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Thursday, September 29th, 2016
We Love Color.Me!
Tweet In the cosmetology industry, it is important to stay knowledgeable on new technologies in hair color and hair products because innovations in ingredients and trends are ever-changing. To that end, Emerson Salon colorists have started to encounter more and more people with sensitivities and allergies to ammonia and PPD and have wanted to broach this issue for our clienteles.
What is PPD? Phenylenediamine (or PPD) is an organic compound used in hair dyes, as well as in rubber chemicals, textile dyes and pigments. Manufacturers like it because it has a low relative toxicity level, high temperature stability, and chemical and electrical resistance. In other words, it helps the new color stay on your hair despite numerous washings, dryings, and stylings. (from http://www.annmariegianni.com/)
Why is PPD "bad?" The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) notes the following:
-PPD is potentially capable of causing multiple toxic effects following skin contact.
-Data from studies of both humans and animals are sufficient to demonstrate that PPD has potent skin-sensitizing properties.
-Several cases of contact dermatitis have been reported following occupational exposure to dyes containing the chemical.
-Studies have also identified the chemical as the third most common ingredient, after fragrances and preservatives, that can cause contact dermatitis from cosmetics (mainly skin-care products, hair preparations and colorants, and facial makeup products).
We listened and have taken on the NEW color line Color.Me Kevin Murphy that is PPD FREE, Ammonia Free, Cruelty free and the ONLY PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) approved hair color line. We are so excited! If you look at the image to the left- you will see a color that prematurely faded on resistant grey hair with ammonia based permanent hair color. Then, observe the after as well as the ZERO fadeage after 3 weeks. WOW! What a difference! Check out more before and afters below!
Here is some more information on its features+ ingredients:
- Color. Me is a performance driven line which means it is highly predictable and has minimal fade-age.
- It has a wonderful rose tea fragrance and barely any chemical smell at all because it is an MEA ammonia derivative and not actual ammonia.
- It causes next to no skin irritation and does not stain like ammonia based hair color.
- It contains: shea butter, pomengranate, aloe vera, grapeseed oil, panthenol, almond oil (those with allergies to nuts may be sensitive,) coconut oil and most importantly, HONEY!
- The haircolor will never spoil or expire because of the sugars contained in the honey base.
- The line is designed for custom formulation and can be made semi, demi or permanent based on the artistic choices of the colorist as well as the desires of the client.
- Has 3 types of bleaches: cream/oil based, ammonia based and non-ammonia lighteners give the professional the control to determine how much damage and lift is incurred on the hair.
Want to have Color. Me by Kevin Murphy haircolor for your next all over color or balayage?
Book with Jason, D'Arcy, Lancer, or Esther on emersonsalon.com as they are loving the results as they continue to work with it and are delighted to try it on you! Read the rest of this entry
Thursday, September 24th, 2015
Salon Confessional #2
It seems our salon fans love hearing about the inside scoop from stylists within our salon-
so we are doing another SALON CONFESSIONAL!
Why doesn't my fashion color last past a month?
Many ladies are coming in wanting the trendy purple, teal, pale pinks, lilac or grey "granny hair." What this entails is bleaching the hair to the lightest possible blond in order for a pastel shade to show up. This may mean that it cannot be achieved in one session depending on what history is already on your hair. Generally, pastel and vivid extreme colors are semi-permanent. Semi-permanents are direct dyes (meaning they sit on top of the hair) and last between 10-16 shampoos -but may be even less if it is a pastel shade. Pastels have no guaranteed longevity and are completely temporary. It is not the stylist's "fault" if it doesn't last as long as you would prefer. The nature of the service can be extremely damaging even on the healthiest of hair and can compromise the hairs' ability to hold color in addition to the nature of the semi-permanent shade used to create the selected hue. Using appropriate sulfate free, professional level, color safe products assists in keeping the color but does not guarantee how long it will last.
Why is my hair so dry and damaged after I get highlights?
- Bleach is an entirely different chemical process than coloring your hair. Bleach aggressively breaks up the hair's pigment with chemical explosions and results in breaking apart the hair's structure. Then, we can go in with a semi, demi or permanent color to create the tonality we wish to make that will assist also in holding the hair's structure together. Hair can become frizzy and porous with the potential of breakage when bleached. Previously colored hair must be bleached in order for it to become lighter so if you have dark color on your hair, the only choice for a stylist is to use bleach.
Why are men's haircut prices less than women's longer hair prices?
- One of our stylists, Michael Simons has great insight on this with his over 20 years of experience. "I tell clients that the amount of $ and time I put into training to execute women's and longer haircuts is extensively more than for men's shorter haircuts." With men's haircuts you are looking at a span of 4-6 weeks between cuts. With women a bad haircut could take years to grow out so the work entailed must be top notch.
- D'Arcy, co-owner of Emerson Salon also adds,"I take into account the amount of time and product (shampoo, conditioner + styling product) used in the service. The more hair left on the head the higher the price of the haircut. Also, the price is also based on the training I received for the service. For example, I spent a few years learning advanced color knowledge and haircutting techniques. For men's cutting I spent 4-6 months learning how to use clippers appropriately. "
What's the biggest piece of advice for a client in your chair?
- Michael Simons says that clients need to feel the liberty to speak up in the chair. "I take it as a compliment when people are able to tell me something they do not like about their cut or color in the chair. You trust me as a professional to take the feedback and try to rectify the problem."
- No stylist wants you to be unhappy with your hair. Creating a style you are satisfied with needs to come from a space that feels safe for you to communicate. Also, getting defensive about our work does not create long lasting clientele and most hair professionals are able to take the critique with poise and grace. So tell us how you really feel (respectfully of course!) We can handle it!
Have we dispelled some myths for you?
We hope so! We are here to make sure our clients understand what is entailed for their hair services at Emerson Salon. We always recommend researching a new style or hair color before embarking on a new look! Ask your stylist lots of questions in the consultation about pricing, recommended care and maintenance and get the best possible service for you and your budget.
Book with an Emerson Salon independent stylist through their profile today!
go to www.emersonsalon.com and select a stylist to book online!
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
What the heck is "Bronde?"
New hair looks get new names. Some ladies in our chair are still learning what balayage and ombre is-
balayage: hand painted highlights ombre: lighter highlights concentrated on the ends
The newest terms that baffles potential clients minds are the terms "bronde" or "ecaille."
BRONDE means any soft balayage technique that blends a medium or dark brown base
into a medium/dark gold or warm/medium beige highlight.
The 'Br' is the brown and the 'onde' is the blonde. The contrast is moderate and tends to grow out very naturally for either black, dark brown or medium brown naturally colored hair. In the salon, we compare these colors to shades of coffee with its balanced, rich tones.
This is a great technique to drop down a dramatic blond balayage or ombre to help add shine+ reflection to hair that is trashed from too much bleaching or sun fadeage. The color will fill in the negative spaces and plump up the structure to help the hair to style and look better.
This look tends to slowly graduate the dark color from roots to the mid shaft and ends – creating a subtle ombre or "sombre" effect. The difference in contrast between the darker shade should ounly be 1-3 levels only.
ECAILLE or "tortoise shell" combines a medium or dark brown base with soft strips of medium to light gold balayage highlights in the front and mid-shaft+ends.
