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Release Date: May 22, 2013
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Mark Mattison-Shupnick ABOM is currently director of education for Jobson Medical Information LLC, has more than 40 years of experience as an optician, was senior staff member of SOLA International and is a frequent lecturer and trainer.
This course is supported by an educational grant from MODO.
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This course is supported by an educational grant from MODO and ECO Eyewear
More than eight out of every
10 consumers buy green
products or select products
from companies that are
"green" in any variety of
ways. If so many people think
green is important, then hav-
ing a green conscience, using
green products and commu-
nicating that you participate in the greening
of the world makes a difference in the way
consumers view you and your business.
"Green has gone mainstream," writes Jacquelyn
Ottman in her book The New Rules of Green
Marketing (February 2011). "Today, 83 percent
of consumers representing four generations—
Baby Boomers, Millennials, Gen Ys and Gen
Zs—are some shade of green. In fact, the green
industry is now a $290 billion industry (Source:
Natural Marketing Institute, 2009). " For perspective, the optical industry generates just
under $35 billion. This suggests that adding
and communicating green as a part of your
practice addresses what consumers see as a
requirement for any business.
Becoming green is aspirational. It's a set of
goals that can be accomplished one step or multiple steps at a time. It
doesn't require complex
technology but a commitment individually and as a
team when choosing products and organizing daily
tasks. Becoming a green practice should be a part of every
office's branding plan since
green resonates with consumers. Here's how.
Why should you aspire to being greener personally and in your practice? The answer is simple:
It's the right thing to do. In fact, 67 percent of
consumers are looking for greener products;
however, green still represents an unmet consumer demand. A GMA/Deloitte Green Shopper
Study (2009) discovered that sustainability
considerations either drive or influence the buying decisions of more than half of the shoppers
interviewed in the study. Green consumers shop
more often and spend more when they do.
Erinn Morgan, author of the book Picture
Yourself Going Green (Cengage Learning, 2009)
defines becoming green as a cycle, i.e., green is
the future (what we create for future generations that they will inherit), is affordable (conservation can be budget-boosting), healthy
(personal choices affect self and others), necessary (responsible to the environment and
individuals) and inspiring (looked up to, by
self and others). When considering that green
also drives consumer opinion, it suggests adding "what consumers want" to the circle, since
that fits with the two-thirds of consumers
looking for greener products.
Additionally, being green fits with the changing demographics of business. In optical, the
77 million baby boomers that have driven
much of premium eyewear sales will be
eclipsed by 82 million millennials (those born
between 1977 and 1997). Millennials have a
strong interest in health centered on their own
wellness and the environment around them.
Here are some key facts from "A Look at
Key Sustainability Trends in the U.S. 2012,"
conducted by NMI Solutions, a global strategy and market research firm. First, the percentage of Generation Y (1977 to 1997) who
reports that they "buy as many green/eco-friendly products as they can" is up to 36 percent in 2012 from 31 percent in 2009, a 16
percent growth rate during some tough economic times. Second, Generation Y seems to
have higher expectations of sustainability
being "baked in" to the product, rather than a
line or brand extension; the whole line should
incorporate sustainable attributes. Third,
Generation Y is sure to shape the marketplace
around its needs and desires. And Generation
Y consumers have decades of purchase decisions ahead of them.
According to a 2011 MIT survey, sustainability is now a part of 70 percent of corporate
agendas. How do consumers know where to shop
for green products? From the Green Business Bureau (GBB), 55 percent of today's
consumers look for eco-labels on business
and products. Almost three-quarters of
today's consumers actively seek out trust
seals and privacy marks before doing business
with a merchant. More than 80 percent of
Americans believe third-party certification
plays an important role in the oversight of
environmental messaging. By using eco-conscious labeling, your office can tap into a
green economy that is growing 10 times
faster than the general economy. In fact, by
2015, it is estimated that 60 percent of U.S.
adults will identify themselves as green.
Becoming a green practice and advertising it
attracts customers because green is important
to current consumers. Green differentiates
your office from others, improves an image of
trust in the community and becomes a part of
the reason for customer loyalty. Having a
defined set of green goals and a green identity
can motivate and inspire staff. Put it all
together, and it can grow a business and do
some good at the same time.
It's obvious that a plan is emerging here.
The key words that keep appearing are "green" and "sustainability," using green
products, getting green certified and communicating to customers your "greenness."
All that is needed are the steps needed to
develop the right plan of action.
If you agree green is a go, here's a blueprint for
your next staff meeting. In fact, once you've
agreed on the plan and the dates on which
various items are initiated and then regularly
implemented, they become merchandisable to
your customers. While these are business building for the practice, the real beneficiaries
are you and your customers. You may already
be doing some of these, but are your customers
aware of it? It is necessary then to discuss the
communication side of green.
Step 1: Recycle
For many customers, they may assume recycling is standard, but it isn't. For example, I
fly Delta airlines often, and its flight attendants
make a very visible point about separating
the recyclables while picking up trash during
the flight. It takes a little longer but adds to
my satisfaction with them as an airline. Get
the bins that are necessary. It's OK to have
them visible to customers and patients in
the office.
Step 2: Install Energy-Saving Lightbulbs
There are a large variety of CFL and floodlights that are all eco-conscious. They become
a replacement for the regular lights in an
office. For the retail side of the office, conversion to LEDs replicate the specialty and
focused lighting of the places you love to shop.
Step 3: Use Recycled Paper
Be sure to specify that when printing business
cards, practice letterhead, invoices and prescription pads, all materials used should come
from recycled paper. Most printers have this
option. In addition, consider adding "Printed
on recycled paper" for the power that these
words have with the consumer.
Step 4: Buy Green Power
and Carbon Offsets
Bookmark the U.S. Department of Energy's Web page (www.eere.energy.gov) and visit it
to find your local green power energy provider. The U.S. Department of Energy has
programs and partnerships supporting energy
efficiency and renewable energy efforts in
the states and their communities.
For carbon offsets, as little as $100 a year can
help fund clean energy projects around the
world that offset the environmental impact of
other businesses. Contact Native Energy
(www.nativeeneregy.com) or e-Bluehorizons
(www.bluehorizons.com) for more information and ways to participate.
Step 5: Use Green Cleaning Products
Look at the cleaning products used in your
office and change them to greener products.
In addition, non-perfumed and green cleaners
may be important to patients with allergies. It
says, "I'm thinking of you."
Step 6: Take a Five-Minute Shower,
Reuse Water Bottles
Each of us can do our part every time the tap is
turned on. If you've had a drought in your area,
you've felt the effects of not enough water in the
inability to water lawns or water crops for grazing animals with resulting higher food prices. In
fact, there is not enough clean water worldwide.
Taking a shorter shower and turning off the tap
while brushing or shaving saves water.
For everyday use, it's a good idea to refill that
water bottle. Did you know that the U.S. disposes of almost 29 billion water bottles a year
that used 17 million barrels of crude to create?
