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Michigan Medical Malpractice Summary
Much of Michigan law on medical malpractice is codified at Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 600.2912 through 600.2912h (West 2000). Subjects covered there include the elements of a malpractice action, a compulsory procedure for notice and discovery prior to filing suit, and affidavits of merit. The legislature made major changes to the laws of medical malpractice effective April 1, 1994, so the information below will not always apply to cases arising before that date.
Statutes of Limitations
A medical malpractice action may be brought within two years after the act or omission that forms the basis for the claim. Alternatively, it may be brought within six months after the claimant discovers or should have discovered the existence of the claim, so long as it is brought within six years after the act or omission. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 600.5805(5) and 600.5838a (West 2000). The six-year statute of repose is constitutional. Sills v. Oakland General Hospital, 220 Mich. App. 303, 559 N.W.2d 348 (1996), cert. denied, 456 Mich. 908, 572 N.W.2d 661 (1997). It does not apply if the health care provider's fraud prevents discovery or the injury involves the claimant's reproductive system. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.5838a (West 2000).
Minors have the benefit of the foregoing rules. In addition, a minor's action may be brought any time before the minor's tenth birthday (or fifteenth birthday for injury to the reproductive system). Id. If a claimant is insane when his medical malpractice action accrues, he may bring an action up to one year after the disability is removed. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.5851 (West 2000).
An action for wrongful death accrues on the date of the wrongful act, not the date of death, and is governed by the statute of limitations that would have applied had the decedent merely been injured. Hawkins v. Regional Medical Laboratories, 415 Mich. 420, 329 N.W.2d 729 (1982). However, the wrongful death "saving statute" can extend either the two-year or six-month period. If the injured person dies before the statute runs (or within a 30-day grace period thereafter), his personal representative may sue within two years after being appointed so long as the suit is commenced within three years after the statute expires. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.5852 (West 2000); Miller v. Mercy Memorial Hospital, 466 Mich. 196, 644 N.W.2d 730 (2002).
A person intending to file a medical malpractice action must first give written notice to the prospective defendants at least 182 days before the action is commenced. (This period can be reduced under some circumstances.) Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2912b (West 2000). Giving notice tolls the running of the statute of limitations for 182 days. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.5856(d) (West 2000); Omelenchuk v. City of Warren, 461 Mich. 567, 609 N.W.2d 177 (2000). However, time continues to run unless the claimant complies with all the provisions of the notice statute, which calls for detailed information. Roberts v. Mecosta County General Hospital, 466 Mich. 57, 642 N.W.2d 663 (2002). There are circumstances under which a new party may be added to a lawsuit even after the statute of limitations has expired, so long as the lawsuit was filed in a timely manner against some defendants. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2957(2) (West 2000).
Contributory or Comparative Negligence
Michigan recognizes the doctrine of pure comparative fault, with one exception. Under this doctrine, a claimant's negligence does not bar recovery, but it causes damages to be reduced by the claimant's percentage of fault. The exception is that if the claimant's fault is greater than the aggregate fault of all other persons, whether or not they are parties, then he cannot recover any non-economic damages. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 600.2958 and 600.2959 (West 2000). The foregoing sections apply only to cases filed on or after March 28, 1996, but the doctrine of contributory negligence had already been replaced judicially by pure comparative negligence, Placek v. City of Sterling Heights, 405 Mich. 638, 275 N.W.2d 511 (1979).
Joint and Several Liability
In an action for personal injury or wrongful death, the liability of each person is allocated in direct proportion to the person's percentage of fault. In assessing each party's percentage of fault, the trier of fact must consider the fault of persons who are not parties, including those who have settled. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 600.2957(1) and 600.6304(West 2000). If the claimant in a medical malpractice action is without fault, the defendants are jointly and severally liable. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6304(6) (West 2000). If the claimant has some degree of fault, which is unusual in malpractice cases, the defendants are severally liable only. However, upon a motion made within six months of the judgment, the court will reallocate any uncollectible amount among the other defendants according to their respective percentages of fault. Id.
Michigan affords joint tortfeasors who pay more than their share of a common liability a right of contribution. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2925a (West 2000). A tortfeasor who satisfies all or part of a judgment for which he is jointly liable is entitled to contribution only if the alleged contributee was made a party to the action and a reasonable effort was made to notify him of the commencement of the action. Id. A tortfeasor who enters into a settlement with the claimant is entitled to bring an action for contribution when the contributee's liability was extinguished by the settlement, a reasonable effort was made to notify the contributee of the pendency of the settlement negotiations, and the contributee was given a reasonable opportunity to participate in the settlement negotiations. Id. Contribution is allocated on the basis of relative fault. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2925b (West 2000). Contribution between two parties to an action may be enforced by motion, but contribution may also be sought in a separate action brought within one year after a final judgment or settlement payment. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2925c (West 2000).
Vicarious Liability
Under the doctrine of ostensible agency, as recognized by Michigan courts, a hospital may be found liable for the acts of a physician who is not actually its agent or employee. The critical factor in determining whether ostensible agency exists is whether the patient reasonably looked to the hospital for treatment or merely viewed it as the site for treatment by his physician. Grewe v. Mt. Clemens General Hospital, 404 Mich. 240, 273 N.W.2d 429 (1978); Setterington v. Pontiac General Hospital, 223 Mich. App. 594, 568 N.W.2d 93 (1997). Ostensible agency does not arise merely because a person goes to the hospital for medical care; there must be some action or representation by the hospital to lead the patient to reasonably believe an agency in fact existed. Sasseen v. Community Hospital Foundation, 159 Mich. App. 231, 406 N.W.2d 193 (1986).
Expert Testimony
An expert witness in a medical malpractice case must be a licensed health care professional practicing or teaching in the same specialty as the defendant for whom or against whom he testifies, and must have any board certifications that the defendant has. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2169 (West 2000). This statute is constitutional and does not infringe the Michigan Supreme Court's exclusive authority to establish rules of evidence. McDougall v. Schanz, 461 Mich. 15, 597 N.W. 148 (1999).
A complaint alleging malpractice must be accompanied by an affidavit of merit, signed by a health care professional qualified under § 600.2169, setting forth (a) the applicable standard of care, (b) the opinion that the defendant breached the applicable standard of care, (c) the actions that should have been taken to avoid a breach of the applicable standard of care, and (d) the manner in which the breach was the proximate cause of plaintiff's injury. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2912d (West 2000). A complaint that lacks this affidavit is insufficient to prevent the running of the statute of limitations. Scarsella v. Pollak, 461 Mich. 547, 607 N.W.2d 711 (2000). The defendant's answer must be accompanied by a similar affidavit of meritorious defense. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2912e (West 2000).
In all personal injury and wrongful death actions filed on or after March 28, 1996, an expert's scientific opinion can be admitted only if the court finds that it is reliable and will assist the trier of fact. This is in addition to the court's duty to rule on a malpractice expert's qualifications. The criteria the court is to apply favor opinions based on scientific testing, using generally accepted methodologies for which error rates are understood, that are subject to peer review, and that are generally accepted by other scientists, especially outside of the context of litigation. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2955 (West 2000).
Damage Caps
In a medical malpractice action, there is a limit on the amount recoverable for non-economic damages, including pain and suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, and physical disfigurement. The maximum for all plaintiffs, resulting from the negligence of all defendants, was set at $280,000 in 1993, except in instances of paralysis due to brain or spinal cord injury, impairment of cognitive capacity, or loss of reproductive ability, in which case the limit was $500,000. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.1483 (West 1996). These amounts increase annually with the cost of living, Id., and are $349,700 and $624,500 in 2002. Any jury award in excess of these amounts must be reduced by the court. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6304(5) (West 2000).
The current version of § 600.1483 only applies to causes of action arising on or after April 1, 1994. Tobin v. Providence Memorial Hospital, 244 Mich. App. 626, 624 N.W.2d 548 (2001). The version in effect prior to that date had major exceptions to the cap, including death or loss of a vital bodily function, and the latter exception was interpreted broadly. E.g. Lewis v. Krogol, 229 Mich. App. 483, 582 N.W.2d 524 (1998), cert. denied, 460 Mich. 851, 598 N.W.2d 632 (1999). There are no published cases in Michigan ruling on the constitutionality of either version. The current statute makes no specific reference to wrongful death, and there are not yet any published cases deciding whether the cap applies to death resulting from medical malpractice.
