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It's holiday season.... as we all know. We can try to "skip Christmas" - I have tried this myself but I've had varying success. . In my opinion, what is more effective is trying to sit down and make a plan and figure out how to cope during this extra vulnerable time of the year.
I spent a little time last year writing down suggestions on what has personally helped me in the past. As I have mentioned to many new mamas who joined this club that we didn't ask to join.... Lots of people give you suggestions. Some will work for you and others will not. After you read this, I would really like to hear feedback on what you are doing or what has worked for you in the past. Helping each other walk through this time in our lives, and the holidays.
Hugs to each one of you.
- Remember that you really must conserve your energy during this time of year. Although you will be tired, select what events that you want to attend. Or attend nothing. Don't be disappointed in yourself because you maybe just "can't" do what you've done in the past.
- Go to the craft store and get a kit to make SOMETHING for your living children. Maybe an ornament.... Focus your mental and physical energy on the people that you love that are still living. It will show them that you love THEM too.... Our living children are suffering as well.
- Purchase a small Christmas tree and spend time searching for the "perfect" ornaments in memory of your child. I used Logan's hat as the tree topper and filled it with a colts ornament, a wrigley field ornament, football ornaments, etc. It gave me purpose and something to DO while Christmas shopping. The small tree was a table top tree that I kept in his room. I actually kept this tree up for several months.
- Then, my daughter requested a tree in her room too. She needed this as well. I bought a white tree and filled it with ornaments to match her room. Children will frequently become jealous of their deceased sibling. This time of the year, they become more acutely aware of the change in their family as well. Do not be "fake" happy but instead, acknowledge the feelings together. You are teaching your children how to grieve... Regardless of their age.
- Acknowledge that the holidays will forever be changed.... So change your traditions. If you always opened up presents on Christmas Eve, then consider doing it at a different time. Try to take whatever big traditions your family has and shake it up.
- Everyone is going to try to "make you happy". Be prepared with your words as you teach them to grieve. They will not understand your expectations or feelings unless you tell them... Or unless they are thrown into this situation - and we wouldn't wish that on anyone. Ever! When they ask how you are, do not always feel the need to say "fine." It's acceptable to say, "I'm trying hard but its tiring." Or "I'm getting sick of hearing Christmas music."
- So the fact that your child will not be there during the holidays is going to be the big elephant in the room that few will talk about. It helped my family on the first year to actually just acknowledge it by carving out time to recognize Logan. I bought a large decorative platter and filled it with tons of white candles of all sizes. One night prior to Christmas, we all met as a family around the coffee table and took turns lighting a candle. Each person told a story about Logan. Funny and stupid and serious stories. I had about 20 candles. Tea lights and bigger candles. Sure, we all cried! BUT that pressure release was good! It decreased the tension that we were all feeling.
- Do something special quietly in memory of your child. The money that you spent at Christmas on your child, use it to donate $$ for charities (such as when the clerk says "wanna donate a dollar to homeless people?" I say yes.... "In memory of Logan" ). Or.... You can adopt a family at Christmas.
- I tried to open my eyes and realize that Christmas and Thanksgiving is actually a SAD holiday for many people. I think it may be more sad for more people than it is happy... Look around and see that a LOT of people are in a funk and sad. What can you do to help them? Giving to others, even with kind words, will help you feel better. People are feeling inadequate as they struggle to purchase presents for their children, they may be missing a member of their family too, they may need employment, or they may just feel inadequate and sad as they compare their holidays to the expectations that society holds up for holidays.
- Most importantly, I focused on the REASON for the season. Heaven is a REAL place. It is where Jesus actually LIVES.... With our children too. I think of the wonderful gift of the Christ child and how he was sent here so all of us can have eternal life in Heaven. This isn't a new thought or concept. We KNOW that's the reason for Christmas. Now that my child is there, I feel deep appreciation and value of this gift like I had never felt previously.
As I stated before, I look forward to hearing your suggestions to pass along. You WILL make it through November and December... Keep putting your feet on the floor.


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Raila Odinga : Raila Odinga withdraws from the October polls as IEBC demonstrations for reforms continue. -NASA KENYA.
Raila Odinga resigns in the Presidential race as the president took his campaigns to Taita Taveta. Speaking at Okoa Kenya today evening, Raila Odinga expressed the way IEBC has been ignoring their reforms calls.
"We had the supreme court ruling and recommendations but the IEBC has ignored everything and they are not willing to change anything." Raila Odinga stated.
IEBC is converging at the Anniversary Towers to look for ways on how they will interpret the constitution as it is now clear that the Country will either go for fresh elections or Swear in President Uhuru Kenyatta as his term ends on November first.
"Demonstartions will continue as planned and will demonstrate until the IEBC agrees for reforms. We will not going back until we make our country great again. We fought for constitution and we won, we fought for multiparty and we won, now we are fighting for liberation until we won." Siaya senator James Orengo said.

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The Kingdom of Calledras
The seat of power of the Kingdom of Calledras is in the fortified city of Warrior's Mark, the capital. The city itself sits upon a low hill, surrounded by mountains. What appears to be a poor choice for a capital city is actually one that holds access to a wide array of underground caverns that makes the nearby mountains themselves the true ramparts of the castle. The gentle rolling hills surrounding the city provide plentiful crops and grazing for the renowned Calledrian light cavalry and the legendary Crystal Knights.
