BeautyTech, BabyTech, Join FitTech, HeathTech At CES 2017 Las Vegas
BeautyTech, BabyTech, Join FitTech, HeathTech At CES 2017 Las Vegas BeautyTech, BabyTech, Join FitTech, HealthTech at CES 2017 Las Vegas CES 2017 Las Vegas is the continuation of the expansion of the word “tech”. First, it was HeathTech, or tech devices for healthcare. Then there was “FitTech” which refers to tech gadgets for working out and fitness. Now, we have, and for the second year at CES, BeautyTech and Baby Tech. (Zennie62 coverage of CES 2017 sponsored by The Oakland Post and Sigma Technologies Global. Be sure to subscribe to Zennie62 on YouTube.) Overall, the establishment of these subsections of “tech” reflect the growing number of startups and gadgets that apply modern micro-computer electronics and programming to help solve problems we face in our everyday lives (like when to take a medication or measuring blood pressure reliably when a doctor is not available) or make some aspect of our daily practices easier to do. I vividly recall standing at the steps in the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall two years ago, and marveling at how one section in front of me had grown between that year, 2013, and the previous CES 2012: The HealthTech Area, or technical gadgets with a healthcare focus. Then, in 2014, that area was changed and added fit models riding stationary bikes, and running, and wearing not much at all, and to the objective of getting you to check out the newest in something called FitTech, which others call Wearable Tech. The ruler of the roost was a then seven-year-old company called FitBit. Now, FitBit is a public company worth $4 billion, and worried about the large and growing number of startups aiming to under-cut its dominance with devices like Skulpt Chisel, which I vlogged about at CES 2016. Much fun was had with the amazing Laura Myren, who explains that it measures body fat and muscle quality. Just the thing for after-gym evaluation of your workout. Ok, so what's BeautyTech and BabyTech all about? Well, while all that's happening, other entrepreneurs are pivoting toward two related and even more concentrated areas of Wearable Tech: BeautyTech and BabyTech. As CES itself explains in introducing the Baby Tech Summit, the term focuses on devices “From smart car seats and breast pumps to at-home medical diagnostics tools and cutting-edge cognitive learning wearables.” BabyTech is so new as a niche that a search reveals as the top-most Google result, the blog for the 2016 CES BabyTech Summit. There's no dominant player in this area – yet. The same can be said for BeautyTech, which one observer, Arabelle Sicardi, wrote at Racked.com was really about robot makeup artists, but since that advancement has not been introduced yet, we will have to make do with such creations as “Metaverse Nails”. Sicardi explains that Metaverse Nails are “augmented reality, 3-D printed nails that work in conjunction with your phone. In order to get the entire experience, you have to download the corresponding app on either the Apple Store or Google Play. It’s a cool, deeply kawaii app, something you can get lost in for a while lubricated by your own boredom or a lot of weed. Highly stoner-friendly, and perfect for those with the attention span and aesthetic inclinations of an uber-feminine six year old.” Which Sicardi says she is. Stay tuned for more on BeautyTech, Baby Tech, and FitTech from Zennie62 at CES 2017, Las Vegas.
