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A member of the studio audience asked the following question a few days ago:
I'm really curious about this: What do atheists say to other atheists who have differing moral values?
TGP gave a fitting response:
Are you really asking this question in the comments thread of an atheist ethics blog?
With nearly 1600 posts and nearly 20,000 comments - mostly from atheists - it should not be at all difficult to discover what atheists say to each other on matters of morality. And it is quite clearly NOT what the anti-atheist bigots like to pretend to themselves and claim to others what atheists say.
Yet, that question brings up a question in response.
What does a theist say to somebody whose moral values differ from his own?
Here, I am particularly concerned with those theists who hold that religion is a matter of faith. It is not subject to proof or to reason. Instead, some divine revelation of one sort or another is supposed to spring forth onto the mind causing the person who experiences it to judge this or that religion to be correct.
The problem is, two people who suffer from divine revelation can come to believe in two different gods or, just as easily, two different interpretations of the demands of the same god. Scriptures are so filled with contradiction and ambiguities that a person can easily find in them what he or she wants to find.
Now, the consequence is two people, each stricken with absolute certainty that theirs is the flawlessly perfect interpretation of divine will on account of some mystical experience, who are in crucial disagreement over some relevant moral fact.
Like, one person believes that this area of land was given to them by their God - while another group of people held that the land was given to them instead.
Or Person 1 holds that anybody who should question his interpretation of scripture shall be put to death - while Person 2 believes exactly the same thing about his interpretation.
Let is not ignore what is actually going on in these cases. As I have written before, people do not get their morality from God. They assign their morality to God. When a person has such a mystical experience, it does not come with a set of moral revelations. Rather, the agent himself builds his moral sentiments into his mystical experience. This allows him to take his own sentiments and options and give them divine origin.
This is a very common and easy way for people, in effect, to turn themselves into Gods. Suddenly, their morality is not their own opinion based on beliefs handed down to them from the previous generation combined with his or her own observations - subject to all sorts of human flaws. Instead, it is the divine word of an imagined super-being that is all knowing and who could not possibly be mistaken. When people take their own sentiments and prejudices and assign them to a god, they can give those attitudes a certainty that is beyond question.
They can even go so far - as some have in human history - as to say, "Anybody who dares to disagree with me . . . um . . . I mean . . . with God . . . shall be put to death." And they act on that new ultimately arrogant sentiment.
So, what does such a theist then say to those whose values differ from their own?
We see the answer in a whole set of slaughters that are described in various religious text.
We see it in history, in the Crusades and Inquisitions of European history. We see it in the capture of Jerusalem where the Christian soldiers slaughtered the whole population of Muslims who had been contaminating the holy city with their presence for centuries.
We see it in the 30 Years War which all but depopulated whole sections of Europe. One religious faction would enter a village dominated by another religious faction, herd all of the villagers into the church, lock them in, then set the church on fire. The fact that some of the villagers (claimed to be) followers of the same religion as the attackers often did not deter those attackers. They would kill everybody, and trust to their god to sort the heretics from the faithful in the afterlife.
We see it in the bloody English civil wars between Catholics and Protestants of the same era - in the religious purges that drove so many people out of Europe to seek a new start in America.
For those who know history, those people did not come to America to seek religious freedom. They came to America so that they can leave a situation in which they were too weak to impose their religious dogma on others, to create a new city in the wilderness where they had the numbers and the power to becomes the dictators of what is correct in matters of religion.
We continue to see the effects today of different groups 'discussing' matters of religion that each hold to be beyond the matter of reason an evidence and, thus, not subject to debate. We saw it on 9/11, and we have seen it over and over again since then.
These are the signs of what one religious person says to another whose values differ from their own - particularly for those religions that hold that religion is a matter of faith and divile revelation and, as such, cannot be demonstrated or argued for in any way.
If you cannot persuade people by reason and argument, if you cannot offer anything in the way of proof that you are right and they are wrong, then the only form of persuasion that is left is brought about by sword, or gun, or bomb.
I am not saying that religion is necessarily like this. Nor am I saying that all religion is, in fact, like this. The world contains a rich variety of religious beliefs, including those that hold matters of religion are private and matters of morality must be settled by that which can be demonstrated across all religions.
Nor am I saying that atheists are immune from the arrogance and certainty that make people prone to violence against those who disagree with them. I fear that those who hold that religion is the root of all violence will blind themselves to the fact that it is arrogance, not religion, that makes it easy for people to pick up weapons and kill those who disagree. Atheism does not come with any built-in immunity from arrogance. Communists and anarchists lacking a belief in God have not lacked the ability to carry out atrocities.
There are people who hold that a secular argument backed by reason must sit at the root of all matters of social or government policy - that they cannot be based on this group's or that group's personal articles of faith without opening society up to the violence of religious civil war (if the religious factions have equal power) or religious oppression (if one religious faction is more powerful than all others).
Yet, these moral truths that transcend religion - that allow the members of one religious faction to live in peace with others who do not share their values or their specific interpretations of scripture - are just as available to the atheist as they are to the theist.
In fact, the atheist is in a better position with respect to these moral truths that transcend religion and allow peace among different factions, because the atheist will never experience conflict between those moral truths and his or her religious beliefs.
There is no article of faith for those moral truths that transcend across religions to contradict.
What do atheists say to other atheists who have differing moral values? Well, what do (or should) theists say to other theists who do not share their specific religious prescriptions?


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The strangest, and most disheartening thing about the Twitter firestorm that erupted this week after Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen pointedly questioned Ann Romney's fitness to serve as her husband's ambassador on women's economic issues was the speed with which her own party rushed to denounce her. Noting to CNN's Anderson Cooper that Romney — a daughter of privilege who became wealthier still while married to Mitt — had "never worked a day in her life," Rosen voiced the suggestion that she was, perhaps, less than ideally suited for relaying the financial worries and stresses of most American women to her husband's presidential campaign. "She's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing, in terms of how do we feed our kids, how do we send them to school, and why do we worry about their future," Rosen said.
(MORE: Ann Romney and Hilary Rosen Debate Motherhood: What American Women Really Think)
Republicans counterattacked, as to be expected. But Democratic Rosen-bashing was every bit as vigorous.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod called Rosen's words "inappropriate and offensive."
Obama campaign manager Jim Messina tweeted: "She should apologize."
Deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter added on: "Families must be off-limits on campaigns," she said, "and I personally believe stay-at-home moms work harder than most of us do." With even the Obamas eventually weighing in, Rosen, by the end of the day, had no choice but to apologize.
Why did Democrats feel such an urgent need to distance themselves from a comment that was 1) accurate — Romney doesn't exactly have much in common with the 75% of women who now work for a living — and 2) frankly inoffensive? (I happen to agree with the Washington Post's Ruth Marcus that Rosen's only real fault, in the Anderson Cooper exchange, lay in forgetting to use the politically correct phrase "work outside the home" instead of the politically toxic word work to describe the remunerative activity Romney didn't have to engage in.)
(MORE: Cecile Richards: Mitt Romney's About-Face on Women's Health)
That the Democrats felt such a need to throw Rosen under a bus suggests to me that they, like the Romney campaign itself, are guilty both of knee-jerk cynicism in regards to female voters and of being out of touch. We all know, on the one hand, that there's a certain portion of the population that feels not just left behind but generally dissed by what they identify as the evolution of attitudes and mores in our era: they're the Sarah Palin constituency. But these conservative women were never going to vote for Obama anyway. If you widen your sights beyond them, the larger truth about American women (and men) reveals that the deep-seated attitudinal divisions that once underlay our great national drama over women's roles, and over working motherhood in particular, are now largely a thing of the past.
The "mancession" of recent years has made more mothers than ever before responsible for the lion's share of their children's economic well-being. Attitudes tend to follow behavior change: in 2010, according to the General Social Survey, which has collected data on social trends and attitudes since 1972, fully 75% of Americans agreed that "a working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work." Sixty-five percent of the public even now believes that preschool children are not likely to suffer if their mothers work outside the home.
The "mommy wars" may be alive and well on playgrounds and school pickup lines in well-off areas. But they can't any longer truly serve as a meaningful wedge to divide and conquer American women.
The Democrats owe an apology to Hilary Rosen. She made a sloppy semantic error but issued no actual slap in the face to Ann Romney or the small percentage of privileged women who can truly, realistically, identify with her. All the rest is just a distraction.

