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Ben & Jessica Wedding Images
Ben and Jessica could not have asked for a better spring day for their wedding. Ben and Jessica got ready at Ben's parents' house, and after seeing each other for the first time on their wedding day, both Ben and Jessica were able to enjoy each other as a couple and spend a few minutes alone. After the first look, the wedding party headed over to the Mariners Museum for the ceremony. Located on a wooden dock over Lake Maury, Ben and Jessica's family were all able to enjoy the small intimate ceremony. Ben and Jessica then headed down to the shores of the James River and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.
The next day, friends and family gathered once again at Ben's parents' house for a fun, BBQ cook out reception, which had lots of great games for the guests to enjoy as well as a great dinner of pork barbeque and a low country boil with crawfish, corn, and potatoes. Jessica surprised Ben with a bagpipe player, and there was a live band that provided the guests with great music. It was a wonderful weekend, and we wish Ben and Jessica a lifetime of happiness.

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After getting through the pure excitement of getting engaged, I was so excited to start planning out all the fun things I'd get to create for our wedding. I wanted a really DIY wedding where I could be involved in as much of the decor as possible. Before we could get to the wedding itself, I was so excited to paint and design our invitation suite!! As an illustrator and greeting card designer, I was so nervous to design my own invite! I had so much fun after I got through the hurdle of putting pen to paper.
A HUGE thank you to my amazing and uber talented friend Shanleigh over at August & Osceola who printed the invite suite for me! She digitally printed all the invites, then lovingly handprinted all the gold foil on each individual invite on an old foiling machine and a copper mold.
As you can see, we had a lot of little pieces of paper to go in some of the invites. I wanted to make sure we had an accurate "seat count" since we invited a handful of people with really little ones, so we included this card in a few. After the ceremony, we had bought supplies for smores supplies for our close friends to partake in since we had a firepit at the small Inn where the wedding party was staying. I wanted to make sure everyone in the rehearsal knew what to do, and then I also had a little Oops! card. Even though I "checked" for mistakes about a zillion and one times, I of course didn't realize we misprinted the wedding website until I picked up the printed cards...oops is right. Easy enough fix-I tried to make the most of it and designed a little fix card to go in each wedding suite.
I loved getting the chance to do every little part of the invite suite, calligraphy included! I've taken a handful of calligraphy classes over the years I have the basic supplies and did a simple design for the calligraphy itself.


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A few questions for you to mull over today:
Why use one kind of chocolate when you could use two?
What the heck should you do with that half can of leftover pumpkin puree?
Is there a nicer feeling on a cold night than putting on clean pajamas after a hot shower?
Probably, yes, there are many nicer feelings than number 3 implies, but I still think that sensation is right up there amongst all the other good ones. And as we know, it's the little things in life that we should remember to stack together—those piles of moments color our days.
Now as to numbers 1 and 2, should you find yourself with extra pumpkin puree (which somehow I always manage to do), make this loaf. Use two kinds of chocolate (cocoa powder and chocolate chips). Use three if you like! Use four even! Kidding, let's not go too wild, but I do think that a mixture of chopped bittersweet and semisweet chocolate would be lovely, and a sprinkling of cacao nibs on top would not be a bad move.
And if you don't have extra pumpkin puree, pick some up just to make this. It's worth it. I like to use canned pumpkin (make sure it is pure pumpkin with nothing else added—you don't want canned pumpkin pie filling), but butternut squash puree will work just as nicely.
Unlike other chocolate quick breads (like banana or zucchini), I don't think that anyone would be able to identify the pumpkin flavor in a blind taste test. The pumpkin simply serves to make this cake exceptionally moist without making it gummy or too sticky and dense. It also adds an earthiness that highlights the chocolate in a really nice way; I find this loaf to be much more rich-tasting than a plain chocolate loaf.
Double Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf
Makes one 9" x 5" loaf
1 1/4 cups (150g) all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
1 cup (198g) sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
3/4 cup (170g) pumpkin puree
3/4 cup (148g) vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup (170g) dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9" x 5" loaf pan with parchment paper (or lightly grease the pan).
Whisk together the flour, cocoa, sugar, salt, baking soda, and espresso powder (if using).
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the pumpkin with the eggs and vegetable oil until light in color, at least 3 minutes on medium-high.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until just combined, making sure no dry spots remain.
Fold in the chocolate chips and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for about 1 hour (start checking at 50 minutes—depending on your oven, it might take less time or could take up to 1 hour and 15 minutes). You want a tester inserted into the center to come out clean or with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.


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Lynrd.com: Iconic American thrash metal band Slayer is slated to play in India on October 20, 2012 at Vladivar Rock 'N India, India's only international rock music festival. Slayer is one of the 'Big Four' of metal along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax; with Slayer now scheduled to play in India, metal fans would have seen three of the Big Four within the span of a year.
Slayer was the brainchild of guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, who along with drummer Dave Lombardo and bass guitarist and singer Tom Araya proceeded to dominate the metal scene of the 1980's and 1990's.
Throughout the bands' career, spanning 30 years, Slayer has entertained audiences around the world, gathering world wide acclaim as one of the purest thrash metal bands around. Their musical style includes fast tremolo picking, growled vocals and complex drum work. This will be the first time the American heavyweight will be playing in India.
Mumbai metal act 'Brahma' have managed to grab the opening slot for the evening, a band that has been around for 2 decades. The second opening slot will be decided in a competition between bands chosen via an online voting forum.
Tickets are available online and in several retail stores including Planet M, Landmark, Mobile Store and Hysteria in Bengaluru.
Vladivar Rock 'N India has been one of the sole promoters of International rock and metal in India, bringing down other big names from the music industry such as Megadeth, Metallica, Machine Head, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro. Indian bands also benefit immensely from such events, getting a chance to showcase their music in front of crowds otherwise unimaginable in a yet infant underground scene.


