Friday, June 02, 2017

Fwd: Down the memory hole . . .


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From: John H

Two good reads for the weekend.  Enjoy the sun while it lasts.


John

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Fwd: [WordPress Security] PSA: OneLogin Breached. Here's What You Need to Do.

This worry does not apply to my sites, but for those who do use it, heads up.

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From: "Wordfence" <list@wordfence.com>



This is a public service announcement from the Wordfence team due to the potential wide impact this breach may have. Single sign-on provider OneLogin has experienced a major data breach

If you use their services and are affected by this breach, head over to our blog now where we explain what has happened and what you need to do to protect yourself and your data. We also provide additional coverage on this story from other news sources. 


Regards,

Mark Maunder 
Wordfence Founder & CEO

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Thursday, June 01, 2017

Fwd: Upcoming Webinars: Healthy People 2030 and Progress Review

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Healthy People 2030 Development New!

Register Now | June 22, 2017 | 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET
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Join us for a webinar on the development of Healthy People 2030 on Thursday, June 22 at 12:00 p.m. ET. In this webinar co-hosted with the American Public Health Association (APHA), attendees will be able to:
  • Understand how to use Healthy People 2020 to promote public health
  • Learn about the development of the Healthy People 2030 framework
  • Ask questions about the development of Healthy People 2030
Dr. Georges Benjamin, APHA Executive Director, will present on APHA's involvement in Healthy People over the last decade. You can find a complete list of presenters on the registration page.
Registration is limited and will close once it reaches capacity. Please consider registering early and gathering in one location to view the event with your colleagues.
About Healthy People 2030 Development
Every decade, the Healthy People initiative develops a new set of science-based, 10-year national objectives with the goal of improving the health of all Americans. The development of Healthy People 2030 includes establishing a framework, vision, mission, and overarching goals, and identifying new objectives.

Maximizing Access: Connecting Health Care and Oral Health Care Reminder!

Register Now | June 13, 2017 | 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. ET
If you haven't already registered, please consider joining us on Tuesday, June 13 at 12:30 p.m. ET for a Progress Review webinar featuring 2 Healthy People 2020 topic areas:
  • Access to Health Services
  • Oral health
You'll also learn how the Family Health Center of Marshfield has connected oral health care to health care needs in Wisconsin. You can find a complete list of presenters on the registration page.
About Access to Health Services and Oral Health
Access to health care is the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes. It impacts people's overall physical, social, oral, and mental health—and their quality of life. Oral health is essential to overall health because, without proper oral care, people can develop oral infections such as tooth decay and gum disease. Oral infections are associated with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, premature births, and low birth weights.
About Progress Review Webinars
The Progress Review webinars focus on tracking and measuring the progress of select Healthy People 2020 objectives throughout the decade.
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Fwd: When will we ever learn?

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From: John H

In times like these it should be exceedingly difficult for Americans to look one another in the eyes and claim to be proud of our nation – just as it should be for the country folks of our NATO allies.  We live in terror of terrorists who inflict relatively small, but still painful and unnecessary, casualties on our population base; while we (and our allies) inflict massive damage and enormous levels of civilian casualties on the homelands of most of those we fear so greatly.  It was particularly true in the case of the Manchester bomber, a known Islamic radical, who was, along with many of his cohorts, given free range by Britain's MI5 intelligence agency to move freely through Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in order to disrupt the Libyan government of Quadafy in the name of revolution onto which NATO joyously joined in order to trash and dismember a stable North African government, much as was done in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, now Syria and soon, if reports can be believed, Iran.  And, it is important to note that we have failed to bring "democracy" or even anything remotely resembling it to any of these nations – instead we have brought continuing chaos, death and destruction. 

This, many have said, was the goal all along.  Israel has long desired its projected enemies in the region to be destabilized and rendered impotent – and we have done that in spades.  Saudi Arabia and the other Sunni kingdoms desperately want to destroy and Shia opposition in the region and we are dutifully following their "orders" by providing billions in weapons, training and direct intervention.  Of particular importance, it turns out, is the regional instability we have caused for the benefit of military contractors and arms dealers, not just in the U.S. but also in Britain, France and Germany.  War, as it has always been, is a major profit center for these folks and never ending war is like having a birthday every day of the year – celebrate, celebrate the killing continues as the profits mount.

The two attached articles take separate routes to demonstrate this ongoing absurdity funded and fueled by the U.S. and its NATO followers.  John Pilger explains the blowback which was Manchester and Robert Fisk, perhaps the best war correspondent of our time, explains why Islam is not the violent religion it has been characterized as in the mainstream media.  And both point to the use of propaganda to keep the whole process producing death and profits.


John 

Articles



Fwd: New Beginnings at Baylor University

Baylor University is getting a new president. That's good news. 
Ohio University is also getting a new president. 
Meanwhile, another school I attended, St. Barts, is closing. 


