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I rarely get sick or feel "under the weather," but late this past weekend, something hit me. It wasn't really the flu or a cold necessarily, I honestly think it was just a case of plain old mom exhaustion ... Imagine that! I just felt really, really tired and achy, and after preparing an entire dinner, I asked my kids' "permission" to go get into my bed! They willingly and lovingly agreed to completely clean up the kitchen together so I could rest my weary bones! I was thrilled, but admittedly, I was a bit skeptical!
So ... with my door open to listen closely to the "goings on," I retreated to the restful haven that I call my bed. After resting tentatively for a short while, I received a knock at the door. It was one of my smiling children coming to ask if I needed anything. I actually did need something, so I asked for a few crackers from the kitchen. Moments later, they appeared! So nice!
Not too long after that, another small knock sounded. The door opened farther and another sweet child appeared, also asking if I wanted anything. I asked for a glass of clear soda. It arrived in record time, un-spilled and in a very "nurse-like," almost professional manner. So sweet!
I rested a bit longer and decided that although the house sounded very peaceful, I should collect myself and climb out of bed to check on the status of the kids and the house. As I slowly walked through, I was shocked -- and impressed -- that the house was standing and no worse for the wear. In fact, it was cleaned up and the lights were even turned off (you know moms -- it drives us all crazy to see a light on in every room when there's not a person around!).
"Hm," I thought. "This is so different from those first five years ..." and my mind took me instantly back to those early years. Back then, when this mom got sick, a total household panic ensued -- literally. I remember during the first year of our six babies' lives, I got the full-blown stomach flu. It was the most violent type! Not only was I out of commission, but also that meant the "baby schedule" was out of commission AND most of our friends and volunteers, a.k.a. "baby feeders," didn't want to come over and help -- and trust me, I didn't blame them! Word traveled fast how very ill I was and no one wanted the unnecessary exposure to my horrific germs! So my four-day illness became a sort of mass casualty scene, where long shifts, never-ending feedings, baths, and diaper changes were carried out by an exhausted skeleton crew chasing their tails!
Talk about guilt?! I laid in my bed quarantined, dehydrated, and spent -- listening to the chaos -- feeling SO guilty that I was helpless to change the short-term fate of my family! It was a long weekend and probably THE experience that sent my already OCD-type germ response into overdrive!
Another memorable illness comes to mind in the years since that first one. It was one night when I was making my hour-long drive home from my 16-hour shift as a nurse. I didn't feel too well and I decided that denial would be my tactic for this round of sickness. Sick? Not me!
As I returned home, I took a shower and decided that I was just tired. My muscles ached furiously and I told myself that I had just spent 16 hours on my feet and had had a long commute each way, so NATURALLY I'd feel this way at the end of a long day (never mind that I did this shift every weekend and had never quite felt this drained before!).
I denied my illness all the way up until we began to hear retching and vomiting from the kids' rooms above us ... And as I rinsed set after set of vomit-filled bed sheets in our laundry room sink, I finally faced the music or, more accurately, the vomit, and "allowed" myself to join the ever-growing sick population in our house. That was the first time I had been gravely ill while taking care of six gravely ill 2-year-olds. Not to be graphic, but especially around the age of 2, it's very hard to coordinate a vomit-spewing child with a bucket -- to ensure that a literal puke fest on every possible surface of the house doesn't occur every five minutes! Not to mention that I had six of these, or maybe eight all at once?!
Every spare surface of our home became a "sick bay," as I call it. I made as many make-shift beds as I could fit anywhere near me in the "main" areas of the house. This made it easier to help do the "bucket vomit tango" each time it struck, as well as offer comfort, fluids, and medications for fevers. I knew I'd never make it up the stairs each time, so anywhere there was space and a shred of privacy, I made a bed! Whew! That was quite the Influenza War of 2006 we suffered here in the Gosselin household!
Since those early years and since the kids have grown and learned the "bucket vomit tango," it hasn't ever become EASY to manage the mass illness here, but let's just say that I'm extra glad that I'm a registered nurse. The training in patient care really helps when the "sick bug" hits here! I once traveled the hospital corridors "making my rounds," and now I make them in the hallways of my own home whenever illness strikes. Once the germs start spreading, it's a FULL 10 days to 2 weeks until I remove the "quarantined" signs from our front door!
I'm sick, resting in my bed as I type this, with a little sick one not far away! I'm bracing myself for what I still hope is NOT the Influenza War of 2013! Wait ... did I just hear that telltale retching sound? OH NO!!! Gotta go ...