text: Share: Comments Print March 15, 2012 at 9:47 AM "Jules and Jim" at SAM tonight Posted by Moira Macdonald Remember that snow back in January, and how it messed up our lives for a few days until we melted and we forgot it ever happened? Well, back in January, there was a screening set of Francois Truffaut's "Jules and Jim," as part of the Truffaut winter series at Seattle Art Museum. It had to be cancelled, but now it's back: screening in 35mm at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at SAM's Plestcheeff Auditorium, 1300 First Avenue, Seattle. Tickets — if you don't have a Truffaut series pass — are $8 at the door. Comments


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Why U's Should Not Expect Too Much
WHILE much of this season will see me covering Ipswich Town, Norwich City, West Ham and Peterborough United, I do hope to cover some COLCHESTER UNITED games, because if I am it means they are doing well. But unlike many U's fans I don't let my heart rule my head and my expectation levels will be somewhat lower than theirs.
As unpalatable as it may be for many Col U fans promotion, or even the play-off places, is probably beyond them.
Given the resources, and let us be brutally honest here, their poor attendances and owner Robbie Cowling's prudent approach to budgeting, means the harsh reality is a top 10 finish would represent a decent season for John Ward's men.
Manager Ward, ably assisted by Joe Dunne (surely destined to be a manager in his own right soon) and the rest of his small but efficient backroom staff, have done wonders to keep the Mighty U's in a position where expectations are so high among the fan base but the bookies are not ruled by the heart and many see them as bottom half finishers even after decent close season results.
While an unbeaten pre-season has many positives, losing is habit-forming so better to go into a new campaign with a winning mentality, or at least the very least knowing how hard you are to beat as a team, it can also bring a false sense of security and raise hopes so easily dashed.
No – better the U's go into the campaign as underdogs looking to punch above their weight and proving the likes of me and the bookies wrong.
I would love to be more optimistic but my fears for the U's lay mainly in the size, or rather lack of, their squad.
Ward and co have added to a smallish outfit with players they pretty much already know. Karl Duguid is a U's legend in his own right, he goes back to the old fourth division days, winning and losing at Wembley with the U's and has proven to be Championship class with Colchester and more latterly Plymouth Argyle, although that didn't go too well either.
Defender Tom Eastman enjoyed his loan spell with the U's from Ipswich so much he jumped at the chance to join his boyhood club on a permanent basis, and the commute from his Clacton home is no hardship.
Eastman is a centre half, and not really a full back despite Roy Keane's insistence that he is (oh how I got the glare when I told Roy that when he was Ipswich boss) and is a player who I believe will thrive at this level and grow to be a formidable presence at the back with the ability to bring the ball out of defence given the chance.
And the U's are built on pretty solid foundations, with the addition of Michael Rose from Swindon another solid signing. Clearly they would welcome Ben Williams back from his viral infection as soon as possible but Mark Cousins has proved a reliable keeper, which the team trust, (Even Andy Bond who bears the scars from their unfortunate coming together.)
That incident took the gloss off a night where, and I appreciate it was just a friendly, Colchester looked a better organised side and had the better of Ipswich in midfield where they stifled the Blues and allowed few opportunities.
Conversely, the U's didn't really look to threaten, despite the best efforts of John-Joe O'Toole, who can be a real presence in League One if he can find consistency to go with his talent.
With Kem Izzet and Anthony Wordsworth capable of supplying the ammunition for Ashley Vincent and Steven Gillespie, and Kayode Odejayi in particular, the U's do possess a goal threat but all too often lapses of concentration prove costly and they end up playing catch up.
To be serious contenders the U's need to add at the right time and their ability to trade in the loan market, especially in the second half of the campaign, could prove to be a vital factor.
More importantly though will be the ability to handle the expectation, which as expected, will be just what we have come to expect.
Let's hope I'm wrong and I should have listened to my heart.
Let me know how do you think the U's will are this season and comment below?
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Ever get that feeling that when your doctor is fervently typing away at his desk, he's saying bad things behind your back? Or keeping you in the dark on what's really going on?
You don't have to wonder! You have a legal right to read all the notes they've made about you and your visits. But wait, they said what? If there is information you spot in your file that is incorrect, now you may have the chance to edit it.
Ability to review medical forms that affect your patient file is now available to select clinics that choose to have the trial run.
Access to Doctor Notes by Medical Forms
Having patients review doctor's notes could provide better physician-patient understanding, foster a better relationship, help with decision making and provide a basis for good communication. There is a chance it could have negative consequences as well, such as confusing or overwhelming the patient. A study was completed in the Annals of Internal Medicine that concluded patients would benefit from the shared editing of medical forms and notes.
They found that doctors were spending less time on documentation and patients were feeling more involved in their overall care. This initiative is "OpenNotes" and the pilot is going to roll out to many hospitals and clinics in the next year.
The OpenNotes Project
The OpenNotes project tested to see how patients would respond to having their files available for editing and review. There were 29 participants that worked in healthcare including 11 physicians, alongside 25,000 patients.
Because of its positive response, select clinics have chosen to implement it at a greater level. Patients can add notes to their files such as symptoms or medical problems they've experienced since their last appointment, or goals and issues they'd like to address at their next appointment.
The plan is to send a follow-up email to patients prior to their next visit asking them to review their notes. At that point, they can make any changes and provide detailed information on what they hope to discuss at their next appointment.
This participation is not going to be marked as a requirement but as an option to patients that want to be more involved and informed about their care. The hope is that physician's workflows will not be more bogged down by patient questions, but that physicians will be spending less time on documentation and medical forms. This would allow physicians to be spending more face time with their patients and less time with their computers.
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New Year, less "leadership"/
A critique of StFX's buzz-word fetishization
There was a moment during December's X-Ring Ceremony that I found ironic. Near the end of his speech, our university president celebrated that people from other universities, and indeed anyone outside of Antigonish, didn't "get" StFX, and that he "wouldn't want it any other way."
He was, of course, referring to the ring. And to be fair, "getting" the ring is probably difficult if you don't go here. Leaving the ring aside, however, what I found ironic about this exaltation is that "getting" StFX as a whole is becoming increasingly difficult even for those of us in it. And, I will argue, this is not something the university administration should "want" in any way.
I say this because we appear to have a sizeable collection of marketing words and phrases that we cannot define. The pinnacle of these words is undoubtedly "leadership"; there is an overwhelming emphasis on our students as leaders. Thanks to our "capacity for critical thinking, potential, and community," by the end of our academic "journey" we are supposed to have reached what I can only assume is the trifecta of L's: to "Live. Learn. Lead." (off the website. You can't ignore the consonance with the painfully generic "Live. Laugh. Love.")
All words in quotations hereafter are either taken off of www.stfx.ca or were used in a speech at some point last semester.
Indeed, "leadership" is everywhere. It makes its way into bulletin after bulletin on behalf of the President's or AVP's office. We hold leadership conferences. We are told that, after we graduate, our next step (our "duty" in fact) is to lead. We offer "leading" programs in Business and Nursing. We have a "centre for leadership" in the Schwartz building. Our generation is going to "lead the way" into the future.
While I don't discredit the good intentions of these advertisements, I want to suggest that the over-usage of leadership is dumbing down StFX's rhetoric. Everyone is perfectly happy to expound leadership as a pillar of our university, but no one, to my knowledge, can offer a concise definition of it. Instead, leadership becomes the overarching buzz-word on the top of a hierarchy of similarly vague terms: "potential," "passion," "quality," and of course "critical thinking."
In fact, if you think "critically" there is a logical impasse about wanting everyone to be a leader. To lead necessarily implies having followers who will be led by you. Thus, in a world where every individual is a leader (and therefore no one to follow) the concept of leadership collapses on itself. It sounds great to have a "leadership role," but you'd likely get bored pretty fast if there's no minions around to appreciate you.
That aside, our university's accelerated obsession with leadership reduces what otherwise is a fairly loaded word to a flaky ideology. "Leadership" first entered the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 1821 in a political context, and has gone through no less than eighteen connotations since; the most recent of these is in 1973, where leadership is defined as "the act of persuading people to do what they should have done in the first place" (which sounds mildly dictatorial, so I won't suggest we use that one). My point in briefly outlining the term's history is twofold: one, were we to challenge the President's Office to define leadership, the amount of permutations to select from should make defining it a simple matter of selecting one; two – and given that there are so many permutations – creating a cult of leaders at StFX results in more obscurity than instruction. If I'm supposed to leave here and "lead" people, places, and things, what exactly does that mean?
This becomes most problematic when the rhetoric is echoed by the students. In tossing around words like leadership and potential the university is teaching students that it is acceptable to do the same; it suggests, in the long term, that regurgitating these words in a cover letter or interview will land you a job. Maybe it would land you a job here, but many employers would expect you to get more creative than that. An institution cannot produce "critical thinkers" if it engenders a culture of buzz-word usage that skirts having to think critically about what those words mean. And that's a problem.
I'll also leave this on the table: that last year, upon releasing the statistic that two hundred more frosh constituted the incoming class than the year previous, it was declared that StFX was welcoming "two hundred more leaders on campus!" We've gotten to the point where the students are leaders before they get the university education that is supposed to make them that way (that makes no sense!)
Not forgetting, additionally, that not all those incoming students will even graduate. In fact, if you check our stats, Bachelor of Arts students (our ostensible critical thinkers) have the lowest graduation rate at 64%. Nursing has the highest (91.4%) – but hey, it is a "leading" program.
Maybe this bothers me because I'm an English major and have a weird love of words. Maybe it's normal these days to not want to avail ourselves of what approximate quarter of a million words there are in the OED. Maybe our fetishizing of leadership is emblematic of a whole-scale university trend (I hope not).
I will answer the first of those "maybes" and verify that it's not just me. I've had several conversations with other students and faculty who agree that the constant leadership rhetoric has both accelerated in the past year and is getting tiresome. My plan, as a matter of following up this article, is to do a street beats-style report whereby I will ask students on campus at random what "leadership" means to them. I will aim to get answers from students constituting all our academic faculties. In other words, we'll see how well the university's rhetoric is working.
In the meantime, I'll get back to my academic journey with my fellow leaders. Planning our "Live. Learn. Lead" phenomenon post-graduation is taxing stuff.


