(Christchurch, NZ) - An American traveller had just come out of the Southern Ink tattoo studio in the central city, where she had "There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be", from the Beatles song All You Need Is Love tattooed on her back, when the earthquake hit.
She was on the footpath when the concrete awning of the building and the brick layers of the second floor came crashing down [killing] her.
The New Zealand Herald
March 9, 2011 Wednesday
Eight more quake victims named
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Protecting Girls from Negative Media Influences
Susanna Barrett, whose daughter appeared on Toddlers &Tiaras, recently filed a $30 million lawsuit against TMZ and other news outlets for featuring a video montage that she felt "sexualized" her five-year old. In the video, her daughter Isabella is seen performing to LMFAO's song "Sexy And I Know It." While many parents surely understand Susanna's reason for this specific suit, many also find fault with an entire entertainment industry that exploits girls, and with networks like TLC that glamorize the childhood pageant world.
Others simply wonder why mothers would expose their children to the pageant world in the first place.
Such outrage is also increasingly directed at clothing labels, which sell shirts for young girls that include slogans like "scratch and sniff" or "so many boys, so little time".
So how can parents protect their children from a culture that exploits them at such early ages? And how can they teach them to stand up for themselves and resist such influences?
Dr. Tim Kimmel -- author and Executive Director of Family Matters (familymatters.net) -- has answers. Considered one of America's top advocates for the family, Tim has written multiple best-selling books
on parenting, including "Raising Kids for True Greatness". He has strong views on why it's critical that parents work to protect their children: "We need to draw up new battle plans." says Kimmel. "We
fought for their intellect. We fought for their paychecks. Maybe it's time we fight for their souls."
Tim talks about why the pageant and music industries often get away with exploiting young women; why it's important to take a stand as a parent against degrading slogans on girls' clothing; how parents can approach these topics with their daughters; and why fighting for girls' dignity is just as important as is fighting for education and work opportunities.
Others simply wonder why mothers would expose their children to the pageant world in the first place.
Such outrage is also increasingly directed at clothing labels, which sell shirts for young girls that include slogans like "scratch and sniff" or "so many boys, so little time".
So how can parents protect their children from a culture that exploits them at such early ages? And how can they teach them to stand up for themselves and resist such influences?
Dr. Tim Kimmel -- author and Executive Director of Family Matters (familymatters.net) -- has answers. Considered one of America's top advocates for the family, Tim has written multiple best-selling books
on parenting, including "Raising Kids for True Greatness". He has strong views on why it's critical that parents work to protect their children: "We need to draw up new battle plans." says Kimmel. "We
fought for their intellect. We fought for their paychecks. Maybe it's time we fight for their souls."
Tim talks about why the pageant and music industries often get away with exploiting young women; why it's important to take a stand as a parent against degrading slogans on girls' clothing; how parents can approach these topics with their daughters; and why fighting for girls' dignity is just as important as is fighting for education and work opportunities.
New On-Line Media Expert/Source Directory Now In Use By Major Media Outlets
GuestMatch is Free, Easy To Use, Searchable By Topic
Media professionals across North America are using the new www.guestmatch.com as a quick and easy resource when searching for interview guests, story sources and experts in a variety of topics.
GuestMatch.com features on-line media kits for hundreds of expert sources in all fields, and includes backgrounders, hi res photos, video and audio samples and best of all, direct contact phone numbers and email addresses for each GuestMatch member.
In addition to a search feature that allows media members to sort both by topic, name, program idea and area of expertise, the GuestMatch.com service also offers free telephone support for media outlets who can't find the expert, source or interview guest they need, even on short notice.
Here are just a few of the GuestMatch media interview guests available this week:
* America's Got Talent reigning champion Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. on going from washing cars to Hollywood stars and selling out The Apollo Theatre
* 5 Ways To Stop Stress Before It Happens with Dr. Rob Pennington
* Learn How To Increase Your Chances of Winning The Lottery with 7 Time Lottery Game Grand Prize Winner Richard Lustig (as seen on CNN, GMA, Fox, MSNBC, The Today Show, etc.)
* How to afford college AND plan for retirement by age 55 with financial guru Mark Singer
* Former NASA astronaut trainer and "October Sky/Rocket Boys" author Homer Hickam on the end of the shuttle era, mining on the moon and his new best seller CRATER
* Thriller writer Robert Liparulo on incorporating religion into his new action packed page turner THE 13TH TRIBE
Monday, March 5, 2012
UVU Disaster Conference
UVU hosts 2-day conference on emergency preparedness and disaster response
Two disaster scholars will speak at a conference at Utah Valley University Thursday and Friday, April 5 and 6 about emergency preparedness and disaster response.
