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I like to help people connect with, strengthen, and expand their authentic self. I work with clients to increase awareness of the familial and cultural beliefs they may have unconsciously absorbed, but which may not serve them well now. I especially enjoy facilitating groups, and working with couples and families to dissolve misunderstandings and increase intimacy. We have entered a period of expanding consciousness requiring changes that provoke a lot of anxiety for people. I like to amplify creativity and humor wherever possible.
I work primarily from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) model, but incorporate aspects of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), attachment, and family systems theory, among other therapeutic orientations, in my practice. I completed a master's degree with a focus upon marriage and family, and community-based counseling at California State University Northridge. Shortly afterwards, I moved to Oregon to enjoy hiking, wildlife, rain, and shorter commutes. I completed a nursing degree in Oregon and practiced as a psychiatric RN. Along the way, I acquired specialized knowledge of trauma, dementia, medical and medication issues, drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence, and depression. When not working, I enjoy singing and playing music with friends at jams, and planning for a permaculture intentional community.
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Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers. He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world. A versatile and well-rounded player, highly regarded for his leadership, Gerrard is the only footballer to score in an FA Cup Final, a League Cup Final, a UEFA Cup Final and a UEFA Champions League Final, winning on each occasion.
Born and raised in Whiston, Merseyside, Gerrard joined the Liverpool Academy at age 9. At age 17, he signed his first professional contract with Liverpool and made his senior debut a year later in 1998. In the 2000–01season, Gerrard helped Liverpool secure a treble of the League Cup, the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup. A UEFA Super Cup and another League Cup followed, and Gerrard was made captain in 2003. In 2005, Gerrard led Liverpool to a historic fifth European title, scoring a crucial late goal in the group stages, and being named Man of the Match as he scored Liverpool's first goal and won a penalty kick as Liverpool came from 3–0 down to defeat Milan in what became known as the Miracle of Istanbul, regarded as one of the greatest finals in the history of the tournament.
In his 17 seasons at Anfield, Gerrard won a total of two FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup, one FA Community Shield and one UEFA Super Cup. He was named in the PFA Team of the Year a record eight times, the UEFA Team of the Year and the FIFA World XI three times, was named PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2006 and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 2009 and came second to Kenny Dalglish in a 2008 fan poll of "100 Players Who Shook The Kop". Despite collective and individual success, Gerrard never won the Premier League, finishing runner-up with Liverpool on three occasions. He joined Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy in 2015, spending one-and-a-half seasons there before his retirement in 2016.
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Pyrotechnics, Amputee Skydiver Featured at CMP's 2019 National Matches First Shot Ceremony
June 25, 2019 By Tom McHale
Gliding to the ground with SFC Bowman will also be an incredible 60-foot American flag.
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is excited to announce the lineup for the 2019 First Shot Ceremony, set to take place Monday, July 8, at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility, near Port Clinton, Ohio. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the base's Rodriguez Range and is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome to join us for the parade of historical vehicles and pyrotechnics that pay homage to American and military history while also spectacularly initiating the 2019 National Matches season.
The First Shot Ceremony serves as a greeting event for guests, participants, volunteers and staff conducting the 2019 National Matches at Camp Perry, which feature the finest pistol and rifle shooters in America.
Firing the ceremonial First Shot down Rodriguez Range will be CMP Vice Chairman E.C. "Cris" Stone. Mr. Stone can often be found at CMP Travel Games and the National Matches as both a spectator and a competitor, allowing a personal connection for event guests.
Along with serving on the Board of USA Shooting over his career, Mr. Stone also earned the titles of director, chief credit officer and consultant for multibillion-dollar financial institutions. While a West Point Cadet, he shot in the All-Army Matches at Camp Perry. He was commissioned in the Infantry and completed Army Airborne, Ranger and Jungle Schools. Mr. Stone served in Vietnam and Iran, with awards for service and valor in combat. He has written for Infantry Magazine about small arms safety training, has an MBA from the University of Virginia and served for many years as a member of the Board of Directors of The Association of Graduates of West Point.
The CMP is proud to have Mr. Stone as the honorary "first marksman" for this year's National Matches season.
The National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches have assembled talented marksmen and women at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility since 1907. The first CMP National Matches of the 2019 season will fire on July 13, beginning with the pistol competitions, and will conclude on August 9, following CMP's fresh lineup of Long Range matches. Several other pistol, rifle and air gun competitions and clinics are scheduled throughout the National Matches to accommodate the thousands of visitors expected to participate in the annual event.
Static and mobile vintage vehicle displays will be available to guests.
At this year's First Shot celebration, the CMP is honored to welcome back former U.S. Army Golden Knights skydiver, SFC (R) Dana Bowman. SFC Bowman lost both of his legs in 1994 after a collision incident during the annual Golden Knights training in Yuma, Ariz., that also took the life of one of his teammates. A story of triumph and inspiration, SFC Bowman became the first double amputee to re-enlist in the United States Army later that year. He will spectacularly make his entrance from the sky, with a 60-foot American flag in tow.
The First Shot Ceremony will also include free rides in Model T Ford automobiles from Timeless T's vehicle club and a static display of military vehicles from the Firelands Military Vehicles Association, both from Sandusky, Ohio.
No dress code is required for the First Shot event, but all ceremonial activities will take place outdoors, so please dress appropriately for weather. Spectator seating will be set up alongside Rodriguez Range, with additional bleachers placed diagonally on Lawrence Road in front of the Plaza, where the ceremony will take place. Roads will be blocked to keep traffic away in the area immediately surrounding the Shooters' Plaza, with ample parking available around Camp Perry.
When all of the ceremony festivities are over, guests are invited to step foot onto Petrarca Range, right next to Rodriguez Range, which features CMP Electronic Targets. The targets can accommodate both pistol and rifle shooting, using some of the latest technology, to instantly display scores on LED monitors beside each marksman.
Also, guests are welcome to take a short walk over to the CMP's indoor air rifle range at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center, beside Petrarca Range, to gaze upon authentic Olympic and other memorabilia from the notable career of American marksman, Gary Anderson. The facility also includes an 80-point electronic air gun range that will be open to the public periodically throughout the National Matches.
The CMP has many memorable events to see! We hope you will join us for another thrilling season of National Match competition! For more information about the National Matches, visit http://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-national-matches/.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.
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Sunbasket Review: A Dietitian's Expert Take
Arden Florence
Sunbasket is a meal set service that focuses on quality ingredients and convenience.
Offering a variety of meals made with organic, sustainably sourced ingredients, Sunbasket can be an easy solution for busy, health conscious consumers.
However, there are also some disadvantages to consider. It may not be a good choice for everyone.
This article takes an in-depth look at Sunbasket and whether you should try it out.
Sunbasket has a number of options to get you started, making it easy for you to find something that works for you.
In fact, you can choose from several meal plans for bespoke menu recommendations, including:
Choice of Chef: seasonal recipes
Paleo: high-protein meals without grains, gluten, soy, corn and dairy products