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By Coach KB
"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears." –Nelson Mandela
"Avoiding unhappiness is not the road to happiness," –A quote from some movie
Americans avoid discomfort: We use air conditioning because we don't like to be too hot. There are multiple cart-return areas in the parking lot at the grocery store because we are too lazy/inconsiderate to walk our carts back to the store (and some people leave them in the middle of the lot because they can't even be bothered to take them back to the nearest cart-return!). There are elevators, escalators, and even people-movers so we don't have to walk the actual distance between places. We avoid tough conversations, even if we know the outcome might improve our situation. Our drive to avoid discomfort has led to countless ways we try to make our lives more comfortable, but have we accomplished our goal in so doing?
Take a moment to picture your day: What are all of the modern conveniences you utilize as part of your daily rituals to make things easier? What decisions have you made lately that really take you out of your comfort zone?
The idea that we make choices to do (or not do) something to avoid unhappiness or because of fear presented itself a couple times recently and it has been resonating with me ever since. It first came up when I was watching a movie about happiness from where one of the above quotes is derived. I don't actually know if it is the exact quote but what I have sums up the essence nicely.
The second time was just a few days later in my yoga class when my instructor read the Nelson Mandela quote about making choices at the beginning of class. The two seem married to each other, reinforcing the other's message. More importantly, they got me thinking about my life and how I am living it.
Every action during the day, no matter how seemingly insignificant, is a result of a choice. Will you get up or hit the snooze button? Will you have oatmeal or a smoothie? Will you tailgate the guy that cut you off or allow some space? Will you write your blog post or put it off so Melissa has to write one instead?
I have often been heard to say that our choices either take us toward health or away from it (probably another quote I heard somewhere from someone) but I wonder if really, when it comes down to it, we are making our choices out of fear or simply to avoid unhappiness. What if we analyzed each choice based on our hopes or what would make us truly happy? Let's look at a few of my recent choices as examples:
1) Because I now live in Estacada (or as Melissa calls it, California), when I come to work I am there for the full day. Except in rare circumstances it is not worth it to drive home between classes and training so I am in Portland from 6am-7:30pm some days. We frequently do work at New Seasons because they have free Internet and there are always groceries to buy so we don't feel guilty about using said free Internet. Also, there are always free samples. This particular day I purchased apples and almond butter, so I was all in-the-clear to use the Internet without any guilt. However, I was also feeling especially sad about my cat who has gone missing. Conveniently, the bakery is located right next to the sitting area at this particular New Seasons. Long story short I purchased a cookie for $0.99 and ate it instead of one of my apples. No matter which measure you take, this choice took me away from health; it was money I didn't need to spend; it was made to avoid unhappiness; and it reflected the fear I had about the worst-case scenario with Joon. This is not to say I regret eating the cookie (sometimes you just need a freaking cookie!) but it was obviously a choice that was not in alignment with my hopes and I knew was not going to make me truly happy.
This general scenario with food plays out all the time in our lives. The unfortunate circumstance is that our choices with food that are made to avoid discomfort often end up making us feel more uncomfortable – sluggish, guilty, overweight, ashamed, bloated… How would life be different if (the vast majority of) our food choices reflected our hopes and what we knew would make us truly happy?
2) I was recently asked to fill in on my friend's Cascade Lakes Relay team. This is a run much like the Hood to Coast, but set in Central/Southern Oregon – I would be running 22+ miles over the course of 36 hours or so. My friend is a fast runner – like she wins marathons type of fast – and I know at least one other of her teammates is nearly as fast as she is. I am a competitive person and, when I sign up to do something, I don't like to half-ass it. Now, while I whole-heartedly believe my training at POINT will ensure that I am capable of completing this race, I also know that I will not have time to put in a lot of running miles before it. To a competitive mind and an ex-competitive runner, completing the race and performing at a level I know I am capable of are very different things. The race is over my husband Josef's birthday so I had a perfect out. Instead, I accepted the invitation, despite my fear that I would slow the team down and, in a small way, that I would misrepresent POINT. Instead, I chose to go with the knowledge that: being a part of a team makes me happy; tackling physical challenges motivates me; and all the rest of my cross-training will give me the strength to finish.
How often do we avoid doing things because we are afraid we won't be able to do it or of how we will look doing it? Think of everything that you've ever been invited to do and all the things you thought have looked cool when other people do them butthen thought, "I'd never be able to do that!" What if you tried them? What if we all acted in alignment with our hopes rather than our fears?
3) A much larger decision that has been whispering in my ear for quite some time and has now become much more pressing is the decision to have a kid. Josef and I have talked and talked about it in a very non-committal way, but now that we are both 35 the choice needs to be made. The themes here are fear, hope, and happiness. Our fears are not surprising: 1) I just started a small business that requires a lot of physicality, has early mornings and late nights, and earns less money than I have ever made in my adult life; 2) we could lose the wonderful life full of freedom we have right now; 3) as I am now 35 years old I would officially be having a "high-risk" pregnancy; and 4) ultimately, I am afraid that maybe it is just societal pressure pulling me to have a kid… Maybe I don't even want to be a mom… Maybe I do… There's no way of knowing for sure. As with most "big" decisions, a certain amount relies on faith… on hope.
Making decisions based on your hopes can be as simple as examining the other side of the fear-coin: We hope that we will be able to financially provide all that is needed for our child; we hope that having a child will enrich our lives beyond our imaginations and leave our current way of life as just a distant memory; we hope that our child will be able to grow and thrive in this life without undue stresses; and, ultimately, we hope that we are prepared and excited for the responsibilities of parenthood so that we can live our happiest life together as a family.
It seems that making decisions based on hopes would be easy… and it is! The initial step in the process of choosing happiness is just a mental shift. That mental shift, however, is the start of a landslide. When you begin making decisions based on your hopes you realize that real, personal change has to come in order to carry out your choice; there has to be a plan. This is the hard stuff but it is also the good stuff. This is the stuff that changes the game from avoiding unhappiness to seeking true happiness.
So, what do we accomplish by avoiding unhappiness or discomfort, by choosing our actions out of fear. What do we accomplish by staying the same? The answer is nothing. We become stagnant. There is incredible potential in each of us. Imagine the pep-talk you would give your friends to try something new; to get out and grab life; to seek happiness. How different would their lives be if they made decisions based on their hopes. How would their happiness impact you? Now be your own friend and give yourself that same pep-talk. Stop avoiding unhappiness and live a life founded on things that make you truly happy.


