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Court jesters in colorful costumes entertained in the aisles with ribbons and other props while children lined up to have their faces painted or receive a piece of balloon artwork.
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While the Springblade does a good job of providing enough cushioning to absorb shock while I ran, however, sometimes I felt a little too unconnected from the ground. While sprinting feels great in this shoe, as do regular three- to four-mile runs, walking to pick up a coffee after a run felt a bit unnatural, like I was balancing above the ground. In general, I'd probably stick to a more supportive shoe with a greater feeling of connection to the road for my next long-distance race (a half marathon), although I will see if I change my mind once I take these out for a few longer training runs.
Another problem I had with the blades — after a dewy morning run in the park — was how much caked-in mud the shoes had collected, making it necessary for me to take them off before I went back into my apartment. You'll want to stick to roads or the track in these if you don't want to be constantly cleaning your shoes.
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The capers or hits, or whatever you want to call them, started about a month ago shortly after Loretta bought several throw pillows for our front porch furniture. Four or five of them were green and two were shades of red and purple.
Around the first of July we had a storm one night and the next day Loretta announced that one of her pillows was missing. We looked all over the yard and garden, thinking that maybe wind had blown it off the porch, but it was not to be found on the place.
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A pearl is an organic material through and through, formed when a small irritant or parasite penetrates the mantle tissue of an oyster which then produces a substance called “nacre” to surround the irritant.
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“In fact, Schoeffel was the first to create a rainbow strand of pearls — our signature mix of freshwater, golden South Sea and Tahitian.”
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You'll find plenty of shoes like this for boys but it can be more challenging for daughters. Shweta, a mum of two, finds sporty girls' school shoes frustratingly hard to find.
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You should get at least a term and a half out of each pair (unless you're very unlucky with a big growth spurt) but they'll probably either fall apart or be outgrown before three terms are over. It's worth heading back to the shop they were bought from for a fitting check by the middle of the year if your child hasn't started complaining that they're getting too tight by then.
Go with properly fitted shoes
At best a poorly-fitting shoe can lead to blisters and discomfort and at worst, bone deformities. Given they don't tend to last the full year, properly fitted shoes can seem expensive but no other item of uniform (well, maybe apart from a tie!) will be worn every single day and none has such a big effect. With this in mind, it's usually worth paying a bit more for fitted shoes if possible.
Cut costs elsewhere by buying generic uniform items at supermarkets or the larger retail chains, rather than official uniform outfitters which tend to be pricey.
Don't forget to take a pair of socks to the fitting.
But skip those designer labels
Whilst it's probably worth paying a little more for high quality, properly fitted shoes, flash designer versions costing ￡50+ probably won't be respected by your child. Only buy them if money is no object and you won't mind if they get lost or trashed within a couple of terms.
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Shaikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Deputy Chairperson of the Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC), inaugurated a ‘Ramadan Charity Suhoor’ as part of the club’s ‘Be-Cause Campaign’ on Wednesday.
The proceeds from the two-day event will be donated to the “Big Heart Campaign” to support Syrian refugee children, which was launched by Shaikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and SLC.
Shaikha Bodour was escorted by club director Khawla Al Serkal on a tour of the Ramadan Bazaar organized along with the Charity Suhoor. The bazaar included several works and products of small businesses, in addition to an exhibition for pre-owned handbags which come in part with the campaign the club organised in Ramadan, titled “Donate a bag and put a smile on a child’s face”.
Saikha Bodour expressed her gratitude and happiness to the huge interaction received from the Emirati society on their participation in charitable work.
“The UAE has always witnessed many humanitarian initiatives which reached various parts of the world. Today, we witness and together we share the support for the noble ‘Big Heart” campaign launched by Shaikha Jawaher, who has been declared the first Eminent Advocate for refugee children around the globe” by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an advocate to Syrian refugee children after the tragic situation and current issues in their homeland. Tonight, we are participating along with Sharjah Ladies Club through this community event for the “Big Heart” campaign to send the message to the Syrian people that we are with you and we will not leave you,” she said.
She also called on various institutions and individuals to carry their religious and humanitarian duty towards the people in Syria, through contributing and supporting the “Big Heart” campaign to bring hope to the refugee children.
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“Since the campaign was launched, the SLC has donated Dh100,000. We, as an SLC family, assure our march along Shaikha Jawaher’s vision, by launching charitable campaigns and events for a good cause, which enhances our commitment and adaptation to high charitable campaigns and supporting all humanitarian issues.Shop the latest from Michael Kors Classic Handbags. Totally free shipping and returns.”
An introductory video of the Big Heart campaign was played and a new set of handbags of global brands were presented for sale, 20 per cent of whose proceeds will go to the campaign.