How do you handle sickness in your home? Tell me below ...
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Reading a blog about copious amounts of vomit makes me want to vomit. Some things one should keep to themselves.
After all, it's been televised just how you treat your kids when they are sick: making them sleep on a cold tile floor in a laundry room might seem practical to you, and downright abusive to someone else.
And there you have it, folks. Kate Gosselin attempting to rewrite history, trying to justify her utter cruelty in making poor Joel lay on the cold hard laundry room floor when he was sick. That was no "bed" he was laying on, Kate. Are you forgetting there is video proof? And another thing, oh Supermom, when your child is sick, you DO push yourself up and down the stairs to tend to their needs while they are in the comfort of their own beds. You think of the CHILD first--not yourself and what's convenient for you.
This blog post is vomit inducing in many ways. But go ahead, Gosselin fans--tell Kate that she is the best mother the world has ever known! Ask her where she buys her vomit buckets--surely that is information only one as awesome as Kate knows. How did our mothers survive without Kate Gosselin as a role model and "knower of all mommy stuff".
Pukefest is right.
I guess I'm one of the few who actually likes Kate, and enjoyed the Celebrity Wife Swap episode.
As we got older we became more nurse-like when my mom was under the weather. My daughter is too young to play nurse. I was always able to avoid getting sick when everyone else was sick. It's nice to know that someone will take care of us when we're old.


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09/03/10 – Future, the special-interest media group, has today relaunched SFX.co.uk – the website for SFX, the world's bestselling sci-fi and fantasy magazine.
As Future continues to develop the SFX brand with print specials and live-event spin-offs, the community of enthusiasts who visit SFX.co.uk recorded a significant 43% rise in page impressions year-on-year.
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With a full-time Editor leading the website, SFX.co.uk will encourage enthusiasts to spend more time on the site and visit more often with the introduction of a number of new weekly regular features; including the Blastermind Quiz, what's on guide, sneak peeks at SFX magazine content and a dedicated video channel for the latest trailers and other special content.
The website relaunch provides SFX with a site that improves user experience, thanks to upgraded functionality and improved content. The new look allows Future to fulfil the needs of its commercial partners by offering better quality advertising solutions and more creative executions to reach this loyal and passionate group of enthusiast consumers.
Dave Golder, Online Editor of SFX.co.uk, said:
"The old SFX website was a solid success, and it was pushed to its limits. The new site offers us an amazing range of new opportunities to expand, reinvigorate the whole SFX experience online. Just as the magazine transformed sci-fi print journalism with new levels of editorial and design excellence, so the SFX website will offer something new and exciting online. It's not just about news and reviews, it's about living and breathing sci-fi and our users are going to be an important part of that mix. This is their site as much as ours."
Stuart Galbraith, Associate Publisher of SFX, added:
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I think it's called Caldera (like the Spanish word for cauldron). I saw it for the first time last night at Target... I like the sage scent... very nice.
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ni it's caldrea. combo of the names of the owner's daughters.
Well, I don't know. This is meant to be eco-friendly? I read the ingredients of the lotion on their website and it doesn't look very eco-friendly to me. I wouldn't put it on my skin. I like my cleaners and anything I put on my skin to contain nothing I cannot pronounce or recognize immediately as something the grows in the earth. After all, what goes on your skin gets absorbed straight into your blood stream.
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I just bought the Caldrea Citron Ginger counter spray. Not a bad price at $5.99. The smell is amazing and quite lasting. Awhile back, I accidentally bought a large bottle of unscented Mrs Meyers (also owned by Caldrea) so I added a couple ounces of the Citron Ginger to it. Even diluted, the Target Caldrea aroma really comes through.
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November 24, 2009
"There are more public libraries than McDonald's fast food restaurants in the United States," said Wayne Wiegand, Professor of Library and Information Studies and Professor of American Studies at Florida State University in the final lecture of this semester's Winter Park Institute Scholar-in-Residence series. Wiegand presented his research on libraries as the quintessential American institution to a mixed audience of students, faculty, staff, and local librarians in the SunTrust Auditorium on Wednesday, November 18.
His lecture, entitled "MAIN STREET PUBLIC LIBRARY: Community Places and Reading Space in the Heartland from 1865-1965," outlined the history and development of public libraries. Wiegand, however, considers himself and his views as contrary to the commonly held beliefs in the world of professional librarians.
"I am a burr under the saddles of professional librarians," said Wiegand. "I do not automatically assume that the American library is a unique commodity and essential to democracy."