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"Because we're a young vineyard, we haven't had to address the issue of wine-grape predators. Turkeys, squirrels, possums, and raccoons are pests but Jake is pretty good at spotting them and getting them on the run."
Oh, how young we were... The above is a line from a blog we wrote in 2014 about bird netting. A year later, we started using netting ourselves.
And now, we've learned wine-grape predators are out at night and early, early morning, long before Jake rouses himself. In fact, there's so much activity that when we take Jake out at night for his last "walk", we have him on a leash. Otherwise he would chase after anything in the vineyard, with some occasionally unhappy results (Skunk!).
Last year, the 4 to 5 rows closest to a long wall of cyprus trees were decimated by local fauna whose little hands picked fruit out between the small openings of the bird netting. We're guessing primarily possums and raccoons. They don't range further in, as it leaves them too exposed to other predators. But then, they didn't need to, feeding on the ripening fruit closest to their hideout. So this year we draped those rows with a different style of netting that hopefully will discourage their nighttime raids. Of course, Jake had to check it out to be sure it was going to work. We'll keep our fingers crossed!
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Only slightly off topic of student assessment is the question of how one evaluates good teaching. Just as with student assessment, defining one's objectives and how to measure progress toward those goals is in fact a highly political activity. Why this learning objective and not that one; why is this particular standard considered inadequate, satisfactory, or excellent; why this group's (students? peers? parents? administrators? stakeholders? taxpayers?) perceptions of quality rather than some others? Do we measure excellent teaching against student expectation, student learning, student engagement, student enjoyment, student self-fulfillment; or by employer needs and expectations, graduate employment figures, graduate life chances; by political socialization or active citizenship; critical thinking or ideological conformity; or societal arts and culture, inventiveness, entrepreneurialism, the reproduction or elimination of poverty and injustice... You get the idea.
I'm very pleased to have "Excellence for what? Policy Development and the Discourse of the Purpose of Higher Education," appear as a chapter in the just-released Routledge collection, Global Perspectives on Teaching Excellence. The collection is basically a reaction to recent legislation in the UK that attempted to measure and mandate teaching excellence in higher education. My wife and I wrote a critique using my discourse analysis model of the purpose of higher education applied to the new legislation to suggest that the government's definition of 'excellence' might be somewhat problematic from the perspective of students and learning.


