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One of the best ways to make your business more popular is to use infographics. It has been used in content marketing plans for years and is still popular. They are creative and very good representations of the business philosophy which you should try to convey.
While creating infographics, the designers would like to use different elements like charts, images, graphics and colours. 90% of information your brain receive is visual so it's very easy to understand.
See below infographic design and I am sure you can easily remember and understand this.
All of the elements will help you talk about your business in a way that people are able to understand better. To know about the role of infographics in your content marketing plan, give this post a good read!
How can you design infographics?
In order to design infographics, you have to use images, statistics, icons, drawing and colours of all kinds. Apart from that, you have to use brief text regarding the business.
In designing infographics, the elements and texts have to be presented in a way that is precise. The aim here is to show that the message and statistics are used in visual manner.
There are several sites like Designhill which can work well when it comes to creating infographics designs. You may take some help from professionals as well.
If you have'nt used them before, here are a few reasons that can help you convince your business partners to add infographics in the content marketing plan.
1. Infographics are known for better visual appeal
Most studies have shown that around eighty percent of information that is sent to the brain happens to be visual. The attention span of people who watch your content is not always that long. It is short, very natural and can be helped if infographics are used.
Infographics have been used for better and quick scanning of the content. This is different from the traditional methods which are used for reading paragraphs and business ideas. Infographics will help in attracting people who like the use of good images and bright colours.
2. People want to share them
Infographics are also a very interesting and easy way to boost your content marketing. This is why most people want to use them in their plan. The audience tends to grab a lot of information in a way that is less stressful.
They are also very much likely to share a lot of articles and blogs if it comes with a lot of infographics instead of essays and articles that are too lengthy.
Note- On average, companies which start using infographics grow 12% faster than before.
You may also use some Google analytics if you want. It will help you track how most people are engaging with other blogs which have more infographics.
Also the infographics could be shared with different networks that can help you plan better.
3. Builds awareness of the brand
The infographics used are very effective as marketing tools when it comes in building better brand awareness. This is because visuals can be used in content which can convey the business message towards the audience very easily so that the brand will stay in the memory of those who are viewing the video for a very long time.
You may also use infographics for marketing activities online. An example can be used to describe this. This includes sidelines of event as well as brochures which can promote the services and products.
However you have to ensure that the infographics designs are done professionally by designers. For more ideas, you could also go through a few pages of the website.
4. It can go viral quite fast
Since most infographics are very attractive and helps people share them on social networks, the chances are definitely becoming viral and are much higher than a regular text content.
Experts have also revealed that the blog where infographics production have boosted by one percent have shown much more progress than ones that didn't.
It has helped the post go viral and does not even evoke any doubt towards the viewers. In short, infographics are successful as you know that no brand will be misleading the information whatsoever.
List of best infographic online tool
1. Canva Infographic Maker
Founded with an intention of helping students to understand the course but ended up being one of the most powerful and easy to use infographics tool.
The application is free to almost free to use and with only a few elements like icons and images for sale. It has a huge database of templates and infographics for a person to choose from.
2. visme
A service still in its beta version as per their website. It enables you to make more stuff than just infographics. Its basic version is free to use whereas you need to have a $7 subscription if you want to use the upgraded one. Working to make infographics in visme can be fun.
3. vizualize
It's all together at a different level of infographics, it helps in creating an 'infographic resume'. It connects with platforms like LinkedIn to generate information automatically for your resume. You can choose from themes to suit your resume needs. The service is free at all its stages. And is easy to be used.
Yet another suitable alternative to create various types of infographics. Again, at the novice level its free to use but if you want to use the premium version you must enroll yourself for a monthly subscription of close to $15. The premium version has certain better templates and techniques to frame infographics.
Here, choices are available for formats, including a tall and thin infographic size, slide decks for PPT's, displays and reports.
Once you have chosen your desired template you just simply need to drag and drop graphic elements and texts to your canvas. And viola your infographics is ready.
5. Infogr
Infogr.am offers easier infographics templates for usage. After you have made your choice of template, one can edit the content of the page. Its specialty is its ease of dealing with statistical data.
It's free at the base version, with a $15 subscription for its upgraded one. Infogr.am however, as per blogs is a level up in usage than the other options mentioned earlier.
6. easel.ly
It's a very user-friendly product and as per different blogs, even a kid can operate it. It's almost free to use with the pro account coming for a small subscription fee of $3 per month.
As soon you arrive on their main page, the only thing you need to do is to choose from their many templates or simply 'start fresh'. They have a template library providing with certain very apt ones for subjects or topics.
When you have found the desired template, your will be directed to customize your infographics as per your requirement. They have their basket filled with tools like tables, charts, backgrounds and more.
7. Venngage
A product very like Canva, Venngage provides us with some different alternatives to choose from respective of our criteria. Here, we can choose templates for options like reports, infographics, advertisement, display and others. Its free to use but if you want to use the upgraded version with more tools, you must take a $15 per month subscription.
Once you have found the template it allows you to insert widgets which includes things like charts and structures you have for your infographics.
If we browse through the infographics section, we can find additional options that help us to cater your precise needs and sections of data. Like, analytical, informational, method, difference, knowledge, geographical.
Conclusion on role of infographics in content marketing plan
The main prerogative of representing data is to display information in a very organized and neat manner. The human nature is subjective whenever it comes to reading data as well as information. By using the right infographics, there will be a much lesser chance of misinterpreting the figures and facts.
Also by using data analytics, the infographics will also make data much enjoyable and simple. The designers that choose to make new infographics using elements which are smoother to hold and very easy to hold.
You can choose colours or shapes of your choice to make data more appealing. It will also educate the viewers. One must start a very effective infographic which will demand better skills and even more creativity.


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Dragon Heros
An AE Guild for Dragon Lords
that fight to stop evil from
taking over Lore and dragons.
slayers from Killing our dragons
Home And Goals
Our Ranks
Photo Gallery
Site Modafactions
I have been appointed leader of the DH's by DOOMS, and I will do my best to lead us, so bear with me, if you have any questions feel free to PM me on the DF Forums or here, thanks everyone, lets make DOOMS proud, also i will be holding some polls for different command placements and would greatly appreciate any new ideas to make the guild better, thanks everyone, signed Warmonger Starsaber.
