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Two years after promising to make the Republican-led Congress the most transparent in history, House GOP leadership is adding a notch to its belt.
Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., jointly announced Thursday that the Government Printing Office will now allow the public to access all information data sets related to House legislation.
Bulk access refers to the ability to export or download data that can be sorted or analyzed to reveal trends and patterns in congressional actions.
Transparency advocates on and off Capitol Hill have been pushing for changes to how information is made available through government websites. Granting bulk access, they argue, is equivalent to providing users access to an encyclopedia rather than a single entry.
Currently, a user has to click through dozens, if not hundreds, of individual pages in order to gather and sort information on specific topics for the purposes of analysis and comparison. Making certain information available in just a few clicks and a single download simplifies the effort, proponents say, and encourages engagement with the legislative process.
"Making legislative data easier for third parties, developers, and anyone interested in how Congress is tackling current challenges is a priority for House leaders," Boehner and Cantor said in their joint statement.
People looking to view the bulk data can find it on the websites for both the House clerk and the GPO.
House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., praised the decision to allow the bulk data access, although he focused it on the GPO and House clerk, not Republican leaders.
"I commend GPO and the House Clerk for their actions, and hope that other legislative branch entities like the Library of Congress and the Senate will follow suit by including additional legislative information that is already publicly available, yet not accessible, on Thomas.gov.," Hoyer said in a release.
The GOP leaders did not say how making this information free to the public compares with for-profit database services that provide similar data sets of government information for a fee. CQ Roll Call is one of those companies.
For some lawmakers and interest groups, the announcement is both welcome and perhaps surprising. While heartened by House Republicans' commitment to offering legislative information in bulk to the public, they had been angered by a House Appropriations Committee decision to halt efforts in their tracks.
The committee report accompanying the fiscal 2013 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, which the House passed in June, stipulated that a special task force be convened to examine the best options for offering bulk data online before forging ahead.
There was particular concern about which format would be best suited for allowing users to download data in bulk. The most popular choice has been the XML format, which is how bills were already formatted online and is generally considered the easiest format for making the transition to bulk data access.
But some lawmakers and legislative branch agencies questioned whether it would be the most cost-effective or whether it would protect official government documents from manipulation by outside groups.
"What would be the impact of bulk downloads of legislative data in XML on the timeliness and authoritativeness of congressional information?" the committee report said. "What would be the estimated timeline for the development of a system of authentication for bulk data downloads of legislation information in XML? What are the projected budgetary impacts … [and] potential requirements for Congress to confirm or invalidate third party analyses? Are there other data models … that can enhance congressional openness or transparency?"
For the people who wanted immediate action on bulk data access, the formation of a task force to study the issue meant indefinite delay or even death for the issue as it faded from memory.
"A tremendous blow to prospects for improving public access to legislative information" is how the Sunlight Foundation characterized committee report language at the time.
"I oppose the committee report language and support making all XML legislative information available online in bulk as soon as possible," Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., co-chairman of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, said in a statement to CQ Roll Call. "This would improve transparency and accountability by providing citizens and watchdog groups the ability to analyze data in ways not currently possible."
This is not likely to be the last expansion of congressional data to be made available in XML format in the 113th Congress. Earlier this week, the House Clerk announced that full sessions of House floor summaries would be made available for bulk download, too.
And Congress.gov, the Library of Congress' legislative information repository that will soon replace Thomas, is being configured to one day support bulk data access, should the order be handed down, LOC Web Services Chief Jim Karamanis told CQ Roll Call in September.


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Could we be saying goodbye to the BlackBerry Storm sooner than expected? BlackBerryOS forum moderator BlackBerryOS , who has a relatively good track record where early info is concerned, claims to have received some intel from a senior-level insider at Verizon. Said intel suggests that Verizon Wireless employees are already undergoing training for the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 2. More importantly, he claims that the Storm 2 could be released as early as this month, and insists it will be available by the end of June at the latest. Wow. Could the Storm 2 be slated to drop even before VZW deals the BlackBerry Tour? The email goes on to cover the presence of Wi-Fi in the Storm 2, though we've already confirmed that back in April. So, Verizon customers, if this pans out will you be jumping on the Storm 2 train or can you wait it out for the Tour?
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The United States and the West did not change their policy of isolating Burma because of their concerns were primarily with the lack of democracy and human rights. It was "the China factor". Burma... Read more


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The Company requests the Contractor to perform services for it and may request the Contractor to perform other services in the future; and
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1.1. This Agreement takes effect immediately as of the Effective Date, and remains in full force and effect until June 1st, 2022, and auto-renews each year for a total of 5 years. Either party may terminate this contract with 90 days written notice.
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Myspace seeking more pre-launch funds, music subscription plan timed
It's all coming together...sort of
The New Myspace won't let you in on its musically themed fun until early next year - perhaps a good thing for its parent company, Specific Media.
According to a leaked investor presentation picked up by Business Insider, the company is looking for $50 million (UK£31.4, AUD$48) in additional seed money to get the re-imagined social site off the ground.
While the need for more money is none too surprising, especially in the face of a 2012 loss of more than $40 million (UK£25 million, AUD$24 million) with just $15 million (UK£9.43 million, AUD$14 million) in revenue, the presentation reveals a piece of info unknown until now.
One slide lays out how Specific Media's plans to launch a music subscription model for mobile apps, one users should see during the second quarter of 2013.
Music minded
Myspace's owners and current investors are positioning the site to be a space for creatives, musicians and their fans - a place to connect, share, look and listen.
While that's a consumer-centric view, Specific has a clear vision it is trying to implement to take on Spotify, Rdio and Pandora.
According to a slide from the presentation, Myspace has the "largest music catalogue in the world with 42 million songs," plus direct relationships with 5 million artists.
The firm owns what it called a significant catalog of royalty free music and is the "only company with global music rights from all major and independent labels for streaming, music download and mobile subscription."
Myspace may not make any money now, or anytime soon as losses for next year are projected at $25 million (UK£15.7 million, AUD$24 million), yet the site is morphing into a serious musical contender.
It has received positive critical reactions for its look and feel, though naturally it comes down to whether people use it or one of the services with less of a "history" already out there.
Spotify confirmed last week that it's rolling out a web-based version of its services, a player outside the company's app that should launch sometime next year.
In an interview with Quartz, Daniel Ek, Spotify's founder, compared his site to Amazon - a low-margin business that's willing to be "misunderstood for long periods of time."
He laid out Spotify's plans to take advantage of the new way people access music - creating playlists that can charge for songs repeatedly rather than single-purchase CDs - describing at the same time the new way people consume all sorts of content.
Myspace seems primed to be just what Ek described - an underdog that gives people exactly what they want, even if they don't know it.
After another few million, that is.
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Targeting Iran ContinuesWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Iran
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Israel's likely coalition partners assure it. Spurious Iranian threats are hyped. What began years ago continues.
Washington and Israel want puppet leaders replacing independent ones in power. At issue is unchallenged regional dominance.
On January 27, Haaretz headlined "Netanyahu: Iran preparing for another Holocaust."
At Sunday's cabinet meeting, he told ministers that "holocaust denial is continued energetically by a central state in the world."
"Not by groups. Not by single individuals. Not by marginal elements."
