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Hornets beat Magic 117-103, will face Miami in 1st round
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) If the Charlotte Hornets want to end a long playoff drought, they will have to beat their old nemesis, the Miami Heat, to advance.
The Hornets closed out their best regular season in 16 years with a 117-103 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night behind Al Jefferson's 26 points to finish as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. They will face the Heat, the No. 3 seed, which swept the Hornets in the first round two years ago.
''A lot of guys on that team it was a first time in the playoffs - or it was a first time in the playoff playing a big role,'' Jefferson said. ''It was a good experience for us. We were playing against the team that went to the finals and had been to the finals three years prior. ... Now we're back and it's a totally different team in Miami and totally different team in us. We're looking forward to it.''
Although the Heat won't have LeBron James this time around, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said it nevertheless will be a challenge.
''They have star power,'' Clifford said. ''They have guys that can take their game to the next level. They have a great coach. Those guys have been through it.''
The two teams split four games during the regular season, each winning a game on the other's court.
The Hornets haven't won a playoff series - or even a playoff game - since the 2001-02 season.
Charlotte won despite Clifford playing the end of his bench for almost the entire fourth quarter.
It appeared at times the Hornets might be trying to lose to set up an advantageous scenario for a playoff opponent after the Magic cut the lead to two. But the Hornets closed out the game strong to finish the season 30-11 at home.
The Hornets jumped out to a commanding 66-50 halftime lead behind Jefferson, who had 15 points at the break on 7-of-8 shooting. When Jefferson wasn't scoring at will against Nikola Vucevic in the low post, he was making contributions in other areas, getting three rebounds and two assists.
Jefferson's inside presence also helped open up Charlotte's outside game, as the Hornets were 9 of 22 from 3-point range in the first half.
Charlotte led by as many as 22 in the second half, but the lead slipped away after Clifford went deep into his bench.
Kemba Walker had only two points in 18 minutes, but he dished out eight assists - his 21st game with seven or more handouts.
Troy Daniels added 13 points and Spencer Hawes and Jeremy Lamb had 12 each for Charlotte, which finished the regular season 48-34 - the fifth-most wins in franchise history.
Evan Fournier and Aaron Gordon each had 22 points for the Magic, who finished the season 35-47.
''We have had three or four different seasons in the same season where we have played really well for a set of games and then some where we have not played well,'' Magic coach Scott Skiles said. ''We haven't been too inconsistent. What I will do and what we encourage the guys to do is to get some rest and reflect. Hopefully each coach and each player will do the same.''
Magic: Fournier finished with 61 double-digit games this season. ... The Magic outscored the Hornets 52-42 in the paint.
Hornets: Nicolas Batum did not play because of a sore left ankle. Clifford said he is hoping the Hornets play on Sunday rather than Saturday to give Batum an extra day to recover from an ankle he described as ''a little weak.''
Jefferson, who has never made it out of the first round of the playoffs in his previous 11 NBA seasons, said the team's seed doesn't matter. He's just glad the Hornets are in.
''This time last year we were planning our vacation, now we're in,'' Jefferson said. ''Once you get in, you just go on from there. Anybody can be beat. The way we're playing, we're playing hard.''
Magic: Season is over.
Hornets: Face the Miami Heat in the NBA playoffs.


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The home page of this site is dominated by the image of an astrolabe, and a detail of a three-dimensional version of the same instrument – the armillary sphere – is used as the icon in the location bar. Like horoscopic astrology itself, the astrolabe came into existence in the Hellenistic world in the 2nd century BCE, and throughout its history it has been used to cast horoscopes.
Like many aspects of astrological theory and practice, the astrolabe was developed and perfected in the Perso-Arabic world, where its Greek name – astrolabon, meaning 'star-taker' – became asṭurlāb, and astrological authors such as Māshā'allāh (c. 740–815) also wrote manuals on its use.
In late medieval times, the art of the astrolabe was part of the astronomical-astrological lore which passed into India, becoming known as the Tājika ('Persian') school. Jaina author Hemaprabha Sūri wrote in his Trailokyaprakāśa or Light on the Three Worlds (one of the earliest surviving Sanskrit works on Tājika):
In Tājika there are instruments, foremost of which is the sturlāva [asṭurlāb = astrolabe]. To those desiring to establish the ascendant, they accurately relate its six divisions.
A century later, Mahendra Sūri wrote a Sanskrit treatise on the astrolabe, which he called yantrarāja, 'the king of instruments'. By this time the astrolabe had also reached the Latin-speaking west.
The astrolabe has followed astrology on its journey across countries and cultures, an invaluable practical tool and a symbol of accuracy and precision. It also brings to mind the mechanical clocks of which it is a forerunner, with the associated ideas of astrology as a study of the qualities and unfolding of time.


