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First comes love, then comes marriage - then comes baby in a baby carriage. Old nursery school rhyme, or a foreshadowing of the natural progression of Ryan Lo's most recent collections? As we return to London Fashion Week for another season, what better way to open proceedings than with this WJ London favourite and his fantastical interpretation of romance, tradition and the even the British monarchy - whether in a past century, or the next.
After delivering a memorable proposal for SS19 (whereby Lo invited us to observe a romantic tale that culminated in a princely "I do"), this season's autumn/winter offering saw the story pick up at its next chapter: a right royal birth. There definitely felt like there was an element of cosmic timing at play, what with the media's current thirst for information on the next addition to the British monarchy, but Ryan's opening pram push was the stuff of a dystopian fairy tale. No blue for a boy, pink for a girl here: just lashings of mourning black, British pomp and traditional Victoriana details.
Across his catalogue of work, the explosive frenzy and candy pink colour of Kawaii culture often juxtaposes the dark and glamorous, whilst his fondness for childhood motifs jars with his creative vision for the future. That's what's so exciting about Lo: his duality. Hailing from Hong Kong but London-based by desire, Lo playfully dances between curious contrasts and opposites to create his own twisted fantasy world. It was a far cry from Lo's usual hyper-feminine frills and frothiness, but this dichotomy was still at the epicentre of the entire collection, with these different locations playing a key part.
Despite a stiff-upper-lip entrance of the new royal parents and a more gothic tone to the collection, there was plenty of Lo's cute and whimsy to satisfy his diehard fans. Pink tulle featured, accessorised with Royal Guard bearskin hats, reimagined in bubblegum pink, feathers and fluff by none other than Phillip Jones. Corset lace front dresses in virginal white were befitting of a princess, whilst quilted coat dresses, brocade coordinates and ruffled collars were undoubtedly Mother of Bride worthy in some alternative world.
Words: Camilla Hunt | Fashion Editor | @camillamcleanhunt
Images: Tegan Rush | Fashion Week Photographer | @tegalouise

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Author Jacqueline Detwiler Photography Emily Kate Roemer
There are those who like to give to charity quietly—dashing off a check, say, after a visit to an orphanage. But for those who like to support good works and raise awareness simultaneously, there may be no better way than to purchase, and serve dessert on, these artist-designed plates from Azuero. The set of six features artwork by Teresita Fernández, April Gornik, Mary Heilmann, Maya Lin, Richard Prince and Ed Ruscha, and the influences range from optical illusions to landscapes to pop art. Proceeds benefit the Azuero Earth Project, which works to build sustainable housing, manage waste and restore forests and animal habitats in Panama. No chocolate cake on earth could make that look sinful.
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COMMUNITYONE BANCORP FILES (8-K) Disclosing Change in Directors or Principal OfficersEdgar Glimpses |
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Austin A. Adams, Chair and lead independent director of CommunityOne Bancorp (the "Company") and its banking subsidiary, CommunityOne Bank, N.A. ("Bank"), resigned from the boards of directors of the Company and the Bank, effective June 25, 2014. Mr. Adams has agreed to serve as a director of First Niagara Financial Group, Buffalo, New York, and its banking subsidiary, First Niagara Bank, N.A. Thus, his resignation was for personal and business reasons and not because of a disagreement with the Company or the Bank or their respective boards of directors. The boards of directors of the Company and the Bank have each unanimously elected J. Chandler Martin as the Chair and lead independent director. A copy of the press release announcing the resignation of Mr. Adams from the boards of the Company and the Bank and the election of Mr. Martin as Chair is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Picente: County and F.X. Matt Brewery Partner to Stop Drinking and Driving
Posted: July 29, 2010
Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced today that he will be joined by a representative from F.X. Matt Brewing Company, and Michael Colangelo from STOP DWI at a news conference to provide important information regarding a STOP DWI marketing campaign.
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Journals steps in the right direction stylistically, isn't without flaws.
Justin Bieber • Journals • Island • US Release Date: December 23, 2013
For a brief time via iTunes (beginning December 23), Justin Bieber has compiled his Music Mondays releases into one digital album, Journals. Over the past two months, I've reviewed the previously issued singles from Journals and have added the newly added five to the arsenal. Overall, I've found Journals as an album to be a mixed bag. There are some surprisingly bright spots, but there are also some equally unimpressive ones. Here's a song-by-song examination of Bieber's Journals… barf – err… yeah.
Here goes nothing…
1) "Heartbreaker"
Slow jam "Heartbreaker" definitely seems like another step towards a more mature sound, regardless of what one opines of the single. The production and vibe are among the strongest points. Additionally, the use of backing vocals and vocal dubs throughout accentuate the cut, so props there. The chorus is simple, but effective ultimately: "Don't tell me you're my heartbreaker / hey girl my heart is breakin'…" Among cons, while Bieber's vocals are maturing, he completely there yet. The grinding tempo does show his potential, but also exposes flaws. Ultimately, "Heartbreaker" isn't innovative, but shows potential.
2) "All That Matters"
If "Heartbreaker" wasn't evidence enough, it's clear that Justin Bieber wants to be a contemporary R&B artist. "All That Matters" is much more urban-leaning compared to JB's previous work. Positively, I like the sound and vibe of this cut, perhaps even more than "Heartbreaker". That said, this cut could use some a bit more variation to keep it interesting; it feels a bit too comfortable. The hip-hop cues are there vocally for the Biebz (rhythmic vocals), but it trends too similarly to "Heartbreaker". Bieber sounds much better rounded vocally compared to "Heartbreaker". Ultimately, it's pleasant.
3) "Hold Tight"
"Hold Tight" is less satisfying than the opening duo. While the slick urban production and vocal ad-libs/runs appeal, the cut kind of sits, coming over as static. Sure, the sound has a Drake quality going for it, but at this point, Bieber needs something truly different and quicker in pace. This cut just drags on too long; NOT feelin' this one as much JB.
4) "Recovery"
"Recovery" serves as atonement for the lackluster "Hold Tight". "Recovery" may be the most interesting of the opening quartet, keeping in line with adult contemporary R&B sensibilities. Bieber continues to sound more 'mature' vocally. Despite deserved praise and strides in artistic maturity, "Recovery" may still be a bit too slow ultimately despite having a solid groove anchoring it.
5) "Bad Day"
"Bad Day", like the opening quartet, has its pros and cons. Overall, the pros do outweigh the cons. The contemporary R&B styling suits Bieber appealing more than say "Beauty and a Beat" did. Vocally, his vocal runs have progressed, and contextually speaking, he appears to be singing from the heart.
