Tips for Staying Stylish and Warm This Winter

During the winter, we all want to look our best, but it’s just so hard to be warm and still look great. Here are some easy tips from my experience for you staying stylish and warm this winter.

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Scarves are perfect accessories with a pure style and warmth. They’re always easy to match, so they won’t take you too much time thinking about how to dress.

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A boat-neck sweater is simple and great for winter. Sweaters are warm and this kind of sweaters are simply stylish.

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Put on a vest. Fur vests are stylish and they keep you warm over a thin top. I love them!

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Leather dresses and jackets are perfect clothing for you to stay warm in!

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Peacoats keep you warm all the time. Put on a long peacoat and stay warm in it!

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Especially for girls, tall boots are fantastic in winter to keep warm and stylish. Knee-high boots are my favorite.

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Stockings and leggings should be also girls’ favorite in winter because they let you still wear skirts, shorts, and dresses in a cold day. They’re also good for both school and office.Remember to keep your legs warm, ladies!

Hope this is helpful for you! Have a nice Thanksgiving!

A Non-traditional Student and a Veteran

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This blog post was written by Steven Bussard

I am a “non- traditional” student (someone going to college that is over the age of 23 according to the GCC website) and a Veteran of the U.S. Army. I tried college before in the 80’s, but never finished due to personal reasons. I bounced around from job to job and state to state not really having a direction in my life. I never really appreciated the clout a college education holds until after transitioning out of the military. I had a very well-paying job in Florida, which I loved, at a simulations company, but when it came time for layoffs it was the people that had certificates or degrees that kept their jobs. So now I am doing what I should have done so many years ago.

I am a son of a U.S. Navy Veteran. I was born on a Navy base in Bermuda, and then my family was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia where I grew up. For those of you who do not know the Norfolk or Virginia Beach area is one of the top ten cities with the most military installations in the U.S. My life was going in the wrong direction for quite a long time and I needed a stable environment so I joined the U.S. Army Military Police Corp at 27 years old. It was during the Gulf War in 1991, but I never got a chance to go to Iraq because 4 days prior to my first day of basic training the Iraqis gave up. I suppose they heard I was joining (just kidding). After basic training I was stationed in Camp Darby, Italy which is just outside of Pisa. I spent 3 years there and whenever I could I traveled Europe because I may never get this chance to do it later in life. I honeymooned in Paris, France (and the people are not as rude as other Americans would like you to think), spent time in Germany, Hungary, Austria.

Through this time in the Army I learned more about respect and a sense of duty. You start to understand what role the veterans that came before you had to go through, I am sure some of those experiences were worse than mine. There is a strong sense of brother/sisterhood in the Army and in the other services that is hard to explain to someone that has never been in the military. I knew when I was in trouble my military brothers/sisters had my back. I would imagine that is why once we transition out of the military we tend to gravitate toward other veterans because we know that that trust is still there, a feeling we sometimes cannot get from our own families. That is also why we are so patriotic and respectful to all veterans from WWII, Vietnam, to now. Even though you did not serve with that veteran the sense of gratitude and brotherhood is still there. You see we just picked up the torch where they left off. I like this little ode written by an unknown author “A Veteran Is Someone who, at one point, wrote a blank check made payable to ‘The United States of America’ for an amount of ‘up to and including their life.’” That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it. I don’t know what happened to this country since the end of WWII but the respect we should give to all veterans has declined. To many, Veterans Day is just another holiday or a day off. It is a day to honor those who have served their country the living and the dead. I for one will never forget that our veterans fight for our freedom every day. Not just the ones on the front line, but all who have served. For me, every day is a day for honoring our vets.

