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Suicide awareness needed in 2013
As we start 2013 take time to reflect on the past year and how suicide has effect us locally and nationally. I personally have lost family members to suicide and wish I knew then what I know now about suicide. Suicide is a subject that many people feel carries with it a stigma, a subject that should never be talked about. Suicide is a growing with all age groups and it does not matter the race you are or how much money your make, what you do for a living. Almost everyone who is lost (committed is not the word to use) or attempts suicide has given some clue or warning. Do not ignore suicide threats. Statements like "you'll be sorry when I'm dead," "I can't see any way out," – no matter how casually or jokingly said may indicate serious suicidal feelings. Also a person lost to suicide is not as some would say psychotic or insane or even crazy. This is far from the facts. People who have reached a point in there lives where they feel that taking there lives is the only way to find comfort or heal the pain that there are feeling. At times this is an ongoing fight each day to find a reason to live or a reason to move unto the next day. Then there is the last minute suicides when alcohol or drugs gives a person strength to move forward with their suicide.
There are many factors that would prompt a person to suicidal thoughts. Depression, family struggles, PTSD, bullying, mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc Even the most severely depressed person has mixed feelings about suicide or how they can move forward, wavering between wanting to live and wanting to die. What can husbands, wives, sons, daughters, aunt uncles, friends do? Take their comments seriously and give time to them to listen. Sometimes taking five minutes out of your day to listen to what they have to say could save a life. Take time to show them that yes someone cares, that someone is willing to help.
The facts are that we are losing a person to suicide at a rate of one every 13.9 minutes, with the elderly it's one every 90 minutes, youth its one every two hours, it is also the 10th ranked death in the U.S. and third among youths in the U.S. In recent years the military has had an increase in suicides among the active duty and veterans. From Jan. 1, 2012, until Dec. 3, 2012, we have lost to suicide 6,067 veterans and 462 active duty/reserve personnel.
Suicide leaves behind many survivors; we not only need to think of the person lost but we need to be there for the survivors of suicide. We also need to look to 2013 and find the many ways to bring down the numbers for all suicides. Everyone needs to look down into there hearts and find the time and the way to support those in need. Ways to help; join a local organization, help at senior centers, mentor in your local school.
For those lost to suicide we send out our prayers, I encourage everyone to "take time to listen, because this is free, if you are able to save a life then you have given a gift that has more value that anything else on this earth.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (145 votes).
In short: excellent race with events suitable for the whole familyIn full: I have been doing this race for several years now and still look forward to it despite my varying performances.Everyone involved with it ( including supporters in what seem to be the middle of nowhere )does a fantastic job and I would recomend it to everyone.Date of review: May 14, 2007
In short: Excellent, fun-filled and very good atmosphere!In full: A day out for the whole family. Excellent organisaton and congratulations to Hinckley Running Club. Date of review: May 14, 2007
In short: very nice run, i was very impressedIn full: the run was realy nice and i enjoyed the views, as not from the area, two things spoilt it - one bloke swearing because he could'nt pass people at the begining, and secondly the bloke with the i-pod who spat over myself and a lady runner.yes i would run it again.brilliant!!!!Date of review: May 14, 2007
In short: Great race, lovely scenery, rain not a problem!In full: Had a fantastic race, got another PB despite the undulating course. The views along the course made it all worthwhile. I'll be back next year without a doubt. Well done to all organisers and helpers.Date of review: May 14, 2007
In short: Excellent race - organisation like clockworkIn full: Really enjoyed the race. Course just right, and organisation outstanding. Car parking, drinks stations, mile markers, finish area all just right. Will definitely be backDate of review: May 14, 2007
In short: Well organised, nice t-shirtIn full: Enjoyed this race very much ... however is it just me, but I found it quite challenging, felt like a steady uphill run ... enjoyed the challenge though. Well organised, marshalls encouraging, and despite the weather the crowds were enthusiastic, thanks to all concernedDate of review: May 14, 2007
In short: My 6th year. A great family event., very well organised, great marshalls and a quality t-shirt!Date of review: May 14, 2007
In short: Well organised - from Parking to T-Shirt!In full: Great day - something for the whole family - mine took advantage of every event! The kiddies caper was the best kids race I've come across - the Hedgehog, Dog and Banana did great jobs keeping the kids going - thanks lads! The half-marathon was very well organised, marshalled and supported all the way round - thanks to everyone for your efforts in the damp weather! Great quality t.shirt.Date of review: May 13, 2007
In short: Good race - even the weather didn't dampen the spiritsIn full: First time that I taken part but had heard lots of good reviews, all of them proved true - excellent race, definite PB potential. Good venue, fairly traffic free (except for a few Chelsea Tractors), nice hills and good vista's. T-shirt at the end was better than most that I have received.Only 1 critism - need more toilets, especially if they intend to increase the field size next year.Date of review: May 13, 2007
In short: This was my 1st 1/2 marathon and i loved every minute of it [despite the weather!]Date of review: May 13, 2007
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (220 votes).
In short: Another lovely Alchester race...can't wait for next year!In full: A PB for me so I have no complaints...loved it. As always excellently run by Alchester. Really friendly. Lots of toilets. Top marks!! Date of review: December 15, 2012
In short: Good pb potential. Shame about the wind on Sunday!Date of review: December 12, 2012
In short: PB heaven..and bacon butties at the finish crackin' !Date of review: December 11, 2012
In short: Flat course but windy this yearIn full: Great flat course with strong PB potential. 420 runners with a 31 min winner and 80 people finishing sub-40 mins - but not me thanks to the headwind on the airfield between 7 and 8km. Should have pushed harder. As noted below some of the distance markers were a little out - 6K was about 400m too long - but my GPS watch gave correct splits and had the finish bang on 10K. Marshals were very helpful.Date of review: December 11, 2012
In short: Great pb potential if the wind isn't blowing!Date of review: December 10, 2012
In short: Flat and fast course though that headwind was tough this year!Date of review: December 10, 2012
In short: Flat, friendly, great organisationIn full: Enjoyable race. Not mega-scenic, but as "scenic" usually involves hills, no complaints... I like open spaces, so did not mind the airfield. Apart from the headwind. Which was, however, partly made up for by a nice long stretch of tailwind. Organisation was great, showers definitely a bonus, and the atmosphere overall very friendly. Will happily do again.Date of review: December 9, 2012
In short: Very good small club race, well organised, will be back again next yearIn full: One slight problem with the mailing of envelopes, all sorted via email and a nice apology from the RD on the day. Thanks all.Date of review: December 9, 2012
In short: Could be fast, but on a windy day like today no chanceIn full: echo the below, very windy today, so anyone who has pbd must have either under performed before, not raced 10k very often, or simply have run amazingly!Mile markers on the air field were ridiculously out for 5k and 6k.5k was a bit short, but then 6k was 1/4 km too long, giving an epic long km time!A nice little race though, still almost 400runners there though.Date of review: December 9, 2012
In short: Excellent - top runIn full: Absolutely enjoyed this one. Fast; PB thanks very much. Friendly organisation - everyone really great. Great location, car parking, changing, hot showers, loos, refreshments...etc etc. Good to get a t-shirt rather than a medal. Thanks - will definitely do again.Date of review: December 9, 2012
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Skip to comments.Mississippi Lawmaker Found Dead With A Gunshot Wound To The Head: REPORT
Posted on 03/24/2013 4:59:58 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
Mississippi state lawmaker Jessica Upshaw was found dead in a residence on Sunday with a bullet wound to her head, the Clarion Ledger reports.