I have gone threw a lot of the pages tweaking here and there and even got read of a few things on the pages the site is currently being made over with these small and possiably unnoticed or even noticeable changes
the rank supreme WAR monger has been removed
the branchs are up to date with the AE fourms
chacters and wtf photo albums have been removed
a new forum thread has been made in attampt to find inactivaty/makeing it easier to get wave counts/getting this site used more
a few other small things
here are some changes i am planing on the site
new xat background image
new site background
new xat music player (and im going to try to get some music on the site as well)
and a few other things that i have in me mind but not sure yet or want to surprise you all with
Branchs And Legend
the branches are now up and running we have three to choose from for our members (Shadow Dragons Earthen Upholders and Metal Jury) each branch will hold 10 members so be sure to pick which branch you want before that one is full
after legend helped a ton to get these branch's and kick ass banners for the DH he had decided to part ways with the Dragon in search of his own guild on behalf of all the Dragons I wish him Luck on his journey and if you see him on the forums be sure to give him the same
now what this means is meaning legend was head of cumminactions and was a branch leader
Earthen Upholders is looking for a Leader i will be looking at all earthen upholders to see who will take control of it
Starsaber88 has tooken the role of Head of comminactions
Legend has already sent me a invite to be allies and of course i had approved and as soon as i get the info i will be adding it to alliance listings
Starsaber88 has taken a leave and has gone to the Celestial Guardians, we wish him luck and prosperity in his new group.
in other news the chats music player is working again but its throwing off something that i have not programed it to play so i will be going threw and fixing that when i get to that (ATM to busy with WARing and cant remember how i get to the radio tuner so bare with me on this one) and we also have a new templet
10th Member and Possible Branchs
we have just gotten our tenth member of the Dragon Heros a couple days back locking in all instant members upon arrival all new members will now start at the rank of Recruiter
also me and the Dragon have been talking and we think meaning that we now have 10 people that it might be a good idea to start two branchs of the DH as soon as we can agree upon good names and we get more people to join us we pretty much have agreed on one of the two names and want to wate a little bit longer before we make it official to get some more ranks in
how the guild branch system will work
there will be a total of three banchs with the possabilty of more depending on how well we do with them
as of now each branch will only have 10 members in them
branch leaders will be COs of the DH
if a branch leader is a CO already he will take on the responabiltys of Branch Leader and his orginal CO job
if the branch system is doing well and i think we can handle more then the max 30 members will be raised by 10 for any additional branch thats added how ever if it seems to be failing ALL branchs will be removed and everyone will goto rank that i think is best for them
if we do apply more branchs then the branch system fails all members from all branchs will assume the rank that i think is best for them
3 new sigs
i have uploaded three new guild sigs in the offical guild sig section cheack them out
some most likely unseen and some you are seeing
the past couple of days i have been doing some minor adjustments on the AE forums a little bit removing our chat room link from there so we still have our chat but no one else can get in it i have also edited the fine print a bit to make less confusion on the guilds no slayers rule and every page other then the the site now has a over scale i had brought back my orgianl site design as a background image (i spent a lot of working on making that image i had to peice it togther inch by inch of the orginal tamplet then added the dragon pics) over the second tamplet so its old meets new there we have a new basic sig in and i will be implanting it to the forums later along with the new banner turned into a sig like the older looks of the basic DH sig no problem our forums WILL NEVER get read of any of the sigs new ones will be added but none would be taken and i also added a side bar for more user friendly
A Busy Dragon
were to start with so many little things i probly should start with something that me and legend had talked about a couple days back he came to me and said that our current banner and basic signs were out dated and needed a new look i strongly agreed and he had offered to get something setted up when i loged into my comp this afternoon i had seen that he had a imige of a banner i loved it in fact its the new home screen of the site and also my sig (with my name added of course) i have went threw the site and changed a bunch of little things and added a couple small things and feed the dragon a few things as well lets start with that i feed the dragon and why
TMCD radio has not been on the air for some time and i do believe none of them are really talking anymore so there radio player has been removed
links site has been removed due to the fact all it is is just a page of unused space holding DF and AQW servers as well as the master account all things that you should already have (other then the AQW server but thats from when we were muti game and not just DF) has been removed
the photos page was not being used so it got feed to the dragon as well (if you would like it back talk to me about it and i will run a poll on it)
a page in our forums to allow people to become allies/enemies threw this site
ranks listing and what they mean
Whats been changed
auto accept as limited member to the chat so other guilds can apply to become a friend/foe
chat now has a lock on it to were you have to be a member of the guild to use (let me know your part of the guild and i will approve you into chat
meaning our about us and our header were the same i just took the about us out and left the header as is
goals/war goals are now on home page
guild banner
i have made it were older news is now at the bottom of the page and newer news is at the top
there will be more changes over the next few days/weeks to better the site and experience some you may see and others you may not
Legends Promtion
it seems we tend to lose touch during peace season and people end up leaving us so i have promoted I am legend not. to head of communications his promotion was based on hes really the only active member of the guild on the forums during both peace time and war season so stop by the forums and leave him a congrats
Game servers no more
due to the fact that ae does not support there servers on anything thing other then there servers all games have been removed from the chat room and i am now going threw the Dragon Heros website to be in the chat just because we cant play in the chat room does not mean we should let a good room goto waste
FB interactions
you are now able to log in to the site using your Facebook info also we now have a like button and later on i will see if we have a app on Facebook itself not sure may have to set one up but will worry about that after the war and if you goto your profile here it seems you can also change your stats on FB
WERE OPEN agin
they say you cant keep a good dragon down this seems to be true in this case so for the third time (and lets hope its for good) WERE BACK
the Dragon Heros (DH) have been respawned and is ready to smite all
New Look Same Dragon
i have went threw and altered the site completely new tamplet (kind of had to accidently wiped the whole set up trying to pull a pic off the site) a new header picture and even altered the DH banner on homepage to fit the new look how you like it also meaning TMCD radio is not on the air anymore nore do i think they are talking to each other i have removed there radio player from the site bare with me as i look around to see about getting some sort of music in here well think thats it so back to the war for me
Revamped almost done
I have gone threw and made more mods for the site I had changed the text on the header to a more of a what type of guild we are, atm TMCD radio is having server issues and they are working on getting it back up and running for us I had also removed the enemies page and combined it with the allies page and meaning i have this chat room invisible to all but ae were going to linking our signs with the site and will be useing the forums some more to get us more members also i have in mind and a comp that will allow me to do it of making new signs that looks way better then our current one and i am also asking everyone to put a cp (chacter page) link into there about me section to do so log into DF when you select your chacter click chacter page copy the link in the adress bar and then goto this site in members section click your edit write your chacter name highlight it then add link then paster the link and hit ok that is all for now
TMCD Radio and BoH
the people at TMCD radio was nice enough to let us add there station to the web site in exchange to get more listeners so we have three pages for them with there player on it Home page Chat here page and Chat With TMCD all without leaving the site but why not stop in and say high for letting us use there station for those of you wondering what TMCD radio is its a small underground online radio station that plays everything from oldies to current pop and rock and they can use some help to get up there so stop on bye and thank them also we have a allie a couple of you already know them but most dont so i will just say it as a Allie we have BoH aka Beacons Of Hope not only is it one of the top DF clans its also the only pure DF clan and thats just the tip of the iceberg of what i have in store for this guild so keep checking frequently cause i have tons more surprises for us
New Setup
so i noticed that im the only one active well im hopeing this changes everything Added Xat (its a online chat room just click chat to chat from there site which has features or chat here to chat from the guild page) Changed the entrance requirements Altered the member list there is only two ranks now Mod and Member Altered the rank list meaning there is only two ranks i took and threw everyone in one list i also had numbered the list so people know how many we have open and there is Forums Altered we have chat so we don't need the war forums in ours anymore thats just to start after the war i will start working on more things such as well wait and see
dress and class
last night i issused a dress and class code this morning i threw that out the window its not right for me to tell you how to play your chacter so be what you want and were what you want other then dragon slayer
clan approval
it seems the AK's cant understand my grammer so they cant approve us, but no worries im already on it i have a friend that im calling in that plays AQW and DF and we been bros since 98-2002 so he knows what im talking about and will fix it up real good, he is by far ther best man for this job and as a token of my appreciation he's becoming a honorary instant admin, so if you see Bothic on be sure to give him a warm welcome.
