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Meet the Team
Distrify started as some crazy ideas and a series of experiments that Peter and Andy cooked up while sitting through another dull "new distribution" panel in Cannes. Using some of our own films as guinea pigs, we spent a couple years dragging them through the mud of online film. After some successes and failures, lots of conversations, a few arguments and a couple of fund-raising pitches, our friends at Creative Scotland gave us a few quid to get started in the Autumn of 2010.
Within a few months, we had a working version of Distrify and an amazing team behind it. Distrify has been built from scratch by a dedicated team that blends decades of film industry experience with decades of experience with web applications, ecommerce and social media.
Andy Green
the powerhouse
Andy has more than 10 years experience as a film producer and editor, including a strong background in the advertising industry. He worked on several Cannes Media Lion winning campaigns for the world's top commercials agencies. Andy was selected for "Features Scotland" - the Scottish Government sponsored expo of up-and-coming film producers. He has worked across film finance, production, distribution and marketing, and draws on this experience to ensure clients of all sizes get what they need from Distrify.
As the COO of Distrify, Andy oversees marketing, sales and client relationships. If you don't understand all this new stuff about online distribution, spend a half-hour with Andy and you'll not only be an expert, you'll be inspired to take on the world. Andy is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, but is always on the move!
David Nicholas Wilkinson
the sage
David Nicholas Wilkinson, founder of the Guerilla companies, is unique in the UK entertainment industry. Since entering the industry in 1970 his hands-on experience and depth of knowledge in a range of different show business sectors is almost certainly unequalled by anyone else working in Britain today. This gives him an enviable overview across the media world. He has a proven track record in film/TV and theatre production winning many awards; cinema/DVD/VOD/airline/TV/online distribution; book publishing as well as event management. He was also an award winning actor and has starred in film/TV/theatre productions. He has produced and/or distributed almost 150 feature films. David has also acted as a consultant on over 300 feature film projects for institutional financiers, individual investors and numerous film and television production companies seeking funding. He has chaired numerous film industry panels and events, has been a jury member of film festivals around the world and frequently appears in the press, radio & TV covering many aspects of the entertainment business.
David is Chairman at Distrify and offers a wealth of experience, knowledge and contacts. David says:
"As a distributor I had become increasingly frustrated and angry at the terms offered by online companies. LoveFilm (owned by the mighty Amazon) made me a truly appalling offer for my library that was an insult to every one of my filmmakers. Even iTunes who offered excellent terms were problematic to work with, expensive to upload our films, offered no control over the promotion nor transparent accounting. I'm naturally sceptical of VOD, but 12 minutes into my first meeting with Distrify I not only agreed to give them all my films but I wanted to join them. So impressed am I with their business model that I am devoting most of my time to helping the company grow."
Stephen Green
the professional
Stephen joined Distrify after four years as assistant Operations Director at one of Scotland's largest commercial law firms. He has extensive experience of business administration, accounts, billing and finance, project management and multi-jurisdictional media and intellectual property law. Prior to acquiring his first-class honours law degree, Stephen was a university lecturer specialising in East European Cinema and Russian Language. Stephen has also assisted Andy and Peter in the finance, contracting and production of a number of films over the past 15 years.
As International Business Manager and Chief Legal Officer at Distrify, Stephen takes care of international business, finance and contracting. He's a stickler for detail and keeps the rest of us in check!
Kobi Shely
the social marketing whizz
Kobi is an online film marketing expert, specializing in social media. He previously served as marketing and publishers connections manager at Hyperclip, a video advertising start-up he co founded. Kobi's main passion has always been film, and he's also an award winning filmmaker, his indie doc MacHEADS - on Apple crazy fanatics - broke sales records, rocking the leading VOD streaming sites, including iTunes and Hulu, and was aired on CNBC. Since 2007 Kobi has written on the state and evolution of filmmaking from his blog DocMovies. Tribeca Film Institute chose his twitter as "15 Twitter Feeds Every Filmmaker Should Follow!"
Kieran Masterton
the product strategy & development expert
Kieran is a technologist who has been working where the web meets film since 2004. For the past 15 years he has worked as a coder and technical architect for Internet Service Providers, international broadcasters and major magazine publishers. Kieran co-founded, crowdfunded and built theatrical film distribution platform OpenIndie. He is also currently engaged in research for his PhD which explores the impact of crowdsourcing on the film industry. Since founding OpenIndie Kieran's career has been focused on helping content creators distribute and make a living from their work through the application of web technology. At Distrify, Kieran is improving user experience and helping define strategy.
Alessandro Iacoponi
the networker
Prior to joining Distrify, Alessandro worked for MUBI in London where he defined and executed the business development strategy and gained high level of background knowledge about the connected TV market, the IPTV/OTT market and the digital content market. He has been a VOD panelist at a range of Film Festivals including IDFA, Rotterdam & CPH:Dox. As head of business development at Distrify, Alessandro is focussing on European content and marketing partnerships.
Victoria Mackenzie
ambassador of indie
Victoria comes to Distrify with a background in film, TV and marketing. As an English Literature graduate, her past work has included editing an Arts and Culture magazine, writing a few short screenplays and being involved in various film festivals. She has also worked for STV as a researcher and TV presenter. She often takes part in film discussion groups, regularly hosts Q&A sessions and is an active panel member during festivals.
Victoria is a representative for several charitable organisations and recently went on a trip to Bucharest, Romania to make a short film about European Active Citizenship.
As an ambassador of Indie, Victoria is dedicated to helping independent filmmakers realise their potential and makes sure they receive the highest quality of service throughout their Distrify journey.
Douglas Shearer
the architect
A few months back, Douglas broke his "space-bar thumb" on a mountain bike race. Not missing a beat, he slowly trained himself to press the space-bar with the other thumb. When Douglas isn't out on his mountain bike winning races and getting covered in Scottish mud, he's building the robust platform that keeps Distrify running day-to-day. Douglas has built social networks, online video platforms and all kinds of other web applications. He regularly contributes to the open source community and is a demon on both the bike and the keyboard. If you're ever wondering how Distrify manages to handle millions of simultaneous customers, you can ask Douglas, but I can't promise you'll understand the answer. He keeps Distrify going every day, with or without his right thumb.
Where are we?
the headquarters
We're spread around the world, and often on the move. So if you want to meet, we can */ ?subject=Meeting%20Request">make an appointment at the next major festival or market, or we may be able to visit you. We also have offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv and London. */ ?subject=Meeting%20Request">Let us know if you want to visit.
