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Jimmy is working at the circus. His boss, who is in charge of everything, wants to give him a better job, but it comes with great responsibility! Jimmy was told to feed the little tigers, but he calls them the little cubs. He needs some help for this job, because if the little cubs won't receive the food they want, they will get aggressive and Jimmy will get punished! You are his best help, so help him out, and he'll get this awesome job! Good luck to you both!
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Błękitny zawrót jazzowy...
Such has been the often ephemeral nature of Tommy Smith's many bands over the years that it's almost inevitable that the group he assembled to promote his latest album, Blue Smith, contains, aside from the saxophonist himself, only one member of the group, bassist James Genus, which recorded it.
The again, such are the circles Smith moves in these days that swooping pianist Dave Kikoski for guitarist John Scofield and switching drummers, Greg Hutchinson for Clarence Penn, meant no dilution of the album's New York keenness in its transfer to the concert platform.
True to the title, Blue Smith finds Smith exploring one of jazz's most fundamental ingredients in a manner some distance removed from the Jan Garbarek-like austerity he has previously embraced.
With his Big Apple-based rhythm section providing springy, elastic, and, in Kokoski's case, sometimes urgently percussive impetus, Smith dug into his long-acquired jazz resources to reveal yet further depths of authority, with the urge to stretch a tune to its limits tempered by a warmth of feeling and a bluesy sense of communication.
The Garbarek-styled Rain Dance, played on soprano to sparse accompaniment, provided a reminder of Smith's European leanings and a contrasting bucolic interlude in an otherwise distictly urban session.
With Hutchinson at his flexible, irresistable best, the quartet maintained a groovy momentum during pieces such as the skittish Dr Sco and the new Orleans boogaloo of Hubba Hubba. On disc these are fairly succinct but they lent themselves here to some prolonged, inventive examinations examinations, not least from Kikoski, an angular, awkard-looking presence on the piano stool but, as he's proved over here before, a dynamic, stirring force on the keyboard.
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Tommy Smith's new CD Blue Smith is well up to his high standards, with great jazz inspired by the blues. It's out now on Linn Records.
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Rough Guide
His cultured, elegant sound blends well with John Scofield's multi-textured guitar work.
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HMV Choice
Smith's looked back to leap forward, and these 11 challenging cuts suggest more to come.
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The Herald
Smith dug into his long-aquired jazz resources to reveal yet further depths of authority, with the urge to stretch a tune to its limits tempered by a warmth of feeling and a bluesy sense of communication.
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2017 Public Health Ethics Forum Speakers and Planning Committee Members
Dr. Drue Barrett is the Lead of the Public Health Ethics Unit and the Chair of the CDC Public Health Ethics Committee (PHEC). The Public Health Ethics Unit has been working to strengthen infrastructure in public health ethics at CDC by sponsoring training and offering a public health ethics consultation service. Under her leadership, the Public Health Ethics Unit has also developed training in public health ethics for local health officials, including a public health ethics casebook (published as an open access book by Springer Press in April 2016). Prior to assuming the role as the Public Health Ethics Lead, Dr. Barrett served for many years on CDC's Institutional Review Boards (IRB), and chaired one of the IRBs. Other positions she has held at CDC include Acting Associate Director for Science in the National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and Director of the Veterans Health Activity in the National Center for Environmental Health. Dr. Barrett received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1990 from Georgia State University. She also completed two years postdoctoral training in epidemiology and public health through CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service program in the Cardiovascular Health Studies Branch of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Dr. Karen Bouye is the Senior Advisor for Research/Health Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity. In her role at the CDC, she serves in the planning, designing and coordination of various research and evaluation projects related to health disparities and health equity among racial/ethnic minority population groups. She has worked on the Affected/Vulnerable Populations Team in the CDC Emergency Operations Center for the past four years as well as the Pandemic Influenza Workgroup for Vulnerable Populations. Dr. Bouye has over 25 years of experience in the public health field. She received her undergraduate degree from Tennessee State University, a Masters Degree in Public Health at Emory University; as well as a Masters of Science and Doctor of Philosophy at the Ohio State University.
Nilka Ríos Burrows, MPH, received her Master of Public Health in 1989 from the University of Puerto Rico. She joined CDC in 1992 and since 1997 has worked as an epidemiologist with CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT). When she first joined DDT, she was part of DDT's Surveillance Team, performing public health surveillance of diabetes and its complications. During her first 10 years with DDT, she also worked with the Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention of the Indian Health Service on diabetes surveillance among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Now she is the Lead of CDC's Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative, collaborating with partners on surveillance and epidemiology activities related to kidney disease to provide public health strategies for promoting kidney health. She has received awards for her work in developing the National Diabetes Statistics Report (formerly known as the National Diabetes Fact Sheet) and in bringing national attention to the growing public health problem of diabetes and obesity in children and adolescents. She is the author or coauthor of more than 80 publications, including several articles highlighting racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes and in kidney failure. Her latest surveillance work documents progress in reducing the rate of new cases of kidney failure among people with diabetes.
Dázon Dixon Diallo is a recognized visionary and advocate in the struggle for women's human rights and reproductive justice, and the fight against HIV/AIDS, on behalf of communities of women living with HIV and those at risk for HIV and STIs. Dr. Diallo is Founder and President of SisterLove, Inc, established in 1989, the first women's HIV/AIDS and RJ organization in the southeastern United States. She is a proud member of In Our Own Voice: The National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda, where she advocates for sexual and reproductive justice in public health and prevention policies and programs. Dr. Diallo is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Women's Health Network, and she is a founding member of the 30 for 30 Campaign for Women in the National HIV AIDS Strategy. Diallo serves on the Fulton County HIV Advisory Board, and is a co-chair for the Act Now End AIDS national coalition. Diallo was recently appointed to the NIH Office on AIDS Research Advisory Council. She has secured deep reach into a diverse local and regional community, for more than twenty-three years, as she has hosted a weekly radio program focused on black women, called "Sisters' Time" on WRFG 89.3FM and www.wrfg.orgExternal in Atlanta. Dr. Diallo holds a master's degree in public health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (C'97) and bachelor's degree from Spelman College (C'86) in Atlanta. In 2012, Dr. Diallo had the distinct honor to receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from her alma mater, Spelman College.
Diallo has pioneered in the women's HIV/AIDS and reproductive justice arena by: developing and implementing "Healthy Love", a seminal prevention intervention that is now a part of the CDC's National Compendium of Effective Evidence-based HIV Prevention Interventions; establishing the first transitional housing program for HIV positive women and children in the South; and engaging a long-term vision for HIV positive women's leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS and in promoting women's human rights. She currently convenes the only national coalition of women focused on HIV and biomedical prevention, the US Women & PrEP Working Group. Since 1999, Dixon Diallo opened a SisterLove program in South Africa where they are currently an implementer with the DREAMS Innovation Challenge, a public-private partnership led by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The project focus is capacity building and program development for local women-led HIV/AIDS organizations. She has received numerous awards and recognitions over the 32 years she has been working in HIV/AIDS, and women's health and human rights.
Joan R. Harrell, DMIN, MDIV, MS is an ordained American Baptist minister, communications ethicist, public affairs strategist and public theologian. She is an award-winning broadcast journalist and former Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Alfred I. duPont Fellow. Dr. Harrell is a Visiting Scholar and Associate Director of the Community Engagement Core at the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University where within the context of narrative ethics, she collaborates with the descendants of the United States Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee, to teach them how to tell their stories of pain, suffering, transformation and hope in the public domain. In addition, she was the Director for the 2017 Ethical Implications for a Culture of Health in the Deep South Conference, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is the Senior Associate Editor for the peer reviewed Journal of Healthcare, Science and the Humanities and the content designer and developer for Tuskegeebioethics.org and its mobile app.
Kathy Kinlaw is Associate Director of the Emory University Center for Ethics and Director of the Center's Program in Health, Science, and Ethics. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine; and Director of the Healthcare Ethics Consortium.
