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11/30 - Zaxby's Customer Feedback

November 30, 2015, 2:31 pm
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See below for positive/neutral and negative feedback received via social media. In addition to general customer service, majority of users are also provided with Guest Service information for follow-up.

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Drove all the way to Zaxbys again 😂 worth the drive 😍 https://t.co/D8qcG39q10 · Angie Poliandro
This Zaxbys ☺️😋 https://t.co/T6JQQwU4Ml · JamieLynn
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30 November 2015, Day 2 of Africities 7 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

November 30, 2015, 2:31 pm
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18 sessions in the morning and 18 in the afternoon, Africities is a huge space for dialogue and exchange among Local Governments and developmnt partners.

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Delegates from Morocco arrive. #Africities2015 #sabcnews https://t.co/9KyKypgEdl · Paballo Lephaka
Deputy mayor of Durban Shabalala speaking abt the big diversity of his city #Africities2015 https://t.co/UkOGYcgO1I · CGLU Afrique
Speaking: @ABDELMALICKf, Mayor of a district of the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott for 14 years #Africities2015 ^eN5 https://t.co/TJhaqyZiDj · Africités-Africities
Sheila Magara speaks about challenges in Zimbabwe and power of solidarity & partnerships #Africities2015 https://t.co/15eVBI9yu3 · Slum Dwellers Int'l
Q. session at the women's organization session . Many issues being discussed of gender equality #Africities2015 ^eN5 https://t.co/j53yfPlDLe · Africités-Africities
@ANCJHB Research and Academia question and answer session #Africities2015 https://t.co/vuAZX6roCM · Mxolisi Mashifane
Very interesting and informative session abt role of culture &#localgov in #Agenda2063 @ #Africities2015 https://t.co/fgVb6ODYf8 · CGLU Afrique
Some more #Africities2015 news interviews with the various high-profile dignitaries #TakingOverTheAirwaves https://t.co/Yi0Wd5KznP · Africités-Africities
We need to be aware of our conditions on the gound and be honest to ourselves as Africans #Africities2015 https://t.co/rQxFB1ylj4 · CGLU Afrique
Recommendations of professional for local & central administration session #Africities2015 https://t.co/JRX4UuiZL4 · CGLU Afrique
Delegates are deliberating over the previous 18 #Africities2015 Stakeholder sessions, while enjoying sumptuous lunch https://t.co/dMFi4dVvns · Africités-Africities
Cameroonian delegate and Mayor of Bangangte Celestine Ketcha Epse Courtes giving address to women. #Africities2015 https://t.co/Nyqvl06TWd · SALGA
Smart City Technologies at #Africities2015 in Johannesburg. https://t.co/N46VmTZoMN · Alexander Carius
Programme of this afternoon #Africities2015 @Africites @CityofJoburgZA @UCLGAfrica https://t.co/nVqHELv3ib · OIDP Matola
Mr. Makhubo of @CityofJoburgZA on local Eco Dev in African Metropolitan cities #Africities2015 https://t.co/TAhbtbFxIw · CGLU Afrique
Cllr Manyoni Mayor of Mangaung opening the BRICS Cities session #Africities2015 https://t.co/LoRfBZtRsV · Zunaid Khan
@VictoriaOhaeri(speaking) Muziwakhe NDLALOSE, S.Africa |Edward MOLOPI, SERI |Sheila MAGARA, Zimbabwe #Africities2015 https://t.co/whSZ8czo18 · Spaces for Change
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Twitter IF - "From the wrath of, etc."

November 30, 2015, 2:31 pm
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CYOA is the weirdest thing.

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JRM 219 Twitter

November 30, 2015, 2:32 pm
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Storified by Nidaa Mungloo · Mon, Nov 30 2015 22:32:08

Here are my shared articles:
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The Internet of Things

November 30, 2015, 2:32 pm
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This list of the Internet of Things is a collection of smart and connected devices that help people in their behavior and lives. The most coolest that are just really entertaining are included too ;-) #iot #internetofthings #internetofeverything #ioe

