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Here we are again.
Another unstable, disgruntled young man, another gathering place, a dozen more lives randomly taken. Another massacre added to the list: Sandy Hook Elementary. Aurora, Colo. Fort Hood. Virginia Tech. Tucson, Ariz. Now, the Washington Navy Yard. Just another violent day in America.
The sad ritual that follows has grown familiar.
Families are mourning. Friends, co-workers and strangers will gather for candlelight vigils and religious services. Photos, flowers, notes and other memorial tributes already are consecrating the scene.
News accounts describe someone who had no trouble obtaining several weapons, despite an obvious need for mental health care and a history of misusing firearms. Political speeches will follow. Editorials — here's one — will denounce these senseless killings and a stubborn refusal to better regulate access to firearms.
After a time, the cycle will repeat itself. And again. And again after that.
Alexey Pushkov, a Russian legislator, called Monday's slayings "a clear confirmation of American exceptionalism."
His display of sarcasm echoed a theme from a New York Times op-ed on Syria by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pushkov's remark was flippant, insensitive, even rude. But was he wrong?
There have been so many mass killings in this country that it's hard to keep track.
Do you remember Binghamton, N.Y.? That was just four years ago. Thirteen people killed in an immigrant community center.


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All but 3 NFC teams have made the Super Bowl since the Cowboys last appeared — is Dallas in the worst shape of them all?
Heard this not-so-inspiring stat for Cowboys fans while driving into work today courtesy of our friends The Musers on the Ticket.
With San Francisco's win in yesterday's NFC Championship Game, there are now just three NFC teams — the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins — that haven't been to a Super Bowl more recently than the Dallas Cowboys. Here's the list of different NFC teams that have made the Super Bowl since the Cowboys last made it in 1996:
1997, 1998, 2011: Green Bay (won twice)
1999: Atlanta (lost)
2000, 2002: St. Louis (won once)
2001, 2008, 2012: New York Giants (won twice)
2003: Tampa Bay (won)
2004: Carolina (lost)
2005: Philadelphia (lost)
2006: Seattle (lost)
2007: Chicago (lost)
2009: Arizona (lost)
2010: New Orleans Saints (won)
2013: San Francisco (TBD)
As our Rick Gosselin pointed out yesterday, since 1996, 11 different teams have hosted the NFC title game. Only five that haven't: Carolina, Dallas, Detroit, Tampa & Washington.
If you're looking for some (slight) silver lining: only five different NFC teams have won Super Bowl titles since the Cowboys (two teams — New York and Green bay — have won multiple titles during that time period, though).
If you want to get back on the negative train, it could be argued that all three of the other NFC teams not to make a Super Bowl since 1996 could be in better shape that the Cowboys. All three have been in the playoffs more recently than the Cowboys (Vikings and Redskins this year, Lions last year).
What do you think? Which of the four franchises that haven't been in the Super Bowl in the past 17 seasons is in the worst shape right now? Vote in the poll below and defend your choice in the comments section.

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Dharun Ravi was sentenced this week to 30 days in jail, 3 years probation, and 300 hours of community service for spying via webcam on Tyler Clementi's date with a man, boasting about it online, and inviting others to watch a future encounter.
Recently gay activists urged a judge to be lenient in the sentencing of a Rutgers University student whose spying on his homosexual roommate may have helped lead that student to commit suicide. What lessons can we learn from their actions?
Associate rector and school chaplain,
Trinity Church/St. Richard's School, Indianapolis
Dharun Ravi was sentenced this week to 30 days in jail, 3 years probation, and 300 hours of community service for spying via webcam on Tyler Clementi's date with a man, boasting about it online, and inviting others to watch a future encounter. Clementi later committed suicide, but Ravi was not charged with causing Clementi's death.
Though Ravi's spying may have been motivated by Clementi's sexual orientation, I do not find it helpful to ask what we may learn from "gay activists" who called for leniency in sentencing. Many people -- regardless of sexual orientation -- called for harsh sentencing. And many people ---- regardless of sexual orientation -- called for leniency. Focusing chiefly on the response of gay and lesbian people continues to treat certain human beings as somehow separate from the rest of humanity, which likely contributed to this tragedy in the first place. Instead, let's ask what we learn from all who called for leniency.
In Matthew 7:3-5, Jesus warned against seeing the speck in a neighbor's eye while ignoring the log in our own. I believe those who called for leniency practiced a form of this wisdom. Rather than look at Ravi with revenge, perhaps they looked at themselves, remembered foolish choices they made when they were young, and had compassion. Rather than condemn Ravi for spying via webcam, perhaps they recognized our collective culpability in a reality TV/YouTube world which blurs the boundaries of privacy. Or perhaps they simply realized that no amount of punishment would bring Clementi back, so they sought to minimize the sadness in an already sad situation.
Regardless of how one feels about Ravi's sentence, this tragedy calls us all to examine ourselves, consider how we might encourage compassion for those who seem different from us, and reach out to the desperate.
North Campus pastor,
Geist Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian faith has always held forgiveness to be a virtue, even understanding that one of God's chief characteristics is the ability to forgive
Our culture is saturated with stories of forgiveness, of second chances, of people who've been able to overcome great odds to forgive those they should not. Yet, what is so often odd about this is how quickly we're caught off-guard by actual stories of forgiveness.
Take the case of Dharun Ravi, a Rutgers University student who was arrested for videotaping his gay roommate engaged in sexual relations with another person, and how the subsequent suicide of Ravi's roommate made national news. As the case proceeded, many were calling for Ravi to receive the maximum sentence allowable by law. And yet, many gay activists called on the judge to be lenient, understanding that the world doesn't change by paying back an eye for an eye.
Stories of forgiveness abound in our pop culture, but we're often troubled to see forgiveness lived out in real-world situations. What these activists and others seem to understand, and what we Christians often fail to realize, is the world changes when we're able to forgive. We need not live into the future by paying back the evils of the past. In fact, I would argue that if we were to live our lives by such a dictum, we'd simply succeed in creating a world in which none of us would want to live.
A few years ago, a fiction book, "The Shack," was released to great fanfare and great consternation for, among other things, its depictions of God. At one particular point in the story, Sarayu, the character representing God the Spirit, uttered these words, "Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes . . . and nothing will ever be the same again."
