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Author, HR expert, speaker, mother, confidante, mentor/mentee matchmaker, career advisor, panel of one — and so much more, too. A driven, experienced and successful HR leader with a proven track record working at some of the biggest names in healthcare across the country, Kelley's had a career for the books. In fact, it is a book! Kelley's mission? To help you make the most of your career by sharing her personal and professional experiences, tried-and-true tips and expert opinions.
Whether you're reading her new book "It's Work! How Will You Show Up?," listening to her speak at a leadership summit or meeting her for lunch to discuss your next move at the office, count on Kelley to be direct but really easy to engage with, too.
There's a quote that hangs above Kelley's desk. It says: "Ability can take you to the top, but it takes Character to keep you there." Note the capital C in Character. For Kelley, reading this quote every day keeps her humble. She's had a lot of big wins professionally, but it's her Character that keeps her grounded … at the top.
Kelley with Teresa Wolfgang, Women's Resource Center
Kelley was born in Augusta, GA. From an early age, she was actively involved in her community and church — and filled with school spirit. In high school, Kelley was an avid cheerleader, eventually earning a cheerleading scholarship to attend The University of South Carolina – Aiken.
Kelley has lived and traveled across the globe — from South Carolina to Northeast Africa. An unforgettable experience for her traveling internationally was part of an educational program that brought her and her teenage son to Africa. Together they covered 600 miles starting in Cairo, Egypt, toured the Nile, saw the Valley of the Kings and spent three semesters preparing for the experience. The 27-month long journey began in America with Kelley helping to prepare her son and 100 of his peers — many of whom had never left home overnight — for international travel. The trip was essential in shaping Kelley's perspective but it also helped prepare her son for success at college. For Kelley, it all begins at home. How you prepare your family for what's NEXT for them is just as important as how you prepare yourself.
When Kelley worked at the internationally renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, she had the opportunity to work with families, children and physicians from all over the world. She met people from everywhere, with incredibly diverse backgrounds and perspectives. During these high-stress situations where access to medicine often meant the difference between life and death, Kelley was amazed at the healing power of connection. The connections Kelley has made in her personal and business travels abroad and within the U.S. have made her a truly global thinker with the ability to see the entire picture.
Faith is the cornerstone of Kelley's life. An active leader in her community church, Kelley helps lead the women's ministry. Together with women from all walks and stages of life, Kelley works through issues like regaining financial balance, parenting challenges, personal relationships, career moves and so much more. What Kelley loves most is helping these women connect the dots. Everyone is looking for the conversation that will help get them to the NEXT place. Through her faith and own personal experiences, Kelley is able to find that conversation for these women — whether it be a conversation they need to have with her, themselves or God.
Kelley wakes up early — at 4 a.m. to be exact. She then spends two hours before sunrise in deep meditation and prayer, strategizing her day. This morning ritual grounds Kelley, allowing her to be purposeful in everything she does. It also helps her to execute everything she sets out to do.
As a leader, Kelley makes execution her top priority. Nowhere was this more evident than when she served as chair for the 2014 Philadelphia Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Symposium. The event was the biggest of its kind to date, nearly doubling in size in 2014, and featured Steve Forbes as the keynote speaker. As chair, Kelley made sure her team was three steps ahead of where they needed to be at all times. Whether Kelley is organizing an event of this size, collaborating on a project with colleagues or fulfilling a promise to help out a friend, she is going to do what she set out to do. No matter what.
Kelley with supporters from Comcast and CHOP
In early April 2017, Kelley was named Head of U.S. Diversity and Inclusion for TD Bank, where she will leverage her expertise as a senior talent executive, speaker and author to provide insight, advice and intelligence to support the integration of diversity and inclusion across the bank. Working with senior-level executives as part of the Bank's Diversity Leadership team (DLT), she will support the DLT, its subcommittees and councils, along with key partners inside and outside the Bank to drive strategic efforts that enhance TD's commitment to sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and customer experience.
Before working with TD Bank, Kelley was a national diversity and inclusion and human resources executive in healthcare. She spent her days carefully coaching those who hoped to make their NEXT move within HR or and other fields, working with emerging leaders seeking that NEXT assignment, promoting diversity and inclusion understanding within communities and organizations, advocating for flexible work arrangements and seeking connection points for good talent within the workforce, community organizations and on boards of directors.
Kelley's had an incredibly successful career, but it hasn't been without its own ups and downs. She's experienced big wins such as the time she became the first woman and youngest person ever to be named executive director for a US Department of Commerce center at the age of 27. And then there is the pinnacle of her career — a morning spent with Steve Forbes. As the chair for a symposium at which Forbes was the keynote speaker, Kelley had the opportunity to interview the legend in person. The experience was the ultimate intellectual and professional moment for Kelley, a moment when all her hard work paid off.
But there have been low points, too. After landing a dream job, Kelley was fired a few years later. It was the first time in her life when she was truly unsure of what to do next. In order to get to the high points in a career, there are going to be low points. Kelley has learned how to make the most of tough experiences, making them into important lessons, conversation pieces and turning points for others.
Kelley has served as the president of one of the largest HR trade associations in the country, the Philadelphia chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and also as an HR leader with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Her professional career included tenure as an assistant vice president in corporate relations in the banking industry, a human resources professional in education and vice president of marketing and development in the nonprofit arena.
Certified as a diversity professional (CCDP) by Cornell University, Kelley holds a Master's in HR Management from Webster University and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina – Aiken. She has trained and developed leaders and staff at leading organizations that include AmeriCorps, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Education Works, SOS International Assistance Inc., Airgas, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Sunoco, and international visiting scholars and students from China attending the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University and Temple University. Kelley is also a certified facilitator on 360° Leadership by The John Maxwell Company.
