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A beautiful wooden rainbow made from birch wood. Containing six arches in varying sizes to create a rainbow shape.
These wooden rainbows are perfect shelf decor and have endless play opportunities. Stack them, balance, place them on their side to create marble runs, learn about sizes, use them for small world play and so much more!
Available in your choice of colours, you can mix and match leaving some arches painted and others stained. You can also choose to add a name to the smallest arch for an added personal touch. We use a scripted font for the name text, please scroll our photos to see examples of this and name example for each letter.
Our stained options are finished with a food-safe and toy certified stain to enhance the grain and protect the wood, whilst our painted arches use a water based paint and CE certified toy safe sealant.
Please note that if you have chosen to engrave a name and have picked a painted finish for the smallest arch, some darker colours may not show the name as well - we advise a lighter colour or beech stain for the small arch for the best visibility of personalisation.
Each rainbow comes in a cotton drawstring bag for safe keeping.
Colours Photographed
Skyler's rainbow is beech stain, apricot, salmon, buttermilk, peach and beech stain. Eden's rainbow is beech stain, rust, mustard, sage, sand and beech stain.
Each rainbow measures approximately 21cm wide by 11cm high, with the smallest solid piece 6cm x 3cm high. Rainbow arches measure approx. 4cm in depth.
We recommend gentle play for our painted rainbows, as whilst they are sealed with a tough paint finish, it is always possible that paint may chip with heavy play.
Safety tested to current European Standard EN71 part 1-3, CE marked. Age recommendation from 12 months. Adult supervision is recommended at all times.
Arches are painted with water based paint and finished with a non-toxic, CE certified and toy safe sealer to add a glossy finish. Wood stains are CE certified and food safe.
Lead Times
Rainbows are hand-painted to order. Please allow up to 3 weeks from the date of your order for us to paint and finish your rainbow before your order is dispatched. We always try to dispatch quicker, but our order book is often full so this may not always be possible. Please note that in busier times lead times may be longer and are an estimate only. If you would like an estimated dispatch date for your piece please feel free to contact us.
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text: These rumors have been circulating throughout the gossip-sphere for a while now, but it looks like this time it's actually legitimate: Beyoncé and Jay-Z are pregnant again! While the power couple hasn't yet confirmed the baby bump news themselves, multiple sources have affirmed the speculation to E! News as of this morning, followed by TMZ and a weighty, investigative report by Gawker earlier this week. Of course, it's not official until Queen B confirms it herself, so for now, we'll be closely watching her Instagram and Tumblr over the weekend for one of her signature handwritten notes. Stay tuned!

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St. Jude Jaguars – CYO Football
Below is the link to the St. Jude's Sports Pilot Website. To begin, you will need to create an account for your family.
Proud of Our Past – Focused on Our Future
St. Jude Football: For several decades the St. Jude football program has provided an environment where we are able to teach the fundamentals of football, focus on the meaning of teamwork, foster good sportsmanship, and promote physical fitness. Our mission is to provide a program that will not only build strong character within competition, but also extend that strength to the interaction with their faith and community.
If your child is interested in playing football with us and you have questions, please contact:
Greg Smith – St. Jude CYO Football Commissioner
Cell – 440-258-2174 (call or text)
firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com
Cleveland Diocese CYO Football Structure
Flag Football: Available for players in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade.
Players in 1st or 2nd grade do have the ability to move up one grade level if needed. The level of play will always be driven by the grade level of the oldest player on the team.
Rookie Tackle: Available for players in 4th, 5th and 6th grade.
Rookie Tackle is a multi-point venture between Cleveland CYO, USA Football and the Cleveland Browns. It is a 7 vs 7 format, full equipment and tackling but on a shorter field. It also has modified rules of play, which among other things, encourages various positions of play for all athletes. Players in 4th grade do have the ability to move up one grade level if needed. The level of play will always be driven by the grade level of the oldest player on the team.
11 Man Tackle: Available for players in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.
Traditional 11 vs 11 format of football with full equipment and tackling. There are game participation requirements that are based grade level. Only players in 7th grade have the ability to move up to 8th grade football if needed. The level of play will always be driven by the grade level of the oldest player on the team.
Additional information will be posted, to this website, as soon as the Diocese makes it available. Generally speaking, St. Jude will try to field a team at each grade level. However, in the event that we do not have enough players for a team we may ask if a player can move up a level ("playing up"), within the grade level restrictions outlined above, to round out a team. In some instances, we may be unable to field a team at a certain grade level and there may be no opportunity or allowance for playing up. In those instances, we will work to provide options or refund of registration to the player and family.
We are always looking for volunteer coaches to help guide and lead our great players. Contact Greg Smith (Cell 440-258-2174 call/text or email at firstname.lastname@example.com), as soon as possible, if you are interested in coaching during the upcoming season.


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Snag this beaded hair clip to add some style and detail to your summer outfits! We love the beautiful white beading paired with a classic gold clip - it's such an elegant choice! This lightweight accessory is so easy to use, while the versatile style is perfect for easy afternoons or a night out - plus it will add a pop of style to your summer hairstyles!
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Ever seen the delightful music video of Shania Twain's song Forever and for Always? Probably one of the very best depictions of Valentines' Day. Such an inspiration to see how the friendship between the little boy and girl growing up together, turn into romance and a love for ever and for always. It inspires to believe in true love once again.
Over the years, a huge treasure chest of love songs from the most brilliant songwriters and singers were collected by humankind. What better way to celebrate the beauty of love on this joyous holiday, than with a few love songs? Without music, the world would be unimaginably poor. And of course, every couple has their very own special song. It is such a significant part of it all, isn't it?
Almost every single quarter of the year, and more, has some or other special day or holiday to celebrate. And then, what happens? It gets commercially blown up to something just a little short from "cheap"! It all turns into a convenient way to make money. Well, there might be nothing wrong with that, unless it takes the emphasis away from the real meaning. Christmas isn't about the lights and trimmings and Easter is neither the bunny, nor the egg. After all, as they say: all that glitters is not gold. Well, the chocolates, red hearts, roses and the greeting cards are very much part of the Valentines' Day vibe!
On the flipside of this "coin", life is busy and things are sometimes forgotten in the midst of life's storms. All the hype about these big days serves as convenient reminders. The pretty Valentines' Day trimmings help put you in the mood and are an important part of the excitement.
Why wait for the next special big day to show you care? Life will be quite something else if we start living every day as if it is Valentines-, Christmas-, Mothers- or Fathers Day, you name it. Let's show our love, affection and appreciation every single day, forever and for always.
Confusius – 6th century BC Chinese Philosopher shared these wise words with us. Let us take it to heart, forever and for always:
"When the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated
When the personal life is cultivated, the home life is regulated.
When the home life is regulated, then the national life is orderly
When the national life is orderly, then the world is at peace."


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Welcome to Europe Direct Nicosia!
The Europe Direct Information Centre (EDIC), Nicosia, is a part of the pan-European network which numbers more than 400 centres in 28 EU member states with the financial support from the EU Commission. EDIC is managed by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) and it is housed at the Home for Cooperation, in the Ledra Palace UN Buffer Zone area. The overall aim of EDIC is to inform EU citizens across the island about their rights within the Union and the opportunities available to them. With its unique location, EDIC Nicosia works inter-communally to raise awareness on the benefits of EU citizenship, and to promote EU values and principles.
Visit us today on the first floor the Home for Cooperation for answers to your EU-related queries!
Europe Direct Nicosia will be closed for Summer Holidays between 13th t0 27th of August! Office will be open back on 27th and applications for photography competition on Framing/Picturing Migration is still accepted! Happy Holidays to everyone!


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Anoraak "Figure'"
directed by Simon Savory (2017)
"In the first place, I didn't really know what to expect. I didn't know the director, he came to me and walked me trough his concept. I liked the idea and had a good feeling about it, so I said yes and I don't regret it! Such a beautiful and meaningful work, and these dancers are incredible."
Anoraak "Behind Your Shades" (2014)
Directed by O.S.A.K.A.H (Samuel Kapersky & Thomas Delebecques)
"For this one, I'm really thankful to the two directors, who did an amazing job putting all this together with very little money. They managed to get a complete film crew, and the real challenge was having two different locations to shoot, Paris and Brooklyn."
Anoraak "Morning Lights"
directed by Ben Chadourne (2013)
"I had this idea for a really long time, shooting a skater riding at night. Good friends of mine are in the skate/surf party, and got me this amazing skater, as well as a truly gifted cameraman/skater. It was all shot in one night, and it was really fun to do."
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Working with Application Insights and NLog in Console apps (.NET)
Application Insights is a logging platform that allows the collection and, more importantly, the collation of log data from any application. It's primarily optimised and designed to work with web frameworks such as Node.js, ASP.NET (Core too) or PHP etc. You choose the language and AppInsight's got you covered. There are, however cases that you want to do some logging (and you should) from a different type of application, like an Azure WebJob or a Console App. AppInsights works flawlessly with web frameworks because under the hood it creates an HttpHandler that intercepts request/response data. This means …[read more]