Upshaw, a 53-year-old Republican, was found in the home of former Mississippi State Rep. Clint Rotenberry, Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis told the Clarion Ledger.
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Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis told the Clarion Ledger. Lewis told the Clarion Ledger that the case had been turned over to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, and that he doesn't know whether her death was a suicicide.
I'm no expert, but I believe it is rare for women to commit suicide by shooting themselves in the head.
Hopefully she wasn't a victim of the DemocRATs' "national conversation" about "gun control".
It does happen - I personally knew a gal who did so about 20-odd years ago, but like you said, it's rare.
Used a 12 gauge. Messy.
Same thing, a friend of mine killed herself with a shotgun about 15 years ago.
Rare, but not unheard of.
How long until Tea Party is put to blame?
would not be the first time the radical left has got a gun and shot someone.
Look at the last shooter in DC who was egged on by the bigoted hateful SPLC and who went itbo the family research place to kill.
Is the SPLC being sued over that ?
You can guarantee that if tables were turned the SPLC woudl have gone full throttle to sue and take all that money for their own agenda
Thanks Texas Fossil. Good evening, all.
If we had an assault weapons ban, hi-cap mag ban and universal firearm registration, this poor woman probably would still be alive.
The big question is what was she doing at his house. She was 53 and single. He is 60.
Had she killed herself at her house, my first thought would be an inoperable cancer diagnosis.
There was no mention of contact with Rotenberry. We shall see.
She was single and her body was found in his home. You tell me.
MS Ping
Maybe Freedom From Religion sent someone in to make a bloody protest against prayer in school.
False flag?
Gun-banning douchenozzles REALLY need another pool of blood to dance in, and if they got a krazy to pop a Republican woman, well, that's double points on the ol' "bipartisan" scale.
Sorry if that sounds paranoid, but I just don't put anything past them anymore.
You just wait: it will be said on MSNBC.
Well he's a rotten berry-— suspicious enough ay?
they are both Republicans
Oh, man. This is bad.
Thanks for the ping, Petitfour.
Sounds to me like a love affair gone wrong.
Nothing is paranoia with Obozo's children.
Guess we shall see.
I hope never.
Simpson county?
I take it she was white?
I used to do those little rapids at Merit
In the 60s
Took my boys last year...still there
Round Table still in Mendenhall?
Who were those folks...Morgans. or Normans
Dam im old
Is he married?
From the daily mail
Rotenberry did not answer his phone, and his answering machine was full.
Photo and info at 26
Talk about messy suicides - - I heard of two recently: one guy drilled himself in the heart with a power drill, and another guy sawed off his own head with a table saw.
Her bio says she is from Meridian but represents Diamondhead, MS. I don't remember ever hearing of Diamondhead, but I guess it is a part of the Biloxi/Gulfport area.
You beat me to it. Was just about to list the link.
At the time it was listed he showed to be married.
Wonder if he still is? If so, did his wife catch them?
I had a friend who did so last week.
No easy to deal with.
You always ask: Could I have done something different?
Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis said that Upshaw was found at the home of former Mississippi state Rep. Clint Rotenberry. Rotenberry had not been arrested.
It could be that Rotenberry and his wife were out of town and she was staying at their home. If that happened and someone killed her, this is really strange.
Diamondhead is north of I-10 in Hancock County. It's about a half-hour or so away from Gulfport.
From the posted link.
"It's not clear why Upshaw was at Rotenberry's house."
Someone has some "splaining to do".
That's the kind of suicides gun control causes;>)
While they will forget about the black teenager that shot the baby in head in it's stroller....
Waiting for the 'shot with high-power, high capacity assault rifle' line?
Hopefully the police let the EMTs into this crime scene.
Dreadful. RIP.
I've got kin in Simpson county. Don't know if either of these is my kin though.
Those rapids are popular in the summer.
Prayers with family.
Family: Wife: Christy; 3 Children: Jenni, Rebecca, Natalie Source
Rep. Jessica Upshaws death comes weeks after black openly gay Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco McMillian was found murdered. Lawrence Reed was arrested in the homicide.
What is going on?
Fixed it. No one is going to touch the black on white infanticide attack by the black teenager/monster because Malik Shabazz is on record as exhorting black youth to target Caucasian infants. We need to bring back cruel and unusual punishment. I suggest live drawing and quartering then holding the decapitation for last then boiling the parts in oil. Call me a racist but I don't need any "investigation" to know why the black teen offed the white infant. Watch, the DA's office will scour the local university to dredge up an economics professor who will attest that the shooting of the white infant was no doubt the result of years of economic oppression experienced by the perp, so it is most certainly NOT a HATE CRIME.
It might be a little difficult for him to explain this. A dead body is not something you want in your house very often.
A purge.
Seen Hillary! lately, hmmm?
Maybe. The answer is always maybe.
In the long run, reality says no, nothing you or any other human agency can do will prevent that end for anyone determined to escape their personal Hell.
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Published: July 25, 2014, 04:19 PM (CT)
by Kent Lowe (@LSUkent), Sr. Associate SID
ESTONIA – Denmark's Caroline Nistrup easily made the third-round cut after shooting a 3-over 75 at the Estonia Golf and Country Club in the European Ladies Amateur Championship.
Nistrup's 75 following rounds of 70 and 72 puts her at 3-over par 219, good for a tie for 28th place. The leader is at 7-under par. Nistrup will be entering her sophomore season at LSU this coming fall.