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Hardaway’s Lights-Out Night Propels Hawks Past Spurs – CBS Local
CBS LocalATLANTA — Once the shots started to fall for Tim Hardaway Jr., his Atlanta teammates couldn’t get him the ball fast enough. The result was the end of a frustrating losing streak and perhaps some momentum to start the new year. Hardaway was 11-for-13 …Atlanta’s Hardaway, Portland’s McCollum win with NBA career highsYahoo SportsAtlanta […]
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Never mind fade — Falcons look like Super Bowl team – MyAJC
MyAJCOn the first day of the new year, when Atlanta sports fans could again reflect on championship-free 12 months, when the Falcons commemorated the final regular season game in the Georgia Dome by celebrating the legends of their title-less past, we …Ryan bolsters MVP case as Falcons down SaintsThe Albany HeraldMatt Ryan bolsters MVP bid, […]
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Jed York SF 49ers CEO Fires GM, Head Coach, Lacks Long Term Plan
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Jed York SF 49ers CEO Fires GM, Head Coach, Lacks Long Term Plan Jed York, the San Francisco 49ers CEO and team owner, is someone I really like and enjoy talking to whenever and where-ever I see him. He's a gracious, thoughtful, smart, and engaging person to talk with. So, it's in that sprit that I write this, rather than the attack-dog, insulting style of a certain SF Bay Area columnist. But I digress. Jed York has a problem. If I were to walk into Mr. York's office, say, next week, and asked to see his five-year to ten-year plan for the San Francisco 49ers, he couldn't present it to me. Not because he didn't want me to see it, but because he does not have one. That, even though he started with the 49ers in their office of strategic planning. As one who's background is in urban planning, I don't need to see his office to know what is going on. There is no book. No understanding of football business dynamics. And no plan. How else to explain this: four head coaches in four years? Working backward, as now former San Francisco 49ers Head Coaches we have whoever Jed's going to hire next in 2017 (or his new general manager brings in), Chip Kelly in 2016, Jim Tomsula in 2015, and Jim Harbaugh in 2014. How can anyone claim to build anything that resembles organizational security with a track record like that? The Jed York-run SF 49ers organizationally look like The City of Alameda, California before my good friend John Russo was hired as city manager in 2011. In order to avoid being one more person going out of a yearly revolving door of city managers, Russo asked for, and was given, a five year contract. While he served four years of that five-year contract, he had enough time to solve a number of key organizational problems and in the process install his own policies and approaches. Russo was able to walk away from that job and go down to Riverside as its new city manager in 2015 having left behind a long list of accomplishments and a better ran city. Russo had a plan; Jed York does not have a plan. Because Jed York lacks an overall plan, he and his charges will go into a search for a head coach and a general manager without any really good, robust checklist to find and then evaluate potential candidates. Here's all that Jed York needs to consider not just in hiring a new general manager and a new head coach for the San Francisco 49ers, but for with respect to the future of the place that Bill Walsh built. For the General Manager role and scored on a scale of 1 to 10: 1. Does the general manager candidate have NFL budget and business operations experience? 2. Does the general manager candidate understand or have experience with the salary cap and capology? 3. Does the general manager candidate have NFL (or managerial) contract negotiation experience? 4. Is the general manager candidate known to NFL players (which helps in drawing free agents and building a roster of players). 5. Is the general manager candidate known to NFL agents (which helps in drawing free agents and building a roster of players). 6. Does the general manager know who's who in coaching and administration at the pro and college level (which helps in hiring coaches)? 7. Can the general manager actually draw-up and discuss a football play and talk about how football strategy has changed? 8. Can the general manager identify and discuss what innovations in football strategy have developed over the last 20 years? The person that Jed York hires should be given a free-path to seek out and hire the head coach that fits a criteria which includes player relationships, football strategy innovation, game management experience, and roster movement experience. Jed should also remember that the next GM can just as easily be a woman as a man, and black or Asian or Latino, as well as white – that's right. Talented female NFL professionals like Amy Trask and Katie Blackburn have established that a woman can do the job of general manager, president, or Jed's role, CEO, very well. Jed York has to use the criteria, and be flexible where he thinks that someone has enough of a strength in one area to overcome a weakness in another – and also be aware that the person being considered knows what their own shortcomings are. Then pull the trigger and bring that person in for a five-year contract - and then stick to it. The Dallas Cowboys first owner, the late Clint Murchison, Jr., did just that – ok, something like that. Clint Murchison, Jr knew that, in the young, innovative, head coach he hired Tom Landry, he had a person who formed a long term plan for the development of the Dallas Cowboys – he just needed time to make it work. So, when the Cowboys first year under Landry ended without a win, and the next five years without a winning season, in 1964, Murchison gave Landry a 10-year contract, then hired Tex Schramm to run the organization, and stepped out the way.
