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When the US music channel MTV launched in 1981, it did so with a bang. Its edgy and irreverent style immediately won it the ear of young adults. 1981 was notable for another reason: HIV/AIDS officially hit epidemic levels in the US. True to its counter-establishment roots, MTV didn't duck away from the issue.
One of the cable channel's earliest in-depth reports covered the subject, which was then clouded in myth and misinformation. Later, it would break new ground by casting an HIV-positive cast member in one of its hit TV series. Today, it continues to campaign on the issue through its Staying Alive Foundation. Among its more memorable (and more graphic) public service announcements are the MTV Shot and MTV Dolls spots.
The campaign has won huge plaudits over the years. And rightly so, says Giles Gibbons, chief executive of the brand communications firm Good Business. For starters, it does what government-funded health advertising can rarely do: it connects with young people in a way they understand. "Teenagers don't listen to health messages," says Gibbons. "They listen to their mates and they just care that their mates like them and think they're cool." Brands, the deciders of cool in many cases, are uniquely placed to deliver such plugged-in messaging.
The MTV example works so well because the taboo in question fits so neatly with the brand. Indeed, Gibbons goes as far to say that the innovative music channel partly forged its unique image by "directly tackling a social taboo". Gillette is doing something similar at present, he says. The razor brand, which is owned by US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, ran a TV campaign in India earlier this year calling on men to "stand up for women". The ad, which drew heavily on Gillette's connection with its male consumer base, came in the wake of a high-profile gang rape in Delhi.
Marketers and social advocacy campaigners are growing increasingly interested in the role that global brands could play in addressing entrenched cultural taboos. The list of examples still remains short, but it's growing. Take feminine hygiene brand Kotex, for instance, which is taking a proactive stance on curbing teenage pregnancy in South Africa. Or US broadcaster CNN, which is working to highlight the horrors of modern day slavery through its Freedom Project.
It's not just the voice of global brands that reaches parts more conventional voices don't. Their product distribution networks do too, says Elynn Walter, sustainability director at WASH Advocates, a US-based non-profit. Why is that important? Because tackling taboos throws up a host of subsequent practical issues as well. "The knowledge transfer is often good, but the practices or materials are often missing at home," she notes.
AFRIpads, a social enterprise, is striving to confront this shortfall around the issue of menstruation, still a taboo subject in many parts of the world. AFRIpads has linked up with Lunapads, a Canadian manufacturer of reusable menstrual pads, to make and distribute its low-cost, washable pads in Uganda. Lavatory manufacturer American Standard is involved in a similar programme in Bangladesh, where it is distributing an innovative sanitary pan in an attempt to reduce diseases related to open pit latrines.
Taboos are not to be taken lightly. Get it wrong and companies could easily find their brands badly tarnished. Before diving into any campaign, do your research, advises John Drummond, chairman of communications consultancy Corporate Culture. "Brands should begin by listening so they have a deep understanding of what the cultural issues are," he states. That done, then make sure your intervention touches your intended audience at the "point in space and time" of greatest relevance.
He cites the rather noisome example of sewage flooding in the UK. Research by water utility Anglian Water revealed the disposal of "unflushable" sanitary pads as a significant cause of the problem. The utility was able to pinpoint specific neighbourhoods where the practice was most prevalent. Working with local resident groups, Anglian Water instigated a door-to-door programme to raise awareness and provide practical steps to dispose of sanitary waste appropriately. Within six weeks, incidences of flooding had dropped by half in the targeted areas.
Are some cultural taboos just too risky or political to touch? Not really, Drummond argues. That's not to say any brand should take on any taboo issue regardless. Firstly, some taboos might not be taboos at all, but rather culturally relative norms and practices. Even for the real taboos, however, brand alignment is vital. Without that, brands enter dangerous waters. Arguably, that was the United Colors of Benetton's folly. The Italian retailer's early foray into mixed race advertising resonated strongly with its brand. Its depiction of the previous Pope kissing a Muslim cleric, less so.
Either way, a Benetton-style provocative approach may not always be best. People often respond better to subtler messaging when it comes to confronting deep-seated taboos. A softer approach not only avoids riling the public, but a lack of fanfare serves to normalise a taboo subject as well. Take Marvel Comics' decision to quietly introduce a new female Muslim superhero. Or the depiction of a mixed-race family in a recent advert by US for cereal brand Cheerios. Inoffensive as it was, the latter caused an outcry, proving just how deep some cultural prejudices run. All the more reason for bold brands to get out there and start tackling them.
• This article was amended on 6 January 2014 to correct the error that Kotex is a condom brand. Kotex is a feminine hygiene brand.
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New York Fashion Week Comes Alive
New York Fashion Week is in full swing here in the city that never sleeps. Between all the shows, after parties and business meetings, this one week can take a major toll on ones health. We think of the major editors and the bloggers who attend all the shows and spend the whole week living, breathing and (not) eating fashion. But do we consider the grueling schedules the models are living? We caught up with some gorgeous beauties backstage at the Diego Binetti show to give them some natural energy and rejuvenation.
Early morning call times were made easier with Japanese Matcha. We got to see first hand how much effort goes into the preparation for a single show. Between the hair, nails and make up (this show proudly used Obsessive Compulsive which cruelty free and vegan!), these women have long mornings and several shows in a day to stay healthy for. Many models do more than one show in a day for seven days.
The models, the make up artists and hair dressers all felt more energized, awakened and cleansed. Thank you to everyone for being s adventurous and trying this spicy elixir with openness. We enjoyed our time behind the scenes and are grateful to be able to provide a clean, natural, transformational beverage to the fashion world.
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Redistricting Reform is needed now, before the next census in 2020.