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Getting to Know Auto Detailing and Reasons Why Your Vehicle Needs It
There are a lot of works that goes into car maintenance. Thus, with the brake tests and oil changes and replacements of spark plug, you may not want to think about detailing your car at all. In addition to that, you many also even ask why car detailing is very important or if it is worth your overall expenses.
For some, car detailing may sound like something that is done in order to give a car some extra shine. However, there are also other advantages of auto detailing that should never be ignored. As a matter of fact, car detailing will not only make your vehicle look sparkling shine, but, a deep auto detailing can also give you some personal advantages as well.
A Detailed Look at the Processes of Auto Detailing
Most of the time, when people are asked about what an auto detailing process is, they many think about decals, vinyls, or bright paint. However, the truth is that, auto detailing is a very thorough car cleaning process with the aim of making your vehicle look as clean and brand new as possible, both on its exteriors and interiors. It is that simple.
Processes Included in Auto Detailing Service
You may still be wondering about what an auto detailing really is as well as what processes it involves. Actually, each car detailing service provider has their own specialized detailing approach. However, when people are asked about the most common auto detailing process, most of the common steps that people remember are just the same. On the other hand, the standard treatment of auto detailing is to thoroughly clean every square inch of a car, both interior and exterior.
Furthermore, auto detailing requires multiple process. The exterior and interior cleanup of a car also have their own detailed steps. Having said that, the way one certain auto detailing service provider does it might vary when being compared to another, which is why it is likely to come up with a slightly different auto detailing method adopted by other companies if you will try to shop around. But, the truth is that the majority of auto detailers also use similar auto detailing tools in order to achieve a sparkling finish.
Also, the very first thing that most people tend to notice about a car is what is on the outside. This is the reason why auto detailers devote most of their attention to the body of the vehicle, making sure that it looks its best. Aside from that, they also work in order to make it appear as shiny as it did like when it is driven home the first time.
Restoring the gloss or shine of a car through the paint job is actually a very common thing to do since the surface of the car often loses its gloss through time. And, aside from repainting a car, an auto detailer also works on the tires, rims, windows and wheels, in order to make sure that they also look their best. Grease, dirt, blemishes all disappear as well during the exterior stage, most especially with the aid of detergents as well as degreasers in order to ensure that a car will look very clean. If you want to know more about auto detailing, visit https://www.streetshinehi.com/.Read More


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Remember Who YOU Are...
During a discussion I had with George Kavassilas I was made aware of an area I specialize in. We connected Heart to Heart. The information given to me to feel into blew me away in the moment. I went silent and skipped over it, because it struck a deep cord within me. It is something that I have yet to confront. My sharing this with you is the beginning of the process.
My Higher Self, My Soul Essence shared that it is fascinated with and studying the Dichotomy/Dialectic of Conformity and Protocols. The idea of conformity… the energy is foreign to me and hard for me. I need to understand and debunk that program. To understand how to debunk the programming I first need to understand it fully.
After listening to George share this with me, this is what I felt within. "Our Souls are not conformists, yet programs run all throughout this Universe to conform Us. We are taught to follow the protocols being presented by those that are perceived to know what is best for Us. Experiencing these conforming programs in our lives has taught Us a very important lesson. We know that We want to be FREE! Coming to awareness that these programs are created to control and enslave Us is the beginning of setting Ourselves Free again. I am going to be exploring the programs I have experienced and am experiencing in my journey, and how they took me from natural state of Being, into the programmed paradigms that exist. We do not have to agree to the programming any longer. We can remember and reclaim our Sovereignty."
This was most definitely a Divine intervention. Lol! This is a struggle I have had my whole life, but kept it hidden from others. Maybe those that are intuitive enough have picked it up about me, but I have never verbalized this struggle until now.
We contract into this Universe with those that we choose to experience it with. Wow! Wow! Wow! Talk about taking away victimhood when we really KNOW this! I know most if not all of those reading this already understand this. I am just reflecting back over how this incarnation began here for me, and how it fits into what my Higher Self is so fascinated with. I can see that this has played into so many of my struggles and the pain that I chose to experience in this incarnation.
Conformity and Protocols do not lie only in well-known paradigms such as Religion, Science, and Government etc. It is truly Universal as above so below, and when we birth into this Arena it begins with the parent child relationship. I have so much to say on this I do not even know where to begin. I will just write and share as I explore more and more of myself.
As a child we must know we are Sovereign, because anyone observing children will see how free spirited they are. The parents want to raise the child with their own system of rules and obedience. As we all know there begins the conflict within parent child relationships. Whatever path one chose to take will dictate the dynamics in these relationships. This will also play a HUGE role in how well one agrees to the terms of programming that the Matrix offers.


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VidSwap.com sends a huge shout out to the Utah Blaze. Huge news as the Utah Blaze beat the number 1 seed San Antonio Talons to advance to the conference championship. They'll await the winner of the San Jose / Arizona game.
Utah Blaze Press Release
SAN ANTONIO – Utah fans will forever remember the Alamodome as the site in which the Blaze (13-6) held their ground to earn a victory over the top-seeded San Antonio Talons (14-5). In front of a hostile crowd of over 9,000, the Blaze secured the first playoff win in franchise history to advance to the Arena Football League's National Conference Championship.
Typically known for its high-powered offense, Utah received a game-changing boast from its troops on the other side of the ball. San Antonio quickly built a 20-7 lead in the first quarter before the Blaze defense dug its feet into the turf and stonewalled veteran AFL QB Aaron Garcia and the Talons offense.
The Blaze struck first in the second quarter, as QB Tommy Grady rocketed a two-yard touchdown pass to WR Tysson Poots, cutting the lead to six points. On the ensuing possession, San Antonio drove to Utah's 20-yard line before Utah tightened down. Faced with a fourth down, Garcia attempted to loft a pass to WR Derek Lee, but DB David Hyland blanketed the receiver and forced an incompletion.
Utah then converted the turnover into points off a 10-yard scoring toss from Grady to WR Aaron Lesue to take its first lead of the game. The Talons looked poised to score again before the end of the second quarter, but it was DB Will Mulder who answered the call as he intercepted Garcia to preserve a 21-20 lead at the midway point.
The Blaze received the ball at the start of the third quarter and increased its lead off a nine-yard touchdown pass from Grady to a diving Aaron Lesue. Another strong effort by Utah's defense left San Antonio faced with yet another fourth-down play on its next possession. Needing to pick up just one yard for a fresh set of downs, the Talons opted to toss the ball to FB Chad Cook, who was promptly dropped for no gain by a swarming host of Blaze defenders.
Grady made quick work of the turnover on downs, needing just three plays to score. On third down, the six-foot-seven signal caller lofted a 33-yard touchdown pass to Poots, who made the over-the-shoulder grab to give Utah a 35-20 advantage with 4:26 remaining in the third.
As the final half of the game progressed, San Antonio responded with two unanswered scores to cut the lead to a single point. The Talons then regained possession in the fourth quarter with 7:31 left on the clock and Garcia drove his team down the field before being faced with a fourth-and-goal.
San Antonio needed just three yards to take the lead in the waning moments of the contest. Utah needed to make a final stop to ensure victory. On the night of his 26th birthday, it was Mac linebacker Joe Mortensen who became the game's deciding factor.
On the snap of the football, Mortensen unleashed a furious blitz and exploded through the gap as if he had been shot out of a cannon. The linebacker flew through the protection untouched and dropped Garcia for a five-yard sack, leaving the Talons offensive linemen baffled. Utah took over on downs, and ran out the clock to secure the 35-34 win.
After earning its first playoff victory, Utah now sits just one game away from ArenaBowl XXV. The Blaze will hit the road next weekend for the National Conference Championship, taking on the winner of the Arizona Rattlers-San Jose SaberCats matchup. Arizona and San Jose play Saturday night, with kickoff scheduled for 10:00 p.m. ET.


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Submarine Sonar Manual
76 Pages
Originally printed in 1946, The Fleet Type Submarine series of technical manuals remains unparalleled. Contained in its pages and those of the companion texts are descriptions of every operating component aboard a fleet boat. The Sonar Operator's Manual Navpers 16167, was originally written to acquaint crewmen with the sub's underwater sound gear. Sonar is a term derived from the words SOund Navigation And Ranging, and aboard a submarine it is extremely vital. When the boat is submerged, listening is the main channel of information regarding the maneuvers of the enemy. The book contains information about how underwater sound gear operates, and how to identify important sounds and interpret them. It's a terrific reference for anyone interested in WWII or undersea technology. Originally classified "Restricted", this book was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form. Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.
Posted by Dean C.Smith on 1st Aug 2016
For many years I was involved with maintaining and preserving the USS LING(SS297) In Hackensack New Jersey.
So obtain reproductions of the some 15 volumes on the Boats
(including periscope and torpedo books)is certainly a bit of
"a dream come true"!
The only minor point;some of the system plans were reproduced in black and white( and not in color)but that was mentioned in the description so I really cannot complain.


