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Reaching Millenials – A Contrarian Perspective
My office was the quietest place in the building until four millenials walked in for a conversation. What started with an agenda to plan our annual Soccer Camp soon was injected with emphatic vitriol. All I did was briefly mention (since they actually asked) that one of the hot button issues in church ministry these days was reaching out to millenials. Little did I know that I was soon to get "both barrels."
"Robin, I don't want to be reached." "Yeah and I don't want to be targeted." "Tell me about it, I don't want to be talked about and analyzed as if I, my friends and my generation were organisms in a petri dish. We know what the Church is really after. We are the subject matter of numerous conferences, books and studies all for the purpose of solving the Church's issues. The Church needs people in their auditoriums and dollars in their dwindling offerings. All I know is that I feel like we are being used. It is SO aggravating to be talked about as if the Church was even really interested in us. We know what's really up…"
To say the least, I was taken aback by those tirades. I had called these young people, people who actually follow Jesus, for a simple conversation about a neighborhood connecting ministry that we had done for four years running. These young people were whom I regarded as partners. After the initial emotional blast, one of the young people, who just so happened to be Hispanic, expanded the conversation;
"I am just so offended…whether it's millenials or Hispanics or blacks, we ALL know that we will NEVER have a place at the table in a meaningful way. It's racist and ageist. We have to fit their box…their container…their ways of doing church…they just need us for the bottom line."
Friend, it is trendy to talk about millenials. You cannot read a major church leadership website or blog or even peruse a book table as a conference without running into a speaker or seminar or keynote about reaching millenials. It is true, they are the "missing generation" in organized religion. It is also true that everybody wants to reach them but, you know what, they do not want to be reached. They don't want to be targeted or dissected. They want a relationship with NO strings attached.
"The idea of a church trying to market to a group of people, trying to get into their heads to figure out how to reach them so it can sell CHURCH to millennials, however well intended, feels very commercial and not relational at all. Make the connection and have it be genuine and personal. Speaking for myself, there is always the question of "what's this person/organization trying to sell me or get out of me with this pitch?" Creating genuine relationships can remove that." "
If I'm in a relationship with you, don't try to get me to come to your church. I don't want to be there. Now, if you are interested in helping me start a church, some form of faith community that engages me and my friends in a manner that actually takes our lives and concerns seriously, then we'll talk."
If you are attempting to reach millenials, check your motives. If you want a KINGDOM WIN you may have to give up your desire for millenials to boost your attendance and giving statistics. If you are ready to "turn over the keys," then there might be some common foundation from which to talk.
The REALITY is that millenials have been birthed and steeped in a different way of looking at life than most of contemporary church. In academic circles we would call this a "worldview." Millenials adhere to a worldview that is secular, materialist, humanistic, and steeped in naturalism. Yes, they may be people of faith but faith issues are so tangential to real life for these individual. What is apparent is that worldview shift is what can actually be seen in many of the generational behaviors that we are witnessing. Actions proceed from a person's worldview. A worldview is the lens in which a person interprets life and acts in the world. So as you take a good look at the actions of new generations, you would be hard pressed to NOT acknowledge that the world has changed. You have to conclude that the worldview that affirms cohabitation, relational and ethical expediency, polyamorous paradigms, faith as "hobby" (a form of spiritual dualism that has not been seen to this extent in centuries), profane language, and a form of hedonism that is underscored and lived out in culture is one of divergence from what many churches consider the "norm." Millenials have a decided clarity in how they actualize a lifestyle has as its foundation a humanistic and "closed system" of reality. If spirituality is a concern at all, it is a form of supernatural existentialism which affirms individualistic desire for meaning and purpose that is disconnected from traditional forms of faith and theological category.
The REALITY is that this generation is a product of their parents. Christian Smith's groundbreaking research in which he coined the phrase, "Moralistic Therapeutic Deism" demonstrates and illustrates repeatedly that millenials are by-products of past generational narcissism. Yes, in many respects, you can blame the parents (most of US) of these young people for the state of their disposition toward church. For there was never an opportunity (whether soccer, academics, karate, etc.) that was denied to these young people. When you grow up knowing and seeing how issues of faith are simply one part of a tapestry or smorgasbord of options that a person has in life…when parents paid more attention to traveling team sports and recreational activities and less attention to spiritual formation and faith community connections, you can understand why we face our current predicament.
When leaders, speakers and authors outline the characteristics that distinguish millenials the implication is formulaic. In other words, to utilize a brief outline I heard recently at a conference, IF a church provides vocational discipleship, doesn't focus on "hipsterism," and capitalizes on the generation's longing for spiritual connectedness and transcendence, you will see a Newtonian formula in action. A + B = C. Do those things and the millenials will come. It is interesting to me how USUALLY boomers are the ones lecturing about millenials. Again, you can't be MORE "boomish" than adherence to process, systems, and guarantees. Unfortunately, millenials don't fit nor do they want to fit in anyone's formula.
In the town where I live we have a state prison. Recently, I met with the prison chaplain about what was happening in prison ministry. I'll never forget what he told me when I asked him about how "we" could reach out to the prison population. He said, "Robin, do you want to minister to prisoners? Don't reach a prisoner from the outside in. Commit a crime, be one of the prisoners and then talk to me about doing ministry with them on level ground. "
I believe the same dynamic is true for millenials. Build relationships with millenials….invite them to your home, have dinner and conversation. Build a discipling, a mutual discipling relationship with them. Empower them to speak into your life. Talk about Jesus (they have opinions about Jesus), share life and live out your faith. Don't bring up church but rather be the church whether or not they ever darken the door of our congregations. For millenials KINGDOM wins are more important than Christendom or Organized Church wins. You want to be on a mission WITH millenials not FOR millenials. Be wary of formulas and resist the temptation to put the entire generation into a box of predictabilities. Remember, if you engage with the expectation of church participation, you are bound to lose. Rather, have a redemptive relationship. Walk through their life with them on THEIR terms. And by all means, drop the "reaching millenials" language or maybe you will be the one who ends up hearing and experiencing the next barrage of millennial religious angst.


