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Week 28: Discover. Internet. Faith. Bombs. Muslims. Should be Proud of. At OIS Graduation.
Host: Omar (greenkufi) & Ahmed Khalil
Event Recap: 2nd Annual Journey of Faith Conference in Toronto:
They "seek to revolutionize the arena of Islamic Conferences" quoted
from their blog by putting up Transit ads in Toronto and public
newspaper ads like the Metro.
SubhanAllah.. one ad said "Life without Him is no Life at all" imagine
reading that as you browse through the billboard ads on the bus.
Remember the atheist ads that caused a ruckus here? Well, this is
certainly an excellent way to combat that.
I think one way for us Muslims to advance is to be more creative. Old,
boring, redundant methods go unnoticed. People always notice something
different, something new. For example, there was a man who lost his
job and he kept applying at different places but was unsuccessful in
finding a job. One day his wife made a great big sign that said, "My
husband is an engineer and is looking for a job" and parked at a big
industrial park.
Over the top…but creative!
So how do we go about being more creative? Well, one idea is to take a
discover u life course to find out.
Ok, ok, yah people in the community are a little hesitant to take a
discover u life course, but how many actually know anything about
Discover U?
Well, here's a clip of Muhammad Al Shareef explaining Discover U and
why you should attend. Check it out at http://www.discoverulife.com/
In my opinion EVERYONE should become more computer literate because
understanding the electronic world can really facilitate your path to
And almost EVERYTHING is connected to the Internet. In fact, I
borrowed my sister's PSP and my wife was not at all amused that I did,
but I downloaded an operating system on it and now it can be used as a
PDA. You can open documents, browse the internet or watch videos.
But do you know how the Internet came to be?
Here's a short film on the history of the Internet by Melih Bilgil,
which you can watch on youtube.
There was a time in my life time that the Internet did not exist! Can
you imagine life without the Internet now? We even depend on software
we download from the Internet for our salat..such as the Athan
And also to collect funds for distraught brothers and sisters around the world.
Truly a revolution.
Muslims also revolutionized the world, but unfortunately this is not
very well known.
Here's part of a documentary that talks about how Muslims invented the
astrolabe for navigation, determining the time for salat and other
reasons. You can watch the whole documentary called "What the Muslims
Did for the World" on you tube. Start: 1:18
You can watch the rest on You Tube entitled "What the Muslims Did for the World"
Why can't we become positive revolutionist in technology and the likes. For example, many people refer to the atomic bombs that Pakistan has developed as the Islamic Bomb. Why is it though that we couldn't develop these types of bombs. This is my kind of Bombs: SeedBombs of course. Instead of being inventors of destruction, why can't we be inventors of spreading goodness, beauty and benefit.
Here's an example of how backwards we've become. While at the height of Islamic enlightenment we had many Muslims women acting at levels that now a days are, for some peculiar reason have been left to men only. This Muslimah, for example, has been a judge in Sharia courts. [youtube]
Here are some enlightening thoughts from the valedictorian at the Ottawa Islamic School's high-school graduation ceremony.
"Health is Wealth"
A new segment on how to keep healthy with weekly tips.
Tip #1:
In order to avoid spreading germs you should sneeze or cough in your
sleeves rather than your hands. Since we use our hands to touch things
it is very easy to spread our germs if we cough or sneeze in them.
So the next time you tell your child to cover his/her mouth make sure
their mouth is covered by their sleeve and not their hand.
By Yumna Rashid – Health Educator
Upcoming Action
JULY 11 > Carleton and Uottawa MSA BBQ: 12:00pm to 6:00pm at Vincent
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JULY 12 > GCMA invites you to their PICNIC 2009 at Britannia Park
(Trolley Station) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
JULY 19 > Ottawa Main Mosque (OMA) is holding its 4th Annual BBQ from
10 am to 5 pm at Vincent Massy Park- Riverside Dr.
JULY 24-25-26, & AUG 1-2 > AlMaghrib Seminar "Collector's Edition
,Sharh Saheeh Bukhari" — Price: $135 if you register in a group of
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Week 14 – Is Sara Mohamed Fake? + Habitat for Humanity + What's happening with George Galloway? + Are you ready for this…?
Host: Omar (Green Kufi)
Qaf [ch. 50 v. 1-6 | Recited by Abdullah Basfar -عبد الله بن علي بصفر ]
Sara Mohamed may not be real. But does it really matter?
We have heard from some that Sarah Mohamed may not even be a real person. Jennifer Green, senior writer of the Ottawa Citizen, said the paper had come to that conclusion and Sarah has never stepped forward to refute that allegation. This may simply be a result of "Sarah" being concern to identify herself publicly. While others have said that in fact she is a real person and may be simply hiding her identity.
The bottom line is that it doesn't really matter either way. Going to the citizen was not the best choice, nor the wisest. But then again we are talking about a "distressed youth".
So my question is; what to do now? We either accept what is in place, and live with it until things get better over time and people get into comfort zones, and things run smoothly. But is that fair? What about these youth who feel left out? How long do they have to wait to be heard and how long until they feel some connection to the mosque? How long until the antics and unilateral decision a few will affect the community at large?
As we said yesterday Muslims should be taking action. For the benefit of our community, our youth, and our responsibility of being a powerful voice for the Canadian Muslim across the country. Vote if you have the opportunity, become a member of the OMA, and don't just complain. Pick up a pen to vote, right an email, or start painting the walls. But don't sit back and whine.
On the topic of doing something useful for the community:
Habitat for Humanity inter-faith build:
Back in October a Muslim family broke ground with establishing their new home with the help of Habitat for Humanity.
Well, there is some more good new on this. If you've ever wanted to have your try at building a house or simply wanted to give back to your community this next project is for you.
Habitat for Humanity is planing to have a faith-build where people from different faith participate to help out the needy of the community to establish a home. The beautiful thing about this is that it is a contribution of the family, the community, interested businesses, and you to help out. What's even cooler than all of this is that the home is sold to the family at well bellow cost, and with an (brace yourself for this…) interest free loan!
That makes this home have more barakah, and be more halal than many of the homes we live in.
Out of 30 homes established in Ottawa, 5 house Muslim families.
So, rally your local Masjid to come up with the funds to send five or ten people to help build one of these homes and really contribute to building a community. If you are interested and need some guidance or help checkout salamottawa.ca/about/communityprojects/h4h/ or contact us at community_outreach [@] salamottawa.ca.
Coming Up
Anticipate: The Biggest Quran Competition in Ottawa's History.. Qabeelat Ansar presents, AlKiraam Albararrah; Juz Tabarak Memorization & Recitation Competition… Featuring Local Talents.. Brothers and Sisters… coming April 25th in sha Allah
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George Galloway to speak in Ottawa in spite of the ban on his entry to Canada.
Report from the Ottawa Peace Assembly
[Canadian Press] TORONTO – A court decision Monday upholding a ban on George Galloway from entering the country amid allegations he engaged in terrorist acts will see the British MP deliver speeches to Canadian audiences via a live video link from New York.
Following the Federal Court ruling, organizers of Galloway's now aborted speaking tour said the maverick politician would not attempt to enter Canada.
"We're not interested in doing anything illegal whatsoever," said James Clark, a peace activist and one of the speaking tour's organizers.
"Our expectations were such that we were already implementing Plan B, which was to make sure that he can still deliver the speech from a live broadcast."
Galloway had been set to visit Toronto on Monday, the first of four scheduled speaking engagements in Canada.