Statutory Cap on Attorneys' Fees
By statute, the compensation of attorneys is left to the express or implied agreement of the parties, subject to court rule. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.919 (West 1996). Contingency fees in personal injury and wrongful death cases are limited by rule to one third of the amount recovered. Mich. Ct. R. 8.121.
Periodic Payments
Michigan has a statute that describes certain circumstances under which a personal injury judgment for future non-economic and future non-medical economic damages exceeding $250,000 must be satisfied by the purchase of an annuity contract. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6307 (West 2000). This is not required if the claimant is 60 years of age or older at the time of judgment. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6311 (West 2000). It is worth noting that there are no reported cases referring to § 600.6307, which suggests that this statute is seldom used.
Under Michigan law, juries do not simply award personal injury damages as a lump sum, but must separate them into categories. This includes determining future damages on a per year basis and deciding over what period of time they will accrue. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6305 (West 2000). The judge then reduces future damages to present value. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6306 (West 2000). This calculation must be performed using simple interest at five percent, rather than using compound interest. Nation v. W.D.E. Electric Company, 454 Mich. 489, 563 N.W.2d 233 (1997). There is an anomaly in requiring damages calculated by the jury on a periodic basis to be reduced to a lump sum using simple interest at a prescribed rate under § 600.6306, then potentially converted back to periodic payments by purchase of an annuity under § 600.6307, presumably at current commercial, compound rates of interest. Periodic payments calculated that way are likely to be far different from those determined by the jury.
Collateral Source Rule
In a personal injury action whereby the claimant seeks to recover economic losses, evidence to establish that the expense or loss was paid or is payable in whole or in part by a collateral source is admissible in court after a verdict for the claimant but before judgment is entered. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6303 (West 2000). The court will reduce the judgment by the amount paid or payable from the collateral source less premiums paid by the claimant, his family, or his employer for the collateral source benefits. Collateral source benefits include medical and disability insurance benefits, employee benefits, social security, worker's compensation, and Medicare, but they do not include any benefits for which the payor has a lien against the recovery. Id.
Pre-Judgment Interest
The payment of pre-judgment interest is mandatory for all money judgments entered in civil actions. Everett v. Nickola, 234 Mich. App. 632, 599 N.W.2d 732 (1999). Pre-judgment interest accrues from the time the claimant files his action, except on future damages (those awarded for loss that will be incurred after the trial). Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6013 (West Supp. 2002). If the claimant makes a bona fide offer of settlement that is rejected by the defendant, the claimant, if successful at trial, is entitled to receive an additional two percent pre-judgment interest from the date of the offer. However, if a bona fide settlement offer is made by the defendant prior to trial, pre-judgment interest shall not be allowed beyond the date the offer is rejected by the plaintiff. Id. In medical malpractice cases, the date from which interest accrues can also be adjusted to punish either side for failing to produce documents as required by certain pre-filing procedures. Id. The rate of interest is based on the five-year United States Treasury note rate plus one percent. Id.
Patient Compensation Funds and Physician Insurance
Michigan does not have a patient compensation fund or a general program of state-sponsored liability insurance for physicians.
Michigan has largely waived sovereign immunity for negligent medical care. Under the current law, there is no immunity for a governmental agency or its agents and employees with respect to providing medical care or treatment, except in a hospital owned or operated by the department of community health or the department of corrections. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 691.1407(4) (West Supp. 2002). Governmental agency is defined to include the state and its political subdivisions, including municipal corporations. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 691.1401 (West Supp. 2002). Until 2000, § 691.1407(4) was somewhat narrower, waiving sovereign immunity only for a governmental agency, its agents, and its employees with respect to the ownership or operation of a hospital or county medical care facility. This created a possible loophole for doctors employed by the state but practicing in a private hospital. See Vargo v. Sauer, 457 Mich. 49, 576 N.W.2d 656 (1998). The amended law makes it clear that these have no immunity.
All actions alleging medical malpractice are subject to mandatory review before a mediation panel. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.4903 (West 2000). Within fourteen days after the hearing, the mediation panel submits a written evaluation to each party. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.4915 (West 2000). The panel's evaluation must include a finding on the applicable standard of care. Id. Each party has 28 days to object to the panel's evaluation and proceed to trial. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.4917 (West 2000). A party that rejects the panel's evaluation and proceeds to trial must pay the opposing party's actual costs, unless the verdict is more favorable to the rejecting party than the mediation evaluation. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.4921 (West 2000).
The parties to a medical malpractice action may agree to binding arbitration if the total damages claimed, including interest and costs, are less than $75,000. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.2912g (West 2000). The parties may stipulate to a higher value. Id.
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As season five of Boardwalk opens, the year is 1931, with the end of Prohibition a growing likelihood. Boardwalk's central character, Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), pitches Kennedy (Matt Letscher) to join forces in importing Bacardi rum from Cuba to the U.S, ostensibly after Prohibition. (Nucky, a veteran bootlegger, considers Kennedy a strong prospect given his extreme wealth and new-found participation in grain markets—a prelude to post-Prohibition distilling.)
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Atiba Harris
Captain of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team as well as the Midfielder for FC Dallas in the MLS
Acquired: FC Dallas re-acquired Atiba Harris by selecting him in the second stage of the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 18, 2014.
Professional: 2014: Was San Jose's second leading scorer with four goals… Also had two assists in 24 appearances. 2013: Had five goals and one assist in 29 appearances for Colorado ... Two of those goals were game-winners while his lone assist was also a game-winner... Scored a brace in a 2-2 draw against FC Dallas on June 1 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. 2012: Overcoming a long-term knee injury… Made his first MLS appearance in nearly a year when he started in Whitecaps FC's 0-0 draw at Philadelphia Union on Mar. 31... Scored his first goal of the season in the first leg of Whitecaps FC's Amway Canadian Championship semifinal, as Vancouver won 2-0 at North American Soccer League side FC Edmonton on May 2. 2011: A knee injury restricted Harris to just five starts for Whitecaps FC… Was still one of five 'Caps players to score two or more goals… Had a goal and two assists in Vancouver's inaugural MLS match… 2010: Played a key role in leading FC Dallas to the MLS Cup final… Started all but one of his 29 regular season appearances… Scored four goals… In the MLS Cup Playoffs, Harris appeared in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Oct. 30, as FC Dallas won 2-1 at home to Real Salt Lake... Started the 3-0 victory at MLS Supporters' Shield winners Los Angeles Galaxy in the Western Conference Final on Nov. 14… Started the MLS Cup final versus Eastern Conference champions Colorado Rapids at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, on Nov. 21... Whitecaps FC acquired the midfielder in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft… 2009: Scored twice during his second season with Chivas USA… On July 19, the midfielder was traded to FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Marcelo Saragosa… Started all 12 of his regular season appearances… First FC Dallas goal came in a remarkable 6-3 victory at Los Angeles Galaxy on Sept. 12… 2008: In Dec. 2007, Real Salt Lake traded Harris to Chivas USA for a third-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft… In 28 regular season appearances, Harris scored three goals… In the MLS Cup Playoffs, the midfielder appeared in the first-leg defeat at RSL… 2007: Recorded one assist in 21 appearances… 2006: Became the first player from Saint Kitts and Nevis to sign for MLS when he joined RSL… Scored four goals and added one assist in 22 regular season appearances. 2005: After spells in England and Spain, spent portions of the 2004-05 seasons in the Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier League with St. Peters FC. 2003-04: Following his time in England with Newcastle United FC, Harris moved to Spanish second division side Cádiz… Was loaned to Club Deportivo Linares in the Spanish third division… 2002: Joined Newcastle United FC as a 17-year-old... Remained with the BPL club before moving to Spain with Cádiz Club de Fútbol.
International: Represented Saint Kitts and Nevis at the U-13, U-15, U-17, U-20, and U-23 Olympic levels ... As a 15-year-old, Harris made his senior international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2000... With seven goals in 22 appearances for the Caribbean nation, Harris played in the semifinal round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, as The Sugar Boyz finished bottom of Group Three.
Personal: Hailing from Basseterre on the island of St. Kitts, Harris is one of four children to be raised in the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis… Has a wife named Rachael and a daughter named Laila... Has a cousin in Fiorentina defender Micah Richards... An avid music listener, the midfielder's favorite music genres are hip hop, reggae, and rhythm & blues. Is a fan of English Premier League giants Chelsea FC.
