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President Obama 50th Birthday Celebration, Campaign Fundraiser (Video, Photos) Chicago, Aug. 3, 2011
By Shallow Nation On August 4, 2011 No Comments
Here are photos and video from President Barack Obama's 50th birthday celebration and campaign fundraiser on Weds. Aug. 3, 2011 in Chicago at the Aragon Entertainment Center. Attendees included 2,400 donors and supporters as well as a star-studded line-up of musical performers including Herbie Hancock and Jennifer Hudson. Details and pictures as well as full replay video and transcript text of the President's speech are below after the jump.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, donors paid from $50 to $35,800 to attend the event. Introduced by Chicago Mayor, and his former Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, President Obama took to the stage to deliver an address. He quipped: ""It's true that I turn 50 tomorrow, which means that by the time I wake up I'll have an e-mail from AARP, asking me to call President Obama and tell him to protect Medicare."
Jennifer Hudson sang Happy Birthday to the President who turns 50 on Aug. 4, 2011, and will celebrate that day with a White House Rose Garden party in the evening.
Click here to see the the photo gallery from the President's 50th birthday fundraising event at the historic Aragon Ballroom in Uptown. Click here for 24 more pictures.
Watch the full replay video of President Obama's speech below followed by the complete transcript. Highlights video and a roundup of news stories are also below.
Remarks by the President at a DNC event
Aragon Entertainment Center
7:22 P.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Chicago! (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be with some good friends! (Applause.) This is a warm welcome right here. (Applause.)
Let me first of all say thank you to the extraordinary, extraordinary talent that's on stage. First of all, one of the greatest jazz musicians of our time, Herbie Hancock. (Applause.) OK Go Band — give it up. (Applause.) DJ Greg Corner — give it up. (Applause.) The lovely and talented Jennifer Hudson from Chicago. (Applause.) The not as lovely or talented — (laughter) — but my very determined, very brilliant, very loyal, very tough mayor of the city of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel. (Applause.)
I don't know — you know, I'm watching from Washington, but it looks to me like Rahm is doing a pretty good job. (Applause.) And as far as I can tell, he hasn't cursed in public yet. (Laughter.) He's come close, he says. (Laughter.) But what he has done is provided extraordinary energy and extraordinary vision to a job that he has wanted for a long time. And I don't know too many people who love the city of Chicago more than your mayor, and I couldn't be more proud of him, so — (applause.)
Now, we've got a few more dignitaries in the house. We've got the governor of the great state of Illinois, Patrick Quinn, in the house. (Applause.) We've got one of the finest senators in the United States of America, Dick Durbin, in the house. (Applause.) We've got one of the greatest members of Congress in the country in Jan Murkowski in the house. (Applause.) We've got the ageless Jesse White, the Secretary of State, in the house. (Applause.) A great friend of mine, somebody who I wouldn't have been elected to the United States Senate without him, the former senator of the Illinois State Senate, Emil Jones is here. (Applause.) And I know we've got a lot of other important people like you in the house.
Now, it's warm and it's hot and you just listened to some good music, and you don't want to have a long political speech. (Applause.) But I just want to first of all say I could not have a better early birthday present than spending tonight with all of you —
AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you!
THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Applause.)
And it's true that I turn 50 tomorrow — (applause) — which means that by the time I wake up, I'll have an email from AARP — (laughter) — asking me to call President Obama and tell him to protect Medicare. (Laughter and applause.)
When I look out at this crowd, I think back to that incredible night in November. I'm still trying to figure out how the weather was over 60 degrees in November, in Grant Park, back in 2008. (Applause.) And it was the culmination of this incredible journey, this long journey that we took together; a campaign that drew on the hard work and support of all of you and people all across the country — men and women who believed that change was possible. In the face of long odds, in the face of frustrations, in the face of setbacks you said, we don't have to accept politics as usual, and we can once again have a country that is living up to our finest ideals and our highest aspirations.
And that was a lovely night. But do you remember what I told you that night? I said, "Yes, we can," but I said this would not be easy. I said, that wasn't the end of the journey; that was just the beginning. The economy was already hammering families. Decisions that had been deferred for too long in Washington were finally catching up with us. All these problems were gathering all at once. And we knew the road ahead was going to be difficult, that the climb was going to be steep.
I have to admit, I didn't know how steep the climb was going to be. (Laughter.)
Because we didn't realize — we just found out a week ago that the economy that last few months in 2008 was even worse than we had realized. I mean, the economy had contracted by 8 percent. It was the worst economy we had ever seen. The next quarter before any of our economic policies had a chance to go into place, same kind of thing. We lost 8 million jobs like that. Hadn't seen anything like it in most of our lifetimes.
But here's what I — here's what I knew. You did not elect me President to duck the tough issues. (Applause.) You elected me President to do the tough things, to do the big things, even if it took time. (Applause.)
You elected me to make sure that the economy was working not just for those at the very top, but that we had a broad-based, shared prosperity, from the machinist on the line to the CEO in the boardroom.
And I ran because I believed that our success is defined not by stock prices or corporate profits alone, but by whether ordinary people can find a good job that supports a family; whether they can send their kids to college; whether they can retire with dignity and respect. (Applause.) Maybe have a little left over for a ballgame or a vacation. Not be bankrupt when they get sick.
So what we did was we took a series of emergency measures that first year to save the economy from collapse. And I promise you not all of them were popular. But we did what we needed to do to start getting the economy growing again, and it has been growing — not as fast as we want, but we got the economy growing instead of contracting because we wanted to help families get back on their feet. (Applause.)
We went in and we said — I didn't sign up to be a CEO of an auto company, but I said I'm not going to let a million jobs, especially here in the Midwest, go away, so we're going to intervene, and we're going to ask in return that the auto companies restructure themselves. And we've now seen for the first time in a very long time all the Big Three automakers making a profit. (Applause.) And making a profit selling small cars and compact cars and doing stuff that a lot of Americans thought couldn't be done any more.
And we said, even as we're saving the economy, there's still some issues out there that haven't been dealt with in a very long time, so we're going to make sure that we've got equal pay for equal work — (applause) — because I don't want Malia and Sasha getting paid less than anybody for doing a good job. (Applause.)
And we're going to make sure that in this country that we love, that nobody is discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation. We're going to make sure they can serve in our military and protect the country that they love. (Applause.)
And we're going to invest in clean energy, because we're tired of being dependent on foreign oil. (Applause.) So we want wind turbines and electric cars made right here in the United States of America. (Applause.)
And we're going to increase our investment in basic research to find cures for cancer and Alzheimer's.
And we're going to revamp our education system, so it starts working for every child and not just some children. (Applause.)
And, yes, we are going to go ahead and make sure that every family in America can find affordable health care and that they are not losing their home or going bankrupt because they get sick. (Applause.) And it was hard, but because of you we kept on driving and we got it done. (Applause.)
So it's been a long, tough journey. But we have made some incredible strides together. Yes, we have. (Laughter.) But the thing that we all have to remember is, is that as much good as we've done, precisely because the challenges were so daunting, precisely because we were inheriting so many challenges, that we're not even halfway there yet.
When I said, "change we can believe in," I didn't say "change we can believe in tomorrow." (Laughter.) Not "change we can believe in next week." We knew this was going to take time, because we've got this big, messy, tough democracy. And that's the great thing about America is, is that there are all these contentious ideas that are out there, and we've got to make our case. And we knew that these challenges weren't made overnight and they weren't going to be solved overnight.
And so, as we look forward, we know we've still got a lot of work to do on the economy. Now, I hope we can avoid another self-inflicted wound like we just saw over the last couple of weeks — (applause) — because we don't have time to play these partisan games. (Applause.) We've got too much work to do. (Applause.)
Over the next several months, I hope Congress is focused on what the American people are focused on, making sure that the economy is growing, making sure that businesses are getting financing, making sure that young people are getting trained for the jobs of the future; making sure that we're getting all those construction workers, that got laid off after the housing boom went bust, and putting them to work, rebuilding our roads and our bridges, rebuilding Chicago — (applause) — rebuilding Detroit, rebuilding rural communities all across the country, putting people back to work.