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Jed York SF 49ers CEO Fires GM, Head Coach, Lacks Long Term Plan Jed York, the San Francisco 49ers CEO and team owner, is someone I really like and enjoy talking to whenever and where-ever I see him. He's a gracious, thoughtful, smart, and engaging person to talk with. So, it's in that sprit that I write this, rather than the attack-dog, insulting style of a certain SF Bay Area columnist. But I digress. Jed York has a problem. If I were to walk into Mr. York's office, say, next week, and asked to see his five-year to ten-year plan for the San Francisco 49ers, he couldn't present it to me. Not because he didn't want me to see it, but because he does not have one. That, even though he started with the 49ers in their office of strategic planning. As one who's background is in urban planning, I don't need to see his office to know what is going on. There is no book. No understanding of football business dynamics. And no plan. How else to explain this: four head coaches in four years? Working backward, as now former San Francisco 49ers Head Coaches we have whoever Jed's going to hire next in 2017 (or his new general manager brings in), Chip Kelly in 2016, Jim Tomsula in 2015, and Jim Harbaugh in 2014. How can anyone claim to build anything that resembles organizational security with a track record like that? The Jed York-run SF 49ers organizationally look like The City of Alameda, California before my good friend John Russo was hired as city manager in 2011. In order to avoid being one more person going out of a yearly revolving door of city managers, Russo asked for, and was given, a five year contract. While he served four years of that five-year contract, he had enough time to solve a number of key organizational problems and in the process install his own policies and approaches. Russo was able to walk away from that job and go down to Riverside as its new city manager in 2015 having left behind a long list of accomplishments and a better ran city. Russo had a plan; Jed York does not have a plan. Because Jed York lacks an overall plan, he and his charges will go into a search for a head coach and a general manager without any really good, robust checklist to find and then evaluate potential candidates. Here's all that Jed York needs to consider not just in hiring a new general manager and a new head coach for the San Francisco 49ers, but for with respect to the future of the place that Bill Walsh built. For the General Manager role and scored on a scale of 1 to 10: 1. Does the general manager candidate have NFL budget and business operations experience? 2. Does the general manager candidate understand or have experience with the salary cap and capology? 3. Does the general manager candidate have NFL (or managerial) contract negotiation experience? 4. Is the general manager candidate known to NFL players (which helps in drawing free agents and building a roster of players). 5. Is the general manager candidate known to NFL agents (which helps in drawing free agents and building a roster of players). 6. Does the general manager know who's who in coaching and administration at the pro and college level (which helps in hiring coaches)? 7. Can the general manager actually draw-up and discuss a football play and talk about how football strategy has changed? 8. Can the general manager identify and discuss what innovations in football strategy have developed over the last 20 years? The person that Jed York hires should be given a free-path to seek out and hire the head coach that fits a criteria which includes player relationships, football strategy innovation, game management experience, and roster movement experience. Jed should also remember that the next GM can just as easily be a woman as a man, and black or Asian or Latino, as well as white – that's right. Talented female NFL professionals like Amy Trask and Katie Blackburn have established that a woman can do the job of general manager, president, or Jed's role, CEO, very well. Jed York has to use the criteria, and be flexible where he thinks that someone has enough of a strength in one area to overcome a weakness in another – and also be aware that the person being considered knows what their own shortcomings are. Then pull the trigger and bring that person in for a five-year contract - and then stick to it. The Dallas Cowboys first owner, the late Clint Murchison, Jr., did just that – ok, something like that. Clint Murchison, Jr knew that, in the young, innovative, head coach he hired Tom Landry, he had a person who formed a long term plan for the development of the Dallas Cowboys – he just needed time to make it work. So, when the Cowboys first year under Landry ended without a win, and the next five years without a winning season, in 1964, Murchison gave Landry a 10-year contract, then hired Tex Schramm to run the organization, and stepped out the way.