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Behind closed doors, incumbent lawmakers draw the borders of voting districts, picking their voting majorities. As a result, many elections are no longer competitive, voters feel that the issues that matter are not addressed, and the partisan gridlock in Harrisburg and Washington gets worse. Politicians, as well as voters, are pawns in a partisan duopoly.
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My son and I went out for the first time today to look for subclassics out in the neighborhood. I know that there's a Toyota Supra and a Volkswagen Fox back in my neighborhood but I decided to save those for later. Today we went searching in the Deaconess area. And it was disappointing. Good subclassics are hard to come by. And I didn't have the courage to get out and take a good series of an individual car so I just got passing snapshots.
What we mainly saw that qualified were small pickups and a few Dodge Aries. But they didn't thrill me. The first reasonable find was this Chevy Nova. This last generation of Nova (actually a Toyota Corolla or Sprinter) ran from 1985-1988 so it qualifies, but blah.
We also saw a Pontiac Fiero, which was a treat, but still not really the "it" I was looking for.
Ready to give up, I headed back towards home but decided to turn down Oakley St thinking that there has got to be something there. There's a used appliance store on the corner of Oakley and Louisiana and used appliance stores and subclassic cars kind of go hand in hand, don't they?
And there it was...
UPDATE: I can't stop looking at this truck. It is beautiful.
Monday, October 6, 2008
The First Neighborhood Search
Posted by paulgubbins at 9:08 AM
Labels: Neighborhood search, nova, pontiac fiero, toyota truck
3 comments:
- Katharine said...
Paul, I am so glad you are blogging. Your point of view is endlessly entertaining, and yet full of truth and beauty.
- October 6, 2008 at 11:23 AM
- paulgubbins said...
I don't if that is an appropriate comment for a car blog. But thank you.
- October 6, 2008 at 2:02 PM
- Katharine said...
Well, trust me, it is. I mean, we tend to take for granted the things that we find familiar. My mom thinks formica tables are "that junk I grew up with." But we know they are ART.
- October 7, 2008 at 9:58 AM
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I did it!
I submitted an entry to the Do Good Get Dirty Campaign. Now, I'll just have to wait and see if I win a trip! There are 2 days left to join so if you want to get your hands dirty for a cause in Puerto Prinsesa, Dumaguete, or Mt. Matutum in Mindanao, visit www.dogoodgetdirty.com and submit an entry!
It's more than just a travel opportunity.
It's the first time I'm seeing a promo and giveaway where the prize includes immersion and volunteering. I'm interested to know how many people join in to travel for a cause.
Whenever our country goes through a disaster like Ondoy or Haiyan, we find loads of people donating relief goods, packing them, and sending them via volunteered trucks to relief areas. We can pat ourselves on the back for that.
But I wonder about the rest of the year.
If you think about it… suffering, poverty, and environmental degradation doesn't end a week, months, even years after a calamity. Every day, there are people and places that need helping hands. Will suffering ever end?
What is it that will get us to step out of our bubble, speak out, and help out? This is a question I ask myself constantly. (And if you have an answer, I'd be happy to read it on the comment box.)
It's so easy to get trapped in a daily routine and our never-ending to-do list.
But the world needs us to look up and see if what we do is making a positive or a negative impact. It really is just one or the other.
My goal is for the tasks on my to-do list to be things that will improve the world and people's lives. I don't want to live any other way.
I'd be interested to see how many others feel the same. How many would see volunteering as an opportunity – a prize and not a hassle? How many others would join a contest for the chance to do good and get dirty?


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He has published 4 chemistry textbooks (including Wiley & Son's best-selling Chemistry: Matter and its Changes, which has been translated into Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese). His most recent book is Symbolic Mathematics for Chemists, an essential guide to using Maxima, a popular open source symbolic mathematics engine to solve problems, build models, analyze data and explore fundamental concepts in chemistry.
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From a purely sociological point of view the way I would normally look at this topic is by doing some sort of survey/data capturing technique on the subject then analyzing it in-depth. However, this article will make many inferences and will contain my opinion, so take it as just that: an opinion article as are most of my articles on here.
2011: Lesbianism, Winning!
Its all around me, and this is fine, absolutely fine, I love gay people as much as I love straight or asexual people. Well, you asexual folks are a little weird; we all know that you sneak strange sexual shit (cottaging, munging, and the like)! Anyhow, why is lesbian, so god damned trendy right now? I will pose some possible theories and then I will try to explain to you what I think while trying not to offend you.
Some of the possibilities include; society is becoming more liberal and therefore being gay is acceptable, there is something in the water or food (assuming any kind of drug or nutrient could effect your sexual orientation), and lastly because popular culture is glamorizing it.
I would love for my first of the assumptions to be correct, but after a quick survey of the hate websites that pop up when you simply type in "Obama," on Google I don't think this to be the case, America is not very liberal at this moment. That leaves us with the water and pop culture theories. I will rule out the water/food theory, because it's dumb and if it was true then being a gay man would be trendy too. So I am going to choose the pop culture theory. This is very sad to me because it's propagated and maintained by, men.
So much for looking at it positively, from an empowerment of women and women rights perspective. It's sad to me for all the true lesbians out there that might be in a relationship with someone who is doing it because it's trendy and when it becomes a thing of the past, hearts will surely be broken. Even though that sucks for all you ladies, what's worse to me is that this is something that was jump started by men! It seems it started to become popular in the early 2000s when girl on girl action in the bars and clubs was the hype. Then by the mid to late 2000s it started to become played. What followed was to take it a step further and to become a lesbian, to show the men just how off limits and untouchable you are, how your shit doesn't stink.
Well wake up, it does. And you are ruining it for all the real lesbians out there (shouts to all my les folks!).
