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Declan and Bianca Henderson
shocking gay site My Mum's Moment photography session was something I dreamt up to give something back to a someone who has had a rough ride. When I came up with the idea it was in the lead up to Mother's Day and decided it was the perfect opportunity to treat a deserving mum. The one special thing I can offer someone is the chance to have some nice family photos and I particularly wanted to offer this to a mum that wasn't really in the position to treat themselves. With the help of Collette ( Endless Beauty by Collette) and Jacki (Jacki's Hairdressing), both mum's who work hard also running their own businesses from home, I was able to offer this opportunity to Bianca Henderson who has an amazing family but one who has also has to endure ongoing hardship. This post is about Bianca and her husband Adam but also about Declan. I hope you stick with me here as I attempt to do justice to their situation and hopefully bring some light to Declan's rare condition.
https://www.gostatewide.net/marderos/4529 After gaining some glossy straight locks and superstar makeup and frankly, looking very glam Bianca and myself (me looking not so glam) headed to the Henderson household for photos and to meet husband Adam and young Declan. During these hours we spent together my mind was frankly blown by the extent of Declan's condition and the complications and battles that come with it.
rencontrer un conseiller des prud'hommes Declan's condition first came to light around the age of 3.5 years when inexplicably he was suddenly unconscious at childcare. And so a nightmare began. More seizures followed however his test came back clear. It took a heartbreaking 18 months until Declan's condition was diagnosed as an extremely rare and severe form of Epilepsy known as F.I.R.E.S. Unlike other forms that affect one area of the brain, with F.I.R.E.S there are multiple parts of the brain being affected. Not only does this mean that there are so many physical repercussions it also means that the condition is inoperable. Where would you start when so many areas of the brain are firing during one of his seizures?
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http://jewelofmuscat.tv/pijibi/5078 Declan's rare Epilepsy has effectively seen him suspended in time mentally, so despite him heading towards his 10th birthday he remains in many ways a 3.5 year old boy. Added to this he has compulsive disorders, autistic traits, and many, many, seizures daily. He easily tires and needs to spend much of his time in a wheel chair. He is not able to swallow well and he and his parents are also facing a new battle trying to keep weight on his small frame. If this can't be achieved he will need to have a feeding tube (or button) to deliver food via the abdomen.
Today I met Declan on "a good day". A good day is just two seizures and a happy Declan. He was charming, and gorgeously smiley and so very patient with the strange lady that came to take pictures. He was affectionate with his lovely parents and I think he may well have stolen a bit of my heart.
I met Declan on a good day and I was still blown away by the level of dedication and care that he requires. It is impossible to comprehend how exhausting his care must be on a financial, mental and most importantly emotional level. Declan's frequent seizures, means he sleeps fitfully and cannot be left alone. Not to sleep, not to hang out washing or do simple chores around the house. He needs to be assisted with eating, toileting and dressing. All the things you take for granted when your toddler moves past this stage. As with any child, Declan has his favourite activity. In his case it is playing the Wii and generally does not go anywhere without the Wii hand piece. Declan does not have the motor skill to actually play but his young mind, teamed with his compulsive and autistic traits means, somebody must be playing the Wii so he believes that he is playing. You will notice that the remote features in many of the photos. Watching Declan watching the activity on the Wii you can see the joy and excitement it brings him and on simple observation this activity seems endearing but is also a stark reminder of his level of understanding. It is also makes for a repetitive day for carers.
Declan attends a disability school a couple of days a week where he has fantastic care and dedicated Grandmother Heather is a big support but Adam travels with work and apart from that Bianca gets just 4 hours a fortnight of respite care. Declan requires a special wheelchair which reclines to support him during seizures and when he is too exhausted to stand anymore. The chair requires a fairly lengthy process of dismantling it to enable it to be put in the car. I would say it probably requires some sort of engineering degree also but that was just my take on it. I'm pretty confident that Bianca and Adam have the process down to a fine art. But regardless, Declan is heading towards 10 years old and lifting his dead weight during a seizure would be a mammoth task for Bianca. They are currently fundraising so that they can purchase the specialised vehicle required to be able to fit Declan's wheelchair in without disassembling.
You can visit and support their facebook page here to find out more.
The future for Declan is precarious and a life long dedication for his parents and family. He will never be able to have a traditional education as we know it, hold down a job or live by himself. The damage to his brain at this point means that his current state is permanent and could worsen at any time.
Despite the battles they face there is such huge love between Bianca, Adam and Declan and I felt so lucky to be witness to it and to be able to get some photos of them all. Bianca looked beautiful and I only wish she was in a position to have been swept off for a lovely night out while she looked so amazing and more importantly felt amazing. Declan was exhausted by the end and could barely stand and had to seek refuge in his wheelchair but I can't thank him enough for being so lovely.
My fear with these photos is that I have done these as a lovely memento for Bianca, Adam and Declan so for the most part they are the pick of the shots and in two dimensions don't truly capture Declan's condition. They show a gorgeous boy (which he is) but down play the severity of his disabilities. I'm also acutely aware that I got to meet Declan when he was having a relatively positive day and that this is not what life for the Henderson's look like very often. I hope that if nothing else I can help the Henderson's shed some light on this rare and devastating condition, and provide them with some photos to remember Declan's good days on those that aren't quite so shiny.
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Just when you finally come to terms with the good ship Nintendo being piloted by insane people, and you've decided to just ignore the company and not let them get to you anymore, they go ahead and announce a new iteration of the Nintendo 3Ds: the Nintendo 2DS. It's a slate-style 3DS that doesn't fold, and no longer has the titular 3D capability.
The 2DS is being touted as an entry-level 3DS. The difference between the 2DS and 3DS is apparent in the naming convention; the handheld will drop the 3D capability. Along with that, the portable dispenses with the clamshell design, and instead opts for one solid slate. This, of course, means you can't fold it and store it snugly in your pocket.