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Matt Ryan bolsters MVP bid, leads Falcons past Saints 38-32 – U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World ReportAtlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) passes the ball as New Orleans Saints defensive end Paul Kruger (99) looks on during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) The Associated Press.Watch Michael Vick get a huge ovation by Falcons fans at […]
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Sources: Hawks fielding trade offers for Millsap – ESPN
ESPNThe Atlanta Hawks have begun listening to trade pitches for All-Star forward Paul Millsap in recent days, according to league sources. S ources told ESPN.com that the Hawks, fearful of losing Millsap in free agency without compensation in the summer …Atlanta Hawks Trade Rumors: Hawks Listening On Millsap And OthersSoaring Down SouthTop 10 Atlanta Hawks […]
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AT&T U-verse/DIRECTV drop Atlanta’s ABC affiliate – Online Athens
Online AthensCustomers of AT&T’s U-verse and DIRECTV services in Athens and elsewhere lost Atlanta’s WSB-TV in the early-morning hours of New Year’s Day as the company and the station failed to reach a new carriage agreement. In a Sunday morning statement …AT&T/DIRECTV Removes Channel 2 WSB-TV from Local Channel LineupsWSB AtlantaWSB-TV returns for DirecTV and […]
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Falcons invite Vick back to Atlanta for Dome finale (Jan 1, 2017) – FOXSports.com
FOXSports.comATLANTA (AP) Michael Vick is set to return to the Georgia Dome for the Atlanta Falcons’ final regular-season game in the stadium Sunday. The Falcons say Vick is among numerous former players and coaches who will take part in a halftime ceremony during …Falcons avoiding playoff talk – Sports – Daily Comet – Thibodaux, LADaily […]
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Falcons Invite Vick Back to Atlanta for Dome Finale – ABC News
ABC NewsMichael Vick is set to return to the Georgia Dome for the Atlanta Falcons’ final regular-season game in the stadium Sunday. The Falcons say Vick is among numerous former players and coaches who will take part in a halftime ceremony during a game …Michael Vick returns to Atlanta in Falcons regular-season finale11alive.com5 things to […]
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First metro Atlanta babies in 2017 include twins born in different years – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionNew parents Irvin Freeman and mother Brittney Lawrence welcomed their first child Sunday. Their baby girl, Meghan, was born at 7:37 a.m. at Piedmont Fayette in Fayetteville. (Credit: Piedmont Hospital). The first baby to metro Atlanta parents arrived …Meet some of the first Georgia babies born in 2017WSB Atlanta all 13 news articles […]
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Happy New Year 2017 - Use Social Media To Be Nice To People
Happy New Year 2017 - Use Social Media To Be Nice To People
Happy New Year 2017 - Use Social Media To Be Nice To People Too often, social media is used to write mean messages to others. One well placed word to hurt can ruin not just the day of the person it's written to, but for others that person may encounter. Why do that? So, for 2017, use social media to be nice to others. Find the words that heal not hurt. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year 2017 - Use Social Media To Be Nice To People Too often, social media is used to write mean messages to others. One well placed word to hurt can ruin not just the day of the person it's written to, but for others that person may encounter. Why do that? So, for 2017, use social media to be nice to others. Find the words that heal not hurt. Happy New Year!