The cons include continual vocal development, despite expanding his bag of tricks. His falsetto comes off on the thin side, particularly towards the end where hitting a 'home run' should be the desired product. Lyrically, the songwriting could also stand a facelift. At two-and-a-half minutes, "Bad Day" is a bit brief, but not a total deal breaker.
6) "All Bad"
If nothing else, "All Bad", like most of the Journals singles, has excellent production working in its favor. Moody contemporary/alt-R&B cues are in play. The song itself isn't the most exciting track, but does showcase a more personal side of the pop star compared to less emotional pop records. Part of the skepticism towards Journals is its self-indulgence, even if such is expected from a diary. As Bieber sings, sometimes one wonders if he has truly taken ownership for his actions, given his bad behavior throughout 2013. Even as he defends himself on lines like "Perfect – ain't saying that I am / proven, at least I've proven that I give a damn," you wonder if JB really gets it. Ultimately, "All Bad" isn't really "all bad", though a songwriting upgrade would've been nice.
7) "PYD" featuring R. Kelly
"PYD", which stands for "put you down," is by far Bieber's best track on Journals as well as his most sexual. Bieber doesn't restrict himself to bubblegum pop, instead, opting to "do it right" to his boo. While Bieber likely plans to be an emotional anchor as well, he's definitely going to "get it in" regardless. R. Kelly's guest appearance wipes away doubts as the sex-savvy R&B vet is "…your dope man in the bedroom / you can make me your drug babe."
Overall, the results are impressive. The production is mysterious, epitomizing that alt-soul sound that is currently trendy. Moodiness and sensuality certainly contrast Bieber's past. Even his falsetto sounds a bit better… maybe it's the inspiration from that good… let me stop right there.
8) "Roller Coaster"
"Roller Coaster" brings some funkiness to JB. Sure, the chorus still finds a moody Bieber at work, but at least it's somewhat memorable. Bieber is still sulking, big time: "Where did they go? / Nights like this don't happen anymore / I need to know / is it me? And did I lose control?" On the pre-chorus, Bieber sings "Wish I had the key to your heart / people come and go / baby, they don't know / what we had before / before it fell before our eyes." On the second verse, ole boy is "just happy there's no more fights no more / but it's nights like this that I never ever missed you more…" Basically, he's just not over Selena Gomez. Regardless of Bieber's love woes, "Roller Coaster" is enjoyable.
9) "Change Me"
"Girl I'm ready if you're ready now / oh, as I'm ever gonna be / if you're with it then I'm with it now / to accept all responsibility…I don't wanna be the same…" Justin Bieber delivers a thoughtful, mostly piano-accompanied ballad on "Change Me". Lacking the sensuality of his pivotal "PYD" and the funkiness of "Rollercoaster", Bieber is incredibly heartbroken.
The tempo is slow, matching the drag of Bieber's own emotions. A definite pro about "Change Me" is that Bieber shows, perhaps for the first time, his willingness to 'bend' within the relationship. While this newfound maturity has been overdue, "Change Me" doesn't quite possess the same swagger of his two previous offerings. Still, for once you feel the 'bad boy' is backing up his desire to be a man with more masculine, grown music to match.
10) "Confident" featuring Chance the Rapper
"Confident" shakes off any remnants that might've remained from pubescent Bieber. An assist from up-and-comer Chance the Rapper keeps things 'one hunna' as they say. How confident is "Confident"? Well, let's say the self-esteem and self-efficacy are top-notch for sure. Bieber isn't referring to his own swagger, but rather the hottie's confidence he's digging on. Throughout, Bieber's hormones are going wild, evidenced by lyrics like "Then she started dancing, sexual romancing / nasty but she fancy, lipstick on my satin sheets / what's your nationality / I wonder if there's more of you…"
Bieber may not say it, but he definitely wants to "do it". Chance the Rapper does the 'dirty work' for Bieber: "She the first mate wanna rock the boat / she never forget to ride like a bicycle." "Confident", hence, sounds like an 'eye-freak' track if I ever heard one. Everybody else has been 'doing it' for years…
The Newbies…
After building some momentum with a stretch of above-average songs beginning with "PYD", well ole boy drops down a notch or two with the closing stretch of Journals…
11) "One Life"
On "One Life", Bieber sounds incredibly dedicated ("Hopefully you'll give me a chance / all I want is love and romance / I wanna give it all, give it all to you "), signaling a true growth in maturity. He emotionally delivers the chorus: "I wanna dream what you dream / go where you're going / I only have one life / and I only wanna live it with you." Sure, it's kind of sappy and 'been there, done that', but the mood is nice. Word on the street is that Drake co-wrote this one. As far as the overall song, it's not bad, but nor is it new territory.
12) "Backpack" featuring Lil Wayne
"Backpack" is just weird… that's about all that can be said. Where "PYD" built respect for the pop star, "Backpack" nearly eliminates it in a matter of minutes. The concept may have good intentions, but it just doesn't work, at all. "Don't try to find your spaceship / it might be out there waiting / stay in my backpack forever / stay in my backpack forever," Bieber sings on the oddball hook. Lil Wayne does little to enhance things, only confounding this track that was "made all wrong from the start". SMH.
13) "What's Hatnin'" featuring Future
There are few pros to be found on the clumsy "What's Hatnin'". Why is "What's Hatnin'" so horrid? Basically, it plays upon modern clichés and recycles a song that the urban world has heard one too many times. I've come to the realization that anytime Future graces a track it's probably going to be a disaster (save for say "Bugatti"). The one redeeming facet of this cut is the production. The song is abysmal – thumbs way down.
14) "Swap It Out"
After the absolutely shameful throwaway "What's Hatnin'", things can only look up for Journals right? Overall, yes. "Swap It Out" isn't the 'second coming' (what is though?), but it definitely shows improvement. It is easily one of the better-produced records, sounding more legit than some of the others. That said, if you compare it to "PYD", it's not quite as good. Of the five newbies though, it's the most consistent and enjoyable.
15) "Memphis" featuring Big Sean
JB closes a disappointing closing stretch of Journals with "Memphis", which to its credit, contrasts every other track that precedes it. The production is a bright spot, but also the song itself is semi-enjoyable. The pro is that if nothing else, it seems Bieber and company has the right idea. Still, this doesn't feel like a home run. Big Sean's verse isn't nearly as memorable as "As Long As You Love Me" in which he claimed his girl was his "hallelujah." 'Sending up those timbers' everyday Big Sean?
Ultimately, Journals is a step in the right direction stylistically for Bieber. The execution is at times merely so-so, which takes away from some of the strides the Canadian pop star has made. Still, he gets it right on a couple of occasions here, but don't call Journals a masterpiece – it's not.
