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Diversity advocate Nancy Hicks Maynard dies at 61
(AP)
2008-09-23 04:00:00 AP - Nancy Hicks Maynard, the first black female reporter at The New York Times who, with her husband, became publisher of the Oakland Tribune and the founder a renowned institute that trains minority journalists, has died. She was 61.
Diversity advocate Nancy Hicks Maynard dies at 61
(AP)
2008-09-22 20:33:00 AP - Nancy Hicks Maynard, one of the first black female reporters at The New York Times who, with her husband, became publisher of The Oakland Tribune and a co-founder of a renowned institute that trains minority journalists, has died. She was 61.
The Amazing Diversity of the Rightosphere
2008-09-08 01:40:00 Welcome Instapundit Readers!! Click here for my my convention coverage. In this post as well as several others from St. Paul, I reported how impressed I was with my fellow bloggers some of whom I had met thee for the first time, having theretofore only known them as pixels on my computer screen. Not only were they ...
By: GayPatriot
NBC COMEDY SHORT CUTS DIVERSITY FILM FESTIVAL IS NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES | DE
2008-07-09 17:43:00 NBC Universal's 3rd Annual Comedy Short Cuts Film Festival is looking for your funny and entertaining short films! The unique showcase of short, comedic films and videos produced with a culturally diverse production team, cast or theme, will once again crown a winning filmmaker, who will be given the chance to pitch to NBC comedy development and meet with NBC Universal's top network, studio, cable, and film executives.
Perspective Is Always Interesting
2008-06-06 22:17:00 For the next few weeks I’ll be doing a consulting assignment in Pennsylvania. As with most places I go to, one of the first questions I’m asked is where I’m from. Instead of getting specific with it, I just say I’m from the Syracuse, NY area. Now, depending on where I am, the response ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Employers who encourage diversity reap the benefits
2008-06-04 11:38:00 Diversity issues should no longer pose financial or legal problems for employers, with a report out today indicating that organisations which take steps to remove workplace bias are better off than their counterparts. The r
Are Lithuanians Accepting Of Diversity?
2008-06-03 09:35:00 A recent poll of Lithuanians indicate a significant number of them would accept the presnce of Romas in their wokplace but would prefer not having much social interaction with them. Seven out of ten Lithuanians would not mind having Romas working beside them and they would also welcome those with different sexual orientations in the ...
Diversity Issues In Belgium Police Force
2008-05-31 09:32:00 Belgium, like many European nations is experiencing an influx of thousands of immigrants. The history of immigration is usually characterized by gaps between newly arrived people and existing power structures such as the police and judiciary systems. The European Union has launched a EUR 600,000 campaign which is aimed at increasing the number of immigrants ...
Diversity training discriminates against homophobes
2008-05-28 07:34:00 An ex-Rockwell Collins employing is suing the company for discrimination because they made him take diversity training. Does anybody see the oxymoron in that? Suing for discrimination for having to take diversity training? Well maybe not so much oxy as moron. Apparently Thomas Meeker is a devout Christian and believes homosexuality is a sin. So when ...
By: The Bean Blog
Is A Conversation About Race Possible?
2008-05-27 08:08:00 First, the quick story. On another blog, the writer quoted someone who said they’d gone to Africa, and after hearing that another country was apologizing for slavery, he wondered why no one had apologized to him while he was in Africa. Initially I assumed the writer was white, then when I learned the ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Diversity association set up to promote best practice
2008-05-27 02:01:00 A new diversity body to promote codes of professional practice has been set up and officially registered, it has emerged. The doomed Learning and Skills Council (LSC) last year recommended that a new association should be d
Brookhaven Lab Offers Grants to Promote Diversity in Science, Technology, E
2008-05-27 00:00:00 The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has announced a new grant program to increase interests and strengthen skills in science, technology, engineering, and math among 10- to 15-year-old females, African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos(as), and/or Native Americans. Known as BreakThru Mini-Grants, these one-time grants of up to $5,000 will be competitively awarded to local nonprofit community organizations in Suffolk County.