It will be able to play the entire 3DS library — just without that 3D option that you likely already ignore due to the drain it causes on the battery, the precise viewing angle the screen requires for it to not induce nausea, as well as the very noticeable graphical ghosting visible on dark backgrounds. While the inability to fold may end up quite a nuisance, it likely contributed to the handheld's cheaper price tag.
The lack of 3D and hinge, the price, and a mono speaker (the stereo headphone jack is hanging around) are the only real differences between the 2DS and 3DS capabilities. For example, the 2DS — despite not having a 3D-capable screen — can still record 3D images and video.
The release of this unit blatantly displays that Nintendo is unhappy with the way the 3DS has fared at retail, and is now addressing one of the handheld's main faults. The 3D, while a cute novelty, has never worked effortlessly. The 3D viewing angle is too sensitive to use during any kind of commute, it drains the battery, and the ghosting is extremely visible on top of dark backgrounds. Thanks to the 3D slider, the 3D was always an option, rather than forced. However, Nintendo likely decided to remove it because units still weren't moving at a desired pace, and the price couldn't be slashed due to the expense of the 3D.
The conspiracist might feel that the reason why Nintendo didn't stick with the clamshell design was not to lower the price, but to leave the 3DS with an attractive feature over the 2DS (assuming the 3D isn't one). This is likely true.
The 2DS will come with a 4GB memory card, and launches on October 12 — the same day as the new Pokémon X and Y — for $129.99 in red or blue color schemes. It will sit alongside the 3DS XL ($199) and the standard 3DS ($169).
It's also worth noting that the ironic title of this post was not our brilliant doing, but something Nintendo actually said.

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During our stay in Spain we visited the gardens in Blanes 'Jardin Botanico Marimurta' which I visited last year and blogged about here.
It was so lovely being able to visit with James this time, I was quite sad that he missed it last year.
The weather was glorious and we enjoyed a leisurely stroll around the gardens, admiring the views and pretty flowers.
Nothing had changed from last year, but I still felt overwhelmed as I turned each corner, seeing the bright colours stretch before me.
If ever you are going to be holidaying in the Costa Brava, I would encourage you to look into the possibility of visiting. It's a gorgeous garden, the perfect place to spend a morning or afternoon.
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Antibiotics can precede eczema.
Posted 07/09/2016 - By Harley Farmer
We're being told antibiotics can precede eczema.
Here we go again …
… more confusion pumped into the eczema debate.
We're seeing a new flurry of press reports about antibiotic use in children being followed by eczema.
To be fair I believe the association as many reputable scientific articles have shown the same. The issue arises when advisers fail to realise how much damage can happen when the confusion is allowed to persist.
Consider this:
- two parents who've both had eczema now have a tiny baby
- since both are atopic they know there's a 90% chance their child will develop eczema
- as hoped they're desperate to avoid their beautiful child suffering the misery of eczema
- they're told their baby desperately needs antibiotics
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- this was one case where the antibiotics were critically needed
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The problem in this imagined scenario is the confusion rather than the antibiotics or eczema.
- Antibiotics have side effects, like any drug.
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Antibiotics are valuable drugs and many children are alive today because their parents had bacterial infections treated with antibiotics when they were children. During that generation gap eczema was allowed to become confusing and that's the problem we can now solve.
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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
And I'm Audie Cornish.
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay nearly $2.6 billion to settle charges that it failed to report suspicious activity in accounts held by Bernard Madoff. Madoff ran a giant Ponzi scheme for more than a decade. JPMorgan was his primary bank and U.S. officials say it willfully ignored evidence that Madoff was cheating his investors.
NPR's Jim Zarroli begins our coverage.
JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: U.S. attorney Preet Bharara says Bernie Madoff probably couldn't have gotten away with this Ponzi scheme for so long without the willful blindness of JPMorgan Chase.
PREET BHARARA: JPMorgan, because of its vantage point as Madoff's banker, had plenty of reasons to be uniquely suspicious about him. Warning signs abounded.
ZARROLI: Bharara says that billions of dollars flowed in and out of Madoff's accounts and none of it went to buy stock. Under the Bank Secrecy Act, banks are supposed to flag suspicious activity like that and tell the federal government about their concerns.
Jimmy Gurule is a former Treasury Department official who now teaches at Notre Dame Law School.
JIMMY GURULE: It goes back to a very fundamental principle, a very fundamental concept called Know Your Customer.
ZARROLI: U.S. officials say that people within JPMorgan gradually grew suspicious about Madoff and even warned British regulators that something was going on. And eventually, the bank pulled its own money out of Madoff's operation.
Again, Preet Bharara.
BHARARA: The bank connected the dots when it mattered to its own profit but was not so diligent when it came to its legal obligations.
ZARROLI: For its part, JPMorgan issued a statement today saying it could have done a better job pulling together various pieces of information and concerns about Madoff being expressed at the bank. But a spokesman said he did not believe any employee knowingly assisted Madoff, who's now serving a 150-year prison sentence.
Under the settlement, the bank agreed to pay $1.7 billion to the Treasury Department and more money will go to other regulators and to the private trustee representing victims.
Ron Stein is president of the Network for Investor Action and Protection, which represents a lot of Madoff victims. He says the fine paid by the bank is puny.
RON STEIN: That $1.7 billion is going back to victims who have lost, I don't know, somewhere between 17 and $20 billion in actual numbers, and $65 billion on paper, amounts to essentially a slap on the wrist.
ZARROLI: Stein also criticizes the government's decision to defer prosecution of the bank on two criminal charges for two years. If JPMorgan pays its fines and reforms its anti-money laundering program, it probably won't be prosecuted.
STEIN: We are basically sending a message to the banking industry that they can do whatever it is they want to do with relative impunity.
ZARROLI: For JPMorgan, this is only the latest in a long string of government investigations resulting in fines and settlements. In November, the bank paid more than $13 billion to settle allegations of mortgage abuse in the years leading up to the financial crisis. In those cases, just like in today's settlement, the bank has decided to pay its fine, promise to do better in the future and try to put the matter behind it.
Jim Zarroli, NPR News, New York.
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Once, there must have been dragons on this earth…I am compleatly sure of it….