The effect is different than bronde. The highlights can be closer to the scalp and give an overall, defined, dimensional look. This look is great for naturally colored medium brown or ash colored hair. The base color can be bumped up a level and the highlights painted in after. The grow out is a little less soft than bronde and will require the highlights to be maintained every 10 weeks instead of the normal soft balayage growout of 12-14 weeks. The effect will only subtly ombre on the last couple inches of the hair.
Want to try one of these looks on after a summer of faded haircolor?
Book with one of our independent stylists through their profile at www.emersonsalon.com
"For Style That Works!"
Friday, June 19th, 2015
Sizzlin' Summer Hair
This time of year is the PERFECT time to try a new haircut or hair color. Why? Because the sun can really show off your new look and amplified confidence!
Here we review some ways to take care of your hair in the heat of the season in addition to some new trends…
Summer Hair Care:
– Make sure you are getting regular trims. You can have your short to medium length hair cut every 5-8 weeks or your medium to long length hair every 8-12 weeks. This will prevent splits from occurring and causing breakage and loss of density and length.
–Use a UV inhibitor when you will be in the sun for longer than 20 min at a time. A good one to use is MoroccanOil's Original Treatment which will not build up on your hair, has anti-oxidants to prevent haircolor from fading and reconditions and moisturizes the hair.
– Make sure to protect your hair before you go swimming in a pool or saltwater. Saltwater and chlorine are highly drying to the hair, can fade or alter haircolor and can also cause breakage+damage with prolonged exposure. A good method to protect your hair's condition and color is to use a hair conditioner or MoroccanOil on damp hair and wear a swim cap over it. It will act as a barrier to exposure to these conditions.
–Pre-Schedule regular color appointments. The sun's UV rays can fade your haircolor even if you are following recommended care and using sulfate free shampoos, conditioners and styling products. So, plan for refreshing that shiny red haircolor or newly toned blond every 6-8 weeks so your hair always looks its best. Don't take the chance that your stylist can take you when you need and pre-book your color refresh at the end of each service appointment.
Take a look at some great ways to cut, color and style your hair for summer below!
WOMEN'S TRENDS: Beachy waves on long layered hair, "Lob" haircut, Long top pixie cut, Side swept bangs, balayage soft strip highlights that are 3 levels lighter than natural or pastelled
MEN'S TRENDS: Tight fade on the sides and long top for side parting (left below), disconnected clipper cut with heavy weightline (right below)
Or take a look at our Pinterest boards at: https://www.pinterest.com/emerson_salon/
Book with an independently run hairstylist at www.emersonsalon.com so YOU can be on trend this summer-
…and on FLEEK!
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Olaplex Revolution
In the cosmetology profession it is very important to stay current not only on trends and new application techniques but new innovations in chemical technology. There is a new system that is making hair colorists go NUTS! Its called OLAPLEX.
The system was designed by organic chemists who wanted to "solve problems" and the biggest challenge facing the haircoloring industry is the issue of breakage. More and more, people are asking for trends that demand getting the hair lighter, faster and with less breakage.
This is where Olaplex comes in. Hair is keratin proteins that are made up of disulfide bonds. These bonds are linked together and can get broken down during a lightening or haircoloring service. This system helps mend those bonds as they are broken so hair can accept more extreme changes with less likelihood of breakage. Its important to understand that it doesn't guarantee against breakage but minimizes its probability.
Famous colorists from Tracy Cunningham, Guy Tang, Sally Hershberger and many others have been experimenting with the 3 step system and are loving the results. One of our owners, D'Arcy Harrison, picked some up to try and was impressed with the results.
Kristen had Natural Level 5 hair and wanted to try the new extreme color ombre trend. In order to achieve the look she asked for it required lifting the hair over 3 levels through some very orange and gold stages. The goal was to get her hair to level 10 and 11 so the semi-permanent blue/violet and silver would show up appropriately.
NOTE: Whenever the hair is lightened or darkened 3 levels or more this is called "COLOR CORRECTIVE WORK." Special care and expertise is required in order to achieve predictable results. Additionally, the service can cost more because of extra time and product used due to its corrective nature.
D'Arcy combined the It&lyHairfashion Easily Blond Bleach and 40 vol with the No. 1 Olaplex Bond Multiplier. She then applied the bleach in a feathered balayage technique and put Kristen under heat for 10 min.
D'Arcy was amazed! The hair on the ends was a level 10 and the midshaft was a level 7/8. So D'Arcy mixed up some more bleach and olaplex and applied to the darker areas and let process for another 20 min. at air temperature. Then the hair was rinsed and the No.2 Bond Perfector was added at the shampoo bowl for 5-10min. The hair was then roughly dried and the Pravana Vivids Blue and Violet were applied to the midshaft with Silver with a dash of Blue blended into the ends. Kristen was put under a medium heat dryer to drive in the semipermanent in order to make it last longer. The entire service was over 3 hours long. There is a No.3 to the Olaplex system for at home care following the service but Kristen opted for some MoroccanOil Hydrating Shampoo, Hydrating Conditioner, and Weightless Hydrating Mask as the argan oil moisture helps hair stay flexible and not brittle.
Kristen did suffer some breakage on the last 2 inches of her hair (it was coiling and turning gummy) so D'Arcy did some strategic cutting and carving to eliminate the damage from the hair once dried and styled. But what is important is the hair got lighter faster, with less breakage and with more even results.
We will continue to keep experimenting in the salon with it as its very important to understand how to work with new products before using them on paying clients. If an individual indepependently run stylist at Emerson Salon chooses to add this as an amenity it could be an add-on charge to any coloring service.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Your Hair's Unique Chemistry
At Emerson Salon, each of our experienced independent stylists work hard to give each individual client specific attention in order to deliver a successful service to a satisfied client. Inherently, hairstylists are people pleasers and will generally work very hard with you to help you manage your expectations as well as trying to give you your requested haircolor. HOWEVER!
- We must explain and impress upon you that coloring hair is a CHEMICAL PROCESS. Whether you are permanently or temporarily coloring your hair- there are always chemicals involved. Also, just because something says it is "All Natural", "No Ammonia" or "All Organic" does not mean there aren't naturally occurring chemicals in the ingredients that can cause damage or issues with your hair. Some "no ammonia" hair colors can actually do more to damage than and can create a false expectation in the user that they are doing something "healthy" for their hair. They use an ammonia derivative (MEA) that keeps aggressively working and working until it is shampooed out.
(For example: You just got your hair highlighted a perfect neutral shade of blond and then you use a shampoo and conditioner with chamomile in it. Chamomile will enhance and give warm tones to your beautiful color and possibly ruin the work your professional stylist has achieved. Always take the advice from your stylist on the best professional products on your hair to help maintain your lovely look!)
- Your hair and its follicle are fed nutrients from your blood and dermal system. Everything you do and everything you put into your body and/eat can contribute to how hair color interacts with your hair. Government agencies can test your hair for drugs because drugs stay longer on your hair than in your blood system or cells.
