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U.S. workers are risking workplace injuries by not complying with important safety procedures, according to a survey released by Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Ga.
The survey found that 89 percent of safety professionals polled at the 2008 National Safety Council (NSC) Congress have observed workers failing to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when they should have been.
This is the third consecutive year that the Kimberly-Clark survey has revealed a high rate of PPE noncompliance. In 2007, 87 percent of respondents said they had observed PPE noncompliance in the workplace, while 85 percent answered yes to this question in 2006.
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This year's survey also polled safety professionals about the steps they have taken or intend to take to encourage greater PPE compliance. The top response was "improving existing education and training programs," followed by "purchasing more comfortable PPE." Increased monitoring of employees was third, followed by tying compliance to individual performance evaluations and purchasing more stylish PPE.
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Thursday 9/17
The Deering Estate hosts an evening canoe trip across Biscayne Bay to Chicken Key. 7-11 p.m. Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Palmetto Bay. $40. Details: (305) 235-1668 or www.deeringestate.org.
Take a 1½-mile hike through tropical hardwood forests and across one of the last remaining Tequesta Indian burial mounds. 12:30 p.m. daily. Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Palmetto Bay. Free with park admission. Details: (305) 235-1668 or www.deeringestate.org.
Join Castellow Hammock Nature Center's naturalists for a guided night hike to see what creatures lurk in the park at dark. 7-8:30 p.m. 22301 SW 162nd Ave., Aladdin City. $6. Details: (305) 242-7688 or www.miamidade.gov/parks.
Join Deering Estate naturalists for a nighttime prowl of the grounds and see what comes out after the sun goes down. 7-9 p.m. Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Palmetto Bay. Details: (305) 235-1668 ext. 233 or www.deeringestate.org.
Friday 9/18
Kayak and snorkel the shallow waters of Key Biscayne and explore the protected areas of Bear Cut Preserve where land meets the sea. Participants will encounter tropical fish, spotted eagle rays, sea stars and the coastal birds that all share this fragile environment. 9:30 a.m. Departs from 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. $70. Details: (305) 365-3018 or www.miamidade.gov/ecoadventures.
Saturday 9/19
Fruit & Spice Park hosts a class on how a steady supply of fruits and vegetables can be grown in the backyard. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Fruit & Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave.,
Homestead. RSVP required. Details: (305) 247-5727 or www.fruitandspicepark.org.
Sunday 9/20
Hop in a canoe and paddle your way through Coral Gables' waterways to see some of the city's historic landmarks. 9 a.m.-Noon. AD Barnes Park, 3401 SW 72nd Ave., Coral Gables. $33. Details: (305) 365-3018 or www.miamidade.gov/ecoadventures.
Monday 9/21
The Bayfront Park Management Trust hosts free weekly yoga classes downtown. 6-7:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. 9-10:15 a.m. Saturdays. Bayfront Park, 301 N Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Details: (305) 358-7550 or www.bayfrontparkmiami.com.
Wednesday 9/23
The Barnacle Historic State Park hosts yoga classes on the bayfront lawn. 6-7:15 p.m. The Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove. $13. Details: (305) 442-6866 or www.floridastateparks.org/TheBarnacle.


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THORNTON - After starting the season 1-4, the Skyview girls basketball team have won four of its past five games.
The senior duo of Shelby Drnovsek and Brandie Woodson helped the Wolverines edge Westminster 52-51 on Monday. Drnovsek led all scorers with a career-high 19 points, while Woodson also had a career best 15.
Skyview (6-4 overall) was down 32-19 at the half, but battled back to cut the deficit to six after three.
For Westminster it has been a tough week with two brutal losses. The Wolves lost to Adams City in overtime, 51-45.
Ariel Belfiore hit the only three for the Wolves to force overtime, but Westminster couldn't slow the Eagles in the extra period.
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BRUINS TOP EAGLES: Belleview Christian beat Rocky Mountain Lutheran 48-23 in its 5280 league-opener on Tuesday.
Mackenzie Woods led the Bruins with 20 points, while Sydney Ahaneku pulled down 17 boards and blocked eight shots.
Belleview Christian improved to 10-1 on the season, while the Eagles dropped to 8-2.
TIGERS STAY HOT: Holy Family gave Bishop Machebeuf its first loss of the season on Friday, beating the Buffaloes 53-43.
Katie Chavez led the Tigers with 12 points, while Lindsey Chavez added 11. Megan Mcgillin had 11 points and grabbed six rebounds to help Holy Family improve to 7-3 on the season and 1-0 in the Metropolitan League.
BIG FOURTH: Legacy outscored Fairview 17-9 to edge its league rivals 42-33 Tuesday.
Mackenzie Neely scored all 11 of her points in the second half to help the Lightning improve to 2-2 in the Front Range League and 6-5 overall.
TWO STRAIGHT: Jefferson Academy (7-3) picked up two wins in a row this week, beating Brush (47-39) and Estes Park (50-45).
Alyson Thimsen had 11 points to lead the Jaguars by the Beetdiggers, while Sara Miller led Jefferson Academy with 12 in the win over the Bobcats.
SPLIT DECISION: The Academy (3-6) split its first two Frontier League games, beating Jefferson (56-30) and losing to Middle Park (43-34).
Allie Falagrady led the Wolverines in both games, scoring 15 and 14 points.
CRUSADERS LOSE NAILBITER: Community Christian lost to Resurrection Christian Tuesday, 32-28.
Alex Quimbly had 11 to lead the Crusaders.
TOUGH GOING: Thornton dropped its previous three games by an average of 48 points, including an 88-14 thrashing by Rock Canyon on Tuesday.
Standley Lake also struggled against Chatfield on Friday, falling 44-28.
Pomona have lost four consecutive games in the Jeffco League, the Panthers fell to Columbine on Friday 54-35.
Northglenn dropped its sixth in a row on Tuesday, falling 60-18 to Littleton.
Pinnacle dropped to 3-6 after falling to Denver Science & Tech Stapleton 82-20 Tuesday.