The Canada Border Services Agency advised Galloway, in a letter dated March 20, that he had been deemed inadmissible to Canada on the grounds he allegedly engaged in terrorist activities… [see link for removed text]
However, Justice Luc Martineau ruled Monday he was not in a position to allow Galloway into the country although he did say there were "serious issues to be tried" if the judicial review occurs.
"The arguments raised by the applicants are not frivolous or vexatious," Martineau ruled. "However, a proper factual record and the benefit of full legal argument . . . are lacking at the present time."
The decision represented a "partial victory" in that the court did recognize there was a serious issue at stake, Clark said.
"We want to pursue and examine all the questions that have come up about how and why the (border agency) preemptorily issued this ruling of inadmissibility to Mr. Galloway," Clark said.
Supporters were also concerned about alleged political interference from Ottawa in light of comments by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, Clark said.
Kenney has said he did not ask the border agency to rule on Galloway's admissibility, but would not use his ministerial power to overturn their decision.
Galloway planned to deliver his speeches to Toronto, Mississauga, Ont., Montreal and Ottawa this week from a studio in New York City.
In the letter to Galloway, the government said he had given $45,000 to Hamas, which is a banned terrorist organization in Canada.
Under Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act, it is an offence to knowingly participate in or contribute to any activity of a terrorist group.
His supporters say Galloway had given money to the head of the government in Gaza but not to the head of Hamas, even though they are the same person.
Canadian Jewish Congress CEO Bernie Farber said the fact Galloway would still broadcast what he had to say showed that free speech was not at stake.
From georgegalloway.com
George Galloway on The Hour, Canada's award-winning late-night TV talk show,
WORLDPRESSNETWORK – 27 March 2009
George Galloway will be on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, Canada's award-winning late-night TV talk show, on Monday, March 30. Ccatch the interview after it airs on The Hour [Video: http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=728665230]
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Week 13 – Imam Khalid, the Citizen, and the Youth: call-in! George Galloway Banned in Canada from Speaking at a Peace Organization
Hosts: Omar (GreenKufi) & Ahmed Khalil
ArRa'd [ch. 13 v. 5-11 | Recited by Abdullah Basfar -عبد الله بن علي بصفر ]
"Verily Allah will never change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls)" (3:37 – 8:24)
Imam Khalid, the Citizen's article and the Youth:
There is this illness amongst many people, and we've see this in the character of critics of Islam as well. Since, they can find no qualm with the essence, basis, and fundamentals of something they must pick on the minor details that alone may seem unusual, yet in full context are the salt and pepper of all that is beautiful. People who wish to defame Islam will find nothing that contravenes logic in the basics and fundamental of this beautiful religion. Instead they spend their entire lives and the focus of their life's workon debating wheatehr a word meaning raisins or women. This seems to be no different when it comes to this issue here in Ottawa with our Imam Khalid may Allah protect him and aid him. People ignore the fact that he is a qualified, well versed, Imam and scholar of Islam. Something Ottawa has been starving for for some time. Yet when people have some concerns about the community at large (justifiably or not) their actions reflect how much they really care about these concerns deep down in side. In other words, no action means no care. So why all the noise? Well as one of our listeners said, "Muslims like to talk". And in the case of Imam Khalid treat him like "a drop off box".
Now of course we can't expect the Ottawa Citizen to realize this. Far from them being a balance source of information about Muslims, it is also a non-Muslim entity that could not possible understand the intricacies of Islam and Muslim (whom have shown to be very complex, socially). But what we did expect, naively as it was, that the Muslims who had their concern would have addressed it where it matters; within the Muslim community.
I can't imagine, now that the Ottawa Citizen has published this article that we will be seeing droves of Imams crawling out of the wood works. Nor would we expect that the general Ottawa public will have something valuable to contribute when it comes to managing a Masjid. The reality is that the situation we are in is a result of our own apathy. Our own indifference, our own laziness, our own ignorance, and our own inaction.
Unfortunately, because some of our elders have lived their lives with indifference, it is natural that our youth would follow suite, except those whom Allah guides, of course.
There is no denying that the youth are in a dire situation, and a dire need of spiritual uplift. But the citizen? Really? They could have come to us, here on Salam Ottawa, or the Muslim Link, or other imams in town, or other community leaders, if they felt the Muslim public should know. In fact, I would love to have them on Salam Ottawa in order to properly hear what they have to say. I seriously doubt the Citizen had the Muslim youth's interest in mind when editing their piece.
Perhaps these youth really do have something to say. So how about those youth head over to Slam Ottawa (the only Muslim Radio program in Ottawa) to have their say heard without the editing hand on the citizen puppeteering Muslims against each other.
Now it is true. The youth are in a totally differnt dimension than many of the Imams that are being offered as spiritual guidance. But then they are also in an absolutely differnt dimension than many of thier parents.
So what is the solution? Those who talk and care should be stepping up to take on the resoponsibility of building Muslim community. I'm not talking about mosques, by the way. Not even Islamic centers. I'm talking about building people. From our elders and our parents to the community works and the youth. everyone needs to step up and be Muslim in all that the word means.
Be a Muslim in our behaviour. Be a Muslim in our daily actions. Be a Muslim in how we feel about things.
The prophet peace be upon him said: "Whoever does not give care to the affairs of the Muslims is not one of them". The arabic word is beautiful in this hadit; Yahtam. It does not simply mean "care" in the sense of a thought or feeling. It means those who move either internaly or in their actions when the Muslims are in need. So where are teh people of himmah or ambitoon and action? Well, they are busy with thier lives. Oh, so their family and children… No, no no. Children? The school takes care of them. Then I drop them off after school to the brother to learn quran and that's it.
Where is the care and action with your children? The onse who now have grown up and know no where better to turn than the Ottawa Citizen. Why aren't we as a whole community caring for our community?
Local News
George Gallaway banned from Attending a peace meeting in Ottawa next week:
Weekly Tadthkirah
Pride and Arrogance:
The Prophet peace and blessing of Allah be upon him said:
"He shall not enter paradise whosoever has in his heart even an atom's worth of pride."
Green Kufi's Greening Muslims
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Don't Forget Earth Hour this March 28, 2009. And just like many of the special hours, days, weeks, or months of the year that draw attention to important things we should be practicing the encouraged actions and habits all year round. It is our responsibility. Allah says in the Qura'an: (and we presented the "trust" (Amanah, responsibility, stewardship) to Heavens, and the Earth, and the mountains, but they declined to uphold it, so we had mercy upon them, so mankind upheld it" Al-Ahzaab 72.
As stewards and representatives Allah has given us guidelines and rules to follow. One of which is against mindless, wasteful and extravagant consumption. Islam teaches us to exhibit justice and conserve, and preserve what we have been given as a responsibility. Allah says:"And don't be wasteful" and He also warns us that "In deed those who are wasteful are the brethren of devils". Lets cut the waste and hit the power switch off when we don't need it. Keep on Greening, Muslims.
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Ottawa Imam KHALID and Youth – Call in this Tuesday between 5-6 PM – 613-520-2528
We want to hear from YOU on what you think about Imam Khalid!
- Do you think things are as dire as people say it is about the youth?
- Do you think the selection process was the right way to appoint an Imam?
- Do you feel that Imam Khalid is to blame for what has happened with the Ottawa Mosque, and the youth?
- Do you have something you think the Muslims of Ottawa have totally missed that you want them to know?
We'll be talking to YOU, and taking YOUR calls this Tuesday between 5 and 6PM.
Call us between 6-5PM on Tuesday: 613-520-2528
Chat with us live on salamottawa.ca/#chat
or comment Below this post.