All lives here have some destiny…and does not matter if it is a happy life or not…it is just the way we look at it.
About artist
I was born In Prague 1978 into a very peaceful family, my father is an Architect and my mum a graphic designer. They both really love art, and it was quite clear, that I and my sisters will follow the spirit of art to... So I learn to draw since I was 6 years in schools....and it was great for me because as an introvert, this is the best form how to communicate and express people the world as I see it...
Anyway, my focus went very much to architecture, which I studied in University VŠUP in Prague and I am very glad for that. This keeps my legs on the ground, but head in the stars...
So, since I left university, I worked as an architect, but then, when my first child was born, I moved to Germany and because I was not able to do architecture, I started to paint again and here I am... I love this process of painting on canvas, because it speaks to me and shows many dimensions of creation, I love to feel all those emotions, which are coming during the creation. I know that this is my way of speaking and life.


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Changes and Chances in ELT Professionals
January 18 – 19, 2019, The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand TESOL currently invites all those working in the field of English Language Teaching or related areas to submit an abstract for the 39th Thailand TESOL International Conference on January 18 – 19, 2019 at The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the conference is "Changes and Chances in ELT Professionals."
Under the theme "Changes and Chances in ELT Professionals ", this year's conference provides an open arena of discussion for ELT educators in Asia and across the globe in the age of 21st-century literacies. Our goal is to create a forum for in-depth discussions on managing changes in English language teaching, days of inquiry and critical engagement in finding supportive and collaborative working environment that will promote effective classroom practices for the benefits of English and foreign language learners. We as researchers, practitioners, educational stakeholders are facing global education movements and challenges that led us to rethink, reframe and reflect on our practice. At Thailand TESOL 2019 conference, all participants will have an opportunity to share their teaching experience and approaches with a view to shedding some light on these formidable challenges.
Presenting at Thailand TESOL is an opportunity for all English language teachers and educators to take an active role in the teaching profession, to share knowledge, and to learn from the experiences and challenges of others. We welcome and invite presentations on any aspect of the theme including, but not limited to, the following ELT fields:
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CIT Vendor Finance Names Business Intelligence Director
CIT Global Vendor Finance said it appointed Ruben Muniz as director of Business Intelligence. In this role he will oversee business and market data analysis and reporting in support of our growth strategy. He will report to Ron Arrington, president of CIT Global Vendor Finance.
"Ruben's extensive experience in business intelligence and MIS leadership will play an important role as we continue to build our global franchise and meet the financing needs of our small business and middle market clients," said Arrington.
Muniz has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and consulting. He was most recently with KPMG, where he was director advisory for FP&A and Business Intelligence. Prior to KMPG, he spent most of his career at HSBC where he held various roles, both domestic and global, in finance and business management.


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From CNBC:
Ethanol requirements for U.S. gasoline appear to be losing friends and influencing the wrong people, with calls growing to reform or scrap the government mandates altogether.
The Environmental Protection Agency in November proposed reducing the amount of renewable fuels, including corn-based ethanol, that oil refiners must blend with gasoline. The rule is a centerpiece of government efforts to curb carbon emissions, while jump-starting alternative forms of energy.
The draft rule would impact the 2014 requirement for renewables to fall between 15 billion and 15.52 billion gallons from 18.15 billion gallons. But the proposal to reduce ethanol requirements for 2014 has done little to quell the groundswell of complaints about the practical effects of using corn-based fuel in America's gasoline supply.
Earlier this month, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein joined forces with Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn to introduce a Senate bill to strip ethanol completely from the Renewable Fuel Standard, also known as RFS. Although Feinstein continues to champion renewable fuel, she has expressed concerns that excess corn-based fuel production—mainly due to the RFS requirements—is "really not wise," and that the standards may hurt the Golden State's livestock producers.
The bipartisan nature of that bill, combined with the EPA's proposal, sent corn futures reeling on the Chicago Board of Trade in early December.
The key group this article fails to mention are gasoline consumers whose engines are being destroyed, and whose mileage is being crushed by ethanol.
As an example, I now struggle to achieve 25 mpg when I used to get 30 mpg and more with pure gas (the stations nearest to me formerly sold non-ethanol gas at a 7.5% higher cost than ethanol-polluted garbage, which was a no-brainer, but now it's up to 33% more—a deal-killer that was no doubt caused by government meddling).
End the stupid mandate! Tell me how everyone getting 15-20 percent or worse mileage in their cars is helping the environment!


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Every year in September the Bendigo Gem club holds our Gem and Mineral exhibition.
Dates for Expo 2019 are:
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Sep 15 10.00am to 4.00pm
Entry is $8.00 adult, Under 12's free
Location: 757 McIvor Hwy, Junortoun VIC 3550
We have a number of stalls selling everything from rough minerals, to polished gemstones, fossils, jewellery findings, silversmithing tools and hand made jewellery
There are a number of activities for the kids, including rock sifting and gold panning.
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NEW NEWS from the MOOSE. Although we are closed New Year's Day, we are adding a makeup day to last weekends cold closure day. We will be OPEN THURSDAY-SUNDAY this week with first bus at 10 a.m. through last at 3 p.m.
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This time last year I weighed 34st 12.5lbs…
I now weigh 25st 5.5lbs…so I still have a long way to go before I reach my target, but 2013 has been a fantastic year!
I now weigh 25st 5.5lbs…so I still have a long way to go before I reach my target, but 2013 has been a fantastic year!
What the heck is happening with my poor eyes?
It's that time of year when my blood starts to boil and I get incredibly angry with the weight loss industry.
Today saw us driving from Carrbridge across to Kilmalieu – via the Harris Tweed shop in Newtonmore!
My morning started at 3.30am…which was quite late actually, as I woke at 12.30am and thought that was as good a time as any to get up, but didn't think that Mr WLB would feel the same way! 🙂
Now, don't laugh at me here – but I have never known the reason why Boxing Day is called Boxing Day!