Favorites: "Recovery"; "PYD" featuring R. Kelly; "Roller Coaster"; "Confident" featuring Chance The Rapper
Related articles
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- Justin Bieber's New "Journals" Song "Swap It Out" – LISTEN HERE! (gossipcop.com)
- Justin Bieber Refused To Give Selena Gomez A Diamond Ring – Watch (hollywoodlife.com)
- Justin Bieber Drops New Album, Journals (imarashed.com)
- Justin Bieber Releases 'Journals' Collection With 5 New Songs (hollywoodlife.com)
- Justin Bieber Enjoys a "Confident" Lady on Music Monday's Latest (brentmusicreviews.com)
- Justin Bieber Ft Future – Whats Hatnin (getwititmagazine.com)
- Justin Bieber "Journals" Album Stream (csnowheaties.com)


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Monday through Friday of the week of the Republican Convention I am scheduled for my sixth cycle of chemotherapy.
The first question is whether having both of these "treatments" at the same time is contra-indicated.
The next is whether the side effects of the two treatments might tend to mitigate or intensify each other:
- Does nausea get worse from the two?
- Does drowsiness from chemo help protect against effects from the convention?
- Does "chemo brain" mean you lose your judgement about what is going on?
- Would Marinol reduce any exacerbation effect? (Other drugs also occur to one!)
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Mr E L D Davey-Thomas, G3AGA
Davey, as he was known by all in amateur radio, was born on July 6th 1920 near Penzance and on leaving school started his career with Barclays Bank. On the outbreak of war he joined the RAF and was posted to Coastal Command. He worked on navigation aids and later became an instructor for radio operators in Bomber Command. In later life he confessed that although young at the time he felt a great sadness that so many of those he trained never came back.
After the war he returned to the Bank, having obtained the callsign G3AGA when amateur radio was again allowed. While working in Cornwall he was an active member of the Cornish Radio Amateur Club. In 1958 he moved from Cornwall to the London area and was one of the leaders in introducing computers into the bank. A little later he was heavily involved in the introduction of Barclaycard, the first British credit card. During this time he was an active member of the Surrey Radio Contact Club and enjoyed many field days with his family.
After he retired from Barclays, he moved to Ireland and worked for the Allied Irish Bank during the late 70's and 80's. During this time he held an Irish call EI9DP, and made many good friends among EI and GI amateurs.
On finally retiring to his native Cornwall, Davey joined the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club. His drive and expertise, especially with aerials, were of great value to the club and, together with George, G3AHX, he worked actively on aerial maintenance until he was into his late eighties. Seldom has a club been so lucky as to have a member such as Davey.
Tribute by Keith Matthew, G0WYS
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Evans Senior Center news for Jan. 29
Friendly Fork Lunch
Reservations are required. Call by 9 a.m. the day before lunch at (970) 475-1132.
Tuesday lunch, Doors open at 9 a.m., lunch is served at 11:15 a.m.
Friday lunch, Doors open at 9 a.m., lunch is served at 10:45 a.m.
Health and Fitness
SilverSneakers, 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Dominoes, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month after Senior Lunch.
Cards, 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Bingo, 1st and 3rd Friday of the month after Senior Lunch.
Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort trip, Travel Dates: April 28-May 8, registration open until Feb. 21. Cost is $1,066 per person for double occupancy, add $330 for single occupancy. $250 is due at the time of registration. Final payment due by Feb. 21.


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On the list of Things That Will Get You Sent To Hell, we have to say, this one has to be pretty high up there. From the Newark Star-Ledger:
The men's and women's head coaches at Tulane told AD Rick Dickson during a conference call last week that other schools are contacting the Green Wave's top athletes and telling them to transfer. The New Orleans-based school, devastated by Hurricane Katrina, is still scrambling to figure out what to do with its sports teams, while opposing coaches obviously hope the NCAA waives the requirement that athletes sit out a year after transferring for Tulane athletes in this unique situation.
Yeah, yeah, that's bad and everything — though we hear most coaches had no such interest in the swim team, which was thought to be in a unique practice situation — but at least no one's trying to convince people their dead former player was a drug dealer. All that will do is get you hired for another job ... albeit in North Dakota.
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Red, White and Blue
Red, White and Blue - Nope, it's not the 4th of July, just another sketch challenge at Sunday Sketch and Stamp.
Here is our terrific sketch for this week. A nice easy one.
For my card, I used some papers that have been in my stash for a few years. I got them out of the dollar spot at Target.
As soon as I looked at this image by Mayzy Art, I immediately thought of a nautical theme. I colored her with Copics and added Stickles to the red stripes on her shirt.
My sentiment frame is a SU stamp and punch. The sentiment is Hot Off the Press.
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Eating Out
What are the best Italian food spots in London?
Without actually departing these shores for Italy, perhaps the closest you can get to feeling like you're in what is a strong contender for Europe's most stylish country is dining in an Italian restaurant.
Zebrano arrives in the City with high-end restaurant
This autumn a new destination venue will breathe life into the heart of London's financial district. Zebrano in the City will offer guests fine dining in sumptuous and sophisticated surroundings created by an award-winning designer.
Game On at Hunter 486
Hunter 486 will be celebrating game season, one of the most exciting events in the kitchen calender, with a different game dish every fortnight from 21 September until 13 December 2015.
Hotel Cafe Royal launches The London Royal Tea
On 14 September, Hotel Cafe Royal will unveil The London Royal Tea, a take on the English afternoon tea tradition, featuring a London theme playfully presented in the gilded splendour of the iconic Oscar Wilde Bar.
Pasta con Passione - Spaghetti House celebrates its 60th birthday
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David Loeb Weiss -- directed 'Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu'
David Loeb Weiss, a retired proofreader at the New York Times who directed the award-winning 1980 documentary film "Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu," which chronicled the last, clangorous night that the paper was put out using hot-metal type, died Thursday at his home in San Diego. He was in his early 90s.
Mr. Weiss' companion, Vivian Gilbert-Strell, confirmed the death.
Made in collaboration with Carl Schlesinger, then a Linotype operator at the Times, the film followed the issue of July 2, 1978, as it was "put to bed, " as the nightly ritual of typesetting, composing and printing was known.
Filmed at the newspaper's offices on West 43rd Street, the 28-minute documentary captured a process that was largely unchanged since 1886, when Ottmar Mergenthaler invented the Linotype machine. The invention revolutionized printing, allowing metal type to be set a line at a time from a keyboard instead of painstakingly by hand, one letter at a time.
"Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu" caught the din of the composing room, where dozens of Linotype machines clattered away, spitting out lines of type -- formed backward of the printed impression -- that were locked into metal page forms. The forms were used in making the 40-pound lead page plates, or stereotypes, from which the paper was printed.