I want to make sure that America is not just an importer; I want us to export. I want to build electric cars in America, and I want to ship them all around the world, because we've got the best technologies. (Applause.) I want us to focus on how we can revamp old buildings and old facilities so they're energy efficient. And we can start cutting down on our electricity bills, and we can start cutting down on our carbon emissions. And we can stop being so dependent on foreign oil, and you don't have to pay as much at the pump. That's what the American people are looking for. That's what we've got to focus on. (Applause.)
We've got more work to do to make sure that we've got an immigration system in this country that makes some sense. (Applause.) We are a nation of laws and we are a nation of immigrants. And we want to welcome extraordinary talent to our shores and have a legal immigration system that works for everybody. (Applause.) We've got to make that happen.
We've got to — and a lot of the stuff that we've already done we've got to make sure it gets implemented effectively. We finally put some common-sense rules so that banks aren't taking the kinds of risk that almost led to an economic meltdown, and that consumers are protected when you get credit cards or mortgages.
And, frankly, there are some folks in Congress who are trying to block us from making that progress, and that's why your voice has to be heard, where we stand up and we say: We want a financial system that is fair for everybody. There's nothing wrong with that. (Applause.)
And on the foreign policy front, you elected me in part based on a promise that we would end the war in Iraq, and we have ended combat operations there. And by the end of this year we will have our troops out of Iraq, as I promised and as I committed. (Applause.) And in Afghanistan, we've got al Qaeda on the run and we are going to begin transitioning to give Afghans more responsibility, but also to start bringing our troops home, because we've got a lot of work to do here at home to rebuild America. (Applause.)
But our foreign policy can't just be about war; it's also got to be about peace. (Applause.) It's also got to be about helping countries feed the hungry. It's got to be about helping countries transition to democracy. It's got to be about respecting human rights all around the world and making sure that America continues to be a beacon of hope. That's part of why you elected me. That's part of the unfinished business of this administration. (Applause.)
And as we think about this world, we understand that it's shrunk, and it's going to be more competitive. And if we're going to leave the kind of America behind to our children and our grandchildren, then we've still got some work to do. Yes, we've got to get our fiscal house in order. And all the progressives out there, I want you to understand that we can't just ignore this debt and deficit, we've got to do something about it. But economic growth, making ourselves more competitive isn't just about cutting programs. It's also about making investments in our people. (Applause.)
It's also about making sure we've got the best education system in the world; that we've got the best scientists and engineers and mathematicians in the world; making sure that we prize our diversity; making sure that we've got a social safety net for the aged and the infirm and our children. That's part of what makes us a great nation. (Applause.)
So, Chicago, we've got more work to do. We've got more work to do. And look, let me just say this, it is going to continue to be challenging every single step of the way.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: But we can do it!
THE PRESIDENT: But we can do it. (Applause.) You know, I'm always — I'm always amused when the pundits in Washington say, boy, you know, Obama hasn't gotten this passed yet or some of his supporters are disappointed about this, and the — the campaign, it was so smooth. And I'm thinking what campaign were they watching. (Laughter.) I mean, there — at least once a month, folks would say, he can't win. At least once a month, people would say, oh, that was a terrible debate for him; or, oh, he's lost support in this or that group; or, oh, that state is going to go red on him.
What they didn't understand was is that for all the mistakes I'll make, for all the boneheaded moves I made — might make –
AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! We love you!
THE PRESIDENT: For all the frustrations and the challenges and resistance we have to bringing about change, when I've got you guys behind me — (applause) — when I've got the American people, when I listen to them — (applause) — and I'm reminded of your decency and those core values that say I am my brother's keeper and I am my sister's keeper, and what makes us a great nation is not just the height of our skyscrapers or the size of our GDP, or the power of our military, but the fact that we look after one another, and we take responsibility for ourselves, but also for our neighbors; when we're working together and we're joining hands, black and white and Hispanic and Asian and Native American and gay and straight; when the American people join together, we cannot be stopped.
We say to ourselves, "Yes, we can." It doesn't matter how tough a week I have in Washington, because I know you've got me — you've got my back. When I come to Chicago, when I travel across the country, I know we can't be stopped. (Applause.) I know America is the greatest nation on Earth. And I know we will bring about the change that all of us believe in.
God bless you all. (Applause.) Thank you, and God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)
Source: White House
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Publish Date June 15, 2016
Remedy Health Media launches new series: a peek into patients' lives
Kevin McCaffrey
Several years ago Remedy Health, a digital health media company, launched a set of longform stories meant to help bring patients' stories to life — complete with video, pictures, and animation as part of its Live Bold, Live Now platform.
Now the publisher is saying that brevity, too, can help grow audiences and create an emotional connection with patients.
Remedy Health recently launched two new initiatives — Memo to Me and The Big Picture — in a bid to foster engagement with patients in moments, rather than minutes, and appeal to those who don't have time to consume a multi-layered and multimedia-driven story.
See also: Remedy debuts long-form sponsored stories
"We started to find that people are consuming these stories in different ways," explained Jim Curtis, president of advertising, strategy and operations at Remedy. "Diabetic patients would finish an 18-minute story, but [for] someone with heart disease who may know a lot about the disease already, we're only going for small snippets.
"We want [to bring in] people, that are in different phases of understanding their condition, to finish the story," he continued. "We're looking at Instagram and other publishers that are really able to tell a story in a moment, like Humans of New York. You get a picture, two lines, and you're immediately connected to a story."
Memo to Me is a short video series where individuals share hard-earned wisdom with their younger selves. One video features Peter Bruun, who is 52 years old, talking about how fear crippled his ability to support his daughter.
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See also: Remedy Health Media names new chief marketing officer
The Big Picture draws on the popular Humans of New York series, which is a documentary project told through a series of portraits. In the same vein, the initiative features professional photography accompanied by revealing captions. In one on psoriasis, Jennifer Pellegrin, a patient with the condition, is shown decorating a pink cake. The caption states, "I still do suffer from the looks and the stares. I mean you never get used to it. You just don't. I'm a cake designer. I've had customers cancel orders."
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Enhanced fuel cell performance using one atom thick 2D material
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Methanol fuel cells are widely considered as a potential source of future energy due to the usage of methanol as a liquid fuel; simplicity in operation; higher energy density of methanol fuel; high power density obtained etc. However their commercialization is greatly hindered by methanol crossover taking place in the membrane area of fuel cells, leading to short circuits and greatly affecting overall performance.
More precisely, this problem could be defined as diffusion of methanol from anode to cathode through the membrane. This methanol – instead of reacting on the anode side – also reacts on the cathode side, thereby generating a short circuit.
In previous research, different materials have been used and researchers have reported improved performance by reducing the methanol crossover. But all of these results showed a decrease in methanol crossover at the same time with reduced proton transport, which is one of dominant factors for fuel cell performance.
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a) Direct methanol fuel cell experimental set up and membrane electrode assembly (MEA) configuration. b) Polarization curve comparison for a standard and MEA with single layer graphene (SLG) at 70°C, 1 m methanol, 1 L min-1 of air. (Reprinted with permission by Wiley-VCH Verlag) (click on image to enlarge)
In our paper, we show that the methanol fuel cell containing 2D materials has decreased methanol crossover by 40%, with no changes in proton conductivity observed, leading to performance improvements of up to 50%.
In conclusion, we demonstrate that the addition of the graphene layer has significantly changed the properties of the membrane electrode assembly by reducing the methanol permeability with no measurable difference in proton conductivity at elevated temperatures.
Since the membrane occupies most volume of a fuel cell, and the 2D graphene and hBN materials are only approx. 1 Ångström thick (10-10 metres), this could lead to miniaturized fuel cells.
However, achieving this as obtaining coherent sheet of single-layer graphene on a larger electrode area suitable for use in fuel cell still remains a challenge and requires more work.
Generally, though, the methanol inhibition and proton transport phenomenon of these 2D materials could also be utilized in other fuel cell types.
Based on the results obtained, our research team received a £0.5 million 'Adventurers in Energy' grant to pursue further work on these 2D materials.
By Prabhuraj Balakrishnan, PGR student in the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester


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Czystość (łac. castitas) – w chrześcijaństwie cnota uzdalniająca przeżywanie małżeństwa i dziewictwa w sposób moralnie piękny, zgodny z ich wartością etyczną.

Kościół katolicki
Jest ona tradycyjnie uznawana za jeden z konkretnych przejawów cnoty umiarkowania. W języku potocznym bywa utożsamiana z abstynencją seksualną, co jest błędne, gdyż abstynencja jest jednym z warunków czystości przedmałżeńskiej, lecz w przypadku małżonków warunki są zupełnie inne. Również sprowadzenie czystości przedmałżeńskiej jedynie do powstrzymywania się od stosunków seksualnych jest uważane za wypaczone rozumienie tego pojęcia.

Istotne elementy
Istotą cnoty czystości jest zdolność do zachowania porządku moralnego w miłości, dzięki postawie czci wobec świętości, która obecna jest w sakramencie małżeństwa oraz w życiu w dziewictwie poświęconym Chrystusowi. Cześć ta ma naturę religijną, duchową. Jest ona możliwa wyłącznie dzięki wierze, będącej darem łaski Chrystusa. Pisał o tym święty Augustyn z Hippony:

Mimo wysokiej oceny małżeństwa chrześcijańskiego postawa czci w cnocie czystości uznaje życie dziewicze w bezżenności dla królestwa (por. Mt 19,12) jako jeszcze wyższe i szlachetniejsze. Potwierdził to Jan Paweł II w adhortacji Familiaris Consortio, 16:

Ze względu na to ukierunkowanie cnoty czystości ku dziewictwu dla królestwa, mimo iż odnosi się ona także do pożycia małżeńskiego, słowo czystość nieraz bywa używane jako nazwa życia w celibacie.