Why not reuse a qualified reusable water bottle
(BPA-free, washed regularly). Consider using
the bottle provided by Eco eyewear, and show
it to customers as part of your office program.
Step 7: Sell 95 Percent
Recycled Material Eyewear
There are only a few companies that make
eyewear from recycled materials and also
provide a complete marketing program for
the practice. Eco eyewear is unique because
the plastic and metal frames are made from
95 percent recycled materials. In fact, its tagline "Born Recycled" is provocative, easily
makes the connection for patients and helps
you start the conversation on why your practice is different by carrying the Eco brand.
For metal frames, the stainless steel components are constructed of 95 percent postconsumer stainless steel, i.e., stainless steel in
products that have been discarded by consumers recycled by a reclaiming and manufacturing process into new eyewear frames.
For acetate frames, they are made from the
reclaimed scrap from the initial acetate
frame manufacturing process.
Why Eco? Eco was developed to be the
first eyewear brand committed to sustainability and social responsibility. Designed by
the trend-conscious eyewear manufacturer
Modo, it combines the style and emotion
that consumers demand of eyewear in the
only eyewear brand made from 95 percent
recycled materials.
The ability to combine style with emotion is the essence of
an eyeglass frame that
a consumer loves to
wear. It helps define
their identity. It makes
a wearer look good
and when made well,
it feels good. When it also represents a good
idea like sustainability, then it also does
good. This has become the positioning of
the Eco frame line and is one that works well
with consumers—look good, feel good and
do good.
Continue to use this positioning by also letting the customer know that this product is
the only environmentally-friendly product
certified by UL Environment, an independent agency that certifies environmental
claims. This approval is given to products
that minimize the use of new resources in
their production. This validation certifies
that Eco eyewear is made of at least 95 percent recycled stainless steel and plastic.
The foldable Eco case is made from recycled PET (polyethylene bottles, not biodegradable) to reduce impact on landfills. All
the paper products are made from recycled
paper and the envelope in which glasses are
received can be reused by consumers to mail
their old eyewear to charity organizations.
Eco helps donate unwanted eyewear to
selected charities that can help provide the
gift of sight to the 314 million adults and
children worldwide who suffer from poor
vision and cannot afford glasses.
By communicating this,
staff and patients can look
good and feel good about
the way the product has
been created, from what
has been used, how its
been manufactured and into
which products they have been
Step 8: Do Good, Plant a Tree
Renewal of the
air we breathe
benefits from
every tree that exists and for those that are
planted. Consider a "do good" project like an
office program that supports tree planting.
To date, 680,000 trees have been planted in
Cameroon on behalf of Modo. In a partnership with Trees for the Future (www.treesforthefuture.com), Eco established the one
frame one tree program and plants a tree for
every frame sold. Trees for the Future, a leading nonprofit "integrates tree planting into
agriculture and land restoration projects."
According to TFT, "Trees bring life back to
degraded lands, create better conditions to
grow food and provide people with a means
to generate income and mitigate climate
change through sequestering carbon dioxide."
Mr. Moshimbo Joseph Nde of Mankon,
head of TFT Programs, describes the results
of the Modo program for one farmer in
Cameroon. He says that training local farmers
to use agroforestry techniques by Trees for the
Future increases the quality and quantity of
crops. That allows the local faring population
to support themselves as well as provide
additional food for the local markets.
Doing good is also more than ensuring
sustainability; it's the ability to extend your
reach into the world's communities around
you. The consumer is looking to support companies that also improve their environment.
Step 9: Get Certified, Display an Eco-Label
Consumers look
for sustainable
products so get
certified; then identify your office by displaying an eco-label from a certifying agency.
Consider the Green Business Bureau.
GBB provides independent third-party
certification, assessment and tracking
software, overall guidance, on-site
support and audits to verify certifica-
tion as well as tools to grab your
customer's attention. Labeling your
practice as green lets your customers
know your commitment to sustainability.
Available are scripts, images, social media
messaging and press releases for an ongoing
and interactive arsenal of material to let
customers know your green commitment.
By using eco-conscious third-party labeling,
your customers understand your practice
participation in sustainability.
Step 10: Tell Everyone
Marketing is the strategy of communicating
with your patients for all the times they are
both in and out of your office, and the time
between visits. Marketing can be done instore or use the variety of social media tools
at our disposal today. Direct marketing might
be a brochure mailed to patient's homes or
handed them when they arrive at reception. It
describes products or services and highlights
their benefits. To communicate a socially
responsible office, consider using all the
vendor available items that use and portray
a consistent theme and positioning.
In-store marketing includes posters and
point-of-purchase (POP) materials like countercards and displays. In an innovative move
that is easily identified as recycled, Eco display
trees are branded "Born Recycled" and are
made of a thick, matte gray cardboard. The
same is true of the brand plaque. In this way,
there is continuity of the message of your
office's commitment to the environment and
opens the door to say, "This eyewear is made
from 95 percent recycled material. It's our
commitment to sustainability." Everything is
made out of recycled material and ships flat
to further decrease the carbon footprint.
Sustainability stories, especially perhaps
from a new source like your optical office,
are of higher interest. Use them in Facebook
posts, as Tweets or for local PR radio, newspaper articles and cable programming. Short
articles in text (borrow from this CE course
with permission), photos and a short video
with audio recorded can get traction at the
local stations. Describe the changes to your
office programs and the products that are
being carried that meet this new social
Community involvement and green practices enhance public image. According to a
report by DS Simon Productions, "Media initiatives with a corporate social responsibility
focus generates 35 to 50 percent more positive
media coverage on television, radio, Web and
social media than comparable programs."
That means public relations items that your
office supplies to local radio and cable stations will have a better chance of being
picked up for publication. This ensures that
more than just your own patients know your
office's commitment.
Becoming a greener practice is the transitioning from "nice to have" to "must-have". It's
an opportunity since there is an unmet
demand for sustainable products, and more
than eight of every 10 in the U.S. population
can be classified as an eco-conscious consumer seeking products and businesses committed
to sustainability.
Enhancing your brand with socially responsible products like Eco eyewear, made from
95 percent recycled materials, benefit the
customer, the community and adds to patient
loyalty and preference. It creates an environ-
ment that makes all in the office proud of
where they work. Become a green practice
and see your business bloom.
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Skip to comments.'Flash Mob' Of 100 Teens Storm Center City Macy's
Posted on 02/17/2010 1:07:19 PM PST by TigerBait
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― Click to enlarge 1 of 1 Photo of an apparent "flash mob" involving approximately 100 teens causing chaos inside the Center City Macy's store. CBS Related Slideshows
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The entire ordeal began when approximately 100 teens engaged in a gigantic snowball fight outside Philadelphia's City Hall Tuesday evening.
Shortly afterwards, the unruly mob then rolled into the Macy's Department Store located in the 1300 block of Market Street.
