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YIN YOGA Teacher Training Course
30-Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training Course with PAUL GRILLEY
December 22-27, 2007
Yin Yoga is the relaxed practice of floor postures held for three to five minutes at a time. It is the ideal complement to more muscular or "Yang" forms of Yoga. A Yin practice emphasizes the connective tissues of the hips, thighs, pelvis and lower spine. In this way it prepares the body and the mind for longer meditation practices. By drawing the student's awareness away from the muscles and deeper into the bones a deep level of relaxed focus is achieved.This course will train students in the practice of Yin Yoga and in the anatomical principles of modern yoga practice. This gives a solid, scientific foundation for teaching and practicing.It will be Paul Grilley's first time to Japan, and the first time a comprehensive Yin Yoga Teacher Training Course will be offered in Japan.
About the Instructor: Paul Grilley has been teaching Yoga since 1980, and his special interest is the teaching of Anatomy and Yin Yoga. He is the author of the book Yin Yoga: A Quiet Practice, and the DVDs Yin Yoga, Anatomy for Yoga, which is becoming standard in teacher training programs across the country, and Chakra Theory and Meditation (all from Pranamaya). He practices Yoga postures in the style of Paulie Zink and patterns his philosophy on the writings and researches of Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama. This philosophy integrates the Taoist Meridian and Acupuncture theories of China with the Yogic and Tantric theories of India. Paul lives in Ashland, Oregon with his wife Suzee, a dancer and yogini. For more information see
Key Concepts of Yin Yoga
*Yin and Yang Analysis
*Three Tissues of the Joints
*Yin Exercise
Mobilize Axis/ Position Extremities
Static, gentle, long
Muscles Relaxed/ Joint Space Closure
Long Holds/ Plasticity and Elasticity
Chi and Blood stagnation
*Yang Exercise
Stabilize Axis/ Move Extremities
Rhythm, repetition
Fatigue and Soreness
*Theory of Exercise
*Connective Tissue and Meridian Theory
*Levels of Training
Joint, muscle, blood, breath, chi, emotion, thought
*The 14 Segments of the Body
*Tension and Compression
*Axis and Extremity
*Proportion and Orientation
This Teacher Training is in English with Japanese interpretation.
Course Dates and Times:
December 22 - 27 12:00-5:00pm
Course Cost: 140,000yen
TTC held at: Museum Tokyo
Fukumura Ogikubo Bldg 2F
5-30-6 Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0051
for map and information please see:
Limit: 60 students
NOTE: Yoga mats will not be provided. Please bring your mat!
All classes will start on time. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to workshop to check in.
TO REGISTER: please email Sun and Moon Yoga with your name, EMAIL, and phone number. Put "YIN YOGA TTC" in the subject line. You will be sent accounting details upon confirmation.
CANCELLATION POLICY for this TTC
- 1 month or longer prior to event. You will be charged 15% of the total.
- Less than 1 month to 3 weeks prior to event. You will be charged 30% of total.
- Less than 3 weeks- You will be charged 50% of total.
- 1 Week- You will be charged 80% of total.
- Less than a week- 100% (No refund)
Anatomy and Stability of Movement in Yoga: Therapeutic Applications of Yoga for Teachers and Practitioners
A 2-session Workshop with Vienna Wilson at Sun and Moon Yoga
Saturday, November 17, 7:00pm-10:00pm
& Sunday, November 18th, 2007, 6:30-9:30pm
This workshop will explore the anatomy of each region of the body, and explain how to
recruit, strengthen and stretch each area to balance the body and maintain proper alignment.This workshop is highly recommended for Yoga teachers or those who want to deepen their practice and understanding of how the body works in yoga movement.
Session One
1. Torso/pelvis
2. Lower extremities
Session Two
3. Upper extremities
4. Head and Neck
Each class will be a combination of detailed anatomy education, optimal alignment instruction and physical practice.
About the Instructor: Vienna Wilson received her yoga teacher training with John Friend, founder of Anusara yoga and her Pilates teaching certification from Kelly Kane at the Kane School of Core Integration. She graduated from the Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy and Allied Health Sciences. Vienna also completed advanced trainings in biomechanics, trigger point therapy, myofacial release and therapeutic applications of yoga. She calls upon the knowledge of each of these disciplines to meet the specific goals of her clients and students, and enjoys the opportunity to teach anatomy to yoga teacher training programs in New York City. In 1998, Vienna, a former Wall Street investment banker, dedicated herself to a daily yoga practice and brings this experience of Anusara, Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga to her teaching. Vienna also graduated from the University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar and received a Masters in Information Science from the University of Wisconsin.The workshop is in English with some Japanese interpretation.
Cost: 5,500yen each session or 10,000yen for both. Please send name and phone BY EMAIL with "ANATOMY WORKSHOP" in the title. Please specify which workshop (or both) you want to take.
Please apply by November 1 to secure a spot.
De-Mystifying Arm Balances & Other Adventures:
Advancing Your Practice with Lauren Peterson
Sunday November 25, 5:00-8:00pm
and Tuesday November 27, 2:30-5:30pm
(The content of both days is the same.)
This workshop is designed for those interested in trying and exploring more intermediate and advanced postures in a safe and incremental way. We will work with bandhas (energy locks) and apply them to help us to "lighten the load" in arm balances and inversions such as handstand (adho mukha vrksasana), headstand (sirsasana), and forearm balance (pincha mayurasana). In the area of the hips and sacrum, we will explore the relationship between the hip socket, the psoas and the sacrum in postures such as foot-behind-the-head (eka pada sirsasana) and deep backbends to help you explore and deepen into those poses safely.
We will also explore how to use some basic postures to begin to prepare the body for deeper and more challenging poses.If you wish to advance your practice and try poses that you thought were "too difficult" or "impossible," then this workshop is a great way to safely deconstruct, de-mystify, and have fun working in these poses. You don't have to be able to do these postures perfectly already to attend the workshop. Come explore and play!
This workshop is appropriate for Level 3-5. If you are not sure if it is appropriate for you, please check with Leza or your teacher.
About the Instructor: Lauren Peterson is a nationally recognized yoga practitioner, yoga model, and teacher living in Malibu, Calif. She is one of the few advanced (Fourth Series) Ashtanga yoga practitioners in the U.S. Lauren had the privilege of studying with and assisting Chuck Miller for over 10 years. In addition to her open asana classes, she also started a yoga program designed for women struggling with eating disorders. She has been featured in many magazines such as Yoga Journal and Cosmopolitan, and on television in the PBS series "Healing Quest." Lauren is the creator of "The Yogi's Companion," a yoga practice CD, which was chosen "Editor's Choice" by Yoga Journal. She is honored to have modeled for a Yoga asana book including Rodney Yee, Richard Freeman and Patricia Walden, as well as in and on the covers of yoga calendars and magazines. Her client base includes many entertainers and athletes. She sees yoga as a lifelong journey with incalculable benefits.
Cost: 5,000 yen. To register please email Sun and Moon Yoga with your name, email, and phone number. Put "Advancing WS 11/27″ in the subject line. Payment to be made at the workshop. LIMIT: 18.
Kirtan with Gina Sala: Nada, Bhakti and Japa Yoga
Saturday November 3rd 7:30-9:30pm
at Sun and Moon Yoga
Come as you are, participate as you like in this inspiring, rejuvenating evening of Kirtan. Sound healer and vocalist Gina Sala– who has been chanting mantra since the age of 3–will guide us in ecstatic heart-opening chanting from several traditions, providing background of the chants and tips for freeing the voice. Discover for yourself how chanting or listening to the powerful vibrations of sacred syllables helps your mind to rest and your heart to sing with joyful, peaceful love and connection. No experience needed, all are welcome, including children,Gina says: "Chanting sacred syllables helps the mind to rest in the heart. Like the honeybee and the flower, there is such sweetness in that union."
ABOUT GINA SALA: Gina Sala has lead chanting and voice workshops internationally for 15 years. She has a repertoire spanning 21 languages, has sung at the United Nations, and as lead singer for Cirque du Soleil's "O". She began chanting mantra while living in a hindu ashram at the age of 3 and has learned and shared songs with sound healers and musicians from many lands. She leads annual "River of Sound" tours to India and other regions to help us experience the power of sound and vibration to bring about peace and joy. Her passion is helping us to awaken us to Who we are.
