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10 risks people take with smartphones
Each of these mistakes can make it easy for a crook to steal your identity.
This post comes from Adam Levin at partner site Credit.com.
If you think of your smartphone as just a phone, rather than a very powerful mini-computer that happens to make phone calls, you may be cruising for a world of pain.
That's because the amount of sensitive data many of us store on our phones is truly staggering. A smartphone provides us direct access to our savings and checking accounts. It may store our passwords to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, even our email accounts. The phone numbers and email addresses of all our friends and colleagues are easy to find in our contacts directory.
What chaos could ensue if a thief happens to get his hands on all that data? And it probably isn't especially hard to steal. Any security system is only as good as its weakest link, and humans are the weakest link of all. Despite our best intentions, how many of us have left our phones -- or come dangerously close to leaving them -- in the backseat of a taxi, sitting on top of the toilet paper dispenser at our favorite restaurant, in the seatpocket of an airliner, on the bar of a tavern, by the hotel pool, or on a conference table after a meeting?
Equally unpleasant, your phone could be hacked or compromised by a virus while you are doing online banking -- or browsing the Internet at your favorite Starbucks, at the airport, in a hotel lobby, or sitting at a table waiting for your date to arrive.
If you've taken the right steps to protect yourself, losing your phone will be just an annoyance. But if you've failed to safeguard your phone with a password, back up all your data and install a program that can wipe the phone's data remotely, you are setting yourself up for a seriously traumatic event.
To help you prepare your defenses, here are the 10 dumbest things that people do (or fail to do) with their smartphones.
1. No password protection
If you could "lock" your wallet, wouldn't you? Well, why don't more folks lock their iPhone or Android phone? While it is nowhere close to being foolproof, a phone password works like the theory of the burglar and the dog: If you take that extra step to protect yourself, most bad guys will simply move on to the next (easier) target. It's a lot easier for a thief to steal a smartphone with no password than it is to work on cracking your phone.
2. Shop online with an Internet browser instead of a shopping app
If you have the choice between shopping at Amazon.com using your phone's browser versus Amazon's app, use the app. Ditto for eBay, Overstock and any big retailer that gives you the option of using their app. Unlike browsers, dedicated shopping apps are designed to ward off phishing and other kinds of scams. (Before you download it, just make sure it's really their official app.)
3. Remain logged into banking, PayPal, eBay and other sensitive apps
Would you keep your Macy's credit card, Wells Fargo debit card or American Express on top of your desk at work? How about the front seat of your car? I think not. Then why would you keep your phone permanently logged into those same accounts?
When you finish banking or shopping, make sure to log out. And never click the box asking the app to save your user ID or password. Yes, it's a pain in the butt to log in every time. We all tend to value convenience over security. But if a thief gets a hold of a phone that is already logged into sensitive accounts -- especially if that phone has no password -- it could spell financial disaster. And remember, turning off your devices every now and then can be a good idea.
4. Automatically connect to any available Wi-Fi connections
Whether you are using your laptop, tablet or smartphone, switch off the feature that connects to nearby Wi-Fi networks automatically. Otherwise, hackers with the right software can easily hack your phone, as security experts have warned us for more than a decade.
5. Leave Bluetooth connections open
Bluejacking, Bluesnarfing, Bluebugging. These are all words that describe a hacker exploiting the open Bluetooth connection on your phone. While this type of hack requires the intruder to be relatively close to you (less than 30 feet away), the intrusion can occur undetected in a busy airport, hotel lobby, restaurant, or at a conference.
6. Fail to properly purge data from old smartphones
This is a very common mistake. Many people fail to remove sensitive personal data from their smartphone before taking it out of service, donating it or selling it. For a how-to guide, click here. Deleting data before getting rid of your phone is simple common sense.
7. Download "free" apps that aren't actually free
Some apps that call themselves "free" are actually little more than thinly disguised data thieves. Downloading one gives the app complete access to your phone, which a fraudster can use to steal your credit card and bank account information. Such apps also can turn your phone into a launch pad from which scammers can attack other people's phones with SMS texts and smishing scams. Be smart and discreet about what you download. Read reviews first, and make sure the apps you download come from reputable sources.
8. Storing sensitive data on phones
Many people store passwords, PINs, Social Security numbers, and credit card or bank account information on smartphones. It may be a document created expressly for this purpose, or it could be an email they send themselves from their computers. On a phone, emails and downloaded documents are especially easy for thieves to find and steal, especially if the phone is not password protected. Some people even label the document or email "passwords," making them especially easy prey for hackers and scammers. Make sure to delete all documents and emails containing sensitive information from your phone.
9. Failing to clear browser history
Not clearing the browser history on your phone can be just as dangerous as staying logged into the website of your bank or your favorite store (see Mistake No. 3). By retracing your steps, a phone thief can use your history to hijack your accounts, steal your money and wreak havoc. To learn how to delete your history on an iPhone, click here. Android users can click here.
10. No remote wiping software
Various apps and services enable you to locate your phone and also wipe its data clean if it's lost or stolen. Tech-savvy hackers may be able to disengage these applications, but it's just one more layer of protection you can use to reduce your risks if you ever lose your phone. For more information on how to disable your phone remotely, read this story.
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how many anti-identity theft laws we pass, or how vigorously those laws are enforced. The ultimate guardian of the consumer is the consumer herself. Your identity is your asset. It is up to you to vigorously defend and protect it. You can take major steps toward protecting yourself by avoiding these stupid smartphone mistakes.
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One guy has a strained hamstring. Another guy has a bad hip. Another has a bad back.
Another somehow found a way to make a road trip to Cleveland worse than even the usual road trip to Cleveland: He had an appendectomy.
These are your Hawks — or at least what's left of them — after 46 games that seemingly should be wrapped in medical gauze and a mutant schedule created in David Stern's nickel-squeezing torture chamber that has seen the team play nine consecutive games in nine different cities (two games were at home, but not in a row).
"Two or three years ago, we would've just quit — we would've folded," general manager Rick Sund said Tuesday. "This year we seem to have more resilience. Frankly, before the game [Monday] night, it was amazing to me that we were seven games over .500."
And that really is what's worth talking about with the Hawks.
Are they flawed? Of course. A wrecking ball will do that. The Hawks this season have been hit by everything from a torn pectoral in Game 11 (Al Horford) to appendicitis Sunday (Jannero Pargo), with everything in between.
The unfortunate thing about this team is we'll never really know how good it might have been.
Look around the league. Certainly, look around the Eastern Conference. After Miami and Chicago, is there an intimidating bunch? Is Orlando a bandwagon you really want to jump on, even with Dwight Howard?
The Hawks are 26-20. Seldom has that record looked so impressive. The team has played the most road games in the league (26), including recent stretches of 11 out of 15. It's no wonder coach Larry Drew gave everybody the day off Tuesday.
They still have their share of "oy" moments. (Jeff Teague firing up an air ball on a wide-open, potential game-tying, 3-point attempt late against Boston on Monday was such a head-slapper.)
But they're not melting down in close games. They're not folding when they fall behind by double-digits. They're certainly not looking down at the end of the bench, seeing so many of their teammates sitting idle in silk suits and then just mentally checking out.
That's progress. It says something about the players. It certainly says something about Drew's ability to motivate. (Sund: "The most important thing with coaches is making sure [players] compete and play hard every night.")
They played the Boston game Monday night without five roster players: Horford, Pargo, Willie Green, Marvin Williams, Vladimir Radmanovic. Remember, they've played 18 games without Kirk Hinrich and by regular season's end will have played 55 out of 66 without Horford.
"By the All-Star break in a shortened season, we had already lost more games to injury than we did all of last year," Sund said. And that could be the stat of the year.
