Wisrville.org Blogs | Site Wide Activity http://wisrville.org/activity/feed Site Wide Activity Feed Tue, 15 May 2012 17:43:53 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/05/15/none-so-blind/ anngwyn wrote a new post, None So Blind, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/05/15/none-so-blind/ Tue, 15 May 2012 17:43:53 +0000 anngwyn wrote a new post, None So Blind, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition “None so blind as those who will not see."
Matthew Henry, (1662-1714)

Hundreds of Alaska Air Lines flight attendants are reportedly suffering from mysterious rashes, itchy skin lesions and hair falling out. T […]

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]]> http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/05/11/japanese-diaspora-update/ anngwyn wrote a new post, JAPANESE DIASPORA : UPDATE , on the site Trauma and the Human Condition http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/05/11/japanese-diaspora-update/ Fri, 11 May 2012 21:06:55 +0000 anngwyn wrote a new post, JAPANESE DIASPORA : UPDATE , on the site Trauma and the Human Condition “Fukushima’s nuclear disaster is a nightmare. Ghostly releases of radioactivity haunt the Japanese countryside. Lives, once safe, are now beset by an ineffable scourge promising vile illness and death.
(Paul Zim […]

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]]> http://wisrville.org/activity/p/437/ Charles Chappell posted an update in the group Ethics, Privacy and Technology: How many of you read privacy policies on the web sites you […] http://wisrville.org/activity/p/437/ Sat, 05 May 2012 15:18:05 +0000 Charles Chappell posted an update in the group Ethics, Privacy and Technology How many of you read privacy policies on the web sites you use and visit? By read, I don't mean skim, I mean really READ. Every sentence, every vowel, every consonant. Chances are, you don't, and like most people, you'd be rather horrified at the quantity and quality of data being recorded.

Google, for example, records every search, every click, and every visit to a site with google ads or google analytics. (FYI: this site uses google analytics too) This data is fairly detailed, including what links you clicked, how long you look at each page, what path you took to get to that page, and where you go next, even if it's not within this site.

For most people, this isn't the invasive part, though tracking all of this behavior is tenement to a stalker or PI following you, and documenting where you go, who you talk to, and what you buy. What comes next is really what SHOULD urk most people, but surprisingly doesn't: Serving up ad content based on where you go, and what you do. Google's primary business is selling advertising space, and they're very good at it. Billions of dollars good at it in fact. Trillions if you count the full transactions, not just Google's cut.

You see, Google's role is that of a broker, matching the advertisers with the customers most likely to buy the products being advertised. They are top class at this in fact, and their primary resource is your personal information.

Now, don't think I'm bad mouthing Google. They're a corporation who's business is to make money, and frankly, a very skillful one at what they do. I have owned stock in Google in the past, and may do so again in the future. The thing is, this information is a treasure trove which can be used in many different ways, and frankly, I doubt you'd be pleased to know how Google is actually using the information they gleam from what emails land in your gmail account for example.

On the other hand, free is hard to resist, and that long privacy policy most often goes unread. When it is read, most people forget the bad parts soon after, and focus on the good: free email/websites/social networking that are powered by this invasion of privacy.

In many cases, we do ourselves the injustice of invading our own privacy by posting detailed information about our movements, habits, children's latest developments, etc. Technology makes this invasion less personal, but as a recent NPR story pointed out, this same invasion of privacy, if done by another person, standing right in front of you, would feel, well, downright creepy.

Maybe we really should think twice about what information we give up, whether it be to a small mom & pop web site, or a giant web service company. What are they doing to protect our data, and most important: what do they plan to do with it.

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]]> http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/05/04/global-trauma-contemporary-issues/ anngwyn wrote a new post, GLOBAL TRAUMA : CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/05/04/global-trauma-contemporary-issues/ Sat, 05 May 2012 05:21:09 +0000 anngwyn wrote a new post, GLOBAL TRAUMA : CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition The real battle in the world today is not among civilizations or cultures but among the different evolutionary futures that are possible for us and our species right now…

( C. Otto Scharmer, Theory U: Leading F […]

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]]> http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/05/04/british-falklands-vs-argentine-malvinas/ anngwyn wrote a new post, BRITISH FALKLANDS vs ARGENTINE MALVINAS, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/05/04/british-falklands-vs-argentine-malvinas/ Sat, 05 May 2012 05:18:08 +0000 anngwyn wrote a new post, BRITISH FALKLANDS vs ARGENTINE MALVINAS, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition BRITISH FALKLANDS vs ARGENTINE MALVINAS

Now that increasing tensions are once again surrounding these islands we find an all too familiar, post-war story in journalist Tom Clifford’s “ Suicides Outpace Combat De […]