św. Tomasz z Akwinu
Tomasz z Akwinu uznawał czystość za konkretną formę realizacji cnoty kardynalnej umiarkowania, która jest zdolnością do postawy upodobania w tym, co piękne. Umiarkowanie bowiem cechuje pewna powściągliwa i właściwa proporcja, będąca podstawową cechą piękna. Tomasz rozróżniał dwa rodzaje cnoty czystości, odpowiednio do dwóch obszarów, w których się przejawia: pudicitia i castitas.
 Pudititia - cnota ta wprowadza porządek miłości w pocałunkach, dotykach, pieszczotach. Słowo to oznacza skromność, niewinność, nieskazitelność, pewną wstydliwość i wywodzi się od  pudor – które znaczy wstydliwość, poczucie honoru, skromność.
 Castitas -  dotyczy samego pożycia małżeńskiego. Znaczeniowo bliskie jest słowu  castigare – karcić, dyscyplinować. Kojarzy się zatem z pewną samodyscypliną, karnością. Według Tomasza wprowadza ona umiar w małżeńskie pożycie seksualne, podporządkowując je rozumnemu pięknu i kierownictwu woli:

św. Jan Paweł II
Według świętego Jana Pawła II podstawowym wymiarem cnoty czystości jest życie według Ducha Świętego(por. Ga 5,16–17). Źródło czystości, zgodnie ze słowami Chrystusa, znajduje się w sercu człowieka (Mt 15,11). Tam bowiem istnieje napięcie, między "ciałem" a "duchem", o którym pisze apostoł Paweł:

Napięcie to jest wynikiem układu sił, jaki wytworzył się w człowieku wraz z grzechem pierworodnym, w wyniku którego niższy poziom doświadczenia (...) elementy fizyczne i psychiczne człowieka wewnątrz niego przeciwstawiają się "duchowi" i łatwo biorą nad nim górę. To napięcie jest właściwie identyczne z "trojaką pożądliwością", o której mówi list Jana (por. 1J 2, 14–17. Uznanie tego napięcia w sercu człowieka jest wyrazem wiary w antropologiczny i etyczny realizm zbawczej łaski Chrystusa. Pawłowe ujęcie czystości, będące autentyczną interpretacją Kazania na górze, wiąże ją z miłością, w której wypełnia się całe Prawo Boże. Czystość jest więc opanowaniem i przezwyciężeniem pożądliwej namiętności czyli sprawnością wstrzemięźliwości, ale jednocześnie jest umiejętnością utrzymywania swego ciała w czci. Jest to jej aspekt pozytywny, czyli nie jedynie sprawność moralna, lecz także przejaw życia według Ducha Świętego, owoc Ducha (por. Ga 5,22). Jest to więc konkretny przejaw uczynienia ciała ludzkiego świątynią Ducha Świętego, co może być rozumiane jako przyjęcie daru, którego źródłem jest rzeczywistość odkupienia ciała przez Chrystusa. Czystość jest ściśle powiązana z mądrością, zgodnie z Księgą Syracha 51,20: Skierowałem ku mądrości swoją duszę i znalazłem ja dzięki czystości.

Grzechy przeciwko cnocie czystości
Chrześcijańska teologia moralna uznaje grzechy przeciwne czystości za grzechy ciężkie. Ocena ta zbudowana jest na autorytecie Pisma Świętego, który nie zostawia co do tego wątpliwości. Apostoł Paweł pisał o tym m.in. w 1 Kor 6,9n; Ef 5,5; Ga 5,19; Kol 3,5. List do Koryntian wśród grzechów będących przeszkodą do wejścia do Królestwa niebieskiego wskazuje na grzechy przeciwne czystości w pierwszej kolejności:

Większość teologów moralnych jest zgodna, że w odniesieniu do grzechów seksualnych nie ma tzw. "małej materii" / parvitas materiae/. Każdy czyn dokonany w wolności woli, który jest zaspokojeniem pożądliwości seksualnej poza uporządkowaną moralnie miłością małżeńską, ma kwalifikację grzechu ciężkiego. Stopień zła moralnego grzechów wewnętrznych, tzn. myśli dotyczących sfery seksualnej, jest mierzony stosownie do wielkości uświadomionego niebezpieczeństwa naruszenia czystości, które stwarzają.

Grzechy nieczystości
Wśród wymienianych czynów niszczących cnotę czystości wymienia się:
 nierząd, czyli współżycie bez sakramentu małżeństwa przez osoby stanu wolnego
 cudzołóstwo, czyli zdrada małżeńska
 gwałt
 kazirodztwo
 świętokradztwo – zarówno grzechy popełniane przez osoby konsekrowane Bogu, jak i wykorzystywanie funkcji sakramentalnych, np. spowiedzi do namawiania do grzechów nieczystych
 czyny przeciw naturze, w tym czyny samotne, zwane masturbacją lub ipsacją – od łacińskiego słowa ipse, sam.

Grzechy nieskromności
Przeciwko czystości można wystąpić także grzechem nieskromności: poprzez spojrzenia, dotyki, rozmowy (czaty), lekturę.

Nerwice kompulsywne a cnota czystości
Zachowania będące w sprzeczności z porządkiem miłości, którego strzeże cnota czystości, mogą być spowodowane nie złą postawą woli z powodu jej wad moralnych, lecz zaburzeniami nerwicowymi. Teologia moralna wspierana jest tu ekspertyzą psychiatrii. Różne formy nerwicy powodującej kompulsje seksualne, tzw. przymus seksualny, zostały opisane przez psychiatrów katolickich Conrada W. Baarsa i Annę A. Terruwe. Nerwice te dzielą się na dwie grupy: nerwice represji i nerwice deprywacyjne. Stan nerwicowy powoduje brak zdolności woli do kierowania własnymi reakcjami seksualnymi zgodnie z cnotą czystości, jednak z powodu ograniczenia wolności woli czyny te, jako kompulsywne, nie mają kwalifikacji grzechu.

Świadkowie Jehowy
Świadkowie Jehowy uważają, że pojęcie czystości dotyczy czystości fizycznej, umysłowej, moralnej i duchowej (rozumianej jako niedopuszczenie do łączenia nauk biblijnych z innymi, sprzecznymi z Biblią poglądami i praktykami).

Chcą zachowywać czystość, dlatego wystrzegają się m.in.: wszystkich niedozwolonych stosunków płciowych poza obrębem małżeństwa zawartego zgodnie z Biblią (cudzołóstwa, rozpusty). Kategorycznie wystrzegają się mieszkania pod jednym dachem z osobą niebędącą jeszcze partnerem małżeńskim; wystrzegają się życia w konkubinacie, a przedmałżeńskie kontakty seksualne uznają za grzech rozpusty.

Uważają, że chcąc być czystym pod względem moralnym należy unikać też niemoralnych rozmów, pornografii, masturbacji.

Wystrzegają się również innych nieczystości: pijaństwa – samo umiarkowane spożywanie napojów alkoholowych jednak nie jest zakazane, palenia i zażywania tytoniu, zażywania narkotyków i innych środków odurzających, wulgaryzmu oraz jakichkolwiek form okultyzmu (m.in. wróżbiarstwa, spirytyzmu, przesądów, horoskopów, astrologii czy magii) (1 P 1:16; Rz 12:2; 2 Kor 7:1; Pwt 18:9–13; 1 Kor 10:21, 22; Gal 5:20, 21). Przywiązują wagę do schludnego wyglądu – ubioru i fryzury (1 Tm 2:9, 10; 1 Kor 10:31). Unikają rozrywki związanej z przemocą, niemoralnością czy okultyzmem.