This newfound resilience doesn't mean the Hawks are destined to pancake teams in the postseason. But it does make you wonder what the ceiling is, especially if they can get just a little bit healthier.
Drew's three-guard lineup of Hinrich, Jeff Teague and Joe Johnson (who is starting at small forward) is paying dividends. Johnson, despite knee tendinitis that forced him to miss six of seven games, has averaged 28 points in the past five and is shooting 13-for-17 from three-point range in the past three. That's kind of sick. (The good kind, as opposed to appendicitis.)
When the season started, the Hawks had reasonable expectations that, with a deeper bench and despite the loss of Jamal Crawford, they could finish at least third in the East. Horford's injury changed that. "We still had a realistic goal of making the playoffs," Sund said. "Then we thought, once we get to the playoffs we'll see where we are then."
With 20 games left, they're sitting in the sixth spot. If the playoffs opened today, they would be going to Orlando. But they're only 2½ games behind the third-seeded Magic and are in a three-team battle (with Philadelphia and Indiana) for fourth. They certainly could win a round of playoffs. A second-round win, which likely would come against Miami or Chicago, seems unlikely.
Either way, they're giving people something to talk about, other than survival techniques.
We're seeing something new: They can take a punch.
By Jeff Schultz
March 20th, 2012
4:55 pm
Good piece, Jeff… nice to see a little heart out of this team in a tough situation. Better than the prima donnas of years past that plague much of the NBA.
March 20th, 2012
5:12 pm
Agreed. I really like the makeup of this Hawks team. And Drew deserves a large part of the credit…
March 20th, 2012
5:19 pm
There are some nights that are just brutal to watch but for the most part these Hawks have played hard and well enough to win. Its hard to imagine this team advancing deep into the playoffs considering the injuries and failure to address the Center position (Dampier is a joke). It would have been nice to throw Kaman (13.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 1.3 BPG) into mix after N.O. made it clear they wanted to trade him. Pachulia battles nightly and has really stepped up lately with his production but the Hawks need him off the bench. Teams attack the basket knowing he can't play much defense which kills the team when Smith isn't there to back him up.
Let's hope Pargo can recover soon and play at the high level we saw the past couple of weeks.
March 20th, 2012
5:23 pm
Kevin Garnett, when asked if the dunk by #Hawks guard Jeff Teague fired up the team. "I don't know who you talking about. That guy's a nobody." Sulia
Just thought i would bring that up. Hope Jeff reads this and get pumped up. Might add a little something into the two teams next meeting.
March 20th, 2012
5:33 pm
Schultz finds silver lining…
I can barely type for holding back the tears…so sweet…
So what's to make of this season?
Setting the table for another early playoff exit…
Injuries, injuries…Boston w/o Oneal/Wilcox for year…
You dont hear them whining….
Pargo, Green are a kick in the _____….
Team has adjusted w/o Al, that's not news…
Marvin addition by subtraction….
Vladi shows up 2x a month…
Hawks minus warm bodies, not difference makers (sans Al)…
Others would sign a player, not us…see Fisher, Arenas..
So, you either get what you need or shut up…
After that airball, for mgt. not to act, is malpractice…
Dont try and convince us mgt. is doing a great job…
LD is doing a great job, JSmoove, ZaZa are doing great jobs…
JJohnson, Hinrich, Teague, Pargo are holding the line…
When is mgt going to step-up to salvage the season?
Or as always – wait till next year? You'll see…blah, blah, blah…
March 20th, 2012
5:58 pm
Thanks, Jeff. Hawks bashing has become too routine. If you let go of being mad at this team for not being the Heat, there are some things to actually like.
March 20th, 2012
6:11 pm
Have the owners sold next year's 1st rounder for cash yet?
I like the players and wish Josh wanted to stay, but the ownership tells me not to get too invested, they will just screw it up.
March 20th, 2012
6:15 pm
The Hawks can take a punch, which will always surprise you a bit because you'll set the bar low and expect a glass jaw. In the end, though, they'll fail you like they always do.
March 20th, 2012
6:18 pm
a guy who deserves tremendous credit for how the hawks have held up this year is zaza! big #27 has performed awesome as a role player who has been thrust into the starting lineup in the absence of horford. he's got 6 double doubles this month and is averaging just a hair shy of 10 rpg for the month of march thus far. plays with effort and intensity night in and night out and this team may well have been lost this year without his presence
March 20th, 2012
6:30 pm
All I hear from Sund is justification for any moves he makes. He is a lower end GM who takes credit for not making any moves.
My opinion: we have a team who has scrapped together some good wins, and missed on other games they should have won. We lose an all-star and Sund replaces him with Dampier, and he doesn't even play. Nice strategy.
Our struggle with teams over .500 continue with a couple of games against ORL and IND, but we still are far from being a team that can beat CHI, ORL, BOS, and probably even PHI in a 7 game series.
That means we can hang the banner that says we're one of 3 teams the last years that has made it to the 2nd round. There's plenty of room for basketball related banners at Philips. We can put it right next to Ted Turners…..ugh.
March 20th, 2012
6:41 pm
I'm pumped to watch the Hawks get bounced in the first or second round of the playoffs for the 39th consecutive year. Not only will this guarantee that we miss out on what is shaping up to be a really talented draft pool, but we assure ourselves of getting to enjoy the same slightly above average basketball team again next year. Lather, rinse, repeat.
March 20th, 2012
6:48 pm
Ive had enough of this Dollar General team. We have our ever present "core" of Marvin, Josh, Al, and Joe and players off of the scrap heap. One and done players on their last legs or a step away from the D-league. Tmac, Stackhouse, Hinrich, Dampier, Vlad Rad, and Willie Green sounds like a good bench….if this were 2001. The ASG needs to sell this team, i cant continue to watch a team thats run on rolls of quarters and food stamps
March 20th, 2012
7:39 pm
Gilbert Arenas signs with Memphis for $300k
JJohnson could've signed him and loanded him to ASG…
he would've at least hit the backboard on the last shot.
March 20th, 2012
7:40 pm
I agree to this column, LD is making lemonade out of lemons. He has not been fortune to have a full team this year. What other NBA coach would have done BETTER? He also work for a lousy EMPLOYER!!!
March 20th, 2012
8:03 pm
Jason Collins put in last night over Ivan shows how good LD's 'skills' are. LD cost that game. Yet, the owner is already making excuses of injuries, and giving this loser coach credit. Great. Excuses for another mediocre year and first round exit.
March 20th, 2012
8:22 pm
id rather have a team that punches…not a team that can take a punch.
March 20th, 2012
8:30 pm
Contrary to what Sir Charles has consistently claimed, this team has shown a ton of heart and bucketloads of guts this season, Just the fact that they haven't folded up shop and phoned it in early due to the overload of injuries shows some true grit that has been lacking the past few years. I'm proud of this team, but the management just plain SUCKS!!! These guys are playing their hearts out and playing every night short handed, and most of you so-called Hawks fans want to bash them and scream for a total scrapping of the team. If you want to throw blame somewhere, aim it the ownership. They are the ones who could not possibly care any less about the fans or winning a championship. Maybe we get Big Al back for the playoffs, but its likely that he wont be able to contribute much because he probably wont be in game shape. With that being said, an early exit from the playoffs seems a certainty (round 2 perhaps). Still, I'm proud of this team, and these coaches. They are making lemonade from the lemon peels they have, since ownership wont even provide them with lemons. Lets get behing this team and give them some real support! They deserve it!
March 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
Lets get *behind* this team. Sorry…..