Once inside, customers told Eyewitness News total chaos ensued.
"A couple kids were shoving and pushing and people started throwing shoes at each other. Someone threw a sign over someone's head," Eyewitness Brianne Bee said.
Customers inside the store said the incident lasted between five to 10 minutes.
A 16-year-old girl was arrested for allegedly kicking a 15-year-old boy in the face as other teens held him down outside the store. The 15-year-old is listed in stable condition at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Similar to the "flash mobs" near South Street in June 2009, investigators believe Tuesday's brawl might have been organized on the internet.
According to investigators, many of the teens involved in the incident attend Simon Gratz High School.
All of the teens are facing charges of disorderly conduct, while some are facing assault charges.
No innocent bystanders were injured. The incident remains under police investigation.
A "flash mob" is a cry from our young people that they have too much time on their hands, too much money AND SHOULD BE SENT TO AFGHANISTAN FOR TWO YEARS OR TILL THEY LEARN TO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY HAVE!!!!
Ah Philthydelphia. The City That Hates You Back!
The Amish, again, no doubt! Why can't they stay in the Dutch Country and leave the poor people of Philly to live in peace?
Quoth former mayor Street:
"The brothers and sisters are running the city"
Flash mobs are an anarchist's tool to provide cover for chaos.
Test the wires for channels of communication. decentralized organization. Some who gather do not even know who pulls the strings or the exact nature of the gathering.
Technically bicyclists' critical mass events are "flash mobs".
Already posted.
This is why, back in the day, a Macy's near me removed their Ticketron location from the store. The final straw was the thousands that showed up to purchase Zeppelin tickets. Those who were lucky to get in and get tickets were psyched. Those who were not roamed the mall and ripped the place blind.
yeah, well, Ed Rendell had to learn it from somewhere...
Phily snow madness ping
If you are not familiar with that school, you'll know it's largely an Amish education facility. Cough, cough...
I'd vote Wilson Goode back into office if he'd promise to bomb the little bastards into dust.
Those Amish mobs have been ravishing the streets of Intercourse, Pa. for years. Now they have gotten so out of control they've moved on Philly. Where will it end????
100 teens in a mall?
Who would have thunk it?
Either in Blue Ball, PA or Kuntztown, PA
According to the video, would I be wrong in saying that they were all black kids?
The brothers and sisters are running the city
That pretty well sums things up. How long before these business's move out of Philadelphia?
Canister rounds in the main bore will do it.
"According to the video, would I be wrong in saying that they were all black kids?"
Can't tell, but as usual there is plenty of cutesy side-stepping of that likely fact.
Must be a trend.
It has to be. Darn those Amish.
"Flash Mob" tries to give the sense that this was one of those silent groups of harmless internet geeks that sometimes gather.
This was rather just a good old-fashioned riot by a bunch of ghetto thugs who were off school for the week (those that bother to go to school).
More like tweating twits. It's funny how they are so poor yet can afford most of the daily luxuries like expensive gym shoes and cellphones. When we sponsored my cousin from Shanghai to become a US citizen, he thought the residents of Cabrini-Green public housing were all rich since they could afford to own cars and televisions and even professors in China could not at that time(this was in 1980).
Before Intercourse, it was Bird in Hand, and I kid you not.
black Amish Running amok
It doesn't sound like a "flash mob".
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I thought snowball fights in Philly were limited to Eagle games. It is comforting to know that football does not cause snowball fights.
Don't conspiracy laws come into play.
Either in Blue Ball, PA or Kuntztown, PA
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According to the radio report, conspiracy charges were made against 14 of them (Amish) that were arrested early .
But that would be racist!
For God's sake grow up "kids"!
I would of arrested as many as I could confiscated their phones and used them to track down each and every one of the others that had planned to be there.
Sounds like a normal day at the Gallery to me.
Hey, it's Philly... definitely, those crazy Pennsylvania Dutch!!!
A bit of a thread jack but;
Gotta love it. At least nobody was shot.
Hm?.....I bet there aren't mobs of Mormon missionaries attending that school. So?....What niche group attends Gratz? Could it be a black minority?
CBS3.com: "'FLASH MOB' OF 100 TEENS STORM CENTER CITY MACY'S" (SNIPPET: "16-year-old girl was arrested for allegedly kicking a 15-year-old boy in the face as other teens held him down outside the store. The 15-year-old is listed in stable condition at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.") (February 17, 2010, 8:00 pm US/Eastern)
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The rules for low-fat baking are completely different from those for traditional full-fat baking. Reduced- and low-fat batters are more sensitive to overmixing, overbaking, ingredient substitutions, improper measuring and oven temperatures. Plus, when you change the amount of one ingredient, often other ingredients need to be adjusted as well.
With that in mind, our Test Kitchen shares some basics that you might find useful in trying to lighten up baked goods such as quick breads, cakes, brownies and bars. For example, you can see how some substitutions are used in the recipe for Makeover Lemon Raspberry Cake shown above right.
Butter, margarine and vegetable shortening add moistness and flavor to baked goods and give them a tender texture.
In traditional baking, fat is creamed with sugar to form tiny air cells in the batter, which gives the baked goods a fine light texture. When the fat is removed or reduced in a recipe, the end product may lack flavor and be tough and full of tunnels.
That is why many lighter recipes call for small amounts of butter. Not only does it add rich flavor, but it aids in the creaming process, which helps to leaven the batter, making it lighter and more able to rise.
Fruit purees work well to replace some of the fat in many recipes. Applesauce is one widely used fat substitute that does not alter the color or flavor of a baked good.
Pureed canned pears also have a mild flavor that will not interfere with the taste of the finished product. Prune purees—mainly because of their dark color—are the choice for fat replacement in chocolate recipes.
When reducing the fat in a recipe, try using half the amount of fat called for and replacing the other half with a fat substitute. For example: to replace 1/2 cup butter in a recipe, try 1/4 cup butter plus 1/4 cup fruit puree.
Our home economists usually use all-purpose flour because it has a moderate protein (gluten) content, which makes it suitable for a wide variety of baked goods.
For a very low-fat recipe, try using a flour with a lower gluten (protein) content, since this will give a softer, more tender texture. Cake flour and whole wheat pastry flour are readily available lower-gluten flours. Start by substituting a third to half of the cake or pastry flour for the all-purpose white flour in the recipe. Once the flour is added, minimize mixing, as stirring will develop the gluten and toughen the baked good.
Eggs help to bind batters and also have leavening properties. Egg yolks provide fat, which contributes to the fine, tender texture and color of baked goods. Egg whites are a drying and leavening agent.
Replacing a whole egg with egg white or egg substitute can be a good nutritional savings, especially if you are watching your cholesterol. One whole egg contains 5 grams of fat and 210 milligrams of cholesterol. The equivalent amount of egg white or fat-free egg substitute contains no fat and no cholesterol.
