<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233</id><updated>2011-09-05T10:45:28.285-05:00</updated><category term='shoes'/><category term='flip flops'/><category term='facebook'/><category term='American Eagle Outfitters'/><category term='cranberries'/><category term='AE'/><category term='satorialist'/><category term='Aerie'/><category term='footware'/><category term='thoughts'/><category term='retail'/><category term='Communication'/><category term='antioxidants'/><category term='ISU'/><category term='grad school'/><category term='health'/><category term='fashion'/><category term='tanning'/><category term='trademark infringement'/><category term='style'/><title type='text'>Elle's Bells and Whistles</title><subtitle type='html'>Cute topics with an academic flair.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-4270074707769252255</id><published>2010-12-09T01:22:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T01:27:22.362-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trademark infringement'/><title type='text'>What’s in a Name? A Facebook by Any Other Name Would Still Be Trademark Infringement: Facebook Inc. Sues for Trademark Infringement. Again.</title><summary type='text'>The Controversy and Summary
 Entrepreneurs, do not put the words “face” or “book” in your company’s name or you’ll be hauled to court. The United States Patent and Trademark Office have granted Facebook Inc., a popular social-networking site, to trademark both these words (Camp, 2010). Should a company be able to trademark such generic words? Facebook Inc. seems to think so, and they’re taking </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/4270074707769252255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=4270074707769252255' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/4270074707769252255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/4270074707769252255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2010/12/whats-in-name-facebook-by-any-other.html' title='What’s in a Name? A Facebook by Any Other Name Would Still Be Trademark Infringement: Facebook Inc. Sues for Trademark Infringement. Again.'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-1319938769076145697</id><published>2010-08-18T23:06:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-21T01:06:26.367-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='antioxidants'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cranberries'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><title type='text'>Berry Good For You</title><summary type='text'>The summer is winding down. Fall is nearly here and before you know it, it'll be Thanksgiving. But why wait till then to pass the cranberries? Some of you may have heard that cranberries are good for you. As an avid cranberry products conesuir, I've decided to delve into some scholarly journals and see what the deal is with this tart little berry.The history of cranberries in our country goes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/1319938769076145697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=1319938769076145697' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/1319938769076145697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/1319938769076145697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2010/08/berry-good-for-you.html' title='Berry Good For You'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-4352803018604981070</id><published>2010-05-14T16:03:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-09-26T23:06:01.064-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Looks Can Be Deceiving: A Review Essay of the Third-Person Effect and Body Image</title><summary type='text'>“Looks Can Be Deceiving”:Review Essay of the Third-Person Effect and Body ImageElle MorgenCOMS 640Dr. C.Northern Illinois UniversityIntroductionMediated messages are pervasive. Mediated messages depicting patriarchal representations of women are even worse. If you did not own a television, merely driving to the nearest mall you’re sure to encounter a billboard on the side of the road, even if it’</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/4352803018604981070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=4352803018604981070' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/4352803018604981070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/4352803018604981070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2010/05/looks-can-be-decieving-review-essay-of.html' title='Looks Can Be Deceiving: A Review Essay of the Third-Person Effect and Body Image'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-1100459530786697570</id><published>2009-12-08T23:19:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2010-09-26T23:08:46.090-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='satorialist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Eagle Outfitters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fashion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='style'/><title type='text'>Fashion &amp; Style</title><summary type='text'>I love following fashion trends and helping people develop their own personal style. Having worked in 5 different malls around the Chicagoland area, I've seen lots of styles come in and go out. The Sartorialist is a great inspiration to me. This photographer/writer seeks out regular people and finds amazing styles. "My only strategy when I began The Sartorialist was to try and shoot style in a </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/' title='Fashion &amp; Style'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/1100459530786697570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=1100459530786697570' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/1100459530786697570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/1100459530786697570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2009/12/fashion-style.html' title='Fashion &amp; Style'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-5039493006086406913</id><published>2009-06-01T18:41:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T23:39:26.669-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Symbolic Convergence Theory</title><summary type='text'>Theory Summary and History            “A meeting of the minds,” is a phrase that best captures the heart of this theory. It delineates how communication within a group evolves to create a united vision and