Every time wonderful people like these activists forgive, the world is changed. Every time you and I are able to live into the reality of forgiveness, we affect the future. Forgiveness abounds in our culture not simply because its fodder for great stories; stories of forgiveness touch us because we all long to be forgiven.
Artist, author, interfaith and Sikh community leader
Thoughtless and injudicious behavior on the part of a Rutgers University student from India, Dharun Ravi, indulging in a sadistic intrusion of privacy of his roommate, Tyler Clementi, who happened to be gay, was most unfortunate.
It did not occur to Dharun that secretly videotaping and streaming the homosexual encounter of Tyler Clementi was an egregious violation of Tyler's privacy; sharing such sensitive visuals with friends and strangers in the cyberworld would cause incredible shame, embarrassment, and devastating hurt to Tyler. Unfortunately it did. Dharun recklessly violated the basic norms of discretion and decency. Upon discovering the unconscionable trespass of his privacy, Tyler, a promising musician, committed suicide.
Tyler's parents lost their son. The lenient sentence may have spared Dharun's parents the torturous agony of long-term incarceration of their son, but this tragic episode is a grave tragedy for both families.
Tyler is just one of the countless victims of daily harassment, unprovoked emotional and cultural violence, attacks on the faith-mandated sacred articles of Sikh children in schools, and other forms of bullying that are rampant in America.
Violations of rights to life, liberty, privacy, and learning in safety demolish our sense of belonging, lead to disenfranchisement, unhappiness, and sometimes, tragic outcomes. Engaging in an ill-conceived and malicious onslaught on another's dignity is like causing death to an innocent victim. Abuse of technology for the wrong reasons is a tragedy. Assaulting, disrespecting, and intruding on one's private space is morally and spiritually wrong. Teachers, parents, faiths, and society have a stake in ending such outrages.
Redemption for violators and perpetrators of premeditated criminal aggression against others who look different or practice alternative lifestyles, must begin by making them an example, driving home that such behavior will not be tolerated, nor go unpunished. The full extent of law and discipline must remain a deterrent against unpardonable behavior that causes harm or injury to fellow human beings.
To prevent future tragedies, it is vital to build a readily accessible, professional, and friendly support network that watches for signs of distress in those who may be vulnerable. In human affairs, not just tolerance but respect is critical and sacred in advancing a society that is increasingly diverse and striving for universal hopes and prayers.


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How to Improve Your Facebook Marketing Using Facebook Insights
Do you manage a Facebook page?
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of statistics you have access to in Facebook Insights?
Would you like to know the statistics you need to track to help you boost your growth and visibility?
In this article, I'll show you six ways to improve your Facebook page performance with statistic comparisons.
Getting Started
I've already shared with you the 6 Facebook metrics that you need to focus on to better understand your Facebook page performance. But understanding how you're performing is only the first step of the process.
What really matters is not only to understand the key metrics, but also to understand how you can improve them!
This article will focus more on how to improve the performance of your Facebook content with the fan base you already have. If you want to increase your fan base, you should check out this great article from Andrea Vahl.
By looking at each key Facebook metric individually, it's very hard to understand how you can improve it. But when you compare one metric to another relevant metric, you can see what's wrong.
How to Compare Your Facebook Page With the Competition
Are you wondering how your Facebook Page compares to competitors?
What can you do to improve your performance?
Insights into how your competitors are using Facebook can help you better understand your audience on Facebook and how they use Facebook.
In this article, I'll review 5 different tools that can be used to help you compare your Facebook Page against competitors and identify tactics to help you improve your Facebook marketing.
#1: Compare Your Statistics With AgoraPulse Barometer
AgoraPulse provides a free tool called the AgoraPulse Barometer, which performs an analysis of your Facebook Page and compares it against other companies' Pages (that also used this tool) that have a similar number of fans.
The Barometer calculates the average percentage for several criteria based on your last 50 posts. The resulting report shows the score for your Page in black compared with the average score in red for other Pages that ran this assessment.
Information provided in the chart above includes:
Fans Reached. This is the average number of fans who receive your content. Facebook generally shares your content with a small percentage of fans unless you have a very engaged community. The key to increasing this figure is having a community that comments, likes or shares your posts.
3 Analytic Tools to Improve Your Social Media Performance
Do you want to improve the results of your social media marketing?
Measuring your social media performance is key to getting great results.
You need the right tools to measure those results.
In this article, we'll go through 3 analytic tools to help improve your results on social media.
#1: Mention – Monitor Your Brand Anywhere on the Web
Mention is an excellent social media and web monitoring tool. You set up alerts based on keywords, and content related to those keywords is displayed through the Mention application or sent to you via email or social media.
When you monitor and track keywords, you can find potential business, build relationships with new people and respond quickly to situations that could damage your brand.
There are many monitoring tools available, but many either are very expensive or have limitations.
For example, you may use Google Alerts to track keywords mentioned on the web. However, I've found these alerts are not nearly as comprehensive as Mention. Google Alerts also does not provide the functionality that's essential to manage and proactively respond to these alerts. Mention provides this functionality.
Mention is a very cost-effective and comprehensive solution that monitors your alerts across a variety of sites.


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Autumn harvest watched warily in food-poor N Korea
North Korea, October 20, 2011
Jean H. Lee and Matthew Pennington
Associated Press
October, 2011
Scythe in hand, a woman slices through a bright green field of rice. Oxen plod down country roads pulling carts piled high with harvested stalks of grain.
This autumn, as farmers fan out into fields of corn, wheat, rice and cabbage, such evocative pastoral scenes — the stuff of centuries-old Dutch landscape paintings — also are a reminder of the challenges North Korea faces in feeding its people.
Primitive farming techniques, a lack of arable land in a rugged, mountainous country and the suspected diversion of food to military and ruling party elites have all contributed to widespread hunger in the country's poorest areas, aid groups say.
This year, summer floods, soaring global food prices and the continued reluctance of the U.S. and its allies to provide aid to a hostile and nuclear-armed country means millions of children and pregnant women are slowly starving, aid groups say. So this autumn harvest is being watched particularly closely, and already there are concerns that it won't be nearly enough to feed a nation that has struggled with food shortages for more than 15 years....
..."You may see a whole field of green rice plants swaying in the breeze — which we saw a lot of — but the rains knocked down a lot of the pollination needed at critical times," said Jim White of Mercy Corps. "The rice never properly matured."