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Mix for Chicken Tandoori
Rice mix, sauce mix and marinade mix
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- Brand Knorr
- Origin Holland
- Net weight 297 gr
- Ingredients Ingredients rice flour: Rice 97%, peppers (green, red), bay leaf, aroma.Ingredients sauce mix: Potato starch, wheat flour, palm oil, paprika, tomato, salt, onion, ginger, corn syrup, red pepper, garlic, cayenne pepper, maltodextrin, cumin, milk proteins, coriander, soy sauce (soybean, wheat), red beet extract, flavor (contains celery ), yeast extract).Ingredients marinade: salt, tomato, paprika powder, palm oil, potato, garlic, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, cayenne pepper, maltodextrin, roasted onion, ginger, onion powder, potassium chloride, soy sauce (soybean, wheat), lemon juice, flavor (contains celery), red beet extract, yeast extract.
- Preparation 1. Cut the chicken into pieces. In a large bowl, combine the contents of the bag 'marinade' with 2 tablespoons of oil or Liquid Blue Band and add to the chicken. Simmer 8 to 10 min. To marinate.2. Meanwhile, bring the rice with 500 ml of water to a boil. Stir the rice well and leave with the lid closed on low heat for 20 min. Boil dry. The rice does not drain or rinse.3. Heat a frying pan or wok, without oil or Liquid Blue Band, and fry the marinated chicken until cooked.4. Add 300 ml water and the contents of the bag 'sauce' to the chicken and stir well. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 to 2 min. Simmer. Add the crème fraiche and cook for 1 min. With.Serve the chicken and rice separately from each other.Rasawath aharak! (Bon appetit!)
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Our guest blogger Rachel Happe co-founded The Community Roundtable to support business leaders developing their community and social business strategies. Rachel has spent the last 20 years helping organizations implement emerging technologies to advance their business strategies.
We've all been there. You go to an event. A conference. A workshop. You leave inspired - with takeaways, idea lists, a stack of business cards and contacts. On the ride or flight home, your brain is swimming with the things you're going to do the moment you get back to the office.
And all too often - inspiration leaves the moment you walk back in the door.
It's so easy to put professional development on the back burner. You're busy. You wear a lot of hats as a community manager. You juggle member engagement, content development, tracking and measuring metrics - and that's just on Monday. Your training budget just got eaten by your conference travel and expenses. And despite your best intentions, those connections fade and the opportunity passes.
Don't let it happen.
I'm here to convince you that it's time to take a second look at investing in your professional development, because really, it's an investment in you and your community that pays back real dividends.
Maybe you were lucky enough to be in the room at the Higher Logic Super Forum last month. If so you heard the value of education highlighted again and again. David Spinks stressed that community management is not just something to throw at someone's existing role with no training. In my own talk, I tried to stress how an emerging discipline community management needs an especially thoughtful approach to development.
Our annual research report, The State of Community Management (SOCM), clearly showed that providing ongoing professional development so community managers can work smarter and more effectively is critical for organizations that want to recognize value from their communities. In the SOCM 2015 a significant majority of best-in-class communities provide one or more types of professional development opportunities to their community teams. That doesn't mean just conferences - in fact some of the biggest gaps between average and best-in-class communities include the percentage offering coaching, online courses and memberships in professional development networks.
On the other end of the scale, we found a quarter of communities with full-time community managers paid for no community manager training in the past year. That number was surprisingly consistent for communities across platforms, use cases, community sizes and industry, meaning massive customer communities on expensive, powerful platforms were about as likely to go through the year without training as those in smaller communities with less expensive technology.
If you have the budget to support your continuing efforts, or even if you don't, there are opportunities out there to continue learning, engage with peers and develop yourself and your community. Here are three best practices for maximizing the time you spend focusing on professional development:
1. Find your tribe.
Sounds trite, but finding and connecting with like-minded community managers can both save you time and jump start your community programs. Love Twitter? Check out one of the many (many, many!) Twitter chats devoted to community management like #assnchat, #esnchat or #cmgrhangout. Spending just one hour a week chatting with other community folks facing similar challenges can give you new ideas, and help you think about your existing programs in new ways.
Community management can be isolating - lots of you probably work as part of a larger marketing or communications team, but you're still the only community person on the team. Getting out of the office and hanging out with other community managers in real life provides both a place to get new ideas and a network of peers to brainstorm with and vent to. Many cities have monthly meet-ups including Boston's Community Manager Meet-up, Octribe in San Francisco and Austin's Community Manager Breakfast.
2. Invest in training.
While connecting with your peers provides a great outlet for sharing ideas, there is no faster way to get up to speed in community than through in-person or online education opportunities. The SOCM 2015 revealed the only 25 percent of average communities invest in community-specific training courses, while 43 percent of best-in-class communities spend money on training. Online courses provide prescriptive, tactical advice for community managers at every stage of their community journey, from a brand new community specialist up to executives getting a handle on social media.
Community platforms often offer live or online training options (like at Higher Logic's annual conference, the Super Forum, and you can easily find community training online from Feverbee, The Community Roundtable (that's us!) and even Higher Logic.
3. Professional development networks.
If joining a Twitter chat is dipping your toe in the shallow end of the pool, joining a professional development network is taking a running cannonball into the deep end. I might be mixing my metaphors here, but the single greatest value of joining a community network is having a safety net under you as you executive community high-wire feats. From free networks - like the CMX Hub Facebook group and TheCR Facebook group - to paid memberships in full service networks like TheCR Network (again, full disclosure - I'm from TheCR).
There is no better way to connect with other community managers, have a trusted place to ask questions and provide your input and leverage the expertise of community professionals at all levels of the organization than through a professional development network. We hear time and time again that joining a community network provides a near immediate return on investment, and that having a worldwide network of community peers makes people more productive and boosts morale.
Wait! There's one more. It's in those notebooks and business cards. Send an email. Pick up the phone. Start a group chat that picks up where your conference conversations left off. I guarantee this - if you reach out, you're a lot more likely to continue the connections than you are by putting those notes in a file that you'll "get to later."
And keep up the pressure for more opportunities. Community professional development is an invaluable part of excelling as a community manager. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to developing your community skills our research has clearly shown that organizations that invest in their community managers simply perform better than those that don't. By looking at all the myriad options, free and paid - that are available to community managers today you can choose the community development options that best fit your professional and community goals.
We'd love to hear from you - what's the most valuable community development tool in your toolbox? What's the one community resource you just can't live without?


