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In any emergency, from a minor inconvenience to a major-league disaster, the key to getting through it safely is preparedness.
Luck can play a part, as can resourcefulness and ingenuity, but what makes the greatest difference is preparedness. In a minor nuisance it will make things easier – in a catastrophe, preparedness could save your life.
Two things have brought preparedness to my attention today. One is that through a tweet from Ozark's Red Cross I've learned that in the USA September's National Preparedness Month – the other's that this morning we've had a power outage.
Not a disaster, granted, but still a nuisance that crashed computers and left the neighborhood unable to cook breakfast, turn a light on, keep warm on the coldest day we've had since winter, or even make a cup of coffee.
Last time it happened was late one winter's afternoon – and I didn't have a notion what to do.
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The outage lasted until morning, and I went to bed hungry, miserable, cold – and very, VERY angry with myself.
Preparedness? I'd never even HEARD of it!
This time it was different – and not only because it was over much more quickly. This time, there was canned food in the cupboard, a sweater handy, a flashlight close to the computer and a book to read until the power came back on.
This time, it was a minor inconvenience instead of a miserable experience I'm embarrassed to recall… and the difference was simply the preparedness.
In an emergency, you can ratchet up the difference preparedness will make by HUNDREDS of percentage points. A friend on Twitter often tweets he's got to go because the hurricane alarm just sounded. The first time I tweeted back to check he and his family were OK. He seemed surprised – he regards interrupting what he's doing to go deal with the arrival of a hurricane as an everyday occurrence!
His home has a hurricane shelter, and all the family know exactly what to do when the alarm sounds. They're wary of these mega-winds – but not afraid of them. The key, he told me, is preparedness.
How good is YOUR preparedness for an emergency?
Does your home have at least one smoke alarm close to the most likely sources of a fire (the kitchen, and the room that your computer's in), and do you test the batteries each week?
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In a serious emergency, you haven't time to think. It all depends on your preparedness.
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2/ The transaction rename semantics that ext3 provided were really a bug (or mis-feature or short-sighted design or whatever). I think it was only ext3 that provided it, certainly not ext2, probably not XFS, not sure about reiserfs. Any userspace that relies on it (without checking that the filesystem in use is ext3) is buggy.
That said - I think that it would be good if Linux did provide some transactional guarantees that didn't require fsync and that user-space could rely on across all filesystems. I suspect that enhancing rename would be a good start and could be done with little or no performance cost. It might even be good to provide something more explicit. But I don't think that 'barriers' is the right model.
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By your argument, fsync will not be used consistently, and that appears to be true to some extent.
The implied conclusion seems to be that all filesystems should be mounted "-o sync" so that fsync is not needed. Strangely, I have not heard that conclusion being proposed explicitly....
I certainly agree that interfaces should be hard to misuse (the Rusty principle) but that must be balanced against the dictum against making things fool proof as then only a fool would use them. In this case, while it is quite possible to misuse fsync (e.g. by not using it), it really is an appropriate interface.
And while regression tests suites are incredibly valuable and there should be more of them etc etc, one hopes that developers don't depend of them as the sole means of ensuring correctness, but also read documentation, try to understand the systems they work with, and write code accordingly. (one also hopes for a pony.... but no, only a piece of coal in my stocking again)
Syncing has significant performance penalties.
Posted Dec 29, 2010 14:26 UTC (Wed) by gmatht (guest, #58961) [Link]
Apparently xsyncfs provides a system that is synchronous from the users point-of-view with an overhead of only 3%-7%. That might be an acceptable default. Xsyncfs doesn't seem very well documented, but is just one avenue of providing good reliability properties without the massive performance penalties from fsync/-o sync.
[1] www.ucc.asn.au/~mccabedj/fsync_benchmark.c
Posted Dec 29, 2010 17:42 UTC (Wed) by iabervon (subscriber, #722) [Link]
I believe that the model that most people have of filesystems is that what's recovered after a system crash is like a snapshot of the filesystem that you would see in a running system if you were taking the snapshot with ordinary system calls and could therefore see all the race conditions you can see between programs; however, there is arbitrary random damage because the system crashed, and the latest snapshot may not be particularly recent.
With this model, fsync is easy to (know to) use in cases where you want to make sure that the snapshot is sufficiently recent, but not for cases where it is necessary to avoid the recovered state being something that couldn't have been a snapshot.
Posted Dec 30, 2010 0:14 UTC (Thu) by neilbrown (subscriber, #359) [Link]
That is an overly naive model of a filesystem. It assumes almost completely linearisation of operations on their way to storage. Any re-ordering in the page cache before writeback or in the device queue via an IO scheduler will invalidate that model, and as you can imagine such re-ordering happens a lot.
The correct model is "nothing is safe until you call sync or fsync or some other variant", with the understanding that 'sync' is effectively called every 30 seconds or so.