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I hope you are gearing up for a fun weekend!
I'm looking forward to finishing up a few projects, hanging out with my family, and putting together some items for a super fun, local Trunk Show that I'll be participating in next weekend, at Lilac Dress Boutique (click), right here in Alameda, California.
If you are planning your Wedding in the Bay Area, please come and see what myself and others have to offer. Lilac's owner, Pilar, is so very nice, in addition to knowing all-things-bridal-gown. Read what nice things people have to say about her right here (click). Alameda locals have known about her for years—in addition to her beautiful gowns, she sells really great clothes, Hobo (brand) bags, and other unique, hard-to-find accessories for everyday wear. Plus, her shop smells divine and she is genuinely awesome to talk to.
I'm really excited that she will be offering up her beautiful boutique to myself and others next Saturday, the 25th of February, from 1-4 pm. Please come by and say hello!
Here is a list of participating folks (I'll link when possible): Susan Bell Florals, Anne Kohler Photography, Malia May, Alive Events & Entertainment, Bird and Whale Design, Tucker's Ice Cream (but this day they will have their amazing cakes), The Wedding Coach, and Milkfed Press.


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City of diseases, city of cures
For 2000 years, health and sickness have danced across, above and below the city's streets, defining London life in the process. 'Medical London' charts the many roles that diseases, treatments and cures have played in the city's sprawling story, and reveals how London, in turn, has shaped the professions and practices of modern medicine.
'Medical London' comprises three parts
- A volume of essays exploring some of the threads that medicine has woven through London life, from its earliest beginnings to the multicultural metropolis of today: its roles in contagion and sanitation, in wealth and its consumption, in empire and immigration, in pleasure and in madness.
- A definitive guide to London's medical landscape: its museums and hospitals, its grand monuments and secret corners, and the characters and events that lie behind them.
- Six elegantly designed maps for self-guided walks, from Daniel Defoe's Plague Year wanderings to the druggists of Soho's night haunts, the homeopaths of bohemian Chelsea to the naval surgeons of maritime Greenwich.
Videos of guided walks are freely available from the Medical London website.
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""Beautifully packaged…Barnett and Jay have produced a wonderful history both of Londoners' lives and the medical profession."
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The Giants are hosting all four of the NFL Draft's top quarterback prospects and Penn State RB Saquon Barkley next week in East Rutherford on private visits.
Barkley is expected to visit the Giants this Sunday, per ESPN. Then Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield, as the Daily News first reported, will arrive in New Jersey on Sunday and visit the facility on Monday. And visits are also scheduled for Wyoming's Josh Allen, UCLA's Josh Rosen and USC's Sam Darnold throughout the week, per TheMMQB.com.
Meanwhile, the Giants' strong emphasis on running backs in this draft continued Wednesday when both the Giants and Seahawks met with LSU's Derrius Guice following his pro day workout, per FanRagSports. Guice could be the Giants' target early in Round Two if they don't take Barkley in Round One.
The Giants' local pro day is this Friday, preceding those visits, and will include other Penn State draft eligible talents including intriguing wide receiver Daesean Hamilton, who ran a 4.47 40-yard dash at PSU's pro day on March 20.
The Giants hold the No. 2 pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft on April 26 and are in a position to select a quarterback of the future or a dynamic playmaker such as Barkley, or to trade down if they can get major return and still draft a game-changer such as Notre Dame offensive guard Quenton Nelson.
The Giants open their offseason workouts on Monday. Head coach Pat Shurmur and select players will be available to the media via conference call.
Longtime Steelers defensive back William Gay, 33, who was released by Pittsburgh in March, has a visit scheduled with the Giants on Thursday and could sign a contract pending the outcome of his physical, per a report from his former Steeler teammate-turned analyst Bryant McFadden.
Gay has significant experience in the slot and would help fill the void left by the release of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Gay has played in 176 consecutive regular season games, the longest active streak in the NFL among defensive players.
And Gay has a pre-existing relationship with new Giants assistant DB coach Deshea Townsend: they were Steelers teammates from 2007-09, and Gay played for Townsend in Arizona in 2012 when Townsend was the Cardinals' assistant DB coach.
Odell Beckham Jr.'s third annual Citi Football ProCamp will be held June 16-17 from 9am-12:30pm at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, N.J. Campers will learn fundamental football skills and have the chance to meet and interact with OBJ. And each participant will receive a souvenir autograph from Odell and a team photo with the star receiver. Registration and more information is available at OBJCamp.com.


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The City of Sandy will be hosting the 4th annual SANDY/BORING CORNCROSS Cyclocross event. If you love competing or just love riding your bike learn more about this fun, family friendly and exciting event at OBRA.org. The event features a race through the corn maze and over and around obstacles. There is music, food, drink and a fall harvest atmosphere.
DOGS DAY OUT will coincide with the September 10th Cyclocross event at the farm. A dog-friendly "cross" course for walkers and runners will be featured as well as pet-related vendors, exhibitors, and demonstrations. Fun photo booth, music, food, and drink. Enjoy the fall season while supporting off leash access and Fences for Fido. Whether you walk or run the course or just visit the farm for a fall day out, it is guaranteed fun for the whole family, two-legged and four alike. Participation is free and donations are welcome.