King Candarron has held the crown for nearly a decade and has been steadily increasing his defenses as threats on his Western Frontier have grown steadily worse. Monsters of untold horror once again stalk the lands freely, threatening settlements. Most denizens of this region prefer to hide and occasionally raid small settlements and villages and even some of the larger towns and cities. These constant threats have impeded the growth of the frontier and the ability to tap into its vast riches and valuable trade routes. Most recently, a new threat has been made known in this region. A powerful Necromancer called the Shadow Lord is rumored to be causing the rise of the evil creatures on the borders of his realm.
The *population of Calledras* is made up of Human (60%) Dwarf (25%) Other (15%). The capital city of Warrior's Mark is 80% human, 15% Dwarf and 5% other.
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On Saturday he did the Salt Lake grand Fondo (100 miles). I met him at two rest stops so I could try out getting supplies and water to him. May even carefully applied sunscreen while waiting.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
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Jeff gets to do Lotoja.. For other non-bike-ee folks. Lotoja is a 200+ mile bike ride from Logan Utah to Jaskson Wyoming. He is really excited.
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Stanley Bogdan, a maker of fly fishing reels so coveted that anglers were willing to spend years on a waiting list to buy them and then to pay far more than they would have for reels of only ordinary excellence, died March 27 in Nashua, N.H. He was 92 and a lifetime Nashua resident.
His death was confirmed by his son, Stephen.
In fly fishing, in particular fly fishing for the mighty Atlantic salmon, owning a Bogdan reel signals high seriousness about the sport and, not infrequently, a fair amount of disposable income. Many expert anglers consider it the finest reel ever made, a synthesis of incomparable engineering and aesthetic elegance.
Yet many fly fishermen, unless they have spent time on the classic salmon rivers in places like Quebec and the Maritimes, may have actually seen precious few Bogdans, let alone dared to dream of owning one. In a sport that is already expensive, they are content to pair their fly rods with any number of fine reels that will provide many years of service for a few hundred dollars.
A new Bogdan, on the other hand, ranges in price from about $1,500 for the smallest trout reel to about $2,400 for the biggest salmon reel. Hand-tooled by Stanley and Stephen Bogdan in their shops in New Hampshire — originally in Nashua and then in New Ipswich — Bogdan reels could not be rushed. Only 100 or so have been produced a year, and it has not been unusual for buyers to have to wait three or four years for delivery.
"Almost from day one, there has been The Waiting List, a sort of secular purgatory on the way to achieving tackle bliss," Graydon R. Hilyard wrote in his biography "Bogdan" (Frank Amato, 2006). "How long must you dwell therein, who can tell? As the dreaded list has never actually been seen, your position on it can never be determined."
Its salmon reels are what S. E. Bogdan Custom Built, the company's official name, is best known for. What sets them apart and makes them so expensive is their innovative system for controlling "drag," the adjustable resistance by which a properly handled reel tires and ultimately controls a powerful game fish.
Stanley Bogdan invented a braking system for his reels that allowed for drag of extraordinary smoothness and strength, greatly decreasing the chance that the fish of a lifetime would be able to strain and break an angler's line. A Bogdan may not help you hook more fish, but it will help you land more of the fish you hook — and much more stylishly.
Stanley Edward Bogdan, one of four children of Polish immigrants, was born on Dec. 16, 1918, in Nashua. Like his father, a machinist, he had good mechanical aptitude, and after finishing high school he went to work at the Rollins Engine Company in Nashua, a manufacturer of steam engines. From an early age he had a deep interest in fishing, hunting and the outdoors. His entry in his high school yearbook was prescient, noting that the young man "could work miracles with fishing tackle."
For years Mr. Bogdan made what reels he could on the side while working as a machinist and raising a family. His big break came in 1955 when he entered into a deal to provide reels to the original Abercrombie & Fitch, that era's big retailer of high-end sporting goods. A few years later he struck a deal with Orvis, and gradually word spread that there was no fly fishing reel quite like the one being made by the friendly, smiling, occasionally contrary Yankee in Nashua, N.H.
Mr. Bogdan's wife, Phyllis, died in 1995. In addition to his son, Stephen, of New Ipswich, he is survived by a daughter, Cheryl Doughty, of Palm Bay, Fla.
Stephen Bogdan, 61, started working with his father in 1973 and became the company's sole owner in 1996.
A passionate and accomplished angler in his own right, Stanley Bogdan was devoted to the Atlantic salmon and pursued it on the sport's best rivers. "He was a very, very good salmon angler," said Bill Taylor, the president of the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
Last September, Stanley Bogdan, at 91, caught a 32-pound salmon on the Grand Cascapedia River in Quebec. "I believe that was his last fish," Stephen Bogdan said.


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Wow it has been too long. My brother reminded me this morning that it has been well over a month since my last post. Time flies eh?
Well as Shane wrote this morning, we have been pretty deep on a few projects this past while. Highest in priority of course being the book which is slowly but surely coming to a state ready for release. I truely cannot wait for the point in time when we can sit back and enjoy our efforts and see it released. I am confident it will be excellent handbook for those of you looking to get your feet wet and understand how to effectively use Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to support your team and organization. The book is very much focused on understanding how to apply the out of the box features to common scenarios and offers a LOT of hands on examples. I know for me this is a way I like to learn which is why I have always been a fan of the WROX Beginner series.
In addition to the book there has been an extremely hectic work and travel schedule to keep things moving at light speed pace. I really look forward to having things calm down for a while after March so I can start looking ahead to the rest of the year and making some positive changes in multiple areas of my life…one of which includes getting married which I am looking forward to. Others will be announced when appropriate. Stay tuned!


