Wonderful Women Of The World
Posted by Michelle Moquin on May 26th, 2012
Good morning!
I wanted to post this last Saturday but as you know, my blogging didn’t go exactly how I planned.
Bullying has been a hot topic in the media lately.
At Marlothomas.com, we’re always talking about women who have pushed the limit in order to accomplish something great. Traciana Graves grew up in a loving home, but she suffered heartbreaking bullying throughout her school years for how she dressed, spoke and even how shewalked. She turned to music for solace, dreaming of one day becoming a singer (which she eventually did!). Her savior during that difficult bullying phase was a popular boy named Joel. He stood up for her, and later, he became her beloved stepbrother when their parents got married. Then Joel went to college and pledged a fraternity — and the unthinkable happened: a hazing incident took his life.
Instead of letting that personal tragedy cripple her, Traciana faced the world. She fulfilled her lifelong dream of being a singer and then dedicated her life and career to ending the one practice that almost tore her world apart: bullying. Traciana didn’t let fear, grief or discouragement stop her. She is truly fearless! Watch the video below to learn more about her inspiring story.
Three fearless lessons Traciana learned that you can try yourself:
1) Create a personal mantra — and live by it. Traciana’s cure for bullying consists of the “Three Ps”: purpose, power and potential. Be mindful of your purpose. Always know your power. Understand your potential.
2) Everyone has negative experiences. It’s up to you to translate yours into positive actions that help yourself and others.
3) Always speak up for injustice — don’t be afraid to do so! A shift in the world starts with you.
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Readers: So…I got a phone call from a a friend who said, “Hey did you see the poem that guy posted to you on your blog the other day?” To which I answered, “What poem and what guy? I don’t remember any poem.” And he promptly said, “You know, the guy who said that he “could worship the dick that got to pleasure itself between those beautiful thighs…”. “Oh yeah…that guy. I wouldn’t exactly call it a ‘poem’”, I laughed. But then I remembered…he did write a “poem”…a very cute 4-liner. And my friend said, “Put it to the cadence of, ‘I would walk miles and miles over broken glass …with her lass’”. I did, but his is way better if you ask me.
Kudos to you, Ankur for such creativity. I never in my wildest dreams would ever think a man would say such words about me, nor consider taking such actions of admiration. Such a sacrifice or offer satiates the ego in a way that modesty forbids further discourse. Oh…And by the way, I’m a pretty nice girl. I would probably say more than just a few words if I met you, that is…before I discovered IAT. :)
Social Butterfly: Thank you for posting such an important topic with respect to our health.
3//9c: My condolences. I knew none of the contingent, but I know what it is to experience loss.
Mike, TM: Okay, so if Robert, RT is correct with respect to your moniker, I have to say, “I like it”. Very apropos. Thanks for humoring me and making my life a bit easier. I like to recognize my readers in any way I can, and especially if they are posting many comments and are considered a “regular”, as of course, you are.
Social Butterfly, et all: Happy Memorial Day! I’m in the fabulous city of San Francisco this weekend and I am so delighted to be here. And yes, I am going to celebrate our beautiful Golden Gate bridge’s big 75th – can’t wait to indulge in the festivities. I HOPE you all are enjoying yourself as well.
Peace & Love…
xox
Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.
Gratefully your blog host,
michelle
Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)
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May 26th, 2012 at 9:32 am
for your Robert,RT:
Color of Change.org is going after those companies that support ALEC, “a corporate law group that masquerading as a public charity. The American Legislative Council (ALEC) has helped to pass discriminatory voter ID legislation in seven states, and similar voter ID bills have been introduced in 27 other states. ALEC’s voter ID laws are undemocratic, unjust and part of a longstanding right wing agenda to weaken the voting blocs that historically oppose Republican candidates.
Supporters of discriminatory voter ID laws claim they want to reduce voter fraud (individuals voting illegally, or voting twice). But such fraud almost never actually occurs, and never in amounts large enough to affect the result of elections. What is clear is that voter ID laws prevent large numbers of eligible voters from casting a ballot, and could disenfranchise up to 5 million people.