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3 Ways Student Data Can Inform Your Teaching
The job of a teacher is to be faithful to authentic student learning. Currently, our profession is fixated on results from one test, from one day, given near the end of the school year. And, yes, that is data that can be useful, however, we teachers spend the entire year collecting all sorts of immediate and valuable information about students that informs and influences how we teach, as well as where and what we review, re-adjust, and re-teach.
So when we speak about student data, here's how teachers collect it and some of the ways we use it.
#1 From the Classroom
Formative Assessments
Checking for understanding with low-stakes assessments are really the most important and useful of student data. Using exit slips, brief quizzes, and thumbs up/thumbs down are a few of my favorite ways to gather information on where students are and where we need to go next.
The beauty of having a constructivist, student-directed classroom? The kids are comfortable with you walking around and sitting with them in their groups -- your "guide on the side" role. In other words, they don't freeze up when you step away from the podium or your teacher-directed spot by the whiteboard. This freedom allows you to be a fly on the wall, gathering data on individual students -- how well are they making sense of the content? Interacting with others? Are they struggling with a learning activity? Observation data then allow us to adjust pacing for the whole class or scaffold for those students who are still struggling.
Projects, Essays, Exams
Summative assessments, such as a literary analysis essay or an end-of-unit science exam, allow us to measure the growth of individual and whole-group learning. If a large number of students don't do well on a high-stakes assessment, we need to reflect back on the teaching and make necessary adjustments in the future.
#2 From Cumulative Files
It's difficult to find the time to do it, but if you haven't before, trust me it's well worth it. Much information is found in a student's file. Just from trekking to the counseling office, sitting down with a cup of coffee after school and reading through files belonging to students I had deeper wonderings about beyond the data in hand, I've discovered over the years, to name a few, some of the following:
- A girl who often missed class was homeless
- Several students identified as gifted but inaccurately placed in my general education English class
- A boy struggling to fit in had recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia
- More than a dozen students who never wore eyeglasses in class (or contacts, I checked) had prescriptions
From a child's cumulative files you can sometimes see a dramatic grade change somewhere along the road during their school journey. Perhaps prior to eighth grade, the child was an A student, then from there, D's and F's. You can express this concern, sharing this data with them. Students may then share with you a reason: parents divorced, they moved to a new city/community. I had one student share that she just gave up on school when her dad went to prison.
You then have an opportunity to provide empathy, acknowledge their hardship, and then set some goals together for the child to improve academically.
#3 From the State Test
Taking a look at previous standardized test scores for your current students is beneficial in several ways. A disclaimer: just as one grade does not determine all that a student is or isn't, nor does one test score. Use standardized test data results along with other data (i.e. in-class assignments, observations) when making instructional decisions. That said, here are some suggestions for using standardized test data:
- First, you can share the testing results with students individually and set some obtainable, realistic goals for them to work towards before the next test. (By the way, I don't agree with making this data public to all students as was done at one Orange County, Calif., high school recently).
- It reveals which of your students performed advanced, proficient, basic and below basic. This could help inform how you choose student groups, create seating charts, and differentiate for individuals. If I have a student who has historically scored below basic and she exhibits other signs of a struggling student, I like to place her in the front of the class so that I can easily access her when she needs extra support
- If you have a high number of students who scored advanced in your third period class for example and a high number of students who scored basic in period two, this may give insights as to why period three may be moving more quickly and more deeply through content. You can adjust the learning and support accordingly
- How about those ace students who didn't do so well on the standardized test? Possibly a nervous test-taker? Or it could simply be low motivation (since many students never hear hide nor hair about their standardized test results from previous years). Prior to the test, a brief pep talk or quick review of test strategies for lowering anxiety could be all that she or he needs
What are ways in which you collect student data and how has this benefited the instruction and learning in your classroom?
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We have a new data coach that has been very helpful to our teaching process. I had an entire class that could show their comprehension on using graphic organizers- I even had one kid simplify one for easier use and another student created a step-by-step how-to guide on graphic organizers for other students. But on their assessments, they kept missing questions that targeted that standard. Our data coach pulled up past testing and observed my classroom to help me get to the root of the problem. We discovered that many of our students did not understand the test question. So with every standard, I have to create a lower level "standardized test question" whenever they create or evaluate to give them practice. I know I did not have a lot of practice with utilizing student data, so having a coach walk me through the process was very valuable.
The following book is informative with regard to High Stakes results. "Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization" Yong Zhao is a University of Oregon professor that delineates the issues and supports learners of all ages and cultures to accelerate their learning and achievement!
I really enjoyed reading your blog. You brought up a lot of wonderful points about assessment. I agree that we are fixed on the end of the year tests. We focus so much on the state tests that sometimes we forget to look at who are students are and what works best for them. Assessments throughout the year should help us understand our students and change our teaching style to meet their needs. I like that you brought up a variety of assessments to use. We need to remember that all students learn differently, so that means they all test differently too. By incorporating a variety of assessments, you can get a deeper understanding of what each child knows and can do. You made a great point about going through cumulative files to learn more about your students on a personal level. This is an area that I want to try to improve on. You can never learn enough about your students.
Reflecting on the practices utilized is beneficial for all teaching practitioners. It allows you to rate the effectiveness of your teaching and alter what may or may have been effective. When I reflect on my teaching practices, my self-reflection or the reflection indicated by colleagues, the information attained is used to drive further instruction. As students strive to become more effective in their learning, I will become a reflective practitioner and strive to make learning effective. To change our practices, to change our beliefs, and to alter our own theories of change, we must slow down and have reflective conversations that allow us to think through possible changes.
I really enjoyed reading your blog. I thought I was doing enough with collecting data from my students. I collect a lot of information from my classroom my assessments, walking around, and talking with the students. I walk around my classroom continually and am always checking on and helping out students. I also look at the state test results to give me an idea right away at the beginning of the year who I can pick as my helpers to help out other students. I have not, however, used cumulative files to help get information on my students. I have thought about it when I have had issues with students and have not gotten any reply from parents, but I normally end up asking another teacher who has had the student or knows the family. It would probably be to my benefit to look into the cumulative files. Thanks for the great blog and wonderful information.