Kathy co-directs integration of Clinical Ethics into the School of Medicine's curriculum. She led the development of the Master of Arts in Bioethics degree program at Emory, and teaches core courses for the program. She currently serves as chair of the Emory University Hospital Ethics Committee and member of the Advisory Committee for EBICS (Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems). Kathy co-chairs the Ethics/Legal Workgroup for the HRSA-funded, Georgia Department of Public Health HIV Health Information Exchange Challenge Grant. She has served on the CDC Ethics Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee to the Director, the Committee on Ethics and Professionalism of the Federation of State Medical Boards, and the Georgia Composite Medical Board. She has been active in legislative efforts, providing bioethics guidance regarding the Georgia Advance Directive for Healthcare, revision of the Georgia Informed Consent law, and Georgia POLST legislation.
Kathy's completed her MDiv in religious ethics and bioethics from the Candler School of Theology at Emory; interned at the National Institute of Health's Office of Bioethics, and completed a fellowship in Perinatal Ethics through the Emory University School of Medicine. Her publications and scholarly interests are primarily in the areas of: ethics committees and ethics consultation, palliative and end of life care, faith and ethics, ethics and medical education, operationalizing ethics in healthcare institutions, pediatric ethics, and public health ethics.
Lisa M. Lee, PhD, MA, MS is the Executive Director of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Lee, who did her undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, earned a PhD from Johns Hopkins University, an MA in educational psychology from the University of Colorado, and an MS in bioethics from Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College. She is an epidemiologist and public health ethicist.
The focus of Lee's current work is public health ethics and the role of deliberation in ethics education. Her prior work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention included ethics of public health surveillance, privacy and public health data use, and infectious disease epidemiology. During her 14 year career at CDC, she held several leadership positions, including the agency's Assistant Science Officer and Director of the Office of Scientific Integrity.
Lee is the lead editor of Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance, 3d edition (Oxford University Press, 2010). She has authored numerous publications in both science and ethics and serves as associate editor for the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry and Public Health Reviews. Dr Lee serves on the Executive Board of Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and is an Adjunct Professor at the Center for Biomedical Ethics Education & Research at Albany Medical College, where she teaches ethics. She is the recipient of the 2014 Pellegrino Medal for excellence in bioethics.
Dr. Leandris Liburd is the Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this role, she oversees the work of CDC's Office of Women's Health, Diversity and Inclusion Management, and Minority Health and Health Equity. In addition, she provides agency leadership, direction, and accountability for CDC's policies and programs to ensure they are effective in improving women's and minority health. She also serves as the agency's principal advisor on health equity issues with the Department of Health and Human Services, other federal agencies, national organizations, academic institutions, and the public.
Dr. Liburd is a respected public health leader who has over the course of her career championed community health promotion, chronic disease prevention, community engagement, eliminating health disparities, and addressing the social determinants of health. She has worked in public health at the local, state, and federal levels, and has held a variety of leadership positions at CDC since joining the agency in 1987.
Dr. Liburd has published extensively on community-based public health approaches to chronic disease prevention and control, the influence of culture and gender on health beliefs and behaviors, and racial and ethnic health disparities. In 2010, she published her first edited volume Diabetes and Health Disparities: Community-Based Approaches for Racial and Ethnic Populations which serves as a key resource for those interested in socio-ecological approaches to reducing diabetes disparities.
Dr. Liburd holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, a Master of Public Health in health education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Master of Arts in cultural anthropology and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in medical anthropology from Emory University.
Melissa T. Merrick, PhD, is a Behavioral Scientist with the Surveillance Branch in the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Her major research interests focus on the etiology, course, and prevention of child maltreatment. In particular, much of her current work examines safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments as they relate to child maltreatment prevention. Dr. Merrick serves as the Lead Scientist for the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study in DVP and as a Subject Matter Expert for Child Abuse and Neglect. She is also a coauthor of the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 2010 and 2011 Summary Reports, interested primarily in violence experienced in childhood and adolescence.
Dr. Merrick received her BA in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. She then completed a 2-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Training Award Fellowship at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the Section on Social and Emotional Development. Dr. Merrick received a MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, where she served as a Program Coordinator for the San Diego site of the Longitudinal Studies on Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) Consortium. Prior to joining the CDC, Dr. Merrick was an NIH-funded Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Miami Child Protection Team (CPT) involved in a multi-site program of research that examined child maltreatment risk and protective factors in families evaluated by CPTs across the state of Florida.
Judith Monroe, MD, FAAFP, joined the CDC Foundation as president and CEO in February 2016. Over her career, Monroe's professional focus has centered on the intersection of primary care and public health. Prior to joining the CDC Foundation, Monroe worked for six years with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as a deputy director and served as director of the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS). In that role, Monroe oversaw key activities and technical assistance that support the nation's health departments and the public health system. Before joining CDC, Monroe served as the state health commissioner for Indiana from 2005 to 2010. She was president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) from 2008 to 2009. Monroe has served on many national advisory committees and boards, such as the Public Health Accreditation Board, Global Health Leadership Council, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Health Leadership Forum, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Population Health, and the National Advisory Committee for the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health.
Melanie is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in Belcourt, North Dakota. She graduated from both the Turtle Mountain Community High School and the Turtle Mountain Community College. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of North Dakota and a Masters in Public Health in community health education with a concentration in health disparities from the University of Minnesota. She recently completed her PhD in Epidemiology social behavioral track program at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Melanie is a community engaged scholar and has worked 13 years on various research projects within the American Indian community. Melanie is the Operational Director at the American Indian Public Health Resource Center housed at North Dakota State University and leads a team that has successfully engaged a multitude of tribal health stakeholders from across the region. She also serves on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Research Review board, the American Public Health Association American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian board and as chair of the North Dakota Public Health Association American Indian section. Melanie has a wealth of experience working in community health education and research and is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Native communities. She has been married for 24 years and has 1 daughter. In her free time she enjoys attending cultural events and hosting cook-outs with her family.
Vivian W. Pinn, MD, was the first full-time director of the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and was associate director for research on women's health (NIH), positions she held from 1991 until her retirement in 2011. She came to the NIH from Howard University College of Medicine, where she had been professor and chair of the Department of Pathology since 1982, and had previously held teaching appointments at Harvard Medical School and Tufts University. She has received numerous honors and recognitions, and has presented her perceptions of women's health and sex/gender research, minority and women's health and health disparities, as well as challenges in biomedical careers, to audiences both nationally and internationally.
She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the IOM) in 1995. A graduate of Wellesley College and the University of Virginia School of Medicine, she received her post-graduate training in Pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She has held leadership positions in many professional organizations, including that as President of the National Medical Association. Dr. Pinn currently serves on the Board of Trustees/Advisors of Thomas Jefferson University and Tufts University School of Medicine, and is a member of the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine of the National Academies. Lectures in women's health and/or health disparities named for her have been established at the National Institutes of Health, the Women's Health Congress, and the National Medical Association.
Dr. Maria Lourdes F. Reyes, MD, MPH is the Director of the United States and Border Programs for PCI. She is the Project Director for the HRSA funded Healthy Start Level 3 project and is the Principal Investigator for the CDC Reach project. Dr. Reyes is a physician with specialty in Pathology and Cytopathology and trained at St. Louis University and was a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Georgetown University. Dr. Reyes has pursued a Masters in Public Health with concentration in Health Services Administration and Management (May 2002) and graduated with highest honors and was awarded most outstanding graduate (John Hanlon Award) with induction into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society. She is also a Faculty at San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health. Dr. Reyes has held many local, statewide and national leadership positions including: President of the California Division of the American Cancer Society (2000-2001). She has several scientific publications. Dr. Reyes has received many honors including "One in a Million" award from the ACS, California Division; the San Diego County Public Health Champion award for her work with CBHS; Outstanding Alumnus of the UCLA Anderson School of Management Health Care Executive program, National Achievement award in Medicine and Education by Filipinas Magazine, an International Magazine; and Community Health Improvement Partners Outstanding Community Partner Award. Dr. Reyes' personal mission statement is: "I am dedicated to the realization of human potential through servant leadership."