Who's backing us?
the investors
Distrify received launch-funding from Creative Scotland via two successful pitches: Interactive Scotland's Digital Inspirations pitch and the Cultural Enterprise Office's Starter for 6 Fast Track programme. We then pitched to the Technology Strategy Board to receive further funding.
Since 2012 we are receiving the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union. Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise continue to support Distrify's development through further funding and services. We would like to thank these organisations for their generosity and support.


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TMZ has learned ... Kris Humphries just filed for an annulment against Kim Kardashian, on grounds Kim defrauded him into marrying her.
Sources close to Kris tell TMZ ... Kris was not in on the alleged fraud, meaning he did not stage the marriage for Kim's reality show. We're told Kris wanted this to be a genuine marriage, but Kim was never really on board.
Kim has already filed for divorce -- but according to the docs, obtained by TMZ -- Kris wants Kim to pay his attorney's fees.
We broke the story the couple has a prenup, but according to the documents Kris claims there are "community and quasi-community assets." Sources connected with Kim claim there's no community property.
The short story here -- there's going to be a fight, because Kris thinks Kim did him in.
KIM TRASHIDIAN is a FRAUD...and I remember when Rene Zelwegger file against kenny chesney, the marriage was a FRAUD.
Kris went in and thought he was getting a WIFE and NOT A KNIFE in his BACK, from this HO-ISH Family.
I applaud Kris courage, not to back down from this crazy azz family. And KIM TRASHDIAN had the Nerve to go to US WEEKLY to say Kris was the Hubby from HELL..Really in 72 days she found this out. SHe was with this guy a Year before she ever married him. SHe tried to TRASH him, but it was an EPIC FAIL. NOW KOURTNEY IS PREGGO, they Had to GET her KNOCKED UP, so they can have Countdown to BABY, and show the kid get plucked from her Hairless VAGINA...
If Kim really loved him so much, why didn't she go into therapy and try to save the marriage. OH, thats right. Because to the Kartrashians and E! the wedding was all about MONEY !!! Once the cash came in, she fell out of "love". She and E! should pay any legal expenses, because he definitely did not plan for things to turn out this way.
Oh, and momager/spin doctor Kris is the "source" that keeps "leaking" info to the press. She has NO scruples and is counting on her 10% of the $$$$ Kourtney's pregnancy announcement generates.
Poor Scott.. Take your earnings and find a girl who will treat you with respect. Too bad babies are involved, but You can stay involved in their lives. Just get away from the Kartrashians while you still have your reputation intact.
Someone brought up a good point...
Kim did say that she SHOULD HAVE ENDED THE RELATIONSHIP, but caught up in the HOOPLA of Filming the Wedding...
HER WORDS may sink this BIG OLD FATTY AZZ...
Could be the truth...but, anything to do with this "brand", I question what's behind it. Anything with the K name in it is usually only a PR trick.......maybe he really is different, but I wonder..........right?!
I heard they were going to show Kris being an arse, so I wanted to watch the show to see what kind of ogre husband gets dumped in 72 days, it had to be bad. WOW, KRIS H. CAME OUT SMELLING LIKE A ROSE GARDEN after that episode! What kind of wife lugs along a sister, her "boyfriend" and a baby to a household???!! Kim is a wh*re and her sister is a self-centered bi*atch for bringing a NAKED arse yoga instructor to their den w/o so much as letting Kris H know, AMONGST OTHER THINGS! KRIS, RUN LIKE THE WIND FROM THAT PACK OF HOS, and get thee to a dr to get checked STAT. That girl licked your face and then dumped you 72 days later!
Her sister can leek anal oil on a bed with no comment, and you get punched for accidentally ruining her pedicure??!! What a bunch of HOS. You should file an assault charge against Kim, and yes get an annulment or SUE HER ARSE!
kim n the family are fakes sad wut money dose !!!!!!
Good for him! I hope he wins. Kim is a selfish lying bitch.
Didn't he ask her to marry Him???
He is a grown man he knew everything about her(sex movies,strive for fame,Money) He gave her a 2,000,0000. ring. How can he claim fraud? He is gross anyways.
Good for him! Kim K is a trashy whore and hopefully cancer will kill her like it killed her douchebag daddy...you know the one she cries crocodile tears over whenever she wants sympathy.
I think this is a good thing. I was also always surprised that she felt she should keep all the wedding gifts, if they are not going to be returned then they are community property - he should get half of them. She should also pay all his legal fees.
It took him this long to figure that out? What a moron.
I know a lot of people do not like Kim, but Kris is no angel! Kris Humphries comes off as an arrogant, ****y person. He always makes fun of people or calls them names! Kris seems more like a bully, he knew what he was getting into when dating Kim, you actually never heard his name mentioned before this. As much as you may not like Kim, remember she is not the one going around talking trash!! I think Kris cant face all the people he probable trash talked to because of his dating / marriage status with Kim and now he has to come up with stuff to make him look like a victim!
Good. Embarrassment will cost her some money and money is all she and her grifter family care about.
the sad part of this whole story is that Kim K., is and was the fame-whore to begin with, and apparently he himself has participated in the taping of some of the shows, but gets nothing from it, whoever his lawyer is, needs to either get serious about making sure he doesn't get completely screwed when it comes to the dividing up the assets. Apparently the Kardashians are more legal savvy and do not allow people to take advantage to them, but clearly are not above doing that to someone else!
I wish Kris Humphries the very best, he shouldn't have to be on the hook for something that everyone gave less than a year ... how right were those people?!
The Kardashians are just users, manipulators and con-women who just prey on their victims. Unfortunately Kris H., is the first victim, time will only tell which other fools think that they are gonna do the same ...
about those dumb shi*s, the "carCRASHians"!!!!!
I PRAY KRIS HUMPHRIES has a happy, healthy, abundant life~
financially & creatively and SERENE, it WILL be w/out all
those JACKALS~"carCRASHians"!!!!!! Hoooooooooooray!!!!!!

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A former administrator at an Orlando church told investigators that the church's pastors who took in a teenage runaway this summer knew that they were doing something unlawful.
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If you're a veteran who wants to start up a company but needs capital at a good interest rate, a VA business loan is the best option for you. Contrary to popular belief, the Department of Veteran Affairs does not issue VA small business loans; they are in fact issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) but the DVA works with them closely to provide veterans with loans for their companies. There are many benefits that only veterans can receive from these loans so be sure to apply for one if your company is in need of financial assistance.
