This blog has moved to mariekshanahan.com
September 4, 2012
It was time for me to register my own domain name. So head on over to www.mariekshanahan.com for the latest posts.
The entire archive of mariekshan.wordpress.com is also available on the new site.
See you there.
Best,
Marie
This works!
So you’ve created a great-looking Prezi and can’t wait to embed it on your WordPress.com blog. But wait a minute–the embed code doesn’t work. And worse yet, your usual strategy of using VodPod as a way to embed media doesn’t work either. What do you do? Well, if you are like me, you start researching online to find the answer, because it is usually there. And I found it and it works!
Click this link to view my tutorial: https://boisebarbara.clarify-it.com/d/62kpct
Below is an example of an embedded Prezi
Interracial Marriages Reach All-Time High
February 16, 2012
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Interracial couples now make up 8.4 percent of all marriages in in America, double the number in 1980, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.
In 2010, 15 percent of all new marriages in America were between spouses of a different race or ethnicity. In 1980, the rate was just 3.2 percent.
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The statistics indicate that Americans’ tolerance for mixed-race couples is growing, too, especially among young people and those who live in the West and Northeast part of the country.
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All in the family? Report finds growing acceptance of interracial marriage in US
As the number of interracial marriages in the U.S. continues to rise, so does Americans’ acceptance of them, a new Pew Research Center re… -
The Pew Research Center study, released Feb. 16, 2012, analyzes how interracial unions and
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The Rise of Intermarriage | Pew Social & Demographic TrendsThis report analyzes the demographic and economic characteristics of newlyweds who marry spouses of a different race or ethnicity, and co…
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Interracial marriage was considered illegal in 16 states until 1967, when the U.S. Supreme Court finally struck down all anti-miscegenation laws.
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“Did you know that interracial marriage has only been fully legal across the United States for 45 years? Wow.
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Earlier this week, HBO premiered “The Loving Story,” a documentary film about the Virginia couple who are the namesake of the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision. Richard Loving is white and Mildred Loving is black. Virginia’s “Racial Integrity Act of 1924, forbade them from marrying in their home state, so they wed in Washington, D.C. When the couple returned to their rural home in Virginia, police raided their home in the middle of the night and arrested them.
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“The Loving Story”: How an Interracial Couple Changed a Nation
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During the Supreme Court hearing, when asked by his lawyer if he had
anything to say, Richard Loving reportedly told the justices, “Tell the court I
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Loving v. Virginia
WARREN, C.J., Opinion of the Court SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court. This c… -
Learn more about the documentary on the film’s official website.
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The Loving Story
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In the 45 years since Loving v. Virginia, interracial relationships and marriage have become much more common. Celebrities are a testament to that.
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Color of Love: Celebs in Interracial Relationships
Actress Paula Patton met her sweetheart singer Robin Thicke in high school, when he was 15. The two married in 2005 and had their first c…
Remembering Jasper Howard, Two Years Later
October 19, 2011
The University of Connecticut recalls the untimely death of one of its athletes two years ago, when 20-year-old UConn football player Jasper Howard was fatally stabbed after a campus party.
Hartford Courant sports writer Desmond Conner noted the Jasper anniversary in a blog post. Conner’s report includes a picture of the Howard tribute in the lobby at the Burton Family Football Complex.
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Two Years Later, Today The Sad Anniversary Of Jasper Howard’s Death – UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner
Today marks the second anniversary of the death of UConn cornerback Jasper "Jazz" Howard tragically, senselessly and needlessly killed at a party on campus. He was a good, respectful kid who wanted nothing more than to take care of his family, fiancée and baby girl.
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| “ | In Memory of Jasper T. Howard – Jazz http://t.co/jo7xYdcu – Remembering #6 today. Live 365. #UConnFootball | |||
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John Lomax III, 22, of Bloomfield, Conn., the man who fatally stabbed Howard, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in April 2011.