Storified by Ayman van Bregt · Mon, Nov 30 2015 22:32:17

Amazon Prime Air · amazon
The Amazon Dash ButtonThe Amazon Dash Button
What if you had a magic button that you could press that would restock all your home necessities? Well, leave it to Amazon to create exactly that. Their new Dash Button device works exactly as you would imagine it to. Running out of detergent?
Just another day in the office at Magic Leap · 2E1x3l45YUO2eOhRv-A7lw
Ontdek de Connected Kitchen · carrefourbelgie
Flapit · flapitcounter
Ozobot - Imagination in Play · ozobot
QButton · Franson
A day in the life of Sensemother · Sen.se
CNET News - Meet the robots making Amazon even faster · cnettv
Volvo On Call App · volvocarsnews
Introducing Amazon Echo · amazon
Plastc IncPlastc Inc
Plastc helps you pay any way and anywhere you want*. With a magnetic stripe and barcode display, your Plastc Card will work in all the places you already frequent. Plus, with NFC and Chip and PIN capabilities a software update away, you'll soon be ready for the future of payments.
The 'Internet of Things' Will Be The World's Most Massive Device Market And Save Companies Billions Of DollarsThe 'Internet of Things' Will Be The World's Most Massive Device Market And Save Companies Billions Of Dollars
The Internet of Things (IoT) is beginning to grow significantly, as consumers, businesses, and governments recognize the benefit of connecting inert devices to the internet. In an all-new report from BI Intelligence, we examine what is currently driving growth in the Internet of Things and how various sectors of the economy will embrace IoT innovations.
Miss a Payment? Good Luck Moving That CarMiss a Payment? Good Luck Moving That Car
The thermometer showed a 103.5-degree fever, and her 10-year-old's asthma was flaring up. Mary Bolender, who lives in Las Vegas, needed to get her daughter to an emergency room, but her 2005 Chrysler van would not start. The cause was not a mechanical problem - it was her lender.
Amazon Dash - Shopping made simple · amazonfreshofficial
Wearable Technology Database | Vandrico Inc
The list of wearable devices has been constantly changing since 2008. With the recent announcements at CES 2014 and the media coverage that it has garnished, the wearable tech market is now poised for its biggest year in history. This database is an ever-evolving and free resource tool for everyone to use.
Ericsson Connected Paper - 2014 International CES Las Vegas : Video · commentonotizie
Estimote Beacons - real world context for your appsEstimote Beacons - real world context for your apps
Real world context for your apps.
Wearable Technology Database | Vandrico Inc
The list of wearable devices has been constantly changing since 2008. With the recent announcements at CES 2014 and the media coverage that it has garnished, the wearable tech market is now poised for its biggest year in history. This database is an ever-evolving and free resource tool for everyone to use.
British Airways - #lookup in Piccadilly Circus · flybritishairways
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Surfers Killed by Possible Cartel Violence in Sinaloa, Mexico

December 1, 2015, 3:17 pm
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Dos surfistas australianos estaban viajando de Canada a Guadalajara cuando ellos no se presentó en el destino previsto.
El 30 de Noviembre, una camioneta quemada fue encontrado con restos humanos no identificados, en el estado mexicano de Sinaloa.
Sinaloa es un estado mexicano conocido por su gran presencia de carteles y violencia.
Inside Mexico's feared Sinaloa drugs cartel - BBC News · bbcnews
Hallan restos humanos en el auto calcinado de un surfista ...
hace 13 horas ... Dos surfistas australianos desaparecieron en el estado de Sinaloa; las ... el destino de dos surfistas australianos desaparecidos en México, ...
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The American Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness

December 1, 2015, 3:17 pm
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Why is mental illness so stigmatized in America? Why is there an uneasiness with people who have mental illnesses to receive help?