However, Wiegand's research has led him to broaden that view, and accept such a conclusion in a deeper way. Wiegand explained to the audience that by 1956 use of libraries had been habituated and ritualized by the inhabitants of the Middle-American towns he studied. In addition to feeding the dreams of young people at the time, these libraries became the center for all community and cultural activities. Middle-class Americans came to view their local libraries as places to attain knowledge and minimize the confusion of everyday life, as well as places to see and be seen. Wiegand even went so far as to say that it was in libraries where people first became aware of their interdependence and interconnectedness, both with each other and with the collective body of literature. Wiegand cited the social nature of reading within libraries as the catalyst for the library's establishment of community culture.
Book censorship was also a topic covered during the discussion. Wiegand, who teaches a class on censorship and book history at Rollins, explained that local support of libraries aided in their resistance of censorship by allowing librarians to disregard state-prescribed book banning. Still, even though a majority of the public viewed the availability of controversial literature as essential to keeping a community informed, censorship has been a recurring obstacle.
The ultimate goal of Wiegand's research, upcoming book, and lecture is to accomplish library reform. In a post-lecture interview, Wiegand described himself as a bit of a rebel, saying that he wants, "to get librarians thinking differently than what was taught to them at their institutions of higher learning. If you were to study Library Science in college, you would not be hearing what I said today."
The Winter Park Institute has enriched the Rollins community with a wide spectrum of events during the fall semester. The variety of topics and diverse backgrounds of panelists and scholars provided an enlightening experience for many different audiences.
"We are extremely pleased with the scope and breadth of this semester's scholars and the spring scheduling will be equally rewarding," said Winter Park Institute Executive Director Gail Sinclair.
For more information on the Winter Park Institute's second semester presentations, visit www.rollins.edu/wpi/.
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August 01, 2013
By Frank Jordans
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HALLE, Germany (AP) — Karamba Diaby makes his way through the historic heart of Halle with the speed of a seasoned politician: slowly. More than two decades of involvement in local politics means the 51-year-old immigrant can't go more than a few steps without being stopped for a chat.
Two months before Germany's general elections each handshake and greeting carries added significance because Diaby is intent on becoming the country's first black member of Parliament. He listens patiently to his constituents and responds in fluent German with a strong Franco-African accent, courtesy of his Senegalese origins.
Nationwide just 81 — or about 4 percent — of the candidates running for the roughly 600-member parliament in the Sept. 22 election have an immigrant background. It is the highest number yet but still far behind countries such as France and Britain. Most of the immigrant candidates belong to the Greens or the Social Democrats, while Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party has only six immigrants on its slate.
Diaby's Social Democrats badly need candidates who will pull in enough votes to hold onto the three seats they won in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in 2009. Diaby has been placed third on the party list, making him one of the few immigrants with a strong chance of being elected.
"I didn't throw my hat in the ring," he said, a touch apologetically. "I was asked by others."
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The decision to place him near the top of the ticket is all the more remarkable because, like other states in the former East Germany, Saxony-Anhalt has a reputation for being more hostile toward immigrants — especially those from outside Europe — than western parts of the country.
While the trained chemist is reluctant to criticize his adopted home — he moved to Halle in 1986 and gained German citizenship in 2001 — Diaby nevertheless acknowledges that he was once physically attacked because of the color of his skin.
Still, the father of two puts this down to the fact that under communist rule East Germans had limited exposure to immigrants and that time will change old habits.
Another tradition he would like to see broken is that politicians from ethnic minorities are automatically pigeonholed as experts on immigration. "I want everyone to talk about immigration, not just immigrants," he said.
Germany urgently needs immigrants to make up for the country's falling birthrate, though few politicians are prepared to campaign on the issue. Diaby's pet topic is education and how it can help people from all parts of society — immigrants, the unemployed, school dropouts — improve their lot.
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To make his point, Diaby cites the story of Anton Wilhelm Amo, a former slave who became the first West African to study and teach at a European university about 300 years ago. By coincidence, it was the University of Halle.
As an example of the way black immigrants were treated in Germany, Amo's story remained unique for more than two centuries — except for the racism he reportedly endured, and that prompted him to return to West Africa.
That racism reached its horrendous peak with the Nazis' 12-year reign, which ended in 1945 with millions killed in death camps. Among them were many of Germany's small black community at the time, said Nkechi Madubuko, a Nigeria-born former athlete and TV presenter who has researched the history of Afro-Germans.