Kelley Cornish: Diversity & Inclusion Expert: NBC10 in Philadelphia highlighted Kelley Cornish and her 20 years of work making workplaces more diverse and inclusive.
In high school and college, Kelley was an avid cheerleader. Today, she's a different sort of cheerleader: supporting and encouraging the teams she works on in the office, and cheering on the careers of all she meets along the way.
In order to get to the high points in a career, there are going to be low points.
Kelley's experienced big wins: She was the first woman and youngest person ever to be named executive director for a U.S. Department of Commerce center at the age of 27.
But low points, too: After landing a dream job, Kelley was fired a few years later. It was the first time in her life when she was truly unsure of what to do next.
Certified as a diversity professional (CCDP) by Cornell University, Kelley holds a Master's in HR Management from Webster University and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina – Aiken.


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I've just begun reading Michael Pollan's latest book, Cooked. It's a veritable tome, weighing in at 468 pages, taking up the daunting challenge of tracing the long history of cooking as a cultural and chemical process. He divides the book, and therefore cooking, into four parts that correspond with the four classical elements of fire, water, air, and earth. Each part connects these elements to a type of cooking - fire with barbecue, water with boiling, air with baking, and earth with fermentation.
I'm choosing to credit my current rumination of the book's first part - fire - for my recent fascination with cocktails-set-aflame.
During a recent evening out with friends at a lovely spot in Omaha, The Berry and Rye (yes, Nebraska is cool!), I scoured the menu for drinks that arrived at the table with some element of drama, preferably of the blue-orange, flickering kind. I eventually settled on two drinks, neither of which came with such smoke and mirrors; each did come, however, with tastes so wonderful that the lack of flames became mere embers of disappointment that I happily raked over with things like tarragon syrup, chocolate bitter liqueur, and dill-infused vodka. Still, inspired by the drinks we observed being prepared with flame or smoke - in particular the featured Trinidad Smoke - we decided as a group to open a cocktail bar of our own where patrons would receive all their drinks on fire. I'll keep you updated on our progress.
In the name of a "research trip," I went in search a week later for more, finding a cocktail that took fiery to heart. Not only was it set on fire, but it was made with chili-infused don's mix (a grapefruit-y and cinnamon-y simple syrup). "the walker," as it's called, marries four roses bourbon, zucca amaro, passion fruit chili-infused dons mix, lemon, and orange. It was served with half of a lime, pulp up, filled with bourbon and set aflame. It came to me ablaze and I had the joy of extinguishing the flame when I was ready, stirring the caramelized, citrusy, sugary goodness, dispersing it throughout the tiki mixture. But, you may wonder: why?
To cook is to transform. At its most basic, cooking is our way of outsourcing digestion for which we don't have the energy or capacity to perform (think: raw meat). But why cook a cocktail? If there's one task we don't seem to wish to delegate, it would be imbibing.
I haven't been able to come up with a satisfying, curiosity-quenching answer to that question, but I have, à la Pollan, traced this tradition of igniting alcohol back to its inception.
Starting with my limited knowledge, I recalled an evening a few months ago at the southern-cuisine spot, Juniper, where I witnessed the bartender performing some flashy acrobatics. (Remind me to tell you more about this place.) In the dimly-lit, brick-wall-encased dining room, flanked by colorful vintage refrigerators and long wooden tables handmade from reclaimed wood from the surrounding area, this daring bartender began pouring a thin, continuous flame from cup to cup. He extinguished the flame by placing the empty cup over the one filled with fire, and then served with a garnish - as if any more flare were required - to his awestruck guests.
I had heard of this cocktail before, but never encountered it on a menu. The original fiery concoction was developed around 1862, when bartender Jerry Thomas revealed his signature hot toddy with a twist. Clearly, that twist was more than a lemon peel. Named the Blue Blazer (sweet video!), the drink transforms the usual whiskey-mixed-with-sugar-and-water affair into a liquid flame poured from one silver mug to another. I'm coming to learn that the Blue Blazer looks subdued when placed next to recent innovations. Wayne Curtis details the rise in pyrotechnics, and I assure you it is a delightful read.
You see, the tradition of fire is long, complex, and robust. And while there's no particularly logical explanation for why we set fire to our alcohol, it's clear that it's just good fun. It's dramatic, theatrical. I quite like that part of it. If you're looking for a way to transform your drinking routine, might I suggest you add a flicker and a flare. Er, maybe ask a professional do that for you. You won't be disappointed.


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Isn't that little reindeer fun! I made it like he is bumping along on top of the sled while speeding down that snowy hill! For my background, I used watercolor paper and blended some Peacock Feathers Distress ink onto it. I then used the stencil in the kit and sponged some water onto my paper through the snowflake stencil. I then just sprinkled some more water on that to give the effect of some falling snow. I mounted this piece onto a white card base. I then cut out the snowy hill and added that with foam tape as well. I glued that fabulous little Chipboard greeting down with some glue. It comes in the kit! I love it! I colored the reindeer and sled with Copic markers, fussy cut them out, and adhered them with some foam tape. I then added some fun and festive sequins to my card!


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Joanne Stone, MD, is a full-time faculty member in the internationally renowned Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New York City. She is the director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and also cares for patients with problem pregnancies. She has lectured throughout the country, is widely published in medical journals, and has been interviewed frequently for television and magazines on topics related to pregnancy, with a special emphasis on the management of multiple pregnancies. Away from the hospital she loves to spend time with her husband, George, and her two little girls, Chloe and Sabrina.