Carbohydrate Conscious: contains 25–35 grams of net carbohydrates per serving
Gluten free: Wheat alternatives; Not suitable for people with celiac disease as food is packaged in a facility that processes food allergens, including gluten
Slim & clean: Whole foods with less than 600 calories per serving
Diabetes friendly: Prescriptions Approved by the American Diabetes Association
Vegetarian: excluding meat, fish or poultry
Pescatarians: vegetarian with wild-caught seafood
Quick and easy: meals ready to serve in less than 20 minutes
Even if you choose one of the meal plans above, you can still customize your weekly menu by mixing and matching with other recipes.
To get started, simply choose two to four dinners from the weekly menu available on the Sunbasket website.
You can also download the free app, which is available for free on both the Google Play and iTunes stores.
Meals typically contain pre-dosed ingredients and are often already prepared or ready to use.
While all dinners can be prepared and served in under 30 minutes, there are also several "quick" options that can be enjoyed in under 20 minutes.
Add-ons, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks, are also available at an additional cost.
You can cancel or change your order directly on the website or through the Sunbasket app. You can also skip a week or forward your week box to a different address when you are traveling.
Changes to your weekly order must be submitted online by 3:00 p.m. ET on the Wednesday prior to your delivery.
There are a variety of dinner recipes every week, including vegetarian dishes, fish dishes, and meat or poultry dishes.
With pasta dishes, curries, tacos, pilafs, paellas, and quinoa bowls, there are plenty of options to suit your taste buds.
All meals also use fresh, diverse ingredients and include a variety of herbs, condiments, sauces, and condiments to maximize the flavor of each dish.
Here are a few examples of meals currently available on their menu:
Spanish steak salad with kiwi, mint and marcona almonds
Tandoori chicken with snow peas and turmeric rice
Root vegetable latkes with apple and walnut salad and horseradish yogurt
Creamy linguine with peas and pancetta
Vegetarian couscous with artichokes, olives and creamy feta dressing
Recipes can also be filtered to show "quick" options that can be ready in 20 minutes or less, meals with fewer than 600 calories, and dishes that are diabetes-friendly, gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, or vegan.
Dinner meal kits contain either two or four servings per recipe. Fresh & ready meals, on the other hand, are individually portioned and each contain only one portion.
Breakfast options mainly consist of ready-to-eat meals like egg bites, yogurt, oatmeal, protein bars, juices, and smoothies.
Lunch options also include portable soups, microwaveable meals, cooked proteins, and tortillas and breads.
They also offer prepackaged snacks like vegetables, crackers, nuts, candy bars, and dried meat.
Sunbasket prioritizes high quality, sustainable ingredients and estimates that 99% of the products they ship are organic.
In addition, they currently only use organic milk, yogurt, eggs and tofu.
When it comes to seafood, Sunbasket uses wild-caught seafood, which the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, an organization promoting sustainable seafood, describes as either "Best Choice" or "Good Alternative."
Sunbasket's meat and poultry are also free of antibiotics and hormones, and the lamb is always kept on pasture.
Organic and / or grass meat and poultry are also available for selected recipes.
All meal sets contain simple step-by-step recipes and can be enjoyed in 30 minutes or less. Many also offer ingredients that are pre-portioned and prepared for easier cooking.
Sunbasket also offers a variety of Fresh & Ready meals that are fully cooked and delivered in a microwave or oven safe tray so you can warm up and enjoy any meal in just 6 minutes.
Chef Justin Kelly creates and designs all Sunbasket recipes to be both delicious and nutritious.
In fact, Sunbasket uses homemade spice mixes and sauces in its recipes that help enhance their flavors.
They also prioritize seasonal ingredients, which can help ensure freshness and promote sustainability.
To maximize the freshness of your meal, orders are shipped in insulated packaging and the meat is frozen in airtight bags.
You can also choose a preferred day for your weekly delivery to ensure you can chill the ingredients as soon as they arrive.
All of the meals Sunbasket offers can be cooked up in 30 minutes or less, which makes this a great option if you are short on time during the week.
The company also offers multiple meals cooked or cooked in the oven, with some dishes taking just 6 minutes to cook.
The recipes provided are also accompanied by simple instructions and step-by-step photos for a foolproof meal that are easy to follow.
Plus, most of the additional breakfast and lunch options require little to no preparation and can be enjoyed either in the microwave or so.
Each shipment arrives in recyclable and compostable packaging.
However, individual ingredients may be enclosed in plastic bags or containers, which may or may not be recyclable depending on the location.
Instead of providing individual recipe cards as is the case with other subscription services, Sunbasket includes a small booklet with all weekly recipes as well as step-by-step photos and instructions.
While some may appreciate keeping a few extra recipes for their collection, others may find it a little complicated and unnecessary.
Recipes are also available online, along with bonus content like homemade drinks, desserts, and videos.
Compared to its competitors, Sunbasket can be a bit pricey, with meals between $ 8.99 and $ 13.99 per serving.
Choosing more recipes per week is usually cheaper, but the costs can add up quickly.
For example, choosing 4 dinners per week with 4 servings each would cost around $ 175.
Here's a closer look at how much meal sets cost per serving:
Fresh and ready-made meals also differ a little from meal sets in terms of price.
This is how much each Fresh & Ready meal costs:
4 meals per week: $ 11.99 / serving
6 meals per week: $ 9.99 / serving
Note that these prices do not include any additional services such as breakfast, lunch or snacks that could increase the price.
Prices also don't include shipping, which is a flat fee of $ 7.99 after your first box.
Additional items for the grocery market
In addition to meal sets and ready meals, Sunbasket also offers a variety of additional items that can be purchased individually.
Breakfast options include fully prepared items such as:
Egg bites
Oatmeal cups
vegan butter
They also have a wide variety of prepared side dishes for lunch including:
ready-to-eat proteins
Cereal cups
Bread, rolls and tortillas
You can also order different types of pasta, sauces, snacks and proteins, such as: B. Seafood, beef and poultry.
Each item has an individual price and can be added to your order every week via the website or app.
If you have any problems with your order, there are several ways to contact customer service.
In fact, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, you can easily send an email, call, or text a customer service representative.
Customer experts can access help and advice, and a self-service area is available on their website to solve simple ingredient or delivery issues.
Sunbasket also offers a money back guarantee and promises a full refund if for any reason you are not satisfied with your order.
Sunbasket stands out from its competitors as one of the few food delivery services that values high-quality, organic and sustainably sourced ingredients.
However, this also comes with a higher price. Hello Fresh, for example, starts at $ 8.99 per serving, while Blue Apron starts at just $ 7.49.
Sunbasket recipes are also often faster and more convenient than other services, as many meals are prepared and ready to eat in less than 30 minutes.
Many other food delivery services deliver ingredients that have not been premeasured, cut, or cooked, which means some recipes can take up to an hour to prepare.
While some other delivery services offer add-ons like wine pairs, smoothies, and snacks, Sunbasket is one of the few meal packages that offers additional meals like breakfast and lunch.
Sunbasket can be a great choice for health conscious people who are short on time but still want to enjoy delicious, home-made meals made with quality ingredients.
Since it is slightly more expensive than many other food delivery services, it may not be right for those on a tight budget or for people who don't care too much about only eating organic or sustainable ingredients.
In addition, with many of the meals arriving ready-to-oven or cooked, those looking to improve their cooking skills by using a meal kit can benefit from other services that require more hands-on preparation.
Finally, people with food allergies or celiac disease should be careful when using Sunbasket as food is packaged in a facility that processes major food allergens, including gluten.
Options are also somewhat limited for those with certain dietary restrictions, which can make it a challenge for those following a strictly vegan, dairy-free, or ketogenic diet.
Sunbasket is a meal delivery service that offers tasty, fresh and healthy meals made primarily from organic, sustainable ingredients.
