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Why You Should Buy Indie Makeup
For decades, there were really only two choices in where to purchase makeup: the drugstore or the department store. But thanks to Etsy, Pinterest, and other DIY-centric websites, independently produced makeup has become another viable option. Etsy boasts more than 26,000 handmade makeup items alone, though, so it can be hard to know where to start.
To help narrow the search, we spoke with the owners of five indie makeup brands, each of which is known for a particular product type: foundation, eyeshadow, blush, lipstick, and nail polish. Here's what they had to say about their products.
For Foundation: Erzulie Natural Cosmetics
What's in the name: This Swansea, Massachusetts–based company is named after a Voodoo goddess of beauty and love. Other goddesses inspire specific products, such as the Aine mineral bronzing stick ($6), named for a sun goddess.
Favorite product: Owner Rhonda Demars says her vegan liquid mineral foundation ($13.95) is "hands down the most popular. As soon as I created it, I knew I had a hit. It has a fresh, healthy look that looks like you're not wearing makeup, but [it] still covers and doesn't clog pores."
How she keeps her formulas pure: Most of her makeup is mineral based. In fact, Demars uses all-natural and certified-organic ingredients whenever possible.
Her unexpected inspirations: "I was taking this class on how to paint like the old masters, and my art teacher showed [me] how to blend flesh tones." Demars also drew on her culinary-arts background. "When you make cosmetics, it's very similar to cooking. You're melting oils, butters, waxes, then putting pigments in."
Read more on the ingredients that go into natural beauty products.
For Eye Shadow: Victorian Disco
In a nutshell: "Pop-culture- and geek-inspired cosmetics," says owner Ashley Sarpolis.
What geeks will love about it: Eye shadows with names such as Slugs ($5.25), a shimmery brown-green which was inspired by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
What everyone will love about it: "Everything is derived from a cruelty-free environment," Sarpolis says. The vegan products are not tested on animals, and she buys ingredients only from wholesalers who do not use child labor.
How vegan makeup is different: It's not, really. "It is limited in red color choice. That's because carmine is a red-based color made from crushing up beetles," Sarpolis explains. "It can be very hard to make a red color with just iron oxide and make it a bright red. Other than that, I haven't found it very limiting."
Favorite product: The shimmery, purple-green-periwinkle Mojo eye shadow ($5.25). "It's an accident that turned into a bestseller. I was trying to make a completely different color." You'll have to wait a bit to try it, though. After a flood recently shut down her operations in Homer Glen, Illinois, Ashley has had to put business on pause. She plans to resume online sales July 19.
For Blush: Little Sparrow
In a nutshell: "It's a vegan cosmetic shop that focuses on unusual colors," says owner Jessica Randolph, who's based out of Nashville.
What's in the name: Choosing a name is "the hardest part of opening shop," Randolph says. It was inspired by Willy the Sparrow, an animated movie she loved as a child.
In keeping with the nature theme: Her cosmetics are all named after flowers, and her ingredients are sourced from companies that don't test on animals. "I do my very, very best to source from people who not only don't test on animals, but who are cruelty-free on all products."
Favorite product: True to form, Randolph's favorite blush is a truly unexpected color: Bluebell ($8.50). "I was playing around with purple and added too much blue pigment, and ended up with [Bluebell]. I felt like someone out of District 1 [in] the Hunger Games."
For Lipstick: Portland Black Lipstick Company
In a nutshell: "All-natural makeup for that unnatural look," says owner Kim Damio, who specializes in goth-ish cosmetics such as dark-green lipstick and pure-white foundation made with mango butter.
How it started: Damio started making her own lipstick as a hobby in the late '90s after she couldn't find any black lipsticks on the market without synthetic dyes, fragrances, fillers, or petroleum byproducts.
How it (sort of) goes back even further than that: When Damio first started, there wasn't much information online about DIY makeup. So she used microfiche at her local Portland, Oregon, library to research how cosmetics were made in the late 19th and 20th centuries, as well as which ingredients are FDA-approved. She continues to reference historical beauty manuals, but now with the help of Google Books.
Favorite product: Black lipstick ($12), of course. "I [also] love blues and greens. Earth colors, but [as seen] from space."
For Nail Polish: Indie Polish
How it got started: As a mother of a child with special needs, Tanya Picanco was looking for a way to work from her Toronto home. She's always been into nail polish, so a friend suggested she start mixing her own. Early on, "it was hit and miss," she says. "[But] it's a very open community. I can call my biggest competition and say, 'I need a hand with this. What do you do?'"
How you know she's a pro: She can mix a polish in 30 seconds flat.
What's not in the polishes: Picanco's vegan nail colors are five-free—that means there's no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, dibutyl phthalate, or toluene. "Why would you want formaldehyde on your body? You're not dead yet."
Favorite product: Milky Way polish (C$9.75), which she didn't know glowed in the dark until a blogger sent her a picture of it under a blacklight. Turns out the neon glitter is UV reactive.
How it's become a family business: Picanco's 7-year-old son has helped conceptualize some of the colors. The company is even co-licensed in his name.
Read more about how to shop for indie makeup.
Photos courtesy of Erzulie Natural Cosmetics, Andrew Nawrocki for Groupon, Little Sparrow, Portland Black Lipstick Company, Accio Lacquer for Indie Polish
Liz is a beauty writer whose two greatest joys are red lipstick and her pet dwarf hamster.