(For example: If you are on any or multiple medications or your diet has changed, make sure to tell your stylist. Medication buildup on your hair can make hair color grab cooler or may not completely cover grey. If you have been eating unhealthily, this also can change the health and fullness of your hair. Your stylist can adjust how they achieve your hair color based on this information and can help to avoid a "bad color" by doing so.) (Another example: If you are gluten intolerant, PPD sensitive, or have skin sensitivities also tell your hairstylist so a skin issue doesn't occur during your service. A skin patch test can always be done to see if the haircolor will be an issue.)
- There are many people that go to years and years of school to understand organic chemistry and how chemicals interact with the body and hair. Hairstylists are not licensed chemists but are trained on how to achieve the most predictable results for what they are trying to achieve. They understand the hair's BASIC chemistry and structure but do not have the in depth expertise to know how every chemical used on you might react with YOUR body and hair's unique chemisty. Unfortunately, the hair has its own ideas when it comes to that and it is a stylists job to make sure they prepare for every scenario. Just because your haircolor turns out unexpectedly also does not mean your colorist is imcompetent. Of course, if a foil has bled or the application method is wrong those are within the colorists control. Just understand, it is possible for the chemicals to behave outside of prediction and most colorists will work with you to rectify it.
- The hair's chemical history can be very complicated to work with especially if you have multiple color services on your hair. If you had old highlights, then covered them up with box color and then go to get new highlights- it is possible the hair's damage will make it break or the color may react oddly due to the mixture of history on the hair.
The important lesson to learn is that you should work closely with whomever is coloring your hair. Give all the information you can think of to give and realize that a stylist hasn't failed because 5% of your hair isn't to expectation. Usually, if their is an adjustment needed a stylist will offer a "fix" up to 2 weeks after the initial service if you are using recommended shampoo and support products.
Its all part of forming a long term relationship with a colorist who's ultimate goal is to make you happy and to create great word of mouth for new clients. Create a lasting relationship with one of our experienced independent stylists by contacting on of ours directly today!
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
"Saturday Afternoon" Hair at the Golden Globes 2015
This past Sunday night we watched the Hollywood Foreign Press bring all the celebrities together to award the best in TV and film. Its considered a precursor to the Oscars and sometimes forecasts this years winners.
The Golden Globes usually help us hair stylists to see how fashion's trends then and now come together in an elegant affair and on the red carpet. It can also help us steer our clients towards newer styles all year long. Here we review what we saw!
Below you will see examples of medium, medium long and long length hair in one of the signature styles of the night that we call,"Saturday Afternoon." It looks done but not over done and would be a great and versatile "day into night" style for the everywoman. It incorporates an off center part with a soft and relaxed swoop of the front and soft, extra loose waves .You can achieve this by using a mousse like Body Builder by Kevin Murphy when blow drying roots for lift with your fingers. With Anti-Gravity as a foundation blow dried into the mid shaft to ends, use a medium heat curling iron with 1.5″ barrel. Curl horizontally in large sections and release. Brush the curls with a cushion brush once cooled and spray with a flexible hairspray.
Unfortunately, we did not see a lot of brave hairstyles at this awards show. Maybe they are saving their A-game for the Oscars. Regardless, we found it difficult to be inspired by any other looks because of how simple they were. They did not take ANY style risks. Many women parted their hair in the middle with predictable beach waves (example: Gwyneth Paltrow ) or slicked the middle parted hair into a bun or ponytail (example: Kate Hudson). Katie Holmes even donned a super long extensions ponytail that didn't quite satisfy as a hairstyle. (see all below)
We were inspired by two showings on the red carpet, do not fret! We are a big fan of reinventing the classic bob as it can be classed up or funked up. Rosemund Pike of "Gone Girl," and Zosia Mamet of, "Girls," (seen below) both reinterpreted the bob for this event. Rosemund opted for an inverted angle, sleek traight texture and deeply parted on the side. It says chic and sophisticated and abandons the standard long hair known so well to the celebrity set. Zosia took the interpretation to color and sported a unique "grey beige" tone that refines the overtoned smoky blond look into a cultivated style. She then combined it with a little "Saturday Afternoon" wave on the ends and created an accessible style with some funk. A great product to style hair with to achieve this look while also conditioning your hair simultaneously is Young.Again by Kevin Murphy. Its a weightless leave-in treatment oil infused with Immortelle to counteract the oxidization and ageing process.
Although we did not see any courageous moves now, we still look forward to the upcoming awards season. Maybe the stylists in Hollywood have some secrets in their back pocket for later we do not know about!
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
Sunsets on Blond
Light and bright blond is super fashionable and seen on many music artists and performers (see Iggy Azalea above). The downsides are the constant maintenance to rid yourself of root growout but also the damage to your hair. Unless you are already a medium light blond the process to get to a platinum blond are drying and cause frizz, loss of natural texture/curl and breakage.
Now that it's fall, there are choices you can make to "reign" the blond in. One option is to color all over with a warm balanced gold (see left below) or balanced beige that is 1 or 2 levels deeper (depending on your coloring.) This step down shade can fill in some of the damage and provide a healthier palette to color on later.
Another choice to use for someone with darker natural root color is to transition with a balayaged lowlight (see right above.) This shouldin a shade that is 2-3 levels darker and incorporates enough soft warmth mixed with a cool beige or neutral to avoid any unfortunate fadeage. In lamens' terms this means that color correction is used in the formulation. An over processed/light blond cannot be colored with the desired shade alone. The porosity is more likely to grab the blue or green if enough gold or warm brown is not used in mixing the custom shade.
This lowlight balayage service could be applied in many ways to design your new dimensional blond to your preference. You could ask for lots of little pieces softly painted all over the head to mute the overall look of the light blond. Or you could ask to mute the base of your color with a more "ombre" effect where the mid shaft to ends stay light and the roots to midshaft are muted (see below.) This is more of a color correction and will need more time and color to achieve on a super light blond for reasons stated previously. Pricing may be shifted in regards to this away from a basic balayage due to the amount of color needed to achieve the effect. A step down color will need to be applied first to before the desired medium dark brown shade is added. After this is achieved, the lighter dimension can be toned a medium gold to lessen the contrast with the base color.
Feeling sunbleached and need to change your blond? Check out our independent stylists' profiles and contact them specifically today!
Monday, September 15th, 2014
Want Balayage?
TweetAt Emerson Salon, our stylists aim to create looks that not only look fabulous on you but will also fit in with your coloring, style and maintenance needs. Balayage is a great way for a fashion conscious and low maintenance guy or gal to have a customized color without having to come into the salon every 8 weeks for touch ups. We have seen many different types of balayage emerge in the last few years since Drew Barrymore introduced it on the red carpet to the mass market in the US. It showed her dark brown roots blended into bright gold ends 5 years ago but balayage has been around since before that. We are here to educate you on what balayage is and what the different types are.
What is Balayage? Balayage is a french term describing the application method where highlights and/or lowlights are,"swept in." This application is different than traditional dimensional foiling where the color desired is applied in foils close to the scalp. Although foiling can be a great way to get highlights, it can emphasize a harsh grow out line as the natural color of your hair grows in contrast to the foiled color.
Balayage can be designed so that the growout is minimized due the soft effect it creates on the hair (even if you get a dramatically lighter highlight.) Pricing with balayage can vary based on stylist, desired effect, history of hair, density and length but generally starts at around $100 and can go up from there. A great way to use balayage is on darker haircolor to "break up" the darkness slowly over time. This is a great alternative to all over color correction which can be challenging and pricey.