The film's title represents the "words" formed by striking the first 12 keys, in two vertical rows, at the left of the Linotype keyboard. A compositor would strike those keys to fill out a garbled line of type, indicating that it should be discarded. On occasion, the offending line found its way into the paper, "etaoin shrdlu" and all. With the advent of computerized typesetting, "etaoin shrdlu" disappeared from the paper forever.
David Loeb Weiss was born in Warsaw in either 1911 or 1912, and came to the United States with his family as a child. He earned a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's in political science from the New School for Social Research. He rode the rails as a hobo and had a variety of jobs, among them dishwasher, busboy, waiter, union organizer, merchant seaman and teacher.
Mr. Weiss, who was married three times, was divorced once and widowed twice. Gilbert-Strell is his only immediate survivor.
Mr. Weiss' other documentary films include "Profile of a Peace Parade" (1967) and "No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger" (1968), about Muhammad Ali.


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|Young Joseph's Monument, Nespelem
The man talks easily of languages—English, Nez Perce, Chinook, and it is not clear from the addressee and the names of husbands and wives that he mentions who exactly was Indian and who was white. He simply had been asked by someone to write down his memories of Joseph, and his response had been delayed—"If I wasn't the world's worst letter writer you would have heard from me long ago." But he goes on to write like a good neighbor and friend would write—sometimes humorous, always respectful.
"I remember that Joseph used to come into the store and sit on the counter for an hour or two at a time and would not talk very much.. When he would talk he would speak to me in Nez Perce and if I did not know what he said he would explain in Chinook to me. He would help me to learn the Nez Perce…. I liked Joseph very much and thought he was a very fine man. Was a large (about 240# and 6'3" tall) and a fine looking fellow."
I just finished reading Daniel Sharfstein's Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard and the Nez Perce War. It's a good book, and I will write more about it, but what strikes me now, as I read this letter and think of the friend who gave it to me, is how good, curious, and moral Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce were before, during, and after the War of 1877, and how utterly clueless of their own prejudices the white politicians and generals were.
The Indians were, from the arrival of Lewis and Clark, trying to understand these new people with the upside down faces. What were they looking for? What did they have to trade? What did they need? How many of them were there? What foods did they eat? What did they do with cloth, leather, steel, seeds, cattle, horses? What was their religion? And how did it fit their lives?
The whites, on the other hand, were confident in their own superiority and in their God-given right to take land not being efficiently "used' by the Indians.
There were of course many exceptions: the fur traders who took Indian wives and adopted many Indian attitudes; the many white women, children, and men who had, from New England west, "gone native" to a place where women seemed to have more say and the social and religious demands were less restrictive; and Eliza Spalding, who, alone of the Spalding-Whitman contingent, seemed to genuinely like Indians, who learned their language and invited them into her home.
But most whites, and especially the male Anglo-Americans of political power who would eventually declare "Manifest Destiny," were mostly dismissive of Indians, at their worst brutal towards them. The "best" of the whites thought the Indians' only hope was assimilation—missions, boarding schools and Allotments in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, "termination" and urban relocation in the 1950s the final rush at it.
In Sharfstein's book, Joseph is constantly trying to understand white laws and ways, and trying to put his own case in those terms. Howard is a stubborn assimilationist: the Indians needed Christianity, farms, and education.
Joseph's requests were simple and straightforward:
"We ask that the same law shall work alike on all men…. Let me be a free man—free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to think and talk and act for myself…."
I sense from this letter that for occasional moments, at a white man's small store in Nespelem, Washington in 1900, Joseph and the storekeeper felt equal as friends. The freedoms Joseph dreamt of, were, of course, never realized.
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After a few busy days in Oslo, I arrived in Gothenburg in need of some rest and relaxation. Fortunately, the next 48 hours were not going to be another bustling city break – after a quick sightseeing tour of the city, I would be taking a ferry out to the Southern Gothenburg archipelago for some much needed peace and quiet.
Gothenburg is fast becoming one of the hottest places to visit in Northern Europe. It's cuisine, music, art and nightlife is attracting visitors from across the world, and after spending the afternoon there, I could see why. Despite the weather being overcast at best during my time there, the city felt buzzing, with lots of amazing independent boutiques, record stores, coffee shops and bars.
In order to escape the inclement weather, I retreated into a wonderful coffee shop in the traditional Haga district, where I sampled a mouthwatering apple and almond cake, topped with pumpkin seeds and candied walnuts. It was absolutely delicious, and gave me the energy I needed to make the next stage of my journey, to the island of Hono, about an hour away from the centre of Gothenburg.
I arrived by ferry, late at night, at the home of Sarah and Graham, which I found via AirBNB. The home was previously Sarah's grandparents, and her grandfather had built the home himself. I had a beautiful, peaceful apartment on the top floor of the house, and Graham thoughtfully provided me with home-made bread and freshly-laid eggs. My R&R was off to a good start!
After the miserable, drizzly weather the day before, I was amazed to wake up the next day to sunlight streaming through the windows. Somehow, the fates had decided to grace my island stay with glorious, uninterrupted sunshine. I decided to make the most of it, and borrowed a bike from my lovely host Sarah, so that I could explore the island of Hono, and the neighbouring islands of Foto, Ockero and Halso, which were reachable by bridge.
The weather was perfect for cycling. Equipped with some bread and cheese in my rucksack, I set off on my adventure. The entire day was so peaceful – the island itself is home to breathtaking, unspoilt scenery and surrounded by deep blue waters.
The islands seemed almost deserted, with the exception of the areas around each harbour. At the first harbour I passed, I noticed a small shop was selling delicious local preserves, which I felt obligated to sample! The fig and hazelnut was to die for, and became a perfect accompaniment to my picnic on Hono beach.
Being on the islands allowed my thoughts to easily unwind and settle, leaving me with space and energy to appreciate the simple things in life – sun reflecting off the water, the sound of the breeze filtering through the trees. Life doesn't get much better than this!
Soon enough, as with all the other stages of my trip, it was time to move onwards to a new destination. I felt so relaxed that I was actually ready to head home, but this would have to wait for just a few more days. It was time to travel towards my final stop – Copenhagen. This little creature did his best to accompany me on my journey, but sadly I had to leave him behind! Until next time, little kitty.


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- The Repair and Signalling Responses to DNA Double Strand Breaks
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Karin E. Lundin, Torben Højland, Bo R Hansen, Robert Persson, Jesper B. Bramsen, Jørgen Kjems, Troels Koch, Jesper Wengel, and C.I. Edvard Smith
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Finding spirituality in Mass Effect 3.
What is this I don't even...?
