Fwd: You paid for it. Do you know what it is?

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Did you know you're a major funder of scientific research?

Hello Mark,   Public research and open data changes lives. I know because I saw it first hand. One of my close friends got sick with a rare, degenerative disease and I was shocked to see how many barriers he faced trying to access publicly-funded research to learn more about his condition. Information about what treatment options and information that might help him – that he had helped pay for as a taxpayer – could only be accessed through expensive, paid sites maintained by publishers.     Each year, taxpayers like you and me fund billions of dollars in scientific research. That research has transformed the way we communicate, learn and save lives — just think about how mapping the humane genome has revolutionized medicine and our vocabulary alike.   That's why I'm writing to you today, on Open Data Day, to ask that as the taxpayer funders of public research, we start talking about what we expect from the research we pay for. It's time for a bigger conversation about the role of science and information in our lives, and that conversation begins with a few key principles:   I SUPPORT OPEN DATA!   We should be able to see work we pay for. This should apply to individuals and professional scientists alike. Publicly-funded research should be preserved and archived. We don't know when research will come in handy again so preservation is key! For example, the technology developed for the Hubble space telescope was later used to create a new method of breast cancer screening. That's why it's crucial for this work to be preserved and archived rigorously. Data should be truly open. You shouldn't need expensive software to be able to access or even look at different studies through different studies — the lower the artificial barriers, the easier we make it to access knowledge, the more rapidly progress can happen.   Will you add your name to these principles and share them with your friends, family and colleagues to help kick-start a conversation about how important science is to our lives?   What makes science awesome is that it allows for anyone to ask questions, collect and examine evidence, and communicate the results of what was found. By coming together and sparking a conversation about the need for public research to be open, we can help accelerate that process.   Yours, Kaitlin Thaney Mozilla Senior Fellow + Open Data Advocate   Connect with us Thanks for reading!  Mozilla 331 E. Evelyn Avenue Mountain View CA 94041 Read the Mozilla Privacy Notice.

Fwd: Mind map webinars for Mark in March!

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From: Biggerplate

Mind Map Webinars: March Mark - March has arrived, and brings a selection of fantastic mind map webinars for your enjoyment and learning! Visual Mapping for Better Decisions 2 March (Business Club) Mikko Arevuo (Regent's University, London) shares his research into how visual mapping can enable and assist teams with improved decision making. View Details Mind Mapping for Negotiation 7 March (Business Club) Business consultant Tarek Fahmy explores how mind mapping can be used to plan and execute effective win-win negotiation processes. View Details Annual Report Review 8 March (Public) Biggerplate Founder Liam Hughes reviews the key findings from our Annual Mind Map Report (to be published soon) and answers your questions! View Details Mind Mapping for Design Thinking 14 March (Business Club) Dr Marco Ossani will present and demonstrate how mind mapping can assist in the critical thinking required for Design Thinking. View Details Introduction to Mind Mapping and Biggerplate 20 March (Public) Our regular welcome webinar explains the basics of mind mapping, and how to get the most out of the resources available at Biggerplate.com! View Details Business Modelling with Mind Maps 21 March (Business Club) Hans Terhurne (Creamatics) demonstrates how mind mapping can support scenario planning, strategy development, Business Model Canvas, process mapping, and other visual modelling. View Details Biggerplate.com The Home of Mind Mapping You are receiving this message as a member of our community, and we hope you find it helpful! Like Tweet Share Forward

Fwd: Big Data and Big Surveillance

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From: John H

On Monday I sent out an article on Robert Mercer and Cambridge Analytica.  Today there is a follow-up of sort discussing Big Data and the Democratic Party establishment (the New Democrats and the DNC).  It takes some issue with the first article but is really worth reading.  The second attachment discusses enhanced surveillance techniques being employed by corporations on their employees.  This is an extremely frightening turn down the road toward complete totalitarian control of all workers and, perhaps, all of us whether working or not.  Do read this!

John

Links:

• Do Democratic Operatives Dream of Big Data, PDF 
• Big Brother Capitalism Strikes Back, PDF

Kayak Safety Weekend in June

Great MeetUp for Kayakers:

https://www.meetup.com/Western-PA-Kayaking/events/238064770/?rv=ea1&_af=event&_af_eid=238064770&https=on

Baby Swim Insights

Interesting reading. 

http://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/real-life/in-the-news/sink-and-swim-baby-swim-lessons-branded-dangerous-and-traumatic

Fwd: Gunning for Russia

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From: John 

The New Democrats are gunning for Russia . . . be prepared to duck and cover, just like we did in the 1960s.

John

Link

•  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByN94c3Pp4BpeVBOc3hFN093bzVlVmlHY1NzTmlIWV92NWl3

Fwd: Perez chosen as DNC Chair

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From: John 

Doing it to themselves, and to us, once again.  The Democratic Party is incapable of learning from failure because it is dominated by neoliberal elites who care not at all for the rest of us.