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Tommy: My path for the past 14 years tells me that the night dream is unreal and the "day dream" called life is also unreal. Now the ego does not like this idea. It is my understanding that awareness, or consciousness, or God, gave humans an ego so that we could fight over abortion and gay marriage, etc. You don't see herds of elk going to war or fighting over gay rights, etc.
James: Well, I don't agree that awareness gave humans an ego. I think that ego develops because human beings do not know they are awareness.
Tommy: James, I am reading your book, where you talk about gross, subtle and causal bodies. It strikes me that this only makes sense in the daydream of duality. If we accept the premise that we are dream characters, then it seems to me there is no one to have these bodies, since there is only "one."
James: That is correct, Tommy. But insofar as a person does not understand this, it is useful to understand that the dream is impersonal, that there is no unique individual. If there is no unique individual, then as human beings we are all consciousness with three bodies.
Tommy: I just watched the interview of Joel Rumbolo and it seems to me he has it right. He says that life is just happening and we are not causing it to happen. Ramesh says we are being "lived," which I think is saying the same thing. Your experience in the post office seems to me to be an example of your being lived.
James: Yes. We are being lived.
Tommy: James, you seem to look down on so-called Neo-Advaitians. I would think that Nisargadatta would be considered a Neo since he took his guru's word for the fact that he was "that." The ego would like to think that it can achieve awakening by doing things. I think awareness picks and chooses who will awaken. Nisargadatta said that seeking is an obstruction. I found a couple of years ago that seeking just seemed to stop for me.
James: Well, it depends on why it stopped. It can stop when you realize that there is nothing to find. It can stop when you realize that the truth is too subtle to understand. It can stop when you realize that you are awareness and not the seeker. It can stop because you fall in love and have children. It can stop because you get sick or become senile. It can stop for various reasons.
But I take issue with your idea about awareness picking and choosing. Awareness is not a doer, so it does not pick and choose. As the macrocosmic mind it delivers results, i.e. experiences according to the actions we have done in the past. If the ego does not exercise the limited free will it has been granted and invoke the grace of the self, how will it ever get free? The squeaky wheel gets the grease. In other words, grace is earned. I am sure you did many actions to come to the place where you can say that the search ended. At the time you probably thought you were doing the seeking. How can you be sure that your exercise of your apparent free will did not lead to this result?
Nisargadatta was not a Neo, because he exercised his free will and contemplated the meaning of the words "I am That" and affirmed them all the time until he understood what they meant. The Neos say there is no need for sadhana.
Tommy: It seems that a lot of teachers promote reincarnation, which seems to only make sense in the dream world of duality, since in reality there is no one to reincarnate.
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After Julia turned one, she would stop crying whenever we hand over a mobile phone to her. She would keep quiet and start to pretend to text or call someone. We realized that we were probably on the phone often when we are with her. So, that certainly was a wake-up call. But, I have to admit, we sometimes give her a phone just so she would stop crying, especially when we are in a public area. Though we are usually relieved that calm and peace would replace Julia's screams and "no's", we didn't want this to be our standard technique to make her stop crying.
I wrote about my hesitation on technology in my previous post. This is the reason why it took a while before we finally decided to own an iPad. Don and I are unsure if we will be able to use it with discipline. It is so easy to hand over the iPad to a screaming toddler. It is very convenient to let her use the iPad so that we can have a peaceful lunch or dinner at a restaurant. It is absolutely tempting to let her use the iPad so that other people will stop staring at us because we are disturbing them with loud toddler sniffles. Despite our concerns, we bought an iPad anyway.
As a rule, Don and I agreed that we will not use the iPad, or any gadget, as a pacifier for Julia. We want her to use it for the right reason and not because we just want her to keep quiet or to stop crying. While Julia is still young, we want to establish values, bonding activities and communication standards in the family. Hence, Don and I also agreed to minimize the use of mobile phones or tablets when we are with Julia.
Oh, we are not hypocrites or know-it-all or horrible parents. We let Julia watch TV every day. Yes, everyday Julia and her yaya watch TV based on the schedule Don and I agreed on. We let Julia hold our mobile phones. We let her pretend that she is calling her Mama (my mother-in-law) or her Tito Ninong (my brother). Now that we own an iPad, we let her use it too. In fact, she loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Pororo and Pocoyo. We make sure she sticks with her schedule and we balance it with other fun activities like Ba! (Peek-A-Boo), Tickle Tickle, Hop Hop Hop, a walk in the park, a visit to a museum or other road trip destinations.
Seeing kids with a mobile phone or a tablet is considered "normal" these days. Technological advancement, as they say, is inevitable. Whether we embrace it or not, technology has a positive impact, not just on our life as a parent, but on our kids as well. Technology has tremendously improved our way of life by making our life easier and more comfortable. Family and technology can work well together as long as there is discipline and balance.
I don't know if we will be successful in establishing the discipline and balance when it comes to the use of technology, gadgets in particular. Books, toys, singing and doing other fun activities still has a calming effect on Julia. The use of gadgets is only one of the many activities we do as a family. I don't know if our views and strategy will be the same when she finally turns two. But for now, this works for us.
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Bisbee Pride Commemorative Recipe: Bisbee Fruit Salad
While technically an original recipe, at least part of the credit for this drink goes to the (sadly unknown) bartender who was working the pool party at Bisbee Pride last weekend. The poolside bar was surprisingly well-stocked, and upon arrival at the head of the line a bottle of Ketel One Oranje caught your Bartender's eye. Asking the attendant what she recommended to go with it, she gave it a moment's thought and said, "Cranberry juice and 7up." And really, given that context, what kind of even halfway-adventuresome person would say no to a little experimentation?
Admittedly, the end result you see here is rather different from that first trial. For one thing, the version she poured was nearly half vodka, and tasted like it; for another, it was a bit oversweet, and lacked a certain complexity that the Bartender appreciates in a drink. However, it had potential, and looking around at the bevy of fruity types around at that moment, it seemed appropriate that the Bartender find some way to commemorate the occasion in the way its participants would most appreciate: in drink.
Bisbee Fruit Salad
1 ounce Ketel One Oranje
3/4 ounce melon liqueur
Cranberry juice
Seltzer Water
Pour orange vodka and melon liqueur over ice in rocks glass. Fill until three-quarters full with cranberry juice; top with seltzer water. Garnish with fresh raspberries and a sprig of mint.
Note: This recipe can easily be adapted for a tall glass as well; however, you may wish to increase the proportions of the alcoholic ingredients to maintain the balance of flavors.
Recipe: Blushing Duchess
Aside from sounding like an inn in medieval Europe, this is a delightful drink that makes for an excellent summer afternoon pick-me-up (or put-me-down – it may not taste like it, but the Duchess is blushing for a reason!). It's also one of the few drinks that needs no extra touches for presentation; a mint sprig would add a nice dash of color if one is feeling particularly ambitious, but otherwise, the drink itself is lovely to behold.
A few notes regarding the ingredients:
- Turbinado sugar is a type of raw sugar that you can find for obscene prices in the supermarket's baking aisle, or for quite reasonable prices in bulk at the local co-op or health food store. (If you've ever tried Sugar in the Raw, you know what to look for.) You can substitute plain white sugar in a pinch, but turbinado has the dual advantage of the superior flavor and prettier presentation.
- The quality of your grapefruit will make a significant difference here; if you can get it, the Bartender especially recommends fresh Arizona grapefruit due to its soft texture and sweeter flavor. Be careful, though – the stuff is like citrus crack. Once you start buying it you may not be able to stop.
- The recipe is originally from Grey Goose's website (with, of course, a couple of tweaks); the Bartender discovered it as part of her ongoing campaign to find a drink that makes the stuff worth the $30ish price tag. Having tried it with both Goose and with Skyy (her standby mixer), she can safely recommend that one use higher-quality vodka in this drink; the grapefruit helps hide the harshness, but Skyy's bitter flavor still came out strongly. If you don't feel like shelling out for Goose, however, something less expensive but still quality like Ketel One would probably do the trick nicely. Edit, 4/27/11: Having tried it with Ketel One, the Bartender actually recommends it over Goose for this drink – K-1's citrus overtones, rather than being overwhelmed as expected, in fact complement the grapefruit beautifully.
And now, the recipe!
Blushing Duchess
Turbinado sugar
3 wedges of grapefruit, peeled/seeded
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce triple sec
Lime wedge
Run the inside of a grapefruit peel around the rim of a rocks glass and coat it with turbinado sugar. Roll the grapefruit wedges in remaining sugar and put them in the bottom of a shaker; muddle vigorously. Add vodka, triple sec, and ice; shake, then pour everything (including ice and grapefruit wedges) into the rocks glass. Squeeze the wedge of lime into the drink and serve!
Recipe: Whiskey Sour
Now that we've addressed Jim Beam bourbon, it only seems appropriate for the Bartender to document the classic recipe it might as well have been custom-designed for – the Whiskey Sour.
Note that the recipe specifies bourbon whiskey; this is not an arbitrary designation. The lemon juice helps to tamp down the sweetness and bring the sour notes of the whiskey to the forefront, while the syrup blunts its harshness. Considering the complete and utter lack of subtlety in any of the base ingredients, the result is surprisingly complex.
The official recipe includes a dash of egg white in the ingredients, but there appears to be some debate as to whether or not it's an optional inclusion; given that this is a blog dedicated to doing things for oneself rather than following tradition, the Bartender tried it and discovered that the only noticeable difference is cosmetic. Therefore, the Bartender recommends that the aspiring mixologist weigh the pleasing aesthetics of the white foam at the top against the (admittedly small) possibility of poisoning from the raw egg, and choose accordingly.
Whiskey Sour
1 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
Shake and strain over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with two maraschino cherries, or a cherry and an orange slice.
Source: IBA Official Cocktail recipe