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Salivary Gland Transplantation in the Treatment of Dry Eye in Patients With Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01178242
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 10, 2010
Last Update Posted : August 11, 2016
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|Condition or disease
|Symblepharon Dry Eye Ocular Surface Disease Transplantation
|Procedure: Salivary Gland and Labial Mucous Membrane Transplantation
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|19 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Salivary Gland and Labial Mucous Membrane Transplantation in the Treatment of Severe Symblepharon and Dry Eye in Patients With Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
|Study Start Date :
|December 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2010
|Experimental: Salivary Gland and Labial Mucous Membrane Transplantation
Procedure: Salivary Gland and Labial Mucous Membrane Transplantation
Minor salivary glands (SG) will be obtain "en block" from the same donor site, at the inferior or superior labial mucous membrane, above the orbicularis oris muscle to correct lubrication. The thin split thickness graft of mucous membrane will be suture to the sclera with absorbable sutures
- A Complete ophthalmic exam including Schirmer I test , slit lamp exam, fundoscopy will be perform before and six months after surgery. Symptons improvement considered positive if patients will refer improvement of eye moisturasing and motility. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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|10 Years to 58 Years (Child, Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Only patients with poor visual acuity, less or equal to 20/200, and Schirmer I test equal to zero.
- Eyes with symblepharon or ankyloblepharon that did not allow the placement of a Schirmer test strip will be consider not measurable.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active infection and corneal melting or perforation.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01178242
|Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04023062
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|Ana Estela Besteti Pires Ponce Santa Anna, MD, PhD, Federal University of São Paulo
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Labial mucous membrane
dry eye
Stevens -Johnson syndrome
salivary gland
ocular surface disease
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Dry Eye Syndromes
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Tool bench pop-up card
Posted by TheDocraftsTeam, 20 Jul, 2016
Everyone's got a DIY-extraordinaire in their lives; let's face it, most men love their toolbox. Make an impressive three-dimensional notelet for them, using the teeny metal tools to add that extra wow-factor.
1. Select a card blank and trim a paper rectangle to the same width and 4" tall. Score along the width, 1cm from each top and bottom edge – these will form tabs to attach to the card base. Measure 1.5" down from the top score line, score across again and fold all three (with a mountain fold).
2. Cut out the middle section, up to 1" below the second score line, to make legs. Run a layer of glue along the top and bottom tabs and stick into the corner of the card blank. Trim a light brown piece of paper to the same shape as the table top, but 1cm wider (to make 0.5cm tabs on each side). Glue into position. Adhere wooden plank-effect paper to the front and create drawers from kraft cardstock. Ink the edges of each and add brads to look like handles.
3. Cut a square of adhesive cork and mark little dots all over the back in 5cm intervals. Punch a hole in each dot and secure mini tool charms through a few with brads. Mount onto white cardstock and fix to the card front with double-sided tape. Create a sentiment with alphabet thicker stickers and attach to the cork with 3D foam pads. Smudge a little brown ink on the table top and stick a few tool charms with silicone glue.
4. Trim another square of cork and mat it onto a panel of white cardstock. Punch a vintage brad through each corner and adhere to the card. Make up a 'Mr amazing' decoupage and stick in the centre.
Project, how-to instructions and photography by PDT member Geraldine Carruthers (docrafts gallery @ger76).
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Entrepreneur Willa is dusting off boring sustainable fashion
I'm Rachel
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industry and my job
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We have seen eachother briefly during the soaking wet Climate March in Amsterdam last March. She walked as an activists, and screamed with slogan such as "Let's get rid of CO2!". This is not a marketing thing that you often see. Or greenwashing. This is real. This is genuine. Willa is a fighter. She speaks about diversity, feminism and has a sustainable mindset. This woman dares to stand up for those who can't, fights climate change, is a mother of beautiful son Eloah and oh she also runs her own company W. Green Agency; A sustainable Branding & Communication Agency. Who is this power woman? I want to know more about her and decide to meet her. This is not that easy because she is very busy, as you understand…
On the morning of our appointment, she is already enjoying the sun at Coffee Bru in Amsterdam East with a latte. Fabulous as always. I quickly sit down, order a nice fresh juice and fire the first question directly at her.
Sustainability & Fashion, how did this ever start?
"Sustainability has always been present. From the age of nine I was a vegetarian and activist. The real problems started when I went to high school. I just didn't fit in, the system I didn't understand. I had ADHD and a high IQ, but school did not succeed.
When I was older I started working in fashion, an easy choice, because both my parents were also working in this industry. I was always the odd one, politically left-winged, with my father making the link between Vivienne Westwood and me. In 2010 I got myself a job at Spice PR, a fashion phenomenon with brands like Nike, Vogue, Bijenkorf, Bulgari, Iris van Herpen and more. This agency is one of the most known in the PR world. After a few years I decided it was time for something new and started working as marketing manager for BlueBlood, the Amsterdam jeans brand that went bankrupt at the start of the economic crisis. I lost my job because of the bankruptcy and got burned out. But in the end it came out much better.
At the age of 27 I started my own sustainable branding and communication agency, now almost 10 years ago. Quite a daring step and ahead of the time. But here was really my heart ".
What do you want to achieve with W. Green Agency?
