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March 5, 2019
Your Style Reflects Your Truth
For this post, we linked up with relationship coach Galen Erickson to talk about how your style reflects your truth. Hope you are inspired by what he has to say!
As a relationship coach for men, it's my job to understand what helps men live with passion, and what can get in the way. I can tell you that style is a crucial piece and I'll share some of my own story to illustrate.
In my mid-twenties I was hanging out with three of my friends when I noticed a stark contrast in the colors we were wearing: Me and my buddy Rob were both dressed in mostly black and grey, while Chris and Mike where dressed in light pastel colors. This observation struck me because both Chris and Mike had just started relationships with the respective woman of their dreams, while Rob and I had just broken up with our girlfriends at the time (and were both really depressed).
When I had dressed myself that morning, I had not decided to wear gloomy clothing, nor had Rob. I doubt the others had made that kind of choice either. But still, it happened so obviously. Our clothing was a representation of our hearts and minds.
Since then I have made a point to look at what my clothes said about me, how my moods impacted what I wore, and how what I wore impacted my moods.
If I caught myself putting on drab clothing I might ask myself if there was something that was bothering me that I wasn't dealing with. Likewise, when I was feeling down, sometimes I would make a point to dress nicer than usual as an effort to will-myself towards positivity.
As I opened my business as a men's relationship coach, I began to examine my wardrobe even deeper. I had nice clothes but it was all somewhat 'safe'. My girlfriend who loves wearing bright colors pointed this out and encouraged me to wear more colorful and expressive things.
I definitely wanted to, but I was uncomfortable with it. She asked why. I wasn't quite sure.
But after some honest reflection I realized that I was uncomfortable because I feared ridicule. The memories of being picked on when I was younger were lurking in my subconscious. There was a shadowy whisper that told me that if I wore bright colors, I would face ridicule and violence.
I realized that the same was reflected in my somewhat conservative haircut.
Realizing that I was being driven by my fears rather than my passions and intentions, I had to find a way to wear bright colors. I asked myself, "How can I coach men to face their fears if I can't even face mine?"
So I began changing my wardrobe and growing out my hair. I found some purple pants, and bright colored shirts. I shaved the sides of my head and bleached the long hair on the top. I began wearing a white fur coat that a friend gave me after he went to burning man.
I told myself, "I'm going to dress however the fuck I want and deal with the consequences."
I would really pump myself up before going out so that I felt like I had the courage to face whatever I was going to face.
The consequences were not what I expected. More than anything, I have received praise, and more than anything, from my straight guy friends. They are like "Dude that jacket is DOPE!"
I also receive more curious looks of interest from women and men. But everyone is super respectful. More than anything else, it seems like people treat me as though I'm some celebrity that they have not heard about yet.
Since I made the shift, I feel a lot better about my style. More importantly, I'm living with just a little less fear and a little more swagger.
What does your style say about you? What would it look like for you to face your fears and express yourself just a little bit more?
About the Author
Galen is your number one wing-man, the proverbial Merlin for your King Arthur. He is the guy committed to seeing the good in you and making sure you see it too. He is devoted to helping men live with passion and integrity. He supports the creation of a more equitable world where everyone can thrive. He's been leading men's groups for 10 years and coaching professionally since 2016. Based in Seattle, he's been on KIRO radio and King5 news. He has spoken at Seattle Town Hall and has written some pretty dope Facebook posts. He is an innovator and entrepreneur but most importantly, he's got your back. Check out his website at www.galenerickson.com!


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WOW! What a week! Our students have been reading and logging their minutes like crazy…and I love it!
Since August 1st our students have logged 669 hours reading! They've logged 43,256 pages read!
#AwtreyReads has never been more true!
And here are our top readers:
Ella May still holds the lead with 105 hours and 7,214 pages read!
Steven Miller has 86 hours reading with 7,947 pages read!
Emma Beckman has 84 hours reading with 5,874 pages read!
Colin Poarch has 50 hours reading with 3,446 pages read!
Andres Ferreiro has 45 hours reading with 2,445 pages read!
Charles Martin has 30 hours reading with 1,800 pages read!
Jackson Felts has 27 hours reading with 1,112 pages read!
Awesome job ladies and gentlemen! I'm so proud of all of you! There are others, but these students have already met the 1st Quarter Reading Royale challenge…a month early! Keep reading and logging your books!

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The New Era of the "Consumizen"
The automobile business is one of the most consumer-focused industries in the world. But as we begin to develop and sell sustainable mobility solutions, we are going to need to communicate with the "citizen" as well.
#Tesla #Waymo
The automobile business is one of the most consumer-focused industries in the world. But as we begin to develop and sell sustainable mobility solutions, I think we are going to need to communicate with the "citizen" as well.
Like most all large industries today, the automotive industry rarely communicates to citizens. I remember watching as a teenager the Sunday news show "This Week with David Brinkley" with my grandfather. Big companies advertised on that show, but they were not speaking to consumers. Rather, they seemed to speak of the value of their company provided to society. It was a very different message. Then on Monday morning, the barrage of ads to buy a car or truck to consumers would begin again. For every 1,000 ads reaching a consumer, the citizen only gets a few.
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I began thinking about this situation years ago, when working on our small electric vehicle start-up. I'd sit in marketing meetings, where I heard a lot about what the consumers wanted. I'd hear that consumers want this and they wanted that. But our vehicles would deliver benefits such as reduced emissions, improved parking, and other ways to make city life nicer–that many citizens would appreciate. So for me, the term "consumer" seemed incomplete–as most consumers are also citizens.
Both consumers and citizens pay a lot for their transportation. The consumer pays for the vehicle, insurance, and other services. But the citizen pays to build and maintain the roads, maintain access to transportation fuels (through the military), and is on the hook for any upcoming major environmental problems.
As I continued to think about this, where we are selling comprehensive mobility solutions that benefit both consumers and citizens alike, I wondered if there might be a new term for this consumer-citizen. So I coined the term "consumizen" (con-soom-i-zen). Admittedly, it is not a catchy name.
I wonder if any person who buys an electric car cannot be thought of as a consumizen? A buyer of a Tesla is not only receiving personal benefits, but their community and city are benefitting as well. They are consumizens.
Now it's clear citizens don't act as directly as consumers. The citizen needs to vote, to select elected officials that will work towards the improvements they seek. But while the average citizen has had little to say about the future of the transportation business, I expect this is about to change.
As we move into this new disruptive mobility future, cities around the world will be deciding on what their mobility future will be. All of the streets in a city are the public's right of way. They are essentially under the control of the people of that city. Any major new shared autonomous mobility service will have to seek approval to operate on the public's streets. Should one new mobility company seek to create a monopoly in a given city, I expect the city will respond and limit that company's services. I further expect major mobility companies to be regulated just as many large utilities are today.
Recently I've run across a growing number of traditional transportation leaders who fear traditional public transit will be eliminated by new shared autonomous mobility services and the lowest income residents of a city will lose access to mobility. But when we think of the people of the city being the owners of the streets, I wonder why a city would ever allow such a situation? If Waymo, Cruise, Uber, Lyft, or another new service provider played a significant role in a city, I'd expect the city to demand that the provider works with (or integrates) with the public transit agency, and that those with the fewest dollars will need to be offered appropriate mobility services if they want a contract to work in that city.