Keith Eddleman, MD, works with Joanne at Mount Sinai. He is a professor in the medical school and the Director of Obstetrics at the hospital. He teaches medical students, residents and fellows, lectures throughout the world, and appears often on television to discuss issues concerning the care of pregnant women. His areas of special expertise are ultrasound and reproductive genetics. His free time, when he has any, is split between spending time with his family at their apartment in Manhattan or at their country house in upstate New York.
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The argument that building new nuclear energy plants will represent ruinous expense for anyone to undertake has percolated among nuclear opposition folks without much mainstream notice. Now, however, the Wall Street Journal has taken a crack at it. It's nicely researched and written up to WSJ standards, although you've heard the argument of the piece many times. Here's the lede:
A new generation of nuclear power plants is on the drawing boards in the U.S., but the projected cost is causing some sticker shock: $5 billion to $12 billion a plant, double to quadruple earlier rough estimates.
$5 to $12 million? That seems a pretty big spread. Here's a longer taster, with a soupcon of that "on the one hand, on the other hand" thing journalists use to cover all bases:
Several things could derail new development plans. Excessive cost is one. A second is the development of rival technologies that could again make nuclear plants look like white elephants. A drop in prices for coal and natural gas, now very expensive, also could make nuclear plants less attractive. On the other hand, if Congress decides to tax greenhouse-gas emissions, that could make electricity from nuclear plants more attractive by raising costs for generators that burn fossil fuels. Nuclear plants wouldn't have to pay the charges because they aren't emitters.
Coal and natural gas are not really rival technologies. They are part of the energy mix and will be for a long time. So-called clean coal and carbon emission sequestration may cause their stock to rise in the greenhouse-gas-reduction sweepstakes, but likely not at the expense or even benefit of nuclear energy. Likewise, the rise and fall of prices in those markets would have next to no impact on nuclear energy because nuclear energy solves different problems.
The second point - that Congress will turn a fishy eye on fossil fuels - is widely perceived to be certain, which is what has led in part to the nuclear renaissance and also to the increased interest in solar, wind and tide technologies. (Other non-emitting energy sources are not mentioned at all in the article, an odd omission.)
What the article represents is what newspapers are actually good at, which is pushing back at orthodoxy. That nuclear energy now seems the orthodox way to address climate change is heartening; that the Wall Street Journal would want to push back at nuclear energy and try out the expense argument is inevitable - it gets the issue into the public sphere. Fine: it had to happen sooner or later and it's not that tough an argument.
The article treats nuclear energy as though it were an all-or-nothing proposition; it's not. Coal, gas, wind, solar, nuclear and all the usual suspects will feed the energy grid. Nuclear has a place at the table, but it won't scarf down all the food.
Leave it to our friends at the Heritage Foundation to have a go of their own at the WSJ article:
The simple fact is that energy prices are increasing and if the nation wants to limit CO2 emissions, then nuclear must be part of the answer. So the question for policy makers is two-fold. First, what can be done to reduce energy prices overall and second what can be done to reduce the construction costs of nuclear power plants.
Heritage lists six proscriptive points, some of which reiterate our own, some of which are new:
...Commit to the free trade of commodities. Simply lifting tariffs on the products, like steel and cement mentioned by the WSJ would reduce construction costs. The U.S. would have the added benefit of gaining access to the resources to build the energy plants, of whatever source, to meet its energy demands.
And some of which are conservative boilerplate we could take or leave:
Sixth, minimize regulation. The nuclear energy industry is one of the most heavily regulated in the country. At best, it will take nearly four years before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will give approval to build a new plant. Furthermore, regulatory mandates have drastically increased the amount of construction materials needed to build a plant despite experience showing that such reinforcements were unnecessary.
Minimizing regulation has done this country so much good, hasn't it?
But read the whole thing - and the WSJ article too - and watch the fur fly.


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Spam-Free Mailto Link
By now, we've all learnt that simply putting a link to your e-mail address on a website means exposing yourself to spammers. Bad idea! For this reason, contact forms with captcha are often used instead. But sometimes we do want to display an e-mail address.
What to do?
Well, security through obscurity may not be 100% reliable but still helps. Some people take it too easy and write something like: smartypants AT yahoo dot com. First of all, it is not user-friendly. It is not a link you can click and send e-mail from. Do you expect your users to be deciphering it? Secondly, I am sure most spam bot algorithms can decipher it by now quicker than humans.
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Wannabe Cool Kids Aim to Game the Web's New Social Scorekeepers
When Katie Miller went to Las Vegas this Thanksgiving, she tweeted about the lavish buffets and posted pictures of her seats at the aquatic spectacle "Le Rêve" at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel.
A week later, the 25-year-old account executive at a public-relations firm got an email inviting her to a swanky holiday party on Manhattan's West Side.
"At first I was confused," Ms. Miller said. She read on to learn that she had been singled out as a "high-level influencer" by the event's sponsors, including the Venetian and Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas, and a tech company called Klout, which ranks people based on their influence in social-media circles. "I was honored," she said, sipping a cocktail at the $30,000 fete.


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Take a look at most home gyms today and they look like they're designed for hard-core weight lifters. Despite the dramatic surge in participation among non-traditional strength trainers like women, seniors and first timers, manufacturers have been slow to address the needs of this emerging market – until now. AFG (Advanced Fitness Group) has set its sight on developing home gyms that are more inviting and engaging for next-generation strength trainers.