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Well this is a long overdue. I was planning on doing this when initially starting out with the blog, but never found a good time to do it.
Because I'm moving to Berlin in a month, I decided to take a good look in my backpack and only include what I really need, or really want to have with my at all time. This of course came as the ideal excuse to take some pictures and finally post them here!
The backpack
My backpack is an older Incase City backpack. It's a great backpack in terms of comfort (well padded), look and water resistance. I bought some cool patches and sewed those one to give it a less dull look.
The backpack itself has a 15" laptop compartment and a lot of extra pockets for keys, notebooks and cables. I rarely use it, but the bottom padding at the back has a zipper so you can store stuff there too! It's really a pity they don't make these anymore.
What's inside?
In the past I used to carry a lot more stuff in the backpack but nowadays it comes down to this:
- Electronics: Wacom Bamboo Spark, iPad Mini (unfortunately still the first model which I rarely use for stuff other than reading books or comics), cheap portable power bank (2-port with a 2A & 1A USB port), Sony HDR AS-10 & mounts.
- Cables: A Cat 6e UTP cable with a Belkin Ethernet to USB 2.0 adapter (I use an Apple Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet adapter at home, the USB adapter is mainly for emergency network situations), Urbanears 1.2M MFI Lightning cable (seriously, ditch your Apple cables and get this one), Mini USB to USB, Micro USB to USB, Apple Earpods.
- Accessories: Apple 5W USB charger, SanDisk 32GB USB3 Drive, Libratone 4GB USB2 (Promotional) Drive, MicroSD to SD adapter.
- Offline material: Pocket Deodorant (regular size is a bitch to fit in with the rest), Moleskine Pocket notebook (blank), Devine notebook, Hay Line Dot notebook (blank), a train card for commuting between Bruges & Kortrijk, a biro, Blox silicone earprotection (these are cheap and work great!), Zara mini perfume, Kleenex (I'm a runny nose person), a mini screwdriver (lifesaver in those situations when you actually need them for a change), Laguiole Swiss Pocket Knife (super sturdy)!
To me this is the everyday toolkit. I'm pretty sure once I live in Berlin for 3 months I'll probably swap some stuff out for others though.


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Face after face. Sannu, you are welcome. Another face. You are welcome. A hug, a kiss, a name. Sannu, you are welcome. There was an uncomfortable tug at every inch of my body that made it hard to concentrate. Blurry, lost, exhausted, thirsty. Another face. Sannu, sannu, sannu, welcome, welcome, welcome. It repeats. A visit too long overdue yet a visit perfectly on time. A different world. An unknown culture. So much left to be discovered.
Family waiting, anticipating, expectant. The nearing end of far too short a visit lingered over every conversation and invitation. A globalizing world becoming seemingly smaller, yet pushing our family further. The ironies that attach themselves to life.
Is this what it means to know where you come from? Each family member, each joke, each memory. Is it painful or joyful? A quick glance at grandma, a smile from an aunt, curious glares burning into my back from cousins too young to understand, yet wishing they knew. Who are you? Where did you come from? Why are you here? Maybe I know the answer to those questions a little better now.
At times we sit in tangible content silence. An understanding deeper than words. One of feeling instead of talking. Choosing to accept the unspoken facts and cling to a hopeful future. With each family member, each joke, each memory, I begin to realize that experiencing this part of my identity was answering questions I didn't know I had.
We walked down the dusty road winding through the village. I hear you are the one who can help. You can bring your family back. You can encourage your family to embrace Nigeria. An uncle I'd never met, assigning me a task I wasn't sure how to accept. It is strange to be a visitor to a foreign place that some family members have forever called home. This complicated, beautiful, irrational, joyful, frustrating, and wonderful place I experienced.
Will you be back to Nigeria? I hope so….Sannu. You are welcome.
I wrote this piece while I was in Nigeria with my dad in June 2008. In many ways this was the trip that awakened my desire to travel and see the world. I was too nervous to share it back then, but I reread it and experienced a nostalgia for the 18 year old girl that wrote this. It was time to put it out there.


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The Numa Organ is the best organ like this out there… none of the other ones come as close to the real thing as this keyboard… I love it!
The SL88 feels great!
All I have to say about the Sledge is: Black Keys Matter!!!
Bobby Sparks II… infamous sideman to countless artists including: Lalah Hathaway, Marcus Miller, Dianne Reeves, George Benson, Nelly Furtado, Ashley Cleveland, D'Angelo, Lauryn Hill, the late George Duke and Prince to name a few- is an analog purist, innovator and inspiration to many musicians.
Educated at Eastfield College, his musical matriculation began at age 5, when his mother and father- both educators and a church pianist and jazz trumpeter, respectively, noticed his acumen for the piano and organ.
As a 9-time Grammy Award winner, his contributions and production skills can be found on albums by Kirk Franklin, Snarky Puppy, St. Vincent, Ray Charles and more.
Mr. Sparks uses the Sledge 2.0 Black Edition, Numa Organ2 and the SL88 Controller both in the studio and live.


