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How brand archetypes provide a framework for adding meaning to your brand
Branding is not simply working out which colour your logo should be or what font you need to use. It's much bigger and deeper than that. In this post we look at the methodology of archetypal branding to show how brand archetypes provide a framework for adding meaning to a brand.
Before we get onto what exactly a "brand archetype" is it might be worth giving some context. As humans we tend to "anthropomorphize" or "personify" things and objects. This is the case with brands. In other words we think of these things as other humans. As having a personality.
Psychology Today tells us that: "Research reveals that consumers perceive the same type of personality characteristics in brands as they do in other people. And just like with people, they are attracted more to some personality types than others – attractions which are emotion based, not rational. Brand personality is communicated by marketers through packaging, visual imagery, and the types of words used to describe the brand."
So how do we add a personality to a brand which is believable - and even more importantly in the modern world, is authentic. One way is to use 'archetypal branding'.
Around the year 1919, the psychologist Carl Jung documented the idea of 'archetypes'. Archetypes are feelings, fantasies and visions that reflect typical human characters. Their origins go back hundreds of years to the classical era. The Greek root of the word "archetype" means "first-moulded". Jung described them as: "Forms or images of a collective nature which occur practically all over the earth as consistency of myths and at the same time as individual products of the conscious origin". In more modern times archetypes have begun to be used in advertising and marketing. One famous advertising strategist, Jon Howard-Spink, has defined an archetype as; "a universally familiar character or situation that transcends time, place, culture, genre and age. It represents an eternal truth".
Jung developed the premise that everyone has a particular 'archetypal character' that they can relate to in their life - or at least at points and times in their life. From Jung's work 12 different character archetypes have been identified which span many different personalities. Depending on the type of person, what that person desires to do or the situation the person finds themselves in, archetypes are triggered and evoked. They are patterns of behaviour. These archetypes are a part of our human 'mental architecture' and are amplified in stories. All good stories have characters which embody these archetypes. It doesn't matter if it's a Hollywood blockbuster or an Indonesian hillside legend, you will come across the same types of characters. They transcend culture and demographics. One has only got to think about the enduring appeal and success of films such as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter and other iconographic stories to realise the power of archetypes. Jung believed archetypes are part of our "collective" unconsciousness as human beings. They represent the drives, needs, fears and desires hard-wired into all of us. When we are driven and motivated to do a particular thing these archetypes are evoked and we embody them. The theories that Jung discovered were far reaching, influencing well known psychologists such as Freud and helping to define human psychology itself.
In more recent years, the idea of archetypes has been used as a framework to add meaning to brands.
In their book "The Hero and the Outlaw" Margaret Mark and Carol S. Pearson showed how Jungian archetypes enabled companies to manage the meaning of branded products and services. They demonstrated how these archetypes connect with a number of scientifically defined customer motivations which resonate with each archetype. By understanding which archetype serves which motivation, a framework can be developed which helps to identify which brand archetype a business might be. This can then be used to ensure all communications are consistent and clear, communicating authentic meaning to an audience.
Projecting your purpose to your target audience well is one of the keys to developing a successful brand. Archetypes provide a way to do this. They represent your purpose in a form that everyone can recognise. Knowing your archetype means you can communicate on a deeper emotional level and your audience can understand what you stand for swiftly. You can tell a better story.
When going through a branding exercise, a marketing team would consider which archetype its brand is bringing out in its audience for the specific product or service being offered. Successful brands will then mirror this in the archetype they embody.
As a simple example imagine you sell a range of T-shirts which are aimed at teenagers. After doing your research you discover the reason why your audience is purchasing your t-shirts is because they fit with the lifestyle choice of teenagers to be rebellious and free of constraint. This would inform you that the rebel archetype is being evoked. This would then give you an archetype to embody as a brand.
Archetypal branding then is a key tool in the marketers tool-kit. In a world full of clutter and competing brands they allow for a story to be told which resonates with an audience. Using principles of psychology this framework allows for brands to connect, communicate and build relationships with customers. When used properly archetypes enable brands to produce a story which people can join because they also believe this story. They help companies know how to communicate and build strategies around who they truly are - rather than simply what the competition in their marketplace might be doing.
It is not usual that a brand fits into one single archetype. Usually, after defining a core archetype, sub-archetypes (or "wing" archetypes") are employed to balance and give structure to a brand's personality.