The truth is that voter ID laws are discriminatory — African Americans, Latinos, seniors, students, and the poor are all less likely to have the photo IDs necessary to vote under these laws. For example, if you’ve recently moved because of foreclosure or some other economic circumstance, you’re more likely to have an address that is not your current residence on your license license. If you don’t have a car, you’re less likely to have a driver’s license in the first place.
In many states, it can be expensive and time consuming to secure the proper ID. Even when the ID itself is free, it often requires supporting documents like a birth certificate which cost money to achieve. There are already stories of voters who have been eligible to vote for years who are now struggling to navigate a frustrating bureaucratic maze in order to vote.
Requiring ID to vote amounts to a modern day poll tax. And that’s the real purpose of voter ID laws – they are an important part of the modern effort to suppress the votes of groups that usually vote against rightwing politicians.
Color of Change.org wants these corporations to do the right thing (uh-oh, there’s that “fair” implication again) and stop supporting ALEC.
Coca-Cola has quit the American Legislative Council (ALEC) in response to a CoC campaign with (over 4,000 CREDO customers sent letters to Coca Cola’s headquarters and over 1,000 of them made a phone call to Coke to protest the company’s support of the rightwing organization.) Pepsi and Kraft followed suit after Coca-Cola’s announcement to say that they too would no longer supprt the rightwing policy group.
Some of the companies supporting ALEC may simply be unaware that the group is involved in voter suppression. Others might think that voter suppression will benefit their political interests, and hope that they can get away with supporting it because so few people have even heard of ALEC.
Color of Change has already started reaching out to these companies to make sure they know what they’re supporting, and to demand that they stop. Please, add your voice to this campaign and help us convince these companies that continuing to support ALEC will hurt their reputation with consumers.
Please join the campaign here: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/alec_id/?r=5545774&id=40619-5615976-DRXGYex
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I signed. Hope you will too.
/SB
May 26th, 2012 at 9:35 am
Nice Michelle! Should be quite festive. For the 50th bridge party, I was quite sick and missed it. This year, not sick, but it looks like I’ll be missing this one too. Celebrate for all of us!
/SB
May 26th, 2012 at 9:40 am
Want more info on ALEC?
http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed
Dirty bastards.
May 26th, 2012 at 9:46 am
I don’t know any “lass” in that saying. I believe it is:
I’d walk miles and miles over broken glass to suck the dick that fucked her last.
May 26th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Sitting in a bar at the W imagining you walking in. So far no such luck. Guess I’ll have another Martini
May 26th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Why do men eat so unsatisfying? Please somebody rescue this fine piece of ass.
May 26th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Rescue is on the way m’lady. But location and permission to handle the situation is necessary. Have BD will travel.
May 26th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Noted fair damsel in distress.
Response: knight with adequate lance. To the rescue.
May 26th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
it only makes sense you cant take me to the airport if you’re busy with someone else but why can’t you be a gentleman about it?
May 27th, 2012 at 8:42 am
What the New Sunscreen Labels Really Mean
Important changes you should know about…
If you’re like most Americans, you think that the best way to prevent skin cancer is to put on sunscreen—and the higher the product’s sun protection factor (SPF), the better. But both of these beliefs are false.
Shade and/or protective clothing provide better protection than sunscreen, and a super-high SPF doesn’t necessarily work better than a lower-SPF product.
Misconceptions about how protective sunscreens are can be dangerous because they lead people to spend too much time in the sun and increase their risk for skin cancer.
Latest development:
To clarify for consumers what sunscreen can—and cannot—do, the FDA issued new labeling regulations to take effect this June (the deadline was later extended to December 2012).
The changes are crucial to understand so that you can get the greatest level of protection from sunscreen products.
WHY IT MATTERS
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunshine causes 90% of all skin cancers as well as photoaging—premature wrinkling, texture changes and age spots.