We will, in-sh'Allah, get a chance to talk with Imam Khalid in person
Tune in every Tuesday between 5-6PM to 93.1FM
Listen Live at salamottawa.ca
Safar 22 – You are 16, 25, 30, 54, 62 Are you ready to meet Allah + Calamities, why they befall us + Dedication: Family of Kamran Ahmed
Host: Omar (Mafro)
Surat Al-Mulk (surah 67) [FlashQuran.com]
Are You Ready to Meet Allah? & Why Calamities Befall Us? Intro Nasheed
The wisdom of Allah concerning not only calamities, but all things around us that we see and don't see are reserved in the knowledge of the ghrayb (unseen) that only Allah has knowledge of, and that we cannot comprehend in its entirety. Allah does explain things to us through the Holy Quran, and the Sunnah of his blessed prophet Mohammed peace be upon him. Concerning the wisdom of why there is so much pain and suffering in the world, and why calamities befall innocent people, for seemingly no reason, Allah explains to us a few things. Calamities befall us for many reasons, and I will touch upon two of them for now. Namely,
1. Calamities befall us directly as a test, as a reminder, and in a show of Allah's utmost Mercy, as a means of cleansing our sins. As a means of erasing our bad deeds. The prophet peace be upon him said: "all the affairs of a believer are good. If blessings is bestowed upon them they are grateful, and that is best for them. And if calamity befalls them they are patient. And that is best for them." He says in another place: "The believing man or woman continues to have affliction in person, property and children so that they may finally meet Allah, free from sin." (Tirmidhi). He Also, said: "No calamity befalls a Muslim but that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it, even though it were the prick he receives from a thorn." (Bukhari). Regarding the tests, Allah says {Do people think that they will be left to say "We believe" and that they will not be tested? We did test those before them and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false.} (29:2-3)
Allah also says: {Be sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil); but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere.} (2:155)
Allah's messenger tells us about what Allah has said regarding the loss of a loved one: "I have no reward other than paradise for a believing slave of mine who remains patient for My sake when I take away his beloved one from among the inhabitants of the world." (Bukhari)
2. Calamities befall others and are made knows to us so that we may heed Allah's warnings. They come as a reminder to us so that if we are far off of the path towards Allah that we hasten to get back on track in the right direction, with the right focus on Allah and his beautiful, perfect religion. Allah says in this regard: {We have made some of you as a trial for others: will ye have patience? For Allah is One Who sees (all things).} (25:20)
The last point is where I want to remind myself and our listeners about not loosing opertunities. We really should not waste such oppertunities that Allah provides us with as reminders, less we become the reminder to other at a time when we are not ready to be.
When Calamity Strikes – Sister Laila Nasheeba [IslamicTube.net] (1-18:40)
Why is there Evil in the world
Community News:
Ottawa conference on Imam Tahawi's "al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyya" was excellent! By Yahya Abdul Rahman
My wife and I had the opportunity to attend a weekend conference on February 14-15 at Ottawa's Carleton University in which a brief study of Imam Tahawi's "al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyya" was presented. This classical manual, venerated by Muslims scholars and their students for centuries for its accuracy and clarity, outlines in a concise format the basic tenants of the Islamic faith. The two scholars discussing the text were Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Omar Subedar, both hailing from Toronto.
I have to say that rarely have I attended an Islamic teaching session that has exhibited such high levels of professionalism and scholarship. Every single moment was jammed packed with information which further illuminated Imam Tahawi's book for my wife and I.
To read the full article pick up the next edition of the MUSLIM LINK – distributed on March 6, 2009.
Don't Let Me Go – Ahmed bukhatir
Last Breath – Ahmed Bukhatir
My bed is the sand (Farshy AlTurab) – Meshary Alarada
Safar 15 – Islamic Black History
Host: Ahmed Khalil
As the title of today's show suggests we're going to talk about black history from an Islamic perspective. Before we delve into this we need to think about if this is something that merits a Muslim perspective. The reality is that not only did Islam teach us about equality of all human beings regardless of their colour, which would be merit enough to give this topic some dedicated air time. But also, unfortunately racism and prejudice is still very much a Jaahily relic that manifests itself in the attitudes, actions, and words of many Muslims until this day. This of course has nothing to do with what Islam teaches us. In fact the prophet peace be upon him would condone the racist statements that early Muslim converts would utter in reference to the first Muathin of the Muslims who was of East African Decent.
The History of Islam in Africa (by Sulayman Nyang):
How Islam Made it's way to North America in modern history: 30% of African slaves were Muslim.
Here is a documentary narrated and hosted by Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick entitled Ethiopia an Islamic History.
February 10, 2009 at 10:53 pm Salam Ottawa Team Leave a comment
Muharram 9 – Call-in: How are you helping Gaza? + Is boycotting worth it? + Fasting the 10th of Muharram + OC Transpo action
HOST: Omar (GreenKufi)
What's going on in Gaza? On the ground: years fo death and sorrow.
Is Boycotting Israeli Products and Services Useful?
Oh, Yes! See this Link to find out real world numbers of how boycotting Israel is hurting them where it hurts Zionists the Most.
Sister Sukeina of Innovative Minds gave a short talk on the Boycott Campaign at a Muslim youth programme. She covers some of the points mentioned above. http://www.inminds.co.uk
An appeal from one of our dedicated listeners: "Israel is displaying its MADNESS with this massacre. The death of our brothers and sisters have been reduced to a number. A number that continues to increase far too quickly. These are not cheap lives. My daughter sleeps soundly in the next room. If she makes a sound I run to her side to make sure she's ok. My husband's late from work, and I've already called him twice to make sure he's ok. My family lives in another city, I call them almost every day to make sure they're all ok. The deep love I have for them is the same limitless, undying love that our Palestinian brothers and sisters have for their family members who are DEAD or DIEING or forever WOUNDED.
Can you imagine the orphans? Can you imagine the frustration? The horror? The pain? The agony? The Anger? The sadness that looms…
If you cannot donate money! If you cannot email your local MP to do something! If you cannot attend your local protest! Then at least PLEASE do not buy ISRAELI products!" Click the image for the list ->>
Local News:
Demonstration on Parliament Hill:
Reports from the ground say thousands gathered at the steps of parliament hill January 3, braving the cold with their babies, elderly, women, and children in solidarity with their brethren in Gaza, who are braving much more than the cold. "He can see ground-to-ground missiles," Says Mr. Shaban, a demonstrator on January 3, about what his friend in Gaza is seeing. "He can see Palestinian civilians lying on the ground dead. There is no place for them in the hospitals. There is no place for the wounded. There are not enough ambulances. There's no food supplies.
OC Transpo Strike:
Members of the public have an opportunity to provide written submissions to The Canada Industrial Relations Board regarding the impact of the OC Transpo strike. Please note that all written submissions must be received at the Canada Industrial Relations Board no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 9, 2009.
It is important that you have your voice heard as the union just may vote to stay on strike thus forcing The Canada Industrial Relations Board to order OC Transpo back to work. Details on how to make the submission in English and French.
Why are the drums so silent – Dawud Wharnsby Ali


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Northern Saw-whet Owl (NSWO) Roost Site and Migration Study
Some of Trailside's own League of Naturalists are studying Saw-whet Owls in Bear Mountain and Harriman State Parks. Lead researcher Trudy Battaly, Drew Panko, and others have captured and banded saw-whets in Southern New York since 2004.
Starting in 2008 they began a more indepth study of these owls in Bear Mountain and Harriman. Major goals are to observe behavior, habitat usage, and movements. When captured, all saw-whets are given a band on their leg to ID them, and some birds have been fitted with a transmitter which allows them to be radio-tracked using telemetry. The data collected from studies such as these not only helps us understand how animals survive, but helps to preserve land and resources that both animals and humans use.
