a novelty act in 1958, famously and innocently singing about witch doctors and the joys of Christmas. Despite some continued success as a Saturday morning animated series (Alvin once caused controversy by claiming they were "bigger than Mickey Mouse"), the original boy band would have faded into obscurity had the gimmick not taken new life in 1980 with Chipmunk Punk, which contained hyperspeed versions of "My Sharona," "Call Me" and Tom Petty's "Refugee." Chipmunk-mania continued through Urban Chipmunk, their send-up of the country music explosion in the wake of Urban Cowboy, where they warned "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Chipmunks." Much like Weird Al Yankovic confirms a song's status by parodying it, The Chipmunks were the cherry atop the cake of a genre's success. The technique used by Bagdasarian to create the chipmunks singing voices was simple enough: he sped up a normally recorded analog tape. It's a recording style that has been associated with the Chipmunks ever since, providing fodder for many unauthorized R-rated releases. Most fictional bands have a relatively short shelf life, Bagdasarian and his son, who continued the venture after his dad's death, have not only kept Alvin & The Chipmunks alive as a fictional entity for close to five decades; they've adapted them to the times, keeping them fresh and recognizable.
8. Hedwig And The Angry Inch
In the late Nineties, John Cameron Mitchell created an off-Broadway sensation at New York City's Jane Theater with his portrayal of Hedwig, the most troubled glam rock icon since Tim Curry laced up Dr. Frank N Furter's fishnet stockings. A virtual eunuch as the result of a botched sex change operation, Hedwig fronts the Angry Inch, the band named after the resulting remnants of his genitalia. By the time Hedwig moved into movie theaters in 2001, a cult following had already developed around Mitchell's transgender singer from East Berlin and Stephen Trask's glam rock songbook. Hedwig's catalog forms the framework as well as the substance of the story. As a nanny, Hedwig instructed Tommy Speck in the art of music as well as the art of love. Speck transforms himself into Tommy Gnosis and becomes an International rock star by stealing Hedwig's songs, disavowing all knowledge of his transsexual tutor and leaving Hedwig to survive by performing all sorts of odd jobs (mainly blow). Instead of following the path of The Rubinoos, The Isley Brothers or The Rolling Stones and bringing Gnosis into court, Hedwig and the Angry Inch begin following Gnosis around the country. If Gnosis is playing at an arena or stadium, Hedwig is close by, playing the same songs at the local Bilgewaters (imagine a more depressing Denny's) for befuddled and confused diners. A modern embodiment of the blithe androgyny fostered by glam rock icons like David Bowie and Mark Bolan, Hedwig's character digs deeply into the genre's ethos and by using the divided city of Berlin as a metaphor for the duality of gender, Trask adds an intriguing complexity to Hedwig's glam anthems.
7. The American Medical Association
Long before Dan Brown incorporated Illuminati mythology and iconography into Angels & Demons as an action-adventure plot device, Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson authored the definitive masterpiece on the "Illuminati conspiracy" in their picaresque Illuminati trilogy consisting of The Eye In The Pyramid, The Golden Apple and Leviathan. In Shea and Wilson's universe, the world's attention is drawn towards the American Medical Association, the most popular and significant rock band in the world - imagine The Beatles in their heyday and then some. Foreshadowing the influence musicians would one day exert over populist political and social issues like world hunger, African debt relief and global warming, the American Medical Association uses their popularity to attract hungry concert-goers to Bavaria, Germany, the birthplace of the Illuminati, for their European version of Woodstock. Unfortunately, the AMA's motives are far more sinister than the simple domination of the hearts and minds of the world's youth. As Illuminati Primi, the AMA serves as 4/5 of the secret organization's executive council and masterfully and invisibly orchestrates all the world's major events. Satirizing the paranoid belief that rock and roll is simply a communist plot to take over the world by poisoning its youth, Shea and Wilson create a scenario that only a demented, tyrannical anarchist could love. The AMA plans to use the good vibes and energy generated from their performance at the concert to reawaken dormant Nazi battalions, bring about the resurrection of Adolf Hitler and conquer the world. While the Illuminati's influence is (hopefully) greatly exaggerated, Shea and Wilson's late Sixties/early Seventies trilogy slyly lampoons and presages the growing prominence of musicians on popular culture and within our national discourse. Hmmmm, come to think of it, maybe the Illuminati still exist: Bono surely didn't get his influence with world leaders and the international banking community by portraying "The Fly" on the Zoo TV tour. Has anyone looked into this?
6. Billy & The Boingers
During the Reagan years, one needed to look no farther then the comics page of your local newspaper to find the highest quality political satire. Although Garry Trudeau's Walden college graduates endured, the sharpest and funniest comic strip of the Eighties sprang forth from Berke Breathed in the panels of Bloom County. While the Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist normally targeted political and economic hypocrisy, in 1987 he focused his attention on the more absurd aspects of heavy metal and Tipper Gore's misguided Parents Music Resource Center. Designed to poke fun at the silliness of bat-head chomping heavy metal rockers, Breathed's strip saw morally bankrupt lawyer Steve Dallas hold open auditions for a "new high-profit heavy metal rock band" that required applicants to "know 3 chords and be able to grimace musically." The resulting band, Deathtongue, transformed oft-dead Bill The Cat (electric tongue), Opus (rhythm tuba) and Hodge-Podge (drums) into Satan-praising, decadent hell-raisers who hardly understood their own lyrics.
As they were responsible for songs like "Demon Drooler From The Sewer," "Clearasil Messiah" and "Leper Lover," Steve Dallas and Bill The Cat were summoned to Washington D.C. to testify before a Senate subcommittee whose members bore a striking resemblance to Tipper Gore and her PMRC. With Tipper hysterically screaming "off with their heads," Dallas caved in and rechristened the band with the more Christian-friendly appellation: Billy & The Boingers. Sponsored by Dr. Scholl's Odor Eaters, which seemed to work when plastered all over Bill, Billy & The Boingers only played one show: a Moose Lodge benefit at a Motel 6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico that ended with a trashed hotel room, wallpaper togas and a jailed Steve Dallas ranting that a cat, penguin and rabbit caused all the damage. Although Bill The Cat made a fortune selling "You Stink But I ♥ U" to Wheat Thins, the band broke up when he found God, became Fundamentally Oral Bill and hit the airwaves ranting against the evils of penguin lust. Billy & The Boingers' minor legacy lives on in Bootleg, a Bloom County compilation, which includes a forgettable single ("I'm A Boinger" backed with "You Stink But I ♥ U") and a hard-to-find back cover photo spoof of The Joshua Tree that is worth the purchase price alone.
