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Spin can no longer win at home for India
India must stop thinking it can make up for poor performances abroad by producing spin-friendly tracks at home, says Faisal Shariff.
Gautam Gambhir is, at the best of times, audaciously outspoken.
Whether it is dismissing the Rajasthan Royals as an ordinary team in the IPL or giving the thumbs up to the UDRS in defiance of his Board's stand.
His most telling comment about captaincy and M S Dhoni was right after the 2011 cricket World Cup win. 'Captains don't make the team, the team makes the captain,' Gambhir was quoted saying just before last year's IPL.
He is the same man who was suspended for a Test after elbowing Shane Watson when the Aussie tried to needle him verbally. His verbal volley with Shahid Afridi is stuff for promos on the sports channels.
He is, of course, the common factor who top-scored in India's T20 and ODI World Cup wins in 2007 and 2011.
So, he has done it all!
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Image: The vanquished Indian team in Australia
Gambhir hasn't scored a century in 25 months!
Gambhir has said it all, except scoring runs away from home in tough conditions, against strong teams in Test cricket -- a true indicator of the class of a player on the world stage.
Gambhir's only worthwhile contribution is a 10-hour marathon (137) at Napier in March 2009, which helped India save the Test. Apart from that, there is a 90 at Cape Town and little else.
So, it was hardly a surprise when he shot off his mouth recently on how conditions in India should suit the home team.
This, from a man who has not scored a Test century in 25 months; who has only scored Test hundreds in India and on the docile pitches in neighbouring Bangladesh!
His ton in New Zealand, of course, stands out, but then everyone on both sides got runs on that tour.
Gambhir failed to get to the three-figure mark in the longer format of the game in Sri Lanka, England, South Africa and Australia.
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Image: Gautam Gambhir
We want spinning tracks: More a threat and desperation
Asked whether India needs to produce tracks to suit its strengths, Gambhir replied that more than that is required.
The reaction was simple: We want spinning tracks in India to test rival teams. It was more a threat and desperation than anything else.
The intention from Gambhir was honourable, though seeing those stats, not surprising! But he forgot a vital fact -- that every Test team has one top quality spinner in their line-up to make most of the conditions even in India.
So, India is no longer the no-go zone as far as foreign teams are concerned.
What's more, even a Devendra Bishoo from the West Indies had India in knots, but could not force the issue too much because of lack of support.
Graeme Swann, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Abdur Rehman, Bangladesh's left-arm quartet, Daniel Vettori and Imran Tahir. All these gentlemen are ranked higher than any Indian spinner in recent times, except, perhaps, a certain Harbhajan Singh.
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Image: Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian off-spinner
Don't prepare pitches to suit your strengths
These spinners pick wickets and win Test matches for their sides. So if Gambhir thinks these tactics will help India win Tests at home, then he is wrong.
This is not the 1990s, when sides either had one-dimensional attacks, like the West Indies or England or New Zealand or South Africa, or varied ones, like Australia and Pakistan.
India got away in that decade preparing -- or should we say doctoring -- pitches to suit itself.
Australia's varied attack came to India then, but only half its strength. And Pakistan rattled India with its attack when it finally arrived in 1999. And, let's not forget that Saqlain Mushtaq picked four five-wicket hauls in the first two Tests in Chennai and Delhi.
In these days of variety in attacks, it is not advisable to follow the path of preparing pitches to suit your strengths.
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Image: Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal, who had England in knots recently
Hardly any mystery about Ojha and Ashwin
Yes, the conditions will produce pitches that offer low bounce, but that is not the same as preparing rank turners.
It is fair to say that India has an enviable record at home since 2006. Only South Africa has won Test matches in India since then, and that is also because of its new ball attack.
India won the contests by right and because of the combination of Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth and Ishant Sharma. It won not only with its reverse swing, but also because of its spin.
Gautam Gambhir forgets that statistic when he talks about conditions and rank turners.
India's spin fortunes have dwindled since the final days of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh's downward graph.
Pragyan Ojha has stepped up in recent times and so has Ravichandran Ashwin, but there is hardly any mystery or mystique about them as yet. Teams don't come looking to master them unlike the past.
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Image: Pragyan Ojha, India's left-arm spinner
Is India willing to make changes to its approach?
Let's face it, India's batsmen face as much of a spin challenge as their rivals this coming season.
New Zealand has Daniel Vettori and an Indian origin spinner in Tarun Nethula. Australia will definitely come reinforced with spin stock. England, obviously, has the pair of Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar.
If India thinks they can get away by producing tracks to suit spinners, they are wrong.
Australia and England will come to India hardened by their efforts in Sri Lanka and the UAE. So India's trial by fire in Test cricket will continue from where it left at Adelaide.
Is India willing to make changes to its approach?
Image: England's Graeme Swann, arguably the world's best off-spinner


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Italy became a gigantic oven this month, it's too hot to do anything {(>_<)}
Today i want to talk about a skin care product! And it's the The Green Tea Seed Serum from Innisfree (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
I had tried this Serum last summer actually and i was really happy with it, but then i had other serums i wanted to try, and ended up forgetting about this, that it's until last month, when Innisfree decided to release a special limited edition for some of their best sellers, and this Serum was one of those!
As soon as i saw it, i knew i had to get it, it was impossible for me to resist ≧◡≦
The limited edition came in 4 colors, each representing one of the four season, i got summer, because the white flowers were my favorite ♥‿♥
The box is extremely cute, it's pretty simple actually, but it's pink, with white flowers on it, and it's just so adorable to meヽ(゜∇゜)ノ
on the box there are the info and the list of the ingredient, in both Korean and English!
"This nourishing moisture serum is formulated with freshly squeezed Jeju green tea and green tea seeds to create a dewy and clear skin from deep within."
As some of you may know, i do own other products from the Green Tea Line (you can read about the eye cream Here) and i liked pretty much everything i have tried! so i was really not worried about this product, and fortunately i was not left disappointed!
As i had said for the eye cream before, Innisfree actually divided their Green Tea line into four different lines, each for a specific skin problem:
✿The Green Tea Fresh Line: for oily skin
✿The Green Tea Balancing Line: for combination skin
✿The Green Tea Balancing Line: for dry skin
✿The Green Tea Seed Line: that is a special moisturizing and nourishing care line
While it's true that with the hot weather of the summer my skin gets less flaky and dry than during winter, it still need a looot of moisture, so i went straight to the Tea Seed Line without having any doubt it was exactly what my skin needed!
The product comes in a rounded green bottle, i got the big size of this serum, which is 160ml (there is also a 80ml version of this) and it's quite big!
My hand for scale:
(aren't the flowers just too cute?)
The thing i like the most about this serum is how light it feels on my face! It's liquid like most serums (for a fact, it kept running down my hand while i was trying to take photos) and it gets absorbed the second it gets in contact with my skin, it's amazing!
Being made with 100% squeezed green tea means it's actually rich of minerals which really helps leaving your skin hydrated, and boy does it make your skin extremely soft! You can feel it from the very first application, i could totally feel my skin breath a sigh of relief as soon as i put it on, and the most amazing thing is that the green tea seed oil present in the serum creates a moisture barrier, keeping the skin smooth and moisturized for the whole day ╰(◡‿◡✿╰)
Just one pump gets the perfect amount out for my whole face, sometimes i like to apply it on my neck, and two pumps are required, but definitely a small amount goes a long way, so it will take me some time to finish this!
I usually apply it after i was my face and apply the toner and i feel like it just holds the moisture from washing my face and prevents my face from getting too dry after the toner (≧◡≦)
One last thing that is really great about this is the smell, oh my god the smell is amazing, i love green tea, and this whole line has the most amazing of smells!
I will totally buy this for the third time as soon as this bottle is done.