I find myself often using classroom data to drive my instruction. I thought your perspective of using student files was very enlightening. I have had the feeling of dread having to look through them, but I always learn so much when I do. It has been along time since I have been reminded of using that as a resource. I have also collected student testing data from Cognos, a site that compiles standardized testing into one place for you to view. I have found this program very helpful when looking at setting goals for students and using it as a reference for instruction. It is one tool our district uses to help us when reviewing student scores.
The article briefly mentions formative assessments. In my experience, I've also found formative assessments to be extremely helpful. I would like to incorporate more assessments that use technology tools. Are there any suggestions from teachers as to technology based formative assessments that they have found as useful in determining student understanding?
I noticed that you addressed the concept of using data from summative assessments but did not discuss what type of data you are analyzing. I wanted to put out what my district does to collect data. In the beginning found it very time consuming and tedious but afterwards find the importance of it. We would collect data from our common assessments and calculate the amount of points students got on particular critical thinking questions for each student on each question. Then during PLC time we collaborated to discuss what areas where common that need improvement and decide as a department on ways to reiterate the material either during flex, (a study hall everyday at the same time for entire school) during class-time by warm-ups or exit slips, or after school time.
I did also agree the reminder to look up previous records does help and so does calling home of parents when I notice scores or observations are off for a particular student. For instance a student was more disrespectful and not paying attention as he normally does and it was due to forgetting to take his medication for ADHD.
I enjoyed reading your blog. It was a simple, yet necessary, breath of fresh air for me. Teachers may become overwhelmed with merely administering the formative or summative assessments, that they do not gain enough insight from the collected data. Or believe that these assessments are the sole way to collect valuable information about their students.
Within your blog, you mentioned three amazing ways for teachers to collect the necessary data that guides instruction. You proved that teachers do not have to use formative or summative assessments solely to collect valuable information about their students.
I loved your second point about using a child's cumulative files. The knowledge we learn from within these files can certainly help teachers relate to their students, as you mentioned. I plan to discuss this point with my colleagues and request their feedback about viewing student's cumulative files, as I have yet to do this. Thank you for the great strategies and blog! Keep up the great work!
As a teacher at a charter school in New Orleans, I use data analysis all the time to inform decision-making. We actually have a whole platform called Schoolrunner that helps us manage student data. I put in student grades and out come interactive graphs and pivot tables that help build a comprehensive picture of scholar success and point to areas of improvement in my own teaching. It helps me manage the data without becoming overwhelmed and without spending hours poring over Excel spreadsheets like I used to do.


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I've just arrived in Khartoum – the 30°C temperature is described as 'freezing' by the locals – the rest of the team fly out later this week.
In an earlier post, Michaela outlined our aims for work in the post-New Kingdom cemetery. As I'm now in Sudan, it seems appropriate to summarise what we're aiming to do in the town.
For the first time, the southern zone in the walled town will be investigated under the supervision of one of our archaeologists, Charly Vallance. The Egypt Exploration Society never excavated here in the 1940s and 1950s, so there's a good possibility that we'll find intact floors and occupation deposits inside the buildings.
We know from the magnetic data that the buildings are small in scale – perhaps lower class housing? But we're especially intrigued by the possibility of finding occupation phases from after the collapse of Egyptian rule around 1070 BC. Our ceramicist, Marie Millet, conducted a survey in this area last year, and found distinctive later pottery, so we're hopeful that some of the buildings date to this period.
This may help us answer questions about how life changed (or did not!) with political upheaval.
We'll continue working in the northwestern group of houses, hoping to reveal the early phases of two houses – Mat Dalton and Tom Lyons will supervise this work. One of the main difficulties here is that with such well-preserved architecture, we often have to remove later phases to be able to access the earliest buildings. Such a decision is never taken lightly, and only happens after the building in question has been fully recorded with photography and technical drawings.
As ever, there'll be a range of other work taking place. Jamie Woodward (University of Manchester) and Mark Macklin (University of Aberystwyth) will drop in for a flying visit, to take some samples of windblown sand in the dried-up river channel, to hopefully establish when the water stopped flowing there.
Our archaeobotanist, Philippa Ryan, will be working at the house on botanical remains we collected, but also sampling for phytoliths on site itself – these tiny fragments of plant material can tell us a lot about food-processing, diet and other activities.
As always in archaeology such plans can change very quickly due to the discovery of a particularly complicated set of contexts, a difficult-to-excavate object or group of finds, but also sudden shifts in the weather – howling gales or very high temperatures quickly curtail how much we can do.
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Next door to a casino, this hotel is a half-mile from the Las Vegas Strip, the monorail, and 3 miles from the airport. UNLV is just over 1 mile away, and the Miracle Mile Shops are conveniently nearby.
Property Amenities
This Super 8 Las Vegas Strip Area at Ellis Island Casino includes a pool, 24-hour restaurant, and complimentary wireless Internet.
Guestrooms have 1 or 2 queen beds. Wireless Internet access and local calls are complimentary. TVs come with cable and Showtime.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Super 8 Las Vegas Strip Area at Ellis Island Casino
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This hotel features a heated outdoor pool with spa tub. Complimentary amenities include wireless internet access, daily buffet breakfast, and free limited outdoor parking. The property also provides a 24-hour airport shuttle.
- Free WiFi
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Free airport transportation
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 288
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Casino
- Express check-out
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Computer station
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Luggage storage
- Free self parking
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Shower/tub combination
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Separate bedroom
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM weekdays and 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM on weekends.
Ellis Island Restaurant - Restaurant/bar with nautical theme. Open 24 hours. Informal.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
- Resort fee: USD 20.40 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Airport shuttle
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- In-room bottled water
- Self parking
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Super 8 Las Vegas Strip Area
- Super 8 Motel Las Vegas Area Strip
- Super 8 Las Vegas Strip Area Ellis Island Casino Motel
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- Super 8 Las Vegas Strip Area Ellis Island Casino
- Super 8 Strip Area Ellis Island Casino
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This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Fordham University Bestows Highest Honor on Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
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NEW YORK – Fordham University conferred yesterday its highest honor, the Honorary Doctorate of Laws, to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew "for his remarkable service to the world community and for the principles that he continues to uphold."
The solemn and historic conferral ceremony was held in the University Church at the Rose Hill Campus in Bronx, NY and was attended by many hundreds of people, University officials and trustees, professors and students, clergy of the Roman Catholic and the Greek Orthodox Churches, honored guests and hundreds of faithful.