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Aurelien Collin
Defender at Orlando City SC in the MLS. Member of the French National Soccer Team
2014: MLS regular season: Scored two goals in 26 games played, 25 of them starts, and contributed to six shutouts. Was named to MLS Team of the Week (Week 2) after scoring his first goal of the season in a 1-1 draw vs. FC Dallas on March 15.Was named to MLS Team of the Week (Week 7) after scoring in a 4-0 win over Montreal on April 19.Was named an MLS All-Star for the third straight season on July 19. Started and played 45 minutes in the MLS All-Star Game on Aug. 6 as the MLS All-Stars defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 in Portland. MLS Playoffs: Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss at New York in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round (Oct. 30). CCL: Started three matches (270 minutes) in the 2014-15 group stage. Open Cup: Played 90 minutes in a 3-1 fifth round loss to Portland on June 24. Friendly: Played 45 minutes in a 4-1 Champions Shield defeat to Manchester City on July 23 at Sporting Park.
2013: Named a 2013 MLS All-Star and Sporting KC Humanitarian of the Year. Voted MVP of MLS Cup. MLS: Appeared in 29 games (all starts) with three goals and one assist. Collin notched his first goal and game-winning goal of the season with a header in a 1-0 win over New York (video). Scored game-winning goal against Houston at BBVA Compass Stadium that ended Dynamo's home unbeaten streak (video).Scored Sporting KC's lone goal in a 1-1 home draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps on July 3 (video). Playoffs: Started and played full time in all five MLS Cup Playoff matches. Scored three goals and tallied one assist during the playoffs. Scored the game-tying goal and converted the game-winning penalty kick in the MLS Cup Final vs. Real Salt Lake. Vote MVP of MLS Cup. CCL: Started three 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage matches. Open Cup: Started Open Cup matches against the Des Moines Menace (May 28) and Orlando City Lions (June 12).
2012: Collin played a total of 2,490 during the 2012 MLS regular season, starting 28 games and appearing in 29 total. Collin scored three goals and added one assist. Sporting Kansas City is undefeated when Collin scores a goal in 2012. Collin scored the game-tying goal against Dallas on March 25th (Video), the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on April 14 (Video) and the equalizer at Vancouver on April 18th (Video). Collin was named to the 2012 MLS All-Star GameDay roster. Collin started the match but was ultimately pulled in the 36th minute after suffering facial fractures earlier in the first half. Collin was a finalist for MLS Defender of the Year. Collin was also named to MLS Best XI. The Pitch named Collin as one of Sporting Kansas City's best players in 2012.
2011: Joined Sporting Kansas City as a guest trialist in March before completing signing on April 15. Earned his first start on April 23 at New England.Scored his first MLS goal, a match-winner, in 4-1 victory at Dallas.Added another game-winning goal in 2-1 win at Portland on July 2, and his third MLS goal scored again on July 16 in the 90th minute of a 1-1 draw at Houston.Opened the scoring with the first goal in the 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids in the second leg of the playoffs.
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Camille Levin
Captain of US Women U-23 National Soccer Team
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Drafted 4th overall in the 2012 WPS College Draft by Sky Blue FC (league folded)
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Goteborg FC – professional team in premier division Swedish Damallsvenskan
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Captain for U16, U17, and U18 teams
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Stanford University record: 95-4-4
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NCAA Tournament Finalist 2009, 2010
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PAC-12 First Team 2011
PAC-12 Second Team 2008
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Catherine Whitehill
United States Women National Soccer Team
Professional: In 2014, started and played all 24 games she appeared in, both tied her for first in the NWSL ... Only player on team to play all 24 games ... Also a career single-season high for games played ... Logged 2,101 minutes, most on the team and third most in the league, and the most she's registered in a single season of her professional career ... Registered one assist. It came on Aug. 10, 2014 in a 2-0 win at home over Portland Thorns FC ... When she took the field on May 3, 2014, at Sky Blue FC, it marked the 100th professional appearance of her career ... Her start on May 18, 2014 against Chicago at home marked the 100th start of her professional career ... In 2013: One of only three Breakers to play in all 22 games ... Only player on team to start all 22 games ... Logged a team-high 1,978 minutes, which was also tied for fourth most in the league ... Tallied one goal and two assists ... Lone goal came against the Washington Spirit, a 5-2 win on July 27 ... Appointed player coach on Aug. 2 after the Breakers parted ways with coach Lisa Cole ... As player/interim coach, she guided the Breakers to a 2-1-1 record in the final four games of the regular season. In 2012: With the Breakers, anchored a back line that led the team to the WPSL Elite regular season championship ... Played 14 games, starting 13 ... Logged 1,190 minutes, ranked third highest on team ... In 2011, with the Atlanta Beat in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), played every minute in 17 out of 18 matches ... Second highest minutes for the Beat at 1,530 ... Took 10 shots, three on goal. Played two seasons with the Washington Freedom prior to joining the Atlanta Beat ... In 2010 with the Washington Freedom, started 23 matches ... Scored one goal and tallied two assists ... Played all 120 minutes of playoff match vs. the Philadelphia Independence ... In 2009, started in 19 games for the Freedom ... Scored three goals and added two assists ... Started 59 games in her three-year Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) career, logging 5,304 minutes ... In six professional seasons combined, has logged 10,573 minutes, made 120 appearances, and started 118 games.
International: Scored 11 goals in 134 for the USWNT ... Member of 2004 gold medal winning U.S. squad at Olympic Games in Athens, Greece ... Member of third place U.S. squads at the 2003 and 2007 Women's World Cup ... In 2007, led the U.S. in minutes played (2,116) and played every minute of all six Women's World Cup matches, one of only two players to accomplish that feat ... Played in five games at the 2004 Olympics, starting three ... Only defender to score two goals in a World Cup game (2003 vs. North Korea) ... Most assists in a year by a defender (2007) ... U.S. Soccer Young Athlete of the Year in 2003 ... Made her first appearance with the U.S. on July 6, 2000, vs. Italy … Scored first goal on March 17, 2001, vs. Norway.
College: Member of 2000 and 2003 NCAA Champion Tar Heels squads ... M.A.C. Hermann Award winner in 2003 ... Honda Sports Award winner in 2004 ... Two-time NCAA Tournament Defensive MVP (2000, 2003) ... Four-time NSCAA All-American (2000-2003) ... Three-time ACC All-American ... Member of four ACC championship Tar Heels squads.
Scholastic/Club: Member of 2005 W-League Champion New Jersey Wildcats ... W-League Defender of the Year in 2005 ... Played four years at Briarwood Christian School ... Named a Parade All-America selection (1999, 2000) Four-time All-State selection ... Two-time Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year for the State of Alabama
Personal: Daughter of Formerly Cat Reddick, she married Robert Whitehill on Dec. 31, 2005 ... Did color commentary for ESPN at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.
Catherine Whitehill
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Jennifer Hoy
US Women U-23 National Soccer Team
International: Received her first call up to US U-23 National Camp in April, 2013. College: Attended Princeton from 2009 – 2012. In 2010, she led the Ivy League in game winning goals with four. In 2011 she earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors twice, and started in all 17 games. During her senior year, she scored the second-most goals in a season in program history, with 18 and was a three-time Ivy League Player of the Week. She also recorded three hat tricks on the season and scored two game winning goals.
High School: Attended Germantown Academy, finishing her high school career with 110 goals and 46 assists, scoring 36 goals in her senior year. She was voted three-time league MVP and was named by the Philadelphia Inquirer as Player of the Year. In addition to soccer, she was a successful track athlete, earning all-league and all-state honors.
Youth Club: With FC Bucks Vipers, she won state cups for six seasons and placed third nationally in 2008 … won the 2009 U-18 US Youth Soccer national title with the Vipers.
Personal: Academically in high school, she served as a student ambassador to Japan through her school and earned the school's Triangle Award for her academic, athletics and community accomplishments. She is fluent in Spanish, and minoring in Spanish at Princeton. She was a gymnast for 8 years before choosing soccer as her primary sport.
Jennifer Hoy
US Women U-23 National Soccer TeamView Bio
Tiffany McCarty
Selected by the Houston Dash in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft from the Washington Spirit
2014 NWSL: Has appeared in 13 games (9 starts, 4 goals)...Scored a goal in 2-1 win over Western New York Flash on 6/11 …Scored two goals in 3-0 win at Sky Blue FC on 6/8… Scored game-tying goal in 2-2 draw at FC Kansas City on 5/18.