✿Smells amazing
✿Extremely Moisturizing
✿Keeps skin hydrated for the whole day
✿Absorbs quickly onto skin
✿Leaves a refreshing feeling on the face
✿Effects are immediate
✿A little goes a long way
✿None noticeable to me.
Where to buy it: The Green Tea Seed Serum - Innisfree
Have you guys tried it? What do you think of this product?
Also, would you like to read a post about my summer skincare routine? Lately i've been thinking about it quite a lot...
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Hello and good morning....
Today I am sharing an Influenster Review of a SUPER cool product.. I received a box of goodies that included all the Loreal Ultimate Straight products!!! how cool is that!!! considering I am ALWAYS trying to keep my hair straight. I don't have naturally curly hair, I don't have cute waves... I have mainly mostly flat hair with some funny, random frizzes in it... hence I always need to straighten it.
You can find all the Loreal Ultimate Straight Products HERE on their site.
I received the full set of the new 4-step line:
Step 1: Smooth Intense Ultimate Straight – Straightening shampoo
Step 2: Smooth Intense Ultimate Straight – Straight Boosting Pre-conditioner
Step 3: Smooth Intense Ultimate Straight – Straightening conditioner
Step 4: Smooth Intense Ultimate Straight – Straight Perfecting Balm
It's a four step process, but it's not a big deal at all... It's super easy and I don't feel like I spent any extra time in the shower or getting ready.
I took a before pic of my hair on a normal day, no straightening, just my funny natural wave, frizz.
I hopped in the shower, using the shampoo to wash my hair. It was creamy formula and really easy and smooth on my hair. I am SUPER hard on my hair, working out alot, being outside and straightening it. So personally I LOVE cream formula.
Second step, add some of the Preconditioning Straighten Booster--- easy peasy.
Third step, add conditioner on my hair and leave it in for 1-3 minutes. Just enough time to wash down. The conditioner was really creamy and went on easy.
Fourth step, after towel drying my hair- add a dime size ( I did add a bit more, since I have pretty long hair) and rub. It smelled reallly good too- always a plus.
I blowdryed my hair and this is what I looked like, with just a blowdry:
(I forgot to put back on my glasses- opps since I wash my face and took off my makeup) but my hair did feel smooth and soft
And then here is my straight hair after using my straightener:
honestly, it feels really healthy, soft and great....
Did I like the product???--- YES!!!
Would I use it again??? ---- YES!!
PLUS: It smells great and I didn't feel like I had a ton of product in my hair.
It's super easy and the true test will be tomorrow when I wake up and see how straight it still is, but anything that keeps my hair straight rocks!!!
(UPDATE: the next morning my hair was still straight and soft and no straightener needed for the day)
#Ultimatestraight was provided for me for free as part of a 2015 Influenster VoxBox. Thanks for the products, Influenster!
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Influenster Loreal Ultimate Straight Hair Review
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The Menjangan Resort
The Menjangan Resort is conveniently located in the popular Pemuteran area. The hotel offers guests a range of services and amenities designed to provide comfort and convenience. To be found at the hotel are free Wi-Fi in all rooms, 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas, valet parking. Internet access - wireless, private pool, internet access - wireless (complimentary), whirlpool bathtub, non smoking rooms can be found in selected guestrooms. Recuperate from a full day of sightseeing in the comfort of your room or take advantage of the hotel's recreational facilities, including private beach, outdoor pool, diving, spa, massage. Friendly staff, great facilities and close proximity to all that Bali has to offer are three great reasons you should stay at The Menjangan Resort.


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Link Rot. Even the name sounds gross. What it means is even worse, especially for legal scholars and law students. Link rot is what happens when a website suddenly disappears, or the content on that page is changed by the site's owner, rendering bookmarks, urls and citations useless.
This may not seem like a big deal for a casual browser, but it can cause big problems for scholars that cite these mysteriously changing/disappearing pages. How are legal scholars supposed to support their arguments and statements with citations that are not reliable, since readers can no longer locate them?
Obviously, the internet (and citing to webpages) isn't going anywhere. So, how do we help keep the foundation of legal scholarship thriving with secure citations? Enter Perma.CC
Perma.CC, a new service created by the Harvard Law Library, is designed to preserve and archive web citations for all time. Perma.CC is administered through law libraries across the United States, and, you guessed it, the University of Wisconsin was an early adopter.
The process is extremely simple:
1. The helpful law librarian (me) creates an account for the user (faculty, student, law journal).
2. The user finds a website they would like to cite and creates a 'perma-link' with only a few clicks.
3. The perma-link is then 'vested' by the helpful law librarian (me) or by a user who has been granted vesting authority. Vesting means the link will be preserved for all time. (If a link is not vested, the perma-link will still be preserved for two years).
4. That's it! You can now add you brand-new archived perma-link to your citation...the Bluebook encourages it!
The entire process is even simpler to do than to describe. If you are interested in preserving your scholarly links, please contact me and I am happy to help. Perma is a great solution for a nasty problem, and one that I hope more and more UW staff, faculty and students will be using in the years to come.
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I'm seriously in love with this dress. Well, I've already checked a beautiful printed dress (here) what I really want to buy but after seeing this H&M beauty I changed my mind.
This is exactly what I need and it was on sales so I bought it. I totally adore this rainforest prints with the orange birds, parrots and a toucan. It's easy to pair with everything because it isn't require any emphatic accessory.
I was wearing it with light pink sandals and my new favourite pink statement necklace. The only thing what I need for this tropical combo is a sunglasses. I also bought in on sales for 1500Ft (-6$).


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Michael Olaye
Head Of Technology & Innovation, Havas London
Michael has worked on a wide range of brands from adidas, Nike, Vans, New Balance, MTV, Guinness, COI, Credit Suisse, Chivas, Ella's Kitchen, Durex, Whittards of London, to mention just a few.
For the past 17 years he's worked as a creative technologist and technical director at Hyperlink-Interactive, BBC, Radley Yeldar, U-dox, Creative Partnership and Havas.
Michael was a founding member of the creative shop U-Dox, where they created and collaborated with brands like adidas, Nike and New Balance through their own sneaker brand called Crooked Tongues, now under the ownership of ASOS.
In his current role of Head of Technology and Innovation at HAVAS, he developed the Havas London in-house technology and digital team in 2012, and since 2014 has expanded his role to leading both Havas London and Work-Club technology and engineering teams.
Michael also part of the Havas NextGen Leadership Programme. An 18 month Havas Media and Havas Creative Group leadership programme spread covering Europe, North America and Asia focusing on leadership, network relationship, innovation, technology and consumer behaviour.
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Have replaced screen but have no display at all.
Hello my daughter dropped her iPod touch and cracked the screen. We tried to replace it but now have no display on the screen. Although it connects to iTunes and all the data is still there
Bu iyi bir soru mu?


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Lifefit is physiotherapist supervised gym class. The classes are designed to help patients reach personal fitness and mobility goals. Each patient has a tailored exercise program that helps manages their health and medical conditions such osteoporosis, osteopenia, arthritis, falls and balance issues.
Why do LifeFit?
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- Improve muscle strength and joint mobility
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- Provide personalised programs monitored by a trained physiotherapist
- Are run in a spacious and equipped gym
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Initial assessment: $75
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Lehman makes Verplank and Cink his picks
U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman has selected veterans Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank with his captain's picks. Both have proven themselves in international team competition, and both hit the ball straight and have strong short games.
By T.J. Auclair, Junior Editor
21 August 2006
MEDINAH, Ill. -- Perhaps change isn't a bad thing. At least that's what U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman is hoping when he brings a team that includes four rookies to the 36th edition of the biennial matches between the United States and Europe at the K Club in Straffan, Ireland, Sept. 22-24.
Ryder Cup Selection
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On Monday morning, in need of some veteran help, Lehman announced his two captain's picks: veterans Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank.
