The candidates in the search for Miss Dinagyang 2009 will have to submit to the search organizers their personal advocacy project in the village where their selected ati-atihan tribe resides.
Pageant director Rowena Diaz said the candidates’ advocacy may focus on the environment, health, education and tourism potentials of the selected village in the city proper.
Diaz [...]
#1 Autism Advocacy Award - Conor's Smile, Joy and Happiness
#2 Autism Advocacy Award - An ASNB Mug
Given To Me By Fellow Parents, Friends and Officers of the Autism Society of New Brunswick. The Mug was given to me a couple of years back and, like me, shows the wear and tear of time. The Hulk was a nickname given by former ASNB President Lila Barry, who has been a force
This blog is a volunteer for the Blog Action Day campaign of BlogActionDay site. As I've promised before updating this blog as a Version 2.0 blog, I'll try my best to supplement your reading with some social issues so that we can really show the world that teenagers nowadays are willing to lend an ear on global social issues.
One of the few things that people doesn't know about me is that I'm
Perhaps it's part of a journey towards [Jesus'] truth, not just ours. - Archbishop of Canterbury, from the sermon for the International Mass at LourdesIs starting one's day with orange juice and a brownie a bad idea or a good idea? We shall soon see. I have Bill Cosby playing in my head right now as he defends his choice to serve his children grapefruit juice and chocolate cake for breakfast (&quo
Ridgewood School District Advocacy Notes
Courtesy of Sheila Brogan Ridgewood Board of Education Member
Last month the Assembly went back to work in Trenton and below are four bills Ridgewood Residents should be watching:
A930/S655 directs the NJSIAA to establish interscholastic adapted athletic programs for students who are participating in adapted athletic programs developed by their school
[Written by T.R. Sherrill--MYPA Contributer/Western Michigan University]
It seemed like such a novel idea for the McCain campaign… put a woman on the ticket, and BOOM! Every woman in America will vote for McCain! Brilliant! There’s 50% of the popular vote automatically set for McCain. No sweat. One problem: According to [...]
The US Green Building Council is seeking four (4) regional advocacy consultants to assist in coordinating and maximizing the advocacy work of our 78 chapters across the country. The regional advocacy consultants will work at the state, county and local government level to coordinate and assist our chapters in developing and implementing public policy strategies that advance green building practice
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Top 5 mobileYouth stories on Thursday
Declining prices for mobile banner ads (Jul 30, 2008 17:07)
Not sure why but there were some articles today about the deal between Virgin Media and mobile adve..
Mobile Advertising Click Through Rate 10% from Nokia and Dolce&Gabbana (Jul 30, 2008 16:18)
Now this I believe. Nokia Interactive runs a mobile advertising [...]
I attended a seminar yesterday on legal advocacy by Justice Scalia and legal-writing guru Bryan Garner, which Garner touted on his website as "The CLE Event of 2008."Justice Scalia lamented that "lawyers are generally lousy writers," and that it catches a judge's attention when a brief is well-written. He and Garner offered a number of ideas for how to write and argue in a manner that is most like
I attended a seminar yesterday on legal advocacy by Justice Scalia and legal-writing guru Bryan Garner, which Garner touted on his website as "The CLE Event of 2008."Justice Scalia lamented that "lawyers are generally lousy writers," and that it catches a judge's attention when a brief is well-written. He and Garner offered a number of ideas for how to write and argue in a manner that is most like
I am not running for this office to fulfill any long-held plans or because I believe it is somehow owed to me. I never expected to be here, and I always knew the journey would be improbable. I’ve never been on one that wasn’t. I am running because of what Dr. King called “the fierce urgency of now.” I am running because I do believe there’s such a thing as being too late. And that hour i
Please follow this link to a new article posted by yours truly over at Nurse LinkUp. Due to contractual obligations, I cannot post the text of the article here, but you're very welcome to surf on over to Nurse LinkUp and read to your heart's content, as well as poke around the site which is under construction but really coming along! (And if you're a nurse, nursing student, or wannabe nurse, pleas
Canada shares a border with the United States of America and we can not escape the influence of our giant neighbor and our American cousins. We absorb American news and popular culture every time we turn on our televisions. From American Idol to CSI Miami we get it all, every day. American political decisions, from war in Iraq to border crossing security changes, can have a dramatic impact on C
HT: Dave Briggs. Bob Holmes of Digital Unite, who are encouraging ’silver surfers’ to get online and make the most of what the web has to offer. He's a great advocate + this all rings true to me!