5. The Commitments
In Roddy Doyle's novel, The Commitments burst remarkably off of the page; on film, Alan Parker gave the Saviors of Soul tangible form and Andrew Strong's amazing voice. Crafted in accordance with a very specific blueprint, manager Jimmy Rabbitte formed The Commitments in much the same way that Malcolm McLaren assembled The Sex Pistols or any diabolical hitmeister forms a boy band. However, unlike any image focused reality-TV creation, The Commitments were based on soul. In one sense, they were only a skillful cover band, slavishly adhering to the core elements and iconic standards of soul music, a genre born thousands of miles away from The Commitments' hometown streets of Dublin, Ireland. The significance of The Commitments doesn't lie in their originality; rather, it lies in the tragedy of their tale. As proven by Rod Stewart and Three Dog Night, "Try A Little Tenderness" can be butchered if handled incorrectly. On film, Parker conveys the greatness of the band by focusing on Andrew Strong's rendition of the Otis Redding classic, subliminally letting the performance rather than exposition show the band's exceptional talent. On the verge of a record deal and Wilson Pickett on the way (at least in the film), The Commitments irreparably fall apart, leaving Rabbitte's dream in tatters and the potential of the band untapped. Doyle intended to tell a tale of a group of Irishmen trying to better themselves and, in the process, finding salvation in American soul music. In doing so, he also created a classic archetype, representing the legions of truly talented bands that collapse under their own weight, finding obscurity instead of success.
4. The Blues Brothers
Much like The Commitments mission to keep soul alive, The Blues Brothers strove to preserve the vitality of the blues. A labor of love, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi meticulously cultivated The Blues Brothers mythology, mapping out the backgrounds of Elwood and "Joliet Jake" long before they memorialized their story in John Landis' 1980 film. Orphans in Rock Island, Illinois, Jake and Elwood surreptitiously learned the blues from Curtis, the orphanage's janitor. By cutting their fingers with an Elmore James guitar string the two became blood, or rather, blues brothers. Evolving from a 1975 Saturday Night Live segment in which they sang Slim Harpo's "I'm A King Bee" while dressed in the show's signature bumblebee outfits, Aykroyd and Belushi perfected their Blues Brothers gimmick by entertaining SNL's cast and crew during after-show parties. Without any fanfare, The Blues Brothers, now wearing their trademark suits, hats and sunglasses, opened a 1978 SNL show and became an overnight sensation. Aykroyd and Belushi believed so heavily that their alter-egos were more than a fad, they were willing to leave the hottest TV show of the Seventies to devote more time to the venture. Backed by Stax/Volt legends Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn, The Blues Brothers had a fair shot at long-running success, but were sadly derailed by Belushi's untimely death in 1982. Although The Blues Brothers legacy includes the nationwide proliferation of the House of Blues, it also includes the abysmal Blues Brothers 2000, which could have been watchable had anyone considered the fact that Curtis could have taught the blues to more than just Jake and Elwood, meaning there would be more than two Blues Brothers. By creating characters instead caricatures, The Blues Brothers evolved from what could have been a one-off joke into the poster boys for the preservation of the blues.
3. The Rutles
For All You Need Is Cash, Monty Python's Eric Idle created The Rutles, whose fictional career paralleled the Fab Four's in every respect. John Lennon became the outspoken Ron Nasty, Paul McCartney was transformed into the bubbly Dirk McQuickly, Ringo Starr became Barrington Womble who likewise had his name shortened to Barry Wom and the silent Beatle, George Harrison, became Stig O'Hara, an Indian that never utters a single word. Idle left no item of Beatlemania unspoofed: Nasty chomps his gum through "Love Life" (an audio and video spoof of "All You Need Is Love"); he falls in love with a German experimental artist (who also happens to be a Nazi); Leppo, the 5th Rutle, who leaves the band before they become famous and the systematic looting and hemorrhaging finances of Banana records. Marked by such releases as Rutle Soul, Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band and Tragical Mystery Tour, The Rutles music all derives from The Beatles, with its humor relying primarily on the listener's intimate familiarity with not just the music but the images frequently associated with them. "Piggy In The Middle" and "Cheese And Onions" meticulously adapt Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine's psychedelically drenched music and imagery and "Get Up And Go" not only spoofs the gallop of "Get Back" but tweaks the iconic rooftop concert with which it's always identified. All You Need Is Cash is not only one of Eric Idle's finest comedic projects; it's the finest Beatles parody ever. The Rutles music, which evolves from bright-eyed pop to trippy psychedlia, will never be mistaken for anything but Beatles parodies, but given that the core material is amongst the finest music ever recorded, Rutlemania can thrive on its own.
2. Spinal Tap
Christopher Guest's 1984 mockumentary of the travails of rock dinosaurs Spinal Tap incisively satirized the pomp and excess of 70s era arena rock to such a degree that many stars who lived through that period cringe at its accuracy. The movie has worked its way so deeply into pop culture that any mishap with stage props, mishandling of concert promotion or simple head-scratching "but this one goes to 11" style proclamations bring Spinal Tap to mind. In exploring the fine line between clever and stupid, Christopher Guest, Michael McKeon and Harry Shearer mined a treasure trove of comedy, mocking the overgrown egos and outsized theatrics of a whole era. Parody that hewed unnervingly close to reality, Spinal Tap now serves as a hilarious warning for today's artists. Not only did they make fun of the culture and lifestyle, they expertly lampooned the lyrics by going so far over the top with double entendre and sexual innuendo, they stand alone as their own stroke of genius. Even though the movie depicts them as increasingly irrelevant, the songs themselves are strong enough to get over the fact that Tap were once supposed to be one of the great hard rocking bands. "Hell Hole" and "Sex Farm" are delicious bits of pop metal, "Stonehenge" remains an indulgent masterpiece of medieval, D&D based heavy metal and, as evidenced by Live Earth, "Big Bottom" is simply an orgy of bass. This Is Spinal Tap truly struck a resonant chord. More than 20 years after its release, it's still quoted reverently by musicians and fans and remains one of rock and roll's most influential films.
1. Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem
Even though they didn't know it at the time, children of the Baby Boomers got their first real exposure to Seventies-era rock culture from The Electric Mayhem. Led by Dr. Teeth, an acid-inspired amalgamation of Elton John, Dr. John and other flamboyant rockers, Electric Mayhem served as the house band for Kermit The Frog, Miss Piggy and the rest on The Muppet Show. The individual members of The Electric Mayhem comprise some of Jim Henson's trippiest and hippest creations: Zoot is the prototypical hep-cat saxophone player; Janice, the super-groovy, blissed out rock chick; Sgt. Floyd Pepper is literally a pink Floyd and of course, Animal, the embodiment of the id of every over-the-top, insane drummer from John Bonham to Keith Moon. Henson presented The Electric Mayhem without irony. Not only did they look like the freakiest rock band since Parliament/Funkadelic, they acted like it too, with their personalities and laid-back attitudes (well, not Animal) more apropos to a be-in than a children's show. Over the course of their career, they played with luminaries like Elton John, Paul Simon, Dizzy Gillespie and Diana Ross and lent a weird aura to performances by Phyllis Diller, Sylvester Stallone and Tony Randall. Directly inspired from the classic rock music and personae of the late Sixties and early Seventies, Mayhem was the world of rock 'n' roll condensed and simplified for pre-teens. Think Jim Henson didn't have an ear for rock 'n' roll? Check out 1979's Can You Picture That? Given The Muppet Show's target demographic, The Electric Mayhem indelibly imprinted the colorful world of rock and roll upon millions of young minds, easily making them the most influential rock band that never really existed.
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"Social change is important because the world we live in changes every moment. We still have a long way to go to achieve peace and equity, and every effort big and small makes a contribution toward this. Our actions that contribute to the greater good also are our signature or legacy to be left on the world."
Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt
World champion, Paralympian, advocate and author
The 2013 Social Change Impact Report was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of Walden University between April 9 and May 8, 2013, among a total 9,097 adults within Brazil (1,010 adults ages 18–59), Canada (1,010 adults ages 18 and older), China (1,010 adults ages 18–60), Germany (1,013 adults ages 16 and older), India (1,008 adults ages 18–64), Jordan (1,005 adults ages 18 and older), Mexico (1,021 adults ages 18–64), and the U.S. (2,020 adults ages 18 and older). Data for each country were weighted to the general or online population within each country.
Details on data collection and the weighting of data for each country are provided below.
Data for each individual country is representative of that country. The "Average Result" is the arithmetic average across the countries. This measure does not account for differences in population size and thus is not representative.
All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate, including sampling error, coverage error, error associated with nonresponse, error associated with question wording and response options, and post-survey weighting and adjustments. Therefore, Harris Interactive avoids the words "margin of error" as they are misleading. All that can be calculated are different possible sampling errors with different probabilities for pure, unweighted, random samples with 100% response rates. These are only theoretical because no published polls come close to this ideal.
Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Interactive surveys. The data have been weighted to reflect the composition of the adult populations of the respective countries. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate in the Harris Interactive panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
In order to better understand the people who are involved in positive social change and their reasons for involvement, an in-depth segmentation analysis was conducted to examine how the interaction among individuals' attitudes about social change, involvement in social change activities, their social change motivations and personal demographic characteristics lead to distinctive profiles of social change agents in different countries across the globe. The analysis utilized a statistical technique called predictive segmentation. In order to be able to examine segments that are common across all countries, the initial analysis was conducted on the U.S. results to capitalize on its larger sample size and diversity of social change attitudes and behaviors measured. This analysis was used to develop an algorithm that was applied to each of the other countries to classify each country's respective results. The analysis revealed six distinct groups of social change agents as well as a segment of the population that says it never engages in positive social change activities. The six segments of social change agents are: Ultracommitted Change-Makers, Faith-Inspired Givers*, Socially Conscious Consumers†, Purposeful Participants, Casual Contributors and Social Change Spectators‡.
The "What kind of social change agent are you?" quiz was developed based on the results of the segmentation analysis. The quiz is based on a subset of questions from the 2013 Social Change Impact Report survey that can be used most efficiently to predict an individual's classification into one of the social change agent segments. The quiz also includes several added questions used to provide additional context to the segment profile.
*In China and Germany, the Faith-Inspired Giver segment was too small in the survey (<50 respondents) to allow an examination of its characteristics and thus these countries are excluded from the analysis of this segment.
†In India and Jordan, the Socially Conscious Consumer segment was too small in the survey (<50 respondents) to allow an examination of its characteristics and thus these countries are excluded from the analysis of this segment.
‡In Brazil, India and Mexico, the Social Change Spectator segment was too small in the survey (<50 respondents) to allow an examination of its characteristics and thus these countries are excluded from the analysis of this segment.
"I believe social change is important because too many children are 'born in the wrong place at the wrong time' and therefore have not received the lifelong gift of education. Thus far, we have built 1,675 schools, 15,000 libraries and we can only hope this is the 'down payment on the dream' and we hope to do more in the future."
John Wood
Founder of Room to Read
"My father passed away from prostate cancer in 2007 in Belize. He had to make a painful, six-hour journey by bus to get treatment. His dying wish was to establish a hospice so that others wouldn't suffer the way he did. In his honor, I established Blissfulsage Foundation and the Edlin Leslie Sr. Hospice for terminally ill patients, especially those affected by cancer in Southern Belize, the region where I grew up. I also recently launched BEAT Cancer, a clearinghouse of information for cancer patients and their families."
Read her story.