If more than one egg is called for in a recipe, consider replacing some of the whole eggs with egg whites or egg substitute. For best results, our home economists like to combine whole eggs with egg whites or egg substitute. In a lower-fat recipe, too many egg whites will make a baked good dry and rubbery. Here is a good guide to keep in mind:
Fat helps baked goods rise. You may need additional leavening if you have reduced the fat in a recipe.
Baking soda is preferred if there is an acidic ingredient like buttermilk, sour cream or fruit puree in the recipe. Start by adding 1/4 teaspoon baking soda for each half cup of acidic ingredient.
If there is no acidic ingredient, add some extra baking powder for lightness, starting with 3/4 teaspoon. But be careful. Too much additional leavening can leave a bitter aftertaste.
Another way to add lightness is to whip egg whites in the recipe to soft peaks and gently fold them into the prepared batter.
Sugar provides sweetness and flavor and aids in the browning of baked goods. Plus, sugar (white or brown) is integral to the creaming process, which incorporates air into the batter, making it lighter. When combined with flour, sugar also helps make baked goods more tender.
If you decide to reduce the amount of sugar in a baked good for dietary reasons, start by simply reducing the amount of sugar by 25 percent. Or reduce it by 50 percent and add a sugar replacement to make up for half of that. Our Test Kitchen has had the best luck with sugar substitutes that can be measured like sugar, such as Splenda.
The butter in traditional recipes contributes to and carries flavors throughout the batter. In reduced-fat baking, the use of flavorings or extracts (vanilla, almond, etc.) can be added or in some cases increased to help boost the flavor.
Reduced-fat baked goods tend to bake more quickly than those made with full fat. If left in the oven too long, they can become dry. If you've lowered the fat significantly, try lowering the oven temperature by 25° and/or check the product for doneness a few minutes before the end of the usual baking time.
A toothpick test does not always work with reduced-fat baking. Instead, look for lightly browned edges that are beginning to pull away from the pan. Cakes should spring back when gently pressed in the center.
Success in lower-fat baking comes from trial and error, so don't be afraid to experiment. And don't try to lighten up a recipe too much. After all, a cake or quick bread that serves 12 people and contains only 1/4 cup of oil and 1 or 2 eggs is already pretty light!


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Skip to comments."Until they have reformed their lives" ( No Holy Communion for pro-abortion Catholics!)
Posted on 08/21/2008 4:43:58 PM PDT by kellynla
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I predict the Bishops in this country will NOT enforce this. The Bishops are unquestionably the weak link in The U.S. Church.
So.. are the priests going to consult a master list of naughty Catholics before dishing out the communion?
How do they identify those who cannot receive communion?
I think this is just a gesture, not an enforceable edict.
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"predict the Bishops in this country will NOT enforce this. The Bishops are unquestionably the weak link in The U.S. Church."
Maybe some will... mabye some won't...but it is up to American Catholics that it is enforced!!! Just like it was up to American Catholics to get rid of the bad priests!
The U.S. Church, like anything else, is only as strong as the weakest link. And with the help of God the Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit, we Catholics will "get it done!"
Excuse me. Are you a Catholic?
Maybe I'm not qualified to comment because it's not my church in question. But isn't Communion only allowed to be withheld due to the person's personal actions, not by what he advocates in terms of public policy? For example, with regard to abortion, shouldn't the church only apply this to someone who has personally participated in an abortion? I'm not pro-abort, but it would be a shame if Catholic officials were perceived to undermining their independence from the political process.
Well, I see you didn't last long! LOL
This is a "thought" sin and while I do not agree with abortion in any way...There are other "sins"...How does a priest weed out the others??
It's certainly enforceable in the case of high-profile, well known politicians. I can assure you that every priest in DC recognizes, say, Nancy Pelosi or any of the others. But Wuerl is the weak link here, and I think it's pretty safe to say that nothing will happen, not in DC nor probably in most of these politicians' home dioceses, either.
BTW, this doesn't come out of the blue. These people are usually first spoken to by the priest or bishop, warned, asked to change their lives, and then forbidden to receive Communion. So far there hasn't been a "list," although in the case of people who have been forbidden to receive Communion but still present themselves, I suppose that's always a possibility. However, as I said, pro-abortion politicians are safe in DC.
save your fingers, humblegunner is history. LOL
with politicians their statements and voting record should be sufficient to identify them and their faces are well known. A NARL spokesperson who regularly shows up on the news would be readily identifiable. For those whose faces don't show up but are major advocates of abortion I'm sure that there are people who will identify them. I'd assume that this would also apply to those who push for capital punishment as well.
You're not a Catholic are you...
Voting for and advocating for a particular point of view are personal actions and for a politician making an act legal or illegal is a form of participating in the act itself one way or the other.
You banned him for saying this?
I think the Vatican is over-run with vermin and scum.
Now you can ban me too.
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*** But isnt Communion only allowed to be withheld due to the persons personal actions, not by what he advocates in terms of public policy?***
Encouraging others to have an abortion IS a personal action. I would be as guilty of having an abortion as encouraging my daughter to have one. It's still murder no matter how you do it. And when a politician votes for abortion, and then receives Communion, he/she is telling the church he/she is NOT a Catholic.
I'm taken back by that one myself..Is the Catholic Church now above criticism or comment on this forum now?
"You banned him for saying this?"
I "banned him?"
FYI, this is not my website...or didn't you know that. LOL
If you have any questions, I suggest you ask the Jim Rob
Salvation you're a very nice lady and I would not presume to debate you on points of doctrine.
I'm just more than a little ill of being aware of so very many liberal politicians who know darn well that they have excommunicated themselves walking up and getting communion from some priest who happily obliges.
The liberal Democrats are taunting The Church and using The Host as a way of pretending that their standing in The Church is just spiffy and fine! It is not enough to say they have excommunicated themselves. They need to be denied communion!
"I think the Vatican is over-run with vermin and scum."
Well, opinions are like noses...everybody's got one.
Oh, FYI, I reeeeeeeeely don't care what you "think."LOL
"Now you can ban me too."
If that is your goal, you shouldn't have a problem at the rate you're going obtaining it. BIG SMILE
You can pick up your anti-Catholic Bigot Badge on your way out.
***Pass the communion...Let God settle it.
This is a "thought" sin and while I do not agree with abortion in any way...There are other "sins"...How does a priest weed out the others?? ***
I'm glad you asked. I see you don't know the real meaning of confession. The priest is merely the representative of God. The priest forgives a sin on the condition that the repentant is telling the truth. If such repentant lies in Confession, he is committing still another sin. And THAT'S when God sorts it out.
The requirements for a good Confession:
Examination of conscience
Confession of any mortal sin
A true repentance for having sinned
Determination never to repeat the sin
Praying the Act of Contrition
Doing penance
How do they identify those who cannot receive communion?
