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Adidas Track suit 

Adidas remains a classic street wear brand, and we can never get enough. Here, the Heath Dolls are rocking the classic red two piece track suit with the signature stripes down the pant and jacket. We added a khaki colored vest for a high fashion flair reminiscent of the way actress/singer Zendaya wore in the photo below. Let us know what you think of this look!

Shirt Dress
Orange seems to be a top color pick of the Summer and we can see why!  The Heath dolls are not afraid to take risks with fashion and here they did just that. To accomplish this look, we turned a boys  dress shirt into a to die for shirt dress channeling  the beautiful singing artist  Ciara! For the belt, we cut mommy’s black infinity belt in half and each took a side. We completed the look with black calf boots. Tell us in the comments if you think we nailed it!

Tie Dye
Tie Dye for the win! Everywhere you turn your head these days you see this old school yet fun pattern. From A list celebs like Kylie Jenner to babies at daycare it’s being rocked. Here The Heath Dolls recreated a fun red and neutral two piece Tie Dye set rocked by Kylie Jenner. To pull off this look, we had to think outside the box. We turned what was once a two piece pant set into a skirt set in less than 5 minutes! To create the banded top we wrapped the pants around our top half and pinned into place. The original long sleeve shirt was worn as the skirt. To hide the arms we tied them around the back to make a cute bow. We loved how this cane out. Let us know what you think!

Oversized Coveralls

Let’s face it, when it comes to street wear coveralls are at the top of the list especially oversized ones. The Heath Dolls recreated the talented artist Tiana Taylor’s Look worn at her recent album release party. In fact, not only did she rock the look all her guest did as well. Let us know what you think of this recreation in the comments.

Who is winning the war in you? Is it your overweight or heavyweight self? Are you having bad news for breakfast with a glass of doubt? Are you snacking on fear and negativity throughout the day and digesting stress, anxiety and worry for dinner? Watch what you eat!

You can control your diet. You can have the body you desire if only you choose what you chew on. To lose the weight that this world and life brings, try nibbling on positivity, hope, trust, and faith which will lead to peace. We have absolutely no control over things happening around us and sometimes to us, but we can control whether or not to ingest it. Watch what you eat! Trouble and problems will surely come, but we can strategically allow issues to build our muscles so that we become heavyweight champions. If you’re going to carry weight, you may as well work it out to your advantage and not allow it to bog you down. If you’re overweight, find your personal trainer of life to help prepare healthy meal plans suitable for your body type and to encourage you to turn down plates of hopelessness until you reach your goal weight and become a heavyweight to be reckoned with.

Two things have kept me busy in the past few months: new employment and Star Trek. Reengaging with past Star Trek series (mostly Deep Space Nine and Enterprise) has reminded me how much the franchise has affected my life as well as inspired several Star Trek-themed blog posts). So I came across The Klingon Art of War (not an affiliate link), I was curious about whether it would be a similar-themed leadership guide for nonprofits and social enterprise as Wess Roberts’ Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Although it is less didactic than Make It So, Star Trek – The Klingon Art of War functions as a smart, savvy reworking of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. Organized into ten “principles” with related stories, Klingon Art of War serves less as a practical leadership guide and more of a metaphorical exploration into leadership strategy. (In fairness, author Keith R.A. Candido’s intention was focused on highlighting Klingon history and lore, not focusing on business leadership). However, recontextualizing Sun Tzu’s theories through a Klingon perspective provides an easier way to understand. (Especially given the high prevalence of “honor” in Klingon society which could easily be translated into “integrity” in our present times).

Even for those working remotely (like me) and dealing with COVID-19 related issues, The Klingon Art of War provides some strong ideas about personal conduct. Despite harsh-sounding phrases like “Choose Your Enemies Well” and “Always Die Standing Up”, Star Trek – The Klingon Art of War promotes a positive, straightforward approach to handling matters. Even the book’s main narrative conceit – a Klingon scholar describing his reaction to these stories – provides insight into how text can be interpreted and misinterpreted. As much as Sun Tzu’s The Art of War focused on strategy and winning every battle, Star Trek – The Klingon Art of War focuses on personal integrity and perceptions of situations. Although it isn’t a substitute for other resources, Star Trek – The Klingon Art of War provides a metaphorical exploration of living with integrity.

