![]() Yes ME! On October 29, 2011 on the California Central Coast –the home of the historic farm-labor movement– Latinos in Social Media will host a full-day training summit for emerging leaders in the non-profit arena. Held on the beautiful Allan Hancock College campus in Santa Maria, #cause2012 is a unique opportunity for experts in the digital and community organizing worlds to network, share best practices, and organize for work in 2012 and beyond. Through a dynamic mix of formats including lecture, workshops and roundtables, the summit will cover topics such as: Using social media as an instrument for organizational capacity building VISIT the site: http://www.cause2012confer LATISM site: http://www.latism.org/ |
Month: October 2011
Girl Rules By Ashley Rice

Smile (if you want to)
Nanny McPhee
A Balance: Social Media, Social Networking, Education and Your Life
I’ve met people making things happen, make the world go round…it may not be the whole world, but the world of many others. This is what I appreciate about Social Networking. I’ve met people that have taught me so much about life… so much about they’re pain, their past and possible futures. I’ve been street educated through social media (business wise); I’ve been educated by other’s lives.
Jes Sofia
Frijoles at 30…years of age that is…
Amazing!
Smile (if you want to)
The Faux Fur Vest…
Jes’ Favorite Dessert

That is what I call them. Banana Sweets. You heard it here first! And yes! I am sharing it with you. I love to invent things when I cook so one day I decided to make an old tradition of strawberries, bananas and cream into my Banana Sweets. Give them some more flavor and a pop to the look. (Laughing!).
Ingredients:
One Banana (or as many as you want to do, don’t let me stop you! lol).
One Piece of Lindt Supreme Dark Cocoa.
One Cinnamon branch
Two big scoops of Daisy Sour Cream.
One Splenda package (or as sweet as you want to make it!)
1. Mix the sour cream and Splenda.
2. Cut the banana
3. Place the sour cream on top of the Banana
4. Use a grader to grade some Lindt Supreme Dark Cocoa on top of the Now Sweet Sour cream that sits on top of the Banana.
5. Grade some Cinnamon and do the same as the Lindt Supreme Dark Cocoa.
6. Serve to eat.
7. Don’t let them sit out too much because then the naners get brown and that is not cool at all… If they begin to get brown you can place them in the freeze, melt some dark Chocolate and dip them in frozen and repeat 1-6.
Enjoy!
Looks perfect for the Fall season right? 🙂
ooooo you can add sprinkles too!
Smile (If you want to)
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Ask me anything- if its too much I will let you know. 🙂 http://www.formspring.me/JesSofiaValle13
The Education of a Psychotherapist…

