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March brings thoughts of leprechauns, shamrocks and spring buds, but this month we are featuring another kind of green, our GREENR database. GREENR is the Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, and is chock full of green goodness!
Kids & Parents
Have you ever wondered about the missing pieces of information in history textbooks?
For example, the role of women played during war or the significant impacts (scientific, medical, musical, theatrical, etc.) women had on the world?!
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While binge-watching television last weekend, I got the chance to see a pretty varied cross-section of female characters on television. A lot of what I saw made me cringe. Nurse Chapel of the original Star Trek went on a dangerous mission in a micro-skirted uniform and Wonder Woman chased bad guys in a bustier. In nearly every episode, the supporting actresses / damsels in distress on MacGyver let him do all the rescuing and, of course, kissed him for his trouble and Laura of The Dick Van Dyke Show made it clear that her husband called the shots.
I spent a lot of time explaining to my daughter that attitudes about how women should act and dress and what roles they play in the world have changed over the years, and that those changes are reflected on TV. I know it’s not perfect – on cop shows, they still chase criminals in ridiculously high heels, but increasingly, women on television are portrayed as smart and capable - masters of their own fate.
A lot of the tough, independent female characters that have kicked serious butt across our television screens helped make that happen by giving generations of girls some pretty spectacular role models to live up to.
On Scandal, Kerry Washington’s Olivia Pope defines power.
How-to
At 2:00 A.M. Sunday, our cell phone clocks automagically spring forward for daylight-saving time. Let’s use this year’s first time adjustment to consider a few easy ways to start saving time on and away from your phone.
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A new baby has joined our family. My brother and his wife welcomed their first daughter into the world at 7 pm on Tuesday March 3rd. She's a little bit of a miracle child and to say everyone is ecstatic would be an understatement.
Open until 5:00pm today.