I will be interested to see if any major mobility companies begin to build on their communication with citizens? There is obviously less experience with this, but it may be an important strategy to gaining access to large world city markets and being a global market leader.
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First Trailer for Barry Jenkins' Baldwin Film 'If Beale Street Could Talk'
by Alex Billington
August 2, 2018
Source: YouTube
"The things that tormented me the most were the very things that connected me to all the people who were alive." To celebrate James Baldwin's birthday today, Annapurna Pictures has released the first teaser trailer for If Beale Street Could Talk, the latest film from very talented filmmaker Barry Jenkins (director of Moonlight and Medicine for Melancholy). Based on James Baldwin's 1974 novel of the same name, If Beale Street Could Talk is about a woman in Harlem desperately trying to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while she is carrying their first child. Kiki Layne stars, along with Stephan James, and the full ensemble cast includes Teyonah Parris, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Brian Tyree Henry, Dave Franco, Ed Skrein, Michael Beach, Finn Wittrock, Aunjanue Ellis, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, and Emily Rios. Oh my goodness, this looks fantastic. Jenkins is back with something just as powerful and I can't wait.
Here's the first official trailer for Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, direct from YouTube:
Director Barry Jenkins' ambitious follow-up to Moonlight adapts James Baldwin's poignant novel about a woman fighting to free her falsely accused husband from prison before the birth of their child. If Beale Street Could Talk is directed by American filmmaker Barry Jenkins, director of the Oscar-winning film Moonlight previously, as well as Medicine for Melancholy. The screenplay is also written by Barry Jenkins, based on James Baldwin's novel of the same name, first published in 1974. This is set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this fall. Stay tuned for more updates. Annapurna will release Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk in select theaters starting November 30th later this fall. First impression? What do you think?
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We had a great escape on Saturday running away from the storms and catching some blue skies. There was lots of wind that whipped our hair around. I'll fill in the blanks about our tea and tulip time gradually this week. Lots to do around here and my brain is too tired for too many words. The men folk got a lot accomplished while we played. God bless them. Tomorrow is another big day in the packing world. Hope all of you are doing well.
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Wow, wow, wow. I can't get over those tulip fields … and my hubby wants to know how they keep the deer from eating them? You all look so happy … glad you got a little break from your packing regime – and God bless the menfolk for supporting you! Look forward to hearing more.
And by the way, we would love to have you visit us in Montana!
What a perfect escape in your very stressful life at the moment. Looks like you had a fun time. The tulips are gorgeous. Hope all goes well this week. B x
Hi Ellen, These are the most wonderful pictures! You all look so happy and the surroundings are gorgeous! What a fun time amidst all the chaos – you deserved it. Blessings to you this week. Wish I lived close enough to help – I'm an expert packer lol
Hello, Ellen! Tea and tulips, sounds like a fun time with the girls. Love the tulips! Happy Monday, have a great day and new week!
Yay for the tulip fest! So pretty! My sister brought a friend over from Eastern Washington and enjoyed a day there, too. They weren't quite in their full glory but those fields are a thing of beauty no matter what!
What a lovely day. Tea and tulips.
Wow the fields of tulips are gorgeous.
Oh I love this! Tea and tulips – perfect. So glad you had this time out with your ladies. Beautiful pictures of most happy smiles. Hope you have a wonderful week and some serious packing done. Hugs….
I'm curious to know where Camomile Farm is? I've looked online and don't find anything.
Those masses of tulips make me swoon! Great reason to take a break from the boxes . . . swooning over tulips and hanging with some lovely ladies in your family.
What a fabulous teatime amongst the tulip …WOW… that looks like a stately old house… I'd love to be touring along with you ladies (ha Ha) It looks like you had a FUN..Great pictures..Thanks for sharing .
This looks so delightful! The weather could have been a bit warmer but it did not slow any of you down from enjoying the day.
Oh how lovely but it does look chilly!
What a gorgeous place to have tea! Tulips are my fave and one day I will get to somewhere where they have fields of them blooming!


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"So who has been the standout for U.S. Soccer this past year? That's the question I need to answer, as my ballot arrived just this past week for the Honda Player of Year, voted on annually by the American soccer media. If you had asked me Saturday afternoon, I would've said my vote probably was going to U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu, whose dominant performances in World Cup qualifying and, especially, the Confederations Cup, have made him the standout of 2009 and earned him high-profile transfer to AC Milan. I mean, how often does an American land himself a gig at Milan? (Answer: never, before Gooch.)" (SI)
Altidore, Dempsey rally U.S. to comeback win
"The United States is getting good at coming from behind in World Cup qualifiers. The Americans rallied from an early deficit and beat El Salvador 2-1 on Saturday night, moving into prime position to qualify for its sixth straight World Cup." (SI)


text: North Texas 165 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 BTW, the ball count at Pebble was 74% using Titleist. Just saying. I believe at WM it was 72% and nearest competitor 12% Interesting stats but the OP was only citing "wins" by brand as a point for the ProV1 to be potentially in troube. This is different from ball count on tour (which Titleist clearly dominates). I think the ball count on tour clearly shows there is no issue with the ProV1 tour usage. I'd be curious to see how the consumer market looks but I'd be willing to be the ProV1 still dominates and could be taking some market share back with the yellow ball next month. Another way to look at what the OP is saying, is that more players have used Titleist to win than any other ball at this point. Meaning 4 different players have used Titleist while only 3 different players have used Callaway and TaylorMade. That's about as meaningless as what the OP is trying to say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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is a holding company controlling telecom assets in CIS, Italy and in a number of countries in Asia and Africa.
In 2016, the company selected a strategic partner for upgrading the information and analytical data storage system BIIS in subsidiary company, namely in Vympelcom Russia.
BIIS is the largest data storage system in Eastern Europe.
Improvement of efficiency, flexibility and performance of the work with accounting system, optimization of all Veon reports.
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Qur'an Reflection
إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ۚ
"…Indeed good deeds, take away bad deeds…" (Surah Hud, Verse 114)
Whenever you feel you have done something wrong/sinful, alongside taubah (repentance), quickly perform a good deed. Whether it's giving charity, reciting some Qur'an, offering 2 rak'aat nafl prayer etc. Consequently, this will remove the ill effects of the mistake first made InshAllah.
Hadith Reflection
لاَ يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ
"None of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." (Tirmidhi)
Firstly, we should treat others how we would like to be treated, e.g. you don't want to be backbitten, so don't backbite others. Secondly, we should place ourselves in someone else's shoes and think, what would I have desired? And then desire the same for them. If we lived by this hadith then most of the problems between people would be solved and we would experience true brotherhood.
Sunnah Dua
سُبْحـانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْـدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْـقِه ، وَرِضـا نَفْسِـه ، وَزِنَـةَ عَـرْشِـه ، وَمِـدادَ كَلِمـاتِـه
"Glory is to Allah and praise is to Him, by the multitude of his creation, by His Pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the extent of His Words" (Muslim)
Personal Reflection
During your lifetime, you may have missed many fard salaah. Salaah will be the first thing you will be questioned about on the day of judgment. Calculate the number of missed salaah you may have and start making them up (Qadha) in this blessed month.
Written by Umm Amaarah, mother of 2, qualified solicitor and Aalimiyyah student.


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Lagoon View Executive Villas with Private Pool
The two level Lagoon View Executive Villas with private pool are available as a one, two or three bedroom option. They also enjoy their own games room and have been designed for year round living suitable for up to 6 people.