March 20th, 2012
8:42 pm
i love my hawks, always have and always will.limp into the playoffs gettin healthy then turn the switch on, have a goo rotation of players and get on fire during the playoffs..would make hotlantas year and breathe life back in the city!!!!!! go atl! go hawks!!!!
March 20th, 2012
8:46 pm
quit worrying about who to blame and just support em thru and thru no matter what..go hawks…keep up the fight and get even more intense as you get more healthy….along with keeping the 21 foot one and done shots to a minimum…..go ATL!!!!! I LOVE MY CITY!!!!
March 20th, 2012
8:47 pm
Who kidnapped Jeff Schultz?
Ha ha, just kidding… That Bisher tribute was a fine piece… But that comment section is (last 4 pages) is a hot mess!
Ever wonder what the comment have been like the day after Gandhi or Dr. King died?
The Hawks really need to get on that Chicago side of the playoff seedings… They have a punchers chance… Miami is a nightmare matchup in a 7 game series…
March 20th, 2012
9:14 pm
Things I learned today..
1, The Hawks like punch.
2. What firefighters do in their off time.
March 20th, 2012
9:23 pm
Not melting down is progress compared to last year. It's not enough progress, though, considering this team's salary situation. Josh Smith's contract expires a year from now and Joe Johnson's salary increases as his production declines. If the Hawks are ever going to break through the 2nd round glass ceiling with the current core, they have to do it this year or next year. Baby steps are not enough.
March 20th, 2012
9:42 pm
First round exit. Progress?
March 20th, 2012
10:11 pm
The time to rebuild this team came and went 2 years ago. JJ gave the home fans the finger and his contract was up. Instead of saying sayonara, ASG resigned him to a well documented overblown contract. Somewhere along the line Marvin got resigned as well. In the end the ASG are getting exactly what they deserve- zero respect. Serves them right for all the pitiful moves and lies.
March 20th, 2012
11:36 pm
An announcement was made last Friday of the NCAA's upholding of the sanctions it levied against Georgia Tech due to the alleged illegal benefits allegedly received by Demaryius Thomas and Morgan Burnett….allegedly. It is unfortunate, and Tech fans everywhere are less than thrilled over the punishment that included the return of our 2009 ACC Championship trophy. Honestly, I can't stand the fact that we were given such nasty punishments. Here are my top 5 reasons as to why this sucks so bad.
1) The Actions Investigated Were Never Proven Illegal
The initial reason for investigating Demaryius Thomas was his receiving $312 worth of clothes from who was believed to be an agent by the NCAA, but turned out to be his cousin's roommate. Also, he never wore the clothes and returned them to the NCAA with the tags intact. So basically, at the end of the day, the NCAA had no real reason to investigate us in the first place. It's like being pulled over for driving a car that's licensed to someone with a suspended license (even though you haven't stolen the car and have a valid license) and getting a ticket for not wearing a seat belt — the reason for initial contact with authorities has nothing to do with the reason you were punished, and in reality you weren't doing anything wrong to begin with. That sucks.
2) The Investigation Was Conducted By A UNC Alumnus
At first glance, you may wonder the relevance of this. Why would someone who came out of a fellow ACC school have it out for us? We're not rivals with UNC and there's no reason that he would have ill will towards us, right? Well, partially. Keep in mind that UNC has been under investigations themselves, which ended in the firing of their head coach Butch Davis prior to the 2011 season, and more recently a 2012 postseason ban and the loss of 15 scholarships over the next 3 years. Needless to say, the NCAA was going to come down hard on them, and I'm sure someone on the inside saw the storm brewing. So now you have someone on the inside who is likely aware that his alma mater is in hot water with the NCAA, and to make matters more interesting, he's conducting an investigation of his own. Now, I'm not going to suggest that he wanted revenge or wanted to make his school look a little less bad through giving us ridiculous sanctions, but I WILL say that it was very, very poor judgment by the NCAA to put someone into power who could possibly have any incentive to not be 100% impartial and objective. If they really knew what they were doing, they would have taken someone with no affiliation whatsoever with Tech (i.e. not affiliated with an ACC school or georgie), and whose alma mater has not been affected by major sanctions any time recently. Again, it's not that he wasn't impartial, but the problem I have is that there's a legitimate reason to call into question whether his judgment could have been impaired, which is enough to make his appointment a poor move by the NCAA.
Reasons 3-5 after the jump!
3) The Punishment Is Inconsistent With Precedents
One of the most glaring issues with the punishment Tech received was how harsh it was in relation to the infractions committed. I understand that the NCAA wanted to punish us for noncompliance, but between our athletic department calling into serious question that accused level of compliance and the fact that the infraction was never fully proven in the first place, the punishments levied were very excessive. Ohio State beat Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl a few weeks after 5 of their star players were proven to have blatantly broken NCAA rules on numerous occasions, while those players were still allowed to play. Another recent Heisman winner (hint: rhymes with Scam Tootin') was allegedly not paid to go to an SEC school in Auburn, AL, and was not reprimanded even after it was proven with an audio recording that his father had been demanding close to $200,000 for him to play at Mississippi State…which is illegal whether he received said payments or not. Based off of the punishments given to Tech for a $312 infraction, by my calculations, this should cause Auburn to forfeit 641 wins, leaving them at 77-405-47 all-time (good for a 16% winning percentage). Instead they got a National Title and a Heisman Trophy, because fair is fair right?
Looks legit. (via)
4) The NCAA's Instructions To The Athletic Department Made No Sense
When they received word from the NCAA that they were under investigation for some shady stuff surrounding Thomas and Burnett, Tech was given instructions to not tell the coaches or athletes that they were under investigation. No harm, no foul, right? Well sure, except that it makes no sense as to why they can't know what's going on. Let me clarify what was happening. It was the bye week before the georgie game in 2010. The team was working hard on preparations for the game, and during practice there were a number of players (Thomas, Burnett, Derrick Morgan, Jonathan Dwyer, Cord Howard, and all of Burnett's roommates) were being pulled away during practice for the biggest game of the year to do interviews. Yet nobody was expected to be suspicious or looking for answers? I want to summarize how the NCAA apparently wanted this conversation to go using a quote from our very own Atlanta's original team on the link to the story last week:
March 21st, 2012
12:40 am
Just goes to prove these guys are average with great players or lousy players – so let's not waste our money and go see them!
March 21st, 2012
12:42 am
Is Marvin hurt? I hadn't noticed Jeff – thanks for telling me. Let me know if he returns – will you please?
March 21st, 2012
7:41 am
You write a story about the Hawks this year and don't mention Josh Smith. That's a joke. He is carrying this team on his back the entire season. Should be 3rd team All-NBA. Deserves it.
March 21st, 2012
8:30 am
Gid fir tgen,
March 21st, 2012
8:31 am
For real!
March 21st, 2012
8:43 am
I am tired of reading these sad stories about our lack of players. Other teams make trades right up to the deadline & Rick Sund sits on his pat hand. Does this mean he was comortable with it this year and next?
As bad as we need a center, Denver trades away NENE for next to nothing. Did we even talk to them?
We are just going to keep MARVIN forever? All he should be is a bad memory of what we passed up to take his big BUTT! He should have been gone already but NO ONE wants him.
What's the scoop Jeff?
March 21st, 2012
9:32 am
I've liked this team all year. If they can get healthy going into the playoffs I wouldn't be shocked if they could beat anyone when they play well. It's just that the more you invest emotionally, the more you have the ominous feeling that if everything started to fall in place….they simply would have a bad series.
March 21st, 2012
9:34 am
They'll be in the 2nd round if Horford makes it back. When relatively healthy they are the 3rd best team in the east behind the Heat and Bulls and it's really not close.