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Srila Prabhupada says in Purport to Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya 2.282 about Tukaram's association by Lord Caitanya: "The city of Pandarpura is situated on the river Bhima. It is said that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu initiated Tukarama when He visited Pandarpura , and thus Tukarama became His disciple. Tukarama Acharya became very famous in the Maharashtra province, and he spread the sankirtana movement all over the province. The sankirtana party belonging to Tukarama is still very popular in Bombay and throughout the province of Maharashtra. Tukarama book is known as Abhanga. His sankirtana party exactly resembles the Gaudiya-Vaisnava sankirtana parties, for they chant the holy name of the Lord with mrdanga and karatalas."
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Onslow Park Rally will be held over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Sunday 28th and Monday 29th August 2010. Onslow Park is situated on the A458 Shrewsbury to Welshpool road, just outside Shrewsbury and is well signed from all directions.
|The Great Dorset Steam Fair
|31st Aug- 4th Sept
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Please note that entry is the decision of the GDSF and not the section leader, as is always the case.
|If you are thinking of just coming along as a spectator then check out the GDSF website www.gdsf.co.uk for further details on tickets and camping. - it is never too early to book.
|Museum of the Great Western Railway
|10th - 11th September
We have received an invitation to the Museum of the Great Western Railway at Swindon asking if any of our car owners would be interested in exhibiting their vehicle on the weekend of the 11th & 12th September for their Steam Festival. They are prepared to assist with the fuel costs, and food/refreshments.
Please find below the details:
|Bedford Steam and Country Show
|17th - 18th September
The second largest gathering of steam engines after the Great Dorset this is a must attend rally. A couple of cars are always in attendance to this great event. There are 140 steam engine expected and there is loads to do for all the family. Each year there is a different special exhibit and with the Shuttleworth Collection, Swiss Gardens and Bird of Prey center it is a full day out.
|Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition
|14th -18th October
This years sees the 34th annual show which pulls in crowds of in excess 12,000 visitors.
This year they are keen to get a display of steam bikes - so if any of our members are interested please contact.
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131 – The mysterious death of my grand uncle, Laxman
Image and Text contributed by Udit Mavinkurve, Mumbai
In this photograph Purushottam Venkatrao Kadle, (standing rightmost) fondly called Vasant is my grandfather. He was 17 years old at the time. The photograph was taken, in honour of his elder brother, Lieut. Laxman Kandle, (sitting, in uniform) who was leaving for his duty as a medical officer in the military. He had been posted in Bengal for famine relief. The Bengal famine of 1943 had struck the Bengal province of pre-partition British India during World War II following the Japanese occupation of Burma.
A mystery surrounds my grand-uncle Laxman. He never returned from Bengal, they tell me. A telegram arrived, with its customary terseness, which said he had died; cause and place of death, unknown. His body was never found. And a few days later, they got a letter from him, written when he had been alive. A pre-teen under the heady influence of a great English teacher, I fantasized about a novel I would write about him when I would grow up. That was back in 2005.
Last month in December 2013, during our annual cleaning, my mother found the said letter and the telegram that my grandfather Vasant, Laxman's youngest brother had kept for all these years. And the dust covered letters awoke those pre-teen fancies of writing about my uncle yet again. (The letters are presented in the links below)
The first letter offers more than mere curiosity of any Indian seeking out people from his own community when in strange land. The Kadles, the Koppikars, the Manjeshwars and the Kulkarnys are families from the relatively small Konkani-speaking community of Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins, rooted mainly in parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Laxman tells his father about the fellow Chitrapur Sarasawats he met in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal (now West Bengal). One notable thing was his concern for the women of his family – he asks after his ill mother, his dear sisters and even his young niece Jayashree, but doesn't mention his brothers, or his nephews. Nevertheless, it was the second letter I found particularly moving.
In the second letter, he describes his memorable journey along the River Padma (now in Bangladesh), that was something he would never forget. He describes the painful plight of the victims of the 1943 Bengal famine. He seems genuinely moved. And yet, through it all, there pervades a sense of purpose ; His will to serve and to be of use. He wrote about the arrangements he had made regarding money for the family, words sounding almost ominously like words from a will & testament.
But the fact that the second letter reached the hands of his father after the telegram with news of Laxman's death is what makes it almost like a Greek tragedy. I imagine my great-grandfather holding the letter, reading the words of his dead son whose body was never found describing his joys, worries and plans; and my 17 year old grandfather, Vasant, standing beside him, an awkward teenager. With a chronically ill mother and a shocked father, the death of an elder brother might not have seemed mysterious and romantic to him, as it does to me. And yet, it was he – of all the others – who kept these letters, safeguarded, for all these years. My grandfather couldn't have been very different from me.
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118 – The only non-white students of the batch
Image & Text contributed by Sarah J. Kazi, London
This photograph of my grandfather with his college mates was taken in 1933/1934 at the King Edward Medical College in Lahore (now Pakistan). He was around 25 years old at the time and he and the others in this picture were the only non-white students of their batch.
My grandfather, Dr. Preetam Pal Singh was born in 1908 at Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi District (now in Pakistan) and served as a doctor in the British Army. He was posted at Manora Island Cantonment, near Karachi when partition of India took place in 1947.
My great grandmother, grandfather, his wife, and two aunts boarded the train to Firozpur (Indian Punjab) and later reached Faridkot, where he and the family stayed for three nights at the railway platform before the Maharaja of Faridkot employed my grandfather as his personal physician. My grandfather was allotted an official house, and my father was born in 1950. This huge house in red (called the Laal Kothi) still exists and was recently visited by my father.
Later in 1957 my grandfather specialized in Radiology from the King George Medical College in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh). In the 1960s, the whole family moved and settled down in Patiala, Punjab and I have fond memories of visiting the city to meet my grandparents. My grandfather passed away in 2003, at the ripe old age of 94.
70 – A very fashionable civil surgeon, he was awarded the "Rao Bahadur" medal by the British
Image and Text contributed by Paritosh Pathak
This image of my wife's great great grandfather was photographed in a studio in Bulandshahr, then a part of the United Provinces in India. In those days there were only a few trained doctors in a city, and a civil surgeon was considered to be a 'top medical practitioner' as well as the last hope of anyone with an ailment requiring surgery.
