tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.comments2022-11-30T05:03:10.239-05:00From the Playing Field with Tim ShriverTim Shriverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14523185807135819285noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-70275349964400412172017-08-01T17:46:55.514-04:002017-08-01T17:46:55.514-04:00Great video and great message you guys send out, t...Great video and great message you guys send out, true heroes!Dental By Designhttps://dentalbydesignaz.com/procedures/general-dentistry/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-72556051878438944692012-05-28T19:14:21.714-04:002012-05-28T19:14:21.714-04:00Sarah Palin lies about missing apology by Presiden...Sarah Palin lies about missing apology by President Obama about Special Olympics joke<br /> <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7geJmC3Io...<br /> <br /><br />INTERVIEW ON HANNITY, FOX NEWS, MARCH 23, 2012 http://politicalgates.blogspot.de/2012/03/palin-lies-and-say...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />See More<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sarah Palin lies about missing apology by President Obama about Special Olympics joke<br /><br />www.youtube.com<br /><br />INTERVIEW ON HANNITY, FOX NEWS, MARCH 23, 2012 http://politicalgates.blogspot.de/2012/03/palin-lies-and-says-that-president.html Last night in antommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492477018155437985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-82037284806208790442011-04-02T20:28:55.682-04:002011-04-02T20:28:55.682-04:00Guess what, not only Zhang's own $144k donatio...Guess what, not only Zhang's own $144k donation was found out short in early 2010, but the funds she collected from unsuspected donators all vanished in the thin air. In Zhang's words, the celebrities collectively "jumped tickets" which means they either donated fake money or bad checks or would not acknowlege their pleges.<br />However, Zhang proudly got many charity awards for her "1 Million US$" charity fund raised with her "solo effort" in the US and France.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-85484494378949581802011-04-02T20:22:51.828-04:002011-04-02T20:22:51.828-04:00See this news from Fox on May 24, 2008:
http://ww...See this news from Fox on May 24, 2008:<br />http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,357952,00.html<br />-------------------------------------------<br />Zhang said in several Chinese-language blog entries over the past week that she has been busy raising money for relief efforts after the deadly quake struck in China's central Sichuan province, which has killed more than 60,000.<br /><br />But she said she was surprised to find one group she solicited on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival in France knew little about the disaster.<br /><br />"I was as angry as a madwoman. I said, 'Are you idiots? You are well-dressed people who look like you identify with society, but you don't know what's going on on planet Earth.' It's incredible!" Zhang said.<br /><br />Zhang said she has made a pamphlet about the quake to show foreigners. She said she donated $144,000 and received a pledge of $100,000 from Wendi Deng, the Chinese-born wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-71097284559495622552011-01-18T19:51:44.388-05:002011-01-18T19:51:44.388-05:00Dear Tim and Shriver family,
Our family sends our ...Dear Tim and Shriver family,<br />Our family sends our heart felt condolences to you and yours upon your tremendous loss today. As a 2 term VISTA, Special Olympics fan and mother to a future Special Olympian, your family has influenced our lives immensely. I will continue to strive to be a light in this world from the great example your family has shown the world.<br />With gratitude,<br />Jen, Mark, Alexander, Sophia, & Helena SchradJRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295890734305677152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-67827219461566253982011-01-17T14:24:54.335-05:002011-01-17T14:24:54.335-05:00Hi Tim,
Just watched a video clip of some of your...Hi Tim,<br /><br />Just watched a video clip of some of your comments on MTP on 1/16. You spoke of being open to the voice of the Divine and to others, and you linked that idea about openness to the achievement gap and the underperformance of kids. You spoke of the essentialness of being taught the social and emotional skills that can result in a better understanding of ourselves (self-awareness), of how to connect with others, in order to be able to solve problems nonviolently. You closed your comments by relating these essential skills as being tools needed to build a better country.<br /><br />Yes, yes, and yes! I just read an interesting article in the 1/17 NewYorker by David Brooks: "Social Animal: How the new sciences of human nature can help make sense of a life." You may be interested in the thoughts expressed by a neuroscientist named Marco Iacoboni, which you can find towards the end of that article, and which support your comments during the MTP show. He speaks of his belief that sentiments and horizontal connections with others are at the core of everything, and that our families and our society-at-large encourage us to shove these protoconversations to the periphery of life, at great expense to happiness and flourishing. Iacoboni suggests that we adjust our emphases from being narrowly focused on things like getting into the right schools and landing the right jobs, to beginning to access a deeper layer of consciousness.<br /><br />I hope that people like you, and Brooks, and Iacoboni will continue pressing these ideas, which are in too many ways antithetical to our education tradition in America. They certainly have little if anything to do with No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, or any program based on the false assumption that everyone learning the same knowledge well enough will result in equal opportunities for success, and that this will solve the problems we as a nation and as a world face today.