March 21st, 2012
9:39 am
I guess when JS writes about the Hawks, people click to another link. A day later and still less the 1 blog page?
Sund has built in excuses to bring back the same group of guys and provide a reason why a coach who is in his 8th season with this team can manage to be 6 games over .500 and is now a lemonade salesman.
They can beat IND and ORL, but can't beat anyone else. He has already shown his pleasure that we're 6 games above .500 with LD at the helm.
If you want mediocrity, keep the same core, and keep the same leadership.
The only guy with any championship understanding is Al. The rest have no clue what it takes to be a championship contender. Marvin didn't even start for his championship. That should say enough about Marvin's career.
March 21st, 2012
10:05 am
I feel your frustration man, but it is what it is and we are stuck with it.
Im just doing the same thing i did last year and that is waiting for the poison to take over and take me out of my misery. Thats whats happening with this group. Then in the offseason, see what happens.
Getting better is what they did do this season by fixing the bench and i love that group. Were Sund did NOT do any better was run the same CORE back out there.
1. I would have went hard after another Center when Al went down.
2. They could have gotten two quality players plus a draft pick for Josh. His stock had soared since the All-star snub. (But im starting to get the feeling he is losing focus again, and its going to hurt the teams momentum down the stretch.)
3. I would have traded Marvin Williams almost for anything!
But with the type of management we have, we always know that by the 40th game of the season that the offseason is once again where the fans start looking to for hope.
March 21st, 2012
10:17 am
I disagree, I think Joe has the skill but lacks the fire generally to win series. He shrinks when he should be taking over. Josh and Al both can be championship players when they play well. The problem with the entire team is that they lack consistency from game to game. They rarely play with the needed intensity in the playoffs from game to game.
Then there are the Marvins of the world who have no intensity on thier best day.
March 21st, 2012
12:27 pm
Nice to see some positive print on the Hawks. Sund put together a great bench to help us ride out these injuries and LD has done a great job keeping everybody together and playing hard. Let's enjoy J-Smoove version 2.0 and be thankful that Z-Pach has stepped up his game. Candidly, we're really not losing much between Z and Al. Z is averaging about 8 and 8 in 27 mpg, while Al averages 13 and 9 in 33 mpg. If Joe stays hot and we can get a little healthier, we could make a decent run in the playoffs. Stop bashing and start cheering
March 21st, 2012
12:51 pm
"Hawks showing us something new — they can take a punch" – JS
Nicely done
March 21st, 2012
12:55 pm
Ryan Hollins was waived by Cleveland. Great pick-up for Hawks.
March 21st, 2012
3:51 pm
hope drew sticks with the 3 guard lineup.
March 21st, 2012
4:29 pm
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March 21st, 2012
4:53 pm
They can take a punch, especially ZaZa, Boston beat him about the head with no repercussions & consequences!
Joe faded against good competition until that fourth quarter surge…basically went Iso Joe, we got close and he gave the shot to Josh at the 3 line and Teague airballs 3 attempt….why does Joes fade away from the responsibility…Why? Josh did not have it going either against Boston…why do they do the same crap against good teams. So basically they can take a punch and they refuse to get up!!
The best coaching move of the season for Drew…going with the 3 guard lineup and Joe playing small forward…as a result his production has increased.
The best GM move this season for Sund…with a short season & rapid fire games…adding Vets to the Bench…The Bench Mob was getting it Done!!!
Worst coaching move of the season for Drew…Inserting Hinrich back in the starting lineup…messing up the rotation & production of the Bench Mob and destroying team chemistry!!
Worst GM move of the season for Sund…Coming to Work after AL got hurt…has not done ANYTHING since the season started…Dampier really???
Summary…Sund happy to be 6 games above 500, excited he plays in the East instead of the West and hoping Drew does not pull a Gonzalez and miss the playoffs…because that would be our championship in his eyes, with a ready made excuse, of "we don't really know our ceiling because we have had a ton of injuries". "See if my Core had stayed in tact and my Bench Mob was healthy…maybe we get to the second round…there is always next season!!!
March 21st, 2012
5:58 pm
Hawks need to act now and get their "FUTURE" starting Center!!!
March 21st, 2012
5:58 pm
Hawks need to act now and get their "FUTURE" starting Center!!!
March 21st, 2012
6:50 pm
Sign Ryan Hollins By Any Means Necessary…
March 21st, 2012
8:17 pm
THIS is the reason I HATE Atlanta sportswriters in general. This article is SO far from the truth it is not even funny. Hey Jeff, since when do the Hawks play hard? When do they actually even mentally show up to the game?? They give ZERO effort in about 80 percent of their games… Right now as I am writing this….they have given up 37 first quarter points to Cleveland, yes the Cleveland Cavaliers of 2012 have put up 37 first quarter points to the Hawks 21…This does not occur with a team that is truly "trying" as you state. The Hawks have No heart, no passion, give no effort on a nightly basis, loads of selfish players, and alot of whining and complaining in the clubhouse, not to mention the fact they are the least fundamentally sound team in the NBA, lead by the worst, least-knowledgable coach in the league. Why not write an article on that??? Hey Jeff, why not write an article on the fact the Hawks have some of the most individual talent in the league, with Joe, Al, and Josh, but don't know what a team concept is, and consistently get outcoached, outhustled, and outclassed in almost every game, and never seem to beat teams above .500 in the NBA?? Why not do some articles with some actual truth in them??
March 21st, 2012
8:22 pm
Jeff you realize EVERY other NBA team has dozens of injuries every year, just like the Hawks. It is basketball after all. Do you think other teams played the excuse game. Do you think the Bulls made excuses when D-Rose went out? No, they just won. Do you think L.A. made excuses when Bynum went down? No. They just won. This is a ridiculous article, that would be laughed at by true sports fans in New York, Philly, and Chicago.
March 25th, 2012
1:59 am
Monger hates Atlanta sports writers, hates the hawks ……maybe needs a good antidepressant…definitely a kind of scary, very unhappy guy.


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Daphne Maxwell Reid who now lives and works in Petersburg, but hasn't lost touch with Avery, best known for playing her on-screen husband, Uncle Phil, on the 1990s sitcom.
Avery died at age 65, following complications from heart surgery. On New Year's Day, Reid got the call saying her dear friend had passed.
"We were very close. He and his wife and Tim and I have traveled together, and done lots of things together and I admired him. He was a wonderful, wonderful man and I'm going to miss his hugs," said Reid.
Working with Avery was like going to college on the set of Fresh Prince said Reid.
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Prince Albert joins in the dancing after the annual Christmas Swim for Charity at Larvotto Beach on Sunday, December 18. (see also related video in Video Features)
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China Night...
Monaco Yacht Club was very much at the centre of events during last week's Monaco Yacht Show, and on Friday evening China Night was centre-stage. More than 300 guests heard Guillaume Rose, director of the Tourist Office, say that in inviting so many high-level Chinese guests the Principality hopes that they will become frequent visitors and recommend Monaco as a venue to others.
Other organisers were the CDE, the Embassy of Monaco in China, and the Foundation Prince Albert II as well as the Yacht Club and Yacht Show. HE Catherine Fautrier, Monaco's Ambassador to China, said that since the Universal Exposition in Shanghai in 2010, Monaco has been reaping the rewards of its long-term promotion of the Principality in China.
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Seeking memories of Diana...
Dear Sir,
I am putting together a professional scrap-book of pictures and articles from all my many film mags and books about Diana Dors. Plus a Memories and Tributes section about her in the second half of my book.
