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In New Zealand, Human Rights have never been protected by a single constitutional document nor any serious piece of legislation. Instead, we’ve had a raft of dissimilar laws, policies and programmes providing only elements of protection. It’s not good enough!
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As a grad student, Cynthia Breazeal wondered why we were using robots on Mars, but not in our living rooms. The key, she realised: training robots to interact with people. Now she dreams up and builds robots that teach, learn and play. Watch for amazing demo footage of a new interactive game for kids.
Tags: builds robots, comicStyle, communicate, Cynthia Breazeal, develop principles, develop technologies, Education, expressive robot Leonardo, family communication, Gail Penney, health, human-centric terms, Ideas worth spreading, impact of social robots, interact, interact with people, interactive game, learn, learning, lifeStyle, main blog, mindStyle matters, MIT Media Lab, penneylane, penneylaneonline, Personal Robots Group, physical performance, play, robotic creatures, robots on Mars, social robot Kismet, socially intelligent, teach, Ted Talk, The rise of personal robots, training robots, turnStyle, VidStyle, www.penneylaneonline.com
Robert Gupta, violinist with the L.A Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician and what he learned. Called back onstage later, Gupta plays his own transcription of the prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1.
Tags: activist for mental health issues, Bach's Cello Suite No. 1., biochemical pathology of Parkinson's disease., brilliant schizophrenic musician, comicStyle, CUNY Hunter College, Education, film The Soloist, Gail Penney, Harvard Institutes of Medicine Center for Neurologic Diseases, Harvard Institutes of Medicine Centre for Neurologic Diseases, Ideas worth spreading, Israel Philharmonic, L.A Philharmonic, lifeStyle, Los Angeles Philharmonic, main blog, mindStyle matters, musician, Nathaniel Ayers, neuro biology, neurodegenerative biology, New York City, outreach, penneylane, penneylaneonline, pre-med, research assistant, research projects, Robert Gupta, Robert Vijay Gupta, spinal cord neuronal regeneration, Ted Talk, turnStyle, undergraduate degree, VidStyle, violin lesson, violin teacher of Nathaniel Ayers, violinist, www.penneylaneonline.com, Yale, Zubin Mehta
Sheryl WuDunn’s book “Half the Sky” investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources.
Tags: business, China, comicStyle, community, denied basic rights, developing countries, developing world, development, economic engines of growth, economic opportunity, economic power, Education, equal access, Gail Penney, gender-based violence, Half the Sky, human resources, Ideas worth spreading, lifeStyle, main blog, mindStyle matters, moral issue, New York Times, Nick Kristof, nutrition, opportunity, oppressed, oppression of women globally, penneylane, penneylaneonline, potential, Pulitzer, sex trafficking, Sheryl WuDunn, slavery, Ted Talk, threatened, Tiananmen Square, transform, turnStyle, untapped potential, VidStyle, women's rights, www.penneylaneonline.com
“The Foundation is dedicated to combating childhood obesity by changing the way our children understand, appreciate and eat their food, and by educating and mobilising the community to provide healthier dietary habits for children. They have developed a comprehensive experiential learning programme that makes healthy food fun, and they work to make healthy food available […]
Tags: after-school, attitudes, Briscoe Elementary, carbon footprint, Change, chefs, Chefs in Schools, childhood obesity, children, children help cook, combating childhood obesity, comicStyle, community outreach, cultural preference, Eat It! Food Adventures, Eat This! AFter School, Eat This! Summer Camps, Education, experiential learning programme, food, fresh fruits, fun, Gail Penney, Gracie & Bob Cavnar, Gracie Cavnar, Gross Elementary, habits, healthcare costs, healthier dietary habits, healthier options, healthy, Hope Farms, Houston, How you can help, Independent School District, ISD, key contributing factors, Kid’s Dig it! After School, KIPP Houston, KIPP Shine, lifeStyle, MacGregor Elementary, main blog, meat-based diet, mindStyle matters, N.Q. Henderson Elementary, Newtrition Vending, parent classes, penneylane, penneylaneonline, pilot schools, prevention, processed food, Recipe for Success Foundation (RFS), Recipe Gardens, RFS, seed to plate, Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education programme, summer camp, support, Sylvan Rodriguez Jnr Elementary, traditions of the table, turnStyle, urban environment, vegetables, www.penneylaneonline.com
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