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GROWING JOBLESSNESS: Greece's unemployment rate rose to 21.9 percent in March from 21.4 percent in February. It rose sharply from 15.7 percent in March 2011.
CONTEXT: Greece has been struggling through a financial crisis for two years, and has been relying on billions of euros in international rescue loans. In return for the money, it has cut spending and raised taxes, leaving the country mired in a deep recession.
YOUTH PAIN: Young people have been the most affected by the job losses, with more than half of 15- to 24-year-olds unemployed in March.

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Playing time: 75 mins.
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Frisia in the 14th century. The "free frisians" have organized themselves into communities with each member having equal rights. Public offices are, however, in the hands of large and wealthy families that form the ruling class called "nobiles". At the same time, the Frisian chieftains developeded and the title "hovetling" (chief) became common usage. But soon famines, lack of trade relations, pestilence and storm surges became a threat to public order.
Game Idea
In this tactical boardgame 2 to 4 players jointly tackle the looming danger and at the same time try to persist in the political power struggle in order to raise the reputation of their family. But a player's ressources are hardly sufficient to deal with challenges on their own. When and where will the other players contribute? Is it better to pursue a political career early, risking to be chased from office in disgrace? Are you wealthy enough to get involved in politics at all? And when is the right time to become chief?
The player, who correctly assesses the plans of their teammates and who gains political influence at the right time, will acquire the highest reputation and win the game.
Game Mechanics
Worker Placement, Set Collection, Bidding
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Cover partially and cook on low for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally, or until the meat is very tender. Remove the bay leaves and stir in the chopped parsley.
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning (used: Tony Chachere's)
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
2 tablespoons bacon grease or vegeteable oil
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped bell peppers
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1 can diced tomatoes
2 cloves chopped garlic
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, coarsley chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
2 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Cajun hot sauce (used: Tabasco)
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley leaves
4 green onion tops, sliced
Baked Cheese Grits, recipe follows
Dice beef into bite-sized pieces and place in a large mixing bowl. Season the meat with the Cajun seasoning, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper, tossing to coat well. Add 1/2 cup flour and toss to coat the meat completely.
Heat 1/4 cup of the oil and bacon grease in a large cast iron pot over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the meat, in batches, if necessary and brown on both sides. Remove meat with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel-lined plate.
Reduce heat to medium and add the "holy trinity" ~ onions, bell peppers, and celery to the oil. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the cayenne. Continue stirring, scraping the bottom and sides of the pot to loosen any browned bits. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the vegetables are wilted. Stir in 1/2 cup flour and mix to combine, lightly browning the flour, but not burning. Stir in the garlic and saute lightly. Stir in the stock, Worcestershire sauce, and wine and bring to a slow boil, stirring constantly to smooth out liquid. Stir in diced tomatoes and hot sauce. Reduce heat to a low simmer. Add the bay leaves, thyme, oregano, and basil. Return the browned meat to the pot and season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
Cover partially and cook on low for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally, or until the meat is very tender. Remove the bay leaves and stir in the chopped parsley.
Place a portion of the Baked Cheese Grits into a shallow serving bowl and spoon the grillades and some of the gravy over the grits. Garnish with some chopped green onions and serve immediately.
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6 cups whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups quick-cooking white grits
2 cups grated sharp white Cheddar
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Lightly grease a 9 by 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
Over medium heat bring to a boil: milk, salt, cayenne remaining tablespoon of butter. Immediately stir in the grits, and reduce the heat to medium. Whisk steadily while cooking, uncovered, for 6 to 8 minutes, until the grits are tender and creamy. Remove from heat and whisk in 1 1/2 cups cheese until melted. Pour the grits into the prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and slightly golden. Serve hot.
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…for his irrational actions, he is just like any human would do fighting as the best he can, for himself, for his family for his loved ones, thinking this is the best for the country.
If he was left alone he would have been a good president, now he is all the time fighting the leaking 'Intelligence Community' and their allied media.
#bigbrotheriswatchingyou is so powerful that they even can manipulate people into insanity (with selective leaking, monitoring everything a person does, suppressing the impact a person could have, hacking systems, photoshopping data) these people become then irrational, chaotic, unpredictable animals, an insane president is a danger for America, for the world, but the 'Intelligence Community' is to blame when TRUMP triggers an apocalypse.