I wondered if anybody has any memories of Diana Dors coming to Monaco during her life and career, which spanned the late 1940s right up to the early 1980s. She sadly died in 1984, after a brave fight with cancer. Did you meet or see her at a fete or shop opening, perhaps you saw her from a distance in the Principality, or at a show in the area or even met her backstage somewhere? If so, I wondered if anybody would like to share/add any of these memories/anecdotes into my non-commercial professional scrap-book? This book will be donated to various Library Archives around the country, where Diana lived and worked, her birthplace town of Swindon being one of a few.
I prefer Diana Dors serious roles in acting and in particular her role as the condemned woman in YIELD TO THE NIGHT [1956] and I have had a contribution from her co-star in that film, Michael Craig. It is true to say that YIELD TO THE NIGHT helped to abolish the death penalty in the UK during the 1960s.
There is no doubt in my mind she was one of the most loved and diverse entertainers Britain produced during the 20th century and she certainly earned that status all her life. She was the precursor of the modern day celebrity in every way. She could put her mind to serious and comedic studies on TV, in film and on stage. In 1960 Diana even started a singing career, which eventually produced her SWINGIN' DORS album, still available on CD I'm told.
In essence I am hoping my project will be one of the most comprehensive collection of Memories relating to Diana Dors' life and career to date. I look forward to any memories your readers may have.
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Dear Sir, I was myself caught up in the loathsome "Operation Snail" as I tried to make my way painfully into Monaco on Monday. The VTC drivers managed to slow us all down and thereby miss important meetings. They also managed to convey their objection (of which I had no knowledge). I might have had some sympathy with them, had they not engaged in "Operation Snail". Given however that they resort deliberately to buggering up our day I hope the miserable and wholly nominal tariff they are subjected to is greatly increased from 1,800€ to a much higher figure, and we should all campaign for the Government to impose a higher figure in light of this primitive and damaging protest.
We do not wish to be subject on our borders to the selfish actions of hooligans in smart cars and ill-fitting uniforms
Are your readers, like me, asking that we wage our own contest against these people since they thought fit to ruin our day? It is time we ruined theirs, I believe.
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MONACO MEDIA: The media world has been stunned this week by news that the founder of Amazon - the online shop - has bought the iconic Washington Post newspaper at what seems to be a knockdown price. The $250 million Jeff Bezos paid is just a little over one percent of his personal wealth of $23 billion, making a very small dent indeed in his bank account. Never mind that since its founding Amazon has lost money more than it has made, making Bezos a virtual billionaire in charge of a virtual empire. Perhaps he bought the Post because he yearned for something real.
To decry the sale of the Post is not just to indulge in unworldly sentimentality. Its disposal marks another milestone on the way to the cemetery for printed newspapers as we have known them for the centuries since the Times of London first appeared in 1785 as the Daily Universal Register, changing its name three years later. In the ever-evolving world of media, print is in its death throes.
If it's almost all over for ink except the burials, and the standouts are disappearing fast, should we be surprised? No. Disappointed, sorry? Yes. The great newspapers of the past, including the Post, the New York Times, the Times, the UK's Daily Telegraph, are empty imitations of their former selves thanks to cost-cutting. The greatest loss as these titles decline and disappear is the quality of the journalism that called them home..
NEW CAMPAIGN: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29 - The Government has launched a new campaign to persuade the rest of Europe that Monaco adds value to the mix. Under the slogan "The Principality of Monaco, a unique place that benefits Europe," the target of the campiagn will be Brussels and the European institutions.
SHOPPING SURVEY: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29 - Monaco's Junior Chamber of Commerce has launched its own campaign to find out what Monaco's shoppers really miss and what they would like to see added to the range of shops and services in the Principality. More info: www.jcemonaco.mc.
15 YEARS OLD: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19 - The Chamber of Commerce has celebrated its 15th birthday at the Hotel de Paris. The CDE's chairman, Michel Dotta, described the chamber as the operational arm of the Prince's Government.
SUSPENDED: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 - A 20 year-old Monegasque has been given a 30-day jail sentence, suspended, after slapping his girlfriend and resisiting arrest. The police were alerted to the incident, at 03:50 in the morning on Place d'Armes, after neighbours responded to cries for help from the victim.
PASTOR AFFAIR: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13 - Wojciech Janowski (above), the alleged mastermind behind the killing of Monaco billionaire Helene Pastor, is to make an application for bail, his lawyer said this week. He is presently on remand in the notorious Baumettes prison in Marseille.
RECORD APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12 - A total of 1,200 requests were received this year for places in Monaco schools from parents whose children do not automatically qualify as Monegasques or official residents. Due to a lack of spaces, only 200 were granted.
ARTLOVERS FLOPS: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 - The Grimaldi Forum's annual summer exhibition featuring part of the Pinault contemporary art collection attracted a total of just over 31,000 visitors over the summer. It closed last Sunday
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Fearing the worst
Living as one does 50 metres on the French side of the border, one never knows what's going to happen next. When I returned late in the evening last week after several weeks of R&R in eastern Europe I noticed a sign stuck to the door of the Art Deco building in which I live. My heart stopped. Surely this must be a summons to call in at the local police station, in Menton, to assist enquiries into crimes against humanity, unspecified. Or at least a reminder about an unpaid parking ticket even though I don't drive a car. It was getting dark and I was so tired by this time I decided to wait until the morning to read the details.
Instead, I switched on the television and was glued to the leather sofa by a three hour programme about motorcycle cops in Paris. I noticed that 85 percent of the bad-doers, as the French like to call them, had suntans of one degree or another. I can't help but think that such a depiction of France's minorities plays into the hands of people like Marine Le Pen, who says the country is swamped by immigrants. Surely the producers of the programme could have looked for and provided a certain ethnic balance, otherwise we might all turn to the far right.
I stumbled down to the front door at dawn's crack, or soon afterwards. No-one in the building is French. But the lingua franca is the local tongue, of course. The sign on the door said. "Would residents please not open the door by putting their hands on the glass!"
Another narrow escape.
Jeff Daniels
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MOSCOW: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 - Vladimir Putin has boasted to European leaders that his forces could sweep into Kiev in two weeks if he wanted. The Russian president reportedly made the threat to the European Commission president during talks on the Ukraine crisis.
Mr Putin told Jose Manuel Barroso: "If I want to, I can take Kiev in two weeks," Italy's La Repubblica newspaper reported, implying this could be the result if the EU stepped up sanctions against Russia.
His comments, relayed by Mr Barroso to colleagues at last weekend's EU summit, emerged as Nato announced it would build a new "spearhead" rapid reaction force of up to 4,000 troops that can be flown into eastern Europe in 48 hours to respond to possible Russian aggression.. SOURCE: Daily Telegraph, La Repubblica
Pushed to the Max
SATURDAY, JUNE 21: There will always be tensions when a large crowd of people are crammed into small spaces, especially when they take an instant dislike to each other or harbour long-term differences. I am not talking about the long-running opening ceremony of the splendid new Monaco Yacht Club attended by le tout Monaco - a splendid affair - but the lingering impact of the lengthy and tedious French rail strike.
Tasked with taking my youngest son to Nice for a Saturday rendez-vous with a schoolmate, I squeezed with him onto the 16:43 from Monaco - delayed for 18 minutes in Menton while the frazzled French border police sifted out the usual suspects, young Somalian males who, having crossed the inhospitable Sahara, are trying in considerable numbers to make their way to the economic paradise that is France. Or possibly the UK.
Most people were eminently sensible and moved down the train to occupy every available space to allow yet more frazzled and luggage-laden bemused first-and-last-time tourists onto the only TER regional express to visit Monaco for the previous three hours.
Someone sitting down said something to me. I assumed he was offering me a space to sit. I bent down to hear better. Translated from the French, what he said was: "Can you get your arse out of my face!"