2013 NWSL: Selected second overall by the Washington Spirit in 2013 NWSL College Draft … Appeared in 21 matches (12 starts), scored two goals … LOAN: Went on loan to Japan club Albirex Niigata Ladies at the conclusion of the 2013 NWSL season … Made eight appearances (eight starts) in the Nadeshiko League and Empress's Cup … Scored two goals in Empress's Cup Final (Albirex tied INAC Kobe Leonessa 2-2, lost 3-4 in penalties).
INTERNATIONAL: U.S. youth international at U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-23 levels … Won 2013 Four Nations Cup with U.S. U-23s, playing in all three games and scoring one goal.
COLLEGE: Made 98 appearances (95 starts) for Florida St., scoring 63 goals and providing 24 assists … All-time points and goals leader at FSU … 2008: Eleven goals and six assists in 23 games (20 starts) … ACC Freshman of the Year … All-ACC Freshman Team … 2009: Started all 25 games … Led ACC in goals (17) and second in points (41; 17 goals, 7 assists) … NSCAA First Team All-American … ACC Offensive Player of the Year … All-ACC First Team … MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist … ACC All-Academic Team … 2010: Redshirted due to injury … 2011: Started all 26 games en route to ACC championship and College Cup appearance … Scored 18 goals (T-8th nationally) with eight assists … NSCAA Second Team All-American … All-ACC First Team … MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist … 2012: Started all 24 games en route to second straight College Cup appearance … 17 goals, 5 assists … NSCAA Third Team All-American (first three-time All-American in school history) … All-ACC Second Team.
CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL:Played for Washington Freedom and Pali Blues (W-League) during college summers … Played youth club soccer with Freestate Shooters, winning U.S. Club Soccer national championship in 2007 as captain … Attended high school at St. John's College HS … All-time leader in goals (191) and assists (74) … 191 goals broke the Washington Metro scoring record (previous: 188) … Three-time NSCAA/adidas High School All-American and District of Columbia Gatorade Player of the Year and State Player of the Year (2005-07) … 2008 PARADE All-American … Was also a standout track and field athlete in high school.
PERSONAL:: Has three brothers – Vincent, Britten and Ian; Ian played soccer at Hofstra … Bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in child development, Master's degree in sport management.
Tiffany McCarty
US Women U-23 National Soccer Team and Striker for Houston Dash in the NWSL.


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It's been 2 months since I got Measles. I have lost 8 KGs to the disease and am yet to recover completely. I spent the last two months reading all sorts of books varying from Novels to Economics and Social Issues. I also spent time on Quora answering the questions I thought I could answer and reading the interesting stuff. There was a question I answered – What are the things that make you sad about the Younger generation?
There were many answers to that question and I added one of mine. So here's the list of those things that make me sad looking at the Younger generation. (Please bear in mind that not everyone does these kind of things. I am talking about most of the kids, not every kid).
Kids singing every new item song in front of their parents or others. Item songs are a must in every film nowadays and don't even get me started on the Music Videos they make for these songs. The kids do not even know the meaning, they just keep reciting it like it is a beautiful poem. The sadder thing is that sometimes, even the parents encourage this behavior. Instead of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, they teach their children "Daddy Mummy nahin hai Ghar pe" or "Char Bottle Vodka, Kam mera roj ka". They think their children are talented. If singing a Honey Singh song is talent then I'd prefer to be mute. Singers like Sonu Nigam and Shaan are not in demand anymore because Honey Singh and other so-called rappers (If you want to call them rappers) sell. This makes me really sad.
Technology has taken over our lives. I have seen kids playing games or surfing internet all day. It is not good for their health. They are not living their childhood. This is really sad. Somehow the parents are to be blamed for this. When we were young, we used to play outside. Playing outside results in a better health and overall personality. It is a natural learning process and the kids learn something while exploring the nature. They also get to inhale the fresh air. What do the kids learn from staring at a screen for hours? Nothing. Technology is good if used wisely but most of the people are overusing it.
Consuming Alcohol or smoking at a very young age. They think these things are cool and will help them become the centre of attraction. This affects their health and creates problems for others. Alcohol and smoking is never good for your health. You are not doing anyone a favor by consuming such things. It just shows your ignorance. These things are the root of all evil. Sadly, our movies show us that it is cool to drink and smoke and that is where most of the young kids get the inspiration from. Some people do this albeit they know it is bad. In that case, cognitive dissonance comes to their rescue and they do not give up to addiction.
I have also seen this new trend- Trying to catch up with everyone and everything. If something is popular, it must be good (this is the logic they apply). They do not apply their brains to anything. Rationality is unknown to them.
Kids are falling in love at the age of 13 and breaking up at 14. Then they fall in love again and this process repeats. The whole Love thing has become a joke. They are trying to grow up before their age.
Books are the best source of knowledge but they do not want to read books. They can watch TV all day long and get bored when given a Book.
Most of the kids today are ill-mannered and self-centered brats. They do not want to respect anyone. Scold them and they are ready to throw some harsh words back at you.
The younger generation is apathetic. They do not give a shit about anyone. Bullying has become a huge problem in schools. Kids are learning new ways to bully others.
They are turning into narcissists. Some of them update their FB and WhatsApp profile pics everyday. Clicking tons of selfies and wasting their time. They feel happy about the number of virtual likes and retweets they get on social Media. Then they grow up and life hits them hard and they get depressed. This results in suicides.


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Evolution of a Vision
The Kellogg Foundation's Racial Equity Journey
Today, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) has emerged as a leader in the pursuit of racial equity in the United States, even as centuries of racial bias continue to impact families and communities. With initiatives ranging from a $75 million investment in 'America Healing' to supporting civil rights organizations for various ethnic groups, the foundation is widely recognized for its comprehensive work in helping communities to heal racial wounds and address structural racism that creates barriers for vulnerable children.
But what is less well known is the story behind the story, the decades of work that the foundation initiated and funded while seeking to provide broader opportunities and better life outcomes for disadvantaged children. The behind the scenes journey for the organization itself, as it faced challenges and struggles upholding the principles of founder, Will Keith Kellogg, is another key slice of the narrative.
The Kellogg Foundation's journey in the space around racial equity has been transformational in our approach to philanthropy and on how we build partnerships in the field as we strive towards racial equity in our country and sustain it in our organization.
La June Montgomery Tabron
Without a doubt, WKKF's work has transformed individuals, families and communities. In a society where frank discussions about race and racism are all too rare, the foundation openly advocates for putting racism behind us and acknowledging the damage it has caused in the past. This is enabling opportunities for healing and progress, bringing hope for future generations. What follows is a chronicle of how the foundation positioned itself to be a difference maker, to unabashedly take on the impediments created by racism that so many organizations, corporations, institutions and branches of government either can't or won't do.
"The foundation's journey toward full diversity and inclusion has extended over decades," says La June Montgomery Tabron, WKKF's CEO and president. "This long timeframe is not something to apologize for but something to understand and honor. It's been a complex journey, and we've stayed committed to it no matter how many bends and turns in the road. I'm proud that our engagement in racial equity, diversity and inclusion extends from our board to our staff to our partners, vendors and grantees. I'm proud of the alignment we've achieved between our beliefs and our work."
Through the decades, courage and strong leadership helped distinguish the Kellogg Foundation. Eight years ago, came a defining moment in the foundation's voyage, one that set the stage for the pioneering work on race and set future spending priorities.
In 2007, talk of a "post-racial" society was spreading in the U.S., yet many communities were actually mired in strife related to racism. Six African American boys were sentenced to life in prison for an assault on a white student in Jena, LA, a sentence widely viewed as racially motivated. The U.S. Census had revealed stark educational disparities – 91 percent of white adults had high school degrees, compared to 83 percent of blacks and 60 percent of Hispanics. The FBI reported 7,624 hate crime incidents that year, with 52 percent of the victims targeted because of the color of their skin.
In considering this environment, as well as reports from grantees on the ground in communities, the Board of Trustees at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation saw troubled waters ahead, especially for vulnerable children. In this highly-charged racialized environment, how could the nation ensure opportunities for all children to thrive, when discrimination and injustices were so apparent? In fact, the time was approaching when the majority of children in the U.S. would be children of color, further underlining the need to address barriers to education, employment, health and housing created by structural racism.
The foundation's Trustees took a bold step. In 1930, Will Keith Kellogg wrote the articles of association for his foundation defining the mission as "promotion of the health, education and welfare … principally of children and youth … without regard to sex, race, creed or nationality." Now the board, some 77 years later, was reaffirming those principles.