Sunscreen can play a role in helping to prevent these cancers and skin damage, but some manufacturers have hyped their products with vague—and sometimes misleading—claims on the labels.
Five important ways sunscreen labels are changing…
WHAT’S NEW:
Requirements added for “broad spectrum” protection.
For years, health authorities have advised us to use a “broad spectrum” sunscreen—that is, one that guards against UVA and UVB radiation (both can cause sunburn and skin cancer).
What most people didn’t realize is that manufacturers were allowed to use the term “broad spectrum” even if a product contained such a small amount of UVA-blocking ingredient that it didn’t really do any good.
Specific change:
Under the new guidelines, sunscreen must absorb significant amounts of UVA energy (and UVB energy) to be labeled “broad spectrum.”
Manufacturers will still be allowed to produce sunscreens that mainly block UVB radiation while providing little protection against UVA rays.
However, under the new guidelines, these products cannot be labeled “broad spectrum” as they have been in the past—nor even use the term “UVA” on the labels.
My advice:
Opt for a product that is labeled “broad spectrum,” which must now offer laboratory-tested protection against both types of UV radiation.
WHAT’S NEW: SPF more clearly defined.
In the past, many people assumed that any level of SPF found in a sunscreen product provides some degree of protection against skin cancer. But that’s not true.
SPF is actually no more than a measure of a sunscreen’s ability to protect the skin from reddening.
For example, suppose it normally takes 20 minutes for your skin to turn red in the sun. If you use an SPF 15 sunscreen, you might not turn red for five hours—15 times longer.
But not all SPF levels have been found to reduce skin cancer risk.
Specific change: Under the new guidelines, products with an SPF lower than 15 (or not broad spectrum) will be required to have a label warning that the product has not been shown to prevent skin cancer.
Only broad-spectrum sunscreens with an SPF of 15 or higher can state on the label that the product decreases the risk for skin cancer and premature skin damage.
Important caveat:
An SPF 30 sunscreen does not provide twice as much protection as an SPF 15 sunscreen.
While an SPF 15 sunscreen will block about 93% of the sun’s UVB rays, an SPF 30 product provides only a small additional benefit by blocking 97% of UVB radiation.
My advice:
Choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 30 to 50. Consumers may be lulled into a false sense of security with products that have an SPF above 50 and be tempted to stay in the sun for longer periods or be less diligent about seeking shade, wearing protective clothing, etc.
WHAT’S NEW: “Use as directed” spelled out.
Because sunscreens are considered a drug in the US, these products must carry a “Drug Facts” box on the label.
Specific change:
New sunscreen labels state that you’ll be protected only if you use the product “as directed.”
My advice:
To use sunscreen “as directed,” you should…
Use at least one ounce for each application to your whole body.
This is about the amount that would fill a shot glass. (Most people apply only one-quarter to one-half of this amount.)
Apply it 15 minutes prior to sun exposure. This allows the ingredients to fully bind to the skin.
Reapply it at least every two hours if you’re dry. Reapply it more often (see below) if you’re swimming or sweating heavily.
Not depend on sunscreen alone. At times, you should also avoid the sun—for example, by wearing a broad-brimmed hat, spending time in the shade, etc.
WHAT’S NEW: “Waterproof” claims no longer allowed.
In the past, many sunscreen products carried claims such as “waterproof” or “sweatproof” on the labels.
Specific change:
Because there is no such thing as a truly waterproof or sweatproof sunscreen, new labels will more accurately specify that a product is “water resistant” for a certain length of time—
for example, 40 minutes or 80 minutes, depending on the product. After that time, you need to apply more sunscreen.
My advice:
Use a water-resistant sunscreen if you’re swimming, spending the day on the beach, etc. For day-to-day use, such as walking to work, you can forgo the added cost of a water-resistant sunscreen.
WHAT’S NEW:
Only certain sunscreen products are regulated.