"The new consumer looks at weight training as a means to lose weight, hit a golf ball farther or keep up with the grandkids," said Todd Boerboom, brand manager for AFG. "It's not about building muscle mass – it's about building functional strength to lead a healthier life."
Prior to developing its new home gym, AFG conducted extensive research with women, seniors and those who are new to the fitness category. Potential purchasers indicated that their immediate needs were not being met with current strength training equipment. As a result, AFG set out to better understand their needs. The results were clear:
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Nexus 4G Packs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and 1.5 Dual-Core Capabilities; Do We have a Super Phone Coming?
Aren't you waiting to see a phone that can displace the Apple iPhone from its current status? A potential iPhone killer device could be seen as a super phone right? Then this one fits the bill. With a dual-core 1.5 processor, large 720p display, 1080p HD, 1 GB of RAM and 4G LTE support, the recently leaked Google Nexus 4G handset is what we think is the possible super phone.
To add to the awesome features of the phone, we also hear that it might also come equipped with Nvidia's upcoming quad-core Kal-El processor. But then, we all know the processor won't be out until 2012. So, this prospect cannot be established, but not over-ruled as well.
Now for some serious talk, the most exciting aspect about the Nexus 4G is that the device will be sporting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Google will then be able to boast of an exclusive club comprising the Nexus One, the Nexus S and the Motorola Xoom that adopt the latest versions of Android before any other device.
The phone was hiding behind the curtains until folks at BGR revealed to us Google's ardent efforts on their next Nexus handset after the Nexus S.
What we like most is the fact that the Nexus 4G would be merging Android 4.0 with a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor. Don't you also think that the device has what it takes to be a super phone? In the process, is Google ready with their version of an iPhone killer? Tell us your take on all that.


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SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida coach Peter Horachek found beating his old team very satisfying ? even after the Panthers made it more difficult than it should've been.
Tomas Kopecky scored the winner in the sixth round of a shootout, and the Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Saturday night after wasting a two-goal lead late in the third period.
Kopecky's shot went past Marek Mazanec high on the glove side, improving Florida's record in shootouts to 5-5.
Horachek was an assistant coach at Nashville from 2003-2013 before being fired after last season. He became coach of the Panthers' AHL affiliate in San Antonio before taking over the Panthers as interim coach after Kevin Dineen was fired on Nov. 8.
"It wasn't pretty, but it felt pretty good. You wanted to win against your former team," Horachek said. "We hung in there and we hung in there, even giving up the two goals, let them tie it up. The guys stayed on point and we eventually got the other point."
Jonathan Huberdeau scored the first goal in the shootout for Florida. Kopecky also scored in regulation and Marcel Goc, Sean Bergenheim and Brad Boyes also scored for the Panthers. Tim Thomas made 38 saves in his second start after missing eight games due to a groin injury.
Florida won for just the second time in six games.
Thomas stopped five shots in the shootout after his team blew a two-goal lead.
"You never want to go that route, but if you're there, you might as well get the two points," Thomas said.
David Legwand scored in the shootout for Nashville. Paul Gaustad, Seth Jones, Mike Fisher and Craig Smith scored in regulation. Mazanec stopped 25 shots.
Nashville is 0-4 in shootouts this season and 0-17-2 when trailing after two periods. Their last shootout win was on Feb. 2, 2013, at San Jose.
The Predators scored twice in the last 5:08 to send the game into overtime.
Gaustad tied the game at 4 with 47.1 seconds left when he swept in a puck drifting through the crease behind Thomas. Nashville closed within one on Jones' goal with 5:08 left. His wrist shot from the high slot went past Thomas for his first goal in 20 games.
"If you're down by one goal it doesn't give you any points. You've got to go for it and tonight we were fortunate enough to get that," Gaustad said.
The Predators appeared to be in control in overtimes but couldn't convert.
"I didn't like the goals we gave up. They were too easy," Predators coach Barry Trotz said. "But talk about a character way to come back, there was great character on the bench, there was great push, we got that tied up and I thought we played pretty well in the overtime."
Panthers captain Ed Jovanovski made his return to the lineup for the first time since March 13, 2013. The 37-year-old Jovanovski underwent hip surgery and missed 83 games since the sixth game of last season. Jovanovski came into the game 1:20 and had 15:54 of total ice time and was on the ice for three goals.
"Good just being with the guys being able to celebrate a goal," Jovanovski said. "They're big goals during the game. We made it closer than we wanted to, but we found a way to come out with two points and that's important."
Leading 3-2, Florida stretched its lead early in the third. Huberdeau grabbed the puck behind the net and passed it to Goc in front. His shot beat Mazanec on the stick side at 1:34.
Trailing 2-1, Fisher tied it with 3:28 left in the second. He took a nice drop pass from Colin Wilson low in the right circle and rifled the puck past Thomas.
The Panthers reclaimed the lead a little more than 30 seconds later. Bergenheim wristed the puck into the net on the far side after getting a pass from Barkov to make it 3-2. Barkov has 11 points in his past 11 games.
Kopecky broke a 1-1 tie with 2:04 left in the first. The puck bounced off the skate of Nashville's Mattias
Ekholm behind the net and out to Kopecky in front. He pushed the puck past Mazanec for his first goal in five games.
The Predators took the early lead on Smith's goal at 6:32 of the first. The puck came out from behind the net to traffic in front. Smith found the puck behind the scrum and poked it past Thomas. Smith has six goals in his last eight games and leads the team with 12.