Forgotten Request And couple other things
Oops i forgot to send not only a request but a link to the site never fear though i have sent one to theo tonight my bad also i tried to make a new sign tonight four actually but its going to have to wait cause im going to have to go back from scratch, sorry. At the moment while we wait for theo to check out to see if we are on the right track all pages have been unlocked for him to take a look at and make sure everything is in order however once he gives us our feedback, the site will be back on lockdown which means everything but the home page, guest book, and news will be locked again for all your characters safety.
Some Fixes
I Went Threw And Added A New Background if it looks famillier thats cause i took the orgainal background and pieced it togther inch by inch as well as made us a new banner if you do not like it tough, deal with it cause that was a pain in my rear.
Also Ninjaty Got The Member Signs Links Fixed so now you can post them in your forums (without pming one of us for the codes) I also had uploaded one mp3 file for the dragon pics, sound famillier? it should it's from the final battle with drakkonan from the fire war this will probabally be the one and only song and place you will find music here due to bandwith space now i am going to go figure out why our dragons wont show in the slidshow on the main page ttys and good luck. BATTLE ON!
Page Design
Our Current Page Design has Limited us to text so we had to switch to this white screen to maximize our text, for now you have to look at a plane white screen but never fear i am currently piecing the old design into a picture so you wont have to look at a pure white screen
Forum Signs Fixed
They Are Now Fixed And Working
Forum Sign Issues
Currently We Are Having Issues With Getting Our Forum Signs To Link Right Message Do0ms Or Ninjaty For Your Code To Get One Of Your Signs Coded And We Will Send The Code To Your Inbox Thank You
We Are Currently working On Getting A Better Forums System Bare With Us
Due To Our Banner Being To Big For The AE Forums I Have Made A Forum Verison Of It In Our Forums Its The Same Thing Just Has Two DA's And No Dragon Lord Loss
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Fowler's sac fly lifts Rockies over Pirates
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Fowler's sac fly lifts Rockies over Pirates
Rockies 5, Pirates 4
Dexter Fowler hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies overcame a tying, three-run homer by Pedro Alvarez to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on a rain-soaked Monday night.
Wilin Rosario had two hits and scored the winning run for the Rockies.
Neil Walker had three hits and Andrew McCutchen added two for the Pirates, who have lost three of four.
Rosario led off the ninth with a single against reliever Jason Grilli (1-3) and moved to third on a one-out single by pinch-hitter Jason Giambi. Fowler hit a deep fly to McCutchen in center field and Rosario slid home ahead of the throw.


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As I've mentioned before, I love to shop, so if I'm out and about picking up things like food or toiletries, I always manage to swing by a few clearance sections.
Speaking of Target's clearance section, I picked up these babies - each for $3 or under (plus an additional 5% off with my REDcard). Can't beat that. These are great for PJs, layering, or whatever!
I wanted to check Old Navy for polos and shorts for my son (which I found!), and while I was there I somehow ended up in the women's clearance section. Unfortunately, it was a complete and utter disaster area, but I managed to find three excellent deals. (Let's be real - I always manage.)
Picture this: I had metaphorical blinders on and just speed-walked to the very back of the store.
(I have to be honest... it was SO hard.)
But then, there they were. And they were 70% off. And I had gift certificates to use. And I paid $24 for them. And they are normally $100 more than that. That's what I call a win. WIIIIIIIIN.
I'm looking forward to wearing them with trouser jeans, especially. They are so, so comfortable but I would have NEVER paid full price.
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Arrive at 11am at Sherwood Pines Forest, meet the rest of the group and the Sherwood Bushcraft rangers, and then navigate to the Sherwood Bushcraft camp.
FIRE: Learn basic fire lighting techniques and fire safety – learn about different tinders, how to use fire steels and how to build an effective fire. Use these skills to get the kettles on and enjoy your first cup of tea around our camp fire.
LUNCH – You will need to bring your own packed lunch for this day
SHELTER: Build your own shelter – this will be your home for the next four nights so we need to spend a while on this. You will need to make it warm, waterproof and comfortable.
TOOL USE: Learn how to safely use some of the tools needed to maintain the camp over your stay. Use the tools to prepare the wood for the campfire.
With the firewood prepared, the fire and the cob oven lit, the shelters built and the camp prepared for the evening, there is time to familiarise yourself with parts of the wider forest on a short guided walk around the area.
DINNER – Enjoy your dinner that we will cook for you over the fire and in our wood-fired cob oven.
DUSK WALK: A guided walk around the forest looking for deer and bats
Spend the rest of the evening relaxing around the campfire before heading to bed in your shelters.


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With a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, the Cleveland Indians extended their historic winning streak to 22 games. That topped the longest American League win streak which was the Oakland Athletics' streak of 20 wins in a row set in 2002. That also topped the post-19th century MLB record of 21 uninterrupted wins set in 1935 by the Chicago Cubs. However, with a 4-3 loss to the Royals on Friday, the Indians streak came to an end.
Cleveland Indians Historic Win Streak Ends at 22
Pitching has been dominant over the 22-game stretch, as Indian pitchers have given up more than three runs only three times. They have had seven shutouts over that period and have outscored their opponents 142 to 37.
While the winning streak began on August 24, their hot streak began on August 11. Since then the Indians have gone 31-5. Over that period, the Tribe has overcome a nine-game deficit on the Houston Astros for the top seed in the American League. After their 22nd win on Thursday, they moved ahead of the Astros by 2.5 games. They also extended their division lead to 13.5 games over the Minnesota Twins with 15 remaining at the time.
The Indians were able to break the A's and Cubs records during their series with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers, having traded away Justin Verlander, J.D. Martinez and Justin Upton and with Victor Martinez on the 60-day DL, gave the Indians a perfect opportunity to make the streak even more historic. The Indians also just completed a four-game sweep over the Tigers in Detroit at the beginning of the month.
Moving Ahead
The Indians continue their four-game series with the Royals on Saturday. The Indians swept the Royals in three games without giving up a single run at the end of August. While the streak may be over, the Indians have put themselves in a great playoff position as the season rapidly comes to an end.


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Let me tell you: you don't even know what dust is until you've swept a working horse barn that's under construction! My goodness. But this is the payoff:
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They are also building two new stalls into one of our run-in sheds, and that's in addition to creating a stall in a storage area in the main barn to replace the one that is now stairs.
A little bit about the barns themselves: the main barn is actually an antique wooden barn that was retrofitted with stalls, and as such has a very creative layout that maximizes what space we have. They manage to fit seven stalls, the stairs you see here, an indoor wash rack, two tack rooms, three cross-ties, and a shop area/massive tractor parking spot into this barn.
Then on the other side of the outdoor arena from the main barn, there is a four stall barn, with a stall on each corner, a tiny aisle and a tack room. Again with the efficient space maximizing. We now have the two stalls in the run-in shed, as I mentioned before, and that's all the stalls on the main property. On the other side of about a quarter mile long forest (through which we're getting a cross-country trail this summer!) is another little barn, where there are four massive stalls, plus turn out and a run-in.
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3 best things that could happen for Tennessee recruiting this weekend
The best thing that could happen for Tennessee recruiting this week has already happened. The Vols received a commitment from receiver Marquez Callaway from Warner Robins (Ga.) High School. Winning.