Nadine Dreher of Austria, who will be a junior at LSU in the fall, failed to make the third round cut to the top 60s and ties, posting a an 8-over 80 to finish 54 holes at 16-over 232 (75-77-80).


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How Much Will Another iPhone Matter?
Apple is still the cheapest stock on the market. While the company will likely hold that title for the rest of the year, I do worry the Street is still putting too much of the company's success -- or for that matter its valuation -- on the possibility of a new iPhone.
This is despite Apple CEO Tim Cook, recently proclaiming Apple is a "software company."
Case in point: The stock surged almost 3% last week immediately after Brian Blair, analyst at Wedge Partners, said Apple willl release its new phone, presumably called the "iPhone 5S" to China Mobile
"We believe that Apple will launch the iPhone 5S at China Mobile this July, as it launches the next iteration of the iPhone globally. We believe this handset will be a TD-SCDMA model of the iPhone 5S and will likely begin production next month.
"The announcement of China Mobile will be meaningful for Apple iPhone units, as Apple has yet to direct-sell its iPhone to the carrier and its 710 million subscribers. In addition to China, India is another market that we believe Apple is working to tackle this year, and we understand the company is deploying significantly more people in the nation this year in an effort to grow iPhone/ iPad sales."
That's all well and good. But how much will and should it matter?
I'm not suggesting the iPhone, which is Apple's highest-margin product, is not important. But analysts have been making all sorts of predictions for the past two years. This is despite the company remaining secretive on these matters. Besides, investors might fall into the trap of raising expectations only to get disappointed.
We saw this with the iPhone 5, which was only incrementally better than the iPhone 4S. It's worth asking how much of a difference a new phone can make to the state of Apple today, especially since the quality gap Apple once enjoyed over its rivals -- particularly Samsung, has been shrinking.
Also, given the lack of excitement on the Street in BlackBerry's
This is not another indictment on Apple. But the point is, the company is more valuable than what a new phone might reveal. Instead of looking at all of the possible markets that Apple will enter in the coming years, the Street continues to appraise Apple on how fast the gap is closing with its competition. Investors shouldn't fall for it.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Gorgeous route, quick and not *too crowdedIn full: What a stunning route around possibly the most beautiful city in the country. Lovely carnival atmosphere at the start area to keep wifey and children occupied. A great race for first timers and those chasing a new pb alike.Date of review: August 6, 2012
In short: Fabulous, absolutely fabulous race :)In full: A tough course for sure but a lovely atmosphere, lovely scenery and outstanding value for money.Date of review: July 16, 2012
In short: Local support was fantasticIn full: A PB race, which I'm sure always sways one's opinion slightly! The start in the stadium setting was great if a little chaotic. Would rather go without a tee shirt if it meant water bottles at the drinks stations. The local support was fantastic, a genuine boost during certain parts of the race. A massive thank you to anyone out there shouting support, playing music, cheering, you are all ace :) This could be one of the best northern half marathons with the level of support from the locals.Date of review: May 28, 2012
In short: Fantastic race for everyone, great course, great support.In full: First visit to Chester, what an amazing place, well worth making a weekend of this race for anyone from afar. The organisation at the start was excellent, the huge queues for loos went down in no time, with minimal wait. Lovely carnival atmosphere to start the race and what a fantastic location for the finish.On a personal note, had a nightmare due to illness, will deffo return to enjoy the race properly.Date of review: May 14, 2012
In short: I will remember the Brighton half marathon 2012 forever, a truly wonderful experience.In full: My first ever run, the conditions were perfect, the scenery was without equal and the organisation was superb (happy to forgive the distance thing!).. Wish they did a recurring entry form and I would signup without fail. The course was perfect for a first ever run, I cannot give enough praise for the event tbh :)Date of review: February 21, 2012
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recommended gear?
I am planning a 3 night, hike in trip for mid spring. This will be my first camping/fishing trip! I need to be able to pack in - and want to make sure that I'm not overloaded! I currently fish an Orvis 4 piece and don't expect any problems on the hike in. Could any of you pros recommend what gear I should be thinking of? As with anything, I want to make sure I am prepared. Thanks in advance!
Get a list of what you think you need, then cut on half. After about a 25 lay off from back packing, I started back at the age of 44 and soon learned that a 44-47 year old man can not carry a 40 pound pack. I try to keep my packs under 21#s. Some things you need are
1, some way to filter or purify the water.
2, stove, a fire ban can ruin your trip if you don't have a stove. I use a jet boil, cup and stove together so I don't have to bring a cook kit.
3, First aid kit
4, light, I prefer head lamps.
5, tent or hammock
6, sleeping bag
8, I don't use waders, but good wadding sandals or boots.
9, I carry wind walker fishing pack, but tend to leave it at camp and stick a fly box in my pocket and hang tippit and clippers on my shirt.
10, Backcountry permit. I have been checked 3 times and each after the trip with a ranger sitting in the parking area when we came out.
11, I bring my 15yr old son, so I can load his pack down with the stuff I want but don't need. HA HA
12, I do bring bear spray, because my wife makes me. But it is better to be safe.
That looks like a pretty good list. We all have our own things that we like to bring but you covered the essentials. One thing that i would recommend to anyone that is serious about doing any backpacking frequently is a personal locator beacon. I got one for christmas and i'm going to put it to good use. I believe the name brand is SPOT and it was about $140 i think. You also have to pay a subscription fee every year to keep it activated, which is pricey, but it's cheap if you ever need it! With this particular plb, you have three functions: you can hit a button for 911, hit another button that will send a message, text to phone and email to whoever you choose that you need help (along with a link of your exact location using google earth), or hit a button to send a message to let others know that you are ok (also includes a link for your location).
It's a pretty neat gadget. I know it is kinda pricey, but other plb's out there are $500 or more. It is definitely a good thing to have, for nothing else to give yourself and your loved ones a little more peace of mind.
Craig Lancaster
While most of the backcountry sites now have bear cables to hang your food from the last two time out I have had a big problem with mice...would like to see how they get up the cables, around the protectors, down the line to the packs and find my food....next time out I will bring something that is chew proof....and if you can, bring an extra rod.
WHat do most of you guys bring for food for a weekend trip? This seems to be alot of the weight in the pack.