Dr. Rochelle Rollins has worked for 25 years at the local, state, and federal level on health care and social service issues related to vulnerable populations and the social determinates of health. In the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) she leads the federal team for Healthy People 2020, is a liaison for several topic areas including Injury and Violence Prevention, and co-chairs the Public Awareness and Prevention Subcommittee of the HHS Task Force to Prevent and End Human Trafficking. Prior to her work in OPDPH, Dr. Rollins co-led anti-trafficking projects in the Administration for Families and Children and was the project lead for the development of the Stop.Observe.Ask.Respond to Human Trafficking training (SOAR) for health care and social service providers.
In the HHS Office of Minority Health Dr. Rollins served as the Director of the Division of Policy and Data for six years. In that role she led efforts to improve health disparities research coordination, performance measurement, and data collection including chairing the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities federal team and advancing oral health policy projects.
In the area of research, Dr. Rollins served as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of the NIH/National Cancer Institute and was the Research Director of the Multicultural AIDS Coalition in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Rollins received her Bachelor of Science from Wellesley College, her Master of Public Health from Boston University, and her doctorate from Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management where she was a Pew health policy fellow.
Rosetta E. Ross is professor of religion at Spelman College where she led revision of religious studies toward study of diverse traditions, discourses, and perspectives. She has held taught at colleges and seminaries in the United States and, internationally, in Zimbabwe, The Netherlands, and Ghana. Ross is board chair of The Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund, convenes the United Methodist Church Women of Color Doctoral Scholars Program, and serves on the editorial board of Black Theology: An International Journal. Ross led the historic 2012 and 2014 consultations of African and African Diasporan Women in Religion and Theology. She was a convener for the Women and Religion and the Womanist Approaches units of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), an AAR Academic Relations Committee member, selection chair and faculty for the Forum for Theological Exploration's doctoral fellowships, board member of the College of St. Benedict, and United Methodist Church Bioethics Task Force member. Ross has published widely on women in the Civil Rights movement, including the book Witnessing and Testifying: Black Women, Religion, and Civil Rights. In addition to more than 40 articles she co-edited three volumes: Unraveling and Reweaving Sacred Canon in Africana Womanhood (with Rose Mary Amenga-Etego), Proceedings and Reflections: The 2012 Consultation of African and African Diasporan Women in Religion and Theology (with Evelyn L. Parker), and The Status of Racial-Ethnic Minority Clergywomen in the United Methodist Church (with Jung Ha Kim). Rosetta Ross is married to the Reverend Ronald S. Bonner who leads The Lutheran Church of the Atonement. They reside in Atlanta.
Alan Simon is a medical officer in the US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. His work encompasses a variety of areas within women and girls health, including bullying among girls, the impact of adverse childhood experiences in girls, and opioid misuse. Prior to coming to the Office on Women's Health in 2016, Dr. Simon was a medical officer at the National Center for Health Statistics, a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for ten years. As a part of the Infant, Children, and Women's Health Statistics Branch, he authored over 45 publications in the areas of both adult and child health services and epidemiology, worked closely with the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality on the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities report, and was a key member of a teams to design and implement health care surveys. He received a BA in Economics from Cornell University and an MD degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency in Pediatrics in 2004 at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. After residency, he was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Johns Hopkins University during 2004-2006.
Pattie Tucker, BSN, MPH, DrPH is Director of CDC's Office of Women's Health. She is recognized as a subject matter expert in the implementation and evaluation of culturally appropriate interventions to address social determinants of health in vulnerable populations. Dr. Tucker's career spans from clinician for women and children to consultant on evidence- and practice-based strategies designed to promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention domestically and internationally. She spent over 10 years serving vulnerable populations including Medicaid recipients' and others seeking services at a county health department and healthcare at an urban teaching hospital. As a nurse program specialist with a state public health department she provided guidance to a statewide network of nurses and social workers working with older adults needing assistance with navigating various public services and health delivery systems. Dr. Tucker has worked internationally with the Center for Infectious Diseases in Zambia, Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services National HIV Sentinel Serosurveillance study of pregnant women, and in Sierra Leone to assist in the Ebola outbreak. For almost a decade Dr. Tucker served on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities.
Dr. Tucker has co-authored several book chapters and published peer-reviewed articles focused on intervening on the social determinants and evaluation of interventions designed to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. She holds a Doctorate of Public Health from the University of AL at Birmingham in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology, a Master of Public Health in Policy and Management from Emory University, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida A & M University.
Jo A Valentine is the Associate Director for the Office of Health Equity in the Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A social worker by academic training and personal vocation, Ms. Valentine began her Public Health career in 1986 as an AIDS Prevention community educator and street outreach worker. In September 1991 she joined the Centers for Disease Control and the Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention. During her tenure at CDC she has held a number of positions, all of them in keeping with her commitment to social service. Currently her primary CDC responsibilities include: 1) leading efforts to reduce STD disparities in the United States and promote health equity, 2) overseeing the Tuskegee Health Benefits Program, and 3) managing the Tuskegee University Bioethics Center Presidential Apology Commemoration Project. In these roles she leads and coordinates multi-disciplinary teams and workgroups and provides technical assistance for intervention development and program implementation for disadvantaged and under-served populations. Ms. Valentine provides subject matter and technical expertise to promote and advance community-engaged approaches in public health work across CDC, at other federal agency partners, and with state and local health departments, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982, and her Master's Degree in Social Work in 1995 from the Clark Atlanta University School of Social Work.
Dr. Warren is Professor & Director of the National Center for Bioethics In Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University, as well as the Adjunct Professor of Public Health, Medicine and Ethics & Director of the Institute for Faith-Health Leadership at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1988 to 1997, Dr. Warren served as Associate Director for Minority Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During the years 1997 to 2004, he was Associate Director for Urban Affairs at the agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and 2005 to 2009 he was Associate Director for Environmental Justice CDC/ATSDR. He was the Director of Infrastructure Development for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities within the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD from 2005 to 2007. Prior to joining CDC, Dr. Warren served as Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Dentistry, Department of Preventive Dentistry and Community Health, at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Currently, Dr. Warren is also a Clinical Professor, Department of Community Health/Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, both in Atlanta, Georgia and Adjunct Professor in the School of Dentistry and School of Graduate Studies at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.
His extensive public health experience at community, state, local, national, and international levels range from clinical and research work in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, to heading the Public Health Dentistry Program at the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Shaunta Wright is a Health Scientist on the Program Evaluation Team in the Program Development and Quality Improvement Branch. Specializing in program evaluation, Ms. Wright oversees and conducts several CDC evaluations aimed to address STD disparities among youth and MSM populations.
Prior to joining CDC, Ms. Wright was a Project Manager for the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Pharmacy Technician at Grady Health System's Main Outpatient Pharmacy, and Graduate Research Assistant for the Georgia Tobacco Policy Project.
Ms. Wright has a Master's Degree in Public Health, Certificate in Non-profit Management and Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Georgia State University. She is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the Georgia State University School of Public Health Alumni Board.
Ms. Wright is a past recipient of the Atlanta Business Chronicle 40 under 40 Award. She has also received CDC's NCHHSTP Honor Award for her collaborative work with the Program Collaboration and Service Integration Evaluation.