Even though many types of products contain sunscreen, including sprays, wipes, towelettes, body washes and shampoos, the new regulations apply only to sunscreens in the forms of lotions, oils, creams, gels, butters, pastes, balms and ointments.
My advice:
Use only sunscreens that are covered by the new regulations.
Manufacturers often add sunscreen ingredients to products such as shampoos and body washes, but it doesn’t make sense to use a sunscreen that’s mostly washed off.
Sprays and makeup with sunscreen do provide some protection because they stay on the skin.
Source: Steven Q. Wang, MD, director of dermatologic surgery and dermatology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
He specializes in melanoma and other skin cancers and the use of microscopically controlled (Mohs) surgery for treating skin cancer.
He is the author of Beating Melanoma: A Five-Step Survival Guide (Johns Hopkins University) and founder of the Web site http://www.SunscreenGuide.com
May 28th, 2012 at 6:43 am
Michelle, I looked for you too on the Golden Gate. I would love to meet you.
Allen
May 28th, 2012 at 7:03 am
If you take a look at the demographics in this country, you should not be surprised that young intelligent black politicians are preparing for a run at 2016 Democratic nomination. We should expect a number of women younger than Hillary making similar moves.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:05 am
Hey Republicans posting lies on this blog. Obama did not start any wars. On this day please respect those who gave their lives by not spreading your hate.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:06 am
It’s not hate…..it’s criticism of a President who is doing a terrible job. The soldiers are respected, it the Commander in Chief who is not.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:07 am
By the relentlessly hateful right wing. The soldiers have no problem with him.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:08 am
Watch the smirk on that nigger’s face. Why the smirk again. When he has to show honor to the United States Of America you get that smirk.
The same with Mrs. First Lady, she must be on vacation and he’s PO with the duties of the President. Very sad for our Country and horrible leader for us.
They don’t love our Country never have never will and can’t get rid of that smirk. Their faces shows it all and sad I’m seeing the smirk on the daughters too. Can’t hide your face it tells it all.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:11 am
John you are one racist sick piece of trash. “our country,” I suppose by “our” you mean the white boys.
News flash we are all americans here.
Debbie
May 28th, 2012 at 7:11 am
That’s just plain small, petty and downright pathetic
May 28th, 2012 at 7:11 am
Yeah, I knew you people were itching to start in on the kids, too.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:13 am
You can defend that muslim all you want but isn’t he the same guy that resigned the patriot act.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:14 am
Sorry! No DRAFT DODGER with FIVE SONS who didn’t serve as well is going to be OUR Commander-In-Chief. None of “U.S.” are going to have that or have him.
VETERANS FOR OBAMA 2012
May 28th, 2012 at 7:15 am
Peter, You don’t understand how great it is that our personal phones aren’t tapped anymore?
You would think a paranoid, uneducated, backwater, inbred hillbilly like yourself would appreciate the gubbermint staying out of your business!
May 28th, 2012 at 7:16 am
Wow, once again I came here to read stories of families and friends and the honoring of those who have given their lives for us.
I thought this would be a site of compassion and thanks to our fallen troops. You should be ashamed of yourselves for spewing your hatred instead of honoring the troops.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:19 am
Some of us are vets, who resent the great ad machine of Romney who never served, talking as if he had.
There is a very big picture that gets glossed over with the sappy music and choice words.
May 28th, 2012 at 7:31 am
Read this and “Why You’re Still Not Married.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-mcmillan/why-youre-still-not-married_b_1541011.html?ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=052812&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief
Don’t for get to take the test.
Kate
May 28th, 2012 at 7:34 am
Howie please tell me this wasn’t an alien;
The officer…approached and saw that the naked man was actually chewing the other man’s head, according to witnesses. The officer ordered the naked man to back away, and when he continued the assault, the officer shot him.
The attacker continued to eat the man, despite being shot, forcing the officer to continue firing. Witnesses said they heard at least a half dozen shots.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/naked-man-eating-victims-face-killed-miami_n_1548359.html?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Daily%20Brief&utm_campaign=daily_brief