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Relypsa Announces $80 Million Private Financing Transaction
Santa Clara, Ca, August 15, 2012 – Relypsa, Inc. today announced an $80 million Series C preferred stock financing, including participation from both new and existing investors. Proceeds will be used to fund late-stage development, submission of a new drug application (NDA) and commercial planning for patiromer (RLY5016), the company's high capacity non-absorbed oral potassium binder being developed for the treatment of hyperkalemia. Relypsa plans to initiate Phase 3 pivotal clinical trials of patiromer this year.
"The strong participation in this financing transaction by our existing investors, as well as the addition of new investors, provides important validation of patiromer's commercial potential," stated Gerrit Klaerner, Ph.D., President of Relypsa.
The Series C financing round included existing investors OrbiMed Advisors, 5AM Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners, Sprout Group, Delphi Ventures and Mediphase Venture Partners. New investor Sibling Capital, LLC also participated in the transaction.
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Patiromer is currently being evaluated for the treatment of hyperkalemia in an ongoing Phase 2b study designated AMETHYST-DN. Enrollment of 306 subjects at approximately 50 sites was completed in May 2012. In the study, the efficacy of patiromer is being evaluated in an initial 8-week treatment period, followed by the long-term evaluation of safety and tolerability in a subsequent 44-week extended treatment period.
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text: Nov03 Alistair Renniesocial businessshared valuesP2Pcollective intelligencebig data Beyond Facebook - Do We Really Know What Social Business Means? - Forbes Fascinating to read Alistair Rennie's "The Time is Right for Social Business" here on Forbes (it got great traction too). But do you really know what a social business is or what the term means? It is after all the next wave of business process innovation. I went digging to find out. The gist of it for Alistair? "This is what makes a social business – embracing networks of people to create new business value and opportunities." However, when you explore the term it has a lot more meaning than that. It's been used in many contexts. And creating a richer and empowering definition is both important and still there to be done. Here's a simple visual of "social business" from different perspectives. Permalink


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Atomic Lobster is the dissection of a Florida neighborhood populated almost entirely by degenerates, con men, the terminally dysfunctional, golf freaks, trophy wives, and prescription-abusing retirees in Buicks tying up traffic. In other words, a documentary.
It all starts with mild-mannered Jim Davenport, who's just trying to raise a family and uphold the rules of civility. Society deems these qualities noble, and targets him for abuse and exploitation. Just when it seems like it can't get any worse, a revenge-obsessed inmate is released, setting his sights on Jim. Which can only mean one thing they all end up on a cruise ship out of Tampa. Fortunately, Jim has an ally. Unfortunately, he's a serial killer. Did I mention they're on vacation?
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Summertime is adult beverage time! Aaw, who are we kidding? It's ALWAYS adult beverage time. Of course, this particular Crowberger is abstaining from rosé on patios and beer at ballparks while I'm incubating a tiny human. Fortunately for me, the most recent issue of Bon Appétit had a nice feature on non-alcoholic cocktails. Call it a mocktail or call it a virgin, if you want; I'll call it way better than drinking plain seltzer all the time!
Being the crafty cocktailer that he is, my sweet husband didn't wait long to mix up one of the drinks from the article. The one that most intrigued me (with the fewest oddball ingredients) was submitted by Minibar, the DC area's top spot for haute cuisine. Made of just chai syrup, lime juice, and seltzer, it sounded refreshing and easy yet complex—a virtue that my beloved seltzer and pomegranate juice spritzers have been sorely missing!
Marcello made a full sized batch of the chai syrup (enough for 4 drinks) and has been making me a mocktail every day for the past couple of days. We like the drink so much that Marcello is ready to find a way to add booze to it. So much for my special drink!
Pictured here with Marcello's nice tall Whiskey Rickey
Chai Syrup (for 4 drinks): Steep 2 Chai tea bags in 1 cup boiling water for 10 minutes. Discard tea bags and stir in 1/2 cup sugar. Cool and refrigerate until ready to use.
Chai Blossom (for 1 drink):
5 Tbs (or, 1/4 c + 1 Tbs) Chai syrup
2 Tbs fresh lime juice
1/4 cup (or more) club soda
Fill a double old fashioned glass with ice. Combine the syrup and lime juice in the glass and top off with club soda. Garnish with a twist of lemon and a star anise pod.
On a related matter, perhaps you saw the cute picture that my sis posted on Facebook of Marcello with this drink. It had some tantalizingly close (but not quite in focus) sonograms in the background. Since a couple of folks have specifically asked for a better look, here's a photo shoot of baby Crowberger. We have lots of silly names for it but lately we've been calling it "Beastie" because I am ravenously hungry and we need to FEED THE BEAST! The little Beastie is about 13 weeks along in these pics and seemed to have the hiccups while we were watching. Precious little Beastie!
Hello there, friends. The major work on the kitchen has been finished for just about a week (only 1 day behind schedule!) and even though we STILL don't have it organized and accessorized, I thought I'd share some semi-final pics with you.
Why just "semi-final?" I'll get to that in a minute. For now, can we just appreciate how yummy it all is? We went with Ikea Adel off-white cabinets and Numerar oak countertops. They look super swanky, but it all came in at just over $3,000. That's about half of what we would have spent at Home Depot or a specialty cabinet maker, and we probably quadrupled our kitchen's cabinet space and doubled the counter space. Boo-ya.
I had a little mini freak out when I realized I had fallen in love with off-white cabinets after already buying bright white appliances. (We did not intend to replace our 2 year old white white dishwasher, and we weren't interested in spending the extra money on stainless steel appliances anyway.) So, I had to pull a cabinet door off the wall at Ikea and take it over to the appliance section to compare the colors. The whites are by no means the same, but they're not so crazy different that I can't live with it. Would you have even noticed the difference if I hadn't mentioned it? Just humor me, guys.
