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AmeriCorps Alums and the MSW@USC: Continuing to Make a Difference

A Lifetime Of Service

2-Line_SocialWork_CardOnWhite - CopyAmeriCorps Alums is excited to announce a new $5000 scholarship for AmeriCorps alumni at the University of Southern California top-ranked online Masters in Social Work degree program.  Read below about an alum who’ll be completing the program this spring and to learn more about how you can be part of the MSW program.

After two AmeriCorps tours working with adolescents and their families in the juvenile justice system, earning a master’s degree in social work was the natural next step for Jennifer Martin. The AmeriCorps alumna wanted to expand her expertise and continue making an immediate difference in her community. The University of Southern California’s web-based MSW@USC is allowing her to do just that — without having to relocate to the West Coast.

“I’m expanding my previous knowledge working with adolescents and their families by incorporating specific theories and interventions. During my concentration year placement I was placed within a…

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Untold Stories of Rape in Lebanon

Too many people for too long have let themselves believe that if they do not hear about “it,” “it” is not happening. That has allowed way too many abusers abuse whomever they wish.

A Separate State of Mind | A Blog by Elie Fares

I didn’t know prior to yesterday that many people thought stories of rape couldn’t possibly go undetected for years. I didn’t know prior to yesterday that somehow I lived in my own version of Lebanese reality where I’m exposed to little tidbits of everything that most of us hear about in theory, in realms of fiction we never think would happen to people who are close to us in any way.

News of rape attempts surfaced frequently over the past few days. Some were verified (link), others are still just stories and may have been made up, causing a disservice to every single person out there in this country still feeling the sting of the pain but going through their days anyway.

Because there’s this notion that rape in Lebanon, and possibly other countries, surfaces quickly and cannot go unnoticed for a long period of time, I will…

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Brownie, Cookie, and Other Food Mixes Recalled for Salmonella | Food Safety News

Eco-Cuisine of Boulder, Colorado is recalling all lots of several types of food mixes, including: Basic Brownie Mix, Betty Brownie Mix with Vanilla, Ground Beef Style Quick Mix, Sausage Style Quick Mix, Chocolate Cookie Mix, Lemon Muffin Mix, English Scone Mix, Basic Cookie Mix (25 lb. bag), Basic Muffin Mix (25 lb. bag), Basic Scone Mix (25 lb. bag), because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella,

via Brownie, Cookie, and Other Food Mixes Recalled for Salmonella | Food Safety News.

USDA’s Poultry Proposal Endangers Eaters, Not Just Employees | Food Safety News

USDA’s Poultry Proposal Endangers Eaters, Not Just Employees | Food Safety News.

 

If the experience of passing a new food safety law for FDA taught us anything, it is that consumers, industry, and regulators can work together to further the goals of public health. Similar consensus was reached in the mid‐1990s, when then‐Secretary Dan Glickman convened all stakeholders in a series of public meetings to map out a modern program for preventive controls in meat and poultry products.

When all parties trust that they share a common goal—to prevent illness—alliances like these can move mountains of public health policy in the right direction.

When consumer and worker advocates speak out so strongly against a proposal like the one put forth by USDA to overhaul poultry, it should give everyone pause. Rather than speeding up the process and dashing for the getaway car, the agency should slow down and heed the alarms of its stakeholders.

Apple tax row: Ireland says its tax regime is not to blame | Business | guardian.co.uk

Apple tax row: Ireland says its tax regime is not to blame | Business | guardian.co.uk.

A number of American multinationals, including Google and Facebook, have their European headquarters in Ireland to take advantage of its low corporate tax rate.
Ireland’s main rate of corporation tax is 12.5%.

And Apple has had offices and manufacturing in Ireland since 1994

The Weekend in Gun Violence – NYTimes.com

According to Slate’s gun-death tracker, an estimated 4,229 people have died as a result of gun violence in America since the Newtown massacre on December 14, 2012.

via The Weekend in Gun Violence – NYTimes.com.

Just too many to pull out one – they are all depressing and we would have fewer in future if over time – fewer people had hand guns in particular – just too easy to pull the trigger…

Photo of the Day: 100 Years of Hellmann’s

This undated image provided by Hellman’s shows an undated advertisement for Hellmann’s mayonnaise.

Hellman’s turns 100 in 2013 and to celebrate the anniversary, owner Unilever Food is launching a marketing campaign including a Facebook page and YouTube videos featuring chef Mario Batali cooking up his favorite Hellman’s recipes, a smartphone app and a June event featuring the world’s largest picnic table. (AP Photo/Hellman’s)

via Photo of the Day: 100 Years of Hellmann’s.