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As we charge into the holiday gift buying season, gadgets are usually near the top of many people's wish lists. Our regular technology commentator Rich Jaroslovsky of Bloomberg News tells us about his gadget picks for 2012.
Rich, thanks for joining us.
RICH JAROSLOVSKY: Thank you.
WERTHEIMER: First, Rich, let's look at the camera. It's an amazing little machine. It doesn't even vaguely look like a camera. It looks like it must be expensive and do lots of clever tricks?
JAROSLOVSKY: Well, it cost about $400. And the most clever trick that it does - at least for me - is that it allows you or anybody viewing your picture online to refocus it after the fact. The camera captures so much information that when you look at it on screen, if you see that, oh my gosh, I accidentally focused on the ball when I wanted to focus on the kid, simply by clicking on the photo, the entire photo refocuses around whatever you've clicked on.
WERTHEIMER: So what's the advantage here? Do you think it's that you can take artful pictures or that you just can't mess anything up?
JAROSLOVSKY: Well, I think it depends a lot on the photographer. For the advanced photographer, there are a lot of advanced tools that let you customize it. But for the typical everyday photographer - I think, at least - that the big advantage is it's basically idiot proof. You can't ruin a picture anymore.
WERTHEIMER: OK. Now you also sent us a set of headphones - very sleek and comfortable, and they are wireless. We connected them to an iPhone wirelessly. I took a little walk around the office and I was listening all the way. So super convenient, I guess, for listening around the house or maybe in our noisy radio office.
JAROSLOVSKY: Well, they are super convenient. They're called the Zik wireless headphones. They're about $400, and they were designed by Philippe Starck, the well-known product designer, who among other things worked with Steve Jobs on the design of his yacht. And these are noise canceling headphones that have more technology in it than a nuclear submarine, I think. Among other things, one of the ear cups is actually a touchpad, so you can control everything wirelessly simply by sliding your finger back and forth along the touchpad. You can increase the volume. You can skip to the next song. It also has Bluetooth conductivity, as you pointed out, so that, you know, you're not tethered to your device. If you take a phone call that comes in while you're wearing the Ziks, there are microphones built into the headphones so you can simply take a phone call without doing anything more than tapping you if you
WERTHEIMER: And now our favorite gadget, we at MORNING EDITION live on coffee. So this is a coffee machine which costs a boatload of money and it appears to be somewhat smarter than I am. I mean tell us what it does.
JAROSLOVSKY: Well, this is the Saeco Xelsis Digital ID Coffee Maker. And it retails for around $3,000.
WERTHEIMER: Whoa.
JAROSLOVSKY: And for $3,000 you would expect it to make pretty good coffee, and it does. But the thing that I kind of fell in love with was the biometric digital fingerprint reader.
JAROSLOVSKY: And the idea behind this is that the coffee maker can store up to six different user profiles, and you can tell a coffee maker exactly how you want your coffee, how strong you want the beans ground, how much water, how much milk. And you can save all that that to your personal profile with your fingerprint. And then, you know, when you stumble into the kitchen every morning, all you have to do is swipe your finger over the top of the coffee maker and it immediately recognizes you and brews your favorite cup.
WERTHEIMER: I have to say that my favorite thing about this is its noises. Since this is a radio program, let's just let you listen to what this thing would say to you in the morning if you've drifted up to it and made a cup of coffee.
WERTHEIMER: Rich Jaroslovsky, he joined us from Palo Alto in California. Rich, thank you very much for all these additions to my wish list.
JAROSLOVSKY: Thank you for having me.
WERTHEIMER: Rich Jaroslovsky is a columnist for Bloomberg News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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This is a decision which many people face, and the decision is not as easy to make as it may sound.
As a homeowner, you can reasonably expect the equity in your home to increase over time as your mortgage is paid down. That, combined with regular appreciation in property values, can be a rapid and rewarding way to increase your net worth. In contrast, the person renting over the same amount of time is left with no property investment but may have enjoyed lower living expenses and the opportunity to invest in other opportunities.
When comparing owning to renting, you have to add up all of the figures, including the cost of your home, the size of your down payment, utilities, immediate repairs, interest rates and insurance, and compare them with how much you are currently spending on rent.
Of course, you also have to place a value on the enjoyment and satisfaction that you will derive from owning your own home.


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Gramps:Language policy
Details on the multilingual policy for this Gramps wiki.
Using Gramps in my native Language
For information on installing, learning and using the Gramps program in a language other than the default language (US English) see Learn how to get started.
Which Languages?
In theory, all languages for which a person can be found to maintain the translation, can have the Gramps main page translated. You can then translate articles on a opt-in basis.
The following Languages are supported:
- Dutch
- Maintainer: B. Malengier. Contact him by mailing benny.malengier AT the domain: gramps-project.org, or via the devel mailing list, or via his talk page.
- Lithuanian
- Maintainer: A. Šleinius. Contact him by mailing asleinius AT the domain: users dot sourceforge dot net
- Slovenian
- Maintainer: B. Banko Contact him by mailing bernard.banko AT the domainL siol dot net
- Swedish
- Maintainer: Tobias Svedberg. Contact him by mailing sleepylion AT the domain: gmail dot com or via his talk page
- French
- Maintainer: Jérôme. Contact him by mailing romjerome AT the domain: yahoo dot fr or via his talk page
- German
- Maintainer: User:Mweinelt. Contact him by mailing mweinelt AT the domain: gmail dot com or via his talk page.
- Czech
- Maintainer: Zdeněk Hataš, User:Matlas. Contact him by mailing zdenek DOT hatas AT the domain: gmail dot com or via his talk page.
- Polish
- Maintainer: Lukasz, User:Yenidai. Contact him by mailing yenidai AT the domain: @poczta dot onet dot pl or via his talk page.
- Italian User:Dm1407. Contact him via his talk page.
The languages supported need to be added to Template:Languages, Template:Languages/table and Gramps:Main_page_templates/page by a system administrator.
What the Maintainer should translate
The task of a maintainer is to translate the Main page via Gramps:Main_page_templates as well as the main portals. Preferably they can also respond to user questions about the language, and investigate misuse in that language (profanities, flame-wars, ...).
The list of pages which group translation strings and must be translated:
- Gramps:Main_page_templates: Translation of text strings on the main page
- Gramps:Using_Gramps_templates: Translation of the Gramps documentation portal
- Gramps:Community_templates: Translation of the Gramps community portal
- Gramps:Side_bar_translation: Translation of the text strings of the sidebar. Note: although the sidebar will be translated, it will link to the English root page. This is a technical limitation of the sidebar!
List of pages you should definitely consider translating:
- Gramps:About: The about box
- Contact: How to contact Gramps
- Download: Where to download Gramps
- Installation: How to install Gramps
What NOT to translate
In details:
- The developers section is english only. Development of Gramps is in english.
- Mark-up Templates. Templates for markup, eg pretty tables, boxes, should be written language independent, with if necessary a language parameter which is passed to content specific templates that can be translated.
Note that Content templates can be translated, but do not include the {{languages|pagename}} template to the content. Instead, add it to the noinclude section of the template:
What Users can translate
Anything they like of the articles. Do follow the guidelines in the next section, How?, though.
It is actually very easy, you only need to know the original language (English) and be able to copy/paste with perhaps the extra complication of using a template for links instead of normal wiki links.
- If you want to translate page [[Gramps:Language policy]] in a language with language code zz, you create a page [[Gramps:Language policy/zz]]. The root name af the article must be the english name. So e.g. Bonjour would be Goodday/fr. However you can use redirection to give French users a fr:Bonjour page
- Next, you add at the bottom of the page the template {{languages|Gramps:Language policy}}. This same template must be added to the root page as well as all translated pages.
- In the case no english page exists for the page you want to make, first add an english page with content
- You can redirect people to a page with localized title. This is helpfull for searching pages in non-english, or for inclusion of the pages in Help:Categories. Eg, you want to translate [[Gramps:About]] in Dutch.
- You make the page [[Gramps:About/nl]] with content:
#REDIRECT [[nl:Gramps:Info]]
- In the page [[Gramps:About]], you add at the bottom
- You create the page nl:Gramps:Info, with as content the translated English page, and at the bottom you call the languages script, with as first parameter the english root page, and second parameter the true dutch name:
- If you want to link to translated pages, you can use the standard wiki syntax: [[link here/nl|text]], but this is off course only possible if the nl page already exists. You can also use the following handy template: Template:Call_lang, which works as
{{call_lang|link here|nl|text}}
If the required translation exists, it is returned, otherwise the english root page is returned
- You make the page [[Gramps:About/nl]] with content:
More Info
For more info, see the documentation in Template:Languages, Template:Call lang.
- Compare Gramps:About and Nl:Gramps:Info which uses redirect to a different pagename.
- Compare Template:Main_page/genealogy_links and Template:Main_page/genealogy_links/nl which uses the call_lang template to do fallback to english language on non-translated pages.