I'm glad it is obvious that you need to call fsync (on both the file and the directory you created the file in) before acknowledging the receipt of a file (e.g. an email) over a network connection.
However exactly the same is true when moving a file by copying it. If you copy a file (possibly transforming it on the way) and the remove the original you really must fsync the new copy before unlinking the old. You should also fsync the directory, though if you rename the new (after fsyncing it) to replace the old, then the fsync of the directory is not required.
Note that "mv" doesn't do the fsync when moving a file between filesystems (which requires a copy/unlink). So if you use mv and then crash you could quite possibly lose both copies. And mv doesn't even have an option to request the fsync.
Now you might suggest that this should "just work" without mv needing to call fsync. But I think you would find it quite difficult to design the filesystem semantics that would allow this to always be safe, especially as you need interaction between two separate filesystems (unlink in one must not commit until writes in the other have committed). ... other than mounting everything with '-o sync' of course.
Posted Dec 30, 2010 1:33 UTC (Thu) by iabervon (subscriber, #722) [Link]
There's also been not that long in the UNIX tradition when you could be reasonably confidant that a power failure shortly after you changed something in a directory wouldn't trash other things in the directory, making it kind of irrelevant whether you'd called fsync on the directory to make sure that the disk was correct before it got corrupted.
In general, there's a tradeoff among filesystem complexity, slowness, and deviation from non-crash state. None of these go to zero without making the others terrible, even if you call sync all the time.
(In fact, my model does require an fsync when moving a file by copying it, at least across directories; the snapshotting process could read the destination directory before you write the file and the source directory after you unlink it.)
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Your little puzzler will love these brain teasers based on the grown-up version.
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DOBSON — North Surry finished its perfect conference season, although Surry Central put up a valiant fight on Senior Night.
The Lady Greyhounds volleyball team went 16-0 in the Northwest Conference with a 3-1 win over a determined Central team honoring its three seniors: Courtney Hegler, Meagan Hutson and Brittany Lewis.
North Surry swept its first 14 conference matches by 3-0 scores. This week, however, the Hounds posted 3-1 wins over East Surry and Surry Central with each team getting 81 points, by far the most the Hounds have allowed in conference play.
In between East and Central, the Hounds lost a close 3-2 battle with Starmount, which gave North its only other loss last month.
"We had to shake off a slow start that was not unexpected because it was our third match in a row, and we were coming off a draining match with Starmount (Wednesday) night," said North Coach Shane Slate.
The Lady Eagles jumped out to a 4-1 lead at the start, but then North answered with five straight points to take a 6-4 lead.
North was ahead 16-12 when Central ran off five straight points of their own to take a 17-16 lead.
The Hounds then put together a 9-4 spurt to win 25-21.
The Eagles again got off to a good start in the second game, taking a 5-0 lead. The Hounds answered with an 8-1 run to take the lead at 8-6.
Central responded by taking six of the next eight points for a 12-10 lead. The Eagles dropped a point on what looked like a catch and throw by an opponent. Central Coach Carrie Hutchens protested to an official, but didn't get a call.
The Eagles pulled out to a 17-14 lead and then got a big spike that deflected off North's Molly Martin. The girl on the back line signaled a deflection, but the head official overruled the call and gave the ball to North Surry.
The home crowd roared its disapproval, and the Eagle players seemed to get fired up. They finished off the set for a 25-21 win.
"We played very smart tonight," said Hutchens. "We mixed up our hits and tips," she said, and Kendra Johnson and Cassidy Joyner were great on the back line.
In the third game, North was up 9-6 when a similar spike caromed out of play. The back line girl signaled a touch, and the referee again overruled her as the Eagle players were visibly upset. Instead of closing to 9-7, the Eagles fell behind 10-6.
Rather than getting worked up this time, the Eagles dropped four more points to fall behind 14-6. North would win easily at 25-14. From the time of the referee's call to the end of the set, North took 14 of 19 points.
North led 3-2 in the fourth set before the Eagles earned four straight points behind Joyner's serve. The Hounds responded with seven straight points on Kristina Rumplasch's serve for a 10-6 lead. North would stretch that to 20-12 before Hutchens called a timeout.
The Eagles put together a 6-1 run to close to 21-18, drawing a timeout from Slate.
"The loss in set two got our attention," said Slate. "And we had a nice streak of play for set three and until we got to the 20-12 mark in set four, where we seemed to run out of gas."
North was able to hold on for a 25-21 win to avoid a fifth set.
"This week gave me things to appreciate," said Slate. "Such as, we have shown the most intensity of the season, and we were able to fight through some difficult situations all three days. We need to improve our offensive execution, and hopefully we can do that in practice (today)."
Hutchens said of her team, "There were a few things we could have done better, especially in the third game. We had a few too many overpasses."