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Role Models in Childhood
Marjane's childhood was one enveloped in constant struggle, dealing with themes of destruction, oppression, war, death, and ultimately, exile
Being the only one of Marjane's father's brothers she had never met before, Anoosh had come from a life of struggle and incarceration before meeting little Satrapi
Marjane's Parents
Marjane's parents are the most obvious role models, and arguably, the most influential people in her life
Having been beside Marjane her whole life, her parents have become major pillars, supporting her throughout her dreams and aspirations, and have consciously and subconciously been influencing her to be the person she becomes
A story of Influence
By: Rajat Patel
Through the hardships she faced, it was her role models and heroes that presented her with ideals and showed her not to stick with the status quo, and to stand up for your beliefs
Often in the most unexpected forms, and sometimes arriving from nowhere, these role models, some young, some old, some who have been around forever and some who are gone in the blink of an eye, have influenced Marajane through the strife of her childhood and helped her become who she is today
These role models include her uncle Anoosh, and her parents
In Russia, he got married and had two children, but not much is revealed about his family, except for the fact that a divorce and heartbreak have occured
Out of the fear that he would meet the same fate as Fereydoon, Anoosh decided to go into a self-imposed exile, choosing the U.S.S.R. as the region of choice
Things ultimately did not end well for his uncle, who had captured the attention of the Shah's soldiers and was arrested, then executed
This information was not met well with his father - a big supporter of the Shah - and was kicked out of his house
At age 18, he worked for his uncle Fereydoon to establish independence from the Shah in the Iranian province of Azerbaijan
Decides to come back to Iran, only to be captured and thrown into prison for a total of 9 years
Influence on Marjane
Throughout the short time that Anoosh was able to spend with Marjane, he has influenced her in many ways
His natural sense of optimism, lightheartedness, and steadfastness to his beliefs is something also shared by Satrapi
there is evidence of the impact he has had on her, years after his death
Anoosh is always optimistic, despite all the bad news constantly knocking at their door
the two frames spread out over two pages shows Anoosh's expression worsening. However, he never fails to say "Everything will be all right." He is constantly trying to retain his positive nature in the belief that one day the proletariat (the commoners) will rule
Living a very liberal and progressive life, they constantly exposed Marjane to a lifestyle different than the one defined by the Shah as well as the Islamic Revolution, being very active in the protests and demonstrations against both forms of oppressive governements
this had a very big influence on Satrapi as she adopted their burning desire to bring change to the country rather than idly sitting by and watching changes occur
the frame shown and the page that follows it express her longing and impatience to join her parents at the protests
this natural skepticism and innate sense of rebellion against what you are told evolves within Marjane throughout the story, as she begins to question the teachings at school, and her outbursts of rebellion against the revolution become increasingly public
her parents also take pride in being very educated about current events, as well as making sure they have all the facts right
her father will not believe anything he hears from simply spoken word, he constantly searches for confirmation from various news sources, his favourite being the BBC, coming from the radio
this series of frames depict Marjane in religion class, calling her teacher out on the lies she spouts about the revolution while revealing the truth to the class
the resounding applause resonating throughout the class is a result of the class' surprise, as no one else would attempt to tell off the teacher and accuse her of lying
this is further evidence of her parents' impact, as she is the only one who would have the resources to be aware of this knowledge, as well as the confidence needed to say it with such poise
In these panels, as Marjane is getting ready to go outside, she covers herself with multiple symbols of the Western culture, or decadence, as it is called by the revolution
the artist's depiction of herself, the nonchalant expression on her face, further proves how common it is for her to actively rebel against the rules of the revolution, and how it is only second nature for her
this commonality comes from her home, where there is constant talk and display of negativity towards the revolution
In these panels, her approach of rebellion against the regime is a more humorous one, as she publicly mocks the revolution at school, during the torture sessions, a time where one mourns the war dead by beating themselves on their breasts to the beat of funeral marches
this strategy of dealing with hardships through laughter is also something Marjane adopted from her parents, as they would often use partying as a way to stay cheerful during the war
Climax and Exile
As her acts of rebellion are become more public and more apparent than ever before, Marjane's parents realize that she isn't safe in Iran anymore
In the ultimate act of sacrifice, they make the decision to send her away, somewhere where she can continue to live her life and work at having a future better than the one awaiting her in Iran
This is the most influential decision for Marjane in the entirety of the book, as it has massive implications not explored in the book, but prevalent throughout her life, and which lead to her ultimately writing this memoir
He was the first person she ever considered a hero, referring to him as "my beloved"
Due to her extreme affection and admiration for Anoosh, the news of his capture and pending execution was a devastating blow on her
When Marjane first finds out about Anoosh's disappearance, her surprise and shock is depicted through a spiked bubble, hinting at the tone of disbelief in her voice
This sequence of frames occurs right after the previous panel, and the action to action transition shows just how attached she is to Anoosh and that she cannot drop the subject, despite her parents avoiding the subject and trying to distract her
Her face is visible in all three panels, showing how all her happiness has disappeared and her growing depression at his disappearance
By this time, she has deduced the fact that he has been taken by the revolution
As her father begins to come clean with the truth, her desperation turns to God, as the only thing she can do is pray for his well being
this is stressed further by the first image of him seen by the reader, resembling a god sent hero
This adoration that Marjane so dearly harbours for Anoosh is reciprocated, as shown when he is allowed to see only one person before his execution, and he chooses her
This page shows Marjane's last time seeing her "Beloved Anoosh"
The dark background of the prison cell dominates the colour scheme and adds to the foreboding feeling that something bad is about to happen
The action to action transitions act as a slow-motion sequence in a movie, as if Marjane, as the author as well the child, is trying to make this moment last as long as she possibly can
After his execution, Marjane is in a state of tragedy, and in her sorrow, lashes out at the only being that could have prevented the execution, but clearly failed to
drowning in her sorrow, and repeating Anoosh's self-assurance, she is visited by God
resentful and angry that he did not answer her previous prayers to save him, she lashes out at him
this escalates to her casting God out of her life forever
this is a huge event in her life, as before this, her life was very religious; she even believed she was God's last prophet, and would constantly engage in conversation with him
with this new change, she said goodbye to a substantial part of a childhood
With the loss of her role model, Marjane was lost. Without any bearings, she was floating in space, confused, dazed, and the like. She needed an anchor, one to pull her back to Earth and help her get over the tragedy. Luckily, they were there all along.
Culture and Rebellion
In the book, the idea of not forgetting who you are is a prevalent one
Throughout her life, Marjane's heroes have helped mold her into the person she is at the end of the book. Forgetting who you are is to forget the sacrifices and struggles that others have made for you. That is the message being conveyed by her parents a few nights leading up to her departure.
It can even be said that perhaps her role models hoped that one day she would become one herself, and that they were training her to be the best person she can be. They have done their best to carve a path for her, but have handed off the baton to Marjane to carve her own path, in hopes that one day she would do the same.
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Who runs the world? Beyonce.
Last fall Ad Age reported that Bey -- despite the megawatt smile, glamorous gliterry gowns, and then-impending motherhood -- was lacking in one regard: an acceptable digital presence.
The results of that initiative are on display today, with beyonce.com. The revamped site was announced by the star over Twitter -- which marked a major milestone. With 3.5 million followers, Beyonce had never tweeted until today, when she said the following: "Hey World, It's B! I'm so excited to invite you to my new beyonce.com - we've been working hard, and it's finally ready for you XO."
Turns out the winner of the pitch -- which several large New York shops turned down because of what was described to Ad Age as an unreasonably tight turnaround times and a lack of specificity in the brief about what the superstar really wanted -- was New York studio Designed Memory.
A letter displayed on its website, exhibits the shop's motto of "We love solving problems."
With Beyonce as a client, Designed Memory is making a big splash in the entertainment space. The boutique's founder and creative director, Matthew Siskin, is something of a go-to among the fashion set. Back in 2008, The New York Times Magazine said he's "like an ethonographer presenting artifacts from the exotic world of fashion."
Designed Memory was the interactive studio behind sites for fashion brands such as Suno and jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth, and personal sites for Chris Benz, Genevieve Jones, and Albertus Swanepoel. Beyonce's choice of Mr. Siskin to revamp her digital presence was likely in no small part driven by the fact she wants to promote her fashion brand, House of Dereon, via the site. Already, a "spring lookbook", with a collection of flowy dresses and jumpsuits, has been uploaded to her site.
Upon landing on the page, the site is described as "A newly personal view into her world, for you, by her."
As one executive familiar with her plans told us in the fall: "Beyonce herself hates the website because she doesn't think that it looks like who she is as an artist, someone who likes fashion and art and photography and travel. She has all sorts of interests and wants to communicate that," said the person, adding that the star wants the new site to be "daring and forward-thinking."
So far, the new site includes hand-written ramblings and a bit of musing on Basquiat, so we can probably expect to learn more about her artistic passions. There are also links to Beyonce's newly unlocked Tumblr page, Facebook and Twitter, suggesting that she's trying to get more aggressive on social media.
All in all it's a big move for brand Beyonce, and it's possible that in rethinking her online persona Beyonce got a little help from her friends. By the looks of it, Bey is taking some cues from her bud Gwenyth Paltrow, who has morphed into a media property via her weekly newsletter Goop and books that aim to convey she's more than a hanger for red-carpet gowns, but loves travel and wood-burning pizza ovens in the backyard.
And of course there's Beyonce's husband, Jay-Z, who's created a bit of a media property of his own with his Life & Times website. Already the two are cross-posting some content: photos of their new daughter, Blue Ivy.