Since founding the nonprofit Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse in 1993, Dr. Lois Engelbrecht has helped create systems of prevention and response in more than 400 schools in the Philippines, Malaysia, China, India, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam. Currently living in Ghana, Dr. Engelbrecht is helping the African Movement for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect develop an abuse prevention program in public schools around Accra. She also is spearheading the development of child protection systems in International Schools in Africa that would link the schools to local authority and resources. "I've made it my mission to use my talents to benefit the world."
Read her stories from Walden Magazine and Spotlight on Walden.
"After graduation, I decided to pursue my goal of financial inclusion for the poor rural women from northern Ghana. I successfully partnered with a microfinance organization to extend access to capital for migrant female porters in Accra and Kumasi who are willing to leave their grueling portage jobs and return home for dignified self-employment as microentrepreneurs."
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"When I went to Okahandja, Namibia in 2009, I collaborated with local educators to conduct research to formulate strategies that will empower students to recognize that they, too, can make a difference. This goal came to fruition in 2011 when I returned to teach science and consider solutions for developing vegetable gardens and wells for fresh water provisions. I was fortunate to meet and collaborate with a first-year science teacher deep within the heart of a squatter's camp. His passion to end poverty within his village and assist in finding a means for students to sustain themselves ignited a flame in me. I shared the concept of hydroponics with him and his seventh-grade students. Today, the garden is flourishing."
Read her story.
"While traveling to India and meeting with their children and caregivers in the orphanage, I noticed an incredible need for basic mental health resources. Many of the children I'd visited had witnessed their parents brutally murdered and remained in need and without crisis support. That's why I launched Priority One Worldwide, a nonprofit to raise money to provide for the needs of these women and children. The goal is to stabilize their day-to-day living conditions, provide safety and genuine care, and support them with free mental health services."
Watch her story.
"I took my daughter Alexis to Uganda since I was working to shut down a rock quarry there. We spent about a week there. Widows and kids would hammer out stones. We continued to try to get the government to shut it down. I brought her there to see that. We helped the widows and children settle elsewhere. They were so thankful and happy-not only the people who we were helping, but the government officials who supported it too. It's really through policy that you can make big changes in a government. We really worked hard to close down the quarry through the legal system to make a policy change."
"I began an initiative called the 'We Care Crew' at my school that involved children collecting empty juice pouches to be recycled and upcycled. Students discussed in class how they wanted to help others with the points from recycling the juice pouches. They decided to provide meals to hungry Americans, water to people in other countries, and save wildlife land, among other social and civic services. I took what I learned about impacting the world and applied it in a kid-friendly fashion that broadened children's ideas about helping others on a global scale."
At the age of 12, during a routine medical checkup, Benjamin T. Banks, a Stage V cancer survivor, received devastating news: He had contracted HIV through a blood transfusion at the age of 2 while battling cancer. Although his initial focus was to stay healthy and challenge himself to live a normal life, he has found an even more profound way to impact a larger community long term. Today, he is a mentor to kids living with HIV and an Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) ambassador who has shared his experiences on a panel at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "I bring life to EGPAF's mission statement. My goal is to help prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate AIDS through research and advocacy."
"My passion for helping young women become educated was realized when I retired at 53 and began to do charity work in Guatemala. Working with a nonprofit, Miracles in Action, to build two schools in poor rural villages was a dream come true. I hope to continue helping young women in Guatemala improve their skills and perhaps start their own businesses. The girls in this country are the last to receive an education. Consequently, they are dependent on others. By educating and coaching these young women, they will have the opportunity to participate in their society and realize their entrepreneurial spirit."
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Dr. Shannon Irvine and her husband, Micah, run the nonprofit Mosaic Vision, which has supported more than 300 AIDS orphans since its inception in 2004. Child-headed households are common in Uganda. One of Mosaic Vision's primary goals is to place caretakers, often widows, in child-headed homes or support grandparents who have already stepped in to help. It starts with the basics—rebuilding homes to stave off disease-carrying insects and initiating community-oriented projects like rainwater collection. These basics, paired with a guardian, are necessary not only to allow these children to grieve the loss of their parents, but also to allow them to continue to learn before becoming fully independent adults. "It's exciting to see the children go from a hopeless situation to become leaders and change agents for their communities," says Dr. Irvine, a Walden Ph.D. in Psychology graduate.
Dr. Melissa Thomas created a nonprofit that is committed in part to serving Amish and Mennonite communities in need of healthcare and cancer education. Project Hoffnung, or "Hope," stays mobile, serving Ohio and Indiana through free one-day clinics in community centers and churches to screen women for breast cancer and provide culturally competent cancer education. To date, the project has received more than $1 million in funding; her troupe of volunteer community healthcare workers has screened more than 3,500 women. "There's passion behind the work we do. We know we have information that can save people's lives."
Read her story from Walden Magazine and Spotlight on Walden.
Provides a diverse global perspective on why adults engage in social change and the roles individuals, nonprofit organizations, government, and the media play in facilitating it.
Learn more about the 2012 report.
Inspiration and motivation to engage in social change begin at a young age
Minneapolis—February 11, 2014—According to Walden University's 2013 Social Change Impact Report, nearly all adults (93%, on average) agree it is important that schools provide opportunities for young people to be involved in positive social change activities. Findings also reveal that if social change engagement is modeled to and started at a young age, it may lead to more involvement in adulthood as 89% of adults, on average, agree that being involved in positive social change as a child or teenager inspires people to be involved as adults.
Conducted online by Harris Interactive in April and May 2013, the 2013 Social Change Impact Report includes perspectives of more than 9,000 adults in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Jordan, Mexico and the United States. Walden University commissioned the third annual survey to continue to gauge the state of social change around the world and found that education in its many forms is a force for social change.
Ninety-two percent of adults, on average, agree the best way to get more people involved in positive social change is to show them how their actions can make a difference. For most social change agents—people who have ever engaged in social change (92% of adults, on average)—exposure to social change starts at home.
Nearly half of social change agents (45%, on average) say they were between the ages of 5 and 17 when they first did something to engage in positive social change. Many did so through school, whether it was to fulfill a class or graduation requirement or because it was part of an activity connected to their school that was not required.