The biggest influx of African immigrants to Germany occurred in the post-war period, when newly liberated countries in Africa sent their best and brightest abroad to study. Diaby was one of them, receiving a scholarship to study in East Germany at a time when communist rule was slowly unraveling.
By 2005 there were about 200,000 people of African origin with full German citizenship, and about 303,000 more Africans with residency permits in Germany, said Madubuko.
While Afro-Germans have become more visible in recent years as athletes, actors and journalists, none has broken into national politics. This reflects the general lack of minority representation in German political life. Although nearly one in five people in this nation of 80 million are first-, second- or third- generation immigrants, only a handful has made it into the federal legislature — and most of them are ethnic Germans from eastern Europe.
Three have a parent who was born in India, another is of Iranian origin, while several more belong to Germany's sizeable Turkish community. Vice Chancellor Philipp Roesler is an ethnic Vietnamese who was adopted by German parents before he was a year old.
Ekin Deligoez, a member of the left-leaning Green Party whose family came to Germany from Turkey when she was a child, said immigrants were long discouraged from becoming involved in German politics by the country's restrictive citizenship rules and a general sense that they were not welcome.
"Every step of the way immigrants get the signal that they don't belong here," she told The Associated Press. "A foreign name will get you worse results in school, turned down for jobs, and rejected by landlords."
The period after 1990, when the unification of East and West Germany sparked a burst of nationalist sentiment, was particularly difficult, she said. But hostility remains today. "I'm pretty sure that some of the farmers in my Bavarian constituency still have a problem with me," she said.
Germany's political parties are beginning to accept that they can be represented by immigrants, even in senior positions, because of changes in the law over a decade ago that made it easier for immigrants to adopt German citizenship. This made them interesting as potential voters, said Madubuko.
"It's a whole new development for parties to actively court immigrants, rather than just use them for negative propaganda," she said. "So it would definitely be important for Afro-Germans if Mr. Diaby is elected."
Putting down his distinctive African-patterned briefcase to exchange Facebook contacts with two university students, Diaby said he hopes that his candidacy alone will encourage other immigrants to consider entering politics.
"The fact that I'd be first African-born lawmaker is not something I would want to dwell on," he said. "But a lot of eyes are on me and I hope they realize I'll be just one of over 600."
August 01, 2013
By KENNETH MILLER
LAWT Managing Editor
The bold new revitalization project for the city of Inglewood under the watchful eye of Mayor Jim Butts took its first giant leap on Tuesday when representatives of Madison Square Garden joined city officials to launch the renovation of its iconic treasure, The Forum.
More than 40 years after what was once known as The Fabulous Forum had played host to five Lakers NBA championships, performances by the Jacksons, Elvis Presley, Janet Jackson, Prince, Tina Turner, The Eagles and Monday Night Fights the building will reopen after a $100 million renovation under the name Forum presented by Chase with a concert by the Eagles Jan. 15, 2014.
After the Lakers bolted to Staples Center in 1999, leaving behind a legacy of memories including the 'Showtime' era, The Forum sat dormant from 2000 until most recent, and the debate of demolition was more dominant than any team or event that had played there.
Bishop Kenneth L. Ulmer kept the Forum on a respirator for the greater part of the past decade when Faithful Central Church purchased the building and held Sunday services.
"What motivated us (to purchase the Forum) was the concern for what happens to the city, what happens to a caucus. We really felt the challenge to try to bridge that gap from yesterday until tomorrow and it was a challenge, it was a good run and we were able to pass the baton to a great company," explained Ulmer.
Ulmer applauded the bright new future for the building and the city and stated that his primary concern was the building being demolished.
"I think that our concern was the city was moving into a new day, a new era and we were a link to that. We wanted to see the city maintain its forward vision of providing a fun place, a safe place for the community and then one that obviously one that has economic benefits for the community," he added.
The economic benefits are already beginning to take fold with the creation of an estimated 300 plus jobs during the renovation project and an additional 300 plus permanent position that will be absorbed by Inglewood residents.
Butts was the driving force behind reviving the building as he recalled his personal experiences with the Forum and his goals as a public servant for the city.
"I have decades of relationships with this building," he stated. "I went to my first two concerts here in 1969 one of which was Sly and The family stone. When I became a policeman I worked the basketball games from the floor and hockey games from the floor and when Kareem Abdul Jabbar was under threat I picked him up from his home," he recalled.
Butts said that he was also the venue commander during the Olympics in 1984 when the basketball games were played at the Forum.