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I'm not sure how to feel about it. I use Facebook avidly so I dont see why it bothers me so much but it does. What do you guys think?
http://about.me/LuisOTorres taz88ny
It was terrible, but they've changed it in the mean time. Sometimes complaining on the Internet works.
A lot of backpedaling going on.
Just for the principle of it, I will be canceling my account. Having the right to opt out of something is a must.
Honestly it does not really bother me. The pictures I take aren't anything that if they were to be sold would bother me. I could see if people had pictures of their children but for me I enjoy being able to share my photos with a bunch of friends( rather than on fb) and if this is what they have to do to keep the service free then so be it. I understand people leaving instagram over this and that is perfectly acceptable as well. If you don't like what they are doing, you have the right to delete your account.
http://www.jaxidian.org/update/ jaxidian
How would you feel if some non-profit organization, in an effort to do good, started a campaign against child sexual abuse and they purchased a photo of your face to represent the stereotypical guy doing this? And then they made this a HUGE national campaign to help fight such a thing?
Would you be happy having your face representing child sexual abuse across the nation? Can you imagine how this would affect your chances of employment when you interviewed for a job? You would have absolutely no recourse to prevent this from happening.
Just one extreme example of what's possible (and likely similar to what will happen to at least 1 person). No thanks!
EXTREME … but scary lol
Thomas Biard
I have no problem with it because I have never used it. Not a judgement on anyone else, I just LOATHE pictures someone is trying to show me of something they did and I can't even tell what they did because the filters are too crazy and all the detail of the picture disappears.
Then again, I don't tweet or update anything to facebook so I guess I'm not the target market. (No, I'm not a crotchety 65 year old man)
just deleted my account
http://www.jaxidian.org/update/ jaxidian
Me too.
haha! typical facebook approach, this was… well, packpedalling – ENGAGE! :D
"Nobody pays a billion dollars for a software service without intending to drive it over a cliff into the ocean"
don't really care, I use instagram to stalk other ppl, I don't post anything up….haha
I am personally not a fan of those kinds of sites/apps so I never signed up.
The reason I am not a fan is that any site where you can upload pics for free to share you know at done point they will try and make ninety off of those pics
darn auto correct….
they will try and make money off of your pics and will take your copyright for said pic for free (and claim the money it costs for hosting that pic/pics as"fair" compensation)
instagram will change its privacy policy over and over again and will end up like facebook. it just takes a little time…
I read a few blurbs that Instagram is NOT selling anyone's photos. I don't know how true it is but you can search the net as various sources even Cnet.com had an article on it. I do know that if it proves true, I have such a small account that no one will miss it or me if I leave.
What really bugs me is what TheVerge and Gizmodo tried/tries to make out of it. They are reporting about in a way that can only lead to the thinking all of the users are just dumb zombies. Just because a service is free a user does NOT have to tolerate everything!
I personally never liked Instagram. So, I never signed up for it.
i really like instagram… i do photography as a hobby and it was another way to get creative and get noticed for it. The idea of someone else profiting off my creativity with out me know bothers the crap out of me!
Wayne Winkler
I had an account, and while I know facebook does something similar I'm not as invested in Instagram with what only 4 photos on it. So I just deleted my entire account no reason to resign back up.
Well, I'm on the edge about cancelling both Instagram and Facebook accounts, on one hand their privacy policies keep changing and it ticks me off, and facebook is just a major time suck, but on the other hand it's a way for me to connect to a bunch of people I probably wouldnt otherwise be connected with. And I like how simple instagram is to use..but yeah, if their terms actually allowed them to use my photos however the heck they wanted, then buh bye!


