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When I started making jewelry, creating a business was not my initial goal,” shared Stranak, who teaches kindergarten in Kansas City, Kansas. “For me, I wanted these earrings that I couldn’t afford, so I made them!”To get more news about jewelry designer brands, you can visit jewelryhunt.net official website.

As Stranak continued designing and creating earrings for herself, more and more people showed an interest in her products, she recalled. After six months of learning how to make earrings out of clay and brass, Stranak founded her jewelry brand Who Is She? in March 2020.

The phrase “Who Is She?” is inspired by Stranak’s best friend, she shared.

“I do his drag makeup for shows all the time — once makeup is done and we get ready, the earrings are the final touch,” she said. “With a snap, I always say, ‘Oh my gosh, who is she?’ So when people put on my earrings, I want them to feel that same way.”

Each Who Is She? piece is carefully crafted by hand, Stranak said, adding that she can pull ideas from just about anywhere.“My personal style is all over the place,” Stranak said. “I love metaphysical-themed pieces — also anything inspired by nature or space.”

Stranak’s jewelry can be found on the Who Is She? Instagram page, as well as during pop-up events and in local businesses throughout the Kansas City area. Individuals can also DM Stranak for inquiries on custom pieces, she noted.

“I really enjoy popping up and working with small business owners. I live right off Independence Square, so that is a place where I’ve been in multiple shops. I love all those business owners,” she shared, noting her partnership with Eclairs De La Lune on the Square.Who Is She? has pop-up events lined up for the rest of October including: Ghouls (Girls) Night Out Oct. 21; Hocus Pocus Night Oct. 24 at The Mac Shack; and Wellness Warehouse Oct. 30.

With Stranak’s jewelry business centered around sustainability, Who Is She? only crafts a limited supply of each design. Any extra clay is turned into clay bracelets, Stranak noted.

“I don’t waste anything,” she said. “I’m really passionate about my bracelets because I take this big collection of extra clay and make it into something fun. I believe I am the only claymaker in the community who makes bracelets.”When Stranak isn’t making jewelry, she’s sharing her creativity with her students at Hazel Grove Elementary. Stranak’s path to teaching was also unconventional, she shared.

“When I started [my undergrad], I was leaning toward being a chiropractor or doing something creative,” she recalled. “… I was doing an apprenticeship with a hair salon, and my really good friend at the time came into work and told me she was going to go to school to become a teacher. So I said, ‘OK. Me too.’ So, I stopped what I was doing in undergrad and got my Master’s and Bachelor’s in teaching. I’m lucky that as soon as I was in the classroom, I loved it.”

Growing up, Stranak attended an integrated arts school in Los Angeles before moving to Kansas City for high school. With a diverse background in education, Stranak uses her skills to create a one-of-a-kind learning experience for her kindergarten students, she said.

“I’m really big into multiple intelligence theory, having fun and building connections with the kids,” Stranak shared. “I think I am good at what I do because I have a different perspective.”

Calls for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds are “doomed to failure,” a Chinese government spokesperson said Wednesday, as lawmakers and political advisers began converging on China's capital for the biggest annual gathering of the political calendar.To get more news about beijing 2022 winter games, you can visit shine news official website.

The spokesperson, Guo Weimin, also denounced speculation that Beijing was seeking diplomatic gains by providing COVID-19 vaccines and other global assistance to help fight the pandemic, saying China was only seeking to meet its international obligations in providing a public service.

Guo is spokesperson for the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the official advisory body to China’s ceremonial parliament, the National People’s Congress.

Both bodies open their annual meetings this week amid tight security and social distancing measures to guard against increasingly narrow odds of passing on the coronavirus. Local transmission of COVID-19 has been practically wiped out in China, where the first cases were detected in the central city of Wuhan late in 2019.Beijing is the only city ever to have been given the right to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, further burnishing the ruling Communist Party's credentials for driving economic growth and organizational expertise.

However, a small but vocal core of international lawyers, politicians and activists have brought pressure on Olympic sponsors, sports federations, governments and athletes to shun what they are branding as the “Genocide Games” because of reported human rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs, Tibetans and other minorities in China.