Of her three seniors, Hutchens said, "They certainly did very well tonight. I want to recognize them for having a great season and being an important part of the team. … Tonight they did an excellent job against a tough team."
Hegler finished with 11 digs, eight kills, one block and 8-10 serving.
Hutson had a team-high 12 assists and was 14-15 serving with an ace.
Lewis had an important role, defending the net against a tall North Surry front line, according to Hutchens. She had just one kill and two blocks, but she helped in a lot of ways that don't show up in the stats.
Johnson led the team with 19 digs, while Joyner had 15 and Kaitlin Kidd five.
Joyner led the team with 10 kills, while Kidd added five.
Kidd led with four stuff blocks, and Kelsey Taylor had three.
Joyner was Central's top server, going 18-19 with four aces. Johnson went 8-9 with one ace.
For North Surry, Rumplasch posted a game-high 15 kills, while Malaya Johnson had 13. Bailey Culler set up the front line with 37 assists.
Malaya Johnson had seven blocks, while Erin March had four.
Taylor Hill had 15 digs, Martin 12 and Maddison Hawks 11.
At the service line, Rumplasch was 24-26 with five aces. Martin was 16-17 with an ace, and Hawks was 12-13.
In Wednesday's late action, the Hounds dropped a close five-set match with Starmount.
The Rams won the first set, but the Hounds took two straight to take the lead. The Rams put in a dominant fourth set, then won the last 15-9.
Despite the loss, Slate said, "This match was the most fun I have had all season. We competed the hardest we have all year, and the intensity level of the match really showed in the effort we gave."
Five players had double-digit digs, led by Hill with 21. Malaya Johnson posted 15 blocks, while Hill added eight and March seven.
"This type of hard-fought match is crucial in preparing for the postseason starting next week," he said. "Hopefully we will use it as a springboard to get better."
The Eagles finish the regular season 13-3 in the Northwest, having lost twice to North and split with East Surry.
The teams will take part in the Northwest Conference Tournament next week. The seedings will be determined over the weekend with a play-in game between the eighth- and ninth-place teams. Those teams are South Stokes (3-12) and Winston-Salem Prep (0-14), according to their scores reported on MaxPreps.
As the top seed, North Surry will play the winner of that match.
East Surry is second and will face either Mount Airy or Bishop McGuinness. Surry Central is the third seed and will face the other team between Mount Airy and Bishop. West Stokes and North Stokes will play each other.
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Ypsilanti Township hires firm to help attract new businesses
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Over the past several years, Ypsilanti Township has seen its industrial tax base decline by 47 percent while concurrently losing state shared revenue.
Now, its leadership has hired an economic development professional charged with bringing new businesses to the township and expanding its tax base.
At its Jan. 28 meeting, the Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Mark Perry, president of the Ann Arbor-based Perry & Co. consulting company for $35,000 annually.
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The township's elected officials praised the work of township staff in attracting new business to the community, but said they needed someone focused solely on bringing new businesses to the township.
"I'm very pleased this will give us an economic development professional truly dedicated to seeking new businesses," Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo said.
Perry said he will fill in that hole.
"The shortcoming that I plan to address is the sales part; actually going out and selling the township," Perry told the board at the meeting.
What areas will be targeted and marketed, along with the township's priorities, will be determined as the township and Perry meet in the coming weeks.
Perry said he plans to use the network he established while working in manufacturing for 30 years to his advantage.
He last worked for Masco Corporation as its director of real estate services before establishing his consulting firm. He says he understands both the public and private side of economic development.
"I'm going to draw for those experiences, not only that I gained in the private sector, but what I learned and experienced from those that represented the public sector," Perry said after the meeting. "We don't want to replicate shortcomings of the private or public sectors. We need to be marketing the product and educate the business community on why this is a good place to come and do business."
The township will review Perry's performance every three months and a performance matrix will be developed.
Perry also will have his expenses paid for. The Eastern Leaders Group agreed to pay for up to $7,500 of those and the township will approve all expenses before money is spent.
"Marketing the township is something we've all worked on, but I'm really, really excited to have someone who is going to focus only on economic development," Clerk Karen Lovejoy Roe said.


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Confidence. It sounds corny, but whatever you wear will look better if you're not worrying too much about it. After that, I would say color. Whether it's a bright purse, a great necklace, colorful ring, punchy shirt or skirt, it will keep you from getting lost in a sea of black, beige and grey.
A Blazer! Every mama and mom-to-be should have a blazer in their wardrobe. It can hide a BABYBUMP or those nasty 5 pounds from your mid-section. Pair it with a dress, or with a pair of jeans and a cute t-shirt.