He joked that his experience as Santa Monica Police Chief was a work-study program, and that "The music died when nobody wasn't looking."
MSG unveiled a video and photographs of the aggressive new face lift that will revert the façade back to it's original 'California red sunset' colors on the exterior and the interior will be completely modernized with more comfortable seating for 17,505 or converted to a half bowl of 8,000.
The new design will allow the venue to host the largest general admission floors in the country. The Forum will also have seven star caliber dressing rooms, an artist lounge and exceptional acoustics. The historic VIP Forum Club will be restored to its former glory and a newly introduced Chase Lounge will serve select Chase-affiliated patrons and offer premium access to loge seating.
The new aggressive fast moving plans calls for the venue to be a concert and entertainment venues only as MSG plans to capitalize on his vast relationships within the entertainment industry.
City Councilman George Dotson joined the mayor and State Senator Rod Wright in celebrating Inglewood's new day.
"This is a dream of the mayor and the councilman that really came true," said Dotson.
"It took a lot of hard work I must admit from the mayor and the city administrative staff and making this contract real and my hat it off to Madison Square Garden because they are living up to what they promised and this is really going to be a shining star in the city of Inglewood."
"I may have been the leader, but there was a lot of staff and you cant understate the contribution that Bishop Ulmer and Faithful central bible Church made to this city by holding on to that property so that it didn't get bulldozed and made into condominiums. It was the economic furnace to the city at one time and it is now the economic furnace to the city again," said Butts.
Wright was equally elated with the event.
"We are going to take the house that Jack built that we often called it and this will be the new life for it and making it an even greater venue in the city of Inglewood.
In December, historic Hollywood Park racetrack will be closing its doors for good to make way for Hollywood Park Tomorrow, a sprawling housing and retail development.
A month later in January on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the Forum will be reborn again.
August 01, 2013
By JOSH LEDERMAN
Associated Press
When is a lunch more than just a midday meal? When the two diners are President Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and inquiring minds want to know who, if anyone, the president will endorse in 2016.
A summertime meal shared by Obama and his rival-turned-ally threw the political speculation machine into overdrive recently, highlighting how closely both are being watched for signs of their intentions in the next presidential race.
For Clinton, it's a question of whether the former first lady will take the plunge, launching another campaign eight years after she lost to Obama in a hard-fought primary. For Obama, it's about dueling loyalties to two of his closest advisers who would both covet his endorsement: Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden, who is also said to be eyeing the Oval Office.
Such questions set the table for a midday powwow over salad, grilled chicken and pasta jambalaya whipped up by the White House chef and served al fresco on the patio just outside the Oval Office.
Will Clinton tip her hand? Will Obama offer his support? Or will the two dive deep into current events — bloodshed in Egypt, for instance, or a budding new round of Mideast peace talks that eluded Clinton as secretary of state?
In all likelihood, none of the above.
"The purpose of the lunch was chiefly social," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest, calling it a "chance to catch up" and adding that Obama had initiated the invitation. "Secretary Clinton and the president have developed not just a strong working relationship, but also a genuine friendship."
It's not the first time the two have huddled since Clinton stepped down in February after four years as Obama's top diplomat. They saw each other briefly in Dallas at the opening of former President George W. Bush's presidential library in April. And in March, the Clintons shared a private dinner with Obama that wasn't announced publicly until after the fact.
In the meantime, Clinton has kept up a hectic schedule of speeches and public appearances that has provided further fodder to those urging her to run again. A super PAC seeking to create a campaign-in-waiting in case she runs, Ready for Hillary, recently picked up support from some of Obama's most prominent former campaign organizers.
So it's no wonder that each Obama-Clinton rendezvous is closely analyzed, elating some and prompting eye rolls from others who lament that barely six months in to Obama's second term, talk about his replacement is already reaching a fever pitch.
"In Democratic circles, it makes people fantasize and engage in all kinds of speculation, when it fact it may just be a tete-a-tete between the leader of the free world and the most important person in the Democratic Party," said Hank Sheinkopf, a New York-based Democratic strategist who worked on President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election.
So what are the chances that Biden pops in for coffee and desert, a casual reminder that he's still the one with the office closest to Obama's?
"I think the table was set for two," Earnest said.
August 01, 2013
By Valerie Jarrett
President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Secretary of Labor Tom Perez met with civil rights leaders, and state and local elected officials at the White House to discuss how to safeguard every eligible American's right to vote in light of the recent Supreme Court decision on Shelby County vs. Holder.