While slightly more expensive than other similar services, it offers a good variety of meals that are easy to prepare and adapt to most diets.
Sunbasket may be worth a try for those looking to enjoy healthy, delicious meals with little time and effort.
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VERNON COUNTY – Vernon County's Republican and Democratic parties recently completed a successful bipartisan initiative to collect needed supplies for the Afghan refugees housed at Fort McCoy. A total of 13 pallets of donated materials were collected at the Vernon County Highway Shop, with the last pallet being delivered just before the New Year.
"It was a fantastic accomplishment," said Vernon County Chief Executive Justin Running of his county's effort. "On the ground, we saw more and more that people are fed up with the partisan divisions and fighting that we have seen in recent years. We all have so much in common, and efforts like this remind us that what we have in common really is far greater than our differences."
Running said the best thing about the initiative is that it's easy to get everyone to agree to work together.
Due to the earlier than originally planned resettlement of refugees from the base, the fundraiser was canceled at the end of December. Any remaining donations received after the end of the campaign will now be redirected to CouleeCap, Bethel Buttik Food Pantry, Salvation Army, Goodwill and other outlets to help local families in need.
companies helped
The non-partisan nature of the effort also made it easy for local businesses to get involved. Businesses like the Nelson Ag Center, Southwest Sanitation, Cashton Farm Supply and Proline Printing, along with countless other local businesses, came forward to help.
According to Tim Hundt of Congressman Ron Kind's office, Dan Kanis of the Nelson Ag Center provided a truck with a platform lift, pallet jack and driver to transport the donation pallets to Fort McCoy. Southwest Sanitation provided bins that were used to collect supplies. Cashton Farm Supply provided pallets from their Westby egg grading plant and Proline Printing printed posters for the effort free of charge.
County Seat Laundry co-owner Laura Patten was another business owner who came forward to help with the effort. Supplies were collected at the store, and many people learned of the effort when they saw a poster while doing laundry.
"People were eager to find a way to help and relieved to find a way for their donations," Patten said. "I've heard many comments that people were very excited about this bipartisan effort, and I've expressed a sense of gratitude that there are still opportunities to come together as a community and show a normal sense of neighborhood."
Patten originally planned to offer free laundry for gently used items to be donated, but had to switch when it was revealed it would only be accepting new items. She pointed out that her company has an ongoing fundraising account that provides free laundry to community residents who have experienced tragedy or fallen through hard times.
to do the right thing
Tim Hundt of Congressman Ron Kind's office thanked local businesses for their help and for stepping up from both county political parties to lead the effort together.
"One of the reasons this became bipartisan was that some companies were wary of working with just one party. Some companies have had bad experiences with the whole mask controversy, and that was really the reason for the move to make this a bipartisan effort," Hundt explained. "When we told the companies it was non-partisan, the positive feedback was incredible. Efforts like this give people hope that we can unite on something good, put our differences aside, and just do the right thing to help people who were willing to risk their lives for us."
Vernon County Republican Party leader Roger Call echoed Hundt's views.
"It was just the right thing at the right time," Call said. "We reported on the campaign on our party website and encouraged our members to consider participating."
Vernon County Democratic Party leader Wade Lawler agreed with Running and Call.
"The reality is that we would have accomplished less if our two political parties had not worked together in this effort," Lawler said. "By working bipartisanically, we were able to make a greater impact."
Volunteers Kathy Sullivan and Kristina Reser-Jaynes provided some of the essential backbone at the collection and sorting facility. Members of the Viroqua Lions Club were also instrumental in coordinating pickups from some of the remote fundraising locations.
"The effort really took off when it became bipartisan and we took politics out of the effort," Reser-Jaynes commented. "Putting aside our differences to come together in a joint effort was very refreshing and allowed for much camaraderie and great conversations."
Save our allies
In August 2021, all eyes were on Afghanistan as the United States withdrew troops and evacuated Afghan allies from the country. US forces deployed to Afghanistan for 20 years, from 2001 to 2021, and the withdrawal marked the end of one of the longest wars in the country's history.
As a result of the withdrawal, the US airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans facing reprisals from the Taliban, who had taken control of the country, and large numbers of these refugees were housed at Fort McCoy in Monroe County. 45 percent of the population housed there were under 18 years old. Their needs were immense, and the citizens' efforts resulted in the collection and delivery of large numbers of donations of clothing, school supplies, and personal hygiene items.
Originally coordinated by Team Rubicon, private sector relief efforts at Fort McCoy were later transferred to the non-profit organization Save Our Allies. The US Army is not allowed to accept donations from the public, so organizations like this stepped in to fill the gap.
We grew up eating toast at my house. Whether it was sweet wheat dusted with cinnamon or sourdough loaded with avocado, toast was a breakfast staple every morning. And as one of four kids, I can see why – it's quick, easy and never disappoints even the pickiest of eaters. But now that I'm gluten-free, I'm struggling to find alternatives to toast that are just as convenient in the morning. When I discovered whole roasted sweet potatoes, I was quickly hooked. Hear me, it might sound like substituting veggies for bread, but I've found that sweet potatoes make the perfect base for a hearty and vegetarian breakfast that helps stabilize blood sugar, prevent cravings, and those mid-day meals to avoid feeling tired and sluggish.
Plus, sweet potatoes are super high in fiber, beta-carotene, and vitamin A. During these cold-weather months, I always jump at the opportunity to incorporate this nutrient-dense root vegetable into my meals. Whether you have an intolerance or not, Whole Roasted Sweet Potatoes are the perfect nutrient-dense and gluten-free alternative to change up your weekly mealtime!
By the way, this recipe is part of our Plant-Based RE:SET – a new 5-day meal plan coming to your inbox on January 21st! Packed with delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this is a week of meals that will make you feel lighter, brighter and more energetic. Sign up here!
Sweet potato is the perfect breakfast, lunch, or dinner
Although I prefer sweet potatoes for breakfast, they're a great choice for lunch, dinner, or even as a snack. These recipes are super easy to make and pack a wealth of flavor. After experimenting with different toppings, I ended up with my two favorite combinations. Both sweet and savory, they tick all the boxes — creaminess with just the right amount of crunch. You can put them on or off and add additional flavors you like.
How to Make the Best Whole Roasted Sweet Potatoes
The key to making the best roasted sweet potatoes is in the roasting. You'll know your sweet potatoes are done when you take them out of the oven and they feel soft and the skin starts to get a little syrupy. (I like to pierce the top with a fork to make sure it's perfectly tender). Covering them with foil allows the steam to soften the potato without getting too mushy. It is best to remove the foil and let it cool down a bit before cutting it in half. When I puree the meat, I like to drizzle in a little olive oil and a pinch of sea salt. This adds some extra flavor while providing the ideal smooth base, aka the perfect canvas for your toppings.
Topping 1: Whole roasted sweet potatoes with seeds and herbs
This first combo is super filling and full of flavor. I love the velvety texture of the sour cream mixed with the toasted nuts and seeds for an extra crunch.
1. Once the sweet potato is prepared, take a dollop of sour cream and spread it on each half. (For a vegan option, you can opt for plant-based sour cream or even coconut yogurt).
2. It is important that the sweet potato has cooled, otherwise the sour cream will begin to melt.
3. Next, top with your choice of nuts and seeds. My favorite is a combo of toasted pecans, toasted pumpkin seeds, and toasted sesame seeds.
4. Once the nuts are evenly distributed on the potato halves, finish with a sprinkling of fresh herbs. I usually use chopped mint, dill, and chives, but any combination of herbs is just as fresh and delicious.
