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Im going to Paris on Friday morning but travelling to London to stay the night on thursday Im one of those people who love to be organised so ive descided to plan all my outfits today haha! So ive planned 3 day time outfits as well as 3 night outfits seeing as were going for 3 days and I thought that was best!Ive researched the weather and its 25-30 degrees during the day and alot cooler in the night! Im only taking two pairs of shoes (which are super comfy) as well as two bags! so ive had to put the outfits together using these two things!! Hope you enjoy the post
Day time outfits
Outfit 1-
So this is the outfit im going to travel in its super comfy as well as being very cool for the day time! I love this shirt which i actually brought today so i had to put it in there somewhere haha!
shirt- charity shop £2.50
vest top- primark
jean skirt- DIY originally a pair of monkey jeans (£5 charity shop)
bag- £1 charity shop
belt- 99p charity shop
boots- £32 topshop (with student discount)
headband- rokit vintage £3
Outfit 2-
So im not too sure about this outfit being a day time outfit because i may get too hot but if i do i just wont were the chiffon shirt under however that is very lightweight and i cant imagine the shirt making much different however I will not be wearing the jacket haha! i love this outfit its so cute! pardon my doggy!
shirt- charity shop £3
dress- asos £18 (i think)
bag- bootsale £1
socks- primak £1
shoes- bootsale £1 (originally from office)
scrunchie- homemade
Outfit 3-
This is my final day outfit i was getting rather srtuck here during the outfits haha becaus i knew that i wanted to wear the chiffon shirt but no idea what with but i finally made this cute outfit up!
chiffon shirt- charity shop £2
crop top- Primark (no clue the price sorry)
skirt- UO sale £10
Boots- top shop £32
bag- charity shop £1
hairbow- AA for free
Night time outfits
Outfit 1-
I thought this outfit would be nice say if going out for a dinner and maybe some drinks because the dress makes it look very going out if you get me haha however i put a jacket because it can get very chilly at night!
dress- H&M £29.99
blazer- bricklane market £10 (orginally from topshop)
socks-primark £1
shoes- bootsale £1
bag- bootsale £1
Outfit 2-
Ive choose this outfit for the evening because we will be going to the eiffel tower one night and when youre at the top its so cold haha! so i thought a nice shirt and some jeans will be nice and smart however comfy and warm!
shirt- charity shop
jeans- topshop sale £15
boots- topshop £32
bag- bootsale £1
scrunchie- homemade
Outfit 3-
So this is my final night outfit i thought a dress would go nicely as well as a baggy cardy as well as being super comfy i feel this looks really nice too
dress- portabello market
cardy- primark £6.50
belt- 99p charity shop
boots- topshop £32
bag- charity shop £1
hair bow - AA
Thank you so much i hope you liked this post
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ALEX Salmond has added to tensions in the Yes movement by telling Nicola Sturgeon to hurry up with independence - while claiming he wants their feuding to stop.
Mr Salmond said the Westminster crisis over Brexit meant there was "not likely to be a better time to force the issue".
He told the Sunday National: "Nicola should be concentrating all her energies on the independence agenda when we will never have better circumstances.
"As far as I am concerned Westminster's Brexit difficulty should be Scotland's opportunity.
"Right now, the Westminster political establishment is at its weakest point in my lifetime while the national movement is in good heart.
"There is not likely to be a better time to force the issue."
The Scottish Tories said the war between the Yes movement's two biggest beasts was getting worse by the day, and urged Ms Sturgeon "to put Alex Salmond back in his box".
Mr Salmond's comments come amid open division in the Yes movement over the timing of Indyref2.
Ms Sturgeon has said she will give an update on timing in "a matter of weeks", but appears to be playing a long game, focusing for now on a People's Vote over Brexit.
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The split between the past and present first ministers has led to a bitter briefing war.
Ms Sturgeon's office has accused the "other side" of "smears" and waging a "vendetta".
Mr Salmond blamed the "unionist press" for "provoking a response", but admitted he had told his own spinners and proxies to stop getting involved.
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However Ms Salmond's comments only highlighted the disagreements over Indyref2.
The Sunday Times reported Ms Sturgeon has been warned by senior colleagues not to rush into another independence referendum.
Pete Wishart, the SNP's longest serving MP, told the paper: "We should have a second referendum when we can win it. We are already making progress towards that, with Brexit as the catalyst, but it will be difficult to secure the conditions to make a referendum happen before the next Scottish election."
Ms Salmond's former special adviser Alex Bell also said the SNP needed to create a positive case for independence, not try to achieve it on the back of other people's mistakes.
He said: "The SNP and Yes have to stop seeing independence as a sneaky prize to be won when everyone else is messing up and instead base their campaign on the reality of what Scotland can achieve through an honest understanding of the world."
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has written to Theresa May to urge her to maintain her refusal to grant Holyrood powers for a second independence referendum.
Referring to the the growing pressure on the SNP leader, he said: "It is unlikely that elements of her party will continue to accept further delays, especially if it becomes apparent that there will not be a second European Union referendum."
Former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars said: "There is no appetite for a second independence referendum, there is no national Yes organisation in place - a prerequisite to success as many Yes activists and voters are not SNP - nio policy work has been done, and thus we are not in a position to deploy the new policies in that post-Brexit new paradigm that will be needed to convince No voters to vote Yes next time."
Robin McAlpine, of the Common Weal think tank, told the Sunday National: "For a number of reasons, we can no longer realistically get a referendum before 2021."
Scottish Conservative chief whip Maurice Golden said: "The war between the SNP's two biggest egos is intensifying by the day.