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Can-do army lifts Christchurch from quake
Christchurch, New Zealand (AFP) Feb 28, 2011
Tanks and trucks may roll through their earthquake-shattered city but the people of Christchurch are blessed with a ragtag army all of their own.
Armed with spades, shovels and tonnes of goodwill, more than 3,000 volunteers fan out daily across New Zealand's largest city to dig silt, clean homes and let people know they are not alone.
"You sit there and you look at the television, you feel bloody hopeless and you know you've got to do something and this is a way of doing it," said farmer John Hartnell.
"People are sitting in their houses just feeling bloody depressed and they see the army marching out of the street and they come out of their houses, some had baking, it was fantastic. And when they left the street people were smiling again and thought 'somebody cares'."
Some 180,000 tonnes of sand, clay and earth are estimated to have welled up into yards and streets during last Tuesday's devastating 6.3-scale quake in a process called liquefaction, in which the earth is squeezed to a paste.
Compared with the devastation to buildings and lives -- one-third of the central city's buildings face demolition and more than 200 people are feared dead -- the silt doesn't seem much.
But for someone without power or water facing the prospect of losing their home the appearance of two dozen friendly faces offering to shovel out their garden or sweep up glass and move furniture is an overwhelming gesture.
Ann-Marie Foley's home is just one of two still inhabited in her Avondale street after September's 7.0-magnitude earthquake and Thursday's violent tremor. It's on such a lean she feels seasick walking down the hall.
"They just worked tirelessly, you just wouldn't believe what they have done," said Foley of the 22 volunteer farmers who shovelled out her garden Sunday in three hours -- a job she had considered "all too much" for herself.
"I feel very humbled, I know it sounds silly, you want to cry but you have no tears left. I can't put into words how I feel."
Hundreds have travelled from across New Zealand to join the clean-up effort, flying from as far as Wellington, 400 kilometres (250 miles) away, or driving across the South Island and sleeping in tents and stables at the agricultural showground so they can lend a hand.
About 20,000 people have joined Canterbury University's Student Volunteer Army, a group that started on Facebook with just 160 members after the September quake and has since ballooned into an integral part of the Civil Defence recovery operation.
Founder Sam Johnson, a politics and law student, said he could never have imagined that his humble idea could have bloomed into something so massive, tasking about 1,500 people every day into the city's worst-hit areas.
"With the numbers that have died at the moment every single person in Christchurch is going to be affected by it and we need to help, we want to pull together to help and that's a beautiful thing," said Johnson, 22.
Johnson's army has set up a site where residents can log requests for help and volunteers can register to join the clean-up, and he said social media was a "very powerful tool" in mobilising the community after disasters.
Farmers and the local rugby clubs have also rallied numbers for the recovery, with close to 1,000 turning up with machinery and equipment on Sunday.
"There's a funny little feeling of guilt among people who haven't been affected and I think in a strange sort of way inspires people to get out and do something," said farmer army co-ordinator Michael Morrow.
"We were stunned at the response."
Christchurch mayor Bob Parker said the volunteers were crucial, not only in easing the workload, but in boosting the devastated city's morale.
"It's immensely moving, it's incredibly strengthening for us in the heart of this operation to know that for every citizen potentially there is a civil defence volunteer and that's what's happening out there," he said.
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After over 25 years hunting Wyoming as a nonresident our family has taken 2 sheep, a moose, about a dozen mule deer, a couple elk and a couple dozen buck antelope. If my memory serves me correctly, we've had one tag go unfilled, which would have easily been filled with one more day of hunting. I can say I've never had a bad experience in that state. The wardens and biologists have consistently been some of the best and most helpful people I have worked with.
We apply in 8 western states each year, and there are very, very few hidden secrets on limited entry hunts. There are too many applicants, magazines and info services covering these hunts for there to be many "undiscovered" hunts. Easy draw odds almost always equate with a difficult hunting situation....either physically difficult, limited public land, or low hunter success.


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- Jun 30:
- Tom Powers: Wild sit out first round of draft as all-in bill comes due
- Minnesota Wild draftee Gustav Olofsson patterns his game after Jonas Brodin
- Minnesota Wild's first draft pick is Gustav Olofsson
- Minnesota Wild trade Cal Clutterbuck for Nino Niederreiter
- Minnesota Wild trade defenseman Justin Falk to kick off draft day
NEWARK, N.J. -- Shortly before the 2010 NHL draft in Los Angeles, the Wild met with a highly skilled Swiss forward touted as a top prospect.
Nino Niederreiter, just a teenager at the time, left that meeting confident that the Wild were going to select him. They had three picks in the first round and the assets to move up if they wanted.
Instead, Niederreiter was taken fifth overall by the New York Islanders.
But his career with the Islanders didn't go as planned. He jumped into NHL action before he was ready and struggled mightily. Then the Islanders didn't invite him to training camp in January, and the player nicknamed El Nino asked for a trade.
Sunday, he finally got one. And the Wild got the player they wanted three years ago.
The Wild traded hard-hitting fan favorite Cal Clutterbuck and a third-round pick (No. 70 overall) to the Islanders for Niederreiter.
"There's no red flags from our perspective," Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher said. "At the end of the day, he's a 20-year-old player. I'm sure, like every 20-year-old kid, maybe he made a couple decisions that five, 10 years later you look back and say, 'Why did I do that?' like the rest of us. He'll have a clean slate for us. His size and scoring ability are two ingredients that we can use."
It was the second trade the Wild made during a busy afternoon. Both trades were completed before the team made a selection in the draft.
The Wild made the league's first trade on draft day, sending restricted free-agent defenseman Justin Falk to the New York Rangers for restricted free-agent forward Benn Ferriero and a sixth-round pick.
Minnesota wasn't going to be able to re-sign Falk, as it's looking for more players with two-way deals. Instead, the Wild got what value they could from Falk, who would have become an unrestricted free agent July 5 without a contract.
"In Justin's case, he played well for us," Fletcher said. "That was a cap-related move. We're going to have to find some players with two-way contracts this summer to give us some depth."
The Wild were expected to make at least one trade as they attempt to become cap compliant. The player on their trading block who didn't get moved was defenseman Tom Gilbert.
If the Wild can't find a destination for him via trade before July 5, they'll likely use a compliance buyout to clear his $4 million cap hit.
Clutterbuck was the team's biggest trade piece, though.