These villas are ideal for a teenage family or couples travelling together who would enjoy a two or three bedroom/two bathroom villa – the choice is yours.
Located on a gentle rise at the back of our retreat, you can enjoy watching the breaking of the waves on the reef from the front deck or take in the peaceful mountain views behind as you dine al-fresco beside your pool. And just a short stroll of less than 100 metres across to the Beach where you can snorkel, kayak or swim in our beautiful Titikaveka lagoon.
Enjoy your "home away from home" while relaxing in peaceful surroundings.
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Newtons Primary School
Lowen Road, Rainham, Essex RM13 8QR
Telephone 01708 558613 Fax: 01708 554650
Executive Head Teacher – Mrs H McClenaghan
2 x Higher Level Teaching Assistants required
5 days per week 8.30am – 4.30pm x 39 weeks per year -35 hours per week
Salary: Grade: 4 point 12 FTE £24,462.00pa (Pro Rata Salary: £20,433)
The Growing Together Federation require two qualified and experienced, full time Higher Level Teaching Assistants to join their enthusiastic and support team at Newtons Primary School.
The successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic, flexible, confident individuals with excellent interpersonal and behaviour management skills to deliver lessons in the absence of the class teacher. Candidates should have experience of working in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. You will have responsibility for the learning and teaching of pupils, under the overall direction of the Class and Head Teacher.
The successful candidates will be able to work co-operatively and communicate effectively.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please telephone the school office to make an appointment.
Closing Date: Friday 13th December 2019
Interviews week commencing: 6th January 2020


text: My son turned 21 on 9/23/14. He went to the MGM liquor store in Spring Park, MN...which turns out is a FRANCHISED store. He presented his driver's license that is obviously a government issued ID. The ID is clipped in the corner due to he has a new license on the way and he also had the yellow paperwork to accompany. It is ALL legal and yet he was turned down and told to leave the store. I now know a few people who will NEVER give this store any business. Their practices and policies are unfair and do not seem legal!! If a cop can pull you over and this is a legal document with accompanying papers...why would he not be able to buy liquor? That was total BS and I will never shop there again!!


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Ever get to the start line of a race and you feel really great and then within a half mile into the race, that feeling is gone and out the window? Well, in a nutshell, that is how the Riverview 5k went for me on Friday night. The Riverview 5k is the second race in that unofficial Tour de Burgh and probably the hardest in terms of elevation change. Riverview Park doesn't mess around when it comes to those hills.
I ended up getting to Riverview Park around 6:20pm and quickly picked up my bib. There wasn't a lot of parking and I didn't want to get stuck on the race course, so I headed out of the park to the main road. As I put the car in park, the skies opened up and the rain came down. It was actually a pretty heavy rain, so I decided to just hang out in the car until it stopped. If that meant 5 minutes until the start, so be it. Luckily, it only lasted a few minutes though!
Once it stopped, I headed toward the start line. I was on my way to meet up with Steff, Mike, Charles and Joe, who was running his first 5k, but ended up running into the Steel City Road Runners group. Their one coach, Kim, who I have run into basically the two times I have gone recognized me and pulled me in for their SCRR picture.
After the picture, I ended up running into the others. We all hung around the start line and waiting for the start of the race. It kept sprinkling, but it was actually nice and was slowly cooling it off. Finally after a few minute delay we were off!
The first mile of this race isn't that bad. It is an out and back to the park entrance and then you head up the hill toward the Observatory. There is a climb up and around the Observatory, but I didn't think it was that bad. The worst part of the climb was the actual road. It was riddled with pot holes and I was constantly looking down at my step to make sure that I wasn't step into a crater and fall or trip. Steff wasn't actually racing this 5k, so she was out cheering. She stood along this hill, so we got to see her going up and going down.
Once we came down from that hill we headed into the main downhill part of the course. It was here where that feeling of crap starting kicking in. As soon as I realized I didn't even WANT to push it and gain some speed down the hill, I knew this "race" was over for me. I decided to just take it easy at that point and just use this as a run. I had a lot of people pass me and normally this would make me push harder, but I honestly just didn't care. This downhill portion lasted for just over a mile. At the bottom all of a sudden you saw you a nice thick cloud of haze.
Well, as you guessed, what goes down, must come back up. Right? Unfortunately during the downhill, the city didn't bulldoze the hill, so we had to start heading back up. This uphill lasted about another mile. Urgh. Have I mentioned that I actually hate hills?
As soon as we turned one corner, the uphill started. I have to say, for the most part it wasn't a steep uphill. It was just long. I decided to walk when I felt like I needed to walk. My ankle also was starting to hurt pretty badly at this point, which was annoying me and concerning me. The worst part of the uphill was this hairpin turn. I think it was the steepest and even then it wasn't that bad.
Finally I started seeing some runners walking back to their cars an they kept cheering the rest of the runners on and how we were almost there. That is always a nice feel and luckily they were actually right as the finish line was really there. I saw Steff cheering everyone on to the finish and was happily done!
After the race, I finally got to meet Gretchen and her fiancee, Dan! We had been chatting about this 5k all week, so it was great to finally meet her in real life. She was amazing and ended up snagging 2nd place in her age group! We hung around for the age group awards and the raffles, but no on in our group won any of their raffle prizes. Boo! Both Gretchen and Dan joined me, Steff and Joe for dinner at James Street Gastropub for some post race noms! It was the first time for all of them being there and I think I sold them all on one of the great places on the Northside.
The next race will be my half marathon in Alaska, the Mayor's Midnight Sun half. I plan on taking it easy for that race and maybe even stopping and taking a few selfies along the way. I really want to take in everything about that race.
Although the Riverview 5k was not the best for me, it was the 12th race in my quest for 30 and I am now 2 of 5 in the Tour de Burgh. The next tour stop in the Tour de Burgh is the Brookline Breeze on August 8th, but there is lots of other races between now and then!
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33:43; 10:56/mile
11/14, 30-34 Females
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Modelling the Linkages between Us and Latin American Stock Markets
FEDEA Working Paper No. 2002-14
27 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2002
Date Written: June 2002
This paper examines the linkages between US and Latin American the stock markets during the 1995-2002 period using recently-developed cointegration techniques that allow for structural shifts in the long-run relationship. Our results suggest that, if we apply conventional cointegration tests, we only find a long-run relationship in the cases of Brazil and Mexico for the Dow Jones (DJ) index and in the case of Brazil for the Standard and Poor's 500 (SP500) index. In contrast, if we introduce the possibility of structural breaks, we find strong evidence in favour of such relationship between the Argentine, Chilean and Venezuelan indices and the DJ index after the 1998 financial turmoil, and between the Brazilian and Mexican indices and the DJ index before such turbulence, while some marginal cointegration is detected between the Mexican and DJ indices from February 1998. Additionally, we find evidence of a cointegrating relationship between the Argentine, Chilean and Mexican indices and the SP500 index from August 1998, April 1999 and October 1999, respectively, and between the Brazilian and the SP500 indices before November 1997, as well as some marginal cointegration between the Mexican and SP500 indices before October 1999. The results suggest that the gains from international diversification for investors with long holding periods is limited.
Keywords: Stock market, Cointegration, Structural change
JEL Classification: C22, F36, G15
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The most visual element of your brand identity is your logo. Many people will come in contact with it before they ever come in contact with you—so you want to make sure it makes a good impression.