"When they're not feuding over the complaints against Alex Salmond's conduct, they're fighting about the timing of another independence referendum.
"By taking the threat of another vote off the table, Nicola Sturgeon would reassure the Scottish population who don't want a re-run, and put Alex Salmond back in his box."
Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Willie Rennie said: "The First Minister must not inflict another divisive referendum on our country in a desperate bid to heal the divisions in the SNP.
"That's exactly what the Conservatives did with Europe and look where that got us. The SNP should ditch their plans for another referendum and instead work with genuine pro Europeans to avoid the chaos of Brexit.
"Breaking up is hard to do - the SNP at least should see that from Brexit. First Minister, put our country before your party."
A Scottish Labour source added: "The last thing Scotland needs is more instability and chaos of yet another independence referendum, what our communities need are Labour governments here and in Westminster to end austerity."

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When will it really be The Last Time?
There have been some monumental comebacks over the years.
Many of them occupy chapters of great inspiration.
Tulloch in 1960. Allan Langer in 2001. Lazarus of Bethany in the Gospel according to John (come on - name me a few more).
They had no chance. But somewhere, somehow, they summonsed the quality to rise from the canvas and pull off the impossible.
There are others who are, well..., a little less inspiring. It occurs to me that many who occupy that category have promoters. So basically boxers and singers.
I'm not knockin' Farnsy for keeping on keeping on. He can still sing - quite probably draw a healthy crowd. That Coldplay thing was genuinely inspiring. But it's not so much about the music, it's about the promotion.
I don't think a singer or band should embark upon a `farewell' tour and then not leave.
What did they call it the last time? Ah yes that's right. `The Last Time'.
Such tours appeal to fans in an emotional way. Your `last' opportunity to indulge in the passion of the music you love...and part with a significant sum of money in the process, not just on tickets but items of merchandise as well.
To launch a `comeback' tour seven years later? Well it's a bit rude isn't it?
Who was the football player who put on a testimonial dinner for himself, banked a profit, smelt the liniment 5 months later and decided to haul his boots out of the recycle bin?
Fair enough if you had a few one-off gigs here and there or reformed for a special occasion or came back in another band or under another guise. But a full scale, lock stock and barrel, all-encompassing nationwide money-spinner after `the last time'...?
Do I smell Mr Wheatley somewhere around here?
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Spam makes a resurgence
I am Baldemar Engelbert, a German oil veteran looking for new opportunities to invest in small and medium businesses...."
Does this sound familiar?
Spam mail used to be soooo easy to spot.
When the only enticement was two boxes of Viagra for the price of one and a penis enlargement, the "delete" button latched so effortlessly onto the end of your pointer finger, it was like shelling peas.
But I've noticed a resurgence in my anti-spam folder numbers lately and I've formulated a theory on why this might be.
The spam fraternity went away - maybe staged a conference in Nigeria or some other spam-strong nation - and identified the dilemma of instant dismissal, regrouped, rejuvenated and reloaded with a new wave of junk email to annoy the crap out of everybody.
The criteria? Creativity! Think of the most ridiculous name you can then follow it with the craziest crackpot story you could possibly dream up.
Yes - you know it's a con but sometimes you can't help but read on, just to see what comes next!
"Found your email on some websites where small businesses are discussed. Which made me think it would be nice to talk to you. I'm pretty aged right now and have donated a lot to charities in Germany. And taught it would be nice to invest in other people's ideas. I worked in the oil industry for over 47years of my life, and don't think anything in the oil industry makes any interest to me anymore."
How long before Baldemar vill be asking me for my bank account details?
The saddest thing is that there are still insecure and vulnerable people out there who believe the rot and lose money to these goannas, maybe more so in troubled financial times. I guess that's why they keep at it.
But there are better stories than my Mr Engelbert, the German oil tycoon who's lost interest in crude and would rather invest his millions in some poor struggler's cake shop.
Any good ones landed in your anti-spam box lately?
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Where does the latest sex scandal leave us?
At the end of a week in which society's sexual practices have been thoroughly scrutinised from every conceivable angle, particularly when it comes to footballers, what is the net result?
I've encountered almost every opinion and for the sheer variety of their flavour, I'm not surprised public polls are close enough to 50/50. Response to this article might rate the same, although last night's Footy Show could yield some fresh starch.
The latest voice given air is that of a work colleague who alleges the victim bragged about her exploits in the sober aftermath. Well, once again, some will feel vindicated with their stance; others will claim she's chasing a cheque or the spotlight herself. Others still, like my wife, will say: "It doesn't matter".
We are all accountable. But that's not so clear cut in every situation of this type. Society, sex and alcohol seem stuck with that.
There are moral issues and yet we live in a world where the government's stimulus package has apparently stimulated the sex trade to the tune of 27 per cent with many new customers heard to boast: "This one's on Kevin!" as they saddle up. What people do - lawfully - in their private lives should be their business. The world should not tie a noose.
Rugby league issues? Yes. Although to be fair, any high profile occupation that promotes adrenalin-charged men with youth, time, money and social instincts on their plate is on notice. The message is clear. Do unto women as you would have someone do to your own sister or daughter.
Are the moral rules for footballers now to be applied differently? As the brand erodes with every exposure, it seems so.
There are family issues. That, at the very least, is where Matthew Johns might face his darkest demons. I believe the karma in any act of betrayal has every probable chance of revisiting and when the recipient occupies the spotlight, the load will be heavy. Unbalanced? Unfair? Sometimes, yes, but you often reap what you sow.