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I have found 1, maybe 2, concealers that don't make my dry, crinkly under eyes look 20 years more mature than they actually are. I tend to stick to my Maybelline Age Rewind concealer because it looks like skin without completely drying me out. It doesn't hurt that it's relatively inexpensive, either. Before finding the Maybelline concealer, I probably tried hundreds of overpriced eye creams and gimmicky correctors/concealers. Then, the Becca Bright Eyes Collection started popping up all over the place. I was hesitant until I saw the pictures and the reviews. Before and after shots showed eye bags miraculously de-puffing and smoothing out, and the reviews seemed to corroborate the claims. With low expectations but a lot of optimism, I ordered the Becca Anti-Fatigue Under Eye Primer from Sephora and anxiously awaited my package's arrival.
Becca is one of my favorite brands for complexion products. I happen to love their bronzers and highlighters — you probably have heard ALL about Champagne Pop. The Bright Eyes collection has 3 pieces, designed to de-puff, brighten, and set. I only have one of the pieces, the Anti-Fatigue Primer, but feel free to send over the rest of the collection ;). Can we talk about the marketing, too? Becca posted these beautiful pictures with some of the key ingredients as the background. Genius.
Here are the three products in order of routine and their claims:
Anti-Fatigue Under Eye Primer – ($32USD, Sephora.com)
As you can see, this is a stunning product. My favorite part of the packaging is the really subtle holo-reflective logo. It adds an element of luxury that makes me feel so *fancy,* even at 6 in the morning when my eyes are ballooned up with that AM face. There is a slight cooling effect, it works to de-puff and smooth out eyes, and it sets a base for concealers to go on flawlessly.
Under Eye Brightening Corrector – ($32USD, Sephora.com)
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The #NewYear is already looking bright with our Under Eye Brightening Corrector – now available in two shades: Light-Medium and NEW Shade Medium-Dark. Infused with crushed pearls with peachy undertones, neutralize darkness and lift with light under and around the eyes. The new #BECCABrightEyes collection is available in 8 days! Tune in tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. EST on our Instagram LIVE with Global Style Director @KerryCole15 to see it in action.
This looks like a re-formulation of the backlight color correctors Becca used to have. The corrector comes in two peachy shades for lighter and deeper skin tones. Using color theory, the peachy colors will cancel out any darkness in that undereye area. I'm assuming you can use this product either alone or underneath a concealer, but I have yet to try this product at all! I'm intrigued by the "crushed pearls," but I also feel like so many products use a similar ingredient that this isn't completely ground-breaking.
Under Eye Brightening Setting Powder – ($25USD, Sephora.com)
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Ready, SET, go with the anti-aging formula of our NEW Under Eye Brightening Setting Powder! Infused with antioxidant-rich raspberry stem cells and Australian berries, one sweep is all you need to set your makeup and diminish the appearance of fine lines. Our #BECCABrightEyes collection is available in 7 days! Tune in today at 4:30 p.m. EST on our Instagram LIVE with Global Style Director @KerryCole15 to see it in action.
The final step, locking everything into place, is this Under Eye Brightening Setting Powder. Normally, under eye powders that are this white scare me. I have nightmares of flashback eyes! I don't see anything about reflective properties in this powder, so that seems promising. What sets this apart from other similar products, I think, is the skincare benefits of raspberry stem cells. They supposedly have antioxidant properties, which are really great anti-aging solutions. I've watched a few demos on Youtube and this powder seems to really smooth out concealer, so I'm keen to testing it out for myself.
The packaging is the first thing I noticed. From the sleek acrylic casing to the beautiful holographic logo, I love how simple but elevated it is. I like that the actual product is a minty blue — it makes my undereyes feel refreshed just by looking at it! For the price ($32USD at Sephora), this is a tiny product. However, the balmy texture means you need just a little bit of product, and it appears like it's something that will go a long way.
When I patted this on under my eyes, I really had to make sure there was even any product transferring onto my skin. It was that thin in consistency, which makes sense seeing that it'll be applied under some other products. Immediately, I did not notice any significant changes in puffiness, but I did feel a very faint cooling sensation after a minute. I appreciate how faint it is because the eyes are very sensitive, and a strong icy sensation could bring about Icy Hot results. I let the product sit on my skin for a few minutes and my skin had a nice smooth slip to it.
I've tested this under two different concealers so far — the Colourpop No Filter concealer and the Maybelline Age Rewind concealer. The Colourpop concealer, in the past, has NOT worked with my skin. I have never had a concealer look so horrible on my eyes — dryness, creasing, clumpiness. Over this primer, it definitely looked better. Still a little dry, but there was no flakiness or creasing! This was the ultimate test for me. I was excited to see how this primer improved my favorite concealer, the Age Rewind. I'm happy to say that this gave my under eye area the perfect dewy look. I set it with my usual powder, the Cover FX Perfect Setting Powder in Light/Translucent, and I needed so much less to set the concealer. I can't stop looking at my under eyes and how smooth they look.
I still have to play around with this product before I share my final thoughts, but take my first impressions with a grain of salt if you are looking for a product that will transform your under-eye routine. The effectiveness of this primer makes me want to go out and buy the entire collection, and you know what? I probably will. Let me know if you've tried the Becca Bright Eyes collection at all and what you think!
XOXO The Offbeat Venusian
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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Who is RC Radio Network and how do I contact you?
We are a bunch of RC Industry professionals and Radio control airplane pilots and car and truck drivers who love music and want to contribute to our community. For more information about RC Radio Network visit the about us page. We love to hear from our listeners and to contact us visit the Feedback page.
Why are you asking for donations?
A great question with a simple answer; we need to fund this operation and want to bring you tons of great programming. Now we know that money does not grow on trees so we don't ask for a lot but we hope you like what you are hearing and will throw us a bone every now and then to support the effort. Only donate if you think the programming is worth it and if you don't think the station is worth supporting our guess is that you will not be listening. Please let us know either way because we love to hear from listeners.
Is the RC Radio Network A Non-Profit Foundation?
We wish but no we are not. We are a for-profit business (even though we are far from profitable), and as such don't qualify for the 501(c)(3) status. We will assure you however that there are no salaries being paid and that our primary goal is to bring you quality programming including music with fun and informative guest during our live broadcast segments. The RC Radio Network is a full-time job (actually several), so we run it just like any other business - paying state and local income taxes, as well as investing in equipment and services to keep the business going.
Are you Scamming Us?
Are you kidding? We are listener supported, we ask for donations and it's hard to believe a business based on asking you to pay what you think the service you receive is worth could be considered a scam. Please donate but please feel free to adjust your contribution based on the value you believe you are receiving. Our business model is unique and it is a gamble (some of our friends said Cliff was crazy to build this station at all). Normally businesses assign a price to a particular product or service but all we're asking you to do is listen in for free and evaluate what you think our service is worth to you.
Isn't Internet Radio Pretty Cheap To Run?
It is possible to start an Internet radio station (a hobby), using just a home computer, a few MP3 files, and a cheap DSL connection, that's not how we are doing things. We use professional audio equipment and computer automation software. We have invested in redundant systems and powerful internet connections to reduce any downtime or outages. We own, maintain, and upgrade all of our own servers and equipment. In addition, we pay for all of the music you are hearing (lots of CD's) and pay a significant (and I mean significant) amount of money in royalty fees to music copyright holders. Also to accommodate our thousands of listeners our monthly bandwidth fees are very hefty. RCRN is no cheap operation.
How do the artists you play get paid?
We pay fees to the industry groups ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC (who represent songwriters & publishers) in very much the same way that an FM station does. These fees are distributed to songwriters & publishers based on periodic airplay surveys & reports. In addition, Internet radio stations are subject to additional copyright fees (performance royalties), paid to yet another industry group called Sound Exchange. They represent performers and record companies - mostly the latter, since they are a de-facto arm of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). RC Radio Network pays a surprisingly hefty fee each year, which is distributed to artists and record labels. FM & AM Broadcast stations in the US are not required to pay performance royalties at all (though they do in Europe & elsewhere). Satellite broadcasters pay them, but at a significantly lower rate than Internet stations like us. Due primarily to our lack of clout with the US Congress and the Copyright Office, legally operated Internet stations pay the highest royalty rates - by far - of any class of broadcaster in the US.
When I click the listen links my computer asks if I want to download a file.
This means that you don't have the player software installed. Click our launch player icon for the best results.
How do I get the player(s)?
To listen to our webcasts, we recommend that you just click the "Launch Player" link on the top left of our home page. We also support the following players. Windows Media Player or RealPlayer will work in many cases (see below), but we think you'll like oour player better:
Windows: WinAmp?
MacOS X (or 9): iTunes
Linux/Unix: XMMS
Linux KDE Desktop: amaroK
Multiple Platforms (incl. Linux & Mac): VLC
I want to use Winamp, but my work network won't let me install it.
Good question. Many work networks are locked down but in most cases you can copy Winamp to a USB flash drive at home, and then plug that drive into your work computer. Here's how to do it:
At home, copy the folder C:/Program Files/Winamp to your USB drive.
At work, plug in the drive, open the Winamp folder, and click the file "winamp.exe".
Press Ctrl-L (or select "Play" -> "Location" from the Winamp menu) and enter this address: http://www.rcradionetwork.com/samPHPweb/playing.php.
That should start the stream. DO NOT copy the Winamp folder onto your work hard drive. This will violate your IT department's regulations about installing unauthorized software. Those regulations are there for a reason. However, the above method should not compromise your work system in any way. Again the best way is to just launch our player from the home page.
I've loaded WINAMP, but RealPlayer keeps opening when I click the MP3 links
On RealPlayer, go to 'View' -> 'Preferences' -> 'Upgrade'. At the bottom of that box, under 'Media Types', ?click the 'Re-associate' button. Un-check the boxes marked 'Mpeg Audio' and 'MP3 Playlists'. Click 'OK' twice & you're done.
The sound is distorted. It sounds like your level is too high.
Our guess is that you're using Winamp, and you have one or more of the EQ sliders turned up fairly high? Try turning the EQ off. The problem will most likely disappear. If you really need radical EQ settings, turn down the 'Preamp' slider (next to the EQ) to compensate. If you have EQ-related distortion in other players that lack a 'Preamp' control, try turning the sliders for the frequency bands that you don't want emphasized down instead of turning up the ones you do want more of. It accomplishes the same thing. Again the best way is to just launch our player from the home page.
Does the RC Radio Network offer a Podcast?
Yes and No. Unfortunately, copyright regulations prevent us from doing a podcast of the live music streams we play. We do offer a podcast of all of our live and educational programs. We encourage you to listen in live and to participate but if you miss a show the pod cast is the way to go.
Do you allow downloading of songs?
No. But you can buy a lot of what we play by clicking on the CD cover when it is playing. This will give you the option to get the CD or just the individual MP3. Please be sure to use one of our links (like the one on our front page) when you do, so that we get a commission. Every little bit helps support the station.
Is RCRN available on either XM or Sirius satellite radio?
Not yet, we are watching the satellite situation and if it changes, we'll be ready to talk to them (as long as we can retain our independence & creative control) but the short answer is No, we're not. Both US satellite radio companies (actually they are now combined) are very committed to doing their own programming. They are not carrying any "outside" programming.
Will you play my request?
Sure but here's the deal:
At any given time, we have thousands of folks listening and that means that we get a steady flow of requests, and the only way we could accommodate a reasonable percentage of them would be to do an "all-request" format - which is just not what we are about.
Keep in mind that a request you make at 9pm or 3am your time might not be our time (we are on the east coast of the USA). Unless we see a request that strikes a "wow - we haven't played that for ages, that'd be cool" chord, it probably won't be played for a bit.
During most of the day, we're playing music sets that have been previously assembled. We're very careful about the flow of the music from one song to another, and it's not always possible to fit requests into that flow.
Even if we don't play your request, that doesn't mean that it doesn't have an impact. If we see a pattern of requests for a particular song from a variety of different listeners, that will tend to give it a heavier weight in our rotation schedule (that means we will play it more often).
I am an independent Artist, can I send you my CD?
Sure you can and we always love new music to review. Be sure to include a note with the CD and pick the best couple of tracks for us to review. This will let us get to it quickly You can mail CDs to: RC Radio Network
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Candle Safety
According to the latest statistics from the National Fire Protection Association, from 2009-2013, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 9,300 home structure fires that were started by candles. These fires caused 86 deaths, 827 injuries and $374 million in direct property damage.
During the five-year period of 2009-2013:
Candles caused 3% of reported home fires, 3% of home fire deaths, 6% of home fire injuries, and 5% of the direct property damage in home fires.
Roughly one-third (36%) of home candle fires started in bedrooms. These fires caused 32% of the associated deaths and 47% of the associated injuries.
Falling asleep was a factor in 11% percent of the home candle fires and 30% of the associated deaths.
On average, 25 home candle fires were reported per day.
More than half (58%) of home candle fires occurred when some form of combustible material was left or came too close to the candle.
December is the peak time of year for home candle fires. In December, 11% of home candle fires began with decorations compared to 4% the rest of the year.
Keep these tips in mind when using candles:
- Ensure candles are in sturdy metal, glass, or ceramic holders and placed where they cannot be easily knocked down.
- Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets.
- Set a good example by using matches, lighters and fire carefully.
- Children should never be allowed to play with matches, lighters or candles.
- Never put candles on a Christmas tree.
- Never leave the house with candles burning.
- Extinguish candles after use and never go to sleep while candles are still burning.
- NEVER leave burning candles unattended!
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THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Part 1 to be released on Sept25th
Warner Home Video has announced that the annimated original THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Part One will be released, on DVD and Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, on September 25th.
Fanboy demi-god Peter Weller (RoboCop) leads a stellar voice cast as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Joining Weller behind the microphone is David Selby (The Social Network, Dark Shadows) as Commissioner Gordon, Ariel Winter (Modern Family) as Carrie/Robin, three-time DCU veteran Wade Williams (Prison Break) as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, and Michael McKean (This is Spinal Tap) as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper.
In the bleak and ominous future of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, it's been a decade since Bruce Wayne hung up his cape, following most of the other superheroes who had been forced into retirement. Facing the downside of middle age, a restless Bruce Wayne pacifies his frustration with racecars and liquor – but the Bat still beckons as he watches his city fall prey to gangs of barbaric criminals known as The Mutants.
The return of Harvey Dent as Two-Face finally prompts Wayne to once again don the Dark Knight's cowl, and his dramatic capture of the villain returns him to crime-fighting – simultaneously making him the target of law enforcement and the new hope for a desolate Gotham City. Particularly inspired is a teenage girl named Carrie, who adopts the persona of Robin and ultimately saves Batman from a brutal attack by the Mutant leader. Armed with a new sidekick, and re-energized with a definitive purpose, the Dark Knight returns to protect Gotham from foes new … and old.
- Sneak Peak at Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
- Featurette: Her Name is Carrie … Her Role is Robin – An all-new featurette. Experience the role of Robin, through the eyes of a female warrior.
- Featurette: Batman and Me: The Bob Kane Story– A documentary comprehensively chronicling the remarkable life of the creator of Batman.
- Two bonus episodes from Batman: The Animated Series handpicked by producer Alan Burnett: Two-Face, Parts 1 and 2
- Digital Comic – Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (digital comic with cover art and three full comic pages)
MSRP: DVD $19.98, BD/DVD/Ultraviolet pack $24.98