Storified by shelbystubbs · Tue, Dec 01 2015 23:17:30

The first time I was really introduced to mental illness was in middle school when my best friend told me she had depression. At the time, I had no idea what depression actually was, only that it had something to do with being really sad a lot. As I became closer with her, I wanted to know more about depression and what it meant. I knew that when my friend opened up to me, it was something personal, and I shouldn't share it with anyone because I was trusted with it. However, what I couldn't really comprehend was the more complicated reasoning why she didn't want me to tell people. Now I know it was because she feared people would view her differently, and she was right to be wary. The stigma that surrounds mental illness, especially in the United States, has been one the biggest underlying issues that people with any type of mental illness does not get treated. That led me to the question: why is there such a huge stigma in the first place?
Americans have always been independent, whether it's the insistent love for a capitalist economy or the ambition to be the best, self-reliance has always been at the heart of the United States. When someone struggling with a mental illness asks for help, they're often met with a certain amount of surprise and discomfort because when they ask for help, they're suddenly dangerous because they can't function on their own. The distrust in the difference between what both the media and society portrayed as 'normal' and how people with mental illnesses live creates a tension, which ultimately leads to a lack of knowledge from being unable to understand. This is shown in Public Conceptions of Mental Illness in 1950 and 1996: What is Mental Illness and Is It to be Feared? in which it states that, "Early studies found that, not only was the public's orientation to mental illness largely uninformed, by the current psychiatric thinking of the day, but public conceptions were suffused with negative stereotypes, fear, and rejection." The fear and rejection of people with mental illness often caused those with it to either lapse into a deeper depression, or add depression onto their mental illness because they were understood, and instead written off as 'crazy' or 'dangerous.'
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In the 1940's, this tension and overall unenlightened state was used by doctors, in their attempts to 'progress' the medical field through experimentation of dangerous and new medical procedures. One of the most famous procedures was the lobotomy, in which an ice pick was inserted through the orbital cavity next to the eye into the prefrontal cortex of the brain. The ice pick lobotomy was invented in 1935 by a Portuguese neurologist, Antonio Egas Moniz, and just ten years later, he received the Nobel Prize for it. The intention of the procedure was to stop violent and abusive behavior exhibited by those with mental illnesses, according to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Dr. Walter Freeman brought the procedure to the United States, and gained popularity for the lobotomy procedure quickly. One of the people who experienced an ice pick lobotomy was Howard Dully, who was twelve when the procedure took place. In an NPR interview he states, "But I've always felt different, wondered if something's missing from my soul." In Dully's attempt to reconcile with what happened to him, he investigates his past to discover why this was allowed to happen to him. He interviews with Dr. Elliot Valenstein, a professor at the University of Michigan with a PhD who teaches psychology and neuroscience. Dr. Valenstein states, "I think the problem with the whole lobotomy period was that it spread like wildfire; that there was a lot of publicity, a lot of exaggerated success. Initially there was a lot of demand for the operations because there were many parents and family members who were desperately in need of help and not getting any. And it spread not only for seriously ill patients but to a lot of people who were not that seriously ill." This was what happened with Dully; he actually did not look to have any real mental illness, but because of the hype surrounding the procedure, and the stepmother who never wanted him, he was forced to get an ice pick lobotomy. While the treatment worked on some of Dr. Freeman's patients, such as Ellen Ionesco, whom was, according to her daughter, "violently suicidal" before her surgery while afterwards she was complicit, the ice pick lobotomy was been ruled inappropriate after the mid 1950's from the possible and likely horrible side affects that come with it.
'My Lobotomy': Howard Dully's Journey'My Lobotomy': Howard Dully's Journey
Additional interviews, oral histories and information about the documentary: On Jan. 17, 1946, a psychiatrist named Walter Freeman launched a radical new era in the treatment of mental illness in this country. On that day, he performed the first-ever transorbital or "ice-pick" lobotomy in his Washington, D.C., office.
While the ice pick lobotomy fad ended when less intrusive forms of treatment such as psychotherapy drugs coming into market, and therapy counseling sessions, the stigma surrounding mental illness didn't. One of the biggest controversies in the psychiatry history is the topic of sexuality, and if being gay is a mental illness or not. According to "Homosexuality and Mental Illness" by J. Michael Bailey, numerous studies have shown that "[...] the association between homosexuality and psychopathology, [...] both converge on the same unhappy conclusion: homosexual people are at a substantially higher risk for some forms of emotional problems, including suicidality, major depression, and anxiety disorder." This article suggesting that those who are homosexual suffer from other mental illnesses illustrate that those on the outside of society, whom are viewed different because they don't fit into the media's portrayal of the norm are therefore wrong and dangerous. The shift from the ice pick lobotomy to aversion therapy grew in popularity in the 1970's to treat homosexuality. Aversion therapy was using negative reinforcement in order to convert people's sexual orientation from gay to straight. In the article "Just Because They Volunteered Doesn't Mean It's Not Torture" by Mickey Weems, they state, "The result of such abuse can convince the patient to implement a mini-Final Solution and kill themselves." These results were seen, but not truly acknowledged until twenty years later in 1996, in the court case Pitcherskaia v. Immigration and Naturalization Service in which a Russian woman fought for the right to stay in the United States so she didn't have to go back to Russia where she would be treated with aversion therapy. The court decided that Pitcherskaia had a right to stay in the country, as aversion therapy was not truly beneficial to the subject, and all to similar to torture tactics. As the treatment for mental illness shifted more towards psychotherapy drugs, the public's opinion shifted that mental illnesses were dangerous and that was why those with it had to be on medication.
The fear associated with mental illnesses is more often than not fear of the unknown, and not being able to understand. According to the article Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms, "On the aggregate level, the notion that mental illness causes gun violence stereotypes a vast and diverse population of persons diagnosed with psychiatric conditions and over simplifies links between violence and mental illness." This over simplification that the article discusses, further illustrates that those with mental illnesses are not all the same, and grouping nonviolent people with mental illnesses, with people who are psycho or sociopaths only increases the stigma against those with mental illnesses. The notion that all those who are mentally ill are capable of hurting and killing others is a stretch that is used to explain how someone could do something so horrific, and instead of separating those who are nonviolent and harmless it creates an even wider net of stereotype, and encourages those with with mental illness to not get treated, in fear of being seen as a 'freak.'
As the United States has grown to try and be more understanding of those with mental illnesses, it's still an ongoing struggle. One of the biggest, more obvious changes is the fact that more and more people are seeking medical help for their mental illnesses, according to the article Public Conceptions of Mental Illness in 1950 and 1996: What Is Mental Illness and Is It to be Feared?. California is also pushing to reduce the stigma of mental illness in its state, as it passed the Mental Health Service Act in 2004, which "[...] funds a comprehensive statewide prevention initiative that places stigma and discrimination reduction at its center, with 25 projects providing interventions at the institutional, societal, and individual level," according to the article "California's Historic Effort to Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness: The Mental Health Services Act" found in the American Journal of Public Health. As Americans are becoming more educated, with the easy accessibility to online sources as well as public education of mental illnesses in schools, the United States is slowly starting to see a change in how mental illness is viewed. While there is definitely still stigma surrounding those with mental illness, instead of regarding someone as the illness, it has shifted to identifying someone with the illness.
Works Cited

Clark, Wayne, et al. "California's Historic Effort To Reduce The Stigma Of Mental Illness: The Mental Health Services Act." American Journal Of Public Health 103.5 (n.d.): 786-794. Biological Abstracts. Web. 19 Nov. 2015

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"Just Because They Volunteer Doesn't Mean It's Not Torture." Outlook: Columbus 16.6 (2011): 22. LGBT Life with Full Text. Web. 23 Nov. 2015.