There are a few different methods of applying balayage. Some stylists choose to backcomb or tease the root and then apply the color or bleach in a feathered affect to the sections of hair in the desired effect. Other stylists use cotton to lift up the root and apply the desired result on thin strips of hair and then add clear plastic wrap over the top to keep heat during processing. Both methods are equally effective, it just depends on the preference and training of the stylist. If you are looking for a dramatic difference on the ends, your stylist may choose to use foil to trap the heat so its warmth is consistent on the section for even lightening. What are the different types of balayage? Let's break it down into subtle, moderate, dramatic, ombre and dip dye balayage.
***Please be advised: If your hair is colored, your hair must be bleached in order to create a lighter effect. Color does not lift color. Discuss your hair's color history with your stylist to achieve optimized results and learn about damage risks during bleaching*******
Subtle Balayage
Subtle balayage tends to be a highlight or lowlight that is between 1-3 levels difference (see above) than the natural level of your hair. This gives a feeling of "sun kissed" highlights like you have been in the sun for awhile. This balayage can have the longest time between touchups if it is not heavily applied close to the root. This is great for working moms, busy students, and for the first time balayage client.
Moderate Balayage
A moderate balayage will be 3-4 levels difference than your natural color (see above) and can be focused on the midshaft to ends,stroked into the front or used closer to the root. This type of balayage might need more maintenance depending on how close the highlight or lowlight is applied to the root. We recommend getting a full balayage with this to start and then schedule a partial balayage to touch it up every 3 months.
Dramatic Balayage
This balayage uses highlights and/or lowlights that are 4-6 levels different on the mid shaft to ends and are usually not applied close to the root due to the contrast that will occur during grow out. If it is applied closer to the root it can shorten time between maintenance visits and is considerd to be a "dramatic" change if starting on darker hair. Be prepared for your friends to say,"WOW! Thats really different than what you had before!" This can be a great way to go from highlights all over your head to something that will need less maintenance. Its recommended to get regular trims and conditioning treatments on longer hair that has dramatic balayage because of the possible damage that is incurred in creating the lighter effect. Your hair may also need to be re-toned on a semi-regular basis to keep it shiny and its color saturation even.
Ombre Balayage
An "ombre" balayage is the type where you see a subtle and gradual blend of the darker roots into the dramatically lighter ends that are at least 3-4 levels difference than the natural root color. (see above) This is different than dramatic balayage that utilizes strips of color "popping out" of the base color. Generally, this is an application that requires bleach and can cause breakage or frizz so make sure to use Moroccan Oil to keep them moisturized and protected from heat damage. This application means you don't have to come in for a retouch for 3-5 months but you may need a retone of the ends due to its damage+porosity every 2 mos.
Dip Dye Balayage
Dip Dye Balayage is basically a bleach and tone ombre balayage with a vivid semi-permanent shade applied instead of a natural looking toner. This type of balayage is super fun and we have seen a lot of it at music festivals and around Capitol Hill, Seattle. You can choose to do pink, teal, purple, orange, neon blue, whatever! At Emerson we have a few different type of semi permanents. If you are looking to keep the chosen hue for awhile we can use Pravanna Vivids with heat to make it last 5-8 weeks. If you want to change up the color regularly we also carry Fabuloso Pro by Evo which is based on fabric technology and will eventually completely shampoo out of your hair in 14-16 shampoos so you can select a different color when you like!
Whats the best way to style a balayage or ombre haircolor? When styling balayage it is recommended to either have a soft round brush blowout or to add soft waves and/or curls as it helps to emphasize the movement in the hair and your new dimensional color.
Excited to try on some balayage? We are excited to work with you on it! Select a stylist from their profile and contact them directly for an appointment!


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After Regis Jesuit graduate David Peterson was selected with the 20th overall pick in Monday's first round of the MLB Draft, three more pitchers from Colorado heard their names called Tuesday.
Legacy alum Lucas Gilbreath, Columbine alum Blake Weiman and Sand Creek alum Josh Keaton were all picked. The Rockies took Gilbreath in the seventh round with the 206th selection, the Pirates took Weiman in the eighth round with the 238th selection and the Orioles took Keaton in the tenth round with the 308th selection.
Gilbreath, a southpaw who was previously drafted in the 36th round by the Rockies out of high school in 2014, posted a 5-2 record with a 2.66 ERA for the University of Minnesota this year en route to earning 1st-Team All-Big Ten honors.
Weiman, also a lefty and 2014 graduate, was 5-1 with a 2.80 ERA for the University of Kansas this past season, striking out 55 batters to just five walks.
The right-hander Keaton finished his senior year at Adams State with 84 strikeouts, second-best in the RMAC. The 2012 Sand Creek graduate is the first Scorpions player to ever be drafted, per CHSAANow.com's draft database.
Gilbreath is the eighth Legacy player drafted and Weiman is the 16th Columbine player drafted.
The draft resumes Wednesday at 10 a.m. with rounds 11-40. Several more Colorado players have a good chance to be picked, including Regis Jesuit pitcher Caleb Sloan (Texas Christian University commit), Heritage catcher Casey Opitz (Arkansas) and Rock Canyon pitcher/shortstop Matt Givin (Xavier).

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- Hiblers Bar (8.4km)
- Summerville Bar (9km)
- Newport Shoals (9.1km)
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- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Cuba Landing (0km)
- Windhams Landing (3.3km)
- Mouth of Sipsey Landing (historical) (5.2km)
- Catfish Bend (5.3km)
- Hills Upper Landing (historical) (7km)
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- Kearnens Bend (8.3km)
- Hiblers Landing (8.4km)
- Cooks Bend (8.9km)
- Thomas Landing (historical) (9.1km)
- Newport (historical) (9.1km)
- reservoir(s);
- an artificial pond or lake.
- Robert Weir Pond (5.9km)
- Jim Henderson Lake (6km)
- Johnstons Lake (6.5km)
- Baldwins Lake (7.2km)
- Gainesville Lake (7.6km)
- Kimbrells Lake South (8km)
- Bell Lake (8.2km)
- cemetery;
- a burial place or ground.
- Antioch Cemetery (4.4km)
- Antioch Cemetery (4.5km)
- William Cemetery (5.7km)
- Adams Cemetery (6.9km)
- Hargrove Cemetery (7.3km)
- dam;
- a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Robert Weir Dam (5.9km)
- Jim Henderson Dam (6km)
- Johnstons Dam (6.5km)
- Baldwin Dam (7.2km)
- Kimbrell Number 1 Dam (8km)
- island;
- a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.
- Vienna Island (historical) (2.7km)
- Sipsey Island (historical) (4.8km)
- Streets Island (8.8km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Antioch Church (4.4km)
- Mount Pleasant Church (4.9km)
- Mount Pleasant Church (5.7km)
- lake;
- a large inland body of standing water.
- Hollolla, Lake (5.2km)
- Moon Lake (6.3km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Sipsey River (5.1km)
- Lubbub Creek (8.7km)
- park;
- an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Vienna Access Area (2.5km)
- Barnes Bend Access Area (9.2km)
- inlet;
- a narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water.