Everybody gets a scandal today. The LA Times explores an Illinois state grant Barack Obama endorsed for Killerspin, a table tennis company owned by a political supporter.
A first generation high school and college graduate, Dr. John believes in the power of education. She received her B.S. degree from Alabama State University, her M.S. degree from Nova Southeastern University and completed her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership at Argosy University in Atlanta.
Dr. John credits her elementary gifted resource teacher, Ms. Beverly Rickerts, [...]
A Series on Principles for Successful Parent Advocacy - Principle One - Knowledge and Research - This article presents principle one of three principles on successful parent advocacy. Written by a veteran educator, administrator and assistive technology specialist, this article explores the area of knowledge and research. These principles are based on things that have been observed in real-life occurrences as parents have advocated for their children. Read and apply these principles to tap your potential as you advocate in more successful ways. More: continued here Other Review: GumDrop Preemie Natural Scent Pacifier (Baby Product)
A Series on Principles for Successful Parent Advocacy - Principle Three - Be a Contributor - This article presents the third of three principles on successful parent advocacy. Written by a veteran educator, administrator and assistive technology specialist, this article explores the area of being a contributor to the process. These principles are based on areas that have been observed in real-life occurrences as parents have advocated for their children. Read and apply these principles to tap your potential as you learn to advocate in more successful ways. More: continued here Other Review: 6-Pack Birdseye Cloth Diapers (Apparel)
Series for Successful Parent Advocacy - Principle Two - Fostering Positive Relationships - This article presents principle two of three principles on successful parent advocacy. Written by a veteran educator, administrator and assistive technology specialist, this article explores the area of fostering positive relationships. These principles are based on areas that have been observed in real-life occurrences as parents have advocated for their children. Read and apply these principles to tap your potential as you learn to advocate in more successful ways. More: continued here Other Review: Nursery Smarts Amelia Convertible Crib M White (Baby Product)
I came across this site, tree-nation.com over my browsing of some blogs of friends after seeing a very colorful animated and cool widget on their web pages. I got intrigued by this, I must say, beautiful widget, and so just found myself signing up and copying the code to my own blog.Tree Nation according to its site "is an ecological project with a focused objective: To plant 8 million trees in Niger, Africa to fight desertification! Large-scale plantation of trees will increase the land's productivity and re-generate the soil." This is such a noble act therefore. Their very campaign is founded on the reason that "desertification is potentially the most threatening ecosystem change impacting livelihoods of the poor." (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification www.unccd.int). Dese
There are days when you think things just can’t get any more ridiculous. That would not be in the world of advocacy groups. Webster defines advocate as “one that supports or promotes the interests of another”. Today one advocacy group advocated another advocacy group knowing full well that neither of them are doing a good job of advocacy for the groups the purport to be advocates for.
I have long railed on AARP for the way they mistreat their constituency when it comes to life insurance advice. AARP has been in bed with New York Life forever in an effective effort to sell poorly constructed, overpriced life insurance to old folks like us. I mean really!! If you are putting a product together to sell to people primarily in their 60’s, with today’s life expectancies really reaching into the mid 80’s, would you create the product so that it ends at age 80? That is AARP’s idea of good advice and it is New York Life’s idea of a cash cow.
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• Advertising used to promote a position on a political, controversial or other social issue. • Expresses a viewpoint on a given issue on behalf an institution. • Is often provided by government agencies and non profit organizations Advocacy advertising almost always is related to a specific public policy or upcoming legislation. The ad will express an opinion on the issue or position the sponsoring industry or company as a leader in its field or area of expertise, such as health care, the environment, or education. •Public Health Promotion: Anti smoking , AIDS prevention •Public Safety Promotion: Seat belt usage and fire prevention •Education-related issues: Literacy programs What Makes an Advocacy Advertisement Effective?A quality advocacy advertisement is well-expressed, phrased in human terms, and articulates the debate on your terms, rather than the opposition’s point of view. Providing research to substantiate your claims make the
Oct. 31 Edit: I’ve now opened SledDogWatch.com to further counter the nonsense described below. This site is “Dedicated to Honouring the Tradition and the Sport of Mushing.”
Those of you in Whitehorse may have seen the posters put up by Terry Cumming opposing the Yukon Quest in particular and mushing in general due to what Terry claims is the cruelty of the sport. I know Terry well, and have just ignored his nonsense up until today. I just read a Letter to the Editor, though, in which he trashes the person/people who is/are tearing down his posters, calling them “very cowardly”. As soon as I post this I’m going to phone the City Bylaw department to see why he isn’t being charged for defacing city property - his posters are every bit as obnoxious as that of any of the other brainless “taggers” in this town.