Shambhu Nath Misra was awarded "Rao Bahadur" medal by the British government, the top civilian award of the time which was an equivalent of "Order of British Empire -OBE". He wears that medal proudly around his neck in this picture. The medal has the British crown connecting the loop to the neck string. In the centre is a circular portion with etched words Rao Bahadur that is barely legible because of picture quality.
He graduated with a Degree in Medicine in 1899 from The University of Panjab located in Lahore of undivided India. (In 1956, the university was relocated to Chandigarh, Punjab, India). At the time of his graduation the university awarded an all-in-one degree- Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics. Today the three are considered separate medical specialties.
A very fashionable man, in this picture, he sports a bowtie, very western for an Indian in 1920s. His 'Head Cap', was common head gear for a man of stature, though unlike the kings and other royalty, it indicated status as a civilian. Completing his attire is a 3 piece suit, a silk vest, and I think a pocket watch which was specifically worn on the left pocket.
He was a very wealthy man, earning a salary of Rs 14,000 a month. And the 'civil surgeon' tag was important enough to get a letter delivered to him with only "Shambhu Nath Misra, Civil Surgeon, Bulandshahar" as the address. He supported many families of needy relatives and had significant real estate assets. He fathered 2 daughters and 3 sons, one of whom was the great grandfather of my wife. Two of his other sons emigrated to the United Kingdom. The family prestige and assets, both were gradually lost and it never regained the glory of his achievements. He suffered from diabetes and other common ailments, and passed away around the age of 70.
50 – The six triple degree holding sisters of Agra
Image and Text contribution by Anusha Yadav, Mumbai
This is a collective image of my mother and her sisters, photographed holding their degrees with pride, between 1961-1971, as it was the custom at the time for women to be photographed to prove that they were educated. Some of these images were also then used as matrimonial pictures. All the sisters (Left to right) Kusum, Madhavi, Suman, Aruna, Shalini and Nalini were born between 1935 – 1946 and brought up in Raja Mandi, Agra in Uttar Pradesh. There were also four brothers, the eldest of which is Rajendra Yadav, one of the foremost Hindi writers of the country. My grandfather Mishri Lal, was a very well respected Doctor, with a signature white horse which he rode when out on rounds, and my grandmother, Tara, his second wife hailed from Maharashtra with a royal lineage.
My eldest aunt Kusum (left most), passed away in 1967 under mysterious circumstances, some say it was suicide and some that it was food poisoning, and my youngest aunt Nalini, found courage to elope from home to marry, her neighbor in old Delhi, the love of her life at the time, a Punjabi gentleman. A move which was considered extremely scandalous for an highly respected intellectual but a conservative Yadav family. The rest led quieter lives, doing what was prescribed at the time for 'good' Indian women to do.
Quite amazingly all sisters were highly educated, triple degree holders, in Bachelors, Masters and Commercial Diplomas in Science, History, Economics, Dance, Arts, Painting and Teaching and each one was formally trained in Tailoring, Embroidery, Shooting, First Aid, Swimming, Horse-riding, Music, Dance, Crafts and Cooking in Delhi, Kota, Mathura and Agra. It still baffles me that, not one sought pro-actively to form careers of their own, and my aunt Madhavi (middle, top) says it was due to the protective brothers, who didn't think it was appropriate for single women to work before marriage.
Only Aruna Masi (left bottom) and my mother Shalini did continue to work after their marriages. Aruna, with a Masters in History, moved to Oregon, USA after her marriage and still works (out of choice) as a Chartered Accountant and my mother is now retired, but only worked because she had to, after the death of my father.
All sisters still get along, well, more or less, however as all conservative families go, when ambitions in women lie unfulfilled, it channelizes that frustration in different aspects of their lives for years to come, with consequences that are both good and bad. Marriage did offer them security, but the desire to do something with their lives aside from being great home-makers still causes angst.
Having said that, as kids, my sisters, my cousins and I learnt a lot, from each and every one of these women. They were all feisty, fiercely talented and ensured that we received at least some of their knowledge from the time we could walk. We were encouraged to read, Hindi Literature and English, we were trained in classical and folk music & dances, embroidery, painting and cooking – first at home and then some of us were sent to schools to further that knowledge, even if it were private lessons. I do realise, that cultural knowledge like that is now hard to come by, and our own children by virtue of being 21st century products, will never fully have a grasp on such enriching guidance, however domestic it may seem. For which I will forever be grateful.
48 – The very fashionable soul sisters of the 70s
Image and Text contributed by Juhi Pande, Mumbai
This particular photograph was taken in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh in 1977. My mother (right) had finished her graduation and was teaching in a school. My masi, the bike rider, (mother's sister) was in her 12th standard. They lived in Etawah, a town by the river Yamuna, with their father, Dr. Krishna Kumar, a Chief Medical Officer.
My maternal grandmother, also Dr. Krishna Kumar (yes, they shared the same name) at that time was incharge of the Dufferin Hospital in Raibarreily and they had all come on holiday to Etawah. There used to be a local mela (fair) every year, which the entire city would attend, because that's what you do when you're in Etawah. There were food stalls and rides and balloon & air gun shooting galleries. And then there was this photostudio where one could take dashing, avant-garde photographs. So, of course Soma & Rashmi climbed aboard this cardboard bike and posed. I can almost hear Rashmi's laughter once the picture was developed. I feel you cannot entirely be pretty unless you are a bit silly.
My mother and my masi were born four years apart. But that's just a technicality. Soulmates is a very vanilla word when it comes to them. Born to doctors, Soma and Rashmi lead a very nomadic life till their twenties. Moving from one city to another every couple of years meant that they mostly had each other for constant company. Growing up from little girls to stunning young women I feel that they started to think alike yet maintained such different personalities that it was remarkable. I genuinely believe that they can read each others minds and I know they have a certain 'look' for their children, which not only freezes our blood but also paralyses our bones. I feel I love Dhruv, my brother, just like Soma Loves Rashmi. And I know it's genetic. My masi Rashmi, now lives in Germany and my mother in Mumbai.
This is one of my most favorite pictures. Ever. For everything that it says and for every thing that I long to have over-heard.