Cost: 4,000 yen for workshop. Please send name and phone BY EMAIL with "KIRTAN w/GINA" in the title. Please specify which workshop (or both) you want to take. Please apply by October 25 to secure a spot.
Freedom and Awakening Through Your Voice at Sun Moon Yoga
Sunday Nov 4rd, 5:00-8:00pm
In this fun, experiential workshop, global vocalist Gina Sala offers mantra, movement, nada yoga, chant, physical techniques and delightful exercises that empower you to experience the pleasure and power of your voice, and Who is singing when you sing. Participants leave
feeling empowered, enlivened and inspired. Join Gina to explore sound practices from India such as classical sargam (vocal shruti warm-ups, musical scales) and mantra as well as western techniques for breath, resonance and tuning, along with fun songs and chants to cultivate the garden of your voice.All are welcome, no experience needed. Explore the colors and possibilities of your voice in an environment that allows for connection, depth, and humor.
Cost: 5,000 yen for workshop. Please send name and phone BY EMAIL with "VOICE WORKSHOP" in the title. Please specify which workshop (or both) you want to take. Please apply by October 25 to secure a spot.
September 21-23, 2007
We were pleased to participate in the Global Mala event to help charities around the world, to coincide with the Autumn Equinox and United Nations Peace Day. This month, on the 21-23 we incorporated 108 into our classes in peace meditations, a 108-mantra Om chant, 18 sun salutations, and a special "Give Peas a Chance" Edamame Mala. Charitable donations for WAR CHILD will be accepted during this time. War Child helps children caught in war-torn areas, supporting them during the conflict and helping them to reintegrate into society after the war has ended. Check out this wonderful article by Karryn Cartelle in Metropolis:
For more on the global mala project, please see http://www.globalmala.org
2007 Yoga Fest YOKOHAMA SATURDAY 9/22 17:00-18:30 with Leza Lowitz
Dwelling in the Compassionate Heart: A Yin/Yang Yoga Mix
The Dalai Lama said, "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." Compassion is the highest form of yoga. Join us for a powerful yoga practice to safely open the anahata (heart) chakra, and nurture our compassionate selves. We will use asana (including some partner yoga) and nada (sound) yoga in the form of Bija Mantra and a Bhajan (chant) to Tara, the Goddess of Compassion, and Metta ("Lovingkindness") Meditation to awaken the "unstruck sound" of the music of the heart. Find your home in the heart, where you can dwell in compassion and love. Levels 1-3. 1 At least one year yoga experience required.
Meditation & Self- Inquiry: The Art of Knowing Who You Are
A two-part MORNING workshop with Esalen's OLIVER BAILEY
Saturday September 8th 7:30-9:30am &
Sunday September 9th 7:30-9:30am
This workshop will introduce you to highly effective meditation and self-inquiry techniques that invite you to explore who you are before your stories, beliefs, feelings and thoughts.
Come and take a look at who you are in this special workshop with Esalen's Oliver Bailey,
who has spent over a quarter of a century teaching meditation.
Workshop Content:
Lecture on Meditation
Meditation (Instruction)
Self-Inquiry (Instruction)
Question and Answer Period/Discussion
The journey starts with identifying our own personal stories–the ones we use to define ourselves, the stories we tell over and over again to ourselves and others. On the surface, these stories may be who we believe weare, but in reality, these stories become our false personality if they go unquestioned.A highly effective aid in our journey to the true Self is meditation. With meditation, we begin to get in touch with the spacious, still, quiet place where the stories, beliefs, feelings and thoughts emerge from. Our minds are often so busy that we lose sight of the ground from which they emerge. Oliver has developed meditative exercises that aid in connecting to this interior place. He will share these exercises in this special workshop.
The most important tool of spiritual awakening is to discover who we are. To this end, Oliver will also introduce us to powerful tools of Self-Inquiry. By questioning and inquiring into our identities, we begin identify with our true Self beyond our ego and personality. Self-inquiry is a spiritually powerful questioning that always points us back to ourselves.
Session Two will build on the techniques explored in Session One.
About the Instructor: Oliver Bailey has been teaching Meditation, Self-Inquiry, Massage and Personal Process at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, for the past 25 years. His background also includes training in Gestalt Practice, neurolinguistic programming, and intuitive work. He has led hundreds of meditation workshops and seminars around the world and is a sought-after workshop leader.
Cost: 4,000 yen each session or 7,000yen for both. Please send name and phone BY EMAIL with "MEDITATION WORKSHOP" in the title. Please specify which workshop (or both) you want to take. Please apply by August 15th to secure a spot.
Workshop is in English w/some Japanese interpretation.
Sun and Moon Yoga is pleased to offer our SECOND comprehensive 100-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. The curriculum includes 60 hours of hands-on class instruction/lectures, 30 hours of yoga practice (students will be given a 20-class pass good for 2-month use as part of their tuition), and 10 hours of home study/homework and karma yoga assignments. Students will be expected to pass a written test, teach class demos, and complete all assignments to receive their Sun and Moon TTC certification and special certificate of completion. Graduates of the Sun and Moon Fundamentals TTC will be eligible to attend our Advanced Studies Program in the future. Instructors for this program include guest teachers Lucy Roberts and Sarah Watterson; and Sun and Moon's own Leza Lowitz, Cameron Harris and Stacey Krumenacker. ACO will act as support/facilitator for the Japanese students as needed. This comprehensive fundamentals teaching course will cover yoga history and philosophy, offering pose-by-pose detailed, individualized alignment and adjustment instruction, in-depth study of anatomy and physiology, pranayama and meditation teaching techniques, chanting, ethics and lifestyle modules, and tools for personal transformation as well as guidelines for teaching and sharing yoga in your community.Our aim is to give new and prospective teachers in-depth, intensive training in the art and craft of teaching yoga from their deepest selves. When yoga is practiced and taught in a mindful, compassionate way, self-transformation naturally happens! This is not a cookie-cutter approach to teaching or practicing yoga. What we will offer is a thorough, concrete grounding in the fundamentals of teaching, with segments on a variety of topics designed to help participants grow so they can find their own voices to best share the ancient and ever-evolving practice of yoga in a knowledgeable, safe, skillful, authentic, and joyful way. We firmly believe that teaching yoga is an act of Seva, or service. Our TTC reflects this belief.
The course is open to 18 participants only. If you are interested in joining, please contact Leza by email in English or Japanese, at email@example.com with "100 Hour TTC" in the subject line. We will send you an application and detailed course contents at that time.
Sun and Moon's TTC is open only to those with a minimum of 1 year of yoga experience or upon receiving permission to join by Leza.
Course Cost: 220,000yen (including 20-class pass) and manual. The course will be in English with Japanese interpretation.
Saturday classes 5:00-9:00pm
Sunday classes 5:00-9:00pm
Monday classes 9:00am-5:00pm-All mondays are national holidays.
*PLEASE EMAIL us FOR DETAILED COURSE CONTENT & APPLICATION.
Release, Suspend and Fall: Contemporary Dance Workshops for Beginners
with Em Bettinger
Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22, 2007 5:30-7:30pm
Contemporary dance (sometimes referred to as "Modern Dance") is a collection of techniques and systems developed in the twentieth century. Notable contemporary artists are Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Merce Cunningham, and Jose Limon. The techniques developed by these choreographers have allowed dancers to strengthen their bodies, increase flexibility, and push beyond 'safe' boundaries as a reaction to the rigid techniques of ballet.These two workshops will allow you to 'play' and enjoy movement, while moving through a series of exercises that isolate and warm up the body and allow us to explore the bodies' full range of motion. We'll work through floor exercises, jumps and traveling sequences, leading to a short sequence at the end, putting it all together. We'll learn how the words "release, suspend and fall" relate to dance when moving to the sounds of Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Dick Dale and The Who. Tutus, legwarmers & hair in bun, and pointe shoes not required. Come bare-footed in loose clothing and get ready to smile, laugh and perform.About the Instructor: Em Bettinger started dancing when she was five, attending the local ballet school. She later went on to practice gymnastics. At the age of eighteen, she went to study dance at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in London and then moved on to Middlesex University and gained a B.A. with Honors in Dance Performance.