In September 2007, the Board of Trustees declared the foundation would be "an effective antiracist organization that promotes racial equity." The language unequivocally positioned the foundation as an advocate and facilitator of racial equity in communities across the country and within its own organization. With this very public statement, the foundation continued its founder's path, establishing a framework for healing racial divides in communities and focusing on conscious and unconscious bias that limits opportunities for children, especially children of color.
More directly, the Trustees unleashed the foundation to develop comprehensive programmatic approaches to addressing racism, including trying to heal perceptions, beliefs and attitudes. Taking on challenges that have escaped resolution for centuries, the Trustees tasked foundation leaders with engaging communities in the difficult work countering the full scope of racism, the anxiety, fears and long-held mythologies and misbeliefs that have triggered racial violence and tension in American society.
"The Kellogg Foundation's journey in the space around racial equity has been transformational in our approach to philanthropy and on how we build partnerships in the field as we strive towards racial equity in our country and sustain it in our organization," says Tabron. "Our work in racial equity has become our DNA. So we've taken a concept, and we've actually been able to transform our entire organization around this concept."
Dr. Gail C. Christopher, vice president for policy and senior advisor at the foundation, put the board's statement in further perspective, saying the explicit language set the stage for pivotal actions by authorizing an environment where the pursuit of racial equity was transformed into a significant portion of the foundation's funding strategy. "The board's commitment is powerful," says Christopher. "It establishes a specific direction and it empowers all of us to engage in the struggle for racial equity."
The impact was swift. In 2006-2007, 20 percent of the grantees funded by WKKF served minorities, but by 2010-2011 that percentage had jumped to 88 percent.
When La June Montgomery Tabron arrived at the Kellogg Foundation in 1987, she would walk the hallway with pictures of former Trustees. Along the walls, the portraits were predominantly white men – until the 1980s. "It was not until the 1980s and 1990s that people of color and women would appear frequently in the portraits," she says. "Slowly we began a walk-the-talk mentality as the organization built up its own credibility and became even better partners for our grantees working in communities."
Today, WKKF has a diverse leadership team, one that is a model not only in philanthropy but for any organization of its size that is not minority owned. Over the last ten years, leadership has changed dramatically. Currently, 53 percent of the executives are people of color, compared to just 18 percent ten years ago. The Trustees have gone from 44 percent people of color 10 years ago to 56 percent in 2015. Tabron, the CEO and president, is African American, and Ramón Murguía, a Hispanic, becomes board chairman in January.
The major transformation in staffing and program priorities came under the stewardship of Dr. Russell G. Mawby, who at various points served as served as chairman, CEO, and president of the foundation from May 1970 to July 1995.
In forming the foundation, Mr. Kellogg recognized that many factors affected whether children could thrive. His initial programs assisted poor, rural children, who were mostly white, and in dire need of better health services. The foundation funded the first Michigan Community Health Projects, which took a holistic approach, seeking to overall health through better nutrition, exercise, dental care and access to immunizations and eye exams. The program also sought to improve learning facilities and libraries, helping recruit better teachers.
As time went on, however, Mawby recognized an escalating number of poor children lived in urban settings, many were minorities and the foundation needed to make major adjustments in staffing and programming to meet their needs.
"Under his leadership, the foundation began expanding from rural programming to urban and contemporizing the concept of who was disadvantaged," recalls Tabron. "It was Dr. Mawby who began to really think about where the equal playing field needed to be applied outside of rural areas. And that thinking has gotten stronger and stronger with every passing decade, as has our collective understanding of the urban environment. Our work certainly reflects our own journey as it relates to racial equity."
A key hire for Dr. Mawby was Dr. Norman A. Brown, who was appointed president in 1988 and retired in 1994, as president and chief operating officer. Brown took on the task of diversifying the foundation's staff, declaring that the organization needed to reflect the communities it served. As the story is told, Brown attended a racial healing meeting in Battle Creek and was transformed by the experience. "He came back to the foundation and realized that the foundation did not in any way reflect the people that it was trying to serve," says Christopher, adding, "He said, 'We have to change this.' "
Brown proceeded to hire a significant number of people of color, bringing in the best and brightest in the country. In 1991, the foundation established an internal diversity advisory committee and began forming external partnerships that infused the staff and programs with broader understanding of diversity and racism.
It was an abrupt change for the organization, one that sometimes led to friction between clashing cultures and backgrounds on the staff. Things didn't always go smoothly. There were group talks among the staff on inclusion, while outside experts were brought in to discuss structural racism and how to address it – internally and in communities. There were also talks about how to capitalize on the new found diversity within the workplace.
"Our leaders had a willingness to exist with a level of discomfort," says Tabron. "Everything did not work. But we have embraced the opportunity and the potential to the point where we're willing to go through the struggle to have an empowered, diverse workplace. It continues to be a struggle. But is it worth it? The answer is a resounding, 'Yes!' You see the brilliance of what Drs. Brown and Mawby envisioned when the different perspectives and approaches and understandings put forward by people with diverse backgrounds lead to outstanding decisions and initiatives. We've done some great things!"
Former Trustee Joseph M. Stewart says that Brown did more than just hire people of color; he mentored them and put them in positions to succeed.
"So many people in this country have been expelled because they didn't have mentors or couldn't take the pressure from a system put in place that said, 'This is who we are, this is how we do business in the United States,' '' says Stewart. "That was a bold thing that Brown did…he created a culture that protected people who needed protection from the people in denial. It allowed the foundation to evolve to the point where we could go public with our anti-racist declaration."
The foundation fosters an environment where each employee is encouraged to be actively engaged. "This full participation and engagement results in a broader spectrum of ideas, knowledge, perspectives and experiences to draw upon as the organization makes decisions, creates solutions, formulates policies and practices and achieves its goals," says Tabron.
Still, the foundation's focus, which has been further defined under Tabron's leadership, has always been on helping all children thrive. How did that equate with the substantial work on racial equity over the decades?
"The foundation came to realize that when seeking help for vulnerable children, those in greatest poverty, a disproportionate number are children of color, and one of the reasons for their being in poverty is racism," Tabron says. "On this basis alone, deepening the foundation's efforts on racial equity has made perfect sense."
Thus, Tabron says racial equity is a point of emphasis and a driving force in all our areas of grantmaking at the foundation, from Education & Learning to Food, Health & Well-Being to Family Economic Security to Community Engagement to Leadership. Racial Equity is also a succinct program area in its own right, featuring the America Healing initiative, which is the largest single initiative investment in the foundation's history.
"The board was bold enough to take that anti-racist statement and convert it to programmatic values and programmatic commitment," says Stewart. "What you have now is an organization that is pushing the right envelope to try and help an entire nation. Racial equity is not something that just benefits blacks and Hispanics and people of color, racial equity is something that benefits our nation, no matter what color you are."
For decades, the Kellogg Foundation has walked into the fire, not shied away.
Twenty-two years before the White House launched an initiative to address the obstacles faced by young men of color, the Kellogg Foundation had recognized the limited opportunities that they had for success. In 1992, the foundation launched a broad African-American Men and Boys Initiative, investing $15 million into 32 projects.
As part of the initiative, which included funding organizations that worked with youths on reducing crime, violence and drugs in their communities, the foundation funded a National Task Force on African-American Men and Boys chaired by former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young. Among its duties, the task force publically raised the alarm about the challenges that this demographic faced in our society. Moreover, the Task Force issued recommendations aimed at reviving families and communities that had long been neglected in urban areas of the country. Acclaimed Washington Post columnist, the late William Raspberry, wrote that the strategies were "the plan to save America."
Dr. Bobby William Austin, who was the original program director for the initiative, tells how it began: His family moved to Battle Creek when he took a job at the foundation. After two weeks in school, his teenage son was accused by school officials of being in a gang. When an outraged Austin told his superiors at the foundation about it, their reaction was a mandate: Stop this from happening to black youths. "They said, 'Bobby we think you can find ways to stop this from happening to other black children. Stop being angry; figure out how to do this.' " Austin recalls. "Kellogg is a good foundation. They are good people."
The task force's report entitled, "Repairing the Breach: Key Ways to Support Family Life, Reclaim Our Streets and Rebuild Civil Society in America's Communities" has been a heralded blue print on how to provide opportunities to minority youths. "President Obama's initiative comes directly out of the work of Kellogg," Austin says. "There would not be a My Brothers' Keeper initiative. Kellogg set the standard on how that work should be done."