Is this about you seeing analogies between ME3 and a particular facet of a religion? Granted, once they had Shepard die and then resurrect, there was hardly anything that could more bluntly put forward a religious parallel, but you are reading into this way too much, since what you say for ME3 could be said for many, MANY other games out there.
Also, I might bw a weirdo, but the fact that you felt "grateful" after finishing a game creeps me out a little.
Interesting view. I guess you'll find mostly what you bring yourself in this game...
Welcome to the Escapist, by the way!
This is a very strange article. On the one hand, my Christian faith led me to really enjoying the theological parallels in playing a video game. I can see how the satisfaction of completing such an emotionally taxing story could be similar to a spiritual experience, but in the end, I would say that nothing earthly could possibly compare to a true spiritual experience such as the end of Lent. The two experiences are made up of completely different sources of emotion and so I don't see how the two can be compared the way you are suggested. Maybe I just didn't understand fully or something lol.
On the other hand, I can't forgive you for killing Mordin and letting Tali die. Seriously dude, I played a straight Renegade game as well, and the only two Paragon choices I made in all three games was keeping the data and not killing Mordin. And how hard is it to keep Tali alive? I have played through ME3 three times with three separate Shepards making different choices and never once failed to unite the Geth and Quarians. But I know many people who failed to bring peace between them. I don't understand how it's easy for some, but difficult for others. Bah, my nerdrage is overwhelming me!
Also, *Obligatory, generic comment about the suckiness of the ending and something something about red, blue, and green.*
An excellent article. The similarities are very striking. Personally, I do not practice lent but I do fast on occasion so I understood the references.
Thank you for this article.
Wait, you wiped out the Quarian fleet to show the Geths mercy, but killed them all just a few hours later when you were done using them?
Well, the author isn't saying that Mass Effect 3's story is factually about Lent or religion or whatever else you want to say. He just took that experience and said "Hey, this is a lot like what I'm doing right now." It's his own interpretation, so he can read into it all he likes.
This is actually a different point of view I had not heard before. Very interesting. I can definitely see the similarities.
Still...I can't believe anyone chooses to be full Renegade in ME3. Shepard isn't a badass anymore, he/she is just a jerk.
Wha? Why would such a religious person do a full renegade? I'm an atheist and I can't bring myself to do it. Even at the expense of friends and their races, you would just blindly follow whatever text was in red- oh...
Tell me this is a parody.
You Killed the Quarians? Why would you do that. Besides the Geth will be rebuilt, Admiral Xen seems to like the idea of controlling them a little too much to let them be wiped out. But I enjoyed the religious parallels in ME2 and 3(More so 2)
It still remains that the things he picks from the game to make a parallel, aren't that peculiar to begin with. It strikes me as odd, because any game could fit the bill, at least that's what I gather from this:
"If we compare the struggle against the Reapers with the struggle of Lenten perseverance, then we see how Lent runs a similar course. Both efforts require sacrifice; for myself, the comfort of my day-to-day earthly living, and for Shepard, the ability to control every character and attitude he comes across on the path to victory. Although not occupying the same dramatic scales, both Lent and Mass Effect 3's plot leave their participants in similar states of emotional stress, yet both lead to immensely satisfying conclusions. These are, respectively, the 40-day Paschal feast, and the Catalyst's final choice, which is Shepard's opportunity to resolve Reaper conflict in a way that shapes the future of the universe."
P.s. Captcha: agree to disagree... Well, now that's uncanny... Especially since the author found "immensely satisfying" the conclusion of ME3, which would surely lead to that, if I ever discussed about the ending with him.
I would sure hope so.
I'm not religious, however, this article did invoke the same feelings I myself had about my ME experience. For example, I found my normally paragon Shepard doing things that I'd never dreamed of him doing in the previous games, all because I knew that I had to put the galaxy first. All in all, this was a very well-written article about one person's personal experience with the game. It shows that games (and films as well,) can also move a person the way a book can. Bravo.
On a side note, I love how most of these and the facebook comments are jokes about the damn ending. Could we stop talking about it, maybe for just a second? I understand we felt cheated, but the series is much more than the third ending. Maybe instead of just focusing internet rage at it, perhaps we could try stepping back and looking at the series as a whole? Or, and stay with me on this, we could just get over it.
It would be nice if the ending didn't pretty much invalidate the rest of the series, though.
I am reminded of the commentary tracks on the Matrix sequels, the ones where they in one invited a couple of philosophers that loved the films, and the other with a couple of film critics that hated them. Once you listen to them, you realize that the reason why the philosophers love the film is because it talks about stuff they work with, and they are so much in awe about it (OMG, it's speaking OUR language!!!), that they completely ignore how it is otherwise an abysmal mess as a piece of storytelling. I am getting the exact same vibes from this article.
The problem, you see, this is that the terribleness of ending is proportional to the intimacy of your knowledge of the series.
You first truly understand how utterly broken the storytelling is, once you realize how much the ending clashes against almost every established theme throughout the series.
Well that was interesting read. While I respect his opinion I must heartily disagree with them.
While the writers may have attempted some pseudo-religious imagery (aka: the godchild), the fact remains that its very poorly executed. Its riddled with so many plot holes and clashes with good story-telling logic. There are better post than me which explain the awfulness behind.
However if you want to throw in semi-religious imagery, allow me to offer a better alternative:
Starchild is similar to the "last temptation of Christ". An easy way out to a difficult problem, a temptation of ultimate power and a test of your convictions. Do you Commander Shepard stay true to your promises and morals (ie: Remove the scourge of the Reapers from the Galaxy and free civilization from their manipulations) or do you take the "easy" way out, a band-aid solution to a greater problem (ie: Synthesis) or do you succumb to the lust for power, the ability to rule over your fellow beings (ie: Control). The choice is yours
Frame it that ideology and then I can excuse a semi-religious interpretation of it.
Why, that sounds almost exactly like how an awful lot of religous texts are written!
Seriously though, you can interpret a huge number of stories like this, from soap opera's to 'heathen' epics like Beowulf or the Aeneid.
(And before people start raging: that first bit was a joke of course, the bible has got some good storytelling, even from a non-religious point of view)
At least someone enjoyed the painfully hamfisted religious allegories that didn't fit the tone in this game?
No way! 0_o
Pics or it didn't happen.
So if it's an analog for religion, you get a journey where people promise you lots of amazing things that they can't deliver and it all ends with a shit ending.
I came here wondering if this was going to be a Firefly or Mass Effect thread. Turns out, it's an odd combination of both...