"(B)y Iran, whose leaders on a daily basis and at the United Nations and any other platform deny that the Holocaust occurred, while at the same time they prepare what they believe will be an additional Holocaust: The destruction of the Jewish state."
He lied. He turned truth on its head. He hyped a nonexistent threat. He spuriously warned about Hezbollah getting Syrian chemical weapons.
"It is necessary to look at our surroundings, both at what is happening with Iran and its proxies, and what is happening in other arenas - lethal weaponry in Syria, which is steadily breaking up," he said."
"The Middle East is not awaiting for the outcome of election and is not stopping while (Israel's) government is assembled."
"We are facing many threats, from the most dangerous ones, which I have mentioned, to others and reality continues to evolve - in the east, in the north, in the south - the entire area is raging and we must prepared and strong and determined in the face of any possible development."
"For this reason, I will seek to form the widest and most stable government in order to respond, first and foremost, to every security threat."
Israel, of course, has no threats except ones it invents. Netanyahu prioritizes doing so. Fear is hyped. Pressing domestic concerns affecting Israelis most aren't discussed. At issue is whether regional war follows.
Haaretz hyped fear. The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) is an Israeli think tank. Emily Landau serves as arms control director. Retired Israeli ambassador Shimon Stein is senior fellow.
Their January 18 commentary headlined "Time for Obama to clarity US policy on Iran," saying:
Previous negotiations "failed to make headway." Bilateral US/Iranian negotiations were mentioned. Prominent US voices "emphasized the need to make one more determined and sincere effort to negotiate with Iran before moving to military force."
"Others emphasized that (Obama officials were) serious about not allowing Iran to become" nuclearized. "(I)f negotiations proved futile, (America) would indeed take military action."
Fear-mongering substitutes for truth and full disclosure. Annual US intelligence assessments explain best. They say Iran's nuclear program is peaceful.
Nothing suggests nuclear weapons development. Washington and Israeli officials know it. Targeting Iran unjustly continues. What follows remains to be seen.
According to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, America prepared plans to strike Iran's nuclear facilities "surgica(lly)." They're ready if diplomatic efforts fail. He challenged the notion that full-scale war would follow.
"What we basically say is that if worse comes to worst, there should be a readiness and an ability to launch a surgical operation that will delay them by a significant time frame and probably convince them that it won't work because the world is determined to block them."
America "prepared quite sophisticated, fine, extremely fine, scalpels. So it is not an issue of a major war or a failure to block Iran. You could under a certain situation, if worse comes to worst, end up with a surgical operation," he claims.
In recent days, Washington upgraded its regional strike capability. Six F-22 stealth Raptors were sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Reports suggest they're deployed longterm.
They're America's most advanced jet fighter. Their strike capability was enhanced. Ostensibly they can evade enemy radar. A UAE spokesman said basing them there poses no threat to Iran. Others aren't so sure.
Raptors have been operational for over a decade. They've been technically challenged. Their systems may not work as claimed. They've yet to be used in combat.
They carry eight "smart bombs." They can be launched at four targets simultaneously at high speed without losing stealth capability, it's claimed. Upgrading permits carrying out precise ground attacks. Multiple targets can be struck in one mission.
Pentagon sources didn't announce the UAE deployment. On January 25, The Aviationst.com provided information. It said stealth planes might escape radar but not human spotting.
Gian Luca Onnis photographed them overflying Sardinia. They were trailing two KC-235s and one KC-10. Their contrails were clearly visible.
Airplane spotters also saw them landing. Enhancing America's regional strike capability occurs when Washington allegedly wants world tensions reduced.
In his inaugural address, Obama said "a decade of war is now ending." He lied. He's a serial liar. Permanent war is official US policy. Current conflicts continue. New ones are planned.
Washington bears full responsibility for Syria and Mali. Anything erupting regionally, across North Africa, and in Central Asia bears its fingerprints.
US special forces were sent to 35 African countries. They're already in dozens of others worldwide. Expect Americans and Israelis wanting peace to be sorely disappointed.
Americans are stuck with Obama and likeminded hardliners. Israelis have Netanyahu and Israel's most extremist government in history.
Jeff Halper asked what did Israeli elections "tell us? Do Israelis want peace or not?"
It wasn't a campaign issue. Dominant parties didn't discuss it. Security is a "euphemism for keeping the Palestinians at bay." It's also about hyping a nonexistent Iranian existential threat.
Israeli sentiment differs from parties they elected. Why didn't they choose more wisely? Why didn't they vote "for a government that would genuinely end the Occupation and (deliver) peace, and with that personal security and economic prosperity?"
Halper suggest three reasons why not:
(1) Generations of Israeli Jews think peace with Arabs can't work. Propaganda says so ad nauseam.
(2) Successive Israeli governments spurned peace. They created "facts on the ground" to avoid it.
(3) Israelis have other priorities. Peace matters less than economic well-being and other daily issues. Israelis focus ones mattering more.
Whatever looms, Halper calls the two-state solution "dead, buried under settlements and infrastructure too massive and interlinked with Israel to detach, especially given the lack of will among international government, led by the US and Germany, to exert the pressures on Israel needed to force such massive concessions."
The only alternative is a one-state solution for all its people. It's for Israelis and Palestinians to demand it. "If the Israeli election 'tells us' anything," says Halper, it is that the ball is in our court."
It's very much there on demanding no war on Iran. Public sentiment may be the only way to prevent it.
Haaretz and other sources quoted a senior Tehran official saying attacking Syria would be considered one against Iran. Mehr News was cited.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's aide, Ali Akbar Velayati, said:
"Syria has a very basic and key role in the region for promoting firm policies of resistance."
"For this reason, an attack on Syria would be considered an attack on Iran and Iran's allies."
Iran and Syria have mutual defense priorities. In 2005, terms were agreed. It permits deploying Iranian weapons in Syria. In 2006, military cooperation was extended against "common threats." Washington and Israel were mentioned.
Targeting Iran is prioritized. The road to Tehran runs through Damascus. War on Syria is more than about deposing Assad. It's to isolate Iran. It's to weaken and replace Hezbollah. Regional conflict looms. Launching it endangers humanity.
Israeli's have their own cross to bear. They have themselves to blame. Voting unwisely reaps the whirlwind. Occupation harshness continues. Settlements keep expanding. Neoliberal austerity is policy.
War on Israel's border threatens spillover. Nonexistent existential threats are hyped. Repetition gets people to believe them. Regional conflict harms everyone.
Netanyahu's burden sharing, "security (through) strength," and stability through conflict should worry everyone. What's ahead demands close monitoring.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
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Last March I wrote a blog post about Lindy Boggs on the occasion of her 97th birthday. A life that long lived in high places is filled with stories including these from her tenure in Rome. Boggs, who died Saturday at the age of 97, served New Orleans as a member of congress and then later served the nation as ambassador to what is officially known as "The Holy See."* No New Orleanian has ever been as close to papal power as she was.
But first I also want to acknowledge the death of former Louisiana state Attorney General Billy Guste, who died last week at 91. Guste was the longest serving attorney general (1972-1992) and was instrumental in the early days of trying to shape environmental policies. He and Boggs also shared something else in common in that they were devout Catholics. Early in his career Guste was the state Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus. His family was prominent even without politics – they owned Antoine's – but as a politician, Guste had the extra boost of Catholic power back when that probably meant more than it does today.