Well, what can I say about today?! It has been fabulous and I was obviously on Santa's 'Very Good' list! 🙂
Apparently, Cookie Glitter-Balls is my elf name…and, in honour of the festive period, this is what I shall be known as for the next couple of days! 😉
Yep – that's right…I have lost 18st now with Slimming World!
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Apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) on Thursday reported a 72 percent surge in profit for the fourth quarter from last year, aided by a double-digit increase in revenues and a benefit related to the recent U.S. tax reform.
Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter matched analysts' expectations, while revenues beat their estimates. In addition, the company raised its quarterly dividend by 10 percent and forecast first-quarter earnings above the Street estimates.
American Eagle's net income for the fourth quarter surged to $93.96 million or $0.52 per share from $54.62 million or $0.30 per share in the prior year.
The latest quarter's results include a tax benefit of $0.08 per share related to the recent U.S. tax reform, while the year-ago period's results included charges of $0.09 per share.
Excluding items, adjusted earnings per share were $0.44, compared to $0.39 per share in the year-ago period. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.44 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Total net revenue for the quarter grew 12 percent to $1.23 billion from $1.10 billion last year. Analysts had a consensus revenue estimate of $1.21 billion for the quarter.
Consolidated comparable sales for the quarter rose 8 percent, compared to an increase of 0.4 percent in the year-ago period.
The company raised its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to $0.1375 per share. The dividend was declared on March 7, 2018 and is payable on April 27, 2018 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 13, 2018.
Looking ahead to the first quarter of fiscal 2018, American Eagle forecast earnings of $0.20 to $0.22 per share, excluding potential asset impairment and restructuring charges. The outlook is based on an anticipated comparable sales increase in the mid-single digits.
In the year-ago period, the company's reported earnings were $0.14 per share and adjusted earnings were $0.16 per share.
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Two very different chapters of history occupied my mind recently.
In an interesting TIME magazine article about The Civil War, The Way We Weren't, author David Von Drehle develops cogent arguments for the idea that this horrific war began five years before Fort Sumter with a massacre of abolitionists in Lawrence, Kansas, in May 1856. People died because they preferred to live in a "free state." I attended the University of Kansas and did not know this sobering fact about the home of my alma mater. It's not entirely due to my ignorance.
After the war and until the beginning of the modern civil rights movement, historians and public intellectuals typically packaged the purpose of this war for reasons other than the divide over slavery. According to the opinion of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, for example, this war was a battle for "liberty, property, honor and life." Slavery became but a footnote if mentioned at all in the years following the war. It is only just now, 150 years after the war officially began at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, that the rationale and true context for the war is becoming fully manifest.
During my weekly radio show Generation Reinvention, I interviewed Rob Kirkpatrick, author of 1969: The Year Everything Changed. Rob has undertaken a scrupulous initiative to document many facets of a year that did, indeed, shape the nation—history he does not personally recall since he was merely two-years-old then.
For example, we discussed the Vietnam War and a deadly battle for control of Ap Bia, a 3,000 foot mountain near the Laotian border. As Rob wrote, this battle would become "a microcosm of the strategic hardships experienced by American forces in Vietnam."
This became the first significant battle in which American soldiers openly questioned with national news media the strategic wisdom of their commanders in a battle eventually called Hamburger Hill, a raw metaphor for the human carnage, a watershed turning point in popular support of the war. Although the battle was a victory for the US, with 84 fatalities compared to over 600 North Vietnamese deaths, American media and the nation's antiwar majority started demanding, "What are we fighting for?" This is a question that has resurfaced with every subsequent war in which the US has engaged since Vietnam.
Two very different historical chapters and their contemporary implications emphasize how critical it is that we accurately understand bygone times to avoid repeating mistakes of the past or revising the record, rendering the past mythically rather than in actuality. The Civil War and 1969 are too often misunderstood or misrepresented today.
Rob Kirkpatrick also shares my observations about how marketers sometimes borrow emotionally charged symbols and slogans from popular culture as a way to brand and sell consumer products, a process called co-optation. I wrote about historical revisionism and marketing co-optation in Marketing to Leading-Edge Baby Boomers:
When some media today choose to report about "the sixties," they often derive background coverage and image positioning from distorted archival reports, thus perpetuating simplistic stereotypes and generalizations as valid truths.
The media, sometimes sympathetic to students and their political demonstrations, chose then, and often still choose, to reflect inaccurately the true context of the era. Media bias has led to distorted reification of Baby Boomers as a construct through persistent presentation of outlandish personalities and the antics of notorious celebrities connected to student demonstrations. Some journalists and news accounts actually encouraged an escalation of militancy, theatrical expression, and a turn toward revolutionary behavior.
Thomas Frank, author of The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism, provides substantial evidence of mobilization of bias in his critique of business and the sixties. He observes that mentioning the sixties and associated images arouses in some "an astonishing amount of rage against what many still imagine to have been an era of cultural treason."
Although the sixties' era has been commonly positioned as a time of narcissism and social destructiveness (the popular movie character Austin Powers notwithstanding), on the contrary, most young people in my experience consciously embraced a philosophy of non-violence while opposing the horrific violence of racism, poverty, environmental assaults, and American bombardment of Vietnam.
I write from personal experience to this point: Most Boomers were going about the business of earning college degrees and/or starting careers—albeit sometimes in slow motion because of the social struggles—while playing active roles in grassroots mobilization, and they were motivated by a sense of obligation to others far more than self-gratification.
Another interesting but complex concept has played a role in manufacturing what society now thinks of as "the bad sixties." This is the theory of co-optation or the tendency of the marketing industry to have quickly embraced the powerful iconographic images and metaphors of young Boomers, transforming them into commercial messages. Thus, the symbols of the social revolution became distilled into come-hither selling images in magazine ads and television commercials; the creative revolutionaries in the advertising industry chose to mimic and mass-produce counterculture so that their corporate clients could cash in on the youth psychographic. The more ardent proponents of this theory even claim that the co-optation process helped to nullify the revolutionary aspects of the counterculture, thereby mollifying its threat to mainstream value consensus.