Fletcher said there was a lot of interest in Clutterbuck, but he wanted to trade him to a team that wasn't going to play the Wild often.
"I told the teams in our division, 'You're not getting him,' " Fletcher said.
In exchange for Clutterbuck, the Wild opted for Niederreiter rather than try to accumulate more picks.
"All the hype around the top picks today, and deservedly so, were on this guy two years ago. We're just two years further down the road," Fletcher said. "So from our standpoint, that's attractive, because while we want to accumulate young assets, we want to win. And he's a guy that will help us for the future, but certainly has a chance to help us next year."
After recording 27 points and 15 goals in 2011-12, Clutterbuck lit the lamp just four times in 42 regular-season games for the Wild in 2013.
The move is a sign that the Wild are going to rely heavily on young players offensively next season. Charlie Coyle and Jason Zucker, both 21, are expected to be mainstays with the team. Mikael Granlund, also 21, and Niederreiter will get chances, too.
Those four have the ability to find the back of the net.
"We're still a team that's looking to add skill, trying to improve our ability to score goals, our offensive production, and in Nino, we're acquiring a 20-year-old guy who's been a proven goal scorer at every level short of the NHL so far," Fletcher said. "He's a young man that we expect to contribute at the NHL level in the near future. It seemed like a trade that made a lot of sense at this point of our development."
The issue with Niederreiter isn't his talent. It's his struggles and disagreements with the Islanders' decision-makers.
"I kind of had a feeling that I'd get traded somewhere, but I had no idea the Minnesota Wild were interested," Niederreiter said in a phone interview. "Obviously, I'm very happy about being in a new situation."
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ENB - Region 7 Notices 9/12/2012
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Cortland County - The Cortland County Legislature, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed construction of the Crown City Wind Energy Project may have a significant adverse impact on the environment and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement must be prepared. Air Energy TCI Inc. proposes to construct the Crown City Wind Farm, a wind-powered electric generation facility consisting of the installation and operation of up to 48 wind turbine generators (WTGs) for the purpose of generating up to 80 Megawatts (MW) of electricity. The proposed project includes 1.6 MW WTGs with a maximum blade height of 492 feet above the ground surface. Additional components include a system of gravel access roads (approximately 20 miles), buried and above ground electrical interconnection lines, an operation and maintenance building, a collection substation, and a ½ mile long 115 KV transmission line. The project is located in the Towns of Homer, Cortlandville, Solon and Truxton in Cortland County.
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Lots of folks lined up Wednesday in Harlan County looking for a job. And while many say they've struggled to find work, job fair organizers say there are opportunities out there.
The fair was put on by the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, and that's an organization that itself has faced a number of cuts in the past couple months.
"Change our service model to make sure we're still relevant to the employers in our community and the job seekers," said Deana Robertson, EKCEP Business Services Coordinator.
In the face of cuts, EKCEP officials welcomed employers and those looking for a job to the Depot in Harlan.
"I was drawing unemployment benefits. Maybe I could find a good job," said Kevin Middleton.
Middleton has been out of work for months and is looking for a way to support his two month-old baby.
"Since April, I was a draftman for a civil engineer," said Middleton.
Organizers said it is about connecting people with opportunities. And making them aware of things they can do in order to get hired.
"A couple of week-long classes to get a certification may be all the difference in the world," said Robertson.
New opportunities are coming here. The county just inked an agreement with an energy company that plans to consolidate its operations at a building in Coldiron.
"This company does not intend to come in and leave here in a few years. They plan to stay for the long haul," said Joe Grieshop, Harlan County Judge-Executive.
Grieshop said the company will be looking to expand, adding a few jobs. But that does not make the wait any easier for some.
"I have a family to take care of," said Middleton.
Those like Kevin Middleton, just looking for that one chance.
More than 100 people attended Wednesday's job fair.
County officials are still working on the building in Coldiron to put in office facilities for the new company.


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Saints End Road Trip on Sour Note
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The Melcher-Dallas Saints' basketball teams concluded their four game road swing with losses at Chariton Saturday night. For the boys, the Chargers proved to be too much for them early, as Chariton would win 71 – 45. The majority of Melcher's points came from Kenneth Waddle and Ross Dawson, who had a combined 40 points. The story of the girls' game was turnovers by the Saints, giving the ball away over 40 times, in a 48 – 28 final that went Chariton's way. Saints' head girls' basketball coach, Jon Suntken, told KNIA/KRLS Sports, that his girls were panicking, and most of them were unforced errors they were making. MacKenzie Suntken led the Saints in scoring with ten, while Jessi Anderson added nine of her own. The girls' record falls to 2 – 4 with the loss, while the boys drop to 2 – 3. Each team will conclude their 2012 part of their schedule with a three-game home stand, starting with a visit from Mormon Trail on Tuesday.
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Small biz gon' run this town
By Katie Kieffer federal regulator jobs. You dream big and your dreams become job-cranking innovations, like iPhones, while your public-sector peers dream of ways to tax your profits and restrict your growth. Last week, I partnered with Charles Eide and Michael Danielson of Forever Films to produce a film that showcases the value of entrepreneurship. Here is the introductory sizzle reel, and the full show featuring three amazing young entrepreneurs will follow shortly. Turn your volume up and expand the video full-screen for maximum impact: Katie Kieffer Show Opening Credits from Forever Films on Vimeo. Some small business owners are latching onto Obamacare's promised "tax credits for small businesses with under 25 employees" and mistakenly assuming that Obamacare is pro-small business. Obamacare will benefit you, if you don't mind to setting limits on your corporate growth. But, if you are like most entrepreneurs who work for themselves because they want to push toward limitless income and growth potential, Obamacare will cramp your style. The good news is that, as taxpayers, innovators and job creators, you are in the driver's seat. The government needs to listen to what you want in order for the U.S. to shrug off recession and revamp the labor market. Small business owners, now more than ever, need to come together and voice concern over the ways that Obamacare will restrict their income and growth potential. Consider these key points raised by David Hogberg from Investors.com:Small business entrepreneurs, listen to me. You are the fuel of our economy. You provide jobs. Real jobs, not paper-pushing tax collector jobs or busy-body
Obamacare means limited income potential for small business ownersEnvision yourself buying a plane someday? Sailing the world in your private yacht? Starting a foundation for disadvantaged children? These are reasonable goals of entrepreneurs who work hard in capitalist America, but impractical daydreams in the land of Obamacare. If you have dreams that require making more than $250,000 a year, you may want to think again under Obamacare. Hogberg points out: "You will have to pay an additional 0.5% payroll tax on any dollar you make over $250,000 if you file a joint return and $200,000 if you file an individual return. What? You think you know how to spend the money you earned better than the government? Tough. (Section 9015). That amount will rise to a 3.8% tax if reconciliation passes. It will also apply to investment income, estates, and trusts. You think you know how to spend the money you earned better than the government? Like you need to ask. (Section 1402)."