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Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms
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Count Only The Sunny Hours

December 1, 2015, 3:17 pm
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A year in the life of the U of A, seen through the eyes of students, staff, and alumni. #UAlberta

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Happy holiday at #Edmonton #alberta #ualberta #university #edmontonphotographer #familyphotographer #holiday #tree #lights #christmas #pretty #canada · BoxCube Photography
We love sledge hockey! #ualberta #ualbertarec #sledgehockey · Anissa Lukocs
#ualberta #yeg #sunset · Eric
#UAlberta's long history means campus feature buildings from many different time periods. Beside some original buildings from the early 1900's, CCIS stands as a new, modern addition. · UAlberta: Study in Canada
上… #空 #冬 #冬空 #建物 #大学 #キャンパス #エドモントン #yeg #igyeg #UAlberta #campus #ExploreEdmonton #sky #winter · マイケル
Clear skies 🌞 ____ #ualberta #edmonton #yeg #architecture #archilovers #urbanexploration #visualsoflife #visualsgang #cityscape #streetculture #justgoshoot #killeverygram #shoot2kill #exploretocreate #snowy #winter #sunny #canada · Dhakshayini Boopalan
Albie Sachs, human rights activist and former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa. #hero #equality #ihouseab #ualberta #yeg · Afshin Arefi
Woke up in a winter wonderland. · Rae // theNotice
Early morning on the #UAlberta campus: winter has arrived. #winter #firstsnowfall #edmonton #alberta #winterwonderland · Jacqui Tam
#ualberta #yeg ·
Let it snow ❄️🎶 #edmonton #canada #ualberta #snow #university #beautiful #winter #magical #ilovesnow #night #happy ·
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 🇨🇦❄️ #snow #Canada #ualberta #christmas #fairylights #magical #christmasspirit #cold #snowsnowsnow #beautiful · Ellen Davis
Little visit to @ualberta today ❄️📚 #exploreedmonton #ualberta · alyson doing things
We have snow! Campus is dusted with light snow, as students walk to their next classes. · UAlberta: Study in Canada
The new statue outside @ualberta Li Ka Shing Centre is cool but confusing to @sck229 #ualberta #november #lastdaynosnow · Katie M
Graduation takes years of work and for those of us who've gone through it understand. So excited to have been part of this special day. · Zac & Monikah 📷
Cheers to the Class of '15... we did it! Five and a half incredible years later, today was graduation day. I couldn't be there to cross the stage but I'll be celebrating in Beijing this weekend. What an amazing adventure. #Ualberta #Ualberta15 #Ualbertaalumni #blueventures #ualbertaarts #university #undergrad #grateful #adventure #YEG #PEK #Beijing #China #wanderlust #travel #celebrate #graduate · Blue Knox
QUAECUMQUE VERA! Whatsoever the truth! "De cetero, fratres, quaecumque sunt vera, quaecumque pudica, quaecumque justa, quaecumque sancta, quaecumque amabilia, quaecumque bonae famae, si qua virtus, si qua laus disciplinae, haec cogitate." "For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline, think on these things." #ualberta #yeg #nofilter · Afshin Arefi
Did it! PS: I look like a wizard and I love it. 🎓🎓 #ualberta #bcomm · Claire Mackenzie
Congratulations to all of the Business students who will be crossing the stage this afternoon at 3pm! Take time today to celebrate all that you have accomplished, we are so proud of you. Tag #ualbertabcom to share your experience with us! #ualberta15 · Alberta School of Business
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Giving Tuesday 2015

December 1, 2015, 3:18 pm
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On December 1, 2015, Wesleyan University holds its third consecutive #GivingTuesday challenge. Send us an #UNSelfie. Tell us why #WesGives.

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#UNSelfie for #GivingTuesday 2015

@wesconnected @wesleyan_u #GivingTuesday #wesgives #thisiswhy #unselfie https://t.co/qXijbvy8Iy · Edward Thorndike
#Unselfie w/Fellow @wesleyan_u #coworker, alum & friend #ChristinaFarrell 4 #GivingTuesday. #WesGives @wesleyan_u https://t.co/AJHZcFisl0 · Lizandra Vega
#unselfie for @wesleyan_u on #givingTuesday it is not too late to join in #WesGives https://t.co/vazW3Mzp0g thanks! https://t.co/Tl8EclJNlE · Tim OBrien
#WesGives So many great reasons to give! Share your #GivingTuesday #unselfie. Give now at https://t.co/YtSdOjJfws https://t.co/8u3XXUIV1s · Robert Mosca
Wesleyan grads change the world. #WesGives #givingtuesday #UNSelfie #ThisIsWhy https://t.co/ct42VM0jbl · Christine Pina
Timeline Photos - Karen Broadway Whalen | Facebook · Facebook
Please join me in supporting Wesleyan! #WesGives, #UNselfie, #GivingTuesday https://t.co/sFab6HfMwB · Frantz Williams
#theroomwhereithappens #GivingTuesday Headquarters at Wesleyan #WesGives @Lin_Manuel @wesleyan_u https://t.co/ZYflnc8Bxw · Wesconnect
Athletics has joined Wesleyan in,... - Wesleyan University Athletics | Facebook
Athletics has joined Wesleyan in, #GivingTuesday -- a national day of generosity. A day when your personal contribution to athletics will also impact...
#WesGives #GivingTuesday is Dec. 1. Why does Thomas Kail ’99 support Wesleyan? https://t.co/jayFATXTt7 https://t.co/IDCaUMBI8I · Wesleyan University
#WesGives #GivingTuesday challenge from Mike Fries '85: 3K Wes gifts, $300K 4 financial aid https://t.co/jayFATXTt7 https://t.co/Mfd6aBIy3h · Wesleyan University
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Coconut La Croix

December 1, 2015, 3:18 pm
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#AmericanGiving on #GivingTuesday at @amhistorymuseum

December 1, 2015, 3:18 pm
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On #GivingTuesday 2015, the museum launched the Philanthropy Initiative, a project to collect, research, document, and exhibit materials relating to the history and impact of American philanthropy.