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Power Ranking Every Atlanta Hawks Player from 2016 – Soaring Down South
Soaring Down SouthNov 18, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Lamar Patterson (13) celebrates a play with center Al Horford (15, left), forward Paul Millsap (4), and guard Dennis Schroder (17) in the fourth quarter of their game against the Sacramento Kings at …Top 10 Atlanta Hawks stories of 2016Peachtree Hoops all 2 news […]
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Michael Vick may be honored by Falcons on Sunday – 11alive.com
11alive.comATLANTA, Ga – One of the most popular and polarizing figures in Atlanta sports history may return Sunday to the site of some of his greatest triumphs. Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is rumored to be among several former players who …Vick to attend Georgia Dome ceremonyAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog) all 3 news articles […]
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Alabama wears down Washington 24-7, returns to title game – Hutchinson News
Hutchinson NewsThe Associated Press. Confetti fills the Georgia Dome as Alabama celebrates a 24-7 victory over Washington in the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP).Get ready for a blockbuster sequel: Alabama vs. ClemsonBeloit Daily NewsThe Latest: Alabama rolls back to national title gameBluefield […]
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Saturday, December 31, 2016
Don Lemon Drunk Says He Is Bad Person To Date On CNN NYE
Don Lemon Drunk Says He Is Bad Person To Date On CNN NYE
Don Lemon Drunk Says He Is Bad Person To Date On CNN NYE CNN's Don Lemon got obviously major league drunk during the New Years Eve telecast and broke the news to Brooke Baldwin that he was open to a relationship and was a bad person to date. Too funny! He has made Twitter Worldwide Trends with that blast.
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Don Lemon Drunk Says He Is Bad Person To Date On CNN NYE CNN's Don Lemon got obviously major league drunk during the New Years Eve telecast and broke the news to Brooke Baldwin that he was open to a relationship and was a bad person to date. Too funny! He has made Twitter Worldwide Trends with that blast.
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Vick to attend Georgia Dome ceremony – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)“One thing about Atlanta, we created a connection with the fans,” Vick said to Marc James on the Jim Rome show on CBS Sports Radio on Dec. 12. “I credit Arthur Blank because in 2002 he did something very remarkable with the fans. He lowered the prices …Michael Vick: Petition Could Keep […]
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The Latest: Alabama rolls back to national title game – STLtoday.com
STLtoday.comWashington head coach Chris Petersen, right, shakes hands with a fan during the team walk through Fan Fest to the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff game against Alabama at the Georgia Dome, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Atlanta. (Curtis …Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – Alabama vs. WashingtonAZCentral.comAlabama, Washington arrive in Atlanta for semifinal matchup (Dec […]
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Underground Atlanta hosts Peach Drop for final time – WSB Atlanta
WSB AtlantaThe iconic event attracts anywhere from 100,000 to 175,000 people each year, but this New Year’s Eve will be the last at Underground Atlanta. Channel 2’s Nicole Carr is there as people gear up for the New Year’s Eve party, for the Channel 2 Action News …Everything you need to know for Underground Atlanta’s […]
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Serena Williams Engaged To Reddit's Alexis Ohanian: Black Woman In Tech, Thankfully
Serena Williams Engaged To Reddit's Alexis Ohanian: Black Woman In Tech, Thankfully
Serena Williams Engaged To Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian: Black Woman In Tech, Thankfully Serena Williams is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. First, congratulations to both Ms. Williams and Mr. Ohanian. Second, thank you, very much, Alexis for proving what I have said for some time: that the best way to end the tech diversity problem is for white men and women in tech to date blacks in, and in this case out of, tech. Let's face it: the tech diversity problem wasn't just white guys selecting people who looked like them to work with, it was white women (in and out of tech) seeking out white men in tech, too. Take the classic example of Gawker's once-favorite subject Julia Allison, who was known for her trips to tech shin-digs ostensibly to report on them, but really to allegedly hook up with a white tech guy. If you're a black guy in tech, like me, the one constant you experienced was the silent ostracism from white women at a tech party. (And if it wasn't that, and you're a black person who's an early-adopter of tech, then it was being ignored by white tech guys at firms building social media platforms, where they didn't place you on their suggested users list because you weren't a rapper or an athlete. That happened to me, too – and others complained about it.) While the good news is that the problem is less today than it was when Julia was ruling the party scene (and to be fair she took issue with my observation, even though I stood by it, still do, and it was echoed in other publications), it is still an issue as of this writing. The fact is white guys in tech as much picked out a white woman to be a part of their group, as the white woman presented herself to be a part of that group. There are many examples of tech couples formed from a white guy in a company dating a white woman in the same organization. Some of these couples have went on to start other tech companies. And if the woman wasn't white, then she was Asian, and the same dynamic applied, and still does: an Asian woman seeking out a white tech guy, who in turn also wants Asian women. This racial dynamic, much talked about but seldom covered in media, forms the under-pinning of the