The foundation's initiative was also significant because it altered how the organization engaged with its grantees. Previously, WKKF conferred grants largely on universities, medical centers and other mainstream institutions. But a new era was ushered in; the foundation empowered community and civic organizations, bringing resources much closer to the people and communities that needed their help. Suddenly, storefront non-profits, faith-based organizations and other non-traditional grantees were working together with established institutions on solving community problems. The unions stimulated and challenged the grantees, developing a new partnership model for impacting communities and children.
Since the early 1990s, WKKF has funded 'Rites of Passage' programs at urban areas. The programs empower minority youth by exposing them to role models and through discovery and discussion of history, culture, and the political forces surrounding them. The locations establish partnerships with public secondary schools to develop gender-specific programs. One of the leading programs, which still operates today, is at The Brotherhood/Sister Sol in Harlem. In New York City almost half of all black men are unemployed, but 95 percent of Brotherhood/Sister Sol alumni—all African-American or Latino—are working full-time or are enrolled in college.
The Community Voices program leveraged lessons from earlier work and other programming to develop multi-faceted systemic models for addressing pressing issues related to the health of young men of color, especially the formerly incarcerated who struggled to adjust to family and community after spending time in prison. In the late 1990s, safety net programs in public health departments, hospitals, and community clinics were strained to provide care for the growing number of uninsured. Community Voices coalitions in 13 communities worked with residents to find solutions and implemented cutting-edge system adaptations to expand healthcare for those who needed it most.
To help enroll more Native Americans in colleges, WKKF launched the Native American Higher Education Initiative from 1995-2002, creating partnerships with 30 tribal colleges and more than 75 mainstream higher education institutions, national and community organizations. The shared goal was to provide higher education for Native Americans, while integrating tribal cultural values into rigorous academic curriculum.
Similarly, the foundation improved educational opportunities for Hispanics through its ENLACE (Engaging Latino Communities in Education) program, which launched in 1997. In seven states, the program partnered higher learning institutions with K-12 schools and community organizations formed support groups for Latino students.
WKKF participated in President Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative in 2014 that formed a powerful coalition to create broader opportunities for young men and boys of color. By late summer, the foundation provided timely funding to organizations working to repair community relations with law enforcement and facilitate racial healing after the tragic shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. The foundation was a catalyst for the Executive Alliance, a group of more than 40 funders, issuing a powerful statement urging peaceful demonstrations after a grand jury in November decided not to indict the Ferguson police officer who shot Brown.
When Tabron took the letter to the board for approval, she says a board member said that he was "so proud" that WKKF was engaged on this, and that my name, their president, was the first signature. "It was refreshing for our leaders and staff that our board not only wasn't being risk adverse, but were saying, "You Go," and being fully supportive. That was very powerful for our organization."
With both large and small investments, WKKF initiatives and programming have helped communities move forward towards race equity. In fact, the results of the work and investments over the decades, while often unheralded, has changed, and is continuing to help transform, the role that race plays in American society.
The opening scenes are chilling. A teenager, LeAlan Jones walks around his South Side Chicago neighborhood in 1996, passing along battered sidewalks, vacant lots, houses in disrepair. With the desolate Ida B. Wells housing project in the background, his young and innocent voice depicts the reality of what life is like in his community.
"I was brought up in a home where I didn't know my father, my mother was going through some things. Things weren't as bad as they are now. Now you have more people cutting each other's throats and trying to become something they're not. This neighborhood is interesting…it's a good thing at times and it's a bad thing at times. There really are no jobs around here. It's really a bear…it's just rugged terrain. You have a lot of scattered housing, lot of death at times. It's always something to talk about really, whether it's sports, what's happening, who just got killed. Most of the fathers in the black community are locked up. That leaves a lot of weight on the mother's shoulders. She might have to work two or three jobs just to provide a decent life for her young children, and that leaves them a lot of time alone to sort things out that no 13, 14, or 15-year-old young man or young woman should have to sort out. Growing up in this area, you have to keep it cool. Stay positive."
The 30-minute video, Repairing the Breach, the Plight and Promise of African-American Men and Boys, goes on to further describe the barriers in communities of color. It discusses the programs funded by the Kellogg Foundation and others that sought to clear these obstacles and pave the way for better life outcomes in these communities. Narrated by actor James Earl Jones, WKKF produced and distributed the video.
In many ways, developing the video embodies the foundation's racial equity work over the decades, raising attention to the challenges that vulnerable children and their families face and working with communities to overcome the obstacles. What makes this work more significant is that WKKF has carried it out, and at times even been publically criticized for doing it, when much of our society turned their backs on the problems of the poor.
The reward comes with watching young people succeed – against the odds. Even before the Kellogg video, LeAlan, 13, and his childhood friend, Lloyd Newman, 15, in 1993 had interviewed 100 friends, family and neighbors in their neighborhoods and with the assistance of National Public Radio produced an award-winning documentary called, "Ghetto Life 101." The Kellogg video and the other projects helped establish to the teenagers, and others involved, that people cared about their lives, that they weren't alone in the struggle to survive.
LeAlan graduated from Barat College in Lake Forest, Illinois in 2001, became engaged in politics and ran unsuccessfully as the Green Party nominee for US House and Senate seats, and is the legal guardian for his two nephews.
Over the years, the Kellogg Foundation had largely funded institutions and community organizations that addressed economic and social conditions limiting opportunities for vulnerable children to thrive. But left out of the equation was scrutiny of public policies implemented by local, state and federal governments. These policies impact men and boys of color in many ways, including health, criminal justice, housing and employment.
The foundation changed that formula when it sponsored the Dellums Commission. In 2006, the commission of influential scholars, public officials and civic leaders from around the country issued a comprehensive report on the public policies that negatively impacted young men and boys of color. It uncovered a series of policy decisions over decades that hampered their development in our society.
For instance, the commission noted that prison incarceration rates shot up in the 1980s after youth offenders were increasingly diverted to adult criminal systems and municipalities abandoned rehabilitation and treatment for drug users in favor of interdiction and criminal sanctions. Moreover, the commission said school dropout rates grew with the implementation of zero tolerance policies in schools and commissioners also found a decline for young men of color enrolled in post-secondary education.
Led by former Congressman Ron Dellums, the commission made a series of recommendations for changing the course and addressing the wayward policies. Almost immediately there were a series of direct actions spurred by the commission's work, further demonstrating the impact of the WKKF investment:
- Legislation was filed by members of the Congressional Black Caucus creating an Office of Men's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services that would address the disproportionate diseases suffered by minority men.
- The Black Administrators in Child Welfare led an effort to get states to implement recommendations designed to improve the way young men of color are handled in the Child Welfare Systems, and after they leave the systems.
- The Links, Incorporated, an organization of more than 10,000 women of color, hosted a forum at the National Press Club to discuss issues related to re-authorization of the No Child Left Behind Act and the aspects of the law that contribute to pushing young men of color out of schools.
- Fulton County, Georgia launched a major effort to implement recommendations from the Dellums Commission related to criminal justice. They sponsored a Drug Policy Strategic Planning Session to begin reforming drug laws in Fulton County – and ultimately in the State of Georgia.
"The Dellums Commission ignited a flurry of activity that has better positioned young men of color for success," says Christopher. "Opportunities are being created that help them stay in school, keep out of jail and be trained for meaningful jobs in our society."
In 2010, WKKF launched America Healing, an investment of $75 million over five years that is exposing structural inequities in communities, working to redress these issues, and then helping communities heal racial wounds so they can progress together. It's a strategy for lifting up racial healing so communities can move closer toward racial equity, while dismantling the structures that limit opportunities for vulnerable children.
"The role of racial healing in America—why it's so important—ties back to the fundamental flaw in the design of America," says Christopher. "The fundamental flaw was that our country was built on the fallacy of a hierarchy of human value, which places whites at the top and people of color at the bottom of the social and economic ladder. And because the nation was built on this fallacy, the majority has clung to it, even though it sharply contradicts the equality that we are supposed to embrace as a nation."
America Healing, together with communities and WKKF grantees, is countering that fallacy of racial hierarchy. We are disproving stereotypes, funding innovative research and helping to create opportunities that will allow children to enjoy a better future.
WKKF released a national survey of Latino adults that provided comprehensive information about the Latino experience in the U.S. Among the findings were that Latinos, ranging from new immigrants to long-time U.S. citizens, are keenly aware of discrimination and inequities, but remain optimistic about the future, particularly their economic conditions, personal health status, and the quality of public education for their children.