Take for instance TRUMP Twitter account with 35 million followers, could be his tweets go only to key figures, that his account is squeezed, is suppressed to a great extent, thats called "shadow banning" in Twitter, people complaining: "Hé I don't get TRUMP tweets anymore :-(" where can they go?, where can they complain?, where can they get justice? More over Twitter speculates that people will keep thinking: "Oh I must have missed it!" OK you will see them on TRUMPs account, one can still retweet, but bet on it, these retweets are "shadow banned" too.
TRUMP: you're not responsible for what you do anymore, God made it easy, God made it easy to you, God lays his ease all on you []:-)


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In this post we will be talking about the very 10 fastest dog breeds in the world. We all know that dogs are endowed with speed but the fact still remain that there are some dog breeds you can catch up with in a race while there are some that you will be knocked down shamelessly in terms of speed.
Curious to know these dog breeds? Let's move on…
The Vizsla is a dog breed originating in Hungary, which belongs under the FCI group 7. The Hungarian or Magyar Vizsla are sporting dogs and loyal companions, in addition to being the smallest of the all-round pointer-retriever breeds.
The breed has been a trusted hunting dog from as early as the 10th century and they run at an estimated 25 mph whilst on the hunt. Unfortunately, during World War II the breed faced extinction after being nearly overrun by English Pointers and German Shorthair Pointers. It is estimated that only around a dozen survived, but the Visla somehow managed to fight its way back to prominence. With a fearless nature and an immensely protective instinct, they are known as beloved companions who quickly form close bonds with their owners, earning the nickname 'velcro vizslas' due to forever being by their pack's side.


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- Age: 36
- Birthday: February 2, 1982
- Height: 5' 7" (169 cm)
- Weight: 101 lbs. (46 kg)
Han Ga In is a Korean actress who is best known for her roles in Bad Guy and The Moon Embracing the Sun. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she was recognized immediately when she was filmed during a high school event for a short news piece. Entertainment agents saw her in the piece on the news, went to her school, and offered to take her under their wing. She did a few commercials before she was cast in her first acting role in 2002, on a television show called Sunshine Hunting.
In 2004, after appearing in three other television shows, she got a big break in her career when she was offered one of the starring roles in Spirit of Jeet Kune Do: Once Upon a Time in High School. Her performance in the film quickly led to another lead role in 2005, this time on a television show called Super Rookie. From there, her acting career only seemed to climb. In 2006, she appeared in the television show Dr. Kkang. Then, in 2010, she expanded her repertoire by taking a role in the television series Bad Guy.
In 2012, she starred in the television series The Moon Embracing the Sun, and the show became very popular with fans. She was also featured in a movie called Architecture 101.
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Conceived In Rape – A Testimony to the Meaning of Life
Posted By LAF Editor on January 28, 2014
Rebecca Kiessling spokesperson for the 'hard cases' has been on the front line of the battle for life with the specific mission to expose the reality of what is is to be one of the hard cases. The prolife position that grants life except in hard cases isn't good enough. Listen to Rebecca bring her audiences back to reality, reminding them of the meaning and feeling that exists in the lives that so easily fall into the exception clause.
"It's so ironic that so called feminists are the first to argue that women are weak and pathetic and can't handle very much. They'll say things like, 'How can you expect a women to have to carry a baby. How can you expect a rape victim to have to go through that? How can you expect a women to have to carry a baby who's just going to die?" As if everyone else is immortal. And they short change women because they don't give women credit for being resilient. They don't give women credit for being capable of great love. They don't give women credit for being strong and for being stronger than they think. Instead they just have low expectations. And I think that has been a tremendous disservice to women. And, tragically has resulted in deaths of millions of babies."
Editor's Note: Not for young audiences. Also, when youtube videos end, they promote other videos with similar keywords. As a result visually inappropriate suggestions may come up when videos end.
Recommended Resources
Gianna: Aborted, and Lived to Tell about It (Focus on the Family)
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The suspects accused of murder in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man last week had not guilty pleas entered on their behalf Monday in Fayette County District Court.
Daniel J. Glasscock, 28, and Destiny A. Huff, 22, were arraigned on charges of first-degree robbery and murder. They both appeared through a video feed from the Fayette County jail.
They are charged in the death of Victor Villagomez-Duarte, 24, of Denver.