Proctor & Gamble links manager pay to diversity
2008-05-23 10:05:00 Managers at consumer goods giant Proctor Gamble have their pay linked to the way the manage diversity, the consumer goods giant's HR director told delegates at the CIPD diversity conference this week. Madalyn Brooks s
Is There An Equivalent Word?
2008-05-23 04:56:00 This week two things happened concerning the N-word; one didn’t involve me, one did. The rapper Nas, who had wanted to give his latest CD that negative appellation, was turned down by his record producers, and now it will just be named after him. It seems the publishers would actually like to sell some records ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Equality minister exposes House of Commons diversity scams
2008-05-22 17:47:00 Equality minister Barbara Follett has lifted the lid on diversity scams in the House of Commons. There are only 125 women in Parliament, compared with 520
Business Diversity in Rahimyar Khan
2008-05-21 02:29:00 Owais Mughal Following photo appeared in the daily Dawn of May 18, 2008. It sohws a small business stall in Rahimyar Khan, Pakistan. What caught my attention to this photo is the sheer diversity of business being caried out from this small stall. The Urdu words written on the stall advertise for ‘desi’ Eggs, a public ...
Visit Indonesia 2008 !!! Indonesia ultimate in Diversity
2008-05-14 18:19:00 The history of Visit Indonesia 2008 is1) Bentuk Logo mengambil konsep Garuda Pancasila sebagai dasar Negara, tetapi dengan pengolahan yang modern.2) 5 sila digambarkan berupa 5 Garis Warna yang berbeda dan merupakan simbol diversity Indonesia yang penuh dengan keanekaragaman.3) Logo diolah menjadi bentuk dan warna yang dinamis sebagai perwujudan dari dinamika Indonesia yang sedang berkembang.4) Jenis Huruf dari Logo mengambil dari elemen otentik Indonesia yang disempurnakan dengan sentuhan modern.Must !!! Visit City in IndonesiaBaliBantenBengkuluYogy-akartaJakartaGorontaloJambiJawa- BaratJawa TengahJawa TimurKalimantan BaratKalimantan SelatanKalimantan TengahKalimantan TimurKepulauan Bangka BelitungKepulauan RiauLampungMalukuMaluku UtaraNanggroe Aceh DarussalamNusa Tenggara BaratNusa Tenggara TimurPapuaPapua BaratRiauSulawesi BaratSulawesi SelatanSulawesi TengahSulawesi TenggaraSulawesi UtaraSumatra UtaraSumatra BaratSumatra SelatanSumatra UtaraCalender Event Visit Indonesia 2008, sta...
Racial Profiling Does Exist
2008-05-13 02:05:00 In communities across the country, the police are fond of saying that racial profiling doesn’t exist, and that people are making it up because of their hate for the police. I know I’ve been pulled over a time or two when I was younger, but those days seem to have passed at this juncture. Well, ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Linguistic Diversity in NWFP
2008-05-07 14:34:00 Manzoor Ali Shah The NWFP has always been in limelight, but for wrong reasons. From the British raj’s Afghan wars in eighteenth century to Russian invasion in 1979 and American ouster of Taliban from Kabul in 2002, NWFP had been pivotal to the imperialistic designs, as it provides road access to Afghanistan. Later, the emergence of ...
Monkhouse Monday: Dementia, Diversity and Eldercare
2008-05-06 18:10:00 [Editor's Note: (Below is this week's edition of 'Monkhouse Mondays', accidentally postponed to Tuesday -- Sorry Christa!) Dr. Thomas has invited Eden Alternative's Europe Coordinator Christa Monkhouse to guest-post on a weekly basis from across the Big Pond. Christa is personally responsible for introducing the Eden Alternative to Europe, first in the UK, then Denmark, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and soon in Sweden, Finland and other European nations. Stay-tuned for regular updates on 'Monkhouse Mondays'.] Persons with Dementia (PwD), do they need "Special Care“ or simply to be part of our "Cultural Diversity?“ Presenting the Eden Philosophy to varied audiences of professionals I am often asked: "Which model of care do you use for people with dementia?“, implying that surely they must be treated "specially“, given the proliferation of "special care units“. My answer, informed by experience is: "Intentional and informed diversity-management.“ What do I me...