For Star Trek fans, The Klingon Art of War also provides some great background on Klingon culture and society within the series. Several appendices explain Klingon weapons, a practical application of Klingon principles, and understanding a historical context. Although it may seem frivolous to give meaning to tie-in literature, Star Trek – The Klingon Art of War cannot help but feel appropriate during this time. With several Star Trek series attempting to deconstruct Trek lore, The Klingon Art of War (published in 2014) reconstructs Klingon lore into a great mix of insightful tie-in literature and practical guide.

I highly recommend Star Trek – The Klingon Art of War for nonprofit and social enterprise leaders, Star Trek fans, and people looking for an entertaining diversion.

For now, though, I am now considering taking Klingon language lessons thanks to this book.

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Sia is a gorgeous, sweet, gentle and shy six-month-old, blue-eyed Siamese kitten looking for a loving guardian.

Sia rubs against you, licks your hand, but gets nervous at times and hides. She lets you hold her in your arms and she gets along just find with other cats.

She is very well-behaved in the home, uses her litter box and is an indoor-only cat.

Sia was being fed in a family’s backyard in a feral colony. She was trapped, but while shy, she is not feral.

She is spayed, has all her claws. She is vaccinated for rabies and distemper, microchipped and dewormed.

To meet and possibly adopt Sia, please contact [email protected] for an adoption application.

Her adoption fee of $175 benefits the Friends of Petraits Rescue. She is being fostered in Chicago.

Caramel is a beautiful, young friendly tortie.

Her fosterers write: “She’s been very friendly with us as well; sat on our laps all night and let us pick her up. She is definitely a very sweet and cuddly one!”

She has been spayed/vaccinated. Carmel has tested positive for FelV, so can only live with other FelV positive cats. She can life safely with dogs and other pets, however.

To meet Caramel, write to us at [email protected] !

Hyde Park Cats is a local, all-volunteer group dedicated to helping stray and homeless cats in and around Chicago’s Hyde Park. We received our 501(c)(3) status in 2014 and have had over 1,200 adoptions since our founding in 2008. See all our adoptable kitties on our webpage: http://hydeparkcats.org/adopt/

All of our cats are in loving foster homes, which means the cat you adopt will be familiar with the sounds, smells, and movements of life in a home and accustomed to living with humans. He or she has been interacting on a daily basis with people who know this particular cat intimately, and the foster mom or dad can tell you all about the cat’s individual personality, habits, preferences. You can’t judge a cat by its cover! And while we can’t predict the future or know everything about a cat, we can help you choose the cat who is right for you. We have an adoption application and an adoption fee, $125 for the adoption of one cat, or $250 for a pair. This fee goes towards covering their vet costs. All cats adopted out by us are neutered/spayed, micro-chipped, tested for FIV/FeLV, and treated with Revolution.

2,403 U.S. personnel died in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941.  On the morning of September 11, 2001, a surprise terrorist attack killed 2,977 civilians.

Almost 3,700 Americans died of COVID-19 during the Republican National Convention last week.

Of course, “Whatabout” Ronnie asks, “What about the Democratic National Convention? How many people died during that?”

All through high school and college, I remember teachers saying that there were no stupid questions. That wasn’t quite accurate, but let’s address this one, anyway.

About 1,000 Americans die each day from COVID-19, so the number that died during the DNC is about the same as the number that died during the RNC.  That however, is where all equivalence ends.

No one at the DNC was in the unique position to have prevented a majority of those unnecessary deaths. Up to 90% by some estimates.

No one at the DNC acted like COVID-19 is behind us when, in FACT, the worst may be yet to come.

No one at the DNC is trying to convince you that 200,000 dead Americans is a good job.

No one at the DNC ever said that there were only 15 cases of COVID-19 in America and that will soon go down to “near zero,” a number that is apparently somewhere between one and 2.5 MILLION.

No one at the DNC repeatedly said that coronavirus was under control or that it would magically go away.

No one at the DNC said that coronavirus would disappear in April, like a miracle.

No one at the DNC spent two precious months downplaying, lying about and covering up the threat of a pandemic, allowing the virus to infiltrate our country undetected.

No one at the DNC told you to drink bleach, inject yourself with disinfectant, shove a light up your ass or take an unproven, dangerous drug in which he has a financial interest.

Do you see the difference, “Whatabout” Ronnie?

One convention was composed of people who want to do something about America’s mounting death rate and shattered economy.

The Republican National Convention was composed of people who are so enslaved to the lies of Donald Trump and so afraid of his maniacal cult that their only platform is that they will say “How high?” when he says jump.

Republicans nominated Donald Trump as their candidate, but they chose Vladimir Putin as their leader.

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