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For #GivingTuesday, @amhistorymuseum is launching its #AmericanGiving initiative https://t.co/a3F4zcXuRg https://t.co/o9KTl8Yx1C · Smithsonian
For democracy to work, Americans had to participate in it actively—volunteering, sharing resources. #AmericanGiving https://t.co/gb6PlNgDP5 · amhistorymuseum
Ben Franklin was an early American philanthropist: https://t.co/MUfdTn7RPZ #AmericanGiving #GivingTuesday https://t.co/7hsQY3ug0z · amhistorymuseum
Why focus a new initiative on philanthropy? Our head curator explains: https://t.co/u09UndECTH #AmericanGiving https://t.co/3CWijIQUsX · amhistorymuseum
Share a photo (new or old) of yourself volunteering. It may go on display! https://t.co/jg7jHfytrO #AmericanGiving https://t.co/THeLoq9gs5 · amhistorymuseum
Was Benjamin Franklin the father of American philanthropy?Was Benjamin Franklin the father of American philanthropy?
Benjamin Franklin's reputation for invention and inventiveness looms large in our national imagination: Franklin stoves, Poor Richard's Almanac, bifocals, and of course that whole key and kite experiment. But many Americans do not connect Franklin with inventing a new form of American philanthropy.
American Philanthropy: A new Smithsonian initiativeAmerican Philanthropy: A new Smithsonian initiative
"In the United States associations are established to promote public order, commerce, industry, morality, and religion; for there is no end which the human will, seconded by the collective exertions of individuals, despairs of attaining." -Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835 Philanthropy has been a critical element of American society from the beginning.
Ben Franklin's suit takes pride of place at the @smithsonian kicking off the #AmericanGiving summit https://t.co/HzE53H6geU · Henry Timms
Esteemed panel discussing the history of philanthropy @amhistorymuseum #AmericanGiving https://t.co/rxfL9FI7Ou · Jennifer Lockwood-Sh
The @smithsonian wants to know: What is your #AmericanGiving story? #GivingTuesday https://t.co/tJW389NGXo · Jean Case
A big moment in #AmericanGiving: The March of Dimes, started on the eve of World War II. https://t.co/mjcqqZKUgU https://t.co/TINRWtK8xC · amhistorymuseum
"I'm a historian...so I predict the past" #OlivierZunz at @Smithsonian launch of #AmericanGiving initiative https://t.co/362oXhBvLf · Steve Case
A volunteer in the @smithsonian + @PeaceCorps Environmental Program, 1973. #AmericanGiving #GivingTuesday https://t.co/zON5zCA4a9 · Smithsonian Archives
What inspires you to donate your time or money? We asked our visitors. https://t.co/u09UndECTH #AmericanGiving https://t.co/vXHU3NXYiA · amhistorymuseum
#AmericanGiving: How do you give? · SmithsonianAmHistory
#AmericanGiving: What inspires you to give? · SmithsonianAmHistory
#AmericanGiving stories · national museum of american history
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Lens #7: ISMs

December 1, 2015, 3:18 pm
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english 10, multiple lenses

Storified by Camisha Rahmatian · Tue, Dec 01 2015 23:18:59

Lens #7: ISMsLens #7: ISMs
Each link takes you to an "ism" definition. Your job is to go out and explore how this "ism" connects to you, the text, other texts, and/or the world. Storify your journey. Make comments on what your discover and the connections you make. Tweet something using hashtag #MulgraveLenses.
anarchism
(politics) Anarchism is inspired by the moral-political ideal of a society untouched by relations of power and domination among human beings. This ideal has most often expressed itself in a doctrine advocating the total absence of government as the only firm basis for individual liberty and societal progress -- a doctrine that some argue animates even Marxism (since Marx believed that eventually the state would wither away).
existentialism
(ethics) An influential movement in 20th-century ethics holding that values are not universal but instead that each person must create his own values as a result of living life. Its guiding phrase, formulated by, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), was "existence precedes essence".
idealism
(metaphysics) In the original, Platonic sense, a theory claiming that the primary reality consists of eternal, unchanging, non-physical archetypes, of which the particular entities perceived by the senses are imperfect copies. The most signficant forms of idealism after Platonism are the monadology of Leibniz (a kind of panpsychism) and Hegelianism.
Anarchism, existentialism and idealism. All ISM's that connect to the idea of being revolutionary, rebellious and creating a new future. These are ideas that are relevant in Ru, as the protagonist is escaping her past life to seek out a better future, she is going against the rules and creating her own set of values and her own path, characteristics of existentialism. I found these 3 ISM's interesting, as although they are some of the more common terms we hear about in the ISM's, many people don't understand the full extent of what they could mean and in how many forms they could be applied in. I also wished to look at these ISM's more in depth and find connections from them to Ru, as there can always be connections made through multiple types of media and text.
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O Rio Doce agora é um Rio de Lama

December 1, 2015, 3:20 pm
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Nenhuma estratégia adotada pela Samarco ou por uma organização ambiental será necessária para que o Rio volte a ser o que foi um dia. A água límpida e clara foi substituída pela lama escura.

