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FASHION BRANDS WITH THEIR OWN SECOND-HAND MARKETS

We love to look good and what better way to do it in a sustainable way!

Fashion brands are increasingly joining this megatrend and becoming at least more sustainable, not only are they producing garments in a socially and environmentally responsible way, but they are taking responsibility for their used garments and helping to prolong the life of their own clothing brand through their resale programs.

The details of each program vary: some brands take back their clothes for cleaning, repair, and resale, while others offer a marketplace where individuals resell and ship clothing directly to buyers.

These markets are a great way to find sustainable fashion at a more affordable price and even more environmentally friendly way. In addition, if you have second-hand garments from any of these brands, you are helping those garments to have a second life.

It is a customer-to-customer market where you can buy and sell used pieces of the brand through the brand itself.

An example of what is happening is the French brand Sandro, where you can sell the brand's clothes and they give you a credit to buy something in the same store or cash.

How does it work?

You upload your products to the site

You send your clothes to the buyer with a prepaid shipping label.

You choose between cash back or a discount code for your next purchase at the store.

In the case of Sandro

they recommend a selling price based on the condition of the item and the original value, but you can also set your own price within a range. It is tacitly established that items are sold for half the original price.

How much you earn and how much the brand earns

Once the buyer receives and accepts your item, you can choose the method of payment. You receive 70% of the resale price if you choose cash, or you can get a Sandro discount code for 100% of the sale price.

Balenciaga under the motto reduce, recycle and resell joined this market trend recently.

They give the following reasons for doing it with them and not with other multi-brand 

second-hand stores and they are as follows:

Seamless experience, better payment, faster sales, Instant refund for iconic pieces, and finally joining the CIRCULAR trend.

More brands are joining this trend:

Patagonia's Worn Wear is probably the most well-known repair and resale program. Customers can turn in their used Patagonia-branded clothing for store credit to be inspected, cleaned, repaired, and resold. Patagonia also has a Second-Hand program in which they resell pieces with defects and a ReCrafted collection with recycled pieces.

Fashion designer EILEEN FISHER is dedicated to designing clothes to last. So a natural extension of her mission is to have a resale program to ensure her pieces have the long life they were designed for.

Customers can exchange used Eileen Fisher Renew garments for credit. The garments are sorted, cleaned, and resold.

The Mara Hoffman brand also has a Full Circle Marketplace.

I was lucky to be at the New York location at the last NY Fashion Week where the brand manager was telling us about the process.

As part of Mara Hoffman's sustainability commitments, the designer has a marketplace dedicated to buying and selling the brand's second-hand garments.

Customers can resell their secondhand garments purchased directly from MaraHoffman.com or third-party stores since 2019.Brand

Why are fashion brands launching internal secondhand programs? What are the reasons why more and more brands are joining this trend?

I think the biggest advantage is the brand's ability to authenticate and evaluate the quality of its own product which helps establish customer trust and encourages them to participate in a sustainable experience that they might not have otherwise.

Supporting fashion brands that work to change the system is a good idea to consider when shopping.

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The Impact of Academic Advising on Student Success

Introduction

In the pursuit of higher education, students often encounter various challenges, ranging from academic difficulties to personal struggles. Academic advising stands as a beacon of support, guiding students through their academic journey and empowering them to overcome obstacles along the way.

Navigating Academic Pathways

One of the primary roles of academic advising is to assist students in navigating the complex landscape of academic pathways. From choosing majors to selecting courses, advisors offer invaluable insights and recommendations, helping students make informed decisions aligned with their interests and goals.

Fostering Personal Growth

Beyond academic planning, academic advising fosters holistic personal growth. Advisors serve as mentors, providing guidance on time management, study skills, and stress management techniques. By addressing both academic and non-academic challenges, advisors empower students to develop resilience and thrive in their educational pursuits.

Building Meaningful Relationships

Central to effective Academic advising  is the cultivation of meaningful relationships between advisors and students. Through regular interactions and open communication, advisors gain a deeper understanding of students' aspirations, strengths, and challenges, enabling them to provide personalized guidance and support.

Leveraging Executive Functioning Tests

To enhance the effectiveness of academic advising, many institutions incorporate executive functioning test  into their advising practices. These assessments evaluate students' cognitive abilities and identify areas for improvement, enabling advisors to tailor their guidance and interventions to meet individual needs effectively.