Now, it gets more complicated. Here are some things that could make the week even better:
Mykel Jones commits to Tennessee
Alright, this is probably a bit overly optimistic, but stranger things have happened. Jones' commitment would give the Vols' class a monstrous boost headed down the home stretch to National Signing Day on Feb. 3. The four-star receiver from Patterson (La.) High School isn't likely to commit to any school anytime soon, but the Vols can hope. Jones took an official visit to Alabama last weekend and will visit Ole Miss next weekend.
Jonathan Kongbo hates or loves Florida State
It seems odd calling Tennessee a fallback for Kongbo, but that's what the Vols are. Once committed to Tennessee, Kongbo de-committed earlier this month and opened up his recruitment. The four-star defensive end from Arizona Western Junior College (Yuma, Ariz.) is scheduled to take an official visit to Florida State this weekend and Alabama on Jan. 29. There are two good things that could happen for the Vols. No. 1, Kongbo hates the schools he visits and ends up back with the Vols. No. 2, Kongo commits to Florida State so the Vols don't have to face him.
Chris Daniels falls in love with the Vols
Tennessee should be commended for even having a chance to land Daniels, who de-committed from Oklahoma earlier this week. Daniels is a top-flight defensive tackle, which doesn't come around often. The four-star prospect from Trinity High School (Euless, Texas) has plenty of suitors after his de-commitment, such as Texas, Texas A&M, TCU and Arkansas. It's impossible to predict where Daniels will end up. Why not Tennessee?


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My Depression Was the Worst It Has Ever Been During My Pregnancy
What is a time of joy for many women was my darkest hour.
Did you know you don't have to physically HAVE your baby to gain 40 pounds of baby weight? It's pretty easy, actually. I mean, it's super easy to gain weight anyway -- that's why they (assholes) call getting fat "letting yourself go" and not like, "pushing a rock up a hill." Gaining weight is so easy and really fun!
But kids for some reason completely loathe what in my estimation are the two greatest activities in the world: sleeping and eating. And because they hate to eat and also are fueling relatively small bodies, little kids leave half of their food behind at every meal. It's super delicious little kid food too -- pancakes, macaroni and cheese, DINOSAUR SHAPED CHICKEN NUGGETS. Naturally, you end up eating their half-eaten meal in addition to your own meal. A year on the meal-and-a-half plan and voila! 40 pounds of baby weight.
There are probably people who don't eat off their kids' plates, but they are probably also the kind of people who have never thrown donuts in the trash and then dug them out later and eaten them. People with clean purses with no half-unwrapped tampons floating around.
Sidenote: I just realized that there truly are two types of people in this world: Those who have eaten food out of the trash just because it tastes good and those who have not. Or maybe those who eat half a pint of Ben and Jerry's and then put it away and those who have no fucking idea how you do that.
Anyway, I am obviously a trash-eating garbage purse person and I gained a bunch of weight in mommyhood. But somewhere around year 2 or 3, when your kid starts to be able to manage his own survival for 5-minute increments, a lot of moms kind of look up and shake the sleep out of our eyes and start like, scheduling hair appointments and shit. A minimum of self-care returns.
Manicures and super-high heels are gone forever, but I try to get a trim every now and again and I even just made an appointment for a fall facial like a wanton childless woman. Recently I've even been starting to pay attention to what I put in my mouth again. Apparently healthy food isn't really supposed to be shaped like a brontosaurus?
Anyway, when I got the opportunity to try this app called "Rise," it seemed like a good way to kickstart some new habits. It's basically an app that connects you directly to a nutritionist who will act as your daily coach. You photograph your meals and snacks and then the expert weighs in with tips and advice and recipes and encouragement/disapproval. It's somewhere between total genius and complete nightmare, right?
When you first log in, you're given a chance to describe your goals (choices include "I want to feel healthier," " I want to look better," I'm training for a race," etc.) and lifestyle. Based on that information, the app matches you with 5 coaches to choose from. I selected Sonya, mostly because she was described as a "Busy Mom." Me, too! I'M a busy mom!
We began chatting in the "messages" section of the app. Sonya asked about my goals and past experiences with nutrition and weight management, as well as what kind of foods I like and for descriptions of my current lifestyle and eating habits. I described my lifelong struggle with weight and yo-yo dieting, as well as my recent weight gain and my desire to be healthier and stronger as well as to feel better about my body. I said my biggest challenges were eating off my son's plate and ordering takeout constantly. (Not mentioned: The gaping void in my soul I fill with carbohydrates.)
Feeling fresh and motivated, I started to track my meals the next day. And that's when that bitch Sonya started to systematically take everything I love from me.
First up: granola.
OK, fine. I can accept that granola is one of those "fake healthy" foods that actually isn't healthy at all.
Coconut water.
It may seem an unlikely breaking point, but this is when I really started to get pissed off. I mean, the boilerplate in the Rise app instructed me to have an afternoon snack totaling 150-200 calories. What did it really matter if 60 of those calories was a coconut water? I wasn't asking for a Snickers bar. Although the one time I did eat a candy bar, Sonya congratulated me for choosing the smallest size of the lowest calorie option so who even knows what's allowed anymore.
Yes, I know they're just white bread fried in oil, Sonya, that's what makes them TASTE GOOD. I mean, let's be honest, the croutons are 90 percent of the reason to eat the salad. I was beginning to feel that Sonya's eating plan left no room for joy.
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know how the fuck to eat. I've been on so many restrictive diets with conflicting rules in my life that I no longer know whether I'm suppose to avoid fat, or carbs, or count calories or eat only fresh produce or foods that start with the letter "w" or what. I once had to take the question of which yogurt to buy to therapy. Do I get full fat ala the Atkins diet, non-fat ala Weight Watchers, or 2 percent in the middle? I seriously had to work through this with a professional.
But at least those plans had clear rules to follow. Working with Sonya felt like I was totally in the dark -- I'd post something expecting praise and get shot down, then post something expecting to be reprimanded and be told it was a good choice. She also seemed unwilling to accept the non-negotiable existence of pizza in my life. I started to go on mini-tirades every time Sonya commented on one of my meals. I was TERRIFIED to send her a photo of what I eat at a typical Friday night girls' night. At one point, I typed, then deleted, "I NEED TO LIVE MY LIFE SONYA."
But I kept going, because there were definitely positive benefits to using Rise. For one, Sonya got me on a way better eating schedule. I had been getting up around 6 or 7 am and not eating breakfast until 10 or so when I got to work. Then, of course, I wasn't really hungry for lunch and so I often skipped it or forgot to eat, then was starving for dinner. Which ended up being takeout most of the time because I was too busy handling my son to cook anything. Also, I don't know how to cook anything.
Under Sonya's guidance, I started eating a breakfast within an hour of waking up -- plain oatmeal with fruit, a vegetable and fruit smoothie with nonfat Greek yogurt, or scrambled eggs with assorted veggies. Then I had a snack when I got to work -- a piece of fruit and a string cheese or a handful of nuts. Lunch became a salad or sushi or a sandwich brought from home. Afternoon snack was more produce and a small protein. In the evening, I was able to collect my son from daycare, get him fed, and order my own dinner before I was ravenous. I even sent the links for my takeout menus to Sonya and she gave me some good ordering options.