Those open shelves below the cabinets are Ikea brackets topped with regular wooden boards cut to fit the space. Brackets, shelves, and the trim on the cabinets were all painted with Benjamin Moore Paper Mache paint in a semi-gloss finish to match the cabinets. (A big thank you to this super cute blog for informing the internet of the right color match for Adel off-white cabinets!) The open shelf above the sink was built from scratch by Carlos. It was designed to hold three recessed lights on the bottom and some cute tchochkes on top. Very well done, sir.
The stainless steel apron front sink and goose neck faucet were one of my big splurges. I scored them as a set on Overstock.com for $500. They're made by a company called Ruvati, and they came packaged more beautifully than my wedding dress. (Hey! I just realized my kitchen sink and my wedding dress cost the same.) The faucet has a pull-out sprayer, which Marcello loves, and the sink is HUGE, which I love.
Oh, giant fridge with freezer drawer, I love you, too. Especially since you were on sale at HHGregg AND Pepco sent us a $150 rebate for buying an energy efficient appliance. Martha Stewart drawer pulls from Home Depot for two bucks a pop, I totally love, too. Cork floor, I love you now, but Carlos is very concerned about the effect that my high heels will have on you. So, I guess we'll see if the love lasts.
See that thin vertical line on the wall? That's where the wall pops open to reveal our coffee nook—I think that's Carlos' favorite part. And, I know that Mom loves the wine shelves that she suggested we add at the last minute.
Oh, hi. Nothing inspires a photo shoot like a fancy new kitchen, and this baby was brand spanking new when we took these shots. Literally the second that Carlos and his crew had everything cleaned up and cleared out, we started playing photo shoot, so you can see that the counters are still moist with mineral oil. A week later, the wood still seems pretty thirsty, so we'll rub a few more coats of oil into those countertops sometime soon.
And that brings us to the work still to be done. We had planned to DIY the subway tile on the wall sometime this summer, but as you can see we went ahead and had Carlos and the guys do it for us. They miraculously accomplished the feat in just a day and it looks great, so I'm pretty sure that was money well spent. The black finger tile trim was kind of an impulse buy, but apparently no Home Depot in my area sells a simple white trim tile. I like how crisp it makes the whole wall look, but now I have to tie in the black somehow. I've also been looking for a bigger light fixture to fill the space (that schoolhouse style fixture will fit in just fine elsewhere in the house), so maybe I'll end up with something oil rubbed bronze to bring the black into the rest of the room.
What else? Oh, so much accessorizing to do! Our everyday plates will be kept on the open shelves, so I'd love replace the cheapo Target plates that we've been using forever. I'm also looking for a runner to gussy up the floor and hopefully protect it from the dangers of high heels and water spills. And, I'm on the lookout for some fabric to make some nice window treatments. I already framed a few old Chez Panisse menus for wall art, so now I just have to find a piece of wall that isn't covered with a cabinet or a tile!
Most importantly, it's time to GET COOKING!!!!
Hello lovelies. Have you been awaiting with baited breath the next pictures from our kitchen renovation? I certainly have been eager to see for myself how it's all going to turn out! I may seem to know what I want, but really I live in a constant state of doubt and uncertainty. Fake it 'til you make it, right?
It drives my poor sweet Marcello crazy, but he does a good job of steering me in the right direction and supporting my decisions. He's been steering and supporting on a full-time basis for 3 years now. We celebrated our 3 year anniversary yesterday, and while the traditional gift for that occasion is leather and the contemporary gift is crystal, the Crowberger gift is a kitchen renovation and a trip to Mexico. Not too shabby.
Carlos and the guys had an obligation elsewhere yesterday, but they were back today continuing to finish things off. Carlos has also been wonderfully patient with my indecisive nature. I threw him a couple of curve balls this week that he has handled beautifully. The kitchen looks like it's still just a day behind schedule, even with the last minute additions.
You can see that the open shelving was put up today, along with the trim under the cabinets. They all still need to be painted to match the cabinets (Benjamin Moore Paper Mache is supposed to be a perfect match to the Ikea Adel off-white cabinet finish), and of course you still haven't really seen what the pretty cork floor looks like.
Won't our plates and spices look cute on those shelves? And can you see the shelf that Carlos built above the sink? It's housing three recessed lights on a switch next to the sink. It's look so pretty all lit up!
Two days ago, I finally decided that I wanted some kind of wine storage system, an idea Carlos has been pushing since the day we started planning this whole project. There was just enough space left to squeeze in some simple shelves for a wine cubby, and he whipped it up today with materials he already had at the house.
What do you guys think of everything? I guess I'm not in love with the light fixture in there. Of course, I still like the fixture, but I'm afraid it's too small for the space and it might be relocated to the entry way or a hallway. I'm also curious to see if the paint for the shelves is really going to be a good match for the cabinets. Plus, I'm starting to think about window dressing options. Is there anything else that I'm not thinking of? Do you think it's coming together?
Well, we're not cookin' quite yet. But, we're darn close! Almost everything in the kitchen has been moved into position and we're just waiting on finishing touches and the addition of the stove. Wanna see some pics?
That's how it was left over the weekend. Cabinets were (more or less) in position and one side of the counter top was cut and ready to be attached. By the end of Tuesday, we had this:
There's so much action going on here. Putting in the stainless steel apron front sink was a beast of a job, but the gorgeous faucet went in fairly easily. The space the guys left for the GIANT fridge was so tight that they had to slightly shift all of the lower cabinets (by about 1/4") to squeeze it into place, but it's in position and it is awesome. Hardware and drawer dampeners are all on the cabinets, and the dishwasher has found its way back home. That bottle of wine is sitting out on the cabinets because at the last possible second I decided I wanted the wine nook that Carlos has been trying to talk me into since the day we started planning, so we had to be sure there's still room. Oh, and that's the back of the old gas range you see in the foreground; it's old, but fully functional, so let me know if you want it!