5. Finally, I always like to add a pinch of salt or a sprinkling of red pepper flakes for an extra kick.
Topping 2: Whole roasted sweet potato with avocado and onion
Here's the healthy twist on your classic avocado toast. Avocado toast has been one of my favorite recipes for years, but now I prefer this version as it's an easy way to get more veggies into my day. The key to perfect avocado toast is mashing the avocado beforehand.
1. Slice the avocado, remove the skin and place in a bowl to mash with a fork. This makes it easier to spread and allows you to mix in any seasonings to enhance the avocado's flavor.
2. Once you've spread the avocado over the sweet potato, add the sliced red onion, cilantro, and salt to taste! I also love adding spices to everything for an extra flavor boost.
As you probably already know, a plant-rich diet is packed with benefits, but I sometimes struggle to find creative plant-centric meals that actually fill me up. With the added protein and fat from nuts, seeds, and avocado, I'm never unsatisfied with these sweet potato toasts. They also take very little time to prepare, especially if you boil the sweet potatoes beforehand and store them in the fridge so they can be easily reheated later. Both recipes are healthy, delicious and never disappoint. Trust me, you will be amazed!
André Leon Talley loved the surprisingly similar rituals of two ways of life he knew well: the black community of his childhood in North Carolina, and French couture, with its historical and literary associations.
His remarkable persona and work as fashion editor, adviser and seer were founded on church ladies in their Sunday best, and an encyclopedic knowledge of the history of clothes. Few couturiers knew a fraction of what he did, and the US Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who appointed him her shield – even in heels she stood small beside his 6ft 6in – admitted that he had what she lacked, a deep apprehension of fashion.
Talley, who has died aged 73 of a heart attack, was in the front row of the Paris, and most other, shows for more than four decades, an enthusiastic warm island in an ocean of cool, as well as often the sole black presence . He could photograph, write, arrange shoots, broker ungattable interviews and covers, notably Michelle Obama as first lady, and, most importantly, predict the future based on his passion for the past. Talley's lofty standards matched Wintour's own when the Condé Nast empire was at its height in the late 1980s.
Although Wintour said Talley sent her handwritten notes about his experiences with race, so "it was always bubbling under the surface", he avoided the subject publicly, concentrating on his unique personal status in fashion.
Only in interviews publicizing his second memoir, The Chiffon Trenches (2020), written after Wintour had discarded him from Vogue without a word, did he describe her as "a colonial broad", on whose watch Condé Nast had remained undiversified into the 21st century . He felt he had been exploited as an exotic, and sometimes as an ambassador for a black milieu; always the first to be bumped from a guest list. The released anger energized his last years.
Anna Wintour and Andre Leon Talley in 2013. Photographer Andrew Kelly/Reuters
He had been creating identity and an unrepeatable career path since his childhood in Durham, North Carolina. Born in Washington to Alma (nee Davis) and William Talley, who had gone there to work as government clerks, from the age of two months he grew up in the Durham house of his grandmother Bennie Davis, for 50 years a cleaner at nearby Duke University.
She encouraged the boy to read and gave him his own shocking-pink painted study, while his father sent a set of encyclopedias. At nine he discovered Vogue in the public library and later walked to a newsstand on the white side of town after Sunday church to buy it.
After Diana Vreeland arrived as editor in 1963, Vogue became Talley's portal to a better planet. He read every caption, recognized the Beautiful People's names, especially the French ones: he had been a Francophile since hearing Julia Child say "Bon appetit!" on her TV cooking show. He and Bennie took pleasure in clothes, and yearly boarded a bus to Washington or New York to buy the best that could be afforded. He read Flaubert's Madame Bovary on one trip, intending to teach French in high school.
But his world widened, as he went on from North Carolina Central University on a scholarship to Brown University, Rhode Island, where he wrote a master's thesis about black women in 19th-century French art and literature, and was picked up socially by wealthy white students from Rhode Island School of Design; he wrote for their college mag. They were his entree to New York, and, with a letter of introduction from one of their parents, to an unpaid internship in 1974 at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute, where Vreeland curated extraordinary exhibitions. She noticed his creative input, summoned him to her office, wrote "ANDRE – THE HELPER" on her pad, and ordered him to stay by her side to show's end.
He recognized her resemblance to Bennie, the same perfect clothes ritually maintained and tissue-paper-packed, the gloves, hard work and discipline. Vreeland found him a receptionist job on Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, where he was taken out on the town by the Factory entourage, and did thorough research before talking to Karl Lagerfeld. The designer was the first of many to dress Talley, tossing him custom-made shirts with matching mufflers at the end of the interview.
Another Talley teen hero, John Fairfield of Women's Wear Daily, recruited him and in 1978 sent him as bureau chief to Paris. The French could be hostile – a PR executive mocked him as "Queen Kong" – and there were imbroglios over favored couturiers. Talley eventually left to freelance.
In 1983, he moved into as news editor at US Vogue, under the command of Grace Mirabella, just as Wintour became his creative editor. When she was appointed editor in 1988, Talley took her old job, both a novelty – male, gay, African American – and a link with Vreeland. In 1998, he was appointed editor-at-large.
That title was somewhat unfortunate: after Bennie's death, Talley comfort-ate the food he associated with her kitchen, and his tall slenderness consolidated into girth beneath wonderful robes and capes sewn for him by major designers. Wintour and his pastor at the Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem persuaded Talley to book in for repeated clinic stays, but the struggle with weight never abated. His belief in the power of pageantry to elevate lives, in careful selection, upkeep, and tissue paper, had fallen out of fashion, and in 2013, Vogue discarded him.
There was no personal life to return to in his borrowed home in unchic White Plains, New York, nor had he got much money. Many fashion-world friendships ended in silence. He confessed that, though proudly gay, he had avoided sex since childhood abuse. As a true dandy, like those in favorite novels by Balzac and Baudelaire, his real romance had always been with the clothes.
André Leon Talley, fashion editor, born 16 October 1948; died 18 January 2022
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Durham was the site of many historic events and home to many notable historic figures, but it's an especially rich site for African-American history, earning national praise from W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington as a city of black enterprise and innovative black leaders. That legacy has grown as generations of African Americans continue to make their mark on Durham, and beyond.
This website is a companion to the African-American Heritage Guide, which introduces the essential details of Durham's role in black history and the role of African Americans in Durham's history. Here, you can explore additional aspects of Durham's black heritage, including information about related events, contemporary African Americans, and more.
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College of Cardinals and the Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Vatican on the College of Cardinals at http://www.vatican.va.
1150 was when Pope Eugene III (#168) created the College of Cardinals — with a Dean.
Typically, I am the first to admit that I maybe wrong. Fallibility has been my faithful handmaiden throughout my life.
However, in this instance, I have checked, double checked etc. etc., since c. 2007. 1148-1150 is solid for when the College was formed. Even Sacrosanct.
Since the Dean only came to be with the College, there was no Dean of the College prior to 1150.
Yes, we have had a Cardinal Bishop of Ostia since at least the 3rd century. But, the Cardinal Bishop of Ostia was not the Dean till post 1150 — and even then there were inconsistencies.
So just because you see reference on the Web to so and so having been the Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1087 (or whatever) … PLEASE don't send me e-mails telling me that I screwed up. Yes, I screw-up. But, I do my best to fix my screw-ups as soon as I discover that I have screwed up.
So PLEASE. If you see references like this, contact the 'author' of that Web site. Not me. Deal?
Click to ENLARGE. Difficult to be the Dean when there was NO College!


