Obama’s African-American Women are a powerful force in the White House Administration

They have very high positions, and many even have the U.S. president’s Blackberry number.

The new look of power in Washington is like this now:

• Melody Barnes, 47, President’s domestic policy advisor and director of the Domestic Policy Council.
  

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• Regina Benjamin, 55, Surgeon General nominee.
  

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• Margaret Hamburg, 56, Commissioner Food and Drug Administration.
  

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• Lisa P. Jackson, 49, Environmental Protection Agency Administradator.
  

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• Valerie Jarret, 55, Senior Advisor and assistant to the President on inter governmental affairs and public liaison.
  

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• Susan E. Rice, 46 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
  

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• Desiree Rogers, 52, White House social secretary.
  

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• Mona Sutphen, 43 White House deputy chief of staff.
  

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The female excellence, ‘not white’ in this country carries the numbers below:

• 414,472 - is the number of companies, whose owners, are african American.
• 1,203 – black women who held a PhD in 2010 (50% more than 10 years ago).
• 26 – the total number of black women, who have served in the House of Representatives”, 14 serve now.
• 2,193 – is the number black women who work as professors at degree granting universities.
• 15,139 – is the number of black female physicians in America.
• 1 – is the number of black women who have served in the Senate.
• 345 – is the number of non-white partners of the law in this country (a little bit more than half of the total percentage).

→ 130% is the rise of African-American women who have gotten a Master’s degree in the decade from 96 to 2007 (while among whites, 38%)

I thought the data super inspired… Showing that now it’s ‘hip’ (not hippie), being middle-aged, gifted and black !

(Source: Catalyst, a New York company that does research on women)

A very simple concept…

This family, who lives in ‘paradise’next to a semi-finished road and have a lot of fun …

All the asphalt there is theirs.

First, the film shows that no one needs sophisticated situations, to make one of the most beautiful films ever seen!

“Home” by Ursula Meyer.

Until one day the government decides to change the situation and traffic starts to arrive.

And paradise starts turning…

Into an inferno.

And what does the family do?

Well… I’ve told others about the movie, but that’s when the struggle for silence begins.

Another very different and interesting thing was about the film shows how the family sees nudity.

What got me thinking long afterwards…

What would I do if kids were present? (…Some scenes reeealy took me by surprise).

→ 1 ♥ Do not panic, for certain.

→ 2 ♥ There would be no overreaction (I hate it).

→ 3 ♥ I wouldn’t preach a sermon, but I would ask some questions to assess attitudes.

→ 4 ♥ Communicate my values.

→ 5 ♥ And pay closer attention to what children ‘consume’ in the media.

I think our influence as parents is very but we need to know “what” we are fighting against.

And that’s how you hire electricians, plumbers, locksmiths etc..

Much more secure than through recommendation, isn’t it?

Yep, even for that, there are some better ways.

Actually I remember four ways.

1 – First, you do not go around just asking for anybody. Ask a neighbor who is known for being demanding. The one who always wants the best. Anyone who is recommended by that neighbor will do high quality work and probably at a reasonable price.

Ask like this: ” Which contractors have you used and liked ?”

2- If in the past, you used a contractor and liked him, he is the second option.

Know why?

People who work doing repairs often know other contractors and have already worked together on large projects… So, the plumber must know a good electrician and vice versa.

I always ask like this: “Who do you use at your home?”

3- Next to last option: Real Estate Agents. I like this option. Because of the work they do they end up getting to know and interacting with dozens of contractors… So they know who is good and everyone who is not. ”

“Who do you like? Who should I avoid…?”

Last option: not that this is the worst: AngiesList.com.

Ok, it is not a person, I know … but paying $ 5 a month (in some states and more) you have access to thousands of local evaluations and the comments of real customers not anonymous ones.

I remembered another detail…

You can also search the database of AngiesList.com of the contractor your neighbor recommended you. Check the evaluations, the type of work prices and level of professionalism. Last tip: do not do any business with contractors that have no physical address. Many fraudulent and false locksmiths list here but leave only the PO Box.

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22 educational sites. Visited and reviewed.

Below are those who have passed ‘the test’.

And you can have ALL the classes, FREE.

Or send a link to this post to whoever needs a boost in school (from 7 series to the top…). Without paying any tuition.

♥ hippocampus.org-12 offers help with high school subjects. It has audio, video, review questions.

♥ cliffsnotes.com – German Literature guides (about 200), with information for students of 7th grade and up, including French, Spanish.

♥ intmath.com – tutoring math to high school students. Concepts of Algebra, Calculus and other materials, which are very well explained.

♥ sosmath.com – teaches Trigonometry, Calculus, Matrix Algebra (through examples). Grades 9 and up. If you want buy the CD, they sell for $20.

♥ wl.english.purdue.edu – offers 200 FREE lessons and guides for grades seven and up. You’ll find advice on how to structure a thesis or composition and how to avoid pitfalls when writing.

♥ grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm - verything is concentrated on the mechanics of writing and not much in the creative process of writing. Detailed pages explain parts of speech, sentence structure and flow of paragraphs.

♥ physicsclasroom.com – superbly organized site that gives tutorials and great multimedia examples (audio and video), that demystify concepts of physics. Sample problems are illustrated and clearly explained.