Oh my friends! So much action over here. We planned a little vacation for the first week of our big kitchen project, kind of because we wanted to stay out of the way of Carlos and his crew and kind of because nobody really needs an excuse to go to Playa del Carmen. The kitchen looked like this the day before we left:
The guys got some insulation packed into the walls and got all of the electrical worked fixed up after this picture was taken, though to be honest everything looked more or less the same after. Five days and a whole lot of guacamole later, we came home to this:
We've got walls. We've got paint. We've even got floor underneath that protective covering.
Here you can see the Ikea cabinets are starting to get built and put into place. Just goes to show you what can get done in a few days!
I am dying to show you the gorgeous site that I came home to today. (Hint: cabinets aren't the ONLY thing that we got from Ikea and are super easy to install!) But, I am not going to do that quite yet, just because I now have to get through an entire weekend without further progress and I want save something to show you until a little later. For now, here's a little vacation pic. Hooray for breezy days on the beach!
My friends, we are in fact counting down to the destruction of our kitchen as we know it. On May 1st, it will have been 2 years since the first time we saw our house; so, that means it also will have been 2 years since I started plotting the kitchen's demise. I guess that sounds pretty harsh for a poor, defenseless kitchen. But, it's got it coming.
We fell in love with the house more or less at first sight, but it was the kitchen's shortcomings that kept us from snatching it up at that very first open house. It took 2 more open houses, plus a visit with our real estate agent, plus a visit with a contractor to evaluate the kitchen's potential, to convince us (er, me) that the kitchen could be made into something that would fit our needs.
The kitchen rug is at least fitting Twix's need for a good spot to flop.
The kitchen had actually been given a pretty major makeover just before being put on the market. Brand new cabinets, counter tops, and floors meant that everything at least looked shiny. It didn't even bother me so much that the laminate floors and counters and generic maple cabinets looked like they belonged in a rental. Nor was it really a big deal that the appliances looked like they were made around the same year that I was.
No, the big Big BIG problem with the kitchen was (and is) that space is both limited and incredibly inefficient. Measuring about 7 ft x 11 ft, the square footage is comparable to our old apartment kitchens. Even that would be okay, except we have about half as many cabinets and drawers as before. When the listing agent renovated, she only put in 1 modestly sized base cabinet, 2 wall cabinets, and left a great big empty space. She claimed that she left all that space open to create a "breakfast bar," where we could put in a couple stools and have a nice little eat-in kitchen nook. Hooey, I say. Cheaping out on cabinets, I say.
With most of our small appliances and much of our food stored in the basement, cooking a simple breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast with coffee makes for a decent morning workout. Downstairs to get the coffee maker, back up get it brewing. Downstairs to put bread in the toaster, back up to mix up the eggs. Downstairs to get Marcello's toast and re-toast my bread (for extra toast flavor!), back up to pour the coffee and cook the eggs. Downstairs to get my toasty toast, back up to plate it all and get to eating.
Granted, we could just keep the coffee maker on the counter all the time like everybody else. Same with the toaster. But, we only use them on Sundays, and I try to keep our limited counter space cleared of extraneous stuff. So maybe that one's on me. But still.
I surprised Marcello when he came around the corner in his awesome pj's Not sure this picture is really illustrating anything other than how cute he is.
Why am I telling you all this? I guess I just want you to see where I'm coming from with this whole kitchen renovation thing. Every time I dig through the only cupboard for a brownie pan or tupperware; every time I run downstairs for the popcorn popper or a can of chicken broth; every time I open the tiny cabinet with the broken bottom hinge to move aside the bread and tea and crackers to get to the cat treats; every time I walk right into the refrigerator door handle that sticks out into the middle of the entryway; every time I attempt to wrestle a wooden spoon, spatula, or (heaven forbid) tongs into either the one dumb drawer or the oversized beer stein that we keep on the counter; and, every time I see the "breakfast bar" that serves as Twix's formal cat dining room, I can't help but think of how much potential for improvement was ignored when this kitchen was fixed up 2 years ago.
The semi-official first day of work is April 17th. We've got everything more or less worked out (perhaps you recall the arrival of our big, beautiful refrigerator) so I'll tell you about some of our plans sometime soon!


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"An intellectual dispossessed is an intellectual driven to understand the techniques of his dispossession. This indispensable volume assembles key texts by three German-Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany who contributed to America's wartime effort and the planning for postwar reconstruction. A fascinating archive for historians and political theorists alike, it reminds us that the Institute for Social Research carried to our shores not only philosophers but also worldly critics of modern dictatorship. Their insights have lost none of their relevance or power."--Peter E. Gordon, Harvard University
"Secret Reports on Nazi Germany offers unique and privileged insight into three of twentieth-century Germany's most outstanding political minds: Franz Neumann, Herbert Marcuse, and Otto Kirchheimer. It is fascinating to follow their thought processes and ruminations as they sift through intelligence reports and newspaper articles in order to assess the German political situation during the eventful final two years of the National Socialist dictatorship."--Richard Wolin, author of Heidegger's Children: Hannah Arendt, Karl Löwith, Hans Jonas, and Herbert Marcuse
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Recently I read a story in which a small Texas town is divided on a rape case. An 11-year-old Hispanic girl was gang raped by 20-something-year-old black men and the town is saying, "Maybe it was her fault."