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P.O. Box 12068, State Capitol
Austin, Texas 78711
Tel. (512) 463-0112
November 10, 2008
AUSTIN — Senator Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, and her colleagues took part today in the first day of pre-filing bills that will be considered when legislators reconvene in January 2009 for the 81st Regular Session of the Texas Legislature.
"Texas is one of the few states with positive cash flow in this economy, but we still expect a tight budget session with rising Medicaid costs, a growing price tag for Hurricane Ike and other financial challenges. We need to spend every penny wisely," said Senator Nelson, who serves on the Senate Finance Committee and as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services. "My legislative agenda focuses on protecting children, seniors and the disabled; increasing access to health care; helping families and businesses through difficult economic times; and advancing our local priorities such as transportation, education and fiscal responsibility." Senator Nelson's agenda includes:
Health Care in the Child Support System: SB 66 creates a health insurance pool within the state's child support system. Many children in the system are without documented health insurance, despite state and federal laws requiring parents to provide both child and medical support. This legislation could help connect up to 200,000 children to health coverage. "This bill is meant to help children whose parents do not have access to health insurance through their employer. By establishing this pool, we can connect more Texas children to health care."
Omnibus Fingerprint Background Checks: SB 67 requires that direct care providers at the Department of Aging & Disability Services (DADS) and the Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) submit to fingerprint background checks. "Technology has reached the point where we should not have individuals with serious criminal histories falling through the cracks of our background checks, especially those working with children, seniors and the disabled."
Protecting Children in Day Care: SB 68 improves protection for children in day care by standardizing the type of care subject to state licensing requirements, expanding fingerprint background checks, and strengthening penalties for violations. SB 68 also clearly delineates which types of child care programs are exempt from licensing requirements, including most church activities, sports camps and recreational programs. "When parents entrust their children to a licensed day care, they expect the state to ensure that health and safety standards are met. This bill provides better protection for children in day care," she said.
CPS/Foster Reform: SB 69 re-focuses education efforts for children aging out of the foster system; provides additional support for foster parents, especially those caring for special needs children; and establishes mentoring for biological parents who succeed in regaining custody of their children. "Children who have endured abuse, neglect or abandonment deserve safe, supportive foster homes. We need to wrap our arms around these children and make sure they have the best opportunity at success in life. We must also support those Texans who have opened up their hearts and homes to displaced children," she said.
ICF-MR Abuse/Neglect: SB 70 transfers authority to investigate licensed care facilities for Texans with developmental disabilities from DADS to DFPS. "Allegations of abuse must be investigated fairly and aggressively, especially when the safety of our most vulnerable citizens is at stake. We shouldn't have a facility investigating itself because that creates conflict of interest," Senator Nelson said.
Response to HHS Audit: An audit of the state's health & human service agencies found that 92 percent of supervisors hired between September 2006 and March 2008 had not completed one or more of the required training courses; 72 percent had no employee evaluation in their file; and 1,229 individuals continued to receive paychecks totaling $738,192 after agency background checks uncovered convictions that ultimately led to their termination. SB 71 requires background check investigations to be completed in 30 days and prohibits paychecks beyond that time frame unless the individual receives clearance. SB 72 requires employees to complete training in a timely fashion. "These agencies deliver critical services to some of our most vulnerable citizens, so we have a duty to ensure that each employee is properly screened and trained," she said.
Adult Stem Cell Consortium: SB 73 creates a consortium in Texas in order to help spur adult stem cell research. "We want to maximize the benefits of adult stem cell research, which holds great promise in the effort to develop cures and treatment from many serious diseases," she said.
Disaster Preparations: SB 74 shields from civil liability medical professionals who, in good faith, provide care during a declared disaster or state emergency. SB 75 directs the Department of State Health Services to undertake an educational campaign about medical evacuations in a state of emergency. "In times of emergency, we need everyone operating from the same playbook, especially when it comes to patient care. We must also ensure that medical professionals are focused on patients rather than avoiding lawsuits," she said.
Access to Health Insurance: SB 76 authorizes the use of "child-only" health plans in Texas. SB 77 allows sole proprietors to join pooled health plans with other small business owners. SB 78 establishes TexLink, an office within the Department of Insurance, to help educate Texans about the availability of health plans. SB 79 establishes an optional accreditation for insurance agents signifying an expertise in health insurance for small businesses. SB 80 allows employers the option of covering 100% of an employees' costs if they do not want their employees to be charged premiums. "These bills fit into our broad goal of connecting more Texans with health coverage. We focus heavily on our small business owners, who struggle not only with the cost of health insurance but with finding solid information about the types of plans that might work for their operation," she said.
Relative Day Care: SB 81 requires fingerprint background checks for individuals receiving federal tax dollars for providing "relative day care." "This bill responds to reports of taxpayer dollars winding up in the hands of people with serious criminal histories and, in some cases, individuals who were not actually performing the day care service. We have to fight this type of waste and abuse because it robs us of resources needed to help those Texans who are truly deserving of assistance," she said.
Supporting Domestic Abuse Survivors: SB 82 requires offenders to pay a probation fee to benefit domestic violence shelters and SB 83 makes it easier for domestic violence survivors and sexual assault victims to terminate a lease to ensure their safety. "When someone has the courage to break the cycle of abuse, we need to provide support so that they can rebuild their lives in a safe, supportive environment," Senator Nelson said.
Preventing Teen Suicide: SB 84 establishes a collaborative statewide education effort with the goal of preventing teen suicides. SB 85 creates a pilot program to gauge the effectiveness of teen suicide prevention efforts in selected school districts. "Teen suicide remains a problem that unfortunately is not discussed enough in our schools and communities. We want to bring this issue out of the shadows and start a dialogue with young Texans about the problem," Senator Nelson said.
Filling Health Care Workforce Shortages: SB 86 requires 3 years of practice in Texas ' rural or underserved regions for foreign nationals seeking a medical license in Texas through the H1B Visa program. "If we allow foreign nationals to pursue their professional goals in Texas, it's reasonable to request that the overall health care needs of our state be considered. Parts of our state are in dire need of qualified health care providers, and this requirement can help fill some of those shortages," Senator Nelson said.
Improving Oversight of HHS Licensees: SB 87 ensures that health and human service agencies check each other's databases before granting a license to provide services. "If a license holder's privileges are revoked by one agency, other agencies should seek out this information to ensure that they do not issue a license to those who have put people in danger," she said.
Denton County Court: SB 88 establishes a new court in Denton County to help keep up with the area's growing population. "A recent study found that Denton County 's need for a new court is among the highest in the state. I want to make sure that our citizens can count on justice from efficient courts that are not overloaded," she said.
Tuition Freeze: SB 105, authored jointly with a bipartisan group of Senators, places a 2-year freeze on tuition rates for Texas universities, colleges and vocational schools and limits tuition increases to 5% a year after the 2-year moratorium. "I am deeply troubled by the rising cost of college tuition. Families cannot afford it. Businesses who need trained workers cannot afford it. And in this economy, Texas cannot afford it. We need to help Texans succeed in this economy, and education is key to making that happen," Senator Nelson, a former school teacher, said.
The Texas Legislature reconvenes on January 13, 2009 and adjourns on June 1, 2009. After today, legislators may continue to file bills until March 13, 2009. To search legislation up for consideration, visit the Texas Legislature online at www.capitol.state.tx.us.

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Apr 21, 2013 3:00 PM
Dvorak and His Legacy in Choral Music and Song
The Queens College Choir, Aaron Copland School of Music, conducted by James John, presents a concert of choral works and song highlighting Antonín Dvořák's influence on American music.
Tracing his lineage as a teacher at the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City and the crucial role of folk music in establishing an American style, the program will include selections from Dvořák's Songs of Nature, Op. 63, Czech folksong arrangements by Zdeněk Lukáš, spirituals by Harry T. Burleigh (Dvořák's student) and Moses Hogan, as well as music by John Corigliano and Aaron Copland. Guest artist Amanda Chmela, soprano, will also perform Dvořák's Gypsy Songs, Op. 55.
Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, 4th floor. General admission to be paid at door: $20. Seniors, Students, Czech Center Club: $10. Reservations not required.
Organized by Dvořák
American Heritage Association
Supported by BBLA
Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street
NY 10021 New York
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Swatting was comparatively innocent. But those were simpler times. Abusing the official defense systems just for laughs. The parties involved would eventually see it for what it was and let the whole thing go.
But that wasn't the case for less formal kinds of defense systems. No, social mobs were relentless. They were like crocodiles, keeping up the beating until their prey perished. It was a scary thing, even then, to see up-and-coming greats make one small misstep and get jumped on, ended without further question.
The government caught on, and was eager to use the mob mentality to their advantage. As long as they followed the aim of the people — which of course they could guide — they could do with the victims as they pleased.
Nowadays, people don't often speak to those outside of their cliques anymore. And even there, not too much is said about politics. If you anger the wrong person, they may target you. And as anonymous as you think you might be, it's only a matter of time for the mob, and "the Mob", to find you out.
"witch-hunts as a service"