Show makes us feel old, diversity makes us feel proud
2008-05-06 01:36:00 Just a heads up: Tonight is the night that the CW's "Gossip Girl" will reveal that one of its characters (rumored to be Serena's brother Eric) is a 'mosexual: What2Watch: Gossip Girl: It's A Hit, Trust Us [Film.com] So as...
By: Good As You
Diversity Initiatives & Job Boards
2008-04-29 15:47:00 There was a discussion on ERE's Diversity Forum regarding the lack luster performance (is that an accurate term for a job board?) of diversity job sites. Now, I do keep up on what sites are out there. Ethnicity specific, gender specific, disability or veteran specific, all the way to total inclusion (which would make it supposedly like all the others I suppose). But there is a lingering misconception that a diversity job board will magically bring in diversity candidates. I can't tell you how wrong that is and how frustrating it is to me as someone who specializes in diversity recruiting. I think some people just don't get it. Some companies are tight fisted with the dollars and don't want to put their money where their mouth is as far as diversity initiatives go. Recruiters on the average don't care about diversity because their objective it to fill the job by any means necessary. So here are some thoughts on including job sites in diversity initiatives.Job boards of an...
Are These Cartoons Racist Or Funny?
2008-04-29 08:41:00 I visited a blog earlier this evening called Stereohyped that had a cartoon posted, which I’m going to post at the end of this topic. It seems there were a bunch of cartoons that were basically banned because of the perception that they were racist, based on stereotypes, from the 30’s through the 50’s. ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Diversity broadcasting proponent NPR lobbies against diversity
2008-04-28 00:15:00 It seems that NPR only supports diversity in programming if it is diversity by their definition and broadcast on their licensed frequencies. For now FM spectrum has become scarce, and NPR wants to grow. When FM transitions into digital, it will be possible to offer more programming in less spectrum, but NPR wants to ...
By: Third Pipe
Maureen Frank: a champion for gender diversity and the advancement of women
2008-04-23 20:03:00 According to leading US research organisation Catalyst, companies with the highest representation of women on their top management teams perform better than companies with the lowest female representation. And yet only a small proportion of business leadership positions are actually held by women. Fortunately, there are women like Telstra Business Women’s Awards winner and BRW ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maureen Frank: a champion for gender diversity and the advancement of women", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=431" });
7.23 percent Bio-Diversity in Himachal: C.M.
2008-04-23 18:56:00 Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister said that Himachal Pradesh had 7.23 percent of the nation’s bio-diversity which if exploited scientifically could generate additional income avenues to the people. He was addressing the Valedictory Function of four-day long Seminar on Post Graduate Nephrology-2008 organized by New Delhi Kidney Care Foundation in collaboration with Sir ...
Black Baseball Players; Why It Matters
2008-04-19 07:07:00 Man, I’m starting to feel so old. I was reading this blog called Stereohyped, where the reader was commenting on a story that came out this week stating that the percentage of black baseball players is tied for its all time low. He asked in his post who cares. I was going ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Motorola Offers Port Diversity On RFID Reader
2008-04-18 21:00:00 Motorola Offers Port Diversity On RFID ReaderWith its XR450 platform, mono- and bi-static ports can be activated depending on requirements and local signal propagation issues, the company said.http://www.informationweek-.com/news/showArticle.j...
Conference: Languages of the wider world: valuing diversity
2008-04-16 10:54:00 A conference on Languages of the wider world: valuing diversity will be held at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) 15-16 September 2008. The conference “aims to identify common issues in order to facilitate collaboration, raise the profile, and make the case for increased HE provision of languages of the wider world” and ...
Clemente And King
2008-04-07 15:30:00 Last week I wrote about the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King. I just came upon this story concerning my favorite baseball player in history, Roberto Clemente, and his relationship with Dr. King, as well as his taking a major stance after his assassination that, unfortunately, not a single American born ballplayer took ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Armed Forces recruitment - leading the way in Diversity & Assessment?
