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How can I find support information about the remote control bundled with my TV?
You can find information about your TV's bundled remote control by going to model-specific TV information on the support site.
Step 1: Find your TV's model name
The model name – a series of letters and numbers – can be found on the product box, user manual and the TV's user settings. Here are a few examples of some TV models:
For more details on how to find your exact model name, please see:
>>>How to find your TV model name
Step 2: Search for the model name on the support site
Type in your TV's model name into the search bar. The full name should automatically appear in the auto-suggest menu, once you start typing. Click on the model to go directly to the product page, or click the "search" button to find the best possible matches, and choose a TV.
NOTE: If you are not sure whether your remote is the bundled remote or another remote that was sold separately, try typing in the model name of the remote control.
If your remote is a standalone product, the model page of the remote will be shown in the search results.
The model name is either on the front of the remote control or inside the battery compartment/cover.
The model name starts with "RM".
Step3: Go to your TV's model page
Once you're on the TV's product page, you can see the basic information about the remote in the Reference Guide or Operating Instructions.
It shows you the buttons and the functions available.*
Also, by typing in keywords such as "remote" or "remote control" in the search box, you can find related articles.
*The remote control shape, location, availability and function of remote control buttons may vary depending on your region/country/TV model.


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I remember the conversation well. I was sitting with an astute VC in Toronto sometime in '99. He was telling me his firm was not interested in ad-supported models. They would find transactional revenue or ownable technologies. The web was awash with ill fated ad supported concepts. The time was not right. This was Web 1.0 and advertising had become a bad word.
It took a few years but clearly the tide has turned. About a year ago we hit the tipping point. Consumers continued to weave the channel into their lives, from communication to transactions to community. Companies invested in lock-step. AdSense showed that we could tap the short and long tail with cost effective direct advertising. Broadband gave us rich, brand building opportunities. Innovation kicked in, capital followed. They called it Web 2.0. And the geeks and money men discovered bringing buyers and sellers together was actually a pretty sweet business. The media world was about to be turned on its head.
This transformation is really at the heart of Web 2.0 and probably describes the phenomenon better. I call it Media 2.0 (and probably others before me). Let's take a look at Media 1.0 vs. Media 2.0 and try to get a better fix on how things are changing.
Media 1.0 was content centric. It's an age old model. Find an affinity group and business opportunity to position a brand around. Create compelling content to serve the audience. As audience builds, advertisers follow – a marketplace is created. The best publications become cultural cornerstones and community catalysts – this is the dominant model… there are thousands examples from B2B verticals like AdAge, youth oriented broadcasters like MTV and lifestyle plays like Wired, Vanity Fair… Advertiser's revenue offers primary revenue source, subscriptions secondary. Publishers fortify by expanding and protecting distribution. In the old days, they owned spectrum, channels on the dial and space on the shelves.
Successful Media 1.0 publishers protect the integrity of the franchise and content. They become trusted authorities, opinion leaders and taste makers. They build brands around visionary contributors. The brand becomes the platform.
Media 2.0 is like Media 1.0 in reverse. Media 2.0 is platform centric. It starts with a platform that enables community to create digital identity, connect and share. This is MySpace, Tagworld, Flickr, LinkedIn to name a few. From community a marketplace grows as tools like classifieds give the group the ability to buy and sell. Advertiser opportunities flow as audience grows; the smartest look to participate in the community with targeted affinity offerings. The community is strengthened but still vulnerable.
These businesses begin to fortify by enhancing the platform. Communication tools like email, IM and mobile extensions enhance to communities ability to connect. Search and aggregation tools place context above content. Inertia builds as users invest more time with an expanding range of tools. The value of the user profile (data) grows with participation. Plus scale is the game. The complexity of the platform makes entry more and more expensive.
Content is the next logical step. At first it is user generated but community managers look to differentiate with exclusive content offerings. Media2.0 starts to look more like a TV network. The brand becomes more and more important as lifestyle signifier and indicator of taste and affinity.
Successful Media 2.0 companies preserve the integrity of the community (Meg Whitman, head of the original commerce community EBay has understood this from the beginning). They build from the bottom up. The community becomes the taste maker. These firms manage environment not content. They create the best possible tools to empower and protect participants mixing product management, technical, and creative skill sets. They think users first, audience second.
This is MysSpace. MySpace is a platform. It started as a market leading tool set for managing the multimedia identity. Seeded by a group of hip networkers, it's now fortifying by expanding its range of communication technologies (IM, email, wireless) and marketplace tools like classifieds. MySpace is on a aggressive acquisition spree to enhance platform functionality.
Watch for expanded content offerings. It seems Murdock has always liked to mix content and platform – SkyTV and Soccer, DirectTV and NFL and as such MySpace is a natural extension of Fox content assets.
Where does this leave us? Here are a couple of thoughts.
- The next few years will see Media 1.0 companies slowly build Media 2.0 competencies. Watch for a continued wave of acquisitions in this area that enable content brands to build community and commerce around offerings. An ongoing web theme, product becomes service. Fashion pubs become front-ends for fashion marketplaces… lifestyle pubs extend to user communities etc.
- Media 2.0 upstarts will look to new ways to differentiate as platforms are open-sourced and commoditized (blogging as extension of operating system, open and distributed commerce networks like Edgeio)—Content will become a more important part of the offering. A new group of boutique content producers will forge exclusive relationships with platforms much like the broadcast model. AOL looks great as a part of TimeWarner. Yahoo! continues down content path with mixed success. MySpace looks more like MTV. Expect lifestyle / vertical communities like Streakr to emerge quickly.
- Breakout content offerings (music, film) will command big contracts as they become key ways for Media 2.0 platforms to differentiate their brands and build the user base.
- Media 2.0 companies will look to partner with brands, beyond selling audience, to offer value to community members. Media 2.0 will provide valuable opportunities for user research. Less reach, more partnership / affiliation.

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7 Nights | 7-DAY WESTERN CARIBBEAN FROM NEW ORLEANS
About Riviera Maya, Mexico
You will visit the following 5 places:
Belize City
Belize City is the largest city in Belize and was once the capital of the former British Honduras. It is located at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a tributary of the Belize River. The city is the country's principal port and its financial and industrial hub. Several cruise ships drop anchor outside the port and are tended by local citizens. It was also the capital of British Honduras (as Belize was then named) until the government was moved to the new capital of Belmopan in 1970.
Belize is a country on the eastern coast of Central America. It is the only country in Central America whose official language is English, though Belizean Creole (Kriol) and Spanish are also commonly spoken. Belize is bordered on the north by Mexico, on the south and west by Guatemala, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea. With a long Caribbean coast, Belize is a culturally diverse and mixed race country with one foot in Latin America and the other in the Caribbean. It's known for its beaches, eco-lodges, scuba diving and sportfishing.
San Miguel de Cozumel
Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatán Channel. The island is covered with mangrove forest which has many endemic animal species. Cozumel is a flat island based on limestone, resulting in a karst topography. There are a number of visitors to the island's balnearios, scuba diving, and snorkeling. The main town on the island is San Miguel de Cozumel. The islands belongs to Cozumel Municipality of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.
New Orleans
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area, (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner) has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population of 1,360,436 as of 2000. The city/parish alone has a population of 343,829 as of 2010. The city is named after Philippe d' Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the "most unique" city in America.
Riviera Maya
The Riviera Maya is a stretch of Caribbean coastline on Mexico's northeastern Yucatán Peninsula. The Riviera Maya is a tourism and resort district in Mexico. It straddles the coastal Highway 307 along the Caribbean coastline of the state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula. Historically started at the city of Playa del Carmen and ended at the village of Tulum, the Riviera Maya was originally called the "Cancun–Tulum corridor", but in 1999 it was renamed as the Riviera Maya with the aid of Lic. The Riviera Maya is famous for its large scale all-inclusive resorts and a historical tourism base of smaller boutique hotels as well as the many fine-dining restaurants available along the highway 307 and on or near the beaches. Luxury travel entities have been instrumental in increasing luxury villa rentals and yacht charters in the area however these only represent a small fraction of the total tourism accommodation available. A major attraction throughout the Riviera Maya are coastal and reef aquatic activities dependent on the coastal water and the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (also known as the Belize Barrier Reef) which begins near Cancun and continues along the whole length of the Riviera Maya continuing southward to Guatemala. This barrier reef system is the second longest in the world. Activities at the most visited locations include jet-skiing, snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming in cenotes, swimming with dolphins, zip-lining, horse riding, sailing, and guided jungle tours.


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According to AARP, 47% of baby boomers expected to travel internationally in 2018.
