CoastieChicks.net: Solutions Through Social Media

By Petty Officer 3rd Class Nick Ameen, Seventh Coast Guard District Public Affairs Specialist

In the sea of information known as the Internet, it’s sometimes challenging to sift through the seemingly endless amount of results produced when searching for answers. All too often, people give up on their quest for knowledge without succeeding because the abundance of online resources can seem daunting. But within the virtual community there is a place where search engines are replaced with real-life experience, spam is replaced with amusing anecdotes, and hope is restored to those who just want to talk to another human being who knows where she’s coming from. And for many Coast Guard families and friends, that place is CoastieChicks.net.
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Pink Chocolate Sales Honor Breast Cancer Patients

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, local businesswoman Dixie Daly will donate a portion of the sales of her new Tickled Pink® Chocolate bars to the McKee Breast Center. Whenever Tickled Pink® Chocolate bars are sold during October, 10 percent of the proceeds will go to the McKee Medical Center Foundation for support of McKee Breast Center treatment and programs.

“Why do you have to wait for something to happen to yourself personally before you get involved?” Daly says of why she’s supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “The goal of my business is to help women and if I’m going to do that, this is one of the most crucial components of achieving that goal. I want to be proactive in supporting women in their greatest time of need.”
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Make A Difference: One Child At A Time

“Make a difference, one child at a time.” This is the mantra that Sylvia Allen, of Holmdel, N. J., lives by and believes down to her core.

Six years ago, the savvy businesswoman, published author and president of Allen Consulting, her own award-winning PR and Integrated Marketing Communications firm, started up the charitable organization following a life changing journey to Masaka, a small village in the African country of Uganda, where she met hundreds of children left to fend for themselves after losing one or both of their parents to the horrific AIDS pandemic ravaging their community.

Before departing, Sylvia was asked by the head of the Mbiriizi Primary School to be the children’s adopted grandmother, the highest honor in the culture. She graciously accepted her new role, but not without declaring her new mission: to raise awareness and money to support the children by providing them with education, shelter, food and clothing.

Since its inception shortly after, Sylvia and other volunteers have had the chance to make an extraordinary difference in this village. Sylvia’s Children has raised over $250,000 (equivalent to approximately $2 Million in Ugandan currency), has supplied and dedicated the Vicky Tuccillo Mbiriizi library to the Mbiriizi Primary School, a fresh well, four classroom blocks, a dormitory to house the students, and housing for the teachers. The organization has also installed computers with Internet access, had books donated to the library, and has supported the children with artistic and extracurricular endeavors by having musical and sporting equipment donated. Additionally, Sylvia’s Children has brought over a dentist to the school, as well as nurses, one of which has cured such ailments as Syphilis and an umbilical hernia.
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SEX for sale on Internet

By Abhishek Pandey

The million dollar question, technology is a boon or curse, has been asked umpteen times. Technology has made our life easier and more comfortable in many aspects. But it has other sides also. Technology has created threat among parents because of its misuse. YouTube, Social Networking sites, Internet porn sites have been existing and worrying parents because of misuse of these sites by children. Though, these sites are available on net without any control and any one can access them by just clicking ‘I am 18’ tab. There are thousands of uncontrolled porn websites. Pornography is available in different forms like explicit pictures, short animated movies, stories to online videos. This is not limited to porn sites but sex trade and online brothel are also emerging on the net with huge network across the globe.
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Nothing in ‘Slum dog Millionaire’ to say Jai ho!!!

By Abhishek Pandey

Tourism ministry of India may think to change its punch line from Incredible India to Horrible India after watching Slum dog millionaire, a famous movie directed by Danny Boyle. The movie’s story is based on a boy from one of the Mumbai slums, a slum dog, who becomes a millionaire after winning a game show of Indian version of “who wants to be a millionaire”. The story idea has been taken from the novel ‘Q&A’ written by Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat from Allahabad. Story moves around a boy Jamaal who enters and luckily won the game show for getting his lover back in his life.
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Unite Exotic Adventure and Eco Friendly with a Green Honeymoon

Romancing The Green

by Margo Malcolm

Golfo Dulce – Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica – Costa Rica’s Pacific coast has been described by National Geographic Magazine as ‘the most biologically intense place on earth.’ This Eden-like setting is an idyllic, remote location for a romantic and adventurous honeymoon and a perfect spot to make it a Green one where you can not only unite two hearts into one, but also show your desire for working together towards a more sustainable planet.

Imagine hiking with your new partner to a secluded swimming hole with a cascading waterfall in the rainforest? Or peacefully kayaking in one of only four tropical fjords in the world? The Golfo Dulce, or the Sweet Gulf, off the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica offers a unique opportunity for both a beach and a rainforest honeymoon in one location. The gulf is surrounded by protected rainforest preserves, national parks, biological corridors and sanctuaries with hiking trails and a myriad of wildlife easily viewed wildlife.
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Assignment: New Year Celebration Party

Want to cover the New Year’s Eve celebration event happening in your community or hometown? Here’s your chance to join other citizen journalists of Women’s Online Magazine™.

Submit your news report along with images you took at the event through our Contribute page after the party. And if you’re more comfortable in front of a camera or microphone, don’t worry, we accept submissions in audio and video format as well!

All submitted reports will be published in the iNews Reports column from 1st Jan 2009 onwards.

Happy New Year, Ladies.

Families Save Money On Avoiding Return Trips To Court

Originally published on 09/20/2008 - 12:37 p.m. GMT

Divorced and separated parents are using the OurFamilyWizard website to collaborate and avoid costly return trips to court.

Thousand of parents across the United States and Canadaare using the OurFamilyWizard website to help alleviate the financial burden brought on by painful return trips to court. By using the OurFamilyWizard website, parents are able to coordinate schedules, share information, make adjustments and share expenses without the expense of having to involve an attorney as an intermediary.

This is especially true for high conflict families. A typical change to the parenting plan because of a work related trip can end up costing a family hundreds of dollars. The phone chain can become incredible expensive very quickly. Mom calls her attorney, who then calls Dad’s attorney, who then calls Dad. Dad then has to make a decision based on the request and send it back through the attorneys to Mom. Assuming this goes right the first time, if multiple offers are made the legal fees can end up in the thousands of dollars.
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