There was one suspect in custody, Eric McGowen, 20, and he was sentenced to 99 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child. McGowen admitted raping her with eight others, sometimes two at a time. He escaped during afternoon break on Wednesday and not been seen since.
Some people in the town are saying maybe this crime was "race-related" because the attackers are black and the girl is Hispanic. Some people in the town are saying that investigation is inconvenient and that girl was partially responsible because she was wearing makeup.
She is 11. She is 11 years old and I know girls nowadays look a lot older than they appear to be, but no girl asks for eight grown men to gang rape her in public. I cannot believe in 2012 this train of thought still exists. A girl NEVER asks for it. I don't care how big of a cocktease she is. That makes her a silly person – that doesn't make her your victim, your toy, or your right.
There is a horrible trend in this country. We teach girls "don't get raped." We teach girls to walk in groups at night, don't wear that dress, don't wear that red lipstick, don't wear those heels. Don't get raped. If you do get raped—be prepared to be at fault. Be prepared to have your sexual history put on trial, your outfits, your age, your race. Be prepared to defend your right to say no to a man.
What we need to do in this country isn't teach girls "don't get raped," it's to teach men DO NOT RAPE. A woman is not yours just because you want her to be. You cannot take anything you want from her. You cannot destroy her. You don't have that right. If you try to do any of those things to a woman or God forbid a child …then you go to jail for life. It's as simple as that. You are punished for life because that is exactly what you have done to your victim. You have stolen their right to a normal, happy life.
I read this story about the Texas town while I researching a story that happened in Turkey. A 26 year-old mother of two recently killed her rapist. She had been raped by this man for months. He took nude photos of her and threatened to send them to her parents unless she continued sleeping with him. She is five months pregnant with her rapist's baby. In Turkey, you cannot have an abortion after ten weeks. It wasn't an option for her to get an abortion at ten weeks because her attacker was still alive and this was his rape baby, and he said no. She is demanding that Turkey allow her to get the abortion even though she is passed ten weeks. She said she is prepared to die as long as she is allowed to have the abortion. If she is not allowed to have the abortion she will be forced to have this man's baby and to care for it – the very man who blackmailed and raped her for months.
She took a gun and shot her rapist ten times, several of which went straight to his genitals. She then cut off his head and threw it in the village square at Yalvac. She was arrested near his severed head. When police arrested her she said, "That is the head of one who toyed with my honor."
During her testimony she said, "He kept saying that he would tell everyone about the rape, my daughter will start school this year. Everyone would have insulted my children. Now no one can. I saved my honour," she added. "They will now call (my) children the kids of the women who saved her honor."
Anyone who watches Criminal Minds, Law and Order SVU, Crime Documentaries, or any police show on television knows that when someone shoots someone ten times and decapitates them it's called "overkill." It's the use of excess force and for police it's a clue that there was a lot of rage and emotion behind a killing. It's not a calculated thing of enjoyment – it is a frenzied thing of exasperation and desperation.
I am not saying she was right. I am saying this is an illustration of what rape can do to someone. Shot ten times in the genitals, decapitated … This woman is willing to die as long as his baby is removed from her.
Why? Why does this happen? It's senseless. It's entitlement. It's disgusting. It's antiquated. It's unnecessary and it needs to end now.


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From Left - Mrs Lucy Kashu (DEO Makindu), Julius Kimeu (Treasurer), Alidan Mbinda (National Bank), Japheth Munyao (Chairman), John Ngundo & John Mutuse
Launching of the MARCUS Green Project on 5th June, 2013.
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Guest of Honour - Hon Judith Kalinga, ECM Lands, Urban planning & Environment.
Others from left- Marcus Apelros of Sweden (Sponser), James Omambia (Environmental Officer), Rev. Japheth Munyao (Chairman), Alice Mbithe (HANCP), Ann Warui - Kibwezi Township Primary (County Governor for Childrens' Assembly), Mr Hassan (D.O 1 Makindu)
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Social Audit of established and proposed community projects to take stock of what already exists before embarking on further proposals.Action plans are derived from the community views collected and presented as development concepts i.e. in the Concept Paper.Main events or projects already undertaken
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The Greek government has a new problem: A potential martyr. A 77-year-old man who recently recently shot and killed himself in Athens' Syntagma Square has become a symbol for anti-austerity activists, leading to heavy protests Wednesday, including chants like "this was no suicide, it was a state-perpetrated murder." Greece, rocked by a tough state of austerity, has unemployment at 21 percent — higher for young people — and tens of thousands of jobs have been lost. (Photo: People gather at the site of the man's shooting. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)


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*TOP REVIEWER* tigirlyly on 7/21/2014 10:03:00 PM more reviews by tigirlyly
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
I have to say this comb is very well made. No rough edges to the teeth. Glides through hair smoothly. Easily helps one comb out tangles. I have tangle prone fine hair that is midback in length. I find that I have no shedding or hair loss when using this as my detangling comb. I compared it to drugstore combs and ones I bought at Ulta...none compare to my Mason Pearson comb. I'm saving my pennies now to buy a brush now.
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Jojode on 10/17/2013 11:45:00 PM more reviews by Jojode
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Medium Brown Hair: Brown, Kinky, Fine Eyes: Brown
I bought along with the rake comb. Great tool for less breakage, less tangled hair. Hair doesnt pull as much. Smooth detangling A must-have in my opinion. I have 4b/4c hair
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dolledup21 on 3/18/2012 5:28:00 PM more reviews by dolledup21
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Blue
I bought the detangling comb in hopes it would reduce hair snagging snapping and being ripped out and would make detangling much easier! Unfortunately,It doesn't seem much better then my $2.00 comb from stop and shop. It's a bit better but not by much. I'm disappointed with this comb, I guess I had high hopes. I have short, very thin, curly/wavy hair that is always a rats nest and tangled beyond belief. This just didn't do it for me. My hair still snags and it still pulls. Oh well, I'll still use it.
