Archive for April, 2011
FY 2012 McKinney Appropriations: Sample Action Alert
Monday, April 25th, 2011Use this sample action alert as a guide for asking your network to contact their Members of Congress in support of a funding level of .4 billion in FY 2012 for McKinney-Vento programs.
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Writers Conference 2011
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Open Thread
Sunday, April 24th, 2011Jibber your jabber
Find Your Voice and Family Friday Night at COSI
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011[ April 29, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] On Friday, April 29, 2011, from 5 – 9 p.m., Columbus Youth will speak out against child abuse and neglect through performances including dance, skits, art, music, and more for Find Your Voice: Youth Speak Out Against Child Abuse & Neglect Through Art at COSI. There will be lots of information available from community agencies [...] [...]
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Happy Hour Fundraiser for Japan
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011Don’t forget about the Happy Hour Fundraiser to benefit the Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Join us at Mozaik Lounge in the Arena District from 6 – 9 p.m. for free beer, free food, and live music by Hat Trick! There will also be a silent [...] [...]
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Magic Microbes
Friday, April 22nd, 2011While some people still mock the idea that bacteria have abilities far beyond anything imagined and thus impact our lives in almost unbelievable ways the evidence that it is so continues to mount. Take for example today’s article in the NYTimes titled "Bacteria Divide People Into 3 Types, Scientists Say". Apparently we tend to be colonized (interesting word choice for a host (no irony intended) of reasons) not by more or less of certain types from a spectrum of bugs but rather by one of three sorts of microbe societies. One can imagine the speed dating possibilities: "I’m a Bacteroides; what are you? "Oh, we can end this now. I’m a Prevotella and I just can’t deal with all the Bacteroides drama." See "Enterotypes of the Human Gut Microbiome"
The authors liken the discovery of consistent patterns of bacterial colonization to blood typing. I’ll bet it’s far more profound than that. All Hail our Bacteroides Overlords! All kidding (I hope) aside, I was convinced last year when my son and I as part of a 5th grade science project quite inadvertently happened upon the micro-droplets on the underside of a cover slide past which we’d been watching some beasties from a puddle. In the droplet were bacteria zipping about plus a couple more that had lined up and started to push out of their little bubble of existence. Over time they organized themselves into a straight line and kept pushing outward until they reached a bigger drop whereupon the survivors of the small droplet passed through the tiny tunnel their fellows had made and escaped. Simply amazing.
Also we’re learning that all bacterial infections are not created equal. In recent years parents of children with type 1 diabetes have had to wonder about whether they might accidentally have caused the illness by creating too sterile an environment. That’s because of mounting evidence that children exposed to dirt and thus microbes have a lower incidence of type I diabetes – more evidence for the hygiene hypothesis. Now however come some new studies showing that simply being exposed to lots of bacteria isn’t enough to help ward off type I diabetes. For example see "The Incidence of Type-1 diabetes in NOD (non-obese diabetic) Mice Is Modulated by Restricted Flora Not Germ-Free Conditions". Germ-free (gnotobiotic) mice are no more prone to type 1 diabetes than their germy cousins unless their cousins had a very particular sort of infection by B. cereus (most recently of not-so-sterile hospital wipe fame).
So what does it all mean? Nobody who’s honest really knows. Beads and rattles, after all.
Things to do in Columbus Ohio – Circus-style fun
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
On ’365 Things to do in Columbus Ohio’ on Facebook Melanie Roy wrote of Caturday Carnival for Cat Welfare:
“This Saturday: a night of dance and entertainment and circus-style fun to benefit Cat Welfare Association takes place at Circus Columbus. Neverland #4: Caturday Carnival for Cat Welfare “
’365 Things to do in Columbus Ohio’ is a page on Facebook. If you have a thing to do in Columbus Ohio, an event, a business, an organization… add it to ’365 Things to do in Columbus Ohio’ on Facebook.
This fine April 2011 week some things to do in Columbus Ohio include:
- Talk about Worthington born Confederate General Roswell Ripley – Worthington tonight
- House Wine U. – Wine 101 next Tuesday in Worthington
- Earth Day Events are this weekend all over Central Ohio
- Saturday at Battelle Darby Creek wade with the Darby Darter fish
- The Columbus Costco is hosting a Wedding and Event Planning Show Sunday, April 17th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.
- Free coffee at Whole Foods on Friday… and a money tree?
Coming up in May
- Taste of Dine Originals – Dine Originals Columbus on May 12, 2011
- Market to Market is coming up May 7th
- Brit Wolfe wrote: “Don’t forget the Zombie Walk! May 14th at 5 ”
Coming up in June
- Columbus Arts Festival June 3 – 5, 2011
- BIA Parade of Homes
’365 Things to do in Columbus Ohio’ is mostly FUN stuff… add things to do to ’365 Things to do in Columbus Ohio’ own a restaurant? Having a fund raiser? Involved with a church or community event? Add it to ’365 Things to do in Columbus Ohio.’