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Zynga's FarmVille 2 Loses 4 Million DAUs in a Year
Poor Zynga. The once-darling of the social gaming world has been losing users for some time now, while its competitor, King, is on the upswing.
In March of 2013, Zynga's biggest game was Farmville 2. It had over eight million daily active users (DAUs) at the time, and had 2.73 percent of the Facebook app market, according to AppData. At the same time, King's biggest game Candy Crush Saga had about 21.5 million DAUs and 7.27 percent of the market.
In a year's time, Farmville 2 lost nearly four million DAUs, dropping from No. 4 in AppData's Power Ranking to No. 20. Meanwhile, Candy Crush Saga has held onto its number one spot, gaining over 35 million DAUs in the same time period. Candy Crush now has 15.77 percent of the market, compared to FarmVille 2's 1.15 percent.
Check out this chart, courtesy of AppData's Power Ranker: [Click to enlarge]
Do you think the tide will turn for Zynga?
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I was reading an article on "Glass Cliff" and "Glass Ceiling" in the Feb 2011 issue of HBR. The article says that women have a better chance of breaking through the Glass Ceiling when the organization faces a crisis. More women than men accept risky positions and they often end up on Glass Cliff. The authors conducted surveys and asked Business Students to select CEOs for two companies. Students looked at resumes of two equally qualified candidates, one male and one female. In the first case, where the company had been led my men and it was doing well, 62% of the students voted for the male candidate. In the second case, the same male-led company was going through a financial crisis and 69% students voted for the female candidate. Living examples of Glass Cliff situations are the female CEOs of Hewlett Packard, Lucent and Alcatel-Lucent, WHSMITH, Sunoco and Yahoo, all elected during tough times in previously male-led companies. Glass Cliff and Glass Ceiling are not seen in companies with a history of female leaders
What are Glass Ceiling and Glass Cliff?
The term, "Glass Ceiling" refers to an invisible barrier to women for high-level leadership roles. The term was first used in 1984 in an article written by two women working at Hewlett-Packard where they said although it seemed like there was a clear path for promotion, in reality women seemed to be stuck at one point beyond which they could not progress. After Carly Fiorina became HP's CEO, she withdrew this statement and recommended that there was no glass ceiling. US Department of Labor talked about the existence of Glass Ceiling again in 1991 during a study of nine Fortune 500 companies. The study concluded that women/minorities faced Glass Ceiling barriers at one point or another in their careers.
Glass Cliff indicates a high risk for failure situation. This term originated in UK in 2004. Professors Michelle Ryan and Alex Haslam of University of Exeter coined this term following a research that showed: after breaking through the Glass Ceiling women often end up on Glass Cliff.
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I removed the water pump, having determined that it was the cause of the water in the engine pan. As I suspected once I removed the pump I could see that the lip seals that separate the wet side from the engine cam were failing. I purchased a pump rebuild kit for $120 and an impeller kit for $40. I re-built the spare pump because it was in better shape. I put the rebuilt pump back on the back of the engine, but I didn't get any water flowing.
I thought that perhaps something had dislodged that blocked the water path. I removed the thermostat, and decided that it was pretty well gummed up, so I cleaned the housing and replaced the pump. The hard cooling line that ran from the pump to the was my next suspect. There was no way to check that line, so I removed it, and the little hop of hose that ran to the T on the bottom of the exhaust manifold and the other little hop that ran out of the T to the thermostat housing. It eventually occurred to me that I had installed the pump upside down. I decided to permanently remove the hard line and replace it with all hose, and since I had the thermostat housing apart, I replaced the thermostat too at a cost of $104. I also replaced the hose barb on the pump with one a little more substantial since I had it off again.
Once everything was reassembled with new hose clamps. I fired her up and everything seemed well. There was tiny bit of water at the bottom of the thermostat housing, but I think it will dry up. At the very leaf I'll keep an eye on it. I again pumped the water out of the engine pan, and Insolita is again running smoothly.


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Six more alleged victims come forward with accusations of sexual assault against West Texas doctor
Six more people have come forward describing similar experiences of alleged sexual assault at the hands of a West Texas doctor who was indicted earlier this month on a felony sexual assault charge, according to court and police officials.
Texas Medical Board records show Dr. Mohsin Syed's medical license was suspended on June 15 after being arrested in Midland on June 1.
The website states the accusation of sexual assault stemmed from a December 2016 incident where Syed allegedly sexually assaulted a patient during an office visit.
RELATED: Witnesses: Burning man jumped from bridge near Morgan's Wonderland
Earlier this week, Syed had a hearing with the Midland County District Attorney's Office asking for his passport to be reinstated after being withheld by the court following his arrest, said district attorney Laura Nodolf.
She said Syed, who is originally from Pakistan, wanted to go visit his mother in Canada for her 75th birthday. But the court denied his request after more victims came forward with accusations.
CBS7 reported that an indictment issued against Syed stated he used his finger to sexually assault a woman during an office visit.
RELATED: Third teen arrested in shooting death of New Braunfels 17-year-old
Midland police and city of Midland spokeswoman Sara Bustilloz said in an interview with mySA.com that Syed was one of several developers who were trying to establish a piano bar in the Midland area. Following his arrest, the city pulled further actions for the bar from their agenda.
Since more victims have allegedly come forward with accusations of behavior similar to the initial case, Bustilloz said anyone with information regarding alleged misconduct by Syed should reach out to the Midland Police Department at 432-685-7108 and ask for Det. Alonzo.
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Ever luminous Emma knows a thing or two about magic and er... skin care. And when she isn't campaigning for gender equality, correcting fellow wizards on their spell pronunciation ("It's 'Wingardium Levi-oh-saa', not 'Levio-saaaaa'") and speaking eloquently on a spectrum of humanitarian concerns, you might just find her taking time out to indulge her easily-upset complexion with MV Organic Skincare's collection of soothing (and heavenly scented) potions.
"{MV Organic Skincare} is the best range I've found: it smells incredible and it's not packed with hundreds of nasty chemicals. I can't live without it," says Emma, who frequently turns to their gorgeous, all-natural range to help soothe her complexion and keep her skin flawless.
In an interview with beauty bible Into the Gloss, she revealed that she switches up her moisturisers depending on the issues she's attempting to address. "I use the {Rose Plus Booster} a lot and also their {Rose Soothing and Protective Moisturiser}. If my skin is feeling a bit sun-damaged or congested, I like their {9 Oil Cleansing Tonic}" said Emma, who also trusts their {Pure Jojoba Oil} to help correct any imbalance.
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The Power of Education
Education for All, Development, Globalisation and UNESCO
Part of the Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects book series (EDAP, volume 27)
Part of the Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects book series (EDAP, volume 27)
This book is about the power of education: the kind of education that simultaneously improves the quality of life both of individuals and the wider society. It explains why education must be viewed as a basic human right, as a value in and of itself, and reviews the evidence on how education builds the human resources that individuals and nations need to be productive, to continue to learn, to solve problems, to be creative, and to live together and with nature in peace and harmony. When nations ensure that such an education is accessible to all throughout their lives, education becomes the engine of sustainable development – economic, social, moral and cultural. The book is unique in that it covers the development of education at all levels in all countries of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, using the latest international data bases, while blending in analyses of both quantitate and qualitative research.