What needs to happen is society needs to become more equal in regards to all gay people. I don't care if you like to fuck men, women, ladyboys, trannys, mannys, grannies, moms, dads or rads. Do it, but don't do something that is propagated by pop culture, and men, in order to look cool. Messing with people's way of life is no joke.
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Hello! I decided to write another post on the Psalms. Someone told me that she likes that I add a song to the Psalms posts, I replied that I generally have a soundtrack playing in my mind when I read a Psalm and so I share them here. I hope you will share your favorite Psalms with me in the comments and also the ones you would like me to feature here on vanessa-samuel.org. I pray that you will see the beauty of God all around you this week and know fullness of joy in His Presence and know that He delights in you!
Psalm 16
A miktam[a] of David.
1 Keep me safe, my God,
for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, 'You are my Lord;
apart from you I have no good thing.'
3 I say of the holy people who are in the land,
'They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.'
4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names on my lips.
5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
you make my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful[b] one see decay.
11 You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
The author actively seeks the Presence of the LORD. He knows that is where his security and safety lie. He knows he has no good thing apart from the LORD. He delights in the fellowship of those who worship God. He praises the LORD for the counsel and wisdom and discretion given to him (By God- The Holy Spirit, The Third Person in the Trinity is also called Our Counsellor). He ends this psalm by saying that in God's Presence he has found complete joy.
Psalm 18[a]
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield[b] and the horn[c] of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I have been saved from my enemies.
4 The cords of death entangled me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called to the Lord;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled and quaked,
and the foundations of the mountains shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared on the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him –
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,
with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
13 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[d]
14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke, Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;
I am not guilty of turning from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
27 You save the humble
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.
29 With your help I can advance against a troop;[e]
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:
the Lord's word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he causes me to stand on the heights.
34 He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains me;
your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them so that they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.
39 You armed me with strength for battle;
you humbled my adversaries before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them –
to the Lord, but he did not answer.
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;
I trampled them[f] like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
you have made me the head of nations.
People I did not know now serve me,
44 foreigners cower before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 They all lose heart;
they come trembling from their strongholds.
46 The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Saviour!
47 He is the God who avenges me,
who subdues nations under me,
48 who saves me from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man you rescued me.
49 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.
50 He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing love to his anointed,
to David and to his descendants for ever.
This psalm is filled with all the chaos and trouble one can imagine. In its midst the author acknowledges that he is safe only in the Lord. He uses several words to make the point and then drive it home, "my strength", "my rock", "my fortress", "my stronghold ", "my refuge", "my horn", "my shield", "my delivever" all in the first few verses and this sets the stage for the rest of the song. He declares how the LORD has rescued and delivered him, all because HE delights in him. He tells the LORD that he has been righteous and blameless before HIM. Towards the end of the psalm the author again enumerates the ways in which The LORD has saved him and praises Him.
These two psalms have become some of my favorites in the last year. What about you? What's your favorite psalm?
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Sourcing Our Oneness
The Golden Chain Fraternity
Connecting as a Constellation in Action
Sourcing Our Oneness
Nainital Camp 2-8 October 2016
This is an invitation to Aurovilians and Members of Auroville International, to Members of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Sri Aurobindo Ashram Delhi Branch, Sri Aurobindo Society, The Golden Chain Fraternity, World Union, Sri Aurobindo's Action and SACAR, to join together for seven days in Nainital 2nd to 8th October 2016.
Together we will explore the practical application of the Integral yoga in daily life, both on an individual and collective level. How we can actively collaborate for the fulfillment of the aims and ideals of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, in our own lives, in our societies and in India and the world. We will use the 12 qualities of the Mothers symbol as practical tools to explore the fields of society as represented by the Matrimandir gardens of Life, Power, Wealth and Utility. This exploration has an integral approach and will include lectures, workshops, body movement, yoga and pranayama, music and art, as well as nature walks in the beautiful area. There will also be space for spontaneous interaction and expression. The aim is to work towards a synergistic connection; a constellation in action where every entity is a star, has its own energy and light, self-organizing, independent and interdependent and in resonance with the other entities.
In this way we would all work together for the Action of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, actively collaborating with the manifestation and realization of their vision in India and the World. Accommodation and food will be provided free of cost for the 7 days, however donations are welcome towards upkeep of the camp. Participants have to organize their own transport to Nainital. Detailed information will be sent out with the confirmation and camp acceptance letter. Sourcing Our Oneness Team.
"…The final dream was a step in evolution which would raise man to a higher and larger consciousness and begin the solution of the problems which have perplexed and vexed him since he first began to think and to dream of individual perfection and a perfect society." - Sri Aurobindo
"A harmonious collective aspiration can change the course of circumstances. Collaboration does not mean that everybody should do the will of the man who asks for it. True collaboration is a non-egoistic union of all personal efforts to express and realise the Divine's Will. Indeed the goodwill hidden in all things reveals itself everywhere to the one who carries goodwill in his consciousness. This is a constructive way of feeling which leads straight to the Future." - The Mother -
This is an invitation to members of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Sri Aurobindo Society, The Golden Chain Fraternity, World Union, Sri Aurobindo's Action, Aurovilians and all those who are working for the fulfillment of the aims and ideals of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. The purpose of the get-together is to explore ways of creating a synergistic alliance; building a constellation in action where every entity is a star, has its own energy and light, self-organizing, independent and interdependent and in resonance with the other entities. at Unity Pavilion, Auroville on Sunday, 31 May 2015 from 9.30 am – 2.30 pm
PLEASE NOTE: 1) A visit to the Matrimandir is being arranged at 8.00 am for those who would like to meditate. 2) Since there is limited seating and we have to organize lunch, we request you to kindly register latest by 5.00 pm on Friday, 28th May 2015. Please send the following details: Name: Institution / Organization: Phone no: Visit to Matrimandir: (Yes / No): By E-mail to: firstname.lastname@example.com For any information please contact: 0413-2623576 or 9159180952 (on weekdays - 9.00 am to 4.00 pm)
Savitri Era of those who adore, Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.


