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1. Buy a gift-wrap organizer that hangs in a closet or on the back of a door. These organizers usually hold roughly a dozen rolls of wrap and have room for ribbons and bows, too.

2. Pick up a shallow, clear, plastic storage container thats long enough to hold rolls of wrapping paper and flat enough to slide under a bed. Get one with a lid that fits at least a dozen rolls of wrap.

3. Invest in a gift-wrapping station. It looks like a desk and comes with rods for hanging ribbon and rolls of wrap, drawers for storing tape and gift tags, and plenty of tabletop space for wrapping gifts and keeping scissors within reach.

4. Use a sectioned toolbox or craft organizer box to store holiday odds and ends, extra extension cords, spare holiday light bulbs, extra ornament hangers, and more.

The Professional Organizers Golden Rules

Keep these rules in mind when storing your holiday items.

Golden Rule #1: Vertical is visible, horizontal is hidden. If items get stacked, you cant see whats at the bottom.

Golden Rule #2: Store it where you use it. Keeping like items together will help save time and keep them accessible when youre ready to use them.

Golden Rule #3: Everything needs to have one home. Whatever you end up using to organize them, create one home for these items as they come out for use at the same time of year.

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The strategic initiative kicks off this holiday season with the Be The Greatest campaign in conjunction with Step Up who has been selected as the Inaugural Cause Partner

LEWISVILLE, Texas, November 18, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JCPenney today announced that it has partnered with Muhammad Ali Enterprises, appointing the global icon as its Goodwill Ambassador. Through the long-term charitable partnership, Alis Six Core Principles will be integrated into JCPenneys community initiatives and utilized to uplift JCPenneys corporate mission to live by James Cash Penneys Golden Rule. The partnership will kick off on Nov. 30 with the Be The Greatest campaign in honor of Giving Tuesday.

To kick off the partnership, JCPenney has engaged the nonprofit Step Up to serve as the inaugural charitable partner. In celebration of Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving on Nov. 30, JCPenney and Muhammad Ali will launch the Be The Greatest campaign to inspire people to lift others up and be their best selves.

Step Up propels young women facing system barriers to pursue their dreams of success by empowering them to become confident, career-focused, and ready to join the next generation of leaders. Step Ups purpose fundamentally aligns with Alis Six Core Principles and JCPenneys values. Alis monumental life and journey were fueled by Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Giving, Spirituality, and Respect. These Six Core Principles were the foundation of his activism and today, serve to inspire greatness in others. The Be The Greatest campaign is an evergreen initiative that will tap into Alis guiding principles and aim to inspire JCPenney associates and customers to make a difference in their communities.

Be The Greatest kicks off this holiday season with a virtual livestream event featuring a surprise guest from Muhammad Ali Enterprises, members of the JCPenney community, and Step Up leaders, students, and alumni. The occasion will be marked by a $100,000 donation to Step Up from JCPenney.

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"I have always believed that Muhammad belonged to the world," said Lonnie Ali. "The principles by which he lived are more relevant than ever in 2021. I know that Muhammad would be honored to see his Six Core Principles illuminated by JCPenney and extended to the young women of Step Up."

"We are incredibly honored to partner with one of the most influential humanitarians of all time to inspire greatness in others," said Andre Joyner, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at JCPenney. "Muhammad Alis Six Core Principles are a natural extension of JCPenneys founding principle of the Golden Ruleto treat others as we would like to be treated. Were excited to launch Be The Greatest with Step Up, especially during this season of giving."

JCPenney has supported Step Up since 2018 by providing grants for their Young Luminaries program, prom dress shopping sprees, associate mentoring opportunities, and most recently a virtual panel in association with International Womens Day and JCPenneys Womens Initiative Networking Group of Success (WINGS) Business Resource Team.

The partnership was created by Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a brand development, marketing, and entertainment company, which owns Muhammad Ali Enterprises in partnership with Lonnie Ali as trustee of the Muhammad Ali Family Trust (MAFT).