Em has performed with and choreographed for many independent contemporary dance companies around London while teaching able and disabled children and adults. She hopes to increase appreciation for and interest in contemporary dance in Japan.
Cost: 4,000 yen each session or 7,000yen for both.
Please send name and phone by EMAIL with "DANCE WORKSHOP" in the title. Please specify which workshop (or both) you want to take.
Join us once again for this unique healing sound massage with Arun and his Tibetan Bells
April 1st, 8th, 15th
USE YOUR CLASS CARD OR DROP-IN (3,000 yen).
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED IN ADVANCE BY EMAIL OR IN-PERSON AT THE STUDIO. Email us with TIBETAN BELLS in the Subject Line and specify which dates you wish to attend.
TEACHINGS OF YOGA with Brian Bentley
Dharma talk and discussion (Q & A)
Kirtan/Satsang/Yoga Philosophy Different theme each week:
Tantra, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Shiva/Shakti.
Use your 4- or 10 class card or drop-in for 3,000 yen. You may also use your Moon card.
Class in English. Japanese interpretation will be provided.Take the whole series or drop-in anytime.
Saturdays 5:00pm-6:30pm
February through March
YIN YOGA: Awakening from Within with Leza Lowitz
Most forms of Yang yoga (like Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow) focus on the
muscles, but Yin yoga is a slower, deeper practice of holding the
postures for long periods of time to stretch the connective tissues that
form our joints. Just as our muscles atrophy when we don't use them, our
connective tissue shortens and hardens. This class will focus on deep stretches,
particularly hip-opening postures, using the breath to explore body sensations and invite
deeper emotional and physical release, and softening in the "living tissue" of the joints. Come Surrender to Slow Yin Yoga and awaken your body from within and learn more about this increasingly popular style of yoga popularized by Paul Grilley, based on Hiroshi Motoyama's meridian theory. Learn about each pose and how it functions to stimulate certain meridians and internal organs. Some yoga experience recommended, but modifications will be given so this workshop is suitable for all levels.
This workshop was first presented by Leza and ACO at Yoga Fest 2006 in Tokyo to a sold-out class of over 70! Also includes lecture and Q and A.
Japanese Interpretation by ACO. Where: Sun and Moon Yoga
Cost: 4,500 yen Limit: 18 people
To register, please send name and phone by EMAIL with "Yin Yoga WORKSHOP" in the title.
AcroYoga blends the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the lovingkindness of Thai massage, and the dynamic power of Acrobatics. These three ancient lineages form the foundation of a unique new practice that cultivates trust, connection and playfulness. Jenny and Jason's highest aim is to bring individuals into a state of union with themselves, with each other, and with the divine. From this place of mutual support the true self can be realized, honored and shared for the benefit of all. Through AcroYoga, we experience a deepening trust in ourselves and others, and we realize that by working in partnership, we manifest more than we ever could alone. Join us at Sun and Moon for these two special workshops to experience the magic and beauty of AcroYoga.
Saturday February 17th 6-9pm:
Open your practice with the ease, comfort and the support of a partner. This workshop touches upon all the disciplines that AcroYoga offers, combining Yoga, Acrobatics, and Thai Massage. The class experience includes: Circle Ceremony, Mirrored Asana, Partner Yoga Flow, Assisted Inversions, Partner Acrobatics, Flying Sequences and Thai Massage. Grounded in the breath, we will draw upon the natural forces of gravity and "metta" loving kindness to encourage the body to let go of fear and tension. Students are requested to have familiarity with yoga. No partner necessary!
Limit: 16 people. Cost: 6,000 yen per session.
Sunday, February 18th 6-9pm: INVERSIONS DEMYSTIFIED
Explore Upside-Down Fundamentals & Basic Partner Acrobatics. The Mystery of inversions is no match for the wisdom of acrobatic training techniques! The ancient yoga texts tell us that Headstand and Shoulderstand are the King and Queen of Asanas, mainly due to the vast medical benefits. These and other inversions, such as handstand and forearm-stand, can be an enjoyable part of your daily practice once you learn how to work progressively. After solidifying spotting techniques, we will progress to Basic Partner Acrobatics and Pyramids, cultivating trust, strength and flexibility while working as a team. A playful, safe, supportive environment will empower the whole room to be upside down and connect to the divine! Some yoga experience recommended, but no inversion experience needed.
Limit: 16 people.
Cost: 6,000 yen per session
TAKE BOTH WORKSHOPS FOR 10,000 yen!
About the Instructors: Jason Nemer & Jenny Sauer-Klein are the co-founders of AcroYoga, and are based in Berkeley, California. They lead AcroYoga workshops, retreats and teacher trainings internationally. They have trained with yoga teachers such as Dharma Mittra (hatha raja), Shiva Rea (prana vinyasa flow), Sianna Sherman (anusara), and David Swenson (ashtanga). These workshops are part of the 2007 World Tour -Tradition Takes Flight.
with Leza Lowitz
TWO 20-hour Teacher Trainings
Four Sundays in January & February, 2007 50,000 yen
Section One: January 7, 14, 21, 28
Section Two: February 2/3 -2/11
Why Restorative Yoga? Why Now?
Daily life is incredibly stressful, especially in an urban environment. We spend a great deal of energy just trying to survive, often running on adrenaline (the "fight or flight response") until we burn out. Now more than ever, we need a slower, deeper yoga practice that helps us regain our equilibrium and combat the stresses of modern life. Restorative yoga is one such practice that invites the body's "relaxation response," calms the nervous system, and quiets the mind. Restorative Yoga is a deeply relaxing, "passive" practice of Hatha Yoga in which we let go of physical, mental and emotional tension by practicing yoga poses in a fully supported environment, holding the poses for longer durations of time, and focusing on the breath. Supported by a variety of props such as bolsters, blankets, blocks, belts, sandbag weights, and other props, this practice helps us regain the equilibrium of the body/spirit, allowing deep relaxation, surrender and opening. This practice is perfect for those who have injuries, are recovering from illness, those with physical limitations, or those who simply want to relax and regain harmony and balance in their lives.
In this teacher training, you will learn:
What is Restorative Yoga?
How does it work physiologically, psycho-spiritually, and emotionally?
Proper use of Props: How to set up each pose.
How to spot and correct common mistakes in prop usage
Restorative sequences for different effects
Many original restorative postures developed by Leza
Specific practices for specific therapeutic needs (insomnia, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc.)
Pranayama for Restorative yoga
How to design a Restorative yoga class around a specific theme or focus.
How to incorporate other forms of yoga therapy into Restorative yoga, such as Thai Yoga Massage, Visualization, Guided Meditation, Yoga Nidra, etc.
Classes will be part lecture, part practice, part demonstration in which students will set each other up in the poses and practice with each other, and part question and answer period/discussion.Class will be in English with Japanese interpretation.What to Bring:
The studio has everything you will need for this training. No need to bring bolsters, blankets, weights, eye pillows or anything else. Just bring a notebook and water. You will be given take-home handouts after the end of each session. No recording will be permitted.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in attending this training, please email us with RESTORATIVE TTC in the subject line. An application form will be sent to you in English. Please fill it out as soon as possible. Priority will be given to current Sun and Moon students. If your application is approved, payment instructions will be sent. Early application is strongly suggested.
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Chapter 7: Policy, Education, and Outreach
Since the ancient ages, we have shown interest in studying soil creatures and understanding the roles that they play in providing services to people's daily life. Research into soil biodiversity has boomed worldwide over the last years thanks to the new available DNA-based technologies. Not only scientists, but also common people are fascinated by the immense life beneath our feet. Changes in the way human society interact with nature require changes in its perception. Education, awareness activities and citizen science projects have increased the appreciation of the services offered by soil organisms. They have also raised behaviors to sustainably manage and conserve the soil natural capital to benefit future generations. As a result, people are more and more conscious of the value and beauty of soil organisms. A key message that needs also to reach policy makers in order to promote the development of specific policies for soil biodiversity. While actions for biodiversity and soil are present in many countries, measures to protect soil life have not been established yet. Titled "Policy, Education and Outreach", chapter VII of the Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas covers all these aspects, from historical knowledge and current research into soil biodiversity to education and policy for soil life protection. The chapter message is clear and simple: our own lives would not be possible without soil biodiversity.