As for Boggs: Serving during most of Bill Clinton's second term, the former congresswoman was in Rome during the upheaval in Bosnia. On paper the Vatican Diplomatic Corps seems like a ceremonial position, but because there are so many embassies converged in a fairly secure and stable setting, the diplomats have often served as a listening post and message center for the world's other events. Boggs, a genteel, open and friendly person became stealth on some topics about her ambassadorship saying simply that she could not talk about them.
Other incidents, however, had less impact on international politics and more to do with Boggs' specialty: being nice. Two involved American ships docked in the Naples harbor. Boggs recalled that when U.S. Navy ships arrived, they frequently had a surplus of food items that, according to regulations, were thrown away because they were past their expiration date, but were nevertheless still safe to eat. Working with Catholic Church groups, Boggs helped arrange for the food to be trucked to refugees in Bosnia. The maneuver was done quietly, without any fanfare.
Then there were the boys on the bus. Boggs had made the acquaintance of members of the Swiss Guard, the protectors of the pope. The guard members, a unit that has not had a good fight since defending Pope Clement VII from Spanish and German invaders during the Sack of Rome in 1527, are known for their nifty Renaissance costumes. Though they do have guns locked away somewhere, just in case, their everyday weaponry consists mostly of ceremonial lances. "They're really boys," Boggs recalled, and, as such, one request they had was to visit an American aircraft carrier. Boggs handled the arrangements so that a Swiss Guard unit made the trip to Naples where they stood wide-eyed on the flight deck. Here was the world's most primitive army aboard the world's most potent military machine. The trip was so popular that another guard unit petitioned for a similar visit.
Boggs was very fond of Pope John Paul II. She remembered him as a man of good wit. He was troubled with Parkinson's disease by the time she was there. Once she witnessed him greeting a young priest. The pope's arm had a slight tremble as the two prelates shook hands. "My son," John Paul teased, "why are you shaking so much?"
Some of the tales were told when Boggs was on a panel at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival in 2005. Also on the panel was journalist Steve Roberts, Boggs' son-in-law, who describes himself as a "Jewish guy from New Jersey." He told the festival audience about once accompanying Boggs and his wife, Cokie Roberts, to the pope's summer home where they were invited to a small group mass. "We were escorted to an outside room," Roberts recalled, "then brought into the chapel and as we walked in, John Paul was already there dressed in white and deep in prayer. It was a deeply spiritual moment." Less spiritual was the political mission. Recalling her time at the Vatican, Boggs joked, "Cokie told me that I had the toughest job in politics, representing Bill Clinton to the pope."
*We incorrectly spelled "The Holy See" in an earlier version of this blog post. We apologize for the error.


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How does linking your Aadhaar to your bank account destroy the banking system?
Linking Aadhaar to bank accounts is a recipe for creating benami[2] bank accounts and scaling benami bank transactions. It threatens to destroy your bank accounts and destroy the country's banking system. It's devastating that the integrity of banking processes is being destroyed by dividing, outsourcing and privatising processes integral to core banking so that they become the responsibility of no one.


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In order to have a steady stream of customers, you need to find way to market your services as a photographer. Get in with the times by promoting your photo business online in probably the most popular social networking site in the world, Facebook. We have written previously about how to use the features of Facebook for just that purpose and here are several more tips to get you going:
Upload videos to share your 'behind the scenes' process – photos of how you set up your images are great but video footage of them are even better! Take advantage of the video option to share how you do your photo shoots, how you compose and light up your subjects. Video sessions are extremely popular and highly informative since clients can get to see exactly how your creative process works, from the preparations to the final result. For fans who want to learn more from you, you can also use video tutorials. There are some instructions that are easier understood when shown through a video tutorial rather than by reading them.
Build a solid client base – the strength of Facebook is in relationship marketing and less so at direct selling. Build connections and relationships with your clients and potential clients through regular interactions. You will have more success in getting sales this way plus a lot of regular and satisfied clients.
Invite people to your event by creating an event page – in case you are organizing or hosting an event for your photography business, use the Facebook event option to invite prospective and current clients. Having an event page allows you to spread the word to a large audience without much effort. It also allows others to RSVP so you know who are going and who cannot make it. This is not a substitute for formal (as opposed to virtual) invitations but it is a convenient way to make people aware of your event. The events page includes the details of the event such as date, time and location. You can also place a profile picture such as an image of the event poster. Another feature is that one can leave public comments which can be read by others and if these testimonials are positive and complimentary, then they certainly add to the appeal. You have the option to show the guest list so that others can know who else is planning to attend.
Try using the Facebook advertisement feature– with this option, you can create advertisements that appear on the pages of your target audience. This is another effective way to promote your business as well as increase awareness of your presence in the industry. Facebook does a great job of guiding you in setting up your ad campaign, and you have control over how much you want to spend to keep it running. You can set a limit to the ad budget and Facebook will stop showing your ads once you reach that limit. If it is your first time to use this feature, it would be wise to set up one advertising campaign at a time while you are learning the ropes so you can fully concentrate on it.
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Skype for iPhone was released this week, during the first day of CTIA in Las Vegas. We wondered what the reaction of operators will be, since you can use a data connection to talk, instead of paying for your 15 second intervals. Well, Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile, iPhone's exclusive carrier in Germany has the answer for you.
According to the statement given to the local German media, T-Mobile Deutschland press-spinner Alexandar von Schmettow stated that the company is openly blocking out VoIP applications: "It is clearly stated in our customer contracts that such services may not be used," You might ask yourself why is that – "There are two reasons for this — because the high level of traffic would hinder our network performance, and because if the Skype program didn't work properly, customers would make us responsible for it." http://www.wiwo.de/unternehmer-maerkte/telekom-will-neues-skype-programm-fuer-iphone-und-blackberry-blockieren-392509/
How all nice and lovely. However, there is just one small problem, actually two. First of all, Skype is not a VoIP application – the software uses Peer-to-Peer connections, much in the same way as your favorite Bit-Torrent client. Secondly, what T-Mobile obviously didn't consider is following scenario: a user walks into the T-Mobile store, picks up an iPhone 3G for 1 Euro (subsidized), walks away, installs Skype and finds a way to crack into the now barred T-Mobile's UMTS/Wi-Fi Hotspot network. According to the breach of contract, T-Mobile will cut you off, but there is no force that can require that you return the iPhone to them.
Note: you have access to Skype if you use your Wi-Fi or public infrastructure, but you cannot use T-Mobile's "My own, my precious" network. You're free to give any German-related derogatory comments when it comes to T-Com, we'll refrain ourselves. Jailbreak the phone and you go home free… don't pay with your credit card, of course. And if T-Mobile creates an action against you, they're breaking national Consumer Protection rules. Life is really interesting sometimes.
There is just one thing that the author of these lines doesn't miss from earlier life in Dusseldorf, Germany: using Deutsche Telekom services, that being T-Com for fixed line/Internet or T-Mobile for their pathetic network. For cell-phones, I used D2 Mannesmann and then D2 Vodafone.