The Supreme Court's decision invalidating one of the Voting Rights Act's core provisions, upsets decades of well-established practices that help make sure voting is fair, especially in places where voting discrimination has been historically prevalent.
President Obama acknowledged that for nearly 50 years, the Voting Rights Act has helped secure the right to vote for millions of Americans, and expressed deep disappointment about the recent decision. He asked the leaders in the room for their ideas on how to strengthen voting rights, and also encouraged them to continue educating their communities on the Voting Rights Act, and how to exercise voting rights.
We've seen much progress towards guaranteeing every American the right to vote. But, as the Supreme Court recognized, voting discrimination still exists. And while the decision is a setback, it doesn't represent the end of either our efforts to end voting discrimination, or our basic right to vote.
Since the decision, President Obama has called on Congress to pass legislation to ensure every American has equal access to the polls. The Voting Rights Act has been reauthorized repeatedly by wide bipartisan margins in Congress, and signed into law by Republican presidents. In addition, every single American should have an interest in ensuring that every eligible American is able to exercise his or her right to vote. So we remain hopeful that we will find a legislative solution to ensure a fair, and equal voting process.
Yesterday's meeting was another step forward to protect the vote, and we will continue to do everything in our power to secure this most basic right for all Americans.
Yesterday's participants included:
• Barbara Arnwine, President & Executive Director, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• Napoleon Bracy, Alabama State Representative
• Roslyn Brock, Chairman, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Board of Directors
• John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund
• Margaret Fung, Executive Director, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
• Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
• Trey Martinez Fischer, Texas State Representative
• Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
• Mee Moua, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
• Janet Murguia, President & CEO, National Council of La Raza
• Laura Murphy, Director, American Civil Liberties Union
• Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta
• Thomas Saenz, President & General Counsel, The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
• Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action Network
• Calvin Smyre, Georgia State Representative
• Alan Williams, Florida State Representative
August 01, 2013
By Shonassee Shaver
LAWT Intern
The United Job Creation Council (UJCC) a nonprofit organization held their annual Mentoring Recruitment Day and Youth Hip Hop Festival on July 20 at the City Refuge Church presiding Bishop Noel Jones in Gardena, California. The UJCC showcased their mentoring program called the Teleion Mentoring Program which empowers 'high risk' youth, ages 12 to26 coming out of juvenile camps and prisons.
Los Angeles youth was motivated during the 'Youth Empowerment Discussion' which included guest speakers Pastor Isaac Williams of The Word Experience, Jemeker Thompson former "Queen Pin" and founder of the nonprofit organization 'Second Chance Evangelist Ministries', Giovanni Stephens, Monet Bagneris a graduate from USC's Keck School of Medicine and 2012 Miss Los Angeles County, and Zaneta Smith Teleion Mentor Coordinator and Youth Interactive Panel Facilitator.
CAP I Annexx the Mime and Pastor Isaac Williams performs during the Hour of Power Hip Hop Show.
It was also a day of fun for the youth where entertainers including rappers Lady Shofar, Moses the Prophet, gospel artist Du2ce, Christian dance team "Committed Feet" and music group "Authentic People" performed during the 'Hour of Power Hip Hop Show.'
There was a host of employment partnerships that consisted of the LA Urban League, PVJobs, Southeast-LA Crenshaw Worksource Center and Watts Labor Community Action Committee.
The event's main focus was to inform Los Angeles's youth about the importance of mentoring for young Black men and women through Positive Pathways Program (P3) where transitional aged youth are matched with selected mentors. However, recruitment for the Telieon Mentoring Program was the main attraction throughout the event.
"We wanted to recruit more mentors and youth who are unaware of our Mentoring program," said Jean Franklin, Executive Director of UJCC on their goals for the event. "The goal for this event was to recruit men of color who have a passion to give back to the community."
The program's objective is to provide education, jobs, job training, careers and life skills for juvenile offenders in Los Angeles areas Compton, Watts, Gardena, Inglewood and Hawthorne. In efforts to reconstruct the lives of foster and probation youth, they offer pathway coaches.
"We advocate for them," said Franklin. Indeed, the UJCC Teleion Mentoring Program are advocates for the reduction of gang warfare and incarceration of young Black men. They are active in the community, recruiting kids on the streets of Los Angeles and coming out of juvenile camps. Teleion Mentoring Program is a safe haven for African American youth who are encouraged to persevere beyond their means.