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"Just as the steam engine and electricity did in the past, AI is transforming our world. It presents new challenges that Europe should meet together in order for AI to succeed and work for everyone."
"Digitisation has been radically transforming our economy and society. Digitised businesses are more innovative and growing faster; digitised public services are more efficient. But the ongoing revolution of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, will accelerate the transformation even further, bringing new opportunities, and new challenges."
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently undergoing a number of important developments and is rapidly being applied in society. The AI market amounts to around USD 664 million and is expected to grow to USD 38.8 billion by 2025."


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I wish I could say that I was always a lover of photography and I was running around with a camera in my hand as a toddler, but I can't. I had an occasional disposable camera I'd play with, and I would take a ton of photos during summer camp as a teenager, but it wasn't until I was around the age of 20 that I really took interest, and it was kind of by chance. I was given a Canon Rebel XS for Christmas ten years ago, and everything went from there. I began to take photos of everything and really learned how to use my camera inside and out. I did my very first wedding with that Canon Rebel, and although I cringe thinking about it now, it turned out okay. I dabbled in family photography, event photography, birthday parties, and everything in between. I quickly learned that it wasn't about just taking pictures and making money. I wanted to photograph things that made my heart beat quicker. Things that made me feel something. That's when it becomes art, and that's what hooked me… So that's what I did.
Life is my inspiration. Whether its love, pain, happiness, despair, euphoria, or darkness, it deserves to be seen. People need to be seen and to be known and I aim to help people be known through my art.
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Miami-Dade County
How a love of science sparked a father-daughter teaching bond
John Donohue Jr. remembers watching his eldest child, Maria Campagnano, play teacher in the family garage.
"She'd set up the chalkboard and line up her stuffed toys and sister in a row," the Miami Beach Senior High principal says. "She'd really get into it."
Campagnano, in turn, recalls how much her father enjoyed his job as a science teacher, then at North Miami High.
"I saw how much fun he had, how much he really enjoyed the students," she says.
So it would seem only logical that the daughter would follow the father's footsteps into the classroom, but Campagnano's journey wasn't that simple or straightforward. As a student at Barry University, she considered going into medical school because she loved science so much. But one elective course in her senior year changed her mind. During visits to Hialeah High for a class project, "I saw a lot of creativity in the classrooms and I saw how much you could really do."
She was hooked. She went on to teach one year at Hialeah High while taking courses to earn her teaching certificate, then moved to Hialeah Gardens High in 2008, where she's been ever since. She's even started a forensics science program in the school.
Father's Day
They're making their dads proud on Father's Day and every day
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Why two daughters followed their father into firefighting
How a love of science sparked a father-daughter family chemistry
How a father and daughter bonded over 'fritas' at this Cuban hamburger spot
José Martí principal learned a lot from his dad, the first principal
Years later, Miami boys club kids say thanks to 'dad'
"If I hadn't seen him in action and hadn't heard how he talked about the students and what he wanted to do, I don't think I would've chosen this career," she added.
But she's glad she did. "I love, just love teaching."
The teaching bug runs in the family. Donohue's dad was an American history teacher at North Miami and Northwestern high schools, but Donohue, 57, majored in sports medicine while at Biscayne College (now St. Thomas University). After getting his master's degree in the same field from Western Michigan University, he took a job as an athletic trainer at Central High — and promptly found out he had to teach three periods of biology. He loved it.
Donohue eventually surrendered his athletic training duties and devoted himself to teaching full time at several Miami-Dade public schools, eventually climbing up the administrative ladder until he landed at Beach High in 2012. He never urged his children to pick any particular field of study, however. Kerry, his second daughter, worked as a lawyer but is now a police officer, while son John is a student at Florida Atlantic University, majoring in international business.
Donohue admits that he talks shop with Campagnano, 32, at family gatherings.
"I can understand what she's saying and she understands what I'm saying," Donohue says. "It's a special connection when you're in the same field. I know from personal experience what it's like to be in the classroom."
Adds Campagnano: "The classroom has changed a lot since he's been a teacher, but he likes to hear about what I'm doing and about what's going on. We also talk about the bigger picture in education." After a pause, she continues, laughing, "I think my husband, my mother and sister find it a little annoying."
Their work connection has proved beneficial for both of them. Donohue recruited his daughter to teach a technology-in-the-classroom workshop to teachers at Beach High. She asks him for advice on how to handle certain situations.
Donohue has been encouraging Campagnano to get into administration. "She has what it takes to be a great leader." Though she was reluctant at first, she now realizes she can help a lot more children beyond her immediate class. She's now on the eligible candidate roster for a promotion.
Beyond the parental encouragement, Campagnano says she's learned plenty from observing her father. He's taught her about treating others with respect, about being passionate, about focusing on the positive even as challenges multiply.
"His work ethic is incredible," she says. "He works long hours, on weekends, whatever it takes to get the job done. My mom says I'm just like him."
On the other hand, Campagnano has taught Donohue how technology can supplement old-fashioned teaching skills. "It's amazing her ability to find relevant applicable content," he says.
Working in the same field, however, does pose its challenges. "I feel I'm a reflection of him, so I have to do my best at all times — actually beyond my best," Campagnano says. "I have to do an extra good job."


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) --Publishing company Ziff-Davis Inc. rebutted published accounts stating that News Corp., the international media and entertainment giant controlled by Rupert Murdoch, may be close to acquiring it.
In Monday-afternoon trading, Ziff-Davis shares zd were up 1 5/16, or nearly 9 percent, to 16 1/16, while News Corp. NWS, +1.69% fell 1/4 to 31 1/16.
Robert Borchert, a spokesman for New York-based Ziff-Davis, said the company "is not in active negotiations at this time to sell any part" of itself.
News Corp. executives were completing due diligence last weekend on Ziff-Davis, the Observer newspaper in London reported Sunday. The newspaper placed a $1.5 billion price tag on the News Corp. plan to acquire Ziff-Davis.
At the same time, the Ziff-Davis spokesman said, the company is "progressing" with its plan to locate a buyer or a partner. Ziff-Davis in July hired Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, the investment banker, to explore the possible sale of all or some of its businesses.
The Ziff-Davis initiative came after a decision by its majority stockholder, Japan's Softbank Corp., to concentrate on Internet investments.
Ziff-Davis' magazine holdings include PC Magazine to PC Week. Its Internet business, ZDNet Group, has a separately quoted stock zdz and is 83 percent owned by the parent company.
The Observer said Rupert Murdoch's son, James, is providing the impetus for a possible takeover of Ziff-Davis. Investors might look favorably on such a foray by News Corp., according to analyst Joe Kinnison.
"The market pays for a media company to be big on the Internet," said Kinnison, a media analyst at American Express Financial Advisers in Minneapolis.


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For as long as I've been following the comics industry I've heard creators say things along the lines of, "I'm not in it for the money," and, "I'd be doing this even if I wasn't getting paid." Those are statements of passion that drive deep into the heart of a conversation that's receiving more and more attention lately, and not just in comics. The question that's been raised is: Should creators have to make comics for free just because they would? And if so, for how long?
When an unknown writer or artist is trying to make a name for herself in the comics industry, one way of doing that is to create work for free. Give away a webcomic. Contribute to an anthology that won't make any money but may get seen by the right people (especially if you put it into their hands). Work for a small publisher who only pays if the project makes a profit. These are all accepted practices. What's going on lately, however, is that people are starting to question how accepted they should be.
In response to that line of questioning, defenders of the current system argue from tradition. Alexis C. Madrigal, senior editor of The Atlantic, wrote a long piece on the realities of digital journalism and why it's often tough to pay journalists anything, much less a fair wage. His basic argument is that funds are limited, even for a digital magazine that's doing pretty well. "The economics of our business are terrible in some ways," he writes. "And like everything else, the worst of it falls on the workers, the people making the widgets, doing the journalism, making the beds. The money gets sucked upwards and the work gets pushed down." He continues, "[E]ven when you have a generous owner who is not trying to make a gazillion dollars and skim the cream, this game is still really, really hard. You still have limited funds. You still can't pay freelancers a living wage."