Overseas travel may be one of the more popular aspirations in retirement, but it does beg an important question: "Will my health insurance coverage travel with me?"
Medicare Coverage Outside the U.S. is Limited
In most cases, Medicare will not cover costs for health care or supplies obtained outside the U.S. (including its territories), except in three situations:
You are in the U.S. when a medical emergency arises and a foreign hospital is closer than a U.S. one.
You are traveling through Canada on a direct route between Alaska and another state when an emergency arises.
You live in the U.S. and a foreign hospital is closer to your home than a U.S. one, regardless of whether it's an emergency.
Medigap Coverage May Travel with You
Medigap is supplemental insurance sold by private insurance companies to fill in the "gaps" of Medicare coverage. If you own a Medigap policy, plans C through J offer travel emergency coverage. It has a $250 deductible with a $50,000 lifetime maximum. It will pay for 80% of emergency care and applies only during the first 60 days of the trip.
No Medigap?
Travelers who do not have Medigap coverage, but have health insurance coverage through private plans such as Medicare Advantage, should check with their plan to determine coverage while traveling.
If you do not have coverage when traveling overseas, policies may be purchased that will cover medical expenses incurred outside the U.S., including evacuations.
1. AARP, November 2017
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An area consisting of Oregeon, Washington, and some of British Columbia. Some major cities in the region iclude Seattle, Vancouver British Columbia, Olympia Washington, Portland Oregeon, Victoria British Columbia Tacoma Washington. This area is sparsely populated, although the Seattle Area has about 3 million people and the Vancouver area has 2.1 million people. Parts of Seattle and Vancouver are home to many prostitutes and serial killers that work to kill the prostitutes. Some serial killers from the Pacific Northwest include Gary Ridgeway (Seattle), Robert "william" Pickton (Vancouver) , Clifford Olsen(Vancouver), Wesley Adam Dodd,(Vancouver Washington) Robert Lee Yeates,(Spokane) Ted Bundy (Tacoma) Kenneth Bianchi (Killed girls in Los Angeles, also implicated in 3 Seattle Murders). Aside from that gory aspect tyhe Pacific Northwests mainstay is Lumber, and Fishing although now other sectors have sprung up. The Pacific Northwest enjoys mild teperatures but the wettest fall ever known to man kind where it will often rain for over 10 days at a time. However the mountianous terrain of the region makes it very beautiful and much prettier then much of north america.
"Man can you believe it it didn't rain today"
Pacific Northwesterner: "Shut up Onatarian, it only rained for a week, that's nothing"
Pacific Northwesterner: "Shut up Onatarian, it only rained for a week, that's nothing"
by Will stuck in OntARIO November 2, 2005
Oregon and Washington.
by Kyle February 19, 2005
it is in direct connection with the "alaskan pipeline" see that definition.
Once the alaskan pipeline begins to melt, it turns in to the "pacific northwest mudslide".
Once the alaskan pipeline begins to melt, it turns in to the "pacific northwest mudslide".
by wrongway75 May 31, 2009


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Chapter 34
Amulek testifies that the word is in Christ unto salvation—Unless an atonement is made, all mankind must perish—The whole law of Moses points toward the sacrifice of the Son of God—The eternal plan of redemption is based on faith and repentance—Pray for temporal and spiritual blessings—This life is the time for men to prepare to meet God—Work out your salvation with fear before God. About 74 B.C.
1 And now it came to pass that after Alma had spoken these words unto them he sat down upon the ground, and aAmulek arose and began to teach them, saying:
2 My brethren, I think that it is impossible that ye should be ignorant of the things which have been spoken concerning the coming of Christ, who is taught by us to be the Son of God; yea, I know that athese things were taught unto you bountifully before your dissension from among us.
3 And as ye have desired of my beloved brother that he should make known unto you awhat ye should do, because of your afflictions; and he hath spoken somewhat unto you to prepare your minds; yea, and he hath exhorted you unto faith and to patience—
4 Yea, even that ye would have so much faith as even to aplant the word in your hearts, that ye may try the experiment of its goodness.
5 And we have beheld that the great question which is in your minds is whether the word be in the Son of God, or whether there shall be ano Christ.
6 And ye also beheld that my brother has proved unto you, in many instances, that the aword is in Christ unto salvation.
7 My brother has called upon the words of aZenos, that redemption cometh through the Son of God, and also upon the words of bZenock; and also he has appealed unto cMoses, to prove that these things are true.
8 And now, behold, I will atestify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the btransgressions of his people, and that he shall catone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
9 For it is expedient that an aatonement should be made; for according to the great bplan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are cfallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.
10 For it is expedient that there should be a great and last asacrifice; yea, not a bsacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an cinfinite and deternal esacrifice.
11 Now there is not any man that can sacrifice his own blood which will atone for the sins of another. Now, if a man murdereth, behold will our law, which is ajust, take the life of his brother? I say unto you, Nay.
12 But the law requireth the alife of him who hath bmurdered; therefore there can be nothing which is short of an infinite atonement which will suffice for the sins of the world.
13 Therefore, it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice, and then shall there be, or it is expedient there should be, a astop to the shedding of bblood; then shall the claw of Moses be fulfilled; yea, it shall be all fulfilled, every jot and tittle, and none shall have passed away.
14 And behold, this is the whole ameaning of the blaw, every whit cpointing to that great and last dsacrifice; and that great and last esacrifice will be the Son of God, yea, finfinite and eternal.
15 And thus he shall bring asalvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance.
16 And thus amercy can satisfy the demands of bjustice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of cjustice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal dplan of eredemption.
17 Therefore may God grant unto you, my brethren, that ye may begin to exercise your afaith unto repentance, that ye begin to bcall upon his holy name, that he would have mercy upon you;
18 Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is amighty to save.
19 Yea, humble yourselves, and continue in aprayer unto him.
20 Cry unto him when ye are in your afields, yea, over all your flocks.
21 aCry unto him in your houses, yea, over all your household, both morning, mid-day, and evening.
22 Yea, cry unto him against the power of your aenemies.
23 Yea, acry unto him against the bdevil, who is an enemy to all crighteousness.
24 Cry unto him over the crops of your fields, that ye may prosper in them.
25 Cry over the flocks of your fields, that they may increase.
26 But this is not all; ye must apour out your souls in your bclosets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.
27 Yea, and when you do not cry unto the Lord, let your ahearts be bfull, drawn out in prayer unto him continually for your cwelfare, and also for the welfare of dthose who are around you.
28 And now behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, do not suppose that this is all; for after ye have done all these things, if ye aturn away the bneedy, and the cnaked, and visit not the sick and afflicted, and dimpart of your substance, if ye have, to those who stand in need—I say unto you, if ye do not any of these things, behold, your eprayer is fvain, and availeth you nothing, and ye are as ghypocrites who do deny the faith.
29 Therefore, if ye do not remember to be acharitable, ye are as dross, which the refiners do cast out, (it being of no worth) and is trodden under foot of men.
30 And now, my brethren, I would that, after ye have areceived so many witnesses, seeing that the holy scriptures testify of these things, ye come forth and bring bfruit unto repentance.
31 Yea, I would that ye would come forth and aharden not your hearts any longer; for behold, now is the time and the bday of your csalvation; and therefore, if ye will repent and dharden not your hearts, immediately shall the great plan of redemption be brought about unto you.
32 For behold, this alife is the time for men to bprepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of cthis life is the day for men to perform their dlabors.
33 And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many awitnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not bprocrastinate the day of your crepentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the dnight of edarkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
34 Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful acrisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth bpossess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.
35 For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become asubjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth bseal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked.
36 And this I know, because the Lord hath said he dwelleth not in aunholy temples, but in the bhearts of the crighteous doth he dwell; yea, and he has also said that the righteous shall sit down in his kingdom, to go no more out; but their garments should be made white through the dblood of the Lamb.
37 And now, my beloved brethren, I desire that ye should remember these things, and that ye should awork out your salvation with fear before God, and that ye should no more deny the coming of Christ;
38 That ye acontend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the bname of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and cworship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in dthanksgiving daily, for the many emercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you.
39 Yea, and I also aexhort you, my brethren, that ye be bwatchful unto prayer continually, that ye may not be led away by the ctemptations of the devil, that he may not overpower you, that ye may not become his subjects at the last day; for behold, he rewardeth you dno good thing.