During the event, separate donations Dh1 million and Dh50,000 were announced for the campaign.
The two-day Ramadan event, sponsored by Julfar, included a Ramadan Bazaar which included various luxurious products.
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Even if the woman purchased the bag with her own money, it is also assumed that her partner likely helped her in some way obtain the luxury product.
Part of the study also included an exercise that made one group of women jealous, by having them imagine that someone was flirting with their partner.
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The group that was just given a drawing of a blank purse, only drew a small logo on the purse.
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In one, they triggered feelings of jealousy in some women, but not in others. Then, the researchers asked the women to draw designer logos on a handbag.
The non-jealous women drew small symbols, while those who experienced feelings of jealousy drew logos that were, on average, twice as large.
“She was feeling more insecure, so she was making a bigger statement. ‘Fendi – Fend off. I’m fending you off with Fendi!’” said Dr. Greer.
Some stylish shoppers in the trendy Meatpacking District said they were somewhat skeptical of the study.
“I have always felt that wearing designer anything just signals to other women you have fabulous taste. Very little to do with my man,” one woman told Johnson.
“I buy things because I enjoy them and the way I look in them. It has nothing to do with how I feel about my husband or other women around me, so I think it’s a little silly,” another added.
The researchers said studying why women buy what they buy is serious business.
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"Do you need attention?" she asks. "If you need attention, just raise your hand and I'll give you a hug. Do you need a hug? Yes? OK."
Sometimes it takes a little more reassurance. A kindergartner presents her finger to Ms. Baldner and announces that it hurts.
Quick inspection, all is fine. The girl smiles. So does Ms. Baldner.
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Earlier, watching kids hop off the bus and walk toward home, she paused.
"I'm the first person they see in the morning and the last person they see in the afternoon," she said. "If they have a bad time here, the rest of their day is rough."
Miss Cathi, as students know her, sees everything. She watches her kids board the bus. She reads them in an instant. When things are hard, she sees it.
And she has a system for kids who want her to know something but don't want to say it out loud - or who don't want to be seen telling. Write a note. She'll find it. She knows her kids experience more than their share of stress.
"Kids act out - they need to get all that out somehow."
That's one reason she doesn't pay much attention to the noise. "As long as they're sitting in their seats and not killing each other, they can be as loud as they want," she said, laughing.
A small boy comes on the bus and presents a scraped knee. Miss Cathi tapes it up with a bandage. "You're the mom, the dad, the brother, the sister, the friend, the teacher, the psychologist," she said. "You're everything."
Nothing on the bus happens without an audience. And every child is curious. A girl asks about part of the first-aid kit. What's that for?
"For if someone throws up, there's powder so it doesn't smell," Miss Cathi explains.
"What do you put the throw up in?"
She points to the kit. "There's a red bag that's in there."
A kindergarten girl is sitting on the brown vinyl bench seat behind me. Her small voice cuts through the din of students clambering onto the bus.
" Miss Cathi. Do you sleep talk in the night?"
"No."
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And they smile. Together.
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Columnist Sarah Garrecht Gassen is writing about Walter Douglas Elementary School as part of the Star's in-depth look at poverty in Tucson and how it affects kids,
Gassen spent time at the school in the Flowing Wells School District from mid-March through the end of the school year in May.
This is the second installment.
The first piece appeared last Sunday and the final piece appears this Sunday on the editoral pages. To read last Sunday's piece go to azstarnet.com/walterdouglas. The Star's week-long news series on poverty begins Aug. 4.
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Griskevicius and Wang first investigated what other women infer about a woman’s relationship partner based on the luxuriousness of her possessions. "We found that a woman who is wearing luxury items and designer brands is perceived to have a more devoted partner and as a result other women are less likely to flirt with him," says Wang. "Regardless of who actually purchased the items, other women inferred that the man had something to do with it and is thus more devoted to her."
In another study, Griskevicius and Wang made participants feel jealous by having them imagine that another woman was flirting with their man. Shortly afterward, the women completed a seemingly unrelated task in which they drew a luxury brand logo on a handbag. The result? When women felt jealous, they drew designer logos that were twice the size of those in the other conditions.
"The feeling that a relationship is being threatened by another woman automatically triggers women to want to flash Gucci, Chanel, and Fendi to other women," explains Wang. "A designer handbag or a pair of expensive shoes seems to work like a shield, where wielding a Fendi handbag successfully fends off romantic rivals."
Another of Griskevicius and Wang’s studies revealed that when romantic relationships were threatened, women not only desired more expensive handbags, cars, cell phones, and shoes, they also spent 32 percent more of their own money for a chance to win an actual luxury spending spree.
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