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Sustainable Population Australia
An independent not-for-profit organisation seeking to protect the environment and our quality of life by ending population growth in Australia and globally, while rejecting racism and coercive population control. SPA is an environmental advocacy organisation, not a political party.
The future is something we create.
On Saturday 27th April 2019, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) hosted a free public forum: "Population, Sustainability and Quality of Life: what future do we want for Australia?"
Almost 100 members of the public attended the beautiful EcoCentre at Griffith Univeristy, Brisbane Queensland. We were fortunate to enjoy some powerful and motivating presentations from a variety of speakers including: Hugh Possingham (The Nature Conservancy); Sue Arnold (Australians for Animals); Steve McDonald (President of Redlands2030); Cameron Murray (Economist and Sustainable Australia Party candidate); Crispin Hull (Journalist for the Canberra Times); Charles Worringham (spokesperson for The Greens); and Kelvin Thomson (Former Labor MP for Wills).
Given that population has been dismissed as a fringe issue in the past, the diversity of our enthusiastic speakers is indicative of the contrary - that people from all walks of life are now aware of the impacts of population growth and are keen to talk about it!
Our speakers covered a variety of topics such as the impacts of population growth on the environment, habitat, urban planning and infrastructure. They explored some of the reasons why many sectors of our society continue to uphold the belief that rapid population growth is necessary for a prosperous economy whilst debunking several enduring myths around ageing societies. The information delivered was sometimes alarming as the impacts of population growth are increasingly felt throughout society and in our natural environments. However, there was also cause for hope and a call to arms, especially from Kelvin Thomson who shared his wisdom on what we all must do to address these serious problems.
The presenters were invited to join a Q&A panel, where some real postive, constructive and dynamic conversations were had with the audience.
Videos for Dr Cameron Murray, Kelvin Thomson, Steve McDonald and Charles Worringham are all now available on the SPA YouTube Channel. All contain powerful messages and we strongly recommend sharing these videos or any others on our YouTube channel with your friends, family and networks.
We would also like to provide:
- The transcript of the speeches from Sue Arnold and Crispin Hull
- The presentation slides from Hugh Possingham, Sue Arnold and Cameron Murray.
These pdfs can be found at the bottom of the page and provide a wealth of insight and wisdom. Again, we invite all to share.
A huge thank you to everyone who came along, the presenters, all who volunteered on the day and last but not least, to Jane O'Sullivan and the Queensland branch for making possible such a successful, well-run and essential event.
Sustainable Population Australia invites you to a free Public Forum: Population, sustainability and quality of life: what future do we want for Australia?
When: Saturday 27 April 2019 1.30 – 5 pmWhere: The EcoCentre, Griffith University Nathan Campus, building N68RSVP: firstname.lastname@example.com details: See this poster which includes a map
Confirmed speakers:
Hugh Possingham, Ecologist and Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy.Sue Arnold, Journalist and President of Australians for Animals NSW.Steve McDonald, Town Planner & President of Redlands2030 citizen action group.Cameron Murray, Economist and Senate candidate for Sustainable Australia.Crispin Hull, journalist and columnist for the Canberra Times.Kelvin Thomson, former Federal Labor MP for the seat of Wills.
Open to all members of the public. This event includes afternoon tea.
SPA is celebrating the success of the public launch of the TOUGH CROWD series.
Tough Crowd is our new YouTube series where much loved comedian Rod Quantock interviews comedians, environmentalists, politicians and other interesting people on their perspectives on population and their personal journeys and challenges when dealing and talking about this difficult but very important topic.
In episode one, Series one of Tough Crowd, Rod Quantock chats with comedian/musician Jude Perl. Jude discusses her reasons for not having children and some of the challenges involved in convincing her friends and family on her decision. Jude discusses how she incorporates her child- free journey into her live shows and songs and why it is important to be a role model for others who are having second thoughts on having children. Jude goes on to perform a live rendition of her very topical original song, 'Let's Hang Out'.
Other interviews include Sri Lankan born environmental scientist Asitha Samarawickrama, and candidates for AJP and Sustainable Australia, Bruce Poon and Mark McDonald.
The Tough Crowd series was formed by a chance meeting between Rod Quantock and former SPA National President, Dr James Ward. The idea was to create a personable, relatable and entertaining series of interviews around the challenges of talking about population in wider society. The project was funded by a generous donation from Dick Smith in conjunction to SPA's first ever crowd funding campaign.
We hosted a public screening in Melbourne to celebrate the project, acknowledge the crowd funding supporters and other contributors to the project, and to finally launch the series to the wider world. The response to the screening was enthusiastic and supportive. The screening was part of the Sustainable Living Festival program and we thank SLF for their partnership and support.
Episode one of Tough Crowd is now available to watch on our YouTube channel. We will be releasing an episode every couple of weeks so stay tuned!
Below are some photos from the opening night of the public screening.
Celebrate the launch of the Tough Crowd web series, featuring live performances by Rod Quantock, OAM and Jude Perl, comedian and musician.
Population is an issue that is a concern to many environmentalists and this issue is not just the responsibility of policy makers, it can influence people's personal decisions, such as having children. Rod Quantock interviews comedians and interesting people on the challenges they face in discussing population as an environmental issue.
Tough Crowd intimately explores people's attitudes toward environmental concerns on population, including decisions around raising families and the difficulties in discussing these issues in society.
The launch will also celebrate the committment of the generous donors to the Crowdfunding Campaign that made this all possible
The screening is in partnership with the 2019 Sustainable Living Festival.
FRI 22 Feb or SAT 23 Feb
Book tickets here
To our Victorian members, Victorian supporters, and anyone living in Victoria concerned about the record population growth in the state. Growth which is threatening to liveability and long term sustainability of both Melbourne and regional Victoria.
With a freshly elected Victorian state parliament, we suspect that population will be a hot topic for the next parliamentary term.
Therefore, it is an ideal time to write to your serving MPs to tell them exactly why high population in Victoria is not serving you.
The more of us that write to our politicians, the louder the voice for change in population policy will become.
For this reason, we have written a pro-forma letter that we believe covers the main points, makes a convincing argument and is keeping to the style that we believe politicians will read.
Please feel free to use the entirely of this pro-forma or to personalise it when sending to your local lower and upper house MPS.
You can search for your own representatives at the website here
Thank you and good luck!
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), Victoria and Tasmania Branch
pro forma letter below:
{local member}
Dear (Title and name) ,
I am writing to you today in relation to the rapid rate of population growth within our state, particularly within Greater Melbourne, which is growing at over 100,000 per annum. The only debate within government and the media is centred around "where Victoria should house all of the population growth", but surely the bigger debate is on the merits of population growth, and whether it is a good idea at all?
Population growth is an issue which exacerbates many of the common concerns of today:congestion, liveability, environment, water security, public-debt, and housing affordability. Therefore, it is essential that the all levels of government consider these issues against any future population growth.
Melbourne reached 5 million in 2018, and is now projected to be a Megacity of 8 million by 2051. This would be a very poor outcome for residents:
A Melbourne of 8 million is not a liveable city.
A Melbourne of 8 million is not a prosperous city.
A Melbourne of 8 million is not a sustainable city.
A Melbourne of 8 million is not an affordable city.
The Victorian government's plan to continue to expand the suburban fringe (i) has created large pockets of sprawl, which offer a poor quality of life for residents. City fringe residents face commute times of up to 2 hours, and confined to a 300m2 block (ii) , yet don't enjoy any of the benefits of rural lifestyles. However, with median house prices in excess of $1 million for the majority of Melbourne's established suburbs, few families have a choice but to live in these fringe estates.
The alternative of increasing the density of Melbourne with more apartments is no panacea either. Historic buildings and family homes have been replaced with cranes and constructions sites across all of inner Melbourne. It is a property developers' paradise. For residents, however, high density living has been shown to have adverse mental and physical effects .
The Property Council and business lobby groups will insist that more infrastructure is the solution. Planning consultant Marcus Spiller has said, "We are now just so far behind that there's almost no way to catch up with the growth". (iii) Current infrastructure projects such as: the level crossing removal ($4 billion), the Melbourne metro project ($11 billion), Northeast link ($15 billion) are a huge impost on the state's budget, and are at best a band-aid on the city's growing congestion. Furthermore, the huge cost of this "growth infrastructure" is diverting funds away from other essential services, while piling the state under a mountain of debt.
The Treasurer, Tim Pallas, has trumpeted the benefits of population growth as a boon for the Victorian Economy. This ignores the fact that per capita, the Victorian economy has gone backwards in four of the past eight years (iv). Our current trajectory towards a future of 8 million Melbournians is perilous, and not in the best interests of the electorate.
I urge you consider the following actions:
1. To actively debate the topic of population growth within state parliament, and to seek public consultation on the current growth agenda
2. To develop a population policy which considers all of the impacts of population growth on Australia's: economy, health, environment, and living standards.
3. Negotiate with the federal government to reduce Australia's immigration intake in line with long-term historical levels of 70,000 per annum. Net migration is responsible for 60% of Australia's annual population increase, making immigration policy our 'de facto' population policy, at present.
I look forward to your response.
{your name}
(i) https://www.domain.com.au/news/melbournes-urban-sprawl-continues-to-the-...
(ii) https://www.realestate.com.au/news/blocks-shrinking-in-melbourne-housing...
(iii) https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/sydneys-high-densi... story/46f635cf0c437e9018b1d58ca50576a9?nk=bca1a77baadc9f7b0118f33e2cebeba5-1544224777
(iv) http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/4-million-5-million-8-million-how-big-...
Sustainable Population Australia is inviting all Australians who are concerned about our unsustainable population to growth to contact their Federal MPs before the next Federal election.
Now that population is a hotter topic than ever in the halls of parliament, the next few months are an ideal time to contact our MPs to give a loud and clear message that we, the voters, do NOT want a big Australia.
The more of us that write to our politicians, the louder the voice on this issue will be heard.
We have prepared a pro-forma letter to provide the style and content which we want to be communicating to our politicians. We invite you to personalise and to use as much of this letter as you wish when contacting your MP.
To find your local federal members, the search function can be found here
Good luck!
Pro Forma letter:
{MP name}
Dear (title and name of MP) ,
I am writing to draw to your attention the need for a mature and respectful debate about rapid population growth and to seek your views on this issue.
Globally population growth has risen dramatically in the last two centuries. In 1800, the global population was 1 billion people. By 2018, it had risen to 7.7 billion people. It is now rising by 80 million every year - an extra billion people every 12 years - and shows no sign of slowing down.
Population growth is the underlying cause of most wars - due to conflict over access to scarce resources, refugee movements, and a key factor in climate change – it's hard to reduce your carbon footprint if you keep adding more feet! The global population of
7.7 billion has had a catastrophic effect on the world's wildlife, many species have been pushed to the brink of extinction.
Australia's population growth is even more pronounced. Whereas our population was
10 million in 1960, it has now risen to 25 million, and is on track to be 40 million by 2050 and 100 million by 2100.
The principal growth driver is a big jump in immigration levels. This was initially introduced by the Howard government in 2003, but this policy has continued by subsequent governments. Net migration levels have almost quadrupled from the twentieth century average of 52,000 per annum, to over 200,000 per annum.
The secondary growth driver is natural increase, more births than deaths - averaging 150,000 more each year (30% of births are to migrant mothers). The combined result of both migration and natural increase, is domestic population growth of one million every 3 years, with no signs of slowing down.
Our growth rate exceeds the global average, and is more than double the OECD average.
Our rapid population growth has led to adverse consequences for: housing affordability,
job opportunities for young people, traffic congestion, and carbon emissions. Furthermore, the impact on our cities, open space, and on our wildlife, has been devastating.
Against this background, I am keen to hear your thoughts on rapid population growth.
In particular, on four suggestions which I believe would make Australia and the world a better place both now and particularly in the future:
1. Increasing the proportion of our aid which goes to family planning. The international picture is dismal - family planning gets a mere 0.4% of international aid. Past evidence shows that spending money in this area works, and could stabilise global populations, whilst also raising living standards of recipient countries.
2. Returning Australia's net migration to the numbers we had last century, rather than the rapid spike of the 21st. Australia will remain a multicultural, diverse country, even with more moderate immigration, and could maintain the current level of refugees intake. Indeed it is likely that public support for a compassionate refugee program would increase if the migrant worker programs, which are often exploited, were scaled back.
3. Australia's rapid population growth happened without Australians being given a say in it. Can we get a plebiscite about our population levels? If this is not possible, Australians living in the major cities should at least have their say in planning matters returned to them. One of the many undesirable features of rapid growth in our cities has been the theft of a real say in planning decisions from local residents. Will you support measures to return a real say in planning decisions to the residents who are most affected by them?
4. Finally, are you prepared to support a mature and respectful debate around these issues? For far too long there has a been a deafening silence from Members of Parliament concerning population. The right has supported the greed of big business and the mantra of growth at any price. The left has become attached to the idea of open borders, an idea which is ecologically illiterate and hopelessly politically naive. The consequence has been the suppression of a debate our country needs to have.
We must stabilise our population to ensure a positive future, for both our children and the many other species on the planet. What do you think?
Yours sincerely,
{your name here}
Sustainable Population Australia (Victorian and Tasmanian branch) Annual General Meeting
Saturday September 29th 2018 at 2.30 pm Hawthorn Library meeting rooms 3-4, 584 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122
NOMINATIONS for COMMITTEE POSITIONS: Financial members of SPA may nominate for any committee position, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary or committee member Please email before 28th September to email@example.com or write to: RETURNING OFFICER , SUSTAINABLE POPULATION AUSTRALIA, Victorian and Tasmanian branch, P.O.BOX 556 Hawthorn 3122 to arrive before Friday September 28th
Following the formal proceedings, you are invited to our public seminar
"What does the Australian public really think about a Big Australia and what do the media try to make them think?"
Dr. Katharine Betts, Adjunct Associate Professor of Sociology, Swinburne University, Author of "The Great Divide: immigration politics in Australia", and researcher for The Australian Population Research Institute. Dr. Betts will present her research into attitudes of the Australian public towards Australia's current high immigration- driven population growth.
Ian Penrose, Melbourne's first Yarra Riverkeeper, City of Melbourne 2010 Environmental Award winner, Boroondara citizen of of the year 2015, long term campaigner for population stabilization. Mr.Penrose will present his recent research into the way the media in Australia frames the population issue.
Join the SPA NSW branch for the AGM and forum.
When: 15 September 2018Where: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts - 280 Pitt St, Sydney
09:45 - Arrive and register for the AGM
10:00 to 10:40 AM - NSW SPA AGM
10:40 to 11:00 AM - Networking morning tea for members, friends and guests
11:00 – 1:00 PM Forum:
Partnering – Strength Through Alliance: An update by NSW President, Graham Wood
What is an Ecologically Sustainable and Ethically Responsible 'Economy'? Dr Haydn Washington, Co-Director NSW Chapter of the Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE).
How Population Growth Interacts with our Society and the Environment: A free online course, Bruce Gregor FIAA AI, demographer and actuary.
Demystifying Migration Data – What everyone needs to know! Bruce Gregor FIAA AI.
All welcome. RSVP would be appreciated to help with catering firstname.lastname@example.com
See the attached flyer for more.
TOUGH CROWD will be a first of a kind series . Rod will be interviewing other comedians and entertainers to discuss the challenges and difficulties they face when discussing population in wider society.
This series has HUGE potential to draw interest from wider society. Interviews will share their experience with a poignancy and flare that will be engaging and informative.
Furthermore, if Rod has anything to do with it, the web series will also be raucously funny. If there is one thing our movement needs, it is a generous dose of HUMOUR.
It is a project that SPA has never tried before. It is CRITICAL during this time when mainstream society is actually talking about the issue that we are ready to step up to the challenge and reach out to the 'Tough Crowd' out there.
To make this project a success, we need YOUR help.
Many SPA members are now aware of our CROWDFUNDING campaign, which we have launched to raise funds for the series. Support for our campaign has been hugely positive so far, we have raised $3000 so far with 2 weeks left to go to reach our target of $4500.
Funds are needed for the production cost of the series, including reimbursements for the interviewees, venue higher, editing and promotion. We also need to to purchase additional film equipment to make this series snappy and professional.
We would be hugely grateful if you were to have a look at the site and consider giving a pledge. It can be as small as $2, every little bit counts and furthermore it is tax deductible! For those who choose to pledge more, there are some good rewards up for grabs. These include your name on the credits , a free CD from my band, all the way through to your own personal lunch with Rod Quantock himself!
It would also be fantastic if you could share this crowd funding campaign with your family, colleagues, networks, fellow resident group members or activists, or indeed ANYONE. Not everyone is in a position to join SPA, but they may be keen on this project if they are concerned about population - or if they are a Rod Quantock fan!
Every cent will count. We are living in a time when Australia is around the corner from hitting a population of 25 million. Melbourne is now heading upwards of 9 million by 2050, and Australia is growing by the size of a new Canberra every year. We are concreting over our farmland, we are expected to run low in water within a decade and Australia has one of the highest rates of land clearing in the world. We NEED to get the message out there.
Please visit the crowdfunding webpage here to find out more and to leave a pledge
We have launched our first ever on-line crowd funding campaign (in addition to the end of financial year appeal). Crowd funding is an increasingly popular way for people to raise money to set up specific projects and can be a great way to gain exposure and a new audience.
SPA is raising funds to launch a mini web series called 'Tough Crowd'. We are excited to announce Melbourne Comedian Rod Quantock has come on board to assist. In his relaxed and amusing 'conversations in the pub' style Rod will interview fellow comedians, entertainers and others about the challenges faced in discussing population in the wider community. SPA is seeking support through our Pozible campaign to fund the whole project, including equipment costs, expenses for our 'actors', venue hire, promotion and all the other costs associated with the challenge of making a video series!
The Pozible campaign can be found here and Rod Quantock's lively promotional video here. We would be delighted to have your support and ask too for you to encourage friends, family, and your networks to play a part. This project may appeal to people who might not otherwise consider joining SPA – but they have to know about it first! Even if they choose not to fund the project it is still good publicity.
We are also proud to announce that our PopCulture web page is now up and running - you can find it here. Have a look at our youth unemployment video and share it. Be proud because you and other SPA members previously helped fund this through a donations drive. This site will host future PopCulture videos. That same video can also be found on our newly reinvigorated YouTube channel here. While we plan to undertake online promotion of the videos you, as members, can play a role by sharing them widely, especially with those particularly affected by issues such as job insecurity and housing affordability. Who knows, after seeing the videos they too may be motivated to contribute to our 'Tough Crowd' campaign!
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I've just heard reports that someone is calling college-bound students and requesting credit card information under the guise of being a financial aid officer. The students are being told that their next tuition payment is due immediately and that they can take care of it over the phone by giving some personal information.
Obviously, when you get a spoof email, it's easy to ignore, but I imagine it's a pretty scary when someone calls from a college or university and says there's a problem with your account. Just be forewarned that tuition bills at UVa are sent by mail and no one from our Student Financial Services office would call and ask for a credit card payment to be made.
If you get a call from someone claiming to be an aid officer from UVa, report it to the police (I imagine caller ID information would be very useful) and let our Student Financial Services office know about it (you can reach them toll free at 866-391-0063).