I think this is just a gesture, not an enforceable edict."
You banned him for saying this?
I think the Vatican is over-run with vermin and scum.
Now you can ban me too.
Allow me to rephrase that . . .
The vatican is and has been over-run with vermin and scum since it's inception
And I will not post in this forum again except Humble-Gunner be re-instated today
yeah right....
Oh no!
Please please please don't go!
(Just kidding. You won't be missed and nobody will notice.)
Anyway.. can you answer the question?
Fear not, he can't ban anyone.
try brushing up on your English...
but we "think" that what you're saying is that you will not post on this forum UNTIL "humblegunner" is reinstated...
I guess that means we won't have to read any more of your anti-Catholic blatherings....WHAT A RELIEF! LMAO
It's OK.. I wasn't banned.
DING DING DING! We have a winner!
I have more fun with that...
Dude, he's not banned or suspended. His page is a fake.
He's not banned.
Yes, there are other sins,
but suppose we take action against the rampant murder of the most innocent humans first, eh?
sandyeggo, you have done it again!
Nothing escapes your eagle eye :-)
You have your pass to come back on.
Meanwhile,—thanks to this prank-— we learned a lot about some posters on the forum.
I will make an effort to never randomly click your moniker again
I said "except" and meant to say "except"
Don't like the way that sounded, too bad.
Don't care much for "catholic" or any other derivatives, but practicing Christians are fine in my book.
"Dude" I don't reeeeeeeeeely care. LMAO
For a lot of politicians...easy. Michigan Governor Granholm, for example...she probably attends two, maybe three churches on a regular basis. Every priest in the state knows who she is, knows whay her positions are. The same could be said for many elected officials.
I know a lot of priests and deacons. I even know a bishop pretty well. They all follow politics--not rabidly, but certainly well enough to know who the CINOs are.
hey, genius, if you didn't get my message the first time,
I'll repeat it.
Then why all the posts to me, dumb ass
There are a lot of folks on FR who do not share our faith. A few of those freepers have made comments on this thread, comments which seemed (to me, at least) to be inviting dialogue. You have chosen to attack those freepers rather than engage in discussion.
Sometimes I understand why Catholic freepers are given such a hard time on this forum. Thanks a bunch, Kel. Really Christian of you.
Gunner, let me know when your suspension is up.
The Bishops are unquestionably the weak link in The U.S. Church.
And...Their handmaidens are the professors and deans running the Marxist CINO universities.
"A few of those freepers have made comments on this thread, comments which seemed (to me, at least) to be inviting dialogue?"
you think posting "I think the Vatican is over-run with vermin and scum." is "dialogue?"
You have a very strange conception of "dialogue"
"Gunner, let me know when your suspension is up.
FYI,"gunner" wasn't "banned!"
Good evening.
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I get banned in the forums for games I love, so lets see if I do better in the forums for games I hate.
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Originally posted by eyelolled
With all the things I've heard about Eve, I would have a terrible time trying to trust anybody, especially someone wanting to teach me the ropes about piracy. Not judging, just sayin.
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Originally posted by eyelolled
With all the things I've heard about Eve, I would have a terrible time trying to trust anybody
EVE is like the real world.
You can be friends with a lot of people, maybe have some special friends? But would you trust them with your wallet?
if EVE is already scary, don't go out in the real world then.
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"
Im doing this because, this is how i got into the game, i became the apprentice and recruiter of a pilot who since has moved on... The plan in the beginning was to start a corporation and recruit all noobs possible, let natural selection do its thing and see who remained. After awhile a rebellion arose, me being the pet of the CEO, ofcourse took his side and we crushed them together with 3 other loyalists at "the great battle of Rens"...
After this little episode we went out to our leaders homesystem in lowsecurity space and have stayed here since. I have made some effort to grow our corporation since then but more than often pilots who have been recruited have not followed our philosophy and have just been a dissapointment in the long run.
These are often pilots with no patience, who only want a fancy killmail and cant see the bigger picture...
So i have some extra time and isk on my hands to spend on an apprentice who is willing to learn and see the universe trough our eyes...
Also i should say im in the GMT +2 timezone, so far ive been in contact with one pilot but i think he might be in the opposite timezone, which is not optimal.
Originally posted by Oltzu
...me being the pet of the CEO...
Was his name Sabre A?
Originally posted by Vonatar
Originally posted by Oltzu
...me being the pet of the CEO...
Was his name Sabre A?
No... his name was Winters... to this day we keep telling ourselves, that "Winter's coming"
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USDA Breaks Ground on People's Garden in Delaware
Brad Fisher, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
On May 20, 2010, the USDA State Office in Dover, Delaware broke ground on its People's Garden, answering Secretary Vilsack's call to plant such gardens at Department offices around the globe. The Secretary established the People's Garden project in February 2009 to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. (See the groundbreaking on YouTube.) Since then, more than 300 People's Garden have blossomed across the country.
The office has 80 Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, Rural Development and Information Technology Services employees. The employees will volunteer their time to help care for and harvest the garden. The garden's bounty will help needy families in the area and provide a hands-on learning experience for second graders at North Dover Elementary School.
And not only does the Delaware garden grow food, it grows partnerships, as well. At the ceremony, NRCS Chief Dave White pointed to the cooperative efforts by federal and state agencies, schools, and private conservation groups to make the garden a reality.
Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Cheryl Cook told the crowd that this and other People's Garden's are important to making people aware of where their food comes from and encouraging smart eating.
Michael Scuse, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, affirmed that People's Gardens educate the public about the work that farmers do every day to provide food, fiber, and fuel.
NRCS Delaware State Conservationist Russell Morgan said that he sees People's Gardens as ways to teach lessons in taking better care of natural resources.
One phase of the People's Garden at the USDA office in Dover is the expansion of a rain garden. Storm water runoff and flooding are top concerns in the Delaware Estuary because of the damage that can occur when large volumes of rainwater occur.
Learn more about the People's Garden movement at www.usda.gov/peoplesgarden.
NRCS employees dig out paths and install borders and landscape fabric.
The garden is in the final construction stages. Only a few more steps to complete before the ground is ready for spring planting.


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Insider's Guide to the Gorge
Where to Eat in the Gorge
Where to eat when you're on the road
Everybody's Brewing
White Salmon
Planted on White Salmon's main street, the star attraction at three-year-old Everybody's Brewing is the sun-drenched back deck and its eyebrow-raising view of Mount Hood. Of course, 10 well-balanced American-, English-, and German-style beers, like the nutty-sweet Hoedown Brown or the hop-errific Country Boy IPA (all brewed on site), and a fresh menu of salads, burritos, and burgers don't hurt either.