So how do you do this?
Well, we'll just call this my logo love list. A logo needs to be:
1. Memorable
It's important to create a logo that is recognizable. Easy recognition goes a long way. With as many visuals as people are taking in from day to day, you want to make sure that your logo stands out.
2. Functional
You'll definitely want a graphic that is simplified, so that it can be used in various formats and on different platforms (print, web, social media, etc..). If a logo is too complex or oddly shaped, it can become difficult to scale down or use easily with other materials.
3. Meaningful
Your logo should embody your company's mission and vision. Everything from the colors, fonts and graphics should represent what you're all about. A logo should not be designed in isolation but in light of the other elements that come together to form your brand. A helpful place to start is often your business plan. Pick out some adjectives to describe your company, product or service and how it should look and feel.
4. Fitting
There is a process to logo design. Choosing a quick-and-easy ready-made logo may seem like a good choice but you need a logo that fits your company—that takes research, strategy and conceptualization. Here's an analogy to paint the picture: a bride needs to try on her wedding dress to see if it compliments her shape and matches the vision of her wedding. It has to be the right fit. In the same way, there may be other workable logos, but you'll need a logo that makes sense to both your company and consumers.
A logo is really the heart of the brand. Once you've figured out your core messaging, vision/mission, personality, voice, tone, etc… use those elements to inform your logo design. That way you have a logo that is truly reflective of your company, service or product and something that your audience or consumers can connect with.
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The 6 Best Cold Therapy Machines
This wiki has been updated 11 times since it was first published in October of 2018. Icing soft tissue injuries is a fantastic way to reduce pain and swelling while also shortening recovery time, but holding an ice pack in place gets old fast. These cold therapy machines can attach to your body via straps with tubes inside, which they then force chilled water through, giving you constant, gentle relief. All you have to do is supply some ice or frozen water bottles as a coolant. When users buy our independently chosen editorial recommendations, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki. Skip to the best cold therapy machine on Amazon.
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Included the PMT Medical ARS Aqua, despite its considerable limitations, due to its ability to offer two treatment options in one machine. The Aircast Cryo Cuff was chosen for its effectiveness with knee injuries, although it requires purchasing separate accessories to work on other areas of the body.
A Brief History Of Cold Therapy
Unfortunately, they were far less concerned with saving people than with making them miserable, and most of their so-called experiments were just thinly-veiled torture.
Using cold therapy to boost healing and ward off disease has a long and colorful history, dating all the way back to at least the ancient Egyptians, who in 3500 B.C.E. used ice to treat abscesses and other infirmities.
The legendary Greek healer Hippocrates also saw the benefits of cold therapy, as he would use snow to help stop hemorrhaging or ease pain. Ice would be used as an anesthetic during the Napoleonic Era, especially with amputations.
Cold therapy wasn't seriously studied until the early 19th century, however, when an English physician named James Arnott began to publish his findings on the use of salt and crushed ice to treat tumors. Arnott found that low temperatures could reduce inflammation, and he even tried to prove that ice could cure cancer (spoiler alert: it did not).
That didn't stop an American neurosurgeon named Temple Fay in the 20th century, however. Fay began to experiment with hypothermia as a way to prevent and cure cancerous growths, and he would leave patients packed in up to 150 pounds of ice for hours at a time. His methods showed promise, but like so many others before him, he failed to account for one small problem: Adolf Hitler.
The Nazis learned of Fay's work and began to do their own experimenting. Unfortunately, they were far less concerned with saving people than with making them miserable, and most of their so-called experiments were just thinly-veiled torture. As a result, any data they accrued was disregarded, and the stench from their activities would go on to taint Fay's reputation, as well.
As a result, hypothermia as treatment went unstudied until the mid-1980s, at which point an anesthesiologist named Peter Safar noticed that extremely low brain temperatures could prevent damage following cardiac arrest. This new discovery came at a time when there were several high-profile cases of people "coming back from the dead" after freezing or drowning, causing some researchers to take a deeper look at cold therapy.
This resulted in the creation of cryotherapy in 1978, which was the brainchild of Toshima Yamauchi, a doctor in search of a cure for rheumatoid arthritis. The process started with the application of frozen instruments to small parts of the body, but soon evolved to become a total-body process using specialized "cryochambers" or "cryosaunas."
Today, cryotherapy is becoming more and more popular, with devotees claiming it helps with everything from aches and pains to rejuvenating tired skin. Whether cold therapy is useful for anything other than reducing inflammation remains to be seen, however, and research into the process is ongoing.
There is one thing we can all agree on, though: we have no idea where the ancient Egyptians managed to find ice.
Benefits Of A Cold Therapy Machine
Unless you're a professional athlete, you may think there's little reason to have a dedicated cold therapy machine in your home. Everyday people can benefit from these devices just as much as fitness buffs, though.
Unless you're a professional athlete, you may think there's little reason to have a dedicated cold therapy machine in your home.
The primary benefit these machines offer is pain relief. This can be for everyday bumps and bruises or for more serious injuries, such as those requiring surgery. Cryotherapy has been shown to help reduce recovery time following an operation, so it's definitely worth having a cold therapy device handy if you expect to go under the knife soon.
It's not just your muscles that can benefit, either. The cold can inhibit your nerves' ability to conduct impulses, helping to reduce non-muscle-based pain, as well. This is good news for migraine sufferers, or for those with illnesses causing nerve irritation.
Even mood disorders and certain skin conditions may benefit from a little freeze-out. This is believed to be due to the fact that the cold can cause the release of certain hormones, like adrenaline and endorphins, while also boosting the blood's ability to carry those hormones throughout the body.
None of this is to say that these machines are miracle workers. You'll still need to follow your doctor's instructions and take good care of yourself, which will likely include eating well, exercising regularly, and taking any prescribed medications. The cold therapy machine won't replace any of these things — but it could potentially make them more effective.
Getting The Most Out Of Your Cold Therapy Machine
If you're not familiar with how to use your cold therapy machine, it may be a little daunting at first. The brief guide below will help ensure you get the most out of your new gadget.
When dealing with an injury or other trauma, one of the most important things you can do is to be prompt with the therapy — icing it within 48 hours is crucial. This can minimize the inflammation that occurs as a result, while also potentially staunching minor internal bleeding and reducing pain.
You can do several sessions in one sitting, but take breaks in between to let your body recover.
Be mindful of what time you choose to use your machine, as well. Try to wait a few hours after a workout, unless the pain is unbearable, as that allows your muscles time to respond naturally to the rigors of the exercise. Using the device first thing in the morning can help wake you up, or you can use it just before bed to lower your core temperature and get you ready for a good night's sleep.
Don't overdo it, either. While some machines can operate continuously for hours at a time, this generally isn't recommended unless you've been advised to do so by a doctor. Stick to 10 or 20 minute sessions. You can do several sessions in one sitting, but take breaks in between to let your body recover.
You may also want to alternate the cold therapy with a heating pad. Going back and forth between temperatures can provide a double whammy of pain- and inflammation-relief.
If you're dedicated and responsible with your efforts, consistent cold therapy treatments could have an amazing impact on your health and wellness. Don't worry, though — even if it makes your aches and pains go away, you can still tell your spouse you desperately need a massage.