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My Skincare Routine10:00 AM
Because I have rather sensitive and acne-prone skin which has a tendency to hyperpigmentation, I frequently modify my routine to adjust to my skin's personality that day. Obviously everyone's skin is going to be different and the exact products that work on me may not work for you, but with the hope that it might be helpful as a general guideline, here are my routines categorized by skin condition.
2. toner - SK-II Facial Treatment Clear Lotion
3. essence - SK-II LXP Ultimate Revival Essence
5. eye cream - Clinique Repairwear Laserfocus Eye Cream
2. exfoliation - PMD Pro (1x per week) or MAC Volcanic Ash Exfoliator
3. toner - SK-II Facial Treatment Clear Lotion
4. essence - SK-II LXP Ultimate Revival Essence
6. moisturizer - Clinique Moisture Surge Intense
7. eye cream - Clinique Repairwear Laserfocus Eye Cream
3. hydrating face mask - fabric, gel, or liquid mask for 15-30 minutes
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Wow, that's a lot of different products on your skin. Do you find that it helps with the sensitive breakouts? I also have asian, sensitive, hyperpigmentation skin, and used to use a lot of products. After visiting a few different dermatologists, they all recommended that I pull back on products, because it was disturbing the phd layer on my skin, making my skin over compensate and taking away the top skin layer immunity.ReplyDelete
As a result, what I've found to work was:
Morning/Night Cleanser: Purpose http://popsu.gr/nPhL
Face Brush: Bass Face Brush, these are so good, I bought two of them! I also have a Clarisonic Mia, but after using the Bass Face Brush, I stopped using the MIA and only use the Face Brush. Personally, I find it more effective, and more cost effective: http://popsu.gr/nPgX
Night Moisturizer: Philosophy Miracle Worker, or Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream
Day Moisturizer: Kimiko Junsei Serum http://www.kimikobeauty.com/product.php?cat=10&prod=48&mode=proddetail&
Winter Moisturizer: If my skin gets really dry from the NYC winters, I will pad on a little La Prarie Eye Sculpting cream along my cheekbones and under eyes. But be careful, this stuff is SUPER rich, and too much will make you break out because it is so dense, so a TINIEST bit goes a long way: http://popsu.gr/nPhw
I've been using this for almost 1 years, haven't deviated from it and hands down it is my holy grail routine. I've stopped breaking out completely, and my old acne scars are all almost gone, and my sensitive skin has really calmed down. My skin now glows and everyone asks what I do.
My dermatologist says, the less I mess with my skin, the more chance it has of healing itself, and I'm really starting to believe that!
Thanks for sharing your products! I'll definitely have to check out some of the things you mentioned in my next round of skincare searches. :)Delete
I agree that less is more! When everything is written out (including skincare brushes, exfoliators, etc) it seems like a complicated process but most days, I stick with face wash, essence, and moisturizer. LA air is really dry so I found the essence has been helping to balance my skin so much better than just the moisturizer itself.
I'm always testing new products due to the nature of my job, but I try to be really consistent with my skincare because I know I can rely on it when I do get sensitive breakouts. It helps to calm everything down. :)
You are totally right, LA air is pretty dry and I totally see why a combination of items is needed to balance out the skin. I often travel there for work, I have to battle dry recycled air from the plane, ontop of LA air. Yikes! Thanks for listing everything you used, its always insightful to see what other gals have in their skincare reseal so we can all help each other out! :)Delete
This is so great, I usually don't do anything for my skin before I go to sleep, besides the occasional lotion, but this helps me a ton in the future. Nice! :DReplyDelete
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i still want to try the clarisonic rangeReplyDelete
I love the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion, it works wonders~ Thank you for the extensive skincare routines =)ReplyDelete
Hi Jen, can you recommend any good, quality eye creams at a lower price point? I just can't afford the Clinique Repairware but am looking for something that works just as well. Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Personally, I'd recommend Body Shop Vitamin E eye cream. I travel a bit for work, and always keep this little tube in my travel kit. It doesn't work wonders by any means, but it is gentle enough to not irritate my skin, and does a decent job with hydration. It's simple, basic, but effective.Delete
Hello, Ive been watching your videos since, way back then. Im just extremely curious on what happened to the mole on your lip? can you elaborate on what you did to remove it?ReplyDeleteReplies
It actually faded with time. I'm guessing I had some sort of lip trauma which made it appear one day randomly and it stayed for about 7 years. I was shocked when it started fading pretty quickly (within half a year) until it was completely gone! Pretty strange!Delete
haha u r so funny - the last part "lucky husband"..ReplyDelete
Hi Jen! thanks for posting this. I really like the Clinique treatment as well. I've been using mine for years now :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 9, 2013 at 8:07 PM
What do you do with milium/millia/oily bumps? I can't get rid of them!ReplyDeleteReplies
I've only had personal success getting them professionally removed/extracted by an esthetician, unfortunately! There are topical things you can do, but it's essentially burning off the bump so I'd much more trust a pro around the sensitive eye area.Delete
Totally agree with Jen on this! Don't do this yourself, it increases your chance for scarring. Have it professionally taken care of!Delete
My routine used to be extremely long and extensive, and I've actually cut down on the amount of products I use daily/nightly over the last few years because of how my skin has been acting T^T I was using prescribed acne face wash, and have been weening off of it over the last year and half (haven't been able to get to the derm Dr, and not very much of a budget for that at the moment), and have actually started trying a brand called Acure that I found at my local organic foods store (Marlene's in the Pacific Northwest). I have been using their cleansers, which are really gentle, no artificial fillers, paraben free etc. and it's worked fairly nicely. Keeps my skin clean but not so clean that my skin is dried out or tight. I have also been using Acure's Seriously Firming serum and it helps with scarring ^^b I also use jojoba and grape seed oil as moisturizers all year around. I use Burt's Bees Tomato toner off and on depending on how my skin is acting. I guess I layer a lot of oils into my skin and it's kept nicely hydrated. ^__^ I also like to use specialty treatment products for pampering every now and again like sheet masks from My Beauty Diary and FaceQ. I also really like Laniege Water sleeping pack for the really dry days. I always wake up with nicely hydrated and plump skin the next morning. :3ReplyDelete
Haha you look so pretty even with lotion dotted all over your face XDReplyDelete
Hi,Jen...first of all,thanks for ur tips 'bout skin care...u teach me a lot.. :)ReplyDelete
Actually,I need ur help for toturial eyes make up...i love korea looks...
I find out something in video clips 2ne1 Can't No Body,Park Boom Eyes make up....
click this link to look at,
Help me,please....♥Replies
Jen, can u respond for this comment...?Delete
hope u don't mind... ♥
wow jen nice skincare routineReplyDelete
Hey Jen! I'm a younger viewer of yours (a freshman in high school) and I'm looking for good skincare products. Do you have any recommendations for affordable products that suit sensitive skin? Thanks! :) xoReplyDeleteReplies
I'm not sure if the products are exactly the same now, but I used to use Clean & Clear's cream cleanser which is nice because it isn't too drying. Neutrogena's alcohol free toner is also good, and Eucerin's Everyday Protection SPF30 facial lotion. Hope that helps! :)Delete
I seriously love the clarisonic mia!ReplyDelete
do you have a facial mask recommendation for dry/patchy/flakey skin that would be okay to use with breakouts as well?Replies
It's not particularly for flakey skin, but I've been liking the Michael Todd Charcoal detoxifying face mask lately. It really seems to clean & plump up my skin. You might try their Avocado and Mango Face Mask instead since it's for hydrating. :)Delete
Thanks for replying! I'll definitely check those out once I receive my paycheck.. hahaha.Delete
Hi Jen! Thanks for sharing your update skin care routine. :)ReplyDelete
actually my skin condition pretty much same with you. I got acne all year long, different is i live in tropical yet dry country, so most of the time i'm struggling finding good oil free moisturizer. Poor me my choice always "hit"my acne prone skin badly. i'm eyeing that clinique moisture surge intense that you mention, but there's several type for this cream, which one the oil free type you mean?