"Quite frankly, I slept about two hours last night," said Lehman, who admitted he didn't finalize his picks until Monday morning. "It's been a difficult decision for me to make. It's tough for me to call people who I respect and admire so much as players and as people and let them know that, no, I did not pick you.
"I basically talked to everybody from position 11 through 25 on the phone except for two guys who I talked to in person yesterday at the course to let them know what my decisions were. So it's not easy for me," he explained. "It's emotional for me. I've been on the side of the coin where I've been looked over and not picked and it's no fun to be in that spot."
Cink finished 12th in the standings, two spots out of an automatic berth, and for the second time in as many Ryder Cups he was selected as a captain's pick. Former U.S. Captain Hal Sutton chose Cink for the 2004 matches at Oakland Hills, where the Americans were trounced by a record margin -- 18.5-9.5.
That was the second Ryder Cup appearance for Cink. In seven matches, he has a record of 2-4-1.
"I really expected to know something last night as we all kind of did, so we were a little nervous," said Cink, who since the 2004 matches has posted 13 top-10 finishes. "There were some nervous moments. I was hoping to be picked but I didn't know for sure what was going to happen.
"You know, it was a little bit of a sleepless night last night. There was a lot of nervous energy around the house between my wife and I and the kids. The kids were very interested," he added. "So I was really relieved to get that call this morning and to know that Tom was interested in putting me on the team. Like I said before, I'm honored and just very relieved and I'm ready to go."
As for Verplank, this will be his second appearance in a Ryder Cup. He was 20th in the final standings before getting a nod from Lehman. He also joined the losing American side as one of former captain Curtis Strange's captain's selections at the Belfry in 2002. In fact, when Verplank was chosen in 2002, he became the first Ryder Cup rookie ever chosen as a captain's selection, and he represented himself well, going 2-1-0.
"I basically slept with my cell phone under my pillow, whatever sleep I did get," Verplank said. "I'm like Stewart -- I got calls kind of late into the night and I woke up this morning about 5:30 just wide awake. I'm so pumped and I can't wait to play on another team. I love playing for the United States, and to be quite honest with you, I'm really looking forward to playing for Tom.
"I know when Tom got passed over as No. 11, I was one of the picks in 2002, and I know how much that hurt him," he added. "The last time, two years ago, I was fairly certain I was going to be picked and I did not get picked. So I've been on both sides. This side is definitely a heck of a lot better. I can't wait."
Cink and Verplank will join the top 10 point-getters, who were finalized once the 88th PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club concluded on Sunday evening.
The top 10 closed as follows:
1. Tiger Woods -- 4,825.000
2. Phil Mickelson -- 2,474.375
3. Jim Furyk -- 2,076.000
4. Chad Campbell -- 1,129.602
5. David Toms -- 1,072.250
6. Chris DiMarco -- 830.000
7. Vaughn Taylor -- 780.833
8. J.J. Henry -- 778.750
9. Zach Johnson -- 756.477
10. Brett Wetterich -- 746.000
With a team featuring a quartet of Ryder Cup rookies -- Taylor, Henry, Johnson and Wetterich -- it wasn't surprising that Lehman leaned on the veteran leadership of past Ryder Cup players to revive an American side that has lost four of the last five matches. The last time the Americans won was at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass., in 1999.
"I think what I'm really wanting more than anything is a team that is just tough, strong, guys that will never give up and who will never quit," Lehman said. "I could have picked any number of guys knowing they are going over to Ireland, going over to foreign soil to play, knowing how the crowd is going to be, knowing the pressure of the situation.
"And not really seeing a guy like Lucas Glover playing well through the summer, it made the decision for itself. And it came down where Scott Verplank and Stewart Cink made their decision for me, that's the way I look at it."
Woods, who ran away with the No. 1 spot in the standings with 4,825 points -- nearly double that of Phil Mickelson in the No. 2 spot with 2,474.375 -- was looking forward to heading over to the K Club after the 12th major win of his illustrious career in the PGA at Medinah Country Club Sunday night.
"I'm excited. We're excited to go over and play," he said. "We haven't won it in a while, I guess since '99. Hopefully we can get the job done this time. I've played The K Club a number of times, being over there right before the British and fishing and playing golf.
"If they set it up like they did at the European Open last year, it'll be a pretty tough set-up because they had the rough extremely high and the scores weren't very good. We'll see. We're excited about getting over there and trying to win the Cup and trying to bring it back home."
The European team will be finalized in two weeks, at the conclusion of the BMW International Open in Munich, Germany.
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Post-Graduation Resources
As Undocumented and DACAmented students complete their UChicago education and plan for their future ahead it is vital for students to be aware of the available career paths.
Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) provides a great start for this search with a resource guide, Life After College for Undocumented Students.
Medical School
For DACAmented students interested in pursuing a health related career such as medical school should visit the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for a list of universities that accept DACAmented applicants.
Students may also be interested in connecting with the Pre-Health Dreamers, an "information-sharing network and community of over 215 pre-health undocumented students across 27 states, representing various career interests."
Career Services
UChicago's Career Advancement offers an array of services to aid students gain work experience in their chosen industry. Students who need help with their resume, want to find an internship, or are looking for prospective employers should connect with career advancement.
As UChicago graduates join the alumni ranks there will be an expansive network of fellow peers to meet through the UChicago alumni chapters across the country.


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Judging by the numbers, which show that Orange Is The New Black, Jenji Kohan's original series about the inmates at a federal women's prison, smoked both the much-anticipated fourth season of Arrested Development and political drama House of Cards in viewership, many of you are in the same position I am: you've run through the first season of Orange Is The New Black, and are desperately fiending for the next installment of episodes. You might even have torn through Piper Kerman's memoir of her stint in prison that was the basis for Kohan's adaptation. But to tide you over until the return of Piper, Sophia, Miss Colette, Nichols, Suzanne, Alex, and Larry's continuing efforts to leverage his fiancee's prison stint to turn himself into a writer, I'd like to offer up a recommendation. To wile the days away, pick up a copy of Adrian Nicole LeBlanc Random Family.
This isn't to say there's anything wrong with Kerman's memoir, if you go into Orange Is The New Black with reasonable expectations. As June Thomas wrote in her comparison of the book and the show on Slate, "The book feels like a well-written, readable stage in Kerman's rehabilitation. She's respectful of her fellow inmates, mad at a system that responds to America's drug problem by locking people up, and keen to prove that she's paid the price for a youthful misstep." That careful approach to the women who were incarcerated with her is appropriate, and representative of an admirable impulse not to use other women's life stories for Kerman's own gain. That's especially important considering Kerman already has considerable advantages over her fellow inmates, including an outside support system to support her on her release, the opportunity to return to work without her felony record locking her out of most jobs, and the ability to profit by selling her own story precisely because the story of a white woman in prison for drug-related crimes seems idiosyncratic, rather than in keeping with the overincarceration of people of color on similar offenses. But it also means the story has a certain blandness to it, stripped of the details that Kerman is uncomfortable profitting from.
That's a danger of memoir that doesn't exist in reportage, and it's one of the many reasons that Random Family, which LeBlanc published in 2003 after a decade of reporting and research, is a much more engaging book. Random Family grew out of LeBlanc's coverage of the trial of drug dealer George Rivera, during which she became more interested in the women who were showing up to provide support to the defendants, including a woman named Jessica Santos, who was one of Rivera's girlfriends. Santos' brother Cesar was dating a girl named Coco. Jessica and Coco became the two main characters in the reporting project that would eventually become Random Family. And Jessica ends up incarcerated in the federal prison in Danbury, the same place Piper Kerman did her time.