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*TOP REVIEWER* LUVrascal on 3/1/2012 4:18:00 PM more reviews by LUVrascal
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel
I've had this for so many years and I absolutely love it. I even have a back up just in case because I'd probably have a panic attack if I lost mine. It's beautifully made, comfortable to use with a streamline shape and slender handle. No seams to snag or break hair. Average combs don't compare and once you use this there's no going back. I have very long hair, tons of it, and it's on the fine side so it tangles. I don't use any leave-in conditioners, only this to detangle my hair after washing and it glides through without tugging or taking hair along with it. Detangles gently and quickly. I rarely ever get any shedding hair caught in this when I use it. It's the only comb I use on my hair and I can't recommend it enough, especially if you have long hair or a sensitive scalp.
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*TOP REVIEWER* izzybella on 12/27/2011 1:46:00 AM more reviews by izzybella
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Black, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
I used to have a wonderful acetate hair comb that was made in France. After moving several times, I somehow lost it and felt really guilty, as it was gifted to me by my mother. I recently received this comb for Christmas and it's nearly identical to the comb my mother gave me. It's made of a sturdy acetate with smooth edges and durable-feeling teeth. I almost bought a similar looking comb by Swissco but realized that it was made in India, while the Mason Pearson is made in Switzerland. The Swissco comb also was not as smoothly polished in between the teeth. I'm glad I went this comb instead, and am very happy with its quality and performance!
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orangeade15 on 9/3/2009 11:52:00 AM more reviews by orangeade15
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
I did not realize how much I loved this comb until mine broke and I went out and bought a cheap replacement from the drugstore.The Mason Pearson comb is so much better!!!! It has a wonderful weight, a comfortable shape, and does not snag my hair. Totally smooth!!!!! Yes, it is very pricey but worth every penny.
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gelo on 3/6/2008 7:46:00 PM more reviews by gelo
Age: 30-35 Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
this comb glides through my hair effortlessly and smoothly. of course i still have to work out the tangles patiently like any other comb but this mason pearson detangling comb c2 really feels smoother combing through my hair than cheaper combs. it is so smooth that it never scratches my scalp. i paid $26 on drugstore.com. it's approximately 19.5cm long (10cm not including handle), 4.5cm wide with 2mm teeth spacing.
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havenexpress on 2/29/2008 12:57:00 AM more reviews by havenexpress
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I read 20 reviews on beauty.com and all but 1 gave this comb a 5 star rating. Impressive enough, so I ordered it for $26. I like it, since it doesn't scratch my scalp or pull at my hair. The rounded bristle does reduce/eliminate any kind of pulling. My coworkers who saw my beauty.com package and saw the price of the comb insisted that I could have gotten a similar comb from Target for $3. Whether this comb outperforms a $3 comb significantly, or not, I don't think I care too much, so long this one works for me. And it does.
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jennyd on 1/2/2008 8:30:00 PM more reviews by jennyd
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
I use either this comb or the rake comb to pick out my naturally wavy hair when it's dry. I don't have to worry about frizzies or breakage. Incidentally, I use the Detangler brush when it's wet and it is amazing!
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ecaldwell on 8/28/2005 4:16:00 PM more reviews by ecaldwell
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
I really like this comb. I use it right after I get out of the shower to comb my hair before I put in my leave-in conditioner. The tips are smooth and rounded so they don't scratch your scalp. This is a very good product.
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It's that time of year again. The trade deadline will be upon us on Thursday – it was Tuesday but Sandy wouldn't allow it – and there are teams out there that will be willing to deal either to help win now or to set themselves up for the future. I thought I'd take a look at a few of the options.
1. Carolina Panthers send DeAngelo Williams to the Green Bay Packers
The running game in Green Bay hasn't been right for quite a while now and it should be of no surprise to anyone to see the Packers calling around and asking about guys like Williams. While DWill does have a sizeable contract, there's a good chance the Packers will be letting Greg Jennings leave without a new deal at the end of this season so there will be room for a move like this. While the deal is large, the cap number for Williams is manageable so it is possible that if he clicks with the team and regains his past form that Green Bay could hang onto him for the extent of his contract.
2. Philadelphia Eagles send Darryl Tapp to the Tennessee Titans
There's a lot wrong with Tennessee but their biggest issue right now is their pass rush. Kamerion Wembley is a phenomenal athlete but he needs help and Derrick Morgan just has not been it so far. While some help at defensive tackle is also needed, getting another pass rushing end to bolster their rotation is a step in the right direction. Tapp hasn't had a good season in 2012 so far but he's surrounded by a bunch of talented defensive ends in Philly and with Vinny Curry yet to see the field so far it's safe to say that Tapp is expendable to the Eagles at this point. A change of scenery might just do the trick for the vet and he'd be plugged into regular playing time immediately.
3. New York Jets send Tim Tebow to the Jacksonville Jaguars and receive Mike Thomas
Ah yes – Tebow. People have been predicting he would go to Jacksonville ever since he entered the 2010 NFL Draft. Well, what's one more bit of speculation to add to that – with a slight twist. First of all I will get the obvious bits out of the way – Blaine Gabbert has struggled mightily since entering the league and Chad Henne just looks completely inept. Tebow would at least provide another option. More importantly however is the effect this trade would have on the fan-base – bringing in Tim Tebow would electrify the team's fans and create a buzz not seen from this franchise since David Gerrard took the quarterback job from Byron Leftwich in 2007 and promptly led his team to the playoffs.