Anyway i'm agreed that using essence somehow keep your skin balance than only use moisturizer, is there any substitute for that SKII on your recommendation , cause SKII kinda pricy for me >.<
thanks! :DReplies
The Clinique moisturizer one you want is Moisture Surge Intense. It comes in a pink tub, but if you are uncertain I have the exact links in the blog post so you can compare & make sure it's the right one. :)Delete
For essence, you can use one from any brand. Here's the Sephora page of skin treatments: face serums. I really like the one from Estee Lauder and Lancome has ones that work for a few of my friends. :)
Hi Jen! (hehe we have the same name)ReplyDelete
I was wondering if you think it is worth my money to buy the Clarisonic Mia , i have a pretty good skin (only blackhead around my nose and some bumps around my jaw line).. do you think the Clarisonic will do something for me?
Thank you! :DReplies
I really love using my Clarisonic! As a fair warning, some people experience a bit of purging (acne coming to the surface from the extra exfoliation) at first so if you buy one, just use it once every other day or so and increase use as you get used to it. Even now I only use it 2-3 times per week. Since you already have pretty good skin I would use it but don't overdo it. :)Delete
Maybe I need to get a clarisonic! I've had the mario badesco drying lotion for a while. I wonder when they expire..ReplyDeleteReplies
Hmm, I actually have no idea when they expire since I go through mine before I've been nervous about it expiring. If I find out I'll let you know!Delete
hi, just to share, it's kinda recommended to first put on the eye product before the face products as the size of the molecules of face products are bigger than the ones for eyes. Thus when u apply your face products first, you don't know how much residual on your fingers are transferring to your eyes.ReplyDelete
LOVE ur vids!!
Hey Jen, have you tried Konjac sponges? I just started using the Boscia one, and my skin feels baby soft. My pores are a lot smaller, and my skin is less oily. Maybe you can review it when you get a chance.ReplyDeleteReplies
I've never tried Konjac sponges before but I'll have to look into it. :)Delete
Hey Jen! Which products do you recommend for lightening acne marks, this is a big problem for me! Thanks for tips! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
The PMD definitely helps a lot with lightening scars but one topical product I like is Mario Badescu Vitamin C serum. Make sure you also are wearing a good facial sunscreen everyday to prevent darkening of scars as well!Delete
안녕하세요 Jen!ReplyDelete
First off, I love watching your videos because it caters to the monolided girls such as myself and has helped much with my self-esteem!
Second, I'm a college sophomore and about 6 months ago I had a reasonably nice complexion with just the occasional pimple here and there. However, suddenly (and seriously, suddenly) I have cystic acne all over my cheeks and now I have very irritated skin... with scars covering my cheeks and soon my forehead... I've seen your heart to heart videos about your acne struggle and I was wondering if microdermabrasion would help with clogged pores as well as acne scars (pits, hyperpigmentaiton, the whole package...).This sudden change has thrown my self esteem and I just need some advice from a person who has around the same skin tone, type, and complexion! (:
hello, Jen!ReplyDelete
first of all, thank you for all your sharing and effort you put in every video! it really is fun and helpfull to watch, since I am also Asian and have a similar skin condition :)
I also have my problems with this sensitive combination skin, but I found my solution, since I started to change my lifestyle once in a while
2 years ago I got curious and had my first fasting cure. I managed 7 days and had to only let organic stuff on and into my body. it was an eye-opening experience (sadly I didnt save any money, since the juices and teas did cost me a fortune)
skin care was also a big topic, so I got myself organic beauty products from the German Label Dr. Hauschka and Martina Gebhard. My skin never had been so good and healthy!
How bout you? wanna try going organic? its a big step, and I know, that its not easy to stop eating and only drink for days.. but its worth it and you can always stop.
Dr. Hauschka follows an own way of beauty: reactivating the healing power from your skin and not layering all those products ontop (your skin then tends to forget how to take care of itself and becomes addicted to the products).
Make Up is no problem: a lot of korean mu's are organic and effordable (Innisfree)
I'd really love to know your experiences! so if you wanna give it a try.. *go go go*
btw: I did stop to use all those products at night, I wash my face with a gentle product, then pad some tonic/herb water on it, no rich hydrating cream, only a hint of eye cream, and then go to bed.
after 2 weeks my skin has become smooth and far better
(sorry for my poor English)
greetings from Germany!
I know: stress is what gets me every time. And healthy diet is such an essential factor for overall health, not only skincare. I would add to the above that it's important to understand what skincare products are truly important among the noise of advertising and brands pushing their products. I posted a good article on Sulia about this recently. Thanks for reading! skin careReplyDelete
Hi Jen,ReplyDelete
I've been a long time viewer of your blog, but never leave any comments. However, I felt compelled to tell you about some of the bad press Mario Badescu is facing right now. I've been a long time loyal customer of MB, until recently when I found out that they use steriods (without listing them in the ingredients list). I've been using their Healing Cream for over 10 yrs! I can't say if they do this with all of their products, but the Control Cream is another one suspected of containing strong steriods, you can find discussions on it on the products Amazon page as well.
News of Korea FDA pulling the product off the shelf: http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20121217000978
Hi Jen! Your videos have helped me so much. I was wondering if you could recommend me some good products for blackhead/ visible pores. I have big, visible pores around my nose that I hate.ReplyDelete
I'll try out the Clarisonic and exfoliator you mentioned in the post, too!
Hi Jen! All of your tutorials have been great help and especially this one specifically on how to take care of the skin so much. The products you use seem really great since they work so well for you however I live in Pakistan and most of these products, actually none of these products are available. The best we have is a legit Body shop which i absolutely love! I've bought all my makeup products, right down to the very last lipstick, from there. We do have a lot of other companies as well but Body Shop has suited me pretty okay so far. Do you suggest that I continue using it? Or should i reach out to other companies? and if so then which ones are good?ReplyDeleteReplies
If you've found a brand that works really well with your skin then I'd say stick to it! Everyone has different skin and different products work on different people. Feel free to explore but that's awesome you found a company that you love! ^_^Delete
Hi Jen! I'm a bit confused. For exfoliating and masks, I was told it was 1-2 times per week, is that correct? In regards to the mask, where in the regimen do you use it? I saw that you posted as step 6 after putting everything on. Some people were telling me that using a mask should be done after cleansing and then after the mask, put on all the toners, serum, moisturizers and eye cream...ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Sandy! Any kind of serious exfoliation should be done about once a week or twice if you feel your skin is very rough at the time. If I use a mask it's right after washing my face but before moisturizing/serums... I should've clarified that in the post! ;)Delete
Hey Jenn, love ur blog and I've picked up many good makeup tips!ReplyDelete
Just to trade secrets with you, do try 3M pimple patch (http://www.makeupalley.com/product/x_showreview.asp?ItemId=112871&3M---Nexcare-Acne-Patch&Unlisted-Brand&Treatments) for white heads. They are awesome as they draw the gunk out of ur skin when you sleep, especially the nasty ones which are embedded deep within the skin. I use it often to reduce pimple swelling and lighten the nasty red/brownish residue spots.