text: Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Prosecutors say no cats were harmed in the making of this news story. A man in Tacoma, Washington told a sad tale. He was involved in a car crash and two years later he said that collision had killed his cat named Tom. He filed a $20,000 insurance claim. But now, according to KOMO, he's been accused of fraud. Authorities say the cat never existed. The man allegedly backed up his claim with cat photos from the Internet. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The Coup Announce New Album
Revolutionary musical collective The Coup will release their new album Sorry To Bother You this October 30th via Anti- Records. The Coup consists of vocalist-writer and activist Boots Riley accompanied by a versatile cadre of musicians. To listen to the albums opening track, visit href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/the-coup-announce-their-u_n_1772243.html">Huffington Post.
Sorry To Bother You is an audacious new work by a visionary band. The tracks merge danceable beats, punk urgency and the astute social commentary of hip-hop to craft a refreshingly unique sound that draws from the past but never sounds anything but futuristic. "I think our albums are always really different than what else is being put out there at the time," Riley says. "It's why I think people can listen to the records and not know when they were made and it's why our audience is constantly evolving."
Called one of their "10 most influential people" by Vibe Magazine, Riley has also collaborated with Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), New Orleans band Galactic, Atari Teenage Riot and more. He is currently a prominent figure in the Occupy Movement, participating in actions and speaking on racism, capitalism, and grassroots organizing throughout the world.
Sorry To Bother You is the long awaited follow up to The Coup's critically acclaimed album Pick A Better Weapon, which the Mojo described as "Smart, sensual, self-loving and self-critical, pissed-off and hilarious" and moved Billboard to call the band "the best hip-hop act of the last decade." For their latest, Boots Riley conspired with co-producer and longtime friend Damion Gallegos, intent on creating a radical new sound utilizing unconventional recording techniques and seemingly incongruous musical styles. The result is an exhilarating highly original music that perfectly animates Riley's provocative and poetic lyrics.
The album, which features guest appearances by Vernon Reid, Anti-Flag, Das Racist, Killer Mike, Japanther, Jolie Holland, and Joe Henry among others, explodes on the opening track "Magic Clap" an energetic burst of hip-hop infused soul driven by a relentless punk beat. While the song has the rousing celebratory vibe of a classic radio hit, there is a more profound significance within Riley's lyrics. "We started out trying to make a mid seventies punk thing and then found the Motown roots of that," Riley explains. "The meaning of the song can be found in the last line, 'When we slap back, that's the magic clap.' It's about everything that leads up to that moment when people decide to fight back, when thought leads to action."
A track "The Gods Of Science" features a pulsating funk riff under Riley's ingenious word play. On "You Are Not A Riot (An RSVP from David Siqueiros to Andy Warhol)" Riley envisions a contentious meeting between radical Mexican muralist David Siqueiros and pop art star Andy Warhol, the scene accompanied by a frenetic burst of futuristic new wave.
"You hear a lot of early punk and eighties music in this record- but, for the most part, we didn't realize that as we were making it," Riley says. "I like music that is aggressive but that you can also dance to. Some times those things are considered to be in different categories, but I try to mix them. I also wanted the album to sound rough. I think sometimes music these days is so perfect and predictable that it almost cancels itself out. Maybe if there's some tension people will hear it better."


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Spring Roll Wrappers from Double Parrot are widely used in most restaurants with high quality. Spring roll wrappers used to make Vietnamese styled fresh spring roll. Just soak in warm water for 1-2 minutes before use. Ingredients: Flour, salt, water. Net weight: 12.00 oz. Product of Vietnam.
Please consider this Spring Roll Wrapper Tray for easy wrapping.


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Baltimore, MD – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), convened members of Maryland's Ukrainian community for a roundtable discussion to share the latest information on the U.S. and international response to the crisis in Ukraine, including the continued hostility by Russia.
"Ukraine is an incredibly important country and Ukrainian Americans are rightly concerned for their family and friends about Russia's actions in Crimea and what Russia might do next. The U.S. and the international community will ensure that Russia is held accountable for its blatant violations of international agreements and unlawful violation of Crimea's sovereign borders. The sanctions leveled against Russia are directed at Mr. Putin and his inner circle that are responsible for this ongoing aggression, not the people of Russia. We will ensure that Mr. Putin pays a heavy price for his inability to conform to international norms, and honor Russia's agreements. The government in Kyiv has the full support of United States and we will use all available diplomatic and economic tools to return stability to Ukraine," said Senator Cardin.
"Through our economic policies, particularly energy, we need to help Prime Minister Yatsenyuk and the new leadership in Kyiv succeed without being beholden to Russia. The message clearly received from Maryland's Ukrainian American clergy, local Ukrainian leaders and advocacy organizations is one of worry for their family in Ukraine. They are united in a strong determination that the U.S. and international partners keep the pressure on Russia for what they have done in Crimea, and so additional regions are not put at greater risk."