To say I was astonished hardly covers it. A number of responses flashed through my hot head: "I am surprised you are bothered about my arse, since it resembles so closely your face," was the most polite. I wanted physically to strangle him, and since I was standing up and he was sitting down I sure as hell had a good shot at it.
My nine year-old restrained me. "He's an idiot Dad, don't take any notice," he said in a French that can only be described as impeccable. At the next available jolt in the tracks he managed to more or less fall onto the idiot's mobile phone he was holding high in the air while playing what looked like patience, and make it look like an accident.
You can mess with me, but you can't mess with Max.
Jeff Daniels
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Pauline Litvin of the Chamber Music Association
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Treorchy Male Voice Choir the stars of St Davids Day
Adriano Ribolzi is extending his Andy Warhol expo until the end of April
Nick Danziger was the special guest at a British Association of Monaco event at BOMO
Marika Taishoff, MBA Professor at the International University of Monaco, talks about luxury
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Sir Jackie Stewart and Roman Polanski at 'Weekend of a Champion' press conference
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Dena Lyons and Art Factory Monaco
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Ian Brodie interviews author of Mayhem in Monte Carlo
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What on earth is the French President doing in Monaco? Well, there are a few things to see, such as the Oceanographic and Monaco's Scientific Centre. And a few bits of paper to sign. Lunch at the Palace should be good, and will not disappoint the Socialist President's champagne tastes. Otherwise, not much will be going on and the visit will be marked by an inconvenience to road traffic. That will be its high point, since it seems that the President won't be meeting any of the remaining 8,000 French residents - whose families have lived here for generations - to discuss the fact that they have to meet the high cost of living in Monaco while paying French taxes, an arrangement inherited from the treaty with France into which Prince Rainier was famously coerced in 1963.
If I were a Frenchman, or woman, I would wonder what my President was doing in Monaco. Perhaps he has come to open a bank account. Switzerland is certainly less attractive than it was for French savers. Or perhaps I would conclude that Mr Hollande fancied a day away from the office and a very unattractive in-tray.
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Jeff Daniels reviews
Mayhem in Monte Carlo
Long-term Monaco resident and former ad-man Mike Ferrier's second book in a trilogy, Mayhem in Monte Carlo, is at first sight a mixed bag of intelligent insight and mundane stereotyping. And as many new writers do, Mike has cut out the middleman. The book can be ordered on Amazon, to be read on a tablet or consumed in book form, a modern form of buying novels that appeals to some more than others...
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Downtown Summer Cinema series closes with bang
The finale of Center Street Summer Cinema, a free outdoor movie series launched this year by the Downtown Berkeley Association and sponsored by Berkeleyside, was deemed a success.
An estimated 500 people turned out to see The Big Lebowski, a quintessential Berkeley movie if ever there was one, which was shown on the side of the future Berkeley Art Museum in the Bank of America parking lot.
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Is External Fixation Overutilized In Managing Charcot In The Diabetic Foot?
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4. Fabrin J, Larsen K and Holstein PE. Long-term follow-up in diabetic Charcot feet with spontaneous onset. Diabetes Care, 23(6): 796-800, 2000.
5. Lavery LA, Armstrong DG, Wunderlich RP, Tredwell J and Boulton AJ. Diabetic foot syndrome: evaluating the prevalence and incidence of foot pathology in Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites from a diabetes disease management cohort. Diabetes Care, 26(5): 1435-8, 2003.
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7. MK, Sinacore DR, Fielder FA, and Johnson JE. Bone mineral density during total contact cast immobilization for a patient with neuropathic (Charcot) arthropathy. Phys Ther, 85(3): 249-56, 2005.
8. Petrova NL, Foster AV and Edmonds ME. Calcaneal bone mineral density in patients with Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy: differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med, 22(6): 756-61, 2005.
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Jaguar has just released the XJ Sentinel fully armored vehicle, protecting its passengers up to B7 levels of ballistics. We don't even know what B7 levels of ballistics are, but we're guessing that's pretty hardcore.
The Sentinel is based on the new XJ and is powered by the naturally aspirated 5.0L V8. But here come the real specs – the vehicle is reinforced by an armored inner cell made of Kevlar-backed high strength steel to repel gunfire and up to (drum roll please) 15kg of TNT explosives if they so happen to be detonated close to the car. Oh, and what about those pesky grenades? The Sentinel's floor is reinforced to protect against those too.
Obviously the car is now much slower carrying all that excess weight which is interesting that Jaguar would compromise getting the hell out of danger faster for more protection. But hey, what do we know – we still think Skynet is quite a few years off and don't see an immediate use for this.


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Best (and Worst) Dressed Men at the 2012 Oscars
Esquire's annual red-carpet awards return in The Style Blog's all-access coverage of awards season. Because you could learn a thing or two from these guys.
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The Worst-Dressed Award: Nick Nolte
It's as if Coca-Cola's version of red-faced Santa Claus showed up at The Oscars. The bow tie's distracting, the jacket is too small, and we hardly noticed any of this because those sunglasses are the worst of all.


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My intern experience at the Department of Education was one that I will never forget! I never thought that as a high school senior I would have an opportunity to intern in a Federal Government agency, editing videos, creating stories, doing live video streams, and plenty of other media-related activities that I desire to pursue in my career. During my time here I have met and worked with fabulous people. It has definitely been a learning experience because it gave me a chance to be professional and independent. I actually felt like a full-time employee. I was able to do assignments for the Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO) and the Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), which was great; I even used my media skills in OCO to produce a video for OII.
My first day as an intern I didn't know what to expect, but I was eager to write, begin working with the cameras, and meet new people. I didn't know very much about the Department, but I knew by being there I would learn plenty more. This eagerness brought success and all my wishes for a career internship came true, plus more! Being at the Department of Education well exceeded my expectations.


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MARTIN, Tenn. – Despite weather playing havoc on the 2013 Fall Softball Classic, the University of Tennessee at Martin softball team picked up three wins over in-state foe Bethel on Saturday afternoon at Bettye Giles Field.
With the Skyhawks annual fall tournament cancelled with heavy rain sweeping the Martin area Friday afternoon, sunny skies prevailed on Saturday as UT Martin played host to Bethel in a fall tripleheader.
In Game 1, the Skyhawks pulled out all the stops, defeating the Wildcats 12-2. Junior Kenzi Tate got the start in the circle for the Skyhawks, pitching four innings and tallying seven strikeouts. Freshman Brooke Kennedy appeared in relief, allowing one run over three innings of work, striking out four. In the batter's box, six Skyhawks tallied multi-hit games including Kayla Wade, Lauren Smith, Casey Vincent, Deven Wilson, Gabby Glenn and Samantha McClure.
UT Martin picked up the 6-1 win in Game 2 behind the arm of Vincent. Vincent tossed four innings of shutout ball while striking out three. Autumn Glenn appeared in three innings of relief, striking out two while allowing one earned run. Vincent also made her mark in the box, cranking a home run.
The Skyhawks capped off the day with an 8-6 victory over Bethel in Game 3. Elizabeth Wiegand got the start in the circle, tossing four innings while striking out four. Tayler Jerrick appeared in relief, tallying one strikeout in three innings of work. UT Martin exploded on the bases, swiping five steals in game. Six Skyhawks tallied multi-hit games as Carly Gonzales, Wade, Renate Meckl, Smith, Taylor Manning and Lindsey Feigl each tallied two hits or more. McClure tallied one home run in the finale.
"This time of year is exciting when you begin to see what kind of team you have," said UT Martin head softball coach Donley Canary. "We use the fall schedule see how the returners have progress while getting a feel of our newcomers. In practice you can only simulate so much, so it's a positive to get out and play against another opponent."