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]]> http://wisrville.org/2011/06/08/wisr-phd-alumnus-anngwyn-st-justs-latest-book-a-question-of-balance-a-systemic-approach-to-understanding-and-resolving anngwyn commented on the post, WISR PhD alumnus, Anngwyn St. Just’s Latest Book, A Question of Balance: A Systemic Approach to Understanding and Resolving Trauma, on the site Wisrville.org Blogs http://wisrville.org/2011/06/08/wisr-phd-alumnus-anngwyn-st-justs-latest-book-a-question-of-balance-a-systemic-approach-to-understanding-and-resolving Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:57:43 +0000 anngwyn commented on the post, WISR PhD alumnus, Anngwyn St. Just’s Latest Book, A Question of Balance: A Systemic Approach to Understanding and Resolving Trauma, on the site Wisrville.org Blogs Hello Again !

Lori, you can reach me at Anngwyn@aol.com

Warm Regards,

ASJ

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]]> http://wisrville.org/2011/06/08/wisr-phd-alumnus-anngwyn-st-justs-latest-book-a-question-of-balance-a-systemic-approach-to-understanding-and-resolving anngwyn commented on the post, WISR PhD alumnus, Anngwyn St. Just’s Latest Book, A Question of Balance: A Systemic Approach to Understanding and Resolving Trauma, on the site Wisrville.org Blogs http://wisrville.org/2011/06/08/wisr-phd-alumnus-anngwyn-st-justs-latest-book-a-question-of-balance-a-systemic-approach-to-understanding-and-resolving Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:54:50 +0000 anngwyn commented on the post, WISR PhD alumnus, Anngwyn St. Just’s Latest Book, A Question of Balance: A Systemic Approach to Understanding and Resolving Trauma, on the site Wisrville.org Blogs Hi Lori !

Lovely to hear from you...more info available at http://www.anngwyn@aol.com

Warm Regards,

Anngwyn

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]]> http://wisrville.org/2011/11/27/upcoming-seminars-and-events-at-wisr/ John Bilorusky wrote a new post, Upcoming Seminars and Events at WISR!, on the site Wisrville.org Blogs http://wisrville.org/2011/11/27/upcoming-seminars-and-events-at-wisr/ Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:16:41 +0000 John Bilorusky wrote a new post, Upcoming Seminars and Events at WISR!, on the site Wisrville.org Blogs To see latest flyer announcing upcoming events and seminars, follow the "read more" link, and click on: April 2012

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]]> http://wisrville.org/2012/04/07/wisr-is-approved-as-the-19th-university-chapter-of-mediators-beyond-borders/ John Bilorusky wrote a new post, WISR is approved as the 19th University Chapter of Mediators Beyond Borders, on the site Wisrville.org Blogs http://wisrville.org/2012/04/07/wisr-is-approved-as-the-19th-university-chapter-of-mediators-beyond-borders/ Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:38:45 +0000 John Bilorusky wrote a new post, WISR is approved as the 19th University Chapter of Mediators Beyond Borders, on the site Wisrville.org Blogs WISR now has a university chapter of the international organization, Mediators Beyond Borders [MBB] (http://www.mediatorsbeyondborders.org).  MBB international builds local skills for peace and promotes mediation […]

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]]> http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/04/02/chernobyl-revisited/ anngwyn wrote a new post, Chernobyl 2012, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/04/02/chernobyl-revisited/ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:06:38 +0000 anngwyn wrote a new post, Chernobyl 2012, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition April is the cruelest month, breeding
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain,
Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow…
— T.S. Eliot, The Burial of the Dead

This month marks th […]

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]]> http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/04/02/columbine-re-visited/ anngwyn wrote a new post, Columbine Re-Visited, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/04/02/columbine-re-visited/ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:51:48 +0000 anngwyn wrote a new post, Columbine Re-Visited, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition The use of direct force is such a poor solution to any problem; it is generally applied by small children and great nations. (David Friedman)

On April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire with […]

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]]> http://commons.wisrville.org/2012/03/30/mediating-beyond-borders/ Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, Mediating Beyond Borders, on the site Commons http://commons.wisrville.org/2012/03/30/mediating-beyond-borders/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:05:31 +0000 Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, Mediating Beyond Borders, on the site Commons MEDIATING BEYOND BORDERS /WISR Seminar

Tuesday, April 24th, 2011, 7-8:30pm

Larry Loebig WISR PhD Candidate, Sunny Sabini, MFT, WISR Learner and Marilyn Jackson, PhD, WISR Faculty, Facilitators:
If you're […]