Villagomez-Duarte was outside the Microtel Inn at 2240 Buena Vista Drive just after 9 a.m. Sept. 5 when he was shot in his right shoulder, according to Lexington police. He died Wednesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital.
Huff told police that she was with Villagomez-Duarte when he was shot, according to court documents. She told investigators that a passenger in a vehicle shot Villagomez-Duarte and that she could identify the driver.
After she provided contact information for the driver, investigators determined that she had called the suspect immediately after she had spoken to the victim on the phone before the shooting, according to court documents.
Phone records showed that Huff was the only person who had made contact by phone with all of the people involved in the shooting, including the suspect and the victim, according to court documents. Records also showed that Huff contacted the suspects multiple times after the shooting and after her interview with police.
A witness told police that the driver of the vehicle involved in the shooting had a "D" tattooed on his face, according to court documents. Through a photograph line-up, the driver was identified as Glasscock.
Huff and Glasscock are scheduled to appear back in court on Thursday for a hearing.
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Cycling. While it has such a long and rich history, the sport itself has not hit the interest of many Americans up until a few years ago. As the sport continues to grow, more and more attractive cycling destinations are begin to emerge all across the world. Just ask any cycling enthusiast. They can attest to the ever-evolving passion and love they have each time they get on their bikes. While it may not happen instantaneously, it will eventually get you the moment you feel your adrenaline running with the wind blowing through your hair. If you would like to learn more about cycling, especially the best destinations to ride on, take a look at this video above.
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Oscillating between the macro and micro, the engulfing scale of Zhang Xioatao's paintings is at odds with his tiny subjects, each canvas encapsulating a sense of 'universe' within their humble depictions. Approaching painting as an archetype of beauty, Zhang's surfaces are vivacious in their intensely rich detail. Mesmerising with lush textures and soulful hues, Zhang magnifies the conception of space and physicality, creating a sense of infinity within the minute and claustrophobic.
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Misconceptions abound among educators regarding copyright inside and outside the classroom. What questions do YOU have about copyright that you'd like answered? Next week, on Tuesday evening, I'll be connecting with a class at Columbus State University in Ohio via Wimba and discussing copyright issues and questions particularly as they pertain to education. This won't be an open/public webinar, but I will record the session and share it subsequently as a free podcast.
If you have a question about copyright you'd like answered, please post it to the Google Moderator Series I've created on Copyright and Fair Use In Education. Once people have started to post questions there, you should also be able to virtually "vote" for other questions and make this into a crowdsourcing activity. If you don't want to post a question there, you can also share it on this post as a comment. I'll try to address submitted questions during the recorded session as well as here on the blog afterward.
Students attending this webinar have been asked to view my ITSC SlideShare/Slidecast "Copyright 101 for Educators" first, to provide background information and hopefully inspire them to ask good questions both before and during the webinar.
You can also find more resources on this topic on my wiki curriculum page "Copyright, Fair Use, Intellectual Property & for Educators."
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The Environmental Law Association exists to: - Create a forum for all students to be involved in a range of environmental activities. - Encourage environmental awareness and activism among Hastings students. - Influence campus policies relating to environmental responsibility. - Support students in pursuing careers in environmental law and making contacts with professionals in the field. - Establish and maintain working relationships with other law schools, local and national environmental groups, and environmentally focused businesses and law firms.
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Here are the Division Standards for the MAAC 2016. Remember, these are just a guideline to help you choose the division you would like to compete in. It does not mean we will use these weights, just use an indicator. The MAAC is known for being a difficult competition, and for good reason. We like to challenge the norm, knowing that you are all capable of a great deal, and when put into difficult situations see you thrive.
Elite Division -
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Forkland Abraham Lincoln Museum
Genealogy & History Workshop
Forkland Community
Center Lincoln Museum
Saturday, May 19, 2018 9 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
American Wars & Their Veterans
The 2018 Genealogy Workshop is honoring our Kentucky Veterans
this year. The speakers will be:
"The Forgotten War: Kentuckians in the War of
Carolyn Crabtree, a former
mathematics and English teacher, now spends her retirement researching
and speaking about history and genealogy for her own family and well as
for others who have ancestors from Central Kentucky, Virginia and
Western North Carolina. Over the last 40 years she has written
helped compile genealogy books for
the Forkland Community Center Abraham Lincoln Museum. Carolyn has
published articles in several magazines and has created books on the
Caldwell family in the
United States and on the McDowell-Shelby-Warren family.