The Skyhawks will return to action tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 26 at 3:15 p.m. when they play host to Three River Community College at Bettye Giles Field.


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Going to the beach this weekend? Me too. (Hopefully.)
Here's how you whip up an easy, pretty hairstyle that's perfect for the sand and the sea…and that leaves you with gorgeous, beachy waves at the end of the day.
Going to the beach this weekend? Me too. (Hopefully.)
Here's how you whip up an easy, pretty hairstyle that's perfect for the sand and the sea…and that leaves you with gorgeous, beachy waves at the end of the day.
Dove just launched a new tab on their Facebook page dedicated to hair care, with lots of summery tips and video tutorials from yours truly (including my top summer hair-care challenges and some of my favorite go-to summer styles).
Citrus hues can be tough.
Por ejemplo, I've said fifty or sixty times (both here and on Makeup.com) how awesome tangerine lipstick is. And it is. Awesome. But it can also walk the fine line between "lovely" and "cartoonish"; it's all in what you pair it with.
Same with citrus-hued tops: you can always wear them with, you know, jeans…but…eh. I've tried to wear this top a handful of times before (like in our JITH Coney Island segment), and have had trouble finding something that I really love it with.
Until yesterday! Because I love this.
To host a BetterTV segment on pool safety, I wore a lemon-lime top with snow-white jeans and snakeskin heels, and then accessorized with neon bangles and an orange gloss pencil, and felt summery and bright, but still crisp and pulled-together enough for work.
(Speaking of those snow-white jeans: my friend Paige wears them all the time, and when I told her how stressed-out I get whenever I wear white jeans because I constantly worry about destroying them, her advice was "treat them like normal jeans and just wear them. That's what bleach is for." I like that.)
Wow, was it humid. There was no way my hair was going to hold a style all day long, so I ended up blowing it out, letting it get a little wavy as the hours passed, and toting along a mini bottle of Dove Nourishing Oil Care Anti-Frizz Serum for touch-ups.
Segment Wardrobe: jeans c/o Sanctuary, Rebecca Taylor top, necklace c/o Ippolita, Nine West heels (see more ways to wear them here), Rebecca Minkoff purse, GANT sunglasses, Mellina & Co. neon bracelets, watch c/o Timex, Lipstick Queen Chinatown Gloss Pencil.
So I'd heard a lot about Super Saturday in the Hamptons going into it, but I still wasn't sure what, exactly, to expect.
As it turns out, Super Saturday is paradise. No joke.
I attended on behalf of Dove - which made me a very lucky lady, because tickets are whooooo pricey - and had a ridiculous, crazypants blast of a day.
Let me explain.
Super Saturday is basically a flea market atmosphere, except that all the tables are stacked with pieces from Splendid, Intermix, DKNY, and DVF. Rachel Zoe handpicks her own boutique table.
There are carnival rides and Nintendo game booths for the kids.
A buffet stocked with the most delicious (basic, but delicious) pasta I've had in recent memory.
Amazing things like picnic baskets on sale for a fraction of the price that you would ordinarily pay, and as a bonus it all goes to a charity (The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund).
And a braid bar! (That's me with 'Do No. 1, a high ponytail braided to the end and then twisted into a topknot.)
Well, not a braid bar exactly - actually a Dove and DailyCandy Great Style Effect bar offering complimentary styling - but with torrential thunderstorms rolling through every so often and such high humidity that you could almost pet the air, the stylists decided to go to town with gorgeous (and rain-proof) updos and mini-braids like the ones pictured on the lovely lady above.
Isn't that awesome?! (That's 'Do No. 2.) The stylists started with Dove Style+Care Frizz-Free Shine Cream-Serum, then twisted, braided, wrapped and pinned my hair in a beautifully haphazard way, and then finished with Dove Style+Care Strength & Shine Extra Hold Hairspray.
On me: Sweater c/o Lilly Pulitzer, Sold Denim Lab cutoffs, Kyler Jewelry necklace, Frye Company sandals.
Yesterday I ran down to Hudson Street (or, rather, ambled sluggishly - it was a hot one) to film an interview for Dove on summer style solutions for the humid months (check out Five Ways To Style A Silk Scarf For Summer here).
When it's this hot out, I would really prefer to be sitting six inches away from a full-blast A/C wearing…nothing. Nothing at all.
But since that look doesn't really fly on-camera (we're a solid PG-13 rating over here on RG), I went for the next-best thing: breezy, floaty, chiffony-y layers.
The thing about this dress is that because it's long and strapless, it runs the risk of looking too fancy for the daytime. How I solved that problem: casual accessories (like wooden bracelets and a leather watch), a scarf that covered me up a bit, and flats.
Segment Wardrobe: Maxi dress c/o Dress The Population, GANT sunglasses, Nine West sandals (last year's), Foley & Corinna bag, Chic Tweak scarf, Hannah Warner coral necklace, Lollipop blue topaz necklace c/o Ippolita, Jessie Lane bracelets, LyraLoveStar crescent moon ring, watch c/o Timex.
I don't go on many weekend trips lately.
We keep meaning to plan one, you see, but for the past few months every time we start trying to get one on the calendar we think, "Oh, but wait: that might be the weekend we're moving"…except, as it turns out, that weekend never arrives. (Apparently we're moving "in just a couple of weeks." I have heard these words before, and will get excited only when the moving van pulls up in front of our apartment building.)
But! I love weekend trips. Especially when they involve long car rides and a generous amount of time spent in the sand.
So in preparation for that day (I'm thinking…August?) when we hit the road bound for Maine or other points North, let's talk Weekend Bag Essentials!
(This is me packing for my trip to San Francisco.)
Ideally, you'd like a pretty bag, of course…but even more important (to me) is to choose one that's not so precious that it won't mind getting tossed into the back of the car with assorted babies and dogs or squeezed under an airplane seat. This Isabella Fiore satchel is the kind of piece that just gets better with a little wear and tear.
Something I've discovered over the past year or so: that extra amount of time you spend caring for your hair  is enormously time-saving in the long run, because nourished hair is easy-to-manage hair (this goes for skin, too).
I'm currently in the process of testing out a whole bunch of different Dove shampoos and conditioners, but right now my #1 favorites are the Nourishing Oil Care Shampoo and Nourishing Oil Care Daily Treatment Conditioner (the latter has a gold stripe of Nutri-Oils to replenish essential nutrients).
And so these are travel musts…packed into handy little containers, of course.
As for what fills up the remainder of my makeup bag…on vacation, it's all about keeping things as streamlined and easy, so I stick to the essentials: powder, blush, liquid eyeliner, mascara, clear gloss for day, red lipstick for night. (Click here for my easiest-ever makeup routine.)
Basic, basic, basic: blue, white, and splashes of gold. Plus great jewelry, and a scarf for traveling.
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Isabella Fiore Weekender Satchel
Dove Nourishing Oil Care Shampoo
Dove Nourishing Oil Care Daily Treatment Conditioner
Baby Mum-Mums, Vegetable Flavor (Banana is better, though)
Kindle (currently reading: Gone Girl)
Golden Tarot Tarot Cards (for late-night entertainment)
GANT Sunglasses
Sephora Eye Mask
Tory Burch Makeup Case
Vintage earrings
Makeup Bag: MAC Studio Fix powder, NARS Angelika blush, Elizabeth Arden liquid eyeliner, Benefit They're Real! Mascara, Lipstick Queen Saint Eden red lipstick, Smith's Rosebud Salve gloss.
Clockwise from top left:
1. Elizabeth Arden All Over Face Powder Brush ($22). Enormous, soft, and delicious, this is my #1 pick for applying bronzer with a light, even touch.