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Maui's annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Day will take place this Sunday, Aug. 7 at the Lahaina Jodo Mission. There, attendees will hear from Joam Evans Pim, the director of the Center for Global Non-Killing. He'll discuss "Preventing Nuclear War from a Non-Killing Perspective." There will also be a crafts area where guests can learn how to make origami cranes, a Japanese drumming performance from Maui Taiko and educational entertainment from Leohu Ryder and Koto. Free. 5pm. Lahaina Jodo Mission, (12 Ala Moana St., Lahaina); 808-661-4304; Lahainajodomission.org
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Mobile Payment – When Will it Really Happen?
The end of 2010 and start of 2011 was the beginning of huge growth in the technology industry. Smartphone usage soared, as did qr codes and mobile commerce. In fact, eBay reported that in the 2010 holiday shopping season, their mobile sales in the US grew by over 134% compared to the same time last year.
As mobile commerce continues to expand on phones
and tablets, I'm also wondering about mobile payments.
Consumers seem to have gotten comfortable with the idea of using their mobile device as part of the shopping experience—to buy, compare prices and get deals—yet, mobile payments have yet to really catch on. Earlier this summer, we discussed that mobile payments will really take off by 2013 on a national level, but do we really have to wait that long?
I'm hoping that the 2011 holiday shopping season marks the beginning of common retailers offering the service, either via NFC and/or barcodes, but the holiday season will be here before we know it and there are still a lot of concerns.
One concern for retailers and marketers is that a lot of smartphones will still not be NFC enabled, meaning they will have to come up with a hybrid solution using both barcode and NFC technologies. A major concern for consumers is privacy. How will this new form of mobile payment protect our identities, particularly if an all NFC-based solution is used? The video below details how easy it would be to steal someone's credit card number or worse, their identy:
What are your predictions for the 2011 holiday season and mobile payment—will it take off or not even launch? And how concerned should we be about security? Share your thoughts by commenting below, or on our Facebook or twitter pages.


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Active Directory 4th Edition is the latest update to the classic book on the subject. I have read at least parts of each of the previous versions and I find it becomes more valuable with each succeeding edition.
Four authors are credited on the cover: Brian Desmond, Joe Richards, Robbie Allen and Alistair G Lowe-Norris. It might seem to be a book written by committee but what seems to have happened is that each author has been responsible for an edition and built on the work on the previous author(s).
At 789 pages and 33 chapters the book sets out to be a comprehensive guide to "Designing, Deploying and Running Active Directory" and succeeds admirably. Apart from a lot of exercise carrying the book around what do we actually get between the covers?
The book is split into 3 parts. Part 1 covers Active Directory Basics, Part 2 is concerned with the design aspects (though is should be labelled design and deploy) and part 3 is all about scripting. Part 1 starts with a brief overview of AD history and moves through the fundamental building blocks of AD including Schema, Sites, Replication, DNS and GPOs. Full chapters are devoted to Read Only Domain Controllers and Fine-Grained Password Policies. Part 2 covers the standard design tasks – forests, domains, OUs,sites, GPOs – and includes a good chapter on AD security. One of the most useful features of the book from my view point is the set of chapters detailing the issues involved in upgrading to a particular version of AD including the new features that appear with each version.
Part 3 is concerned with scripting AD. Opening with good chapters on ADSI and IADS the succeeding chapters show how to work with users and groups, permissions and the schema. WMi gets a brief mention as does DNS. The chapter on programming .NET seems to be there for completeness but does provide a good overview of the subject. The section continues with two chapters providing an introduction to PowerShell and scripting with PowerShell. The concluding two chapters cover scripting Exchange 2003 and 2007.
Part 3 has a lot of really good information but has the feel that it is becoming slightly disjointed as more material is crammed into it. For instance the PowerShell examples take the approach of building a test lab but it may have been more helpful to done more to compare and contrast with the earlier VBScript examples. Another example is in Chapter 26 where it repeatedly talks about usign a COM object to extend the GUI tools – an example would be good even if it was a download. For the next edition I would hope this section is completely revisited especially given the inclusion of PowerShell v2 in Windows 2008 R2 and the AD and GPO PowerShell functionality. One possibility would be to look at the content of this section and the AD Cookbook and think about some rearranging.
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I purchased a N-A-P blanket/throw for my husband this Christmas from Brookstone. After opening the blanket we discovered it was too small to suit his afternoon nap on a couch purpose. I went to our local Brookstone store to exchange it for a larger size and was told no N-A-P products were returnable.
Nowhere on my sales receipt or the plastic case for the blanket is this policy stated. I was shocked and angry. I phoned the customer service number when I returned home and was told the same by one of their assistants. I insisted that if this indeed their policy, it must be printed or at least verbally given by a sales associate when purchasing the item. I will never shop in Brookstone again and I will go out of my way to discourage anyone from purchasing anything from their store.
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I hope to…
I hope so.
I…in some future moment/version of myself beg the universe to do me a solid and make that thing that I deep down inside don't really think is possible happen.
That's hope.
It's looking forward.
It's having an expectation and wanting it fulfilled by someone or something out there in the fantasy land you've created as the life you want, instead of this one, right here, right now…the one you've got.
We hope to discharge pain.
We hope to allow for the things we don't want to happen.
We hope to allow ourselves to be without what we believe, whether we acknowledge it or not, we aren't good enough to have.
We hope that someday, one day we will be lucky enough to receive.
Hope is a four letter word.
I'm going to illustrate why I'm adding hope to the profane…because that shit will fuck up your life.
Hoping has nothing to do with what is.
It has everything to do with what isn't, what's lacking, what's missing.
Hope is the perfect little cover up for that dirty little masochist inside of you to have you say and think things that others will see as brave, driven, committed, voracious, valiant…
Maybe you've even convinced yourself you possess these qualities. I mean, my little do-gooder, cross carrying, life battle fighting self sure believed that about me.
That is, until I busted her for it.
I busted her for hoping real quick when I figured it out.
Because when I stopped to look at what I was hoping for I was about to get evicted from my apartment, I was smoking half a pack a day and was ten pounds underweight.
I was hoping my business would take off.
I was hoping any unreturned calls would be answered.
I was hoping my boyfriend would stop abusing alcohol.
I was hoping I could run from everything that was crushing my heart and come out unscathed, no one noticing.
I was hoping that the life I was living would just magically become the life I wanted.
So I gave that shit up.
I got a job waiting tables while I continued to build my business. I got out of that relationship and started going to Al-ANON meetings. I stopped reaching out to the people who had shown they weren't equipped or interested on being there for me. I stopped mistreating myself in all the ways I asked the people who hire me to stop.
I started this process of going DEEP into my heart to heal the things that had me forcing my failure and punishing myself in the first place.
And I realized what was missing when I quit hoping for the future and let myself be with today…
Yup, faith.
You gotta be faithful.
Nope, I don't mean Sunday mass, sun salutations, synagogue or Intentions Into the universe (not knocking these additions, by all means, whatever works for you).
What I mean is sitting down with yourself and thinking hard and then writing what you want as a declaration of what is absolutely NO DOUBT IN YOUR MIND going to happen.
No kidding.
It's going to happen.
How? I have No idea.
When? Don't know that either.
And…I'm not going to waste these moments, right here, right now.
I am not going to waste the opportunity to acknowledge what BELIEVABLY awesome, tangible greatness I have right here in my space, in front of my, inside of me and all around me.