The conference entitled, “2012: Anticipating and responding to Future Disasters,”will bring two keynote speakers to UVU. Both, Dr. Mark Yang and Dr. David McEntire are scholars in the fields of emergency and disaster relief.
The Utah Valley University Institute of Emergency Services and Homeland Security is sponsoring a two-day emergency and disaster conference, Thursday, April 5 and Friday, April 6, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UVU Sorensen Center room 206. In addition, faculty from the UVU School of Public Service will speak about their experience and research in emergency management and homeland security.
Dr. Mark Yang will speak about “Spiritual and Existential Themes in Disaster Relief Work” on Thursday, April 5 at 10 a.m. in the UVU Sorensen Center room 206a. Dr. Yang is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in grief and bereavement counseling and cross-cultural psychology. He is currently involved in the training and supervision of psychology students from the humanistic-existential perspective in Hong Kong and Macau. The core of his clinical experience has been working in university counseling centers where he conducted short-term individual and group psychotherapy for students and consulted with faculty regarding mental health issues.
“Dr. Yang shows how important cultural competence is in helping people whose lives have been upset by catastrophes,” said Dr. Rodger Broome, a faculty member in the Emergency services department. “He found in China that as an American he had to do a lot of listening before he could help people in disasters and then most of the help was supportive.”
Dr. David McEntire will speak about “2012 and Disasters: Popular Myth or Future Reality” on Friday, April 6 at 10 a.m. in the UVU Sorensen Center room 206a. Dr. McEntire is professor of emergency administration and planning in the Department of Public Administration at the University of North Texas. He has taught terrorism response training for FEMA and contributed to a study of Texas Homeland Security Preparedness for the Century Foundation. He is the author of five books and has written numerous articles on emergency management theory, international disasters, community preparedness, response coordination, homeland security, and vulnerability reduction. He has received several Quick Response Grants, funded by the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, along with a grant from the National Science Foundation. Dr. McEntire is the 2010 Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard Award Recipient for Academic Excellence in Emergency Management Higher Education.
“We’re fortunate to have Dr. McEntire come speak on the UVU campus,” said Dr. John Fisher, a faculty member in the Emergency Services Department. “He is one of the leading disaster and homeland security scholars in America. His knowledge is based on the practical experience of training responders and planning for catastrophes.”
More information about the conference is available from Dr. John Fisher, phone 801 863 7732 or email uvuconference@gmail.com. The conference is free to UVU staff and students and to community members.
The program for the two-day conference is as follows:
THURSDAY, APRIL 5
10-10:10 a.m. – Introduction
10:10 -11 a.m. Keynote Address, Dr. Mark Yang, “Spiritual and Existential Themes in Disaster Relief Work.” Introduced by Dr. Rodger Broome.
11:10-12 noon – Presentation: “Hero Construct,” Dr. Rodger Broome, Emergency Services Department.
1-1:50 p.m. – Presentation: “Terrorism Realities in America,” Ken Crook, JD, Criminal Justice faculty, Introduction by Eric Russell.
2- 2:50 p.m. – Presentation: “The LEAP Model of Leadership,” Dr. Jeff Maxfield, Associate Dean of the College of Technology and Computing; “Servant Leadership in the Emergency Services,” Eric Russell, Emergency Services Department.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
10-10:10 a.m. – Introduction
10:10 -11 a.m. Keynote Address, Dr. David McEntire, “Disasters & 2012: Modern Myth or Future Reality?” Introduction by Dr. John Fisher.
11:10-12 noon – Presentation: “Extreme Interrogation Methods,” Matt Duffin, JD, Criminal Justice Department; “Mass Media Coverage of Disasters: Help or Hindrance?” Dr. John Fisher, Emergency Services Department.