Solstice Wood Fire Café
Whether the Gorge is socked in with cottony fog or glowing in summer's resplendent rays, Solstice rises to the occasion. Owners Suzanne Wright Baumhackl and Aaron Baumhackl traveled to Italy to handpick the parts for the wood-fired oven that reigns over this cabinlike eatery, endowing flavorful char to Tuscan-style pizzas, juicy, free-range chickens, and chorizo-studded mac and cheese. Snuggle up by the fire and warm your belly with hearty, oven-baked pasta while drying out your soaking socks, or tuck into a portobello quesadilla at one of the sunbaked outdoor tables.
10-Speed Coffee Roasters
Hood River, Mosier, White Salmon
Contrary to popular belief, leaving Portland city limits doesn't mean abandoning excellent coffee. The Gorge's 10-Speed Coffee roasts its own small-batch, single-origin coffee in Hood River and deftly transforms the beans into artful lattes and well-pulled Americanos in its trio of cafés along the Columbia. Two-wheeled visitors can get the complete 10-Speed experience by exploring the Hood River roastery and then riding seven miles up the Historic Columbia River Highway to the Mosier café.
East Wind Drive-In
Cascade Locks; 541-374-8380
This roadside Cascade Locks burger shack—where a drive-in has stood since 1939—still maintains a walk-up window, tallies checks by hands, and makes its food and so-thick-you-need-a-spoon shakes to order. And like so many old-school burger joints, there's nothing petite about the East Wind: not the six-inch-tall "small" ice creams cones, not the line that forms along WaNaPa Street, especially on weekends … and certainly not the brain freeze that comes from gobbling your enormous tower of tropical crème soft serve before it melts.
Nora's Table
Hood River
When you're in the mood for a little less Black Diamond gear and a little more white tablecloth, head for Nora's Table. The cozy eatery tucked just off Hood River's main drag expertly plates a rotating cast of locally sourced dishes—from braised pork shank in sweet bean sauce to a Goan seafood curry. Find the best seats at the counter in front of the kitchen, where you can watch chef Kathy Watson (who named the restaurant after her mother) prepare your meal while you chat with the locals who make Nora's a regular stop. Got a question about what pairs well with your butternut squash enchilada? Simply ask your neighbor, who's likely familiar with every glass on the exclusively Gorge-grown wine list.


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Alexandra Baldwin, British Museum
As is often the case, the painstaking process of excavating the cauldron I'm working on has been more complex and time consuming than we initially thought.
The majority of the cauldron was lifted from its findspot in a block of soil supported by plaster bandages. Hundreds of smaller fragments were also removed from around the object during excavation. The fragmentary state of this cauldron is partially due to the fact that it was buried upside down, and over time the weight and the pressure of the overlying soil crushed and distorted it.
I began by carefully cutting away thin strips of plaster to reveal the top of the block and clear soil from the metal. With heavy clay soil, which is more solid than the objects, this has to be done with great care using scalpels and leaf trowels to remove soil dampened with water and alcohol.
Working down in layers, the sheet metal is uncovered, and the true condition of the object revealed. It is highly fragmentary and even undisturbed areas are in pieces.
Fragments loose in the soil have to be rejoined back onto larger sections immediately otherwise their location will be lost. This is done using thin tabs of nylon gossamer, a thin random weave of synthetic fibres, adhered over the join.
Removing the plaster support and soil from around the object makes it very unstable and because of this you are unable to see the entire object at once; the metal is so thin and fragile that it is unable to support its own weight.
I have now laid out the fragments from the excavation on a large table and have been looking for joins between them, and also between the fragments and metal contained in the soil block. Although I have found a number of joins there have been disappointingly few.
Very quickly it became apparent that there was something strange about this cauldron – there seemed to be too much copper alloy – several folded layers in the block as well as large sheet fragments.
From knowledge of other cauldrons we can tell that they are made in sections riveted together; the iron rim supporting the handles, then below this, two sections of copper alloy bowl. As I began to reveal more it appeared that there were two bases on top of each other – was this two cauldrons one inside another? Or were we looking at areas of a separate cauldron either displaced during burial or placed into the pit in fragments?
As each layer is revealed the position of the fragments is carefully recorded. Stephen Crummy, one of the Museum's illustrators, has been using 3D laser scanning and photogrametery to map the block.
The next stage will be to try and decipher and interpret the remains. Then, after supporting and stabilising them, we will remove sections of the metal, effectively disassembling the object from around the soil.
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Egyptian religion
IntroductionEgyptian religion, the religious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Egypt. Information concerning ancient Egyptian religion is abundant but unsatisfactory. Only certain parts of Egyptian religious life and thought are known; whole periods remain in the dark. What we do know is that the religious beliefs of the Egyptians were riddled with inconsistencies and confusions. Many gods and goddesses seem more or less identical, and yet they existed together. Contradictory myths explaining the creation of the world, natural phenomena, and the like were accepted without argument. Attributes of deities were freely and indiscriminately adopted from one group or locality to another, and combinations and fusions of gods were frequent. It is impossible to discern an orderly and consistent picture of Egyptian religion, and much scholarship remains hypothesis and conjecture.
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
One of the sessions for the Utah Coal Mine Safety Conference held recently concerned new technology for underground communication with the surface. Marshall Radio Telemetry is a company based in Salt Lake City. They are dedicated to the design and production of premium telemetry equipment for tracking and communication.
Kevin Harcourt spoke to the audience at the conference. He said their radio tracking system was used to locate a hunting dog wearing a radio tracking collar, that went into a cave and never came out. Using a hand held telemetry receiver, the dog's owner was able to exactly pinpoint the dog's location from above ground. After three days of digging and the help of a drilling rig, rescuers punched through the rock and rescued the dog. Their tracking systems have also been used to keep track of wandering boy scouts on wilderness camps.
Recently a research team from Marshall has been in Carbon, Emery and Sevier counties testing their equipment. They have visited Consol, Dugout, Westridge, Bear Canyon and Skyline mines.
In the aftermath of the Crandall Canyon mine disaster, MSHA has mandated mining companies to install equipment for tracking and communicating through the earth with coal miners. The problem has been the technology hasn't been there to do what MSHA has requested.
David Marshall said they had a great time visiting the coal mines in the area. He couldn't believe the darkness of the mines and he commented, "You must feel like you are leaving all communication behind when you enter the coal mine. With our technology, we hope to bring that communication back. He said it is a myth that radio waves will not travel through rock. They travel shorter distances underground than they would through the air, but they always can penetrate some distance. Marshall said they have met with success in their testing and have achieved two-way voice communications through thousands of feet of rock in Utah mines. "This is a breakthrough. We have spent 10 years working on equipment small in size but powerful enough to send radio waves long distances," Marshall said. "Our very small (10 grams) radio transmitters are capable of sending a signal 360 miles and yet are able to transmit a signal for up to two weeks. But, it's not an ordinary radio system. Marshall mentioned that above ground the system has been used with tracking falcons. NASA has even called Marshall Radio Telemetry to ask if their system could be used to track equipment on the moon or Mars.