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What is a Business Analyst?
Business analyst is a popular title across many industries, including software and management consulting. Consulting firms (think Accenture and Deloitte) of all sizes and tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Expedia, Groupon, and even Big Fish Games are constantly hiring business analysts. To better understand this popular role, we will explain what they do and who would be good at it.


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Can international companies take part?
International companies will be able to attend the Directors' Weekend, but will not automatically receive a visit from a Connections Director, development notes or the opportunity to perform at a Partner Theatre Festival. If you would like a Connections Director to attend and are able to finance their trip yourself, then we are happy to organise and administrate this. If possible, we will also try to accommodate your company at a Partner Theatre Festival, but priority will go to UK companies. The fee for international companies is still the same as for UK companies.
Other than the fee, what other costs are involved?
The costs incurred will vary from company to company. These could include travel, accommodation, rehearsal and production costs and venue hire. There is advice on fundraising in your Connections Handbook.
Which Partner Theatre will I be working with?
We will let you know by mid-October.
We encourage companies to work with their closest Partner Theatre as we hope you will develop a relationship that will continue after Connections. The proximity will also have implications on costs and audience numbers during the transfer to the Partner Theatre Festival.
Is Connections a competition?
It is not a formal competition or an assessment of ability.
Connections is a showcase of the national spread and the diversity of groups taking part. The companies chosen to perform at the NT Festival are selected by the Connections team, directors and writers. One production of each play will be transferred to the National Theatre festival in London.
We do look for clarity and audibility, clear story-telling, conviction and energy in the cast, and pace. We like to see productions that have observed and realised the writer's intentions for the play, as the NT Festival is also a showcase for the plays themselves. We are also interested in how groups respond to feedback from the Connections Director when transferring their play to the Partner Theatre Festival.
Can I enter two or more groups?
We will accept more than one application from the same company, however we won't necessarily select both applications.


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Pre-Sales Engineer
As a matter of fact, the establishment can be held legally liable in case of breaches in the processing and handling of medical data (patient's rights law of 4th March 2002).
Moreover, a growing number of establishments mutualise their equipment and exchange sensitive data about their patients. Practical issues then rapidly arise on how to ensure the confidentiality of exchanges and restrict access to hospital centre users who would be tempted to access sensitive information about patients with no authorisation...
To secure a hospital IT system, strong authentication must be implemented with a CPS smart card (Healthcare Professionals Card) or an establishment badge.
As a reminder, strong authentication (two factor authentication) combines a physical device (the user's card) with information known from the user (the card's PIN code).
The PGSSI policy defines 3 security levels for healthcare establishments, according to the practices to implement. Strong authentication is based on the CPS card which is distributed by the ASIP organisation. It contains a certificate with the professional's national identifier. It is one of the most currently used authentication means: it enables verification of the card holder's identity and allows authentication operations on medical applications and on the hospital IT system.
The CPS card offers multiple advantages:
- It embeds ASIP Santé certificates for strong authentication: no need to manage a PKI infrastructure internally.
- CPS cards are issued and renewed by ASIP Santé.
- Devices are free.
- The CPS card allows public authentication to be performed outside of the hospital IT system.
- And above all, CPS cards v3 embed a contactless chip and are thus multiservice cards!
This "multiservice" device is easily adopted by the hospital staff: people use it for their daily needs, which considerably reduces cases of forgotten or lost badges.
A single sign-on (SSO) solution is the ideal complement to strong authentication. It helps turn regulatory constraints into real assets. The card is felt as a real improvement in terms of comfort in everyday life as all the operations on the various medical applications are made easier thanks to the automatic injection of the connected user's login/password pairs. Locking/unlocking the workstation is more simple and faster, as users only have to present their cards to open a work session or get back to it.
The hospital staff is more efficient, saves time and can therefore concentrate on more important tasks, for the patient's benefit.
The hospital IT system reinforces traceability and anticipates future needs in terms of mutualisation or sharing of applications, specifically with the support of identity federation. Take for example a professional wishing to access a service on a healthcare regional portal: federation can be implemented between this portal and the user's establishment in order to save this user from having to reauthenticate to the portal which requires strong authentication. The federation implements standard protocols such as SAML or Interops in order to exchange the user's identity securely.
To meet these challenges, each establishment must therefore be pro-active to secure its hospital IT system and focus on the following key points:
- Conduct an audit to find out what the hospital IT system lacks in terms of access control and traceability, based on the guidelines set by ASIP Santé.
- Implement a strong authentication solution using a smart card (CPS card or establishment badge).
- Use an access control and single sign-on (SSO) system to enhance traceability and address all password issues related to applications.
Such securing operations will also bring along more comfort and ergonomics to hospital workers who use multiple medical applications daily: they will only have to remember one PIN code instead of numerous passwords... And they will be grateful to you.