Those calls have largely been met with silence, although Canada’s House of Commons voted 266-0 in a nonbinding referendum that China is committing genocide against more than 1 million Uyghurs and called for the IOC to move the Olympics from Beijing. The Dutch parliament passed a similar motion, while U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he believes genocide is being committed against the Uyghurs.

“Some individual foreign politicians politicized sports with an attempt to disturb and sabotage the preparations and holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics and called for a boycott," Guo told reporters at a news conference.These acts are in violation of the Olympic spirit. We believe that the moves will not win support from the international community and are doomed to failure," he said.

The ruling Communist Party has relentlessly cracked down on political opponents and perceived social threats since the 2008 Beijing Summer Games that were supposed to improve human rights in China. Beijing won the 2022 Winter Olympics after several European bidders withdrew over costs and public opposition, leaving Almaty, Kazakhstan, as the only other bidder.

Guo also dismissed speculation that China has deliberately sought to boost its global reputation by providing COVID-19 vaccines and other assistance, in part, say critics, to make up for its mishandling of the initial outbreak that is believed to have spread from Wuhan to the rest of the world.
China has pledged roughly half a billion doses of its vaccines to 69 countries and two international organizations and sold vaccines to another 28, according to Guo. That could mean that a large part of the global population will end up inoculated not with Western vaccines but with China’s traditionally made shots that have been found to be less effective.

Health experts in China say their country is lagging in its coronavirus vaccination rollout because it has the disease largely under control, but plans to inoculate 40% of its population by June.

Beijing kicked off the Winter Games four days ago, promising it would be "streamlined, safe and splendid".To get more news about 2022 winter olympics, you can visit shine news official website.

Some have lauded China's efforts to ensure a relatively virus-free Games.But some participants say they are living and training in dismal conditions, prompting them to lobby organisers for improvements.

The Swedish delegation called for cross-country skiing events to be held earlier in the day to protect athletes from freezing temperatures - after Swedish athlete Frida Karlsson was seen shaking and close to collapse at the end of her women's 7.5km+7.5km skiathlon on Saturday.

Under the International Ski Federation rules, competitions are not allowed to take place when temperatures dive below -20C (-4F).Temperatures measured -13C when Karlsson competed on Saturday, but Swedish team boss Anders Bystroem told reporters that temperatures were closer to -31C with wind chill taken into consideration.

"We have the cold limits, but I do not know if they also measure the wind effect," Mr Bystroem told Reuters news agency on Sunday.A handful of Covid-19 cases - including athletes and team officials - have been reported at the Games, with frustration bubbling over the confusion surrounding Covid isolation rules.

China has gone to great lengths to keep the virus out - barring foreign spectators and prohibiting tickets from being sold to the general public. Media, athletes and observers are being kept in distinct "bubble areas", with the rules saying anyone entering these bubbles must be fully vaccinated or spend 21 days in quarantine.China's rules stipulate those who have symptoms will be taken to a designated hospital and those who are asymptomatic will stay in an isolation facility.

Those infected will be kept in isolation until they test negative twice 24 hours apart. After that, they will be released to re-join the bubble.Earlier last week, Belgian skeleton racer Kim Meylemans posted a tearful account on Instagram, alleging that she had been bounced from one isolation facility to another.

"We are not even sure I will ever be allowed to return to the [Olympic] village," she said in a video. "I'm not sure I can handle 14 more days and the Olympic competition while being in this isolation."The IOC later said in a statement that she would be given a room in the Olympic Village and that it stood "ready to support [her]".

Polish speedskater Natalia Maliszewska also claimed she was unexpectedly released from quarantine the night before a qualifying race, only to be sent back into isolation hours before competing, following a positive Covid test.

"I don't believe in anything any more. In no tests. No games. It's a big joke for me," she wrote on Twitter in Polish, according to one translation.Separately, Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova expressed her frustration with the food provided in isolation, posting on Instagram of what she said was "breakfast, lunch and dinner for five days already".

Her profile is set to private, but the image of the meal - plain pasta, potatoes, charred meat on a bone, and no vegetables - was captured by some on social media.