I am not going to plan the next month's success without honoring and being grateful for who I am right the fuck NOW.
Write it down and put it away.
Stop thinking about it.
Stop doing anything with it.
And…do you.
Since I took action on being happy and acknowledged and grateful and awesome NOW, a bunch of clients rolled in. I got a office I really like with a little garden outside the window. I started writing and filling my non working hours with things I wanted to be doing. I started playing and exploring and growing again.
I gave up that I needed to do a certain job.
I gave up that I needed to settle or continue going back to people who just couldn't see me or hear me or, for whatever the reason, weren't in to me.
I started getting interested in myself.
I found people who are interested in me too.
This writing project came out of faith.
Faith that I am healthy and whole and enough to have everything I want, fill myself up and THEN give.
Faith that this way of being works.
Get this:
Faith flings you out there to where you want to be.
There's no questioning or fearing or sticking around where you aren't just plain living magnificence.
And you can't deny faith.
It's just what you believe.
ANYTHING, absolutely anything that says no to that belief simply, has to go. There's no effort.
It just doesn't fit.
There is no room for it or anything or any person that contributes to it.
You need that room to believe.
So fuck hope.
Fuck feeling sorry for where you are or letting it happen.
this is your life.
Believe in who you are.
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Goodreads Summary: The most anticipated story in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series. The never-before-revealed story of the Dark-Hunter leader, Acheron. He was made human in order to escape death, but in death he was reborn a god. . .
Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. However, his human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, Acheron became the sole defender of mankind.
Only it was never that simple. For centuries, he has fought for our survival and hidden a past he'll do anything to keep concealed. Until a lone woman who refuses to be intimidated by him threatens his very existence.
Now his survival, and ours, hinges on hers and old enemies reawaken and unite to kill them both.
War has never been more deadly… or more fun.
Hi, Dears,
So I'm going to talk about Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon. It's the fourteenth book in the Dark-Hunters series. Or the twelfth if you don't count the Dream-Hunters books. I personally do because there are connections between them. And, no, you don't have to read all the other books in the series before you read Acheron. The previous books include some background and various events leading up to things that happen in Acheron, but you won't be lost if you choose to skip ahead. I would advise reading the other ones because they're fantastic books and each one is wonderful. Also, Acheron (or Ash, I'll call him both) takes a part in almost every one of the other books. You come to love him throughout the series and when you finally get to read his story, it's so much better when you already care about him.
I've read Acheron more than once and every time it's exactly the same: I cry, and cry. And then I cry some more. Then I laugh, and laugh, and laugh some more. The book is split into two parts: Ash's human life, and Ash's life after he's killed and becomes a god. Ash's human life was, to put it nicely, absolutely fucking terrible. I really don't have any words to describe it. Basically, every bad thing that could ever, even remotely possibly, happen to him, fucking does. I can't even tell you how many times I cried during the first half of the book.
But don't worry. The second half makes it all worth it. And Kenyon didn't write the first part to be depressing. She wrote it because it's essential to know what happened to Ash to be able to understand who he is as a character.
I'm going to try not to talk too much about the first half now, because much as I think it's an important part of the story, it is pretty damn sad.
The second half is wonderful. Soteria(Tory) is a great character. She's ambitious, caring and funny. She and Ash are perfect together. They are one of my favorite couples I've ever read about. Everything that happened to Ash as a human weighs so heavily on him, even eleven thousand years later. (Yes, that's 11,000 years later. What'd you expect? He's a god.) Tory helps him to get past it, and see that nothing he did or didn't do could have prevented what happened. It wasn't his fault, it was other people being assholes because they're assholes. Not because he deserved it.
If you've read any of the Dark-Hunter books, you know there's a lot of action, a lot of sex, and ridiculous amounts of humor. These books make me laugh so fucking much. I highly recommend all of them, but most especially Acheron. He still remains my favorite character of the series, which Kenyon is still writing more of. So, go to your local library or book store and get it, (or all of them) so you can love it too.
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Action Research in Schools: A Panel Discussion
by Arno Bellack, Stephen M. Corey, Ronald C. Doll, M. F. Egdorf, Bernard Everett & Dorothy McClure Fraser - 1953
A panel discussion on action research in schools. The action researcher is a person who engages in research in order to cope more adequately with his own difficulties: problems that he as an individual-or it may be a group-is facing in connection with his attempts to improve teaching, administration, or supervision.
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A Plea for Paid Parental Leave
Iceland has it. Sweden has it.
Even China and Indonesia have it.
The United States, with all our advances, is one of only four countries (the others being Swaziland, Papua New Guinea, and Lesotho) to not mandate paid parental leave for working mothers. The U.S. allows a new mother 12 weeks of unpaid leave with job security, but after that, she's left to make a difficult choice: either dump her new baby in daycare or leave her job.
Compare that to Sweden: new parents, both mothers and fathers, are given 480 days of leave, 360 of which are fully paid. What's more, two of those months are reserved exclusively for the father. As a result, Sweden has one of the lowest crime rates and is among the world's happiest countries. The other advance Sweden boasts? Notoriously advanced gender equality.
This connection to the gender pay gap makes sense: the odds are already stacked against women in the workforce when compared to their male counterparts. What happens when the majority of those women choose to become mothers? What happens to their income and performance? To their child and their spouse?
Having a child is one of the worst decisions a working woman can make and the consequences hit hard.
Not only are women with children perceived as less competent or emotionally stable, they are less likely to be hired and enhance the national wage gap, dropping from a 96 cent-salary to the man's dollar while childless to a 76 cent-salary as a mother. It's known as the "motherhood penalty," and for obvious reason.
What about new fathers? As more women are becoming breadwinners, more men are called to share in the burden of child-rearing. A study conducted at the University of Massachusetts confirms that men actually reap benefits in their salary from becoming fathers, while women suffer losses.
The differences are even more extreme among income differences: low-income new mothers suffer the greatest losses while high-income new fathers see improvements in their salaries and desirability.
It's hard enough for women to be seen as equal counterparts in the workforce, and the decision to become a mother accentuates those difficulties.
The deeply-rooted gender roles of man as breadwinner and woman as caregiver still remain, and anticipation of childbirth is one of the main reasons women are regarded as "less competent" by employers, paid less, or declined positions in favor of men.
America needs to strike a balance that other countries have already mastered. We need a balance between the significant duty of raising a child and the maintenance of a successful career. Raising a child to be a fully-functioning and responsible adult (18 year-old) takes time, energy, stress, and lots of money (an average of $245,000, to be exact).
Being present in your child's life is important, for fathers and mothers alike. Especially in early formative years, parents play a crucial role in the development of the child's behavior and sense of security. Not to mention, new parents who are sleep deprived and overwhelmed are less likely to perform well behind the desk.
Taking a leave from work after the birth of a child simply makes sense. If only it was that easy. For working parents in America, this means also taking a break from your salary, a luxury that most cannot afford.
By mandating paid parental leave, even if that salary is reduced, new parents are able to focus on what's really important: their child.
It's not all about mom, either. Enforcing paid paternity leave is just as important. Fathers in Sweden, where paternity leave is not only extremely common, but mandated, men report having a better understanding of housework, childcare, and of developing a stronger bond with their child. Furthermore, sharing the parental leave between men and women eliminates employers' fear of hiring women of childbearing age. If both men and women take time off for the birth of their child, neither side is disadvantaged. And so far, neither are businesses.