Jeff Clark wrote:
“My wife is now a designer for Celebrating Home please check out her web site and check out the cool home interior products and book a party!!!!”
I guess home parties to buy things are fun…. he shared his wife Holly’s website link: Celebrating Home – Holly Clark
Having teeth pulled, tree stumps removed, toe nails trimmed… are things to do but those are not really fun things to do. ’365 Things to do in Columbus Ohio’ is more about circus-style fun, festivals, food…
I really, really want permission to use their Caturday poster. I asked for permission on Facebook… there is something so festive about a cat in a top hat!!! I will edit if I am given permission. Or perhaps I could get the step-cat to put on a top hat and pose for a photo. Nah.
EDIT Thanks to Douglas Wonder Doug Cuckler for permission to use the cat photo. Founder of Neverland (Dance Party for Charity)
Kasich Says Bob Evans Employees Have Shabby Benefits
Thursday, April 21st, 2011Governor John Kasich admits he needs to be more careful when he talks.
www2.nbc4i.com – Govt_politics
A word from Director of Career Services Cynthia Gravino
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Director of Career Services Cynthia Gravino has the following opportunities available to alumni.
My first piece of advice to any alum looking for career help is: call me! The Career Services Office wants to see all CCAD students succeed in their careers, which is why we offer all our services to alumni as well as current students. Whether you’re looking for a new job, hiring new talent, or just need some advice, we’re here to help.
Finding a new job
If you’re looking for a new job, we can meet with you one-on-one to help you review your career goals and objectives, develop an overall strategy to identify and apply for positions that meet those goals, and prepare your application materials (cover letter, resume, and more). There are many job postings on www.ccadcareers.com, as well as additional job search resources readily available in our Career Services Office.
Going to graduate school?
We offer workshops on how to apply to grad school. We also have a graduate school resource center in the Office of Career Services with grad school catalogues and application materials. We work closely with students to develop a strategy on schools to which they would like to apply.
Need a transcript? Request one online.
Looking for interns or new hires?
Each year, CCAD hosts internship and career fairs to help our students find positions. They’re a wonderful opportunity for alumni to give back to their alma mater by offering a job or internship opportunity to current students. And rest assured, our students are prepared. All participating students in the Internship Fair and Directions Career Fair have been fully registered with our office, have had at least one one-on-one career strategy and planning meeting, and have an approved resume and cover letter.
Interested in career advice?
If you’d just like a little advice on your career path, we’ll meet with you one-on-one to go over your personal career plan and strategy. We also provide workshops and offer guidance to accessing the proper resources.
For more information about any of these offerings, please contact the Career Services Office.
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L.A. County to focus homeless services on most hard-core street dwellers (Los Angeles Times, 04. …
Thursday, April 21st, 2011Los Angeles County supervisors agreed Tuesday to give priority to the most hard-core street dwellers when allocating housing and other homeless services.
“These are the people who need help the most,” said Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who proposed the motion with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. “They are the ones who have been on the streets the longest amount of time…. [They] are the most in danger of getting sick and dying on the streets.”
The proposal, adopted unanimously, is part of a plan recommended by business leaders that aims within five years to put a permanent roof over the heads of all homeless veterans and the chronically homeless by making more efficient use of existing resources.
Wendy Levin, a member of the Los Angeles Business Leaders Task Force on Homelessness, said Tuesday’s motion takes an “essential and bold step forward.”
The group’s plan, called “Home for Good,” proposes reallocating about 0 million in federal, state and local resources each year to pay for a rapid increase in permanent supportive housing, which includes counseling and treatment, for the most persistent street dwellers.
Although the chronically homeless make up just a quarter of the estimated 48,000 people who are homeless on any given night in Los Angeles County, they use a disproportionate share of services, including hospital emergency rooms and jails.
By focusing on housing these individuals, the plan’s authors argue, the county will free up resources for other homeless populations, such as families and youth.
In December, the Board of Supervisors instructed county Chief Executive William T Fujioka to review the plan with county departments. His recommendations were included in the motion approved Tuesday. They include developing strategies to increase the number of available housing vouchers, ensure that services are available to those who are housed, coordinate with other public and private providers and make the most of available funding.
“There was concern expressed regarding the current economic climate,” Fujioka said in his report to the board. “It is our belief, however, that it is the perfect time to work smarter, implement meaningful improvements and to develop strategies that are more efficient and that target our most costly consumers.”
The plan reflects a growing consensus among homeless advocates that those who have lived on the streets the longest are more likely to accept counseling and treatment if they don’t have to worry about where they will sleep that night. But this housing-first approach has been controversial politically.
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has complained about spending tax dollars to house individuals who continue to abuse drugs and avoid treatment, calling the approach “warehousing without healing.” He proposed an amendment Tuesday â approved without objection â that requires services for those who are housed to emphasize treatment for substance abuse and mental health problems.
National Alliance to End Homelessness