I believe, at the very least, that co-optation by the marketing industry, my industry, helped to synthesize in society's collective memory the most superficial, unsavory, cynical, pugnacious images of the antiwar and democratic mobilization movements of the sixties and seventies. Businesses also made money through co-optation, which, by itself, is not necessarily a bad thing. When this commercially manufactured history becomes history, however, many start having a problem with the prevailing official record, as do I.
The Civil War and 1969 have little in common, other than being periods of extreme internal strife within the borders of the nation. Contemporary beliefs about what happened during both historical chapters are amorphous. History has sometimes been revised. Products and brands have been sold following symbol and slogan homogenization.
Consumer marketing sometimes takes hold of the symbols and slogans, decontextualizes and simplifies them, rendering them meaningless beyond positioning goods and services in consumers' minds. Responsible marketing, in my judgment, begins with respect for the true historical record. Neither consumers nor society wins when we collectively forget or fail to heed the truths and lessons of history.
I believe an optimum intersection exists between historical accuracy and marketing, and, in fact, marketing can be conceived that helps clarify the historical record so more Americans better understand their legacies and moral responsibilities going forward.
When it comes to 1969, and the sixties more broadly, an education about what happened and insights about what these events mean today can commence with Rob Kirkpatrick's thorough exploration, 1969: The Year Everything Changed.


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SALISBURY, Md. – The men's and women's swimming teams of Salisbury University returned to action after a month-long hiatus when they hosted McDaniel College on Saturday afternoon. A late charge by the men's team helped secure a 101-101 tie, while the women's team fell to the Green Terror, 71-129.
The men's team finished the afternoon with four individual first-place finishes to help earn the tie.
Josh Brown was the first to capture that feat when he finished the 50-meter freestyle in a time of 24.35 seconds.
Richard Baker finished the 100-meter backstroke to earn a first-place time of 1:01.99.
Peter Moyer earned his first-place finish two races later in the 400-meter freestyle, with a time of 4:31.41.
Kyle Russell rounded out the afternoon by earning a first-place finish in the 100-meter breaststroke, in a time of 1:10.97.
Conor Johnston, Brown, Baker, and Russell combined to earn a first-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle relay, with a time of 3:48.19. It was the final race of the day and helped propel the men to come from behind and capture the tie.
The women's team capped off its afternoon by also securing a first-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle relay. Jordyn Rowe, Ellen Berry, Ali Johnston, and Angela Barzanti combined to finish with a time of 4:43.41.
Barzanti also earned a second-place finish in the 800-meter freestyle, with a time of 10:53.08.
A time of 2:44.13 helped Rowe capture an Individual second-place finish in the 200-meter individual medley.
Emma Tarnosky rounded out the day for the women's team by securing a second-place time of 1:12.23 in the 100-meter backstroke.
The teams will return to the pool next Saturday, January 13, when they host Capital Athletic Conference rival Mary Washington University. The meet is set to begin at 1 p.m.


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G Suite for Education is a cloud service for students and staff produced by Google. The service was known earlier with the name Google Apps for Education and also with the abbreviation GAFE.
The service is not automatically available but every one who is a student or a staff member of the University of Oulu, if so desired, activates it into his use himself.
On this page, there are links to the most important instructions, information what terms of use you will accept when activating the service into your use and what actions you have to take to activate the service. On the page there also are instructions, what WWW address and which username are used to login into the service.
G Suite is external cloud service
When you consider the activating the service into your use, pay attention, among others, to the following points:
- The service is external cloud service.
- You use service independently and at your own risk. The University has no possibility to offer support in the problem situations which are related to the service. In these situations please contact support of Google.
- Your name, your username and your e-mail address of the service are saved in the cloud service and are seen by other G Suite users of the University of Oulu.
- Realise the fact also that the use conditions and licences may change without Google informing about changes. In practice it can mean that your personal data and your files saved in the service by you could be copied to the other parties.
- Google does not make back-up copies of the Google Drive storage space which comes into your use. Take care of the back-up copying yourself.
- The right to use the G Suite ends at the latest when the validity of the username of the University ends.
DO NOT HANDLE CONFIDENTIAL OR SECRET MATERIAL IN CLOUD SERVICES! THIS KIND OF INFORMATION IS, AMONG OTHERS, THE PERSONAL DATA OF THE OTHERS. THE PROHIBITION ALSO APPLIES TO THE E-MAIL OF THE G SUITE SERVICE. Become acquainted with the instructions of the University in Notio (How to access Notio) and follow them: Tietoaineistojen luokitteluohje (in Finnish), Tietoaineistojen käsittelysäännöt (in Finnish).
This way you activate the G Suite service
The activating of the service is possible for students and staff but still optional.
- G Suite for Education Agreement:
- Data Processing Amendment to G Suite Agreement:
- Standard Contractual Clauses:
- Use your user account to log in and read: University's Terms of use for Cloud Service
- You can activate the service by accepting the terms of use with an activation form in Novell Identity Manager (IDM) portal. After the filling of the form the service will be available in about two (2) hours.
- Read the Activation guide, and follow it carefully step by step while filling in the form; only so the activation procedure could succeed.
- Open the activation form: use Firefox or Chrome, or Remote Desktop connection. If asked, log in the IDM portal with the University's account and password.
This way you log in the G Suite service
You can only log in to the service if you have made the required activation tasks and furthermore, more than two hours have elapsed from them. If login does not succeed or all the services will not be available after two hours, wait until the following day or try activation one more time with another WWW browser.
- Link to the G Suite portal: http://edu.oulu.fi.
- Use your University's user account and password to login to all G Suite services.
- If you like to save portal's address as a bookmark or as a favorite in WWW browser, be sure the address is saved as shown above. Otherwise the authentication will fail and pages will not open.
- You can log in Google services also on the other pages, for example https://drive.google.com/. On these kind of pages, use your account in form: firstname.lastname@example.com
Problems and support
It is not possible for the University to offer support in the problem situations which are related to the service. Please use Google's support services instead. If you suspect that the services do not operate, you can monitor the status here.