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Open from May to October, Sopley Lake offers a very peaceful setting giving people the perfect location to relax and chill out, away from the fast pace and practicalities of our busy lives. Set behind Sopley Farm's delicious growing fruit fields, the accommodation lends itself to those who love getting close to nature and living an outdoor life.
We currently have on site a log cabin and shepherds hut, both of which sleep up to 4 and a camping pod which sleeps 2 (double bed). All of our accomodation requires you to bring along your own bedding. There is a toilet and drinking water tap on site and campfires are allowed (providing they are paid for) in the designated areas. We do not have showers or electricity.
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Located in the farm yard at Sopley Farm we now have a cosy, but well appointed self catering cottage which is available to rent between end October and end February. The cottage has 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom, bathroom, open plan kitchen/diner/lounge, entrance hall and downstairs WC.There is ample parking, bed linen, towels, tv, all cooking facilities and electric is included. No smoking or pets.
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After about three years it was finally time to update my blog's design. There were a lot of "under-the-hood" changes but also some structural changes.
- I've moved all my private blogging stuff to Facebook after I got sued over a picture I posted one and a half year ago.
- I now also use Twitter for blogging very short stuff.
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We left Lichfield to drive to Steve's sister's home on the edge of the Peak District.
Go Google Maps! A brief stop to buy Bakewell pudding in Bakewell and we arrived at our destination in plenty of time for dinner.
Monday morning we were back in the car headed for Sheffield for coffee with Steve's parents before making our way to Chatsworth House, the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
I have written here about a past visit to Chatsworth so I will try and spare you repetitive pictures.
We met this elephant in the grounds,
and I needed a picture of this goat at the entrance to the house. It looked like something out of Narnia?James and Sarah are excellent tourists. They pose nicely for the camera.There was a special exhibit inside. House Style celebrates five centuries of fashion at Chatsworth, from lace made in Venice around 1670 (pictured at the top of today's post) to a Gucci embroidered dress designed and made this year for the current duchess.
Amazing if not too comfortable to wear?Wow!Georgiana, the fifth Duchess of Devonshire who was acknowledged as the fashion leader of Georgian England had an extravagant style of her own which inspired this 1998 John Galliano creation.But going from the sublime to the ridiculous I found this adorable couple in the dressing up corner!
Moderate temperatures and plentiful precipitation make for a wide range of pretty flower photo opportunities in multiple colors.
Yellow,and pink!
Back at Kate and John's the purple heather was beginning to come into full bloom on the tops of the hills across the valley.I needed a close up of one of the heather plants nearer at hand.I guess we just took it for granted growing up?
One last picture for today.
Back in the 80's when I was exploring the wonders of needlepoint I made this piece for Steve's parents. It was a fire screen for a while. Now it hangs on the wall.
Sarah thinks the one panel looks like a Chicago sky line. 1988? No thoughts of moving across the Atlantic back then… or were there?


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Hello Mam/Sir,
I have done B.E and have 3 years of work experience so what kind of MBA course will be good for me?
Full time MBA OR F.T Executive MBA? Does F.T Executive MBA support placements similar to Normal F.T MBA?
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Hey Paul,
If it was my decision then I would have opted for a full-time MBA. Though the decision is up to you but according to me a full-time MBA is more preferable.
I hope this helps.
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You have a good experience , now is the time you try for CAT.
Now is the time you join a full fledged CAT program. i.e. You should join full-time course because until n unless you do the correspondence course from a well known college, its value is quite lower than that of full-time MBA course!
Thank You! 🙂
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Sir, if you think that B.E can't help you as much as an MBA would, then go for a full time MBA by giving it a year. If you can't leave your job, then go for an executive MBA and it will be good enough because you already have a BE and a good work experience. Just make sure that any MBA that you do, you exploit every book you read and learn as much as possible. Obviously a full ime MBA from an IIM or a good Bschool will ensure a better job than the one who does an executive MBA. So the placements might not be the same.
Just think about all your current factors. If you can devote time to a full time MBA then just go for it without a second thought 🙂
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i heared of somebody accuses someone to cheat and this one was playing with the wz2100 version 2.3.7 from portableapps.com.
You can read on the download page:
"Publisher: PortableApps.com (Billy Ellison) and the Warzone 2100 team"
is that true? is that a official release also from wz2100.net? I checked the binaries and it seems that they are not mingw build. Is it possible that they are "optimized" or have some wrong balancing? would be nice if someone of the dev team could check that.


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Cycling Ireland today confirmed that High Performance Director, Dr Philip Leigh was leaving the organisation – certainly not ideal timing in view of the major championships ahead in 2012, particularly Olympic Games qualifying.
Phil Leigh only took over the role in 2009 with a view to developing the team into a unit capable of producing Olympic finalists, and possibly a medallist, in 2012.
When launching a Cycling Ireland High Performance Strategy plan he said then – and this may well be a main contributory factor cause of his 'resignation' today –
"The problem is not finding the talent but the cost of nurturing and developing that talent. We do that on a shoestring compared to other countries. Our annual budget is €500,000. Compare that to British Cycling who had a staff of 250 and a budget of over €22 million for its target of six medals at the Beijing Olympics.
"We are responding to that reality together with Irish Sports Council who have been tremendously supportive of our efforts. We know that we can produce winners and our High Performance Strategy is about being creative in using all of our resources to meet the high costs of having to travel abroad to train and compete at elite level."
Cycling Ireland said in a statement that they and Dr Leigh 'had agreed that the timing was right as he had advanced the High Performance Programme as far as possible in the current conditions'. There will now be a refocused effort on development.
Phil joined Cycling Ireland in April 2009 and during his time he has contributed greatly to the establishment of a High Performance Structure that delivered some key results. The full integration of Para cycling activities has provided a solid platform for this group to deliver consistently excellent results over the past number of years. These results include four world championship titles and several other medal winning performances at world track championships, world cup and road events. There has also been a considerable advancement of the High Performance Track teams. Both team pursuit squads setting significantly improved National Records and more recently Ireland secured a first U23 European Track medal.
The Cycling Ireland announcement added that "Phil has built up key relationships with various service providers and commercial supporters that will benefit Cycling Ireland in the years ahead. New internal systems are now in place to ensure that clear pathways exist for the future development of Irish riders. Phil has overseen a sound logistical support over the past couple of years ensuring riders, coaches and volunteer staff can focus on achieving their performance targets. He has also been in the process of setting up a development pathway from youth upwards to enable talented riders achieve their potential."
Speaking of his resignation CEO Geoff Liffey said he and The Board of Cycling Ireland were ' very grateful for the contributions made by Phil during his time here and wish him well for the future.'
Most Irish cycling enthusiasts and insiders, as well as several of the cycling team were taken aback at the sudden departure of Dr Leigh. They will no doubt be eager to see what Phil Leigh himself has to say on the subject. Clearly NOT what the Irish Cycling community would have wished at this crucial stage of Olympic qualifying preparations.


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MyFoxdfw- DALLAS – A 12-year-old girl in a wheelchair was detained for nearly an hour at DFW Airport while trying to get through security. Shelbi Walser was traveling with her mother on Sunday for a trip that's become routine. The seventh grader lives with a genetic bone disorder and was on her way to Florida for another rare medical treatment. She's never had a problem flying, but this time Transportation Security Administration agents claimed she had bomb residue on her hands.
The mother and daughter said a bomb specialist showed up and several agents began talking on their cellphones all while other passengers were speaking up in support of the girl.
The TSA responded to questions about the encounter with a statement that said in part, "TSA's mission is to safely, efficiently and respectfully screen nearly two million passengers each day at airports nationwide. We are sensitive to the concerns of passengers who were not satisfied with their screening experience and we invite those individuals to provide feedback to TSA through a variety of channels."