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Earlier this week, the House passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) for spending bills that have not yet been passed, which would extend government funding levels from fiscal year (FY) 2018 through December 7 of this year. The CR was passed as part of a "minibus" spending bill package (H.R. 6157) that included FY 2019 funding for the Department of Defense and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. In addition to the two funding bills that have been passed, there are ten other annual funding packages that are still awaiting congressional action.
The Defense and Health and Human Services minibus package passed on the floor of the Senate last week. The CR was added to the minibus in order to increase the likelihood that a complete funding package could pass the two chambers and be signed by the President before September 30, thereby avoiding a partial government shutdown.
As we have previously reported, the agriculture spending bill for FY 2019 was included in a different minibus along with three additional bills – Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General Government; and Housing and Urban Development. The House and Senate already passed the first minibus for Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, and it was signed by the President earlier this month.
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27 September 2017
TY Soho, Noel Street
For our latest talkshop, the UK Coffee Week team enlisted the help of Bodum, presenting some new and innovative ways to slow brew coffee in store. Demonstrating the ePebo electric vacuum coffee maker, pour overs and the French Press, Bodum and TY Soho welcomed members of the independent coffee community to trial the latest in slow coffee sensations.
Darren, Co-Founder of Timberyard, giving an opening talk about UK Coffee Week and why independent shops should get involved. TY has been the highest fundraiser since 2014, so who better to rally other owners!
Following Darren were Jeremy, Egle and Ormond giving a quick talk on the importance of slow coffee methods within coffee shops, as the younger generations become more fascinated with older methods of brewing coffee. There is an element of showmanship about slow coffee that can be exploited in today's shop environment.
A little taster following the demonstration, with baristas able to get up close and personal with the ePebo and other Bodum brewing kit. The water in the bottom of the ePebo is heated to temperatures of about 90 degrees, with the steam then mixing into the coffee grinds in the pot above. This process lasts for about 10-15 minutes before it's ready to drink.
Baked treats were provided by the ever generous Cakesmiths, bringing the evening together with a host of scrumptious goods. A great turnout, and a big thank you Bodum, TY Soho and to everyone who attended!
If you would like to get your own ePebo or any other Bodum equipment, head to their website to find out more!
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Boxes have started to arrive with the ships fittings and I have added a photo of just a small selection of all these goodies.
I have spent three days doing the research and talking with supplies around the UK to ensure we purchase the right items for this model. Some of these include brass etch portholes, resin life boats in various sizes, two types of anchors and even laser etched wooden decking.
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Respite: A short period of rest or relief from something difficult, stressful, unpleasant, painful, emotional, or exerting. With a lull, or timeout, we gain strength to continue." Professional Art Quilters Alliance-South invites you to take break, and see interpretations of respite in art quilt form in this stunning international exhibition. The exhibition will take place through June 24.
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Viv's focus is on mission mobilisation and governance. He works with WEC UK, the UK branch of an international church planting mission. He is a trustee for both WEC and the related mission CLC UK who are distributors of Christian books. He supports the WEC UK leadership team with personnel development and is helping to restructure the UK regional work as well as encouraging people to 'think mission'.
Viv lives in Hull with his wife, Sylvia.
With over 1,800 workers in about 90 countries, WEC is truly an international mission agency. Its primary goal is to take the gospel to the least-reached peoples of the world, and to see churches planted and growing among them.
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Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) announced several operational and organizational changes in what it calls its Consumer Direct Offense. Perhaps the biggest highlight of this release was the 2% reduction in the global workforce. With such big changes coming to the Swoosh, one key analyst decided to weigh in on the stock.
While such an announcement two weeks before the fiscal fourth-quarter scheduled earnings is not a positive, Wedbush believes these changes are being made in recognition of what it believes will be a fiscal 2018 featuring flat to down EPS.
For the fiscal fourth-quarter the firm estimates that fiscal 2018 EPS will be $2.35 (versus consensus of $2.53). According to Wedbush's earnings preview:
We are lowering our fiscal 2018 EPS estimates given: 1) the US market remains promotional given the changes in MAP pricing and the potential for modest margin pressure within Nike's direct-to-consumer (DTC), 2) $1.6 billion-$2.0 billion in f/x related pressure between fiscal 2016-2018 with nearly half occurring in fiscal 2018, essentially wiping out nearly all the EPS growth potential, 3) two key events that will drive higher demand creation spend (Olympics and World Cup) and 4) artificially low tax rate in fiscal 2017 (15%) will likely normalize to the 20% level in fiscal 2018. We believe the combination of these factors will drive a more difficult first half of 2018. Nike is taking the right steps around speed and SKU rationalization. However, it will take time for these to meaningfully impact the sales and margins.
Nike is introducing what it believes to be a more simplified structure that will improve efficiency and enhance connection to the local consumer. There will now be four geographies instead of six, each under one leader: North America; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Greater China; and Asia Pacific and Latin America (APLA).
The financial results for the Nike Brand will be reported based on these four geographies beginning in fiscal 2018. In addition, some of the personnel changes announced are designed to improve speed to market and enhance its global DTC growth.
Shares of Nike were last seen down 3% at $53.03 on Thursday, with a consensus analyst price target of $62.24 and a 52-week range of $49.01 to $60.33.