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New Hampton, Iowa – The Relay for Life is teaming up with the Classic Car Night for an event in downtown New Hampton tonight. Jason Speltz of the New Horizons Chamber says the event will take place close to where the event was held last year.
The event will start at 5 pm and will end at 9 pm.


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Junior Jamir Coleman scored a career-high 20 points for the Central Connecticut men's basketball team, but it was not enought at Providence in an 87-63 setback on Sunday. Senior Tyler Kohl chipped in with 18 points and eight rebounds for the Blue Devils. CCSU slips to 5-6 on the season overall.
The Blue Devils are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 22, when they travel to Maine for a 1:00 p.m. contest.
Coleman and Kohl were the only Blue Devils in double-figures. Junior Joe Hugley added seven points. Central shot 24-of-58 (.414) overall and was 6-of-15 (.400) from three-point range.
Central opened the scoring a layup by senior Deion Bute, but Providence would respond by hitting three straight shots as part of a 9-0 run. A layup by Maliek White would make it 9-2 with 15:49 to play in the opening period.
CCSU would go over four minutes without a field goal before senior Tyler Kohl sparked a quick 7-0 run. A three-pointer by Jamir Coleman would tie the game at 11-11 with 14:08 to go in the half. PC came back by hitting six straight shots and would lead 24-15 after a layup by Maliek White.
The Friars would extend their lead, hitting three straight field goals, after a three-pointer by Alpha Diallo made it 33-20 with 7:22 to go in the half. PC would extend the run to 15-3, including nine straight to cap it off. Isaiah Jackson would hit a pair of foul shots to make it 39-20 with 6:06 to go in the half.
Freshman Ian Krishnan would hit a three-pointer to end the run and spark a stretch of CCSU hitting four straight field goals, but the Friars would stay hot from the floor and converted five straight shots. A three-point play by Diallo with 3:48 to go in the period made it 43-27.
Central would close the period by scoring the last five points of the half. Junior Jamir Coleman had a layup in the lane and that was followed by a Kohl foul shot. Junior Joe Hugley made a slashing layup with 1:09 left in the period to make it 46-32 at the intermission.
CCSU would shoot 12-of-31 (.387) in the opening half, including just 3-of-11 (.273) from the arc. The Friars were 17-of-30 (.567) from the field and hit 4-of-12 (.333) from three-point range.
Central opened the second half with a jumper in the lane by Coleman, but PC would respond with an 11-0 run, holding CCSU scoreless for almost four minutes. A three-pointer by White would push the Friars lead to 57-34 with 16:35 to play.
Coleman would score CCSU's first nine points of the second half, but a three-plus minute scoring drought allowed the Friars to extend their lead. A three-pointer by Isaiah Jackson would push the PC lead to 65-41.
Providence would push its lead to 75-47 with 6:13 to play. Central would get no closer than 83-63 after a three-pointer by freshman Will Ellis with 1:43 to play.
White led four Friars in double-figures with 18 points. PC shot 30-of-59 (.508) as a team and was 11-of-23 (.478) from three-point range.
Central is back in action on Saturday, Dec. 22, when it travels to Maine.


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Invisible Children, a U.S.-based advocacy group, staged a media coup last week with its 30-minute web video about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and his purported crimes against the people of this country. The video has been viewed more than 55 million times on YouTube since going live earlier last week, and #Kony 2012 continues to trend worldwide on Twitter.
The slickly produced video accuses Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army of abducting, mutilating and murdering thousands of Ugandan children who served as foot soldiers and sex slaves in the LRA's rebel forces from the late 1980s, when the group first rose to prominence, to 2006.
After releasing the video on YouTube and Vimeo a little over a week ago, the group aggressively promoted it via its social networks. By enlisting stars like Justin Beiber and Rihanna to "Stop Kony," the message spread like wildfire on Twitter and Facebook over the course of several days. Even Oprah Winfrey got involved by donating over $2 million to group via her Oprah Winfrey Foundation.
But almost as quickly as it gained supporters, the video has also attracted its fair share of detractors. In recent days, many activists, aid workers and Africans have cried foul about the video and the group behind its production. Journalists like Michael Wilkerson argue that the video sacrifices accuracy for impact. While the video supports a simple goal — capture Kony — Wilkerson points out that this alone would not eradicate the problems facing Ugandans, who are still caught in the crosshairs of a war-torn country.
"The film sends the message that Kony is the sole source of evil in this part of the world and simply by sending in $30 for an action kit you've solved this problem," says Africa expert at the Atlantic Council, J. Peter Pham, in a USA Today article.
The video also calls for U.S. military intervention, but fails to acknowledge that the U.S. has been training Ugandan forces for several years. As recent as last October, the Obama administration dispatched 100 U.S. troops to assist the Ugandan military (in an advisory capacity) in its hunt for Kony and his LRA fighters.
But supporters of Invisible Children, like former child abductee Jacob Acaye (who is also featured in the controversial video), are quick to argue that the video raises awareness of a humanitarian crisis that many in the West know little about. Acaye, now 21 and studying law in Kampala, told The Guardian earlier last week that, "Until now, the war that was going on has been a silent war."
The Center for American Progress' Sarah Margon also credits the group's grassroots mobilization efforts for contributing to the passage of the 2009 LRA Disarmament and Northern Ugandan Recovery Act. This piece of legislation provided emergency aid that has been vital to rebuilding Northern Uganda.
Regardless of where you come down on Kony 2012, most media watchers agree that the video's popularity highlights the growing power of web video and social media in shaping public opinion. It has already set new web traffic records, and even garnered a mention from White House spokesman Jay Carney last Thursday during his daily briefing.