About JCPenney

JCPenney proudly serves customers at more than 650 stores across the United States and Puerto Rico, and at the Companys flagship store, jcp.com. JCPenney is one of the nations largest retailers of apparel, home, jewelry, and beauty merchandise with a growing portfolio of private and national brands. Guided by the Golden Rule, JCPenney employs more than 50,000 associates worldwide and has served customers for over 119 years, playing a vital role in the communities it serves. For additional information, please visit jcp.com and follow JCPenney on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

About Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is one of the most influential athletes and humanitarians of the 20th century and has created some of the most legendary moments in sports and civil rights history. More than 50 years after he emerged as a Gold Medalist in Boxing at the 1960 Rome Olympics, Alis legacy extends beyond the ring and he continues to be widely recognized as one of the most celebrated and beloved icons of all time.

His incomparable work ethic, signature boxing techniques, and fearlessness towards standing up for his beliefs, all contribute to the legend that is Muhammad Ali. Among his countless awards and accolades, he was named Sports Illustrateds "Sportsman of the Century," GQs "Athlete of the Century," a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Amnesty International Lifetime Achievement Award. Muhammad Alis legacy is celebrated across cultures and continues to inspire todays most influential athletes, artists, musicians and humanitarians around the world.

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We are all citizens of the same planet.

Psychiatry & Society

H. Steven Moffic, MD, talks climate change and the lukewarm climate summit. He poses the question, who are you and how do you identify as a citizen of this planet?

To see the last video in this series, watch What About Love and the Golden Rule, the Platinum Rule, and the Walrus Rule.

To see the latest in his column series, Psychiatry Views On The Daily News, see Psychedelics Providing Hope for Veterans and Others.

Dr Mofficis an award-winning psychiatrist who has specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry. A prolific writer and speaker, he received the one-time designation of Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association in 2002. He is an advocate for mental health issues relate to climate instability, burnout, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism for a better world. He serves on the Editorial Board ofPsychiatric TimesTM.

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In response to The Day's coverage of events at East Lyme High School, Students to protest East Lyme High Schools handling of racism, (Nov. 15):

I discern that Vice Principal Henry Kidd has spoken wisely and well in this article and I think the students are wise to call a non-violent action to bring attention to their experiences of racial oppression.

Having grown up in East Lyme where I was born in 1945, I can say we never saw a person of color in school, or in town. Because East Lyme had no high school we went on to New London High and just then my mother advised me that I would be meeting "colored children" (the term used in those days, around 1960) and, she stated, "In our family we do not discriminate."

My mom was Fran Fraser, the Day's Flanders correspondent and I am proud of her for many reasons especially her guidance on living by the Golden Rule and treating all others as kin.

East Lyme is now considered "the place to live" and I believe The Day does a service in shining a light on the shadow side of that once humble farming town now morphed/mutated into what too often appears to be a bastion of upper middle-class self-satisfaction. The light of journalism helps us recognize what we need to attend to.

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You may have seen the pictures on todays front page from the United Way award luncheon at the Gainesville Civic Center.

The place was full of people who organized fundraisers in their workplaces over the last year to benefit very worthy causes around Cooke County, including Abigails Arms, CASA of North Texas, Cooke County Junior Livestock Show, Meals on Wheels of Texoma, Muenster Youth Council and a couple dozen more.

The 2022 campaign was a big success, netting over $350,000 to be turned into grants next year for the participating agencies. Everyone who participated should be proud, as pulling in that kind of money in the midst of a pandemic and topsy-turvy economy is unabashedly good work.

These noble efforts are going to help some of our neighbors and thats not nothing; however, its easy to say how wonderful these efforts are, then forget about them until next years awards luncheon. We often look at groups like the United Way and its member agencies and content ourselves that everything that can reasonably be done is being done.

But thats not really the case, is it?

Dont panic: Im not suggesting that you dig deeper into your pockets or pay more taxes. Give more if you can, by all means, but what Im getting at is more subtle.