There are big issues with alcohol and often drugs are thrown into the mix. The picture that was painted in swirling strokes of red, green and blue at midnight on Saturday sometimes screams black and white by the time 60 Minutes ticks along the next evening.
The trouble lies not with these colours, though. They will always be absolute in the subjective mind of whoever it is at the time of engagement. Mobile phones, Facebook and every aspirant's "15 minutes of fame" only enhance the billboard's luring hue.
No, the trouble lies more with the grey. Where is the line to be drawn today? Where was it drawn last century? Last night? Where will it be drawn tomorrow?
To be honest, I'm not sure we're too much closer to the answers.
- Posted by Julian Murphy at 8:09 AM
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The new bridge on the block
"Who does this young punk think he is?
"Thinks he can waltz in here like some half-smart show-off and put me in the shade!
"Hey chicken liver! Yeah you over there basking in your newfound fancy glory. Who do you think you are - coming around here looking like that!
"You should show me a little more respect. I've been holding court here since the Great Depression. You call these hard times? You've got no idea!
"Stop smirking at me like that before I come over there and wipe it off your face...and do your hair! It's everywhere! Like a stick insect caught in a spider's web. I wouldn't pay two bob for a haircut like that.
"And what sort of a name is Kurilpa anyway? Kids these days..."
So Mr Jolly 'welcomed' his new neighbour who replied in kind.
"I got no problem with you old man. I'm just doin' what you're doin' so loosen up a bit. Besides, with those stiff old arches creakin in the wind, you'd never catch me anyway!
"Place for water rats. That's what Kurilpa means if you really wanna know, grandpa. Long before 1932 when you lobbed, my people used to catch 'em for breakfast."
Imagine the exchange between two bridges: William Jolly and young Kurilpa.
Have you seen the new kid sprouting skyward?
The new Kurilpa footbridge.
I suppose any river city possessing action on both sides ultimately inherits a bevy of bridges. Brisbane's destiny is no different. It's just a matter of what they give us.
The new crossing - with all its span-fangled chopsticks and eventual canopies - will undoubtedly have its detractors. Anything new and different always does.
But I like the look of it. As well as linking the heart with the art, I think it has the potential to make a mark. To lift the local landscape above a sea of sameness that seems to have plagued much of Brisbane's development.
One query blowing in from the Gabba though. Will those 'soon to come' sails stand up to Mother Nature's wild mood swings?
The designer better make sure of that otherwise old Mr Jolly will have plenty of barbs to fire across at his young mate on behalf of the taxpayers.
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Different rules for different sports?
I'm not sure I'd want to be swinging my tennis racquet on the subcontinent at the moment.
Randhir Singh, the general secretary of the Indian Olympic Association, has described Tennis Australia's Davis Cup boycott of India as "shocking and uncalled for", insisting that the players are at "no risk".
But isn't that what the International Cricket Council and Pakistan Cricket Board said about Test cricket in Lahore? Ask Australian umpires Steve Davis and Simon Taufel about that particular guarantee.
After the attack on cricketers in Pakistan, the Indian Premier League 20/20 tournament was moved from India to South Africa because security could not be guaranteed. Is the criteria different for a tennis match?
It's not a slight on the country, its people or its culture - India is one of the best - but when we know now that top line athletes are not immune from bullet spray, then Delhi - we have a problem here.
On Wednesday, a remote-controlled toy helicopter, all of a foot long, flew over the parliament walls in India and touched down in the forecourt.
It was only a toy helicopter, and thank God (or whichever divine being you believe in) for that - but where was security?
Reminds me of the time - not that long back - when a coupla blighters jumped through a window at the Delhi Police Station and stole some computers.
The problem seemed to intensify a tad when it was discovered that those computers contained the full security plans for next year's Commonwealth Games.
The Australian tennis team has every right to be requesting a neutral venue and if it's not granted, then instead of a 12 month ban from the sport they should be awarded the tie.
Envisage it seriously - if you were selected in a national sporting side due to take on India in India, what would you do?
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Garden Thoughts from Florida's Treasure Coast
stuffs and mo' other stuffs
This WordPress.com site highlights our mountain garden and the seasons, seaside reflections and some travel musings.
Savour and Eat!!!
My camera and I...
the beauty of a life of travel
Welcome to Larry Hodgson's world
Landscaping among the boulders, bugs and bears in Buncombe County.


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Queens Bath
Why haven't I shared these yet!? Queen's bath was the one place I had on our list that I HAD to see. Also, I advise you to read this whole post because it contains a very embarrassing wave story :)
Queen's Bath is located on the North shore of Kauai in Princeville and you have to hike down by a waterfall to get to the flat lava rock before getting to the bath area. And let me tell you, it was beyond beautiful!! Not only was the water so blue and gorgeous, but there were sea turtles swimming around which is basically my dream come true. Sadly I'm afraid of heights and it was low and wavy enough that there was no way I was going to jump in, but there are "kiddie pools," as I called them, that you didn't have to jump off a cliff to get into haha. Austin, his sister Anna, and his dad were of course brave enough to jump in, I'm just a baby.
But don't worry, I had my own little adventure short after ;) Further down the coast you could climb down a little lower and swim in a pool enclosed by the lava rock. Swimming around, taking in the views and taking family pictures with some cute little waves that would wash in every now and then. Austin and I had just taken a picture together and I noticed a wave that looked a little bit bigger coming in so we crouched down. I'm dumb enough to turn a little as to maybe get out of the way. However, the wave hits Austin (mind the fact that he didn't budge) then it hits me, picks me up and throws and drags me onto the rocks about 5 feet away. Dragging my legs on the rocks and holding on for dear life as I was swallowed by the wave, all I could think was "NOT my face" and that possibly my shin bone would be visible when I rose up from the dead hahaha.