31 – She studied only up to Class 5, but was a well-read person subsequently
Image and text contribution by Lft. Col (Retd.) Dr. G.Kameswararao, Secundarabad
This photo was taken at the wedding of my parents. My Father, Dr. Gadepally Subbarayudu was a medical doctor. My mother, Venkata Ratnalamma was a housewife and studied only upto 5th class, but was a well-read person subsequently. I, Gadepally Kameswara Rao, am their second child, a graduate in Medicine and a post-graduate in Public Health. My wife, late Lakshmi Devi, nee Mokkarala, was a housewife. I served in private institutions, the Andhra Pradesh State government and the Army Medical Corps. I was born on July 23, 1932, and am now 78 years old .
- The Contributor is a financial patron of Indian Memory Project
22 – She was the epitome of style and sophistication
Image and text contributed by Usha Bhandarkar
My mother Maya Shivdasani is now 90 year old of age. She was born in Hyderabad Sind in 1919 and came to Bombay after her marriage in 1937. After her marriage in 1937 Maya moved to Bombay but would visit her parents in Hyderabad Sind (Now Pakistan) at least twice a year. This photograph was taken on one of her visits to Hyderabad where she was the epitome of style and sophistication: sleeveless sari blouse, short hair, long, painted fingernails.
She has lived in Cuffe Parade all these 73 years, read the Times of India every single day and visits the Cricket Club of India once a week. One of her favourite haunts is the Sea Lounge at the Taj Mahal Hotel. She was truly saddened to see it damaged in the Mumbai attacks of 2008. On the day the Sea Lounge reopened she was there sitting at a window table, sipping their wonderful Viennoise Coffee.
21 – Shanta Bhandarkar as a grown up lady
Image and text contributed by Usha Bhandarkar
Shanta Bhandarkar, my Mother in Law, turned 100 on February 25, 2010. On the occasion of her birthday our family gifted her an album with a collection of these old photographs. See her here as a baby.
18 – A medical college's sports committee
Image and text contributed by Krishna Algotar and Dr M. J. Algotar, Ex.Professor & Head, Department of Surgery,
& Ex Vice-Dean, Grant Medical College
This photograph is from my collection of the medical college I worked in. The lady sitting in
front is 'Mai Ambedkar', Mrs. Savita Ambedkar, wife of Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar. Grant Medical College is one of the oldest medical colleges of India and was started in 1845.


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Willimantic – Police say a Preston man celebrated his 21st birthday on Monday and ended up crossing into oncoming travel lanes and leading a police pursuit through several Windham County towns.
Police said Jackob Tate, 21, of 17 Prodell Road was driving a green pick-up truck when he was spotted traveling the wrong way in the eastbound travel lane of Route 6 in Windham.
At 8:45 p.m. Willimantic police, who had been called in to assist state police in the search, found Tate driving the truck in circles in a parking lot in Columbia. When the officer tried to stop the truck, police said, Tate sped off and turned east on Route 66 towards Willimantic.
Police chased Tate on Route 66 back towards Willimantic. Police said Tate was weaving in and out of the oncoming travel lane at a high rate of speed before he was finally stopped on Columbia Avenue in Willimantic.
A search of Tate's vehicle revealed two open bottles of alcohol, police said.
Tate was arrested at the scene and charged with numerous criminal and motor vehicle violations, including driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving and drinking while driving. Police said tests showed Tate's blood alcohol level at twice the legal limit.
Tate was held in lieu of a $1,500 bond and was expected to appear at a later date in Danielson Superior Court.
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The opening ceremony of London 2012 has been "tightened" rather than shortened as it was running over, organisers have said.
One billion people worldwide are expected to watch the ceremony at Stratford's Olympic Stadium, which will be turned into a meadow complete with real animals, grass and clouds that will rain down. However, it has been confirmed at a sequence involving stunt bikes would not take place as the ceremony was over-running in rehearsals.
LOCOG director of communications Jackie Brock-Doyle was asked whether the decision was connected to the G4S security debacle or transport issues, to which she said: "Neither. It is not actually being cut. It starts at 9pm and will finish between 12am and 12.30am, as we have said all along."
She continued: "Currently it is running slightly over that, so we need to make sure, and the ceremony teams are making sure, that it is within the slot we have always said it would fit into. What is actually happening is tightening up. I think it often happens in all sorts of productions, stage shows and big shows.
"The transport's been great because TFL (Transport for London) have extended it (the last train) to 2.30am."
Speaking at a LOCOG media briefing in the Olympic Park's Main Press Centre, she added: "Everyone is assuming we are making the show shorter. It is still the three to three and-a-half hour show it is just in the rehearsals, it has run longer than it needs to be so it has all been tightened.
"One small segment, which is about three or four minutes has been cut and that is the bit with the stunt bikes, the rest of it has just been tightened up, primarily the transitions."
Brock-Doyle revealed that the contracted stunt bikers will be paid despite being dropped for the ceremony and that artistic director Danny Boyle understands the need to tighten the £27 million spectacular.
"Danny is a world-renowned film-maker," she said. "I think he is used to doing a show, whether it is a film or a stage show, or the opening ceremony he's doing now, and knowing you have to fit it within the time available.
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The weekend kicked off Saturday morning with Beware of Barracuda, an open-water swimming race at Eagle Rock Resort in the Pocono mountains. The morning broke below 60 degrees - downright autumnal - here in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Knowing it would be a good five to 10 degrees chillier in the mountains, I packed extra layers and spilled a gallon of hot coffee into the biggest travel mug I could find on my way out the door. Given the cold snap and early start, I left the family behind for this one, and with my iPod for company, climbed into my Neon and headed north. I wasn't really sure how to feel. Normally, my nerves are dancing up and down my spine in anticipation before a race. And normally, I'm tapered and rested, not coming off a giant week of high-volume training. But I had never done a swim race before and I was anything but rested. So my over-riding emotion was anxiety tinged with dread. I knew this was important preparation for Ironman, but I really didn't want to be doing it.
The resort was a little more than an hour away. Beth Orton was singing Galaxy of Emptiness through my car speakers. The sky was gray. I kept thinking, "I do not have the energy for this." Then it occurred to me that if I were on my way to any other event, I would not be sipping coffee, chilling out to mellow chick music. I would be drinking a Red Bull blaring Nine Inch Nails. I may not be a "swimmer," but I decided that this was a race and no matter how tired I was, I needed to treat it as such if I hoped to get anything out of it. I cracked the Red Bull I'd packed, grabbed my iPod, shuffled White Zombie, Junkyard, Chemical Brothers, and a little Madonna just to keep it girlie. Much better. By the time I got to Eagle Rock, I was juiced up and scared silly-just right for race day.
