Friday, March 24, 2017
Howard University West
From USA Today -
Google opens Howard University West to train black coders
Jessica Guynn
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is opening "Howard West" on its campus in Mountain View, Calif., a Silicon Valley outpost for the historically black university where computer science majors can immerse themselves in coding instruction and tech culture, not to mention the inner workings of one of the planet's most famous companies.
Between 25 and 30 juniors and seniors from Washington, D.C.-based Howard University will spend 12 weeks at Google this summer, receiving instruction from senior Google engineers and Howard faculty and getting course credit for their studies, the Internet giant announced Thursday.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/03/23/howard-university-google/99518020/?csp=tech
Google opens Howard University West to train black coders
Jessica Guynn
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is opening "Howard West" on its campus in Mountain View, Calif., a Silicon Valley outpost for the historically black university where computer science majors can immerse themselves in coding instruction and tech culture, not to mention the inner workings of one of the planet's most famous companies.
Between 25 and 30 juniors and seniors from Washington, D.C.-based Howard University will spend 12 weeks at Google this summer, receiving instruction from senior Google engineers and Howard faculty and getting course credit for their studies, the Internet giant announced Thursday.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/03/23/howard-university-google/99518020/?csp=tech
For Real?
From Upworthy -
5 bizarre features of American politics that shock people when they first hear about them.
...including one reason people are staying involved despite it all.
By ERIC MARCH
As breaking news and scandals continue to erupt at an Usain Bolt-ish pace, many Americans are experiencing the early days of the Trump administration as a crash course in what makes our government kind-of-but-honestly-not-exactly work, with emphasis on the "crash."
Granted, even for those of us who have been mainlining C-SPAN for years, the current political climate is more than a little strange. For those just wading into the pool, it's like the water is 150 degrees, there are knives in the water, and oh yeah, it's peanut butter instead of water.
I spoke to four political novices who are getting acquainted with our political system for the first time — a teacher in Boston, a corporate retail worker (also in Boston), a marketing executive in New York, and a former advertising project manager in Detroit. Here are just a few of the surprising things they were shocked to learn are real parts of American politics:
1. If one political party wins enough elections in a state, they can change the maps to make it harder for their opponents to beat them in the next election.
http://www.upworthy.com/5-bizarre-features-of-american-politics-that-shock-people-when-they-first-hear-about-them
5 bizarre features of American politics that shock people when they first hear about them.
...including one reason people are staying involved despite it all.
By ERIC MARCH
As breaking news and scandals continue to erupt at an Usain Bolt-ish pace, many Americans are experiencing the early days of the Trump administration as a crash course in what makes our government kind-of-but-honestly-not-exactly work, with emphasis on the "crash."
Granted, even for those of us who have been mainlining C-SPAN for years, the current political climate is more than a little strange. For those just wading into the pool, it's like the water is 150 degrees, there are knives in the water, and oh yeah, it's peanut butter instead of water.
I spoke to four political novices who are getting acquainted with our political system for the first time — a teacher in Boston, a corporate retail worker (also in Boston), a marketing executive in New York, and a former advertising project manager in Detroit. Here are just a few of the surprising things they were shocked to learn are real parts of American politics:
1. If one political party wins enough elections in a state, they can change the maps to make it harder for their opponents to beat them in the next election.
http://www.upworthy.com/5-bizarre-features-of-american-politics-that-shock-people-when-they-first-hear-about-them
Disproving the Myth
From the LA Times -
Disproving the 'black films don't travel' Hollywood myth
By Tre'vell Anderson
“Every time there’s a success, it gets swept under the rug,” says Jeff Clanagan, president of Lionsgate’s Codeblack Films, which primarily produces films with African American casts. “It’s almost like there’s an asterisk on it. They chalk it off as an anomaly.”
For 1988’s “Coming to America,” the anomaly was the comedic genius of Eddie Murphy, who “transcended race” when the film grossed $160.6 million internationally for a $288.8 million worldwide take. (Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Kevin Hart, Denzel Washington and Don Cheedle are other box office champs for whom the “transcended race” label has been applied.)
For 1995’s “Bad Boys” and its 2003 sequel — which together pulled in a combined $210.3 million internationally and $414.7 million worldwide — it was the fact that the film was an action flick, never mind leads Smith, Martin Lawrence and Gabrielle Union.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-black-movies-global-audience-myth-20170324-story.html
Disproving the 'black films don't travel' Hollywood myth
By Tre'vell Anderson
“Every time there’s a success, it gets swept under the rug,” says Jeff Clanagan, president of Lionsgate’s Codeblack Films, which primarily produces films with African American casts. “It’s almost like there’s an asterisk on it. They chalk it off as an anomaly.”