- Big Slough (3km)
- swamp;
- a wetland dominated by tree vegetation.
- Dead River (5.8km)
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text: Soooo, it's that time of year again when it gets cold outside and the mice try to get in to stay warm over the winter. Imagine they're surprise when their "heaven" upstairs (Travis' room-food/trash depository) no longer exists. husband and I still have work to do up there, but all food/trash is gone. So now the little buggers are forced downstairs if they want to eat. Few nights ago I see one dart from under the stair door and make a bee line for the kitchen. Bruce the cat, who happened to be snoozing on the back of my chair, didn't even move a muscle. Previous cat/mouser we had would've been on that mouse 10 secs after it emerged from under the stair door. Not Bruce. Then I'm changing in the morning for school. Yup. A mouse comes scurrying thru the room to head under the door leading upstairs. Now Bruce follows me everywhere.......even the bathroom. Again Bruce didn't move. Later.........yeah, another zooming thru the livingroom. By now I'm getting more than a bit perturbed at the cat I let easy child con me into bringing into my home on the basis I'd have a good mouser. phhht. So I look Bruce in the eye. I tell him both Mr Underfoot and Skinny Minnie - 2 outside strays we've had for months now- have been doing their utter best to come inside. That maybe I needed to bring them in to do his job, and toss him back out. As mouse darted thru again I just plain got frustrated and tossed Bruce onto the darn thing and told him that was what he was supposed to be doing. His expression was one of disbelief. But since then...........Bruce no longer spends 24/7 on my lap. At this very moment he is strategically positioned by the kitchen door waiting for the appearance of a mouse. The slightest movement has his attention. During supper......I think he had the darn thing trapped under the stove...he wouldn't budge, stalking mode 100 percent. This morning he almost got him under the desk in the diningroom.......trapped him behind my desk, then was caught between a rock and a hard place cuz he wanted that mouse, yet Momma gets mighty mad when he goes behind my computer desk. Ok, so he's no pro yet. But he's getting the idea........and he's trying. lol From the moment Bruce came inside I swore he could understand people talk. When it came down to him and the 2 strays outside trading places.......he decided to mouse. lol Ok, so I wouldn't put Bruce outside for that, but he doesn't know that.


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Over the past couple of weeks I've been doing this new thing called Network Spinal Analysis at a place in Manhattan called Vikaz. It's really hard to explain what's going on there, but something is, and it feels like it's going to be significant. It's too soon to tell for sure. All I know is that I fell into it very serendipitously and I'm going with it.
The chiropractor I am working with there, Dr. David Mehler, sat down with me on my first visit and we talked about my life. I had arrived 10 minutes late for our meeting.
"Sorry. I'm always late to things. Like, across the board, 10 minutes late. I've missed so many flights because of it," I said with a rebellious smile.
"Well, there's a version of you that's late," he said. "But there's also a version of you that's on time. There's even a version of you that's early."
I laughed at that one. Being early makes me uncomfortable.
"The point is," he said – "You choose which version you're going to feed."
Wow. I remember back in 2007 when I started getting into yoga. I went to a 7:30am class one morning at Om Yoga in Union Square. My teacher opened up the class by saying, "Your higher self thanks you for meeting him or her on the mat this morning." As if there was a version of me who was already on the mat, waiting for me to show up. I remember thinking, oh, yeah, that's kinda trippy.
Dr. Mehler and I went on to talk about love. "Jenny, there's this version of you that accepts little crumbs of love from men who aren't fully available to be with you. And then there's a version of you that won't accept anything less than a man who totally blows your mind with his love. Which version of yourself do you want to feed?"
Damn. Right? I know. Ever since that first session with him I've been really thinking about this concept. I realized there are so many versions of me, and I really do have the choice – in every moment, with every thought, with every action – about which one I'm going to feed. Each choice will produce a different result.
There's a version of me that wakes up at 6am and goes for a run and gets inspired by the early morning light.
Then there's a version of me that keeps pressing snooze and gets up 20 minutes before I have to be somewhere.
I choose which one to feed.
There's a version of me that channels my intense level of passion into being creative, sharing vibrant energy with the world.
There's also a version of me that can't handle the level of intensity I feel sometimes, and wants to just numb out those sharp emotions.
I choose which one to feed.
There's a version of me that can sit in my room watching this and this, being all emo. This version of me tells stories about romance that sound like tragic comedies.
Then there's a version of me that knows I can attract anything I desire – with my powerful energy field. This version of me tells stories about romance that are epic and cosmic and limitless.
I choose which one to feed.
There's a version of me that could decide to drink way too much alcohol, smoke cigarettes, or blow lines of adderall and cocaine.
There's also a version of me that takes incredibly good care of myself, is extremely particular about what goes into my body, and has wayyyyyyy more fun being totally sober.
I choose which one to feed.
There's a version of me that never looks at my bank account, gets parking tickets on the regular, and ignores most financial responsibility.
There's also a version of me that loves being super buttoned up and organized and having everything paid off and money flowing in abundantly.
I choose which one to feed.
We have a million choices every day. When to wake up, what to eat, how to react to people, whether or not to exercise, what book to read, who to love, whether or not to troll around on Facebook until our heads explode. It's really pretty freaking empowering if you think about it. WE GET TO DECIDE how we're going to show up in each moment. How cool. At every moment, we have a choice of which versions of ourselves we want to feed and which versions we want to starve. We always have a choice of whether or not we're going to sabotage our own greatness.
We also have a choice about what story we want to tell about what's going on in our lives. We don't need to define ourselves as any specific version, because it's fluid and always changing.
We also don't need to strive to always feed a "perfect" version of ourselves. Big deal if once in awhile we drink too much coffee, or eat too much almond butter, or watch TV instead of doing creative work, or walk around our ex boyfriend's neighborhood listening to love songs until we feel borderline mental institution material (ok I did that ONE time). The important thing is where we choose to direct our energy MOST FREQUENTLY. The version of ourselves we choose to feed on the regular. That's what is going to create lasting change and transformation in our lives.
We can choose the quick fix, or we can choose something that's going to produce more sustainable health and happiness. This is why I do the work I do – to explore and find options that help us feel awesome more often.
This concept feels like it's totally revolutionizing my life.
Dan Millman talks a lot about this concept in his book, "The Life You Were Born To Live." He uses birthdate numerology to show what each individual is like when we're "working in the positive" and what we're like when we're "working in the negative." Mine are SO on point, it's terrifyingly accurate, almost hilarious. (I'm a 38/11, if you're familiar with his work).
Ok your turn. Can you relate to this? Which version of yourself do you want to feed more often?


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I wanted to do something special for Independence Day. Everyone will be having picnics, so I thought hamburger cupcakes would be great to make! So here is a tutorial so you can make your own.
Items Needed:
- 1 yellow cake mix
- 1 chocolate cake mix
- 2 cups frosting of your choice; one part red, one part golden yellow, one part green
- 2 #3 tips, 1 #102 tip(small rose tip)
- toothpicks with frills
- sharp knife
Step 1:
Bake your cupcakes. You can use cupcake papers, which is easier than putting the batter right into a greased/floured pan, but you will have markings on the cupcake from the papers. I made them both ways, and it isn't a huge difference, but if you're looking for a true authentic similarity to a hamburger I recommend going without the papers.