tech diversity problem. Who a person in a tech organization chooses to be-friend, or date, or marry, says as much for who they will seek out to hire to be a part of their firm as anything else. And that's why Serena Williams getting engaged to Alexis Ohanian is such a huge deal. It sends a powerful signal that blacks are part of tech. Now, everytime a Reddit event happens, there will be a large number of people wanting to get a glimpse of the couple. And when they do, the symbol of them out at a tech even together will be all that's needed to stop the segregation that's plagued the startup community, particularly in San Francisco. The other powerful signal here is that no one person, man or woman, is 'owned' by those who share the same skin type. Thus, white women in tech can't lay claim to white men. White men in tech can't say that white women in tech belong to them. And black men in entertainment and athletics can't lay claim to a black woman like Serena Williams, either. And still another powerful signal are to Asians in tech – and specifically women: white tech guys aren't sitting around waiting for them today as much as in years past. While some may find my take racist, it's not – it's race conscious. It reflects what I've personally seen in the same San Francisco Bay Area Tech Community that Alexis is a part of and Serena is joining. It points to the heart of the problem of diversity in tech. Serena Williams will not necessary be a protestors of tech firms that are not diverse, but considering that she's not silent on the problem of police killings of young black men, she just may say something that points to the need for tech to be more inclusive of blacks. Have doubts? Remember, the WIRED magazine edition she guest edited in 2015? The one titled “Serena Williams helping shift diversity-bias in the tech industry” That's just a taste of a new tech future with Serena and Alexis. And for that, I say, thank you.
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Serena Williams Engaged To Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian: Black Woman In Tech, Thankfully Serena Williams is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. First, congratulations to both Ms. Williams and Mr. Ohanian. Second, thank you, very much, Alexis for proving what I have said for some time: that the best way to end the tech diversity problem is for white men and women in tech to date blacks in, and in this case out of, tech. Let's face it: the tech diversity problem wasn't just white guys selecting people who looked like them to work with, it was white women (in and out of tech) seeking out white men in tech, too. Take the classic example of Gawker's once-favorite subject Julia Allison, who was known for her trips to tech shin-digs ostensibly to report on them, but really to allegedly hook up with a white tech guy. If you're a black guy in tech, like me, the one constant you experienced was the silent ostracism from white women at a tech party. (And if it wasn't that, and you're a black person who's an early-adopter of tech, then it was being ignored by white tech guys at firms building social media platforms, where they didn't place you on their suggested users list because you weren't a rapper or an athlete. That happened to me, too – and others complained about it.) While the good news is that the problem is less today than it was when Julia was ruling the party scene (and to be fair she took issue with my observation, even though I stood by it, still do, and it was echoed in other publications), it is still an issue as of this writing. The fact is white guys in tech as much picked out a white woman to be a part of their group, as the white woman presented herself to be a part of that group. There are many examples of tech couples formed from a white guy in a company dating a white woman in the same organization. Some of these couples have went on to start other tech companies. And if the woman wasn't white, then she was Asian, and the same dynamic applied, and still does: an Asian woman seeking out a white tech guy, who in turn also wants Asian women. This racial dynamic, much talked about but seldom covered in media, forms the under-pinning of the tech diversity problem. Who a person in a tech organization chooses to be-friend, or date, or marry, says as much for who they will seek out to hire to be a part of their firm as anything else. And that's why Serena Williams getting engaged to Alexis Ohanian is such a huge deal. It sends a powerful signal that blacks are part of tech. Now, everytime a Reddit event happens, there will be a large number of people wanting to get a glimpse of the couple. And when they do, the symbol of them out at a tech even together will be all that's needed to stop the segregation that's plagued the startup community, particularly in San Francisco. The other powerful signal here is that no one person, man or woman, is 'owned' by those who share the same skin type. Thus, white women in tech can't lay claim to white men. White men in tech can't say that white women in tech belong to them. And black men in entertainment and athletics can't lay claim to a black woman like Serena Williams, either. And still another powerful signal are to Asians in tech – and specifically women: white tech guys aren't sitting around waiting for them today as much as in years past. While some may find my take racist, it's not – it's race conscious. It reflects what I've personally seen in the same San Francisco Bay Area Tech Community that Alexis is a part of and Serena is joining. It points to the heart of the problem of diversity in tech. Serena Williams will not necessary be a protestors of tech firms that are not diverse, but considering that she's not silent on the problem of police killings of young black men, she just may say something that points to the need for tech to be more inclusive of blacks. Have doubts? Remember, the WIRED magazine edition she guest edited in 2015? The one titled “Serena Williams helping shift diversity-bias in the tech industry” That's just a taste of a new tech future with Serena and Alexis. And for that, I say, thank you.