Tips for Driving in Winter

Winter is coming! You will always want to be extra careful on the road. There’re these winter driving safety tips to avoid trouble on the road:

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Watch the weather. One way that drivers can limit their liability in the winter is to plan trips in relatively good weather. Be alert and stay up to date on changing weather and traffic reports in order to anticipate and avoid stormy roadways. New smartphones and tablets make this even easier with real-time wireless weather updates.
Slow down. A little more caution makes a lot of difference when roads are slick. Slowing down and driving on low-speed roads will help limit you potential for damage in a collision. Keeping more car lengths between vehicles gives you more time for any sudden stop too.
Know Your Extras. This is a big one for those driving newer, more tech-equipped vehicles: it’s critically important to understand how your safety features work. The biggest example? Anti-lock brakes. Where tapping brakes works for controlling skid in traditional braking, pumping ABS can be dangerous. Road safety experts and law enforcement professionals know that anti-lock brakes and other features are no substitute for safe stopping distances and reasonable speeds – and that goes for other high-tech features like traction control as well. Even some more traditional features of a vehicle can be confusing – for example, experts warn against using cruise control on slick roads.
Stock A Winter Emergency Kit. In the event that you do have to pull over during a major storm or find yourself with a broken-down vehicle, be prepared with a winter emergency kit. Recommended items include: a flashlight and batteries, hand-warmers, blankets, drinking water, shovel and ice scraper, jumper cables, and standalone emergency lights or flares.

All of these helpful driving tips can assist drivers in keeping themselves and others safe this winter. Hope you have a safe winter and nice holidays!

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What is Fashion?

What is fashion?

Fashion is a ruffle, fashion is a crease. Fashion is for the head, fashion is for the feet. Fashion is denim, fashion is diamonds.

Fashion is safe.

Fashion is risk.

Fashion is reflection.

Fashion is vision.

From leather to lace, from sandals to stilettos, from art to music, fashion is…..everything.

Fashion is subjective and open to discussion.

I am happy to announce the theme for the 35^th Annual GCC Fashion Show is Fashion is…

Fashion is… seems like a broad theme for the 35^th Annual GCC Fashion Show, but fashion is broad and all encompassing.

Each scene will be called Fashion is… ________.

Each individual in charge of a scene has the ability to name the scene and showcase what fashion really means to that individual and how they interpret the theme.

We want the people of Western New York to think and have an understanding about the role of fashion in our culture. We want them to develop their own definitions of what fashion means to them, but we also want to show and educate them on what we think fashion is.

The GCC Fashion Program is excited to educate you on what fashion is on April 30^th, 2016!

College Village’s 11th Annual Thanksgiving Feast

Hey readers!

Next Tuesday (Nov. 24th) at 6:00 PM, College Village staff will be serving all of their 400+ residents Thanksgiving dinner! If you live at College Village, don’t miss out!

College Village staff and all of the resident assistant will be cooking dishes to bring to the event. There will be turkey, potatoes, macaroni and cheese, vegetables, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and pie! Yum. Each R.A. will season and cook a turkey (some for the first time) so there’s guaranteed to be at least 9 different turkeys, each with it’s own unique flavor. Last year was my first time cooking a turkey and it came out pretty yummy! I seasoned it with some flavors that my mother suggested, and made it my own by adding some of my favorite ingredients, like fresh rosemary and garlic. I plan on cooking the turkey the same way this year. I just hope my teachers allow me to run back and forth from class to C.V. every so often, like most of them did last year.

College Village has been serving Thanksgiving dinner to their residents for 10 years, and this year marks the 11th. It’s a good deed C.V. staff, including Assistant Director of Residential Life, Ellen Brokaw and the R.A.s really look forward to doing.

I am thankful to have the chance to pursue my goals, and to be in college. I know our country’s history isn’t squeaky clean but I’m thankful for the changes that have taken place over the years, and especially for the people that have paved the way me to be right where I am today.

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By the way, I didn’t take any of the photos in this post! 🙂

Until next time friends!