Currently the military is buying their tracking devices to track their unmanned aerial vehicles. Marshall Radio has its tracking equipment currently in use worldwide, including Afghanistan and Iraq.
Marshall said he has been interested in radio communication since he was a child. He became a HAM radio operator at age 14. He said radio waves can go through almost anything, but metal and salt water. "With a lower frequency it's easier to go through solid material. We go down in frequency until the radio signal gets through. There were experiments in 1922 and they said it's not possible for signal to pass through solid rock. I have done extensive research on their findings and other reports. While searching the internet I found more than 300 papers written on the subject which I have reviewed. Currently there are more than 80 companies interested in this technology and working on it," said Marshall.
Marshall explained frequencies and said a normal radio communications frequency would be a million or more vibrations per second. A cell phone operates between 800-1,900 million vibrations per second. In the mining world, the vibrations need to be reduced from millions to thousands of vibrations per second or less, which is really slow, but in this manner the sound of a human voice can be transmitted down into the earth, as well as from inside the earth to the surface. "As a result of these tests we've conducted, we know we can go down to the depths required by coal mines," said Marshall.
Marshall said the human ear will be able to pick up these sounds. He said there is no limit on how low in frequency you can go and how far you can penetrate the earth with these kinds of radio waves. He said there are several problems with such low frequencies. One is that there is a lot of noise underground, it is difficult to get the signal through with all the interference. Nature itself is noisy and there are atmospheric disturbances when broadcasting on such a low frequency. At low frequencies, disturbances from lightning discharges even become a problem. "You can hear lightning strikes from thousands of miles away," said Marshall.
"There are some difficult challenges as you go to lower and lower frequencies. The challenge is to be able to put information on the radio signal. To transmit a human voice you need a band width between 400-3,000 cycles per second. The voice is still understandable at 2,000 cycles per second. Any lower than that and the words become indistinguishable. So the question is how do you convey a voice on a signal that is lower in frequency than the voices own frequency? You can take a single radio wave and put in a certain amount of modulation and you can convey information. Like, Morse code, there is a limit to how much information you can pack into one signal. You can try to communicate non-vocal information. Like, having a coded signal that means 'I'm alive.' But, As you go deeper and decrease the cycles per second, then the ability to send many such coded messages or text or voice information continues to go down. And, the abilitiy to decipher the information also diminishes," said Marshall.
Marshall explained an existing magnetic wave system that goes through the earth, but the information is so slow and it takes minutes to transport a simple message. These are the problems that the industry has faced. "But, to the extent that you can separate the signal from all the noise you can pick up signals further underground.
"We use powerful microchips with a special kind of new signal processing software to achieve this goal. To separate the noise from the signal underground, and then reconstruct the voice, requires billions of calculations per second. This is what enables our technology to transmit fast information including voice or digital signals and still be able to dig them out of the horrendous noise deep within the earth," said Marshall.
"Life is without price. We got into the business to see if there was anything we could do to help. We have tested our product in caves and we went into the silver mine tunnels in Park City.
"At the first coal mine test at Consol mine near Emery, we had two way communication from the surface to the coal seam at a depth of 400 feet. In the Dugout mine we had communication to a depth of 5,800 feet from outside the mine into the mine along the coal seam. Transportation of signal has to do with the nature of the materials also, the dryer the material the easier it is to transmit the signal. We tested at West Ridge, Skyline and Bear Canyon. In one of our experiments, at the Bear Canyon Mine, at a depth of 1,400 feet we picked up a signal, from the surface to the coal seam. The radio signal was strong and at that depth we could have sent a voice.
"We have been researching and now we are ready to move to the next step. Our belief is that we can build a practical two-way communication system today which will work at depths not more than 2,000 feet. It already does work. We would set up base stations in the mine. A small amount of equipment would be contained within a box. We plan later to have a mobile system that can be moved as workers move within the mine or with mine vehicles. A hand-held system, similar to a walkie-talkie is also being considered," said Marshall.
Marshall questioned the mine companies present and asked if they developed such a system would the companies be interested in it.
The question was asked as to where the underground equipment has to be in relation to the equipment above ground. Marshall said for a depth of 1,000 feet then the radio on the surface area would need to be in the 5,000 foot range. Marshall said some companies have asked if the system could be used for day to day communication. Marshall said it is less practical as a day to day system. For day to day use, they believe they can create a horizontal system, that would transmit along a coal seam for miles as well as vertically. When transmitting horizontally, the radio signals go straight through the coal pillars and solid rock and coal rather than going through the air down tunnel as some other short range systems do.
The question was asked about tracking devices for miners. Marshall said with a tracking device worn by a miner they can get a pretty good idea of where the miner is in the mine, but it won't give a pinpoint location. But it is possible to tie in with other systems already on the market today which read computer chips as a miner walks by a certain location and you can tell when a miner has passed into a certain area of the mine. Such information can be relayed to the surface with the Marshall system.
Currently none of the technology available for mines is truly through the earth (wireless). MSHA has mandated wireless systems for the mines, but these products aren't on the market yet, or if they are they do not provide two way voice communication after an emergency as required by the requlations. Marshall was asked about the cost of their system. He said the cost hasn't been determined yet, but he expects it will be cheaper than some of the systems out there today. Marshall said he doesn't know yet, when their product will be available, but expect a system for use in coal mines to be ready within the next two years.
The mining companies said they are very interested in the product. Their problem is they are being mandated to have this equipment in their mines, but this two way communication isn't available yet. When new regulations came out on June 15 the mines were instructed to have this type of equipment. If the new system could be developed within a year, the mines could put it to use if not they are being required to have something in place.
One mining official said, "MSHA is putting the heat on mines to get a system."
It was mentioned that Congressman Matheson helped pass legislation to require better communications at mines. It was wondered whether he could be contacted to slow this down, until the wireless equipment is available. MSHA is being instructed by Congress to move ahead with communication systems for mines.
Garth Nielsen, is the director of the Office of Coal Mine Safety and he closed the conference by asking miners and companies to use the technology as it becomes available. "Use your minds and try to come up with new things to help keep our miners safer," said Nielsen.


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Earlier this month I joined more than 75 thought leaders from 20 countries working in civil society, academia, government, the private sector, and the UN who convened at IIE in Washington, DC, for the first international Working Forum on Women, Information and Communication Technologies and Development (WICTAD), co-hosted by the Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues and UN Women.
During the two-day forum, we explored opportunities for increased collaboration to expand women's and girls' access to and opportunities in information and communication technologies (ICTs). Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Melanne Verveer, gave opening remarks at the event, stating that "technology is one of the highest potential ways to address development challenges. It is the great equalizer for women and we must improve access to ICT and close the Internet gender gap."
Ambassador Verveer highlighted the importance of programs such as TechWomen, an initiative of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, managed by IIE, that connects emerging women leaders in tech from the Middle East and Africa to their counterparts in Silicon Valley through an exchange and mentorship program.