Let the cupcakes cool for 5 minutes before gently prying them out of the papers or pan, then let them cool completely.
Step 2:
If you want to make french fries later you're going to need to set aside about a quarter of your yellow cupcakes(If you're making a lot of hamburgers you might want to make twice as many yellow cupcakes as chocolate). Slice all your remaining yellow cupcakes in half and set aside. You can get two burgers out of each chocolate cupcake. Slice off the rounded top and discard(or eat it) and then slice the remaining portion in two.
Line up all the bottoms of the yellow cupcakes. Fill the bag with the #102 tip with green frosting and then pipe ruffles around the outside of the cupcake. You need to keep the larger end of the tip towards the middle of the cupcake, and the narrow part of the tip pointing out.
Gently lay your burger portion on top, making sure you keep it centered.
Step 3:
Fill both your remaining bags that have #3 tips; one yellow, one red. It's up to you if you want to start with the 'mustard' or 'ketchup' first. Pipe the condiment of your choice over the very outside edge of the cupcake, making sure it overlaps the side as well. Repeat with other color trying to alternate loops so both colors don't overlap each other.
Step 4:
Take a yellow cupcake top and carefully place it on top of your burger, making sure to keep it centered. Take one of your frilled toothpicks and slide it into the top of the cupcake.
Step 5:
Take one of your extra yellow cupcakes and slice out portions of cake to make your french fries. I recommend using only the top part of the cupcake for structural reasons, but you can test out using the bottom part as some cupcakes may be denser than others.
Step 6:
Plate your hamburger cupcake and arrange the french fries around it. Add a dollop of red frosting for ketchup. If you like you can also pipe red frosting over the french fries to make them look like they were dosed in ketchup.
Step 7:
Enjoy your cupcakes!
These cupcakes are really quite easy to make, although they are a little time consuming. I would recommend having your kids or a friend help. Not only is it more fun to share the creative process, you'll get done a lot faster!
If anyone decides to make these, please leave me a comment on how they turned out! Also, please feel free to let me know if I should add something to the tutorial.


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Pierogies have been in the news a lot lately. Well, specifically one foam human-stuffed anthropomorphized pierogi with a penchant for criticizing his employer (or former employer?) on Facebook.
Munch really couldn't take a position on the matter, but Munch would never say anything about the Big Boss, and 'specially not on the Facebook, because who could whine about a gig that includes free food once a week? No, Facebook is for far more serious matters, like finding videos of kittens doing silly things, and stalking Ex of Munch. Either way, all this talk about pierogies really whets Munch's appetite, even if it didn't get Munch particularly excited about the Pirates management.
And speaking of the Intertubes, one positively Munch-able joint, Pierogies Plus, has used it in a pretty productive way. Namely, the pierogi producer (factory?), housed in a not-so-refurbished gas station, has been hawking its Old World fare on this newfangled World Wide Web, vastly expanding its customer base by shipping its heavenly pierogies to lands afar (Alaska, Hawaii and, yes, even Philadelphia, much to Munch's chagrin).
But the dozen years since Munch first eyed the joint, it hasn't changed much. It's gotten a lot of press since then, appearing on Bobby Flay's "FoodNation" television show and in several local and national publications. But the people behind Pierogies Plus haven't let the fame go to their head -- or to their pierogies, which are still, well, read on ...
Pierogies Plus still looks a lot like a gas station and could easily be mistaken for one if there weren't clusters of picnic tables crowding the carport, which doubles as its outdoor dining room. And the counter is still crowded into a space that can barely hold a quarter of the lunch crowd (about four people), or, on one warm-ish, gray afternoon: Munch, Business Writer Friend of Munch, Picky Eater Intern Friend of Munch and Former Intern-cum-House Flipper Friend of Munch.
Munch ordered the Sampler Platter No. 5 ($6.50), which came with pulled pork, cole slaw and four pierogies of Munch's choice. FIcHFFOM opted for Sampler Platter No. 3 (four pierogies and kielbasa, $5.95). BWFOM, looking for a little variety to spice things up from his ho-hum day job, got the Combination Platter No. 7, which came with two cheese and potato pierogies, two kraut and potato pierogies and a side of slaw. And, out of curiosity, he got the lobster cake ($2.25). PEIFOM ordered a half-dozen potato cheese pierogies but somehow ended up with a dozen ($8.25).
The meals came in humble, if not environmentally friendly, styrofoam containers, and the four of us settled down outside on one of the eight picnic tables.
FIcHFFOM, still clad in sooty work duds, eagerly cut into his kielbasa, a Pittsburgh classic he had somehow never sampled in his 20-something years in the city, and then wondered aloud what the difference between bratwurst and kielbasa was. (Did our editorial department teach him anything?) "Delicious!" he exclaimed, kicking up a cloud of dust from his clothes. He called the sausage "savory, with a bit of sweetness, with a texture like the sausage actually came from the meat-bearing parts of the animal, not the usual snouts and hooves kind of thing you're used to with ballpark franks."
Munch was a little concerned that PEIFOM, who was named "Pickiest Eater" at his high school (like, a year ago), would be squeamish about his meal, especially because it was his first pierogi encounter. But he liked them, giving them a solid seven out of 10, with zero being anything green or spicy and 10 being macaroni and cheese from the box.
Munch thought the potato cheese pierogies were the best Munch has ever had, or at least since the last visit to Pierogies Plus. The jalapeno pepper variety, with a touch of smoke and spice, were equally divine. Both came with perfectly chewy exteriors and were plump with fillings. The pulled pork was pretty good as well -- a drier version of the barbecue variety -- but it's clear that this place specializes in pierogies.
BWFOM said the lobster cake was just "OK," a little on the salty side and lacking in lobster flavor. But, noted BWFOM, prices have only increased marginally in a dozen or so years and has barely kept up with inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Point being: You can get a pretty filling lunch with leftovers for less than $10 a head. In 2010, that's practically a steal and certainly a better investment than credit default swaps.


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Democracy Now, Mar. 19, 2014:
At 39:00 in
- Navy Lt. Steve Simmons, USS Ronald Reagan: Now the muscle weakness affects my legs, my arms, my hands — and now everything is still progressing. […]
- Host: You're sitting in a wheelchair right now?
- Simmons: I am.
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- Charles Bonner, attorney: This is a declaration from the wife of the sailor, who writes in here declaration to the court, "My husband was exposed to radiation particles while assigned to the 7th fleet on the USS Ronald Reagan assisting in Operation Tomadachi beginning in March of 2011. As a result of this exposure, our son who was born November 14th 2012, at 8 months was diagnosed with brain and spine cancer."
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I've been thinking a lot about goals for 2015. Sleepless nights do that to a brain. I don't know about you, but my feed has been full of resolutions, goals and amazing things so many of you are setting out to do this coming year.
Normally, I'm right in there with a clear direction of how I want the year to go, things I'd like to accomplish and goals I'd like to work toward. Past goals have been to learn how to swim, finish some half marathons and get into the world of triathlon and marathon. Some stuff I've accomplished and others have taken a back seat due to injury and babies (also, you need a bike for triathlon…that's not been in our budget yet).