The Panthers tied it on Boyes' goal. Barkov took a shot that was blocked but Boyes jammed the rebound under Mazanec's pads at 11:03. Boyes leads the Panthers with 11 goals.
NOTES: Smith has eight points in eight games and 16 points in his last 20 games. ... Fisher has nine points in his past four games. ... Jovanovski was the Panthers' first overall draft pick in 1994 and a key player in their 1996 Stanley Cup finalist team. Jovanovski, a five-time All Star, was traded to Vancouver in 1999 but was brought back to the Panthers in July 2011 under a four-year contract. ... Panthers winger Scottie Upshall returned after missing his last three games with an upper-body injury.


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Meanwhile at the Peace Team, things get complicated
This is the second in a series of blog entries, written by Danny Brill, about the Peres Peace Team's participation in the International Cup. To read the first article, click here.
The harsh realities of the events of the weekend and this mess have awoken intense thoughts, fears and other emotions in me. Riding the bus to our first Israeli Jewish players dialogue forum at the Peres Center for Peace, I look up at the cloudy sky and I all I see is gray. Just then, the rain ceases for a moment. A gap in the clouds sheds a streak of sunlight. The light of this magnificent golden element has caught the corner of a cloud on its way down to the earth. Deep gray darkness surrounds this ray of warmth. However, the clouds keep coming and show no sign of relenting.
The Peace Team is now gathering some momentum and I think we are starting to get to some of these players. There is plenty of work ahead and the weakness of our skills has become a significant factor. There is a concern that the Israeli Jews and the Israeli Muslims who train together have more frequent access to Australian ex-pats, and as a result, a higher level of coaching than the rest of the Muslim players who are not allowed through checkpoints on a frequent basis. This may result in having an unbalanced team in skill level and knowledge of the game, but we are pushing for different solutions, about which I may expand on in future articles.
The questions I ask myself vary from day to day and week to week. I find myself trying to stay away from using phrases like "Palestine" or "Palestinians" as the name of a formal state or nationality that my teammates want, simply because I do not know if I agree with the implications of using them. I am not actually sure why. Not because I disagree that they should have the same freedoms I do, but because I am Jew before I am Israeli. I believe that the borders of the promised holy land, as given by G-d to the forefather of Judaism (and Islam) Abraham, covers a certain surface space on this planet we call Earth, also created for us by G-d. There are people on this planet that want to restrict Jewish access to it, and to exercise complete control over it.
Maybe it is because I am not happy about the fact they want to take it away from me.
I care about these people as I care about all of G-d's creatures on Earth. To me, the logic stands that Judaism does not stop or oppress any other religion from being practiced. (I disagree with extreme views of any religion).
The questions keep rolling. Does he even care that, even within the context of the checkpoints, Muslims have democratic freedoms almost unheard of in the Muslim world? Does he think about the fact that an Israeli Jew would never have the same freedoms in most Muslim villages that some of his cousins and friends have in any Israeli city?
If the reality of the situation was reversed, would I be able to be a practicing religious Jew in "Palestine?" I do not ask this question with any kind of cynicism; I just sincerely do not know. The reality of Jews living in Arab or Muslimgoverned countries in the past comes up, but that is not to say that this is how things could be in the future. So many questions, concerns and anxieties.
Saturday night hit me like a bombshell. Amongst the anger, frustration and sadness I felt as my heart ached from hearing the devastating tragedy of five family members murdered in Itamar, I found myself oddly curious. What would he be thinking? Would his grandmother who lives in Gaza be part of the festivities handing out sweets? What would he be thinking in his heart of hearts when he sees me? Does any part of him wish all the Jews went the same way? Or does he wish the Jews would just all leave? Will I try and hit harder at training? Will I feel any less comfortable getting a ride home with my teammates from East Jerusalem? Knowing my friends the way I do, I doubt that any part of them was anything but shocked and disgusted by the weekend's tragedy. I wonder what kind of thoughts it may spark towards how they live their lives and the stories they will tell about meeting me, and about our future together.
It seems to me like some of the factors involved in this reality are similar to those two people face in a relationship. Trust, communication, honesty and safety – these are all parts of a functioning and healthy relationship, and so much more deeply if it is to grow and be everlasting.
What would it take for both sides to put down their weapons and be honest and open with one another? What would it take for either side to feel safe?
I trust my teammates and I know that we all need to use communication to play as a team and compete; I just hope the sunlight in between those clouds can spread so we can all come out and play a fair game!
Danny Brill is an oleh from Melbourne, living in Jerusalem, who was Assistant Coach/player in the first Peres Peace Team, in 2008.
This is the second in a series of blog entries, written by Danny Brill, about the Peres Peace Team's participation in the International Cup. This articles was originally published here on the Teaching Israel blog.
The International Cup 2011 (IC11) will be played in both Sydney and Melbourne from Friday, August 12 to Saturday, August 27, 2011.
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Hi Danny,
Thank you for sharing such an personal piece so publicly. It's something I have thought about many times. Especially the questions,
What would it take for both sides to put down their weapons and be honest and open with one another? What would it take for either side to feel safe?
I think the final paragraph of this powerful interview with Motti Fogel is a step in the right direction.
Beautifully written peace (pun intended). It is very refreshing to see real (and honest) initiatives being undertaken and apparently being well supported by both sides. Well done Danny, and congratulations to you. It is all too common to hear of some program or institution purporting to promote peace in Israel but the hidden agenda is usually the opposite. For instance the Centre for Peace and Conflict studies, at the University of Sydney,(currently featured on this web-site:see Philip Mende's article).