The time LeBlanc spent with both women and their extended families, including their children, their mothers, the men that both they and their mothers dated, and friends like a woman named Milagros, who helped raise Jessica's children during her time in prison, after she was incarcerated on conspiracy charges despite her extremely minor role in Rivera's drug operation, allowed her to paint an extraordinary detailed portrait of their lives. And because, as LeBlanc puts it in her author's note to the book, "Most of the spoken words quoted here were uttered in my presence…In those cases where someone is said to have 'thought' or 'believed' something, those thoughts and beliefs were described and recounted to me by that person," she's not a white woman speaking for the women of Puerto Rican origin whose lives she's chronicling: she's relaying their thoughts for them.I realize that's a lot of disclaimer to get through before I get to the point, which is that Random Family is an extraordinarily gripping and well-written story about how two people, Jessica and Cesar, both ended up doing long prison terms, and how their incarcerations affected the people in their lives, including Coco, who raised two of her children with Cesar alone, and Milagros, who assumed responsibility for Jessica's children. If you were hungry for more than the short flashbacks that sketch in the inmates lives prior to prison on Orange Is The New Black, you'll get them here.
There are epic love stories, even if they don't look or progress the way we've expected these narratives to go. LeBlanc captures Coco's first glimpse of Cesar, when they were young teenagers. "He covered a mole on his substantial forehead with the band of his baseball hat, which he always turned to the back. He was self-conscious about his ears. He thought they were too small and that they stuck out. Coco only knew what she saw — an agile boy with full lips, serious brown eyes, and a flat nose, who knew how to dress. Cesar's sneakers were scuffless. His clothes were pressed and clean." It's a small glimpse from which an entire family grows. And deep attachments can have mercenary roots. "Jessica had agreed to meet this George under one condition. 'If he's ugly, bring me home at ten,' she said. The evening of January 23, 1988, Lourdes sat by the window gazing down over Tremont. 'George pulled up in a car that was like the ocean,' Lourdes said. He saluted her through the sunroof of a charcoal-gray Mercedes-Benz 190. Jessica took one look at him and rescinded her curfew. He was so handsome that she was willing to surrender the next day or two."
Random Family also offers up clearer explanations of how drug laws penalize even minor participants, especially women who date drug dealers (much as Daya and her mother do on Orange Is The New Black). When Jessica relays a brief message to one of George Rivera's suppliers, LeBlanc tells us that "Conspiracy law cast a wide net: technically, a coconspirator could be held liable for the cumulative amount of drugs that passed through a criminal enterprise. Harsh drug laws determined prison sentences by drug weight; unfortunately for Jessica, George was about to make the biggest deal of his life."
And the book is a remarkable portrait of how prison socializes inmates, and the challenges of maintaining a relationship with someone who is incarcerated. Some aspects of Jessica's life remain the same, including her volatile romances and her need for attention. But prison produces different responses to the same actions. In the real world, medical needs like recovery from a beating, or the aftermath of a pregnancy, made Jessica the center of attention, giving her the care she rarely got in day-to-day life. In jail, her medical needs are ignored in a way that ends up forming the basis for a human rights complaint against Danbury. While Jessica and her brother were both regularly rewarded for their willingness to fight, or to be sexually or physically aggressive with other people (what LeBlanc describes as a wide-ranging understanding of "badness") in the free world, both siblings first approach prison like their old neighborhood in the Bronx. In Cesar's case, that means getting sent to a more secure facility for possession of a shank, and in Jessica's, it means acting out to be sent to a prison unit with a lower standard of behavior. Ultimately, though, they both decide to play by the rules. Jessica enters a sentence-reduction program at the behest of a girlfriend, and acquires an obsession with cleaning that she carries into the free world. When Cesar, through a lot of hard work, wins himself a spot in a less restrictive facility, he's uncomfortable with the freedom he's been granted: "At first, medium-security status unnerved him. He'd wait by his cell for a guard to escort him to the package room until the guard said, 'What are you waiting for?'"
The new rules of relationship pose challenges, too. Jessica has a love affair with a guard, by whom she becomes pregnant — their story seem like a direct and detailed precedent for Daya's story in Orange Is The New Black, and with any luck, should provide Kohan some inspiration for the upcoming season. Cesar can be merciless critic of Coco's efforts to parent his children — a complication Larry and Piper don't exactly face in Orange Is The New Black — and stay sexually faithful to him (even as he has multiple relationships and children with other women). During one visit, Coco notices that Cesar "hadn't teased Coco or complimented her dressy outfit. He'd said nothing about the tattoo, or the special Weeboks Nautica wore. When he had been in Harlem Valley and Mercedes had worn the cheaper, no-name brand called skippies, he'd removed them and tossed them across the visiting room." Separated by jail, though, they find their own ways towards adulthood. Prison actually offers more opportunities for education and self-improvement to Cesar than Coco has on the outside, though she finds her own solutions.
Random Family has a narrower focus on a few characters than Orange Is The New Black does, and a more expansive time-frame and area of focus, criss-crossing New York State from the Bronx to Troy, and over to Connecticut, where Jessica serves her time in prison. And it's less funny than Orange Is The New Black, in part because its characters are so often exhausted by their responsibilities and entanglements. But it's one of the best, most emotionally gripping books I've read — I've revisited it at least once a year since I first encountered it in college. And if what you love about Orange Is The New Black is less Piper than the remarkable women around her, Random Family is a wonderful way to burn down some of the time until next summer.


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Contax Aria A great 'modern' companion to my 159MM, the Aria has pretty much all of the mod-cons including motor wind, spot and matrix metering, auto bracketing etc. It feels much more refined than the 167MT which preceded it. I would say it also has a better finder with easier to read information compared with my 159MM. It could be the best film camera I have owned, it's certainly very much up there with my Canon T90.
Contax 139 Quartz A nice little camera and the predecessor to may favoured 159MM similar sized but lacking the fast flash sync and programme modes. I owned one for a bit as it came with a lens I wanted. But sold it on in favour of the 159.
Contax RTS III A beast of a camera it's a bit intimidating and heavy to carry around although the flatness of film plane due to the vacuum pressure plate means it's likely the best camera for extracting maximum performance from the Contax lenses. Eventually swapped it for my Aria.


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Thank you for your beauty full reflections, it takes courage and comitment to journey inside. Always remember, you took yourself there, you did the work. You create the time, the space and listened to your hearts whispers. While no one(s) moment to be compared to the next, the same air we breathe and world we live is shared as one. As Rumi said,
Neither I am me, nor you are you, nor you are me, Also, I am me, you are you and you are me. We have become one in such a way, That I am confused whether I am you, or you are me.
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"Niamh was a wonderful host; she made me feel welcome and comfortable. The technique we used was a simple and powerful one, and her presence facilitated a deeper and more profound experience of the meditation". Attilla Beres
"Just a message to say thank you for dedicating your time yesterday. It is nice to meet people who have made it their life's mission to help and heal. Today I feel really energised and uplifted, I feel a shift occurring after doing your meditation it made me realise, how much I have been living in my head all these years, when I dropped my mind in the heart, I felt like I had met a long lost friend and I am back in touch. You have made me realise, to think with my heart and as long as my thoughts and actions come from that place, I know what ever I do in life will be the right decision. Thank you, thank you, thank you! See you soon. peace and love to you" 🙂 Natasha
"I have practised yoga for 5 yrs now and I enjoy it immensely, I enjoy hot and non hot yoga but i have always struggled with yin !! I have a very busy life and a very busy mind and I find it really difficult to shut down I have tried many times but just could not shut of my mind !!! I attended a class at your yoga studio taught by Niamh it was a Yin class I did not no this till I was on the mat !! Niamh has a lovely soothing voice so i shut my eyes and literally fell into the practise I was amazed when an hour later we where in sivasana I was totally relaxed. Yin accomplished thank you Niamh" Yvonne Clements xxxx
"My yoga journey really started in March, when I began learning yoga with Niamh. I discovered how to find balance between a soulful practice and physical flow. This wonderful soulful practice has now filled my life with inner peace & harmony, allowing me to move forward emotionally in life past previous barriers, which in turn has given me confidence to start my own business in holistic healing. I would like to thank Niamh for guiding me along my journey." Lisa
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Hope we meet again." love Heleen strasse
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"Until going to Niamh's meditation group I had often found it difficult to find a class that I could resonate with. Niamh's warm instruction offers a good balance guidance and spaciousness through a beautiful meditation. I feel that this helps me go deeper in my meditation. Niamh offers a very supportive atmosphere." Caroline Morgan
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I know this post may cause some controversy, but it's something that I feel needs to be addressed. As a person who has seen the benefits of medical marijuana, I believe that it should be legalized in all states. I do not condone it being used just for recreational purposes. The path to the legalization of medical marijuana has been a rocky one. In 1996, California became the first state to legalize the use of cannabis for medical reasons. As of February 2017, there were 28 states with some form of medical marijuana. According to one researcher, there are over 700 uses for medical marijuana in the treatment of various diseases.