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UConn football player’s killer gets 18-year term
VERNON, Conn. — The man who fatally stabbed University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard during an on-campus fight in 2009 tearfully apologized to Howard’s family Friday as he was sentenced to 18 years in prison. John Lomax III, dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit with his hands and feet shackled, sobbed loudly as he told Howard’s family that he regretted what he did.
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Two UConn football players hold up slain teammate Jasper Howard’s jersey and helmet as they run on the field before the WVU vs. UConn game on Oct. 24, 2009 at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Archived video from the October 2009 candlelight vigil for Jasper Howard on the Storrs campus after the UConn football player’s death.
Jasper Howard candlelight vigil at UConn 10/21/2009.
Photo by Jeremy Pollack on flickr
‘Occupy’ Protests Gaining Traction, Media Attention and ‘Followers’
October 13, 2011
‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests grabbing more attention from the media, and show up on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
As the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement spreads around the country, New York Times reporter Brian Stetler took note of the news media’s burgeoning attraction to the ‘Occupy’ protesters:
“… the movement, which slowly gained speed last month, entered the nation”s collective consciousness for the first time last week, when President Obama was asked about it at a news conference and when national television news programs were first anchored from the Wall Street protest site.”
| “ | Nice NYT home page link for my #Occupy media story. 18-29 year olds are paying far more attention to protests than 65+: http://t.co/bqtyhiBx | |||
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Patch.com’s David Moran produced this video when the protests arrived in Connecticut capital city on Oct. 5.
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The populist-themed, and increasingly popular, Occupy Wall Street movement hit Connecticut’s capital city on Wednesday, as dozens of protestors of all ages and races gathered before the entrance to Bushnell Park in Hartford to express their dissatisfaction with what they termed income inequality and corporate greed.
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Occupy Hartford protesters set up camp on a city-owned lot (it’s hardly a park) at the corner of Farmington and Broad streets, not far from the state Legislative Office Building, The Hartford insurance company and The Hartford Courant. The city isn’t giving them a hard time, yet.
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Occupy Hartford Can Stay
As the "Occupy Wall Street" protest continues in Manhattan, so does "Occupy Hartford," and Connecticut demonstrators have scored a big win. The group met with Hartford officials on Tuesday after the city expressed concerns about the health and safety of protesters who have been camping in tents in Turning Point Park since last Friday.
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Meanwhile in New Haven, a group of comedic counter-protesters from Yale announced plans to “protest the ‘loafing and incoherence’ of Occupy New Haven protesters while armed with ‘posters and Febreeze.’
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Some Yalies want to Occupy Wall Street. Others just wish that protestors would take a shower. A group of Yale students created a Facebook event titled "Occupy Occupy New Haven" Monday night in response to Occupy New Haven, the Elm City’s manifestation of the protest movement sweeping the country.
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Ten University of Connecticut students took up the ‘Occupy’ torch on Oct. 5, as reported by the Daily Campus.
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The UConn students followed up by creating a ‘Occupy UConn’ Facebook group. As of this writing, the group has 69 Facebook followers. The Facebook group does not make it clear who is behind it.
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Occupy UConn
Occupy UConn – I saw the best minds of my generation occupying our cities… – Description: Join the occupation movement that is currently taking place throughout our country in major cities and college campuses. Join the 99% of people in this country that believe that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way things are going.
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Hartford Courant columnist and blogger Rick Green highlighted another Connecticut/UConn connection to the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement.
| “ | Occupy Wall Street Spokesman Is A Nutmegger: Tyler Combelic is a UConn grad from Meriden.He tells CNN:"We d… http://t.co/vbnM0Kaz | |||
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The Makings Of A Great Teacher
July 7, 2010
Saw this blog post make the rounds on Twitter. Although the post is 7 years old, I felt it’s worthy of archiving here, for my own personal reference.
“Practical Theory: What Makes A Great Teacher?”
http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/8-What-makes-a-great-teacher.html
(Photo by photoxpress.com)
Local Journalism/Global Responsibility?