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What is a Human Library, anyway? – Tom Nevels
Think of it as a cross between your local library and speed dating. Instead of books, you get to check out other people.
And instead of crushing anxiety and a telephone number that will probably turn out to be fake anyway, you come away with a new understanding of a topic that you didn't have before – and hopefully a closer connection to what makes us all more alike than not.
I first heard about The Human Library concept a few years ago on a public radio program. It was developed in 2000 in Denmark by young people seeking to encourage dialogue about violence. The original event was open eight hours a day for four days straight, and left all involved stunned. Since then, it has been presented in more than 70 countries around the world.
The concept of people sharing their own personal stories resonated with me. For 12 years, I had worked as a theater teacher, training students and teachers in design and performance. I knew that a clear point of view, shared well, can move audiences of thousands in a single instant. So, I filed The Human Library concept away in my mental filing cabinet as an interesting technique that might come in handy in my work as a teacher and moved on.
Then, on June 12, 2016, a young man walked into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and perpetrated the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in United States history. Members of my rainbow community and the country at large were stunned, saddened, and angry. The frustration was overwhelming. A former student messaged me and her question struck me deep in my bones: "What do we do?"
What, indeed? All the character education, magazine articles, celebrity appeals, and raw films of prejudice and gun violence hadn't prevented this. The only honest answer I could muster with any conviction was: "You do what it is in you to do." If you are a dancer, dance. If you are a nurse, give care. If you are a teacher, teach. But now, do it with intent – the intent to never let the differences between us ever grow into divides that make it seem that the life of the person on the other side is in any way worth any less than your own.
And that's how The Human Library came back out of the mental files as a way for me to teach. A way for us to look at each other across the differences of religious beliefs, sexuality, ethnicity, occupation, lifestyle, social status, political conviction, and health and disability.
Once permission to organize locally was granted from The Human Library Organization, I set to work securing volunteers and space. Thankfully, Jennifer Levine and the Durham County Library stepped forward as the perfect, willing host. As we've continued to reach out and build support for the event, I haven't encountered a single person who thinks this isn't a great idea (which is very reassuring for me, because sometimes my creative schemes can go a little sideways!).
I think that reaction speaks to the part in each of us that recognizes that same part in others. Perhaps with conversations such as those The Human Library facilitates, we can reconnect those parts and go about the work of mending our broken things together.
"The Human Library: Durham" will be presented as part of the Durham County Library's Adult and Humanities Programming from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Southwest Regional Library, 605 Shannon Road.


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Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, the last slaves in Texas were finally told they were free – a full two and half years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Though Juneteenth is widely celebrated across the U.S., some local educators fear that students, and even older adults, are still unaware of Juneteenth's history and cultural importance. For WBHM, intern Morgan Smith has more.
It's a hot Saturday afternoon in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham. Children are playing. Adults are chatting as music blares in the background. All of these things make up the 2014 Juneteenth Culture Fest. But this is not your ordinary day in the park.
Every year, in June, The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute puts on this free event for the community. According to Ahmad Ward, Head of Education and Exhibitions for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the event has not always been as prominent as it is today.
"The first Juneteenth was held on the back patio of our facility. And I think they had like 300 people. And it got bigger and we started moving it outside," says Ward.
"And now we have roadblocks and police protection and we got to get all of these permits because we've got all of Kelly Ingram Park blocked down. So, it has grown a lot over these 19 years."
This year, about 2500 people came to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute's festivities. And while the festival has grown, Ward says people's awareness of the day's history hasn't.
Barry McNealy is a U.S. History teacher at the historical A.H. Parker High School. He's disappointed that Juneteenth is, as he describes it, one of America's most unknown holidays.
"Juneteenth is important because the idea emancipation to African Americans after the Civil War wasn't just a signing of the Emancipation Proclamation or ratification of the 13th Amendment," says McNealy. "When these things had been done, there were still those that refused to allow people held in bondage to be free and to go on with their lives."
History aside, it's also personally significant to him.
"To me, Juneteenth means that the dark night of slavery had come to an end and it opens us up to the future that's possible for this whole country," he says. "I think that it's important for Americans to understand that the life that we enjoy today, the life that people live today, was not an overnight process."
And raising awareness of Juneteenth hasn't been an overnight process either.
Next year is the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth. Nationally, there have been several campaigns to raise awareness ahead of this anniversary. The campaign is lead by websites like Juneteenth.com, and Rev. Ronald V. Meyers, Sr., M.D., Founder of the National Juneteenth Observance petition.
So, after all these years, why is the history of Juneteenth still unknown to most people? Some might think it's due to students not listening in class, but it's actually not found in Alabama school curriculums.
"Juneteenth history is not mentioned in a lot of textbooks. Again, it might depend on where you are. But you're not going to learn about Juneteenth at school, unfortunately," says Ward.
Nettie Carson-Mullins is from the Alabama State Department of Education. She says that the State Department has no control over what exactly goes in to school textbooks.
"It's according to the textbook that the school districts adopts. The state of Alabama, or the State Department of Education does not have control over what textbooks are adopted by the Local Education Agencies," explains Carson-Mullins.
Mullins goes on the say that the textbooks that come through the State Department are looked through, but not for holidays or different celebrations, specifically.
"It might be a sentence or two in some textbooks," says Carson-Mullins.
She does, however, personally think more Alabama students should learn about Juneteenth in school.
"It's a cultural holiday. And we celebrate all holidays."