Diseases Medical Marijuana Helps
AIDS: AIDS or Acquired Immune Deficiency Disorder is listed in many states as a viable medical condition that qualifies a patient for medical cannabis. There are many uses for medical marijuana with AIDS patients, including for nausea, mood elevation and pain management. One study even showed marijuana to be an inhibitor of the virus cell multiplication and progression.
Cancer: Anyone who has had cancer or has a friend of the relative with Cancer, is familiar with the side effects of both chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Nausea and loss of appetite are two problems that reduce a patient's ability to fight cancer due to a lack of proper nutrition. Medical marijuana has been proven to help with nausea and help increase appetite. Also, it helps with pain caused by cancer or treatments.
Crohn's Disease: This digestive disease wreaks havoc on a patient's intestinal tract. Many states approve the use of pot for the treatment of Crohn's Disease, and patients report benefits with nausea, pain control, and fatigue. It has also been shown to decrease intestinal inflammation that is a common result of the disease.
Depression: As many as 35 percents of the American population will experience long-term depression at some point in their life. It's has been shown that smoking or vaping marijuana, results in a reduction of depression in affected patients. A dysregulation of brain Serotonin production and usage is one of the leading causes of clinical depression, and medical marijuana acts directly on brain serotonin.
Glaucoma: This eye disease results in increased internal eye pressure, which then damages the optic nerves resulting in vision loss. Studies dating to the 1970s show that medical marijuana possibly reduces the intraocular pressure, thus lessening damage to the optic nerves. However, the results are temporary so patients must continue using cannabis at regular intervals to be decided on by their doctor.
Muscle Spasms: Muscle spasms are the result of various illnesses and disease processes, including cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and ALS. One of the most obvious benefits of medical marijuana is the decrease of muscle spasms after consuming it. The patient also reports less rigidity of their muscles and a reduction in pain.
PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is often seen in trauma victims or those returning from war. People living with PTSD report depression, anxiety, flashbacks, and nightmares. Medical marijuana treats all of these issues, resulting in less depression and anxiety. Patients state they experience fewer flashbacks and nightmares. Also, they report better and more restful sleep.
Seizure Disorders: One of the first researched promising areas of medical marijuana benefit was shown to be in controlling seizure disorders. Whether from epilepsy or some other underlying disease, seizures often leave patient incapacitated. Pot has been shown to reduce seizure episodes in patients that use it.
Vaping as a Means of Medical Marijuana Delivery
Smoking and pill form are not the only means of using medical marijuana. Vaping is proving to be an attractive and efficient means of using pot for medicinal use. Using a vaporizer for consuming dry herb delivers a better concentration of the active ingredients in a pot.
A recent study showed that up to 46 percent of available THC is delivered via vaping, versus merely 25 percent with smoking. Also, there is less odor and those around the smoker, aren't subjected to the medical marijuana's effects. In the long run, this delivery method also saves money. Some reports state that the same amount of vaporizer medical marijuana last twice as long as traditional methods of delivery.
This is not an exhaustive list of conditions that medical marijuana is used to treat. As states continue to pass medicinal marijuana legalization laws, the applications for and requirements related to its use will continue to change. For your state's medical conditions cannabis can be applied for, contact your medical professional or state's Department of Health.


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Number 529, July 26, 2009
"Agorism proposes not to confront tyranny
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What I Believe
Special to The Libertarian Enterprise
There are many ways to get to know someone, personally, physically, intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, mediated by text, voice, video, or in person. All of these ways of learning about and understanding the beauty which is someone else's mind, person, spirit, soul, are great. But of all these, I think the most interesting, the most significant, and the one with the deepest insights is to examine what someone believes.
Very clearly people here believe in freedom. Many people believe in the zero aggression principle, though some deprecate it in various ways. A great many people here are actively against the idea of a state. It ought to be safe to say that most people here are against war, hatred, racism, abuse of power, and the things which we all feel are terribly wronglike torturing prisoners to death without any possibility of due process to even argue their guilt or innocence.
To assist in the process of uncovering beauty, sincerity, passion, vigor, depth of spirit, and to further understanding, I want to say what I believe. For some of these beliefs, I can supply reasons why I believe, or intellectual support for the belief. For some, I believe for reasons that are deeply personal and which I don't think you'll find compelling unless you have similar deeply personal experiences of your own. More than what I believe, I also seek to say what I desire, what I want, what drives me. Together, these are some of the reasons why I am here.
I believe that I am free and sovereign. I believe that this condition is natural, good, decent, and correct. Moreover, I believe that the only essential requirement for anyone to be free and sovereign is for that individual to claim freedom and sovereignty.
What do I mean "free"? I mean the condition of not being coerced by any other against my will. I believe that coercion is evil. Coercion is surplus order, it is order imposed externally, and it is wrong. For coercion to exist, the threat of actual physical force has to be present, or actual force has to be used. I do not believe that talking or yelling or writing can be force, no matter how passionately stated, because nothing is easier than changing channels, going somewhere else, ignoring a person who is acting or speaking distastefully. But I do believe that as soon as you raise a fist against me, you are seeking to coerce me, and that is wrong.
I believe that I have the freedom to defend myself at all times, in all places, for any reason, against any perceived threat or actual use of force. I believe that this freedom is inherent in my human nature, is a part of my sovereignty, and is one of the things meant by saying "I own myself." Since you don't own me, you have no right to command me, no right to limit my use of defensive force, no reason to expect me not to retaliate against an actual attack on my life, liberty, or property.
I believe that the universe is much larger, much more complex, and much more delightful than is commonly held in society at large, as I've perceived such views. The universe is effectively infinite in every direction, is expanding, and divides at least as often as quantum events take place. Because of the divisions of the universe we are able to perceive light as both a wave and a particle depending on how we choose to experiment. Because of the infinite variety of the multiplicity of the universe, we are able to detect quantum events not only in our own narrative thread, but in closely related narrative threads, so quantum computing is both real and valuable. I believe that the reason we have never created a computer consciousness or "artificial intelligence" has nothing to do with processor speed or memory or neural network connectivity, but does have to do with the ability of our neurons to communicate with neighboring narrative threads, an ability which is inherent in our own consciousness, and which is evidently present in the consciousness of other beings like ourselves (whales, dolphins, dogs, apes, etc.).
For many reasons, mostly personal experiences which I cannot convey to anyone who doesn't seek to have similar experiences, I believe in God and Jesus. I believe that the universe of God's creation is cornucopia, plenty, an infinite bounty, and that essentially all of the scarcity we perceive is political and therefore artificial. I believe that authoritarians took control of the early Christian church, deleted vital works of testament, confused the message with authoritarian rantings of Saul of Tarsus, and by the time of the Council of Nicaea the teachings of Jesus were almost entirely misunderstood, or lost. Therefore, it makes sense to me that Essenes would believe that another prophet, such as Muhammed was sent to set things right. Moreover, I believe that authoritarians took control of Islam in the early years, also mutating it beyond recognition.