I like grits in the morning so a couple of packs of instants are good...any of the dehydrated camp meals are good, instant soups, a little trail mix, a couple of energy bars and for a treat....take some foil, a lemon, a couple of those individual butter cups you find in restaurants, salt and pepper...keep a couple of those mountain trout and bake over the fire....
breakfast instant oatmeal. Put the servings in a plastic ziplock plastic bag before you leave. then just add water and eat out of the bagie, then put any other trash you have in the bag and seal up. nothing to clean and an instant trsh bag for small things that won't leak all in you food bag.
lunch, Power bars and trail mix. I am fishing or hiking and don't want to stop to fix a meal. put the wrapers in the breakfast ziplock baggies.
Dinner, any thing I can just a water to. Prepared meals are great but expensive. tuna helper is good, remove from package and put in ziplock freezer bag, if you don't eat it all put left over in bag to carry out. instant soups are good and cheap. Ramie (spelling?) noodles are good and also cheap.
I do breakfast the exact same way as you vern, just put oatmeal in a ziploc bag and use the bag for trash. I usually don't pack anything for lunch other than some protein bars or maybe some trail mix for a snack. For supper, that really just depends. Sometimes i'll do the easy route and just pack in a thing of staggs chili, only thing you have to do is heat it up (it is heavy, however). The other thing that i like to do is my famous chocolate pecan pancakes for supper. They don't look real pretty, but they sure do taste good. I know it's a breakfast food but i don't like cooking real big in the mornings, i'm itching to get out on the stream. I usually mix some protein powder in with the pancake mix, that way you'll get good amounts of protein and carbohydrates to help keep you going the next day.
Craig Lancaster
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More on theNuclear Security Summit
Today, Secretary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov signed the 2000 Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement. This signing of this protocol marks another major step in U.S. and Russian efforts to eliminate nuclear-weapon-grade materials. Secretary Clinton said:
"I am very pleased that Foreign Minister Lavrov and I are able to do this together. We have had many meetings over the past 15 months and I always look forward to a productive discussion, a candid exchange of views, and a determination to make progress together.
"This is an historic time for U.S.-Russian relations. Last week, our presidents signed the new START treaty, which will make our two countries and the world safer and more secure by reducing the number of strategic nuclear weapons in our stockpiles. And this week, we've gathered with representatives from more than 45 nations to address the urgent global threat posed by vulnerable nuclear material. And now, we are taking another step to increase our mutual security and deepen our bilateral cooperation. Under the agreement we are about to sign, the United States and Russia will each irreversibly and transparently dispose of no less than 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium. Together, that is enough material for nearly 17,000 nuclear weapons. And we will put in place the framework and infrastructure needed to dispose of even more plutonium from defense programs in the future.
"The agreement provides for monitoring and inspections that will ensure that this material will never again be used for weapons or any other military purpose. By using civil nuclear reactors to dispose of the plutonium, we gain an added benefit -- to produce electricity for our people, even as we remove a potential serious danger. And I want to thank the two teams from both Russia and the United States who worked together to hammer out this agreement. I see familiar faces, both from my country and now, after so many meetings, familiar faces from Russia. And Minister Lavrov and I could not be standing here without the extraordinary expertise and commitment that these teams brought to this occasion. Thank you very much."
Read the Secretary's full remarks with Foreign Minister Lavrov here.
Related Entry:New START Treaty and Protocol
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
I believe the State Department is missing out on some potential media coverage and making money. What a concept it would be if the STATE DEPARTMENT had its own Monthly Magazine for the world to read, and includes the State Department Blog, also to have an ONLINE STORE to Sell Coffee cups, t-shirts, sports bags, towels, ball caps all with the State Department LOGO and the profits can go towards help Earthquake victims in the future. The Embassies around the world could sell a line of product that people would enjoy wearing and showing off. This might give our State Department a nice boost when it comes to foreigners obtaining passports and coming to the United States for a visit. Even the US Post office sells items, why not the State Department and include Coin Collections, Maps of countries, and other cool stuff...
Put me down for a State Department Coffee MUG that says, "BLOGGER" with my name on it.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Dear to..
There is misunderstand of domestic intervention, but "nucr(l)anet"? If founds the system which provides information about Plutonium movement in the artificial satellite and the area the thing where the world will repel the thought does. By the way, when respects Plutonium peaceful uses from the ramyon proposes, the thing which will be possible the thought does. 365day, The packing which is unified and the use menu of the reception and sending system which is integrated and commonness will freeze with nonacceptance at the time of economic sanction (plz and wind& sun)
While restraint installing which is powerful if will become the system where also the use of the military force which is one is included and thinks is a thing which will be better. Thinks minimum safety device. The terrorists sees the newspaper or broadcasting, see the talk of the themselves being broadcast, think that wants.
China (SamSung & LG, LCD) and Brazil?(Subcontract enterprise)
Wall Street reform national support thinks that with the disruption which is not visible in the eye of the enormous cartel the possibility which will be stopped up in the deceptive alcoholic beverage is big. Thinks that must show the guarantee which is a thing where the property of the themselves will be safe in the people who shares an intention. (Greece?)
Internal prosecution person and tax. (The citizens is excited and thinks one in the method where becomes a prisoner of war of sense of justice.)
Thank you.
Layra in Alabama writes:
Hillary, you're the greatest woman in the world.I found this and want to share with all;an excellent video of David Miliband
John P. in Greece writes:
@ Donald M. in VA
Very good idea! (concerning a mag –let's hypothetically call it "Dip Best of the Best Notesâ€). But, I would suggest a "new-media†supplement (button) for this, within DipNote. Not a print out product.
I would also put a banner link for this in the state.gov platform. So, someone who has not enough time to surf in DipNote all the time can have the "hitsâ€. (Of course I know that DipNote staff already hate me for this suggestion, because they are just a few people and probably have no time for this too -- CHUCKLE!). They are doing a great job though.
You know Donald, magazines are gone, new media are born. Paper costs and circulation is expensive. We have to follow the new era. That's why I adapt this electronic version of your excellent idea.
I disagree with the "Coffee cups, t-shirts, sports bags, towels, ball caps all with the State Department LOGO†etc., on the ground that SD must keep its serious, reliable profile. My dear friend, SD is not a circus company.
However, the most important is that we "thinkâ€. I think, after your new idea, we are close to a great perspective to make our "space†even better.
But, SD and DipNote staff know better. I think that they will evaluate our thoughts.
Best Regards!
(Can I joke? Don't talk about earthquakes. When you do it… something happens.)
Patrick in Maryland writes:
Hi, Everyone at the States Department.
I See my favorite diplomat Sec.Hillary Clinton has been very busy this week .:)
I think the signing went well,and it's great that were getting rid of the excess plutonium materials in both of our Countries.
