THINKING ABOUT ALL SIDES OF HOW TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT STOPPING GUN VIOLENCE

GO TO MY INSTAGRAM PAGE IF YOU WANT TO HEAR SOME OF MY THOUGHTS TO HELP - @LORICALBERT - LOOK FOR THE PICTURES WITH CAMERA ICONS ON THEM


ON MY INSTAGRAM PAGE, @LORICALBERT,  I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MY CONCERNS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS. I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING HOW WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT BOTH SIDES OF THIS ARGUMENT WHEN IT COMES TO LAWS FOR GUNS AND THEN LAWS FOR EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND MENTALLY UNSTABLE PEOPLE.

I THINK ONE PROBLEM IS THAT WE ARE FORGETTING THE LATTER PART AND HOW WE NEED TO BE MORE COMPASSIONATE/VIGILANT WITH PEOPLE IN ORDER FOR THEM NOT TO FEEL THAT ONE RECOURSE THEY HAVE FOR AVENGING THEIR PERCEIVED MISTREATMENT IS SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

SO MANY TEENS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE.  IN AN ARTICLE I READ, I THINK IT SAID 2 DOZEN YOUNG PEOPLE A DAY ARE BEING HURT THROUGH GUN VIOLENCE.

WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO GET EVERYONE ON BOARD WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS: COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT/SECURITY GUARDS, ETC. ALL OF US NEED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF LOVE, TOLERANCE, TRUST, AND VIGILANCE.

WE NEED TO FORM A PLACE ONLINE, BY PHONE, OR IN REALITY FOR PEOPLE TO GO  WHEN THEY HAVE CONFUSED IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO COPE AND ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF ALTERNATIVE TO SOMEHOW "HELP" THEIR PAIN AND SORROW. MAYBE IF MORE COULD REACH OUT AND TALK WITHOUT THE JUDGMENT, THEY AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES COULD GET THE HELP THEY NEED AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT DOING IT.

THESE ARE IDEAS, BUT PLEASE SHARE WHAT YOU THINK.

Google's Iris de Valle - Thanks!

                         

Who's the stellar manager who has worked for two groundbreaking, mega-companies?  Why it's Iris de Valle, LCS Manager in Google's New York City office.  

Iris was our latest interviewee in my class' Hangouts/FaceTime/Skype Career and Tech talk.  Obviously with a Google person you could get both. She's worked for both Apple and Google. She was so kind to give us some of her very precious time. She taught herself how to program. She's a risk taker. She's  well-educated.  She's another great role model for my students.  

My students were interested in two things: Interland which teaches internet safety and of course- Why is her name Iris? This caused quite a scandal. Oh, well, all in a day's work for an intriguing personality.

Thanks, Iris!

QUICK GUSH FOR A QUICK POST - PERFUME - GUCCI BLOOM

I WAS MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS IN AN ULTA STORE. I WAS LOOKING TO SAMPLE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT SIGNATURE PERFUME.  BEFORE I GOT TO THAT SCENT, I SAW GUCCI BLOOM. 

I LOVED GUCCI BAMBOO. SO, I WAS VERY CURIOUS ABOUT THIS BLOOM BUSINESS.  I SPRAYED AND SHAZAM!!!!! I WAS IN LOVE!

THE SCENT IS DEFINITELY FLORAL, BUT MORE SUBTLE , YET STILL BOLD!  HOW DID THEY DO THAT ?  YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GETTING SMACKED WITH YOUR GRANNY'S PERFUME. NO, THIS IS A MODERN SCENT.  IT KEEPS SEDUCING YOU WITH EVERY SNIFF.


SO, IF YOU WANT AN UNEXPECTED BOUQUET OF SEXINESS, WELL THEN ..................TRY IT !!!!!!!!!

THE DAVID MUIR EXPERIENCE - THANK YOU FOR HELPING AND INSPIRING KIDS!!!



Awhile ago, I did an article explaining and asking people to use their charisma for good. If you can use it to help people, please do it. People want to learn and grow.  Sometimes they need a spark to show them the right direction......

I do a Skype/Hangouts/FaceTime video  career and tech chat program with my students. I bring in top talent from different careers for my inner city kids, so the students can interview them and discover potential career paths and what type of technology is needed.  I turned to one of the brightest talents in television news...David Muir of ABC Nightly News.......

Since I was very young, my parents and I would watch the news which had it's superstars: Everyone wanted to join the venerated ranks of Cronkite, Brokaw, and Jennings. They were the news law.  You could believe what they said. They were no-nonsense.

My family would watch the local and national news during dinner. We would talk about the current stories and our daily events over our steak, mashed potatoes, and vegetables.  It was a necessary highlight of our day: News and gnosh!

So my standards are high for the news. As I have gotten older, I haven't had much time to watch television.  I have to DVR everything.  I never thought about using the DVR for the news until..

I saw David Muir. 



