Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Simple Pleasures: A Long Winter’s Nap
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Happy Mother's Day
"The hand that rocks the cradle usually is attached to someone who isn't getting enough sleep." - John Fiebig
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
What's wrong with Wyatt? Baby's rare diagnosis baffles doctors
A 9-month-old baby is baffling doctors with his rare diagnosis — a condition that keeps him from opening his mouth. "Wyatt was diagnosed with congenital trismus, a condition that causes limited mouth movements. The best known form of trismus is lockjaw, muscle spasms in the jaw caused by a tetanus infection that make it almost impossible to open one’s mouth."
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Something Worth Retweeting
She thinks she's ugly, RT if you think she is beautiful. This deserves endless retweets @dashingclaire on Twitter
Monday, March 31, 2014
Global Warming - Believe or Not?
In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations. -- From The Great Law of The Iroquois Confederacy
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: I want to realize brotherhood or identity not merely with the beings called human, but I want to realize identity with all life, even with such things as crawl upon earth.
Natural Disasters in US - March 2014:
Prayers offered for Washington state mudslide victims as toll climbs
Experts ID fault that could unleash ‘earthquake from hell’ on L.A.
Relentless rain floods roads, opens sinkholes, ties up traffic
Sinkhole large enough to swallow FIVE BUSES opens up beneath busy Detroit street
Weather Service Confirms Tornado In 2 NC Towns
Drought Conditions Intensify Wildfire Fears; Cal Fire Adds Staff Early
Cleanup continues after EF-0 tornado hits Lake Nona, FL community
American Indian Commandments
Sacred Instructions Given By The Creator To Native People At The Time Of Creation
Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereon with respect.
Remain close to the Great Spirit.
Show great respect for your fellow beings.
Work together for the benefit of all Mankind.
Give assistance and kindness wherever needed.
Do what you know to be right.
Look after the well being of mind and body.
Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.
Be truthful and honest at all times.
Take full responsibility for your actions.
| Treat the earth and all of her aspects as your mother. Show deep respect for the mineral world, the plant world, and the animal world. Do nothing to pollute our Mother, rise up with wisdom to defend her.
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that issued the 32-volume, 2,610-page report. Climate change will worsen problems that society already has, such as poverty, sickness, violence and refugees, according to the report. And on the other end, it will act as a brake slowing down the benefits of a modernizing society, such as regular economic growth and more efficient crop production, it says.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Child Slavery and Trafficking in US
People who should be trustworthy - have betrayed us.
Georgia principal posts $50,000 bond after arrest in child-sex sting. Georgia authorities arrested 14 people they accuse of traveling with the intent to have sex with children, including a suburban Atlanta elementary school principal.
Disney workers, paramedic among arrested in Lake County cyber sex sting. According to the article,three of the 22 arrested were Disney World employees, including Robert Kingsolver, Joel Torres and Patrick Holgerson. According to deputies, Holgerson was also willing to transmit HIV to a minor victim.
Parents should protect their children. That's not always the case according to the Click Orlando article. "David Griffith, 47, of Minneola, said he arranged with a 7-year-old's mother to meet the child for sex. Deputies say they found the child had also been sexually abused by her own mother. Since Griffith's admission, deputies say the child is safe."
There is no shortage of stories online on the topic of child trafficking/human trafficking. Just this January was the annual Presidential Proclamation -- National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2014 - NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH, 2014 Proclamations and observes have not stopped sexual abuse of children right here in theses United States.
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| The Polaris Project map splits the U.S. into four tiers, one being the best, based on anti-trafficking measures. |
Wyoming, Arkansas, Montana and South Dakota were included in the bottom tier for what Polaris says was a minimal effort to enact human trafficking legislation.
Shared Hope, a nonprofit that works to bring justice to victims of sex trafficking, has also graded each state on the way it responds to sex trafficking crimes.
Forced laborers are making some of your favorite things. The U.S. Department of Labor has devised a list of countries and the items they export that are produced by child and forced laborers.
End Child Prostitution and Trafficking has devised a training course to teach hotel and motel staff how to identify a victim and to properly react. Find out if your hotel has completed the course before you book your next trip.
A number of trafficking victims are forced to work howling hours at hotels and motels for little or no pay. Children are often exploited sexually at hotels because employees are not trained to spot such crimes. Events like the Super Bowl contribute to incident of human trafficking in the U.S. Sex trafficking victims are brought into the areas to work.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
"Get a Life" Quote on Twitter
One of the biggest appeals of liking a commentator - individual famous for written and spoken words or following them on social media - it provides them with a unique opportunity to show their audiences a behind-the-scenes look or their human side.
Public commentator - Definition - one who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an annotator. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.
It’s disappointing when a person paid to be a commentator is limits themselves to phases such as "…get a life" and "everyone but you gets it."