"North and South? Finding Your Kentucky Civil
War Ancestor"
Don Rightmyer is a native of
Harrodsburg and retired Air Force Veteran who served for 24 years.
He is a lifelong student of the Civil War and especially Kentucky's
during the war. As editor of the Kentucky Ancestors
Magazine, a publication from the Kentucky Historical Society, Don
integrated genealogical research into his study of the war.
Don will help you find and learn about your Kentucky Civil War relative
and whether he wore blue, gray, or butternut.
"Tribute to Valor and Courage -- The World
Eric "Rick" Lee is a native of
Chicago, Illinois. He as commissioned a Second Lieutenant after
completing Army ROTC at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Rick earned a
Bachelor's Degree from the University of Alabama and a Masters Degree
from Murray State University. The son of a World War II and
Korean War era veteran, Rick's eight-year
military tenure included assignments in leadership, personnel, and
logistics. He is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and served with
the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and
the Third Armored Division. Rick maintains close ties with World
War II organizations as well as former service members throughout the
country. He has also worked with a team on
the Library of Congress' Veteran's Oral History Project. He is a
member of the Military Writers Society of America. Rick has
chronicled many of the stories of America's "Greatest Generation"
in his book, Tribute to Valor and Courage, and he has shared
their accomplishment through his presentations in bookstores, churches,
schools, retirement homes, libraries, and other venues.
He is currently working on a sequel to this book.
More information will be coming soon, but sign up early. Remember
that the limited number of participants is 50.
Pre-registration is required for the catered lunch.
To get a PDF copy of the 2018 flyer, with an application form, and get an idea of what
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Reserve May 19, 2018 for a very special day.
Cost $30 (lunch is included) No refunds after May 14th.
Contact for more information:
Wayne Thurman at
Carolyn Crabtree at
Shirley Sheperson by phone at 859-936-2061
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Forkland Community Center in Southwestern Boyle County,
Located on KY 37, 30 minutes from Danville or Lebanon
Directions to Forkland Community Center: From
Danville, go south on US 127 to the traffic light at Junction City and turn
right onto KY 300. Then just after the railroad tracks turn left onto
KY 37 and stay on KY 37 all the way (about 10 miles) to the Community Center
on the right. From Lebanon go east on US68, turn right on KY 243
(Gravel Switch turnoff). Stay on 243 until KY 243 turns right over the
bridge. Here you should go straight on KY37. The Community
Center is about three miles on the left. GPS Coordinates for the
Forkland Community Center: N37.551286, W084.985209.
See a video of the museum at
The Lincoln Museum is open every Saturday, noon - 4pm May through
October, during special events held at the Forkland Community Center or by
appointment by calling Wayne Thurman at 859-936-7489 or Shirley Sheperson at
859-936-2061. You may also e-mail
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On March 1, 2008 the Forkland Abraham Lincoln Museum was
officially opened after receiving a grant from the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln
Bicentennial Commission and the Kentucky Historical Society. Lucey
Shipley Hanks, mother to Nancy Hanks Lincoln and grandmother to Abraham
Lincoln, moved to Kentucky after the death of her husband James Hanks.
She had been living with a sister Rachel Shipley Berry and her husband
Richard in the Forkland area of Mercer County (now Boyle) but in 1790 she
married Henry Sparrow, Sr. in Mercer County, Kentucky. Lucey's
daughter Nancy apparently moved to Washington County, Kentucky with her aunt
and uncle and their children. There she met and married Thomas
Lincoln. Nancy and Thomas were the parents of President Abraham
Lincoln. Lucey and Henry Sparrow lived on Scrubgrass Road in the
Forkland area of Boyle County for over 34 years and had eight children whose
descendants are scattered throughout Boyle, Mercer, Anderson, Washington and
other counties of central Kentucky. Because so little seems to be
known about the maternal side of President Lincoln's family, the Abraham
Lincoln Museum at Forkland was built. In the museum you will find
photographs of family members, Lincoln artifacts, and authentic newspapers
about the death of Abraham Lincoln. Other artifacts in the museum show
the life that people like Lucey and Henry Sparrow lived on the "Fork".