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Best Ball ADP Dashboard is Here!July 17, 2018 10:18 pm /
Loving our Best Ball Drafts? Wondering what "ADP " means next to each player? Know what it means but want more information? Haven't joined Best Ball yet because you wanted to learn more? Miss reading my words on a virtual page? Well then do I have a blog post for you!
For those of you that don't know, Best Ball is the best new format for Season Long Fantasy Football. It's super simple, you draft an 18 player team and you're done. Your starting lineup will consist of 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, and 1FLEX (your highest scoring RB, WR, or TE that isn't already scoring). Each week, your top scoring players automatically start and will count toward your season total. The team with the most points at the end of the season wins. This means that you can enjoy the best part of the season, the draft, over and over and over again. There is NO management, no waivers, no line up setting, no nothing. We always want to be in more leagues than we can actually manage, but with Best Ball you can be in hundreds of leagues and never worry about a thing.
There are many different strategies you could use to draft your best ball team. No matter which strategy you use, you'll probably be thinking about when you should draft a specific player. Want to draft Kenny Stills but not sure when? The first round is too high, but how long can you wait? This is where ADP comes in. ADP (Average Draft Position) gives you an idea of where a specific player is generally getting drafted. A player with an ADP of 25.6 means that, on average, he's taken around pick 25 or 26 of a Best Ball draft. You can use a player's ADP to give you an idea of where he's usually drafted – and if you want him on your team, when you'll need to draft him by.
While you're drafting a Best Ball team, we show you each player's consensus ADP. This ADP is an average of all 10 and 12 person fast drafts from the past 7 days. This keeps the ADP fresh and more accurately reflects player values. Want even more ADP information? Great! We've built a tool just for that. Ever wonder what a player's ADP was from just the past day? Or what their ADP is in 3-person drafts only? Or what their ADP was last Tuesday in 6-person fast drafts with a $3 entry? If that sounds like something you're even mildly interested in, then head on over to www.draft.com/adp. Knowing when to take that player you want could help you win your draft against your friends, or dominate the public leagues. Who knows, maybe it could even help you win $100,000 in the (Best Ball Championship!).
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Looking to hide the locations module on the hompepage?
On the location module, there is a "Display on Home Page" checkbox. This is used to hide the location address on the home page (only pertains to a single location as sites with multiple locations do not show any on the home page).