"We are one of the massive movers in the community regarding change, jobs and advocating rights for more jobs," said Rahab Mitchell. "Franklin organized an initiative in the state of Sacramento which now is a law that requires so much percentage of jobs for local hire be given to youth who are in transition."
In 2006, UJCC put together a local hire to inform estranged youth about jobs that were hiring regardless of any criminal background. "Construction is one of the few industries where one's background is not held against them. We are focused on 'high risk' youth and ex-offenders who are consider "hard to place" in the job market."
The UJCC is one of the main resources in the community to provide jobs for youth. They work with an array of industry sectors that appeal to former juvenile offenders. They also have a hand in anti-violence, helping to decrease the violence in the community.
The UJCC is proactive in the church, networking with Pastors who often refer kids to them. They assist with faith based organizations (FBOs) and community based organizations (CBOs). Jean Franklin created 'Anchor of Hope Re-entry Ministry' at the City of Refuge which provides holistic services to ex-offenders.
The United Job Creation Council's ultimate goal is to eliminate recidivism in the community.


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A Billion Dollars Isn't Cool. You Know What's Cool? Basic Human Decency | TechCrunch
Nice little rant by Paul Carr. Been hearing a lot of hate on the TC redesign but I really like it.
A Billion Dollars Isn't Cool. You Know What's Cool? Basic Human Decency | TechCrunch
Nice little rant by Paul Carr. Been hearing a lot of hate on the TC redesign but I really like it.
I had a conversation with Tyler about project management software the other day, because I invited him to start using Asana to start keeping track of features and ideas for our app.
Tyler was vehemently opposed to any kind of project management software.
Having used a number of tools (basecamp, pivotal tracker, redmine), I'm inclined to agree. But Asana has such a sexy UI that I thought maybe this was the one, this is how project management should be, we should take time to carefully list, monitor and track what we're building.
This, of course, is wrong.
In the context of startups, project management tools will always suck. If you are using a PM tool then you are not designing, coding, or communicating with customers. You are not even communicating with your team. You are putting an abstraction layer between you and your team, effectively saying "I prefer to engage with this UI which makes me feel valuable and productive because I make lists and assign tasks" instead of actually engaging with the people building the product.
Getting e-mails that say "UserName has assigned you task: XXXXXX" sucks. Developers and designers aren't fucking robots. They are literally a highly valuable class of modern artisans. If you give them shit like this it's pretty damn boring and they'll quickly find other places to work.
So, Asana is pretty, but if you feel compelled to start down the rabbit-hole that is project management, remember that you could (and should) be coding, designing, or selling something, not making lists that few will read that will soon be forgotten.
The business justification for this wild-ass effort is likely not obvious, so I'll define it: the act of exploration is as valuable as the act of building.
Exploration is hard to justify because it's hard to measure. When exploration is complete, you often have nothing to hold up to your project manager to explain or justify the expenditure of time. Here's what you tell them, "My job isn't just building product; I also build people.""—http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2011/07/12/bored_people_quit.html


text: It's been a while since we last heard from Spanish wunderkind El Guincho, but it's a good thing he decided to produce some tracks for fellow Spaniards and friends Extraperlo. Ardiente Figura in particular hints a lot to his solo material (Alegranza! for life), but you'll recognise his key elements on Fina Vanidad without doubt as well. One of the members of Extraperlo is Alba Blasi, one half of the Spanish Beach House'esque duo GRANIT - the other half of GRANIT is Christina Checa, who guested on El Guincho's Pop Negro. In short: Extraperlo is some sort of Spanish supergroup.


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Cute IKEA Hack: Stool Turned Kid's Bike
Design News 04.04.13
In other news, 40 years ago, the first cell phone call was made, and New York's most expensive listing is asking $125 million. See the headlines after the jump.
• A Kids Bike, Made From An Ikea Stool | Co.Design
• 40 Years Ago Today, The First Cell Phone Call Was Placed | Fast Company
• Pierre Penthouse, Asking $125M, Now NYC's Priciest Listing | Curbed
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Is it just me, or is the frosta not sold in the US anymore?
It is not. Target sells a copy of the copy that was the Frosta. I bought like 5 of them when I saw they were being discontinued. Love them.


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Jim Mid move near the top of Breaking Wind, His first E1 lead
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Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) fees increase from 1 October 2010
The Department of Internal Affairs has announced that the fees for all their products and services will be raised from 1 October 2010 in line with the Governments increase of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 12.5% to 15%.