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Attacking midfielders impress but star striker struggles to make an impact once again
The Arctic Circle might not be the easiest place to go to when you've already qualified for the next round and haven't scored many goals in recent weeks, and so it proved as Tottenham struggled to breach an overly defensive opponent for much of the match. It was the same old story as they had plenty of the ball, but few clear chances, before finally netting through an own goal and a Moussa Dembele strike.
Tottenham Hotspur Player Ratings:
Brad Friedel 6/10 - The veteran goalkeeper had almost nothing to do in the match, so it's hard to penalise him for anything. Looked generally solid though did put one goal kick out of play.
Kyle Naughton 6/10 - Had a very average game, will be disappointed not to have gotten forward more. Will also be hoping Spurs stay in Europe as long as possible as they are the only games he will be getting. Switched to left-back when Jan Vertonghen came on.
Zeki Fryers 5/10 - Had a difficult game up against the Tromso right sided players. Also frustrated Soldado with several spurned chances to cross. Jan Vertonghen came on for him in the second half, and the ex-Man Utd player may end up going out on loan for the second half of the season as games will be harder to come by in the knockout stages.
Michael Dawson 6/10 - Didn't look as comfortable as he should have done, getting caught out in the first minute by Zdenek Ondrasek who shot just wide. Booked for a cynical foul on the striker early in the second half.
Vlad Chiriches 7/10 - Continued to look comfortable on the ball as he brought the ball out of defence. May well end up taking Dawson's place in the team by the end of the season alongside Vertonghen, in what may be the classiest central defence in the league.
Eteinne Capoue 7/10 - The Frenchman also looked strong in the middle of the park, but lacked the ability to make that incisive forward pass. When Moussa Dembele started to push forward later in the second half the midfield looked more fluid.
Moussa Dembélé 8/10 - As always carried the ball well and looked like a cultured player, got his first goal of the season and followed that by nearly getting his second as he hit the post a minute later. Frustrating that he can't get forward consistently in League games to give the side more of an attacking threat.
Andros Townsend 8/10 - Very much Tottenham's most dangerous player in the first half, regularly making space with his skill and having several threatening shots. A little quieter after the break, but still looks like the most natural winger the club have.
Nacer Chadli 6/10 - Should have done much better when running onto a Sigurdsson through ball in the first half. Struggled to get into the game as much as the Icelander and Townsend, and Spurs looked a better team once Lewis Holtby came on.
Gylfi Sigurdsson 8/10 - MOTM - Displayed some great touches and passed the ball well. Won the free kick for the opening goal, crossing it for Chiriches and Causevic to convert, and also set up Dembele for the second with some excellent movement and passing. Him and Chadli exchanged places somewhat while the Belgian was on the pitch, and Sigurdsson came out looking much the more versatile and influential player.
Roberto Soldado 6/10 - Was heading for a 5 until an outstanding piece of skill just before half time provided the only thing of note in the first 45. Getting easier and easier to feel sorry for the frontman after his teammates repeatedly turned back away from crossing positions that he could have attacked. Booked for a sloppy challenge on Tromso captain Bendiksen. Can't help feeling that it will take a complete tactical overhaul to see the player that convinced Spurs to shell out £26 million.
Jan Vertonghen (71') 6/10 - Came on with the game pretty much won and looked settled in his favourite central position.
Lewis Holtby (72') 6/10 - Looked lively when he came on and played a part in the second goal. Plays well in games against weaker teams and really needs to influence Spurs' tougher fixtures to make a longer term claim to a place.
Erik Lamela (78') 5/10 - Had little chance to impress but showed some nice touches. Does the fact he started on the bench mean he'll start against United?
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So you got off to a great start with baby, but now breastfeeding isn't quite as comfortable as it used to be. Let's take a closer look at what is normal, what is not, and how to treat and manage breastfeeding pains.
Many moms experience soreness or pain in one or both nipples at some point with breastfeeding. Nipple soreness is often related to how well your baby is latching and maintaining a latched position during nursing.
Begin with by being in a comfortable position; help baby latch correctly. Don't be shy about trying different positions with breastfeeding—what's comfortable for you and baby both may change from day to day. Plus, changing positions with each feeding will give your baby different pressure points when sucking.
Having a bad latch is a common reason for nipple pain; this is cause by baby's improper sucking. Some women may experience a wince of pain when nursing begins, but it should never last for more than a second or two.
To break baby's latch, gently place your finger in baby's mouth to break the suction. If your baby isn't latched correctly, she'll suck improperly causing painful nipples. Make sure your baby is opening her mouth wide enough, with her tongue down, and that she's bringing the full nipple and a large part of the areola into her mouth. Until the soreness subsides, start the feeding on the least sore nipple and air-dry your breast after each feeding.
Promote pain relief and healing to sore, cracked, blistered or even bleeding nipples with the following proven strategies:
Talk to your nurse or baby's healthcare provider if soreness and tenderness persist. You can also find a breastfeeding specialist (lactation consultant) through your healthcare providers.
If you simply need to give your nipples "time off" to heal, pump and feed baby breast milk from a bottle for 24-48 hours. Let dad or your partner help give baby pumped milk so that you can also rest and relax.
Too much milk
Your milk typically comes in around the 3rd-5th day after giving birth, depending on how often and effectively baby nurses in those first few days. You may find your breasts feel full and firm; this is normal.
The good news is that "your milk is in!" However, the discomfort (if any) is due to a combination of factors:
Frequent nursing will help reduce the fullness and discomfort. Typically, your areola remains soft and pliable and your newborn should be able to latch on without difficulty. Continue nursing and the fullness will decrease in about 24 hours. Take note: This does not mean your milk supply has diminished but that the swelling has.
Engorgement issues
Experiencing engorgement is different; it usually occurs as a result of receiving extra IV fluids during labor and birth. As the days and weeks of nursing roll by, you may also experience engorgement when your baby starts sleeping through the night for the first time and skips a feeding or two or when baby goes through a growth spurt and eats more frequently, stimulating your body to make more milk. Engorgement can also occur when you return to work or if you don't have enough time to pump.
With engorgement, your breasts can feel firm, hard, lumpy, tender or painful—even the areola can be hard and taut. Your baby will struggle to latch on. Pumping some milk will assist in making the areola supple. These strategies will help you remedy or keep engorgement at bay:
To help prevent engorgement, make sure your baby fully empties at least one breast during each nursing session. If baby leaves milk behind, you can pump it off to ensure your breasts remain soft and comfortable.
Plugged milk ducts
You may feel a swollen, tender spot in your breast and that could be a plugged milk duct. These happen when your baby isn't taking enough milk out of your breasts. Using the same position for each feeding, wearing a tight or underwire bra or tight clothing can also cause plugged ducts.
This is one problem where a warm compress helps. Apply it gently to the area before a nursing session; you may want to also gently massage the area to get the milk moving again. Continue with frequent feedings, changing your position with each new feeding and try to spend some time not wearing a bra, or get fitted for the right-sized nursing bra or support top.
Breast infection
Mastitis begins as an inflamed milk duct and can develop into an infection. Mastitis can develop from plugged milk ducts or pores, sore or cracked nipples, not alternating breasts at each feeding, missed feedings, poor latch, not emptying the breasts at each feeding, or your own illness or stress.
Signs of mastitis include a hot, reddened area on the upper and outer part of one or both breasts. You will likely also have the sudden onset of fever, chills, body aches and a headache.
See your healthcare provider to treat mastitis; antibiotics are usually prescribed for 10-14 days, and you may want to take an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen for pain and discomfort relief. You may find applying moist heat to your breasts before a feeding helps with discomfort. Always begin each feeding with the least painful breast. It's important for you to rest when baby rests; continue with frequent feedings or pumping and use a warm compress before feedings.
Take care of yourself
You're so busy taking care of baby, particularly in those first few weeks and months you may forget to also take care of yourself. It's so important throughout your breastfeeding journey with baby you get rest when baby sleeps, drink plenty of fluids, eat a healthy, balanced diet, and ask for support from your partner, family, and friends.
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Discussion in 'Wii - Hacking' started by MegaShadow, Oct 24, 2009.
How Can I Update My Korean Wii 3.2u to 4.0u?
My wii has a modchip and duplicate channels..
Use Wii Duplicated Channel Remover from Waninkoko to delete the duplicated versions of the Weather and News Channels, respectively. Then, use Firmware Downgrader v1.11 to upgrade to 4.0U, or use NUS Downloader to download the WADs of the IOS 60 v6174 (not the v6400. That's a stub, and you won't be able to run any code from it. If you install it, you'll get a brick) and the v417 of the System Menu. The rest is simple: use WAD Manager to install the WAD's.
Use dop-IOS MOD to install IOS60 and IOS61 and System Menu 4.0 (or 4.1, which is practically the same, without one minor bug affecting Wii Sports Resort). Then use dop-IOS MOD to update all channels.
Can you make steps clearer.. Pls... i cant understand.. can you also put links on where i can download the files?
Wii Duplicated Channel Remover v2.1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L0AORY52. Copy the contents of the "apps" folder to your SD card. Sorry about the Spanish sentences, :/...
Firmware Downgrader v1.11: http://www.mediafire.com/?xgaj5wnjngg.
NUS Downloader v1.3 Beta: http://www.mediafire.com/?nqjdzmzzjmk.
Regarding the steps, well, I don't think I can explain them better (my english is very limitated, as you can see)... If you find it difficult, use the Firmware Downgrader. It's the most simple way to upgrade.
EDIT: however, just as SifJar says, I don't see any reason to update to 4.0U. You can update to 4.1U, it's the same thing. The only difference is that it has a bugfix.
how can i update my wii from 4.1u?
same process?
To 4.2U, do you mean? DON'T DO IT. You'll obtain the brick-like error 003 upon booting, because your console is a Korean one.
EDIT: LOL, it seems I misunderstanded you. Well, yeah, you can update to 4.1U doing the same proccess. However, I think the Firmware Downgrader MOD from Attila is the only one that includes the 4.1X and 4.2X firmwares.