She also linked me to some simple, healthy recipe sites and I started to experiment with cooking at home every once in awhile. We set new goals each week -- one might be to include vegetables at every meal, or to cook at home 4 evenings out of 7.
I should disclose that I totally lied to Sonya. I didn't always track when I grabbed a handful of something or ordered dessert. Once I removed all the french fries from my plate, took a picture of my sandwich, then put the french fries back and ate them. Sometimes I just couldn't face her disapproval. Sometimes I dreaded getting her feedback on what I knew wasn't the healthiest choice. Like the time I posted my 2-slices-of-pepperoni-pizza dinner and she, infuriatingly, responded "Grease City!" Yes, Sonya, I AM A PROUD RESIDENT OF GREASE CITY. IT IS DELICIOUS HERE, YOU SHOULD COME TO VISIT.
Even though my coach is sometimes infuriating, in the two months I've been using the app, I've also learned a ton about nutrition, completely changed my eating schedule, added tons more fruit and vegetables to my diet, and started cooking at home more than I order out. And I've lost 10 pounds. All of that without following a "diet" or depriving myself of the occasional slice of greasy pizza.
And, of course, a lot depends on the coach you work with. At one point Sonya took a vacation and another woman with a completely different coaching style subbed in for a week. You can switch coaches if things aren't working out, and frequent prompts ask you how things are going with your coach and if you'd like them to change anything about their approach.
I still do think Sonya's way of eating is a little too restrictive and unrealistic for who I am deep down inside, but I just follow her guidelines when I can and don't beat myself up when I decide to do things the garbage purse way. Or we meet in the middle: I will never stop eating pizza for dinner on a near-weekly basis, but I did start adding a serving or two of vegetables.
The app has been my guide through the forest of nutritional confusion I was barely navigating before. I AM NO LONGER BAFFLED BY YOGURT. I also like that I'm not really dieting -- I've just shifted the way I eat in a healthier direction. It feels pretty awesome to be losing weight by implementing small changes that are pretty sustainable rather than submitting myself to another diet-with-a-capital-D.
At this point, I have the building blocks of a healthy diet and I'm mostly continuing to use Rise for the accountability and support. Because I was planning to write about the app, I haven't been paying for it, but I'm actually willing to going forward since I'm seeing such good results. (The best deal is $120 for 3 months of use, or $10 a week.) That is, IF SONYA WILL HAVE ME now that I've vented my frustrations in such a public forum.
Either way, we'll always have Grease City.
Anyway, what time do you eat breakfast? What "unhealthy" food will you never give up, no matter how much it disgusts Sonya? Why is eating SO HARD?


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The day felt like being chained to a rock. Going from the Bunsby Group to Queen Cove in Esperenza Inlet was pure hell. The day included: No wind, sloppy cross swells, navigation computer & radar crashes in the fog and an air lock in the fuel line when navigating between two reefs. We were never so glad to see a day end.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Two for Two
My blood glucose values have been mostly fine, with a few excursions above normal (but not by much). The more common issue has been low values, necessitating a bigger and more urgent snack when I feel crappy (I can tell before even checking that it's going to be too low). I have to do a better job of planning morning snacks especially, to avoid the hypoglycemic response that can in turn prompt a surge in blood sugar afterward. So damn complicated. But only for a few more (4? 5?) weeks.
I finally worked out the details of Operation Toddler Watch, for when we have to go to the hospital to wrap up Operation Get This Baby Outta Me. One of Jackson's teachers is available on any weekday to pick him up in my car (because of the carseat) and feed him dinner and put him to bed, then wait patiently for KB to come relieve her of her duties. She can stay overnight the first night if needed. Score. We have another babysitter who can come over on a weekend, and can also stay the night if needed. (Our plan, assuming an uneventful delivery, is for KB to spend evenings/nights/early mornings at home after the first night to keep Jackson in his routine as much as possible). And a neighbor offered to come over if we have to scoot in the middle of night. So. Whew. I was having a mini-freak-out earlier this week about the nuclear option, which would be KB staying with Jackson during all non-school hours and possibly leaving me to birth a baby BY MYSELF. It's been our misfortune thus far that KB has not been able to attend a single OB appointment (even the anatomy scan), so the prospect of L&D being a solo visit just walloped me. Plus, what if something goes wrong? What if it turns into emergency surgery? Or would I labor all alone in the L&D room while the nurses are out chit-chatting at the nurses' station? If the baby has to spend time in the NICU for low blood sugar who would go with him and then follow him to my room? Gah. Mindfuck. But we seem to have it worked out now, so hopefully this plan sticks and everything goes according to it.
My maternity leave starts in 4 weeks. Hell yeah.
3 comments:
- bunny said...
High fives, head down cooperative fetus! I'm glad things are falling into place with the childcare. I was super anxious about the whole prospect, but your plan sounds very good.
- October 3, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- Rhianna said...
I'm not trying to get all obnoxiously optimistic over here, but DUDE, it's coming together! X
- October 3, 2012 at 9:20 PM
- Mina said...
I had some baby sitting plans for my induction, but it did not work out as planned, so I was alone when I gave birth. As in sans husband. So good for you to have back up to back up plan. Also, the second time it IS faster, but it still hurts. Nevertheless, you got over it once, you will the second time. :-)
Not long now. You know, I envy you. Giving birth was pretty special. And the first weeks, as trying as they were, they were also special. And they are gone. As in not coming back. So there, if it makes you feel any better, you are envied. :-)
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I am very sad to say that I have not had my big camera out since we've been here. I've been relying on the trusty old iPhone which means my pictures are not the greatest and I really don't have a lot to share. I'm hoping to change that this week!
Other than unpacking and decorating, we've been staying busy getting out and about and trying to meet people. Before we moved I promised myself that I would join in as many groups/playdates as I could and that I would do it quickly. I knew that the longer I waited, the harder it would be.
So far I've been to a few meet-ups and I've already met a few really nice moms. They have all been so welcoming and I'm praying that I will be able to develop some long lasting friendships. I've really been seeking out fellow Christian moms because I feel like that is the influence I need most in my life right now.
I even attended my very first MOPS meeting. I was a bit concerned about putting Emerson in the nursery but she loved it. When I came to get her she said, "Hi Mommy!" and then turned around and kept right on playing.
We've also been taking full advantage of all the beautiful weather and the amazing parks. Emerson is loving it! It's even been nice enough to "swim" with the neighbors.
Library storytime has also been a big hit. We've been to three different libraries so far and each one has been well received by our little munchkin. She especially loves the singing, as you can see from this video:
This weekend was filled with a few others first that I'll be sharing throughout the week. And, of course, I'll be sharing Emerson's 22 month update tomorrow. 22 months?!? My girl is getting big!!
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Labour councillors in South Gloucestershire are welcoming their success in proposing the reprieve of 9 Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) posts that were earmarked to be cut in the coming year. South Gloucestershire Council is having to cut its spending by £80 million over the decade, and to implement those cuts councillors were faced with having to slash £277k from the council's community safety and antisocial behaviour work from the financial year beginning in April 2015.
The council recently consulted on a range of options on what to cut to meet this £277k savings target. In addition to the PCSO cuts, alternative options included cutting domestic violence refuges, CCTV, street marshals and hate crime work. Councillors were recommended to choose the PCSO option and wield the axe to the 9 posts in a report that went to the council's Communities Committee this evening.