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My favorite story about banana splits involves my dad and Uncle Mike . It seems years and years and YEARS ago, they decided to have an eating contest. They consumed massive amounts of pizza and then went for banana splits. My dad finished his, but my Uncle Mike saved his favorite part of the banana split for last, and was too full to eat it. Somehow, this made a very big impression on me when I was a kid.
Moral of the Story: Finish your banana split whether you're too full or not.
I found this idea through Pinterest...which led me to The Kitchn (love). Their breakfast banana splits may be a *tad* bit healthier, topped with jam, but hey...you have to get your daily intake of Nutella somewhere!
Breakfast Banana Splits
1 banana
Greek yogurt (I like Fage)
sliced strawberries
chopped nuts, toasted
Slice the banana lengthwise and place in a bowl. Add 2 scoop of yogurt...I used an ice cream scooper for this. Greek yogurt is so thick that it keeps it's shape.
Add the sliced strawberries.
Heat some Nutella in the microwave for about 10 seconds. Drizzle over the sundae.
Add toasted, chopped nuts. (I used almonds here, but pecans might be my favorite.)
Ta-da! Breakfast Banana Splits!
Make them soon. I won't tell if you eat all of the Nutella off the top first. You know, just in case you're too full to eat the rest. ;)


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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A Coast Guard official says a disabled cruise ship off the coast of Alabama is again moving toward the shore after a broken towline delayed the vessel's slow journey back to port.
Petty Officer William Colclough says a new tugboat has been secured and the Carnival Triumph is again making its way into Mobile.
He says the ship will be further delayed because of the towline issue, though he did not give a new estimated arrival time.
It had been expected to arrive Thursday night.
An engine-room fire Sunday left the ship powerless. More than 4,000 people are on board the Triumph, and passengers face long bus rides or other travel hassles to get home once they arrive in Alabama.


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Hip replacement, also called total hip arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace a worn out or damaged hip with an artificial joint (prosthesis). This surgery may be considered following a hip fracture (breaking of the bone) or for someone who has severe pain due to arthritis.
Hundreds of thousands of artificial hip replacement surgeries are performed yearly. Hip replacement may become necessary if activities such as walking, sitting, or even resting become painful.
The goal of hip replacement surgery is to replace the parts of the hip joint that have been damaged, and to relieve hip pain that cannot be controlled by other treatments.
Who might be a candidate for hip replacement?
The most common condition that results in the need for hip replacement surgery is arthritis. Osteoarthritis, a degenerative, joint disease that affects mostly middle-aged and older adults, causes the loss of joint cartilage and adjacent bone in the hips. Rheumatoid arthritis, which causes inflammation of the synovial membrane (the lining of the joint) and results in excessive fluid, can lead to severe pain and stiffness. Traumatic arthritis, arthritis due to injury, can cause damage to the articular cartilage of the hip.
People with severe degenerative joint disease may be unable to perform normal activities that involve bending at the hip, such as walking or sitting, because they are painful.
Also, hip replacement is one method of treating a hip fracture. A fracture is a traumatic event that may result from a fall. Pain from a fracture is severe and walking or even moving the leg is difficult.
Other conditions that may cause hip joint degeneration and require hip replacement include infections and hip deformities.
The decision to replace the painful hip with an artificial one is a decision made by the patient and doctor. Other alternative treatments may first be used, including:
• Anti-inflammatory medications
• Pain medications
• Limiting painful activities
• Assistive devices for walking (such as a cane)
• Physical therapy
What happens before the surgery?
In addition to a complete medical history, your doctor may perform a complete physical examination, including X-rays, to ensure you are in good health before undergoing surgery. In addition, you may also meet with a physical therapist to discuss rehabilitation after the surgery and undergo blood tests (or other tests).
How is a hip replaced with an artificial hip joint?
Although each procedure varies, generally, surgery to replace a hip joint usually lasts an hour or so.
The two most common types of artificial hip prostheses used in replacement surgery are cemented prostheses or uncemented prostheses. Sometimes, a combination of the two types is used to replace a hip joint. A hip prosthesis is made up of metal and plastic. A cemented prosthesis is attached to the bone with a type of surgical cement. An uncemented prosthesis attaches to the bone with a fine mesh of holes on the surface, in order for the bone to grow into the mesh and attach naturally to the prosthesis.
The prosthesis (artificial hip) is comprised of the following two components:
• Metal stem component
• Metal or ceramic ball component
• Metal or plastic (backed with metal) socket component
A traditional hip replacement involves an incision (cut) about 6 to 8 inches long over the hip joint. Newer approaches and techniques have been developed that use one or two smaller incisions to perform the procedure, called minimal incision hip replacement or minimally invasive hip replacement. However, the minimally invasive procedure is not suited for all candidates for hip replacement. The doctor will determine the best procedure for a person, based on that individual's situation.
While undergoing surgery, the patient may be under general anesthesia or sedated with spinal anesthesia.
After surgery
Hip replacement surgeries usually require an in-hospital stay of several days. While in the hospital, the patient generally begins physical therapy exercises to regain range of motion and strength in the hip. Physical therapy will continue at home. Pain medication also will be administered to keep the patient comfortable.
The incision will have stitches or staples that will be removed after a few weeks.
Making certain modifications to your home may help you during your recovery. These modifications include the following:
• Proper handrails along all stairs
• Safety handrails in the shower or bath
• Shower bench or chair
• Raised toilet seat
• Stable chair with firm seat cushion and firm back with two arms, which will allow your knees to be positioned lower than your hips
• Long-handled sponge and shower hose
• Dressing stick
• Sock aid
• Long-handled shoe horn
• Reaching stick to grab objects
• Firm pillows to raise the hips above the knees when sitting
• Removing loose carpets and electrical cords that may cause you to trip


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A Rosie pic for the dog people out there! |
A few of you have recommended switching my commenting system to Disqus. Before I jump into that head first, any thoughts? What are your experiences with Disqus, either as a commenter or a blogger?
Thanks for taking the time to weigh in. Reading your comments is one of my favorite things ever, so this is really important to me!
In other news, my remaining summer fabrics in my shop are now 30% off! Woo hoo!


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PGA: U.S. Open
Published 12:00 am Monday, June 16, 2014
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Martin Kaymer returned to the elite in golf with a U.S. Open victory that ranks among the best.
A forgotten star for two years while building a complete game, Kaymer turned the toughest test of golf into a runaway at Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday to become only the seventh wire-to-wire winner in 114 years of the U.S. Open.
Kaymer closed with a 1-under 69 — the only player from the last eight groups to break par — for an eight-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton, the two-time heart transplant recipient and the only player who even remotely challenged the 29-year-old German.
So dominant was Kaymer that no one got closer than four shots over the final 48 holes.
Only a late bogey kept Kaymer from joining Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as the only players to finish a U.S. Open in double digits under par. He made a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole, dropping his putter as the ball fell into the center of the cup, just like so many other putts this week.
"No one was catching Kaymer this week," Compton said, who closed with a 72 to earn earned a trip to the Masters next April. "I was playing for second. I think we all were playing for second."
This U.S. Open really ended on Friday.
Kaymer set the U.S. Open record with back-to-back rounds of 65 to set the pace at 10-under 130. He began Sunday with a five-shot lead, and after a 10-foot par save on the second hole, Kaymer belted a driver on the 313-yard third hole. The ball landed on the front of the green and rolled to the back, setting up a two-putt birdie.
"He kind of killed the event in the first two days," Henrik Stenson said. "He went out and shot two 65s and left everyone in the dust."
Fowler, in the final group of a major for the first time, fell back quickly on the fourth hole. He sent his third shot from a sandy path over the green and into some pine trees and had to make a 25-foot putt just to escape with double bogey. Fowler played even par the rest of the way for a 72.
Compton birdied the eighth hole and got within four shots until he took bogey on the par-3 ninth, and Kaymer followed with an 8-iron to 4 feet for birdie.
Kaymer finished at 9-under 271, the second-lowest score in U.S. Open history next to McIlroy's 268 at Congressional in 2011.
He won his second major — the other was the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in a three-man playoff — and this one wasn't close.
"Martin was playing his own tournament," Fowler said.
Kaymer joined Seve Ballesteros, Ernie Els, Woods and McIlroy as the only players to win two majors and be No. 1 in the world before turning 30 since the world ranking began in 1986. He is the fourth European in the last five years to win the U.S. Open, after Europeans had gone 40 years without this title.
It's a rebirth for Kaymer, who reached No. 1 in the world in February 2011, only to believe that he needed a more rounded game. His preferred shot was a fade. Kaymer spent two hard years, a lot of lonely hours on the range in Germany and his home in Scottsdale, Arizona.
He fell as low as No. 63 in the world until going wire-to-wire (with ties) at The Players Championship, considered the strongest and deepest field in golf.
But the big payoff came at Pinehurst No. 2.
"I didn't make many mistakes the last two wins that I had in America — especially this week," said Kaymer, who moves to No. 11 in the world.
Kaymer has as many majors as Bernhard Langer, the two-time Masters champion and a mentor to Kaymer. Langer sent him text messages earlier in the week.
"We've almost a German Grand Slam — almost," Kaymer said. "I hope it will make Bernhard proud. I'm sure it will make all of Germany proud."
The biggest challenge for Kaymer was tuning out the crowd, with enormous support for Fowler, who enjoys pop star qualities in America. The fans clapped when Kaymer's ball bounded off the back of the green, and even when a superb shot from the native weeds on No. 4 rolled off the front of the green.
He marched along, dropping a shot on No. 7 with a shot left of the green that made him play away from a bunker to avoid a score worse than bogey, and another on the par-5 10th when a shot from the sandy area sailed over the green, and he used putter to send the next shot back toward the fairway.
But after back-to-back birdies, including a 30-footer on the 14th, the only question left was the margin.
Woods still holds the most dominant U.S. Open win — 15 shots at Pebble Beach in 2000. McIlroy won by eight shots on rain-softened Congressional in 2011, winning with a record score of 16-under 268.
"I'm wondering how he did it," McIlroy said. "Obviously, if you limit the mistakes, you might end up a couple under for the week. But to do what he's doing … I think it's nearly more impressive than what I did at Congressional."
Kaymer's father was home in Germany, where he said Father's Day was celebrated a few weeks ago.
"I didn't get anything for my father that day," Kaymer said. "So maybe this works."
Among those who congratulated Kaymer on the 18th green was Sandra Gal, a German player on the LPGA Tour. The Women's U.S. Open takes over Pinehurst No. 2 on Monday.