For those who do understand and celebrate Juneteenth, its significance is greatly appreciated. The day has taken on an even stronger meaning for Samuel Pugh of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
"Historically, Juneteenth is freedom in and of itself. It's the true ending of slavery. It's an awakening," says Pugh. "But as far as it today, it's family. It's friendship. It's relationships. It's the relationships that we have with the community."


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Bowles, Paul (Text). Haeberlin, Peter W. (Photographs).
Place Published: Zurich
Publisher: Manesse Verlag
Date Published: 1956
Edition: First Edition
Condition: New
Book Id: 165
First Printing (and correct First) preceding the American edition by one year, one of 6,000 copies printed. About Fine in a Very Good+ jacket. The book has a discreet vertical crease running along the right side of the front free endpaper, else Fine. The jacket bears a little mild creasing along the top edge, with a touch of very shallow chipping at the crown of the spine. Spine panel lightly soiled, and two short, closed tears are present on the front panel at opposite ends of the front hinge. A sort of photographic essay about the North African tribe, with the text by Bowles (in German) coupled with Haeberlin's masterful and candid photographs. Considerably scarcer than its English language counterpart. (Miller, A8a)


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Zulily is taking nominations right now for people to enter their favorite teacher to win a classroom revamp! (Read more about it below.) Lucky for us, I have an extra special teacher in our life. Mrs. Chickvara was the "first person I ever left Broxton with" that wasn't family. Yes, until he started K-3, I had never left him with anyone. Sure, he had done nursery at church a few times, but I was in the church and he was right down the hall from me. When I left him in "school" for the day, I was no where near him for the day. She took care of him like he was her own. She showed us she was super special. Add to it that she was MORE THAN a teacher. He invited her to his birthday party... SHE CAME!!!! Maybe that isn't that big of a deal, but get this... He invited her to one of his baseball games. Want to know who showed up, in the rain and sat in the dugout cheering him on? Yep! Mrs. Chickvara! Might not be a big deal to you, but to a young child, it shows that she really did care, more than just teaching him during school, she cared about him OUTSIDE of the classroom!
Not only did she help grow a love of imagination, reading and education, she helped to plant the seeds of love for everything! Broxton is 8 years old now and in 2nd grade. His school has READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY where people come and read to the kids. Do you know that although Broxton is no longer at the school Mrs. Chickvara teaches at, she has came the past two years and read to his class?? If you ask me, that is going well above and beyond any duties of "teaching." As I said, she is someone who makes an impact, not just in the life of the student, but in the lives of the parents too! Bet you can't guess who I am nominating!


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I liked this book because it was very unpredictable unlike some other books I've read. I liked the part when Nick made bird noises but the teacher didn't know who it was and blamed someone else. Nick reminds me of my friend, Kris, because he too has some pretty crazy ideas.
I recommend this book to people who like funny things because this book is very funny.


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Tombs and Public Housing, New Orleans La 1994
All reproduction rights reserved Wm. Greiner
I have always worked in a serial manner, with one project dovetailing into another. I had started to make cemetery photographs in New Orleans around 1989, for the book project The Reposed. Four years later, I began to think about and photograph resting places for the living. This may just be the image that bridged that gap.


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Glenswilly goal makes the difference
Neil Gallagher returned as Glenswilly did just enough to hold off a gritty Dungloe side and it was Cathal Gallagher's first half goal that stood between the sides at the final whistle.
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Glenswilly had to play a good part of the second half with 14 men after Keelan McFadden got a straight red card in the 44th minute and Dungloe will rue a couple of decent goal chances, one in either half, that could have made a difference but they never managed to overtake the home team.
Joe Gibbons opened the scoring with just 25 seconds on the clock with a point from play and an Adam Neely free brought it level after six minutes.
Freshly returned Neil Gallagher added a second for Glenswilly and his brother Cathal was put through by Keelan Mcfadden to hit the net soon after. A Gary McFadden free made it 1-3 to Glenswilly in the 11th minute.
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M83's new single
I am crazy pumped about this. I've been waiting for new M83 material about as much as I was looking forward to new Bon Iver material. So here is the first single from M83's new album. Details have just emerged about the name and release date. It's gonna be calledRead the Rest…
Sons & Daughters // Mirror Mirror
Over the course of an EP and two albums, Glasgow's Sons and Daughters wedded punk's charged menace to a much older macabre spirit lurking in the musty back pages of folk, pop, and rockabilly. It's a neatly evocative trick, but one that gloomy post-punk icons like X, the Mekons, and theRead the Rest…
Creative Music Video
Worked with the Found Collective on this Wombats music video. I designed and developed software (using C++ / openframeworks / opencv) to process live footage of the band. All images seen above are generated from this software. CREDITS: Barney Steel – Director / Compositing / Post Raoul Paulet – CompositingRead the Rest…
SoundWorks Collection: Composer Zack Hemsey
To describe the work and success of 27-year old composer and music producer Zack Hemsey is to describe the current state of music. Inventive. Dedicated. Original. Zack represents the up-and-coming talent who are working "in the box" using software like Apple Logic. Also as an independent artist, Zack has beenRead the Rest…
Get Real, Get Right by Sufjan Stevens
Director: Sufjan Stevens Animation: Sufjan Stevens Editing and Compositing: Deborah Johnson Original Artwork: Royal Robertson You can purchase MAKE on DVD, the documentary that inspired Sufjan Stevens' The Age of Adz and tells the story of several artists including Royal Robertson, here: http://asthmatickitty.com/make
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Ogilvy & Mather New York and Joshua Liner Gallery unveil a series of commissioned murals by celebrated artist Stephen Powers that reinterpret the words and quotes of agency founder David Ogilvy. Power's bold graphic style, reminiscent of vintage advertising illustrations puts a unique emphasis on famous Ogilvy sayingsRead the Rest…
Fun Things for Professors to Do on the First Day of Class
(Okay…some higher educators have too much time on their hands….and a really warped sense of humor) Wear a hood with one eyehole. Periodically make strange gurgling noises. After confirming everyone's names on the roll, thank the class for attending "Advanced Astrodynamics 690" and mention that yesterday was the lastRead the Rest…
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I love Sony products. My entire audio/video production suite consists of Sony's professional software. Over the past 20 years I've purchased three Sony televisions, a couple of computers, four or five monitors, and four camcorders–going back to a bulky, two-piece BETAMAX camera/recorder. Sony makes great stuff…or so I thought…right up until my seven year old, 55-inch, rear-projection LCD HDTV began developing a blue "smudge" on its display. Let me show you.