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From: Linda A. Livingstone <Office_of_President@baylor.edu>


Office of the President
Dear Baylor Family,
First days. I remember so many of them marked with excitement and anticipation – my own first day in college; my first day as a college professor; my first day as a dean. On each of those days I felt God's presence as He prepared me and encouraged me to face a new chapter. My prayer on this, my first day as Baylor University's president, is that God's love and mercy will shine on each of you and on the University's leadership as we seek the strength and daily renewal necessary to faithfully serve and guide this remarkable institution into the future.
I am truly honored and humbled to have been selected as president of this historic institution of higher education and to return to the beautiful Baylor campus, where I formerly had the pleasure of serving as a faculty member and as associate dean for graduate programs in the Hankamer School of Business.
During the 15 years since I last worked on campus, the Baylor skyline has certainly changed. And along with impressive new facilities, the University has added a great number of academic programs and significantly expanded its staff and acclaimed faculty. There is one thing, however, that clearly has not changed: Baylor's absolute dedication to helping students fulfill their utmost potential in all areas of life, from academics to spiritual growth.
Focusing on the Baylor Family
My priority this summer will be engaging with the members of our faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni and friends, listening to their Baylor stories and gaining an understanding of their goals and dreams for the University. I am certain that one common commitment we will discuss at length is the development of our students into dynamic men and women with the capacity for leadership and a dedication to service. That has long been the benchmark of excellence at Baylor, and it will remain of paramount importance as we move forward.
As I express my excitement in returning to Baylor and eagerly anticipate our days ahead, I also wish to commend Dr. David Garland and the entire Baylor community for their tremendous work over the past year to create a better Baylor as we emerge from the challenges and heartbreak surrounding incidents of sexual violence in our community. All have joined hands to renew our commitment to providing a safe and welcoming home on campus for our students and to redouble our efforts to advance Baylor's distinctive Christian mission in higher education.
An essential focus as I begin my tenure as president: to bring the Baylor Family together in support of our students, faculty and staff. They truly are the core of our Christian mission as an institution, and I will begin and end each day in prayer for their well-being and the well-being of the entire Baylor Family. I invite you to join me in that discipline, and also to reach out to Baylor students in your families and communities this summer to let them know you care for them and support their decision to attend Baylor.
Working Together
Today marks a watershed moment in the history of Baylor University. On one side lies our institution's past – a heritage of devoted service to church and state that is memorialized by the motto inscribed on the Baylor seal, Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana. On the other side stretches out the future of Baylor – a story that remains to be written by our own hands and animated by our hearts.
Like any university with a long history, Baylor has experienced periods of triumph and turmoil over the decades. We will do well to celebrate our triumphs and learn from the turmoil. While acknowledging our past, it is also essential that we engage in the act of casting our collective vision forward. Our future does not simply await us. It calls for us to joyously and thoughtfully give it shape. It is ours to create, together.
Thank you for your prayerful and unceasing support of Baylor University.
Sincerely,
Linda A. Livingstone
Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.
President
Baylor University  Waco, Texas 76798  1-800-229-5678

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Fwd: Our Changemakers celebration is just weeks away

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Honoring Our Changemakers in Pittsburgh Public Schools


Join A+ Schools for our annual Changemakers Celebration to honor teachers, parents, volunteers and students who make a difference in Pittsburgh Public Schools. 

The Pittsburgh Promise will be recognized as the Changemakers Organization of the Year, but there are many others who will be honored during the celebration. Among the honorees are: Tina Russell and Dr. Barbara Rogers, both of whom will receive the Ella Baker Leadership Award

Ms. Russell, a parent volunteer at Pittsburgh Arsenal, was described as a thoughtful, reflective and inspirational leader who provided others with the courage to become advocates. 

Dr. Rogers, a volunteer at Pittsburgh Linden, started the Reaching Outstanding Achievement Results (R.O.A.R.) initiative to help students reach literacy goals. 

Come out and cheer on the awardees. 


The event will be held at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Downtown on Thursday, June 22, 2017 from 
6:00 to 9:00 p.m. 

 
TeenBloc Rally for Bill of Rights
Youth Promise Night

Join TeenBloc for Youth Promise Night to learn more about the Pittsburgh Promise and supports that exist to help students overcome barriers to qualifying for the Promise. The event will be held at St. Paul AME Church, 400 Orchard Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15210, Beltzhoover, today, May 31, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. 

Recap: Vote School Board First

Thank you to all of the volunteers and coalition partners who made the Vote School Board First campaign a success! 

Here are some of the campaign highlights:

  • 56 volunteers and staff members out on election day covering 61 polling places
  • There was a less than 5 percent gap between those who showed up to the polls and those who voted for school board on election day
  • 16 media stories about the Vote School Board First Coalition in radio, print, TV 
  • Over 10,000 people received candidate guides from the coalition 
  • The website received over 2,000 hits 
  • Over 100 people attended the candidate forum, with 700 people watching some portion of it the night of the event via Facebook Live


Welcome, Kirk

Kirk Holbrook, recently joined the A+ Schools Board of Directors. Mr. Holbrook works for State Representative Jake Wheatley, Jr. and brings over a decade of experience working with and advocating for urban communities and vulnerable youth.  

Mr. Holbrook is a former member of the A+ Schools staff. Learn more about him here.
 

ESSA Parent Advocacy Training

Pennsylvania PTA is hosting an advocacy training for parents and other concerned stakeholders to learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and how to develop skills to advocate on behalf of children. The workshop will be held at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy, 107 Thackeray Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

PRYSE Fundraiser


PRYSE Academy will hold a fundraiser to help support its fifth year of providing summer programming for Pittsburgh's refugee and immigrant youth. 

The fundraiser will be held at Wigle Whiskey's Barrelhouse & Whiskey Garden, 1055 Spring Garden Avenue, Northside, on Friday, June 16, 2017 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. 

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