The most importat G Suite services
You pay attention to the fact that on different services there can be their own use conditions and agreements the acceptance of which is a precondition for the use of the service.
- Gmail
NOTE: Read this in case you want to forward incoming emails to another account: Automatically forward incoming emails to another account
- Classroom
- YouTube
- Drive
- Calendar
- Forms
- Hangouts
- Slides
- Blogger
Communities and services from which hints and a user support can be searched for:
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As online applications become increasingly distributed, the challenge of delivering an exceptional experience to each end user becomes more difficult.
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In the latest edition of the Orca awards, FCB's Matt Williams and Freddie Coltart picked up the award award for their outrageous 45-second sale radio campaign for AS Colour.
The campaign was built on the premise that having customers in the store for longer periods of time would encourage them to diversify their shopping choices beyond the remit of plain t-shirts because they would wonder around and peruse the 450 different products on offer.
To do this, the pair of creatives at FCB, devised a series of 45-second sales that would run concurrently with radio ads playing on Radio Hauraki.
When ads were on, it was two-for-one instore. When they weren't, customers waited for the next ad. And the more they waited, the more they got familiar with (and bought) product they'd never considered.
Special mention was also made of Simon Vicars and Brett Colliver from Colenso BBDO for their Mizone campaign, which featured a range of quirky spots emphasising why the drink was superior to water.
The FCB creative team pick up the $500 and a limited edition Martin Horspool certificate as well as a $5,000 radio schedule for AS Colour.


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How to Style a Princess Braided Updo
Having your hair up is really both elegant and convenient. Every updo hairstyle helps you keeping your hair both neat and away from the face showing off our beautiful features. There are numerous variations for creating updos, among them are braided ones as well. Especially when you have long hair, you can have a glamorous updo not in the simple and widespread way, but adding some enthusiasm and creativity by incorporating a braid into it.
As all of us know that braids have been the most widely used hairstyles throughout centuries. They have decorated both noblewomen and the peasants. All that is added on the old braids nowadays is simply trying new twists on them by using accessories and modernizing the latter. In order to achieve a head turning effect do not be afraid to experiment with the braid and reach a satisfying result.
Braided updo hairstyles can be dressy or casual. For a more dramatic look here are simple hairstyle tips to reach a vintage princess braided updo. If you have medium to very long hair, you can create a braided updo. Nevertheless for this particular braided updo we are going to discuss below, you will need long hair. If you want to learn how to style a princess braided updo, pay attention to the below illustrated tips and hurry up to adopt them at once. The result is so feminine, so noble and sweet that no girl can stand the temptation to try it on herself.
All you need to start the hairstyle is several pins, hairstyling mousse, a flat iron if your hair is not straight and elastic bands to secure the hair.
The most important part of this hairdo is having straight hair, since the result can be achieved only with straight hair. If you have natural waves or curls then first of all use a flat iron to straighten the latter and then only pass on to the important updo. Next divide your hair into two equal parts and apply some mousse onto the hair, so that it becomes easier for you to braid. And then comes the easiest part of the hairstyle. You simply have to start braiding the hair. First take some small sections of hair on one side of the head, starting from the front of the head. You have to braid a half French braid. Begin braiding the hair by adding hair gradually to the braid and once you reach the end of the braid, fasten the hair tips with an elastic band. You have to repeat the same action on the other side of the head as well.
Once completed the braiding procedure, take the braid tip from one side and stretch it towards the other side of the head and secure the latter with bobby pins. Do the same with the braid on the opposite side slightly overlapping the braids. Do not forget to carefully tuck in the ends of the braids for a neat look. And you can have a look at your gorgeous look in the mirror. The hair looks so elegant so feminine and princess like, that you can easily wear it for special occasions. You can apply some hairstyling spray on the hair for a final touch.
Never limit your enthusiasm and creativity and learn new hairstyles as much as you can. One more style will never harm you, but will give an easy solution to the days when you want to look original but do not know how to look so. This goddess hairstyle is really very sophisticated and chic. It can be the trick for both a formal and casual updo. The vintage princess braided updo will certainly make you stand out in the crowd.
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Jenelle Evans Bans Husband From Hospital, Goes On Date With Ex
'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans was rushed to the hospital on Jan. 25, when she suffered a miscarriage. Jenelle's husband Courtland Rogers claims he was banned from visiting her in the hospital, however, her ex-fiance Gary Head was with her instead.
Jenelle Evans opted to have her ex-fiance Gary Head accompany her to the hospital on Jan. 25, where she was treated for suffering a miscarriage. Jenelle was allegedly 8-weeks pregnant with husband Courtland Rogers' baby.
"They won't let me in [the hospital]!" Courtland told Radar Online.
"Gary answers every phone Jenelle has! They won't let me in and her mom called the hospital and there are cops there!" Courtland says.
The Teen Mom 2 star has been angry with her husband ever since he left their home on Jan. 20 and allegedy got drunk with his friends. Jenelle filed assault charges, claiming that Courtland hit her.
"I'm so freaking upset! This is so f**ked up! That's my kid!" Courtland says.
Despite their problems, Courtland admits that he still loves Jenelle.
"I am not leaving until I see my wife and kiss her!" He said. "I don't even care if the cops take me. I f**king love Jenelle so much no matter what she has done or lied about. I just can't stop loving someone that easy, especially when she's my wife."
Jenelle's Night Out After Miscarriage
Ironically, Jenelle went out with Gary on Jan. 25, the same day she suffered a miscarriage, where they enjoyed some food at the Waffle House and went to a bar.
"Last night was epic, lmao
@gary_head knocked over the waitresses tray at Waffle House of drinks haha," Jenelle tweeted on Jan. 26.
Later, Jenelle added, "Went to a weird ass bar that Gary worked at. Then we left cuz they were going to taze me supposedly…"
And due to the all hate she's receiving from Twitter followers, claiming she faked her pregnancy, Jenelle is vowing to leave Twitter — again! She said, "Bye twitter!"
What do YOU think of Jenelle's miscarriage, HollyMoms?