To learn more about this study and other research visit their website:
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Young Naturist America have posted a Comprehensive Nudism Guide And Nudist Questions. It's the answer to 12 simple questions:
- What is Nudism?
- What Are Nudists?
- Since people are naked – is nudism really about sex?
- Is Nudism a socially accepted lifestyle?
- Why do people enjoy Nudism and being naked with others and / or in public?
- Does Nudism have a moral or ethical value system? What does it mean to be a practicing nudist?
- Nudity is somewhat controversial in the USA – How is nudism perceived in today's society?
- Where can people practice Nudism?
- Which Societies Practice Nudism?
- How do people begin practicing Nudism?
- Can People Practice Nudism Alone or Do They Need a Group?
- What are some of the reasons why people practice nudism?
And two questions about Young Naturists America
- Is the YNA website only about Nudism?
- What is the goal of YNA as far as Nudism is concerned?
Overall, it's a link to keep handy to share with friends and family who ask about nudism/naturism. I would say the essential is there is a very simple and readable form. Enjoy and spread the lifestyle!
Get Naked, Stay Naked, Live Naked and Share the Naked Love!


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Fairfield University offers more than twenty courses over 2017-18 winter break
Fairfield University is encouraging Stags to take advantage of the winter break and get ahead of the herd by registering for one of the University's many Wintersession courses. Registration is open from November 1, 2017, through December 19, 2017, and can be completed online at my.fairfield.edu .
Each undergraduate Wintersession course is geared toward current students and area residents that are home for the holidays and want to accelerate their degree programs. Intensive, three-credit courses are available on campus in a concentrated one-week format and encompass a variety disciplines, including art, business, communication, music, and sociology. All one-week courses require pre-work that must be completed prior to the start of classes, which run January 4-10, 2018.
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Detailed course descriptions and registration information are available online at fairfield.edu/wintersession . For more information, contact Program Coordinator Sandy Richardson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 203-254-4000 ext. 2911.


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CTE/STEM Advising
In support of Richland College's mission, the STEM Advising's purpose is to foster relationships with Richland students. STEM advisors provide academic support and guidance to empower students to achieve educational and career goals to become successful in our ever growing and changing world.
Students we serve:
- Students transferring to senior institutions to pursue their bachelor's degrees in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) degrees.
- Students pursuing a Technology degree, via an AAS or certificates, who are seeking to enter the workforce.
Services we provide:
- Degree planning and class selection of the core curriculum and other courses that will prepare the student to be successful in the workforce and/or transfer to senior institutions
- Probation
- File a degree plan and guidance on how to change the program of study on eConnect
- Registration of classes, fee receipt, payment plan options, add/drop
- Claiming AP (advanced placement) credit
- General information on College Level Examination Program (CLEP) testing
- Provide scholarship information and guidance on application instructions
- Guidance and general information on how to apply for graduation
- Tutoring in STEM fields
- Host annual BAAS Transfer Fair
- Host on campus job fairs, expositions
- Communicate monthly with students about opportunities to attend job fairs and meet with employers
Location: STEM Resource Center – Wichita Hall Room W159
Find us on:
Email: email@example.com
Facebook: STEM Resource Center, Richland College
Find us on eCampus/Blackboard: RLC-STEM-ADVISING
Office hours: M-TH 8am-7pm, F 8am-5pm. Other times available by appointment.


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Don't identify the Nazis. Don't share social media pictures asking people to identify the Nazis. Don't spread the names of people identified as Nazis. And no, you're not doing this because some innocent people might be misidentified. You're doing this to protect the Nazis.
Look, I get it. Nazis are so bad that it's a grave insult to call any other reprehensible person a Nazi. Nazis are the ne plus ultra of reprehensible. We shouldn't give a damn what happens to anyone who calls himself a Nazi. But still, don't identify Nazis.
Picture this: it's 2022. Everyone has really really good cameras, not just on their phones. Everyone has access to much better face recognition than we have today; maybe it's a subscription service, maybe it's a freebie on Facebook. Privacy protections have continued to erode, so most folks have exposed home addresses, employers, family members, and email addresses and social media accounts where they can be harassed. 4chan is still a thing, and there are thousands of people with automated tools to completely fuck with anyone whose name they type into a search bar.
Or, if you prefer, it's 2019, and Jeff Sessions' DOJ has the same damn tools. Take away the social media harassment, add a soupçon of prosecution.
Do you think these tools will be used against the Nazis? Hell no. Sure, they'll get doxxed too, but they won't be doxxed first. The first targets will be the people who piss off the
alt-right white nationalists, who will be angry, disaffected, and with time to burn. Trump protestors, anti-war activists, Black Lives Matter; pretty much anyone who takes to the street with a left-wing or liberal political message is going to be targeted. (Will conservatives also be targeted? Maybe. There isn't really a hotbed of liberal digital assholes yet.)
All of this is going to happen anyway. It's inevitable. (Or rather, it's inevitable because we live in a country that doesn't give a damn about privacy if it impedes the almighty dollar or corporate power.) Outing a Nazi won't affect the outcome one way or the other. But what it will do is provide the Fox News chuckleheads with ample opportunity to equalize what's happening to Nazis now (using low-key, manual methods) to what will happen to us then (using firehose, automated methods). Said chuckleheads will empower their lackeys in Congress to implode or impede any legislation that might provide some relief. Said chuckleheads will also spread the word to low-information, disaffected, and underemployed idiots who might want to get in on the fun.
So that's why you shouldn't out Nazis; it's in your best interests. But there's one more reason.
It's wrong.
Think Nazis are reprehensible? Great. They weren't in the 1930s. But not too much earlier, labor unions were. Martin Luther King, Jr.—sainted MLK himself? Contemporary white sentiment was sorta kinda in favor, but thought he was way too radical about how fast he wanted change; and by all means, when all those negroes turned out to hear him speak, it was a threat to the public order and they should stay home.
I'm not invoking a moral relativism to say that Nazis aren't always evil. They are, and any society which says otherwise (including this one) should give up all aspirations to calling itself civilized. I'm saying that a lot of folks who aren't evil and aren't reprehensible, by our current standards, used to be, and might be again.
Are you in favor of American values? Well, here's the thing about values: they don't mean a goddamn thing if you only hold them when it's painless to do so. Believe in freedom of speech? Then you've gotta let the Nazis march. Believe in the rule of law and the right to a fair trial? Then you've gotta give your captured al-Qaeda or ISIS asshole a goddamn lawyer and a jury.
The Nazi fuckers and opposition in Charlottesville who hurt people? Identify them, find them, prosecute them, and lock 'em up if they're found guilty. (But, you know, try to find out who threw the first punch and who acted in self-defense.) The ones who committed property damage? Go ahead and do the same, but for God's sake, let's not treat them like they're nearly as bad as the people who were violent.
The Nazi fuckers who "only" carried a Nazi flag, and yelled at nearby counter-protestors that they were vermin? Guess what? Not illegal. Protected speech. Of course protected speech has consequences; if a Nazi is dumbshit enough to give an interview to CNN and get seen by millions of people, fuck it, let him lose his hot dog job. Same thing goes for any organizer of the rally, or the officials of organizing groups; they're public figures.
But your average brownshirt? He gets to go home, and that way, when you're out there protesting him, so will you.
Rule of thumb. Someone goes out in public and says, "North Koreans are evil and all of them should die in nuclear hellfire"? Protected. Someone says, "Attack a Korean today"? Fuck him, and lock him up.
Postscript, August 15: since I'm making strong First Amendment arguments in this piece, I want to add something that I've written elsewhere.