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Today's question:
Do you ever listen to book-related podcasts?
If so, which ones and why? (Include the URLs for people who aren't familiar with them.)
Or, of course, there's the flip side … did you even know that such a thing existed? (I ask because I know a lot of people who have no idea what a podcast is.)
My answer:
For me this is a lol question. Technology is not my forte. This is an easy one…No to all of the above.
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Me, too. Guess I'll never be a good "techie." I'd rather be reading!
As you know, me too!
Here is my "podcast" post!
I'm just like you, know nothing about these new techie things. My sister and I use to use our computers like a telephone, when she saw me online she would hit the call button and we would visit, but something happened to that and it quit working, so now neither one of us pick up a phone and call one another, go figure.
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The main outcome of the HEADS project is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) supporting a domain specific modeling language and an operational methodology for specification, validation, deployment and evolution of software-intensive services distributed across the future computing continuum. The HEADS IDE allows modeling the behavior of a service in a homogeneous HEADS modeling language while allowing the implementation of the service to be distributed over heterogeneous networks and devices. The HEADS IDE is developed and released as open-source and extensible by a plugin mechanism and a framework to add support for additional platforms. Note that the HEADS IDE does not replace existing popular and widespread IDEs and frameworks, but will provide advanced support for making the necessary glue between all the distributed nodes, components, platforms and communication protocols and leverage a coherent seamless operational support for the largely distributed future computing continuum systems.
HEADS makes HD-Service development affordable and accessible to a wide range of industry domains. The project especially targets SMEs which typically do not have in-house knowledge of all the target platforms they would like to exploit within the future computing continuum. It also targets sectors for which a rapid innovation and release cycle is the key. Moreover, the emergence of the future computing continuum will impact end user requirements and transform business markets, this again require companies to evolve existing products and services to fully exploit this continuum. A main impact of HEADS is through provision of exploitable results to perform these tasks in an efficient and cost effective way.
Check out HEADS "Big Picture" in the following link: http://heads-project.eu/approach
Significant results
Use cases, implementation and validation
- Finalized industrial use-cases.
- Provided consolidated use case implementation applying and evaluating HEADS technologies.
Languages, models and tools for engineering HD-services
- Framework to test the consistency of the different HEADS compilers (and each individual compiler). Additional test have been added to the suite. Java compiler and JavaScript compiler now passes 100% of the tests. C compiler now passes 97% of the tests.
- Architecture for the HEADS code generation framework and implementation of a set of compilers:
- JavaScript, with extensions targeting HEADS models@runtime platform, and NodeRED (work in progress)
- Java, with extension targeting HEADS models@runtime platform
- C (work in progress), with extensions targeting Linux, Arduino and ROS
- UML, with automatic export of UML statecharts and component diagrams
- Extension of the HEADS modelling language to support
- Complex-Event Processing constructs, which simplifies the implementation of HD-services by automating some analysis
- Advanced communication pattern, which simplifies the implementation of HD-services by automating some communication patterns which requires more that the default asynchronous fire-and-forget message passing semantics.
- Organization of internal tutorials for "Use cases, requirements and validation" activities (and other partners) to get started with modeling languages and code-generation framework under "Languages, models and tools for engineering HD-services" activities.
Resource-constrained devices and networks
- Framework adaption has been made for three device groups; Tiny devices with little memory (<4k RAM) and no OS, Small devices with limited memory (<64k RAM) and dedicated OS and Large devices capable of running a general OS.
- Adaptations for all device groups are available with full HEADS code generator support except for CEP that is only supported for Large devices.
- Tailored code generator based on C and embedded C++ has been tested for Tiny and Small devices like AVR (ATMEL), MSP (Texas Instuments) and ARM cortex-M3 integrated using uC/OS-II and uC/OS-III.
- Standard generators (C, JS, Java) has been tested for Large devices like Arduino Yun, Raspberry PI, Intel Edison, Mediatek, CubieBoard, CubieTruck, BeagleBone, Ordoid, 96Boards, Android, IOS.
- Network plugins with serializers for inter-processor communication are tested for MQTT, Websockets, HTTP, UDP, BLE, GSM, UART, ZWAVE, IR.
- Plugins for intra processor communication are tested for I2C, Timers and uC/OS message passing.
- All targets are connected to the HEADS models@runtime platform directly or through proxy modules.
Cloud-based platforms for testing and data management
- Docker container management from Kevoree
- code generator testing framework using novelty search techniques
- New Kevoree version to support heterogeneity within the same systems
- Javasript platform to support Intel Edison devices.
- First version of CEP recommender tool is available for simple CEP logic
- CEP recommender tool integrated as Eclipse plugin into HEADS IDE
- Views added to CEP recommender tool for nodes, operations, and recommendations
Methodology and tool integration
- Final release of HEADS IDE methodology
- Seamless integration to HEADS IDE
- New methodology based on JavaScript, TypeScript and Sintef Board Node to formalizes guidelines and best practices for the infrastructure experts
Technical Work
The work carried in the technical work packages has focused on defining a common HEADS big picture which integrates the HEADS technical contributions into a common framework. The following figure presents the HEADS IDE components together with the main HEADS actors. The HEADS IDE includes two main parts: the design time tools in the top part of the figure and the runtime tools on the bottom part of the figure.
HEADS IDE Big Picture
The HEADS design time tools are integrated using the Eclipse platform and are based on the ThingML languages and tools developed by SINTEF.
The HEADS runtime is not dependent on any middleware or runtime platform but uses models@runtime technique to deploy and monitor the execution of an HD-Service on top of a heterogeneous and distributed infrastructure. The HEADS deployment and runtime tools are based on the Kevoree model@runtime platform developed by INRIA.
The HEADS IDE is meant to be used by the HD-Service developer and the HD-Service operator in order to create, deploy, monitor and evolve HD-Services. The distinction between the service developer and operator is that the developer is mainly concerned with the HEADS design time tools (based on ThingML) and the operator is mainly concerned with the HEADS runtime tools (based on Kevoree).
In addition, the HEADS IDE is meant to be extended by platform experts. The HEADS IDE is built as an open-source framework which has a set of extension points to support new platforms and communication channels. At this point, we have identified four extension points which are represented by yellow stars with numbers in previous figure. Each of these extension points allows supporting different aspects of a particular target platform. HEADS is focusing on how these extension points can be used to support resource-constrained devices and networks and at the same time extensions to support cloud based platforms.
Latest News
Final HEADS project results on the future computing continuum!Jun 28
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Tellu participating at Vitalis 2017May 02
Tellu participated at Vitalis 2017 in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 25th-27th of April 2017.
TelluCloud innovation developed in the HEADS project at EC's stand in CEBIT 2017Mar 20
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Until now, there are various types of accessories that girls use to complement their appearance. Starting from necklaces, bags, watches, belts, bandanas, to other accessories. Well, the trend that is developing now is a long earrings accessory. Or the so-called drop earring is loved by the girls.
Drop earring is a long earring that hangs from ear to almost touching the shoulder. These accessories do not just give statements because of the size of the eye-catching. But it also gives a new nuance when dangling just above the shoulder. Until now, long ear trends have a variety of unique and interesting ornaments such as beads, metal, plastic to ceramics.
Well, if you want to appear contemporary with the use of long earrings, it's good to follow the following tricks:
Know Your Face Form
Before using long earrings, you should first identify the shape of your face. If you have a round face shape, avoid using long earrings with one eye or heavy pendulum. Because it will give the impression your face is getting around. Wear a long pendulum with no pendulum that will show the impression of the neck level. Another case if the shape of your face oval, would be easier to mix and match long earrings with any detail.
No need to Wear a Necklace
Given the long earrings, you wear is enough to give a statement in your appearance. Then you do not need to bother wearing other accessories, especially necklaces. Especially if the clothes you wear is patterned or full of accents. Simply wear long earrings that match with the clothes. Hairstyles to better emphasize the statement of the long earrings.
Choose a Simple Pendulum
You must be smart to choose drop earring to impress your look elegant, not excessive. For example, if you want to wear a super long earring to hang over your shoulders. Should choose a pendulum that is simple and not too big, or even without pendulum at all.
Wear Sparkling Color Earrings
To impress the feminine and glamorous look, wear long earrings with metallic colors like gold and silver. In order to look contrast, you can wear a dress or kebaya with neutral colors harmonious with the earrings. If you're confident enough with a low-cut, low-waisted, high-gloss earrings can add a graceful look to your appearance.
Wear a Lightweight Earring Drop
Long earning is not only suitable to complement the formal look or party. You who want a casual style can also. However, the election can not arbitrarily. Use lightweight earrings or long earrings with tassel accents. There are many tassel long earring models on the market. Starting from the plain, glossy pendulum at the edges, to the piles of colorful.
Wear Colorful Colorful Earrings Accessories
No need to hesitate to wear long nuanced pop earrings with refreshing colors. The key, wear a dress with a neutral color because, in essence, you will make this long earring as his statement. For the hairdo, it would be better if you pony or dribble it up. It's so as not to block the eye to focus on your attractive earring drop.