I immediately came up yelling "I'm OKAY!!" Because I somehow was, but my legs sure didn't look like it. Everyone standing up on the higher area was in shock and left because I'm sure it scared them half to death hahahah! Purple, swollen, and bleeding from the knees down but honestly I was so embarrassed that I didn't care about the blood. We are all still mad there wasn't a video of it happening because it was just too funny and of course it happened to me.
Here we are about a month later and I just have two little scars and one bruise on that shin (okay not all the feeling is back but who cares), not sure how it wasn't worse but blessed about it, and now I have a hilarious story to share forever!! I thought about posting the after picture but thought naw, people don't want to see that sight ;)
AKA go to Queen's bath when in Kauai, and you won't regret it, just don't turn your back on the ocean.
Happy Sunday loves! xx
Winter Park & YouTube Video!
Views I can't get enough of and fresh powder on the slopes each day, what more could I want for a ski trip!? I love that first ride up the mountain each day and soaking up the pure silence in the snow; so refreshing and peaceful. Austin and I stayed at a cute little AirBnb this last week in Fraser, Colorado for Spring Break (probably our official "last" spring break ever, so sad). Let me tell ya, he was so patient with me on the slopes, but pushed me to improve and adventure when he knew I needed to. So much so that we accidentally ended up in basically black trees, which I ended up having to walk through because I'm a hot mess, and finished out on a blue black! At least I can say I did it haha!!
My cutie roomie and her family were there as well which was so fun to get to run into them while on the slopes. Who would have thought the first time we all went four years ago that we would end up as besties and college roommates? :)
ALSO!!! We officially started our YouTube Channel!! We are just getting the feel for all the video tech, but I am so dang excited about it! Be sure to subscribe to my channel and watch our first video to get a glimpse at slow-mo ski me and just a tiny fraction of all our laughs this last week!
XX Haley
I'm such a vanilla girl!
His "okay I need to eat now" face ;)
There's something about In-N-Out that I cannot pass up! Why do we not have one here in Fayetteville??? I remember my first time at one: during spring break with my parents and it was the only place I insisted to go to while in Dallas (okay other than go see Marry Poppins and shop of course). Anyways my point is that I always make a point to go there when I am around one because I don't always want food like that or a burger so I might as well take advantage of the cheap and greasy goodness! And it's just too cute!
Yearly Buffalo Trip
Right after he said he couldn't wait to dunk me... I don't normally like to go under in rivers and lakes because I'm just weird like that. But convinced him not too :)
Muses App Launch
I can't believe I am just now getting this up! When I was in NY I happened to be there the same weekend of the Muses App launch and could not have been more excited to be invited! Muses is an app for bloggers and companies to collaborate and bring together new communities and friends in the blogging world. It was so fun getting to connect and meet people and brands face to face, take pictures, and grow together. I loved walking into the room and feeling that everyone there just gets each other, wanting to bring one another up in what we do. One of the brands there, Anjé Clothing, (the leather jacket I have on) was minimalistic perfection and all American-made products, which I love. They have a line that supports strong and fearless women as well! Go check them out!!
Thanks so much for having me in NYC Muses!
*First 5 Photos provided by Muses
Memorial Weekend
Happy Late Memorial Day, I hope everyone had a nice weekend off! We spent Memorial weekend at Big Cedar Lodge (crashed my parents anniversary) for a quick relaxing retreat; which I must say I needed, from being in New York for nine crazy days! I have grown up going to Big Cedar and it's kind of like my home away from home, full of quiet and relaxation, but endless outdoor adventures, or the spa if you are that kind of gal :) For some reason, I will always picture Big Cedar as a more modern version of where Baby goes in Dirty Dancing with her family so maybe that's why I love it so much. I'm really not a huge outdoors girl, but If I can catch some rays in some beautiful weather and get a tan in the process, count me in! I love kayaking because I'm in full control and it's easy haha ;) More like the perfect arm workout actually.
I really need to catch up on some of my upcoming posts since I was gone for so long, but much more coming this summer and I cannot wait! Travel, fashion, and inspiration all in the works!! Anything you want to see from me, let me know!!
Cheers to Summer 2017!!
Us perfectly described in a picture. Me- way too excited, Austin- What are you doing?? Haha!
Also, here is the link to his hat!
All the surfer vans :)
Cathedral Rock, AZ
If you get the chance to even just drive through Sedona, Arizona in your life, don't skip out. The morning we were there, it had snowed apparently, by the time we got to cathedral rock it was nice and warm out; so weird but so nice! On our way to the park, we kept seeing hot air balloon baskets on the back of trucks and I can only imagine how cool that would be out there! I had no idea how rewarding the climb would be (because I have a huge fear of heights) until I truly got to the top and took in the full view. Austin always pushes me when he knows there is something I shouldn't miss out on, like going around on that ledge shown above, even though once you were on it, it wasn't small and scary haha! The view was breathtaking!! I love all of the red rock just randomly sticking up in the landscape through Arizona and yet you are also close to the mountains. Exhilarating and a day I'll never forget :)
I missed getting this up for Earth day, but one day late counts right? Our earth never ceases to amaze me, and what better way to enjoy it than by taking advantage of all of the adventures that await us! I may not be super outdoorsy, but I'm always up for a new adventure to push me or a good view/ hike. Every new place I come across my mind is blown by the beauty God created for us to live in!
Summer adventures are calling, let's finish this semester and explore!!