My feet grew during pregnancy--from a size 6.5 to an 8! Yikes! Between fallen arches and a new crazy supermom schedule, I've found my sky-high heels not the most practical of fashion accessories. I've been stocking up on a fabulous collection of ballet flats, kitten heels, and flat boots for the fall. And you know what? I'm loving it (and I think my little toesies are too)!
my must have item is a maxi dress. you can wear them in so many occasions and are so easy to match. i wore them a lot while i was pregnant too, and after to hide the baby weight. you can wear heels or flats, you can wear them to a party or to the grocery store. pair it with some cute jewelry and you're stylin!
Red High Heels. They can bring a touch of adventure, a punch of pizazz or a hint of romance to our style AND they won't let us forget that we are women!
A wrap dress! I'm all about investing in timeless pieces. Why? To save money! I do like trends and trends are fun, but I don't invest too much money into them because a year or two later it won't see the light of day. My favorite wrap dress brands are Diane von Furstenberg and Banana Republic. DVF for fun prints and BR for solids. Click the link to see my BR dress. Perfect for work or on girls night out. Just change your shoes and toss on a bold necklace. And your set! Hope to meet some new moms.
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A statement watch. I love my Michael Kors gold watch. The face is large, and grabs attention. I always pay attention to woman that has a great watch, layered with bracelets to add a bit of an edge. A good watch will last you for years.
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This style is so in and i am loving every minute with them!! (and since my kiddos just lost my brown pair, I'm off to buy a floral set!!!)
A good cute pair of boots! One that you can run around with the little one but yet fashionable. I adore my Steve Madden Women's 'Incca' Knee-high especially now that fall is here! It's so comfy!
Honestly, with a fabulous hair cut and style you can pull of anything! Jeans, t-shirt, flippies and a great hair cut...sure you bet!! Think about it ;D
For me, a great pair of boots that I can walk comfortably in, yet make me feel fabulous when I wear them are a must have item...especially for fall! My favorite pair of boots are a vintage 70s pair that were my mama's!
obviously you need a really great stripey top.
The three mamas have discovered the fountain of youth in our BFF's, our therapists, our saviour's that is, our hair stylists. It is proven that the right hair style can will make you look ten years younger. Think about it Mamas would any of those hollywood starlets look as amazing as they do on the red carpet without such well kept manes? There are great hair stylists for every budget, you just need to remember that your hair is the one fashion item you never leave home with out;)
Few weeks ago I would write a long article about fashion and style and so on. But now I know that the most valuable for me is something self-made or hand-made.
It is unigue, no one have the same. My daughter has maybe twenty or more caps. Really unigue is knitted bra for example -
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But the most cool is help strange people. It is easy to love your own children, but help someone in need and especially drug addicts, wants a great deal of love.
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A great pair of jeans ! When out with the family and on the go, you often need something practical yet stylish and jeans are always in style. It is a must to have a great fitting pair since your hands are often full.
Some type of bella band! I wore mine pregnant, post-partum to help my tummy, and now I wear it under clothes if I need more coverage up top, or if I can't fit into a pair of pants now- use the band! I've even converted non-moms to the bella band! It's such a brilliant, useful tool! The black one is my favorite!
A SHIFT DRESS is a must have item in a mom's closet. VERSATILITY is the key. A nice neutral tone shift dress that flatters your figure is timeless through the seasons and can be accessorized (belt, scarves, etc) to fit the occasion. From grocery shopping, to office desk, to parent teacher conference to date night with your husband, you can't go wrong with a shift dress.
A crazy-stylish, totally chic (yet machine washable) lightweight jacket. There is one for every style sensibility: trench, army parka, moto jacket, blazer, cape (to name just a few)....and for every budget (from Target, Forever 21, Old Navy....to Burberry's Iconic Trench and Stella McCartney's gorgeous cape.)
Here's the thing: You could be wearing a spit-up stained t-shirt. You could be wearing ancient maternity jeans. Your boobs could be leaking milk....and it's all hidden away behind a gorgeous, stylish jacket. No matter the season (wear it out on cooler summer nights....or layer it over a cozy sweater in the winter)....a jacket turns any mom-drobe diaster into a cute mom-uniform.
What's not to love?
My personal fav right now is my trusty army parka (I wear it for a night out over a little dress & rock it with wellies at the park): http://www.aintnomomjeans.com/2011/02/my-spring-babywearing-uniform.html
Reader Viani rocks a gorg Burberry: http://www.aintnomomjeans.com/2011/03/mom-street-style-vianis-sophisticated-babywearing-outfits.html#more
For the sporty gal: http://www.aintnomomjeans.com/2011/01/wearing-lofts-orange-windbreaker-and-babywearing-too.html
A cool sweater-jacket: http://www.aintnomomjeans.com/2011/03/what-moms-wear-jaymes-interesting-sweater-cuffed-boyfriend-jeans.html
A fab trench (being posted on 9/23): http://www.aintnomomjeans.com/2011/09/mom-street-style-catherines-parisian-chic.html
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The perfect red lipstick. A red lip is appropriate for every situation: pair with big sunglasses for the school run, with dramatic eye lashes for date night, or with your go-to outfit for a day at work. A red lip is easier than you think, once you find the right shade; look for light shades that you can layer, and go sheer for day. A great red lip is the perfect pick-me-up, always.