"My passion is to lift sustainable brands to a higher level. If we get this space, we can deliver something we have done for Yoni, Afriek or Ace & Tate, for example. For example, we saw that Yoni, a brand that focuses on organic tampons, could express itself much better on social media, so we tackled that. The photo below clearly shows that Yoni is much more than a tampon or simple sanitary napkin, there is really a story behind it.
We are being approached because people think this branding, brand identity, visual identity, positioning and holistic approach are right and want that for their brand too, that's pretty cool.
W. Green agency stands for Ethics & Aesthetics. Both the inside and the outside of a brand must fit properly. Sometimes this collaboration works better than the next. The more confidence we get from a brand, the better it can come into its own. And you know it's not about my own ego, I do this for 'the greater good' because everyone has to see that sustainable brands are the best choice.
Can you tell more about Ethics & Aesthetics?
Sustainable brands focus more often on the ethics, so on the inside, but much less on the aesthetics, the outside. This is actually due to the fact that the 'outside' is perceived as too superficial. However, a consumer decides in a split second or they trust the brand and want to buy it or not. This choice of whether to buy the product is often made based on the outside, and then people zoom in deeper.
Often sustainability has something dusty and if something on the back is 100% sustainable, but has not been designed well enough on the front with aesthetics, then it is by definition not sustainable, because it is not sold. So if your brand is something for which there is no market, you are wasting resources, energy, water, etc. and then it is not sustainable by definition.
A PR agency has a showroom. What do you think about this?
"Years ago showrooms still had a good function, but that really disappeared. In addition, a showroom is simply an extra room that you have to heat and maintain for just a few visits a week and that is not really sustainable.
Moreover, I would like to add that the W.Green Agency does not have the image of a PR agency. PR is really a last layer and with our agency we go much further and deeper. We really want to help build a sustainable model and thereby make sustainable choices for the brand. This goes from office level, business model to branding and communication level. Think of the printer that you choose, the energy supplier, etc. With us it is certainly not a last "PR" layer that we throw over it, no we want lasting impact. "
How do you combine work with a family?
"It is sometimes tough. Motherhood and W.Green Agency are both a full-time job and finding a kind of balance without sacrificing anyone is a challenge. Eloah, of course, always comes in number 1, but clients also should be given the attention they deserve. In addition, I am very critical, both in work and daily life. That is sometimes difficult for others but also for myself.
For example, our son Eloah does not eat sugar, meat or fish, and I started giving vegetable snacks instead of fruit snacks. Look, if at some point he decides to eat it all, that's fine, but I just think about everything very well and read about it. Then I make a choice, and then I stick to it and I am not easy to leave the field. If people around me think differently about this, it can be difficult for them. That is why I express myself with these 3 words Sweet Enfant Terrible. "
What do you think about the future of the earth?
"I'm not sure. My hope is still there … ", Willa is emotional, and so am I. Fortunately, we have sunglasses on." I hope we realize that we are now ruining the earth for future generations and that its occurrence is extremely urgent. As a consumer, you no longer have to hide behind apologies that the government or companies should just do it. But we really have to take action ourselves. " Noticeably the combative activist comes up again.
If you have to wait for companies or governments you will be disappointed. Only a few companies take this responsibility and the Netherlands is roughly 14th in terms of sustainability, while we are in 3rd place as the richest countries. I find that bizarre. We are now trying to "live life" for our son. As an optimist, the glass is always half full, but I hope we will make a good choice with the next election. Let us come into more contact with ourselves, know our place in the ecosystem and ensure a sustainable world. Not only do it for yourself, but also for future generations. This allows us to enjoy this world.
When I walk home I feel that I am touched and inspired. Willa, this sweet enfant terrible is a beautiful person. It is pure and real, without frills or layers. I think it's nice that she dares to be vulnerable, honestly admits that she's not quite there yet and that she sometimes has trouble making sustainable choices. Like me. Then I realize that during this conversation Willa has taught me that becoming more sustainable is a process and that it is great to grow step by step more and more …
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5 Tips For A Sustainability Report People Actually Read
I'm Rachel
You have gifts to
change the fashion
industry and my job
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Why no one is reading boring sustainability reports? Well, maybe because it's wrapped in dense corporate documentents that no one cares to read or feel involved in? (including the sustainability professionals from within…). As Mud Jeans does everything different, they completely tackled that boringness and made this sustainability reporting a nice to read filled with rich storytelling features. We share and highlight 5 tips derrived from their report.
Reporting on sustainability of your organization becomes more important than ever. I
nvestors globally continue to be concerned about climate change risks and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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But also citizens and potentially customers want to feel good about the companies they buy from.
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Let's dive into Mud Jeans' sustainability report and learn why it's actually being read instead to end up as desk (top) filling material.
MUD Jeans is a Dutch jeans brand, BCorp certified, selling circular jeans with recycled and organic content. Their goal is to make 100% zero waste & recycled jeans by 2020.
1. Transparency & Traceability
The first thing what strikes us immediately is that full transparency and traceability is given, no holding back or excuses to share. For instance; they work with 3 supply chain partners only. But also it
includes names and locations of factories, locations and even it's owner names. Also for each product/process each appointed certificate is named and explained. To start the report with interesting environmental rescues, saves and figures are presented. It that shows the massive impact this business makes in a positive way.
Some highlights
As we might know already, on average about 7000 liters water per pair of jeans is used. MUD Jeans uses 1500 liters of water to produce one pair of jeans, saving 5500 liters per jeans. This amounts to nearly 300 million liters of water in the past 3 years.