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GasBuddy Predicts 2014 Gas-Price Rollercoaster Ride
Outlook sees potential for dramatic spikes, equally dramatic plunges
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- Retail gasoline prices will peak at $3.83 gallon this spring, according to fuel price website GasBuddy.com.
U.S. gasoline prices will see huge swings and regional volatility in 2014, but GasBuddy analysis suggests that when the final figures are calculated, the average price next year will fall by about 10 cents per gallon from 2013 numbers. That would push the yearlong average below $3.40 per gallon for the first time since 2010 when motor fuel averaged $2.78 per gallon for the year.
The usual upside risks will still be present--refinery maintenance, storm threats, global disruption--but 2014 promises to be a year that will find more consistent downward pressure on U.S. prices than in any year since the Great Recession, GasBuddy said. It was not uncommon to find a dollars' worth of difference between street prices in different states throughout 2013, and that state-by-state diversity will continue and even broaden in 2014. Many of the differences are attributable to tax treatment, but incredibly variable crude costs and wholesale gasoline prices accentuate the diversity.
Hawaii stands alone as the state that moves according to specific global metrics, and it is the only state where GasBuddy projects a $4 per gallon or higher 2014 average; 14 states spent some time with statewide averages above $4 per gallon at some point in 2013, but GasBuddy said it suspects that such moves will be rare or extraordinary in 2014; and 17 state averages bottomed out below $3 per gallon in 2013, and GasBuddy suspects that such trips to low latitude will be a much more regular occurrence next year, it said.
While 2014 should deliver a more temperate gasoline price background than 2011, 2012 and 2013, GasBuddy said it sees the potential for dramatic price spikes and equally dramatic price plunges. California, for example, will spend some time near the end of the first quarter above $4 per gallon. Illinois, and to a lesser extent some adjacent Great Lakes states, could face a price spike tied to refinery issues that would bring some of the metropolitan areas 50 cents to 75 cent per gallon above year-end 2013 numbers. But the interior of the country should largely have the greatest insulation against super-spikes. Motorists traveling in the Great Lakes, Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states are among those most likely to see pricing points not documented since 2010.
The likelihood of a late first-quarter 2014 rally in prices from winter lows remains quite high. Factors that contribute to a seasonal gasoline rally haven't changed. February through April tends to see refinery maintenance ahead of the driving season, and specifications for gasoline change in the second quarter.
The Northeast is a bit of a new hot spot. There is less North Atlantic refining than in previous years, and imports of gasoline continue to tail off. Super-storm Sandy gave a preview of the region's vulnerability, and northeastern states now tend to be in the highest quintile of motor fuel pricing.
The Pacific Northwest is a beneficiary of the U.S. shale boom. Oregon prices for gasoline dipped below $3 per gallon late in 2013 and together with Washington, this geography may fare better than other regions.
The Gulf Coast and portions of the Southeast represent a mixed bag. States from Texas to Virginia should see refineries supply some of the cheapest wholesale gasoline in the world. But an interruption in this system--a hurricane or precautionary shutdowns--could lead to brief but spectacular price spikes.
Florida and some southeastern coastal areas like Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C., warrant special attention. Many of the barges and tankers traditionally used to ferry gasoline from refineries to Gulf Coast and southeastern ports are now required to move crude. GasBuddy said it would not be surprised to see interior counties in the Carolinas, Georgia and Virginia feature prices 10 cents per gallon lower than coastal areas.
Brooklyn Park, Minn.-based GasBuddy is a division of Oil Price Information Systems (OPIS), Gaithersburg, Md.
Click here to view the full GasBuddy blog post, with detailed maps and additional analysis.