I know there are comics publishers in the same position, because I've talked with them. It's not that they're greedily rubbing their hands over a crooked contract, slobbering all over their desk as unwitting artists sign their names. I guess that might be the case some of the time, but the people I've talked to are all folks just trying to make cool comics in a marketplace that doesn't always support a comic just because it's cool. If the publisher has no money, then there's nothing to pay the creators with. I get that. When it's time to draw the line between Art and Commerce, we like to draw it with the creators on the Art side and the publishers on the Commerce side, but it's not always that simple. Especially with super small publishers, the "I'd still do this for free" mentality is just as strong as it is with the creators. 'Cause sometimes, the publisher is doing it for free. Or at a loss.
On the other hand, the publisher is the business. There's no getting around that at the end of the day. And if the publisher is making any amount of money, then some of that needs to get passed on to the people making the comics. Understanding that not every publisher can pay a fair page rate (not that that's standard from creator to creator in the first place), every publisher should be able to pay something for any project it made money on.
Having said that, creators should understand two things. First, that this is a tiered system. It should be obvious that everyone can't pay what Marvel pays, but back in the journalism world, Wonkette drew some criticism (or at least some raised eyebrows) for calling out The Atlantic when Wonkette doesn't pay a bunch of money either. As I see it, the difference is that Wonkette pays something where – at least in the case they were calling out – The Atlantic paid nothing. It's silly to suggest that Wonkette should pay Atlantic rates, nor should it pay more than it can actually afford. Whether in journalism or comics, the trick in a tiered system is for the creator to figure out how to climb those tiers: using this gig to get that one, etc.
Of course, what a company can afford is always going to be a difficult amount to know for sure. Companies like to be seen as doing well enough to be considered successful, but not so well that their employees should expect more than they're getting. That brings us to the second thing that creators need to understand, which is that the responsibility for getting the best deal is on them. As artists, storytellers have to be able to assess how much they've put into a project and what those resources are worth. Maybe it's strictly cash; bills have to be paid. If I'm new and trying to build my brand, though, maybe I'll take some exposure as part of my compensation (understanding that market exposure is just as much a tiered system as financial payment). The point is that what creators are willing to take hinges on a variety of factors from the artist's marketability to how much financial support he's able to pull from other sources.
But yes, yes, a thousand times yes: Creators need to get paid for their work. "How much?" is a complicated question with as many different answers as there are artists in the system, but that that doesn't mean that the default should be working for free until you earn your chops. The default should be a fair wage based on what the publisher can afford to pay, and transparency about what that amount is.


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Capirotada and other Lent traditions
When I was a young girl, lent was my favorite season of the year. I loved it even more than Christmas. I was in awe of the fervor that people showed during this time of the year, which was intended to be a time of prayer and reflection before Easter.
I liked lent because I've always been a person who reflects on things, maybe a little too much. Or maybe I liked it because it usually fell on my birthday month, which is my favorite time of the year. But lent was also special because on Fridays we ate no meat. Our Fridays were meatless because during lent, we were supposed to make sacrifices and abstain from luxury items, and meat and chicken were considered luxurious. So growing up, my grandmother would cook a variety of vegetarian or fish dishes that would go along with the tradition.
Since this week is Holy Week, on Good Friday we will be fasting and abstaining from eating meat. In the meantime, here's a peek into some my mom's lenten meals that she made for me while I visited her, including capirotada. The first dish is called caldo largo, and it is a seafood soup with vegetables. Below, you'll find homemade corn tamales. My mom ground up the corn using a corn grinder, seasoned it and wrapped the mixture in cornhusks.
Capirotada is a popular dish that is prepared only during lent in Mexico. It is similar to a bread pudding, and it is a staple in many Mexican households, particularly on Fridays. According to Yvette, from Muy Bueno Cooking, "the bread is for the Body of Christ, the syrup is his blood, the cloves are the nails on the cross, the cinnamon sticks symbolize the wooden cross, and the melted cheese stands for the Holy Shroud. My mom made her capirotada using wheat toast, dried fruit and nuts, and she smothered the mixture with maizena (sweetened corn starch). For a great capirotada recipe, go here.
The one my mom made is usually called capirotada blanca, since it is made with corn starch. Capirotada blanca is my favorite, although capirotada in general is delicious.
Every time I visit my childhood home, I am reminded of all the beliefs that have shaped me into who I am today. And even though I don't follow tradition as strictly as I used to, I think there is a part of me that remains very religious, but in a much broader sense.


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Monday, February 21, 2011
Rather be happy ....
I watched a movie about Bill Maher's search for God - Religulous. It was rather interesting but his intentions seemed mixed between 1) simply wanting to make a comedy, 2) confirming his disbelief and needing the world's support, and 3) perhaps a deep sense of really wanting to know.
I see religion, in the sense of it being man's make-up of beliefs and rules about God, and God & His actual Word, can be quite disparate, and the spirit of the law compared to the letter of the law.
I think he would have found more if he had read the Bible before exploring the people (who are going to be imperfect anywhere - glad he didn't come my way :)) and also the historical facts of Jesus recorded by non-believing historians AT THAT PRECISE TIME, both of which, he seemed somewhat lacking in knowledge.
Upon thinking, I decided, that even if I was wrong in what I believe, I'd rather be happy believing that I have a plan and purpose, and experience the joy I feel when I trust I am doing God's will, and that He's taking care of me, to that of feeling my life is just here today and gone tomorrow, and therefore of little or no consequence.
I don't see how we can go wrong if we live by the precept of LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF, as Jesus summed up the law in relation to others. I think there is a sense of eternity in all of our hearts ...... ?
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text: A History of the Gallery 1 // Patrick September 21, 2017 Manchester Art Gallery began life in 1823 as a proposal for a Manchester Institution for the promotion of Literature, Science and the Arts. It opened in 1835 and it was designed by .... iManchester Art Gallery ©Manchester Art Gallery No, wait. The story doesn't start there. Let's do this right.Where does it start? Come with me, back, back in time…300 MILLION YEARS AGO…Imagine, if you will, the Carboniferous Period. No, no, no. Stop that. Get those dinosaurs out of your head. This was the Age of Insects (if you don't believe me, get on over to the Manchester Museum, they'll tell you…). Before continental drift created the world we know today, most of the continents were clumped together as one land mass, the super continent of Pangea. It occupied a third of the Earth and was surrounded by an ocean called Panthalassa (you'll thank me for that little gem at the next pub quiz). Map of Pangea, circa 300 million years ago ©Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia 360 million years ago, the little bit that would eventually become Britain sat in the equatorial region. It was covered by warm, shallow waters and it was then that sediments were laid down that, millions of years later, would become the limestone of Yorkshire and millstone grit of the Pennines.Over the next sixty million years (give or take) it became swampy and covered by vast tracts of tropical rainforest. What, can't imagine that? Here, have a picture, it'll help, but remember;no dinosaurs! Carboniferous Landscape ©Science Photo Library BBC The domination of the tropical forests continued until the great Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse, during which the vast forests gradually died off. Over millions of years 'Britain' then became a hot and semi-arid desert, rather like those found in Northern Mexico today; windswept and subject to frequent flash flooding. Sonora Desert ©Encyclopedia Britannica Britannica.com So, back to the future; the 18th and 19th centuries, where coal deposits created from the tropical forests of our Carboniferous past now helped fuel the Industrial Revolution. The millstone grit of the Pennines filtered mineral impurities from the water, giving the North West the soft water we know and love (no furred kettles here). It proved ideal for washing and processing cotton.Thanks to this geology, Manchester thrived as an industrial city. Manchester circa 1865 ©BBC Schools BBC However, a number of merchants and philanthropists wanted to prove that Manchester wasn't just a manufacturing giant. They wanted to show that Manchester was intellectual and cultural, too. So a group of them got together with the intention of financing the Institution for the Promotion of Literature, Science and the Arts. That Institution eventually became Manchester Art Gallery and it was built from Carboniferous sandstone deposited during that period of Britain's geological past.And you can see evidence of this when you visit. At the top of the entrance steps on Mosley Street, just outside the doors and on either side of the entrance, you can see planed-off ripple marks on the flagstones. These are the remnants of fossil sand ripples.So next time you visit, take a moment of mindfulness as you cross the threshold. You're walking across a prehistoric landscape… Manchester Art Gallery flagstone, photographed by me. PART 2 PART 3


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Islamabad: Inaugural session for Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies held today.