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LEAD Public Schools is thrilled to announce that Sarah Best (LEAD Academy High School), Kirsten Lindquist (LEAD Cameron), Katelyn Ippensen (LEAD Southeast Middle), Hannah Knox (LEAD Southeast Middle) and Samantha Levy (LEAD Southeast Middle) are five of the 49 Blue Ribbon Teacher award winners announced this week by Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), in concert with the Nashville Public Education Foundation and Nashville's Agenda Steering Committee.
The Blue Ribbon program aims to recognize top teaching talent in public schools. Our five teachers join Melissa Martens, a LEAD Academy math teacher, who was recognized in 2016.
"Our Blue Ribbon teachers are outstanding role models for both our students and their peers," said LaVoe Mulgrew, Head of Schools for LEAD Academy, LEAD Cameron and LEAD Southeast. "We are thrilled that they have received this prestigious award. Not only are they outstanding classroom instructors, but they also care deeply for their students' well being. They share a commitment to our mission to prepare all of students for college and life through rigorous instruction and by forging trusting, positive relationships with their students."
According to the MNPS news release issued Thursday: "winners are determined following a rigorous selection process that included a review of evidence of outstanding teaching practices by a team of experts. Applications of semi-finalists are then reviewed by a specially-convened community selection panel. This year, the focus was on recognizing teachers doing outstanding work in one of three areas – literacy instruction, support of English Language Learners and teacher leadership."
Thank you, Sarah, Kirsten, Katelyn, Hannah and Samantha, for all you do in the name of LEAD and our students and families. Congratulations to all the Blue Ribbon award-winning teachers across Davidson County and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools!


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How to Use Screen Sharing Mode
If you wish to share your desktop or present a document, please follow these simple steps.
(Note: This screen sharing is only available for the desktop Chrome web app)
1. Log onto drive.doublerobotics.com via Chrome web browser.
2. After signing in, select the Double you want to call into.
3. After successfully calling into your Double select Screen Sharing located on the top toolbar indicated by the screen icon.
4. An extension will be required to run Screen Sharing. Click Install Extension.
5. A prompt on Chrome will appear after clicking Install Extension. Click Add Extension.
6. Once the extension has been successfully added a prompt will appear confirming Screen Sharing has been added.
7. Select Screen Sharing located on the top toolbar indicated by the screen icon.
8. The menu Share Your Screen will appear with a selection of windows and applications to share. After selecting your entire screen or application application window click Share.
9. Your entire screen or application will be appear on the Double.
10. You can resize image by selecting the Application Window and simply grabbing the corner of the application and dragging it to desired size.
View of the application window being resized on the Double's iPad:
11. On the Driver's end, you will be able to see how the shared window is presented on the iPad.
12. To end screen sharing, simply click End Screen Sharing or the red Screen Sharing icon on the toolbar.
If you have any additional questions about this feature, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Dear ambitious, driven, beautiful, successful in their fields, educated single ladies, you are not "on the shelf" and unable to find a life partner. There are plenty of men who will jump at the chance to get you house arrested, but you are no longer willing prisoners. Times have changed and since you don't depend on a man for anything and are self-sufficient, you are after a compatible life partner you can respect and be proud to have in your life. So, stop feeling sorry for your eternal singleton.
Finding a true life partner is a rare experience. That someone who challenges you, supports, loves and respects you and who has his own ambitions and friends. Someone who doesn't suffocate and thinks of you as a baby factory and cleaning lady! A man who can engage your mind, body and soul and who teaches you as much as he learns new things from you. Don't get me wrong, this business of soulmate I think is for 15 year old girls. I am talking about a man for a grown woman, realistic partnership upon which to build a solid team that can handle anything which comes their way and share the adventures of life together.
If children are the things that has forced so many to settle, there are plenty in orphanages who need you and a loving home. However, those who would prefer to experience a child birth and have their own biological children, there are plenty of women having babies by themselves. I don't know how they do it but they are out there and they have my respect. For those of you like me with absolutely no plans to be a single mother, switch off that damn ticking clock and accept nothing good comes easily. And whatever you do, never settle. Subscribe to Ann Summers if you must but don't listen to society, preachers or married people about why you should just find a good enough Joe and settle down. Neither should you pity yourself for being forever single, it is a choice you made and I know how lonely it can sometimes be but trust me, better lonely than in an average, dull and uninspiring relationship. Don't let the couples with picture perfect images of their marriage fool you that every married woman is a happy woman. The truth is often a lot less rosy and complicated. I am not saying they are all miserable and I hope at least most of them are happy but you get my point. Stay single and stubborn until you find a partner worth giving up the rewarding freedom that comes with the singleton life for.


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Just over a year ago, an acquaintance of mine posted a video on Facebook of a smug little shit-stain in a stripper's cop uniform reading a list of statistics about black on black crime in a completely-missing-the-point attempt to discredit Black Live Matter protests against police violence. I watched the video for 30 seconds before thinking, what a cunt, turning it off, and moving on with my life. There are two reasons I remember that video. One, he had frosted tips and remembering that I got laid a whole lot in 1998, I got really excited. Sadly I hadn't fallen through a wormhole back to 1998, as evidenced the the fact that I was on Facebook watching a Youtube video and refusing to even try to understand Snapchat(it was a way to send people naked pics but they couldn't keep it because the picture deletes itself after 5 seconds or something but now ya'll are talking about it like it's the new Instagram, which I also refuse to understand the point of, something about yoga pants). Two, less than an hour after I figured I'd never had to hear about that little prick again, Twitter was going nuts about this racist queen that writes for Breitbart(Ya'll are just making up words now, I thought, but then all words are made up so fair play) who was apparently saying some insensitive things about Black Lives Matter. Well shit, said I, I guess this asshole is in my life now.