Uważają, że wtedy są moralnie czyści, kiedy ich myśli, słowa i czyny są czyste w oczach Jehowy Boga, który w Biblii nakazuje unikać wszelkiego rodzaju nieczystości seksualnej oraz niemoralności. W przypadku, gdy jakiś Świadek Jehowy popełni jakiś poważny grzech, a nie okaże szczerej skruchy i żalu za swoje złe postępowanie, wtedy tzw. komitet sądowniczy złożony ze starszych zboru, może go wykluczyć ze społeczności. Ponieważ dalsze nieczyste, niemoralne postępowanie miałoby zły wpływ na inne osoby w zborze. Istnieje możliwość powrotu, jeśli zmieni swoje postępowanie (do czasu powrotu będzie traktowany jak osoba wykluczona, co oznacza unikanie z nim wszelkich kontaktów).

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Zobacz też
 dziewice konsekrowane
 małżeństwo w chrześcijaństwie (doktryna)
 nieczystość seksualna
 Redemptionis donum

Katolicka etyka seksualna
Etyka cnót

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Overnight North Berwick fire ruled accidental
Updated: 12:04 PM EDT Jul 25, 2020
Robert Nettles SOURCE: Robert Nettles
A North Berwick building was ruled a total loss after a Saturday morning fire.According to the North Berwick fire department, the fire marshal has ruled it an accident and says a heat gun is what started the blaze. There were no injuries due to this fire, and no one lives in the High street building as it was in the remodeling process. Several other departments from both Maine and New Hampshire came to help. Crews were on scene for roughly 6 and a half hours.
A North Berwick building was ruled a total loss after a Saturday morning fire.
According to the North Berwick fire department, the fire marshal has ruled it an accident and says a heat gun is what started the blaze.
There were no injuries due to this fire, and no one lives in the High street building as it was in the remodeling process.
Several other departments from both Maine and New Hampshire came to help. Crews were on scene for roughly 6 and a half hours.


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Пожарный центробежный насос  — пожарный насос центробежного типа, широко используется на пожарной технике — пожарные автоцистерны, мотопомпы, насосные станции и другие устройства.

Классификация пожарных насосов
Наибольшее распространение получили пожарные насосы консольного типа правого вращения.

Основные параметры насосов:
 Подача (расход) насоса Q л/сек
 Напор насоса Н метр
 Мощность N кВт
 Наибольшая геометрическая высота всасывания hвс м.
 Номинальное число оборотов вращения nоб/мин

На территории бывшего СССР наиболее распространённый пожарный насос нормального давления имеет следующие параметры:
 Напор 100 м (10 кгс/см2)
 Подача 40 л/с
 Наибольшая высота всасывания 7,5 м
 Номинальное число оборотов вращения 2700 об/мин

Устройство и принцип действия
Пожарные насосы состоят из:
 рабочего колеса;
 корпуса типа улитки с выходным диффузором;
 корпуса подшипниковых опор (иногда корпус опор вала изготавливается совместно с корпусом насоса);
 крышки корпуса;
 напорного коллектора;
 пеносмесителя (устройства смешивания и дозировки пенообразователя);
 запорных вентилей;
 пневматического запорного вентиля для подключения лафетного ствола пожарного автомобиля;
 вала приводного;
 уплотняющего устройства приводного вала;
 устройства определения частоты вращения насоса;
 панели управления с органами управления и приборами (рычагами, рукоятками, мановакууметрами и другие);
 вакуумного насоса (предусмотрен не всегда).

В корпусе насоса установлено и свободно вращается колесо. При вращении, лопатки колеса воздействуют на жидкость и сообщают ей энергию, увеличивая давление и скорость. Проточную часть корпуса насоса выполняют в виде спирали. В корпусе насоса предусмотрена плоская съёмная площадка «зуб», с помощью которой вода с колеса насоса снимается и направляется в диффузор. В результате вращения колеса насоса, на входе во всасывающем канале возникает вакуум (разрежение), а на выходе в диффузоре — манометрическое (избыточное) давление.
Во всасывающей полости крышки колеса предусмотрены разделители потока препятствующие его закручиванию. Так же подводящую часть канала при входе в колесо насоса рекомендуется выполнять в виде конфузора, увеличивающего скорость потока на входе на 15-20 % . Выходную часть спирального отвода корпуса выполняют в виде диффузора с углом конусности 8 °. Поперечные сечения диффузора выполняют круговыми. Можно выполнять сечения отличными от круговых, в этом случае соотношения площадей и длин выбирают по аналогии к диффузору с круговыми поперечными сечениями. Выполнение указанных рекомендаций препятствует образованию турбулентного режима движения жидкости, позволяет снизить гидравлические потери в насосах и повысить КПД. Для предотвращения перетока жидкости из напорной полости во всасывающую, между корпусом и колесом насоса предусмотрены щелевые уплотнения. Конструкция щелевых уплотнений допускает незначительный переток жидкости между полостями, в том числе и в закрытую полость между колесом и корпусом насоса со стороны подшипниковых опор. Для снятия давления, в данной закрытой полости, в колесе насоса предусмотрены сквозные отверстия, направленные в полость всасывания. Количество отверстий равно количеству лопаток колеса.

Для образования смеси воды и пены, на насосе предусмотрен пеносмеситель. Через пеносмеситель часть воды, из напорного коллектора, направляется во всасывающую полость крышки насоса, совместно с пенообразователем. Пенообразователь может подаваться в насос, как через трубопроводы из ёмкости пожарного автомобиля, так и из посторонней ёмкости через гибкий гофрированный шланг. Дозирование (пропорциональное соотношение) пены и воды производится через отверстия различного диаметра дозирующего диска пеносмесителя.

Для регулирования подачи воды или пенной смеси на пожарные рукава или другие потребители, установлены запорные вентили. При необходимости, на насосе может быть установлен вентиль с пневматическим приводом для подсоединения устройств, требующих дистанционного включения, таких как: лафетный ствол, питательные гребёнки пеногенераторов аэродромных пожарных автомобилей и т. д.