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Cause you are NUTCASE! if you just play with thoughts like that.
Originally posted by Weishaupt
Soon real soon, i can feel the "dis info" members showing up, just talk & bad filthy words.. to scare the members who are here to find the real truth..
Post & Run ...
Filter those OUT! you see them real easy! they just talk # and trying to discredit those with word of truth.
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They tossed the evidence at the bottom of the SEA
And you come here and try to prove that the "INTEL" is the thing that makes it REAL & LEGIT? who are you?
Do you even know?
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HE proved it. It was not proven by anyone else.
Show me the INDEPENDENT reports on this. NOT from Alex Jones, and not from one of his "experts".
Originally posted by matadoor
Each of these people is going to then have to decide if they want to continue the plots that are in place, knowing that they are most likely compromised, or quickly abandon these plans and ATTEMPT to meld into the society where they are, trying to hide.
This take out is going to have a ripple effect on his entire organization, and I'd say that a vast majority of them will take option 2.
Originally posted by emaildogs
I love the info Alex digs up day after day. I would tell everyone about his show if...
If he diddnt make such a fool out of me, when he goes on one of his tirades, when he starts making crazy voices. Also when he yells at the top of his lungs Agggggggghhhh! I also hate when he constantly interupts his guests, and especially his callers, with his interjections. tone yourself down Alex, no coffee during the show bud. Does he not know this?


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"The Ebonics Virus" pp. 26-27 and "Capital letters," p. 26. The Economist Jan 4, 1997
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 18:26:01 -0600 From: email@example.com (Rusty Barrett) Subject: Re: Ebonics Sender: firstname.lastname@example.com To: linganthro list
Re Joe Foster's query about the term "Ebonics", Marcyliena Morgan has a very nice paper on African-American Vernacular English in the 1995 Annual Review of Anthropology. She does introduce the term "Ebonics" and I believe gives some sources for its origin. The review is especially useful in that it references a lot of literature that has been circulating mainly within the community of black scholars and intellectuals that I didn't know about. I recommend it highly. I hope I am right about the term "Ebonics" being in there -- I am knee-deep in holiday house guests right now -- but I'm pretty sure that Marcy's review was the first place that I ran into it. Jane Hill
Another reference concerning Ebonics Theory is Dorothy K. Williamson-Ige's "Approaches to Black Language Studies: A Cultural Critique" (Journal of Black Studies 15:1 1984). The term "Ebonics" originated with the book 'Ebonics: The True Language of Black Folks' ed by R. Williams (St. Louis: Institute of Black Studies 1975). According to Williamson-Ige, "Ebonics" differs from other studies of Black English in that it "traces black language to the West African Hamito-Bantu language families" (rather than as originating in a creole or pidgin). Ebonics is critical of other approaches to Black English for implying a discontinuity between African and African American culture. Also, (again according to Williamson-Ige) advocates of Ebonics oppose efforts to use "dialect readers" or teach non-standard English in the schools. Instead, they propose that teachers gain an acceptance and understanding of Black English in order to be better prepared to teach African American students. (In other words, basically what the Oakland School board is proposing, according to Leanne Hinton's helpful post). Rusty Barrett Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 16:19:42 -0800 From: email@example.com (Leanne Hinton) Subject: A query Sender: firstname.lastname@example.com To: email@example.com Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com MIME-version: 1.0 Precedence: bulk Aaron Fox writes:
"All ideological and technical issues aside, what would any of y'all suggest as introductory readings for someone without any linguistic training or, I suspect, much social science background at all?"
One of my favorite introductory articles on Black English for non-linguists is Arthur K. Spears, "Black American English." in Anthropology for the Nineties, ed. by Johnnetta B. Cole. Free Press, 1988 (pp 96-113).
I am also very fond of Geneva Smitherman's book Talkin' and Testifyin: the Language of Black America. Wayne State University, 1985 (reprinted with new afterword from 1977).
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Ogbu, John and Signithia Fordham. "Coping with the Burden of Acting White" In Urban Review 18:3 1986.
Fordham, Signithia. "Those Loud Black Girls" (Black) Women, Silence and Gender Passing in the Academy In Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 24:1 1993
Fordham, Signithia. 1996 Blacked Out: Dilemmas of Race, Identity, and Success at Capital High. U. of Chicago Press.
Erickson, F. *Transformation and School Success: The Politics and Culture of Educational Achievement* In Anthropology and Education Quarterly, Volume 18, 1987
McDermott, R.P. and Kenneth Gospodinoff. *Social Contexts for Ethnic Borders and School Failure* In Trueba, H., G.P. Guthrie and Kathryn Hu-Pei Au, eds. _Culture and the Bilingual Classroom_ Newbury House 1981.
John T. Clark Georgetown University [Editor's note: Another late addition from Jane Hill and Bambi Schieffelin via Leila Monaghan: Morgan, Marcyliena. 1994. Theories and politics in African American English. Annual Review of Anthropology. Vol. 23:325-345.]


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The Rio Craze's weakness, and how we can solve it...MyPhone Rio Craze has been one of the budget smartphones that most buyers consider. The fact that you can get a phone that does the basic things at best compared to an ordinary feature phone, this handset is still a smartphone powered by the innovative android operating system capable of doing tasks that are performed by an entry level smartphones.
What draws the Rio Craze backwards considering it wears a dual core processor? It's the phone's internal storage and RAM. A smartphone's capability can be estimated according to the specs it bears. In the case of Rio Craze, installing of apps is very limited for a phone that can only handle up to 512 MB of ROM. Even the installed apps that are transferred to the SD card still store app data internally and eventually eats it slowly. That's why I made this article to share to you the technique to expand the internal phone storage and to finally enjoy large number of apps to be installed on the phone.
How to Partition your MyPhone Rio Craze for Unlimited Internal StorageThis is the actual process on how to partition the Rio Craze to achieve the unli internal storage courtesy of Mhae Bautista. Please carefully read and understand the instructions.
Note: This may degrade your SD card so you need a high quality one. Do at your own risk.
Things needed:
- Root access
- Aparted
- Link2SD
- Root Explorer
- Brain
Steps Sequence:
- Unmount SD card
- 1st and 2nd Partition
- Link2SD Part 1
- Link2SD Part 2
- Root Explorer
Please follow the steps from Mhae's YouTube channel. Below is how to unmount the SD card to start off. Good luck!


