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Submitted by ruby on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 08:51.I work in a huge system that appears to be honestly trying to revamp itself. During a recent evaluation, the boss, who is the evaluater made the statement that no one would be recieving an excellent or outstanding evaluation b/c "there is always room for improvement" In discussing my eval, it was clear that I have 'mastered' the set criteria and do go above standards- seeking new info, treatments, innovative ways to approach as well as taking on ancillary duties and completing extra tasks.
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GIL SCOTT-HERON: What Should We Expect from our Artists?
Submitted by barcode 2x on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:01.By BARCODE 2x
Gil Scott-Heron's new record I'm New Here arrived this year with a lot of expectations on it. The poet/singer/songwriter of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised had not recorded in nearly two decades, had done time in prison, had struggled with addiction, and the sudden return of this beloved artist was eagerly awaited by fans.
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Submitted by barcode 2x on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:17.By BARTON BUND
Meeting the world's foremost expert on Composer Carlo Gesualdo is as intimidating as it might sound. The musicologist and author is almost singlehandedly responsible for reviving the work of the infamous murderer/genius chromaticist.
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MURDER MUSIC Revisited
Submitted by barcode 2x on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 14:38.Murder Music was written, produced and directed by Barton Bund for a2ethics and the Blackbird Theatre.
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HIV / AIDS In Michigan
Submitted by barcode 2x on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 13:12.Jimena Loveluck of the HIV/AIDS Resource Center returns to talk with Bart and Jeanine about the organization, its mission, and the obstacles along the way. HARC was founded in 1986, and CEO Jimena Loveluck has been with the company since 1989. What has changed over the years? How do we separate the myths from the reality when it comes to treating victims of HIV and AIDS?
For more, visit www.hivaidsresource.org.
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Working Ethics Podcast Series
An Arborist's Ethics
Submitted by barcode 2x on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 13:34.Barton Bund talks with Arborist Jack Richardson, founder and CEO of Guardian Tree Experts. The Ann Arbor tree care company approaches the work from a scientific point of view, helping clients preserve their trees, not just cut them down. The young entrepreneur talks about how he started his business on the right ethical foot, and where he sees it growing. Environmental ethics and business ethics are a constant balancing act, in a town with as many trees as this one.
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Special Reports
Ordinary People Rallying Around Science
Submitted by buona_forchetta on Mon, 11/30/2009 - 00:36.Just in time for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Bill McKibben’s 350.org campaign is enlisting support in the form of candlelight vigils. McKibben recently spoke at Ann Arbor’s Rackham Auditorium, at an evening sponsored by the Ecology Center. The author of the first general-audience book on climate change (The End of Nature, 1989), his new organization recently pulled off what CNN called “the most widespread day of political action in the planet’s history.”
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