A great pair of flats! Especially ballet flats. They go with everything from jeans to dresses and are much easier to navigate with kids than 4 inch heels. Try a bit of leopard print for fall.
Boots! Cute fall boots! I have multiple pairs and I can't function without them.
A great tote! Moms need a roomy bag that is stylish and versatile. I love this one from Tory Burch that I carried all around NYC fashion week.
This is tough. Most of these fabulous bloggers have already hit the nail on the head! My top picks? Skinny jeans, brown boots, a printed scarf, classic sunglasses, a nice watch, and a cross-body bag. These should all be a staple in mommy's wardrobe.
For me, the most practical item in my closet is a fabulous hat. (actually, I have about 10!) If you're anything like me, it takes a lot of TIME to wash, dry, and style my hair. This is impossible every day with a newborn in the house. A quick fix? Throw on your best hat, some big earrings, and you're out the door. It's always an outfit pick-me-up.
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When you're a mom, practicality is a first priority. You are on the go all the time--play dates, school functions, sports, tutoring, activities, etc. There are many must have accessories that a mom should have that have been mentioned previously and all are standard staple accessories--a great handbag, scarves, boots, belts. All of these are great things that a fashionable mom should have.
But, in my opinion the one piece in my closet that I have found both PRACTICAL AND FASHIONABLE are my maxi dresses. A great maxi dress is versatile enough to take through all the seasons with ease. They are easy to layer for the cooler months and fantastic on their own for the warmer months. They are comfortable enough to take you from daytime activities or running around to night time activities of dinners with friends or girls night outs (do we even get those anymore?). A great maxi dress can be dressed up for the office or dressed down for a casual weekend look. I have quite a few maxi dresses, but each one was under $20. And at that price, to have a piece that is comfortable, fashionable, versatile and holds endless possibility, it is a piece worth investing in!
As a personal stylist, there quite a few things that I could recommend to every fashionable mom. 1) Skinny jeans. You can wear them with flats, heels, boots; dress them up or dress them down. No matter your shape, you can make these work with proper styling.
2) A scarf. Scarfs can add dimension and interest to an outfit and can be worn many different ways. See one of my examples on 6 ways to wear a circle scarf here
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A large versatile handbag - that looks stylish but can fit in all the baby essentials - no need to carry a separate nappy bag which makes you look less stylish!
A morning spent in bed with hot coffee and a hubby. I cannot just choose one material possession as the all-important mom must-have; I read other answers thinking, "Sunglasses, absolutely. The perfect bag, no doubt about that one. A lasting pair of awesome boots, of course!" Then I thought of my own tried and true essentials that kept my mom-ness in my woman-ness, and red lipstick and good lingerie both jumped into my mind (and cobalt blue flats, glitter, a breast-feeding book - these are all fashionable, right?). But seriously, if I had to choose ONE, it would be those precious couple of early morning hours when the babies are still sleeping and my husband and I can be just us. No one else but us. What better way is there to refresh your spirit than to bask in love? Your flushed cheeks and sparkly eyes are the perfect fashion, and keeping your relationship fiery is, I think, pretty practical. Red lipstick and good lingerie are optional. Oh, and the hot coffee is brought to you by your darling man, so it doesn't count as a second; they come as one.
At the top of my list, a good size, timeless, perfect black leather bag. I splurged on my Balenciaga City bag 8 years ago and I still love it and carry it on a regular basis.
I think every fashionable but practical mom has to have a t-shirt dress! I love this dress in red ( http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=EQeupXLDIUU&offerid=177488.12&type=2&subid=0 ) it's perfect for maternity and post, it's sexy but not inappropriate, it's long, it's form fitting and it would look amazing in heels with a stroller in hand. Yum!
A colorful purse! I am toting a green one right now! It can hold all the essentials and make even a simple outfit (tshirt and jeans) pop!
a good wallet! i can't help but feel like the older my daughter gets (and the more pregnant i get with my second), the more stuff i have to tote around. at first i had a massive kate spade wallet, then i switched to a tiny one in rebellion against the huge one taking up so much precious space in my bag, but the tiny one just made me cramp too much stuff into it that i could never later find. finally i purchased this superduper matt & nat vegan wallet that is just the right size with just the right compartments and it's earth-friendly (made without any animal products from recycled materials). i love when i can buy things that are smart, practical, and totally cute! i even bought one for my mom and mother-in-law in fun, bright colors!
a great pair of sunglasses! they're the pefect accessory anytime. plus, they hide the fact that you may not be wearing makeup. and the fact that you have bedhead in a messy bun. the best part? you can get them so cheap! my faves right now are from h&m- $4! you can't beat that.