2. Elizabeth Arden Fragrance-Free Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant ($19.50). I've heard about this "beauty secret" for years, and finally gave it a spin in the fragrance-free form: I leave it by my bed at night and use it on my lips, cuticles, and anywhere else that's feeling dry, and swipe a little onto my brows in the morning. And yep: lovely stuff (I think it'll be in even heavier rotation come winter).
3. Orlane Bronzing Pressed Powder ($45). This oversized compact lasts forever and deposits natural, subtle color that easily layers if the super-bronzed look is what you're after.
4. NARS Blush in Angelika ($28). A recent rediscovery of mine and the blush that I'm now using every day: it's a bright candy-pink with a little sparkle, and is just gorgeousfor summer (day or night).
5. Elizabeth Arden Liquid Eyeliner ($18). My new must-have for everyday wear: brown during the day, black at night. This felt-tipped pen delivers saturated color but has a fine tip for precise application. (Click here for a Spring Tangerine makeup tutorial featuring brown liquid liner and orange gloss.)
6. Lipstick Queen Chinatown Glossy Pencil in Genre ($20). Everyone's in love with the tangerine lip this summer, and this glossy pencil offers a sheer pop of the shade (perfect for the beach).
7. Dove Nourishing Oil Care Leave-In Smoothing Cream (at drugstores). Apply this Argan Oil-enriched cream to damp hair, twist into a bun, and let air-dry for loose, frizz-free waves.
8. Essie Nail Polish in Licorice ($8). I'm back to loving short, black, glossy nails.
9. Simple Skincare Refreshing Facial Wash Gel (click here to find a store near you). No soap, no dyes, no perfumes, and delicious at the end of a long, hot day.
10. Pevonia Hydrating Sunscreen ($42). A great, hydrating SPF30 that goes on nice and light - ideal for everyday or for the beach.
I know, I know: this look (from the Fourth Of July Jordan In The House segment)…well, sort of impossible to recreate. And I'm not gonna lie: I think this is a practice-makes-perfect situation. And extra hands on deck help. But it is definitely doable, so long as you go into it knowing two things:
1) Hairspray is your friend.
2) The key to a great updo is backcombing, because it gives the pins something to hold onto.
Now, let's talk how to do that 'do.
1. Prep The Hair
To start with, you spray the roots of your (dry, and preferably not too clean) hair with Dove Style+Care Strength & Shine Flexible Hold Hairspray, and then brush the product down through the ends to distribute it.
Next, separate the top third of your hair and curl it, then pin the curls in place and spray again. You're going to leave those curls there for awhile, so get used to looking a little funny.
Next step: add some bend to the bottom 2/3 of your hair by curling sections with a 1 3/4" iron.
2. Put In That Body
Tease the sides of your hair (we'll worry about the top in a minute) by taking sections and holding the ends of the hair while back-combing towards the roots (starting about 2" from the scalp, not all the way down the length of the hair).
3. Do The 'Do
This is the complicated part, so we took some shots to make it easier to explain.
To make the French twist, start by pulling all your hair off to one side and arranging bobby pins down the center of your head in the crosshatch pattern shown below.
Next, wrap the hair that you've pulled off to the side back around the bobby pins, and tuck into place with a few more pins.
See? It's not as hard as it looks, but an extra set of hands definitely helps.
Last step: adding volume to the top of the hair. Unpin the curls and backcomb the hair (holding the ends and only backcombing 2" away from the scalp)…
…and gently comb the top section back into the twist, using more pins to secure the locks in place. Finish with a generous helping of hairspray.
Thanks so much to Ansley Meredith for the tutorial and the lovely 'do!
This is me (and Kendrick) in the Hamptons, the one time that I managed to make it there in my 31 years (and simultaneously managed to break the beautiful house that we were staying in, which is what's happening above). It's extremely fun and glamorous and all those things that you've heard it is.
And! I'm going back. I am so excited; extra excited because there's a chance that I might get to see a few of you while I'm there.
Dove and DailyCandy are partnering up to give you the chance to inspire women with your own hairstyle and to win fabulous prizes, including a spot in a DailyCandy flipbook and trip for you and a friend to Super Saturday in the Hamptons.
To Enter: Send a pic (high quality, horizontal, and at least 380 x 285 pixels) of your hairstyle at its best (simple yet beautifully styled) to firstname.lastname@example.com. Your photo should be a solo shot and taken head on.
And: just for entering, you'll receive a coupon to save on Dove Style+Care products.
Contest ends June 25. Finalists will be revealed on June 28 and showcased on DailyCandy's Dove® Great Style Effect Pinterest board.
Dove & Ramshackle Glam are co-hosting a Twitter party today at 2PM EST to chat all things hair and style. (You'll have the opportunity to win fun prizes, as well.)
Click here to follow me on Twitter, here to follow Dove on Twitter, and use hashtag #dovestyle for all your questions. Can't wait to say hi!
UPDATE: Congrats to the five winners of a very special Dove gift bag! @egood33, @neiddy_ruiz, @Rustytan, @MARILOLA33, @reinaheather: you've officially been DMed.
I've never been to DryBar before. It is so nice.
Despite said niceness, for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to dress like Britney Spears c. 2008. I have no excuse for that one, other than the fact that you really can't put denim shorts and sparkle stars together in a single item of clothing and not expect me to hand over a credit card.
Anyway, DryBar is lovely. You get a little "menu" of options for blow-out styles (I went for "The Straight Up": a straightforward blowout with a little volume at the roots and slight bend at the ends, but I saw lots of other girls go for "The Mai-Tai", which is beachy, loose waves), and you're out the door in about half an hour, including washing time.
Here's me getting my blow-out…
…And here's the finished product.
The Dove products that my stylist used: Nourishing Oil Care Shampoo + Conditioner, Frizz-Free Shine Cream-Serum when my hair was still damp, and a bit of Style+Care Nourishing Ends Serum to finish off the look.
And this was my view upon leaving DryBar. I mean…really?! Did the weather not get the memo that I had just gotten one of the better blow-outs of my life?
(The style did survive the trip home, though, thanks to the aforementioned anti-frizz products and the fact that a small miracle occurred and I discovered a mini umbrella hidden in the depths of my handbag.)
And this was the scene that I arrived home to. Monsters.
P.S. On June 15 at 2PM, I'll be hosting a Twitter party with Dove during which I'll be answering questions and offering up some styling tips and tricks. Stay tuned for more info (and click here to follow RG on Twitter).
All non-Instagram photos: Amanda Caplin Photography.


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McMinnville man missing in Coos County
Aug 1, 2013
By Paul Daquilante
Of the News-Register
His family contacted McMinnville police July 25 after he failed to return from a trip to sell a motorcycle. They contacted the Coos County Sheriff's Office, which is handling the investigation.
Porter was last seen between 4 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, near Highway 101's intersection with North Bay Road. It's the site of an ATV rental business lying north of Coos Bay in the community of Hauser.
Where he went from there isn't known at this point.
"We're just not sure," said Sgt. Pat Downing. "We can't track him any further."
Porter attended McMinnville High School. Unemployed, he had been living at home, according to his father, Myron.
He received a text message from his son on July 23 that stated, "I arrived safely." He believes the sale was completed.
"Our main goal is the safe return of Zachary," his father said. "Beyond that, everything else is conjecture and second- and third-hand information.
"This is not like him at all. Never."
Porter is 6 feet tall, weighs 180 pounds with an olive complexion. He was wearing blue jeans and a dark-colored shirt with wording down one side of the front.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Coos County Sheriff's Office at 541-396-2016 or McMinnville police at 503-434-7307.
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