Obamacare restricts your corporate growthHave you ever envisioned expanding your company nationally or even internationally? Have you dreamed of becoming the "world's best" in your niche? Obamacare shatters these entrepreneurial visions to pieces too. Essentially, Obamacare demotivates small businesses and entrepreneurs from growing "too big" or becoming "too successful." Obamacare fines large businesses (a "large" business is one with more than 50 employees) and rewards small businesses with tax incentives. This structure is a slap in the face to hard-working entrepreneurs who could take their businesses to the next level, and consequently create more jobs, but don't want to pay a penalty or lose a tax break. The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce's recent "Business Barometer Survey" indicated that 61 percent of businesses surveyed considered Minnesota's high taxes to be "the biggest barrier to creating jobs in the state." This indicates that your fellow small business owners likely feel the same way you do, and you could have collective strength in lobbying for a healthy business climate. Exercise your right to free speech and let your elected officials know that you resent the current Administration's arrogant attempt to control and tax small business growth with Obamacare. You need to show your elected officials and public-sector peers that "for-profit" is not synonymous with evil or greed. You need to tell your stories of small business struggle and success so your fellow Americans understand that capitalism is the key to freedom, prosperity and opportunity whereas socialism begets bondage, poverty and restriction. Do you really want Michael Moore to get the last word on business and capitalism? Do you really want Gisele Bündchen, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Speaker Pelosi to be the only jet-setters in America? Grab your fellow entrepreneurs and local Chamber of Commerce leaders and stand up for your rights to "liberty" and the "pursuit of happiness" in America, which entail the opportunity to create your own destiny and set your own income level through hard work in a free market system. Collectively, you will bring yourselves closer to achieving the American Dream and building your own corner offices. Watch out bureaucrats, small businesses are gon' run this town again.
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In the same way, the referendum itself was expanded to include one of the most controversial issues on Mexico's political agenda. The original referendum asked four questions about the conflict in Chiapas. After vociferous intervention by the U.S. brigades, however, the Zapatista leadership agreed to add a fifth question to the consulta: "Are you in agreement that Mexican men and women residing abroad should have an active part in the building of a new Mexico and should have the right to vote in elections?"
Officials in Mexico City have dismissed efforts to grant expatriate voting rights, but as with the rest of the Zapatista consulta, a strong turnout may help force the issue. "We're still divided by this stupid fence," said Corona, pointing southward with his red banner. "But if the Mexican government doesn't respect the [peace accords] and the rights of the indigenous people, then they are going to be hearing from us."
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Demand for psychiatrists is growing faster than for other medical specialties, according to Merritt Hawkins, the physician search division of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS).
The company noted 179 requests for psychiatrists between April 1, 2009, and March 31, 2010 -- up 47% from the previous year and up 121% from three years ago.
"When the economy goes down, mental health problems tend do go up," said Merritt Hawkins President Mark Smith. "But there is more to the rising demand for psychiatrists than the recession. A combination of factors is driving a psychiatrist shortage that could soon reach crisis levels."
More than half of all psychiatrists are 55 or older and nearing retirement age while fewer medical school graduates are showing an interest in psychiatry, according to Merritt Hawkins. Meanwhile, demand for psychiatric services is expected to increase by 19% from 1995 to 2020.


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Peace Studies at EMU
Working for social justice, building peace, care for creation, nurturing understanding of the "other"… these core values of our campus community are an important part of life at EMU. EMU offers peace studies programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels; justice and peace perspectives are woven across all disciplines. Conflict transformation and trauma resilience trainings are held on campus, in the local community and around the world.
EMU alum Leymah Gbowee was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2011. Hundreds of EMU alumni work all over the globe with organizations such as World Vision, Amnesty International, Oxfam, Mennonite Central Committee, and Heifer Project International. Peace work isn't limited to the international scene. Perhaps more importantly, EMU alumni work to strengthen people-to-people connections in their own businesses, churches, communities, families and places of employment in the local community and across the United States.
2012 commencement speaker Abigail Disney says "EMU is a remarkable institution, an island of sanity in a country that often has difficulty crediting the discourse of peace. It recognized in Leymah Gbowee an extraordinary gift for activism and principled nonviolent leadership long before either I or the Nobel Committee did, and for every Leymah that has risen to prominence from EMU I happen to know there are dozens of others quietly laboring in obscurity to build peace."
Peace studies majors learn real-world skills
"I dream of peace being a way of life and practice. The EMU community was built on a dream. This community continues to drive and thrive on dreams….Come to the table and dream. Go out and let your dreams be so."
- Chris Parks, EMU class of '16
Peacebuilding and development undergraduate majors are equipped with practical skills and a portfolio of work experience by graduation. Choose this major and you'll become equipped to skillfully effect social change thanks to fieldwork with local initiatives, expert faculty mentors, and real-world internships at social justice organizations such as Faith and Politics Institute and Amnesty International.
Environmental sustainability majors gain skills for building peace with creation. Majors choose one of two tracks: an environmental science concentration, or an environmental and social sustainability emphasis.
Peacebuilding professors are active experts in the field
Our campus benefits from faculty members who are internationally respected in the peacebuilding field. EMU research professor, Lisa Schirch, is director of 3P Human Security, which promotes conflict prevention and peacebuilding in U.S. security policymaking. Howard Zehr, known globally as the "grandfather of restorative justice," is an active member of the EMU community in classroom settings and beyond.
Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee's links to EMU began in 1998, when she received training in trauma healing and reconciliation from Lutheran church workers trained by CJP academic director Barry Hart, then working in Liberia with Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Mission Network. Gbowee went on to rehabilitate child soldiers and much more.
World-renowned graduate studies in peacebuilding and trauma resilience
"When you look at conflict and violence through a trauma lens, it gives people on the ground new perspective and new possibilities."