More on topic, however, I feel like your analysis is a bit of a stretch for me. I can see where you draw the connections, and I enjoyed picturing your Shepard as an emotional wreck after the betrayal of his father figure (the Illusive Man, as you said), the loss of his favorite squadmates (since I don't think calling them "friends" on a Renegade run quite works), and the emotional and physical trauma he's gone through. But the relation the Lent is a sketchy one at best. I think you're saying your inability to choose exactly what you wanted is related to your humanity and therefore you can't do it without the Lord. To me, that doesn't quite relate to what I played. You can draw parallels, sure, but you're completely ignoring the part where a separate diety-like creature is forcing you to make one of those choices, God be damned. Which also doesn't jive with me, because that seems to me more like you're submitting to this other diety instead of sticking to your guns and staying true to your beliefs.
Talking about sacrifice in relation to a game is fairly normal. In most modern games characters have to sacrifice something in order to move on, or come out victorious. It's typically how storytelling of that sort works. It can be found in any of the Call of Duty games, Gears of War, Skyrim... The list goes on. It's a connection, sure, but from a logical relation it's a connection that can be made with any game. The relation to him being human is, again, a relation that can be made for any number of games.
I do appreciate that the game made you feel that way, and that it helped you in your own spiritual journey through those feelings, but personally I can't connect to it the same way you seem to have and it's causing a bit of a disconnect between what you wrote and what I actually experienced. I think a lot of people here are feeling the same way, which is why you're getting a bit of incredulity at your article. For many of us, especially those of us who aren't particularly religious (or religious at all), we're just plain old not seeing where you're coming from on this one.
this right here. the journey was great but we ended in jersey shore ..
not sure how i feel about such a religion related article on a gaming site
or...you know
you lost because oyu played renegade..and it should have been obvious renegade was going to bite you in the ass later
oh come on...its harmless
Well it fucking better...
I can accept that! Some people see Jesus' face in a wooden door, and The Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese! (Penn and Teller: Bullshit. Episode named "Signs from heavens"). Our ancestors were convinced the moon was a goddess with a face on it. We got Zodiac signs from constellations. My religious buddy was convinced his dog knew it has SINNED after it had crapped on the carpet. (to me, it just whined because it was expecting a slap and loud words from its master). A hunted cave in Belgium gave people the curse of boils and death but had miraculously saved a kid from cancer. (It had a rich vein of uranium in it)
So you see a few parallels with the story of ME and a Bronze Age superstition who stole the idea of ascetism right from Jainism? Word of advice: Don't play Dante's Inferno: you might start flagellation. xD
People see what they want to see. It's not necessarily a bad thing: we have a rich history of myths and cool legends all over the globe.
But where I am puzzled is how any litterate, modern-day person play the game, read all the Codex entries about Reaper indoctrination, witness Liara's shock and denial when she realises the the asari religion had very secular and mundane beginnings (if you count the coming of the Protheans on her planet eons ago "mundane"), then see the Hanar meet his "God" in person, and immediately get rebuked.
The not-so-subtle threat of seeing indoctrinated people turn against their own...
... and not see THOSE parallels with any religion, starting with his own?
Why don't we see any thread about that instead?
Predictably stuffed to the brim with convenient justifications for personal dogmatic failure, not to mention some awe-inspiring stretches of correlation.
Pray, do tell (pun intended)...where do the potential homosexual relationships in ME3 fit into this tenuous theological interpretive framework that you have established here?
Many of those who object to this article are missing the point. Adam is not claiming that Mass Effect is an allegory for Christianity. He simply chose to tell us a story about how a game deeply influenced something deeply connected to his personal identity. The connections that we can make to games are what make them worthwhile. The fact that Adam made such a connection does not force me, you or anyone else to make the same one.
Well, there certainly was a lot of Christian symbolism in the game. Personally, while I was playing it, I thought some of it was heavy handed-- seriously, the cruxifixion of Legion scene? And the Overlord bit, with the sacrifice of the innocent? Legion (and later the obviously named Shep) dying for the redemption of others? Etc, etc. Add in the continual Arthur C. Clarke themes of ascension and whatnot, and honestly, the only wonder is that so many people missed it.
Perhaps the writing team was right in that regard-- subtlety isn't exactly embraced by much of the gaming public. But still, I think it would have been better if they hadn't been so obvious.
If we talk about the intended religious imagery in the ME series, there was never anything remotely close to subtle in it (it was in fact handled so badly that I have to wonder what they were thinking of accomplishing, as it felt out of place for me more than once, and frankly, I was almost expecting to see a Call of Juarez thing, with the possibility to equip a bible and read passages from it). If we talk about what the author wrote, then I said I simply find it odd, as there are dozens of games that would fit the bill, considering the parallel he made. I think it's reasonable to find his thoughts a bit weird, if we imagine he is a gamer (otherwise, why would he be writing on the escapist?), as he should have been exposed to enough games by now to realize that such things are common place in videogames, and have been so for quite some time.
I know you writers all want to stand by Mac Walters and his "art" and all, because "bad ending is good ending", artistic integrity and all that other crap serious authors should believe in ... but you're not going to convince us the story was good no matter how hard you try and how many different metaphors you try to pull in.
ME1/2 were a juvenile power fantasy with triumph against all odds, taking a giant dump on the expectations of gamers in part 3 might be art ... but it's not what I put down good money for. To me the ME3 ending sucked, and EA should really fire Mac Walters for destroying the commercial value of a franchise.
don't know if it's because i'm a deist, but i'm always on the back foot when it comes to religion
I agree with your sentiment, and I see where you are coming from. But I do think that you are reading too much into this. Especially as the latest theory is that the whole Mass Effect series was just a dream. I don't know how that would affect the 3 choices in the end. :)
I have a big hatred for religion, so I am putting this article into the "delusions of a man" box and will leave it at that.
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My EQView feature this week is a review of Bull, playing at the Young Vic, a new play by Mike Bartlett, exploring how nasty, brutal and toxic workplace bullying can be.
Bull is a very powerful play that packs a real punch, set in the workplace and putting office politics and bullying centre stage. It makes its points well and drives home to its complicit audience just how nasty, brutal and toxic workplace bullying can be. Highly recommended.
My EQView review of Bull is here:
Cut and pasted from the EQView website:
Bull is a new play by Mike Bartlett, the playwright of the moment, currently playing at the Young Vic in London, following highly successful runs in Sheffield and New York in 2013.
In the age of austerity and in the midst of a recession, everyone can identify and empathise with the work situation in Bull. The play is set in the present day and we are in a workplace where job cuts are imminent. We join three colleagues (Tony, Thomas and Isobel) in a local office, gathered together awaiting an imminent visit from Carter, their boss. There is tension in the air and everyone is on edge because Carter is coming to the office to decide which of the three he will let go.