You know, Everyday I work with children and their families. They come to us (I use us…as I am part of a cohort of an awesome group) for help for something that seems to be bothering them, emotionally hurting them, moreover, someone hurting them. And in the years I have worked in this field I have learned that Therapy is more than just providing mental health services… Therapy. A lot has to do with the education about mental health we provide the children and families we work with. Like, What is Mental health? how does therapy work? are there consequences to being in therapy?
Various questions are always asked. So today, I applaud my fellow therapist. Because we educate. We may not be the scholarly awesome school teachers, but we are the people that educate you and yours how to label an emotion. How to better control yourself. We educate your parents, and if you are a parent we help you how to work with your child. We guide you to find your own insight and have you find your solution to your problems, issues, glitches, hiccups, mask… call it what you may. We actively listen to you, at times we are emotional punching bags for you the one grieving, hurting, in pain, even when you succeed. We applaud your success… educate you that being happy about something may not be wrong and sometimes it may not be appropriate.
So when I think of education, I think of what I do, every day! In session, with children and families. We psycho-educate you and yours with what Mental Illness is and what Mental HEALTH is. Yes, Health…as in the healthy part of you. What allows you to be a human and help you go through things you never thought you would be able to go through. So to my psychotherapist friends… I applaud your educational skills, more precisely, your psycho-educational skills. You are educators too.
And Let me not forget… we thank you for teaching us how to work with you too. 🙂
Props.
Smile (if you want to)
Jes Sofia
Lancome Presents: “Beauty of Giving”
You know I love it when Big Companies help out the children of the world. So here you go! 🙂
October 21st, 2011, Lancome invites customers to experience the “Beauty of Giving” by celebrating Genes Day, a one-day national event Lancome began in 2010 to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases. On this day, Lancome will donate $7 from the sale of every bottle of Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate to St. Jude. (This is in addition to special promotions and events nationwide surrounding Genes Day throughout the month of October.)
“The partnership between Lancome and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a true celebration of the beauty of giving,” says Lancome ambassadress Julia Roberts. “I’m honored to be part of the Lancome family as it supports St. Jude’s mission of helping children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.”
Lancome, the world’s largest luxury beauty brand, pledges to double last year’s donation and raise $300,000 to support the lifesaving research and treatment done at St. Jude.
“We’re proud to join forces with St. Jude for a second year in a row,” says Serge Jureidini, president of Lancome USA. “St. Jude is an organization that shares Lancome’s commitment to groundbreaking research and we’re committed to supporting the cause for years to come.” Jureidini adds that in this second year, it’s even more clear that Lancome and St. Jude share many of the same core values, namely their focus on research-led initiatives. “Our partnership,” says Jureidini, “only grows stronger.”
“Lancome is a partner that, like us, understands the importance and value of research,” says Richard C. Shadyac Jr., CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising organization of St. Jude. “Our founder Danny Thomas believed that no child should die in the dawn of life, and the funds raised by Genes Day and other Lancome programs throughout October helps enable us to continue the groundbreaking research that leads to cures for children in communities everywhere.”
About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, go to www.stjude.org and follow St. Jude on www.facebook.com/stjude and www.twitter.com/stjude.
About Lancome and Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate
Lancome, founded in Paris in 1935, is the world’s largest luxury beauty brand. Its award-winning skincare, makeup and fragrances are sold at 2,000 counters across the U.S. Just as science and research are the cornerstones for St. Jude, they are the driving force behind Lancome skin care. Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate, introduced in 2009, is a shining example of this single-minded focus. The award-winning and best-selling product is the result of 10 years of research and the recipient of seven international patents. It also marks the brand’s entry into the area of genes technology as it relates to skin. After extensive clinical testing, Lancome confirmed that in just seven days the Genifique formula enhances the youthful quality of skin and improves skin tone, texture and luminosity. After two months of regular use, Genifique stimulates the production of proteins associated with young skin—this is Lancome research and innovation at its best.
A truly innovative formula, Genifique was the first skincare product to enter the genes territory. And the results speak for themselves: visibly improved tone, texture and luminosity within just seven days. The unique, sleek packaging with the dropper system only adds to its appeal. Fans include “Mad Men” actress Christina Hendricks, Lancome ambassador Julia Roberts, British songbird Lily Allen, supermodel Veronica Webb and star makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury.
About the Lancome and St. Jude partnership
Through scientific and consumer research, Lancome continues to innovate through new concepts in beauty and knows that a woman’s beauty goes beyond appearances. As Lancome’s national charity partner since 2010, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children. Through its focus on research, St. Jude has raised the overall survival rates for childhood cancers from 20 percent in 1962 when the hospital opened to 80 percent today. Lancome respects St. Jude’s passion for research and their focus on finding cures, saving children and making a difference for families. This is why they believe so strongly in the beauty of giving. For more information, go to www.stjude.org.
Genes Day: Celebrating the Beauty of Scientific Research
The suggested retail prices for Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate are $58 for 0.67 ounce; $78 for 1 ounce; $98 for 1.7 ounces; $125 for 2.5 ounces. Those new to Genifique are welcome to stop by the counter during the month of October for a deluxe seven-day sample of the product. On Genes Day, October 21st, a $7 donation will be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for every concentrate sold at a Lancome counter in the United States or at lancome-usa.com.
Join the conversation at www.facebook.com/lancome