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I'm tall and proud, soft and hard,
You'll find me in almost every yard.
Sometimes I'm heavy, sometimes I'm slim
But the dress that I wear is for her, or for him.
I only disrobe but once a year,
though there's no need to fret, no need to fear,
for my undressing is necessary if I am to live,
and I have so much life left to give.
What Am I?
A. I am a Tree


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The Melt Cosmetics Love Sick stack is a set of four eyeshadows that come in a very unique pairing. I've seen some looks with these online, and all of them are beautiful! I really wanted to try this brand due to Instagram and YouTube hype, and this beauty didn't disappoint.
Each shadow is magnetic and the stack comes with a mirror as well. As you can see, the shade variety is unique.
Here are the descriptions from Melt Cosmetics:
PROMISCUOUS- a beautiful color changing violet-blue! Use it alone, or combine it with black to reveal a completely different shade!
FIXATED – a gorgeous matte grey inspired by one of our favorite lipsticks, Space Cake, so pigmented and cool you have to see to believe
AMELIE- a perfectly peachy gold, you'll want to add it all over Cheeks! Highlight! Eyes! It glistens and glides on with ease
LOVE SICK- a beautiful ultra-matte burgundy-red …inspired by our most popular lipstick 6six6!
Melt Cosmetics also states that these shadows are their favorite "accent shades". Promiscuous, Fixated, and Amelie are vegan shades, while Love Sick is not.
The pans do come apart from each other. The stack also retails for $48.00, but watch for sales. I ended up getting my stack for 20% off. When it arrives in the mail, it is worth mentioning that the whole presentation is incredible, right down to the box it arrives in.
All of the shades have a terrific formula and the colors are very unique. My favorite shade is Love Sick (the burgundy on the end). I have found that I can wear all of these colors together and create some beautiful looks with them.
After using and loving this shadow stack, I really want to get the other stack in Dark Matter, which is a neutral stack.
This is the only product I've tried from Melt so far, but the introduction was impressive!


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One of the biggest "excuses" I hear women in general say about their lack of fashion is that they simply don't have the money to look nice all the time. Sure they'll splurge on a dress for a nice wedding once every 3 years or so, and they may even buy a full suit for an interview or promotion opportunity, but when it comes to day-to-day clothing what's the point in spending hundreds of dollars when you're just going to get apple juice, spit-up, and various other sticky concoctions from your children on it? My secret: you don't.
I think it's important to look nice. While it's not the most important trait for a person to carry, how you carry yourself in public reflects on how the world treats you, and you can argue that it's absurd, but it's a cold fact that regardless how dumb some might find it, isn't going away. I think it's important for children to see you put an effort in the way you approach the world, I also want my son to think I'm the most beautiful person on earth, so I always try to look my best, and I certainly don't have Nicole Richie's disposable income.
I thrift a lot, I have the RetailMeNot app on my phone which I always am able to check for coupons in each store I enter with, and I also use the Wrapp app, where brands put up free stuff you can send to your friends then they reciprocate the favor to you (I mainly use this for the free $6 H&M gift). I never spend more than $20 on a top, or $30 for bottoms/dresses, but more often than not all my outfits average about $20 total or less. Here are a few of my favorite new pieces, and what I spent on them…
All of these outfits are perfect for summer, and currently in stores so it's really easy to re-create these looks for yourself!
Starting off with one of my favorite looks, dark wash denim, which everyone should already own, cuffed and paired them my new striped tank top which I got 2/$10 with $6 off Wrapp Gift at H&M (all their basics are always mix&match 2/$10 so the striped skirt in the next ensemble plus this shirt were $4 total). I accessorized with a tropical-inspired beaded necklace (Frannies $5.98), woven Nine West sandals which I snagged at Ross for $10, and a vintage clutch I got from my Great-Grandmother's house. Not including the Jeans, this outfit was $17.
Using the other half of my mix&match 2/$10 (in actuality I ended up spending $2 on the skirt) I scored this navy&white striped tube skirt, these tend to fit a little more tight than I care for, so I paired it with my favorite new baggy tee shirt from The Limited (it was on sale 50% off making it $15) for a fun pattern-on-pattern look, perfect with these $6 Nine West flats from Ross, and accessories I already owned! Total Spent on this one: $23
Another outfit using a similar basic skirt from H&M which I again only paid $2 for, this one has a wider stripe thats black&white, I paired an $11 Forever 21 sleep shirt with it, and again used all already-owned shoes & accessories making this cute look only $13!!!!
Last but certainly not least since this was a tad pricier than the rest, I had been gifted a Target gift card recently or I wouldn't have splurged like this but I got this awesome chambray button down ($15), these super-comfy striped shorts ($12), and these cool sandals ($12), I also used my cartwheel app to get an extra 25% off the shorts and 15% off summer sandals!! This is my favorite outfit for summer, it's easy to wear while chasing around babies, and it's adorable! In total I spent $33 on this outfit, and I'll use each piece in many different ways throughout the year!
It's so easy to look adorable and not spend a ton of money! Stop making excuses and treat yourself to something fresh!!
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Year-over-year smartphone sales are up 98% worldwide. Over 80 million of the over 400 million handsets sold in the third quarter were smartphones.
The sheer growth of the global market and the meteoric rise of Android means that hardware and software companies who once dominated this market can ship tens of millions additional units and still lose share, in some cases by double digits.
"Smartphone OS providers have entered a period of accelerated platform evolution, stimulated by more regular product releases, new platform entrants and new device types," said Gartner analyst Roberta Cozza. "Any platform that fails to innovate quickly — either through a vibrant multi-player ecosystem or clear vision of a single controlling entity — will lose developers, manufacturers, potential partners and ultimately users."
Market share and unit numbers don't tell us everything, even how profitable a mobile company has become. But they do reveal an evolving space.
Customers in North America, Western Europe, and East Asia — what Gartner's report calls "mature markets" — are gravitating towards full-featured, name-brand, consumer-oriented smartphones. This seems to be partly a function of wider 3G data capability, greater hardware and software choices, and especially lower prices.
- Company
- 3Q10 Units
- 3Q10 Market Share (%)
- 3Q09 Units
- 3Q09 Market Share (%)
- Symbian
- 29,480.1
- 36.6
- 18,314.8
- 44.6
- Android
- 20,500.0
- 25.5
- 1,424.5
- 3.5
- iOS
- 13,484.4
- 16.7
- 7,040.4
- 17.1
- Research In Motion
- 11,908.3
- 14.8
- 8,522.7
- 20.7
- Windows Mobile
- 2,247.9
- 2.8
- 3,259.9
- 7.9
- Linux
- 1,697.1
- 2.1
- 1,918.5
- 4.7
- Other OS
- 1,214.8
- 1.5
- 612.5
- 1.5
- Total
- 80,532.6
- 100.0
- 41,093.3
- 100.0
- Source: Gartner
Price cuts and growing feature differences make smartphones a much looser, more varied category than it was just a year ago. Gartner's report singles out ZTE's sub-£100 Android phone with the UK's Orange carrier. You could also point to the Motorola Citrus (pictured above), which is being offered as a $180 prepaid at Wal-Mart. Smartphones can be burners now.
Meanwhile, generic manufacturers are cranking out handsets for developing markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Growth in non-3G mobiles isn't as sharp as smartphones in terms of percentages, but the global distribution is radically different.
This growth on either side squeezes out name-brand midlist feature phones — Gartner's report singles out LG — who can't command the prices or share they used to hold through carrier sales in Europe, Asia and North America.
The report closes by predicting that the growth of the media tablet market (projected sales of 54.8 million units) will begin to affect smartphone sales, attracting consumer dollars and developer attention away from some platforms and towards others — especially Apple's iOS.
It's a sharp reminder that companies with forthcoming tablets like Samsung or RIM/Blackberry aren't simply trying to open up new growth areas or slow iPad purchases. These companies need to offer tablets in order to protect their customer and developer relationships in their core businesses — multimedia entertainment for Samsung, smartphones for RIM.
"Apple's dramatic expansion of iOS with the iPad and the continuing success of the iPod Touch are important sales achievements in their own right," said Carolina Milanesi. "But more importantly they contribute to the strength of Apple's ecosystem and the iPhone in a way that smartphone-only manufacturers cannot compete with."
Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Grew 35 Percent in Third Quarter 2010; Smartphone Sales Increased 96 Percent [Press Release]
See Also:
- Android Gains While iPhone, BlackBerry Lose Share
- Letter From Silicon Valley: Doing the Math on Android vs. Apple …
- Why iOS Could Make Apple TV Succeed
- Gartner's Top Ten Strategic Technologies for 2011
- Gartner Says Mac Market Share to Double in Three Years
- Android Tablets Will Beat Apple iPad, Says Analyst
- Despite Runaway Popularity, iPad Isn't Hurting PC Sales
- Apple Is No. 1 Computer Seller — If You Count iPads