Kathleen S. Yep is a Professor of Asian American Studies at Pitzer College (of the Claremont Colleges) who researches cultural politics, feminist/antiracist pedagogies, and critical public health. She is the author of Outside the Paint: When Basketball Ruled at the Chinese Playground (Temple University Press, 2009) and co-authored Dragon's Child: The Story of Angel Island (HarperCollins, 2008) with award-winning author Dr. Laurence YepExternal. Her writing has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Metropolitan Universities, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, Journal for Civic Commitment, Sociology of Sport Journal, and the Asian American Policy Review, and in edited anthologies such as Democratic Dilemmas and Womenʻs Lives. A specialist in oral historiography, she advised a community digital archive funded by the California Council of the Humanities called "API Women, Faith, Action: Fourteen Oral Histories of Asian Pacific Islander women and their faith-based activismExternal." Funded by the Carnegie Foundation and California Campus Compact, Yep was awarded a two-year faculty fellowship in the "Service Learning for Political Engagement Program" to teach classes on community health and nonviolent social change. In addition, the Bonner Foundation, the Weingart Foundation, Project Pericles, and a Pitzer College-Mellon grant have funded social documentation projects with Asian immigrant and refugees and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California. Raised in Northern California, Professor Yep received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She was a University of California President's Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Awarded Pitzer College's Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Yep is currently researching community wellness beside Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California and Hawai'i.


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by Linnor
My afternoon routine with Jake is for me to put him to sleep. That is around 130pm right after lunch and a short tv time with him. Usually he would sleep for an hour or two while I do some chores or paperwork. Lately he would find it hard to sleep at night even late at 10pm. Perhaps it's the afternoon nap that is causing him to be extra alert even way past his bedtime.
There were a few times I ended up sleeping ahead while he tugged at me and begged me to stay up with him. I would force myself to wake up and I would pat or rub his back to lull him, but there were times when I would literally just struggle to keep my eyes open.
The other night, I fell asleep ahead of him because I stayed up late after a business meeting the night before that. When I came to, I noticed I was asleep for 30mins. I then checked on Jake who was lying next to me but facing the other way.
My heart just melted when I saw that he was softly crying himself to sleep. Ooh... My guilt was unimaginable! Part of me felt so bad, while part of me didn't want to beat myself up because it happens to the best of us.
I hugged him snugly and made sure he was already asleep before I thought of doing something else.
Yesterday, I didn't let him take his afternoon nap. We stayed up and went to church in the afternoon for the Ash Wednesday mass. He was still up and about at 9pm, but was out by 930pm. I guess it's bye-bye pm naps for him from here on...
Mar 10, 2011
Cried Self to Sleep
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Good bye to naps will help you and him both :)ReplyDelete
Lucky Jake. He'll miss these days when he is on his own.ReplyDelete
- Linnor3/15/11, 9:22 PM
hi kim! oh yes, i'm sure :) he just turned 7 and by next school year, he will have classes the whole day. :D he should start getting used to it.ReplyDelete
hi bertN! like the way i miss my own :)
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We have our apparel link set up for the 2016-2017 season!! The first round of orders will be until December 11 at 11:59pm. If anyone is wanting to order something for Christmas, you must do so by December 9 so the items can get shipped to you in time. We will have more rounds of orders also. This is open to anyone and it is also a fundraiser for our club. We appreciate any orders and for supporting WWU lacrosse!!
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For those who use sale badges and compare-at prices, it is important to note that there have been adjustments made to these features. These changes include new configurations in the product settings that determine sale badge activation in the storefront.
Where are my sale badges and compare prices?
If you have updated to Capacity version 2.1.0 or later, you may need to adapt your Product settings to the new setup.
For the compare price and sale badge to display for a product, both the Merchant Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) and Sale Price fields must be filled with numerical values. These fields can be accessed in the Product settings, under the More pricing tab:
What is likely missing from your product settings is the Sale price, as the MSRP would already been in place in accordance with the previous platform setup.


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A-Wire's Mission To The X Games Richard "A-Wire" Lecky is a PRO BMX rider from Jamaica with dreams of competing in the X Games in 2013. Despite being from a lower income background and having no access to skate parks or bike shops on the island, this 28 year old has overcome numerous obstacles in order to follow his dream. In 2013, he plans to be the first (and only) Jamaican to represent the small island in Freestyle BMX. Not content with simply competing, A-Wire is already the face of a growing BMX culture in the Caribbean. With big plans to change the face of the sport, he also carries the hope of inspiring kids and other young adults to work hard and follow their dreams despite life's obstacles. Be a part of the movement. Go to rallyme.com and support "A-Wire's Mission To The X Games". Directed/Edited by: Kurt Wright Footage Courtesy of: Richard "A-Wire" Lecky / Kurt Wright / New Caribbean Cinema.
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Tyrone Williams visited his motherland jamaica and met up with Krash test dummy rider A-wire and hosted an bunny hop comp. check out the highlights
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Hard times prompt rise in fraud cases
Companies are becoming more vulnerable to fraud as cost-cutting has weakened their ability to detect it, while the economic downturn has made stealing more tempting, according to KPMG.
The consultancy has predicted a significant increase in cases of fraud in the next few years. This is because it takes on average three years before a fraud is discovered, so the impact of the financial crisis of 2008-09 may start to emerge only now.
It also found that frauds committed by senior people had increased from 11 per cent of all frauds in 2007 to 18 per cent today.
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May 6, 2017 – "Story in the Public Square"
Chemicals weapons are in the news again following their use against civilians in Syria. Western audiences might most commonly associate chemical weapons with the first World War a century ago, but this week's guest Narges Bajoghli shares stories from veterans of a more recent conflict – the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980's. Narges Bajoghli is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs at the Watson Institute at Brown University, … Read More
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The Pell Center at Salve Regina University announced the addition of international relations expert Derek B. Miller as an adjunct senior fellow. Miller, a Boston, Massachusetts native, is the founder and Director of The Policy Lab and has worked in international affairs with the United Nations, several foreign governments, and think tanks for over twenty years. He studied at Georgetown (MA, National Security Studies), Oxford (St. Catherine's College and Linacre), The Graduate Institute … Read More


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If one were to recognize the bitter hatred formulating from Black America, one would clearly see the strings of the progressive movement.
Blame it on The Black Man?
For weeks I have been contemplating interviewing a few liberals for this new posting, I am Liberal, Hear me Roar. I know what makes liberals tick, I just really believe that if they knew what wound their clocks, they would perhaps buy some tickets for the reality train. It is very similar to when an alcoholic first acknowledges that they are sick, this is the "First Step" the road to recovery. Now just like alcoholics or drug fiends, there will be liberals amongst us who refuse to take responsibility for their disparaging and destructive ways, this relates to the law of averages and the human condition.
The dilemma that I have been running into, however, is the average liberal Psyche is wired much like that of a woman. (if we can't generalize, we can't get real, if we can't get real. What's the point? Get over it. This analogy is not sexist.) Women tend to argue their points based on emotion rather than what I so insensitively refer to as logic. This is not the rule of thumb for all females, but it is for the majority of liberals. Typically when you debate a liberal, you as a conservative or common sense person want to argue 2+2= 4, and this is the only number that is correct when adding 2+2. They in turn want two plus two to equal whatever makes them feel good, without offending anyone else. So yours truly has decided to become a liberal for a moment, thus I will interview myself, and finally we will get the truth from a liberal.
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Unknown World Lyrics
Artist: Fu ManChu
Album: Action Is Go
a million years ago!
I headed down the road
a million years ago!
I headed down
drivin for the south
nowhere down
i got the news
i figured it out
a secret search
when at last
a shrunked mooose
we could use
since we found
said no big deal
next time we leave
watchin them go
Five months still..now our turnJust like before
It broke in two....straight to earth
Or so we thought
The so-line read...like it shouldOf course we knew
We left a trail....there was no sign
They went through.....
(break it down for me Brant)
Green lights were beginning to fade (fade)
Chevelle runnin' were on our way (on our way)
Straight at us from either side
Looks like we'll run it one more time!
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12/3/12 - 7:30 pm: Theft of bicycle from OC. Victim came to Campus Police Station to report unknown person(s) took his bicycle. No suspects or witnesses; report taken.
12/4/12 - 9:00 am: Report of annoying text messages at MC. Victim reported to Campus Police that he was receiving multiple annoying messages over a couple of months from a female, even though he asked her to stop on several occasions. Report taken.