Описание работы
Так как пожарный насос не является самовсасывающим, перед запуском в работу его необходимо заполнить. При работе насоса от цистерны пожарного автомобиля, в силу того, что уровень жидкости в цистерне выше уровня насоса, заполнение возможно открытием запорной арматуры, без создания вакуума. При работе насоса из открытого водоёма, необходимо первоначальное заполнение. Поэтому перед пуском в работу включают вакуумный аппарат. Вакуумный насос всасывает воду в пожарный насос, после чего вакуумный аппарат выключают и включают вращение пожарного насоса. При заполненном насосе, манометр насоса показывает избыточное давление. После появления давления, на насосе медленно открывают задвижки и вода поступает в напорные пожарные рукава, до получении струи без примесей воздуха. После чего, пожарный насос готов к работе. Пожарный насос устойчиво работает, всасывая воду, с высоты до 7.5 м. Дальнейшее увеличение высоты всасывания приводит к возникновению кавитации, нестабильной работе насоса и, как правило, срыву струи.

Для нормальной работы насоса важное значение имеет обеспечение герметичности внутренних рабочих полостей. При эксплуатации, насосы периодически проверяются вакуумом на герметичность. Создается максимальное значение вакуума и перекрывается кран между основным и вакуумным насосом. Считается нормой, если падение вакуума за 1 минуту не превышает 0,1 кгс/см2.

См. также
 Пожарный комбинированный насос
 Вакуумный аппарат пожарных насосов
 Пожарный автомобиль
 Пожарная автоцистерна
 Пожарная насосная станция
 Пожарный поезд
 Пожарный вертолёт
 Пожарный рукав
 Пожарное судно

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Middle East speaks of high-fashion and fast cars, and the wealthy Arabs love nothing more than to flaunt their riches.
Though the strict Muslim dress code requires women to be covered in a loose coat-like garment called the 'abaya', the ladies drip in high-end luxury brands.
Catering to the Middle East market, Italian luxe label Dolce & Gabbana brings an abaya collection, and its signature styles are seen in the designs meant to conceal the flattering female physique.
Intricate details along with gorgeous lace, embroidery and embellishment adorn the designs, meant to please the growing Middle East buyers, and are styled with the new Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 handbags, shoes and accessories.
With her hair covered in the traditional mandatory 'hijaab' but fashion on point, the Arab D&G woman seems to be a beautiful piece of art.


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Recommendations for Carbon Compliance delivered to Minister
Zero Carbon Hub has today delivered final recommendations for the Carbon Compliance levels of new homes to the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Rt. Hon. Grant Shapps MP.
Recommendations for national minimum standards of Carbon Compliance – the onsite reductions of emissions – have been developed by a Zero Carbon Hub led Task Group. The Task Group found that the proposal from July 2009, to tighten the Carbon Compliance standard by 70% (equivalent to 6 kg CO2(eq) /m2/year), may not be achievable in all cases.
Published in December 2010 as an Interim Report, recommendations are that the 'built performance' emissions from new homes constructed from 2016 should not exceed:
· 10 kg CO2(eq) /m2/year for detached houses
· 11 kg CO2(eq) /m2/year for other houses
· 14 kg CO2(eq) /m2/year for low rise apartment blocks[1], 2
The final report draws 11 headline recommendations which, among other things, cover:
· As built carbon compliance limits
· Implications for Localism
· Development averaging
· Weather assumptions
· Carbon Compliance for high-rise developments
· Allowable Solutions.
David Adams, Director, Zero Carbon Hub and Task Group Chair commented:
"These recommendations to the Minister represent an important step toward finalising a workable definition for zero carbon homes. To their great credit, the members of the expert Task Group who undertook this work have not ducked difficult issues to reach a high level of agreement. Whilst the 2016 commitment may seem some way off, an early statement by Ministers in response to these recommendations will further build confidence that the zero carbon objective is achievable and on track to be delivered."
Commenting at the launch of the Interim Report, John Slaughter, Director, External Affairs, Home Builders Federation said:
"The Hub has undertaken a difficult and complex task very thoroughly - involving all the key parties in assembling the evidence base for its recommendations on performance standards. These will be challenging for the industry to implement, but we are confident that the Hub's ability to work through tough issues will provide a basis for the industry to resolve any concerns it may discover"
At the same time Colin Butfield, Head of Campaigns at WWF-UK, said:
"WWF supports the recommendations, as set out by the Task Group. Whilst we recognise the steps that housebuilders have already made, we feel these standards are the minimum that can still give us the chance of homes we can genuinely call zero carbon. The UK's climate targets mean there is no slack in the system, and no other sector that can pick up the shortfall if we don't get this right. It's not enough just to have 'more efficient' homes, they need to be worthy of the title 'zero carbon'."
"It's very good news that these standards will be based on how the houses actually perform rather than how they are theoretically designed. Often, in reality, energy efficiency measures do not perform as well as they appear on paper, so it's to the Task Group's great credit that it hasn't hidden behind the easy option and promised grand targets but based them on theoretical performance."
The full report is available to download from the Zero Carbon Hub website www.zerocarbonhub.org.
For media enquiries please contact 0845 888 7620.
1. The Carbon Compliance Standards apply to built performance. For this reason the recommendations cannot be directly compared with current standards. However in addition to any potential carbon savings achieved by moving from designed to built performance, the % improvements on the 2006 standard would be:
· 60% for detached houses
· 56% for other houses
· 44% for low rise apartment blocks
2. The Zero Carbon Hub Task Group on Carbon Compliance for Tomorrow's New Homes found that setting carbon compliance standards as a percentage improvement over a previous standard is increasingly difficult to understand and at risk of causing perverse outcomes. This report, accordingly, refers to carbon compliance in terms of an absolute limit on the predicted emissions of carbon dioxide (or equivalents in other greenhouse gases) per square metre of internal floor space.
3. Carbon Compliance represents the overall contribution to achieving zero carbon which can be attained on-site – combining good building fabric performance and use of on-site low and zero carbon energy technologies such as PV and connected heat (community heating networks) to reduce emissions. Carbon Compliance builds on Zero Carbon Hub recommendations made in Defining a Fabric Energy Efficiency Standard (November 2009).
4. Carbon Compliance measures represent only part of the proposed regime to achieve zero carbon new homes. The Government has recognised that it is not practical to achieve a fully zero carbon new home through on-site measures alone, and has proposed a scheme of Allowable Solutions whereby developers contribute to the cost of off-site measures to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions. The parameters of this scheme have not yet been published.
5. The Task Group's recommendations are based on a projection of the carbon emission factors that will apply for 2016. They are not the same as the factors used in the current version of SAP, which would give different results. The recommended levels will need to be rebased in due course when the Carbon Compliance tool for 2016, using the correct 2016 carbon emission factors, is available.
[1] The unit of measurement is kilograms of carbon dioxide (or equivalent greenhouse gases) per square metre of internal floor space per year.
2 A key element of the Group's recommendations is to ensure that the potential gap between "as designed" and "as built" standards is closed. For this reason the recommendations cannot be directly compared with current standards.