So I understand that believing in God, or Jesus, or any ancient religious teachings is not universally popular, especially among anti-authoritarians. And I believe that for you to come to your own understanding of the universe is much, much better for you, for me, and for God, than for you to blindly follow anyone's dogma, especially mine. What you choose to believe is up to you.
I believe that sovereignty means self-ownership, and self-rule. I do not believe in the absence of rules, nor in the absence of rulers. Rather, I believe that the individual ought to rule him or herself. You should rule you, choose for you, take your own choices, be your own monarch. And the same for me.
I don't believe in hierarchy. Which is to say, I don't agree that you are born into any particular station. A caste society is essentially a slave society, especially for the caste which is regarded as untouchable. I think hierarchy and bureaucracy are pernicious tendencies which begin with harmful assumptions and result in tedious ineffectiveness bound up in tradition, sanctimony, and red tape.
I do believe that freedom is consistent with planning, leadership, and division of labor, but that a plan for me might not be a good plan for you. I believe that leadership is based in part on character, but in large measure on planning, and if the plan makes no sense, you shouldn't follow that leaderno matter how charismatic, sexually attractive, oratorically skilled, or enthusiastic that person may be.
There are several touchstones which, like the stones which help identify precious metal coins from dross, can be useful in many situations. One of these touchstones is the obligation to do what you conceive of as the right thing to do. I hold that I have no other meaningful obligation, except to do what I believe is right, at the time I believe it. Since I am also convinced that I am fallible, capable of error, and very likely to err, I also believe that apologising and making amends are often not only the right things to do, but the best and most important things to attend to as soon as possible.
Another touchstone which I like is the zero aggression principle. I think L. Neil Smith expressed it very well. A libertarian is someone who believes that no one has the right to initiate force against anyone else for any reason, nor to advocate, nor delegate the initiation of force. Anyone who acts consistent with this principle is a libertarian, whether they know it or not. Anyone who does not act consistently with this principle is not a libertarian, no matter what they may claim. See ncc-1776.org for more of Neil's writings (and some of my own).
I am against war and against militarism. For me, these are essential parts of being against the state. War is the health of the state, said Randolph Bourne. War is death for profit, and those who profit, the merchants of death, must always have a cozy and generally perverse relationship with those who run the state. War is the ultimate of surplus order. Look at the mangled bodies of the children and understand what war really is. Spend some time in a war zone, in a hospital, to understand what it means.
Militarism is a poor choice because of the many errors of militarismhierarchy, bureaucracy, surplus order, preparation for war, actual combat, murder, rape, looting, vandalism, and collateral damage. Being against militarism does not mean I'm a pacifistI believe in self defense. It also doesn't mean that I don't understand war or military operationsI have studied history extensively. I believe any monarch, especially one who seeks only to govern himself, has to know how war works, how a military works, how to distinguish these from a militia, and how to organise for mutual defense with friends and neighbors.
But I also know to be alarmed by the hero on the white horse, the madman who leads people toward freedom and then suddenly ends up in control of a dictatorship. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
I believe that each individual must judge. You cannot take anyone else's word for granted without judging the merits of that person, their honesty, sincerity, integrity, and command of the facts. You cannot give up your sovereignty to obey what a legislator has chosen for you, nor a president, nor a king, nor a priest, nor a banker. You should choose for yourself.
Being judgemental means using reason. It does not mean using bigotry. I think bigotry is ugly, and to be avoided. There is no sense to being bigoted against someone else for anything they cannot help, any aspect of their life that they did not choose. They did not choose their height, weight, skin color, gender, race, ethnicity, the religious affiliation of their parents, their nationality, place of birth, outcomes of wars, nor the placement on maps of imaginary lines masquerading as geography. I am indifferent to whether a person has a sexual orientation or religious preference by choice or by tradition or by some other function, because to me it makes no sense to be bigoted about these ideas. And, for the record, I believe that the book of Leviticus was part of the man-made laws that Jesus found objectionable, and inconsistent with God's lawsincluding those parts of Leviticus that condone price fixing and slavery, including those parts which object to homosexuality and witchcraft. So, in summary, bigotry is not reason, and is a poor basis for judgement.
These are some of the many things that I believe. So what do I want?
I want to live a long time. I wish to experience the beauty and majesty of reality in as many ways as possible. I want to build hotels on the Moon and go dancing there every night.
Most of all, I would like to be understood and left alone. I can think of no better way of being accepted, no more complete freedom, than to be able at my option, without prior notice, to be completely alone. I can think of no greater courtesy, no more sincere compliment, no greater treasure than to be left by myself to choose for myself just as I please.
The universe is vast. The bounty of the Solar System is enormous. The possibilities for human beings are endless. The potential that we are wasting every day by ignoring the beauty around us, by dwelling on the inconsequential, by listening to fools and bureau-rats, is staggering.
It is this essential fact that people are born free and everywhere in voluntary servitude that makes me very, very sad. I am sad because of the fantastic potential that is never realised, sad for the beauty that is never created, sad for the joy that is never felt, nor shared, nor seen, nor heard. I am sad because authoritarians have wrecked the peace, possibility, productivity, and splendor which belongs to each of us.
And out of this sadness I am angry. I am angered by foolishness, and do not suffer fools gladly. I am angered by wastefulness, where politicians and their cronies take and take and waste and waste, without ever producing. I am angered by greed, betrayal, animosity, and insanity. I am angered by war, militarism, blind allegiance, and jingoism. Were it possible, even briefly, to end any of these things, I would gladly go berserk. I think emotional outbursts and berserkergang intensity are aspects of the passionate nature of human beings, not to be trifled with, and not to be rejected.
At the beginning, as at the end, there is karma and love. Karma is a word that means actions have consequences. As you are completely free, do what thou will, but know that you are responsible for your actions, and that whatever you do has consequences. Be prepared for the consequences, be willing to admit errors, and make amendsno one can expect more.
Love is a word with many meanings, and is splendid in many ways. Physical love, intellectual love, spiritual love, emotional love, the love of body, the love of ideas, the love of soul, the love of passion, the enthusiasm of an anthem, and the engaging stimulation of a cantata are all aspects of love.
Emma Goldman was completely right about one thing. There should be dancing. A revolution without dancing is not worth having. Dancing is the expression of love, passion, vitality, energy, enthusiasm, syncopation, symphony, synergy, understanding, and possibility. It is the finest thing we do, and the very best reason to get high.


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October 8, 2012
Conference Weekend
Getting up this morning was way too hard, we had such a good weekend I was seriously mourning it's end. Friday night we went out with friends to one of the best restaurants in Idaho. The Snake Bite is phenomenal it really makes this crazy town all worth it.
The rest of the weekend was spent listening to LDS General Conference, with breaks in between to take a brisk fall walk in the leaves, hang out with friends, catch a movie, and stuff ourselves full of Heathers amazing breakfast casserole.
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I feel like i want to go to Rexburg just to try this amazing restaurant.ReplyDelete
Snake Bite is my husband & I's all time favorite restaurant here too! It's delicious. I get the salmon salad..it's to die for.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 8, 2012 at 5:04 PM
Those pumpkins are too cute.ReplyDelete
Sounds like a very fun weekend!! :) jealous of all your festivities!ReplyDelete
xo, elle from Living in Color.
Looks like you had a great time! And tell me about it, getting up this morning was DREADFUL!ReplyDelete
A Southern Drawl
i love your little pumpkins!ReplyDelete
i love all of these pictures. seriously i want your kitty.ReplyDelete
and i know what you mean. i felt like i was on vacation but back to school.
If I could do life over, I would come back at the child of Courtney and David Palmer.ReplyDelete
Snake Bite! Their tacos are the best.ReplyDelete
ditto on all the snakebite comments...it really is amazing. and your KITTY! so so cute! i'm insanely jealous.ReplyDelete
yes, it was a very fun weekend! I think i need to make breakfast casserole every sunday morning. You in?ReplyDelete


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I was asked by a few people when I was going to post pics of our new living room floor. I said I would wait until it was all finished, but I noticed that Scott took some "after" pictures while I was gone. I figured I would just post them even though we still have some painting and baseboard work to finish up.