The Innovation Zone

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to go with the CEO Club to the Innovation Zone that is part of the GCEDC (Genesee County Economic Development Center), located across the street in the MedTech Building. In one of their state-of-the-art conference rooms, we meet with the Vice President of Business Development for the GCEDC, Christopher Suozzi. He gave us insight on what they do over at the Innovation Center, part of which is helping businesses get started. People who are looking to start up their company can come in with their business plans and learn how to take it from an idea to a reality. There is space in the Innovation Zone that new companies can use for meetings, video conferences, and workspace while they are looking for their own office space to start up. GCEDC also has land that they have already developed, complete with water lines, so that companies can come in and start to build their buildings and get to work quicker. Allowing multiple businesses to start in the same location creates an industrial park which, in turn, creates more job opportunities for people from Rochester to Buffalo. In summary, GCEDC entices companies to come and start their companies here by having land ready, being located in a convenient area ( between to major cities, Rochester and Buffalo) and by giving companies incentives and tax breaks for 10 years.

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Brian Bell was a guest speaker who also talked with us about being an entrepreneur and shared his own experiences as one. He is the Chief Executive Officer for First Wave Products Group, LLC. His company works on medical accounts; he said he listens to ideas that people or students have, discerns which are good, and helps get funding to make their idea possible. One of the things his company is responsible for is the “First Crush” which automatically turns pills into powder- He described it to us as a Keurig for pills. This idea came from an individual from the University at Buffalo.

When Brian talked to us about being an entrepreneur, he told us how everyone has ideas but it takes someone who is truly passionate about something to be able to execute that idea and turn it into something real. Then he and Chris turned it over to all of us in the club and asked if any of us had ideas or passions that we could turn into a business. Some of us shared our ideas of how we would take something that already exists and make it better for the environment. Some of us were working on creating something entirely new. Personally, I would like to open my own event planning company someday. Both Chris and Brian gave me advice on how to achieve my goal- they said that I should absorb as much experience as I could before opening my own business. That way, if I made a mistake, I would be able to learn from it for the future.

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My Visit To Rolling Hills Asylum

Okay, a couple of weeks ago I was brave/foolish enough to visit Rolling Hills Asylum in East Bethany NY with some friends. It was SO much fun! Of course, channeling my inner ghost adventurer I went with an all black OOTD, because seriously what else would one wear when confronting the paranormal??!

“Located between Buffalo and Rochester, Rolling Hills Asylum‘s enormous 53,000+ sq. ft. brick building sits on a knoll in the hamlet of E. Bethany, N.Y. and has been a popular destination for ghost hunters for many years. Opened on January 1, 1827 and originally named The Genesee County Poor Farm, it was created by Genesee County to house those eligible for assistance including paupers, habitual drunkards, lunatics, the blind, lame or otherwise handicapped, orphans, widows, vagrants, and even a murderer or two.” -Paranormal.about.com

The location also became a nursing home, and even served as a Tuberculosis hospital. Yeah, this place has been just about everything that could potentially be horrifically haunted….

Rolling Hills Asylum, in all its eerie glory.

Don’t worry! We went in prepared, with some heavy duty Good Vibes spray from Crystal Cactus!

My favorite room in the asylum is definitely that of Roy Crouse. Roy is a seven-foot tall “shadow man” and everybody’s favorite apparition at RHA. The poor man suffered from gigantism, which messes with the growth hormones. He lived out his life in Rolling Hills, after he was abandoned there because his prominent family considered him an embarrassment, and died in 1942, almost seven and a half feet tall at the age of 52.

The room contains a large bookcase because Roy prided himself on his cultivated intellect and taste, and loved to read.

Now…. on to supernatural evidence we captured!!

Ok, in this one there is LITERALLY an ORB in HER HAIR?!?!

All of these pictures are completely unedited. In fact, we didn’t even look through them until after leaving the asylum.

This is a picture of my friend Jenna reading the bedtime book “Goodnight Moon” out loud in a classroom within Rolling Hills. Just after I took this photo, the book flew out of her hands!! After that, she DID NOT want to go back to that room.

When we did go back, however, this radio literally turned on by itself and started playing creepy talk radio laced with static.

Now, in case you didn’t know, for a while Rolling Hills used to be operated as a craft and antiques store called Carriage Village. During this time it actually functioned as a “cute” Christmas attraction for families. Yeah, small children actually went inside and posed with Santa…creepy right?? Guess what, I was one of those children! Way back in the early 90’s, when my mom had absolutely no clue what the place was. So yeah, I was a Rolling Hills Asylum veteran. On that happy note, Happy Holidays everyone!!! Super pumped for Christmas!