The First Amendment crucially clarifies that it only extends to peaceable assembly. In my view, this means that if you show up at a protest with a weapon of any kind, you're abrogating your First Amendment rights by doing so. No guns. No pepper spray. These are offensive weapons, and remain weapons even if they are used in self-defense. Guns and obvious weapons also carry a heavy intimidation factor which is the antithesis of free speech. Objects like torches, which are dual-use items that can also be weapons, must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Worried about your safety at a protest? By all means, bring helmets and shields (although you might look a bit silly doing so, and prepare yourself for a dual-use argument). Bring goggles and Visine if you're concerned about being pepper-sprayed or tear-gassed. These are defensive items and allow you to maintain both your moral and legal arguments for First Amendment protection.
I think there are very interesting questions that can be raised about the prior conduct of Nazis and white nationalists; there is a long track record of showing up to protests with weaponry. Governor McAuliffe said yesterday that Virginia police have found caches of weaponry stored around Charlottesville by the Nazi marchers. This obviously means a premeditated intent to use them. I think this raises a valid question of whether Nazi organizations can be presumed to bring weapons to future protests, and if so, whether they retain First Amendment protections. (The same can be said of Antifa activists, but in the research I've done since Saturday, I've found almost no evidence of actual Antifa activity; nearly all references to Antifa are right-wingers indiscriminately calling every liberal and leftist organization Antifa.)
But what's clear is that a violent ideology on its own cannot be construed as an intent to commit violence. Nazis are genocidal; nearly all neo-Nazi organizations attempt to distance themselves from this, but such claims cannot be taken seriously. On the other hand, similar claims are made about Black Lives Matter regarding white people. At the Sunday vigil I attended for Charlottesville, multiple speakers called government and police actions against black people genocide.
I think it's entirely rational to call Nazis genocidal, and it's entirely ridiculous to call Black Lives Matter, police, and the federal government genocidal. (Regarding police and government: violent, yes. Genocidal, no. For genocidal federal policy, c.f. colonial and American governments regarding Native Americans between the 17th and 19th centuries.) But the rationality of the claim can't be taken into account, unless you want to give the power to every judge in Alabama to restrict protest for any group he deems too violent. Again, it's protected to have a violent political ideology; it's illegal to incite violence.
In my view, this reinforces the idea that free speech protections only extend to people who don't prepare to be violent. But I have no idea how such a view can be pragmatically enforced.


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Region's top teachers to be honored at McGlothlin Celebration of Teaching
Radford University will host the 2017 McGlothlin Celebration of Teaching ceremony at 6:30 p.m., April 6, in Preston Hall's Bondurant Auditorium.
The annual event, now in its 18th year, honors the Blue Ridge region's best teachers with the McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence.
Six finalists have been selected for the 2017 awards.
Two winners, one from the elementary category and one from the secondary category, will be awarded $25,000 each. Winners will be announced at the ceremony conducted by the McGlothlin Foundation, Blue Ridge PBS and Radford University's College of Education and Human Development.
McGlothlin award winners must use a portion of their monetary prize within a year for international travel or study to broaden their thinking and experiences, and to further enhance their excellence as professional educators.
The three finalists in the elementary category are:
Glen Chilcote – Kipps Elementary School, Montgomery County
Christina "Tina" Coffee – Oak Grove Elementary School, Roanoke County
Tim Kilbourne – Meadowview Elementary School - Washington County
The three finalists in the secondary category are:
Fred Mitchell – Carroll County High School, Carroll County
Angela Myers – Read Mountain Middle School, Botetourt County
Judith Painter – Andrew Lewis Middle School, Salem City
"This award will recognize in a rather significant way what we consider one of the most important professions – and one with so many unsung heroes," said Tom McGlothlin.
This year's event will also be connecting with StoryCorps to promote and celebrate the wisdom and power of dedicated teachers locally and globally by recording conversations about teaching to be archived for posterity. To learn more and participate in this initiative, visit: http://www.radford.edu/content/cehd/home/about/mcglothlin/storycorps.html
The awards ceremony caps the day's McGlothlin Celebration of Teaching events. Activities begin at 2 p.m. with a tea with the CEHD dean event for retired teachers and alumni. Various break-out sessions will follow at 4 p.m. in Heth Hall and a StoryCorps/TeacherCorps kickoff event at 5 p.m. in the Bonnie Hurlburt Auditorium.
To learn more about the McGlothlin Celebration of Teaching event at Radford University, email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The town's 2008 budget shouldn't increase more than about 3 percent compared with this year's budget, Town Supervisor Earle Reed said Thursday.
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NEW HARTFORD - The town's 2008 budget shouldn't increase more than about 3 percent compared with this year's budget, Town Supervisor Earle Reed said Thursday.
The 2007 budget is about $13.3 million.
Exact budget and tax impact figures aren't yet available for 2008.
Key dates. A preliminary budget is due Sunday. A public hearing on the budget must take place no later than Nov. 15. The final budget is due Nov. 20.
Budget considerations. Wages and rising health-care costs always contribute to budget growth, Reed said. To keep the budget down, Reed said he plans on taking a hard look at the highway department and cutting back on equipment expenses. Priorities for 2008 include public safety and taking care of the roads, he said.
Reed's reaction. "We're trying to run a pretty tight ship for 2008," Reed said. "We'll do some tweaking in October, but it's pretty close to what it's going to be."
Resident reaction. Sal Buttiglieri of Sherman Oaks Drive hopes taxes don't go up too much next year, since he's a senior citizen living on a fixed income, he said.
But Buttiglieri, who has lived in the town for 40 years, said he realizes living in New Hartford carries a price tag.
"It's a nice town to live in, there's no question about it," he said. "They do a nice job with plowing the roads."
Sherrill Brook Park is a beautiful asset as well, he said.
"The bottom line is, I like the town or I wouldn't have been here so long," Buttiglieri added. "But I wish the taxes could stay static for a while."
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Alex Steffen of WorldChanging.org and Bruce Sterling, science fiction author and recent design instructor at Art Center College of Design discuss the problems facing us and some of the solutions. The problems they see range from habitat destruction to climate change, from population growth to energy shortages. Alex and Bruce think that while the problems are getting worse there's a sense of a race between the problems and their solutions: that the world is getting better but the real question is whether its getting better fast enough."Protocrat" is the term Bruce coins for the creative, community-minded individuals who will participate in the realization of these solutions; a group of inventors, venture capitalists, journalists, and designers. One of the reasons that the solutions to our problems can't be political or legal is that it's no longer enough to live a mindfully green lifestsyle; the solutions must be adopted by everyone as a part of the status quo. Protocrats are the people who adopt new technologies and push them our of the lab and into the "real world". Bruce uses the phrase: "the actual is the new virtual" to describe one of the ways that design will become the norm as far as solutions to the big problem. In discussing the ideas behind "fab-jects" (fabricated objects), and the "object processor" and how digital designs can now be translated directly into reality using 3-dimensional printers (or fabricators), Bruce and Alex detail a world where the benefits of clean water can be delivered to a village that's never had clean water, essentially by emailing them a water pump. How can we redesign properity so that we can deliver prosperity to the whole human population? How we can design solutions to the problems of air polution, traffic, over-population, and food shortages? How do technological leapfrogging and the eviro-coture, treefrogging movement impact these problems? How can we change our long-term consumption patterns? How will bio-mimetics and neobiology help us create a sustainable ecology? What is our most intimate relationship with manufactured materials (from your shoes to jet-fuel additive) and what are the sinister effects of this relationship? Can mining dumps help us solve these problems? What is the Internet of Things? These are other questions that Alex and Bruce explore while they talk about how we can choose the future that we want and not the unthinkable future we'll have if we change nothing.