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Rowayton, Southport, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Teavana Announces Contest Winners
Teavana Announces "Tea Master's Challenge" Contest Winners
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Innovative tea retailer Teavana® is pleased to announce the winners of the "Tea Master's Challenge". This tea blending contest challenged customers to use creativity and their love of tea to make a new taste sensation using up to 4 Teavana teas, sugar and/or honey. Running from June 29 to August 16, 2009, over 2,300 blends were submitted with flavors ranging from fruity to spicy and everything in between. Teavana's tea experts tirelessly tasted the creative blends to narrow down to the final five.
Pearls Gone Wild won the Teavana Tea Master's Challenge!
The Grand prize winner is - Pearls Gone Wild by Meredith Cordray, who will receive a $500 gift card. In addition, her tea will be added to Teavana's new tea lineup in October, being available for purchase as a tea blend online at Teavana.com or as separate teas in Teavana stores. Pearls Gone Wild combines together three hand-rolled pearl teas as their base: Teavana's Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls, Frutto Bianco Pearls, and Black Dragon Pearls. The blend of green, white and black pearl teas is highly antioxidizing, good for digestion and studies have shown can help lower cholesterol, inhibit certain forms of cancer growth, and combat the signs of aging. The fresh taste of jasmine, kiwi, lemongrass and pineapple along with the chocolaty black tea undertones can't be beat, is great anytime of the day, and is delicious hot or iced.
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Chance the Rapper, Moses Sumney, and Robin Hannibal come together on a Skrillex remix of "Show Me Love." Skrillex pulls off a remix that doesn't hurt your ears and Chance's energetic bouncy flow gives you something to snap your fingers to. This is definitely my favorite song of the week. Check out "Show Me Love" below.
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24ft Pontoon & Jet Ski Rental Package (15 passengers total)
This pontoon and jet ski package is perfect for larger groups, or those wanting the relaxation of a boat ride and the thrill of a jet ski! Get a 24-foot pontoon boat with a new jet ski at an amazing price. Take a cruise through the Destin Harbor, the Choctawhatchee Bay, or visit the beautiful Crab Island! Be your own captain and explore the gorgeous emerald waters today!
Activity Highlights
- Cruise the Choctawhatchee Bay or Santa Rosa Sound
- 12 passenger boats with 90hp engines
- Jet skis exceed speeds of 40mph
- Up to 3 passengers can ride on one jet ski (see restrictions)
What's Included
- 3 Seater Waverunner
- Life Vests
- 12 passenger pontoon boat
- 1 tank of fuel for pontoon & jet ski
- Life vests & safety equipment (Children sizes available)
- Operating & safety orientation
- Swim Ladder
- Boaters test (Required if born on or after January 1, 1988)
- Gratuity
What to bring
- Sunscreen
- Towel
- Jet skis can hold up to 2 adults and 1 small child
- Pontoon boats can hold a maximum of 12 passengers.
- Boats cannot be used as a shuttle.
- Adults born BEFORE January 1, 1988 can operate a pontoon boat with a valid drivers license without a Florida's Boater License.
- Person signing the contract must be 18, have a valid picture ID, & a VALID credit card for incidentals.
- Those born on or after January 1, 1988 can operate a pontoon boat, but are required to take a Florida Boaters Test. These tests are available upon arrival for $3. They take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Please arrive early if someone in your party is taking this test.
- Jet ski's & pontoons are prohibited from entering the Gulf of Mexico.
- Jet ski's & pontoons MUST be returned at the rental location no later than 6pm regardless of the time of departure.
- Jet ski operator must be at least 16 years old.
Additional information
- Boats have compartments to hold small valuables such as wallets, watches and jewelry. However, it is best to leave all these items back home or in your vehicle.
- If the weather is unfavorable for this activity and the vendor calls off the rental, we will attempt to reschedule for another time or day. If we cannot meet customer requests for this, we'll refund the purchase amount.
- If there is rain while you are on the boat and you are called back to dock early, the purchase price will be prorated accordingly.
- If you do not bring the boat back within the time frame designated, a $100/hour charge will be applied and payable directly to the vendor.
- Need a boater test? Take it before you arrive! Click here for testing site.
Cancellation policy
Customers may cancel at least 24 hours prior to their arrival date and time to receive a full refund minus a $5 service fee. Cancellations inside the 24 hour period will not be eligible for a refund. If weather is unfavorable and the vendor calls off the activity, the tour may be rescheduled for a later time/date or a full refund will be issued. Customer no-shows will not be refunded. Customers may make changes to the reservation without any fees as long as it's outside the 24 hour cancellation period.
Read what other TripShock! travelers think about the 24ft Pontoon & Jet Ski Rental Package (15 passengers total). What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip. Only TripShock! customers may leave reviews. Please login to your reservation to post your review.
Lewis Jackson
Alabama, USA
about 3 months ago
Equipment functioned well and staff very courteous, thanks. Bathroom facilities were so filthy we could not safely use them, really!Verified TripShock! Traveler Review
MaryAnn Coward
about 3 months ago
The pontoon boats and jet ski experience was wonderful . We spent all day at Crab Island having a great time, but it was how we were treated once we returned that was bad. Once we got back , the staff tried to say we damaged the jet ski's we rented. Saying we must have parked them too close too the boats and it chipped the paint off the sides of the jet ski. We made sure to anchor them 50ft from the boats. I also pointed out that they never had us do a pre-check on the skis or sign a damage waiver saying we looked at them prior to going out. They were very argumentative and treated us like second rate citizens! We come to Destin all the time to rent boats and skis and have never been treated so bad!! Our group spent over $1300.00 renting from them and should have been treated better. A... read moreVerified TripShock! Traveler Review
Deville Drayton
about 4 months ago
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Jami Huston
about 5 months ago
Everything was awesome only wish we had gotten it for a whole day. Staff was helpfulVerified TripShock! Traveler Review
Michele Cusack
about 5 months ago
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Jason Austin
about 5 months ago
The staff was amazing. Answered all are questions and took the time to make sure we had everything we needed.They were very friendly and professional. I will be renting from them again next time we are in the area.Verified TripShock! Traveler Review
Omar Macias
about 5 months ago
family enjoyed time out in boat and jet ski!Verified TripShock! Traveler Review
Ricky Webster Jr
about 6 months ago
Staff was very friendly and our family had the best day out on the water.Verified TripShock! Traveler Review
Management Response,
about 5 months ago
So glad you enjoyed yourselves out on the water! We look forward to seeing you again next year!
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about 6 months ago
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about 5 months ago
Thank you for the excellent mark! We strive for the best and hope to see you again next year!
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Thanks for the rating Travis! We hope to see you back next year!