The morning started with a 200 meter swim, which I'd signed up for as a warm up. The air was cold, but the water was a pretty comfortable 77 degrees. Wetsuits were permitted, but I'd left mine at home in preparation for Louisville. It was an in-water start. So we slipped off the dock, treaded water at the start line, and waited for the gun to go off. And just like that, it did. All the time I spent practicing chasing Erica around in the pool and at Dutch Springs totally paid off. Unlike all the swimming races I'd done as part of triathlon, where I just try to muster my way through it, I really raced this. And by that I don't just mean swam hard. I actually employed race tactics, looking for feet to follow, so I could catch a draft and save energy. I scanned the water ahead of me, found a pair of big feet that were fluttering at just the right speed in front of me, chased them down and hung on. It worked like magic! Before you knew it, I was at the turn around buoy and making my way back to the finish line. I'd stayed with the pack and felt good about my effort. Next up, 2 miles. The 1 and 2 mile races started together (since 2 milers just did a second lap). So I started back a little further in the pack this time. But again, when the gun went off, instead of just swimming aimlessly praying to survive, I scanned the watery horizon for feet to follow. I found a little armada of teenage girls who were clearly strong swimmers. I chased them down and hung in their slipstream for the better part of the first mile. At one point I tried to pass, but quickly realized that they were going just the right pace for me and fell back into their draft. They climbed out of the water after the first lap and I was on my own for lap two, which I was none too thrilled about. But instead of resigning myself to having a slow second lap, I once again scanned the horizon. Just ahead were some pink caps (two mile swimmers). I sped up, caught their draft and once again, sailed along for the ride for the second lap. Before I knew it I was swimming for shore, thrilled about not only having swum the distance, but about racing it. And I even came home with a couple of these for my efforts. Second in my age group for both races. Not blistering fast, but respectable.
I followed the swim with a wonderful, sunny ride with my husband, Dave, and a half-hour run on my favorite trails. I felt tired, but good. We had dinner out; joined friends for a couple of glasses of wine and called it a night.
Sunday morning came all too soon. It was the final day of this ridiculous build and I was on deck to meet my intrepid training partner Mike at 7:30 for another six-hour day filled with hour-long intervals. I did not want to go - the first sign that I was precariously close to the edge. I love my bike. I love riding my bike. The bike is the fun part of all this. But this was not fun. It was work. I had to practice my efforts. Practice eating and hydrating. Practice my aero position. And do it all while wearing a fabulously light, extremely aerodynamic and (let's face it) tragically geeky TT helmet that the awesome folks at Specialized were generous enough to send me. As I was walking out the door, my husband Dave said, "It looks better with the sunglasses. They hide the despair in your eyes." Indeed.
Ten minutes later, I rolled up to Mike's house. God bless him, he had a plan, so once again, I didn't have to think, just ride. His beautiful, pregnant, bike racer wife Erica gave me a big hug and lots of encouragement and we were off. And after a 30-minute warm-up out of town we hit it...hard. I kept it pinned through the Pennsylvania farmlands while Mike sat on my wheel and coached from behind. I was feeling the cumulative fatigue, but was rolling strong.
That is, until about three or four hours into it. We had left the farmlands and headed for some bigger rollers on the other side of the Valley to finish our day. My final effort was an out and back on Passer road, a long, windy swath of pavement with plenty of kickers. "You ready?" Mike asked. I looked up and saw the road rolling up and up and up and felt the flames from the volcano licking my heels. My throat squeezed shut and hot tears shot into my eyes. I wanted to beg Mike not to make me do this. I wanted to tell him that I couldn't do it. I was tired. I was deeply fatigued. I'd had enough and I just didn't care anymore. I wanted to get off my bike and sit down on the side of the road and cry. I didn't. I kept my mouth shut. I choked back the tears, took deep even breaths and kept pedaling, while Mike talked me off the ledge: "Get into your small ring. Keep it smooth. Find your rhythm. It's not that long. Just pedal." I don't like people seeing me weak. I really didn't want him to see me suffering like this.
But I reminded myself that I am not doing this for Mike. I am not doing this for all "those people" whoever they are. I am not doing this for you guys reading this. I'm doing this for me: To see what I can do, to learn about myself. You don't learn much about yourself when you're feeling great and flying up hills. You get an advanced degree in self when you're staring down a black hole of abject fatigue and seeing how much more you can make yourself do. Before you know it, I hit the turnaround point on Passer Road; threw it in my big ring and joyfully hammered all the way back. It was exhilarating. The day ended with us running headlong into a wicked storm of gusty winds, pouring rain, and marble-sized hail. Somehow perfect, really. My transition run happened much, much later after the storms passed, which was somewhat disappointing. But you can't control Mother Nature.
Now I'm completely torched. Burned out, scorched earth. But you know what they say about forest fires, volcanoes, and other "destructive" natural disasters: They are often a necessary evil in the process of regeneration. After all, the brilliant Hawaiian Islands would not be here if not for an eruption of some hot lava. Here's hoping my trip down the volcano proves equally fruitful.


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I try not to do New Years resolutions because, honestly, if something is a good enough idea that its worth being a resolution, then it is probably a good enough idea that you shouldnt wait until January 1 to implement it. Makes sense, right? But we all like having that clean slate on the calendar when we flip the page from December to January.
I've got a few things I would like to do differently this year, but Im going to keep them to myself for a while to see if I stick with them. However, if youve made some New Year's resolutions in regard to preparedness I wouldn't mind hearing them, if youre willing to share.
This has been bouncing around for a few days and is too useful to pass up: Top Ten Survival Downloads You Should Have. I already had most of them, but its still some great reading.
Ruger continues to try to stay relevant in the gun industry. Their new Scout rifle caught my eye and now theyre coming out with a mini 9mm. Not sure I'd prefer this over a Glock 26 but it is definitely further proof that innovation (if you can call copying KelTec designs innovation) has been let out of the cage since Billy Ruger left the biological plane of existence.
Trivia question: anyone know of a 9mm pistol that utilizes a locked breech of some kind but also a fixed barrel? The HK P7 springs to mind but thats really a delayed blowback rather than a mechanical locking.