If Terry chose to target the places where dog cruelty actually takes place (or animal cruelty in other forms), I’d cont
By Mark PartridgeDomain name conflicts affecting business are on the rise.Fortunately, victims of domain name abuse have an effective tool to fight cybersquatting. The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) adopted in 1999 by the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international body responsible for domain name governance, has been used to address thousands of domain name conflicts.As an ICANN UDRP Panelist with over 125 reported decisions, I have read many submissions, some very good, many bad.Here are six recommendations for UDRP submissions.1. The Complaint (or Answer) should be a brief. This is your only chance to argue your position. Treat it like a memorandum in support of a motion for preliminary injunction or summary judgment by presenting your case as an advocate. Mere notice pleading allowed in our federal system is not effective for the circumstances.2. The Pleading should be brief. Although the provider's limitations on length are largel
American Progress seeks an Online Advocacy Manager to develop and execute online advocacy strategy, including online campaigns, rapid response actions, and collaborative research projects to further progressive policies and advance the work of American Progress. Responsibilities include management of a new Web site that will bring American Progress advocacy efforts together under a single identity.
Full description in PDF
bkomar@americanprogress.org
Kimberly and Jason's storyline has inspired a fanbase. Fans have gone beyond just tuning in to watch the show, they've donated money to various AIDS charities and actively participated in events to bring attention to it. This post is to recognize the contributions various groups of thefanbase have made, and to direct the online community toward where they can continue to lending support to those trying to "fight the monster". If you have a little spare cash and time, please help out the below fundraising effortsOur friends at POZ magazine are holding a charity benefit at Prohibition in NYC on May 16th in NYC from 5:45pm to 9pm. Ticket price is a $25 donation - Thorsten Kaye, Ilene Kristen, and others from ABC will be there. You can find a larger picture of the flyer hereAIDS Walk NYC on May 20th : There are couple people/groups walking in this event, you can support Jackie (JacquelynCL) at her AIDS walk webpage and POZ magazine at their AIDS walk webpageThe main Scrubs Message Board
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I couldn’t really do justice to the outpouring of support from the Pinoy blogosphere. Whether it was a sign of support through logic, principle and personal stand, I want to say again that I’m extremely appreciative and grateful for your courage to stand up for what you think is right despite the possible repercussions and consequences.
I find it really odd that those who think that this shouldn’t be that big of a deal talk on their soapboxes as if every other reasonable person would be on their side. I didn’t expect christians, atheists, agnostics (i.e. everybody) would have a more or less similar stand regarding the secular nature of the event.
Whether you think what happened was wrong, right, necessary or vestigial, it’s undeniable that it brought something positive - dialogue. It definitely got people talking and it definitely sent a strong and resounding message.
If you think it shouldn’t be an issue, say your piece and take a seat. Who a
Marine General Peter Pace, the Pentagon’s top general, said in an interview on Monday he believes “homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts.” He also said, “I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way.”
Because of these comments a gay advocacy group is demanding that General Peter Pace apologize. The group Service members Legal Defense Network said on their Web site that “General Pace’s comments are outrageous, insensitive and disrespectful to the 65,000 lesbian and gay troops now serving in our armed forces.” This group has also represented several members who have been dismissed from military duty because of their sexual preferences.
Pace said that he does support a policy which prohibits military commanders from asking a person about their sexual orientation. This policy allows gays and lesbians to serve in the
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) today announced its opposition to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent recommendation to extend black box warnings on antidepressants that suggest that young adults up to the age of 25 are at an increased risk of suicide when they take the medications. DBSA and other mental health advocacy groups have expressed concern about the impact of extending the warnings to adults, which had previously been limited to use of antidepressants in children. "As an organization we have consistently called for research data on the impact of antidepressants so that patients and their doctors can make informed decisions," said Gloria Pope, DBSA's director of advocacy and public policy. "But the recent recommendation to the FDA may have a chilling effect on the legitimate use of antidepressants by young adults, ultimately increasing the risk of suicide for people under the age of 25." The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is Ame
Meridian, Mississippi - David B. Miller is a staff attorney with the Mississippi Center for Justice. An Editorial Board guest of The Meridian Star last week, he discussed the group's concerns over payday loan establishments and its upcoming legislative agenda.