I'll spare you a recap of all the shit I've read about Milo Yiannahsoauuafa this last year, you can do the research yourself if your sense of self-loathing is that strong. Instead let's fast forward to his recent appearance on Real Time: with Bill Maher. In case you missed it, Maher, an intermittently funny talk show host who occasionally gives the appearance of having the capacity for critical thought, sat down with that one gay kid who, if he was getting beaten up by the jocks in high school, you really had an internal struggle about intervening. Sure, it goes against everything you believe in to let them attack him being gay, but he's such an intolerable, self-important little shit. The interview, if you can even call it that, was pathetic. First Bill Maher sat down with Milo Analpolice for a one on one interview, then brought him in for the full panel consisting of Larry Wilmore, some dude from the NSA, and some Republican asshole. Milo — who is shockingly even more ignorant than he is full of shit — spent the entire time saying incorrect things and pretended that they were somehow valid because of how cruel they were. For instance, he claimed that transgender people are "disproportionately involved in sex crimes" which is sort of accurate if you know that they're the victims of sex crimes and not the perpetrators. There were two striking things about this exchange1. The first is that two people told Milo Cityiwouldnevervisit to go fuck himself, and the second was that I realized exactly, with no doubt in my mind, who is to blame for that bloated, leather-faced basket of syphilis currently sitting in the oval office. What's important about these two revelations, is that they're profoundly linked.
The reason these two things are linked is that Milo Yusefislam should never have, in his entire writing career, have heard anything other than "go fuck yourself." No, we won't publish you, go fuck yourself. No, you can't speak at our campus because you're a moron, go fuck yourself. Instead of having a voice on the national stage, he should be doing the only thing he's qualified for: rolling his eyes at the customer who doesn't want to pay extra for new car scent. But it was liberals who gave him a voice and they continue to do so. When the guy on the street pushing the shopping cart starts yelling racial slurs, you don't write about him on Huffpo, you nervously walk away and later, when the guilt sets in, tell your wife how you'd should have given him a couple bucks. But somehow, we've made one of those crazy hobos the voice of free speech, and the other President of the fucking goddamn United States! You fucking assholes!
Milo's 3rd grade ramblings should have been utterly ignored, just as Comically Obese Oompa Loompa's outrageous statements should have been met with "aw, he thinks he's people." They shit their pants for attention and you validated them by yelling at them, thereby emboldening all the other pants-shitters to break from watching/being on Maury's baby-daddy episodes and mobilize. And to top it all off, Bill fucking Maher had this little turd on his show, and placated him because he said one reasonable-ish thing. Yes, PC culture has, at times, been very annoying by wrongheadedly attacking stand up comics and intellectuals who want to discuss uncomfortable topics. It has happened. And there's an annoying part of the internet that will lose its mind if you don't put an asterisk in place of at least one letter when using the word "tranny." I'll concede those people exist. However, next time a politician or pundit complains about "political correctness," pretend they said "kindness" instead. You'll be surprised how often they're interchangeable. Confidently stating incorrect information isn't sticking it to the PC-Police, it's just being wrong. You don't react to people trying to piss you off by getting pissed off. You leave them in a room all by themselves and let them tire themselves out.
And this problem lies 100% with the left. There is no left wing equivalent of Milo Thermopoli because the right just ignores our assholes. In fact, they scoff at literally anything that disagrees with them because they're morons. Conservative voters are wholly motivated by their ever changing perception of being against liberals with no thought to having any real principles. It was this motivation that rallied them behind a bloated man-child who rapes women2 and gets his news from the bathroom walls of an asylum that caters exclusively to patients who think they're Hermann Goering.
So please stop clicking on stories by or about Milo Necropolis. Stop picketing his appearances and demanding he not be allowed to speak. And certainly stop rioting over this goon. If you simply don't show up, you've effectively silenced him. I'm fully aware that we should be versed in the arguments of the opposition, but he's not the opposition. William F. Buckely Jr. was the opposition. He deserved your attention and respect. Milo Lalapallooza is the kid who poops himself trying to light his farts. Yeah, it was funny once, but after a while you feel like he's doing it on purpose for the attention, so you should stop watching.
1There was a third striking thing, and it happened to be the most offensive thing I've heard in years. Bill Maher, an atheist who couldn't make his case against fairy tales without false information in his stupid documentary, compared Milo YouAnOctopus to the late Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens dedicated his life to seeking truth. His expert use of the English language made Merriam Webster commit suicide. Milo YooperMackinac's entire anthology is the equivalent of an "I'm with stoopid" t-shirt on someone standing on the wrong side.
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Medical elective with Moving Mountains
Medical Elective with Moving Mountains
The medical elective program provides opportunities in for medical students to fulfil their elective requirement in Kenya or Nepal. These programs give students a placement in local Teaching Hospitals as well as in remote clinics in rural areas or dense slums. Though most placements are traditionally four weeks long, we can work with you to organize longer electives in multiple locations if interested.
Moving Mountains has been working in both Nepal and Kenya for over twenty years. During this time, the organization has formed very strong bonds within the medical community in both countries. These relationships help ensure that your time in the country is used effectively to support local populations where they need it most.
All logistics of these medical elective placements are organized by our partner, Adventure Alternative, an award-winning tour company set up by the charity founder Gavin Bate. They will be your support network in the country, providing your accommodation, meals, and transport.
Here is a short video presenting our Medical Elective program in Kenya, including interviews with past participants:
More Information about our Medical Electives Programs
All medical elective placements through Moving Mountains meet the requirements of British Medical Schools. Electives are supervised by medical staff and we will provide correct paperwork for your elective tutor. We are happy to accept medical students from around the globe.