Storified by Carlos Paranhos · Tue, Dec 01 2015 23:20:08

Depois que a barragem de Fundão localizada em Bento Rodrigues, distrito de Mariana, foi rompida no dia cinco de novembro, uma série de catástrofes veio à tona. Além dos desaparecidos, números de cidades afetadas e mortos não identificados, o Rio Doce, mais importante bacia hidrográfica incluída na Região Sudeste, até então, está morto por causa de toda a lama tóxica acumulada no seu leito.
As consequências são enormes: peixes, gados, animais silvestres e até a economia local são afetados com o que vem sendo chamado de a maior tragédia ambiental do Brasil. Para se ter uma ideia do estrago, décadas serão necessárias para que todo ecossistema seja recuperado. Para algumas espécies raras que viviam no local, como o surubim-do-doce, o Rio nunca mais será seu habitat natural. “É um prejuízo grande tanto para o solo quanto para recursos hídricos e a biodiversidade”, disse o professor de agroecologia e botânica Reinaldo Duque-Brasil.
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Entre os materiais encontrados, destacam-se metais pesados como alumínio, ferro, chumbo cobre, boro, bário e mercúrio, resultando em uma água sem utilidades, inapropriada para qualquer consumo humano, e com a época de chuvas fortes chegando, a lama e seus rejeitos continuarão traçando o caminho do Rio, que contém, aproximadamente, 853 km de extensão. Durante uma coletiva realizada em Linhares nessa segunda-feira (23), a Ministra do Meio Ambiente Izabella Mônica Vieira Teixeira revelou o que precisa ser feito de imediato. "Medidas precisam ser adotadas emergencialmente, como o atendimento às populações isoladas, que vivem ao longo do Rio Doce e estão sem informações. Também precisamos olhar pelos trabalhadores que tiram seu sustento do rio", concluiu.
Juliano Reis, pescador de 38 anos que vivia basicamente da pesca proporcionada pelo Doce, contou ao Estado de Minas um pouco da sua lastima: “Tinha uma capoeira, onde ficavam as capivaras, bem ali, no encontro do Rio Piranga com o Carmo. A lama destruiu tudo, arrastou e matou os bichos. Não tem como a gente se conformarcom o que ocorreu”. Não só Juliano, mas outros diversos trabalhadores padecem com o fato. São nomes desconhecidos, histórias não contadas, a respeito, rostos escondidos que agora precisarão arranjar outra forma de ganhar suas rendas.
O vídeo amador abaixo mostra o relato de outros pescadores sobre a realidade atual do já extinto Rio Doce.
Pescadores mostram Rio Doce após a passagem da lama ·
A Samarco, empresa que junto com a Vale e a BHP é responsável pela tragédia, não vem se posicionando sobre as decisões tomadas, como a ordem Judicial do estado de Espírito Santo ordenando que a lama não chegue ao mar (que encontra com o Rio), ou a respeito da misera multa de 250 milhões de reais decretada pela presidenta Dilma Rousseff.
Enquanto nenhuma resposta ou solução é apresentada, o Rio Doce falece depois de 464 anos desde a sua descoberta. E que descanse em paz.
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Lens #9: Visual Text

December 1, 2015, 3:20 pm
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Explore images of Thuyền Nhân: Boat People. Storify and respond. Explore the pages at the Canadian Museum of History from past to present. Storify something that you found interesting. Comment and connect to you, text, world.

Storified by Chuiwen Kong · Tue, Dec 01 2015 23:20:16

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Civilization.ca - Boat People No Longer: Vietnamese Canadians - Leaving VietnamCivilization.ca - Boat People No Longer: Vietnamese Canadians - Leaving Vietnam
Line-ups for food, line-ups for water, line-ups to use the facilities: such was the reality of Asian refugee camps. The refugees were often confined to the camps and, with no possibility of shopping for food and supplies beyond its limits, a thriving black-market trade developed, with the help of the local population.
I was reading the book “Ru”, I was interested in people’s lives in the refugee camps. The main character in the book named Tinh, lived in the Malaysia refugee camp for a period of time. Although she and many other boat people landed in Malaysia, a great amount of boat people stayed in the refugee camps in China or Philippine. On the website of Canadian Museum of History, I explored more about the Vietnamese people’s lives in the refugee camps. The living condition in the refugee camps are similar to what I thought before, but many things are also different. I knew that were will be limited water, food and other supplies for the refugees. I also knew that they weren't allowed to go out, and have to stay in the refugee camps for the whole time. On the other hand, there are many things that I didn't know. First, it is hard for me to imagine the situation of a entire family needs to be crammed into a small room that is smaller than 1 or 2 square meters in size. The refugee camps were always overcrowded with huge amount of people, however, there are still new people from Vietnam entering the camps. People who were lucky could enter the camps, but people who weren't were refused to enter the camps or even the country. To those who had to leave will get some supplies of food and water, then were towed back to sea again. The fact of the refugees might not be able to enter the refugee camp surprised me alot. I feel bad for them because those boat people just came through the challenges they need to face on the boat, and then were refused entry to the camps. I think life is sometimes very unfair to some people and many people need to overcome challenges that many others might had never experienced in their whole life. I believe that many refugees also want to stay in their own country, but the brutal war in their contry are forcing them to go to other places. Even now, there are still many refugees from Syrian who are very innocent had to seek for a way to survive. Back to the book "Ru", the girl Tinh was lucky that she suvived all the challenges on the ocean and lived in the refugee camp. However, we should not forget that their were many innocent refugees during the Vietnam War who didn't survive the huge challenges.
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Storified by Nekane Muñoz · Tue, Dec 01 2015 23:20:21

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How can we write a short and good story to achive peoples attention?
How to Write a Short Story from Start to FinishHow to Write a Short Story from Start to Finish
I'm working on a new short story. However, it's been a while, and I'm feeling out of practice, like I have to figure out how to write a short story all over again. To some extent, the process for writing a story is different each time.