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And now, it's time for another installment of: Bad Product Placement Theater!
On tonight's episode: Leonard Part 6 Starring Bill Cosby, Joe Don Baker, and Coca-Cola as "Coke."
So much care for the product placement; so little care for the screenplay. And now if you'll excuse me, I need to go get some soft drinks and spandex.
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Shaping future production systems to breed success
It is undeniable – the rules that govern the global economy are changing. Shortened product cycles, networked production sequences, volatile markets and scarcity of resources – these are only a few examples of the parameters that will shape the new market economy.
To ensure that our company flourishes in this new environment and to take advantage of the associated opportunities in a profitable and sustainable manner, it is essential that we use the success factors of tomorrow's highly-automated production landscapes as the basis of our decision-making.


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Holi Moli!
After walking thru the area where they were "playing Holi"
Holi, Festival of Spring and of Colours is here. It seems to be the most secular of the Hindu festivals and is all about drenching your friends (and strangers!) in color and water. It, apparently, isn't celebrated in the South as much as in the North, but Bangalore is the exception. Our apartment put on a festival with a dinner and concert Tuesday night and colour play and lunch on Wednesday. We listened to the concert, and had tickets for lunch. On the way to lunch Tim and I got waylaid (see pics). We let the kids join in when they got home from school (5pm). Pictures below:
Boats, Trains, and Automobiles
Kekai as captain
After the Fulbright conference we traveled down the coast by bus, boat, and train until we reached the southern-most tip of India. A very holy as well as a pretty-darn-cool place-to-have-been. You can see three oceans come together and watch the sun rise in the Bay of Bengal, travel over the Indian Ocean, and set in the Arabian Sea. Cool.
More headline news
Today's News
There's not a day that passes that I'm not flabbergasted by at least one news article. Here's a selection of news from today's main section of the paper:
World Sparrow Day
Male house sparrow in Gujarat
So, talk about crazy things. In Hawaii, where there are no native sparrows, they are common species and considered a pest by some. Here in India, where the House Sparrow is native, the birds are on the decline and are rarely seen in urban areas (Delhi has adopted it as the State Bird due to concerns over it's decline). Today, 20 March, is World Sparrow Day, dedicated to saving sparrows in their native range.
Indian sparrow info
Info on decline of similar birds in England
See my fieldsites!
MM Hills villages; purple = high elevation (1,000+m), cyan = low (400m)
I've been working on visualizing the sites I worked in. Didn't think to get my GIS site license updated before leaving so that left me in a bit of a quandary. Especially when it came to finding the underlying data files for the GPS locations. But I finally figured out how to find elevation data and more. Here's a look at my sites (each point labeled with the village it is in) color-coded for elevation. Turns out the villages weren't at the elevations I thought they would be when I started the study (will be analyzing data a little differently now) but, that's why you collect data. The cyan sites labeled "forest" are the areas where they take cattle to graze for much of the year.
If you have Google Earth on your computer and you want to look at the sites with a little more detail, open this file:
Fulbright Conference
Kalani & Tim taking the boat to our hotel room
Last month was the South & Central Asia Fulbright conference. It was pretty cool -- a week at a swank hotel in Kerala getting to hear about a lot of cool projects.
I got enough data analyzed ahead of time to be able to say something semi-intelligent for my talk, and my talk was on the first full day which meant I could be relaxed and just listen to what everyone else was saying the rest of the time.
View from the back of a bike
Yesterday while riding pillion in the heavy traffic of Bellary Road on my way to ATREE I saw what looked like a Christmas tree made of flowers rising above the traffic. As we drew closer to the apparition, I decided that it looked more like a woman in a bustle (but made of flowers) with a long, thin top, a ballooning butt and a small taper at the bottom. It was held on a stout (~5cm) bamboo pole, and fluttering above an autorickshaw. Rising about 2m from the other side of the auto were longer, thinner bamboo poles that were leaning out precariously over traffic.
Gujarat? Why not?
No making fun of the asses
(you can tell how busy it's been the last few months -- I'm finally posting December travel (21-28) in March)
When Tim's folks made their plans to visit we were excited to have the opportunity to visit north India. Unfortunately, they were unable to fly out until after Christmas so it meant that most of the boys' winter break occurred before they arrived. We thought about hanging out in Bangalore and flying to Delhi on 28 December, but that many free-days in the city sounded painful so we pulled out a map and a guidebook and decided to travel part-way to Delhi in the week of vacation before they arrived. After looking at lots of options, the boys decided that the coolest thing to do would be to travel to Gujarat and see the wild ass sanctuary (I'm not sure whether to be a proud ecologist-mother whose children chose a wildlife sanctuary over all other forms of entertainment, or to roll my eyes because I know that they really just wanted to get to say "asses" over and over). So, the day after Kalani's train rolled in from the 35 hour trip back from Delhi we hopped on a plane bound for Ahmedabad.
Kavitha's Birthday
Feb 9 was Kavitha's 33rd birthday so we got her a cake. It turns out it was her first birthday celebration and her first cake. I'm really glad we did it.
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Volume 18, Issue 1 (2007) Bolivia's Uncertain FutureEdited by former LACC Director, Eduardo Gamarra, this issue asked prominent Bolivian journalists and social scientists to critically analyze the first year and a half of Evo Morales' government. Popularly elected in December 2005, Morales promised to conduct a revolution in democracy. In this collection of essays, the objective is to show a different view than the image of Morales as the Bolivian Nelson Mandela who freed his indigenous brethren from repression. The essays gathered here tell the story about how Bolivia's first indigenous president has attempted to change Bolivia. These essays show that Morales' first 18 months in office have been filled with promise, controversy, and conflict.
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Suicide bomber kills 3 outside Afghan cricket stadium
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) A suicide bomber struck outside a cricket stadium during a match in Afghanistan's capital Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding 12 others, officials said.
Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid said hundreds of people were inside watching a match when the bomber struck outside the gates where security guards were searching people.
Health Ministry official Mohammad Salim Rasouli confirmed the death toll and said at least 12 people, including two children, were wounded.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mohammad Hassan said he was 50 meters (yards) away when the bomber struck. ''There was blood and chaos everywhere,'' he said.
The stadium was packed with people watching the Shpageeza Cricket League 2017, Afghanistan's annual domestic T20 Tournament.
The Tournament, which features six teams, started on Sep. 11 and runs through Sept. 22. All the teams have foreign players, mainly from Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
The match was on a break while the attack happened, but resumed without delay.
Both the Taliban and an Islamic State affiliate have carried out previous attacks in Kabul.
On Aug. 29, a suicide bombing in a busy commercial area in Kabul, not far from the U.S. Embassy, killed at least five people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for that attack.
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, a bomb blast in the eastern city of Jalalabad killed at least one person and wounded nine others, according to Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor. No one claimed the attack.


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Swimming Pools and What They Should Consist of
A good swimming pool are a good investment to regular swimmers. They should be maintained in good condition to reduce instances of contacting diseases. Swimming as an activity contributes to the overall well-being of an individual thus the need to have this facility is heightened. The users input in the positioning of the swimming pool will determine whether it will be above ground or in the ground. There is a lot that can be done in terms of maintaining a certain temperature that favor the users of a particular commercial swimming pool. This can be argued depending on the circumstances as others prefer cold water.
The pool needs to be maintained in a hygienic state. There is a lot that comes to mind in relation to cleaning practices and exchanging the water often. Measures like having hot showers in place will reduce the elements that would dirty the water as people could take a bath before they get into the pool. Strong warnings can be used to stop people who participate in monkey business like peeing in water . The treatment of water using chlorine and more recent methods that have come up is key. It helps reduce chances of acquiring ailments due to exposure to dirt and other harmful elements.
The lanes that swimmers should use when swimming to and fro should be clearly indicated. It will serve to lessen the incidences of unplanned encounters in water. Even with the advancement of materials that are used as the floor of swimming pools vinyl still remains a popular choice. The length should be up to twenty five meters of length to suit users who might have better experience than others. In the event of an emergency a life guard is required to always be available to take care of this situations.
Why People Think Resources Are A Good Idea
A swimming pool needs to be equipped with parts that can serve various functions. The presence of drains indicates proper drainage systems. The water needs to be rid of any effluents and recycled if there is a system to support this function in place. The pump is necessary in the pool to help identify what needs to be gotten rid of and a filter helps clean the water. The heater serves to maintain the temperature levels to the rate that they are required. Taps are necessary to introduce fresh water and a chemical disposal system to add the required amount of chemicals into the water to make it safe for use.
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The benefits of swimming cannot be under-estimated. The presence of a pool makes this goal possible to many individuals.