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Alex Steffen is the editor of WorldChanging.com, a group weblog which hopes to establish "models, tools, and ideas for building a bright green future." He has reported on ecologial issues an 4 continents and consulted for evironmental groups and foresight projects.Bruce Sterling is best known as a science fiction writer and futurist, and is also the founder of the green design movement Viridian Design. He recently taught design at Art Center College of Design.
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Six weeks into the new year already. Almost impossible to believe, isn't it?
I'm finding myself super excited lately. I feel a creative energy that I haven't in a long time. I don't know if it's the inspiration I've found writing this blog, or maybe just feeling healthier without gluten. Maybe it's knowing that in six more weeks I'll be in Vermont at my Goddard residency. Maybe a combination of everything.
I'm itching for Big Change, and having to settle for little, intimate changes. When I can let myself take a breath and examine the little changes, they are just as exciting as throwing backpacks and a tent in the car and moving to Seattle this weekend might be.
I want a Farmer's Market. But I'm learning that even a rural, local grocery store has possibilities for ethical eating.
I want to own a small farm. But I'm learning that working the kinks out where we are will make where we end up that much sweeter.
I want to work from home. But I'm learning that things happen in their own time.
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Shoden Reiki Level 1 Reiki Course for Beginners.
Next First Degree Course – Saturday 18th of April 2020
Shoden Reiki Level 1 is where your journey with Reiki begins. A one day course with some pre-course study that introduces you to meditation, mindfulness and energy work.
Many people do Reiki Level 1 purely for themselves and/or their friends and family, which you can do as soon as you complete this course. You may have come to Reiki because you felt drawn to it in some way and you wouldn't be on your own. You may even be surprised at the number of people who are aware of Reiki and the wide range of people who attend the courses.
On the day you will learn meditations that enhance your energy work, self healing and balancing as well as encouraging mindfulness and self awareness. You will also learn how to self treat and treat others. We will round the day off discussing ways to treat plants, animals and how we can work remotely with the energy.
The Initiation
Students are connected to Reiki through a ritual called a 'Reiju Empowerment' or 'Reiki Attunement' collectively known as an initiation.
Reiki has always been a part of your life whether you realise it or not. The initiation is a way to remind your energetic body of this beautiful and infinite energy.
Reiki Level 1 initiations are completely safe. We are simply waking up to what already exists and learning to use it in a productive way. You may even feel you have a sense of the existence of energy and would like to know more about how to use it.
I loved this course. Tina is an amazing teacher, full of warmth and understanding. She could answer all our questions and did it honestly and fully.
I did like the way the manual was written, but the live course helped me to understand it more and get more out of it. The possibility of practising with Tina watching and helping opened more possibilities and got me to understand everything fully.
I'm really looking forward to the second course now. Thank you very much for this opportunity.
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I am happy to report that I'll be away for the next couple of weeks attending my brother's wedding. There will be feasting, mead and some beardy types handy with axes, so let's hope that Grendel and his mother keep a low profile.
Anyway, I will be back posting at some stage in early February. I trust that you will all behave yourselves in my absence!
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Facebook has another crime prevention strategy relating to digital money, parallel choices and introductory coin offerings. The strategy is going to prevent ICO's and other Cryptocurrencies from advertising or promoting on Facebook "that are as often as possible related with deceiving or misleading practices," Facebook Product Management Director Rob Leathern wrote in a blog entry today.
Cryptographic forms of money like Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum, and initial coin offerings have all hit the standard, which has expeditiously brought about various scams. While Facebook says it needs individuals "to proceed to find and learn" about those items and administrations, "there are numerous organizations who are promoting paired choices, ICOs and digital forms of money that are not right now working in accordance with integrity," Leathern composed.
Leathern perceives that the strategy is very expansive, yet he says that is deliberate. The arrangement is to keep attempting to better distinguish beguiling and misdirecting advertisements that relate to digital forms of money, ICOs and double choices.
After some time, Facebook says it will return to the strategy and its implementation components as its signs progress. Meanwhile, Facebook is urging individuals to report content that disregards this arrangement.
"This approach is a piece of a progressing push to enhance the uprightness and security of our advertisements, and to make it harder for con artists to benefit from a nearness on Facebook," Leathern composed.
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Milwaukee Talks: "Real Milwaukee" co-host Cassandra McShepard
If you're planning on interviewing Cassandra McShepard, one of the hosts of FOX-6's successful morning talk show, "Real Milwaukee," make sure you have plenty of time. When the former radio show host says, "I'm not finished talking yet," she's not kidding. McShepard has a lot to say.
McShepard is a little hard to define. She lists her current jobs as jazz vocalist, writer, motivational speaker, fashion designer, TV personality and personal trainer, among other things.
And it's true. She does all of these things with a zen attitude that comes across more in person that what you see on TV. Which is why this Milwaukee Talks goes a little deeper than most: McShepard has a vision and won't stop until it's fully realized.
We caught up McShepard recently and just let the tape roll and roll. Listen to her long enough and you'll realize that what she shares in her video blog, "This Is What I Know So Far," isn't hyperbole, it's the real deal. Enjoy this latest Milwaukee Talks.
OnMilwaukee.com: Cassandra, I think you are the definition of a Renaissance woman. Is there anything you don't do?
Cassandra McShepard: I'm a hustler. I just believe that if it comes into my mind, it's mine to do. That's how I was raised.
OMC: How have you managed to do all these jobs in just over 50 years?
CM: I was born and raised here. I had a dream of being a clothing designer for the stars, and I'd never really seen a star on the streets of Milwaukee, back in the late '60s and early '70s. After a quick marriage, at the age of 23, I left and went to the San Francisco Bay area.
OMC: Did you know anyone there?
CM: I had a sister there, and I planned to land squarely on her sofa. My mother said I shouldn't be too proud to get a job at McDonald's if I needed to. But I said, "Excuse me, I'm going to be a fashion designer." So I got there and partied for a few months, because I was newly single. Then, I literally made up my mind that I needed to find clients. I met a hot guy who became my first client, and he introduced me to a woman who had a hair salon. She featured me in a hair/fashion show. A month later, I was introduced to the late jazz singer Phyllis Hyman. As far as the fashion part of my life, the rest is history.
OMC: Did designing clothes for Phyllis Hyman have anything to do with your own jazz singing?
CM: Not really, but for the last 14 years of her life, I was her personal designer. It gave me two movie credits, numerous music videos and album covers. I traveled to New York and London. Soledad O'Brien was a client of mine; she lived in Oakland. I did an Oscar dress for her.
I was dressing these fabulous artists on stage. Watching them was magic. They could really sing, and I didn't know if I could. I could do shower and car concerts, but after my brother died the year I turned 40, I thought, "To hell with it. I need to sing." So I asked a friend if I could sing at her wedding. About a year after that, she called me and booked a gig for me on Brady Street. I don't do the club thing, but I work with a band. It's so out of body. I've put together a jazz cabaret, which is like a one-woman show. I'm doing a piece for Alzheimer's on Dec. 3 about my journey.
OMC: Tell me more about this journey. You were a California designer to the stars, but then you moved back home to Milwaukee?
CM: I had begun to experience a bit of a burnout. I was in my middle 30s, and I had gotten what I wanted.
OMC: I have to imagine this was a pretty lucrative business.
CM: Yes! The money has never been as good as that ... as of yet. I'm still breathing. But one of the things I realized as I was sitting around my house thinking about all the stuff I had to have, that these were the ties that bond. I realized that I could walk out of this house and be free. And I didn't have half the things that the people I worked with did, and they weren't happy.