I hope everyone has had a good week so far, and people like me that have allergies are felling better after the rain we had here.
See Ya...:)
Flavius in Virginia writes:
Whaddya mean the State Department isn't a circus company? They got lion tamers, high wire acts, contortionists, cotton candy salesmen and a ringmaster named Hillary. We could call them the "Cirque du State!"
You will note that I failed to mention clowns.
They can, however, fit amazing numbers of foreign service personnel inside a limo.
John P. in Greece writes:
Dear Madame Secretary of State,
I would like to help U.S. find a pure, undiscovered, physical talent for Diplomacy. His name is Flavius.
Although he cannot accept the fact that SD is full of high-end experienced analysts, extremely dedicated and good diplomats and the most important, patriots that are fighting for America and worldwide freedom he has the illussion that he can service better than you and the staff. Although he believes that SD is a team of lion tamers, high wire acts, contortionists, cotton candy salesmen and a ringmaster that closes the show, calling em' all "Cirque du State!" -clowns included, he is sure that he would do things better than anyone else.
So, I would suggest you all to resign and leave it up to Flavius. Although he obviously hates U.S.A., he thinks that can be a master of diplomacy. A real magician.
I'd say a comedian too!
Oyster C. in U.S.A. writes:
OysterCracker would like to suggest that the State Department consider making children a National Treasure with full rights and protection under the law. This would reduce the need of foreign adoptions as orphans would not be allowed to be trafficked and exploited. Unofficial adoptions by the Russian Mafia would cease. We would know who is coming and going into the country and keep accurate account of all children in the USA.
As most children see a doctor or attend school, it's imperative that the government document these children. I was told by a father that he adopted a child from the Russian Mafia Did they ever investigate? I highly doubt it. It's common knowledge that the Los Angeles FBI won't go after these criminals. WHY? There's so much crime going on in the country and its security agencies won't investigate. Why is that?
Flavius in Virginia writes:
@ John in Greece:
You know, I just now read John's response to my post.
There is nothing negative about the State Department in what I said, except the part about "cotton candy salesmen." Those are, sadly, extant in every organization.
It is good to have people who can walk the high wire. I can't. It is good to have people who can tame lions. I can't. It is good to have contortionists who can wrap themselves around difficult problems. I can't. It is good to have a ringmaster to tell us what's going on and to direct the whole scene. I can't.
John, get out of Greece and come home so you can save America from me. Your country needs you. We just don't get to laugh often enough anymore.
Flavius in Virginia writes:
You know, Dipnote, there is a policy of no personal attacks on this blog. I seem to be an exception to this policy. I've been called anti-american and I've been threatened with becoming a chew toy for someone's dog.
I will admit that I take "difficult" positions. I fully expect my positions to be pilloried. I do not, however, expect personal attacks on my patriotism, even by individuals who lack any sense of irony whatsoever.
Thanks for your time and attention.
Flavius in Virginia writes:
It was my understanding that notes to Dipnote would not be published. Lo and behold, THAT turns out not to be true EITHER. Someone's asleep at the watch! No wonder some of this stuff gets posted!
Now I'm never going to be able to show my face here again. Oh well.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Flavius:
Um Flavius, would you like a constructive suggestion?
No matter, I'll offer it anyway (chuckle).
When someone "doesn't understand" your words, do you blame the ear for being deaf to them or your point not being made clear on your choice of words?
I suggest you think about the intellectual investment you make.
You shouldn't take thihgs so personally, the more people I meet the better I like my dog, and I don't even like dogs enough to have one that will slobber you to death, Ok?
So now that we have that strait, you still trying to sell me something?
I'm not exactly your motivated buyer.


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In short: Another great race! Still number 1 in my books! Well done Jayne! And team!Date of review: October 28, 2012
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In short: Great Run!!!Date of review: October 11, 2011
In short: Hard run but will be back in 2012Date of review: October 11, 2011
In short: 1st Marathon and will do it againIn full: Fantastic organisation, amazing route!!! thanks to all that help me enjoy the run!!!Date of review: July 4, 2011
In short: Hardest half marathon I have done but the best one ever!!!In full: Great race, very tough hills from the start to the end! Very well organised and only had 3 cars come past in the whole run!! Very friendly people I will be back next year!!,Date of review: May 16, 2011
In short: My 1st ever half marathon in 2010 and it is still the best one I have done so far. I will be back this year.Date of review: April 26, 2011
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Mustang softball team enters conference play on a roll
It was a hot finish to spring break for the Southwest Minnesota State softball team as the Mustangs won six straight games to close out their trip to the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. But that was almost two weeks ago, and as the Mustangs prepare for their first outdoor game outside of the state of Florida when they open Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play today, they hope the long layoff and the weather won't cool them down.
SMSU got off to a slow start to the season, dropping its first four games by a combined score of 45-8. The early bump was to be expected for a young squad that has just one senior and two juniors on the roster.
Pitching helped bring the Mustangs out or their slide, as they have allowed three or fewer runs in each of their past five games while climbing to 7-5 overall. Rachel Hoeppner and Rachel Groff, two sophomore pitchers, played a big part in the success and will likely be key pieces to the team's growth moving forward.
"Rachel Hoeppner saw more innings for us last year so she's definitely gaining the experience she needs to compete at this level and do well in this conference," said SMSU second-year head coach Missy Bruggeman, whose team hits the road today to face NSIC newcomer Sioux Falls (S.D.) for a doubleheader. "We hope to see some good things out of her this year.
"Rachel Groff saw some innings last year as well and is looking to be that role player for us as someone who can come in in situations where we want to switch things up a bit. Both have been stepping up and filling some big shoes after losing senior Chelsey Evans from last year."
So far this season Hoeppner has posted a 5-5 record in 53 1/3 innings pitched with a 3.81 earned run average and 28 strikeouts. Groff is 2-1 with a 3.88 earned run average in 21 2/3 innings of work.
The Mustangs will rely on young players in the circle, on the field and at the plate. Bruggeman hopes first baseman Amy Dreessen, the team's lone senior, will help show those players how to be successful at the collegiate level.
Dreessen is doing a good job of leading by example so far. She has a .421 batting average with 11 RBIs and a .500 on-base percentage.
"Amy is definitely a diligent worker, someone who likes success and someone we know will put in the time and effort to allow herself to do well," Bruggeman said. "With her experience I hope to see her expand a little bit more and share that with her teammates, use that experience she's had to teach our youngsters what it takes to compete at a high level."