40 And now my beloved brethren, I would exhort you to have apatience, and that ye bear with all manner of bafflictions; that ye do not crevile against those who do cast you out because of your dexceeding poverty, lest ye become sinners like unto them;
41 But that ye have apatience, and bear with those bafflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions.


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Sometimes the best things happen when you least expect them. They fall upon you like a blitz of lightening, magically enlightening your confined and small world, and instantly reloading your happiness batteries with enough energy to fill you with a gleeful feeling of intense euphoria, and hope that will last many months. An exhalirating suprise effect that makes you savour those unexpected events even more. Not knowing what tomorrow holds for us doesn't always have to be linked to sadness and despair, but can also bring joy and that is exactly what happened to me a few weeks ago when I was contacted by a journalist of the RSR (Radio Suisse Romande - an enterprise unit within public broadcasting corporation responsible for the production and transmission of French Language radio programmes in Switzerland)...
One sunny morning of May, while browsing through my e-mails, I stumbled upon a message from a reknown radio personality. I was so not waiting for it to happen that it left me speechless for a few minutes. Then, when I recollected my spirits, my astonishment and disbelief gave way to agitation and heart palpitations. Sure, I felt extremely honored that my blog had sparked her interest, but at the same time, her offer terrified me since I'm shy, seriously lack self-confidence and I'm the biggest chicken on earth. I am the kind of individual who prefers to back out of things instead of facing my fears and to take my courage in both hands.
I thought to myself, oh lordy, she wants to interview me for a summer program about people who are passionate about food. Me, the girl the least capable of showing off and speaking about herself lovingly! I am indeed crazy about anything in relationship with the culinary arts, yet the idea of talking with a microphone in front of your face and knowing that it will be broadcasted on one of the most listened-to stations in Suisse Romande is enough to freak me out and make me ventilate like a hysterical woman!
Before making up my mind, I wanted to think about it all thouroughly, weigh the positive and negative aspects carefully and chatt with the woman in question. I didn't want my uncertainty and stupidity to influence my final decision. After a lot of tergiversing, I finally decided to jump into the cold water and I said "YES". I knew that if I had refused her offer, I might have regretted it all my life as such a rare opportunity doesn't present itself often when you are a common mortal and a relatively obscure blogger like me who is rarely under the spotlight. I was not going to be foolish to the point of letting my angst cloud my judgement and take control of my brain as it had done in the past. At least, not on this occasion...
A few weeks later, I was anxiously waiting at home for the reporter to ring my doorbell and enter my chaotic den in order to record my thoughts and to observe me while I nervously cooked for/in front of her (I stress a lot when people see what "dirty kitchen secrets" I have ;-P). I was prepared for the worst!
Thankfully, it seemed that the gods were with me on that day as everything went smoothely and no hell broke lose. My "Fish Rendang" curry dish was perfect and a total hit. I could express myself intelligently without going through a painful outbreak of word diarrhea and felt really relaxed. As a matter of fact, I spoke so much that the correspondent had more than enough material for her 25 minutes show. I can be a real blabbermouth and always tend to try to fill the silence with my voice when adrenalin flows through my body...
As I usually like to greet me guests in a warm manner, I thought that it would be a wonderful idea to bake a goodie that will help break the ice and show this friendly lady that I am not only a "excellent" cook, but also a "talented" baker (well, I hope that's what people think of me...). So, although I had never made "Whoopie Pies" before (even if I had been dreaming of trying that treat since at least 4 years - I know, I'm slow), I decided to speedily whip up a batch of those luscious retro babies. Seeing that they were also much appreciated made my day.
For me trends are "cultural" dictatorships that are created by the industry who profits from them. I am too much of a free spirit and nonconformist to follow them as they are ephemeral, clannish as well as limitating and bridle people's creativity, imagination and strips them of their personality. I don't want to fit the mold and be a pale copy of everybody else, I just want to be me!
Unfortunately, the culinary world is also afflicted by this epidemic. Chefs, magazines, stores, bloggers and foodlovers of all kinds are dragged into the spirals of the latest fads. Some feel complied to follow it and others freely accept to surf on the wave of fashion and embrace the tyranny of uniformity.
I have never understood why something which has for no reason been despised in the past can suddenly become the center of attention, be adulated for a while and then once again fall into oblivion as soon as it has been decided that it cannot be "in" anymore. That is so stupid! Either you like something as it speaks to your soul or you disapprove of it as it leaves you cold, but you cannot adore or loathe something because the general concensus tells you to. There's no way you can glorify something one day and hate it the next day, unless your love for it isn't real.
How many people do what society tells them to do in order to not be considered "losers"? A myriad, regretfully. Just look at the quantity of human beings who rave about foie gras, because it is something pricy that is acknowledge as being classy and is therefore a must-have. I am sure that most of those folks who gobble foie gras as if there was no tomorrow are disgusted by offals and always smirk when they see fat on their meat. Well, this delicatessen is just geese or duck liver that is saturated with fat. Does it still sound glamorous and appealing now? I'm sure not! Strange that a product can have an incredible success when in fact it is an aquired taste. Speak about psychological wizardry or mental manipulation...
Take macarons. That French confectionery is without a doubt divine and cute, therefore it is an ideal dessert/snack, yet why should it be regarded as the most exceptional treat ever to have graced this earth and have the monopoly over all other pastries or candies? It is indeed an amazing pâtisserie item that deserves recognition, nevertheless it would be blasphemous to affirm that it is the exceptional and exhalirating delight that has ever existed. It would be so sad to eclipse all the other fantastic yummy delicacies with this one's overblown mediatic popularity. And to be honest with you, I'm sure that the money they generate is as interesting as their incredible versatility and ambrosiality. If it didn't sell like like hot breads, would they still be produced on a massive scale and be found everywhere? I believe not. However, would they be less of a culinary show-stopper? No! A very controversial theme, isn't it?
The same goes with cupcakes. They have existed since long in Anglo-Saxon countries and had fallen into disuse until the stylish heroins of "Sex & The City" made them popular again when they visited Magnolia Bakery (see video here). Muffins and "Whoopie Pies" have known a very similar treatment. Now, you'll find them in every bakery or cheap supermarket and cannot escape reading about them in nearly every newspaper, magazine or site. Brainwashing that is.
It is so sad that your tastebuds cannot speak for themselves, instead of being at the mercy of somebody who instructs you on what to consume and what to enjoy. Aren't we mature and intelligent enough to make our own choices, stand behind what we are nuts about and decide for ourselves? I hope so...
Anyway, I guess you've had enough of my rantings and want to learn more about those litigious and ambrosial "Chocolate & Salted Vanilla Whoopie Pies". Well, let me tell you that they deserve a lot of attention whether they are hip or out as this speciality is unique and orgasmically good and terrifyingly addictive!
For my first experimentation with that cookie I wanted to be assured that they would get satisfying results, so I opted for Tish Boyle's recipe for traditional "Whoopie Pies" (chocolate & vanilla) as I cherish her cookbook "The Good Cookie" since it has never deceived me.
As expected, my little cake-like dessert biscuits were very pretty and tasted even better than they looked. They were pleasantly crispy on the outside and exquisitely soft as well as moist on the inside. The ever so slightly salty-tasting vanilla filling that can be compared to frosting paired terribly well with the light bitterness of the cocoa-based cookie shells. Sensational!
~ Chocolate & Salted Vanilla Whoopie Pies ~
Recipe adapted from "The Good Cookie" by Tish Boyle.
Makes about 28 sandwich cookies.
Ingredients for the "Shells":
2 Cups (255g) All-purpose flour
1 Cup (90g) Belgian cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1/2 Tsp Fine sea salt
1 Stick (120g) Unsalted butter, softened
1 Cup (210g) Granulated sugar
1 Large Egg yolk
1 Tsp Pure vanilla extract
1 Tsp Baking soda
1/2 Cup (120ml) Hot water
1/2 Cup (120ml) Buttermilk
Ingredients for the "Filling":
2 Cups (240g) Confectioners' sugar
4 Tbs (60g) Unsalted butter, softened
3 Tbs Heavy cream (35%)
1 Tsp Pure vanilla extract
1/2 Tsp Fine sea salt
Method for the "Shells":
1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 200° C (400° F). Cover two baking sheets with baking paper or silicone mats.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt until well blended. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar at medium-high speed until soft, pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
5. Stir the baking soda into the hot water.
6. Adding one-third of each ingredient at a time, alternately add the hot water mixture, the buttermilk, and the dry ingredients (you have to end with the dry ingredients). Mix just until combined.
7. Using moistened hands, shape the dough into 2.5 cm (1-inch) balls and place them 5cm (2 inches) apart the baking sheets. Using your palm, flatten each of them into a 3cm (1 1/4-inch) round.