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Live from Atlanta: Alabama 17, Washington 7 Half – Montgomery Advertiser (blog)
Montgomery Advertiser (blog)ATLANTA – We’re here. Finally. Alabama head coach Nick Saban walks through the Peach Bowl fan fest before the Peach Bowl playoff game between Alabama and Washington on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: Albert …Alabama Coach Nick Saban visits Children’s Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)What […]
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The Latest: Alabama converts turnover into 10-7 lead – STLtoday.com
STLtoday.comWashington head coach Chris Petersen, right, shakes hands with a fan during the team walk through Fan Fest to the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff game against Alabama at the Georgia Dome, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Atlanta. (Curtis …Alabama, Washington arrive in Atlanta for semifinal matchup (Dec 26, 2016)FOXSports.comWhat Alabama and Washington had […]
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Child finds grandmother dead in Atlanta apartment – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA woman was found dead by her 9-year-old grandson Saturday in the apartment where they lived, Atlanta police said. About 5:40 a.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Hollywood Road, police said in a statement. They found the woman in the living …Boy finds grandmother dead in Atlanta apartmentWSB Atlanta all 2 […]
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New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons: Three key matchups – NOLA.com
NOLA.comThe season finale for the New Orleans Saints has less significance than they would like, but there are still plenty of motivating factors when they face the Atlanta Falcons Sunday at 3:25 p.m. at the Georgia Dome. First, an 8-8 finish would be better …New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons: prediction, preview, pick to winUPI.comAtlanta […]
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The Oakland Fruitvale SF Bay Area Lead Problem – Councilmember Abel Guillen Gives Update
The Oakland Fruitvale SF Bay Area Lead Problem – Councilmember Abel Guillen Gives Update
The Oakland Fruitvale SF Bay Area Lead Problem – Councilmember Abel Guillen Gives Update The Oakland lead poisoning problem that a Reuters report pointed to, is based on an analysis of data who's overall spread is so incomplete that it points to a much larger problem that's both regional and national in scope. In the San Francisco Bay Area, The Oakland Fruitvale District is pointed to as the seat of a problem where the city is said to have greater lead levels than found in the water in Flint, Michigan. But an actual read of the Reuters data map (http://ift.tt/2hquJmB) shows that adjacent areas of Oakland where home design and age is similar, like the San Antonio District, have no data – in fact all other census tracts in Oakland dont' have information attached to them in the Reuters map. Beyond Oakland, San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point and Daily City area census tracts form what is best to call a 'zone of concern' (this blogger's term) twice the size of The Oakland Fruitvale District. And the problem doesn't stop there: looking at the map, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, San Jose, Hayward, and Stockton have census tract areas that form more 'zones of concern' – and incomplete data collection, because “no data” messages are replete. In other words, and to repeat the basic message, to say this is an Oakland Fruitvale problem wildly diminishes the truth. We have to ask why the whole of East Oakland, and the Oakland Hills both north and south, don't have data? With that, still, we have the Fruitvale lead issue, and with that, this statement by Oakland District Two Councilmember Abel Guillen, posted on Facebook this morning: Most of you have probably read troubling stories this week about a report that found high levels of exposure to lead among many Fruitvale residents. I have had inquiries from a number of Council District 2 residents concerned about similar health risks in their neighborhoods. I want to give you a quick update. We spoke with staff at the Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and we will be meeting together soon to deal with problem properties in my district. The County has $2.9 million in federal HUD Hazard Control funds to spend on residential lead-abatement projects. Working with