"It is encouraging to see the important role educational institutions like ours play in fostering and sustaining positive social change," says Dr. Cynthia Baum, president of Walden University. "It is no longer a question of whether or not to incorporate social change initiatives into schools and curriculum; we now know it is essential to the development of future generations of social change agents."
In addition, the survey found that nearly three-quarters of adults (73%, on average) consider education to be one of the most important positive social change topics today. However, beyond being an important topic, education and knowledge are essential for the future of positive social change:
A continuation of the 2011 and 2012 social change impact reports about the state of social change around the world, the 2013 study was designed to discover more about people who are involved in positive social change, ultimately putting a face on social change agents. Findings reveal there are six distinct types of social change agents: Ultracommitted Change-Makers, Faith-Inspired Givers, Socially Conscious Consumers, Purposeful Participants, Casual Contributors and Social Change Spectators. Each type of social change agent is unique in terms of engagement levels, motivating factors and issues of importance.
For more detailed findings from Walden's Social Change Impact Report and a quiz to discover what kind of social change agents people are, visit www.WaldenU.edu/impactreport. For additional information about Walden's online programs, call 1-855-203-7874 or visit www.WaldenU.edu.
About the Study
Walden University first commissioned this annual survey in 2011 to discover the current state of social change around the world. Designed to provide a barometer of who is engaged in social change, what is important to them and how they work together to advance social change issues of interest now and in the future, Walden's Social Change Impact Report includes attitudes, behaviors and motivations from members of the international community.
The 2013 Social Change Impact Report was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of Walden University between April 9 and May 8, 2013, among a total 9,097 adults within Brazil (1,010 adults ages 18–59), Canada (1,010 adults ages 18 and older), China (1,010 adults ages 18–60), Germany (1,013 adults ages 16 and older), India (1,008 adults ages 18–64), Jordan (1,005 adults ages 18 and older), Mexico (1,021 adults ages 18–64), and the U.S. (2,020 adults ages 18 and older). Data for each country were weighted to the general or online population within each country. The "Average Result" is the arithmetic average across the countries. This measure does not account for differences in population size and thus is not representative. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. A complete survey methodology is available upon request by contacting Jen Raider at 1-443-627-7452 or email@example.com.
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For more than 40 years, Walden University has supported working professionals in achieving their academic goals and making a greater impact in their professions and their communities. Today, more than 50,000 students from all 50 states and more than 145 countries are pursuing their bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees online at Walden. The university provides students with an engaging educational experience that connects them with expert faculty and peers around the world. Walden is the flagship online university in the Laureate International Universities network—a global network of more than 75 campus-based and online universities in 30 countries.
Walden offers more than 75 degree programs with more than 385 specializations and concentrations. Areas of study include health sciences, counseling, human services, management, psychology, education, public health, nursing, public administration and information technology. For more information, visit www.WaldenU.edu. Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org.
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Cynthia G. Baum, Ph.D., President of Walden University
Dana Markow, Ph.D., Vice President, Youth and Education Research, Harris Interactive
Cynthia G. Baum, Ph.D., president of Walden University, is committed to finding new ways to fulfill Walden's social change mission and to support student success. Dr. Baum assumed her position after serving as vice president of the College of Health Sciences and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and, most recently, as executive vice president of Walden. With more than 20 years of leadership experience in postsecondary education, Dr. Baum has previously served as a campus president and regional vice president for a number of institutions. In addition, she previously held full-time faculty appointments with Virginia Tech and The Catholic University of America. Dr. Baum is also a clinical psychologist, and prior to her higher education experience, she worked in the nonprofit sector as assistant executive director for education at the American Psychological Association (APA). Dr. Baum holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia. Her honors include a Presidential Citation from the APA, the Advocacy Award from the Association for the Advancement of Psychology, and recognitions from STP and the Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools. Dr. Baum holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia. (Read more.)
Dana Markow has worked for Harris Interactive for 14 years. She has considerable experience working on survey research projects for academia, foundations, and corporations. For these different entities, she has conducted studies related to multiple issues surrounding youth and education. With regard to research with children, these studies include children's media use, the impact of work on parenting and family life and children's school experiences. Also, she has done work on college students' consumer behavior for Alloy Media + Marketing and on work and family life for the Center for Work-Life Policy and the Families and Work Institute. In addition, she has also conducted custom research among other key youth audiences such as educators and parents. One of the major projects she has worked on for the past 13 years is the annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher which examines different issues on public education and incorporates the perspectives of parents, students, teachers and other education professionals. Dr. Markow also is a regular speaker on education and youth issues. She earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.
Provides a detailed picture of adults' beliefs about social change, the issues they care about, the motivations behind their engagement, the actions they are taking to further social change and the tools they use. It also provides a global perspective on the importance of social change, the top issues in their country and the future of social change.
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"I think we need to make a positive difference. This should be the mission of everyone. If we all can get involved, this world will always be a better world. Social change is a need, a must."
Paul Rusesabagina
Humanitarian and founder of the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation
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Main dish
Pasta With Chickpeas, Celery and Parsley
This is good warm or at room temperature. Double the recipe if you're feeding a crowd. Arbol chiles are potent, so adjust the amount to taste.
1 teaspoon salt, plus more for the cooking water
11/2 cups celery slices, cut on the diagonal 1/4-inch wide
8 ounces dried penne or other tubular pasta
1/4 cup plus 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
2 dried arbol chiles, seeded and broken into small pieces (or dried red pepper flakes to taste)
11/2 cups cooked or rinsed canned chickpeas
1/4 cup packed, coarsely chopped parsley
Freshly ground pepper
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a generous pinch of salt and the celery; cook 1 or 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a colander and rinse with cold water. Drain.
When the water in the pot returns to a boil, cook pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the garlic and arbol peppers, stirring, until garlic is almost golden and peppers start to brown. Stir in celery and cook for 2 to 3 minutes; it should be tender but retain a little resistance. Stir in chickpeas, and season with salt and pepper.
Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Return pasta to pot. Add celery mixture and parsley, stirring to combine. Deglaze skillet if necessary with a little of the cooking water and add to pasta. If mixture seems dry, add more cooking water. Makes 4 servings.
Source: Adapted from the Washington Post.
Per serving: 470 calories, 13 g protein, 61 g carbohydrates, 21 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 0 cholesterol, 570 mg sodium, 8 g fiber, 6 g sugar.


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If I could have a conversation with Stephen Strasburg
Video: Reading the letter on MLB Network
Stephen, I've never met you but I've seen you pitch and you are special. I announced your debut on our MLB Network with Bob Costas and John Smoltz. I was very impressed. I imagined being you. I made my debut in 1959 at age 20 and lasted 2 1/3. Never struck out a batter. Took the loss. What you did that night amazed me. I don't know if I could have found the strike zone with all the advance hype and the high expectations heaped on you. It was quite a treat to witness what you did.
Now I get to visit with the managers and sometimes the coaches when I come in to announce a game on MLB, but I seldom get time with the players. Organizations protect their young stars from media and I don't blame them. I have heard comments from people from a lot of different stations in life on what should be done about limiting your innings that you pitch this season. Executives, sportswriters, former players and pitchers, TV analysts from not only baseball but also football and other sports! Even some national news correspondents have weighed in on the subject.
Your manager, Davey Johnson, is a former teammate and friend, a man for whom I have great respect. He's in a tough position. He wants to do the right thing. But Davey, like many of the people who have commented on this, has never pitched.
I can only talk to you as a former pitcher who wanted to be a Major League pitcher since he was 8. My motivation was to pitch in the big leagues, pitch in an All-Star game, pitch in a World Series. You have done two of those three. I can only tell you as one who pitched in two World Series that doing that is the ultimate prize in Major League Baseball. I was fortunate to do it at age 26. Hooked up with the great Sandy Koufax three times in 1965. Had a chance to be a World Series MVP. Sandy denied me that with his great performance. It was 17 years later when I finally got a chance to participate in a World Series again. That's still a record for the most years between World Series appearances. We won that one. The Cardinals beat the Brewers. I had very little to do with it but it remains my top moment in baseball.
The money is nice but the ring is the thing for an athlete. It ranks high above pitching for 25 seasons in the Majors, 283 wins, 16 Gold Gloves, an All-Star Game where I faced Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron. Being on a World Series winner is the ultimate prize. We just had our 30-year reunion in St. Louis, celebrating our World Series win in 1982. Those are memories you'll always have no matter how long you pitch.
If you can imagine what it would feel like to ride down Pennsylvania Avenue in a victory parade with your teammates and wave to the White house and hundreds of thousands of Nationals fans and feel that feeling . . . . you would give a lot of thought to whether it was right or wrong not to pitch anymore this season. It's easy for me to say as it was for many pitchers before me who pitched in the Fall Classic. Warren Spahn, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver, Catfish Hunter, Koufax, Jim Palmer, Jack Morris, many more. We gave no thought to what the condition of our arm might be next year. This was the World Series — the ultimate stage. Who knows if we'd ever get back there again?
Give this some thought. It's not Mike Rizzo's career or Scott Boras's or Davey Johnson's or even your that of your parents. It's yours. Do what you want to do, not what others think you should do. Selfishly, I would love to see you pitch in a World Series for the city where I made my debut. The Washington Senators were known for "First in war, first in peace, last in the American League." You have a chance to do what the great Walter Johnson did for Washington. No one since.
Let me ask you this: "Did you have any symptoms before you injured your arm? Anything that led you to believe you were going to injure it on your next pitch?" I didn't. I was having the best month of pitching I ever had in September of 1967 when — "pop" — there went my elbow. We pitchers really don't know when it's going to happen or if it ever will happen, do we? It's a fragile profession. I'm just happy I never had to make the decision you should be able to make. If my GM told me in September of 1965 that he was going to shut me down and not allow me a chance to pitch in the World Series, knowing my stubborn Dutch nature, he would have had quite an argument on his hands. My Dad's biggest thrill was watching me pitch in the World Series. It would have haunted me the rest of my life if I had deprived him of that. Gaylord Perry and Phil Niekro were Hall of Fame pitchers but never got to experience the ultimate prize.
Good luck with your decision, Stephen. But please remember — it's your career, your arm, your decision. Nobody's else's.
Spring Training thoughts
It's been a while since I've blogged and I owe several of you for your kind comments reacting to my posts. It's a fun way to connect with you, and I'm sorry I can't take the time to answer all of your questions.
Spring Training is winding down and the season openers will be here this week. I still think we are losing that special feeling baseball has had over the years of having the first opener in the daytime in Cincinnati and the others a day later. In Japan? And at night? Stop it! Forgive me for being so traditionally minded. I'm all for progress that is in the best interest in the game, but this is not it for me. I know, TV swings the hammer and I have made a nice living from talking baseball on TV but I still think there could be some compromise instead of always deciding in favor of the financial benefits and not common sense. My grandchildren will never know how special Opening Day of baseball season should be because of the current approach. Okay, I'm off my soapbox.
How about the ridiculous injuries suffered by players this spring! I wouldn't even mow my own lawn with a power mower because of the injury former lefty, Curt Simmons, suffered in the 50s. Nipped off some toes mowing his lawn. I remember Bobby Grich, All-Star second baseman, who signed a lucrative contract with the Angels and injured his back carrying an air conditioner up the stairs. Please guys, think about your career and your team and the investment the organization has in you before you do things that could ruin your life and your career — or your career and your life. Either way.
I enjoyed playing a little raquetball and basketball in the offseason, but it was for conditioning and recreation and I felt like I was in pretty good control of my actions.
Too much emphasis on stats, scores, and radar gun readings. Who cares? My point of reference would be the spring of 1975. One of my last spring starts befoe the season started was against the Red Sox in Winter Haven, Florida. Chuck Tanner had to take me out in the 2nd inning. I was hoping to go six or seven. Gave up nine runs, three or four home runs. Deron Johnson hit two, I think maybe Jim Rice and Freddy Lynn had one also. All the infielders played a few steps deeper than normal. Outfielders were out of breath chasing down the extra base hits.We all had a good laugh about it. I was 36 years old.