On average 8% of global greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions are produced by the apparel and footwear industries. MUD jeans emits 61% less CO2 than other regular denim brands. 61%! This amounts to 700.000 kilos of CO2 avoided in the past 3 years.
12.000 Jeans are saved from landfill in the past three years.
Within MUD jeans' circular denim, they contribute to achieve the above mentioned SDGs
2. Aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In 2015 all United Nations Member States adopted the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
. This agenda provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and planet. At its core, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been set. These are an urgent call for action by both developed and developing countries in global partnership. "Ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests", according to the UN members.
Did you know that during the integration of these 17 goals during the COP21 in Paris, the owner of MUD jeans Bert van Son got the opportunity to share their story during COP21 at l'Université de la terre!? Being a BCorp organization, and contributing to several SDGs, MUD jeans is making sure to use their business as a force for good. SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production is closely aligned with Mud Jeans' mission and vision. This goal aims that business activities are developed within a sustainable way of consuming and producing.
For example with their award winning Lease A Jeans concept, they offer customers a sustainable way of consuming and both it's sustainably produced. They are creating awareness about the current state of the world in particular to fashion and apparel and they share why they do things in a different way. Sustainable fashion means long lasting, high quality products that don't need to change every season. Therefore they set a goal to grow until they reach a production level of 500.000 jeans/year and from there on they will stabilize their growth.
3. Storytelling
Throughout the report pictures and rich stories are being told to inspire the reader. Like above mentioned Bert's story on his mission on COP21, but also the pictures of the makers are proudly presented and explained. Or on the part of Fair Factories whereas Mr. Habib Ben Mansour, owner of Yousstex International the garment supplier, likes to say that MUD Jeans makes 'noble products'.
Personally I love the story on a team trip to Spain:
"Two years ago, in 2016, Team MUD drove to Valencia in Spain to bring our first 3.000 returned Lease A Jeans to the recycling factory. During this tour we followed the recycling process and witnessed how new denim fabrics were born." They include some personal pictures of this trip in the report to get a good feeling of how much fun they had, how inspirational it was for them including the interns and it's clear how much they love to do what they do.
And that is the power of storytelling: to really inspire and talk to the hearts of the readers. Make them a part of your story and part of the journey.
4. Define Bold Goals
Definately MUD jeans is not afraid to set some heavy and bold goals with a clear time frame. Like their extensive 2020 goals:
– 100% of all components of MUD jeans are designed for recycling
– All fibres used in MUD jeans are preferred fibres as stated by the textile exchange preferred fiber or material benchmark
– By 2020 we want to develop one jeans fabric which is 100% recycled. Ambitious: we know!
– For 2020, through an LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) we will map the complete consumption of water throughout the supply chain and set specific goals concerning reduction.
– We will expand our take-back scheme beyong the free-shipping zone and include more shops to increase the volume of jeans recycled.
…and many more! SMART goals have been set. Now the readers will likely follow seeing you accomplishing these goals!
5. Interact with your stakeholders
Not only does MUD jeans interact with its consumers, retailers, supply chain partners and workers, academia & NGOs (such as Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation, Circle Economy, B Lab, AMFI, Saxion, Fontys), influencers and other denim brands. As we see Bert or his colleagues always interact with their audience during a talk, showing pictures and movies. But also sharing pictures from MUD jeans groupies the love to brag with. Also there is an enormous internal interaction going on at team MUD as well. Did you know they have wednesdays and fridays company runs, drive electric and bake their own bread?
What we really loved to see is their organised webinar to go into detail about their first sustainability report. Eva Engelen, CSR manager at MUD jeans explains it future forward:
"With our first sustainability report, ever, we will look at the past and the future. As a circular denim brand and BCorp, we have a big impact, of that we are sure. However, being a scale-up we have not been able to precisely measure this impact, which we will do in the near future. Modern transparency is what we live by. In this light, we are extremely proud and excited to share with you how we strive to be more sustainable and circular."
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Australian fashion brand Maggie Marilyn ditching plastic polybags.
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Fashion Brand Maggie Marilyn Beats Plastic Polybags. Read here how.
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You have gifts to
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How do you know if 'green' disposable plastic products, marked bioplastic, biodegradable, or compostable are actually a good choice for planet & people? All the different terms are confusing.
We need clarity. And we need it fast.
We all know that plastic is made of artificially created chemicals that don't belong in our world. Plus they don't mix well with nature. These plastics are a big source of pollution, in our water and food, creating toxic health hazards for communities as well as killing marine wildlife.
The Solution To Plastic Polybags
Maggie Marilyn
, a sustainable fashion brand from New Zealand uses biodegradable cassava polybags. They are made from the cassava root, vegetable oil, and vegetable polymers and are produced in Indonesia. These bags, created for them by
decompose back to nature and dissolve in water.
Maggie Marilyn explains "Some manufacturers of petroleum-based bags will add plant-based materials to the plastic and also claim these as "biodegradable". A very frustrating piece of greenwashing!"
Currently, these bio-based polybags are commercially compostable (99.5% plant material) and they are developing towards home-composting. These bags completely biodegrade back into the environment without creating any type of microplastics (as the petroleum-based plastic do). Maggie Marilyn shares more detailed information on their website and by doing so, they hope to encourage other brands and retailers to demand more on this specific issue that is holding us back from being more accountable to our waste. Sharing = Caring!
Currently, these bio-based polybags are commercially compostable and hopefully soon for home-composting.