The title of the play, Bull, is a very clever one as it carries several meanings. The main promotional image for the play is that of a Bull, and one of the characters, Thomas, can be seen as a Bull in a Bullring, goaded and tormented by Tony and Isobel as they set out to outwit and destroy him. Secondly, Bull directly references bullying, bullying in the workplace being one of the main themes of the play. Finally, Bull could also be referring to bullsh*t, which is what all of the characters are speaking most of the time to keep their jobs and survive the cull.
Bullying is at the heart of the play. Bull focuses on the workplace and looks at how, when job cuts are imminent and the knife is about to fall, the gloves come off, the niceties go out the window, and it is every man for themselves. Over the course of a very tense 55 minutes (the total running time of the play), we witness Tony and Isobel ganging up on Thomas, teasing him, undermining him, goading him, playing on his insecurities, and taking him apart as a colleague, and as a person, piece by piece. They set out to ensure that Thomas is the one who is fired, even if this means destroying him in the process. This is brutal to watch and, as an audience member, you are complicit in what is happening on stage.
One of the most innovative aspects of this play/production is the staging, which is magnificent. The stage, whilst dressed as an office complete with a water cooler!, is in the shape of a bullring or a boxing ring, and the audience surrounds the ring on all four sides,either standing (with a "ringside" standing ticket as I did), or else seated on a higher level, looking down on the fighting (physical and verbal) taking place on the stage/in the ring.
The actors are up close and personal and, as an audience member, you are a bystander (present but not involved). That said, the door is open for you to be involved if you wish to participate, and some audience members did voice their feelings and make their presence felt. By staging the piece in this way, it makes every audience member, whether they choose to get involved or not, think through what they themselves would do in this situation. What could I do to stop this bullying? Would I take any action? Would I just look the other way and turn a blind eye? Is this just survival of the fittest playing itself out in the workplace?
There are just four actors in the play, and they are all strong, but I wanted to give a special mention to Adam James playing Tony. Tony comes from a well to do background, is well educated and intelligent, oozes self confidence with not a shred of self-doubt, and knows how to play the game. He plays to his own strengths and exposes his opponent's weaknesses. He will stop at nothing to climb the greasy pole, and is charming but totally ruthless. Someone who will stab you in the back, with a drink in his hand and a smile on his face. Adam James is perfect for this role and plays his part to perfection.
Finally, the play ends with a coup de théâtre that is surprising and highly effective, and the play closes with an image that will stick in your mind for a long time to come.
In summary, a very powerful play that packs a real punch, set in the workplace and putting office politics and bullying centre stage. It makes its points well and drives home to its complicit audience just how nasty, brutal and toxic workplace bullying can be. Highly recommended.
Bull plays at the Young Vic until Saturday 14 February.
Bull on the Young Vic Website:


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Investors open accounts for stock trading at Haseco in northern Yen Bai Province. Shares tumbled on both national stock exchanges yesterday.— VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Viet HA NOI (VNS) — Shares tumbled on both national stock exchanges during yesterday's session while HSBC Vietnam announced the country's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in August rallied to its highest level in four months.On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index pared earlier gains to lose 0.11 per cent, reaching 472.17 points.Trading was sluggish, fetching only 86.7 per cent of last Friday's figure at VND640.9 billion (US$30.2 million) and 29.2 million shares.The VN30, tracking the…... [read more]
The prices of food, foodstuff, sugar, medicine and petrol will increase this month, said the Ministry of Trade (MoT) in a recent report to the Government. Rice price will go up slightly due to declining supply and high export demand in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's granary, together with high rice price in the world market. Increasing input cost, the impact of disease, and growing local market demand will also fuel foodstuff prices, said the ministry. The MoT added that medicine price hikes are inevitable as prices of imported materials such as anpiculiin, amoxylin, vitamin C, lactose and others soar. Meanwhile, Vietnamese oil…... [read more]
With a month to go for Tet (Lunar News Year) the HCM City beer market is heating up, with prices rising virtually daily.The owner of a shop called Beer Loan on Tran Xuan Soan Street, District 7, told Viet Nam News that a case of 24 cans of Tiger beer has seen its price increase by VND6,000-7,000 in recent weeks to VND314,000 (US$13).The prices of all brands would definitely increase in the coming days, she said.A beer seller in Tan Phu District said prices were rising by the day.Retailers predicted the prices to make a surge just before Tet, which…... [read more]
With the announcement released on Monday along with the HSBC Vietnam Manufacturing PMI for May 2015, Vietnam will no longer receive the PMI starting next month.This will be the final HSBC PMI index published in Vietnam and other countries, HSBC said in a press release.PMI comprises of many economic indicators derived from monthly surveys of companies from the private sector conducted by Markit Group, which prepares PMIs for over 30 countries worldwide, and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), which provides PMIs for the US.The Vietnam Manufacturing PMI, a composite index of five sub-indicators including production level, new orders from…... [read more]
The preliminary figures show that consumer price index (CPI) in Vietnam rises on month at only 1.5 per cent in July, the slowest pace in a single month so far this year, said Bui Xuan Khu, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. This is the second consecutive month the CPI has gone down fast, thanks to the government&rsquos anti-inflation measures, he said. The trade deficit in July is estimated at below  US$1 billion because of the limit in export of luxury items, including automobiles. The ministry fore that Vietnam may reach the target to maintain trade deficit below  US$1 billion a month by…... [read more]
This month's CPI was also much lower than the past few months. In September and August, CPI rose 1.06 per cent and 0.83 per cent, respectively.— File Photo HA NOI (VNS)— The country's consumer price index (CPI) in October rose only 0.49 per cent against last month, despite a number of factors that were expected to push the index higher. This month's CPI was also much lower than the past few months. In September and August, CPI rose 1.06 per cent and 0.83 per cent, respectively.CPI has increased by 5.14 per cent from December 2012 and by 5.92 per cent…... [read more]
Total outstanding loans this month of Hanoi-based credit institutionsare estimated to inch up 0.5 percent to nearly 927 trillion VND (43.52billion USD), according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.The July credit growth of the capital was lower than the 2 percent rise last month.Indetail, short-term outstanding loans of credit institutions in thecapital are estimated to drop 1.3 percent over the previous month and8.3 percent from December 2013, while medium and long-term loans areestimated to rise by 4.1 percent over the previous month and 12.1percent against December 2013.In July, Hanoi-based creditinstitutions are also estimated to have mobilised nearly 1,140 trillionVND (53.52 billion…... [read more]
HA NOI (VNS)— The price of power will not rise this month, said director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Electricity Regulatory Department Dang Huy Cuong.Cuong also confirmed at the ministry's meeting on Monday that there would be sufficient power for consumption and production for the next three months, despite a drought in many localities.The electricity production was 10.2 trillion kWh last month, and 27.8 trillion kWh in the first three months of this year, an increase of 8.1 per cent compared with the same quarter last year.The power produced by Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) in the first…... [read more]
Vietnam is estimated to spend US$162 million importing 769,000 tons of fertilizer in the first four months of this year, up 5 per cent in value and 3.1 per cent in volume, according to the latest statistics released by the government. Of the total volume, 205,000 tons were urea, costing US$49 million, the statistics showed. The Ministry of Trade announced that Vietnam's fertilizer supply, sourced from both local production and imports, would be adequate for the upcoming summer-autumn crop. Urea demand is predicted to reach 460,000 tons this year, with an expected usage of 60,000 tons in the north, 90,000 tons…... [read more]
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Must-Have: Mai Couture Blotting Papers
- by Corrie Shenigo
- posted at 5:19 pm
- December 16, 2013
Mid-way through the holiday party season, we're sure you've noticed how little can actually be carried in those teeny-tiny cocktail clutches. A lipstick, a cellphone, and some $$$ and you're bag is nearly full… enter your new best friend Mai Couture's Blotting Papers. Nestled tightly in sleek little gold booklets that fit nearly anywhere, the thin sheets of talc- and paraben-free papier will blot away excess oils while delivering a slight flush of color or radiance. The color is easily buildable (the harder you press the more color you get), and comes in various shades of pink and bronze ($17), as well as a highlighter — and for those that like options, Mai Couture also offers a variety pack ($24). Perfect for a quick touch-up or to start your daily routine!