12/5/12 - 11:15 am: Late report of possible harrassment/annoyance at MC. Three subjects came to Campus Police Station to report a suspicious person sitting in a vehicle in the dirt overflow lot who would watch them as they make their way to and from their vehicle. They reported seeing the subject numerous times during the last few months and wanted documentation. Report taken.
12/5/12 - 1:00 pm: Warrant arrest at VC. Officer responded to report of subject who was acting drunk and disturbing the peace near the smoking area between the MCW and MCE buildings. Officer contacted subject, who appeared intoxicated and smelled strongly of alcohol. When the officer contacted Dispatch, they advised subject had 2 warrants. Officer subsequently arrested suspect, who was taken to County Main Jail and booked without further incident.
12/6/12 - 5:30 pm: Theft from backpack at OC. Victim came to Campus Police Station to report unknown person(s) took her wallet from her backpack while she was working. No suspects or witnesses; report taken.
12/10/12 - 12:00 pm: Theft from vehicle at OC. Victim came to Campus Police Station to report unknown person(s) smashed the rear passenger window of her vehicle and took property. No suspects or witnesses; report taken.
12/10/12 - 1:30 pm: Assault near VC. Victim came to Campus Police Station to report that as he was walking to a restaurant near VC, he was accosted by 2 males who yelled obscenities at him and shoved him. A friend talked the victim into coming to Campus Police to report the assault and file a report. Report taken.
12/10/12 - 2:00 pm: Threats made at VC. Victim came to Campus Police Station to report he had been threatened with bodily harm by a former acquaintance. Report taken.
12/11/12 - 10:30 am: Theft of a wallet from County Bldg at OC. Victim came to Campus Police Station to report her wallet had been taken by unknown person(s). No suspects or witnesses; report taken.
12/12/12 - 11:30 am: Sale of controlled substance in smoking area at VC. Officers observed suspect placing substance into a pipe and lighting it, then passing it around to various subjects. Upon contact with individuals, officers detected strong aroma of burnt marijuana. One suspect was cited and released for possession of marijuana; one suspect was cited and released for possession of marijuana and for giving/furnishing marijuana to others. Both were told not to return to campus until they had met with the Dean of Student Discipline. Report taken.
12/14/12 - 5:30 pm: Hit & run (misdemeanor) at MC. Victim came to Campus Police Station to report unknown vehicle struck her vehicle and fled, leaving no note or insurance information. Report taken.
12/15/12 - 3:00 pm: Theft from vendor at VC Marketplace. Officer met with Swap Meet Manager, who reported 3 unknown subjects were suspected of taking 15 pairs of jeans from a vendor while vendor was trying to find them a pair in a certain size. No witnesses; report taken.
12/17/12 - 3:30 pm: Late report of identity theft/financial aid fraud at OC. Officer responded to report from Financial Aid office of financial aid fraud. Upon arriving at the office, the officer interviewed victim, who denied ever applying for federal financial aid, yet someone had received funds in his name. Investigation continues; report taken.
12/18/12 - 4:00 pm: Distruptive student at OC Financial Aid office had warrant for his arrest. Officer responded to report of disruptive individual at the OC FAO. Upon contact with the subject, he was cooperative and stated he had gotten upset; however, when officer ran the subject's information through Dispatch, officer was advised of a mandatory warrant for subject, who was subsequently arrested and transported to County Main Jail without further incident.


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Love casino card games? Blackjack, Baccarat, and Casino War aren't the only games in town. At Silver Oak Casino, and at casinos that dot Las Vegas Boulevard, a little game called Vegas Three Card Rummy is captivating minds and crowning winners. Some call it insanely addictive. We call it the most magical casino card game ever. Read on to see why we've made such a bold claim.
If you've never played Vegas Three Card Rummy, the objective is simple. You want to have fewer points than the dealer. You can think of Vegas Three Card Rummy as golf, where a lower score is ideal. Here's how it works.
The dealer will start by shuffle a 52-card deck. Online, this is done automatically. You'll then place your ante bet. Hit the Deal button and you'll be dealt three cards, all face up for the world to see. The daler gets three card, but face down. Unlike Blackjack where one card is visible, Vegas Three Card Rummy keeps things hidden.
Now it's time to calculate your hand. But it's not as simple as adding up your hand values.
Pairs, 3-of-a-kind, and straight runs with at least 2 suited cards count as zero points.
Single cards have their own value, with 2-9 coming in at face value, Aces coming in at 1 point, and all other cards valued at 10 points.
With your hand calculated, you now have a decision to make. You can either raise or fold. If you fold, your ante is surrendered. If you raise, you need to match your ante bet.
Now it's time to see who wins. First, you need to find out if the dealer qualifies. He needs 20 points or less to qualify, based on the same point calculation you used. If he doesn't qualify, ante bets will receive even money and any raises will push (that means you tie).
If the dealer does qualify, it's go time. If you've got the lower total, you'll win even money for your ante bet and your raise will earn a payout according to a payout schedule. If the dealer has a lower total, both bets lose and it's game over. Let's take a closer look at the game on this video:
Looks simple? It is. But today we're going to tell you how to maximize your payout potential. In Vegas Three Card Rummy, you only really have two decisions to make. You can either raise or fold. So how do you know when to do what?
Well, according to Vegas Three Card Rummy experts, the magic happens when you raise with a total of 20 points or less and fold with a total of 21 or more. That can essentially reduce the house edge to as low as 3.2%.
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I am a little bit behind with my finished works. Firstly, I would like to show you my Chevron Baby Blanket. This is the second blanket I made for Palma.
I have completed the blanket a few weeks before, it have been on my needles just for a couple weeks: started in September, finished in October. I haven't followed any pattern or color scheme and altered the strands randomly. There are exactly 48 rows from each color, so despite the randomness, the result is balanced.
I used Drops Cotton Light yarn in colorways 01, 05, 18 and 28. It is great yarn for baby projects, since it has Oeko-Tex certificate, quite easy to work with, doesn't require special care and it is on a great price.
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Entwining historical and fictional characters, moving between the past and the present, The Muralist plunges readers into the divisiveness of prewar politics and the largely forgotten plight of European refugees refused entrance to the United States. Shapiro tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a young American painter in 1940, and how 70 years later her great-niece uncovers mysterious paintings hidden behind works by now famous Abstract Expressionist artists that may answer the questions surrounding her aunt's disappearance.
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Ifrah Mansour was born in Saudi Arabia, and by the time her family returned to their native Somalia a few years later it was too late. Civil war broke out, the government collapsed, and Mansour's family—her parents, five siblings, and herself—soon left for a refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya, one of the oldest and largest in the world.
When her family eventually came to the United States, they settled first in Dallas, Texas, where the only African-American they knew was the mailman. "The whole family would run to the door when he came," she recalls. "We asked him, 'Where are all the brown people?'"
Mansour moved to Minneapolis in high school, and now lives among the largest Somali diaspora community in the country. But at 30 she hasn't followed the Somali immigrant path that she or anyone else expected. "I was doing what everyone was doing, which is to go to college, seek a degree that will financially stabilize you and your extended family. I was on track for elementary ed. My life was set. I was going to be the perfect kindergarten teacher," she says. Then she discovered her penchant for performance.
When Mia's "I am Somali" exhibition opens on August 18, Mansour's installation Can I Touch It will be among the art of two other Somali immigrant artists. The piece reflects on the experience of Muslim women and girls whose hijabs are yanked or touched without permission—a surprisingly frequent violation of privacy shared by pregnant women whose bellies are rubbed by strangers, people with incredible tattoos, and so on. Occasionally, Mansour says, people do ask permission—even as their hands are already reaching for the fabric.
Mansour once worked in a Minneapolis daycare facility, where little girls wore hijabs fastened with a safety pin. And every day, she says, boys would pull the girls' hijabs—and the pins would stab the girls in the neck.
Bullying aside, she understands the curiosity: "On some level, these people may want to connect with you." Touching and staring, she notes, are among our sensory tools for understanding the world. "But what does this getting-to-know-you cost? Can we do it in a way that both parties are healthier for it in the end?"