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The fresh locally grown corn has been in the farmers market for the last few weeks and I have certainly been enjoying it. I have mostly just been eating off the cob with a little melted butter and some salt but I was looking for something new and I remembered seeing and interesting recipe for a Mexican corn on the cob or elote (aka elotes locos or crazy corn) that I had wanted to try. The Mexican corn on the cob is covered with melting butter, mayonnaise, cotija cheese and cayenne pepper. I had never thought about using mayo on corn but mayo is easily one of my favorite condiments and I was interested in trying it out. Though I decided to roast my corn in the oven, you could easily cook it up on the grill until it is just slightly charred and good. I was pleasantly surprised by just how good the Mexican corn on the cob was! Of course butter and corn go hand in hand and the tangy mayo also went really well with the sweet corn. The salty cheese rounded things out and perhaps my favorite part was the spicy heat of the cayenne pepper which I loaded on. What a great way to enjoy corn! Part way through the week I got tired of picking corn from between my teeth so I tried just cutting the cook corn from the cob and mixing up all of the ingredients in a bowl and the combo was also great in that form.
Mexican Corn on the Cob (Elote)
- 1 cob corn
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons cotija cheese (crumbled, or feta or parmigiano reggiano)
- cayenne pepper to taste
- 1 lime wedge
- Bake the corn in a preheated 350F/180C oven for 25 minutes.
- Let the corn cool until you can handle it and peel the husk back.
- Spread butter on the corn followed by the mayonnaise.
- Sprinkle on the cheese and season with cayenne pepper to taste.
- Serve with a lime wedge.
Mexican Street Corn Style Grilled Zucchini
Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad)
Corn and Cotija Guacamole (aka Esquites Guacamole)
Esquites Quinoa Salad with Avocado
Mexican Street Corn Nachos
Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad) Avocado Toast
Roasted Corn Queso Fundido
Sriracha Maple Miso Butter Grilled Corn
Mexican Corn Salad Dip
Mexican Street Corn Soup
Sriracha Lime Corn Salad
Creamy Bacon and Avocado Corn Salad
Mexican Street Corn Fritters
Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
Jalapeno Honey Lime Corn Salad with Avocado
Mexican Street Corn Baked Chicken


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There have been many rumored breakups between Shaq and Hoopz and either they have been incorrect or the couple quickly reconciled. This is the first break that Hoopz herself has confirmed.
Seems a bit odd because Shaq just got her a role in the new Adam Sandler movie on the flipside that might have been more of a punishment than a gift.
Former Sudbury resident Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander confirmed to the Globe on Thursday that she and her longtime boyfriend, retired Celtic Shaquille O'Neal, have called it quits. The two met in 2010 and lived in Sudbury together while Shaq played for the team.
They left the local 'burbs when he retired, and have been living in Florida. Alexander was back in Boston with Shaq just a few weeks ago when he was called to the North Shore filming scenes for Adam Sandler's local comedy sequel, "Grown Ups 2," in which he plays a security guard.
If this break up lasts it was a good run for Hoopz.
She went from having a sex tape on a mattress with no frame or headboard to an Almost Basketball Wife and media calling her Nicole. Hopefully, she stole enough of Shaq's money to live comfortably for awhile.
While Hoopz makes the break up seem was mutual and amicable, BSO sources says there was trouble brewing.
The straw that seem to have broke the camel's back was an argument at the Orlando Metro Gymnastics facility. Hoopz after watching Gabby Douglas win the All-Around at the Olympics, wanted to get some lessons.
If you don't know Hoopz is very athletic, see video below.
Here is what happened according to an eyewitness at the gym.
"The gym doesn't teach people over the age of 18 for insurance purposes and when Hoopz was told this she lost her mind. She started to curse out the staff and became belligerent. She got extremely loud, screaming at the top of her lungs how she needed to train for the 2016 Olympics.
Shaq was embarrassed, he dropped his head like he was ashamed of her. He didn't say anything while they were in the gym, but once they got to their car a heated argument took place. You could hear and see them screaming at each other. I felt bad for him."
Another witness confirms the story. While the breakup did not happen that day, it appears Shaq's annoyance with her behavior eventually led to the breakup that Hoopz confirmed with the Boston Globe.
No word if Hoopz will continue to pursue her Olympic dream.