With so few upperclassmen, some of the younger players have also been emerging as leaders. One of those players is sophomore infielder Katelyn Kalkman. She appeared in 40 games last year and batted .216 on the season. This year she's shown drastic improvement at the plate with a .361 batting average.
"Katelyn is one of our hardest workers on the team, probably one of the most respected teammates that we have as part of our program," Bruggeman said. "The amount of time that she's put in is starting to pay off and it's nice to see her stepping up as a sophomore this year and filling that offensive role a little bit."
The rest of the lineup has had its ups and downs so far as the group of mostly sophomores and freshmen continue to adapt to the speed of the college game. The team averages 4.4 runs per game, a number Bruggeman hopes to see climb as the Mustangs go through their conference schedule.
"It's a process," she said. "We just kind of take it day by day because one day things look good and another day they're just as frustrated as they were at the beginning of the year.
"For them it's being tenacious with their at-bats and having quality at-bats and knowing what pitches they can handle, allowing them to really analyze the game from a mental perspective instead of just a physical perspective."


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Pool of American imams too small to meet the demand
SHARON, Mass. (RNS) It will be at least 5 to 10 years before the pool of American imams becomes large enough to meet demand from mosques. In the meantime, Muslim communities will continue to depend on imams from abroad — and that creates challenges for a community that increasingly wants to assimilate. By Omar Sacirbey.


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Authors on Stage with Mike Turpin, author of "Bicentennial Rex"
Category: Authors
Location: Adrian Lamb Room
Mike Turpin will be at the library to discuss his latest book, Bicentennial Rex.
About the book:
Michael Turpin is a native of Southern California who has lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and New York. For the last seven years he has been a contributing columnist for two Connecticut based Hearst newspapers, The New Canaan News and the Darien News. He is also regularly published in healthcare and business journals for his views on industry trends. Turpin has worked in the US and in Europe as a business insurance and healthcare consultant, served as regional CEO for an $8B division of a national insurer and led two firms as a national practice leader for healthcare and health reform. Having grown up with three brothers, a conservative father and "psychic" mother, he has entertained readers for the last six years sharing stories from the last great era of Jurassic Parenting - the 1970s. Bicentennial Rex is his second novel, following T-Rex By The Tail, published in 2012. He maintains a popular blog at http://usturpin.wordpress.com.


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St. Louis Cardinals: With Craig at first, do the Cardinals trade Matt Adams?Posted Saturday, October 27, 2012, at 9:46 AM
The St. Louis Cardinals will soon face quite the conundrum at first base. A team that only 12 months ago let Albert Pujols walk in free agency, now has a pair of sluggers who could fill the vacancy long-term.
Assuming the Cardinals stick with what worked this year, what would that mean for Matt Adams, the Cardinals' minor league slugging first baseman?
Allen Craig and Adams have both been a hot button topic among Cardinals fans for the past year regarding which of the two, if either, will be the team's replacement for Pujols in the long run.
Craig, 28, despite being injured for a portion of 2012, put together an impressive season. In 119 games this year, Craig pieced together a .307 average, 22 home runs, 92 RBI and 76 runs scored.
Imagine how that could have looked with 43 more games tacked on.
When the regular season came to a close and the Cardinals advanced to the postseason, Craig's bat fell flat.
In 13 postseason games in 2012, Craig went 11-for-47 and hit .234 with a home run and six RBI. His OPS during the LCS dropped to .352.
Despite that, his offense played a huge role in getting the Cardinals to October. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told 101 ESPN of St. Louis this week that he wants to keep Craig's bat in the lineup.
With the outfield slots filled already, that leaves only first base.
Adams has been a huge presence in the minor leagues. In 2011 for Double-A Springfield, he hit 32 home runs with 101 RBI in 115 games.
He was on pace to match those numbers during his first year at Triple-A Memphis (18 HR, 50 RBI, .329 in 67 games) before he was called up to St. Louis to fill in for an injured Lance Berkman.
He didn't see the same success at St. Louis that he did in the minor leagues (.244, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 6 doubles, 27 games), but it was later discovered he had been injured.
Bone spurs in his right elbow sidelined him. The subsequent surgery in August made him unavailable as a September call-up.
Adams is expected to be ready to play again by spring training, but where?
Unlike Craig, Adams is believed to be less defensively flexible. At this point, his best use is as either a bench bat or an insurance policy for Craig.
Mozeliak has long shown a desire to keep him somewhere he could be playing as opposed to just sitting on the bench in St. Louis.
With little left for Adams to accomplish in the minor leagues, where will he be next year? The Cardinals have several options.
First, they could leave him in Memphis in case someone gets injured during the season. While it would get him more playing time, he is at a point in his career where he needs to be facing major league pitching.
The option might be the best for the Cardinals, but it may not be the best option for Adams.
Second, they could bring Adams to St. Louis as a bench bat. During the 2012 postseason, a serious lack of bench depth hurt the Cardinals offensively.
While they would prefer to have him playing every day, this option would give Adams the ability to test himself in the major leagues and give the team some added depth.
Third, the team could trade Adams. Most believe Adams to be a skilled hitter with explosive power--two characteristics many teams would find attractive.
The idea that the Cardinals could package Adams with a young pitching prospect for a top notch middle-infielder like Elvis Andrus does present some immediate issues.
The Cardinals' current shortstop, Rafael Furcal, is signed through 2013. However, if Furcal is unable to play or requires offseason surgery, the Cardinals may not have an option but to make a move.
There's no guess whether it would be a player as high-caliber as Andrus, but they do have the pieces to make such a deal for a similar player happen.
With both Adams and Craig in the system, the Cardinals have a problem most teams would kill for--more power first basemen than they can get in the lineup.
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If somebody is willing to give the Cardinals something decent for Adams, I say take it and run. I was very unimpressed with Adams. Outfield will be Jay, Holliday, and Taveras for the next 5 years anyway after next year.
-- Posted by 6+4+3=2 on Mon, Oct 29, 2012, at 10:49 AM
Then by all means, yes trade him. I failed to realize he batted left handed. We need more RH off the bench and a LHP, or 2, wouldn't hurt. Scrabble will be back with 1 year 900K contract. So another LHP would be ideal.
-- Posted by Jolly Dump on Sun, Oct 28, 2012, at 7:49 PM
I agree Grussman, especially since the team was very very weak off the bench this year. We needed another RH bat off the bench.