However, as part of the recent cross-party budget negotiations at the hung council, Labour proposed that none of the options should be pursued in the coming year. This one-year fix has been agreed by the council's political leaders, and tonight the Communities Committee endorsed this position. The funds for this reprieve will come from blocking a planned increase in the money that the council's local Area Forums were to receive for local projects.
Labour's Deputy Leader, Councillor Ian Boulton (Staple Hill ward), who is also Labour's parliamentary candidate for Filton & Bradley Stoke, proposed the reprieve. He said:
"The scale of cuts that we are having to make is clearly exposed by the awful options put before us. Councillors have been told that crime has risen over the past six months, but our residents' safety and sense of security is being put in danger by the Tory-led government's budget squeeze.
Our move is no more than a one-year fix, but a lot can happen in a year. What is certain is that if we lose this valued police support it would be very hard to get it back again, so we needed urgent action to safeguard it. We don't pretend that this is a painless solution, as the Area Forums will be unable to vote funds for many of the small local schemes that residents often want."
Labour's parliamentary candidate for Kingswood, Jo McCarron, has been campaigning for adequate government funding for community safety. Jo McCarron said:
"The last Labour government created teams of police and community support officers in every neighbourhood across the country, working closely with residents to tackle the issues affecting their local community. It's been disappointing to see so many of those PCSOs cut under this government, and particularly concerning to see our local PCSOs next in line. Hundreds of residents across the constituency have signed up to oppose these cuts. The Labour team has listened, and worked to protect the community safety budget this year. But sooner or later, cuts to community safety will come, and people's fundamental right to feel safe in their community will be undermined, unless the government intervenes.
Labour has set out plans to put more money into frontline policing, by abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners, increasing the cost of gun licenses and driver offender training, and making forces join together to purchase equipment more cheaply, and we will put renewed focus on neighbourhood policing, putting strong policing teams at the heart of every community. Alongside the hundreds of residents who have already joined this campaign, we are calling on this government to reassure local people that they share this commitment to keeping our communities safe."


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What's Happening in Palm Desert?
No matter the season, there's always plenty to see and do in the Palm Desert area. From special events like Fashion Week El Paseo and the Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival, sporting events such as the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, and exciting theatrical and musical performances at the McCallum Theatre, there's something for everyone. Search our complete event listings below or browse our list of Palm Desert Signature Events and other major events in the desert.
Palm Desert Concerts in the Park
Arise Roots
- Date: 05/25/2017 7:30 PM
- Location: Palm Desert Civic Center Park
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Palm Desert's Civic Center Park Amphitheater is once again the hot spot for live music in May! Residents and visitors alike flock to the Palm Desert Civic Center Park every Thursday evening in May for the City's free Concerts in the Park. Held on the terraced lawn of the Civic Center Park Amphitheater, music lovers can look forward to diverse musical offerings from reggae to R&B, country to indie and more. This week's featured band is Arise Roots. Steadily becoming a household name around the globe, this group of six veteran musicians unite their talents in order to bring a unique and refreshing interpretation of Roots-Reggae with the common goal of preserving its true message. Finding inspiration in everything from the streets of Los Angeles to situations surrounding everyday life and social injustices throughout the world, Arise Roots instinctively brings all that attitude and energy directly to the stage. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring picnic baskets, blankets, and lawn chairs. Food trucks will be onsite with tasty food options, beverages and snacks for purchase. Alcoholic beverages and smoking are prohibited.


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How should my employer approach issues of personal conduct on social media?
Employers have valid concerns about the way their employees conduct their personal lives, such as breaches of commercial confidentiality or bringing the organisation into disrepute. Such activities could count as gross misconduct, and even justify dismissal. This is the same whether the misconduct happens online or offline.
However, online social media is making employees' private lives more public, with details now instantly searchable and potentially stored online forever. We're concerned that some companies may be over-reacting to this increased level of knowledge about what their employees say about their work, while others only take action when faced with the first problem.
Employees have a right to a personal life, and provided they do not breach reasonable conduct guidelines, employers should respect this. They wouldn't follow an employee down the pub to check on what they said to their friends about their day at work. Just because they can do something like this online, doesn't mean they should.
A responsible way to handle this is for employers to negotiate a reasonable conduct policy with staff, and make it clear what is expected of them in their private lives, both offline and online. This way staff will be less likely to get an unpleasant surprise when they find out their employer doesn't approve of something they said or did. If there is no conduct policy in place already, concerned employees should talk to their union if they have one, to discuss working out a conduct policy in consultation with the workforce.


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Running 2 Rebuild Lives 4 Refugees
Community Event to Benefit Local and Global Refugees
AMAR Utah is hosting its annual "Running 2 Rebuild Lives 4 Refugees: Eat. Shop. Run" event. There will be 1k and 5k races, Sudanese and Nepalese food vendors, a local refugee artisan market, a children's fair on cultural awareness and representatives from local refugee charities available to share information about volunteer and involvement opportunites. Donations are also appreciated. Needed items include rice, laundry soap, dish soap, bar soap, toothpaste, diapers and baby wipes.
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- September 15, 2017
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- 1k race $20, 5k race $30, includes shirt
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Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.
Dazed and Confused
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
Hart's War
A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.


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This is certainly an original premise for a film and gives TAG: The Assassination Game an undeniable novelty value. Ultimately in presenting the game in the context of a psycho film though, one feels that TAG only denigrates its subject matter. The author, having indulged some of his misspent university years playing the game, can attest that the players are not as paranoid, do not appear to be hovering on the verge of psychotic breaks, nor are wholly obsessed by the game to the exclusion of all else as presented in the film at most you could accuse some of them of an excessive nerdiness. Essentially the film buys into a public hysteria the same sort that believes watching horror/violent movies causes people to commit violence or that playing Dungeons and Dragons or reading Harry Potter opens up doorways to the occult and Satanism. It is the ill-conceived prejudice the belief that anybody engaging in make-believe recreational forms of what would otherwise be socially taboo activities has no ability to differentiate between reality and fantasy and are all susceptible fools on the verge of being swallowed up by the real thing.
TAG: The Assassination Game has gained a small but modest degree of acclaim but I ended up being disappointed by it. The film has a great premise but it seems to miss a good many opportunities to do anything with its idea. Played in a different way, the film could have made great mileage out of the potential confusions between the killings in the game and its psychos actions. A better script could have wound a corkscrew of tensions, confusions and reality flips, not to mention derived a good deal of black humour, out of this. Contrarily, this side of things is oddly an aspect that director-writer Nick Castle completely neglects. Remove the handful of scenes where we see people engaged in playing TAG and all we would be left with is a rather ordinary psycho film. There is nothing more sophisticated to the films development of its premise than that.
Director/writer Nick Castle was a former associate of John Carpenter he played Michael Myers in Halloween (1978) and co-wrote Escape from New York (1981). (Carpenter even names a character in The Fog (1980) after Castle, which Castle returns the favour here with a character named Carpenter). On his own, Castle previously wrote the tv evangelist satire Pray-TV (1980) and then made his directorial debut with TAG: The Assassination Game. Subsequent to TAG, Castle enjoyed some success with two genre films, The Last Starfighter (1984) and The Boy Who Could Fly (1986). Subsequently, Castle has specialised in light mainstream films such as Tap (1989), Dennis the Menace (1993), Major Payne (1995), Mr Wrong (1996), the angel fantasy Delivering Milo (2001), the sf/action film Connors War (2006), and various tv fare, as well as came up with the story for Steven Spielbergs Hook (1991).