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Far, far, far away is a great place to be — if you want to stay marvelous. There is a plant, called Welwitschia mirabilis (mirabilis being Latin for marvelous), found only one place on Earth. You can get there, as artist/photographer Rachel Sussman did, by driving through the vast emptiness of the Namibian desert, the Namib Naukluft, in Africa.
Welwitschia, when you finally get to see one, sits apart. It's very alone. All its relatives, its cousins, nieces, nephews have died away. It is the last remaining plant in its genus, the last in its family, the last in its order. "No other organism on earth can lay such a claim to being 'one of its kind,' " writes biologist Richard Fortey. It comes from a community of plants that thrived more than 200 million years ago. All of them slowly vanished, except for Welwitschia. It has survived by doing very little, very, very slowly — sipping little wafts of dew in the early mornings, otherwise minding its own business, as the big, busy world goes by.
Here's one. It looks like something that blew off the back of a truck, a tangled heap.
In fact, it has two main leaves. Just two. Over the years they become enormous. Down below, it has a deep taproot that looks for water in the sand below. I imagine it, in full silhouette, as a shaggy version of the letter "T" — with a long stem and scraggly top:
Looking the way it does (ugly), it's not a coveted plant. Which is a good thing. "Though you might not guess it," Rachel Sussman writes in her new book, "Welwitschia is a tree." It has a trunk — a very short one — and it grows extremely slowly, with both leaves splaying or pushing out, "like dark green never-ending conveyor belts," writes Fortey. "They often split into several lobes, so old plants look like a weird species of giant starfish stranded on the sands."
This one, Sussman guesses, is around 2,000 years old.
"When they get to a couple of meters long, the ends of the leaves simply wear out and curl up and fray into gray, whiskery threads, so it is only their continual renewal from the center that allows the plant to carry on growing and photosynthesizing," says Fortey.
Welwitschia was "discovered" in 1859 by an Austrian explorer and botanist -- Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch — but dinosaurs "discovered" them, too. Welwitschia plants were around when the killer asteroid hit our planet 65 million years ago. They stayed when the ice came. They stayed when the ice went. They have survived fires, pests, seen an endless parade of new insects, viruses, parasites, people, roads, local wars — and somehow, even today, there are thousands of them in the Namibian desert.
How they've survived, I don't know. Why they've survived, I don't know. That they've survived, being so slow, so un-needy, so ignorable, so modest, so quiet seems — what's the word I'm looking for?
Oh, yes — Mirabilis.
Rachel Sussman decided one day to track down the oldest among us, the most ancient gnarly trees, impossibly old bushes, grasses, mounds of bacteria. If they're still ticking, she finds them, then takes their pictures. All our Welwitschia photos come from her book The Oldest Living Things in the World. Richard Fortey, who has written about trilobites and all manner of fossilized life, wrote about Welwitschia in his book Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants that Time Has Left Behind.
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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. When you hear us say Karachi, Pakistan, you might assume we're going to bring you're a story about terrorism or a bombing or a kidnapping - and you would often be right. It is the most violent city in all of Pakistan. But NPR's Philip Reeves found that isn't all there is to the city. In fact, there's often a gap between Karachi's reputation and the reality of the place, as he explains in this letter from Pakistan.
PHILIP REEVES, BYLINE: Wars give cities a bad name. There are few cities with a worse name than Karachi. Last year, violence here claimed the lives of 3,200 people.
REEVES: As I head downtown by taxi, I'm expecting to see the scars of conflict everywhere. I see the big hotels wrapped in blast barriers and razor wire. I see paramilitary troops with helmets and machine guns, rattling around town on the back of small white trucks. I hear my taxi driver describe how, on the way to pick me up from the airport, he saw on the roadside the corpse of a man who'd been shot in the head. It's obvious this place has problems. But what really hits me is the chutzpah with which this gigantic metropolis is going about its business.
Open a newspaper any day in Pakistan and you're sure to read something about someone being killed here in a bombing or a gun battle because of mafia gangs or rival ethnic and political militias, trigger-happy policemen and, increasingly, the Taliban. But just look out of the window of this cab. I'm seeing crowded markets, people out shopping, roads, jammed with motorcycles, taxis, buses. This place is pullulating. Karachi's a port on the shores of the Arabian Sea. Trading runs in its veins. There are huge billboards everywhere advertising mobile phones and shampoo and Oreo cookies and hamburgers and - wait a minute, can that be right? A Karachi production of the classic Broadway musical "Grease." Could you pull over a moment, please?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (Foreign language spoken)
REEVES: Backstage, the cast is warming up for tonight's show. They're young and they have chutzpah by the bucket load. You need bucket loads of chutzpah to take part in an American musical about sex, booze and rock 'n' roll in Pakistan. These performers feel they're doing something worthwhile, says actor Faraz Lodhi.
FARAZ LODHI: Our fight is against people who are forgetting the importance of things like this, to keep a society functioning, to provide a society with color and life. It is the life force of a city, or the life force of any culture, which is art. I personally believe that.
REEVES: There's a full house. This is a niche audience from the metropolitan elite. They seem to know all the hit songs.
UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) You're the one that I want, you're the one I want, I want, ooh, ooh, ooh...
REEVES: Karachi's such a resilient city partly because of its vast size. A lot of the violence is confined to certain areas. It really doesn't deserve its bad name, says the show's director, Nida Butt. That's one reason she decided to bring "Grease" to Karachi.
NIDA BUTT: There is a lot more to Karachi than meets the eye. I wish that the world would recognize that fact. So, I'm just - yeah, I'm happy that we're taking these steps so that the world finds out that there is art here, there is culture here, you know, there's a society that needs and, you know, tries and it's not just all death and destruction.
REEVES: Listening to her happy audience, it's hard to argue with that. Philip Reeves, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Nokia launches Lumia 620 – Most affordable Windows Phone 8 device
Today Nokia have announced their third and most affordable Windows Phone 8 handset. This one is designed specifically to appeal to the youthful, fun side of the market.
The Nokia Lumia 620 uses a new 'dual-shot' colour technique to deliver a variety of striking colour and texture effects. Dual-shot adds a second layer of coloured, transparent or translucent polycarbonate on top of a base layer to produce secondary colour blends and depth effects. There will be a range of seven exchangeable shells so folks can customise the look even further.
The Lumia 620 will sport a 3.8" WVGA 800x480 screen that uses Nokia's familiar 'Clear Black' polarising screen technology to reduce glare. It will also pack a Snapdragon S4 dual core CPU running at 1 GHz, so it's clocked a bit slower than other Windows Phone 8 handsets. The 620 will also have a base memory of 512MB RAM and 8GB of on-board storage. Thankfully it also has the option to increase storage by way of MicroSD cards of up to 64GB in size.
Nokia had this to say on the launch:
Cameras will be taken care of with a 5MP F 2.4 Aperture, 28.0mm focal length but will not have the Carl Zeiss optics. For the purposes of video calling the device will house a standard VGA front facing camera.
The Lumia 620 supports Bluetooth 3.0, NFC and the usual Wi-Fi Standards a/b/g/n but there is no option for the Qi Wireless charging. The device supports a replaceable battery and weighs in at 127g.
Nokia also had this to say:
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Initially the device is set to become available in a range of colours including, lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black. The price of the handset is going to be around USD $249 without taxes and subsidies. Initial shipping will commence in Jan 2013 in Asia, followed shortly by the EU and Middles East.
Full Specifications
- Height: 115.4 mm
- Width: 61.1 mm
- Thickness: 11.0 mm
- Weight: 127 g
- Volume: 76 cm³
Display and User Interface
- Display size: 3.8 ''
- Touch screen technology: Capacitive Multipoint-Touch
- Screen height: 800 pixels
- Screen width: 480 pixels
- Display features: Polarization filter, Light time-out, Ambient light detector, Brightness control, Orientation sensor, Proximity sensor, RGB Stripe, Sunlight readability enhancements, Aspect ratio 15:9, Color boosting
- Display height: 83.0 mm