8. Bake the cookies, one tray at a time, for about 5 to 7 minutes, until their surfaces are cracked.
9. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Method for the "Filling":
10. In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the confectioners' sugar with the butter at medium speed until the mixture is crumbly, about 1 minute.
11. Add the cream and beat at high speed until smooth, then incorporate the vanilla extract and salt and beat until blended.
12. Using a small offset metal spatula or butter knife, spread each of the bottoms of half of the cookies (14 all in all) with the equivalent of teaspoon of filling. Top with the remaining cookie shells and press them together gently.
13. Voilà, you can enjoy your Whoopie Pies!
The baked cookies will still be quite soft when coming out of the oven, but their exterior will firm up as they cool (crispy outside and soft inside).
Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature, for up to 5 days.
Serving suggestions:
Serve for teatime, dessert or snack.
~ Whoopie Pies Au Chocolat Et Leur Garniture A La Vanille Salée ~
Recette adaptée du livre "The Good Cookie" par Tish Boyle.
Pour environ 28 cookies sandwichés.
Ingrédients pour les "Coques":
255g de Farine blanche
90g de Cacao non-sucré
1/2 CC de Sel de mer fin
120g De Beurre non-salé, ramolli
210g de Sucre cristallisé
Le jaune d'un gros oeufs
1 CC d'Extrait de vanille pure
1 CC de Bicarbonate de soude
120ml Cup d'Eau chaude
120ml Cup de Babeurre (lait battu)
Ingrédients pour la "Garniture/Crème":
240g de Sucre en poudre
4 CS (60g) de Beurre non-salé, ramolli
3 CS de Crème double (35% de mat. grasses)
1 CC d'Extrait de vanille pure
1/2 CC de Sel de mer fin
Méthode pour les "Coques":
1. Placer une grille de cuisson au milieu du four et le préchauffer à 200° C. Recouvrir 2 plaques de cuisson de papier sulfurisé ou avec des silpats.
2. Dans un bol moyen, mélanger ensemble la farine, le cacao et le sel. Mettre de côté.
3. Dans le bol de votre mixeur (batteur plat), battre le beurre et le sucre à vitesse moyenne, pendant 2 minutes afin d'obtenir un mélange pâle, homogène et léger.
4. Ajouter le jaune d'oeuf et battre à nouveau afin d'obtenir un mélange lisse (râcler les bords du bol si nécessaire) et répéter le même procédé avec la vanille.
5. Dissoudre la bicarbonate de soude dans l'eau chaude.
6. Ajouter en alternant l'eau chaude, le babeurre et les ingrédients secs (1/3 chaque fois), mélanger afin qu'ils soient juste incorporés.
7. Former des boules de 2.5cm avec la pâte (mains mouillées) et les placer sur les plaques à 5cm d'interval, puis les applatir avec la paume de vos mains en un disque de 3cm de diamètre.
8. Cuire les cookies pendant environ 5 à 7 minutes, jusqu'à ce que leur surface soit craquelée.
9. Mettre les cookies cuits à refroidir sur une grille.
Méthode pour la "Garniture/Crème":
10. Dans le bol de votre mixeur (batteur plat), battre ensemble le sucre en poudre avec le beurre pendant 1 minute afin d'obtenir un mélange grumuleux/sablonneux.
11. Ajouter la crème et battre à grande vitesse jusqu'à obtention dun mélange lisse, puis incorporer la vanille et le sel. Battre à nouveau pour que la garniture soit homogène.
12. A l'aide d'une petite spatule ou d'un couteau à beurre, étaler 1 CC de garniture sur 14 des 28 cookies (sur la partie plate). Refermer avec le 14 autres cookies non-glacés, puis presser légèrement afin de coller les deux parties ensemble.
13. Voilà, vos Whoopie Pies sont prêts à être savourés!
Les cookies cuits seront assez mous à leur sortie du four, mais après un certain temps ils durciront (croustillant à l'estérieur et moelleux à l'intérieur).
Garder ces cookies dans une boîte hermétique, à température ambiante, pendant pas plus de 5 jours.
Idées de présentation:
Servir vos Whoopie Pies à l'heure du thé, pour le goûter ou en guise de dessert "fun".


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10 Questions to Ask an Electrician Before Hiring
Finding the right electrician can be as much a matter of safety as getting your money's worth, since electrical problems are among the leading causes of house fires. Electrical work must be done by the book -- specifically, the National Electrical Code book -- and follow all code requirements of your city's building department. Asking these 10 electrician questions will help you find a top electrician in your area with the right experience and business practices for your needs.
1. Are you licensed?
Electricians are required to be licensed in most states and municipalities, so don't consider one who isn't properly licensed. There are two basic levels of licensure: A master electrician has at least two years of professional experience and is licensed for both design and installation of electrical systems. A journeyman is licensed for installation only. In some areas, journeymen must work alongside masters.
2. Are you insured?
Certainly one of the deal-breaker electrician questions, given the potentially high liability for this work. Electrical contractors should carry at least $500,000 in liability and workers' compensation insurance.
3. What kind of work do you do most?
Like many contractors, electricians often specialize in one area or another. As an example, if your project involves finished spaces, look for someone who specializes in remodels as opposed to new construction.
4. What special training/experience do you have for this kind of work?
This should be one of your electrician questions if your project calls for specific expertise, such as installing voice/data cabling, home automation systems or solar equipment. Even if another contractor handles the specialty stuff, it's helpful if your electrician has experience working with those systems and protocols.
5. Will you provide references (for past jobs similar to mine)?
References are particularly important for hiring electricians; it's hard to judge the quality of their work when you can't see most of it and don't really know what to look for (see item 10 for tips).
6. What does your estimate include?
In addition to pricing structure, be sure to discuss incidentals, like repairing drywall and other things affected by the electrical work. Chances are, you'll be responsible for them.
7. Do I need a permit? Who will obtain it?
A permit ensures electrical work will be checked by a city inspector -- an important safeguard for homeowners. It's standard for electrical contractors (not homeowners) to pull permits.
8. Who will perform the work?
Don't assume the person you talk to will be the one doing all the work. Ask about the hourly rates for different qualifications (master electrician vs. journeyman/apprentice, or any combination of workers). If you feel your job requires a master's expertise, discuss this up front.
9. What will you guarantee/warranty?
Learn how well a pro stands behind his electrical work. Also be aware that electricians typically assume responsibility for fixtures, devices and other equipment they buy for you through their professional accounts.
10. May I see a work in progress?
Depending on the nature of your project, it might be helpful to visit an electrician's current job, for a behind-the-scenes look at his work. In general, you're looking for evidence of orderly, methodical installation:
- neat cable runs near the service panel (breaker box)
- clear labeling of circuit breakers
- regular anchoring of cables
- switch boxes that sit squarely and finish flush to the drywall surface, etc.
Like a plumber, doctor and auto mechanic, a trusted electrician is a valuable member of a household maintenance team. As you cover your list of electrician questions, listen for a panel-side manner; you want someone who explains what he's doing and why, and who will help you understand the essentials of your system (or as much as you care to know). Ideally, the electrician you hire now will be a good source to call for emergencies and other projects down the road.
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HP Envy 4521 Printer Offline on Windows, Mac
How to fix and Bring Back HP Envy 4521 Printer is offline to Online?
There could be several factors responsible for the occurrence of HP Envy 4521 Printer is offline error, but the below-given steps will help you resolve it effortlessly.
- First of all, You need to turn on the computer device which is connected to your printer devices. You don't need to flip the printer for this step.
- Now move on to start menu and select "Drivers and Printers" option.
- And then select the HP Envy 4521 Printer is offline from the list by clicking on printer offline icon.
- Here you will get to see the Offline status.you have to simply Click on Offline status and select Printer option.
- Now, reset the user printer offline status option.
- This is the simple, that, how you can get your printer back to online mode but another concern that impact on all fame is "how you can check the issues which happen again and again with your printer."
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Below is some major fact which will help you avoid "HP Envy 4521 is offline says Offline" errors for the long run period.
- To fix it you have to restart your printer, by switching it off and turning it on again. Keep the printer off until for few minutes to reboot bugs and issues properly.
- Remember that Network connectivity plays a Major and important role in such cases. So, be sure that your device properly connected to your printer.
- You will see the light in the back side of printers which show the connection status and it should be Always green for proper connectivity with your computing devices.
And also be sure the account you are using for your computer device to access you must have the priority of"Manage printer" rights. - Now check out the latest version of driver devices and download all latest drivers for your device visiting the official website.
- All the part from the above-mentioned measures can help anybody to troubleshoot the issues which are preventing an error to your printer to connect to your device properly.