We welcome you to come and experience what life was like in the 1800s-early
1900s in the Forkland area. You may also do genealogy research in the
history room or purchase items in the gift shop. We welcome any
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General Studies-II
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors; development and management of Social Services relating to Human Resources
Second Anniversary of Skill India Mission celebrated
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) here today celebrated the second anniversary of Skill India Mission on the World Youth Skills day.
SKILL INDIA Mission was launched by MSDE on the occasion of the first ever World Youth Skills Day on 15th July 2015. The Mission has been developed to create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill training activities.
Key institutional mechanisms for achieving the objectives of the Mission have been divided into three tiers, which will consist of:
- a Governing Council for policy guidance at apex level;
- a Steering Committee; and
- a Mission Directorate (along with an Executive Committee) as the executive arm of the Mission.
Mission Directorate will be supported by three other institutions:
- National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)
- National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and
- Directorate General of Training (DGT)
Seven sub-missions have been proposed initially to act as building blocks for achieving overall objectives of the Mission. They are:
(i) Institutional Training, (ii) Infrastructure, (iii) Convergence, (iv) Trainers, (v) Overseas Employment, (vi) Sustainable Livelihoods, (vii) Leveraging Public Infrastructure.
National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1963 as a statutory Corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
Functions of NCDC:
Planning, promoting and financing programmes for production, processing, marketing, storage, export and import of agricultural produce, food stuffs, certain other notified commodities e.g. fertilisers, insecticides, agricultural machinery, lac, soap, kerosene oil, textile, rubber etc., supply of consumer goods and collection, processing, marketing, storage and export of minor forest produce through cooperatives, besides income generating stream of activities such as poultry, dairy, fishery, sericulture, handloom etc.
NCDC also assists different types of cooperatives by expanding its financial base. NCDC could finance projects in the rural industrial cooperative sectors and for certain notified services in rural areas like water conservation, irrigation and micro irrigation, agri-insurance, agro-credit, rural sanitation, animal health, etc.
Loans and grants are advanced to State Governments for financing primary and secondary level cooperative societies and direct to the national level and other societies having objects extending beyond one State. Now, the Corporation can also go in for direct funding of projects under its various schemes of assistance on fulfillment of stipulated conditions.


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I was on Carboplatin from July 2012-Dec 2012. I had issues with blood counts, and needed to self inject Nupergen to prevent my white blood count from getting too low, and needed a whole blood transfusion and a shot of arsept because i had chemo related anemia right before Thanksgiving. I stop taking the drug because my platelets plummeted and did not recover. My cocktail also included Gemzar, which i am told is also damaging to bone marrow, and Avastian. i had one Ciscplatin infusion in early Jan, when my count when my platelet count went above 75. The week after that treatment, they were back down in the 50s where they remained until late March. Though my count is above 75 it still has not gone above 100.
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Who has any experience with Taxotere, Carboplatin, Herceptin?
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I just finished 5 months of "TCH" the end of January. I'm still getting Herceptin every 3 weeks. I see that both of us are Her2+...you know, they say that Herceptin is WONDERFUL for our type of cancer. Of course, I love it because it causes absolutely NO side effects! Wish I could say the same about the TC!
I had 6 "cycles" of TCH--Week 1 TCH, Week 2 TH, Week 3 TH = one cycle. The weeks of TH weren't too bad. I had icky side effects from the taxotere--bloody nose, mouth sores, painful finger and toe nails. But those were yucky inconveniences, not too terrible.
The carboplatin weeks I got to hating. I got my chemo on Tuesday, then was ok Wed & Thurs, but then felt like I had the flu Fri-Sun or even Monday. I hurt all over; I was incredibly sleepy and generally felt ICKY. You may react quite differently-- it might be a good idea for you to keep track of how you feel every day during chemo for the first 3 weeks or so. Then you'll figure out what days you feel ok--so you can plan things for those days and get on with life!