- Display width: 50.0 mm
- Display colors: 16.7 million
- Display technology: LCD, ClearBlack
- Internal memory: 512 MB
- Maximum memory card size: 64GB
- Mass memory: 8GB and 7GB in SkyDrive
- Expandable memory card type: MicroSD
The Lumia 620 looks like a great entry-level Windows Phone 8 device, packing some impressive specs and the fun colours this could be popular. In order to drive more adoption of the new operating system, it's imperative that to make lower end devices available right away. We look forward to getting one for a hands-on as soon as possible. Stay tuned.
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Game resumed at 6:25. Martinez fouled out to second against Alfredo Aceves to end the fifth. Manny Delcarmen is taking over for Buchholz (5-9-6-5-1, 93; 1 unearned run).
Rain delay at 5:11 with a 2-2 count on Victor Martinez, a runner on first and two outs in the bottom of the fifth.
In the space of two pitches, the sky opened up and suddenly sheets of rain were coming down. Because the Red Sox are still batting in the bottom of the fifth -- though Sabathia was one strike away from ending the inning -- the game is not official.CC Sabathia / Clay Buchholz
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People from around the world and through time have seen the same stars but they have seen different pictures in the sky. Each culture has made up stories to explain the star patterns they saw in the night sky. Let the Sky Theater take you on an adventure through space and time to discover some of these "Star Stories".
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Monday, February 8, 2010
A Treat from Wonderland
I thought, "what better time to splash on some "Eau De Alice In Wonderland"....than now....I think the real movie (Tim Burton style), comes out March 5th!
So let's go back...back in time...when I was cranking out costume videos like the Queen of hearts yelled "off with their heads!".....
these were some of my favorite looks to do....I hope you enjoy!
SIDENOTE: I played Alice, yes I broke the mold as the brunette-Alice, In Wonderland. I remember I even got to create the outfit...a 3-tiered skirt, each layer was a diff NEON color....with hi-top shoes, a neon green shirt, that I think I be-dazzled with either jewels or puffy paint! (Not nearly as fun as my friend Adam, who decorated his ride-able lawn mower with Puffy Paint...ha ha ha) I thinkI had a matching headband with crazy curly ribbons in matching NEON fashion! Yay early 90's! ha ha ha
(my favorite time to be on the teacups- across from the Alice in Wonderland ride, afternoon sunlights...glowing up the sky, and the candy-colored lamps above, begin to glow their sugary colors! Spin baby spin!)
The Alice In Wonderland ride at Disneyland is still one of my favy-favs! Just the wiggly ride out onto the flower leaves, on a lavender caterpillar....with giant flowers.....come on! And it's right across from the teacups....another of my favorite rides! (And Hi to Ashley Lujan!!! That's where we got to meet!xoxo)(me twirling into delerium on the teacups at Disneyland)
So here we go....may you have a delightful day....and if it feels overwhelming....upside down, chaotic, sad, maddening....may you think of the Wonderland.....there is wonder all around us....we just need to put on our "wonder-eyes" to see it!!!
Huge love my precious kandee-lights!!! teacupss full of joy, kandee
and here we goooooooooo!
57 comments:
- Hollocost said...
You're so talented Kandee! I love you and all your crazy posts<3
- February 8, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Your queen of hearts is very pretty kandee :D prettier than the original :P (but you're nicer than her hahah xD)
Hugs <3
carolina - February 8, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Laura. said...
ive just done a alice in wonderland themed post on my blog.
I love the makeup... it looks awesome!
http://aforteforfashion.blogspot.com - February 8, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- GinnyC102 said...
Kandee you are so inspiring- with everything going on in your life you still manage to find the silver lining in the world and focus on that. You inspire people daily, between your make-up and your uplifting outlook on life I find it hard to believe how some people could still be so mean hearted toward you.
You are an amazing person Kandee don't let anyone get you down you are only as strong as you want to be and you are a true testimony to that.
Thank you for everything Kandee I honestly hope everything looks up for you and you are your family get through this.
Much love,
Ginny - February 8, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- erinlovesfashion said...
hey lady omg this is so cool and awesome hehehe keep up the good work =)
erin - February 8, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- katie jo said...
- February 8, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- Onyx said...
Amazing! I love your work, you're videos always inspire me. xXx
- February 8, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- Giedre said...
Oh, such a niece piece of story from your mind.. I can cry right now, how beautiful it is. Love you, Kandee.
My DIAMOND girl you are :)
And by the way, the photo where you have written - (me twirling into delerium on the teacups at Disneyland). To me, it's the most beautiful photo of yours. It's so, so.. I can't even tell.. so true, magic, honest, full of such natural joy and beautifully childish.. cause kid's joy is the most honest thing in this world and you look like that.. Made my evening, cutie :)****
Yours Giedre. (gianthug) - February 8, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- zephyrskies said...
how funny, i just wrote my inner excitement for the movie. i actually thought it was gonna come out last friday...sad face, but my excitement keeps building
- February 8, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- perfectionishuman said...
haha I LOVE this look! And I also love the pic of you on the teacups.. purely because you look so damn HAPPY
- February 8, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi Kandee,
have you ever tried http://www.bitchslap-cosmetics.com/ ? they have some awesome colors!!! - February 8, 2010 at 2:16 PM
- Sunshine said...
You did such a great job with both os these looks. You inspire me every day.
- February 8, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- girl_in_ak said...
I lve that picture of you I love pictures where you can just FEEL the warm dusky cali air haha :)
- February 8, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- noyb said...
i love how "copy" the looks, but make them even better with your own little spin on them!
i wish i loved the tea cup ride. i am plagued with the worst ever motion sickness and have not rode them since i was 10 years old and got so sick it almost killed the entire disneyland experience. :(
thanks for posting such great stuff. - February 8, 2010 at 3:12 PM
- laura la` rose said...
I really loved these two looks you did when portraying Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts!
Oh and I wish I were able to go to Disneyland but unfortunately we don't have this magical place in Romania...It seems to be perfect and amazing!
Anyway...thank you again Kandee for making my day great through your wonderful words! I hope you have a marvellous day too and remember to stay strong as you always do!
Laura - February 8, 2010 at 3:16 PM
- Sonia said...
Impressive.... Ur so talented!!!!
Love you Kandee!!! - February 8, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Kassie-Rae said...
you are radiant.
- February 8, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- Rena said...
these videos are some of my fav ever- u rock!!!!
- February 8, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- Emilyssy said...
Kandee! omg girl u crack me up! awesome queen of hearts impression! lol "DO u play croooooochet!?" hehe i luv u!! it is a rare occasion when a woman can be as beautiful on the inside as she is on the in! most women who are as gorgeous as u are a little mean! haha!
- February 8, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- C L O D A G H W A L S H said...
Heyy Kandee!
My names Clodagh(: And I am really inspired by the way you are so positive and honest. I really don't know why anyone would have anything bad to say about you and I just want to let you know I give you my support on everything(: I love watching your videos and I hope you keep doing them! You were also asking for requests. I would love to see your favourite look of all time! I done your look that you done on Saori for a party thong I went to recently and it was a big hit!!
Thanks for all your kind motivating words you speak in all you videos! I'm only 14 but I still feel like I can associate with all you do! Keep up the amazing work!!
Clodagh..Ox - February 8, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Flavia said...
Guess what, Kandee? My first ride EVER at the magic kingdom was the Teacups!! And I loooooove it!!! =D Sadly, I have never been to disneyland, only disney world...but I will go to disneyland someday too!! Oh and I also LOVE the It's a small world ride!! The song is so catchy, it did not leave my mind for like 4 months!! hahahah
These 2 looks are amazing...I had seen them a while ago, I love the way u used glue to hide your eyebrows! Looks awasome!!!
xoxo - February 8, 2010 at 4:10 PM
- yojessimac said...
wonderland rocks! That's where it says I'm from on my FB & myspace profiles... Your BLOG is my daily wonderland! Thanks Kandee!