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]]> http://commons.wisrville.org/2011/11/15/conflict-resolution-preparing-to-teach-learn-phone-seminar/ Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, PREPARING TO TEACH & LEARN Phone Seminar , on the site Commons http://commons.wisrville.org/2011/11/15/conflict-resolution-preparing-to-teach-learn-phone-seminar/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:02:50 +0000 Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, PREPARING TO TEACH & LEARN Phone Seminar , on the site Commons Thursday, December 13rd, 2011, 7-8:30pm
Larry Loebig WISR PhD Candidate & Marilyn Jackson, WISR Faculty, Facilitators. We will begin to discuss materials available for training each other and others in conflict […]

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]]> http://education.wisrville.org/2012/03/27/minutes-from-our-education-and-social-change-think-tank-meeting-march-3-2012/ Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, Minutes from our Education and Social Change Think Tank Meeting, March 3, 2012, on the site Educating for a Change http://education.wisrville.org/2012/03/27/minutes-from-our-education-and-social-change-think-tank-meeting-march-3-2012/ Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:01:42 +0000 Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, Minutes from our Education and Social Change Think Tank Meeting, March 3, 2012, on the site Educating for a Change

Present: Art Warmoth, Michael McAvoy and Marilyn Jackson

Marilyn suggested we call ourselves Education and Social Change Think Tank. Art and Michael discussed various related phrases, Education is Social […]

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]]> http://secondthoughts.wisrville.org/2012/03/20/losing-yourself-in-a-big-book/ David Yamada wrote a new post, Losing yourself in a big book, on the site Second Thoughts http://secondthoughts.wisrville.org/2012/03/20/losing-yourself-in-a-big-book/ Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:22:56 +0000 David Yamada wrote a new post, Losing yourself in a big book, on the site Second Thoughts ThumbnailOne of life's most accessible pleasures remains reading a big, epic novel, featuring an engaging story that takes you to a different time or place, and introduces you to new, interesting people. I read three such […]

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]]> http://herbnhealth.wisrville.org/2012/03/18/hops-and-chamomile-tea-a-natural-sleep-aid/ Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, Hops and Chamomile Tea, a Natural Sleep Aid, on the site herbnhealth http://herbnhealth.wisrville.org/2012/03/18/hops-and-chamomile-tea-a-natural-sleep-aid/ Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:42:12 +0000 Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, Hops and Chamomile Tea, a Natural Sleep Aid, on the site herbnhealth ThumbnailMost people have trouble sleeping at times. I have learned to use Hops and Chamomile tea as a sleep aid.  You probably know that hops is used in beer.  If you like the beer taste you will definitely like hops.  Rem […]

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]]> http://commons.wisrville.org/2012/03/14/wisrville-collaboration/ Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, Wisrville Collaboration, on the site Commons http://commons.wisrville.org/2012/03/14/wisrville-collaboration/ Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:23:28 +0000 Marilyn Jackson wrote a new post, Wisrville Collaboration, on the site Commons I want to encourage those of you who blog here and don't have a picture to upload one.  It is hard, when looking at the home page, to know who posts are by as there is no name, just a picture and a name of the […]

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]]> http://wpoehner.wisrville.org/2012/03/13/slow-down-be-vulnerable-and-listen-carefully/#comment-3879 michaelmcavoy commented on the post, slow down, be vulnerable and listen carefully, on the site Radical Nonviolence Blog http://wpoehner.wisrville.org/2012/03/13/slow-down-be-vulnerable-and-listen-carefully/#comment-3879 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:33:41 +0000 michaelmcavoy commented on the post, slow down, be vulnerable and listen carefully, on the site Radical Nonviolence Blog William,

What a blessing and joy that you are living your life the way you are, and sharing that through your expressive writing here. I feel so fortunate to have access to it - I will definitely encourage […]

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]]> http://wpoehner.wisrville.org/2012/03/13/slow-down-be-vulnerable-and-listen-carefully/ wpoehner wrote a new post, slow down, be vulnerable and listen carefully, on the site Radical Nonviolence Blog http://wpoehner.wisrville.org/2012/03/13/slow-down-be-vulnerable-and-listen-carefully/ Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:08:58 +0000 wpoehner wrote a new post, slow down, be vulnerable and listen carefully, on the site Radical Nonviolence Blog Thumbnail

Just recently, I returned from Guatemala were I was part of a team of trainers that lead a five day intensive residential retreat. The participants consisted of health workers that provide education and food […]

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]]> http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/03/12/beware-the-bucky-balls/ anngwyn wrote a new post, Beware the Bucky Balls, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition http://anngwyn.wisrville.org/2012/03/12/beware-the-bucky-balls/ Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:19:54 +0000 anngwyn wrote a new post, Beware the Bucky Balls, on the site Trauma and the Human Condition On this one year anniversary of the six reactors damaged at the Fukushima Daiichi complex, three of which are in ongoing meltdown, the crisis has not resolved. Early on, physics Professor Michio Kaku warned, […]

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