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Michelle Obama wears her soft floral printed Prabal Gurung dress and matching jacket, and President Obama looked relaxed in a soft heather gray suit with a blue tie for Easter. The girls looked more punchier with the graphic printed dresses and bright red and purple cardigans. (The Hollywood Life) The designers of Dolce & Gabbana […] [Read More]
Fashion Recap: Gwynnie's blowout bar, Lululemon pants scandal + the Chanel jacket
The designer vs. first lady beefs continues. Not long after Vivienne Westwood spouted off about Michelle Obama, Oscar de la Renta is back for round 2. Now the designer is doling out some rather strong and offending opinions about Michelle Obama. He said he "would like to dress" Michelle Obama, but retorted, "Will it make […] [Read More]
Michelle Obama is cover girl for Vogue's April issue
Take that, Vivienne Westwood. First lady Michelle Obama graces the cover of Vogue for a second time in the magazine's April issue. The cover feature comes in the wake of criticisms of the first lady's clothing from British designer Vivienne Westwood. Westwood took aim at the first lady's style in an interview with the New […] [Read More]
Oh, no she didn't! Vivienne Westwood on Michelle Obama
She's at it again. British designer and haute punk originator Vivienne Westwood took aim at First Lady Michelle Obama in a recent interview with the New York Times after criticizing the Duchess of Cambridge earlier this month for not recycling her clothes often enough. Even the reporter conducting the interview seemed surprised by the exchange. […] [Read More]
Fashion Recap: Conde Nast invests in Farfetch; MAC in Paris; iWatch coming
Conde Nast International has invested $20 million into luxury online retailer Farfetch. It's largest investment to date. The site will connect boutiques and showcase high-end merchandise from all over the world all in one place. (WWD) In other investments, Nike president and CEO, Mark Parker has announced their contribution of $50 million to Michelle Obama's 'Let's […] [Read More]
First lady's new gown, courtesy of Iran's Fars News
If Hollywood's Academy Awards can be counted on for being overly long, the show in modern times has also proven it can be counted on for provoking viewers — from the choice of host and his or her comedic material to questionable fashion choices on the runway. Whether what you're seeing or hearing is offensive […] [Read More]
The year of the chop, and other hair highlights
It was the chop heard around the fashion world. Twenty-year-old model Karlie Kloss cut off seven inches of her long, flowing locks in late 2012, leaving the fashion moguls buzzing. The look is being called the "Haircut of the Moment," first by Vogue in its January issue and then by The New York Times. The Chop, […] [Read More]
Meet Miss Wu and its designer, Jason
SFUnzipped's Catie Nienaber checks out the lower-priced collection from ruby red-hot designer Jason Wu. View the gallery to see how the 30-year-old designer has evolved: With Jason Wu's new contemporary line, Miss Wu, you can have your cake and eat it, too. Designed with the modern urban gamine in mind, the collection was officially unfurled […] [Read More]
Fashion Recap: Inaugural fashion details; J.Law on 'SNL'; more Uniqlos planned
Inauguration happenings officially began Sunday, and Michelle Obama looked polished as usual in a custom ultramarine color Reed Krakoff shift dress and fitted cardigan. Meanwhile, Malia wore a blue dress from H&M layered over a black sleeved shirt (already the versatile fashionista) and Sasha wore pink printed A-line dress. Today found the First Family color-coordinated […] [Read More]
Michelle Obama nails style with substance
First lady Michelle Obama's address to the Democratic National Convention last night scored some serious points, both politically and sartorially. Twitter reported 28,003 tweets per minute by the end (compared with Mitt Romney's peak of 14,289 peak), according to the National Memo. We'll leave the analysis to our Chronicle colleague Joe Garofoli and concentrate on […] [Read More]
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Patons Yarns
One of Britain's most popular yarn suppliers, Patons yarns combine great quality with competitive prices. We especially recommend the 100% Cotton DK range, its luxurious 100% Mercerised cotton is ideal for all seasons and perfect for crochet and knitting. You will also find Patons 100% Cotton 4ply range here.
We stock a wide range of DK Patons yarn including Patons Smoothie DK, Dreamtime DK, Fab DK and the beautiful Patons Fairytale range, which is delicate enough for baby wear and craft.If you prefer chunky knitting then try the hugely popular Fab Big range! You can view knitting yarns from other brands back on our Yarn Store homepage.
Patons Yarns Products
Patons Fab Dk Multi Raspberry - 02326SKU: 503026
Only £2.89
Patons Fab Dk Multi Strawberry - 02340SKU: 503030
Only £1.89