Inaugural session of KP, Balochistan, and Sindh assemblies held on Monday (today). Newly elected provincial assembly members took the oath during the session.
Sindh Assembly Speaker, Agha Siraj Durrani, chaired the session of Assembly scheduled at 10 am. Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani presided over the Balochistan Assembly session scheduled at 11am.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or KP Assembly session held by PTI leader Asad Qaiser at 10am. The Punjab governor also summoned the inaugural Punjab Assembly session at 10am On Wednesday, August 15. Rana Iqbal will preside over the session.
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Flexsteel Industries, Inc. is a seating specialist with more than 120 years of experience creating fine upholstered furniture for residential, commercial and vehicle installations.
With corporate headquarters in Dubuque, Iowa, Flexsteel encompasses a nation-wide network of manufacturing facilities with operations in Dublin, Georgia; Louisville, Kentucky; Dubuque, IA; and Starkville, MS. Flesteel also has distribution centers in Kansas, Indiana, California, and Pennsylvania. More than 1750 associates are employed at Flexsteel facilities, with 350 associates employed in Dubuque.
Flexsteel is named for the unique flexible blue steel seat spring which offers durability and comfort, backed by one of the furniture industry's few lifetime limited warranties.
For more information, visit http://www.Flexsteel.com.
Are you a highly organized individual with a knowledgeable grasp of the global marketplace? Do you have extensive experience in the areas of sourcing and procurement and contract negotiations? If so, you may be the right fit for us. Flexsteel is seeking a talented individual to join our team as Category Manager. This role is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and category management activities including analyzing the company's spending, identifying cost savings opportunities, evaluating supplier partnerships (capabilities and capacities), contract negotiations, generation of contracts to assure seamless availability of all products, and identification of new global sourcing possibilities. If you possess these skills and think you'd be a great fit, we encourage you to apply today!
- Manage the company's supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spend and risk by spend category.
- Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies. Negotiate for best possible cost service guarantee and develop "win-win" strategies that achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers.
- Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditures.
- Manage corporate risk and apply risk minimizing techniques.
- Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers.
- Works closely with the business unit and operations team to support strategic sourcing projects.
- Leads and manages the development, evaluation, implementation, administration and coordination of sourcing, supplier/commodity strategies, business processes and performance measurement systems.
- Develop best practice sourcing processes, supplier competitive analysis and commodity research techniques and work together with cross-functional groups to implement.
- Manage and mentor staff encouraging professional growth & development.
- Analyze industry trends to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and utilize emerging opportunities.
- Develop forecasts for future demand, develop plan for meeting operational requirements and guide supplier diversification to deliver.
- Develop and implement sourcing and supplier selection strategy domestically and internationally.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration with 3-7 years of experience in a progressively responsible procurement, sourcing or supply chain role. Procurement or inventory management certification through APICS or ISM preferred.
- Ability to manage projects and establish clear goals and accountabilities to ensure successful delivery (on time, within budget, meeting agreed upon success criteria
- Strong analytical, negotiation, contracting, communication (verbal & written), influence and leadership skills.
- Ability to think strategically (business processes, industry dynamics, short and long term impacts, supplier capabilities and manufacturing practices, general market conditions, etc.)
- Results oriented, proactive, independent
- Strong preference for some international sourcing experience
- Advanced systems skills and working knowledge of SAP MM/PP, MS Office, with advanced Excel knowledge
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package:
- Medical & Dental Insurance
- 2 weeks of vacation (prorated at start date)
- Additional time off for sick or personal reasons as needed.
- 9 paid holidays and one floating holiday
- Section 125 Medical Flex/Dependent Care Reimbursement program.
- Employee discounts with select cell phone carriers.
- Tuition reimbursement opportunities.
- Robust 401(K) with up to 5% matching and counseling services available.
- Performance-based bonuses.
- Employee Assistance Plan which includes guidance from plan administrators.
Other reasons you may want to consider Flexsteel:
- Associate discounts on furniture… yep, you heard that right!
- Free coffee whenever you need it.
- Free covered parking.
- We are a fun collaborative environment where people matter.
- Opportunity to grow your career with the 8th largest manufacturer of furniture in the U.S.
- Casual and flexible work environment.
- We are grounded in purpose: From the Flexsteel family to yours…we're committed to creating comfort where your life happens.
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. offers a competitive salary, along with an excellent full-time benefits package, paid holidays, a friendly, supportive work environment, Flexsteel furniture discounts, and professional growth opportunities.
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Aged for three months in Wild Turkey Bourbon barrels, this luxurious stout has a deep ebony hue and a beautiful mahogany head. The woody, vanilla-like notes imparted by the barrels mingle with aromas of fresh baked bread, toffee, and espresso and envelop the rich chocolate and roasted barley flavors with a fine bourbon character.
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Winter Solstice is our take on the classic style of "winter warmer." Boasting a deep amber hue and rich mouthfeel, its creamy finish will lift your spirits. Hints of toffee, spice, and caramel tease the senses making this the perfect ale to share with friends and family during the cold days and long nights of winter.
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Our Hop Ottin' IPA is brewed and dry-hopped with copious amounts of Columbus and Cascade. This beer is a showcase of the bright citrusy aromas, bold grapefruit and pine-like flavors, and resiny bitterness that hop heads crave. With a brilliant, deep amber color and solid malt backbone, hints of citron, roses, and bergamot climax with a dry, herbal finish in this well-balanced interpretation of a West Coast IPA.
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Answering the Call alumni speak about why it's important to build bridges between Americans from different perspectives and how service can help illuminate the path toward a better functioning political system. Speakers Air Force veteran Dan Moy; AmeriCorps alum Yves Singletary; and Marine Corps veteran Nathan Jester.
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The DC Poet Project is a poetry reading series with connected open mic competition created by the non-profit Day Eight through funding from the DC Arts Commission and in partnership with the DC Public Library, Upshur Street Books, Brink Media, and Anacostia Coordinating Council.
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C. Saturday March 16 at We Act Radio, 1:00–3:0 pm featuring poets E. Ethelbert Miller and Naomi Ayala. This is a special event celebrating Malcolm X, "By Any Means Necessary." Addresss: 1918 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
D. Saturday March 30 at Martha's Table, 1:00-3:00 pm featuring poets Venus Thrash, Shaquetta Nelson, and Susan Meehan. Address: 2375 Elvans Rd. SE
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Workers deserve minimum wage hike
In Washington, D.C., voters approved a measure that would give workers who rely on tips the same minimum wage guaranteed to everyone else. In D.C. the minimum wage is $15 an hour. Eight states have a minimum wage, whether or not workers earn tips. But in the rest of the country, tipped workers are paid as little as $2.13 an hour, so long as their tips bring up their hourly wage to the federal minimum of $7.25.
In states where tipped workers are paid only $2.13 an hour, nearly one in five waiters and bartenders lives in poverty. In states where they are assured the full minimum wage, about one in 15 does. The voters showed that the evidence is overwhelming. It's time to eliminate the tipped minimum wage.
Have you ever heard the saying, "A fair day's wage for a fair day's work?" A lot of workers put in a fair day's work and don't get paid a full fair day's pay. The culprits of this disparity are billion-dollar corporations that can easily pay their employees a decent wage. These companies commit their thievery in many ways. They stifle workers on overtime and violate minimum wage laws, and they're requiring employees to buy work clothes and shoes without properly compensating them.
How widespread has corporate wage theft become? Only eight states enforce wage theft regulations. A lot of wage theft complaints never even get looked into. Large corporations can easily afford to pay their workers properly. So why don't they?
There are a lot of reasons, but No. 1 is that corporate giants give their executives outrageous raises and bonuses. CEOs make double-digit millions and receive a pension worth millions. These CEOs will do anything to maintain their ridiculous salaries. They will cook their companies books, they'll outsource and downsize, they'll cut workers' pensions and they'll take reckless risks.
Those who run these corporations aren't going to abandon their ways as long as they can get away with it. The Republican-led House and Senate won't do or say anything that will endanger their re-election contributions from these corporations.
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A few weeks ago Paula handed us our CSA box and warned us that the jar of sand plum "jelly" was actually more of a syrup — this particular batch hadn't quite thickened the way she wanted it to.
What to do with this imperfect and slightly strange food item?