"It is a grace to welcome your All Holiness," said Stephen Freedman, Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, acting as the Master of Ceremonies. His Excellency Timothy M. Dolan, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York offered the invocation.
"AXIOS" (meaning "worthy" in Greek), was exclaimed several times by Fordham University President, the Reverend Joseph M. McShane, S.J., as he highlighted the Ecumenical Patriarch's work in the advancement of ecumenical dialogue, his devotion to the promotion of peace and his dedication to the cause of environmentalism.
His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan, Papal Delegate of His Holiness Benedict XVI conveyed the welcome and brotherly greeting of the Pope and in his comments underlined the importance of dialogue which one day will lead to becoming one as "it is the wish of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Fr. McShane read the Citation and along with, John N. Tognino, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees conferred to His All Holiness the honorary degree. The Fordham University Choir sung the Ecumenical Patriarch's Polychronion (a prayer hymn for health and many productive years).
His All Holiness delivered a very important address entitled "Discerning God's Presence in the World" in which he emphasized "the primacy of ecumenicity or the value of opening up in a world that expects us 'always to be prepared to give an answer to everyone that asks us to give the reason for the hope within us.'" (1 Peter 3:15) In concluding the address, His All Holiness summarized the theme of his remarks:
"Opening up to the heart; opening up to the other; and opening up to creation. Our age demands no less than openness from all of us. We hear it stated often that our world is in crisis. Yet, never before in history have human beings had the opportunity to bring so many positive changes to so many people simply through encounter and dialogue." (see full text below)
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America offered a thoughtful and edifying benediction at the conclusion of the ceremonies.
A reception followed for all in attendance, and the University President hosted a dinner for the Patriarchal party and other honored guests.
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At the Convocation and Honorary Degree
In Honor of His All Holiness
Fordham University Church
(October 27, 2009)
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Most Learned President, Father Joseph McShane,
Esteemed Members of the Board of Trustees and
Beloved Brothers of the Society of Jesus,
Most Learned Professors and Students,
Your Eminences and Graces,
Distinguished Guests,
Beloved children and people of God,
Introduction: The Ecumenical Imperative
It is with sincere gratitude that we accept this invaluable honor of being received into the doctoral college of this esteemed Jesuit school. We welcome this privilege as a recognition of the sacred ministry of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, an Apostolic institution with a history spanning seventeen centuries, throughout retaining its See in Constantinople.
Yet, our Church is no worldly institution; it wields no political authority. Instead, it leads by example, coordinating Pan-Orthodox Christian unity by virtue of a primacy of love and honor – a ministry emanating from its supra-national authority. This universal consciousness gave rise to the first seven ecumenical councils, articulated the "Symbol of faith" (or Nicene Creed) and established the New Testament Canon; it also gave birth to Churches from the Caspian to the Baltic, and from the Balkans to Central Europe; today, its jurisdiction extends to the Far East, Western Europe, Australia and America.
Of course, this ecumenicity constitutes both an ancient privilege and a lasting responsibility, demanding an open ministry within our own communions, among other Christian confessions, as well as toward the world's faith communities. Within our ecumenical initiatives, the international theological dialogue with our "sister Church" of Rome – instituted in the 1960s as the "dialogue of love" and continuing today as the "dialogue of truth" – comprises our foremost encounter of "speaking the truth in love." A concrete example of this encounter here at Fordham is the Orthodox Christian Minor Studies Program, which is the first of its kind at a major university in the United States. This program complements the existing annual "Orthodoxy in America Lecture" and the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, and demonstrates a practical synergistic spirit, modeling for Orthodox and Roman Catholics everywhere a shared common purpose based in truth and in love.
Nevertheless, our purpose this evening is not to outline for you the manner in which the ecumenical imperative defines our Church but, rather, to inspire in all of you the primacy of ecumenicity or the value of opening up in a world that expects us "always to be prepared to give an answer to everyone that asks us to give the reason for the hope within us." (1 Peter 3.15) In this regard, we would like to draw your attention to three dimensions of "opening up" or "ecumenical consciousness."
(i) Opening up to the heart,
(ii) Opening up to the other, and
(iii) Opening up to creation
(i) Opening up to the Heart: The Way of the Spirit
As faith communities and as religious leaders, it is our obligation constantly to pursue and persistently to proclaim alternative ways to order human affairs, ways that reject violence and reach for peace. Human conflict may well be inevitable in our world; but war certainly is not. If the twenty-first century will be remembered at all, it may be for those who dedicated themselves to the cause of tolerance and understanding.
Yet the pursuit of peace calls for a reversal of what has become normal and normative in our world. It requires conversion (metanoia) and the willingness to become individuals and communities of transformation. The Orthodox Christian spiritual classics emphasize the heart as the place where God, humanity, and world may coincide in harmony. Indeed, The Philokalia underlines the paradox that peace is gained through witness (martyria), perceived not as passivity or indifference to human suffering but as relinquishing selfish desires and acquiring greater generosity. The way of the heart stands in opposition to everything that violates peace. When one awakens to the way within, peace flows as an expression of gratitude for God's love for the world. Unless our actions are founded on love, rather than on fear, they will never overcome fanaticism or fundamentalism.
In this sense, the way of the heart is a radical response, threatening policies of violence and politics of power. This is why peacemakers threatened the status quo. Indeed, the Sermon on the Mount shaped the pacifist teaching of Leo Tolstoy, whose work The Kingdom of God is Within You was molded by the writings of the Philokalia and in turn profoundly influenced both the nonviolent principles of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) and the civil rights activism of Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968). Sometimes, the most "provocative" message is "loving our enemy and doing good to those who hate us" (Luke 6.27). Some may announce "the end of faith" or "the end of history," blaming religion for violent aberrations in human behavior. Yet, never was the peaceful "protest" of religion more necessary than now; never was the powerful "resistance" of religion more critical than today. Ours is the beginning, not the end of either faith or history.