Research strategies

Articles
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De Dingen - Kortrijk
Article that I wrote after visiting De Dingen in Kortrijk and after interviewing the owner of the bar.
De DingenDe Dingen
When you want to feel like home, then de Dingen is your place to go. It's a place to relax after a busy day or just to enjoy the local beers, special lemonades or a homemade "Speculoos Melk". The owner of the bar, Brecht, is always with a smile on his face and creating a...
Nekane
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The last 21st of October of 2015, we have an speech from Tom Delmotte which told us about Storytelling. Here are some of the important points he gave us.
What is a storytelling?What is a storytelling?
When you want to make a product attractive and you have good ideas, more of the time you don't know how to get them to the audience, so, how can you bring them to a larger or right audience? How to communicate about them? The first thing that you have to figure out it's, why...
Which types of images or videos can we use to make the story better?
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Adventurous Kate's Top 10 Adventures in Southeast AsiaAdventurous Kate's Top 10 Adventures in Southeast Asia
You know how much I live for adventures! My six months in Asia were filled with them, and I don't regret any of them. I'll be telling these stories forever. But some of the adventures were a lot better than others.

Opinion and conclusion

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Climate in action!

December 2, 2015, 4:15 pm
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Climate change is one of the single biggest threats to winning the global fight against hunger. Don’t let families and farmers take the heat for our inaction. Be part of the fight for fair food in a fair climate!

Storified by Oxfam Australia · Thu, Dec 03 2015 00:15:25

Live from Paris: COP21 Climate Talks - Day 3

Our new report Extreme Carbon Inequality was released today and is whizzing around the world in all major languages. The report looks at the different consumption emissions of rich and poor people across the world, and shows that the richest 10% are responsible for around 50%of emissions, while the poorest half of the world’s population – 3.5 billion people – are responsible for just 10%.

Only a small group of billionaires will benefit from a weak deal in Paris.
World’s richest 10% produce half of all carbon emissions, while poorest suffer most https://t.co/iOh7OB1hk3 #COP21 https://t.co/klGYh7M4rb · Oxfam Australia
A couple of exciting renewable energy announcements have also come out:

- The Africa Energy Initiative, which is set to double the total existing energy capacity of Africa using solely renewable energy by 2030, with 300GW of additional renewable energy generated. (Which I think equates to around six time Australia's entire generating capacity from all sources.)

- The India Solar Alliance , which grow solar power to increase energy access for the poor, covering nearly 100 countries and impacting billions of people.
Live from Paris: COP21 Climate Talks – Day 2

Today the negotiations on the Paris agreement seriously began. Countries broke into groups to hash out specifics of different articles of both the new agreement, and the COP decisions that will accompany it. It is too early to assess the progress made or to see any major breakthroughs...
Australia has brought far less $ to the table for climate solutions than others at #COP21: https://t.co/EOVAImqux8 https://t.co/Jjuds0aykY · Oxfam Australia
Australia fails to provide real increase in support for poorer countries to tackle climate changeAustralia fails to provide real increase in support for poorer countries to tackle climate change
The announcement by Prime Minister Turnbull that Australia will contribute at least $1bn over the next five years to support vulnerable countries to adapt to climate change and its impacts represents no increase above Australia's previous contributions, Oxfam says.
Live from Paris: COP21 Climate Talks – Day 1

Today was the day of world leaders, 150 to be precise. Leaders took to the world stage with words of inspiration, but delegates have got little more to bring the world closer to a strong climate deal...

One announcement highlight from today was a declaration from the Climate Vulnerable Forum of over 20 countries and growing. Together, they represent more than a billion people, and despite the fact that they have done little to cause climate change, they are showing strong leadership and working together to find solutions. They are calling for global temperature rise to be kept below 1.5 degrees and money for climate finance and adaptation.

Another highlight was a side event organised by our the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network, an Oxfam partner, and the Pacific Islands Development Forum, featuring President Anote Tong of Kiribati and Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga of Tuvalu.
Ipaishe a Zimbabwean woman farmer at the human chain #COP21. Here to learn about 'results for climate change'. https://t.co/YXLOio22fs · Kelly Dent
Fund solutions for those on the climate frontline at #COP21 @TurnbullMalcolm @JulieBishopMP @SteveCiobo @GregHuntMP https://t.co/bNez1kmZ4j · Oxfam Australia
Menu for a deal in #COP21 is more money for poor countries to adapt to climate change and stonger cuts in emissions https://t.co/QSfMdElXcy · Kelly Dent
Oxfam Australia's climate expert is on the ground in Paris for the start of COP21 climate negotiations.
Peoples' climate march · OxfamAustralia
Nothing really. We just made history. | Oxfam AustraliaNothing really. We just made history. | Oxfam Australia
Over the weekend, at The People's Climate March, we made history. And it was truly, awesomely epic. A momentous, tell-your-grandkids kind of occasion. Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in cities around the world to march for a cleaner and fairer climate.
Oxfam at #Adelaide #PeoplesClimate March today: 5000 people calling for climate justice! #COP21 https://t.co/glMJN9eUzD · Oxfam Australia
We're all in: #peoplesclimate march in Sydney. Time for action at #COP21 https://t.co/oMj9gonEpV · Oxfam Australia
We walk in solidarity with those experiencing the impacts of climate change now #peoplesclimate #brisbane https://t.co/WO7MJSM3bK · Oxfam Australia
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Gianinna Maradona presentó su marca de ropa