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In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. ― John Muir
The last two days of our stay in South Tyrol were full of sun. The mornings and evenings were chilly but the majority of the day the temperature rose up and the light was too harsh for photography. This was also something that worsened my eye condition and unfortunately getting so bad that it got inflamed as never before even while wearing sunglasses all the time. However that didn't stop me for hiking all day long and couldn't have stopped me from enjoying that beautiful place which I'm missing even now while I'm writing this.
We explored the surroundings of the Tre Cime Natural Park from Sesto to San Candido and our journey went till the idyllic Alpe di Siusi, the largest alpine pasture in Europe. Here it is impossible not to notice the cows and their bells. The sound is just as memorable as the horizon landscape, it is a landmark for the region and when I happen to cross a bell ringing somewhere in the future I will be brought back to the Alpe di Siusi and its lush green scenery. We spent the day hiking and making contact with some animals on our way. From horses to rabbits and yes, the cows! There was one in particular that came close to us and gave us a bunch of energetic Kisses, but that moment is only registered in a camera of a man that happened to be passing by and found the moment as funny as it was adorable. We all laughed so much! And the cow took a long time to get its fill of sharing kisses until it eventually went on to its life.
Going to visit the Dolomites means going through deep valleys, emerald crystalline water lakes and rivers, to be surrounded by tall Pine trees to have high above us the peaks of the mountains, to hear birds chanting and watch them flying, to see cows and horses roaming freely. The path is as sinuous and dangerous as it is beautiful and jaw dropping.


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Quilts made by Halle O'Falvey of St. Paul are now on exhibit at Vision Loss Resources in Minneapolis.
News from VSA Minnesota
Emerging Artist Grantees Exhibit at Homewood Studios
Artwork and writing by six Minnesota emerging artist grant winners is exhibited February 11-27, 2016, at Homewood Studios in Minneapolis.
Eye-Dentity exhibit features Northeast Minneapolis artist
Leili Pritschet will exhibit new and selected artworks at Homewood Studios in North Minneapolis January 16 to February 9, 2016.
'Here I Am' Art Exhibition at MRA in Plymouth
Artists' works reveal 'Here I Am' at MRA exhibit in Plymouth
Chautauqua observes changes in Access to the Arts
Artists, administrators and audience members share their access to the arts stories at statewide Chautauqua.
Eddie Twait watercolor art at Vision Loss Resources
View art by Eddie Twait at Vision Loss Resources through May 2016.
Join Us for the Minnesota Arts Access Chautauqua
Attend the Minnesota Arts Access Chautauqua on Friday and Saturday, September 25 & 26, 2015.
Tanya Dickinson art exhibit at Vision Loss Resources
Vision Loss Resources Gallery features artwork by Tanya Dickinson of Princeton through August 2015.
Fourteen Rising: An Exhibition of VSA/Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Grantees
Fourteen Jerome Emerging Artists will be featured January 8-15, 2015, at Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis.


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Jordan + Travis // Isle Of Skye Elopement
Jordan and Travis came all the way from Austin, Texas for their elopement to the magical Isle Of Skye.
Skye, especially in the winter months, can be a harsh and unforgiving place but that's part of it's beauty and these guys braved the elements like total troopers!! Wind, rain, sleet, fog & some glorious light all in the space of a few hours.
Oh and big shouts to Neil the Humanist Celebrant who absolutely nailed the ceremony along with his adorable, hairy sidekick Tanni!
- Isle Of Skye - Amazing!
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- Elopements + Mountains - Amazing!
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faith and family | october 2016
Vicki Rutledge
"You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You're after one that's gold eternally. I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got... I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself" – 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (MSG)
The summer Olympics games are a magical time in our house. I love the drama, competition, nationalism, and pageantry of every event. These athletes train and give their lives to the sport. Watching them compete (from the comfort of my home – in my yoga pants) inspires me, not only to exercise my body, but to exercise self-control in my spiritual life.
The apostle Paul's words to the Corinthian people were about resisting the temptation to be lazy in their faith, to ignore God's love, faithfulness, and blessings in their lives. As we exercise self-control, we experience God's best. As we ask God to grant us self-control in our finances, parenting, marriages, and interactions each day, we see that following His path and not our own produces a more fruitful and meaningful life. As parents, we are constantly trying to teach our little people about self-control – resisting their urges and making wise choices. We should start by modeling this first.
Let's pray with our kids for the self-control to obey God and be kind first. Let's talk about self-control at the dinner table and how we can experience God's best when we run His race and not our own. This does not strip us of our individuality, but promotes us to invite God into our daily decisions, actions and reactions. As we exercise this wisdom and restraint, we will consistently experience God's eternal gold.
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Yoga for Anxiety
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Learning to manage anxiety can be a challenging process. One of the many tools available to help you along the way can be the practice of yoga. Our weekly yoga practice focuses on tools that can help release tension from the body, calm the mind, and become grounded. Tools may include movement, breathing and meditation. You will need a mat, a water bottle and comfortable clothing. No previous experience with yoga is required.