(ii) Opening up to the Other: The Way of Dialogue
This is why the interreligious gatherings initiated by the Ecumenical Patriarchate are crucial for paving the way toward peaceful coexistence between the world's peoples. Such dialogue draws people of diverse religious beliefs and cultural traditions out of their isolation, instituting a process of mutual respect and meaningful communication. When we seek this kind of encounter, we discover ways of coexisting despite our differences. After all, historical conflicts between Christians and Muslims are normally rooted in politics and not in religion. The tragic story of the crusades is a telling example, bequeathing a legacy of cultural alienation and ethnic resentment.
Speaking, then, of an inevitable and inexorable "clash of civilizations" is incorrect and inappropriate, especially when such a theory posits religion as the principal battleground on which such conflict is doomed to occur. National leaders may provoke isolation and aggression between Christians and Muslims; or else demagogues may mobilize religions in order to reinforce national fanaticism and hostility. However, this is not to be confused with the true nature and purpose of religion. Christians and Muslims lived alongside each other during the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires, usually supported by their political and religious authorities. In Andalusia Spain, believers in Judaism, Christianity and Islam coexisted peacefully for centuries. Such historical models reveal possibilities for our own pluralistic and globalized world.
Moreover, any theory about "the clash of civilizations" is invariably naïve inasmuch as it oversimplifies differences between peoples, cultures and religions. How ironic that religion promotes a more "liberal" position than the "realism" of a political scientist! The visit in November 2006 of Pope Benedict XVI to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul was historical not only for relations between the Eastern and Western Churches but also for Christianity and Islam. The then newly-elected Pope continued a tradition established by his predecessors, the late Popes Paul VI and John Paul II, who both visited the Phanar in 1967 and in 1979, respectively.
We affectionately recall how Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras (1886-1972), an extraordinary leader of profound vision and ecumenical sensitivity, a tall man with piercing eyes, would resolve conflict by inviting the embattled parties to meet, saying to them: "Come, let us look one another in the eyes." This means that we must listen more carefully, "look one another" more deeply "in the eyes." As St. Nilus of Ancyra wrote: "You are a world within the world; look inside yourself and there you will see God in the whole of creation." Each of us comprises a living icon of the divine Creator. And we are, furthermore, always – whether we know it or not – closer to one another in more ways than we are distant from one another; closer than we might ever suspect or even imagine.
(iii) Opening up to Creation: The Way of the Earth
Speaking of icons when it comes to God and creation leads us to our final point. For nowhere is the sense of openness more apparent than in the beauty of Orthodox iconography and the wonder of God's creation. In affirming sacred images, the Seventh Ecumenical Council (Nicaea, 787) was not primarily concerned with religious art but with the presence of God in the heart, in others and in creation. For icons encourage us to seek the extraordinary in the ordinary, to be filled with the same wonder of the Genesis account, when: "God saw everything that He made and indeed, it was very good." (Gen. 1.30-31) The Greek word for "goodness" is kalos, which implies – both etymologically and symbolically – a sense of "calling." Icons are invitations to rise beyond trivial concerns and menial reductions. We must ask ourselves: Do we see beauty in others and in our world?
The truth is that we refuse to behold God's Word in the oceans of our planet, in the trees of our continents, and in the animals of our earth. In so doing, we deny our own nature, which demands that we stoop low enough to hear God's Word in creation. We fail to perceive created nature as the extended Body of Christ. Eastern Christian theologians always emphasized the cosmic proportions of divine incarnation. For them, the entire world is a prologue to St. John's Gospel. And when the Church overlooks the broader, cosmic dimensions of God's Word, it neglects its mission to implore God for the transformation of the whole polluted cosmos. On Easter Sunday, Orthodox Christians chant:
Now everything is filled with divine light: heaven and earth, and all things beneath the earth. So let all creation rejoice.
The principal reason for our visit to the Unites States this month was our hosting of an environmental symposium along the Mississippi River, focusing on its impact on New Orleans; this journey was also a personal pilgrimage after our original visit to New Orleans soon after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The symposium was the eighth in a series of international, inter-faith and inter-disciplinary conferences, which gather scientists and theologians, politicians and journalists, in an effort to raise awareness on regional ecological issues that have a global impact on our world. After all, we are convinced that recalling our minuteness in God's wide and wonderful creation only underlines our central role in God's plan for the salvation of the whole world.
Opening up to the heart; opening up to the other; and opening up to creation. Our age demands no less than openness from all of us. We hear it stated often that our world is in crisis. Yet, never before in history have human beings had the opportunity to bring so many positive changes to so many people simply through encounter and dialogue. The interaction of human beings and ethnic groups is today direct and immediate as a result of technological advances in the mass media and means of travel. While it may be true that this is a time of crisis, it must equally be underlined that there has also never been greater tolerance for respective traditions, religious preferences and cultural peculiarities.
The human heart, the other person, and the natural creation each comprise profound icons of the living God. May you always remain open to the heart, to others, and to creation. This is the only way to discern the presence of God in our world.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Bennett issued the following statement immediately after the tragic news that three rescuers were killed and six injured during what experts call a significant bounce in the Crandall County Mine on Thursday: "My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those who were killed and injured in last night's rescue efforts. The rescuers who put their lives on the line are true heroes.
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Come visit Gallaudet, home of the mighty Bison and the football huddle. Students of all ages and their families are welcome to visit this historic Kendall Green campus throughout the year. For high school students, the Office of Admissions offers two types of visitation programs for deaf and hard of hearing students - Open House and an individualized visit.
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Undergraduate Open Houses are offered several times throughout the academic year. During an Open House, you will meet other deaf and hard of hearing high school students who are also interested in learning more about Gallaudet University. The Open House includes:
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There's something mobile about Samsung's new compact camera.
Based on the range of products produced by Samsung lately, there's an impression the company's different departments—camera, computing, smartphones, etc—are working closer together as to benefit connectivity between their devices.
The latest product released by Samsung, the WB250F SmartCam is yet another example, not only because it comes equipped with built in WiFi, but because it works in conjunction with your Android smartphone. In essence, you take a photo and the camera automatically sends the photo to your smartphone or tablet over their shared WiFi connection. This feature is aptly called AutoShare and it's one of the many enhancements owed to Samsung's Smart Camera App.