Recycling bio-based plastics
The volume of bio-based plastics is still too small for separation or separate collection. But hey, isn't this just like electric cars? At first, nobody bought one because there was no charging point. But then, nobody is going to install charging stations if there are no electric cars… Just the same case with the recycling of bio-based plastics. It's ultimately up to waste companies to break through that problem. Overall, it is expected that by 2020 the share of bio-based and biodegradable plastics will increase to 2.5% of fossil plastics production (
read here more about this)
. That's only a half a year away from now…
Facilitate Consumers' best behavior
Collection and sorting, which starts at consumers and their behavior, largely determine the (energy) efficiency of waste management systems. To facilitate consumers to choose the right route of disposal for packaging waste, pictograms can be used to indicate the preferred disposal route.
Six key points so that plastic never becomes waste
The New Plastics Economy (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
has defined six key points to catalyze change and shift towards
a circular economy where plastic never becomes waste:
Elimination of problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging through redesign, innovation, and new delivery models is a priority
Reuse models are applied where relevant, reducing the need for single-use packaging
All plastic packaging is 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable
All plastic packaging is reused, recycled (rPET), or composted in practice
The use of plastic is fully decoupled from the consumption of finite resources
All plastic packaging is free of hazardous chemicals, and the health, safety, and rights of all people involved are respected.
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The Dutch Marie Kondo, Chiara Spruit, makes your wardrobe sustainable
Ever heard of the so-called Konmari method of Marie Kondo? Netflix hero Marie Kondo is so popular that it has already become a verb. I Marie Kondo, You Marie Kondo and we all Marie Kondo. Something like that. Marie Kondo is a cleanup guru in the USA. Totally at ease she will go through your pile of clothes with and you can keep it whenever you feel a 'spark of joy', everything else you say 'thank you' and say goodbye to. But there's more! We know Chiara Spruit in the Netherlands.
The consumer society in which we live consists of a repeated principle of buying, storing and throwing away. It is also called take-make-waste. We secretly no longer know what we actually have and no longer cherish our things. Chiara wants to change this and does this in a very personal way.
I meet her during a circular fashion show at
and ask her a few questions about her way of working. First of all, she tells me where her name comes from. She calls herself Indian in your closet. Indian, because she was adopted from Colombia and in your closet because that is her favorite place.
What are your tips & tricks that make people happy about their wardrobe again?
"The first step really starts with yourself, what kind of person you are and what suits you and what makes you happy? What are your strengths and lesser points? Then you may wonder if you are going to shop sustainably, vintage shopping, swapping, borrowing or all in a mix. In addition, I think it is important that people cherish what they have, but also realize that there is a story behind every item of clothing. A piece of clothing that you buy in the store usually has no story. I'm trying to explain to really look at a piece of clothing and find out what feeling you get from that piece; does it give you a 'spark of joy'? Yes or no?
For example, think of that beautiful blouse with buttons from your grandma on it, you'll never throw something like that away. I really look at a piece of clothing and ask myself 'how you can I make this unique'. See, a basic is a basic. But a unique piece of clothing teaches you to look at the time spent on it. Five or ten years ago they were not really talking about sustainable fashion. I already did what I did. Learning to look at details and to cherish clothes has been introduced to me as a child".
The basis for a sustainable wardrobe is self-knowledge. Chiara barely hears this in the media (do you want to know more about this?
Then read the article with Clare Press)
Together with Chiara you gradually get closer to yourself, she also calls it peeling the layers of the onion until you are really on the core. Who am I, what do I want, what do I feel comfortable with? Not your partner, your employer, your children or whatever: no, it's about you.
What about business clothing?
"If you work for a corporate company and you have a meeting, it is nice that you have a nice jacket and pants. But a jacket and pants are very different if you wear this with a leopard belt or banana socks. This is, of course, just an example, but try to make things your own, and like this, you don't have to buy a different (expensive) suit every time.
Always try to change something small, then it feels that it's like new. If you can create a wardrobe for yourself that contains clothing that suits you, what you really wear, that you have an overview, and enjoy: then that is really sustainable.
How does a wardrobe session work?
"There are various options. You can book a workshop with a group of girlfriends, but I can also visit you at home. During a wardrobe session, I work thoroughly. It's all about you. During a wardrobe session, all layers of the onion are peeled off to get to the core. Who are you? I make many sincere compliments, identify qualities and inspire people. A wardrobe session involves taking steps. A wardrobe is an accumulation of years and expresses itself in a certain world of thought: how did you see yourself versus who you are now? Change is slow, but I do try to set change processes in motion. For information, the prices are between 79 (workshop with girlfriends) and 500 euros (private wardrobe session of a day).
How do you see sustainability yourself?
"I am a proponent of sustainability, but whether I am a world improver? I think so, but we have to do it together. I can really only improve the world if people actually pick up my story. We improve the world together. Somewhere there is a bit of a smudge on my profession. As a stylist, you are often busy disapproving. This is out of fashion, this is no longer possible, you are too old / too young / too fat / too thin, etc. This is of course not really a sustainable idea and that does not suit me.
Do you have an ultimate shop tip?
"Yes, of course! Book a session with me:
Indian in your closet
and turn your own closet into your favorite clothing store! I want to make sure that you will be happy again from your own store, just at home. You don't have to search for externally, everything starts with you!
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Burning New Clothes. The New Standard? Chanel doesn't think so!
In July 2017, British fashion house Burberry, known for the check print, was in the news. No, not because of their latest collection, no it was revealed that the brand had burned more than 30 million euros in clothing.