Thanks for sharing your skincare routine, and for being so honest about your previous difficulties, although I think your skin has always looked gorgeous! Finding skincare products that work can be a lot of trial and error so it's always great to hear other people's recommendations. I definitely have minor scarring and pigmentation due to past skin troubles,for this i use Dermology anti aging solution and its fade them on my face.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2016 at 11:58 PM
hi, just to share, it's kinda recommended to first put on the eye product before the face products as the size of the molecules of face products are bigger than the ones for eyes. Thus when u apply your face products first, you don't know how much residual on your fingers are transferring to your eyes.ReplyDelete


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University of Oregon scientists have invented a method to change the color of single photons in a fiber optic cable. The laser-tweaked feat could be a quantum step forward for transferring and receiving high volumes of secured data for future generations of the Internet.
The proof-of-concept experiment is reported in a paper about work led by UO physicist Michael G. Raymer that appeared in the Aug. 27 issue of Physical Review Letters.
In a separate paper published by the same journal, Raymer and collaborators at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom tell how they added hydrogen and a short laser burst to a hollow "photonic crystal" fiber cable to create multiple colors, or wavelengths, of light. This paper, Raymer says, provides groundwork for future research in creating ultra-short light pulses.
The single-photon project, in which a dual-color burst of laser light was used to change the color of a separate single photon of light, is directly applicable to future Internet communications technology, says Raymer, the UO's Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences and author of a newly published textbook "The Silicon Web: The Physics Behind the Internet" (Taylor & Francis, 2009).
In the computing world, digital data now is contained as individual bits represented by many electrons and is transmitted using pulses of infrared light containing many photons. In quantum computing—a futuristic technology—data might be stored in individual electrons and photons. Such quantum techniques could make data 100-percent secure from hackers and expand the ability to search large databases, Raymer says.
"There is a need for more bandwidth, or data rate, in fiber optic networks," he says. "In today's fiber optic lines one frequency of light may carry a phone conversation, while others may carry TV channels or emails, all traveling in separate channels across the Internet. At the level of single photons, we would like to send data in different channels—colors or wavelengths—at the same time. Quantum memories based on electrons emit and absorb visible light—for example, red," he says. "But the optical fibers we want to use—such as those in the ground now—are optimized to transmit infrared, not visible light."
In experiments led by Raymer's doctoral student Hayden J. McGuinness, researchers used two lasers to create an intense burst of dual-color light, which when focused into the same optical fiber carrying a single photon of a distinct color, causes that photon to change to a new color. This occurs through a process known as Bragg scattering, whereby a small amount of energy is exchanged between the laser light and the single photon, causing its color to change.
This process, demonstrated in the UO's Oregon Center for Optics, is called quantum frequency translation. It allows devices that talk to one another using a given color of light to communicate with devices that use a different color.
The research was stimulated by work done earlier by Raymer's collaborators: Colin McKinstrie at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs and Stojan Radic at the University of California, San Diego.
"Other researchers have done this frequency translation using certain types of crystals," Raymer says. "Using optical fibers instead creates the translated photons already having the proper shape that allows them to be transmitted in a communication fiber. Another big advantage of our technique is that it allows us to change the frequency of a single photon by any chosen amount. The objective is to convert a single photon from the color that a common quantum memory will deal with into an infrared photon that communication fibers can transmit. At the other end, it has to be converted back into the original color to go into the receiving memory to be read properly."
The second paper published by Raymer's group focused on theoretical and experimental work at UO and at the University of Bath. It showed how to create an optical frequency comb in a hydrogen-filled optical fiber.
The optical frequency comb contains many precisely known colors or wavelengths of light, and can be used to measure the wavelength of light, much as a ruler with many tick marks can be used to measure distance.
The comb method was co-developed by John Hall of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2005 for his work that led to the standard for measuring light frequencies.
By filling empty air holes in a hollow optical cable with hydrogen gas, researchers were able to change the color, or frequency, of light passing through. As a short burst of red laser passed through the gas, the hydrogen molecules were caused to vibrate, emitting strong light of many colors.
"In the first study, we worked with one photon at a time with two laser bursts to change the energy and color without using hydrogen molecules," Raymer says. "In the second study, we took advantage of vibrating molecules inside the fiber interacting with different light beams. This is a way of using one strong laser of a particular color and producing many colors, from blue to green to yellow to red to infrared."
The laser pulse used was 200 picoseconds long. Combining the produced light colors in such a fiber could create pulses 200,000 times shorter—a femtosecond.
Such time scales could open the way to study biological processes at the level of atoms or possibly capture so-far-unseen activity in photosynthesis, Raymer says.
Co-authors with McGuinness and Raymer on the single-photon paper were McKinstrie and Radic. The U.S. National Science Foundation funded the project.
For the optical comb work, Raymer teamed with UO student doctoral Chunbai Wu and Y.Y. Wang, F. Couny and Fetah Benabid, all of the University of Bath. The NSF and the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council supported the research through grants to Raymer and Benabid, respectively.
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Rate of ocean acidification the fastest in 65 million years
Press release issued: 14 February 2010
A new model, capable of assessing the rate at which the oceans are acidifying, suggests that changes in the carbonate chemistry of the deep ocean may exceed anything seen in the past 65 million years.
A new model, capable of assessing the rate at which the oceans are acidifying, suggests that changes in the carbonate chemistry of the deep ocean may exceed anything seen in the past 65 million years.
The model also predicts much higher rates of environmental change at the ocean's surface in the future than have occurred in the past, potentially exceeding the rate at which plankton can adapt.
The research, from the University of Bristol, is reported in this week's issue of Nature Geoscience.
The team applied a model that compared current rates of ocean acidification with the greenhouse event at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary, about 55 million years ago when surface ocean temperatures rose by around 5-6°C over a few thousand years. During this event, no catastrophe is seen in surface ecosystems, such as plankton, yet bottom-dwelling organisms in the deep ocean experienced a major extinction.
Dr Andy Ridgwell, lead author on the paper, said: "Unlike surface plankton dwelling in a variable habitat, organisms living deep down on the ocean floor are adapted to much more stable conditions. A rapid and severe geochemical change in their environment would make their survival precarious.
"The widespread extinction of these ocean floor organisms during the Paleocene-Eocene greenhouse warming and acidification event tells us that similar extinctions in the future are possible."
The oceans are currently absorbing about a quarter of the CO2 released into the atmosphere, forcing the pH of the surface ocean lower in a process called 'ocean acidification'.