2008-04-06 19:42:00 Attracting and retaining quality candidates continues to be a challenge, argued Brigadier Richard Folkes at the February meeting of the Recruitment Society. The Regular Commissions Board, which was renamed the Army Officer Selection Board in 2006, was introduced in 1941 following a series of military setbacks in which Officer Training and Selection was identified as a key contributor to poor
The Assassination Of Dr. King - 40th Anniversary
2008-04-04 06:20:00 First, the previous two newsletters for your perusal are thus: Moving Forward Dr. King - The Final Speech The most recent newsletter I just sent out about five minutes ago, and it touches upon the topic of this post in more of a diagnostic breakdown of his final speech. This post isn’t that, though; it’s more of ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Out of the Diversity Market?
2008-04-02 00:51:00 Well, this is interesting on a number of levels. Elite colleges have been undermining their own efforts to diversify by giving much more weight to high SAT scores than they did before, according to an analysis of College Board data presented this morning at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association. Over the past two ...
By: Webloggin
Charity calls for business leaders to take up diversity challenge
2008-04-01 23:04:00 A charity that campaigns to provide a "secure base for Britain's minority ethnic communities" has called for effective leadership to promote diversity, after a poll revealed that almost nine in 10 recent graduates have experienced some kin
Whose Responsibility Is Diversity Within The Organization?
2008-04-01 17:45:00 The February issue of Black Enterprise magazine had an interesting report on black board members of major corporations. I have to admit that I’ve never thought about how many black people might be on major corporate boards before, only looking at the sparsity of black CEOs, or minority CEOs for that matter, in the ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Unravel Mystery of Lightning Diversity
2008-04-01 06:21:00 Researchers from Penn State and New Mexico Tech have unraveled the mystery of lightning diversity. A new “Lightning Mapping Array” has been able to show detailed models on how lightning acts. “About 90% of lightning occurs inside clouds and is not visible to the casual observer, researchers said. The researchers wondered if lightning that appears within ...
By: ZA Vibes
Support wanes for new diversity best practice body
2008-03-31 18:41:00 Support for a new diversity body to monitor standards and advocate best practice is waning among practitioners just four months since it was recommended. In December 2007 the Learning and Skills Council publishe
Cape Verde offers diversity to investors
2008-03-31 02:00:00 Foreign property buyers have been told of the diverse range of attractions that can be found in the Cape Verde islands.The west African archipelago was praised by the Irish Independent for offering features such as beautiful beaches, clear blue water and year-round sunshine.However, the country was said to offer more than physical attractions, as it also has a growing and potentially lucrative property investment market.According to the newspaper, the consistently good weather makes property in Cape Verde a better option than places such as Bulgaria and Croatia, as it has a longer holiday season.Therefore, there is demand for rental property over a greater period of time.The newspaper commented: "Unlike some of the emerging markets in Eastern Europe, Cape Verde's climate virtually guarantees investors an all-year-round return."According to Sarah Brown from NuBricks.com, accessibility improvements have led to the country attracting a record number of foreign visitors.
A diversity of associated medical conditions was documented in 20%, with an
2008-03-28 06:30:00 Thursday, March 27, 2008 Last night we learned from David Kirby that the CDC is actually waking up to the vaccine/autism connection because of the recent revelation of previously missing middle man Mr. Mitochondria.Here is the study that was the slap in the fact that has been so badly needed for so long:Epidemiology of autism spectrum disorder in Portugal: prevalence, clinical characterization, and medical conditionsAdventures in Autism: The Study That FINALLY Got The CDC to Pay Attention#links
Thoughts on Wright: My Hope for Diversity
2008-03-28 01:53:00 Okay, I admit it—I’m on a roll with this blog thing. Maybe it’s because it gives me a way to clear my head in a format that allows me to hear your clear thoughts as well. It’s been busy, busy, busy. My schedule since returning from Trinidad and Venezuela has been like the blurring scenery watched through the window of a race car and I’ve been at break neck speed since returning. Yesterday was no different. What made yesterday note-worthy for me is the climate of things here in Dallas. Yesterday, Reverend Jeremiah Wright was slated to speak at a local church, and ended up having to cancel his appearance. Reverend Wright, in case you aren’t following US political news, is the former pastor to Senator Barack Obama. The media recently aired a controversial message of his in an attempt to discredit, or at least question, Senator Obama and his allegiance to his former Pastor. Rev. Wright’s message points out some of his views about our nation...