Despite some occasionally neat set-ups from Nick Castle, TAG: The Assassination Game is predictable. There is never much subtlety or ambiguity to Castles direction. There are also some silly pieces of plotting it is hard to believe that anybody would fall for the gag where Robert Carradine announces over the campus P.A. system that there is a free Grateful Dead concert being held in order to get rid of Linda Hamiltons hippie pursuer. There are occasional stylish set-ups Bruce Abbott timing a killing to coincide with a starter gun to disguise the noise of the gunshot; the pan up from Linda Hamilton looking at her target profile to see a psychotic Bruce Abbott standing there; the climactic scenes with Abbott crawling around a dancefloor looking for his gun. On the other hand, there is nothing here that could ever compete with the directorial elan shown by Nick Castles mentor John Carpenter in his various films.
Linda Hamilton appears here in her first screen performance, a couple of years before she broke out as Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984). Hamilton always excels when she gets to give tough, sexy performances like this and she is the most sophisticated thing the film has on offer. (She and Bruce Abbott met on the set of TAG and married shortly after the film came out). Nick Castle clearly plays to her presence, seductively outlining her in overwrought film noir lighting when she first appears. There are some interesting other fresh faces, including Forrest Whitaker in his first screen role, playing Bruce Abbotts bodyguard. A low point is the appearance from Michael Winslow of Police Academy (1984) fame as one victim who is a percussive noise performer.
The campus killing game concept also appeared in another film around the same time with Gotcha (1985) starring Anthony Edwards, although that had even more far-fetched plot that propelled Edwards into a spy game in Europe.
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Dustin C. Carter joined Neblett, Beard & Arsenault in 2015 as a welcomed addition to our Mass Tort and Complex Litigation team. A native of central Louisiana, Mr. Carter attended Louisiana College, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration with magna cum laude honors in May 2012. In May 2015, Mr. Carter graduated from Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, Mississippi, with magna cum laude honors, earning his Juris Doctor degree and Certificate in Civil Law Studies. During his law school tenure, Carter served as the Chief Executive Editor of the Law Review, Internal Competition Problem Editor, Brief Writer, and Advocate for the Moot Court Board, two-term Senator-at-Large of the Law Student Bar Association, active member of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society—Keady Inn Chapter, and active member of the MC Law Civil Law Society. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Carter was briefly in private practice in Mississippi, primarily focusing his practice in commercial dispute resolution and litigation matters.
- Mississippi State Courts
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Mississippi College School of Law (2015)
J.D., magna cum laude
Certificate in Civil Law Studies
- Louisiana College (2012)
B.S., Public Administration, magna cum laude
Scholarships and Writing Awards:
- Recipient: 2014 Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP Academic Scholarship Award for Excellence in Writing
- Recipient: 2014 Best Overall Appellee Brief Award, 2014 Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush Appellate Advocacy Competition
National Moot Court Awards:
- Finalist: 2014 Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
- Semifinalist: 2014 Fifth Circuit/Texas State Bar Association Elliot Cup Regional Moot Court Competition
- Octofinalist: 2015 Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
Best Paper/AmJur Awards
- Legal Research I
- Legal Writing II
- Appellate Advocacy
- Save the Students, Save the World: How Bankruptcy Could Help Correct the Inequitable Intrusion of For-Profit Colleges Into Higher Education (33 MISS. C. L. REV. 401)
- American Bar Association
- National Order of Barristers, 2015 Inductee
- National Order of Scribes, 2015 Inductee
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit


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She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.
Spreading newspapers and pulling out handfuls of goopy seeds are the welcomed precursors to carving a pumpkin. Next, time will be spent together at a large table, calling dibs on a favored leg or wing to eat while simultaneously someone slowly carves the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
The next two months holds such focus on others: giving presents, cooking and creating New Year's resolutions to better ourselves, the community and the organizations we believe in. Carving time in our schedules for ourselves quickly goes by the wayside.
It is easy to schedule a massage or a hair appointment and denote that time as "me time." Often it is spread out, forgotten or squeezed between errands.
Hindsight is always twenty-twenty; therefore it is best to plan ahead. This is certainly easier said than done but taking ten minutes right now may save some future meltdowns.
What time do you have for yourself? Are you able to focus on your needs during your lunch break, evening, or early morning?
What brings you the most happiness? Is it spending a quiet morning by yourself going for a jog while the rest of the world sleeps? Is it sipping warm tea in the evening and watching a favorite movie?
What do you love about the seasons? Is it the smells? Is it looking at decorations? Is it creating homemade dishes? Singing with friends?
Knowing the answers to these questions can help you adjust your sails during your daily routine and get through times of chaos.
Finding out who you are and how you handle stress can bring meaning while fighting through the mall crowds. Instead of just crashing or cramming another thing into the hectic schedule, respect your needs in even the smallest of moments.
By a doable and daily engagement of a viewpoint towards meaningful moments will combat and potentially prevent stress.
Here is a WholeBeSM contrived list of ideas that have been effective for myself and others:
- Taking time once a day to write what I am thankful for by using my Do It Lifestyle tree. An alternative visual may be this gratitude tree.
- Drinking hot coffee in the quiet morning focusing on my breath;
- Putting nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon into everything and taking time to enjoy the fragrance it provides;
- Snuggling under blankets before bed… that is a minimum of 3 blankets;
Enjoy less stress in every season of life!


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NCAA upholds ruling on Boise State sanctions; scholarships to be lowered
BOISE, Idaho -- The NCAA is standing by a decision that Boise State must lower the number of football scholarships it can award this season and next.
The decision announced Wednesday comes after Boise State officials appealed the scholarship penalty included in a series of sanctions handed down last year by the NCAA. As part of the penalty package, the NCAA ordered the school to cut football scholarships from 85 to 82 this season and in 2013. The school self-imposed the scholarship cut last year as well.
On appeal, school officials argued the penalty levied against Boise State was inconsistent when compared to past cases.
The NCAA cited major violations by the football program and other sports and in response placed the school on probation for three years and imposed other sanctions.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - An Indiana University student group is trying to garner more support for undocumented people. Members of the Undocu Hoosier Alliance are asking university leaders to declare IU a "sanctuary campus" and offer resources for students who fall under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Former President Barack Obama implemented DACA in 2012. The measure allows some people brought to the United States illegally as children to enroll in college or work for a period of two years, with the possibility of renewal. During the campaign, President Donald Trump said he wants to do away with DACA.
This week, Trump signed an executive order that increases deportation efforts.
"Our order also does the following, ends the policy of catch and release at the border, requires other countries to take back to their criminals -- they will take them back -- cracks down on sanctuary cities, empowers ICE officers to target and remove those who pose a threat to public safety, calls for the hiring of another 5,000 border patrol officers, calls for the tripling of the number of ICE officers," Trump said.
The new administration has not released plans for the future of DACA. In his first TV interview as president, Trump said he will be announcing more details in the coming weeks.
Guadalupe Pimentel Solana arrived in the United States at age 6. She is now an undocumented Indiana college student, who is awaiting Trump's decision.
"First we heard rumors DACA would be canceled Friday, then Monday," Solana said. "Now we're not sure."