Ordered up one of these last week. Retail is running around $500 but this guy had 'em used for $75 each. Well, at that price who could resist? It'll be pushing the threshold of 'man portable' once it's loaded with a dozen rifles but it should do an outstanding job of keeping them protected under even the worst conditinos. Pictures and details when they arrive.


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CULPEPER, VA. (AP) - A former Culpeper County prosecutor is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit stemming from an overturned capital murder conviction.
The Culpeper Star-Exponent reports that Gary Close made the request in a recent response to the lawsuit.
Michael Hash of Culpeper filed the federal lawsuit in late December. The lawsuit claims Close and other defendants engaged in an effort to convict Hash even though there wasn't any credible evidence against him.
In his response, Close denied violating Hash's rights or acting with malice.
Close also is seeking immunity from the lawsuit, citing his former role as commonwealth's attorney.
Hash was convicted in 2001 for the 1996 slaying of 74-year-old Thelma D. Scroggins. He served 12 years of a life sentence before a federal judge overturned his conviction in February 2012.
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Director Robert Altman confounded MGM by following his antiwar hit MASH with this oddball story, in which he mocked Hollywood with nods to The Wizard of Oz and a parody of Steve McQueen's Bullitt, while breaking up the narrative with "interpretive" interjections from an avian lecturer (René Auberjonois), who exhorts the audience at the beginning to draw no conclusions. Altman presents Brewster's wish to fly away from it all as irresistible, yet doomed by late '60s-early '70s cultural confinements; there are too many clowns, young and old, who can ground the idealistic urge to escape. Too inscrutably weird for its own financial good, Brewster McCloud was not well-received by either critics or audiences. Even so, it remains an intriguing barometer of the Nixon-era struggle between repression and freedom, skewed through Altman's penchant for wrapping a sharp message in layers of goofy, ironic absurdities.
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L'Oreal • Feria Wild Ombre • Hair Color
(24 reviews)
|Average Rating.
|Would buy this product again.
et3naltwilight on 9/5/2014 7:39:00 PM more reviews by et3naltwilight
Age: 19-24 Skin: Sensitive, Fair Hair: Black Eyes: Black
I have short, dark black, and coarse hair strands. Personally, I found my experience with this product okay. Just a note though, that this was my first time dyeing my own hair. I would not advise anyone with short hair to ombre their hair themselves; it's really difficult! I bet dyeing a whole head of hair would be easier because you don't have to worry about gradation and length etc. For me, the colour did show up but just a warning that it can appear a bit brassy for those with black hair. It was a brown-orange shade. Copper tone?
I also realized that you have to apply the product fast. Don't take too long to apply the bleach on certain locks of hair. Otherwise, some locks will turn out a lot lighter than others. I had to do 2 applications to get it right. Overall, this is an okay product for more experienced dyers and those with longer hair. For short haired girls, I recommend going to a salon to get it done. :)
P.S. This product is not good to store. It ended up foaming and overflowing everywhere. I even stored half of it in an empty medicine container, and the whole thing expanded. I thought it was going to explode.
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Louiseyanna on 8/11/2014 8:21:00 PM more reviews by Louiseyanna
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
So. first things first i have pretty virgin hair, ive only died it redish blackish before, and was so sick of my boring light brown hair, so picked this up and did it myself, although i liked the comb i found it was hard to get all of the product on your hair as i had a lot of bleach left in the comb! i also did not section my hair as i was being a bit lazy! it turned out really nice and looks great, it is a bit orange and not completely even, but i will be buying the lightest one soon before school and just making the ends a little more blonde. all in all i really liked this product. easy to use. and good price. next time i will try sectioning and see if it works better!
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johnnsmithh on 7/20/2014 8:22:00 AM more reviews by johnnsmithh
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
This is bad. I used this on my whole head for a bleached look, my hair was ash blonde btw, it turned out orange! Like strawberry blonde! I was extremely dissapointed, I had to dye my hair the next day :( I've seen some really nice outcomes with this but yeah not for my texture of hair
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kenzoey on 7/16/2014 3:23:00 PM more reviews by kenzoey
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Normal, Tan Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
this is the first hair coloring box i've ever used on myself, and although everyone else seems to have had a bad experience with this product i really liked it and received many compliments on my hair. i didn't really want my ombre to be blonde, i just wanted it to be a light brown. my technique was to split my hair by section, saturate the bottom of my hair first, and then after 5 minutes or so, i added the rest of the product higher up in my hair so that there is a gradient. the first time i used this i was too scared to make it too light so i left it on for about 35 minutes and it became a rich brown color. the second time i used this i became a little braver left it on longer and came up with a soft brown and a couple of lighter streaks (you can see my hair in the pictures, the girl with glasses lol). during the first couple of days my hair did look brassy BUT ONLY in a certain type of light. but other than that, the hair color blended nicely AND my hair is still nice and soft. i think the damage really just depends on the length of your hair and if its already been fried with other products -- because before i bleached my hair i cut off the split ends so i suggest cutting your hair beforehand if you want to see smooth results. also the technique of how you apply the dye onto your hair is also important -- don't just brush on a straight line across the bottom half of your hair. try varying longer and shorter streaks so that it is nicely blended.
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Beccac88 on 7/13/2014 1:32:00 PM more reviews by Beccac88
Age: 25-29 Skin: Very Dry, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Green
For a self dip dye kit I loved this product! I first dip dyed my hair in sept 2012 when this line first came out! I was so apprehensive I thought I'd make such a mess of my hair! Having medium dark brown hair I chose the darkest of the 3 colour choices to which my hair went a little orange, when I say orange I mean it was hideous it just wasn't the colour I wanted but just like the picture of the girl in the front! A couple of days later I used the lightest colour and re dip dyed it and I loved the result, it was a lot brighter and blonder
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Lanibob on 7/13/2014 8:59:00 AM more reviews by Lanibob
Age: 30-35 Skin: Other, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Other
I have natural uncoloured dark sandy blonde hair and had never coloured my own hair, thought I'd be brave and give it a try. Bought the lighter of the colour options and then watched quite a few tutorials on utube. Main thing I was really worried about that some people had mentioned was - making sure I didn't create a block colour line, not fry my hair and I didn't want brassy orange hair.
Packaging and instructions are good and easy to follow - I still recommend watching some videos. I was really worried about damaging my hair so from the very first moment I started putting it on I timed till 30 min and took it off, washed and dried hair. I really don't think I left it on long enough, obviously the first bits of hair I did were the lightest but it wasn't as light or noticeable as I wanted ( I staggered putting the dye on to try make more gradual) . Also was a bit coppery gold.