– Elaine Zook Barge, director of STAR
peacebuilding institute
EMU was one of the first universities in North America to offer a graduate degree in the field. Our Center for Justice and Peacebuilding is considered one of the best in the world. CJP professors also work with seminary faculty to offer an interdisciplinary dual degree in which students earn two master's. Similar options include a graduate certificate in theology for peacebuilding.
Other professional peacebuilding trainings include:
- Summer Peacebuilding Institute: series of week-long summer sessions that draw hundreds of active peacebuilders from all over the globe
- Strategies for Trauma Awareness & Resiliency (STAR): expert on-site trauma resilience workshops aimed at breaking the cycle of violence
- Transforming the Wounds of War seminars for community and religious leaders as they support the emotional and spiritual needs of veterans
- Alliance for Peacebuilding: promoting conflict prevention and peacebuilding in U.S. security policymaking
Do peace studies matter to you?
You want to change our world. EMU is a place to become equipped to make that change. At EMU, you will be equipped with academic training and become part of an international network of people working for the kind of change you want to see in our world. Come find out more.


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Best shrine to swine: Porchetta
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Eat Out Awards 2009: Readers' choice
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One look at Porchetta's name and it's clear why it won this title. The East Village spot dedicates itself to one thing only: Central Italy's famed boneless pork, seasoned with fennel pollen and spices, rolled tight and slowly roasted until the meat is cast in a shell of crunchy, brittle skin. Eat the chunks straight up or stuffed into a spongy ciabatta. Either way, it's a religious (or sacrilegious) experience. Porchetta 110 E 7th St between First Ave and Ave A (212-777-2151)


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2009 Press Releases
Organic Label Remains Trustworthy and Relevant
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Media Alert:
GREENFIELD, Mass. (July 4, 2009) — The Organic Trade Association (OTA) and its members are organic advocates. We believe in, support, and advocate for the integrity of the organic label and strict enforcement of federal organic standards because this is fundamental to living up to the contract with consumers who choose or who are considering choosing organic products.
At the June 17 annual meeting of the OTA membership, Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, announced "the new era of equivalence and enforcement of organic standards." She was met with a standing ovation from the packed house.
It is unfortunate the Washington Post article, "Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned", July 3, 2009, focused on old news and urban legends. The article also chose to reinforce rhetoric that is not only inaccurate but serves a narrow agenda whose motivations go unquestioned in the article.
OTA, on behalf of its members, would like to correct some inaccuracies and try to move the debate beyond narrow rhetoric and toward a more fact-based perspective.
From the article: "Relaxation of the federal standards, and an explosion of consumer demand, have helped push the organics market into a $23 billion-a-year business, the fastest growing segment of the food industry."
The federal organic standards have not been "relaxed." Rigorously enforced standards can and do go hand-in-hand with growth. The author and those pitching this story have generously borrowed the rhetorical technique of setting up a false choice. The industry and OTA pushed for national organic regulations that consumers could rely on. Organic agriculture and products remain the most strictly regulated, as well as the fastest growing, food system in the United States today.
From the article: "But the USDA program's shortcomings mean that consumers, who at times must pay twice as much for organic products, are not always getting what they expect: foods without pesticides and other chemicals, produced in a way that is gentle to the environment."
In fact, if this is what someone expects from food, his or her best bet is to purchase organic.
Organic agriculture protects the health of people and the environment by reducing the overall exposure to toxic chemicals from synthetic pesticides that can end up in the ground, air, water and food supply, and that are associated with health consequences from asthma to cancer.
Extensive pesticide residue testing by the U.S.D.A. has found that conventionally produced fruits and vegetables are, on average, three to more than four times more likely to contain residues than organic produce, eight to eleven times more likely to contain multiple pesticide residues, and contain residues at levels three to ten times higher than corresponding residues in organic samples.
From the article: "Consumer groups and organics advocates are hopeful that the Obama administration will bolster the program. In his proposed budget, the president has doubled resources devoted to organics and installed USDA leaders who support change."
The organic industry itself has long advocated for increased resources to support USDA's National Organic Program and for parity for organic farmers within US agricultural policy. OTA and its members are thankful to have this support and are pleased by the important gains and intentions of USDA.
OTA members on March 26 called on 34 Senate and House offices advocating for OTA-endorsed FY2010 appropriations requests.
What exactly did OTA and the organic industry ask for?
•$6 million for NOP to better fund enforcement of the NOP regulations and strengthen certifier accreditation and training.
•$5 million for USDA Extension farming research; geared towards increase transition of acreage in the U.S. to organic production for the betterment of the environment.
This is consistent with OTA's agenda since the NOP was fully implemented in 2002. OTA has always supported a strong NOP capable of clarifying, developing, and strictly enforcing the organic rule.
OTA and its members are pleased that the Obama administration, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan are supporters of organic agriculture and have expressed a commitment to ensuring the integrity of the USDA organic label.
Despite the misleading portrait painted in the article, organic agriculture and products offer lasting hope for better environmental and personal health.
Who we are:
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for organic agriculture and products in North America. Its members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmers' associations, distributors, importers, exporters, consultants, retailers and others. OTA's Board of Directors is democratically elected by its members. OTA's mission is to promote and protect the growth of organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public and the economy.
Two-thirds of OTA members are small businesses with under $1 million dollars in annual organic sales. Nearly half of OTA members report under $100,000 in annual organic sales. All trade members have one vote, regardless of size.


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Darkout is a sandbox, with strategy and survival components. One of the clearest influences present in the game comes from titles like Minecraft or Terraria, sandbox platformers where the player can build up facilities and modify his environment at will. But in Darkout there are some interesting points that make it worth to look at, starting by the importance that light has in the game. System Requirements -OpenGL Graphics card that can display at least 1024x768 res (Nvidia 8000 series or better) -2 Gig Ram -Fully compatible with Windows XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7 -Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo 1.3 Ghz or Better -2.5 Gig HDD Space -.NET Framework 2.0 DARKOUT GREENLIGHT PAGE: bit.ly/195QTUS Darkout Gameplays / Tutorials playlist on Youtube (daily updates): bit.ly/155YwGW Darkout F.A.Q.s bit.ly/15A5lxu
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There was good news for Allister Coetzee as Eben Etzebeth, Gio Aplon and Siya Kolisi were all cleared for full team training and are available to play in the Super Rugby semifinal.
"Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Burger are both also progressing really well, but both still remain doubtful starters for the semi," said Coetzee.
"Both will undergo final assessments on Thursday as to their availability to participate in team training next week and as to their potential availability for the play-off.
"We are in pretty good shape, injury wise, for this stage of the competition. It has been a gruelling couple of months. The players have the luxury of three days downtime before regrouping on Thursday for training and preparation."
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Social platforms in China are increasingly facilitating e-commerce sales. And what this would mean for brands.
Sina Weibo and Alibaba hit the headlines in August when they announced a collaboration that would allow users of China's leading microblogging platform to make direct purchases from Taobao.
As both accounts are rolled up into the same system, shoppers can use either Weibo or Taobao to log on. And Weibo has introduced a convenient new way of displaying Taobao products, which uses a "virtual card" to give information on pricing, popularity, and store credit rating as well as a one-click "buy" button. Sellers on Taobao will be able to quickly and easily upload product information by simply adding a software module to their existing store-management program. It's all designed to make the purchase journey as simple as possible for the customer – and early reports suggest that it's proving popular with both customers and brands.
Weibo has also taken a further step towards providing a truly social e-commerce experience – it offers users a "shopping assistant" named Ruyitao (that belongs to Alibaba), which sends private notifications whenever there are discounts on Taobao, Amazon, and 360buy.
Naturally, this blending of e-commerce and social networks has led to an upsurge in similar platforms looking for ways to take advantage of this particular sales strategy.
Douban takes its place in the social commerce arena
For example, following Sina Weibo's collaboration with Alibaba, social networking service Douban launched a new channel "Dongxi" (Things) that explores "things" its users share within the platform.
Users simply click the "Post Things" button on the new channel and attach the product's original purchase link. They can also show others the products that they "recommend", "want" or "own". Currently, however, to ensure quality control only invited users have the ability to do this, with full rights planned to roll out to all platform users by the end of the year. Like other websites, Douban is earning referral commission from shop owners and the launch of "Dongxi" marks a real commitment to Douban's Pinterest-like e-commerce strategy.
Yihaodian: China's social supermarket
One of China's leading FMCG e-retailers (Walmart is a key investor), Yihaodian has arguably been ahead of the game when it comes to exploiting the benefits of social commerce. Five years ago, it took a pioneering step and embedded its site into Tianya, the popular social hub for blogging, microblogging, and sharing photo albums. Since then, it has entered into a strategic partnership with Sina.com and is looking at innovative ways to engage with and sell to its thriving social community.
(source: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/17/business/on-china-yihaodian/index.html)
Mogujie: Pictures speak louder than words
Effectively a social network that filters best-selling items on Taobao, Mogujie allows users to post the equivalent of "tweets" with product pictures. Mogujie revolves around sharing shopping experiences and comparing products and prices. Aimed at "connecting people who want to buy quality things with quality sellers", shoppers can post links to their favourite purchases, which are then voted up the waterfall flow of content via "likes" or comments. Its revenue comes from commission from sellers and advertisements from both sellers and brands.
(source: http://knowledge.ckgsb.edu.cn/2013/01/28/technology/social-commerce-in-china-goes-beyond-sharing/)
What this means for brands
The level of enthusiasm for - and continued development of - social platforms to facilitate e-commerce sales has made this type of promotional activity a "must-have" rather than a "nice-to-have". Social sharing, comparison, and marketing campaigns are more likely to convert into physical purchases than equivalent activities in the West. As a result, they're becoming an integral part of brands' e-commerce armory when it comes to establishing themselves and securing sales in China.
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Elisa Harca is a digital retail and engagement expert with more than 13 years' experience working with some of the world's leading brands, including Swatch, MAC Cosmetics, Samsung, and Ericsson. She has worked with clients extensively in North America, Europe, and most recently Asia, and at Red Ant she is responsible for leading teams of digital specialists in Hong Kong and China in bringing its award-winning mobile retail technology to businesses across the territory. Recommended as an expert digital and mobile consultant by market leaders, she is a regular speaker at industry events including The HUB and UKTI's GREAT Weeks, and also hosts workshops for high-profile industry executives. Elisa is recognized worldwide for her professionalism, integrity, and her ability to help retailers navigate the increasingly complex global digital landscape.
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By Jenny Roberge
At first I did it for myself, but I later realized that it was bigger than me. (Pardon the pun.)
In early 2006 I weighed 285 pounds. I think even as a child I was a bit heavy, but it gradually got out of control. I would diet for a while, but then gain it back again. I realized that with the lack of exercise, and poor eating habits I was on a path of self-destruction both physically and emotionally. I decided enough was enough!
I started a strict diet, and began exercising. As I started seeing results, I became even more motivated. In six months, I had lost 100 pounds. Exercise was becoming easier. I got a bike and started commuting to and from work. I was exercising on a home treadmill, and the weight was still coming off. I remember looking at myself in the mirror and thinking, "I can't believe this is me!" I was feeling happier and even had more confidence in my career as an x-ray technician. I joined the local YMCA and was meeting other healthy people who were giving me even more inspiration.
I noticed a couple of people who had a similar unique tattoo on their calf muscle. When I asked what that represented they said it was the M-dot, which meant they had done an Ironman. At the time, I thought they were crazy.
By 2007 I was down to a lean 125 pounds, and I thought I could handle my first sprint triathlon. I was immediately hooked. Then I decided I was going to be one of the crazies who attempted the long course. In 2008, I completed my first IM triathlon in Wisconsin with a time of 13:13. Maybe my motivation was out of control, but I had to do better. I revisited in 2009, and 2011 with my best time being a 12:12.
In the offseason, (just to stay in shape mind you) I would run marathons. I have done ten so far. I set a goal to qualify for the Boston Marathon, which I did. I ran the race and then qualified again.
My next goal was to become part of Team USA for USA Triathlon. I trained my fanny off (what was left of it anyway) and qualified and competed in the ITU Long Course World Championships representing Team USA in Henderson, Nevada. What a thrill it was competing on the world stage!
This weekend, I'm racing in the ITU World Triathlon San Diego event. I have been in two marathons in San Diego, so I know the area is beautiful, and coming from the Midwest, I consider the weather to be perfect. A few of us Bluff Busters (our local triathlon club) were planning our race season and we agreed that nothing could more spectacular than to compete in beautiful San Diego along with some of the best triathletes in the world.
