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No words? Then why not emojis

Emojis help to navigate irony in text and to clarify tone in a voiceless medium. I wonder, when looking at emojis, if there are no words, then why not emojis? Unicode released the 2018 list of 157 new emojis last week. Be creative like the two examples below and try using emojis.

@MissLawrence is a primary care teacher who created an emoji chart for her student who has difficulty expressing his emotions. She offered to email it to it her Twitter followers. The requests were numerous so she uploaded it to TES where you can download a copy.

The mosquito emoji will be available for this summer. Hopkins and the Gates Foundation proposed it for public health communication. The emoji was approved by the Unicode Consortium after a lengthy approval process. Read about it here.

February 11, 2018

author: Barbara Glickstein

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Emojis help to navigate irony in text

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Strangulation: a precursor for murder in partner violence

Rob Porter, a top White House aide with regular access to President Donald Trump, resigned today following reports by Porter’s ex-wives who both accused him of domestic abuse. Colbie Holderness, Porter’s first wife, and Jennifer Willoughby, Porter’s second wife, both said their ex-husband’s consistent abuse was the reason for their respective divorces. The allegations were first reported earlier this week by the Daily Mail.

Holderness said that Porter’s repeated physically abusive behavior also included throwing her on the bed and forcefully pushing one of his limbs into her body in anger.

“The vast majority of domestic-violence victims who show signs of traumatic brain injury never receive a formal diagnosis.” Rachel Louise Snyder

In 2015, Rachel Louise Snyder, published this article, “No Visible Bruises: Domestic Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury”

Strangulation is often misconstrued as “choking,” but experts believe there is an important distinction between the two. The lack of understanding on this issue persists in hospitals and police stations throughout the country, there is a critical need for more training, more felony strangulation statutes, and more research.

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February 8, 2018

author: Editorial Staff

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Rob Porter, a top White House aide

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Puerto Rico Se Levanta!

Last September, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Residents of some of the hardest hit rural areas found themselves stranded, their homes, businesses, schools and health clinics damaged –– some beyond repair. It’s been four months after Hurricane Maria hit the island and nearly 40 percent of the island’s electricity customers remain without power. Across the island, school enrollment has shrunk by some 22,350 students since the storm hit, according to Puerto Rico’s Department of Education. That means about 1 in 13 kids are gone, and it’s unclear whether they’ll ever be back.

“Nurses go to where patients are.” Nancy Rudner, DrPH, APRN responded when I asked her why she went on her second deployment to Puerto Rico this month. Dr. Rudner joined an all-female inter-professional health team for two weeks. She was the only team member who spoke fluent Spanish so took on the additional role of interpreter. The settings where she saw patients varied –– sometimes in a local bar or on a street curb.

She said that health services are improving. She met those who have lived with no power for four months. Many have limited access to a clean water supply. Crops have been ruined so there are no fresh fruits or vegetables to eat. She wants people to know that in spite of these tremendous hardships the people of Puerto Rico are rebuilding and getting things done.

Puerto Rico Se Levanta! (Puerto Rico Rises!)

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