So I prob did a bit a bit of a no no and went again ( like I said I'm a novice at this but I remembered in one video she said if not as light as wanted to go again- so I did).
Thankfully I didn't damage my hair, I did put a nourishing mask on after though. I left it for 30 min again but for all the hair this time.
The result is ok, I'm going to have to def buy a toner tomorrow though just to soften ( I prefer things to look more on natural side) strange that it's still goldy and a little brassy even though I was already medium dark blonde.
So all in all- use the brush vertically to help with blending, put a treatment in after, you will probably need to use a toner.
I'm reasonably happy with it.
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chants10 on 7/10/2014 3:13:00 PM more reviews by chants10
Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Tan Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Used it on my hair, which is pretty dark. Basically brightened it to a very dim ginger.
You receive BARELY any dye in the bottle, probably just about half of the bottle - if that, and While the bottle is teeny. I ended up buying another but brighter L'oreal Ombre Kit to, but made no difference but brightened the ginger...
I also used to bleach my hair for 4-5 years straight constantly, stopped about a year ago. This dried out my hair worse than all those years bleaching combined.
I personally don't recommend it if you're trying to achieve a natural 'blonde' or ash blonde ombre. Not worth the money and time. Totally disgusting results too.
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pickmepinup on 7/7/2014 2:02:00 PM more reviews by pickmepinup
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
It worked, but there are better ways to do this. I wouldn't re-use this kit for a few specific reasons.
I believe the conditioner has toner in it because it's this honey-glazed color and once my hair was finally brightened from two kits, one after another, the toner did a good job of making it this strange, darker yellow tone. I have no clue why they wouldn't let you know that but I'd trash the conditioner, please don't make the mistake I did and end up wasting your time because of it. I had to spend another half an hour shampooing the toner out.
I needed to use two kits in order for my hair to be lightened enough(I used the medium-blond shade) and still wasn't too happy because it was an off-yellow, borderline "bad dye job." I've seen this work really well on some people and I thought my hair would take to it better since I haven't been dying it for years, but maybe you need 100% virgin hair for it to act properly. I was happy with it, but had to do way too much work to achieve it.
I had no red in my hair so I've no clue why it took to this yellowy, strange shade. I really recommend trying something with diluted bleach a few times until you get to the shade you're looking for because the ombre style itself isn't difficult to achieve and this kit will just hold your hair back from lightening with its weird, additional toner.
I'm not going to repurchase when I need to re-do my dye job next, which will be soon. I've had ombre hair from this kit for about 2 months but it has darkened considerably. Not a terrible product but makes an easy dye job contain too many steps with a weakened result and still a decent helping of to-be-expected after-damage.
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DanseMacabre11 on 5/21/2014 5:08:00 PM more reviews by DanseMacabre11
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium Eyes: Green
The Good: This product is easy to use. In order to get a natural look, I recommend pulling up the top layer of your hair. Once that is done, dye about 3/4 inch of the bottom layer of hair. Leave on for 5 minutes. Then continue move up higher little by little. This way you get a much more natural progression rather than a harsh line. I also added a streak in my bangs and a few peek-a-boo balayage highlights (see photo). I loved the way the color turned out.
The Bad: My tips are fried. I needed a hair cut anyway, but now I'm going to have to cut off a good inch more than I wanted :( Plus it means I'm cutting off all of the ombre!
Love the look, but beware the burn!
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makeupcara95 on 4/24/2014 5:24:00 PM more reviews by makeupcara95
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
I have medium brown hair, but because I've dyed it red toned in the past there are still hints of a red time in my hair.
Using this kit I expected it wouldn't go as blonde as I had had it dip dyed before (before I put red in it), and I was correct, the lighter "blonde" is somewhat copper toned on me. However I did buy a purple shampoo (Pro:Voke touch of silver) which will hopefully sort that out.
I used the kit how the video online explained, applying it to the ends first so they got the blondest then worked it up.. However that didn't really work for me, the colour is the same everywhere
I do really like it though, and for £6 it's really worth it. My ends don't feel dry or horrible, so I would recommend this to someone who wants a slightly lighter colour :)
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Yes it's true... numerous whales and dolphins have been spotted in the waters of Rockaway, New York.
Whale and Dolphin Watching Adventure Cruises:
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Starting September 5th Whale & Dolphin Watching Fri, Sat & Sun, thru October 19th
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Departing from Riis Landing, Breezy Point (Rockaway, Queens) NY ONLY
Join us, the original New York City Whale/Dolphin Watchers, as we head out into the Atlantic Ocean and seek out these beautiful mammals. We suggest you bring a regular camera, video camera and / or binoculars if possible. Children will be encouraged to participate in helping our crew take the official whale & dolphin count. Your photos and videos can be posted on our Facebook page.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Larger waist size, rather
than traditional factors such as obesity, is the major reason why
the United States has a higher diabetes rate than England,
researchers say.
The new findings offer more evidence that excess fat around the
mid-section is a health risk and suggest that studies of type 2
diabetes should focus on waist size along with traditional risk
factors, said the American and British researchers.
Diabetes occurs in about 16 percent of American men, 14 percent
of American women, and 11 percent and 7 percent of men and women in
England, respectively, the study authors noted in a news release
from the RAND Corp., a nonprofit research organization.
When the researchers analyzed studies about the health and
lifestyles of people in the United States and England, they found
no association between higher diabetes rates in the United States
and conventional risk factors such as age, smoking, socioeconomic
status, or body mass index (the height and weight ratio used to
measure overweight and obesity).
But they did find that American men's waists were an average of
3 centimeters (1.5 inches) larger than those of men in England. And
American women's waists were an average of 5 centimeters (2 inches)
larger than those of women in England.
In addition, women in America were much more likely than women
in England to face a higher risk of diabetes because of their waist
size (69 percent versus 56 percent), while American men had only a
slightly higher waist size-related diabetes risk than their
counterparts in England, the study authors found.
"Americans carry more fat around their middle sections than the English, and that was the single factor that explained most of the higher rates of diabetes seen in the United States, especially among American women. Waist size is the missing new risk factor we should be studying," study co-author James P. Smith, corporate chair of economics at the RAND Corp., said in the news release.
The study findings were published online Oct. 7 in the
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
More information
The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases has more about
type 2 diabetes risk factors.
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