Promoting Student Success

At its core, the goal of academic advising is to promote student success. By providing comprehensive support, addressing academic and personal needs, and leveraging tools like executive functioning tests, advisors play a crucial role in empowering students to achieve their academic goals and fulfill their potential.

Conclusion

As students navigate the complexities of higher education, the role of academic advising becomes increasingly vital. By providing guidance, fostering personal growth, and leveraging innovative tools like executive functioning tests, advisors contribute significantly to student success, ensuring that every student receives the support they need to thrive academically and beyond.

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How Asian Students Leverage their STEM Strengths to Excel in University Education and Career Development

Asian students may often show introverted behaviour in a Western learning environment because of language barriers and cultural differences, but their strong proficiency in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects can be seen as strong transferrable skills to enter today's dynamic global market.  

Nowadays, mathematics and science are seen as adaptable across industries, and fundamental to innovation from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to healthcare and finance.   These are not only subject-specific skills but also foster logical thinking and problem-solving skills essential across sectors.  

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UK Scholarships for Indian students | UK Education Consultant

Leading UK education consultant UKScholar offers UK Scholarships for Indian students as well as appropriate career assistance. We support UK scholarships for Indian students for a number of reasons, including the fact that they give students the chance to pursue academic excellence, select top-notch courses, enrol in universities with a strong reputation abroad, access job and research opportunities, and engage in a variety of cultural experiences.

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Some highlights from the proposed bill for those interested:

Highest Personal Income Tax Rate Since 1986 (combined Federal Tax rate of 45%)

Highest Capital Gains Tax Since 1978. A rate over twice as high as China’s capital gains tax rate.(nearly doubles rate from 20% to 39%)

Corporate Tax Rate Higher than Communist China. (A 31% increase, from 21% to 28%)

Unconstitutional Wealth Tax on Unrealized Gains

Quadrupled Tax on Stock Buybacks. This tax will hit every American with a 401K or IRA or union pension.

$31 Billion Tax on American Energy

32% Increase to Medicare Taxes

Carried Interest Tax on Capital Gains

$23 Billion Retirement Tax

$24 Billion Cryptocurrency Tax

Real Estate Tax Hike (wants to end 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges)

Doubles the Global Minimum Tax (Global Intangible Low-Tax Income (GILTI) from on U.S. multinational corporations from 10.5 to 21 percent, which after the disallowance of foreign tax credits would provide a top rate of 26.25 percent)

[piccolos-bigtoe]

I dunno if you still answer these but:

What’s your a03?

I do answer these still yes!!!! (Though arguably I should probably answer more eeep!!!) (sorry to anyone who hasn’t gotten an answer—)

Okay forewarning before I give out my AO3, I’m not very confident in my writing and I am pretty much just self serving in what I make— that being said, there is explicit content on my account (I am working on a not explicit-rating but rather a teen-rating one shot, though, it just hasn’t been finished). I can’t control what anyone does, and I don’t know who all follows me, so to any minors that may read this I will say my content is not made for you— if you decide to look, PLEASE TAKE CAUTION. I’ve had an AO3 account since I was 11, quotev and wattpad at 10, people telling me to not read that stuff didn’t stop me or help me, so all I can say is just pleeeeaasseeee exercise your best judgement when engaging with any adult content, mine or someone else’s, because I over did it and I have issues now.

Okay I’m done rambling now— it’s erm, Piccolos_Handgina. Charming I know. I don’t know if this is awkward to mention, but I actually remember your username because you bookmarked one of my fics before—

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By: Mike Ramsay

Published: Mar 7, 2024

Late last month, the public learned that the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) through its Equity, Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Department issued a teaching guide claiming the Canadian education system is “colonialist” and designed to uphold the dominant white culture. The document, entitled “Facilitating Critical Conversations,” specifies that “education is a colonial structure that centres whiteness and Eurocentricity and therefore it must be actively decolonized,” and “schooling in North America is inherently designed for the benefit of the dominant culture (i.e., white, middle-upper class, male, Christian, cisgender, heterosexual, able-bodied, neurotypical, etc.)”. It adds that, “race matters—it is a visible and dominant identity factor determining people’s social, political, economic, and cultural experiences.”

While the school board has since temporarily removed the guide pending review after the Ontario Ministry of Education called it divisive, it is important that this thinking which has captured our school systems not be ignored. 

That this handbook was actually produced and distributed by the TDSB did not come as a shock to me, because, in my view, it is representative of what is taking place at other school boards right across Ontario. A reasonable question to ask is how all of this came about.