Laboratory experiments suggest that if the pH continues to fall, we may start to see impacts such as the dissolution of carbonate shells of marine organisms, slower growth, muscle wastage, dwarfism or reduced activity, with knock-on effects throughout the ecosystem.
Dr Daniela Schmidt, also an author on the paper, explained: "Laboratory experiments can tell us about how marine organisms react, but experiments cannot tell us whether marine organisms will be able to adapt to ocean acidification via migration or evolution.
"Therefore, a lot of attention has recently focussed on looking at known ocean acidification and biotic reactions in the geological record. Various types of geological evidence – the spread of warm water organisms towards the poles and the dissolution of carbonate sediments on the sea-floor tell us there was simultaneously both extreme warming and acidification at this time – the hallmark of a massive greenhouse gas release."
On the basis of their approach of comparing model simulations of past and future marine geochemical changes, the authors infer a future rate of surface-ocean acidification and environmental pressure on marine calcifiers, such as corals, unprecedented in the past 65 million years, and one that challenges the potential for plankton to adapt.They also argue that for organisms which live on the sea floor, rapid and extreme acidification of the deep ocean would make their situation uncertain. The occurrence of widespread extinction of these organisms during the Paleocene-Eocene greenhouse warming and acidification event raises the possibility of a similar extinction in the future.


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Happy New Year, friends!
First, a retrospective. Screwtape was forged out of the fullest heat and fire of the gold and silver mania of 2010-2011. I call it a mania now, though I didn't at the time. And that, to me, was the most important lesson of 2013. See, back in the day, it seemed more reasonable (to me, anyway) to interpret the then-ballooning prices of all hard assets as fundamentals-based. 2013 disproved that interpretation. Don't get me wrong: in all likelihood, the unrelenting, world-historical forces of Sociopathy and Folly that drove the world economy to the brink in 2008 simply took a breather in 2013, licking their chops and gathering strength for another foray at the global hippopotamus this year (or this decade, or next decade). Still, the fact that such a pause and major reversal could occur tells us that the price action of 2010-2011 was primarily speculative mania.
With that important lesson in mind, I believe price charts have become more important than any fundamentals-based arguments (e.g. of the "1001 reasons the dollar is doomed" variety you see on Zero Hedge once a week). My goal being to make money in 2014, my resolution is to avoid letting the bone-crushing stupidity of the American population, the knee-weakening asininity of the mind-bogglingly corrupt politicians, and the eye-watering chutzpah the Wall Street scumbags influence my investment decisions (especially short- and intermediate- term decisions).
A final point about 2013. For those wondering if or when the gold market will resume its long term bull trajectory, I say that the action of Q4 has been as ominous as the bloodbath that began Q1. I say this, because regarding the April crash, a violent washout and capitulation was certainly due after 12 years of price increases, and probably even healthy. So we saw the historical drop in April, and then the other shoe fell in June, giving the charts at least the potential to form a text book reversal (I've been arguing against that interpretation, but it was certainly a possibility). See the inset in the chart below to get an idea of what that might've looked like: I simply reversed the price action of the past 3 months. However, the actual grind downwards has no appearance of forming a bottom. None of the long "hammer" candlesticks, for example, that signify a capitulation. Not even a lot of volatility. And of course, a new daily (and weekly, and monthly) closing low.
though gold may have a relief rally, I believe it will break below its hugely important, never-been-broken, weekly-closing-price trend lines on the linear and log weekly charts [green and blue, respectively, on charts below], and that's a bad sign.
|Linear, weekly closing prices
|Log, weekly prices
Given that even the most optimistic interpreters of the past few years' price action must concede that gold is undergoing a major correction, it makes much more sense to me that the 50% Fib line of the entire post-2000 bull market will be hit before a capitulation occurs. Looking at the log weekly chart above, and the monthly chart below (as well as the daily chart, not shown), that level appears to be the $1050 level, so I expect a bottom in the monthly, weekly, and daily closing prices somewhere between $1000 and $1075, for another 10-20% drop.


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Our buddy Adam headed out to the new Curator ladies clothing shop on 1767 Church St done by She-Bible to view collages by Amy Brown.
Interesting fact about Amy --> She works for the SF Giants and got to travel with the team to Texas for the final few games of the World Series last year. After the last game, when the Giants won, Amy was allowed to celebrate with the team on the field. How rad would that have been?... Besides getting to experience something that many would pay a lot for, she makes fantastic collages.


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My Dear Friend, LOLS, has been on holiday for several weeks, so she sent me my birthday card early. She sent it all of the way from Malta (where she lives) so I don't think anybody thought it could get here to Ohio, USA this fast! Can you believe the beauty of this card!!? I never received one so special, and so LARGE! It is the most beautiful card I have ever held in my hands. Thank you so much Lols! She is sitting lovingly on the top shelf in my office. It has all of my favorite things, red ribbon, tilda, charms, layers, butterflies, glitter, embossing....oh the details. Even the flowers have been custom died. This must have taken her YEARS to make!
She also sent a Teddy bear, candy and a spiffy handbag for me. Oh my goodness! It was like Christmas! Here is my little boy in his new Hard Rock Cafe - Malta T! It says "My first Hard Rock Malta T shirt" I love it! Sorry the pic is a bit blurry, I am still learning how to use my iphone. ...and yes, that is Simon our dog and store namesake in the back corner, he is always lurking in the corner of our photos.
Thank you so much Lols. Although I am not in a hurry to turn one year older, it sure is nice to get such treats early! You are very thoughtful and I appreciate your friendship! It will soon be the thirteenth anniversary of my 21st birthday!
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LOS ANGELES — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a self-conscious screen auteur and found an even greater following as the tireless, teary host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons, has died. He was 91.
Publicist Candi Cazau says Lewis died Sunday of natural causes in Las Vegas with his family by his side.
Tributes from friends, co-stars and disciples poured in immediately.
"That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy's absolute!" Jim Carrey wrote Sunday on Twitter. "I am because he was!"
"The world has lost a true innovator & icon," comedian Dane Cook wrote.
In Las Vegas, a message honouring the comedian is being featured on a marquee at Caesars Palace, where Lewis was once a headliner and had also hosted telethons. In Los Angeles fans and admirers gathered at Lewis' two Hollywood Walk of Fame stars — one for television and one for film.
Lewis' career spanned the history of show business in the 20th century, beginning in his parents' vaudeville act at the age of 5. He was just 20 when his pairing with Martin made them international stars. He went on to make such favourites as The Bellboy and The Nutty Professor, was featured in Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy and appeared as himself in Billy Crystal's Mr. Saturday Night.
"Jerry was a pioneer in comedy and film. And he was a friend. I was fortunate to have seen him a few times over the past couple of years. Even at 91, he didn't miss a beat. Or a punchline," Lewis' The King of Comedy co-star Robert De Niro said in a statement.
In the 1990s, he scored a stage comeback as the devil in the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees. And after a 20-year break from making movies, Lewis returned as the star of the independent drama Max Rose, released in 2016.
In his 80s, he was still travelling the world, working on a stage version of The Nutty Professor. He was so active he would sometimes forget the basics, like eating, his associates would recall. In 2012, Lewis missed an awards ceremony thrown by his beloved Friars Club because his blood sugar dropped from lack of food and he had to spend the night in the hospital.