A really excellent clutch that can be thrown into a bigger (diaper) bag if needed or carried separately. It should be dressy enough that it can be taken out at night or used on a date, but practical enough that a little spilled juice can come off it easily.
I'm currently loving this one here: http://www.rebagz.com/items/smwr1mag.html
and the one found below on my blog.
A cross body bag. It is the perfect accessory for a mom because it adds a bit of style to your outfit, can hold everything for you (and your kiddos) and still leaves you hands free!
One practical, yet fashionable staple piece that I absolutely love is a scarf. There are so many great things about them. I love that I can wear one with jeans and a t-shirt or with a blazer and trousers. They're so versatile. Then, you have the numerous ways to wear them. It's like having 10 different accessories packed into one. And if you're like me and live where winter rears her ugly head, a scarf can also offer the added bonus of warmth. But I think the best thing about scarves is that you don't have to spend a lot. Some of my favorite scarves are ones I got on clearance for under $5.
i love fashion~but i also like inexpensive fashion! i think that every woman needs to have a versatile scarf that can dress up any outfit! you can wear a scarf when you are going out on the town, or you can wear it with a sweatshirt and pair of running shoes! there are many places that offer very affordable scarves to help accessorize your wardrobe! i also think that a good pair of sterling silver hoop earrings can compliment ANY outfit! again, when you are out on a 'date' or just running to the store, silver never goes out of style!!
A FABULOUS pair of jeans! That make her look and feel great!
For a practical item every mom should have a boppy pillow http://www.boppy.com/build-a-boppy/
and for fashion every mom should have a teething necklace http://www.smartmomjewelry.com/


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Friday's icy weather caused area sports teams to scramble. Here is a rundown of local sporting events.
Three of the four local wrestling teams got a jump on the weather by going on Thursday. East Surry, North Surry and Surry Central already have completed their matches.
Mount Airy will travel to West Stokes on Monday. That will be the start of a busy week for the Granite Bears. They host a tri-match on Tuesday against North Stokes and Atkins. Then on Friday they host Surry Central.
For basketball, Mount Airy and West Stokes will face off here on Monday.
North Surry was set to host Surry Central, but those games will now take place on Monday, Feb. 4.
Next up for the Golden Eagles is a makeup date Monday at home with Bishop McGuinness, which was originally slated for last Friday, Jan. 18. The Eagles will have games on back-to-back days as they travel to West Stokes Tuesday.
Mount Airy also will have a busy week. After the Wildcats on Monday, the Bears take on North Stokes Tuesday and then go to Surry Central on Friday.
The Greyhounds next play Tuesday, hosting South Stokes.
East Surry has moved its games to Wednesday.
For the Cardinals, next week means they are at home Tuesday against Winston-Salem Prep, Wednesday home with North Stokes and Friday at South Stokes.


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NEW - The AAFP & ISFM have released the Environmental Needs Guidelines.
These Guidelines were established to address the needs of pet cats in any environment, including home, veterinary hospital and shelter.
These Guidelines were established to provide the entire veterinary team with the resources and recommendations necessary to implement basic nursing care concepts. Client Handout (print-ready): Nursing Care for Your Cat - Practical Tips for Pet Owners
These Guidelines were established to provide useful information for handling cats to create a less stressful experience for feline patients while meeting their medical needs. Included is a client handout to teach cat owners how to decrease the stress associated with the veterinary visit.
Client Handout: Getting Your Cat to the Veterinarian
These Guidelines were established to provide practical information for veterinarians to encourage appropriate NSAID therapy whenever cats will benefit from the use of these drugs.
These Guidelines were established to assist the veterinary team in encouraging preventive care to improve the quality of life of senior cats, and to define screening and treatment of senior cats. Included is a client handout to teach cat owners how to care for older cats.
Client Handout: Friends for Life, Caring for your older cat
These Guidelines were established to assist in diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of FeLV and FIV infections.
These Guidelines were developed to educate and inform members of the veterinary profession. These recommendations reflect a combination of expert opinion, personal experience, and scientific studies.
This Panel Report was developed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate care of patients with respect to currently available vaccines.
This Panel Report was developed to answer questions commonly presented to veterinary clinicians or Bartonella spp. researchers, and was created using consensus viewpoints when possible and evidence-based medicine.
These guidelines were developed to communicate the most common cat-associated illnesses that are encountered in small animal practice grouped by route of transmission and to recommend ways to minimize dangers associated with cat ownership and to those providing cat health care.
The Basic Guidelines to Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials in Cats were designed to provide information to aid practicing veterinarians in choosing appropriate antimicrobial therapy to best serve their patients and to help minimize the development of antimicrobial resistance.