A little bit more about the bowl kitchen sink, a fun option for people who want a unique kitchen! Traditional thought says that the bowl sink is best left for rooms like the bathroom or a powder room.  This is largely because the sink is not known for being large or accommodating to kitchen activities.

It is only recently that homeowners have started using the bowl sink in kitchens. The bowl sink can help showcase your unusual and special sense of style to the people who visit your home.

To be fair, just about any sink can be called a bowl kitchen sink. This is because many people think of a sink's basin as the "kitchen sink bowl." To avoid further confusion it is important to understand that, for the purposes of this article, the bowl sink refers to the type of sink that is shaped like a "real bowl" and looks like it could be used for cooking or displaying things if it was not attached to your plumbing system. What is extra fun is that, if you can locate one, there are designers and kitchen builders who have figured out how to fashion actual bowls into bowl sinks!  

Important Side Note: Sometimes the bowl kitchen sink is referred to as the "vessel" kitchen sink. This is an important term to remember if you think you might be working with an interior designer. In the world of interior design, a "bowl" sink is usually the "regular" sink that you are hoping to avoid!  

Before you begin working with contractors and builders to install your sink you should be warned that, unlike traditional basin-based sinks, the bowl sink sits above your counter top. At the most, the bottom portion of the bowl is fitted into the countertop. Most of the kitchen sink bowl, however, sits on top of your counters. This means that you will have to modify your current kitchen counter to accommodate this sink. If you don't do this, your bowl kitchen sink might be too awkward to use! 

One of the best things about choosing a bowl kitchen sink for your home is the wide variety of sink materials that there are to choose from! Many people opt for the traditional stainless steel that is used for other types of sinks. Stainless steel is resistant to dings and scratches and it is easy to keep clean. If the look of a metal sinks is not your style you might opt for a sink bowl that is made out of ceramic or heavy plastic. Some people strike a balance and choose a bowl sink that is made from metal but painted with an enamel-based paint to look like it is made of ceramic or china. 

The idea of using a bowl kitchen sinks is relatively new and some designers and builders might need to be persuaded to explore this option for you. You might be told that bowl sinks are best left to the bathroom of your home. If you are looking for a beautiful and unique sink, stand your ground and start exploring your kitchen sink bowl options!

This facility is equipped to build dies from 6″ up to 85″ in length, all to tolerances of ±0.001″, and with our advanced knowledge of metallurgy, we can select the optimal die material. This includes various tool grade steels and pre hardened metals. This allows us to optimize costs by using die material that is matched to the run size and geometrical requirements.Another added advantage of operating such a complete tooling facility is the die features that we can create. Some of these include inserted cutting details, features that speed up and simplify in press removal, guiding details, and much more.Get more news about precision tooling,you can vist our website!

There are two factors that will guarantee quality tooling: good machinists and quality equipment. Our tool makers are some of the best in the business; they have more practical experience than any shop in the region. We also utilize some of the most advanced machining systems available in the industry–from highly accurate laser and water jet cutters to multi-axis CNC machining equipment, including auto threading wire EDM (electro discharge machining) systems.

Because we have been in this industry since 1981, we have a vast tool storage facility. If you’re looking for long term blanket orders, your dies will be well maintained and ready to go quickly into production. In some cases, we can even use older dies for new work due to geometrical sameness. Old or new, because we maintain every die, when it comes out of the tool room, it is at original spec.

When selecting a stamping provider that offers tool making, it is essential to project cost that they also offer all of the associated front end design and engineering services. At American Industrial, our design and engineering department is able to provide a number of critical value added services, from product development to complete design. We can accept engineering drawing in all of the most popular formats; if you don’t see yours listed here, we will find a way to work with it. A big part of our success as a manufacturer is providing superior customer service; this means we will go the extra mile to make sure we can accommodate your needs.

You want to track where a vehicle is being driven, or where a person or object is located. But you don’t want to be, well, obvious about it. Then, a battery-powered GPS tracker is often your best solution. They’re the most versatile type of tracker. Typically, they can be magnetically attached to the underside of a vehicle or another metal surface, or placed in a console or cubby. Or they can be carried around in someone’s pocket or attached to something important. All models let you see the tracker’s location on a digital map, review trip histories to see where it’s been, and receive notifications about when it leaves or arrives at designated areas (called geofences). Get more news about Car Gps Tracker,you can vist our website!