I'm so excited to know that Tory Burch is opening soon this month in Pavilion Kuala lumpur Mall. Tory Burch is a brand from America. Tory burch is the Ceo and also the designer for her own brand. Her design is full of colour, printed and eclectic details. You have to check out her clothes, bags and shoes collection. I wanna get tory burch flats.
Let me know if you are waiting for Tory Burch to hit malaysia store too !
They are now open at Pavilion shopping Mall Kuala Lumpur.


I don't know if you have noticed but I have this habit of taking photographs of buildings at an angle. Would be so much easier for this challenge if I took them straight on!
Taken a moment to remember, been on parade and even achieved the power of six!
There has been a beautiful ring, as well as strings and squares, tall square towers, grand houses, beautiful ceilings and even drains but not many clocks!
I think I have included everyone, at the last count there were nearly 30 of us going square in March. Apologies though if I have missed anyone and/or if I have not visited anyone's post. I have discovered that my phone has not been coping very well with all the fabulous links and consequently I have mislaid one or two links these past few days. I do aim to visit every #MarchSquare pingback so if you have spotted I have missed one of yours, send me a reminder via this post!
There are so may amazing and fun photos, thank you for listing everyone including the deviant one!


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Mental Health First Aid Can Help Prevent Suicide
By By Janice Steinhagen - Staff Writer
May 22, 2014 | 9:38 AM
Kevin Hines, who survived his attempt at suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge, speaks about suicide prevention at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich April 24. (Janice Steinhagen)
Kevin Hines said that he felt "instant regret" the moment he gave in to despair and catapulted himself over the railing of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, plummeting to the waters beneath. He's here to tell his tale only because Sgt. Kevin Briggs of the California Highway Patrol witnessed his plunge and was already on his way to intervene.
Hines, now an author and inspirational speaker, and Briggs, now retired, reunited before an audience at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich on April 24 to talk about suicide prevention.
"We all have stuff that happens to us," said Briggs. Like other bridge patrol officers, Briggs had been trained to intervene with potential jumpers by getting down to eye level, actively listening, and stretching out the conversation to buy time for help to arrive.
"We don't ask why. That solicits blame," he said. "It's not about me, it's about them."
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On the surface, Hines had a charmed life. Adopted in infancy by a loving couple from his drug-addicted birth parents, he grew to adolescence, unaware of a genetic predisposition to bipolar disorder. He began to suffer paranoia and hallucinations in his late teens, struggling to pretend that he was fine for his family and friends. He was 18 when he attempted suicide.
"It was a constant battle with my inner demons," he said. "I never wanted to end my life, but I believed, due to the psychosis, that I had to end my life. The guy in the mirror thought I had to die."
Hines' feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness and helplessness are among the red flags that might indicate a potential for suicide, said Michael Patota, division director for clinical services for United Services, a behavioral health agency in northeast Connecticut. Other warning signs include a preoccupation with death, withdrawal from family and friends, or seeking access to guns, pills or other means of suicide. A person who gives away prized possessions, seeks out people to "say goodbye," engages in risk-taking like substance abuse or reckless driving or writes about death and dying can also be at risk, he said.
Some responses can hurt more than they help, according to preventsuicidect.org. Friends, family or bystanders are urged not to act shocked, agree to secrecy or dare the suicidal person to act on their impulses. Lectures on the value of life or vague reassurance that "it will all work out" are not helpful either. A better approach is direct and open discussion, willingness to listen without passing judgment, and offering help in seeking professional assistance.
Patota said that training in mental health first aid – the psychiatric equivalent of CPR – can help anyone learn to respond to a person at risk of suicide or facing other mental health issues. The eight-hour training course "gives people the basic tools to create some comfort around speaking to someone [at risk], to de-escalate the situation," he said. Like CPR, training in MHFA is open to laypeople, empowering them to serve as a conduit to longer-term, professional mental health care.
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"It's short-term triage," said John Goodman, United Services director of development and communications. Just as someone with CPR training might jump to the aid of someone having a heart attack, "the same good Samaritan can learn the appropriate way" to respond to someone who is depressed or suicidal, he said.
Courses in MHFA have been offered in many settings, including the state's community colleges, since high school and college-age students are frequently at risk for issues like eating disorders or self-harm, said Patota. "We see a lot of students come in who are stressed out by the pressures of getting good grades," he said.
Goodman said that the number of persons seeking mental health treatment at United Services has more than doubled since 2007. "There are a number of different factors" explaining that increase, he said. The "quiet corner" of the state has high rates of poverty and unemployment, "and those stressors certainly do play a role in an individual's mental wellness. Our outreach in the community is actively encouraging people to come forward and get the help that's available, and that's not a bad thing."
Hines said that, like many who attempt to take their own lives, he had made a pact with himself: if someone spoke to him or smiled at him as he walked the bridge, he wouldn't jump that day. He paced back and forth for a long time, but no one did. "You desperately want to live… but you can't reach out first," he said. "It's a matter of perception – reaching down to those individuals who are suffering and changing their perception. Just imagine the power of your smile to someone desperately hurting inside. It's just a smile, folks, but it could change someone's life."
Hines said that even an untrained bystander can help in a crisis with a simple question: "Are you okay? Is something wrong? Can I help you? Those are the words I desperately needed to hear" at the bridge. When someone seems to be in crisis, "I beg you to go up to that person and ask them, 'Are you okay?' Each one of us has the innate ability to save a life."
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"I'm a firm believer that we are our brothers' and sisters' keepers," Hines told his listeners. "We are not here for ourselves. We are here for each other."
Hines said he still struggles with his disorder, but he and his family members have learned to recognize danger signs before problems escalate, and to intervene immediately. "There's no denial anymore. It's a battle. We do it every day…. because I'd much rather be here on this planet with two feet on the ground than in a body bag under the ground."
He urged others who have suicidal thoughts "do not hold it in. Do not sit in denial. Go to someone who loves and cares for you, who has an ounce of empathy for you, and ask for help."
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United Services will offer MHFA training from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 30 and July 2 at its offices at 1007 North Main St., in Dayville. The free training is limited to the first 20 individuals who register. Individuals must complete all eight hours of training to be certified in Mental Health First Aid. To register, contact John Goodman at United Services at 860-774-2020 or atjgoodman@usmhs.org.
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Favorite team: Cal State Fullerton
re: 2020-21 Season Long Arkansas Basketball - Beached Tusky on 1/16/21 at 11:12 am
[quote]How do we match up with Bama without him?[/quote] Which team? The one that played UGA or the one that played LSU? The team that beat UGA and Auburn could smoke Alabama. The team that lost to LSU would lose to Pine Bluff....
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re: 2020-21 Season Long Arkansas Basketball - Beached Tusky on 1/14/21 at 9:36 am
I think they'll have a much better performance against Alabama. Not for any other reason other than Bama isn't as physically imposing as LSU. Bigger, Faster, Stronger was on full display last night. Our guys who have better skills than every LSU player other than Thomas looked completely inti...
re: ITT: Upset an entire fanbase with only a single picture - Beached Tusky on 1/10/21 at 2:13 pm
[img]https://i.chzbgr.com/full/5448016640/h2DB2EC4B/tennessee-defense-fail[/img]...
re: Arkansas Football 2022 Recruiting Thread * OL Eli Henderson Commits* - Beached Tusky on 1/10/21 at 1:54 pm
2022 class is going to be very telling as to whether Pittman makes Arkansas a contender or not. Off to a slow start. ...
re: Bill to split public and private schools into separate leagues - Beached Tusky on 1/10/21 at 1:23 pm
Arkansas public education is so fundamentally broken, yet THIS is what gets put forward as a bill measure? Absolutely pathetic and sadly so Arkansas....
Aggie getting SEC'd vs Tenn - Beached Tusky on 1/9/21 at 2:21 pm
aTm sucks, but that phantom foul when Muscovi (sp) fell down was an absolute frick job. Why Buzz didn't get ejected I have no idea. I would not have left the court....
re: Georgia 69 @ Arkansas 99 Final - Beached Tusky on 1/9/21 at 1:38 pm
Williams will get 5 mins, Jackson 3 mins, with Vanover and Henderson playing most of the game. Every game I get more frustrated and of the opinion Williams should have played major minutes against the non-con to prepare for conference games. Devo needed a lot more minutes IMO as well. G...
re: TIL A&M has never lost a football game to a "Carolina" team - Beached Tusky on 1/9/21 at 1:24 pm
So you haven't got your shite kicked in by UNC basketball, and you barely beat a severely weakened UNC football team. So fricking what idiot. ...
re: LSU has a perception problem at the moment - Beached Tusky on 1/9/21 at 12:09 pm
[quote]Meanwhile, schools up north seem to be turning against football altogether.[/quote] Not schools so much as families and fans... and it's not just up north. This goes back to the fact college football is fundamentally biased and broken, and everyone in the upper 50% of the IQ range can s...
re: Is Baton Rouge and LSU really that bad? - Beached Tusky on 1/9/21 at 11:56 am
Baton Rouge isn't a destination... but: [quote]With a crime rate of 49 per one thousand residents, Tuscaloosa has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either v...
re: 2020-21 Season Long Arkansas Basketball - Beached Tusky on 1/7/21 at 11:56 am
Actually I don't think we're that young... Smith Tate Notae Vanover Desi Jackson All with extensive college experience before this season, though none had played together....
re: 2020-21 Season Long Arkansas Basketball - Beached Tusky on 1/7/21 at 8:42 am
This year and last year it's always in the back of my mind other SEC programs generally look bigger, stronger, faster. UGA, FL and LSU are similar when I watch them. It's one main reason I'm ready to see more of Williams as he gets accustomed to this level. I took it as a big positive last nigh...
re: Vanover is a massive waste of an SEC scholarship - Beached Tusky on 1/7/21 at 8:35 am
He reminds me of Alan Bannister, the 7'4" guy who played at ASU in the late 80s. Bannister was thicker so harder to push around, but equally un-athletic. When he held a beer can in his hand you literally couldn't see the can. Comment made on TV last night about Vanover wanting a sports ca...
re: 2020-21 Season Long Arkansas Basketball - Beached Tusky on 1/6/21 at 11:22 pm
Muss post-game Tennessee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSChNOCz3KE I don't know who the white-haired guy is, but it's not really a good look when your background shows a vent that doesn't look like it's been cleaned in this century, and the door-frame looks like it's survived an earthquake. ...
Missouri loses to Miss State and goes to 1-2 in conference. They're up by 12 at the break then get smoked in the 2nd half. A hit to the SOS and tournament resume... big opportunity tonight for a bounce back. Does Vanover go off? Does Williams establish himself as the interior presence ...
re: DeVonta and Mac are ready - Beached Tusky on 1/5/21 at 6:53 pm
Neither one are going to do shite in the NFL. ...
re: Briles may be next - Beached Tusky on 1/5/21 at 6:50 pm
The 'pandemic pay reduction' was bull shite. Bama didn't do it. Neither did Auburn, Florida, aTm, Georgia, Tenner, Kentucky.. even Miss f'ing State didn't dock their pay. https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant You can find some high profile programs on there that dock...
re: Go Buckeyes! - Beached Tusky on 1/5/21 at 6:37 pm
[img]https://media3.giphy.com/media/fqhqAXqcqHV8wL2znV/giphy.gif[/img]...
re: COVID-19 issues at Ohio State - Beached Tusky on 1/5/21 at 4:37 pm
[quote]As someone who travels frequently to the state, Columbus and the entire state of Ohio is a pure shite hole.[/quote] [quote][b]With a crime rate of 49 per one thousand residents, Tuscaloosa has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes[/b] - from the sm...
re: Lest we forget. The Big Ten tried to bitch out - Beached Tusky on 1/5/21 at 2:13 pm
Sermon is going to stomp a mud hole in the Gump defense, and walk it dry....