Let's see how David stacks up in the newscaster superstar department: Handsome(Absolutely), Intelligent (Check), Commanding Voice and Poise (Check), but  what makes him unique........WARMTH!

You see, at first I thought: He seems a bit young to be on the news, but he looks at least 10 years younger than his real age! So, I gave him a chance. He has the look, but did he have the substance?

 Then, after awhile, I realized what it was that drew me in: the warmth, the sincerity.  He doesn't seem pretentious on television or in person. He started his career "out and about" - on the scene reporting. So, he definitely also has "street" credibility.

His warmth fills the screen. He seems like someone that you've known for a long time and trust.  He's someone you'd like to know in real life. This is important because we live in difficult times and the news is where we go to find out what's happening and maybe, find hope. When he spoke with my students on Skype and in person, he showed that his compassion was real.  He really seemed to listen to the students and they were so thrilled and appreciative of what he was teaching and showing them.

The biggest reason I wanted my students to meet him was because David had a vision for his life ever since he was a little boy. He knew that he wanted to be a newscaster. He had such strength and conviction in his beliefs that he wrote to the local news station and said that he wanted a job in the news.  At the age of 13, he began working as an intern and later began working at the station. Many moves upward and beyond and he is the national news anchor for ABC News.

I wanted my students  to see what focus and determination looks like and what can happen if you believe and work hard for it.  I want them to understand that it is never too early to think about the path you need to take to achieve your goals. The interview went better than we expected because David allowed us to come the studio and watch a taping. Then he spoke with the students again and let them and their parents take a picture with him.

It was such a special experience all around!  This will be an experience that the students will never forget.  This story is something amazing that they will be able to tell for years ( and maybe even use on a college application!).  This experience may have even changed their lives 

You know what else? Sometimes when he smiles during the newscast, I see that little boy who really wanted to work in the television news business.

Thank you, David!  Let's keep in touch!  You know how to contact me! :-)

Regards,

Lori A. Calbert
Blog Creator

P.S. - If you are interested in participating in this program, please email me at loricalbertforchange@gmail.com.

NEW ALBUM RELEASE - BIG TIME PEOPLE THE VIDEO REMIX AND 3 OTHERS!!!!!

She's baaaaack!!!!!!!  Her  #1 Dance album, Bounce, Hard, Dance rocked the world! It was Number One for the Year on the Digital Charts........

Check out Alexis Time's new video for the remix of Big Time People - It's up on youtube at this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GyiIFOlj3Q


You can get it on googleplay.com at link -

https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Alexis_Time_BIG_TIME_PEOPLE_THE_MIXES_BY_ALEXIS_TI?id=Bus7ycdqwqc5jqt352bedh2u3sm

The ballad version of this song was already an internet hit. These are the remixes, and the original, that give an internationally
beloved song a new hot flavor!!!! Check it out!!!!

Thanks, David Muir!

Silly Skype selfie with David!

I want to give a shout out to David Muir for being so sweet by allowing my inner city kids to interview him by Skype. They were so thrilled that he took some time to talk to them.

 He's a nice (and handsome) newscaster. Thanks, again, Dave!!!!!!

I LOVE NDI AND JACQUES D'AMBOISE!

                              JACQUES D'AMBOISE AND I  ARE HAPPY TO CELEBRATE NDI!



LAST WEEK I WENT TO A GALA EVENT AT NDI FOR THEIR PARTNERS IN DANCE. WE ARE ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHOM NDI PARTNERS AND TEACHES THE STUDENTS DANCE. THEN THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE A SHOW AT THE END OF THE NDI SEASON. 

THE STUDENTS ARE SO THRILLED TO BE IN THIS PROGRAM. THEIR FACES LIGHT UP KNOWING THAT THEY WILL BE DANCING AND EXPRESSING THEMSELVES FOR OTHERS.

THE EVENT WAS FANTASTIC!  THEY HAD A GROUP OF CHILDREN PERFORMING AND SHOWING THE MAGIC OF NDI. I HAVE SEEN SHY CHILDREN BLOSSOM AND BECOME, WELL, A BIT SHOW -OFFY, WHEN THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM.  SO, TO SEE SO MANY CHILDREN THERE ON A SCHOOL NIGHT PERFORMING AND SMILING AND DANCING SO HAPPILY, WAS WONDERFUL.

MR. D'AMBOISE WAS THERE AND I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE HE WAS TEACHING AT HUNTER MUCH MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. I WON'T BE SPECIFIC BECAUSE THEN YOU WILL FIGURE OUT MY AGE!  HE IS IN HIS EIGHTIES NOW, BUT THE JOY STILL RINGS THROUGH HIM. SEE MY PICTURE WITH HIM ABOVE.

THANK YOU NDI FOR BRINGING JOY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT TO CHILDREN'S LIVES!!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN NDI BECOMING A PART OF YOUR SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION THEN.....CALL THEM!

(212) 226-0083

National Dance Institute, Phone