Today some would be up in arms saying things like "Is his velocity way down?" "Is his career coming to an end?" I started that season 5-0, went to 9-1 and then 13-5 at the All Star break and made the 1975 All star team.Do any of you Cardinal fans remember what David Freese's spring stats were in 2011?
My point is, the wind blows out in a lot of ballparks in Florida in the spring. Fly balls become home runs. Pitchers are just getting their arms conditioned. There is no incentive to win a game. It's just practice, for crying out loud. Don't worry about stats and wins and radar gun readings.
Let's start paying attention when the bell rings, which for me is the first game in Cincinnati, no matter what the schedule says. I'm prepping for my season opener, which will be April 12 on MLB Network with Bob Costas. Marlins at Phillies. Hope it's Halladay vs. Johnson.
First, thank you to those of you who read my blog and to the nice comments I have received. It's fulfilling for me to be a part of MLB Network both on television and on the internet. Keeps me in touch with the game and those of you who love it like I do.
Some former players can walk away from it and not miss it. Some leave it and later wish they could get back in in some capacity. I have been fortunate to stay involved in some form as a player, coach, TV analyst and blogger, as well as making appearances for establishments like the Bob Feller Museum and other firms that ask me to appear at baseball functions for the past 55 years.
I am looking forward to my fourth season — hard to believe it's MLB Network's fourth year already — working with my partner and friend, Bob Costas, on several games, as well as appearing in the studio from time to time.
2011 was an exciting year for baseball, climaxed by that memorable final day of the season and then the surprises and drama of Postseason heroics by the Cardinals and David Freese.
It was interesting to anticipate and guess who some of the award winners would be. All very deserving and not totally unexpected. I wish with all my heart that Ryan Braun will be cleared of any wrongdoing. He is some player and had been a model of good behavior. I wish Prince Fielder could stay in Milwaukee. Those fans deserve another shot at having a championship team. Probably fantasy on my part.
The season, as all seasons do, had its sad moments. My friend and former teammate , Harmon Killebrew, passed away in May. It was an honor to speak at his memorial service in Minneapolis. Harm is probably the most admired and respected athlete in Midwest sports history, and the comments I got from friends and colleagues about him being the most humble and polite Hall of Famer are true. A gentle giant as a slugger, yet relatively small in physical stature. Just 5'10", but powerful. Thanks to MLB.com for remembering all of those in the baseball family who passed away in 2011.
I wish all of you a safe New Year's weekend and a healthy, happy 2012. I hope your team has a good year and keeps and holds your interest right to the end.
With the wild card (and eventually wild cards, plural) it giving more teams hope, my wish is that the decision-makers reward the division winners with home games, more rest for the pitchers, or whatever it takes to give them a decided advantage in Postseason play. It's nice for fans to see what teams like the Cardinals did last year, but the most difficult thing to do in sports is to excel over an entire season. You have to overcome injuries, slumps by hitters and pitchers and grueling travel at times to win when you're not at full strength. A lot of teams could win a World Series these days if they qualified by just having a streak like the Cardinals but you have to perform over six months — not just two weeks — to win a division.
It won't be long until we hear or read those magic words: "Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow!" I hope I can hear it for many more years.
Happy New Year!


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The Chicago Bulls, in need of help on offense, acquired the draft rights to Creighton forward Doug McDermott on Thursday night.
The Nuggets took McDermott at No. 11 and promptly dealt him to Chicago for the 16th and 19th picks, a person familiar with the situation said on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.
McDermott led the nation in scoring last season, averaging 26.7 points per game.
The Bulls also acquired forward Anthony Randolph in the trade with the Nuggets.
In the second round of the draft, Chicago selected New Mexico forward Cameron Bairstow. The Bulls took Bairstow with the 49th pick. An Australian, he averaged 20.4 points and 7.4 rebounds as a senior last season.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) -- As residents of the Tennessee Valley woke up Friday, some were greeted with snow on the ground from overnight snow showers.
The snow is expected to be well under 1 inch in most areas, but some schools have chosen to delay or close to be safe.
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A 22-year-old father is accused of child abuse and murder after his 2-month-old baby died from shaken baby syndrome on Monday. Hospital staff called Tucson Police on August 12 when an unresponsive baby was brought in with life-threatening injuries that they believed were caused on purpose. Authorities say Fayde Riggin had recently moved back into a home near 22nd Street and Kolb Road with his 2-month-old son, Mavrik Riggin, and the baby's mother. Riggin allegedly became frustrated with the baby and shook him multiple times over one month. The baby had internal injuries from being shaken and died a week later. Riggin was booked into Pima County Jail and faces charges of child abuse and 1st degree murder.
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On the Law and Economics of Payments Systems
Workshop held February 1, 2002
The purpose of this workshop was to bring together people from the research, legal, and financial services areas of the Federal Reserve System, plus a few outside academics, to share ideas and opinions about interesting payments issues. Our objectives included creating an awareness of who is thinking about what, to promote more networking.
Papers Presented
Competition and Innovation in the Consumer e-Payments Market: Considering the Demand, Supply, and Public Policy Issues
Brian Mantel, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The Regulation of Payment Providers: Balancing the Objectives of Preventing Significant Runs on Banks, Reducing Barriers to Entry and Innovation, and Preventing Regulatory Arbitrage
Jamie McAndrews, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Promoting Electronic Payments in the Post-Rivlin Committee Era: Practical Issues Needing Resolution To Spur the Development of More Electronic Payments Products and Usage
Jack Walton and Michele Braun, Board of Governors
Clearinghouse Settlement Accounts at Central Banks: Financial Market Risk Management and the Evolving Payments System
Robert Steigerwald, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Dollarization and Payments: Should Countries That Dollarize Their Currencies Also Dollarize the Legal Foundations of Their Payments Systems?
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Members of the SVSC have made a commitment to connect with SVA chapters at their target schools to provide enhanced access to employment opportunities for veterans. Learn more about each organization's veteran hiring initiatives below.