What makes (me) happy? My statement is that I will work for joy and for love, but not for money. I will cash a check, but I would not work a job that I hated for money. So I came back home and walked into a kidney cancer diagnosis from my brother, who subsequently died, and an Alzheimer's diagnosis, simultaneously, from my mother. That brought all of that life to a halt. This was in 1998. I thought I'd go through my mid-life crisis early, so I'd still be cute on the back end. I never expected to stay here.
OMC: Is your mother still alive?
CM: No, I lost her in 2009. It was very frightening, but because I had to provide her the help and care that she had given me all my life, it turned out to be bittersweet. The gift of Alzheimer's is that it gives you time to grow up, time to do and redo things. It's a hell of a teacher. A cruel one.
OMC: Then what?
CM: I knew it wasn't clothing design, at that level. I also had a desire to share, to teach, to talk. I've been journaling all my life, and I wanted to speak to people. As soon as I graduated from Custer High School in 1977, I was asked to come back to talk to the next class. So the motivational speaker thing started there. How does all of that marry to radio?
OMC: Right, because you had a show for a while ...
CM: I don't take angles, I make angles. With Pat Evans, we went to 1290 WMCS, and we didn't leave until they gave us a shot. We were given a two-hour time slot to hold down, and we did it for five and a half years.
OMC: Is that what propelled you to "Real Milwaukee?"
CM: After the radio show was cancelled, I signed with Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute to become their spokesperson. I came there two weeks before the show started. I got an e-mail saying, "We're putting together a show, and your voice needs to be heard again. Call us."
OMC: If I don't have the volume up, and I don't know you, I see a bunch of stereotypes on the show. A bunch of demographics thrown together.
CM: That's interesting. OK. I never thought about it that way. It should reflect Milwaukee of color, but there are a lot of groups that are not represented, like Indian, Asian and Hispanic.
OMC: But you can't have 12 people at the desk.
CM: Very true. It has broadened my interest because I feel the responsibility and the opportunity to speak to things that otherwise wouldn't phase me personally, but I am coming from a perspective of color. So I have to address certain things from the perspective.
OMC: Is it difficult to be the voice of the African-American community on your show?
CM: I wouldn't say that I am. I'm the one that brings knowledge from that perspective. I'm just being me. Part of me is learning, but it's fascinating to me. It's a hell of an opportunity.
OMC: Are you having fun with it?
CM: Oh my God, yes. I came in cold. It's serendipitous. The four of us together are as different as night and day, but still there is a rhythm that I can't even articulate and I've never experienced. It's amazing, and I think that makes us easy to watch. We do tackle things that aren't always comfortable, but we respect each other. We trust each other, but we don't have to agree with each other. I don't know what it looks like, but I know what it feels like.
OMC: Nicole Koglin told me you guys hang out. Is that true?
CM: We do, and I never did that at the radio station.
OMC: Talking to you off the record, your positivity blows me away.
CM: There have been times in my life when I was so afraid, so hurt, and I've had a charmed existence. Navigating this place and with its desires, I knew I had brought with it a lot of insecurities. Come back here and standing in the gap for my mother and my brother, while my world was cracking open, I wondered how that can be, how God can still be God. I have gone through five-week long nights, but when you come through on the other side, you know some things. It never hurts as bad the second time.
OMC: You sound like a person at peace with things.
CM: I'm always expecting more and better and greater, but I didn't just come to this naturally. I read a lot. I know the mind is a creative thing. You can only upchuck what you eat.
OMC: Sounds like you're looking for more.
CM: I'm still living. I'm not done yet. I've got stuff to say.
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Edutology is an educational and learning development consulting firm specializing in learning technologies for online learning in higher education, and these technologies are transferrable to a variety of education and business settings.
Edutology can assist educators from all backgrounds, including higher education administrators, faculty and staff, business professionals and developers, organization leaders and members, and anyone who is interested in learning and increasing technology skills!
A Wyoming native, completed a B.A. in Communication and a B.A. in Spanish at the University of Wyoming in 2000, and an M.A. in Communication in 2005. In 2015 she earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration with a distance education focus at the University of Wyoming. Her research areas include student engagement, trust and community building, online instructor presence, and faculty development for online teaching. Her passion for technology and teaching, learning, and distance education is exemplified in her professional experience as an Instructional Technologist who served to assist faculty with instructional design of online courses at the University of Wyoming, and currently as an Instructional Designer at Arizona State University.
Athena has served as a researcher, instructor, and student services professional in higher education for over a decade at universities including the University of Wyoming, California State University San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus, Colorado State University Fort Collins, and Arizona State University. She has taught college courses in communication, marketing, GRE test preparation, the first-year experience for college students, and indoor cycling. Additionally, Athena is knowledgeable in professional image reinvention and sales; she has worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and United Chemicals of Belgium.
Athena enjoys learning about education technologies, teaching courses, taking courses, and assisting individuals in achieving their goals. She is trained in life and success coaching and advising. She is also an educated nutrition researcher and an experienced fitness instructor and participant. She enjoys running, step aerobics, strength training, yoga, and indoor cycling.
Cody is the Manager of Course Design and Development at Purdue University, and interim Manager of Innovations in Technology and Learning, he previously spent five years as an Instructional Technology Educational Specialist at the University of Wyoming Outreach School.
Cody leads a team of nine instructional designers and educational technologists, and serves as a member of the Purdue Teaching & Learning Technologies leadership team. Cody collaborates with IT and academic leadership across campus to envision, develop and grow University-wide faculty resources and programs to support exemplary face-to-face and online course design and development using innovative learning technologies and pedagogies.
At Purdue, Cody serves in a leadership role in Purdue's IMPACT program, partnering with the Center for Instructional Excellence and Libraries program in helping faculty redesign large foundational courses for student-centered learning and furthering Purdue's strategic goals toward student success and affordability.
At UW, Cody worked with faculty and instructors in the development, design and support successful and effective delivery of academic credit courses to students at a distance. Further, he administered the creation of course websites, and oversaw enrollment management for the campus-wide learning management system. He led in the troubleshooting problems with the implementation and performance of instructional design products for online education.
Cody has worked alongside instructional designers to create professional development opportunities for educators in higher education, k-12, and support sustainable adoption of technology. Cody also has experience collaborating with marketing teams in the design, development and maintenance of distance education research web sites, and employed web 2.0 tools for use in marketing, recruitment, and student social networking applications.
Cody has a strong background in web development, he founded Connor Web Solutions (CWS) in 2006 and provides web development and consulting services to clients across the country.


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Critic's Picks: 10 Best Irish Films for St. Patrick's Day
THR critics Neil Young and Leslie Felperin rank their favorite Irish movies, from an ethnofictional doc to a foot-stomping soul musical to an Oscar-winning biopic starring Daniel Day-Lewis, and more.
We deliberated long and hard over which McDonagh brother to choose for this gallery — Martin McDonagh, writer-director of In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths, or John Michael McDonagh, whose credits include The Guard and Calvary. The latter won by a whisker for his searing drama about a good country priest (Brendan Gleeson) facing atonement for the sins of the clergy. Gleeson's son Domhnall, clearly a chip off the old block in terms of talent and work ethic, is chilling as a murderous convict. — L.F.
The Secret of Kells
There's a strong animation tradition in Ireland going back to the days of Don Bluth, but this jewel of a film suggests that flair for graphical storytelling could be traceable back to the country's own dark age history. Tomm Moore's exquisite fable imagines a magic-infused backstory to explain how The Book of Kells, the famous illuminated manuscript, came into being. Moore would go on to direct the equally splendid 2014 Oscar-nominee Song of the Sea. — L.F.