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How many refugees will the Iraq war create? Hundreds of thousands were displaced in 1991, and as many are now expected to cross the borders into Syria, Turkey, Jordan and Iran.
Meanwhile, on the home front, the prime minister is expected to pacify the anti-war left with a more attractively "redistributive" economy. So Michael Winterbottom's tough, impassive docu-drama about asylum seekers - a Golden Bear award-winner at Berlin last month - couldn't be more timely.
It's a striking addition to Winterbottom's eclectic body of work; roughly but not exactly comparable to his Bosnian war movie Welcome to Sarajevo.
Using small digital video cameras, improvisation, guerrilla filming and available light, Winterbottom follows the overland refugee route from Pakistan through Iran, Turkey and Italy up to Sangatte, Dover and beyond.
This is a route littered with stolen cash, broken dreams and dead bodies: a sickening reverse of the hippy trail where the poor and unhoused of Asia head for the prosperity and welfare payouts of western Europe.
Winterbottom uses two Afghan non-professionals, Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah, more or less playing themselves as a 16-year-old and his older cousin, and tracks them, as it were in real time, after they bet their borrowings and life savings on a terrifying one-way ticket to Kilburn High Road in London, where another cousin is waiting for them.
On the way they are fleeced, starved and exploited, finally encountering tragedy. After filming was complete, Jamal reportedly made use of his unexpired visa to return to London and apply for asylum in real life. He will stay here until he is 18, when he will be deported as an adult foreign national - if they can find him.
In This World is an urgently realist account of the grim commerce in human beings. The movie begins with a voiceover explaining the volume of this traffic; the stages of the journey are shown on a map, a little like the refugee trail in the opening sequence of Casablanca.
But this documentarist side of the movie soon disappears and we are left with the two men's journey itself, during which we must largely intuit exactly what is going on in their heads, because there is little or no dialogue between the two.
Unlike a conventional scripted drama, in which there would be carefully shaped revelatory sequences with Jamal and Enayatullah talking about themselves and their family, and scripted moments in which their own relationship is seen to flower in adversity, the action of In This World unfolds just as I imagine such a journey mostly would in reality: in grim silence, with occasional frantic arguments with people who can't understand what you're saying.
The overwhelming imperative is to press on, to keep moving, and save conversation, intimacy, normal human discourse for when they have reached their goal. Winterbottom shows how the refugees' humanity has been put on hold, in desperately vulnerable storage, while they are on the road.
Recent British refugee/immigrant movies like Jasmin Dizdar's Beautiful People, Stephen Frears' Dirty Pretty Things and Pawel Pawlikovsky's Last Resort have shown the refugees' dire state when they have reached the end of the rainbow - the UK - where they find the poverty, suspicion and ethnic strife they have tried to leave behind is waiting for them here, too.
These were settings in which the political dimensions of refugee status were made explicit. Other movies like Lukas Moodysson's Lilya 4-Ever and Damjan Kozole's Spare Parts investigate the barbaric motives and methods of the traffickers themselves.
None of this is the case here. Just the journey is shown, and the people who take Jamal and Enayatullah's cash are not shown as obviously wicked, even when they're ripping them off - more chaotic, arrogant and incompetent. And there is no clear expression of what it is the two men precisely want to escape, and what they expect to gain in Britain.
The obvious answers are, respectively: poverty and money. They are economic migrants, but oppressed by the want and destruction caused by vast, geopolitical forces: the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the US bombing in 2001.
Jamal's cousin says, vaguely, that he "wishes for a better future" and this better future is evidently to be found in Britain. Because of our benefits system? This is never raised in so many words, but the family do say that they would rather he could get to America, where cracking the welfare system would surely be tougher. Perhaps Britain is a second-prize US.
"You're better off in your own country," says one man curtly before they set off. They are not persuaded. But they are to meet a horrible fate, and when Jamal has to telephone home from London to reveal the full, terrible cost of his better future, Winterbottom shows the old man on the other end of the line for just a few seconds: his face a mask of shock and stoic defeat.
Has it all been worth it? The sheer desperation of thousands of people like this, willing to risk everything, shows they believe it has to be.
In This World does not offer an opinion on that, or on what effect the experience has had on Jamal. He is tough, undemonstrative - a survivor.
ike him, this is a reticent film, both emotionally and intellectually, and for some it may be frustrating. But the harrowingly real picture it paints is a daring and ambitious work.
How many other commercially successful directors, at 40-plus, would head off to the Afghan border to rough it with a DV camera? Winterbottom did, and this prolific and intelligent film-maker has earned another success.