July 5, 2010
Do we need a code of “global” journalism ethics now that interactive communications technology makes worldwide distribution possible for each and every story published online?
Here’s what the UW Center for Journalism Ethics says on the subject:
“News media now inhabit a radically pluralistic, global community where the impact of their reports can have far-reaching effects — good or bad. News reports, via satellite or the Internet, reach people around the world and influence the actions of governments, militaries, humanitarian agencies and warring ethnic groups.
A responsible global ethic is needed in a world where news media bring together a plurality of different religions, traditions and ethnic groups.”
Read more here: http://www.journalismethics.ca/global_journalism_ethics/index.htm
Sounds a lot like E pluribus unum: “Out of many, one.”
(Photo by stockvault.net)
Useful Online Defamation Articles
June 20, 2010
Ohio Supreme Court: Frontier of Online Defamation Suits
Yelp Reviews to Get Responses from Businesses; Defamation and Online Reviews
Inside Higher Ed: A System For Fighting Digital Defamation
Hilden: Why You Can’t Sue Google For Defamation (2004)
Social Media Complaints, Defamation & SLAPP Suits
Building and Managing Online Communities: Anonymity, Defamation and Privacy, Oh My!
Cyberbullying Held Not Protected Speech in CA Civil Suit
Angered Accountant Sues Over Craigslist Rant
Prof Sues for being Pictured as Connecticut Murder Suspect
High-profile Defamation Case By Yale Students Ends Quietly
Digital Defamation: Cyberbullying and the First Amendment (2009 video)
Medical Mission in Burauen, Leyte
January 15, 2010
In July of 2009, I traveled to the Philippines and volunteered at a 3-day medical mission in the barrios of Burauen, Leyte. Using my newly acquired Flash CS4 skills, I created this website to document the experience. The site includes a preloader (since it takes few moments to load), a flash introduction, a text story, a gallery of my photos and two video clips.
Giving thanks for 2009
December 31, 2009
Marie’s best of list: Julia, Mom & Dad, Todd. The simple acts of kindness, support & laughter bestowed upon me by my dearest friends, extended family and co-workers. Traveling to the Philippines after 15 years away. Lessons learned. New opportunities presented. New babies to hold. Magical randomness. Raw food. And those rare, sweet moments of calm that stave off the calamity.
Tweeting from a funeral?
October 27, 2009
Tweeting from a funeral? Is it OK or is it in bad taste?
When I worked as a reporter, I covered more than my share of funerals. One was for a 7-year-old who had his head cut off with a box cutter after a home invasion. Another was for a family of two young sisters and their grandmother who all died in a fire while the mother/daughter was in prison on drug charges. The mother received special dispensation from the governor to attend the funeral.
Both were high profile stories that appeared on the front page of the newspaper. Both were heartbreaking.
The funerals were heartbreaking, too. I remember staying way in the back, watching scenes play themselves out, and taking notes as discreetly as possible with my pen and my notebook.
Would punching out my notes on my mobile phone in 140-character sentences and sending them out to the public live on my Twitter feed during the service be essentially the same thing in this day and age?
I don’t know.
I remember taking the time after both of these funerals to be very thoughful and respectful with the words and information I delivered to the public in my story.
Maybe that’s my problem: Can you be thoughtful and meaningful on Twitter?
Maybe you can. But such immediacy leaves lots of room for thoughtlessness, too.
Twittering for a news organization during the funeral service of a private citizen is not necessarily unethical, but it feels disrespectful. Aren’t the deceased and their grieving family entitled to the full attention of everyone attending funeral services, including the press? Even the PGA forces spectators to turn off their cell phones at golf tournaments.
If you are constantly connected and communicating, you are only giving partial attention to the event at hand.
Has the public’s appetite for information become so insatiable that we’ve come to require play-by-play commentary during funeral services? Can’t the public wait until it’s over?
Or does the intense pressure on media outlets to be “first” in today’s highly competitive information climate mean that funerals are fair game for tweets too?
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