For 1988’s “Coming to America,” the anomaly was the comedic genius of Eddie Murphy, who “transcended race” when the film grossed $160.6 million internationally for a $288.8 million worldwide take. (Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Kevin Hart, Denzel Washington and Don Cheedle are other box office champs for whom the “transcended race” label has been applied.)
For 1995’s “Bad Boys” and its 2003 sequel — which together pulled in a combined $210.3 million internationally and $414.7 million worldwide — it was the fact that the film was an action flick, never mind leads Smith, Martin Lawrence and Gabrielle Union.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-black-movies-global-audience-myth-20170324-story.html
Green Thumbs Everywhere
From the LA Times -
Grow blueberries on your patio: They're perfect for small-space gardening.
By Jeanette Marantos
http://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-how-to-grow-blueberries-on-your-patio-20170314-story.html
Grow blueberries on your patio: They're perfect for small-space gardening.
By Jeanette Marantos
http://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-how-to-grow-blueberries-on-your-patio-20170314-story.html
Noticeably Absent
From the list is Trump.
From the Washington Post -
Cubs mastermind Theo Epstein is No. 1 on Fortune’s ‘greatest leaders’ list. The pope is No. 3.
By Marissa Payne
The Chicago Cubs winning the World Series was a big deal. Like, a really big deal, according to Fortune, which put the team’s president, Theo Epstein, on top of its “World’s Greatest Leaders” list on Thursday. The 43-year-old baseball mastermind beat out Chinese businessman Jack Ma, the executive chairman of the ever-growing Alibaba commerce empire, as well as No. 3 Pope Francis — you know, the head of the Catholic Church.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/03/23/cubs-mastermind-theo-epstein-is-no-1-on-fortunes-greatest-leaders-list-the-pope-is-no-3/?utm_term=.f24b2adf6504
From the Washington Post -
Cubs mastermind Theo Epstein is No. 1 on Fortune’s ‘greatest leaders’ list. The pope is No. 3.
By Marissa Payne
The Chicago Cubs winning the World Series was a big deal. Like, a really big deal, according to Fortune, which put the team’s president, Theo Epstein, on top of its “World’s Greatest Leaders” list on Thursday. The 43-year-old baseball mastermind beat out Chinese businessman Jack Ma, the executive chairman of the ever-growing Alibaba commerce empire, as well as No. 3 Pope Francis — you know, the head of the Catholic Church.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/03/23/cubs-mastermind-theo-epstein-is-no-1-on-fortunes-greatest-leaders-list-the-pope-is-no-3/?utm_term=.f24b2adf6504
PB&J to the Rescue!
From ESPN -
The NBA's Secret Addiction
ESPN exclusive! How one performance-enhancing sandwich has spread through the NBA.
by Baxter Holmes
The legend has been passed down by NBA generations, chronicled like a Homeric odyssey. The tale they tell is of Kevin Garnett and the 2007-08 Celtics, and the seminal moment of a revolution. Bryan Doo, Celtics strength and conditioning coach, recalls it as if it were yesterday, how before a game in December of that season, an unnamed Celtic -- his identity lost to history, like the other horsemen on Paul Revere's midnight ride -- complained to Doo of incipient hunger pangs.
"Man, I could go for a PB&J," the player said.
And then Garnett, in an act with historical reverberations, uttered the now-fabled words: "Yeah, let's get on that."
Garnett had not, to that point, made the PB&J a part of his pregame routine. But on that night in Boston, as Doo recalls, Garnett partook, then played ... and played well. Afterward, from his perch as the Celtics' fiery leader, Garnett issued the following commandment: "We're going to need PB&J in here every game now."
And so a sandwich revolution was born.
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/presents18931717/the-nba-secret-addiction
The NBA's Secret Addiction
ESPN exclusive! How one performance-enhancing sandwich has spread through the NBA.
by Baxter Holmes
The legend has been passed down by NBA generations, chronicled like a Homeric odyssey. The tale they tell is of Kevin Garnett and the 2007-08 Celtics, and the seminal moment of a revolution. Bryan Doo, Celtics strength and conditioning coach, recalls it as if it were yesterday, how before a game in December of that season, an unnamed Celtic -- his identity lost to history, like the other horsemen on Paul Revere's midnight ride -- complained to Doo of incipient hunger pangs.
"Man, I could go for a PB&J," the player said.
And then Garnett, in an act with historical reverberations, uttered the now-fabled words: "Yeah, let's get on that."
Garnett had not, to that point, made the PB&J a part of his pregame routine. But on that night in Boston, as Doo recalls, Garnett partook, then played ... and played well. Afterward, from his perch as the Celtics' fiery leader, Garnett issued the following commandment: "We're going to need PB&J in here every game now."