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Q: Drawing particles in a box I want to draw a figure, somewhat like this:

Maybe with the left box labeled State 1, and the right box labeled State 2. I searched on how to draw rectangles as  a start, but I could not make much progress from there.
Here is what I have right now:
\hspace{4.75cm} \textbf{State 1} \hspace{1.5cm} \textbf{State 2} \\
\begin{center}
\begin{tikzpicture}[domain=0:2]
    \draw(0,5)--(0,3)--(2,3)--(2,5);
    \draw(-3, 5)--(-3, 3)--(-1, 3)--(-1, 5);
    \draw (0.5, 3.5) circle(0.2cm);
    \draw (1.5, 4.5) circle(0.2cm);
    \draw (-2.5, 3.5) circle(0.2cm);
    \draw (-1.5, 4.5) circle(0.2cm);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}

It produces the following:

A: You can place text at any position using nodes, which can come with shapes like ellipses.
\documentclass[tikz, margin=3.14mm]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[egg/.style={ellipse,thick,draw,inner ysep=1.5pt}]
\draw[very thick] (0,0) rectangle (4,2) (2,2) -- (2,0);
\draw (0.7,1.5) node[egg](A) {A} (1.3,0.5) node[egg](B) {B}
(2.7,1.5) node[egg](C) {C} (3.3,0.5) node[egg](D) {D}
(1,2.5) node[font=\bfseries]{State 1} (3,2.5) node[font=\bfseries]{State 2};
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}[egg/.style={ellipse,thick,draw,inner ysep=1.5pt}]
\draw[very thick] (0,2) |- (4,0) -- (4,2) (2,2) -- (2,0);
\draw (0.7,1.5) node[egg](A) {A} (1.3,0.5) node[egg](B) {B}
(2.7,1.5) node[egg](C) {C} (3.3,0.5) node[egg](D) {D}
(1,2.5) node[font=\bfseries]{State 1} (3,2.5) node[font=\bfseries]{State 2};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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Q: 301 Redirect Get Parameter URL with htaccess I need to 301 redirect an old url that contained a get parameter in the url.
I need to 301 the URL:
http://www.website.com/choose?cat=womens

to this URL:
http://www.website.com/womens

I have searched and tried without it working:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} cat=womens
RewriteRule ^choose\.php$ /womens [L,R=301]

Where am I going wrong?