Are you getting steroids, too, to keep you from getting sick? I did, and was so WIRED afterwards, I finally asked if my dose could be cut down. My onc cut it in HALF and I felt so much better.Good luck, Rita. This trip isn't easy, but you can do it! Contact me if I can be of further help. :-)
I had 6 cycles of Taxotere (and Gemzar). In addition to pre-medication on the day of infusion, I was prescribed Decadron (steroid) a day or 2 before and 2 days after infusion. My doctor is not sure if it was the Taxotere or the Decadron, but, I had a side effect of tachycardia and heart palpitations. My team thinks it could have been reacting to coming off the Decadron too fast, so they slowed it down. I still had the symptoms, though not as strong. I also had severe muscle /bone pain - especially in my legs, diarrhea & other G.I. issues. I found that if I stayed away from lactose and wheat products, and raw veggies then I felt better. My blood counts were low as well. These are the side effects that I remember - there may be others that are not as significant. BUT, we are all different and you may react differently to Taxotere. I prayed alot and asked my friends & family to do the same. I found that my faith really helped me to get through. No matter how bad I felt, I stayed focused upon the light at the end of the tunnel. Today, I am one year out of chemo and 9 months out of radiation ... and cancer-free. So grateful. God bless you along your journey.
It sounds like I had an easier time with TCH than some others. I did have to get the Neulasta shot, but it didn't hurt much and I didn't get achy from it. If you need the shot, ask the nurse to warm it (mine put the wrapped syringe under her arm for a few minutes) and push it slowly. As for fingernails, I put mine in a bowl of ice during the Taxotere infusion, and I had no trouble at all with them. Never got mouth sores either, but I kept water bottles filled with the soda and salt solution all over the house so I'd remember to gargle often. Do what you can to take care of yourself. Best of luck and keep us posted if you have questions once you start.
Good morning RitaP, I had six rounds of TCH- started last July-, one every three weeks and in the in between weeks herceptin. Once the six TCH ended I stayed on herceptin every three weeks. My full treatment from start to end will be one full year. What can I say? It is challenging but doable. The doctor gave me a bag full of meds to take before treatment: steroides and anti- nausea pills. The steroides made me feel like jumping out of my skin and the energy of a six year old child. All I can say is that my house was so so clean during the time of steroideds, also my family ate like kings, I baked and cooked like crazy. The chemo at the beginning was not bad but as the weeks passed I was very very tired. I slept a lot and felt like I could not move. I listened to my body, I rested when I needed to rest. I moved into my spare bedroom to allow my husband to rest during the night, my timing was off most of the time, I read at 2 am, baked at 4 and went to sleep at 8 am. During these difficult times everything goes. whatever makes you feel good you do. You do what you can and what you cannot do it just doesn't get done. I was told to drink plenty of fluids after treatment to flush everything out. This is a MUST!!! After treatment the chemo brain was annoying, it did not last the whole three weeks but I would say about a week and a half, I felt "out of it". My taste buds went wild, nothing tasted the same, whatever I had liked before I hated during treatment, all I ate were carbs, not good for my weight but I did not care. My hair started to fall after the second round and I chose to shave it off, my skull was very sensitive and I could not stand it. This was the hardest part of all, loosing my hair, but it has come back!!!! I ended TCH in November and in March for my 50th birthday I went out without a wig, very short hair but MY HAIR!!!! My nails stained badly and they look like fungus nails but are not. Thanks to stick on nails I have been covering them. I have only one nail left that needs to grow out and then I am done with stick ons. I also developed neuropathy on my hands and feet, not fun but reflexology has helped. I have a little tingling left. I do not know if it will go away.
As you can see I was honest about everything to expect, it was not easy, time helps us to forget. All I did was think this is going to make me better, I will be strong and fight!!!! I am fighting and will continue to do so. Be strong, be a fighter and all my best wishes for you. Marisa
I used Taxotere and Carboplatin. Very important: if you need to get a Neulasta shot, start taking Claritin every day. One of the side effects of the Neulasta shot can be bone pain and the Claritin will prevent that. Doctors are starting to tell their patients about this, even though very few studies have been done about it.
I also had TCH for six treatments and then Herception every three weeks. I was scheduled to take Herception for a year but after 8 months developed heart problems (ejection fraction) so had to stop treatments. I also had Nuelasta shot after each TCH treatment.....I think it made me feel worse than chemo!!
Fatigue was my biggest issue. I did, of course, lose my hair but not my nails. My skin blistered on my hands, arms and face...just like I had a bad sunburn. Even a year after the last Herceptin treatment my face still gets beet read from time to time which never happened before chemo.
My taste buds suffered...everything tasted the same...like wet cardboard. I did have some digestive issues but meds really helped. Take them faithfully as directed and you will be better.
It was not an easy time or pleasant, but it passed and there truly is a rainbow at the end. You can do it just knowing that you are fighting and you will win.
Be good to yourself, rest, stay the course and keep the faith!!