Point Dume, Malibu
All of mountains were covered in these beautiful yellow wild flowers that I just wanted to run through barefoot (I would have if they weren't fenced off haha). I probably said they were "cute" way too many times, but they were! It was also crazy windy the whole week, so excuse my crazy, stringy hair! If you are going to be close to Malibu anytime soon, be sure to go to the Point Dume State Park area, gorgeous!
The entire week I felt like I wore denim denim denim on repeat, not complaining because it's one of my favorites, but it was the perfect weather for a jean jacket! Nice n' breezy ~
Happy Monday loves!
Favorite Coffee Spots in NWA
Tonight I'm sharing some of my favorite coffee places in NWA and ones that are often overlooked! Not that I don't loooove starbucks, but I love to support local businesses even more.
Kennedy Coffee Roasting Company: Basically anything! I have never not liked something at Kennedy. It's Bentonville's little kept secret. My go-to however is the Carmenilla hot, iced, or frozen! Sometimes though I can't pass up their famous Frozen Ryan which has a little too much sugar for my small body to handle haha! I even have a friend that hates coffee but goes just for their chocolate milk ☺ Also I literally just found out they are opening a second location downtown and it totally made my day, maybe even week!!!!
Pressroom: Honey Vanilla Latte is all I have to say, might just be my favorite in the whole world! When I'm missing home I miss this too. I also love to go for their specialty food menu, always something healthy and interesting to try.
The Grounds at Garden Living: This place is hidden and way too precious! Oh and they have a good honey latte as well. Shopping and coffee? What more could I want!?
Cafe Imbibe: I drive by it all the time and had been wanting to check it out and I did the other day and was quite pleased! I had a seriously good hot cider! They have a huge menu and I can't wait to become a regular.
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The Jackson County School System has announced it will begin working with ESS, an educational staffing firm, to provide better opportunities and benefits for substitute teachers and to manage the hiring and placement process.
The transition efforts will begin immediately, said Dr. April Howard, JCSS superintendent. ESS will take the lead March 11.
Under the terms of the contract, approved by the Jackson County Board of Education Jan. 14, individuals substituting for teachers will be eligible for weekly paychecks, healthcare insurance, 401(k) retirement plans, ongoing professional development, and bonus opportunities, Dr. Howard said.
"The men and women who are part of our sub pool make themselves available to support our students and staff, often on very short notice," she added. "We are glad to be able to offer them these benefits through ESS."
In addition to employing existing subs who make the transition to ESS, the company will recruit, screen, train, hire, and manage new substitutes for the school system, said Dr. Selena Blankenship, JCSS director of human resources.
"The ESS process lets substitutes choose when, where, and how often they work," Dr. Blankenship said. "An online system will give them 'round-the-clock access to information about openings via web portal, phone, and text."
She said the company will provide training for all involved – school administrators, faculty and staff, and substitutes. The company will use the Aesop/Frontline system employees with which JCSS employees and substitutes already are familiar.
A client services team will be available by phone and email to answer questions, offer guidance, and help with absence management tasks.
In addition to improving benefits and logistics for substitutes, Dr. Blankenship said, the partnership is expected to reduce the number of unfilled positions in classrooms when teachers have to be out of the school.
"Absences are inevitable in any organization, even with staff as dedicated as ours," Dr. Blankenship said. "We believe ESS can help minimize the impact on our students while improving the benefits for the substitutes who step in to help us with that important work. With more than 700 teachers and parapros working in 10 schools to serve approximately 8,000 students, we will definitely benefit from the company's extensive experience in managing this important function," she said.
ESS, established in 2000, complies with state-mandated requirements for the credentials needed to work in public schools. The firm will provide the necessary background checks for its staff, and will eliminate the $25 application fee the school system has charged for substitute applicants, Dr. Blankenship said.
The company fills more than 13,000 daily, long-term, and permanent school assignments for more than 700 partners across 23 states in the U.S.
Forbes magazine has named it one of America's 500 Best Employers for the last two years; it was ranked No. 116 for 2018.
To learn more online about the company or apply for a substitute position with JCSS, visit ESS.com.


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That may be simply something you are born with. Often it may be associated with hyperlipidemia or aging. In this case normally it is whitish, not yellow or brown. We call it Arcus senilis. In rare cases you may have Wilson's disease. Read the article to find out common causes having such type of rings in your eyes.
It can be a Kayser-Fleischer ring that signifies copper toxicity. Normally it appears in Wilson's disease and in many cases of Chalcosis.
Here are 4 triggers of brown/yellow rings around your pupils:
1. Wilson's Disease
Wilson disease is an unusual genetic disorder that is passed from moms and dads to kids (acquired). It avoids your body from getting rid of additional copper in your system.
Wilson disease is triggered by an acquired modification or problem (anomaly) in the ATP7B gene. It is an autosomal recessive disorder. This implies that both moms and dads should hand down the same abnormal gene to the child. Lot of times moms and dads show no indications of the disease.
The symptoms of Wilson disease differ depending on the organs that are impacted.
One sign that only occurs with Wilson disease is having brown rings around the iris (colored part) of the eyes (called Kayser-Fleischer rings). They are seen only on the eye exam. Copper buildup triggers the rings. The rings don't cause vision issues.
Wilson disease might assault your brain and spinal cord (your central nervous system) and your liver. It may assault them at the same time. This can trigger a group of signs that don't appear to be related.
2. Kayser-Fleischer Rings
Kayser-Fleischer rings (KF rings) are dark rings that appear to encircle the iris of the eye. They are because of copper deposition in part of the cornea (Descemet's membrane) as a result of particular liver diseases.
