Video sharing remains a powerful tool for sharing health information. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project , 71% of online Americans use video-sharing sites (such as YouTube and Vimeo). On YouTube alone, users upload more than 72 hours of video every minute. There are many different sites for uploading and sharing video, and Vine is an example of one of the newer ones. Vine is a mobile-based app that allows users to record videos up to six seconds long and immediately … [Read more...]
VIDEO SHARING on SOCIAL MEDIA
April 16, 2013 by Team Celebration
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Charmaine Hammond, Celebrating Toby’s Legacy!
April 14, 2013 by Team Celebration
Hoping that 2013 finds you well, and that it is your best year yet. It is an exciting time in our office, we are preparing for our new children’s book to go into production. This book is part of our Toby the dog book series, his legacy lives on through his heartwarming stories and books he inspired me to write. On Toby's Terms author Charmaine Hammond partners with Oceanside Public Library and San Diego Humane Society for the Paws to Help: READ-MEET-ACT. The Oceanside Public Library … [Read more...]
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Women Entrepreneurship Development Training in East Africa
April 13, 2013 by Team Celebration
An ILO-Women's Entrepreneurship Development (WED) training for future ILO-WED assessors in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from April 10 -12. An ILO-Women's Entrepreneurship Development (WED) training for future ILO-WED assessors in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from April 10 -12. The training is part of the newly revised ILO-WED Assessment methodology and prepares assessors to carry out national assessments on the existing … [Read more...]
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Women Moving Forward Conference – JUNE 1, 2013 (Toronto, CA)
April 9, 2013 by Team Celebration
What is the Women Moving Forward Conference? When: Saturday June 1, 2013 Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm (registration & light breakfast 8:30 am) It is a one day conference to Celebrate the Courage of Women who have left abusive situations and to provide them with new tools and motivation to continue to move forward in their lives and not return to unhealthy environments. We are holding the non-profit event which if free to the first 100 women who register. Women from different … [Read more...]
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Violence against Teachers, ‘redoubled’ safety measures!
April 3, 2013 by Team Celebration
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the recent spate of fatal attacks on teachers in Pakistan, while voicing great concern about the growing trend of violence against educators around the world. “Violence against teachers undermines confidence in education systems, traumatizes students, and discourages parents from sending children to school,” said a statement issued by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson. “Attacks on women teachers are particularly heinous because they disproportionately … [Read more...]
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LORRE WHITE celebrated in the esteemed Atelier!
April 1, 2013 by Team Celebration
Atelier - Super Luxury Magazine of Dubai and India features LORRE WHITE, The Luxury Guru Lorre White is a prime authority on marketing consultancy catering to Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) individuals. Called ‘The Luxury Guru’ by mainstream media for her expansive expertise spanning over 25 years, White highlights, “The combined net worth of the UHNW could pay off the United States deficit (USD 16 trillion plus) and still have a net worth higher than the GDP of the US and China … [Read more...]
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15 Easy Things Parents Can Do To Increase Kid Cooperation
March 4, 2013 by Team Celebration
Getting kids to listen is a difficult thing to do, but increasing cooperation from kids can make a more enjoyable home environment for everyone involved. These tips can help you put your kids on a path to cooperation, reducing disputes and hard feelings. Avoid Manipulation – Manipulating your child is never the way to get lasting results. It’ll just teach them the art of manipulation, and it may raise some resentment issues in the future. Instead of manipulating them to get them to … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CHILDCARE, CONTRIBUTORS, EDUCATION, RELATIONSHIPS Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, baby sitters, boys, co-operation, Compromise, games, girls, how to parent, kids, listening skills, manipulation, Mother, motherhood, nannies, parenting, play games, Power of Example, storytelling, teach kids, teaching children, women for women, women.
Innovation Award 2013: Call for Stories on People’s Empowerment
March 1, 2013 by Team Celebration
Innovation Award: Call for Stories on People’s Empowerment DESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) seeks to find and bring to scale the most incredible stories on people’s empowerment around the globe. Stories like YOURS! You can nominate yourself, or another person you admire who empowered you and therefore your unique and special story. We truly believe that the major social challenges of our time can be solved only with the full participation of … [Read more...]
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Let’sMove celebrates 3 Year Anniversary, March 4, 2013
March 1, 2013 by Team Celebration
HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY, LET'S MOVE! MARCH 1, 2013 YOU'RE INVITED First Lady Michelle Obama just finished a national tour celebrating the third anniversary of Let's Move! and now invites you to continue the dialogue about healthy families. Join First Lady Michelle Obama for her first Google+ Hangout, a virtual conversation with parents and kids around the country county can help make a difference for families. Watch on YouTube.com/LetsMove at 11:10 a.m. ET on Monday, March 4th. And don't … [Read more...]