Having served as a trustee for 24 years, I would suggest it emerged because of the work of frontline activists who truly believe in their cause and that the system is stacked against racialized students. However, many others in leadership positions, who have other motives, simply see this as an opportunity to enrich themselves. They did this by pretending to address the activists’ perception of the issues.

As a Black trustee and past chair of a large school board (WRDSB), I often wondered what good could come from paying DEI consultants upwards of $500.00 an hour to teach kids that if they are white, the successes they experience are not due to personal effort. Meanwhile, racialized students are being taught that despite personal effort, their chances of success are diminished because society is racist and therefore biased against them.

The fact is that we have both white and racialized kids who are doing well academically. Conversely, we have white and racialized kids who are not doing so well. What I have found as a member of my board’s discipline committee is that the kids (from all backgrounds) who are not doing well usually have other issues that are at play, including, but not limited to significant behavioural issues that are impacting their ability to learn. However, you can’t tell this to the proponents of DEI, who have been busy organizing events to celebrate and take credit for the academic success of racialized students who I believe were, for the most part, never in danger of failing school in the first place. The credit should go to the parents and caregivers who worked and continue to work hard to encourage and support their children.

Thankfully, with the passing of each day, more and more people are beginning to question the need for school initiatives that are fixated on identity politics. They are coming to realize that certain aspects of DEI instruction can actually lead to greater prejudice and even harm, as highlighted in a recent study released by the Aristotle Foundation and authored by Professor David Haskell. 

Haskell’s report shows that DEI related to “anti-racism” education and its promotion of “white privilege” doesn’t make participants more sympathetic to disadvantaged Black people as DEI trainers claim, and can in fact make them more hostile toward poor white people.  

As he elaborates, “Teaching students about white privilege, a core component of the DEI curriculum, does not make them feel more compassion toward poor people of colour but can reduce sympathy [and] increase blame…for White people struggling with poverty.”

In light of Haskell’s overwhelming evidence, I feel school boards should be required to justify the expense and existence of DEI in their organizations. Moreover, if it is doing harm as his research shows, do we not have an obligation to use legislation to stop the practice immediately in our classrooms?

I would say we do. And that is why I agree wholeheartedly with parent Liz Galvin who recently told the Halton District School Board: “Trustees, when your equity and inclusion policies are used to generate administrative procedures by un-elected DEI proponents that contradict the aims and prescribed goals of said policy, then you have an obligation to insist that they be scrutinized, amended and or removed.” 

It seems straightforward, but the practice will not stop if it is left solely to the discretion of the Ontario NDP supporting majority which dominates most school boards.

This is where the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Doug Ford comes in. Even though his government has made it clear through their 2023 Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act (Bill 98) that they want boards to be dead focused on tangible measurable learning achievement, rather than on faddish so-called “social justice” experiments, boards continue to double down on these DEI initiatives. I don’t know if the government is tiptoeing around the issue out of fear that the far-Left radicals entrenched in our education system will attack them. More and more parents and education workers from all backgrounds across our province are paying closer and closer attention to the damage being done. It is time for the Ford government to respond firmly and issue clear directives to boards to end these divisive practices.

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You can tell it's a cult because they don't care about evidence.

The way to combat this is the same as combatting religion. You say, prove it. You're asking us to sink a tub of taxpayer money into your program. So, let's see your statistics. Let's see your before and after metrics. Let's see how you measured the success of your training program and the results. Let's see what we can expect for ourselves based on your success elsewhere.

They can't and won't. They'll instead morally brow-beat you with words like "white supremacy" and "danger" and "harm." Despite them making truth claims - that is, statements that are supposed to be taken as factually true - part of the scam is that they'll even claim that asking for this sort of evidence is itself part of the problem. This is the same tactic as a priest threatening you with hell to sell you salvation, or a salesman frightening you with murder and rape to sell you an alarm system.

At that point you say, so, no statistics, no metrics, no results, huh? And you invite them to leave.

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[daz4i]

controversial opinion perhaps but i kinda hate when youtubers, esp ones with a large audience, pull armchair psychology on villainous or clearly negative characters, when they don't have the disorders they're talking about or some background in psychology or at least talking to someone who has it to make sure what they're saying is relevant. it kinda feels like it adds to the constant demonization of these disorders (like. going "this character is bipolar because they killed someone on a whim" is Not Great to say the least) without any regard to how it affects the real people who live with them

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had this diversity and inclusion training for 2.5 hours today

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