We expect the atmosphere to be very exhilarating because of the world-class talent, and the size of the field. It will be thrilling watching the elite races, and I'm sure the excitement will spill over to the age group competition with enthusiastic fan support. I am coming with four other members of the Bluff Busters and we are all excited. After the race we plan to stay for some sightseeing, and give our strict diets a break and try some San Diego fish tacos!
At times, I feel like a local celebrity. Others ask me about my diet, or training plan, and I am more than happy to help. When I see overweight people, I sympathize with them. It is unfortunate that overweight people are not treated the same as chiseled athletes.
I have decided to leverage the results that I have had so far by being an example to those that are unfit and unhealthy. I want to be an inspiration to those that need to take control of their lives, stay healthy and feel good about themselves.
Some succeed, and some don't, but if I can be an inspiration to others, and help them to become happy and healthy, then I feel that I have made a positive contribution to society. I want to make a difference, and fitness is my platform.


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Mr. President,
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you on your election as President of this conference. It is indeed an important and timely conference for Indonesia as this is the first time for us to participate as a full fledge state party to the CRPD.
With the shining example of the recent 2012 Paralympics still in mind, Indonesia is pleased to join this discussion to determine how to empower people with disabilities so that they can live full lives and contribute to the improvement of their societies.
Every year since it entered into force in 2008, States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities have met to consider its implementation. The holding of an annual session on implementation is a clear indication of the serious intent to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy their inalienable human rights.
The fifth session this year focuses on women and children. This is a well placed emphasis on the need to serve those who are especially vulnerable to discrimination and denial of their rights either because of their gender or because of their age. Those two factors, gender and age, are tied to powerlessness.
Of the one billion people worldwide who live with a disability, women and children are very often the most marginalized members of their societies. They suffer various forms of exclusion and are at high risk for neglect and physical abuse. These women and children often lack access to essential social services to make their lives better.
Recognizing the need for urgent action to address their situation, Indonesia has moved quickly to become a state party by ratifying the CRPD in November 2011. But even before ratifying the Convention which it played an active part in drafting, Indonesia had taken important steps nationally towards improving rights for disabled persons.
Before 2011, Indonesia laid the foundation for decisive action by drafting legislation to promote and protect the rights of disabled persons. Strengthening the national legal framework involved harmonizing various existing laws that would have a positive impact on the lives of disabled persons. The aim has been to create an enabling environment for the disabled.
Along with legislative changes, policies and programmes were adopted that made possible the launch of the National Disability Action Plan for 2004-2013. Indonesia has also been very supportive of non-governmental organizations that assist persons with disabilities. These organizations have benefited from government support through the provision of funds and technical assistance.
The Government of Indonesia has readily supported these organizations because it recognizes that the disabled have hopes and dreams too and should therefore be treated with dignity. It is also well aware of the link between disability, poverty and social liability. Because of discrimination and stereotyping, the lives of the disabled are often restricted to dependence. And in this regard, the government is determined to break that link.
Focusing on the needs of women and children, the Government of Indonesia has been striving to provide them with greater access to institutions and social services that will help to improve their lives in significant and concrete ways.
With technical support from the ILO, the Government has been dismantling barriers that have in the past denied disabled women access to education, skills training and employment. In addition, Indonesia has been collaborating with a number of countries to provide skills training through the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation (Bina Daksa).
To facilitate access to education, over 1,000 junior secondary schools have been constructed with wheelchair accessible ramps and toilets. Most of these schools have a disability-inclusive education policy. At the tertiary level, where the enrollment of students with disabilities has been increasing, attention is being paid to the removal of architectural barriers and the provision of adaptive equipment for students. Along with opportunities for employment and education, the disabled now enjoy better access to transportation as well as information and communication technology.
At the regional level, Indonesia has been implementing the guidelines contained in the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action and the Biwako Plus Five towards an Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights-based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific.
Indonesia has also been acting on the Bali Declaration on the Enhancement of the Role and Participation of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community which emerged out of the 19th ASEAN Summit held in Bali in 2011. That summit proclaimed 2011-2020 as the ASEAN Decade for Person with Disabilities.
Even with this progress, a great deal remains to be done. Attitudes have to be changed, even within families, so that people do not equate disability with inability. More work needs to be done to provide the disabled with even greater access to essential services and institutions. And funding for programmes to benefit the disabled must be increased.
Be assured, however, that Indonesia is acting on these matters.
I thank you.
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During May, College Lutheran Church in Salem, VA experienced a mosquito infestation! "Miss Quito" arrived and deposited over 200 of her peskiest friends in the fellowship hall. Congregation members were challenged to remove these pests by donating $10 to the ELCA Malaria Campaign (enough to provide a family with a mosquito net).
Leaders at College Lutheran Church made great use of materials that are available from the ELCA Malaria Campaign. The idea and artwork for the mosquito infestation came from the Congregation Action Kit (available here). They showed the ELCA Malaria Campaign video in their congregation, and used several of the available bulletin inserts for Sunday worship.
A former pastor of College Lutheran Church and frequent visitor to East Africa, Pastor Dwayne Westermann visited College to address the congregation in support of the ELCA Malaria Campaign from a personal and passionate perspective. Pastor Westermann shared his mosquito net with the children as they covered up to protect from the swarming mosquitoes during the children's sermon.
"The most important thing I have ever learned," Pastor Westermann said, "is You don't think your way into a better kind of living. You live your way into a better kind of thinking. But for that to happen, you have to get out there into the world, to be with your neighbor, to grieve with the poverty-stricken mother who managed to live through the trauma of child birth on the side of the road as she tried to reach the nearest clinic only to have her child die of malaria a year later. You have to understand what it's like for one of our students who was so thrilled to get a scholarship to attend high school, but spends days or weeks shaking and shivering in a sweat soaked bed away from her classes because malaria has attacked her again. You have to get out there!
"And, by 'get out there' I don't mean you have travel to East Africa. The poverty of Appalachia is not that far away. The homeless families that spend nights at College Lutheran Church are right here. I mean just understand more about these people, learn about them, care about them! Then live it out by doing something to help change their lives. Okay, I lied; I do care if you buy a bed net today. But, there are also so many other things you can do to live your life like Jesus did on behalf of those who so desperately need you. Be their friend. Find out how you can help them. Live at least part of your life for them."
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