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How to Fix Issue HP Envy 4521 Printer Offline Error on Mac OS?
How to Get HP Envy 4521 Offline to Online on MAC Computers
You can use this troubleshooter to troubleshoot issues and which is available and inbuilt in your computer device. To check out Type "troubleshooter" in the search query box and then select the "troubleshooting" option which you can see it in the main window screen inside the option Hardware and sound, select "Use a printer" status option.
These are the few steps which you can Follow and let fix the issues that are causing an error while using your printer online. and it also benefits and help to guide you to resolve other printer related errors.


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Ford is recalling 100,566 vehicles in North America for various safety defects.
The company announced the six separate recalls Tuesday. No injuries related to the defects have been reported.
The largest recall, of 92,022 vehicles, affects the 2013 and 2014 Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and Police Interceptor sedans, the Flex and Lincoln MKT crossovers, the 2012-2014 Edge and 2014 Lincoln MKX. Ford says the right-hand halfshaft, which is part of the axle, may disengage over time, making the vehicles inoperable.
Ford is recalling 5,264 2011-2014 F59 commercial stripped chassis because corrosion could lead to a fire risk. It's also recalling 2,124 Escape SUVs from the 2014 model year because their panoramic glass roofs might leak or fall out.
Ford will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles for free.


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Snowy Ice Princess Tutorial
9:31 AMAhhhh, thank goodness it's the weekend! :D I love that my obligations today are to take pics while there is natural light, stop by Sephora to exchange a couple things, and to hang out with friends later tonight. Such a different change of pace from my usual of driving to work an hour, working 9 hours, then driving back home in the dark. XD
Well, this video is the result of trying to create video-worthy lighting at 10pm. Not the greatest of situations (my living room looks crazy now, with a floor lamp dragged across the room and my still-messy vanity tilted to the side) but it is in one piece! The battery even died out one or five times, so I hope the choppiness isn't too noticeable. You can tell at the lash application part. Magically, my lashes are totally on in the next shot. ;)
So anyway, here is my winter tutorial using mostly products from The Body Shop.
The music is by my ever talented friend, Greg Puglese, and the song is called Lost In Hiding. Speaking of music, does anyone make music or know someone who does who would let me use some original songs for my Youtube tutorials? Send me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com if you do!
Here are my tools for this look:
* Lancome Photogenic Concealer in Camee
* Graftobian Hi-Def Concealer Palette for lightening undereyes
* Everyday Minerals Foundation (mix of fairly light neutral and golden medium)
* Everyday Minerals Finishing Powder
* The Body Shop Iced Body Powder
* EOS Adult Grey lenses (from prettyandcute.com)
* The Body Shop Eye & Cheek Palettes
* Sugar Cosmetics Color Stick in Blue Pop
* NYX Single Eyeshadow in Purple
* Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Yeyo and Zero
* Korean lavender eyeliner (Anyone heard of Rose Valley brand?)
* MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
* Andrea Mod lashes in style #45 (upper lashes)
* Echo lashes in style SN (worn on lower lashes)
* Filled brows with Anastasia Brows in Bloom Palette
* NYX Round Lipstick in Circe
* The Body Shop Shimmer Lipgloss in Iced Sparkle
Here are some photos of this look. I should've pulled out my wedding tiara for these pics! I didn't think about that until just now. Guess I'm not a very good ice princess. ;) Oh, and I love how after wearing wonder tape all day, my eyes are confused and don't know whether to be mono or double lidded. Not wearing any tape or glue for this tutorial, but I told you guys my lids basically do whatever they want to that day! So I suppose this look works for all lid types. LOL!
Resulting eye is a silvery purple
Wanted to show you the mega shimmer in the shimmer powder. Looked very cool in real life but didn't show up well in the video!
Overall look. Earrings are by HQCD and necklace is by DSK. LOVE them. <3
These wispy lashes are kinda cool, if you have the right look. Not very natural, but very ethereal.
Yay for warm, fuzzy hoodies!
And WA-WA, what is this? could it be cosplay cat ears and paws? Part of my upcoming Puss in Boots Halloween costume. This is the snowy ice-cat edition. ^^
Hope you enjoyed this video! I had fun being a little more creative with the look this time.
Oh by the way, I wanted to mention that I have the best blog readers ever. I think I cried more than a couple times reading the sincere, sweet comments from my last post. It just lifted my heart every time I read them. I can't express how much that meant to me since I was nervous to write so openly in the beginning. I never expected to get such a huge, warm response from all of you! Now I know that some of you really can relate to me and this makes all of the time spent worth it. <3
In appreciation, I'll be doing a giveaway in my next post. I hope you'll come back to check it out. ;)
Love you guys!
56 comments
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Great Look I like it a lot, but I wouldn't name it as "Snowy Ice Princess" because your make up is a bit too heavy or dark, a dark blue instead of black would be great. But I like the make up overall, you look awesome
ReplyDelete Gorgeous, gorgeous look =) love the lenses too, does the color show up well in real life, or just in pictures? (:
ReplyDeleteYou're so cute Jen!
Love this look, it can be altered and changed to make it more neutral or more casual look. I DO love it though, i LOVE your hoodie too, because the fur is too cute! Great tutorial!Anonymous: Good point, lol. I think I came up with the name before I actually did the look! What would you name it?
Jamilla: Aww, thank you so much!
e.motion in motion: Thank you! The lenses show up just as well in real life as in the photos. They are pretty vibrant. :)
Cindy: Yes, you can alter it to be less or more. It's fun to built it up to your preference! Thank you, this hoodie is so warm, I am wearing it again today. ^^ Thanks!- AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 12:27 PM
um, i'm running out to get that iced body powder right now! so pretty!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Hi Jen, I loveeee this look. I've been a silent reader of your blog for awhile (sound like a stalker lol) but u seem sooo nice and down-to-earth. Keep up the good work, Jen!!! I love all your tutorials, very informative!!!
ReplyDelete you're such a cutie! (referring to the part when you said you cried reading our comments) and your makeup is amazing. I can't imagine how beautiful it'd be in real life since cameras don't capture the intensity at alllll, but it looks like whoa-a in the pictures nevertheless. I love your super HD video, too! tehe keep up your awesome work Jen! <3
ReplyDeleteVery gorgeous. Reading yours and others blogs makes me appreciate makeup more. I love how art can be applied to the face. =D
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial Jen! Just wondering if you want to show your makeup collection? I am sure that a lot of girls are curious and I am esp curious about your Everyday Minerals collection ;)
Take care, love reading your blog!Jen! you are SO beautiful!!! <3<3 last one is priceless!! KAWAII! X3
so sexy and cute at the same time ! great look <3oh I forgot to say your eyebrows are perfect!! they are so beautiful also! everything on you is beautiful! :D
ReplyDelete- AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 4:25 PM
since you mentioned Smokey Eyes, i think Smokey crystal eyes is nice, but the name isn't important. The result is great enough
ReplyDelete Your eyes POP so crazily amazing in this. Giant thumbs up.
You better post about your Halloween experience! I'll be waiting for that =)Hey! I've been following your blog for a long while now, but I've never really posted comments. Just wanted to say that you've done a wonderful job with the blog and I appreciate the effort you put into it. I can't find very many asian makeup bloggers with similar eyes and makeup tutorials I would likely use. Thanks for the work!
ReplyDeleteyou look so gorgeous!!! and you deserve to get sweet comments cause you're so sweet... :D
ReplyDelete- AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 8:48 PM
This is a stunning look.
The EOS Adult Gray lenses look fantastic on you too. I'm thinking about getting the Candy Doll ones in gray, but I don't know yet.
Which DSK necklace are you wearing though? It looks kinda new (the chain).
Well, anyhoo, gorgeous look, gorgeous you. ;) - AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 9:37 PM
jen, i've been a silent reader and this is my first time commenting!
i just loveeloveeeloveeee the snowy ice princesslook lol. its gorgeous!
hmmm, i might not have all those body shop eyeshadows but i do have the 88 palette frm coastalscents, would u recommend me which color frm the palette that will work closest to the body shop shadows you're using?
oh, i have the purple adult lenses. i hardly use it cause i dont know what eyeshadow color would suit the lens. what look would suit the purple lens best? help?
thanks :D - AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 5:55 AM
I luv this look/lashes,& totally luv ur friends music in the bkrnd. Keep up the great work, ur inspiring! dnt' let the jealous haters take ur sunshine! : )
ReplyDelete Wow the look is so pretty. I really love it!