Having WiFi on board opens up other possibilities too. Captured photos can be edited right from the camera and uploaded to Facebook, YouTube or Microsoft's SkyDrive, completely bypassing the need for a computer. A direct link button—featured on the top of the camera—can be programmed to upload photos to your nominated favourite, whether that's a social network or cloud storage.
On the hardware side, it has a 14.2MP BSI CMOS sensor, a 24mm wide angle lens capable of 18x optical zoom and a 3 inch touch screen on the back. Samsung refer to it as a "hybrid touch", because users can navigate via the touchscreen and the traditional navigation keys.
Its ISO range is right on the money for a compact cam, starting from ISO 100 and reaching ISO 3200, as are videos, which are captured in Full HD (1080p) at 30 frames per second.
Scrutinising this camera's image quality is almost unfair because most of these pictures will have their quality reduced by Facebook or its equivalent, and viewed on digital screens. Having said that, during our brief 'hands on' with the WB250F, we believe it performed reasonably well.
It's not necessarily the photo quality that makes the WB250F a great camera. Instead it boils down to its great connectivity suite and its low $279 price tag. If you're a plugged in person looking for a capable compact cam, check out Samsung's WB250F in either white or cobalt black.
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The 1992 Integra 3-door and 4-door sports sedans are sophisticated, technologically advanced, aerodynamically styled and designed around the driver. They have the first-class accommodations and high quality that have become synonymous with Acura, yet continue to project the sporty and youthful image associated with the Integra name.
The starting point for the Honda R&D designers who created the secondgeneration Integra was to build on the considerable strengths of the original design, concentrating on every area from styling to performance. In the process, they developed an entirely new automobile: there is not a single major component carried over from the first-generation Integra.
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The 1992 Integra sports sedans were designed to achieve:
- Spirited engine performance, with excellent acceleration, sporty, free-revving response, and top-level smoothness and flexibility
- Crisp, precise handling with good driver feedback and accurate steering
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The 1992 Integra sports sedans are subtly refined developments of the second-generation Integra models originally introduced for the 1990model year. Compared to their first-generation predecessors, they are longer, lower, wider and have more cargo space. The second-generation models incorporate a bigger, more powerful 1.8- liter DOHC engine, 4-wheel independent double-wishbone suspension, more driver and passenger room, and advanced technology like available Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS). For 1992, all Integra models benefit from an even stronger 140-horsepower engine, a new hydraulic engine mount for even smoother operation, and subtle refinements in body styling, aerodynamics and interior detailing. Yet their essential personality remains unchanged - they are true performance cars for serious drivers.
The 1992 Integra comes in two body styles, 3-door and 4-door sedan. The 3-door is a sport-oriented hatchback designed to appeal to people who enjoy spirited driving. The 4-door is in the European sports sedan tradition in that it offers performance, clean stylish looks and family-style versatility.
Both Integra body configurations are fully equipped with a broad range of standard features which include speed-sensitive variable power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering, 4-wheel disc brakes, tinted glass and numerous comfort and convenience items.
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|Endangered Languages in Europe
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|Minde, Portugal
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|The Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation (CIDLeS) cordially invites scholars working on endangered languages in Europe and on Language Documentation to join us at the International Conference on Endangered Languages in Europe. The 2-day International Conference aims to improve the discussion about linguistic diversity in Europe and to provide an interdisciplinary forum in which scholars from Language Documentation, Language Technology and others working on European endangered languages can exchange ideas and techniques on language documentation, archiving, and revitalization and to reflect on language policy issues. The second day of the Conference will have two special panels: one focussing on the endangered languages in the Iberian Peninsula and another one, a round table, dedicated to the theme 'new speakers of minority/endangered languages'.
The Conference is organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation in Minde, Portugal.
The Conference will include a broad socio-cultural program related to the theme 'Endangered Languages in Europe' with the aim of promoting intercultural exchange and reinforcing the relationship between linguists and language communities. On October 19, 2013, there will be a 'Language Fair' (http://www.cidles.eu/events/conference-ele-2013/language-fair/) in which several members of endangered language communities in Europe will present their languages and cultures through book displays and cultural events (music, theatre, movies, exhibitions, etc.). On the evenings of October 18 and 19 there will be an 'Endangered Languages Music Festival'.
Plenary Speakers:
Ulrike Mosel (University of Kiel)
Mandana Seyfeddinipur (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
Sebastian Drude (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen)
Fernando Ramallo (University of Vigo)
Scientific Committee:
Annette Endruschat (University of Regensburg)
Michael Cysouw (University of Marburg)
Frank Seifart (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig)
Wolfgang Schulze (University of Munich)
Xosé Afonso Álvarez Pérez (University of Lisbon)
Lachlan Mackenzie (ILTEC, Lisbon)
Johannes Helmbrecht (University of Regensburg)
Peter-Arnold Mumm (University of Munich)
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"I have never come across a brand with such natural, pure flavor as Bakto," says Melinda Strauss of Kitchen-Tested.com. "I can literally smell the scent of vanilla from across the room!" Indeed, many of our reviewers had similar experiences, noting that the tantalizing aromas inspired an avalanche of culinary ideas…or even a befuddlement over which enticing flavor to sample first.
"When my package arrived, I unpacked a real-life pot of gold," writes Faigy Grossman, author of Kosher Scoop's Cookie of the Week column. "Where would I start?"
Even on the other side of the kitchen, Bakto succeeded in converting non-bakers into proud ones. "The mix of products—jars of ground vanilla bean, bags of ginger and vanilla sugars, bottle of peppermint and vanilla extracts, a bottle of jasmine flavor, and a packet of vanilla beans—were nothing short of inspirational," writes Goldie Grossman. "And just like that, I decided that I do like baking!"
Vanilla flavor, apparently, comes in many forms at Bakto, which include the basic vanilla bean, classic vanilla extract, ground vanilla bean and a vanilla-sugar blend. Our chefs suggested many usages of the various forms.
"Hands down, this was the best vanilla sugar I have ever used or tasted," raves Perri Hack- Moskovits. "There was none of that artificial after-taste on your tongue and it just had the aroma of vanilla and a hint of the taste."