A major influence on Carrey and other slapstick performers, Lewis also was known as the ringmaster of the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association, joking and reminiscing and introducing guests, sharing stories about ailing kids and concluding with his personal anthem, the ballad "You'll Never Walk Alone." From the 1960s onward, the telethons raised some $1.5 billion, including more than $60 million in 2009. He announced in 2011 that he would step down as host, but would remain chairman of the association he joined some 60 years ago.
"Though we will miss him beyond measure, we suspect that somewhere in heaven, he's already urging the angels to give 'just one dollar more for my kids,'" said MDA Chairman of the Board R. Rodney Howell on Sunday.
His fundraising efforts won him the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2009 Oscar telecast. But the telethon was also criticized for being mawkish and exploitative of children, known as "Jerry's Kids." A 1960s muscular dystrophy poster boy, Mike Ervin, later made a documentary called The Kids Are All Alright, in which he alleged that Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association had treated him and others as objects of pity rather than real people.
"He and his telethon symbolize an antiquated and destructive 1950s charity mentality," Ervin wrote in 2009.
Responded Lewis: "You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair, stay in your house!"
Lewis also sassed and snarled at critics and interviewers who displeased him. He pontificated on talk shows, lectured to college students and compiled his thoughts in the 1971 book The Total Film-Maker.
"I am not ashamed or embarrassed at how seemingly trite or saccharine something in my films will sound," he wrote. "I really do make films for my great-great-grandchildren and not for my fellows at the Screen Directors Guild or for the critics."
In his early movies, Lewis played loose-limbed, buck-toothed, overgrown adolescents, trouble-prone and inclined to wail when beset by enemies. American critics recognized the comedian's popular appeal but not his aspirations to higher art; the French did. Writing in Paris' Le Monde newspaper, Jacques Siclier praised Lewis' "apish allure, his conduct of a child, his grimaces, his contortions, his maladjustment to the world, his morbid fear of women, his way of disturbing order everywhere he appeared."
The French government awarded Lewis the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1983 and Commander of Arts and Letters the following year.
Lewis had teamed up with Martin after World War II, and their radio and stage antics delighted audiences, although not immediately. Their debut, in 1946 at Atlantic City's 500 Club, was a bust. Warned by owner "Skinny" D'Amato that they might be fired, Martin and Lewis tossed the script and improvised their way into history. New York columnists Walter Winchell and Ed Sullivan came to the club and raved over the sexy singer and the berserk clown.
Lewis described their fledgling act in his 1982 autobiography, Jerry Lewis in Person: "We juggle and drop a few dishes and try a few handstands. I conduct the three-piece band with one of my shoes, burn their music, jump offstage, run around the tables, sit down with the customers and spill things while Dean keeps singing."
Hollywood producer Hal Wallis saw them at New York's Copacabana and signed them to a film contract. Martin and Lewis first appeared in supporting roles in My Friend Irma and My Friend Irma Goes West. Then they began a hit series of starring vehicles, including At War With the Army, That's My Boy and Artists and Models.
But in the mid-1950s, their partnership began to wear. Lewis longed for more than laughs. Martin had tired of playing straight man and of Lewis' attempts to add Chaplinesque pathos. He also wearied of the pace of films, television, nightclub and theatre appearances, benefits and publicity junkets on which Lewis thrived. The rift became increasingly public as the two camps sparred verbally.
"I knew we were in trouble the day someone gave Jerry a book about Charlie Chaplin," Martin cracked.
On July 24, 1956, Martin and Lewis closed shop, at the Copa, and remained estranged for years. Martin, who died in 1995, did make a dramatic, surprise appearance on Lewis' telethon in 1976 (a reunion brokered by mutual pal Frank Sinatra), and director Peter Bogdonavich nearly persuaded them to appear in a film together as former colleagues who no longer speak to each other. After Martin's death, Lewis said the two had again become friendly during his former partner's final years and he would repeatedly express his admiration for Martin above all others.
The entertainment trade at first considered Martin the casualty of the split, since his talents, except as a singer, were unexplored. He fooled his detractors by cultivating a comic, drunken persona, becoming star of a long-running TV variety show and a respected actor in such films as Some Came Running, The Young Lions and Rio Bravo.
Lewis also distinguished himself after the break, revealing a serious side as unexpected as Martin's gift for comedy.
He brought in comedy director Frank Tashlin for Rock-a-bye Baby, Cinderfella, The Disorderly Orderly, The Geisha Boy and Who's Minding the Store?, in which he did a pantomime of a typist trying to keep up with Leroy Anderson's speedy song "The Typewriter."
With The Bellboy, though, Lewis assumed the posts of producer, director, writer and star, like his idol Chaplin. Among his hits under his own direction was the 1963 The Nutty Professor, playing a dual Jekyll and Hyde role, transforming himself from a nerdy college teacher to a sexy (and conceited) lounge singer, Buddy Love, regarded as a spoof of his old partner Martin.
Lewis was born Joseph Levitch in Newark, New Jersey, on March 16, 1926. His father, billed as Danny Lewis, was a singer on the borscht and burlesque circuits. His mother played piano for Danny's act. Their only child was often left alone in hotel rooms, or lived in Brooklyn with his paternal grandparents, Russian Jewish immigrants, or his aunts in New Jersey.
"All my life I've been afraid of being alone," Lewis once said. In his later years the solitude haunted him, and he surrounded himself with an entourage.
Joey Levitch made his professional debut at age 5, singing the Depression tearjerker "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" to great applause. He recalled that he eventually lost all interest in school and "began to clown around to attract people's attention."
By 16, Jerry Lewis (as his billing read) had dropped out of school and was earning as much as $150 a week as a solo performer. He appeared in a "record act," mouthing crazily to the records of Danny Kaye, Spike Jones and other artists. Rejected by the Army because of a heart murmur and punctured eardrum, Lewis entertained troops in World War II and continued touring with his lip-sync act. In 1944 he married Patti Palmer, a band vocalist.
The following year he met Martin, on a March day in 1945 in Manhattan, Broadway and 54th to be exact. Lewis was on his way to see an agent, walking with a friend, when his friend spotted an "incredibly handsome" man wearing a camel's hair coat. Lewis and Martin were introduced and Lewis knew right off that this new acquaintance, nine years older than him, was "the real deal."
"'Harry Horses,' I thought," Lewis wrote in the memoir Dean and Me, published in 2005. "That was what we used to call a guy who thought he was smooth with the ladies. Anybody who wore a camel's-hair overcoat, with a camel's-hair belt and fake diamond cuff links, was automatically Harry Horses."
Lewis couldn't escape from small-time bookings. The same was true of Martin, who sang romantic songs in nightclubs. In 1946, Lewis was playing the 500 Club, and the seats were empty. Lewis suggested hiring Martin to bolster the bill, promising he could do comedy as well as sing.
Fame brought him women and Lewis wrote openly of his many partners. After 36 years of marriage and six sons, Patti Lewis sued her husband for divorce in 1982. She later wrote a book claiming that he was an adulterer and drug addict who abused their children. Son Gary became a pop singer whose group, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, had a string of hits in 1965-66.
In his late 50s, Lewis married Sandra Pitnick, 32, a former airline stewardess. They had a daughter, Dani, named for Jerry's father.