Say what?
In this way, the things remained out of the hands of counterfeiters who would like to copy their items. Smart idea, but very bad for the environment. Because in the end, it turned out that 100.5 million euros had gone up in smoke over the years.
In the Netherlands, 1.2 million items of clothing are destroyed every year. The environment is therefore extremely burdened and additional man-hours are required to process the textile waste. Why is this actually happening and why is there no legislation or regulation for this yet?
And how can 1 in 9 children live in poverty and therefore have no money for new clothes, while new clothes are burned? Entrepreneur Chanel Trapman does not understand this and decided, together with Green Left, Suzanne Kröger, to start a petition to get a ban on burning unsold clothing. Are you done with this too? then sign the petition.
Chanel has a huge mission to make people aware that fashion needs to be more sustainable and to inform about the many initiatives that exist. Something that naturally inspires me enormously. A few weeks ago I decided to interview her at The Impact Store in Amsterdam.
Where did your passion for fair fashion arise?
About four years ago when I saw The True Cost, a documentary on Netflix, I was a mother and student, so I didn't have much money. My son was 2 years old and I regularly went to
because hey he grew up fast. Actually, very ignorantly, I bought everything for him and for me. Isn't that just how it works?
The True Cost
has done so much with me. In the documentary you see children working with mothers and so I realized that I made a subconscious contribution to their nasty living conditions through my buying behavior. In combination with seeing The True Cost and my training as a documentary maker, a lot has been triggered. I knew I had to change this. My mission to make more people aware of this what is born.
However, the way and way was still very searching. That's why I spent four years looking for initiatives with my camera, interviewing people, writing a lot and helping sustainable brands with their communication to the outside world. After 4 years, that resulted in the documentary Positive Chain of Change or my graduation project.
The documentary premiered on October 6, 2018, during the
Dutch Sustainable Fashion week
. The reactions were fantastic and I can't wait to share this with the rest of the world and with the whole of the Netherlands (tip: hopefully early next year on NPO3). How can we solve the clothing problem? The problem is super complex, but the biggest problem is that we are shifting responsibility to someone else. The government, the market (companies/brands) and the consumer are the main players and actually point to each other. But if you point a finger at another, you point a finger at yourself. You as a consumer, yourself working for a (fashion) company, yourself working for the government. We must realize that we are connected to each other. We are all links in the chain, where cooperation can bring a positive chain reaction. It sounds logical, but
it is not all that easy. I wanted to approach the documentary positively, emphasize positive examples in the market. People who want to make a change themselves, instead of waiting for it, and I went looking for all those people. Many of these people have quit their jobs to make this change. Just like at Hatsup (during this interview Hatsup launches its brand in the Impact store).
makes sustainable products and ensures that someone with a mental illness is helped with every purchase.
Why did you start The Impact Shop in Amsterdam?
The impact shop is an initiative of Liza Elsenburg, known among others for the Gelukszoekers. She did not want to do this on her own and via me, she ended up here. I had been in the sustainable fashion industry for a few years, I knew the players and I already worked with many brands with my own company
I could offer a lot to companies, but it was just that last piece, the sale, that is ultimately what it's all about, that I couldn't offer them. By working together with Liza the puzzle was complete. The name, "The Impact Shop" actually says enough. It fits me really well.
Which clothing brands are sold in The Impact Shop?
The great thing about The Impact Shop is that research has been done into the brands that are being offered. Sustainable production, transparency in the chain, the materials used and working conditions are looked at. One brand is more sustainable than the other brand. Rhumaa is a brand that communicates very clearly that it is not yet 100% organic matter, but that they have consciously opted for a certain mix in order to make the product-life longer. Then it is also more sustainable and better for the environment. The Dutch bag brand Fraenck makes an impact on all areas, they are a lot further in the process.
Do you have some tips for more sustainable shopping?
Buy less (that is very strange to say with my shop, it is true)
Buy second hand: The Next Closet or Lena Library!
Find your personal style. That way you limit faulty-buying.
Buy products of better sustainable quality. This makes clothes last longer and you will not have to buy something new as quickly.
Do not throw away clothing immediately if it is broken, but have it repaired. Don't like your clothes anymore? Give it a second life, bring your clothes to someone else or throw it in a textile bin.
Best tip; buy at The Impact Shop in Amsterdam!
Do you find yourself a world improver?
Oehhh, (short break, but full) YES! If you take it very literally, I am a world improver. Everything I do is all about improving the world. Sustainable fashion is of course about people and the environment, animal and welfare, everything – the world. But I also want to bring improvement to the next generation that comes into this world. We all live in the world and everything I do is about improving it.
When are you most happy?
I really get very happy when I notice that more and more people are becoming more aware of sustainability, the environment etc. It is good to hear that more people are starting to think about who they are and how they can contribute to improving the world in a positive way. But luckily I still get from my son, friends, and family. Ordinary life actually.
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Fashion Fix Above Everything? Tips for a sustainable lifestyle
In recent years we have been bombarded with the word sustainability. Sustainable food, sustainable clothing, sustainable fairs, sustainable care, sustainable sports, sustainable work, and sustainable living. But what is it anyway?
We are the first generation to experience the impact of climate change, but also the last generation that can do something about it.
As it is now, we, as consumers, have to get to work
As it is, we, as consumers, have to get to work and think with each issue: "put your money where your mouth is". If you are aware, there will naturally change. I personally experienced it a few months ago. I came to a halt from my busy and always hurried life.