I have tried The Body Shop make up line before, I found that their lip liner really have great staying power, but their eye shadows are not, even when I wear it with UDPP it still does not last through the day. But it was like more than a year ago. How do you find the staying power of their new make up set?You really look so great! I love the shimmery lids, and yes I agree, it is so ethereal! Your crystal-looking eyes also added a dazzling effect.
I always love reading your posts, please do keep them up! There are a lot of us that really do admire and love you!No doubt that you look amazing with that look, really does suit you :) wish I could be so bothered sometimes to step out in amazing made up looks like that...very snowy and icy indeed but pretty at the same time GREAT JOB!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Jen. You look awesome! BTW, any chance that you'll make a Wonder Tape review? I think you mentioned it a while back in one of your posts. Here's to hoping. Thanks. :)
ReplyDeleteLol guys, I totally wrote back so many replies here and never published them. XP Oh well, here are the replies to some questions now! And thank you all for your sweet comments!
disilluzional88: I think my mom randomly bought the sweater for me a couple years ago. Just a random brand, but it's very warm!
SilverRime: I recently moved part of my makeup to the living room, so it's in 2 places right now! Maybe I will do a 2-part video anyway. ;)
eki: lol, my eyebrows were another part the cam ran out of battery. So i didn't even include that in the video. >.< Thank you though, I think every part of you is beautiful too!!!
Anonymous: Smokey crystal eyes is a good suggestion! Smokey ice princess wouldn't really make much sense. LOL!
Lisa: I'll definitely post about my halloween look. Still need to gather most of it. It will be my task tomorrow.
I'm wearing the K-Drama Snowflake necklace on an 18" heart chain. LOVE this one, I've been wearing it all the time. Much more sparkly than the moonlight heart. ^^
Anonymous: I don't personally have the 88 palette but I would use a light teal, lavendar, white/crystal, purple, and black with sparkles shadows.
I bet netural/copper eye would look awesome with purple lenses as well as green eyes or black smokey eyes. :)
Anna: Yes, I agree, I found these shadows to be a bit flakey. I removed the look shortly after creating it because I recorded it really late, like 11pm so I don't know how well it stays on but I'd recommend using a cream base first.
Eve: Wonder tape review/application tutorail coming SUPER SOON!- AnonymousOctober 26, 2009 at 3:23 PM
since your good with makeup i was wondering if you knew how she got her "face" like what blush color she used? or how she did it
its probably really simple and i just dont k now.. - AnonymousOctober 26, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Hey Jen! You're really pretty! =o I think this look is absolutely, drop-dead gorgeous. Maybe I can wear it for halloween and with an ice-princess dress! Hehe! xD I wish that I could wear it to school, but I'm afraid it would be a bit to flamboyant.
Could you do a tutorial on a natural, makeup to wear to school look for high schoolers or teenagers in general? Something natural and wearable? That would be cool! XD Anonymous: Hyori's blush in that picture looks soooo similar to a cheek look I did recently from Oct. 9th! http://frmheadtotoe.blogspot.com/2009/10/lavendar-neutral-fotd.html
Take a rose-colored blush and apply from apples of cheeks to temples. Then, apply a pinky-rose luminizer to the tops of cheeks for the "glowy" look. :)i love the snowy princess look. you're sooo pretty. i like the shadows on you it accentuates your eyes.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousOctober 28, 2009 at 9:05 PM
You look gorgeous!
I love your brushes.. they look so soft and easy to apply. What brand are they? Pigglywinks: Aww, thank you! No, they don't look scary in real life! I think they look quite... light but natural.
Anonymous: I used brushes from different brands here, but a lot of them were actually from The Body Shop. I did buy a lot of my favorite brushes from coastalscents.com though. :)- AnonymousOctober 29, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Your make up skills are amazing, ur an artist painting on the face as a canvas just amazing that u know what to do at which part of the face. i can nv get that sorted out! You look gorgeous!
ReplyDelete Hi Jen, it's me again :D Thanks a lot for the link of Coastal Scent :) I am looking for brushes myself and got lost and not knowing what I should buy which are both economics and good :D
I have some questions about the Graftobian foundation, are they good for oily skin? And would they stay well in humid and hot weather? I am thinking of getting their sampler pack http://www.graftobian.com/commerce/product.jsp?prodId=1948&catId=2063 but if my skin is about yours maybe I should get the warm#2 to try? (they don't have any store near my place :( ) and for the concealer would the light corrector wheel from http://www.graftobian.com/commerce/product.jsp?prodId=1806&catId=2063 be good?
Thanks you so much for all of the wonderful tutorials and review ^^Anna: Honestly, I think that the Graftobian foundations are best suited for those with drier or normal skin. I have combination-oily skin and I don't love it because it get shiny. It is a cream foundation so it sits a little heavier on the skin. You can definitely still give it a try though, but I recommend using something to thin it out or to use a very tiny amount. Yes, warm 2 should work best.
For concealer from Graftobian, I actually really love their HD Creme Corrector shades palette. :)
http://www.graftobian.com/commerce/product.jsp?prodId=1893&catId=2148Thanks so much, Jen (for the reply and the suggestion). I had hoped it was different from other types of liquid foundation - which I always heard not suitable for oily skin... oh well, poor us :(
ReplyDeletei love your look but i cant seem to find the surgar cosmetic one i searched all over wonder if you can help me with it ^_^
ReplyDeleteTrishy: Unfortunately I think Sugar Cosmetics discontinued the product. But you can find something similar in NYX shadow sticks or MAC shadesticks.
ReplyDelete- MichelleFebruary 20, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Wow~ This is such a beautiful look!
I hope you don't mind me saying this but you look a little like Sandara Park (moreso in some pictures over others). God bless! - AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 5:12 PM
I do like this look, however, I think it would look better with a lighter eyeliner color. maybe a grey or silver


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Istanbul, Turkey - Chilling allegations emerged last month of a detailed plot by Turkish naval officers to perpetrate threats and violence against the nation's non-Muslims in an effort to implicate and unseat Turkey's pro-Islamic government.
Evidence put forth for the plot appeared on an encrypted compact disc discovered last April but was only recently deciphered; the daily Taraf newspaper first leaked details of the CD's contents on Nov. 19.
Entitled the "Operation Cage Action Plan," the plot outlines a plethora of planned threat campaigns, bomb attacks, kidnappings and assassinations targeting the nation's tiny religious minority communities – an apparent effort by military brass to discredit the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The scheme ultimately called for bombings of homes and buildings owned by non-Muslims, setting fire to homes, vehicles and businesses of Christian and Jewish citizens, and murdering prominent leaders among the religious minorities.
Dated March 2009, the CD containing details of the plot was discovered in a raid on the office of a retired major implicated in a large illegal cache of military arms uncovered near Istanbul last April. Once deciphered, it revealed the full names of 41 naval officials assigned to carry out a four-phase campaign exploiting the vulnerability of Turkey's non-Muslim religious minorities, who constitute less than 1 percent of the population.
A map that Taraf published on its front page – headlined "The Targeted Missionaries" – was based on the controversial CD documents. Color-coded to show all the Turkish provinces where non-Muslims lived or had meetings for worship, the map showed only 13 of Turkey's 81 provinces had no known non-Muslim residents or religious meetings.
The plan identified 939 non-Muslim representatives in Turkey as possible targets.
"If even half of what is written in Taraf is accurate, everybody with a conscience in this country has to go mad," Eyup Can wrote in his Hurriyet column two days after the news broke.
The day after the first Taraf report, the headquarters of the Turkish General Staff filed a criminal complaint against the daily with the Justice Ministry, declaring its coverage a "clear violation" of the laws protecting ongoing prosecution investigations from public release.
Although the prime minister's office the next day confirmed that the newly revealed "Cage" plot was indeed under official investigation, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Taraf's public disclosure of the plan as "interfering" and "damaging" to the judicial process and important sectors of the government.
But when the judiciary began interrogating a number of the named naval suspects and sent some of them to jail, most Turkish media – which had downplayed the claims – began to accept the plot's possible authenticity.
To date, at least 11 of the naval officials identified in the Cage documents are under arrest, accused of membership in an illegal organization. They include a retired major, a lieutenant colonel, three lieutenant commanders, two colonels and three first sergeants.
The latest plot allegations are linked to criminal investigations launched in June 2007 into Ergenekon, an alleged "deep state" conspiracy by a group of military officials, state security personnel, lawyers and journalists now behind bars on charges of planning a coup against the elected AKP government.
Christian Murders Termed 'Operations'
The plot document began with specific mention of the three most recent deadly attacks perpetrated against Christians in Turkey, cryptically labeling them "operations."