Staging a Life
Mansour is still getting used to the idea of creating a permanent piece of art. She trained as a performer, having been introduced to the stage through Mixed Blood Theatre, on Minneapolis' West Bank, where it was her job to market plays to the neighboring Somali community. "I wasn't very good at it," she says. "It was awkward to try to get people to come to shows that didn't reflect them."
So she learned to write her own stories—"stories that reflected me," she says—and to perform them. In a couple weeks, she'll play the Minnesota State Fair, six days of pop-up performances outside the Education Building. The show, Somalia's Balloon, takes a child's perspective of Somalia's colonial history. In February, she'll perform How to Have Fun in a Civil War at the Guthrie Theater, another solo show that looks at violence through a child's eyes. Both are by turns serious and funny, with a playfulness often lacking in refugee stories.
"Life includes humor," she says emphatically, "and I want to capture that as well as the difficult, painful, and unjust things around us. To me, it's more reflective of the human condition: one minute we're laughing, the next we're extremely sad. As refugees, as Muslims, as minorities, showing our humorous and playful side gives us more dimension. Basically, I want to portray on the stage how I want to be seen in the world."
It's an approach that veers not just from the refugee narrative we've come to expect but also from the de-facto Somali history—"one sad sob story," as Mansour has put it—largely informed by the perspective of her elders, whose deep attachment to their homeland she could not have shared when she left at age 7. She's tired of the expectation that she is defined by what the world did to her, not by what she has done in the world.
"When people ask about your experience as a refugee, what they're really asking is, 'How did all this injustice make you the way you are?' It's very exhausting if we have to keep sharing that, as though we're all stuck on it."
In one of her shows, she doesn't speak at all. There are voiceovers of statistics, bits of information about other people. But Mansour simply occupies the stage. "It's powerful for me to exist as a refugee without having to talk about our experience," she says. "Just to exist."
"I am Somali" opens August 18 in gallery G255 at Mia. Mansour will join the other two artists in the exhibition, Hassan Nor and Aziz Osman, for a talk at Mia on October 26.
Top image: Mansour in "Somalia's Balloons."


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The 3rd Annual Atlanta Kids Triathlon event will attract over1,000 racers from ages 6 to 15. The event is one of the few kids triathlons sanctioned by USATriathlon in Atlanta during 2014, and it will be one of the largest kids triathlon ever held in the Southeast.
Race distances are set by the USATriathlon and are designed to be challenging but achievable for kids:
The swim will be in the West Gwinnett Park & Aquatic Center Pool, the bike course and run course will be on roads surrounding the West Gwinnett Park & Aquatic Center. All aspects of the course will be closed to traffic with the safety of the participants the primary objective.
One of the hallmarks of Kids Triathlon, Inc. is their goal to attract as many first-time triathletes as possible. "We want to connect with kids who would not otherwise even dream about competing in a triathlon. At the center of this effort is our Team Fundraising Program through which we encourage schools, neighborhoods, teams, churches, companies and other organizations to form teams of 10 or more kids," says Shelda Moll, event organize.
In return for participating as a team, Kids Triathlon donates $10 per child back to the sponsoring organization as a charitable fundraiser.
At least 17 of the YMCA branches across Atlanta will conduct free, 7-week training courses to help prepare the kids for the race. These sessions will be open to the public and will start about 2 months prior to race day. They will focus on general conditioning and specific tips and techniques for each of the 4 disciplines required in triathlons – swimming, biking, running and transitions.
The Atlanta Kids Triathlon will be one of 7 exclusive events to incorporate Celebrity Big Kids™. The top priority of these "famous racers" from throughout the region is to help the kids have more fun. In addition to cheering for the kids, they will bring publicity to the event, hand out awards and sign autographs.
Another unique component of the Atlanta Kids Triathlon is their Pre-Race Pep Rally the night before the race. This gives all participants an opportunity to pick-up their race packets, set up their gear in the transition area and to preview the race course. The highlight of the evening will be a Pep Talk delivered by at least one of the Celebrity Big Kids. It will also give everyone another chance to recognize and to thank our sponsors.
Successful completion of the event will result in more than $20,000 of charitable donations. There will be at least 3 primary beneficiaries of the 2014 event:
Fundraising opportunities for teams, leagues, churches, community organizations and schools who bring multiple kids to the race (paid on a per child basis); and The YMCA's Strong Kids Programs.
Triathlon is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, and this event introduces kids to a healthy, positive lifestyle that encourages daily exercise, good nutrition and making the right choices. It is a sport that rewards preparation, strength, endurance and attention to detail.


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Enjoy This Market Hoorah Before the Worst Correction of Your Lifetime
Legendary investor Jim Rogers says market participants should enjoy the rally in stocks while it lasts, issuing a dire warning that "the worst correction of his lifetime" is coming.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as the corporate earnings season continued, with Bank of America reporting better-than-expected quarterly results.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 182 points, or 0.75%, to 24,542, the S&P 500 was up 0.6% and the Nasdaq rose 0.35%. Leading the Dow higher were Merck & Co. (MRK) and UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) .
"Soon something's going to happen that will make everyone happy again and the market will go up one more time, and that will probably be the last hoorah. Next year will be not a lot of fun," Rogers said in an interview with Kitco News on Monday.
He added, "It's been 10 years since we have had a bear market. That is very, very unusual, so the next bear market is going to be the worst in my lifetime."
When promoted to quantify the correction, Rogers said it would easily be over 50%.
Turning to gold, last Wednesday the metal reached its highest level last since August 2016 as jitters grew over Syria and Russia.
Many analysts expected the metal to start the week strong given the geopolitical tensions, yet gold prices were trading near unchanged in early U.S. dealings Monday. June Comex gold futures were last down 10 cents an ounce to $1,347.80.
"When there is a lot of bad news and something like gold doesn't go up, it means it's not going to go up - the correction is not over for gold," Rogers explained.
"If gold goes to $1,000, I hope I am smart enough to buy a lot of it. Because, before this is over, gold is going to go through the roof - when people lose confidence in governments and paper money, they always buy gold and silver, whether they should, is irrelevant, they always have," Rogers, the 75-year-old chairman of Rogers Holdings Inc., said.
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The earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25, 2015 has unfortunately caused significant loss of life and much devastation in and around the capital Kathmandu. As a long-standing supporter of children's education in the country, Dubai Cares has received encouraging news that its supported programs located in the far-western region have not been affected so far. We stand in support of our implementing partner, buildOn, whose local staff and volunteers are also safe and well. We remain vigilant as the situation stabilizes and continue to hope for encouraging news as the country and its people recover from this tragedy.
Dubai Cares has been active in Nepal since 2009. In partnership with buildOn, Dubai Cares has launched a school construction, teacher training and adult literacy program in Nepal, directly benefitting 2100 primary school age children in 14 schools. It also includes a Monitoring and Evaluation component as well as an Adult Literacy component, benefiting 840 illiterate women from indigenous rural communities. The program also benefits 4,200 adults, teachers, and officials. As part of the Dubai Cares Million Book Challenge 2008, the UAE-based philanthropic organization has also supported the establishment of 220 libraries and the publishing of 5 local language titles/books in Nepal, of which 336,000 copies have been printed and distributed.
In 2014 and as part of Volunteer Globally, one of the main pillars of Dubai Cares' community engagement activities, a group of 16 volunteers from the UAE initiated a week-long mission to construct a primary school in the village of Barkamuda in Nepal. In line with Dubai Cares mandate to eradicate poverty through education in developing countries, the school is set to directly benefit 150 children and indirectly benefit 1,000 officials and teachers in the village.