Staff Cartoonist Presents: Deep-fried diversity, or? ?Oh, how things have c
2008-03-28 01:14:00 It occurred to me just how often I draw food. With arms and legs. And personal biases. Maybe it just makes it all easier to stomach. Click on thumbnail to enlarge…
Pat Buchanan?s Trying To Rewrite History
2008-03-26 04:19:00 I thought about staying away from this one, but I just couldn’t. Good ol’ Pat Buchanan, who my dad used to enjoy hating on Crossfire so many years ago, decided he had to take his shot and weigh in on this controversy surrounding both Barack Obama’s speech and some of the bad things that ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Houston Astros make strides in diversity since 2005 World Series (AP)
2008-03-21 21:14:00 In 2005, the Houston Astros became the first team in more than 50 years to play in the World Series without a single black player on their roster. Less then three years later, the makeup of the Astros has changed drastically. Not only could Houston have as many as four black players on its team ...
By: MLB News Blog
Houston Astros make strides in diversity since 2005 World Series - The Cana
2008-03-21 20:45:00 Houston Astros make strides in diversity since 2005 World SeriesThe Canadian Press, Fla. - 2 hours agoIn 2005, the Houston Astros became the first team in more than 50 years to play in the World Series without a single black player on their roster. ...
One Man?s Diversity is Another Man?s Injustice
2008-03-21 14:50:00 I won?t be able to explain the times in which we live to my grandchildren. Or to a Rip van Winkle Buck Rogers type who woke up in these times after snoozing for generations. Or to a space alien who just landed here. When we use the word ?diversity? we apply it to things that are ...
By: Webloggin
Diversity association plan branded a ?waste of money?
2008-03-20 13:27:00 Exclusive The government project that recommended setting up a new diversity association may have been a "waste of money", leading practitioners have warned. In December 2007 the Learning and Skill
Diversity of Oneness | The Miracle that simply Is
2008-03-17 05:48:00 "In reality you are just coming upon another manifestation of the same Being.Do you understand this yet?You see, no two moments are ever the same - that is the miracle of life. Oneness is not a miracle, it is the diversity of the One that is the miracle.What a wonder it is to know that as God never manifests Himself in the same way twice, so each moment is an act of total creation.(...) time is the eternal attribute of God."- The Last Barrier: Reshad Field"God says: son of Adam complains about time,but I AM Time (Eternal)."? Prophet Muhammad, recored in sacred tradition (hadith Qudsi)
Celebrate Diversity & Unity With Regionz Kidz!
2008-03-12 15:42:00 Guest post by Sheena from Mommy Daddy Blog. Growing up I went to predominantly African American schools. I wasn’t taught much about diversity and different cultures, just racism and segregation year after year. Of course this had some effect on how I perceived other races. I developed schemas based on textbooks, television, and my surroundings. Although ...
By: the so called me
Diversity of Pearls
2008-03-12 02:46:00 Pearls appear in different shapes and sizes and here is a huge collection of pearl accessible on the market at changeable values. The most costly and precious pearl is the usual variety that is produced with no individual obstruction. As they are so extraordinary they are considered as traditional jewelry. Cultivated pearls are produced ...
Ward Connerly Doesn?t Get It
2008-03-08 16:36:00 The playing field really isn’t equal when it comes to employment and finance. Minorities still make around 70% of whites in America, and it gets worse for females. Minorities are under represented drastically in industry across the country in positions of leadership; look at housekeeping and taxis, though, and you’ll know where most ...
By: Mitch's Blog
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