December 2, 2015, 4:15 pm
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#Wewearcatarsis https://t.co/plWCr3BJPW · Delfi Rogers
#WeWearCatarsis Felicitaciones amiga.!! Muy felices por vos.!! Te amamos https://t.co/tiRZt9jnT6 · Pablo Fava
Hoy es el día! #WeWearCatarsis @gianmaradona cc @dalmaradona @faunadesign_ https://t.co/xV7HmfZAxq · Vane Pellizzeri
#wewearcatarsis https://t.co/mjLBrbjZ0p · sol martinni
#WeWearCatarsis https://t.co/oX5jhOnKRs · Otula
#Wewearcatarsis https://t.co/YqYSX440QR · Delfi Rogers
#wewearcatarsis https://t.co/nuuDDFU1ok · Charly San Martin
#presentacion @favapablo @Tatimalha @daiburruchaga @sebamargheritis #WeWearCatarsis https://t.co/69ieZDuKNW · Juan Ignacio Carril
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New Teacher Chat #ntchat : Building Relationships

December 2, 2015, 4:15 pm
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This was a chat I participated in on Wednesday, November 4th from 5-6 p.m. called New Teacher Chat. #ntchat The topic of discussion was regarding Building Relationships in school. There were a lot of use full tools and information shared on the topics and I am excited to join this chat next week!

Storified by Danielle Nourani · Thu, Dec 03 2015 00:15:52

New Teacher Chat #ntchat : Building Relationships

Chat Date: Wednesday, November 4th from 5-6 p.m. #ntchat
Topic of discussion: Building Relationships
Discussion Leader: Laura Gilchrist
For the next hour my tweets are dedicated to talking abt bldg relnships with everyone at #ntchat. I'll tweet the Qs! https://t.co/ZL7taFv0wJ · Laura Gilchrist
I like Emily's concept of "the middle pack." I have so many of the students that are quite and it is so hard to figure them out! We have to be patient and take time every day to try and get to know them.
***Q2: What strategies can we use with students who are reluctant to “let us in?” #ntchat https://t.co/eLPXTcUQPz · Laura Gilchrist
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Teach for America

December 2, 2015, 4:15 pm
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Teach for America is a nonprofit organization that belives all students deserve great teachers. In other words, people who see the potential in them, help them identify their passions, and realize their dreams they have for the future.

Storified by Kellie Schnurr · Thu, Dec 03 2015 00:16:53

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Teach for America trains and supports teachers for those who want to teach preschool all the way through grade 12. They also partner with public schools located among 52 regions across the country and try and place them where they desire, but most importantly where they are most needed. Below is a video on the basics of the organization.
The Basics: What is Teach For America? · teachforamerica
Teach for America: Helping Students Achieve their Dreams · teachforamerica
The students are not only highly impacted by these teachers and their support, but the teachers are also impacted by the students.

Too often I heard, “you’re wasting your time trying to accommodate those kids… just water down the questions and give them a 70.” I could not believe that a majority of my students were unaware of their own exceptionalities- opting to believe that their issues in the classroom were a result of “being slow.” It was there in that moment that I dedicated myself to this work. - Metro Atlanta alum Rhushanda Burke ('12) talks special education and Diverse Learners Assembly (this weekend) in new blog post below. http://bit.ly/1NHwqLo

— Teach for America • Metro Atlanta · Wed, Dec 02 2015 15:46:01

"I now have the privilege of being one example for my students to see what is capable for people who...

— Teach For America · Mon, Nov 30 2015 19:00:55
One Teach for America teacher in the Atlanta area spoke about the students and their oblivion to their talents and skills. Her realization of this is the reason she decided to join Teach for America.
One Moment: The Most Powerful Lesson My Students Ever Taught Me | Teach For America https://t.co/6zIYbEMP08 https://t.co/oYmV2wK4ic · Teaching
However, the teachers help them find those talents and help them achieve their goals.
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Hoping you had a beautiful #GivingTuesday and were able to support some of your favorite causes (including #teachforamerica!). It’s a great day to pause and remember all that teachers give to their students each day - - path-changing skills, confidence in their dreams and more. You can see it all in these sweet notes from Jannet Galicia’s middle schoolers in San Jose! · Teach For America - Bay Area
#Repost @teachforamerica ・・・ ❤️ #Repost @jillkalt (San Antonio '15) ・・・ This inspiring quote (of Dr. Steve Maraboli) was placed in my hand by one of my incredible students, who wished to share this and several other quotes with our morning circle. As my eyes scanned the paper, I instantly got the chills in realizing that this quote couldn't parallel my life and teaching journey more. Grateful that the seemingly endless obstacles propelled me towards that "something better" - #TeachForAmerica. #spurit @tfa_sa · Inga Cotton
Apart from its many benefits, there are a few struggles that the organization has faced.
One former TOA manager speaks out about her opinion of problems associated with the organization.
A former Teach For America manager speaks outA former Teach For America manager speaks out
Wendy Heller Chovnick is a lawyer who spent years at Teach For America, both as a corps member in the classroom and as a manager in Phoen...
One problem is the struggle to recruit new teachers.
Why is Teach For America struggling to recruit new teachers? · PBSNewsHour
Why Teach for America is suddenly having trouble recruiting college ...
Feb 9, 2015 ... Teach for America, the well known program that recruits college kids for teaching gigs in disadvantaged schools around the country, said ...
But why is it such a struggle when there are so many locations to teach? You can view all the locations on the link below that leads you to their website.
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