1-1:50 p.m. – Presentation: “What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate,” Gary Noll, chair of Emergency Services Department; “Leadership in the Fire Service,” Andy Byrnes, Emergency Services Department.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Media coverage of Occupy Wall Street
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| Occupy Wall Street faces uncertain future CBS News The ideas behind the movement, protesters acknowledged, have been pushed somewhat to the back burner as media coverage has focused on the situation in the park and protesters' clashes with police. Philip Shearin, a young Episcopal chaplain who was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| After Occupy Wall Street crackdown, what about Boston? Boston.com The greater foot traffic of Manhattan guaranteed a larger audience, and the media coverage and large online presence of the New York protest ensured tourists from around the world will pay the camp a visit. But despite New York City Mayor Michael ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| With friends like these ... New York Post In fact, the sum total of what Occupy Wall Street has accomplished is zero. The media that defend OWS claim that it is a success because it has . . . gotten lots of media coverage. But inspiring chat around the national watercooler is not an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Occupy Wall Street: How News Publishers are Missing an Opportunity for New Readers Search Engine Watch While the protesters, their cause, and their constituency are the obvious beneficiaries of the extensive news and social media coverage, the benefits can echo well beyond the message to the media companies who carry it. Publishers who deliver OWS ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Occupy Las Vegas protesters hate Wall Street but love America Las Vegas Review - Journal ... of Occupy Wall Street, the Las Vegas camp sort of whispers, "Occupy Side Street." But the devoted assure me that what I'm seeing is far more than an urban camp out with the occasional protest thrown in to liven things up and attract media coverage. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ann Coulter Talks to NewsBusters About Media Coverage of Cain ... By Noel Sheppard The primary topics of discussion were the media's coverage of the Herman Cain sexual harassment allegations as well as how they've been reporting Occupy Wall Street protests around the country (video follows with transcript): ... NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal... | ||
| SFMOMA | OPEN SPACE » Blog Archive » Occupy Wall Street: It Ain ... By Chris Cobb What has surprised me is how completely wrong Bay Area media has been about the Occupy Wall Street movement, its motivations, its strategy and its tactics. In particular, that occupying a park is a TACTIC in the overall STRATEGY to draw ... OPEN SPACE | ||
| Occupy Wall Street | Cable News Ignorning Protests | FOX | Mediaite By Nando Di Fino Anyone living in the greater New York area has likely been glued to their televisions this morning, at work or at home, watching the overhead helicopter shots and on-the-ground reporting from the Occupy Wall Street protests. Yes, this may be a local story at heart, but there are occupy movements in every major ... Mediaite is complaining that the OWS losers aren't getting enough media coverage? Are you serious? Don't worry Nando, I'm sure some anti-military vet will get injured or a ... Mediaite |
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| Media coverage from Occupy Wall Street March November 17th ... Post Date: Nov 18 2011 The March for the 99% and the Nov. 17th union supported Occupy Wall Street protest... cwa1109.org/.../media-coverage-occupy-wall-street-march-no... | ||
| Occupy Wall Street Protest Media Coverage Hypocrisy – Tina Dupuy ... Occupy Wall Street Protest Media Coverage Hypocrisy – Tina Dupuy Crooks and Liars. Posted on November 19, 2011. Courtesy of The David Pakman Show ... forwardseeking.com/.../occupy-wall-street-protest-media-cove... | ||
| Targeting Media Who Cover Occupy Wall Street | Free Press Targeting Media Who Cover Occupy Wall Street ... there seems to have been a premeditated and coordinated effort to block media coverage of the raid. ... www.freepress.net/.../targeting-media-who-cover-occupy-wall... | ||
| Bloomberg's Controlling Nature Blacks Out Media Coverage of OWS ... The media today and yesterday is focused on looking at Occupy Wall Street every ... decision to shut down media coverage of what went down – as it happened. ... washingtonsquareparkblog.com/.../bloombergs-controlling-nat... |
Press conferences report on disasters
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| Watch the IPCC press conference on managing the risks of climate extremes environmentalresearchweb (blog) ... Vicente Barros present the report at the press conference below, as well as listening in to media questions. According to IPCC chair Raj Pachauri in a press release, "this summary for policymakers provides insights into how disaster risk management ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Press Conference with President Obama & PM Gillard RealClearPolitics It also allows us to respond to a whole host of challenges, like humanitarian or disaster relief, that, frankly, given how large the Asia Pacific region is, it can sometimes be difficult to do, and this will allow us to be able to respond in a more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Joint Press Availability With Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra US Department of State (press release) We will now have a joint press conference with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Secretary of State of the United States Mrs. Hillary Clinton. Secretary Clinton is on a visit to Thailand during 16 to 17 November, 2011. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Emergency response officials: Prepare now for winter weather and hazards Springfield News-Leader "2011 was horrific: a blizzard, a drought, and in the middle of it, Joplin," said Runnels, who brought a weather radio to the press conference and urged residents to buy them for their homes. "You can program it to go off anytime there's a watch or ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico Helicopter Crash Caused by Foggy Weather, Government Says BusinessWeek "The helicopter crashed while flying in a straight line and in clouds," Perez-Jacome said in a televised press conference in Mexico City yesterday. "There is no evidence of damage from explosion or fire." Perez-Jacome was making his third public ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama: We're here to stay Sydney Morning Herald ... and will help Australia build its own amphibious force for storming beaches and supplying disaster relief. Strengthening ties: President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Julia Gillard hold a joint press conference at Parliament House. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Demand for food assistance in mid-Missouri increases, prompts press conference Columbia Missourian Park said local pantries also saw a drop in supply during the Joplin tornado disaster, as supplies from the Food Bank were mostly directed to the survivors. The end of the month also means more people will visit pantries, he said, as most federal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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