Adam & Paul
Last year's Room may have put Lenny Abrahamson on the map in the U.S., but the writer-director already a few crackers under his belt by the time he "made it." All are excellent in different ways, but this debut is something special, a picaresque comedy-drama that plays like a lost Samuel Beckett play on smack. — L.F.
More than a decade before achieving international success with Brooklyn, John Crowley made a barn-stormingly promising debut with this energetic, Dublin-set, blackly comic multi-strander. First among equals in the impressive ensemble: Castleknock's Colin Farrell, whose lusty closing-credits rendition of The Clash's "I Fought the Law" confirmed he's much more than a pretty face. — N.Y.
My Left Foot
Jim Sheridan's searingly unsentimental adaptation of the inspirational autobiography by cerebral palsy sufferer Christy Brown saw longtime Irish resident Daniel Day-Lewis win the first of his three best actor Oscars, with native Dubliner Brenda Fricker also taking supporting actress honors as his mother Bridget. — N.Y.
The General
Brendan Gleeson had played character roles in over a dozen films by the time he made this sharp black-and-white biopic of Martin Cahill, one of Ireland's most famous criminals, but it arguably represents the actor's big breakthrough. Longtime Eire resident John Boorman captures the wit and grit of Dublin life, and includes a scene where his own house is burgled by Cahill, as it was in real life. — L.F.
Michael Collins
Epic and muscular in every sense but, like its eponymous hero, not without its flaws, director Neil Jordan's long-nursed passion project tells the story of one of the great heroes of the 1916 Easter Rising, played here with blazing charisma by Liam Neeson. Indeed, everyone in the cast is in top form here, from Alan Rickman as Eamon De Valera and Julia Roberts as Collins' lover to Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn, Ian Hart, Brendan Gleeson and Jonathan Rhys Myers in key supporting roles. — L.F.
The Commitments
Alan Parker's infectiously entertaining tale of a north Dublin soul outfit, based on the novel by acclaimed writer Roddy Doyle, won the BAFTA for best film, was named the best Irish movie ever made in a 2005 poll, and has spawned an entire mini-industry of touring bands cashing in on the picture's enduring, toe-tappingly feel-good appeal. — N.Y.
The Dead
John Huston relocated to Ireland in 1952 amid Hollywood's "anti-American" witch-hunts, taking full citizenship there in 1964. But he returned to the USA for his valedictory film, a delicate and haunting adaptation of James Joyce's classic short story, whose interiors were shot in a warehouse in Valencia, California. Proof once again that Ireland, in cinematic terms, is often primarily a state of mind. — N.Y.
Man of Aran
America's "father of documentary" Robert Flaherty traveled to the most rugged western islands off the coast of Galway to shoot this rousingly atmospheric — but almost entirely fabricated — chronicle of hardship among wind-blown fishing-folk. It lives on as a controversial and influential masterpiece of boundary-blurring "ethno-fiction." — N.Y.


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Technological advances drive telecommunications, as evidenced by the difference between the enormous hardwired cabling in large buildings and networks in the past to communication on small wireless handheld devices today.
The industry is dynamic and constantly evolving and therefore the real estate requirements surrounding this sector must also be flexible. Our group helps clients navigate the challenges presented by technology and telecommunication-based real estate. We can either streamline entire property portfolios for maximum flexibility and efficiency, or satisfy a specific property requirement as part of a one-off transaction. We seek to align business objectives with real estate solutions. In an industry where contracts are often short-term, resulting in vacillating headcounts, there are opportunities to 'right-size' your footprint, as well as provide options for expansion for the future.
While certain themes apply across the whole T&T sector, Cushman & Wakefield recognizes that all businesses have unique objectives and requirements. We deliver sector specific experience and market knowledge, while listening to a client's needs. By understanding your business and industry, and finding solutions to the key challenges listed above, we help you structure a flexible portfolio that utilizes efficient space requirements while keeping an eye on your bottom line. By understanding your business and industry, and the aforementioned key challenges, we can help you structure a portfolio that makes efficient use of space and reduces costs. We use a combination of state of the art technology and clear communication to ensure that we are adding the most value and producing the greatest cost savings for your business.
Our combined team of professionals include surveyors, accountants, project managers and business consultants whose skills are suited to meet your varied and complex requirements across the globe. Some of the services we provide are:
From real estate due diligence for merger and acquisition activity, to location analysis and portfolio optimization programs, our focus is helping you deliver your business objectives while reducing risk.
We help you optimise the value of your property while considering the impact on your firm's balance sheet, implementing everything from global lease administration, lease abstraction and database management to strategic analysis.
To help minimize the associated risks of managing your corporate portfolio, we provide you with the detailed business data you need to properly and intelligently implement your corporate strategy.
By implementing the 'intelligent client' role in managing transactions,, our agents and brokers can advise and facilitate smoother transactions, whether it's a full property search and relocation or simply a lease renewal.
We help you deliver real estate projects on time, within budget, and to specifications.
We deliver the quality of service that top-tier clients expect from their real estate firms, and we produce that quality of service within common-sense budgeting guidelines.
We provide the valuable advice you need to capitalize on a changing global environment.
Our Technology and Telecommunications clients benefit from an experienced research team, including a team of expert sector specialists in local markets around the world. We are also strengthened by our international network of nearly 15,000 professionals including researchers, strategists, business modellers, accountants, business consultants and agents in 253 offices across 60 countries.
We have a broad range of clients in the sector including Citibank, RBS, Société General, Fortis, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and many others who we service on a national, regional and global level.
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Despite a budget flights airlines, you can mange your travel to time the lowest priced offers and so reduce further in your travel costs. Booking means by advance, at least a fortnight prior to your travel will in many instances reduce on your fare charges. Airlines will often increase on the fares because date of travel nears. Because there are no middlemen with your airlines, all you need to do is see a airlines website and book to the air ticket and pay via plastic card. It's also possible to book and pay by calling their telemarketer firms. The most affordable flights usually are on weekdays between Monday and Thursday. Weekend fares are generally higher because demand can be high. It's also advisable to make an attempt to book ab muscles early morning and late at flights because they flights have less demand and thus lower fares. When booking and doing your research, you ought to remember the required taxes levied around the tickets. Some cheap flights airlines will have the fares indicated including taxes and some exclude taxes. - Book cheap flights


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United Yeah Nabs Flagship Campaign For Liquor & Gaming NSW
New agency on the block, United Yeah, has been awarded the creative, digital and campaign activation duties for the Liquor & Gaming NSW's flagship event Responsible Gambling Awareness Week 2016.
United Yeah was added to the line-up after the agency worked with Liquor & Gaming NSW on a previous project, nabbing successful results from the collaboration.
Responsible Gambling Awareness Week is an annual event running from May 23-29, which targets the friends and family of problem gamblers. The campaign will be spread across cinema, print, social media and mobile, with a merchandise component as well.
Jenny Crocker, senior communications officer, Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing NSW said, "Raising the issue of a person's gambling problem can be very difficult and embarrassing, but a conversation is the first step to recovery.
"United Yeah broke through those barriers with concepts that were funny and yet profound. It is also an exciting move into using new platforms to connect with our audience. We can't wait to get this campaign into market as we know it will make an enormous difference to many who are dealing with the terrible outcomes of a gambling addiction."
United Yeah co-founder James Anderson added, "The issues around problem gambling are more relevant today than ever.
"We're excited to be working with Liquor & Gaming NSW as they have a real appetite for finding innovative ways to communicate their message. We're proud to be partnering with them on this great initiative."