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Participants in the convening ended the final day by declaring their commitment to take at least one action to promote change in their sphere of healthcare. You can view these commitments below. If you would like to contact a specific person about their commitment, you may send a message through the "Contact this Person" feature on the website.


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Perfect for a summertime side, this simple recipe is a southern twist on a french classic. With no custard or cream added, the taste of the tomatoes, garlic and cheese really compliment each other well.
How to Make It
Press refrigerated piecrust on bottom and up sides of a square 9-inch tart pan. Bake at 450° for 9 minutes or until piecrust is lightly browned; set aside.
Cut off pointed end of garlic bulb; place garlic on a piece of aluminum foil, and drizzle with olive oil. Fold foil to seal.
Bake garlic at 425° for 30 minutes; cool. Squeeze pulp from garlic cloves into bottom of baked piecrust.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup fontina cheese over the garlic.
Slice tomatoes, and sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper. Place on folded paper towels, and let stand 10 minutes. Arrange tomato slices over shredded cheese. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
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Last week my wife and I went shopping as some of our favorite places – second hand stores. I was preparing for total knee replacement and I needed some durable medical supplies (canes, walkers, ice packs, etc.)
The store we visited is called Kathleen's Kornor. As you can imagine Kathleen is the owner and a friend. She is on West market Street in Akron, what is referred to as the Highland Square Area.
While visiting, the internet went down and Kathleen could not take credit cards.
This individual wanted to buy a roll of shelving paper and had no cash. He wanted to use his card, which could not be processed because of the internet problems.
I offer to pay cash and only ask that he pay it forward. He actually refused.
Not wanting Kathleen to lose the sales, I gave Kathleen the money. He offered to reimburse me $1.
As I walked out the store I simply asked him to pay it forward.
As I walked out the door I wondered why he resisted our simply request.
This got me thinking about all the times I refused help because of pride, time, embarrassment and other strange things we humans sometime do to ourselves.
So now I have a request I would like you to pay it forward. My Coauthor Dr. Tony Alessandra if offering a DISC assessment at no charge ($79 value). Here are the details. You can receive some great information and help someone at the same time.
To Your Success,
Ron Finklestein