This is what the screen is supposed to look like:
This is what it looks like on my Sony HDTV:
The smudge started out small and has expanded over the past few weeks. A quick Google search directed me to Sony LCD Rear Projection TV Problems–a very detailed page that described a good news/bad news situation.
- The good news: a known "optical block" issue caused my blue smudge.
- The bad news: The problem has no permanent fix. Not only is the optical block problem costly to repair, but the problem will likely recur due to a design flaw.
The article lead me to the I have a Defective Sony TV Facebook page, where I learned that Sony was offering discounts on new televisions to replace those with the optical block problem. I made contact and got a quick email response from Amanda of Sony's "Social Media Advanced Resolution Team." The email suggested that I call a special number where I could purchase a new television at a "significant discount."
That sounded fair to me. A "significant discount" on a new TV to replace an out-of-warranty defective one. I called and was offered 25% off a 46″ (smaller) TV and 30% off of a 55″ (larger) TV. The offer had two stipulations:
- it was only valid for one week
- in consideration for accepting this "significant discount," I had to sign a "…release and hold harmless…" waiver.
The math didn't make sense to me. If I needed to spend that much money to replace my HDTV anyways, shouldn't I also consider Sony competitors? I found many competitive choices within that price range, so I explained my dilemma to Amanda in an email. Her politely worded response officially ended my multiple decade love affair with the Sony brand: "…the prices aren't negotiable…"
Game over. Thanks for playing.
I get it. From a business perspective, what is Sony supposed to do? According to the Sony LCD Rear Projection TV Problems article, the company had sold over 3.5 million of these sets, generating approximately $8 billion in revenues. Since most of these sets are out of warranty, I totally understand its decision. Sony doesn't have to do anything.
So, I'm going to watch my defective Sony HDTV set until I'm blue in the face. During this period, I'll likely develop a deepening distaste for Sony televisions. When I can't take it anymore, I'll replace it with a competitor's. Will my actions affect Sony? Probably not. Will I feel better? Probably not. But we all have choices to make. Sony made its and I've made mine. And without upper management's support, there's nothing that the company's "social media" team can do about it.
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Launched in 2003, CLASS is a prevention program that consists in responding to different realities on the street and working directly on their foundations: village problems, domestic violence, social exclusion, consumption of alcohol or drugs, absence of family planning, etc. The precise aim of CLASS is to address the multiple problems and risks met by children in certain cities in Nepal where the phenomenon is triggered. Children are at a risk of being victims of domestic violence, social exclusion, drug abuse or lack of family planning. These are some of the reasons why children often try to escape from their village to seek refuge elsewhere. That is why CPCS tries to stop the flow of children at the source and reduce their number by encouraging and sustaining their education.
CLASS is implanted in Dolakha and Gorkha situated 140 km from Kathmandu, respectively north-east and northwest of the Capital, and in Jhapa and Sindhuli situated in the Teraï region, south of Kathmandu, 600 and 400 km from the Capital, in Kakani situated in a rural zone 22 km from Kathmandu and in Narayangadh situated in the Chitwan region, near the Indian frontier, 146 km south of the Capital. In each city or region, one of our social workers organizes preventative actions and socialization activities with a certain number of children and their families.
In 2009, CLASS Programs will be established in Lahan, Itahari, Birtamod and another location with an added part focusing on street children through field visits, medical and legal support.
The initial aim of this program is to reinsert the children in school and help them with their education (Support for homework, discussions with the professors, etc.). The local social workers as well as the different members in the program are free to choose children from the poorest and most disadvantaged families. CPCS gives them a uniform, scholar material, hygienic material and a snack. Our second aim is to make the parents and the community aware of risks implied with the running away of children and the life on the street. These children sometimes leave home because the relations they have with their parents are not good. Our educators regularly try to start a dialogue with the parents and bring up important subjects such as children's rights, parents' obligations, consequences of domestic violence, alcoholism, hygiene, health as well as any other subject that touches the parents.
We also intervene in schools to check that the children attend their classes, and to make them aware of the fact that the image they have of the city does not correspond at all to the reality they could be confronted to on the street and that threats such as drugs, illnesses, AIDS and exploitation of any kind are real. The awareness sessions treat other serious subjects such as rights and obligations of the parents, AIDS, domestic violence, hygiene, health, abuse of illicit substances, etc. We also offer informal educational classes and social awareness classes for the most disadvantaged.
In short, the aim of this program is :
- To identify children who would be more inclined to turn to the street
- To reinsert children in the school system
- To encourage children and their parents to carry out the "school duties" one hour per day
- To finance, if need be, the education of children
- To organize meetings of awareness for the families, children and the community in general