then a collective decision (Hirokawa &amp; Poole, 1996, p.36). Just as many theories consist of several parts, symbolic convergence theory is made up of several parts. First, there is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/5039493006086406913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=5039493006086406913' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/5039493006086406913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/5039493006086406913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2009/06/symbolic-convergence-theory.html' title='Symbolic Convergence Theory'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-8078709950227659231</id><published>2008-10-10T23:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-11T00:44:39.866-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thoughts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ISU'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grad school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Communication'/><title type='text'>Thoughts from a Grad student</title><summary type='text'>     So I made it. I graduated college and moved on to graduate school. I'm at Illinois State University in the School of Communication and my focus is in Interpersonal Communication. I love it truly, yet there are some things I'm having trouble with. My living conditions for one. I decided to room with an aquaintance of mine from my undergrad and life with her is...not up to par. But that's not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/8078709950227659231/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=8078709950227659231' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/8078709950227659231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/8078709950227659231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2008/10/thoughts-from-grad-student.html' title='Thoughts from a Grad student'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/SPA850PkA5I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/TcHbafNP9OQ/s72-c/ISUfell1024.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-7420347290269128040</id><published>2008-02-13T00:24:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T18:38:40.800-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='retail'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Eagle Outfitters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aerie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AE'/><title type='text'>Why to Love Aerie</title><summary type='text'>Just in case you didn't already know, I'm an employee of American Eagle Outfitters. I love my job. It is one of the most rewarding jobs I've ever had. I had never really shopped there until I worked there, but since 2006, I really began to like it. That was when the "Aerie" line was established. Aerie is a sub-brand of AE and it consists of:-bras -undies -boxer shorts (for girls) -robes -socks -</summary><link rel='enclosure' type='' href='http://www.aerie.com' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/7420347290269128040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=7420347290269128040' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/7420347290269128040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/7420347290269128040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-to-love-aerie.html' title='Why to Love Aerie'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/SGQK3CIeM-I/AAAAAAAAADY/rL5UcfIBldw/s72-c/aerie1.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-9090705072456951652</id><published>2007-09-11T18:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T05:11:59.256-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tanning'/><title type='text'>The Benefits of Tanning</title><summary type='text'>There seems to be this ongoing argument about tanning: sun-bathing, tanning salons, etc. So I decided to do my own research, as I myself love to go to the salon tanning beds, and here's what I found...Some of us know we get a vitamin from the sun: vitamin D. An author of an article on Helium.com says, "Vitamin D is an essential vitamin which is required for normal growth and development of bones </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/9090705072456951652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=9090705072456951652' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/9090705072456951652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/9090705072456951652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2007/09/benefits-of-tanning.html' title='The Benefits of Tanning'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/RuczMbLLxgI/AAAAAAAAAA8/cx6uDA5OMJQ/s72-c/bedtanning.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411026316332985233.post-1403461986579596585</id><published>2007-07-23T21:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T05:11:59.681-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shoes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='footware'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flip flops'/><title type='text'>You'll Flip For Our Flops!</title><summary type='text'>I love going around barefoot and do so any opportunity I get. There's something about feeling the blades of grass between your toes or the carpet beneath your feet or the cool ceramic tile that tingles your sole (and soul!) that makes you feel...alive. However, it isn't always the best idea to run around barefoot nor is it always sanitary (ahem, Brittany). That's why I love flip flops. It's the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/feeds/1403461986579596585/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4411026316332985233&amp;postID=1403461986579596585' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/1403461986579596585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4411026316332985233/posts/default/1403461986579596585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://larsoari77.blogspot.com/2007/07/youll-flip-for-our-flops.html' title='You&apos;ll Flip For Our Flops!'/><author><name>elle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18008724805517739680</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/TQR8QPnj7WI/AAAAAAAABrQ/v9LDi7Rmync/S220/2721293910_0ff24ea51d.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P0x745KeLR8/RqWHPO1wX_I/AAAAAAAAAAM/WnoN7b76RVE/s72-c/my+flip+flops.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