I am suggesting that you (and I) could do more to make Cooke County a better place by doing more of the little things to take some sting out of day-to-living:

Try saying Please and Thank you all the time, and not just when youre in a good mood;

Dont get mad when the other person fails to say Youre welcome;

Dont lash out at cashiers and waitresses because youre having a crappy day;

Open doors for other people not just old ladies;

Dont stare at your phone when someone is trying to talk to you;

Turn down whatever it is youre watching when someone is trying to talk to you on the phone;

Dont join a long line at a drive-thru, then honk your horn because its taking so long;

Stay off your phone when youre driving as in dont hold it or look at it or talk on it;

Dont take everything you read on Facebook as the Gospel Truth and reject out-of-hand any assertions to the contrary;

Give the all caps and exclamation points a rest when youre texting or emailing or on social media. TRY TO MAKE YOUR POINT WITHOUT THROWING TANTRUMS!!!!!!

Being polite is not a sign of weakness, nor is it an invitation for someone to get over on you in some petty way. Your mother raised to be polite for a reason.

Will any of these suggestions cure cancer? No, of course not. They could, however, spare you and the people you come across every day a little bit of aggravation, one less thing to drag home at night after a long day at work.

Im not a churchgoer, but I do believe in the Golden Rule. Ive seen too many good turns in my life that have inspired others to better things. I choose not to pout every single time something doesnt go my way. I think I and the people in my life are better off for it, however slightly.

Give it a try, please.

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First came the retreat. Then the surrender. Prime Minister Narendra Modis stunning decision to repeal the three farm laws will have three repercussions.

First, it will be seized upon by the Opposition as a sign of Modis political vulnerability to concerted pressure. The farmers agitation was never aimed at repealing the farm laws alone. The subterranean objective was weakening Modi ahead of the spate of Assembly elections in 2022 and the Lok Sabha poll in 2024.

Second, parallels will be drawn between the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance-II governments abject surrender to Anna Hazare in 2011 in its eighth year in office and the BJP-led NDA governments surrender to the farmers agitation in its own eighth year in power. The end result for the Congress was a collapse in credibility and a rout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

The parallel, however, needs a caveat. The UPA government was immersed in alleged corruption scandals. With or without the anti-corruption crusade of Anna Hazare, it was heading towards defeat. The Modi government is in a far stronger position. But warning lights are flashing.

The third repercussion of the decision to repeal the farm laws is the strengthening of a nagging perception that the Modi government will put bad politics ahead of good economics. The three farm laws were beneficial for 95 per cent of Indias farmers. Repealing them sets back agricultural reform by a decade.

Worse, giving into the bullying of violent farm union leaders like Rakesh Tikait may not have the outcome Modi is banking on. Tikait and his fellow-wealthy farmer-politician leaders will now twist the knife in. Having bludgeoned the government into defeat, it will manufacture yet another set of demands on, for example, passing an MSP law in Parliament. When you resort to a policy of appeasement, you surrender more than just your credibility. You surrender your political options.

It can be argued that while the repeal is a nakedly political move, Modi knows what hes doing. You dont win five consecutive elections (three in the Gujarat Assembly and two in the Lok Sabha) without exceptional political acuity.

The reasoning is that the farmers protests were likely to hurt the BJPs prospects in western Uttar Pradesh in the 2022 Assembly polls. The entente cordiale between the Jats and Muslim worries the BJP. In 2013, following riots in Muzaffarnagar, the cleavage between Jats and Muslims had widened. The farm laws and shrewd politicking by Tikait have bridged the gap. It could have an impact on key seats in western Uttar Ptadesh.

Meanwhile the enthusiasm with which former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has greeted the repeal of the farm laws could lead to a seat sharing deal with the BJP in the Punjab Assembly polls early next year. The Akalis are watching developments carefully. So are the Congress and the AAP. They will have to recalculate their projections and reset their tactics. A hung Assembly looms in Punjab.

Isnt that precisely what Modi wanted? To retreat and then strike?

Whatever the electoral consequences of this decision, Modi must remember that retreat can become a habit. We saw the Citizenship (Amendment) Act being put in cold storage with rules not yet notified. The government has sought time till January 2022 to issue them. The golden rule is: Dont pick a fight you arent sure of winning. Once is a coincidence. Twice is carelessness. Thrice is unprincipled.