-- Posted by Jolly Dump on Sun, Oct 28, 2012, at 2:49 PM
I hope they keep both Craig and Adams. Since Beltran is only signed through next year (I think that's correct) they could keep Adams...get him ABs off the bench and spot starts...use as a fill in at first base if there is an injury to Craig or someone else gets injured (like Beltran or Holliday) and have Craig fill in there while Adams mans first. This would get him more major league pitching and groom him for full time at 1st base in 2014 while Craig takes over in right field when Beltran departs (have a hard time seeing him in STL beyond next year).
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Pete tasted the sauce and cheese. I think he said the sauce tastes a little different than he remembers when he tasted Papa Dinos sauce. Pete also tasted the Papa Dinos cheddar cheese and the AMPI mild white cheddar and did agreed with Steve that the AMPI mild white cheddar has a little sharper flavor when tasted plain before the bake.
Like I speculated from your picture, Norma, the sauce seemed to be lacking some of the spices, like a heavier basil flavor, and didn't have that little bit of an onion aftertaste. It wasn't quite as salty and peppery, either. From what I remember, the original Groff's Papa Dino's sauce may not have been quite as smooth in consistency as well. Both the cheeses were pretty good but then, it's rather difficult for me to discover a cheddar cheese I don't really like. LOL I wonder if I could find something like an in-between mild sharp cheddar at the supermarket which might duplicate the same flavor profile?
Norma,Your Papa Dino's clone is one beautiful pie! The raw pie looks just like a Mack's or Manco's. The sauce thickness is just right.BOARDWALKER
As one of Norma's taste testers, I can tell you it tasted as good as it looks!
Hey, I want some!!!
Pete,You could have had some if you were at market later in the day. Maybe sometimes if you go to Papa Dino's you also could purchase a dough ball, sauce and cheese and see how your oven or outside grill would bake the same dough and dressings. Norma
The heck with that, Norma. LOL I'll let those guys make me one. Maybe next Tuesday after my wonderful son and I hit the market. He missed the last trip down.
Pete,Are you coming to market next week with your son? If you are, I think I am going to make a Mack's attempt some time in the afternoon.I would be interested in knowing what you think of Papa Dino's pizza now. From what I have seen they bake in a really low oven temperature, which in my opinion makes the crust drier. Maybe you can even ask them what brand of cheese they use. When I find time, I want to go to Papa Dino's again to try their ham boats. I also want to travel the short distance from Papa Dino's to WalMart to see if they changed the Nutrition Information on the Pepe's dough balls. I haven't had a chance to get to that WalMart for awhile. Norma
Hopefully a little earlier in the morning, Norma, so my wonderful son Kenny gets a good shot at what might be available in the flea market area. He has more money than I do at the moment and he's itching to spend some of it. LOL We'll try to get over to Papa Dino's later but we might not have to because lookie at what I did today...
Pete,It will be good to see you again and also meet your son. There is lots of stuff over at the flea market that isnt expensive. It will be interesting what your son finds at the flea market. I do see what you did today. Did it taste like a Papa Dinos pizza? It sure looks like one. Care to share the juicy details? Norma
The dough: Bread flour, low salt, low oil (soybean), high hydration. Once stretched it was covered with the mayo/mustard mix. Salt was added to the prep flour.The cheese mix: 50% cheddar, 25% provolone, 25% Swiss with extra salt added.The sauce: My own but I still need to get ahold of some of that Gangi and spice it accordingly to get it just right.Bake temperature and time: 425 degrees for 16 minutes.It was darn close, Norma!!! I even got that yellow-orange grease out of it which was always came standard with a Dino's pie...
Pete,I am glad that you got really close to a Papa Dinos pizza. I wouldnt have thought Papa Dinos dough formulation was a high hydration one from the dough balls I had a felt, but I have no idea how a Papa Dinos dough ball was like years ago. I am also curious how that mayo/mustard mix tastes when it is baked on a pizza. I see the orange grease you got with the blend of cheeses you used. When you get to taste a Macks pizza I would be interested in how close your clone Papa Dinos pizza is to a Macks pizza.If you want a little of the Gangi sauce, (really not the exact type that Macks uses) to try, let me know and I will bring a little over on Tuesday if I remember. Gangi sauce is even hard for me to be able to source now since Bova stopped carrying it. Thanks for posting what you used and the extra pictures. Norma
The dough and crust were dead on and the cheese mix was extemely close, Norma. I think next time I attempt a Papa Dino's clone I'll try some Wisconsin brick cheddar instead to see if I can match the signature twang that way. Once I get the cheddar exactly right, I might try switching out the provolone with mozzarella also to see if that makes any difference.A wetter dough might make sense for a longer bake at lower temperatures. It developed the correct crunchy skin and had the right texture and crumb. I always figured they might have used some sort of vegetable oil instead of olive oil by the taste which, like I said, always reminded me of pretzels with oil added like those thins made by Sturgis.The mayonnaise and mustard combo adds a slight bit of flavor and gives the pizza a silkier mouth feel. I didn't use much but it does leave that oily deposit on the rim of the crust like I remember from Papa Dino's pies from way back when.Hey, I'll trade you a couple of my sourdough pretzels for some of that Gangi since it's now difficult to get. LOL All I really need to do is taste some to see if it matches the Dino's base sauce but it would be better if I can try it on a pizza. Who manufactures Gangi anyway? Is that particular sauce formulation available under an alternate brand name?
I dont know if I am missing any posts about the Gangi sauce or not, because the boardwalk thread is so long.
Norma,I don't know if you are aware of it, but if you go to the NJ Boardwalk thread and enter the word Gangi into the search box at the top of the page, and assuming that the forum's search engine is working properly, you should get all of the posts on that thread that include the word Gangi. I tried that this morning and got three pages of hits.Peter
Gangi is manufactured by California Fruit and Tomato Kitchens which is based out of Modesto, California. Jerry posted that tidbit on Page 23 of the Boardwalk thread. Thank you very much, guys!!! Anyway, I don't know what the big difference might be between it any any similar Stanislaus product so I just may be barking up the wrong tree here. Lying in bed last night, where many of us come up with our best brainstorms, I began to contemplate which Mediterranean-type spices I may have never used in pizza sauce before. I now believe the ingredients I'm looking for may be found in this particular recipe right here...http://www.food.com/recipe/Ultimate-Pizza-Sauce-114392HMMMM, fennel and bay leaf... As far as that mystery cheese goes, what Norma had me try at the market somewhat reminded of the flavor of Cooper, a processed cheese popular here in the northeast. This is why I'll be choosing Wisconsin brick cheddar for the next round of experiments...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_cheese


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Coastal Scents Vs Stars Makeup Haven
Yesterday I posted a video showing some of the most popular products on the makeup scene. Many refer to them as the Coastal Scents palettes, but they are actually mass produced makeup palettes made overseas. Companies like Coastal Scents buy them and bulk and distribute them at a discounted rate.