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I have a bee in my bonnet. That's a lie, my bonnet is practically made of bees. But this particular bee is concerned about the widespread fear of poaching eggs.
It's really not that hard. I promise.
You don't need to worry about vinegar in the water, creating elaborate whirlpools, doing a handstand while it's cooking or buying little pouches (these coddle the eggs not poach them anyway but that's another bee right there).
This is what you need:
A shallow pan filled with properly boiling water.
Tip – Use a boiled kettle – life's too short
FRESH EGGS. Got that? Fresh. The fresher the better.
Tip – This is the only true way to stop egg spread
A decently holey fish slice.
Tip – A flat spartula works with you better than a holey spoon
That's it.
Wait for the water to boil.
Crack the eggs in – you're using a shallow pan so in a decent size frying pan you could do up to 6 at once.
Tip – Try and remember the order you put them in – perhaps start at the top and work clockwise.
Watch them. They won't take long – maybe 2 to 3 minutes. If any yolks are sticking just out the water, you can flick water over then until they go opaque. Don't touch them otherwise.
When they're at your preferred level of done, turn the hob off and shove the fish slice under the first egg you put in and lift it out. Hover with it above the pan for a couple of secs to drain and serve it.
Tip – This is where confidence comes into play – fiddling around and being all gentle will most likely end up breaking the egg yolk whilst it's still in the water – disaster! Also it'll take too long and your other eggs will be overcooked. Just go for it.
Repeat for the rest of the eggs in the order you cracked them into the pan and bingo!
Tip – A little bit of sea salt on the finished eggs will make a world of difference
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Taipei, Jan. 17 (CNA) Taiwan will closely watch upcoming membership expansion discussions for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to be held this Saturday to prepare for its push to join the trade bloc, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official said Thursday.Phoebe Yeh (葉非比), director-general of MOFA's Department of International Cooperation and Economic Affairs, told reporters that the meeting to be held in Tokyo has expanded membership on the agenda.Although the 11-member CPTPP was established on Dec. 30, four of its members -- Brunei, Malaysia, Chile and Peru -- have yet to complete the ratification process, Yeh said.As such, it is likely Saturday's meeting will focus on the rules of membership expansion rather than potential members, she said.The ministry will closely monitor the talks and respond accordingly, she added.Meanwhile, Yeh stressed that Taiwan is in constant contact with Japan in the hope of winning its support for the nation's possible inclusion as a new CPTPP member.However, Yeh also acknowledged that a referendum vote in Taiwan in November to maintain a ban on certain Japanese food imports has created an obstacle for Taiwan's inclusion to the CPTPP."We are continuing our talks with Tokyo to convince them that the food ban issue and Taiwan's inclusion in the CPTPP should be discussed separately," she said.After the referendum, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed disappointment at the result and said his government would consider filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the ban, which has been in place since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan in March 2011.Kono also said a decision to maintain the ban might hamper Taiwan's efforts to join the CPTPP.The CPTPP, which currently comprises 11 economies -- Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Japan, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam -- represents around 16 percent of global economic output and 500 million people. (By Joseph Yeh)Enditem/AW
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This Brand Started With Bold Feathered Pieces And Transitioned To Beautifully Crafted Hammered Gems
We were so excited to speak to Anulikah Dawson, founder of an amazingly vibrant jewelry brand called Anukah Jewelry. Based out of a small studio in Dallas, TX, Anukah Jewlery offers unique artisanal earrings crafted by hand.
Check out this inspiring interview:
When and why did you start this jewelry brand?
I started my brand in 2010, which my first collection were feathers. It was during the time when everyone was wearing feather earrings especially the feather hair clips. That year, feather wearing was trendy. But my feather earrings really stood out from the trend. They were very unique like no earrings you seen before. It was actually wearing ear art made out of feathers. That was the very reason why I started my brand cuz I wanted to create pieces that stood out, that made a statement. That's who I am, so I had to put that into my designs. Another reason I started my brand is when I would go shopping for jewelry, I could never find anything that catch my attention. Alot of jewelry was blah to me. So I would take two pieces of earrings that I thought had some potential I bought and put together to make bigger and unique. People would always ask me where did I buy my earrings and I would say I made them. Then they would want a pair, so I decided that I should started designing for others cuz they saw the uniqueness in my creations just off some cheap earrings I put together to make look cool. I was always into big, bold pieces and at the mall noone sold jewelry like that. I think cuz most people are afraid of boldness. My earrings are bold and minimalistic for those who loves unique but simple. I always have to remember when creating, I'm not creating jewelry for just myself, but for others so I have make sure not to always make pieces so huge, for big earrings is not everyone's thing. However I do get a little carry away cuz that's really been my vibe. I just do both.
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What materials do you use in your collections and where are they sourced?
Alot of jewelry I use mix metal, brass, copper and acrylic. All sourced in the USA handcrafted in a small studio in Dallas, TX.
What is your greatest inspiration for your collections
God! Haha Yes God first for God is such the designer that I'm so inspired by. I mean look around, so much beauty and inspiration is always around us that's been created by him for us. So basically nature definitely is my inspiration. I love trees, flower, plants, the sky, the sun and the moon. That's is where all my inspo comes from. For I have earrings made out of gold brass call Somansh meaning "Half Moon" and they look just like the moon in detail with it's hammer texture. They are my statement piece that are 5" long. So if you're one of those bold I wanna stand out types, you would definitely rock those for sure. Their my favorite pieces to wear as well.
Does being a Woman of Color influence your brand? If so how?
Yes! I feel when we see others that look like us being creative and successful it really can give you that confidence that "I too can do this" More and more women of color is being so successful and it's helping others to go out there, embracing who they are and do what they're suppose to be doing without feeling insecure or ashamed of their dark skin. Sometimes we need that extra push of someone like us showing us, it's ok to be you, to embrace you, your blackness and love what you do and with confidence. I get a lot of women of color appreciate me not only cuz I'm a woman of color but cuz I'm a women of color who is not afraid of being myself and creative who I am into my works. I hope to inspire others to do whatever they desire without having negative impacts holding them back cuz of their beautiful dark tones. We should always embrace every element of ourselves and put them into our creations.
How do you see the future of the ethical jewelry business?
I see it evolving more and more. The thing is people are appreciating sustainable products in their lives more than ever. We always want something that's natural, long lasting that we can cherish for years to come to pass down to next generations. We definitely need more of that in local Black Owned Businesses. I believe we're getting there fastest than we know.


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The award will be formally presented on December 4 at the ITA Pragjyoti Cultural Centre, Machkhowa at 5 pm, informed Shankar Lall Goenka, managing trustee of the Trust.
This year, the Jeewan Ram Mungi Devi Goenka Memorial Lecture will be delivered by noted scholar and Pro Vice chancellor of Tezpur Central University Dr Amarjyoti Choudhury. The topic of the lecture is Film, Literature and the River Between. The lecture and the presentation programme will be followed by live concert by internationally famous troupe The Shillong Chamber Choir
Well-known film editor A Sreekar Prasad, who has a record haul of eight National Awards for film editing, will be the chief guest of the function. Eminent filmmaker Jahnu Barua will be the guest of the honour.
Moreover, the trust will also felicitate nine noted socio-cultural personalities of Assam. Those to be felicitated include Dr Harsha Bhattacharjee (eye specialist), Devi Prasad Bagrodia (writer and social worker), Gorima Hazarika (classical dancer), Biju Phukan (actor), Vidya Rao (actress), Munin Barua (director), Riniki Bhuyan Sarma (producer), Jadumoni Dutta (director) and Nurul Sultan (producer).