In Chicago, the Little Black Pearl Art and Design Academy gives urban students a community-based arts and entrepreneurship option within traditional education. Harvard scholar David Williams has pioneered research on the effects of unconscious bias on people of color in their daily life. UCLA scholar Phillip Goff has conducted critical research on what motivates the behavior of police officers towards people of color. The Advancement Project worked with the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice to shape new guidelines for school discipline, a move to reduce the disproportionate number of black and Latino children suspended from public schools. Working with the Altarum Institute, WKKF released the "The Business Case for Racial Equity," a study that quantifies the cost of racism in the U.S. and outlines the financial benefits of ending racial bias.
Another significant America Healing initiative was organizing and providing funds to the leaders of civil rights organizations representing various races and ethnicities. These "Anchor" organizations, which include the NAACP, La Raza, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, National Urban League, Race Forward, National Congress of American Indians and others, meet quarterly and strategize on how they can unite to dismantle structural racism in America.
Some of the anchor organizations were seen as competitors, both for attention and fundraising. But they began working together more frequently. Christopher says a defining moment came after the August 5, 2012 attack on the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, WI, where six people were killed and four others wounded. "The entire group stood up, and said, 'If you bomb a Sikh temple, those are my people. We are in fact brothers and sisters,' ''says Christopher, noting that the anchors issued a joint statement condemning the attack.
Tabron strongly believes that so much more can be accomplished with collaborations that bring together the intellectual power and resources of foundations, communities, government, non-profits and corporations in efforts to dismantle racism. "We're not trying to pulverize and blame," she says, "but we're painting a vision of a more holistic and inclusive future."
The next journey for WKKF is with the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Commission and process, which is led by Dr. Christopher. The TRHT will engage local communities in racial healing, while working to end inequities linked to historic and contemporary beliefs in racial hierarchy. Working with major corporations, as well as civic and community organizations, the process will bridge embedded divides and generate the will, capacities and resources required for achieving greater equity in our communities.
"The process will reveal truths related to the national racial hierarchy belief system and heritage of the U.S. fostering healing and producing actionable recommendations for policy and structural change," says Christopher. "The truth and healing activities will be community based emphasizing the importance of local history and culture. Activities and conversations will be inclusive and designed to authentically capture stories and experiences reflecting multiple perspectives."
Barbara Ferrer, the WKKF's chief strategy officer, says the TRHT will bring forth "the very best" that we all have to offer towards building a just society.
"TRHT is creating a framework for the country to engage in processes around understanding our history and the legacy and the experiences, and for the truth telling part of this, and allowing that to happen at a national level with national partners and at a national discourse, but also in our local communities," Ferrer says. "At the same time, understanding that for us, the process has meaning because it allows to come together, work together on behalf of all children."
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I was hoping to have a finished dress to show you again today. . . I caught Ella's cold, and have been taking it easy. I'm hoping to be feeling much better today! And then finish it :)
I'm itching to have a quilt or two to post here! I love looking through flickr and seeing beautiful creations – there's just not enough hours in the day! You all understand that one!!
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Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal or simply Shaquille O'Neal is a famous retired basketball player of America. Born on the year 1972 on March 6th, this player has also been a rapper, actor and is currently working as an analyst for the television program named "Inside NBA". He has one of the heaviest players to have played in NBA. He had played for 19 years and in that span, he had played in six different teams. She studied at the Louisiana State University and he began his NBA career with Orlando Magic in the year 1992. Then he joined Los Angeles Lakers in 1996 and he also played in the FIBA world championship.
Shaquille O'Neal is a tall and big man and he has more than a dozen tattoos in his body. Some of the tattoos in his body have faded over time but many of them still are distinctly visible. In this left shoulder, he has tattooed this nickname "Diesel" and the initial of Superman or "S" long time back. He has also inked the words "Man of Steel" on the same hand. Shaquille O'Neal has got a beautiful daughter and has her name "Amirah' tattooed on his right shoulder to show his affection towards her. There is also a "The World is Mine" inked on the same hand that is again joined with "Against the Law". There is a fist with a diamond inked on the same hand and on his right forearm, there are the words "Dog" and "Big". There are tattoos in his left forearm as well.


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US House Minority chief Pelosi to join Obama on trip to Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will be joining President Barack Obama on his historic trip to Cuba.
The California Democrat will be part of a delegation of House and Senate members who will be traveling to the country next week. It will mark the first time a sitting president has set foot in Cuba in more than 80 years.
Republicans and Democrats will be making the trip. More than a dozen House members will join Obama and Pelosi on the trip, according to congressional aides and lawmakers.
In December 2014, the United States and Cuba reopened diplomatic channels as the administration pressed to move past a Cold War standoff with the communist nation.
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Locked in: The state of the Australian dollar
Australia's three largest trading partners are locked in a currency war, with Japan (the latest to enter the fray) embarking on a mission to stoke its inflation and devalue its currency in a way that has economists classing it as more of an experiment than an economic plan.
This all started when the United States enacted emergency measures to keep it out of a deep and ongoing recession (or depression) following the sharp economic contractions felt most painfully in 2008. The series of interest rate cuts, new money issuance and subsequent government bond purchases (quantitative easing) that characterised this emergency period of economic stimulation has upset the playing field for the world's largest trade economies. Why? It has been five years and six months and it is still going.
From the charts above, you can see that the four US quantitative easing programmes (QE1, QE2, Operation Twist and QE3/4) have helped weaken the US dollar and, in turn, strengthen the Australian dollar. Since the Bank of Japan announced its intent to intervene in the value of the yen ('JOB Action'), the value of the yen versus the US dollar has plummeted, as seen in the top chart. All the while, the US Federal Reserve has been pumping new money into its economy, diluting the value of the US dollar.
When US stimulation kicked off in true 'emergency' style, as some of its largest financial institutions began to implode due to rapidly declining asset values linked to bad mortgages, it was in the world's interest for its Treasury department and Federal Reserve to do what it must to ensure its economy didn't fall hard, and drag the global economy with it. Now, however, that the 'emergency' is over and the US has kept its quantitative easing practices in place, these measures become much less forgivable by countries who are suffering due to a devalued US dollar, and the whole process of devaluing currencies has become extremely contagious.
By definition, due to its US currency peg, China is going along for the ride and maintaining a low yuan that is in step with the US dollar, but Japan has now taken a proactive stance and has begun systematically targeting inflation, which is, in turn, devaluing the value of the Japanese yen. With the knowledge that the value of the Japanese yen will erode if it is successful in creating inflation, investment flows from Japanese to Australian assets are inevitable.
Why do countries engage in the practise of devaluing their currencies?
As an exporter of resources, Australia knows that a strong currency hinders our ability to compete in a global market. Consumers of commodities will have noted that, for instance, while the Australian dollar has risen by nearly 20% versus the US dollar in the last three years, the Brazilian real (the currency of the world's next largest iron ore producer after Australia) has fallen by over 15% in the same period. So, over time as currency hedges expire and resource consumers consider the medium to long-term nature of these exchange rate trends, the sustained, elevated level of the Australian dollar will continue to hurt.
In the case of the US, having a depressed dollar value for them has encouraged exports and, in turn, local manufacturing, tourism and internationally-shipped retail, for example. And this weak currency is compounded by zero interest rates, whereby business and consumers can use credit products to borrow and leverage themselves to the growth being stimulated by the entire process. It's a big win for the US (so long as it can keep inflation at bay), but the externalities of the process create an unfair playing field for its trading partners.
Specifically, the benefits of aggressive, prolonged downward interest rate pressures and currency devaluation are:
- Incentivises banks to lend more aggressively to both business and consumers, (hopefully) creating demand
- Makes exports more attractive and encourages 'in-sourcing' of manufacturing
- Devalues the outstanding debt of the country performing quantitative easing, as the money being supplied in the form of interest and principal repayments is less valuable to the debtor
- The knock-on effect of rebuilding the local manufacturing sector
The risks to an economy in doing this are:
- It can cause above-target inflation, meaning higher interest rates must be used to combat higher prices and stave off hyperinflation
- Creditors (i.e., those countries that traditionally purchase the issuing country's bonds) may be deterred due to the perception that their investment will erode in value, causing funding issues for the issuing country
- Asset bubbles can form from aggressive use of low interest rate credit, creating excess risk in an economy
- Encourages combative responses by trading partners (tariffs, more currency wars), affecting free trade
Can Australia devalue its dollar?
It is possible that, by reducing interest rates toward zero and making our assets no more attractive than those in the US and Japan on an interest rate differential basis, we could create selling and thus downward pressure on the Australian dollar. However, with a relatively healthy economy, low unemployment and inflation not needing to be pushed any higher, this would be a destabilising move in an otherwise 'goldilocks' economy, where things are not too hot, not too cold.