Roberta Scher, of KosherEye.com, added vanilla sugar into her challah dough and ground vanilla bean sugar into cake batters. She enthuses about her Vanilla Simple Syrup, a wonderful staple made with a vanilla bean that can be used as a sweetener in everything from cakes and preserves to cocktails and confections.
Melinda Strauss was most pleasantly surprised by the ground vanilla beans, a new addition to her pantry, which she found extremely useful when she wanted to add a dash of vanilla flavor to desserts. The ultimate vanilla dessert she chose to make with her Bakto products was Vanilla Bean Waffle Cookies, using a whole vanilla bean and vanilla sugar. Filled with vanilla cream and drizzled with ground vanilla-bean icing, her recipe can be found on Kitchen-Tested.com.
Like other testers, Sharon Matten sought a worthy recipe that highlighted the added flavors. "When I made the Ground Vanilla Bean Kugel with Vanilla Sugar, the entire kugel was inhaled," she writes. "The ground vanilla bean gave it a rich, welcoming flavor that went over big with my family and guests."
A very popular suggestion among our reviewers was to infuse beverages with the flavors. KosherEye.com found a winning recipe by adding both the vanilla sugar and extract into El Submarino Hot Chocolate, a recipe modified from one discovered in Argentina. Norene Gilletz, noted cookbook author and creator of Gourmania.com, added vanilla powder to coffee and hot chocolate. She also achieved great results by adding it to more basic foods, like morning oatmeal (along with her regular cinnamon and brown sugar dustings), yogurt and her Homemade Applesauce. A double infusion of vanilla, in its powder and extract forms, make Faigy Grossman's Vanilla Confetti Balls a delicious treat that kids will enjoy both making and eating.
Inspired by her Bakto bonanza, Victoria Carreiro, who blogs at itsybitsybalabusta.com, also innovated by transforming an ordinary breakfast recipe into an extraordinary treat. Her grandmother's classic pancake recipe became Golden Vanilla Cane Sugar Crepes with the addition of Bakto's vanilla extract. "The Bakto flavors are distinct, yet subtle, and the array of options is enough to make any baker giddy," she says. "These products elevate your baking with the simple task of adding a teaspoon here or there."
Nossi Fogel, blogger at thekoshergastronome.wordpress.com, used the vanilla extract in Beignets Funnel Cake and cooking teacher Erica Solomon notched up French Toast first by adding vanilla sugar to the egg mixture and then by slathering the hot treat with her delectable Vanilla Butter. Aviva Horowitz used vanilla cane sugar in a recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes.
Perri Hack-Moskovits chose a recipe that incorporated multiple flavors. Coconut Crème Brulee with Ginger Glaze is made with a vanilla bean and ginger sugar, but in general, she found myriad uses for the ground vanilla bean. "At some point I found that I was taking pinches of the ground vanilla bean and throwing it into whatever I was baking," she writes. "I even just added some to a batch of chocolate chip cookies…my husband said it was the best batch I have ever made and kept asking why it was so good. I told him it was the love I put into it!" Moskovits highly recommends using it in her Angel Food Cake recipe.
Evelyn Marcus used the ground vanilla bean in blondies and Chocolate Chip Cookies, where it blended with the butter and brown sugar beautifully. And, after some contemplation, Faigy Grossman decided on the perfect recipe for the vanilla bean: Vanilla Bean Marshmallows. Tired of tasting inadequate results with low-grade products, she knew that Bakto's vanilla would not let her down. Made with both ground vanilla and vanilla bean, the result was outstanding.
Faigy also added peppermint extract to her Mint-Chocolate Thumbprints cookies. The peppermint flavor had just the right potency—flavorful without being overwhelming. And Suzannah Raff, creator of Koshershopaholic.com, was thrilled to use Bakto's peppermint, along with their golden vanilla cane sugar, in her Decadent Mint Cookies 'n Cream Ice Cream recipe.
Goldie Grossman added a tablespoon of jasmine to a Levana's Classic Biscotti Recipe, resulting in a timeless-tasting biscotti with an exotic twist. She creatively suggests using this essence when baking nut-free. "It adds the depth of an almond-type flavor without the allergens," she says.
Sharon Matten, a Kosher Scoop writer and creator of Koshereveryday.com, used one teaspoon of ginger sugar in her Sweet Ginger Pineapple Chicken, but recommends doubling that amount for a stronger ginger taste. Ginger sugar makes a sweet addition to fruit-infused teas.
Evelyn Marcus was thrilled with the results of Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies when she modified the recipe to incorporate the Bakto ginger sugar. She also suggests adding this product to hot chocolate or rolling truffles in it.
Evelyn also received rave reviews from her family for her sweet potato soup when she added Bakto's maple extract to it.
Blood Orange Extract
Erica Solomon was happy to discover that the blood orange extract was clear with a natural orange scent. While she wasn't sure what to expect with its potency, she was pleased to be able to rate it moderate, compared to the milder flavor of vanilla and the stronger taste of mint. Erica used 1.5 teaspoons in her Orange-Coconut Cupcakes and found the flavor to be just right.
With her taste buds whetted, Chaia Frishman, who writes for Kosher Scoop and owns Fruitplattersandmore.com, explored Bakto's website (baktoflavors.com) to discover the other natural flavors they carry. The choice is extensive, and they even allow shoppers to customize boxes of premium flavors. Frishman contacted Bakto and received a delivery of specific flavors to sample. She also liked the idea of adding them into drinks (such as pecan and chocolate extracts into coffee—either together or separately). She sampled fruit extracts and found that a few drops of pomegranate extract enlivened the dressing of her pomegranate jicama salad, as did strawberry extract (or kiwi or mango) to the balsamic vinaigrette in a strawberry mango salad.
Many reviewers recommend using a few drops of any Bakto flavoring as a wonderful flavor enhancer that doesn't add calories. But however you decide to use them, you won't be disappointed. "Bakto flavors and extracts are an incredibly simple way to elevate even basic recipes," says Goldie Grossman.
For a full list of all recipes on KosherScoop.com included in this article click here.
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FERRON-Martha Jane Coley, age 91, passed away Sept. 6, 2012 at the Emery County Care and Rehabilitation Center in Ferron.
She was born April 28, 1921 in Bothwick, Nev. to Willy and Emma Jane Terry Bradley.