Our elective programs are not limited to strictly medical students. We have programs for different disciplines including midwifery, physiotherapy, dentistry, and nursing. We can also provide for professional placements and work experience. Please contact us ahead of time for more information.
Medical Electives as Long-Term Development
These medical electives are run by both Moving Mountains and Adventure Alternative. Adventure Alternative, an award-winning tour company, provides the support and logistics before departure and in-country. Moving Mountains is a charity engaged in long-term development work in both Kenya and Nepal in the fields of public health, social welfare, and education. Adventure Alternative has supported Moving Mountains since 1991 as a form of commerce supporting charity.
Moving Mountains has been engaged in development initiatives in both Nepal and Kenya for over twenty years. This has allowed us to form strong bonds in the health profession and communities of both countries. These bonds help us ensure that your work during the medical elective is targeted and specific to the current needs of the community.
It also helps ensure that your time spent in-country plays a roll in helping us fulfil our long-term goals of development and sustainability.
Impact of a Medical Elective with Moving Mountains
On an immediate level, the work you do in the local hospitals and clinics will have an impact on the patients you see and their families. You'll also have an impact on your colleagues on the ground. Your hard work will help lighten the load of the full-time doctors and nurses working in Nepal or Kenya.
More broadly, your placement is one piece of the larger long-term development goals that Moving Mountains has been working towards for twenty years. Our programs in Nepal and Kenya address deep systemic issues related to public health and education. These issues aren't solved in weeks or months but rather years, and we develop our programs accordingly.
Applying for a Medical Elective
Please follow the instructions after the "Book Now" button to apply for a medical elective with Adventure Alternative and Moving Mountains. You'll be asked to fill out an online application and provide us with your preferred dates. After your application is received, we will be in contact with you to begin the planning process.
We do require a letter from your university stating that you are a genuine medical student at the institution and the year you expect to graduate. We can provide a confirmation letter which will have all the info required for your university, such as the name of your in-country supervisor, hospital details, the address of Adventure Alternatives in-country, etc.
Training for a Medical Elective
There is no specific training required for a medical elective with Adventure Alternative and Moving Mountains. We do, however, suggest that you read up on the history and culture of your chosen country. Though not necessary, it will improve your experience once you arrive.
We also encourage you to read up about the ethics of medical electives in foreign countries especially as it relates to international development. Please read our informative Ethics of a Medical Elective article along with your own personal research.
Additionally, it could be helpful to learn some keywords or phrases in the native language of Kenya or Nepal, depending on your placement.
Fundraising for Moving Mountains
The cost of every medical elective through AA and MM breaks down into two parts: the logistics fee that goes to Adventure Alternative and the fundraising requirement that goes to Moving Mountains.
This fundraising requirement allows us to ensure that our programs and your medical elective contribute to our long-term development goals. For example, your fundraising requirement helps us to employ community health workers, nurses, and doctors. It also allows us to provide programming such as health campaigns, educational campaigns on pressing public health issues, and outfitting rural clinics.
Interested in taking a medical elective with Moving Mountains? Please read more about our specific in-country programs and apply online.


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The aggregates industry is one of the most highly regulated and monitored industries in the United States. We are required to meet, and have met, all U.S. Department of Labor MSHA (Mine Safety Health Administration) standards, as well as all federal EPA regulations and state DEP regulations, as well as all state and town guidelines regulating such operations.
Cape Cod Aggregates is committed to protecting well water, restricting noise, controlling dust, and maintaining the quality of life in the communities we serve. We comply with or exceed the safety standards of every related federal, state and local regulation and statute. The State of Massachusetts has also developed a 527 CMR 13.00 to protect neighboring areas from disturbances during blasting. This law outlines the "allowable limits of air blast and vibration, based upon extensive government, university, and engineering research which has established the amount and character of vibration so as to prevent and insure the safety of the public and the protection of property adjacent to the blast area." (Excerpted directly from 527 CMR 13.09).
CCA blasting in Freetown, to date, has been independently monitored at 80 percent below allowable levels.
On-site state-of-the-art mitigation measures neutralize noise and dust with proven sound attenuating technology; noise and dust are monitored to meet all state and local regulations. Quarry site dust mitigations include: a dust suppression system; and the use of water trucks, vegetated berms, water cannons and special "fogging nozzles" that spray a fine mist. To mitigate dust, CCA has installed a paved entrance road, cleaned daily by a street sweeper; the company also has installed a truck tire wash on site.
Regarding concerns about silica dust: While there is no allowable threshold in Massachusetts due to the lack of data supporting harmfulness, Cape Cod Aggregates continuously marks at less than 2% of the State of California's allowable threshold for silica dust during air modeling surveys—considered among the most restrictive in the world.
Employee Safety
CCA regards employee safety among its highest on-site priorities. Our employees are required to attend weekly safety meetings, inspect our equipment, vehicles and plants daily, and are all CPR and First Aid certified. The quarry itself is protected by two separate layers of safety barriers, a perimeter fence, and large boulders to prevent any vehicle from possibly entering.


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ORO Light Panels - Randy's Electrical Corner
LED Lights For Your Jeep
Yeah, so apparently you guys like to slap all this heavy steel crap on your Jeeps. I'm kind of confused as to why. I mean, just drive around the rocks or trees, and you won't need to add all the extra weight. Jeeps aren't supposed to be battering rams. What are you guys really building these things for? I see a bunch of Jeep-based bank robberies or something coming up. It seems to me you can go off-road, not smash your Jeeps all the time, and not add 500 pounds of crap to the butt of them them if you just drive better.