Modi is the consummate politician. But he is not infallible. By repealing farm laws designed to modernise agriculture he has taken a step back in his reformist agenda. Its not his first. He retreated amid protests on land reform. Labour reform remains a work in progress.

Winning elections is important. Standing by sound economic principles is equally important. That is a question on which the electorate will shortly deliver a verdict.

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Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in a sensational transfer from Juventus this summer and he has revealed the golden rule when playing at the Italian club

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The return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United grabbed the headlines this summer after the Portuguese superstar returned to Old Trafford after 12 years away.

The 36-year-old completed a sensational transfer back to United from Italian giants Juventus at the back end of the summer transfer window.

Ronaldo was predictably prolific in terms of his goals across his three full campaigns at the Bianconeri, where he netted a remarkable 101 goals in just 134 first-team appearances.

The record-breaking forward also enjoyed plenty of team success during his three years in Turin, winning five trophies in that timeframe including two Serie A titles and last seasons Coppa Italia.

Ronaldos final season in Italy was somewhat less successful, with the club losing their nine-year grip on the league title and only scrapping into fourth place on the final day of the campaign.

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It was a hugely dramatic campaign under their novice coach Andrea Pirlo, who had replaced Maurizio Sarri in the close-season but was subsequently relieved of his duties after the campaign.

This tumultuous campaign will now be documented in the new All or Nothing Amazon Prime Video series, which will be available to view later this month.

The documentary goes behind-the-scenes at the Bianconeri and includes multiple interviews with the first-team squad players at Juve, including Ronaldo.

The Portugal superstar spoke of there being only one rule at the club, whereby there was a notably determination and drive to achieve their goals.

Ronaldo explained on the documentary: The only rule here (at Juventus) is to play well and win, nothing else matters.

Ronaldos goalscoring rate improved throughout his time at the Old Lady, netting 28 goals in 43 appearances in his first campaign before bagging 37 goals in the 2019-20 campaign and 36 times last season, but in fewer appearances.

Yet the five-time Ballon dOr winner was keen to stress that despite all of his individual brilliance, teams will only win when they play as a unit.

Ronaldo spoke of the need to play collectively and there was not any one player who can decide games without being cohesive with the rest of the team.

This is a collective game, the forward explained.

Nobody in the world, alone, can make a collective difference.

Who will make up Englands squad for next years World Cup? Cast your vote below.

All or Nothing: Juventus will be released on Thursday 25th November 2021 on Amazon Prime Video with plenty already having changed at the club since the conclusion of the filming.

Ronaldo and Pirlo are among the central figures who will have departed since the show, along with the veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon who has returned to Parma.

Ronaldo has scored nine goals for United in 12 appearances this campaign since returning to the club.

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The Florissant City Diner owner credits the community for supporting them through thick and thin

FLORISSANT, Mo. Theres a good chance you have probably heard of the Golden Rule, the one that goes do onto others as youd want others to do onto you. It is a philosophy that seems to be working for the Florissant City Diner.

The restaurant is doing well during the pandemic. Each day the coffee is hot and the griddle is sizzling.

We have been busy, diner owner Adam Akbulut told 5 On Your Side.

While some restaurants have had to close because of issues such as COVID-19 protocols or staffing shortages, business has been good at the diner. People have jumped at the opportunity to work there.

I was given this opportunity and it was just, I clicked, said waitress Alayna Abel.

Ive waited tables here in the city of Florissant for a little over 20 years. Made my way to Florissant City Diner through the pandemic," added waitress Kristian Lambert.

They credit Akbulut for luring them to the restaurant by the way he treats his team.

It helps having a good boss to work for, said Lambert.

They mean a lot to me. We are a strong and happy team, said Akbulut.

Theyre happily serving the community. And the community has returned the favor by coming in and living up to the phrase Florissant Strong.

We went through a very difficult year and we came out with this campaign, said Florissant Mayor Tim Lowery.

Pandemic has many challenges. Diner would not survive without this community, Akbulut said with a smile.