Urban Dictionary: Get a life Phrase used by insecure xenophobes as a response to someone with different hobbies, interests or attitudes to themselves. These people often think they have a lot of friends, but usually nobody really cares for them. "You don't like the same things as me? Get a life!" by John Q Moron December 08, 2003
Public commentators interacting with followers on social media should think long and hard about insulting, ignoring or deleting followers’ feedback without first addressing the stated concerns. Not only is this a poor customer service practice, it can potentially blow up into a public relation nightmare. Every fan and follower is important. The best practice is to take everyone's comments into considerations.
Why? Word of mouth is all about reputation. Our reputation leads others to make conclusions about our brand but our brand doesn't create our reputation.
A BRAND is the sum of perceptions, held primarily by an entity's present and potential customers or clients, about an entity’s specific product or service.
REPUTATION is the sum of perceptions about an entity’s actions held by the public in the areas where the entity operates.
Honesty and transparency go a long way in building a genuine, credible relationship on social media. Lesson learned this week:
Public commentator - Definition - one who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an annotator. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.
| HANDLING CRITICISM AS CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK |
Urban Dictionary: Get a life Phrase used by insecure xenophobes as a response to someone with different hobbies, interests or attitudes to themselves. These people often think they have a lot of friends, but usually nobody really cares for them. "You don't like the same things as me? Get a life!" by John Q Moron December 08, 2003
Public commentators interacting with followers on social media should think long and hard about insulting, ignoring or deleting followers’ feedback without first addressing the stated concerns. Not only is this a poor customer service practice, it can potentially blow up into a public relation nightmare. Every fan and follower is important. The best practice is to take everyone's comments into considerations.
Why? Word of mouth is all about reputation. Our reputation leads others to make conclusions about our brand but our brand doesn't create our reputation.
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REPUTATION is the sum of perceptions about an entity’s actions held by the public in the areas where the entity operates.
Honesty and transparency go a long way in building a genuine, credible relationship on social media. Lesson learned this week:
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
March 20 - First Day of Spring
And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
—Percy Bysshe Shelley
Monday, March 17, 2014
How Many ‘White’ People Are Passing?
How many hidden Blacks are hiding inside the white robes of the KKK, knowing they were about to lynch one of their own? There are a lot of white people with “hidden African ancestry,” and they only have to look back as far as slavery times. If the white slave owner had sex with the Black slave, some of the kids were going to look as white as their father. That appearance was all that was needed to "melt" into white population - "passing for white."
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: A report reveals the proportion of Americans with “hidden African ancestry.” Accordng to the article, if we apply the percentage to the last federal census, that
The one-drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as Negro of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with "one drop of Negro blood" was considered black.
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| Meghan Markle has an African-American mother & a white father |
15 CELEBRITIES MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ARE BLACK
‘One-drop rule’ persists Biracial viewed as member of their lower-status parent group The research was supported by the Harvard University Anderson Fund.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Love Your Pet Day
"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language." ~ Martin Buber
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“You know what I like most about people? Pets. ”― Jarod Kintz, Who Moved My Choose?: An Amazing Way to Deal With Change by Deciding to Let Indecision Into Your Life
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| Brown horse in the paddock |
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| Dog Drive 1 Free Stock Photo - Public Domain Pictures |
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| An angry cat |
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Random Acts of Kindness Week
Random Acts of Kindness Week started Monday, February 10, 2014. You can check out the response on Twitter #RAKweek @dashingclaire. I was very encouraged by the positive energy
Wouldn't it be really nice if "everyone" could be thoughtful, helpful, pay it forward for one week, one day, one hour - OK a minute at a time.Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain
A sincere smile is a very kind and meaningful way to make a positive difference in someone's day. Without using words, a smile says to a person “Hi, I hope you have a nice day”. People appreciate being noticed and acknowledged, especially with a friendly smile. Smiling at a stranger is a positive human interaction that seems to be infrequent as people get caught up in their daily tasks. So next time you are at the store, walking down the street, or going to work or school, acknowledge someone with a smile.
Benefits
A smile can brighten someone’s day and make them feel noticed. It doesn’t take a lot of effort and can be done anywhere, anytime. It can be done quickly and without any preparation or effort, but leaves a lasting impression. Plus, smiling can also have a positive effect on your own emotions and well-being.
Step It Up
Smile at someone and ask them how they are doing or introduce yourself. A quick exchange can really improve a person’s day. Also, try smiling at as many people as you can, but remember to always be genuine.
Keep It Simple
When you smile at someone, look them in the eyes to make it more genuine.
Resources
A video reviewing all of the research about why smiling is good for you!
Top 10 Reasons to Smile http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongbeauty/tp/smiling.htm
The Art of Smiling http://thinksimplenow.com/happiness/the-art-of-smiling/
15 Interesting facts about smiling
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