But what do I know? I spend all my time in a '73 El Camino with Earl, but it sure seems to me that you shouldn't need all that added weight on the Jeep. Trasborg agrees and refuses to put armor on Jp's JK. However, he has had issues with the factory taillights falling out. Don't ask how; I don't really know. One of the problems with the '07-present Jeep is that there really isn't a great way to swap taillights to something more beefy without adding tons of armor. But Off Road Only (ORO) came up with a way, and I told Trasborg. So, he decided to have me install ORO's ABS-molded Lite Panels that work with their LiteDOTs on Jp's '07 JK.
As usual, ORO included everything needed for a seamless install. You just have to be OK with playing with fire. Sure, you could do it with a heat gun, but where's the fun in that?
The kit includes the Lite Panels, LiteDOTs, these light boxes, and connectors to connect the lights to your Jeep. The JK is a funky Jeep. I think going back to those pigs again would be better than trying to figure out something to trick a JK. ORO took the easy way out. With these aluminum boxes, you just move your factory turn signal over to them, and zip-tie it up inside the wheelwells. Having the factory lights still in there makes the Jeep think that the factory lights are still on it, even though it will now have the newly upgraded LEDs.
The instructions make it easy for even me to hook stuff up. They call out the wire colors on both the LiteDOTs and the factory harness. Then, the new lights and Lite Panels bolt into the factory spot better than the factory lights did. It's really a slam-dunk installation and took me less than 30 minutes to do.
The kit includes these cool heat-shrink solder-loaded connectors that make installation a breeze. All you have to do is strip the wires, put 'em in, and then heat up the connector. It has solder in it so it makes a solder joint between for an awesome water-tight connection. The bolt-on installation is cool, because you don't have to cut your Jeep up at all.
These are the new LiteDOTs that have a different pattern than the old ones and have additional protection to keep LEDs from going out. On the old ones, if you gorilla grip the bolts when tightening them, you ran the risk of breaking the PCB and losing LEDs. These new ones aren't supposed to do that, but I still was careful bolting them in. They are super bright, and I don't think they will ever fall out of the Jeep.


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- Macy's is having a huge sale on select beauty products for its VIP Sale.
- Items in the sale are discounted 15% off until March 25.
- If you're shopping online, enter the promo code "VIP" at checkout to get the discount.
- Beauty purchases made online include free shipping and returns.
- The sale is happening in stores, too.
If you're looking to replenish your beauty supplies, you'll be happy to learn that Macy's has marked a selection of beauty products 15% off in stores and online until March 25.
It's not often that cult-favorite beauty brands like Anastasia Beverly Hills, Benefit Cosmetics, and Urban Decay offer discounts on products, but select items from these brands — and more — are currently up for grabs at the department store's VIP Sale.
One highlight from the Macy's sale is Urban Decay's Naked Heat Palette. Urban Decay eye shadow products can be pricey, but since this palette is currently on sale for $45.90, reduced from $54.00, it's the perfect time to invest in one. If you're looking to keep your budget at a $10 price point, Benefit's new BADgal Bang! 36-Hour Full-Blast Volumizing Mascara is $10.40, reduced from $12 price. Anastasia Beverly Hills' liquid lipsticks are also on sale, available in 39 shades for $17 each, reduced from $20.
To get the sale prices online, simply enter the promo code "VIP" at checkout, but note that the promo code can only be used once per transaction. Macy's is also offering free shipping and returns for beauty purchases made online.
Take advantage of the sale by stocking up on any go-to products that you know you'll be purchasing again to save you a few dollars in the long run.
While some cosmetics brands like Chanel are not part of the sale, it's still a prime opportunity to experiment with a new brand or product that's been on your mind.
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This week's Caturday morning video smile is a bit of a departure from what we usually see here. This video features a captive walrus that has been trained to produce a variety of sounds on command -- sounds that have been captured on video just to give you a smile.
When he first arrived in Tacoma on 17 August 1982, ET was an orphan, rescued by oil workers after they watched him wander alone for three days over the arctic tundra in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. These oil workers gave him his name because of his resemblance to the famous movie character.
The baby walrus was dehydrated and weighed only 155 pounds when the Alaska Zoo received him and began caring for him. Shortly afterwards, the Point Defiance Zoo in Washington state offered to adopt him, as they were putting the finishing touches on their Rocky Shores exhibits. These award-winning exhibits were inspired by and replicate a portion of the coastline near Cape Flattery, Washington, and are home to several species that reside on or near the coasts of the northern Pacific Ocean. ET recently celebrated his 30th "birthday".
Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, are very large marine mammals that are found in the oceans of the far northern hemisphere. Their bodies are well-insulated from icy waters with a thick layer of blubber. They also have long whiskers and distinctive tusks. Both sexes have these elongated canine teeth, although the tusks are slightly longer and thicker in males. Interestingly, walrus do not use their tusks to forage as was long presumed. Instead, they use their tusks to break holes into the ice and to aid the animal as it hauls out of the water onto ice. During breeding season, males also use their tusks to fighting for access to harems of females.
In addition to their dramatic canine teeth, walruses are also known for another remarkably large structure: the baculum, also known as the penis bone (pictured below). Male walruses have the largest baculum of any land mammal, reaching up to 25 inches in length, which is even larger than an elephant's! The natives know the baculum as an Oosik, and they sell them as souvenirs.
Walruses are unusual zoo residents, with only 17 individuals kept in US collections. Of course, their size probably plays a large role in this, since a full grown walrus weighs almost as much as an adult elephant. For example, ET, now an adult, weighs more than 3400 pounds.