A: You're almost correct, just 2 issues:

*

*.php wasn't there in your original URI after choose as per the question

*You need to add ? in target to strip original query string

You can use:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (?:^|&)cat=([^&]+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^choose(?:\.php)?$ /%1? [L,R=301,NC]

A: Try these:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^cat=womens$
RewriteRule ^choose$ http://www.website.com/womens? [R=301,L]


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Q: Auto adjust size of windows panel when working in split window? I don't know what I did, but for a while, in a vertically split screen window, whenever my cursor would go to 1 side, the current panel would become wider, and vice versa.
In a new window, I'm not exactly able to make it work.
Is there a specific reason or way to trigger this?
Thank you


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Stonecreek Christian Church Counseling Ministry is committed to caring for and serving our church family and the surrounding communities. Our counselors provide Christ-centered care, in a safe and loving environment, to individuals seeking guidance on issues such as marital and family relationship struggles, parenting issues, communication challenges, and personal/interpersonal conflicts. Counseling is free of charge.
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Get A Job In Coins! Here's How I Was Able To Find A Job In The Coin Industry… And You Can, Too
Are you a coin collector who wants to get a job in the coin business? Plenty of numismatic jobs are out there! Today, I'm going to show you how to find a job working with coins.
Whether you want to find a job as a coin dealer, a coin designer, a mint operator, or a coin writer and editor as I am, there are ways to make it happen.
Most people who have numismatic jobs tend to be longtime coin collectors — or people who have skills that dovetail into the coin industry really well.
The truth is you could land a position working with coin auctions, coin grading companies… even the U.S. Mint!
I'm going to help you start your coin job search with the goal of finding U.S. Mint jobs and other numismatic jobs — where you can put your love of coins to work on a full- or part-time basis.
What Skills Do You Have?
Some of the skills that are necessary to work in the coin industry include:
Research and archiving
Data entry and inventorying
Pricing and evaluating
Analysis and critical thinking
Social media savvy and technical thinking
Customer service and selling
There many other skills that are also handy for a job in the coin business — but these are the ones that most well-rounded candidates offer when applying for a job working with coins.
I've been involved in the coin industry for many years. And in all of the chapters of my numismatic career, I've used a wide variety of skills (see below).
Types Of Numismatic Jobs
Numismatic jobs aren't all about looking at stacks of coins or buying and selling them.
In fact, if you haven't worked in the coin industry before, you will likely have to accept an entry level job and work your way up.
But that's not a bad thing!
You can get paid to use your knowledge and experience with coins in lots of fun ways — for example:
Coin museum staff (sharing your love of coins with visitors)
Social media manager (maintaining the company's online presence)
Data entry clerk (keeping coin inventory up-to-date)
Office assistant (maintaining a call center or front office)
Research/verification clerk (finding facts and verifying data about coins)
Trade show rep (traveling to coin shows and answering customers' questions)
Consignment coordinator (processing coin submissions and acting as a liaison between the company and 3rd party agencies)
Gift shop & tours clerk (running a cash register in a US Mint facility)
Below, I'm going to share with you some of the major areas within the coin industry where you could find a job working with coins.
Then, I'll tell you my story — how I got my job as a numismatic writer, journalist, and editor.
#1 – Coin Auction Jobs
The primary function of a numismatic auction house is to sell coins.
Auction firms range in size from very small to very large, and everything in between. They all have a need for people who can help them grow their businesses — so they can sell a greater volume of coins, as well as coins of greater value and rarity.
There are many auction houses around who are hiring professionals with duties ranging from customer service and marketing associates to catalogers and auctioneers.
If you think you want to work at a coin auction house, browse the websites of the major coin auction firms:
GreatCollections
Legend Numismatics
Stack's-Bowers
#2 – Coin Dealer Jobs
Most serious coin collectors will use the services of a coin dealer at least every once in a while.
Coin dealers buy and sell coins, coin products, and other coin collecting supplies.
The vast majority of coin dealer operations are small businesses that employ anywhere from 1 to 10 people. A smaller number of coin dealer businesses will have, say, 10 to 25 people. And a few coin dealers will employ 50 to 100 people — even more.
Whether you wish to work at a small coin shop or a huge mail-order promoter, there are many different numismatic jobs available at coin dealer shops, coin stores, and coin companies.
Your best bet is to ask your local coin dealer (or the coin dealers you know) if they're hiring.
If not, then consider reaching out to the larger coin firms:
David Hall Rare Coins
David Lawrence Rare Coins
Douglas Winter Numismatics
Gainesville Coins
L&C Coins
Modern Coin Mart
Northeast Numismatics
Universal Coin & Bullion
#3 – Customer Service Jobs In Numismatics
If you don't necessarily have specialized numismatic skills but want to get a job in the coin industry, then you might be able to get your foot in the door by working in customer service.
Coin businesses of all types need courteous and competent people to answer calls and emails, facilitate sales, answer customer questions, provide feedback, and help the business run smoothly.
There's no limit on what type of coin business could use a skilled customer service representative.
My advice? If you want a customer service job in the coin industry (I've handled customer service duties before, both in and outside of numismatics), I suggest reaching out to all the coin firms you know, in addition to the places listed in this post. Ask about the availability of customer service positions and, if one is available, apply for the job and see what happens!
#4 – Coin Designer Jobs
Imagine holding a coin with a design you created! Design even just one coin and your name and artistic influence is forever immortalized in numismatics and society.
There are a few different ways to get a job designing coins — those struck by the United States Mint as well as private mints.
U.S. Mint Jobs As A Coin Designer
The United States Mint has been in operation since 1792 and strikes billions of coins every year. Not only do they make the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters that you use in everyday transactions — but also half dollars and dollar coins, commemorative coins, bullion coins, medals, and many other products. They need people to design these coins, medals, tokens, and other numismatic products!
One way you can get your foot in the door is to reach out to these groups:
US Mint Artistic Infusion Program
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
Private Mint Jobs As A Coin Designer
While private mints don't strike legal-tender coins for circulation, they do strike and sell rounds, bars, and other products with beautiful designs. And they need people to design them!
Here are a few of the big private mints in the United States:
The Franklin Mint
SilverTowne
Sunshine Mint
#5 – Coin Grading Jobs
Third-party coin grading companies authenticate, grade, and encapsulate (or slab) coins.
You could seek work as a grader, a numismatist, a marketing specialist, a customer service associate, or a number of other positions in other areas of the company.
There are many third-party coin firms out there — but only a few have earned esteem across the numismatic industry.
These are the 4 largest slabbing firms:
ANACS — Founded by the American Numismatic Association (ANA) in 1972, ANACS bills itself as America's oldest coin grading firm. It began issuing coins in tamper-evident slabs in 1989 and remains one of the major coin firms today — slabbing coins in sleek holders with bull-nosed tops.
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) — Established in 1986, this California firm was the first major coin-grading firm to encapsulate coins in tamper-evident slabs. More than 75 million coins and other collectible items have been graded by PCGS.
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) — In 1987, NGC came along as the second major coin-grading firm to encapsulate its coins and collectibles in durable plastic slabs. NGC and its family of certification services grades United States and world coins, paper currency, sports cards, and other collectibles.
Independent Coin Graders (ICG) — Since 1998, ICG has been grading coins of all types in its uniquely shaped plastic slabs. While some other coin-grading firms require that submissions come from members of their organizations, ICG accepts coins from all collectors and offers fast turnaround times.
#6 – Other U.S. Mint Jobs
I mentioned coin design jobs with the United States Mint above — but there are many other excellent job opportunities with the U.S. Mint, as well.
The best thing? It's government work — so you'll have lots of wonderful benefits and the opportunity to advance!
And… there are U.S. Mint facilities and offices in various locations around the United States.
If you're looking for a job at the U.S. Mint, you'll need to check out the USA Jobs website.
Positions range from police officer and customer service to mechanic and press operator. There are also occasional opportunities to work at the U.S. Mint headquarters in Washington, D.C.
#7 – Coin Writing & Editing Jobs
Numismatic writing and editing has been my full-time career for many years now.
If writing and/or editing is your area of expertise, then I would encourage you to reach out to your favorite coin websites and publications and ask if they have any opportunities available.
It's a very competitive field, so don't expect to get a high-paying opportunity right away. You're going to have to build your writing career one step at a time. You might need to offer a free guest post or two and build your numismatic writing portfolio first — before you can get paid to write about coins.
As with any job, you've got to earn your keep. It took me several years to turn my love of writing about coins into a full-time job. But a lot of persistence and learning helped me do it. And I'm never satisfied with my work — I always feel I can do better. It's my goal to be a better writer today than I was yesterday and a better writer tomorrow than I am today.
My Experience And Personal Advice
I've loved writing since my grade-school years in the 1980s, and I've been a coin collector since the early '90s — so it was a natural marriage of passions that I become a coin journalist in the mid 2000s.
I first began writing about coins for various user-generated content sites before beginning my journey here with TheFunTimesGuide.com in 2008.
I also write for various coin magazines, and I've authored books about coins (and other topics, too).
I have a bachelor's of English degree — but I think what has been most important in my career as a coin journalist is having a devout passion for numismatics, research, and getting the facts right. This comes by way of intense research and interviewing subject-matter authorities. And I never use just one resource. You need at least 3 (whenever possible) — to really get a feel for the topic. Critical thinking is key.
No matter your topic of preference, you've got to use your own voice or else it won't come across as genuine. People want to read your work — not simply a regurgitation of content and voice seen elsewhere. I think that's partly why I've enjoyed writing for The Fun Times Guide for so long. I get to converse with you, the reader, just as I would if I were talking with you in person.
Being a successful writer requires great confidence — but not thinking you know it all. I certainly don't know it all. In fact, I've never met anybody in the coin collecting industry who "knows it all." Every expert I've ever met has told me they're still learning something new every day. And goodness knows, I certainly am.
It's that curiosity to learn something new that keeps me going as a coin writer, editor, and journalist. I can't wait to write about the latest thing I've learned.
Happy job hunting! I hope you find a job that utilizes your skills and experiences with coins.
I'm the Coin Editor here at TheFunTimesGuide. My love for coins began when I was 11 years old. I primarily collect and study U.S. coins produced during the 20th century. I'm a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) and have won multiple awards from the NLG for my work as a coin journalist. I'm also the editor at CDN Publishing (a trusted source for the price of U.S. rare coins), editor at the Florida United Numismatists Club (FUN Topics magazine), and author of Images of America: The United States Mint in Philadelphia (a book that explores the colorful history of the Philadelphia Mint). I've contributed hundreds of articles for various coin publications including COINage, The Numismatist, Numismatic News, Coin Dealer Newsletter, Coin Values, and CoinWeek. I've also authored nearly 1,000 articles here at The Fun Times Guide to Coins (many of them with over 50K shares), and I welcome your coin questions in the comments below!
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I'm the Coin Editor here at TheFunTimesGuide. My love for coins began when I was 11 years old. I primarily collect and study U.S. coins produced during the 20th century. I'm a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) and have won multiple awards from the NLG for my work as a coin journalist. I'm also the editor at CDN Publishing (a trusted source for the price of U.S. rare coins), editor at the Florida United Numismatists Club (FUN Topics magazine), and author of Images of America: The United States Mint in Philadelphia (a book that explores the colorful history of the Philadelphia Mint). I've contributed hundreds of articles for various coin publications including COINage, The Numismatist, Numismatic News, Coin Dealer Newsletter, Coin Values, and CoinWeek. I've also authored nearly 1,000 articles here at The Fun Times Guide to Coins (many of them with over 50K shares), and I welcome your coin questions in the comments below!
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Q: ngrx effect unit test mulitple actions in mergemap I am using ngrx library and have an effect like this
@Effect()
  loadCollection$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
    .ofType(authAction.GET_USER)
    .startWith(new authAction.GetUserAction()) // call on app load
    .switchMap(() =>
      this.service.getUser()
        .mergeMap((user: User) => [
          new authAction.GetUserCompleteAction(user),
          new navigationAction.GetLinksCompleteAction(user.role)
        ])
    );