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Toward Universal Learning: What Every Child Should Learn
February 21, 2013 by Team Celebration
Rebecca Winthrop and Maribel E. Soliván Toward Universal Learning: What Every Child Should Learn ... Numeracy and mathematics, The Brookings Institute - February 2013 In the run-up to 2015 and beyond, the global education community must work together to improve learning and propose practical actions to deliver and measure progress. In response, UNESCO through its Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution have co-convened the … [Read more...]
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Camilla Stein Taking Action against HACKERS!
February 19, 2013 by Team Celebration
"It took me a really really long time and much effort to build my Twitter network. Yesterday some punk decided to take that away from me and started sending spam messages to my Twitter followers in an attempt to hurt them and me. It took me many hours, curses, sweats, a good dose of anxiety and lots of arse pain to get this thing fixed, and I am still sensing the crisis hasn't been resolved for good. Next 24-48 hrs will tell. My computer is clean, checked 3 times. Scanned all its depths … [Read more...]
Filed Under: BUSINESS, Contributors, EDUCATION Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Camilla Stein, Camilla Stein Taking Action against HACKERS!, Google, hackers, hacking accounts, INTERNET, LinkedIn, passwords, privacy, social media, Take Action, the web, Twitter, web, Woman of Action, women taking action
BE the Teacher Kids Never Forget !
February 12, 2013 by Team Celebration
A teaching career can be one of the most challenging, yet one of the most rewarding careers that a person can pursue. Most educators embark upon their careers with a determination to make a difference and to be a teacher that students remember and count as an inspiration. Chances are, you have had a teacher at some point in your academic career that truly stood out, perhaps even inspiring your own desire to become a teacher. If you’d like to make that same impression on your own … [Read more...]
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Down Syndome Girl Bound With Duct Tape, Take Action
February 11, 2013 by Team Celebration
VIDEO HERE When Shaylyn Searcy came home on Monday, she was unable to walk off her school bus on her own. The 8-year-old’s feet and ankles had been duct-taped, says the Indianapolis Star, and it took her family a good 30 minutes to remove what turned out to be industrial strength duct tape. Shaylyn has Down syndrome and her ankles were bruised from the duct tape which, her mother says, was so strong that parts of the girl’s socks and vinyl from her shoes came off with the tape. Her … [Read more...]
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Women in Science Hall of Fame – 2013 (Middle East – North Africa)
February 1, 2013 by Team Celebration
The Department of State initiated a Women in Science Hall of Fame in 2010 to honor outstanding female scientists throughout the Middle East and North Africa. New hall of fame members are selected annually for their accomplishments, and we hope to develop a strong network of professional women scientists across the region. Dr. Boshra Salem, president of the MAB International Coordinating Council and Chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences of the Alexandria University (Egypt), was … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Contributors, EDUCATION, FEATURED, MIDDLE EAST, WOMEN Taking ACTION Tagged With: (Middle East - North Africa), 2013, Consulate Basrah, Consulate Jeddah, Consulate Jerusalem, Department of Chemistry, Dr. Adeelah Hamood Hussein, Dr. Amal Bishara, Dr. Boshra Salem, Dr. Huda Omer Basaleem, Dr. Joumana Toufaily, Dr. Majdah Aburas, Dr. Manal Bouhamied, Dr. Maysa Azzeh, Dr. Sabah Saleh Aljenaid, Dr. Salma Al Kindy, Dr. Zainab Ziad Ismail, Egypt, Embassy Amman, Embassy Baghdad, Embassy Beirut, Embassy Cairo, Embassy Kuwait, Embassy Manama, Embassy Rabat, Embassy Sana'a, Embassy Tel Aviv, Engineer Elham Zeadat, Engineer Hanan Hanzaz, Middle Eastern Scientists, Middle Eastern women scientists, Professor, Sultan Qaboos University, Women in Science Hall of Fame
The Post Grad “Master’s Bump” for Teachers
January 19, 2013 by Team Celebration
The State of Compensation for Teachers Much has been made of the lackluster salaries for teachers in the United States. Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics cites an average salary of $51,380 for elementary school teachers and the slightly higher $51,960 and $53,230 for middle and high school teachers, respectively. That average incorporates the salary of those who have been teaching for years, or even decades. Salaries for the lowest 10 percent of educators–typically, beginning … [Read more...]
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