The slightly different part of this trade is the inclusion of wide receiver Mike Thomas who the Jets would receive. Thomas is another one of these players who have immense talent but for one reason or another just haven't clicked. He'd give New York a bit of depth to their receiving corp that recently cut Jason Hill who had failed to deliver. There's also the fact that he has the ability to help as a punt returner which adds to Thomas' value.
4. Washington Redskins send Brandon Banks to the Detroit Lions
This is a fairly minor move – Washington would only get a 7th round pick in return – but it is small deals like this that you are more likely to see at NFL trade time and this is one that makes sense for both sides. Banks was told by Mike Shanahan that he had to make the team this year as both a wide receiver and a return man. He managed to make the squad but we are yet to see him get much time on offensive plays. Add to this that Banks has yet to really fire on returns this year and he's a perfect candidate to be moved.
For Detroit this trade is all about depth. Nate Burleson is done for the year with a broken leg and bringing in another wideout makes a lot of sense. With Titus Young expected to take over the WR2 duties and Ryan Broyles likely to be the third wheel, Banks would provide an extra speedster but one who can return kicks occasionally. He'd be a nice addition the Lions could just sit on and see how he develops and then they can always just cut him later considering he cost them practically nothing.
5. Indianapolis Colts send Delone Carter to the Arizona Cardinals
I've read a bunch of conjecture about the Cardinals making a move for another running back. I've seen the obvious names popping up – Moreno, Williams, even Isaac Redman. One name I haven't heard mentioned in trade rumors is Delone Carter but he is a player who would make sense as a low buy for a team like Arizona in need of depth. Right now it looks like Indy is all in on Vick Ballard and Donald Brown with Carter being largely an afterthought. He showed flashes last season that he can be very good and while the Cardinals already have a pair of marginal running backs in LaRod Stephens-Howling and William Powell, adding a high upside guy like Delone Carter at low cost would give them that little bit extra flexibility.
6. Cleveland Browns send Colt McCoy to the Kansas City Chiefs and receive Bryan Kehl
This is another one of those depth moves that are more likely than the big trades you see speculated on in some parts. It has been well known for some time now that Colt McCoy may be worth more to the Browns in trade than as a backup. Furthermore, McCoy was a favorite of the old regime but with Joe Banner now in charge with a new owner in Jimmy Haslam, that makes the former Longhorn expendable.
The Chiefs for their part have lost faith in Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn just doesn't look all that good so Kansas City are looking around for other options. McCoy looks like more of a career backup than anything else but right now the Chiefs don't have much better and decide they may as well take a chance bringing him in considering how cheap he is.
7. St Louis Rams send Steven Jackson to the New York Jets and receive Chris Hope from the Atlanta Falcons
Figured I'd finish with something slightly unusual for the NFL – a three team trade. Chris Hope was a staple in Tennessee for many years but isn't seeing the field much for the Falcons so Jeff Fisher makes a call to get his guy to St Louis to give some additional veteran help to his secondary and reunites Hope with Cortland Finnegan. The Jets would likely give up a 7th round pick to Atlanta to complete that part of the deal but the value of Hope to the Rams would help offset the cost for the Jets. This part of the trade makes it easier for the meat of the deal – Steven Jackson.
It has been well known for some time that Jackson isn't happy with his situation in St Louis and the Rams has recognised this by acquiring Isaiah Pead and Daryl Richardson in this year's NFL draft. The Jets are a perfect partner – they have a desperate need for a reliable veteran RB and Jackson would slot in very nicely in the role that was held previously by first Thomas Jones and then LaDainian Tomlinson as a compliment to the inconsistent Shonn Greene.
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NiGHTS Into Dreams is getting a PSN HD remake. I never played the original.
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Upside down they look kinda freaky too.
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I liked it. Less aggressive than CC but still thorough.
I'm going to keep it.
It'll be a long time before it becomes a problem on Ink or Load. Business as usual there.
The multi posts were because I read one every 2 days and no one posted in between. I had to write them before I moved onto the next book so I didn't confuse or overlap the stories. 'Cos spoiler.
I'd always wanted to read the whole series in quick succession like that. It was orgasmic.
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Set up a meeting with one of the guys who runs the underground independent music scene. I'm going to donate $100 to it. It deserves it.
...and set up a day on a yacht tomorrow.
All in all, been a good day so far.
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Baltimore Ravens star outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil missed last week's game against the Minnesota Vikings with an ankle injury, and he was never expected to play after being listed doubtful on the injury report. This week, however, Dumervil is fully expected to play, even though there was initially doubt regarding his Week 15 status.
Dumervil returned to practice yesterday after making progress during the week, and his stated goal was to get back on the practice field yesterday. Once he practiced on Friday, there was little doubt that he would play in this week's game against the Detroit Lions. Now that he is practicing today, it is essentially confirmation that he will be playing on Monday night, and he continues to look healthier.
With 9.5 sacks this season, Dumervil has been the best pass rusher on the Ravens, and he and Terrell Suggs form one of the best edge rushing duos in the NFL. What makes the Ravens OLB duo more potent is the fact that Suggs is an elite run defender, which is what makes him the better player than Dumervil overall. But Dumervil still has been an absolute gift from the Denver Broncos, and the 29-year-old definitely fits the defense-first culture instilled in Baltimore.
If he can terrorize Matthew Stafford on Monday and disrupt the timing of the Lions offense, then the Ravens will have fulfilled a key to victory against the potent Lions offense. It's going to be a great MNF battle, and both of these teams are locked in playoff battles in their respective conferences.


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The Nets ended the Heat's six-game winning streak in the playoffs, on the strength of 15 three-pointers, in a 104-90 win to close the gap to 2 games to 1 in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals matchup.