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The Lindner Hotel Prague Castle, a charming hotel nestled in the grounds of the UNESCO protected site of Strahov Monastery, is perfectly placed within the intimate ground of Prague Castle. It occupies a heritage building dating back to the 16th century right in the heart of the city's historical centre. Thanks to the nearby tram stops, all other parts of Prague are within easy reach.
The Hotel's 'Senses' Restaurant is an inviting place for lunches and dinners, combining fine cuisine with friendly service in a warm and elegant setting. The chef of the Lindner Hotel in Prague creates imaginative dishes of the Czech and international cuisines. The 'Muse' lobby bar serves morning coffee and afternoon tea together with a large selection of local and international spirits and boasts a library with a fireplace and a selection of international literature. The summer terrace, situated in the hotel's courtyard invites you to enjoy and relax, offering an escape in a unique area capturing the historical atmosphere.
Get the most out of your visit to Prague and unwind and recover with an authentic massage treatment from Bali and Thailand at the Lindner Castle hotel's wellness salon or enjoy a workout at the health club equipped with cardiovascular equipment & free weights and a sauna. The near by jogging track through Petrin Garden is popular with sports and horticultural enthusiasts.
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Just in time for the holiday season, Go Tablet updates it's breakthrough line of hybrid iPad case/bags with fashionable messenger bags that protects your iPad from drops, theft, and forgetfulness while keeping it instantly accessible for use.
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Fresh from the success of last year's groundbreaking iPad hybrid case/bag, Go Tablet follows up with a product that solves one of the biggest problems with iPads – how do you safely take it with you to where you're going, while still be able to use it without risk of dropping, theft, or misplacement? The Go Tablet Hybrid Messenger Bag functions as a protective padded case offering convenient, instant access and hours of comfortable use in your hands without compromise - while in the form factor of a fashionable messenger bag.
The original Go Tablet iPad Hybrid Travel Case was an instant success when it was introduced in 2011, with an unexpected majority of sales going to schools, hospitals, small businesses and other institutions that had deployed iPads in their workforce but needed a way to both protect their investment while keeping it easily accessible by their users.
The Go Tablet iPad Hybrid Messenger Bag was specifically targeted to appeal to the retail consumer, and is designed to look more like a fashion accessory than an iPad case.
Jao, who is also CEO of Roadtrip Luggage, the leading designer of custom fitted automobile luggage highly regarded by the enthusiast community worldwide, says "there is some satisfaction about creating products that solve real-life problems. People love their iPads and take them along with them everywhere. They want something that they can help them use their devices right away, something that protects their gadgets from drop and theft. And just as important, something that they can show to their friends and say - 'hey look at this'and in turn expect their friends to say 'hey thats way cool'"
"This is almost an overkill design", Jao opines. "A year of design and testing, hand crafted using the same techniques and materials alongside our world-renowned automobile fitted luggage, you don't see that much time and effort spent with many iPad accessories, if any at all. We're sure that with our iPad Messenger Bag, people can take their tablet wherever they go and feel safe that their expensive gadget does not get lost, damaged, or snatched away from them while still being able to comfortably use it whenever they want, wherever they are."
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PRESTONSBURG — Appalachian Community Theatres presented its latest production, "Schoolhouse Rock Jr.," at the Mountain Arts Center over the weekend.
The show was featured a selection of songs from the popular Saturday morning animated short, "Schoolhouse Rock," which imparted lessons on grammar, science, history, arithmetic and civics.
"Tonight we honor education," ACT executive director Terry Salyer told the guests prior to the start of the show. "And as you'll see in the show we'll do in a little bit, there's a lot of reinforcement, particularly for old codgers like me, who grew up singing and watching 'Schoolhouse Rock' with the cartoons on Saturday morning."
In addition to "Schoolhouse Rock Jr.," the performers also staged a preshow, during which groups and individual actors performed songs and dances for which they had established routines.
Prior to the show, Salyer recognized Debbie Stepp, of Broadway Printers, in Paintsville, for her work in producing posters, banners and programs for the acting group.
Performers in "Schoolhouse Rock Jr." include Lincoln Kilgore, Andrew Chapman, Makanna Mason, Hallee Lawson, Madison Tackett, Maddison Wampler, Paige Meadows, Katie Sexton, Bailey Windland, Emily War, Matthew Hicks, Ayngelea Nicole Griffith, Amelia Kretzer, Molly Francis, Madison Webb, Gabbie Bates, Tess Sergent, Riley Castle, Meghan Ratliff, Serena Castle, Skyler Hackworth, Hannah Bishop, Hana Hackworth, Makenzie Martin, Mattingly Jane Ratliff, Kaleigh Moore, Chelsea Reynolds, Chloe Reynolds, Lauryn McCoy, Katie Hammonds, Shelby Castle, Ashton Lohnes, Kaitlyn Johnson, Luke Shepherd, Hannah Shepherd, Abigail Adams, Emily Cole, Kandyce Hackworth, Adleigh Marshall, Katelyn Bingham, Elizabeth Campbell, Hannah Varney, Kassidy Clatworthy, Reagan Sammons and Haley Duty.