John

Links:

• Perez Chosen as DNC Chair
• D Party Orthodoxy in Action
• Why was Tom Perez Willing to be the new ....

Blast Email from Friday

* https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/412-public-news/2017-February/000039.html

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[412-public-news] Outdoor hockey tomorrow - inside your brain hockey today - in the pool next week

Mark Rauterkus mark.rauterkus at gmail.com 
Fri Feb 24 14:43:43 EST 2017

• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

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Hi All,

Pittsburgh hosts an outdoor hockey game this weekend, and I'm excited to
turn you onto an enriching educational experience from the NHL and Penguins
for youngsters that blends science and math with sports and technology.

You have to check out this Hockey Scholars online course from a firm,
Everfi.

The educational games are authentic to the sport, and it hits close to home
since the NHL's stadium series built a rink, with associated markings,
angles, etc. at Heinz Field. Give it a whirl. I'm pleased enough to
recommend it to you. If you have any youngsters, especially those in the
middle grades, this makes a nice out-of-school-time learning challenge with
a computer.

More insights:
http://play.cloh.org/2017/01/31/nhl-nhlpa-gets-into-stem-with-goals-program/

Our passcode: 36ce56eb
Create an EverFi account the first time by going to
http://www.everfi.com/login and click Register. Then enter 36ce56eb and
click Next.

If you already have an account at Everfi, login to the account and enter
d79ea057 in the top right corner.

More details and those instructions are on the attached, 2-page PDF.


= = Other quick news bites:= =

+ Good luck to the varsity swimmers headed to WPIALs and State
Championships, starting next week for those in PA.

++ Our star city swimmer, defending WPIAL Champion in the fly, Sead, 11th
grade, enters this year's meet as the #1 seed in the backstroke.

+++ The Saturday Swim School resumes in March. We're seeking more
participation at 11:30 am for middle school kids and their mentors /
guardians.

++++ We're hiring and training coaches, captains, lifeguards and swim
instructors for our staff for this summer. Apply.

+++++ My spring after-school swim and water polo schedule includes Mondays
at Westinghouse, Tuesdays & Thursdays at Obama, Wednesdays at Allegheny,
Fridays at Arsenal and Saturdays at Oliver High School.

++++++ Families in Pittsburgh interested in putting their students into PPS
Summer Dreamers should approach their school PRINCIPALS now. The sign-up
process is changing. We'll be offering Swim & Water Polo for 3rd and 4th
graders at U-Prep (Hill District) and King (Northside).

++++++ We're starting a Hybrid SUMMER team with The Pittsburgh Project too.
Swim, Water Polo, SKWIM, Triathlon too. More on that soon.




--
Ta.


Mark Rauterkus       Mark at Rauterkus.com
PPS Summer Dreamers' Swim & Water Polo Camp Executive Coach
Varsity Boys Swim Coach, Pittsburgh Obama Academy
Recent Head Water Polo Coach, Carnegie Mellon University Women's Club Team
Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team

http://CLOH.org

412 298 3432 <(412)%20298-3432> = cell

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Fwd: Telling it like it is

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From John

Paul Street and Mike Whitney take liberals to task – and it's about time they listened!

John

 Links:

Get fleas
Lame shaming and Russia blaming

Fwd: Something different, John's paper on money and debt

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From: John

This evening I am sending out a paper I wrote concerning the exciting topic of money and debt, why we don't understand it and why it's important that we do.  In my opinion this is the most misunderstood concept in the nation today and one of the most destructive myths ever created.  I hope that you will take the time to read this and let me know what you think.  I have included some reference material at the end which may be of interest should you want to learn more.

John

Link to the paper in PDF

Fwd: DNC Chairman Election

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From: John 

If Thomas Perez wins the election as Democratic Party Chairman it is time to formally abandon all hope for a constructive reordering of Democratic Party priorities.  It simply means that the corporate and financial titans have once again won the day and that the corporate centric policies which ruled Obama's presidency and led to Clinton's defeat in 2016 will continue unabated in the Democratic Party.  This will insure continued Republican dominance in national elections.  It's not clear where progressives and the left can turn, but it's certainly clear that continued support of DNC endorsed candidates will bring only more of the same and is not worth the time and effort involved.  Until the Democratic Party is forced to recognize that it must cease being the party of corporate and financial plutocrats and return to its Middle American roots, there is no reason to vote for DNC endorsed Democrats.

 

John

Nutritional seminar can be scheduled for your group of school guardians

Nice offer and PR for insights about nutrition. 

Full Time Job with Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center is now posted

Check out this posting is interested. 