Married Donald Robert Coley, March 30, 1936 in St. George, Utah; he passed away on Feb. 18, 1977.
Martha was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was a longtime resident of Ferron and a member of the Utah Historical Society, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Martha had a zest for life and her youthful personality delighted the hearts of all. Her genuine warmth and concern will be greatly missed by all.
Survived by her loving son, Donald Lewis Coley, Ferron; five grandchildren, Wally (Julie) Jones, Mtn. View, Wyo., Lori (Brian) Thorn, Mapleton, Utah, Shayne (Chelsie) Coley, Gabriel Coley, both of Boise, Idaho, Joshua (Dawn) Coley, Las Vegas, Nev.; 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
Martha was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Donald; son, Michael Guy Coley; daughter, Jacklyn Jones; and granddaughter, Karen Huntsman.
Funeral service, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, 11 a.m., Millsite LDS Ward Chapel in Ferron. Family will be at the church Monday evening from 6-7:30 p.m. and Tuesday one hour prior to services. Interment, Ferron City Cemetery.
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With each new program, we carefully consider the show's title so that it reflects the tone and substance of Krista's interview, but also so that it intrigues you, hopefully, and makes you want to listen. This week's title, "Who Ordered This?," comes directly from Krista's interview with astrophysicist Mario Livio:
Krista Tippett: One of the places this takes me back to, and I don't know what the future will be of the science/religion discussion, or interplay, or whatever that is, but part of where it came to in the 20th century was this idea that science was pushing religion farther and farther out of the picture because science ultimately was going to answer all the questions, right? But, as you're saying, what's happened in the 21st century, as we've built on these discoveries of the 20th century, is that in fact there's just this exponential increase in questions and even in what you call mystery …
Mario Livio: Lord Kelvin, you know, has been claimed to have said that everything has actually been solved already and there are just two small problems that remain to be solved, and as it turned out those two problems led to quantum mechanics and general relativity — the two greatest scientific revolutions of the 20th century. So, you know, surely this is how things are happening, and we have had a number of occasions of, there are those things where — you know, another famous physicist once said "Who ordered this?" I mean, so, who ordered dark energy? As if we didn't have enough to explain as it was already, and then suddenly this thing appears and its now the most perhaps intriguing question in all of physics.
Krista Tippett: Right.
Mario Livio: You know, some people sometimes ask me if I'm fascinated by science fiction, and I like to say that actually real science is way more fascinating than any science fiction I've ever read. Because, you know, there is really so much there to do and there is so much room for imagination and creativity ….
Livio is adapting a phrase by Nobel Prize winning-physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi who once said "Who ordered that?" when the muon was identified. A New York Times book review traces this line of scientific compounding back even farther, blaming Democritus.
Interestingly, in Livio's dual passion for science and art, and his work to make a deeper understanding of the universe more accessible to humanity, it seems he shares the perspective of the man he quoted. According to one biographical entry, Rabi once wrote, "What the scientist really desires is for his science to be understood, to become an integral part of our general culture, to be given proper weight in the cultural and practical affairs of the world. Like the poet, the scientist would rather be read than praised."


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When will it end? With the national unemployment rate at 9.1 percent, and Colorado's at 8.5 percent, have we bottomed out? Will we start to see a slow, gradual improvement in the employment rate? This recession has been difficult on many of us. We all know a friend or relative who has lost their job. Many of us have had to make difficult decisions to terminate the employment of people we care about. Depending on who and what we read, perhaps the worst is behind us, and 2012 will be a better year. Oh my, it has to be!!
So what happens to our employees who have survived this economic tsunami? First, the bad news:
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• Employers have not rushed out to hire new workers for positions that were eliminated over the last 24 months.
• When (not if!!) new hiring resumes, those disgruntled team members who feel unappreciated and taken advantage of because of salary reductions, performing the work of two workers, etc. will be the first to look for new opportunities. The cost of turnover is very expensive (from 25 percent of first year salary and more for management positions).
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• Unemployment may be starting to stabilize, and some employers are actually beginning to hire again.
• The Colorado job market may lead the nation in the recovery, which could be good news for employers and employees alike.
So what can employers do now to prepare for the recovery, and retain our employees when the job market does improve? We have all been through some challenging times, and have retained some great people. What can employers do, without spending a lot of money you may not have, to keep your valued employees as the recovery unfolds (fast, or ever-so-slowly, it will happen!):
• You need to be open and visible with your team members. Keep them informed on the company's financial condition and plans for the future. Even if you have to deliver bad news, employees appreciate the fact that a business owner took the time to communicate openly and honestly with all team members. Younger employees need reassurance that downturns are survivable and that "we will get through this!"
• Get employees involved by seeking their input on ways to improve the company's products, customer service, and most important, the bottom line. Hold a team meeting to let everyone know you value their input on "how to improve our company profits, and how to make our company a great place to work." You have a lot of experience and creative brainpower within your team-and it gets them involved in the process.
• Look for ways to provide individual recognition. You just can't beat face to face opportunities to say "thank you" to your team members. Give praise to individuals at company meetings...you don't have to spend money to make employees happy! Let them know you appreciate their work during the down economy and understand how difficult it has been to not receive a salary increase, or to see their best friend at work lose his/her job because of the economy. Knowing that you care helps foster a relationship that may help keep them with you once the economy improves. Give them a hand-written note to say "thanks" for a job well done, or present them with a small gift (it certainly does not have to be expensive) that is personal to your employee.
• Participate as a company in one of our many amazing non-profits in Colorado. Project C.U.R.E., Big Brothers Big Sisters, Colorado Special Olympics, and Developmental Pathways are just a few of the many nonprofits that need our help. Get your team members involved in developing a Social Responsibility program for your company. Working side-by-side as a team to help others builds a strong sense of pride, and it does not cost a dime!
• Add a wellness program that encourages team building at the same time you are promoting a healthier lifestyle. It is fun, and there are small business resources that can help you get organized.
• Celebrate successes! If you sign a major contract, bring in some pizza and announce the good news to everyone. OK, I just mentioned a wellness program and in the next breath said "let's have pizza!!" Hey, you have to have a little fun in this crazy world!
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