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Two lots located in Linden Highlands - need to bring in Road from Greenwood Street. Both properties have frontage on Greenwood Street. Parcel on the right side consists of 9,840 sq. ft. w/approx. 119.65 of frontage - 2017 assessment is $108,900 - yearly tax $1,543.11. Parcel on the left side consists of 8,849 sq. ft. w/approx. 69.25 of frontage - 2017 assessment is $105,100 - yearly tax $1,489.27. Buyer to do their own due diligence w/respects to cost of adding roadway. May require permit from City. Broadway to Truman Drive to left on Greenwood - when you hit the end that is where the land is - one lot on the left the other on the right.
Acres: 0.43
Lot Size: 18,689.00
Area/Village: Linden
List Price: $189,900
Type: Land
Land Type: Residential
Status: Active
Water: No
Acres: 0.43
Electrical: Nearby
Gas: None
Land Description: Elevated, Wooded, Irregular Lot
Lot Size: 18,689.00
Water: Nearby
Sewer: Nearby
Short Sale Lender Approval: No
Lender Owned: No
Assessed Price: $214,000
Taxes: $3,032
Tax Year: 2017
Book/Page: 1312/90
Zone Usage: Single Family
Beach: No
Amenities: Shopping, Highway Access, House of Worship
Disclosure: Two separate lots. - Each lot taxed separately. Totals used are combined
Disclosure Declaration: No
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The capstone project requires the student to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, using their technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice thus demonstrating the achievement of AQF Level 9. The ability to plan, systematically conduct and report on a major research project is an important skill for professional engineers. This unit of study builds on technical competencies introduced in previous years, as well as making use of the report writing and communications skills the students have developed. The research activity is spread over two units (Minimum 12 A and B) run over two semesters. In this unit of study, students are required to plan and begin work on a major research project, which is very often some aspect of a staff member's research interests. Some of the projects will be experimental in nature, while others may involve computer-based simulation, design or literature surveys. In this unit, students will learn how to examine published and experimental data, set objectives, organize a program of work and devise an experimental or developmental program. The progress at the end of Project A will be evaluated based on a seminar presentation and a progress report. The skills acquired will be invaluable to students undertaking engineering work. Students are expected to take the initiative when pursuing their research projects. The supervisor will be available for discussion- typically 1 hour per week. A thesis at this level will represent a contribution to professional practice or research, however the timeframe available for the thesis also needs to considered when developing project scopes. Indeed, a key aim of the thesis is to specify a research topic that arouses sufficient intellectual curiosity, and presents an appropriate range and diversity of technical and conceptual challenges, while remaining manageable and allowing achievable outcomes within the time and resources available. It is important that the topic be of sufficient scope and complexity to allow a student to learn their craft and demonstrate their research skills. Equally imperative is that the task not be so demanding as to elude completion. Finally the ability to plan such a project to achieve results within constraints and the identification of promising areas and approaches for future research is a key assessment criterion.
Meetings, Project Work - own time
Refer to the assessment table in the unit outline.
Assumed knowledge
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Semester 1
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Unquestioning Faith: Ignorance Is Bliss
The definition of "indoctrinate" is to teach (a person or group) systematically or for a long period to accept biased ideas uncritically. Uncritical in this sense means not tending to find or call attention to errors, discrepancies, inconsistencies or questionable content.
The very essence of church services is an environment of passivity. Being exposed to a repetitive ambience of emotions and fervor leaves the mind malleable, thus making it more susceptible to indoctrination. One begins to assimilate what's being said without actually processing it. Stimuli that produce excitable and heartfelt feelings are assumed to be the Spirit of God. An atmosphere that is euphoric captivates those present, enticing them to free themselves of mental restraint.
A passive mind conforms to anything and questions nothing when pleasure is derived. Once you're emotionally attached to something it becomes more difficult to be objective. This makes it practically impossible to be critical and voice an opinion that's in direct opposition to those whom one experiences impassioned ecstasy with on a weekly basis.
The continued search for an emotional high eventually leads to biblical ignorance. Many have a short attention span when it comes to serious study because they derive no sense of pleasure from it. It doesn't provoke a warm and fuzzy feeling inside so it's shunned. Those who want to go deeper in their studies often find themselves alone in such endeavors. Diluted teaching and prepackaged Bible studies are the norm for most congregations in order to accommodate the illiteracy and disinterest of the audience.
I'll use the spiritual term "stronghold" to describe the indoctrination process of Christians. It's frightening when one quenches their desire for knowledge and abandons their sense of reason in favor of playing church. The outcome is an individual who doesn't know the historical background of the faith they profess, can't articulate what it means to be a follower of Christ, and exhibits very little Bible knowledge. Memorized Bible verses that have become clichés among Christians masquerade as biblical literacy.
You're invited to worship with us, but please check your brain at the door.


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[themecolor]Directed by Mary Jo Horvath[/themecolor]
Southwestern College presents its annual 2014 Fall Faculty Dance concert featuring diverse dances choreographed by our talented faculty and guest choreographers. Many styles will be presented from contemporary to broadway, ballet, jazz, tap, folklorico and salsa.
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Thursday, November 20th @ 7:30pm
Friday, November 21st @ 7:30pm
Saturday, November 22nd @ 7:30pm
[themecolor]Mayan Hall[/themecolor]
900 Otay Lakes Rd.
Chula Vista, CA
General Admission: $12.00 at the door
Box office opens one hour before each performance.
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"Legal Experts Raise Alarm over Shocking Use of 'Killer Robot' in Dallas"
"The fact that the police have a weapon like this…is an example of the militarization of the police and law enforcement—and goes in the wrong direction," says Marjorie Cohn, a US Law Professor.
"We should see the police using humane techniques, interacting on a more humane level with the community, and although certainly the police officers did not deserve to die, this is an indication of something much deeper in the society, and that's the racism that permeates the police departments across the country. It's a real tragedy."
"Due process is not just enshrined in our constitution, it's also enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights," she adds.
Bomb-Disposal Robots Turned Assassination Tools
"This is sort of a new horizon for police technology. Robots have been around for a while, but using them to deliver lethal force raises some new issues," said a former police officer and assistant professor of law at the University of South Carolina.
"How was the control link to the Dallas bomb robot secured? Stakes go *way* up when something like this is repurposed as a weapon," wrote a security expert and University of Pennsylvania professor.
Popular Science tech editor said:
"Repurposing a robot that was created to prevent death by explosion clearly contrasts with the way these machines are normally used. Bomb disposal robots are routinely used to minimize the potential of harm to officers and civilians when disarming or clearing potential explosives from an area. They are often equipped with their own explosive charges and other tools, not to kill, but detonate other potential bombs in the area."
Cohn added: "The same way that the Obama administration uses unmanned drones in other countries to kill people instead of arresting them and bringing them to trial, we see a similar situation here….As the technology develops, we're going to see the increasing use of military weapons in the hands of the police, which is going to inflame and exacerbate a very volatile situation."
"We can see that many of the weapons that are being used by the military are in the hands of the police…. This is a very volatile situation, very dangerous situation, and is only going to make the tensions worse and kill people and violate constitutional rights."
Here in New Zealand…
A powerful coalition of white supremacists, Dispensationalists and other fundamental Christian groups whose divine (sic) mission is to "purify" what is already a showcase for abject racism are aided by the racist judiciary and the paramilitary police in apartheid New Zealand. What chance do the "colored" people stand?
Police or paramilitary force? Even the frigging New Zealand Spaceinvaders parachuted into Napier to take a potshot at Jan Molennar.
Related Links:
- Welcome to New Zealand police farce!
- There's Only One Law In New Zealand: It Says YOU Are Colored!
- NZ Sikh Society to Lodge Formal Complaint About Police Misconduct


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JIANGSU JIUDING NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD, China
Exhibitor of the 11th International Exhibition Composite-Expo 2018
February 27 - March 01, 2018 / Pavilion 8, Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia
Exhibitor information:
Jiangsu Jiuding New Material Co,Ltd was established in 1994 with registered capital of 17.576 million RMB. The company specializes in production and sales of fiberglass yarn, roving, continuous filament mat, chopped strand mat, fiberglass cloth, knitted fabric and FRP products. It is the larges and most advanced fiberglass textile manufacturing enterprise in China, and also the largest supplier of fiberglass discs for reinforcing the grinding wheel in the world.