Fw: Highmark Foundation Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program

Hello, PPS Healthy School Leaders-

I wanted to send a reminder about the Highmark Foundation Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program.  The deadline to apply for the Building Sustainable and Lasting Changes in Schools grant is approaching soon – Friday, March 17^th. There are additional grant opportunities to also consider. Please read below for more information…

The Highmark Foundation is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program The goal of the program is to create healthier school environments that experience positive, sustainable, and lasting change through comprehensive strategies.  The program is open to schools, grades K-12, in central, northeast and western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards program is a multi-faceted approach to school-based grant making.  School grants are available to schools in central and western Pennsylvania and West Virginia through this new coordinated approach. ·         Building Sustainable and Lasting Changes in Schools grant funding supports evidence-based programs that address one of four priority areas: bullying prevention, child injury prevention, healthy eating and physical activity, or environmental health. As a requirement for funding, grant recipients must provide measureable pre-and post-program intervention status reports. Application deadline: March 17, 2017. ·         Advancing Excellence in School Nursing awards recognize the important role school nurses play in adolescent health and wellness. Up to eight school nurses will be presented this honor, accompanied by $1,500 to be used for professional development or school resources. Application deadline: March 17, 2017. ·         Meeting Health Needs through Supportive Services grants are part of a strategy to support economically disadvantaged school districts and high-needs schools with financial assistance to meet basic health requests. Rolling application period through December 31, 2017. Applications may be found at https://highmarkfoundationrfp.versaic.com.  All applications are to be submitted online.  Visit https://highmarkfoundationrfp.versaic.com to create an account and follow the instructions for submitting an application. Click here to download the instruction booklet or visit the Highmark Foundation website at www.highmarkfoundation.org. 120 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1733, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

If you are interested and need assistance with the application, let us know!

Best,

Britnee Nwokeji, MSEd

Health Promotion Program Manager

Healthy Schools, Out-of-School Time

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Lawrenceville Medical Building

4401 Penn Avenue

Second Floor, Suite 2104

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

(412) 692-8721 (Work)

(412) 692-7182 (Fax)

britnee.nwokeji@chp.edu ​

Screenagers

Disseminating K-12 Health Literacy Efforts: A Learning Collaborative for Key Stakeholders” Symposium on March 24

• Invite. 
• Sessions.

Paying for college seminar

See this link.

Fwd: Excellent article on Debt

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From: John Hemington

Attached is a talk given by economist Dr. Michael Hudson at the Union Theological Seminary at Columbia in January including so commentary and questions by participants.  It is one of the best discussions of credit, debt, poverty I have yet seen.  It should be of particular interest to those Christian and Jewish believers who look to biblical scripture for guidance in living their lives.  But, in fact, it should be of interest to all who are concerned with the political and economic trends in today's world.  To quote from Dr. Hudson:  :  We're at a turning point in history.  If we don't solve the problem of economic polarization, which is caused mainly by debt, we're going to go into another dark age.  We're going to have neo-feudalism.  We're going to have neo-serfdom, except that you're not going to be tied to the land like serfs were.  Neoliberalism is the force driving us all toward this new dark age and some of those now in charge in this country truly believe that the wars of the end times are coming in this generation and are hoping to speed up their coming.  Everyone should be taking this with the utmost of seriousness as the future of the planet is at stake.

John

• Article in PDF on Debt 

NLA Contract

I did this work and never put in an invoice to get paid. I make it as my volunteer efforts at Westinghouse. NLA is Neighborhood Learning Alliance. Mt. A Church and Wesly ran the program.

For Fun and the season: Second Line, the Fifth,

Love the name and the beat:

Young Men Olympian Junior Social Aid and Pleasure Club.





How is your krewe?

• * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krewe

Are you in the second line?

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_line_(parades)

Fwd: Trump and the Deep State

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From: John Hemington

I suspect that the first attachment will make a number either uncomfortable or angry as you may think that it is a defense of Donald Trump's presidency – it is not.  However, I believe that it is a dead-on accurate reflection of what is now taking place in this country.  The neoliberal wings of both the Democratic and Republican Parties – including all of the main stream and neoliberal media – are waging a full-court press to discredit and eliminate a sitting president.  Regardless of one's feelings about Trump, and I find him to be despicable, the propaganda war which is being waged against him sets an exceedingly dangerous precedent – up to and including the suggestion that the 'Deep State' should act to "take him out."  The tactics being employed are right out of the Joe McCarthy playbook from the 1950s.  And, don't forget, if Trump is removed in one way or another, we are left with a much smoother, more devious version of Trump in Mike Pence.  The Pence project will be no less destructive than the Trump project, but will be much more difficult to fight against.