<br /><br />Additional comments re your MTP remarks: First, your reference to the Divine: Not being affiliated with any organized religion, this made me think of meditation as a way to access the deeper truths that I think lie within all of us. Some of us will want to call this the Divine, while others will not. However, I think we're all likely referring to the same thing. Second, I like to envision the day when we no longer speak of solving problems nonviolently, and I'll bet MLK would heartily approve of this vision. We can't solve any problem with violence. All we do is replace one set of problems with another; we're just kicking the can down the road.<br /><br />That's all. Just felt inspired to respond to your MTP comments. Take care.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-18791169687910145182010-12-21T21:44:54.197-05:002010-12-21T21:44:54.197-05:00Hi Tim,
My name is Lucille Brown. I work with an ...Hi Tim,<br /><br />My name is Lucille Brown. I work with an organisation that helps find families for children with Down Syndrome and other disabilities in Eastern Europe. Reece's Rainbow. www.reecesrainbow.org<br /><br />I am actually not here about that though. I am here to ask for your help. There is an Etsy seller that has some extremely offensive items he makes and sells. http://www.etsy.com/listing/60053498/greeting-card-congrats-your-kid-has-down?ref=v1_other_2<br /><br />Etsy has been notified and has chosen to let his things remain. They consider this to not violate their terms of service. <br /><br />Is there anything that you are able to do? This sort of thing just furthers abuse of people with special needs (not to mention sexual abuse, if you see his other items).<br /><br />If you can email me at lucille@poppiesblooming.co.uk to let us know what we as families with people with DS or other disabilities can do and if you are able to contact Etsy and help them understand it would be so very much appreciated.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Lucille BrownLu, Poppies Bloominghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00055450775885665928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-43420284236218827912010-10-25T07:21:13.881-04:002010-10-25T07:21:13.881-04:00Congratulations on a well-deserved honor. Thank y...Congratulations on a well-deserved honor. Thank you from all of us, especially our son with a little extra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-51671997149807605712010-10-09T00:02:30.825-04:002010-10-09T00:02:30.825-04:00I am so glad Rosa's Law was passed. The stigma...I am so glad Rosa's Law was passed. The stigma of the r-word is something that crosses borders and ethnicities, just like intellectual disability. People are people, no matter their ability.Thundaeaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11789810984992374665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-63347135035371206502010-10-08T15:10:47.683-04:002010-10-08T15:10:47.683-04:00Thank you for taking time to meet with the Youth A...Thank you for taking time to meet with the Youth Activation Committee in Colorado. You so wonderfully lifted them up to understand that what they are doing, right now, is worthwhile. Your practical examples of an inclusive environment at home and world-wide were perfect.<br /><br />Thank you.<br />Terri Barnhart, Mom to Ben and Sarah<br />Spread the Word to Change the World!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-61627907745226495772010-10-07T15:17:41.004-04:002010-10-07T15:17:41.004-04:00What a marvelous testimony to the work of the whol...What a marvelous testimony to the work of the whole organization. Thank you! For my daughter and for so many others!RKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259757888643034394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-23107213823459092992010-10-07T14:03:36.648-04:002010-10-07T14:03:36.648-04:00Congratulations Tim. You absolutely deserve it.
-...Congratulations Tim. You absolutely deserve it.<br />---JenJRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295890734305677152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-51258899816751279442010-10-06T12:07:57.260-04:002010-10-06T12:07:57.260-04:00Tim,
Actually changing words does change behavior,...Tim,<br />Actually changing words does change behavior, so in that sense it CAN solve problems. There is plenty of writing and research in the cognitive science and language and memory fields of study to document that the words people use change how they think and therefore how they behave. <br /><br />So, bravo.......here's to using words that feel expansive and inclusive and descriptive rather than limiting, excluding, and prejorative.kimcottrellhttp://feldenkraisnotes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-78933332826905371482010-09-27T17:13:38.718-04:002010-09-27T17:13:38.718-04:00so happy to hear of the progress of Rosa's law...so happy to hear of the progress of Rosa's law-we need to put an end to the use of the "R" word-<br />your mother would be very proud of your commitment & dedication to this most OUTSTANDING organizationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-23328869378219040782010-09-27T17:00:15.378-04:002010-09-27T17:00:15.378-04:00I'm so happy that this law will hopefully be p...I'm so happy that this law will hopefully be passed. At least, there will be a discussion now, because it's been put in front of President Obama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-54854689331375065592010-09-18T14:41:33.745-04:002010-09-18T14:41:33.745-04:00Ziyi Zhang is certainly something. Yesterday Zhang...Ziyi Zhang is certainly something. Yesterday Zhang successfully and completely deleted ALL negative comments about her on Tianya, the most popular social network in China. Threats were also issued on tianya to users who are against Ziyi Zhang for her charity fraud. <br /><br />Tianya is investigating the issue and has not provided its users anything. <br /><br />How much does BP hope that it would have the power to delete all negative comments after the oil spill? Too bad, they are not in China!