More Jenelle Evans news:
- Jenelle Evans' Miscarriage Scare — 'Teen Mom 2' Star In Hospital
- 'Teen Mom 2′ Star Jenelle Evans Files Assault Charges Against Husband
- Jenelle Evans Rushed To Hospital With Possible Miscarriage — Report


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As the year comes to a close, it's time to take a look back at some of the most memorable events and images of 2014, a particularly brutal year. Among the events covered in this essay (the last of a three-part photo summary of the year): severe drought in California, Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement protests, raging battles and U.S. airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria, victories for same-sex marriage proponents in the U.S., the successful test launch of NASA's new Orion spacecraft, and crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo. Be sure to see part 1 and part 2 posted earlier. The series comprises 120 images in all. Warning, some of the photos may contain graphic or objectionable content.
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WBTi General Election Campaign 2017
May – June 2017
Contact your election candidate NOW to ask what support they will provide for families.
During the election campaign we have a great opportunity to contact candidates to ask what they are doing to ensure families get the support they need with feeding their babies.
How babies are fed significantly affects infant and maternal health and wellbeing. The majority of mothers in the UK set out to breastfeed yet there is a huge drop off in the early weeks. Mothers want to breastfeed for longer but 8 out of 10 aren't getting the support they need to carry on.
In the UK only 1% of babies are exclusively breastfed at 6 months.
Even in a developed country like the UK, low breastfeeding rates are costing the NHS at least £40 million a year, and the overall impact on the economy is estimated at 0.5% of GNI (Gross National Income).
For a summary of this research, see the Introduction in the WBTi World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK Report 2016.
Whether you breastfed your own children, hoped to breastfeed but didn't get enough support, or are a healthcare professional or volunteer supporting breastfeeding women, please get involved.
National leadership and policy change are needed. The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK Report sets out where the UK currently falls short. It includes score cards highlighting what needs to be done. You can download the score card here to show to candidates as ask them to take action. In summary our top asks for government are as follows:
- To establish leadership in England and Wales with a dedicated coordinator and high level committee to develop national strategies that include improved data collection.
- To ensure all relevant health bodies fully implement the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative.
- To fully implement and enforce the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent resolutions.
- To update legislation to include breaks at work for mothers to breastfeed/express milk
- To ensure easy and timely access to skilled breastfeeding support for all mothers
Please contact your candidates, retweet our messages and share our Facebook posts to help get the change needed to support mums, babies and society
Sample letter to candidates below
To make it easy for you to contact your local candidates, you can copy and paste from the template email below, adding any personal testimony or details of breastfeeding support issues in your own constituency.
Find your local candidates
Not sure who your candidates are? Enter your postcode on the Electoral Commission website to obtain a list of names of candidates in your constituency.
Please note that since Parliament has been dissolved, your local MP's parliamentary email address will probably no longer work; you will need to Google to find their election website and current contact details.
Do add some information more local to where you live
- any cuts to your local breastfeeding support services
- local successes (such as the local maternity unit and /or health-visiting service being awarded Baby Friendly accreditation
- your own personal experience
See below for some relevant resources for local details
Do please let us know who you have contacted, and any responses, and sign up to our mailing list to keep in touch!
Contact us: email@example.com
Sign up here to the WBTi-UK mailing list.
See the WBTi 2016 UK Report for relevant information
Additional Resources
- For BFLG letter to political parties, see http://www.babymilkaction.org/election-2017-letter
- For names of constituency candidates via the Electoral Commission: https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/register-to-vote/find-your-local-authority
- Baby Friendly accreditation details: https://unicefbfi.secure.force.com/Events/Awards
- Breastfeeding rates:
For information about data collection see WBTI Indicator 10 "Monitoring" pp 56-59
Breastfeeding initiation (NHS England): https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/maternity-and-breastfeeding/ Click on 'Breastfeeding 2016-17 Q3'.
PHE breastfeeding statistics (6-8 weeks): https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/breastfeeding-statistics
Scotland: see 'Breastfeeding Statistics on: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Child-Health/Infant-feeding/
- Briefing Paper on Cuts to Breastfeeding Services, April 2016
(extensive background information and includes listing of services in England under threat in April 2016): https://ukbreastfeeding.org/2016/04/27/cuts-to-breastfeeding-support-in-england/
Sample letter for you to adapt and send to your local candidates:
Dear [candidate]
What is your party's policy on infant feeding?
I am writing as a constituent of xxxxx before the election on 8 June to ask what action your party will be taking to address the gaps and recommendations in infant feeding policy and programmes, as identified in the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK (WBTi) report 2016.
How babies are fed profoundly affects infant and maternal health and wellbeing. The majority of UK mothers set out to breastfeed yet there is a huge drop off in the early weeks. 8 out of 10 mothers wanted to breastfeed for longer but didn't get the help they needed.
Families are not getting the support they need and, even in a developed country like the UK, low breastfeeding rates are costing at least £40 million a year in increased health costs, with an overall estimated economic impact of 0.5% on UK Gross National Income (GNI).
For a summary of this research, see the Introduction in the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK Report 2016.
National leadership and policy change is needed to help mothers feed their babies as they wish. The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative report on the UK sets out where the UK currently falls short.
I would like to ask you the following question:
How will your party address the gaps and recommendations set out in the WBTi Report to ensure families get the support they need?
The top asks from the WBTi report for the next government are as follows:
- To establish leadership in England and Wales with a dedicated coordinator and high level committee to develop national strategies that include improved data collection.
- To ensure all relevant health bodies fully implement the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative.
- To fully implement and enforce the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent resolutions.
- To update legislation to include breaks at work for mothers to breastfeed/express milk
- To ensure easy and timely access to skilled breastfeeding support for all mothers
The report and score cards summarising what needs to be done can be found on the WBTi website.
I look forward to hearing how your party would take action on this issue
Yours sincerely,
Phone number
(these details are required when you contact your MP and local candidates otherwise you will not receive a reply)
January 2017
Ask your MP to help enable mothers to breastfeed as long as they wish
The majority of mothers in the UK say they wanted to breastfeed for longer than they did. You can contact your elected representatives to ask them to help every mother in the UK to breastfeed as long as SHE wishes.