Initial Turkish public opinion had blamed Islamist groups for the savage murders of Italian Catholic priest Andrea Santoro (February 2006), Turkish Armenian Agos newspaper editor Hrant Dink (January 2007) and two Turkish Christians and a German Christian in Malatya (April 2007). But authors of the Cage plan complained that AKP's "intensive propaganda" after these incidents had instead fingered the Ergenekon cabal as the perpetrators.
"The Cage plan demanded that these 'operations' be conducted in a more systematic and planned manner," attorney Orhan Kemal Cengiz wrote in Today's Zaman on Nov. 27. "They want to re-market the 'black propaganda' that Muslims kill Christians," concluded Cengiz, a joint-plaintiff lawyer in the Malatya murder trial and legal adviser to Turkey's Association of Protestant Churches.
In the first phase of the Cage plot, officers were ordered to compile information identifying the non-Muslim communities' leaders, schools, associations, cemeteries, places of worship and media outlets, including all subscribers to the Armenian Agos weekly. With this data, the second stage called for creating an atmosphere of fear by openly targeting these religious minorities, using intimidating letters and telephone calls, warnings posted on websites linked to the government and graffiti in neighborhoods where non-Muslims lived.
To channel public opinion, the third phase centered on priming TV and print media to criticize and debate the AKP government's handling of security for religious minorities, to raise the specter of the party ultimately replacing Turkey's secular laws and institutions with Islamic provisions.
The final phase called for planting bombs and suspicious packages near homes and buildings owned by non-Muslims, desecrating their cemeteries, setting fire to homes, vehicles and businesses of Christian and Jewish citizens, and even kidnapping and assassinating prominent leaders among the religious minorities.
Lawyer Fethiye Cetin, representing the Dink family in the Agos editor's murder trial, admitted she was having difficulty even accepting the details of the Cage plot.
"I am engulfed in horror," Cetin told Bianet, the online Independent Communications Network. "Some forces of this country sit down and make a plan to identify their fellow citizens, of their own country, as enemies! They will kill Armenians and non-Muslims in the psychological war they are conducting against the ones identified as their enemies."
No Surprise to Christians
"We were not very shocked," Protestant Pastor Ihsan Ozbek of the Kurtulus Churches in Ankara admitted to Taraf the day after the news broke.
After the Malatya murders, he stated, Christians had no official means to investigate their suspicions about the instigators, "and we could not be very brave . . . Once again the evidence is being seen, that it is the juntas who are against democracy who [have been] behind the propaganda in the past 10 years against Christianity and missionary activity."
Patriarch Bartholomew of the Greek Orthodox Church also openly addressed the Cage plot, referring to recent incidents of intimidation against Christian and Jewish citizens in Istanbul's Kurtulus and Adalar districts, as well as a previous raid conducted against the alumni of a Greek high school.
"At the time, we thought that they were just trying to scare us," he told Today's Zaman. Several of the jailed Ergenekon suspects now on trial were closely involved for years in protesting and slandering the Istanbul Patriarchate, considered the heart of Eastern Orthodoxy's 300 million adherents. As ultranationalists, they claimed the Orthodox wanted to set up a Vatican-style entity within Turkey.
Last summer 90 graves were desecrated in the Greek Orthodox community's Balikli cemetery in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul. The city's 65 non-Muslim cemeteries are not guarded by the municipality, with their maintenance and protection left to Greek, Armenian and Jewish minorities.
As details continued to emerge and national debates raged for more than a week over the Cage plan in the Turkish media, calls came from a broad spectrum of society to merge the files of the ongoing Dink and Malatya murder trials with the Ergenekon file. The Turkish General Staff has consistently labeled much of the media coverage of the Ergenekon investigations as part of smear campaign against the fiercely secular military, which until the past two years enjoyed virtual impunity from civilian court investigations.
According to Ria Oomen-Ruijten, the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey, the long-entrenched role of the military in the Turkish government is an "obstacle" for further democratization and integration into the EU.


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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The newest warden was sworn in Friday to oversee South Carolina's Lee Correctional Institution, a prison described by Gov. Nikki Haley as a dangerous place "housing the worst of the worst of our convicts."
It was a milestone in the career of Mike McCall, but the warden refused to let his wife accompany him to the ceremony.
"He didn't want anybody seeing the TV or the newspapers to know what she looks like," for fear she could be become a target, said Clark Newsom, spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. "It's the nature of the business. The average person doesn't realize how dangerous this can be."
The shooting death last week of Colorado's prison chief has focused attention on the danger faced by those who oversee the prisons housing the nation's convicts. Prison guards, wardens and correctional system administrators have been targeted in the past, often by convicts who had been freed after serving their sentence.
A former Colorado inmate killed in a shootout Thursday with Texas authorities is a suspect in the death of Tom Clements, the Colorado corrections director shot at his front door. Colorado authorities say evidence gathered in Texas provided a "strong lead" in the case but stressed investigators had not yet confirmed a link between the crime and Evan Spencer Ebel, the paroled inmate and a member of the white supremacist prison gang the 211s.
It remained unclear whether Clements was targeted when he was shot Tuesday and why.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, who hired Clements, said in a statement Friday that he is a longtime friend of the suspect's father, attorney Jack Ebel, who testified two years ago before state lawmakers that solitary confinement was destroying his son's psyche. Hickenlooper confirmed he mentioned the case to Clements as an example of why the prison system needed reform before the job was offered, but the governor said he did not mention Evan Ebel by name.
Officials took additional security measures after Clements' death and placed the state prisons on lockdown Friday.
Correctional professionals interviewed in the aftermath of the Colorado shooting say the growing influence of prison gangs, their ability to communicate with affiliates on the outside through smuggled cellphones and the ease with which people can be found and tracked online have made the job even more dangerous for them and their families.
"In light of what has happened, certainly I think we need to take another look at safety and security," said Tom Beauclair, the former deputy director of the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Corrections and the former director of the Idaho Department of Correction. "These gangs have become more powerful."
Clements is at least the second head of a state prison system to be killed. The top administrator of the Oregon Department of Corrections, Michael Francke, was stabbed to death outside his office in 1989 in what prosecutors described as a bungled car burglary. A former state prison inmate was found guilty of aggravated murder in 1991 and sentenced to life in prison.
Guards and wardens also have been targeted.
In South Carolina two years ago, Capt. Robert Johnson, a 15-year veteran of the same prison that just got a new warden, was shot six times in his home. He survived but required eight surgeries and months of rehabilitation.
No one has been charged, but investigators believe the hit was orchestrated from inside the prison by an inmate using a smuggled cellphone.
Corrections officials in California, New York and other states would not reveal what precautions they suggest for prison personnel when off-duty, preferring to keep that information confidential.
"However, the tragedy in Colorado underscores the dangers faced by our agents in the field and our employees in our institutions," Deborah Hoffman, spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said in an email. Prison employees "understand these dangers and take every precaution to keep themselves, their colleagues, and their families safe."
Among them is Joe Baumann, a 28-year veteran California correctional officer.
He said he rarely leaves his home packing fewer than two weapons out of fear he'll run into one of the ex-convicts he oversaw at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, 50 miles east of Los Angeles. It's one of the lessons he's picked up over the years, a precaution driven home by this week's slaying in Colorado.
"Everybody's always on their Ps and Qs, anyway — making sure you're wearing a jacket over your uniform, don't put your uniform shirt on until you're in the (prison) parking lot, taking a different route to and from work," he said.
But he added, "With a situation like you have in Colorado, it's kind of hard to protect yourself from someone who shows up at your front door."
Some states have tried to address the concern with provisions exempting various government employees from restrictions on conceal-and-carry weapon privileges. The exemptions allow certain people to carry weapons on campuses or in churches and government buildings, where other permit holders still must give up their weapons.
In Georgia, the list includes "wardens, superintendents and keepers of correctional institutions." Georgia lawmakers this year are considering a bill that would add retired judges to the list.
By comparison, Oregon prohibits weapons on prison property, even for guards. The prison guard union is pushing for legislation allowing its officers to leave a gun in their locked vehicle, noting the potential danger they face on their way to and from work.
That danger is all too real for guards and wardens in some states.
Illinois correctional officers still recall the fatal shooting in 1985 of an assistant state prison warden who was shot to death outside a Chicago tavern. A former gang member was arrested, but his conviction was later overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Prosecutors suggested the suspect shot the warden, Virdeen Willis Jr,. in retaliation for a scuffle with a gang leader inside Pontiac Correctional Center.
Ralph Portwood, union president for the maximum-security Stateville Correctional Center outside of Chicago, said the only protection guards have beyond the prison walls is their own wits.