Until now I had never tried these palettes. To be honest, I was a little skeptical. I know that oftentimes, large no-name palettes suffer in terms of quality. I have several MAC palettes and two Yaby palettes which were awesome. I didn't want to fall into the hype and be disappointed.
However, one of my new initiatives in terms of my beauty blog and YouTube channel is to do tutorials and looks that most of my audience can recreate. I realize that many of you have these palettes.
The point of my video is to show you that there are other sources for these palettes besides Coastal Scents. I've found them cheaper on Stars Makeup Haven. On top of this, they're not always sold out like Coastal Scents! I've heard you can also find them on Ebay...but if you want it from a reputable seller, I'd go with the former.
Check out my video!
Hopefully I don't get any backlash from Coastal Scents...I've heard that sometimes they get a little crunk with people who offer less than positive feedback.
Here are the items I tested:
Blush Palette: Coastal Scents Price $16.95 ; Stars Makeup Haven Price $15.95
Overall, this is a decent blush palette. Most of the colors are on the sheer side except the bride orange and pink. I was able to get most of them show by layering them on, but you may want to skip this if you're skin tone is darker than mine.
96 E/S palette: This is not on the Coastal Scents site. It retails for $24.95 on Stars Makeup Haven. This is my favorite palette of them all. The colors are super bright and there are so many to choose from. I wasn't disappointed with the pigmentation. However, you do need a base with these. I noticed that if you don't, the shadows start to disappear when you blend. However, I wear a base with all eyeshadows regardless. I'd definitely recommend. I compared this side by side with the 88 palette and this one is far better. I also wore the shadows in this palette in my Naughty Valentines Day look video.
28 Pan Neutral Palette: Coastal Scents $21.95, Stars Makeup Haven $19.95
I was a little iffy on this palette at first. A lot of colors are cool toned and have a tendency to give you that ashy effect. The key is to use a base again, and to pick the colors in the palette that work for you...mix and match. After a while, I found out which ones work for me. For the size of the eyeshadows and the price though, it's a great deal.
15 pan palette: $6.95 on Stars Makeup Haven. They don't offer the empty palette on Coastal Scents, just the one with pans. I like this one more since I'm a depotter...and I don't usually need extra pans since I don't do much pigment pressing. I actually just ripped out the foam insert and lined the bottom with an adhesive magnet sheet. Stars Makeup Haven sells the adhesive sheet. Then you can fit a few more eyeshadows in. This palette is smaller than the MAC 15 palette and also great for traveling. I'm going to probably bring this with me to the Philippines since it's small enough to fit in my makeup bag.
28 Pan Palette: They only offer this at Stars Makeup Haven for $10.95. With both empty palettes, you have the option of getting it with pans for about $1-$2 more. Talk about a lot of room for an eyeshadow palette! This is great for a large gig where you don't want to have a million palettes floating around. I'll probably do the same with this one and rip out the foam so I can just have a freeform palette to put in my MAC blush and eyeshadow pans.
So I hope my review helped some of you out. The bottom line is that both companies offer similar goods...but one company offers it cheaper. You can also get rare MAC and other high end goods from Stars Makeup Haven while you're there...i've gotten MAC pigment samples from them before and have been very pleased!
Stay tuned for tomorrow's video, my Rihanna Celebrity Makeup Tutorial.
Till next time, Ciao Bellas!
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- Makeup by ReRe said...
Hey Ren, do u think that the 96 palette lasts longer than the 88? I have noticed that even with a base, the 88 colors fade after a few hours.
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- February 24, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- FuN and MakeUp said...
ohhhh nice! thanks for the review! i was really interested in that CS blush palette too...
- February 24, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- ...ALLmEYEne... said...
Thanks for point these out. I'm addicted to depotting and trying to organize everything. I bought some palettes from AveYou.com that work pretty well w/ MAC/NYX/Ulta e/s and others.
I'm really interested in the empty 28 palette.
Thanks again. How was the service otherwise (i.e. shipping, customer service, et.c)
- February 24, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- Girl with Curl said...
Haha with the Coastal Scents getting crunk. They shouldn't be like that. Bloggers need to be honest. What's the point of reviews if you aren't. So thank you for being honest.
- February 24, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- ko0ty said...
Thanks for the review!
So the empty palettes fit the Mac eye shadows right?
- February 24, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- A. Rose said...
I actually recently ordered the 26 Shadow Blush Combo Palette from an Ebay seller and I really like it so far. It was SO much cheaper than Coastal Scents, too! I've heard how unprofessional CS can be so I don't think I'll order from them anytime soon. Thanks for letting people know they have other options.
- February 24, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- Nu Nu Doll said...
Thanks do much for this review Ren Ren! So very helpful as always. <3
- February 24, 2009 at 1:48 PM
- Ethereal Prey said...
damn that's a lot of shadows! when u come to nyc we can eat at jollibee and do laps around the block after stuffing ourselves!
- February 24, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- Askmewhats said...
wonderful tip, I'll check with Starsmakeupheaven and check out their international shipping :) Thanks
- February 24, 2009 at 7:55 PM
- Lootwagon said...
Hi Ren! When are you coming to the PI? I posted a few must-buy tips in Manila in one of my previous posts. Hope it helps :)
- February 24, 2009 at 11:09 PM
- Shen said...
ooohh! great review! you're visiting here? i do hope we get the chance to meet coz i really look up to you even way back last 07 when i just started out getting addicted to makeup. :) you're one of my inspirations. :)
- February 25, 2009 at 1:15 AM
- Sharon Rose said...
Hi there-great review my dear, thanks for sharing and have a lovely day my dear!
- February 25, 2009 at 2:22 AM
- rockSTARbeauty said...
yayyy! you mentioned me in your vid :) i had to rewind it, i was like did she just say joy?? lol but yea i was liking your palette way better than my 88 from cs. lmao @ them "getting crunk"
- February 25, 2009 at 3:09 AM
- Yas said...
Awesome resource Ren! Thanks babe!
- February 25, 2009 at 3:10 AM
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- February 27, 2009 at 9:00 PM
- audgepodge said...
Great review! I'm so tempted to try out those palettes but I'm trying to cut back on collecting more eye shadows...
- February 27, 2009 at 10:35 PM