The Heat edged out the Nets in a high scoring First Quarter (by this series' standards), 30-29. LeBron James led all scorers with 16 points in the quarter, including a couple of very impressive three-point plays. Andray Blatche led the Nets with nine points in the period.
The Nets took the Second Quarter from the Heat, 22-19, to take a 51-49 lead into halftime. Joe Johnson led the Nets with six points in the quarter. Dwyane Wade scored six points in the period to lead the Heat.
The Nets dominated the Third Quarter, 26-14, to take a 77-63 lead into the final period. Mirza Teletovic scored nine points in the period, all on made three pointers. Wade scored eight in the quarter to pace the Heat
Both teams scored 27 points in the Fourth Quarter, but for the Heat, it was far too late. Alan Anderson scored eight points in the quarter for Brooklyn. James Jones came off the bench to score nine points off the bench, all from behind the three-point arc.
In all, for Miami, James finished with 28 points, to go along with eight rebounds and five assists. Wade added 20 points. Chris Bosh scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds.
For the Nets, Johnson scored a team-high 19 points. Blatche scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench. Paul Pierce scored 14 points.
Game 4 will be played Monday, May 12th. The tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 pm.
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I guess I can't really get mad at Mary Gauthier for her cover of "Cigarette Machine" making me weep at my desk like a fool, especially when I'm the one who has it on repeat.
#Mary Gauthier #Cigarette Machine #desk crying #but it's so good
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Not only is this a great song by Fred Eaglesmith, but this performance by Mary Gauthier is extremely inspiring. A women, a guitar and a voice, and that's all you need. I need to remember that.
#inspiration #mary gauthier #fred eaglesmith #cigarette machine #age doesn't matter
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Radical Sabbatical: Happy Transience Day
It's my birthday today. I love a birthday. I love birthday cards and birthday candles. I love getting a bunch of messages on Facebook wishing me a happy day. I love doing something – alone or with others – to mark the milestone. I love feeling special on "my" day (which, if I'm doing my math right, I share with about 16.5 million others on Earth).
And I hate to admit it, I wish it wasn't true, but I also struggle with having a birthday. I'm 48 today. I graduated from high school 30 years ago and from college 26 years ago. A whole boatload of adults were born AFTER those graduations. Time is moving forward and my life and my body are going with it. Most days I'm okay with it. I usually feel pretty Zen and chill but then I find myself wishing that I could run like I did when I was 28 or that my face and body looked like I did when I was 25 (or even 35!).
I'm embarrassed to admit it. It feels small-minded and superficial. But the truth is that sometimes I feel sad and even scared about getting older. I KNOW that aging happens to everybody and (as I often say to someone who is bemoaning their own birthday), it's better than the alternative. I love being alive. I love life. I'm reluctant to give it up. Which I'm not planning to do any time soon. But still.
A few weeks ago, I listened to a brilliant dharma talk by Anne Cushman called "Long Live Impermanence." (I don't know what happened y'all but since I downloaded it, I'm not able to find it on DharmaSeed so I can't share a link.) She is funny and smart, draws on a variety of fascinating sources and she offered me new thoughts on the constant change that is human life.
In her talk she makes reference to Buddha's Five Remembrances and recalls chanting them every morning when she was practicing at Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village in France. They go like this:
Buddha's Five Remembrances
I am of the nature to grow old.
There is no way to escape growing old.
I am of the nature to have ill health.
There is no way to escape ill health.
I am of the nature to die.
There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love
are the nature to change.
There is no way to escape
being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings.
I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.
My actions are the ground upon which I stand.
On the surface of it, this is a real bummer. At first blush, it would seem that chanting that every morning would seriously be a drag. I mean, seriously. But right there at the end, that last part turns it around. "My actions are my only true belongings." The last section reminds me that my time and my life are precious and what I choose to do with them is important. Yes, it's true that in 100 years we'll all be dead, but the world that will be happening then will be affected by the actions I take now.
So, I got curious about the Remembrances. After listening to Anne Cushman's talk, I looked them up online and I wondered about the possibility of looking straight at the reality of impermanence. I realized that in some part of my brain, I think that MAYbe, if I eat right, and exercise, if I take care of my skin and drink 8 cups of water a day that I won't age and, ultimately (this little part of my brain thinks), I won't die. It's not my whole brain. I don't BELIEVE that I'm immortal. It's just a little part of my brain that says, "Yep, everybody gets old and dies. But if I do things JUUUST right, maybe I won't."
Since I know that this line of thinking is a little off, I figured I'd give the Remembrances a whirl, so I've taken to reading them before I meditate in the mornings. And it's funny, but it's not a bummer at all. There is something freeing about it. I can actually feel myself relax as if I've been holding time and change at bay and I can let it go. There is no way of escaping change or old age or death, so I can just chill and get on with my day.
In the introduction to the Remembrances that I found, it says "When you deny the reality of life, you appreciate it less. Meditate on the Buddha's Five Remembrances and rediscover the magic of life just as it is." In my short experience, this feels true. I am struck by the preciousness of every day and am reminded to choose words and actions that I feel good about. It's cool how this seemingly-morbid look at life has encouraged me to engage in life: say the compliment that I might not have, apologize more quickly, and help, even in a small way, however I can.
If I fight the inevitable transience of life, and work to stay as some previous, faster-running, firmer-skinned version of myself, I lose the chance to become who I am now. With one month left of my sabbatical, I'm ready to teach Nia again*. It is a small way that I can be of service and offer my gifts, and it feels good. If this birthday was my last, I would feel that I made a contribution in a way that only I can. Reading Buddha's Remembrances every day is helping me to actively choose more ways that I can connect and shine my light. "My actions are the ground upon which I stand."