The eleven fictional and eight documentary films selected at this early date already provide a foretaste of the contents and global issues of the forthcoming 36th Panorama programme.
East Asia will again make a strong showing in 2015. Already confirmed are significant works by renowned directors from Taiwan and South Korea. They could be labelled "modern history" or even "national traumas". With Paradise in Service, director Doze Niu Chen-Zer from Taiwan presents a difficult chapter of East Asian history that has hardly ever been dealt with before: the establishment of brothels to keep up the morale of armed forces in the battle "against Mao". And with JK Youn's epic Ode to My Father, South Korea, half of a still divided country, investigates the repercussions of the Korean War and their impact on today.
The USA's presence will also be felt: After Henry Fool and Fay Grim (Panorama 2007), cult filmmaker Hal Hartley, an iconic figure from the golden days of 1980s US-independent film, has concluded his trilogy with a masterpiece: Ned Rifle. And Justin Kelly provides an unusual directorial debut with I Am Michael, which was co-produced by Gus Van Sant. In it James Franco portrays a gay activist during the so emancipating 1980s, who then tries to turn straight in the 1990s. From the same decade, but set in the 1980s is an example of a filmmaker's extraordinary perseverance, even though his work was edited beyond recognition by its investors: seventeen years after the premiere of the film 54 about the legendary New York nightclub, Studio 54, director Mark Christopher is presenting his original cut 54 – The Director's Cut to the public.
Winners of the Panorama Audience Award 2009 were The Yes Men, those satirists, anarchists and pranksters in pursuit of unscrupulous profit mongering. In 2015 they will be back in Berlin for the third time with The Yes Men Are Revolting. They now aim their barbs at the Copenhagen Climate Conference and create havoc for the oil giant Shell.
Raoul Peck will present his latest work in the Panorama: the Haitian-French-Norwegian co-productionMurder in Pacot (screenplay: Pascal Bonitzer). A character piece set outdoors against the catastrophe of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince looks with bitter rage at class distinctions in Haitian society.
One film from Latin America has already been confirmed, a co-production from Uruguay, Chile and Nicaragua: Aldo Garay's The New Man. Here, too, recent history is explored: in the heat of the battle that Tupamaros and Sandinistas are fighting against the military dictatorships in their respective countries, Roberto, a young boy from Nicaragua, suddenly finds himself with foster parents in Uruguay. When he then decides to change his gender, he is also confronted with the limits of tolerance in leftist society.
Child abuse is the subject in several works, including the aforementioned The New Man, and films from Austria (The Last Summer of the Rich by Peter Kern), Switzerland (Dora or the Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents by Stina Werenfels), Canada (Chorus by Francois Delisle) and the Czech Republic (Daniel's World by Veronika Liskova). Evidently the time is ripe to broach this difficult topic again and in so doing take even greater risks.
The Norwegian fictional film Out of Nature by Ole Giæver and Marte Vold is a zeitgeisty parable about a man, and his search for identity and joy in life. The young father needs a break from parental bliss: he retreats to the mountains to rethink what he wants from life.
In the Swedish contribution Dyke Hard by Bitte Anderson, all the stops have been pulled on what makes indie cinema so entertaining. A zany, quasi musical of post-punk-lesbo-rock-'n'-roll calibre: this is underground fun at its purest.
B-Movie – Lust & Sound in West-Berlin by Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck and Heiko Lange also embraces this rediscovered pleasure in the 1980s: a cornucopia of unbridled creativity spurts from this period in Berlin, which is revealed here to have been a highpoint. Alongside almost forgotten gems are tracks by Gudrun Gut, Blixa Bargeld and Nick Cave, among others.
Scandal at the Zoo Palast: R.W. Fassbinder's conquest of the Berlinale began with Love Is Colder than Death in the 1969 Competition. In Fassbinder – To Love without Demands, Danish filmmaker Christian Braad Thomsen opens his archive and generously gives us a contemplative afternoon in a hotel room in Cannes with this unendingly inspiring filmmaker.
Kenya is among those African countries where, under the influence of evangelical organisations from the United States, hatred has been ignited against homosexuals. In Stories of Our Lives, Jim Chuchu lets a whole range of brave people talk. Banned in its country of origin, the film also presents pre-Christian rites that respect self-determination much more than society today.
In his 162-minute 3D documentary Iraqi Odyssey, Iraqi-Swiss filmmaker Samir masterly depicts the latest, highly complex history of Iraq as revealed by events in a family.
Last not least, news of a celebration! On February 13, 2014, the Teddy Awards will be presented for the second time at the Komische Oper Berlin. The Special Teddy 2015 will go to Udo Kier. Almost no other actor has crossed, fused, redrawn and extended the many boundaries of cinematic art with such ease.
Please find further Information about the programme from Panorama Head Wieland Speck here, PDF (184 KB).


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The final TypeThursday of the year is upon us!
TypeThursday, a gathering of self-confessed 'design geeks', is happening again at our London studio on the 6th of December.
The monthly event attracts local letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise.Social hours bookend the centrepiece of the evening, a group critique known as Type Crit. Up to four projects involving typography design and/or usage are presented. You can get, give, or simply listen to feedback - it's up to you! The discussion is moderated by a TypeThursday dialogue lead, to help foster a friendly forum for constructive and thoughtful advice.
This month's event is a Christmas special, with a return of the popular Type Quiz by Will Hall.
Come and join the fun - tickets are available here.
Poster design by Anna Torres.