Overall, these don’t monitor driver performance as well as plug-in GPS trackers and their batteries typically need to be recharged every couple weeks. But they are more portable and easier to hide. Because these trackers transmit their data over cellular networks, all require a monthly or yearly subscription fee.
This model offers the best combination of price and features. It can send more types of alerts than many competitors, and its app lets you create “geofence” zones of any shape; most trackers limit you to circular areas. For $40, the Optimus 2.0 includes a magnetic, waterproof case, and its monthly fee is one of the lowest we’ve seen.

Its battery lasts up to two weeks when transmitting at its default 60-second intervals, but you can speed up its frequency to every 10 seconds for free. Covered by a lifetime warranty, with an active subscription.
The GL300 is a popular tracker that’s very similar to the Optimus 2.0, but it’s a little more expensive and has more limited features. For $40, it doesn’t include a magnetic case; that’s $20 extra. And while it sends alerts for excessive speed or for leaving or entering a geofence zone, it doesn’t have notifications for vehicle movement or a low battery, as with the Optimus.

With Spytec’s Basic plan, the tracker updates its data every 60 seconds, with up to a 20-day battery life. You can increase its updates to every 30 seconds for $10 more per month.

UPVC windows stand for ‘Unplasticized Poly Vinyl Chloride’ windows. They are a crowd favourite and an extremely reliable installation. They are strong, durable and also absolutely stylish at every glance. There is a wide variety of options to choose from including but not limited to bay windows, slider windows, combination windows, rotating windows, shutter windows, villa windows, and Slide and fold windows.Get more news about upvc windows with grills,you can vist our website!

A relatively newer and extremely impressive addition to the world of UPVC is UPVC windows with grills. This incorporation of grills in the regular UPVC windows allows both sliding windows and doors to make maximum utilisation of the feature. While decking up space, we generally tend to focus more on the aesthetics and tiny details. But, while busying ourselves with these, we turn a blind eye to safety and efficiency.

As a top manufacturer of UPVC windows and doors in Hyderabad and Bangalore, we at Deltra Global are particularly intrigued by the concept of UPVC grills and wish to bring you a lowdown of the same.

These windows are integrated with sturdy frames and durable materials that keep intruders at bay. Even if the glass does manage to shatter, it shatters are dull cubers and not dangerous shards. Adding the extra layer of protection that grills provide will act as a protectant and prevent accidental mishaps while not dampening the joy of peeking out of the window.

They are easy to install and maintain
Modern-day UPVC grills are integrated often with mesh grills. They are washable and they accumulate a minimum amount of dust that can be removed with basic cleaning. They keep the home safe from bacteria. Installation is done by a team trained by experts here at Deltra, and they avoid carpentry time and hassles attached like how typically the house gets messed up while the carpenter is working.

Increased ventilation and aesthetics
The prime advantages of UPVC grills are that it increases the safety standard of your home. However, equally vital benefits are the spike in ventilation and aesthetics that it provides. These windows help tackle the problem of blocked air circulation and keep insects at bay thus allowing you to enhance the ventilation of your space. Architects around the world have innovated tirelessly to develop an umpteen number of grill designs so that your space doesn’t have to look like a prison cell.

Conclusion:
Deltra windows are designed to give you an experience that is sure to leave an impression on everybody that visits your space. The UPVC villa windows come with an iron grill, a double sash and an option to add a bug screen. These windows help in noise reduction and provide better insulation against heat.

The Best Furniture Sales To Shop This Week.

Winter is the perfect time to start a home makeover project since the chilly weather likely has you cooped up inside anyway. Need some motivation to get started? Brands like Wayfair, West Elm and Macy’s are hosting some of the best furniture sales we’ve seen in a while right now, giving you the opportunity to save big on everything from a new couch for the living room to some new bar stools for the kitchen island.To get more news about wholesale furniture, you can visit oppao.com official website.

In addition to offering great deals on furniture and decor, some retailers are also sweetening the deal with free shipping, making the home refresh process even easier. And considering the wide range of brands holding savings events, you’re bound to find pieces that fit your aesthetic, whether that’s mid-century modern designs or farmhouse chic. Below, we’ve rounded up 26 of the best furniture sales to check out this week.