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FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Men's Wearhouse (NYSE: MW) today announced that, effective January 31, 2016, Men's Wearhouse will implement a holding company structure. The new holding company is Tailored Brands, Inc., a Texas corporation.
As a result of this event, Men's Wearhouse shareholders will become shareholders of the new Texas holding company on a one-for-one basis, automatically holding the same number of shares and same ownership percentage in Tailored Brands as they held in Men's Wearhouse immediately prior to implementation. Tailored Brands, Inc. will replace Men's Wearhouse as the publicly held corporation, and beginning on February 1, 2016, the shares of Tailored Brands, Inc. will trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "TLRD". The directors and executive officers of the company will not change.
Doug Ewert, chief executive officer stated, "We believe the holding company structure will allow us to support, nurture and augment our family of brands as we further leverage our shared services platform."
Additionally, please note, Men's Wearhouse will provide a fourth quarter 2015 update on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. is the largest specialty retailer of men's suits and the largest provider of rental product in the U.S. and Canada with 1,748 stores including tuxedo shops within Macy's stores. The Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, K&G and Moores stores carry a full selection of suits, sport coats, furnishings and accessories in exclusive and non-exclusive merchandise brands and Men's Wearhouse and Tux stores carry a limited selection. Most K&G stores carry a full selection of women's apparel. Tuxedo and suit rentals are available in the Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores, Men's Wearhouse and Tux stores as well as tuxedo shops within Macy's stores. Additionally, Men's Wearhouse operates a global corporate apparel and workwear group consisting of Twin Hill in the United States and Dimensions, Alexandra and Yaffy in the United Kingdom.
For additional information on Men's Wearhouse, please visit the Company's websites at www.menswearhouse.com, www.josbank.com, www.josephabboud.com, www.mooresclothing.com, www.kgstores.com, www.twinhill.com, www.dimensions.co.uk and www.alexandra.co.uk.
This press release contains forward-looking information. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and a variety of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated or expected results expressed in or suggested by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by various factors, including, but not limited to: actions by governmental entities, domestic and international economic activity and inflation, success, or lack thereof, in executing our internal operating plans and new store and new market expansion plans, as well as integration of acquisitions, including Jos. A. Bank; cost reduction initiatives; store rationalization plans; revenue enhancement strategies; the impact of opening tuxedo shops within Macy's stores; changes in demand for clothing, market trends in the retail business, customer confidence and spending patterns, changes in traffic trends in our stores, customer acceptance of our strategies, performance issues with key suppliers, disruptions in our supply chain, severe weather, foreign currency fluctuations, government export and import policies, advertising or marketing activities of competitors, and legal proceedings. Future results will also be dependent upon our ability to continue to identify and complete successful expansions and penetrations into existing and new markets and our ability to integrate such expansions with our existing operations.
The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. Except for the ongoing obligations of Men's Wearhouse to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, Men's Wearhouse undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. Other factors that may impact the forward-looking statements are described in our latest annual report on Form 10-K and our filings on Form 10-Q.
Investor Relations
(281) 776-7575
Kelly Dilts
Men's Wearhouse, SVP, Finance & IR
Ken Dennard
Dennard ▪ Lascar Associates
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mens-wearhouse-announces-new-holding-company--tailored-brands-inc-300212016.html
SOURCE The Men's Wearhouse
Released January 29, 2016


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'MAYBE WE'RE JUST A PAIR OF QUACKS' (Studio Job on beauty – The Utopia Parkway Files, part 6)
'When it comes to beauty, Nynke and I are experts. But we don't care for that superficial aspect of beauty. We dig deeper.' They are a fascinating pair: Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel. Studio Job. Belgo-Dutch. Designers or contemporary artists? The jury is still out on that one. But the fact is: they've made their mark. The first ten years of Studio Job are now collected in an impressive monograph: The Book of Job. It was presented in New York, last week, and in Antwerp, yesterday. The perfect occasion to ask Job Smeets for his views on beauty.
Utopia Parkway: How important is the concept of beauty for Studio Job?
Job Smeets: 'Your eyes immediately put a stamp on everything: beautiful or ugly. That's unavoidable. But the interesting thing for an artist is not to stay focused on pure aesthetics, on that one layer, but to go and dig deeper. To go further than that first impression or that first thought. To go looking for other meanings and layers.'
'Beauty is very important for Studio Job in the sense that we try to come up with a caricature of beauty. We are never looking for just a beautiful shape or form. We never 'create' the shapes of the objects by Studio Job. We always take shapes or objects that already exist. I like to think of them as 'icons'. We take those iconic objects and put them in another context, or we present them on another scale, or in a completely different way, by using other materials, for instance.'
'It's not our goal to design beautiful objects. Absolutely not. But: sometimes people don't deserve more than beauty, or kitsch, for that matter. Both concepts are closely linked. In that sense beauty is a nice tool to say something about superficiality. And it is important for us to express that aspect as well. If what you do is supposed to be some sort of mirror, or a three-dimensional diary, than you have to mix beauty in, because superficiality is an important aspect of everyone's life. And since we're trying to represent life, we also have to represent superficiality.'
Some of the artists I've interviewed so far, view beauty as some kind of lubricant. They use it as tool to communicate other important, difficult issues more easily.
'Not for us. We don't do in lubricants. I see beauty as a deficit. It's superficial. Obtuse. Maybe you can use beauty as a lubricant in art, but not in design. At least not in our kind of design. If we would use beauty as a lubricant than we would be doing things the wrong way. Again: that doesn't mean that beauty can't be interesting. A lot of things that are obtuse can be interesting.'
Who or what has influenced your vision on beauty?
'Experience. Doing what we do. When we started out we were focusing a lot more on beauty. On aesthetics. We were focusing a lot more on form. As you detach yourself more from that concept of form, you detach yourself more from the concept of beauty. Or: you are able to see beauty as something separate. For us it is just a theme now. A motif.'
'Even if the objects we design are beautiful, beauty isn't the key issue. Come to think of it, I dare to say that our objects are more about ugliness. You will probably not believe me when I say this, but I mean it. But we do it in another way than a lot of contemporary artists. They are trying their very best to come up with something really ugly. You could compare that to a pair of designer trousers with a lot of holes in it: they have tried very hard to put those holes in those trousers. Well, a lot of artists and sculptors are doing that too. They are trying very hard to create a work of art that is really ugly or decomposed. But by doing that they admit that they were really focusing on aesthetics.'
'That's not how we go about. For Studio Job an object just is an object. If we design a coffeepot, than it has to be the most archetypical coffeepot one could imagine. Which automatically means that you're not focusing on beauty. Yes: the beauty of iconography. But that is something totally different than beauty as a means to seduce people.'
'An iconic object can be very beautiful. But that's not because it looks nice. It is because of the history linked to that iconic object: beauty that comes with history and age; in the same way that a really intelligent person can be beautiful.'
Any artists or works of art that have influenced your ideas on beauty?
'Then I would say: all the travels that Nynke and I have made, in 2003. We have visited many private collections and museums. Decorative arts, old masters. The Grünes Gewölbe (Green vault) in Dresden, Neuschwanstein Castle, even the Vatican. Whenever there's something bizarre to it, or some craziness linked to it, then it can be of an inspiration to us. When it's over the top, we tend to like it.'
Many of your objects make people smile. And then they get what they are about. How important is humor as a concept for Studio Job?
'Humour is our way to say: don't take yourself so seriously. I don't think much of mankind. We humans think we are fantastic. That irritates me. The human species is really egocentric. We try to perturb that.'
'You'll notice that in our work and perhaps that will make you smile. Of course that Robber Baron Jewel Safe of ours is ridiculous: having to turn a red clown nose to open it. But we like that surrealistic aspect. Things don't have to be too damn serious.'
'We've said in the past that we would like to try and become painters. But I wonder if we would be able to. Because painting is a very self centered thing. We like to add a bizarre aspect to what we create. Yes, we have designed a coffeepot. But our coffeepot is a bronze one and it weighs 1.000 kilograms. It is completely useless, but nevertheless it can make one famous.'
'Once again: don't get me wrong. I'm not saying: just create a pile of shit, promote it in the right way and it will get you somewhere. Although it is entirely possible to do that. No, we want to come up with the best, well-chosen icon at the best moment. And that's quite difficult.'
What if people don't like your work? What if they call it ugly?
'A lot of people don't like our work. It's very easy to not get what we do. Or to not want to get what we do. Many people think of our work as gaudy. It happened especially in the early days. We get loads of criticism. Even now. Some people say that we are designers for the rich and the famous. That's not true at all, but we've learned to live with those judgments. Even though it is hard to accept sometimes. But in the end we don't design and create stuff for other people, we create for ourselves.'
What comes really close to ideal beauty?
'The Flemish Primitives, even though I know that by saying this, I do them no justice, because I degrade those painters to pure aesthetics. But I have a great esteem for those works. They are an ideal to strive for. A part of The Book Of Job, the Studio Job monogram, is our version of the ancient Book of Job. By the way: William Blake has illustrated the Book Of Job too, in the 19th century. A true classic. We noticed that we had a lot of fun doing that. So yes, the Flemish Primitives come close, if we're talking about ideal beauty.'
Pick one thing that you think of as ugly, while other people might find it really beautiful?
'I abhor everything that's purely capitalistic. Things that are made to enrich people who already have everything. Or that go at the expense of other things. Like fur coats. I know of a company that designs watches that cost 100.000 euro, for people who already have 10 watches. It's hard for me to see any beauty in that. And even though our work often does look ostentatious, it's not contributing to that hypercapitalism. It refers to it, but it's not a contribution to it.'
'A ring can only be pretty if I put it on the finger of a werewolf.' A quote by Canadian artist David Altmejd. Would you agree?
'Sure, as an artist you're always looking for contrasts. But I don't see it as a dogma. You don't need that werewolf, per se. But especially with regard to commissions, you do try to look for contrasts. You try to provoke your commissioner. Even if you're working with a firm such as Swarovski. But it's a difficult subject. A few years ago I would have immediately agreed to what he says. But now? It's too easy.'
If it's not beauty that you're after, what is it then? What's at the core of Studio Job's art?
'Freedom. Autonomy. Being able to decide for yourself when you are going to do what, where and how, with as few obstacles as possible. In the full knowledge of the fact that life is full of obstacles. The most important one being that in a few years time you won't be around anymore.'
'What we do with Studio Job is undeniably some sort of self-portrait. There's no escaping that. At times it is quite clear, and sometimes it is more abstract. But our work is almost always about freedom. Take the Robber Baron collection for instance: that is really about not being free. The Homework collection is about the freedom that you once had, but which is diminishing as you get older. Because in the end it's just a countdown, isn't it?'
'I sometimes think that Nynke and I are just quacks. We try to become immortal by means of our designs. We feverishly try to design things to become as immortal as we possibly can be. I'm pretty sure that no one is going to cast away a bronze cabinet. It's an interesting thought that there are going to be quite a few objects by Studio Job on this planet, when Nynke and I will be no longer around. It's our human way of trying to become immortal, without having to create a golem.'
Job Smeets, interviewed by Hans-Maarten Post, for Utopia Parkway (2010).
More info on Studio Job and plenty of images, here.
Postscript (2016): Studio Job's first American museum solo exhibition, Museum of Arts And Design, New York, from March 22 through August 21, 2016. Info here.
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Kindred Healthcare Selects M*Modal for Enterprise-Wide Transcription and CDI Support
Published on April 2, 2015
M*Modal's integrated technology platform helps drive clinical documentation improvement (CDI) outcomes
Franklin, Tennessee – April 2, 2015 – M*Modal, a leading provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, today announced it is delivering transcription services, front-end speech recognition, and integrated Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) workflow management to Kindred Healthcare's Hospital Division. M*Modal's integrated platform delivers fast, high-quality documentation and provides real-time access to patient information, supporting Kindred in its efforts to increase productivity and improve patient outcomes.
Kindred Healthcare, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is the largest diversified provider of post-acute care services in the United States. Its Hospital Division serves patients at 97 transitional care hospitals.
M*Modal is providing exclusive transcription services across Kindred's Hospital Division, bringing greater consistency and workflow options in managing physician documentation. Furthermore, the combination of a single-source transcription service with M*Modal's CDI technology and analytic capability, allows Kindred's CDI specialists to leverage robust analytics using existing documentation. The CDI workflow management will also enhance productivity as it relates to documentation review and ensure the highest quality documentation.
"Kindred's hospitals provide long-term acute care and serve a complex patient population who have multiple diagnoses and based on the intensity of service needs often require an extended hospital stay," said Becky Slagell, Kindred Hospital Division Vice President of Case Management. "We need complete and accurate documentation to provide the best coordination of our interdisciplinary care. M*Modal's CDI technology leverages data already in our system, giving us a central point of access to transcribed documentation along with the analytics designed to fill in gaps in documentation such as questions about coding, quality measures and overall care management of a patient. M*Modal is also one of the best and most flexible vendors we work with."
M*Modal offers a comprehensive CDI solution for healthcare providers to assess, engage and collaborate on documentation quality and improvement opportunities. M*Modal's natural language understanding search engine extracts information from structured data, identifying potential deficiencies in patient records. With M*Modal's CDI workflow solution, hospitals can automate CDI processes using analytic rules and queries. The CDI Specialists can create a worklist before entering the facility, be alerted of documentation buried in dictated notes, and get a better understanding of productivity levels.
"M*Modal's CDI solutions enable healthcare providers like Kindred to assess the quality of their documentation and identify improvement opportunities," said Scott MacKenzie, CEO of M*Modal. "Using a common, enterprise-wide transcription platform helps preserve the patient narrative and drive insight and action from clinical documentation, which can make a big impact on the quality and efficiency of healthcare."
M*Modal's transcription services are supported by the M*Modal Fluency for Transcription™ speech platform, which processes the documentation of more than 200,000 physicians every day. The M*Modal platform provides healthcare organizations the freedom of choice with their physician dictation input devices, transcription resources and speech recognition methods to meet them at their state of readiness.
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M*Modal is a leading healthcare technology provider of advanced clinical documentation solutions, enabling hospitals and physicians to enrich the content of patient electronic health records (EHR) for improved healthcare and comprehensive billing integrity. As one of the largest clinical transcription service providers in the U.S., with a global network of medical editors, M*Modal also provides advanced cloud-based Speech Understanding™ technology and data analytics that enable physicians and clinicians to include the context of their patient narratives into electronic health records in a single step, further enhancing their productivity and the cost-saving efficiency and quality of patient care at the point of care. For more information, please visit www.mmodal.clientcreative.com, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.