An animal this large can be dangerous to work with, so zoo workers trained him to do a number of simple tasks so veterinary staff can safely monitor his health and carry out simple tasks, such as cleaning his teeth. This training was so successful and ET was such an eager student that zoo workers began training him to do other behaviours on command ... behaviours such as producing a variety of sounds. In this video, we watch (and listen to) ET produce his own little concert of amusing sounds:
For those of you who worry about ET's social life, he has been joined by two female walruses, Basilla and Joan, in the hope that these animals can be bred in captivity.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is located in Tacoma, USA. They are on facebook and can also be found on twitter @PtDefianceZoo
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Comment Period on Delaware Watershed Fracking Regulations Ending
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The period for submitting written comments on the Delaware River Basin Commission's draft natural-gas drilling regulations ends Friday.
Environmental groups are enthusiastically supporting the commission's proposal to ban all high-volume hydraulic fracturing in shale within the boundaries of the Delaware River watershed. But according to Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, they are adamantly opposed to draft regulations that would let gas and oil companies withdraw millions of gallons of Delaware watershed water for fracking in other locations, and allow the treatment, storage and disposal of fracking wastewater within the watershed.
"Fracking wastewater is so toxic that even the industry barely knows what to do with it. For the most part, they either re-frack or they send it off to places where they try to inject it into the ground to try to hide it away," she says.
The Commission says the new rule actually would tighten restrictions on bringing fracking waste into the watershed. Help in filing written comments is available through the Delaware Riverkeeper website.
Van Rossum points out that even the Commission's material supporting the proposals clearly says all aspects of fracking are dangerous, so allowing any waste to come into the watershed, or water for fracking to be removed, makes no sense.
"It would allow our watershed to be used to induce and support drilling and fracking in other watersheds," she says, "wreaking the horrible havoc on communities and on the environment that's happening there."
In 2010, the Delaware River Basin Commissioners voted to delay any decisions on gas drilling in the Basin until new regulations were adopted.
Van Rossum says that constituted a moratorium on all fracking activity in the watershed that has been in effect ever since.
"We want the moratorium that we have in place today to be turned into a complete ban, which means a complete ban on all aspects of the industry," she says.


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EGNAR, Colo. — An Egnar man was accidentally shot to death by a friend who mistook him for a coyote, the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office said.
Trenten Sutherland, 28, was hunting with friends on his property about 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 27, the sheriff's office said. One of the men somehow thought Sutherland was a coyote and fired at him.
Sutherland died immediately, the sheriff's office said. An investigation is ongoing.
Sutherland is survived by a wife and two young children.AlertMe


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Silk Art
I design, and paint by hand, beautiful, brightly colored silk scarfs with portraits of horses, dogs, and cats. I paint scarfs in several sizes as well as a square shaped scarf. My hand painted silk scarfs are very fashionable and all the designs are one of a kind originals.


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To extend the life of your leftover paint, try doing the following:
-Cover the opening of the can with plastic wrap before closing it. This will create another seal.
-Use a mallet instead of a hammer to close your paint can. A hammer may dent the lid of the can, causing an improper seal of the can.
-Store the paint away from extreme heat and cold. Extreme temperatures will spoil the paint and make it unusable.
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10 short months ago I was tasked with the job of helping 12 teachers and 200 students pilot a program that would eventually lead to my school district providing every student and teacher grades 7-12 an iPad of their very own. I went looking for an app to help teachers manage document workflow in the classroom. The basics of distributing and collecting assignments. I went online and starting searching, but instead of finding a solution, I found more and more teachers on the same quest.
I'd never developed a mobile application before, I'd never thought of myself as an entrepreneur, but I wanted a solution and I couldn't find it, so one day I decided I was going to create the solution. I teamed up with a co-worker from my district (Mike) and together we went to Startup Weekend Lehigh Valley to pitch our idea, hoping that we could find someone or several someones with the technical skills to take my idea and turn it into a product.
After 54 hours, we were exhausted, but we had what we came for. Proof that our concept would work, and proof that the business plan was viable. We left the weekend with a small demo of a functioning assignment distribution and collection app, a promotional video, a better idea of how we could market our product, then called "Rung" to teachers and schools, and a win.
But we left with something way more. It was at Startup Weekend, that Mike and I met our technical co-founder, the missing link in the equation, someone who could take my idea and turn it into the ones and zeros that would eventually become the App. Matt agreed to join our team. Together with art director, Angie (who wasn't at Startup Weekend) we created Skaffl and began to work on the app that is now called Braket. Since that initial Startup Weekend we've redesigned our initial concept and expanded the vision for what Braket can be for teachers.
It's been 10 months now of rolling up our sleeves, for the four of us, as we navigate all the ups and downs of creating a startup from scratch. But the hard work is beginning to pay off. In July we were accepted as a part of the Ben Franklin Tech Partners (a State incubator program) portfolio. Just two weeks later we got the news that we had been accepted to be a part of the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Battlefield, an event where 30 companies get to pitch live on stage and in front of a global audience. Within hours of the event teachers and administrators from all over the globe were requesting to join our beta.
It's still sinking in – less than a year ago I was the Technology Integration Specialist (and former teacher) at a local school district looking for solutions to teachers' tech frustrations. Now I'm a first time CEO juggling the responsibilities of launching a great product (oh, and still working full time: caffeine and adrenaline are my friends.) We didn't win the Battlefield, but we did come back from San Francisco driven more than ever to bring Braket to teachers. We're very proud to say Braket will be live in the Mac App Store by the end of November, just one year since our win at Startup Weekend.
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The Roma Support Group is the UK's first Roma-led charity with 20 years' experience of engaging with the Roma community in the UK. They have experience of working with both new and established Roma communities from across Central and Eastern Europe and professionals who support Roma communities. Many practitioners are dealing with an increasing number of difficult cases which involve East European Roma. The workshop will enable professionals to explore issues related to experiences from countries of origin, cultural customs and taboos, understanding of UK norms and expectations and impact on communication and engagement with services and professionals.
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