A prison guard for nearly 19 years, he said staff have been told that certain gangs have tried to direct people on the street to "get you" — including suggestions that they watch for guards refueling their vehicles at gas stations near the prison.
"It happens more than people think with ex-cons walking up to us on the street," he said. "They recognize us before we recognize them."
He said he once was in a Chicago nightclub restroom when a former convict with whom he'd "had words" in the past walked up to him and said, "If I wanted, I could have got you right now."
"He was trying to see what I was going to say," Portwood said. "I said 'I have most of my guys with me,'" referring to other guards.
Boone reported from Boise, Idaho, and Thompson reported from Sacramento, Calif. Associated Press writers Bill Barrow in Atlanta, Jonathan Cooper in Salem, Ore., Phillip Rawls in Montgomery, Ala., Mike Virtanen in Albany, N.Y., Tammy Webber in Chicago and Andrew Welsh-Huggins in Columbus, Ohio, contributed to this report.


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WASHINGTON — In a historic day for gay rights, the Supreme Court gave the nation's legally married gay couples equal federal footing with all other married Americans on Wednesday and also cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California.
In deciding its first cases on the issue, the high court did not issue the sweeping declaration sought by gay rights advocates that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry anywhere in the country. But in two rulings, both by bare 5-4 majorities, the justices gave gay marriage supporters encouragement in confronting the nationwide patchwork of laws that outlaw such unions in roughly three dozen states.
Gay-rights supporters cheered and hugged outside the court. Opponents said they mourned the rulings and vowed to keep up their fight.
In the first of the narrow rulings in its final session of the term, the court wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law, the Defense of Marriage Act, that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits that are otherwise available to married couples.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, joined by the four liberal justices, said the purpose of the law was to impose a disadvantage and "a stigma upon all who enter into same-sex marriages made lawful by the unquestioned authority of the states."
President Barack Obama praised the court's ruling against the federal marriage act, labeling the law "discrimination enshrined in law."
"It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people," Obama said in a statement. "The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it."
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he was disappointed in the outcome of the federal marriage case and hoped states continue to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Boehner, as speaker, had stepped in as the main defender of the law before the court after the Obama administration declined to defend it.
The other case, dealing with California's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, was resolved by an unusual lineup of justices in a technical legal fashion that said nothing about gay marriage. But the effect was to leave in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 ban was unconstitutional. Gov. Jerry Brown quickly ordered that marriage licenses be issued to gay couples as soon as a federal appeals court lifts its hold on the lower court ruling. That will take least 25 days, the appeals court said.
California, where gay marriage was briefly legal in 2008, would be the 13th state, along with the District of Columbia, to allow same-sex couples to marry and would raise the share of the U.S. population in gay marriage states to 30 percent. Six states have adopted same-sex marriage in the past year, amid a rapid evolution in public opinion that now shows majority support for the right to marry in most polls.
The 12 other states are Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
The day's rulings are clear for people who were married and live in states that allow same-sex marriage. They now are eligible for federal benefits.
The picture is more complicated for same-sex couples who traveled to another state to get married, or who have moved from a gay marriage state since being wed.
Their eligibility depends on the benefits they are seeking. For instance, immigration law focuses on where people were married, not where they live. But eligibility for Social Security survivor benefits basically depend on where a couple is living when a spouse dies.
This confusing array of regulations is reflected more broadly in the disparate treatment of gay couples between states. And the court's decision did not touch on another part of the federal marriage law that says a state does not have to recognize a same-sex marriage performed elsewhere.
Indeed, the outcome of the cases had supporters of gay marriage already anticipating their next trip to the high court, which they reason will be needed to legalize same-sex unions in all 50 states.
The Human Rights Campaign's president, Chad Griffin, said his goal is to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide within five years through a combination of ballot measures, court challenges and expansion of anti-discrimination laws.
The rulings came 10 years to the day after the court's Lawrence v. Texas decision that struck down state bans on gay sex. In his dissent at the time, Justice Antonin Scalia predicted the ruling would lead to same-sex marriage.
On Wednesday, Scalia issued another pungent dissent in the Defense of Marriage Act case in which he made a new prediction that the ruling would be used to upend state restrictions on marriage. Kennedy's majority opinion insisted the decision was limited to legally married same-sex couples.
Scalia read aloud in a packed courtroom that included the two couples who sued for the right to marry in California. On the bench, Justice Elena Kagan, who voted to strike down DOMA, watched Scalia impassively as he read.
"It takes real cheek for today's majority to assure us, as it is going out the door, that a constitutional requirement to give formal recognition to same-sex marriage is not at issue here_when what has preceded that assurance is a lecture on how superior the majority's moral judgment in favor of same-sex marriage is to the Congress' hateful moral judgment against it. I promise you this: The only thing that will 'confine' the court's holding is its sense of what it can get away with," Scalia said.
Scalia and Justice Samuel Alito, who also wrote a dissenting opinion, said their view is that Constitution does not require states to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Outside the court, some in the crowd hugged and others jumped up and down just after 10 a.m. EDT when the DOMA decision was announced. Many people were on their cellphones monitoring Twitter, news sites and blogs for word of the decision. And there were cheers as runners came down the steps with the decision in hand and turned them over to reporters who quickly flipped through the decisions.
Chants of "Thank you" and "U-S-A" came from the crowd as plaintiffs in the cases descended the court's marbled steps. Most of those in the crowd appeared to support gay marriage, although there was at least one man who held a sign promoting marriage as between a man and a woman.
In New York City's Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn, where a riot in 1969 sparked the gay rights movement, erupted in cheers and whooping.
Mary Jo Kennedy, 58 was there with her wife Jo-Ann Shain, 60, and their daughter Aliya Shain, 25.
She came with a sign that could be flipped either way and was holding up the side that says "SCOTUS made our family legal".
They have been together 31 years and got married the day it became legal in New York.
Others were not celebrating.
"We mourn for America's future, but we are not without hope," said Tim Wildmon, president of American Family Association, in a statement.
Said. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council: "Time is not on the side of those seeking to create same-sex 'marriage.' As the American people are given time to experience the actual consequences of redefining marriage, the public debate and opposition to the redefinition of natural marriage will undoubtedly intensify."
The federal marriage law had been struck down by several federal courts, and the justices chose to take up the case of 84-year-old Edith Windsor of New York, who sued to challenge a $363,000 federal estate tax bill after her partner of 44 years died in 2009.
Windsor, who goes by Edie, married Thea Spyer in 2007 after doctors told them Spyer would not live much longer. Spyer had suffered from multiple sclerosis for many years. She left everything she had to Windsor.
Windsor arrived at a news conference in New York after the ruling to applause from her supporters and said she felt "joyous, just joyous."
Windsor would have paid nothing in inheritance taxes if she had been married to a man. Now she is eligible for a refund.
In the case involving the federal Defense of Marriage Act, Justice Kennedy was joined by the court's four liberal justices. In the California ruling, which was not along ideological lines, Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion was joined by Scalia and three of those liberal court members: Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.


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What you see before you are the very first whoopie pies* to come out of my kitchen. What's more, they're the first whoopie pies that've ever passed between my lips. Why have I avoided whoopie pies all my life, you ask? I have no idea.
*I've just realized that a simple space and some punctuation will turn whoopie pies into whoo! pie pies!. That makes me chuckle.
Here's what I can tell you about my first whoopie pie experience:
*Whoopie pies can be classified as neither pies nor cookies, in my book. They're more like cake than anything else, and not just because there's frosting involved.
*Given my tendency to mix and match, these treats are a dream. Chocolate cookies and chocolate frosting? No problem. Strawberry cookies with vanilla frosting? Delightfully easy. Dulce de leche between coconut cookies? Be still, my heart.
*Don't let these sit on the parchment paper too long to cool or you'll make a mess trying to remove them. If it seems like they're sticking, I found that sliding a small off-set spatula underneath worked very well.
*You may have to store them in the fridge if they become too tacky at room temperature, but it doesn't affect them negatively at all.
Now go make some whoopie...pies. Whoopie pies. Hug a soldier and enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!
Chocolate Whoopie Pies
(makes about 15 sandwiches)
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup lukewarm water
Strawberry swiss meringue buttercream, chocolate buttercream, or whatever frosting makes you smile the most
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. Beat in the vanilla extract. In a small measuring cup, mix the buttermilk and water. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour.
Drop heaping tablespoons of the batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. With moistened fingers or with the back of a spoon, smooth the tops of the cookies. Bake for about 9 - 10 minutes or until the tops of the cookies spring back when lightly pressed. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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