When employees take time off without worrying about their careers, they return with fresh motivation and ready to work hard.
Having a child is difficult and comes with physical, emotional, and financial strains on a family, in addition to that red-faced and screaming bundle wrapped in a hospital blanket. Mandating paid parental leave could be the help families need, while at the same time helping our country progress towards gender equality.
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Service Oriented Architecture
Innovation is defined as the process of making change in order to do something new.
Service-oriented Architecture make change easier. Traditionally, building your IT meant piecing together a collection of hardware software and networking components. These components were rigidly integrated so implementing change was difficult. With service-oriented architecture your IT is built with easy to assemble and easy reconfigurable components like building blocks.
Think of each building block not as a piece of software or hardware but as a service your business performs like checking someone's credit, checking inventory or checking shipping status because SOA works modular like building blocks. You can flexibly assemble your service any way you want. When you need change instead of starting from scratch you can just take apart your blocks and put them back together to make something different. Saving your time and money, you can also add new blocks even combine them with someone's else to give your IT more muscle to do something new to help your business grow. Service-oriented architecture gives you the flexibility to change easily and its ability to change that enables your business to innovate.
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I've been looking at node.js as a new web platform. Was wondering whether one of you wanted to weigh in on it. Apparently, it's part of the software stack gmail runs on. Has a clever event-driven approach to servicing calls.
For some years now, Wicket has been my go-to platform for apps delivered via a browser. It's pretty slick and intuitive. Am looking forward to trying out some of the newer v6 features. But what node.js offers out-of-the-box looks pretty compelling. Thoughts?
Anyone done any web programming in general? Got a favorite framework or methodology to share?
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Ive used node.js before with my electronics projects and Ive honestly found it to be a bit of a pain at first. I usually use python with it's web based stuff and javascript for my stuff most of the time, then you dont need to have alot of things installed and dont have to mess with a bunch of files other than the server script, and the webpage.
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The show will replace the recently axed reality singing competition The Voice of Ireland and the rumour mill has already gone into overdrive as to which Irish celebrity personalities will join the dancing line up. Names already mentioned include a number of GAA stars, grumpy TV host Eamonn Dunphy and even Jedward. It has been confirmed however that Riverdance legend Michael Flatley will not be part of the judging panel.
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As many are aware the Federal Government is currently in a partial shutdown. The impact is being felt to all FoodShare programs across the entire nation including the Oneida Nation.
The Oneida Nation Economic Support Office would like to notify all Food Share recipients that it is critical to make sure your case reviews are updated no later than January 17th at the close of business.
All February benefits will be issued by January 20th, and NO benefits will be received in the month of February. If you miss this deadline you will not receive your Food Share and you will not be eligible for Food Distribution commodities.
All clients are encouraged to make sure to budget accordingly and research other resources that may be available in your service area. Here are a few in our area.
Oneida Economic Support – Food Card
Enrolled income eligible Oneidas may apply for a food card at Oneida Economic Support office located at 2640 West Point Road in Green Bay from 9:00am through 11 am Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. These cards are $25 per household of 1-3 or $50 to household of 3 or more and only good at Festival Foods.
Oneida & Local Food Pantries
There are a number of local food pantries located in and around Outagamie and Brown County, and of course, the Oneida Emergency Food Pantry which is located on Water Circle Place near the Water Tower on Highway 54, just west of the Oneida One Stop and Seminary Road. Oneida Emergency Food Pantry hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm, and all new applicants must complete applications, state an emergency, and one household member must be an enrolled Oneida. A three day supply is given once per week. For another Food Pantry in your area, please click on the link below.
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The Oneida Community should also be advised that we can help one another and support the needs of those who are being affected by the limitations in these services by donating to our Oneida Emergency Food Pantry. Please remember to bring NON PERISHABLE food and cash donations to the upcoming General Tribal Council Meetings on January 21 and January 31st. Donations will be gladly accepted.
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Have you seen this recent Tommy Hilfiger ad? Oh how I love both of these looks, especially the one on the brunette with the plaid coat! I would absolutely wear that in a heartbeat...gorgeous!
So...how many of you remember Rick Springfield and his song "Jessie's Girl"? How about his role as Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital? Would you believe that he just turned 63 years old yesterday? I know. Me neither.
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Here are a few of my picks:
*Hampton Midwedge Sandal - I have numerous pairs of the JR flat sandals, but have never been able to cross the Midwedge off of my Spring shopping list until now...this morning I ordered these in Gold (for less than 50% off their original price). So excited!!!
*Zsa Zsa Jeweled Thong Sandal - I own these in both Gold (seen in this post) and Platinum (seen in this post). I absolutely ADORE these sandals, especially in the Gold, and would have gotten a back-up pair if they still had them in my size. Highly recommend! :)
In other sale related news...
J.Crew is offering up to 30% off Select sweaters for Women, Men, & Kids until 8.27.12. I have compiled a list of the sweaters that receive the additional % off for the Women here and for the Men here.
The past several weeks have been non-stop for me. The combination of two August birthdays (my oldest son and my hubby), helping to cater three events (on the first three Saturdays of this month), work, planning my school lessons for this year and tracking down the needed curriculum, along with my normal day-to-day domestic duties has left me exhausted. Honestly, if I could have just stayed in bed today, I would have happily done so! But as the saying goes..."A woman's work is never done", so I am up and at it again today. I hope to at least be able to get a little bit of R&R this coming weekend though (if all goes as planned). :)
What are you doing this weekend? Do you have anything special planned? Are you or your kiddos already back in school? If you homeschool (like we do at the Fabulous Florida Mommy household), have you started back already, or are you waiting until after Labor Day like we are? Please do share! I always love to hear from you! :)
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our kids start school tuesday - so i'm going to spend this weekend getting last minute things ready. i love the brunette hilfiger model's outfit. what a stunner! xox PReplyDelete
Hi phiphi! I hope your kiddos had a wonderful first day at school today! :)Delete
I love the Tommy Hilfiger ad, that brunette's outfit is now on my recreate list. I wonder what shoes she's wearing....ReplyDelete
No school for my kiddo. She's only three so we have another 2 years or so before she starts. We are looking forward to fall though, she's very excited to pick pumpkins and apples and go through corn mazes. She remembers the stuff we did last year and still talks about it.
This weekend will be pretty low key I think. I take kiddo to the SPCA to volunteer on Saturdays and she has riding lessons Sunday morning. Other than that I think we're sticking with typical household/garden chores.Replies
Hi jlcl119! I also plan to recreate the brunette's look. I think she is wearing a pair of cognac or camel colored knee boots with the outfit.Delete
We are also looking forward to fall, and plan to do our first corn maze this year. I'm sure my boys will have a blast. How fun that you and your daughter get to pick apples. I would love to be able to do that...it sounds like so much fun! :)
I hope you find time to put your feet up this weekend! We are going to see Bruce Springsteen tonight in Toronto, then we leave in the morning for a friend's cottage for the weekend. My husband is incredibly busy with work and wanted to cancel our cottage trip but I wouldn't let him... he is bringing work along however, oh well.ReplyDelete
I have been very busy with my household as well. Our son is moving next week into his first apartment so I've been helping him get things organized, a big job as he is basically setting up house. Things will quiet down once he's gone, then my daughters go back to school on September 4th.
Back to school shopping is done thank goodness.