Solana said she believes it's important for immigrant communities to stand together.
"Indiana is a state that claims to welcome all," Solana said. "So we're here to remind community members to hold our elected officials accountable."
In Bloomington, Undocu Hoosier Alliance members say they are trying to provide support for those who feel their futures are uncertain.
"We don't know what exactly is going to happen with DACA - how it will be affected, " said Willy Palomo, executive member of the Undocu Hoosier Alliance. "A lot of undocumented people are afraid."
Along with additional resources for undocumented students, the group would also like to see IU become a sanctuary campus.
"Sanctuary campus is mostly a symbolic action but it's an important symbolic action," Palomo said. "These are strong stances in support of undocumented people who have not committed crimes."
The group's Facebook page states they are in conversation with university leadership about these concerns.
An IU spokesperson issued this statement:
"As a public institution that is bound by federal and state laws, Indiana University is able to, and will, take several steps to support all IU students, regardless of personal characteristics or documentation. But Indiana University will not declare itself a sanctuary campus if that means violating federal or state laws."
This week, Trump was asked about DACA. He said students who fall into this category should not be very worried, and added they are here illegally.
Information sessions
Join Indiana University for an information session for an update on the most recent information and guidance.
Tuesday, January 31 and Thursday, February 2
IMU State Room East
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A DESERT DRAMA Being The Tragedy of the Korosko. With Thirty-Two Full-Page Illustrations by S. Paget.
DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
Price: $40.00 USD
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company.
Date Published: 1898.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Book Id: 310702
First American edition. Octavo, original pictorial blue-gray cloth stamped in black, green and brown, gilt titles on spine. 277pp + [10] pp publisher's ads at rear. Bookplate on front paste-down, ink name. Covers quite rubbed and a bit soiled; a good to very good copy.
¶ Issued one week before the British edition (The Tragedy of the Korosko, Smith Elder, 1898).
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Two bookstores sit on the same street in Tiong Bahru. One of them stocks, in addition to the standard collection of international bestsellers, a bevy of titles from local authors. It is among Singapore's most productive incubators for homegrown talent.
The aspiring writer within wishes I could say that this bookstore has left on me a deeper impact. But it hasn't. The other, which specializes in children's literature, is the one I remember more vividly.
My parents, from whom I inherited an eternity of sensitivity, were keen to introduce me to the books of Shel Silverstein when I was young. Their covers attracted me most back then: the bright apple green of The Giving Tree, the soft elephant gray of The Missing Piece Meets the Big O. On the bookshelf at home, they emerge unfadingly, slivers of color amid a grid of text.
Now when I flip through the books, as I did on a Saturday morning in Singapore, what strikes me most is the poignancy of their message. The writer within, who strives to tease out beauty from pain, still has much to learn about the limitations of love, the impermanence of relationships, the endless quest for self-fulfillment, and how all of these can be positive things. It takes but a minute to read through the books, yet it will take me a lifetime to make peace with their lessons.
Down the lane from both bookstores is a bakery with an outdoor swing. The swing hangs just barely above the ground, low enough that toddlers can safely play on it. I envy them their innocence as much as I wish they could always keep it; it's a heartbreaking path toward maturity on which their unsteady legs have started to wobble. I hope their journey is rewarding.
Gentrification has transformed the area surrounding Singapore's oldest housing estate into a hub of creative culture. A casual afternoon in the neighborhood might include a quick bite at Plain Vanilla or Drips Bakery and a leisurely read at BooksActually and Woods in the Books, or housewares-shopping at Strangelets and coffee at Forty Hands. Fuss-free local eats can be had at the Tiong Bahru Market hawker center.
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Sat, 21 December 2013
For our last podcast of 2013, I thought it'd be fun to do something light-hearted; so let's talk about traditions surrounding Christmas and New Years in Japan. We'll cover how these holidays came to be celebrated in Japan and talk a bit about the forms they take today.
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Sat, 14 December 2013
This week we'll finish up our two-parter on Japanese-Okinawan relations with a look at Okinawa during the Imperial Period. We'll be focusing heavily on the bloody Battle of Okinawa, and then wrap things up by looking at the relationship between the islands and the Japanese mainland today.
This week's episode is rather more graphic and violent than usual -- I could not in good conscience whitewash the battle, but I do feel I should warn those of you who might be offended by such things to pass on this one.
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Sat, 7 December 2013
This week, we'll begin a two-part series on the relationship between Japan and what is now her southernmost province: Okinawa. We'll cover the founding of the Kingdom of the Ryukyus, its relationship with Japan, and finally its incorporation into the burgeoning Japanese Empire.
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Sat, 23 November 2013
This week, we're going to discuss the topic of swordsmanship and kendo in modern Japan. We'll talk about where modern traditions of swordsmanship came from, and why kendo retains such a popular grip on modern Japan.
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Sat, 16 November 2013
This week, we're going to take a look at the man credited with one of the greatest epochal changes in Japanese history: the shift from imperial to samurai government in the late 12th century. It's time for the life and legacy of Minamoto no Yoritomo!
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Sat, 9 November 2013
This week we'll be tackling our first media review and discussing by far the most influential piece of historical fiction ever written about Japan: Shogun, by James Clavell.
Listen to the episode here, and be sure to give me feedback on this one so I can improve the style for future review episodes!
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Sat, 2 November 2013
This week we have the second and final part of our series on Saigo Takamori, covering his rebellion against the government, his death, and his legacy. Tune in for one of the most famous stories in Japanese history!
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Sat, 26 October 2013
This week, we'll begin another two-parter dealing with the life and death of Saigo Takamori, one of the great leaders of the Meiji Restoration. This week, we'll discuss his rise to public prominence and subsequent fall from grace. Next week, we'll turn to the rebellion that would end his life and his legacy in modern Japan.
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Sat, 19 October 2013
This week, we're discussing Onmyodo, the mystical study of divination based off of the theories of yin and yang (in-yo or on-myo in Japanese). We'll be covering the entire history of the practice, including its most famous practitioner: Abe no Seimei. We'll also be discussing the modern fate of Onmyodo and its practitioners the onmyoji.
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Sat, 12 October 2013
This week, we're going to talk about the evolution of manga. We'll discuss the roots of the comic form in Japan, both Eastern and Western, and its rapid explosion in popularity after World War II.
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Sterling Silver Jewelry
Silver is a metallic element which, like gold, is soft when in its purest form.
When pure silver is made into jewelry or ornaments, to prevent bending, breaking or stretching, it's mixed with alloy in order to retain the shape. Copper is a popular alloy that is often mixed with silver, creating what is known as sterling silver.
Checking for markings on a silver item will be the easiest method of determining if the piece is silver and the level of purity; although, the markings can be sometimes hard to locate or read. A magnifying glass will make reading hallmarks much easier.
If you are unable to locate any markings, or if your item is stamped with EP, EPNS, Silver on Copper, etc, your item may be silver plated. If its not genuine silver, unfortunately, it doesn't have any value as a precious metal. Silver plate may look beautiful, but it does not have the value of the element itself.
One of the most difficult steps when selling sterling silver is to find a reliable company who will purchase your pieces at a high rate. She Money Pawn is happy to make you an offer based on the value of your silver jewelry. we offer you a price that is based on the market value so you will know you got the full value of your piece.