Good luck.
Just finished my last Taxotere (#6) on May 17th. For me it was the toughest chemo as far as side effects! Had ACT in '09 and Carbo/Gem last summer, which was not effective and had to skip many treatments due to low blood counts and cancer kept growing. Depending on my CT scan the first week of June,(i pray its good news because dont think i or my body can take another cycle of Taxotere) we will see what step is next! My oncologist says we will probably take a break but my PA thought we would continue if it was doing its job. I talk them both after the scan. They felt so bad for me, I was constantly calling with a new symptom. They said I literally got every symptom the lovely Taxotere had to offer, including a rash that occurs in about 2% of patients. I do need a break! I'm so thankful it's summer, it definitely lifts your mood! Good luck with your journey and what helps is to stay positive even when you dont feel it yourself. This isnt your forever, just another bump in the road and an experience to make you stronger!
I just finished a 6 dose regimen of TCH. I am ER+ PR+ & HER+. It really messed with my taste buds; everything tasted awful. Also still have lingering neuropathy in my fingers. DId not lose my nails though. Lots of fatigue. And, I had my mastectomy after the chemo, and there was still cancer; it did not kill it all. Luckily the surgeon was able to remove it.
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Vince Vaughn Argues in Favor of Guns on Campus
Vince Vaughn recently gave his stance on guns in schools in 'GQ' interview.
Vince Vaughn, Hollywood actor and "True Detective" star, came out with guns blazing in a recent interview with British "GQ." Though Vaughn has been fairly quiet on his political views in the past, his recent comments about the 2nd amendment and guns in schools makes his stance crystal clear.
When asked if he supports the freedom to carry on campus, he said "Of course."
Vaughn explained that he supports allowing guns in schools because it will act as a deterrent against the criminals who seek "gun-free zones."
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Vaughn continued to make his argument by pointing out that politicians send their children to schools protected by armed staff, so we should be allowed the same rights to protect our family. But guns in schools isn't the only place that Vaughn supports gun ownership.
The actor, who also stars in well-known films such as "The Wedding Crashers" and "Dodgeball," stated that he supports gun ownership in America and that everyone should exercise their second amendment right.
"We don't have the right to bear arms because of burglars; we have the right to bear arms to resist the supreme power of a corrupt and abusive government," Vaughn said. "It's not about duck hunting; it's about the ability of the individual. It's the same reason we have freedom of speech. It's well known that the greatest defense against an intruder is the sound of a gun hammer being pulled back."
Vaughn continued his argument by saying that banning guns will not stop criminal activity just as banning forks won't solve America's obesity problem. People will ultimately do what they want to in the end and placing restrictive laws on the American people will not rid the world of criminality. Our country already has restrictive laws in place and Vaughn believes that they aren't working.
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Whether it's the need to protect children from mass shooters or our country from corrupt and abusive government, Vaughn is openly supportive of the constitutional right to own a firearm.


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Online gaming has become increasingly popular over the years, transforming into a booming industry that attracts millions of players worldwide. It has become a fun and enjoyable way for people to let off some steam while offering the possibility of winning real money, while they're at it too.
However, it's important to bear in mind that like its real-life counterpart, online gambling is not without its risks and can be a potential danger to some people. Unfortunately, any form of gambling can become addictive and the worse part is that many people who develop a gambling problem do not realise how bad it is with some ending up losing all their finances, as well as causing serious damage to their health and relationships in the process.
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Everyone wants to be more productive. Or maybe its just me. We have short life spans and limited time to do stuff and make an impact and leave a legacy. An example to follow for our kids, if we are so lucky to leave them a way of life that follows the Quran and Sunnah. A life fulfilled is a life lived in making this world a better place for generations after us.
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We are a sum of our beliefs and actions. If they are correct and good, we are set for life on this blue planet and the eternity in the hereafter.
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- a yellow polo shirt
- dark coloured trousers, jogging bottoms or skirt
- there is also the choice of a yellow or blue gingham dress, or a grey or navy pinafore dress
Children from Y1-Y6 wear pumps inside the school building. We ask that their shoes for outside are sensible and permit them to enjoy an active playtime.
PE Kit
All children should have a PE kit in school at all times. This consists of a white t-shirt and dark shorts. Children also need a track suit and trainers for outdoor PE.
Jewellery and makeup
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All school uniform can be ordered from the school office.


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