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February 2013 Newsletter for SVA with potential internships and jobs:
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Carmen Leccardi - SOCSI Visitor
Carmen Leccardi
The purpose of my visit:
On September 4-6, 2006 I attended the international conference: Future Matters: Futures Known, Created and Minded, presenting the paper "New Biographical Constructions in the 'Risk Society'? About Future and Planning".
On October 26th, 2006 I presented a seminar on "Rethinking Responsibility: Sociological Perspectives", Autumn 2006 Seminar Series: New Challenges for the Social Science.
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I worked with Professor Barbara Adam.
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Both the experiences were particularly positive. I had the occasion to exchange ideas and meet several colleagues involved in the same field of studies. Further exchanges were planned.


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The official IMN Press Releases
Tamar Weinberg, social media expert and former Global Advertising Director at Mashable, has been hired as the Director of Sales at Internet Marketing Ninjas. Read More
Industry thought leader and former Senior Technical SEO Manager Thom Craver has been hired as Vice President of Development and IT at Internet Marketing Ninjas. Read More
Internet Marketing Ninjas welcomes Gabriel Goldenberg, founder of SEO ROI and author of Advanced SEO's 7 Curiously Obvious Rules, to their team. Goldenberg will be joining the team as a contractor, lending his expertise to the company's strategic analysis offerings. Read More
Jim Boykin, CEO and founder of Internet Marketing Ninjas, has hired WebmasterWorld administrators Bill Atchison (IncrediBILL) and Frank Bauer (phranque) to update the WebmasterWorld forum and build additional internet marketing tools. Read More
Cre8asiteforums, a premier website community under the leadership of Founder Kim Krause Berg and Jim Boykin, CEO of Internet Marketing Ninjas, celebrates its 15th anniversary and expects continued success and growth. Read More
The longstanding SEO and Internet marketing community Threadwatch.org announces the launch of their user-powered events listing and calendar function to make scheduling, attending industry events, and connecting with fellow community members even easier. Read More
Former Director of the Search & Media Thought Leadership Team at Rosetta, and Chairman of Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization (SEMPO, INC), Chris Boggs, has joined the team at Internet Marketing Ninjas as Chief Marketing Officer. Read More
I'm excited to announce that Internet Marketing Ninjas has purchased SEOROI.com and the rights to Advanced SEO Book from Gabriel Goldenberg. PR: Jim Boykin, CEO of Internet Marketing Ninjas (IMN) and SEO/author Gabriel Goldenberg announced the purchase of Goldenberg's website, SEOROI.COM... Read More
It brings me great pleasure to announce that we're bringing back Threadwatch.org with "Less Noise, More Signal"! We're releasing the site pretty much just as it was when the site stopped years ago, with the addition of some social buttons. Perhaps later we'll edit the looks and functions…but for now, it's just as it was….like it never stopped... Read More
Joe Hall Joins Internet Marketing Ninjas as Senior Marketing Analyst. Internet Marketing Ninjas have added yet another all-star Internet marketing expert to their team. Joe Hall, former CEO of 22 Media LLC and Whostalkin.com will be joining the Internet marketing company as their Senior Marketing Analyst.... Read More
With all of the exciting things happening here we've barely had a chance to breathe. So, it's been a few weeks, but we we're immensely proud to announce we've been named one of the Albany Area's "Best Places to Work" by the Albany Business Review for the second year in a row. The companies on this list are chosen based on... Read More
See the official press release here. Below is my story of everything that's transpired over the past few months, leading us up to the WebmasterWorld announcement. Over 10 years ago I joined WebmasterWorld (WMW) with the username JimsThoughts, and it was over 9 years ago that I attended my first Pubcon conference and... Read More
A few days ago, in case you missed it, we announced that Kim Krause Berg (Founder of Cre8asiteForums) has Joined Internet Marketing Ninjas, and that that I bought the Cre8asiteForums. Kim also posted an "official notice" on the Cre8asite blog. I've been having several communications with the community members... Read More
Last night we put out a press release that Kris Jones has joined Internet Marketing Ninjas as Chairman. There are some things in official press releases that aren't said…and I'd like to say a few of those things here. I've known Kris for years, and I always had a lot of respect for his company (PepperJam) which he built... Read More
Every year at the company for as long back as I can remember, I've given an annual "State of the Union Address" to all the Ninjas. One night last week I was on my way home when "it came to me" and when I got home I ended up writing for several hours, of what turned out to be 22 pages (text was a little big so I could... Read More
*I'm re-posting this, we had a blog crash, and lost info from wed-fri on the blog…this was originally published Thursday Night.* Darrin Ward, the Founder of SEO Chat, Comes Back. Like I said a few days ago, I was the second member to join SEO Chat, and Darrin Ward was the founder. I've been friends with Darrin for years... Read More
A few weeks ago, something I had wished for, for years, came true when I bought the entire Developer Shed network of sites … and I'm so excited! Where do I start?….Well, back in 2002, my buddy Darrin Ward had created a Google Dance Tool to alert people when Google was Dancing (updating). Towards the end of 2002... Read More
This past Sunday was our 13th anniversary of the day I bought 2 urls... www.webuildpages.com and www.findyourdreams.com ... so we just had our 13th birthday as a company….yea!!!!! So normally, a 13th anniversary would call for lace, fur or some other textile... I'm not into curtains... Read More
In October of this past year I had the luck to be able to visit Kharkov, Ukraine to speak at Optimization 2011. While there I was lucky enough to be able to hang out with one of my very favorite SEO's in the world, Ann Smarty. Now I've met a lot of Internet Marketers in my day, but there are few internet marketing experts... Read More
This month our company Internet Marketing Ninjas won the "Best Places to Work" Award by the Business Review. As part of the review process, Quantum Workplace did a survey seeking feedback from our employees. After we won this award I was able to see the comments, but not exactly who said what... Read More
We Build Pages will be changing its name to Internet Marketing Ninjas... in a few months... Wow... it was a little over 12 years ago I went online for the very first time. Two weeks after getting online I bought the domain name WeBuildPages.com. A week after that I and designed my first site (webuildpages.com) and I gave... Read More