Kayser-Fleischer rings suggest Wilson's disease (that iytmed.com pointed out above), which involves abnormal copper handling by the liver resulting in copper accumulation in the body and is characterised by abnormalities of the basal ganglia of the brain, liver cirrhosis, splenomegaly, involuntary motions, muscle rigidness, psychiatric disturbances, dystonia and dysphagia. The mix of neurological symptoms, a low blood ceruloplasmin level and KF rings is diagnostic of Wilson's disease.
3. Ocular Chalcosis
This is an other reason having yellow rings around human iris. Chalcosis happens when an intraocular copper-containing foreign body deposits copper in Descemet's membrane, the anterior lens capsule, or other intraocular basement membranes. A sunflower cataract is a petal-shaped deposition of yellow or brown pigmentation in the lens capsule that radiates from the anterior axial pole of the lens to the equator. Normally, the sunflower cataract triggers no substantial loss of visual acuity. However, intraocular foreign bodies including nearly pure copper (more than 90%) can cause a serious inflammatory response and intraocular necrosis.
4. Hyperlipidemia
You call it high cholesterol. Your medical professional calls it hyperlipidemia. In any case, it's a typical problem.
The majority of people with hyperlipidemia cannot tell that they have it at first. It's not something you can feel, but you'll notice the effects of it someday.
Cholesterol, along with triglycerides and other fats, can build up inside your arteries. This makes the capillary narrower and makes it harder for blood to get through. Your blood pressure could increase.
In some cases you might get brown, yellow or gray rings around your eye pupils as one of the small indication of the concern.


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July, 1911
In 1906, Punalu`u Valley was home to a small Chinese community of rice growers. They lived in grey, weather-beaten houses toward the front of the valley and tended their rice paddies irrigated by Punalu`u Stream. Mauka (inland) was the rice mill with a water wheel and red roof. Behind the mill were newly planted cane fields controlled by sugar baron James B. Castle.
An energetic entrepreneur, Castle envisioned sugar and other plantations lining the windward coast from Kahuku to Kailua. As a first step, he had started Kahuku Plantation Company (KPC) in 1890. Later the Mormons organized their lands into Lā`ie Plantation and began shipping cane to the Kahuku mill. In 1907, Castle founded Ko`olau Agricultural Company (KAC) to consolidate his agricultural properties between Hau`ula and Kahana, including a portion of Punalu`u Valley leased from B. P. Bishop Estate in 1906. That same year Castle began construction of Punalu`u Ditch to irrigate the cane fields there, and the Ko`olau Railway to link the windward plantations with the Kahuku mill.
Castle also decided to investigate the potential of Kaluanui and Kaipapa`u Streams to supply water to his Hau`ula acreage. In early 1906, he contracted the stream measurement project to engineer William E. Rowell, former assistant superintendent in the Department of Public Works. Rowell soon determined that a direct approach upstream to the two watersheds was not feasible because of numerous narrows and waterfalls. He then developed a flanking route, rugged but suitable for mules carrying material and measuring equipment. The trail would climb the west side of Punalu`u Valley on seven switchbacks, cross Kaluanui Stream above the last major waterfall, and contour around Ma`akua Gulch to Kaipapa`u Stream.
Later in 1906, a crew, probably from KPC, began building the trail, soon to be named after its founder. After reaching the Kaluanui crossing, the laborers constructed a 12-person wood cabin to provide overnight shelter while they completed the contour section. By October Rowell installed four weirs with measuring devices on Kaluanui Stream, one at 1,900 feet elevation near the cabin, and one on each of the three upper forks at 2,500 feet. He also built a fifth weir at 1,900 feet on Kaipapa`u Stream. The engineer then recorded monthly stream flow from October 1906 through October 1907.
In 1911, James Castle made an informal agreement with the newly founded Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club (HTMC) and its first president, his brother William R. Castle. The club would have use of the trail and the cabin in return for maintaining the route. However, no records exist of HTMC using or maintaining the Castle Trail in the 1910s.
In 1915, KAC helped install stream gauging station number 3040 on the right bank of Kaluanui Stream just above the cabin. A continuous recording device measured water flow for the next two years to determine if Kaluanui Stream could provide hydroelectric power to run the pumps at Kahuku Plantation. KAC had already constructed a ditch below the first waterfall, known as Kaliuwa`a or Sacred Falls, to irrigate its cane fields at the front of the valley.
For February 20, 1921, HTMC scheduled two hikes, Sacred Falls (class B, moderate) and the Castle Trail (class A, difficult). That morning four autobuses with 110 hikers aboard left the Pan Pacific building in downtown Honolulu. Because of a delay in Kāne`ohe, the caravan did not reach Punalu`u Valley until 11 a.m. Thirty intrepid hikers got off the buses there, and the rest continued to Kaliuwa`a Valley for Sacred Falls. Led by forestry ranger and HTMC member, Thomas R. L. McGuire, the smaller group climbed the overgrown, but passable switchbacks, crossed Kaluanui Stream and ascended to a saddle on the ridge separating Kaluanui and Ma`akua Streams. There the hikers were supposed to descend the ridge makai (seaward) back to their waiting bus. However, the group either missed the turn at the saddle or at another junction farther down the ridge and ended up bushwacking by moonlight. The "dirty thirty" finally reached Hau`ula well after midnight and Honolulu just before dawn. Part Hawaiian McGuire blamed it all on the resident pig demigod Kamapua`a for obliterating the trail and leading them down the wrong ridge. The group later decided the outing was one of the best trips ever. Participant, weatherman and sometime poet Lawrence H. Daingerfield captured the hardships and rewards of hiking Mauka Sacred Falls.