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Congress "Global Peasants Rights"
The "Haus der Bauern" foundation will organise an international congress on the issue of "peasants' rights" from 8-10 March 2017, which will be attended by lobbyists for small farmers worldwide as well as representatives of international organisations and numerous stakeholders.
The 'Global Peasants' Rights' congress sheds light on the situation of small scale farmers and the rural population around the world, draws public attention to the importance of peasants for sustainable local and regional production of food in agro ecological quality and emphasizes the need to protect their rights and their indigenous knowledge.
The goal of the congress is twofold: to increase awareness of the situation and the requirements of international small farmers and to support the UN working group for the development of a "Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas".
The "Haus der Bauern" foundation therefore contributes to coordinated actions together with other organisations and stakeholders such as La Via Campesina, Brot für die Welt and FIAN whose goal is to promote this urgent project in the responsible UN committees.
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Ceramic Soap Dish
These unique hand-crafted ceramic soap dishes are made by a local ceramic artist from the Cabo de Gata. A good natural soap can last a long time, as long as you take good care of it! It is very important that the soap dries out between uses, so these dishes are ideal for your soap to drain and dry out after each use.
Several years ago when we were opening our shop, we met the local ceramic artist who handcrafts these dishes for us. We knew we wanted a hand-made sign for our studio and shop that really showed that we were artisans. He created this beautiful sign for us and I remember that moment when he brought it on my birthday 5 years ago, and was installing it with my husband. I had tears in my eyes as I saw my dream becoming reality.
He has since collaborated on other products with us – these soap dishes, our shaving dishes and also some aromatherapy burners for our essential oil blends.
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Istanbul Museum Pass
Do you need Istanbul Museum Pass? Does Walks In Istanbul organise museum tickets for us? How long is the Istanbul Museum Pass valid? Is it worth investing into this pass?
When you are with a professional guide from Walks In Istanbul, your guide has priority admission at museum entrances and will purchase museum tickets for you. If you are covered with our tours, you do not need Istanbul Museum Pass. They are included.
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Losing a baby through miscarriage or stillbirth is a devastating experience, one we never forget. As time goes on, cherishing the memories of our babies is a way to honor their lives. Here are some meaningful ways you can remember your baby gone too soon.
I was watching my DVRed episode of This is Us last night, and besides the fact that I'm convinced the producers sit around a table every week and ask, "How can we make them cry this week?", I'm always struck by their ability to tap into the universal feelings and experiences of the viewers – so much so that, yes, we are in tears each week.
In this episode, grown-up Kevin, an actor, was on a movie set with Sylvester Stallone, and they were talking about the loss of Kevin's dad back when Kevin was a teenager. He tried to blow it off: "It was a long time ago."
In an unexpectedly poetic way for Sly, he said:
"In my experience Kevin, there is no such thing as 'a long time ago.' There's only memories that mean something and memories that don't."
Pretty profound, right?
Memories that mean something and memories that don't. You don't forget the important ones.
As much as my love affair with fall has taken over since I've stopped teaching, it's still a bittersweet time for me. I can't think of fall without remembering that this was the season I lost both my babies.
With baby #1, I found out I was pregnant right as Super Storm Sandy blew in, bringing with it a personal hurricane of another kind. I lost that baby sitting around the Thanksgiving table, while the rest of my family was eating pumpkin pie.
With baby #2, I started the school year with a positive pregnancy test. By October, we knew the baby was gone, and it took almost another month for the loss to come to completion – with 2 rounds of misoprostol and ultimately a D & C. Days later, I was thrown back into life marching in the Wounded Warrior Veteran's Day Parade in NYC on a field trip with fifty 11th graders. No one there knew my own internal battle I was suffering through.
Time has a way of dimming those memories, but the memories that mean something? You don't forget.
Believe me, there were times that I wanted to forget – it was too painful to remember.
And now, there are times that I am so consumed with the whirlwind of my days with my twin boys, that I almost forget. But I don't want to.
For sure, certain dates are triggers – the dates I found out I was pregnant, the dates they went to be with Jesus, the dates they should have been born here on earth. I think think of them on their due dates – they would be 4 and 3 years old now.
I want to honor those 2 beautiful lives that exist at this very moment in heaven, that I will meet some day.
It can be painful trying to cherish those lost babies, because the memories attached to them stir up so much grief. But I think it is part of the healing process to acknowledge their lives in some way. Short as their existences were – even if it was only inside our bodies that their little hearts ever did beat – their lives mattered. Certainly to us. We knew them, even if no one else did.
There were 2 things I did to remember my lost little ones. I bought 2 snowflake ornaments with birthstones in the middle. I chose their birthdays in heaven as the stones for the middle. Every year at Christmas, I see them and we remember the little members of our family that aren't with us.
Second, I have an Origami Owl necklace with 2 stones in it: the gold November stone is for Baby #1; the pink October stone is for Baby #2. I also had the word 'hope' put in there as well. At the time, that was a specific word God gave me for the year following my second loss (and that year, we became pregnant with our boys). I love this necklace because I always have my babies with me, close to my heart.
In the book Loved Baby – 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss, Sarah Philpott gives some more practical ways you can cherish and honor your baby on those trigger dates. Here are some things Sarah suggests (page 135-6):
"Have a balloon release"
"Plant a tree or flower"
"Prepare a basket for a mama/baby pair who might be in financial need and take it to your local hospital"
"Prepare a basket for a mama who has just experienced pregnancy loss and bring it to your local hospital"
"Buy yourself a token of remembrance to wear"
"Donate items to a child who is now the same age as the child you have in heaven"
"Have a special ornament on your Christmas tree in your baby's honor"
"Bake cupcakes – enjoy them or take them to a place such as a nursing home where they can be enjoyed by members of our society who are forgotten"
(See the full review of Loved Baby here)
There's no right or wrong way to remember your lost baby, but for me, it helped knowing their lives were honored and they weren't forgotten.
As October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, it tends to stir up memories, even if the loss was a while ago. As moms, we know that Sly was right – no such thing as a long time ago – just the memories that mean something remain.
If you are the one in 4 who had to let go of your baby too soon, my prayer is that you would find some extra comfort for your heart this month. I hope one of these ideas will give you something tangible to do to help in the healing process.
Loved Baby is an amazing resource to help. Fashion and Compassion is offering a beautiful dangle bracelet along with the book for a special price of $38 from Oct 2 – 25, 2017. What a beautiful way to remember your baby and always have him/her with you.
Loved Baby available on Amazon for purchase (affiliate).
As you remember your little one, I pray your heart finds lots of comfort in knowing you will see your baby again. Really makes heaven just a little sweeter (if that's possible). Your memories might be fresh – as in your loss is very recent – or your memories might reach back a bit. But our little ones will always be a part of the memories that mean something. After time, the pain will lessen, and the memory – along with hope – will remain. (This is Us nailed it again).
Many hugs and prayers to you, my friend, as you cherish and honor the life of your precious babies. You will see them again.
Have you done something special to honor your baby? I would love to hear your story.


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Rebecca and Chris's Top of the Rock Wedding
How much New York-ier can you get than Top of the Rock wedding photos?
When UK couple Rebecca and Chris decided to elope in New York, they wanted photos that were distinctly NYC: busy streets, yellow cab shots, and the all-important cityscape shot with the Empire State Building. While the viewpoint from street-level is impressive, the view from Top of the Rock is unparalleled.
I met the pair at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau for a quick City Hall ceremony. Then we jumped on the subway and arrived at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. After making our way up 66 flights in the queue, we emerged in the late afternoon sunlight, 850 feet in the air.
And the views? Definitely NYC, and definitely worth it.
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(Our wool treads softly on the environment)
Nestled along the River Inn in the Austrian Alps, the Giesswein headquarters in Brixlegg is (quite literally) rooted in nature. The natural beauty of our environment is reflected in our appliquéd designs and you'll feel it in the richness of our wool, but the connection we have to our environment also influences the way we operate our business.
Giesswein's presence in Brixlegg is dependent on the sanctity and security of the surrounding environment, and we are committed to protecting the resources that make our process so distinct. Our respect for the river led us to develop our own water filtration system, which ensures that all of the water we use in the fulling process can be filtered and purified for reuse through up to seven washing cycles before it leaves as pure and clean as it came in. This economical water recycling system reduces our water usage by 20 million liters per year, and allows us complete control over the purity of the water that leaves our facility.
Our commitment to our environment and our focus on natural products encompasses the careful use and reuse of resources, energy conservation, non-polluting production practices, and natural packaging. For instance, rather than relying on harsh synthetic glues and cements, the outsoles of our houseshoes are colored with vegetable dyes and dipped in natural latex so that there is no seam and no splitting. We believe these practices not only make for a better product, but also contribute to a healthier, more abundant environment.


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Based in Paris, with a factory at Fontainebleau, Creed manufactures many of its own essences using rare traditional techniques, enabling Creed to maintain the superior quality and authenticity of its fragrances. The raw ingredients and perfume are weighed out, mixed and macerated by hand. A timeless, modern act of creation: perfume of the past, fragrance of the future.


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Sheboygan Falls basketball players allowed to play after dispute over photo
Three Sheboygan Falls basketball players accused of displaying gang signs in a photo were allowed to play Friday
"When I heard that we were gonna play, that was like the best feeling ever," Sheboygan Falls sophomore Juwaun Jackson said.
Jackson said he's happy he and his two brothers Jamal and Jordan were able to play in their basketball games Friday night after the three were suspended Wednesday over a photo.
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It was published in a Sheboygan News article and translated by some as gang related, which came as a shock to their father.
"The kids were just clowning around nothing serious, no where near a gang sign," Bill Jackson said.
"I wasn't meaning to throw up any gang signs. I barely even know about gangs," Juwaun Jackson said.
The boys said it was meant to be a 3-point symbol, but it led the school to have police investigate.
"They handed it back over to us, but they did confirm to us, that they were gang symbol," Sheboygan Falls School Superintendent Jean Born said.
Born said that is against the athletic code of conduct, but the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin is now requesting to see their code and look at whether it's fair.
"I think that Sheboygan School District and many other school districts in the metro area need to look at what they do when it comes to discipline and whether they're maybe biased in the systems and practices for discipline that they have," ACLU Wisconsin Executive Director Chris Ahmuty said,
The boys' parents appealed the suspension and had their concerns heard in a closed hearing Friday afternoon.
"We're new to the community, so once we let them know about our kids, then they know that these kids are not from that kind of background," Bill Jackson said.
The school superintendent said they cannot comment on what happened inside the closed door meeting, but they intend to fully cooperate with the ACLU in providing the documents requested.