The obvious way to eat syrup is on pancakes, so I added that to the meal plan. It was tasty, but not very original. Fortunately for me, my husband started brainstorming more creative ideas before we'd left the market. In no time he knew exactly the sort of meal he wanted to create around the sand plum syrup, and it was wonderfully unexpected.
We had discovered months ago that the stew beef from Morning Harvest farm is almost the quality of steak we get elsewhere—smooth-textured and juicy, but most importantly the meat absorbs seasonings and takes on flavors beautifully. He marinated some using about half the jar of sand plum syrup and a few other of his magic tricks I didn't catch, then after a few days, he cooked it up in a cast iron pan on the stovetop. Some friends provided rice and sautéed veggies (including kohlrabi from the CSA) to complete the asian-style meal. Sweet and salty tones blended together made for a meal that was both easy to prepare and stayed warm enough to savor over drawn-out conversation.
This whole sandplum adventure has underlined the fact that cooking with real food, though it may seem demanding at times, really teaches you to cook — as opposed to simply following the rigid instructions on the back of a box.
Because Paula wanted to minimize the additives (namely pectin) in her product, she was willing to experiment with times and temperatures in order to create a jelly without them. This batch may have been a bit of a flop, but this flop not only taught her more about the syrup/jelly-making process, it also gave us the opportunity to think outside the box. It may have been a flop, but it was far from a fail.
Have you ever had a recipe or experiment go wrong?
What did you learn from the experience?


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Event Recap: "What Does it Really Mean to Hire the Best Candidate for the Job"?
The Razzle Dazzle room at AppNexus was abuzz with energy last week for the most recent event in our Changing the Conversation series: "What does it really mean to hire the best candidate for the job?" Over a hundred attendees listened on intently as our panel of trailblazing women, each bringing a unique perspective to the stage, discussed the business case for diversity, introduced the idea of "culture add" vs "culture fit," and presented actionable recruiting strategies for attendees to employ in informing the Diversity & Inclusion initiatives at their own organizations.
Following a powerful presentation by Ashley Babinecz (Director of Talent Acquisition at AppNexus) on the approach she and the team at Appnexus are taking to recruiting for diversity and building an inclusive culture, Stephanie Sandberg (Director of Out Leadership and President of Sandberg Consulting), Kamilah Mitchell-Thomas (SVP of HR and Global People Management at A&E Networks), and Diane Herz (Chief Diversity Officer at Mathematica Policy Research) joined the stage for a candid discussion moderated by Cynnie King (CEO, CFW Careers) and Rachel Fagnant-Fassler (President, CFW Careers) on D&I recruiting and corporate initiatives.
Read on for some key takeaways from the evening:
1. The research is clear: More diverse teams make better decisions, drive better business outcomes and exponentially improve financial performance.
2. Start early. It's worthwhile to invest in Diversity & Inclusion at the earliest stages of your company. Having D&I principles and strategies embedded in your company foundation sets you up to succeed where established companies, who failed to consider these in their initial stages, have fallen short. "Had they started at your stage, they wouldn't have the problems that they have now"- Diane Herz
3. Evaluate all aspects of your hiring process:
When assessing candidates during the interview process, try focusing on "culture add," NOT "culture fit." The psychological shift from "fit" to "add" reframes the perspective from which you assess a candidate, and it requires you to consider how a candidate's different background, culture, experience, and/or personality can be an additive element to your organization. A candidate with strong "culture add" will help your company culture evolve for the better to foster a more inclusive and diverse organization, and this gradual evolution can have snowball effects. "Diversity begets diversity." - Ashley Babinecz
Sometimes hiring diverse talent can mean being willing to budge on ideal, but not required job requisites to make room for valuable intangibles inherent in diversity. One of the easiest, most immediate ways to foster increased diversity in your candidate pool is to pare down your job descriptions to include only core competencies; studies have repeatedly shown that listing too many requirements and responsibilities can drive away qualified, diverse talent.
Mitigate bias in your recruiting process. "You need to have standardized procedures in the process; rigor can help you check bias across the team." –Kamilah Mitchell-Thomas. Use a standardized interview process, inclusive language in your job descriptions, diverse interview panels, and bias interrupters (such as anonymous resume reviews, facilitated team deliberation sessions post-interview, and repeated interviewer commitment to equitable and fair feedback before every interview).
Focus on pipeline. Diane Herz shared the power of the Rooney Rule: at Mathematica Policy Research, they set pipeline-level quotas for populations that were lacking in their organization—e.g. include x% women in your candidate slate, and you're much more likely to hire more women. (Success story: This was a large factor in helping MPR hire their first black female CIO!)
4. Inspire, incite, and invest in your community. Take a holistic approach. "It's like building the immune system of the company; you get all the cells working together and have initiatives in every corner, not just HR. Inclusion is everyone in the organization's imperative." –Diane Herz
Internally: Set up Employee Resource Groups (ERGS) to empower individuals at all levels of the organization. Establish a Diversity & Inclusion counsel across departments to impact all facets of your business.
Externally: Connect with partners that can connect you to the community you're trying to engage. Ex. AppNexus has a close partnership with Girls Who Code.
5. Don't alienate your allies. Use them. "I am not hostile to white men, I'm related to a bunch of them I think!" –Stephanie Sandberg. It's important to include men and others in a position of privilege in the conversation and to understand where they're coming from; they can be your most powerful allies. Incorporate Ally Skills Trainings into your D&I initiative to help everyone recognize their own privilege and harness it to step in on behalf of someone who doesn't have it. "This helps people capture previously undetected micro-aggressions and empowers them to take allyship as a great responsibility." –Ashley Babinecz
6. D&I should be part of your employer brand, and ultimately, part of your product brand. Incorporate storytelling by profiling members of your company: connect their personal stories (immigrant, disabled, working parent, sexuality, and even, yes, white men!) to their passion for their work and the company.
7. Iterate! Successful Diversity & Inclusion initiatives need to be intentional and in a state of constant flux; you need to be frequently reflecting--assessing what works, what doesn't, and changing course accordingly to really move the needle.
a. Where to start? Take a look in the mirror: do a current state analysis to understand workforce demographics, the talent pool you have available, and gaps in opportunity that exist.
b. Set realistic but aspirational goals on different levels, both short- and long-term.
c. Make your goals public and set clear strategies on how you're going to reach them.
d. Measure your progress, report it, and iterate. Keep track of employee engagement and reported inclusion through repeated surveys, an open-door culture with managers, and 360 reviews. Keep track of hiring, promotion, and retention numbers to make sure you're on the right track. Make your progress public (it keeps your organization accountable, and shows your employees and future candidates that you care). "Be patient. You're not going to go from 8 women today to 40 women tomorrow. Celebrate the wins as they come and don't let the timeline discourage you." -Ashley Babinecz
If you'd like to learn more about how to incorporate D&I initiatives into your organization, here are additional resources you might find helpful:
-Five Intentional Recruiting Practices for Building Diverse and Inclusive Organizations
-Five Tips to Reduce Female Attrition in the Workplace
-AppNexus Diversity & Inclusio
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A Call to Unity/
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1 Corinthians 1:10-17
January 21, 2018
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Medicinal Uses of Berries
Out Back in the Berry Patch
I grew up both picking and growing all sorts of berries, from Strawberries to Gooseberries to Huckleberries, and hauling huge baskets of sweet red Raspberries with my mother in the South is one of my first memories, although I'm certain my basket was much smaller than I now recall it. Berry cobblers are also larger than life in my memory, and I can clearly recall my enthusiasm being such that I had to be hosed down after more than one colorful summertime dessert. Back then, I had no idea that berries were anything besides beautiful and infinitely tasty, and had no clue I would one day find myself gathering them from the mountains of New Mexico to make into medicine for the local village folk.
Berries have not only been a vital food source for most of the world, they've also proven to be important medicines. They not only provide much needed nutrients, but can also act in specific medicinal ways, as with Elderberry's anti-viral and immune stimulating actions, Mulberry's blood tonic properties and ability to help prevent hot flashes or even Sumac's traditional use in the South to stop excess secretions. What I cover in regards to the selected berries here is not meant to represent the full spectrum of uses but rather what I have personal experience with and what I think will prove most useful to the practicing or home herbalist. With almost all of the herbs discussed here, multiple parts of the plant can also be used medicinally, either similarly or in different ways. However, I have focused solely on the actions and characteristics of the fruits themselves.