Upward where the mud is king,
And the birds in rain tree sing-
That's the place to go on the wing,
Mauka Sacred Falls.
Iridescent tree shells stray
A yard a year in search of prey,
And wild bananas, wind swept, sway
Mauka Sacred Falls.
This is Kamapuaa's place-
Pig God of the crooked face-
where the trail is but a trace
Mauka Sacred Falls.
In 1923, landowner Bishop Estate requested assistance from Territorial Forestry in reducing the destructive pig population mauka Sacred Falls. On September 9, head forester Charles S. Judd introduced two estate hunters to the Castle or Pig God Trail and the upper Kaluanui drainage in the Hau`ula Forest Reserve. After the hike, Judd reported,
"Forest is suffering considerably from ravages of these wild animals and in effort to clear them out Bishop Estate has authorized me to pay bounty of $1 for each wild pig killed."
Later that year the estate also closed the Castle Trail to recreational hikers, fearing their impact on the native vegetation. Over the next several years Territorial Forester Judd made periodic visits to the upper Kaluanui region to monitor the native forest. On September 17, 1925, he found the vegetation much recovered as a result of estate and public hunting efforts.
On June 28, 1928, he climbed the Castle Trail to the saddle above Kaluanui Stream and then bushwacked up the ridge to the Ko`olau summit. Also along on the inspection were O`ahu Ranger McGuire, Ranger at Large Max F. Landgraf and two hunters with dogs. Near the summit Judd found extensive pig damage, which he immediately reported to Bishop Estate. In November, Kahuku Ranger Robert Plunkett and his trail crew packed pig traps up the Castle Trail for use by estate hunters.
On May 22, 1930, Judd hired Special Hunters John Pahamoa and Nicholas Mendes to kill pigs along the summit in the Kaipapa`u and Hau`ula Forest Reserves for $75 per month. The two men and their dogs frequently used the Castle Trail to access the summit area. For one week in July, Plunkett and his gang worked up the trail to the saddle and then improved the route to the Ko`olau crest.
After an eight year hiatus, HTMC returned to the Pig God Trail on November 24, 1929. Led by house painter Edmund J. Meadows, the group ascended the Castle Trail and returned the same way before dark. On September 28, 1930, McGuire and William Bush guided an HTMC group to Kaluanui Stream and probably beyond toward the summit.
On February 17, 1931, Judd led nine Army officers, Mendes, and Bishop Estate forester George R. Ewart III on a reconnaissance hike above Punalu`u Valley. The group climbed the Castle Trail to the saddle and followed the improved route to the top. They then turned south along the summit and descended a spur ridge back into Punalu`u Valley. During that grueling loop, the men first discussed forming a hiking club with members drawn from the Army and the Division of Forestry. After finishing the hike well after dark, the group enjoyed a swim in the ocean and continued the discussion over a late dinner at Cooper Ranch Inn in Hau`ula. Several months later Judd and Major General Briant H. Wells formed the Piko Club.
The Piko Club engendered cooperation between the Army and Forestry. Rangers developed trail maps for Army division officers and included them on inspection hikes in the forest reserves. In turn, the Army cleared a trail at the back of Punalu`u Valley among others, and even helped build a cabin near the Ko`olau summit.
On November 14, 1932, Forestry workers delivered three bundles wrapped in burlap to the Army bomber hangar at Luke Field on Ford Island. Inside the bundles were redwood frames, and tin roof and siding for a ten by ten foot cabin to be dropped at the head of Kaipapa`u Stream near the Ko`olau summit. On November 16, Judd, O`ahu Assistant Forester Glenn W. Russ and Ranger Landgraf hiked up the Castle Trail to the cabin site, cleared it, and set up a six by twenty foot white cloth as target for the bombers. That evening a severe Kona storm came in and dumped eight inches of rain on the summit. Despite the storm the group spent a "fairly comfortable" night in their tent. The next morning heavy clouds draped the summit, keeping the bombers on the ground.
On November 21, the clouds lifted briefly, allowing a single bomber to drop one bundle. It landed within 75 feet of the target, but unfortunately hit a rock bank. The tin sections survived the impact, but the redwood beams shattered. On the afternoon of November 29, bombers from the 19th Pursuit Squadron dropped the remaining two bundles on target and in good condition. On December 23, a forestry crew finished building the cabin to be used by pig hunters. The Army assistance had saved the crews many hours packing the material up the Castle Trail.
The Piko Club first scheduled the Castle Trail as a Sunday outing on November 19, 1933. That warm day 47 hikers ascended the switchbacks to Kaluanui Stream. Most then headed downstream to the top of a waterfall above Kaliuwa`a (Sacred) Falls for lunch. A few continued up the trail to the saddle, informally known as the pig wire, and then climbed the ridge to the Kaipapa`u cabin near the Ko`olau summit. HTMC also conducted hikes on the Castle Trail in March of 1933 and 1934.
Sometime in August 1934, the Honolulu Unit of the Civilian Conservation Corps began to reconstruct the Castle Trail and its extension to the Ko`olau summit. The veteran crew assigned to the project had already built the Summit Trail from Black Junction to Pu`u Kainapua`a. On an August 30 inspection, Judd and Ranger Landgraf found the gang, led by Foreman Ernest W. Landgraf, working halfway up the switchback section.