In Nia, we borrow the famous Crazy Horse quote and say "Today is a good day to die" when we are surrounded by what we love and we have done our best. Today is my birthday and today is a good day to die.
Happy Transience Day, everybody! Let me know how you are celebrating the precious impermanence of your life!
* For Nia fans in Charlottesville, starting September 1, I'll be teaching on Mondays and Wednesdays at 1045 at ACAC Albemarle Square and on Thursdays at 9am at ACAC Downtown. I'm also subbing a bunch in August, so you can check the schedule! Do come play with me!
Lucky! … and Suffering
Note to self: when I pick a focus for the week, the Universe says, "Hey cool! You want to learn from this? Well HERE you go!"
As they often do, the focus has shifted and evolved this week. (That's the magic of inquiry and intent!) I started out with "Luck isn't what happens but how we see it" which expanded into "Expand your vision of what is happening to see the luck" to … well, then I started having a really poopie week. Things didn't go the way I'd hoped, I didn't feel good, I was indecisive, and I wasn't in the Grand Canyon with my sweetie anymore. Craptastic.
I realized that I could be lucky and suffering at the same time. Both can be true. And it IS true: the very fact that you are reading this post, evidently on some sort of World Wide Internet Web reading device, makes you one of the luckiest of the lucky on Earth. AND sometimes it doesn't feel that way. I bet you have poopie days, too, days when you don't feel so lucky. We all do, of course, no matter how nice the house or full the cupboard or however you like to measure these things.
Does that make me an ingrate for not feeling splendiferous even though I rank in the most fortunate humans on the planet? I would say: Ingrate NO (at least not necessarily), Attached to Outcome YES.
Buddhist teachings remind us that the root of all suffering – ALL SUFFERING – is wanting things to be different than they are. Think about that: All suffering comes from wanting things to be different than they are.
You might say, "Well, hold on there, Little Miss Smartie Pants! The world is full of injustice and tragedy and craziness that SHOULD be different than it is. What are we to do? Just be okay with it?" Not at all. We need to act and work to change the things that aren't right. We need to throw ourselves into doing whatever we can to make a difference, and then we have to let go of our attachment to how it all turns out.
We don't have to start with world hunger or the national debt. We can start with ourselves. When I'm having a bad week and I wish I was hiking in Arizona instead of dealing with the detritus of everyday, I want things to be different than they are. I'm attached to feeling differently than I do and I suffer (and sadly, so do those around me). Instead, I can be with what's happening, feel what I'm feeling without wishing it away. I can talk about it with trusted people, I can take care of myself (I eat greens when I feel crappy and I think I ate two whole bunches of kale this week and one of spinach), I can do my best to help things shift and then I can let go. The more I can stay with what is so, on a moment-to-moment basis, the more I can expand my vision and see the possibilities — the luckiness — in each of those moments.
So yes: I make my own luck, and the harder I work the luckier I get, and I am a lucky person if I believe I am … and when I don't feel lucky (and I want to punch the Blogger of Relentless Optimism in the nose), I can pause and notice what I want to be different than it is. Releasing my attachment to outcome can make the difference between being stuck in the crappiness and finding something new to feel lucky about.


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Wagatwe, thank you for this piece. I agree with most of your points here especially the parts about keeping the school judicial process as an option for survivors and not reverting back to ridiculous risk-reduction programs for prevention. But I have to say, I don't think consent education has proven all that effective as a [...]
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Thanks for writing more about this piece, Maya! I agree with your points. And I also wonder about the ages of these couples. Her one example about the woman not desiring her husband when he is doing household chores seemed odd to me and made me wonder about a generational difference…
Thank you for showing me Dissent! I want to read all the things!
Anne commented on the blog post The Wednesday Weigh-In: Let's Talk About Birth Control For REAL Edition 2 years, 7 months ago · View
Oh my gosh! I posted the first comment about getting my IUD due to concerns over access mostly in jest…that is scary to hear doctors are recommending this. *Shudder* It seems we are not too far from A handmaid's tale society…
Anne commented on the blog post The Wednesday Weigh-In: Let's Talk About Birth Control For REAL Edition 2 years, 7 months ago · View
My birth control of choice these days is the copper IUD. I know it doesn't work for everyone, and it's definitely been a bumpy ride, but it is the best thing I've ever tried. I can't do hormones. Also, if Santorum or one of those knuckleheads is ever elected, my IUD is good for 12 [...]
You may want to post something on the issue of what RAINN has been putting up on their facebook page. It's an article first written for Cosmo and relies on some very tired "advice" on how to avoid being raped: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/tips/protect-yourself-from-rape-college-campus?click=cos_new
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1. Stay away from layaway.
While it can help you make a purchase by spreading the payments out it does come at a price. Walmart charges $5 after a customer puts a 10% down payment into the layaway purchase. And if you cancel the layaway purchase or don't pick up the purchase on time there's a cancellation fee to pay.
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3. Clean our your drawers.
Thanks to the Card Act of 2009, retailers must honor gift cards for five years from the date of issue, regardless of the amount of money on the card. Dig through your drawers and see if you have any old gift cards and use them toward your gift purchases. You can also sell gift cards at sites like Plastic Jungle. And if you have a few dollars left on a gift card, you can donate it to Gift Card Giver. It will be added to other proceeds from donors to buy a gift for a person in need.
4. Strategize your card use.
If you're to use your credit card, use the card that will pay you the most for your shopping this holiday season. Discover card offers 5% cash back on dining and fashion purchases this holiday season on the first $300 you spend.
5. Add yourself to the list.
Put some money in your stocking for an interest bearing online savings account or another fund. It can be an emergency fund, kid's college fund, or retirement fund.
Just get in the habit of saving while giving and your have the best of both worlds, making people happy and making your financial future more secure.


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