The second attachment deals with neoliberal/neoconservative effort to intensify the chaos and destruction of the Middle East, this time in Yemen.  It focuses on the frightening silence of Western media concerning the devastation being wrought on millions of innocent civilians by US surrogates Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates using American weapons, planes and aerial refueling capacity.  This is and has been for quite a long while an unconscionable operation aimed at supposed Iranian terrorism, which actually is virtually nonexistent in the current Middle East.  Almost all real terrorist activity is Saudi inspired Sunni groups such as al Qaeda and other similar groups.  These, of course, we fund and support while claiming to simultaneously be waging war against them.  It is the murderous height of hypocrisy at its very worst and it is all transpiring in our name and the blood of innocents is on our hands.

John

Links

• Goose stepping our way to a pink revolution, PDF article
• Yemen article

Fwd: Worthwhile presentation

---------- Forwarded message

The Summer King: The Josh Gibson Story

Thursday, February 23rd

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Steel Valley High School Auditorium

3113 Main St, Munhall, PA 15120

The very first world premiere in Pittsburgh Opera's distinguished 78 year history hits close to home.  The Summer King tells the story of baseball legend Josh Gibson. Josh went from the sandlots of Pittsburgh's North Side to the pinnacle of greatness in the Negro Leagues, before ultimately being enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

Join the The Josh Gibson Foundation, Pittsburgh Opera, The Battle of Homestead Foundation, and Steel Valley School District on Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:00 PM, for a preview community event at the Steel Valley High School Auditorium featuring some of the cast, a few local pro athletes and a program about Homestead's role in fostering the Negro Leagues and stars like Hall of Famer Josh Gibson.

John

Fwd: [DW] Facebook: Building Global Community - What's your response to Mark Zuckerberg?

---------- Forwarded message
From: Steven Clift

Democracies Online

Facebook: Building Global Community - What's your response to Mark Zuckerberg? by Steven Clift in Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire I invite everyone to read and comment on Mark Zuckerberg's important "Building Global Community" letter:   https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity   This is a special Facebook Group I've created to connect lots of disparate communities for a unified conversation that I will share with my contacts at Facebook.   You'll find a link to his letter and posts organized by the five key questions Mark asks and posts to share media reports and more: https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity​/permalink​/502366400151315​/   Or jump straight to his letter: http://po.st/zuckglobal   Also, while I don't have my first tele meeting with a foundation on this until next week, now seems like a good time to share E-Democracy's draft proposal for Local Civic Facebook Groups: http://po.st/civicfacebookgroupsgoogledoc   Zuckerberg's letter highlights the absolutely vital role of "engaged leaders" creating "meaningful groups." E-Democracy's magic mix is supporting YOU - those leaders - in local communities working to create local community and civic life Facebook Groups that foster inclusive and supportive local online communities that foster civic engagement and informed communities. So, if you want to add your city to the list of the 22 cities with volunteer interest, email me - clift@e-democracy.org - with "Civic Facebook Groups" in the subject line. We drafted most of this proposal in December, so we are ecstatic that Facebook's next mission is so well aligned with our scrappy work.   Thanks, Steven Clift E-Democracy.org   P.S. You can jump in deeper now (we are just getting started):   1. Supportive Communities: https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity​/permalink​/502355863485702​/   2. Safe Community: https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity​/permalink​/502356546818967​/   3. Informed Community: https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity​/permalink​/502358683485420​/   4. Civically-Engaged Community: https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity​/permalink​/502359110152044​/   5. Inclusive Community: https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity​/permalink​/502359536818668​/   Other Conversations: https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity​/permalink​/502366996817922​/   Media Reports: https://www.facebook.com​/groups​/buildingglobalcommunity​/permalink​/502367900151165​/

Friday, March 3

Fwd: I keep searching . . .

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Believe it or not, I keep searching for some good news to send around, but these are difficult to come by in this terrifying 'new world' of Trump & company.  However, if you weren't already frightened sufficiently, the two articles included in the PDF file attached from Consortium News should rattle your cage just a bit more.  It seems that ever since the election, Democratic Party elites are hoisting the banners for war just about anywhere it is not yet engulfing the world.  Not being satisfied with most of the Middle East and Afghanistan already in flames and chaos – with millions of people dead, wounded and displaced – the Democratic Party elites are calling for more blood and destruction so as not to be outdone by their Republican colleagues on this score.  Now legislation has been introduced in Congress, by a Democrat, to give Donald Trump unfettered authority, with no Congressional oversight, to attack and wage war on Iran any time he so pleases.  If this doesn't make you a bit uncomfortable, then you may want to check out the fires we are attempting to set in Ukraine, another of our favorite war charities – oh, and yes, China too.  It is true what the historians have said that dying empires are interesting places and times indeed. 

Good night and good luck!

John

Link

• Ex-Dove Dem, article in PDF