Jodine's World

My world has lots going on in it. Children, grandchildren, dogs, travel, wine, food, and I occasionally get all active about my passions.

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Tourists could find breastfeeding in public a challenge in Calgary
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Tourists could find breastfeeding in public a challenge in Calgary
"...international arrivals are up 9 per cent inCalgary this year..." Calgary Herald, July 23, 2015Tourism is an important business in Calgary, more-so as oil and gas falters with the drop in the price of oil, leaving other sectors to pick up the slack. With the dollar at 75 cents US,  t...
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The crisis at McDougall did not happen overnight
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The crisis at McDougall did not happen overnightA century of the congregation's history mirrors downtown Edmonton’s declineThe early yearsMcDougall is the oldest protestant congregation in Edmonton and its first church was the first building constructed outside Fort Edmonton, in 1873. McDoug...
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Gary Moostoos ban includes public pedway system #yegdt #yegcc
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Gary Moostoos ban includes public pedway system #yegdt #yegcc
Outreach worker Gary Moostoos was harassed by City Centre Mall security while he was eating a bowl of soup in the food court, and given a six-month ban. He shared the incident on Instagram and Facebook and it sparked an outcry. News media picked up the story, and Mayor Iveson expressed disap...
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Facebook updates its breastfeeding photo policy, removes reference to "fully exposed breast"
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Facebook updates its breastfeeding photo policy, removes reference to "fully exposed breast"
Policy until mid-May, 2014About 3 weeks ago Facebook quietly changed its breastfeeding photo policy removing any reference to a fully exposed breast.Facebook has removed the phrase: "photos that show a fully exposed breast where the child is not actively engaged in nursing do violate the Fac...
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Postal worker potential untapped
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Postal worker potential untapped
city councillor Mike Nickel has suggested Edmonton should come up with additional benefits if it wants to convince MPs to keep postal workers on our streets. He suggested an app to allow postal workers to report pot holes or burned out street lights, or cooperation with police to report drug...
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Mama Bear go away when the kids are grown: Day of Action #NoFormulaAds
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Mama Bear go away when the kids are grown: Day of Action #NoFormulaAds
See my interview with Jennie Bever Badendureover at Lactation MattersI was lucky enough to speak to Dr. Jennie Bever Badendure for a International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)'s Lactation Matters blog post. I did not interview Dr. Bever Badendure about her breastfeeding resea...
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Instagram, Facebook - how about a pro-bono ad campaign for breastfeeding?
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Instagram, Facebook - how about a pro-bono ad campaign for breastfeeding?
Facebook donated this ad for Charity Wateras part of its experimentation withadvertising on Instagram.Facebook is cautiously moving forward with ad sales on Instagram. They started with a few very carefully chosen ads last November and they are continuing with caution. Digiday says CEO Mark Zucke...
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Instagram is the new Facebook ... and it's not a good thing for mothers and children
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Instagram is the new Facebook ... and it's not a good thing for mothers and children
It's time for a Facebook Team for Facebook Moms.  We need a staff at Facebook dedicated to keeping moms from being harassed and punished for sharing some of the most important images from their lives - images of births, of babies skin-to-skin in the moments after birth, images of placen...
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Facebook enables cyberbullies to harass moms
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Facebook enables cyberbullies to harass moms
Just minutes after I posted this comment on Facebook's "Facebook for Business" status update highlighting how Facebook Moms are a powerful, engaged, and important demographic for advertisers, an anonymous person went through my archival photos and reported several as nudity and pornography.&...
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Retailers! What does it take to be Breastfeeding Friendly?
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Retailers – what does it take to be truly breastfeeding friendly? Is your goal to provide a welcoming and safe environment for breastfeeding mothers?Here are the steps you can take to make it happen: 1)   Create a written breastfeeding friendly policy. Begin by stating your go...
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