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-66206973852895080782010-09-18T01:36:37.282-04:002010-09-18T01:36:37.282-04:00Tim, do not let Ziyi Zhang tarnish Special Olympic...Tim, do not let Ziyi Zhang tarnish Special Olympics' name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-80116289549067729702010-09-17T11:50:13.732-04:002010-09-17T11:50:13.732-04:00Interesting question. Since Sophie is only 3, I s...Interesting question. Since Sophie is only 3, I suppose I can give it a try to speak for her. Her road to happiness comes from playing with her siblings, going to preschool, watching her favorite tv show Yo Gabba Gabba, enjoying ice cream, visits to the beach, and playing with her two cats. She loves family reading time and is a big fan of music. The thing is, I could just as easily list the same things for her siblings who do not have a developmental disability. Don't we all yearn for acceptance, social interactions, friends, having the freedom to play and spend time doing the things that bring us joy? Sure it is true that the road to some of these things may be somewhat different. When her big brother started preschool, I toured the school and interviewed the director and that settled it. For Sophie, who just started preschool, there was a tour and interview, but there was also an IEP meeting. Her team consists of the director, teachers, therapists, case manager, and her parents. My 3 year old daughter's pretend play is more similar to that of her baby sister who is 22 months younger than that of peers her own age. She may need more support along the way and it may take her longer to get there, but I think her road to happiness resembles those of her siblings more than it differs from it.<br />---Jen Schrad (ReJenerationS)JRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295890734305677152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-29214242173068035322010-09-16T22:45:02.226-04:002010-09-16T22:45:02.226-04:00I am extremely disappointed on the recent news abo...I am extremely disappointed on the recent news about Zhang Ziyi attending Omega activities in Korea.<br /> <br />At Festival De Cannes two years ago, Zhang Ziyi took advantage of the Sichuan earthquake and exploited on the generosity of unsuspecting donors on the pretext of seeking donations from them. Miss Zhang raised donations and pledges up close to $500,000. However, two years has passed, she has not given out any money to help the relief of the devastated earth quake in Sichuan. Also, her foundation in the U.S. has no website, no telephone number, no physical office, and no staff workers. Even on the 2008 Tax return form published at the web site of California Office of Attorney General , she used a rental mail box as the address of her foundation. <br /> <br />So far Zhang failed to provide any evidence to clear her name and most of her sponsors in China have already abandoned her. I hope Omega discontinue her endorsement as soon as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-24614958970702146822010-09-16T15:02:40.452-04:002010-09-16T15:02:40.452-04:00what makes SO continually keeping Miss Zhang ,the...what makes SO continually keeping Miss Zhang ,the crook as SO's ambassador? meantime she is boycotted by majority of chinese and had lost most of the luxury brands' endorsement contracts since the oversea donation scandal. this is the fact if SO can do some research about her oversea fundraising 2008 after the earthquake and Ziyi Zhang Foundation in CA. what she did 2 yrs ago in Cannes ,France and the tons of lies since then just brought shame to SO. hope in the future ,SO will pick the right person to represent SO's real value ......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-87552389065060136672010-09-16T12:01:39.510-04:002010-09-16T12:01:39.510-04:00Oh, no, Zhang Ziyi. Where is the money she collect...Oh, no, Zhang Ziyi. Where is the money she collected in 2008? She's lier. Get away from her, Tim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-4269598858299735482010-09-15T17:36:01.309-04:002010-09-15T17:36:01.309-04:00Zhang Ziyi is suspected of embezzling the Charity ...Zhang Ziyi is suspected of embezzling the Charity fund she collected for 2008 China Earthquake victims. The Chinese public has been questioning her for over 7 months. Up till today, she still didn't disclose the audit report of her foundation and the fund raising activities she hosted in 2008. Please remove her from your ambassador list. She is embarrassing the name of SO and Kennedy family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-79976776679057112102010-08-05T13:25:21.782-04:002010-08-05T13:25:21.782-04:00Trey, thank you for representing your team so well...Trey, thank you for representing your team so well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712530945467976753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-56860436416625046762010-08-05T12:42:26.394-04:002010-08-05T12:42:26.394-04:00how WONDERFUL! Tim, I hope it is named for your d...how WONDERFUL! Tim, I hope it is named for your dad, as was the original one back in Maryland where I used to work. Best of luck with this one. I hope this has as much success for the Campers and the Counselors as we had back in the day!Evelyn Brownhttp://www.facebook.com/evelyn.g.brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353121625610967191.post-60386965146256237902010-07-26T01:04:16.541-04:002010-07-26T01:04:16.541-04:00That is a beautifully written poem! Thanks to Trey...That is a beautifully written poem! Thanks to Trey, the poet/athlete for his wonderful expression and to you for posting this.Barbara Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361545065825549624noreply@blogger.com