Monday, March 31, 2008
New Floor
I was asked by a few people when I was going to post pics of our new living room floor. I said I would wait until it was all finished, but I noticed that Scott took some "after" pictures while I was gone. I figured I would just post them even though we still have some painting and baseboard work to finish up.
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Home Is Where the Heart Is
I'm home and exhausted! I had a great time in Oregon, visiting with friends. I went there to celebrate my friend's 30th birthday. We had a fun, but busy week. I got to have breakfast with a bunch of girlfriends, a couple of movie/dinner nights, and we even got to go to a couple of different tea houses to have tea. This is something that I love. I love everything about tea. I love tea pots, tea cups, all the different kinds of teas there are to choose from, I love the cute little finger sandwiches, the delicious scones, but most of all...the great times I have with my friends and loved ones while having tea.
It was a fun trip and it was nice getting a break from my "mom duties". But I couldn't get off that plane fast enough last night! I was so ready to see my husband and babies.
Thanks to my fabulous man for all he did while I was gone, and to Camille for watching the kids. I know everyone had a great time. That makes it easier for me to go and enjoy myself. I love you guys!
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I'm Flying Away
Tomorrow I leave to spend the rest of the week in Oregon with my girlfriends. After construction, and sickness, I am looking forward to some "down time". Thanks to my amazing husband who spoils me rotten. He bought me the ticket and made the arrangements for the kids to be taken care of while he is at work. Thanks Babe! I will miss you but I love you so much!
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Monday, March 24, 2008
That is what the past week has been for me...Chaos. But all for a good reason. We replaced our living room carpet with wood floors. I admit that I had no part of the actual work. Scott and Tyrone (my brother) moved everything out of the room, ripped out the carpet and tile, and tore out a small wall. My father-in-law and a friend of his spent 2 days laying the floor. All I have had to do is help Scott put the furniture back and, of course...CLEAN! There is still dust everywhere. I have been told that it will take weeks of dusting everything, everyday before it is gone. I don't mind really. I'm just happy to have a little normalcy back to my life. And it sure does look nice!
Easter weekend was great! We had 3 amazing services at church. The choir did a fabulous job! The soloists were fantastic (Steph...you knocked my socks off)! We spent Sunday afternoon with my family. We had a delicious lunch of ham and turkey with all the fixings, then spent time visiting and playing LCR for quarters. I won twice..WOOHOO! After that we went and spent some time with Scott's family. We are so blessed to have both families close by. We love that we get to spend holidays with them all.
Saturday afternoon the kids colored eggs. Here are a few photos:
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Monday, March 17, 2008
Sad & Confused
This morning I had to drop my cat off at the vet for her shots and spaying. Caleb was with me and he was confused as to why we had to LEAVE her there. He loves this cat SO much. When we got her, he is the one who named her (Leia Princess Leia). He totes her all over the house. I think the feelings are mutual. I have even caught her "cleaning" his hair. I had to draw the line when I found out he had been licking her fur to "clean" her as well. EEWWWW!!! Back to the point....He was so sad at the thought of leaving his friend at the vet and couldn't grasp what she was there for. I finally had to tell him that Leia was there to have a "sleep over" with all of her cat friends. That seemed to make sense to him and he was ok to leave her. What a sensitive little sweetie!
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
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Friday, March 14, 2008
The Tool Man Caleb
This morning my father-in-law was here measuring our floors for hardwood. After he left Caleb wanted to measure things too. I remembered that for Christmas my parents got him a little toolbox and filled it with small tools. I got it out of the garage and he was SO excited. He has been all over the house measuring the doors, beds, etc.
As I am writing this I realize my son may play video games a little too much. He just brought me his level and asked, "Mom, how do I get this to the second level ?" :O)
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
So Funny
My kids crack me up! Last night at church Caleb's teacher gave him some stickers. He, of course, decided he wanted to stick them all over his face. He woke up this morning with all of them amazingly in place. Well, tonight I was putting him to bed and I saw the funniest thing. Apparently one of his stickers (the one on his forehead) was starting to fall off this afternoon, so Makenzie (being the great big sister that she is) used some scotch tape to keep it on! It was such a small piece on a small sticker that I didn't even notice it until I was kissing him goodnight. It totally cracked me up. I love my kids!
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
So Far...
Not a lot going on around here this week. It has been a pretty quiet, relaxing week. Scott had yesterday off so he took the opportunity to get his boat registered and get his fishing license. He took Caleb with him, so that left me free to do some things on my own.
I went to Makenzie's school and walked with her on her lunch break. They have "Trek on Tuesday" each week. They get credit for each lap walked around the track. 3 laps total a mile. We usually have time to get 3 laps in each week. It's fun to walk, but even better to have that time to chat with her. Sometimes one of her friends will walk with us. It's pretty funny to listen to their conversations. Kids are hilarious.
After we finished walking I took advantage of my time without kids and headed to Walmart to get stuff for their Easter baskets.
Last night we took the kids to Dickey's for dinner, then Scott took them both to Boondocks to play laser tag and miniature golf. They were excited about having some quality "daddy time". I went over to my parent's house and hung out with them. It was a very nice evening.
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Our Champion
Yesterday was the Awana Games. For those of you who don't know what Awana is: It is a christian program that focuses on Bible memorization. The kids attend class each week. They have handbook time (where they recite the verses they have memorized that week), a time where they are taught a lesson, and then of course...game time! They teach the kids team work, as well as good sportsmanship. Once a year they have the Awana Games. This is where all the churches in the area get together and play against each other. They award ribbons for the second through fourth places, and the first place winners get medals.
This is the first year that Makenzie has been able to participate. She went to practice the last 3 weekends and was so excited to play in the games. When we got to the gym she was shaking and shivering so bad because she was so nervous and excited. It was all pretty adorable. I loved watching her play and run. I can't believe how much she has grown and how mature she is getting. She kept reminding me all morning, that it didn't matter if they won or lost. As long as they had a good attitude and had fun. I love her so much!
Well, I'm excited to report that both of our Broadway teams won FIRST PLACE! Here are a few shots I was able to get when I wasn't clapping and screaming my head off! :O)
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Crazy Hat Day
Makenzie's school is having "spirit week" this week. Today was crazy hat day. Caleb felt like he needed to be a part of this.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
I spent all day Sunday and Monday with my mom and sister making tamales. We do this a couple of times a year. Usually we make around 20-25 dozen. This time we had to make 50 dozen! It was a lot of work, but so much fun.
Here I am getting the chicken ready
Some tamales before they have been steamed
Here are 2 of the 3 steamers we had going...plus more chicken cooking. We used a TON of chicken.
Just finished steaming (they have to steam for an hour)
And here is our only casualty (not counting the many steam burns my mom got). Left a little too close to the burner. Good thing we caught it in time.
All in all, it was a pretty fun time. Ended the two days with aching back and feet, but it was totally worth it. I love doing things like this with my mom and sis!