County health officials, I will help coordinate the identification of potential properties for these grants in District 2 #OakD2 #Oakland and recruit 100 families to receive this financial support to clean up their buildings in the next year. We are also seeking to get more complete and accurate information about the exposure levels and how to best remediate the source of the potential health impacts moving forward. County officials have indicated that the data in the Reuters news story is four years old (and exposure levels may have gone down in the intervening years), and they are working on researching and clarifying the current situation. Also, EBMUD reports that Oakland’s water is NOT lead-contaminated. http://ift.tt/2hFcxuA While the health dangers are real, this is not a Flint, Michigan, situation. From what we know, the source is principally soil contamination and lead from paint used in older buildings. I will keep you posted on new scientific information as it arises and local efforts to help eliminate these health risks. Stay tuned.
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The Oakland Fruitvale SF Bay Area Lead Problem – Councilmember Abel Guillen Gives Update The Oakland lead poisoning problem that a Reuters report pointed to, is based on an analysis of data who's overall spread is so incomplete that it points to a much larger problem that's both regional and national in scope. In the San Francisco Bay Area, The Oakland Fruitvale District is pointed to as the seat of a problem where the city is said to have greater lead levels than found in the water in Flint, Michigan. But an actual read of the Reuters data map (http://ift.tt/2hquJmB) shows that adjacent areas of Oakland where home design and age is similar, like the San Antonio District, have no data – in fact all other census tracts in Oakland dont' have information attached to them in the Reuters map. Beyond Oakland, San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point and Daily City area census tracts form what is best to call a 'zone of concern' (this blogger's term) twice the size of The Oakland Fruitvale District. And the problem doesn't stop there: looking at the map, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, San Jose, Hayward, and Stockton have census tract areas that form more 'zones of concern' – and incomplete data collection, because “no data” messages are replete. In other words, and to repeat the basic message, to say this is an Oakland Fruitvale problem wildly diminishes the truth. We have to ask why the whole of East Oakland, and the Oakland Hills both north and south, don't have data? With that, still, we have the Fruitvale lead issue, and with that, this statement by Oakland District Two Councilmember Abel Guillen, posted on Facebook this morning: Most of you have probably read troubling stories this week about a report that found high levels of exposure to lead among many Fruitvale residents. I have had inquiries from a number of Council District 2 residents concerned about similar health risks in their neighborhoods. I want to give you a quick update. We spoke with staff at the Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and we will be meeting together soon to deal with problem properties in my district. The County has $2.9 million in federal HUD Hazard Control funds to spend on residential lead-abatement projects. Working with County health officials, I will help coordinate the identification of potential properties for these grants in District 2 #OakD2 #Oakland and recruit 100 families to receive this financial support to clean up their buildings in the next year. We are also seeking to get more complete and accurate information about the exposure levels and how to best remediate the source of the potential health impacts moving forward. County officials have indicated that the data in the Reuters news story is four years old (and exposure levels may have gone down in the intervening years), and they are working on researching and clarifying the current situation. Also, EBMUD reports that Oakland’s water is NOT lead-contaminated. http://ift.tt/2hFcxuA While the health dangers are real, this is not a Flint, Michigan, situation. From what we know, the source is principally soil contamination and lead from paint used in older buildings. I will keep you posted on new scientific information as it arises and local efforts to help eliminate these health risks. Stay tuned.
via YouTube http://youtu.be/ghhsLJtSfdQ
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