Thanks to the community's backing, the diner is thriving and it is surviving. Akbulut believes the key to success is to do your job well and take care of your community. And there is hope for their future.

Its just going to get better, better and better, said Abel.

Get more information and see the menu on Florissant City Diner's Facebook page.

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Rabbi Michael Barclay| Special to Ventura County Star

Its a great thing for people to be passionate about their beliefs, and as Jews we are taught repeatedly of the importance of expressing our passions through words and actions.

But more importantly, we are given multiple examples of respecting the ones we disagree with to avoid societal and personal destruction. We may feel they are wrong, but they are not evil. This seems to be a teaching that has recently been lost, but must be regained if we are to again have a functional society.

The last seven months have been some of the most challenging for many people. Friends and families are being torn apart over issues of politics, immigration, economicsand especially mandatory vaccinations.

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Disagreements about how or what to do, and how and what others need to do are destroying long-term relationships as people stop viewing someone they disagree with as wrong, and now view them as evil.

If this doesnt change, then the politics and vaccinations will no longer matter as there will be no diverse society, no real sense of communityand ultimately, no unified nation, God forbid.

Nearly all cultures and faiths teach a version of The Golden Rule.Given that no one wants to be segregated and ostracized for their beliefs, it is imperative that we truly respect and honor each others beliefs and practices…as we would all want others to respect our own beliefs. To hate another and/or to segregate them for their beliefs leads to authoritarianism and a destruction of society.

There are passionate arguments on both sides of the mandatory vaccination issue. Both sides can show their scientific studies," their statistics, the potential dangers involved in vaccinating or not.

There are legitimate arguments for each individual to determine their own choice in their own life. But like all things, this pandemic will eventually pass; and we need to make sure that when it does, we have not destroyed relationships beyond repair.

I was recently asked for counsel by a man who will not vaccinate his children after evaluating the risks versus rewards for his childrens health. He is vaccinated and his wife is not, and they feel the risks for vaccinating children are too high given the low risk of the virus for children. But they have been ostracized not only from their circle of friends, but from their family.

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They have been castigated, abusedand even hated by other family members for their difficult choice. When the pandemic concern is over, how will these relationships ever be repaired?

How will he ever again be able to have a good relationship with his in-laws who have decried him as stupid," evil," and even a murderer?" How will his children ever be able to play with their cousins after those kinds of hate and degradation have been used?

Our Talmud teaches us repeatedly of how we should not inject personal vitriol into an argument. Love your neighbor as yourself;this is the great principle of Torah, Kedoshim. Matthew states ,Whatever you wish others to do to you, do also to them.

The great Rabbi Hillel taught, That which is hateful to you, do not to your fellow. That is the whole Torah, the rest is commentary."

Should we argue passionately for our beliefs? Absolutely.But if we hold hate in our hearts or attack the individual choices of others; if we segregate in any way those whom we disagree with; or if we forget the importance of long lasting relationships in favor of the short term issue, we will end up with a society of authoritarianism and divisiveness rather one of peace and joy.

May we all have the courage to stand for our beliefs, and the strength to remember the value of relationships over issues. And in these challenging times, may we all respect each others choices regarding politics, economicsand especially vaccinations never ostracizing another because they make a different choice than our own.

Rabbi Michael Barclay is the Spiritual Leader of Temple Ner Simcha and can be reached at Rabbi@NerSimcha.org. The Conejo Valley Interfaith Association meets monthly and welcomes clergy and representatives of all faiths.

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Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you: words that are more important than ever.

Psychiatry & Society

H. Steven Moffic, MD, discusses the importance of the Golden Rule and other similar mantras to our current cultural situation.

To see the last video in this series, watch What About Love in the Workplace.

To see the latest in his column series, Psychiatry Views On The Daily News, see A Case Study of How to Prevent Burnout.

Dr Mofficis an award-winning psychiatrist who has specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry. A prolific writer and speaker, he received the one-time designation of Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association in 2002. He is an advocate for mental health issues relate to climate instability, burnout, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism for a better world. He serves on the Editorial Board ofPsychiatric TimesTM.

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