On October 18, Judd and Ranger Landgraf climbed the rebuilt Castle Trail past the ship shape CCC camp by Kaluanui Stream to the pig wire. There Foreman Landgraf joined them, and the three men began scouting along the contour section of the trail for a feasible route to the summit. After floundering around Kaipapa`u Gulch, all three decided the area was too rough for the new route. Judd then told Foreman Landgraf to extend the Castle Trail from the pig wire up the ridge to the Ko`olau summit near the Kaipapa`u cabin at a 12% grade. Landgraf and his first rate crew built the Castle extension as instructed, completing it before year end and then resumed work on the Summit Trail. Vegetation and landslides gradually reclaimed the bypassed Castle contour section.
On Sunday July 14, 1935, the Piko Club completed a magnificent Ko`olau summit traverse on three new CCC trails. Thirty Pikos took the Poamoho Trail to the top, where they bushwacked north briefly to the current end of the Summit Trail. After strolling along the wide-open path, the group descended the rebuilt Castle Trail. Halfway down, Chief Scout Sweet served coffee at the CCC camp near Kaluanui Stream. The club repeated the hike on November 1, 1936, shortly before its demise. HTMC also scheduled the Castle Trail on May 5, 1935.
During World War Two, the Army built a cabin at the Kaluanui Stream crossing and just below the Ko`olau crest. Soldiers also dug a network of foxholes around the Castle and Summit Trail junction. In 1943, the Army established the Unit Jungle Training Center to better prepare its soldiers for combat in the Pacific Islands. The center had three layouts or courses of instruction, red and blue in Kahana Valley, and green in Punalu`u Valley. The green course was the most demanding as it taught instructors for the other two courses. Both the Castle and the Ko`olau Summit Trails formed a part of the green course for field exercises and edible plant identification classes. After training all day, the troops stopped for refreshments at the Punalu`u Store, established by Yan Quong Ching sometime in the 1930s.
After the war, HTMC resumed hiking the Castle Trail on December 22, 1946. The hike blurb in the schedule read,
"Although the trail is not nearly as clear as it was in the good old days, it's still the good old Pig God Trail. The finest view on the island if it doesn't rain, only it always rains."
The club also conducted a Castle campout on Labor Day weekend 1947. That year Territorial Forestry included Castle as trail number 16 at five miles on its O`ahu map. In the early 1950s at the saddle, a wooden sign painted white with black lettering "Hau`ula pig wyre" (corrupted Welsh for trail) pointed down the ridge, according to naturalist Lorin T. Gill.
HTMC continued to schedule Castle regularly from 1950s through 1973. For the next seven years the club was unable to get permission from Bishop Estate to hike the trail because of liability concerns. As a result, the route began to deteriorate; downed trees and landslides blocked the switchbacks, and uluhe ferns and clidemia shrubs clogged the upper section.
In 1980, HTMC members Zon Owen and Lorna Turner obtained permission from Bishop Estate for the club to hike the Castle Trail once again. Owen organized three trail clearing outings to reopen the route up the switchbacks to the Kaluanui Stream crossing. He then led the Castle hike for HTMC on January 25, 1981. In her poem Confrontation, Beryl Sawyer recalled the excitement of the crowd meeting at Iolani Palace that Sunday morning.
Ninety-two, at the palace, at eight.
For Castle Trail, closed of late.
Lorna Turner, leader-learner-
Chat, chat, chat, of this and that.
All signed on? The crowd was wide.
Don't get lost! Who needs a ride?
A member of the HPD,
On motor-cycle came to see.
Demonstration? Confrontation?
Accident? Or fender bent?
Assured we were HTMC,
He wished us well from HPD.
The club continued to hike the Castle Trail annually through 1985. On August 11 of that year, 74 members and guests led by Stuart Ball ascended the switchbacks to the Kaluanui crossing. Twelve stalwarts pushed on to the misty, still Ko`olau summit and a fleeting view of Ka`ala in the Wai`anae Range. The last hikers finally emerged from the forest at 6:15 p.m. after a long, but satisfying day. The next year the club lost access once again because of liability concerns of the lessee in Punalu`u Valley.
Today, the pig demigod Kamapua`a, his relatives, and an occasional hunter or hiker still roam the Castle Trail mauka Sacred Falls. The route from the valley to the summit is discernible but badly deteriorated and overgrown after twenty years of neglect. The original contour section from the pig wire to Kaipapa`u Stream is lost under thick vegetation and numerous landslides. The cabin and camp site by Kaluanui Stream is muddy and partially covered by dark strawberry guava trees, but remains a wild, lovely spot to pitch a tent or hang a hammock. Punalu`u Valley is often called green valley after the name of the training course there. Ching's store still offers refreshments - to locals and tourists, instead of GI's.


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Hunter Education Coordinator
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept
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Steve Hall graduated with a B. S. degree in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University in 1981. He served as Colorado Services Manager for the American Sportsman's Club from 1981 through 1984, and also as a hunter education instructor and employee of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. He moved to Texas in 1985 where he first served as assistant hunter education coordinator then as education and education & outreach director for a 26-year career with Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW). While at TPW, Hall served as International Hunter Education Assn. (IHEA) president from 1993-1995. He also has served as vice president and board member of the National Bowhunter Education Foundation for 12 years. He has served as 'Huntmaster' for the Texas Youth Hunting Program, which he helped start in 1996. He has been inducted into both the IHEA and Texas Hunter Education Halls of Fame. After retiring in January 2011, he served as executive director for two years with the Texas State Rifle Association and then as executive director for IHEA-USA for 2 ½ years. He has returned to Texas Parks and Wildlife in August 2015 to be closer to family. He and his wife, Karen, have son, Ryan, who works for Southwestern Energy in Houston and daughter Sarah who is a senior at Texas A&M University. Steve is an avid bow hunter and fly fisherman and continues to volunteer to teach in many outdoor education programs.