text: With Nike Basketball releasing the Nike Air Zoom Flight "Glove" this month and GP entering the Hall of Fame next week, You had to expect Nike to have something else in store for next year. Seen here is a new hybrid model made up of various GP sneakers that include the Glove's EXO technology and more. These joints are set to hit retailers next year so stay tuned with Modern Notoriety for a release date.


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Young Bristolian troubadour George Ezra is possessed of a voice far more weathered and browbeaten than his tender age suggests.
His name alone hints at something antiquated, he's an unburnished pocket watch dug out from an elderly relatives foisty chest of drawers, a beautifully refined relic that's still ticking louder than ever before.
New track 'Budapest', drawn from his October debut EP, foregrounds Ezra's rich vocal against twiddly guitars and an aqueous, if intermittent, bass throb. It's classy folk-pop, at a time when the genre's originality had all but washed away. They sure don't make them like this anymore.


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When you make a decision to call a clairvoyant then they are able to let you know if there is change coming up in your life. They are performed by reading a person's energy and in turn, this may assist them by way of any emotional times that you are going by way of.
A clairvoyant reader may see signs and symbols which the reader understands and uses this to bring assistance towards the sitter at the reading. A clairvoyant reading is not fairly the same as a tarot reading, as once someone performs a tarot reading, then they read the cards and don't have to rely on any clairvoyant abilities.
With tarot readings then they will interpret the cards that are in front of them. A clairvoyant is unique in that they are going to tell you what they are in fact seeing or hearing. A Clairvoyant reading is used as a guide to discover someone's purpose and to help in creating essential decisions in their life.
There are a few approaches how you're able to get a clairvoyant reading carried out. Most of them will be reached by phone lines that are advertised in the papers or magazines or on line. Clairvoyant readings can be done via chat phone conversations, webcam, and by email. You can find internet sites that have their clairvoyants do a reading for you.
The clairvoyant telephone readings are one of the a large number of widespread way of having readings accomplished. With the Internet, over the internet clairvoyant readings are very frequent. So if you happen to want a great clairvoyant reading then you only have to log on and search the Internet as you may discover that you'll find hundreds basically waiting for your custom.
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You should read the whole speech if you have time. It's not that long, and it's pretty powerful. There is a section toward the end where he asks the graduates a series of questions. And if this isn't a list of questions every human being should ask themselves regularly, then I don't know what is. Here they are:
I like the last question the most.
Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life -- the life you author from scratch on your own -- begins.
- How will you use your gifts?
- What choices will you make?
- Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions?
- Will you follow dogma, or will you be original?
- Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure?
- Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions?
- Will you bluff it out when you're wrong, or will you apologize?
- Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love?
- Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling?
- When it's tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless?
- Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder?
- Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?
Do you have a favorite?
Read the entire speech at Princeton.edu.[Photo by Joshua Davis]


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First impressions are everything even if people are warned not to succumb to them, an entrance can tell visitors a lot about a homeowner; enter the Doorlenz by Craft-Modern. These quirky door accessories really work to add a personal touch to a house's exterior, setting it apart from the rest of the residences on the street.
Basically, the Doorlenz by Craft-Modern are a set of anodized aluminum and tinted acrylic accents that attach to doors without any need for additional hardware to install them. Varied in size and color, these accessories customize entrance doors for a unique look that will surely have neighbors talking in no time.
Easily attached and detached, the Doorlenz by Craft-Modern can even be changed throughout the year.
The Doorlenz by Craft-Modern Gives Homes a Unique Look
Meghan Young — November 8, 2011 — Art & Design
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THIS is the horror moment cricket stars were left in tears after a bowler was hit in the head by a ball in a terrifying accident on live TV.
Luke Fletcher was playing for the Nottinghamshire Outlaws against the Birmingham Bears when he was struck in the face.
The 28-year-old had bowled to batsman Sam Hain, 21, who drilled the ball back in his direction.
The pair were standing around 20ft away from each other, with Fletcher having no time to react and dodge the ball.
It struck him in the top of the head, leaving him in a crumpled heap on the ground.
Players and umpires then frantically called for medical attention, who rushed onto the pitch in his aid.
His team-mates and opponents were left visibly shocked by the shocking accident on Sky Sports last night.
And England ace Samit Patel was in left in tears as he watched Fletcher receive treatment on the wicket.
He was able to walk off the pitch with the aid of medics, but the match was abandoned for at least 45 minutes as the players struggled to cope.
The match restarted again, with both sets of players clearly affected.
He was kept in overnight at the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital, after suffering severe concussion, and is expected to be released later today.
England star Jake Ball tweeted a picture of Fletcher in a back of an ambulance with his thumbs up to reassure fans.
Nottinghamshire physio James Pipe said: "It looks like he is going to be fine, but we will obviously continue to monitor him very closely, as we did overnight.
"The game has strong emergency care plans in place and I would just like to thank all the staff at Edgbaston as we worked together to implement them.
"They were amazing in terms of the support they gave and could not have done more. The staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital have also been fantastic too."
The incident brought back chilling memories of tragic Australian cricket Phillip Hughes death in 2014.
He was struck on the neck/head area with a ball, which he never recovered from and sadly passed away in hospital two days later.
TV viewers and crickets fans reacted with shock on social media at the incident on Sky Sports tonight.


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