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text: Dr Martina McClean Lecturer/ Admissions Tutor for Law Faculty of Business, Law and Politics email@example.com 01482 465916 Dr McClean (nee Künnecke) trained as a lawyer and legal translator in Britain and Germany. She completed her PhD examining English and German Administrative law. Her monograph, Tradition and Change in Administrative Law, has a worldwide readership. Dr McClean has published in the field of comparative law, EU law and legal translation. She is currently working on research into legal transnationalism and communication. Her research has been cited by the House of Lords. Research Research Interests Comparative Public Law; Law and Translation; EU Law Research groups Institute of European Public Law, University of Hull Publications Monograph Künnecke M, Tradition and Change in Administrative law. An Anglo-German Comparison, Springer Verlag (2007) Peer reviewed Journal articlesKünnecke M, 'Legal transnationalism and communication - German constitutional law in the UK Supreme Court', German Law Journal, (2018, in draft) Künnecke M, 'English as Common Legal Language: Its Expansion and the Effects on Civil Law and Common Law Lawyers', European Review of Private Law, 24, 733 (2016) Künnecke M, 'Translation in the EU: Language and law in the EU's judicial labyrinth', Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 20, 243 (2013) Chapter in edited collectionKünnecke M, 'Divergence and the Francovich remedy in German and English courts', in Prechal S and van Roermund B (eds), The Coherence of EU Law: The Search for Unity in Diverging Concepts, Oxford University Press (2008) Full list Teaching Programmes taught on (2019) LLB (Hons) Law Degree Programme Law with Criminology Law and Legislative Studies Law with Politics Law with Business Management Law (Senior Status) Modules list Undergraduate: Comparative Law (Convenor) European Union Law Public Law and Administration Public Law and the Constitution Research PhDs Dr McClean welcomes applications in the field of comparative public law, legal translation and European Union law. Completed PhDs Dr Lang Zhiheng, China Scholarship Council, viva in April 2016 Dr Marton Varju, successfully completed his PhD thesis in 2008 Teaching awards and accolades Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2016 Professional highlights Academic qualifications Graduated in Law with distinction from Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1993 Qualified German laywer, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1996 Qualified legal translator (DipTrans Iol) 1996 PhD, Hull, 2003 External roles Rapporteur for Der Staat, editors Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde and Armin von Bogdandy (2017- ) Constitutional and Political Theory Project with Professor Mirjam Künkler, Professor at the Institute of Advanced Study, Göttingen, Germany, and Professor Tine Stein, Professor of Political Theory, Kiel, Germany (2017- ) External examiner for the LLB/German at the University of Cardiff (2017- ) Collaboration with the Directorate General Translation at the European Commission for student training placements (2009- ) Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of REAlaw (Review of European Administrative Law) (2014-) Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, London (1997-) Awards and accolades Cited by the House of Lords in JD v East Berkshire Community Health Trust and Others [2005 UKHL 23] Professional highlights Paper presented entitled "Free movement, student mobility in legal education and Brexit" The University of Leeds, School of Law Conference - Brexit and EU Law: A Way Forward, forthcoming in an edited collection. 11 June 2018 Invitation to contribute to the book launch of Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Constitutional and Political Theory, OUP, at the London School of Economics in 2017 and to a special edition of the German Law Journal, 2018 Invitation to speak on 'The spread of legal English and the effects on the work of lawyers in the common law and civil law legal practice', The Centre for Research in Language and Law - Italy - presents 'Law, Language and Communication: Negotiating Cultural Jurisdictional and Disciplinary Boundaries' May, 2016, Caserta, Italy Paper delivered entitled 'English as legal lingua franca in academic and professional legal communication', Utrecht Network / University of Hull Professional English Summer School, July 2015 Paper delivered entitled 'Comparative Law in the legal curriculum and the legal profession', European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Annual General Meeting, Hull, November 2014 Paper delivered entitled 'Constitutional Adjudication in Britain and Germany – from the Courtroom to the Classroom', Utrecht-University of Hull Network Professional English Summer School, Hull, 2014 Invitation to the Qualetra (Quality in Legal Translation) Launch Conference organised by EULITA (European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association) in London, April 2013 Conference paper entitled 'Legal Translation in the Court of Justice of the EU - in search of a methodology', Law, Literature and Translation Conference, Trinity College Dublin, June 2012 Establishment of collaboration with the Directorate General for Translation in the European Commission, March 2009 Conference paper entitled 'The Europeanisation of public authority liability in England and Germany', delivered at the Europeanisation of Public Law Conference, University of Utrecht, October 2007 Externally funded conference paper delivered at the Cross Border Civil Traffic Enforcement, multilingual Eurosparks Dissemination Seminar, Auswärtiges Amt, Foreign Office, Berlin, November 2007 Part of a team in 2006/7, headed by Professor Patrick Birkinshaw, which successfully competed for funding in a collaboration with Transport for London from EU Framework Programme for Judicial Co-operation in Civil Matters Externally-funded conference paper delivered at a conference entitled 'Die offene Staatlichkeit - Grossbritannien' – at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public law and International Law, March 2005 Erasmus-funded paper delivered in German, 'Neuentwicklungen im englischen Verfassungsrecht unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Human Rights Act 1998,, University of Dusseldorf, Germany, December 2005 Externally-funded conference paper, entitled 'Binding Unity and Diverging Concepts in European Union Law - Divergence and the Francovich remedy' – Professor Sacha Prechal (Utrecht) and Bert van Roermund (Tilberg). This project formed part of the SaRo (Revitalisation of Legal Research) programme, funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Utrecht, 2005 Conference paper entitled 'Accountability and the Independence of the Judiciary', British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, June 2003 Cited per Lord Bingham in in JD v East Berkshire Community Health Trust and others [2005 UKHL 23] Selected to the list of external legal translators for the European Commission, 1999 1994 Trained with Freshfields, Solicitors, Frankfurt and Dundas & Wilson, Solicitors, Edinburgh


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M.A.C. finally jumps on the bandwagon of the lip pen/balm/sticks/lacquers/stains craze made popular by Revlon, L'Oreal and Clinique. (There are others out there but if I didn't mention them it's probably because I don't use them, ie. WnW, Jordana, Tarte, etc.)
So are they any good?
I've been testing them out and they're not bad. They're not spectacular either. They would rock if they were mattes. What I like about the M.A.C. PatentPolish is that you do get more product. About 0.08 oz versus say the L'Oreal lip pens that came out at 0.03 oz. I like the signature M.A.C. vanilla scent better than the mint scent that the Revlon ones have. I've never really gotten into the Clinique Chubby Sticks and it's been a very long, long while since I've even used Clinique. So I think in that respect, these have my interest.
The round tip is weird-looking but it actually feels good and I don't have any problems with application. The pen is sturdy and big with a twist-up tip so there's no sharpening. Many voiced that they prefer a sharp point. But sharp points don't make sense because they don't last. The L'Oreal ones had it but wore down upon application. Plus to have a sharp point, you would have to sharpen. Waste of product and not really necessary. I think the factor really is the price tag. It's a whooping $20. A bit steep considering it's not a long-lasting formula and you can spend that amount for a liquid lipstick that's matte and lasts all day. Really it's a gloss in a twist-up pen.
But the idea has potential and it's neat.
I think having at least one, you could apply or dab a little in the center of a matte lip to create an ombre look. Or use two pencils to create an ombre lip. Which I did using Sultana and PatentPink in the pic below. If these were matte, creating and mixing the colors would be really fantastic.
Other than that I recommend playing with these at the M.A.C. counter.
I ordered 3 colors:
Sultana was the only one I was disappointed in because it didn't look anything like the swatch on the M.A.C. site. Instead of being berry purple, it's actually a brownish plum. Too brown. Speaking of pics, I tried to make my lips look as deliciously glossy as patent shoes like in the photo but no such luck.
Fearless. I love this one! It is a blue pink. What helped make it last longer was lining and filling in my lips. I used LE Mac Silly lip pencil. It is a pretty pink. Wearing this more, I appreciate that they do keep my lips moist after I wipe them off.
Rating: 4/5
Please Note: I will update this post with swatches of Fearless and PatentPink.
UPDATED! Fearless and PatentPink are up.
Would I purchase more?
It depends, I'd have to swatch the other colors.
They're not streaky.
They smell great.
They apply smoothly.
They don't dry out the lips.
They can be used for Back-to-M.A.C.
Don't last long
Lustres in a pen form.
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Here's my ombre lips using 2 colors.
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My fav thus far.
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A pretty washed-out Lilac!
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Stay sweet lovelies!
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