Before I became aware of everything, I wanted to make a career, raise two sweet children, and I had an enormous drive to get up that ladder as much as possible.
Which ladder am I actually trying to climb and at what price is that really?
In my world, the fashion industry, it seems as if I'm struggling hard every time and then asking myself; where and for whom do I actually do this? It's this undefined love/hate relationship with Fashion, I assume. Unfortunately, I rang the bell too late and I ended up in a sort of burnout status. In my stressed status, I thought about life. Am I still happy with my job, am I on the right track? Who was I again? And what do I actually want to give my children? If they see me go to work so unhappy, they never get my work ethos along. Is that the example I want to leave behind? And of course, there is also the complete exploitation in my fashion industry. What do I want to give to the next generations?
The textile industry is a very polluting industry
Rana Plaza, that disaster in Bangladesh in 2013, in which more than 1100 women and their children died, because the building did not meet the requirements for textile production. Do you remember that? Did you know that there is still slavery in the clothing industry and that people have to work extremely long days, sometimes 24/7, days and weeks in a row for our must-have outfit or Fashion Fix? The textile industry is a very polluting industry. 10% of CO2 emissions come from textiles. For comparison: 2.5% CO2 emissions come from the aviation industry. We then use around 10,000 liters of water per outfit (jeans + shirt) to produce it. In addition, I have not even talked about all the chemicals and dyes to make our jeans so special. These are namely dumped in nearby rivers. This way, the entire community can see which trendy color is "in fashion" in the West.
The above is just the tip of the iceberg. But of course, you can now ask yourself why we still produce nature polluting and why the working conditions in the factories are so bad?
If we continue with our consumption this way there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by 2050
This is such a typical case of the "pointing finger". The fashion brands blame the consumer, the government blames the companies and the consumer blames the government. My father always said if you point a finger at the other, three points at yourself. So time to get started. If we continue to use our consumption in this way, there will be more plastic in 2050 than fish in our oceans (by weight).
Tips for a greener and more sustainable existence:
Pay and save greener:
investing, saving but also daily banking can be done at greener banks/investment companies (eg Triodos)
Vote for green
: use your voting rights and vote for people in politics who speak about climate change.
Buy plants:
it absorbs CO2 and you get more balanced + you become more energetic with the color green.
Reduce your own CO2 footprint
: buy solar panels, take a bicycle, take the bus, go carpooling with your colleague or opt for an electric car. But also separate your waste, do your shopping with cotton bags (also for fruit/vegetables), become vegetarian or eat less meat.
In the meantime, I have also started to live greener and more sustainably. I have introduced five different waste bins. That seems extreme (if you come from one or two), but trust me, it is not so bad once you do it (and you're surprised by the number of single-use plastics).
Then I went to clean up waste after a wonderful day at the beach. A real hashtag has been created for this on Instagram: # 5minutesbeachcleanup. After the beach season
I thought; hey we have to do this in our neighborhood. You know; create awareness of roaming plastic. So we did just that. Because of this you are not only enjoying the walk, but you are also doing something good for fellow human beings and nature. Below a photo of the garbage disposal in our neighborhood. It was a fantastic evening.
Honest? I'm not there yet. I am still on my way and I would like to take you on a journey in my "greener" and more sustainable life without this having a goat wool socks image. In the end, I am still the fashionista who loves fashion. Sustainable fashion.
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Vending Business Information, Issue #021 -- Choosing A Full Line Vending Machine Manufacturer
June 19, 2011
Choosing A Full Line Vending Machine Manufacturer
My choice is the Crane National brand whose home office is in St Louis, Missouri. Crane recently moved the main factory to Williston, South Carolina. This company has become the largest vending machine manufacturer in the United States. Read on to see how that benefits you.
Crane National dates back to the 1920s when it was known as National Vendors. They own over 50% of the market share in the United States. Most of the major bottlers buy equipment from Crane National.
They own such brand names as Dixie Narco, API, and GPL and of course, Crane National. Crane Payment Solutions is Crane Nationals branch that covers coin mechanisms, bill acceptors and other payment solutions for the vending industry.
Cost ControlCrane National operates their plant in Williston, South Carolina, on the Toyota Production System, which keeps parts within arms reach of the workers on the line. This system has many advantages and helps to keep their facility a lean manufacturer.
The system helps to keep their labor cost in line and keeps them competitive in todays market.
InnovationInnovation has been the main reason the company has been able to stay ahead in market share. Their newest machines are moving beyond the traditional black box vending machine, with interactive screens, bright displays, and many other new ideas.
They are investing today for the future of the vending industry and have been the industry leader for many years.
SupportCrane National has a toll free tech line that is available for their customers during normal business hours. When problems arise in the field the vendor knows they have the support that is needed to get their problem resolved and their equipment back up and running.
Parts are readily available for their equipment and there are after market companies that build parts for Crane machines.
Some after market companies have developed electronic boards that help to bring new vending machine features to older Crane equipment. This is very beneficial for the vendor that wants to bring their equipment up to date without purchasing new machines.
SummaryThere are many good vending machine manufacturers in the United States. Crane National is a mature company that has all of the features of support and equipment the vendor is looking for. This includes vending machines and money handling systems making Crane National very hard to beat.
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The GSWS major provides a strong interdisciplinary perspective and prepares you for employment or graduate study in many different fields. All GSWS majors:
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- Take GSWS 405, Feminist Theory
- Complete a research course or an internship
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