International Day for Tolerance

The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance. It is observed on November 16^th.

Bearing in mind that the United Nations Charter states: ‘We, the people of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, … to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, … and for these ends to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours’,

Recalling that the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO, adopted on 16 November 1945, states that ‘peace, if it is not to fail, must be founded on the intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind’,

Recalling also that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that ‘Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion’,

‘of opinion and expression’,

and that education ‘should promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups’.

Alpha Epsilon Gamma Initiation!

This post is a teeny bit late, but now I want to finally share with you some pictures of AEG initiation day! Of course I can’t discuss any of the actual rituals (TOP SECRET), but I can show you just how lovely all the girls looked, our family shirts, and of course, the amazing food!!

Here’s my little sister’s (biological and sorority) paddle! She did such a great job on it along with her Royal Family sister! My Sparkle Family paddle FINALLY came in the mail, so I can’t wait to decorate it with tons and tons of glitter!

Sparkle Family colors! My gorgeous sister Angela, and lovely Big Emely.And now for the food! It was honestly to die for! Our fabulous sorority head, and Dean of Students Jennifer Newell went above and beyond, and really spoiled us! Thank you!! Everything a non-meat-eater like me could wish for! Fruits and veggies for days!
And this amazing Mediterranean spread!Some delectable brie with a tart raspberry sauce! I’m making myself so hungry just thinking about it…
And one of my favorite flavored waters in the world, cucumber!!Okay, these things were amazing! Cute little individual grilled cheese sandwiches in a cup of tomato sauce!They were adorable! Not to mention nice and salty! Group Picture!!I love my AEG family, and can’t wait to make lots of precious memories together! Initiation was such a blast!

Winter Courses at G.C.C.

Genesee Community College is offering 13 courses for students to take over the winter. The courses are all online and vary in subject from Business Communications (BUS 106-66) to History of Rock and Roll: Blues and Beyond (MUS 203-66).

The Winterim term begins December 14th, which is 3 days after the last day of Fall classes. It lasts for 3 weeks and 4 days, ending on January 8th; eleven days before the first day of Spring classes.

ENG 101-66 : College Composition

English 101, a required course for graduation. Be prepared to do a lot of reading and reflective writing. If you haven’t taken this course yet, you have the opportunity to take it over the winter break.

HIS 105-66 : Western Tradition 2

This is actually a course I’m taking right now. In this class you can expect to learn about European and American history. Some historical periods we’ve covered in class were the Reformation, the Glorious Revolution, the Enlightenment, the Great Awakening, and the American Revolution. We’re covering the French Revolution now. I find it to be an interesting and enlightening course and you take it over the winter if you’d like.

CIN 242-66 : Female Role in Film

If you need to fulfill a humanities credit, this course is an option for you. Students will study film from the 1920’s to present day. Analyzing how women have been depicted in film, and how that depiction has changed over time. Sounds interesting!

MUS 203-66 : History of Rock and Roll: Blues & Beyond
When I read this course title I hear the guitar part to “Carry on My Wayward Son” by Kansas. I know it’s way before my time, but Rock Band featured it their video game! This course sound engaging and delightful. It fulfills a humanities credit as well.

MET-101-66 : Introduction to Meteorology

Are you interested in tornadoes and thunder storms? Taking this class will teach you how the weather works. If your in love with natural phenomena, or aspire to be a weather man or woman, you can take this course over the Winterim term.

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1st hand experiences from GCC students!

Miscellaneous

Tips for Staying Stylish and Warm This Winter

A Non-traditional Student and a Veteran

Tips for Driving in Winter

What is Fashion?

College Village’s 11th Annual Thanksgiving Feast

The Innovation Zone

My Visit To Rolling Hills Asylum

International Day for Tolerance

Alpha Epsilon Gamma Initiation!

Winter Courses at G.C.C.

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