I am writing spec for it and it looks like this
 actions = new ReplaySubject(2);
        actions.next(new auth.GetUserAction());

        effects.loadCollection$.subscribe(result => {
            expect(service.getUser).toHaveBeenCalled();
            expect(result).toEqual(new navigation.GetLinksCompleteAction('test'));  --> this line fails
        });

How can I expect that multiple actions were called in the merge map.

A: You can use jasmine-marbles to test conditions like mergeMap. See @ngrx/effects testing docs for examples: https://github.com/ngrx/platform/blob/master/docs/effects/testing.md
In your case the test would look something like this:
  actions = hot('-a', { a: new authAction.GetUserAction() });

  const expected = cold('-(bc)', { // the ( ) groups the values into the same timeframe
      b: new authAction.GetUserCompleteAction({}), // put whatever mock value you have here
      c: new navigationAction.GetLinksCompleteAction('test')
  };

  expect(effects.loadCollection$).toBeObservable(expected);

I would then split the test for checking expect(service.getUser).toHaveBeenCalled(); into a separate test case.
See https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/doc/writing-marble-tests.md for the hot/cold syntax.


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by Warsame Galaydh	,	May 31, 2017
Calls for the restoration of South Yemen, a worsening humanitarian crisis and the machinations of intervening regional powers all compound Yemen's woes.
Earlier this month, senior political, military, and tribal leaders in Yemen called for the secession of southern Yemen. Aidaroos al-Zubaidi, a former governor of Aden, made a televised announcement pushing for the secession of southern Yemen in front of the flag of the former nation of South Yemen. Al-Zubaidi particularly noted that the new body calling for the secession would fully cooperate with the coalition in Yemen in order to quell Iranian influence and terrorism from jihadist groups such as Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). However, according to media sources, Saudi Arabia has not backed the proposed secession and aims to fight for a unified Yemen. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the other hand, has backed Al-Zubaidi; although it is unclear if the UAE backs Al-Zubaidi's plan for secession.
Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war for the past two years. Even though the critical junctures of the civil war developed in 2015, there were earlier phases of the conflict that factored into the current situation. Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, is a Shia movement that formed in Sa'dah, a municipality and the capital of the Saadah governate situated in northwestern Yemen. Houthi militants have clashed with Saudi security personnel since the kingdom's involvement in military operations in 2015 and roughly 10,000 persons have been killed in the conflict thus far.
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Senator Rex Patrick today called on the South Australian Government to undertake a comprehensive review of its relations China including contacts with the Chinese Consulate-General in Adelaide.
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"Premier Steven Marshall repeatedly expressed his intention to make China his Government's number one trade priority. Premier Marshall has been as committed to boosting relations with China as his Victorian counterpart Dan Andrews, only without the formality of a written agreement."
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The Liberal Government also established close liaison with the Chinese Consulate-General in Adelaide. This has included many meetings between the Consulate and SA Government officials with the Premier leading the way.
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