This year, I've seriously procrastinated on goal setting. The truth is…I have no idea what's in store for me this year. Lots of unknowns and lots of change. Truth be told, I'm scared of 2015. As much as I look forward to what's in store, there are unknowns beyond what I've talked about here, or with about 98% of the people in my life. Admittedly, I'm living in a pool of fear and doubt right now because I really don't know which direction my life is heading. I feel as though I've been coasting along the same straight line for so long that everything is simply routine and it's a routine I'm not longer content with. I feel like there's more out there for me and for my family.
The problem is that I don't have a clear picture of what that looks like right now and it terrifies me. I'm more confident now in who I am than I've ever been in my life. I'm slowly accepting that the person I am is the person God designed me to be: shy, awkward, sarcastic, introverted and passionate. In many ways, I've been ashamed of that person for a very long time. I didn't feel accepted, loved or that I really "fit" into whatever mold there was. For that reason, I always held back from doing anything that forced me to put myself "out there" and expose any insecurities I have because in my self-conscious mind, I feel like I won't be taken seriously, laughed at or rejected.
Do I realize those thoughts are unreasonable? Absolutely! Do I still doubt myself? All. The. Time.
So what does all this rambling have to do with goal setting? Well, it means that I've decided to not set any goals for myself outside of this simple (yet tough) one:
Spend more time with God
Pretty simple and yet not easy. Daily prayer, meditation and journaling are all things I'd love to do but in reality, I often don't have time or focus to do and this is something I need to change. I can't lament to God to show me direction if I'm not being still and listening for His voice. I can't complain about being lost in life and unsure of myself if I don't quiet my heart to hear His plans and desires for me. I can't take, take, take and not give any of myself back. No one wants a relationship that's completely one-sided so I need to invest myself into the most important relationship I have.
2015 will have goals, they will come over the course of the year, just like they always do. They will shift and change to take into account the circumstances presented to me. But the one that will be my number one focus is slowly my heart (and head) down and finding that balance with devotions, prayer (not just for the desires of my heart but for those of the people around me as well) and discovery.


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The Colonies by 1763, on the Verge of RevolutionChanges in religion, politics, and social structures illustrate the Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. The colonies were evolving into something very different from their mother country. They were becoming more diverse, tolerant, and independent. These characteristics helped bring about the American Revolution and also aided America in governing themselves in the future. Different people and groups founded the colonies of British North America, at different times, and for different reasons. There was no "master plan" to create a large, organized political entity called British North America; it just evolved that way. This diversity was not just political, although there were several types of colonies; it was also religious, ethnic, and cultural. To be sure, the diversity of colonial life may look like various kinds of vanilla to a citizen of the United States, circa 2000, but it was considerable and remarkable in the view of any European visitor to the American colonies.In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew their mercantile relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system on their own. What exactly is capitalism? An economic system characterized by freedom of the market with increasing concentration of private and corporate ownership of production and distribution means, proportionate to increasing accumulation and reinvestment of profits. This developed in the colonies obviously through the southern plantations and through the industrial north. Farming was a major capitalistic institute.Building on English foundations of political liberty, the colonists extended the concepts of liberty and self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. The colonies were the first "new" societies in thousands of years of European history. The colonists who came to the Americas knew that they were taking part in the founding of new societies, the success of which was not foreordained by any stretch of the imagination. They remembered the Roanoke experiment (1584) in present-day North Carolina, and several other, less famous failed colonial ventures. They knew about the appalling loss of life in the first years of the Jamestown colony (1607) and the Plymouth colony (1620). This element of variance is captured in the very word "colonial." The idea of being "colonial" is inextricably bound up with the political and constitutional status of the colonies as appendages of England.By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. It is still a matter of vigorous historical and jurisprudential dispute what an "established church" was in the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods. History, in this as in so many other cases, mingles uncomfortably with constitutional law because those who seek to interpret the religion clauses of the First Amendment often have recourse to the history of religion, and of religion's relationship with government, during the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods. For this reason, this issue requires somewhat extended treatment here. Although the old conventional wisdom has it that the religious dissenters came to the colonies to seek religious liberty, the newer conventional wisdom notes, correctly, that the dissenters sought that liberty for themselves and were at times notably harsh on those who wanted religious liberty for views differing from those of the majority religious group. At the same time, some colonies (Rhode Island, New York, and Pennsylvania) practiced religious toleration, under which the majority chose to stay its hand rather than slapping down dissident minorities. Religious toleration was thus a very different thing from religious liberty, which recognizes the right to hold different opinions on religious questions.
In contrast to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure, which enabled the industrious individual to rise on the social ladder. The British North American colonies coexisted uneasily with a remarkable range of neighbors. First, of course, there were the several Indian nations, whom the colonists sometimes esteemed as friends, sometimes valued as trading partners, and sometimes feared as savage enemies. Second, there were the rival colonies founded by other European nations — the Spanish to the south and west, the French in Canada and the Ohio Valley, the Dutch and Swedes in the mid-Atlantic coastal region. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the colonies of British North America periodically lived in fear of their conquest or annihilation by the French and their Indian allies, and throughout this period the colonists and their British governors and military protectors labored to establish defensive alliances with friendly or neutral Indian nations. A vital point about this subject is that the colonial wars — usually misnamed the "Indian wars" — were almost always adjunct to conflicts between the European powers in Europe. These "Indian wars" were actually the colonial front of "mini-world-wars" fought regularly for a century, and ending (finally) with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 (distinct from the Treaty of Paris of 17 83 that ended the Revolutionary War).Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself.
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Poliziano was a great scholar, a professor, critic, and translator of Greek into Latin, as well as a great poet. At age sixteen, he won the title of Homericus juvenis (Homeric youth) by translating books 2 through 5 of the Iliad (c. 800 b.c.e.) into Latin hexameters. His translations of the Enchiridion (c. 120 c.e.) of Epictetus, the Histories (c. 200 c.e.) of Herodian, the Eroticus (c. first century c.e.) of Plutarch, the Charmides (fourth century b.c.e.) of Plato, the Problemata (c. 200 c.e.) of Alexander Aprodisias, and works by Galen and Hippocrates delighted his contemporaries with their stylistic grace. His love of philology, as seen in his Miscellaneorum centuria prima (1489), which treats the origins of classic institutions and ceremonies, the significance of fables, words and their uses, and even spelling, made him one of the founders of modern textual criticism. He was also interested in jurisprudence and composed a recension of the Pandects (sixth century c.e.) of Justinian, which, though not a milestone in juristic erudition, gave impetus to further criticism of the scholarly code. Twelve volumes of his letters, written to Lorenzo de' Medici, Marsilio Ficino, and a wide range of other friends and contemporaries, were published in Paris in about 1512. Near the end of his life, Poliziano wrote to King John II of Portugal, tendering him the thanks of the civilized world for dragging from secular darkness into the light of day new worlds and offering his services to record these great voyages.
Poliziano is important in Italian letters both as an interpreter of Italian humanism and as the most significant writer in the language between Giovanni Boccaccio and Ludovico Ariosto. Poliziano mastered the art of Italian versification and gave to the octave a new capacity for expression that would be utilized in the following centuries by Ariosto, Torquato Tasso, and Giambattista Marino. In Poliziano, to quote John Addington Symonds, "Faustus, the genius of the Middle Ages, had wedded Helen, the vision of the ancient world."