We know the policies that are needed. They are set out in the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, adopted through the UN with the support of the UK.
The World Breastfeeding Trends initiative (WBTi) measures government progress in introducing these policies. WBTi-UK produced an in-depth report last year and also report cards for the UK and each of the four countries that make it up. These show where progress has been made and where it is still needed.
Will you help convince your elected representatives to take action in Parliament, the devolved assemblies and elsewhere?
Click here to download the UK report card.
You can also download the report card specific to your country:
You can then do any or all of the following:
1. Book an appointment to see your Member of Parliament (MP) so you can deliver the report card and explain why you would like him or her to act (see key points below). You can find the contact details for the constituency office by entering your postcode here:
2. Send a message to your MP using the writetothem website (again, you can enter your postcode).
3. Donate to WBTi-UK via the Baby Milk Action online shop so the core group can more print report cards and full copies of the report and continue its work.
4. If you are in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales you can also contact your representative in the devolved authority (click on the links for contact details).
5. Sign up to the WBTi-UK mailing list.
Key points for your messages
(We are not providing a draft statement for you to copy as MPs and other politicians take more notice when people use their own words). Here is an example
Background (you can add your own experiences of obstacles to breastfeeding):
1. Most mothers in the UK say they wanted to breastfeed for longer (Of the mothers who had stopped breastfeeding by 8 to 10 months, over three in five (63%) said that they would have liked to have breastfed for longer – last National Infant Feeding Survey (2010)).
2. The Lancet Breastfeeding Series highlighted in 2016 that the UK has the lowest breastfeeding rate in the world at 12 months of age. Exclusive breastfeeding (with no other liquids or foods) is recommended for the first 6 months, with continued breastfeeding beyond this with complementary foods).
3. Exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months of age is just 1% in the UK. The report card gives the average exclusive breastfeeding rate for babies between 0 and 5 months, which is 17%.
4. Enabling mothers to breastfeed as long as they wish does not FORCE them to breastfeed. It is a mother's decision how she feeds her child.
Action required (see the recommendations on the report cards and possible questions below):
Explain that the WBTi report and report cards shows the key areas where action is needed. Take a printed copy with you if you are meeting your MP. If you are contacting your MP online, include the link: https://ukbreastfeeding.org/wbtiuk2016/
Any indicator that does not score 10/10 on the report card means more needs to be done (the scores are not like a test result where a lower score is good enough for a pass).
You do not have to comment on all of the areas – pick those of particular interest to you. You might like to raise local issues in the constituency your representative could act on, such as cuts to support services. The specific recommendations to increase the score to 10 is given on the report card.
Indicator 1: National policy, programme and coordination
Indicator 2: Baby Friendly Initiative
Indicator 3: International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
Indicator 4: Maternity protection
Indicator 5: Health-professional training
Indicator 6: Community-based support
Indicator 7: Information support
Indicator 8: Infant feeding and HIV
Indicator 9: Infant and young child feeding during emergencies
Indicator 10: Monitoring and evaluation
Please let WBTi-UK know when you have contacted your MP and if you receive a response.
Possible Questions to ask your MP.
1. Will you ensure that each country in the UK has an infant feeding strategy and good practice is shared at a high level?
2. Will all UK governments require and fund NHS trusts and boards to achieve and maintain Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation in hospitals and communities?
3. Will the UK Government set guidance for NHS commissioners to ensure the physical and emotional health of the next generation?
4. Will the UK Government ensure that health visiting is maintained as a universal service in England, complemented by peer support schemes throughout the country?
5. Breastfeeding is the only evidenced-based intervention that reduces diabetes and overweight in children, will the Government ensure that it is included in the next Childhood Obesity Strategy?
6. Company promotion of formula misleads mothers who use it and undermines breastfeeding. Will the government protect ALL mothers and babies by bringing marketing laws into line with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent, relevant Resolutions of the World Health Assembly?
7. Will the Government update workplace legislation to include breaks for mothers who wish to breastfeed or express their milk, with accompanying facilities?
8. Breastfeeding supports a child achieving their potential IQ level, so improving his/her life chances and job opportunities, reducing social inequalities. Will you invest in the next generation?


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The Centre for Investigative Journalism – advances education for, and public understanding of, investigative journalism, critical inquiry, and in-depth reporting and research
Summer School – a three day event with talks and practicals running in parallel so you'll always find something to interest you. Book here.
15th – 17th July 2011, starting each day at 09:00 am and finishing at around 05:00 pm
College Building
280 St John's Street
City University London
For map and directions see here.
With stories from WikiLeaks dominating the news agenda over the last year, the main strand for summer school 2011 will be whistleblowing. In a practice both praised and condemned, WikiLeaks aims to challenge secrecy and hold governments to account.
But it didn't start with WikiLeaks and the school will bring some of the best- known "whistleblowers" to tell their stories. As a journalist you will learn about protecting sources and how to advise potential informants on securing their information and staying anonymous. A speaker from WikiLeaks will deomonstrate their tested methods of protecting sources, winning legal battles and preparing redactions.
The school will also look at the issue of taxation and how the big corporations avoid large tax bills by moving their profits to offshore tax-havens. At a time of massive cuts, layoffs and collapsing public services we will show you how to investigate the way companies legally protect their profits.
The school will illustrate what happens when you knock on the door of offshore accounts, how to differentiate between tax avoidance and tax evasion and how the rich hide their fortunes and minimise their tax bill.
The school will draw upon a recent, major investigation into a multinational company and examine what it revealed about its tax-havens around the world.
The third strand will look at digital journalism – has social media given rise to an army of citizen journalists who are undercutting paid reporters? Or can new technology make it easier to hold powerful organisations to account? Paul Lewis, Special Projects Editor at the Guardian, will reveal how he has used Twitter and other techniques to collaborate in hard-hitting investigations.