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Boaters since the late 1960's, Mike (the sailor) and Betsey (the skiier) met though an orgainzed sailing and snow skiing club and later married. While they thoroughly enjoyed decades of racing, both slopes and sail, today the Gallis enjoy life at a less aggressive speed. A lover of adventure and staying active, Betsey offers her cruising perspective as valuable crew.
In the 80's and early 90's we raced and sailed several one design sailboat classes, so I know a thing or two about being crew! Our last race boat was a 19-foot Celebrity class dinghy, with a cold molded mahogany hull. At that time, we also cruised the Chesapeake Bay on friends' power boats and chartered sailboats, and absolutely fell in love with cruising on the Bay.
After a 10-year hiatus from boating, we reaquainted with the Chesapeake Bay in 2003 with the purchase of a power boat. We traded-up to our first trawler in 2010, which was a 1988 Albin 36′ that we named "Decompression Time". After two years, we realized we wanted something newer, where the only mistakes we needed to fix were our own! In March of 2013, we ordered "Katey T", our Kadey-Krogen 44′ AE that we LOVE!
We're still exploring the Chesapeake. Our favorite cruise so far has been to St. Michaels–an easy, four-hour journey from our homeport of Rock Hall, Maryland. St. Michaels is an interesting town with many fantastic shops and restaurants, and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. One can spend endless hours exploring this wonderful museum! Whether we travel to St. Michaels or take a weekday trip on the Corsica River, our Kadey-Krogen is so seaworthy and comfortable that the experiences are always enjoyable. Believe it or not, even boat maintenance is entertaining!
I've always been crew, but that's just as important as being the captain. As crew, you have to learn all about your boat and navigating, which makes each and every trip go smoother. The ability to help quickly in the event of an emergency or problem is one of the most important assets of any crew. Don't be afraid to be the best crew to your captain, and enjoy every minute you get to spend on your Kadey-Krogen (whether new or used, you'll be glad you did)!
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Your Image Matters More Than Ever!Growing up I was always told to let my image speak for its self. If I wanted to be taken serious in the legal field, corporate world, or in life I had to look like I meant business. Most importantly, I had to stay authentic and true to myself.
But I had to stop and ask myself, how do I look like I mean business?
Do I wear a blazer like everyone else? Because a blazer says business....right? Do I tone down my personality and look serious all the time? Can't smile if you mean business...right? No, these can't be right!
"Your image is like a book. Make sure the cover reflects the quality of the story inside."
Don't let that happen to you...their is a difference in being real and being ruthless.
So why does your image matter more than ever?
Let's break it down...
- Due to growth in all industries, you must stand out to get that job, follower or client.
- To be a leader you have to look like one... NOW! No more waiting or making excuses.
- Because someone is always looking and we want to make and everlasting impression.
- Because you are not average but elite and deserve to give that perspective.
- Because you want to be the best version of YOU!
So...How many times did you say "I have nothing to wear" last year? Did you say it today?
So...When will you start working on your communication skills, digital presence and etc?
In 2017 refuse to go on in life stuck in a style/image rut. You matter, your style matters, and your image matters!
Join me for the 3 part workshop series "Power of Image" starting January 25th- January 27th. Sign up today HERE.
Until next time...Stay Lux...Be Unique...Be YOU!
xoxo Christina


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Beautify Your Easter Buffet!
If I said EASTER followed by a blank and you had to fill it in, I bet you would say EGGS! It's the quintessential symbol associated with the holiday since ancient times, when eggs were a symbol of re-birth. During the Spring Equinox (Wednesday, March 20 in 2013) they were even colored just like we still do today – except they used natural dyes from plant leaves and flowers.
Intrigued by that idea, I decided to go natural this year to keep my eggs healthier and chemical free, plus make a more interesting Easter brunch item besides. I discovered that there were a ton of things at my fingertips to use to accomplish this. Some could be cooked right along with the eggs and other added after the eggs were cooked. Here are some examples of how to make some fun colors:
Yellow and earth tones: Onion skins: Cover with water and simmer for 30 minutes. Cook, then refrigerate with the skins left in the water to darken to the color you want. Drain and let the cooked, peeled eggs sit in the colored water for at least 3 hours or overnight. You can also use red onion skins with the same method and the color will be a reddish brown.