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Pivotal Announces Major Expansion in Ireland with €100M Investment
Pivotal®, the company accelerating digital transformation for enterprises, today announced the creation of 130 new jobs and an investment of approximately €100 million in Ireland over the next five years, rapidly expanding the company's presence in the Irish market. Silicon Valley-head-quartered Pivotal is partially owned by EMC Corporation and VMware, Inc. with General Electric becoming an investor in May 2013.
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LloydsPharmacy Issues Last Call For Entries To New Business Clinic 2015
LloydsPharmacy issued its last call for entries today to its New Business Clinic 2015. The business clinic is an exciting opportunity for Irish health and beauty companies to market their products in LloydsPharmacy stores across the country. The LloydsPharmacy New Business Clinic will allow Irish companies producing health and beauty products to showcase their products to LloydsPharmacy representatives, Ireland's largest pharmacy group, and compete to have their product marketed and sold in its 87 stores across Ireland.
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Irish SMEs 'Look to Real Growth' at Graduation Ceremony
80 owner managers of small businesses are graduating from the Plato Dublin programme tomorrow, March 4th, with a focus on "real growth" within their businesses. The peer-to-peer business support forum has helped over 3,000 owner managers in Ireland and is supported by the Local Enterprise Offices in the Dublin region. Run as a not-for-profit organisation, large 'parent' companies such as IBM, Bank of Ireland, Paypal, Ericsson, Microsoft, Diageo and Pfizer facilitate group meetings, which take place all over the capital every month.
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Enterprise Ireland to Evaluate Supports for Design
The Minister for Business and Employment has asked Enterprise Ireland to evaluate which of their programmes could be specifically aimed at supporting design. Launching a new report, "Design-Driven Innovation: Why it matters for SME competitiveness", Minister Ged Nash TD described design as the poor relation of Government supports to business. The new report, compiled by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly and funded by the European Commission, shows how design impacts positively on individual businesses and it shows what kinds of Government measures, in Ireland and internationally, work in support of design.
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€35M Innovation Investment In Irish Dairy Processing Industry
The Irish dairy processing sector continues to ramp up its preparations for the end of milk quotas with the announcement of an innovation investment of €35 million today. The investment by Government and industry will position Ireland as a world leader in dairy innovation, and help to maximise the long term growth opportunities created by anticipated increase of 50% in the Irish milk pool by 2020.
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Jeff Bridges to Host Saturday Night Live
This December.
Jeff Bridges, with an Oscar and Tron: Legacy to promote, will host Saturday Night Live on December 18. Bridges hasn't appeared on the show since February 1983: SNL will finally have a chance to correct a major lacuna in its oeuvre and do a sketch about the Dude starring the actual Dude. [Gold Derby/LAT]


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MEXICO CITY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank on Thursday warned that inflation risks in Latin America's second biggest economy have not improved since its last monetary policy decision, and vowed to ensure that a "prudent" stance is maintained on interest rate setting.
"The majority (of board members) considered that the balance of risks to inflation had not changed compared to the previous statement," the bank said in the minutes of the central bank's latest monetary policy decision earlier this month, when it held its benchmark interest rate at 7.00 percent.
The majority of members said even though inflation would continue to be above six percent in the next few months, it appeared to be reaching its peak, and forecast that by the end of the year the rate would begin to cool, the minutes added.
In the second half of 2018, the majority predicted that inflation would be heading towards its 3 percent target. (Reporting by Dave Graham and Frank Jack Daniel)


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text: Make a batch of these tasty frittata bites filled with gorgeous smoked salmon and flavoursome cherry tomatoes, served with a dollop of buttery béarnaise sauce. This is a great dish to have as a starter or to hare amongst your party guests. First make a start on the sauce. Melt butter over a low heat. When foaming, take off heat; leave until the milk solids sink to the bottom. Sieve to retain the pure butter fat. Pour the vinegar into a small pan and add the shallot and 1 tbsp dill. Boil for 3 mins. Leave to cool. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Cut nonstick baking paper into 12 squares, each measuring 15cm x 15cm (6in x 6in). To make the frittatas, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the garlic for 1 min, then add the tomatoes, spring onions and peas. Cook for 3 mins. Remove from the heat and stir in the salmon. Whisk eggs and cream in a large bowl. Season. Fold in three quarters of the salmon mixture. Put squares of baking paper over holes of 12-hole muffin tin. Spoon frittata mixture into each and top with some remaining salmon mixture. Bake for 20 mins. Meanwhile, finish the sauce. Put the vinegar mixture into a heatproof glass bowl over a pan of simmering water. Add the yolks and lemon juice and whisk for about 6-8 mins, until thick enough to cover the back of a spoon. Remove from heat. Add the clarified butter in a steady stream, whisking all the time. Fold in remaining dill and season. Serve with hot mini frittatas. Tip: Clarifying the butter intensifies the flavour and increases the smoke point. You can clarify butter in large batches for future use because it keeps well in the fridge. See more Salmon recipes


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UPDATE July 26, 1:16 p.m. ET: People reports that Robert Pattinson has now left the home he and Kristen Stewart share in Los Angeles.
"I'm not sure they'll be able to recover from this," a source told People, adding that Pattinson is "heartbroken and angry."
Another insider claims that Stewart is a wreck following the release of the photos and that the actress is "devastated."
"Kristen really loves Rob more than anything," the spy told People. "He's all that matters to her right now."
Previously: Mere hours after Us Weekly revealed photos of Kristen Stewart ostensibly cheating on Robert Pattinson with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders, Stewart has issued a statement. The actress took an unusual approach to the rumours by actually apologizing in public.
"I'm deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected. This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry," Stewart said in a statement obtained by People.
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Stewart, 22, and Pattinson, 26, have been one of Young Hollywood's most powerful couples since they met on the set of the first "Twilight" film in 2008.
At 41, film director Sanders is nearly twice Stewart's age; he is currently married to model Liberty Ross, with whom he has two children.
Sanders himself offered a public apology as well.
"I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family," Sanders said in a statement to People. "My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together."
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Us Weekly reports that after Ross learned of her husband's indiscretion with Stewart, she posted a tweet that simply read, "Wow."