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BREVARD, N.C. — For the second straight game freshman Brittany Singleton found the back of the net for the Newberry women's soccer team as the Canton, N.C.-native scored the game winning goal as the Wolves topped the Tornadoes 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Wolves (7-7-3, 2-4-2 SAC) controlled the possession for a majority of the opening half, as Newberry outshot Brevard (1-14-2, 0-7-1 SAC) 8-0. The Wolves also out earned the Tornadoes 4-1 in corner kicks.
Newberry opened the second half on the attack, finding itself subject to an offside call in the 49th minute. In the 55th sophomore Gabrielle Brodie (Rolleston, Canterbury, New Zealand) took the Wolves first shot of the half, before the two squads exchanged shots for the next few minutes.
In the 64th minute Singleton scored on a far post look giving the Wolves a 1-0 lead. Singleton's goal was her second of the season.
The second half saw Newberry outshoot Brevard 12-2, but placed only two shots on frame.
Newberry sophomore goalkeeper Morgan Cox (Perth, Western Australia, Australia) made one save as she recorded her third clean sheet of the season. The Australian's clean sheet puts her alone at No. 5 in the Newberry career record book for goalie shutouts.
The Wolves wrap up the regular season with a senior day home conference match against Lincoln Memorial at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.


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Education ideas in PA
In the past week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled a plan to revitalize education in the Keystone State.
Championing taxpayer-paid vouchers, or "opportunity scholarships," Corbett said he wants to enable parents to send their children to private or religious schools as well as better-performing public schools. His plan also proposes changing the way charter schools are established, changing the way teachers are evaluated and expanding tax credits for businesses funding scholarships.
In presenting his plan, the governor cited Pennsylvania's 2.6 percent dropout rate in 2007-08, the most current statistics available at the federal government's National Center for Education Studies, the AP reported. That's lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent, but Corbett also pointed out Philadelphia's 45 percent dropout rate (which a Philly school official put closer to 31 percent when contacted for the story).
"We're here because we can't continue down the same path and think that we're going to get a different result," Corbett said in a story published by The Associated Press. "We have to think and act smarter. We have to have the will to do better."
Agreed, Mr. Governor. But herein lies the catch. The only students who are eligible for said vouchers are those whose families live at 130 percent of the federal poverty level, or a family of four earning $29,000 or less and attend schools in the bottom 5 percent of standardized test performance. Additionally, students would be accepted for better schools via a lottery should there be an overabundance of applications.
While the story did not touch much on how Corbett would evaluate teachers, highlights on his website, www.tomcorbettforgovernor.com/issues/education/, indicate that teachers' compensation would be linked to student achievement and excellence in the classroom. Corbett supports merit pay programs that operate alongside base pay, an important to provide incentive not only for current teacher but for future ones as far as recruitment and retention, according to the website.
I'm all for better education. I want my children to have the best learning experiences that they can in the commonwealth. So far, I am pleased with my daughter's education. We live in a good school district.
In addition to what she learns in the classroom, I build upon it at home. I help Amber with homework and drill her in her studies. She might think I'm overboard at times, such as asking her at random those spelling words she struggled with during a study session, but it's worth it in the end when she brings home excellent test scores.
In her classroom, the students take a spelling "pre-test" every Wednesday. If a students gets a 100 on the test, then she is exempt from having to take the official test on Friday. As of this writing, my daughter hasn't had to take a Friday test this school year. Some Wednesday mornings I ask her a few of those harder words while we wait for the bus to arrive, and she usually spells well. We get a little crazy in remembering certain things — from hand motions to word rhythms. They work (thank you, Richard P. Gallagher. I still remember the "How to Study" presentation you did at Immaculate Heart when I was an eighth-grader).
Some Pennsylvanians are against the vouchers proposal, as they would only aid a select population of children and perhaps add to religious schools. However, what about the students who are stuck in between, who are in a so-so school district but would love the opportunity to strive for better?
This is all a proposal, having to undergo the rigors of legislation in the House and Senate. The only thing we the taxpayers can do is let our elected leaders know our thoughts and opinions and hope for the best — pushing all the while for better education, and nothing less, and taking a hand in our children's education at home.


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You will find plenty of merchandise featuring "Pawn Stars" cast member Austin "Chumlee" Russell at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas — everything from Chumlee bobbleheads, golf balls and Chumberry lip balm...Tags: MTV (tv network), Joe Pantoliano, Chicago Loop, Culture, O.A.R. (music group)
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