During the opening plenary, Intel launched its new "Women in the Web" report. The report found that only 21% or 600 million women in the world are online today. The report set an ambitious, yet achievable, goal of doubling the number of women online to 1.2 billion in the next three years, which set the stage for the WICTAD discussion groups.
Opening panels included representatives from Grameen Foundation, World Bank, UN Women, International Telecommunications Union and GSMA. Following the plenary, participants worked in breakout groups to identify action items related to priority areas such as ICT Careers, Political Participation, Digital Literacy, Entrepreneurship and Content Production.
On the second day of the forum, I co-facilitated an informal discussion with Ann Mei Chang, Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues, about the Women Leading Women in ICT (WLW-ICT) commitment for the Clinton Global Initiative. The WLW-ICT is co-led by IIE, the Office of Global Women's Issues and the Global Fund for Women and includes private sector, NGO, government and academic partners.
Lastly, at the forum, I was once again reminded of the small interconnected world in which we live and the impact of programs such as Fulbright (administered by IIE on behalf of the US Department of State). I had the great pleasure of meeting Dorothy Okello, Founder of Women of Uganda Network, Lecturer at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, and recipient of numerous prestigious awards in the ICT sector. Dorothy was a Fulbright student in the early nineties when she met my dear IIE colleague, Laurie Stevens. Laurie invited Dorothy to spend the Christmas holiday with her family after meeting her at a Fulbright pre-academic orientation in DC. Spending the holidays with Laurie gave Dorothy a new understanding and appreciation of Americans and our diversity. Dorothy told me that she considered her Fulbright experience to be the launching pad for all that she has achieved since.
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Am I eligible to participate in the annual Commencement ceremony?
Eligible students invited to participate in Commencement have graduated from July of the previous year to June of the current year. This group makes up the current graduating class. In addition, graduates from prior years who have not yet participated in a Commencement ceremony may attend one ceremony per earned degree.
Do I need to register to attend Commencement?
Yes, registration is required and may be done either online or by mail by returning the registration form included in the Commencement Invitation. The invitation/registration process begins in March. All graduates are required to purchase a cap and gown as well as complete all required registration information. You do not need to return the form by mail if you register online.
When I pay my Graduation Fee am I automatically registered to attend the Commencement ceremony?
No, the Graduation Fee and Commencement registration are separate. All students are required to pay the Graduation Fee. Commencement registration is required for graduates who choose to attend and there is a small fee for your cap and gown assessed at registration (payable by mail or online).
Will I receive a confirmation?
Yes, if you register online you will receive a confirmation email immediately. If you register by mail, you will receive a confirmation email within two weeks of receipt of your form. If you do not receive your confirmation, please contact the Commencement Office.
When will I receive my cap and gown?
If you are registered to attend Commencement, you will receive your cap and gown when you check in at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center on the day of Commencement. For those who have ordered a cap and gown, but are not attending, you will receive it in the mail following the ceremony.
Why do you need to know my height and weight when I register for Commencement?
Each cap and gown is custom ordered; we do not have any extras on hand on Commencement Day. Therefore, it's important that we have your correct height and weight information so your gown will fit properly.
What will my Excelsior College cap and gown look like?
The associate and bachelor's degree gowns are black, knee length and have long sleeves; the master's gown is also black, and made with a long, closed sleeve with an arc of a circle appearing near the bottom, and a slit for the arm. The black Oxford or mortarboard-style cap is worn for all degrees.
The most distinctive feature of academic dress is the hood. It varies in length depending on whether the wearer has an associate, bachelor's, or master's degree. The hoods for all degrees are lined in silk with the academic colors of the institution conferring the degree; for Excelsior degrees, that means purple and gold. The trim on all hoods except the associate degree hood is velvet and the color indicates the degree granted: white for arts and letters; drab for business areas; yellow-gold for science; gold or apricot for nursing; and salmon for health sciences.
In addition, eligible grads may wear cords that indicate membership in an honor society or the achievement of academic honors.
How many guests may I bring and do they need tickets to attend the ceremony?
The number of guests is not limited and tickets are not required.
What is the length of the Commencement Ceremony?
The Commencement Ceremony is approximately two hours long. It begins at 3 pm and ends at 5 pm. Immediately following the ceremony there will be a reception located just outside the Convention Hall for all graduates and guests.
Should I use the shuttle buses?
Yes, we strongly encourage graduates and their guests to use the shuttle buses as parking at the Empire State Plaza is limited.
Note: Graduates and/or guests who require use of an accessible shuttle bus must make prior arrangements by calling the Commencement Office no later than June 24. Only one shuttle bus will be accessible and reservations will be necessary.
- Shuttle Bus Schedule (PDF)
Are driving directions available?
Consult these print directions, and for online or GPS mapping services, use the following addresses:
- Empire State Plaza Convention Center
279 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
This address will bring you to the Madison Avenue entrance of the Empire State Plaza.
GPS coordinates for the Empire State Plaza Parking Lots:
- The Desmond Hotel
660 Albany-Shaker Road
Albany, NY 12211
- Excelsior College
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203
Will a sign-language interpreter be at the ceremony?
Yes, a sign-language interpreter will be on the stage at the ceremony as we strive to make Commencement accessible to individuals with differing physical abilities. If any of our graduates or guests requires auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Commencement Office.
Are graduates allowed to wear their military uniforms to Commencement?
Yes, military graduates are encouraged to wear military uniforms to all Commencement activities, but must wear a gown over the uniform for the ceremony.
Will my picture be taken as I cross the stage?
Island Photography will take pictures of you as you cross the stage and complimentary proofs will be sent to each graduate for purchase consideration. If family and friends would like to receive a direct link to the photos, visit the Island Photography Web site to register. Images will be posted within 72 hours of the ceremony. All inquires should be made to Island Photography at 800-869-0908. Purchase is optional.
Is handicapped parking available at the Empire State Plaza?
Yes, handicapped parking is available in the V-Lot, but is not accessible to oversized vehicles due to the height limitations (6-1/2 feet) of this underground facility. Handicapped parking and parking for oversized vehicles is available in the Cathedral Lot. After parking, visitors using wheelchairs should enter Empire State Plaza through the New York State Museum building. Take the elevator to the Concourse level hallway and proceed straight, following signs for the Convention Center and Excelsior College Commencement.
Where can I find information regarding other hotel options?
To learn about more local hotel options, go to albany.org. Keep in mind the following:
- Downtown area hotels are located near the ceremony site/Convention Center
- Airport/Wolf Road area hotels are located near the Desmond
- University at Albany hotels are located near Excelsior College
Note: The Commencement shuttle buses run from the Desmond Hotel only.
Is the Commencement ceremony held at Excelsior College?
No, the Commencement ceremony is held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in the Convention Hall. For a complete list of all Commencement celebration activities and locations, click here (insert link to Commencement activities).
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