Poliziano was born Angelo Ambrogini in the Tuscan town of Montepulciano, the Latin name of which, Mons Politianus, was the source of the appellation by which the poet is known. His father, Benedetto Ambrogini, a capable bourgeois jurist, was murdered for championing the cause of Piero de' Medici in Montepulciano, whereupon the ten-year-old Poliziano was sent to Florence to seek consolation in his studies. He studied Latin under Cristoforo Landino, who was remarkable for instilling in his pupil the notion that the Tuscan vernacular was in no way inferior to Latin and that, like Latin, it ought to be subject to rules of grammar and rhetoric. Poliziano studied Greek under Giovanni Argyropulos, Andronicus Callistos, Demetrius Chalcondyles, and Marsilio Ficino; and he also studied Hebrew. At sixteen, he began writing epigrams in Greek; at seventeen, he was writing essays on Greek versification; and at eighteen, he published an edition of Catullus. By 1473, Poliziano was in the service of Lorenzo de' Medici, the ruler of Florence and the chief patron of the arts in Italy. To provide Poliziano with an income, Lorenzo appointed him secular prior of the College of San Giovanni. Poliziano obtained the degree of Doctor of Civil Law, took clerical orders, and was appointed to the canonry of the Cathedral of Florence. In 1475, Lorenzo made him tutor to his sons Piero (who succeeded his father for a brief time) and Giovanni (later Pope Leo X), but his wife, Clarice Orsini, who was pious and conventional, preferred a religious education for her sons rather than the secular one Poliziano offered, and she lobbied for his removal as tutor.
Following the tradition set by Pulci, who wrote a tribute in octaves to Lorenzo's tournament held in 1469, Poliziano wrote a celebration of the tournament of Lorenzo's brother Giuliano, held on January 28, 1475, in honor of the latter's beloved, Simonetta Cattaneo, the wife of Marco Vespucci. The undertaking, however, was ill-starred. First, Simonetta died (April 26, 1476), and she had to be changed from the heroine of book 1 of the Stanze to her role as resurrected Fortune in book 2. Exactly two years later, on April 26, 1478, Giuliano was murdered at Mass by members of the Pazzi family, who hoped to murder both Medici brothers and thus wrest Florence from Medici control. This second calamity robbed the poem of its hero, and Poliziano never progressed beyond the first stanzas of the second canto. Instead, he wrote a prose memorial in Latin against the Pazzi conspiracy, titled Conjurationis pactianae commentarium (1478).
In 1479, Poliziano was dismissed from the Medici household; after six months of wandering in northern Italy, he was finally readmitted to Lorenzo's favor, but Poliziano was never to regain his position as sole tutor to the Medici children. At the Court of Mantua in 1480, in only two days according to his own boast, he wrote his Orfeo, the first secular play in Italian. There is, however, a great deal of uncertainty as to the date of the play's composition, and other sources date the work as early as 1471. In 1480, Poliziano was made professor of Greek and Latin literature at the University of Florence, and he continued to hold that position until his death.
Poliziano was not involved in public affairs, and his private life seems to have been uneventful. He did not marry; judging from his Greek epigrams on the youth Chrysocomus, it is possible that the homosexual sentiments he placed in the mouth of Orfeo were really his own. In one of Poliziano's canzoni a ballo, he pokes light fun at a priest who has a pig stolen from him and then hears the confession of the thief but cannot press charges. Poliziano's comparison of his own situation to that of the priest, "Woe, by what a grief I'm hit;/ I can never speak of it!/ I too suffer like the priest," may be a reference to his homosexuality.
Poliziano's letters reveal how much he enjoyed the rustic pleasures of his villa at Fiesole in the neighborhood of his friends Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola at Querceto and Marsilio Ficino at Montevecchio. Away from Florence but still close enough to enjoy its panorama, the solitude which he could savor at Fiesole was "beyond all price." He expatiates on this pleasure in the Rusticus: "Give unto me the life of a tranquil scholar, amongst the pleasures of the open fields; for serious thought in hours of study, give me my books; I ask but for moderate wealth, well-earned without weary toil, but I desire no Bishop's mitre nor triple tiara to rest as a burden upon my brow."
Poliziano's devotion to Lorenzo was steadfast, and he was at his patron's bedside when Lorenzo died on April 8, 1492; in a Latin monody written after Lorenzo's death, Poliziano cried, "Oh that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night!" He survived his friend and patron by only two years; influenced by the spiritual revival of Girolamo Savonarola, Poliziano was buried as a penitent in the cowl of a Dominican friar.
Although the subject matter of Poliziano's poetry has not traveled well into modern times, he has never lost his place in literary history; both his name and his rather unattractive face, with its prominent aquiline nose, are familiar to those who have studied the Italian Renaissance. He was considered the foremost scholar of his day; Erasmus called him a "miracle of nature," and Pietro Bembo, who succeeded him as arbiter of Italian letters, called him the "master of the Ausonian lyre." The enthusiasm with which he applied himself to his teaching of Homer and Vergil drew students from all over Europe, who took his humanistic learning back to their homelands. Among his non-Italian students were the German Johann Reuchlin, the Englishmen William Grocyn and Thomas Linacre, and the Portuguese Arias Barbosa. Linacre, a physician under whom Erasmus studied, introduced the first secular study of Greek at Oxford, and Arias Barbosa introduced the study of Greek at Salamanca. Luigi Pulci, an older poet whose Giostra (c. 1470) had set a precedent for the Stanze of Poliziano, was in turn aided by Poliziano in the composition of Pulci's parody of the French epic, the Morgante maggiore (1483), which work is concluded with a good word for Pulci's "Angel" from Montepulciano. Outside Italy, Poliziano's Italian verse directly influenced the poetry of Juan Boscán in Spain half a century later.
It seems likely that passages in Poliziano's Stanze inspired as many as three of Sandro Botticelli's paintings: The Birth of Venus (1484), Primavera (1478), and Venus and Mars (1477). According to Giorgio Vasari and Condivi, Poliziano advised the young Michelangelo on classical subjects. It has also been suggested that Poliziano's version of the myth of Polyphemus and Galatea in the Stanze provided the model for Raphael's frescoes in the Villa Farnesina in Rome.
The best of Poliziano's Latin odes on the death of Lorenzo were set to music by Heinrich Isaac, who had succeeded Antonio Squarcialupi as organist at the Medici Court in 1475. George Chapman used a passage from the Ambra in the dedication of his translation of the Odyssey in 1615, and he reworked the ode on the death of Albiera degli Albizzi into his "Epicede or Funerall Song" on the death of Henry, Prince of Wales (1612).
Poliziano's idyllic Orfeo is the earliest secular play in Italian literature and marks the beginning of that characteristic Renaissance genre of the dramatic mythological pastoral that would culminate in Torquato Tasso's Aminta (1581; English translation, 1591). Because the playlet was also accompanied by music, now unfortunately lost, it is seen as a forerunner of modern opera, and because of the author's attempts to individualize the psychology of his characters, it is deemed important in the evolution of the tragicomedy as well....
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