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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: Staff (01/31/13)
TITLE: Your Rod | Previous Challenge Entry
By Jack Taylor
Merilee noticed the smile within the first three days. At first she wondered if it was the way the sun was filtering in through the stained glass window. After a week of careful observation she was convinced it wasn't the lighting. The movement of lips was deliberate. As a new supervisor, she was determined to understand her charges.
The silver haired woman, slumped in her wheelchair, seemed incapable of response and yet this was clearly response. Her chin rested firmly on her collar bone as if bolted in place. One visiting pre-schooler had tugged at his father's pant legs, pointed in her direction, and asked rather loudly, "daddy, is she dead?"
The lips showed she wasn't. Merilee began to look for patterns.
It wasn't the sound of the dinner chimes. The parade of wheeled chariots pushed toward the dining room didn't have any effect whatsoever. The eyes remained glued shut and the small stream of drool trickled steadily down between the fine chin hairs to the cleft where it found momentum down her neck until it was absorbed in the pale blue cotton bib. The spoonfulls of pureed mush changed nothing.
It wasn't the weekly trips to the hairdresser, the massage therapist, or the piano player. It wasn't the endless parade of television programming that flickered on and on.
The supervisor began to feel like a stalker as she paced herself to repeatedly cross paths with the stationary convalescent. She had done her research. The woman had been admitted with Lewy body dementia as an official diagnosis after a doctor had overdosed her with Respiradol following knee replacement surgery. The woman's husband insisted she was completely fine before the rehab therapy.
The husband was there hour after hour singing her hymns, reading scriptures, and sharing memories. It was clear, from the twitching of her eyebrows, that these things reached deep inside the woman, but the small services didn't cause the smile.
Then she noticed Rod, the custodian.
Every day, three times a day, he punched in the code and shuffled his way into her secure unit. He checked the lights, the garbage, the door handles and the wheels on each chair. As he reached the comatose woman he rubbed his finger along her cheek and whispered something in her ear. And there it was. The lip movement.
For the next week she paid attention every time Rod walked through the door. And sure enough. Every time. It worked.
But then she noticed that when two of her care aids also bent close the lips moved.
She decided to confront the three.
It was a Tuesday afternoon. The rain was streaming down the windows outside. There wasn't a reason within a mile to smile. Merilee leaned her right shoulder against the wall and casually watched the security door swing open. It was Rod.
The supervisor had deliberately placed several of the seniors in their wheelchairs within a few strides of the entrance. Rod walked directly up to the intended resident and touched her cheek and whispered in her ear on his way to checking her wheels. And sure enough, the smile.
When Rod reached her at the end of the hall, Merilee pointed him toward the first of the three vacant chairs sitting opposite her desk. He spent the time checking the thermostat and the air conditioning unit that lay abandoned in the corner.
The care aids came together and both took turns hovering over the resident. They too brought smiles before heading in her direction. The pair took the indicated chairs without question.
"What's up with Mrs. Emery? How do you get her to smile?"
The trio exchanged sheepish grins and finally Carlos spoke up.
"It's a thing we've had going from when she was still able to talk."
"Keep talking," prompted Merilee.
Samson continued the confession. "When Mrs. Emery first came in she would love to quote Psalm 23 over and over. One day Rod heard her and said, 'hey, I'm your Rod!' We were standing there and we stepped in and said 'and we're your staff."
"So, she laughed. She had just quoted out loud 'Your Rod and your staff, they comfort me!'"
"And, now every time we pass her we bend over and tell her that her Rod and staff are here to comfort her. It makes her smile."
"Do you think she really remembers?"
"She smiles doesn't she?"
"You're going out of your way."
"We're just comforting family."
"Just keep her smiling."
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Welcome to Episode 42 of Back of the Class, Fuse's hip-hop and pop culture podcast. Every week, we—Juan Cadavid, Esteban Serrano and Zach Dionne—hit the latest in rap music, movies, TV, comics, sports and whatever's popping within the realms of our eclectic tastes. To close out, we tell you what records we'll be spinning over the weekend.
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With Juan out this week, we riff on:
–Rae Sremmurd's Gucci Mane–featuring "Black Beatles" hitting No. 1 on the Top 100 and providing the backbone for the hella popular Mannequin Challenge.
–Hamilton creator/songwriter/original star Lin-Manuel Miranda revealing he was bullied by rapper Immortal Technique in high school
–Future and Gucci Mane's intensely underwhelming EP Free Bricks 2 (Zone 6 Edition)
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Many of us who have traveled the recovery road have found ourselves saddled with all manner of diagnosis from well-meaning doctors and therapists that were not experts in addiction. This experience has lead us to the belief that all practitioners involved in your care ought to be experts not only in mental health but in addiction.
Real honesty and care has been absent from many of our relationships and learning to have real friendships is an important part of starting a lifetime of recovery.
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Canadian Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould opened the 15th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York on Monday with a special statement on Canada's relationship with Indigenous Peoples, touching on the Indian Act, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, reconciliation, and the need for free, prior and informed consent.
Read her full speech below:
Special Statement at the Opening Ceremonies of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 15th Session
Chief Hill, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Permanent Forum, esteemed representatives of the United Nations, UN Permanent Forum delegates.
I acknowledge our Indigenous hosts and thank them for the welcome onto their ancestral lands.
Simply put, we need to move beyond the system of imposed governance.
My traditional name is Puglaas. I come from the Musgamagw Tsawatineuk and Laich-Kwil-Tach people from the westcoast of Canada. I am part of the Eagle clan and my father, Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla, is our hereditary chief.
I would like to thank you for inviting me to be part of the opening of the 15th session of the Permanent Forum and I am pleased to bring you greetings from our Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau.
Today I stand before you as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada – an appointment that speaks volumes to how far our country has come but also how far we intend to go.
I am also honoured to be among a record number of Indigenous Members of Parliament elected last October. I believe that this represents a real change from the time when most Indigenous people were actively discouraged from participating fully in society. This past election saw Indigenous peoples vote in record numbers.
Further, I am extremely proud to be part of a government whose leader has made a solemn commitment to fundamental change… with a vision for true reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
To this end, our Prime Minister has tasked all of his Ministers to work towards rebuilding the relationship, which is set out in each of our public mandate letters – letters that state, and I quote: "No relationship is more important to me and to Canada than the one with Indigenous peoples. It is time for a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership."
That said, this is perhaps, the most challenging area of public policy our Government's priorities seek to address – but this work is necessary and long overdue. We must complete the unfinished business of Confederation. Rebuilding the Nation-to-Nation relationship and achieving reconciliation lies at the heart of a strong Canada.
We need to find long-term solutions to decades old problems as we seek to deconstruct our colonial legacy. Important to this work will be implementing the Calls to Action set out in the recent report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which considered the legacy of the Indian Residential schools.
One of the significant challenges to this work is that although strengthening the nation-to-nation relationship is the goal, practically speaking the administration of Indigenous affairs in Canada is not organized around Indigenous Nations. For the most part, it is organized around an imposed system of governance. With respect to Indians this is through "bands", which are creatures of federal statute under the Indian Act. The Indian Act being the antithesis of self-government as an expression of self-determination.
Simply put, we need to move beyond the system of imposed governance.
And I am confident that we have the legal tools to do so. That for Indian, Inuit and Metis peoples we can and will breathe life into section 35 of Canada's Constitution, which recognizes and affirms existing Aboriginal and treaty rights, by embracing the principles or minimum standards articulated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples and guided by the dozens of court decisions that provide instruction. My colleague and friend, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, will be making a statement tomorrow about the Declaration.
The challenge moving forward, I submit, is not to fight battles already won, but rather to translate these hard fought for rights into practical and meaningful benefits on the ground in our communities.
But as any person who has worked in Indigenous communities in Canada knows, it is not easy to decolonize – it is not easy to throw off the shackles of 140 years of the Indian Act system, as an example. Indigenous communities are clearly in a period of transition – of Nation building and rebuilding. Our job as the Government of Canada is to support this transition.
I say let us make this the century of the world's Indigenous peoples, one where Indigenous peoples, no matter where they live, deconstruct their colonial legacy and rebuild their communities.
Tied to the fundamental work of Nation rebuilding and implementing the UNDRIP, one of the biggest legal questions we need to unpack is how to implement the concept of "free, prior and informed consent."
The Declaration recognizes that Indigenous peoples have both individual and collective rights. Participation in real decision-making is at the heart of the Declaration's concept of free, prior and informed consent – that Indigenous peoples must be able to participate in making decisions that affect their lives.
There are many facets to the question, differing perspectives, and a number of options. All require a new nation-to-nation relationship – reflected in our unique Constitutional requirements.
So how do we move forward? As the late Nelson Mandela taught us – beyond the necessary truth telling and healing, reconciliation requires laws to change and policies to be rewritten. We intend to do so in full partnership.
There is a need for a national action plan in Canada, something our government has been referring to as a Reconciliation Framework.
In accordance with the Reconciliation Framework, we need more effective and clear ways of recognizing Indigenous Nations and for providing supports in the transition for those Nations that are ready, willing, and able to move beyond the status quo. At the same time, we need to ensure that communities continue to receive necessary programs and services during the period of transition. This work also necessarily includes developing a new fiscal relationship with Indigenous governments.
And we do not need to re-invent the wheel completely. It is important to understand what has worked and why and to build on the success. There are already many positive steps that have been taken. Within Canada, there are modern treaties and examples of self-government – both comprehensive and sectoral. There are regional and national Indigenous institutions that support Nation rebuilding – for example in land management and financial administration.
The time is right for meaningful and systemic change, to respect and acknowledge the place of Indigenous Nations.
Legitimate and strong Indigenous Nations are, and will increasingly, change the way Canada is governed and for the better. There is room in our country for different legal traditions and ways of governing. An approach that respects diversity and supports the social and economic advancement of Indigenous peoples as part of our evolving system of cooperative federalism and multi-level governance.
For this vision to be realized, Indigenous peoples need to be empowered to take back control of their own lives in partnership and with the full support of all Canadians. For change to occur, communities must go through their own processes of empowerment and local transformation, through healing, rebuilding and capacity development. In doing so, we can continue to make real progress.
And this is not just true for Indigenous peoples in Canada. There are common challenges and opportunities for Indigenous Nations no matter where they exist in the world. And that is why the UN Permanent Forum is such an important mechanism. The bringing together of States and Indigenous peoples to address issues of fundamental importance over the past 15 years has made an immense impact with respect to the recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples.
There have been two official international decades of the world's Indigenous peoples. I say let us make this the century of the world's Indigenous peoples, one where Indigenous peoples, no matter where they live, deconstruct their colonial legacy and rebuild their communities. Let us make it a century where Nation States and Indigenous peoples work in partnership towards true reconciliation that supports strong and healthy Indigenous peoples that are in charge of and in control of their own destinies. This, my friends, is our objective. Where the UNDRIP and the work of this place is a means to an end and not the end in itself…The end being an improved quality of life for Indigenous peoples with practicing and thriving cultures.
I wish you all the best in your deliberations.
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Police in the UK are looking for a suspect in a random attack who is believed to have an Irish accent.
The Metropolitan Police have released CCTV images of the man, who is wanted for questioning in connection with an unprovoked assault on a 26-year-old man in Kensal Green, north west London on May 18.
The victim was waiting for a taxi outside Paradise Pub on Kilburn Lane in the area that evening when he was punched in the face by a stranger.
The blow knocked him unconscious and left the man with a broken jaw.
The suspect in the case has been described at 5' 10" with a 'proportionate' build, age 20 to 25, with short brown hair grown longer at the top and clipped at the sides.
He was wearing a dark coloured t-shirt and beige shorts and it is said he was speaking with an Irish accent.
Anyone with information about the attack should call contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or the Met Police in the UK and ask for PC Johan Escobar.


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