So the responsible thing for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to do is to ignore the politics, focus on its mandate of contributing to "the maintenance of price stability, full employment, and the economic prosperity and welfare of the Australian people" while it waits for the aggressive moves of others to abate. The Australian government, which wins votes from an electorate taught to accept budget surpluses and nothing less, won't be spending money it doesn't have to stimulate sectors affected by the strength of the Australian dollar. And unlike Japan, which has US$1.25 trillion in reserve assets that can be used to fund a currency war, Australia has US$45 billion in reserves. So, despite many calls for the RBA and Treasury to do more, the answer to the question of whether we can devalue our currency—in practice—is no.
The split that we've seen in the performance of Australian listed financial companies versus resource stocks is symptomatic of two sectors that are subject to the inflows and outflows of local and foreign investment that is, among other things, sensitive to this issue of medium to long-term Australian dollar strength.
The painful reality is that we are helpless to intervene in the Australian dollar's popularity, and the latest kick in the guts by Japan and its aggressive objective to target 2% inflation (after three decades of close to 0% inflation and nearly two decades of 0% interest rate policy) means that our three largest trading partners—USA, China and Japan—have postured themselves economically to export, while our economy supports the importation of goods, services and investment – all catalysts for a higher Australian dollar.
Absent a change in US monetary policy, a circa US$1.05 Australian dollar value is the new normal, and Japan's two-year time horizon for its inflation target is a reminder of the unfair economic externalities created by the US rolling its 'emergency' monetary policy into an economic status quo.
- 2012 Dept. of Foreign Affairs & Trade Data:http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/trade/trade-at-a-glance-2012.pdf
- IMF global reserve assets data:http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/ir/IRProcessWeb/colist.aspx
- RBA mandate: http://www.rba.gov.au/about-rba/index.html
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Beginning 29th of August 2016 a colleague of mine, Julie Muttitt (Wellness Educator and pictured below), and I will be teaching advanced self care classes which are open to the community. We are focused on creating a wellness based community for those who want to learn how to care for themselves and their family/friends at a more advanced level.
My clients are complaining that the doctors are not teaching them anything about preventative health care. Gone are the days (decades have passed by) that RN's were allowed to teach patients how to be well. I am hearing horror stories from clients who have had to go to the ER or be hospitalized. The time is absolutely now, that we bring this self care information to the public so they can incorporate this into their lives. We have to be proactive and we need to be empowered.
Julie and I created the schedule for the classes last week and we are really excited! We'll be starting out with a Back to School/Work Immune Support class, to aid families in preventing the usual "go to school and get sick" response that happens to so many. It doesn't have to be this way, this way of being sick and passing it around the whole family. As I ask my clients, "what is the cost of being sick?". Consider the lack of sleep, mood and behavior issues, needing to take sick days, making up home work, parents home from work, lost income… the list goes on and on. It's time to learn a new way of being and caring for ourselves that is founded in hard science!
Every Monday evening at 7pm, we'll be at SEAPARC in Sooke, BC in the boardroom. Class fee is $15 to cover supplies. Each class is experiential. As well, you'll be going home with samples of the appropriate and corresponding CPTG doTERRA™ essential oil and having had an experience that will open the door to supporting improved wellness. Connect with us on my FB page for more info!
These are not your "usual" classes. I bring to you a depth of knowledge of the human body, how it works, the physiology of the cells, how body systems work and relate to each other and am able to answer questions in a way that make sense and people can understand and apply to their everyday life. My motto is to keep it simple and make it easy. People just want to get on with their lives!
Subjects that will be covered over the course of this fall session are: guarding your families health, mood challenges, emotional wellbeing, GI health, inflammatory conditions, children and oils, weekend warrior, men's night out, stress, sleep… the list goes on.
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Holy balls, y'all! Today's theOMGspot's four week anniversary!
We've discussed such numerous social justice issues as herpes, Bernie Sanders, diarrhea, and mold growing in fat folds. And we've yet to cover such insightful topics as my grandmother's infidelity, my sister's jail stint, my pants-shitting disorder, and the time a group of mediums/psychics flooded me with messages from my recently deceased cat, Booger.
I've learned loads from my six readers, and I feel it'd be a shame to keep all the skills I've acquired this month to myself. So, as a goodwill gesture for those who want to follow in my wildly successful footsteps (see above: six readers), I've gathered my most essential blogging tips.
1) Tri to spell good. Grammer and punctuwayshun are important.
2) Use an unholy amount of adjectives. If you can't think of a glitzy one, go with "very." After all, it's the very best. That's why you can use it so very much.
3) The best thing about blogs is that you can write really, really long sentences because people are here to read all about what you think, so you can type as much as you want, and they'll be interested, and you don't have to worry about making sure that you pace yourself, because blogs are all about being informal anyway, so it's sort of a win-win-win, if you're into that sort of thing.
4) Use lots of exclamation marks! It gets people excited! And it conveys that we're having fun!
5) Mask any literary shortcomings with pictures and memes. They don't even have to relate to your subject matter. As long as you present a flashy image, we're on board the blog train.
6) Write amazing headlines. Once you've lured your readers with a click-bait title, they're already here. That counts as a page view. Don't worry about how long they stay. Plan to spend about 10 percent of your time writing your post compared to about 90 percent of your time crafting a killer headline.
7) Just be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. So is this quote. Oscar Wilde said it. But part of being yourself can be taking original stuff and making it your own.
8) This one almost goes without saying, but chill out about content. It's no big thing. Blog for your readers rather than yourself. This requires ninja-level mind-reading skills, but with SEO and other tech magic, you've got this. Want to write about that time your cat got his whiskers stuck in the Jell-O mold you made for the first Thanksgiving you hosted for your in-laws? Tough shit. Readers are more likely to search for terms like, "Kardashian," "makeup tips," and "10 Ways to Get Over my Ex." So, work that in, instead.
9) Market the hell out of your blog. I personally recommend Twitter. EVERY DAY, you should link to at least 90% of all the posts you've written ever. Ignore retweeting other authors. They're not your concern. Promote YOU. Don't bother writing original tweets like, "I ate bread today," either. If it doesn't have a link to a post you wrote three weeks ago, you're wasting your followers' time.
10) Absolutely consider yourself a blogging expert after four weeks. You owe it to all other would-be Internet scribes to compile a list of super helpful blogging tips about the things you've learned in your first month. I'm sure nobody else has learned the same lessons as you.
11) * Bonus tip *: Bookmark this post for future reference, in case you need to consult my handy help bombs. Or, follow me on Twitter. I'll share this every. single. day.
Seriously, thanks to all who have made my foray into the Interwebs a successful venture. I've enjoyed it, and even better, my hypnotherapist says it's good for my soul.
And just in case you're wondering, these are my favorite posts from these past four weeks:
1) The Time My Ex-Fiance Contacted Me Using a FAKE Name and Threatened to Eat My Cats
2) The Time My Mom Offered to Send Me to Fat Camp for My Birthday
3) The Time I Broke Vaginas by Mashing Bernie Sanders With Game of Thrones' Jon Snow
4) The Time We Considered Making Our Dead Cat Into Bullets
True story: Life would be super swell if we all embraced our OMG side instead of living a Facebook-friendly existence. So, let it out. What writing tips do you absolutely HATE because they are SO FUCKING OBVIOUS? What writing tips do you really feel benefit would-be scribes? Did you think I'd make it four weeks? Feel free to disclose details. You're safe here.


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Boynton Beach invites public to Music on the Rocks event
The city's Community Redevelopment Agency is hosting a Music on the Rocks event Friday.
The event, which offers free live music, is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Ocean Avenue Amphitheatre, at 129 E. Ocean Ave.
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Attendees will be able to buy food from food trucks, beverages and cocktails.
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Sunday, June 15, 2014
Should Women be Respected According to How They Dress? What Floyd Mayweather has To Say
I found this quite interesting and as you all have been able to to tell judging by my post on Indecent Dressing and Rape I am very passionate about these kind of topics, so I just had to know what my readers think. Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather uploaded an interesting message on Instagram 2days ago with the following message.
How do you feel about it? Do you agree with him or do you not? I'm dying to share my opinion with you in the comment section below.
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- AnonymousJune 16, 2014 at 9:47 AM
He right. Dress like non sense get treated like it. simple!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 30, 2014 at 11:39 AM
'The way you dress is the way you will be addressed"ReplyDelete
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