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A New Twist on Recruiting Diverse Teams Across the Technology Ecosystem
Everyone wants to diversify their executive teams. But according to one top search firm, it is a growing requirement for technology businesses. Three leaders in the space – Lindsay Angelillo, managing director of executive search firm Daversa Partners; Yvette Pasqua, CTO of EXOS; and Christina Wick, vice president of engineering at Vista, address how to help deliver change with speed and efficiency.
November 5, 2021 – Innovative technology and high powered, highly functioning engineering teams are the backbone of the tech ecosystem. To have a world-class chief technology officer or vice president of engineering that attracts talent and can build a team quickly and with diversity in mind is the ultimate goal. If you can be one of the great companies who lands a diverse, outstanding CTO, you've "made it." So why is it that other functions like marketing, sales, human resources and operations have seen quantifiable change with the rise of the #womenintech movement over the last five to 10 years, but technology still falls short?
"As a woman who helps lead my firm's engineering practice and as a member of the LGBTQ community, I understand the need for diversity on an executive team, but do people actually care about that?" asked Lindsay Angelillo, managing director of Daversa Partners. "Or are companies more concerned about what their About Us page looks like on their website? On the flip side of that, why do we even refer to female CTOs as female? Why aren't they just CTOs? Does it make the problem worse and set us back further in truly getting equal representation?"
Regardless of why, Ms. Angelillo acknowledges there is a severe supply and demand issue at hand. Why are the number of women graduating with computer science degrees dropping? Do people pivot out of these roles when they are told they aren't as technical as their male counterparts? She has a long list of questions at hand.
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Yvette Pasqua, chief technology officer with EXOS, a fitness, wellness, and athletic training company, said that change in diversification at the executive level or the company demographics overall is best achieved by leaders who are focused on doing the work. "Don't outsource the work to your junior people or to people from underrepresented groups," said Ms. Pasqua. "As a leader, you have to do that work yourself and grow your network by reaching out and meeting people from underrepresented groups. When I'm in recruiting mode, I'm sourcing people myself and doing the research; I'm reading articles and blogs; I'm scouting at conferences and talking with people; and I'm even making cold calls."
She said her company has hired five or 10 people so far but hasn't used a recruiter. "This year, I probably reached out to 200 people from underrepresented groups, and I probably ended up getting virtual coffees with about 40 or so of them. You have to start with the top when you're talking diversity, equity and inclusion because if your leaders aren't a diverse team, and if you're not interviewing a diverse slate of candidates for your leadership roles, you're not modeling the behavior you need and are asking of others," she said.
Setting an Example
Ms. Pasqua said that it is demoralizing for diverse employees to see no representation at the top of their companies. Inadvertent discrimination tends to follow that, she said. "I've literally left companies because none of the leaders were women," said Ms. Pasqua. "So, to all the leaders at the top, we need to do the work and set the example and build up our networks so that when a role opens up, you don't just go with the fastest best option, which is almost always a white male. As an ally, just do the work and don't let the women or people from other underrepresented groups do the work for you."
Lindsey Angelillo joined Daversa Partners in 2014 and has quickly risen to become the lead search consultant for the firm's technology and product practice, where she spearheads top VP of engineering, VP product, chief product officer & chief technology officer searches.
Seven years on, Ms. Angelillo has built a brand around assembling winning executive technology leadership teams for some of the most transformative consumer and SaaS firms, including Airtable, Bowery Farming, Root, Dapper Labs, Galileo, Slice, Orum, Zuora, Oscar Health, Cadence, Check, Exos, Glassdoor, Workfusion, RapidSOS, and Relay Payments.
What's most frustrating, said Ms. Pasqua, is not that there's a "women in tech problem," but that there's a "lack of diversity and equity in tech problem." The issue she says she wants to solve is tech's lack of both people of color and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
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"To be perfectly honest, even as a gay woman in tech, I'm still a white woman who went to a private university and I'm more privileged than many others and it's really easy for me to hide behind that privilege," said Ms. Pasqua. "Getting that first or second break, I got hired as a software consultant out of college simply because of the school I went to since they targeted Ivy league graduates. They would hire you for cheap and train you up and bill you out for a lot — that's how I initially learned to code on the job."
Those opportunities are not available to many people, she admitted, "so to be perfectly honest, I think to solve the women in tech problem, we first need to solve the diversity and equity in tech problem as a whole. I think it's really easy to solve the problem for rich white women because people don't want to talk about systemic racism within tech, they'd rather focus on gender inequality because it's an easier conversation to have."
Earning Less
Christina Wick, vice president of engineering for Vista, a small-business design and marketing company, says that women earn 19 percent less than men (when talking about the general gender pay wage gap). "The Institute for Women's Policy Research estimates that we won't actually reach parity in pay until 2059," she said. " In tech, it's actually worse. We make 29 percent less than our male counterparts. The gap is also worse based on ethnicity and gets wider as we get older. This is frustrating and discouraging, and can't possibly encourage women to build tenured careers in tech. Did you know that 50 percent of women who take a tech job drop it by the age of 35? And a third of the other half who do remain are still in junior positions?"
Companies Continuing to Increase Board Diversity
Data show that 72 percent of new independent directors are women or men from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, a vast improvement from past years, according to a new report from Spencer Stuart. Let's take a closer look!
Fewer women are entering the industry, and the ones that do enter abandon their technical training and career path mid-career, said Ms. Wick. "Coupled with the fact that women are promoted into management positions at a smaller percentage rate as men and you end up with a small pool to draw from, and it gets smaller and smaller as you go up the ladder," she said.
To bring about real change, a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion is essential. "In general, creating a company with the culture and values that support those initiatives and drive awareness around gender and unconscious bias, all while providing resources to those groups is a good place to start," said Ms. Wick. "I think that having executives that are explicit about sponsoring will also help move the needle."
Ms. Wick added: "Give your girls Legos instead of Barbies, expose them to women in leadership positions at a young age, don't feed into the whole stereotype, and encourage them to engage in STEM. There are many things that we can do to encourage our children and expose them to these functions so that we don't keep falling for that stereotype that 'girls are good at English and boys are good at math.'"
In a career that's spanned more than 20 years, Ms. Wick said what's been most fulfilling for her is having achieved a seat at the table. "That's what I've been fighting for and now that I am here; it is really rewarding," she said. "I now have the opportunity to grow others to the fullest depth and breadth of the top most level in technology."
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