I have found this summer really tiring, I don't know about you. I'm looking forward to some quiet times and more routine in September.
Good luck getting your curriculum together! Your boys are certainly blessed to have such a wonderful Mom.Replies
Hi Dani! Your weekend sounds wonderful! How was the concert? I imagine it was a blast! :)Delete
How exciting for your son to get his own apartment! Is he living by himself or does he have a roommate?
I did get all of my curriculum ordered, and am looking forward to the new school year. :)
kind of want the whole dog walking outfit, and that gold skirt, is a beauty!!! LOVEReplyDeleteReplies
Hi karlene! I do want the dog walking outfit. She looks very comfy, yet incredibly chic at the same time. I also think the gold skirt is gorgeous. Oh to have a life where I could actually wear something like that! :)Delete
Hi FFM, I have a jacket from the mid-90s in the same check as that Tommy Hilfiger jacket. When I saw this ad in InStyle I decided that this weekend I'm going to take it out of storage and see if the tailor can remove the giant shoulder pads. (It was the mid-90s, so it's not like it was at the peak of the shoulder pad trend, but still, they are huge!)ReplyDelete
I am back to school this week in a different sense--I am taking one day a week off from my real job to teach a graduate school seminar. This is my second year of doing so. It has been very challenging, but I do get 15% off FP at JC with my educator discount!
Good luck with your curriculum and these last days of summer!Replies
Hi Hexicon! Please do let me know how your jacket from the 90's turns out from the tailor. I often come across lovely jackets at the vintage shops with the large shoulder pads, and will consider picking one up next time if the shoulder issue is a simple fix at the tailor. :)Delete
I hope your class is going well this week, and YAY for the educator discount!
Oh, and because I can remember the relative sizes of shoulder pads in the 80s and 90s you can be sure that I remember "Jessie's Girl"!ReplyDelete
Can I just tell you how much I loved Rick Springfield. I went to a concert of his when I was in college and absolutely drooled when was on General Hospital. He was a hottie! My boys are back in school and their schedules don't line up so there are a lot of logistics to work out so I don't spend the next 2 years in my car. Thankfully they like their schools and we've had a smooth start.ReplyDelete
It sounds like you need a little "me" time this weekend - I hope you find yourself some fun.Replies
Hi Julie! Yes, I agree, Rick Springfield was quite a hottie! He still looks pretty good these days, IMO (especially for being 63). Did you know he is from Australia?Delete
I hope your week of chauffeuring is going well, and that your boys are enjoying school this year! :)
Love the Hilfiger ad and yes, I definitely remember Rick Springfield - although it's frightening to think he's 63 - because of course that means I'm aging too! We homeschool as well and started back a week ago - we usually start mid-August because we like to take a week off mid-September before my husband's work gets super-busy. Pleased to report we've had a good, productive first full week of school - I'm ready to relax a bit this weekend as well. Hopefully - you can do the same! enjoy a quiet and restful weekend!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Elizabeth! YAY for a productive first week of school! That is always a wonderful way to start off the school year! :) The boys and I are looking forward to starting back to school again. I'm really excited about our curriculum this year, and think they are really going to enjoy the school year more than they usually do.Delete
FFM, it's not good if we are remembering that! It seems like yesterday!!! And remember John Stamos as Blackie??? He's getting up there too!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Nantucket Daffodil! Yes, it does seem like it was just yesterday that they were on the show! I haven't watched in a very long time, but have heard that some of the same characters from back then are still on the show now. My mom watched it when I was a little girl, and I can still remember Richard Dean Anderson (who later played MacGyver) as Dr. Jeff Webber way back then.Delete
What a pretty gold sweater and shimmery skirt! Your chosen images are more attractive than the new Vogue I just bought. The only thing I wanted from the first 200 pages was the butler in the Jones NY ad!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Lane! Isn't that gold sweater and shimmery skirt absolutely lovely? How fun it would be to have a lifestyle where wearing that would be necessary! :)Delete
Thank you so much for the tip on the Jack Rogers sandals. I have been resisting summer sales because I am not sure how well this year's trends will hold up next year, but I know Jack will always be in style! I too bought the Hampton Midwedge, but in silver. Perfect with pretty much any of my summer dresses!ReplyDeleteReplies
You're welcome Danielle! I'm glad you were able to pick up a pair of the Jack Rogers at that amazing price. Like you said, they will always be in style, so purchasing them now in anticipation of wearing them next year is really a smart decision. :)Delete
FFM, I can always count on you to inspire me. Like you, I live in a warm climate and am a long way from cool fall weather. I love seeing things like the Hilfiger picture though, such great textures and colors. It gives me ideas! Thank you.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Desert Flower! I went through my closet again this weekend to edit it even more, and put together a very similar outfit to the one in the ad with items I already own. Now I really hope it cools down early this year. :)Delete
I hope to begin crafting for Mini G's first birthday. I've hit the Dollar Tree & just need to do JoAnn's and Michael's for a couple more things. I am doing a great job of delegating in advance. Instead of having people ask me what they can do to help on the day of the party, I'm assigning 'duties.' I've put one friend in charge of cake cutting, my sister behind the camera and so on. Everyone has responded positively. A big step for me to ask for & accept help, and not try to do it all. If you can delegate, do it! ;)ReplyDelete
You need the 10 lb Sept Vogue issue and some FFM time!Replies
Hi Gigi! I can hardly believe that Mini G is almost one! Time goes by so quickly, doesn't it?Delete
The weekend didn't allow for much 'me' time, but I did at least get to do another closet edit that I've been looking forward to. :)
I'm glad you mentioned the Tommy Hilfiger ads. I picked up the Sept. issues of a few mags and not surprisingly Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren were my favorite ads as well as clothing. I love that "old money" look! My local Macy's carries a small amount of Hilfiger, but I sure wish I knew where to buy more of it. The website I guess.....too bad I'm not as familiar with sizing like I am with JCrew. I'd like to see JCrew doing more design like Tommy and Ralph. I'll be using Tommy and Ralph ads as inspiration for upcoming outfits.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi straycat! I also love the "old money" look! Ralph Lauren has always been one of my favorites, and I love the 'lifestyle' he sells (even if I don't live it). Tommy Hilfiger's line has been getting more and more interesting over the past couple of years, and I absolutely love his ad campaigns. I am going to recreate the brunette's look this fall with items already in my closet...now I just need the weather to cooperate! :)Delete
Hi FFM!ReplyDelete
That is funny, as on the train yesterday down to the house we are renting, finally had time to read Vogue and Harper's Bazaar on my iPad! I was really drawn to the Hilfiger ads and as you may have seen, just did a post on my love of Ralph Lauren. I am going to actually seriously look more at Ralph this fall, as I think he may be doing elegant a bit better than jcrew these days, but will let you know what I think when I arrive home next weekend and finally see all that I ordered in last week!
Take good care of yourself!Replies
Hi WMM! I hope you are having a wonderful time in France! I wish I was there, too! I'm looking forward to hearing your J.Crew reviews when you get back. :)Delete
Hi ladies! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful comments! My hubby and I actually ended up spending most of the weekend preparing for the tropical storm (now a hurricane) that threatened to come our way. Plus I've been cleaning and organizing like a mad woman because I like for everything to be in good order when I start schooling the boys. Not a very restful past few days, but I do feel better knowing that the clutter that was building up again is gone. :)ReplyDelete


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