The Benefits of Pie: Antioxidants, Anthocyanins, & Other Colorful Ingredients
Anthocyanins are a type of antioxidant that are colored pigments that occur in most plants, especially in flowers and fruits. Berries such as Elderberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Grapes, Blackcurrants, Blueberries, Cranberries, and Cherries tend to be especially rich in them. These compounds protect against oxidative damage, and have an enormous impact on overall human health. Most of the specifics are beyond the scope of this article, but I'll touch on a few important points that clearly apply to herbalists and their practice. Anthocyanins appear to strengthen the vascular system, and some studies indicate that they can lower blood pressure, prevent clots, lessen bruising and varicose veins, as well as reduce excess bleeding. Additionally, we know that anthocyanins can markedly increase visual acuity, even reversing vision loss and night blindness. Clinically, I have clearly seen anthocyanin rich berries increase vascular strength, including in acute vasculitis and I have also seen cases where cardiac health has been significantly improved, and vision loss has been reversed or stopped. Theoretically, they also inhibit cancer cell proliferation and I have seen some clinical work that corresponds with that idea but have no personal experience to cite here.
For the practicing herbalist, food-like plants containing these compounds as part of their medicinal matrix are extremely useful, in part because they're safe and accessible for almost anyone who might need them. They are not drug like herbs that need to be carefully dosed and they taste so good that compliance is rarely an issue. Most folk won't complain about their medicine coming in the form of a pie, after all!
Specific Berries
Blueberry, Bilberry, Huckleberry, and Allied Species (Vaccinum spp.)
Blueberries are perhaps the first berry that comes to mind when someone brings up the subject, at least in most parts of the United States. This ubiquitous little confection is not only one of the best tasting things on the planet, it's also an incredible medicine. Like most of the berries discussed in this article, they contain copious amounts of the anthocyanins discussed above. As with all herbs, Blueberries are more than the sum of their isolated parts, but all of the aforementioned qualities do indeed apply to Blueberries.
Specifically, Blueberry fruits are an excellent remedy for liver blood vacuity with symptoms of vision degeneration, night blindness, and other eye issues. Studies indicate that ingestion of significant amounts of any sort of Blueberry can increase eyesight and night vision. Clinical work backs this up, and I have Blueberry and Elderberry concentrates to be very useful in stopping or reversing age related vision loss. I also always use Blueberry alongside other colorful berries such as Elderberry, Raspberry, Hawthorn, and others when treating vasculitis, easy bruising, some forms of anemia, and certainly any kind of blood deficiency. I also like to combine Blueberry, Elderberry, and Blackberry with Hawthorn haws and Rose hips when treating almost any sort of cardiovascular deficiency condition.
The most popular form of taking Blueberries medicinally tends to be in a concentrated solid form or in capsules, but it can work in a variety of tasty preparations. I like elixirs and cordials, as well as simply adding the berries to smoothies, pies, or whatever tasty Blueberry delicacy you personally prefer. For the rare folk that don't appreciate the flavor, it can easily be blended with other berries like Elderberries if they're preferred, or can be concentrated into a tincture or elixir that can contain other complimentary flavors such as Cinnamon or even Cacao.
Blackberries, Raspberries, Salmonberries (and myriad other Rubus spp.)
Rubus fruits are an effective treatment for kidney deficiency with frequent urination, and also useful in mild to moderate cases of diarrhea, although the roots and bark, being more tannic, will be of more use in cases of moderate to severe diarrhea or dysentery. Similar to Blueberries and other Vaccinum species, Rubus spp. have a traditional reputation for the treatment of diminished vision. Similar to Elderberries, the fruit of Rubus spp. can be very useful in staving off or shortening the lifespan of many viral infections. Also like Elderberries, they work especially well if used at the earliest sign of onset, usually when there's still a fever. This applies to viruses as varied as cold/flu and any of the herpes viruses, including shingles and Epstein-Barr virus.
For medicinal applications, I find it useful to dehydrate berries to be later crushed and made into an infusion or decoction. In a pinch though, fresh/frozen berries or even a good jam (meaning that it actually contains copious amounts of the fruit) can be very useful. Blackberry syrup is a traditional remedy for diarrhea in pale, weak infants and is both nutritive and effective.
Elderberry - Sambucus spp. (Sambucus nigra most commonly)
One of the most well known medicinal berries in Traditional Western Herbalism, Elderberry deserves the accolades its received both historically and currently. They're also widespread and abundant through much of the temperate world, making them an accessible and sustainable medicine. Elderberries not only stimulate the immune system but also contain antiviral compounds that can help either prevent or shorten the duration of cold/flu. The traditional preparation for this use is syrup, but decoction, tincture, elixir, honey and even vinegar all seem to work as well. In fact, I tend to prefer the elixir over most other preparations for the concentrated dose, lack of exposure to antioxidant destroying heat, and a delicious taste that makes it easy to get small children and persnickety adults to ingest without protest.
Sumac/Lemonade Berry (Rhus spp.)
I first learned of Sumac's ability to check the excessive loss of body fluids as a traditional Southern remedy, but later learned that related Rhus species (R. chinensis and R. punjabensis are the oneI'm familiar with in TCM) are often used in a very similar manner in Traditional Chinese Medicine, although they specifically use the seed rather than the whole berry.
Sumac is most appropriate when there is deficiency from fluid loss rather than cases of excess or stagnation. Look for fatigue, paleness, and lethargy accompanied and triggered by excess fluid loss of any sort, from dysentery to night sweats to frequent urination. Some examples of where White Mulberries would be called for include chronic coughs with dryness and excess sweating,chronic excess urination and sweating, often from a constitutional imbalance, and night sweats and hot flashes. Note that even small doses of the berry tincture either alone or in a formula can make a huge difference when the plant is specifically called for.
White Mulberry - Morus alba
Often considered weedy or invasive, the White Mulberry is common and usually abundant in my part of the American Southwest. Think of White Mulberries where there are signs of general fluid (and specifically blood) deficiency, such as anemia related amenorrhea, thirst, hot flashes, fatigue, dizziness, prematurely gray hair, and listless insomnia where the person is clearly exhausted but just can't get to sleep. The berries are medicinally viable both fresh or dried, and as a profound yin tonic they seem especially effective when blended with honey. They can be eaten straight, infused into honey, or simply decocted into water. They can also work as a tincture, but because of the nutritive aspect of Mulberry, I tend to prefer that they be ingested as whole as possible for medicinal purposes. Especially when used as a food like medicine, White Mulberries are entirely suitable for long term use when indicated.


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Ack! Can you picture walking away from a conversation with a new group of people or familiar folks and feeling insecure about what you shared? Maybe you think you said too much, shared more than you wished you had and then wondered what they think about you now. Or maybe you didn't say much and regret that.
It's all normal. What is going on in this rumination is actually a desire to be liked. Humans want to belong to a tribe and inherient in a tribe is approval, acceptance and validation about who you are and what you think. We want to be wanted. We want to be appreciated, loved, adored, liked, respected, etc. Normal.
But when we dive into the thoughts that what we aren't enough, not smart enough, not likableor not this-or-that, then we are dumping on ourselves. This self critical thinking is a way to give away our wholeness, power, balance and contentedness. We are not valid because someone else gives us their validation! But it's common to get into this stuck feeling.
Here are some suggestions to create more confidence:
Go out on a limb and say the truth about how you feel or a situation. This builds a pattern of mini risk taking that builds on itself and squashes our fears that what we are is somehow not enough.
Notice that you are in a jetty of self doubt. Turn the insecure self talk off and deem yourself to be great. Cause you are!
Know your truth. Get clear about what you really totally care about and lean into that. When you are lucid about how it feels to be connected and living your truth then you build your confidence. Know your NO's too!
If you have a hunch you may be creating a negative story, talk to someone you trust and respect about your worries. Ask them what they think as a way to level set and get cleared up. Do this readily, don't let time linger, please!
Bottom line, who cares what people think about you!?! Turn your attention to how you want to feel and what thoughts 'get' you there. Most likely self doubt or insecure thoughts are dead ends.
If you want support in this effort to feel more self assured, please schedule a free couching consultation.