The home retailer’s sale section is always loaded with great finds. Right now, you can find furniture and home decor for every room of the house at up to 70% off.

Raymour & Flanigan: Take 10% off site-wide regardless of how much you spend, or 15% off when you spend over $3,000 or more at Raymour & Flanigan.

AllForm: AllForm is celebrating the New Year with a sale. Save 20% site-wide with the code NEWYEAR20.

Inside Weather: During Inside Weather’s New Year Sale, the code NEWYEAR will get you up to 20% off your entire purchase, depending on how much you spend. Plus, you’ll get free shipping when you spend over $1,500.

Overstock: Overstock’s Home Refresh Event is full of thousands of furniture pieces at up to 70% off. Thanks to the sale, you’ll also get free shipping regardless of how much you spend.

Amazon: If you filter Amazon’s massive deals section by “furniture,” you’ll uncover hundreds of discounts on desks, bed frames, TV stands and more.

Castlery: During Castlery’s Home Refresh Sale, you’ll automatically get $100 off your purchase for every $1,200 you spend. The sale is live through January 30.
Shop chic leather sofas, rustic dining tables and other mid-century modern pieces at up to 70% off in West Elm’s sale section.

Macy’s: Macy’s might not be the first retailer you think of when it comes to furniture, but its sale section is definitely worth a browse. Case in point: Right now, you can shop nearly 30,000 markdowns on bed frames, couches, dining sets and more.

Joss & Main: Browse Joss & Main’s sale section, which has over 1,100 items in stock, for bar stools, bed frames and patio furniture, all at impressive markdowns.Perigold: Perigold’s sale section is packed with over 2,000 discounts on furniture for every room of the house. We’ve got our eye on this solid wood dining table.

AllModern: Head to AllModern’s sale section to find nearly 1,500 deals on contemporary furniture and home decor.Home Depot: Save up to 30% on over 9,000 furniture pieces at the home improvement store.

Choosing Living Room Furniture

We've all seen cold rooms with furnishings lined inelegantly against the wall. Yes, the floor space is preserved wide and open. Yet the room doesn't appear larger or more inviting. It isn't conducive to conversation or drawing closer for a chat. The best rooms are not static boxes. They include furnishings that can be pulled up, dragged over or gathered around.To get more news about wholesale furniture, you can visit oppao.com official website.

Designer Ann Lowengart says moveable seating is key. "We love swivel chairs that can face a sofa, the television or the outdoors," she says. "Other favorites are stools and benches that can be moved around to create extra seating or facilitate intimate conversations. Moveable pieces give a space versatility — that's why we love them so much."

Every living room has a focal point. It's the spot that begs attention when we first enter the room. Designers Alison Vanderpool and Ariana Villalta of The Elegant Abode suggest starting there. "Make sure you always start with a main focal point and begin placing furniture from there," says Vanderpool. "Don't be afraid to have your furniture placed in the middle of the room. A decent-sized area rug will ground it and create a more comfortable feeling."

Vanderpool and Villalta begin with upholstered pieces, first and foremost, to delineate a pleasing seating arrangement. They like to use either two matching sofas facing one another or a sofa with two armchairs to encourage interaction and engagement with others in the room. To ensure there's always room for more, "ottomans can also be a great addition to seating and can easily be moved around," says Vanderpool
Ottomans, coffee tables, occasional tables and other portable surfaces lend the room a congenial atmosphere, ensuring that there's always a surface nearby for a book, drink, lamp, tray or vase. These are the pieces that catch all of our stuff — the worthwhile things that engage us and encourage us outside the rush of day-to-day commitments.

"Focus on the living part," advises designer Andrea Brooks. "Make these rooms livable, with comfortable, deep upholstery pieces and snuggly but durable fabrics. I love using chairs that swivel when you have multiple seating areas. And I love my overscaled ottoman — it's moveable, inviting to sit upon and you can put your feet up when you want to."

So play around with the placement of your furnishings. Pull up a chair, put up your feet and find an arrangement that encourages living in your living room.