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When I was in first grade, I became obsessed with fairies. I had a fairy house – think dollhouse – outside, and I spent hours making furniture out of twigs and delectable fairy delicacies out of flowers. So of course, when the leaves began to turn and my birthday planning began, I asked for a fairy themed party. My mom and I planned fairy games, crafts, and costumes, and after I submitted my request for lemon cake and vanilla icing, my mom planned the cake. On the day of my party, as all my classmates sang "Happy Birthday," my mom carried a beautiful fairy to the table – my favorite lemon cake forming the giant domed skirt of a repurposed Barbie doll with a blue icing bodice and wings.
When I was little, I always wanted plain lemon cake, but the shapes my mom created each year stole the show. Koala bear faces and teacups for me, footballs and train tracks for my brother: food coloring, carving, and lots of love. Ever since I can remember, birthday cakes have been a big deal in my house. At some point along the line, the cakes became simple round layers, and I shifted my allegiance from lemon cake to chocolate with a year or two of carrot cake limbo in between. Nevertheless, I still see birthday cakes as the center of the celebration – a birthday necessity made to order.
This year, I was lucky enough to be home for my mom's birthday which meant that I had the all-important honor of baking her cake. Not surprisingly, she asked for chocolate cake and in particular for what has become our favorite chocolate cake from Bon Appétit. Considering the multitude of chocolate cakes we've tried over the years, that's quite a compliment. With a moist and fluffy crumb, the cake melts deliciously in your mouth.
Cake decided, it was time to choose the icing to top it off. To the great satisfaction of my taste buds, my mom selected chocolate ganache. With its fancy French name, I used to think ganache was a difficult and sophisticated preparation reserved for restaurant desserts. Luckily, I discovered before too long that it is remarkably easy – requiring just a quick whisk of warm cream and chopped chocolate. Even more importantly, it is lick-the-bowl, never-eat-store-bought-icing-again kind of good.
When I carried the cake to the table on my mom's birthday, it wasn't quite as showy as the fairy of years ago. It didn't feature food coloring or carving. It wasn't colorful or creative. But it was just as delicious as any birthday cake before and it was baked with just as much love.
My favorite chocolate cake recipe can be found here on the Bon Appétit website. Oddly enough, I've never made the cream filling or ganache recipes that are paired with the cake, but I think you'll love the cake regardless of the fillings and icings you choose.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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Oscar Thoughts and Predictions 2010
First up on the agenda is the wild number of films up for the best Picture Oscar. The Academy is rather transparent in this ploy. Open it up to some super-popular blockbusters and maybe more folks will be interested, root for their favorites and tune in. Ratings equal money, awards for accomplishments be damned – this is America after all.
No matter how many hope for their favorite 'popular' movie, it's probably not going to win. That's just not how the Academy works, thankfully. It's how their publicity people work, but not the Academy. Yeah, Up and Avatar are in the mix, but no one's voting for them over The Hurt Locker or Precious, trust me.
And there are important oversights this year. Most notable is Sam Rockwell with his acting tour de force in Moon. Oh yeah, I forgot, with rare exception, the Oscars are only for films that came out in the last two months of the year. Oh well, the 'rules' eliminated that one, but what about Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker? He acts the ass off Jeremy Renner who is nominated.
And I bet Julia Roberts is steaming that Sandra Bullock cleaned up this year with roles that Roberts turned down, and may even win an Oscar for one. I really hope Julia is on hand for candid reaction shots Sunday night.
Nothing for Watchmen. Wow. I'm really surprised, especially after the way the Academy kissed the butt of one of the worst superhero movies ever, The Dark Knight last year. You'd think they'd have a little something for one of the best. And speaking of genre films – where was Ponyo? Not in foreign or animated. Damn.
Well, enough rambling and bitching. Here are my picks – and let's keep in mind, these are who I think will win, not who should win…
Best animated film – As much as I'd like to see The Princess and the Frog take it, it's Up all the way. It's easily one of the best films in some time. Of course, had Ponyo been here, it would have won.
Best documentary – I think the politically correct Academy will bow to the Health Nazis this year and give it to Food, Inc.
Best song – This one depends on other awards I think. If Jeff Bridges doesn't get best actor, they'll give it to "The Weary Kind" to make up for it. And if Up doesn't get best animated it will take the song here, probably with "Down in New Orleans." My bet is "New Orleans."
Best original score – I'm a huge Michael Giacchino fan so my heart leans toward his score for Up but I also think Hans Zimmer's Sherlock Holmes blows it away. Why wasn't Giacchino's Star Trek nominated? That was the best soundtrack of the year easily.
And as much as I'm tempted to pull a Bill Murray from the classic days of "Saturday Night Live," I do think these categories matter…
Best supporting actor – This is between Christoph Waltz' chilling Nazi in Inglourious Basterds and the ever-talented Stanley Tucci. I think the Academy will count Tarantino against Waltz and give it to Tucci. Not the way it should be, but the way it will be.
Best supporting actress – No question, if we can't have the Nazi villain as a winner, we'll take the evil mother. Mo'Nique is a definite here.
Best actress – I think that Gabourey Sidibe has good odds, but I also think this may be Sandra Bullock's year.
Best actor – It's between Jeremy Renner and Jeff Bridges, although it might go to Morgan Freeman for body of work. Renner is young and it's about time for Bridges. My money is on Jeff Bridges.
Best picture – The Hurt Locker. It's a hell of a film, powerful, well acted, and brilliantly shot. Kathryn Bigelow deserves it.
Best director – James Cameron, for Avatar. It's a hard call, but he'll get it for advancements in film and special effects. But then again, if that were actually how things worked, the Wachowski brothers are owed a few direction Oscars for Speed Racer and the Matrix trilogy. But who says these things are fair. And if I'm right on these first two awards, it should be a happy night in the Cameron/Bigelow household.
There you go, folks, place your bets. See you late Sunday night!
Best of 2009
My top ten films that I've seen this year that came out this year would be, in no particular order – Timecrimes, District 9, (500) Days of Summer, The Princess and the Frog, Moon, Wonder Woman, Inglourious Basterds, and my top three – Ponyo, Watchmen and Star Trek.
On television, "Glee" tops my card, quickly followed by Showtime's "Nurse Jackie" and a startling season of "Dexter." Other highlights would include the "Seinfeld" reunion on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the spoiled children of "Big Brother 10" and of course the "Doctor Who" specials.
Musically there's no question that 2009 was the year of Lady GaGa. And I think that's only the beginning. Even if she's a four-hit wonder, her performances and music, as well as her interviews are stunning. She is a force to be reckoned with for many years to come.
On the interwebs, props must go to Marvel Comics for their amazing motion comics of Astonishing X-Men and especially Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D.
Now bring on 2010!
Ponyo ~ The first thing that strikes me about Ponyo (also known as Gake no ue no Ponyo) is how terrific it is now that in America, not only are Hiyao Miyazaki's films distributed mainstream by Disney, but that Hiyao Miyazaki films are now an event. This is just how it should be. He's a genius, and it's about time he's treated this way.
I think a lot of that may be due to TCM. A year or so back they did an entire week of Miyazaki films that brought his work into the mainstream consciousness. I knew about him but then again I have a comics and anime background. I know this was when my wife's eyes were opened to his brilliance, a probably many others as well.
Ponyo is a simple yet bizarre tale of a goldfish who falls in love with a little boy and then wants to become human. From there it gets complicated. And the complications are what I love about Miyazaki. He always follows the game plan of the Hero's Journey, yet he takes the roundabout way, the twisted mountain road, so that he is never predictable – and that's refreshing. When was the last time you could not guess the ending or even the next scene of a film?
This is an enjoyable flick for both adults and children, and highly recommended. I really enjoyed it. And if you like what you see, check out the rest of Miyazaki's films. You'll be glad you did.


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