- February 8, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- andrukacelmare said...
that picture where you laugh to your ears , it's so you, it almost spills out your nature of enjoying life. For most of the people that is so hard to do.. so I think that's why you have sooo many admirers. And so many who fell in love with what you represent!! you're truly amazin'
- February 8, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- samajama27 said...
I absolutely love that picture of you on the ride. You just look so happy. Great job on the looks also.
- February 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM
- Desiree said...
oh you don't even know how excited I am for this!!! I love love LOVE Alice In Wonderland and can't wait for Tim Burton's version. He is so amazing and so is the story of miss Alice. Anyway your costume looks are so freakin rad, I can't wait for Halloween because I'm totally using your tips ;) Thanks for all of your creativity, you're the BEST! :)
- February 8, 2010 at 8:15 PM
I love the teacups!!!! lol I like to make people sick on them! LOL! I am so mean, haha! And the spinning hearts are fun, too!
i need to go back to disney!
How are you feeling with your back pain? Did they find out what was wrong?
Praying for you always!
Michael - February 8, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- Jordan said...
Hey Kandee!
love the look! and the integration of the look and your encouraging pick me ups that I always look forward too.
Also, this is just a side note. But Brad Guice is a famous Christian photographer who is speaking at my school (Philadelphia Biblical University) this week. He said he hires his own make up artists and prefers to hire Christians. SO, I was thinking, if its okay with you, I'll pass your name and email along to him one day this week. That might cool!?! - February 8, 2010 at 8:28 PM
- Jesie said...
Can't wait to check the vids!!! Thanks Kandee. Hope you have a great week :)
- February 8, 2010 at 8:54 PM
- Elizabeth Donskaya said...
I can't believe I'm actually/finally the first to comment. Yay! You look so adorable in that tea cup picture, like you're just having a blast and your going to laugh yourself outta this world. So cute. Awesome awesome tutorials! you always do such amazing work
xoxo Liz @ prdctjunkie.blogspot.com - February 8, 2010 at 9:00 PM
- emhuston said...
I love Disneyland. I want to go back so much!
- February 8, 2010 at 9:07 PM
- Unknown said...
I loved both of those videos when you first posted them and I love them now! So awesome. I heard about that movie before they really announced it online...just a picture was shown and it was kind of not a big deal, no big story or anything and about a month later they wrote a story on it and yada yada, now it's huge and I still can't wait to see it. But I loved it from the first day there were pictures leaked on the internet! :) Whoop whoop, it's always been one of my favoite childhood movies! Hoep you had a lovely day Kandee! *hugs*
~Cassidy Z. - February 8, 2010 at 9:23 PM
- The Hideout said...
Great job on both looks kandee. I can't wait to see the new Alice & wonderland. Have a great week!!! Love & hugs
- February 8, 2010 at 9:54 PM
- BrittanyR said...
Kandee, your photos put a very strong urge in me to get to Disneyland stat! I may have to go talk to the hubs right now to plan our next vacation. =)
- February 8, 2010 at 10:28 PM
- Heather B said...
I love the teacup ride picture.....so cute!!
- February 8, 2010 at 10:52 PM
- Diane said...
Hy, lovely photos! You look so happy in them, hope you're always this happy. Your post made me smile, as usual!
Can't wait for a new tutorial!
Have you ever thought of a "Imaginarium of doctor Parnassus" inspired look? I'm sure you'd love that movie if you haven't seen it yet!:D
Have a super fun day, Kandee!
kiss! - February 9, 2010 at 12:11 AM
- Carling Nugent said...
Hey Kandee! You're the best!
Just watched your new Rihana vid, and thought it was awesome! I don't have much make-up, but I do have turquoise eye liner! Perfect!!!
One quick note though. I don't wanna be bossy or rude, but can you use the '...' a little less in your blog? Without proper punctuation it makes it kinda hard to read. That is all. Sorry to complain :(
Lots of love!
-Carling - February 9, 2010 at 1:19 AM
- Carling Nugent said...
Hey Kandee! You're the best!
Just watched your new Rihana vid, and thought it was awesome! I don't have much make-up, but I do have turquoise eye liner! Perfect!!!
One quick note though. I don't wanna be bossy or rude, but can you use the '...' a little less in your blog? Without proper punctuation it makes it kinda hard to read. That is all. Sorry to complain :(
Lots of love!
-Carling - February 9, 2010 at 1:19 AM
- ❈ Annie - Blonde Glambition ❈ said...
I ♥ you as the Queen of Hearts!! What a fun look!! And I completely agree with you on Disneyland's A in W ride. I love everything about Disneyland, but the A in W ride is definitely a top fave :)
- February 9, 2010 at 1:30 AM
- PinkWithGlitter said...
"belle" from the beauty and the beast
a (sexy) vampire
paris hilton ;-) - February 9, 2010 at 4:29 AM
- PinkWithGlitter said...
"belle" from the beauty and the beast
a (sexy) vampire
paris hilton ;-) - February 9, 2010 at 4:29 AM
I wish I could go to Disneyland and be under those lights, looking as happy as you. It would be very, lets say " magical! " I love Alice in Wonderland. When I went on the teacups, I rode with her!
- February 9, 2010 at 4:36 AM
- andrea said...
i've already watched them and those looks are beautiful!! very well done <33
but i'd like to see some outfit videos ^^ anything you like. that would be amazing
greetings from germany! - February 9, 2010 at 5:28 AM
- Unknown said...
You are too adorable on the teacup ride! I got the Alice in Wonderland set from Urbany Decay (yay!!!!) so I am looking forward to some things I can do with all these awesome colors! Have a wonderful day!
- February 9, 2010 at 5:55 AM
- Margara said...
awww yay!! HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! that's my daughter's favorite saying!! she is a big Tinkerbelle fan, thanks for her make up look, btw, it came in handy :)
- February 9, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- Ältheä said...
hello beautiful! can you make a video on why your going through a tough time?
Your so beautiful and amazing!!
You should really remeber that.
And the mean people dont know what they are talking about. Dont let it get to you.
You have helped so many people! - February 9, 2010 at 7:41 AM
- jort7510 said...
It is just so amazing that you have this way of taking everyone's bad days and just making them disappear. I know personally if I am having a bad day or just bummed out if i read your blog or watch a video it uplifts me and takes all my worries and stress away I love it..Love you Kandee and I hope that you a have a great Vday with the ones you love most!!!
- February 9, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- Realwedding said...
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Thank you! - February 9, 2010 at 8:05 AM
Funny you mention thinking about Wonderland when your thoughts might not be the happiest. Yesterday I daydreamed about whimisical places, ruby slippers and emerald cities. Tea parties with colorful petit fours.
I hope your day is filled with whimsy and magic and all things fanciful.
xo-Julie - February 9, 2010 at 8:49 AM
- Shabna said...
i'm speechless at your talent
- February 9, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- Unknown said...
Hey Kandee! Can you please do a Shania Twain video?The one from Gonna getcha good video?!:)Thanks!
- February 9, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- brlracincwgrl said...
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the makeup! Great job! I'm looking forward to seeing that movie!!
- February 9, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Miss Lisa and Miss D said...
That was hilarious! Your face was converted in the the cartoon itself. Thanks for sharing.
- February 9, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Belkycita said...
I am in LOVE with the tip on how to cover your eyebrows. YEARS ago I learned to do it with putty and it was a messy hard job.
Now I live in a place where I don't even know where to find food coloring!!!! but I have seen glue sticks so THIS is awesome!!!!
Thank you. <3 - February 9, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Ashley said...
EEEP!!!! :) HI Kandee!! :D
That was the best day ever! I am so happy that I was lucky to find you <3 you inspire me SO much. Thank God for precious people with wonderful and strong spirits like yourself! I heart you!
-Ashley Lujan - February 9, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- daniel john said...
kandee the make up artist is dominating in Hollywood. The picture looks pretty and hope to see new updates from you soon.
Term Papers - February 12, 2010 at 10:10 PM
- Laleh said...
I think this look is fabulous. I just stumbled across ur vids a couple days ago, and I'm hooked! You're such a lovely and talented person.....and anyone that tells you otherwise isn't important. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Thanks for all the inspiration!
- February 14, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- Audacious Allure said...
One word, Phenomenal!
- March 1, 2010 at 11:55 AM


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