And so a sandwich revolution was born.
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/presents18931717/the-nba-secret-addiction
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Dance Theatre of Harlem 2017 New York Season
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dance-theatre-harlem-short-film_us_58d3fa4fe4b0b22b0d1ab3a1?fbmv326p7mzir7ldi&
Random Acts of Kindness
Here's a shout out to the blog "Inspiration Made Simple" for the "Random Acts of Kindness" ideas and cards. Thank you!
http://www.inspirationmadesimple.com/2014/08/random-acts-of-kindness-ideas-and-free-printable/
http://www.inspirationmadesimple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/raok.pdf
http://www.inspirationmadesimple.com/2014/08/random-acts-of-kindness-ideas-and-free-printable/
http://www.inspirationmadesimple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/raok.pdf
Why Design Matters
From OZY -
A DESIGN EXPERT ON MAXIMIZING CREATIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE
By Eugene S. Robinson
“My biggest insight was that you could look at a product as being the manifestation or outcome of a set of interpersonal and organizational ‘negotiations,’ or battles, over subjective decisions,” Owens says, looking much younger than his nearly 50 years. At Dell, “the operations people won most of the battles,” he says, leading to machines that were cheap, modular, efficiently produced and not much to look at. Contrast with Apple’s machines, “you could see that design and marketing had won quite a few more battles — their machines were expensive, hard to produce and beautiful.”
http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/a-design-expert-on-maximizing-creativity-in-the-workplace/68436
A DESIGN EXPERT ON MAXIMIZING CREATIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE
By Eugene S. Robinson
“My biggest insight was that you could look at a product as being the manifestation or outcome of a set of interpersonal and organizational ‘negotiations,’ or battles, over subjective decisions,” Owens says, looking much younger than his nearly 50 years. At Dell, “the operations people won most of the battles,” he says, leading to machines that were cheap, modular, efficiently produced and not much to look at. Contrast with Apple’s machines, “you could see that design and marketing had won quite a few more battles — their machines were expensive, hard to produce and beautiful.”
http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/a-design-expert-on-maximizing-creativity-in-the-workplace/68436
Profiting From Pain
From the Huffington Post -
When White People Profit Off Of Black Pain
The controversy surrounding a painting of Emmett Till by a white artist reveals the limits of white empathy.
By Zeba Blay
What exactly are the implications of white artists creating (and profiting) off of work that depicts black trauma and black pain?
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Schutz’s “Open Casket” is an oil on canvas recreation of those famous photos. “Open Casket” is a weak attempt at white solidarity with black folk.
The painting makes an attempt at forcing to viewer to meditate on loss and the “radical” visibility of the black body, but it fails. Why? Because there is nothing radical about a white artist misappropriating and profiting off of black trauma.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/when-white-people-profit-off-of-black-pain_us_58d2a435e4b0b22b0d18ee3d?9loywrk9
When White People Profit Off Of Black Pain
The controversy surrounding a painting of Emmett Till by a white artist reveals the limits of white empathy.
By Zeba Blay
What exactly are the implications of white artists creating (and profiting) off of work that depicts black trauma and black pain?
~~~~~~~~~~
Schutz’s “Open Casket” is an oil on canvas recreation of those famous photos. “Open Casket” is a weak attempt at white solidarity with black folk.
The painting makes an attempt at forcing to viewer to meditate on loss and the “radical” visibility of the black body, but it fails. Why? Because there is nothing radical about a white artist misappropriating and profiting off of black trauma.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/when-white-people-profit-off-of-black-pain_us_58d2a435e4b0b22b0d18ee3d?9loywrk9
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Costco Delivery Coming Soon
From Consumerist -
Some Costco Shoppers Can Now Get Groceries Delivered
By Mary Beth Quirk
Costco is partnering with a service called Shipt, one of many companies that caters to the online shopping set, to offer delivery to customers in the Tampa Bay area.
From there, the plan is to expand to 50 markets and more than 30 million households by the end of this year. Shipt already works with Whole Foods, Meijer, H-E-B, Harris Teeter, and other grocery chains to offer delivery service in some areas.
https://consumerist.com/2017/03/22/some-costco-shoppers-can-now-get-groceries-delivered/
Some Costco Shoppers Can Now Get Groceries Delivered
By Mary Beth Quirk
Costco is partnering with a service called Shipt, one of many companies that caters to the online shopping set, to offer delivery to customers in the Tampa Bay area.
From there, the plan is to expand to 50 markets and more than 30 million households by the end of this year. Shipt already works with Whole Foods, Meijer, H-E-B, Harris Teeter, and other grocery chains to offer delivery service in some areas.
https://consumerist.com/2017/03/22/some-costco-shoppers-can-now-get-groceries-delivered/
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